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Engaging feature Mistura screens at the Fall 2025 New Jersey Film Festival on Friday, September 12.

by Penelope de la Cruz
published 2025-09-07

Sometimes losing everything is the start of something new. In Mistura, director Ricardo de Montreuil tells the story of a woman in 1965 Lima, Peru, whose comfortable life falls apart and who begins to rediscover her country through food and the people around her.



New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 09-07-25

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!





MPAC presents George Thorogood & The Destroyers

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) presents George Thorogood & The Destroyers on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 7:30pm. The band has been a staple on rock radio for 50 years. Canyon Lights will open the night. Limited tickets remain.



Beneath the Moon, Art and Science Come Alive: Rahway's Festival of the Moon Celebrates Creativity Through Music, Performance, and Discovery

(RAHWAY, NJ) -- The City of Rahway has partnered with Rahway SID and Union County Performing Arts Center to present the Festival of the Moon from October 4-20, 2025. Memorable performances evoking and celebrating the moon will be performed onstage while Luke Jerram's world famous Museum of the Moon is suspended mid-air over the orchestra section inside the majestic UCPAC theater.








NBPAC presents The Devil and Daisy Dirt

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The Devil and Daisy Dirt comes to the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC) on Saturday, November 8, 2025. It's a bluegrass tall tale about the Jersey Devil with live music and an 8′ wearable puppet. Showtime is 7:00pm.



New Release Review - "The Toxic Avenger"

by Eric Hillis, TheMovieWaffler.com
published 2025-09-06

Even as a schlock-obsessed kid I saw right through Troma's cynical attempts to manufacture prefabricated cult movies. Filmmakers don't make cult movies. Audiences make cult movies. Anyone who sets out to make a cult movie is on a hiding to nothing, but Troma thought they could game the system simply by giving their movies lurid titles and VHS artwork that the films inevitably failed to live up to, and in doing so they gave birth to the likes of The Asylum, with their endless Sharknado rehashes.



Blackberry Smoke LIVE! at bergenPAC

by Spotlight Central
published 2025-09-06

Spotlight Central and Love Imagery have photos and a recap of Blackberry Smoke at bergenPAC on August 27, 2025.



Terrific Shorts Program at Fall 2025 New Jersey Film Festival on Sunday, September 7!

by Al Nigrin
published 2025-09-06

Here is the line-up for the Shorts Program at the Fall 2025 New Jersey Film Festival on Sunday, September 7:



New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 09-06-25

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!









 

EVENT PREVIEWS

NJPAC

NJPAC presents a Spring Season of Jazz

(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents a Spring Season of Jazz with free monthly jazz jams at Clement's Place and two special concert events inside the Victoria Theater. This series, running from September through June, is co-presented by NJPAC's Jazz Advisory Committee and Rutgers University–Newark's Institute of Jazz Studies (IJS). Immerse yourself in the relaxing sounds of jazz music that stimulate the players’ and listeners' minds.



PBS'

PBS' Independent Lens Launches 20th Season of Free Pop-Up Screening Series in Teaneck and Nationwide

(TEANECK, NJ) -- The award-winning PBS documentary series, INDEPENDENT LENS, presents the launch of the upcoming season of Indie Lens Pop-Up in partnership with the Teaneck International Film Festival and the Puffin Cultural Forum. The season kicks-off on February 4, 2026 with The Librarians and continues through May. The series is free for all but sign up is required.



State

State Theatre New Jersey presents The Sound Studio Series 2026

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey proudly presents The Sound Studio Series, an immersive musical experience that places concertgoers at the very heart of the performance. Held in STNJ's intimate Studio space, limited to just 80 attendees, The Sound Studio Series features a dynamic mix of both classical and rock performances. Each concert concludes with an exclusive post-show meet-and-greet with the artists, offering fans a rare opportunity to connect directly with the performers. Tickets for the series are $20-$30.



Megan

Megan Thee Stallion to make her Broadway debut in "Moulin Rouge! The Musical"

(NEW YORK, NY) -- Producers of the Tony Award®-winning, record-breaking Broadway hit Moulin Rouge! The Musical have announced that three-time Grammy Award-winning superstar and actress Megan Thee Stallion will make her Broadway debut in the production as "Zidler", impresario of the titular nightclub. Taking the stage for a strictly limited 8-week engagement, Megan will light up the Al Hirshfeld Theatre from Tuesday, March 24th to Sunday, May 17, 2026, promising an unmissable, moment in the show's legendary run.



Hunterdon

Hunterdon Hills Playhouse presents "Some Enchanted Evening"

(HAMPTON, NJ) -- Hunterdon Hills Playhouse presents Some Enchanted Evening from April 7 through May 16, 2026. This is a celebration of songs that have become a part of our lives. We sing them in the shower and we sing them to entertain and amuse.












LATEST COLUMNS


Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 05/02/2026

Due to a death in the family, the "Sound Bites" weekly column has ben postponed for this week. However, the listings of live music and entertainment are enclosed; we shall return on Thursday May 7 which happens to be the same day as the monthly "Rock On Radio" Happy Hour at the Nottingham Tavern located at 9 Mercer Street in Hamilton Square, NJ with music by Carmen Marranco.




Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Make It Happen" by Mike Chick

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Make It Happen" by Asbury Park Yawn Mower legend Mike Chick from "Congarts," his third solo album and second for Mint 400 Records.




Lighty's Corner: April 30, 2026

The second episode of Lighty’s Corner is live! This is a bi-weekly recorded radio show presenting new rock music from around the globe. Each of the 15 new tracks played were received via email within the last two weeks - a practice I hope to continue each time.








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