Entertainment
HONORING ASIAN AMERICAN TRAILBLAZERS DURING AAPI HERITAGE MONTH
By Mabel Pais This May, honor Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month by joining a candid conversation about the challenges Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders face in the workplace and celebrate their professional […]
RITUAL4RETURN: TESTAMENT TO POWER OF THE ARTS TO HEAL AND BUILD COMMUNITY
By Mabel Pais Ritual4Return (R4R – https://ritual4return.org), one of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s Arts & Well-Being initiatives, will be offered on Saturday, May 2, 2026 starting at 1 PM at NJPAC’s Chase Room. […]
SFFILM ANNOUNCES 2026 HONOREES OF SLOAN SCIENCE IN CINEMA INITIATIVE
By Mabel Pais The 69th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM,) which runs April 24 – May 4, 2026, announced $115,000 in awards and grants for the Sloan Science in Cinema Initiative. The awards presentation […]
IFFLA ANNOUNCES 2026 AWARD WINNERS
By Mabel Pais The 24th Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) was held April 23-26, 2026. At the Closing Night Awards Ceremony held at Landmark Sunset Hollywood, the winners of the 2026 Jury and […]
THE ANTIQUARIAN BOOK FAIR RETURNS TO NYC FOR 66TH YEAR
By Mabel Pais The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America’s (ABAA) New York International Antiquarian Book Fair (NYIABF) – https://nyantiquarianbookfair.com returns for its 66th annual event, April 30-May 3, 2026 at the Park Avenue Armory, 643 […]
JERSEY CITY YOUTH STEP UP TO PERFORM MOZART’S REIMAGINED “THE MAGIC FLUTE”
By Mabel Pais Undead Arts with the New Jersey Symphony will present a reimagined production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” on May 2 and 3, 2026 at 3 pm at The Harborside Atrium (210 Hudson […]
NEW JERSEY’S NORTH TO SHORE SUMMER FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR FOURTH YEAR
By Mabel Pais The North to Shore Festival of New Jersey will return for a fourth year in June 2026, marking the start of the summer season in New Jersey with two full weeks of […]
THIS EARTH DAY VISION MAKER FILM FEST THROUGH INDIGENOUS VOICES EMPHASIZES THEME: EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED
By Mabel Pais Vision Maker Media (VMM – https://visionmakermedia.org) via its 2026 Vision Maker Film Festival, Vision Maker Film Festival (https://visionmakermedia.org) continues its year-long celebration of the theme “Everything is Connected.” This year marks 50 […]
INDIE MEME FILM FEST OF AUSTIN, TEXAS RETURNS FOR ELEVENTH YEAR
By Mabel Pais The annual INDIE MEME FILM FESTIVAL (https://indiememe.org) of Austin, TX will take place for its eleventh edition, April 22-26, 2026. The acclaimed Austin-based festival will celebrate bold and innovative South Asian cinema […]
HASAN MINHAJ AND RONNY CHIENG FACE OFF IN PETTY HUMOR ON THE NJPAC STAGE
By Mabel Pais “Hasan Hates Ronny Ronny Hates Hasan” will present a face off between acclaimed comedians Hasan Minhaj and Ronny Chieng. This hilarious showdown will light up the Prudential stage at the New Jersey […]
AWARD-WINNING FILM FOLLOWS LIFE AND CAREER OF TRAILBLAZING JOURNALIST AMY GOODMAN
By Mabel Pais STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! “Goodman’s story offers a compelling reminder that smart, honest, and accurate reporting is a duty, not a business.” — Pat Mullen, POV Magazine “Steal This Story, Please!” is […]
MOZART’S “REQUIEM,” A DRAMATIC MEDITATION ON DEATH, WILL BE PERFORMED BY NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY WITH MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY CHORALE
By Mabel Pais Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Requiem,” the composer’s final composition, will be conducted by music director Xian Zhang. Mysteriously commissioned and incomplete at the time of Mozart’s death, the Requiem, a dramatic meditation on […]
EXAMINING WOMEN TRAILBLAZERS IN JAZZ
By Mabel Pais Join NJPAC’s Celebration of Women during Women’s History Month at Express Newark, for the Creator’s Room Series, with a lively conversation featuring innovators in the field. From the stage to the recording […]
NEW JERSEY’S SENATOR BOOKER EMBARKS ON HIS BOOK TOUR OF ‘STAND,’ RECLAIMING AMERICA’S ENDURING IDEALS
By Mabel Pais “A stirring reminder of the central importance of virtue in a free society. Sen. Booker offers a roadmap not only for realizing the ideals of a more perfect union, but also — […]
