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MPAC presents Pink Martini All-Stars with special guest Storm Large

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) presents Pink Martini All-Stars with special guest Storm Large on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 8:00pm. Joining the already fantastic lineup of Ari Shapiro, Edna Vazquez, and Jimmie Herrod, Storm will bring even more sparkle to this special show!



Best of NJIFF Program #2 at the Fall 2025 New Jersey Film Festival on Saturday, October 4!

by Al Nigrin
published 2025-09-30

Here is the line up Best of the 2025 New Jersey International Film Festival Program #2:



Jersey Swamp Cats to Bring Jump Jive and Blues to Bradley Beach Fall Concert Series

(BRADLEY BEACH, NJ) -- The lively rhythm of fall is set to continue in Bradley Beach as its popular Saturday Fall Concert Series rolls on. This Saturday, October 4, 2025, the energetic Jersey Swamp Cats will take the stage at Riley Park from 4:00pm to 6:00pm for an afternoon of electrifying music. Admission is free.



Makin Waves with East Clay Ave: Carteret Battle of the Bands winner

by Bob Makin
published 2025-09-30

Bob Makin talks with the Roselle Park-based R&B/funk band East Clay Ave who won the 2025 Carteret Battle of the Bands on September 20, 2025. Their prize was $1,500 from Carteret Business Partnership and six hours of recording time at Rahway's Carriage City, where they happened to have recorded their first two singles as a band called Dreamscape.








Garrison Keillor LIVE! at the Grunin Center

by Spotlight Central
published 2025-09-30

Spotlight Central and Love Imagery have photos and a recap of Garrison Keillor at Grunin Center for the Arts on September 20, 2025.



New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 09-30-25

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!





Passage Theatre Company to stage classic Amiri Baraka plays Dutchman and The Slave as two acts of the same show

(TRENTON, NJ) -- Hot off the heels of a landmark 40th Anniversary season, Passage Theatre Company is starting season 41 ready to take on new creative challenges and present socially relevant professional theater for the capital city of New Jersey. The first show of the new season is a visionary staging of two of Amiri Baraka's plays, Dutchman and The Slave, directed as two acts of one full-length play by Passage Theatre's season 41 artist-in-residence Ozzie Jones. This production stars Phillip Brown as CLAY and WALKER, Deidre Rose as LULA and GRACE, and Peter Bisgaier as BRADFORD EASLEY. The production runs Wednesdays through Sundays, from October 30th to November 16th, 2025.



TEDxCapeMay 2024 Returns for 14th Season with "Being Human"

(CAPE MAY, NJ) -- PRNewswire/ -- TEDxCapeMay returns for its 14th season on October 5, 2025, at Cape May Convention Hall from 1:30pm to 6:00pm. The independently organized event, licensed by TED, features eight outstanding presenters and performers under the theme of "Being Human," followed by an open-bar reception at the Congress Hall Hotel.



MICK ROCK'S ROCKY HORROR: A Behind the Scenes Look at the Cult Classic

As The Rocky Horror Picture Show prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary this fall, legendary photographer Mick Rock's (1948–2021) long-lost archives are being unveiled in ROCKY HORROR: A Behind the Scenes Look at the Cult Classic (HarperPop; on sale September 30, 2025; 256 pages, 4-color throughout, $50.00; ISBN 9780063385689). This electrifying volume brings together rarely-seen photographs and intimate behind-the-scenes moments, offering fans the ultimate visual time capsule of the film that redefined camp, glam, and queerness on screen.







 

EVENT PREVIEWS

MPAC

MPAC Announces Free Summer Concert Lineup for 2026

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Mayo Performing Arts Center's Arts in the Community free summer concert schedule for 2026 has been announced. MPAC will present six free concerts between June and August. The lineup includes the return of three of their most popular events – Bollywood Dance Party, Country Line Dancing and Salsa at Sunset, as well as singer-songwriters, and more.



Classic

Classic American Tales' presents Tales at the Dormer House every Thursday

(CAPE MAY, NJ) -- From June 4 through October 15, 2026 (except for July 2), Classic American Tales (CAT) once more presents Tales at the Dormer House in which guests are treated to lemonade and tasty treats while listening to stories written by noteworthy authors, read by a variety of performers. The schedule is 4:00pm every Thursday at the historic Dormer House Bed and Breakfast (800 Columbia Avenue) in Cape May, NJ. Performances are on the front porch, weather permitting.



East

East Lynne Theater Company presents "Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years" by Emily Mann

(CAPE MAY, NJ) -- The reimagined East Lynne Theater Company opens its Season Forty-Six with the extraordinary, real-life story Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years by Emily Mann, running June 18 to July 19, 2026 at the Clemans Theater for the Arts at the Allen AME in Cape May.



Princeton

Princeton Summer Theater presents "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Princeton Summer Theater's 2026 Children's Show is You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, which runs weekends from June 20 to August 1, 2026. A beloved musical since its premiere in 1967, Clark Gesner brings Charles M. Schulz's "PEANUTS" characters to the stage. The musical ventures through the highs and lows of young life, from baseball and homework to young love and friendship. With an empathetic and whimsical eye, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown reminds us of the importance of connection and joy.



2026-27

2026-27 Season Preview: Split Level Concerts at Jersey Shore Arts Center

(OCEAN GROVE, NJ) -- Split Level Concerts at the Jersey Shore Arts Center (JSAC) in Ocean Grove has announced the full concert lineup for its third season. All shows will take place beginning at 8:00pm in JSAC's Palaia Theater. The season lineup includes Willie Nile, John Gorka, Dan Bern, Catie Curtis and Band, Stephen Kellogg, Abbie Gardner, Heather Maloney and Band, and Kim Richey. As they have done in prior years, artists from the Asbury Park music scene will open many of the shows.












LATEST COLUMNS


BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 7/6/26

Lazlo, founder of BlowUpRadio.com (an online radio station based around New Jersey artists), shines a light on some of the many new releases from NJ based musicians with this column. This week Lazlo takes a look at new releases by Loose Panic, Max Rauch, Madeline Fung, Bike Routes, and 9fm. Plus a look back at "The Communist Song" by The KumQuats.




Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Sick About It" by The Orangutwins

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Sick About It" from The Orangutwins' recently released EP, "We Are A Genius."




Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 07/02/2026

Overheard conversation today, July 2, 2026:








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