Iphigenia and Other Daughters
2016-10-22 14:00 - 16:00, 2016-10-22 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Adler Theater, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States
By Ellen McLaughlin
Directed by Peter A. Campbell
October 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22 at 8 p.m. and October 22 at 2 p.m.
Is there any way out of the mythological cycles of revenge, and the roles that Iphigenia, Chrysothemis, and Electra play in them? This modern retelling of the ancient Greek stories of the daughters of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra explores the various sacrifices expected of women, from the everyday to the most violent.
TICKETS: $5 RAMAPO STUDENTS; $15 GENERAL ADMISSION

Ladies of Laughter
2016-10-22 20:00 - 22:00 | Sharp Theater, Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
Ladies of Laughter is a comedy tour featuring some of the funniest women in comedy today as chosen by audiences and entertainment industry executives at comedy clubs nationwide through the Ladies of Laughter Contest. Featuring acclaimed artist Jane Condon and two of the winners of this year’s competition.
TICKETS: $28/$25/$22; CHILDREN UNDER 17: $18
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D.O.A. Murder Mysteries: Mind Over Murder
2016-11-05 16:00 - 18:00, 2016-11-05 20:00 - 22:00 | Adler Theater, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States
D.O.A. Mysteries is the perfect show for Ramapo! With more than 20 years of experience, you can trust that you will be entertained with a special plot designed just for us. Who is the killer? Try to find out in this fast-paced and hysterically funny interactive murder mystery.
TICKETS: $30 (INCLUDES DESSERT RECEPTION)
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Of Mice And Men
2016-11-11 20:00 - 22:00, 2016-11-12 20:00 - 22:00, 2016-11-13 20:00 - 22:00, 2016-11-17 20:00 - 22:00, 2016-11-18 20:00 - 22:00, 2016-11-19 20:00 - 22:00 | Sharp Theater, Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
By John Steinbeck
Directed by Maria Vail
November 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19 at 8 p.m.
Steinbeck’s timeless masterpiece is the story of George and Lenny, two misfit ranch hands looking for their place in the world. After fleeing an angry mob up north, the two land work on a Salinas California ranch only to be confronted by a collection of broken and dangerous men. As they try to survive their circumstances, Lenny and George find refuge in an unlikely but powerful friendship, hopes for the future and dreams of rabbits.
TICKETS: $5 RAMAPO STUDENTS; $15 GENERAL ADMISSION

A Rocky Mountain Christmas: A Tribute to John Denver w/ Chris Collins and Boulder Canyon
2016-12-03 15:00 - 17:00, 2016-12-03 20:00 - 22:00 | Sharp Theater, Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
Hailed as one of the nation’s most exciting tribute bands, the award-winning Chris Collins and Boulder Canyon present a tribute to the music and legacy of John Denver. With similarities between Collins’ and John’s voices, Collins brings to the stage the unmistakable enthusiasm that was a hallmark of a John Denver concert. Chris Collins and Boulder Canyon have been playing to much acclaim and delighting audiences with their wit, warmth and musical performance. Performing John Denver’s famous hits such as Rocky Mountain High, Take Me Home, Country Roads, Annie’s Song, and many more, Chris Collins and Boulder Canyon are committed to keeping the music and message of John Denver alive.
TICKETS: $40/35/28; CHILDREN UNDER 17: $18
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CARAVAN
2016-12-04 16:00 - 18:00 | Old Paramus Reformed Church, 650 E. Glen Ave, Ridgewood, NJ, United States
RAMAPO CHORALE
Music from Africa and America with holiday favorites!
Tickets: Adults $15 | Students $5

Chanukkah, Festival Of Light
2016-12-10 20:00 - 22:00 | Sharp Theater, Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
Come and celebrate Chanukkah, the Festival of Lights, with lights of the klezmer, jazz, world music artists, Eleanor Reissa and Frank London and the Klezmer Brass Allstars. The soulful “Yiddish diva” Eleanor Reissa and the Grammy Award-winning “mystical high priest of New Wave Avant-Klez jazz” Frank London have been inspiring each other and their audiences in widely-acclaimed concerts for more than a decade, backed by London’s Klezmer Brass Allstars, whose Carnival Conspiracy album was named among Rolling Stone’s Top Ten World Music Recordings of 2006. The evening will feature the full ensemble of musicians who played on the album – including the best of a new generation of klezmer artists: Michael Winograd, Brian Drye, Ron Caswell, Aaron Alexander, Brandon Seabrook and Pat rick Farrell.
TICKETS: $38/35/27; CHILDREN UNDER 17: $18
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Eileen Ivers: A Joyful Christmas
2016-12-11 15:00 - 17:00, 2016-12-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Sharp Theater, Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul return to The Berrie Center to capture the spirit and magic of the season in their heartwarming holiday show. Nine-time All-Ireland Fiddle Champion and music star of Riverdance, Eileen Ivers will change the way you think about violin. Hailed as one of the great innovators and pioneers in the Celtic and World Music Genres, Ivers has established herself as the pre-eminent exponent of the Irish fiddle in the world today.
“… the Jimi Hendrix of the violin.” – The New York Times
TICKETS: $35/32/25; CHILDREN UNDER 17: $18
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Michel Lauzière’s Science of Sound
2017-01-12 10:00 - 11:00, 2017-01-12 11:45 - 13:00 | Sharp Theater, Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
SCIENCE OF SOUND is a highly interactive performance from acclaimed artist Michel Lauzière with a focus on science. Interspersed between his entertaining visual and musical numbers, Michel takes every opportunity to demonstrate how he gets his ideas, how he uses basic scientific laws to build his bizarre contraptions and his original musical instruments.
By watching Michel’s funny way of transforming noise into music, the audience is invited to learn about sound and how it works. He explains what sound is, how it travels… Does it travel only through the air? How can it be amplified? How can we hear it? …With visual examples, audience participation and Q & A’s, MICHEL LAUZIÈRE’S SCIENCE OF SOUND provides an entertaining experience with a touch of scientific fun!
Grades: 4-8 Links: Science, Sound, Music
Please call 201.684.7202 to reserve space and /or to purchase lunch.

Sirius Quartet
2017-01-21 20:00 - 22:00 | Sharp Theater, Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
For over a decade the Sirius Quartet has championed innovative music. Pushing beyond the classical repertoire, these four improvisers and composers explore the grey area between contemporary classical, jazz, avant-garde, rock, metal, and world music, melting it all together and challenging conventional ideas of what a string quartet is capable of. As freelance/session musicians in the NYC area, members of the quartet have also performed alongside Lady Gaga, Sting, Metallica, Peter Gabriel, Elton John, Quincy Jones, Mary J. Blige, Bobby McFerrin, Tony Bennett, and Debby Harry.
TICKETS: $35/32/25; CHILDREN UNDER 17: $17
(ALL TICKET SALES ARE FINAL. NO EXCHANGES. NO RETURNS.)

Amy Helm
2017-01-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Sharp Theater, Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
Amy Helm has been making music for most of her life. She’s already won widespread praise as a singer, songwriter and live performer, first as a member of the celebrated altcountry collective Ollabelle and subsequently for her extensive work with her father, musical icon Levon Helm, who passed away in 2012. Helm is blessed with a commanding, deeply expressive voice and an uncanny songwriting skill that instinctively draws upon a deep well of American musical traditions.
TICKETS: $38/35/25; CHILDREN UNDER 17: $18
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The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus
2017-01-29 15:00 - 17:00 | Sharp Theater, Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
Bindlestiff Family Cirkus harkens back to the heyday of the traditional American Circus touring the country by caravan while offering its own artistic twist. It’s earthy, gritty and celebrates the sideshow’s odd novelty acts in an engaging and participatory way that you don’t find in other types of circus. Join us for an afternoon of jugglers, acrobats, contortionists, unicycles, plate spinning, brain twisters and other risk-taking feats that combine to create interactive fun for the entire family.
TICKETS: $35/32/25; CHILDREN UNDER 17: $20
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New York Theatre Ballet
2017-02-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Sharp Theater, Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
New York Theatre Ballet presents three ballets certain to delight viewers of all ages: Cinderella, a unique romantic fantasy including sisters unlike any you‘ve seen before, There, And Back Again, a modern tale on the beloved tale of Hansel and Gretel, and Pam Tanowitz‘s Short Memory. An enchanted evening awaits you!
TICKETS: $40/34/28; CHILDREN UNDER 17: $25
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The Black Maria Film and Video Festival
2017-02-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Sharp Theater, Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
The national tour of the 35th annual Black Maria Film and Video Festival features award-winning short films – including animations, documentaries and narratives from the 2016 juried competition. The festival attracts and showcases the work of independent filmmakers internationally. This season, submissions came from every continent except Antarctica. Festival Director Jane Steurwald will be present to introduce the films and lead a discussion with the audience.
TICKETS: $10. FREE WITH STUDENT ID.

Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys
2017-02-18 20:00 - 22:00 | Sharp Theater, Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys began over 25 years ago with a reputation for excellence. Their stunningly clean and cohesive performance of Cajun French music from the backwaters of Southwest Louisiana propelled them into the world music limelight early on, and by their third release, Trace of Time, had garnered them a Grammy nomination in the worldwide field of traditional folk music, another in 2004 for Bon Reve, in 2009 for Live at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and again in 2011 for their latest release, Grand Isle.
TICKETS: $35/32/25; CHILDREN UNDER 17: $18
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Les Paul Festival Frank Vignola Trio with Vinny Raniola and Gary Mazzaroppi
2017-02-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Sharp Theater, Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
Frank Vignola’s stunning virtuosity has made him the guitarist of choice for many of the world’s top musicians, including Ringo Starr, Madonna, Boston Pops, New York Pops, and guitar legend Les Paul, who named Vignola to his “Five Most Admired Guitarists List.” At 28, Vinny Raniolo has already proved to be among the elite having performed and recorded with Bucky Pizzareli, Tommy Emmanuel and David Grisman. Frank and Vinny will be joined by Bassist Gary Mazzaroppi for this special performance.
TICKETS: $30/27/24
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Kuniko Yamamoto
2017-03-02 10:00 - 11:00 | Sharp Theater, Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
From Osaka, Japan, Kuniko Yamamoto enchants audiences of every age with dramatic storytelling using myths and fables from ancient and modern Japan, spiced with social revelations to educate and amuse. Kuniko uses traditional Japanese music, handcrafted masks, stylized movement and a touch of magic to create an artistic balance of illusion and reality. Kuniko’s storytelling with Origami features folded paper animals and faces, which come alive in folk tales. Her program encourages audience interaction and participation, with each narrative carefully selected for cultural and moral perspectives.
Grades: 3-6 Links: Math, World Cultures, Japanese History
Tickets: $8 for teachers and students
Please call 201.684.7202 to reserve space.

Kuniko Yamamoto - Koto Green Tea Ceremony
2017-03-02 17:00 - 19:00 | Sharp Theater, Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
For more than 1,000 years, monks and noblemen in Japan have been drinking green tea. Acclaimed musician, storyteller and artist Kuniko Yamamoto, from Osaka, Japan, presents an aesthetic ceremony of drinking green tea. Kuniko will share stories of Zen and Samurai and perform the music of Koto, a 13-string Japanese zitar. Guests will take part in the ceremony, see beautiful projected images from the Asian based gallery exhibitions upstairs in the Kresge and Pascal galleries, and drink a cup of beloved green tea.
TICKETS: $15
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Mack Brandon's Gospel Explosion
2017-03-04 20:00 - 22:00 | Sharp Theater, Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
Share the joy of gospel music as Mack Brandon brings his fabulous choir back to the Berrie Center for another unforgettable interactive experience. A music professor at Ramapo College for the past 20 years, Brandon was the pianist and musical director for Ben E. King, The Drifters, Average White Band and the Supremes. Brandon’s choir features the best voices from around the state, including Ramapo College students.
TICKETS: $30/27/24; CHILDREN UNDER 17: $18
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Cherish The Ladies
2017-03-05 15:00 - 17:00 | Sharp Theater, Berrie Center for the Arts, 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, 07430, United States
For the past 30 years, Cherish the Ladies has lived up to their multiple critical accolades and has become one of the most engaging ensembles in the history of Irish music. Under the leadership of the dynamic and irrepressible Joanie Madden on flute and whistle, recently named one of the top 25 most influential Irish Americans of the past quarter century, Cherish the Ladies has grown from a one-time concert concept to an Irish traditional music sensation and is the most successful and sought after Irish- American group in Celtic music.
TICKETS: $35/32/25; CHILDREN UNDER 17: $18
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