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SPEND AN UPLIFTING SUNDAY WITH GOSPEL SENSATION CARLA HARRIS
By Mabel Pais Spend an uplifting Sunday afternoon with the nationally acclaimed Gospel sensation CARLA HARRIS (from Montclair) at the Victoria Theater – Lizzie & Jonathan Tisch Stage, New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on […]

‘PRUDENTIAL NORTH TO SHORE FESTIVAL’ BRACES FOR JUNE CELEBRATION
THEME: LAUGHS AND JAMS ‘PRUDENTIAL NORTH TO SHORE’ June 2025 By Mabel Pais The ‘Prudential North to Shore Festival,’ produced by NJPAC with Prudential Financial as title sponsor, is primed to return this June featuring […]

FULBRIGHT INDIA AWARD GOES TO SETON HALL UNIVERSITY’S ASSISTANT PROVOST
By Mabel Pais MARY KATE NAATUS, Ph.D., (shu.edu/profiles/naatusma), assistant provost and dean of Continuing Education and Professional Studies (shu.edu/continuing-education) at Seton Hall University was chosen as one of ten senior United States university administrators to […]


FESTIVAL SEFARAD DEBUTS IN NYC
By Mabel Pais FESTIVAL SEFARAD (festivalsefarad.com) debuts in New York City. It will be a citywide, month-long celebration of the Greater Sefarad world in the month of June 2025. New York City is home to […]

XIAN ZHANG CONDUCTS IN SEASON FINALE OF NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY
By Mabel Pais The New Jersey Symphony will present its Season Finale concerts with Music Director Xian Zhang conducting Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony. Pianist Conrad Tao performs Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto, an audience favorite. Schedule of […]

POET. MOTHER. PROFESSOR. DISTINGUISHED CAREER OF 70+ YEARS!
By Mabel Pais “Let me wear the day Well so when it reaches you You will enjoy it.” Sonia Sanchez “This is not a small voice you hear / this is a large voice coming […]

SPRING INTO MUSIC TO CELEBRATE GOV KEAN’S MILESTONE BIRTHDAY AND MORE
By Mabel Pais The curtain rises on an unforgettable evening when cultural, social and business leaders will join the NJ Symphony for a timeless allure celebrating the extraordinary legacy of Governor Thomas H. Kean on […]

MAESTRO AMJAD ALI KHAN WITH SONS PERFORMS SAROD TRILOGY
By Mabel Pais Sarod Maestro AMJAD ALI KHAN accompanied by his two sons, AMAAN ALI BANGASH and AYAAN ALI BANGASH will perform the ‘Sarod Trilogy’ on Friday May 30, 2025 at New York University’s Skirball […]

NJYC PRESENTS ‘SING INTO SPRING’ ANNUAL CONCERT
The New Jersey Youth Chorus (NJYC), a program of Wharton Arts, will present ‘Sing into Spring’ on May 18 at 4:00 p.m. at Ridge Performing Arts Center located at 68 South Finley Avenue in Basking […]



ALVIN AILEY DANCE COMPANY MAKES NATIONAL TOUR FINALE CELEBRATING MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND AT NJPAC
By Mabel Pais ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER (alvinailey.org), one of the world’s most popular dance companies, will return to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Mother’s Day Weekend, Friday-Sunday, May 9-11, 2025, as […]


NJ CREATIVES WILL DAZZLE AT THE 2025 ‘PRUDENTIAL NORTH TO SHORE FESTIVAL’
By Mabel Pais At the 2025 ‘Prudential North to Shore Festival’ performances and programs will be held June 14-29 in Asbury Park and Newark, while performances in Atlantic City will extend throughout the coming year. […]


‘PRUDENTIAL NORTH TO SHORE FESTIVAL’ RETURNS IN JUNE WITH FULL LINEUP
By Mabel Pais THEME: LAUGHS AND JAMS ‘PRUDENTIAL NORTH TO SHORE’ June 2025 The ‘Prudential North to Shore Festival,’ produced by NJPAC with Prudential Financial as title sponsor, returns this June featuring ‘Laughs and Jams’: […]


Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick reunite in London amid feud rumors
Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick are squashing feud rumors with a joint appearance in London, England to celebrate the premiere of Another Simple Favor. The movie is the sequel to 2018’s A Simple Favor, a […]


CONVERSATIONS ABOUT DEMOCRACY IN NJ AND ACROSS THE US
By Mabel Pais On April 16, a day of programming dedicated to examining the state of democracy in New Jersey and across the United States will be hosted by the New Jersey Performing Arts Center […]

NJPAC CELEBRATES GOV TOM KEAN’S MILESTONE BIRTHDAY WITH DINNER AND BROADWAY SALUTE
By Mabel Pais The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) will celebrate the birthday of New Jersey Governor Thomas H. Kean with a dinner and evening of musical theater at 5:30 PM on his 90th […]

Robert Pattinson in talks to play shadowy antagonist against Timothee Chalamet’s Paul Astreidis in Dune 3
Actor Robert Pattinson might just be the latest addition to the stellar star cast of Dune 3. Filmmaker Denis Villeneuve is all set to return with Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and Florence Pugh in the final […]