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theatre
WHATCo presents Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None" 
(WEST HUDSON, NJ) -- The West Hudson Arts & Theater Co (WHATCo) brings the classic mystery And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie to its Main Stage for a six performance run across two weekends (February 16-18 and February 23-25). This tells the story of 10 strangers who are summoned to a remote island and accused of misdeeds. When the weather cuts them off from the mainland one by one, the guests are killed in accordance with a sinister nursery rhyme. They must find the killer if they hope to survive.
The Artist Collective Troupe presents 3rd Annual "Wish Upon a Song" to Benefit Make-A-Wish New Jersey 
(POINT PLEASANT, NJ) -- The Artist Collective Troupe will present its 3rd Annual "Wish Upon a Song," an animated movie musical revue benefitting Make-A-Wish New Jersey, in Point Pleasant on Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9. Join all your favorite fairytale characters including princes, princesses, heroes, villains, and more for a musical journey that celebrates the power of stories, magic, and belief!
Chatham Players presents "The Beauty Queen of Leenane" 
(CHATHAM, NJ) -- The Chatham Community Players presents the gloriously funny; wickedly amusing play, The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh from March 1-16, 2024 at The Chatham Playhouse. Set in the mountains of Connemara, County Galway, this play tells the darkly comic tale of Maureen Folan, a plain and lonely woman in her early forties, and Mag, her manipulative aging mother, whose interference in Maureen’s first and possibly final chance of a loving relationship sets in motion a train of events that leads inexorably towards the play’s terrifying dénouement.
Photos from "Carmela Full of Wishes" at The Growing Stage 
(NETCONG, NJ) -- The Growing Stage: The Children’s Theatre of New Jersey is presenting Carmela Full of Wishes weekends until February 18, 2024. Adapted by Alvaro Saar Rios from the book by Matt de la Peña, Illustrated by Christian Robinson, this production is directed by Danny Campos, veteran TGS performer and teaching artist. Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.
music
MPAC presents Spyro Gyra's 50th Anniversary with special guest Jeff Lorber Fusion 
(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Two legendary modern jazz bands will perform at the Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) on Thursday, March 7, 2024 - Spyro Gyra and Jeff Lorber Fusion. It's a double bill of contemporary jazz legends! Tickets range from $39-$79. Showtime is 7:30pm.
NJPAC presents a 70's Soul Jam with The Stylistics, The Delfonics, The Manhattans, and Peaches & Herb 
(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents an evening of 70's Soul Jam with some of the most timeless and most significant groups of the 70's - The Stylistics, The Delfonics, The Manhattans, and Peaches & Herb on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 8:00pm.
Master Pianist's Historic Return to America Starts in Princeton with Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" 
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- On March 3 at 4:00pm, Altamura Legacy Concerts (ALC) at Princeton United Methodist Church presents master Russian pianist and Tchaikovsky Competition jury member Boris Petrushansky performing Mussorgsky's iconic Pictures at an Exhibition paired with Schumann's masterpiece Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6. This concert marks the septuagenarian’s historic return to the U.S.A. in over two decades.
The MAC Players present Love on Broadway: A Valentine's Cabaret 
(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- The MAC Players present Love on Broadway: A Valentine's Cabaret, with love songs sung by the community theater group's past, present and future performers! This special, FREE concert will take place on Sunday, February 11, 2024 in the Middletown Arts Center Theater. Showtime is 2:00pm.
State Theatre presents Itzhak Perlman in Recital 
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents Itzhak Perlman in Recital on Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 8:00pm. This special performance is part of State Theatre’s annual Classical Season Celebration.
film
New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2024 Video Interview with Innocent Observer Director Evelyn Reese! 
Here is the New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2024 Interview with Innocent Observer Director Evelyn Reese and Festival Director Al Nigrin:
dance
Clinton Hill Community Action hosted Eclectic Movement: A Dance Fusion Experience 
(NEWARK, NJ) -- Clinton Hill Community Action (CHCA) proudly hosted "Eclectic Movement: A dance fusion experience" on Thursday, February 1, 2024 in Clinton Hill. This creative movement event was hosted by Clinton Hill Community Action’s ArtsXchange program in Collaboration with NJPAC.
art
ArtYard presents works by Charlotte Schulz, Alvaro Catalán de Ocón, Katie House and Cindy Gosselin 
(FRENCHTOWN, NJ) -- ArtYard presents two new solo exhibitions — Charlotte Schulz: A Constellation of Small Events and Alvaro Catalán de Ocón: Plasticity and the opening of I Just Want to Know, featuring works by Katie House and Cindy Gosselin, the third collaborative exhibition between ArtYard and Studio Route 29, as well as Aqualumina Workshop, a makerspace dedicated to the creation of aquatic costumes and objects for the Aqualumina Festival on May 18.
Philip Smallwood to Launch "A Life of Service": The Theodora Smiley Lacey Portrait Tour at Fairleigh Dickinson University 
(HACKENSACK, NJ) -- P. Smallwood Art proudly announces the Theodora Smiley Lacey Portrait Tour. This initiative, aligning with Black History Month's 2024 theme 'African Americans and the Arts', celebrates the life and legacy of Mrs. Lacey, an advocate for education, equity, and racial justice. Philip Smallwood has captured Mrs. Lacey's essence in a portrait slated to go on national tour.
Arts Council of Princeton presents "Transversing Nostalgia" 
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) presents Transversing Nostalgia, a dual exhibition by painters Onome Olotu and Chanelle René on view in the Arts Council's Taplin Gallery now through March 9, 2024. Working with personal and sourced archives, Olotu and René take a drive down memory lane, reminiscing intimate connections that allow the past to speak to the present and future.
Gallery Episode presents "Multi-Layered" 
(LEONIA, NJ) -- Gallery Episode presents the group exhibition titled, "Multi-Layered" from February 12-29, 2024. This is an exhibition that prompts the viewer to reconsider the artwork as its own multi-layered individual. When the viewer sees a work of art, whether it be in a museum, a gallery, or even a studio, they only see what is placed in front of them – they can only view the work at that particular stage at that particular moment in time. But behind that “top layer” of which is visible, there are layers and layers of material, philosophies, experiences, research, and more.
food
Ocean Casino Resort Announces Partnership with Renowned Restaurateur Michael Schulson 
(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) /PRNewswire/ -- On Feburary 7, 2024, Ocean Casino Resort announced a partnership with celebrated chef and restaurateur, Michael Schulson to bring two fine-casual concepts to Ocean's culinary roster. Opening later this year, Pearl & Mary oyster bar and Samuel's at Ocean will be located on the lobby level across from The Park.
books
Embrace a 'Radically Candid' Workplace: Ocean County Library Virtual Author Talk with Kim Scott 
(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Why is feedback between a supervisor and employee often strained? Is there a simple approach? Kim Scott will discuss straightforward strategies contained in her best-seller Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity during her Ocean County Library Virtual Author Talk on Wednesday, February 28 at 2:00pm.
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