Jesse Cook
Saturday, November 14, 2026 · 8:00 PM · New Jersey Performing Arts Center, New Jersey
The Venue
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
1 Center St
NJPAC pairs major touring performers with a substantial local program, bringing music, dance and comedy to Downtown Newark.
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Shape The Night
Before
Tribos Peri PeriFlame-grilled chicken on Halsey Street, done with peri-peri sauces made on site, drawing on Portuguese, Mozambican, South African and Southeast Asian cooking. You order a quarter or a half at the counter with rice and a sauce and sit down with a tray. The meat is halal and there is a full set of vegan plates alongside it.
8:00 PM · Jesse Cook
After
McGovern's TavernFrank McGovern opened this on New Street in 1936 and it has not moved or changed its name since. It is a narrow old bar with a kitchen, a long wooden counter and a sign reading in God we trust, all others pay. On a night when downtown Newark empties out after an event, this is the place that is still serving.