Radio Jersey Shows For Week Ending 06-19-21

Here are the radio programs aired by Radio Jersey and Beyond the Palace this week. Radio Jersey shows air Monday through Friday from 6:00pm to 8:00pm on ThePenguinRocks.com and Beyond the Palace airs throughout the week. Both shows are hosted by Lee Mrowicki and are also available on demand.

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Two River Theater Presents "Opening Act" - Summer Education Programs For 9th-12th Graders

(RED BANK, NJ) -- Two River Theater has announced a unique and exciting summer education program for high schoolers called Opening Act. This summer program is designed for rising 9th-12th graders during the weeks of July 19-23, July 26-30 and August 2-6.

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NJ’s favorite alcoholic beverage is wine, but limits on shipping dampen consumer choice

(TRENTON, NJ) -- Beer, wine, or liquor — people have their top choices. New Jersey residents are no exception. In the Garden State, wine tops the list as the favorite alcoholic beverage. It’s ironic, however, that wine tops the list, as New Jersey imposes strict limits on direct-to-consumer shipment from US wineries. 

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Art Center Receives Grant from New Jersey Council for the Humanities

(SUMMIT, NJ) --The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey (VACNJ) has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities for use in funding public programming in support of the Art Center’s fall 2021 exhibition, The First Water Is the Body. The exhibition, which will open October 9, will feature work by contemporary female Indigenous artists and makers from North America and will explore ideas of reciprocity and accountability to place, lands, and waters. The exhibition’s guest curator is Maria Hupfield, an artist and educator who is Anishnaabek of Wasauksing First Nation, Ontario, Canada.

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Passaic County Arts Center Hosts Art Exhibits Throughout The Summer

(HAWTHORNE, NJ) -- The Passaic County Arts Center at the John W. Rea House presents Goffle Brook Park: A Wellspring of Creativity, Journeys by Michael Gabriel, and Watercolors by Christine Calandra. The exhibits are currently on view and will run through September 5, 2021. Each exhibit will feature local artists; including those whose artistic expressions depict Goffle Brook Park in various stages of development and/or locations along the park’s 103 acres. 

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Plainfield Symphony Presents Concert Livestreamed On June 26

(PLAINFIELD, NJ) -- As the world begins to emerge from the pandemic, The Plainfield Symphony welcomes back to the podium Maestro Charles Prince to conduct a concert of iconic American composers and other favorites. This concert will be livestreamed on June 26, 2021 at 7:00pm.

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Four Walls Theater Presents "Reclamation. My story. My time." Online June 24-25

Four Walls Theater presents "Reclamation. My story. My time." - its first Cabaret style show featuring exclusively Artists of Color in two nights of celebration and representation of solo performance art. Performances will be on Thursday June 24 and Friday June 25 at 9:00pm ET live on Zoom. This production was curated by Four Walls Theater’s Artistic Director Gina Marie Dropp and returning Guest Artist, Pravin Wilkins. Sound design and composition outside of artist’s original material will be provided my M. Florian Staab. 

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Tedeschi Trucks Band Announces 10th Anniversary Residency at The Beacon Theatre

(NEW YORK, NY) -- Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment) has announced that Tedeschi Trucks Band will return home to the Beacon Theatre where they will perform for the 10th year. The Beacon Theatre dates will be the band’s first performances featuring the full, reunited 12-piece band since February 2020. The 2021 shows will take place on September 30, October 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9 and are part of their multi-year, dual city residency that also includes The Chicago Theatre – one of MSG Entertainment’s most unique bookings to date. Tickets for all seven shows are on sale now.

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Ferocious Designs Releases Debut Single

Ferocious Designs, the music project of central New Jersey-based songwriter Brian Kelley, has released “Lay It on the Line” from the upcoming debut EP, A Matter of Time, to coincide with Bandcamp’s Juneteenth fundraising event. The track is available for download at ferociousdesigns.bandcamp.com. 

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24th Annual Long Island International Film Expo To Take Place August 10-15

(BELLMORE, NY) -- The Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) screens almost 125 feature-length films in many different genres each year. Sponsored by the Long Island Film-TV Foundation (LIFTF), the County of Nassau, the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency and Gold Coast Studios, this year the 24th Annual installment will be held from August 10th - August 15th 2021 at the historic Bellmore Movies (222 Pettit Ave) in Bellmore, NY. In addition to the in-theater experience, this year many of LIIFE’s films will also be shown virtually, and will feature films from around the globe.

Director Kevin Cahoon On "It's Only A Play" at George Street Playhouse

“There’s no people like show people,” according to the Irving Berlin lyric, and that notion is at the heart of the final production in the George Street Playhouse pandemic season—Terrence McNally’s “It’s Only a Play.”

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2021 New Jersey International Film Festival Winners Announced!

The 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival Competition has just concluded! We had a very good festival this year despite it being done virtually again. I want to thank the thousands of people who attended. We couldn't do what we do without such tremendous support! 

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2021 New Jersey International Film Festival Video Q+A with Full Circle Director Anne Via McCollough!

Here is the 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival Video Q+A with Full Circle Director Anne Via McCollough, Festival Jurors Caroline Mabrey and Katie Scrivani and Festival Director Al Nigrin.

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The Process of Recovering will close the New Jersey International Film Festival Competition on Sunday, June 13th 

“Your mind works differently than someone who hasn’t had that experience,” states Marcia Wickham, the main subject of The Process of Recovering.  The film, which will screen at the New Jersey International Film Festival on June 13th, explores the complicated effects of sexual trauma, specifically through the lens of Marcia’s abuse and recovery.  TW: sexual abuse, incest, suicide

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2021 New Jersey International Film Festival Interviews with Paradise Director Immanuel Esser

Paradise plays Video on Demand on Saturday, June 12 as part of the 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival. Here is my textual interview with Paradise Director Immanuel Esser.

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Jumping Across the Chasm -- Perkins Center for the Arts

An arts center – especially one with two locations – has a lot of moving parts. Perkins Center for the Arts is a perfect example. Just follow the link to the website, and the home page banner will provide a glimpse of what the art center offers. Education. Events. Exhibitions. Folklife Center. And those are just the bullet points.

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2021 New Jersey International Film Festival Q+A with S T O P Director Marieli Froehlich

Here is the 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival Video Q+A with S T O P Director Marieli Froehlich and Festival Director Al Nigrin.

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Makin Waves with the dt’s: Indie Pop Addiction

The dt’s are the new name of the duo featuring for Vaughns guitarist Dave Cacciatore and bassist Tom Losito. They are premiering their debut single, “You with Me,” in Makin Waves at New Jersey Stage.

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Amphibians plays at the 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival on Friday, June 11!

“Black is the prerequisite of white. Woman: precondition of man.” The production quality of Amphibians, combined with its strong performances and its absurd dialogue and setting, makes it a striking experimental short that visually and intellectually tantalizes its viewers. This film and its subsequent exploration of race and gender will be available to stream anywhere in the world through the 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival on Friday, June 11, along with four other experimental short selections.

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Supermalo plays at the 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival on June 12th

“El Supermalo is The Super Bad One -- an individual who is hidden within society sending out a message.” says Cuban street artist Fabian Hernandez. He is featured in Supermalo, a film by Matthew Seger, which will be shown at the 2021 New Jersey International Film Festival on Saturday, June 12.

Radio Jersey Shows For Week Ending 06-19-21

Here are the radio programs aired by Radio Jersey and Beyond the Palace this week. Radio Jersey shows air Monday through Friday from 6:00pm to 8:00pm on ThePenguinRocks.com and Beyond the Palace airs throughout the week. Both shows are hosted by Lee Mrowicki and are also available on demand.

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Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...6/17/21

Alan Hewitt, and his band mates which comprise One Nation have extensive resumes; very extensive resumes. The Moody Blues, Pat Benatar, Motley Crue, Britney Spears, NSYNC, Martina McBride and John Lodge are only a handful from the list of artists this group of musicians have performed with or supported. 

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Radio Jersey Shows For Week Ending 06-12-21

Here are the radio programs aired by Radio Jersey and Beyond the Palace this week. Radio Jersey shows air Monday through Friday from 6:00pm to 8:00pm on ThePenguinRocks.com and Beyond the Palace airs throughout the week. Both shows are hosted by Lee Mrowicki and are also available on demand.

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Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...6/10/21

Greg Kihn, Sammy Hagar, Ambrosia, GTR with Steve Howe are just a few of the world renowned musicians and bands that multi-instrumentalist Robert Berry has worked with both on stage and off but perhaps it is his association with the great Carl Palmer and the late Keith Emerson in the band "3" that has been one of his greatest accomplishments and with the release of "Third Impression" things have come full circle.

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Radio Jersey Shows For Week Ending 06-05-21

Here are the radio programs aired by Radio Jersey and Beyond the Palace this week. Radio Jersey shows air Monday through Friday from 6:00pm to 8:00pm on ThePenguinRocks.com and Beyond the Palace airs throughout the week. Both shows are hosted by Lee Mrowicki and are also available on demand.

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Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...6/3/21

"A big thing for me with this album on top of putting out number two and the special guests who are on it; it is actually going to be on vinyl. I kid you not, I wrote out my bucket list and having my original music on vinyl is on there. So, soon I'll get to check that off and that's very, very big; I'm very excited about it," stated Johnathan Pushkar as he gets set to release his second album on June 4; an album which features special guests, a new single and one that has him positively over the moon with enthusiasm. 

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Radio Jersey Shows For Week Ending 05-29-21

Here are the radio programs aired by Radio Jersey and Beyond the Palace this week. Radio Jersey shows air Monday through Friday from 6:00pm to 8:00pm on ThePenguinRocks.com and Beyond the Palace airs throughout the week. Both shows are hosted by Lee Mrowicki and are also available on demand.

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Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...5/27/21

There are various schools of thought when releasing a record, one could be every couple of years, another immediately on the heels of the previous but rarely does a band wait nearly three decades to release a follow up; especially after a successful debut album. 

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Radio Jersey Shows For Week Ending 05-22-21

Here are the radio programs aired by Radio Jersey and Beyond the Palace this week. Radio Jersey shows air Monday through Friday from 6:00pm to 8:00pm on ThePenguinRocks.com and Beyond the Palace airs throughout the week. Both shows are hosted by Lee Mrowicki and are also available on demand.

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Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...5/20/21

"For me it's where I started; I started in the blues-rock world and that's kind of where I am," says blues rocker Dustin Douglas as he discussed his band The Electric Gentlemen, their new record, video and more.