Upcoming Events in New Jersey for September 2024

McCarter Theatre Center is set to premiere 'Empire Records: The Musical', an adaptation of the 1990s cult film, from September 6 to October 6, 2024, featuring original music by Zoe Sarnak. Meanwhile, Premiere Stages at Kean University will debut 'Diversion', a play about nurses facing medicine theft in an ICU, from September 5 to 22, 2024. In local news, Eataly will open at Short Hills Mall this fall, while the new owners of The Manor wedding venue face charges for illegally cutting down 246 trees. Jersey City has approved a restaurant plastic restriction and will see the opening of a new dispensary on September 21. The Fall Arts + Music Festival in Hoboken is scheduled for September 29, featuring local artists and live music performances. Additionally, a dramatic police pursuit in Jersey City involved multiple law enforcement agencies rescuing a fleeing suspect from the Morris Canal.