Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from October 27 to November 2, 2024. 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 (Atlantic, Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Morris).
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1) A Conversation with The Moody Blues' John Lodge Who Performs "Days of Future Passed" Live at BergenPAC on November 15th - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee John Lodge will perform the seminal Moody Blues album, Days of Future Passed, along with a selection of classic Moody Blues hits live on November 15, 2024 at BergenPAC in Englewood, NJ.
2) Bruce Springsteen Archives to Screen 2024 American Music Honors on Friday - (WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- The Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music will present the premier screening of 2024's American Music Honors on Friday, November 1, 2024 in the intimate Pollak Theatre where the sold-out awards event was held on April 24, 2024. The screening of this very special evening shows them honoring American Music icons Dion, John Mellencamp, Jackson Browne, and Mavis Staples. Doors open at 7:30pm, the screening begins at 8:00pm.
3) Rutgers Art Museum's Fall Exhibition Exposes Barriers to Access - (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Finding your way through a museum or an exhibition can be a straightforward experience with few obstructions – for the able-bodied. That one-size-fits-all approach to art access is upended in Smoke & Mirrors, the main fall exhibition presented by the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University–New Brunswick. The exhibit, featuring the work of 14 international artists with disabilities, explores "access aesthetics," an artistic genre that considers how artists make inequities in museums more transparent.
4) Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal LIVE! at McCarter - Music lovers are in their seats this Friday, October 18, 2024 evening at Princeton, NJ’s McCarter Theatre Center anxiously awaiting a live concert by Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal.
5) Events This Week in New Jersey from October 29 to November 5, 2024 - Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from October 29 to November 5, 2024 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.
6) Monmouth County Park System to Release Winter Parks & Programs Guide - (LINCROFT, NJ) -- This winter go on a Flashlight Candy Cane Hunt, make an Evergreen Holiday Wreath, and gather around Pine Barren Bonfires with the Monmouth County Park System. These are just some of the amazing programs offered by the Park System that will keep residents happy and active throughout the season.
7) Montclair State University's Cali Opera Program presents "Hansel & Gretel" on December 7th - (MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Montclair State University's Cali Opera Program is set to present their chamber opera version of Humperdinck's holiday classic Hansel & Gretel (sung in English) on Saturday, December 7, 2024 @ 3:00pm & 6:00pm, staring Litha Ashforth, Hailey Ji (Gretels) and Inhye Choi, Mia Grizzuti (Hansels). This fairy tale opera follows brother and sister–, Hansel and Gretel, as they are sent away to gather strawberries after frustrating their exhausted mother.
8) Blippi to Rock Trenton in All-New Band Show - (TRENTON, NJ) -- Round Room Live and Moonbug Entertainment are proud to announce a new live show, Blippi: Join the Band Tour. The brand-new production features musicians playing LIVE on stage and promises to bring the vivacious, energetic, and educational antics of global sensation Blippi to stages across North America in a never-before-seen show, with a stop in Trenton at the Patriots Theater at the War Memorial on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
9) Acc gallery presents "Floating" - a Min K. Lee Solo Show - (TENAFLY, NJ) -- Acc gallery presents an invitational exhibition Min K. Lee solo show under the title Exhibition Title: "Floating" from October 26 to November 9, 2024. Floating –– Nature; Observing and reinterpreting shapes and lines from nature, exploring fluid self-consciousness within them.
10) Atlantic City Tinseltown Holiday Experience Will Be Even Bigger, More Festive This Season! - (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Atlantic City has been busy making its list for the upcoming holiday season! On Thursday, October 24, the destination's holiday plans were unveiled during a festive press conference at Tanger Outlets. Amidst a 40-foot tree, dancing elves, "Nutcracker" ballerinas, a special appearance by Santa, the Grinch and other holiday characters, a sneak peek of the 2024 Atlantic City Tinseltown Holiday Experience was provided, with stakeholders from across the resort sharing details of their holiday events.
11) Teaneck International Film Festival to Screen "Union," a documentary about the fight to create an Amazon Labor Union - (TEANECK, NJ) -- The Teaneck International Film Festival presents a screening of Union on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at Puffin Cultural Forum. The documentary chronicles the extraordinary efforts of an unlikely group of warehouse workers as they launch a grassroots union campaign at an Amazon fulfillment center. Screening takes place at 2:00pm.
12) NBPAC presents Greg Hawkes with Eddie Japan performing the Music of The Cars - (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- As the keyboardist for the legendary Boston band and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame members, The Cars, Greg Hawkes forged the sound of rock's New Wave. Together with Eddie Japan, Hawkes will be performing the Music of The Cars at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC) on Friday, November 1, 2024 at 8:00pm.
13) Starship featuring Mickey Thomas LIVE! at MPAC - Music lovers are ready to set the night to music this Saturday, October 19, 2024 inside Morristown, NJ’s MPAC auditorium as they prepare themselves for a concert of hits by Starship featuring Mickey Thomas.
14) Burned by advertising in the past, New Jersey Stage publisher seeks to create the perfect site for Arts Promotion - "I think advertising is too expensive," explained Gary Wien, publisher of NewJerseyStage.com. "If you take a chance and it doesn't work for you, it's a huge blow to your budget. That's why we try to make advertising with us simple, affordable, and effective. We want it to be harder to say no to advertising with us than yes."
15) New Jersey Symphony presents Disney's "The Muppet Christmas Carol" in concert - (NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Symphony will present Disney's The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert featuring a screening of the complete film while the musical score is performed live by the orchestra. The concerts will be led by conductor Constantine Kitsopoulos from December 5-8, 2024 with performances in Morristown, Red Bank, Newark, and New Brunswick.
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