An Interview with Christopher Padula on The White Vulture Film Festival

by Gary Wien - published 2023-01-12
(HAWTHORNE, NJ) -- The 1st Annual White Vulture Film Festival and Vulture Awards will take place February 22-23, 2023, on two screens at the Hawthorne Theater.  The festival will consist of two full days of screenings and co-hosted by Flavio Romeo, Hawthorne resident and host of the Towncast and New York actor Anna Swanson. New Jersey Stage spoke with Christopher Padula, the Founder/Director of the festival to learn more.

Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...1/12/23

by Danny Coleman - published 2023-01-12
“It's all about the selections and realizations and understandings and life from the beginning of the inception of the soul up until the baby is born; which is an eternal being in my book, all the way through life. The first thing you hear on the record is the actual sound of an unborn baby heartbeat and that's an actual unborn child's heartbeat right off the bat. So, it's loosely based around all of the lessons that I've learned in my life in chronological order from birth, all the way until the end of this life here on this planet," stated Lillian Axe lead guitarist and principal songwriter Steve Blaze as he discussed the band's recent release "From Womb to Tomb." 

DC's Reflecting Fools Will Reflect U.S. Comedic Life in Tough Times – Look Out, Mr. President

by Bruce Chadwick - published 2023-01-12
When I first started talking to Jack Rowles, the head of DC’s Reflecting Fools, a comedy show that takes pot shots at Democrats, Republicans and anybody whoever ran for office, it was right smack dab in the middle of the fight to elect a new Speaker of the House of Representatives. Everybody had a candidate and everybody had a funny story to tell about the House election. It had been 100 years since such a battle was fought to win the top spot in the House, the third most important and powerful position in the United States behind the President and Vice President.

New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 01-12-23

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!

Barsky Gallery of Hoboken Presents an artist's reception for "Graffiti Dreams" by Kim Schmitt Thomas

(HOBOKEN, NJ) -- The Barsky Gallery in Hoboken will hold an intimate reception to honor artist Kim Schmitt Thomas' solo art exhibition entitled "Graffiti Dreams." The show is already on view at 89 Hudson Street, Hoboken, NJ, and the reception will take place on Thursday, January 19th, from 6:00pm-9:00pm, to celebrate her exceptional talent.

New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 01-11-23

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!

A Look at February Events at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)

(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- February features terrific events at Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC). From the death-defying acrobatics of Cirque Zuma Zuma to the blues of the legendary Keb’ Mo’, the comedy of Paula Poundstone to a celebration of Ray Charles, there are plenty of opportunities to go out and enjoy the arts this winter at MPAC.

The Campaign to 'Doowopify' America

by Bruce Chadwick - published 2023-01-10
Will President Joe Biden “doowopify” the United States this week? He will if he goes to the Doo Wop Project concert/show at 8 p.m. Saturday, January 14, at the Mayo Performing Arts Center, in Morristown, where five young men will “doowopify” the audience there with a show featuring the popular music of the 1950s through the early 1970s labeled The Doo Wop Projec.t. “Someone in the show came up with that ‘doowopify’ slogan and we use it all the time. It’s catchy,” said Russell Fischer, one of the five singers in the show and a New Jersey native.

New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 01-10-23

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!