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FOR CHILDREN

BRANCHBURG Raritan Valley Community College mr.
RAY, children’s singer/songwriter. Jan. 11 at 2 and 4 p.m. $8. Raritan Valley
Community College, Route 28 and Lamington Road in North Branch.
raritanval.edu 

/planetarium. (908) 231-8805.

CAMDEN Adventure Aquarium “Fishmas with Rudolph
Celebration,” featuring “Rudolph’s Fun Fish Fact Find” scavenger hunt, a Holiday
Mascot Dance Party, “Letters to Scuba Santa” station and more. Through Jan. 4.
Free with museum admission. Adventure Aquarium, 1 Riverside Drive. (866)
451-2782;
adventureaquarium.com.  (
New Jersey
Oveview )

CAPE MAY Emlen Physick Estate “Family Treasure
Hunt,” self-guided family tours. Through Wednesday. $5. Emlen Physick Estate,
1048 Washington Street.
capemaymac.org; (800) 275-4278. (
NJ
Botanicla Gardens )

CHATHAM Sanctuary Concerts at Presbyterian Church
of Chatham The Tom Chapin Band, featuring child-friendly music. Jan. 3 at 8 p.m.
$15 and $25. Sanctuary Concerts at Presbyterian Church of Chatham, 240 Southern
Boulevard.
sanctuaryconcerts.org; (973) 376-4946. 
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JERSEY CITY Liberty Science Center “The Polar
Express: An IMAX
Experience.”
Through Jan. 3. $8.50 and $11.25. “Indoor Sledding: A Hands-on Blend of Science
and Art.” Build your own hand-held miniature sled and test it on an indoor
slope. Through Thursday. Free with museum admission. “Penguin Pointers.” Come
see the penguins from Jenkinson’s Aquarium. Through Monday. Free with museum
admission. “The Science of Jewelry Making.” Join Angelina, a jewelry maker, as
she teaches you about the metals used to make jewelry. Monday through Wednesday
at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Free with museum admission. “Music for Kids.” Learn about
the science of sound through song and make musical instruments from common
household items. Monday at 2 p.m. Free with museum admission. Liberty Science
Center, Liberty State Park, 251 Phillip Street. (201) 200-1000;
lsc.org.

MONTCLAIR Luna Stage “The Sword in the Stone,”
children’s musical. Through Wednesday. $14. Luna Stage, 695 Bloomfield Avenue.
lunastage.org. (973) 744-3309.

NEWARK Newark Museum Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker,”
with a woodwind quintet and storyteller. Dec. 28 at 2 p.m. Free with museum
admission. Rolf Stang, a storyteller and singer, presents classic stories
including “The Ugly Duckling,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes” and “Thumbelina.”
Tuesday at 2 p.m. Free with museum admission. Newark Museum, 49 Washington
Street. newarkmuseum.org;
(973) 596-6550.

NEWARK Newark Museum “Little Red Riding Hood,” a
musical adaptation, will be performed by the Pushcart Players at the Newark
Museum on Monday at 2 p.m. Free with museum admission. 49 Washington Street.
newarkmuseum.org; (973)596-6550.

NETCONG Growing Stage Theater “Frosty,” children’s
holiday play. Through Dec. 28. $12 and $16. Growing Stage Theater, Route 183.
growingstage.com; (973)
347-4946.

PRINCETON Princeton Public Library Family Coloring
Sunday, with family-friendly activities. Dec. 28 at 4:30 p.m. Free. Kenny Woods,
singer, songwriter and storyteller, performs a children’s concert. Dec. 28 at
3:30 p.m. Free. “Snow Day Monday,” featuring snow stories, snow crafts, snow
films, snowflake-cutting and other activities. Monday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free.
“Wall-E,” the animated Disney film. Tuesday at 2 p.m. Free. Princeton Public
Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. (609) 924-9529;
princetonlibrary.org.

SOUTH ORANGE South Orange Performing Arts Center
“The Velveteen Rabbit,” a musical featuring puppets, masked actors and magic.
Jan. 11 at 1:30 p.m. $19. South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 Sopac Way.
(973) 313-2787; sopacnow.org.

MUSIC AND DANCE

MORRISTOWN The Community Theater at Mayo Center for
the Performing Arts “Ballet on Broadway,” featuring the New Jersey Ballet. Jan.
10 at 8 p.m. $20 to $40. The Community Theater at Mayo Center for the Performing
Arts, 100 South Street. (973) 539-8008;
mayoarts.org.

EAST BRUNSWICK East Brunswick Public Library Open
Mic Night, featuring music, poetry, monologues and comedy. Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Free. East Brunswick Public Library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center. (732)
390-6950; ebpl.org/.

ENGLEWOOD Bergen Performing Arts Center “Best of
Vienna,” presented by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Jan. 4 at 3 p.m. $17 to
$55. Bergen Performing Arts Center, 30 North Van Brunt Street. (201) 227-1030;
bergenpac.org.

MONTCLAIR Trumpets Jazz Club and Restaurant Enrico
Granafei and special guests, jazz. Jan. 10 at 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. $15; plus $10
drink minimum. Trumpets Jazz Club and Restaurant, 6 Depot Square.

trumpetsjazz.com; (973)
744-2600.

MORRISTOWN The Community Theater at Mayo Center for
the Performing Arts “Ballet on Broadway,” featuring the New Jersey Ballet. Jan.
10 at 8 p.m. $20 to $40. The Community Theater at Mayo Center for the Performing
Arts, 100 South Street. (973) 539-8008; mayoarts.org.

NEWARK New Jersey Performing Arts Center New Jersey
Symphony Orchestra, classical. Jan. 9 at 8 p.m. $20 to $82. New Jersey
Performing Arts Center, 1 Center Street. (888) 466-5722;
njpac.org.

RED BANK Count Basie Theater Boz Scaggs, rock, jazz
and R&B singer. Jan. 10 at 8 p.m. $28.50 to $75. Count Basie Theater, 99
Monmouth Street.
countbasietheatre.org; (732) 842-9000.

SUMMIT Unitarian Church in Summit Toru Dodo, jazz
pianist, Joseph Lepore on bass and Rodney Green on drums. Jan. 11 at 4 p.m. $15
and $20. Unitarian Church in Summit, 4 Waldron Avenue. (908) 273-3245.

SEASONAL

CAPE MAY Cape May Stage “This Wonderful Life,” a
stage adaptation of Frank Capra’s film “It’s a Wonderful Life,” written by Steve
Murray. Through Dec. 28. $12.50 to $35. Cape May Stage, Bank and Lafayette
Streets. (609) 884-1341;

capemaystage.com.

MADISON F. M. Kirby Shakespeare Theater “The
Winter’s Tale,” by William Shakespeare. Through Dec. 28. $29 to $53. F. M. Kirby
Shakespeare Theater, Drew University, 36 Madison Avenue.
njshakespeare.org; (973)
408-5600.

MILLBURN Paper Mill Playhouse “Tchaikovsky’s
Nutcracker,” featuring the Paper Mill Orchestra. Through Dec. 28. $19 to $57.
Paper Mill Playhouse, 3 Brookside Drive.
papermill.org; (973) 376-4343.

NEW BRUNSWICK Museum of the American Hungarian
Foundation 20th annual Festival of Trees, an exhibition of holiday trees from
around the world. Through Jan. 25. $5 suggested donation. Tuesdays through
Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m. Museum of the American
Hungarian Foundation, 300 Somerset Street. (732) 846-5777.

NEW BRUNSWICK State Theater “Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat,” presented by Middlesex County’s Plays-in-the-Park.
Through Dec. 28. $6. Jim Brickman Holiday Concert. Monday at 7 p.m. $35 to $65.
“Salute to Vienna,” featuring the Strauss Symphony of America. Wednesday at 6
p.m. $45 to $125. Jacqui Naylor in concert; with a Champagne reception at
intermission. Wednesday at 8 p.m. $79 to $295. New Year’s Eve Party, with a live
band, dance floor, open buffet, open bar and a
New Year’s Eve countdown on TV, live
from New York City. Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. $175 to $300. State Theater, 15
Livingston Avenue. (732) 246-7469;
statetheatrenj.org.

PRINCETON Morven Museum and Garden “Festival of
Trees: A Tribute to 1783.” The museum will be adorned with trees. Through Jan.
11. Morven Museum and Garden, 55 Stockton Street. (609) 924-8144;

historicmorven.org.

RED BANK Count Basie Theater “Best of Vienna,” a
traditional Viennese celebration featuring the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.
Jan. 3 at 8 p.m. $17 to $55. Count Basie Theater, 99 Monmouth Street.
countbasietheatre.org; (732) 842-9000.

SOUTH ORANGE St. Andrew and Holy Communion Church
CJ Sambach, part of Maplewood and South Orange First Night. Wednesday at 9 and
10:30 p.m. Free. St. Andrew and Holy Communion Church, 160 West South Orange
Avenue. sahcchurch.org; (973)
763-2355.

TOMS RIVER Ocean County Library New Year’s
celebration, featuring Steve Forbert, singer; with hors d’oeuvres and a
Champagne toast. Wednesday at 10 p.m. $25. Ocean County Library, 101 Washington
Street. oceancounty.lib.nj.us/; (732) 349-6200.

WEST ORANGE Turtle Back Zoo “Prudential Holiday
Lights Spectacular,” through Jan. 4. $3 and $7. Turtle Back Zoo, 560 Northfield
Avenue. turtlebackzoo.org;
(973) 731-5800.

THEATER

FREEHOLD Center Playhouse “The Good Doctor,” by
Neil Simon. Jan. 9 through 25. $22 and $24. Center Playhouse, 35 South Street.
(732) 462-9093.

LONG BRANCH New Jersey Repertory Company “Cupid and
Psyche,” musical comedy by Sean Hartley and Jihwan Kim. Through Jan. 18. $41.50.
New Jersey Repertory Company, 179 Broadway. (732) 229-3166;
njrep.org.

NEW BRUNSWICK State Theater “Cirque Dreams Jungle
Fantasy,” featuring aerialists, spine-bending contortionists, acrobats, jugglers
and musicians. Jan. 7 and 8. $25 to $55. State Theater, 15 Livingston Avenue.
(732) 246-7469; statetheatrenj.org.

NEWARK New Jersey Performing Arts Center “Aida,” by
Verdi, performed by Teatro Lirico d’Europa. Jan. 10 at 8 p.m. $23 to $92. New
Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center Street. (888) 466-5722; njpac.org.

PRINCETON McCarter Theater Center “Mrs. Warren’s
Profession,” comedy by George Bernard Shaw. Jan. 9 through Feb. 15. $43 and $49.
McCarter Theater Center, 91 University Place. (609) 258-2787;

mccarter.org.

RED BANK Two River Theater “A Year With Frog and
Toad,” musical based on the books by Arnold Lobel. Through Jan. 11. $24 to $48.
Two River Theater, 21 Bridge Avenue. (732) 345-1400;
trtc.org.

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WEST WINDSOR Kelsey Theater, West Windsor Campus,
Mercer County Community College “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” by Edward
Albee. Jan. 9 through 18. $10 to $14. Kelsey Theater, West Windsor Campus,
Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road. (609) 570-3333;
kelseyatmccc.org.

WESTFIELD Westfield Community Playhouse “Death of a
Salesman,” by Arthur Miller. Jan. 10 through 24. $15. Westfield Community
Playhouse, 1000 North Avenue. (908) 232-1221.

VOLUNTEERING

MIDDLETOWN Middletown Township Public Library
Holiday gift drive, sponsored by Foster and Adoptive Family Services; bring a
new, unwrapped gift for children in foster care. Through Wednesday. Middletown
Township Public Library, 55 New Monmouth Road. (732) 671-3700.

PENNSAUKEN Food Bank of South Jersey Local
nonprofit emergency feeding programs. Deliver food to homebound clients, restock
pantries, pack holiday baskets and more. Ongoing. Food Bank of South Jersey,
1501 John Tipton Boulevard. (856) 662-4884;
foodbanksj.org.

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

CLINTON Hunterdon Museum of Art “Hank Murta Adams:
Sculpture.” Through Jan. 4. Donation: $3. Tuesdays through Sundays, 11 a.m. to 5
p.m. Hunterdon Museum of Art, 7 Lower Center Street.

hunterdonartmuseum.org;
(908) 735-8415.

HAMILTON Grounds for Sculpture “A Twist of Art,”
featuring the woodturning of William Smith. Through Wednesday. $1 to $12;
members free. Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Grounds for Sculpture,
18 Fairgrounds Road.
groundsforsculpture.org; (609) 586-0616.

HANOVER Morris County Library “The Business of
Cooking: Corporate America Cooks,” a look at America’s corporate ideas for
marketing and packaging products. Through Jan. 25. Morris County Library, 30
East Hanover Avenue in Whippany. (973) 285-6939;

gti.net/mocolib1.

JERSEY CITY Jersey City Museum “Deliverance: The
Art of Ben Jones 1970-2008,” a retrospective. Through Feb. 22. Adults, $4;
seniors and students, $2; members and children under 12, free. Hours: Wednesdays
and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturdays and
Sundays, noon to 5. Jersey City Museum, 350 Montgomery Street.
jerseycitymuseum.org.

MILLVILLE Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center “Living
Traditions Portrayed: Indian Folk Art and Crafts,” featuring ritual, decorative
and utilitarian objects from Indian and Indian-American artists and
craftspeople. Through Wednesday. “Tracing the Cultural Roots,” with glass works
by Sisir Sahana and paintings by Narendra Amin. Through Wednesday. “Treasures
From the Collection: Museum of American Glass,” an exhibition of 125 glass
pieces that have been collected over 40 years. Through Jan. 5. $7 to $10;
children 5 and under, free. Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wheaton
Arts and Cultural Center, 1501 Glasstown Road (Route 55). (800) 998-4552;
wheatonarts.org.

MONTCLAIR Montclair Art Museum “Philip Pearlstein:
Objectifications,” retrospective including paintings, drawings and prints from
1940 to 2008. Through Feb. 1. “American Abstraction: Dialogue With the Cosmos,”
an exhibition that honors Native American women of the Northern Plains. Through
Feb. 1. $10 to $12; free for members and children under 12; free for everyone
the first Friday of the month from noon to 5 p.m. Hours: Wednesdays through
Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Montclair Art Museum, 3 South Mountain Avenue. (973)
746-5555;
montclairartmuseum.org.

MORRIS TOWNSHIP Morris Museum “Stepping Out in
Style: Outerwear From the Past 150 Years.” Through Wednesday. “Doll Houses and
Dolls From the Morris Museum Collection.” Through Jan. 10. $6 to $8. Hours:
Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 8
p.m. (free on Thursdays from 5 to 8 p.m.); Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Morris Museum, 6
Normandy Heights Road. (973) 971-3700;
morrismuseum.org.

NEWARK City Without Walls “Metro 26,” a multimedia
group show. Through Jan. 14. Daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. City Without Walls, 6
Crawford Street. (973) 622-1188;

cwow.org.

NEWARK Newark Museum “Paths to Impressionism,” an
exhibition of French and American landscape paintings. Through Jan. 4. “Small
but Sublime: Intimate Views by Durand, Bierstadt and Inness,” works by Hudson
River School artists. Through Feb. 22. “Completing the Circle: The Fiber and
Beaded Art of Ina Golub,” 50 years of the artist’s work. Through May 3. “Glass
Beads of Ghana,” colorful designs of glass beads made with varied techniques and
materials. Through November. “Lenox Legacy: America’s Greatest Porcelain,
1889-2005,” highlights of the history of Lenox china in New Jersey. Through
March 2010. $3 to $9; members, free. Hours: Wednesdays through Fridays, noon to
5 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Newark Museum, 49 Washington
Street. (973) 596-6550;

newarkmuseum.org.

PRINCETON Morven Museum and Garden “Picturing
Princeton 1783: The Nation’s Capital,” an exhibition commemorating the 225th
anniversary of Princeton as the temporary capital. Through Jan. 11. Wednesdays
through Fridays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. Morven
Museum and Garden, 55 Stockton Street. (609) 924-8144; historicmorven.org.

PRINCETON Princeton University Art Museum “Frank
Gehry: On Line,” the architect’s drawings and models. Through Jan. 4. “Jasper
Johns: Light Bulb,” on the artist’s first sculpture. Through Jan. 4. “Felix
Candela: Engineer, Builder, Structural Artist,” an exhibition. Through Feb. 22.
Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Princeton
University Art Museum, Nassau and Witherspoon Streets. (609) 258-3788;
princetonartmuseum.org.

TRENTON The

New Jersey State Museum “Transformations,” an exhibition celebrating the
renovation of the museum. Through March 15. The New Jersey State Museum, 225
West State Street. (609) 292-6464; state.nj.us/state/museum.
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HASBROUCK HEIGHTS Bananas Comedy Club New Year’s
Eve three-act comedy show, featuring Vic DiBitetto, Paul Bond and Bob DiBuono.
Wednesday at 8 and 11 p.m. $25 to $40. Bananas Comedy Club, 283 Route 17 South.
(201) 727-1090;

bananascomedyclub.com.

MORRISTOWN The Community Theater at Mayo Center for
the Performing Arts “NBC’s Last Comic Standing Live Tour,” hosted by Bill
Bellamy. Jan. 9. $37 to $52. The Community Theater at Mayo Center for the
Performing Arts, 100 South Street. (973) 539-8008; mayoarts.org