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2017 NJ Stage Award Winners!
originally published: 11/22/2017
The NJ Stage Awards were create to promote places to experience the arts throughout the state. Initial voting takes place October 1-14 when the public gets the chance to vote on the full list of nominees. From there we tally the votes and create 10 finalists per category, based on a mix of the public vote and NJ Stage staff picks. The public then votes on the finalists for the final 2 weeks of October. Here are the 2017 winners: Best Town For An Arts Night Out
GOLD Morristown
SILVER Asbury Park
BRONZE Princeton
Best Place For Live Comedy
GOLD Mayo Performing Arts Center
SILVER Stress Factory Comedy Club
BRONZE Catch A Rising Star
Best Place To View Art
GOLD The Art School at Old Church
SILVER Grounds For Sculpture
BRONZE Montclair Art Museum
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Best Place To See Live Dance Performances
GOLD Jersey Tap Fest
SILVER Mayo Performing Arts Center
BRONZE The Princeton Festival
Best Film Festival
GOLD Monmouth Film Festival
SILVER Rahway International Film Festival
BRONZE Teaneck International Film Festival
THEATRE
Best Place To See A World / NJ Premiere
GOLD Crossroads Theatre
SILVER Paper Mill Playhouse
BRONZE (tie) George Street Playhouse / McCarter Theatre
Best Place To See A Touring Production
GOLD State Theatre
SILVER Mayo Performing Arts Center
BRONZE Count Basie Theatre
Best Place To See Non-Equity Theatre
GOLD The Player’s Guild of Leonia
SILVER Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center
BRONZE Chester Theatre Group
Best Place To See Children’s Theatre
GOLD The Growing Stage
SILVER State Theatre
BRONZE Hoboken Children’s Theatre
MUSIC
Best Place To See A National Act
GOLD Mayo Performing Arts Center
SILVER PNC Bank Arts Center
BRONZE Scottish Rite Auditorium
Best Place To See Emerging Artists
GOLD The Stone Pony
SILVER Maxwell’s Tavern
BRONZE Crossroads
Best Coffeehouse or Non-Traditional Venue:
GOLD D’s Soul Full Cafe
SILVER Outpost In The Burbs
BRONZE Old Franklin Schoolhouse
Best Place For Classical Music
GOLD NJPAC
SILVER Mayo Performing Arts Center
BRONZE Princeton Festival
Best Annual Festival
GOLD Elephant Talk Indie Music Festival
SILVER Hoboken Arts and Music Festival
BRONZE Groove In The Grove "The beauty of these awards is that they are simply based on getting the word out via social media, email lists, or phone calls," explained Gary Wien, publisher of New Jersey Stage. "Even the smallest organization can win. So set your calendar for September and make sure your organization is on our radar and be sure to get out the vote in October!" Thank you to everyone who voted. Please check out these winners and explore new places to experience art in the Garden State. The winners for 2016 and 2015 are online at New Jersey Stage's website.
Jim Amon Wildlife Photo Exhibit to Open Jan 5th at the East Amwell Museum
(RINGOES, NJ) -- The East Amwell Historical Society and the Sourland Conservancy will present An Exhibition of Photographs of Plants and Animals Native to the Sourlands by Jim Amon at the East Amwell Museum in Ringoes. The opening reception will be held on January 11th at 7:00pm. Admission to the East Amwell Museum and exhibit will be free and open to the public on weekends from 1:00pm - 4:00pm. The exhibit will be on display from January 5 through February 15, 2019.
Herb & Milly Iris Gallery Hosts "The Price Of Sugar" by Jenny Flexner Reinhardt
(SOUTH ORANGE, NJ) -- The Herb & Milly Iris Gallery at the South Orange Performing Arts Center hosts a new exhibition by Jenny Flexner Reinhardt December 10, 2018-February 22, 2019. In The Price of Sugar, Reinhardt has woven the theme of the bright and seductive appeal of sugar and confectionary, along with its dark side; the addiction, the excess and the disease. Sugar is both sweet and dangerous.
Newark's Gladys Barker Grauer To Receive 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award From The Women's Caucus For Art
(NEW YORK, NY) -- Gladys Barker Grauer, a pillar of the Newark, New Jersey, arts community, will be one of four recipients of a 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award from The Women’s Caucus for Art (WCA) during an awards celebration on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT). Fellow recipients include Olga de Amaral, Mary Beth Edelson, and Mira Schor. The recipients for the 2019 President's Art & Activism Award are L.J. Roberts and Aruna D'Souza.
Studio Montclair Presents "Art-To-Go," a Holiday Sale and Exhibit
(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Studio Montclair (SMI) is holding a Holiday Sale and Exhibit from November 27 through December 21 at the Studio Montclair Gallery, 127 Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair, NJ. An opening reception with light refreshments and artists’ demonstrations will be held on Saturday, December 1st from noon to 4:00pm.
D&R Greenway Land Trust Presents The Juried Exhibition "Lovely as a Tree"
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- D&R Greenway Land Trust’s juried exhibition, Lovely as a Tree, includes the work of more than 80 artists responding to the words of poet Joyce Kilmer: “I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree.” The artwork is on view November 19, 2018 through January 25, 2019 at D&R Greenway’s Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Place, Princeton.
Peter Max Remembers Frank Sinatra
(HOBOKEN, NJ) -- As fans of Frank Sinatra across the world remember the legendary entertainer on what would have been his 103th birthday (December 12th), pop artist Peter Max provides a series of portraits of 'Ol' Blue Eyes' at different points throughout his career. Max, with a 5 decades-long career of his own, created these signature, vibrantly colored portraits, working with the Sinatra family to celebrate the Sinatra Centennial in 2015. They remain a fan favorite at gallery shows across the country.
Jerry Gant 1961-2018
Jerry,
There is no bio that will seem complete for you. Where would it be listed, amongst your numerous and diverse accomplishments, that you talked to people, always seemed to find time for the younger artists, to talk to them and look at their sketchbooks? Your use of language as a material, testing limits, associations, and possibilities.
PODCAST: An Artist Asks "The 20 Most Important Scientific Questions Of The 21st Century"
In this podcast, we speak with them about art, activism and how women invented Postmodernism. “The 20 Most Important Scientific Questions of the 21st Century” runs through December 14th at Douglass Library.
Artist Mel Leipzig At 83
We recently met up with artist Mel Leipzig at Artworks in Trenton. He was there to do what he does every day – create big paintings of people he likes. While the Artworks staff went about their business getting the space ready for this year’s Art All Day event, happening this Saturday, Mel pulled a few of them aside to capture them in their natural habitat in acrylic.
Heather Ujiie Explores "Terra Incognita" At Rowan University Art Gallery
“My life’s mission is to challenge myself to go to new places,” said Heather Ujiie, a Bucks County, PA, multimedia artist whose latest work, “Terra Incognita,” is on display at the Rowan University Art Gallery now through November 17, 2018.
Event calendar
Saturday, Dec 15, 2018
MUSIC
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JOHNNY O @ Lobby Bar at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City, Atlantic City - 10:00pm |
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WEIRD SCIENCE @ Hard Rock Cafe at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City, Atlantic City - 10:00pm |
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Holiday POPS! @ Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, Princeton - 3:00pm and 6:00pm
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THEATRE
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Elf, The Musical @ Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven - 2:00pm and 7:00pm
and 7:30pm
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Peter Pan @ Axelrod Performing Arts Center, Deal Park - 7:30pm |
COMEDY
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Louie Anderson @ Mainstage @ Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC), Rahway - 8:00pm |
DANCE
FILM
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