Scarantino, Drew Anne
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For some bathing-suit fun without a trip to Florida, visit one of Jersey’s indoor water parks
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Making Tracks
Cross-country skiing flouts lift lines and covers snowy terrain with simple strides.
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Giggles Galore
Nov 5: South Orange native and comedienne Jessica Kirson returns to the South Orange Performing Arts Center with a few of her funniest friends, including Dan Naturman (NBC’s Last Comic Standing) and Godfrey (Soul Plane, Comedy Central’s Premium Blend).
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Setting the Stage
Nov 17-18: Since 1985, Parsons Dance has performed in more than 250 cities, 35 countries and six continents.
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Jersey's Jewels
Nov 19: Start Christmas shopping early at the Jewelers Studio Guild’s Fall Holiday Show, featuring a wide variety of handcrafted jewelry.
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Make Some Moves
Nov 12: The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College presents its third celebration of New Jersey choreographers and companies with this month’s show titled “Dances from the Garden: Three NJ Choreographers.”
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Acrobats Abroad
Nov 6 & 27: The National Acrobats of China stop in Jersey on the troupe’s first tour of the United States.
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Catch That Cabbie
Nov 5: New York City’s most popular taxi driver, Ben Bailey from Discovery Channel’s game show Cash Cab, returns to his home state with a performance at the Count Basie Theatre.
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The Endangered Observed
Nov 12-Feb 19: Maplewood resident Tricia Zimic’s solo show, “Wild Urbania,” debuts this month at the New Jersey State Museum.
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Growth Business
Sickles Market: Winner of the Family Business Awards, revenue over $10 million.
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Countdown To Terror
For park-goers, Fright Fest begins at 5:30 pm as the sun starts to set over Six Flags. But for Great Adventure’s team, the transformation begins hours before—and lasts all night.
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Krakowski At Kean
Oct 1: Kean University’s Enlow Hall opens its second concert season this month with a performance by Parsippany native Jane Krakowski.
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Yo Gabba What?
Oct 11–12: What do a cyclops, a flower bubble, a green monster, a cat-dragon and a robot have in common? They’re the cast of the popular Nick Jr. television show Yo Gabba Gabba, whose live performance takes to the stage this fall at the State Theatre.
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She Sells Sea Glass
Oct 8–9: Though Shore season is behind us, beachcombers can relive summer glory at the North American Sea Glass Association’s sixth annual national festival.
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Head For The Hills
Oct 22: New Jersey’s most prestigious steeplechase, the Far Hills Race Meeting, celebrates its 91st running this month at Moorland Farms.
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Unsteadily Ever After
Oct 4–Nov 6: The George Street Playhouse kicks off its 38th season with the world premiere of the comedy It Shoulda Been You.
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Kicks & Kebobs
Oct 2: Experience Russian and Slavic spirit at St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral’s seventh annual Russian and Slavic Cultural Festival.
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Monster Mash
Oct 21-23: Prepare yourself for the zombie apocalypse as Asbury Park is overrun by the undead during the fourth annual New Jersey Zombie Walk.
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Scary State
Can’t get enough Halloween-themed fun? Check out NJ’s other spooky offerings.
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Spook Capades
At Great Adventure’s annual Fright Fest, it’s hard to
tell who has more fun, the jittery crowds or the ghoulish performers.
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Bullied No More
13-year-old Dana Gaier, of Livingston, voiced the character of Edith in the animated hit Despicable Me.
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Heroic Hannah
Sept 1–18: Kean University’s resident theater, Premiere Stages, presents Hannah, a stirring portrait of WWII freedom fighter Hannah Senesh.
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Crazy About Plums
Sept 11: Get up close and personal with Prunus maritima—better known as the beach plum—at the Friends of Island Beach State Park’s 14th annual Beach Plum Festival.
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Piecing It Together
Sept 14–Dec 31: Featuring more than two dozen examples from the Newark Museum’s collection, “Patchwork: From Folk Art to Fine Art” traces the evolution of quilts—from functional masterpieces of women’s folk art to self-conscious artworks intended for display rather than use.
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Stop The Presses
Sept 15–Oct 16: Read all about it! Paper Mill Playhouse presents the premiere of the brand-new musical Newsies, adapted from the popular Disney film.
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Cheers To NJ!
Sept 9–11: The culinary and wine worlds’ attention turns to Jersey this month as celebrity chefs, sommeliers and winemakers converge at the Grand Summit Hotel for the third annual Summit Wine and Food Festival.
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Nature Made
Sept 3–Oct 2: Celebrate the approach of fall with the Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center’s exhibit “Nature Inspired.”
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Saluting The Sun
Sept 24–25: The only thing more relaxing than a day at the beach? Yoga at the beach. This month, Yoga Basin combines the two most serene pastimes during its annual Yoga Festival by the Sea.
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Going To Bat For Adults With Autism
The mother of an autistic son realizes there are few services for adults living with autism, and acts to change the status quo.
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At Zimmerli, the Secret is Out
The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museumin New Brunswick is one of the largest university art museums in the country.
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Hoboken Residents Take the Cake
As a new resident of Hoboken, I have a voracious appetite for all there is to see (and eat) in the Mile Square City. Yet up until this past weekend, there was one place I vowed to never set foot in: Carlo’s Bakery.
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Aug 13 and 17: Blue Collar Comedy Tour veteran and TBS sitcom star Bill Engvall’s goofy tales about everyday situations have made him one of the most popular comedians in the country.
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Forty Years Strong
Aug 30–31: Since 1971, ZZ Top’s original lineup of Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard have been performing their blues-based boogie rock.
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Happy As A Clam Eater
Aug 4–7: Huddy Park’s four-day, action-packed 17th annual Clamfest features fresh seafood, a beer-and-wine garden, thrill rides, the comical clam-shucking contest and the clam-eating contest.
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Rock 'N' Ribs
Aug 28: This summer, Live Nation’s first Rib Rock cooks up a smokin’ combination of blues, rock and barbecue.
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Roar & Soar
Aug 17: The ninth Atlantic City Airshow, Thunder Over the Boardwalk, takes to the skies with heart-stopping feats and aerobatic maneuvers.
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The Boys of Brass
Aug 12: Since its beginnings in 1989, Spanish Brass has enthralled audiences with its versatility and virtuosity.
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Fresh Air
Aug 5–14: Sure, Jersey’s nickname is the Garden State, but we sometimes need a reminder of our rural roots. Since 1923, the New Jersey State Fair®/Sussex County Farm and Horse Show has been celebrating the state’s rich agricultural tradition, which is very much alive and well in Sussex County.
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Keeping the Coffeehouse Spirit Alive
The Folk Project, a nonprofit, artistic community centered around music, seeks to recapture the magic of the coffeehouse.
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Leary and Friends
Jul 2, 13, 15: Comedian Denis Leary, star of TV’s Rescue Me, offers an evening of caustic commentary and comedy.
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Motorcity Madman
Jul 24 and 26: Guitar hero Ted Nugent blitzes the Garden State for two shows. From his solo work to his supergroup, Damn Yankees, he’s remained a rock icon, producing hits such as “Cat Scratch Fever” and “High Enough.”
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Break The Silence
Thru Jul 27: They don’t make a sound, but the glass sculptures at Rutgers University’s Paul Robeson Galleries have a lot to say.
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Country Strong
Jul 22 and 29: Country ain’t just a Southern thang. This month, Nashville superstar Tim McGraw performs two concerts in the Garden State.
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Up, Up And Away
Jul 29-31: It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…a Pepsi can? At the 29th annual Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning, a barn, a penguin and an ice cream cone take flight alongside more than 125 other hot air balloons from around the world
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Wiggle Room
Jul 17: Come and shimmy in the aisles of the Izod Center as the Australian children’s musical group the Wiggles presents its highly interactive and educational show celebrating the group’s 20th anniversary.
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Make Some Noise
Jul 1-3: Red Bank doesn’t just celebrate Independence Day on the Fourth. The town’s 52nd annual fireworks display has evolved into a three-day festival along the banks of the Navesink.
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Baking Burglars
Two sneaky baking burglars bring grandma's recipes to hungry residents of the Garden State.
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Secret Delights
Jun 5: Behind Hoboken’s brownstones and former factory façades is a world of lush gardens and unusual courtyard spaces as diverse as the city’s residents.
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Comedy of Manners
Jun 1–26: The F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre begins its 49th Anniversary Season this month with the production of the 17th century comedy The Misanthrope, starring John Patrick Hayden.
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Bridging Cultures
Jun 5–26: The Belskie Museum of Art & Science presents “An Artist’s Bridge Between Two Worlds,” a retrospective of long-time Englewood resident Bogdan Grom.
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Rocks, Ribs, and Ridges, Oh My!
Jun 11–12: Southern rock and cooking come to North Jersey for Rock, Ribs & Ridges, a two-day festival.
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Straight Up
Jun 27–Sept 4: The acclaimed a cappella group Straight No Chaser returns to Harrah’s Resort for an exclusive 10-week concert residency.
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Appel Appeal
June 4: At the 22nd Appel Farm Arts & Music Festival, musicians including Gogol Bordello, Ani DiFranco and Red Horse perform on two stages.
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Friday Frolics
Jun 3–24: Every Friday evening this month, the streets of Metuchen are transformed as the fourth annual Junebug ArtFest draws several hundred visual and performing artists.
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All The Shore's A Stage
The Jersey coast offers more than just sun and sand. Use our guide and you’ll be ready to take in top-notch theater—
from Broadway productions to children’s shows and outdoor classics.
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What's Happening
Your calendar for a summer of fun.
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Trotting Down the Shore
I pride myself on my knowledge of the Shore. But I don’t think I really got to know it until last weekend, when I covered a large chunk of it on foot.
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May 19: Comic Howie Mandel performs for one night only at the Union County Performing Arts Center.
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You Say You Want A Revolution
May 6–8: Alvin Ailey, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s principal resident dance company, returns to Newark for its annual performance.
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Bag Lady
May 26–June 30: Celebrate spring this month by viewing Randoph-resident Leah K. Tomaino’s exhibit, “Recycled,” at the Johnson & Johnson World Headquarters Gallery.
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The Hills Are Alive
May 7-28: Every weekend this month, hilly Hunterdon County comes alive with music during the 22nd Raritan River Music Festival.
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A Love Story
May 11-June 18: Cape May Stage’s 2011 theater season bursts onto the scene this month with the opener, Say Goodnight Gracie, back by popular demand after selling out every night in the summer of 2009.
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Turn Up The Heat
May 21: Prepare for some springtime sizzle at the 22nd annual New Jersey State Chili and Salsa Cook-Off in Toms River, as contestants from all over the East Coast compete for prize money and a spot at the International Chili Society’s world championship.
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Art Form For The Ages
May 6-8: A visually dazzling tour representing 5,000 years of Chinese history and culture comes to the State Theatre.
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New Brunswick Night Out
New Brunswick isn't just for college students out on the town—world-class dining and premier theater experiences present a tempting reality for romantic couples eager for entertainment-laden evenings.
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That's 'P'—as in Parenting
Maplewood resident Sandy Rustin presents her sketch-comedy musical about parenting at the South Orange Performing Arts Center.
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Risk-Taking Playwrights Wanted
A noted artistic director trades Shakespeare in the Park for the Two River Theater in Red Bank.
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Globetrotters Are Still a Slam Dunk
Every Sunday evening, while watching “The Amazing Race” on TV, I cheer on Big Easy Lofton and Flight Time Lang of the Harlem Globetrotters as they trot around the globe in a race to win $1 million. When I heard that the famed magicians of basketball would be in New Jersey this spring with five games at three different arenas, I jumped at the chance to see them in action.
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Apr 8: Aimee Mann has never been a fan of conformity. It started in the ’80s when she bucked an overbearing beau with the release of her band ‘Til Tuesday’s hit album “Voices Carry.”
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Cool As Ice
Apr 2: Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Smucker’s Stars on Ice Tour glides into the Izod Center this month, flaunting an all-star line-up of figure skating legends.
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Nature Rampant
Apr 4-29: Just in time for spring, Montclair State-grad Csilla Sadloch exhibits her plant-inspired oil paintings this month at the Gallery at Chapin.
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In Full Bloom
Apr 4-17: This month, the largest collection of cherry blossom trees in the nation blooms in Newark’s Branch Brook Park as the city debuts its newly completed collection of more than 4,300 trees during the 35th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival.
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Opera Rock
Apr 7: Parsons Dance Company and the East Village Opera Company combine their athleticism and exhilarating live vocal performances in this month’s production of Remember Me, a high-energy mix of contemporary American dance, opera and rock music.
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Saddle Up
Apr 1-3: Surprise was the reaction when—at one of Mayor Lorenzo Langford’s Strategic Planning Committee meetings—gaming executive Dennis Gomes suggested a rodeo in Atlantic City.
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The Buzz About Bamboozle
Apr 29-May 1: Growing up in North Caldwell, a town with few music venues, John D’Esposito had little opportunity to crack into the concert promotion business. Yet today, at age 37, D’Esposito is known nationally as the founder of the Bamboozle festival—a three-day concert event in his home state that has become a staple of the festival circuit.
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Two Men, No Script
Mar 3 & 5: Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, the popular stars of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, team up this month to create two evenings of hilarious improvisational comedy on the spot.
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Having A Ball
Mar 12, 16-17, 22: The legendary Harlem Globetrotters celebrate their 85th consecutive season by bringing a handful of games to the Garden State.
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Mardi Gras Music
Mar 8: Celebrate Fat Tuesday with trumpeter Al Harrison and his Dixieland Band as they perform a benefit concert at the Collingswood Community Center.
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Kiss Them, They're Irish
Mar 15-16: Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the Grammy-winning Chieftains. Masters of the pipes, fiddle and bodhrán drum, the Chieftains perform innovative takes on traditional Celtic music while featuring a variety of guest musicians, vocalists and traditional Irish step dancers.
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Wine and Dine
Mar 11-13: The third annual New Jersey Food and Wine Festival is an epicurean adventure celebrating the world’s best wines and top local chefs.
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High-Voltage Fun
Mar 2-13: Experience currents of excitement as Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey brings its all-new show, Fully Charged, to the Izod Center this month.
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Asbury Harmonies
Mar 12-Apr 17: From bandleaders John Philip Sousa and Arthur Prior in the early days to modern icons like Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and Southside Johnny, Asbury Park has often been at the forefront of the music scene.
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Culture By the Bundle
You don't have to go into New York City to find premium arts and entertainment, New Jersey has plenty to offer—and most of it without the stiff NYC price tag.
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Wine and Beer: Join the Club
Wine and beer clubs in New Jersey are a convenient and economical way to uncork a new adventure every month.
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Learn Your Lesson
Feb 12–13: New Jersey native Robert Wuhl may be the funniest social studies teacher you’ll ever meet. The comedic history buff takes audiences on a lighthearted journey through our nation’s past as he examines the stories that made up America and the stories that America made up.
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Wintertime Blues
Feb 7, 10, 17: This month, three Jersey venues present an all-star evening of electric and acoustic blues.
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A League of Their Own
Feb 2–April 30: Starting this month, the city of Newark pays tribute to a grassroots art movement with a multi-site exhibition titled “The Newark School.”
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Stupid Cupid
Feb 12: This Valentine’s Day weekend, take a musical joyride through the jungle of the modern-day mating game with off-Broadway’s longest-running hit, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change.
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Happy New Year! (Again)
Feb 5–6: In celebration of the first day of the Chinese New Year on February 3, the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company performs traditional and contemporary music and dance at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
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Sweet Deals
Feb 12–20: Who would have thought that the popular summer resort LBI could become even more inviting in winter? This month, banish any icicle blues during the region’s nine-day Chocolate Week.
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Skinny Girl Gossip
Jan 20: Grab the girls and throw on your best pumps for a hilarious and unpredictable evening at the Count Basie Theatre with Bethenny Frankel of Bravo TV’s The Real Housewives of New York City.
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High Notes
Jan 9: Sara Jakubiak and Ross Benoliel make opera accessible in their concert “Love Ain’t Easy: Songs From Opera and Broadway” at the Bunker Hill Presbyterian Church.
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Prized Prints
Jan 29-May 29: Starting this month, the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum celebrates Highland Park native Joan Snyder in “Dancing with the Dark: Joan Snyder Prints 1963-2010.”
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Body Language
Jan 28: Continuing China’s 2,500-year-old tradition, the Golden Dragon Acrobats combine traditional dance and acrobatics with ancient and contemporary music for a show of breathtaking skill and spellbinding beauty.
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Swan Song
Jan 21-23: Tchaikovsky Ballet, the elegant company of 60, returns to New Jersey with its stunning production of Swan Lake, Tchaikovsky’s masterfully romantic fairy tale, performed with full corps de ballet at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
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Be All Ears
Jan 7, 11, 12: Since 1969, Gregg Allman’s keyboards and compelling vocals have powered the Allman Brothers Band.
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Come Hell or High Water
Beginning with Winter Festival 2011, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra launches a multiyear odyssey through the elements, starting with water.
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On A Rant
Dec 1–4: If last month’s elections left you angry and disillusioned, Lewis Black’s comedy may be just the catharsis you need.
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Dream the Dream
Thru Dec 26: The Paper Mill Playhouse hosts the North American premiere of the 25th anniversary production of Les Miserables, featuring innovative staging and reimagined scenery inspired by the drawings of Victor Hugo.
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Jersey Boys
Dec 17: One-third of the Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale’s membership, as well as its music director, Jeffrey R. Smith, hails from South Jersey.
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One For All
Dec 31: Ring in the New Year at the state’s largest New Year’s Eve celebration, First Night Morris County.
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Silly Sing Along
Dec 11: Everyone will be tapping their toes when children’s music superstars the Laurie Berkner Band performs a Birthday Party concert at the Bergen Performing Arts Center.
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Holiday Dreams
Dec 3–5: Ornaments come to life when Cirque Dreams Holidaze arrives at the State Theatre.
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Kingdom of Sweets
Dec 17–26: The most alluring gift under the tree this season? A ticket to see the New Jersey Ballet celebrate 40 years of The Nutcracker at the Mayo Center for the Performing Arts.
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Fans Go Nose to Nose on New Stadium
The New Meadowlands Stadium cost a pretty penny ($1.6 billion) to construct, and drew a winning Super Bowl bid (New Jersey will host the event in 2014), but does the stadium actually improve on its predecessor? We ask the fans what they think. (Photos by Colin Archer)
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The Bad Boys of Magic
Nov 4–7: Eccentric and wry, Penn and Teller make three Jersey appearances featuring clever pranks, gory tricks, amazing escapes, and humorous commentary at the State Theatre.
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Elementary, My Dear Watson
Nov 5–7: Sherlock Holmes returns to the Inn of Cape May to unravel the evidence to a baffling crime during Sherlock Holmes Weekend, sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities.
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Cuckoo For Cocoa
Thru Nov 4: Inform your sweet tooth at “Bittersweet: The Chocolate Show.”
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D'oh
Nov 14: In this co-presentation with the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, the Mayo Center for Performing Arts hosts actor Rick Miller as he introduces Bart Simpson to the Bard, transporting Shakespeare to Springfield, home of America’s favorite dysfunctional family.
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Sizzle At The Shore
Nov 5–14: If you haven’t been down the Shore since summer, Jersey Shore Restaurant Week gives you an excuse to explore your favorite oceanfront towns in the fall.
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The Kids Are All Right
Nov 3: Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Michael Bolton performs at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s Prudential Hall for the eighth annual Concert for Kids to benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs in New Jersey.
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Art on Tour
Nov 26–28: Explore the arts of southern Hunterdon County during the Covered Bridge Artisans’ sixteenth Annual Holiday Studio Tour.
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Solid Foundation
Ingrassia Construction builds toward the future.
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Inside Al
Oct 1: William Paterson University’s 31st Distinguished Lecturer Series lets the public get up close and personal with cinema legend Al Pacino.
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Damn Right, He's Got The Blues
Oct 22, 23, & 28: A pioneer of the Chicago blues sound, five-time Grammy Award-winner Buddy Guy performs at Count Basie Theatre.
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Burnin' Rubber
Oct 1–Dec 3: Newark-born sculptor Chakaia Booker’s career is celebrated in the Visual Arts Center for New Jersey’s comprehensive exhibit “Cut, Weld and Build: Process in Works by Chakaia Booker.”
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Head Over Heels
Oct 28: Come watch as the dance ensemble Pilobolus gets bent out of shape—literally! The State Theatre hosts this cutting-edge troupe, now in its 40th year of combining brilliant colors, mind-boggling choreography, and feats of strength and agility.
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The Chase Is On
Oct 23: Every fall, more than 50,000 spectators converge on Moorland Farms for a day of racing, high fashion, networking, and food at the Far Hills Race Meeting.
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For The Love of Pumpkins
Oct 9–10: The Atlantic County 4-H Fairgrounds hosts the seventh annual South Jersey Pumpkin Show, featuring a pumpkin weigh-off, a Little Miss Pumpkin Pageant, and a pumpkin dessert contest.
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Let's Get Lost
Oct 1-31: For the tenth year, Stony Hill Farm Market invites visitors to get lost in a life-sized maze of maize. This year’s 10-acre cornfield maze is a “NJ Farm Adventure.”
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Good Shepherd
At old-time creamery, it’s all about the cheese.
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Jenny Jump State Forest
Seven trails allow visitors to explore 11.7 miles of pristine forest land at Jenny Jump State Forest in Hope.
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Hacklebarney State Park
Hacklebarney State Park in Long Valley may be small and secluded, but it's the perfect place to escape to nature.
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Cheesequake State Park
Cheesequake State Park has little to do with tasty desserts, but plenty to do with open fields, marshes, a white cedar swamp,and Pine Barrens habitats.
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Engulfed in Sedaris
Sept 28: David Sedaris returns to the McCarter Theatre for the eighth time (his previous shows there have sold out).
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With A Little Help From His Friends
Sept 18: Former member of Styx and Irvington native Glen Burtnik and friends return to the State Theatre for Jersey Beatles Bash IV.
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Surf's Up
Sept 18: The Algonquin Arts Theatre wants to suggest an endless summer with its first-ever Surf Bash Festival.
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Wine and Dine
Sept 24–26: For an epicurean adventure, the Summit Wine and Food Festival at the Grand Summit Hotel is your destination.
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Topsy Turvy Time
Sept 10–Oct 17: McCarter Theatre opens this season with a show to make your head spin. Illusionist and granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin, Aurélia Thierrée, presents the circus-inspired Aurelia’s Oratorio and her magical world of illusion.
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The Pretender And His Pal
Sept 2, 4, & 5: Folk-rock musician and songwriter Jackson Browne continues his road trek this fall with longtime friend and collaborator David Lindley, with whom he recently released the live album, Love Is Strange.
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Water, Water, Everywhere
Sept 1–Jan 2: Rutgers University in New Brunswick welcomes students back this fall with a new, campus-wide, interdisciplinary initiative to explore the theme of water, not only as essential to life, but as a powerful metaphor in subjects including poetry, music, dance, and the visual arts.
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A Family Tradition
Janet and Peter Simon, of New Vernon, donate time and energy to the Morristown Memorial Health Foundation; Women’s Health Philanthropy Council; William E. Simon Foundation; Hidden Pond Foundation.
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The Wheel Deal
Montclair resident Tom Nussbaum created the whimsical gate for the town's all-access playground.
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New Faces NJ: Rachel Moss
A talented high school student aims high.
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A Reunion for 'Stalin's Jews'
Holocaust survivors, exiled deep in Russia and Siberia during WWII, reunite after years of separation.
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Please Pack Your Knives and Go
Though Westfield may be the smallest stop on the 21-city nationwide Top Chef Tour, Saturday’s demonstrations and meet-and-greet drew in the largest crowd the tour has seen thus far, as “Cheftestants” from the hit Bravo TV series made a short layover in Jersey before moving on to Philadelphia and New York City.
moreBigger Food Fest
The Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival was such an enormous hit last year, that it was guaranteed renewed billing this year.
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Fun For All
New events and old favorites abound on the summer’s Shore calendar.
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Pinball Wizardry in Asbury Park
The Silverball Museum in Asbury Park is packed with historic (pinball-related) treasures to behold.
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Crossed Keys Inn
Built in 1790, the Crossed Keys Inn offers a five-room B&B—four in the main house, plus a secluded English cottage (typically used as a honeymoon suite) with a charming balcony and a Jacuzzi for two.
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Spring Getaways: Bed and Breakfasts
New Jersey bed & breakfasts come up big in charm, amenities, and hospitality.
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New Faces NJ: April Smith
Growing up in Toms River, April Smith was surrounded by music. Impromptu talent shows with her older brother and sister were commonplace; Smith swears that she was singing before she was speaking full sentences.
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Tales of the Times
An expository writing professor at Rutgers University publishes a collection of short stories capturing characters of various ages and geographies.
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Flex Time
Need to strengthen and align your spine? Gyrotonic might be the workout for you. Renee Robeson, of Flemington, is a fan.
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Steel Pier Atlantic City
In its heyday, the Steel Pier in Atlantic City hosted big bands, movies, acrobats, and throngs of people who flocked to this all-in-one entertainment mecca.
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Bon Jovi When We Were Beautiful
After touring with the band, photographer Phil Griffin compiled new and old photos, along with snippets of conversations, for Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful (Collins Design).
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New Faces NJ: Michael Turco
Success is no trick for this Jersey-bred magician.
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