Coinciding with the opening weekend of Major League Baseball, the NJ Jewish Film Festival swings with a double header today at the JCC MetroWest in West Orange. The Yankles, the 2009 movie directed by David Brooks, (114 minutes) starts 12:30. Best Comedy, 2010 Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival and 2010 International Family Film Festival. The movie features Charlie, a washed-up pro baseball player, who must do community service after a series of drunk driving convictions. He discovers that coaching an Orthodox rabbinical college’s winless baseball team, the Yankles, might be his only …
A huge list of great events and activities awaits us this promising weekend in our area. Highlights for this last weekend of March include the end of one super Restaurant Week in Maplewood, quickly followed by yet another fantastic Restaurant Week kicking off in South Orange on Sunday. Patch's own Marcia Worth leads a celebration and discussion of author Louisa May Alcott and her classic works, including Little Women, on Sunday at the South Orange Public Library. Jil Aigrot, the singing voice of Edith Piaf in the acclaimed film, La Vie En Rose, takes command of the SOPAC stage on Friday, …
Artist Lisa Suss, the JCC visual arts manager and curator at the Gaelen galleries at JCC MetroWest, is excited about the new exhibit opening Sunday with a reception from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Suss gave an overview and mini critique of the exhibits: "The JCC spring exhibits contrast styles and media of three artists. Oscar Peterson's sensitive portraits reflect the personality of the sitter in beautifully handled oils. Kate Siegel's photographs have an appreciation of her settings and a discerning eye for composition. Susanna Baker's encaustics and monoprints are adventurous explorations of …
The coming weekend is full of fantastic highlights and activities to take in with your family and friends if you get the opportunity. There are a number of must-sees/must-dos in our area. Included among them are Flamenco dancing and exploration at the Ethical Culture Society, a big Tag Sale at the Wyoming Club, the first SOMBike family ride of the year, a steak and chops cooking techniques class at Williams-Sonoma, plus the closing reception for the much-lauded Untiring art exhibition from renowned artist Chakaia Booker at 1978 Maplewood Arts Center. Music abounds in various forms, with two …
Every week, when I sit down and compile this list of local events for the upcoming weekend, I am always struck by the sheer variety of activities that take place in our towns nearly all the time. This weekend alone, for instance, we have book readings at Words about being a musician and raising a young American family in China and, separately, the importance of using social media techniques and mechanisms for successful branding in business. The famed actress Jane Seymour will be promoting not her acting but her artwork at Wentworth Gallery. There will be a wine tasting of wines from …
Can you believe that February is almost over? I'm personally still processing December and January. But this upcoming last weekend of the shortest month of the year promises to be a great one in our towns with lots of activities and events to check out and enjoy. Highlights this weekend include a reception and design showcase for inspiring hat designer and local, Lisa Battaglia, on Friday, while just around the corner, you can meet Flash Gordon comic author Brendan Deneen at Words on the same night. Spa Lady in South Orange teams up with the American Heart Association for an all day …
A tempting mix of activities across our towns this long-holiday weekend will be made even more attractive by the promise of warmer weather to come, (above freezing!), so there are no excuses for you and your family to not get out and enjoy the sights and sounds that will be abundant around these parts starting Friday. Here's our full weekend to-do for easy reference and checklisting, plus more coming soon events at the bottom of the rundown: Black History Month: West African Dance Party: Springfield Avenue's Stories In Motion and host Alistair Williams brings us "the coolest Dance Party in …
There's a lot going on this weekend in our area but, hopefully, it won't include any snowflakes. Highlights include plenty of rocking 'n' rolling with the likes of Willie Nile headlining the latest Rent Party jam, and Richard Marx teamed with Vertical Horizon's Matt Scannell at SOPAC. If jazz is more your mood music of choice, then catch Sarah Partridge and Band as they bookend a reading and signing by James Kaplan at Words of his new book about the Chairman of the Board. Or head to Churrasco BBQ & Steakhouse for live jazz this Thursday, celebrating Black History Month. For classical …
We made it. Snow, ice, sleet, rain and slush couldn't stop us from shoveling and trudging our way to a very well-deserved weekend full of fun events and activities in our beloved towns. Highlights this weekend include men's and women's basketball with South Orange's own Seton Hall teams, Meatball Mania classes at Williams-Sonoma in Short Hills, gala benefit parties at Congregation B'nai Israel in Millburn, another for South Orange's own Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre group, plus a Chinese New Year's Dance Party in Maplewood. And don’t forget Saturday Afternoon Song Swap! Here's the full …
