NJPAC In Your Living Room: LIVE this week!

Backstage Interview with Angela Johnson
Tue, May 19 @ 6PM
This Tuesday, R&B singer, songwriter, and producer Angela Johnson will talk about her several appearances on the Sounds of the City stage.

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Wellness Wednesday
Indian Classical Dance Class with Akhila V
Wed, May 20 @ 8PM
Don’t miss this virtual class in Indian classical dance instructed by Akhila V of Kalagangothri Foundation!

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Thursday DJ Dance Party with DJ Storm Norm Da General
Thu, May 21 @ 7PM

Get up and move to old school R&B spun by BKS1 Radio's DJ Storm Norm Da General!

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Healing Through the Arts Workshop Led by Danielle Scott
Sat, May 23 @ 2-3PM

Join us for an interactive visual arts demonstration to help participants express their voice using mixed media.

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Sponsored by the Horizon Foundation of New Jersey
Sponsored by Women@NJPAC
Generous support provided by ADP, official Community Engagement Partner of NJPAC.

Bringing the magic of NJPAC to you! Every day we'll be posting new content for you to enjoy while you're home. We're offering a curated collection of past Arts Center performances, interviews with our favorite artists, information from our partners, educational videos for children and much more. more

R&B MUSICAL THIS FRIDAY @ NEWARK SYMPHONY HALL

Love Jones: The Musical
WHEN: Friday, October 21, at 8pm
WHERE: Newark Symphony Hall, 1020 Broad St., Newark
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Some of R&B’s biggest names—Tony Grant, Chrisette Michele, Musiq Soulchild, Marsha Ambrosius, Raheem DeVaughn, MC Lyte, Dave Hollister and others—star in this musical stage version of the acclaimed romantic comedy Love Jones, celebrating 20 years! This must-see event is at Newark Symphony Hall.

Fusing chart-topping hits and fan-favorite songs from the artists, along with a few original songs, Love Jones The Musical will be a transformative experience for the audience. Written by Timothy Allen Smith and directed by Zadia Ife, Love Jones The Musical tells a universal and timeless story of love, heartbreak and starting over.

In association with SJ Presents and NJPAC Productions

EARLY FALL OFFERINGS @ SOPAC

Jazz is Dead Reunion—A Jazz Exploration of the Grateful Dead
WHEN: THU, 8/20 at 7:30PM       
WHERE: SOPAC, 1 SOPAC Way, behind the train station, South Orange
TICKETS:  $40-$55

Jazz is Dead celebrates the 50th Anniversary of The Grateful Dead with their highly-anticipated exclusive tour beginning August 1, the late Jerry Garcia’s birthday, and running through Labor Day 2015. Jazz is Dead – A Jazz Exploration of the Grateful Dead embarks from the point of Garcia and company’s most complex and audacious material from many periods of their storied history. Each performance promises Deadheads musical staples as well as inspired improvisation crafted by a line-up of stellar players.

The Manhattans, featuring Gerald Alston
With Special Guests The Silver Stars, the Soul of New Jersey
WHEN: FRI, 9/11 at 8PM   
TICKETS: $55-$85

Many will remember The Manhattans for their quintessential Grammy Award-winning hit of the 80s, “Shining Star,” which reached the Top Five on both the pop and R&B charts and went gold. Earlier hits include “Kiss and Say Goodbye,” “There’s No Me Without You,” “It Feels So Good to Be Loved So Bad,” not to mention their very first chart-topping single from 1965, “I Wanna Be Your Everything.”

Jerry Douglas Presents the Earls of Leicester
WHEN: SAT, 9/19 at 8PM
TICKETS:  $30-$40
Led by thirteen-time Grammy Award-winner and three-time Country Music “Musician of the Year” Jerry Douglas, The Earls of Leicester is a tribute to the music of legendary bluegrass pioneers Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and their band, Foggy Mountain Boys.

An Evening With Colin Quinn
WHEN: SAT, 9/26 at 8PM  
TICKETS: $30-$48

Colin Quinn returns to SOPAC on the heels of his new one man show “New York Story” directed by Jerry Seinfeld and a co-starring role in the forthcoming Amy Schumer film “Trainwreck.” Colin Quinn is currently the king of Twitter and will be back on the upcoming season of HBO’s “Girls.”

UPCOMING EVENTS @ WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY IN WAYNE

AN AFTERNOON OF GYPSY KLEZMER MUSIC

LES YEUX NOIRS

WHEN: SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 3:00 PM
WHERE: William Paterson University, 300 Pompton Ave., Wayne
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This Paris-based sextet combines traditional melodies from their many inspirations (Klezmer, Romani music, and Gypsy Jazz) as well as more modern Jazz styles. They include everything from a Yiddish lullaby to a rousing, dance-inspiring fusion of klezmer violin with modern sampling and Arabic drums. Their name is taken from Russian Gypsy song, Dark Eyes, made popular by Django Reinhardt.

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Distinguished Lecturer Series presents

Author, Sports Reporter, and Philanthropist

Mitch Albom

The Thrill of Victory, The Agony of the Rest: The Good, Bad and Ugly of America's Obsession with Sports

WHEN: Friday, March 27,  7:30 PM
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Join best-selling author of Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom, as he takes us through his 35 years of sports coverage, from the biggest names in sports to the dangers of fandom.

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Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes

WHEN: Saturday, March 28, 8:00 PM
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With their classic blend of hard-core R&B and street-level rock, molten grooves, soulful guitar licks and blistering horn section, Johnny and the Jukes continue to put their unique stamp on the Jersey Shore sound.

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Onstage Café at Shea presents

An American Co-Bill

Amy Helm & The Handsome Strangers plus Yarn

WHEN: Friday, April 10,  8:00 PM
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The daughter of music legend Levon Helm, Amy Helm wields a powerful voice that can both stir and soothe, whether she is singing traditional gospel, blues standards or her own heartfelt compositions. The Grammy-nominated roots band, Yarn, will start the evening with their unique brand of country rock. Sit onstage and enjoy a delicious dinner buffet along with beer and wine or enjoy the show only with a general admission ticket. Onstage guests should arrive at 6:30 PM.

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The Doo Wop Project

Featuring Stars from Jersey Boys and Motown the Musical

WHEN: Saturday, April 11,  8:00 PM
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Featuring current and former stars of Broadway's smash hits Jersey Boys and Motown: The Musical, The Doo Wop Project traces the evolution of the music from the groups like the Crests, the Belmonts, and Flamingos, through their influences on the sounds of Smokey Robinson, the Temptations, and the Four Seasons, all the way to Michael Jackson and Amy Winehouse.

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Glen Burtnik's

Summer of Love Concert
The Music of the Woodstock Generation

WHEN: Saturday, May 9 , 8:00 PM
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The Summer of Love Concert,a tribute to the music of the Woodstock Generation, returns to the Shea Center along with the famous Pig Light Show. Whether this is your third year with us or your first, you'll hear songs that you have never heard before, as well as some of your Summer of Love favorites commemorating the musical landscape between 1967 and 1969. Hear the greatest hits from The Doors, Donovan, The Rolling Stones, The Hollies, Country Joe and The Fish, Cream, The Beach Boys, Otis Redding, The Byrds, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Beatles, and more, led by the brilliant music direction of Glen Burtnik and played by an ensemble of gifted, local talent!