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theatre
2024 NJACT Perry Award Winners 
(LAKEWOOD, NJ) -- On September 22nd, the 2024 NJACT Perry Awards were handed out by the New Jersey Association of Community Theaters at the Strand Center for the Arts. The NJACT Perry Awards are given for outstanding achievements in New Jersey Community Theater.
Monmouth University's Center for the Arts presents A Bronx Tale: The One Man Show starring Chazz Palminteri 
(WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- Monmouth University's Center for the Arts presents A Bronx Tale: The One Man Show starring Chazz Palminteri on Saturday, February 15, 2025 in the Pollak Theatre. Showtime is 8:00pm.
music
Skye Consort and Emma Bjorling to Perform at Grunin Center on Friday 
(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- The Grunin Center for the Arts presents a performance by Skye Consort and Emma Björling on Friday, September 27, 2024 on the Grunin Center's Main Stage. Tickets are $29. Showtime is 7:00pm.
The Golden Hour with Joseph Keckler brings together visionary artists at ArtYard 
(FRENCHTOWN, NJ) -- ArtYard is pleased to announce singer and writer Joseph Keckler will host The Golden Hour, a new live performance series bringing some of today's boldest and most visionary artists together into an inviting variety show format. Keckler will also perform at each event.
Music at the Barn presents The Bergen All-Star Jazz Blast 
(HACKENSACK, NJ) -- Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco, III and the Board of Commissioners invite the public to attend a free music concert featuring The Bergen All-Star Jazz Blast on Sunday, September 29, 2024 from 4:00pm–6:30pm at the Wortendyke Barn Museum, a County Historic Site (13 Pascack Road) in Park Ridge, NJ. This is the third concert in the 2024 music series.
Princeton Symphony Orchestra Announces New 4-Concert Chamber Music Series at Trinity Church 
(PRINCETON, NJ) -- The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) has announced the opening of its all-new, 4-concert chamber music series at beautiful Trinity Church in Princeton. The series begins Thursday, October 10, 2024 with a concert featuring music composed for piano trio. The trio consists of Emma Richman, violin, Wangshu Xiang, cello, and Yoon Lee, piano. Additional concerts showcase a rare instrument of the viol family, a string trio, and string quartet, successively. General admission tickets are $45 per person, per concert with a 50% discount for children 5-17.
Makin Waves Album of the Month: "Hustling in Place" by Ryan Gregg 
One of the hardest-working musicians in the New Jersey music scene, Asbury Park singer-songwriter-keyboardist-producer Ryan Gregg thankfully carved out some time from his busy schedule to bless eager ears with his stunning six-song solo debut EP, "Hustling in Place."
comedy
NJPAC presents a Thanksgiving Comedy Fest with Nephew Tommy, Sheryl Underwood, Finesse Mitchell, and Dominique 
(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents an unforgettable evening filled with laughs on Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 8:00pm. This Thanksgiving Comedy Fest has some of the today's funniest comedians including Nephew Tommy, Sheryl Underwood, Finesse Mitchell, and Dominique.
film
Heartfelt Feature Comedy A Little Family Drama screens at the New Jersey Film Festival 
Regardless of culture, generation, or ethnicity, when it comes to “family,” we all share some universal memories of tears and joy condensed into a dinner gathering. The nostalgia is mixed with chaotic arguments, moms gossiping about who recently got married, shouting, “Who took my spatula?!” Kids run in and out, sneaking a few cookies and taking the kitchen heat and aroma out as they pass the poker table. Stories about domestic scenarios are never-ending classics, printed with certain generational marks, but the essence remains. In his novel Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy states, "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Somehow, a hundred years later, this observation is proven true by a Mexican American family in A Little Family Drama. With an idealist, reckless son, a diligent, underappreciated daughter, a comedian uncle, an outcast, and ceaseless fights between a mother and a daughter, the Sepulvedas seem to resemble the folks in each of our families. Still, the collision of progressiveness and the lingering traditional values, ambition of self-realization, and responsibility compose captivating conflicts that bring laughter and tears to the screening room.
dance
Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre presents Flamenco y Más 
(EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre brings Flamenco, Spanish Classical Dance & Music to the stage for an evening of power, passion, beauty, and joy on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at Playhouse 22 in East Brunswick. Alborada is delighted to welcome back the wonderful Flamenco guitarist, Basilio Georges, Director of Flamenco Latino for the performance. Showtime is 7:30pm.
art
Gallery Bergen presents Talking Tintypes: Examining the Portrayal of Native Americans 
(PARAMUS, NJ) -- Gallery Bergen presents Talking Tintypes: Examining the Portrayal of Native Americans from September 26 through December 20, 2024. The exhibit features innovative interactive images made by Diné artist/photographer Will Wilson.
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey's Fall Exhibitions focus on People Impacted by US Mass Incarceration 
(SUMMIT, NJ) -- On Friday, November 1, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey (VACNJ) will open its newly renovated gallery spaces with a series of exhibitions featuring artwork made by individuals impacted by the criminal legal system in New Jersey and the United States broadly. These exhibitions, which will run through January 26, 2025, will explore the vital part art plays for system-impacted individuals, enabling self-expression, agency, and advocacy.
Herb + Milly Iris Gallery presents UNVEILED24: SOMA Studio Tour Artists 
(SOUTH ORANGE, NJ) -- South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) welcomes a tandem exhibition with the SOMA Studio Tour, launching UNVEILED24: SOMA Studio Tour Artists on Thursday, September 26 at 6:00pm in the Herb + Milly Iris Gallery. The evening reception spotlights the gallery's preview exhibition — running from September 26 to November 10, 2024 — celebrating local talent and showcasing works from select artists slated to participate in the 21st annual SOMA Studio Tour on November 2-3 which features a roster of art studios in South Orange and Maplewood.
community
Moody's Upgrades Newark's Issuer Rating; City's 2nd Rating Upgrade Since 2019 
(NEWARK, NJ) -- On September 23, 2024, Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced that Moody's Ratings upgraded Newark's issuer rating from Baa2 to Baa1, and revising the city's outlook from "Positive" to "Stable." This marks the city's second rating upgrade since 2019, reflecting a positive trajectory of Newark's financial and operational health under Mayor Baraka's leadership.
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