Weekend Arts Guide: What’s Happening October 13-15?
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EDITOR'S PICK
Ban This: An Exhibition
1978 Arts Center
Maplewood, NJ
October 14-15, 2PM-4PM
Drag performers and the LGBTQ+ community are facing threats across the country. In the face of these threats and censorship, you can fight back with the ACLU for the protection of all our rights.
The freedom to express ourselves and our gender identity in creative ways fuels artistry across our country and culture – and Drag is protected by the First Amendment like any creative expression.
Public Exhibition Hours:
Saturdays & Sundays | 2PM – 4PM
10/14, 10/15, 10/21, 10/22, 10/28, 10/29
More exhibition dates and times to be added soon.
EDITOR'S PICK
Art Fair 14C
Liberty State Park
Jersey City, NJ
October 13, 14, 15
The 5th Edition of Art Fair 14C will be held at the Central Railroad Terminal Building (1 Audrey Zapp Drive) in Liberty State Park. This year, 33 esteemed New Jersey artists were selected for The Showcase, including returning artists Tim Daly (Hoboken), Kathleen Beausoleil (Little River), Kirk Maynard (Orange) and Ben Fine (Jersey City), local favorites Joe Waks (Bayonne), DISTORT (Jersey City) and Clarence Rich (Hampton), and early career artists Teena Soni (Somerset) and Jennifer Martinez (Jersey City). The Showcase will also pay tribute to Jersey City artist Robert Kogge (1953-2023).
mOVIES
The Creator
From writer/director Gareth Edwards comes an epic sci-fi action thriller set amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence.
AMC THEATER: ESSEX GREEN
OCTOBER 13, 14, 15
Friday the 13th
An idyllic summer turns into a nightmare of unspeakable terror for yet another group of naive counselors. Ignoring Camp Crystal Lake's bloody legacy, one by one they fall victim to Jason.
SOPAC
OCTOBER 15
TAYLOR SWIFT: THE ERAS TOUR
Immerse yourself in this once-in-a-lifetime concert film experience with a breathtaking, cinematic view of the history-making tour. Taylor Swift Eras attire and friendship bracelets are strongly encouraged.
SOPAC
OCTOBER 13, 14, 15
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
As a group is attacked one by one by the chainsaw-wielding Leatherface (Gunnar Hansen), who wears a mask of human skin, the survivors must do everything they can to escape.
THE CLAIRIDGE
OCTOBER 14, 15
A HAUNTING IN VENICE
A retired sleuth reluctantly attends a séance at a haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.
AMC THEATER: ESSEX GREEN
OCTOBER 13, 14, 15
TAYLOR SWIFT: THE ERAS TOUR
Immerse yourself in this once-in-a-lifetime concert film experience with a breathtaking, cinematic view of the history-making tour. Taylor Swift Eras attire and friendship bracelets are strongly encouraged.
AMC THEATER: ESSEX GREEN
OCTOBER 13, 14, 15
MUST SEE
Jerry Gant: Art After Life
Collector Art Sale
Saturday, October 14
Jerry Gant was one of few graffiti artists of his era, to successfully transition from street art to art galleries and museums. A selection of his rare works on paper, wire and metal sculpture, wearable art, new limited-edition prints and collectibles are now available to the market.
EVENTS + PERFORMANCES
John Pizzarelli Trio
Guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has been hailed by the Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing Jazz.”
SOPAC
OCTOBER 14
The Great Gatsby
This world premiere musical adaptation of the acclaimed novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE
OCTOBER 13, 14, 15
New Jersey Symphony: Ellington & Dvorak
A Czech visitor to America, Dvořák sought out and loved the songs of Indigenous and Black people, and created one of the most beloved concert works of all time
NJPAC
OCTOBER 14
Maplewood Art Walk & Music Fest
Join us for a full day of art, music, and fun as professional artists set up on the streets, alongside musicians and bands, merchants, and children’s activities.
MAPLEWOOD AVENUE
OCTOBER 15
Revered, Restored, Reviled: Newark's Passaic River
Curated by Beth Zak-Cohen and Keegan Fletcher, this exhibit traces the history of the Passaic River in Newark and teaches about the ecology and biology of the river.
NEWARK PUBLIC LIBRARY
CLOSES: DECEMBER 1, 2023
St. Gerard's Feast
The annual festival features more than 20 food trucks, serving Italian delicacies, along with music and wine.
ST. LUCY’S CHURCH
NEWARK, NJ
OCTOBER 13, 14, 15
Art SHOWS
Layered Lenses
Ban This: An Exhibition Benefiting the ACLU Drag Defense Fund
1978 Arts Center
Maplewood, NJ
Closes: 10/28
(2PM-4PM)
Layered Lenses
Allan Gorman:
Searching for Drama
The Brassworks Gallery
Montclair, NJ
Closes: December 15, 2023
electronic product prototyping
Ben Niles: Full Circle
The Iris Gallery
SOPAC
Closes: November 19, 2023
Healthcare 3D illustrations
Cross Cultural Perspectives
The Newark Arts Festival Exhibition
NEWARK ARTS MUSEUM
Closes: October 29, 2023
Colliding Cubes
Bleriot Thompson:
Public Enemy
GALLERY AFERRO
Newark, NJ
Closes: December 21, 2023
Orbiting Block
Amy Becker: Dead Ringers
GALLERY AFERRO
Newark, NJ
Closes: December 21, 2023
Orbiting Block
Taking Space: Contemporary Women Artists and the Politics of Scale
MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM
Closes: January 7, 2024
