localmatters localmatters / 7 T he 2019 SOMA Film Festival, now in its fourth year, comes to town for five days and nights March 20-24. There will be independent films from near and far, film- maker Q & As, a party, an evening with the legendary Frank Oz, teens' and kids’ programs, short script read- ings and much more. All screenings, save a free one at Seton Hall Universi- ty on March 19, will be at The Wood- land in Maplewood. For details and tickets, please call 973-234-8239 or visit somafilmfestival.com. The South Orange Performing Arts Center, One SOPAC Way, South Orange, continues its 2019 season March 23 with Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat at 2 p.m. and Ellis Paul at 8 p.m.; Blues in the Loft: Lynette Sheard March 24 at 7 p.m.; Nimbus Dance Works March 29 at 8 p.m.; Los Lobos March 30 at 8 p.m.; Cyrille Aimee: A Sond- heim Adventure March 31 at 7:30 p.m.; Coco Montoya & Tinsley Ellis April 5 at 8 p.m.; Max Weinberg’s Juke- box April 6 at 7 p.m.; The Jungle Book April 7 at 2 p.m., with the Chinese Film Series continuing at the same time in the loft with a screening of Farewell My Concubine; Roger McGuinn April 11 at 7:30 p.m.; Adrian Belew April 12 at 8 p.m.; John Pizzarelli – A Centennial Celebration of Nate King Cole April 13 at 8 p.m.; Jazz in the Loft: Bob DeVos Quartet April 14 at 7 p.m.; Blues in the Loft: Mike Griot & the Blues People April 28 at 7 p.m.; Chinese Film Series showing of In The Mood For Love May 5 at 2 p.m. in the Loft. For details and tickets, call 973-313-2787 or visit sopacnow.org. South Orange Maplewood Com- munity Coalition on Race will pres- ent Talking to Children about Race on The film Brave Girls will be part of the An- nual SOMA Film Festival March 20-24 at The Woodland in Maplewood. Los Lobos comes to SOPAC March 30. Rudyard Kipling’s tale The Jungle Book will delight audiences at SOPAC April 7. SEE THE DIFFERENCE A LUXURY BRAND CAN MAKE Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated. 555 MillburnAvenue Short Hills,NewJersey 07078 o.973.376.8188 | c.973.876.7913 rena.spangler@sothebysrealty.com renaspangler.com | prominentproperties.com Rena Spangler,SalesAssociate Letmy10+yearsofaward-winningsuccess andSotheby’sInternationalRealtygiveyoutheBEST sellingandbuyingexperienceinSOMA. LIVE