Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Alone with You" by The Anderson Council

by Bob Makin - published 2023-05-12
"Alone with You," the first single from the forthcoming The Anderson Council LP, "The Devil, The Tower, The Star, The Moon" on JEM Records, is the Makin Waves Song of the Week.

New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 05-12-23

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!

State Theatre New Jersey presents Dave Mason

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The fully renovated State Theatre New Jersey presents Dave Mason: Endangered Species Tour 2023 on Wednesday, June 7 at 7:30pm. Opening for Dave Mason is Southern rock group, The Georgia Thunderbolts. Tickets range from $29-$79.

When the Candy Dish Itself Becomes the Confection

by Ilene Dube, JerseyArts.com - published 2023-05-11
Ever since childhood, Amber Cowan has known she wanted to be a glass artist. Not just any artist – 2D, admittedly, is not her thing – but specifically, an artist who works in glass.

Peters Valley School of Craft: Fresh Perspectives in Fine Craft

by Chris Lillja, JerseyArts.com - published 2023-05-11
Nestled in the hills of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, among the sounds of birds, bees, woodpeckers and the breeze in the pine trees, the Peters Valley School of Craft was founded in 1970 in the former town of Bevans, NJ. The town had been purchased by the federal government in 1965 for a flood control project on the upper Delaware, but the project fell through and the lands were transferred to the National Park Service which established the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. The school is a wonderful example of adaptive reuse of historic buildings in a modern context.

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...5/11/23

by Danny Coleman - published 2023-05-11
"Well, I've had a second child," laughed a very upbeat Dana Fuchs before a recent appearance at The Lizzie Rose Music Room in Tuckerton, NJ. "I've had another baby and I released a new album; It's been a year but we haven't had a chance to tour much behind it because a lot of places are still recovering from the pandemic; so, yeah."

New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 05-11-23

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!

An Interview with Elazar Fine on "The Chosen One"

by Gary Wien - published 2023-05-10
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The Chosen One by Elazar Fine is one of several short films to be screened on the opening night of the 2023 New Jersey International Film Festival on Friday, June 2. It is a powerful film that follows Eli Eisenstein as he is thrown out of his Hasidic family home after impulsively shaving off his beard and sidelocks.

Events at MPAC throughout June 2023

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) closes out its 2022-2023 season in June with a variety of concerts and free events. The month kicks off with four performances of MPAC's spring production of Matilda the Musical and includes concerts by Three Dog Night, Bruce Hornsby, Almost Queen, Happy Together, and Rufus Wainwright; Manhattan Comedy Night, free summer concerts and more.