Newark Arts Festival 2023 To Celebrate 50 Years Of Hip Hop And Cross Cultural Perspectives

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop, with celebrations planned nationwide. Keeping the momentum going this fall is New Jersey's largest city, as the Newark Arts Festival (NAF) 2023 will feature arts and culture events spanning all five wards of Newark from Wednesday, September 27 through Sunday, October 1. The free four-day festival is produced by Newark Arts in association with The Newark Museum of Art and is expected to attract thousands of artists, collectors, aficionados, and creatives.

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Makin Waves with Dave Vargo: 'Better Than Before'

The Makin Waves Artist of the Month for September, Dave Vargo has shows coming up Sept. 14 at The Asbury hotel's Salvation Roof Top Bar in Asbury Park; Sept. 15, Colts Neck Inn; Sept. 17, Pattenburg House in Hunterdon County with Brian Molnar & the Slow Rolling Live, Sept. 19 and 26 during his own "2forTuesday" Facebook Live show, and Sept. 30 at Asbury Park Porchfest, which he helped organize.

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bergenPAC presents Extreme and Living Colour

(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) presents Extreme & Living Colour on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 8:00pm. Tickets range from $45-$105.

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Ann Wilson and Tripsitter LIVE! at BergenPAC

Although the weather is fairly mild in Englewood, NJ this Saturday, August 26, 2023 evening, things are quickly heating up inside the Bergen Performing Arts Center auditorium as Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Ann Wilson, 73, takes the stage with her band, Tripsitter.

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Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Bummer" by the dt's

The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Bummer," the latest single from the Central Jersey band the dt's.

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