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06/02/2026

💐 THIS FRIDAY: Summer of Cinema! Bold Visions and New Voices

📽️Join First Friday Films on Friday, June 5th at 7:30 pm for this month’s featured short films, including PALOOKAVILLE by Theodore Collatos, The Tunnel by Jarret Spiegel, Have a Safe Trip by Liz Wiest, and Bark World (latest edit) by Tyler Crosby, Eric Ciresa & Lauren Wohlmacher. The filmmakers will take your questions!

🎬About the films:
🥊 PALOOKAVILLE: Things get turned upside down when JoJo wakes up believing he’s Joe Louis - one of boxing’s greatest legends... “Striking a melancholy-comedic balance while incorporating fantastical and surreal elements.” — Filmmaker Magazine
🎣 THE TUNNEL: A father and son fishing trip turns into an existential nightmare.
✈️ HAVE A SAFE TRIP: Carl and Michelle are going to traverse the galaxy together...without leaving the comfort of his living room.
🪵 BARK WORLD: Two Forest Rangers who veered from the trail many moons ago find themselves trapped in an endless forest, forced to generate a never ending series of ranger training videos. The latest cuts from the film being made here in Milford!

🎁Giveaways - Each attendee will receive a ticket for a drawing for a GIFT BASKET GIVEAWAY from Milford’s FUSION DIY!

🗓️Friday, June 5th
🕡7:30 PM
📍The Vault, Milford NJ
🎟️Tickets: $5 | Seating is limited—reserve your spot now!

Come support local film, local artists, and a night of stories that spark connection. We can’t wait to see you there!

Visit our website for Filmmaker Bios and Tickets: www.riverunionstage.org

🙏 Made possible with funds from the Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the Fargo Family Foundation, Interlude Group LLC, the Col. Bob & Joyce Jessup Memorial Fund, and Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity Con. 🎉

05/30/2026

☀️ Summer of Cinema! Bold Visions and New Voices

📽️ Join First Friday Films on Friday, June 5th at 7:30 pm for this month’s featured short films, including PALOOKAVILLE by Theodore Collatos, The Tunnel by Jarret Spiegel, Have a Safe Trip by Liz Wiest, and Bark World (latest edit) by Tyler Crosby, Eric Ciresa & Lauren Wohlmacher. The filmmakers will take your questions!

🎬About the films:
🥊 PALOOKAVILLE: Things get turned upside down when JoJo wakes up believing he’s Joe Louis - one of boxing’s greatest legends... “Striking a melancholy-comedic balance while incorporating fantastical and surreal elements.” — Filmmaker Magazine
🎣 THE TUNNEL: A father and son fishing trip turns into an existential nightmare.
✈️ HAVE A SAFE TRIP: Carl and Michelle are going to traverse the galaxy together...without leaving the comfort of his living room.
🪵 BARK WORLD: Two Forest Rangers who veered from the trail many moons ago find themselves trapped in an endless forest, forced to generate a never ending series of ranger training videos. The latest cuts from the film being made here in Milford!

🎁Giveaways - Each attendee will receive a ticket for a drawing for a GIFT BASKET GIVEAWAY from Milford’s JIM'S AUTO BODY!

🗓️Friday, June 5th
🕡7:30 PM
📍The Vault, Milford NJ
🎟️Tickets: $5 | Seating is limited—reserve your spot now!

Come support local film, local artists, and a night of stories that spark connection. We can’t wait to see you there!

Visit our website for Filmmaker Bios and Tickets: www.riverunionstage.org

🙏 Made possible with funds from the Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the Fargo Family Foundation, Interlude Group LLC, the Col. Bob & Joyce Jessup Memorial Fund, and Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity Con. 🎉

05/29/2026

Poetry? Visual Art? Theater? How about all three!

Join River Union Stage Saturday, May 30th, at 7:00 pm for our 2026 Page to Stage as our performers bring literature to life. This year's offering features Steamroller Group's upcoming work, Uncharted Territories - a collaborative project uniting poets and printmakers with book arts, culminating in a series of artists’ books and an exhibition at Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton, NJ.

Don't miss our talented actors breathing life into the works of inspiring poetry and stunning visual art!

Book design created in collaboration with Ulla Warchol. Poems curated by Vasiliki Katsarou.

Made possible with funds from the Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the Fargo Family Foundation, Interlude Group LLC, and the Col. Bob & Joyce Jessup Memorial Fund.

05/25/2026

Saturday, May 30th, 7:00 pm, $15. Tickets at www.riverunionstage.org/events

🎭MEET THE ENSEMBLE for Uncharted Territories!

For full bios, visit www.riverunionstage.org/meet-the-ensemble

Arrianna Daniels is humbled to return to River Union…she is currently preparing for her upcoming season with the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival as Benvolio in Romeo & Juliet... 

Alex Scoloveno is a NYC/Tri-State area based actor, writer, and filmmaker. He most recently won “Best Actor” at the International Gombrowicz Festival in Radom, Poland…

Lazarus Simmons holds a bachelor’s degree from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MFA from Rutgers University in Acting... Lazarus is also a teaching artist…

Paul Whelihan performs, directs, and produces off-Broadway and regionally... Paul is the producing artistic director of NJ's Pushcart Players…

Esther Williamson is an actor/musician/teaching artist based in Brooklyn, New York.  She has been fortunate enough to work with companies all over the country…

🎭ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE: Join River Union Stage for our 2026 Page to Stage as our performers bring literature to life. This year's offering features Steamroller Group's upcoming work, Uncharted Territories - a collaborative project uniting poets and printmakers with book arts.

🖌️📝ABOUT UNCHARTED TERRITORIES: A Steamroller Artist Book collaborative project uniting 19 poets with 21 artists and 4 arts organizations based in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. This two-year long project will culminate in a limited edition of 75 hand-printed, hand-bound artist books. Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton NJ, will hold a formal launch of the project with an opening on July 11, 2026. Follow the project on Instagram . 

Book design has been created in collaboration with Ulla Warchol. Poems curated by Vasiliki Katsarou. 

Made possible with funds from the Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the Fargo Family Foundation, Interlude Group LLC, and the Col. Bob & Joyce Jessup Memorial Fund.

05/15/2026

Saturday, May 30th, 7:00 pm, $15

🎭ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE: Join River Union Stage for our 2026 Page to Stage as our performers bring literature to life. This year's offering features Steamroller Group's upcoming work, Uncharted Territories - a collaborative project uniting poets and printmakers with book arts, culminating in a series of artists’ books and an exhibition at Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton, NJ.

Don't miss our talented actors breath life into the works of inspiring poetry and stunning visual arts!

🖌️📝ABOUT UNCHARTED TERRITORIES: A Steamroller Artist Book collaborative project uniting 19 poets with 21 artists and 4 arts organizations based in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. This two-year long project will culminate in a limited edition of 75 hand-printed, hand-bound artist books. A special ‘PAGE-to-STAGE’ event produced by River Union Stage will take place on May 30th in Milford NJ. Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton NJ, will hold a formal launch of the project with an opening on July 11, 2026, and an exhibition of the broadsides through September 6th, 2026. Poetry readings and related workshops will be held over the summer with dates to be announced.

Follow the project on Instagram . 

Limited edition artists book designed and assembled by and Steamroller Group. Framing for BroadSides by Dot Paolo at Rabbet Gallery. 

Made possible with funds from the Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the Fargo Family Foundation, Interlude Group LLC, the Col. Bob & Joyce Jessup Memorial Fund, and Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity Con.

👀 TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT!!! It’s almost time for:💐 Spring Into Cinema! Shorts from the Festival Circuit📽️Join First Friday ...
05/01/2026

👀 TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT!!! It’s almost time for:

💐 Spring Into Cinema! Shorts from the Festival Circuit

📽️Join First Friday Films on Friday, May 1st at 7:30 pm for this month’s featured short films, including Candle by Nora Stone, Kitchen Conversations by Anders J. Lee, Manifestations by Devin Morgan, and Same Page by Ryan Sartor & Jake Hilger. The filmmakers will take your questions!

🎬About the films:
🕯️Candle: Janie and Paul are engaged to be married, but they have lost their spark. A comedy-drama about attention and attraction.
🍴Kitchen Conversations: A celebrity chef tries to pivot to political talk show host with a livestream that goes awry.
👻Manifestations: A landscape photographer is disturbed by an enigmatic presence in the photos he develops.
📋Same Page: Ryan has an idea for a short film. He discovers another writer, Steve, has filmed a similar concept. Opportunity and danger mix in this parable of parallel thinking.

🎁Giveaways - Each attendee will receive a ticket for a drawing for a GIFT BASKET GIVEAWAY from Milford’s FUSION DIY!

🗓️Friday, May 1st
🕡7:30 PM
📍The Vault, Milford NJ
🎟️Tickets: $5 | Seating is limited—reserve your spot now!

Come support local film, local artists, and a night of stories that spark connection. We can’t wait to see you there!

Visit our website for Filmmaker Bios and Tickets: www.riverunionstage.org

🙏 Made possible with funds from the Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the Fargo Family Foundation, Interlude Group LLC, the Col. Bob & Joyce Jessup Memorial Fund, and Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity Con. 🎉

04/30/2026

💐 THIS FRIDAY!!! Spring Into Cinema! Shorts from the Festival Circuit

📽️Join First Friday Films on Friday, May 1st at 7:30 pm for this month’s featured short films, including Candle by Nora Stone, Kitchen Conversations by Anders J. Lee, Manifestations by Devin Morgan, and Same Page by Ryan Sartor & Jake Hilger. The filmmakers will take your questions!

🎬About the films:
🕯️Candle: Janie and Paul are engaged to be married, but they have lost their spark. A comedy-drama about attention and attraction.
🍴Kitchen Conversations: A celebrity chef tries to pivot to political talk show host with a livestream that goes awry.
👻Manifestations: A landscape photographer is disturbed by an enigmatic presence in the photos he develops.
📋Same Page: Ryan has an idea for a short film. He discovers another writer, Steve, has filmed a similar concept. Opportunity and danger mix in this parable of parallel thinking.

🎁Giveaways - Each attendee will receive a ticket for a drawing for a GIFT BASKET GIVEAWAY from Milford’s FUSION DIY!

🗓️Friday, May 1st
🕡7:30 PM
📍The Vault, Milford NJ
🎟️Tickets: $5 | Seating is limited—reserve your spot now!

Come support local film, local artists, and a night of stories that spark connection. We can’t wait to see you there!

Visit our website for Filmmaker Bios and Tickets: www.riverunionstage.org

🙏 Made possible with funds from the Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the Fargo Family Foundation, Interlude Group LLC, the Col. Bob & Joyce Jessup Memorial Fund, and Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity Con. 🎉

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04/25/2026

💐 THIS FRIDAY!! “Spring Into Cinema! Shorts from the Festival Circuit”

📽️Join First Friday Films on Friday, May 1st at 7:30 pm for this month’s featured short films, including Candle by Nora Stone, Kitchen Conversations by Anders J. Lee, Manifestations by Devin Morgan, and Same Page by Ryan Sartor & Jake Hilger. The filmmakers will take your questions!

🎬About the films:
🕯️Candle: Janie and Paul are engaged to be married, but they have lost their spark. A comedy-drama about attention and attraction.
🍴Kitchen Conversations: A celebrity chef tries to pivot to political talk show host with a livestream that goes awry.
👻Manifestations: A landscape photographer is disturbed by an enigmatic presence in the photos he develops.
📋Same Page: Ryan has an idea for a short film. He discovers another writer, Steve, has filmed a similar concept. Opportunity and danger mix in this parable of parallel thinking.

🎁Giveaways - Each attendee will receive a ticket for a drawing for a GIFT BASKET GIVEAWAY from Milford’s FUSION DIY!

🗓️Friday, May 1st
🕡7:30 PM
📍The Vault, Milford NJ
🎟️Tickets: $5 | Seating is limited—reserve your spot now!

Come support local film, local artists, and a night of stories that spark connection. We can’t wait to see you there!

Visit our website for Filmmaker Bios and Tickets: www.riverunionstage.org

🙏 Made possible with funds from the Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the Fargo Family Foundation, Interlude Group LLC, the Col. Bob & Joyce Jessup Memorial Fund, and Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity Con. 🎉

04/09/2026

💐 Spring Into Cinema! Shorts from the Festival Circuit

📽️Join First Friday Films on Friday, May 1st at 7:30 pm for this month's featured short films, including Candle by Nora Stone, Kitchen Conversations by Anders J. Lee, Manifestations by Devin Morgan, and Same Page by Ryan Sartor & Jake Hilger. The filmmakers will take your questions!

🎬About the films:

🕯️Candle: Janie and Paul are engaged to be married, but they have lost their spark. A comedy-drama about attention and attraction.

🍴Kitchen Conversations: A celebrity chef tries to pivot to political talk show host with a livestream that goes awry.

👻Manifestations: A landscape photographer is disturbed by an enigmatic presence in the photos he develops.

📋Same Page: Ryan has an idea for a short film. He discovers another writer, Steve, has filmed a similar concept. Opportunity and danger mix in this parable of parallel thinking.

🎁Giveaways - Each attendee will receive a ticket for a drawing for a GIFT BASKET GIVEAWAY from Milford’s FUSION DIY!

🗓️Friday, May 1st

🕡7:30 PM

📍The Vault, Milford NJ

🎟️Tickets: $5 | Seating is limited—reserve your spot now!

🎉Come support local film, local artists, and a night of stories that spark connection. We can’t wait to see you there!

Visit our website for Filmmaker Bios and Tickets:
www.riverunionstage.org

🙏Made possible with funds from the Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the Fargo Family Foundation, Interlude Group LLC, the Col. Bob & Joyce Jessup Memorial Fund, and Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity Con.

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🎬 First Friday Films — TONIGHT!!! Join us at 7:30pm for an exciting night of cinema and conversation at The Vault in Mil...
04/03/2026

🎬 First Friday Films — TONIGHT!!! Join us at 7:30pm for an exciting night of cinema and conversation at The Vault in Milford, NJ!

💐This month: A feature film from local filmmaker Christopher Jason Bell!

🎥 FAILED STATE - Directed by Christopher Jason Bell and Mitch Blummer

🎁 Giveaway - Each attendee will receive a ticket for a drawing for a GIFT BASKET GIVEAWAY from Bowker’s Pharmacy and Gift Shop!

📅 Friday, April 3rd

🕢7:30 PM

📍The Vault, Milford NJ

🎟️ Tickets: $5 | Seating is limited—reserve your spot now!

Come support local film, local artists, and a night of stories that spark connection. We can’t wait to see you there!

🙏 Made possible with funds from the Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the Fargo Family Foundation, Interlude Group LLC, the Col. Bob & Joyce Jessup Memorial Fund, and Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity Con.

           

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