Cultural and Historic Affairs

The 2025 Essex County Senior Citizens Juried Art Show will be held at the Essex County Robert J. O'Toole Community Center in Cedar Grove and open to the public from August 19 - September 12, 2025. Viewing hours are Monday through Friday 1:00pm - 6:00pm; Saturday & Sunday 11:00am - 6:00pm. Artwork must be dropped off at the Essex County Robert J. O'Toole Community Center at Cedar Grove Park (199 Fairview Avenue, Cedar Grove) between 9am and 11am on Wednesday, August 19, 2025. An awards ceremony will be held on Friday, September 12, 2025 at 10am. Light refershments will be served from 9:30am-10am. Entries winning first place in Essex County will automatically advance to the State Competition.

For more information, please contact Jacquelyn Matthews at (973) 735-6228 or e-mail jmatthews@parks.essexcountynj.org. 

The Essex County Free Summer Music Concert Series offers a diverse lineup of performers who will take center stage throughout our historic Parks System. Pack a blanket, enjoy the cool evening breeze, and dance to the sounds of summer.

Featured article: "Celebrating 20 Years of Environmental Stewardship at the Essex County Environmental Center"

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The Spirit of Essex offers your organization a significant opportunity to stand out as one of the county’s anchor cultural institutions and to be remembered by an opt-in subscriber interested in local cultural programming.