Culture, Entertainment, and Tourism - New Jersey

 

Adventure Aquarium

http://www.adventureaquarium.com/

Virtual tour, virtual fish, fish of the month, calendar of events, directions, etc.

 

ArtPRIDE NJ

http://www.artpridenj.com/ 

Advocacy group for New Jersey art and cultural organizations.  Membership links, job opportunities, and  speakers' bureau.  Also offers 9/11 resource room.

 

Arts Horizons

http://www.artshorizons.org 

Programs for arts in schools, with information for students, teachers, and parents.

 

Bed & Breakfast Innkeepers Association of New Jersey

http://www.njinns.com/ 

Find a B& B by region or for the whole state.  Listings include price information, homepages, and contact information.

 

Blackwell Street Center for the Arts

http://www.blackwell-st-artists.org 

Artists exhibiting painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, and digital media.

 

Camping & RVing New Jersey

http://www.beachcomber.com/Nj/campnj.html 

Index of campgrounds by region.

 

Dance New Jersey

http://www.dancenj.org/ 

Featured dance schools, calendar of dance related events, and dance showcases.  Coming soon dance employment opportunities and resume posting.

 

Edison National Historic Site

http://www.nps.gov/edis/home.htm 

Directions, hours, schedule as well as links to information relevant to Thomas Alva Edison and his associates.

 

Folk Project

http://www.folkproject.org 

Area events for lovers of folk music and folk dancing.

 

Garden State Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

http://www.gardenstatephilharmonic.com/gspyouthorchestras.html

Iinformation about the Garden State Philharmonic Youth Orchestra.

 

Liberty Science Center

http://www.lsc.org 

Activities, tour of exhibits, directions, ticket information, etc. 

 

Lyrica Chamber Music

http://www.lyricacm.org/ 

A Chatham based chamber music group.  They hold concerts in Chatham and in Mountain Lakes, NJ.  They also offer outreach programs such as master classes for high school students.

 

Montclair Art Museum

http://montclair-art.com 

Illustrations from the collections of American and Native American art as well as news of exhibitions and educational programs.

 

Morris Museum

http://morrismuseum.org 

Exhibitions and events; the collections specialize in fine and decorative arts, fashion, toys, mineralogy, anthropology, and paleontology.

 

New Jersey Association of Museums

http://www.museumsusa.org/sma/NJ/ 

Search the New Jersey museum directory by name, location, zip code, type or keyword. 

 

New Jersey Center for Visual Arts

http://www.artcenternj.org/

Exhibitions and special events as well as a studio art school that includes programs for teachers, for disabled persons, and for the public at large.

 

New Jersey Council for the Humanities

http://www.njch.org 

Local programs and links to related sites in New Jersey and throughout the country.

 

New Jersey Museums

http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/museums.html

A selective list of links to museums and historic sites in the state.

 

New Jersey Performing Arts Center

http://www.njpac.org 

Jazz, classical, and world music; dance; and theater for the general public and for young people. Teacher resources relevant to programs for school groups can be downloaded.

 

New Jersey Restaurants and Catering Directory

http://www.njdiningguide.net 

Find restaurants, banquet halls, and catering facilities throughout the state.  Read reviews from the Essex Journal, The Star Ledger, The Record, and NJ Monthly.

 

New Jersey State Council on the Arts

http://www.njartscouncil.org/ 

Programs and services, links to associated state and national sites, etc.

 

New Jersey State Museum

http://www.state.nj.us/state/museum 

Directions, hours, and programs revolving around the collections in natural history, archaeology, cultural history, and fine art; the museum also houses a planetarium.

 

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

http://www.njsymphony.org 

Musicians, concert schedule and venues, ticket information, educational programs, auditions, competitions, etc.

 

New Jersey Theatre Alliance

http://www.njtheatrealliance.org/ 

What is playing where, with reviews, ticket information, and special events at every professional theater in New Jersey.  For discounted tickets see http://www.njArtsTix.org - a program of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance. 

 

New Jersey Travel and Tourism

http://www.state.nj.us/travel/ 

Plan your visit to the Garden State today!  Welcome centers, visitor information, and a  calendar of events help you plan your trip.  Or take a virtual tour without  leaving your home.

 

New Jersey Youth Symphony

http://www.njys.org 

Details about the Symphony's four orchestral groups, its training ensemble, and its flute choir as well as concert and audition schedules, links, and more.

 

Newark Museum

http://www.newarkmuseum.org 

"The Museum's 80 galleries, including the Ballantine House, contain art and science collections including noted holdings of eighteenth to twentieth century American painting and sculpture, decorative arts, Native American, African, Pacific and Asian art, including a world renowned Tibetan collection...."  View detail and maps.

 

Newark Museum Dreyfuss Planetarium

http://www.newarkmuseum.org/Planetarium.html

Schedule, tickets and general information, group programs, exhibits and events, directions, and history, as well as an excellent Sky Watch calendar of what to see this month in the heavens and advice about buying a telescope.

 

Outpost in the Burbs 

http://www.outpostintheburbs.org/

A Montclair based community group.  Acoustic and folk concerts held during the Fall, Winter and Spring.

 

Paper Mill Playhouse

http://www.papermill.org 

Ticket information, calendar of performances, acting classes, and show links for this Millburn, NJ theater.

 

Rutgers Film Co-Op

http://www.njfilmfest.com 

Schedule of contemporary and classic art films shown in New Brunswick.

 

Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies

http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/libs/jazz/jazz.shtml 

Information about the collections of over 60,000 recordings, articles, manuscripts, and artifacts as well as a list of publications and the play list of the Institute's radio programs on radio station WBGO.

 

State Theatre

http://www.statetheatrenj.org 

Music, drama, and lectures, with ticket information and directions to the theatre in New Brunswick.

 

Weird NJ

http://www.weirdnj.com 

"Your guide to New Jersey's local legends and best kept secrets," for example, the Devil's Tower, Elsie the Cow, Frankie Lymon's tombstone, the most haunted house in New Jersey, and UFO sighting locations.

 

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