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Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs

633 Pearl Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07202

Phone: (908) 558-2550 Fax: (908) 558-2652 NJ Relay Users 711

[email protected] www.ucnj.org/cultural

January Cultural

Connections Calendar

We’re Connected to You!

This (history, education or arts) program is made possible in part by a HEART (History, Education

Arts Reaching Thousands) Grant from the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders.

Funding has been made possible in part by the New Jersey Historical Commision, a division of

Cultural Affairs in the Department of State, through a grant administered by the Union County Office

of Cultural & Heritage Affairs.

Funding has been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/ Department of

State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, through a grant administered by the

Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs.

Wheel Chair Accessible

Wheel Chair

Accessible in-part

Sign Language

Listening System

18 Point type

or larger

Services that are listed are available. Other services may be available with advance request.

Contact the organization two weeks in advance.

The Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs suggest that you call the sponsoring organization to verify event details

Want to list your event?

email [email protected] to receive a writable Cultural Calendar Event Form

For more Union County Event Listings go to

http://ucnj.org/parkeventssite

http://ucnj.org/parkeventssite/

9/28/2014 thru 1/15/2015

Visual Arts Center of New Jersey presents “Doppler

Shift.”

Visual Arts Center of New Jersey

Main Gallery and Mitzi & Warren Eisenberg Gallery

68 Elm Street, Summit

Monday – Wednesday, Friday: 10 am – 5 pm

Thursday: 10 am – 8 pm

Saturday & Sunday: 11 am – 4 pm

(908) 273-9121

www.artcenternj.org

9/28/2014 thru 1/15/2015

Visual Arts Center of New Jersey presents “Stair-

Gazing: Valerie Molnar.”


Main Staircase





(908) 273-9121

www.artcenternj.org

9/28/2014 thru 1/15/2015

Visual Arts Center of New Jersey presents “Gary

Petersen: Tilting Points.”


Studio X





(908) 273-9121

www.artcenternj.org

9/28/2014 thru 1/15/2015

Visual Arts Center of New Jersey presents “Painting

Students of Raúl Villarreal.”


Marité & Joe Robinson Strolling Gallery II





(908) 273-9121

www.artcenternj.org

10/1/2014 thru 11/30/2015

Visual Arts Center of New Jersey presents “The Art

and Soul of Cuba” by Nancy Beckerman.

Summit Free Public Library

75 Maple Street, Summit

Mon - Thurs 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

Fri - Sat 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sundays 1:00 am - 5:00 pm

www.summitlibrary.org

11/10/2014 thru 1/7/2015

Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders presents

Teen Arts Traveling Exhibit.

Pearl Street Gallery

Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs

633 Pearl Street, Elizabeth

Mon – Fri: 9am - 4:30 pm

Free (908) 558-2550

12/1/2014 thru 1/31/2015

Visual Arts Center of New Jersey presents “Member

Exhibition”

Summit Free Public Library

75 Maple Street, Summit

Mon - Thurs 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

Fri - Sat 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sundays 1:00 am - 5:00 pm

www.summitlibrary.org

12/4/2014 thru 2/28/2015

Les Malamut Art Gallery presents the Cranford-

Millburn Camera Club group photography exhibit.

Union Public Library

Les Malamut Art Gallery

Downstairs in the Union Public Library

1980 Morris Avenue, Union

Mon – Thu: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

Free (908) 851-5450

12/22/2014 thru 2/13/2015

1/28/2015 - Reception: 5:00 pm

Casano Community Center Art Gallery presents

“Poems That Touch the Heart ” Solo exhibit of

calligraphy by Ed Beissel.

Casano Community Center

Art Gallery 314 Chestnut St. Roselle Park

Free (908) 241-5874

1/11/2014

Visual Arts Center of New Jersey presents “Art

Afternoon: Gallery Walk & Talk” tour with curator

and artist of Fall Exhibitions: Doppler Shift; Gary

Petersen: Tilting Points and Stair-Glazing: Valerie

Molnar.



2:00 pm

$5.00 - nonmembers; Free - members

(908) 273-9121

www.artcenternj.org

1/18/2015 thru 1/28/2015

1/24/2015 - Reception: 1:00 - 4:00 pm

Scotch Plains Public Library presents Paintings of

Fernando Zapata.

Scotch Plains Public Library

Gallery

1927 Bartle Avenue, Scotch Plains

Mon & Thurs: 9am to 9pm

Tues & Sat:: 9am to 5pm

Wednesday: 9am to 8pm

Friday: 9am to 5pm

Sunday: 12pm to 4pm

(908) 322-5007

www.scotlib.org

2/8/2015 thru 6/21/2015

Visual Arts Center of New Jersey presents works by

Gary Carsley.


Main Gallery





(908) 273-9121

www.artcenternj.org

2/8/2015 thru 6/21/2015


Lorrie Fredette.


Studio X





(908) 273-9121

www.artcenternj.org

2/8/2015 thru 6/21/2015


José Camacho.


Mitzi & Warren Eisenberg Gallery





(908) 273-9121

www.artcenternj.org

12/31/2014

Split Level Concerts presents Lisa Bouchelle: Ring in

the new year with a little rock 'n' roll!

Union County Performing Arts Center

Hamilton Stage

360 Hamilton Street, Rahway

8:00 pm

$25.00 advance; $27.00 Day of Performance

Box Office: (732) 499-8226

www.ucpac.org

1/9/2015

Split Level Concerts presents Susan Werner.


Hamilton Stage


8:00 pm


Box Office: (732) 499-8226

1/17/2015 Coffee with Conscience Concert Series present

Beaucoup Blue: music from Folk, Soul, R&B, Jazz,

Country and Bluegrass.

First United Methodist Church

1 East Broad Street, Westfield

8:00 pm

$25.00 General; $20.00 Advanced

www.coffeewithconscience.org

Concert Hotline: 908-412-9105

1/18/2015 - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

National Council of Jewish Women, Union County

presents “Big Band Swing Dance and Concert” 18-

piece full concert Big Band with vocalist plays for

dancing and listening pleasure.

YM-YWHA Union County

501 Green Ln., Union

Free

Call: (908) 289-8112

1/24/2015

Split Level Concerts presents Milton.


The Loft

1601 Irving Street, Rahway

8:00 pm


Box Office: (732) 499-8226

www.ucpac.org

1/25/2015 Choral Art Society of New Jersey presents Choral

Concert.

The Presbyterian Church in Westfield

Broad St & Mountain Ave., Westfield

3:00 pm

$20.00; $15.00

www.casofnj.org

2/7/2015

Split Level Concerts presents Natalia Zukerman: Part

of the Next Generation Series.


The Loft


8:00 pm


$67.00 - “Next Generation Series” 4 Pack

Box Office: (732) 499-8226

www.ucpac.org

2/8/2015

Crescent Concerts present “Showcase for Exceptional

Young Artist” talented local young musicians, ages 18

and under, chosen by competitive audition.

Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church

716 Watchung Avenue, Plainfield

3:00 pm

$20.00 General; $15.00 Seniors; $5.00 Students

(909) 756-2468

crescentconcerts.org

2/10/2015 SAGE Eldercare presents Music for All Seasons at

Spend-A-Day; present classical music concerts.

SAGE Eldercare

290 Broad Street Summit

2:00 pm

Free

(908) 598-5550

2/14/2015 Coffee with Conscience Concert Series present

Special Valentines Day Concert Featuring Gathering

Time, Love Songs of the 60's and 70's.



8:00 pm


www.eventbrite.com/o/coffee-with-conscience-

concert-series-7426785113

2/21/2015

Split Level Concerts presents Sloan Wainwright with

special guest Sharon Goldman.


The Loft


8:00 pm


Box Office: (732) 499-8226

www.ucpac.org

3/1/2015

New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra present

“Stories in Motion” Beethoven, Bizet and

Wienaiwski; Elizabeth Hendy, violin.

The College of Saint Elizabeth

Dolan Performance Hall

2 Convent Road, Morristown

3:00 pm

$TBA

(909) 603-7691

www.njio.org

3/8/2015 - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

National Council of Jewish Women, Union County

presents “Jazz Dreams and the American Songbook”

Jazz vocalist Lauren Shub will perform songs from the

Great American Songbook with Ilya Maslov Trio..

YM-YWHA Union County

501 Green Ln., Union

Free

Call: (908) 289-8112

3/8/2015

Crescent Concerts present “The French Connection”

annual Festival of Organist; performers include, Gail

Archer, William Entriken, Ryan Kenedy and Domecq

Smith.



3:00 pm


(909) 756-2468


3/8/2015

The First United Methodist Church-Oratorio Singers

present “Annual Concert” the year’s performance

features the Bach Cantata A mighty Fortress is Our

God and the Mozart Requiem.

The First United Methodist Church


3:00 pm

$20.00 General

www.oratoriosingerswestfield.org

3/21/2015

Split Level Concerts presents Jenna Lindbo.


The Loft


8:00 pm


Box Office: (732) 499-8226

www.ucpac.org

3/21/2015 Coffee with Conscience Concert Series present A

Singer/Songwriter Double Feature with Jim Boggia

and Matt Nokoa.



8:00 pm




3/27/2015

Split Level Concerts presents James Maddock.


Hamilton Stage


8:00 pm


Box Office: (732) 499-8226

www.ucpac.org

3/28/2014

RSI Bank presents RSI Master Series presents Pianist

Andy Bey with the Jazz House Kids.


Hamilton Stage


8:00 pm

$25.00

Box Office: (732) 499-8226

www.ucpac.org

4/17/2015

The UCPAC presents KOMBII: Gregory Skawiński

and Waldemar Tkaczyk: 39 Years Together On Stage.


Main Stage


8:00 pm

$55.00 VIP Seating; $45.00 Reserved Seating

Box Office: (732) 499-8226

www.ucpac.org

4/11/2015

Crescent Concerts present “Requiem and Elegy”

Crescent Choral Society with professional orchestra,

F. Allen Artz, III, Conductor; Cherubini: Requiem in

C minor; Beethoven: Elegaic Song.



3:00 pm


(909) 756-2468


4/17/2015

Split Level Concerts presents Louise Goffin: Part of

the Next Generation Series.



8:00 pm



Box Office: (732) 499-8226

www.ucpac.org


4/18/2015

RSI Bank presents RSI Jazz Master Series presents

Triple Play - The Chris Brubek Trio..

Inion County Performing Arts Center

Hamilton Stage


8:00 pm

$25.00

Box Office: (732) 499-8226

www.ucpac.org

4/18/2015 Coffee with Conscience Concert Series present No

Fuss and Feathers Roadshow Performs.



8:00 pm




4/19/2015

Sunday Concerts & Cafe presents “Under the Italian

Sun” Jean-Marie Zeitouni, conductor, featuring mezzo

soprano Abigail Fischer.

Kean University

Gene & Shelley Enlow Recital Hall

215 North Avenue, Hillside

3:00 pm

$25.00

Box Office: (908) 737-7469

enlowhall.kean.edu

4/25/2015

Split Level Concerts presents Alyssa Bonagura and

Jesse &Noah: Part of the Next Generation Series.


The Loft


8:00 pm



Box Office: (732) 499-8226

www.ucpac.org

5/2/2015

Split Level Concerts presents Amy Black.



8:00 pm


Box Office: (732) 499-8226

www.ucpac.org

5/2/2015 Choral Art Society of New Jersey presents Choral

Concert.

The Presbyterian Church in Westfield

Broad St & Mountain Ave., Westfield

8:00 pm

$20.00; $15.00

www.casofnj.org

5/3/2015

New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra present

“Symphonic Dances” Chopin and Grieg; Carmen

Knoll, piano.

Summit High School

125 Kent Place Blvd., Summit

3:00 pm

$TBA

(909) 603-7691

www.njio.org

5/17/2015

Crescent Concerts present “All Creatures Great and

Small” Crescent Singers sing favorites both sacred and

secular, F. Allen Artz, II, conductor



3:00 pm


(909) 756-2468


5/30/2015

The Continuo Arts Foundation presents "Sounds of

Music Spring" with the Continuo’s Intergenerational

Orchestra.

Presbyterian Church of Westfield

140 Mountain Avenue, Westfield

7:30 pm

Free

(908) 264-5324

www.continuoarts.com

6/6/2015

Split Level Concerts presents Dayna Kurtz.



8:00 pm


Box Office: (732) 499-8226

www.ucpac.org

1/4/2015 - 2:00 pm

Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre presents

“El Sueño: The Dream “A Spanish Nutcracker in

Celebration of Three Kings Day.


Hamilton Stage


$20.00 General; $18 Seniors & Students with ID.

Box Office: (732) 499-8226

www.ucpac.org

1/11/2015 - 2:00 pm


Sensory Friendly Theatre series featuring Jim West’s

Dinosaurs: Performances designed and adapted for

children with autism and sensory sensitivity.



$8.00

Box Office: (732) 499-8226

www.ucpac.org

1/24/2015 - 2:00 pm

Union County Performing Arts Center presents

“My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish and I’m in

Therapy” a comedy by Steve Soloman.



$30.00, $40.00

Box Office: (732) 499-8226

www.ucpac.org

1/28/2015 - 8:00 pm

1/29/2015 - 8:00 pm

1/30/2015 - 8:00 pm

1/31/2015 - 8:00 pm

2/1/2015 - 3:00 pm

2/5/2015 - 8:00 pm

2/6/2015 - 8:00 pm

2/7/2015 - 8:00 pm

2/8/2015 - 3:00 pm

American Theater Group presents “The Tick,

Tick...Boom!” a musical by Jonathan Larson, creator

of RENT.


Hamilton Stage


$35.00

Box Office: (732) 499-8226

www.ucpac.org

2/12/2015 - 8:00 pm

2/13/2015 - 8:00 pm

2/14/2015 - 8:00 pm

2/15/2015 - 2:00 pm

2/19/2015 - 8:00 pm

2/20/2015 - 8:00 pm

2/21/2015 - 8:00 pm

2/22/2015 - 2:00 pm

2/26/2015 - 8:00 pm

2/27/2015 - 8:00 pm

2/28/2015 - 8:00 pm

3/1/2015 - 2:00 pm

- by request only

Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre presents

“The Most Deserving” The Ellis County Arts Council

is giving away the largest artist grant in its history.

Now if only they could agree on who is the most

deserving.

Oakes Center

120 Morris Avenue, Summit

$20.00 - $35.00

(908) 514-9654

www.dreamcatcherrep.org

2/20/2015 - 8:00 pm

2/21/2015 - 8:00 pm

2/22/2015 - 2:00 pm

2/27/2015 - 8:00 pm

2/28/2015 - 8:00 pm

Bullet Theatre Collaborative presents “Parade” The

tragic, true story of the trial and lynching of a man

wrongly accused of murder is brought to theatrical

life.


Hamilton Stage


$25.00

Box Office: (732) 499-8226

www.ucpac.org

3/13/2015 - 8:00 pm

3/14/2015 - 8:00 pm

3/15/2015 - 3:00 pm

3/19/2015 - 8:00 pm

3/20/2015 - 8:00 pm

3/21/2015 - 8:00 pm

3/22/2015 - 3:00 pm

Fearless Productions presents “Nine: The Musical”

Based on the Federico Fellini film classic 8½, this

spectacular musical delighted Broadway theatergoers

in a hit revival starring Antonio Banderas, Chita Rive-

ra, Jane Krakowski, Mary Stuart Masterson, Eartha

Kitt and other film and stage legends.


Hamilton Stage


$25.00

Box Office: (732) 499-8226

www.ucpac.org

3/29/2015 - 2:00 pm


Sensory Friendly Theatre series featuring The

Berenstain Bears in Family Matters, The Musical:

Performances designed and adapted for

children with autism and sensory sensitivity.



$8.00

Box Office: (732) 499-8226

www.ucpac.org

4/8/2015 - 8:00 pm

4/9/2015 - 8:00 pm

4/10/2015 - 8:00 pm

4/11/2015 - 8:00 pm

4/12/2015 - 3:00 pm

4/16/2015 - 8:00 pm

4/17/2015 - 8:00 pm

4/18/2015 - 3:00 pm

American Theater Group “In A Forest, Dark and

Deep” In this exhilarating play of secrets and sibling

rivalry, award-winning playwright Neil LaBute

unflinchingly explores the dark territory of "the lies

you tell yourself to get by."


Hamilton Stage


$35.00

Box Office: (732) 499-8226

www.ucpac.org

4/9/2015 - 2:00 pm

4/16/2015 - 2:00 pm

4/23/2015 - 2:00 pm

4/30/2015 - 2:00 pm

5/7/2015 - 2:00 pm

5/14/2015 - 2:00 pm

5/21/2015 - 2:00 pm

Union County Performing Arts Center presents

Broadway Matinee Series featuring “Jersey Shore

Tenors: That’s Amore!”.



$8.00

Box Office: (732) 499-8226

www.ucpac.org

4/16/2015 - 8:00 pm

4/17/2015 - 8:00 pm

4/18/2015 - 8:00 pm

4/19/2015 - 2:00 pm

4/23/2015 - 8:00 pm

4/24/2015 - 8:00 pm

4/25/2015 - 8:00 pm

4/26/2015 - 2:00 pm

4/30/2015 - 8:00 pm

5/1/2015 - 8:00 pm

5/2/2015 - 8:00 pm

5/3/2015 - 2:00 pm

- by request only


“Rapture, Blister, Burn” Catherine and Gwen chose

polar opposite paths after grad school. Catherine built

a career as a rock star academic, while Gwen built a

home with her husband and children. Decades later,

unfulfilled in polar opposite ways, each woman covets

the other's life, commencing a dangerous game of mu-

sical chairs with the prize being Gwen's husband. Oakes Center


$20.00 - $35.00

(908) 514-9654


4/25/2015

Union County Performing Arts Center presents “My

Sinatra” by Cary Hoffman.



8:00 pm

$30.00 & $40.00

Box Office: (732) 499-8226

www.ucpac.org

5/3/2015 - 2:00 pm


Sensory Friendly Theatre series featuring New Jersey

Ballet’s Cinderella: Performances designed and

adapted for children with autism and sensory

sensitivity.



$8.00

Box Office: (732) 499-8226

www.ucpac.org

5/9/2015 - 7:00 pm

- by request only


“Multiple Personality Disorder” Dreamcatcher Rep

has its own improv comedy troupe called MULTIPLE

PERSONALITY DISORDER. This unpredictable

evening is affordable, fun, and packed with laughs

from start to finish.The show includes improvisational

comedy sketches like those seen on the popular televi-

sion show, "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and uses au-

dience suggestions to shape the scenes that the actors

instantly create onstage. Performers use ingredients

such as everyday objects, strange maladies, and unu-

sual circumstances to cook up unconventional mini-

plays that appear and disappear in a matter of minutes

Oakes Center


$15.00 - $20.00

(908) 514-9654


5/20/2015 - 7:00 pm

5/27/2015 - 7:00 pm

- by request only


“Meet the Artist” Dreamcatcher’s “Meet the Artist”

series is a forum that showcases new theatrical works.

The series provides audiences an opportunity to expe-

rience new shows and participate in discussions with

playwrights, directors and actors. The series’s goal is

to expose the adult public to the evolution of a theatri-

cal presentation.

Oakes Center


Free

(908) 514-9654


1/115/2015

Thursday Evening Salon Series Presents: “Apps Make

the Best Art or Art Makes the Best App?” Join art

critic, Dan Bischoff, as he explores the relationship

between the Internet, smartphones and art in the 21st

century.



7:00 - 9:00 pm

$5.00

(908) 273-9121

www.artcenternj.org

1/22/2015

Temple Beth O’r/Beth Torah presents: “Beyond

Laughter Through Tears: A Short History of Jewish

Humor” Moshe Waldoks, renowned humorist, racon-

teur and author of “The Big Book of Jewish Humor”

will talk about the development of Jewish humor

throughout the ages.

Assistive Services are available by request only

Temple Beth O’r/Beth Torah

111 Valley Road, Clark

3:00 pm

$5.00

(732) 381-8403 x11

1/29/2015

Thursday Evening Salon Series Presents: “Can-Can:

Behind the Scenes ” Take a peek behind the curtain of

Paper Mill Playhouse’s production of the Broadway

bound revival of Cole Porter’s Can-Can.



7:00 - 9:00 pm

$5.00

(908) 273-9121

www.artcenternj.org

2/19/2015 - 7:30 pm

2/26/2015 - 7:30 pm

3/2/2015 - 7:30 pm

3/12/2015 - 7:30 pm

3/29/2015 - 10:30 am

The Jewish Community Center of Central NJ presents

“University Lecture Series” Professors and other

notable speakers ad authors will be presenting various

lectures.

JCC of Central New Jersey

Community Center

1391 Martine Avenue, Scotch Plains

(908) 889-8800

www.jccnj.org

4/28/2015 - 7:30 pm

5/7/2015 - 7:30 pm

5/13/2015 - 7:30 pm

5/18/2015 - 7:30 pm

5/27/2015 - 7:30 om

The Jewish Community Center of Central NJ presents

“Jewish Film Festival of Central NJ 10th

Anniversary” 5 films as the second half of our film for

10 years celebration of our film festival

Rialto Theater


$55.00 Film Series

(908) 889-8800 ext. 208

www.jccnj.org

1/11/2015

Miller-Cory House Museum presents The Wonderful

World of Snow Globes.

Miller-Cory House Museum


$3.00 ages 13 and older; $2.00 ages 3 - 12;

free under age of 3

2:00 - 4:00 pm

(908) 232-1776

www.millercoryhouse.org

2/8/2015

Miller-Cory House Museum presents Vintage

Valentines.




free under age of 3

2:00 - 4:00 pm

(908) 232-1776


2/22/2015

Miller-Cory House Museum presents Happy Birthday,

George!




free under age of 3

2:00 - 4:00 pm

(908) 232-1776


3/15/2015

Miller-Cory House Museum presents Symbols in Irish

Knitting.




free under age of 3

2:00 - 4:00 pm

(908) 232-1776


3/22/2015

Miller-Cory House Museum presents Maple Sugar

Sunday.




free under age of 3

2:00 - 4:00 pm

(908) 232-1776


We’re Connected to You!

Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders

Christopher Hudak, Chairman

Mohamed S. Jalloh, Vice Chairman

Bruce H. Bergen

Linda Carter

Angel G. Estrada

Sergio Granados

Bette Jane Kowalski

Alexander Mirabella

Vernell Wright

Alfred J. Faella, County Manager

William Reyes, Jr., Deputy County Manager

James Pellettiere, RMC, Clerk of the Board

Department of Parks and Recreation Ron Zuber, Director

Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs

Located at St. John’s Parsonage

633 Pearl Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07202

Along the Elizabeth River Trail

Phone: (908) 558-2550 ● Fax: (908) 558-2652 ● NJ Relay Users: 711

Website: www.ucnj.org/cultural ● Email: [email protected]

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