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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!If your arts organization sends out press releases, make sure you have [email protected] on your media list for coverage.
theatre
Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery is Fun and Interesting to See
(MADISON, NJ) -- For people who enjoy the challenge of figuring out a mystery, the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) has just the show for you. Now playing through August 2, 2026 on their main stage in Madison is Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery. This play is based upon one of the most notorious mysteries in the Sherlock Holmes series, The Hound of the Baskervilles by Conan Doyle.
Princeton Summer Theater presents "True West"
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Princeton Summer Theater draws its 2026 season to a close with True West, the darkly comic drama by the Pulitzer Prize winning Sam Shepard. The production runs across two weekends from July 23 to August 1st at the Hamilton Murray Theater. True West is a poignant American classic, exploring the volatility of two brothers' reunion in their mother's house in California.
Art House Productions Expands Youth Education Programming with Skyline Arts
(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Art House Productions welcomes Skyline Arts as its newest youth education program. Skyline Arts is the premier performing arts school in Jersey City, with a mission to guide each young artist to discover what makes them unique and express themselves freely through song, dance, and dramatic arts. After years of collaboration between the two organizations, this marks an important moment as Skyline Arts officially becomes an Art House Productions education program.
music
Founding Member of The Hooters, Eric Bazilian, Releases First Single in a Series of New Music
(PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- Originally penned for WXPN's Philly Anthems series, Eric Bazilian's newest song, "Better Times," is out now. The founding member of The Hooters will be releasing a series of new music this year with this as the first single and was featured in Twangville's Why It Matters series to discuss eating well on the road, his first gig in his hometown, and how inflation has impacted touring. "We know how fortunate we are. We worked a long time to get here, and we never take it for granted."
Art, Poetry, and Conversation Unite at Monmouth Museum at Dunellen
(DUNELLEN, NJ) -- Jo-El Lopez will present a special edition of Art in Conversation on Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 2:00pm at the Monmouth Museum at Dunellen (266 North Avenue) in Dunellen. The free public event will feature an engaging artist talk by acclaimed abstract artist Bryant Small, followed by original spoken-word performances inspired by his artwork.
Festive Holiday Swingin' Event Coming to Avon-By-The-Sea in December
(AVON-BY-THE-SEA, NJ) -- It's the most wonderful time of the year! Many folks celebrate Christmas in July, while holding dear joyful thoughts of the jolly season! But as the hustle and bustle of fall and winter approaches, a special musical event, Swingin' Merry Sunday, prepares to ring in the holidays with entertaining merriment!
Makin Waves with Brian Erickson & Bill Lambusta: Talking About The Extensions, 'The Great Album Podcast' & More
Singer-songwriter Brian Erickson, left, of The Extensions, and guitarist Bill Lambusta of We're Ghosts Now and Fake Pockets, relaunched their popular "The Great Albums Podcast" in June after a seven-year hiatus following a six-year run.
art
Wesley Pierre: "Catharsis"
Even those who don't know very much about visual art are familiar with the Cubist approach to the human body. Pablo Picasso liked to present a person from many angles at once, and compress three-dimensional form into a two-dimensional frame. No matter what step she's on, that nude descending a staircase comes at us all at once. We know we're looking at an individual person, even if it's never clear which of those fields of color represent the present moment and which are afterimages, projections, and vapor trails. Representing human beings like this guarantees that there’ll be distortions: facial features in strange places, unexpected angles, duplicates and odd subtractions, clashes between heads, necks, and torsos, the shuffling of expressions, and the surprise and disquiet that comes when an obviously human figure doesn't look much like a human at all.
community
New Jersey State Council on the Arts Celebrates Six Decades of Service to the Garden State
(TRENTON, NJ) -- On July 22nd, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts celebrated six decades of service to artists, arts organizations, and communities across the state at its Annual Meeting, held at Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton. The event featured special performances by Deborah Mitchell and Omar Edwards, 2026 Arts Council Heritage Fellows.
"Allen AME: Our Stories, Our Space, Our Legacy" to Celebrate Faith, History, Art, and Community
(CAPE MAY, NJ) -- The public is invited to attend "Allen AME: Our Stories, Our Space, Our Legacy," a free special program honoring the enduring history and cultural significance of the former Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church in Cape May. The event will take place on Saturday, September 19, 2026, from 1:00pm to 5:00pm at the Clemans Theater for the Arts at the historic Allen AME Church (717 Franklin Street) in Cape May.
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