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THE MONMOUTH COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL TO PREMIERE WOODY ALLEN'S "BLUE JASMINE"
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(Red Bank, NJ) -- The Monmouth County Arts Council will premiere Woody Allen's new film Blue Jasmine, on Thursday, June 27 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. at Clearview Cinema, 36 White Street, Red Bank. The film and reception are provided to Monmouth Arts through the generosity of Tom Bernard, Co Chair of Sony Pictures Classics and... Continue Reading... |
THE JERSEY SHORE MUSIC FESTIVAL TO FEATURE PAPADOSIO PLUS REGIONAL MUSIC, ARTS AND MORE ON JULY 20, 2013
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(LAKEWOOD, NJ) -- Jersey Shore Entertainment Group, Harrison Promotions, Halogen Media Works and Management Trendkiller Entertainment are proud to present the inaugural Jersey Shore Music Festival on July 20, 2013 at FirstEnergy Park (BlueClaws Stadium) in Lakewood, NJ. The all-ages event will feature over fifty bands on si... Continue Reading... |
TWO RIVER THEATER PRESENTS NOEL COWARD'S PRESENT LAUGHTER, DIRECTED BY NINE-TIME EMMY AWARD WINNER DAVID LEE
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(RED BANK, NJ) -- Two River Theater Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director John Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst, concludes its 2012-2013 Season with Noel Coward's Present Laughter, directed by nine-time Emmy Award winner David Lee. Performances will begin in Two River's Rechnitz Theater, 21 Brid... Continue Reading... |
THE SHAKESPEARE THEATRE OF NEW JERSEY LAUNCHES NEW SEASON WITH THE GREAT IRISH CLASSIC THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD
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(MADISON, NJ) -- The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey will launch its 51st Season with J.M. Synge's classic The Playboy of the Western World. Performances begin May 29th and continue through June 23rd at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Ave. (at Lancaster Road) in Madison. Individual tickets and disco... Continue Reading... |
STATE THEATRE PRESENTS SUMMERLAND TOUR 2013 FEATURING EVERCLEAR, LIVE, FILTER AND SPONGE
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(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre presents Summerland Tour 2013 Alternative Guitars featuring Everclear, Live, Filter and Sponge on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at 7:30pm. Tickets range from $35-75. After a highly successful run last year, the Summerland Tour returns this time making a stop in New Brunswick. This year's l... Continue Reading... |
THE PENGUIN CELEBRATES SIX YEARS OF ONLINE RADIO WITH HUGE BIRTHDAY BASH
(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- The tag line for ThePenguinRocks.com is "We don't follow the charts... we make our own" and that's exactly what the online radio station has done since launching in 2008. Thousands of ind…Continue Reading... |
SIMGE PRESENTS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SHOW AT THE SAINT
(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- SIMGE Presents has been tapped by The Saint to provide an early kick off to your Memorial Day Weekend and we're bringing to you a special record release party on May 23rd for the Jackson, NJ-bred and …Continue Reading... |
TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR THE SHAKESPEARE THEATRE OF NEW JERSEY'S 2013 SEASON OF PLAYS AND SPECIAL EVENTS
(MADISON, NJ) -- Single tickets and discount ticket packages are now on sale for The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's 2013 Season. The 51st anniversary season consists of six productions on its Main Stage at the F.M. …Continue Reading... |
STATE THEATRE AND NJSO PRESENT PATTI LUPONE WITH YOUR NJSO
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre and NJSO present two-time Tony(R) Award-winner Patti LuPone with Your NJSO on Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 3pm. The legendary diva, who last appeared with the NJSO in 2009, will perform songs f…Continue Reading... |
DRAMA AS THERAPY
Drama therapy is a method of psychotherapy that allows clients to express themselves through the visual arts, often with very beneficial results. Used in a variety of situations to stimulate the senses, drama therapy promotes... Continue Reading... |
ASBURY MUSIC: WHEN KING CRIMSON CAME TO TOWN
When one thinks about music performed and recorded in Asbury Park, New Jersey, the last name that would ever come to mind is King Crimson, and rightly so. This staple of the UK progressive rock movement was as far from Spring... Continue Reading... |
ERIC MILLER'S BOLD MOVE TO RAISE AWARENESS OF EPILEPSY
Eric Miller is coordinating 50 Concerts in 50 States for Epilepsy Awareness in honor of his wife Carolina who passed away from epilepsy at 25. The concerts partner with the largest organizations (Epilepsy Foundation, CURE & o... Continue Reading... |
"TWO TRAINS RUNNING" AT TWO RIVER THEATRE
(RED BANK, NJ) -- I can still remember a conversation I had once with an African-American playwright from Asbury Park. We were talking about influences and I mentioned August Wilson's name. He hadn't heard of Wilson... Continue Reading... |
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER CLYBOURNE PARK HEADLINES PREMIERE STAGES' 2013 SEASON
(UNION, NJ) -- Premiere Stages is proud to announce its 2013 season, featuring an expanded lineup of award-winning premieres by emerging and established playwrights, theatre performances for young audiences, captivating summe... Continue Reading... |
2013 JAM AWARDS - JERSEY ACOUSTIC MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS
(OCEAN GROVE, NJ) -- The 4th Annual Jersey Acoustic Music Awards (JAM Awards) were held on Sunday, April 07, 2013 at the historic Jersey Shore Arts Center in Ocean Grove, NJ. The awards ceremony included performances by 50 or... Continue Reading... |
THE GYPSY SIDE OF POP: OCCIDENTAL GYPSY SWINGS, SINGS AND TELLS A STORY
(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- After a well-received national tour last year, Occidental Gypsy visits the shore to play The Saint on May 30, 2013. This is the band David Bromberg says has "Great singing, fantastic guitar and violi... Continue Reading... |
CYNDI LAUPER BRINGS SHE'S SO UNUSUAL TOUR TO NJPAC
(NEWARK, NJ) -- Cyndi Lauper celebrates the 30th anniversary release of her groundbreaking debut album, She's So Unusual, with a nationwide summer concert tour that comes to NJPAC on Sunday, July 7. Lauper will perform t... Continue Reading... |
THE NEW JERSEY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SUMMER 2013 SCHEDULE
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center, in association with the Rutgers University Program In Cinema Studies, Jungle Software, Johnson & Johnson, Footage Firm, New Brunswick City Market, Ji... Continue Reading... |
TOP SONGS OF 2012 -- A MUSIC PLAYLIST FOR YOU
It's that time of the year again when music journalists and critics praise their favorite songs and albums of the year. Personally, I simply can't rank the songs of the year, I prefer to put them together for a true … Continue Reading... |
TOP EPS OF 2012 & FORGOTTEN DISCS FROM 2011
One trend I've noticed recently is that in addition to artists putting out singles on a more regular basis, they're also putting out EPs more often than ever before. Many are utilizing music sites like Noisetrade.com… Continue Reading... |
THE COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY, TOTALLY IRREVERENT, TOP 70 ALBUMS OF 2012
I have a love/hate relationship with these end-of-the-year lists. On one hand, I remember poring through lists from my favorite writers while growing up to see if there were artists I should check out; but, on the other hand… Continue Reading... |
RECAP: 2012 WINTER SOLSTICE SHOW AT THE SAINT
(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Every year I'm simply amazed at the amount of talented musicians in the Asbury Park area. Events like Cook Smith's Annual Winter Solstice Show help bring otherwise overlooked artists to the foref… Continue Reading... |
JERSEY STRONG (A LOOK BACK AT HURRICANE SANDY & THE ARTS)
"Hello, this is Mayor Matt Doherty with an important emergency message. It is with a heavy heart --"That's as far as I got with Belmar's Code Red system the day after Hurricane Sandy hit the area. My … Continue Reading... |
