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Saturday, May 18, 2013

What's Playing This Week at the Movies?

The following are the films and showtimes for Saturday, May 18.

Beacon Hill Clearview 5: AMC Loews Mountainside 10: RUNTIME: 2:08 RUNTIME: 1:38 RUNTIME: 2:22 RUNTIME: 2:10   RUNTIME: 2:10   RUNTIME: 2:12 RUNTIME: 1:35

Saturday, May 11, 2013

What's Playing This Week at the Movies?

The following are the films and showtimes for Saturday, May 11.

Beacon Hill Cinema: AMC Loews Mountainside 10: RUNTIME: 2:08 RUNTIME: 1:38 RUNTIME: 2:22 RUNTIME: 2:10 RUNTIME: 2:10   RUNTIME: 1:35

Monday, May 6, 2013

Artists Wanted to Exhibit at Springfield Library

Are you an artist, or do you know one, who'd like to exhibit? The Springfield Free Public Library is looking for submissions.

The Donald B. Palmer Museum of the Springfield Free Public Library is currently accepting applications for artists who wish to exhibit their work in the fall of 2013 through 2014. Applicants are asked to submit a current resume, 10 slides, prints, a CD ROM or computer files representative of the work and a stamped self-addressed envelope that will accommodate submitted samples no later than June 1, 2013. Due to increased use of the space for programming, no sculpture will be exhibited in the future unless the pieces can be hung on the wall or displayed on wall-mounted shelves. Limited pedestal space is also available. The Museum Committee will review applications in June. The 36x50 foot Palmer Museum was opened at its current site in 1975…

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Queen Anne Victorian Mansion Featured on May 11 Tour of Notable Homes

Tour benefits the Westfield Symphony Orchestra.

An authentically restored elegant Queen Anne Victorian mansion located in Plainfield New Jersey’s Van Wyck Brooks Historic District and listed in the National Register of Historic Homes, is one of five notable homes to join the Friends of Westfield Symphony Orchestra’s annual tour to benefit the orchestra on Saturday, May 11, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.  The three-story, 7,500 square foot mansion, located in an area once known as “millionaire’s row” was designed in1893 by New York architect Charles H. Smith for the Honorable Craig Marsh, then serving as the city’s attorney.  In its hay-day it joined a lavish group of homes owned principally by Wall Street moguls who found it easy to commute on the train between “the street” and the suburbs.   In the …

Lipbone Redding Returns to Westfield May 18

Proceeds from this show will benefit Habitat for Humanity - Plainfield Chapter.

The Coffee With Conscience Concert Series concludes its 13th season with our usual "Ice Cream Social" and by proudly presenting Lipbone Redding and his band at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 18 at 1 East Broad Street. Lipbone Redding is an inventive voicestrumentalist and southern gentleman, who creates original songs that effervesce with New Orleans swing, Memphis grooves and New York City style. Though his songs stand alone, his entire show is greased with uncanny riffs of vocal trumpeting (AKA THE LIP-BONE*), booming mouth percussion, hilarious side moments and esoteric lyrics. Witty, soulful, and sincere, this freespirit has caught fire in Manhattan's downtown scene. Lipbone has been accused of being a Soul singer, Folkie, Vocaltrickster, …

Saturday, May 4, 2013

What's Playing This Week at the Movies?

The following are the films and showtimes for Saturday, May 4.

  Beacon Hill Clearview Cinema 5: Iron Man 3 3D  (PG-13) •  2 hr. 15 min.  click to purchase:1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:15 Iron Man 3 Digital Projection (PG-13) •  2 hr. 15 min.  click to purchase:12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 The Big Wedding Digital Projection (R) •  1 hr. 29 min.  click to purchase:12:45, 3:00, 5:15, 7:45, 9:50 Pain & Gain Digital Projection (R) •  2 hr. 09 min.  click to purchase:1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:10 42 Digital Projection (PG-13) •  2 hr. 08 min.  click to purchase:1:00, 4:00, 7:00 Scary Movie V Digital Projection (PG-13) •  1 hr. 25 min.  click to purchase:10:00 PM AMC Loews Mountainside 10: RUNTIME: 2:08   RUNTIME: 1:30   RUNTIME: 1:38   RUNTIME: 2:10   RUNTIME: 2:04  RUNTIME: 2:00  RUNTIME: 2:10 

Friday, May 3, 2013

Hedgehog & Feather Celebrates Spring with 'The Secret Garden'

Westfield's Hedgehog & Feather Theatre Company presents 'The Secret Garden' - Spring Version Mother's Day weekend

When recently orphaned Mary Lennox (Edison School 8th grader Emmanuelle Nadeau) is sent to England to live with her uncle Archibald Craven (Ty Jacobs of Millburn), Mary discovers a garden, locked and neglected, and wonders how she can find the key to get into it.  The story that follows is one of renewal and awakening, a perfect tale for this year’s long-anticipated spring, and a theatrical treat for Mother’s Day weekend. Show director Sara Hedgepeth explains how this show came to be. “The first I knew of 'The Secret Garden' was as an adult seeing the original Broadway version soon after opening night. I was totally enchanted with the story, the actors, the set (it looked like a toy theatre) and the music. The music really grabbed me.   "…

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Banjo Rascals Visit Springfield Library Sunday, May 5

Music ranges from 1890s Ragtime to swing, to Dixieland to 1950s, 60s and 70s rock-n-roll.

Since 1968, the Banjo Rascals have been delighting audiences of all ages with a variety of distinctive toe- tapping music. Their music ranges from 1890s Ragtime to swing, to Dixieland to 1950s, 60s and 70s rock-n-roll. Sunday, May 5, 2013 2:00 p.m. Springfield Free Public Library 66 Mountain Avenue, Springfield 973-376-4930 www.sfplnj.org Funding for this free program has been provided by the David Hendlin Memorial Fund. 

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Former Springfielder Takes Home 'Big Brain' Award for Design

Motion designer Justin Katz has several new projects in the works.

Artist and Jonathan Dayton class of 2000 graduate Justin Katz just added another award to his growing collection. On Saturday evening in Phoenix, Arizona, the five-time Emmy winner took home the 2013 Big Brain Award for Design. "Winning the Big Brain Award in Design feels like the first time I'm getting recognized for my entire skill-set and my design thinking as a whole," the 30-year-old motion design director, producer and editor at Flock of Pixels wrote in an email to Patch. "I do a lot of things, wear many hats and play many roles - way more than people realize. For instance - for American Express I create their videos concept to completion: as Account Exec, Creative Director, Copywriter, Art Director, Animator and Producer. I'm a …

Monday, April 29, 2013

Submissions Wanted for Union County Senior Citizens Art Exhibit

First place winners in all categories go on to compete in September at the New Jersey State Senior Citizens Art Show in East Windsor.

This release was received from the Union County Press Office. Residents of Union County who are 60 years of age or older are invited to participate and exhibit an original work of art – completed within the last three years – in the annual Union County Senior Citizens Art Exhibit. Sponsored by the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, the exhibit is open to entrants who are either amateur/non-professional or professional in status. “While the exhibit itself begins in June, this invitation to participate gives artists time to prepare their artwork to be included in the exhibit,” said Freeholder Bette Jane Kowalski, liaison to the Cultural and Heritage Programs Advisory Board. “The artwork …

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