
Entertainment


REELABILITIES FILM FEST NY RETURNS FOR 17TH EDITION
By Mabel Pais REELABILITIES FILM FESTIVAL: NEW YORK (RFFNY), an annual event, returns April 3–9, 2025 for its 17th edition, bringing audiences a diverse, thought-provoking lineup of over 30 films from around the globe. As […]



ANOUSHKA SHANKAR COMPLETES HER TRILOGY IN NEW LIVE PERFORMANCE
By Mabel Pais ANOUSHKA SHANKAR performs the 3rd and final chapter of her recent trilogy of mini-albums: Chapter III: We Return to Light with a visionary new live show. The earlier chapters: Chapter I: Forever, […]

THE ELECTRIFYING LIVE-TO-FILM IN CONCERT ‘DIRTY DANCING’ STOPS AT NJPAC
By Mabel Pais DIRTY DANCING in CONCERT, the iconic Academy Award®-winning film stops by the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) after a triumphant world tour to let its fans indulge in it once more […]

N2S 2025 RETURNS THIS SUMMER FOR THIRD YEAR:THE FEST ONLY NJ COULD HANDLE
By Mabel Pais THEME: LAUGHS AND JAMS ‘PRUDENTIAL NORTH TO SHORE’ June 2025 The ‘Prudential North to Shore Festival,’ produced by NJPAC and with Prudential Financial as title sponsor, returns this June featuring ‘Laughs and […]


Kiara steps out of Don 3 after pregnancy announcement: Report
Kiara Advani, who was supposed to play the female lead in Ranveer Singh’s Don 3, has decided to step out of the film to “prioritise her personal life” post pregnancy announcement. According to a Pinkvilla […]

NJ SYMPHONY’S XIAN ZHANG CONDUCTS RACHMANINOFF AND GREGORY MCDANIEL CONDUCTS NJ PREMIERE OF SOUNDING & MORE
“What the New Jersey Symphony has established, bringing music to the Garden State in schools and in six different cities, is a sincere accomplishment. And it’s never been better.” – nj.com New Jersey Symphony will […]

SALUTING ZAKIR HUSSAIN
By Mabel Pais “If people all over the world would consider interacting with each other the way musicians and artists all over the world interact with each other, we would have a much more peaceful […]


NJS PRESENTS ‘THE FIREBIRD’
Qasim Naqvi WITH XIAN ZHANG FEATURING NIMBUS DANCE By Mabel Pais The New Jersey Symphony presents three performances of ‘The Firebird’ (see program for details) with Music Director Xian Zhang conducting, March 7-9, 2025. PROGRAM […]

SRFFNY 2025 UNVEILS ITS TWELFTH EDITION
By Mabel Pais The SR Socially Relevant™ Film Festival NY on February 6 unveiled its 12th edition narrative and documentary features. The Festival opens March 11 at the National Arts Club (15 Gramercy Park S, […]



NJ SYMPHONY PRESENTS BRAHMS & CHOPIN AND OPENS WITH ARTISTIC PARTNER’S CREATION ‘CAN YOU SEE?’
By Mabel Pais The New Jersey Symphony presents new Resident Artistic Partner Allison Loggins-Hull’s ‘Can You See?,’ as opening piece, with three performances in NJ locations (see program below) of Brahms and Chopin with Christoph […]

SUNDANCE FILM FEST HONORS DESI FILMMAKERS
By Mabel Pais The 2025 Sundance Film Festival which took place January 22 to February 2. The awards were announced and presented on January 31 at a ceremony for the jury and audience award–winning films […]


TRAVEL BACK TO TURKEY, WITHOUT LEAVING THE USA, WITH CEM YILMAZ
By Mabel Pais Turkish Comedian CEM YILMAZ will enthrall audiences at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on February 16, 2025 at 8:30 pm. Get ready to laugh! After a long wait, famous comedian […]



WITNESS AN EXHILARATING COMPANY OF DANCER-ILLUSIONISTS INSPIRED BY ALICE…….
By Mabel Pais “An exhilarating showcase of marvels for the men and women of Momix, who cavort for their eagerly applauding audiences like so many skilled acrobats in their element…[they] gleam like gold.” – The […]

‘GODMOTHER OF SOUL’ LABELLE CELEBRATES HER 80/65 TOUR AT NJPAC
By Mabel Pais The iconic PATTI LABELLE brings her 80/65 Tour to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). The legendary singer, author, and actress, who has won multiple Grammy Awards, is celebrating 65 years […]

NAI NI CHEN WELCOMES LUNAR NEW YEAR OF THE SNAKE IN NJ
By Mabel Pais “An outburst of pure joy…nothing less than spectacular.” – NJArts.net A Newark tradition for over two decades, the Fort Lee-based company Nai-Ni Chen Dance returns to NJPAC to welcome the coming of […]