New Jersey Arts Annual: Crafts, Jersey City Museum, 350 Montgomery Street, Jersey City, N.J., (201) 413-0303, www.jerseycitymuseum.org. Jersey City Museum will present an exhibition that goes beyond a mere survey of the state of craft in New Jersey. Questioning the artificial separation of high art and craft, the museum is organizing an exhibition of artists who choose deliberately to work with non-high art materials. Opens Sept. 8.
The Importance of Being Earnest, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, 36 Madison Ave., Madison, N.J. 07940, (973) 408-5600, www.shakespearenj.org. The witty and ever-popular classic by Oscar Wilde is a tangled web of alter egos and mistaken identities. The mischievous Bunburyists, Algernon and Jack, despair as their bachelorhood slips and their aliases are stripped, despite the duo’s best efforts! From Sept. 6 through Oct. 2. Call for showtimes and tickets.
Saturday Night Shows, Albert Music Hall, 131 Wells Mill Road, Waretown, N.J. 08758, (609) 971-1593, www.alberthall.org. A live indoor concert every Saturday features live bluegrass, country, and pinelands music. Sets change every 30 minutes. Typically, there are seven music sets per evening. $5 for adults, $1 for children under 12. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Showtime 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Particle Theories: International Pâte de Verre and Other Cast Glass Granulations, The Museum of American Glass at Wheaton Village, 1501 Glasstown Road, Millville, N.J., (800) 998-4552 or (856) 825-6800, www.wheatonvillage.org. A major exhibition featuring historic and contemporary art glass created through a technique that is called “pâte de verre” (“paste of glass”). Over 140 pieces will be on display. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, $9 for senior citizens and $7 for students. Children five and under are free.
Monthly Art Exhibit, John Meagher Rotunda Gallery, City Hall, 280 Grove St., Jersey City, N.J., (201) 547-4333. “Ben Goldman – Solo Exhibition” and “Jun’ichiro Ishida – New Works” opens Sept. 13, 6 to 8 p.m.
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Fine Art Show & Sale, Guild of Creative Art, 620 Broad St., Shrewsbury, N.J. 07702, (732) 741-1441, www.guildofcreativeart.com. Juried Guild Members Watercolor Show. Handicapped accessible. Free.
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Summer Concerts on the Hudson, Lincoln Harbor Park, Weehawken, N.J., (201) 716-4540, www.HRPAC.org. Part of a series of blues, folk, Latin, jazz and oldies. Presented by the Hudson Riverfront Performing Arts Center. Free.
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Winnie the Pooh, Surflight Theatre, Engleside Avenue and South Beach Avenue, Beach Haven, N.J. 08008, (609) 492-9477, www.surflight.org. Live Children’s Theatre. Show starts at 6 p.m. Tickets $8. Handicapped accessible.
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New Playwright’s Series, The Center for the Performing Arts at DeBaun Auditorium, Edwin A. Stevens Hall, Fifth & Hudson streets, Hoboken, N.J. 07030, (201) 216-8937, www.debaun.org. Emerging and established playwrights present a reading of one original play with the floor to then be opened to others to workshop their own plays. Free with a suggested donation of $3.
Goods Hands Craft Show, The Clinton Inn Hotel, 145 Dean Dr., Bogota, N.J. 07603, (201) 498-0656, www.andrewgravina.com. A great opportunity to see some beautiful, one-of-a-kind artwork and meet some very talented local crafters and artists. Free. Handicapped accessible.
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Bergen Music & Art Festival, Bergen Mall, Route 4 East and Forest Avenue, Paramus, N.J. 07652, (201) 291-8848, www.thebergenmuseum.com. Art show and sale; 10 best-in-show artists and eight best-in-show crafters judged for a museum group exhibit. Saturday, Sept. 17, family fun at the Museum’s Mall Gallery. Free to the public on Sunday, Sept. 18, including music performances. Donations accepted.
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New Jersey Jewish Music Festival: Music From the Soul, Maurice Levin Theater, Leon and Toby Cooperman JCC, Ross Family Campus, 760 Northfield Ave., West Orange, N.J., (973) 530-3444, www.jccmetrowest.org. The most accomplished musicians playing Jewish music today will come together to celebrate the richness and diversity of the Jewish musical heritage. Ten days of the best Jewish music and musicians, with everything from Klezmer to Broadway; Ladino to Yiddish; Chamber to Spiritual; and kids’ music too.
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Brennan Coffee House Music Series, Historic Brennan Courthouse, 583 Newark Ave., Jersey City, N.J., (800) 542-7894 or (201) 459-2070, www.hudsoncountynj.org. Featuring Rhonda Schuster and Nadine Goellener. General admission $10, students with I.D. $5. Refreshments available for purchase.
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Riverside Festival of the Arts, Union Square and Kobble Beach, Phillipsburg, N.J. 08865, (908) 319-7534, www.phillipsburgnj.org. A juried crafts show, art exhibit, Raku Village and entertainment at Union Square and Kobble Beach along the Delaware River. Free. Rate date Sept. 18.
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UTSAVA: A Tradition of Celebration, The Center for the Performing Arts at DeBaun Auditorium, Edwin A. Stevens Hall, Fifth & Hudson streets, Hoboken, N.J. 07030, (201) 216-8937, www.debaun.org. The word “Utsava” is from the Sanskrit language, meaning festival. The show will include narration, music and dance about some major festivals of India. Tickets are $5 for general admission, $2 for students. Begins at 4 p.m.
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An Evening of Song, Yvonne Theater, Rider University, Lawrenceville, N.J., (609) 921-2663, westminster.rider.edu. Westminster Music Theater Comes to the Yvonne Theater. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry – it’s better than CATS! Free at 7 p.m.
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Jazz Concert for Peace, Nicholas Music Center, 85 George St., New Brunswick, N.J. 08901, (732) 932-7511, www.masongross.rutgers.edu. Featuring the distinguished jazz faculty of Mason Gross School of the Arts. A portion of the proceeds will benefit UNICEF. Handicapped accessible.
Monthly Art Exhibit, John Meagher Rotunda Gallery, City Hall, 280 Grove St., Jersey City, N.J., (201) 547-4333. “Hispanic Heritage Month – Group Exhibition” opens Oct. 1 and 2, noon to 6 p.m.
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Jersey City Artists Studio Tour, Various locations, Jersey City, N.J., (201) 547-4333. A weekend of art, presented by the Jersey City Division of Cultural Affairs and Pro Art from noon to 6 p.m. This self-guided walking tour features hundreds of artists, studios, galleries, performances and exhibitions.
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The Trial of the Century, Historic Hunterdon County Courthouse, 75 Main St., Flemington, N.J. 08822, (908) 782-2610, www.FamousTrials.com. A re-enactment of the famous Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial, performed in the fully restored original courtroom where the 1935 trial was held.
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Dracula, Cape May Stage, Lafayette Street and Bank Street, Cape May, N.J. 08204, (609) 884-1341, www.capemaystage.com. The spine-tingling story of the Transylvanian Count who is much more than he appears to be. Spectacular effects, and a story that will leave your hair standing on end. Handicapped accessible.
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New Playwright’s Series, See listing on Sept. 11.
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Fine Art Show & Sale, Guild of Creative Art, 620 Broad St., Shrewsbury, N.J. 07702, (732) 741-1441, www.guildofcreativeart.com. Annual Open Juried Show. Opening reception on Oct. 9 from 2 to 5 p.m. Free. Handicapped accessible.
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Eat Art Hoboken, Washington Street and Observer Highway, Hoboken, N.J. 07030, (201) 653-2699. Enjoy viewing art exhibits featuring local artists on display in select restaurants and bars featuring local artists throughout the city. Over forty restaurants and bars throughout the city will offer special discounts and promotions. Italian, German, Mexican, Cuban, Morrocan, Thai, Chinese, Japanese.
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An Evening with Wynton Marsalis, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 50 Park Pl., Newark, N.J. 07102, (888) 466-5722, www.njpac.org. Throughout his career, Wynton Marsalis has helped propel jazz to the forefront of American culture through his brilliant performances, compositions and vision as Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Handicapped accessible.
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Fall Fine Art and Crafts, Brookdale Park, Watchung Avenue, Montclair, N.J. 07003, (908) 874-5247, www.rosesquared.com. Juried fine art and craft show featuring professional artists, photographers and craftspeople in lovely county park setting. Free. Handicapped accessible.
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Hoboken Artists Studio Tour, Various locations, Hoboken, N.J. 07030, (201) 420-2207. Tour the studios of dozens of local artists from noon to 6 p.m. Monroe Center for the Arts is the largest destination on Hoboken’s citywide self-guided Artists Studio Tour, with a multi-disciplinary arts community of over 60 artists and 130 arts-related businesses.
Visual Arts Showcase, The Center for the Performing Arts at DeBaun Auditorium, Edwin A. Stevens Hall, Fifth & Hudson streets, Hoboken, N.J. 07030, (201) 216-8937, www.debaun.org. Free event will display the art of Will Baez, Roslyn Rose, Ibou Ndoye, Liz Cohen and others from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Organ Recital with David Fedor, Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, 89 Ridge St., Newark, N.J. 07104, www.cathedralbasilica.org. Program to include works by Cook, Franck, Bach, and Duruflé. Suggested donation $15.
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Vince Gill, The State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, N.J. 08901, (732) 246-7469, www.statetheatrenj.org. One of Country Music’s biggest superstars. Gill will sing some of his classic hits as well as tunes from his latest album, Next Big Thing. Handicapped accessible.
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Art, History & Culture in Hudson County, Main Street, Chatham, N.J., (201) 666-6691. A one-day tour of Jersey City with stops at the 1910 Hudson County Courthouse and The Stanley Theater (1928). Lunch is included.
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Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Center for the Performing Arts at DeBaun Auditorium, Edwin A. Stevens Hall, Fifth & Hudson streets, Hoboken, N.J. 07030, (201) 216-8937, www.debaun.org. Richard O’Brien’s deliberately kitschy rock ‘n’ roll sci-fi gothic. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors, and $10 for children. Call for showtimes.
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Paint-a-Pumpkin, Van Riper-Hopper House Museum, 533 Berdan Ave., Wayne, N.J. 07470, (973) 694-7192, www.waynetownship.com. Ages 3 and up can choose a pumpkin in the small ‘pumpkin patch’ and paint it with safe paints in a historical park setting.
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Rocky Horror Picture Show, See listing on Oct. 21-23.
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Art Harvest Art Show, The Gallery, Pine Shores Art Association, 94 Stafford Ave., Manahawkin, N.J. 08050, (609) 597-3557. Opening Reception of Fall Art Show. Free. Handicapped accessible.
Monthly Art Exhibit, John Meagher Rotunda Gallery, City Hall, 280 Grove St., Jersey City, N.J., (201) 547-4333. “Our Friends and Neighbors: Portraiture, Style & Community” opens Nov. 8, 6 to 8 p.m.
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Sugarloaf Craft Festival, Meadowlands Expo Center, 355 Plaza Dr., Secaucus, N.J. 07094, (301) 990-1400, www.sugarloafcrafts.com. Juried fine arts and crafts festival with gourmet food, live music, demonstrations and much more. Handicapped accessible.
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As You Like It, New Theater, Mason Gross Performing Arts Center 85 George St., Douglass College campus of Rutgers, New Brunswick, N.J., (732) 932-7511, www.masongross.rutgers.edu. In this classic and witty tale by William Shakespeare, vengeance, mistaken identity and love conjoin in story where “all the world’s a stage, and the men and women merely players.” Tickets are $20 for the general public.
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The Mikado, The Community Theatre, 100 South St., Morristown, N.J. 07960, (973) 539-8008, www.communitytheatrenj.org. Join Yum-Yum, Nanki-Poo, Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner and the rest of the cast in this comic operetta set in Japan that spoofs the rigid standards of Victorian England. Presented by the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players. Handicapped accessible.
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Prudential Hall, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, One Center Street, Newark, N.J. 07102, (888) 466-5722, www.njpac.org. Program will include Schoenberg: Variations for Orchestra Schubert: Symphony No. 9 (‘The Great’). Daniel Barenboim, conductor. 3 p.m. Handicapped accessible.
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Artists’ Open Studio Day, Monroe Center for the Arts, 720 Monroe St., Hoboken, N.J. 07030, (201) 795-5000, www.monroecenter.com. Explore the community of artists and arts-related businesses housed at Monroe Center for the Arts from noon to 5 p.m. Tour the halls of this five-story building and view the latest works by New York metropolitan area artists, shop the retail boutiques and meet fine artists, music instructors, puppet makers, floral and jewelry designers, muralists, pilates and dance instructors and more.
New Playwright’s Series, See listing on Sept. 11.
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Native Motifs/Modern Motives: The Appropriation of the ‘Savage’ in American Painting, Montclair Art Musem, 3 S. Mountain Ave., Montclair, N.J., (973) 746-5555, www.montclairartmuseum.org. Curator of the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Kathleen Ash-Milby (Navajo) will present a slide lecture on modern American and Native American artists’ use of Native motifs. Ash-Milby will address Roy Lichtenstein’s use of Native motifs in MAM’s exhibition, Roy Lichtenstein: American Indian Encounters. 7 p.m. $15 for non-members. See story on page 12.
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Crafters’ Marketplace, ETS, Rosedale Road, Princeton, N.J. 08540, (609) 497-2100, www.ywcaprinceton.org. Juried craft fair, food available. Handicapped accessible.
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Organ Recital with John Rose, Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, 89 Ridge St., Newark, N.J. 07104, www.cathedralbasilica.org. Program to include works by Bach, Widor, Franck, and Vierne. Suggested donation $15.