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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theatre
Kate Baldwin and Graham Rowat to Star in "Love Letters" at Skyline Theatre Company 
(BLOOMFIELD, NJ) -- Skyline Theatre Company, a 21-year-old professional theatre company now calling Essex County its home, kicks off its second season in Bloomfield on Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 7:00pm featuring Maplewood residents two-time TONY Award nominee Kate Baldwin and her real-life husband and Broadway star Graham Rowat co-starring in A.R. Gurney's delightful and touching Love Letters.
Theater League of Clifton presents "A Tribute to Carol Burnett" 
(CLIFTON, NJ) -- The Theater League of Clifton will present its dinner/theater production of "A Tribute to Carol Burnett" beginning on Saturday, February 10, 7:30pm, at Mario's Restaurant, 710 Van Houten Ave., Clifton. The show will recreate favorite comedy skits from the popular Carol Burnett Show, which aired for 11 seasons (1967-1978) on the CBS television network and won numerous Emmy awards.
RVCC Holocaust Institute presents a Staged Reading of Play Based on Experiences of Anne Frank, Martin Luther King, Jr. 
(BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- The Institute of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Raritan Valley Community College will present a staged performance of Letters from Anne and Martin, Monday, February 26 at 10:00am. The event, which is free of charge and open to the public, will be held in the Nash Theatre at the College's Branchburg campus. The performance may be attended in-person or watched virtually.
music
Red Wanting Blue to release "Light It Up" 
(COLUMBUS, OH) -- Indie rock stalwarts Red Wanting Blue have announce their thirteenth studio album, Light It Up, is set for release later this summer via Blue Élan Records. This marks their second album for the boutique Westwood, CA based indie label and the first the band has self-produced. Years of non-stop touring have not only buoyed their ever-growing fan-base across the country but has also helped solidify the relationships within the band; making this new album their most cohesive yet, capturing the camaraderie of a band that's built its entire career on the road, discovering (and rediscovering) itself one exultant, joyous, communal night at a time and a testament to their enduring musical evolution.
Leonia Chamber Musicians presents Winter Serenade 
(LEONIA, NJ) -- Leonia Chamber Musicians presents Winter Serenade on Sunday, February 25, 2024 at Presbyterian Church in Leonia. This concert will showcase beautifully sonorous music with Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Piano. Showtime is 3:00pm. Admission is free with a suggested donation of $25.
Centenary Stage Company's Winter Thaw Festival to Close out with Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba 
(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company's Winter Thaw Festival of concerts will end the series with a performance from Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba on Saturday, Februrary 3, 2024 at 8:00pm. The concert will take place at CSC's Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ.
Music in the Somerset Hills and the Morris Museum present Dan Tepfer's Natural Machines 
(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- On February 4, 2024, Music in the Somerset Hills and the Morris Museum are teaming up to present Dan Tepfer's Natural Machines, a Live Arts performance by the internationally acclaimed pianist-composer that explores the intersection of science and art. Showtime is 3:00pm.
New Jersey Native Julie Galorenzo to Perform Sold Out Show at SOPAC 
(SOUTH ORANGE, NJ) -- The South Orange Performing Arts Center's (SOPAC) crowd-favorite Cabaret in the Loft series returns this Sunday, January 28 at 7:00pm with locally-beloved performer Julie Galorenzo in her show Only Famous on TikTok. In this evening of music and frivolity, Galorenzo will perform from the Musical Theatre canon along with some of her favorite Pop songs to a sold-out audience! All audience members are invited to stay after the performance and grab the mic during Cabaret in the Loft’s first Spirits and Show Tunes event.
Lance Bryant Trio to Celebrate Black History Month at Jersey Jazz LIVE! Concert in Madison 
Tenor saxophonist, arranger, and educator Lance Bryant moved to New York City in the mid-1980s after studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston. In 1990, Bryant began a decade-long relationship with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, eventually becoming the band's Musical Director and Principal Arranger.
Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Not a Good Woman" by Emerson Woolf & the Wishbones 
"Not a Good Woman," the title track of Asbury Park-based Emerson Woolf & the Wishbones' debut EP, is the Makin Waves Song of the Week.
film
Exhilarating feature Wild Fire screens at the Spring 2024 New Jersey Film Festival on Saturday, February 3! 
How do you exhilarate your audience’s spirits while triggering their thoughts for the most pungently realistic questions? Well, that’s a problem Wild Fire beautifully solved.
Cléa Elisa van der Grijn’s Fever Dream Feature The Disembodied Adventures of Alice screens at the Spring 2024 New Jersey Film Festival on Friday, February 2 
Adapting a story from one already familiar to most and twisting it into a creation completely unique is a mark of a true creator. The Disembodied Adventures of Alice by Cléa Elisa van der Grijn is an experience unlike the original fairytale. The dissociative nature of the protagonist coupled with the ambiguous and evasive motives of the interacting characters takes the viewer down an equally comforting and eerie descent.
Lomotion Live presents a screening of "It Will All Seem Funny" 
(BOONTON, NJ) -- Calling all Bruce fans! Lomotion Live has announced a special last minute FREE event. On Saturday, January 27 at 7:00pm, they will present a screening of It Will All Seem Funny by Julian Garcia at The Parsippany Arts Center. There will be a live performance before and a Talk Back after the screening. The film details one of Bruce Springsteen's most notable moments in his concert history.
New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2024 The Blues Society Video Interview with Director Augusta Palmer 
Here is the Spring 2024 New Jersey Film Festival The Blues Society Video Interview with Director Augusta Palmer and Festival Director Al Nigrin:
dance
Roxey Ballet Company presents "Carmen" 
(NEW HOPE, PA) -- Roxey Ballet Company will present Carmen to open their spring season for the first time since 2020. This one-act ballet is a contemporary masterpiece full of passion and betrayal that tells the sensual tale of the fabled temptress of Seville. Roxey Ballet will also host two events that offer the community the unique opportunity to witness the rehearsals as the company artists prepare for the opening. Performances run from February 24 to March 3rd.
art
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey Opens Exhibitions Celebrating Gallery Aferro 
(SUMMIT, NJ) -- This February, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey (VACNJ) will present exhibitions that celebrate the Newark-based arts organization Gallery Aferro, which recently closed its doors after 20 years. Funded by visionary artists and changemakers Evonne M. Davis and Emma Wilcox, Gallery Aferro was a platform for the exchange of ideas in service of advancing human dignity and beauty, with a focus on visual arts as the vehicle. Opening on February 23, the Art Center's first-floor galleries will showcase a range of media by past recipients of the Lynn and John Kearney and Sustainable Arts Fellowships.
Gallery491 presents "Tales from Pareidolia" 
(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- Have you ever seen an animal in a cloud or a face in a rock formation? That's Pareidolia! Gallery491 presents Tales from Pareidolia, a solo show featuring the captivating artwork of J. Steven Patton from March 14 - August 17, 2024.
community
Top 15 Most Read Stories At New Jersey Stage From January 21-27, 2024 
Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from January 21-27, 2024. Each week we publish about 70 articles, including several original columns and features, along with news releases for events happening throughout the state and nearby areas like Philadelphia and New York City. This week's top 15 includes articles from 7 counties in New Jersey (Bergen, Camden, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Morris).
Discover Tuskegee Airmen's History, Impact at Ocean County Library Manchester Branch 
(MANCHESTER, NJ) -- The addition of African-American aviators during World War II not only strengthened U.S. military might, but also propelled our nation toward racial and social equality. Join historian Paul E. Zigo for "The Tuskegee Airmen: America's First Black Pilots" at the Ocean County Library Manchester Branch on Tuesday, February 27. The event begins at 2:00pm.
