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Inside New Jersey Film Festival’s 40th Anniversary and A Day of Wonderful Short Films from Around the World

One of the longest running film festivals in the region, the New Jersey Film Festival presents a mix of documentary, narrative, and experimental films...

With Contributions to Theatre, Literature, Visual Arts, and Social Justice, Rhinold Ponder’s Impact Can be Felt Throughout Central New Jersey

Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “We Shall Overcome” proclamation, Ponder’s current exhibition, Overcoming: Reflections on Struggle...

"Angela Davis – Seize the Time" On View Now at Zimmerli Art Museum

With 220+ objects – including archival materials, interviews, and contemporary art – Seize the Time tells the story of Davis’ arrest, incarceration...

Rachel Fawn Alban

“Dreaming Zenzile,” Based On the Life of Legendary South African Singer Miriam Makeba, Premiers at McCarter

Written and performed by Grammy-nominated international music sensation Somi Kakoma, Dreaming Zenzile is a unique musical and electrifying portrait of...

Carolyn M. Brown

Life, Liberty, and the Kool Kids: An Interview with Robert “Kool” Bell, founding member of Kool & the Gang, and Hakim Bell

Jersey City native Robert “Kool” Bell, co-founder of Kool & the Gang, and his son Hakim Bell (aka Prince Hakim) recently chatted with us about their...

Rachel Fawn Alban

Steppin’ Back Out and Celebrating the New Year with the New Jersey Festival Orchestra and the Legendary Songs of Broadway

Next up for NJFO is a pair of shows to close out the year and help usher in 2022. “Steppin’ Back Out” includes a revue of Broadway classics with a...

That’s What Friends Are For

An exhibition of paintings by New Jersey native and revered painter Lois Dodd and artists who have long been a part of her life: Jeff Epstein, Dan...

Every Blanket Tells a Story and Every Stitch is a Unique Voice in the World of Seneca Nation Artist Marie Watt, On View at the Hunterdon Art Museum

A citizen of the Seneca Nation of Indians, Marie Watt continues a tradition in Indigenous art, weaving topics such as Indigenous matriarchies and the...

The Absolute Fantastical Adventures of Creating an Original Theatre Experience for the Holidays (A Feature Story about Ritz Theatre Company's Current Production)

It’s a much more than a mouthful. Ritz’ original holiday show, created in the style of a British panto, is full of zany antics and tons of charm. You...

Shen Shellenberger