FOR THE YEAR ENDED 06/30/2024, 149 PERFORMANCES TOOK PLACE AT SOPAC. SOPAC'S PROGRAMMING IS A CAREFULLY CONSIDERED MIX, WITH BOTH POPULAR APPEAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, REFLECTING THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES SERVED. SOPAC'S SUPERB ACOUSTICS AND SMALL SIZE CREATE A UNIQUE AND INTIMATE CONNECTION BETWEEN ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES. SOPAC FEATURES SINGER-SONGWRITERS, ROCK, JAZZ, BLUES, R&B, FOLK, TRIBUTE BANDS, WORLD MUSIC, AND COMEDY; SUPPORTS THE WORK OF NEW JERSEY'S CHOREOGRAPHERS AND DANCE COMPANIES AND PRESENTS INSPIRING CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING. SOPAC PRESENTED 19 SHOWS TO SCHOOL AUDIENCES, SERVICING MORE THAN 6500 STUDENTS FROM OVER 75 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN BERGEN, ESSEX, HUDSON, MORRIS, UNION, SOMERSET, AND PASSAIC COUNTIES.