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music
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...9/11/25 
"The idea sort of started around 10 years ago but it took a minute to get it up and finished; actually COVID was the thing that got me to finish it because I had a whole year where I really didn't have anything to do so I finished the studio," laughed bassist Jack Daley as he and Producer Marc Swersky discussed the creation and function of Dug Deep Production in Asbury Park, NJ. "It was sort of framed and sheet-rocked but I completely gutted the building. I had the studio half built and then I had about three or four years when I was touring so much with Steven Van Zandt that I couldn't really get it finished but once COVID hit, I was over here every day."
Theatre at RVCC to Launch Season with Performance by Bill Haley Jr. & The Comets 
(BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg will launch its 2025-2026 season with a performance by Bill Haley Jr. & The Comets on Friday, October 3, 2025 at 7:00pm.
Registration is Open for NJPAC's TD JAZZ FOR TEENS 2025-26 Education Program 
(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), the state's anchor cultural institution, celebrates 28 years of offering thousands of high schoolers from Newark and beyond music lessons and performance experiences through its popular TD Jazz for Teens program.
Resorts Casino Hotel presents Marshall Charloff & Purple Experience 
(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Resorts Casino Hotel presents Marshall Charloff & Purple Experience on Saturday, September 27, 2025 in the Superstar Theater. Showtime is 8:00pm.
Harmonium Choral Society Announces 2025–2026 Season: A Choral Tapestry of Spirit, Struggle, and Celebration 
(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Harmonium Choral Society proudly announces its 2025–2026 season - four transformative concerts exploring sacred heritage, cultural resilience, and the power of song to connect us across time. Artistic Director Dr. Anne Matlack leads Harmonium singers in a season of musical discovery, reflection and joy.
Jersey Arts Podcast: Legendary Arturo Sandoval Brings His Talent to Rutgers University to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 
Today we're speaking with trumpeter, Arturo Sandoval. He is a 10-time Grammy Award winner, an Emmy Award recipient, and a six-time Billboard Award winner. He also holds a Hispanic Heritage Award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama, a Doctorate in Fine Arts from the prestigious Notre-Dame University, and was recently honored with a Grammy(R) Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023 and most recently, in 2024 he was one of the honorees of the Kennedy Center.
ProgStock 2025 is coming to Williams Center 
(RUTHERFORD, NJ) -- ProgStock, The American Northeast's Only International Progressive Rock Festival, now in its 9th incredible year at the Williams Center in Rutherford, New Jersey. From October 9-12, 2025, your favorite progressive rock artists, up close and truly personal. Stunning performances and unique collaborations... far beyond a typical festival or meet-and-greet, ProgStock is a deep, rich, and fully immersive musical community with a convention atmosphere.
comedy
Catch a Rising Star presents J.J. Ramirez 
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Catch a Rising Star presents J.J. Ramirez with performances Friday, September 19 at 8:00pm and Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 7:30pm. Ramirez is affectionately known as "The Latin Lunatic."
film
2025 New York Greek Film Expo to Kick Off with Screening of "Murphy's Law" 
(ASTORIA, NY) -- Hellenic Film Society (HFS) kicks off its annual New York Greek Film Expo, a Greek film festival for all New Yorkers, with a special Opening Night Screening and Reception on October 2, 2025 at the Directors Guild Theater in Manhattan. Tickets are now available for purchase on the HFS's website.
New Release Review - "Highest 2 Lowest" 
Highest 2 Lowest is an apt title for Spike Lee's latest, as it's a film of peaks and troughs. The highs come courtesy of a pair of hammy but undeniably watchable performances from Denzel Washington and Jeffrey Wright. The lows come from, well, everything else, from a script that never settles on one idea long enough for it have impact to a wildly inappropriate score that sounds like a bad Riverdance knockoff.
Excellent Feature Mistura will be screening at the Fall 2025 New Jersey Film Festival on Friday, September 12! 
Mistura – Ricardo de Montreuil (Los Angeles, California)
In 1960s Peru, a privileged French-Peruvian woman's life unravels when her husband's betrayal ostracizes her from elite society and leads her to embrace people from the very communities that she was raised to disregard. Amidst the backdrop of newfound alliances, she embarks on a transformative journey that challenges societal norms and reveals Peru's authentic identity through a daring culinary venture that celebrates the country's remarkably diverse cuisine and peoples, igniting a revolution that redefines her life. In Spanish and French, subtitled. 2024; 89 min.
dance
Rowan University presents Calpulli Mexican Dance Company 
(GLASSBORO, NJ) -- Rowan University's Marie Rader Presenting Series presents the Calpulli Mexican Dance Company with Dia de Muertos on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 3:00pm in Pfleeger Concert Hall. The company celebrates the past and present of Mexican-American culture through universal messages of love and hope.
art
Tap into Your Creative Side with "Art for the Non-Artist" at the Jackson Branch of the Ocean County Library 
(JACKSON, NJ) -- Have you always wanted to draw but never knew where to start? Learn foundational drawing skills and techniques with Jenny Santa Maria on Thursday, October 9, 2025 at the Jackson Branch of the Ocean County Library. The event runs from 2:30pm to 4:30pm.
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