Monday, December 17, 2012
Marketplace, 'Spirit' dance performance among holiday attractions
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Monday, December 17, 2012
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark is celebrating Kwanzaa with The Spirit of Kwanzaa, a performance incorporating tap, hip-hop and ballet produced by IllStyle & Peace Productions. There will also be a Kwanzaa Children’s Festival. Both are on Dec. 22. A Kwanzaa Marketplace, where patrons can pick up last-minute gifts, is open in NJPAC’s Prudential Hall lobby Dec. 21 and 22 as well.. Philadelphia’s high-octane Illstyle & Peace Productions celebrate The Spirit of Kwanzaa in NJPAC’s Victoria Theater on Saturday, Dec. 22 and 2pm and 5pm. Their performance is a blend hip hop dance styles with tap, ballet, DJing and beat boxing. Founded in 2002 by Brandon “Peace” Albright, this multicultural troupe has toured to critical …
Friday, October 19, 2012
Tickets still available for featured shows that include George Benson, David Sanborn and The Manhattan Transfer. The jazz festival honors the late great James Moody.
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Friday, October 19, 2012
The James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival continues this weekend at NJPAC. The weeklong festival pays tribute to longtime Newarker and late great jazz artist James Moody. Headliners for Friday night's 7 p.m. show include George Benson, The Manhattan Transfer and David Sanborn as well as special guests Kenny Barron, Jon Faddis, Jimmy Heath, Paquito D’Rivera, Christian McBride, and more. On Saturday, there will be an 8 p.m. show featuring an all-star performance of the original Gil Evans arrangements of three classic Miles Davis recordings. Those performers include trumpeter Terence Blanchard, bassist Christian McBride, drummer Peter Erskine, and many more. In addition, there will be a jazz orchestra under the direction of Vince Mendoza. …
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Would you like to win tickets to A Night in Motown this Saturday, featuring Darlene Love and the Four Tops?
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
NJPAC is hosting a night of Motown greats this Saturday. In honor of this year's NJPAC fundraising gala, the concert hall will feature A Night in Motown - including En Vogue, The Four Tops, Valerie Simpson and Darlene Love. The performers will be under the direction of American Idol music director Ray Chew. The show will take place on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. at Prudential Hall. And Patch is giving away two pairs of tickets to the concert. To enter to win: sign up for the Patch newsletter and as soon as you're done, email your name and contact information to Regional Editor Elizabeth Moore to enter the contest. Her email address is: elizabeth.moore@patch.com Winners will be chosen at random but entries must be received by Friday at Noon…
Monday, May 21, 2012
Poetry, World Music, Film, Children's Theater Among Many Diverse Offerings this year
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Monday, May 21, 2012
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) has announced its schedule for the 2012-13 season, which is filled with new festivals, curatorial and artistic collaborations, and community partnerships, programs and artist outreach that will take place within and beyond its stages. Throughout the season, NJPAC will continue to add performances. NJPAC is located at 1 Center St. "Our 2012-13 season will be filled with the sounds of surprise" said John Schreiber, NJPAC's president and CEO. "We've consciously scheduled more curtains and added significantly to the artistic mix. In addition to what audiences have come to love and expect from the Arts Center, we're introducing new programs that will be unique to the region. If you already love …
Friday, May 11, 2012
From music to comedy, there are plenty of ways to find a weekend diversion.
Wellmont Theatre, Montclair THIS WEEKEND Tonight — Rusko and Sigma perform at 8 p.m. NEXT WEEK: Willie Nelson & Family, 8 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday BOOK IT NOW: Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang, 8 p.m., Saturday, June 9; Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples, 8 p.m., Tuesday, June 19. Check out wellmonttheatre.com for more shows. New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark THIS WEEKEND: Tonight, Saturday — Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, NJPAC's principal resident dance company, performs its yearly NJPAC show, 8 p.m., Prudential Hall; Saturday — Will Downing, the reigning romanticst R&B crooner, makes women swoon at 8 p.m., Victoria Theater. NEXT WEEK: Chita Rivera, who performed for decades in a variety of Broadway's classic hits, performs her …
Friday, April 13, 2012
From Paco de Lucia to Ravi Coltrane and Aziz Ansari, shows around the region will keep audiences entertained.
Wellmont Theatre, Montclair THIS WEEKEND Saturday — Comedian Aziz Ansari, one of the funniest character actors in TV and film, delivers his stand-up act to the Montclair audience, 8 p.m. NEXT WEEK John Prine, with Kevin Gordon, 8 p.m., Friday, April 20; Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, 8 p.m., Saturday, April 21 BOOK IT NOW Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples, 8 p.m., Tuesday, June 19. Check out wellmonttheatre.com for more shows. New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark THIS WEEKEND: Tonight — Paco de Lucia, one of the great flamenco and jazz guitarists of his generation, performs with his band; 8 p.m., Friday; Prudential Hall; Theresa Caputo, star of TLC'sLong Island Medium, helps audience members connect with the dead; 8 p.m., …
Friday, February 24, 2012
For sports fans, Seton Hall battles Rutgers in Big East hoops, Hugh Masakela inspires lovers of world music — and more ways to spend your weekend.
Wellmont Theatre, Montclair THIS WEEKEND NO SHOWS NEXT WEEK Longtime powerballadeers (and husband and wife) Pat Benatar & guitarist Neil Giraldo remind us that "Love is a Battlefield", 8 p.m., Thursday BOOK IT Singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson, Friday, March 2; Levon Helm Band, led by the iconic member of The Band, performs on a bill that also includes former J. Geils Band frontman Peter Wolf, Friday, April 6 (Show postponed from Feb. 10). Check out wellmonttheatre.com for more shows. The Ringside Pub, Caldwell NEXT WEEK: The Stiff Joints, a Livingston-based rock n roll band performs Saturday, March 3 at 9 p.m. New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark THIS WEEKEND: Friday — "Afropop Dance Party," From old-school grooves to today's hits…
Friday, February 10, 2012
Essex County date night ideas are sure to leave your special person smiling.
Wellmont Theatre, Montclair THIS WEEK NO SHOWS BOOK IT Longtime power-balladeers (and husband and wife) singer Pat Benatar & guitarist Neil Giraldo remind us that "Love is a Battlefield", 8 p.m., Thursday, March 1; Singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson, Friday, March 2; Levon Helm Band, led by the iconic member of The Band, performs on a bill that also includes former J. Geils Band frontman Peter Wolf, Friday, April 6 (Show postponed from Feb. 10). Check out wellmonttheatre.com for more shows. New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark THIS WEEKEND: If you're looking for a little magic, Masters of Illusion Live, based on the television show, comes to the stage at 8 p.m. tonight; New Jersey Symphony Orchestra performs at 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday …
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Frankie Valli, the original Jersey Boy, performs in Atlantic City and Morristown this week.
The Borgata, Atlantic City THIS WEEKEND Friday and Saturday —Frankie Valli, 9 p.m., The Music Box; Saturday and Sunday — Anti-social Comedy Tour, hosted byJim Norton and featuring Dave Attell, Artie Lange and Dough Stanhope, 9 p.m., Borgata Event Center NEXT WEEK The Borgata Comedy Club hostsTim Kroupier, Rob Falcone, Carl LaBove; Monday through Sunday, Jan. 22; 9 p.m., The Music Box BOOK IT NOW Colin Quinn's "Short Story Long" provides a humorous look at history, 9p.m., Friday, Jan. 28; CJersey guy and comedian/actor Jay Mohr, 9 p.m., Friday, Feb. 3; legendary Irish rockers The Saw Doctors help you celebrate St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 9 p.m., The Music Box Check out theborgata.com for details about these and other shows. Kean …
Monday, December 19, 2011
Longtime event at NJPAC offers cultural items, sense of community
For as much as this past weekend's event in the New Jersey Performing Arts Center lobby was branded as the Kwanzaa Artisan Festival, Lorna Johnson looked around and saw so much more. "I think there's very spaces in the Newark metropolitan area … that are what I call a village," said Johnson, a festival vendor and Newark resident. "This is definitely an urban village." Several vendors set up shop in this village Friday through Sunday, selling primarily – but not exclusively – African-themed artwork, clothing and jewelry. More than simply providing pre-holiday shopping, though, the weekend provided a cultural exchange including Saturday's free children's festival for several hundred kids. Kwanzaa, the weeklong holiday celebrating African-…
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