Arts & Entertainment

Five Things: A Historical Christmas

Take some time out and enjoy the entertainment fare the season has to offer.

  1. Christmas in a historical setting. Macculloch Hall Historical Museum and the New Jersey Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee are collaborating to produce “Gone for a Soldier: Jerseymen in the Civil War." The , which runs from Nov. 6 through July 1, 2012, features a unique perspective on the Civil War, focusing on New Jersey soldiers and their stories. The two organizations are using their expertise and connections to private and institutional collections to bring together an unprecedented amount of memorabilia describing the experience of New Jersey and her soldiers in the Civil War. Tours are Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from 1 pm  to 4 pm. Admission is $6 for adults and $5 for seniors. Students 12 years and under and museum members are free. For more info, call 973-538-2404.
  2. Nutcracker I. See 'The Nutcracker', a for generations of families around the globe, tonight at the Digiplex Rialto Theater in Westfield.  The performance is courtesy of the Royal Ballet of London. Tickets are $15 and can be bought via their website.
  3. Nutcracker II. Or more specifically, "The Nutcracker and I", a holiday comedy being shown at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick tonight at 8 pm. is by Emmy Award winner Peter Brash and Gerard Alessandrini, author of the long-running hit “Forbidden Broadway.” This send-up of the holiday classic features Tchaikovsky’s music and follows the adventures of a girl who gets the lead in her town’s production of “The Nutcracker” but breaks her leg in an accident during rehearsal. Tickets are $47.50. For more info, call 732-246-7717.
  4. Tenors Tonight sing at the State Theatre in New Brunswick. Finbar Wright, Anthony Kearns, and Ronan Tynan will perform in The Irish Tenors Christmas Reunion 2011 on Wednesday, Dec. 20. Ticket prices range from $32 to $97. The trio is best known for performing traditional Irish music and have reunited to sing classic holiday songs backed by the 30-piece World Festival Symphony Orchestra. Call 732-247-7200, ext. 517 or 732-246-7469 to buy tickets.
  5. Don't forget pictures with Santa. It's being at during mall hours through Dec. 24. For more information, visit the shopping center website.


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