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Lewis Black Brings Laughs to the Weekend

Get spooked by the Halloween party scene? There are plenty of constume-free options out there for having weekend fun.

The Borgata, Atlantic City

THIS WEEKEND: Friday Frank Sinatra Jr. channels his father during 8 p.m. shows Friday and Saturday at the Music Box Theater; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; Saturday Rock guitar hero Joe Walsh and blues legend B.B. King promise an "electric" evening.

NEXT WEEKLisa Lisa, DJ Kiss and M.O.S. perform Halloween night at Club Mixx, the party starts at 10 p.m.

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BOOK IT NOW: Absurdist comedian Steven Wright delivers his odd observations, 9 p.m., Nov. 4.; Jerry Seinfeld brings his iconic humor about nothing to the Borgata at 8 p.m., Nov. 5; "Savor Borgata" Restaurant Week, where you can get 3-course meals for $33 and four-course meals for $44 in the casino's restaurants, Nov. 6-11.

Check out theborgata.com for details about these and other shows.

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Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown

THIS WEEKEND: Tonight Willie Nelson, legendary songwriter, country icon is, well, "on the Road Again," 8 p.m., Saturday "30 Rock" star and SNL veteran Tracy Morgan delivers his stand-up act, Saturday, 8 p.m.

NEXT WEEK:  Rita Rudner, who  for decades has charmed audiences with her sweet-as-pie delivery of tart observations; 8 p.m., Thursday

 BOOK IT NOW: Blue Note Records presents "The Miles Davis Experience,"featuring Ambrose Akinmusire, 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 5; Texas country/swing/gospel singer Lyle Lovett rescheduled his August show for 7:30, Sunday, Dec. 11

Check out mayoarts.org for details about these and other shows.

 

NJPAC, Newark

THIS WEEKEND Tonight Grammy-winning comedian Lewis Black brings his wicked wit and keep observations on, well, everything8 p.m.; Friday Baila Mi Gente, NJPAC's annual Alternate Routes Latin dance happening, features Cubanoson and DJ Jose Rodriguez; 7:30 p.m.

NEXT WEEK No performances this week

BOOK IT NOW Panamanian singer/activist Ruben Blades performs his blend of Afro-Cuban jazz and Latin pop, 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 4; R&B icon Gladys Knight brings her impressive catalog of hits to entertain the Prudential Hall audience, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 9.

Check out njpac.org for details about these and other shows.

 

The Prudential Center, Newark

THIS WEEKEND Nothing scheduled this weekend 

 NEXT WEEK NJ Devils v. Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday  

BOOK IT NOW: Devils v. Winnpeg Jets; 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 5; The Seton Hall Pirates kick off the 2011-12 college hoops season with a game against St. Francis, at 7 p.m., Sat., Nov. 12The Foo Fighters, with special guests Social Distortion, rocks the Prudential Center stage at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 14; If you want to go to the Devils' house, but prefer your on-ice action to be a little less rough-and-tumble, grab tickets for Disney on Ice: Dare to Dream, which starts at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16.

Check out prucenter.com for details about these and other shows.

 

Scotty's, Springfield

THIS WEEKEND: Friday and Saturday Sherry Daveywho's appeared on Nick at Nite's Search for America's Funniest Mom II and Comedy Central's Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, performs

 NEXT WEEK/BOOK IT NOW No November shows announced yet

 For details and more information, log onto scottyssteakhouse.com.

 

Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Madison

THIS WEEKEND To Kill A Mockingbird, the staging of Harper Lee's American classic tale of race, integrity and growing up in the South, through November 20.

BOOK IT NOW: A Christmas Carol, the staging of the Charles Dickens classic, Dec. 1-Jan 1.

Click on shakespearenj.org for details.

 

Shanghai Jazz, Madison

THIS WEEKEND Friday The Jay D'Amico Trio performs; Saturday Helen Sung, winner of the Kennedy Center's Mary Lou Williams Piano Competition, brings her Helen Sung Trio to Madison.

NEXT WEEK  Legendary guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli performs Wednesday

 BOOK IT NOWJerry Vivino Quartet, featuring the star vocalist/saxophonist from the Conan O'Brien Show band, Friday, Nov. 4; Christian Sands, the pianist who most recently performed at the Grammys with the legendary Oscar Peterson, brings the Christian Sands Trio, Saturday, Nov. 5

All shows 6:30 and 8:30. Check out shanghaijazz.com for more details.

South Orange Performing Arts Center

THIS WEEKEND: No shows this weekend

NEXT WEEK: No shows next week

BOOK IT NOW: South Orange native Jessica Kirson brings her one-woman show, which has been featured on Comedy Central's Fresh Faces and NBC's Last Comic Standing, 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 5; Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks Jazz Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 8; The Manhattans, the legendary R&B vocal group that started in Jersey City, will be performng hits such as "Kiss and Say Goodbye" and "Shning Star," 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 12.  

Go to sopacnow.org for more details about all shows.

State Theatre, New Brunswick

THIS WEEKENDFriday Shen Yun Performing Arts, a mix of traditional Chinese dance and music, 7:30 p.m.Saturday New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Jacques Lacombe delivers Wagner's Siegfried Idyll, followed by a pair of Liszt concertos; 8 p.m.; 'SundayS Wonderful, takes the tunes of George and Ira Gershwin that kept America's toes tappin' and delivers them in a new musical; 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 30; 

NEXT WEEK Tosca, the classic drama, performed by The Royal Opera, will be broadcast on the theatre's 46-foot HD movie screen, 8 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 2

BOOK IT NOW: Raw Dance Company: Project X is a funky mix of tap, hip-hop, acrobatics, percussion, beat-boxing and live music, 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 4; The Fab Faux, the top Beatles experience band, performs from "the moptops" legendary catalog; 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 5.

 Check out statetheatrenj.org for more details.

 

Stress Factory Comedy Club, New Brunswick

THIS WEEKEND: Friday Kevin Nealon, the former Saturday Night Live and Weeds star, delivers his new stand-up act, 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday Jo Koy, whom you may have seen on Late Night with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live or Chelsea Lately; two shows each night.

NEXT WEEK  No shows scheduled

BOOK IT NOW Jim Norton brings his edgy act to the Stress Factory, performing Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 3-5.

Check out stressfactory.com for more details.

 

Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway

THIS WEEKEND: Tonight, Friday and Saturday "The Laramie Project," a play by Moises Kaufman, is being staged (the play will also run Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 29).

NEXT WEEK: The Phantom of the Opera, the original movie starring Lon Chaney, will be shown at 7 p.m. on Monday; Singer-songwriters David Buskin and Robin Batteau, staples in the Cambridge folk music scene in the 1970s and ’80s, have reunited and performing as part of the "Mayor's Concert Series"; 7 p.m., Wednesday

BOOK IT NOW: Blues legend Buddy Guy will try to rip off the UCPAC roof; 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 4

Check out ucpac.org for details about these and other shows.

 

Wellmont Theatre, Montclair

THIS WEEKEND Tonight Pixies and Surfer Blood perform at 8 p.m;  No public shows this weekend.

NEXT WEEK No shows next week 

BOOK IT NOW: Goo Goo Dollsand Ryan Star perform at 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 11.; Kinks frontman Ray Davies brings three generations of songs, to the Wellmont, 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 18. Stephen Colbert is booked to provide his special brand of comedic mayhem on Dec. 2.

Check out wellmonttheatre.com for more shows.


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