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theatre
'A Christmas Carol' is Festive and Fun at Shakespeare Theatre NJ The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) enjoys a reputation of producing outstanding shows during the holiday season. This year brings another offering to that fine reputation with Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. This is one of the best productions you will see of old Scrooge’s journey from being a miser of a man into one who knows how to keep Christmas well.The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) enjoys a reputation of producing outstanding shows during the holiday season. This year brings another offering to that fine reputation with Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. This is one of the best productions you will see of old Scrooge's journey from being a miser of a man into one who knows how to keep Christmas well.
music
State Theatre New Jersey presents Freestyle Flashback (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey and Fever Records present Freestyle Flashback 2025, featuring freestyle artists from the '80s and '90s on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 8:00pm.
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...12/19/24 They come from all walks of life and music genres but the most important thing is; they've come together to form a Blues band that is original, solid and different from the rest and what makes them so unique is a combination of experience and backgrounds.
Xian Zhang to conduct Holst's 'The Planets' with New Jersey Symphony in New Brunswick, Newark, and Morristown (NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Symphony presents Holst's The Planets—An HD Odyssey with Music Director Xian Zhang conducting. Four performances will take place from January 30 through February 2, 2025 in New Brunswick, Newark, and Morristown.
The Newton Theatre presents Jorma Kaukonen on June 22nd (NEWTON, NJ) -- Jorma Kaukonen (founding member of Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane) comes to The Newton Theatre on Sunday, June 22, 2025 at 7:00pm. In a career that has already spanned a half-century, Jorma Kaukonen has been one of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots music, blues, and rock.
Brookdale Community College's Performing Arts Center presents 'A Night of Jazz Love Songs' (LINCROFT, NJ) -- Step into a world of timeless romance and captivating melodies as Brookdale Community College's Performing Arts Center presents 'A Night of Jazz Love Songs,' performed by A Real Human Jazz Trio. The concert takes place Saturday, February 8, 2025 with performances at 2:00pm & 8:00pm. The smooth, soulful sounds of jazz love songs will sweep you off your feet.
SSAAM Presents: Lord, Write My Name – A Gospel Concert Celebrating the African American Experience (SKILLMAN, NJ) -- The Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM) will ring in the new year with Lord, Write My Name – The Gospel and African American Experience in Spirituals, featuring acclaimed baritone Keith Spencer and award-winning composer Peter Hilliard on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing.
Celebrating 40 Years of Service, Women In Music presents 2025 Virtual Summit in January (NEW YORK, NY) -- Celebrating 40 years of service, Women in Music (WIM) presents its annual Virtual Summit January 15–17, 2025. This three-day global immersive event, includes keynote speaker Martha Earls (Neon Coast), is designed to educate, empower, and advance women and gender-expansive individuals across all facets of the music industry.
art
Riverside Gallery presents Along the 'LOVE' Road - a solo exhibition by Sungmo Cho (HACKENSACK, NJ) -- Riverside Gallery presents Along the 'LOVE' Road - a solo exhibition by Sungmo Cho from December 18, 2024 through January 8, 2025. There will be an Opening Reception on Saturday, December 21st.
Prima Materia at Rowan University Explores the 'Alchemy of Creativity' "Prima Materia, the exhibition on view at the Rowan University Art Gallery through January 4, features work by three multi-disciplinary artists, Blanka Amezkua, Esperanza Cortés, and Anthony Carlos Molden. The show is curated by Anabelle Rodríguez-González, a Philadelphia-based arts practitioner, anthropologist, and educator from Puerto Rico.
Every Doll Tells a Story at the Hunterdon Art Museum Kimberly Camp may enjoy playing with dolls, but she knows a thing or two about art.
community
On New Year's Eve... Morristown Becomes a Stage (MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- First Night Morris on December 31, 2024 is the biggest and brightest New Year's Eve celebration in New Jersey, providing a magnificent, family-friendly, substance and alcohol-free celebration in the heart of Morristown. This year's program features over 70 performances at 23 venues located throughout downtown Morristown, live stream, on-demand access, 30+ Film Festival, complimentary parking, and shuttles starting at 4:30pm. All for one affordable admission price.
books
Ocean County Library Manchester Branch Holds Book Lovers' Book Cafe on January 9th (MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- After you’ve curled up with a book you can’t put down, do you want to tell someone about it? Share it in the Book Lovers' Book Café in the Ocean County Library Manchester Branch. The first session of 2025 takes place Thursday, January 9th at 2:00pm.
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