Are you ready to expand your network of contacts? Are you looking for a new job? Then join us for an evening of “Links and Drinks” where you will meet a variety of career oriented professionals. Come on out after work to trade business cards, trade ideas, or trade contacts, all while in a fun and friendly environment. Music will be down and lights will be up.

Added Value:
Walk away with a list of those who attended. Everyone will receive an information sheet that will list each attendees’ first name, job title, company, and email.
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Glen Burtnik & Friends - Jersey Beatles Bash IV
Featuring Let it Be note-for-note and other Beatles Hits

It’s back! The Jersey Beatles Bash with Glen Burtnik and Friends! Experience the entire Let it Be album note-for-note plus other Beatles hits. Songs from Let it Be include “Get Back,” “The Long and Winding Road,” “Across the Universe,” and of course, “Let it Be.” Performing alongside Burtnik will be a surprise cast of other instrumentalists, singers, and musicians to be announced.

Plan on coming out to Tumulty’s Pub in New Brunsiwck, NJ for another St. Patty’s Day celebration with Lesser Séamus!!! Irish and Irish/American folk and fiddle tunes by:

Mike Doktorski - Bass, Vocs
Brian Szura - Irish Pipes, Tin Whistle
Eric Amadeo - Percussion
Jim Allen - Banjo, Vocs
Buck Slovinski - Mandolin, Vocs
Liz Gonzales - Violin, Vocs
Michael Steinbruck - Vocals, Guitar

Great Family Event
Athletic bodies and contemporary costumes meet explosive Taiko drumming and electrifying choreography in a remarkable display of precision, energy, and stamina. TAO delivers a young and vibrantly modern take on the venerable art of Japanese drumming—integrating gymnastics, rock music, expressive vocals, and an array of percussion from around the world. Though their art form is traditionally dominated by men, TAO creates a unique allure with both male and female performers, all of whom have undergone years of rigorous training to reach the highest level of virtuosity.

Joy Behar, currently a co-host of ABC’s The View, is among today’s leading comic talents. Whether performing stand-up comedy or interviewing politicians and artists, she is a comedic original and a leading woman both on stage and screen.

Porgy and Bess is the poignant story of a crippled beggar, the headstrong woman he loves, and Catfish Row—the South Carolina community that sustains them both. Composer George Gershwin seamlessly melds classical music, popular song, jazz, blues, and spirituals to create the quintessential American opera. Iconic songs include “Summertime,” “I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’,” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So.” Featuring a cast of 30 and live orchestra, this monumental production has won acclaim on six continents, reaching a over 1.5 million people.

“An exuberant 80 minutes of classy entertainment.” —Variety
The leading champion of the Great American Songbook, singer/pianist Michael Feinstein has made it his mission to bring new life to forgotten treasures by the likes of the Gershwins, Cole Porter, and Irving Berlin. With The Sinatra Project, he pays tribute to Ol’ Blue Eyes and his musical collaborators. Backed by a topnotch band, Feinstein captures the essence of the Sinatra style that made the 50s really swing.

Craft lovers will see thousands of contemporary crafts and fine art created by more than 275 of the nation’s most accomplished craftspeople at the Sugarloaf Crafts Festival in Somerset, Friday, March 12 through Sunday, March 14, 2010 at the Garden State Exhibit Center.
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The epitome of romantic Russian ballet, Swan Lake has enchanted audiences for well over a century with its magical tale of love and sacrifice, sorcery and transformation. Tchaikovsky’s sumptuous score perfectly captures the heightened passions of the doomed lovers. This full-length ballet is performed by the 50-member Moscow Festival Ballet under the direction of Sergei Radchenko, former principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet.

Six-time Grammy® Award-winners, The Chieftains were one of the first bands to bring worldwide popularity to traditional Irish music. Beyond the borders of the Emerald Isle, they have gained equal fame for their collaborations with artists as diverse as Tom Jones, James Galway, and Lyle Lovett. Perennial favorites with State Theatre audiences, The Chieftains will be performing with a special guest guest artist and a new repertoire.