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theatre
This Week in Theatre: Previews for Plays Taking Place October 8-15, 2024 
Here are previews of plays taking place from October 8-15, 2024 including a look at productions currently being presented and those coming soon. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview.
East Lynne Theater Company presents "Tales of Mystery and Suspense" 
(CAPE MAY, NJ) -- East Lynne Theater Company is set to thrill and chill audiences with "Tales of Mystery and Suspense," a menagerie of spooky short stories by Stephen Crane, Guy de Maupassant, H.P. Lovecraft, and, of course, Edgar Allan Poe. Curated and edited by James Rana and directed by Craig Fols, artistic director of East Lynne, these mysterious and scary stories will be brought to life in staged readings for two weekends only: Fridays and Saturdays, October 18-19 and 25-26, 2024.
First Avenue Playhouse presents "A Streetcar Named Desire" in October 
(ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ) -- First Avenue Playhouse presents A Streetcar Named Desire across three weekends in October (October 12-13, October 18-20, and October 25-26, 2024). The classic play was was written by Tennessee Williams during a period of change in America after World War II. It was first produced and published in 1947 and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for that year.
Centenary Stage Company Enters Second Weekend of Performances of "The Weir" 
(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Following a successful opening weekend, Centenary Stage Company continues their run of The Weir by Conor McPherson with performances from October 9–20, 2024 in the Sitnik Theatre. The Weir is set in a bar in Sligo, Ireland, where local men swap spooky stories in an attempt to impress a young woman from Dublin who recently moved into a nearby "haunted" house, and then she spins a yarn of her own.
music
The Newton Theatre presents a Night of Nelsons with Matthew & Gunnar Nelson on January 24th 
(NEWTON, NJ) -- The Newton Theatre presents a Night of Nelsons with Matthew & Gunnar Nelson on Friday, January 24, 2025 at 8:00pm. Famous for their incredible harmonies, musicianship and humor, they are multi platinum recording artists and twin icons. They are also torchbearers of an American entertainment dynasty.
New Jersey Youth Symphony to Honor Veterans in Trenton Concert 
(TRENTON, NJ) -- The New Jersey Youth Symphony (NJYS) will present a concert to honor our veterans and armed forces on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at the Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton. Veterans are invited to attend the concert for free by using discount code VETERAN. Tickets and more information can be found at NJYS.org. Showtime is 3:00pm.
This Week in Music: Previews for Concerts from October 8-15, 2024 
Here is a look at upcoming shows taking place from October 8-15, 2024 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of concerts throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.
Suzanne Vega LIVE! at SOPAC 
Music lovers at South Orange, NJ's SOPAC auditorium this Saturday, September 28, 2024 evening patiently await the start of a sold-out Old Songs, New Songs, and Other Songs performance by singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega.
Special Musical Performance by Jim Haynes with Film Projections at the New Jersey Film Festival 
The New Jersey Film Festival has started a new concert series with a moving image component as part of their programming with the hope of reawakening the mostly dormant New Brunswick Music Scene. Last September 15th guitar virtuoso Tim Motzer performed to an experimental film. That was the first true audio-visual concert they put on. Acclaimed singer-songwriter Marissa Nadler also did an amazing concert with her own movie projections on June 15. Noise-Ambient musician Jim Haynes will be coming from California to do a show on October 18. This performance will include accompanying projections of experimental films by Marjorie Conrad, Anita Labelle and Albert Gabriel Nigrin. Festival Director Al Nigrin said: “We are inviting musicians whose work I really admire and whose work I think is also very cinematic.”
film
New Release Review - "Joker: Folie á Deux" 
Some sequels are content to simply redo the same movie. Others expand the narrative and introduce new characters. A few decide they want to destroy their own creation and purposely antagonise fans with a movie that bears little resemblance to its predecessor. Joker: Folie á Deux, Todd Phillips' sequel to his smash hit 2019 Joker origin story, does all three. It replays the events of the first film via a court trial. It progresses the story and introduces a love interest for its deranged protagonist. But aside from its sickly colour palette and a setting inspired by the grime of '70s New York, it bears little resemblance to 2019's Joker, chiefly because it's a musical.
dance
West Windsor Arts presents Dancing in the Dark 
(PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ) -- NYC transplant and West Windsor Arts Center Teaching Artist, Shira Hofmekler is bringing the beautiful practice of pressure free dance to our community with Dancing in the Dark on Friday, October 25, 2024 at 7:00pm. Admission is $5.
art
HYCIDE to Launch the "Black & White Book" at The Newark Museum of Art on October 12th 
(NEWARK, NJ) -- On October 12, 2024, HYCIDE will celebrate the launch of the Black & White Book – a 452-page volume that explores race as a social construct and celebrates the power of Black culture and self-definition. The event will be held at the Newark Museum of Art from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. Admission is free.
community
Stockton's Hughes Center Releases New Podcast Focused on New Jersey Policy Issues 
(GALLOWAY, NJ) -- The William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University launched a new podcast series titled "Hughes Center Conversations," a forum to discuss important policy issues that impact New Jerseyans.
2024-2025 Kean University President's Distinguished Lecture Series preview 
(UNION, NJ) -- Five renowned speakers will address politics, science, human rights, technology, media and the arts as part of the 2024-2025 Kean University President's Distinguished Lecture Series, which is open to the public.
Events This Week in New Jersey from October 8-15, 2024 
Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from October 8-15, 2024 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of events throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.
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Immersive The Hollowing screens at the 2025 New Jersey Film Festival on February 1st!
Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music Announces the Third Annual American Music Honors Recipients
Remember Jones to Be First Performer at Mantoloking Road Playhouse with JONES SINGS JONES!
Dan Aubrey to give a talk on Joseph Bonaparte at Trenton City Museum
(TRENTON, NJ) -- The life and loves of noted area 19th century beauty Annette Savage will be the topic of a talk Saturday, February 9, 2025 at Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie. Titled "Le Jeu de l'Amour," the program, led by journalist and writer Dan Aubrey, will explore how Napoleon’s brother and former King of Spain, Joseph Bonaparte, and his American mistress, Annette Savage, found passion and pain in the Trenton and Bordentown region of New Jersey. The event runs from from 2:00pm to 4:00pm.
