Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from July 2-8, 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 7 counties in New Jersey (Bergen, Burlington, Cumberland, Essex, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean).
1) "Still at the Top of Their Game!" Chicago LIVE! at STNJ - Fog rolls in on the stage under white lights this Sunday, June 25, 2023 at New Brunswick, NJ’s State Theatre New Jersey, illuminating a raised bandstand filled with drums and percussion, keyboards, assorted horns, and mic stands.
2) Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association presents The 69th Annual Choir Festival - (OCEAN GROVE, NJ) -- One of Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association (OGCMA)'s most steadfast and beloved traditions, the Annual Choir Festival, now in its 69th season, returns on Sunday, July 9 at 7:00pm in The Great Auditorium. This spectacular choral event features dozens of choral organizations from the Northeast, forming a massed choir of hundreds of voices accompanied by the Great Auditorium's historic 13,000+ pipe organ and featuring the Great Auditorium Soloists. This year's theme is "And the Greatest of These Is Love."
3) 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.
4) 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.
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 from July 13 – August 17 from 6:00pm – 9:00pm on the NJPAC Campus at Chambers Plaza.
6) 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.
7) Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District Announces 18th Music Festival Season - (NEWARK, NJ) -- Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District (LPCCD) has announced the 18th consecutive Lincoln Park Music Festival Season (including two hybrid “Covid” seasons 14.1 and 14.2). Headlining the legendary House Music Day is none other than dance music and Disco pioneer – Nicky Siano! Nicky Siano is one of the only surviving DJs who actually started the dance music scene in New York City and he’s coming to Newark’s #1 House Music Day for the first-time ever!
8) 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!
9) New Jersey Wind Symphony to Perform Free Concerts in Ridgefield Park - (RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ) -- Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco, the Board of County Commissioners, and the Bergen County Parks Department invite the public to celebrate the Fourth of July with a free concert by the New Jersey Wind Symphony. The music performance will take place on July 3rd and July 4th at The Amphitheater at Overpeck County Park in Ridgefield Park. Performances are scheduled to begin at 7:00pm.
10) 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. Tow'rs was the supporting act.
11) State Theatre New Jersey presents The Beach Boys on July 29th - (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents The Beach Boys on Saturday, July 29 at 8:00pm. Since the band's co-founder, lead-singer, and chief lyricist Mike Love penned the lyrics to The Beach Boys' first hit, "Surfin'" (1961), dozens of the bands chart toppers have become eternal anthems of American youth: "Surfin' USA," "Surfer Girl," "Fun, Fun, Fun," "I Get Around," "California Girls," "Help Me Rhonda," "Barbara Ann," "Good Vibrations," "Wouldn't It Be Nice," "Rock and Roll Music," and "Kokomo."
12) Newark Public Library Names Christian Zabriskie as Director - (NEWARK, NJ) -- Mayor Ras J. Baraka and the Board of Trustees of the Newark Public Library announced the appointment of Christian Zabriskie as Director of the Library on July 5, 2023. Mr. Zabriskie has more than 20 years of urban public library experience. He most recently led the Onondaga County Public Library where he oversaw libraries in the City of Syracuse as well as providing library support services to an additional 22 independent libraries in the County.
13) Makin Waves Song of the Week: "First Place" by Sam MacPherson - Jersey Shore singer-songwriter Sam MacPherson is heading home from a national tour and to celebrate, his single “First Place” is the Makin Waves Song of the Week.
14) The Levoy Theatre's 2023 Summer Movie Pass - (MILLVILLE, NJ) -- The Levoy Theatre has announced a summer movie pass that offers 14 films for $25 with screenings from July 9 through August 26, 2023. The screenings are also available individually for $10 each. The summer movie pass includes screenings of The NeverEnding Story; Lyle, Lyle Crocodile; Disney's Moana; an Elvis triple feature (King Creole, Jailhouse Rock, Elvis); The Greatest Showman; and a Top Gun double feature (Top Gun and Top Gun Maverick).
15) Rock N Roll Time Machine LIVE! at the Grunin Center - The lobby of Toms River, NJ’s Grunin Center for the Arts is bustling this Friday, June 22, 2023 evening as fans of classic rock wait to enter the auditorium for a performance by Rock N Roll Time Machine. Playing music from the ’70s and ’80s, Rock N Roll Time Machine is led by Dave Lister, former guitarist for the glam metal band, Pretty Boy Floyd.
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. Many times, they are among the most read stories of the week.
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