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The Lord Stirling Theater Company will perform Hound of the Baskervilles in the English Barn Theater at the Farmstead Arts Center, 450 King George Road, Basking Ridge, NJ. “Hound of the Baskervilles” on October 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.m., and October 26 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $25 general admission, $23 for seniors (65 and over) and students, $20 for Farmstead Arts members, and $15 for children under 12. Tickets may be purchased online at https:// farmsteadarts.org/what-we-do/ theater.html or at the door (cash only). Farmstead Arts Center, 450 King George Road, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Much Ado about Nothing, October 24 and 25 at 8 p.m. Westfield Community Players opens their season with Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing complete with flappers and gangsters a la Al Capone. Not quite how the Bard imagined it, but his comedy of love and deception transposes easily onto the Jazz Age in this production, where the champagne and witticisms flow in equal abundance. Directed by David Baker. Tickets available at wcptheatre.org. Westfield Community Players, 1000 North Avenue West, Westfield.
The Charles Addams Heritage Trail Tour, Saturday, October 25, 11 a.m., Meet in front of the Rialto Center for Creativity, 250 East Broad Street. Advance ticket purchase required; on sale September 22 https://www.addamsfest.com/
The Wednesday Night Crawlers, Wednesday, October 29, 6 to 9 p.m. Participating locations in Downtown Westfield. No tickets or registration required Introducing The Wednesday Night Crawlers — a sinisterly spirited new addition to AddamsFest. Every Wednesday in October, beginning October 8, participating Downtown Westfield establishments will unveil their own signature AddamsFest cocktail, each one a nod to this year’s Femme Fatale theme. The official Wednesday Night Crawlers cocktail map will guide your nocturnal wanderings, making it frightfully easy to drift from lair to lair.
Femme Fatale: Morticia Addams and More, Weekends, October 10 to 26, Fridays, 5 to 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 1 to 6 p.m.; Sundays, 10 to 3 p.m. at Rialto Center for Creativity Beautiful. Mysterious. Independent. Dangerous. Morticia Addams embodies these traits and so much more, making her the very definition of a femme fatale. This year’s AddamsFest art exhibit explores the complexities of Morticia, Wednesday, and the other women featured in Charles Addams’ cartoons and the work of other artists celebrating this fiery feminine mystique.
Halloween Play Reading. To celebrate Halloween, nonprofit Jersey Central Theatre Company will be presenting a staged reading of a spooky fun new play, The Secret of the Mummy’s Tomb, on Saturday, November 1 at 7:30 p.m., at the Patricia M. Kuran Cultural Arts Center (The Carriage House) next to Fanwood Borough Hall. Written by Kai Cofer, the play and is based on “Dracula” author Bram Stoker’s “The Jewel of the Seven Stars.” The professional cast features members of Actors’ Equity Association and includes Dino Curia, Roxann Kraemer, Carolyne Leys, Jason Szamreta, and Fanwood native Ken Schwarz. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Suggested cash contributions are $10 per person. No reservations; limited open seating. The Patricia M. Kuran Cultural Arts Center is located next to Borough Hall at 135 Watson Rd. (off Martine Ave.), Fanwood.
Fanwood Performance Series: Saturday, November 15, singer-songwriter Meghan Cary and pop-rock duo Glenn and Oria bring their original music to the Kuran Cultural Arts Center (a.k.a. the Carriage House). Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; showtime is 7:00 p.m. The suggested donation for admission is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and students, cash at the door. Please RSVP to reserve seats: fanwoodperformance@gmail.com. 135 Watson Road, just west of Martine Avenue next to Fanwood Borough Hall.
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