Makin Waves Dirty Jersey Dozen
by Bob Makin - published 2024-12-21
Each year, Makin Waves picks the 12 independent New Jersey bands who made the most waves. That means extensive touring in support of a new LP or EP, preferably internationally; professional quality narrative videos; singles that garnered broadcast and online radio play (since Spotify rips artists off, I don't really care about streams); national press, and other awards. Note that the Dirty Jersey Dozen are presented in alphabetical order. To get a sense of pecking order, please check out the 26th Annual Makin Waves Awards, as well as the Makin Waves Top 10 Jersey Indie Albums and Makin Waves Top 10 Jersey Indie Songs.
26th Annual Makin Waves Awards
by Bob Makin - published 2024-12-20
Makin Waves' annual holiday gift to the New Jersey music scene turns 26 this year with a bevy of goodness, particularly for top winners Jackson Pines, Rachel Ana Dobken, and Emerson Woolf, who each won two. And here we go...
George Street Playhouse presents "SMALL"
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- George Street Playhouse presents SMALL from January 14 through February 2, 2025. This is a Penguin Rep Theatre production written and performed by Robert Montano (The Steel Man), and directed by Jessi D. Hill (Daniel's Husband). From the racetrack to the stage, Robert Montano shares his extraordinary true story of resilience and reinvention through the highs and lows of an unconventional life.
New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 12-20-24
Here is the morning update from New Jersey's arts newswire. We regularly publish between 8-15 new articles and news reports each day. Nobody covers the Arts throughout the Garden State like New Jersey Stage!
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State Theatre New Jersey presents Freestyle Flashback
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey and Fever Records present Freestyle Flashback 2025, featuring freestyle artists from the '80s and '90s on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 8:00pm.
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...12/19/24
by Danny Coleman - published 2024-12-19
They come from all walks of life and music genres but the most important thing is; they've come together to form a Blues band that is original, solid and different from the rest and what makes them so unique is a combination of experience and backgrounds.
Prima Materia at Rowan University Explores the 'Alchemy of Creativity'
by Shen Shellenberger, JerseyArts.com - published 2024-12-19
"Prima Materia, the exhibition on view at the Rowan University Art Gallery through January 4, features work by three multi-disciplinary artists, Blanka Amezkua, Esperanza Cortés, and Anthony Carlos Molden. The show is curated by Anabelle Rodríguez-González, a Philadelphia-based arts practitioner, anthropologist, and educator from Puerto Rico.
Every Doll Tells a Story at the Hunterdon Art Museum
by Ilene Dube, JerseyArts.com - published 2024-12-19
Kimberly Camp may enjoy playing with dolls, but she knows a thing or two about art.
On New Year's Eve... Morristown Becomes a Stage
(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- First Night Morris on December 31, 2024 is the biggest and brightest New Year's Eve celebration in New Jersey, providing a magnificent, family-friendly, substance and alcohol-free celebration in the heart of Morristown. This year's program features over 70 performances at 23 venues located throughout downtown Morristown, live stream, on-demand access, 30+ Film Festival, complimentary parking, and shuttles starting at 4:30pm. All for one affordable admission price.
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FEATURED EVENTS
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American Repertory Ballet presents "The Nutcracker"
Saturday, December 21, 2024 @ 2:00pm
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: dance
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Broadway for the Holidays 4
Saturday, December 21, 2024 @ 7:30pm
Grunin Center - Black Box Theater
1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754
category: music
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Broadway for the Holidays 4
Saturday, December 21, 2024 @ 2:00pm
Grunin Center - Black Box Theater
1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754
category: music
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New Jersey Ballet’s Nutcracker With New Jersey Symphony
Saturday, December 21, 2024 @ 6:00pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
category: dance
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New Jersey Ballet’s Nutcracker With New Jersey Symphony
Saturday, December 21, 2024 @ 1:00pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
category: dance
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A Christmas Carol
Saturday, December 21, 2024 @ 5:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
category: theatre
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A Christmas Carol
Saturday, December 21, 2024 @ 1:00pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
category: theatre
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American Repertory Ballet's THE NUTCRACKER
Sunday, December 22, 2024 @ 5:00pm
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: dance
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American Repertory Ballet's THE NUTCRACKER
Sunday, December 22, 2024 @ 1:00pm
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: dance
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The Growing Stage presents "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
Sunday, December 22, 2024 @ 2:00pm
The Historic Palace Theatre
7 Ledgewood Avenue, Netcong, NJ 07857
category: theatre
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George Street Playhouse presents "Gene & Gilda"
Sunday, December 22, 2024 @ 2:00pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: theatre
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Monmouth Civic Chorus: Making Spirits Bright
Sunday, December 22, 2024 @ 4:00pm
Count Basie Center for the Arts
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: music
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American Repertory Ballet presents "The Nutcracker"
Sunday, December 22, 2024 @ 5:00pm
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: dance
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American Repertory Ballet presents "The Nutcracker"
Sunday, December 22, 2024 @ 1:00pm
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
category: dance
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Broadway for the Holidays 4
Sunday, December 22, 2024 @ 2:00pm
Grunin Center - Black Box Theater
1 College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754
category: music
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New Jersey Ballet’s Nutcracker With New Jersey Symphony
Sunday, December 22, 2024 @ 6:00pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
category: dance
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New Jersey Ballet’s Nutcracker With New Jersey Symphony
Sunday, December 22, 2024 @ 1:00pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
category: dance
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A Christmas Carol
Sunday, December 22, 2024 @ 5:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
category: theatre
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A Christmas Carol
Sunday, December 22, 2024 @ 1:00pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
category: theatre
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The Weeklings and Friends: Holiday Hullabaloo
Sunday, December 22, 2024 @ 3:00pm
The Vogel
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
category: music
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New Jersey Ballet’s Nutcracker With New Jersey Symphony
Monday, December 23, 2024 @ 1:00pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
category: dance
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Princeton Makes Talks Series Features Visual Artist Kyoko Bartley on Saturday
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- On Saturday, December 21, 2024, painter Kyoko Bartley will be the featured speaker for the "Inside the Artist's Studio" series at Princeton Makes in the Princeton Shopping Center. Bartley, a Japanese-born artist based near Princeton, specializes in a diverse range of art forms in various mediums, including traditional Japanese motifs, animal art and hyper-realistic drawings. The event begins at 4:30pm.
UPCOMING EVENTS
South Jersey's Indigenous Communities Celebrated in New A.C. Arts Garage Exhibit
(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- A new exhibit at the Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University will celebrate two southern New Jersey tribal communities through the display of historical documents, traditional artifacts and contemporary art. "Still Here: The Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape and Powhatan-Renape Nations of Southern New Jersey" opens October 9 and runs until January 5, 2025.
