Events and Activities in Northwest New Jersey

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The tiny Spring Peeper sings loud and clear!

March

Saturday, 23; Flemington

WATERFOWL & WOODCOCK. Look for ducks and other water birds, as well as check on the eagles at Merrill Creek. 1 - 8pm. Echo Hill, 42 Lilac Drive. More...

Hunterdon County Parks; 908/782-1158

Saturday, 23; Hackettstown

BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO JR. AND ILS SONT PARTIS BAND. The Creole cousin of jazz, Zydeco music will have you up dancing in the isles! 8pm. Lackland Center, 715 Grand Ave..

Centenary Stage Company; 908/979-0900

Saturday, 23; Newton

DEL MCCOURY BAND. 8pm. 234 Spring Street.

The Newton Theatre; 973/383-3700

Saturday, 23; Sussex

Friends of Lusscroft Farm; 973/940-8855

Saturday, 23; Ringwood

SPRING WREATH-MAKING WORKSHOPS. Learn how to assemble and decorate spring wreaths to brighten your home, using a variety of silk and dried materials. 10am & 1pm. $25. 20 Morris Rd..

Skylands Botanical Gardens; 973/962-7031

Sunday, 24; Allamuchy

JERRY WELDON QUARTET. This series is produced by Ed Coyne who has been bringing the Hackettstown area jazz events for more than twenty years. 2 - 4pm. 1686 Route 517 (Mountain Villa School). More...

Jazz at Rutherfurd Hall; 908/852-1894 x33

Sunday, 24; Ringwood

ATTRACTING HUMMINGBIRDS TO YOUR YARD. Don Torino, President of the Bergen County Audubon Society will give an indoor presentation on how to attract these magnificent flying jewels to your backyard. 1pm. Free. 20 Morris Rd..

Skylands Botanical Gardens; 973/962-7031

April

Wednesday, 3; Oak Ridge

THE FRONT OF YOUTH CAMPS. Lecture on Nazism in America. 4:30 - 6:30pm. 243 Mt Paul Rd.

Kean Skylands; 908/737-1612

Thursday, 4-14; Hackettstown

Centenary Stage Company; 908/979-0900

Saturday, 6;

TROUT SEASON OPENS. Don’t forget your 2024 fishing license! More...

Monday, 8; Great Meadows

United Astronomy Clubs of NJ; 908/459-4366

Monday, 18-28; Hackettstown

Centenary Stage Company; 908/979-0900

Friday, 12; North Branch

The Theatre at RVCC; 908/725-3420

Saturday, 13; Blairstown

CHRIS SMITHER. 8pm. 30 Main Street.

Roy’s Hall; 908/362-1399

Sunday, 14; Morristown

THE MORRIS CANAL IN THE 21ST CENTURY: CREATING THE MORRIS CANAL GREENWAY TRAIL. Canal Society of New Jersey Lecture Series 2pm. 45 Macculloch Avenue. More...

Macculloch Hall Historical Museum; 973/538-2404

Wednesday, 17; Hillsborough

NEW JERSEY INVASIVE SPECIES CONFERENCE. Comprehensive state-wide forum on invasive species as well as new and emerging issues. 9 - 12. $110, preregister. 80 Route 206. More...

Duke Farms; 908/722-3700

Saturday, 20; Ringwood

EARLY SPRING WILDFLOWER WALK. Join Darlene Nowak in checking out the early bloomers in the woodlands of the Wildflower Garden 1pm. $5. 20 Morris Rd..

Skylands Botanical Gardens; 973/962-7031

Saturday, 20-21; Ringwood

Skylands Botanical Gardens; 973/962-7031

Sunday, 21; Allamuchy

TOMOKO OHNO QUINTET. Playing Rogers and Hart 2 - 4pm. 1686 Route 517 (Mountain Villa School).

Jazz at Rutherfurd Hall; 908/852-1894 x338

Sunday, 21; Ringwood

LILAC CARE WORKSHOP. Come work with us in the Lilac Garden and get a hands-on lesson in lilac pruning, dead-heading and general care from dedicated volunteers. 1pm. Free.. 20 Morris Rd..

Skylands Botanical Gardens; 973/962-7031

Wednesday, 24; Flemington

Hunterdon County Parks; 908/782-1158

Saturday, 27; Flemington

LICHEN WORKSHOP AND WALK. learn about these fascinating and ecologically important organisms followed by a walk to nearby spots where many of the common local species can be seen 2 - 4pm. $8. Echo Hill, 42 Lilac Drive.

Hunterdon County Parks; 908/782-1158

Saturday, 27; New Brunswick

Rutgers University; 848/932-5775

Saturday, 27; Sparta

SPARTA SPECIAL OLYMPICS. Sixty+ vendors, food trucks, bulldog kissing booth. 10am. Free. 70 W. Mountain Rd.

Sparta Special Olympics

May

Saturday, 4; Washington

BalloonFestNJ.com; 908/283-0721


Upcoming Events...


Ongoing Programs and Events

Gallery 23, Blairstown

Work by Robin Rickard

23 Main Street. ; 908/362-6865

Centenary Stage Company, Hackettstown

Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Center. ; 908/979-0900

Morris County Historical Society, Morristown

February 7-July 14 • DEMPSEY BY DESIGN: THE CREATIONS OF A MORRISTOWN IRISH DRESSMAKER. The creations of Mrs. R.F. (Catherine) Dempsey (1850-1931)1:30 - 2:30. $5-$8.

Acorn Hall, 68 Morris Ave.. ; 973/267-3465

The Warren Heritage Museum at Bread Lock Park, Stewartsville

A full scale canal boat model is on display at Bread Lock Park

2627 State Route 57. ; 908/475-6532

United Astronomy Clubs of NJ, Hope

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

Jenny Jump State Park. ; 908/459-4366

Morristown National Historical Park Morristown

30 Washington Place; 973/539-2016 x210

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