Mother/Son at RVCC,
Jan. 28, 29
Fetch Clay, Make Man at McCarter Theatre
Potato Soup
Getting
folks off the couch and away from their flat screens is
no easy task, but there are lots of people out there trying.
Local professional theaters manage to satisfy a widely diverse
audience, sometimes
with as much drama off as on the stage.
Presenting
theaters like The
Theatre at RVCC, The
Community Theatre at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts in
Morristown, the McCarter
Theatre Center in Princeton, the
State Theatres in New
Brunswick and Easton,
PA, devote full
professional staffs and endless resources to the search
for talent. Booked well in advance, troupes of acrobats,
clowns, comedians, dance companies and elaborate stage productions
roll into town, ready and able to please.
You’ll find
professional equity theater productions at Centenary
College in
Hackettstown, the Tri-State
Actors Theatre in Sussex, Bickford
Theatre at the Morris
Museum, and the Shakespeare
Theater of New Jersey in Madison.
Jay Leonhart's
All Star Sextet, wraps up Jazz
in January
Winterfest at the Sherman
Folkfest in Morristown.
Musical
performance is the glue that ties the strands together.
No flavor is ignored. Jazz, blues, classical, popular, Latin,
Celtic, American folk, and children’s tune smiths
spice up the coldest winter day.
The Jazz
In January series wraps up this Saturday
(1/30) in the Whitney Chapel Dome at Centenary
College in Hackettstown. Bassist Jay Leonhart
will open your ears with his All Star Sextet,
featuring the talents of Harry Allen
on tenor sax, Wycliffe Gordon on trombone, Russ
Kassoff on piano, Dennis Macrel on drums, and
Arthur Acevedo on bongos. For tickets, click or
call 908/979-0900. The concert takes place at
400 Jefferson Street in Hackettstown. (map)
Also
on Saturday,
the NJ Jazz Society and
the NJ
Folk Project will sponsor a
Big Band and Swing Dancing event featuring the
big band music of Reeds, Rhythm and All That
Brass at the First Presbyterian Church, 14 Hanover
Road in East Hanover. Your admission will contribute
to jazz student scholarships.
908/591-6491.
In
Stroudsburg, PA, the Sherman
Theater has been
building a solid reputation for superb sound,
comfort, and a historic feel. Built
in the 1920s, the recently renovated theater
is well-equipped, complete with full bar and
restaurant.
This Sunday, Winterfest '10 will feature the
Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band along with seven
more national and local bluegrass acts. The
music runs from noon to 10pm. 524 Main
Street in Stroudsburg.
570/420-2808.
Jersey
folkies congregate on Sunday afternoon (1/31)
at the
Garden
State Folk Festival at Morristown's Community
Theatre at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts.
Pickers and strummers will include Brian McArdle
and Wry Toast, Andy Goessling
with Sara Milonovitch and Lindsey Horner, and
special guest host Roger Deitz. Guitar wizard
Alan Holdsworth stops by the Community on Wednesday
at 8pm. 100 South Street; 973/539-8008
And
on Monday, Feb 1, Herb Gardner reconvenes his
Underground All-Stars to welcome the Groundhog
at the Morris Museum Bickford
Theater in Morristown, 973/971-3706
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Heart Throbs
It’s
not too early to start thinking about
Valentines Day. In
fact it’s just about the right
time. Don’t look now, but this time next week we’ll
be out of January. You’ll find our own discounted Get
Lost Getaways very appealing! You can book a romantic dinner
and deluxe overnight package at the Olde
Mill Inn and
Grain House Restaurant right here.
Or a warm winter getaway at the Inn
at Millrace Pond in Hope, a restored Moravian Gristmill
with 17 perfectly appointed guest rooms, each with private
bath.
 The Whistling Swan
Or
take a look at the the Whistling
Swan Bed and Breakfast Inn in Stanhope
where you can get a "Be Mine" romantic
package with dinner,
chocolates, champagne, a massage for two...
Read
about more area bed
and breakfasts, follow the
links or dial the numbers and see what you can come up with
for a special night out.
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