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Thursday, 06 September 2007 |
 Summer is over, but this weekend is absolutely packed with things to do.
One of the big events is the Liberty Jazz Festival, with a world-class lineup that includes George Benson and Chuck Mangione on Saturday, Branford Marsalis Sunday. It’s at Liberty State Park in Jersey City. Prices $49.50-$179. 1-888-556-JAZZ or www.cd1019.com/feature/liberty_jazz07.aspx
It’s also the first weekend of the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s autumn season, with a performance of the 1948 Pulitzer Prize winner The Time of Your Life byWilliam Saroyan. On stage through Sept. 30 at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre in Madison. Tickets $28-$52; discount packages also available. Call 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org.
For art you can get your hands on, try the hands-on art workshops at the open house at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey (www.njcva.org) in Summit, Saturday noon-4 p.m. There’s also an exhibit by artist Peter Williams.
Or, stretch your weekend into Monday to play golf and raise money for the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Foundation’s Children’s Health Fund. Tee time 11 a.m. at Tournament Players Club at Jasna Polana (www.tpcatjasnapolana.com) in Princeton, followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Registration: www.rwjuhfdn.org/JasnaGolf
Busy Saturday in Burlington. Starting at 9 a.m. there’s the 37th annual Wood Street Fair, with arts and crafts in the historic district; from 3 to 9 p.m. there’s the Riverfront Jazz Festival, free admission; and all weekend long the A. J. Meerwald (www.ajmeerwald.org), a renovated Delaware Bay oyster schooner, is at the City Boat Dock to take visitor sailing the Delaware River. Check www.tourburlington.org. 800-485-3072 for sailing reservations.
We even have activity down the Shore, post-Labor Day: food, and crafts at a street fair Sunday in Red Bank to benefit the local fire department (www.redbankrivercenter.org/index.cfm) and the 9th Annual Beach Plum Festival Saturday at Island Beach State Park (www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/island.html or www.islandbeachnj.org).
And this looks pretty good: More than a dozen biodynamic farms in northwestern New Jersey open up on Saturday to visitors who want to enjoy the mountain scene and taste locally grown fruits and vegetables, artisanal cheeses, grass-fed beef, organic eggs and poultry, specialty honeys, healthy breads. For participating farms, check www.buyfreshnwj.org.
Now, don’t say there’s nothing to do this weekend! |
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Wednesday, 29 August 2007 |
 Sounds of the City at NJPAC
Want fireworks, to light up your holiday? Wildwood is shooting them off on the boardwalk Friday at 10 p.m. (www.wildwoodsnj.com). Further north, on Saturday, fireworks are in Manasquan — preceded by a 7 p.m. concert on the beach (www.manasquan-nj.com/events.html) sponsored by legendary Shore bar The Osprey (www.ospreynightclub.com).
Or watch the Oakley Pro Junior surfing contest, Friday and Saturday all day in Sea Isle City. Surfers under 21 are trying to measure up for the World Qualifying Tour. For more info, surf your way to the website of Heritage Surf and Sport shop, www.heritagesurf.com.
In Atlantic City, end-of-season festivities begin tonight with the last of the free jazz concerts sponsored by the Chicken Bone Beach Historical Society (www.chickenbonebeach.org). It’s a block party atmosphere celebrating Atlantic City’s African American heritage—Chicken Bone Beach, segregated until the 1950s, was a sort of Harlem-on-the-Shore. Entertainers like Sammy Davis Jr., and “Moms” Mabley were regulars at nightclubs in the neighborhood.
Up north, watch sleek Arabian horses practice the graceful art of dressage. In Sussex County, try “Autumn Adventure,” a schooling dressage show sponsored by the Arabian Horse Breeders Society of New Jersey. It’s Sunday at the state fairgrounds in Augusta. www.newjerseystatefair.org/html/page.cfm/offseason
Check out the Great Falls Festival in Paterson, with games, rides, petting zoo, clowns, circus acts, artists’ impersonators, art shows, and a food court showcasing the diverse cultures that make up Paterson. Saturday through Monday, here’s their flier, www.patersononline.net/other/2007/2007_09_01_festival.pdf
And there’s free music at NJPAC (www.njpac.org) in Newark, outdoors at Theater Square. Tonight it’s Sounds of the City, with Vicki Genfan and Fertile Ground. Tomorrow there’s a salsa dance party with Saborioco and Smiling David and the Pzazz Dance Company.
It’s your last chance to relax before your schedule shifts into fall gear. Enjoy the show, wherever you go! |
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Tuesday, 28 August 2007 |
 So you haven’t booked a room at the Shore for this weekend…and you are content to let the last blast of summer ’07 slip away without scrunching any more sand between your toes?
Think again. Here are five good reasons to re-set your compass due east.
How about an out-of-the way beach—close to Seaside Heights. What? Peace and quiet near Seaside?
Yep. Drive south past the boardwalk teeming with teenagers and into Island Beach State Park. Lots of greenery—it’s the Shore before development. But people know about it so most of its beaches are relatively crowded. Not ours, though.
Half a mile after you enter the gates, look for a maintenance yard on the left. Park in the small public lot across the road, walk toward the complex and look for an unmarked footpath. It takes you past some of the Shore’s most spectacular dunes, and ends on a beach that, say our sources, usually has only a couple other people.
Our to-do list this weekend also includes Spring Lake, the “Irish Riviera,” where the artist who celebrates Ireland, painter Philip Gray (www.philipgray.com), is visiting. He will be signing some limited editions at the Irish Centre Sunday (www.irishcentre.net).
Shore shoppers are already buzzing about Jenna & Molly in Long Branch’s Pier Village (www.piervillage.com). Mom and daughter co-own this fun boutique with chic yet budget-conscious fashions that span both their age groups.
Need someplace to show off your new clothes? If you click into www.jersey2night.com you can join the Shore’s biggest parties. This upstart website has an MTV-like crew cruising bars along the Shore, finding the hottest spots to float your boat.
Finally, join a celebration of the red, ripe, and juicy. The annual West Cape May Tomato Festival (www.capemay.com) on Saturday celebrates the finest Jersey fresh specimens from local farmers.
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. Enjoy this last blast of summer! |
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Thursday, 23 August 2007 |
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 The last weekend before Labor Day. Summer is almost over. But we still found plenty of stuff for you—North, South and of course down the Shore.
Red Bank takes to the sidewalks in the final “StreetLife” weekend of the season. Musicians will be performing throughout downtown while you get to play in the red hot shops. It’s Saturday, 7 to 10 p.m. (732) 842-4244 and www.redbankrivercenter.org. Further south on the Parkway, in Tuckerton, check out the Annual Boat Parade of Lights and Seafood Festival. Boaters dress up their vessels at the end of South Green Street and continue down Tuckerton Creek to the Seaport. Watch from the Seaport Boardwalks as you enjoy an evening seafood festival. Boats gather at 6 p.m. Saturday. www.tuckertonseaport.org Way in deepest South Jersey it’s the 33d annual Market Street Day in the city of Salem. There will be music, arts and crafts vendors and food. Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. http://marketstreetday.com/ Still in South Jersey, in Mount Holly Friday night, High Street Grill (www.highstreetgrill.net) is doing a four-course dinner paired with craft beers from Stone Brewing Co. The emphasis is on fresh summer ingredients and a sense of southern California style. Dinner served at 7 p.m., $50. Reservations at (609) 265-9199. Heading up north to Morris County, you can work off the dinner at the Triple Treat Strenuous Hike Saturday morning at 10, at Pyramid Mountain. Hikers will see the local “rock” stars, literally--the weird geological formations include Tripod Rock, a 160-ton boulder balanced atop three smaller rocks. Rock on! Have a great weekend! |
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Friday, 10 August 2007 |
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We gave out VIP tickets for the QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning, all weekend at Solbert Airport in Readington. But you don’t have to have them to enjoy watching the 125 colorful balloons expected. Or to go for a ride in one. www.balloonfestival.com or 1-800-HOT-AIR-9. Float over to in Ocean City where they’re having a busy weekend. Friday try some of the area’s best fish and shellfish at the Merchants in Venice Seafood Festival, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. on Asbury Ave. And on the water, Saturday starting at 7:30 p.m., comes the Night on Venice Boat Parade, with prizes to the best decorated boats, bayfront homes and condos. www.njoceancity.com or (609) 525-9300. In Dover, there is a Multicultural Festival featuring games, art, dance and food from India, Colombia, Switzerland and other cultures represented in town. It’s Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Community Children's Museum. www.communitychildrensmuseum.org or (973) 366-9060. Or, experience the culture of deepest South Jersey in a Moonlight Walk at Whitesbog Village in Pemberton. Guides will take you on a 1-2 or 3-5 mile walk around the village, pine forests, old blueberry fields, historic cranberry bogs, streams and reservoirs. $5 per person. www.whitesbog.org or (609) 893-4646. You want more culture? Bring the kids to Tap Team Two & Company: Hoofing in America, as the dance pair showcases Irish, African, hip-hop and house rhythms. It’s sponsored by the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Thomas H. Kean Theatre, Drew University. For tickets ($12), call (973) 408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org. And yes, we know. Shopping. Well, you already know Red Bank has some of the trendiest stores in the state, but you may not know about Downtown Red Bank’s 53rd Annual Sidewalk Sale, Friday through Sunday. www.redbankrivercenter.org. You’ve got a full calendar. Get going, and enjoy the weekend! |
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