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theatre
The Summit Playhouse presents "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller 
(SUMMIT, NJ) -- The Summit Playhouse presents The Crucible by Arthur Miller from February 21 - March 8, 2025. In a world where fear breeds division and truth is under siege, The Crucible remains as powerful and relevant as ever. Set during the Salem witch trials, this spellbinding drama unravels a web of hysteria, suspicion, and power that shatters lives—while revealing the courage it takes to challenge injustice.
music
Wharton Performing Arts School Hosts LP Sale Fundraiser 
(BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ) -- The Wharton Performing Arts School (PAS) will host an LP Sale Fundraiser, February 9-14, 2025 at 60 Locust Avenue in Berkeley Heights. The LP sale features nearly 800 records spanning multiple genres, including Classical, folk, pop, and Broadway recordings.
NJPAC presents Latin Star Natalia Lafourcade 
(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents the world-renowned singer, songwriter, and music producer Natalia Lafourcade on Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 8:00pm. She is one of this century's most influential voices in Latin popular culture.
Three Days of Valentine's Events at Perkins Center for the Arts 
(MOORESTOWN, NJ) -- Perkins Center for the Arts, will host three days of Valentine’s Day events for people of all artistic interests and romantic situations.
Rowan's Marie Rader Series presents Timbalooloo: Jazz for Kids (A Relaxed Performance) 
(GLASSBORO, NJ) -- Families with little ones are invited to Timbalooloo, a lively and interactive world/jazz music program from renowned clarinetist and educator Oran Etkin, presented by Rowan's Marie Rader Series, Sunday, March 15, 2025 at Pfleeger Concert Hall. Admission is free for children 12 and under. Showtime is 2:00pm.
"Best Live Band on the Planet!" Blackberry Smoke LIVE! at MPAC 
Southern rock fans inside Morristown, NJ's MPAC auditorium this Thursday, January 30, 2025 evening feel a good one comin' on as they ready themselves for a live "Rattle, Ramble, and Roll Tour" performance by Blackberry Smoke.
film
New Jersey Film Festival Giant's Kettle Q+A with Co-Directors Markku Hakala and Mari Käki 
Here is the New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2025 Giant's Kettle Q+A with Co-Directors Markku Hakala and Mari Käki, as well as Lead Actor Henri Malkki and Festival Director Al Nigrin:
art
Stockton Art Exhibit Features Professor's Works Focusing on National Parks 
(GALLOWAY, NJ) -- A new art exhibit centering on small oil studies and large landscapes of national parks across the United States will be on display on the upper floor of the Stockton University Art Gallery until late March.
2025 Monmouth County Travel Guide photo contest voting is now open 
(FREEHOLD, NJ) -- The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners is excited to announce that voting for the 2025 County Travel Guide cover photo is now open.
community
Axelrod Performing Arts Center Under New Leadership - Professional Theater Expands Team for its 20th Anniversary 
(DEAL PARK, NJ) -- The Axelrod Performing Arts Center, the Jersey Shore's fastest-growing professional theater, has announced some changes in its key management structure. Upon the November retirement of founding CEO Jess Levy, Andrew DePrisco has been promoted to Executive Artistic Director, assuming both the executive and artistic leadership of the organization. DePrisco joined the Axelrod Performing Arts Center as Artistic Director in 2015.
Join the Black History Month Celebration at the Ocean County Library Toms River Branch 
(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Rejoice in the contributions of Black culture to American life. You're invited to the Toms River NAACP's annual Black History Month Celebration at the Ocean County Library Toms River Branch on Saturday, February 15, 2025. The event runs from 12:00pm to 3:30pm.
Middlesex County Awards Over $2.4 million in Arts, History, Historic Preservation, and Capital Grants for 2025 
(MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ) -- Middlesex County is pleased to announce the 2025 Arts and History Grant Awards in the amount of $2,455,007 to 105 municipal agencies and local nonprofit arts and history organizations. The Arts Institute of Middlesex County and the Board of County Commissioners offer these grants to municipal and not-for-profit organizations based in Middlesex County.
Mason Gross School of the Arts Receives $8.8 Million Gift 
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Mason Gross School of the Arts (MGSA) has received the largest gift in its 49-year history—an anonymous $8.8 million gift to support the school's ongoing Arts in Health initiatives. The gift will fund programming and endow a new faculty chair in Arts in Health, thus ensuring long-term stability for these initiatives.
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