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Jersey Arts TV: Canadian Indigenous Artist Nadia Myre Celebrates Her First U.S. Solo Show at Montclair Art Museum

by Gina Marie Rodriguez & Dave Tavani, JerseyArts.com
originally published: 10/01/2026

In a pre-digital world, culture was rooted in tactile, fragile, handcrafted heirlooms. In her first expansive solo show in the USA, Nadia Myre: Analog/ues, Canadian Indigenous artist Nadia Myre translates complex Native and settler histories of North America into multimedia works that open cross-cultural dialogues. 

She reconfigures elements of beadwork and language to create experimental ceramic sculptures, process-oriented videos, and text-based pieces. The work is both analog—having a material, pre-digital resonance—and serves as analogues, or are comparable to other things. 

Gina Marie Rodriguez stops by Montclair Art Museum to speak with both the curator and the artist who brought this exhibition to light.

Nadia Myre: Analog/ues is on view at Montclair Art Museum through January 17, 2027. The museum is located at 3 South Mountain Avenue in Montclair, New Jersey.

Gina Marie Rodriguez is an award-winning screenwriter, director, and actress. Her foray into filmmaking began at a young age as a way to avoid public speaking in school. From there, it grew into a love of telling stories and creating new worlds. Gina Marie boasts a Bronze Remi win from Worldfest Houston, Best Female Filmmaker from the Cosmic Film Festival, and a Best Actress in a Comedy from the Hang Onto Your Shorts Film Festival alongside nominations from the Golden Door International Film Festival, Official Latino Film and Arts Festival and Los Angeles Cinefest among others.
Dave Tavani is a freelance videographer and still photographer based in the Philadelphia area. In recent years, Dave has worked on a variety of projects, mostly for nonprofit and arts organizations. In addition to JerseyArts.com, he works on video projects for McCarter Theatre Center, The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Visit Philadelphia, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and ArtPride New Jersey.




 

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Coco

Coco – Popcorn & Pajamas Film Series

Friday, October 16, 2026
@ 7:00pm

Hamilton Stage at Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC)
Rahway, NJ

Doors: 6 PM – Before the movie, have a seat at our craft table and make something fun to take home!

Film: 7 PM

 

Oliver!

Oliver!

There are multiple performances including:

Friday, October 16, 2026
@ 7:30pm

Algonquin Arts Theatre
Manasquan, NJ

A beloved musical based on Charles Dickens' timeless novel, Oliver! tells the story of a young boy searching for home and belonging. Featuring unforgettable songs like "Food, Glorious Food," "Consider Yourself," and "As Long As He Needs Me," this classic remains a moving and uplifting theatrical experience.

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"A Bronx Tale" Starring Chazz Palminteri

Friday, October 16, 2026
@ 8:00pm

Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center
Carteret, NJ

Bronx-born and raised Chazz Palminteri wrote A Bronx Tale in 1988. The powerful one-man stage play depicted his bruising childhood which included witnessing a gangland killing when he was nine years old.

 

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A Beat of Our Own

There are multiple performances including:

Friday, October 16, 2026
@ 7:00pm

McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theatre)
Princeton, NJ

From the Tony Award-winning producers of Hadestown comes A Beat of Our Own — a brand-new musical comedy that pulls you straight into the pulsating rhythms, kaleidoscopic colors and raw energy of competitive bhangra dance. 

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Jersey

Jersey Boys

There are multiple performances including:

Friday, October 16, 2026
@ 7:30pm

State Theatre New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ

The original Broadway sensation returns to STNJ! Celebrating 20 years—Jersey style!

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EVENT PREVIEWS

(NEWTON, NJ) -- Comedian Pete Correale will perform at The Newton Theatre on Friday, October 16, 2026 at 8:00pm. Pete is the funniest guy at the party who somehow snuck onto the country's biggest comedy stages.



Mosaic Dance Theatre Company Premieres Cassandra: An Ongoing Tragedy in October

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(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Audiences worldwide recently rediscovered Homer's timeless heroes from The Odyssey in movie theaters this year. Mosaic Dance Theater Company continues that theme in October with the world premiere of Cassandra: An Ongoing Tragedy, a bold reinterpretation of ancient Greek mythology through the lens of modern tragedy.



American Theater Group to present "Destroying David" talkback with Newark Museum of Art on October 16th

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(UNION, NJ) -- American Theater Group (ATG) will present a talkback session in partnership with The Newark Museum of Art following the Friday, October 16, 2026 at 7:00pm performance of Destroying David at the DMK Theater at the Union Arts Center. The event will be moderated by ATG Producing Artistic Director Charlotte Cohn who will be joined by Museum employees and playwright Jason Odell Williams who is also starring in the production. All are welcome to attend and reservations are not necessary.



Lomotion Live Presents "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" Live Shadowcast Experience in Boonton on October 16th

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(BOONTON, NJ) -- Get ready to do the Time Warp again! Lomotion Live is bringing a live, immersive shadowcast experience of The Rocky Horror Picture Show to the Parsippany Arts Center on October 16, 2026 at 8:00pm, with doors opening at 7:30pm.



Dan Maurer Talks About the World Premiere of "Midnight at the New Dawn"

Dan Maurer Talks About the World Premiere of "Midnight at the New Dawn"

(WEST WINDSOR, NJ) -- Sixty seconds before the ball drops on a New Jersey diner packed with lodge brothers, lovesick teenagers, a tempestuous Hollywood couple, and a writers' group still arguing about a chicken, playwright and director Dan Maurer's newest work asks a simple question with complicated answers: what happens when you finally say the thing you've been holding back?



Old Library Theatre presents "The Hello Girls" in October

Old Library Theatre presents "The Hello Girls" in October

(FAIR LAWN, NJ) -- Old Library Theatre presents The Hello Girls across two weekends from October 16-25, 2026 at the George Frey Performing Arts Center. From New York to Paris, from ragtime to jazz, this musical chronicles the story of America’s first women soldiers in this new musical inspired by history.



Open Door Arts Center presents Murder Myster/Comedy "The Night I Died At The Palace Theatre"

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(BRIDGEWATER, NJ) -- Open Door Arts Center presents its fall production, The Night I Died at the Palace Theatre, at the PeopleCare Center Auditorium (120 Finderne Ave) in Bridgewater. Can you figure out whodunnit? Performances will be held October 16–18 and October 23–25, 2026, with Friday and Saturday shows at 8:00pm and Sunday shows at 2:00pm.



BlowUpRadio.com

BlowUpRadio.com's Perennial Benefit Webathon For The Spondylitis Association Of America To Air October 16th-18th

(SOUTH AMBOY, NJ) -- New Jersey internet radio station BlowUpRadio.com - Where NJ Rock Lives, announces its 19th annual Banding Together Webathon to benefit the Spondylitis Association Of America. Taking place Friday October 16th through Sunday October 18, 2026, on their internet radio station. Over forty acts from New Jersey and all over the globe will perform half hour performances, as they raise money to fund research and provide the programs and services to help the community suffering from this debilitating disease.



"Midnight at the New Dawn" to Have World Premiere at Kelsey Theatre

"Midnight at the New Dawn" to Have World Premiere at Kelsey Theatre

(WEST WINDSOR, NJ) -- Combine a Jersey diner, four couples, and a live-streaming video series and you have Midnight at the New Dawn, a new comedy making its world premiere at the Kelsey Theatre on Mercer County Community College's West Windsor Campus with performances from October 16-18, 2026.



The National Tour of Meredith Willson

The National Tour of Meredith Willson's "The Music Man" comes to MPAC

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Con man Harold Hill brings "Trouble" to River City when Big League Productions' National Tour of Meredith Willson's The Music Man comes to Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) for three performances from October 16-17, 2026. The show is helmed by veteran director Matt Lenz. Emmy Award winning and TONY Award® nominated choreographer Joshua Bergasse brings the story's celebrated production numbers spectacularly to life on stage.