Arts & Entertainment Top Stories

November 3, 2024

KENILWORTH, NJ - Did you miss this past week's top stories? Catch up on what you missed in the links below. The top ten are posted by the page views of the week according to Google Analytics. Union Elementary School to Close Immediately Due to Mold‘Rally for Women’ Planned in Westfield ...

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NEW JERSEY — Step aside “Happy Gilmore. Here comes “The Boss.”An upcoming movie about Bruce Springsteen’s early career means amateur actors from the Garden State have more shots to be paid “extras.”Manhattan-based Grant Wilfley Casting has announced calls for “1980s type” extras for an upcoming ...

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BASKING RIDGE, NJ – The Friends of the Bernards Township Library present The Comedy and Juggling of Ray Grins Wednesday, November 6, 2024 from 6:30 to 7:15 PM at Bernards Township Library, 32 S. Maple Avenue, Basking Ridge.Families are invited to this supersized one-man show packed with jokes, ...

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BASKING RIDGE, NJ - Light Opera of New Jersey is pleased to continue its season with a production of L’Elisir d’Amore by G. Donizetti at the beautiful Sieminski Theater in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, on November 8 and 9 at 7:30 PM.Get ready for a rollercoaster of love, laughter, and ludicrous ...

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HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Township will host its 16th annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 9 a.m. at the Garden of Honor, located at the Hillsborough Township Municipal Complex, 379 South Branch Road. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held in the Senior Activity Room ...

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JERSEY CITY, NJ- Jersey City celebrated Halloween with a number of events, plenty of candy given out, and a variety of fun and spooky costumes worn across the City on Thursday. TAPinto Jersey City stopped by the 7th Annual Ward A Trunk or Treat at Columbia Park to witness the family-friendly ...

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BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – The GL Hilltop Players will bring Ken Ludwig’s classic comedy Lend Me a Tenor to the Kenneth Stiefel Theatre this month, delivering four performances filled with laughs, misunderstandings, and surprise twists.Performance dates are as follows:Thursday, Nov. 21, 7 p.m.Friday, ...

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Nutley Little Theatre is excited to present Dracula, written by Liz Lochhead and directed by Heather Ferreira. A reinvisioning of the classic tale, with a feminist approach. This adaptation by Liz Loch head of the Bram Stoker novel focuses on the struggles of its two most compelling characters, ...

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BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – The GL Hilltop Players will bring Ken Ludwig’s classic comedy Lend Me a Tenor to the Kenneth Stiefel Theatre this month, delivering four performances filled with laughs, misunderstandings, and surprise twists.Performance dates are as follows:Thursday, Nov. 21, 7 p.m.Friday, ...

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BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – The GL Hilltop Players will bring Ken Ludwig’s classic comedy Lend Me a Tenor to the Kenneth Stiefel Theatre this month, delivering four performances filled with laughs, misunderstandings, and surprise twists.Performance dates are as follows:Thursday, Nov. 21, 7 p.m.Friday, ...

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KENILWORTH, NJ - Please see the following message regarding the winter dance from Assistant Principal of David Brearley Middle High School, Madelyn Pavelchak.Hello, DBMS families,Our middle school winter dance will be held on Friday, November 15, from 6pm-9pm in our Brearleycafeteria. Get ready to ...

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Come for dinner, then stay for Jazz and Cocktails as the Hailey Duo Jazz performs tonight starting at 7 p.m. 

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Princeton, NJ – We all have an extra hour this weekend, so let us offer another event on the weekend calendar. It is the Princeton Girlchoir’s 17th annual Children Making a Difference Benefit Concert Saturday, November 2, at 6:30 p.m. at Nassau Presbyterian Church. Each year the Princeton Girlchoir ...

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STAFFORD - Stafford Township Recreation is hosting its annual Holiday Wonderland and Christmas Market on Saturday, December 4, 2024.The event will take place at Heritage Park on West Bay Avenue in Manahawkin.   

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STAFFORD - Stafford Township Recreation is hosting its annual Holiday Wonderland and Christmas Market on Saturday, December 4, 2024.The event will take place at Heritage Park on West Bay Avenue in Manahawkin.   

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BELMAR, NJ — The Belmar Arts Council invites animal lovers and art enthusiasts alike to explore "Four-Leggeds: Exploring the World of Animal-inspired Art," a unique exhibit dedicated to our furry companions. Running from November 11 through December 7 at 608 River Road, this exhibit brings together ...

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JERSEY CITY, NJ- A documentary screening of “Respect My Crown: The Rise Of African-American Women In California Politics” will be held next month.The event is presented by Council President, and mayoral candidate, Joyce Watterman, in partnership with Women In Media-Newark.The screening will be held ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – Middlesex County welcomed families from across the region to celebrate the fall season with its first-ever Fall Harvest Festival at East Jersey Old Town Village, 1050 River Road, in Piscataway.Held this past weekend, October 25-27, the festival showcased a variety of seasonal ...

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November 1, 2024Welcome back to another edition of the Red Bank Beat. If you’re reading this on Friday, Happy Halloween to you! We had a great Witches Night Out celebration with lots and lots of witches running around downtown Red Bank, eating, drinking, shopping, and basically having a wicked ...

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BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater Township held its annual Halloween event Oct. 30, as well as the rescheduled National Night Out event, with costumes, candy and much more.

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NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - The Harlem Wizards, the most interactive, fun, community basketball event in the world, are coming back to New Providence! The world-famous Harlem Wizards will visit the New Providence High School Gym on November 20th & 21st for two evenings of great fun and fundraising.The ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – Middlesex County welcomed families from across the region to celebrate the fall season with its first-ever Fall Harvest Festival at East Jersey Old Town Village, 1050 River Road, in Piscataway. Held this past weekend, October 25-27, the festival showcased a variety of ...

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SOMERS, N.Y. - Somers native and acoustic musician Dan Zlotnick is ready to get music lovers in the holiday spirit when he releases his new single “Christmas Eve for Mrs. Claus” on Nov. 1. The tune is a light-hearted tale that answers the age-old question: “What does Mrs. Claus do on Christmas Eve ...

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PLAINFIELD, NJ — On Thursday night, the City of Plainfield held perhaps its largest trunk or treat in the City Hall parking lot. The event, which grows in popularity each year, attracted many hundreds of residents over around 3 hours—evidenced by the line that nearly wrapped around City Hall to ...

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – Middlesex County welcomed families from across the region to celebrate the fall season with its first-ever Fall Harvest Festival at East Jersey Old Town Village, 1050 River Road, in Piscataway. Held this past weekend, October 25-27, the festival showcased a variety of ...

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BEDMINSTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – The days are getting shorter, but there’s still plenty of fun to be found in autumn’s early sunsets.The local community is invited to join Raritan Headwaters Association (RHA) on Sunday, Nov. 10, from 4 to 7 p.m., for the annual Lantern Walk at RHA’s Fairview Farm Wildlife ...

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HAWTHORNE, NJ - The Board of Recreation held the Mayor's Annual Halloween Parade in the gym at Roosevelt School on October 30. Parents and grandparents walked the costumed contestants around in the judging area one age group at a time. This popular parade has been around for about 20 years.

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SUMMIT, NJ -- Pebble Players Youth Theater will take you back to the 80s with this energetic fun show based on the hit Adam Sandler movie, The Wedding Singer. The PG-rated musical runs from November 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 with Friday and Saturday shows at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday Matinées at 2 p.m. This ...

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HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ  - The Euclid and Lincoln School PTAs, along with the Corpus Christi HSA hosted the Annual Halloween Window Painting tradition once again this year.  Businesses along the Boulevard who participated allowed students to paint Halloween-themed masterpieces on their windows.  A ...

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Princeton, NJ – In this dark period between Halloween and the possibly spooky events of Tuesday, November 5, a period in which we also lose an hour of evening sunlight beginning Sunday, November 3, how about celebrating a little bit of light? It’s time for Diwali – perfect timing.For some the ...

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