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Chris Powers and The Play Trains will perform at Maxwell’s at 1039 Washington St. in Hoboken on Jan. 31 at 10 p.m. Tickets are $7. For information call (201) 798-0406 or visit www.maxwellsnj.com.
Skyline Rodeo, Single Spies and All the Dead Pilots will play at Uncle Joe’s at 154 First St. in Jersey City on Jan. 30 at 9 p.m. Tickets are $5. For information call (201) 659-6999 or visit www.unclejoesbar.com.
Big Matt Down and The Window will perform at the Whiskey Bar at 125 Washington St. in Hoboken on Feb. 3 at 9 p.m. For information visit www.whiskey-bar.com or call (201) 963-3400.
Black Friday Valentine’s Dinner Party, an event for those in and out of love, will take place at the Back Room of the Shannon Lounge on First Street in Hoboken on Feb. 13. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and food and entertainment start at 8:15 p.m. An upscale menu of food will be served. A special selection of wine will also be available, some of it by the bottle. The event will be hosted by Simpsinatra, performing Sinatra songs. Entertainment includes an Anti-Valentine’s Day reading by the Hoboken Writers Group, the “P.T. Puppet Show,” a screening of the film Double Indemnity and then live Bosa Nova music by The band Las Vandelas. Only 60 tickets are available at $40.00 per person. Tickets include all food and entertainment, not including drinks. Each ticket holder will get their own seat at a candle lit table. Couples will have their own table. Singles and friends will be grouped. Tickets will be sold only in advance at the Frozen Monkey Cafe at 526 Washington St. in Hoboken. For information call (201) 222-1311 or visit www.frozenmonkeycafe.com.
B.A.M.A. Galleries presents the works of Lynda D’Amico, Stefanie Ashby, and Miranda Hellman through Feb. 16. People can visit the venue at 946 Bloomfield St. in Hoboken Thursdays by appointment and Fridays through Sundays during the afternoon. For information call (201) 659-8873.
The Arts at Grace Theater will showcase Dance Therapy, a trio of plays, until Jan. 31 on the weekends. The plays that make up Dance Therapy are The Conference, Washington Monument and Dance Therapy. They were written by noted author and scholar Lee Jacobus. For information call (212) 868-4444 or visit www.johncpresents.com. Tickets are $15 and the venue is at 39 Erie St. in Jersey City.
David “Tee” Theresa will perform on Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. at Lorenzo’s Restaurant in Secaucus. For information call (201) 798-1301.
The Frozen Monkey Café at 526 Washington St. in Hoboken will have a reception for artist Jaclyn Medincov. The reception starts at 8 p.m. with live music by Simpsinatra. For information call (201) 222-1311 or visit www.frozenmonkeycafe.com.
The March of Dimes North Jersey Division will present the Ninth Annual Volunteer of the Year Awards and Recognition Reception on Jan. 26 at 6 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel at Route 46 in Fairfield. For information call (973) 882-0700. Tickets are $10.
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark presents a production by the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company celebrating the Year of the Monkey on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at 2 p.m. in the venue’s Victoria Theater. The celebration of the Chinese New Year of the Monkey will also feature the Legend of the Monkey King in the Palace of Heaven with a dazzling program of music and dance. Tickets are $65. For information call (800) 650-0246 or visit www.nainichen.org.
Christine Goodman’s The Art House presents the poetry of Regie Cabico from HBO’s Def Poetry Jam on Feb. 5 at 8 p.m. at Victory Hall at 186 Grand St. in Jersey City. The event begins at 7 p.m. and admission is $3. For information call (201) 915-9911 or visit www.arthouseproductions.org.
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