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theatre
PHOTOS from "Drop Dead!" at WHATCo (WEST HUDSON, NJ) -- The West Hudson Arts & Theater Company (WHATCo) is celebrating their Main Stage 2023 season with the debut of the comedy farse Drop Dead! by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore, and with a much-anticipated move to a new performance space in Harrison, NJ. Productions of this potboiler murder mystery continue Friday and Saturday, March 3rd and 4th at 7:00pm. Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.
State Theatre New Jersey Presents "R.E.S.P.E.C.T." (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The fully renovated State Theatre New Jersey presents R.E.S.P.E.C.T., an electrifying tribute celebrating the legendary Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin on Saturday, March 11 at 8:00pm and Sunday, March 12 at 2:00pm. Tickets range from $40-$98.
Axelrod Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Tony Award-winning Musical "Raisin" What happens to a dream deferred?
music
A Special Presentation on 'Women in Jazz' by Historian Chuck Granata and Filmmaker Jim Burns (MADISON, NJ) -- Author, producer and music historian Charles L. (Chuck) Granata will present a 90-minute program focusing on the importance of Women in Jazz at the New Jersey Jazz Society's Jersey Jazz LIVE! program on March 5th. The event takes place at the Madison Community Arts Center.
Sourland Mountain Festival Returns in July (RINGOES, NJ) – -Mark your calendars now, because on Saturday, July 15th, from 3:00pm – 8:30pm, the Sourland Conservancy will be hosting its 18th Annual Sourland Mountain Festival! The Sourland Mountain Festival will again be presented by Unionville Vineyards, with a VIP Experience provided by The Ryland Inn and will feature live music, local food, craft beer, wine and spirits, mountain history, and family activities. Proceeds will benefit the Sourland Conservancy, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the history and ecology of the Sourland Mountain region of Central New Jersey.
Princeton University’s Richardson Chamber Players Spotlight Female Composers Barbara Rearick could picture it: female student vocalists from the Princeton University Glee Club invoking the spirit of women's suffrage, saturating Richardson Auditorium with the rousing lyrics to Dame Ethel Smyth's 1911 anthem, "The March of the Women":
25 Years of The Wag: Brian Ostering Talks History, Special Night, and New Album The Wag will celebrate the band's 25th Anniversary and the release of their new album, Blue Bottles and Copper Coins, at The Strand Theater in Lakewood on Saturday, March 25, 2023. Based in Monmouth County, the band includes Brian Ostering and his wife Alicia Van Sant, Don Lee, and Joshua Van Ness. All four take turns as lead vocalist through catchy original songs and create an tremendously fun atmosphere on stage. They perform everywhere from coffeehouses and libraries to clubs and concert halls and have played shows in England, Canada, Japan, and the West Coast. Not many bands ever last a decade much less twenty-five, so we reached out to Brian to learn the complete story of the band and talk about the new album and special night.
Wharton Arts Awards Two Local Teens with Accolades (BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ) -- On February 24, Wharton Arts announced that two local teens have received awards from the Garden State’s leading performing arts education organization. Aadhitya Raam Ashok of Edison is the winner of the inaugural Wharton Arts Annual Choral Composition Competition and Nina Park of Basking Ridge is the winner of the 2023 New Jersey Youth Symphony Concerto Competition.
Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Your Story" by Tide Bends Tide Bends’ latest single, “Your Story,” is the Makin Waves Song of the Week.
comedy
Zlock PAC presents comedian Tom Cotter (NEWTOWN, PA) -- The ZLOCK Performing Arts Center (Zlock PAC) welcomes comedian Tom Cotter for a one-night-only of straight, 90-minute uproarious comedy on Friday, March 10, 2023. Cotter, who has taken the comedy scene by storm since finishing as a runner-up on “America’s Got Talent,” became a breakout star instantly.
art
Leroy Johnson Felt Called to Make Art Gazing out the window on NJTransit south to Trenton, and then on Amtrak further south to Philadelphia and Baltimore, one sees brick row houses, sometimes crumbling, sometimes boarded up, covered with words that express desolation. There are solitary figures here and there, or perhaps a face looking out from a window. Better times might have been in the past, for these places.
March Art Exhibit at Ocean County Library Barnegat Branch Dedicated to Wounded Military Veterans (BARNEGAT, NJ) -- New Jersey artist Monroe Mullin declares his affinity for veterans wounded while serving their country in "FREEDOM" (Expressions of Color), his exhibit that remains on display throughout the month of March at the Ocean County Library Barnegat Branch.
poetry
Poetry of Crisis and Community Benefit to Take Place in Jersey City (JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Jersey City's Office of Cultural Affairs and Poet Laureate of Jersey City, Ann E. Wallace present Poetry of Crisis and Community on March 2, 2023 at 7:00pm at Froth on Franklin in Jersey City Heights. A Women’s History Month Poetry Reading featuring Jersey City Poet Laureate, Ann Wallace, Theta Pavis, Madhuri Pavamani, and Crystal Letters. This benefit event is part of National Women’s History Month. The admission of $10 will benefit the Earthquake Relief Efforts in Turkey and Syria by Doctors Without Borders.
community
Northern New Jersey Community Foundation Names Leonardo Vazquez Executive Director (HACKENSACK, NJ) -- The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation's board of trustees (NNJCF) announced the appointment of Leonardo Vazquez, AICP/PP as the organization's Executive Director. Vazquez comes to NNJCF with more than 30 years of experience working as an urban planner, community economic development professional, creative placemaker, educator, journalist, and author.
books
The Atlantic Highlands Arts Council presents Write Away! (ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ) -- The Atlantic Highlands Arts Council presents Write Away! - a light-hearted approach to what some consider a serious endeavor: putting the written word on paper (or computer). This is a course with four sessions that run on Tuesdays at 11:00am from March 7 to March 28, 2023. The course is taught by Mary Blehl Walsh, a published writer.
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Gerald Charles Dickens to Perform his One-Man "A Christmas Carol" to Benefit Allaire Village
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State Theatre presents Engelbert Humperdinck - "A Winter World of Love"
December 9, 2025
Trevor Noah and Kristin Lemkau to be Honored at "Comic Relief Live" Benefit
December 10, 2025
Drop In For An Improv Jam at Vivid Stage on December 10th
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The Barrymore Film Center presents National Theatre Live's presentation of "Fleabag"
December 10, 2025
State Theatre New Jersey presents Kenny G - The Miracles Holiday and Hits Tour 2025
December 11, 2025
Outpost in the Burbs presents The Milk Carton Kids Holiday Tour 2025 with Opener Humbird
December 12, 2025
Irish Trio Socks in the Frying Pan Plays Holiday Concert at Roy’s Hall on December 12
December 12, 2025
Wharton Performing Arts School presents Holiday Cabaret Benefit on December 12th
December 12, 2025
The Princeton Folk Music Society presents Michael Gabriele and Spook Handy on December 12th
December 12, 2025
