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Cake Boss Live

Mar 16: Join Buddy Valastro at the Sun National Bank Center as he shares behind-the-scenes stories about his hit series and answers questions from the audience. more

It's Elementary

Mar 16-18: Get ready for a weekend of mystery sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts as Cape May transforms into the streets of London. more

Reeds at Rutgers

Mar 2: Kraig Allen Williams conducts the Rutgers Wind Ensemble as they perform an eclectic program of music by Graham, Stravinsky and Schoenberg. more

Gotta Dance

Mar 24-25: The New Jersey Performing Arts Center will host “Jersey Moves!”—a festival of dance featuring companies and choreographers from across the state. more

Big Bang

Mar 17: With a history stretching back to ancient times, taiko is the Japanese technique of choreographed drumming. “Tao: The Art of the Drum,” presented by Kean University, celebrates this unique and highly regarded art form. more

Cherish This Lady

Mar 16: Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, Eileen Ivers brings her fiddle and bow to Appel Farm for an evening of traditional Irish music. more

Dance of the Dragons

Mar 7-18: The Izod Center will host the Ringling Brothers’ newest show, Dragons. more

Snowy Owl Roosts in Warren County

Harmony Township has a new resident, and everyone’s freaking out. A snowy owl has made a temporary nest at the Merrill Creek Reservoir and Nature Preserve.

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Streep Slips Up, Jersey-Style

If you had any doubts about Meryl Streep’s Jersey authenticity, just know that she was bleeped during her Golden Globes acceptance speech. As a longtime fan, I was delighted.

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Star-Cross'd

Feb 5: Toronto’s Classical Theater Project is bringing the original brooding teens to the Mayo Performing Arts Center in its production of Romeo and Juliet. more

My Mummers

Feb 25: New Year’s Day 2013 might be a long way off, but this show by the Philadelphia Mummers is just around the corner. Boardwalk Hall will be a sea of glitter and sequins as the Mummers’ Show of Shows sashays its way back to Atlantic City. more

Little Boy Blew

Feb 8: The Ocean County College MidWeek Jazz series presents trumpet prodigy Geoff Gallante. Back by popular demand, Gallante first played at the college last year, enrapturing the audience with his classic jazz. more

Barnum and Bohr

Feb 11-12: What do you get when you cross a clown with an electromagnetic particle accelerator? The Newark Museum and Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey are joining forces to bring you Circus Science, an interactive showcase that teaches kids the science behind their favorite circus acts. more

Put a Ring On It

Feb 4: From the treacherous cliffs of Mount Doom to the golden forests of Lothlorien, Charlie Ross is ready to conjure up Middle Earth. Ross, the actor behind One Man Star Wars, returns to the State Theater with One Man Lord of the Rings. more

Keel Deal

Feb 1-5: Hoist sails and set a course for the Atlantic City Boat Show. The annual extravaganza promises to promote a vessel for every lifestyle and budget. In addition to browsing the sales floor, customers are invited to take part in a variety of interactive activities and educational seminars. more

Take the Plunge

Feb 25: Feel like taking a dip in the icy waters of the Atlantic? Join the party, and raise some money for a good cause. The Seaside Heights Polar Bear Plunge has become the single largest daylong fundraising event for New Jersey Special Olympics. more

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