Coronavirus in N.J.: What’s reopened, what concerts, festivals and shows are rescheduled, canceled. (Dec. 30, 2020)
Updated Dec 30, 2020;
First Night Morris County, for one, was planning to celebrate its 29th year of offering an alternate “alcohol-free and substance-free celebration of arts and culture” with live events throughout downtown Morristown on New Year’s Eve.
Instead, it will aim its efforts toward the internet with “First Night Reimagined,” a virtual celebration beginning 5:40 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday, Dec. 31, with more than 40 streamed and on-demand programs by 21 acts.
Passes start at $15 and will provide access to all the events as they’re posted and on-demand through Jan. 3. The lineup even will include “virtual fireworks” at 9 and 11:50 p.m. tomorrow.
Coronavirus in N.J.: What’s reopened, what concerts, festivals and shows are rescheduled, canceled. (Dec. 23, 2020)
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
The coronavirus clipped the wings on a planned multi-act Eagles tribute concert this summer at Sinatra Park in Hoboken, so its organizers have opted to post the show online as a holiday treat.
ALEOproduction and the City of Hoboken will present “The (Virtual) Eagles Engagement” 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 26, on the city’s Facebook page, with a repeat viewing 9 p.m. on ALEOproduction’s YouTube page.
The concert will include interpretations of eight Eagles songs, such as “Take It to the Limit,” “One of These Nights,” “Already Gone” and “Peaceful, Easy Feeling.”
Coronavirus in N.J.: What’s reopened, what concerts, festivals and shows are rescheduled, canceled. (Dec. 16, 2020)
Updated Dec 17, 2020;
Posted Dec 16, 2020
Karen Eterovich and Frank Farrell are cast in First Flight Theatre Company s Dickens by Candlelight: A Christmas Carol. First Flight Theatre Company
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The Ridgewood-based First Flight Theatre Company was created in November 2019 but has yet to take off, grounded by the coronavirus.
The not-for-profit troupe “devoted to presenting the plays of 20th century American playwright Maxwell Anderson” and other playwrights who “instill poetry in their writing” has had a couple of test-flight readings and workshop productions over the past year, but still awaits the day it can mount its first full-fledged work.
Details and registration information for all programs can be found at http://watchungarts.org.
The center will host an eight-week childrenâs painting enrichment workshop for ages 6 to 11 from 4:45 to 6:15 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 12 to March 12.
Virtual students will create realistic pieces and/or let their imaginations go as they explore this new technique using non-toxic acrylics on canvas boards. Young artists will produce colorful landscapes, abstractions and florals as they learn the basics of the traditional technique of painting and composition. Emphasis will be placed on the color wheel and on mixing a variety of colors. Different projects will be offered each session.
Coronavirus in N.J.: What’s reopened, what concerts, festivals and shows are rescheduled, canceled. (Dec. 9, 2020)
Updated Dec 10, 2020;
The Raritan Valley Community College arts and design department will continue its virtual concert series with “Cinderella,” a live-streamed from Nash Theatre on the Branchburg campus 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, performed by pianist Artyom Pak.
The program will include 19 pieces from Sergey Prokofiev’s ballet, “Cinderella,” in the composer’s own piano arrangements. An online discussion with Pak will follow the program.
Born in Tashkent, Pak gave his first solo recital at age 9, made his first appearance with an orchestra at age 13, and since has played with the National Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan, State Chamber Orchestra of Armenia, and the Mihail Jora orchestra of Bacau, Romania. His solo repertoire contains works from J.S. Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, John Cage others