Arts & Entertainment
By TAPINTO NEWS STAFF
October 19, 2025
NEW JERSEY — Jon Bon Jovi plans to release Forever (Legendary Edition), a re-imagined version of the band's 2024 album Forever, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, featuring guest artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Jelly Roll, Avril Lavigne, and Joe Elliott of Def Leppard. Sayreville's own Rock & Roll ...
NEW JERSEY – Bon Jovi will release Forever (Legendary Edition), a reimagined version of the band's 2024 album Forever, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, featuring guest artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Jelly Roll, Avril Lavigne, and Joe Elliott of Def Leppard. Sayreville's own Rock & Roll Hall of ...
HACKENSACK, NJ – Halloween is almost here! The City of Hackensack is bringing in the spooky spirit with its Pumpkin Carving Contest. To enter, the following rules apply:Post two photos on Instagram of your carving.Note: One photo must be of the contestant carving their pumpkin, the second photo ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ--The Bloomfield Center Alliance (BCA), the nonprofit organization that oversees Bloomfield’s downtown district, is facing backlash after permitting multiple political campaigns to host a table at its annual Harvest Festival – a move that may have put the group’s nonprofit status in ...
SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit Chorale will present I Go On, an evening of powerful and uplifting choral music, on Sunday, October 26, at 5 p.m. at the United Methodist Church of Summit, located at 17 Kent Place Boulevard.The fall concert will feature selections from Leonard Bernstein’s Mass, alongside ...
Basking Ridge, NJ — The Ridge High School Marching Band will bring music, energy, and school spirit to the forefront as it hosts the 15th annual “Ridge Marching Madness” on Saturday, October 25 — a celebration of student talent and musical precision that has become a fall tradition in Basking ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – After more than a decade on display at Betti Stradling Park, Coral Springs Public Art Committee has decided to decommission the large metal sculpture Cosmological Principle due to escalating repair costs that now exceed its original purchase value.According to city meeting ...
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ — The 10th Annual A Celebration of Dance was an unforgettable evening in honor of National Dance Week 2025. The milestone event brought together acclaimed dancers from New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania for a powerful showcase celebrating culture, creativity, and ...
ROXBURY, NJ - The Ever Young Seniors group celebrated the season on Oct. 16 with its annual Halloween Pizza Party, said member Linda McMahon, who said the event was “frighteningly funny.”She said 99 club members attended the party, which took place at the Roxbury Township Senior Center at Horseshoe ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - As the United States prepares to commemorate 250 years of independence in 2026, New Providence is joining the national celebration with a series of events designed to honor the past, engage the present, and inspire the future.The community’s year-long recognition of America 250 ...
BOCA RATON, FL — After just a few months in operation, the Boca Farmers Market has outgrown its first home and is moving to a new, larger space at the Boca Raton Innovation Campus (BRiC). The grand reopening is set for this Sunday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.The year-round Sunday market will now ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - The Mountainside Public Library invites adults to design their own pumpkins. The session will take place on October 29 at 11 a.m. Attendees will be able to choose from white, orange, or blue pumpkins to start. Custom designs can be made using dried flowers and decoupage ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - The Township of Little Falls’ annual Harvest Moon Dance returned to the Little Falls Civic Center on October 10. The annual event is sponsored by the Little Falls Senior Advisory Committee. The 2025 event featured live entertainment from DJ Angelo.Council President Anthony ...
PLAINFIELD, NJ — The Queen City Film Festival held its opening night gala on Friday evening at the duCret School of art in Plainfield.The 129-year-old Colonial Revival-style residence turned institution was host to a well-attended first floor reception before attendees filed into one of its large ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — James Koehne, a longtime West Orange resident, told the town council about a board game he created to spread joy and mentioned some ways it could be helpful in schools, retreats, etc. It’s called Fishing for Compliments. He explained, “The game design is all about spreading ...
Princeton, NJ — The No Kings rally at Battle Monument on Saturday, October 18, from 2 to 4 p.m., will no doubt draw an exuberant, loud, and possibly raucous crowd to Princeton. See the details in the listings below for more information on that event.But it may not be the only event in town ...
POMPANO BEACH — If you swing by Pompano Community Park on Saturday evening and see a vast crowd having a great time - that's the city's 4th annual Caribbean Fest going on (and a good excuse to park and have fun yourself)…According to the city, they're expecting 5,000 people this year at Caribbean ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Get ready for a spook-tacular weekend! There are markets, a marathon, a rally, music and much more happening in and around town this weekend! FRIDAY OCTOBER 17PInk Witches Night Out to support Breast Cancer Awareness; Downtown Denville, 1 Broadway; 5:30pm - 10pmOktoberfest Beer; ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Get ready for a spook-tacular weekend! There are markets, a marathon, a rally, music and much more happening in and around town this weekend! FRIDAY OCTOBER 17PInk Witches Night Out to support Breast Cancer Awareness; Downtown Denville, 1 Broadway; 5:30pm - 10pmOktoberfest Beer; ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Get ready for a spook-tacular weekend! There are markets, a marathon, a rally, music and much more happening in and around town this weekend! FRIDAY OCTOBER 17PInk Witches Night Out to support Breast Cancer Awareness; Downtown Denville, 1 Broadway; 5:30pm - 10pmOktoberfest Beer; ...
BELMAR, NJ – The Belmar Arts Center is set to bring the cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” to life in a one-of-a-kind interactive celebration on Saturday, October 18, at 7 p.m. This 50th Anniversary screening will feature a live jam and sing-along led by local musician Kevin Spyker & ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ – A new chapter of Asbury Park’s music legacy begins at The Asbury Hotel with the unveiling of The Boss Suite, a tribute to Bruce Springsteen and his enduring ties to the city that helped shape his sound. The suite’s debut coincides with the upcoming release of Deliver Me from ...
About 1,500 community members adorned in gold gathered at the Newark Museum of Art to usher in the Newark Arts Festival – New Jersey’s largest celebration of arts and culture – and bask in the celebration of JOY on Wednesday, Oct. 8. The festival ran from Oct. 8 through Oct. 12. Gold gowns and ...
BLOOMFIELD, NJ–Bloomfield’s newest opportunity for seniors, Oakside Seniors, has become an open space where people eat, socialize, and feel like they’re not alone.The Township of Bloomfield is now offering senior-targeted programs every Monday from 11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. and Wednesdays from 12 p.m.-3 ...
NEW JERSEY – Bon Jovi will release Forever (Legendary Edition), a reimagined version of the band's 2024 album Forever, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, featuring guest artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Jelly Roll, Avril Lavigne, and Joe Elliott of Def Leppard. Sayreville's own Rock & Roll Hall of ...
GLEN ROCK, NJ - Andy Coll, Pete Richter, John VanKueren, Steve Beiter, Henry Baker, Andy Curshen, Rich Moderow, John Moran, and Richard Burns, were treated to a presentation on wars in North America before the Revolutionary War, by member and co-chairman Pete Pichter. The History group, which meets ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - The future of the arts will be bright in Jersey City, and will have the full support of the Office of the Mayor, at least according to the six candidates that participated in a debate hosted by a coalition of Jersey City's non-profit arts organizations on Wednesday. “Arts is the ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS sophomore and aspiring actor Skylar Gal, began filming her horror film, “You Can Trust Your Neighbor,” on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.The film, directed by Patrick Devaney with Skylar's dad, Steve Gal, working as the cinematographer, is about a girl ...
FANWOOD, NJ — An inspiring singer-songwriter and a locally based rock-pop duo will share the bill as the Fanwood Performance Series presents its final concert of the year on Saturday evening, Nov. 15.Meghan Cary is an award-winning performing songwriter known for her smoky voice, masterful ...
CRANFORD, NJ - On Friday, October 10th, the Cranford Dramatic Club (CDC), New Jersey’s oldest community theatre, kicked off its 107th season with Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon’s original play, The Shark is Broken. Fifty years after the release of Steven Spielberg’s classic film Jaws, CDC invites the ...