Compiled by Gloria Stravelli Designed by Eileen Russell Gerber Auditions for the Concordia Youth Chorale will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 2, at the Middletown United Methodist Church, 924 Middletown- Lincroft Road. Auditions for the newly formed Treble-makers (K-second grade) and the Junior Chorale (thirdsixth grades) will be at 6 p.m. Auditions for the newly formed Intermediate Chorale (seventh-eighth grades) and the Senior Chorale (ninth- 12th grades) will be at 7 p.m. Future performances include Carnegie Hall and a tour to Hawaii. For more information and to arrange an audition, call 732-495-7993 or e-mail youthchorale@ aol.com.
J A Joshi, author of the historical fiction novel “Follow the Cowherd Boy,” will appear at Borders Express, Monmouth Mall, Eatontown, at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, to sign copies of her novel. The event is part of her Northeast tour. The novel is set in 16th-century India and is based on the true-life story of the female folk hero Mira.
New Jersey Repertory Company, 179 Broadway in Long Branch, will present the world premiere of “Poetic License” by Jack Canfora, Sept. 4 through Oct. 5. “Poetic License” is a biting comic-drama about greed, ambition and madness that grapples with the consequences of a long-forgotten and repressed incident that comes back to haunt a family in an unexpected way. Performances are Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $35. Reservations online at www.njrep.org or call 732-229- 3166, ext. 100.
Described as “sexy, stunning, disturbing, evocative,” the “Garden of Earthly Delights” will touch down in Red Bank Sept. 3-14 at the Two River Theater before beginning a New York run. Conceived, directed and choreographed by Martha Clarke, with music composed by Richard Peaslee, “Garden of Earthly Delights” brings Hieronymus Bosch’s provocative painting to life in a groundbreaking exploration of Heaven, Hell and the beauty and sins in between. Tickets are $45 at the box office, 21 Bridge Ave. Call 732-345- 1400 or visit www.trtc.org for more information.