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State Theatre New Jersey presents Celtic Woman - A New Era Tour

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The Grammy®-nominated global music sensation Celtic Woman, the most successful all-female Irish group in history, is set to return to North America and captivate audiences once again with their brand-new tour, Celtic Woman – A New Era. The tour comes to State Theatre New Jersey on Friday, March 6, 2026 at 8:00pm.



New Jersey State Council on the Arts Grants $2 Million to New Jersey Artists through Individual Artist Fellowship Program

(TRENTON, NJ) -- The New Jersey State Council on the Arts held its first public meeting of 2026 on February 10th, where $2 million was awarded to 198 New Jersey artists through the Council's Individual Artist Fellowship program. In 2022, the Council voted to authorize an unprecedented investment of $2 million in the Fellowship program, and this continued commitment to funding makes these significant awards to New Jersey artists possible once a year.



Events This Week in New Jersey from February 10-16, 2026

Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from February 10-16, 2026 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of events throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.



This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from February 10-16, 2026

Here is a look at shows taking place from February 10-16, 2026 along with our featured listings and a look at some upcoming shows. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.



This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place February 10-16, 2026

Here are previews of plays taking place from February 10-16, 2026 including a look at productions currently being presented and those coming soon. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview.










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Bergen County Revolutionary War Roundtable Series To Dive Into Naval Warfare Focused On The Hudson River

(HACKENSACK, NJ) -- Bergen250, the Bergen County Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs, and the County of Bergen along with invite the public and media to attend the second of the Spring 2026 American Revolutionary War Roundtable Series on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 7:00pm at the Bergen County Administration Building's Learning Center (4th Floor, 1 Bergen County Plaza) in Hackensack.


Black History Month events at MPAC

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Legendary Motown singers...West African acrobatics...a joyful youth chorus. From the Temptations and The Four Tops to Mayo Performing Arts Center's visual art exhibit by Art in the Atrium, MPAC has a variety of events celebrating excellence in black artistic achievement during Black History Month.


Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Celebrates Lunar New Year: Year of the Horse

The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company celebrates Lunar New Year: Year of the Horse with a lineup of performances in NYC, New Jersey, and beyond! In honor of the Year of the Horse, the Company, with artistic director Greta Campo at the helm, will present two world premieres by choreographers Lawrence Jin and Zhongmei Li.


NJPAC presents a Spring Season of Jazz

(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents a Spring Season of Jazz with free monthly jazz jams at Clement's Place and two special concert events inside the Victoria Theater. This series, running from September through June, is co-presented by NJPAC's Jazz Advisory Committee and Rutgers University–Newark's Institute of Jazz Studies (IJS). Immerse yourself in the relaxing sounds of jazz music that stimulate the players’ and listeners' minds.


Arden Theatre Company presents the Philadelphia Premiere of "Good Bones"

(PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- Arden Theatre Company presents the Philadelphia premiere of Good Bones, the newest play by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright James Ijames (Fat Ham), about gentrification and the consequences of change in a neighborhood and in a family. Directed by Philadelphia-based award-winning actor Akeem Davis, the production begins performances January 22, opens January 28, and runs through March 8, 2026.


Passage Theatre presents the World Premiere of "Muleheaded, or Zora and Langston Write a Play"

(TRENTON, NJ) -- Passage Theatre, the only professional theatre company in Trenton, presents the World Premiere of David Robson's Muleheaded, or Zora and Langston Write a Play from January 29 through February 16, 2026. The play is based on a seldom told true story between literary giants Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes. Robson had previously written Passage Theatre's fall 2022 production of Blues in My Soul.







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Spotlight Central and Love Imagery have photos and a recap of Melba Moore at SOPAC on February 1, 2026.


Don't miss Shorts Program #2 at the 2026 New Jersey Film Festival this Friday, February 13! Here is the line-up.



(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The Devil is back! That's right, friends, it's time to get Dirty! Again! After their sold-out performance in November, The Devil & Daisy Dirt returns to New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC) for five shows from February 20-22, 2026. With a bigger budget and loftier goals.



(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center present The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee across three weekends from February 27 to March 8, 2026. The hit play is about an eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime.



(PRINCETON, NJ) -- McCarter Theatre Center presents DakhaBrakha on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 7:30pm in the Berlind Theatre. Hailing from Kyiv, Ukraine, DakhaBrakha is a world music quartet known for its self-described "ethno-chaos" sound—a bold fusion of Ukrainian folk, global rhythms, and theatrical flair. With powerful, polyphonic vocals and instrumentation from India, Africa, the Middle East, and beyond, their performances are as visually striking as they are sonically mesmerizing.



(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) presents A Bronx Tale: A One Man Show starring Chazz Palminteri on Sunday, February 15, 2026 at 7:00pm. Bronx-born and raised, Chazz wrote A Bronx Tale in 1988. The powerful one-man stage play depicted his bruising childhood which included witnessing a gangland killing when he was nine years old.



(UNION, NJ) -- Kean University Theatre Department presents Urinetown from February 20-28, 2029 in the Wilkins Theatre. The play takes place in a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets.



(CARTERET, NJ) -- Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center presents comedian Bill Bellamy on Friday, February 27, 2026 at 7:30pm. Special Guests include Timmy Hall (HBO, BET, Improv and Laugh Factory); GL Douglas (VH-1, BET, creator of Class Dismissed) and Hosted by Big Momma (Apollo, Stress Factory).










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