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HUNTERDON 4-H AND AGRICULTURAL FAIR. Old-fashioned country fair featuring 4-H youth and and adult shows and contests, amusement rides, tractors pulls, varied entertainment and all kinds of food. Free Adm, Parking $15. Fairgrounds, South County Park, Route 179.
Hunterdon County 4-H and Agricultural Fair, Inc.; 908/782-6809
Thursday, 20; Morristown
CARLA COOK. Grammy nominated vocalist. 7:30pm. 6 Normandy Heights Rd..
Morris Museum Jazz on the Back Deck; 973/971-3706
Saturday, 22; Delaware
FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL. 50/50 raffle drawing at 6pm. Free. 4 Roy Ace St..
WHARTON CANAL DAY. An all-day celebration on West Central Avenue honoring the town’s roots along the historic Morris Canal. The street comes alive with live music, local food trucks, and a marketplace of vendors and makers. 10am - 5pm. Free. Hugh Force Park, 170 West Central Ave. More...
WARREN COUNTY ANTIQUES SHOW AND VINTAGE MARKET PLACE. Shop the best in both high end and country casual antiques, with 100 dealers on site. 10am - 4pm. $8. Warren County Farmers’ Fairgrounds, Route 519.
POCONO STATE CRAFT FESTIVAL. 60 juried artisans representing contemporary and traditional crafts, fine art, artisanal food and personal care products present their work. The event is co-sponsored by the Pocono Arts Council, Quiet Valley, and the Pocono Chapter of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen. 10am - 5pm. $6, 12 and under are admitted free. Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, 1000 Turkey Ridge Rd..
THE ANNUAL GREAT TOMATO TASTING. Take a wagon tour of the farm to learn about the research and extension programs being conducted. Taste more than 50 tomato varieties! This event is made possible with the assistance of the Rutgers Master Gardener volunteers. 1 - 7pm. 140 Locust Grove Rd.. More...
August 1-September 6 • FARMING: A HIGHLANDS HERITAGE. Two concurrent exhibits of paintings, photographs, ceramics, mixed i& more, featuring the rich agricultural heritage of the Highlands. Farming has always been vital to the Highlands economy, intrinsic to the Highlands culture and identity and a defining feature of the Highlands landscape.
Maxfield Engine House, 713 Main St, Boonton and Farmstead Arts Center, 450 King George Rd, Basking Ridge. ; 973-588-7190
NJAA Observatory, High Bridge
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.
