The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Is Inviting You Into the Room Where the Work Actually Happens — To Read a Play Together Most people who attend productions at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey experience the organization from its public-facing side: the stage at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre on the Drew University campus […]
Ana Popovic Brings “Fantastafunk” Firepower to Atlantic City as Mardi Gras on the Boardwalk Continues Its Summer Celebration The Jersey Shore has long been a destination where music and summer become inseparable. From legendary clubs and beachfront festivals to boardwalk performances and community concerts, live music remains one of the defining sounds of a New […]
Ivan Neville, Dumpstaphunk, and the Legacy of Sly Stone Bring New Orleans Funk Power to Atlantic City’s Mardi Gras on the Boardwalk As the summer concert season continues to deliver unforgettable nights along the Atlantic City Boardwalk, one of the most electrifying events on the calendar arrives on August 12 when Ivan Neville and Dumpstaphunk […]
Wildwood’s Music in the Plaza Concert Series Returns for Another Summer of Free Live Entertainment, Community Gathering, and Jersey Shore Tradition The full 2026 Downtown Wildwood Music in the Plaza lineup features 11 different bands performing free weekly outdoor concerts. The performances take place every Thursday night from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM at Byrne […]
Alexis Morrast Brings a Stunning New Generation of Jazz, Soul, and Gospel Power to New Jersey’s Acclaimed Back Deck Concert Series As New Jersey’s summer music calendar continues expanding into one of the most culturally exciting outdoor arts seasons anywhere in the Northeast, the celebrated Back Deck Concert Series is preparing to welcome one of […]
Four Actors, 150 Characters, and a Plane Crash on a Black-Box Stage: Princeton Summer Theater Stages "The 39 Steps" The technical challenge embedded in Patrick Barlow's stage adaptation of The 39 Steps is, on paper, close to absurd: take Alfred Hitchcock's sprawling 1935 spy thriller — a film built around train chases across the Scottish […]
Freedom Festival Ignites New Jersey’s Fourth of July Celebration with The Commodores and Fireworks Over the Delaware New Jersey’s summer calendar reaches a defining moment on Saturday, July 4, as the annual Freedom Festival returns with a full-scale Independence Day celebration that blends live music, community energy, and a fireworks spectacle set against one of […]
Tab Benoit Brings Louisiana Blues Fire to Atlantic City as Mardi Gras on the Boardwalk Continues a Summer Tradition of Free Live Music Few musical styles are as deeply connected to place as the blues. Born from hardship, perseverance, celebration, and storytelling, the blues remains one of America's greatest cultural exports and one of the […]
Joe Jackson Brings “Hope and Fury” Tour to New Jersey in 2026 Joe Jackson, one of the most innovative and genre-defying artists of his generation, is set to take the stage in New Jersey on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., for a live performance that promises to be as electrifying as it is […]
Joe Jackson Returns to New Jersey with the Hope and Fury Tour 2026 for a Rare, Must-See Live Performance New Jersey’s summer concert calendar continues to deliver standout moments for serious music fans, and on Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 7:30 PM, one of the most intellectually adventurous and stylistically fearless artists of the modern […]
A Swamp-Born Sound Returns to New Jersey as Tab Benoit Brings His Soul of the Swamp Tour to The Newton Theatre On Thursday, July 9, at 8 p.m., one of the most unmistakable voices in modern roots and blues music returns to a New Jersey stage when Tab Benoit brings his Soul of the Swamp […]
Summer Nights on the Sand: Brookdale Public Radio’s Beloved Beach Concert Series Returns to Bradley Beach with ISTA and Yawn Mower There are few traditions that capture the spirit of a New Jersey summer quite like live music on the beach. The sound of crashing waves blending with electric guitars, families spreading blankets across the […]
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