NJ cranberry and soybean production doing very well

The United States Department of Agriculture realized some statistics on New Jersey farmers last week that show production of soybeans and cranberries has been very good this year.

New Jersey farmers can expect an average of 45 bushels per acre of soybeans in 2023, according to Bruce Eklund, state statistician of the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, New Jersey Field Office.

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Last year’s yield averaged just 28 bushels per acre. Expected acres harvested is 108 thousand acres. Nationally soybean production for beans is forecast at 4.21 billion bushels, down 2% from 2022.

Corn production for grain in New Jersey is forecast at 15.1 billion bushels, up 10% from 2022.

New Jersey cranberry growers expect to harvest 550 thousand barrels, third highest nationally. Peach producers expect to harvest 16 thousand tons, up from 9 thousand tons last year.

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Worship Calendar

Baptist

B R OOKDALE C H R ISTIA N C HU RC H , 1350 Broad Street, Bloomfield, 973-338-8536 We are a church that preaches and teaches the Bible. We invite you to join us in worship on Sundays at 10:30 am. Children’s Bible activities for ages 4 through 5th grade (called BCC Kids Church) are provided. Worship services can also be seen live online on YouTube and Facebook and via our website at www .brookdalechristian.com.

In addition, we offer Bible Studies on Sunday mornings at 9:00 and on Thursday evenings at 7:00. You can participate in either one of these classes -or both- through Zoom by calling the church to get placed on the Zoom call list.

There are several other opportunities throughout the week involving prayer, study, and community for all age levels. Brookdale is a loving and caring congregation under the leadership of Pastor Love Saquing and Pastor Jim Treffinger. Our mission is to be a Family Growing Together in God.

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Comedy

LUNATIC FRINGE, NEW JERSEY’S LONGEST RUNNING IMPROV TROUPE, LAUNCHES ITS 27TH SEASON at 8 p.m. on Sept. 30. Tickets to the performance at the Glen Ridge Train Station, 228 Ridgewood Ave., near the corner of Bloomfield Avenue, are $12 at the door, but with a reservation, admission is only $10. For reservations, call 973-220-3013.

THE EMMY-NOMINATED TV SHOW

“WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY?” on Friday, Oct. 13, at 8 p.m. at NJPAC, Prudential Hall, Betty Wold Johnson Stage, One Center Street, Newark. “Whose Live Anyway?” is 90 minutes of improvised comedy and song based on audience suggestions. Cast members are Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, and Joel Murray. All ages are welcome, but please note that some “PG-13” language will be used during the performance. Tickets are on sale at NJPAC.org or available by calling 888. GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722) or by visiting the NJPAC Box Office at 1 Center Street, Newark. Tickets: $39.50 - $99.

COMEDIAN AND ACTOR DREW LYNCH who was on Season 10 of America’s Got Talent (NBC) finishing in second place will be at SOPAC, 1 SOPAC Way, South Orange, on Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $35. Box office (973) 313-2787.

GEORGE LOPEZ BRINGS HIS “ALLLRIIIIGHHTTT TOUR” TO NJPAC on Friday, Oct. 20, at 8 p.m., New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Prudential Hall Betty Wold Johnson Stage, One Center St. Newark. Tickets are $50.50 to $100.50.

CARLOS BALLARTA, STAR COMEDIAN FROM MEXICO, comes to NJPAC on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, at 7 p.m. Victoria Theater, Lizzie & Jonathan Tisch Stage, 1 Center St., Newark. Tickets are $39.50 to $69.50 and can be purchased by visiting NJPAC.org or calling 888.GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722) or by visiting the NJPAC Box Office.

NBC’S “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE” COMEDIAN JAY PHAROAH COMES TO NEWARK on Friday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m., NJPAC, Victoria Theater, Lizzie & Jonathan Tisch Stage, One Center St., Newark. Tickets are $29.50$49.50, available at www.njpac.org.

“THIS IS IMPORTANT LIVE”; ADAM DEVINE, ANDERS HOLM, BLAKE ANDERSON, AND KYLE NEWACHECK (CO-CREATORS AND “STARS” OF “WORKAHOLICS”) dive deep into serious discussions about some of the most important topics facing our society today such as grown men fighting children, diarrhea, naked grandmas, and more. Wednesday, Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), Prudential Hall, Betty Wold Johnson Stage, 1 Center St., Newark. Tickets are $39.50 to $69.50. Reserve tickets by visiting NJPAC.org or calling 888. GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722) or by visiting the NJPAC Box Office.

Lectures

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON: THIS JUST IN: LATEST DISCOVERIES IN THE UNIVERSE at NJPAC on Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m. A thought-provoking evening with astrophysicist, professor, and author Neil deGrasse Tyson of the Hayden Planetarium. Tyson will discuss how a “cosmic perspective” profoundly influences what we think and feel about science, culture, politics, and life. NJPAC, Prudential Hall, 1 Center St. Newark. Tickets are $39.50 to $99.50 and are on sale now at NJPAC.org, 888.GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722) or by visiting the NJPAC Box Office at 1 Center Street, Newark, New Jersey.A LIVE CONVERSATION WITH CHEVY CHASE FOLLOWING A SCREEN OF CHRISTMAS VACATION on Friday, Dec. 15 at 8 p.m., NJPAC, Prudential Hall, 1 Center St., Newark. Tickets: $39.50-$95.50

Music

PEDRITO MARTÍNEZ GROUP, “Echoes of Africa,” Sept, 30 at 8 p.m. Pedrito Martínez is a master of Afro-Cuban rumba and Yoruba traditions, South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 SOPAC Way, South Orange, box office (973) 313-2787.

R&B SENSATION MONICA BRINGS HER “CODE RED EXPERIENCE” tour to Newark on Sunday, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m. NJPAC, Prudential Hall, Betty Wold Johnson Stage, One Cen- ter St. Tickets are $41.50- $131.50. WÉ ANI, finalist on “American Idol” opens.

DAMN THE TORPEDOES, a “Tom Petty Concert Experience” on Oct. 6, at 8 p.m. Led by guitarist Rich Kubicz, Damn The Torpedoes honors legendary artist Tom Petty by presenting his signature riffs and harmonies while adding their own fresh and often spontaneous twists to the music, South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 SOPAC Way, South Orange, box office (973) 313-2787.

AN EVENING WITH KAKI KING, Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. Kaki King continues to live at the forefront of guitarists and performance makers, , South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 SOPAC Way, South Orange, box office (973) 3132787.

PORTUGUESE FADO STAR CARMINHO

PERFORMS HER HITS at South Orange Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Oct. 8, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $55.50 to $72.50.

DON MCLEAN BRINGS HIS 2023 AMERICAN PIE 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR to the Wilkins Theater, 1000 Morris Ave., Union, on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $39 to $75.

THE WEEKLINGS, “The Music of The Beatles & More” on Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. America’s most unique celebration of the The Beatles features former members of Styx, Dave Mason, the original Beatlemania on Broadway, Jon Bon Jovi & The Kings of Suburbia, Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes, Springsteen drummer Max Weinberg’s Jukebox and BeatleFest house band Liverpool, South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 SOPAC Way, South Orange, box office (973) 313-2787.

JOHN PIZZARELLI TRIO, “Stage & Screen” on Oct. 14 at 8 p.m. Guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has been hailed by the Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing Jazz, , South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 SOPAC Way, South Orange, box office (973) 313-2787.

SOULTOWN TO MOTOWN, “The Sensational Soul Cruisers” on Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. The Sensational Soul Cruisers bring their Soultown to Motown show to SOPAC, , South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 SOPAC Way, South Orange, box office (973) 313-2787.

THE MACHINE PERFORMS PINK FLOYD’S “DARKSIDE OF THE MOON” on Oct. 21, at 8 p.m. The Machine performs a diverse mix of Pink Floyd’s extensive 16-album repertoire, South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 SOPAC Way, South Orange, box office (973) 313-2787.

BLUES, ROOTS & BBQ IN THE LOFT AT SOPAC FEATURING DAVID KEYES & BLUES PEOPLE on Sunday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m.

An intimate evening of world-class Blues and Roots music with the doors opening an hour before showtime for a BBQ dinner in The Loft.

Tickets are $45

AN EVENING WITH JESSICA VOSK on Oct. 27, at 8 p.m. The New York Times praises Jessica Vosk as “the best of all” Elphabas from “Wicked,” South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 SOPAC Way, South Orange, box office (973) 313-2787.

JAZZ VOCALIST MADELENIE PEYROUX WILL PERFORM AS PART OF THE TD JAMES MOODY JAZZ FESTIVAL on Friday, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m., NJPAC, Victoria Theater, Lizzie & Jonathan Tisch Stage, 1 Center St., Newark. Tickets are $59 to $99.50

AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH JAZZ SINGER DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER AND PIANIST, BILL CHARLAP on Friday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m., NJPAC, Victoria Theater, Lizzie & Jonathan Tisch Stage, 1 Center St.

Newark.Tickets are $59 to $69. www.njpac.org.

ARGENTINIAN LATIN/POP SINGERS

BROTHER AND SISTER DUO PIMPINELA will perform on Nov. 8, at NJPAC, Prudential Hall, Betty Wold Johnson Stage, 1 Center St. Tickets are $37.99- $197.99.

NEW VOICES, NEW VISIONS, “Michela’s Love Movement” on Nov. 11, at 8 p.m. Bandleader, musician, educator, choreographer, and tap dancing phenom Michela Marino Lerman’s brings her Love Movement to SOPAC, , South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 SOPAC Way, South Orange, box office (973) 313-2787.

SPANISH RECORDING ARTIST VANESA

MARTÍN will be at NJPAC in Newark on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 8 p.m. in the Prudential Hall, Betty Wold Johnson Stage, One Center Street Newark. Tickets are $41.99 to $171.99.

SPANISH RECORDING ARTIST VANESA

MARTÍN will be at NJPAC in Newark on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 8 p.m. in the Prudential Hall, Betty Wold Johnson Stage, One Center Street Newark. Tickets are $41.99 to $171.99.

AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH THE GRAMMY AWARD WINNING GLADYS KNIGHT on Sunday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. NJPAC Prudential Hall, Betty Wold Johnson Stage, 1 Center St. Newark. Tickets range from $49.50 to $129.50 and are available at: www.NJPAC.org or Box Office 888.GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722).

THE LAST WALTZ CELEBRATION featuring The THE BAND Band with the TTBB Horns & Special Guests, on Nov. 17 at 8 p.m.

The THE BAND Band delivers everything from The Band’s hit songs to cuts from their classic albums and collaborations with Bob Dylan, South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 SOPAC Way, South Orange, box office (973) 313-2787.

BOB DYLAN: ROUGH AND ROWDY WAYS

TOUR on Nov. 20 and Nov. 21 at 8 p.m., New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Prudential Hall, 1 Center St. Newark.

Tickets On Sale Starting Sept. 15, at 10 a.m.

Ticket Prices: $64.50 - $143.50

For tickets, visit Bobdylan.Com

GILBERTO SANTA ROSA “EL CABALLERO DE LA SALSA” RETURNS to New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark on Saturday, Nov. 25 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $49.50 to $129.50.

AUSTRALIAN POP ROCK GROUP AIR SUPPLY, a staple of early-’80s radio, will perform at NJPAC on Sunday, Nov. 26, at 7 p.m. See them perform their iconic songs, including “Lost in Love,” “All Out of Love,” or “Making Love Out of Nothing at All.” Tickets to see AIR SUPPLY go on sale Friday, July 21 at 10 a.m.. Reserve tickets early by visiting NJPAC.org or calling 888. GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722) or by visiting the NJPAC Box Office at 1 Center Street, Newark, New Jersey.

FONSECA, THE COLOMBIAN SINGERSONGWRITER AND WINNER OF 7 LATIN GRAMMY® AWARDS WILL PERFORM on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. at NJPAC, Prudential Hall, Betty Wold Johnson Stage, 1 Center S. Newark. Tickets are $49 to $129. YELLOW BRICK ROAD, an Elton John Tribute, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. Gerald Brann not only bears an uncanny resemblance to Elton John but recreates the Rock superstar’s vocals and piano playing to a tee, , South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 SOPAC Way, South Orange, box office (973) 313-2787.

Theater

“THE MINUTES,” A PLAY BY TRACY LETTS, DIRECTED BY GORDON WIENER, performed on Oct. 13, 14, 20, 21, 27,28 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 15 and 22 at 2 p.m. This scathing new comedy about small-town politics and real-world power, from the author of “August: Osage County,” exposes the ugliness behind some of our most closely-held American narratives while asking each of us what we would do to keep from becoming history’s losers. At The Summit Playhouse.