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Top 15 Most Read Stories
At New Jersey Stage
From June 2-8, 2024

originally published: 06/09/2024

Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from June 2-8, 2024. Each week we publish about 70 articles, including several original columns and features, along with news releases for events happening throughout the state and nearby areas like Philadelphia and New York City. This week's top 15 includes articles from 10 counties in New Jersey (Bergen, Camden, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Union).

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1) An Interview with Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night of Blackmore's Night - Long before Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night created the renaissance folk rock band Blackmore’s Night, Ritchie told Guitar World that he longed to play medieval music.

2) Two amazing docs Fencing for the Edge and Found: The King of Matsutake Ridge premiere at the 2024 New Jersey International Film Festival on Saturday, June 8! - Fencing for the Edge is an iced soda on a hot summer night. Much as we know sports are revelries of adrenaline, I was taken aback by the resonance I felt from watching this documentary about fencing. This piece, woven with real tears and joy, clenched and scratched my heart as I started fidgeting in my seat, wishing time would pass sooner to know what would come next. Despite Hollywood's successful portrayals of athletic prowess, the glitzy studio shots didn't strike me as much as this team of teenage girls, whose most sincere emotions through struggles and triumphs outshine even the most praised performance.

3) NJPAC Announces Lineup for 2024 Sounds of the City FREE Concerts - (NEWARK, NJ) -- Experience an amazing lineup of diverse artists under the stars this summer at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) for exciting, FREE concerts during the Horizon Sounds of the City series every Thursday from 5:00pm to 9:00pm. The series unites Newark's cultural diversity by bringing together residents, workers, and visitors for unforgettable evenings of great music, food, and fun. This year's  lineup includes Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista, Afrobeat singer and artist Kofi Kinaata, New Orleans funk band Galactic f. Jelly Joseph, rap icon KRS-One, and New Orleans bounce singer Big Freedia. Some performances will also showcase a guest poet from Dodge Poetry, as well as local opening talent and NJPAC's student performers.




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4) Events This Week in New Jersey: June 4-11, 2024 - Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from June 4-11, 2024 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of events throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.

5) Elli Choi of Tenafly Named One of the World's Top Young Violinists at Queen Elisabeth Competition - (BRUSSELS, BELGIUM) -- Elli Choi of Tenafly, NJ earned Third Prize in Brussels, Belgium on May 29, 2024 at the Queen Elisabeth Competition, considered the most formidable violin competition in the world, not only for its endurance factor but for its challenging route to the judges’ final decisions.

6) New Book Captures The Oral History Of The Stone Pony - Nick Corasaniti captures the oral history of the Stone Pony and the rise, fall, and rebirth of Asbury Park in his new book, I Don't Want to Go Home - The Oral History Of The Stone Pony.  The book includes interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Steve Van Zandt, Southside Johnny, members of the E Street Band and Asbury Jukes, the Ramones, the Jonas Brothers, Jack Antonoff, and other legendary musicians. Plus never-before seen photos from Danny Clinch.

7) Hoboken High School Drama Students Present Staged Reading of "Fortune" - (HOBOKEN, NJ) -- The drama students of Hoboken High School and their director, Danielle Miller, along with celebrated actress Joy Kelly and the Hoboken High School Chorus, present a staged reading of George Cameron Grant’s empowering play Fortune on April 28, 2017 at 7:00pm at Hoboken High School as a fundraiser for its theater program. George’s powerful and noble work is about the most unforgettable women you have never known,  Rose Fortune, who was born a slave, and through a 90-year life span, became a symbol of truth, social equality, and human spirit.

8) Cirque du Soliel's Sandy Cameron to join NJ Festival Orchestra for Outdoor Season Finale in Westfield on June 15th - (WESTFIELD, NJ) -- The New Jersey Festival Orchestra is back outdoors in Westfield on Saturday, June 15, 2024 for a season finale starring virtuoso violinist Sandy Cameron performing Prokofievs's renowned Violin Concerto No. 2. The concert will also feature music by Beethoven and Stravinsky, a performance made possible in part through sponsorship by Ray Catena of Mercedes-Benz, Union.

9) An Interview with Nick Corasaniti, author of 'I Don't Want to Go Home: The Oral History of the Stone Pony' - Nick Corasaniti's I Don't Want to Go Home: The Oral History of the Stone Pony was just published by Harper Books. It is a fascinating look at both the history of the Stone Pony and the rise, fall, and rebirth of Asbury Park itself. The book includes interviews with a staggering number of people including musicians, DJs, reporters, Stone Pony employees, music industry professionals, people involved with Asbury Park, and even a few governors. It also features some exclusive, never-before-seen photos from Danny Clinch.

10) A New Twist on Shakespeare Classic 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' at Kelsey Theatre June 14-23 - (WEST WINDSOR, NJ) -- It's a modern twist on an all-time classic comedy when Shakespeare 70 presents William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream June 14-23, 2024 at the Kelsey Theatre on Mercer County Community College's (MCCC) West Windsor Campus. The generation gap, unrequited love, and marital misunderstandings have abounded throughout history, and so it is with this updated version of the Shakespeare classic.




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11) "Liar...Liar - Pants on Fire!" comes to Alkemy Coffee in Flemington - (FLEMINGTON, NJ) -- Call it a cross between a game show and a story slam: Four storytellers. One complete liar. The audience gets to grill, interrogate and query the storytellers to figure out using their best Sherlock Holmes insight to figure out who the fabulous fabricator is. "Liar...Liar - Pants on Fire!" comes to Alkemy Coffee in Flemington on Friday, June 14, 2024. Showtime is 7:00pm.

12) Holly Buechel’s thrilling documentary film Fencing for the Edge premieres at the 2024 New Jersey International Film Festival on Saturday, June 8! - Here is my interview with Fencing for the Edge Director Holly Buechel.

13) 4th annual Haddon Township Pride Parade and a PRIDE + Progress Community Night will take place June 6-7 - (HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- The 4th annual Haddon Township Pride Parade and a PRIDE + Progress Community Night will take place June 6-7, 2024 in collaboration with and celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community.

14) This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts Taking Place June 4-11, 2024 - Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from June 4-11, 2024 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.

15) Ocean County Library Toms River Branch presents Exhibit of Nick DiGiacomo Photography - (TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Take a unique look at places in and around Ocean County as depicted in the photographs of Nick DiGiacomo on display at the Ocean County Library Toms River Branch throughout the months of June and July.

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MAC’S

MAC’S Art of Chili Cook-Off Fundraiser

Sunday, February 16, 2025 @ 12:00pm
Middletown Arts Center
36 Church Street, Middletown, NJ 07748
category: community


 

Theresa

Theresa Caputo Live: The Experience

Thursday, February 20, 2025 @ 7:30pm
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: community


 

Miss

Miss Grand New Jersey

Sunday, February 23, 2025 @ 5:00pm
Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC)
360 Hamilton Avenue, Rahway, NJ 07065
category: community


 

Artrageous

Artrageous 2025 - Sensory-Friendly Theater

Sunday, February 23, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) - Main Stage
1601 Irving Street, Rahway, NJ 07065
category: community


 

Stories

Stories of a Lifetime Workshop for Union County Seniors – UCPAC Legacy Arts Club

Monday, February 24, 2025 @ 5:00pm
Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC)
360 Hamilton Avenue, Rahway, NJ 07065
category: community


 


 

EVENT PREVIEWS

Rahway

Rahway Hosts Inspiring Aviation Event Featuring Acclaimed African American Pilots

(RAHWAY, NJ) -- The City of Rahway is soaring to new heights with an aviation-focused event celebrating Black History Month. Hosted by the Social Justice Committee, along with Mayor Raymond A. Giacobbe and the Rahway City Council, Career Day with the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals offers a unique opportunity for residents to explore careers in aviation and aerospace. The event takes place on Saturday, February 22, 2025, from 12:00pm to 2:00pm at The Gallery Space (1670 Irving Street) in Rahway.



Follow

Follow Alice Paul's Path to Equality at the Ocean County Library Lacey Branch

(LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- Garden State native Alice Paul stands tall among the pioneers of women’s rights in America. In honor of Women's History Month, the Ocean County Library is pleased to present "Alice Paul: New Jersey's Crusader for Equality" at the OCL Lacey Branch on Thursday, March 13, 2025. The event begins at 3:30pm.



Garden

Garden State Wineries Host Wine & Chocolate Trail Weekend

(HADDONFIELD, NJ) -- Garden State Wine Growers Association – a coalition of 60+ New Jersey wineries and vineyards supporting the Garden State's wine industry through information, resources, and advocacy – is hosting a weekend of Valentine's Day themed events all centered around wine and chocolate.



Timbuctoo:

Timbuctoo: NJ's Free Black Community Before the Civil War

(MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ) -- On Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 2:00pm, Historian Guy Weston will be presenting Timbuctoo: NJ's Free Black Community Before the Civil War at the South Brunswick Senior Center. Timbuctoo was settled in 1826 by formerly enslaved and free Black people with the assistance of Quakers. Most Timbuctoo residents owned their land, and the community established their own school and an AME Zion Church.



Darkside

Darkside New Jersey Art & Oddities Expo Brings: "Til Death Do Us Part" Night Alt-Market on Saturday

(BENSALEM, PA) -- Love is in the air… but so is the scent of darkness. On Saturday, February 15, 2025 the New Jersey Punk Rock Flea Market and Darkside Art & Oddities Expo present "Til Death Do Us Part," a Valentine’s Day-themed night market that blends romance with the macabre. The event takes place at Broken Goblet Brewing in Bensalem, PA.