• Authors & Ideas Series

    JEWISH AUTHORS & IDEAS SERIES: Laura Zigman

    Virtual Event | JCC MetroWest NJ, United States

    JCC MetroWest presents, Laura Zigman, "Small World" From bestselling author Laura Zigman comes a heartfelt novel about two offbeat and newly divorced sisters who move in together as adults and finally reckon with their childhood. A heartfelt novel about two offbeat and newly divorced sisters who move in together as adults hoping to forge the […]

  • Authors & Ideas Series

    JEWISH AUTHORS & IDEAS SERIES: Elizabeth Graver

    JCC MetroWest 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ, United States

    JCC MetroWest presents, Elizabeth Graver, "Kantika" A dazzling, Sephardic, multigenerational saga that moves from Istanbul to Barcelona, Havana, and New York, exploring displacement, endurance, and family as home. Kantika—“song” in Ladino—follows the joys and losses of Rebecca Cohen, feisty daughter of the Sephardic elite of early 20th-century Istanbul. When the Cohens lose their wealth and are […]

  • 20th Anniversary of National Book Month: Bagels and Books

    JCC MetroWest | Steiner Court 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange, New Jersey

    Join us all month long to celebrate the importance of reading, writing, and literature. Free Bagels and Free Books, please stop by the Steiner Court Cafe and grab a bagel and a book.

  • November/December Exhibit Reception: Gaelen Gallery

    JCC MetroWest | Gaelen Gallery 760 W Northfield Rd, West Orange, NJ, United States

    Featuring: Denise Bobinski / pastel landscapes / best drawing/pastels  - Gaelen 2022 Ellen Hark / sculpture / best sculpture - Gaelen 2023 FREE to the community / Light refreshments

  • Authors & Ideas Series

    JEWISH AUTHORS & IDEAS SERIES: Rachel Beanland

    JCC MetroWest 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ, United States

    JCC MetroWest presents, Rachel Beanland, "The House Is On Fire" Told from the perspectives of four people whose actions changed the course of history, this masterful work of historical fiction takes readers back to 1811 Richmond, Virginia, where, on the night after Christmas, the city's only theater burned to the ground in the middle of […]

  • Authors & Ideas Series

    JEWISH AUTHORS & IDEAS SERIES: Cathleen Schine

    JCC MetroWest 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ, United States

    JCC MetroWest presents, Cathleen Schine, "Kunstlers in Paradise" For years, clever and glamorous Mamie Künstler, 93, has lived happily in her bungalow in Venice, California with her housekeeper and gigantic St. Bernard dog. Their tranquility is upended when Mamie’s twenty-something grandson, Julian, arrives from New York City to seek his fortune in Hollywood. But it […]

  • Little Women, Auditions

    Little Women, Auditions

    JCC MetroWest | Maurice Levin Theater 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ, United States

    Six generations have read the story. This one will sing it. This timeless, captivating story is brought to life in this glorious musical filled with personal discovery, heartache, hope, and everlasting love. ​ Pixie Dust Players is thrilled to bring back opportunities for adult performers! Participants ages 16 and up are encouraged to audition. There […]

  • Little Women, Auditions

    Little Women, Auditions

    JCC MetroWest | Maurice Levin Theater 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ, United States

    Six generations have read the story. This one will sing it. This timeless, captivating story is brought to life in this glorious musical filled with personal discovery, heartache, hope, and everlasting love. ​ Pixie Dust Players is thrilled to bring back opportunities for adult performers! Participants ages 16 and up are encouraged to audition. There […]

  • January/February Art Exhibit Opening Reception

    JCC MetroWest | Gaelen Gallery 760 W Northfield Rd, West Orange, NJ, United States

    Ry An Winner of best mixed media in the 2023 Gaelen Juried Show   Alex Polner Winner of best drawing/pastels in the 2023 Gaelen Juried Show   Exhibit Runs: January 7 - February 25, 2024

  • Authors & Ideas Series

    JEWISH AUTHORS & IDEAS SERIES: Buzzy Jackson

    JCC MetroWest 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ, United States

    JCC MetroWest presents, Buzzy Jackson, "To Die Beautiful" Based on the true story of Hannie Schaft, known to the Nazis as the Girl with Red Hair. It’s 1940 and Hannie Schaft is a shy nineteen-year-old law student living in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands. The timid, studious university student who once dreamed of becoming a League of Nations lawyer […]

  • Authors & Ideas Series

    JEWISH AUTHORS & IDEAS SERIES: Andrew Ridker

    JCC MetroWest 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ, United States

    JCC MetroWest presents, Andrew Ridker, "Hope" Ridker’s slashing satire of upper-middle-class life turns on the foibles of a seemingly charmed Jewish family in Brookline, Mass. Scott Greenspan is a well-respected cardiac surgeon. His wife, Deb, is known for her good work on various school and synagogue activities. Their daughter, Maya, works at a prestigious New […]

  • Chamber Music Series

    Chamber Music Concert: Trio Zimbalist

    JCC MetroWest | Maurice Levin Theater 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ, United States

    PURCHASE TICKETS TRIO ZIMBALIST Josef Špaček, violin Timotheos Gavriilidis-Petrin, cello George Xiaoyuan Fu, piano Trio Zimbalist has garnered critical acclaim for its “precision and feverish intensity” (Greece’s EfSyn). The group was lauded for its “liveliness and vigor of playing” and performances that were “pure enjoyment!” (Athinorama) at the Nights of Classical Music at the Gennadius […]

  • Gaelen Gallery: WOMEN BY WOMEN: Opening Reception

    JCC MetroWest | Gaelen Gallery 760 W Northfield Rd, West Orange, NJ, United States

    In honor of Women's History Month An exhibit by women artists who portray women in their work, using a variety of media and styles. March 3 through April 28 Participating Artists: Sybil Archibald • Aliza Augustine • Janet Boltax • Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern • Ellen Hark • Barbara MinchLeslie Nobler • Sarah Petruziello • Sharon Sayegh […]

  • Authors & Ideas Series

    JEWISH AUTHORS & IDEAS SERIES: Jennifer Rosner

    JCC MetroWest 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ, United States

    JCC MetroWest presents, Jennifer Rosner, "Once We Were Home" Among the tragedies of WWII were the Jewish children separated from their families, given new names, and instructed to follow new religions. Rosner follows The Yellow Bird Sings (2020), with this complex tale about fear, survival, and what it means to be a family, as four children grapple […]

  • Authors & Ideas Series

    JEWISH AUTHORS & IDEAS SERIES: Daisy Alpert Florin

    JCC MetroWest 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ, United States

    JCC MetroWest presents, Daisy Alpert Florin, "My Last Innocent Year" It’s 1998 and Isabel Rosen, the only daughter of a Lower East Side appetizing store owner, has one semester left at Wilder College, a prestigious school in New Hampshire. Desperate to shed her working-class roots and still mourning the death of her mother four years […]

  • Hands-On Cooking with Cookbook Author, Dini Klein

    JCC MetroWest 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ, United States

    Dini Klein is a food host, founder of Prep + Ral­ly, a fam­i­ly meal-prep sub­scrip­tion ser­vice, and the author of Prep + Ral­ly: An Hour of Prep, a Week of Deli­cious Meals. Dini has worked with brands such as Wal­mart, Star­bucks, Weight Watch­ers, Pop­sug­ar, and Bar­il­la, and has appeared on nation­al tele­vi­sion from CW to […]

  • Authors & Ideas Series

    JEWISH AUTHORS & IDEAS SERIES: Lauren Grodstein

    JCC MetroWest 760 Northfield Ave, West Orange, NJ, United States

    JCC MetroWest presents, Lauren Grodstein, "We Must Not Think of Ourselves" In time for Yom Hashoah comes this heart-wrenching story of love and defiance set in the Warsaw Ghetto, based on the actual archives kept by those determined to have their stories survive World War II. Inspired by the testimony-gathering project with the code name […]