Arts & Entertainment Top Stories
By GABRIELLA DRAGONE
October 8, 2025
PATERSON, NJ - Author and food justice advocate Mark Winne will visit A Better Market on Thursday, Oct. 16, for a book signing of The Road to a Hunger-Free America: Selected Writings of Mark Winne, coinciding with World Food Day. The event will take place from noon to 3 p.m. and is free to the ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ — The Jersey City Youth Mural Arts Program (JCYMAP) is set to celebrate its 11th anniversary later this month.Founded in 2013 as an extension of the Jersey City Mural Arts Program (JCMAP), JCYMAP has grown into New Jersey’s largest youth mural arts initiative, transforming the city ...
Phillipsburg, NJ – Get ready to savor the flavor of art and community as Phillipsburg prepares to host the inaugural "Calling All Artists!" Pork Roll Palooza Art Show. This unique exhibition, set to precede the main Pork Roll Palooza Festival, invites artists to transform New Jersey's most iconic ...
UNION, NJ – From mozzarella making to silent book club, there are special events for all at the Union Public Library in October.Thursday, October 9, 11 a.m.Jim Tretotla will lead the audience in an informative presentation on Medicare, the changes that are happening, and assist audience members ...
Princeton, NJ -- The place is packed inside and out; conversation is brisk and loud; everything is at a fever pitch. It can only mean one thing: it’s a Tuesday night at the venerable Ivy Inn on Nassau Street and that equals trivia.Twenty teams or more can be found, faithfully in place, on any ...
SOMERSET, NJ — One of Franklin Township’s favorite fall traditions is back. The Hamilton Street Business Improvement District, Week of the People, and Franklin Township Parks & Recreation invite residents to celebrate Halloween on Hamilton 2025 on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 12 to 3 p.m. at John’s ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - Parsippany's annual Trunk or Treat event will take place on October 25th at Smith Field.See details below:
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School will present a unique theatrical event this fall, Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman, during the weekend of Nov. 21 - 23, 2025. The Tony Award–winning play reimagines Greek myths, such as “Orpheus and Eurydice” and “King Midas,” through poetic ...
EAST HANOVER, NJ - Hanover Park High School Theatre invites the community to experience its fall production of Almost, Maine, a heartwarming romantic comedy by John Cariani. The play explores love and loss through a series of whimsical vignettes set in a mythical, remote town under the northern ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Somerset Valley Players present “The Lion in Winter,” a modern-day classic featuring sibling rivalry, adultery, and dungeons on weekends beginning Oct. 17 through Nov. 2 at the Somerset Valley Playhouse, located at 689 Amwell Road (Route 514),Performances are Friday and ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Somerset Valley Players present “The Lion in Winter,” a modern-day classic featuring sibling rivalry, adultery, and dungeons on weekends beginning Oct. 17 through Nov. 2 at the Somerset Valley Playhouse, located at 689 Amwell Road (Route 514),Performances are Friday and ...
Princeton, NJ — There was no better way to embrace Italian-American Heritage and Culture month than to attend an event on October 5 at Princeton's Dorothea's House, the Italian Cultural Center. The draw for the evening's capacity crowd was Andrea Marini, a dancer with the American Repertory Ballet ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ - The Roselle Park Veterans Memorial Library invites young artists ages 5 to 12 to channel their creativity. Glow Canvas Painting is a fun-filled painting session featuring black lights, fluorescent paints, and canvases. The session will take place on October 20, starting at 3:30 ...
HILLSIDE, NJ - The Hillside Public Library invites young residents ages 6 to 17 to learn chess and improve their skills. The Youth Chess Club will meet on the following Thursdays from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. October 16October 23October 30For more information or to register, click here.
DOYLESTOWN, PA—An expert gardener will be coming to Doylestown later this month to give advice and ideas on creating “intentional outdoor spaces.”Dan Bangert, leader of the grounds team at Penn Medicine, will speak on Oct. 23 at the James-Lorah Memorial Home Auditorium. Doors open at 6 for a ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Dozens of pop-up pavilions filled East and West Main Street as far as the eye could see on Sunday with over 100 craft and food vendors coming to town for the Somerville Street Fair & Craft Show.Thousands of visitors lined the street for the free event which featured crafters, ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Dozens of pop-up pavilions filled East and West Main Street as far as the eye could see on Sunday with over 100 craft and food vendors coming to town for the Somerville Street Fair & Craft Show.Thousands of visitors lined the street for the free event which featured crafters, ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — Under clear blue skies and warm, late-summer sunshine, the New Providence Police Benevolent Association (PBA) Local 132 hosted its 8th Annual Car Show this past weekend — and it turned out to be one of the best yet.From classic muscle cars and vintage roadsters to sleek modern ...
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — The Governor Livingston Highlander Marching Band invites the community to come out and cheer at the 54th Annual Pageant of Champions on Sunday, October 12th at 12:30 PM at the GLHS Football Field. This long-standing tradition will bring together eight local high school ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield Community Players will open their first show of the 2025-26 season on Oct. 11 with the first of six performances of “Much Ado About Nothing,” a production in which Shakespeare’s tale is infused with the flappers and gangsters of the Jazz Age.The story focuses on ...
RED BANK, NJ: The Red Bank RiverCenter has announced the return of the Red Bank Oktoberfest!Red Bank Oktoberfest 2025 is back for its third year, transforming Edmund Wilson Plaza—located between Triumph Brewing and The Two River Theater - into a lively celebration of fall flavors and community ...
Princeton, NJ – Many artists wrestle endlessly with the existential question: How can I make a living doing what I love to do? Not many artists ever get to contemplate a sequel to that question: How can I enable the art I have created in life to continue after I die?Mark Morris, the renowned ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Actress and Paramus native Rachel Kordell has been awarded Best Actress in a Thriller, Sci-Fi, or Fantasy at the 2025 New Jersey Web Festival (NJ WebFest) for her performance in the short film Mori. The film also earned the festival’s Outstanding Sci-Fi award, underscoring the ...
RAHWAY, NJ — Stop by St. Thomas the Apostle Byzantine Catholic Church, located at 1407 St. Georges Ave., for an autumn flea market and craft show on Saturday, October 11. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Some items available for purchase include homemade chocolate candy, silk floral wreaths, ...
October 6, 2025 – The Maplewood Film Society and the Maplewood Division for Arts and Culture are presenting an exclusive screening of The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert as part of the town’s National Coming Out Day celebrations, October 10th.The 1994 film, starring the late-great ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown will kick off its celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States next weekend with a celebration that includes town criers reading the day’s news, a barbershop quartet and a visit from Ben Franklin. The Doylestown Historical Society will hold Doylestown ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Dozens of pop-up pavilions filled East and West Main Street as far as the eye could see on Sunday with over 100 craft and food vendors coming to town for the Somerville Street Fair & Craft Show.Thousands of visitors lined the street for the free event which featured crafters, ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ — In a powerful moment for New Jersey’s growing film community, Paramus native Rachel Kordell has been awarded Best Actress in a Thriller, Sci-Fi, or Fantasy at the 2025 New Jersey Web Festival (NJ WebFest) for her performance in the short film Mori. The film also earned the ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - The Township of Little Falls is embracing the Halloween spirit. Farm O’Ween will take place over the course of three weeks at the Little Falls Farmer’s Market. On October 12, the Farmers Market will be holding a dog costume contest. Registration will take place at 10:45 a.m., ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Dozens of pop-up pavilions filled East and West Main Street as far as the eye could see on Sunday with over 100 craft and food vendors coming to town for the Somerville Street Fair & Craft Show.Thousands of visitors lined the street for the free event which featured crafters, ...