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theatre
Music Mountain Theatre presents "Hello, Dolly!" 
(LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Music Mountain Theatre (MMT) presents a four-weekend run of Hello, Dolly! from March 15th to April 7th. This is the fourth mainstage show of MMT's 2024 season, and the first to premiere on the Martinson Stage at MMT. The stage will be so named following a ribbon-cutting ceremony the previous evening in honor of John H. Martinson, a generous supporter of MMT.
Black Box Studios presents "Keith Moon: The Real Me" 
(TEANECK, NJ) -- Black Box Studios presents a special one night only performance of Keith Moon: The Real Me, the story of the legendary drummer of The Who, on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at Debonair Music Hall. Doors open at 6:30; showtime is 7:30pm.
Teaneck High School presents the ABBA musical "Mamma Mia!" 
(TEANECK, NJ) -- The Visual and Performing Arts Department at Teaneck High School (THS) is proud to present the Broadway musical, Mamma Mia!, at the Helen B. Hill Auditorium at Teaneck High (100 Elizabeth Avenue). The musical has performances Friday March 23rd and Saturday March 24th at 7:00pm, and Sunday March 25th at 2:00pm. The show is produced by special arrangement with MTI.
music
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...3/14/24 
"This is a solo show and now that the post COVID touring world is back, I'm basically on a kind of perpetual tour. I take breaks from it but I'm doing a lot of shows now. I'm doing The Lizzie Rose, I might have a couple of other shows on the East Coast in the same vicinity and we're trying to route it so it's not crazy; I prefer driving to flying but yeah, I'm busy," stated guitarist Stanley Jordan as he talked about his two upcoming March 16 shows at The Lizzie Rose Music Room in Tuckerton, NJ, his upcoming new release, influences and more.
The Lemon Twigs Release "A Dream Is All I Know" 
On March 13th, NYC sibling duo The Lemon Twigs released the theatrical epic "A Dream Is All I Know," the titular track and latest taste of their forthcoming album, A Dream Is All We Know, out May 3 on Captured Tracks. Meshing ripping guitars, zig-zagging harmonies, and bittersweet nods to love and loss, today’s single captures those sort of spacey, fleeting moments in our everyday experience.
Jersey Arts Podcast: At 'Matilda' in Concert, Composer David Newman, Danny DeVito and NJ Symphony Orchestra will Share the Stage 
David Newman talked with the Jersey Arts Podcast about scoring films like "Matilda," his legendary family, and preserving film music for future generations.
New Jersey Youth Symphony Returns to The Mills at Jersey Gardens for its Annual PLAYATHON 
(ELIZABETH, NJ) -- The New Jersey Youth Symphony (NJYS) returns to The Mills at Jersey Gardens, New Jersey's largest outlet and value retail center, for its annual Playathon on Sunday, March 24. Nearly 600 talented young musicians will entertain shoppers with pops favorites, including symphonic highlights from Harry Potter, The Lord of The Rings, and Star Wars. In addition to the festival orchestra performance in Center Court at 3:00pm, two additional stages will feature NJYS jazz and woodwind performers beginning at 12:30pm.
Twenty Years of Show Biz for Irish 'Celtic Woman' 
Irish entertainment became very popular in the United States about fifteen years ago. A friend of mine's teenage daughter became so fascinated by it that she became an Irish dancer and joined an American company of Irish dancers and performed all over the U.S. Dance and music companies from Ireland have performed to sold out crowds all over America. Each has it its own style of singing and dancing and one if the most successful is the all-female Celtic Woman, which will be at the State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick on Saturday, March 16, 2024.
Westminster Conservatory Noontime Recitals presents music for viola and piano 
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Westminster Conservatory at Nassau will present a recital of music for viola and piano on March 21, 2024 at 12:15pm The performers, Dennis Krasnokutsky, viola, and Larissa Korkina, piano, are members of the teaching faculty of Westminster Conservatory of Music. The recital will take place in the Niles Chapel of Nassau Presbyterian Church (61 Nassau Street) in Princeton. It is open to the public free of charge.
comedy
Sherman Theater presents Comedian Eric D'Alessandro 
(STROUDSBURG, PA) -- Comedian and viral sensation Eric D'Alessandro is coming to the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, PA on March 23, 2024. Doors are at 7:00pm, showtime is 8:00pm. Tickets range from $28 to $48.
art
'We Are the River' Uses Beauty to Convey a Dire Warning 
Driving from central New Jersey to the Gallery at Stockton University on a late February day in which the sunshine hinted at spring, I became aware of the changes to the landscape. Trees gave way to tall grasses, the earth seemed sandier, and the Shore was not far away. There were signs for rivers and other bodies of water.
food
Buddy Valastro's "Buddy's Boardwalk Empire" To Open at Harrah's Resort Atlantic City This Summer 
(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) /PRNewswire/ -- Atlantic City is getting an all-new treat. Buddy 'Cake Boss' Valastro will open Buddy's Boardwalk Empire at Harrah's Resort Atlantic City in early summer 2024. This brand-new concept from Buddy Valastro's Restaurant Group will offer guests a tempting array of Jersey-style sandwiches, a diverse selection of pizzas, an innovative new pasta station, and of course, Valastro's iconic desserts and cakes fresh from New Jersey's own Carlo's Bake Shop.
community
Jersey City Theater Center presents Theatre, Film and International Music in March 
(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Jersey City Theater Center has an exciting lineup of four captivating shows taking place throughout the last half of March, showcasing a variety of artistic expressions and cultural influences. The diverse program includes a staged reading of Bipolar Brunch by Molly Kirschner, the film Talks with Myself, the Global Music Series event E.T.E. from Quebec, The Last Hour of Njegos from Montenegro and My Heart's in the Highlands, a play by William Saroyan.
Ocean State Job Lot Donates Nearly $400,000 in Retail Value of Pet Food to Local Animal Rescue Organizations 
(NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI) -- Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL), the region's premier discount retail chain with 153 stores across the Northeast, launched a pet food donation program for animal welfare organizations, including previous To The Rescue partners, that meet the charitable program's criteria. OSJL donated nearly $400,000 in retail value of select cat and dog food on a first-come, first-served basis.
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