culture
Cultural Flair
Arts and history abound in Bergen
ARENAS, THEATERS AND
CONCERT HALLS
ANNA MARIA
CICCONE THEATRE
On the campus of
Bergen Community College
400 Paramus Road, Paramus
Box office: (201) 447-7428
bergen.edu
Bergen Community College’s main theater provides Bergen
residents and beyond with a first class, 300-seat entertainment complex. Students, along with their families, can
enjoy world-class performing artists at a low cost. Bergen
Community College students take advantage of the theater
for dance, music and a working laboratory.
BERGENPAC
30 N. Van Brunt St., Englewood
Box office: (201) 227-1030, bergenpac.org
The performing arts center brings a variety of musical
concerts, opera, ballet and dance, comedy shows, children’s
theater and much more. A cultural hub of Bergen County,
bergenPAC works to make the live performing arts accessible
to the entire Bergen population. Facilities include the main
auditorium, a 1,367-seat theater; the Bennett Studios, a stateof-the-art recording studio; the Drapkin Family Cabaret, a
100-seat space available for small performances and private
parties; the Intermezzo Gallery, a balcony-level exhibition
space for artists; and the School of Performing Arts, offering
professional-level acting, music and dance.
BERRIE CENTER FOR
THE PERFORMING AND
VISUAL ARTS
On the campus of Ramapo College
505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah
Box office: (201) 684-7844, ramapo.edu/berriecenter
THE WILLIAM CARLOS
WILLIAMS CENTER
FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
1 Williams Plaza, Rutherford (201) 939-6969,
williamscenter.org
This private, not-for-profit performing arts center and
cinema complex was named in honor of William Carlos
Williams, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, physician and
Rutherford resident. The historical center is complete with
two live theaters, three cinemas and an open-air meeting
gallery.
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Constructed in 1999, the center houses the Sharp Theater, a
350-seat proscenium theater engineered without obstructions to visibility or sound; the Myron and Elaine Adler
Theater, a blackbox theater which can seat up to 100; Berrie
Center Art Galleries and Photo Lounge; Selden Rodman
Gallery of Popular Arts; Potter Library Galleries; and The
Curtain Call Cafe, serving beverages and light fare.