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MARC COHN & SHAWN COLVIN. 7:30pm. 100 South Street.
Mayo Performing Arts Center; 973/539-8008
Thursday, 13; Newton
SISTER HAZEL. 8pm. 234 Spring Street.
The Newton Theatre; 973/383-3700
Friday, 14; Morristown
GUEST ATTRACTION: NEW JERSEY BALLET PRESENTS: VISIONARY VOICES. Visionary Voices is a powerful contemporary program featuring three works: Jewel Box by Lauren Lovette, In Creases by Justin Peck, and New Ancient Strings by Harrison Ball. 7:30pm. 100 South Street.
Mayo Performing Arts Center; 973/539-8008
Saturday, 15; Morristown
ASHLEY MCBRYDE. 8pm. 100 South Street.
Mayo Performing Arts Center; 973/539-8008
Saturday, 15; Newton
BLACKMORE'S NIGHT. 8pm. 234 Spring Street.
The Newton Theatre; 973/383-3700
Saturday, 15; North Branch
BINDLESTIFF FAMILY CIRKUS. 2pm. Rt. 28 and Lamington Road.
MY ITALY STORY. Thomas DaGato quits his job as a New York account executive, and travels to the tiny Italian village of his ancestors. Lackland Center, 715 Grand Ave..
LESLIE ODOM, JR.: THE CHRISTMAS TOUR. 8pm. 100 South Street.
Mayo Performing Arts Center; 973/539-8008
Friday, 28; Newton
THE HISTORY OF RENAISSANCE. Join Annie Haslam & Jim McCarty for an intimate discussion and visual presentation of the band’s extraordinary history, followed by a Renaissance performance 8pm. 234 Spring Street.
The Newton Theatre; 973/383-3700
Saturday, 29; Blairstown
JINGLE ON MAIN. A wonderful small-town tradition featuring vendors, music, kids crafts, food. 10am - 4pm. Main Street.
HOLIDAY BENEFIT AT LUSSCROFT. Three historic buildings, will be open: the historic Manor House, the Carriage House, and the Christmas Cottage! Tour the festively decorated Manor House, learn the history of Lusscroft. Talented crafters and interesting vendors will fill your holiday shopping list. The Skylands Dulcimer String band will perform in front of the massive fireplace in the Manor House. 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.
September 21-December 7 • 12TH ANNUAL NEW JERSEY HIGHLANDS JURIED ART EXHIBIT. The exhibit features an impressive mix of original photography, paintings, sculpture and mixed media, all inspired by the landscapes, flora, fauna and historic and cultural resources of the four state Highlands region, with particular emphasis on the New Jersey Highlands.
Maxfield Engine House, 713 Main Street. ; 973/910-2400
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.
