FUNDRAISING EVENTS

 Join us for an afternoon filled with festive music and a holiday themed reception from our  sponsor JK Realty!  The performance includes classic Christmas carols, heartwarming holiday songs and Hanukkah favorites.

Plus see the Clifton Quarantine Station exhibit while you're here!

Tickets are $25 in advance and $28 at the door

Senior discount $3: Use code “Senior” at checkout online. 

To pay by check drop off payment to the Arts Center in advance with the form below or call 973-472-5499. 

Featuring the music of

One More Once Big Band led by Joey V & Tim Hayward 

Includes Italian tapas from T's Tastes, Wine, Dessert and Tricky Tray

Tickets are $65 online

Senior discount $3: Use code “Senior” at checkout online. Limited seating available, tickets will not be sold at the door.

 Join us at the Clifton Arts Center for a musical fundraiser to support the Arts in Clifton! Featuring Clifton's own Swingman and the Misfit-Mutts Band, a contemporary band with Swing and Blues overtones, enjoy the sounds of Swing, cha-cha, jitterbug, rumba and more.

Plus, see the exhibit in the Arts Center gallery from the Clifton Association of Artists and view of the Sculpture Park from the Arts Center patio.

The band includes five talented musicians with years of performing experience.

​Musicians:

Clifton Mayor, Ray Grabowski - Drums, Sax

Rich Fischer - Lead Guitar

Paul "Butch" Mastranda - Bass

Kim Latiano - Lead vocals

Beth Roeland - Backup vocals

Enjoy an evening of live musical entertainment with Swingman and complimentary dessert to support the Arts in Clifton - a special thanks to our reception sponsor, Clifton's JK Realty!

The Clifton Arts Center is excited to welcome Clifton native Chris Opperman to perform works from his original solo piano albums, with special guest Julie Krygsman on trombone.

Dr. Chris Opperman is an award-winning composer, top orchestrator and arranger, a dedicated educator, and a trusted advisor for an incredible cross-section of the music industry. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Opperman has performed with and/or orchestrated music for industry luminaries including Grammy-award winning guitarist Steve Vai, virtuoso musician Mike Keneally and former Duran Duran/Missing Persons guitarist Warren Cuccurullo, among many others. Opperman played piano on two of Steve Vai's Grammy-nominated compositions both nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.

Since starting his Purple Cow Records label in 1998, Dr. Opperman has released six prior albums and three EP’s. With AWR Music, Dr. Opperman has worked on several national and international orchestral and chamber music tours including Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY, The Beach Boys Holiday Vibrations Orchestra Tour, several Mannheim Steamroller Christmas tours, and Undertale LIVE. Dr. Opperman’s arrangements with AWR and others have been performed by renowned and accomplished orchestras at premiere venues which include Carnegie Hall, the Royal Albert Hall, the Tokyo International Forum, and more.

Dr. Opperman holds a Ph. D. In Music Composition and has taught undergraduate and graduate level courses on music. He joins us at the Clifton Arts Center to perform originals from his solo piano albums and others including works by Olivier Messiaen, Phillip Schroeder, Ann Southam, and Pulitzer Prize winner Ellen Taaffe Zwilich.

Julie Krygsman is a freelance trombonist in addition to an aerial musician and has performed alongside acts including Maroon 5 and Cirque du Soleil. She is the Assistant Marching Band Director at Cresskill High School in New Jersey and coach in residence for The New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra.

SALE DATE: Saturday, June 22nd

Thanks to everyone who donated to and supported the annual Rummage sale as part of the City-Wide Garage Sale!

The Clifton Arts Center plans an annual Rummage Sale as part of the City-Wide Garage Sale. If you'd like to participate but don't have a yard for your own sale, donate your used items for the Art Center's sale!  All funds raised support programs at the Clifton Arts Center.  See the flyer for the list of acceptable and unacceptable donations.  Questions?  Call (973) 472-5499

The City Wide Garage sale is now coordinated by the Clifton Recreation Department, for more information and to participate visit www.CliftonRec.com 

Woe! Misery! Children’s Theater!
Performance dates May 31st - June 2nd and June 7-9th

Kismet Performing Artists Theatre is excited to bring their newest production to Clifton. Woe! Misery! Children’s Theater! is a brand new play from award-winning playwright Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend.  This play for grown-ups is a comedy with a twist, that presents the backstage story of a traveling theatre troupe. Produced by Judi Niebuhr and directed by Kathleen Kellaigh. The play stars Tanvi Jani from Jersey City, Pamela Yachouh from New Milford, and C. W. Robertson from Clifton and Brooke Kaye from Wayne. Tara Freifeld is stage manager, Devin Sogluizzo is assistant stage manager, set design and build as well as sound are by Kurt Irizarry, and lighting and lighting design are by Maz Sailer. 

Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend is an award-winning playwright, a member of the Dramatists Guild, and President of the Board of Arts For All. Kismet Performing Artists Theatre is a theatre company built and inspired by artists. The company was founded in 2020 with the purpose of cultivating a broader appreciation of the world through theatre that entertains, educates, and enriches their audiences. Learn more at kismettheatre.org or call 973-559-3276.  

World Premiere of The House on Haunted Hill

Performance dates Oct 20th, 21st & 22nd, 27th, 28th & 29th.

Kismet Performing Artist's Theatre produced the World Premiere production of "House on Haunted Hill" by Michael Susko, directed by Kathleen Kellaigh.   Presented as a joint fundraiser between Kismet Performing Artist's Theatre and the Clifton Arts Center.  

More details on the Kismet PAT Website here: kismettheatre.org  

Thank you to everyone who joined us to Support the Arts in Clifton!

Three full house audiences enjoyed the musical ensemble of vocalists Dorothy Dobkowski, Mingo Long, Kim Mesiti and Jason Tamashausky, led by musical director Jalmari Vanamo singing Broadway hits along with a reception.

 Support the Arts In Clifton with the return of our Annual Fundraiser as we welcome back NJ comedian and author, BIll Ervolino at the Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton.

This event SOLD OUT!  

Thank you to our generous donors and sponsors for their support!

During the pandemic, Clifton Arts Center, Inc. opened an online product store with a portion of all sales benefiting the Arts Center.