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Please confirm dates and times of all events.Horizons Speakers Bureau Programs are indicated by a microphone icon.Please select a month from the drop-down menu or scroll down the page to view the events.Thursday, May 1 Culture in Context: A Tapestry of Expression - Traveling Exhibit During May, a portable version of The New Jersey State Museum's exhibition integrating history and folk culture to explore New Jersey's distinctive cultural heritage will be on display at Growing Stages in Netcong. The New Jersey State Museum Growing Stages 7 Ledgewood Avenue, Route 183 Netcong (609) 394-5310 Thursday, May 1, 1:15 PM Mark Twain: Wit and Wisdom Keenagers St. Andrew's Methodist Church 327 Marlton Pike West Cherry Hill (856) 429-4469 Thursday, May 1, 7:00 PM Songs of the Civil War: History and Myth Totowa Historical Society Council Chambers 537 Totowa Road Totowa (973) 790-3265 Saturday, May 3, 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM The Jersey Tomato New Jersey Office of Historic Sites Spirit of the Jerseys State History Fair Washington Crossing State Park Titusville (609) 777-0238 Sunday, May 4, 3:00 PM Afghanistan Remembered Center for Lifelong Learning Kinnelon Public Library 132 Kinnelon Road Kinnelon (973) 838-1321 Tuesday, May 6, 1:30 PM An examination of Israeli architecture and its connection to society, as part of "Defining Israel at Sixty through the Humanities," a lecture series exploring the history of the state of Israel through the lenses of architecture, film, literature and music history. Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County Edison (732) 494-3232 Tuesday, May 6, 3:30 PM Our Daughters, the Soldiers AAUW - Rossmoor Branch Rossmoor Clubhouse 2 Rossmoor Drive Monroe Township (609) 409-1738 Wednesday, May 7, 7:00 PM Medieval Castles of England and Wales Passaic County Historical Society Lambert Castle 3 Valley Road Paterson (973) 746-7453 Thursday, May 8, 6:30 PM Mark Twain: Wit and Wisdom
Raritan Public Library 54 East Somerset Street Raritan (908) 725-0413 Friday, May 9, 1:00 PM Mark Twain: Wit and Wisdom Central Bergan County Chapter 418 - AARP Cultural Arts Building 39 Broadway Hackensack (201) 288-0276 Monday, May 12, 7:30 PM Governor Livingston, I Presume? Montville Township Historical Society Senior House 356 Main Street (Route 202) Montville (973) 394-0554 Tuesday, May 13, 10:30 AM A look at the evolution of Israeli music from the early settlers through the late 1960s, as part of "Defining Israel at Sixty through the Humanities," a lecture series exploring the history of the state of Israel through the lenses of architecture, film, literature and music history. Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County Edison (732) 494-3232 Tuesday, May 13, 1:30 PM An examination of Israeli architecture and its connection to society, as part of "Defining Israel at Sixty through the Humanities," a lecture series exploring the history of the state of Israel through the lenses of architecture, film, literature and music history. Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County Edison (732) 494-3232 Tuesday, May 13, 1:30 PM George Gershwin: His Life and Music Greenbriar Woodlands Men's Club Greenbriar Woodlands Clubhouse 1 Kensington Circle Toms River (732) 473-9044 Tuesday, May 13, 12:00 PM Blueberries: New Jersey's Wonder Fruit Sayreville Senior Citizens Tuesday Club Sayreville Senior Center 423 Main Street Sayreville (732) 254-6528 Tuesday, May 13, 7:00 PM Over Here, Molly Pitcher Chester Library 250 West Main Street Chester (908) 879-7612 Wednesday, May 14, 1:00 PM Jacqueline Kennedy's Historic Preservation Legacy - 40 Years Later Fortnightly Club 214 Springfield Avenue Summit (973) 377-0652 Wednesday, May 14, 1:00 PM Lenape Culture: An Introduction to American Indian Life in New Jersey Adath Emanu-El YES Club 205 Elbo Lane Mount Laurel (856) 608-1200 Wednesday, May 14, 7:30 PM From Shakespeare to Sunset Boulevard: The Story of the Broadway Musical Friends of the Fanwood Memorial Library North Avenue & Tillotson Road Fanwood (908) 322-6400 Thursday, May 15, 7:00 PM Ellis Island: Myth and Reality Clark UNICO National Clark Public Library 303 Westfield Avenue Clark (732) 388-4397 Thursday, May 15, 7:30 PM Mark Twain: Wit and Wisdom Cranford Friends of the Library Cranford Recreatin Center 224 Walnut Avenue Cranford (908) 709-7272 Thursday, May 15, 7:45 PM As part of the "One People or Two: Israel and the Future" lecture series, Professor David Starr will consider how the advent of the State of Israel affected the religious outlook of the Jews. Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey Weinberg Community Campus 1301 Springdale Road Cherry Hill (856) 751-9500 Saturday, May 17 Culture in Context: A Tapestry of Expression Public opening of an exhibition integrating history and folk culture to explore New Jersey's distinctive cultural heritage. The New Jersey State Museum Trenton (609) 394-5310 Saturday, May 17 - Sunday, May 18 At the Philippine-United States Expo, the Filipino American National Historical Society, NJ Chapter will offer an overview of the "Pamana"/Legacy oral history project focused on Filipino veterans, primarily of the Second World War, who currently reside in New Jersey. Filipino American National Historical Society, NJ Chapter Sunday, May 18, 1:00 PM Perfect Ladies: The Arts of Dress, Beauty and Etiquette in the Victorian Age The Noyes Museum of Art 733 Lily Lake Road Oceanville (609) 652-8848 Sunday, May 18, 7:30 PM Classic Broadway with a Twist Wanaque Reserve Committee on Arts and Learning 11100 Warrens Way Wanaque (973) 907-2715 Monday, May 19, 7:30 PM From Shakespeare to Sunset Boulevard: The Story of the Broadway Musical Friends of the Lee Memorial Library 500 West Crescent Avenue Allendale (201) 818-9209 Tuesday, May 20, 10:30 AM A look at the evolution of Israeli music from the early settlers through the late 1960s, as part of "Defining Israel at Sixty through the Humanities," a lecture series exploring the history of the state of Israel through the lenses of architecture, film, literature and music history. Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County Edison (732) 494-3232 Tuesday, May 20, 10:30 AM The New Jersey Turnpike Bergenfield Public Library 50 West Clinton Avenue Bergenfield (201) 387-4040 Tuesday, May 20, 12:30 PM The Jersey Tomato Blair Woman's Club Givens Belet Memorial Lodge 23 Hope Road (Route 521) Blairstown (908) 362-7574 Wednesday, May 21, 1:00 PM An American Icon: Frank Sinatra's Legacy Friends of the Island Library 217 South Central Avenue Surf City (609) 494-2480 Wednesday, May 21, 6:00 PM Classic Broadway with a Twist United Methodist Women Broad and Delaware Streets Paulsboro (856) 423-0048 Thursday, May 22, 7:45 PM As part of the "One People or Two: Israel and the Future" lecture series, Professor S. Ilan Troen will explore the 20th-century history of the State of Israel, addressing both support and opposition from the international community. Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey Weinberg Community Campus 1301 Springdale Road Cherry Hill (856) 751-9500 Friday, May 23, 12:30 PM Someone Must Wash the Dishes: An Anti-Suffrage Monologue
Howell Township Department of Senior Services 251 Preventorium Road Howell (732) 938-4500 Sunday, May 25, 10:30 AM Ellis Island: Myth and Reality Workmen's Circle Branch 1091 Clearbrook Cultural Center Halsey Street Monroe Township (609) 655-2275 Tuesday, May 27, 1:30 PM Irving Berlin: A Song for Every Occasion 50+ Group of B'Nai Tikvah Synagogue 1001 Finnegan's Lane North Brunswick (732) 297-0696 Wednesday, May 28, 7:00 PM Unlacing the Victorian Woman First Presbyterian Church of Woodbury Heights 335 Elm Avenue Woodbury Heights (856) 845-0139 Thursday, May 29, 7:00 PM Ellis Island: Myth and Reality Friends of the Springfield Free Public Library 66 Mountain Avenue Springfield (973) 376-0121
Sunday, June 1 Culture in Context: A Tapestry of Expression - Traveling Exhibit During June, a portable version of The New Jersey State Museum's exhibition integrating history and folk culture to explore New Jersey's distinctive cultural heritage will be on display at the Delaware Folklife Center in Camden. The New Jersey State Museum Delaware Folklife Center Walt Whitman CAC 2nd and Cooper Streets Camden (609) 394-5310 Saturday, June 7, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM There's No Place Like Home: Memory and Migration As part of the "Return: Home" exhibition, this panel discussion brings together four artists whose work in the exhibition touches upon themes of home, memory, and migration. Arts Council of Princeton Paul Robeson Center for the Arts 102 Witherspoon Street Princeton (609) 924-8777 Tuesday, June 10, 7:30 PM The Olmsted Historic Landscape Legacy in New Jerseyl Horticultural Society of South Jersey Cherry Hill Community Room 820 Mercer Street Cherry Hill (856) 854-2499 Wednesday, June 11, 1:00 PM Ethnicity in America Adath Emanu-El Y.E.S. Club 205 Elbo Lane Mount Laurel (856) 608-1200 Wednesday, June 11, 1:30 PM Ellis Island: Myth and Reality
Wiley Mission Retirement Community 99 East Main Street Marlton (856) 983-0411 Thursday, June 12, 1:30 PM What is American About American Things? Renaissance Homeowners Association Renaissance Clubhouse 1 Renaissance Boulevard Manchester (732) 657-2700 Thursday, June 12, 7:30 PM Songs of the Civil War: History and Myth Medford Historical Society Friends Meeting House 14 Union Street Medford (609) 654-6485 Thursday, June 12, 7:30 PM American History in Song
Friends of the Cranford Public Library 224 Walnut Avenue Cranford (908) 709-7272 Friday, June 13, 12:30 PM American History in Song
Howell Township Senior Center 251 Preventorium Road Howell (732) 938-4500, extension 2550 Friday, June 13, 7:00 PM As part of the "State Street Project," plays written by middle school students from the 21st Century Learning Center following a weekend retreat with adult artists/mentors will be performed on the stage. Passage Theatre Company Mill Hill Playhouse Montgomery and Front Streets Trenton (609) 392-0766 Saturday, June 14, 2:00 PM Blueberries: New Jersey's Wonder Fruit
Friends of the Bound Brook Memorial Library 402 East High Street Bound Brook (732) 356-0043 Saturday, June 14, 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM As part of the "State Street Project," plays written by middle school students from the 21st Century Learning Center following a weekend retreat with adult artists/mentors will be performed on the stage. Passage Theatre Company Mill Hill Playhouse Montgomery and Front Streets Trenton (609) 392-0766 Monday, June 16, 7:30 PM The Jersey Tomato Cedar Glen Garden Club Clubhouse Michigan Avenue Whiting (732) 350-0797 Wednesday, June 18, 1:30 PM American Jewish Literature Brandeis University National Women's Committee - Middlesex Chapter East Brunswick Library 2 Jean Walling Civic Center East Brunswick (609) 860-0669 Wednesday, June 18, 7:00 PM Unlacing the Victorian Woman Brandeis University National Women's Committee - Harmony Chapter Four Seasons Clubhouse at Metedeconk Jackson (732) 928-4487 Wednesday, June 18, 7:00 PM Over Here, Molly Pitcher Long Branch Public Library 328 Broadway Long Branch (732) 222-3900 Thursday, June 19, 1:30 PM Unlacing the Victorian Woman Active Adults of Hamilton Evergreen Clubhouse 30 Nightingale Drive Hamilton (609) 586-2789 Saturday, June 21, 2:00 PM The Jersey Tomato Historic Walnford 78 Walnford Road Allentown (609) 259-6275 Monday, June 23 - Thursday, June 26 Educators' Summer Institute on Social Justice: Confronting Injustice - Making A Difference A seminar for teachers focusing on ways to respond to and overcome injustices. Raritan Valley Community College Foundation Somerville (908) 526-1200 x8524 Thursday, June 26, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Urban Dwellings: Between Blight and Activism As part of the "Return: Home" exhibition, this panel discussion brings together four artists whose work in the exhibition examines such issues as gentrification, activism, and homelessness. Arts Council of Princeton Paul Robeson Center for the Arts 102 Witherspoon Street Princeton (609) 924-8777
Tuesday, July 1 Culture in Context: A Tapestry of Expression - Traveling Exhibit During July, a portable version of The New Jersey State Museum's exhibition integrating history and folk culture to explore New Jersey's distinctive cultural heritage will be on display at Tuckerton Seaport. The New Jersey State Museum Tuckerton Seaport Jersey Shore Regional Folklife Center Tuckerton (609) 394-5310 Sunday, July 13, 2:00 PM Abigail Adams: Dearest Friend Monmouth County Genealogy Society Eatontown Community Center 58 Broad Street Eatontown (732) 542-0963 Monday, July 14, 7:00 PM Blueberries: New Jersey's Wonder Fruit West Milford Township Library 1490 Union Valley Road West Milford (973) 728-2824 Tuesday, July 15, 7:00 PM Blueberries: New Jersey's Wonder Fruit Burlington County Library - Cinnaminson Branch 1619 Riverton Road Cinnaminson (856) 829-9340 Thursday, July 17, 1:30 PM Rodgers and Hart, Rodgers and Hammerstein Middlesex Public Library 1300 Mountain Avenue Middlesex (732) 356-6602 Sunday, July 20, 2:00 PM Greasy Luck: Stories of a New England Whalerman Waretown Historical Society Little Red Schoolhouse Museum 182 Wells Mill Road Waretown (609) 693-4177 Monday, July 21, 7:00 PM Blueberries: New Jersey's Wonder Fruit Morris County Library 30 East Hanover Avenue Whippany (973) 285-6970 Monday, July 28, 7:00 PM Governor Livingston, I Presume? West Milford Township Library 1490 Union Valley Road West Milford (973) 728-2824 |
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