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November
Thursday, 12-15; Hackettstown
GHOST DANCE: A PICTURE OF A MADMAN. This remarkable solo show, created and performed by Blakelock's own great-great granddaughter, Erica Knight, explores the life, times, and madness of one of America's most celebrated and exploited painters whose brooding, hallucinogenic landscapes anticipated Abstract Expressionism by more than half a century. Lackland Center, 715 Grand Ave..
WOODCUTTERS DAY OF SERVICE. A volunteer opportunity to help Princeton-Blairstown Center prepare for the winter months ahead. Activity levels range from very easy to fairly physical - you get to choose. Lodging and food will be provided 158 Millbrook Road.
LEN AND DIANE SOUCY MEMORIAL LECTURE. Professor of Agriculture, Doug Tallamy's, practical, backyard, "everyone can be a conservationist" message focuses on the many DIY ways in which all of us can increase biodiversity in our own neighborhoods. His "Homegrown National Park" initiative encourages people to participate in habitat restoration by planting native flowers, shrubs, and trees in which insects, birds and other wildlife can thrive. 1452 White Bridge Road. More...
COVERED BRIDGE ARTISANS 31ST ANNUAL STUDIO TOUR. A self-driving tour through Southern Hunterdon County visiting 22 artists in 9 studios and a group location at the Sandy Ridge Community Church. All ten stops are within five miles of Stockton, NJ with locations, in Stockton, Lambertville and New Hope, PA. The tour offers a chance to explore the place where artists work, meet them in person and discover their art along the way. Visitors can plan their route and find directions to each location at www.coveredbridgeartisans.com. 10am - 5pm. Sergeantsville Firehouse, 761 Sergeantsville Road.
HOLIDAY BENEFIT EVENT AT LUSSCROFT. Four historic buildings, will be open: the historic Manor House, the Carriage House, the Christmas Cottage and the Barn Sale! Tour the festively decorated Manor House, learn the history of Lusscroft. Talented crafters and interesting vendors will fill your holiday shopping list. There’s also live music and hot food. Presented by the all-volunteer, nonprofit, Heritage and Agriculture Association, Inc., in cooperation with the NJ DEP/Division of Parks and Forestry. 10am - 4pm. $5 adult admission to the Manor House only. Funds go to restoration projects at Lusscroft.. 50 Neilson Road.
Weekends • ASTRONOMY PROGRAMS. New Jersey Astronomical Association Observatory
is open to the public every weekend from Memorial Day to Halloween.
Saturday
evening programs begin at 8:30 PM and include a tour of the facility and public
viewing of planets/deep space objects through the 26" telescope, as well as
other smaller scopes. On Sunday afternoons from 2-5 PM, the public is invited
to look at sun spots through the 10" scope equipped with special solar filters.
For additional information, call or visit NJAA’swebsite.
Above, the Rosette Nebula is approximately 130 light years in diameter and 5,000 light years from Earth. Young stars at the center excite the surrounding hydrogen gas and cause it to glow. The photograph was taken at the UACNJ site in Jenny Jump State Forest by Gregg Waldron, MMAS
Saturdays • ASTRONOMY TALKS. Presentations
followed by observing sessions, weather permitting, at the UACNJ Observatory located 1,100 feet above sea level in Jenny Jump State Forest. The site is one of the few dark sky locations left in the state and features several permanently mounted telescopes from a 7-inch APO refractor to a 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain.
Weekends • THE PEQUEST TROUT HATCHERY AND NATURAL RESOURCE EDUCATION CENTER hosts 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.
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, and the Discover History Center. Tours of Fords Mansion are available at 10 and 11am and at 1, 2, 3 and 4pm.
