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theatre
Pushcart Players to present "Lift Every Voice: A Letter to the Editor" at Paper Mill Playhouse (MILLBURN, NJ) -- Pushcart Players, New Jersey's Emmy-nominated and award-winning touring theatre for family audiences, will present "Lift Every Voice: A Letter to the Editor" on Friday, February 9, 2024 at Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ. Founded in 1974, Pushcart is celebrating 50 years of stirring up serious fun for young people nationwide.
"The Cher Show" Celebrates the Life and Legend of a Musical Icon at the State Theatre People's Choice. Billboard Music. Kennedy Center Honor. Golden Globe. Emmy. Grammy. Oscar.
No, I’m not just naming awards for fun; this is but a tiny sampling of the accolades amassed by the one, the only, the wholly inimitable, CHER.
The Levoy Theatre presents "Once On This Island" (MILLVILLE, NJ) -- The Levoy Theatre presents Once On This Island from February 9-11, 2024. The musical is based upon the novel "My Love, My Love" by Rosa Guy and features a Book and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens with Music by Stephen Flaherty. In the play, Ti Moune, a peasant girl, rescues a wealthy boy from the other side of the island, Daniel, with whom she falls in love.
Theater to Go presents "A Lovesong for Miss Lydia" (WEST WINDSOR, NJ) -- New Jersey playwrights will continue to take their place in the spotlight when Theater to Go presents "A Lovesong for Miss Lydia," written by the late Don Evans of Trenton, at Mercer County Community College's (MCCC) Kelsey Theatre, February 9-11, 2024.
music
Scottish Rite Auditorium presents Samantha Fish (COLLINGSWOOD, NJ) -- The Scottish Rite Auditorium presents Samantha Fish on Friday, March 22, 2024 at 8:00pm. Samantha is known first and foremost for her fretwork, Fish's secret weapon is her astute and nuanced storytelling and ultra-vivid detail from carefully honing her craft. JD Simo will open the night.
Bruce Springsteen Archives presents Music America: Songs That Shaped Us concert in Austin (AUSTIN, TX) – The LBJ Presidential Library and the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music at Monmouth University announced that Lyle Lovett, Alejandro Escovedo, Ruthie Foster, Jimmie Vaughan and Erika Wennerstrom will be performing at a concert on Thursday, February 15, 2024, in the Lady Bird Johnson Auditorium at the LBJ Presidential Library to celebrate the opening of a new music exhibition at the LBJ Presidential Library. Showtime is 6:30pm CT.
Studio D'Lux releases "Silence is Louder" Infusing elements of classic and yacht rock, supergroup, Studio D'Lux released their latest single, "Silence is Louder," on February 1st. Led by keyboardist and vocalist, Doug Kistner, Studio D’Lux features performances from drummer Liberty Devitto (Billy Joel), guitarist Jon Herington (Steely Dan), and vocalist Glen Burtnik (Styx), vocalist Reagan Richards (Williams Honor), bassist Malcolm Gold (India.Arie, Sheryl Crow) and Tom Timko on woodwinds (Gloria Estefan, Tower of Power).
12th Annual Les Paul Concert at Ramapo College to feature Amythyst Kiah (MAHWAH, NJ) -- The 12th annual Les Paul Concert at Ramapo College will feature a performance by Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Amythyst Kiah and her band on Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 8:00pm in the Sharp Theater.
Jazz at the Vogel: Tenor Saxophonist Joshua Redman's Music Connects with the "American Experience" In September 2023, when tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman released his first album on the Blue Note label, Where We Are, Frank Alkyer of DownBeat described it as "a confessional about America, one full of hopes and dreams, but also reality and confusion, and love, and loss."
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...2/1/24 "Yes, Saturday February 10; I've done this a few times with this group; it has been going for I think about 30 years with different configurations and I've been in and out of it over the years but I've been a mainstay for the last three years now and it's just so much fun. We not only do little tiny individual mini-sets but we do a lot of collaborating, a lot of harmony and it's a really fun show for us," states singer/songwriter Lucy Kaplansky about the upcoming February 10 "On A Winter's Night" show at Monmouth University's Pollack Theater in Long Branch, NJ. "I've played there a bunch of times over the years and the good thing about the setup is that everyone can see; it is kind of a clever way to set up a theater and it's intimate."
film
New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2024 Wild Fire Video Q+A with Director Jennifer Cooney Here is the New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2024 Wild Fire Video Q+A with Director Jennifer Cooney, Anran Li and Festival Director Al Nigrin:
art
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey to Receive $20,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (SUMMIT, NJ) -- The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey (VACNJ) is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $20,000. This grant will support an interdisciplinary project on art and mass incarceration through exhibitions and public programs across New Jersey in partnership with local artists, organizations, and stakeholders. In total, the NEA will award 958 Grants for Arts Projects awards totaling more than $27.1 million that were announced as part of its first round of fiscal year 2024 grants.
community
Black Box Studios and Liberty Arts Theatre to present Monthly Open Mic Nite on February 15th (TEANECK, NJ) -- Black Box Studios and Liberty Arts Theatre presents their monthly Open Mic Night for music, comedy, and more on Thursday, February 15th at Debonair Music Hall. A cash bar is open throughout, and in honor of Valentine's Day this month's festivities will be hosted by none other than Drunk Cupid, last seen as MC circa 2020! Doors are at 7:00pm, showtime is 7:30pm.
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