Center for the Arts at NJCU

08/27/2024

Join us on SEPTEMBER 1st at the Welcome Back Comedy Show featuring Chico Bean! Get ready for a night of laughter and unforgettable moments.

🗓️ September 4th from 8:00 to 9:30.

🎟️ Tickets Available Now! Click the link in our bio to secure you spot! The event is FREE for NJCU students and and $20 for guests.

📍At the Margaret Willams Theatre on the Main campus of NJCU.

04/23/2024

🎶Feel the pulse of history and the rhythm of the world with Spirit of Life Ensemble 🎶 Join us this Saturday, for an unforgettable journey through jazz’s African roots and Parisian vibes.

Presented as part of the NJCU residency of the esteemed artist and activist Ben Jones, master visual artist and retired NJCU professor. Don’t miss out on this fusion of cultures and sounds!

🎟 Tickets Available Now! Click the link in our bio to secure your spot!

🗓️ JOIN us:
Saturday, April 27th at 7:00 P.M.

📍At the Margaret Williams Theatre on the Main campus of NJCU.

04/21/2024

🎺 Don’t miss out on an unforgettable night of Jazz Big Band magic with Freddie Hendrix!🎺 Join us for an epic journey through jazz history. From Basie to Ellington, we’ve got it all covered!

🎟 Tickets Available Now! Click the link in our bio to secure your spot!

🗓️ JOIN us:
Monday, April 22nd at 7:00 P.M.

📍At the Margaret Williams Theatre on the Main campus of NJCU.

04/19/2024

🎵TONIGHT🎵Diving Into The Wiild: A musical journey through the depths of black joy, pain, love, and resilience with Cliff Notez.

Exploring the complexities of the black experience through hip hop, soul, folk, and blues. Join the conversation as we unravel the true essence of ‘wiild’ together.

🎟 Tickets Available Now! Click the link in our bio to secure your spot!

🗓️ JOIN us TONIGHT:
Friday, April 19th at 7:30 P.M

📍At The Margaret Williams Theatre at the Main campus of NJCU.

04/03/2024

‼️ 𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙉𝙏 𝙐𝙋𝘿𝘼𝙏𝙀 ‼️ 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟲 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟱 ‼️ Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 🌈
Tickets originally purchased for Friday, April 5, can be honored at any other performance. Please contact the box office at 𝗯𝗼𝘅𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲@𝗻𝗷𝗰𝘂.𝗲𝗱𝘂 for assistance.
𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱
🗓️ Saturday, April 6 | 7:30 p.m.
🗓️ Sunday, April 7 | 3 p.m.
𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱
🗓️ Friday, April 12 | 7:30 p.m.
🗓️ Saturday, April 13 | 7:30 p.m.
🗓️ Sunday, April 14 | 3 p.m.
📍Margaret Williams Theatre, Hepburn Hall
🎟️ General Admission: $25 | Students/Seniors: $15
🔗 Buy Tickets https://bit.ly/4352d2w

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an award-winning musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice that reimagines the biblical story of Joseph, his father Jacob, his eleven siblings, and the coat of many colors.

02/19/2024

🎭 Join us next week for a journey you won’t soon forget 🎭 “Remembering…” is a performance that honors and celebrates the legacy of African Americans while also being an informative and inspiring way to connect with history.

🎟 Tickets Available Now! Click the link in our bio to secure your spot!

🗓️ JOIN us on: Friday, March 1st at 7:30 pm

📍Where? The Margaret Williams Theatre located on the Main campus of NJCU inside of Hepburn Hall.


👩🏽‍🤝‍👩🏾👩🏽‍🤝‍👨🏾 Our Co-Presenters: , , and - Can’t wait for you all to stop by!

01/23/2024

🎶Exciting News!🎶 Be captivated by the rhythm of everyday stories unfolding on stage at Center for Arts upcoming musical “Working”!

🎟 Tickets Available Now! The link in our bio to secure your spot!

🗓️ JOIN us on:
Friday, February 2nd at 7:30 pm
Saturday, February 3rd at 7:30 pm
Sunday, February 4th at 3:00 pm
Friday, February 10th at 7:30 pm
Saturday, February 11rd at 3:00 pm

📍It takes place at The Margaret Williams Theatre at the Main campus of NJCU.

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12/05/2023

🎤Exciting News! 🎤 Join us for a delightful evening of laughter and music with the Caroline L. Guarini Department of Music, Dance, and Theatre's "An Evening of Comic Opera”!

This is a FREE event! Just click the link in our bio to secure your spot!

🗓️ JOIN us on Saturday, December 9 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, December 10 at 3:00 pm.

📍It takes place at Ingalls Recital Hall on the Main campus of NJCU.

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10/17/2023

REMINDER... Center for the Arts at NJCU is presenting the upcoming musical, Rimli Roy’s Ramaavan, this weekend October 20-22!

📍JOIN us at the Margaret Williams Theatre

🎟 Tickets Available Now! Visit https://www.suratifpa.org/ramaavan.html #/ to secure your spot!

This musical offers an entertaining and engaging experience for your entire family, filled with vibrant performances and catchy tunes that will leave everyone humming along. We hope to see you there THIS WEEKEND!

10/16/2023

We hope to see you at our upcoming event next weekend at the Margaret Williams Theatre We will be showing Rimli Roy's Ramaavan a Musical, a tale of love, courage righteousness & justice.

🎟 Tickets Available Now! Visit https://www.suratifpa.org/ramaavan.html #/ or click the link in our bio to secure your spot!

10/13/2023

💃Exciting News! 💃We're thrilled to announce our upcoming musical Rimli Roy’s Ramaavan!

📍JOIN us from October 20-22 at the Margaret Williams Theatre

🎟 Tickets Available Now! Visit https://www.suratifpa.org/ramaavan.html #/ or click the link in our bio to secure your spot!

10/02/2023

Come Join us for a Free Virtual Event! Want to challenge yourself as a writer? Try writing a story in 100 words - no more, no less. Come connect with others as we discuss the multitude of ways we can share our thoughts, experiences, and stories. We look forward to seeing you there!

06/23/2023

Join us TONIGHT for The Third Rail! A journey of freedom unlike any other. Enjoy a wonderful dance performance by onCUE chronicles followed by a Q&A session with the performers. We look forward to seeing you soon!

05/04/2023

📆IT'S TODAY!!!
🌠May the fourth be with you
👉May 4th at 7:30PM, SciFi Ensemble at NJCU Margaret Williams Theatre
Bring your favorite costume have a great time with SciFi Ensemble

$15 / General Admission
$10 / Students and Seniors

https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/center-for-the-arts-njcu/63c0546f42555d3eba0923a8/tickets

05/03/2023

🤩Enjoy Pop-Rock, R&B, Soul music from 60s, 80s, 2000s and 2010s!

📅Friday May 12th at 7:30PM
📍Margaret Williams Theatre, 2039 John F Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City

The NJCU Pop/R&B Ensemble will be performing classic “pop” with a focus on Rhythm & Blues music from the pens of 20th century tunesmiths whose work ruled the airwaves from the 1960s to the present day.

Students from the entire Department of Music Dance & Theatre are welcome to participate. They learn how to pick suitable repertoire, create and work from simple music charts, rehearse in a band setting, and perform an end-of-semester show.

05/02/2023

05/01/2023

On May 4th, 7:30PM
in Margaret Williams Theatre
Come and enjoy a unique concert of the best movie, videogame and anime music with Scifi Ensemble!

$15 / General Admission
$10 / Students and Seniors
https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/center-for-the-arts-njcu/63c0546f42555d3eba0923a8/tickets

04/18/2023

Crescendo: 2023 NJCU BFA Exhibition - Opening Reception
**RSVPs are required to attend this event** (njcu.edu/gallery)

Gradually developing over recent years, the art of our BFA graduates now culminates in a crescendo of creativity. Both the NJCU Visual Arts and Lemmerman Galleries will present a diverse output of artworks from clay sculpture to digital illustration.

Participating artists are: Joseph Bachanes, Maria Barros, Paige Bishop, Kassandra Brown, Kayla Brown, Jonah Buonsanto, Adriana Crow, Jose DeLa Rosa, Heber Diaz, Margaret Deignan, Anya Dudley, Jonah Dunstan, Daniel Guiller, Madeline Herrera, Sofija (Alec) Kucere-Lavcivnoska, Fransheska Larios, Neil Nacamuli, Abigail Ostorva, Michael Pantaleon, Jhyda Pura-Quilla, Renee Ramos, Crystal Serrano, Lil Sloginski, Lucero Torres, Abraham Vasquez, Angel Velez, Merlee Vergara, and Tionna Watson.

April 28, May 5, May 12, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Artist Talks starting at the Visual Arts Gallery

Gallery Hours: Mon. - Fri. 12:00 - 5:00 pm, and by appointment through [email protected].

04/17/2023

😎Our new FREE virtual literary event - Tina, Mafia Soldier
📅April 19th @ 2:00 pm
👉Here is the link to register
https://njcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEuceCvqD0qE9KUOAS09f21_r4MwMM-g97-

Tina, Mafia Soldier is a classic of Italian feminist mafia literature about a gender-bending mafiosa and the writer who becomes obsessed with telling her story Sicily, 1980s.

This virtual event is a conversation with Maria Rosa Cutrufelli, translator Robin Pickering-Iazzi, and scholar Serena Todesco.

04/01/2023

🎻NJCU Multi-Style String X-travaganza with guests Regina Carter, Celil Refik Kaya, John Benitez, and Joe Deninzon!

In lieu of admission, please considering donating to the Scholarship Fund.

🗓️ Wednesday, April 12 | 8 p.m.
📍 Margaret Williams Theatre

03/30/2023

03/30/2023

⏳FREE Art Exhibition until April 12
📍 Harold B. Lemmerman Gallery, Hepburn Hall, Room 323
📅April 1st | Special Weekend Hours | 12:00-3:00pm

🎨The exhibition, Boxing Babes & Cowgirls, showcases Cheryl Gross’ most recent body of work which celebrates both real and fictitious cowgirls and women boxers as heroines.

By embracing freedom, breaking boundaries, and eschewing outdated forms of gender identity, Gross created these series out of her fantasy, memory, and research of historical and contemporary women in boxing, sharpshooting, and rodeo performance. Gross’ colorful paintings honor these lesser-known trailblazers in American history with a unique style which combines kinetic splatters and illustrative figuration.

03/29/2023

Come join us for FREE Brass Studio Spring Concert here at NJCU!
Mark your calendar today 🤩

03/28/2023

⏱FREE Photograph Exhibit until April 4th!
📍 Visual Arts Gallery, 100 Culver Ave., Jersey City, N.J. 07305

📸Exploring the Abandoned: MFA Exhibition by Jonathan Cohen
March 21 - April 4, 2023

Jonathan Cohen’s photographs of the abandoned buildings and their surroundings show urban decay, but also beg to question why. Why was this home abandoned by its inhabitants? Why was this business closed and left to rot? Without knowing for sure, the viewers can only guess the reason why the people left and never looked back. Wet and rotten wood, chipped paint from years of brutal weathering with no upkeep create a texture that is original to each own image. By using an extended exposure or a colored light sometime, Cohen’s images invoke the feelings of nostalgia, sadness, isolation, and a sense of decay.

03/27/2023

Happy World Theater Day! Check out this article!

"It is our mission, since the first appearance of the first actor on the first stage, to be at the forefront of confronting everything that is ugly, bloody, and inhuman. We confront it with everything that is beautiful, pure, and human. We, and no one else, have the ability to spread life. Let us spread together for the sake of one world and one humanity." -Samiha Ayoub

https://www.tinfo.fi/en/World-Theatre-Day-Message-2023-by-Samiha-AYOUB

03/24/2023

Sci-Fi Ensemble | May 4, 7:30 p.m. at NJCU's Margaret Williams Theatre in Jersey City

May the 4th be With You! Celebrate Star Wars day 🤖🤓 by joining us for a live performance by the Sci-Fi Ensemble, a live band 🎶 dedicated to classic movie and video game music—all played while in costume.

Tickets
$15 / General Admission
$10 / Students and Seniors

https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/center-for-the-arts-njcu/63c0546f42555d3eba0923a8/tickets

03/22/2023

😍We're excited to open a new exhibition 📸 "Exploring the Abandoned" by Jonathan Cohen at the Visual Arts Gallery | 100 Culver Ave, Jersey City

March 21 - April 4, 2023
Reception: March 23, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

👀Jonathan Cohen’s photographs of the abandoned buildings and their surroundings show urban decay, but also beg to question why. Why was this home abandoned by its inhabitants? Why was this business closed and left to rot? Without knowing for sure, the viewers can only guess the reason why the people left and never looked back. Wet and rotten wood, chipped paint from years of brutal weathering with no upkeep create a texture that is original to each own image. By using an extended exposure or a colored light sometime, Cohen’s images invoke the feelings of nostalgia, sadness, isolation, and a sense of decay.

Images:
1) Monmouth Battlefield
2) 480 Monmouth Road
3) Garden State Sign Company at Night
All inkjet print, 20 x 30 inches

03/21/2023

🤩Have you seen A Chorus Line at NJCU? Come catch this show for this weekend!

👉Friday 7:30 PM | Saturday 7:30 PM | Sunday 3:00 PM

$25 / General Admission
$15 / Students and Seniors

Link to tickets🎫
https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/center-for-the-arts-njcu/63b8a84398c4df0e3ff56cea/

A Chorus Line examines one day in the life of a dancer, vying for a spot in the chorus of a Broadway musical.

Performed in creative partnership with The Joffrey Ballet, A Chorus Line is Directed by Marc G. Dalio, NJCU's Coordinator of Musical Theatre Studies and Choreographed by Angelica Stiskin, Artistic Director of the Joffrey Contemporary/Jazz Dance program.

After the first round of cuts, each dancer is asked to speak, personally, about themselves. Discomfort opens into revelation, confession leads to redemption, and within the bright, outwardly homogenous chorus, the audience begins to see each dancer’s individuality.

A Chorus Line is a funny, heartbreaking, and refreshingly honest journey through these stories of strength, determination, and fortitude on the path to artistic fulfillment.

03/16/2023

A Chorus Line. Photo credit
$25 / General Admission $15 / Students and Seniors

Tickets are still available for six performances March 17 - March 26.
Link to get your tickets!
https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/center-for-the-arts-njcu/63b8a84398c4df0e3ff56cea

Come witness the magic, featuring the Jazz & Contemporary Trainees, students of the Musical Theater department at NJCU, and the choreography of Artistic Director Angelica Stiskin, and the direction of Marc G. Dalio!