Community Calendar

The Greater Atlantic Partnership and Atlantic Prevention Resources proudly present The Power of Positivity: Life Without Limits Art Contest. The contest is open to middle school students in Atlantic County, grades 6-8. The schools involved will collect all artwork submissions from students before the deadline. Atlantic Prevention Resources will organize a pick-up of all student works. All submissions must be received by April 7, 2025. The top three winners will be awarded a gift card, and first place will have their art displayed on a billboard in the local community.
Featured student artwork from talented middle school students will be shown in an art exhibit at the Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University from April 30 to May 11, celebrating how positive actions and mindsets can lead to a fulfilling, substance-free life. The exhibit will be open to the public for all to enjoy!

MCCC Academic Theater and Dance Programs

All aboard as the talented students of the Academic Theater and Dance Program and Entertainment Technology bring you this toe-tapping musical. When the S.S. American heads out to sea, two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love – but sometimes destiny needs a little help from a crew of singing sailors, a comical disguise, and some good old-fashioned blackmail. This classic musical has been updated with a fantastic new book (2022), but still features Cole Porter’s most joyful score, including “I Get A Kick Out of You,” “You’re the Top,” and, of course, the show-stopping title song. After more disguises, ploys, confessions, mistaken identities, and marriage proposals - all done to toe tapping music-how will everything work out? Who knows? Anything goes! PG13

Fri. Apr. 25 & May 2, 2025 at 8pm                                                                       

Sat. May 3 at 8pm                                                                                                                       

Sun. Apr. 27 & May 4 at 2pm

Free classical and jazz at the beautiful UU Princeton Channing Hall:

Jason Gallagher, piano, playing pieces by Robert Schumann and Akira Yuyama.

Frank Ruck, guitar, Ellen Ruck, guitar - Blue Jersey Band Duet - playing "The Music and Style of Django Reinhardt".

David Millrod, clarinet, playing Krzysztof Penderecki; then with Nishan Aghababian, piano, playing Robert Schumann.

Nishan Aghababian, piano, playing Isaac Albéniz, Sergei Prokofiev and Frédéric Chopin.

Organized by the Belle Mead Friends of Music

The Westminster Conservatory presents its annual showcase featuring students and ensembles from the Conservatory and Rider University on Sunday, May 4 at 3:00 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University campus.

The concert features the Westminster Community Orchestra conducted by Dr. Ruth Ochs; the Rider University Chorale directed by Tom Shelton; the piano duo of Phyllis Alpert Lehrer and Ena Bronstein Barton; student singers from the Honors Music Program, Danielle Sinclair, director, and Caelan Costello, Vito Cottone, and Joanna Hou, winners of the Westminster Conservatory Piano Concerto Competition. The concert will include selections from Porgy and Bess and The Empire Strikes Back plus music by Mozart, Rachmaninov, Grieg, and the world premiere of Searching by Westminster Conservatory faculty member Cecilia Reilly.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for students/seniors and can be purchased from the Princeton University Box Office, 609-258-9220, online at www.princeton.edu/utickets, or at the door. For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/Westminstercommunityorchestra

The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), the nation’s premier orchestra dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording new orchestral music, concludes its 27th season with a free concert at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, Saturday, May 4, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. Celebrating the diversity, profundity, and versatility of the orchestra, BMOP and its GRAMMY Award-Winning Conductor and Artistic Director Gil Rose, present three virtuosic works by composers Chris Theofanidis, Han Lash, and Jeremy Gill—each concerned with evoking memories, feelings, moods, and literature.

✨ May the 4th Be With Us! ✨
An Epic Star Wars Concert with the East Brunswick Symphony Orchestra

Join us on Sunday, May 4th, 2025, as the East Brunswick Symphony Orchestra’s professional ensemble brings the legendary music of Star Wars to life! Conducted by Nate White, this thrilling performance will transport you to a galaxy far, far away with selections from John Williams’ iconic score.

🌟 Experience the Power of Live Music
🎻 Performed by a professional orchestra
🎶 Featuring epic themes and fan favorites
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 A family-friendly event for fans of all ages

Celebrate Star Wars Day with an unforgettable musical journey that unites our community and supports the arts. Don’t miss this chance to relive the adventure, the excitement, and the magic of one of the greatest film scores ever composed!

Early discount $35 ticket (until March 31)
*If attending “A Night at the Cantina” on May 3rd, please purchase your ticket to “A Night at the Cantina” FIRST to receive your coupon code for complementary seat for the "May 4th Be With Us" concert!

Brent Havens conductor & arranger
Windborne Music Group
Justin Sargent vocalist
New Jersey Symphony

The New Jersey Symphony and Windborne Music Group bridge the gulf between classical music and rock n’ roll to present The Music of Led Zeppelin, celebrating the best of the legendary classic rock group. Amplified with full-on guitars and screaming vocals, sing and dance along as Led Zeppelin’s “sheer blast and power” is put on full display riff for riff with new musical colors. Timeless hits like “Kashmir,” “Black Dog,” “Stairway to Heaven” and more will get you on your feet in this special concert you don’t want to miss!

May 4 performance presented in collaboration with State Theatre New Jersey.

Cantus Novus marks our Silver Jubilee – 25 years of bringing choral excellence to Bucks County by presenting our May concerts, A Choral Coronation, featuring the works William Walton, G.F. Handel, William Bird, as well as music royals Madonna, Queen, and Duke Ellington. Join us this May for A Choral Coronation!

Tickets purchased in advance are $25; tickets at the door (cash or checks only) are $30.

Tickets are available at https://cantusnovus.org.

Mosaic Youth Chorus presents a Spring Concert, “Life is Written in Water.” Focused on raising awareness of climate change, this program features Gary Fry’s “Where Life is Written in Water,” a major work with chamber orchestra. Be transported through the devastating effects of climate change to honoring our planet earth. MYC has been receiving accolades for the musicality and authenticity of their performances. Tickets are $15, ages 16 and younger are free. Tickets may be purchased at the Mosaic Youth Chorus website, http://mosaicyouthchorus.org.

The Greater Atlantic Partnership and Atlantic Prevention Resources proudly present The Power of Positivity: Life Without Limits Art Contest. The contest is open to middle school students in Atlantic County, grades 6-8. The schools involved will collect all artwork submissions from students before the deadline. Atlantic Prevention Resources will organize a pick-up of all student works. All submissions must be received by April 7, 2025. The top three winners will be awarded a gift card, and first place will have their art displayed on a billboard in the local community.
Featured student artwork from talented middle school students will be shown in an art exhibit at the Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University from April 30 to May 11, celebrating how positive actions and mindsets can lead to a fulfilling, substance-free life. The exhibit will be open to the public for all to enjoy!