Church Roast Beef Dinner South Bound Brook
- Also happening this weekend is the 35th anniversary show of the Plainfield funk band Freakwincey;
- Special Lambertville screening of "The Pursuit: 50 Years in the Fight for LGBT Rights" before a TV airing;
- The 100th episode of "Live from the Dining Room" with live local bands at Warren American Legion.
- A "Raiders of the Lost Ark radio satire; Festival 22 in Bound Brook, and George St. Playhouse keeping it real
This weekend, anyone who tweets this column can enter to win a pair of tickets to the 27th annual Crawfish Festival featured below. Just share why you deserve to win and tag @Crawfish_Fest and @MyCentralJersey in the tweet. Find out more here. Plenty of other festivals are happening this weekend, and some are featured here, along with a few other great events.
Michael Arnone's 27th annual Crawfish Fest with The Funky Meters, Marcia Ball, From Good Homes, Jon Cleary, Cowboy Mouth, Bonerama, Big Sam's Funky Nation and many more; various times, June 3-5; Sussex County Fairgrounds, 37 Plains Road, Augusta. $45, $70 for combo ticket (June 3 available only to campers). www.crawfishfest.com
Some of NOLA's finest musicians and cooks once again will gather for the annual Crawfish Festival. This year's music lineup reunites members of the seminal New Orleans funk band The Meters, Art Neville and George Porter Jr., as The Funky Meters, as well as the beloved Jersey roots 'n' groove outfit From Good Homes. Marcia Ball's thrilling piano-driven R&B and the irresistibly danceable trombone stylings of Bonerama and Big Sam's Funky Nation also will be on tap. On the food tip, boiled crawfish; pork sausage and chicken jambalaya; oyster, shrimp, hot roast beef or catfish Po-Boys; crawfish etouffee; red beans and rice; and grilled alligator sausage are just a few of the savory fixings on which the fest will feast.
READ: Makin Waves local independent arts and entertainment report
Rhythm and Blues by the Brook with Sister Sledge, C&C Music Factory, Blackstreet and Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials; noon to 6 p.m. June 4; Cedar Brook Park, Park Avenue at Randolph Road, Plainfield. Free. http://ucnj.org/
This free outdoor music festival kicks off the summer season with classic R&B and blues, including the late 1970s anthem "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge. C&C Music Factory ("Everybody Dance Now"), Grammy winners Blackstreet ("No Diggity") and the Chicago blues guitar of Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials also will provide a soulful soundtrack to such family fun as inflatable rides, a petting zoo, pony rides and the G-Wiz Classic & Exotic Automotive SuperShow. Food also will be for sale and can be enjoyed on several picnic tables.
Freakwincey 35th anniversary show with Grady Thomas of Parliament-Funkadelic; 7:30 p.m. June 4; Pennsauken Country Club, 3800 Haddonfield Road, Pennsauken. $60, includes dinner. 908-405-1860
Hard to believe that the Plainfield funk band Freakwincey has been together 35 years. To celebrate, the band is putting on a special dinner show that will feature Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Grady Thomas, a founding member of The Parliaments vocal group that evolved into the Plainfield-originated funk act Parliament-Funkadelic, Freakwincey's greatest influence.
Kickoff of New Jersey International Film Festival at Rutgers University; 7 p.m. June 4 and 5; Voorhees Hall Room 105, George and Hamilton streets, New Brunswick. $9-$12. www.njfilmfest.com
Not only does this annual summer fest span offfer tasty local, national and international films, but it also offers delicious free subs from local eatery Jimmy John's and popcorn from Ewing-based Capital Corn & Confections. The film curating will kick off with "Mother's Day" from Long Island, "Jef Needs Ice Cream" from Queens, New York, "The Class Acts — Nicholas Stonehouse" from Sewell, and "Occupy, Texas" from New York City on June 4. The next evening features "What Martha Said?" from Montclair, and "Wifey Redux" and "The Other Kids," from California cities Venice and San Francisco, respectively. The festival continues weekends through June 18. Not to miss is South River filmmaker Kather Sei's "Flesh," an existential film about a battered woman turned sociopath that will screen June 17. Sei is a fantastic filmmaker whose 2022 "Sarin-a" also is a knockout. Look for an interview with him coming soon in Makin Waves.
Outsider visions spotlighted at New Jersey Film Fest
"The Pursuit: 50 Years in the Fight for LGBT Rights"; 6:30 and 8 p.m. June 5; ACME Screening Room, 25 S. Union St., Lambertville. Tickets are free but limited and can be reserved at acmescreeningroom.org
This special screening is in advance of an airing on June 24 on WHYY-TV in a three-city partnership between Lambertville, and New Hope and Doylestown in Pennsylvania. The mayors from each town will co-present the film and participate in a Q&A after the first screening with producer-director Illana Trachtman, as well as Mark Segal, an activist, author and publisher of Philadelphia Gay News.
Live From the Dining Room 100th episode celebration with Lowlight, The Vaughns, Control, ManDancing, Snow Lotion, Matthew Logie and DJ Friendly Ghost; 3 p.m. June 4; Warren American Legion, 12 Community Place. $5, all of which goes to the bands. http://www.diningroomradio.net/
For two years, the Woodbridge-based online radio show and podcast "Live from the Dining Room" has been ultra-supportive of the local music scene and other area artists, such as Abby Darlin, Jennifer Sorensen, Dan Ridenour and Allegory Lab Art Collective, all of whom will be selling their wares as some of Central Jersey's best bands perform. "Live from the Dining Room" airs 8 p.m. Mondays and then is available where all good podcasts go, including iTunes. Eventually, hosts Joe Galuppo and Jason Wallace want to have an app and a station with more shows. You can hear an interview with them by me on the 99th episode at http://talk2death.podbean.com/e/99/.
Festival 22 with MYC Roston, Fresh OJ, Nick Bruno, Drivvin + Ryzul, Little Rose, Ray Gun Tony, Drunk Girl, Avrage Joe, and Wombo; noon June 4; 1961 Route 22 West, Bound Brook. 21+ I.D. required. $5 admission, $5 parking. RSVP for tickets at drivvinmusic@gmail.com
Does my heart good to see a bunch of local music and visual artists put on two shows in the same weekend within less 10 miles of each other. Festival 22 also will feature food and refreshments and free hookah by show sponsor Hookah-Master.com.
2016 Greek Festival by the Bay; various times June 3-5; St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 41 Wisteria St., Perth Amboy. Free admission; plates of food range from $4-$8. http://www.stdemetriosperthamboy.org/greek-festival/
Opa! If you couldn't get enough of the recent Greek Festival in Piscataway, here's a chance for more family fun with kids activities, dancing, music and some of the tastiest food west of Greece. All right on one of the most beautiful spots of the Raritan Bay.
2016 Princeton Festival; various times June 4-26 throughout the Princeton area. Various ticket prices, plus several free lectures. www.princetonfestival.org
The 12th annual Princeton Festival will feature 22 performances in 11 different genres, plus lectures and other events. Highlights will include Benjamin Britten's masterful opera "Peter Grimes," Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Cécile McLoren Salvant, a 10-performance run of Stephen Sondheim's musical "A Little Night Music," the sizzling Complexions Contemporary Ballet and a screening of the silent film "The Passion of Joan of Arc" accompanied by a live performance of Richard Einhorn's oratorio "Voices of Light," written especially for the film.
'Peter Grimes' offered at Princeton Festival
"Raiders of the Lost Ark: A Staged Radio Play Parody & Themed Anniversary Party," 8 p.m. June 3, Old Franklin School, 491 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen. $35, $15 for kids 15 and younger. https://madmimi.com/s/cf6515
Having recently radio-parodied "The Empire Strikes Back" for May the Fourth Be With You, Raconteur Ventures is back with a 35th anniversary salute to "Raiders of the Lost Ark." In addition to the fun of the show, highlights will include an outdoor tiki bar, Peruvian finger food and sideshow bullwhip artist inspired by the film's favorite scene.
George Street Playhouse and The Center for Investigative Reporting present "StoryWorks: Terra Incognita"; 8 p.m. June 3 and 4; George Street Playhouse, 9 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Free, but reservations recommended for limited seating at www.georgestreetplayhouse.org
Inspired by the "NJTV News with Mary Alice Williams" investigative reporting series "Toxic, NJ," R.N. Sandberg's play, directed by George Street Education Director Jim Jack, will be followed by post-play discussions about the absurd, dark comedy. As hilarious as it is horrifying, the true tale is about a New Jersey family who find themselves suddenly dealing with an environmental cleanup in their backyard. This is one of seven "StoryWorks" commissioned by the Berkeley, California-based Center for Investigative Reporting, which is partnering with the George Street Playhouse for the first time. For more info, visit http://storyworks.revealnews.org and www.toxicnj.com.
Staff Writer Bob Makin: 732-565-7319; bmakin@gannettnj.com
Source: https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/2016/06/01/makin-plans-10-best-things-do-weekend/85265256/
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