Arts & Entertainment
By TAPINTO BAYONNE STAFF
July 31, 2025
BAYONNE, NJ - The sounds of Boston, Journey, Kansas, Heart, Pat Benatar, AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses, Aerosmith, Rush, and Foreigner - just to name a few-will fill the Bayonne air as ARENA RELIVE THE ROCK bring their talents to the stage at the Summer Sounds by the Bay concert on Wednesday, August 6.The ...
BRANCHBURG, NJ - The Raritan Valley Community College Planetarium in Branchburg will offer two new shows in August, “Messengers of Time & Space” and “Max Goes to the Moon,” which premiered this spring. There will be several lazer concerts this month, including “Rockin' Cosmic,” “Lasers for ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Bridgewater-Raritan High School senior Parinita Chandrashekar was named the winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for New Jersey’s 7th District.Chandrashekar won for her artwork, “Cutting Through Reality,” which will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol’s Cannon Tunnel for ...
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The 87th Annual Middlesex County Fair will kick off on Monday, August 4, and run through Sunday, August 10, offering a weeklong celebration of agriculture, entertainment, and community at the Middlesex County Fairgrounds in East Brunswick.Families from across the region can ...
New Providence, NJ — The sounds of summer are coming to Allendale! The community is invited to kick off the season with the Spring Grove Summer Concert Series on Thursday, August 14 at 4 PM at 144 Gales Drive in New Providence.The free outdoor event will feature Forever Young, bringing the best of ...
Carteret and Woodbridge have no shortage of talented people. Need proof?Six local senior citizens recently won 1st-and-2nd place honors in Middlesex County’s 2025 Senior Art Show Contest.This amazing art show – created and hosted by the Middlesex County Office of Aging & Disability Services – ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Bernards Township artist Serena Bocchino hopes to give a voice to young artists through the international, virtual exhibition, “Wow Women.” Bocchino started the annual exhibition and Lucia Bocchino Fund (LBF) to honor her mother who was an artist and mother of six. LBF Director ...
Princeton, NJ -- Allison Spann didn’t set out to become a solo act. But when the usual paths to theater stopped working, she built her own – creating a one-woman cabaret show that blends music, dance, and story.Spann grew up in a household where a love for the arts wasn’t inherited – her mom was a ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – David Cassidy, the beloved 1970s pop icon best known for his starring role as Keith Partridge in “The Partridge Family” and a series of chart-topping solo hits, spent a meaningful part of his early life in West Orange, New Jersey. Long before he became a teen idol and ...
NEWARK - Every year, there are flag raisings for Hispanic Heritage Month, the Puerto Rican Day Parade and the Latin Festival in New Jersey’s largest city, where over one-third of its residents identify as Latino or Hispanic. But for Newark native and filmmaker Ramon Nazario, he saw something ...
LITTLE FALLS, NJ - The fifth annual Water Fun Fest returned to Little Falls on July 26 at the Sports and Recreation Complex turf field. Attendees enjoyed water slides and water guns. Councilman Chris Vancheri and Assistant Recreation Director Franco Iacovo were on hand to welcome attendees to the ...
LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ — For Jane O’Neil, the Jersey Shore has always been more than a vacation spot — it’s a place of sun-soaked memories, family traditions, and, surprisingly, the place of a late-in-life love of boogie boarding.“While some of my neighbors visited the mountains or the lakes of ...
Hackensack’s Johnson Public Library is hosting its second Summer Concert Series event on Monday, August 4.Taking the stage is Band Sabor, created by artist Armando Son Jiminez. The band has been performing across the tri-state area for 12 years, starting in 2012. Band Sabor brings creative ...
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Doylestown’s Central Park will offer residents a chance to meet with emergency responders from the Central Bucks area on Tuesday night when National Night Out returns.From 4-8 pm., the park will be packed with fire engines, police cars and other emergency response vehicles. Kids and ...
CLARK, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners invites residents to enjoy a free evening of live music with “Hey Bulldog – The Beatles Experience” in Oak Ridge Park on Wednesday, August 13.The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at Oak Ridge Park in Clark. There will also be a free yoga class ...
CLARK, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners invites residents to enjoy a free evening of live music with “Hey Bulldog – The Beatles Experience” in Oak Ridge Park on Wednesday, August 13.The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at Oak Ridge Park in Clark. There will also be a free yoga class ...
RAHWAY, NJ — TAPinto Rahway just finished telling readers that the Rahway Senior Center serves as home to at least six clubs and organizations in town, one of which is the Garden State Theatre Organ Society (GSTOS). Well, there is more good news to report in that regard, because on Thursday, August ...
BERNARDS TOWNSHIP, NJ – Art lovers, mark your calendars for an art exhibition and sale benefitting Farmstead Arts. The New Jersey Art Association (NJAA) will host the "Taking Artistic License!" exhibition at Farmstead in Basking Ridge, from August 2 to September 7, 2025.This event will showcase a ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ – There will be two programs at the Springfield Public Library this Friday, Aug. 1, one for small children and another for school-aged kids:Boogie Woogie Babies10:30 a.m.Ages: 6 months - 2.5 yearsDance program best suited for ages 6 months through 2.5 years. No registration ...
EAST WINDSOR, NJ – Enjoy the music that stormed the world as part of the British invasion that was The Beatles as one of the area's well-known tribute band will perform for Sunday's concert in the park in East Windor.Beatlemania Again aims to recreate the Beatles experience with four band members ...
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ - On July 25, the South Plainfield Instrumental Summer Music program concluded their session with a concert at the South Plainfield High School. This event is the culmination of three weeks of study for the 48 students involved. The students involved in the instrumental and ...
NEWTON, NJ—Tickets for Newton’s Annual Taste of Newton event will be available to purchase starting this Friday, August 1.This year, the event will take place on Monday, September 29, from 5 until 8 p.m. and will happen no matter the weather, since the event will be tented.Tickets will be on sale ...
PARSIPPANY, NJ - Parsippany's Summer Music and Movie Nights continue this Thursday evening at 7:30pm at Veterans Memorial Park.The Benjamins will be taking the stage, providing the musical entertainment.
RANDOLPH, NJ- Brundage Park Playhouse, located on Carroll Road in Randolph, will be presenting performances in early August of both Fiddler on the Roof and Fiddler on the Roof JR. Both productions will feature talented kid and adult actors from Randolph and surrounding towns. Brundage Park ...
EDISON, NJ - Several Edison residents have won awards at the 2025 Middlesex County Senior Art Show. Residents have won awards in the acrylic, oil, pastel, watercolor, and mixed media categories. See the full list of winners and their work by clicking here.The winners from Edison Township are as ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - A South Brunswick man has won a first place prize at the 2025 Middlesex County Senior Art Show. See the full list of winners and their work by clicking here.Adrian Nicoara has won first prize in the Professional Craft category for her work titled My Lovely Flowers. Vijay ...
NEWARK - Every year, there are flag raisings for Hispanic Heritage Month, the Puerto Rican Day Parade and the Latin Festival in New Jersey’s largest city, where over one-third of its residents identify as Latino or Hispanic. But for Newark native and filmmaker Ramon Nazario, he saw something ...
ROSELLE PARK, NJ - The Roselle Park Summer Theater Camp invites residents to get ready for a magical journey in the world of Disney. The Camp will feature two performances of Disney’s Frozen Jr. on Thursday and Friday night. Both productions will take place at 7 p.m. at the Roselle Park High School ...
MANAHAWKIN, NJ — The 9th Annual Ocean County Irish Festival, presented by Ocean Family Dental and Patriot Financial Group, is set to return Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Manahawkin Lake Park for a day full of Irish culture, community spirit and gratitude for local heroes.Running from 11 a.m. to 7 ...
MANAHAWKIN, NJ — The 9th Annual Ocean County Irish Festival, presented by Ocean Family Dental and Patriot Financial Group, is set to return Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Manahawkin Lake Park for a day full of Irish culture, community spirit and gratitude for local heroes.Running from 11 a.m. to 7 ...