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From The Friends of Israel: Passover presentation April 5 @ 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Cost: $25.00 More information
From Hopewell Theater: Join us for our ongoing series This Really Happened… featuring some of the most hilarious and moving storytellers on stage. With a rotating cast of storytellers, the show is always fresh. Audience members can also claim a spot in the show and share a “two-minute tale” at the open-mic at the end of each show, for up to six audience members. Hosted by Joey Novick, each show will be one hour long with no intermission, followed by the open mic segment of “two-minute tales.” March 8, April 5, May 3 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $15
From SOPAC: Alligator Records artists Coco Montoya and Tinsley Ellis will make a stop in South Orange on their current “Blues Rock Titans” tour. Montoya and Ellis will each perform a full headline-length set at the South Orange Performing Arts Center on Friday, April 5, 2019. Legendary blues-rock guitarist and vocalist Coco Montoya will feature songs from his latest Alligator Records release, HARD TRUTH. He’s currently at work on a new album due later this year. Tinsley Ellis is among the blues world’s best loved, hardest working and most well-traveled statesmen. Ellis’ latest release, 2018’s WINNING HAND, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Blues Chart. The two “Blues Rock Titans” will also join forces each night for an unforgettable jam session More information
From Essex County: 2019 Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival April 6 – 14 Blossom Challenge Bike Race starts Saturday, April 6th 7am – 1pm at Oval, Northern Division and ends with Bloomfest on Sunday, April 14th from 11am – 5pm. Cherry Blossom Welcome Center, Extension Division and Concert Grove, Southern Division. More information
From Trenton Punk Flea Market: Head into spring with The Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market on April 6-7, 2019. We’ll be punching you square in the face with 200+ unique vendors and a dozen food trucks EACH DAY! Come on down to the TPRFM and score tons of vinyl, sweet vintage gear, original art, horror memorabilia, handmade jewelry, vintage toys and a whole lot more! FREE PARKING will be located at 640 South Broad Street (signs will be posted) across from Mario’s Restaurant and right around the corner from the Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market. SATURDAY FOOD TRUCKS: The Tot Cart El Lechon De Negron House of Cupcakes Johnny’s Pork Roll and Coffee too Mama’s Meatballs Gyros-To-Go PaperMill – Home of the Spurrito SUNDAY FOOD TRUCKS: The Tot Cart Empanada Guy Undrgrnd Donuts OINK and MOO BBQ The Flying Pie Guy Buzzetta’s Festival Foods Waffle Mamas The Outslider Shore Shake—-
From Wheaton Arts: Free and open to the public, this new “kick-off” event celebrates WheatonArts and its Visitors! Experience the arts and cultures of East Asia with special programming, explore the Museum of American Glass exhibit Emanation 2019 with a guided tour, create unique “make-and-take” projects in the Education Studio, and discover the art of paper-making, ceramic wheel-throwing, and hot glassblowing with special demonstrations throughout the day. Join us in the Event Center from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. for the “Spring Festival: Asian New Year Celebrations,” welcoming the Year of the Wild Boar! Festivities include narrated music, dance performances, demonstrations of Asian folk & traditional arts, and more! More information
Alstede Farms – Highlands Farmers Adventure Chester, NJ Saturday, April 6, 2019 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Enjoy lots of family fun activities including: Scenic hay wagon rides around the farm Admission to Moon Bounce, Pony rides, Wagon train rides, Corn kingdom Easter Egg Hunt (available continuously) (includes 5 eggs per child plus 1 golden egg) Visit with our adorable baby farm animals Visit with the Easter Bunny (bring your camera), and see our Antique Farm Museum Enjoy a cozy campfire to keep you warm and to roast your marshmallows (each child gets 4 marshmallows) Journey through the Jelly Bean and the Unbreakable Egg story Complimentary hot and cold cider made right here at Alstede Farms! There’s lots to see and do – come and enjoy a fun day on the farm! More information
From Garden State Kitchen: Learn how to use customer service to connect with the people who love your food – and keep them coming back for life! Customer relationships are as important as your food product, and those who feel welcomed and appreciated feel like a part of the family. Sweeta Boo’s Cakery and Catering shows you how to create and maintain a healthy rapport. More information
From Maplewood Library: Tina Kelley, Journalist, Poet, Author, will be interviewed by Library Director Sarah Lester, and will receive the 2019 Maplewood Literary Award on Saturday, April 6 at 2:00 pm More information
From Carolyn Dorfman Dance: This evening performance features the return of three repertory favorites: The immersive, multimedia “Interior Designs” with music by Svjetlana Bukvich; the enchanting “Love Suite Love”, featuring music by Patsy Cline; and “Odisea”, Carolyn’s moving work chronicling the journey of twenty-three Jews leaving persecution in Recife, Brazil, in 1654 and their journey to American soil. This family matinee features the return of three repertory favorites: The immersive, multimedia “Interior Designs” with music by Svjetlana Bukvich; the enchanting “Love Suite Love”, featuring music by Patsy Cline; and “Odisea”, Carolyn’s moving work chronicling the journey of twenty-three Jews leaving persecution in Recife, Brazil, in 1654 and their journey to American soil. More information
From Carolyn Dorfman Dance: Carolyn Dorfman Dance, a premiere modern dance company based in New Jersey and New York City, will appear at NJPAC for two performances on Saturday, April 6, at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 7, at 3:00 p.m. as part of the Jersey Moves! Festival of Dance Series. The acclaimed company will celebrate more than three decades of work by their founding artistic director and choreographer Carolyn Dorfman in a program entitled “Love Life Dance.” Both performances will feature three repertory favorites. The immersive, multimedia dance “Interior Designs” is set to the original score by Svjetlana Bukvich. When the dance premiered in 2013, it was hailed by the Star-Ledger as a Top Ten Dance Event for the year. Employing X-box technology, it a visually stunning tour-de-force which blends art and technology to create “a complex, digital world. More information
David Sedaris appears April 6 at 8 p.m. at Count Basie in Red Bank. From Count Basie: With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. He is the master of satire and one of today’s most observant writers addressing the human condition, especially apparent in his latest book, a collection of his diaries entitled Theft By Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) (May 2017). Beloved for his personal essays and short stories, David Sedaris is the author of Barrel Fever, Holidays on Ice, Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls, and Theft By Finding: Diaries (1977-2002). He is the author of Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary, a collection of fables with illustrations by Ian Falconer. Each of these books was an immediate bestseller. He was also the editor of Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules: An Anthology of Outstanding Stories. His pieces regularly appear in The New Yorker and have twice been included in “The Best American Essays.” There are over ten million copies of his books in print and they have been translated into […]
