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New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 02-18-22

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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!

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theatre
Aspire PAC presents "Legally Blonde, the Musical"


(WAYNE, NJ) -- OMIGOD you guys! You totally can’t miss Aspire Performing Arts Company’s production of Legally Blonde the Musical, running February 25 through 27 at the Wayne YMCA in Wayne, NJ. Get your pink on and join Aspire PAC for this all singing, all dancing, feel-good musical comedy that is so much fun it shouldn't be legal!

music
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...2/17/22


“I’ve played in Morristown a lot and in Red Bank too; like everybody else, I’m trying to regroup and figure out how to do this thing again,” said a laughing Marcia Ball as she discussed her upcoming show at the South Orange Performing Arts Center on February 19 and her latest release, “Shine Bright.” People would say, “I haven’t seen you in so long” and then I’d kind of catch myself  and say, well hey, I haven’t seen anybody!”  

comedy
Our Favorite Stories In Comedy: So You Want To Be A Comedian?


New Jersey Stage published its 25,000th story in December 2021. As the site approached the milestone, we posed the question on social media as how we should celebrate.  One response was to highlight our favorite stories from over the years.  We liked this idea, but could not narrow things down to just 25 favorites so we will present a favorite each day from different genres. Since the So You Want To Be A Comedian? series was just restarted up in Red Bank, we thought it would be good to spotlight our original feature on the series.

film
Moving Feature Film Not Today plays at the Spring 2022 New Jersey Film Festival on February 18


Not Today, written and directed by Aditya Kripalani, follows the emotional story of a girl’s first day working as a suicide prevention counsellor trying to keep a man from jumping off a building. In English and Hindi, with subtitles, the two main characters are compelling to watch as they converse only over the phone. Aliah Rupawala, played by Rucha Inamdar, and Ashwin Mathur, played by Harsh Chhaya, find they may have more in common with each other than they initially thought, and they may be able to help each other work through their own feelings. Always unsure if anyone is going to pick up the phone call, this film grips an audience with suspense and our connection with the characters.

dance
Nimbus Dance presents "Raucous Caucus Tango"


(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Nimbus Dance brings Raucous Caucus Tango, a revolutionary new dance-theater work, to the Nimbus Arts Center on March 11-12 at 8:00pm each night. Raucous Caucus Tango imagines a madcap election – at once satirical, comedic, and tragic – whose intricate story evokes a poignant response to politics during this tumultuous moment in our nation’s history.

art
Group Show to Feature Three Artists and Passaic County Art Collection


(HAWTHORNE, NJ) -- On Thursday, February 17th, from 6:00pm – 9:00pm, the County of Passaic is hosting an opening reception for "Touch of Style" by Lisa and Nancy Quatrocchi, "Pencilworks" by Jerry Winick, and works from the County’s permanent contemporary art collection. "Touch of Style" and "Pencilworks" is on view now through Sunday, April 10th at the Passaic County Arts Center at the John W. Rea House.
NJCU Gallery presents "Thank God, I'm Home: First Meal" by Julie Green


(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- New Jersey City University presents "Thank God, I'm Home: First Meal" by Julie Green from now through March 25, 2022 in the Harold B. Lemmerman Gallery.  For the past three years until her recent death, Julie Green (1961– 2021) had been asking wrongfully convicted persons about their “first meals” upon their release from prison, painting their responses for her series by the same name. With colorfully painted details of food, such as oranges, burgers and fries, and pizza, 12 works from the series featured in this exhibition humanize and personalize the shocking statics around wrongful convictions in the U.S. 

community
Invest Newark Launches Black Bunker Program For Minority Owned Businesses, Brings Back Financial Fridays and Language of Capital Programs


(NEWARK, NJ) -- Invest Newark, the City of Newark’s Economic Development Corporation, has announced the Black Bunker program, designed for Minority Owned Business owners to explore and navigate the intricacies of government contracting. The program will help businesses better understand government buyers, how to respond to government solicitations and requests for proposals (RFPs), and how to apply for certifications. The program will benefit the thousands of Minority Owned Businesses across the City of Newark. 
OCC's 2022 Blauvelt Speaker Series Kicked Off With A Visit From Dr. Sanjay Gupta


(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- The 2022 Blauvelt Speaker Series kicked off in high gear at Ocean County College on February 2 with a visit from Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Emmy-award winning journalist, neurosurgeon, and chief medical correspondent for CNN.



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