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Ocean County College Repertory Theatre Company presents "The Importance of Being Earnest" 
(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- The Ocean County College Repertory Theatre Company presents The Importance of Being Earnest across two weekends (April 12-14 and April 19-21) in the Black Box Theater at Grunin Center for the Arts. Experience Oscar Wilde's comedic masterpiece where two witty bachelors craft alter egos to escape their mundane lives.
State Theatre New Jersey presents "CLUE" 
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents CLUE, the hilarious murder mystery comedy, with four performances from April 27-28, 2024. Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they'll never forget! Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with the knife? Or was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench?
Bergen County Players presents "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" 
(ORADELL, NJ) -- Bergen County Players (BCP), one of America's longest-running little theater companies, concludes its 2023-2024 mainstage season with the critically acclaimed, Tony Award-winning play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Adapted for the stage by Simon Stephens from Mark Haddon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, and directed by Alyson Cohn of Wyckoff, this play tells the story of Christopher Boone, a 15-year-old who is wrongly accused of killing his neighbor's dog.
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Outpost in the Burbs presents Jill Sobule at Van Vleck House & Gardens 
(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Outpost in the Burbs presents Jill Sobule at Van Vleck House & Gardens on Sunday, June 9, 2024 at 4:00pm. Weather permitting, this concert will be held outside in the gardens. Tickets are $30.
McCarter Theatre Center presents Trailblazing Women of Country - A Tribute to Patsy, Loretta, and Dolly 
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- McCarter Theatre Center presents Trailblazing Women of Country - A Tribute to Patsy, Loretta, and Dolly in the Matthews Theater on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 7:00pm. The night pays tribute to three towering voices that have forever altered the course of the culture - Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Dolly Parton.
The Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Jason Ricci & The Bad Kind 
(TUCKERTON, NJ) -- The Lizzie Rose Music Room presents Jason Ricci & The Bad Kind on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 7:30pm. Multiple award winning jazz, funk and blues harmonica player, singer, songwriter Jason Ricci has played with, toured and recorded with some of the world's most esteemed blues, jazz, rock and New Orleans musical legends. Jason is included in nearly every top ten and top twenty lists of harmonica players in magazines and all over the internet.
Chicken Fat Ball Returns to Maplewood on April 14th 
It's been several years since pianist Ehud Asherie performed at the Chicken Fat Ball, but he'll feel right at home. "These are guys I've played and recorded with many times before," he said.
"Transcendent!" Matilda in Concert LIVE! at STNJ 
Music and movie lovers of all ages pack the State Theatre New Jersey auditorium in New Brunswick this Friday, March 22, 2024 evening for a live-to-film performance of Matilda by the New Jersey Symphony conducted by David Newman and featuring narration by the film's star and director Danny DeVito.
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Monmouth University's Pollak Gallery presents Metamorphosis: Works by Nanci France-Vaz 
(WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- Monmouth University's Pollak Gallery presents Metamorphosis: Works by Nanci France-Vaz from March 25 to May 2, 2024. This exhibition is in conjunction with the concert Metamorphosis: Portraits of Song on April 26 at 8:00pm. Admission to the gallery is free and open to the public.
Art Alliance of Monmouth County presents 37th Annual Juried Exhibition 
(RED BANK, NJ) -- Debmalya Choudhuri has been awarded first prize at the 37th Annual Juried Exhibition at the Art Alliance of Monmouth County at 33 Monmouth Street in Red Bank. The exhibition will be on view from April 6-27, 2024. Kelly Long juried the artwork in the exhibition. Long has served as Senior Curatorial Assistant at the Whitney Museum of American Art, where she has managed the Photography Acquisitions Committee.
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StocktonPAC presents "Mutts Gone Nuts" 
(GALLOWAY, NJ) -- Nine of the world's most talented four-legged performers will dance, prance and skip their way into the hearts of the audience during "Mutts Gone Nuts" at Stockton University's Performing Arts Center on Saturday, April 13, 2024. Showtime is 2:00pm.
RVCC Sets Exhibition, Musical Event in Honor of Paul Robeson Week 
(BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- The Paul Robeson Institute for Ethics, Leadership, and Social Justice at Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) is sponsoring two events in April in honor of Paul Robeson Week, April 9-14, 2024. Both events, which will be held at the College's Branchburg campus, are free of charge and open to the public.
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Saturday, September 07, 2024 @ 12:00am
NJ Film Festival
71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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MD Keep the Faith Fundraiser
Saturday, September 07, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Grunin Center
1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754
category: comedy
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Premiere Stages presents "Diversion"
Saturday, September 07, 2024 @ 8:00pm
Premiere Stages - Bauer Boucher Theatre Center
1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
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Premiere Stages presents "Diversion"
Saturday, September 07, 2024 @ 3:00pm
Premiere Stages - Bauer Boucher Theatre Center
1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
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Veronica Swift
Saturday, September 07, 2024 @ 7:30pm
The Vogel
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: music
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Sugar Mountain - Celebrating the Genius of Neil Young
Saturday, September 07, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087
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Broadway Night: Set Rudetsky Live! with Sierra Boggess
Saturday, September 07, 2024 @ 8:00pm
Bell Theater
101 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel, NJ 07733
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Empire Records
Saturday, September 07, 2024 @ 7:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theater)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
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Americana Women
Saturday, September 07, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Avenel Performing Arts Center
150 Avenel Street, Avenel, NJ 07001
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EVENT PREVIEWS
Seth Rudetsky hosts Broadway Concert with Sierra Boggess at Bell Theater in Holmdel on Saturday
(HOLMDEL, NJ) -- SiriusXM radio host Seth Rudetsky is bringing Seth's Big Fat Broadway LIVE! concert series to Bell Theater in Holmdel on Saturday, September 7, 2024 at 8:00pm. Rudetsky's guest is Broadway's Sierra Boggess (The Little Mermaid, The Phantom of the Opera). This up-close and personal concert series is a mix of the greatest hits from the Boggess' Broadway career plus intimate, behind-the-scenes stories, coupled with Rudetsky's funny, insightful and revealing questions. The series continues in the fall with Adam Pascal, J. Harrison Ghee and Krysta Rodriguez.
ON-GOING EVENTS
Montclair Art Museum presents "Family, Community, Belonging: Works from the Collection"
(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- The Montclair Art Museum is thrilled to present its latest exhibition, Family, Community, Belonging: Works from the Collection. This unique collection-based exhibition delves into the ever-evolving notions of family and community, and explores themes of belonging, diversity, and inclusion through a diverse array of artworks. The exhibition opens on February 9, 2024, and will be on display at the museum until January 2026.
