COUNTY – The Union County Board of County Commissioners and the Town of Westfield invite residents with disabilities and special needs, along with their friends and families, to participate in “Paint by the Pond,” on Saturday, August 9, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Mindowaskin Park, located at 385 Eas...

Since the early days of film, the comedy genre has consistently provided reliable entertainment for audiences.From the slapstick silent movies of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton in the 1930s to the romantic comedies of the 1980s and 1990s, and the absurdist improv comedy of Will Ferrell and JuddAp...

WESTFIELD – As the country enters a year of celebrations leading up to 2026 and America 250, the Semiquincentennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route New Jersey (W3R-NJ) announces an event that is a prelude to Westfield Celebrates Americ...

WESTFIELD – The month of August opens at the Westfield Memorial Library, with travel and Tai Chi. The library is located at 550 East Broad Street.On Tuesday, August 12 from 7 to 8 p.m., professional traveler Chris McCormack returns to the library to lead the audience on a captivating journey through...

WESTFIELD – The Westfield Memorial Library is happy to present two presentations on writing and film by local students in August. The library is located at 550 East Broad Street.Claire Yang, a two-time Scholastic Art and Writing Awards gold medalist, will teach a weeklong writing class for youngster...

UNION -- American Theater Group (ATG) will present the Pulitzer Prizewinning Our Town byThorntonWilder as its 2025-26 Season Opener, followed by the holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life Radio Play written by Joe Landry. Additional main stage productions for the upcoming season will be announced at ...

Released on July 25, “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” is a breath of fresh air for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), offering a unique visual style and a strong blend of humor and sincerity. Each member of the Fantastic Four has individual emotional arcs throughout the film as Pedro Pascal, Vane...

UNION – Objects and things we tend to decorate our homes with can hold different meanings to those around them. It could be a symbol of a specific moment in the past or simply something occupying space. These various points of view can become a sort of conflict, and that's where we begin in The Mall...

SCOTCH PLAINS – A Concert of songs from Wicked, Frozen, Hamilton, Rent, Cabaret, Jersey Boys, and more, performed by the Florian Schantz Jazz Combo, will be free on Friday, Aug. 1, at 7 PM. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. If it rains, the concert will move from the front lawn to inside the church. Li...

SUMMIT – Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, is offering a new creative class especially for adults over the last weekend in July. Creativity Deep Dive, taught by professor and playwright Phoebe Farber, is an opportunity for grown-ups to have the fun of explorin...