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. New Jersey Shore Golfing
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.
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. van Rentals NJ
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
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