Union City - The Park Theater
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2014-08-26
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Today the Park Performing Arts Center is a cultural center with a modern state-of-the-art 960-seat theater, that offers top-notch performances including: Johnny Cash, Paquito D'Rivera, The Clancy Brothers, and Maynard Ferguson.
In addition, the theater has also been used for film and video shoots and screenings. In 1986 the bands Aerosmith and Run-D.M.C. filmed the groundbreaking video for their single "Walk This Way" at the theater, In the same year performance artist Laurie Anderson filmed Home of the Brave.
Comedian George Carlin recorded his album What Am I Doing in New Jersey? and performance for the HBO special in 1988. The New Jersey City University�based Black Maria Film Festival has screened films at the venue
The center also houses a small museum dedicated to the craft of embroidery, gallery spaces, and supports programs offering classes in the performing and visual arts
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Park Theater, Performing Arts Center, Passion Play, Oberammergau Passion Play, Union City, Hudson County, Gateway, Gateway Region, New Jersey, NJ, Jersey, The Garden State
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