The Bob Band - A Bob Dylan Tribute
Friday, October 09, 2026 @ 8:00pmThe Strand Center for the Arts
Lakewood, NJ
Experience the music of Bob Dylan like never before as
The Bob Band brings his legendary songs to The Strand, in a moving and deeply authentic concert. This Washington D.C. Quintet offers a richly musical journey through Dylan’s extraordinary catalog, performing with authenticity, reverence and a clear love for the music. Rather than imitating Dylan, the band brings decades of experience to arrangements that highlight the character and depth of his recordings across folk, rock, country, blues, and gospel. With thoughtful storytelling and a rotating setlist that includes “like a Rolling Stone, Tangled Up in Blue, Mr. Tambourine Man, and Make You Feel My Love”. The Bob Band captures the sound and soul of one of the most influential artists of all time. It’s not imitation-it’s a celebration of the music that became it’s own genre.
Morristown Festival of Books Keynote Event – An Evening with Malcolm Gladwell
Friday, October 09, 2026 @ 7:30pmMayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
Morristown, NJ
General Admission Ticket: $68, includes a copy of
The American Way of Killing
Jaane Pehchaane Anjaane... A Musical Hindi Play starring Anupam Kher & Swaroop Sampat
Friday, October 09, 2026 @ 8:00pmUnion County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) - Main Stage
Rahway, NJ
Experience an unforgettable evening of live theatre with “Jaane Pehchaane Anjaane,” a captivating Hindi musical play starring the legendary Anupam Kher alongside acclaimed actress Swaroop Sampat.
Growing Stage presents Roald Dahl’s MATILDA the Musical
Friday, October 09, 2026 @ 7:30pmThe Historic Palace Theatre
Netcong, NJ
Inspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl, the Tony Award-winning Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical is the captivating masterpiece from the Royal Shakespeare anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life.
Vivid Stage presents B.I.N.G.O. (or Brittney Isle’s Nice Geriatric Orgy)
Friday, October 09, 2026 @ 8:00pmOakes Center
Summit, NJ
Barb desperately needs friends. That’s why she moved to this 55+ community in the first place. So what better way to meet new people than to join a good old fashioned Bingo Night? When Bingo Night turns into a full-blown orgy, Barb must decide: does she stay in her safe, predictable world? Or does she play a new game of chance and truly live before it’s too late?
Kean Department of Theatre presents "References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot"
Friday, October 09, 2026 @ 7:30pmKean Stage - Bauer Boucher Theatre Center
Union, NJ
References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot is an Obie Award-winning surrealist play by José Rivera that follows Gabriela, a lonely housewife in Barstow, California, awaiting her soldier-husband Benito’s return from the Gulf War in 1991. In the poetic fantasy world she creates as she drifts through her days in the Mojave desert, her housecat and a local coyote strike up a romance, while the celestial man-in-the-moon and her very real teenage neighbor Martín vie for her affection.
ReelAbilities: Heavy Healing
Friday, October 09, 2026 @ 6:30pmKean Stage - NAAB Auditorium
Union, NJ
ReelAbilities authentically showcases disability experiences and talent both on screen and behind the camera through award-winning short and feature-length films. Each screening at Kean University includes disability-led discussions that foster community dialogue, challenge stereotypes and promote access — fulfilling ReelAbilities’s mission of reframing disability through powerful storytelling.
