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the arts
The Arts, "Theater" and "Music and Dance"
categories, include an incredible array of performances for all ages-from
parents and grandparents to young adults, teens, older students and young
children. Shows specifically designed for young children are typically found
under a title like "Family Series." Keep in mind that many shows
for family audiences are full-length productions and will be enjoyed best
by older children and teens. Age recommendations are only guidelines. Parents
must use their discretion in determining their individual child's readiness
for a theater, music or dance performance.
The Arts Council of the Morris Area
(973-258-5115) and Arts Council of the Essex Area (973-744-1717)
publish complete arts calendars
each quarter. Subscriptions and other benefits are available with membership.
The Acoustic Cafe
Our Lady of Mercy School Cafeteria, 25 Fremont Ave. (GSP exit 172), Park
Ridge, 201-573-0718. Live music coffeehouse presenting local, independent
and nationally touring performers Sept.-May.
AcousticLive.com
A comprehensive listing of acoustic performances in the New York metropolitan
area.
Afternoon Music
At Unitarian Church, 4 Waldron Ave., Summit, 908-273-3245. Four Sunday concerts
Oct.-April at 4pm, reception for the musicians follows. Students free, subscriptions
available.
Jan 31
Bill Charlap, jazz pianist.
Mar 14
Gwendolyn Toth & Dongsok Shin, fortepiano.
Apr 18
Ilana Davidson, soprano; Kevin Cobb,
trumpet; Mitchell Vines, piano, vocal chamber music.
Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre
732-416-1647. Flamenco and Spanish dance company performs during fall and
spring at venues throughout the state.
American Repertory Ballet
80 Albany St., New Brunswick, 732-249-1254. Oct.-May season with annual
Nutcracker performances at theaters throughout the state. Special subscription
for young adults (ages 18-25).
Feb 26
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Mayo Center
for the Performing Arts, Morristown, 973-539-8008.
Mar 19
Dance Alive-Ballet Rocks!, grades
K-5. Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg, 908-725-3420.
Mar 20
A Midsummer's Night Dream, Raritan
Valley Community College, Branchburg, 908-725-3420.
Appel Farm Arts & Music Center
457 Shirley Rd., Elmer, 800-394-1211. Year round programs include concert
series, family series, arts classes, summer camp and annual arts and music
festival in June. See Theatre for family theater series.
Jan 30
Chris Smither, songwriter,
blues/folk.
Feb 27
The Simon & Garfunkel Songbook performed
by Aztec Two-Step.
Apr 10
Karla Bonoff with Kenny Edwards.
Apr 24
Music from the Crooked Road: Music
of Virginia, BBQ & Bluegrass.
Arts Maplewood
Burgdorff Cultural Center, 10 Durand Rd., Maplewood, 973-378-2133. Hosts
annual Maplewood jazz weekend in Oct., What Exit? theater company, Terra
Lyrica Chamber Music series, Underground Concert series, Music for Kids
and The Performance Classroom, theater classes for grades K-4.
May 22
Annual Blues Concert, 8pm.
Music for Kids Series
Doors open a half hour before all performances for a thematic craft or activity.
Tickets $5.
Jan 30
Strings for Kids, 9:30 & 11am.
Feb 21
Chamber Music for Kids, 1:30 &
3pm.
Mar 13
NJ Symphony's Musical Matriarchs,
9:30 & 11.
Apr 24
Drumming for Kids, 9:30 & 11am.
Terra Lyrica Chamber Music Series
Concerts at 8pm, pre-concert chat and discussion at 7:30pm. Tickets $25,
srs. $20, students $15.
Mar 5
Songbirds of the Baroque, includes
recordings of the ancient birdsongs that inspired the works by Bach, Vivaldi
and Couperin.
May 28
Music of Open Space.
Bergen Performing Arts Center
30 North Van Brunt St., Englewood, 201-227-1030. Oct.-May season offers
music, dance, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra concerts, comedy, family and
special events. See Theatre for family theatre events.
Selected Family Events
Apr 17
Dan Zanes & Friends.
Kidz Cabaret
Feb 7
Dolphin Up a Tree.
Mar 7
Bill Blagg III, Illusionist.
Apr 11
Doktor Kaboom!
May 8
Rebecca Frezza and Big Truck.
Bickford Theatre
Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Rd., Morristown,
973-971-3706. Year round performances include special concert events, movies,
Main Stage and children's theater series and Jazz Showcase, co-sponsored
by the New Jersey Jazz Society. Student discounts and subscriptions available.
Special Events
Feb 27
Beatlemania Again, 8pm.
Bickford Jazz Showcase
All shows begin at 8pm. $15 advance, $18 at the door.
Jan 25
Tomoko Ohno, pianist with the Diva
Jazz Trio.
Feb 1
The Great Groundhog Day Jam.
Feb 8
Rio Clemente, pianist.
Mar 10
Big Bix Beiderbecke Birthday Bash,
trumpeteer Randy Sandke & an 8-piece All-Star Band.
Mar 22
Frank Vignola, guitarist.
Apr 12
Bucky Pizzarelli opens Jazz Appreciation
Month.
Apr 20
John Gill, Evening of Frisco Jazz.
May 3
Midiri Brothers Celebrate Centennial of
Artie Shaw.
May 17
Beacon Hill Octet, with Fred Fischer,
piano, and Nancy Nelson, vocals.
Bloomfield Youth Band
Comprised of high school and collegiate musicians, the band performs three
or four public concerts each year. Performances at Bloomfield Middle School,
60 Huck Rd., Bloomfield. Sponsored by the Bloomfield Recreation Commission.
Tickets $8, 12 & under free.
Mar 20, Jun 12
Calvary
Chorale
31 Woodland Ave., Summit, 908-277-1814. Sept.-May season of concerts on
Sundays at 3pm.
Jan 17, Feb 7, Mar 21, Apr 18, May 23
Central Presbyterian Church
Sanctuary Arts Series
70 Maple St., Summit, 908-273-0441. Friday music concerts celebrate the
holiday seasons during advent & lent. Bring your own lunch or buy at
church kitchen. All concerts Fri. 12:15-1pm, unless noted. Free, open to
the public.
Chatham Community Band
Community band presents free concerts to Chatham and surrounding communities.
Mar TBA
Concert with Westfield Band.
May 16
Spring Concert, 3pm.
May 31
Madison Parade and Millburn Parades.
Jun 12
Fishawack Festival Concert.
Coffee with Conscience
908-412-9105. Monthly folk concerts Sept.-June feature professional and
touring singer/songwriters. Performances at 1st United Methodist Church
of Westfield, 1 E. Broad St., Westfield. Net proceeds from concerts are
donated to charity.
Feb 27
David Roth Greg; Greenway &
Reggie Harris.
Mar 20
Christine Lavin; Don White.
Apr 17
Lucy Kaplansky.
May 15
John McCutchen.
Jun 12
The Guy Mendilow Band.
Colonial Symphony
973-984-7400. Oct.-May season at Community Theatre at Mayo Center for Performing
Art in Morristown or Drew University Dorothy Young Center for the Arts in
Madison. Pre-concert conversations at 7pm, concerts at 8pm. Subscriptions;
student discounts; school programs.
2009-2010 Season
Feb 13
Dramatic Magic, Mozart, Copland, Stravinsky.
Drew University.
May 8
Candide!
Community Theatre at Mayo Center
for the Performing Arts
100 South St., Morristown, 973-539-8008. 1,200-seat venue offers a wide
array of classical music, jazz, dance, drama, comedy, children's programming
and contemporary music. Create-your-own subscriptions; family subscriptions;
student and group discounts. Internship/community service programs available
to high school students. School-time shows open to school groups. See listing
under Theatre for additional events.
Selected Events
Jan 17
The Tap Connection, New Jersey
Tap Ensemble, 3pm. $15.
Jan 31
Garden State Folk Festival, 3pm.
$15.
Feb 6
Golden Dragon Chinese Acrobats,
3 & 7pm.
May 1
San Jose Taiko Drummers, 8pm.
May 2
A New Jersey Jazz Piano Spectacular,
3pm. $15.
May 8
Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance,
3 & 8pm.
May 23
Dan Zanes & Friends, 1:30
& 4:30pm.
Count Basie Theatre
99 Monmouth St., Red Bank, 732-842-9000. Nov.-June season of concerts by
major recording artists, comedy, dance, theater, classical music and family
events in a 1,550 seat theater circa 1926. Cool School offers classes in
acting, dance, music, voice and videography; youth jazz training program
for middle and high school students; school shows. See listing under Theatre
for additional events and check website for new shows.
Selected Events
Feb 18
Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour, 8pm.
Feb 20
John Prine, 8pm.
Feb 26
The Pink Floyd Experience, 8pm.
Mar 11
Dickey Betts & his band Great Southern,
8pm.
Mar 12
An Evening of Bluegrass with Cherryholmes,
8pm.
Mar 14
The Irish Rovers.
May 1
The Led Zeppelin Experience performed
by Hammer of the Gods.
Discovery Orchestra
P.O. Box 4064, Warren, 908-226-7300. Professional symphonic orchestra presents
a Sept.-June season of concerts, in-home recitals and listening courses
recommended for ages 13 and up. Student, group and subscription discounts.
Discovery Concerts
Apr 29
Discover Beethoven's 5th, 7:30pm,
NJPAC.
Drew University Arts
Concert Hall, 36 Madison Ave., Madison, 973-408-3917. Drew hosts Chamber
Music Society of Lincoln Center performances, music and theater arts department
events, annual Drew Forum lecture series and the Shakespeare Theatre of
New Jersey.
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Series
Feb 8
Gilbert Kalish, piano with
Daedalus Quartet.
2009-10
da Camera Series
Mar 22
Sasha Cooke, mezzo soprano.
Friends of the Library Concert
Series
Somerset County/Bridgewater Library, N. Bridge & Vogt Dr., Bridgewater,
908-526-4016 x119. Monthly Friday night concerts Sept.-Nov. and Jan.-May
8-9:45pm and Saturday Family Series at 10:30 or 2pm. Free, no sign-up is
needed.
Friday Night Concert Series
Jan 15
Keith Calmes, acoustic guitar.
Feb 12
Richard Reiter, swing band.
Mar 12
Elaine Christy, solo harp.
Apr 16
Greg Giannascoli, marimba.
May 14
Masterwork Chorus, vocal with accompaniment.
Saturday Family Series
Feb 27
City Winds Trio, A Celebration of Ragtime.
Mar 20
Two of a Kind, Celebration of Spring.
Hanover Wind Symphony
973-ANDANTE. Oct.-Aug. season includes concerts throughout Morris County
and annual summer Gazebo Series.
Feb 10
Inspiration, 7:30pm. Memorial Junior
School, Whippany. Donation support Take Your Seat Fund.
Mar 21
Old Friends 25th Anniversary Gala Concert,
3pm. Community Theatre, Morristown. Call 973-539-8008 for ticket info.
May 19
Partners, 7:30pm. Jointly with the
Roxbury High School Bands, Succasunna. Free.
Hunterdon Symphony
Tickets: 908-713-1360. Nov-May season at venues throughout Hunterdon County.
Saturday Strings program and orchestra camp for youth.
Feb 6
Compose Yourself, an interactive
introduction to the symphony orchestra, children's concert. 3pm. Clinton
Township Middle School.
Apr 24
Hunterdon Symphony 25th Anniversary/Hunterdon
Choral Union 30th Anniversary Concert, 8pm. Hunterdon Central Regional
High School, Flemington.
Jun 24
Pops Concert, 7pm. Deer Path Park.
Kean Stage
Kean University Wilkins Theatre or Eugene and Shelley Enlow Hall, Morris
Ave., Union, 908-737-7469. Sept.-May season includes world-class music and
dance artists, chamber music series, student and faculty productions, Holocaust
Resource Center events, lecture series, family series and on school time
performances. Student rates; subscriptions. See Theatre for more
events.
Selected Events
Mar 20
Highlights of the Russian Ballet, NJ
Ballet. 8pm.
Mar 21
Sleeping Beauty, NJ Ballet Matinee for
Kids & Families. 2pm. All seats $12.
Apr 11
Emanuele Segre, classical guitar. 3pm.
The Legacy Project, Carolyn Dorfman
Dance Company, 3pm.
Apr 16-18
Kean Dance Theatre.
Apr 25
i Balli di PrimaveraThe Dances of
Spring, NJ Dance Theatre Ensemble. 3pm.
Livingston Symphony Orchestra
Four concert series takes place Nov.-May at Livingston High School auditorium,
South Livingston Ave., Livingston, 7:30pm. Student winner of annual concerto
competition held in Dec. (open to ages 14-21) performs as a soloist with
the orchestra in the spring. Subscriptions available; student discounts;
children under 12 free.
Jan 31
Let's Dance, family concert. 2pm.
Mar 27
Spring Rhapsody, featuring Winner of
Young Artist Competition.
May 22
Passion & Romance on the Silver
Screen, with Carol Ferri, piano, and excerpts from classic movies.
Lyrica Chamber Music
202 Fairmount Ave., Chatham, 973-701-1734. Concerts held on Sundays at Presbyterian
Church of Chatham Twp., 240 Southern Blvd., Chatham, at 3pm. Subscriptions;
single tickets; students free (available half hour before concert with ID).
Outreach program for school groups and special needs children.
Mar 7
The Poetry in Music.
Apr 18
A Summer in Venice, A Winter in
Buenos Aires.
Mason
Gross School of the Arts
Rutgers University, 33 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, 732-932-7511. Student
and faculty dance, music, theater and visual art events Sept.-May. Student
rates.
McCarter Theatre Center for the
Performing Arts
91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. Internationally known artists
in music, dance, theater and special events. Extensive education programs
include student matinees, touring shows, theater workshops, group backstage
tours, in-school programs and professional development. Discount subscriptions
for ages 35 & under. Also see Theatre listings.
Selected Events
Feb 13-14
Birdhouse Factory, Cirque Mechanics,
ages 4 & 14 up. 2, 3 & 7pm.
Feb 18
The Pink Floyd Experience, 7:30pm.
Feb 20
Arlo Guthrie Family Legacy Tour, 8pm.
Feb 28
Peking Acrobats, 3pm.
Mar 16
The Chieftans with Paddy Moloney, 8pm.
Mar 23
Bobby McFerrin.
Metropolitan Orchestra
of New Jersey
PO Box 6, Short Hills, NJ 07078. A full symphonic orchestra composed of
local professional and amateur musicians performs three concerts in the
fall, winter and spring at Bauer Community Center, Taylor Park, 100 Main
St., Millburn.
Feb 21
3pm.
May 23
3pm.
The Minstrel
Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Rd., Morristown, 973-335-9489.
Friday concerts feature hand-made music from local and internationally known
performers. Second Fri. of the month is an open stage/audition night.
Fridays
8pm.
Monmouth University Performing
Arts
Pollak Theatre, 400 Cedar Ave., West Long Branch, 732-263-6889. Sept.-May
season of contemporary concerts and special events, visiting writers, theater,
dance and children's theater in an intimate 700-seat theater. In summer,
Shadow Lawn Stage presents summer theater. For birthday party packages,
732-571-3473. See Theatre for more events.
Selected Main Events
Jan 29
Richie Havens, 8pm.
Feb 5
Brandi Carlile, with special guest
Gregory Alan Isakov, 8pm.
Feb 19
Brooklyn Rider, multi-faceted
string quartet.
Feb 26
Cherish the Ladies, 8pm.
Apr 10
Suzanne Vega, 8pm.
Apr 11
In the Mood: A 1940s Musical Revue,
3pm.
Apr 16
Totally Mozart, Music & Theatre
Arts Dept. 7:30pm.
Apr 23
Lunasa and Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill,
8pm.
Montclair State University
Alexander Kasser Theater, Montclair State University, One Normal Ave., Montclair,
973-655-5112, box office; 973-655-3059, info. Presents School of the Arts
theater, music and dance performances and professional arts events through
Peak Performances.
Mostly Music
Morrow Memorial Methodist Church, 600 Ridgewood Rd., Maplewood; Temple Emanu-El,
756 E. Broad St., Westfield, 973-762-0108. Five-concert chamber music series
Sundays at 2:30pm in Maplewood and 7:30pm in Westfield. Subscriptions; single
tickets; students ages 10-21 free.
Apr 11, May 16
Music at the Mission
West Milford Presbyterian Church, 1452 Union Valley Rd., West Milford, 800-613-1455,
973-728-4201. Non-profit, volunteer organization presents live music in
a 160-seat coffeehouse atmosphere. Open mic is usually held on the first
Sat. of the month.
Music at Morristown
United Methodist Church, 50 Park Place (on the Green), Morristown, 973-538-2132.
30 min. Music at Noon concerts in Dec. & Jan. Abendmusik concert
series Feb.-April.
Music at Noon
Thursdays at 12:15pm, luncheon available for purchase. December concerts
free, January concerts suggested donation $6, $5 srs. and students.
Jan 21
Mainstreet Brass (minus two).
Jan 28
Heritage Piano Trio.
Abendmusik
Saturday evenings at 7:30pm. Adults $12, srs. & students $10. Tickets,
973-895-2027 or at church office.
Feb 20
F. Allen Artz, III, organ.
Mar 20
Paul Zeigler, piano.
Apr 24
Chancel Chorus of Morristown UMC,
Eine Kleine Mozart. Suggested donation: Adults $15, srs. & students
$12.
New Jersey Ballet Company
973-597-9600, njballet.org. Oct.-May season features performances throughout
the state, Sunday matinee Kids & Families and annual Nutcracker performances.
Adult, sr., student tickets. Subscriptions available through New Jersey
Ballet. Call box office of venue for individual tickets.
Matinee for Kids and Families
112-hour professional ballet performance with live narration. Venues include
the Community Theatre at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts, Morristown;
Raritan Valley Community College, North Branch; Union County Performing
Arts Center, Rahway; and bergenPAC, Englewood.
Mar 21
Cinderella, 2pm, Kean University.
Mar 28
Sleeping Beauty, 1 & 3:30pm,
RVCC.
Apr 11
Cinderella, 3pm, Community Theatre.
Apr 25
Cinderella, 4:30pm, bergenPAC.
May 2
Peter & the Wolf and Beauty & the
Beast, 3pm, Union County PAC.
May 16
Peter & the Wolf and Beauty & the
Beast, 1:30 & 4pm, Community Theatre.
New Jersey Conservatory
of Fine Arts
PO Box 416, Mountain Lakes, 973-402-2004. Independent non-profit organization
consists of Symphonic Chorus, Orchestra, Chamber Choir & Youth Choruses
for grades 1-9. Performances throughout northern New Jersey. Advance tickets
recommended; student discounts.
Mar 14
Winter Concert, Denville Youth Choruses.
7pm. Church of the Saviour, 155 Morris Ave., Denville.
May 2
Spring Concert, Symphonic Chorus and
Baroque Orchestra. Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 246 Woodport Rd.,
Sparta.
Jun 6
Spring Concert, Denville Youth
Choruses. 7pm.
New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra
PO Box 432, Cranford, NJ 07016, 908-522-0100, email info@njio.org. Community
orchestra presents free concerts in winter and spring and has an outreach
program which brings musicians to nursing homes and community events. Open
house rehearsals are held in Sept.
New Jersey Jazz Society
Sponsors classic jazz concerts, film series, jazz socials, annual JazzFest
and co-sponsors the Bickford Jazz Showcase at the Morris Museum and Jazz
for Shore. Membership, open to youth and adults, includes subscription to
Jersey Jazz Journal, invitation to musical events and CD discounts. Visit
website for upcoming events and college jazz performance schedules.
Jun 4-5
JazzFest 2010.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
One Center St., Newark, 1-888-GO NJPAC. 2,750-seat Prudential Hall and 500-seat
Victoria Theater in Newark. Classical music, international dance, world
music & jazz, contemporary concerts, theater and family series. Subscriptions;
individual tickets; $10 student rush tickets offered at the box office one
hour before curtain time. Subject to availability, valid ID required, limit
two per student. Also see Theatre listings.
Selected Events
2009-2010 Season
Feb 6
Birdhouse Factory, Cirque Mechanics.
Ages 4 & up. 2, 3 & 7pm.
Feb 27
Peking Acrobats. 7:30pm.
Feb 28
Sleeping Beauty, Tchaikovsky Ballet.
FamilyTime Performance Series
Ages 3 and up
Feb 28
The Little Engine That Could, Omaha
Theater Company.
Apr 17-18
Butterfly: The Story of a Life Cycle, Hudson
Vagabond Puppets. Ages 6 and up
Feb 13-14
Year of the Tiger, Nai-Ni Chen Dance
Company.
Mar 13
Frindle, Griffin Theatre Company.
Mar 21
Newark Boys Chorus with East Orange Campus
High School "Jaguar Bucket Ensemble."
May 22
Frist Stop on the "A" Team,
NJ Tap Ensemble. Ages 10 and up
Mar 27
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Company.
Young Artist Performances
Feb 20
All-State Concert Band, Wind Ensemble
& Women's Choir.
May 15
Wachovia Jazz for Teens Final Concert.
May 28
NJN Hispanic Youth Showcase.
Jun 2
The NJPAC Jeffrey Carollo Music Scholarship
Recital.
Jun 9
The NJPAC Star-Ledger Scholarship for the
Performing Arts Recital.
SchoolTime Performance Series
973-642-2002. Music, dance, theater, puppetry and holiday performances for
grades pre-K-12. Curriculum guides, professional development workshops,
"meet-the-artist" periods, post-performance tours available.
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
60 Park Place, 9th floor (admin. office), Newark, 1-800-ALLEGRO. Performances
at New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark; State Theatre, New Brunswick;
Richardson Auditorium, Princeton; War Memorial, Trenton; bergenPAC, Englewood;
and Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank. Subscriptions; flex passes; Young Professionals
flex pass for ages 21-39; individual tickets; student discounts. Program
notes are available online one week before concerts.
Best of Series
Four 75-min. concerts include speaking from the stage, theatrical elements
and music. Performances are scheduled in Morristown, Trenton, Red Bank and
Englewood.
Jan 14-17
Best of...Italian Opera.
Feb 25- 28
Best of...Fairy Tales.
May 20-23
Best of...Composers at the Keyboard.
Selected Special Concerts
May 15
Hitchcock: Symphony at the Movies,
NJPAC.
2009-2010 Family Concert Series
Performances at 2pm, NJPAC, Newark. Pre-concert Adventures one hour before
each concert include activities, games and opportunity to meet the musicians.
Feb 13
Peter & the Wolf, storytelling
through music.
May 15
The Firebird, with Underground Railway
Theater, combines theater, puppetry and music.
New Jersey Youth Symphony
570 Central Ave., Murray Hill, 908-771-5544. Three orchestral groups, three
string ensembles, flute choir and percussion ensemble of youth in grades
3-12 present orchestra and chamber music concerts from Sept-May. Auditions
are held annually each June for the following year.
New Philharmonic of New Jersey
PO Box 244, Cedar Knolls, 07927-0244, 973-267-0206. Oct.-May concert series
at the Dolan Performance Hall in the Annunciation Center, College of Saint
Elizabeth, Convent Station. Performances at 3pm, lecture begins at 2pm.
Sounds Like Fun! music education program available for bookings Jan.-Mar.
Subscriptions; special pricing available for children's tickets and group
sales.
Mar 14
Bracha Malkin, violin, soloist.
May 9
Seymour Lipkin, piano, soloist.
Outpost in the Burbs
40 South Fullerton Ave., Montclair, 973-744-6560. Presents affordable, quality
acoustic entertainment Sept.-June at the First Congregational Church of
Montclair, the Unitarian Church of Montclair, 67 Church St., or the Montclair
High School auditorium. Advance tickets by mail or through Ticketweb, 866-468-7619.
Feb 12
Robin Spielberg, with special guest
David Goldman.
Feb 26
Vance Gilbert & Dala.
Mar 5
Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus
of Dreams.
Mar 12
Chris Hillman, with special
guest.
Plainfield Symphony Orchestra
P.O. Box 5093, Plainfield, NJ 07061, 908-561-5140. New Jersey's oldest community
symphony presents concerts Sept.-March at Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church,
7th St. & Watchung Ave., Plainfield. Subscriptions; student rates; children
12 and under are free.
Wanted High school student volunteers for Junior Board
of Directors. Students will get experience in marketing, operations or fundraising.
Mar 6
Russian Nights, featuring two piano
concertos by the Gold Prize Winners of the Young Pianist Competition of
New Jersey, Doris Lee and Sean Lee. 8pm.
Apr 24
Verdi Requiem, in concert with the Crescent
Choral Society. 8pm.
Raritan Valley Community College
Edward Nash Theatre, Rt. 28 & Lamington Rd. (Rt. 78 exit 26 or Rt. 22W),
North Branch, 908-725-3420. Major Artists Series, new Tuesdays with Stories
Series, Sampler Series for younger children, Family Series for children
ages 8 and older and their families, and school-time performances. See additional
listings under Theatre. Student and series discounts.
Family Series Events
Feb 26
New Shanghai Circus, acrobats, 7pm.
May 7
Ball in the House, pop/rock without
the instruments, 7pm.
Ridge Light Opera
PO Box 344, Millington, 908-903-0702. Specializes in shows featuring staged
and costumed highlights of (light) opera and musical theatre as well as
full scale productions. Visit website for upcoming shows.
Sanctuary Concerts
Presbyterian Church of Chatham Twp., 240 Southern Blvd., Chatham, 973-376-4946.
Oct.-May acoustic music series features concerts by well-loved national,
regional and local artists. 8pm. Tickets $25 unless noted; series discount.
Feb 20
Susan Werner with Lindsay Mac.
Mar 6
Al Stewart with Dave Nachmanoff.
Mar 12
George Winston.
Apr 17
Chad & Jeremy.
Apr 24
John Gorka, Candlelight Concert.
May 1
Roger McGuinn, at Morristown-Beard
School. $30.
May 8
Jill Sobule with We're About 9.
May 15
Terry Sylvester and John Ford Coley.
May 22
Year-End Ice Cream Social, $1 CD
Sale with Christine Lavin. $10.
Shea Center for Performing
ArtsWPLive
William Paterson University, 300 Pompton Rd., Wayne, 973-720-2371. Arts
hotline: 973-720-ARTS. Jazz series, professional touring artists, family
and schooltime shows, university theater and music performances and lecture
series presented Sept.-May. See Theatre for Family Series.
South Orange Performing Arts Center
One SOPAC Way, South Orange, 973-275-1114. Intimate 415-seat theater presents
performances by major artists in theater, dance, comedy, music, family events
and performances by the Seton Hall University Arts Council. See Theatre
for additional events.
Family Series
Performances at 11 & 2pm. Tickets $20, unless noted.
Jan 31
Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could,
2008 Grammy nominees. Ages 2 & up.
May 2
Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company, family
dance performances. Ages 3 & up. 3pm.
South Orange Symphony
Orchestra
Performances at South Orange Middle School, 70 N. Ridgewood Ave., South
Orange, www.southorangesymphony.org or email sosymphony@aol.com.
Not-for-profit community orchestra, founded in 1949, presents three to four
free classical concerts per year to the local community.
Feb 28
3pm.
May 22
8pm.
State Theatre
15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, 732-246-7469. Full schedule of Broadway,
music, dance, opera, symphony and variety events plus a children's series.
Student matinees (open to students & general public), artist-in residence
program, Symphony Scholars program, and professional development workshops
for teachers. For education programs, call 732-247-7200, ext. 534 or visit
www.statetheatrenj.org/education.
Also see Theatre listings.
Selected Family Events Ages 6+
Mar 27-28
TAO: The Martial Art of Drumming.
Selected Family Events Ages 12+
Jan 23
Band of the Irish Guards with the Pipes and
Drums of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
Feb 5
Scrap Arts Music.
Mar 14
The Chieftains.
May 7-8
Nalmes Folk Dance Spectacular.
Selected Family Events Ages 15+
Feb 9
Urban Bush Women.
Feb 14
Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Mar 12
Swan Lake, Moscow Festival Ballet.
Mar 25
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess.
Selected Family Events Ages 18+
Apr 9
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet.
Summit Symphony
Oct.-May concerts at Summit High School, Kent Place Blvd., Summit. No admission;
sponsored by Summit Board of Recreation, local businesses, and Friends of
the Symphony. Concerts begin at 3pm, pre-concert lecture at 2:15pm.
Mar 14
Dan Zhu, violin soloist.
May 16
Young Artists Concert.
Underground Concert
Series
Hotline: 973-762-0119. Eclectic world and folk music brought to different
venues in Maplewood for fall and spring series.
Union County Performing Arts Center
1601 Irving St., Rahway, 732-499-8226. Concerts, jazz, comedy, theater,
film, family and children events are presented in a 1,300 seat vintage 1920's
auditorium. Student/sr. discounts. Summer theater program for ages 5-18
and Generation Rock music program for ages 8-18. See Theatre for
additional events.
Selected Events
May 1
Tappin' with the Ballet, New Jersey
Ballet. 8pm.
May 2
Peter & The Wolf and Beauty
& The Beast, New Jersey Ballet Kids & Family performance. 3pm.
Watchung Arts Center
18 Stirling Rd., Watchung Circle, Watchung, 908-753-0190. Non-profit, volunteer-run
center offers new art exhibitions each month, performances in music, comedy
and improv, and classes in drawing, photography and yoga.
Wellmont Theatre
5 Seymour St., Montclair, 877-935-5668, www.tickets.com.
2000-seat concert venue in renovated 1922 theater. Check website for bookings.
Westfield Symphony Orchestra
908-232-9400. Oct.-May season features concerts in Westfield and nearby
communities. Adult/sr/student rates, subscriptions. Westfield Symphony Caravan,
outreach program.
Feb 20
Variations On A Latin Beat, 8pm. Union
County PAC, Rahway.
Apr 11
Stars of Tomorrow, Grand
Finale of 2nd Tri-State Concerto Competition, youth concert. 4pm. The Presbyterian
Church, Westfield.
May 8
We The People, Season Finale. 8pm.
The Presbyterian Church, Westfield.
Radio Disney
1560AM.
WBGO
WBGO 88.3FM. 54 Park Place, Newark, 973-624-8880. Member-supported station
presents jazz, blues, public affairs programming, and sponsors a free children's
jazz series in Newark in the fall.
WFUV-FM
90.7FM, Public Radio from Fordham University.
WNYC
WNYC New York Public Radio, AM820, FM93.9. Radio Rookies initiative for
teens.
WQXR
WQXR FM105.9. NYC classical station airs McGraw Hill Young Artists Showcase
on Wed. at 9pm to showcase the talents of young emerging artists.
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