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theatre
Jersey City Theater Center Presents "The Last Match: A Pro-Wrestling Rock Musical" (JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Jersey City Theater Center will present two performances of The Last Match: A Pro-Wrestling Rock Musical on Monday, September 26 at 2:30pm and 7:30pm at Jersey City’s White Eagle Hall. Just like the world of professional wrestling, The Last Match is chock full of colorful, bombastic entertainment mixing theater, rock, and live wrestling.
World Premiere of "Chilltown Boogie" to Take Place in Jersey City (JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Con Vivo Music presents the world premiere of Chilltown Boogie by Alon Nechushtan on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at 12:30pm, beginning at J Owen Grundy Pier, Exchange Place, Jersey City. Chilltown Boogie is a site-specific historical opera set in five vignettes, each of which will be performed in a different location in Jersey City. This original new opera is inspired by the events surrounding the formation of Hudson County and Jersey City.
Pegasus Theatre Company presents "God of Carnage" (BORDENTOWN, NJ) -- Pegasus Theatre Company presents God of Carnage from October 7-23 in their new home in Bordentown. The play was written by Yasmina Reza, translation by Christopher Hampton. It was the winner of the 2009 Tony Award and 2009 Olivier Award for Best Play. The production is directed by Peter Bisgaier.
music
Twenty One Pilots Tour Ices Over Philly Philly experienced an end of summer deep-freeze on Friday, September 2nd at the Wells Fargo Center for the Twenty One Pilots Icy Tour, with band members, Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun, in support of their home studio project, Scaled and Icy (a wordplay on “scaled back and isolated,” or what music was in its cocoon-state). It was during a time when Tyler wasn’t sure if music was dead, he explained, as pandemic-laden insecurities forced an anthropological shift and sort of desolation. The intent here was to counter that point of isolation with a focus, instead, on aspects of escapism and separation from that darkness. The album, released at the height of COVID-19, follows the previous release Level of Concern (incepted during quarantine) which aided in relief efforts for music and crew. In this vein, although they’ve been doing it for some time now, the band’s unmasking onstage seems to take on a double entendre, mutually symbolic of the new normal.
Renée Elise Goldsberry To Open MPAC's 28th Season (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Tony Award winning Broadway performer Renée Elise Goldsberry opens Mayo Performing Arts Center’s 28th season on Friday, September 30 at 8:00pm.Renée Elise Goldsberry is a multi-hyphenate actress and singer who has delivered award winning performances both on Broadway and the screen. Tickets range from $49-$99.
The Levoy Theatre presents The Rolling Stones vs The Beatles (MILLVILLE, NJ) -- The legendary battle between The Rolling Stones and The Beatles will play out on The Levoy Theatre stage on Friday, October 14 at 8:00pm. In one corner is Classic Stones Live featuring the Glimmer Twins and in the other is The Weeklings performing the songs by The Beatles.
BlowUpRadio.com Hosts 15th Annual Virtual Benefit Concert for the Spondylitis Association Of America BlowUpRadio.com, "Your #1 Source For All Things In New Jersey's Local Original Music Scene," presents its annual Banding Together: Benefit For The Spondylitis Association of America from October 14-16, bringing together some of the best local indie musicians from around the Garden State. Over 30 artists will perform 30 minute sets of their music live on BlowUpRadio.com's internet radio station. The artists traverse a gambit of genres from easy listening to punk rock, and all sorts of genres in between.
film
RVCC Holocaust Institute to Host Online Screening of Documentary Focusing on Genocide Survivors (BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- Raritan Valley Community College’s Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies will host an online screening of the documentary Children of Genocide: The Five Who Survived, featuring voices of genocide survivors from the Holocaust, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Sudan, Friday, September 23 from 10:00am-11:00am. The program, which is being offered in honor of the United Nations International Day of Peace, is being presented in partnership with Mercer County Holocaust, Genocide, & Human Rights Education Center.
A Crack In The Mountain screens at the Fall 2022 New Jersey Film Festival Alastair Evans’ environmental documentary A Crack In The Mountain will be showing at the New Jersey Film Festival on Sunday, September 11th, 2022. Evan’s documentary showcases the indescribable beauty of Hang Son Doong, the biggest cave passage in the world. Located in Vietnam, Son Doong has been undisturbed by tourists for centuries, allowing the sight to hold onto its magic.
poetry
5th Annual Paterson Poetry Festival takes place October 1-3 (PATERSON, NJ) -- Word Seed Inc. invites you to the fifth annual Paterson Poetry Festival. This three-day poetry extravaganza is taking place in downtown Paterson, October 1-3, 2022. The Paterson Poetry Festival is a celebration of words, writers, and poetry lovers. The Festival is a multi-day event, which includes the Poetry in Motion Car Show with the Classic Riderz Car Club, The Paterson Poetry Festival Slam with a cash prize, Open Mic, The Speak Series/ Homage Stage, Lit Fest, a creative fun space for young kids, Youth Poetry Contest, Master Classes, Award ceremonies, vendors, and food.
community
Inside Hopewell Theater's Fall Season (HOPEWELL, NJ) -- After a summer of film and pop-up events, Hopewell Theater will be fully reopening September 15 with a robust fall schedule featuring a variety of live music, live performance, comedy, film, and special programs September through November of 2022.
State Theatre presents The Price Is Right Live! (TM) (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The newly renovated State Theatre New Jersey presents The Price Is Right Live! (TM) on Thursday, October 13 at 8:00pm. The live show will be hosted by Daytime Emmy® Award-winning game show host, Todd Newton. Tickets range from $25-$150.
SOPAC Announces Stephen Beaudoin as New Executive Director (SOUTH ORANGE, NJ) -- The South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) has named Stephen Beaudoin—a community-focused, inclusivity-driven performing arts executive—as the organization’s new Executive Director. Beaudoin will usher in SOPAC’s 2022-2023 Season as he takes the helm of the award-winning arts nonprofit, which boasts the 439-seat Jennifer & Tony Leitner Performance Hall, 2,185 square-foot Loft and the Herb + Milly Iris Gallery.
Celebrate Día de los Muertos at the Ocean County Library Tuckerton Branch (TUCKERTON, NJ) -- Experience a tradition that began more than 3,000 years ago in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. A multi-faceted presentation about Día de los Muertos will take place at on Monday, October 3, at the Ocean County Library Tuckerton Branch. The event starts at 7:00pm.
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