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theatre
Premiere Stages at Kean University Seeks Submissions to Annual Play Festival 
(UNION, NJ) -- Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University, is accepting submissions for their annual Premiere Play Festival beginning Monday, September 1st and ending November 1, 2025. This yearly competition for unproduced scripts offers developmental and production opportunities to up to four playwrights with strong ties to the greater metropolitan area (New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Delaware).
SoHo Playhouse presents World Premiere of "(un)conditional" by Ali Keller 
(NEW YORK, NY) -- SoHo Playhouse, in association with Hannah Jade Vickery, proudly presents the world premiere of its 2024 Lighthouse Series winner, Ali Keller's (un)conditional, directed by Ivey Lowe, running Off-Broadway September 19 – October 26, 2025 for 33 performances in a limited 6-week engagement at SoHo Playhouse, located at 15 Vandam Street in New York City.
music
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...8/28/25 
"I'm doing well, I'm on the road coming back from a Songwriting for Soldiers session in Jane, Missouri; I'm maybe a third of the way back to Nashville," said an up beat Maia Sharp as she discussed her new album, "Tomboy" and the effect her decision to move to Nashville has had on her career.
Tropicana Atlantic City presents George Thorogood & The Destroyers 
(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Tropicana Atlantic City presents George Thorogood & The Destroyers on Friday, September 12, 2025 at 9:00pm. The band has been a staple on rock radio for 50 years.
Jersey Arts Podcast: Experience the Essence of Jazz with Grammy-Winner, Evan Sherman 
New Jersey-native and GRAMMY-winning drummer, Evan Sherman, returns to the Back Deck after three years of sold-out performances. In 2025, Evan spent another year touring and performing internationally at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Paris Philharmonie, and Royal Albert Hall playing drums and writing arrangements for vocal sensation, Samara Joy who was a surprise guest at last year's Back Deck concert.
Broadway Theatre of Pitman presents A Tribute to Pat Benatar and Bon Jovi 
(PITMAN, NJ) -- The Broadway Theatre of Pitman presents A Tribute to Pat Benatar (Best Shot) and Bon Jovi (1 Wild Night) on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 8:00pm.
William Paterson University presents Micky Dolenz of The Monkees Songs & Stories 
(WAYNE, NJ) -- William Paterson University presents Micky Dolenz of The Monkees Songs & Stories on Thursday, September 25, 2025 at the Shea Center for Performing Arts. Showtime is 8:00pm.
film
So You Want to Work in the Film Industry? 
(NEWARK, NJ) -- Newark ArtSpace hosts So You Want to Work in the Film Industry? on Saturday, September 6, 2025. This is an informed conversation with real industry professionals about breaking into and thriving within the world of film presented by NJPAC, Newark Museum of Art, and Newark Arts. The event runs from 6:00pm - 9:00pm.
First Look Review - "Or Something" 
Kareem Rahma is best known for his viral web series 'Subway Takes', in which he interviews a mix of everyday New Yorkers and celebrities while riding the city's subway network. As co-writer and one of the two leads of director Jeffrey Scotti Schroeder's Or Something, Rahma brings the same sort of laidback energy to this work of fiction that made his web series so popular. The written dialogue is at times a little stilted, with the the two leads often talking at rather than with each other, but Rahma is an undeniably engaging screen presence, as is his co-writer and co-star Mary Neely.
art
Pro Arts Jersey City presents "Curators Choice", Curated by Wes Sherman 
(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Pro Arts Jersey City presents "Curators Choice" from September 12-27, 2025 at ART150 Gallery, Studio #282. The exhibit is curated by Wes Sherman. Exhibiting Artists include: Allan Gorman, Ann Vollum, Brad Terhune, Gwen Yip, Injoo Whang, Jean-Paul Picard, Josué, Morales Urbina, and Nanette Reynolds Beachner.
books
RVCC Holocaust Institute to Offer Online Program About Anne Frank with Author Gillian Perry 
(BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- The Institute of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg will present an online program, "Anne Frank – Her Life and Surprising Legacy," featuring author Gillian Perry, Friday, September 19, 2025 from 10:00-11:00am.
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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
