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theatre
Premiere Stages presents "Scab" 
(UNION, NJ) -- Premiere Stages at Kean University will present the New Jersey premiere of Scab by Gino Diiorio’s from September 8-25 in Kean University’s Bauer Boucher Theatre Center (Vaughn Eames Hall, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union). Selected as a finalist from the 2020-21 Premiere Play Festival, Scab will feature actors John Anthony Torres and Monica Wyche. John J. Wooten, producing artistic director of Premiere Stages, directs.
PHOTOS from "A Jersey Cantata" at The Theater Project 
(MAPLEWOOD, NJ) -- The Theater Project is presenting A Jersey Cantata, a comedy about four longtime ‘Jersey guys’, from August 18-28. This is the second live, in-person show in The Theater Project’s Three Plays in Three Months summer season at the Maplewood Burgdorff Cultural Center. Photographer John Posada was on hand at a dress rehearsal to take photos.
music
Spotlight on Clarence Oddbody 
Clarence Oddbody is a band from Depford, East London. They say they’re like a 60s/70s rock band with a hint of blues, funk, Motown and a splash of Americana - something for everyone. The Penguin Rocks presents this interview with Paul Claxton of Clarence Oddbody.
Luke LeBlanc to Release "Fugue State" 
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN) -- Luke LeBlanc examines our current world on Fugue State, his fourth full-length studio album to be released October 28. Like all great singer-songwriters, LeBlanc crafts a batch of thoughtful tunes that explores the universal, then makes it personal. That’s because the Minneapolis-based LeBlanc takes an outwardly approach to search for inward solutions. That process renders Fugue State a more socially conscious effort than 2021’s Only Human, which centered on matters of the heart, particularly love, loss, and everything in between.
Special Guests Help The Grass Roots Recreate Their Most Iconic Hits On New Collection 
(LOS ANGELES, CA) -- The Grass Roots were one of the biggest American hit makers of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, crafting a sound that was both perfectly situated in its time and yet also somehow timeless. Songs such as “Let’s Live For Today,” “Sooner Or Later” and “Midnight Confessions” made the band a staple of AM radio and helped transition popular music from the psychedelic sounds of the ‘60s to the more muscular classic rock of the ‘70s.
Meet the Decima: David Broza & Trio Havana Share the Art of Cuban Music 
Israeli superstar David Broza together with Cuban dynamo Trio Havana finally returned to the South Orange Performing Art Center on Sept. 17.
Anthony D'Amato to Release New Solo Album Via Blue Rose 
(BROOKLYN, NY) -- It's been a busy year for New Jersey native, Anthony D'Amato. The singer-songwriter's supergroup, Fantastic Cat, recently released their debut album and he's about to release his first full-length solo album in six years. At First There Was Nothing is due out on October 21st via Blue Rose.
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...8/18/22 
“I can't say we're coming home, I mean, I'm home but I just can't wait to play two of my favorite places with my favorite people and my family," said former Jersey Shore resident and one-third of The Dales; Jacqueline Tozzi as she and her band mates Drew Lawrence and Preston Pope discussed their upcoming August 20 show at Asbury Park's Wonder Bar and the September 23 release of their new album, "Multi Trick Pony."
Princeton Symphony Orchestra Opens 2022-23 Season with Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers and US Premiere 
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s (PSO’s) 2022-2023 season opens September 10-11 with the incomparable Anne Akiko Meyers performing Arturo Márquez’ new violin concerto Fandango. The work was commissioned by Ms. Meyers and was premiered by her in 2021 with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. Another concert highlight is the PSO’s US Premiere of Spanish composer Marcos Fernandez' homage to Leonard Bernstein, America. Rounding out the striking concert program are Joaquín Turina’s Danzas fantásticas, Ruperto Chapí’s Prelude to La Revoltosa, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol.
comedy
2022 Hammonton Comedy Festival 
(HAMMONTON, NJ) -- Eagle Theatre and South Jersey Comedy present the 2022 Hammonton Comedy Festival from September 16-18, 2022. The festival includes performances by Martin Rizo, Mariza Brussolo, Ashley Gutermuth, and the Dad Joke Championship.
art
City of Newark Calls For Submission Of Creative Proposals For Public Art Project 
(NEWARK, NJ) -- Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced a call for submissions of creative proposals for the Asphalt Art Grant the Newark’s Division of Arts and Cultural Affairs and Project for Empty Space were awarded from Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Toms River Artist Community's "New Perspectives" at Ocean County Library in September 
(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- The Ocean County Library Toms River Branch presents “New Perspectives,” a multimedia exhibit by the Toms River Artist Community (TRAC), throughout the month of September. “New Perspectives” will be on display in the Branch’s 2nd Floor Gallery. It represents unique creative expressions of the lively, thriving art scene in Downtown Toms River. Works by TRAC members will encompass a broad range of themes, styles, and media.
poetry
Open Call for Gallery Aferro's Poem Booth: Fall 2022 
(NEWARK, NJ) -- Pablo Neruda once said that “laughter is the language of the soul.” And as a poet with an indelible ability to craft a verse that made us feel, see and hear our true selves, Neruda understood how laughter can resonate in ways that sobs cannot.
community
Monmouth County Park System to Host Wind & Sea Festival at Bayshore Waterfront Park 
(PORT MONMOUTH, NJ) -- The Monmouth County Park System is hosting its Wind & Sea Festival on Saturday, September 17 from 11:00am-5:00pm at Bayshore Waterfront Park, Port Monmouth. This family-friendly event celebrates all things water. Activities include kayaking, fishing, kite flying, crabbing, sandcastle building, seining, and much more!
Brookdale Engineering Students Create Prosthetic Hand 
(LINCROFT, NJ) -- Two Brookdale Community College Engineering students created a prosthetic hand to qualify as a designer for e-NABLE, a national organization of volunteers who make free upper limb prosthetics for those in need, particularly children.
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Nearly 1,000 students to attend Women's History Month concert by New Jersey Youth Symphony at UCPAC
(RAHWAY, NJ) -- The New Jersey Youth Symphony (NJYS), a program of Wharton Arts, announced that nearly 1,000 elementary and middle school students will attend a free Education Concert on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 10:00am at the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway. Students from Union, Essex, Morris, and Passaic counties will attend this special event celebrating Women's History Month, with music selections by Louise Farrenc, Florence Price, Chen Yi, and Gabriela Lena Frank.
