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theatre
Centenary Stage Company's 2022 Fringe Festival Kicks Off With "The Artist Will Be You In A Moment" (HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company’s Fringe Festival returns for the 2022-2023 season. Kicking off the Fringe Festival is the Parallel Exit production of The Artist will be With You in a Moment running October 13 through 16. This tells the story of a comic everyman is on a never-ending quest to be understood. His audience awaits. Fill in the blanks in this multimedia event that asks us to investigate where the artist's journey ends and the audience's begins. An immersive audience experience in a solo comic performance as an artist, performer, and clown. A creative force who "can get laughs simply by breathing" (The New York Times).
Music Mountain Theatre presents "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Music Mountain Theatre revisits the wild and wooly Roaring 20s when Thoroughly Modern Millie comes to the stage for a four-weekend run opening on September 16th and running through October 9th. Set in New York City in 1922, Thoroughly Modern Millie tells the story of young Millie Dillmount from Kansas, who comes to New York in search of a new life for herself.
Vivid Stage presents World Premiere of "Soft Animals" by Erin Mallon (SUMMIT, NJ) -- Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, will present a world premiere production of Soft Animals by Erin Mallon from September 29 through October 9. Soft Animals is a comedy with heart that asks, what would your life be like if you couldn’t feel physical pain? What if your body had a mind of its own? What if you never fell asleep? How about if you remembered every single thing you’ve ever felt, thought or experienced?
Philadelphia Artists' Collective Team Up with theBlackBestFriend to Presents "Wine in the Wilderness" (PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- Philadelphia Artists’ Collective (PAC) launches their 12th season with a production of Wine in the Wilderness by Alice Childress, performed at Poth Brewery (3145 W. Jefferson St, Philadelphia). Presented in collaboration with TheBlackBestFriend as part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, the show will run for a limited engagement from September 22 through October 9, 2022.
music
Indigo Girls to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 21st Annual Americana Honors & Awards show (NASHVILLE, TN) -- Indigo Girls will be honored with The Spirit of Americana Award for lifetime achievement as songwriters and recording and touring artists as well as outspoken social activists during a televised ceremony at the historic Ryman Auditorium on Wednesday, September 14. The awards ceremony serves as the hallmark event of Americanafest produced by the Americana Music Association (the AMA), which takes place this year on Sept. 13-17 in Nashville, TN.
NJ Festival Orchestra to Present Outdoor Concert in Westfield on October 1st (WESTFIELD, NJ) -- The New Jersey Festival Orchestra is back on October 1st with another outdoor concert in Westfield featuring music by Gershwin, Copland and more, and a special appearance by NY Metropolitan Opera’s renowned baritone Stephen Gaertner.
Interview with Walter Trout: A Legendary Bluesman Who Should Be In The New Jersey Hall of Fame The New Jersey Hall of Fame is full of legendary musicians from Count Basie to Bruce Springsteen, but there’s one name that’s missing - Walter Trout. He’s a guy who was born in Jersey and lived the first 23 years of his life here. He learned how to play the guitar and fell in love with the blues while living in the Garden State. His guitar has taken him around the world, but he still writes songs about his old hometown.
Orleans to Perform Evening of Memorable Hits at RVCC Theatre (BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg will kick-off its 2022-2023 season in style with an evening of great, memorable hits as it welcomes the band Orleans to local audiences, Friday, October 7 at 8:00pm.
Woodbridge Township presents Mary Fahl at Avenel PAC (AVENEL, NJ) -- Woodbridge Township presents Mary Fahl (formerly of October Project) at Avenel Performing Arts Center on Thursday, October 20th at 7:30pm. Jease Lynn Madera opens the night. tickets are $32.50.
Prudential Center presents Trans-Siberian Orchestra (NEWARK, NJ) -- Multi-platinum, progressive rock group Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) - has announced the dates for its 2022 winter tour, The Ghosts of Christmas Eve – the Best of TSO & More presented by Hallmark Channel. After its first year off the road in more than two decades, TSO made a triumphant return to touring in 2021 with a 25th anniversary celebration of Christmas Eve and Other Stories. For 2022, TSO brings a completely updated presentation of the unforgettable, multi-generational holiday tradition, “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve,” to 60 cities across the nation. Metamorphic Concerts welcomes TSO when they return to Prudential Center for two spectacular shows on Tuesday, December 27 at 3:00pm and 7:30pm.
New Jersey Symphony opens centennial season with classical programs featuring Yefim Bronfman, Michelle Cann (NEWARK, NJ) -- The New Jersey Symphony and Music Director Xian Zhang open the Symphony’s milestone centennial season with a pair of classical programs featuring pianists Yefim Bronfman and Michelle Cann October 7–9.
BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music: 9/12/22 Lazlo, founder of BlowUpRadio.com (an online station based around New Jersey artists), shines a light on some of the many new releases from NJ based musicians each week with this column. This week Lazlo takes a look at releases by jpeck, Julian Cartwright, Social Media & Shocking Twist, and Chris Batten & The Woods.
comedy
Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena presents Adam Sandler (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Adam Sandler will be bringing his unique brand of comedy and song to Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena on Friday, October 28. A successful actor, writer, producer, and musician, Sandler has also performed on stage to live audiences on a sold-out tour across the U.S. and Canada.
film
Little Satchmo screens at the Fall 2022 New Jersey Film Festival on September 18 Louis Armstrong, the jazz icon who left a legacy of joy and wholesomeness, was long thought to have died without any children to pass his legacy onto. In the documentary Little Satchmo, however, viewers are given ample evidence that proves otherwise. In an up-close-and-personal recount of her upbringing as the estranged daughter of Louis Armstrong, Sharon Preston-Folta tells all, reshaping the way we think of the beloved “Satchmo”, the complicated life he lived, and the impact of his actions on his loved ones.
art
Salute to Women in the Arts presents "Favorites" at Riverside Gallery (HACKENSACK, NJ) -- Salute To Women In the Arts is presenting an inclusive art exhibition at Riverside Gallery in Hackensack. Thirty seven women artists will be showing a varied collection of their artwork. There will be sixty artworks including works on paper, oil and acrylic paintings, sculpture and mixed media. “Favorites” at the Riverside Gallery will be on exhibit from September 13-29, 2022
The Art House Gallery presents "Timeless" (JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- For the 2022 Jersey City Art & Studio Tour (JCAST), the Art House Gallery will open its doors inside Art House Productions’ new permanent performing and visual arts center on the corner of Bay Street and Marin Boulevard in downtown Jersey City. This inaugural exhibit, entitled “Timeless,” showcases work from Jersey City-based artists who have grown with the gallery over several years. It reflects bold, confident, and hard-won self-identity in the artists’ work that endures and speaks directly to Jersey City culture and politics both now and in the past. In essence, the exhibit is a testament to the artists who have helped shape the Art House Gallery through their creativity, character, and practice.
food
Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar in Atlantic City Kicks Off Hispanic Heritage Month with a Special “Tour of Cuba” Menu & TikTok Recipe Series (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar in Atlantic City, located inside Tropicana Casino & Resort, is kicking-off National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) with a “Tour of Cuba” menu and a new TikTok recipe series as part of the month-long celebration.
community
City of Newark reopens JFK Recreation Center (NEWARK, NJ) -- On September 12, 2022, the City of Newark reopened JFK Recreation Center, after it received its first renovation since the 1980s. The center is located at 211 West Kinney Street in the city's Central Ward, with the entrance on Howard Street.
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