Music

Summer Vacation, Maplewoodstock, and Mayor’s Music

“Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadows.” He Said ~ Even though we are less than a month into summer, it already feels as if the long, HOT, days of this solstice are rapidly fading.  Perhaps it is because most take vacations during this time – trips to exotic […]

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Keep on Rockin’ in the Free World

She Said ~ The room buzzed with excitement, as conversations unfolded amongst strangers in the small, quaint Springfield, NJ, library. The walls were adorned by the work of local artists and artifacts of interest. Five rows of chairs neatly lined next to one another added to a sense of community and comradery. Admittedly, I was

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Idle Idols Celebrate Influential Impotence

She Said ~  Tone-deaf:  a genuine inability to perceive pitch differences in music, or a lack of awareness or sensitivity to social cues and the impact of one’s words or actions on others.  Admittedly, this is a strange way to describe the 2025 Tony Awards, but it is accurate. Before my very eyes, the gifted

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Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss?

(She Said) ~  The 22nd Annual Hot Rods & Harleys returned to Downtown Rahway, NJ, May 10, 2025, for one of the state’s most exciting spring traditions. This free, family-friendly event transformed the streets of Rahway into a celebration of classic cars, motorcycles, live music, local vendors, and community spirit. Hot Rods & Harleys draws

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Art Fueled by Creativity and Passion

“Urinetown” is a satirical musical set in a dystopian world where a severe drought leads to a government ban on private toilets, forcing citizens to pay for the “privilege to pee” at public facilities controlled by a corrupt corporation.  On Saturday, March 22, 2025, The Pear Tree Project had the distinct pleasure of supporting the

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Poetic Pears, Stevie Wonder, and Billboards Blunders

Time for some Pear History ~ Pears are one of the world’s oldest cultivated and beloved fruits. In 5,000 B.C., Feng Li, a Chinese diplomat, abandoned his responsibilities when he became consumed by grafting peaches, almonds, persimmons, pears and apples as a commercial venture.  In The Odyssey, the Greek poet laureate Homer lauds pears as

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