Arts & Entertainment

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ  - The Elf will hop off his Shelf for a few hours on Saturday, Dec. 15th, for the 7th annual “Elf on the Shelf Run for Awareness” sponsored by Steps Together.

Accompanied by fellow runners, the Elf will be on the loose for several hours and will do his best to stick the following schedule:

Impact Training, 10:30-10:45 ap.m.;Library Playground,  ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - “The Somerville Caroling Festival,” sponsored by the Somerville and Ridge High School Music Departments and featuring the choirs of several local high schools will take place on Friday, Dec, 14th at 4 p.m. in the 600-seat sanctuary of United Reformed Church,100 W Main St.

Choirs from Somerville High School, Mount Saint Mary Academy, Hunterdon Central High ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The curtain goes up on the world premiere of "And My True Love Gave to Me," an original Christmas comedy written by township resident Luigi Jannuzzi on Thursday, Dec. 13 at the Hudson Theatre Works, 80 Hauxhurst Ave., Weehawken.

Show times are 8 p.m. Dec. 13-15, and 5 p.m. Dec. 16.

Jannuzzi, a graduate of Bound Brook High School, also taught English, Drama and ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ – The Somerville High School Chamber Choir will perform at the 11th annual Stars & Promises Holiday Concert Dec. 7, which features Peter Mayer, lead guitarist for Jimmy Buffet’s Coral Reefer Band, at the United Reformed Church, 100 West Main St.

The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets for the show are $35 in advance, $45 at the door, and are ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - Hundreds of volunteer firefighters and first responders from throughout the state will festoon their emergency vehicles with strings of light and blow-up cartoon characters for the V!I annual Holiday Lights Parade Saturday, Dec. 1, beginning at dusk.

Sponsored by Somerville Engine Co. #1, the trucks and their crews will begin to arrive early in the afternoon at the staging ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Hillsborough Middle School Drama Club is working with Sherlock Holmes to solve some mysteries that have found their way to the school's auditorium.

Tickets are $5 and will be available for purchase at the door. Performances will be at Hillsborough Middle School during the following dates and times:

Friday, Dec. 7th and Saturday, Dec. 8th at 7 ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ – Somerville Arts on Division presents the 2018 Holiday Art Crawl on Saturday, Dec. 1 and Sunday, Dec. from 1-6 p.m. each day.

The “Crawl” will present the works of numerous local artists beginning at the Gallery on Division, 15B Division St. featuring original paintings, tapestries, ornaments, jewelry, and drawings.

Second stop will be Gallery on Main, 30 ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Whitehouse Wind Symphony, a community band under the direction of Branchburg resident James P. Sheeley, Jr., will present four separate holiday concerts in December at various locations throughout central New Jersey.

This year’s program is entitled “A Holiday Celebration!”

Concertgoers will enjoy the band’s arrangements of classic Christmas ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The township will kick off the Holiday Season on Friday, Nov.30th with the annual lighting of the Township Christmas Tree.

The festivities will begin at 6 p.m. and will include train rides (weather permitting) from 6-8 p.m., an ice sculpture demonstration, and a visit from Elsa, Anna, and Olaf of Disney’s Frozen.

Santa will arrive courtesy of the Flagtown Fire ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - Johnny Lombardi, aka "Gemini," is the comedic version of a one-man band.

He can do it all – depending on his mood and the audience, Lombardi will kibitz with the crowd, fire off one-liners, dazzle with his magic or bring life to a family of sharp-tongued ventriloquist dummies.

A veteran headliner at Atlantic City’s casinos, Lombardi’s also got a ...