Name: COLLEGE COUNTDOWN: Next Steps For High Schoolers
Start: 2026-11-14T10:30:00-05:00
Location: Maplewood Memorial Library

Maplewood Memorial Library

Saturday, November 14 | 10:30–11:30 AM | Maplewood Memorial Library, Community Room  FREE
Join us for a FREE panel + Q&amp;A on navigating the college application process from junior to senior year.
Got a high schooler in the house? The countdown to college starts NOW! Join us for a FREE panel + Q&amp;A on navigating the college application process from junior to senior year. Hear from CTK College Prep experts Christina Taber-Kewene and Stephanie Nasteff-Pilato, and moderator Vanessa Pollock - all fellow parents of high schoolers on the same journey! Sponsored by Matt Keane, SVP of Rate.

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Burgdorff Cultural Center

Stories can’t hurt you…
MAPLEWOOD, NJ: This Halloween season, interACT Theatre Productions invites audiences beyond the graveyard gates for the East Coast Premiere of The Graveyard Girls, a theatrical horror comedy by Tommy Jamerson, directed by interACT Artistic Director Nicholas J. Clarey.
Featuring original incidental and scene-change music by Edward A. Bean, The Graveyard Girls runs October 9 through 24, 2026 at the Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts in Maplewood, New Jersey.
Best friends Lauree, Sydney, and Nancie have an annual Halloween tradition: sneaking into an abandoned graveyard and competing to tell the most terrifying story around the campfire. But when Nancie’s love interest joins the festivities, the evening takes an unexpected turn. Stories meant to be make-believe begin to feel disturbingly real.
Blending dark humor, theatrical scares, friendship, and three frightening tales told around the fire, The Graveyard Girls explores what happens when the line between storytelling and reality begins to disappear.
“What drew me to The Graveyard Girls is that it understands why we tell scary stories in the first place,” says Nicholas J. Clarey, director and interACT Artistic Director. “We scare ourselves because it’s fun, because it brings us together, and sometimes because the things that frighten us have something to tell us. This production embraces all of that. It’s funny, it’s creepy, it’s theatrical, and then, when you least expect it, it gets genuinely unsettling.”
The production stars Maki Iman as Lauree, Melissa Mugica as Sydney, May Riekenberg as Nancie, and Michael McBride as Jack, with Jerry Narciso, Nat Gennace, Joe Miceli, Botond Ekler-Szabo, Ruth Rooney, Joel Redmount, Andre Fleming, Addie Kriegel, Arielle Waller, Emily Martin, Christine Melina, Jillana Kucey, Sophia Rounsavill, and Lital Knoll.
The creative team includes Assistant Director Ricky Cortez; Producers Serena Marie Smith, Brittany Reese, and Tommy Jamerson; Stage Manager Tommy Barbara; Assistant Stage Manager Ellie Schuckman; Technical Director Douglas Reese; Fight Director Craig Hill; Intimacy Director Amanda Castro-Conroy; Costumer Leila Tai Brown; Lighting Designer Danny Viola; Sound Designer Alex Post; Props Designer/SFX Props Creator Johanna Hill; Props Director Lisa Tasch; Program Designer Mark Aquilino; Social Media Director Sabrina Santoro; Box Office Manager Dawilla Madsen; and Production Photographer Gabrielle Williams. Clarey also serves as Set Designer.
Performance Schedule
Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts 10 Durand Road, Maplewood, NJ
Friday, October 9: 7:30 PM Saturday, October 10: 7:30 PM Sunday, October 11: 3:00 PM
Friday, October 16: 7:30 PM Saturday, October 17: 7:30 PM Sunday, October 18: 3:00 PM
Friday, October 23: 7:30 PM Saturday, October 24: 7:30 PM
Understudy Performances
Saturday, October 17: 2:00 PM Saturday, October 24: 2:00 PM
These special performances feature members of the production’s understudy company stepping into their assigned roles.
Tickets and additional information are available at interactproductions.org.
About interACT Theatre Productions
Founded in 2009, interACT Theatre Productions is a nonprofit community theatre company serving South Orange, Maplewood, and the surrounding New Jersey community. interACT is dedicated to creating inclusive and accessible theatrical experiences while bringing together artists of diverse backgrounds and experience levels to create ambitious, engaging live theatre.

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Essex County College Cleo Hill SR Physical Education Building, 177 West Market Street, Newark 

<h2>CareSparc’s 12th Annual Sustainable Health &amp; Wellness Village Festival Brings Free Health Screenings, Fresh Produce, Live Entertainment and Family Fun to Newark</h2>
Theme: Healthy Communities. Thriving Futures.
WHO:
CareSparc Community Connections, in partnership with Essex County and the City of Newark, will present its 12th Annual Sustainable Health &amp; Wellness Village Festival.
Festival Ambassadors include:&nbsp;Essex County Commissioner President Carlos M. Pomares and Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka.·Newark Council President Luis Quintana — Ambassador Emeritus·Lt. Jamie Hendrix — Public Safety Ambassador·Maya Harlow, Health Officer, Essex County Office of Public Health Management — Public Health &amp; Wellness Ambassador·DJ Antoine Qua — Music &amp; Community Wellness AmbassadorJoseph Ciafullo, Owner, True Cuts Barbershop — Entrepreneur for Equity AmbassadorSuliman Onque, Muralist — Artist &amp; Creative Ambassador
WHAT:
A free, family-friendly community wellness festival connecting Newark and Essex County residents with essential health services, wellness education, nutritious food, entertainment and valuable community resources.
Activities and services include:
<ul><li>Free health and vision screenings</li><li>Free breast screenings provided by University Hospital's Mobile Health Unit from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.</li><li>Free fresh produce distribution</li><li>Health and wellness education</li><li>Community health and social service resources</li><li>Community health panel discussions</li><li>Live musical performances featuring Grupo K, Ndela, and Valarie Adams &amp; the Dimension Band</li><li>Arts, culture and family-friendly activities</li><li>Opportunities to connect with healthcare professionals and community organizations</li></ul>
WHEN:
Saturday, October 24, 2026
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Free breast screenings: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
WHERE:
Essex County College
Cleo Hill Sr. Physical Education Building
177 West Market Street
Newark, New Jersey
WHY:
The Sustainable Health &amp; Wellness Village Festival promotes health equity, preventive care, community engagement and access to essential services for individuals and families.
For 12 years, CareSparc Community Connections has brought together healthcare providers, government leaders, community organizations and local partners to help strengthen families and build healthier, more resilient communities throughout New Jersey.
The festival offers residents an opportunity to access free healthcare resources, enjoy live entertainment, receive fresh produce and participate in activities designed to improve overall health and well-being.
ADMISSION IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Caryl R. Lucas
Media Relations&nbsp;
CareSparc Community Connections
973-768-7780

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The Livingston Symphony Orchestra’s2026-2027 Season programming celebrates through music, history and spirit two extraordinary milestones: America’s 250th anniversary and the 200th
anniversary of Beethoven’s death. You are invited to join Maestro Anthony LaGruth and the talented musicians` of the non-profit Livingston Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, October 24 at 7:30 pm for an exciting opening concert, “The Sounds of Freedom,” at Heritage Middle School, 20 Foxcroft Drive, Livingston. 
This live performance kicks off with John Williams’ energetic, slightly off kilter “March from 1941,” from Stephen Spielberg’s 1979 film of the same name. Next, audience members can listen to American composer Charles Ives as he interprets` the meaning of life in the atmospheric “The Unanswered Question.”Amongst his most widely performed overtures, Beethoven’s “Leonore No. 3,” follows, encapsulating the themes from his only opera, “Fidelio,” and echoing the composer’s treasured values of heroism and freedom.The concert is capped off by what is considered by many to be Dvorak’s finest Symphony, his No.7 in D minor.Written during a time of political and ethnic strife and deep personal loss, this work is infused with such passion, grief and patriotism that it is a deeply emotional experience for both musicians and audience members to share.
Tickets for what promises to be an unforgettable evening of fine live music “close to home” can be purchased on the Livingston Symphony Orchestra’s website or at the door on October 24. Seniors and students can take advantage of ticket discounts, and children under 12 accompanied by an adult are welcome free of charge. Season ticket discounts are also available on the orchestra’s website,<a href="https://www.lsonj.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.lsonj.org</a>. For additional information, please call (973) 980-1809.

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Wyoming Presbyterian Church

Just in time for Halloween, Wyoming Presbyterian Church invites you to an afternoon of dark, dramatic and delightfully eerie organ music. This one-hour concert brings together three neighboring churches for a shared celebration of the king of instruments.
Matt Balaban, organist at <a href="https://wyomingpresbyterian.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Wyoming Presbyterian Church</a>, Megan Coiley, organist at St. George’s Episcopal Church, and Holland Jancaitis, organist at Morrow Memorial United Methodist Church will perform works by Bach, Distler, Bonnet, Boëllmann and Walters. Expect plenty of atmosphere as the organ fills the sanctuary with sounds well suited to the Halloween season!
Costumes are welcome but certainly not required. Come as you are, or come as something spooky. Bring your family, your friends and your neighbors!

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