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New Jersey International Film Festival to Take Place May 30th through June 8th. (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center, in association with the Rutgers University Program in Cinema Studies, is proud to present the 2025 New Jersey International Film Festival which marks its 30th Anniversary. The NJIFF competition will be taking place on the Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between May 30 - June 8, 2025 and will be a hybrid one as they will be presenting it online as well as doing in-person screenings at Rutgers University.
Tuesday, June 3 - American Theater Group and UCPAC's Play Reading Series presents "The Willows" by Sharyn Rothstein. (RAHWAY, NJ) -- American Theater Group (ATG) in partnership with the Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC), will present the premiere reading of Sharyn Rothstein's new play The Willows as part of its free Play Reading Series on Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at Hamilton Stage in Rahway. The reading will be directed by Chris O'Connor and begins at 7:00pm.
Wednesday, June 4 - Jersey Arts Podcast: John Gorka Visits the Lizzie Rose Music Room. Rolling Stone has called him "the leading singer-songwriter of the New Folk Movement." New Jersey's own John Gorka is a world-renowned singer-songwriter who is most comfortable with a guitar in hand.
Thursday, June 5 - McCarter Theatre Center presents Stella Cole. (PRINCETON, NJ) -- McCarter Theatre Center presents Stella Cole in the Berlind Theatre on Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 7:30pm. To watch Stella Cole perform is to be transported in time. With irresistible charm and a love for the Great American Songbook, she introduces audiences to the timeless magic of jazz.
Thursday, June 5 - Grunin Center hosts A Conversation with Tiki Barber. (TOMS RIVER,NJ) -- The Ocean County College Foundation will host a conversation with former NFL football player and national media personality Tiki Barber on the main campus of Ocean County College on Thursday, June 5, 2025. The event is the latest installment in the Foundation’s popular Blauvelt Speaker Series.
Thursday, June 5 - Comedian Judy Gold Comes Home to New Jersey for Bell Theater Show. (HOLMDEL, NJ) -- Two-time Emmy Award winner Judy Gold, a veteran of stand-up comedy known for her edgy wit and sharp timing, will bring that and much more to Bell Theater at Bell Works in Holmdel, NJ on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Showtime is 7:30pm.
Thursday, June 5 - Beautiful and sensitive documentary Child No. 182 screens at the 2025 New Jersey International Film Festival on June 5. In her intro for the New Jersey International Film Festival, director and scriptwriter Camilla Roos describes her new documentary Child No. 182, Barn nr 182 in Finnish and confirms that it is based on her own childhood. Child No. 182 follows Roos from her birth to her 8th year of life, as she was circulated through the foster and orphanage system in the 60s and 70s of Finland. The task of visualizing this past personal experience, and its wider implications for child protection, centers in archival print, photography & footage, and 8mm film shot by Roos’ team. The archival material includes municipal documents, letters and reports from social workers, as well as photos of Roos and guardians.
Friday, June 6 - 2025 New Jersey International Film Festival Animation Panel. Here is the 2025 New Jersey International Film Festival Animation Film Panel featuring filmmakers Elizabeth Schneider, Michael Covello, Maureen Zent and Nick Zweig as well as NJIFF Assistant Director Morgan Kalmbach, and NJIFF Director Al Nigrin. Their films will be screening on Friday, June 6, 2025 – Online for 24 Hours and In-Person at 7PM as part of the NJIFF Shorts Program.
Friday, June 6 - Vivid Stage's The Flip Side presents Improv at Madison Community Arts Center on June 6. (MADISON, NJ) -- Vivid Stage is celebrating its 30th Anniversary season, marking decades of bringing contemporary theatre to audiences in the state of New Jersey. This season, the company is presenting thirty performances of different kinds, in locations all over the region. The next of these performances will be The Flip Side, the house improv team of Vivid Stage, which will perform at the Madison Community Arts Center on Friday, June 6, 2025 at 8:00pm.
Friday, June 6 - Bassist Marcus Miller at Carteret PAC: A Mix of 'New Stuff' and 'Stuff I've Written Over the Years'. Jay Sweet talks with bassist Marcus Miller who will perform at Carteret Performing Arts Center on Friday, June 6, 2025.
Friday, June 6 - UCPAC presents Joan Osborne - DYLANOLOGY LIVE on Friday. (RAHWAY, NJ) -- On Friday, June 6, 2025, the Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) presents Joan Osborne – DYLANOLOGY LIVE with special guests Anders Osborne, Gail Ann Dorsey, and Cindy Cashdollar with Will Bryant and Lee Falco. Showtime is 8:00pm.
Saturday, June 7 - McCarter Theatre presents GRAMMY winner Dianne Reeves with Romero Lubambo. (PRINCETON, NJ) -- McCarter Theatre presents Five-time GRAMMY winner Dianne Reeves with Romero Lubambo on Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 7:30pm. Reeves is the preeminent jazz vocalist of our time. Renowned for her virtuosity, improvisational brilliance, and seamless fusion of jazz and R&B, she made history as the first artist to win the GRAMMY for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for three consecutive recordings.
Saturday, June 7 - State Theatre New Jersey 2025 Benefit Gala to Feature Performance by Tony(R) Award-winner Kelli O'Hara and Honor Arts Advocates John and Jeanne Fitzgerald. (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey welcomes patrons for A Night in Lights Annual Benefit Gala on Saturday, June 7, 2025. Proceeds from STNJ's Annual Benefit Gala directly support its mission to provide transformative arts education programs, affordable ticketing initiatives, and community outreach efforts that bring the joy of live entertainment to everyone, regardless of their circumstances.
Saturday, June 7 - Algonquin Arts Theatre's Annual Bash Brings Natural Wonder: The Ultimate Stevie Wonder Experience to the Stage on June 7th. (MANASQUAN, NJ) –- Algonquin Arts Theatre invites the community to its biggest fundraising celebration of the year—Algonquin's Motown Magic Bash—on Saturday, June 7, 2025, featuring two electrifying performances of Natural Wonder: The Ultimate Stevie Wonder Experience.
Saturday, June 7 - WBGO's All That Jazz concert series presents Jeff Lorber and Alexander Zonjic. (RAHWAY, NJ) -- WBGO presents the All That Jazz concert series, a unique series showcasing some of the genre's most talented and respected performers at Hamilton Stage in Rahway. On Saturday, June 7, 2025, the series features Grammy Winner Jeff Lorber supported by 15-time Detroit Music Award winner Alexander Zonjic. This series is a partnership between UCPAC and Smooth Jazz NJ. Performances take place at 5:00pm and 8:00pm.
Saturday, June 7 - Authentically beautiful feature Supporting Actresses screens at the 2025 New Jersey International Film Festival on June 7!. Supporting Actresses (Secundarias) is bound to be a favorite in the 2025 New Jersey International Film Festival. Everything in this beautifully executed film directed by Arturo Dueñas, is centered around a play (Cartas al Emperador, “Letters to the Emperor”) and its ensemble’s representation of it. The film title references the marginality of our main characters who are secondary actresses inside the play. The production of Cartas al Emperador positions each woman in support of the king’s story as the tangential, dramatic or comedic foil to the straight-man; all of them merely women who marked his life by visiting on his deathbed.
Thursday, June 5 - Crossroads presents Winona Fighter. (GARWOOD, NJ) -- Rising punk act Winona Fighter will perform at Crossroads on Thursday, June 5, 2025. The band is touring in support of their debut full-length album, My Apologies to the Chef, out now via Rise Records. Showtime is 8:00pm.
Thursday, June 5 - Broadway Theatre of Pitman presents Iconic Women of Music featuring Rae Radick. (PITMAN, NJ) -- Iconic Women of Music featuring Rae Radick comes to the Broadway Theatre of Pitman on Thursday, June 5, 2025. This high-energy tribute show features timeless hits from icons like Dolly Parton, Cher, Stevie Nicks, Tina Turner, Shania Twain, Janis Joplin, and more! Showtime is 7:00pm.
Friday, June 6 - The Newton Theatre presents Journeyman - A Tribute to Eric Clapton. (NEWTON, NJ) -- Journeyman - A Tribute to Eric Clapton comes to The Newton Theatre on Friday, June 6, 2025 at 8:00pm. Fronted by Shaun Hague , Journeyman has become the #1 tribute to Clapton in a very short amount of time.
Friday, June 6 - Freedom Mortgage Pavilion to host the 92.5 XTU Anniversary show headlined by Luke Bryan. (CAMDEN, NJ) -- Freedom Mortgage Pavilion will host the 92.5 XTU Anniversary show headlined by Luke Bryan on Friday, June 6, 2025 at 7:00pm. The lineup includes George Birge, Ashland Craft, Adrien Nunez, and DJ Rock.
Friday, June 6 - 2025 Princeton Festival's Opening Weekend - ICONS: The Voices That Changed Music, Renée Fleming, and Melissa Errico. (PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is set to launch its 2025 Princeton Festival with performances spotlighting beloved superstars of popular music, opera, and Broadway. New Jersey's premier performing arts festival, the Princeton Festival opens Friday, June 6 with ICONS: The Voices that Changed Music followed by Renée Fleming with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, June 7, and Sondheim in the City with Melissa Errico on Sunday, June 8. All three performances take place in the grand performance pavilion on the grounds of Morven Museum & Garden.
Friday, June 6 - Steampunk Alchemy Fest Returns to Morris County in June. (BUDD LAKE, NJ) -- Steampunk Alchemy Fest returns June 6-8, 2025 to Budd Lake for its fourth year of celebrating the creativity and innovation of steampunk culture. Steampunk Alchemy Fest, which will be held on the spacious outdoor grounds of Vasa Park (1 Vasa Drive), combines the steam-powered Victorian Era energy of the classic science fiction genre with unique activities and entertainment.
Friday, June 6 - South Jersey Jazz Society presents Arturo O'Farrill & His 17 Piece Latin Jazz Orchestra. (SOMERS POINT, NJ) -- The South Jersey Jazz Society in cooperation with Ocean First Bank is proud to present Arturo O'Farrill 17 piece Latin Jazz Orchestra on Friday, June 6, 2025 on the William Morrow Beach (New Jersey and Bay Ave.), in Somers Point. This event runs from 7:00pm to 9:00pm and is part three of the South Jersey Jazz Society Spring Jazz Series.
Saturday, June 7 - Renée Fleming to Perform at 2025 Princeton Festival. (PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is pleased to announce that the world-renowned soprano Renée Fleming will perform at the 2025 Princeton Festival on Saturday, June 7 to crown the Festival's opening weekend. Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov will conduct. This year's Princeton Festival runs June 6-21, 2025, on the grounds of Morven Museum & Garden.
Saturday, June 7 - Mahwah Museum Hosts "Les Paul's 110th Birthday Celebration Tribute Concert" on June 7th. (MAHWAH, NJ) -- The Mahwah Museum hosts Les Paul's 110th Birthday Celebration Tribute Concert, on Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Ramapo College of New Jersey's H-Wing Auditorium (505 Ramapo Valley Road) in Mahwah. The event runs from 2:00pm to 5:00pm.
Saturday, June 7 - 13th Annual Rockaway Beach Irish Fest takes place on Saturday. (ROCKAWAY, NY) -- Joe Hurley's All-Star Irish Rock Review presents the 13th Annual Rockaway Beach Irish Fest on Saturday, June 7, 2025 from 3:30pm to 6:30pm. The lineup includes Rock & Roll Hall of Famers, Tony & Emmy winners, NYC luminaries and Rockaway Royalty.
Sunday, June 8 - Gospel Singer Carla Harris to Perform at NJPAC. (NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents a special Sunday afternoon with the nationally acclaimed Gospel sensation Carla Harris on Sunday, June 8, 2025 at 3:00pm. Carla will perform a selection of her favorite music genres—including jazz, country, and gospel—to benefit the YMCA of Newark & Vicinity and the Primary Care Scholars Program of Hackensack Meridian Health Medical School.
Sunday, June 8 - North Jersey Blues Society to Hold Artist Emergency Relief Fundraiser at The Stanhope House. (STANHOPE, NJ) -- The North Jersey Blues Society (NJBS) is excited to announce the Artist Emergency Relief Fundraiser. NJBS has established an Artist Emergency Relief Fund (AERF) to assist artists in need. This fund is specifically designed to support NJBS artists who find themselves in crisis situations. Currently, the fund's balance is $1,400, generated through the sale of an NJBS compilation CD. Their goal is to double this amount during a fundraiser on June 8, 2025 at The Stanhope House.
Sunday, June 8 - Danny Jonokuchi Quartet at June Jersey Jazz LIVE! Concert in Madison. (MADISON, NJ) -- When trumpeter/bandleader/vocalist Danny Jonokuchi takes the stage at the New Jersey Jazz Society's Jersey Jazz LIVE! concert on Sunday, June 8, 2025 at the Madison (NJ) Community Arts Center, he will lead his quartet in tunes he recorded on his last two albums, A Decade (Bandstand Presents: 2024) and Voices (Outside in Music: 2023). Plus, he'll add some originals.
Sunday, June 8 - Shanghai Jazz presents Sherma Andrews. (MADISON, NJ) -- On Sunday, June 8, 2025, acclaimed vocalist Sherma Andrews takes the stage at Shanghai Jazz, delivering a genre-defying performance that spans jazz, blues, gospel, pop, and R&B. Doors open at 6:00pm.
Arden Theatre Company to Close Out 2024-25 Season with "RENT". (PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- Arden Theatre Company is thrilled to close out its 2024-25 season with the electrifying Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical RENT. Following its Broadway debut in 1996, where it earned four Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score, Best Book, and Best Featured Actor in a Musical, RENT redefined musical theatre by taking audiences on an unforgettable journey of love, loss, hope, and resilience.
2025 Next Step Festival to Take Place May 27 through June 8. (NEW YORK, NY) -- The 2025 Next Step Festival launches this spring at the Gural Theater (502 W 53rd St, NYC) with a weeklong lineup of boundary-pushing performances designed to spotlight emerging artists and urgent contemporary storytelling. Produced as a collaboration, this year’s festival offers a dynamic platform for theatrical innovation, social dialogue, and unfiltered creative expression.
Surflight Theatre presents Irving Berlin's "Top Hat". (BEACH HAVEN, NJ) -- Surflight Theatre presents Irving Berlin's Top Hat from May 28 through June 15, 2025. This uplifting and entertaining romantic comedy, featuring 14 glorious songs by Irving Berlin, celebrates 1930s music and romance with elegance and panache.
Paper Mill Playhouse presents Disney's "The Little Mermaid". (MILLBURN, NJ) -- Paper Mill Playhouse presents Disney's The Little Mermaid, from May 29 through June 29, 2025. The beloved musical is the final production of Paper Mill's 2024-2025 season. With music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman & Glenn Slater, and a book by Doug Wright, The Little Mermaid is based on the Hans Christian Andersen story and the Disney film produced by Howard Ashman & John Musker and written & directed by John Musker & Ron Clements.
Gateway Playhouse presents "South Pacific". (SOMERS POINT, NJ) -- Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point opens its first musical of 2025, South Pacific, by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The show runs on weekends from May 30 to June 8, 2025.
Bristol Riverside Theatre presents "Alibi". (BRISTOL, PA) -- Audiences should prepare for a thrilling night out at Bristol Riverside Theatre with Alibi, a sharp and stylish adaptation of legendary mystery writer Agatha Christie's The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. This suspenseful and witty production runs May 29 through June 15, 2025 and promises audiences excitement and plenty of laughs as they join one of Christie's most iconic characters—Detective Hercule Poirot—on a twisty trail of secrets and murder.
The Players Guild of Leonia presents "Desperate Measures". (LEONIA, NJ) -- The Players Guild of Leonia presents the musical, Desperate Measures weekends from May 30 - June 15, 2025. Imagine Shakespeare's Measure for Measure stripped down (pun intended) to its most fun parts, staged in the old west (Arizona), and set to music. This is a fast-paced comedy that will have the audience laughing from start to finish.
Magnolia Productions presents James Cougar Canfield's "Ladies in Waiting: The Judgement of Henry VIII". (ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ) -- Magnolia Productions presents the North East United States premiere of James Cougar Canfield's Ladies in Waiting: The Judgement of Henry VIII across two weekends from May 30 - June 7, 2025. The play finds the infamous king in a strange afterlife where he is confronted by the six women he married. Truths are revealed, scores are settled, and legacies are challenged.
Magnolia Productions presents the Northeast US premiere of "Ladies in Waiting: The Judgement of Henry VIII". (ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ) -- Magnolia Productions, a Monmouth County based all-female theater company is presenting the Northeast US premiere of James Cougar Canfield's Ladies in Waiting: The Judgement of Henry VIII from May 30-June 6, 2025 at the Navesink Library.
The Lord Stirling Theater Company presents "She Stoops to Conquer". (BASKING RIDGE, NJ) -- The Lord Stirling Theater Company will perform their adaptation of Oliver Goldsmith's classic madcap comedy She Stoops to Conquer in the English Barn Theater at the Farmstead Arts Center in Basking Ridge weekends from May 30 to June 8, 2025. The play was first performed in London in 1773. Despite being over 200 years old, the commentary on social classes, tension between generations, and romance are still fresh.
Music Mountain Theatre presents the classic rock musical "Hair". (LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Music Mountain Theatre presents the American tribal love-rock musical Hair, featuring music by Galt MacDermot and book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, weekends from May 30 through June 15, 2025. The musical celebrates the Sixties counterculture in all its barefoot, bell-bottomed, and beaded glory with iconic songs like "Aquarius," "Good Morning Starshine," and "Let the Sunshine In."
Pig Iron Theatre Company presents World Premiere of "Franklin's Keys" - Sci-Fi Adventure weaving Philly history, science, discovery, and magic. (PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- The internationally acclaimed, award-winning Philadelphia- based physical theater company Pig Iron Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Franklin's Key, written by Dan Rothenberg and Robert Quillen Camp. This thrilling, magical, sci-fi theatrical adventure explores Benjamin Franklin's hidden discoveries in a parallel universe and runs from June 3-29, 2025 at Plays & Players Theatre.
Cape May Stage presents "Vanities". (CAPE MAY, NJ) -- Cape May Stage presents Vanities by Jack Heifner from June 4-29, 2025. This bittersweet comedy is an astute, snapshot-sharp chronicle of the lives of three Texas girls. The production is directed by Roy Steinberg.
Luna Stage presents a new solo adaptation of "The Ground on Which We Stand (abridged)". (WEST ORANGE, NJ) -- Luna Stage presents a new solo adaptation of The Ground on Which We Stand (abridged) from June 5-21, 2025. The play was inspired by the history and legacy of The James Howe House, the first home owned by a formerly enslaved person in Montclair. The project was conceived and is directed by Ari Laura Keith.
Luna Stage presents "The Ground On Which We Stand (Abridged)". (WEST ORANGE, NJ) -- Luna Stage is thrilled to announce The Ground On Which We Stand (Abridged) — a solo performance inspired by the history and legacy of The James Howe House written by Turron Kofi Alleyne, Jenny Lyn Bader, Sakinah Hofler, Stephen Kaplan, Kyle Mazer, Kathleen McGhee-Anderson, Diane Polledri, Martine Sainvil, TyLie Shider, Mo Schlick, Melissa Toomey, and Richard Wesley, abriged by TyLie Shider — will run June 5-22, 2025 on the MainStage.
The Ritz Theatre Company presents "Angels In America, Part 2: Perestroika". (HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- The Ritz Theatre Company presents Angels In America, Part 2: Perestroika as a Black Box Production weekends from June 6-22, 2025. The play by Tony Kushner won the 1994 Tony Award for Best Play. In the second part of Kushner's epic, the plague of AIDS worsens, relationships fall apart as new relationships form, and unexpected friendships take flight.
Philadelphia Theatre Company presents "Small Ball". (PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- Philadelphia Theatre Company closes out their season with Small Ball from June 6-29, 2025 at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre. Commissioned and co-produced by Daryl Morey, President of Basketball Operations for the Philadelphia 76ers, Small Ball is an off-beat and surreal musical about a professional basketball team, a mysterious new recruit, a tiny island nation, and the big questions that bounce between them.
Theater to Go presents "Fiddler On The Roof" at Kelsey Theatre. (WEST WINDSOR, NJ) -- A beloved musical following a family’s celebration of life and all of its challenges, "Fiddler on the Roof," comes to life on the Kelsey Theatre stage from June 6-15, 2025 on the West Windsor Campus of Mercer County Community College. Presented by Theater To Go, this internationally celebrated musical delivers a profound message of resilience, unity, and hope, making it as relevant today as when it debuted on Broadway in 1964.
Studio Players presents "The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon". (MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Studio Players presents The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon by Don Zolidis across three weekends from June 6-21, 2025. Over two hundred Fairytales in two hours... what could go wrong?
Aspire PAC presents "Alice By Heart". (MONTVILLE, NJ) -- This June, Aspire Performing Arts Company will present the musical Alice By Heart at The Barn Theatre in Montville from June 6-8, 2025. The musical, written by Spring Awakening creative team Steven Sater (book and lyrics) and Duncan Sheik (music), takes place in the rubble of the London Blitz.
Chatham Players presents "Tape" by Stephen Balber. (CHATHAM, NJ) -- Chatham Players presents Tape by Stephen Balber from June 6-8, 2025. In the play, three friends from high school meet at a motel for an overdue reunion, but the night quickly sours after one accuses another of committing a terrible crime years ago.
Two River Theater presents "The Price" by Arthur Miller. (RED BANK, NJ) -- Two River Theater has announced the cast and creative team for The Price by Arthur Miller (Death of A Salesman, The Crucible), directed by Brandon J. Dirden (August Wilson's Radio Golf, Wine in the Wilderness). This American Classic will run in the Joan and Robert Rechnitz Theater, June 7-29, 2025.
Friday, June 6 - CR-ACME-UP COMEDY fundraiser to Take Place at ACME Screening Room. (LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Get ready for a night of big laughs, bold stories, and brilliant talent at the CR-ACME-UP COMEDY fundraiser on Friday, June 6, 2025 at the ACME Screening Room. Doors open at 7:00pm featuring a meet and greet with appetizers and drinks. The show kicks off at 7:30pm and promises 90 minutes of sharp, fearless comedy that celebrates cultural diversity in all its forms.
Saturday, June 7 - Majah Hype, the Caribbean King of Comedy, to Perform at NJPAC. (NEWARK, NJ) -- Renowned as the "Caribbean King of Comedy," Majah Hype first captivated audiences with viral videos showcasing his hilarious original characters, relatable to anyone familiar with Afro-Caribbean culture. See for yourself when he performs at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 7:00pm.
Thursday, June 5 - Lighthouse International Film Festival to Screen "Americana" as Opening Night Film. (LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ) -- Lighthouse International Film Festival (LIFF) will screen Lionsgate's Americana as their opening night film on Thursday, June 5, 2025 with writer-director Tony Tost in attendance. The film stars Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser and Halsey and tells the story of a gallery of dynamic characters clashing over the possession of a rare Native American artifact set in a modern-day western. This marks the festival's 17th year running from June 4-8, 2025 on Long Beach Island.
Jason Alexander Announced as Keynote Speaker for 2025 Lighthouse International Film Festival. (LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ) -- Lighthouse International Film Festival (LIFF) announced Jason Alexander as the keynote speaker for the festival's 17th year running from June 4-8, 2025 on Long Beach Island. The festival will screen a special 25th anniversary screening of Jason Alexander's film Just Looking with a Q&A to follow on Friday, June 6th and will have an intimate conversation with the actor discussing filmmaking and his storied career on Saturday, June 7th.
Friday, June 6 - Free Outdoor Pride Movie Screening of the British Film "Layla" in Teaneck. (TEANECK, NJ) -- In celebration of Pride Month and in solidarity with the ongoing struggle for LGBTQ+ rights, The Puffin Cultural Forum and The Teaneck International Film Festival are proud to announce a free outdoor Pride month screening of the 2024 British film Layla. The movie screening will take place on Friday, June 6, 2025, starting at 9:00pm (rain date Saturday, June 7th at 9:00pm) at the Puffin Cultural Forum's outdoor movie theater in the parking lot. Seating will be provided, or patrons can bring comfortable seating of their choice.
Thursday, June 5 - NJ Assemblyman Clinton Calabrese to Receive Northern New Jersey Community Foundation's First Creative Communities Award at Inaugural 2025 Community Changemaker Night. (HACKENSACK, NJ) -- The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) announced that New Jersey Assemblyman Clinton Calabrese of Cliffside Park will receive the first Creative Communities Award at the organization's inaugural Community Changemaker Night. This special event will honor exemplary community leaders, who have made significant contributions to the betterment of life in North Jersey. The celebration takes place on Thursday, June 5, 2025 from 6:00pm to 8:30pm at a cocktail reception at Forte Ristorante, located at 160 Prospect Avenue in Hackensack.
2025 Princeton Festival to Take Place June 6-21. (PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) has announced its performance line-up for this year's Princeton Festival, New Jersey's premier performing arts festival, taking place June 6-21, 2025 on the beautiful grounds of Morven Museum & Garden. The performing arts showcase includes chart-topping hits of music icons, superstar soprano Renée Fleming, songs by Sondheim, a tumultuous opera by Giacomo Puccini, an evening of dance, music of Vivaldi and the Motor City, plus a joy-filled finale featuring the music of ABBA. A Baroque concert and violin recital take place at nearby Trinity Church.
Mercer County Announces 2025 Come Out and Play Camp Out. (HOPEWELL, NJ) -- Mercer County Executive Dan Benson invited families to spend a night in Rosedale Park at Mercer County's annual Come Out and Play Camp Out. Parents and children can look forward to an evening of stargazing, games, and roasting hot dogs and s'mores by the campfire. Weather permitting, the Camp Out is scheduled for Saturday, June 7 through the morning of Sunday, June 8, 2025.
UNCORK SUMMER to Take Place June 7-8 at Red Mill Museum Village. (CLINTON, NJ) -- Get ready to sip, savor, and celebrate as UNCORK SUMMER presented by GPS, INC. in partnership with Explore Hunterdon, makes its grand debut on June 7-8, 2025, from 12:00pm–5:00pm at the historic Red Mill Museum Village in Clinton. This exciting new festival will showcase wines from across New Jersey, delicious gourmet food trucks, artisan vendors, live music, and more—all set against one of the state’s most iconic historic landmarks.
Saturday, June 7 - Mercer County's 13th Annual Cultural Festival & Food Truck Rally to Take Place June 7th. (WEST WINDSOR, NJ) -- Mercer County's 13th Annual Cultural Festival & Food Truck Rally takes place Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Mercer County Park in West Windsor. The FREE one-day festival, features live performances of music and dance, as well as traditional art demonstrations showcasing many diverse cultures.
Wednesday, June 4 - Smithsonian Scientists to Discuss Book, Extinctopedia: Discover What We Have Lost, What Is at Risk, and How We Can Preserve the Diversity of Our Fragile Planet. (TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Join in as Smithsonian scientists highlight information found in the Smithsonian's book, Extinctopedia, during a free, virtual program on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. The event begins at 2:00pm.
The Art House Gallery presents: "Through My Eyes", a group exhibition featuring artists living with disabilities. (JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Art House Productions proudly presents "Through My Eyes," a group exhibition showcasing the work of artists living with disabilities. The exhibition will be on display at the Art House Gallery from Friday, June 6th to Sunday, June 29th, 2025.
Rowan University Art Gallery & Museum Announces NJ Arts Annual Artists. (GLASSBORO, NJ) -- Rowan University Art Gallery & Museum is excited to announce the participating artists who will be included in the 2025 New Jersey Arts Annual for Fine Art, presented in partnership with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, opening Saturday, June 7th from 4:00pm-7:00pm, and on display through August 2, 2025.
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Tuesday, June 3 @ 7:00pm - The Willows - Free Play Reading Series at Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC), 360 Hamilton Avenue, Rahway
Tuesday, June 3 @ 7:00pm - Count Basie Center Turner Academy of the Arts presents "Something Rotten!" at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Tuesday, June 3 @ 7:30pm - Tuesday Night Record Club - Cheap Trick at Budokan at Monmouth University - Bey Hall Auditorium, 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch
Wednesday, June 4 @ 6:00pm - Free Summer Event: MPAC Music Student of the Month Recital at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) - Vail Mansion, 110 South Street, Morristown
Wednesday, June 4 @ 6:30pm - Princeton Ballet School Presents Swan Lake at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theatre), 91 University Place, Princeton
Wednesday, June 4 @ 7:00pm - Count Basie Center Turner Academy of the Arts presents "Something Rotten!" at Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank
Wednesday, June 4 @ 7:30pm - John Gorka at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton
Thursday, June 5 @ 12:00am - Child No. 18, Ash Wednesday & Home For None – Online for 24 Hours! at VIRTUAL, ,
Thursday, June 5 @ 6:00pm - Tiki Barber at Grunin Center, 1 College Drive, Toms River
Thursday, June 5 @ 7:00pm - Gipsy Kings featuring Tonino Ballard at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood
Thursday, June 5 @ 7:30pm - Stella Cole at McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theatre), 91 University Place, Princeton
Thursday, June 5 @ 7:30pm - New Jersey Symphony: Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown
Thursday, June 5 @ 7:30pm - Comedy Night with Judy Gold at Bell Theater, 101 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel
Friday, June 6 @ 12:00am - The Creative Process, Toil and Spin, Monument, Becoming an Oyster, elemental. Butterfly Manoeuvers, FLOCKY, I Was There, Monument, Soft Wind Shells, Burn Ceremony at VIRTUAL, ,
Friday, June 6 @ 6:00pm - CLUB MAC Moana 2 at Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church Street, Middletown
Friday, June 6 @ 7:30pm - Biscuit Plays Buddy at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton
Friday, June 6 @ 8:00pm - Manhattan Comedy Night June at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 100 South Street, Morristown
Friday, June 6 @ 8:00pm - MJ LIVE: Michael Jackson Tribute Concert at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood
Friday, June 6 @ 8:00pm - Marcus Miller at Carteret Performing Arts Center, 46 Washington Ave, Carteret
Friday, June 6 @ 8:00pm - Joan Osborne – DYLANOLOGY LIVE at Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) - Main Stage, 1601 Irving Street, Rahway
Friday, June 6 @ 8:00pm - The Flip Side - Improv by Vivid Stage at Madison Community Center, 10 Kings Road, Madison
Saturday, June 7 @ 2:00pm - Just Off Broadway: Lights Camera Action at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood
Saturday, June 7 @ 3:00pm - Algonquin's Annual Fundraising Bash: Natural Wonder at Algonquin Arts Theatre, 60 Abe Voorhees, Manasquan
Saturday, June 7 @ 5:00pm - Supporting Actresses – Online for 24 Hours and In-Person at 5PM! at NJ Film Festival, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick
Saturday, June 7 @ 5:00pm - WBGO Presents All That Jazz at Hamilton Stage - Jeff Lorber and Alexander Zonjic at Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC), 360 Hamilton Avenue, Rahway
Saturday, June 7 @ 5:00pm - A Night in Lights: Annual Benefit Gala at State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
Saturday, June 7 @ 6:00pm - Just Off Broadway: Lights Camera Action at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood
Saturday, June 7 @ 7:00pm - OPEN HOUSE DANCE SHOWCASE VOL. 6 at Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) - Main Stage, 1601 Irving Street, Rahway
Saturday, June 7 @ 7:00pm - A Place of Honor, Down The Line, Will I see You Again, Young Toussaint & Retaliation – Online for 24 Hours and In-Person at 7PM! at NJ Film Festival, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick
Saturday, June 7 @ 7:30pm - Dianne Reeves with Romero Lubambo at McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theatre), 91 University Place, Princeton
Saturday, June 7 @ 7:30pm - ROCK THIS TOWN ORCHESTRA - SWINGIN THROUGH THE 50's & 60's at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton
Saturday, June 7 @ 8:00pm - WBGO Presents All That Jazz at Hamilton Stage - Jeff Lorber and Alexander Zonjic at Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC), 360 Hamilton Avenue, Rahway
Saturday, June 7 @ 8:00pm - Algonquin's Annual Fundraising Bash: Natural Wonder at Algonquin Arts Theatre, 60 Abe Voorhees, Manasquan
Sunday, June 8 @ 11:00am - Strauss Performing Arts 15th Anniversary Recital at Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC), 360 Hamilton Avenue, Rahway
Sunday, June 8 @ 12:00am - Nobody Wants to Shoot a Woman at NJ Film Festival, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick
Sunday, June 8 @ 1:00pm - Brandy’s Dance Unique 2025: 40 Years of Magic at Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) - Main Stage, 1601 Irving Street, Rahway
Sunday, June 8 @ 1:00pm - Strauss Performing Arts 15th Anniversary Recital at Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC), 360 Hamilton Avenue, Rahway
Sunday, June 8 @ 5:00pm - Faces of Agata & A Mother's Promise – Online for 24 Hours and In-Person at 5PM! at NJ Film Festival, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick
Monday, June 9 @ 7:30pm - Art on Screen - Michelangelo: Love & Death at Monmouth University - Pollak Theatre, 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch
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