(Fort Lee, New Jersey) – The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera announces auditions for ballet dancers and ballet schools will be held. Young adult, semi-professional or professional classical ballet dancers are invited to apply and perform in the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera’s grand production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida.

(Bergen County, New Jersey; October 24, 2016;) -- Bergen County artist Ruth Bauer Neustadter returns for a second time to the Pine Gallery of the Maurice M. Pine Free Public Library in Fair Lawn, New Jersey to present a new exhibition, Go Figure, from Sunday, November 6 to Friday, December 30. The exhibition will feature expressionistic, bold, highly textured and sensual figurative work, many created from recyclable materials, over the last 15 years.

(Bergen County, New Jersey; October 13, 2016) -- The Leonia Chamber Musicians Society, Inc., a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, will hold its annual Home Gala Benefit on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. The event, scheduled to take place at a private home in Leonia, New Jersey, will feature short classical music selections performed by The Leonia Chamber Musicians Society's members Theresa Norris, flute; Marsha Heller, oboe; Daryl Goldberg, cello; and guest artist Roxanne Bergman, violin.

(Englewood, New Jersey; October 10, 2016) -- The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation's (NNJCF) ArtsBergen initiative is collecting laundry products for homeless families. People attending the organization's Connect the Dots program on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 are asked to bring laundry detergent and related products that will be distributed to homeless families and children serviced by the nonprofit agency Family Promise of Bergen County. The program will be held at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Giovatto Library, located at 1000 River Road in Teaneck, New Jersey, from 6:00 p.m.to 8:00 p.m.

(Englewood, New Jersey; October 3, 2016) -- The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation's (NNJCF) ArtsBergen initiative is collecting laundry products for homeless families. People attending the organization's Connect the Dots program on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 are asked to bring laundry detergent and related products that will be distributed to homeless families and children serviced by the nonprofit agency Family Promise of Bergen County.

(Fort Lee, New Jersey U.S.A.; October 2, 2016) – The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera presents Giuseppe Verdi's timeless classic, Rigoletto, replete with beautiful music at the Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC). Last performed by the company in 2010 at bergenPAC, Verismo Opera performs this important work of the operatic repertoire on Sunday, October 23, 2016, 3:00 p.m., at the theatre, located at 30 North Van Brunt Street, in Englewood, New Jersey U.S.A.

(Englewood, New Jersey; September 27, 2016) -- The Community Chest and the Tenafly High School Key Club partnered to celebrate the fourth annual Tenafly Community Night with businesses and other service organizations in the borough on September 12. Local residents came together as a community on Tenafly's Riveredge Road and were introduced to the borough's businesses and resources. The Tenafly Police and Recreation Departments sponsored the event.

Artistic Director Lucine Amara invites vocalists of all ages worldwide to apply now to the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera's 28th Annual International Vocal Competition. The application deadline is October 31, 2016. The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera (Verismo Opera) is the house opera company of the Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) in Englewood, New Jersey.

The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation's (NNJCF) ArtsBergen initiative will spotlight tactical urbanism at the fourth Connect the Dots networking event on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. The program will be held at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Giovatto Library, located at 1000 River Road in Teaneck, New Jersey, from 6:00 p.m.to 8:00 p.m.

The Community Chest welcomes new and old friends this fall with a new celebration, Oktoberfest at The Community Chest, on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. This special event will be held at the Englewood Field Club, located at 341 Engle Street in Englewood, New Jersey from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.