As the lights dim and fog rises inside Deal Park, NJ’s Axelrod PAC auditorium this Sunday, September 8, 2019 afternoon, audience members can’t help but notice a collection of luminous TV monitors lining the edge of the stage. Whereas some have the words, “See Me, Touch Me, Feel Me, Heal Me,” written on them, others show the gleaming color blocks of a television station which has gone off the air.... READ ON

(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (BergenPAC) will present Sergio Mendes & Bebel Gilberto: The 60th Anniversary of Bossa Nova on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 7:30pm.  Brazilian pianist Sergio Mendes has made his mark in the music industry for over five decades with his bossa nova-tinged jazz.  World renowned and multi-Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Bebel Gilberto has been enchanting fans worldwide since her solo debut in 1986. Tickets range from $29 to $99.... READ ON

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- The Living Legend of the flute, Sir James Galway, returns to Mayo Performing Arts Center on Sunday, October 20 at 3:00pm. Also performing are Lady Jeanne Galway on flute and Michael McHale on piano.  Tickets range from $39-$79. ... READ ON

(MADISON, NJ) --- On Sunday, October 20, organist/pianist David Braham will lead an "old fashioned jam session/open mic" at the New Jersey Jazz Society's monthly Jazz Social at Shanghai Jazz in Madison, NJ. Joining Braham in the house band will be guitarist Mark Strickland and drummer Diego Lopez.... READ ON

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Westminster Community Orchestra, conducted by Ruth Ochs and Sergey Tkachenko, will present a concert titled “Halloween -Trick or Treat!” on Sunday, October 20 at 3:00pm in the Robert L. Annis Playhouse on the campus of Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, N.J.  This fun, family-oriented program will feature sometimes sweet, sometimes slightly scary, music for the Halloween season. ... READ ON

(BASKING RIDGE, NJ) -- Light Opera of New Jersey will hold auditions for their upcoming February 2020 production of Johann Strauss' DIE FLEDERMAUS to be sung in English on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:30pm and Saturday, October 26, 2019 from 10:00am - 12:30pm.  Auditions will be held at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 140 South Finley Avenue in Basking Ridge.  Accompanist will be provided.   ... READ ON

(NEWARK, NJ) -- GRAMMY Museum Experience(TM) Prudential Center continues their “An Evening With” series on Thursday, October  24 featuring, The Smithereens with special guest Marshall Crenshaw. “An Evening With” series aims to provide intimate, moderated conversations with iconic recording artists about their creative process, history, current and future projects, to the Newark, NJ community. Each program includes a conversation and Q&A with audience members followed by an exclusive performance by the artist. ... READ ON

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Shawn Barker brings to music of Johnny Cash to life in The Man in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash, Thursday, October 24 at 8:00pm at Mayo Performing Arts Center. Tickets range from $29-$59.... READ ON

(TRENTON, NJ) -- The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is headed to Trenton on Thursday, October 24 to top-off An Evening of Magic, a free music and arts festival to be held at the new Trenton Central High School from 5:00pm-8:00pm. Following an afternoon of school tours, visual art displays, and performances by multiple student groups, Trenton Central High School’s Marching Band and Orchestra take over the auditorium stage, leading off the evening concert. The event concludes with the PSO performing classical favorites including works by Mozart, a Strauss polka and march, Copland’s Hoe Down, and Brahms’ Hungarian Dance No. 5. PSO Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov conducts. ... READ ON

(LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- After concluding a thrilling spring music series with Tito Puente Jr. this past June with their Unplugged performance schedule, the Art of Sound now announces their autumn Unplugged entertainment offering just in time to celebrate the upcoming holiday season ahead.  First up, on Thursday, October 24th, Philadelphia’s award-winning Jazz vocalist, Ella Gahnt joins for one night only the Eric Mintel Quartet at the Art of Sound.  Together, this sophisticated combination is sure to bring sheer delight to the most discerning of jazz-loving ears & souls!  ... READ ON