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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

EVENTS @ THE MADISON COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER

 


Roseum Gallery | Under the Open Sky | NJ Plein Air Painters Members Exhibition |April 1- May 14

Seventy-six pieces by 26 Members of NJPAP. The New Jersey Plein Air Painters is a group of 'NJ regional' painters in all media, that enjoy painting the Landscape… outdoor floral, rural and urban locales. They go out to shore points, local towns, to arboretums, parks and wilderness areas, with old friends and new that share this same passion of creating under the open sky. The group is made up of renowned local artists, instructors, national winners and nomad-artists that love to travel to the next best painting site, here and internationally.

 

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Roseum Gallery | Under the Open Sky | NJ Plein Air Painters Members Exhibition |April 1- May 14

Gallery hours vary on a daily basis, due to events at the center. See Gallery Calendar and Sample Works here.


The Madison Mostly Dance Festival | April 25- May 5

Madison Mostly Dance Festival '24 | Nine days of Dance, films about dance, theater about dance... and music.

 

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Indigo Girls—It's Only Life After All | Saturday, April 13 | 7:30 pm

With forty years of making music as the iconic folk-rock band Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have made their mark as musicians, songwriters, and dedicated activists..

 

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Film Society of Summit: Indigo Girls-- It's Only Life After All | Saturday  April 13 2024 | 7:30 pm

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Comedy

Rose Buds Comedy Show & Pop-Up Shops | Saturday, April 6 | 7:00 pm Doors Open | 8:00 pm Show

Join us for endless laughs and support local comics and artists/makers at the Rose Hall Comedy Show hosted by Kaitlyn Kocses!

 

Lineup: Raph Hernandez, Cassidy O'Malley, Liam Wolfe, Tim Rager, and Kate Nichols + Special guests!

 

Pop Up Shops: Junk art by Jeff, How Now Coffee Concessions +more TBA

 

BYOB

 

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Rose Buds Comedy Show & Pop-Up Shops | Saturday April 6 2024 | 7:00 pm Doors Open | 8:00 pm Show

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Rose Hall Comedy Open Mic-- Wednesday, April 17 | Signup 7:00 pm/ Show 7:30 pm

Comedy every third Wednesday of the Month! Hosted by comic  Kaitlyn Kosces, everyone is welcome to try out their material, new and old.  Sign-up is at 7:00 pm, show begins at 7:30. Everyone gets five-seven minutes. 

 

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Rose Hall Comedy Open Mic-- Wednesday April 17 2024 |  Signup 7:00 pm/ Show 7:30 pm

New Jersey Women Playwrights Program

The Polar Bear by Maryanne Melloan Woods// The Iceberg Effect by Michele Kushner| Sunday, April 14 | 7:00 pm

For Earth Month. Two one-act plays looking at how protecting the environment comes down to more than environmental policy...

 

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New Jersey Women Playwrights Program | The Polar Bear by Maryanne Melloan Woods// The Iceberg Effect by Michele Kushner| Sunday April 14 2024 | 7:00 pm

About the New Jersey Women Playwrights Program

New Jersey Women Playwrights Program

With generous funding from the Smart Foundation, and in a partnership with the Madison Arts and Culture Alliance, MCAC is presenting a play development program showcasing New Jersey women playwrights.

 

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Drag Events with Mutual Morris

Drag Bingo! Benefit for Mutual Morris | Friday, April 19 | 7:30 PM | Doors open at 7:00

Mutual Morris and Very Gerry Entertainment present...SPRING FLING BINGO MUTUAL MORRIS FUNDRAISER, hosted by internationally known Character Actor and Entertainer, VERY GERRY! Celebrate Pride 365 with an evening of fabulous entertainment and prizes-- for the whole family! Under 18 not allowed without …

 

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Drag Bingo!  Benefit for Mutual Morris | Friday April 19 2024 | 7:30 PM | Doors open at 7:00

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B.E.A. Arthur is Judging You | A Benefit for Mutual Morris | Saturday, April 20 | 7:30 PM

B.E.A. Arthurson is JUDGING YOU.

 

Beatrix Eglantine Aurthurson, lauded as the world’s premiere Bea Arthur Impersonator, is coming to your town to read you. No, not to read TO you, to read you. Why? Because reading is what? Fundamental. …

 

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B.E.A Aurthurson is Judging You | A Benefit for Mutual Morris Saturday April 20 | 7:30 PM

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Festival and Market

Vegan in New Jersey | Market @ MCAC | Sunday, April 21| 12:00- 5:00 pm

Vegan in NJ holds a monthly Vegan market in Neptune, NJ. We're bringing Cherise up to Madison so she can share her expertise and products with our community. We'll be indoors and , weather permitting, outdoors, as well. There will be live music and the event is free! https://www.veganinnj.com/

 

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Vegan in New Jersey | Market @ MCAC | Sunday April 21 2024 | 12:00- 5:00 pm

Music

Open Mic—Music: Wednesday, April 10 | Sign-up 7:00 pm | 7:30 pm Start

Join us for our Open Mic Series @ The Music Open Mic is presented every second Wednesday of the month. All are welcome to participate or appreciate. In person sign up only. Sign up sheet goes out at 7:00pm. First come, …

 

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Open Mic Music

Come Original: Collab with DUMS | Live Music Showcase & Pop-Up Shops | Saturday, April 20 | 2:00pm-5:00 pm

Admission: Free

 

We're collaborating with the Drew University Music Society for a matinee packed with musicians, live painting, and pop up shops from the University and beyond. Verse Apparel will be there doing an interactive tie-dye event!

 

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Come Original: Collab with DUMS | Live Music Showcase & Pop-Up Shops | Saturday April 20 2024 | 2:00pm-5:00 pm

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Visual Arts

Madison Public Library @MCAC | Adult Open Craft Night | Monday, April 15 | 6:30-8:00

Have no time or space to finish up all those craft projects? Take 'n Makes waiting to be assembled? You are not alone! Join us for some quiet time away from the kids and the dirty dishes. Relax with friends and fellow crafters. Bring along anything you want to work on or enjoy doing. Monthly Meetings on Mondays …

 

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Madison Public Library @MCAC | Adult Open Craft Night | Monday April 15 2024 | 6:30-8:00

Mahjong Tuesdays 1:00-4:00 pm

Every Tuesday between 1 and 4 pm we turn the MCAC into a joyful Mahjong Den. Our regular community of players eagerly welcome players of all levels, including those who have never played before. Side games of Canasta have been known to break out, as well. We have sets on site...

 

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Mahjong Tuesdays | February 6 | 1:00-4:00 pm

Eating and Shopping in Madison

Madison has an exciting array of shops and businesses and an excellent choice of diverse eating experiences. You can find them all by clicking here or on the Experience Madison image.

Getting Here & Contacting Us

For more information on the shows and how to get to us, visit our website or check out our posts, below:

10 Kings Road Madison NJ 07940, directly across from the railroad tracks. Parking located on the street in front of the building. MCAC is an hour from NYC either by car or by train on the NJ Transit Morris & Essex Line, and a five-minute walk from the Madison Train Station. Entrance is pictured here. Directions to the Madison Community Arts Center Physical …

 

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Getting Here & Contacting Us

About Us

The Madison Community Arts Center (MCAC) is the heart of a vibrant arts and culture scene in the Greater Madison, NJ area. The Center is committed to the creative health and well-being of the entire community, and to that end, it provides a space for the community to gather, create, and bear witness to the creative work of both professional …

 

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