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New Jersey Stage:
Daily Edition 07-28-22




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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Vivid Stage Receives Summit Foundation Grant for Production of "Soft Animals"


(SUMMIT, NJ) -- Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, was the recipient of a $5,000 grant from The Summit Foundation for their fall world premiere production of Soft Animals by Erin Mallon.
PHOTOS from "Snow Angel" at Luna Stage's Teen Conservatory


(WEST ORANGE, NJ) -- Luna Stage's Teen Conservatory presents Snow Angel by David Lindsay Abaire from July 29-31. Photographer John Posada was at a dress rehearsal to take some photos.

music

"We All Shine On: Celebrating the Music of 1970"


SPYDERPOP RECORDS has announced the August 26 release of an all-new CD and digital compilation: WE ALL SHINE ON: CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF 1970. Featuring 22 of the finest current indie pop/rock acts offering their interpretations of the sounds of 1970, the album will hit record store shelves and all digital platforms worldwide on the street date and is cleared for airplay and review now. The album, produced by music journalist/ author/drummer John M. Borack, will thrill and surprise fans of both yesteryear’s classics and the thriving 21st century guitar pop scene with its bounty of fresh takes on radio hits from this halcyon era over fifty years ago.
BUSH releases "More Than Machines" from Upcoming Album


(NEW YORK, NY) -- After hinting at this chapter, iconic GRAMMY® Award-nominated rock band BUSH return with their long-awaited ninth full-length album, The Art of Survival, scheduled for release October 7, 2022 via BMG. The album marks the group’s first new release since their critically acclaimed 2020 LP, The Kingdom (BMG). 
Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association presents "Fanfare and Trumpetings" featuring Organist Gordon Turk and the Philadelphia Brass


(OCEAN GROVE, NJ) -- Concluding its popular “Summer Stars” classical music series, the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association (OGCMA) will present Organist-in-Residence Gordon Turk and the Philadelphia Brass in a program entitled “Fanfare and Trumpetings” on Thursday, August 4 at 7:30pm at the Great Auditorium.  Tickets are $17.50 and can be ordered at www.oceangrove.org/stars. 
Ocean County Library's Upper Shores Branch presents Rhythm N' Sound


(LAVALLETTE, NJ) -- Music lovers of all ages can swing, sway, and stomp the night away during Rhythm N’ Sound’s appearance at the Ocean County Library Upper Shores Branch on Wednesday, August 17 at 7:00pm. The perennially-popular Jersey Shore trio will perform an exciting, broad repertoire of rock ‘n roll, pop standards, classic rock, doo-wop, disco and Motown favorites.
PHOTOS from The Wag's Beatles Spectacular


(LAKEWOOD, NJ) -- The Wag brought their Beatles Spectacular to the Strand Theater in Lakewood on Saturday, July 23, 2022.  Following a set of original songs by The Wag, they moved into Beatles terrority and played songs from throughout the legendary act's career along with a few costume changes.  Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.
Michaela Anne to Perform at Concerts in the Studio


Nashville singer-songwriter Michaela Anne has announced a string of tour dates, including a 2022 headline tour kicking off in September. Michaela will join River Whyless for three dates in KY, IL, and MN before embarking on a headlining run which will also include stops at AmericanaFest, NPR Mountain Stage, World Cafe Live and more. Locally, she will perform at Freehold's Concerts in the Studio on October 7th.
Music at Bunker Hill presents the Escher String Quartet


(SEWELL, NJ) -- Music at Bunker Hill presents the Escher String Quartet on September 11, 2022 at 3:00pm for a program of masterworks by Haydn, Barber, and Dvořák. Escher Quartet has received acclaim for its profound musical insight and rare tonal beauty. A former BBC New Generation Artist and recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant, the quartet has performed at the BBC Proms at Cadogan Hall and is a regular guest at Wigmore Hall. In its home town of New York, the ensemble serves as season artists of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

comedy

bergenPAC Announces 2022-23 Comedy Series


(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) is your home for comedy this coming fall and into the new year, as they will present a full slate of hilarious comedians in the newly renovated theater. 

art

The Montclair State University Galleries presents "Nothing Under Heaven" by Joseph Liatela


(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- The Montclair State University Galleries will present the exhibition Nothing Under Heaven by Joseph Liatela from September 13 through December 9, 2022. The exhibition will be on view at the University Galleries’ newly reconfigured flagship exhibition space, the George Segal Gallery.  

community

Ramapo College’s Berrie Center Receives Grants for Arts Programming


(MAHWAH, NJ) -- The Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts at Ramapo College of New Jersey received two grants to continue its work with local students as well as bringing arts programming to the northern New Jersey community.




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