Events
- 05/14/2012 02:21 PM
- Pat Travers Band, Rick Derringer, and more!
- 05/14/2012 02:19 PM
- Visit eleven historic sites and museums throughout Morris County for free during this special one-day invitation.
- 03/24/2012 02:11 PM
- Wildflowers are already busting out all over!
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- For a quick guide to many of the region's parks and outdoor resources take a peek at our outdoor destinations map. Click here and there and plan your day!
This Week in the New Jersey Skylands.
Northwest New Jersey and destinations just beyond those borders, in Pennsylvania and New York, offer intriguing and convenient ways to get out and enjoy the pleasures of the season. Get moving!
May 19, Bourbon Street Blues Fest
May 20, Be Our Guest
The Greatest Show In Earth!
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Events and Activities in Northwest New Jersey
All events are subject to change or cancellation. Please click or call ahead to confirm.
May
Tuesday, 15; North Branch
The Theatre at RVCC; 908/725-3420
Thursday, 17-20; Morristown
SALAAM SHRINE CIRCUS. Mennen Sports Arena.
Salaam Shrine; 973/992-2860
Friday, 18; Madison
RUG HOOKING WORKSHOP. Participants will go home with a finished piece. Attendees are to bring an 8” embroidery hoop. 2pm. $50. 9 Main Street.
Museum of Early Trades & Crafts; 973/377-2982
Friday, 18; Morristown
BOWFIRE. All-star lineup of the finest fiddle and violin virtuosos. 8pm. $37-$62. 100 South Street.
Mayo Performing Arts Center; 973/539-8008
Friday, 18; North Branch
MUR-MUR (THE WALL). Five characters are swept up in an air-bound acrobatic ballet. (Family Series) 7pm. $25. Rt. 28 and Lamington Road.
The Theatre at RVCC; 908/725-3420
Friday, 18; Port Murray
MEDICINAL HERB WALK & CHEROKEE STORYTELLING. David Winston, renowned herbalist and ethnobotanist. Resv. required. 6:30 - 9pm. $36. 205 Mt. Bethel Rd.
Well-Sweep Herb Farm; 908/852-5390
Saturday, 19; Augusta
RODEO. Real cowboys and cowgirls compete in professional PRCA rodeo. 4pm - 8pm. $18/ $13 children. Sussex County Fairgrounds, 37 Plains Rd..
Sussex County Fairgrounds; 973/383-1500
Saturday, 19; Belvidere
MUSES IN THE VINEYARD. Singer/Songwriters Patty Larkin, Catie Curtis, Antje’ Duvekot, and others to benefit children's programs at DASSAC. 11am - 10:30. $38/$32. Four Sisters Winery, 783 County Route 519.
Foul Rift Productions; 570/801-1771
Saturday, 19; Califon
BOURBON STREET BLUES FEST. Pat Travers Band, Rick Derringer, George Kilby Jr., Willie McBlind, CC Coletti Band, Slackjaw with special guest Nasty Ned, Citizens Band Radio 11:30am - 8pm. $25 gate. Lebanon Township Memorial Park, 70 Bunnvale Rd..
Bourbon Street Blues Fest;
Saturday, 19; Chester
BORN TO BE SHORN . Hand shearing of sheep, weaving and spinning. 11am - 4pm. $3. 66 Route 24.
Cooper Gristmill; 908/879-5463
Saturday, 19; Sparta
SPARTA DAY. Family festival and fundraiser for local charities. 10am - 4pm. Mohawk Avenue School.
Junior Woman’s Club of Sparta; 973/300-7309
Saturday, 19; Stewartsville
DUOJALAL. An organic amalgam of cultural traditions and musical styles. 7:30pm. Old Greenwich Presbyterian Church.
Raritan River Music Festival; 908/213-1100
Saturday, 19; Whitehouse Station
BARN DANCE. Join Betsy Gotta as she calls our first Barn Dance of the season. 7:00pm - 9:30pm. $5/$2 children. Bouman-Stickney Farmstead, 114 Dreahook Road.
Readington Museums; 908/236-2327
Saturday, 19-20; Lebanon
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. An original storyballet. Sat., 2&5pm, Sun., 1&4pm. $10,$7 under 12, under 2 free. Country Square Plaza, 56 Payne Rd, Suite 17.
Red Oak Ballet Academy; 908/735-4222
Saturday, 19-20; Wantage
MEDICINE WHEEL COMMUNITY GARDEN CELEBRATION. Plant sale, live entertainment, gardening workshops, crafters, farmers, vendors, nature walks. 10am - 3pm. Lusscroft Farm, 50 Neilson Road.
Heritage & Agriculture Association; 973/903-2895
Sunday, 20; Chester
CRUISE’N SHOP CAR SHOW. Classic cars, oldies 10 - 5. $3. Routes 206 & 24/513.
Chester Business Association; 908/879-4814
Sunday, 20; Morristown
BE OUR GUEST. Visit eleven historic sites and museums throughout Morris County for free during this special one-day invitation. Participating sites include:
Morristown: Morristown National Historical Park, Acorn Hall, Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, Historic Speedwell, Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, Morris Museum, The Schuyler-Hamilton House.
Dover: The Community Children's Museum, Dover History Museum House in Dover.
Madison: Museum of Early Trades & Crafts.
Morris Plains: The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms. noon - 4pm.
Morris County Tourism Bureau; 973/631-5151
Sunday, 20; Morristown
NEW JERSEY BALLET: PINOCCHIO. The classic story, featuring storyteller narration. Ages 4 and up. 1:30 & 3pm. $12-$15. 100 South Street.
Mayo Performing Arts Center; 973/539-8008
Thursday, 24; Easton
The State Theatre; 610/252-3132
Friday, 25-27; Port Murray
FOLK PROJECT SPRING FESTIVAL. Concerts, workshops, jamming, open stages, song swaps. Preregistration is required. YMCA Camp Bernie.
The Folk Project
Friday, 25-28; Flemington
ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY SIDEWALK SALE. Enjoy additional savings off the everyday savings of 25% - 65% off. 10am - 9pm. 1 Church St..
Liberty Village Premium Outlets; 908/782-8550 x11
Friday, 25-28; Somerville
Tour of Somerville; 908/725-7223 x13
Saturday, 26; Augusta
ARABIAN HORSE DRESSAGE SHOW. 9am. Sussex County Fairgrounds, Rt. 206 & Plains Rd..
Sussex County Fairgrounds; 973/875-9898
Saturday, 26; Clinton
NEWMAN & OLTMAN GUITAR DUO, DAEDALUS STRING QUARTET. An organic amalgam of cultural traditions and musical styles. 7:30pm. Clinton Presbyterian Church.
Raritan River Music Festival; 908/213-1100
Saturday, 26-27; Lafayette
TOMATO PLANT SALE AND A TASTE OF SPRING GARLIC!. Hanging plants, quality vegetable seedlings, over 75 varieties of heirloom tomato plants. 11am - 4pm. Village Hall, Route 15 & 94.
Olde Lafayette Village; 973/383-8323
Saturday, 26-27; Peapack
BLUES AND WINE FESTIVAL. Listen to great blues music, browse craft vendors, purchase gourmet food, and taste fine wines from New Jersey wineries. $20 ages 21 and over. Natirar Estate Park, Peapack Rd.
Garden State Winegrowers; 609/758-5400
Saturday, 26-27; Shawnee-On-Delaware
SHAWNEE CELTIC FESTIVAL. Two days of music, dance, crafts, food, drink and fun as the the sights and sounds of the Emerald Isles and Scottish Highlands fill the Poconos. Entertainment includes Snon-stop Celtic music on three stages, a bagpipers’ parade and Celtic jam, working sheep dogs, Irish step dancers, and a variety of Celtic craft and food vendors. 11am - 6pm. $15/ $12 advance; 2 day: $24/20. I 80, Exit 309.
Shawnee Mountain; 570/421-7231
Sunday, 27; Columbia
RAMSAYSBURG PICNIC. Music, tours, BYO picnic at the Ramsaysburg Historic Homestead along the Delaware River. Ramsaysburg Rd, and Rt 46.
Knowlton Township Historic Commission; 908/475-5352
Sunday, 27; Hackettstown
MEMORIAL MOTOR MADNESS. Vintage cars, muscle cars and more, prizes are awarded in each of nineteen classes. 9am - 3pm. Mars Chocolate, 800 High Street.
Hackettstown Rotary Club; 908/509-1828
Future Events...
Ongoing Theater and Concerts
Raritan Valley Community College Planetarium, North Branch
Weekends • PLANETARIUM SHOWS. Spring skies, laser light wave concerts, childrens programs. Afternoons and evenings. Please call for times and fees. Please click or call for times and fees.
Route 28 & Lamington Road. ; 908/231-8805
West Milford Players, West Milford
May 11-May 20 • THE CURIOUS SAVAGE. Gentle, sweet comedy.$15/$13.
Hillcrest Community Center 1810 Macopin Road. ; 973/697-4400
Ongoing Programs and Events
Paulinskill Valley Trail, Andover to Columbia
Saturdays • NATURE WALKS. Hike the Paulinskill Valley Trail. Hike different sections with various themes. Hikes leave from Kitatinny SP, Warbasse Jct., or Footbridge Park in Blairstown. Free.
Paulinskill Vally Trail Committee; 908/684-4820
Leonard J. Buck Garden, Far Hills
Sundays • WOODLAND WALKS. Sunday afternoon guided tours of the magnificent rock garden: native wildflowers, azaleas, dogwoods and many colorful flowering shrubs and trees.2pm. $4.
11 Layton Rd. ; 908/234-2677
Liberty Village Premium Outlets, Flemington
1 Church St.. ; 908/782-8550 x11
NJAA Observatory, High Bridge
Weekends • ASTRONOMY PROGRAMS. New Jersey Astronomical Association Observatory is open to the public every weekend from Memorial Day to Halloween. For additional information, call or visit NJAA’swebsite.
Voorhees State Park, Rt. 513. ; 908/638-8500
United Astronomy Clubs of NJ, Hope
Saturdays • PUBLIC PROGRAMS AT UACNJ OBSERVATORY. Astronomy presentations followed by observing sessions, weather permitting.
Jenny Jump State Park. ; 908/459-4366
Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center, Oxford
Weekends • A series of programs about the natural world around us for young and old alike. Preregistration is usually required. Topics range from a child’s first introduction to nature to seminars for expert fly fishers.
605 Pequest Rd.; 908/637-4125
Warren County Habitat for Humanity, Washington
Thursdays and Saturdays • INDOOR YARD SALE. Proceeds benefit Habitat for Humanity.10am - 2pm.
31 Belvidere Avenue. ; 908/835-1338
Skylands Botanical Gardens, Ringwood
Sundays • SKYLANDS MANOR TOURS. Free guided tours are conducted on the first Sunday of each month, March through November at 2pm.
20 Morris Rd.. ; 973/962-9534
Ongoing Tours and Exhibits
USGA Museum, Far Hills
March 1-June 30 • AMERICAN CHAMPIONS & BARRIER BREAKERS: JACKIE ROBINSON, JOE LOUIS AND ALTHEA GIBSON. The featured artifacts, documents and photographs of these three icons call attention to the numerous contributions African Americans have made to golf for over a century.10 - 5pm. $7.
77 Liberty Corner Road. ; 908/234-2300
Morristown National Historical Park, Morristown
Ongoing • TOURS OF WASHINGTON'S HEADQUARTERS AT THE FORD MANSION. The Washington’s Headquarters Museum includes includes three exhibit galleries, a 30-minute introductory video, Tours of the furnished house will be made available at 10 and 11am and at 1, 2, 3 and 4pm. Adults (Age 16 and up): $4.00, cash or check only, Children: Free