Community Calendar

Join us for a special evening of music and community at an upcoming benefit concert supporting Habitat for Humanity. Renowned concert pianist Jim-Isaac Chua will perform the timeless works of Chopin, Schubert, and Brahms, creating an intimate and interactive concert experience. Guests are invited to stay for both pre- and post-concert receptions with light refreshments while supporting Habitat for Humanity’s mission to bring people together to build homes, communities, and hope.

Join Monmouth Civic Chorus as we mark the 250th Anniversary of our great democratic experiment, in partnership with RevolutionNJ. This program features a world premiere by New Jersey composer Robert S. Cohen commissioned for the occasion, alongside a rich tapestry of shorter works uplifting American words and stories. The chorus is joined by elite professional chamber orchestra.

Join Dr. Ruth Ochs and the Princeton University Sinfonia on Friday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium on the Princeton University campus for their Spring concert which will feature Respighi’s Fountains of Rome and Bartok’s Hungarian Sketches.

The performance will also highlight student soloists and composers with world premieres by Romit Kundagrami ’26, dreaming on the steps of a seaside temple, and Jacob Jackson ’26, Axle Grease, with soloists Brady Katano ’29 and Ryan Zimmitti ’27, saxophones. In addition, the concert includes Louis Spohr’s Clarinet Concerto No. 3, Derek Edwards ’26, soloist, and Artie Shaw’s Concerto for Clarinet, Ethan Spain ’26, soloist. The Sinfonia Flute (Dr. Sarah Shin, director) and Clarinet Ensembles (Jo-Ann Sternberg, director) will also perform.

Tickets to the concert are $16 general admission/$6 students and are available online at tickets.princeton.edu or at the door. For more information call 609-258-4241 or visit https://music.princeton.edu/events/2026/sinfonia-concert.

Maurer Productions OnStage
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have this fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre. Only four actors play more than 150 characters in what becomes a feat of herculean hilarity and hair-pin turns in this two-time Tony Award-winning whodunit. Watch carefully as this show is chock-full of Alfred Hitchcock “Easter Eggs” galore. When a chance encounter with an ill-fated beautiful spy sends Richard Hannay into the bullseye of a dangerous international crime ring it will send our audience on a bullet train-fast comic thrill ride full of plot twists, romance, quick-changes, and laughs delivered at a delightfully dizzying pace.

Fri. Apr. 24 & May 1 at 8pm                                                                       
Sat. Apr. 25 at 8pm 

Matinee performances:
Sat. May 2 at 2pm                                                                                                   
Sun. Apr. 26 & May 3 at 2pm

Sleepers Awake
World Premiere
An opera by Gregory Spears
Inspired by the writings of Robert Walser and others
Directed by Jenny Koons
Performed in English with English supertitles

In this opera, the chorus has the starring role. Composer Gregory Spears, whose music has been called “astonishingly beautiful” (The New York Times), “coolly entrancing” (The New Yorker), and “some of the most beautifully unsettling music to appear in recent memory” (The Boston Globe), creates a labyrinthine soundscape to accompany a dream-like rendering of the fairytale “Sleeping Beauty,” inspired by modernist writer Robert Walser. As the Opera Philadelphia Chorus sings itself in and out of slumber, the voices pull us into a liminal space where time is both fractured and cyclical. Conceived with and directed by the transformative Jenny Koons, this visually dazzling world premiere activates a collective voice to question the fragile line between waking and dreaming. Corrado Rovaris conducts.

All tickets are Pick Your Price, starting at $11. Any amount above $11 helps support other operagoers and the work we present on stage. In addition, $10 rush tickets will be available before the performance.

For more information, visit https://www.operaphila.org/whats-on/2526-season/sleepers-awake/.

TOMS RIVER – Dancers from K-Pulse NYC, a K-Pop focused dance studio, will perform and share the history and significance of K-Pop over the years at several branches of the Ocean County Library in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

This program will take place at the following dates and locations:
• Saturday, May 2 at 1 p.m. – Upper Shores Branch – 112 Jersey City Ave., Lavallette, 732-793-3996.
• Saturday, May 9 at 1 p.m. – Little Egg Harbor Branch – 290 Mathistown Road, 609-294-1197
• Saturday, May 16 at 1 p.m. – Lacey Branch – 10 East Lacey Road, Forked River, 609-693-8566
• Saturday, May 23 at 1 p.m. – Point Pleasant Borough Branch – 834 Beaver Dam Road, 732-295-1555

K-Pulse will bring the electrifying energy and vibrant culture of K-Pop dance to the library, highlighting the sounds, styles, and stories that shaped each era, honoring the Korean artists who paved the way and the cultural impact that inspires fans around the world. Join us in paying tribute to the legacy, creativity, and community at the heart of K-Pop’s past, present, and future.

Registration is required for this free program. To register, visit tinyurl.com/KPopOCL, or call or visit the branch of your choice. Registration is currently open for the Upper Shores and Little Egg Harbor programs. Registration will open on May 1 for Lacey and May 2 for Point Pleasant Borough.

Maurer Productions OnStage
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have this fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre. Only four actors play more than 150 characters in what becomes a feat of herculean hilarity and hair-pin turns in this two-time Tony Award-winning whodunit. Watch carefully as this show is chock-full of Alfred Hitchcock “Easter Eggs” galore. When a chance encounter with an ill-fated beautiful spy sends Richard Hannay into the bullseye of a dangerous international crime ring it will send our audience on a bullet train-fast comic thrill ride full of plot twists, romance, quick-changes, and laughs delivered at a delightfully dizzying pace.

Fri. Apr. 24 & May 1 at 8pm                                                                       
Sat. Apr. 25 at 8pm 

Matinee performances:

Sat. May 2 at 2pm                                                                                             

Sun. Apr. 26 & May 3 at 2pm

In honor of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, our annual spring concert weaves together music from many corners of the American choral landscape. Works by iconic composers such as Randall Thompson, Aaron Copland, and Morten Lauridsen appear alongside African American spirituals, selections from the American Songbook, and music by contemporary women composers.

The award-winning 24-voice youth choir will perform an inspiring program honoring influential figures from United States history while celebrating the powerful difference one individual can make within a community.

Featuring Moira Smiley’s “I Have a Voice,” the program showcases a rich and varied repertoire—from a newly reimagined early American hymn to vibrant gospel selections and the powerful “National Anthem: Arise! Arise!.” Artistic Director Joy Hirokawa reflects, “This repertoire explores the profound impact a single individual can have in sparking positive change. We hope audiences leave not only inspired, but empowered to take action themselves.”

MYC has received accolades for the creativity, musicality, and authenticity of their performances, and national recognition for its education & community engagement programs. Tickets are $15, ages 16 and younger are free. Tickets may be purchased at the Mosaic Youth Chorus website, http://mosaicyouthchorus.org.

Pianists TianYi Li and Nathaniel Maxwell will perform Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns, with poetry narration by Denise Isaac. This delightful and entertaining program is a crowd-pleaser for listeners of all ages.

The performers are faculty members of The New School for Music Study (nsmspiano.org)