Published by New Jersey Stage

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
Avenel Performing Arts Center presents "Not the Right Mom" starring Megan Dolan on Saturday 
(AVENEL, NJ) -- Megan Dolan, writer and performer of the award-winning, hilarious and heart-felt one person show, Not the Right Mom, brings the show to the Avenel Performing Arts Center on Saturday, May 30, 2026 for performances at 3:00pm & 8:00pm. The show invites you into the wildly relatable, unexpectedly hilarious world of parenting a child with autism—where expectations crumble, snack time is a battlefield, and unconditional love leads the way.
music
Anderson Brothers to Play 'Best of Berlin' at June Jersey Jazz LIVE! Concert in Madison 
(MADISON, NJ) -- In March 2025, multireedists (and twin brothers) Will and Peter Anderson released an album on the Arbors Records label entitled The Best of Berlin, performing 13 tunes composed by Irving Berlin.
PHOTOS from Joe Russo's Almost Dead at Stone Pony on May 22, 2026 
(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Joe Russo's Almost Dead performed at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park on May 22, 2026 and photographer Chris Paul was there to take photos.
Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Bike in the Ocean" by Kevin Hill & Secret Sound 
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Bike in the Ocean,"a single from "Day/Night," the new album by Kevin Hill & Secret Sound.
film
2026 New Jersey International Film Festival begins this weekend! 
Here below is the line-up for the opening weekend of 2026 New Jersey International Film Festival which starts today Friday, May 29!
community
Red Mill Museum Village and Hunterdon Art Museum Partner for "The Peace Flag Project" 
(CLINTON, NJ) -- The Red Mill Museum Village and the Hunterdon Art Museum, in collaboration with Handwork 2026, invite the public to celebrate the opening of "The Peace Flag Project," a fiber chain of hundreds of community-made flags displayed along the banks of the Raritan River and pedestrian bridge.