localmatters / 7 localmatters T he Herb & Milly Iris Gallery at the South Orange Performing Arts Center hosts a new exhi- bition of Jenny Flexner Reinhardt’s work, The Price of Sugar, through February 22. Reinhardt weaves the bright and seductive appearance of sugar and confectionary with its dark side – the addiction, the excess and the disease. The gallery is open to the pub- lic. For details visit SOPACnow.org. Luna Stage, 555 Valley Street, West Orange, will present Christina Gorman’s cybersecurity romance, Roan @ The Gates, directed by Maple- wood resident Michelle Tattenbaum, through February 24. An exploration of internet privacy and the risks of whistleblowing, the play examines the cost of doing the right thing. For de- tails and tickets, visit lunastage.org. Area seniors are invited to join two groups that meet on Wednesday after- noons at the Village Apartments at 110 Vose Avenue. A current events dis- cussion group gathers at 2 and a knit- ting club at 4. Cultural and education- al programs are held on Tuesdays. For details call 973-763-0999 or visit jch- corp.org/village-apartments-of-the-jew- ish-federation-calendar-newsletter. In celebration of Black History Month, 1978 Arts Center will host an exhibit and sale of the work of the late Eleta J. Caldwell, the first female, and first black, principal of Newark’s legendary Arts High School. There will be a reception February 9 from 2-6 p.m. and the exhibit will run through March 3. Gallery hours are Saturdays and Sundays from 2-5 p.m. For de- tails, visit 1978artcenter.org. Graham Russell Gao Hudges, au- thor and professor of history and Af- ricana & Latin American Studies at Colgate University, will discuss his re- cent book, Black New Jersey: 1664 to the Present Day, February 7 at 7 p.m. at The Woodland in Maplewood; he will be sponsored by the South Orange/ Maplewood Coalition on Race in Jenny Flexner Reinhardt’s Dextrose is part of The Price of Sugar exhibition at the Herb & Milly Iris Gallery at the South Orange Performing Arts Center through February 22. Roan @ The Gates, the cybersecurity romance directed by Michelle Tatten- baum, will be at the Luna Stage, 555 Valley Street, West Orange, through February 24. In celebration of Black History Month, works by the late Eleta J. Caldwell will be on exhibit and for sale February 9 through March 3 at 1978 Arts Center. welcomes Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated. Rena Spangler o.973.376.8188 | c.973.876.7913 rena.spangler@sothebysrealty.com prominentproperties.com | renaspangler.com Rena Spangler,SalesAssociate LIVE The best local expertise. Legendaryworld-class service. Together...in your neighborhood. I’vejoinedSotheby’sInternationalRealty,theworld’stop-ratedrealestate company,tobringSOMAauniqueadvantage. Letmeshowyouthedistinctivebenefitsthatmylocalexpertiseand Sotheby’s InternationalRealty’s luxurybrandcandoforyou-asasellerandabuyer.