music, theatre, dance and more

Music

Damn the Torpedoes, a tribute to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – 8 p.m. Dec. 14 at the Darress Theatre, 615 Main St., Boonton. 973-334-9292. darresstheater.com.

Bloomfield Mandolin Orchestra Christmas Concert – 1 p.m. Dec. 15 at the Bloomfield Public Library, 90 Broad St., Bloomfield. 973-566-6200. bplnj.org.

Bergen Symphony Orchestra — 7:30 p.m. on December 15 at the Anna Maria Ciccone Theater at Bergen Community College, 400 Paramus Road, Paramus. Tickets are $45. 201-447-7428. tickets.bergen.edu.

Parlance Chamber Concert, with the Emerson String Quartet – 3 p.m. Dec. 16 at West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 S. Monroe St., Ridgewood. Tickets cost between $20 and $50. 800-838-3006. talkchamberconcerts.org.

Darlene Love – 8 p.m. Dec. 19 at the Shea Center for Performing Arts, William Paterson University, 300 Pompton Road, Wayne. Tickets cost between $45 and $52. 973-720-2371. wp-presents.org.

Anuel AA, Real Hasta La Muerta Tour – 8 p.m. Dec. 20 at the Prudential Center, 25 Lafayette St., Newark. Tickets cost between $54 and $154. 973-757-6500. prucenter.com.

Throwback to the 80s show with Jessie’s Girl — 8 p.m. December 21 at the Wellmont Theatre, 5 Seymour St., Montclair. Tickets cost between $25 and $45. 973-783-9500. wellmonttheater.com.

Countess Luann and her Holiday Cabaret Show — 8 p.m. December 22 at the Wellmont Theatre, 5 Seymour St., Montclair. Tickets cost between $49 and $70. 973-783-9500. wellmonttheater.com.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra, The Ghosts of Christmas Eve Tour – 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on December 22 at the Prudential Center, 25 Lafayette St., Newark. Tickets cost between $44 and $74. 973-757-6500. prucenter.com.

The Roots Holiday Tour — 8 p.m. December 27 at the Wellmont Theatre, 5 Seymour St., Montclair. Tickets cost between $30 and $99. 973-783-9500. wellmonttheater.com.

Big Band Skyliner — 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Performances every third Wednesday of each month at Classic Quiche, 330 Queen Anne Road, Teaneck. $10 coverage, $10 minimum. 201-692-0150. classicquiche.com.

Things to do

Hot chocolate hiking weekend – 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on December 15 and 16 at the Cora Hartshorn Arboretum, 324 Forest Drive South, Short Hills. Tickets are $8 per person, ages 2 and up. 973-376-3587. hartshornarboretum.org.

Holiday Candlelight Tour – 7pm on December 15, 20-22 and 27-29 at Essex County Kip Castle Park, 22 Crestmont Road, Verona. Admission is $10. eventbrite.com/e/kips-castle-holiday-candlelight-tours-tickets-51528605446.

Ornithological hike – 9am-10am on December 15 at Van Vleck House & Gardens, 21 Van Vleck St., Montclair. $5 to $7. 973-744-4752. vanvleck.org.

Mark DiIonno Book Signing — 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on December 15 at Book Barn, 18 Pocono Road, Denville. FREE ENTRANCE. No registration is required.

“The Nightmare Before Christmas” by Tim Burton in live concert to film — 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on December 15 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center St., Newark. Tickets cost between $39 and $89. 888-466-5722. njpac.org.

Exhibition of classic toy trains – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 16 at St. Joseph’s High School, 40 Chestnut Ridge Road, Montvale. Tickets are $7; free for children under 10 accompanied by an adult or a parent. 201-327-5254 or 732-845-5966.

Yoga — Classes from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. until December 17 at Van Vleck House & Gardens, 21 Van Vleck St., Montclair. Single class: $20 Friends of Van Vleck; $25 general public. 973-744-4752. vanvleck.org.

Dinner with Santa Claus – 5-8 p.m. Dec. 17 at Chevys Fresh Mex, Clifton. chevys.com.

Acrylic paint — 1-3:30 p.m. through Dec. 18 at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades, 411 East Clinton Ave., Tenafly. $95 for members; $113 for the public. 201-408-1496. jccotp.ort/adults.

Watercolor and watercolor pencil painting – 10 a.m. to noon through Dec. 18 at Kaplen JCC on the Palisades, 411 East Clinton Ave., Tenafly. $95 for members; $113 for the public. 201-408-1496. jccotp.ort/adults.

A visit from Santa Claus — 7-7:30 p.m. on December 21 at the Mahwah Museum, 201 Franklin Turnpike, Mahwah. 201-512-0099. mahwahmuseum.org.

Winter Solstice Celebration — 6-7:30 p.m. Dec. 21 at the Tenafly Nature Center, 313 Hudson Ave., Tenafly. $5 for members; $10 for non-members. 201-568-6093. tenaflynaturecenter.org.

Art-To-Go Holiday Sale and Exhibition — Until December 21 at Studio Montclair Gallery, 127 Bloomfield Ave., Montclair. studiomontclair.org.

full moon hike — 7-9 p.m. Dec. 22 at the Tenafly Nature Center, 313 Hudson Ave., Tenafly. $5 for members; $10 for non-members. 201-568-6093. tenaflynaturecenter.org.

Magic show – 10:30-11:30 a.m. Dec. 25 at Kaplen JCC on the Palisades, 411 East Clinton Ave., Tenafly. Tickets are $12; $10 CKC members; free for children 2 and under. Advance registration is suggested. 201-408-1467. jccotp.org.

Thread of Life Exhibition — Open until December at the Schoolhouse Museum, 650 E. Glen Ave., Ridgewood. 201-447-3242. ridgewoodhistoricalsociety.org.

Coloring and coffee — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday at the Leonia Public Library, 227 Fort Lee Road, Leonia. The event is free. 201-592-5770. Leonia.bccls.org.

Magic on Hand — First Friday of every month at the Darress Theatre, 615 Main St., Boonton. Tickets cost between $6 and $12. 973-334-9292. darresstheater.com.

pencil drawing lessons – Classes for adults and teenagers take place from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays and from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursdays, and drawing lessons for 8-year-olds and adults take place from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Saturdays at Pencilworks Studio, 96 Main St., Little Falls. 973-812-4448. crayonworksartclasses.com.

Meadowlands Geology Exhibition — Prairie Museum, 91 Crane Ave., Rutherford. meadowlandsmuseum.com.

Arrange

THE COMEDY

Tim Dillon — 8 p.m. on December 14 and 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. on December 15 at the Bananas Comedy Club, 283 Route 17, Hasbrouck Heights. Tickets cost between $22 and $33. 201-727-1090. bananascomedyclub.com.

Erica Rhodes — 8 p.m. Dec. 21 and 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Dec. 22 at Bananas Comedy Club, 283 Route 17, Hasbrouck Heights. Tickets cost between $22 and $25. 201-727-1090. bananascomedyclub.com.

New Year’s Eve with Joe DeVito — 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on December 31 at the Bananas Comedy Club, 283 Route 17, Hasbrouck Heights. Tickets cost between $35 and $59. 201-727-1090. bananascomedyclub.com.

DANCE

“Hip Hop Nutcracker” — 8 p.m. Dec. 14 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center St., Newark. Tickets cost between $29 and $79. 888-466-5722. njpac.org.

New Jersey Ballet’s Nutcracker with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra — 7:30 p.m. on December 2, 21 and 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. on December 15, 16, 22, 23 and 26 and 1 p.m. on December 24, 26 and 27 at the Mayo Performing Arts Center, 100 South St., Morristown. Tickets cost between $29 and $69. 973-539-8008. mayoarts.org.

forces of nature — 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on December 15 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center St., Newark. Tickets cost between $49 and $69. 888-466-5722. njpac.org.

MarDelDance presents: X – 1-2:30 p.m. and 4-5:30 p.m. on December 16 at the Hackensack Performing Arts Center, 102 State St., Hackensack. Tickets are $20. 201-820-3007. hacpac.org.

The Nutcracker: Odessa National Ballet Theater – 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on December 16 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center St., Newark. Tickets cost between $29 and $79. 888-466-5722. njpac.org.

Shouts of joy! – 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on December 22 at the Hackensack Performing Arts Center, 102 State St., Hackensack. Tickets are $15. 201-820-3007. hacpac.org.

THEATER

“Circular Mirror Transformation” – 8 p.m. on December 14 and 15 and 3 p.m. on December 16 at the Players Guild of Leonia, 130 Grand Ave., Leonia. 201-947-9606. players.guild@yahoo.com.

“A Christmas on Broadway” – 8 p.m. on December 14 and 15 and 2 p.m. on December 16 at The Mainstage at Rhino Theatre, 247 Wanaque, Pompton Lakes. Tickets cost between $20 and $25. 973-248-9491. rhinotheatre.com.

“Jack and the magic bean” – 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14-16 at Bergen County Players, 298 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell. Tickets are $14. 201-261-4200. bcplayers.org.

“The Best Christmas Show Ever” — 7 p.m. Dec. 14, 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Dec. 15, and 3 p.m. Dec. 16 at Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 67 Church St., Montclair. pleasantvalleyproductions.brownpapertickets.com.

“Once on This Island Jr.” — 7:30 p.m. on December 14 and 2 p.m. on December 15 and 16 at Rhino Studio 237 Hamburg Turnpike, Pompton Lakes. Tickets are $15. 973-248-9491. curtainupstudios.yapsody.com. RhinoTheater.com.

“A Charlie Brown Christmas” — 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on December 15 and 16 at Studio Players, 14 Alvin Place, Montclair. Tickets are $10. 973-744-9752. studioplayhouse.org.

“A Christmas Carol” the musical — 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on December 15 and 1 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on December 16 at the Bergen Performing Arts Center, 30 N. Van Brunt St., Englewood. Tickets cost between $15 and $29. 201-227-1030. bergenpac.org.

Holiday Inn by Irving Berlin – Until December 30, Paper Mill Playhouse, 22 Brookside Drive, Millburn. 973-376-4343. papermill.org.