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(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) has announced the top five finalists of the 15th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. Selected from a record-breaking pool of more than 360 entrants spanning 38 different countries, these gifted young singers represent the next generation of great jazz vocalists. The 2026 finalists are: Alyssa Allgood (Chicago, IL), Vahn Black (Detroit, MI), Nathan Farrell (New York City, NY), Angelique Nicolas (Paris, France), and Jackie Ribas (New York City, NY).
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(NEWARK, NJ) -- On Tuesday, October 6, 2026 from 4:30pm - 6:00pm, Newark Glass Art Center, GlassRoots, celebrated their move to a new space at 23 William Street in Downtown Newark with a grand opening culminating in a glass ribbon cut by Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka. The GlassRoots Grand Opening kicked off with an impressive roster of speakers, each introduced by GlassRoots Executive Director, Carol Losos, as she narrated the organization's journey from two torches at The Boys & Girls Club of Newark to their bespoke, state-of-the-art 10,000 sq ft facility.
(UNION, NJ) -- American Theater Group (ATG), led by Producing Artistic Director Charlotte Cohn, will present a one-night concert event of WE ARE -- a contemporary musical feature about identity, family, love, and America's complicated Civil Rights legacy — on Monday, November 2, 2026 at the DMK Black Box Theater in Union. The concert will feature Tony Award-winner Lillias White (Hadestown, The Life, Fela!) as well as Tony Award-nominee Christiani Pitts (Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York). Showtime is 7:30pm.
