WHAT’S GOING ON? Here is a small sample of area happenings — some in-person, others online — you may want to check out in the coming days.
Dark Star Orchestra will perform outdoor concerts at Sussex County Fairgrounds in Franklin April 30 and May 1.Bob Mi
Art/Museums
APRIL 30
CLINTON “The Hunterdon Art Tour,” self-guided tour of area art studios and exhibit spaces Saturday and Sunday, with virtual opening on Twitch for special museum exhibit featuring THAT artists on Friday. Hunterdon Art Museum, 7 Lower Center St. thehunterdonarttour.com, info@thehunterdonarttour.com.
MAY 1
HALEDON “Movements of the ’60s Through the Eyes of a Revolutionary Working-Class Feminist Photographer/Filmmaker/Musician,” opening of exhibit of photos by UALE Summer School for Union Women cultural director Bev Grant, running through Aug. 28. Botto House National Landmark, American Labor Museum, 83 Norwood St. labormuseum.net, 973-595-7953.
LAMBERTVILLE “Queer Icons: Pioneers,” life-sized plywood portraits of notable figures from the LGBTQ community by artist Silky Shoemaker displayed in store windows in Lambertville and New Hope, through May 31. Downtown Lambertville, North Union Street. lambertvillechamber.com/queer-icons-pioneers/, 609-397-0055.
STOCKTON Spring Arts and Crafts Show, Delaware River Mill Society fundraiser, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., May 1-2. Prallsville Mills, 33 Risler St. prallsvillemills.org, 609-397-3586.
Dance
APRIL 30
SOUTH ORANGE “Capturing the Moment,” virtual showcase of seven New Jersey State Council on the Arts choreography fellowship awardees, 7:30 p.m., also May 1, 7:30 p.m. South Orange Performing Arts Center. Free but registration required. sopacnow.org, 973-313-2787.
MAY 1
SUMMIT “!Balli di Primavera¡,” spring production celebrating 52nd anniversary season with performance of Paul Taylor’s “Cloven Kingdom” and two premiere works by Christopher Bloom of Ballet Hispanico, 3 p.m., also May 2, 3 p.m. New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble, 315B Springfield Ave. $35. njtde.org, 908-273-5500.
Music
APRIL 30
FRANKFORD Dark Star Orchestra, drive-in Grateful Dead tribute, 6 p.m., also May 1, 6 p.m. Sussex County Fairgrounds, 37 Plains Road in Augusta. $55-$249. sussexcountylive.com/dso, 973-948-5500.
RED BANK Williams Honor, 7 p.m., Count Basie Theatre, The Vogel, 99 Monmouth St. $39.50-$49.50. thebasie.org, 732-842-9000.
WAYNE WP Choirs, online “Daring to Spring” concert, 7 p.m., William Paterson University, Shea Center for Performing Arts, 300 Pompton Road. wp-presents.org, 973-720-2371.
MAY 1
HALEDON Annual May Day Festival, live outdoor performances of folk and labor music with George Mann and lyric soprano Annamaria Stefanelli, 1 p.m., Botto House National Landmark, American Labor Museum, 83 Norwood St. $10. labormuseum.net, 973-595-7953.
Theater
APRIL 30
ENGLEWOOD “Fat Men in Skirts,” Nicky Silver comedy about a boy and his mother stranded on a desert island, 8 p.m., also May 1-2, 8 p.m. Black Box Performing Arts Center, 49 E. Palisade Ave. $35-$40. blackboxpac.com, 201-569-2070.
SUMMIT “Everything is Super Great,” online Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre production of Stephen Brown comedy, 7:30 p.m., also May 1, 7:30 p.m. $20. dreamcatcherrep.org, 908-514-9654.
UNION “Dragons in the Crease,” live Zoom streaming of production of Joseph Vitale drama based on true story of a college student with a severe stutter who was asked by his professor not to speak in class, 7:30 p.m., also May 1, 7:30 p.m. The Theater Project. $15. thetheaterproject.org, 908-809-8865.
WOODBRIDGE “My Big Gay Italian Wedding,” satire on the controversy surrounding same-sex marriage, 8 p.m., also May 1, 8 p.m.; May 2, 3 p.m. Avenel Performing Arts Center, 150 Avenel St. in Avenel. $49.50. avenelarts.com, 732-314-0500.
MAY 1
MIDDLETOWN “Spring Comedies,” free live Zoom Classic Radio Road Show presentation of “My Favorite Husband,” “The Bickersons” and “Miss Tithinwither at the Prize Fight” vintage radio programs, 7:30 p.m. classicradioroadshow.org, 732-513-8234.
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