Saturday, May 19, 2012
Tycoon Dog performs this Saturday
If you’re looking to enjoy the weekend outside with some rock music for everyone, head down to the Turtle Back Zoo, 560 Northfield Ave., for a good Saturday afternoon with Tycoon Dog. “We’ve been doing free outdoor shows for kids and families so people could come out and celebrate in beautiful scenery,” Scott Bailey, singer and guitarist of the band, said. “It’s a cool thing to do with out time and money.” The band will perform in the amphitheater, in front of the reptile house near the main entrance, in the zoo from 1 to 4 p.m. The concert is free with admissions and for people of all ages. Bailey described the sound of the band as, “If you took Eagles, Bob Marley, Tom Petty and Dave Matthews and threw them in a blender.” The band, which …
Friday, May 18, 2012
Whether it's playoff hockey against the rival Rangers or the pop group opening the new Revel Casino in Atlantic City, drop the gloves and have fun this weekend.
The Prudential Center, Newark THIS WEEKEND: Saturday — Devils v. Rangers turns up the heat in the thrid game of the best-of-seven fight to represent the Eastern Conference in the chase for the Stanley Cup, 1 p.m. NEXT WEEK: Devils v. Rangers, Game Four, 8 p.m., Monday; New York Liberty v. Minnesota Lynx in WNBA action, 7 p.m., Tuesday; BOOK IT NOW: Trippy rock band Radiohead, with special guest, Caribou, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 31, Friday, June 1; Liberty v. Fever, 6 p.m., Sunday, June 3; Local favorite, boxer Tomasz Adamek v. Eddie Chambers, 6 p.m., Saturday, June 16; LMFAO's "Sorry for Party Rocking" tour wreaks havoc on the Rock, 7 p.m., Friday, June 29 Check out prucenter.com for details about these and other shows. Luna Stage, West …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Sign up for a Patch newsletter and enter our contest to see the <i>a cappella</i> group perform. <b>Contest ends Friday at 1 p.m.</b>
After a week of hustle and bustle juggling the job and family, playing chauffeur to your kids and being a short-order chef for your family meals, you could probably use a bit of relaxation — and Patch and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center have just the ticket for you. The quintet, Rockapella, will perform their brand of a cappella music featuring rock ‘n’ roll with mellifluous Motown harmonies at NJPAC’s Victoria Theater on Saturday, May 19 at 2 and 7 p.m. And Patch wants you to be there. So, we’re giving away three pairs of tickets for Patch readers for the 7 p.m. performance. You can win the tickets by entering our contest. To enter, sign up for our newsletter by logging in on your local Patch site. For readers who already receive …
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
In thanks for support, Paper Mill offers M-SH residents special deal on tickets to 'Once on This Island'
Paper Mill Playhouse is offering a special exlusively for residents of Millburn and Short Hills - $20 tickets for the musical Once On This Island. Any Millburn-Short Hills resident who would like to see the play on Wednesday, May 30 at 7:30 p.m.,Thursday, May 31 at 7:30 p.m. or Friday, June 1 at 8 p.m. should stop by the Paper Mill Playhouse Box Office at 22 Brookside Drive in Millburn or call 973-376-4343 to reserve their $20 tickets. Each resident is limited to four tickets at this special price and must present valid, government issued identification with a Millburn-Short Hills address to receive the discount. This offer may not be combined with other discounts and is not available online. "Paper Mill Playhouse is very grateful to the …
Monday, May 14, 2012
A three-week intensive workshop will end with performances by Musical Theatre Conservatory students at city theater.
Musical Theatre Conservatory is seeking talented performer kids and teens for its NYC cabaret. The conservatory's three-week intensive workshop in musical theatre culminates on July 14 at NYC’s Laurie Beechman Theatre. Learn with professional actors who just happen to live in West Orange, Dwayne Clark (Spiderman, In the Heights) and Steven Beckler (The Producers, Beauty and the Beast); and South Orange’s Mary Brienza (Comedy Central). A faculty full of top-notch theatre professionals will then bring it to the stage in the heart of NYC’s theater district. More information is available from Artistic Director Randy Kravitz Elman, former artistic director of Performers Theatre Workshop. Call: (973) 868-6259 or email musicaltheatreconservatory@…
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Event celebrates its 30th season.
When is a balloon festival not (just) a balloon festival? That’s a tough question, especially when a huge yearly event is billed as such (I mean, it's called the Festival of Ballooning, after all) and there certainly are plenty of hot-air balloons to be displayed. Still, the Quick Chek Festival of Ballooning—in its 30th year, running from July 27 through 29 at Solberg Airport in Readington—is also part amusement park, with a healthy number of rides, an arts-and-crafts emporium, a yoga and Zumba demonstration, and lots and lots of food. Of the 30 years, Quick Chek has been a major sponsor for 20. And for the first time, Patch is partnering with the festival to get you in at a great price. Between May 13 and 20, use this link to buy tickets …
Friday, May 11, 2012
From music to comedy, there are plenty of ways to find a weekend diversion.
Wellmont Theatre, Montclair THIS WEEKEND Tonight — Rusko and Sigma perform at 8 p.m. NEXT WEEK: Willie Nelson & Family, 8 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday BOOK IT NOW: Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang, 8 p.m., Saturday, June 9; Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples, 8 p.m., Tuesday, June 19. Check out wellmonttheatre.com for more shows. New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark THIS WEEKEND: Tonight, Saturday — Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, NJPAC's principal resident dance company, performs its yearly NJPAC show, 8 p.m., Prudential Hall; Saturday — Will Downing, the reigning romanticst R&B crooner, makes women swoon at 8 p.m., Victoria Theater. NEXT WEEK: Chita Rivera, who performed for decades in a variety of Broadway's classic hits, performs her …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
2012 summer tour will stop at Prudential Center in Newark.
American Idol Live! is coming to the Prudential Center in Newark this summer—and tickets go on sale Friday, May 11, at 10 a.m. The concert is scheduled for Tuesday, August 28, at 7 p.m., and will feature the Top 10 contestants from the 2012 American Idol season: Colton Dixon, DeAndre Brackensick, Elise Testone, Erika Van Pelt, Heejun Han, Hollie Cavanagh, Jessica Sanchez, Joshua Ledet, Phillip Phillips and Skylar Laine. So whether your favorite contestant on the FOX signing competition has been voted off or is making his/her way toward the final three, the summer tour is your chance to catch them all. The season finale is just two weeks away on Wednesday, May 23. For more information, visit the Pru Center website.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
At end-of-semester showing of works, Lydia Johnson Dance showcases student-created dance.
Young dancers under the tutelage of choreographer Lydia Johnson, the founder and artistic director of Lydia Johnson Dance, presented their own creative works on Monday night at the Burgdorff Center in Maplewood. Lydia Johnson Dance has been consistently praised for its distinctive choreography, with reviews in The New York Times, Backstage and Oberon's Grove. But Monday night, the spotlight shined on Ballet and Choreography students taught by Tammi Shamblin with Lydia Johnson. (Similar showing of the works showcased the youngest ballet students and dancers in Contemporary and Choreography classes). LJD believes that technique is best learned as children use their creative energy to compose their own dance works. Indeed, several of the …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Documentary filmmaker speaks to sold-out audience on final day of Montclair Film Festival.
During the final day of the inaugural Montclair Film Festival, documentary filmmaker Michael Moore chatted for about an hour about two of his favorite topics, movies and politics—left-leaning politics, to be specific. Moore was clearly in his element in Montclair over the weekend, a town 12-miles west of New York City known for embracing diversity, the arts and Democratic politicians. So imagine the jeers from the sold-out audience at the Montclair Art Museum when Moore proclaimed, “To be honest, I don’t know the difference between this or Morristown.” Moore, wearing his signature baseball cap, quickly bounced back by relating how he once ran a campaign for a ficus tree, challenging longtime U.S. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, a member of what…
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