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music
Levoy Theatre presents The Artimus Pyle Band – Honoring Ronnie Van Zant's Lynyrd Skynyrd 
(MILLVILLE, NJ) -- The Levoy Theatre presents The Artimus Pyle Band on Friday, August 22, 2025 at 8:00pm. The band features Artimus Pyle, the last surviving member and drummer of the classic Lynyrd Skynyrd lineup & 2006 Rock & Roll HOF inductee with Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Dana Why releases "The Cracked Hand" 
Dana Why is the musical alias of Dana Yurcisin, NJ-born and bred singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. A maximalist at heart, his productions are brimming with experimentation that span genres while retaining the strong melodic foundations of pop.
film
Fall 2025 New Jersey Film Festival to Take Place September 5th through October 10th 
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The 44th Bi-Annual New Jersey Film Festival take place between September 5 - October 10, 2025. The Festival will continue to be a hybrid with films available online as well as doing select in-person screenings at Rutgers University. Twenty films will have their New Jersey or Area Premiere (Middlesex County) during the festival. In addition to the screenings, the festival will also be offering three filmmaking workshops and continues its run of audio-visual concerts with a performance by Cold Weather Company.
New Release Review - "Hot Milk" 
Following Justin Anderson's Swimming Home, Rebecca Lenkiewicz's Hot Milk is the second adaptation of a Deborah Levy novel to arrive in 2025. Both movies share a Mediterranean setting, and both feature uptight English-speakers being seduced by an enigmatic and bohemian European woman. They're both frustratingly obtuse. Neither film really nails down what it wants to say, but Hot Milk is the more engaging of the two, thanks largely to an attention-grabbing performance from Fiona Shaw.
art
West Windsor Arts to Honor Artist Priscilla Snow Algava's Legacy with New Exhibition and Healing Workshops 
(PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ) -- West Windsor Arts will host a very special art exhibition this summer celebrating the life and legacy of late Princeton artist Priscilla Snow Algava. The show, "See Beauty Everywhere: Art by Priscilla Snow Algava," will be on view at West Windsor Arts from July 15 through August 8, 2025, and will benefit the scholarship fund established in her name.
The Art House Gallery presents "Art Outside of Architecture" - a group exhibition featuring the Architects that designed The Hendrix 
(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Art House Productions presents "Art Outside of Architecture," a group exhibition showcasing the work of the architects that designed The Hendrix building where Art House Productions resides. The exhibition will be on display at the Art House Gallery from July 5-27, 2025 and features twelve architects stepping out of the structural realm and into a world of personal expression in this dynamic group exhibition.
community
Celebrate Independence Day with a Bang at the Dey Mansion's July 4th Picnic 
(WAYNE, NJ) -- Passaic County invites residents and visitors to spend Independence Day in classic American style at the Dey Mansion Washington's Headquarters' July 4th Picnic, a family-friendly celebration set on the grounds of one of New Jersey's Revolutionary War landmarks.
Carteret's Civic Center Park Hosts New Jersey's Most Popular Latin Fest on July 26th 
(CARTERET, NJ) -- New Jersey's most popular Latin Fest will return on Saturday, July 26, 2025 to Carteret, but this year in a new location: the Borough's accessible Civic Center Park and Sports Complex at 272 Pershing Ave. The venue change is due to ongoing construction improvements to Waterfront Park, the home of Latin Fest since 2018.
UCPAC Offers Christmas in July Deal on Holiday Show Tickets 
(RAHWAY, NJ) -- Some people pine for beach days all winter long, but for those who like the cold, our recent heatwave means the weather outside is frightful. No matter which season you prefer, local nonprofit Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) is offering something delightful: 20% off tickets to their upcoming holiday shows during "Christmas in July," a limited-time promotion running from July 1-31, 2025 to make attending holiday entertainment events more affordable for families.
kids
WQXR, NJPAC, and the New Jersey Symphony present Classical Kids Fair at NJPAC 
(NEWARK, NJ) -- On Sunday, July 13, 2025, New York's classical music station WQXR (105.9 FM and wqxr.org) brings its beloved Classical Kids Fair to New Jersey for the first time, in partnership with NJPAC and the New Jersey Symphony. The fair will occur at Chambers Plaza at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) from 12:00pm-3:00pm.
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EVENT PREVIEWS
NJPAC hosts An Evening With Conan O'Brien And Stephen Colbert to benefit Montclair Film
December 7, 2025
Community Chorale Brings Together Kean Students, Alumni and Local Residents
December 7, 2025
UCPAC presents Cherish the Ladies Celtic Christmas Concert on December 7th
December 7, 2025
The Future of Jazz Orchestra presents Home for the Holidays at Bell Theater
December 7, 2025
Guitarists Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo Bring Their 'Joyful Jamming' to Madison
December 7, 2025
Gregory Burrus Productions Presents Singer, Actress and Broadway Personality Tina Fabrique at Mt Zion AME Church Blues and Blessings
December 7, 2025
American Theater Group and UCPAC's Play Reading Series present "The Unwitting Magician"
December 8, 2025
Monmouth University's Center for the Arts presents Exhibition on Screen - Rembrandt
December 8, 2025
Gerald Charles Dickens to Perform his One-Man "A Christmas Carol" to Benefit Allaire Village
December 9, 2025
State Theatre presents Engelbert Humperdinck - "A Winter World of Love"
December 9, 2025
