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theatre
East Lynne Theater Company Debuts Cabaret at the Clemans Series with "No Regrets: An Evening with Edith Piaf" 
(CAPE MAY, NJ) -- Experience the new East Lynne Theater Company as it debuts its original music series, Cabaret at the Clemans, with "No Regrets: An Evening with Edith Piaf" ("Je ne regrette rien: Une soirée avec Édith Piaf") starring multidisciplinary artist Yael Rasooly, from September 4-14, 2025 at the Clemans Theater for the Arts in Cape May.
Premiere Stages presents the NJ Premiere of "Walden" by Amy Berryman 
(UNION, NJ) -- Premiere Stages, the professional Equity theatre in residence at Kean University, presents the New Jersey Premiere of Walden by Amy Berryman, September 4-21, 2025 in Kean University’s Bauer Boucher Theatre Center. Directed by Charlotte Cohn, Walden will feature professional actors Allison Altman, Erin Germaine Mahoney and Anthony Vaughn Merchant.
music
Carteret PAC presents Tom Keifer Band and L.A. Guns 
(CARTERET, NJ) -- Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center presents Tom Keifer Band and L.A. Guns on Friday, October 3, 2025 at 8:00pm. Keifer is the resilient, relevant figure in the rock world through constant reimagination from his days as the singer-songwriter, guitarist and front man of hard rock heavyweights Cinderella.
Classical Cape May Announces 2025-2026 Season 
(CAPE MAY, NJ) -- Classical Cape May has announced their 2025-2026 season in which they expand to seven months of concerts. Cape May MAC is again sponsoring the season; their donation covers the fees that are paid to the artists. All Classical Cape May programs are free and take place at the Episcopal Church of the Advent, Franklin and Washington Street in Cape May. Concerts are one hour long with a reception afterwards for the audience to meet the artists.
Asbury Lanes presents Everclear with Local H and Sponge 
(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Everclear, one of the leading alternative rock bands to emerge from the '90s led by vocalist, guitarist and founder Art Alexakis, is coming to Asbury Park on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at Asbury Lanes on the Sparkle and Fade 30th Anniversary Tour featuring special guests Local H and Sponge.
Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Selwyn Birchwood 
(TUCKERTON, NJ) -- Award-winning Florida bluesman Selwyn Birchwood returns to the Lizzie Rose Music Room in Tuckerton on Monday, September 22, 2025. Birchwood's 2023 album, Exorcist , is his fourth Alligator Records release. Doors are at 7:00pm, showtime is 7:30pm.
film
A Look at Three Free Filmmaking Workshops offered at New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2025 
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2025 runs from September 5th through October 10th with screenings on the Rutgers University campus and available via video-on-demand. In addition to the screenings, the festival is offering three free filmmaking workshops this year: intro to filmmaking, audio recording, and one on the film business itself. New Jersey Stage reached out to Professor Albert G. Nigrin, the Executive Director/Curator of the festival, to learn more.
art
Monmouth County Clerk Hanlon Invites High School Students to Enter Archives & History Day Photography Contest 
(FREEHOLD, NJ) -- Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon is inviting all Monmouth County high school students to enter the County Clerk’s annual Archives & History Day Photography Contest. The contest theme, "Revolutionary Monmouth County," complements the featured exhibit chosen for this year's event in honor of America's 250th birthday that focuses on life in Monmouth County during the Revolutionary War period. The deadline is October 3, 2025.
Anna Collevecchio: "The Door Is Right There" 
In winter 2015, On Kawara landed, gracefully, at the Guggenheim. For the next few months, the walls of the main rotunda were dedicated to Kawara's life work: intensely rendered monochromatic paintings of the date, every day, every year, for almost fifty years. Sometimes the curator paired these with newspapers that also corresponded to the date. Sometimes, the act of painting the date, over and over, was left to speak for itself.
community
Being Brave Benefits Domestic Violence Survivors 
(EDISON, NJ) -- Being Brave 2025, an evening of advocacy and support for survivors of domestic violence, will take place on Thursday, October 23, 2025 at the Pines Manor in Edison. The event begins at 6:00pm.
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