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WARREN COUNTY, HOW IT ALL BEGAN. Gina Rosseland, Director of Shippen Manor, explores the county’s origins at this bicentennial year. 7pm. Free. American Legion, 494 Willow Grove.
FRENCHTOWN WALKING TOUR AND SKY MANOR AIRPORT. The downtown Frenchtown Tour with historian and author, Rick Epstein, will explore the Great Fire of 1878, the rise of the Odd Fellows, the oldest house in town, the silent-movie theater, Senator Martin's alligators, the Queen of Bridge Street, how Frenchtown got its name, and more. Lunch at Sky Manor Airport Café 12 - 8pm. Deer Path Park, West Woodschurch Road.
Hunterdon County Parks; 908/782-1158
Saturday, 10; Asbury
NATIVE PLANT SALE. Buy your plants online and pick them up on Saturday. Or just show up and buy them live. Native plants can eliminate the need for pesticides and the need less water to survive. 9am - 2pm. River Resource Center, 10 Maple Ave..
NATIONAL PUBLIC GARDENS DAY. Celebrate National Public Gardens Day in MHHM's historic garden! Join us for special presentations, nature scavenger hunts, and art activities in the garden. Rain or shine 10am - 1pm. Free. 45 Macculloch Avenue. More...
TREASURES BY THE RIVER. A spring art and antiques fair beautifully blending thirty artisans and antique vendors. Indoor and outdoor settings in a large historic barn and in the pristine riverside amphitheater. 10am - 5pm. Free. Route 46 and Ramsaysburg Road on the Delaware.
ART IN THE PARK DAY. This is the perfect day to visit the Peters Valley School of Craft campus, in the beautiful Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Visitors can participate in hands-on craft activities and watch live demonstrations by local artists. Shop our galleries, visit with the artists selling their work and visit community booths from around the area. 10am - 4pm. Free. 19 Kuhn Road (Rt. 615). More...
TOUR OF SOMERVILLE. Bicycle racers from as far as New Zealand, Canada, California and Mexico are expected to compete at the 79th Tour, America’s longest-running competitive cycling event. Thousands of spectators annually line streets of Somerville a series of twelve events that combine competition among world-class athletes with lawn parties, family reunions, music, and a kid’s play area near the County Courthouse Green. Free admission. Main Street.
SPRING OPEN HOUSE AND CRAFT MARKET. Enjoy two full days of free informative lectures and presentations, tours of our spectacular gardens, live music, as well an exciting Craft Market with 40-plus juried craft vendors! Our largest selection of over 1,898 varieties of plants will be available. Event held rain or shine. 9am - 5pm. Free admission and parking.. 205 Mt. Bethel Rd.
April - June • ONLINE WORKSHOPS. Peters Valley is excited to offer some innovative online workshops in the fall, winter & spring. Workshops will be added to the calendar on a regular basis and will complement our in-person learning. Register online.
March 15-April 20 • SECOND CAREER MAKERS. The exhibit highlights the work of individuals who have either held a previous career before transitioning into a full time maker or are balancing a career alongside their creative practices. We aim to highlight the deep and storied backgrounds that often contribute to an artists process as well as gain insights into the steps one may take if they are planning to transition into making full time. We’re pleased to be showcasing ceramics, woodworking, collage, textiles, jewelry, blacksmithing, glass, and more in this well rounded display. There are 53 artists represented in this exhibition.
Work by Ellen Mulligan (left) nd Sandy Pancrazi (right) featured at Gallery 23
April 1-April 30 • FEATURED ARTISTS. The month of April will showcase ceramic artist, Ellen Mulligan and potter, Sandy Pancrazi.
Mulligan enjoys “making mugs; bowls, plates and platters. I like to imagine my pots stacked in the dishwasher – sturdy, dirty and well-used. The idea of my pieces being invited to your table is what makes this all so special to me.”
Sandy Pancrazi works out of her basement studio in northern New Jersey making functional pottery in earthenware and stoneware.
Both artists will offer 10% off any one item with a coupon at checkout during the month of April
Through April 27 • THE ORCHID SHOW: MEXICAN MODERNISM. A very special sensory treat awaits at “The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism” through April 27 in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory at the New York Botanical Garden, Bronx. In a tropical paradise, orchids partner with palm trees, cacti, water gardens and the designs of Mexican modernist architect Luis Barragan. Plus fun for 21+ at Orchid Evenings. More...
2900 Southern Blvd., Bronx, New York
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.
