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Dave Stryker Organ Trio, Take 6, and More to Play Birdland Over the Next Two Weeks
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 27, 2024


Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced all jazz programming running April 29th - May 12th.

Review: THE HIGH SOCIETY NEW ORLEANS JAZZ BAND Brings Weekly Fun to Birdland
by Rob Lester - Apr 9, 2024


If you like the idea of “Throwback Thursday,” dedicating a day of the week to remember and revisit the past, Birdland can really “make your day” any Thursday with The High Society New Orleans Jazz Band. Choices from early 20th century popular music populate the set list each Thursday with the grand High Society New Orleans Jazz Band at Birdland. What a treat!

See Alice Ripley and John McDaniel, JIM CARUSO'S CAST PARTY & More at Birdland in April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 1, 2024


Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this April with a full slate of nightly performances! See who is performing and learn how to purchase tickets.

Stella Cole, Chad LB Quartet, and More Take the Stage At Birdland In April
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 29, 2024


Get all the details about the upcoming jazz programming at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater running April 1st - April 14th.

Maria Schneider Orchestra, Christian Sands Trio, and More Play Birdland This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 9, 2024


Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced programming running March 11th - March 24th. Performers appearing at Birdland Jazz Club include Maria Schneider Orchestra, Emilio Solla & La Inestable de Brooklyn, Christian Sands Trio, and Canadian Jazz Collective.

VACNJ Art Center's Art & Soul Gala A Tremendous Success
by A.A. Cristi - May 10, 2022


On Saturday, April 30, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey held its largest fundraising event of the year at Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit. Art & Soul, VACNJ's first in-person gala since 2019, raised a record-breaking $296,000 to support the Art Center's powerful arts programming.

Visual Arts Center of New Jersey to Host Annual Spring Gala on April 30
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 10, 2022


The event, which will take place in Summit, NJ, is the Art Center’s largest fundraiser of the year, featuring live music by Gatsby Now, cocktails, and a seated dinner. The main attraction of the evening is the Art Center’s signature silent and live auctions of contemporary art highlighted by the return of celebrity auctioneer CK Swett. This year will mark the return to an in-person celebration for the first time since 2019.

Photo Flashback: Ken Marshall in 1980
by Walter McBride - Jan 8, 2020


Take a look back at this throwback photo of Ken Marshall after a performance in West Side Story in 1980!

NBC Sports Group To Air 45 Hours Of AIG Women's British Open This Week
by Tori Hartshorn - Jul 30, 2019


Woburn Golf Club in England sets the stage this week for golf's final major championship of 2019, The R&A's AIG Women's British Open, taking place Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 1-4. The second of back-to-back major championships on the LPGA Tour, the AIG Women's British Open will feature 45 total hours of tournament coverage on GOLF Channel and NBC, the most number of televised hours for an LPGA major championship in history.

VACNJ Celebrates Success of Pop! Goes The Gala
by Julie Musbach - Apr 12, 2019


On Saturday, April 6, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey held its largest fundraising event of the year at Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit. Pop! Goes the Gala was on trend with a pop-art theme and raised more than $220,000 to support the Art Center's innovative programs, including community outreach and scholarships for at-risk youths and under-served families.

Photo Throwback: Stephen Sondheim at WEST SIDE STORY in 1980
by Walter McBride - Nov 4, 2018


Take a look back at BroadwayWorld's archives as we bring you this throwback photo of Stephen Sondheim at opening night of West Side Story in 1980!

NBC Sports Group To Air 28 Live Hours Of The Ricoh Women's British Open From Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club
by Tori Hartshorn - Jul 31, 2018


Historic Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in England sets the stage this week for the fourth women's major championship of 2018, the Ricoh Women's British Open. Golf Channel and NBC will combine for 28 hours of live tournament coverage, the most number of live hours for an LPGA Tour event in 2018.

Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA To Revisit Golf's Return To Olympics With 2016 Rio Olympic Golf Competitions
by Tori Hartshorn - Jun 21, 2018


Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will present an encore presentation of all eight rounds of the men's and women's golf competitions from the 2016 Rio Olympics, beginning Monday, June 25, at 4 p.m. ET. NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app, OlympicChannel.com, and the Olympic Channel app will live stream the coverage.

Faldo, Sorenstam & More Join NBC OLYMPICS Coverage on Golf Channel
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 7, 2016


NBC Olympics has announced its on-air teams for Golf Channel's coverage of the men's (Aug. 11-14) and women's (Aug. 17-20) golf competition in Rio this summer, as the sport makes its return to the Olympic Games for the first time in more than a century.

NBC Sports to Deliver Most Live Coverage Ever for 145th OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP This July
by Caryn Robbins - May 17, 2016


With the most live hours of tournament coverage ever dedicated to one of golf's major championships, The R&A and NBC Sports Group's long-term media partnership kicks off its inaugural year with a record number of planned programming hours.

NBC Sports to Air Nearly 60 Hours of PRESIDENTS CUP Coverage This October
by Caryn Robbins - Sep 30, 2015


NBC Sports Group will dedicate nearly 60 hours of live news, analysis and tournament coverage surrounding the 2015 Presidents Cup, Oct. 5-11

NBC Sports to Showcase Greatest Players in Women's Golf
by Caryn Robbins - Sep 9, 2015


NBC Sports Group is gearing up to showcase two historic weeks in women's professional golf: the LPGA's final major championship in 2015, The Evian Championship (

2015 U.S. Solheim Cup Captain Juli Inkster to Select Captain's Picks Live on Golf Channel
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 20, 2015


2015 U.S. Solheim Cup Captain Juli Inkster will announce her two captain's picks during a live, one hour Golf Central special on Monday, Aug. 24 from 7-8 p.m. ET from Golf Channel's Orlando studios. Inkster is scheduled to be joined in-studio by her captain's picks for the announcement. The Golf Central special will be hosted by Lisa Cornwell, Tom Abbott, Paige Mackenzie and Karen Stupples.

NBC Sports Announces 27 Hours of PGA TOUR Coverage
by Caryn Robbins - Mar 4, 2015


The PGA TOUR continues its Florida Swing in Miami this week when NBC Sports Group will dedicate more than 27 hours of live tournament coverage of the WGC-Cadillac Championship.

Golf Channel to Air 23 Hours of The Honda Classic This Week
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 23, 2015


Golf Channel and Golf Channel on NBC will present 23 live hours of The Honda Classic this week, as the PGA TOUR moves east for the Florida Swing and NBC Sports Group kicks off exclusive coverage of the TOUR's next six weeks.

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