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theatre
Vivid Stage presents "Only Human: Stories of Connection" (SUMMIT, NJ) -- Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, will present Only Human: Stories of Connection from February 23 through March 5. The evening is made up of seven short plays by the playwrights Barbara Blumenthal-Erlich, Laura Ekstrand, Steve Harper, Stephen Kaplan, Mark Harvey Levine, Matthew Weaver and David Lee White.
The Summit Playhouse presents "The Old Settler" (SUMMIT, NJ) -- The Summit Playhouse presents The Old Settler, a play by John Henry Redwood, weekends from February 24th to March 11th. In the play, sparks fly in a 1943 Harlem tenement between an old spinster and her skeptical sister when a handsome young man arrives on their doorstep. Full of humor and grit, this authentic story of love and survival reverberates with timelessness and warmth.
PHOTOS from "Unfinished Women Cry In No Man's Land While A Bird Dies In A Gilded Cage" at Camden Rep (CAMDEN, NJ) -- Camden Repertory Theater celebrates Black History Month with an immersive production of Aishah Rahman’s rarely produced underground classic Unfinished Women Cry In No Man's Land While A Bird Dies In A Gilded Cage, boasting a live jazz band and presented in Camden Rep’s unique venue — a typical New Jersey row house with only 20 seats. Performances run from February 10 to March 25. The production is directed by Chyna Morrison and features music direction by JoJo Streater.
music
"Fantabulous!" Russell Thompkins, Jr. and the New Stylistics LIVE! at SOPAC Music lovers inside South Orange, NJ’s SOPAC auditorium this Friday, January 20, 2023 evening ready themselves for an evening of soul by Russell Thompkins, Jr. and the New Stylistics. The original lead singer of the ’70s vocal group, The Stylistics, Thompson, Jr. was selected by Rolling Stone magazine on January 1, 2023 as one of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.
BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 2/6/23 Lazlo, founder of BlowUpRadio.com (an online radio 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 Play Head, Jason Didner, THIEV, Hubbell Benson, erase:rewind, Quiz Show, and Joe Billy.
Weeks & Peterson Quintet to perform at NJ Rep (LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- New Jersey Repertory Company “NJRep,” located at 179 Broadway in Long Branch, announced the Weeks & Peterson Quintet will be performing two sets at NJRep on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 7:00pm & 8:30pm.
film
Captivating feature Junho screens at the Spring 2023 New Jersey Film Festival on Saturday, February 11! Junho, a narrative feature film by David Soek Hoon Boo, will be playing at the New Jersey Film Festival on February 11, 2023, online for 24 hours and in person at 7 pm. The film follows Junho, a Korean actor who flees to San Francisco after his acting troupe is shaken by a sexual assault.
dance
Dance On The Lawn Returns for 10th and Final Year in September (MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Dance on the Lawn, Montclair, NJ’s outdoor dance festival, will return for its tenth and final year, Celebrating New Jersey. The Festival returns to its original location, the front lawn of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church 73 S Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ, on Saturday, September 19 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. The Dance on the Lawn Festival is free.
art
UGLY STUDIO presents An Evening with an Artist: featuring YIGSY MAGALY (LEONIA, NJ) -- On February 10th and February 14th from 7:00pm-8:30pm, UGLY STUDIO will be hosting "An Evening with an Artist: feat. YIGSY MAGALY." People will be able to paint along on canvases with the featured artist while sipping on wine and indulging in their latest collection of art from their upcoming show: Love can be UGLY.
community
Princeton Symphony Orchestra Announces Plans for June 9-25 Princeton Festival (PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) has announced a compelling line-up of performances for this year's Princeton Festival, the PSO's annual live arts extravaganza. The majority of the Festival takes place June 9-25, 2023 within an enormous tented pavilion erected seasonally on the grounds of Morven Museum & Garden, complete with concessions and gathering spaces. Events range from a beloved comic opera by Gioachino Rossini to independent tributes honoring the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin and Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay elected officials in the US, plus orchestral concerts, chamber music and dance, a Juneteenth celebration, a Family Day, and genre-defying performances by top ensembles and three 2023 Grammy Award winners.
books
Watchung author Releases "Go Dat Way and Go Dere: Around the World in Fifty Years" A new travel memoir from Watchung author and travel agent aims to excite and entertain readers, inspiring them to travel the globe and experience the people, cultures, food and history that have shaped their world. In Go Dat Way and Go Dere: Around the World in Fifty Years, by Gary Loupassakis, readers are invited on a global journey through the lens of the expertise gained by the author’s 50-year career in the travel industry.
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EVENT PREVIEWS
The Newton Theatre presents Sister Hazel
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The Search for Truth and the Persistence of Love Across Time with Novelist Amanda Peters
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Lily Vakili to perform at Marksboro Mills
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Outpost in the Burbs presents Emily Grove's Joni Jam
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Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Griffin House
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Newton Theatre presents The Breakers - Tom Petty Tribute Band
November 14, 2025
Makin Waves with Don McLean: Starry Stories
November 14, 2025
StocktonPAC presents "Black Angels Over Tuskegee"
November 14, 2025
Hats Off To Downtown brings an evening of shopping, prizes, and fun to South Orange
November 14, 2025
Fund for Irish Studies at Princeton University presents a Conversation with Olwen Fouéré
November 14, 2025
