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COMEDY

NEW BRUNSWICK State Theater Sinbad, stand-up. Friday at 8 p.m. $30 to $60. State Theater, 15 Livingston Avenue. (732) 246-7469; www.statetheatrenj.org.

FILM

PRINCETON Princeton Public Library No End in Sight, a film about the events following the fall of Baghdad. Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. Free. Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. (609) 924-9529. Sponsored by the Coalition for Peace Action; www.peacecoalition.org.

FOR CHILDREN

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS First Avenue Playhouse Beauty and the Beast, presented by Paper Moon Puppet Theater. Through March 22. $9. First Avenue Playhouse, 123 First Avenue. (732) 291-7552; www.firstavenueplayhouse.com.

CHATHAM Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center Baby and Me Hikes, moderate guided hikes on Morris County area trails. Through Tuesday. $1. Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, 247 Southern Boulevard. (973) 635-6629; www.parks.morris.nj.us.

EAST RUTHERFORD Izod Center Disney on Ice presents Finding Nemo, featuring characters from the movie. Through Jan. 27. $15 to $70. Izod Center, 50 Route 120. (201) 507-8900; www.meadowlands.com.

MADISON Museum of Early Trades and Crafts Groundhog Day Celebration. Participate in a number of groundhog-themed activities and meet the groundhog puppet Phil. Ages 2 to 7. Feb. 2, 1 to 3 p.m. $3. Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, 9 Main Street. (973) 377-2982; www.rosenet.org/metc.

PARAMUS The New Jersey Children's Museum Mardi Gras Celebration, party and parade with crafts. Feb. 9 and 10. Free. The New Jersey Children's Museum, 599 Valley Health Plaza. (201) 262-5151; www.njcm.com.

SOUTH ORANGE South Orange Performing Arts Center Rebecca Frezza and her band, Big Truck, performs children's music. Jan. 27 at 3 p.m. $18. South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 Sopac Way. (973) 313-2787; www.sopacnow.org.

MUSIC AND DANCE

CAMDEN Adventure Aquarium Universal African Drum and Dance Ensemble, a Black History Month celebration featuring African dancers, singers dressed in traditional attire, martial arts acrobats and African drumming. Feb. 2 at noon and 2 p.m. $14.95 and $17.95. Adventure Aquarium, 1 Riverside Drive. (866) 451-2782; www.adventureaquarium.com.

CHATHAM The Chatham Presbyterian Church The Roches with We're About 9, folk. Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. $25. Sanctuary Concerts at Presbyterian Church of Chatham, 240 Southern Boulevard. (973) 376-4946; www.sanctuaryconcerts.org.

CRANFORD Cranford Public Library Book discussion of Everyman, by Philip Roth. Monday at 7 p.m. Free. Cranford Public Library, 224 Walnut Avenue. (908) 709-7272; www.cranford.com/library.

ENGLEWOOD Bergen Performing Arts Center New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents Manuel Barrueco, soloist, performing Roberto Sierra's Danzas Concertantes. Thursday at 8 p.m. $20 to $78. Bergen Performing Arts Center, 30 North Van Brunt Street. (201) 227-1030; www.bergenpac.org.

FAIR LAWN Fair Lawn Community Center Dave Rowe Trio and Caroline Doctorow, folk. Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. $17 and $20. Fair Lawn Community Center, 10-10 20th Street. (201) 384-1325.

GLASSBORO Rowan University Yolanda Kondonassis, harpist. Feb. 3 at 3 p.m. $15 to $25. Rowan University, Wilson Hall, Route 322. (856) 256-4545.

MAHWAH Mahwah Public Library Chinese New Year celebration, with music played on traditional instruments. Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. Free. Mardi Gras celebration featuring the Dr. Dubious Dixieland Jazz Band. Feb. 3 at 2 p.m. Free. Mahwah Public Library, 100 Ridge Road. (201) 529-7323. www.mahwah.bccls.org.

MAHWAH Sharp Theater, Berrie Center for the Performing and Visual Arts Simple Gifts of the Cashore Marionettes, family performance depicting scenes from everyday life. Jan. 27 at 3 p.m. $12 to $20. Sharp Theater, Berrie Center for the Performing and Visual Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road. (201) 684-7844.

MONTCLAIRMontclair State University Alexander Kasser Theater Elmer Gantry, a new American opera based on the novel by Sinclair Lewis, music by Robert Aldridge and libretto by Herschel Garfein. Through Jan. 27. $15. Montclair State University Alexander Kasser Theater, Valley Road and Normal Avenue. (973) 655-5112; www.peakperfs.org. MOORESTOWN Perkins Center for the Arts Teresa D'Amico, soprano, and Donna Gill, accompanist. Jan. 27 at 4 p.m. $8 to $12. Perkins Center for the Arts, 395 Kings Highway. (856) 235-6488; www.perkinscenter.org.

MORRIS TOWNSHIP Bickford Theater The Great Groundhog Day Jam, jazz. Feb. 4 at 8 p.m. $13 and $15. Bickford Theater, 6 Normandy Heights Road. (973) 971-3706; www.morrismuseum.org.

MORRISTOWN The Community Theater at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts Indian dance presented by the Kalashri School of Arts of New Jersey. Jan. 27 at 3 p.m. $15. The Community Theater at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts, 100 South Street. (973) 539-8008; www.mayoarts.org.

MORRISTOWN The Community Theater at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts Rigoletto by Opera New Jersey, a staged concert in costume, sung in Italian with English surtitles, with a live orchestra and chorus. Friday at 8 p.m. $35 to $70. The Community Theater at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts, 100 South Street. (973) 539-8008; www.mayoarts.org.

NEW BRUNSWICK Nicholas Music Center, Rutgers University Les Contes d'Hoffmann, opera by Jacques Offenbach; three-course dinner and wine included. Friday at 5 p.m. $75. Nicholas Music Center, Rutgers University, 85 George Street. (732) 932-7511.

NEWARK The Newark Museum Swingin' at Duke's Place, performance by Eric Reed, jazz pianist, with music by Duke Ellington. Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. Free. The Newark Museum, 49 Washington Street. (973) 596-6550; www.newarkmuseum.org.

POMONA Stockton Performing Arts Center, Richard Stockton College Trinity Irish Dance Company, featuring Irish step dancing. Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m. $10 to $45. A Fred Astaire Songbook, a tribute to Fred Astaire. Feb. 10 at 4 p.m. $10 to $35. Stockton Performing Arts Center, Richard Stockton College, Jim Leeds Road. (609) 652-9000; www.stockton.edu/pac.

PRINCETON Johnson Education Center If Music Be the Food of Love, performance by the Princeton Singers, with music by Monteverdi, Schumann, Saint-Saens, and Vaughn Williams, among others. Feb. 9 at 8 p.m. $10 and $15. Johnson Education Center, One Preservation Place. (866) 846-7464.

PRINCETON Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton Exploring Iran: An Afternoon of Iranian and Persian Culture, featuring Iranian music, literature, video, artwork, crafts and food. Jan. 27, 2:30 to 5 p.m. Free. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Road. (609) 924-1604; www.uuprinceton.org.

SOUTH ORANGE South Orange Performing Arts Center Turtle Island Quartet, performing John Coltrane's classical jazz scores. Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. $38 and $45. South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 Sopac Way. (973) 313-2787; www.sopacnow.org.

TEANECK Puffin Cultural Forum On the Rise, featuring the cellist Ani Kalayjian with piano accompaniment by Sam Armstrong. Jan. 27 at 4 p.m. $12 and $15. Puffin Cultural Forum, 20 East Oakdene Avenue. (201) 836-8923; www.puffinfoundation.org.

TOTOWA 46 Lounge Oz Noy Trio, jazz. Wednesday, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. 46 Lounge, 300 Route 46 East. (973) 890-9699; www.46lounge.com.

SPOKEN WORD

NEWARK Newark Public Library Author's Talk: The Harlem Writers Guild, members of the guild read and discuss their works. Wednesday at 6 p.m. Free. Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street. (973) 733-7800; www.npl.org.

WILLINGBORO Willingboro Public Library Black History Month Gala, featuring speaker Kevin Melton and a multimedia presentation The Road to Freedom. Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. Free. Willingboro Public Library, 220 Willingboro Parkway. (609) 877-6668; www.willingboro.org.

OUTDOORS

CHATHAM Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center Lunchtime Walk, guided walk to Lewis Morris Park. Through Tuesday. 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Free. Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, 247 Southern Boulevard. (973) 635-6629; www.parks.morris.nj.us.

THEATER

CINNAMINSON The Playhouse The Tempest, a dramatic comedy by William Shakespeare. Through Feb. 2. $15. The Playhouse, 808 Pomona Road. (856) 829-7144.

HADDONFIELD Haddonfield Plays and Players Theater Sweet Charity, a musical with book by Neil Simon, music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Dorothy Fields. Through Feb. 2. $16 and $18. Haddonfield Plays and Players Theater, 957 East Atlantic Avenue. (856) 429-8139; www.haddonfieldplayers.com.

LONG BRANCH New Jersey Repertory Company And Her Hair Went With Her, a comedy by Zina Camblin. Through Feb. 17. $30 to $40. New Jersey Repertory Company, 179 Broadway. (732) 229-3166; www.njrep.org.

MAHWAH Mahwah Public Library The Marriage Cure, comedy starring Tony Carlin and Susan Knight. Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. Free. Mahwah Public Library, 100 Ridge Road. (201) 529-7323; www.mahwah.bccls.org.

MILLBURNPaper Mill Playhouse The Miracle Worker, drama by William Gibson. Through Feb. 24. $25 to $92. Paper Mill Playhouse, 3 Brookside Drive. (973) 376-4343; www.papermill.org.

MONROE Richard P. Marasco Performing Arts Center Visiting Mr. Green, a play by Jeff Baron, performed by the Center Players. Jan. 27 at 3 p.m. $8 and $10. Richard P. Marasco Performing Arts Center, 1629 Perrineville Road. (732) 521-4400, extension 134.

MONTCLAIR Montclair State University Alexander Kasser Theater Hey Girl! Drama by Romeo Castellucci. Feb. 7 through Feb. 10. $15. Montclair State University Alexander Kasser Theater, Valley Road and Normal Avenue. (973) 655-5112; www.peakperfs.org.

MORRIS TOWNSHIP Bickford Theater Almost, Maine, comedy. Through Feb. 17. $15 to $30. Bickford Theater, 6 Normandy Heights Road. (973) 971-3706; www.morrismuseum.org.

NEW BRUNSWICKGeorge Street Playhouse Oscar and the Pink Lady, written by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, directed by Frank Dunlop and starring Rosemary Harris. Through Feb. 10. $32 to $64. George Street Playhouse, 9 Livingston Avenue. (732) 246-7717; www.georgestplayhouse.org.

ORADELL Bergen County Players The Women, a play about a group of Manhattan socialites during the Depression era, by Clare Boothe Luce. Through Feb. 2. $16 and $19. Bergen County Players, 298 Kinderkamack Road. (201) 261-4200; www.bcplayers.org.

PERRYVILLE Hunterdon Hills Playhouse Barefoot in the Park, comedy by Neil Simon. Through March 18. $53 to $61.50. Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, 88 Route 173 West. (800) 447-7313; www.hhplayhouse.com.

PRINCETONMcCarter Theater Center Edward Albee's Me, Myself and I, directed by Emily Mann, with Tyne Daly and Brian Murray. Through Feb. 17. $43 to $49. McCarter Theater Center, 91 University Place. (609) 258-2787; www.mccarter.org.

RED BANK Two River Theater Shakespeare's Macbeth, directed by Teller and Aaron Posner. Through Feb. 10. $17 to $30. Two River Theater, 21 Bridge Avenue. (732) 345-1400; www.trtc.org.

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

CAMDEN Camden County Historical Society Lullaby for Dreamland: The Dreamland Cafe in Lawnside, an exhibition of photographs that document life at the Dreamland Cafe, a jazz club that was located in Lawnside, the first incorporated African-American town north of the Mason-Dixon Line. Feb. 2 through April 10. Free. Hours: Sundays noon to 5 p.m.; Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Camden County Historical Society, 1900 Park Boulevard. (856) 964-3333; www.cchsnj.com.

CAPE MAY Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts Proudly We Serve: Our African American Military Experience, from the Civil War Forward, an exhibition of photographs and artifacts portraying the contributions made by members of the African-American community. Through April 6. Free. Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts, 1048 Washington Street. (609) 884-5404; www.capemaymac.org.

CLIFTON Clifton Arts Center Interwoven Influences, an exhibition and sale of tapestry by New York artists. Through March 1. $1. Clifton Arts Center, 900 Clifton Avenue. (973) 472-5499.

CLINTON Hunterdon Museum of Art Cuba! Artists Experience Their Country, an exhibition portraying social, cultural and political aspects of Cuban life. Through March 30. Free. Tuesdays through Sundays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hunterdon Museum of Art, 7 Lower Center Street. (908) 735-8415; www.hunterdonartmuseum.org.

CRANFORD Tomasulo Gallery, Union County College Hero and Monster, an exhibition of mixed-media works by Victor Davson. Through March 6. Hours: Mondays through Thursdays and Saturdays, 1 to 4 p.m. Additional hours: Tuesdays through Thursdays, 6 to 9 p.m. Tomasulo Gallery, Union County College, 1033 Springfield Avenue. (908) 709-7155; www.ucc.edu/Top/Community+and+Business/TomasuloArt.

DEMAREST Mikhail Zakin Gallery Of Like Minds, exhibition of oil paintings by Jenna Bischel and Jennifer Mazza. Through Friday. Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mikhail Zakin Gallery, 561 Piermont Road. (201) 767-7160; www.tasoc.org.

HACKENSACK Edward Williams Building Auditorium, Fairleigh Dickinson University My Own Feminism, exhibition including the works of the artists of the organization Salute to Women in the Arts. Through Friday. Free. Edward Williams Building Auditorium, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 150 Kotte Place. (201) 692-7028; www.fdu.edu.

HANOVER Morris County Library The Handbag, a History of Style, featuring a collection of handbags dating from the early 20th-century jazz age. Through Feb. 22. Free. Morris County Library, 30 East Hanover Avenue in Whippany. (973) 285-6939; www.mclib.info.

JERSEY CITY Liberty Science Center Race: Are We So Different? Exhibition bringing together the experience of living with race, its history as an idea and the role of science in that history. Feb. 2 through April 27. $11.50 and $15.75. Liberty Science Center, Liberty State Park, 251 Phillip Street. (201) 200-1000; www.lsc.org.

LINCROFT Monmouth Museum Dorn's Classic Images, vintage historical photographs from the collection of Kathy Dorn Severini. Through Feb. 3. $6. Hours: Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Monmouth Museum, Brookdale Community College, Newman Springs Road. (732) 747-2266; www.monmouthmuseum.org.

MOORESTOWN Perkins Center for the Arts Walk, Stop, Stare, See, an exhibition of photographs by Eric Mencher. Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. Perkins Center for the Arts, 395 Kings Highway. (856) 235-6488; www.perkinscenter.org.

MORRIS TOWNSHIPMorris Museum Pilgrimage: Photographs by Steve McCurry. Through Jan. 27. Through Our Eyes, photographs by local high school students. Through Jan. 27. Stepping Out in Style: Outerwear of the Last 150 Years. Through March 31. $5 to $7; free on Thursdays from 1 to 8 p.m. Hours: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays to 8 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road. (973) 971-3700; www.morrismuseum.org.

MORRISTOWN Simon Gallery Paintings by Sabine Friesicke. Through Feb. 29. Hours: Tuesdays through Fridays, noon to 6 p.m.; Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Simon Gallery, 48 Bank Street. (973) 538-5456.

NEW BRUNSWICK Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum A Sense of Place: Children's Book Illustrations, by Catherine Stock. Through Monday. The Magyar Imagination: Selections From the Salgo Trust Donation of Hungarian Art. Through March 30. Hours: Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.;Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, 71 Hamilton Street. (732) 932-7237; www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu.

NEW BRUNSWICK Museum of the American Hungarian Foundation Dynamic Color: Paintings by Joseph Domjan. Through March 1. $5. 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.

NEWARK Red Saw Fakes, mixed-media group show featuring re-creations of everyday objects. Friday through Feb. 21. Red Saw, 585 Broad Street. (973) 648-8275.

NEWARK The Newark Museum O, Write My Name: American Portraits - Harlem Heroes, an exhibition of 50 photographs by Carl Van Vechten from between 1930 and 1960. Through March 2. Glass Beads of Ghana, an exhibition featuring beads made with varied techniques and materials. Wednesday through June 15. Hours: Wednesdays through Fridays, noon to 5 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., October through June; noon to 5 p.m., July through September. The Newark Museum, 49 Washington Street. (973) 596-6493; www.newarkmuseum.org.

RIDGEWOOD Unitarian Society of Ridgewood Ghost Towns of the Old West and Scenic Landscapes, photographs by Jeffery Steccato. Through Feb. 3. Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place. (201) 444-6225; www.uuridgewood.org.

TRENTON Gallery 125 Revolution, media juried show. Through Feb. 2. Gallery 125, 125 South Warren Street. (609) 989-9119.

[Illustration]PHOTOS: OAKLYN: From left, Alicia Kelly, Sarah Duvall Pearson and Jenn Collelouri are in the cast of Thoroughly Modern Millie, a musical based on the 1967 movie and playing at the Ritz Theater through Feb. 16. Tickets are $20 to $30. 915 White Horse Pike. (856) 858-5230; www.ritztheatreco.org. (PHOTOGRAPH BY CURT HUDSON); NEW BRUNSWICK: Nathan Robinson and Kristen Anne Hansen appear in Romeo and Juliet, presented by the Rutgers Theater Company. Friday through Feb. 16. $15 to $25. Mason Gross Performing Arts Center, Douglass Campus, Rutgers University, 85 George Street. (732) 932-7511; www.mgsa.rutgers.edu. (PHOTOGRAPH BY LARRY LEVANTI)(pg. 10); POMONA: Mel Johnson Jr. stars in Frederick Douglass: In the Shadow of Slavery, a one-man theatrical journey into the life of Frederick Douglass, at the Stockton Performing Arts Center. Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 to $40. Richard Stockton College, Jim Leeds Road. (609) 652-9000; www.stockton.edu/pac. (pg. 11); UNION: Lily Pad is part of Reflections, an exhibition of photographs by Greg Cummings. Through April 30 at the Les Malamut Art Gallery. Free. 1980 Morris Avenue. (908) 851-5452; www.uplnj.org/les--malamut.html. (pg. 12)