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theatre
PHOTOS from "Come Blow Your Horn" at Kelsey Theatre (WEST WINDSOR, NJ) -- Yardley Players is presenting Neil Simon’s hilarious, semi-autobiographical comedy “Come Blow Your Horn” at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre. The show runs weekends from November 4-13. Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.
Music Mountain Theatre presents "A Christmas Story, The Musical" (LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Music Mountain Theatre presents the Holiday classic, A Christmas Story, The Musical from November 4th - 20th. Set in the 1940s in the fictional town of Hohman, Indiana, the musical follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his quest for the Holy Grail of Christmas gifts—an Official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle.
"Queen of Fishtown" comes to United Solo Festival (NEW YORK, NY) -- Actor, writer, director, comedian and native of the Greater Philadelphia area, Katierose Donohue Enriquez brings her one woman show, Queen of Fishtown, to the United Solo Festival in New York City for two performances on November 15th and 19th at Theatre Row Studio.
The New Group announces cast for "Evanston Salt Costs Climbing" (NEW YORK, NY) -- The New Group has announced complete casting and dates for the company’s 2022-23 Season opener: Evanston Salt Costs Climbing, by Will Arbery and directed by Danya Taymor. The New York premiere of this play about climate and change will feature Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Jeb Kreager, Ken Leung, and Rachel Sachnoff. The production runs October 26 to December 18 at The Pershing Square Signature Center in the Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre (480 West 42nd Street).
'Florence and Mojo' Two One-Act Plays One-act plays use unique formats to tell the story in a more condensed manner than the usual multi-act play does. On stage now through November 13 at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is Florence and Mojo. Each name represents a one-act play written by American playwright Alice Childress.
music
Hip Hop Icons Chuck D, Rakim and Speech to Perform With Jazz Great Christian McBride at the 11th Annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) welcomes the 11th Annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival Nov. 8 – 20, 2022. This year’s program offers events combining jazz luminaries with artists known for R&B, poetry, hip hop, tap, and so much more.
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...11/3/22 “I think this is our fifth year or sixth year; it would have been our sixth but we had the one year that the world shut down so, the event is called Rock The Vets.”
Westminster Conservatory to host gala benefit concert on November 18th (PRINCETON, NJ) -- Westminster Conservatory of Music and its Honors Music Program will present a gala fundraising concert on November 18 at 7:00pm in Hillman Hall, located at 101 Walnut Lane in Princeton. This free event will feature a variety of student performances representing the Conservatory’s diverse offerings for every age, as well as performances by esteemed faculty, alumni and friends of the Conservatory.
Joan Osborne to Appear on November 17th at Red Bank, NJ’s Vogel Theater In support of her latest album, Radio Waves, singer/songwriter Joan Osborne will perform at Count Basie Center for the Arts’ Vogel Theater in Red Bank, NJ on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 8:00 pm.
community
Patricia's of Holmdel Supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month & Raises Money for Susan G. Komen Foundation (HOLMDEL, NJ) /PRNewswire/ -- From October 24th, 2022, to October 26th, 2022, Patricia's of Holmdel participated in supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Customers were able to join Patricia's of Holmdel and Taylor Maxwell in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. For everyone who took part in dining in the restaurant these days, all Dine in and Take Out proceeds were donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. With the support of all its customers, Patricia's of Holmdel managed to raise $5230.00 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Playa Bowls Names Mark Belanger as company President (OCEAN COUNTY, NJ) /PRNewswire/ -- Playa Bowls, the nation's leading superfruit bowl shop specializing in acai bowls, green bowls, pitaya bowls, coconut bowls, juices and smoothies, has announced the appointment of Mark Belanger as the company's President. The seasoned industry veteran has a proven track record of leading successful food and beverage companies and will be responsible for leading Playa Bowls' domestic and international growth.
The Illusionists: Magic, Magic and More Magic in Morristown Back in the 1980s I met magician David Copperfield backstage after one of his shows. I stared him straight in the eyes and described on of his more highly applauded tricks.
books
Princeton Public Library to present Virtual Discussion Panel on The Rise of Banned Books (PRINCETON, NJ) -- The rise of book banning in America will be examined Monday, November 14 at 7:30pm in a virtual panel discussion presented by Princeton Public Library. Scholars Marilisa Jiménez García, William Gleason and Jonathan Zimmerman will discuss the unprecedented surge in efforts to ban books and provide historical and contemporary context.
kids
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical" comes to MPAC (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Sleigh what? The critically acclaimed live stage show Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical makes its debut at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) with two performances on Sunday, November 27 at 2:00pm & 6:30pm. Tickets range from $39-$69.
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