Margaret "Maggee" Miggins

South Orange Farmer's Market is a seasonal open-air market featuring farm-fresh fruits and vegetables, homemade crafts and other items, plants and flowers, prepared foods, live music, and more! Farmers and Vendors will set up booths in the circle outside of SOPAC (next to the South Orange Train Station) to offer the community fabulous Jersey Fresh produce and local music at the Main Street South Orange Farmers' Market in the circle in front of SOPAC (next to the South Orange Train Station) every Wednesday from 2-7 thru October 31.

For more information, visit http://www.mainstreetsouthorange.org.

During the 2008-2009 theater season, Millburn's own Paper Mill Playhouse will start a revolution, go to high school, spend time on the farm, get "Wilde", strip down, and spend a night at the opera.

Musicals and old favorites pepper the six-show theater season this year, starting in September with the classic "Oklahoma!"-the first musical play written by the famed Rodgers and Hammerstein team. This cowboy-meets-farm-girl love story debuted on Broadway in 1943 and became an Academy Award-winning film in 1955. It runs here in Millburn from September 17 through October 19.

From November 5 through December 7, fans will queue up to see the live stage production of mega-hit "Disney's High School Musical", based on the wildly popular Disney Channel movie about Troy, Gabriella, and the rest of the gang.

The caustic comedy of manners, Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" is set in Victorian England and will run from January 14 through February 15, 2009.

Terrence McNally's "Master Class" tells the story of opera diva Maria Callas, her romance with Aristotle Onassis, and her dramatic career. This class act will run from March 4 through April 5, 2009.

"1776", a show about the events of the Continental Congress and the signing of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, will run from April 15 through May 17, 2009.

"The Full Monty" will bring the season to a hysterical conclusion. Based on the popular 1997 film about a group of unemployed blue-collar workers turned strippers, the show runs from June 10 through July 12, 2009.

Subscription packages for the theater season are $78 to $487 and are on sale now. Single tickets go on sale July 28 and start at $25. Paper Mill Playhouse is located on Brookside Drive in Millburn. For more information, call (973) 376-4343 or visit them online at www.papermill.org.

Other performances include a series of Thursday afternoon concerts by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. The "Best of" Series focuses on a composer or a theme:

October 23, 2008, 2:00pm--"Best of Beethoven"

January 1, 2008, 2:00pm--"Best of Vienna"

May 28, 2009, 2:00pm--"Best of Nature"

For more information , call (800) 255-3476 or go to www.njsymphony.org.

Samurai Sushi offers great lunch deals in downtown Millburn, Maplewood Village and in Livingston, New Jersey. Only $8.95, their lunch special includes miso soup, green salad with sesame dressing, and a choice of two rolls. With "special rolls" on the board behind the sushi chefs and an extensive menu with affordable prices, sushi-lovers can't go wrong with any choice. So next time you're craving sushi, head to Samurai Sushi:

Downtown Millburn:

333 Millburn Avenue

Millburn, NJ

(973) 921-2848/2849

Maplewood Village

166 Maplewood Avenue

Maplewood, NJ

(973) 378-8336/8337

Livingston

517 South Livingston Ave (near Northfield)

Livingston, NJ

(973) 994-3233/3299

www.UsaSamurai.com

Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre is offering a Summer Theatre Conservatory for youth ages 10 to 17. Dreamcatcher's Summer Theatre Conservatory (STC) is a training program for young performers that focuses on a different specialty each week for four weeks. Classes are held Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Baird Center located at 5 Mead Street in South Orange.

Professionals teach all classes, and students receive individual attention, helpful feedback, and the support and encouragement to achieve their personal goals. Youth can attend the Conservatory for one, two, three or all four weeks, tailoring the program to suit their needs. Each week focuses on a different specialty.

Week 1 - Actors' Workshop (July 9 - 13): Vocal and Physical Preparation, Acting Technique, and Scene Study.

Week 2 - Musical Theatre Workshop (July 14 - 18): Acting Technique, and Musical Theatre Dance and Singing.

Week 3 - Writing for the Stage (July 21 - 25): This course guides young writers through the process of creating their own short play script.

Week 4 - STC Showcase (July 28 - August 1): A no-frills play showcasing the individual talents of the participants.

The STC program is $200 for one week, $360 for two weeks, $510 for three weeks, and $640 for all four weeks, with limited scholarships available. Registration ends on June 1.

For more information on the Summer Theatre Conservatory, send an e-mail to info@dreamcatcherrep.org or call Dreamcatcher's business office at 973-378-7754, ext. 2228.