Arts & Entertainment
By BOB ZUCKERMAN
November 1, 2024
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - The Montclair Center Business Improvement District (BID) has announced the latest addition to its artCONNECTs Mural Project. A vibrant new mural adorns the exterior of Pilgrim Medical Center located at 393 Bloomfield Avenue. This mural, titled “Radiant Tomorrow,” has transformed the ...
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 ...
East Orange, NJ - As part of a program for Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts students, they get the opportunity to work closely with well-known members of the music industry.The GRAMMY Museum's GRAMMY In The Schools Program is a regional music Career Day presented in ...
FAIR LAWN, NJ - As Fair Lawn continues its 100th Anniversary celebration, town historian and lifelong resident John Cosgrove recently addressed the Maurice Pine Public Library audience with tidbits from the borough’s history.A slide show accompanied the talk highlighting the first settlers of Fair ...
CHATHAM, NJ – It was a great day for parents, grandparents and retired teachers to line the route for the annual Halloween Parade down Washington Avenue on Thursday.The warm weather made for a pleasant march for the children showing off their Halloween costumes from Washington Avenue, Saint Patrick ...
UNION, NJ - Once again this year, windows at local businesses around town were decked out with Halloween paintings by Union's youth.The winners of the Union Recreation Department's 2024 Halloween Window Painting Contest have been announced.5th Grade:First Place: Dylan Aponte (M.A.D.E. Stars)Second ...
Mount St. Dominic Academy’s students, faculty, and staff got into the Halloween spirit with magical costumes all around! Faculty and staff channeled their inner wizards with a Harry Potter theme, while students brought laughs as "Home Alone" burglars, the Founding Fathers, fairies, and more!MSDA’s ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - It's the weekend! Here are all the fun things happening in and around town. Friday November 1Exhibit- New Sculpture/New Jersey; Morris Museum; 11am - 5pmExhibit- The Language of Textiles: Mid-Centruy Oaxacan Embroidery and Weaving; Morris Museum; 11am - 5pmExhibit- Passport: ...
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, ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - It's the weekend! Here are all the fun things happening in and around town. Friday November 1Exhibit- New Sculpture/New Jersey; Morris Museum; 11am - 5pmExhibit- The Language of Textiles: Mid-Centruy Oaxacan Embroidery and Weaving; Morris Museum; 11am - 5pmExhibit- Passport: ...
NUTLEY, NJ - They did the mash, they did the monster mash, it was a Chestnut St. smash. As the sun began to set on All Hallow's Eve, the Township of Nutley hosted the14th annual Trunk or Treat at the Public Safety Headquarters. With DJ Aaron Tripoldi providing the soundtrack, princesses, ghosts, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — The results are in for Westfield’s annual “Haunt Your House” Halloween home decorating contest, and voters chose winners in two categories — one for daytime and one for nighttime.The contest is part of AddamsFest, the town’s annual month-long festival celebrating the legacy of ...
This year marks a significant milestone for Pack 61 as we proudly celebrate our 75th Anniversary! To commemorate this special occasion and give back to our wonderful community, we are excited to host a “Night at the Movies” at the Hunterdon Central Regional High School Main Auditorium. Join us for ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Halloween seems like a ‘spirited time’ to look at our area’s most haunted locations — and this sprawling county has plenty.Ghostly haunts are supposedly found in Cranbury, East Brunswick, Edison, Metuchen, Perth Amboy, Old Bridge, and Woodbridge, according to interviews and ...
PATERSON, NJ - The Paterson Museum is inviting history enthusiasts to explore one of New Jersey’s most fascinating stories of ambition and allure with its upcoming virtual program, Pearl Mania: The Paterson Gem Rush of 1857. Set to take place on Wednesday, November 20, at 2 p.m. on Zoom, this event ...
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Halloween seems like a ‘spirited time’ to look at our area’s most haunted locations — and this sprawling county has plenty.Ghostly haunts are supposedly found in Cranbury, East Brunswick, Edison, Metuchen, Perth Amboy, Old Bridge, and Woodbridge, according to interviews and ...
EDISON, NJ—The township has announced the winners of its annual Halloween House Decoration Contest. According to the township, the winners received gift cards to various businesses in the area. The winners are as follows:First Place - 20 Dayton RoadSecond Place - 137 Morris AvenueThird Place - 66 ...
PARAMUS, NJ - The 7th annual Big Santa event at the Garden State Plaza will feature Real Housewives of NJ star Melissa Gorga and multiple platinum-selling singer-songwriter David Archuleta on Nov. 9.Located at the Nordstrom entrance, the Big Santa lighting kicks-off the holiday season from 5 to 7 ...