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This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place July 4-10, 2023 Here are previews of plays taking place from July 4-10, 2023 including a look at productions starting this week, those continuing this week, and those closing this week. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview.
First Avenue Playhouse presents "On Golden Pond" (ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ) -- First Avenue Playhouse presents On Golden Pond weekends throughout July with opening night on July 8, 2023. The play by Ernest Thompson is a classic and poignant family story that is both humorous and touching. Armand Marino directs the production.
Algonquin Arts Theatre presents "Avenue Q" (MANASQUAN, NJ) -- Algonquin Arts Theatre presents the musical, Avenue Q from August 12-20, 2023. Winner of the Tony Triple Crown for Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book, this laugh-out-loud musical - featuring actors and puppets - tells the story of a recent college grad named Princeton, who moves into a shabby New York apartment on Avenue Q. He soon discovers that, although the residents seem nice, it's clear that this is not your ordinary neighborhood, which is a racy, adults-only cross between South Park and Sesame Street.
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PHOTOS from Tori Amos at Count Basie Center for the Arts (RED BANK, NJ) -- Tori Amos performed at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank on Sunday, July 2nd and photographer Julie Hoffman was on hand to take photos.
Light Opera of New Jersey to Launch Opera for All initiative with $10,000 Grant From NEA (BASKING RIDGE, NJ) -- Light Opera of New Jersey (LONJ) has announced it has been awarded a Challenge America grant of $10,000 by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to launch their Opera for All initiative. The grant supports LONJ's new initiative to provide 10% of their total tickets at no cost to traditionally underserved communities in Central and Northern New Jersey. It will enable them to diversify their audience with a dedicated effort to remove the price barrier for those who may otherwise be unable to attend. This grant is one of 262 Challenge America awards totaling $2.62 million that were announced by the NEA as part of its first round of fiscal year 2023 grants.
This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts Taking Place July 4-10, 2023 Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from July 4-10, 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.
Princeton University Organist, Eric Plutz, to Perform in Ocean Grove (OCEAN GROVE, NJ) -- Princeton University Organist Eric Plutz will kick off the guest organist recital series at the Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove on Wednesday, July 12 at 7:30pm. This is a free concert. The Great Auditorium is located at Pilgrim and Ocean Pathways. All facilities are handicapped accessible.
Ocean Casino Resort presents Emo Orchestra featuring Hawthorne Heights (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Ocean Casino Resort presents Emo Orchestra, featuring Hawthorne Heights, on Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 8:00pm. The concert takes place in Ovation Hall. For emo music lovers and orchestra aficionados alike, Emo Orchestra is a new live experience that brings some of the most beloved emo songs of your youth to the theater stage with a full orchestra arrangement. Along with special guest Hawthorne Heights, the orchestra will elevate songs from bands such as Taking Back Sunday, My Chemical Romance, and Dashboard Confessional in a way never done before. Emo Orchestra is a perfectly designed tribute to the music that shaped emo fans.
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food
Old York Cellars Launches "Central Jersey Exists" Series of Wines (RINGOES, NJ) -- Central Jersey Exists and Old York Cellars has the wine to prove it. Just days after the New Jersey Assembly and Senate voted to add the Central Jersey region to the official New Jersey state tourism map, a new ‘Central Jersey Exists’ series of wines were unveiled from Old York Cellars.
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Orange Township Food Truck and Jazz Festival Takes Place July 8th (ORANGE, NJ) -- The City of Orange Township presents a Food Truck and Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 8, 2023 in Monte Irvin Orange Park in Orange, New Jersey from 12:00pm-8:00pm. This free event will be an unforgettable experience filled with delicious food and live jazz music all day long!
Events This Week: July 4-10, 2023 Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from July 4-10, 2023 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of events throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.
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Trenton City Museum to Host Two-Part Lecture Series by Award-winning Author and Presidential Historian Louis L. Picone (TRENTON, NJ) -- Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie will host a two-part Saturday afternoon lecture series by award-winning author and presidential historian Louis Picone July 8 and July 15. Both programs will be from 2:00pm to 4:00pm and will include a Q&A and a book signing reception. Trenton City Museum is in historic Cadwalader Park, accessed by car from Parkside Ave. It offers plenty of building-adjacent parking.
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EVENT PREVIEWS
Mr. Ray to Perform Free Concert in Monroe Township
November 15, 2025
New Jersey Festival Orchestra Presents "Romance in the Mansion" – A Candlelight Evening of Music, Wine, and Elegance
November 15, 2025
The Dryden Ensemble presents "Daydreams (and Dictators)"
November 15, 2025
Lyceum Hall Center for the Arts presents Ensemble Novo
November 15, 2025
The Theater Project presents a Staged Reading of "B.B'S"
November 15, 2025
East Lynne Theater Company presents Story of Local, Former U.S. Marshal
November 15, 2025
The Yard at Bally's AC presents The Amish Outlaws
November 15, 2025
Meet Loaf comes to The Strand on November 15th
November 15, 2025
2nd Annual NJ Wine Expo to Take Place November 15th
November 15, 2025
Catch a Rising Star Comedy Club presents Tim Grill - "The Barely Can Stand-Up Comic"
November 15, 2025
