WHAT’S GOING ON? Here is a small sample of area happenings — some in-person, others online — you may want to check out in the coming days.
Art/Museums
AUG. 7
WEST ORANGE “The Power of IV — Emotion, Eurythmy, Vernacular and Subversion,” opening reception, 2-6 p.m., for online and in-person exhibit of works by Elisabeth Antoine, Carol Black-Lemon, Lisa Lackey and Ann Vollum that runs through Sept. 11, West Orange Arts Council, 551 Valley Road. woarts.org, 973-325-0151.
Comedy
AUG. 6
ROSELLE Central Jersey Comedy Showcase, hosted by Comedy Therapy, 8 p.m., Central Park Restaurant, 2401 N. Wood Ave. $20 and two-item minimum. eventbrite.com/e/158189144991, 848-391-8808.
AUG. 7
BOUND BROOK Comedy Night, standup with Kevin Downey Jr.and Eric Potts, 8 p.m., Brook Arts Center, 10 Hamilton St. $25-$35. brookarts.org, 732-469-7700.
EATONTOWN Iliza, Count Basie “Concert on the Green” show, 7 p.m., also Aug. 7, 9:30 p.m. Suneagles Golf Club, 2067 Tinton Ave. in Fort Monmouth. $39-$69. thebasie.org, 732-842-9000.
POMPTON LAKES Standup Comedy Night, F. William Samuel, Mitch Alan, Paul Goldenberg, Chip Ambrogio, Joseph Columbo and Gary James, 8 p.m., Rhino Studio 237, 237 Hamburg Turnpike. $25. smilingrhinotheatre.com, 973-248-9491.
WOODBRIDGE Carie Karavas and Friends, 8 p.m., Avenel Performing Arts Center, 150 Avenel St. in Avenel. $39.50. avenelarts.com, 732-314-0500.
AUG. 8
NEWTON Jim Breuer, 7 p.m., also Aug. 8, 9:30 p.m. The Newton Theatre, 234 Spring St. $39-$54. skypac.org, 973-383-3700.
The New Jersey State Fair and Sussex County Farm and Horse Show will run from Aug. 7 to 14 at Sussex County Fairgrounds in Frankford.newjerseystatefair.org
Fairs/Festivals
AUG.6
HARMONY Warren County Farmers Fair and Hot Air Balloon Festival, 3-10 p.m. Friday, also noon-10 p.m. Saturday, Warren County Farmers Fairgrounds, Stryker Road. $5-$9. warrencountyfarmersfair.org, 908-859-6563.
AUG. 7-14
FRANKFORD New Jersey State Fair and Sussex County Farm and Horse Show, carnival rides, live music and other entertainment, animal showcases, exhibits, fair food, demolition derby, oxen pull and other contests, agricultural museum, craft tent and other attractions, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sussex County Fairgrounds, New Jersey State Fair, 37 Plains Road in Augusta. $14, ages 6-12 $6, ages 60 and older $10. newjerseystatefair.org, 973-948-5500.
Music
AUG. 6
ASBURY PARK Limp Bizkit, 6 p.m., Stone Pony SummerStage, 913 Ocean Ave. $59.50-$65. stoneponyonline.com, 732-502-0600.
EATONTOWN “Summer Doo Wop Spectacular,” Count Basie Center “Concert on the Green” with Jay Siegel’s Tokens, John Kuse and the Excellents, Cleveland Stills and the Dubs, 7:30 p.m., Suneagles Golf Club, 2067 Tinton Ave. in Fort Monmouth. $39-$59. suneaglesgolf.com, 732-389-4300.
HOLMDEL Jason Aldean, 7:30 p.m., PNC Bank Arts Center, Garden State Parkway, Exit 116. $128-$160. ticketmaster.com/PNC-Bank-Arts-Center-tickets-Holmdel/venue/16839, 732-203-2500.
LAKEWOOD Rod Picott, 8 p.m., Strand Center for the Arts, 400 Clifton Ave. $25. strand.org, 732-367-7789.
MADISON Scott Sharrard Band, 6:30 p.m., also Aug. 6, 8:30 p.m. Shanghai Jazz Restaurant and Bar, 24 Main St. $40 food-drink minimum. shanghaijazz.com, 973-822-2899.
MILLBURN “Brookside Cabaret,” live outdoor performance with optional prix-fixe meal at the F.M. Kirby Carriage House Restaurant, 7:30 p.m., Paper Mill Playhouse, 22 Brookside Drive. $20-$35 and $20-$30 food/drink minimum. papermill.org, 973-376-4343.
SOUTH ORANGE Broken Arrow, Neil Young tribute, 8 p.m., South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 SOPAC Way. $38. sopacnow.org, 973-313-2787.
TUCKERTON Rory Block, outdoor Lizzie Rose Music Room concert, 7:30 p.m., Atlantic Shore Pines Campground, 450 Ishmael Road. $33. lizzierosemusic.com, 908-310-2941.
WILDWOOD Festival Playero, Latin food and music festival with performances by Elvis Crespo, Tony Vega, Frankie Negro, Edgar Joel and others, 6-11:30 p.m., also Aug. 7, 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Fox Park, 4500 Atlantic Ave. $15-$80. eventbrite.com, pracnj.com.
AUG. 7
ASBURY PARK Yacht Rock Revue, 6 p.m., Stone Pony SummerStage, 913 Ocean Ave. $30-$67. stoneponyonline.com, 732-502-0600.
BERNARDS Roomful of Blues, 7 p.m., The Ross Farm, 135 N. Maple Ave. in Basking Ridge. $35. rossfarm.org, 908-221-1770.
HOLMDEL The Doo Wop Project, outdoor Axelrod Performing Arts Center concert, 5:30 p.m., also Aug. 7, 8 p.m.; Aug. 8, 5:30 and 8 p.m. Bell Works, 101 Crawfords Corner Road. $45. bell.works, 973-507-0369.
MONTCLAIR Lackawanna Block Party, free Montclair Jazz Festival performances by trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, the Kelly Green Trio, Lee Hogans and Pursuance and Jazz House musicians, 1-9 p.m., Lackawanna Train Station, Lackawanna Plaza, 294 Bloomfield Ave. montclairjazzfestival.org, 973-744-2273.
NEWTON Experience Janis, Janis Joplin tribute with CC Coletti, 8 p.m., The Newton Theatre, 234 Spring St. $24-$39. skypac.org, 973-383-3700.
STANHOPE Band of Changes, 7 p.m., Stanhope House, Outdoor beer garden, 45 Main St. $38.50. stanhopehousenj.com, 973-347-7777.
TUCKERTON Deadgrass, outdoor Lizzie Rose Music Room concert with the Grateful Dead bluegrass tribute, 7:30 p.m., Atlantic Shore Pines Campground, 450 Ishmael Road. $25-$30 (sold out). lizzierosemusic.com, 908-310-2941.
AUG. 8
CAMDEN Luke Bryan, 7 p.m., BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd. $39-$134. livenation.com/venues/14115/bb-t-pavilion, 856-365-1300.
EATONTOWN Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers, Count Basie Center “Concert on the Green,” 7:30 p.m., Suneagles Golf Club, 2067 Tinton Ave. in Fort Monmouth. $29-$45. suneaglesgolf.com, 732-389-4300.
MORRISTOWN PUBLIquartet, outdoor concert, 8 p.m., Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road. $50 for space to accommodate two patrons by advance order only. morrismuseum.org, 973-971-3706.
OCEAN CITY Ocean City Pops, Aretha Franklin tribute, 7:30 p.m., Ocean City Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace at Boardwalk. $25-$30. ocnj.tix.com, 609-399-6111.
SOUTH ORANGE Valissima with the Montclair Orchestra, 3 p.m., South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 SOPAC Way. $15. sopacnow.org, 973-313-2787.
WEST ORANGE “West Orange Idol,” singing competition showcasing local talent, 2 p.m., Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center, 4 Boland Drive. $5-$10. downtownwo.com, 973-669-7385.
Sports
EAST RUTHERFORD Hambletonian Party and Poker and Casino Night, fundraiser for Standardbred Retirement Foundation and Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame with dinner, open bar, games of chance, 6 p.m., Meadowlands Racetrack, 1 Racetrack Drive. $50-$125. adoptahorse.org/2021-casino-night, 845-294-6330, 609-738-3255.
Theater
AUG. 6
CHATHAM 27th Annual Jersey Voices One-Act Festival, seven original short plays by New Jersey playwrights, 8 p.m., also Aug. 7, 8 p.m. Chatham Playhouse, 23 N. Passaic Ave. $15. chathamplayers.org, 973-635-7363.
HACKETTSTOWN “Always . . . Patsy Cline,” musical based on the life of the country singer, 8 p.m., also Aug. 7, 8 p.m.; Aug. 8, 2 p.m. Centenary University, Sitnik Theater, Lackland Center, 400 Jefferson St. $22.50-$25.50. centenarystageco.org, 908-979-0900.
HADDONFIELD “The Good Body,” outdoor production of followup to “The Vagina Monologues,” 8 p.m., also Aug. 7, 8 p.m. Haddonfield Plays and Players Performing Arts Center, 957 E. Atlantic Ave. at Crows Woods. $20. haddonfieldplayers.com, 856-429-8139.
LAMBERTVILLE “Matilda,” musical based on the picture book character, 8 p.m., also Aug. 7-8 3 p.m. Music Mountain Theatre, 1483 Route 179. $25. musicmountaintheatre.org, 609-397-3337.
MAPLEWOOD “interACT Sings: Come Alive!” A Musical Gala Celebrating Re-emergence and New Beginnings,” fundraiser for upcoming season with cocktail hour and performance, 6:30 p.m., also Aug. 7, 6:30 p.m. Burgdorff Cultural Center, 10 Durand Road. $25-$105. interactproductions.org, 973-544-8489.
RED BANK Alea and Sinhue, outside show, 7 p.m., also Aug. 7-8, 7 p.m. Two River Theater Company, Plaza, 21 Bridge Ave. $50 table for two; $100 table for four. tworivertheater.org, 732-345-1400.
RIDGEFIELD PARK “Hamlet,” free outdoor Black Box Performing Arts Center production, 8 p.m., also Aug. 8, 8 p.m. Overpeck Park, amphitheater, 100 Challenger Road. blackboxpac.com, 201-569-2070, [email protected].
AUG. 7
EAST BRUNSWICK Playhouse 22 Theater Fest, free outdoor program of short one-acts, singing and dancing with evening concert by the VooDudes, noon-10 p.m., East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. playhouse22.org, 732-254-3939.
RIDGEFIELD PARK “As You Like It,” free outdoor Black Box Performing Arts Center production, 8 p.m., Overpeck Park, amphitheater, 100 Challenger Road. blackboxpac.com, 201-569-2070, [email protected].
AUG. 8
POMPTON LAKES “An(other) Evening with Melody,” one-woman show with Melody Lieberman, 3 p.m., Rhino Studio 237, 237 Hamburg Turnpike. $25. smilingrhinotheatre.com, 973-248-9491.
Other
AUG. 7
EAST BRUNSWICK “Hollywood Night Cruiser,” car and motorcycle show to benefit Special Children’s Committee, noon-4 p.m., East Brunswick Elks Lodge 2370, 21B Oakmont Ave. $10 registration for vehicles. [email protected], 732-900-8124.
PISCATAWAY “New Jersey’s American Revolution” Metro Gathering, geocaching outing hosted by Northern New Jersey Cachers and Central Jersey Cachers, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., East Jersey Old Town Village, 1050 River Road. middlesexcountynj.gov, 732-745-3030.
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