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music
Lea Michele Adds 2nd bergenPAC Date After Immediate Sell-Out 
(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- After selling out her first announced date at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) instantly, Broadway and TV star Lea Michele has added a second performance. She will now also appear on Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 7:00pm.
12th Annual Jersey City Jazz Festival to Take Place May 30-31 
(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Riverview Jazz, the non-profit producer of the Jersey City Jazz Festival, has announced the lineup for its ambitious 2025 festival. The annual event where hundreds of musicians perform for thousands of attendees will take place Friday, May 30 and Saturday, May 31 at Exchange Place plaza on the Hudson River waterfront. The festival will also host events throughout Jersey City leading up to the festival beginning Tuesday, May 27.
Endea Owens' Blend of 'Groove-Based' Music and Jazz Developed from Her Detroit Roots 
Bassist Endea Owens' 2023 debut album, Feel Good Music (Bass Bae Music), highlights her skills with tight arrangements, intricate compositions, and syncopated percussive elements that seamlessly interlock. The album's accessible, yet sophisticated, approach has made it a hit among casual listeners and discerning jazz critics.
Makin Waves Song of the Week: "North Star" by Ashley McKinley 
The Makin Waves Song of the Week, "North Star," is Jersey Shore-raised singer-songwriter Ashley McKinley's latest single.
film
First Look Review - "The Luckiest Man in America" 
Paul Walter Hauser is best known for portraying one of the unluckiest men in America, the title character of Clint Eastwood's Richard Jewell. Perhaps it's only fitting then that he should now find himself headlining The Luckiest Man in America.
dance
Roxey Ballet Company and Princeton Pro Musica Deliver a Spellbinding Performance of "Carmina Burana" 
(EWING, NJ) -- A packed house witnessed a breathtaking performance of Carmina Burana as Roxey Ballet Company and Princeton Pro Musica took the stage for an unforgettable evening of music, dance, and visual artistry on March 30, 2025. The performance, which played to a sold-out audience The College of New Jersey's Kendall Main Stage Theater, concluded with over a handful of curtain calls, a testament to the audience’s enthusiasm and admiration.
art
Tibetan Monks to Create Mandala Artwork and Meet with Stockton University Community from April 7-11 
(GALLOWAY, NJ) -- A group of Tibetan monks from Drepung Gomang Monastery will spend a week on Stockton University's campus starting Monday, April 7 and running through Friday, April 11, 2025 as part of a cultural visit titled "Healing Through Mandala."
books
"A Campus on Fire" - New Jersey author Patrick O'Dowd to have debut novel released on April 29th 
(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- New Jersey native Patrick O'Dowd's A Campus on Fire to be released by Regal House Publishing on April 29, 2025. The author grew up in Cranford and lives in Montclair. The Montclair State University alum's debut novel is loosely based on his campus experience.
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