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theatre
Bridge Players Theatre Company presents the Hauntingly Beautiful "Jekyll & Hyde" 
(BURLINGTON, NJ) -- Bridge Players Theatre Company, the Burlington City-based community theatre group, continues its 2024-2025 "Season of Change" with the haunting musical Jekyll & Hyde. Opening October 25 and continuing weekends through November 9, this spine-tingling spectacle features a special Halloween performance October 31, 2024.
Playwright Wants to Challenge and Delight Audiences with 'Freezing Antarctica' at SPQR Stage Company 
(SOMERS POINT, NJ) -- SPQR Stage Company, the Jersey Shore's "Original" theater company, will produce Freezing Antarctica, written and directed by SPQR's Artistic Director Bill Sterritt, November 15-16, and November 22-23, 2024 at Studio;Space in Somers Point. The plot revolves around Russian meteorologist Nikita Alexandra Romanov, who is on a desperate dash to the South Pole to save the world when she meets an American adventurer Jack Kennedy Armstrong Earhart on the way.
Absegami High School Drama Club presents "Lost Girl" 
(GALLOWAY, NJ) -- The Absegami High School Drama Club presents Kimberly Belflower's drama Lost Girl October 24-25, 2024 at the Absegami High School Performing Arts Center in Galloway. Long after returning from Neverland, Wendy Darling decides that she must find Peter Pan again in order to reclaim her kiss and move on with her life.
Axelrod Performing Arts Center presents "Fiddler on the Roof" starring Bruce Sabath 
(DEAL PARK, NJ) -- The Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Deal Park presents an exciting new production of the classic musical Fiddler on the Roof, the 1964 winner of 9 Tony Awards, from November 1-24, 2024. Based on Yiddish author Sholem Aleichem's stories, with a book by Joseph Stein, the musical boasts a celebrated score by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick.
Classic American Tales (CAT) presents "Poe by Candlelight" in North Cape May 
(NORTH CAPE MAY, NJ) -- Get in the Halloween spirit with "Poe by Candlelight" presented by Classic American Tales at End of the Road Theater on Wednesday, October 23 and Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 7:00pm. Don't miss out on this popular Halloween treat with Marty McDonough and Gayle Stahlhuth reading spooky stories by the master of the macabre.
music
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "All the Good Times: Farewell Tour" LIVE! at MPAC 
Music lovers inside Morristown, NJ's MPAC auditorium this Wednesday October 9, 2024 evening prepare to live an American dream by experiencing an All the Good Times: Farewell Tour performance by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Ocean Casino Resort presents Lenny Kravitz in Concert 
(ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) -- Ocean Casino Resort presents Lenny Kravitz on Friday, November 1 at 9:00pm and Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 8:00pm. Regarded as one of the preeminent rock musicians of our time, Kravitz has transcended genre, style, race, and class over the course of a three decade-plus musical career.
Montclair State University's Camryn Dewar: Fulbright Student Award Winner and Rising Indigenous Opera Talent 
Fulbright Canada has awarded Camryn Dewar one of 14 outstanding Canadian students selected for the prestigious and highly competitive 2024-2025 Fulbright Canada Student Award. Camryn Dewar, a trailblazing Indigenous (Métis) soprano from Stony Mountain, Manitoba (Treaty One territory) is gaining international recognition not only for her talent, but also for her dedication to cultural advocacy, amplifying the voices of Indigenous women in opera and creating a lasting impact on the global stage. A graduate of the University of Manitoba's Bachelor of Music program (Vocal Performance with Distinction), Dewar will complete her Master of Music in Opera Performance at Montclair State University under Metropolitan Opera’s Barbara Dever next May.
The Leonia Chamber Musicians Society, Inc. Announces 2024-2025 Season 
(LEONIA, NJ) -- The Leonia Chamber Musicians Society, Inc. have announced their 2024-2025 Season. They will present a three concert chamber music series starting with a performance in November. Concerts take place at the Presbyterian Church (181 Fort Lee Road) in Leonia, New Jersey.
Plainfield Symphony Orchestra presents "Americana Pops Concert" on November 2nd 
(PLAINFIELD, NJ) -- On Saturday, November 2, 2024, the Plainfield Symphony Orchestra presents "Americana Pops Concert" featuring one of their audience's favorite vocal artists, tenor Brian Cheney, at Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. Maestro Charles Prince will lead the orchestra in a series of popular American orchestral and vocal works. Showtime is 7:00pm.
Grunin Center presents Tracy Nelson with Steve Conn 
(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- The Grunin Center for the Arts presents Tracy Nelson on Friday, November 1, 2024 at 7:00pm. For this intimate acoustic performance, Tracy will be accompanied by Steve Conn, one of the two pianists on the recent Grammy-nominated album "Life Don't Miss Nobody." Conn will also bring his small accordion to accompany Tracy when she switches to a 12-string acoustic guitar.
Rick Wakeman LIVE! at UCPAC 
Fans of progressive rock make their way towards the historic UCPAC theater in Rahway, NJ this Saturday, October 5, 2024 evening for a Final One Man Solo Tour concert by English keyboardist and composer Rick Wakeman.
Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Woman Child" by The Cynz 
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Woman Child," the first single from The Cynz's upcoming album due next year on Jem Records.
film
New Release Review - "Salem's Lot" 
The 1970s saw horror up sticks from its traditional setting of crumbling Gothic European mansions and move into a shiny new home in the suburbs and small towns of the US. Films like Halloween, The Fog, The Amityville Horror and Poltergeist brought the supernatural to a setting most viewers, especially Americans, could easily relate to. On the page, Stephen King was doing similar. In his 1975 novel Salem's Lot, a vampire literally relocates to small town New England. While King had several bestsellers and a Brian de Palma adaptation of his debut novel Carrie by that point, it was director Tobe Hooper's 1979 Salem's Lot TV mini-series that really made King a household name, and crucially, it introduced the writer's work to a new fanbase too young to have been able to see Carrie in cinemas. With one of its two central heroes being a monster movie obsessed young boy, it also set the template for '80s movies like The Goonies and The Monster Squad, which of course would later be channelled by Netflix's flagship series Stranger Things.
The Art of Making Movie Film Festival presents The New Jersey Regional Summit 
(CRANFORD, NJ) -- The Art of Making Movie Film Festival (TAMMFF), also known as "The TAMMIES", presents its first-ever summit next week. The New Jersey Regional Summit will be held at the Cranford Theater October 23-24, 2024, and will feature an up-close and in-person perspective on how behind-the-scenes talent makes the films that audiences love.
2024 Rutgers Jewish Film Festival Preview 
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The Rutgers Jewish Film Festival's 25th anniversary year will feature fourteen thought-provoking and entertaining films, dynamic discussions with filmmakers and special guests, and numerous New Jersey premieres on dance, music, the LGBTQ+ experience, American Jewish history, and Israeli society. Twelve films will be screened at the Regal Cinema Commerce Center, North Brunswick (November 7–17, 2024), and five films will be available virtually (November 15–21, 2024).
art
Wade into Watercolors with Jamie Jarka at the Ocean County Library 
Have you ever looked at the subtle, textured beauty of watercolor paintings and wished you could master the art? Well, your chance is here. Join Jersey Shore artist Jamie Jarka for "Intro to Watercolors" during November at any of three Ocean County Library branches (Brick, Lakewood, and Point Pleasant Borough.
community
Top 15 Most Read Stories At New Jersey Stage From October 13-19, 2024 
Here's a look at the top 15 most read articles published at New Jersey Stage from October 13-19, 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 8 counties in New Jersey (Atlantic, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Monmouth, Morris, and Somerset).
In the wake of Hurricane Helene, bringing Jambalaya, with love to Burnsville, NC and Hendersonville, NC 
(SPRINGFIELD, LA) -- As hurricane Helene dumped historic amounts of rain in the mountains of North Carolina, a group of people in Louisiana watched, grateful that it wasn;t their turn for a hurricane. Experienced in the loss and devastation that a hurricane can bring, it is no surprise that when Tab Lobell of the Blood River Church of God, in Springfield, Louisiana heard from his pastor that people needed help, he decided to gather a group to provide assistance. Although major organizations do assist communities in recovery efforts, it is often the work of small groups that fill in the gaps, and provide where others might not be able to locate.
