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Check out the following events taking place this
month including special discounts for Jersey Arts Ticket
members like you! For a complete listing of events and
discounts available visit JerseyArts.com.
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between to and
from
First Look 2008 Emerging Artists Series
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey (Summit)
Now
thru January 25, 2008
Admission: Free
(908)
273-9121
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The First Look Emerging Artists
Series introduces the work of promising but
under-recognized artists who work in a variety of media
and represent a broad range of artistic concepts and
philosophies. In between to and from, nine
emerging artists will address both the physical and
mental conditions of distance. Through a variety of
mediums the artists invite the viewer to engage with
their works, ultimately examining how we locate
ourselves. Exhibiting artists are: Nayda
Collazo-Llorens, Rachael Faillace, Richard Garrison,
Heather Johnson, Caitlin Masley, Amanda Mathis, Sreshta
(Rit) Premnath, Daniel Seiple, Letha Wilson, Michele
Beck and Jorge Calvo. |
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This exhibition is FREE to the general
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Menagerie
The
Arts Guild of Rahway (Rahway)
January 13 thru
February 8, 2008
Admission: Free
(732)
381-7511
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Animals have been the subject of art since the
brilliant, realistic and dynamic images of horses,
bison, bears and other creatures were drawn on the walls
of caves. Throughout each age animals have been included
in the work of many artists in many mediums--from
equestrian sculptures and paintings to portraits of
favorite pets to wild beasts in their natural habitats
to race horses and other thoroughbred prize winning show
animals. Menagerie brings together over a dozen
artists who have seen fit to include animal imagery in
their art in either literal ways or as symbols, icons or
metaphors. Featured Artists include Rachel Leibman,
Kathryn Eddy, Florence Wint, Lawrence Cappiello, Neal
Korn, Alessandra Exposito, Joe Chirchirillo, Pamela
Guenther-Duffus, Ekaterina Kardonova, Marianne Fourie,
Elissa Merkl, Janet Boltax, Sheri-Lynn Behr, Iris
Kulfert-Rivo, Margaret Murphy, Jun' Ichiro Ishida and
Paul Lachenauer. There will be an opening reception for
Menagerie on Sunday, January 13 from 1-4 PM.
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The exhibition and opening reception are FREE to
the general public. |
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Appel Farm
Arts & Music Center
presents
Moiseyev Dance
Company
Commerce Bank Arts Centre (Sewell)
January 15, 2008 @ 8 PM
Admission: $25 -
$52
(856) 338-9000
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The Moiseyev Dance Company is renowned for the
most spectacular theatrical folk dances from around the
world! Enjoy the thrilling dances of Russia, Greece,
Argentina, Venezuela and more. Eighty of Russia's finest
dancers perform a dazzling program of incredible
acrobatics, breathtaking spins and gravity-defying leaps
that will amaze and delight audiences of all
ages! |
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Special Offer! Jersey Arts
Ticket members can enjoy a BUY-ONE GET-ONE FREE discount valid for this performance.
This special offer is ONLY valid when ordering tickets
at the $39.50 rate. When ordering online, select
"Special Offer - 50% off Anniversary Tour". In that
area, select the number of tickets you wish to purchase
at the $19.75 rate (equivalent to Buy One, Get One). Be
sure to enter the Special Offer Code: DANCE. Tickets are
available online at www.ticketmaster.com,
at Ticketmaster outlets and at 856-338-9000. Discounts
are not retroactive and subject to availability. Please
call Commerce Bank Arts Centre at 1-856-218-8902 for
more information.
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Gelah Penn's
The Narrow Margin
Westby Gallery at Rowan University (Glassboro)
January 15 thru February 22, 2008
Admission:
Free
(856) 256-4521
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Rowan University Gallery is pleased to present The
Narrow Margin, a site-specific installation by
Gelah Penn. In her fourth solo show, Penn continues to
explore the linear language of drawing in
three-dimensional space. As curator Elizabeth M. Grady
has noted, "Penn's shimmering installations of knotted
monofilament are the very essence of drawing, loosened
from its dependence on the wall." The exhibition also
includes sculpture and works from Penn's new "Blackfil"
series, relief drawings in monofilament and acrylic
paint on Yupo. Developed in response to issues explored
in this and previous installations, these pieces
engender a compelling dialogue with The Narrow
Margin. There will be an opening reception on
Thursday, January 24 from 5 to 7 PM and a gallery talk
with the artist will be held at 4 PM the same
afternoon. |
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The exhibition and opening reception are FREE to
the general public.
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And Her Hair
Went With Her
New
Jersey Repertory Company (Long Branch)
January 17
thru February 17, 2008
Admission: $30- $40
(732)
229-3166
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This charming comic-drama by playwright Zina
Camblin follows two African-American women through their
lives as hairstylists. Camblin explains that "The play
is not just about hair styles, it's about the culture,
black women and our hair. You can't really separate
those two things. The beauty salon is like therapy.
You'd be surprised what people tell over the sound of a
hair dryer. For a long time in the black community,
going to a psychologist, a therapist, was something that
black people didn't do. That's for white people. But the
hair salon is where black people could talk about their
lives, and kind of lay their hurtings down." Touching
and funny, this National New Play Network World Premiere
paints a lovely portrait of beauty and
ambition. |
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Special Offer! Jersey Arts
Ticket members can enjoy a BUY-ONE GET-ONE HALF-OFF discount valid for tickets to
any performance of And Her Hair Went With Her.
Discounts are not retroactive and subject to
availability. Please call the box office for more
information. |
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Elegies - A Song
Cycle
Mercer County College's Kelsey Theatre
(West Windsor)
January 18 thru January 20,
2008
Admission: $16 (adults); $12 (seniors), $10
(stud./child)
(609) 570-3333
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| Tony Award-winner William Finn - known for his
clever lyrics and musical style that mixes elements of
pop, rock, R&B and jazz - has created a buoyant,
uplifting evening of witty and moving songs that serve
as musical love letters to people who have touched his
life. Elegies is a heart felt collection of
songs about the deaths of various people he has known,
including some of his closest friends and family
members. And although the show is all about death and
dying, it's no sad trip down memory lane. Never morbid,
Elegies is touching, funny, and ultimately
buoyant; floating on the spirits of those who inhabit
its songs. |
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Special Offer! Jersey
Arts Ticket members can enjoy a BUY-ONE
GET-ONE FREE discount valid for all
performances of Elegies. Discounts are not
retroactive and subject to availability. Please call the
box office for more information. |
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New Jersey
State Council on the Arts presents
Literary
Fellowship Showcase
The Grand Hotel (Cape May)
January 19,
2008 @ 8 PM
Admission: Free
(609)
292-6130
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Every other year, the New Jersey State Council on
the Arts cosponsors a series of readings by the poets,
playwrights and prose writers that have received Council
fellowships from the previous funding cycle. In this
showcase, poets Emari DiGiorgio, James Kirk and Laura
McCullough will read from their collections. There will
be an opening reception at 8 PM followed by the readings
at 8:30 PM. |
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Both the readings and reception are FREE to the
general public. ...
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The Royal
Scots Dragoon Guards
& The Band of the
Coldstream Guards
NJPAC (Newark)
January 19, 2008 @ 8
PM
Admission: $23 - $89
(888)
GO-NJPAC
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Experience all the pomp and pageantry of British
military music and marching with this rousing
performance that brings together dozens of Scotland's
most accomplished drummers, pipers and highland dancers.
This is one of the oldest military bands in the world -
a powerful musical tradition that dates back over 200
years of continuous service. |
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Special Offer! Jersey Arts
Ticket members can enjoy a BUY-ONE GET-ONE FREE discount valid for this performance
ONLY when ordering online at njpac.org. Enter promo code
JerseyArts50 when you reach the account information page
and click apply promo to calculate your discount. Note
that standard handling fees apply and the per ticket
facility fee is not discounted. Please call the box
office for more information. |
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Peru
Negro
The
Community Theatre at the Mayo Center
for the
Performing Arts (Morristown)
January 24, 2008 @ 8
PM
Admission: $20 - $35
(973) 539-8008
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It's music! It's dance! It's an experience! These
2005 World Music Grammy nominees combine festive dances
with vibrant Afro-South American rhythms that preserve
the folkloric history of Peru. "A nonstop carnival of
rhythm" - LA Times |
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Special Offer! Jersey Arts
Ticket members can enjoy a BUY-ONE GET-ONE FREE discount valid for this performance
ONLY. Please use code: 08DJA (case sensitive) when
ordering by phone or web. Offer is good for section B
seating only. No refunds or exchanges. Offer good only
at time of purchase and cannot be combined with other
offers. Program subject to change. Please call the box
office for more information. |
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Fire and Ice
Festival
Downtown Mount Holly
January 26, 2008
Admission: Free
(609) 914-0811
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Mount Holly comes alive in January during the
annual Fire & Ice Festival, a free event
that combines the Mount Holly's Chili Contest and the
Ice Carving Festival. This year's Chili Contest will
take place at Relief Fire House and registration is open
Saturday from 9-10 AM. Both amateurs and professionals
are invited to display their skills. The public is
invited to taste the entries after the judging takes
place at noon. At the same time, the Ice Carving
Festival will be taking place on High and White Streets,
where visitors can watch as professional and amateur ice
carvers transform 300 pound blocks of ice into beautiful
crystalline works of art. The carving begins at 10:30 AM
and continues until the judging ends at 3 PM. The
festivities will also include Revolutionary War
re-enactors, dog sled and fire engine rides for the
children, musical performances, and entertainment from
the Philadelphia Zoo and Garden State Discovery Museum.
In addition to the chili, various food vendors will be
located throughout town. Don't miss this exciting event
that promises fun for the whole family! |
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This event is FREE to the general public.
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Mainstage Center for the Arts
presents
The Artie Shaw
Orchestra
Dennis Flyer
Theatre
Camden County College (Blackwood)
January
31, 2008 @ 7:30 PM
Admission: $25
(856)
227-3091
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The Artie Shaw Orchestra is a large jazz band in
a similar style to Glenn Miller. Since 1981, they've
been led by clarinetist Dick Johnson (Artie Shaw,
himself, led the band in the 30s and 40s). The show is
upbeat, the band is engaging and fun, and you definitely
don't want to pass up another opportunity to hear them
play. |
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Special Offer! Jersey Arts
Ticket members can enjoy a BUY-ONE GET-ONE HALF-OFF discount valid for tickets to
this performance. Tickets are available by calling
856-227-3091 between 12 PM and 4 PM. Discounts are not
retroactive and subject to availability. Please call the
box office for more information. |
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Be sure to also check out
our Virtual Gallery...
January's featured artist is Kara Rooney of Fort
Lee, New Jersey. Kara Rooney's work can be seen this month in
The Feminine Mystique exhibition at the Jersey
City Museum through February 24, 2008. For more
information about the exhibit please visit www.jerseycitymuseum.org. To find out
more about the artist and her work please visit www.kararooney.30art.com.
Click Here
to view January's Virtual
Gallery |
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Next on
the January editions of
NJN's
Emmy
Award winning State of the
Arts
Untitled (#1)
January 4 @ 8:30 PM & January 9 @
11:30 PM
This episode of State of the Arts
features art that speaks for itself, from a scientist
turned painter of Bible stories and nail salons, to
contemporary glass art at the Newark Museum, and the
Bay-Atlantic Symphony playing Handel and
Bach.
I Have A Dream
January 16 @ 11:30 PM
The
words I Have A Dream encapsulate the American Civil
Rights movement of the mid-20th century. In this special
edition of State of the Arts, see how artists,
composers, and architects have responded to the lasting
legacy of the Civil Rights movement.
In Sound
January 18 @ 8:30 PM & January 23 @ 11:30
PM
In
Sound is a half-hour of performance featuring two
talented artists performing at the legendary "Stanhope
House" blues club in Stanhope, New Jersey. In addition,
interviews with the artists.
Stage & Screen
January 25 @ 8:30
PM & January 30 @ 11:30 PM
State of the
Arts visits legends of the stage and screen... Edward
Albee on his new play, the Broadway version of
Frankenstein, and heiress Doris Duke's story on
HBO. Click
here for more
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