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'If someone in the year 1916 told me that in 1917 I'd be in the army, I would have thought him insane,' said Charles Edward Dilkes (1887-1968).

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents The Rebel, The Soul & The Saint Tour- an evening of inspirational, feel-good music featuring gospel powerhouse Kirk Franklin, sultry soulstress Ledisi and Special Guest PJ Morton on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at 7pm.

The Axelrod Performing Arts Center (APAC) will be the first theater in the nation to present "The Next Big Thing," a new musical by composer Gerald H.

New show on sale at bergenPAC: Why We Don't Suck - In Conversation with Denis Leary on Thursday, Oct.

OPERATION CHILLOUT has announced Thai Night for Homeless Veterans, 2017, an inaugural fundraising event conceived and organized by Naulchavee DeStefano and destined to be annual  fundraiser at beautiful Viking Hall at Vasa Park, 1 Vasa Dr.

Celebrating its 5th Anniversary, the Rahway International Film Festival has relocated to Westfield, New Jersey, taking root at the stunning James Ward Mansion.

Peak Performances presents the New York / New Jersey Premiere of New Work for Goldberg Variations, a project it co-commissioned and developed, October 19-22 at the Alexander Kasser Theater, Peak's state-of-the-art home on the Montclair State University campus.

Mile Square Theatre, Hudson County's leading professional theatre, continues its 2017 season with a world premiere from NJ playwright Erin Mallon, which stars film, TV, and stage actor Richard Masur.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey continues their 'Art of Hope' season with 'What the Butler Saw' by Joe Orton and directed by Paul Mullins.

The Barn Theatre of Montville, New Jersey announces the kick-off to their 90th Anniversary season on September 8 with the 2014 Tony Award-nominated play'Mothers and Sons' by Terrence McNally.

The Actors Shakespeare Company, the professional theatre in residence at the historic Snyder Academy in Elizabeth, New Jersey will present a staged reading of Anne Nelson's acclaimed play THE GUYS on Friday, September 8 at 7:30pm and Saturday, September 9 at 3pm.

Mercer County Community College (MCCC) announces the opening of a new season at its downtown Trenton gallery.

State Theatre New Jersey is presenting an exciting line-up of shows.

Children of Eden is a joyous and inspirational musical about parents, children and faith… not to mention centuries of unresolved family business! Based on the Old Testament, the story follows Adam, Eve, and Noah as the Father who created them deals with the headstrong, cataclysmic actions of His r

Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association (OGCMA) will close its 2017 season of Great Family Entertainment today, September 2nd with 'Red, White and Broadway,' featuring The Orchestra of St.

On Wednesday, September 13 at 7 pm, in partnership with the Princeton Public Library, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) presents a discussion on choir life, touring, and performing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Westminster Symphonic Choir's Joe Miller and PSO Music Director Rossen Milanov.

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra celebrates the start of Xian Zhang's second season as Music Director with an Opening Night Celebration Gala on Saturday, October 7, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark.

On September 15th, 2017 Eagle Theatre opens THE SHAPE OF THINGS, a fast-paced, razor sharp, 90-minute dramedy, that revels in delightful exploration of the power of art, perception, and deception.

Musical entertainer, Richard Stillman of Montclair, NJ and guitarist Paul Byrne of Glen Ridge, NJ will be performing Irish and Scottish music and storytelling at the New Jersey Kilt Festival on Sat.

American Repertory Ballet (ARB) opens its 2017-2018 season with a full evening of works celebrating 15 years of Mary Barton's choreography by showcasing three of her most recognized works in a program entitled Woman of Dance: Celebrating the Work of Mary Barton, on Friday and Saturday, September 22

Due to a scheduling conflict, An Evening of Jazz and Hip Hop with Queen Latifah scheduled for Sept.

 The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to announce children's music band Michael & The Rockness Monsters will perform at the Family PRIDE CommUNITY Picnic onSaturday, September 16, 2017 at Rahway River Park, in Rahway.

Peak Performances will kick off its 2017-18 season-which consists entirely of works by women-with a visionary production of The Merchant of Venice from director Karin Coonrod and her Compagnia de' Colombari.

For the second consecutive summer, Newark's own Savion Glover, the Tony Award-winning dancer and choreographer, assembled a cast of 40 talented New Jersey students for an original musical production based on the life of John ("Trane") Coltrane, the famed jazz saxophonist and composer.

Mercer County Community College (MCCC) announces the opening of a new season at its downtown Trenton gallery.