Wayne Magazine Spring 2015 | Page 24

Mark Your Calendar Get the word out! Post your upcoming event online for free. Visit northjersey.com/events and click Add An Event. IT’S ELECTRIC AMY HELM NO STRANGERS TO MUSIC For a night of traditional gospel, blues standards and original folk compositions, AMY HELM AND THE HANDSOM STRANGERS will perform Friday, April 10, at 8 p.m. at William Paterson University’s Shea Center for the Performing Arts (300 Pompton Road, Wayne). The daughter of music legend Levon Helm, her deep musical roots were enriched by a lifetime of exposure to the finest expressions of American musical tradition. The Grammy-nominated band, Yarn, will open the concert. Tickets are $55 for onstage seating with dinner and dessert buffet, plus open beer-and-wine bar (arrive by 6:30 p.m.); and $30 for the show only. ■ To purchase tickets, call 973-720-2371 or visit wp-presents.org. The popular performance art group made famous by NBC’s television show America’s Got Talent, ARCATTACK promises an electrifying show Sunday, March 8, at 2 p.m. at William Paterson University’s Shea Center for Performing Arts (300 Pompton Road, Wayne). Part rock concert, part science experiment, the creators of ArcAttack will take you behind the spectacle as one brave stunt man displays the wonderment of such musical machines as their Tesla Coils, and explores concepts such as electricity, voltage and current, magnetism, robotics and lightning in a show that’s both entertaining and educational. Pre-show activities begin at 1:15 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for children. ■ To purchase tickets, call 973-720-2371 or visit wp-presents.org. Best-selling author of “Tuesdays with Morrie,” MITCH ALBOM, recounts his time as a sports writer, Friday, March 27, at 7:30 p.m. at William Paterson University’s Shea Center for the Performing Arts (300 Pompton Road, Wayne) as part of WPU’s Distinguished Lecturer Series. In his presentation “The Thrill of Victory, The Agony of the Rest: The Good, Bad and Ugly of America’s Obsession with Sports,” Albom will explore the money, corruption and racial tensions, as well as the pride, thrills and excitement of the games that have shaped our nation. As a sports reporter, he has been named the #1 Sports Columnist in the Nation by the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) 13 times and appears regularly on ESPN’s Sports Reporters. Most recently, he received the APSE Red Smith Award for lifetime achievement and an induction into the Sportswriters Hall of Fame. Tickets are $25 for general admission. ■ To purchase tickets, call 973-720-2371 or visit wp-presents.org. 22 WAYNE MAGAZINE SPRING 2015 SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY A part of the Jersey Shore sound since the mid1970s, SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY AND THE ASBURY JUKES will perform its classic blend of rhythm and blues, rock, soulful guitar and horns on Saturday, March 28, at 8 p.m. at William Paterson University’s Shea Center for Performing Arts (300 Pompton Road, Wayne). Tickets are $42 for Gold Circle seating; $35 for orchestra/front loge; and $30 for rear loge. ■ To purchase tickets, call 973-720-2371 or visit wp-presents.org. COURTESY OF WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY FRIDAY WITH MITCH