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bergenPAC's Performing Arts School Taught Black History to over 1,000 NJ Students in an Engaging Way

(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- bergenPAC's Performing Arts School held its inaugural event of the School Time Series for the 2024-2025 season on February 11th. This special event took place at bergenPAC and welcomed nearly 1,000 students to celebrate Black History Month while acknowledging the significant cultural influence of Hip-Hop through a unique performance. The program was developed in partnership with teaching artist and performer D-Cross, along with renowned Hip-Hop DJs known as The Awesome Two.



Visual Arts Center of New Jersey Elects Monica Vir to Board

(SUMMIT, NJ) -- The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey (VACNJ) elected Monica Vir to its board of Trustees at its most recent board meeting on February 10, 2025. Her term will begin immediately and will run through June 2028. "We are thrilled to welcome Monica to the Art Center's Board of Trustees," said Melanie Cohn, Executive Director of VACNJ. "Her wealth of experience and passion for the arts will be invaluable in advancing our mission and expanding our impact."



Passage Theatre Company presents Suzan-Lori Parks' Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play "Topdog/Underdog"

by Carolyn M. Brown, JerseyArts.com
published 2025-02-13

Topdog/Underdog by Pulitzer prize-winning Black playwright Suzan-Lori Parks is receiving its Trenton, New Jersey premiere at Passage Theatre Company, as part of its landmark 40th anniversary season. The play opens February 21, 2025, and runs until March 9, 2025, at the Mill Hill Playhouse. A darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity, Topdog/Underdog tells the story of Lincoln and Booth, two brothers whose names were given to them as a joke by their father, foreshadowing a lifetime of sibling rivalry and resentment.



Sensory Friendly 'Artrageous' Show Hits Rahway's UCPAC

by Gina Marie Rodriguez, JerseyArts.com
published 2025-02-13

Artrageous is making its way to the Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) in Rahway on Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 2 PM! This is one of the most engaging, interactive spectacles that I have yet to come across. Their troupe's bio promises a one-of-a-kind experience.








Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...2/13/25

by Danny Coleman
published 2025-02-13

"It's out, I'm just working on an album that I'm producing and playing on in honor of the hundredth anniversary of a fiddle contest that was really seminal in East Tennessee between Fiddlin' John Carson selling a million 78s in 1923 and the Bristol sessions in 1927; I'm that kind of a nerd," laughed a very upbeat John McCutcheon as he readily elaborated on his latest release, "Field of Stars" and much more.



The Dryden Ensemble Welcomes a New Era with Artistic Director Daniel Swenberg

​​​​​​​The Dryden Ensemble is entering an exciting new chapter as lutenist Daniel Swenberg steps into the role of artistic director, succeeding founder and former artistic director Jane McKinley. With a commitment to historically informed performances and innovative programming, Swenberg brings a fresh vision while preserving the ensemble's dedication to Baroque chamber music.



New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 02-13-25

Here is the morning update from New Jersey's arts newswire. We regularly publish between 8-15 new articles and news reports each day. Nobody covers the Arts throughout the Garden State like New Jersey Stage!





2025 United States Super 8 Film + DV Festival line-up for Sunday, February 16!

by Al Nigrin
published 2025-02-13

The second and final day of the 2025 United States Super 8 Film + DV Festival is this Sunday, February 16. Here is the line-up for the two programs slated for this date.



Kwesi O. Kwarteng - "Woven World": A Tapestry Of Social Connectedness

by Tris McCall
published 2025-02-12

Our civic leaders like to say that forty different languages are widely spoken in Jersey City. Take a walk from the Heights to Greenville, and you'll probably hear them all. Ethnic and cultural diversity is one of our town's strengths. We're right to be proud of it.