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New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 04-27-22

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NJ Stage Daily Update

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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Meet the Artist New Play Readings on Wednesdays in May at Vivid Stage


(SUMMIT, NJ) -- Vivid Stage, formerly Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, will present its annual Meet the Artist new play reading series on Wednesdays, May 4, 11, 18 and 25. All readings will take place at the Oakes Center at 7:30pm. This event is part of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance 2022 Stages Festival, made possible by support from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; Bank of America; The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey; OceanFirst Foundation; the George A. Ohl, Jr. Trust; New Jersey Historical Commission; and Fund for the New Jersey Blind. 
One-Man Show About Paul Robeson to be Staged at RVCC


(BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- The Paul Robeson Institute for Ethics, Leadership, and Social Justice at Raritan Valley Community College will host a special performance of Stogie Kenyatta in The World is My Home—The Life of Paul Robeson, Saturday, May 7 at 7:30pm. The event will be held in the Welpe Theatre at the College’s Branchburg campus.

music
The Weather Station Takes Philadelphia By Storm


I finally got to see Tamara Lindeman’s terrific music ensemble The Weather Station yesterday at The Music Hall of World Café Live in Philadelphia on Sunday, April 24, 2022 after two postponements due to the pandemic. It was well worth the wait. The Weather Station, a Canadian band, is fronted by Lindeman, and was formed in 2006. The band membership has changed over the years, but for this USA Tour it includes Lindeman on keyboards, guitar and percussion, Ben Whiteley on bass, Will Kidman on electric guitar and keys, Johnny Spence on Keyboards, and Kieran Adams on drums.
Mikey Erg releases "Almost Like Judee Sill" from upcoming album


Don Giovanni Records has announced that punk rock lifer Mikey Erg will release his new album Love At Leeds on June 24, 2022. The album was recorded by Steve Albini at his iconic Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago IL. The band features DIY working class hero Jeff Rosenstock on lead guitar and background vocals.
Copycats Media Introduces Vinyl Record Manufacturing


(MINNEAPOLIS, MN) -- Copycats Media, a division of The ADS Group, will be the first modern-day vinyl record pressing plant in Minnesota. Construction is underway within the newly dedicated 65,000 sq.-ft. building that will initially house five record presses with existing infrastructure to support future growth. 

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Philadelphia’s Chocolate Ballerina Company Announces Spring and Summer 2022 Programs


(PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- Chocolate Ballerina Company, a contemporary community-based dance organization that supports the hidden talents in youth and adult artists of color in the Philadelphia region, is eagerly preparing for spring and summer public performances and outreach projects that will provide urban areas the opportunity to receive professional dance training, exposure to cross-studied dance forms, and celebrate Black culture.  Of note, the company will present a public preview of their highly-anticipated new fully-staged production of The Black Swan…Revealed this June.

art
Support Ukraine at SOPAC's Pop-Up Art Sale Fundraiser


(SOUTH ORANGE, NJ) -- On Sunday, May 1st from 1:00pm-4:00pm in the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) lobby, The Herb + Milly Iris Gallery at SOPAC in collaboration with Good Crowd Events and Fire in the Belly Art Making will host Art for Ukraine, a pop-up art sale fundraiser. All proceeds will be donated to Razom, an organization responding to the crisis in Ukraine.

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State Theatre hosts Fête at the Farm to Celebrate Centennial Anniversary


(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey will host Fête at the Farm, a gala event to Celebrate State Theatre New Jersey's Centennial Anniversary on Saturday, May 7, 2022. The State Theatre Benefit Gala will be hosted at historic Suydam Farms in Somerset, NJ. The event will include a seasonal, farm-to-table menu, beer specially brewed for State Theatre by Suydam Farms' own master brewers, and a performance by Tony(R) Award-winner Brian Stokes Mitchell. 
MPAC presents Piff the Magic Dragon and Puddles Pity Party


(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Award-winning comedic magician, Piff the Magic Dragon has teamed up with world-renowned golden-voiced clown, Puddles Pity Party, for their Misery Loves Company Tour, coming to Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) on Thursday, May 19 at 7:30pm. Tickets range from $29-$69.
URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center to present "Stand With Ukraine" Benefit Concert


(CARTERET, NJ) -- Mayor Daniel J. Reiman announced that the Borough of Carteret will join with St. Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral and St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church on Sunday, May 15th beginning at 12:00pm to present ‘Stand with Ukraine,’ a concert and cultural event to benefit humanitarian relief efforts for Ukrainian refugees at the URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.



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