• No. Bruns. resident to star in ‘South Pacific’

    Samantha Penick of North Brunswick will star as Nellie Forbush in the Phoenix Productions revival of the hit Broadway musical “South Pacific,” coming to the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank and the Strand Center in Lakewood. The Phoenix Productions’ revival features a cast of 36 local performers. Performances at the Count Basie Theatre, 99…

  • NBHA bowling fundraiser Sept. 10

    The North Brunswick Humane Association (NBHA) will hold a bowling fundraiser 6 to 10 p.m. Sept. 10 at Brunswick Zone, 790 Route 1, North Brunswick. Each ticket includes two hours of bowling, rental shoes and two slices of pizza with soda, for $25. A portion of each ticket will support local shelters and rescues. For…

  • S.B. transportation planning pace picks up

    If you are a parent of a middle or senior high school student; are responsible for the care of an aging member of a family; a senior citizen concerned about limited mobility; or a disabled/challenged individual, you are invited to participate in the next series of transportation workshops. Designed as a follow up to June’s…

  • Vendors welcome at OLOL Fall Festival

    Vendor spaces are available for the sixth annual Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) School Fall Festival, set for 5-10 p.m. Sept. 30, noon-11 p.m. Oct. 1, and noon-6 p.m. Oct. 2, outdoors on the school grounds, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown, rain or shine. For more information call Sharon at 732-991-7778 or email [email protected].

  • Zimmerli to exhibit works of two Venetian masters

    New Brunswick — The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers will evoke the brio at the heart of 18th-century Venetian art by presenting rarely seen etchings of two artistic masters who made the Italian republic an artistic capital. The exhibition, “Two Venetian Masters: Canaletto and Domenico Tiepolo Etchings,” runs Sept. 6 through Jan. 8. Drawn largely…

  • Wing span

    Left: Kayla Smith, 5, of Kingston (l) and her sister Anya, 8, look for butterflies while Dale Duchai (l-r), project manager of the Butterfly House, mom Tracy and volunteer Dot Cohen, of North Brunswick, look on during the Garden Field Day open house at the EARTH Center at Davidson’s Mill Pond Park in South Brunswick…

  • Shakespeare at First Reformed Church

    CoLAB ARTS’ New Brunswick Theater Festival will present “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare 8 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays through Sept. 10 at the First Reformed Church, 9 Bayard St., New Brunswick. Admission is free. Directed by Rachel Klein, the play features members of the NBTF Acting Company as well as an apprentice company of New…

  • Decision by So. Brunswick Zoning Board not yet concrete

    Residents express concerns over concrete batch plant and oil storage warehouse BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — At the Aug. 18 Zoning Board meeting, South Brunswick residents continued to express their displeasure over the proposed construction of a concrete batch plant and oil storage warehouse. The public portion of the hearing closed, but not…

  • ‘Waving to Solidarity’ at coLAB Arts

    CoLAB Arts is currently hosting the “Waving to Solidarity,” exhibition featuring the work of emerging artists Dave Peters and John Leschak, curated by Theresa Francisco, through Sept. 15. A Second-Look Reception will take place 7-10 p.m. Sept. 15 at coLAB Arts, 49 Bayard St., third floor, New Brunswick. This free reception will feature complimentary wine,…

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