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theatre
PHOTOS from "Green Honey Love" by Dunbar Repertory Company 
(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The Middletown Arts Center, in conjunction with Dunbar Repertory Company, is presenting the Green Honey Love, May 16-25, 2025. The play, written by Gail Wynn Huland El and directed by Damien S. Berger, is a story about adultery, deceit, greed, and conspiracy of murder – your everyday comedy. Fawn Nocera Photography was on hand to take photos.
music
Axelrod PAC adds Glen Burtnik's Summer of Love Concert and Best of The Eagles to Summer Lineup 
(DEAL PARK, NJ) -- Two new concerts have been added to the Axelrod Performing Arts Center's exciting summer lineup, taking audiences on a memory-filled trip back to the '60s and '70s. On Sunday, August 17, 2025, celebrate the songs of the Woodstock generation with Glen Burtnik's Summer of Love Concert. On Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 7:00pm, Best of the Eagles returns to Axelrod PAC after a sold-out show last summer.
NJPAC presents Diana Ross 
(NEWARK, NJ) -- Diana Ross, the radiant icon and legendary entertainer, will perform at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Monday, October 27, 2025. Showtime is 7:30pm.
Jazzy Juneteenth with Florian Schantz Combo at the Ocean County Library Jackson Branch 
(JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- In honor of Juneteenth, the Ocean County Library Jackson Branch is pleased to host a performance of early African American jazz by the Florian Schantz Jazz Combo on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Showtime is 3:00pm.
comedy
The Big Apple Comedy Club presents Anthony DeVito, Katie Hannigan, Moody McCarthy and John Rizzo at Newton Theatre 
(NEWTON, NJ) -- The Big Apple Comedy Club returns to The Newton Theatre on Friday, July 11, 2025. This laugh-packed night features four, hilarious comedians coming to the stage for one epic night. Don’t miss Anthony DeVito, Katie Hannigan, Moody McCarthy and John Rizzo. Showtime is 8:00pm.
Howdy Stranger to Perform Improv Comedy Show at HACPAC 
(HACKENSACK, NJ) -- Howdy Stranger, Hackensack's professional improv team, will perform their unscripted comedy show on Friday, May 30, 2025 at the Hackensack Performing Arts Center (HACPAC). Showtime is 8:00pm.
film
Cléa van der Grijn’s surreal feature Elisa in Wonderland has its USA Premiere at the 2025 New Jersey International Film Festival 
In 2024, Cléa van der Grijn released her first feature film, The Disembodied Adventures of Alice, a new take on the classic story surrounding Wonderland. A year later, van der Grijn is now releasing another feature that carries heavy references to historical works, Elisa in Wonderland. The film surrounds Elisa, who, upon returning to her ancestral home, grapples with anxiety and other mental health conditions. As the film progresses, her state of health worsens alongside her sense of reality. The film itself is carefully crafted by van der Grijn to deliver this narrative, offering references to historical works of art and poetry to showcase Elisa’s state and her isolation from the world around her.
art
Princeton University Art Museum presents solo exhibition by multidisciplinary artist Léni Paquet-Morante 
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Léni Paquet-Morante: Extract / Abstract, an exhibition of recent works by the Hamilton, New Jersey–based painter, will be on display at the Princeton University Art Museum's ArtatBainbridge gallery from July 19 to November 9, 2025. Through a combination of process-driven imagery, abstraction, and color, Paquet-Morante's work reconfigures familiar landscape elements to capture the elusiveness of memory and dreams. Curated by Michael Quituisaca, a graduate student in Princeton’s Department of Art & Archaeology, the exhibition will showcase works by the artist across acrylic painting, ink drawing, and monoprints.
Nicholas D'Ornellas: "A Last Look" 
Do you remember how it felt to leave an apartment behind? Do you remember your kitchen, once a font of life and nourishment, barren and stripped of your familiar possessions, naked, staring back at you, suddenly alien? What about your bedroom once you’d dragged the mattress away? Was there a permanent imprint on the floor like a photonegative? Or had every sign of you vanished? Did you search for traces and marks that proved your time there wasn't an illusion? Or did you turn the key one final time without a parting glance at where you’d been?
community
Maitland Ward to Reunite with 'White Chicks' Co-Star Anne Dudek at Garden State Comic Fest 
(WEST ORANGE, NJ) -- Maitland Ward is set to reunite with her White Chicks co-star Anne Dudek at Garden State Comic Fest, taking place June 28-29, 2025 at the Codey Arena in West Orange, New Jersey.
The Weehawken community congratulates the Weehawken HS Girls Softball Team 
(WEEHAWKEN, NJ) -- To win one county tournament championship is exciting, but to win three consecutive is truly incredible. The Weehawken Township School District is ecstatic to announce an extraordinary accomplishment by the Weehawken High School Softball Team: their third consecutive Hudson County Tournament championship! The team cemented their status as a dominant force in the county with a victory over Bayonne HS, showcasing their talent and unwavering determination in their pursuit of this historic three-peat.
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EVENT PREVIEWS
The Chatham Community Players presents Reading of "In The Next Room or The Vibrator Play" by Sarah Ruhl
November 16, 2025
The Glorious Sounds of Brass to Take Place in Trenton
November 16, 2025
Vivid Stage Brings Pop-Up Theatre: Fiona's Café to Serra Doce in Summit
November 18, 2025
The Newton Theatre presents Colt Ford
November 20, 2025
Jersey City Theater Center to Open 20th Anniversary Season with Brent Birckhead Jazz at White Eagle Hall
November 20, 2025
StocktonPAC presents Swift Nation - Taylor Swift Tribute
November 20, 2025
Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts Hosting Open House on November 20th
November 20, 2025
NJPAC presents Carlos Varela with special guest Diana Fuentes
November 21, 2025
Jonas Brothers, David Bryan, and The Isley Brothers among New Jersey Hall of Fame Class of 2025
November 21, 2025
The Newton Theatre presents Yesterday, A Tribute to The Beatles
November 21, 2025
