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theatre
"Spring Awakening" Coming of Age Musical at Vanguard Vanguard Theater will present the coming-of-age musical "Spring Awakening" from June 22 through July 16. A celebration of youth and rebellion, censorship and its consequences, "Spring Awakening" fuses issues of morality and sexuality with alternative rock music into an emotionally charged story.
"Shipwrecked!" an Epic Outdoor Journey On the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's Outdoor Stage arrives an epic play with an equally epic title: "Shipwrecked! An Entertainment—The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (as Told by Himself)."
The Civilians theater company and Princeton University's High Meadows Institute and Lewis Center for the Arts announce The Next Forever (PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Civilians, Princeton University's High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI) and Lewis Center for the Arts announce The Next Forever, a one-of-a-kind partnership that will create new stories for a changing planet. This three-year initiative will explore how dynamic storytelling can engage vital environmental subjects and provide the vision and inspiration society needs to navigate the challenges of our planet's future — the "next forever."
Old Library Theatre presents "Radium Girls" this weekend (FAIR LAWN, NJ) -- Old Library Theatre (OLT), Fair Lawn Recreation Department's resident theatre company, will present Radium Girls, for three performances only, June 23-25. The play, written by D.W. Gregory, fiercely examines the commercialization of science, the pursuit of both health and wealth, the power of the underdog, and the fierce injustice laborers in America have faced, and may even continue to face in the present.
music
Burlington County announces 2023 Summer Concert Series (BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ) -- Get your lawn chairs, blankets and coolers ready because Burlington County's Summer Concerts Series is returning with a full slate of music and entertainment spanning all ages and genres.
Five artists added to 30th XPoNential Music Festival (CAMDEN, NJ) -- Philadelphia public radio station WXPN announced five artists have been added to the lineup of its 2023 XPoNential Music Festival presented by Subaru: Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band, Wednesday, Wilder Woods, Bobby Rush and Christine Havrilla & Gypsy Fuzz. They join the 19 previously announced artists performing September 22-24 at Wiggins Park on the Camden, New Jersey waterfront, directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia.
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...6/22/23 One of the biggest events in Northern New Jersey is taking place this weekend beginning Friday June 23 and wrapping up Sunday June 25 is the "13th Annual Rock, Ribs and Ridges Festival" at the Sussex County Fairgrounds.
Classic Albums Live to Perform "Aretha's Gold" at bergenPAC (ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Classic Albums Live will perform Aretha Franklin's Aretha's Gold at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) on July 28, 2023. Note for note, cut for cut. Tickets range from $35-$65. Showtime is 8:00pm.
Opera Philadelphia performs a free, family-friendly concert on Thursday, July 13 at Cooper River Park in Pennsauken (PENNSAUKEN, NJ) -- Opera Philadelphia brings its multitalented singers, orchestra, and chorus to South Jersey on Thursday, July 13, at 8:00pm for a family-friendly night of opera conducted by Collingswood's Elizabeth Braden. The free concert at Cooper River Park in Pennsauken begins with some of opera's most beloved and popular songs and concludes with a full performance of Gian Carlo Menotti's magical holiday classic Amahl and the Night Visitors, about a little shepherd boy who encounters the Three Kings on their way to Bethlehem.
community
Inaugural Juneteenth Flag Raising Ceremony by the Municipality of Princeton In Partnership with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PRINCETON, NJ) -- Multiple officials of the Municipality of Princeton and a large, diverse group of community members gathered on Monday, June 19 at 1 Monument Hall for Princeton’s inaugural Juneteenth Flag Raising ceremony honoring the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans and celebrating Black culture.
Monmouth County Park System to Host Seining Along Sandy Hook Bay (PORT MONMOUTH) -- Discover a variety of fish, crabs and other sea creatures when the Monmouth County Park System hosts Seining Along Sandy Hook Bay. Held at Bayshore Waterfront Park, Port Monmouth, from 11:00am-12:00pm, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, June 26-August 25, this program invites area residents to join Park System Naturalists as they seine the water and identify the aquatic creatures caught.
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