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Greetings New Brunswick! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which New Brunswick restaurants are headlining this huge networking bash?
  • When can you see Kathryn Grody live in downtown New Brunswick?
  • How to snag your free seat for AJAYE's New Brunswick concert

Also on today's calendar: Highland Park Arts in the Park Street Fair and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 88 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A t-shower in spots; humid, temps: high: 86, low: 63.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Largest Networking Party Coming Soon! (americanonewspaper.com) — New Brunswick will host the Middlesex County Regional Chamber's 34th annual Largest Networking Party on September 14 at the Hyatt Regency, spotlighting many city restaurants alongside other Central Jersey favorites. Local professionals can mingle, sample food from New Brunswick eateries, and reserve tickets or exhibitor tables online or by phone.
   

2. George Street Playhouse presents "The Unexpected 3rd" (newjerseystage.com) — George Street Playhouse is bringing Kathryn Grody's new solo show, "The Unexpected 3rd," to the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, with previews starting October 13 and opening night on October 16. New Brunswick residents get full performance times, ticket prices, and subscription details, plus background on the Playhouse's role in revitalizing the city's arts scene.
   

3. Mason Gross School of the Arts presents AJAYE in concert on October 1st (newjerseystage.com) — Rutgers' Mason Gross School of the Arts is hosting a free AJAYE concert at the Victoria J. Mastrobuono Theater in New Brunswick on Thursday, October 1, with local student musician Sam Tunkel opening. New Brunswick residents can attend with simple advance registration and also benefit from AJAYE's weeklong artist residency, which includes workshops for Rutgers music students.
   

4. Business Specialist (rutgers.edu) — Rutgers' School of Environmental and Biological Sciences on Cook Campus in New Brunswick is hiring a full-time Business Specialist to manage budgets, grants, and financial reporting. Local applicants with accounting or finance backgrounds and at least two years' experience can expect competitive pay, strong benefits, and potential hybrid work, supporting research, teaching, and outreach programs based in New Brunswick.
   

5. Activists hold HELIX speak-out on first day of semester (dailytargum.com) — Activists in New Brunswick rallied outside the HELIX complex on French Street, protesting its ties to Tel Aviv University and what they describe as gentrification and displacement around the train station. Rutgers–New Brunswick students and local groups criticized university leaders, DEVCO, and police actions toward unhoused residents while vowing to keep organizing despite stormy weather. The demonstration continues ongoing campus and city debates over HELIX's role in New Brunswick's future.
   

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