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theatre
Inis Nua Theatre's Popular Pop-Up Play in a Pub returns to Fergie's Pub with a Handmade Pie, A Cold Pint, and a Side of Comedic Theatre (PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- Inis Nua Theatre Company will open its 19th season with the American premiere of 10 Dates With Mad Mary, written by Irish-Pakistani playwright Yasmine Akram. This comedy play tells the story of Mary McArdle, an antisocial young woman trying to find a date for her best friend’s wedding. This raucous one-woman show marks the return of Inis Nua’s Pop-Up Play in a Pub, a popular event with Inis Nua regulars and newcomers alike. The show runs from October 26, 2022 until November 6, for a total of eight performances at Fergie's Pub (1214 Sansom Street) in Philadelphia.
PHOTOS from "Inspecting Carol" at Chatham Community Players (CHATHAM, NJ) -- The Chatham Community Players will kick off their 101st Season with the hilarious “Inspecting Carol” by Daniel Sullivan and the Seattle Repertory Theater. The production runs from October 14-23, 2022. Photographer John Posada was at a dress rehearsal to take photos.
music
Life On Mars releases "Shadows In A Jar" Featuring Contributions From Members of YES & Paul McCartney/Wings “Shadows In A Jar” is the sixth studio album, and next installment of the Life on Mars series from Earl Kayoss and an array of talent including Fernando Perdomo. Kayoss and Perdomo have been working for 8 years to deliver this remarkable project.
Brett Altman to Have Album Release Show in Jersey City (JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Brett Altman will have a album release show for Not Quite Love on Friday, October 21 at 8:00pm. The show takes place at NonLinear Knitting Studio in Jersey City. Not Quite Love is an album three years in the making.
MPAC's 28th Season Anniversary Gala LIVE! Starring Hamilton's Renée Elise Goldsberry Excitement is in the air in Morristown, NJ this Friday, September 30, 2022 evening as concertgoers make their way inside the Mayo Performing Arts Center for tonight’s 28th Season Kickoff performance by the multi-talented singer/actress Renée Elise Goldsberry.
New Jersey Youth Symphony to Open Season with Spectacular Korean Three-Drum Dance (NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ) -- The New Jersey Youth Symphony (NJYS), a program of Wharton Arts, officially opens the symphonic season on Saturday, October 30 at 4:00 p.m. at The Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton with a dynamic concert featuring the NJYS Youth Symphony and Samgomu Dancers Holly Shin-Young Knudson, Quinn Lee, and Brooke Jee-in Newmaster. The award-winning orchestra under the baton of Helen H. Cha-Pyo presents Symphonic Dances!, a vibrant display of Korean arts and culture featuring traditional Korean dancing and drumming. Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances and Manuel de Falla’s Three-Cornered Hat, Suite No. 2 will interlace with Kyle Newmaster’s Impressions of Cheonmachong: Concerto for Korean Three Drum Dance for a spectacular family event.
comedy
Vivid Stage Announces Late Fall Improv Class for Adults and Teens (SUMMIT, NJ) -- Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, is offering a new season of improv classes for adults and teens aged 18 and up. The next session, taught by instructor Shereen Hickman, will be held Wednesday evenings from 7:30pm-9:30pm starting November 9.
dance
The State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine presents "The Nutcracker" at NJPAC (NEWARK, NJ) -- The internationally acclaimed State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine returns to New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) with a sparkling production of the world’s favorite masterpiece of classical ballet, The Nutcracker, choreographed by Andrey Litvinov and directed by Konstantin Pinchuk. The performance takes place on Sunday, December 12th at 3:00pm.
Axelrod PAC presents "The Nutcracker Rocks" in December (DEAL PARK, NJ) -- Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater (AXCBT), Monmouth County’s only professional ballet company, returns home to the Axelrod Performing Arts Center with ten performances of The Nutcracker Rocks in December. The ballet is conceived, choreographed, and directed by AXCBT Artistic Director Gabriel Chajnik, introducing a new holiday tradition for the whole family. The Nutcracker ROCKS reinvents this holiday favorite with a high-octane, rock-and-roll Jersey Shore twist.
art
Acc Gallery presents Exhibit Inspired by Homage Klimt (TENAFLY, NJ) -- Acc Gallery presents a special exhibition under the title,“KISS”, for Homage Klimt, from October 11-31, 2022. Gustav Klimt was a well-known Austrian painter from the late 19th to early 20th centuries, who formed the Vienna Secession and was a representative Art Nouveau painter and symbolist who did not put the boundaries between decorative art and fine art.
community
NJEDA Approves Historic Property Reinvestment Program (HPRP) tax credits to support the rehabilitation of Loew's Theatre in Jersey City (TRENTON, NJ) -- On October 12, 2022, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved the award of Historic Property Reinvestment Program (HPRP) tax credits to support the rehabilitation of Loew’s Theatre in Jersey City. This project, which marks the first award under the HPRP, is expected to result in the complete rehabilitation of the historic theater for use as a live performance, movie, and entertainment venue. The Board authorized the award of $42.27 million in tax credits, representing 45 percent of the eligible cost under the project, which has an estimated total cost of $110 million.
NJPAC Celebrated 25th Anniversary at The Women@NJPAC Spotlight Gala (NEWARK, NJ) -- More than 800 guests filled NJPAC’s Prudential Hall on Saturday, October 1, as the Arts Center hosted its first in-person WomenatNJPAC Spotlight Gala in three years. The annual fundraiser drew arts lovers, Newark advocates and NJPAC supporters together to celebrate the Arts Center’s 25th anniversary season and to raise $2.2 million for NJPAC’s extensive arts education and community engagement programs.
books
Ocean County Library Presents "Operation Torch: Allied Invasion – North Africa" (TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- The Ocean County Library Toms River Branch will host a discussion by history professor, military historian and author Paul E. Zigo. “Operation Torch: Allied Invasion – North Africa,” will take place on Tuesday, November 15 at 6:30pm.
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