David Sedaris will make an appearance at The Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown, April 4.
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Jan. 31: “When Film Gets Intimate,” Cultural Arts Series at Van Vleck House and Gardens, Montclair. Panel discussion on how intimacy is portrayed on screen, and the role of professional intimacy coordinators, with director Alex Hall and actors Patrick Wilson and Dagmara Domińczyk.
Jan. 31: Kristine Lombardi at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Crouton.”
Feb. 1: Ricky Riccardi, presentation on “Louis Armstrong’s Early Years” at Madison Community Arts Center.
Feb. 1: Dan Aubrey, Lois Harrod, Dan Zibman, Fanny Parnell Poetry Reading at Old City Hall, Bordentown. Also features a community reading of a play version of James Joyce’s story “Ivy Day in the Committee Room,” adapted by Aubrey.
Feb. 1: Aria Mia Loberti at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “I Am Ingrid: The Adventures of the World’s Greatest Guide Dog.”
Feb. 1: Kate McKean at Finnbar, Frenchtown. Author of “Write Through It: An Insider’s Guide to Publishing and the Creative Life.”
Feb. 3: Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling, presented by Drew Forum at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Feb. 3: Scott Eden at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “A Killing in Cannabis: A True Story of Love, Murder, and California Weed.”
Feb. 3: Daniel Heller-Roazen at Labyrinth Books, Princeton. Author of “Far Calls: On Omens, Slips, & Epiphanies.”
Feb. 4: Amy Wallace at Montclair Public Library. Author of “Nobody’s Girls: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice.”
Feb. 4: Anthony Randello-Jahn at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “The Donut Daddy Cookbook: Sugar & Seduction in 69 Recipes.”
Feb. 4: Tareq Baconi at Labyrinth Books, Princeton. Author of “Fire in Every Direction: A Memoir.”
Feb. 5: Anthony DePalma at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “On This Ground: Hardship and Hope at the Toughest Pres School in America.”
Feb. 8: Tom Moran, discussion on public art in New Jersey and elsewhere at Old City Hall, Bordentown.
Feb. 10: Marion Orr at Montclair Public Library. Author of “House of Diggs: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs Jr.”
Feb. 10: Katie Siegal at Word, Jersey City. Author of “Out of the Loop: A Mystery.”
Feb. 10: “C. K. Williams Reading Series” at Labyrinth Books, Princeton. Featuring Hala Alyan (author of “I’ll Tell You When I’m Home: A Memoir”) and Princeton University creative writing students.
Feb. 11: Sadeqa Johnson at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Keeper of Lost Children.”
Feb. 12: Montclair Story Salon, “Bring It Back” benefit for Montclair Art Museum, with Dagmara Dominczyk, Darryl McDaniels of Run-DMC, Warren Zanes, Nefesh Mountain, Janice Belove, Casey Carpenter, Ted Papoulas, at Montclair Art Museum.
Feb. 12: Nate Burleson, President’s Distinguished Lecture Series at Enlow Recital Hall at Kean University, Hillside.
Feb. 12: Susan Lucci at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “La Lucci.”
Feb. 13: Adam Wade & Friends, “The Power of Love” storytelling show at 503 Social Club, Hoboken.
Feb. 14: Pooja Makhijani at Labyrinth Books, Princeton. Author of “Bread Is Love.”
Feb. 17: Vincent Curatola at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Feb. 17: Didi Jackson and Major Jackson, poets, at Labyrinth Books, Princeton.
Feb. 18: Andrew Yang at Ridgewood YMCA. Author of “Hey Yang, Where’s My Thousand Bucks? And Other True Stories of Staggering Depth.”
Feb. 18: Michelle Peñaloza at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “All the Words I Can Remember Are Poems.”
Feb. 19: “Grow or Fold: An Interactive Conversation With Matt Ross” at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Feb. 19: Maria Pinto at Labyrinth Books, Princeton. Author of “Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless: What Fungi Taught Me About Nourishment, Poison, Ecology, Hidden Histories, Zombies, and Black Survival.”
Feb. 20: Rae Dumont at Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair. Author of “In the Shadow of Silence.”
Feb. 21: R.L. Stine at Cranford Theater. Author of “Nightmare on Nightmare Street.”
Feb. 21: Theresa Caputo at Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.
Feb. 21: A’Lelia Bundles at Montclair Public Library. Author of “Joy Goddess: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance.”
Feb. 23: “A Sit Down With the Cast of Sopranos & Goodfellas” with Aida Turturro, Federico Castelluccio, Mike Starr, John Bianco, Christopher Serrone, Jason Cerbone, Robert Funaro, Dan Grimaldo and Matt Servitto at Filomena Cucina Italiana Restaurant & Bar, Blackwood.
Feb. 24: “C. K. Williams Reading Series” at Labyrinth Books, Princeton. Featuring Jordan Salama (author of “Stranger in the Desert: A Family Story”) and Princeton University creative writing students.
Feb. 25: Cortney Lamar Charleston at Word Bookstore, Jersey City. Author of “It’s Important I Remember: Poems.”
Feb. 25: N. West Moss at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Birdy.”
Feb. 26: Lisa Rinna at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It.”
Feb. 26: “StorySLAM: My Super Bowl” presented by Montclair Film at Cinema505, Montclair.
Feb. 27: Imani Perry, “The Importance of History in a Time of Erasure,” at Maplewood Memorial Library. Author of “South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation.”
March 1: Bill Nobes, “From Mysticism to Espionage: The Soviet Electronic Music Revolution and the Bizarre Story of Leon Theremin” at Old City Hall, Bordentown.
March 1: Pooja Makhijani at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Bread Is Love.”
March 2: Matt Phelan at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Bartleby.”
March 3: Emily Nemens at Labyrinth Books, Princeton. Author of “Clutch.”
March 12: Grace L. Williams at Watchung Booksellers, Montclair. Author of “Give Her Credit: The Untold Account of a Women’s Bank That Empowered a Generation.”
March 13: Bryce Crawford at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.
March 18: Gina Gershon at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “AlphaPussy: How I Survived the Valley and Learned to Love My Boobs.”
March 19: Anton Armstrong, “Cali Conversations” at Leshowitz Recital Hall at Montclair State University.
March 26: “StorySLAM: And the Award Goes to …” presented by Montclair Film at Cinema505, Montclair.
April 4: David Sedaris at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
April 10: The Moth at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
April 11: The Moth, “The Art and Craft of Storytelling” at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
April 13: Jennie Garth at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “I Choose Me: Chasing Joy, Finding Purpose & Embracing Reinvention.”
April 20: Douglas Murray, presented by Drew Forum at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
April 23: Margaret Atwood, Blauvelt Speaker Series at Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River.
April 23: “StorySLAM: Spring Fling” presented by Montclair Film at Cinema505, Montclair.
April 23: Steve Schirripa at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Willie Boy Eats the World.”
April 29: Lisa Batiashvili, “Sounding Defiance: Georgia & Ukraine” at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University. Conversation with music (featuring violinist Batiashvili and pianist Giorgi Gigashvili). Part of Music & Healing series.
May 2-9: Montclair Literary Festival.
May 7: Matt Fraser, at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 8: “An Evening With Terry Gross” at Shea Center for Performing Arts at William Paterson University, Wayne.
May 9: John Edward at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
May 28: “StorySLAM: Mayday” presented by Montclair Film at Cinema505, Montclair.
May 30: “Not the Right Mom” featuring Megan Dolan at Avenel Performing Arts Center.
June 14: Josh Gates at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
July 30: Tyler Henry at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
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