Join us at coLAB Arts on November 23rd for a monthly drag competition hosted by La Gatita! Expect fierce performances, high kicks, and claws out as contestants battle for the crown!
Reserve your free seat for this year’s Trueselves VII: The Trans Masc Continuum, an evening of movement, music, and photography celebrating the depth and diversity of queer and trans masculinity on December 6th at coLAB Arts.
El Vestido de Cristal, a bilingual play, written by Tanaquil Márquez and directed by Marisol Rosa-Shapiro is the story between Imelda, a fierce migrant mother, and her first generation son Diego, a gay man searching for acceptance.
Join us on the 15th of November for Vesper’s BDAY Bash presented by No Punk Time Promotions in association with coLAB Arts! The night will include Tear Gas, Gunk, Depressionista, To Each Its Own, and Damage Control.
Welcome to La Gatita’s Halloween Homecoming! We’re haunting you with amazing drag performances, DJ’s, and vendors! We want to celebrate the spooky season right this year and go out with a bang! Make sure to come in your best spooky costumes; we have a special Halloween Costume contest!
stART goes to George Street Playhouse to see this pulitzer prize finalist play. Playwright Heidi Schreck delves into multiple facets of this historic document, debating as to whether or not we should keep or abolish it. Through several stories and perspectives from different Americans, What the Constitution Means to Me allows the audience to define the Constitution's true worth.
sTART va a George Street Playhouse para ver esta obra finalista del Premio Pulitzer. La dramaturga Heidi Schreck explora múltiples facetas de este documento histórico, debatiendo si debemos conservarlo o abolirlo. A través de varias historias y perspectivas de distintos estadounidenses, What the Constitution Means to Me (Lo que la Constitución significa para mí) permite a la audiencia definir el verdadero valor de la Constitución.
Artists of all disciplines and professional levels are welcome and refreshments will be served. Artist networking and breakout sessions will accompany a panel discussion on producing live performance.
coLAB Arts in collaboration with No Punk Time Promotions presents the record release show of New Jersey doom band Count Dirtbagulous. Featured bands include: Depressionista, possum in my room, and Pierrot Lunaire.
stART goes to George Street Playhouse to see this pulitzer prize finalist play. Playwright Heidi Schreck delves into multiple facets of this historic document, debating as to whether or not we should keep or abolish it. Through several stories and perspectives from different Americans, What the Constitution Means to Me allows the audience to define the Constitution's true worth.
sTART va a George Street Playhouse para ver esta obra finalista del Premio Pulitzer. La dramaturga Heidi Schreck explora múltiples facetas de este documento histórico, debatiendo si debemos conservarlo o abolirlo. A través de varias historias y perspectivas de distintos estadounidenses, What the Constitution Means to Me (Lo que la Constitución significa para mí) permite a la audiencia definir el verdadero valor de la Constitución.
The Gspot, in association with coLAB Arts, is hosting a fabulous night for Angel’s Birthday Bash! A night of music will include Sideminder, Kickrocks, Pathetica, and Lightheaded.
Join us on Saturday, August 24, 2024 starting around 10 am. It will be a great day featuring a panel discussion, lunch, and community activities celebrating our collective impact.
Takedown Events is working in association with coLAB Arts to host an amazing mosh featuring Bayway “Word Is Bond” tape release! The night will also feature Outta Pocket, Hold My Own, Ends of Sanity, and Denial.
Join us on July 20th for a night of music, drag performances, unique vendors, and community fun, all in support of the Red Cross Palestine Relief fund!
Join us for the Juneteenth/Residency Panel Discussion: "Bridging Cultures: Empowering Artists and Enriching Communities," hosted by Louie Blaka as he concludes his inspiring 6-month residency at Calabar Gallery, in association with coLAB Arts.
Join our paid training program and become a Documenter with coLAB Arts, where you'll monitor local government and contribute to a communal knowledge pool. Help democratize information and represent diverse, intergenerational communities by sharing vital insights with the community.
coLAB Arts in collaboration with NO PUNK TIME PROMOTIONS presents a Mosh on Friday, June 14th at 7 pm. Featured bands include Come Mierda, Pottersfield Hard2Kill, Depressionista Dead Sure!
Join our paid training program and become a Documenter with coLAB Arts, where you'll monitor local government and contribute to a communal knowledge pool. Help democratize information and represent diverse, intergenerational communities by sharing vital insights with the community.
Epic Actors’ Workshop and the directors of productions slated for the Festival will share an inside look at what’s in store for the 2-day weekend event.
La Gatita returns to coLAB Arts for the smash hit show, CALL ME MOTHER 2. Themed show all about the best people in the world, MUTHAS, MAMAS, and MOMS!
The Documenters program at coLAB Arts aims to establish a network for participatory civic media documentation, with a focus on public meetings in New Brunswick. Our launch will give more information about the jobs, how we will be providing training and compensation to individuals who attend these public meetings, and publish the outcomes, creating fresh opportunities for community engagement.
coLAB Arts, in collaboration with No punk time promotions, presents Mosh for Charity, a punk rock fundraiser for the Interfaith Men’s Rotating Shelter of New Brunswick. Featuring: Dusters, School Drugs, Without Peace, Curate, Headless World.
Join us as we build original art for a riverside lantern festival at ArtYard in Frenchtown, NJ involving music, performance, and inspiring lighting at the river’s edge. Over the course of three weekends participants of all ages will learn about water species in the Raritan River as a point of inspiration for your own colorful illuminated creations for the parade.
Artists of all disciplines and professional levels are welcome and refreshments will be served. Artist speed networking will accompany presentations from coLAB Arts and ArtYard with information on resources and opportunities for Central Jersey artists.
This is a free workshop performance of a new verbatim play, based on oral histories with abortion advocates and women who have received self-managed medical abortion services from international organization, Aid Access.
La Gatita returns to coLAB Arts!
Pizza and Poetry at State Theatre New Jersey: Join stART and Poet Alyea Pierce for a poetry workshop for stART participants only. The program is open to middle and high school students. Adults may participate if accompanied by a student! The program includes dinner and is free of charge. Please register in advance.
coLAB Arts, in collaboration with No punk time promotions, presents Mosh for Charity, a punk rock fundraiser for the Interfaith Mens’ Rotating Shelter of New Brunswick. Featuring: Fracture (Serenity’s Decay EP Release), Final Resting Pose, Sunburner, Depressionista, Sewn Away.
La Gatita returns to coLAB Arts!
James Gentile presents an evening of multidisciplinary performances to celebrate their new album “Notes From A Heavenly Soup” out on people | places | records.
Chronicling the mythical DIY drag collective La Gatita (@lagatitanb) based in New Brunswick, NJ, this production marks the sixth year of the TrueSelves art project in partnership between the Pride Center of New Jersey and coLAB Arts.
Description: Adapted for the stage by Emily Mann, Having Our Say revolves around the remarkable lives of African-American sisters, Sadie and Bessie Delany, who both surpass the age of 100. Their extraordinary journey unfolds as they share their personal experiences, which include growing up as the daughters of a former slave who became a respected professor, establishing successful careers, and integrating a New York suburb.
Join the JenLoveProject.org and Black and Pink NYC in collaboration with the Pride Center of NJ and coLAB Arts, for a special drop in community event to write holiday cards for our LGBTQIA2S+ community members who are currently incarcerated, with a special performance by Jennifer Love!
THIS IS YOUR WAKE UP CALL!!⏰ ⏰ La Gatita is BACK with our Sexy Slutty Slumber Party Open Call! 🛌💤🐏
New Brunswick’s premier DIY drag venue is all about us getting some we’ll deserved rest 😴
Show is Friday, November 17th! Doors and DJ set by @sleepyclerb open at 7:30 and show will promptly start at 8:45! BE ON TIME! We’ll be out of face masks and nail polish super early 💅🏽
We’re also hosting this show in collaboration with the Pride Center of NJ! The address will be at 9 BAYARD STREET, New Brunswick NJ at the coLAB arts center!
The venue is also wheelchair accesible!
