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theatre
Centenary Stage Company's Young Performers Workshop Accepting Registrations For 2025 Summer Intensive Workshop 
(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company's Young Performers Workshop is now accepting registration for the 5-week 2025 Summer Intensive Workshop running July 14 through August 17. No experience is necessary, and all new applicants must complete an interview with the program director. Tuition is $495 for the first child and $450 for the second. The registration and tuition deadline are July 9, 2025.
music
The Morris Museum presents Back Deck 2025 Concert Series 
(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- The Morris Museum presents Back Deck 2025 - the sixth year of their popular concert series featuring big international names and regional superstars in jazz, classical, and genres in-between. Patrons are invited to bring chairs, set up picnics, and enjoy the sunset for this special program.
Juneteenth Celebration with the Municipality of Princeton is a Popular and Resilient Feature of the Princeton Festival 
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Hundreds turned out for Thursday's Juneteenth Celebration culminating with the show Masters of Soul: A Motown Revue at the 2025 Princeton Festival, despite a dramatic evening downpour with flooding, thunder, and high winds.
Twisted Livin' to return to Lizzie Rose Music Room in July and August 
(TUCKERTON, NJ) -- Twisted Livin', New Jersey's emerging blues-rock contenders who continue their ascension to becoming one of the best new groups to emerge from the Jersey Shore, return "by popular demand" to one of the area's premiere music venues, Lizzie Rose Music Room, for two big shows: Saturday, July 5 (performing with Blues People) and then again on Thursday, August 7, when they'll headline the highly-regarded Tuckerton-based venue.
RECAP: String Cheese Incident at NJPAC on June 17th 
Chris Paul has photos and a recap of String Cheese Incident at NJPAC on June 17, 2025 as part of the North to Shore festival.
Makin Waves Song of the Week: "My Best" by The Well Wish 
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "My Best," the latest single from The Well Wish's new EP, "Here All Along."
film
Count Basie Center for the Arts presents An Evening With Francis Ford Coppola and screening of "Megalopolis" 
(RED BANK, NJ) -- Legendary director, Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, The Outsiders) is bringing his monumental 2024 film, Megalopolis, to select cities across the country. The tour kicks off at the Count Basie Center for the Arts on Sunday, July 20, 2025 at 7:00pm.
Yogi Berra Museum to Screen "Legends Remembered Live: A Tribute to Yogi Berra" 
(LITTLE FALLS, NJ) -- /PRNewswire/ -- The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center in Little Falls will host a special tribute event, Legends Remembered Live: A Tribute to Yogi Berra, on Sunday, June 29, 2025 at 2:00pm, honoring the life, legacy, and faith of one of baseball's most beloved figures.
art
HYCIDE Founder Akintola Hanif to Open New Art Space in Newark 
(NEWARK, NJ) -- HYCIDE magazine founder Akintola Hanif celebrates the June 27, 2025 opening of HYCIDE XPANSE, a Newark arts axis that will serve as a production hub and offer free classes in photography, photojournalism, meditation and yoga.
community
Ocean County Library Foundation Receives Generous Donation From the Toms River Sunrise Rotary Charitable Foundation 
(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- The Toms River Sunrise Rotary Charitable Foundation has donated $100,000 to the Ocean County Library Foundation for the activities of the Sparks’s Lab at the Toms River Branch.
50th Monmouth County Fair to Take Place July 23-27 
(FREEHOLD, NJ) -- The Monmouth County Fair is marking its 50th anniversary with opening night hot air balloon rides and a spectacular firework display (both are weather permitting). Held at East Freehold Showgrounds, Kozloski Road, Freehold, this year's event runs Wednesday-Sunday, July 23-27. Hours are 4:00pm-11:00pm Wednesday-Friday, July 23-25; 11:00am-11:00pm on Saturday, July 26; and 11:00am-6:00pm on Sunday, July 27.
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