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WAE Beyond: A Members’ Club announces its first WAE Beyond Film Festival at JSDD’s WAE (Wellness Arts Enrichment) Center, a unique learning center offering a range of creative activities for adults with disabilities. On view will be original works made by members of the WAE Beyond and WAE Center programs, as well as submissions selected from an open call for works by filmmakers in the community.The film festival will present works reflecting a variety of topics. Additionally, there will a…See More

JSDD’s Wellness, Arts, Enrichment (WAE) Center winds up its 2011 Global Beat Series with a performance by Los Ciegos Del Barrio, New York-based musicians whose Latin rhythm-driven melodies encompass a wide variety of genres including: cumbia, bachata, Reggaeton, salsa, merengue and even rock.The five members of the group, all legally blind, have never let their disability get in the way of their spirit as they entertain audiences around the United States and internationally. That spirit is…See More

The WAE Center of JSDD in West Orange is pleased to announce that one of its most prolific visual artists and writers, a Livingston resident, has added stand-up comedy and music to his repertoire. Performing under his stage name, Daniel Miller is a regular this summer atOpen Mike Night -Tuesdays, July 20, August 10 & 31John Skillin, an audience member at Daniel’s first Deli Guy performance on July 6, pronounced the act just the right mix of comedy and music. “Daniel is a very seductive…See More