The Connection Bridgewater-Somerville Edition Sept/Oct/Nov 2018

SEPT/OCT/NOV 2018 THE BRIDGEWATER-SOMERVILLE CONNECTION PAGE 7 experience the wonder ... 2 0 1 8 S E A S O N 2 0 1 9 rvcc a rts the theatre at rvcc, 118 lamington road, branchburg, nj 08876 www.rvccarts.org • 908.725.3420 • facebook.com/RVCCArts.org on the campus of Raritan Valley Community College, branchburg, nj Aiken & Friends Fest, North Branch Coastal Virginia’s Premier Music Festival comes to New Jersey Friday & Saturday, September 21 & 22 Friday, Sept. 21 at 7PM – Songwriters-in-the-Round - $20 Saturday, Sept. 22 Noon: music workshops - $10, 2-6PM: music, food and vendors on the RVCC Quad - FREE Saturday, Sept. 22 - Evening - 7PM - Tall Tales & Troubadours - $20 Weekend pass for all Fest events (includes one workshop): $30 (a $50 value!) For 13 years, Aiken & Friends Fest has been coastal Virginia’s premier music festival featuring national, regional and local artists and songwriters performing original music. Now, we’ve joined with Mike & Amy Aiken in opening up a north branch two-day mini fest here at the theatre. Saturday afternoon’s FREE Concert on the Quad is a community event in celebration of Raritan Valley Community College’s 50th Anniversary! Join us! mainstage Mr. Ruraru’s Yard FROM TAIWAN The Puppet and Its Double Theater Friday, September 14 at 7PM Saturday, September 15 at 3PM Ages 3+ 2QH GD\ JURXFK\ ROG 0U 5XUDUX ¿QGV D ORJ LQ KLV \DUG %XW is it actually a log…or an alligator? An unlikely friendhip en- sues--with surprising results! Adapted from the award-win- ning picture book by Ito Hiroshi, this highly inventive, non-verbal puppet theatre production that celebrates the joy of sharing and beauty of nature. mainstage Beyond Sacred: Voices of Muslim Identity Ping Chong + Company Friday, October 12 at 7PM This interview-based theatre production stages the SHUVRQDO DQG FRPSOH[ VWRULHV RI ¿YH \RXQJ 0XVOLP 1HZ Yorkers at a time of increasing Islamophobia. Tiempo Libre in Concert Friday, October 19 at 8PM Grammy-nominated Tiempo Libre is well known for imaginative and high voltage performances that deliver the hard-driving, seductive rhythms of “timba” – an irresistible, dance-inducing mix of Latin jazz and Cuban son. The Capitol Steps: Make America Grin Again Saturday, October 20 at 8PM For over 35 years the Capitol Steps have been putting politics and scandal to music. This season The Capitol Steps plan to bring down the house…and Senate, with their unique blend of music and political comedy. www.theconnectionsnj.com