Things To Do

Shore Theaters Anticipate Another Summer of Invention

After a year of survival tactics, the show must go on.

5 Jersey Shore Tours to Take This Summer

Amplify your appreciation of the Garden State’s coastal wonders.

Pavilion in the Pines

Music

Thru Oct 2: The Lizzie Rose Music Room presents this outdoor summer concert series. Rain or shine, all shows will take place under a covered pavilion at Tuckerton’s Atlantic Shore Pines Campground.

Paper Mill’s Brookside Cabaret Returns

Food/Drinks

Thru Sept 25: Enjoy live entertainment and alfresco dining at the F.M. Kirby Carriage House Restaurant, located on the Millburn-based theater’s campus. 

Lots of Strings Festival at Morris Museum

Festival

May 23–Sept 26: Stunning sunsets and live music combine during this summerlong outdoor concerts series atop the museum’s parking deck.

“A New View—Camden,” An Outdoor Public Art Project Launches on Earth Day

Art

Launching on Earth Day, this six-month project calls attention to illegal dumping and its impact on Camden’s community through several large-scale art installations.

Pop-Up Outdoor Artisan Market Launches in Hoboken

Shopping

March 21–Dec 19: On the third Sunday of each month, shop for handmade goods from local makers under the 14th street viaduct.

Visit NJ’s Newest Arboretum at Kean University

Tours

The Arboretum at Liberty Hall is home to some of the state’s most historically significant trees, including a horse chestnut planted in 1770 by the daughter of New Jersey’s first elected governor and Liberty Hall’s first resident, William Livingston.

Wheaton Arts & Cultural Center Reopens

Art

Beginning April 2, WheatonArts will open the Museum of American Glass, the Down Jersey Folklife Center and the museum stores.

Morven Museum & Garden: “In Nature’s Realm: the Art of Gerard Rutgers Hardenbergh” Exhibition

Art

Thru Jan 9, 2022: The exhibit “In Nature’s Realm: the Art of Gerard Rutgers Hardenbergh” displays wildlife paintings by the ornithologist who is also the great-great-grandson of Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh—the first president of Queen’s College (Rutgers University).

‘Those Beautiful Rags,’ A Tribute to Ragtime Music and Tin Pan Alley, To Open at Morris Museum

Art

Jan 30–Oct 10: The exhibition “Those Beautiful Rags” features rare ragtime sheet music cover art from the museum’s world-renowned Guinness Collection.

MPAC Announces 2021-2022 Season

Music

Mayo Performing Arts Center expects to present events at full capacity beginning this fall. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 4 at 10 am. The lineup includes Michael Bolton, Audra McDonald a touring production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and a hologram show of rock and roll legends Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly.

Crossroads Theatre Company Announces 2021–2022 Season

Theater

Sept 22–June 26: The New Brunswick-based theater company’s new season includes collaborations with Sweet Honey in the Rock, Daniel Beaty, Harlem’s New Heritage Theatre and the Market Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa.