One of Jersey City’s most beloved cultural icons is officially preparing to raise its curtain once again. After years of anticipation, restoration work, and community...

originally published: 12/02/2024 photo by Nelson G. Onofre(TUCKERTON, NJ) -- The Lizzie Rose Music Room will close out 2024 on Sunday, December 29th with the return of Popa Chubby - a musician who has been hard rocking the blues in his fierce and soulful way for more than 30 years. Doors are at 7:00pm, showtime is 8:00pm.Over the course of a career that dates back to 1994, Popa Chubby, born Ted Horowitz, has been a force of to be reckoned with on the guitar, and his tempestuous, soulful playing has never been more powerful. An imposing figure with a shaven head, tattooed arms, a goatee and a performance style he describes as “the Stooges...

The magic of live theater takes an unexpected turn as American Theater Group (ATG), in collaboration with Union County Performing Arts Center’s Free Play Reading Series, presents “The Unwitting Magician”, a singular, one-night-only theatrical experience at UCPAC’s Hamilton Stage. Unlike any traditional performance, this show begins with a lone actor stepping onto an empty stage, armed only with a music stand and a sealed manila envelope. Inside lies a script the actor has never seen, its contents a complete mystery. With no foreknowledge of what will unfold, the performer embarks on a journey that blurs the line between theater, improvisation, and magic. As the script is revealed to the audience in real time, the actor becomes...