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theatre
Surflight Theatre presents "Steel Pier" (BEACH HAVEN, NJ) -- Surflight Theatre is excited to be opening their 2023 Season with a show celebrating the magnificent history of Atlantic City's Steel Pier in the 1930's: Kander and Ebb's Steel Pier the Musical. An assortment of depression era souls are eager to dance their way into fame & prizes gather on the Steel Pier. Songs by the creators of Chicago, Cabaret and other classics perfectly capture the rhythms of the 1930's dance era. Performances run June 1-17, 2023.
Steve Guttenberg talks about “Tales from the Guttenberg Bible” Steve Guttenberg was having dinner with a group of actors when a woman asked one of them for an autograph and was refused. Guttenberg, now appearing in "Tales from the Guttenberg Bible" at the George Street Playhouse, recalls that one of the group, Sean Connery, got up and asked the woman if she would like his autograph. The woman asked him to address it to Mary and sign it "James Bond," and he did.
music
The Newton Theatre presents Rickie Lee Jones (NEWTON, NJ) -- The Newton Theatre presents Rickie Lee Jones on Friday, July 28, 2023. The two-time Grammy winner exploded onto the pop scene in 1978 with her smash hit single "Chuck E.'s in Love" and has made a career of fearlessly experimenting with her sound and persona over 15 critically acclaimed albums. Doors are at 7:00pm, showtime is 8:00pm.
Amuse + Anti Social Camp Announce Participating Artist For Songwriting Camp's 2023 Edition (NEW YORK, NY) -- Amuse and Anti Social Camp have announced participating artists for the third annual event set to take place in New York City, June 12-15 with over 150 songwriters, and producers from Andy Grammer, Moby, Walk The Moon, Mike Shinoda, Grace VanderWaal, X Ambassadors, and Cautious Clay celebrating the art of collaboration. The weeklong event is the biggest songwriting camp in the world and is completely free for its participants. Dubbed a "SXSW for Songwriters," the camp features 100 recording sessions, plus a packed calendar of shows and parties celebrating New York City.
Special Needs Student Showcase Lit Up bergenPAC's stage (ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Students with special needs from across the region lit up the Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) stage as the Voices in Harmony showcase returned on May 7, 2023. This was the fourth year of the awe-inspiring production after the pandemic forced a hiatus. Students from 14 public and private schools with different types of disabilities took the stage to sing and dance in front of their friends and families.
The Hold Steady Announce Tour with NJ, PA, and NY shows (JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- The Hold Steady will continue to commemorate the 20th anniversary of their foundation with a number of newly announced live dates that include two shows in the area in September - White Eagle Hall on September 22nd WXPN's ExPoNential Music Festival September 23rd. The tour also includes four shows at the Brooklyn Bowl in NY November 29 through December 1-2.
Makin Waves Album of the Month: "Northern Town" by Cranston Dean Jersey Shore great Cranston Dean always has reminded me of Jackson Browne because there are both organic-sounding multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriters with an eloquent penchant for rhyme amidst every-day stories for everyone. "Toe the Line," the opening track of Cranston's latest album, "Northern Town," is a perfect example of his Jackson sensibilities. In this case, it's post-'70s, plugged-in Jackson ala "Boulevard" and "Somebody's Baby," but I was psyched to feel that vibe right from the get go on "Northern Town," because Jackson is one of my all-time favorite artists, and I feel the same way about Cranston at a local level.
comedy
Anu Vaidyanathan's "BC: AD (Before Children: After Diapers)" comes to The Stress Factory on May 31st (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Former triathlete and engineer turned comedian and mother Anu Vaidyanathan is bringing her Edinburgh Fringe cult hit one-woman show BC: AD (Before Children: After Diapers) to The Stress Factory on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 7:30pm. This is a stand-up comedy show and one mad, brown mommy's take on how the definitions of words change before and during motherhood
art
Young Artists Take Center Stage this Spring in INSPIRED MINDS: Young Artist Exhibition (SOUTH ORANGE, NJ) -- The INSPIRED MINDS: Young Artist Exhibition is back in the Herb + Milly Iris Gallery at the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC). With this annual exhibition, SOPAC showcases the best and brightest visual artists from Essex County high schools. The exhibition will run from May 18 through August 20. Admission is free and open to the public.
community
NJPAC presents Neil deGrasse Tyson with This Just In: Latest Discoveries in the Universe (NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) welcomes Neil deGrasse Tyson on Thursday, November 30 at 7:30pm. Spend a thought-provoking evening with astrophysicist, professor, and New York Times best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson of the Hayden Planetarium. The author of his latest book Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization. Tyson will discuss how a "cosmic perspective" profoundly influences what we think and feel about science, culture, politics, and life. Take a journey to the far reaches of the universe in this cosmically fascinating conversation.
Ramapo College Names Alex Gorsky Graduate Commencement Keynote Speaker (MAHWAH, NJ) -- Ramapo College is pleased to announce that Alex Gorsky, former chairperson and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, will deliver the keynote address at the Graduate Programs Commencement. The Ramapo College Board of Trustees approved an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters to be awarded to Mr. Gorsky as part of the ceremony.
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