Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Stewart Copeland (of The Police) will bring his spoken word tour to The South Orange Performing Arts Center, July 16.
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May 20: Raakhee Mirchandani at Little City Books, Hoboken. Author of “Nani Camp.”
May 22: “Tales in the Barn,” Classic American Tales series at Rea’s Farm, West Cape May.
May 26: Jen Hamilton in conversation with Chelsea Clinton at Park West Loft, Ridgewood. Author of “Birth Vibes: Stories and Strategies for an Empowered Birth.”
May 27: Brandon Webb at Words, Maplewood. Author of “Puddle Jumpers: Simple and Proven Ways to Raise Confident & Joyful Kids.”
May 28: “StorySLAM: Mayday” presented by Montclair Film at Cinema505, Montclair.
May 28: “Paul Robeson Through His Words and Music,” Classic American Tales series at Cape May Public Library.
May 28: Joanna Stern at Words, Maplewood. Author of “I Am Not a Robot: My Year Using A I To Do Almost Everything.”
May 30: “Not the Right Mom” featuring Megan Dolan at Avenel Performing Arts Center.
May 30: “Trenton Divine Poetry Night Out: Expressions of a Mother’s Love” at Mill Hill Playhouse, Trenton.
June 3: Dorit Kemsley at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Unburdened: A Memoir.”
June 4-Oct. 15: “Tales at the Dormer House,” Classic American Tales series at Dormer House, Cape May.
June 6: Violaine Huisman at Morris Museum, Morris Township. Author of “The Monuments of Paris.”
June 7: Michael Heffler at Acme Screening Room, Lambertville. Author of “How Do I Get Smarter and Happier: Hornwell Honeypicker II.”
June 10: Lisa E. Davis at Words, Maplewood. Author of “Our Minds Were Always Free: A History of How Black Brilliance Was Exploited — And the Fight to Retake Control.”
June 11: Alison Kinney at Words, Maplewood. Author of “United States of Rejection: A Story of Love, Hate, and Hope.”
June 14: Josh Gates at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
June 18: “Tea Time Live” with Chy & Winter at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.
June 25: Barry Lyga at Words, Maplewood. Author of “Every Hunter Is Hunted.”
June 30: Dave Portnoy at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “Cancel Me If You Can.”
July 2: “Margaret’s Diary During a Revolution,” Classic American Tales series at Cape May Public Library.
July 8: Declaration of Independence reading rat Cape May Stage.
July 10: Spoken Word Salsa featuring Caridad de la Luz (La Bruja), Elisabet Velasquez, Isabel Cruz, Frankie Negrón at Victoria Theater at NJPAC, Newark.
July 10: Are You Garbage?” Podcast at Sound Waves at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
July 14: Laura Clery at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Hotter.”
July 16: Stewart Copeland, “Have I Said Too Much?” spoken word tour at South Orange Performing Arts Center.
July 18: “Creative Freedom: A Salon Experience featuring Marshall Allen, Salvador Jiménez-Flores and Jamaaladeen Tacuma” at Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton.
July 22: “Hallmark Stars Live” with Nikki DeLoach (host), Andrew Walker, Ashley Williams, Jonathan Bennett, Tamera Mowry-Housley at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
July 26: “Hallmark Stars Live” with Nikki DeLoach (host), Andrew Walker, Ashley Williams, Jonathan Bennett, Tamera Mowry-Housley at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
July 30: Tyler Henry at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Aug. 1: Tyler Henry at Caesars, Atlantic City.
Aug. 6: “Stephanie Garrett: The Harlem Renaissance,” Classic American Tales series at Cape May Public Library.
Aug. 15: Girls Gone Bible at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Sept. 8: Jaclyn Smith at Bookends, Ridgewood. Author of “I Once Knew a Guy Named Charlie.”
Sept. 18: Alec Baldwin, “In Conversation on Music,” Music & Healing series at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University.
Sept. 25: Davide De Pierro at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Oct. 2: #IMOMSOHARD featuring Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley at Music Box at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, Atlantic City.
Oct. 8: MrBallen at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Oct. 8: The Moth Mainstage at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
Oct. 15-17: Dodge Poetry Festival with Patti Smith, Arthur Sze, Tyehimba Jess, Elizabeth Acevedo, others, at NJPAC and other Newark venues.
Oct. 24: Alton Brown at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
Oct. 30: “Poe by Candlelight,” Classic American Tales series at Rea’s Farm, West Cape May.
Nov. 1: “Pianist Mishka Rushdie Momen: In Conversation & Performance,” Music & Healing Series at Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University.
Nov. 4: Theresa Caputo at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
Nov. 5: Dante Gebel at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Nov. 6: “The Bald and the Beautiful” featuring Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Nov. 21: Ira Glass, “Stories for a Saturday Night” at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
Nov. 21: #IMOMSOHARD featuring Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Dec. 4: Neil deGrasse Tyson, “Hope for Civilization” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
Dec. 4: “Christmas Tales in the Barn,” Classic American Tales series at Rea’s Farm, West Cape May.
Jan. 29: Terry Gross at McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton.
March 11: Brian Cox, “Emergence” at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
April 19: “Pianist Brad Mehldau: In Conversation and Performance, Music & Healing Series at Princeton University Art Museum.
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