Things to do

COMMUNITY
TODAY
JERSEY CITY
Open Jam, musicians, vocalists, dancers, spoken word artists and jazz music lovers can join, no cover or minimum, 8 p.m.-midnight, also Friday, Friday and Friday, 8 p.m.-midnight Moore’s Lounge, 189 Monticello Ave. 201-333-7564.
AJ Meerwald Tall Ship Public Sail, 1:30 p.m., also Friday, 6 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1:30 p.m. Liberty State Park, South End, 200 Morris Pesin Drive. $15-$35. bayshorecenter.org, 856-785-2060.
TOMORROW
JERSEY CITY
AJ Meerwald Tall Ship Children’s Sail, 10 a.m., also Sunday, 10 a.m. Liberty State Park, South End, 200 Morris Pesin Drive. $15-$35. bayshorecenter.org, 856-785-2060.
JULY 18
JERSEY CITY
Electric Six, doors open at 8 p.m., $13., 9 p.m., WFMU, 43 Montgomery St. 201-200-9368.
DANCE
JULY 20
NEWARK
“Bring It!” Live, stage production of the hip-hop majorette competition TV series, 8 p.m., New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Prudential Hall, 1 Center St. $50.75-$60.75. njpac.org, 888-466-5722.
FAIRS/FESTIVALS
TODAY
EAST RUTHERFORD
State Fair Meadowlands, entertainment, rides, games of chance and other amusements, 6 p.m.-midnight, also Saturday, 2 p.m.-1 a.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.-midnight State Fair Meadowlands, 50 Route 120. $5-$36. njfair.com, 201-355-5911.
LITERARY/BOOKS
JULY 28
HOBOKEN
Sophie Gutter, National Math Week presentation by the author and New Jersey youth chess master, 1-3 p.m., Symposia Bookstore, 510 Washington St. chessforchicas.com, 414-865-9116.
MUSIC
TOMORROW
JERSEY CITY
AJ Meerwald Tall Ship Jazz Sail, 6 p.m., also Sunday, 6 p.m. Liberty State Park, South End, 200 Morris Pesin Drive. $20-$40. bayshorecenter.org, 856-785-2060.
SUNDAY 
JERSEY CITY
Rob Christiansen, Val Kilzner, Second Sunday Songwriters, hosted By Carol Lester Band, 1-4 p.m., FM Jersey City, 340 3rd St. fmjerseycity.co, 201-222-2870.
TUESDAY
JERSEY CITY
Kinky Friedman, Brian Molnar, 8 p.m., Monty Hall, WFMU, 43 Montgomery St. $20-$25. montyhall.ticketfly.com, 201-521-1416.
NEWARK
Bradford Hayes, free summer concert series, 7 p.m., Essex County Veterans Memorial Park, West Market and Wickliffe streets. essex-countynj.org, 973-268-3500.
WEDNESDAY
JERSEY CITY
Music in the Park, concert by singer-songwriter Carolyn Light, 7 p.m., and the Sensational Country Blues Wonders, 8 p.m., by the bear at the playground entrance, Leonard Gordon Park, 3303 Kennedy Blvd.
Orquesta el Macabeo, United States of Boogaloo, 8:30 p.m., Monty Hall, WFMU, 43 Montgomery St. $15. montyhall.ticketfly.com, 201-521-1416.
JULY 13
JERSEY CITY
The Get Up Kids, Racquet Club, Ageist, 8:30 p.m., White Eagle Hall, 335-337 Newark Ave. $26-$30. whiteeaglehalljc.com, 201-795-5386.
JULY 14
JERSEY CITY
Hamilton Leithauser, 8:30 p.m., White Eagle Hall, 335-337 Newark Ave. $25. whiteeaglehalljc.com, 201-795-5386.
JULY 15
ENGLEWOOD
Dion, 7:30 p.m., Bergen Performing Arts Center, 30 N. Van Brunt St. $49-$129. bergenpac.org, 201-227-1030.
JULY 17
JERSEY CITY
Chuck Prophet and the Mission Express, 8 p.m., Monty Hall, WFMU, 43 Montgomery St. $15. montyhall.ticketfly.com, 201-521-1416.
JULY 18
JERSEY CITY
Electric Six, QTY, 9 p.m., Monty Hall, WFMU, 43 Montgomery St. $13-$15. montyhall.ticketfly.com, 201-521-1416.
Flamenco Flavor and Monika Oliveira, 7 p.m., William J. Brennan Courthouse, Hudson County, 583 Newark Ave. $20. liveatbrennans.eventbrite.com, 201-459-2070.
OTHER
TOMORROW
SECAUCUS
“Brick Fest Live,” 10 a.m.-5 p.m., also Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Meadowlands Exposition Center, 355 Plaza Drive. $15. events.brickfestlive.com, 866-442-4433.
SPORTS & RECREATION
TOMORROW
EAST RUTHERFORD
Fireworks and Fan Appreciation Night, 7:15 p.m., Meadowlands Racetrack, 1 Racetrack Drive. thebigm.com, 201-843-2446.
JULY 14
EAST RUTHERFORD
Crawford Farms Meadowlands Pace, 6:30 p.m., Meadowlands Racetrack, 1 Racetrack Drive. thebigm.com, 201-843-2446.
THEATER
TODAY
FAIR LAWN
“Hair,” Pioneer Productions’ production of the anti-war musical, 8 p.m., also Saturday, Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday and Sunday, 3 p.m. George Frey Center for Arts and Recreation, 10-10 20th St. $25. brownpapertickets.com, 201-794-5372.
JULY 14
HOBOKEN
“Something Whistling in the Night — Folktales from Other Lands,” free Tempest Production “StoryBook Theatre” family show, 2 p.m., Elysian Park, 1001 Hudson St. 814-404-0061.