Keeping the Arts Alive
Discover the performances, exhibitions and cultural experiences bringing Central Florida’s stages, galleries and community spaces to life this season.
The arts are one of the most beloved ways of enjoyment—a time when we get together and celebrate creative expression, storytelling and different cultures. This year’s fall arts and culture calendar spans from comedy and music to acting and art that’s made for everyone’s interests.
PERFORMING ARTS & LIVE MUSIC
Perkins Center for the Arts
PerkinsArts.org | (856) 253-6488
Oct. 16-17
Evesham: Victorian Ghosts Stories
The Hidden Library presents a lecture on Victorian ghost stories with live poetry, literature readings and live music.
Venue: 123 S. Elmwood Road
Admission: $25 in advance, $30 at the door
Showtime: 7-9 p.m.
Scottish Rite Auditorium
ScottishRiteAuditorium.com | (856) 858-1000
Oct. 4
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Admission: $29-$100
Showtime: 8 p.m.
Oct. 16
The Fab Four
Enjoy the Emmy Award-winning Fab Four as they pay tribute to the Beatles through music and costume changes. The Fab Four is truly the ultimate tribute.
Admission: $39, $59 & $69
Showtime: 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 17
The Rascals
Admission: $49, $69 & $89
Showtime: 7 p.m.
Nov. 1
Beauty and the Beast Ballet
Follow Belle and her adventures through this ballet with audience participation and a red carpet meet-and-greet with princesses.
Admission: $20-$34
Showtimes: 1 & 6 p.m.
Nov. 13
Kansas
Admission: $69, $99 & $150
Showtime: 8 p.m.
Nov. 29
Winter Nights with Matteo Bocelli
Admission: $69, $89 & $129
Showtime: 6 p.m.
Broadway Theatre of Pitman
TheBroadwayTheatre.org | (856) 384-8381
Oct. 1
Comedy Night with Jonathan van Halem
Enjoy a night of laughs with this comedian and writer from The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and special guest star Kirsten Michelle Cills.
Admission: $30
Showtime: 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 2
Crazy Train – America’s Ozzy Tribute
Admission: $35
Showtime: 8 p.m.
Oct. 3
Separate Ways, A Tribute to Journey
Admission: $30
Showtime: 8 p.m.
Oct. 8
Dancing Dream ABBA Tribute Show
Experience the world of ABBA’s classic hits through Dancing Dream, one of the nation’s best-known ABBA tribute acts.
Admission: $35
Showtime: 7 p.m.
Oct. 23-Nov. 15
Disney’s Freaky Friday
Enjoy the 2000s Disney film on stage.
Admission: $40
Showtimes: 2, 7 & 8 p.m.
Oct. 10
The Little Ghost Who Couldn’t Say Boo
Admission: $10
Showtimes: 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Nov. 7
Puppy Squad
Admission: $10
Showtimes: 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Haddonfield Plays & Players
HaddonfieldPlayers.com | (856) 429-8139
Ongoing until Oct. 10
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Experience the infamous tale of Sweeney Todd, who returns to 19th century London, seeking vengeance against the judge who framed him.
Admission: $32
Showtimes: 3 & 8 p.m.
Moorestown Theater Company
MoorestownTheaterCompany.org | (856) 778-8357
Nov. 14-15, 19-21
9 to 5: The Musical
The Moorestown Theater Company’s Second Stage will be performing 9 to 5, a musical based on the popular 1980s film.
Admission: TBD
Showtimes: 2 & 7 p.m.
The Ritz Theatre Company
RitzTheatreCo.org | (856) 288-3500
Oct. 9-25
Trolls and Men
Based on a true story, Trolls and Men explores the power of theater and the human spirit in the face of Nazi occupation.
Admission: ticket prices vary
Showtime: TBD
Oct. 26-31
Hansel and Gretel
Admission: ticket prices vary
Showtime: TBD
Nov. 13-14
Annie Jr.
Admission: ticket prices vary
Showtime: TBD
Grand Theatre: Home of the Road Company
RoadCompany.com | (856) 728-2120
Oct. 8-24
Shrek the Musical
Admission: $21.50-$31.50
Showtimes: 2, 7:30 & 8 p.m.
Solid Gold: A Show Stopping Cabaret
Nov. 19-Dec. 1
This musical journey will celebrate five decades of theater, highlighting popular songs and moments from The Road Company Theater Group’s past 50 years of stage productions.
Admission: $21.50-$31.50
Showtimes: 2, 7:30 & 8 p.m.
South Camden Theatre Company Inc.
SCTCNJ.org | (856) 409-0365
Sept. 25-Oct. 4
Native Gardens by Karen Zacarias
In this comedic play, celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with two neighboring couples in Washington, D.C., through class, culture and the American Dream.
Admission: $7.50-$25
Showtimes: 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Rowan University Department of Theatre and Dance
Rowan.edu/Arts/Theatre_Dance | (856) 256-4030
Oct. 30
“Sounds Like America” with Rhiannon Giddens and Lara Downes
Pianist and NPR host Lara Downes showcases a program featuring live music and conversation with Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award-winning singer Rhiannon Giddens, exploring themes of American history and identity through song.
Admission: TBD
Showtime: 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 8
Rowan Percussion Festival
Admission: TBD
Showtime: TBD
MUSEUMS/GALLERIES
Grounds for Sculpture
GroundsForSculpture.org | (609) 586-0616
Oct. 14, 17
Fantastic Fall Foliage
Join the horticulture staff exploring autumnal changes across the park and the science behind the changing of the seasonal colors.
Admission: $10 for members, $35 for general admission
Hours: 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Oct. 15
Garden Circle Autumn Tour
Admission: Garden Circle Exclusive Benefit
Hours: 2-4 p.m.
Oct. 24
Admission: $10 for children ages 5-18, $10 for members, $35 for general admission
Hours: 10:15-11:45 a.m.
Nov. 14
Gratitude Journals
Participants decorate the covers of journals and engage in writing prompts intended to promote creative expression and self connection, all while being connected to others.
Admission: $40 for members, $55 for general admission
Hours: 1-3:30 p.m.
Markeim Arts Center
(856) 429-8585
Oct. 4 & 11
Jump Into Stained Glass with Vy Zwier
In this beginner-friendly workshop, participants will form their very own stained glass pieces through cutting, shaping and assembling pieces.
Admission: $225
Hours: 1-4 p.m.
Rowan University Museum of Contemporary Art
Rowan.edu/Arts/Museum | (856) 256-4520
Now through Oct. 17
Diane Burko: Extraction, A Dialogue of Extremes
Artist Diane Burko explores the concept of extraction through two distinct bodies of work.
Admission: Free
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Nov. 2-Dec. 19
Eco-Social Realism
This exhibition brings together artworks that explore how infrastructure and regional ecology shape the climate crisis, visualizing both the massive scale of the problem and its potential solutions.
Admission: Free
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Wheaton Arts Center
WheatonArts.org | (856) 825-6800
Oct. 3 & 4
Festival of Fine Craft
This signature two-day family event brings together 150 artists and craftspeople displaying everything from fine paintings and ceramics to custom jewelry and wood sculptures. This includes live demonstrations and music, hands-on activities and more.
Admission: TBD
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Oct. 24
HalloWheaton
This free, family-friendly celebration allows families to trick or treat decked out in costumes, meet and take photos with classic Halloween characters, enjoy live performances and more for the whole family.
Admission: Free
Hours: 1-4 p.m.
Rutgers-Camden Stedman Museum of Art
RCCA.Camden.Rutgers.edu | (856) 225-6350
Now Through Dec. 12
Light of the Guiding Star
The exhibition explores immigration, identity and displacement through the lenses of spirituality and physical creative boundaries.
Admission: Free
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
SIDEBAR
Worth the Drive
Oct. 2
Glow Golf Scramble @ Big Little 9
Join the Big Little 9 Golf Course for their second Glow Golf Scramble full of fun, networking and friendly competition, kicking off the night with hospitality at 6, then a shotgun start at 7.
Cape May Court House
6 p.m., $50
Oct. 11
Gospel Brunch
Experience a gospel jazz performance by The Eddie Morgan Trio featuring Mrs. Rachelle Moore-Lane, as well as a brunch buffet.
Inn of Cape May
2-4 p.m., $55
