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= W H A T ' S H A P P E N I N G I N N E W J E R S E Y =
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= Newsletter of events and activities in New Jersey =
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September events
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Though September 16 11am-5pm Wed-Sun. art
15th Annual Summer Exhibition; Coryell Gallery at the Porkyard
Info: (609)397-0804 Lambertville

Saturday, September 16 10am-3pm art
Art exhibit and sale, Fanwood Train Station
Info: (908)233-7458 Fanwood

Saturday, September 16 3-5pm Free art
Gala champagne reception for silkscreen artist Thomas McKnight
The Mall at Short Hills, Wentworth Gallery
Info: Short Hills

Saturday, September 16 9am-5pm $32 for class/$40 materials class
Naturals for Basketry. What to cultivate or pick to make different baskets.
Hunterdon Arboretum
Info: (908)735-9319 Clinton

Saturday, September 16 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. craft
Indoor craft show, Fellowship Village
Info: (908)526-1744 Liberty Corner

Saturday, September 16 5:30-10:30pm dance
Golden Oldies Plus Night, St. Francis Episcopal Church, New Market Rd
Barbeque dinner included.
Info: (908)968-6781 Dunellen

Saturday, September 16 10am-6pm $3-$8 festival
African American Festival, Garden State Arts Center
Gospel, jazz, rap and R&B music, arts and crafts, food.
Info: (908)442-9200 tickets Holmdel

Saturday, September 16 8pm $17, $14 seniors, $7 students music
The St. Lawrence Sting Quartet with Soprano Martha Elliott and Pianist
Lenore Fishman Davis. Works by Bach, Shostakovich, and Schumann.
The New Jersey Center for Visual Arts
Info: (908)232-1116 Summit

Saturday, September 16 8pm $12-$30 music
The Philharmonic Orchestra of NJ with Director George Marriner Maull and
Violinist Renee Jolles. Works by Brahm, Mozart, and Beethoven.
Edward Nash Theater at Raritan Valley Community College
Info: (908)356-6165 North Branch

Saturday, September 16 8pm $6 music
Dan Pearl and Hot Foot Dance, Ogden Memorial Church, Wear sneakers
Info: (201)267-2788 Chatham

Saturday, September 16 1-4pm $20 talk
"Basic Wiring for Your Railroad", Jefferson Ave off Rt 22 East
Info: (908)964-9724 Sat 12-8pm Union

Saturday, September 16 9-10am $10 talk
"To Spray or Not to Spray," Reeves-Reed Arboretum, 165 Hobart Ave
Info: (908)273-8787 Summit

Saturday, September 16 10:30am-12:30pm $25 talk
"Propagation Workshop," Reeves-Reed Arboretum, 165 Hobart Ave.
Info: (908)273-8787 Summit

Through September 17 12-9pm Fri,Sat; 12-6pm Sun. art
"The Black Eddy," collection of works by contemporary artists
The Steamroller Gallery
Info: (908)996-7279 Frenchtown

Sunday, September 17 12-5pm Free art
Works by Edna Hibble, Muffy's Emporium, 124 Treetop Road
Includes coctails and snacks. Sales benefit St. Elizabeth Hospital
Info: (908)687-0781 Springfield

Sunday, September 17 2-4pm $5 dance
Country Western Dancing, Hunterdon Central High School, Auxiliary gym
Info: (908)996-2003 Hunterdon

Through September 17 11am - 5pm exhibit
"Agnes Pelton: Poet of Nature"
Montclair Art Museum
Info: (201) 746-5555 Montclair

Saturday-Sunday, September 16-17 10am-6pm $5, children free fair
The Waterloo Antiques Fair, Waterloo Village, concert field.
Info: (201)384-0010 Stanhope

Saturday-Sunday September 16-17 10am-5pm $5-$8 fair
NJ Organic Country Fair, Titus Mill Road. Demonstrations on gardening,
cooking, crafts with music and raffles.
Info: (609)737-6848 Pennington

Saturday-Sunday September 16 & 17 10 am to 6 pm festival
14th Lions Charity Renaissance Festival, Pine Park RT 526, Lakewood
60+ crafters, entertainment, sporting tourneys & children events
Info: (908) 364-4598 Lakewood

Sunday, September 17 12-6pm Free festival
Westfield's Festifall of Arts and Crafts, East Broad and Quimby Streets
Crafts, food, music, pony rides, petting zoo and more. Rain date Sept 24.
Info: (908)233-3021 Westfield

Sunday, September 17 2-6pm festival
"Community of Hope," Multicultural Festival, Cedarbrook Park, Rose Street
between Laramie and Randolph Roads. With a musical, dance, food and more.
Info: Plainfield

Sunday, September 17 noon Free festival
5th Annual Host Fest (Harvest Festival), picnic grounds, 855 New Durham Rd.
With traditional Danish food, music & dancing, live ent. Bring lawn chairs.
Info: (908)549-4966 Edison

Sunday, September 17 1-6pm $15, $30 per family festival
9th Annual Irish Festival and Picnic, American Legion Post 60, Westfield Ave.
With food, beer, soda, children's games, Irish-US music, dancing, pipers.
Info: (908)464-9074 Roselle Park

September 13 - 17 7pm Wed, Thurs, Fri. $12-$14 kids
Sesame Street Live's "Let's Play School," Meadowlands Arena
Call TicketMaster: 10:30am Fri, Sat, Sun; 2pm Sat.
Info: (201)507-8900 East Rutherford

Sunday, September 17 4pm $10 donation sugg. music
The Ridgewood Concert Band with Director Christian Wilhjelm and Organist
David Fedor, Teh Cathedral of The Sacred Heart, Ridge Street
Info: (201)484-4600 Newark

Sunday, September 17 3pm $6 - $15 music
"Jefferson - the Man and His Music," Chamber Music by Soprano Betty Merrick
and Actor Gibson Knott, Presbyterian Church Auditorium, Southern Blvd
Info: (201)701-1734 Chatham

Sunday, September 17 4pm $200 music
Pianist Richard Nanes, at his home in Llewellyn Park
6 Oak Bend Road North
Info: (201)669-9700 West Orange

Sunday, September 17 7:30pm $10-$20 music
Mostly Music. Works by Mozart, Tchaikowsky and more
Temple Emanu-Ul, Broad Street
Info: (201)762-8486 Westfield

Sunday, September 17 10am talk
Dutch Treat Workshop, Learn the right way to plant bulbs
Whistle Stop Nursery & Farm, John Ringo Road
Info: (908)788-8552 Ringoes

Through September 17 8:30pm Fri,Sat; 7pm Sun. theatre
Nunsense, Somerset Valley Players, Amwell Road (Rt 514)
Info: (908)725-9355 Hillsborough

Sunday, September 17 trip
Spirit of Philadelphia with Atlantic City;
Sponsored by the Finderne Rescue Squad Auxiliary
Info: (908)725-8832 Finderne

Sunday, September 17 departs 10:30am $15, rcv $10 in coins trip
Sands Casino, Atlanic City. From Patullo's Restaurant, Vosseller Ave.
Info: (908)722-0913 Bound Brook

Monday, September 18 7:30pm Free, Register class
Bulb Gardening, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County Office
Info: (908)654-9854 Westfield

Tuesday, September 19 10am-12pm $5 talk
Great Meals from a Bag of Beans, 4-H Center on Millingtown Rd.
Info: (908)526-6295 to reg. Bridgewater

Wednesday, September 20 noon music
Noon Concert Series, United Methodist Church, Waterloo Village Rd.
Info: (201)347-0900 Stanhope

Wednesday, September 20 12:30-1pm Free music
Joan Lippincott, Organ, Princeton University Chapel
Info: (609)258-3654 Princeton

Wednesday, September 20 8pm talk
Barbara Bush at the New Jersey Forum, William E. and Carol G Simon
Forum and Athletic Center of Drew University
Info: (201)226-FORUM for tickets Madison

Starting September 21 class
Classes in drawing, painting, sculpture, and print making
Somerset Art Association, 2020 Burnt Mills Road
Info: (908)234-2345 Bedminster

Through September 21 By Appointment exhibit
Rider University Gallery, Student Art Exhibit with prints, drawings, etc.
Info: (609)896-5327 Lawrenceville

Thursday, September 21 6:30pm $10, Free/members meeting
Program Meeting for Black Data Processing Associates (Northern NJ Chapter)
Newark Hilton Gateway
Info: Billy Cunningham, II (email: 7376...@compuserve.com) Newark

Friday, September 22 9am $4-$20 festival
Ukrainian Festival, USA, Garden State Arts Center
Info: (908)442-9200 Holmdel

Friday, September 22 6pm $95 +tax,tip festival
Italian Wine and Food Festival, Hilton at Short Hills
Cooking demonstrations, wine tasting, dinner, music.
Info: (201)379-0100 reserve Short Hills

Saturday, September 23 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. craft
Craft and flea market, Branchburg Rescue Squad
Info: (908)526-0423 Branchburg

Saturday, September 23 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. craft
Eagles Craft Show
Info: (908)722-1759 Bridgewater

Saturday, September 23 10am-4pm $1 craft
A Touch of Autumn Craft Show
4-H Hunterdon County Extension Center, Route 31 North
Info: (908)788-1340 Flemington

September 23 12pm - 6pm $9.50 (Adult)/$6.00 (Child) festival
AutumnFest & Pig Roast
45+ Crafters, games, music, and food
St. Nicholas School (526 Chicago Avenue)
Info: (609) 965-2389 or (609) 965-7640 Egg Harbor City
E-mail: ag...@aol.com

Saturday, September 23 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. festival
15th Annual Hoboken Festival
Info: (908)491-7098 Hoboken

Saturday, September 23 11am-6pm Free festival
17th Annual NJ Ethnic and Diversity Festival, NJ Convention & Exposition
Center. Entertainment, food, children's activities.
Info: (609)777-0999 Edison

Saturday, September 23 2-11pm festival
1995 Trenton Jazz Festival, Mercer County Waterfront Park
Stanley Jordan as headliner, and music by six other groups
Contact Trenton Convention & Visitors Bureau, Barrack St. (10-4 M-F)
Info: (609)777-1770; fax(609)292-3771 Trenton
email: tren...@omni.voicenet.com

Saturday-Sunday September 23-24 craft
Annual Craft & Antique Car Show, Main Street
Info: (908)782-5681 Flemington

Saturday-Sunday September 23-24 10am-5pm $4 fair
Apple Day, Terhune Orchards, Cold Soil Road
Wagon rides through the orchards, pony rides, scarecrow making, music.
Info: (609)924-2310 Princeton

Sunday, September 24 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. festival
14th annual Harvest Festival Colonial crafts, food, and artisans.
Trailside Nature & Science Center
Info: (908)789-3670 Mountainside

Sunday, September 24 10am $5-$10 festival
20th Annual Slovak Heritage Festival, Garden State Arts Center
Slovak Trade Show, Parade of Fashion, music, singing, dancing, soccer.
Info: (908)442-9200 Holmdel

Sunday, September 24 4pm Free music
Operatic Divas of Africa, Bethany Baptist Church sanctuary
Afternoon tea at 2:30pm in Fellowship Hall
Info: (201)623-8161 Newark

Sunday, September 24 4pm $8-$10 music
Elem Eley, Baritone accompanied by Helen Yorke. Works by Grieg and Mahler
Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Bristol Chapel
Info: (609)921-2663 Princeton

Sunday, September 24 3pm Free music
Alex Slobodyanik, Piano. Works by Chopin. Seton Hall University,
Bishop Dougherty Student Center, Main Lounge, South Orange campus
Info: (201)761-9418 South Orange

Tuesday, September 19 and 26 7pm class
Vocal workshop, Somerset Valley Chorus, People Care Center
Info: (908)873-8833 Carol Bridgewater

Tuesdays September 5,12,19,26 7-10pm $3 dance
Folk Dancing, Green Brook Middle School, Jefferson Avenue
With Elizabeth Konviser. For all levels.
Info: (908)753-8929 Green Brook

Through September 26 exhibit
"Horse of Course," Anne Marie Smith's collection of horses
Lebanon Museum, Musconetcong River Road
Info: (908)537-6464 Hampton

Through September 27 11am-3pm Mon-Fri; 5-8pm Thurs. Free art
"Short Stories, Tall Tales," Mercer County Community College, The Gallery
Info: (609)586-4800 Ext:588 West Windsor

Though September 27 10am-5pm Tues - Sat. art
"Noah's Ark, Revisited," animals in painting and sculpture
Bosworth-Sans Gallery, Old Turnpike Road
Info: (908)439-3717 Oldwick

Wednesdays September 6,13,20,27 1pm Free dance
Country-Western Dance Lessons, Quailbrook Senior Center, off DeMott Lane
Ages 60 and older
Info: (908)563-4213 Somerset

Wednesdays September 6,13,20,27 4:30-6pm dance
Irish Step-Dancing Lessons for Children, St. Joseph's, Somerset Street
For children ages 4 to adolescent
Info: (908)359-3950 Raritan

Wednesday, September 27 7:30 pm $28.50 music
"Outside Tour 1995" David Bowie and Nine Inch Nails, Meadowlands Arena
Info: 9201)507-8900 East Rutherford

September 7 - 28 10am-9:30pm Mon-Sat. art
Exhibition of abstract works, Circle Gallery, Woodbridge Center
Info: (908)636-7710 Woodbridge

Thursdays September 7,14,21,28 7pm $5 dance
Country Dancing, Flemington Elks, Route 31
Doors open 7pm, Instruction 7:30-8:30pm
Info: (908)234-4688 Flemington

4th Thursday, monthly 7:30 gardening
Organic gardening club. United Methodist Church.
Info: lob...@aol.com Magnolia

Through September 29 art
Works by Michael McAlick, Middlesex County College, Presidential Art Gallery
Administrative Services Building, 2nd floor
Info: (908)906-2566

Fridays September 1,8,15,22,29 9-11:30pm $5 dance
Ballroom and Latin Dance Party, Ricochet Health and Racquet Club
Rainbow Room, 219 St. Nicholas Ave. For couple and singles.
Info: (908)753-2300 South Plainfield

Through September 30 1pm - 5pm art
"Still Life Works from the Collection"
Montclair Art Museum
Info: (201) 746-5555 Montclair

Through September 30 12-6pm Wed-Fri;10am-6pm Sat;Sun. Free art
"Beyond Earth: Visionary and Ethereal Art," The Artists Showcase
Info: (908)879-9552 Chester

Though September 30 8:30am-8:30pm daily art
Works by Jacqueline Chesley, Mary Ann Wentworth and Linda C. and Louise
Ganus; Children's Specialized Hospital, Enter through East Wing
Works for sale to benefit hospital. New Providence Road
Info: (908)233-3720 Ext:379 Mountainside

Through September 30 8:30am-9pm Mon-Fri; 9-5 Sat art
Photographs by Waleter Chandoha, Watercolors and oil by Jane E. Henderson
and a display about Girl Scouts. Hunterdon County Library, Route 12
Info: (908)788-1444 Flemington

Through September 30 1-4pm Mon-Sat art
Annual Members Art Chow, Watchung Arts Center, Watchung Circle
Info: (908)753-0190 Watchung

Through September 30 9am-5pm Tues-Sat; 12-5pm Sun. art
Photographs by Somerset Camera Naturalists George Hall, Bill Kosci and
Merle Waterman. Works for sale to benefit the audubon's Sanctuaries
N.J. Audubon Society, 11 Hardscrabble Road
Info: (908)766-5787 Bernardsville

Through September 30 10am-4pm Fri & Sat. Also by appointment art
Grounds for Sculpture presents their Spring/Summer 1995 Exhibition.
Outdoor & indoor sculpture in glass walled museum & on 22 landscaped acres
Info: (609)586-0616 Hamilton

Through September 30 8:30am-4pm Mon-Fri. art
Hunterdon Developmental Center Fine Arts Gallery
Works by employees in oil, watercolor and more
Info: (908)730-1320 Clinton

Through September 30 art
Bernards Township Library - Pastels by Jean Spencer
Info: (908)204-3031 Bernard Township

Through September 9am-4:30pm art
"Critters From the Woodpile," Great Swamp Outdoors Education Center
Info: (201)635-6629 Chatham

Through September 30 Free art
"Collector's Choice: The Boys' Series Book Collection of J. Jefferson
Looney," Firestone Library, Princeton University
Info: (609)258-3600 Princeton

September 4 through September 30 12-3pm Tues,Thurs; 1-8pm Wed. art
"Serena Bocchino: Observer Highway," Raritan Valley Community College
Art Gallery, Route 28 and Lamington Road
Info: (908)218-8876 North Branch

September 9 through September 30 art
"Farms and Farming in New Jersey," Stony Brook Gallery
Info: (609)737-3735 Pennington

September 9 through September 30 9:30am-5:30pm weekdays art
"Recent Paintings by Richard Nagrodsky," Swain Galleries
Info: (908)756-1707 Plainfield

Saturday, September 30 10am-3pm craft
Outdoor craft show, Stony Brook School, Grove Street
Info: (908)754-4385 North Plainfield

Saturday, September 30 8:30am-5pm craft
1995 Fall Festival of Fireworks, Edison Municipal Complex
Info: (908)248-7316 Edison

Through September exhibit
Union County Teen Arts Touring Exhibit, Fanwood Memorial Library
Info: (908)322-6400 Fanwood

Through September 1-8pm Wed; 10am-5pm Thurs-Sat. exhibit
Exhibit of paintings by Doris Keller Terris (Lebanon); Hunterdon County
Library, Bunnvale Branch.
Info: (908)638-8884 Califon

September 6 - 30 12-11pm exhibit
Fabric art, panels and scarves of raw silk
Prufrock Coffeehouse, 75 S. Union Street
Info: (609)397-4397 Lambertville

Through September 30 11am-5pm T,W,F,Sat. 1-5pm Sun,Th. exhibit
"Still Life Works From the Collection," Montclair Are Museum
Info: (201)746-5555 Montclair

Starts September 8 8:30pm Fri-Sat $11, $9 theatre
Lost in Yonkers, Circle Playhouse
Info: (908)968-7555 Piscataway

Through December 31 9am-4:45pm Tues-Sat; 12pm-5pm Sun. Free art
"NJ State Museum: A Century of Celebrating NJ" also "From Folk Art to
Abstraction"
Info: (609)292-6464 Trenton

Through January 17 art
Works by the British Guild of Aviation Artists, Gabriele Art Gallery
Info: (908)996-6011 Frenchtown

Through October 31 art
Photographs celebrating the 125th anniversary of Holy Cross Episcopal
Church and "North Plainfield - One Community, Many Lands,"
North Plainfield Memorial Library, Rockview Ave.
Info: (908)755-7909 North Plainfield

September 22 through October 13 8am-6pm M-F Free art
"Popman Lives," comics, painting and collage by Jude Schwendenwein
Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, Norbert Considine Gallery
Info: (609)921-2330 ext:262 Princeton

Through October 16 9am-3pm M-F; 10am-12pm S,S. art
"Members' show," mixed media, Jacob Trapp Gallery, Community House
Info: (908)273-3245 Summit

Through October 15 12pm-5pm Wednesday - Sunday art
"NJ Arts Annual: Celebrating the Diversity in Crafts," The Newark Museum
Info: (908)596-6550 Newark

On Permanent Display 10am-5pm Tues-Sat. art
Works by Dorothy Yung, Coster Gallery
Info: (908)247-2345 Highland Park

September 8 - October 22 12-4pm Mon-Fri; 7:30-9pm Thurs. art
"The Creative Process: Drawings by Sculptors," Palmer Gallery
N.J. Center for Visual Arts
Info: (908)273-9121 Summit

September 17 - October 15 11am-4pm Mon-Fri; 2-4pm Sun. $2,$1 art
Anuual Open State Juried Show, Barron Arts Center
Info: (908)634-0413 Woodbridge

Sept. 17 - Oct. 25 art
"Threatened, Endagered and Extinct," works by Dallas Piotrowski
Bernstein Gallery, Woodrow Wilson School, lower level
Info: Princeton

Through October 19 12-4pm daily Free art
53rd annual open juried exhibit by NJ Water Color Society
Nabisco Galler, River Road and DeForest Avenue
Info: (201)503-3238 East Hanover

September 17 - October 13 10am-5pm M-F; 11am-4pm Sat. art
"Starbuck's Invitational: A Memorial Exhibition," Rabbet Gallery, Georges Rd
Info: (908)828-5150 New Brunswick

Through March 3, 1996 Free exhibit
Rutgers Collection of Original Illustrations for Children's Literature
Jan Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, George and Hamilton Streets
Info: (908)932-7237 New Brunswick

Through March 3, 1996 12pm - 5pm exhibit
"African Design: Heirs to the Trans-Saharan Trade"
The Newark Museum
Info: (201) 596-6550 Newark

Through January 5, 1996 12pm - 5pm exhibit
"Explore Korea: A Visit to Grandfather's House" and
"Korea: Religions and Traditions". The Newark Museum
Info: (201) 596-6550 Newark

Through October 31 10am - 5pm exhibit
Living historical farm with farming demonstrations, animals,
guides, etc.
Fosterfields
Info: (201) 326-7645 Morris Township

Through October 1 11am - 5pm exhibit
"Elizabeth Berdann"
Montclair Art Museum
Info: (201) 746-5555 Montclair

Through October 1 11am - 5pm exhibit
"Affinities and Influences: Native American Art and American Modernism"
Montclair Art Museum
Info: (201) 746-5555 Montclair

Through October 8 10am-5pm Mon-Sun. $4 exhibit
"Albert Green: The Celebration of a Master Potter," The Morris Museum
Info: (201)538-0454 Morristown

Through November 12 2-4pm Sundays Free (donations) exhibit
"Over There, Over Here: Plainfield Memories of World War II,"
Drake House Museum
Info: (908)755-5831 Plainfield

Through October 8 exhibit
"Trenton Takes - 24 hours in the City," Ellarslie, Trenton City Museum
Photo documentary of life in Trenton
Info: (609)989-3632 Trenton

Every Tues-Sun, 9:30am to 5:30pm. Closed holidays. Adults $9. Kids
New Jersey State Aquarium, Riverside Drive between Federal Street and
Mickle Boulevard. Students with IDs and senior citizens, $7.50; children
2 to 11, $6; children younger than 2, free.
Info: Call (609) 365-3300 Camden

Daily, 9:30am-5:30pm kids
Liberty Science Center, 251 Phillip St. Exhibits: Adults, $9; senior
citizens and students, $8; children 2 to 12, $6. Additional charge for
Kodak and 3-D exhibits.
Info: Call (201) 451-0006 Jersey City

Fridays through October 13 10:30-11am kids
Story Time, Peapack-Gladstone Library, Municipal Complex
Info: (908)234-0598 Peapack-Gladstone

Every Tuesday 3-4:30pm Free/register kids
Game time in meeting room, Dunellen Public Library: Grades K-12
Info: (908)968-4585 Dunellen

Every Wednesday 4-4:45pm Free/register kids
Nursery Play Time for parents and their babies up to age 3
Dunellen Public Library, New Market Road
Info: (908)968-4585 Dunellen

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October events
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September 23 through October 1 10am-6pm M-F, 11am-6pm S,S. Free art
Stone sculpture from Zimbabwe for sale. American Legion Post #159
Route 31. Sculpture priced from $40 to $10,000.
Info: Flemington

Sunday, October 1 10am-4pm craft
Craft Show, PAL Building on Maple Avenue
Info: (908)561-0423 South Plainfield

Through October 1 11am - 5pm exhibit
"Elizabeth Berdann"
Montclair Art Museum
Info: (201) 746-5555 Montclair

Through October 1 11am - 5pm exhibit
"Affinities and Influences: Native American Art and American Modernism"
Montclair Art Museum
Info: (201) 746-5555 Montclair

Through October 4 12-3pm M-F, 7-9pm TH, 1-3pm Sun. art
Trenton State College exhibition by members of art department faculty
College Art Gallery, Holman Hall
Info: (609)771-2652 Trenton

Thursday, October 5 9pm $28.50 music
R.E.M. with Grant Lee Buffalo, Meadowlands Arena
Info: (201)507-8900 East Rutherford

Friday, October 6 Departs 5pm $25 trip
Bus trip to Our Lady of the Roses, Mary Help of Mothers Shrine
Bayside, LI. Departs from Somerset Shopping Center, Rt 202-206
Info: (908)722-2412 Bridgewater

Through October 7 11am-4pm Wed-Fri; 1-4pm Sat. art
"Dimension Dementia: Prints Pushed into Three Dimensions,"
Printmaking Council of New Jersey
Info: (908)725-2110 North Branch Station

Saturday, October 7 10am-4pm craft
Craft Fair, Union Village Methodist Church
Info: (908)756-3441 Berkeley Heights

Saturday, October 7 craft
Craft Fair, St. Demetrius Center, Roosevelt Avenue
Info: (908)969-1193 Carteret

Saturday, October 7 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. festival
14th Annual Festival on the Green, Vermeule Community Center
Info: (908)756-7347 North Plainfield

Through October 8 10am-5pm Mon-Sun. $4 exhibit
"Albert Green: The Celebration of a Master Potter," The Morris Museum
Info: (201)538-0454 Morristown

Through October 8 exhibit
"Trenton Takes - 24 hours in the City," Ellarslie, Trenton City Museum
Photo documentary of life in Trenton
Info: (609)989-3632 Trenton

Wednesday, October 11 $48 trip
See Carousel at Fiesta Dinner Theater
Info: (908)752-3764 South Plainfield

September 17 - October 13 10am-5pm M-F; 11am-4pm Sat. art
"Starbuck's Invitational: A Memorial Exhibition," Rabbet Gallery, Georges Rd
Info: (908)828-5150 New Brunswick

Fridays through October 13 10:30-11am kids
Story Time, Peapack-Gladstone Library, Municipal Complex
Info: (908)234-0598 Peapack-Gladstone

Saturday, October 14 10am-4pm craft
4th Annual holiday craft fair, Quibbletown Middle School
Info: (908)968-4689 Piscataway

Saturday, October 14 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. fair
6th Annual West Windsor Cultural Fair, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School
Info: (609)799-5184 Princeton Junction

Saturday, October 14 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. festival
21st Annual Apple Festival and Craft Show, The Lebanon Reformed Church
Info: (908)638-6750 Lebanon

Through October 15 12pm-5pm Wednesday - Sunday art
"NJ Arts Annual: Celebrating the Diversity in Crafts," The Newark Museum
Info: (908)596-6550 Newark

September 17 - October 15 11am-4pm Mon-Fri; 2-4pm Sun. $2,$1 art
Anuual Open State Juried Show, Barron Arts Center
Info: (908)634-0413 Woodbridge

Sunday, October 15 10am-5pm craft
9th Annual Hillsborough Oktoberfest; grounds of Firehouse #2 on Rte 206
Info: (908)874-4550 Hillsborough

Through October 15 8pm $31-$46 theatre
"Nine" Paper Mill Playhouse
Info: (201)376-4343 Millburn

Sunday, October 15 $60 trip
"Grandma Sylvia's Funeral" at Playhouse on Vandam in Manhattan
Include round-trip bus and "mitzvah meal" at the theater.
Info: (908)873-2000 ext:55

Through October 16 8am-4pm weekdays, 1-4pm Sun. art
Works by Anne Eaton Parker (oils, oil collages, and painted papier mache)
Anne Reid Gallery, Princeton Day School
Info: (609)921-2437 Princeton

Through October 16 9am-3pm M-F; 10am-12pm S,S. art
"Members' show," mixed media, Jacob Trapp Gallery, Community House
Info: (908)273-3245 Summit

Through October 18 art
"Two Views," works by Sonia Fox and Kimmerly Kiser, Rider University Gallery
Info: (609)896-5327 Lawrenceville

Through October 19 12-4pm daily Free art
53rd annual open juried exhibit by NJ Water Color Society
Nabisco Galler, River Road and DeForest Avenue
Info: (201)503-3238 East Hanover

Thursday, October 19 6:30pm $10, Free/members meeting
Program Meeting for Black Data Processing Associates (Northern NJ Chapter)
Newark Hilton Gateway
Info: Billy Cunningham, II (email: 7376...@compuserve.com) Newark

Thursday, October 19 8:30pm-11:00pm $2 music
The Steve Minzer Jazz Trio, The Common Ground, Maple&Union St.
Good jazz, coffees & desserts.
Info: (908) 273-2131 Email: m...@fuwutai.att.com Summit

Saturday, October 21 craft
Craft Show, Bridgewater Raritan High School
Info: (908)231-0865 Bridgewater

Saturday, October 21 craft
Annual Craft Fair; Califon School
Info: (908)638-5141 Califon

Saturday, October 21 craft
Annual Fall Craft Show; North Branch Volunteer Fire Company on Rte 28
Info: (908)707-9660 Branchburg

Saturday, October 21 craft
"Fall to Christmas Craft Fair," St. Ann's School
Info: (908)725-4132 Raritan

Saturday, October 21 9am-4pm craft
13th Annual Craft Show, Our Lady of Mt. Virgin School
Info: (908)526-1604 Middlesex

Through October 22 11am-5pm Wed.-Sun. art
"The Fine Art of Illustration," original art of Norman Rockwell and more
Hunterdon Art Center
Info: (908)735-8415 Clinton

September 8 - October 22 12-4pm Mon-Fri; 7:30-9pm Thurs. art
"The Creative Process: Drawings by Sculptors," Palmer Gallery
N.J. Center for Visual Arts
Info: (908)273-9121 Summit

Sept. 17 - Oct. 25 art
"Threatened, Endagered and Extinct," works by Dallas Piotrowski
Bernstein Gallery, Woodrow Wilson School, lower level
Info: Princeton

Wednesdays October 4,11,18,25 1pm Free dance
Country-Western Dance Lessons, Quailbrook Senior Center, off DeMott Lane
Ages 60 and older
Info: (908)563-4213 Somerset

Wednesdays October 4,11,18,25 4:30-6pm dance
Irish Step-Dancing Lessons for Children, St. Joseph's, Somerset Street
For children ages 4 to adolescent
Info: (908)359-3950 Raritan

Wednesday, October 25 $9 trip
Reading, PA's Outlet Shopping, includes free lunch coupons,
shopping bag, and $100 in coupons. Payment deadline is October 2
Info: (908)289-8112

Thursdays October 5,12,19,26 7pm $5 dance
Country Dancing, Flemington Elks, Route 31
Doors open 7pm, Instruction 7:30-8:30pm
Info: (908)234-4688 Flemington

4th Thursday, monthly 7:30 gardening
Organic gardening club. United Methodist Church.
Info: lob...@aol.com Magnolia

Fridays October 6,13,20,27 9-11:30pm $5 dance
Ballroom and Latin Dance Party, Ricochet Health and Racquet Club
Rainbow Room, 219 St. Nicholas Ave. For couple and singles.
Info: (908)753-2300 South Plainfield

Saturday, October 28 10am-3pm craft
Craft Show, Warren Glen School
Info: (908)995-7919 Pohatcong Township

Saturday, October 28 craft
4th Annual Holiday Craft Sale, Rockaway Reformed Church
Info: (908)534-2826 Whitehouse Station

Friday, October 27 - 29 camp
Model Horse Camp, L.J. Cooke 4-H Camp
Classes on making miniature tack, photography, etc. All ages.
Write to: Stablemates 4-H Club, PO Box 1037, Flemington, NJ 08822
Include self-addressed stamped envelope.
Info: Branchburg

Tuesdays October 3,10,17,24,31 7-10pm $3 dance
Folk Dancing, Green Brook Middle School, Jefferson Avenue
With Elizabeth Konviser. For all levels.
Info: (908)753-8929 Green Brook