NJ Country Artist Southpaw Releases "Drugstore Candy" album

(STOCKTON, NJ) -- New Jersey-based country music trio Southpaw has released their sophomore album, Drugstore Candy through their label Deko Entertainment. The album follows their debut, Unhitched, which reached number four on Amazon's Hot New Releases in country in 2021.

McCarter Announces 2024-2025 Classical Music Series

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Artistic Director Sarah Rasmussen, Executive Director Martin Miller, and Director of Presented Programming Paula Abreu announced McCarter Theatre Center's 2024-2025 Classical Music Series – featuring the Renaissance Quartet with Randall Goosby, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center performing Bach's The Brandenburg Concertos, Grammy award-winning chamber choir The Crossing, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, and Julia Fischer & Jan Lisieki. This year's lineup features world-class performers pioneering new frontiers in classical music.

RVCC Student Jazz Ensemble to Perform on April 30th

(BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- Raritan Valley Community College's (RVCC) Student Jazz Ensemble will perform in concert on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 7:30pm. The concert will be held in the Welpe Theatre at the College's Branchburg campus. The group is directed by RVCC faculty member Dr. Oliver Santana.

New Jersey Youth Symphony to Celebrate 45th Anniversary at NJPAC

(NEWARK, NJ) -- The New Jersey Youth Symphony (NJYS), a program of Wharton Arts, will present its 45th Anniversary Celebration Concert on Sunday, May 5 at 3:00pm at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark. Experience a grand celebration of the Garden State's premier youth orchestra program as its three full symphony orchestras and Jazz Orchestra come together with alumni for a triumphant concert commemorating the 45th season. Special guest stars George Marriner Maull of The Discovery Orchestra and jazz legend Rufus Reid join the jubilee led by NJYS conductors Dion Tucker, Mark Gunderman, Simon Lipskar, and Helen H. Cha-Pyo. The celebratory program features works by Holst, Copland, Rufus Reid, Valerie Coleman, James Ra, and Respighi.

Middletown Arts Center to hold auditions for "Legally Blonde, the Musical"

(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center will hold auditions for the production of Legally Blonde the Musical on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 from 5:00pm-10:00pm. This fabulously fun, award-winning musical follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe, Nell Benjamin, book by Heather Hach and based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture, Legally Blonde.

Bally's Atlantic City Celebrates 45th Anniversary with New Steakhouse, VIP Amenities and Special Offerings

(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Bally's Atlantic City is thrilled to commemorate its 45th Anniversary by introducing a range of new amenities and special offerings designed to enhance the guest experience. Building upon the successful completion of over $100 million in renovations in the summer of 2022, Bally's is excited to announce additional improvements that will take the customer experience to new heights.

Sara David Buechner to Perform Beethoven's First Piano Concerto with the PSO

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Award-winning pianist Sara David Buechner joins up with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) for performances of Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 the weekend of May 11-12, 2024. Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov conducts the program which includes John Luther Adams' Become River and Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120.

Camden FireWorks Tells a Story in Quilts

by Shen Shellenberger, JerseyArts.com - published 2024-04-18
I love an "a-ha moment" – that point when timing, circumstance, and cognition meet – and within minutes of stepping into the opening reception for Camden FireWorks' current exhibition, "Storytelling Quilts: Celebrating Communal Textile Traditions," I had one of those moments.

Makin Waves with Jackson Pines: 'Ghosts Still Laugh'

by Bob Makin - published 2024-04-18
Having recently released their latest single, "Control Burn," Jackson Pines will release two albums in the second half of the year: "Pine Barrens Volume Two," a sequel to last year's Pinelands treasure, and "Wheel," the roots-rock band's fifth collection of original tunes since 2017.