Sun Ra Arkestra
Thursday, September 03, 2026 @ 7:30pmMcCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theatre)
Princeton, NJ
The legendary Sun Ra Arkestra returns with exuberant cosmic jazz — a stirring blend of big‑band swing, free jazz, bebop, spiritual jazz and Afrofuturist spectacle. Formed in Chicago in the mid‑1950s as the vehicle for the visionary composer Sun Ra, the Arkestra has spanned seven decades, touring the globe and inspiring generations with its bold, otherworldly sound.
A pioneer of early synthesizer use and the free‑jazz movement of the 1960s, Sun Ra combined musical innovation with a spiritual mission—using positive vibrations and music to uplift the universe. The Arkestra’s theatrical live shows fuse space‑age improvisation, singing, dancing, chanting and Afro‑pageantry, and helped define Afrofuturism in music and performance.
Flawless
Thursday, September 03, 2026 @ 7:30pmPremiere Stages - Bauer Boucher Theatre Center
Union, NJ
Artwork by Yadira Hernández
Mei Semones
Friday, September 04, 2026 @ 7:30pmMcCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theatre)
Princeton, NJ
Mei Semones is a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and guitarist crafting jazz-inflected indie pop in both Japanese and English. Drawing on her background in jazz guitar and her Japanese heritage, she blends inventive harmonies, intricate rhythms, and bilingual lyricism into a sound that is both intimate and exploratory.
Your Lips Never Left Mine – Online for 24 Hours and In-Person at 7PM
Friday, September 04, 2026 @ 7:00pmNJ Film Festival
New Brunswick, NJ
A young woman is hired by a finance couple to tutor their son at their summer lake house, and finds herself increasingly enmeshed in the undisclosed darkness of their past.
Flawless
Friday, September 04, 2026 @ 7:30pmPremiere Stages - Bauer Boucher Theatre Center
Union, NJ
Artwork by Yadira Hernández
Flawless
Saturday, September 05, 2026 @ 3:00pmPremiere Stages - Bauer Boucher Theatre Center
Union, NJ
Artwork by Yadira Hernández
Flawless
Saturday, September 05, 2026 @ 7:30pmPremiere Stages - Bauer Boucher Theatre Center
Union, NJ
Artwork by Yadira Hernández
Mike Zito
Saturday, September 05, 2026 @ 7:30pmLizzie Rose Music Room
Tuckerton, NJ
From his childhood in St. Louis to the global blues-rock circuit, Mike Zito has always kept it real. He began playing guitar at age five and by his late teens was a fixture on the St. Louis music scene. For Zito, honesty, authenticity, and integrity aren’t just part of the brand, they’re the foundation. “I have nothing to hide; it seems my honesty is what people relate to most,” he once told Vintage Guitar.
