Levoy Theatre presents The Breakers - Tribute to Tom Petty

(MILLVILLE, NJ) -- If you hear someone mention "Tom Petty Tribute Band", and you think blonde wigs or dyed blonde hair and a mediocre-at-best vocal performance, then you haven't been to a show by The Breakers. See for yourself when the band comes to The Levoy Theatre on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Doors are at 7:00pm, showtime is 8:00pm.

Clone releases "Dividing Line" from upcoming debut record

Post-punk outfit Clone - a Brooklyn-based supergroup featuring members of The Veldt, Dead Leaf Echo, Namesake and Pilot to Gunner - announces their debut record 'CL. 1' and presents the lead track "Dividing Line", a song about how Donald Trump tried to start a class war within the USA.

Novado Gallery presents "Requisite Acts"

(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Novado Gallery is pleased to partner with Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts in presenting their class of 2024 MFA exhibition. This tour de force exhibition, entitled "Requisite Acts," presents works by 32 national and international graduate students in their final year of study. It will be on display for one week only from Friday, April 26 to Saturday, May 4, 2024.

New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 04-23-24

Here is the morning update from New Jersey's arts newswire. We regularly publish between 8-15 new articles and news reports each day. Nobody covers the Arts throughout the Garden State like New Jersey Stage!

Morven Revealed: Untold Stories from New Jersey's Most Historic Home

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- What do George Washington, Grace Kelly, and Buzz Aldrin have in common? They were all guests at Morven Museum & Garden, a home that has played a role in the history of New Jersey and the nation for more than 200 years. Opening on April 26, 2024, Morven Revealed: Untold Stories from New Jersey's Most Historic Home will shed light on lesser known stories of this historic home and its residents. It will be on view through March 2, 2025.

Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Accepting Funding Applications for Historic Preservation Grant Program

(SOMERVILLE, NJ) -- The Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission is accepting applications for the 2024 Somerset County Historic Preservation Grant Program. This grant helps support local history organizations that serve the public. The Commission is accepting applications from historical societies, organizations, nonprofits, and municipalities that are responsible for historic structures or archaeological sites.

Newark Arts Announces Open Call For 2024 Art Festival: Radical Reimagining

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Newark Arts has announced the return of its award-winning Newark Arts Festival, powered by Prudential Financial and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA). Calls for participation are open for the annual five-day celebration throughout Newark, taking place October 9-13, 2024. This year's theme is Radical Reimagining, and creatives from the 'City of the Arts' and the Greater Newark region are invited to audition, submit work, and propose activations and exhibitions that reimagine a world where art, culture and connectedness is the foundation of all that we do and all that we are. The theme encourages artists to build conversations that deconstruct and reimagine an artful world reliant on "imaginative problem solving, cultural strategy and systemic transformation."

North to Shore Festival presents Prince Royce and Wisin at Boardwalk Hall Arena

(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- As part of the North to Shore Festival presented by Prudential, there will be a Latin takeover. Two of the biggest superstars, Prince Royce and Wisin, will perform their biggest hits at Boardwalk Hall Arena on Friday, June 21, 2024. Showtime is 8:00pm.

Gun & Powder Both Run Dry in Paper Mill Musical

by Bruce Chadwick - published 2024-04-22
I was a kid in the late 1950s and early 1960s and the western was undisputed, unchallenged King of television. No matter what channel you turned to, there was a marshal with a ten gallon hat and big, big badge shooting it out with the bad guys. There were good citizens, like the men of the Ponderosa in Bonanza, fighting evildoers every single week, Women? The most gorgeous women in the world, all in love with the good guys. No matter what channel you turned to, there was the story of truth justice and the American way – on horseback. Six gun glory.