MAILED FREE TO EVERY HOME AND BUSINESS IN SCOTCH PLAINS Published by Renna Media Issue 6 • March 2016 WESTFIELD CHAMBER TONY AWARD WINNER RUPERT HOLMES VISITS SPFHS NETWORKING Members of the cast and crew of the Scotch Plains Fanwood High School production of The HAPPY HOUR Mystery of Edwin Drood got top-level advice and TUESDAY, a glowing review from Tony Award-winning writer and lyricist Rupert Holmes Wednesday at MARCH 22 the high school. 6:00pm - 7:30pm Holmes, who wrote the script and the music for the play, dropped by to talk with the cast and METHOD crew, answer questions and to listen to several 105 Elm Street, songs. He's a friend of a Scotch Plains family and Westfield NJ 07090 heard the group was putting on the production and asked if he could visit before the show is put n o Light bites and t r on next month. o refreshments will be H n a provided. Prospective The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a hilarious, i r B members welcome! interactive whodunit mystery musical that allows y Preregistration: b o the audience to enter the action and become the t $10 members, o h $15 prospective members. ultimate detectives. The March shows are P At the door: $5 additional. produced by the SPFHS Repertory Theatre. Info@westfieldareac The show is based on Charles Dickens’ amber.com unfinished novel of the same name. In a small (above) Tony Award-winning author and lyricist Rupert Holmes sings a 908-233-3021 town in England, Edwin Drood has been song from the musical "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" with the cast of mysteriously murdered. But, who did it? There is the play at Scotch Plains Fanwood High School in Scotch Plains, NJ. a long list of suspects. Dickens died before he was able to reveal the 5 culprit, so the audience finishes the story Dickens didn’t! It can end 7 E 1 5 D G 9 differently every night, depending on what the audience decides. 7 S . T 1 A S T S O Tickets for the Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Production in A D S I W N P T March are on sale online starting February 5th at A R O R T A P I C P S L Droodspfhs.brownpapertickets.com. I E . M R H S R . Performances will be held on Friday, March 11th at 8:00pm, Saturday, P P E U March 12th at 8:00pm, Sunday, March 13th at 2:00pm, Thursday, March P 17th at 7:00pm, Friday, March 18th at 8:00pm and Saturday, March 19st at 8:00pm. All shows take place at the Manya Ungar Memorial Auditorium at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, 667 Westfield Road, Scotch Plains. To purchase tickets: Go online at Droodspfhs.brownpapertickets.com. 6 Select your show (day/time) and seat and print out your ticket Prices 7 are $17 for Adults, $14 for Students and $14 for Seniors (age 60 and up). 0 Scotch Plains/Fanwood residents who have the Senior Citizen "Gold 7 0 Passes" will be able to receive 1 free ticket. Contact Kathleen Sheehy for * * questions about “Gold Passes” or Handicapped Seating. J * * Onsite Ticket Ordering at SPFHS is available on Wednesday, 2/10 prior N M D to the Choral Caberet concert from 6:30 to 7:30, Wednesday, 2/17 7pm- , D N E S 8pm, Tuesday, 2/23 7pm - 8pm and Wednesday, 3/2 from 7-8pm. in the S S O N auditorium lobby of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, 667 Westfield W I R R Road, Scotch Plains. Any questions, please call Kathleen Sheehy 908- C A T E 342-0856. L * A * * P P * * * H L * * C A * * T T * * S O * * O * C * * P S Scotch Plains Monthly • Page 2 • March 2016 LOCAL BUSINESSES HOST WESTFIELD CHAMBER NETWORKING MEETINGS Scotch Plains Monthly is published by Renna Media. 9,500 newspapers are printed monthly The Greater Westfield Area Chamber of and mailed to every business and resident in Commerce networking meetings are hosted by Scotch Plains. local businesses. Vine Ripe Markets on North Although great care has been taken to ensure Avenue, Westfield hosted on March 1, 2016. the information contained within is accurate, Attendees get the opportunity to introduce Renna Media assumes no liability for errors or themselves and network with other Westfield omissions. Chamber members. Anyone interested in © 2016 Contents of this newspaper cannot be attending the next event or finding out about reproduced without written consent from Renna being a host can call (908) 233-3021. Media LLC. 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Call Tina today at 908-418-5586 or email [email protected] Scotch Plains Monthly • Page 3 • March 2016 Scotch Plains Monthly • Page 4 • March 2016 A DAY OF DISCOVERY CHELSEA HOSTS AT HOWARD BRUNNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NETWORKING EVENT The Brunner School PT hosted a wonderful and parents can enter and be taken millions of FEATURING PLUS FACTOR science and engineering day at Brunner School miles away to the far reaches of our Solar on Saturday, February 20th. Students explored System. Mrs. Charlene Hall, third grade teacher On Feb 24, the Chelsea in Fanwood hosted a concepts in magnetism while they raced cars with at Brunner School, led the explorations in Starlab networking event sponsored by The Chelsea and magnets using opposite poles, they also got a first while Mr. Garrett Lesnevich led the parent the Neighborhood Networking Group (NNG) hand look at the inner workings of computers at volunteers who facilitated inquiries in the multi- featuring Terry Viney of the Plus Factor and his a “take apart station”, experimented with purpose room. When Starlab was finished at presentation titled Network with Power. electricity by making circuits, programed Brunner, it was packed up and taken to Park This was the Chelsea’s third networking event. computers, and much more. Middle School where science teachers, Mrs. These events are open to local businesses and Also a hit at Day of Discovery was the Peggy Brown and Mr. John Scholtz, were able to give ample opportunities to network during the opportunity to visit the Starlab Planetarium. share this experience with their sixth grade evening. The Chelsea is located at 295 South Starlab is an inflatable planetarium that students scientists. Avenue in Fanwood. The event was free to all. If you are interested in finding out more about The Chelsea’s upcoming events, please contact Danielle Fisher, Director of Community Relations by phone at 908-654-5200 or feel free to visit their website at www.chelseaseniorliving.com. (above, l-r) Patrick Cicala of NNG and speaker Terry Viney. (above) Brunner students in the picture are Lucas Mirzwa and Meredith White. 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