LOOKING AHEAD

Check out some notable events happening in the coming weeks in central New Jersey and beyond:

Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre, 355 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville, Forever Plaid, Aug. 23-26www.buckscountyplayhouse.com

State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, New Jersey Jazz Festival at the Backstage Jazz Club, a weekend of all-star music in a creative setting for serious and casual jazz fans alike; Standards, Ballads, & Favorites with The John Pizzarelli Quartet and special guest Jessica Molaskey, Sept. 28, 8 p.m., $25-$60; Keyboards Extraordinaire with Cedar Walton Trio and special guests Holly Hofmann & Mike Wofford, Sept. 29, 5 p.m., $25-$50; Hot Latin Nights with Paquito D’Rivera Quartet and special guest, Claudio Roditi, Sept. 29, 9 p.m., $35-$60; Tribute to Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie with Jon Faddis Quartet and special guest, Jimmy Heath, Sept. 30, 3 p.m., $35-$60; Saturday pass $55-$100, weekend pass $85-$155; www.statetheatrenj.org
Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, Hot Peas ‘n Butter, bi-lingual Latin jazz band for kids seen on Noggin and Nickelodeon, Sept. 29, 2, 4 p.m., $10, $8 seniors/students/children; (609) 570-3333;
www.kelseyatmccc.org