Wharton Arts

10/29/2026

🎃 Tomorrow’s plans? Costumes, c***r, and a little music!

Wharton Arts Fall Fest is almost here! Join us for a FREE evening of family fun featuring:

🎶 Student performances & an instrument petting zoo
🎨 Games, arts & crafts
🍩 C***r, donuts & sweet treats
👻 A costume contest, with winners announced at 6:30 PM

📅 Tomorrow, Friday, October 30
⏰ 4:30–6:30 PM
📍 Wharton Performing Arts School, Berkeley Heights

Keep the music going with our FREE Suzuki Halloween Playdown at 7 PM! 🎻

Bring the family, show off your costumes, and celebrate Halloween Eve with us! 🍂

🎃👻 Calling all ghosts, goblins, and music lovers! It's time for the Wharton Arts Fall Fest!

Grab your favorite Halloween costume and join us for a SPOOKTACULAR evening of music, treats, and family fun! 🍬🎶

🍁 Instrument Petting Zoo & Student Performances
🎃 Games, Arts & Crafts
🍩 C***r, Donuts & Sweet Treats
👻 Costume Contest
🎻 Suzuki Halloween Playdown at 7 PM

📅 Friday, October 30
⏰ 4:30–6:30 PM
📍 Wharton Performing Arts School, Berkeley Heights
🎟️ FREE for the whole family!

Costume contest winners will be announced at 6:30 PM, followed by our Suzuki Halloween Playdown at 7 PM.

Come for the BOOs, stay for the tunes! 🎶🎃

10/19/2026

🎶 A little music for your Monday commute!

Catch a chamber ensemble of talented young musicians from the New Jersey Youth Symphony performing live in the Rahway Train Station waiting room today from 5–7 PM as part of NJ Transit’s Music in Motion program!

Stop by to enjoy the music and pick up information about our upcoming free concerts at UCPAC in Rahway, made possible with support from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA).

We’re excited to bring music into the community in partnership with NJ TRANSIT! 💙

10/13/2026

Thank you to Della Crews of News 12 New Jersey for highlighting the New Jersey Youth Symphony’s FREE concert series in Rahway! 🎶

Young musicians and acclaimed guest artists are coming together to celebrate music, culture, and community through this series, supported by the NJEDA’s A.R.T. Phase II Program.

Explore the concerts and reserve your free tickets: https://whartonarts.org/free-concerts-rahway/

10/12/2026

Today, we honor and celebrate the rich cultures, histories, and contributions of Indigenous peoples. ❤️

Please note Wharton Arts Administrative Offices are closed.

09/29/2026

🎃👻 Calling all ghosts, goblins, and music lovers! It's time for the Wharton Arts Fall Fest!

Grab your favorite Halloween costume and join us for a SPOOKTACULAR evening of music, treats, and family fun! 🍬🎶

🍁 Instrument Petting Zoo & Student Performances
🎃 Games, Arts & Crafts
🍩 C***r, Donuts & Sweet Treats
👻 Costume Contest
🎻 Suzuki Halloween Playdown at 7 PM

📅 Friday, October 30
⏰ 4:30–6:30 PM
📍 Wharton Performing Arts School, Berkeley Heights
🎟️ FREE for the whole family!

Costume contest winners will be announced at 6:30 PM, followed by our Suzuki Halloween Playdown at 7 PM.

Come for the BOOs, stay for the tunes! 🎶🎃

09/24/2026

A new season of music is here! 🎶

Under the leadership of new President & CEO Carol Chickering Burden, Wharton Arts’ 2026–27 season brings concerts, classes, and performances to communities across New Jersey. Highlights include the New Jersey Youth Chorus’s 35th anniversary and a series of free community concerts in Rahway.

“Making music together cultivates empathy, creative solutions, discipline, collaboration, and, of course, beauty,” Carol shares.

Explore the Fall/Winter season brochure at WhartonArts.org.

09/23/2026

More than 150 students from across Paterson came together to create Life in the Silk City, an original song and music video celebrating the city they call home. 🎶

From writing lyrics and composing melodies to recording and filming throughout Paterson, students brought their own voices and experiences to every part of this project. We’re proud to share their music video with you. Watch it here!

09/22/2026

Our Fall Brochure is here! 🍂🎶

Discover upcoming performances, events, and opportunities to experience music, community, and creativity at Wharton Arts.
Transforming lives through music education.

Explore the brochure:https://whartonarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/WA-2026-Fall-Brochure.pdf

09/11/2026

Wishing a sweet and joyful Rosh Hashanah to all who celebrate. May the new year bring peace, hope, and happiness to you and your loved ones. Shana Tova! 🍎🍯

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day! 🇺🇸

Today, we celebrate the hard work, dedication, and contributions of workers across the country.

Wishing everyone a safe, relaxing, and enjoyable Labor Day!