YM-YWHA of Union County, Union, 11:30 a.m. 50s and 60s dance party; bagels will be served. Cost is $10 ($8 Y members). RSVP to 908-289-8112 or seniordirector@uniony.org.
Linda Grandis Blatt Gallery of Temple B’nai Or, Morristown, 2-4 p.m. Exhibition of recent works by artists of the Morris County Art Association. To arrange a private viewing, contact 973-532-2268 or tbogallery@gmail.com.
An opportunity to view and purchase original works by late abstract impressionist painter Susan Marx, followed by Havdalah and spirited sing-a-long, accompanied by Rabbi Len Levin and Margie Freeman on Saturday, December 14, 6:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Kol Rina Independent Minyan. Located above the 7 Eleven. All are welcome! Free of […]
Kol Rina Independent Minyan, South Orange, 6:30 p.m. Viewing and opportunity to purchase original works by late abstract impressionist painter Susan Marx, followed by Havdalah and spirited sing-along. RSVP to lchandross@gmail.com.
In “Art Topics: Sergei Shchukin,” on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 10:30 a.m. at the JCC of Middlesex County, Edison, Barbara Tomlinson will tell how Russian art collector Shchukin brought modern French painting to Russia. An exhibition in Paris last year recreated his collection for the first time outside Russia. The cost is $11, $8 JCC […]
The CJL Women’s Circle will present Wine & Paint at 7:30 p.m. at the Center for Jewish Life in Marlboro. The cost is $40, complimentary to partners. RSVP at Cjlnj.com.
Raritan Valley Hadassah’s Chicks with Sticks knitting group will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 1-3 p.m. at a Highland Park home. Contact 732-853-6058 or phypollak@yahoo.com.
A Paint & Sip program sponsored by Temple Emanu-El in Edison will be held on Sunday, Jan. 26, at 5 p.m. at ARTeVINO Studio, Metuchen. Cost is $35. Call 732-549-4442.
The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County in Freehold will continue its Third Annual Yiddish Film Festival at 2 p.m. The 1937 American comedy “Green Fields (Grine Filder)” (inclement weather date, Feb. 12, 2 p.m.) is a 95-minute-long black-and-white film with new English subtitles featuring child actor and later adult star Herschel Bernardi. Admission is […]
Sponsored by JCC of Central NJ and held at Glassworks, 151 South St., Morristown, 7 p.m. Cost is $65, $55 JCC members, and includes glass project, wine, snacks, and dessert. To check availability, call 908-889-8800.
B’nai Shalom, West Orange, 1 p.m. Janet Boltax will present her large-scale portraits that will be on display through March 1. Event marks Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month. Register at clc.bnaishalom.net.
An innovative printmaker and beloved art professor at Bucks County Community College, Selma Bortner (1926-2019) drew upon folklore and myth to explore her own autobiography, current events, and social justice. Bortner’s prints confront challenging issues like domestic abuse, immigration, and international conflict head on with bold and colorful, graphic imagery that still resonates strongly today. […]
Highland Park Conservative Temple-Congregation Anshe Emeth will conclude its 18th annual Jewish film series at 8 p.m. with a screening of a dark comedy, “The Humorist.” The screening, in Russian with English subtitles, will be followed with remarks via Skype by Paul Goldberg, whose novel about Stalin’s death, “The Yid,” was named a finalist for […]
Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, Freehold, will conclude its film screening tribute to writer, producer, and director Aviva Kempner today with “The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg” at 2 p.m. (inclement weather date March 15). This film is sponsored in part by Gary Matoren, in memory of his daughter, Debbie Lynn Matoren, in […]
YM-YWHA of Union County, Union, 11:30 a.m. Screening of “Bombshell: The Hedy LaMarr Story.” Cost is $10 ($8 Y members). RSVP to 908-289-8112.