(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Members of the acclaimed Orpheus Chamber Orchestra will perform live at The Morris Museum's "Lot of Strings Music Festival" for Three Performances in October: 3, 10 and 24. Tchaikovsky, Strauss, Brahms, Beethoven and 21st Century's Jessie Montgomery will fill the bill and the air with glorious sounds on the Museum's parking deck.... READ ON

(SOUTH ORANGE, NJ) -- With most of New Jersey’s stages shuttered for the time being, the South Orange Performing Arts Center is taking performances directly to arts audiences through the magic of livestream. Starting October 8 at 7:30pm. Thursdays won’t be “must-watch” TV night, it will be “can’t miss what’s happening at SOPAC night!” These events, often featuring South Orange and Maplewood performing artists, will bring the excitement of a night out at SOPAC to the comfort of your living room. SOPAC Sessions are free for SOPAC members and just $10 per ticket link for non-members.... READ ON

(HOPEWELL, NJ) -- On October 10th at 8:00pm, The Sourland Conservancy will present a free, hour-long program combining nature documentary and music festival to raise public awareness and funds to address a serious threat to the Sourlands -  the third largest forested area in New Jersey, home to several threatened and endangered species, in central New Jersey.... READ ON

(NEWARK, NJ) -- It’s a free virtual event with New Jersey’s own Ol’ Blue Eyes on Tuesday, October 27 at 7:30pm as a continuation of NJPAC’s new online series. Sinatra historians James Kaplan and Chuck Granata share recordings of Frank Sinatra’s most celebrated performances, accented by conversation about his songs, career and legacy with NJPAC President John Schreiber. ... READ ON

(NEW YORK, NY) -- The Metropolitan Opera announced on September 24 that the ongoing health crisis has resulted in the cancellation of the entire 2020–21 season, but the company also announced ambitious artistic plans for its 2021–22 season, which will open with the Met premiere of Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones. Blanchard’s opera is the first by an African American composer to be performed at the Met.... READ ON

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Princeton Festival,  a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to serving its communities with an annual summer festival of the performing arts, has announced that Richard Tang Yuk, Executive and Artistic Director and one of the organization’s founders, has decided to leave the Festival.... READ ON

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Elton John has rescheduled dates for his award-winning, global Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour to kick off in North America on January 19, 2022, in New Orleans, making stops in major markets, including Houston, Chicago, Toronto, New York, Miami and more. Locally, the tour comes to the Prudential Center in Newark on February 25, 2022 following a pair of shows at Madison Square Garden (February 22-23) and before a pair of shows at Barclays Center in Brooklyn (March 1-2).  He also has a pair of shows at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island (March 5-6).... READ ON

Internet radio station and music website BlowUpRadio.com, Where NJ Rock Lives, continues its annual Banding Together: Benefit For The Spondylitis Association of America this October, once again bringing together some of the best local indie musicians from around the Garden State, and the world.  ... READ ON

(NEWARK, NJ) -- GRAMMY Museum Experience (TM)Prudential Center has announced the launch of its first-ever Fall Session music industry program, which will run from Saturday, October 10 to Saturday, November 21. The Fall Session features four new virtual courses: Contemporary Songwriting 101; Contemporary Songwriting 201; Audio Mixing 101 and Intro to Careers in Music Businesses. Courses are open to New Jersey-area students ages 13-18, interested in exploring a career in music and the entertainment industry.... READ ON

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- It's time to "Get Happy" at MPAC!  "Get Happy" is the name of the benefit concert to be staged by local favorites Brynn Stanley, Grover Kemble and Jerry Vezza on Friday, October 2 at 7:30pm.  Tickets are $50-$75 and the concert will be livestreamed for $20.... READ ON