Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from June 25 to July 1, 2023. Each week we publish about 70 articles, including several original columns and features, along with news releases for events happening throughout the state and nearby areas like Philadelphia and New York City. This week's top 15 includes articles from 10 counties in New Jersey (Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Monmouth, Morris, and Ocean).
1) This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts Taking Place June 27 to July 3, 2023 - Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from June 27 to July 3, 2023 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas. Click on the title to go to the full preview.
2) New Jersey Ballet Announces 2023-24 Season - (FLORHAM PARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Ballet has announced the lineup for the 2023-24 season - its 65th Anniversary Season, which features over thirty captivating performances across seven venues throughout New Jersey. Marking this milestone, the Company will showcase a diverse repertoire, including iconic works by Jerome Robbins and George Balanchine, Justin Peck and Harrison Ball, as well as a world premiere by Lauren Lovette.
3) Herman’s Hermits and The Buckinghams LIVE at BergenPAC! - As concertgoers escape the chill on this cold November 17, 2016 evening and make their way inside the warm and inviting Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, NJ, they express their excitement about the concert they are about to experience. Starring 60’s music icons The Buckinghams and Herman’s Hermits, fans from up and down the East Coast are thrilled to be at BergenPAC tonight to enjoy this sensational pairing of pop music legends.
4) Exit 82 Theatre presents "Rock of Ages" - (TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Exit 82 Theatre presents Rock of Ages by Chris D'Arienzo weekends from July 14-30.It’s the tail end of the big, bad 1980s in Hollywood, and the party has been raging hard. Aqua Net, Lycra, lace, and liquor flow freely at one of the Sunset Strip's last legendary venues, a place where sex machine Stacee Jaxx takes the stage and scantily clad groupies line up to turn their fantasies into reality.
5) NJPAC Announces Lineup for Horizon Sounds of the City 2023 - (NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) has announced the annual Horizon Sounds of the City 2023, a FREE live summer concert series taking place under the stars during the summer every Thursday Night starting July 13 – August 17 from 6:00pm – 9:00pm on the NJPAC Campus at Chambers Plaza.
6) Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Scrimshaw" by Renee Maskin - Asbury Park singer-songwriter Renee Maskin has released her latest single on Mint 400 Records, “Scrimshaw,” the video for which is a collaboration with her boyfriend, John Decker, as well as the Makin Waves Song of the Week.
7) Island Waterpark World's Largest Indoor Beachfront Waterpark to Open in Atlantic City - (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) --/PRNewswire/ -- The famed Atlantic City Boardwalk will enter a new era this summer with the debut of ISLAND Waterpark at The Showboat Resort, which is scheduled to open on June 30, 2023. The Showboat Resort, developed by Tower Investments CEO and Showboat owner Bart Blatstein, is the world's premier beachfront indoor entertainment experience and casts Atlantic City as an all-encompassing family destination, restoring its reputation as America's Favorite Playground.
8) Afro Beat Fest, New Jersey's Largest Celebration of African Culture, Returns to Newark for 2023 - (NEWARK, NJ) -- After a four-year hiatus prompted by the pandemic, Afro Beat Fest returns with a celebration like never before! On Saturday, July 15, Newark will come alive with the largest celebration of African culture in New Jersey. This free event — proudly sponsored by Newark Parks and Newark Happening — aims to bridge the gap between New Jersey and Africa. Attendees will enjoy a day filled with performances by globally renowned Afrobeat artists, captivating visual art installations, engaging activities, tasty traditional African food from local vendors and a bustling marketplace featuring Black-owned businesses. It takes place in Military Park from 10:00am to 8:00pm.
9) Newark Arts Names Lauren LeBeaux Craig, Esq. as Interim Executive Director - (NEWARK, NJ) -- Newark Arts, a long-standing, community-centered non-profit that remains ever committed to serving Newark’s vibrant arts and culture ecosystem, announced that Lauren LeBeaux Craig, Esq., former Director of Marketing and Artistic Initiatives, will serve as Interim Executive Director.
10) 2023 New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning Announces Complete Music Lineup - (READINGTON, NJ) -- The balloons may be the stars, but the concert lineup at the upcoming 40th annual New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning is going to be big, too. This year’s lineup from July 28-30 at Solberg Airport in Readington will be spread across two concert stages.
11) 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.
12) Vision Films to Release "Called to Duty" - Film Shot in South Jersey - Vision Films has announced the Transactional VOD release of Called to Duty from production company Cinemaddict Films on July 1, 2023 across the US and Canada. Showcasing the role of female pilots, the action feature is directed by Ashley Gibson and produced by Henry Penzi and Sonny Goldfin. The film centers around a squadron of female Navy air show pilots sent into battle because of their exceptional aerial skills and is loosely based on true world events involving North Korea and their frequent ballistic missile tests used as threats against the United States.
13) Arts Council of Princeton announces Vendor Application for yART Sale, Affordable Art and Supplies Sale - (PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Arts Council of Princeton is now accepting vendor applications for their first yART sale to be held on Saturday, August 5 from 9:00am-1:00pm. The yART sale is an outdoor, flea-market style opportunity for attendees to shop affordable work from local artists cleaning out their studios.
14) New Jersey Hall of Fame Names 2023 Essay Contest and Areté Scholarship Winners - In keeping with their commitment to inspire, educate, and motivate youth and students in our state, the New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) and the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) have announced the winners of the annual student Essay Contest, as well as the Areté Scholarship Fund.
15) Bergen County Announces Return of Summer Movies & Concerts in the Park - (HACKENSACK, NJ) -- Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco and the Board of County Commissioners have announced the return of the Bergen County Movies and Music in the Park Summer Series. The series will feature 26 events at five locations across Bergen County beginning on July 6. All concerts and movies are free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and/or blankets for viewing.
Event previews are always one of the most popular areas of the website. Event previews get noticed when we first publish them and then get noticed again when they are brought back to the main area of the site the week the event takes place - sometimes even several months later. We also run weekly columns promoting events, music, and theatre shows taking place for the week. These columns include our featured event previews and event listings along with all of our event previews of the week.
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