(WEST WINDSOR, NJ) -- The MCCC Chamber Ensemble and Jazz Band will be presenting their annual Winter Concerts this week. The MCCC Chamber Ensemble will present its Winter Concert on Monday, December 9 at 7:30pm in theKelsey Theatre. The Jazz Band will present its Winter Concert on Wednesday, December 11 at 7:30pm, also in the Kelsey Theatre. Admission for both concerts is free and open to the public.... READ ON

(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) and WBLS presents Home for the Holidays with KEM and Joe on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 8:00pm.... READ ON

(SOUTH ORANGE, NJ) -- Five For Fighting, the one-man band of Grammy Award-nominated singer and songwriter John Ondrasik, will be accompanied by a dynamic string quartet when he rings in the festive holiday season at SOPAC on Thursday, December 12 at 7:30pm. Five For Fighting with String Quartet — Playing Their Hits and Holiday Favorites features Folk/Pop singer Marie Miller as the opener. Tickets are $30-$48.... READ ON

(BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- Raritan Valley Community College’s (RVCC) Student Jazz Ensemble will perform in concert Thursday, December 12 at 7:30pm in the Welpe Theatre at the College’s Branchburg campus. The group is directed by John Loehrke of New York City.... READ ON

(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Bring the entire family to the hugely popular “Irish Christmas in America” at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts, at Ocean County College, to experience Irish music, song, and dance in an engaging show rich in humor and energy. The musical, produced by Sligo fiddler Oisín Mac Diarmada, will be presented on Thursday, December 12 at 7:00pm.... READ ON

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Beagles have released “Love At Christmas Time” as a single (for digital distribution via CD Baby, Spotify and other major outlets) and a CD EP (available at shows) and will celebrate its release at the Rock & Soul Christmas show at the Paul Robeson Center of the Arts at 102 Witherspoon Street in Princeton on December 12, 2019 at 6:00pm.... READ ON

(NEWTON, NJ) -- A worldwide sensation when she was only ten years old, Jackie Evancho has moved past the exuberant promise of a child prodigy vocalist, becoming a mature young adult with a clear direction as to where she, as a creative artist, is taking her career as a singer. A career that began with a little girl’s fascination with the film soundtrack of The Phantom of the Opera and has become an evolving and enduring musical phenomenon.... READ ON

​​​​​​​(SOUTH ORANGE, NJ) -- Prolific recording artist and acclaimed singer, songwriter and guitarist Martin Sexton (“Glory Bound,” “Black Sheep”) makes a highly anticipated return visit to SOPAC on Friday, December 13 at 8:00pm. Widely known as a musician’s musician, Martin Sexton performs intricate and spirited songs covering the American musical landscape and distilling Soul, Gospel, R&B, Country and Blues. People claim that Sexton’s songs inspire them to make a change, go cross-country, and follow their hearts; to see a crowd at one of his concerts is to witness a cross-section of the U.S.  Tickets are $38-$48.... READ ON

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Critically acclaimed and multi-award winning electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling will perform at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Friday, December 13 at 8:00pm in support of her highly successful holiday albums Warmer in the Winter and Warmer in the Winter: Deluxe Edition.  This will be Lindsey’s third Christmas tour to date, and she will bring back her successful holiday show featuring elaborate festive themes as well Stirling’s signature brand of dance routines and on-stage visuals.... READ ON

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- McCarter Theatre Center will present three special concert events on December 13-15, showcasing a world of musical range and styles to celebrate the best of the holiday season. On December 13, McCarter hosts The Tallis Scholars at Richardson Auditorium with Reflections, a special holiday program of acapella Renaissance sacred music, co-presented with The Princeton Singers. On December 13 and 14, McCarter’s Berlind Theatre is home to a holiday program from Catherine Russell and John Pizzarelli.... READ ON