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Jersey Arts Podcast: "Gotta Match!" Lights Up the Trenton City Museum

by Gina Marie Rodriguez, JerseyArts.com
published 2026-10-29

Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion's curator, Karl Flesch, joins the Jersey Arts Podcast to review pieces from their current exhibition, Gotta Match! We encourage you to view the photos below as you listen so that you can join in on our remotely-guided sneak peek of this unique show.



2026 Montclair Comedy Festival Takes Place November 14–21

(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- The Montclair Comedy Festival returns November 14–21, 2026 with eight straight days of stand-up, improv, sketch and musical comedy in downtown Montclair. The festival includes 12 shows and two free workshops at DiRasa House of Diversified Arts, The MC Hotel, Montclair Brewery and RecRoom in Lackawanna Station.



Shanghai Ballet presents "The Butterfly Lovers" at State Theatre New Jersey

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents Shanghai Ballet in The Butterfly Lovers on Friday, November 6, 2026 at 7:30pm. The Butterfly Lovers is a beloved classic often described as China's Romeo and Juliet.



The Cutting Room hosts Tripi: Close to Fire - A Grief Support Benefit Concert on Friday

(NEW YORK, NY) -- On Friday, October 30, 2026, The Cutting Room hosts Tripi: Close to Fire - A Grief Support Benefit Concert. It marks the release of Tony Tripi's album Close to Fire: Roman's Anthology Release Part I and continues the album's mission of turning grief into remembrance, connection, and community. Showtime is 9:00pm.



 

 

Submission Deadline for Garden State Film Festival is November 1st

The Garden State Film Festival (GSFF) has announced its call for entries for the 2027 festival closes Sunday, November 1. Creators from around the world are invited to submit features, shorts, documentaries, screenplays, student work and original movie music through FilmFreeway. Submitters can use the code merrygoround to receive $20 off their entry.



Count Basie Center for the Arts to Celebrate Centennial with an immersive re-enactment of its opening night

(RED BANK, NJ) -- Count Basie Center for the Arts will cap its Centennial Celebration with an immersive re-enactment of its opening night on Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 6:00pm. Patrons can expect an immersive theatrical presentation from the moment they approach the venue – from 'stars' of the era arriving in classic cars, Gatsby-esque fashion and flair, an authentic speakeasy experience with custom, era-specific cocktails and mocktails, 1920s hot jazz and more.



Founder of The Jersey Pops Orchestra releases Christmas Album

(CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ) -- Cape May County's own Linda Gentille — founder and conductor of The Jersey Shore Pops orchestra and Comedy Piano Entertainer and former child protégé of Liberace — has released A Gentille Christmas, sixteen beloved holiday classics performed at the piano, including Carol of the Bells, O Holy Night, Silent Night, Ave Maria, and White Christmas.



NJ filmmaker's independent horror feature "Hauntshow" winning awards during festival run

(DELRAN, NJ) -- /PRNewswire/ -- Best Ghost Video LLC, the South Jersey production company founded by Colin Marshall, heads into Halloween with an award-winning horror feature in Hauntshow. The film has been winning awards at festivals around the world.



SPQR Stage Co. presents "Pumpin' the Chihuahua"

(SOMERS POINT, NJ) -- SPQR Stage Co. presents Bill Sterritt's "Pumpin' the Chihuahua," an imaginative dark comedy running two weekends from November 14–22, 2026 at studio;space in Somers Point.





 

 



LATEST COLUMNS


Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Big Black Car" by Part Time Baby

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Big Black Car" from "My Island," the third album from Jersey rocker Part Time Baby, aka singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mike Goldstein.




Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 10/29/2026

"I heard you're coming to The December 6 Christmas party only because I'm playing," laughed Dave Keyes as he discussed his upcoming gigs at The Lizzie Rose Music Room on October 24, Jamey's House of Music in Lansdowne, PA on Halloween and the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation's holiday party on the aforementioned December 6 at McCloone's Supper Club in Asbury Park, NJ. "It's gonna be a hell of a band, Bernard (Purdie) is playing drums and Mike Merritt from Conan O'Brien's show is playing bass and Arthur Nielson from Shemekia's (Copeland) band is gonna play guitar so it should be a fun soiree as they say and then I have a gig with Benny Turner down at Jamey's so I've got some interesting stuff coming up." 




Makin Waves Song of the Week: "If the World Is Ending" by Renee Maskin

Beloved Asbury Park singer-songwriter Renee Maskin recently dropped "If the World Is Ending," her fifth LP since 2022.




This Week in Music

Here is a look at shows taking place this week along with our featured listings and a look at some upcoming shows. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas


 




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George

George Street Playhouse presents The Unexpected 3rd

Friday, October 30, 2026 @ 2:00pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ

Written by and Starring Kathryn Grody  
Directed by Timothy Near  
 
A Radical, Rollicking Rumination on the Optimism of Staying Alive 

 

halloween

halloween harvest night

Friday, October 30, 2026 @ 6:00pm
NJPAC - Chambers Plaza
1 Center Street, Newark, NJ

Make it a spook-tacular night out! Your treats will include a silent disco with two DJs, dance performances, glow-in-the-dark pumpkin decorating and warm drinks. Revelers of all ages are invited to enter our costume contest for a chance to win free tickets and NJPAC goodies. Harvest Night will be frightfully fun!

 

Jon

Jon Bramnick with special guest Vinnie Brand

Friday, October 30, 2026 @ 7:30pm
NJPAC - Victoria Theater
1 Center Street, Newark, NJ

Attorney-turned-comedian Jon Bramnick is so funny, it should be a crime. Born and raised in Plainfield, he’s the “Funniest Lawyer in New Jersey” — a legally binding title bestowed by the State Bar Association. When Jon’s not busy working as a trial lawyer at his Scotch Plains personal injury firm, he’s doing stand-up at comedy clubs from New York City to Florida. He also serves as a New Jersey state senator. At this show, you’ll be guilty of laughing all night long.

 

Eva

Eva Ayllon with special guest Daniela Darcourt: Reunion Tour

Friday, October 30, 2026 @ 8:00pm
NJPAC - Prudential Hall
1 Center Street, Newark, NJ

Eva Ayllón carries her homeland of Peru in her heart and her spectacular songs. Known as the Queen of Landó, she’s been a legend of Afro Peruvian music for over 50 years. In 2019, she won the much-deserved Latin GRAMMY® Lifetime Achievement Award, on top of 10 previous nominations for Best Folk Album. Rising star (and Latin GRAMMY® nominee) Daniela Darcourt will add to the fun with her special flavor of Peruvian salsa. Dance, sing and feel the rhythm of Peru with these two forces of nature!

 

Coyote

Coyote Jack Review

Saturday, October 31, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ

Coyote Jack mines the fertile field of American roots-derived music that includes country- and folk-rock, rock, blues, and punk. The band blends the best of these influences in original songs with universal themes: the joys and pains of love (The Best of You), favorite junker cars from our youth (One Bad Chevrolet), landmark events that defined generations (1961), and the plain and simple joys of partying (Love Is Love). The band can deliver hard-driving classic barroom music with relentless bass, drums and scorching guitar, then offer equally authentic softer sounds that spotlight chiming piano and sensitive vocals.



 

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