Here is the morning update from New Jersey's arts newswire. We regularly publish between 8-15 new articles and news reports each day. Nobody covers the Arts throughout the Garden State like New Jersey Stage!
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theatre
October Ensemble Theater Company presents The Sweetest Crime: A Chocolate Covered Murder Mystery 
(OCEAN GROVE, NJ) -- The October Ensemble Theater Company presents The Sweetest Crime: A Chocolate Covered Murder Mystery weekends from February 6 though March 1, 2026 at the Jersey Shore Arts Center.
George Street Playhouse presents "What Became of Us" by Shayan Lofti 
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- George Street Playhouse presents What Became of Us by Shayan Lofti and directed by Laiona Michelle (GSP's Little Girl Blue). Previews begin on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, with opening night set for Friday, March 20, for a limited engagement through Sunday, April 5, 2026, at George Street Playhouse.
music
BBD Rhythm & Blues Band are 'Keeping the Blues Alive' 
(OLD BRIDGE, NJ) -- People Get Ready for the 'Keeping the Blues Alive' 2026 Tour, featuring the BBD Rhythm & Blues Band. They have two shows in January - Sammy D's Bar Wine & Spirits in Old Bridge on Saturday, January 24th and Lizzie Rose Music Room in Tuckerton on Friday, January 30, 2026. Additional shows run throughout February.
An Interview with Zalerno about "Mythic Romance" 
Zalerno’s debut EP Mythic Romance doesn't feel like the opening statement of a band finding its footing so much as a snapshot of instinct already in motion, led by 17-year-old songwriter Griffin Salerno and grounded by his creative partnership with 19-year-old Joaquin Narucki.
The Newton Theatre presents Better Than Ezra on March 26st 
(NEWTON, NJ) -- Better Than Ezra will perform at The Newton Theatre on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Doors are at 7:00pm, showtime is 8:00pm. For over 35 years, the alt-rock icons have maintained a direct line to the unbridled joy of making music, endlessly dreaming up songs with an uncanny power to linger forever in the listener's heart.
Lee Brice: Acoustic with special guest Deltona at State Theatre on January 23rd 
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey and The Bowery Presents, present Lee Brice: Acoustic with special guest Deltona on Friday, January 23, 2026 at 8:00pm.
bergenPAC to put tickets on sale for Happy Together Tour 
(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) has announced one new show - The Happy Together Tour 2026, which takes place on Thursday, August 6th at 7:00pm. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 16, 2026 at 10:00am. Visit www.ticketmaster.com or call bergenPAC's Box Office at (201) 227-1030.
film
New Jersey Film Festival Filmmaker Video Interview with B.F. Skinner Plays Himself Director Ted Kennedy 
Here is New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2026 Filmmaker Interview between B.F. Skinner Plays Himself Director Ted Kennedy and Festival Director Al Nigrin.
New Jersey Film Festival Filmmaker Video Interview with B.F. Skinner Plays Himself Director Ted Kennedy Here is New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2026 Filmmaker Interview between B.F. Skinner Plays Himself Director Ted Kennedy and Festival Director Al Nigrin.
New Jersey Film Festival Filmmaker Video Interview with B.F. Skinner Plays Himself Director Ted Kennedy Here is New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2026 Filmmaker Interview between B.F. Skinner Plays Himself Director Ted Kennedy and Festival Director Al Nigrin.
community
Black History Month events at MPAC 
(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Legendary Motown singers...West African acrobatics...a joyful youth chorus. From the Temptations and The Four Tops to Mayo Performing Arts Center's visual art exhibit by Art in the Atrium, MPAC has a variety of events celebrating excellence in black artistic achievement during Black History Month.
Stockton's New Jersey SPEAK OUT! Center Gives Voice to Parkinson's Disease Patients 
(GALLOWAY, NJ) -- After receiving $50,000 from a national nonprofit, Stockton University recently opened the New Jersey SPEAK OUT!® Therapy & Research Center, the only center in the state, to help those with Parkinson's disease, the world's fastest-growing neurological disorder.
Newark School of Fashion & Design Now Hiring Department Chairperson for Visual and Performing Arts 
(NEWARK, NJ) -- /PRNewswire/ -- The Newark School of Fashion & Design (NSFD) is now accepting applications for a Department Chairperson for Visual and Performing Arts, a key leadership position responsible for overseeing and advancing the school's Fashion & Design program and related creative disciplines.
