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Apr 15, 1995, 3:00:00 AM4/15/95

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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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April events
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Through April 30 9-5 (M-F), 9-6 (Thur), 1-5 (weekends) art
Celebration of design: Kente Cloth and American Institute of Architects
NJ Design Awards. Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Route 206.
Info: 609-252-6275 Princeton

Through May 21 10am - 6pm art
"The Colours of Spring" and cartoons by David Brion
The Artists' Showcase
Info: (908) 879-9552 Chester

Through April 30 10am - 5pm art
Rabbett Gallery: "Soul Cages and Mental Mazes"
Info: (908) 828-5150 New Brunswick

Through May 6 11am - 6pm art
"Seascapes and Florals" by Frank Zuccarelli. Everhart Gallery.
Info: (908) 221-9007 Basking Ridge

Through May 6 8:30am - 11pm art
"Drawings and Sketches of the Architect and Artist Alfred Bendiner"
Fairleigh Dickinson University Library, 285 Madison Avenue
Info: (201) 593-8532 Madison

Through April 30 9:30am - 3:30pm art
"The Unending Cycle" - works by Cheryl O'Halloran McLeod
First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, 724 Park Avenue
Info: (908) 233-6155 Plainfield

Through May 14 11am - 5pm art
"Sculptural Cross Sections: Productive Partners"
Hunterdon Art Center, 7 Lower Center Street
Info: (908) 735-8415 Clinton

Through May 16 9am - 3pm art
"Naive Realism" - acrylic paintings by Katie Reinhardt.
JT Gallery Community House.
Info: (908) 273-3245 Summit

Through May 14 art
"Design '95" - ceramics, wood, paper, and more. (Works for sale)
Prallsville Mills, Route 29
Info: (908) 534-4644 Stockton

Through May 21 9am - 9pm art
"Seton Hall Southwest"
Seton Hall University, Bishop Dougherty Student Center Art Gallery
Info: (201) 761-9459 South Orange

Through May 10 9am - 4:30pm art
Wildlife Art Preview, featuring the works of 20 wildlife artists
Somerset County Park Environmental Education Center.
Info: (908) 766-2489 Basking Ridge

Through April 28 10-9 (M-Thurs), 10-5 (Fri), 10-3 (Sat) art
Painters of the Quotidian. Clarence Dillon Library.
Info: 908-234-2345 Bedminster

Through May 5 8am - 6pm art
"Prayer Wheels" - works by Louise Masi
Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart
Norbert Considine Gallery, 1200 Stuart Road
Info: (609) 921-2330 x243 Princeton

Through May 13 9:30am - 5:30pm art
"Recent Still Lifes". Swain Galleries.
Info: (908) 756-1707 Plainfield

Through April 22 art
The collapse of postmodernism (under the weight of theory). Mabel Smith
Douglas Library, Rutgers University. Paintings and drawings by Ellen K. Levy
Info: 908-932-9411 New Brunswick

Through April 23 2-4pm (Thurs,Sun) art
Pixels, computer art by Tim Moran. Mortimer Gallery,
Gill St. Bernard's School.
Info: 908-234-2345 Peapack-Gladstone

Through April 16 9-5 (daily), 12-5 (weekends) art
John Steinbeck, his life and work: The collection of Preston Beyer,
Princeton University Firestone Library, main exhibition gallery. Princeton

Through May 21 10am - 6pm art
Artists' Showcase. Hand-tinted photo-transfers by Mark Loete.
Contemporary Jewelry of Lois Cohen
Info: (908) 879-9552 Chester

Through May 13 11am - 4pm art
"Artworks Juried Painting Exhibit"
Info: (609) 394-9436 Trenton

Through May 4 11am - 4pm art
Printmaking Council of New Jersey
"Process Exposed: How Fine Prints are Made"
Info: (908) 725-2110 Branchburg

Through June Wednesday-Sunday Noon-5PM Art
Newark Museum, 49 Washington St., "American Art Pottery: An Uneasy
Evolution, 1880-1930" Newark

Through April 30 11am - 5pm exhibit
Montclair Art Museum. "Maurice Sanchez: Collaborations"
Info: (201) 746-5555 Montclair

Through June 25 1:30pm - 4pm museum
Blacksmithing Demonstration. Blacksmith Museum, River Street.
Info: (908) 873-2803 Millstone

Through May 26 11am - 4pm exhibit
Retrospective honoring graphic artist Adam Wurtz (1927-1994)
Museum of the Hungarian Heritage Center, 300 Somerset Street
New Brunswick

Through May 28 9am - 5pm exhibit
"Keeping the Family History, 1650-1920: Collections of the Members
of Colonial Dames of America in the State of New Jersey"
NJ State Museum, 205 West State Street
Info: (609) 292-6464 Trenton

Though May 14 12pm - 5pm exhibit
"Project 4: William T. Williams; 1970 and Today". The Newark Museum.
Info: (201) 596-6550 Newark

Through May 21 12pm - 5pm exhibit
"Protecting the Pinelands Through Art". Travelling exhibition of
botanical illustrations by Robin A. Jess. The Newark Museum.
Info: (201) 596-6550 Newark

Through April 30 9:30 - 5:30 exhibit
Liquid Vision: Lasers, Holograms, and Virtual Reality.
Science and technology exhibit, Liberty Science Center.
Info: (201) 200-1000 Jersey City

Through December 31 9am - 5pm exhibit
NJ State Museum: "A Century of Celebrating NJ"
Info: (609) 292-6464 Trenton

Through May 14 12pm - 5pm exhibit
Newark Museum, "A World of Their Own: Twentieth Century American Folk Art"
Info: (201) 596-6550 Newark

Through April 30 10am - 5pm exhibit
The Morris Museum. "Star Trek: Federation Science"
Info: (201) 538-0454 Morristown

Through June 21 11am - 5pm exhibit
Montclair Art Museum. "Ray Crosse: Sculpture Installation"
Info: (201) 746-5555 Montclair

Through June 25 11am - 5pm exhibit
Montclair Art Museum: "A Celebration of Prints and Printmaking"
Info: (201) 746-5555 Montclair

Through June 25 11am - 5pm art
Montclair Art Museum.
"Native American Jewelry from the Permanent Collection"
Info: (201) 746-5555 Montclair

Daily, 10am to 5pm. 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

Sunday, April 16 9-5 Weekdays, 12-5pm weekends Free art
Princeton University, Firestone Library, Main Exhibitions Gallery. John
Steinbeck His Life and Work. The Collection of Preston Beyer.
Princeton

Monday, April 17
GAAMC: Volunteer Awards Show for helping the community.
Info: ga...@eies.njit.edu, 201-285-1595 Morris County

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

Saturday, April 22 7pm $20 ($30/couple) art-auction
Art auction, benefiting United Way of Somerset County. Raritan Valley
Country Club. Includes works by Erte, Picasso, Dali, Chagall, Neiman,
Rockwell. Many signed and numbered.
Info: 908-253-6521 Bridgewater

Saturday and Sunday, April 22-23 Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4 $8 computers
20th Annual Trenton Computer Festival
Mercer County Community College West Windsor
Info: 717-529-6134

Saturday, April 22 10-4pm Free festival
Earth Day Festival. Union County College.
Info: (908) 527-4419 Cranford

Through April 23 12pm - 4pm art
Juried show: "Spheres of Influence"
NJ Center for the Visual Arts, 68 Elm Street
Info: (908) 273-9121 Summit

Monday, April 24 music
GAAMC: Jesse Hultberg, Critic's Choice Pick folk singer.
Info: ga...@eies.njit.edu, 201-285-1595 Morris County

Saturday and Sunday, April 25,26 $749 conference
"Local Number Portability". Telecom Research Services, Newark Airport
Radisson.
Info: 201-535-2765 Newark

Through April 28 10am - 5pm art
"Earth Patterns" - abstract watercolour/collage landscapes by
Nessa Grainger
Bosworth-Sans Gallery
Info: (908) 439-3717 Oldwick

Through April 28 8:30am - 4:30pm art
"Earth Day Exhibit"
Somerset County Administration Building, 20 Grove Street
Info: (908) 231-7110 Somerville

Through April 29 art
Black and White Drawings by Norman Goldberg
Hillsborough Public Library, 555 Amwell Road
Info: (908) 369-2200 Neshanic

Through April 29 1pm - 4pm art
"Faces and Forms". Works by Gary Godbee.
Watchung Arts Center, Watchung Circle
Info: (908) 753-0190 Wathchung

Through April 30 9am - 6pm art
Susan B. Shandle - Artist of the Month
Four Sisters Winery, Route 519
Info: (908) 475-3671 Belvidere

Through April 30 art
Exhibit of works by Guy Ciarcia in celebration of Arbor Day
Mary Jacobs Memorial Library, 64 Washington Street
Info: (609) 924-7073 Rocky Hill

Through April 30 9am - 5pm art
"Harlequin Series" - an exhibit of surrealistic oil paintings
NJ Law Center, One Constitution Square
Info: (908) 249-5000 New Brunswick

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May events
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Through May 21 10am - 6pm art
Artists' Showcase. Hand-tinted photo-transfers by Mark Loete.
Contemporary Jewelry of Lois Cohen.
Info: (908) 879-9552 Chester