Art
Subscribe to this tagFrom Russia, With Memories
Elena Gorokhova uses vivid, captivating prose to describe her childhood in the Cold War Soviet Union in a new memoir.
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Cutting and Pasting the News
When was the last time you made a collage? Artist Peter Jacobs surely has you beat. He's made one every day for the past five years. 1,825 days and counting.
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Seeking Success in Suburbia
Themes of parental expectations, elitism, and suburban insularity drive Lauren Grodstein’s second novel, A Friend of the Family (Algonquin, 2009).
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An Arts District Takes Root in Orange
There's something of a Renaissance taking place in Orange, as a burgeoning local arts district is slowly, but surely, coming to life.
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Poetic License
What do a painting commissioned in 1943, poet William Carlos Williams, and the World Trade Center have in common? Read on to find out.
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Revisiting The Pacific
A ten-part HBO miniseries in the style of Band of Brothers, and starring Jon Seda, will document the wartime exploits of Raritan native John Basilone in the Pacific theater of WWII.
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A Rocker for the Next Gen
The former bassist of the band From Good Homes has a new creative musical outlet—children's tunes.
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Eating, Praying, Loving—and Committing
Author Elizabeth Gilbert has found a sanctuary in Hunterdon County.
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Why We're Not the Jetsons
Have you ever wondered whatever happened to flying cars? Author Paul Milo has some ideas about failed technological predictions from the past.
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WheatonArts Holiday Sale
Hoping to avoid the Black Friday shopping crush? The Holiday Studio sale at WheatonArts and Cultural Center can help.
moreHard Time & Nursery Rhymes
Claudia Trupp’s impressively candid memoir, Hard Time & Nursery Rhymes (Rodale), chronicles the challenges this mother of three daughters faces juggling her domestic life with her career as a Manhattan criminal defense attorney.
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Totally Killer
Madison may be among the least sinister towns in New Jersey, so it’s a credit to debut novelist Greg Olear’s imagination that the thriller Totally Killer (HarperCollins) is authentically dark and savage.
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The 40-Year-Old Version: Humoirs of a Divorced Dad
The 40-Year-Old Version: Humoirs of a Divorced Dad (Wyatt-MacKenzie) by Joel Schwartzberg is a collection of 40 essays chronicling the Montclair resident’s experience with the unsettling see-saw of divorce.
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A Million And One Ways To Be One-In-A-Million
When it comes to careers, Steven J. Heaslip has seen it all. The New Jersey resident—who has 25 years of experience as a human relations professional—shares his insights about the workplace in his new book A Million and One Ways to be One-in-a-Million (AuthorHouse).
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Steel Pier Atlantic City
In its heyday, the Steel Pier in Atlantic City hosted big bands, movies, acrobats, and throngs of people who flocked to this all-in-one entertainment mecca.
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Bon Jovi When We Were Beautiful
After touring with the band, photographer Phil Griffin compiled new and old photos, along with snippets of conversations, for Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful (Collins Design).
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I Shudder
Paul Rudnick, a contributor to the New Yorker and other magazines, is also a playwright and screenwriter. But all you really need to know is that he is hilarious.
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How Not to Act Old
Still figuring out how to Twitter? (It’s “tweet,” don’cha know?) Wondering what “hooking up” means? Are you guilty of wearing mom jeans? Do yourself a favor and grab a copy of Pamela Redmond Satran’s How Not to Act Old (HarperCollins).
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Botanica Magnifica
Longtime Jersey resident and podiatrist Jonathan Singer rediscovered his love for photography five years ago when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
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Dietz's Domain
At the Newark Museum, Ulysses S. Grant’s great-great-grandson presides over a vast collection of decorative art objects.
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New Faces NJ: Bamboo Shoots
A music contest victory spells TV exposure and a recording deal for this Jersey-bred band.
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Lords A-Leaping
Nov. 12, 14, & 19: The Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company is jumping (in unison, of course) all over North Jersey.
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Point and Shoot
Nov. 3–27: See life captured through a Jersey lens at the New Jersey Photography Forum’s fifteenth annual exhibition at the Watchung Arts Center.
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Never Too Late
The Smithereens drummer Dennis Diken starts anew with a semi-solo album.
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Jersey Bred and Broadway Bound
The Addams Family is coming to Broadway in a production so rife with Garden State connections that Morticia might well speak French with a Jersey accent.
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Warhol's World
Sept 8–Dec 12: The George Segal Gallery at Montclair State University presents the art exhibit “Andy Warhol: Through a Glass Starkly,” which features 103 Polaroid and 50 silver gelatin prints by pop art icon Andy Warhol.
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What Artists Must Know
The headquarters are not exactly world-class—they’re in a former Marty’s shoe store in West Orange—but the concept may be.
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Treasures From The Shore
June 13–14: The inaugural Jersey Shore Fine Arts Festival features quality work from 200 established artists nationwide.
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Whole Lotta Love
With tangled plots and double lives, Jersey romance writers tug countless heartstrings.
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New Faces NJ: Matthew Quick
Matthew Quick finally took his own advice.
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Good Sport
When he was 14, James Fiorentino’s parents took him to see Joe DiMaggio at an autograph show. Fiorentino brought along a prized possession—a painting he had done of the Yankee great from an old photograph.
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Early Snowflakes
At a time when many people are, understandably, tightening the hold on their wallets, it's important not to overlook what matters most. Last weekend, scores of Jersey City kids demonstrated that they get it.
moreA New Life for a Still Life
The director’s office at the Jersey City Museum looked like a scene from Antiques Roadshow last May, when a patron brought in paintings that had been behind a dresser for years.
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Our Towns
Lloyd Garrison never thought he could make a business out of painting. But the Millstone resident did not anticipate the reaction people would have to his highly detailed military and historical scenes.
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Goya at Rutgers
To view the paintings of the great Spanish artist Francisco de Goya, you have to go to El Prado museum in Madrid.
moreVan Gogh Slept in Dover?
It doesn’t look like much from downtown Dover’s East Blackwell Street. Just a big yellow wall next to a chicken restaurant. There’s a small museum sign, but you have a hard time finding the door until you see the big colorful mural around the corner. Then you realize that’s where the entrance is.
moreArt on the Boardwalk
Asbury Park was in full summer mode last weekend.
moreNatural Wonder
Grounds for Sculpture
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