Arts & Entertainment

SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Summer Stage Concert series continues Saturday, June 19 with a three-hour concert performed by the Frost Kings beginning at 6 p.m. on the Division Street pedestrian mall.

The FrostKings are an R&B, swing and blues band based in northern New Jersey.

From their website: "Equally at home playing swinging shuffles, slow blues or full-tilt boogies, their ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - After a year’s hiatus due to COVID restrictions, the annual Rotary Fair and Business Expo will once again transform the Hillsborough Promenade fairgrounds at 315 Route 206 into a classic carnival with a colorful midway, over 20 amusement rides, games of chance, fireworks, food vendors and an exposition of local businesses.

The five-day fair opens Aug. 17 and will ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - Today is recognized as Flag Day in the United States, but the borough will wait until Friday, June 18 for its official celebration on the green surrounding the Historic Somerset County Courthouse.

Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777, by resolution of the Second Continental Congress:

"Resolved, That the flag of the ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - Sweet Fanny Adams is a musical group that journeys back to the 1970s, delivering their versions of songs by The James Gang, The Faces, The Rolling Stones and Joe Cocker while adding a mix of original songs in an early 70's rock style. 

The group will be on the Somerville Summer Stage Saturday night June 12 or a three-hour show beginning at 6 ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Tyrone Stackhouse Project celebrated a Saturday night return to normalcy on the downtown Summer Stage with a three-hour show that was somewhat overdue.

Rain had canceled the May 29 opener of the series; scheduled to perform was The Outcrops.

On Friday, Gov. Phil Murphy declared an end to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency that has been in place since March 9, ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Tyrone Stackhouse Project, one of the busiest cover bands in central New Jersey, will take the stage Saturday night on the Division Street pedestrian mall for three hours beginning at 6 p.m. performing an eclectic mix of rock, funk, jazz, Motown, and R&B hits.

The free Summer Stage concert series sponsored by the Downtown Somerville Alliance presents live ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - The lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic convinced organizers and sponsors months ago to shift the venerable Tour of Somerville bicycle races from the traditional Memorial Day weekend to the end of summer.

Those who were planning to visit Somerville on Memorial Day to take in the spectacle of colors and motion will have to wait a few months.

To be held on the streets ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - Two signature events are set to kick off in downtown Somerville Memorial Day weekend, the Friday night Cruisers and on Saturday night, the Summer Stage concert series.

Hundreds of exotic, vintage, hot rod and classic automobiles will be parked along Main Street, with many of the auto enthusiasts showing up in the early afternoon, staying through 9 p.m. Thousands of ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - Jeffrey Ye, a student at Hillsborough High School, won Honorable Mention for his painting "Constant Change" in the annual Congressional Art Competition open to students in New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District.

First place was awarded to Claire Downey, Hunterdon Central Regional High School for her painting,"Chains of Fate." Second place was ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Division Street pedestrian mall in the downtown retail/restaurant district will host several dance troupes Saturday, May 22 to celebrate Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage month.

The music and cultural performances are hosted by the Downtown Somerville Alliance in collaboration with Somerset County’s Asian American Heritage ...