JOHN CAVANAUGH
Patti Smith will make an appearance at the Oct. 15-17 Dodge Poetry Festival in Newark.
This list of major arts events scheduled for New Jersey will be constantly updated throughout the year, as new events are announced.
Through Sept. 20: XPoNential Music Festival, Camden Waterfront.
Through Sept. 20: Sea Hear Now festival, Asbury Park.
Sept. 24: New Jersey Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Dream Live at American Dream, East Rutherford. Inductees include SZA, Eddie Brigati of The Rascals, Lawrence Taylor, and former Gov. Christine Whitman.
Oct. 15-17: Dodge Poetry Festival with Patti Smith, Arthur Sze, Tyehimba Jess, Elizabeth Acevedo, others, at NJPAC and other Newark venues.
Oct. 16-25: Montclair Film Festival.
Oct. 22-25: Exit Zero Jazz Festival, Cape May. With Kenny Garrett, Marcus Miller, Chucho Valdés, Danilo Pérez Trio, Michael Mayo, The Eddie Palmieri Experience, Marel Hidalgo Sextet, Brian Betz-Behn Gillece Quartet, others.
April 9-11: The Fest for Beatles Fans at World of Blue, East Rutherford.
June 4-6: Crawfish Fest at Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta. With Bobby Rush, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Sonny Landreth, Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie, Cowboy Mouth, The Pine Leaf Boys, The Campbell Brothers, Flow Tribe, Jason Ricci & the Bad Kind, others.
June 17-20: Barefoot County Music Fest, Wildwood. Lineup TBA.
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