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01/13/2025

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Multi-Grammy award winning band and Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame inductees Chicago will be performing in Newark at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Friday, July 25, 2025 at 8:00pm.

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Multi-Grammy award winning band and Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame inductees Chicago will be performing in Newark at New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Friday, July 25, 2025 at 8:00pm.

01/13/2025

(BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- The Raritan Valley Community College Planetarium in Branchburg will present a number of special offerings in February, including shows in honor of Black History Month; Valentine's Day programs focusing on love; and a new selection, To Space and Back, that features narration captions projected onto the theater's dome.

(BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- The Raritan Valley Community College Planetarium in Branchburg will present a number of special offerings in February, including shows in honor of Black History Month; Valentine's Day programs focusing on love; and a new selection, To Space and Back, that features narration capti...

01/13/2025

Madeline “Maddy” Hettrick initially wanted to be in front of the camera, acting. Then she got behind one – and decided to stay there.

Hettrick, a Rutgers University-New Brunswick junior pursuing a double major in filmmaking at the Mason Gross School of the Arts and English at the School of Arts and Sciences, wrote and directed His New Girl as a sophomore.

Madeline "Maddy" Hettrick initially wanted to be in front of the camera, acting. Then she got behind one - and decided to stay there.

01/13/2025

(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- The Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University will debut a new and unique exhibit this month featuring dynamic and diverse works of art created by 35 professors at southern New Jersey colleges and universities. "Academic Visions: Southern NJ University and College Art Professors Showcase" runs from January 18 through May 3, 2025.

(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- The Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University will debut a new and unique exhibit this month featuring dynamic and diverse works of art created by 35 professors at southern New Jersey colleges and universities. "Academic Visions: Southern NJ University and College Art Professor...

01/13/2025

(RED BANK, NJ) -- The Oyster Point Gallery is pleased to publicly show The Cut-Outs by Gary Steven Groves for the first time. They are a departure in technique and material from his paintings, although Gary's signature use of bold colors and hard-edged shapes is evident. The exhibit runs from January 24 through February 11, 2025. The Oyster Point Hotel

(RED BANK, NJ) -- The Oyster Point Gallery is pleased to publicly show The Cut-Outs by Gary Steven Groves for the first time. They are a departure in technique and material from his paintings, although Gary's signature use of bold colors and hard-edged shapes is evident. The exhibit runs from Januar...

01/13/2025

(RAHWAY, NJ) -- Union County Performing Arts Center presents The Red Hot Chilli Pipers on Friday, March 14, 2025 at 8:00pm. UCPAC is thrilled to welcome the band back to their Main Stage for St. Patrick's weekend! Bagpipes with attitude. Drums with a Scottish accent. A blazing rock band and show so hot, it carries its own health warning!

(RAHWAY, NJ) -- Union County Performing Arts Center presents The Red Hot Chilli Pipers on Friday, March 14, 2025 at 8:00pm. UCPAC is thrilled to welcome the band back to their Main Stage for St. Patrick's weekend! Bagpipes with attitude. Drums with a Scottish accent. A blazing rock band and show so....

01/13/2025

Gordon Brown and Reagan Richards of Williams Honor just returned home after their second tour across the pond. Along with a group of other artists that were promoting the Light of Day Foundation, founded by Bob Benjamin. LOD raises funds through music gigs to help find a cure for Parkinson's Disease along with ALS, PSP and other related diseases.

Gordon Brown and Reagan Richards of Williams Honor just returned home after their second tour across the pond. Along with a group of other artists that were promoting the Light of Day Foundation, for Bob Benjamin. LOD raises funds through music gigs to help find a cure for Parkinson's Disease along....

01/13/2025

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Get out of the house this winter and take the kids to Mayo Performing Arts Center - MPAC for fun shows for all ages! Here's what is in store for January through March 2025.

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Get out of the house this winter and take the kids to Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) for fun shows for all ages! Here's what is in store for January through March 2025.

01/13/2025

(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The Middletown Arts Center presents the incomparable, new documentary film, Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers by EXHIBITION ON SCREEN, on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 2:00pm. Gain privileged access to the National Gallery's blockbuster exhibition, Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers, as the film takes the viewer on a tour of this once-in-a-century show of works by Vincent van Gogh.

(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The Middletown Arts Center presents the incomparable, new documentary film, Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers by EXHIBITION ON SCREEN, on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 2:00pm. Gain privileged access to the National Gallery's blockbuster exhibition, Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers, as the film take...

01/13/2025

(SPRING LAKE, NJ) -- South Street Players presents Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley across two weekends (February 14-16 and February 21-23, 2025) in Wesley Hall. The play was the winner of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Award for Best American Play.

(SPRING LAKE, NJ) -- South Street Players presents Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley across two weekends (February 14-16 and February 21-23, 2025) in Wesley Hall. The play was the winner of the 1981 Pulitizer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Award for Best American Play.

01/13/2025

What did we publish over the weekend?

THEATRE - Luna Stage to Hold Special Fundraiser; Italian Dinner and One Hour of "The Godfather" presented live by Nathan Darrow
* Masquerade Theatre presents "Rabbit Hole"
* Dunbar Repertory Company presents August Wilson's "Two Trains Running" at Middletown Arts Center
* Shakespeare '70 presents "The Clean House" at Kelsey Theatre at Mercer
* Vivid Stage Presents a Reading of "The Mountaintop" on January 19th in Collaboration with Interweave and Saint John's Church

MUSIC - Makin Waves with The Weeklings: 'Excited by the Results'
* Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey to present Winter Large Ensemble Concert featuring soloist Patrick Williams of The Philadelphia Orchestra
* Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Fever" by Lisa Bouchelle

COMEDY - Comedian Laurie Kilmartin (CONAN staff writer) to Headline Four Shows at Bananas Comedy Club - NJ

FILM - Great short Chicken Broth Soup screens at the New Jersey Film Festival on Friday, January 24, 2025
* Great short The Performance premieres at the New Jersey Film Festival
* FilmOneFest to Accept Submissions for 2025 Festival

DANCE - New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents MOMIX-Alice

ART - Watch & Win Original Art at the Ocean County Library Stafford Branch

COMMUNITY - Top 15 Most Read Stories At New Jersey Stage January 5-11, 2025
* NJ Stage 2024: By The Numbers
* What's Special About North Jersey? Northern NJ Community Foundation / ArtsBergen
* Opera, Dance and Classic Rock Highlight Spring Stockton Performing Arts Center Shows in Galloway

BOOKS - Center for Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Education at Ocean County College to Host Book Discussion and Selected Readings by Author

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01/12/2025

(WEST ORANGE, NJ) -- Luna Stage presents a special fundraiser on Friday, January 24, 2025. The event includes a family style Italian dinner followed by Nathan Darrow performing 60 minutes of the iconic 1972 film, The Godfather, live.

01/12/2025

Don't miss this week's Rock on Radio show - Sunday night at 7:00pm with Kenny K and Chris Macock of Kenny K & The Way and a call from Joe Grisanzio

Join Danny each week as he interviews unsigned bands, solo artists and entertainers in a laid back atmosphere. There are live performances, phone calls and interactive chat rooms to answer questions/comments. Turn on...Tune in...and...ROCK ON

01/12/2025

(RIVERSIDE, NJ) -- Masquerade Theatre presents Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire across two weekends (January 31 - February 2, 2025 and February 6-8, 2025). The production is directed by by Megan Knowlton Balne. Rabbit Hole was the recipient of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

(RIVERSIDE, NJ) -- Masquerade Theatre presents Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire across two weekends (January 31 - February 2, 2025 and February 6-8, 2025. The production is directed by by Megan Knowlton Balne. Rabbit Hole was the recipient of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

01/12/2025

(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- The Center for Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Education at Ocean County College will host a book discussion with selected readings from "Shtetl Roots, Emigrant Routes, and a New York City Love Story" by Dr. Ali Botein-Furrevig on Monday, January 27, 2025 on OCC's main campus in Toms River. This presentation is free and open to the public.

(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- The Center for Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Education at Ocean County College will host a book discussion with selected readings from "Shtetl Roots, Emigrant Routes, and a New York City Love Story" by Dr. Ali Botein-Furrevig on Monday, January 27, 2025 on OCC's main campu...

01/12/2025

Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from January 5-11, 2025. Each week we publish about 70 articles, including several original columns and features, along with news releases for events happening throughout the state and nearby areas like Philadelphia and New York City. This week's top 15 includes articles from 7 counties in New Jersey (Cape May, Essex, Mercer, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, and Union).

Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from January 5-11, 2025. Each week we publish about 70 articles, including several original columns and features, along with news releases for events happening throughout the state and nearby areas like Philadelphia and New...

01/12/2025

It all starts with the buzzing of a fly. A woman with a cut on her lip stands crying while waiting in a hallway to see the body of her dead husband. The architecture surrounding her is uninviting. The coloring of the world is bleak, cold. The characters around her are careless and dismissive - a disinterested prosecutor who’s too preoccupied with his own phone calls, and a straight-faced doctor who clinically goes through the motions, step by step. What is the right thing to do in a world surrounded by impassion? What is fair? Is there really nothing one can do in a situation so hopeless? Or is that just an excuse to turn a blind eye? Like a persistent, buzzing fly, these questions prod and force us to jolt out of our comfortable seats while watching Chicken Broth Soup - directed and written by Deniz Büyükkırlı, who is known for her previous work on Pretty Little Liars (2015), Brave and Beautiful (2016), and Love Me As I Am (2013).

It all starts with the buzzing of a fly. A woman with a cut on her lip stands crying while waiting in a hallway to see the body of her dead husband. The architecture surrounding her is uninviting. The coloring of the world is bleak, cold. The characters around her are careless and dismissive - a dis...

01/11/2025

Makin Waves with The Weeklings: 'Excited by the Results'

Bob Makin talks with Bob Burger about the band and his solo career.

Once upon a time, Jersey rocker Glen Burtnik played Paul McCartney in the Broadway production of "Beatlemania." A tasty chunk of his career has explored Beatlemania ever since, including his current band The Weeklings, one of America's most unique celebrations of The Fab Four.