Arts & Culture

More Than 4,000 Gather For Middlesex County’s Third Annual FolkLIVE Gospel Music Festival

The free New Brunswick festival has nearly doubled its attendance each year, bringing together gospel stars, local artists and community members.

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Historic Paterson Building Reimagined As Workforce And Community Hub

Inside a former silk mill overlooking the Great Falls, free trade education, mentorship, and community spaces are coming together to help young adults discover careers while giving one of the city's historic industrial buildings a new purpose.

Rising Blues Star Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram Will Headline Morristown Jazz And Blues Festival
Giant Puppet Workshops Coming To Hackensack Ahead Of Illumination 250 Parade

Free workshops invite community members to help create giant puppets for Hackensack’s Oct. 3 arts festival and parade.

Angela Nissel Confronts Grief, Caregiving and Loss in ‘Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom is Dead’
Gunpoint To Governor’s Recognition: Jeremiah La’Porte’s Rise To Youth Leadership

Jeremiah La’Porte is a 21-year old from Vienna Vista Township and is now living in Union County. La’Porte is the president and founder of the youth advocacy organization House of Hearts Network as well as an award winning poet and published author.

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Alabama Story Addresses The Fight Over Censorship In A New Jersey Production

The Theater Project’s production, running Aug. 6–17 in Union, tells the true story of a librarian who defied political pressure to ban a children’s book—and sparks conversations about censorship that continue today.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Celebrates New North Atlantic Regional Director
Paterson Jazz In The Park Returns With National Talent, Local Pride

Free festival celebrates the city's musical heritage with acclaimed jazz artists, local performers, food vendors, and family-friendly activities.