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RESONANCE
2025 Visual Arts Senior Thesis Exhibition

April 30 – May 14 Location: Kresge and Pascal Galleries, Berrie Center 2025 Visual Arts Senior Thesis exhibition featuring works by graduating seniors. Opening Reception: Wednesday, April 30, 5-7 PM Hours after April 30: May 1 & May 2, 12-7 PM May 3, 12-6 PM May 5-May 9, 12-7 PM May 10, 12-4 PM May […]

5th Annual Animation & VFX Conference

Sharp Theater Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

7-8:30pm Industry Experts Panel $20 General Admission, $10 Students 18 Years & Under Don’t miss your chance to meet animators and VFX industry experts including Pilar Newton, Animator- Pilartoons & Cartoon Network. Get a behind-the-scenes peek at how films, commercials and artwork are constructed via computer graphics and cutting-edge animation practices during our Industry Experts Panel. […]

Shayna Steele & Her Band

Sharp Theater Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Fresh off the stage at the Fall 2024 Monterey Jazz Festival, Shayna Steele and her Band will close out our 2024-2025 season. In an evening you won’t forget, Shayna Steele will grace audiences with music steeped in Soul, retro R&B, and Jazz, all showcasing Steele’s supremely soulful energy, as well as her mind blowing vocal […]

The Second City Presents “Laugh Harder Not Smarter”

Sharp Theater Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

For audiences 18 years and older. Contains adult content.  Rooted in the groundbreaking improvisational games of Viola Spolin, The Second City opened its doors on a snowy Chicago night in December of 1959, and a comedy revolution began.  Laugh Harder, Not Smarter is a celebration of legendary American comedy 65 years in the making.  Featuring […]

Cab Calloway’s Harlem Renaissance – a talk by Christopher Calloway Brooks, Calloway’s grandson

Sharp Theater Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Free and open to the public* Christopher Calloway Brooks, grandson of the late legendary musician Cab Calloway, currently leads the Cab Calloway Orchestra, continuing the legacy of his work.  A trained musician and Harlem Renaissance scholar, Brooks has made a career out of not only performing in the style of his grandfather, but educating audiences […]

The Cab Calloway Orchestra- Directed by Cab’s Grandson- Christopher Calloway Brooks

Sharp Theater Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Cab's Grandson Christopher Brooks "CB"  continues his grandfathers’ legacy, as his grandfather had wished, with The Cab Calloway Orchestra. With a sound that is timeless, the orchestra continues to inspire and delight music fans all over the world. The Cab Calloway Orchestra is a living testament to the rich history and lasting legacy of jazz […]

Brian McSherry: Art as Law / Law as Art

Adler Theater 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Join Assistant Professor of Contemporary Arts & Design Brian McSherry September 30th, from 1:10 - 2:10 for a talk about his career and works on view in the Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition.  […]

Bobby Previte’s Pocket Orchestra Plays Bitches Brew

Sharp Theater Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

One of the greatest works of the twentieth century, Bitches Brew, released in 1970, changed the entire landscape of not only Jazz, but Rock, Funk, Soul, and Pop as well. […]

John Peffer: Liner Notes

Rehearsal Hall - BC216 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Join Professor of Art History John Peffer October 9th, from 1:10 - 2:10 for a performance relating to his works on view in the Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition. "Liner Notes" is […]

Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical

Sharp Theater Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

The TheaterWorksUSA Production of  CAT KID COMIC CLUB: THE MUSICAL Cat Kid and Molly Pollywog have started an epic club to teach 21 rambunctious baby frogs how to make their own comics! Their fishy father Flippy is overjoyed that his kids will learn to unleash their creativity, but when the frogs’ constant bickering and outrageous […]

Dylan McLaughlin: Performance and Talk

Adler Theater 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Join Sculpture Technology Assistant Dylan McLaughlin October 22nd, from 4:45 - 5:45 for a performance and talk about his work in the Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition. Songs of Tempestuous Rising and Falling is a performative work by Dylan McLaughlin. It is a critical embodiment of the monsters that we live among that have shaped our landscapes. It is a […]