Comedy
BOONTON Liberty Comedy: Rodney Laney, Johnny Watson and Shaun Eli. Jan. 7 at 8:30 p.m. $ 10. Maxfield’s on Main, 713 Main Street. (973) 588-4450; maxfieldsonmain.com.
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS Billy Garan. Dec. 31 at 8 and 11 p.m. $ 25, and $ 35; including Champagne and noisemakers. Bananas Comedy Club, 283 Route 17 South. (201) 727-1090;
MORRISTOWN Jim Gaffigan. Jan. 3 at 7 and 9:30 p.m. $ 49 to $ 89. Gallagher: Gallagher’s Last Smash, comedy. Jan. 4 at 8 p.m. $ 29 to $ 49. Mayo Performing Arts Center, 100 South Street. (973) 539-8008; mayoarts.org.
RED BANK Jim Gaffigan. Jan. 4 at 4, 7 and 9:30 p.m. $ 39.50 to $ 59.50. Jackie Mason. Jan. 5 at 3 p.m. $ 25 to $ 75. Count Basie Theater, 99 Monmouth Street. (732) 842-9000;
RED BANK “LOL: Laugh Out Loud Comedy Show,” an evening of comedy to benefit 180 Turning Lives Around. Jan. 4 at 7:30 p.m. $ 40. Two River Theater, 21 Bridge Avenue. (732) 345-1400; trtc.org.
Film
HIGHLAND PARK “Charade” (1963), thriller directed by Stanley Donen, introduced and screened by Robert Knoll, film historian. Jan. 7 at 6:30 p.m. Free. Highland Park Public Library , 31 North 5th Avenue. (732) 572-2750; hpplnj.org.
JERSEY CITY “Penguins 3D,” Imax. Through Jan. 31. $ 5.50 to $ 11.25. Liberty Science Center, 222 Jersey City Boulevard. (201) 200-1000; lsc.org.
WEST ORANGE West Orange Classic Film Festival, “The Sting” (1973), starring Robert Redford and Paul Newman, with a post-screening Q. and A. with Stephen Whitty, Star-Ledger senior film critic. Jan. 5 at 2 p.m. $ 10. AMC Essex Green 9, 495 Prospect Avenue. (973) 731-6692.
For Children
EAST RUTHERFORD “Disney on Ice — 100 Years of Magic.” Jan. 3, 4 and 5. $ 25 to $ 85. Izod Center, 50 Route 120. (201) 935-3900; izodcenter.com.
MORRISTOWN “Garden Sprouts,” preschool nature program. Mondays, Jan. 6 through March 31. $ 7. Haggerty Education Center, Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 353 East Hanover Avenue. arboretumfriends.org/events; (973) 326-7600.
WAYNE “December Break Vacation Camp,” swimming, sports, arts and crafts, cooking and more. Through Dec. 31. $ 55 and $ 70. Wayne Y.M.C.A., 1 Pike Drive. (973) 595-0100 ext. 280.
Music and Dance
CHATHAM An International Guitar Summit, with Patty Larkin, Muriel Anderson and Beppe Gambetta. Jan. 11 at 8 p.m. $ 25. Sanctuary Concerts, Presbyterian Church of Chatham, 240 Southern Boulevard. (973) 376-4946; sanctuaryconcerts.org.
ENGLEWOOD Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam, rock. Jan. 5 at 8 p.m. $ 35 to $ 60. Bergen Performing Arts Center, 30 North Van Brunt Street. (201) 227-1030; bergenpac.org.
HACKETTSTOWN Igor Butman’s Moscow Jazz Orchestra featuring Allan Harris, singer, guitarist and songwriter. Jan. 11 at 8 p.m. $ 20 and $ 30. Centenary Stage Company, Lackland Center , 715 Grand Avenue. (908) 979-0900; centenarystageco.org.
MADISON Harp Ensemble Concert, Odarka Stockert and the Harpantics. Jan. 5 at 2 p.m. $ 5 and $ 10. Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, 9 Main Street. metc.org; (973) 377-2982.
MANASQUAN “Let’s Hang On!” a Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons tribute show. Dec. 31 at 6 and 9 p.m. $ 50 and $ 63. Algonquin Arts Center, 173 Main Street. (732) 528-9211;
MONTCLAIR Willie Nile and Band. Jan. 10 at 8 p.m. $ 25 and $ 28. Outpost in the Burbs, 67 Church Street.
outpostintheburbs.org. (973) 744-6560.
MONTCLAIR The Mike Kaplan Nonet Salutes Cedar Walton. Dec. 29, 4 to 7 p.m. $ 7 and $ 10. Trumpets Jazz Club and Restaurant, 6 Depot Square. (973) 744-2600; trumpetsjazz.com.
MORRISTOWN “First Night Morris 2014,” more than 400 artists in over 80 performances at 24 locations in Morristown. Dec. 31. $ 20 to $ 35.
firstnightmorris.com. Sing-A-Long Grease, sing along to all of the songs from the movie “Grease.” Jan. 5 at 3 p.m. $ 15 to $ 20. Mayo Performing Arts Center, 100 South Street. (973) 539-8008; mayoarts.org.
MORRISTOWN John Flynn and Reggie Harris, folk. Jan. 3, 8 to 11 p.m. Tom Chapin, folk. Jan. 10, 8 to 11 p.m. $ 8; 12 and under free. The Minstrel, Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road. (973) 335-9489; folkproject.org.
NEW BRUNSWICK “Salute to Vienna,” the Strauss Symphony of America. Dec. 31 at 6 p.m. $ 47 to $ 107. State Theater, 15 Livingston Avenue.
statetheatrenj.org; (732) 246-7469.
NEWARK Royal Philharmonic Orchestra presents an all-Beethoven program. Jan. 10 at 8 p.m. $ 19 to $ 129. Prudential Hall, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center Street. (888) 466-5722; njpac.org.
RAHWAY Blues New Year’s Eve Bash with the Peter Karp-Sue Foley Band. Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. $ 25. “El Sueño (The Dream),” the Alborada Spanish Dance Theater, live music, flamenco and regional dances from Spain and Latin America. Jan. 5 at 3 p.m. $ 12 to $ 16. Snarky Puppy, jazz, funk, and world music. Jan. 8 at 7 p.m. $ 10 and $ 15. Hamilton Stage, 360 Hamilton Street. (732) 499-8226; ucpac.org.
RAHWAY Amanda Shires, country. Jan. 11 at 8 p.m. $ 22. Union County Performing Arts Center, 1601 Irving Street. (732) 499-8226; ucpac.org.
RED BANK Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. Dec. 31 at 9 p.m. $ 39.50 to $ 99. Count Basie Theater, 99 Monmouth Street. (732) 842-9000;
countbasietheatre.org.
SOUTH ORANGE Leon Russell, singer-songwriter. Jan. 4 at 8 p.m. $ 33 to $ 58. South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 Sopac Way. (973) 313-2787; sopacnow.org.
Outdoors
BERNARDSVILLE “Weekly Bird Walk,” guided walk and look at birds, trees, tracks, wildflowers, reptiles and amphibians. Through Jan. 31. Free. Scherman-Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary, 11 Hardscrabble Road. (908) 204-8998.
Seasonal
CAPE MAY “The Santaland Diaries,” comedy by David Sedaris. Through Dec. 29. $ 25 to $ 59. Congress Hall, Harrison Room, 200 Congress Place. (609) 770-8311; capemaystage.org.
MORRISTOWN “Not a Creature Was Stirring: Christmas Animals, Toys and Thomas Nast,” exhibition featuring several of the museum’s holiday-themed Thomas Nast images, as well as toys and ornaments from a century ago. Through Jan. 30. Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, 45 Macculloch Avenue. (973) 538-2404;
NEWARK “Feasting With Family and Friends: Christmas in the Ballantine House,” a taste of how Christmas was celebrated in late Victorian Newark. Through Jan. 5. Wednesdays through Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. The Newark Museum, 49 Washington Street.
newarkmuseum.org; (973) 596-6550.
PRINCETON “A Christmas Carol,” musical based on the Dickens novella; adapted by David Thompson. Through Dec. 29. $ 20 to $ 85.50. McCarter Theater Center, 91 University Place. (609) 258-2787; mccarter.org.
RED BANK “A Wind in the Willows Christmas,” music by Mike Reid, lyrics by Sarah Schlesinger and book by Mindi Dickstein; based on the novel by Kenneth Grahame. Through Dec. 29. $ 20 to $ 55. Two River Theater, 21 Bridge Avenue. (732) 345-1400; trtc.org.
WEST CAPE MAY “Ghosts of Christmas Past Trolley Rides,” listen to classic American ghost tales told on a trolley tour. Through Dec. 30. $ 7 to $ 10. East Lynne Theater Company, 121 Fourth Avenue. (609) 884-5898; eastlynnetheater.org.
WEST ORANGE “Holiday Light Spectacular”; the zoo will be illuminated by lights and holiday displays throughout the park. Through Jan. 1. Free with admission, $ 7 and $ 9; free for children 23 months and under. Turtle Back Zoo, 560 Northfield Avenue. turtlebackzoo.org; (973) 731-5800.
TRENTON “Holiday Laser Light Show,” a laser light animation in the full-dome laser system, set to classical music, and numerous seasonal favorites including Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Through Jan. 5. $ 5 to $ 7. The New Jersey State Museum, 205 West State Street. (609) 292-6464; state.nj.us/state/museum/.
Theater
CAPE MAY “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol” by Tom Mula. Through Dec. 29. $ 15 to $ 35. Cape May Stage, the Robert Shackleton Playhouse, 405 Lafayette Street. (609) 770-8311; capemaystage.com.
MADISON “Pericles,” by Shakespeare. Through Dec. 29. $ 30 to $ 70. F. M. Kirby Shakespeare Theater, Drew University, 36 Madison Avenue. shakespearenj.org; (973) 408-5600.
MILLBURN “Oliver!” musical adapted from the Dickens novel “Oliver Twist.” Through Dec. 29. $ 35 to $ 110. Paper Mill Playhouse, 22 Brookside Drive. (973) 376-4343; papermill.org.
NEW BRUNSWICK “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” presented by Middlesex County Department of Parks and Recreation/Plays-in-the-Park. Through Dec. 29. $ 7. State Theater, 15 Livingston Avenue. statetheatrenj.org. (732) 246-7469.
POMPTON LAKES “Les Misérables,” based on the novel by Victor Hugo, with book by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, music by Claude-Michel Schönberg and lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer. Through Jan. 5. $ 20 to $ 25. Smiling Rhino Theater, 247 Wanaque Avenue. (973) 248-9491; smilingrhinotheatre.com.
PRINCETON “Fences,” drama by August Wilson. Jan. 10 through Feb. 9. $ 20 to $ 82.50. McCarter Theater Center, 91 University Place. (609) 258-2787; mccarter.org.
SOUTH ORANGE Midtown Direct Rep Reading: “Absence,” new work by Peter M. Floyd. Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. $ 15. South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 Sopac Way. (973) 313-2787; sopacnow.org.
WEST ORANGE “Enchanted Arms: An Evening of New Plays,” the StrangeDog Theater Company. Jan. 3 through 25. $ 10 and $ 25. New Moon Reading Series: “A Crime in the Neighborhood,” adapted from the novel by Suzanne Berne. Jan. 6 at 7:30 p.m. $ 5. Luna Stage, 555 Valley Road. (973) 395-5551; lunastage.org.
Museums and Galleries
CHATHAM TOWNSHIP “Bold Impressions,” monoprints and paintings on paper by Andrea Epstein. Through March 11. Lundt-Glover Gallery, 58 Meyersville Road. (201) 532-5637.
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