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Literature to Life to Host Spring Benefits in New York City and Washington, DC

Literature to Life (LTL) will host Spring Benefit events in both New York City and Washington, D.C., featuring live performances, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, and more. The proceeds from both events will benefit the organization's extensive work in schools and help Literature to Life expand educational opportunities for NYC- and D.C.-area students. The Washington, D.C. event will take place on Monday, April 28 at the Edlavitch Jewish Community Center and the New York City event will take place on Monday, May 12 at Scandinavia House.



Pushcart Players Awarded Grant from New Jersey Cultural Trust

Pushcart Players, New Jersey's award-winning touring theater company for young audiences, has been awarded a $40,000 Institutional and Financial Stabilization Grant from the New Jersey Cultural Trust. This funding will support the organization's long-term sustainability, ensuring that its high-quality educational theater programs continue to enrich children and families throughout the state.



Makin Waves with The NEW Bardots: 'Down to a Science'

by Bob Makin
published 2025-03-19

​​​​​​​The Plainfield/North Plainfield music scene of the 1960s and '70s was prolific with acts such as Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Parliament-Funkadelic, jazz guitar great Harry Leahey, the charting garage-rock bands The Critters and The Doughboys, and the CBGB staple The Rockids. Current-day label Bongo Boy Records' roster includes The Doughboys and The Rockids, both of which have included North Plainfield-raised guitarist Gar Francis, a co-founder of Bongo Boy with longtime partner Monique Grimme.



"I Said What I Said" - Jerome China cooks up an engaging sequel to his excellent 2023 show at Novado Gallery

by Tris McCall
published 2025-03-19

Jerome China breaks chains. That sounds like a metaphor, but it isn't: China, a sculptor of brawny statues in iron and steel, often includes metal links in his work. Allusions to bondage, the middle passage, and resistance to oppression are hard to miss. Yet China is also drawn to the aesthetics of force. He likes applications of practical physics, and he's sensitive to dramatic gestures. A shattered chain looks cool. It means something strong has met something stronger.








New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 03-19-25

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!





Nick Zaremba Wins Monmouth County Travel Guide photo contest

(FREEHOLD, NJ) -- The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners has announced that Nick Zaremba, a Middletown resident, has been selected as the winner of the third annual Monmouth County Travel Guide cover photo contest.



Dystopia Tonight presents "24-Hour (Yes, Really) Benefit Stream to End MS" on March 26-27

As National MS Awareness Month is happening this month, March, Dystopia Tonight with John Poveromo is once again stepping up to make a difference. From March 26 at 8:00pm through March 27, 2025 at 8:00pm, the podcast will host its fourth annual 24-hour livestream, uniting comedians, musicians, actors, scientists, and MS warriors for an unforgettable event to benefit the National MS Society.



Reframing Disability: Hybrid ReelAbilities Film Festival Returns to Kean University April 3-5

(UNION, NJ) -- Kean University will host the ReelAbilities New Jersey Film Festival in a hybrid format this year, including in-person and virtual film screenings, from Thursday, April 3 through Saturday, April 5, 2025. ReelAbilities, a film festival dedicated to reframing disability through the power of film, features a diverse selection of award-winning documentary and narrative films from around the world that spotlight authentic experiences and artistic expressions of individuals with disabilities.



Cape May Stage announces 2025 season

(CAPE MAY, NJ) -- Cape May Stage, South Jersey’s premier professional Equity theater, has announced its 2025 season filled with stories of connections that shape our lives — friendships forged in youth, relationships tested by time, and the unexpected encounters that shift our perspectives. Productions include Vanities; Love, Loss and What I Wore; Sexy Laundry; Dutch Masters; and Let's Catch Santa.







 

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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... 07/16/2026

Loss, we've all suffered it. Some of us more than others,some less and still yet there are those of us who've not had loss of any significance to this point. Loss, like anything else, is directly related to perspective. What may seem like a huge loss to one, is insignificant to another. People pass away, bad days do the same, they fade into the night or disappear at the bottom of one's favorite drink until they are swept away by the morning's sunrise and things are new. Some loss stays a bit longer, adding scars to our bodies until they become topographical maps of memories; reminders of what not to do or what we didn't do or should've done.




Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Body Cast" by Tiny Cities

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Body Cast," the latest video from the North Jersey dynamic duo Tiny Cities.




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.








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