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This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place December 24-31, 2024 Here are previews of plays taking place from December 24-31, 2024 including a look at productions currently being presented and those coming soon. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview.
music
Jazz Fusion Band Spyro Gyra to Perform at The Newton Theatre on March 21st (NEWTON, NJ) -- The jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra will perform at The Newton Theatre on Friday, March 21, 2025 at 8:00pm. In 2024, Jay Beckenstein and the Spryo Gyra band observed the 50th anniversary of what started as a diversion, something that was just for fun (and twenty-five cents at the door).
This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from December 24-31, 2024 Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from December 24-31, 2024 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.
Valerie Simpson LIVE! at SOPAC Inside South Orange, NJ's SOPAC auditorium this Saturday, December 14, 2024 evening music lovers who know there ain't nothing like the real thing ready themselves for a live Valerie Simpson and Friends Sing Ashford and Simpson performance by singer/songwriter Valerie Simpson.
Carteret PAC presents Hollywood Nights – The Bob Seger Experience (CARTERET, NJ) -- The Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center presents Hollywood Nights – The Bob Seger Experience on Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 8:00pm. This is the ultimate tribute to Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band.
2024 Montclair Jazz Festival Downtown Jamboree to be Broadcast on SiriusXM Real Jazz on New Year's Day (MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- On January 1, 2025, SiriusXM's Real Jazz will broadcast the 2024 Montclair Jazz Festival Downtown Jamboree. Produced by Jazz House Kids, the 15th annual Montclair Jazz Festival Downtown Jamboree took place on September 14, 2024, setting a new attendance record of 26,000 music fans in Downtown Montclair, New Jersey.
Split Level Concerts presents Jill Sobule at Jersey Shore Arts Center on January 11th (OCEAN GROVE, NJ) -- Multi-talented singer/songwriter and guitarist Jill Sobule will perform at Jersey Shore Arts Center in Ocean Grove on Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 8:00pm. Renee Maskin, a staple of the Asbury Park music scene, will open the show. The show is part of the on-going Split Level Concert Series which highlights renowned Americana and contemporary folk musicians in a uniquely intimate setting.
Makin Waves Top 10 Jersey Indie Songs Here are the top 10 songs by New Jersey indie artists, according to Makin Waves:
community
Events This Week in New Jersey from December 24-31, 2024 Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from December 24-31, 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.
'Movers & Shakers' Spread HOPE at Rockin’ Royal Holiday Benefit (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Masterpiece Advertising continued its legacy of community support with its "Rockin’ Royal Holiday Celebration" 11th Anniversary Holiday Benefit for the HOPE Foundation on Friday, December 13, 2024, at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino's The Balcony. The event brought together the who's who of South Jersey and the Greater Philadelphia areas for a festive evening of revelry to provide HOPE for members of the community.
kids
Celebrate New Year's Eve Experience on Saturday With Your Entire Family - Even The Little Ones - at The Growing Stage with a concert by Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could (NETCONG, NJ) -- Want to share the New Year's Eve celebration experience with the little ones, but know they can't stay up that late? New Year's Eve arrives a few days early at The Growing Stage with a musical celebration on Saturday, December 28th featuring dancing, sing-alongs and a special countdown to 2025 at NOON! Join them as they welcome Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could for a New Year's Eve Countdown Concert your family will never forget.
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EVENT PREVIEWS
The Newton Theatre presents Sister Hazel
November 13, 2025
The Search for Truth and the Persistence of Love Across Time with Novelist Amanda Peters
November 13, 2025
Lily Vakili to perform at Marksboro Mills
November 13, 2025
Outpost in the Burbs presents Emily Grove's Joni Jam
November 14, 2025
Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Griffin House
November 14, 2025
Newton Theatre presents The Breakers - Tom Petty Tribute Band
November 14, 2025
Makin Waves with Don McLean: Starry Stories
November 14, 2025
StocktonPAC presents "Black Angels Over Tuskegee"
November 14, 2025
Hats Off To Downtown brings an evening of shopping, prizes, and fun to South Orange
November 14, 2025
Fund for Irish Studies at Princeton University presents a Conversation with Olwen Fouéré
November 14, 2025