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This weekend, we see food everywhere we look. Fresh local New Jersey food pairs up with bottlings from the state’s wineries at the Jersey Fresh wine and food festival. Friday’s tasting dinner is at Theater Square Grill at NJPAC in Newark (www.theater-square-grill.com 973-642-1226) starting at 6 p.m, $85. Saturday and Sunday starting at noon the festival moves to Hopewell Valley Vineyards in Pennington (www.newjerseywines.com/jfresh.html, 866-488-9463), $20. Also Sunday is A Taste of Clinton. Stroll downtown from restaurant to restaurant and enjoy Spanish, Italian, Greek, Thai, Lebanese, Japanese and American cusine, 2-6 p.m. $15 for adults, $10 for children 12 and under. www.hunterdon-chamber.org. Down the Shore, it’s not just beach season, it’s also peach season. Just ask the folks at First Presbyterian Church in Belmar, organizing a Peach Festival Saturday at 4:00 p.m. www.belmarpresbyterian.org, (732) 681-8685. “Sabroso” means tasty in Spanish. But the music, not food, is the thing when Ray Rodriguez & Swing Sabroso (www.swingsabroso.com) kick off the salsa at Brookdale Park in Montclair and Bloomfield Friday at 7:30 p.m. It’s part of the Essex County Free Summer Music Series. It’s also a good weekend for antiques and arts shopping. Saturday and Sunday check out 200 artisans at the Crafts and Fine Arts Festival along Haddon Ave. in Collingswood. Look for works in wood, ceramics, blown and stained glass, metal, leather and mixed media. www.collingswood.com/node/710 Or try the annual antique show at Historic Cold Spring Village, country and Victorian furniture, collectibles, primitives, ephemera, toys, books. Saturday, 10 a.m - 4:30 p.m. www.hcsv.org So eat, dance and shop!
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