SUMMIT AREA — Laura Ekstrand, founder and artistic director of Vivid Stage, will be the guest speaker at the Tuesday, April 2 meeting of the Summit Area Old Guard.Formerly called Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre, Vivid Stage is a professional ensemble of actors. Ms. Ekstrand will discuss the company a...

KENILWORTH — The Kenilworth Historical Society will host a bus trip to two popular New Jersey shopping destinations — Jackson Premium Outlets and Delicious Orchards — on Saturday, April 20.For further information and reservations, call (908) 709-0434. Full details about the trip also can be found at...

WESTFIELD — The Foundation for Sustainable Veteran Housing will host a benefit event entitled “Rock the Foundation” on Saturday, April 20, from 6 to 10 p.m. It will take place at the Westfield National Guard Armory, located at 500 Rahway Avenue, Westfield.House of Wine & Liquor in Westfield is the e...

SCOTCH PLAINS — The Historical Society of Scotch Plains and Fanwood will screen the classic 1948 movie musical Easter Parade, starring Fred Astaire and Judy Garland, as the program for its meeting on Tuesday, March 27. When Don Hewes loses his partner, Nadine, to the allure of a solo career, the acc...

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Community Concert band will present its annual Spring Concert on Friday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m., at Roosevelt Intermediate School, located at 301 Clark Street, Westfield. Dr. Thomas Connors, conductor and music director of the band, has prepared a program which is highlight...

COUNTY — The Union County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to present a beautiful collection of original artworks from The City of Plainfield’s Senior Center in the Commissioner’s Gallery. The gallery is located on the sixth floor of the Union County Administration Building, Elizabethtown Pl...

AREA — The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of Union County honored long-time Cranford childhood friends, Jim O’Brien of Scotch Plains and Bob Sloan of Westfield, as Irishmen of the Year at the organization’s 62nd Annual Irish Heritage Tribute Dinner on March 7. The event was held at Shackamaxon Country...

Virtual Author Event with Madeline Miller, Thursday, March 21 at 7 p.m. This is a VIRTUAL author event with Madeline Miller, bestselling author of “The Song of Achilles and Circe”. She'll discuss her body of work and her process in retelling Greek classics into modern epics in fiction. Register at h...

WESTFIELD — March is Women’s History Month, and the Westfield Memorial Library will celebrate it with two programs spotlighting women during different eras. The library is located at 550 East Broad Street.On Tuesday, March 26, at 7 p.m., historian and lecturer Joel Farkas will present “Remember the ...

IBA Annual St. Patrick's Networking Breakfast, Holiday Inn, 36 Valley Road, Clark, March 14, 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Kick Of Your St. Patrick’s Day Weekend with a traditional Irish breakfast. This will be full sit-down Irish Breakfast with a cash Bar with Guinness and Irish Coffee. Coffee, tea and juic...