Below are listings for free cultural events in New Jersey. They are listed alphabetically and grouped together by county. To request adding something to the list, please email the information to njartsdaily@gmail.com.
BERGEN COUNTY
Mahwah
March 15: Adelphi Chamber Ensemble at Mahwah Public Library.
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ESSEX COUNTY
Livingston
Feb. 22: Livingston Symphony Orchestra at Heritage Middle School. “The Sound of Red, White, and Blue” program includes Gould’s American Salute; Russell Peck’s Jack and Jill at Bunker Hill and The Thrill of the Orchestra; Gershwin’s An American in Paris; Copland’s Lincoln Portrait; Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever.
Montclair
Aug. 15: Montclair Jazz Festival Downtown Jamboree. Lineup TBA.
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MERCER COUNTY
Princeton
Jan. 31: Dryden Ensemble at Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Clara Rottsolk, soprano; Daniel Swenberg, lute and Romantic guitar; Lisa Terry, bass viol and cello. “Lachrimæ: In Praise of Tears” program features songs by John Dowland and Franz Schubert.
Feb. 28: Dryden Ensemble at Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Daniel Swenberg, Baroque lute; Dongsok Shin, Lautenwerk; Edwin Huizinga, Baroque violin. Program includes music by Bach, Weiss, Hagen, DeVisée and Pichler.
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MONMOUTH COUNTY
Freehold
Thursdays Rock Summer Concert Series at Hall of Records
June 4: Winslow, The Eagles tribute
June 11: BreakTime
June 18: Rockit Fish
June 25: Mission Dance
July 2: The Eddie Testa Band
July 16: Joe Baracata Band
July 23: N&D Electric Duo
July 30: Sean Patrick & The Alibis
Aug. 6: Turnstyles
Aug. 13: Van Halen Tribute Band
Aug. 20: Generation NJ
Jazz, Blues & More Summer Concert Series at Gazebo
July 5: Chuck Lambert Band
July 12: La Stella Brothers
July 19: Erez Lirov & Guest
July 26: Fast Forward
Aug. 2: WCT Band
Aug. 9: Owen’s Heavy Mellow Acoustic Duo
Aug. 16: Vel Johnson/Kelli Sanders
Aug. 23: Lousy Neighbors Band
Aug. 30: CMJ Jazz Band
Fall Concert Series at Hall of Records
Sept. 2: Almost Santana, Santana tribute
Sept. 9: Elton John/Billy Joel Tribute
Sept. 16: NRG Trio
Sept. 23: Black Dog, Led Zeppelin tribute
Sept. 30: The Ruckus
Oct. 7: Pat Roddy Band
Oct. 14: Eddie Testa Band
Red Bank
Red Bank Chamber Music Society concerts at Trinity Episcopal Church
April 19: Lydian Quartet.
May 17: Frisson Winds.
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MORRIS COUNTY
Morristown
Aug. 15: Morristown Jazz and Blues Festival at Morristown Green. Lineup TBA.
Whippany
Feb. 11: Hanover Wind Symphony at Memorial High School. “From Our Own Background” program.
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PASSAIC COUNTY
Ringwood
Ringwood Friends of Music at Community Presbyterian Church
Feb. 7: Adam Golka, piano. Program includes music by Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann, Brahms, Chopin, Zarębski and Rzewski.
March 22: Aaron Wunsch, piano, Julia Bruskin, cello, and Todd Palmer, clarinet. Program includes music by Bernstein, Brahms, Beethoven and Nino Rota.
May 2: Telegraph Quartet. Eric Chin, violin; Joseph Meile, violin; Pei-Ling Lin, viola; Jeremiah Shaw, cello. Program includes Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 7, Opus 59, No.1; Debussy’s String Quartet.
June 7: Youth Performance Festival.
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UNION COUNTY
Plainfield
Jan. 31: Plainfield Symphony Orchestra, “Free Family Concert: Swinging Valentines” at Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School. Music by Duke Ellington, William Grant Still, Louis Armstrong, George Gershwin and more.
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