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New Jersey Stage:
Daily Edition 06-01-22




Here is the morning update for New Jersey Stage for 06-01-22.

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music

NJPAC Presents Johnny Mathis on June 24th

(NEWARK, NJ) --  New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents the legendary Johnny Mathis as he brings his The Voice of Romance Tour to Newark on Friday, June 24 at 8:00pm. Johnny Mathis is Columbia Records’ longest-signed artist – a sublime vocalist whose approach to pop music eclipses passing fads and trends. His Greatest Hits album went on to become one of the most popular albums of all time and spent an unprecedented 490 continuous weeks (almost ten years) on the Billboard Top Albums Chart! 


NJPAC presents The Simon & Garfunkel Story in March

(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents The Simon & Garfunkel Story on Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 7:30pm. This immersive and transcendent experience chronicles the amazing journey shared by the folk-rock duo, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. The show tells the story from their humble beginnings when they were known as Tom & Jerry, to their incredible success as one of the best-selling music groups of the 1960s, to their dramatic split in 1970. It culminates with the famous “The Concert in Central Park” reunion in 1981 with more than a half-million fans in attendance.


Photos from Gavin DeGraw at State Theatre

Gavin DeGraw brought his Full Circle Tour to State Theatre New Jersey on Sunday, May 22 and photographer James DeSalvo was on hand to take a few pictures.


Rick Michel's "Sinatra Forever" LIVE! at PNC Bank Arts Center

It’s a gorgeous Wednesday, May 18, 2022 afternoon at Holmdel, NJ’s PNC Bank Arts Center where music lovers are streaming in for “Sinatra Forever,” a Frank Sinatra tribute concert by Las Vegas entertainer Rick Michel.


film

Tantalizing feature Faithbreaker screens at the 2022 New Jersey International Film Festival on Sunday, June 5!

Faithbreaker is Piotr Złotorowicz’s incredible piece about truth and family. Tantalizingly mind-bending and beautifully shot, this film will be available to stream on Sunday, June 5 through the 2022 New Jersey International Film Festival.


Amazing Animation Film Unforgotten Screens At The 2022 New Jersey International Film Festival On June 4!

Unforgotten is a deeply effectual animated short by Sujin Kim telling stories of the harrowing plights of comfort women enslaved by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. The film uses other-worldly imagery and symbolism as various tales of being a comfort woman are told. The stories are devastating, detailing the harsh truths of being stolen and exploited. The animation is beautifully executed, simultaneously being impressive and impactfully haunting. Unforgotten is a wonderfully put-together, impactful collage that poignantly conveys the nightmare of being a comfort woman.


dance

mignolo presents Spring for Spring Dance Festival

(METUCHEN, NJ) -- Mignolo Dance presents the Spring for Spring Dance Festival on Friday, June 3rd in the Metuchen Town Plaza and Saturday, June 4th at Mignolo Arts Center.  Performances start at 6:00pm each night. Experience a collection of carefully curated local choreographers and their new and existing pieces.  


art

The Spark of an Icon: An Exhibition of the Concept Drawings of Dr. Seuss

(STONE HARBOR, NJ) -- OCEAN GALLERIES, Stone Harbor’s premier fine art gallery, presents a compelling selection of artworks from The Art of Dr. Seuss Collection. The exhibition opens Saturday, June 11 and extends through Sunday, June 26, 2022 with two not to be missed gallery receptions Friday, June 17 from 6:00pm-9:00pm and Saturday, June 18 from 6:00pm-9:00 pm.


food

Taste Trenton Returns June 10-12

(TRENTON, NJ) -- Taste Trenton has registered about 40 restaurants to welcome “food tourists” as part of a self-guided tour of the capital city’s restaurants during the weekend of June 10th through 12th. This not-for-profit effort, initially begun in 2016, is designed to introduce Trenton residents and guests from across the region to the vast culinary and eating options available in many corners of the city. What began as a single day event with just a dozen restaurant in the Chambersburg region, has evolved to three days and an ever-expanding and changing list of participating restaurants.


community

Monmouth County Helps Businesses with Incumbent Worker Training Grants Program

(MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ) -- As we transition from pandemic to endemic, Monmouth County Workforce Development and Brookdale Community College continue to support Monmouth County businesses as they recover from the devastating impact of COVID-19 with the Incumbent Worker Training Grants program. This program is available to help businesses and their employees enhance skills to maintain a quality workforce, remain in business, and thrive. 


Ocean County College Held 55th Annual Commencement

(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Members of the Ocean County College community gathered on the campus’s Gateway Building lawn to celebrate the Class of 2022 at the College’s 55th Annual Commencement ceremonies.


NJ Arts Education Demonstrates Resilience in Schools Despite Covid-19 Pandemic, According to New Census Report

(WARREN, NJ) -- New Jersey showed significant artistic growth during the 2020/2021 school year, particularly when it came to Dance and Theatre programs. This is according to the latest census report, The Resilience of Arts Ed Now: Beyond the Pandemic, released this week and conducted by Arts Ed NJ as part of the 2021 New Jersey Arts Education Census Project.





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