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theatre
The Levoy Theatre presents "Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella" 
(MILLVILLE, NJ) -- The Levoy Theatre presents Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella from November 7-16, 2025. The Broadway adaptation of the classic musical features new characters, a hilarious libretto, surprising twists, and an unforgettable score from Rodgers & Hammerstein.
An Interview with Jay Wade who stars as The Creature in "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" 
Jay Wade is starring as The Creature and Lord Byron in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey now through November 16, 2025. These are roles he's very familiar with having portrayed them at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and Merrimack Repertory Theatre as well.
music
Jersey City Theater Center to Open 20th Anniversary Season with Brent Birckhead Jazz at White Eagle Hall 
(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Jersey City Theater Center (JCTC) proudly opens its 20th Anniversary Season with an unforgettable evening of music featuring Brent Birckhead Jazz on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at White Eagle Hall. The performance will be followed by a free reception celebrating two decades of artistic excellence, cultural exchange, and community engagement. Showtime is 7:30pm.
film
Middlesex College Offers New Jersey Film Academy Industry Credentials 
(MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ) -- Middlesex College has joined the robust network of community colleges statewide offering New Jersey Film Academy (NJFA) courses and certifications. Students who are interested in pursuing a career in New Jersey's evolving entertainment industry will have the opportunity to bridge the gap between education and employment with training that spans across all production sectors.
Teaneck International Film Festival announces Arfat Sheikh as Inaugural Emerging Filmmaker Activist Award Recipient 
(TEANECK, NJ) -- The Teaneck International Film Festival (TIFF) is proud to announce filmmaker Arfat Sheikh as the inaugural recipient of the Emerging Filmmaker Activist Award for his debut film "Saffron Kingdom." The honor is open to the general public and will be presented at TIFF's 20th anniversary screening of the film on Sunday, November 9, 2025 at Teaneck Cinemas. The screening begins at 3:00pm.
art
Jo-El Lopez Explores the Spiritual Side of Artificial Intelligence at the Morris Museum 
(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- The Morris Museum presents Digital Divine, a visionary exhibition by New Jersey–based artist Jo-El Lopez, whose work examines the intersection of technology, spirituality, and humanity. Through vibrant paintings and mixed-media works, Lopez invites viewers to imagine a world where artificial intelligence is not merely a tool but a spiritual presence — a reflection of faith, ritual, and consciousness in the digital age. The work is on display through February 2026.
Nobuho Nagasawa: "The Atomic Cowboy" 
It says something about the amount of peril in today's world that nuclear holocaust has lost ground to other horsemen of the apocalypse. Pandemics, environmental collapse, fascist ascendancies and the spread of carceral states: they haven't chase the mushroom cloud from our nightmares, but they've eaten into its apocalyptic market share. The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 took a little bit of the Cold War pressure off. No longer were we face to face with the ICBM. It was still there, dangling above us, but there was suddenly some breathing space between the payload and our poor tender heads.
community
Philadelphia School of Circus Arts presents "Haunted Circus Weekend: Scary Movie Edition" 
(PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- Get ready for a fun and fright-filled weekend as Circus Campus in West Mt. Airy transforms the historic 100-year old venue into one of the spookiest places in Philly. Philadelphia School of Circus Arts presents Haunted Circus Weekend: Scary Movie Edition on Saturday, November 1, 2025 with two shows - all ages/ families and adults only. Circus students and faculty will present a circus-style homage to horror classics inside the 26,000 sq/ft historic former church turned into a haunted haven for Halloween lovers of all ages.
Ian Koebner named inaugural chair and endowed professor in Arts in Health at Mason Gross 
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Scholar, arts practitioner, and cultural strategist Ian Koebner, who for more than two decades has forged partnerships between arts and health to enhance individual and communal well-being, has been named the inaugural chair and endowed professor in Arts in Health at Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts (MGSA).
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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
