
Entertainment


NJ SYMPHONY OPENS SEASON WEEKEND WITH DUAL CELEBRATION
By Mabel Pais This October, experience the New Jersey Symphony in new ways! With a wide variety of events from which to select, there is a program for everyone. The New Jersey Symphony opens the […]

CALLING NEWARK HIGH SCHOOLERS TO EXPERIENCE ‘TD JAZZ FOR TEENS’ PROGRAM
By Mabel Pais The ‘TD Jazz for Teens’ program is the offer of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) to high schoolers from Newark and beyond, of music lessons and performance experiences. NJPAC, the […]


EXPERIENCE THE SACRED SOUNDSCAPE OF KHAYAL WITH SAAMI BROTHERS
By Mabel Pais SAAMI BROTHERS, leading sacred soundscape of Khayal (Hindustani Classical Music), will perform at the Kaufman Music Center’s Merkin Hall, Abraham Goodman House, 129 West 67th Street, New York, NY. Phone – 212 […]

TRANSDISCIPLINARIAN SINGER GANAVYA BLENDS SPIRITUAL JAZZ WITH TAMIL DEVOTIONAL MUSIC
By Mabel Pais GANAVYA, New York-born and Tamil Nadu-raised singer and transdisciplinarian, will sing at the First Unitarian Congregational Society, 119 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 on September 26, 2025 at 8 pm. Doors open […]

‘SWEENEY TODD’ ACTOR NOW PERFORMS ‘MURDOCH: THE FINAL INTERVIEW’
By Mabel Pais MURDOCH: The Final Interview, a new American play, is being performed at Theater 555 (555 West 42nd Street – between 10th & 11th Aves). The performance started on Friday, September 12. Opening […]

BROADWAY’S SUPERSTARS TO PERFORM AT WOMEN@NJPAC’S SPOTLIGHT GALA
By Mabel Pais Laura Benanti, Tony Award winner and Norm Lewis, Tony Award nominee, will perform at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s (NJPAC) annual fundraiser, the Women@NJPAC Spotlight Gala on Saturday, September 27, 2025. […]

WORLD FOOD MOVEMENT TO LAUNCH FEEDING PROGRAM IN USA FOR STUDENTS AND FOOD-INSECURE COMMUNITIES
By Mabel Pais Experience an unforgettable night of purpose and music at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) this month! Join NJPAC for the World Food Movement’s musical fundraiser featuring the internationally acclaimed vocalist […]






CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH AT THE NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY
By Mabel Pais WHAT: HISPANIC HERITAGE CELEBRATION WHEN: Saturday, September 13, 1–3 PM WHERE: Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street, Newark, NJ COST: Free Celebrate Hispanic cultures through music, dance, poetry and art. Festivities include […]

STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH NJPAC’S SOCIAL IMPACT FILM SERIES
By Mabel Pais In the wake of the murder of George Floyd in 2020 and other forms of injustice to the Black community, NJPAC formed a racial justice task force to address all forms of […]

PHOTOVOICE PRESENTS CREATIVE WORK IN SUPPORT OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY
By Mabel Pais WHAT: HOPE IS AN ACTION: PHOTOVOICE 2025 WHEN: Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 6-8 PM Remarks: 6:30 PM WHERE: NJPAC, Victoria Theater Lobby, 1 Center Street, Newark COST: Free Join NJPAC for the […]

GOVERNOR MURPHY, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR WAY & REVOLUTIONNJ ANNOUNCE ‘AN AFTERNOON WITH KEN BURNS’ WHO WILL PRESENT ‘THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION’
By Mabel Pais KEN BURNS, renowned American documentary filmmaker, in ‘An Afternoon with Ken Burns’ will discuss his new six-part, 12-hour documentary, ‘The American Revolution’ at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ on […]


SITARIST RISHAB SHARMA IS REDEFINING INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC FOR A NEW GENERATION
By Mabel Pais RISHAB RIKIRAM SHARMA is the sitarist who is redefining Indian Classical music for a new generation. On his ‘Sitar For Mental Health’ global tour, sitarist, music producer and composer, and health advocate […]


APPLICANTS ARE STILL WELCOME FOR THE SASSY AWARDS COMPETITION
By Mabel Pais The search is on for the next great jazz singer! The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) continues to accept applications for the 14th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. Solo […]


IAAC ASSURES UNFORGETTABLE ERASING BORDERS DANCE FESTIVAL NYC
By Mabel Pais The Indo-American Arts Council (iaac.us) hosts and presents the Erasing Borders Dance Festival (EBDF) on Saturday, September 20, 2025 and Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 6pm at the Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 […]
