Free Events

Susan Werner will perform at Parker Press Park in Woodbridge, June 11.

Below are listings for free cultural events in New Jersey. They are listed alphabetically and grouped together by county. To request adding something to the list, please email the information to njartsdaily@gmail.com.

ATLANTIC COUNTY

Ventnor

May 24: “Kick Off to Summer” with The Exceptions, Ricky Stevens at Ski Beach, Dorset and Burk avenues.

July 3: “Independence Celebration” with The Exceptions, Ricky Stevens at Newport Avenue and Boardwalk.

Summer Beach Jam, Newark Avenue and Boardwalk
June 28: The Usual Suspects, Ricky Stevens
July 5: Beatlemania Again, The Beatles tribute
July 13: Big House Band
July 19: B Street Band, Bruce Springsteen tribute
Aug. 2: Parrot Beach, Jimmy Buffett tribute
Aug. 9: East Coast Funk Band
Aug. 16: Kick It Out, Heart tribute
Aug. 23: Red
Aug. 30: Party Wave Band

Sunset at Ski Beach, Ski Beach at Dorset and Burk avenues
June 25: Don’t Call Me Francis
July 2: Derek Crider Band
July 9: Mysterious Ways, U2 tribute
July 16: NJ British Invasion
July 23: Countdown to Ecstasy, Steely Dan tribute
July 30: Dead Reckoning, Grateful Dead tribute
Aug. 6: Sensational Soul Cruisers
Aug. 13: The Girls Can’t Help It, Ricky Stevens
Aug. 20: Legacy
Aug. 27: The Usual Suspects

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BERGEN COUNTY

Mahwah

TD Bank Summer Concert Series at Ramapo College Bandshell
June 26: Captain Jack, Billy Joel tribute
July 10: The Infernos
July 17: Super Trans Am, ’70s rock tribute
July 24: The Nerds

Ridgefield Park

Summer Concerts at McGowan Park
June 11: Epic Soul
June 18: Jazz Night (Gandharva Earl Sauls & Friends with singer Kim Lehmann)
June 25: Flamenco Night featuring Ivan Max
July 9: MPack
July 16: Larry’s Latin Jazz Project
July 23: Julian & Dominique
July 30: Summer Breeze (yacht rock)
Aug. 6: Waldwick Community Band
Aug. 13: Sandy Stones Trio, Taxi

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BURLINGTON COUNTY

Eastampton

Summer Concert Series at Smithville Park
June 20: Fearless, Taylor Swift tribute
Aug. 23: Queen Flash, Queen tribute

Moorestown

May 3: Rancocas Project, multimedia “crankie” performance at Perkins Center for the Arts.

Westampton

Summer Concert Series at Burlington County Amphitheater
June 21: Mariposas Galácticas
June 27: Cheers the Band
June 28: Wonderland
July 11: Rock and Roll Heaven
July 12: mrCharlie
July 25: Yacht Rock Gold Experience
July 26: Great American Soul Book
Aug. 1: Forever Simon & Garfunkel
Aug. 2: ’80s Revolution
Aug. 8: Raquel & the Wildflowers
Aug. 9: Austin City Nights
Aug. 15: Larger Than Life, boy band tribute
Aug. 16: Damn the Torpedoes, Tom Petty tribute
Aug. 22: Jimmy & the Parrots, Jimmy Buffett tribute

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CAMDEN COUNTY

Camden

Sunset Jazz Series at Wiggins Park
June 2: Tab Benoit
June 9: Who’s Bad, Michael Jackson tribute
June 23: Julian Marley & the Uprising
June 30: Al Di Meola
July 14: Ed Lover presents The Live Mixtape Band
July 28: Dumpstaphunk
Aug. 4: Jonathan Powell & Mambo Jazz Party
Aug. 11: Stacey Kent
Aug. 25: Stanley Clarke Band
Sept. 8: Ruben Studdard, Luther Vandross tribute
Sept. 14: Gospel Fest with Hezekiah Walker & Friends

Haddon Heights

Sundown Music Series at McLaughlin Norcross Memorial Dell, Haddon Lake Park
June 4: Low Cut Connie, Sug Daniels
June 18: Start Making Sense (Talking Heads tribute), Lena Fine
July 2: Too Many Zooz, Best Bear
July 16: The Tisburys, The Describers
July 30: Bob Mould, Maria Mirenzi
Aug. 13: Joan Osborne, Jackson Pines
Aug. 27: Wheatus, Bren
Sept. 3: Karina Rykman, David Bakey
Sept. 17: Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes, Jay Byham

Pennsauken

Twilight Concert Series at Jack Curtis Stadium, Cooper River Park
June 12: The Hobbs Sisters
June 26: Todd Rundgren
July 17: Tiffany
July 31: Yacht Rock Gold featuring Elliot Lurie (of Looking Glass)
Aug. 7: The Greg Farnese Sextet
Aug. 21: 4 Peace of Mind, tribute to Foreigner and Boston

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CAPE MAY COUNTY

Avalon

Thursdays at Surfside series at Surfside Park
June 19: Sensational Soul Cruisers
June 26: Stevie Mac, Stevie Mac/Fleetwood Mac tribute
July 3: Best of The Eagles
July 10: Johnny Folsom 4, Johnny Cash tribute
July 17: The Amish Outlaws
July 24: All About Joel, Billy Joel tribute
July 31: Double Vision, Foreigner tribute
Aug. 7: Yacht Rock Gold Experience
Aug. 14: Jesse Garron, Elvis Presley tribute
Aug. 21: Still Surfin’, The Beach Boys tribute
Aug. 28: Big Hix
Sept. 4: Triple Rail Turn

Sea Isle City

Sea Isle City Concerts in Excursion Park
June 28: Kick It Out, Heart tribute
July 5: Queen Flash, Queen tribute
July 12: Double Vision, Foreigner tribute
July 19: Yellow Brick Road, Elton John tribute
July 26: ’80s Revolution, ’80s tribute
Aug. 2: Frontiers, Journey tribute
Aug. 9: Ronstadt Revue, Linda Ronstadt tribute
Aug. 16: Street Life Serenade, Billy Joel tribute
Aug. 23: Yacht Rock Gold
Aug. 30: Fearless, Taylor Swift tribute

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CUMBERLAND COUNTY

Millville

May 30: Resilient Voices at Levoy Theatre.
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ESSEX COUNTY

Livingston

Summer Concerts, Gazebo at Memorial Park
July 9: New Power Soul
July 16: Reminisce
July 23: Big Hix
July 30: Nine Deeez Nite, ’90s tribute

Maplewood

July 12-13: Maplewoodstock at Memorial Park. Lineup TBA.

Montclair

Sept. 13: Montclair Jazz Festival. Lineup TBA.

Newark

June 27: New Jersey Symphony at Branch Brook Park. Gregory D. McDaniel, conductor. Program includes Overture to The Magic Flute, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; “Silk Hat and a Walking Cane” from Dances in the Canebrakes, by Florence Price; Romanian Folk Dances, by Béla Bartók; Overture to William Tell, by Gioachino Rossini; Carousel Waltz, by Richard Rodgers; Duke Ellington! (arr. Custer), by Duke Ellington; Satchmo! (arr. Ricketts), by various composers; Highlights from Wicked (arr. Ricketts), by Stephen Schwartz; and Armed Forces Salute (arr. Lowden), by various composers. Part of North to Shore Festival.

Roseland

Summer Concert Series at Harrison Complex
July 16: The Wood Vibrations
Aug. 14: Suit and Mai Tai, yacht rock tribute
Sept. 5: Super Trans Am, ’70s rock tribute
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GLOUCESTER COUNTY

Clayton

June 14: Geyser Dogs at DJ Bentz Memorial Soccer Fields.

Deptford

Aug. 23: Cynical Z at Deptford Memorial Park.

Glassboro

Aug. 29: Tequila Rose Band at Rowan Boulevard.

Sewell

June 21: Stiletto at James G. Atkinson Park.
July 12: Legal Limit at James G. Atkinson Park.
July 19: Cooperstomp at James G. Atkinson Park.
July 26: Everyday People, Sly & the Family Stone tribute at James G. Atkinson Park.
Aug. 9: The Fabulous Silver Wings at James G. Atkinson Park.
Aug. 16: Right Turn at 40 at James G. Atkinson Park.

Woodbury

June 28: Will Power, Tower of Power tribute at Woodbury High School.

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HUDSON COUNTY

Hoboken

May 18: Hoboken Arts & Music Festival with Brenda K. Starr, others.

June 12: Hoboken My Way Sinatra Sing-Off at Sinatra Park.

Jersey City

June 29: New Jersey Symphony at Liberty State Park. Gregory D. McDaniel, conductor. Program includes Overture to The Magic Flute, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; “Silk Hat and a Walking Cane” from Dances in the Canebrakes, by Florence Price; Romanian Folk Dances, by Béla Bartók; Overture to William Tell, by Gioachino Rossini; Carousel Waltz, by Richard Rodgers; Duke Ellington! (arr. Custer), by Duke Ellington; Satchmo! (arr. Ricketts), by various composers; Highlights from Wicked (arr. Ricketts), by Stephen Schwartz; and Armed Forces Salute (arr. Lowden), by various composers.

Berry Lane Music Fest at Berry Lane Park
July 10: Winard Harper
July 17: Sydney Millevoi
July 24: Wilma Ann
July 31: El Grupo K’ndela
Aug. 7: Danielle Martin
Aug. 14: Daniel Bennett Group

Summer Fest at North Cove Field at Liberty State Park
July 6: Valarie Adams & the Dimension Band
July 13: Chico Álvarez
July 20: Widely Grown
July 27: Walter Parks & the Unlawful Assembly
Aug. 3: Epic Soul Band
Aug. 10: Tequila Rose Band
Aug. 17: Lil’ Maceo

Summer Fest at South Lawn at Liberty State Park
July 8: Kahlil Kwame Bell
July 15: The Anthony Fuscaldo Group
July 22: Demolition Brass Band
July 29: Acute Inflections
Aug. 12: Spirit of Life Ensemble
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MERCER COUNTY

Ewing

May 18: Blawenburg Band at Kendall Hall at College of New Jersey. Jerry Rife, conductor.

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY

South Amboy

June 25: New Jersey Symphony at Raritan Bay Waterfront Park. Gregory D. McDaniel, conductor. Program includes Overture to The Magic Flute, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; “Silk Hat and a Walking Cane” from Dances in the Canebrakes, by Florence Price; Romanian Folk Dances, by Béla Bartók; Overture to William Tell, by Gioachino Rossini; Carousel Waltz, by Richard Rodgers; Duke Ellington! (arr. Custer), by Duke Ellington; Satchmo! (arr. Ricketts), by various composers; Highlights from Wicked (arr. Ricketts), by Stephen Schwartz; and Armed Forces Salute (arr. Lowden), by various composers.

Woodbridge

May 3: Steve Forbert at Parker Press Park.

June 7: Woodbridge Summerfest in Merrill Park, Iselin. With Back to the Garden 1969 (Woodstock tribute), the Blue Meanies (The Monkees tribute), B Street Band (Bruce Springsteen tribute), Moroccan Sheepherders, The Powertones, Revolver.

Woodbridge Wednesdays at Parker Press Park
June 11: Susan Werner, Jenna Nicholls
June 18: Alysha Brilla, Cassie & Maggie
June 25: Black Opry (Roberta Lea, Sug Daniels, Jeiris Cook, Grace Givertz)
July 2: I Draw Slow, Jay Nash
July 9: Rissi Palmer, Danielia Cotton
July 16: The Wolff Sisters, The Clements Brothers
July 23: Joanna Connor, Clare Maloney & Great Adventure
July 30: Christian Lopez, Sam Morrow
Aug. 6: Lulu & the Broadsides (featuring Dayna Kurtz), Mary-Elaine Jenkins
Aug. 13: Sweet Lizzy Project, Incendio
Aug. 20: Sunny Sweeney, Goldpine
Aug. 27: Light of Day benefit featuring Joe D’Urso & Stone Caravan and The Emily Duff Band
Sept. 3: Flow Tribe, The Outcrops
Sept. 10: Joe Cirotti Trio, American Patchwork Quartet
Sept. 17: Screaming Orphans, Ordinary Elephant
Sept. 24: Middlesex County Jazz Fest, lineup TBA

Local Band Thursdays at Herbert Rankin Park, Sewaren
June 12: Spyne
June 19: Seven Stone
June 26: Kickback Band
July 10: 3rd of July
July 17: Six Sharp
July 24: Blame It on Richie
July 31: Carson Drive
Aug. 7: The Earth Monkeys
Aug. 14: Vinyl Madness
Aug. 21: 9 South
Aug. 28: BuckShot Band

Fun Fridays at Anchors Tiki Bar, Sewaren
June 20: Winslow (Eagles tribute)
June 27: Nine Deeez Night (’90s tribute)
July 11: Yacht Lobsters
July 18: 9 South
July 25: The Discoteks
Aug. 1: Pure McCartney (Paul McCartney tribute)
Aug. 8: Brass Illusion
Aug. 15: E-Boro Bandits
Aug. 22: Jeff Slate Band (Bob Dylan tribute)
Aug. 29: High in the Mid ’80s
Sept. 5: Simon & Garfunkel Forever

Country Sundays at Woodbridge High School Concert Field
June 22: Late for the Sky featuring Jake Thistle (Jackson Browne tribute)
June 29: Kinderhook
July 6: Austin City Nights
July 13: Highway Boys (Zach Bryan tribute)
July 20: Live at the Fillmore (The Allman Brothers Band tribute)
July 27: Pat Guadagno & His Lonesome Cowboys (Hank Williams tribute)
Aug. 3: Cosmic Jerry (Jerry Garcia tribute)
Aug. 10: Englishtown Project (Grateful Dead/The Marshall Tucker Band/New Riders of the Purple Sage tribute)
Aug. 17: Sailin’ Shoes (Little Feat tribute)
Aug. 24: Southpaw
Aug. 31: Jake Thistle (Tom Petty tribute)
Sept. 7: Tequila Rose
Sept. 14: Panama Dead (New Riders of the Purple Sage tribute)

Oldies Mondays at Woodbridge High School Concert Field
June 16: Rock This Town Orchestra (tribute to The Brian Setzer Orchestra, The Stray Cats and swing music)
June 23: The Brooklyn Bridge
June 30: Bob Miranda & the Happenings
July 7: Studio Two (tribute to early Beatles music)
July 14: Fireflies
July 21: Lady Supreme (Diana Ross & the Supremes tribute)
July 28: Sail On (The Beach Boys tribute)
Aug. 4: Bobby Wilson
Aug. 11: The Cameos
Aug. 18: Jesse Garron (Elvis Presley tribute)
Aug. 25: Emil Stucchio
Sept. 8: The Infernos

Tribute Tuesdays at Woodbridge High School Concert Field
June 10: Beginnings (Chicago tribute)
June 17: Satisfaction (Rolling Stones tribute)
June 24: Midnight Blue (Foreigner tribute)
July 1: Frontiers (Journey tribute)
July 8: Super Trans Am (’70s tribute)
July 15: Broken Arrow (Neil Young tribute)
July 22: StevieMac (Stevie Nicks/Fleetwood Mac tribute)
July 29: Starman (David Bowie tribute)
Aug. 5: Captain Jack (Billy Joe tribute)
Aug. 12: Reelin’ in the Years (Steely Dan tribute)
Aug. 19: Best of the Eagles
Aug. 26: The Launch (Boston/Styx tribute)
Sept. 2: Time Travelers (The Moody Blues tribute)
Sept. 9: Human Wheels (John Mellencamp tribute)
Sept. 16: ELO Tribute Show (Electric Light Orchestra tribute)
Sept. 23: Saints in the City (Bruce Springsteen tribute)
Sept. 30: Best Friend’s Girl (The Cars tribute)

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MONMOUTH COUNTY

Freehold

Rock! Summer Concert Series at Hall of Records
June 5: N&D Electric Duo
June 12: Austin City Nights
June 19: Rockit Fish
June 26: Mission Dance
July 3: The Eddie Testa Band
July 10: Joe Baracata Band
July 17: Black Dog, Led Zeppelin tribute
July 24: Midnight Rock Show
July 31: Eddie Money Tribute Band
Aug. 7: Winslow, Eagles tribute
Aug. 14: Van Halen Tribute Band
Aug. 31: Turnstyles

Freehold Borough Arts Council Jazz, Blues and More Summer Concert Series at Downtown Freehold Gazebo.
July 6: Chuck Lambert Band
July 13: Billy J. Brown & Jennifer Jordan
July 20: Vel Johnson/Kelli Sanders
July 27: Fast Forward
Aug. 3: Joe Lisa Trio
Aug. 10: Pat Guadagno & Richard Blackwell
Aug. 17: Lousy Neighbors
Aug. 24: Rogues on the Run
Aug. 31: CMJ Jazz Band

Fall Concert Series at Hall of Records
Sept. 3: Phil Engel Band
Sept. 10: NRG Trio
Sept. 17: Smokin’ Jackets
Sept. 24: Ready or Yacht
Oct. 1: Mushmouth
Oct. 8: Almost Santana, Santana tribute
Oct. 15: The Gab Cinque Band

Holmdel

Garden State Arts Foundation shows at PNC Bank Arts Center
May 8: The Duke Ellington Orchestra
May 14: Lucie Arnaz
May 28: Forever Donna (Donna Summer tribute featuring Rainere Martin), The Chiclettes (Divas Through the Decades tribute)
June 5: Cousin Brucie presents Tony Orlando, with Andy Kim
June 19: Hispanic Culture & Heritage Celebration featuring Los Lobos and others TBA

Long Branch

July 4: Long Branch Poetry Festival at Pier Village Boardwalk Gazebo. With Emanuel di Pasquale, Estelle Bajou, Jennifer Stahl Brown, Charley Bruns, Kirsten Shu-ying Chen, Anant Dhavale, Frank Finale, Gary Galsworth, Gregg Glory, Robert Goodman, Marshall Harth, Linda Johnston Muhlhausen, Chelsea Palermo, Frank J. Valentino, Daniel Weeks, Jared Weeks.

Aug. 23: Long Branch Jazz and Blues Festival at Great Lawn and Promenade. With The Blues Beatles, Peter Karp, Tommy LaBella Allstars featuring Arne Wendt, Red 123, New Watchdog Blues Band, Sweet Music Academy Youth Band.

Bands by the Beach at West End Park and Brighton Avenue
June 8: Philadelphia Funk Authority
June 22: Vintage Vibe Tribe
June 29: Aguilar Family Band
July 6: Pepperwine
July 20: Chuck Lambert Band
July 27: West End Dogs
Aug. 3: Jersey Dirt
Aug. 24: The VooDudes

Bands on the Sand on West End Beach, at West End Avenue
July 13: 9 South
Aug. 10: So Watt
Sept. 1: The Cliffs

Tuesdays on Broadway at Broadway Bandshell
July 8: Tito Puente Jr.
July 15: Grupo Son Generaciones
July 22: Xol Azul
July 29: Tempo Alegre
Aug. 12: Chico Álvarez & Mafimba
Aug. 19: Midnight Jack
Aug. 26: Almost Santana, Santana tribute

Thursdays by the Sea at Pier Village, Ocean Avenue
June 12: Tim McLoone & the Shirleys
June 19: Pat Guadagno Band
June 26: Moroccan Sheepherders
July 3: J.O. & the Highland Express
July 10: Jonny B & the Blues Blazers
July 17: Mushmouth
July 24: The Haven
July 31: Big Hix
Aug. 7: Pat Roddy Band
Aug. 14: Nine Deeez Nite, ’90s tribute
Aug. 21: Joe Baracata Band
Aug. 28: Brian Kirk & the Jirks

Matawan

May 21: Blues and Cruise Night featuring Blues People, Main Street.

Red Bank

Red Bank Chamber Music Society Concerts at Trinity Episcopal Church, Red Bank.
May 4: Ulysses Quartet. Program includes Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 1 in C, Op. 49; Richter’s On the Nature of Daylight (arr. Bouey); Wilson’s Selections From Hungarian Folk Songs; Bartók’s String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102, BB 110; Royer’s La Marche des Scythes (arr. Bouey).

June 18: New Jersey Symphony at Marine Park. Gregory D. McDaniel, conductor. Program includes Overture to The Magic Flute, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; “Silk Hat and a Walking Cane” from Dances in the Canebrakes, by Florence Price; Romanian Folk Dances, by Béla Bartók; Overture to William Tell, by Gioachino Rossini; Carousel Waltz, by Richard Rodgers; Duke Ellington! (arr. Custer), by Duke Ellington; Satchmo! (arr. Ricketts), by various composers; Highlights from Wicked (arr. Ricketts), by Stephen Schwartz; and Armed Forces Salute (arr. Lowden), by various composers. Part of North to Shore Festival.
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MORRIS COUNTY

Morristown

Aug. 16: Morristown Jazz and Blues Festival. With Samantha Fish, King Solomon Hicks, Blues People, The Jazz Ambassadors (U.S. Army Band), Dani G & Friends.

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OCEAN COUNTY

Lavalette

Summer Concerts at the Gazebo
June 29: The Kootz
July 6: Patriotic Band
July 13: Wilbur Wittemann Orchestra
July 20: We’ll Be Fine
July 27: Underwater Airlines Band
Aug. 3: Contraband
Aug. 10: Strictly Sixties
Aug. 17: Underwater Airlines Band
Aug. 31: We’ll Be Fine

Seaside Heights

Boardwalk Concert Series, Franklin Avenue Stage
June 30: All American Variety Show
July 7: Nostalgix
July 14: Julian and Dominique
July 18, Aug. 15 and Sept. 1: “Broadway Meets the Beach”
July 21: Jukebox Legends
July 28: Stiletto & the Saxman
Aug. 4: Sky’s the Limit
Aug. 11: Jukebox Legends, The Girls
Aug. 18: Step by Step, Johnny Maestro tribute
Aug. 25: The Cameos

Tribute Band Series, Grant Avenue Beach
July 10: Unforgettable Fire, U2 tribute
July 17: Captain Jack, Billy Joel tribute
July 24: Dirty Deeds, AC/DC tribute
July 31: Splintered Sunlight, Grateful Dead tribute
Aug. 7: Soulshine, Allman Brothers Band tribute
Aug. 14: The Breakers, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers tribute

Toms River

June 24: New Jersey Symphony at Ocean County College. Gregory D. McDaniel, conductor. Program includes Overture to The Magic Flute, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; “Silk Hat and a Walking Cane” from Dances in the Canebrakes, by Florence Price; Romanian Folk Dances, by Béla Bartók; Overture to William Tell, by Gioachino Rossini; Carousel Waltz, by Richard Rodgers; Duke Ellington! (arr. Custer), by Duke Ellington; Satchmo! (arr. Ricketts), by various composers; Highlights from Wicked (arr. Ricketts), by Stephen Schwartz; and Armed Forces Salute (arr. Lowden), by various composers.

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UNION COUNTY

Roselle Park

May 15: Tony Corrao and Joel Zelnik, “Tony Bennett & Bill Evans: The Legendary Recordings” at Roselle Park Veterans Memorial Library.

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WARREN COUNTY

Washington

Sept. 20: Festival in the Borough. Lineup TBA.
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