Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Maplewood Civic Association will honor five residents April 14
The Maplewood Civic Association has selected John Branigan, Carol and Jim Buchanan, and Chris Dickson and David Wagner, co-founders of Rent Party, as recipients of the 2013 Maple Leaf Award. "The recipients of this year's awards were selected after a thorough review of the many worthy individuals who were nominated," said chair Mary Devon O'Brien in a letter. "John, Carol, Jim, Chris and David, however, have demonstrated the generosity of spirit and selfless gift of time and talent that epitomize Maple Leaf Award recipients.' The Award will be presented at a Mimosa Brunch to be held April 14 at 1:30 p.m. at L’Affaire on Route 22 in Mountainside. Maplewood Township Committee members will also present official congratulations at the award …
Monday, September 10, 2012
James Maddock headlines the Sept. 14 concert with Rent Party. Proceeds will go to feed the hungry.
Rent Party, the monthly Friday night rock concert at the South Orange Elks Lodge that raises money for local food banks, will host a live show on Sept. 14 featuring James Maddock, with special guest Freddie Stevenson. The concert is from 8 p.m. to midnight, at 220 Prospect St., in South Orange. Tickets are $25 and are available at Maplewood Wine & Liquor at 3 Highland Place in Maplewood. "We're so excited to have James back," said Rent Party coordinator Chris Dickson. "His first Rent Party show was one that people still talk about and he was terrific at Maplewoodstock. This is a nice opportunity to see James an an incredibly intimate setting and it's all for a good cause." Launched in 2009, the monthly Rent Party concerts have helped to …
Friday, July 13, 2012
The woman who gave the Rent Party its look now turns to local artists
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Friday, July 13, 2012
Rent Party, the monthly rock concert at the South Orange Elks Club that raises money for local food banks, is awash in talented people working hard for no money, little glory and great good. One of the most important and least seen is Susan Brand, who came to be part of the Rent Party team the usual way: she lives near Rent Party founder Chris Dickson and she has a skill he needed. Brand is a graphic designer who has more or less created the Rent Party brand. She makes the monthly flyers, who designs the lawn signs that sprout around town every month and she came up with the phrase that defines the party: Good Music. Good Cause. She remembers Dickson coming to her early on with his idea, and his plea. “I figured on one poster,’’ said …
Lee Navlen
11:44 am on Thursday, March 21, 2013
Great honor for Carol, Jim, Chris, David and John! Like the choices from the past including Janet, Irene, the Crandalls and Bruce Mandel, it's a special award and should be cherished! more ›