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Arts News
Basie Center announces a 16-month Centennial Celebration, culminating in November 2026
by JAY LUSTIGby JAY LUSTIGThe Count Basie Center for the Arts — which will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Nov. 11, 2026 — has announced a …
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Theater
‘Shrek,’ Shakespeare and more to be offered at new Montclair Theater Festival, July 12
by JAY LUSTIGby JAY LUSTIGVanguard Theater Company joins with other NJ organizations will present free event at Glenfield Park.
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Songs will be added in chronological order, one per day.
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Various Genres
Top 10 NJ Arts Events of Week: Maplewoodstock, Anglesea Blues Festival, John Eddie, more
by JAY LUSTIGby JAY LUSTIGAlso ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ with music by New Jersey Symphony, Montclair Theater Festival, more.
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Pop-Rock
Details and ticket information announced for Springsteen Archives’ ‘Born to Run’ celebration
by JAY LUSTIGby JAY LUSTIGEvents will take place in September.
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Jazz
Middlesex County Jazz Festival announces schedule for free 2025 shows in four towns
by JAY LUSTIGby JAY LUSTIGPerformances are planned for New Brunswick, Woodbridge, Metuchen and Carteret.
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Pop-Rock
Bruce Springsteen and Johnny Rivers: ‘Poor Side of Town’ and other connections
by JAY LUSTIGby JAY LUSTIGSpringsteen’s cover of Rivers’ 1966 hit appears on ‘Somewhere North of Nashville.’ ‘
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Pop-Rock
Oasis kicks off Jersey-bound reunion tour (SEE SETLIST, VIDEOS)
by JAY LUSTIGby JAY LUSTIGMetLife Stadium shows are scheduled for Aug. 31 and Sept. 1.
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Film
‘This Is Spinal Tap’ returns to theaters July 5-7, in advance of ‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues’ sequel
by JAY LUSTIGby JAY LUSTIGNew movie comes out in September.
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Pop-Rock
Lou Gramm will perform with Foreigner at Wellmont; tickets go on sale July 11
by JAY LUSTIGby JAY LUSTIGLou Gramm, Foreigner’s lead vocalist in its ’70s and ’80s heyday, has not been a full-time member since 2003. But he will …
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Various Genres
Top 12 NJ Arts Events of Week: Straight No Chaser, ‘Complete Works of William Shakespeare,’ more
by JAY LUSTIGby JAY LUSTIGAlso Graham Nash, The Spinners, ‘Escape to Margaritaville,’ ‘Rent,’ more.