Arts & Entertainment
The Arts This Weekend: Brit Floyd, Milk & Cookies, Voorhees Choir Spring Concert
Lots of culture this weekend, including free plays and concerts for kids and adults
There's a full slate of music and theatre this weekend in New Brunswick.
Friday, April 12
Brit Floyd–The World's Greatest Pink Floyd Show
State Theatre
8 pm
Tickets: $25 - $45
732-246-7469
Celebrating the music of Pink Floyd, this stunning concert experience features note-for-note performances of five full album sides from The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, The Wall, The Division Bell, and Animals.
Having performed to over a half a million fans around the world since it's first show in Liverpool, England in January 2011, The World's Greatest Pink Floyd Show, Brit Floyd, returns to the U.S. to present P-U-L-S-E 2013, The Pink Floyd Ultimate Light & Sound Experience. Inspired by the record breaking 1994 Division Bell Tour and including the trademark Pink Floyd arch and circle light show, and brand new Floydian animation and projection, P-U-L-S-E 2013 will be Brit Floyd's biggest show yet.
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Friday, April 12
Kirkpatrick Choir
Kirkpatrick Chapel
7:30 pm
Tickets: General Public $15 / Rutgers Alumni, Employees, and Seniors $10 / Students $5
732-932-7511
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Saturday, April 13
Musica Raritana
Nicholas Music Center
7:30 pm
Tickets: General Public $15 / Rutgers Alumni, Employees, and Seniors $10 / Students $5
732-932-7511
Saturday, April 13
Voorhees Choir Spring Concert
Voorhees Chapel
7:30 pm
Free Admission
732-932-7511
Saturday, April 13
Milk & Cookies
State Theatre
Two shoes: 10 am/12 noon
Free admission (pre-registration required)
732-246-7469, ext. 545
MILK & COOKIES is a lively, interactive, and free series featuring storytelling, music, puppetry, and more. Recommended for children ages 3-8 and their families, Milk & Cookies invites young people to discover the joy of watching, listening, and interacting with the arts.
The program is free, but advance registration is required. To register, contact Jennifer Cunha at732-246-7469, ext. 545 or jcunha@statetheatrenj.org
Saturday, April 13
Swan Lake, Russian National Ballet Theatre
State Theatre
8 pm
Tickets: $22 - $52
732-246-7469
Experience an enchanting evening at the State Theatre when the Russian National Ballet Theatre interprets one of the greatest Russian folk stories of all time, Swan Lake. The epitome of romantic Russian ballet having captivated audiences for well over a century, Swan Lake is the perfect show to introduce your family to ballet.
Sunday, April 14
An Evening with Sully Erna
State Theatre
8 pm
Tickets: $35 - $55
732-246-7469
See Godsmack frontman Sully Erna live in concert! Erna's hits include "Sinner's Pray" and the Godsmack songs "I Stand Alone," "Straight Out of Line," "Keep Away," and "Voodoo." Erna will perform songs from his solo album, Avalon.
Through Sunday, April 14
What's It Gonna Be: Ensemble Creation 1.0
Philip J. Levin Theater
Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8 pm, and Sundays at 2 pm
Tickets: General Public $25 / Rutgers Alumni, Employees, and Seniors $20 / Students $15
732-932-7511
Directed by Kevin Kittle and Danielle Liccardo, this new theater work from the imaginations of Mason Gross School actors explores themes of lost innocence, fate and chance. Contains adult content.
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