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Registration is Open for NJPAC's TD JAZZ FOR TEENS 2025-26 Education Program

(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), the state's anchor cultural institution, celebrates 28 years of offering thousands of high schoolers from Newark and beyond music lessons and performance experiences through its popular TD Jazz for Teens program.



Resorts Casino Hotel presents Marshall Charloff & Purple Experience

(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Resorts Casino Hotel presents Marshall Charloff & Purple Experience on Saturday, September 27, 2025 in the Superstar Theater. Showtime is 8:00pm.



Harmonium Choral Society Announces 2025–2026 Season: A Choral Tapestry of Spirit, Struggle, and Celebration

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Harmonium Choral Society proudly announces its 2025–2026 season - four transformative concerts exploring sacred heritage, cultural resilience, and the power of song to connect us across time. Artistic Director Dr. Anne Matlack leads Harmonium singers in a season of musical discovery, reflection and joy.



Tap into Your Creative Side with "Art for the Non-Artist" at the Jackson Branch of the Ocean County Library

(JACKSON, NJ) -- Have you always wanted to draw but never knew where to start? Learn foundational drawing skills and techniques with Jenny Santa Maria on Thursday, October 9, 2025 at the Jackson Branch of the Ocean County Library. The event runs from 2:30pm to 4:30pm.








Jersey Arts Podcast: Legendary Arturo Sandoval Brings His Talent to Rutgers University to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

by Gina Marie Rodriguez, JerseyArts.com
published 2025-09-11

Today we're speaking with trumpeter, Arturo Sandoval. He is a 10-time Grammy Award winner, an Emmy Award recipient, and a six-time Billboard Award winner. He also holds a Hispanic Heritage Award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama, a Doctorate in Fine Arts from the prestigious Notre-Dame University, and was recently honored with a Grammy(R) Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023 and most recently, in 2024 he was one of the honorees of the Kennedy Center.



2025 New York Greek Film Expo to Kick Off with Screening of "Murphy's Law"

(ASTORIA, NY) -- Hellenic Film Society (HFS) kicks off its annual New York Greek Film Expo, a Greek film festival for all New Yorkers, with a special Opening Night Screening and Reception on October 2, 2025 at the Directors Guild Theater in Manhattan. Tickets are now available for purchase on the HFS's website.



Rowan University presents Calpulli Mexican Dance Company

(GLASSBORO, NJ) -- Rowan University's Marie Rader Presenting Series presents the Calpulli Mexican Dance Company with Dia de Muertos on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 3:00pm in Pfleeger Concert Hall. The company celebrates the past and present of Mexican-American culture through universal messages of love and hope.



Catch a Rising Star presents J.J. Ramirez

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Catch a Rising Star presents J.J. Ramirez with performances Friday, September 19 at 8:00pm and Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 7:30pm. Ramirez is affectionately known as "The Latin Lunatic."



New Release Review - "Highest 2 Lowest"

by Eric Hillis, TheMovieWaffler.com
published 2025-09-11

Highest 2 Lowest is an apt title for Spike Lee's latest, as it's a film of peaks and troughs. The highs come courtesy of a pair of hammy but undeniably watchable performances from Denzel Washington and Jeffrey Wright. The lows come from, well, everything else, from a script that never settles on one idea long enough for it have impact to a wildly inappropriate score that sounds like a bad Riverdance knockoff.







 

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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


Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 07/09/2026

"Very well; and you? We're hoping you can come to The Lizzie Rose on Friday July 31; come as our guest, come enjoy the racket, it's a wonderful room to play," laughed the always jovial Conrad Warre of the Boston based blues/rock band Bees Deluxe as he discussed that upcoming Tuckerton show, their stop at Jamey's House of Music, their upcoming new record, the International Blues Challenge and more.




Frank Hanavan: "Natural & Plus"

Frank Hanavan's Hoboken is wet. In his streetscapes, surfaces glisten. The sky is rarely glowering, but it does seem full; ready to have something to say, or wrapping up something that it is busy saying. The canopy of foliage that hangs over the streetcorners feels saturated with moisture. Even the shadows on the sidewalk are puddle blue. Businesses have their umbrellas open. A few people do, too.




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.








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