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Jesus And Jazz presents South African JCFI Music Ensemble featuring Bassist Sobongile Buda on Sunday

(MILLBURN, NJ) -- Get ready to be uplifted by the inspirational messages and powerful South African Jazz Music in a powerful Mt Zion AME Church Jazz and Jesus service on Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 11:30am. This is a very unique opportunity to experience a worldwide fusion of jazz, faith and Mental Health in a spiritually enriching environment. Don't miss out on this enjoyable Jesus and Jazz Performance featuring South African JCFI Music Ensemble feat Bassist Sobongile Buda.



Count Basie Center for the Arts presents comedian Jessica Kirson on Friday

(RED BANK, NJ) -- Count Basie Center for the Arts presents comedian Jessica Kirson on Friday, October 25, 2024 at 7:30pm. Kirson was born and raised in South Orange, New Jersey. In an era where only 10% of all touring comedians are female, Jessica stands out as one of the strongest comedians regardless of gender.



Bell Theater presents the Matt O'Ree Band Does Led Zeppelin

(HOLMDEL, NJ) -- Bell Theater presents the Matt O'Ree Band Does Led Zeppelin on Friday, November 15, 2024. The popular Jersey band, led by Matt's unparalleled award-winning guitar playing and Eryn's soulful vocals, will open with a set of original songs followed by a set of Led Zeppelin tunes, taking fans on a ride they haven’t seen or heard since the 1970s (think Zeppelin at the Garden). Showtime is 7:00pm.



Dallas Brass to present Holiday Show at Kean Stage

(HILLSIDE, NJ) -- Kean Stage has added Dallas Brass to its 2024-2025 season line-up. The all-brass ensemble will perform their holiday show, Christmas Plus!, on Friday, December 6, 2024 at Enlow Recital Hall (215 North Avenue) in Hillside. Showtime is 7:30pm.








New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 10-22-24

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!





New Release Review - "Smile 2"

by Eric Hillis, TheMovieWaffler.com
published 2024-10-22

Parker Finn's 2022 directorial debut Smile was one of the horror genre's biggest surprises of recent years. Trailers suggested it would be little more than yet another bland studio horror with an arresting gimmick it fails to exploit. But Finn's film turned out to be a thoughtful and disturbing supernatural thriller, one that took the cliché of "trauma" and actually did something interesting with the idea. As an allegory for mental health issues and the looming spectre of potential suicide, it somehow managed to avoid coming across as exploitative or distasteful.



Princeton Makes Talks Series Features Visual Artist Cathy Dailey on Thursday

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- On Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 7:00pm, visual artist Cathy Dailey will be the featured speaker for the "Inside the Artist's Studio" series at Princeton Makes in the Princeton Shopping Center. Dailey, a Princeton Makes cooperative member, creates vivid, whimsical images of cats, dogs and birds, as well as abstract art, in a variety of media, including colored pencil, oil pastel, and collage. In her talk, entitled "My Artist Road Trip," she will share her 30-plus year artistic journey.



Submissions for the Premiere Stages 2025/2026 Liberty Live Commission open in November

(UNION, NJ) -- Premiere Stages, the professional theatre in residence at Kean University, will be accepting submissions for the 2025/2026 Liberty Live Commission, a biennial commissioning program for New Jersey playwrights in partnership with Kean's Liberty Hall Museum beginning Friday, November 1.



RVCC Planetarium Slates New Program on Space Exploration, Meditation Experience, Laser Concerts, Star Shows for Kids

(BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- The Raritan Valley Community College Planetarium in Branchburg will present a new star show in November, "To Space and Back," Saturdays, November 2, 9, 16, and 23, 2024 at 7:00pm.







 

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There will be a Def Poetry Reunion at Dodge Poetry Festival on October 17th

(NEWARK, NJ) -- The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) has announced the highly anticipated Def Poetry Reunion, taking place exclusively at NJPAC during the renowned Dodge Poetry Festival. The festival will run from October 15-17, 2026, with the Def Jam Poetry Reunion scheduled for Saturday, October 17th at 5:00pm, promising an unforgettable evening for poetry fans and local communities.



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Bergen County Players to Hold Open Auditions for "The Producers" this week

(ORADELL, NJ) -- Bergen County Players (BCP) will open auditions for The Producers on June 9th, 11th, and 13th. BCP is seeking a dynamic cast of strong comic actors who sing and move well to play main, supporting, and featured ensemble roles for its 94th season opener. The Producers is a satirical musical comedy and farce about two unlikely partners—a scheming, larger-than-life Broadway producer and a timid, anxious accountant—who set out to make the worst Broadway show ever and end up creating a surprise hit.



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New Jersey Symphony to Make Rowan's Marie Rader Series Debut with "Life & Liberty" on July 22nd

(GLASSBORO, NJ) -- The Marie Rader Series will launch its 2026-27 season, entitled "Life & Liberty," with the New Jersey Symphony's Rowan University debut. On Wednesday, July 22, 2026, New Jersey Symphony Chamber Players featuring Rowan University Strings Faculty & Alumni will perform at Pfleeger Concert Hall. Showtime is 7:00pm.



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Princeton Summer Theater Announces 2026 Season

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Princeton Summer Theater has unveiled its 2026 subscription season which will run from June 11th to August 1st, featuring an exciting lineup of three mainstage pieces and a family-friendly musical. Productions include Barefoot in the Park, The 39 Steps, True West, and You're a Good Man Charlie Brown.



Crossroads

Crossroads Theatre Company presents "Sizwe Banzi Is Dead"

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Crossroads Theatre Company presents Sizwe Bansi Is Dead from May 19 - June 14, 2026 at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. This is a powerful, funny, and deeply moving story about identity, survival, and the extraordinary ingenuity of ordinary people navigating an unjust system.












LATEST COLUMNS


Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Junky Eyes" by Greg Amici

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Junky Eyes," the latest video from Central Jersey-based singer-songwriter Greg Amici's 2025 solo debut LP, "Tragicomic."




Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 06/04/2026

"I am absolutely wonderful," laughed the always gracious and warm Bill Medley. "How are you doing? We're out here doing our thing, enjoying it, having a ball. I can't figure it out; well I know why people are showing up, they want to hear those songs." 




BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 6/1/26

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 each week with this column. This week Lazlo takes a look at new releases by Songbird, Allison Strong, Hexagon Cat, Sleep Station, and Lily Vakili. Plus a look back at "Everything Explodes" by Joshua Van Ness.








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