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May 2008

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

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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

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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

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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

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Center for Lifelong Learning

Kinnelon Public Library

132 Kinnelon Road

            Kinnelon

            (973) 838-1321

Tuesday, May 6, 1:30 PM
Israeli Architecture as Reflected in Its History, Climate, Culture and Place within the Middle East Region, Part I

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
1775 Oak Tree Road

Edison

(732) 494-3232

Tuesday, May 6, 3:30 PM

Our Daughters, the Soldiers

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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

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Passaic County Historical Society

Lambert Castle

3 Valley Road

            Paterson

            (973) 746-7453

Thursday, May 8, 6:30 PM

Mark Twain:  Wit and Wisdom


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Raritan Public Library

54 East Somerset Street

Raritan

            (908) 725-0413

Friday, May 9, 1:00 PM

Mark Twain:  Wit and Wisdom

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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?

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Montville Township Historical Society

Senior House

356 Main Street (Route 202)

            Montville

            (973) 394-0554

Tuesday, May 13, 10:30 AM
Music in Israel, Part I

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
1775 Oak Tree Road

Edison

(732) 494-3232

Tuesday, May 13, 1:30 PM
Israeli Architecture as Reflected in Its History, Climate, Culture and Place within the Middle East Region, Part II

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
1775 Oak Tree Road

Edison

(732) 494-3232

Tuesday, May 13, 1:30 PM

George Gershwin:  His Life and Music

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Clark UNICO National

Clark Public Library

303 Westfield Avenue

            Clark

            (732) 388-4397

Thursday, May 15, 7:30 PM

Mark Twain:  Wit and Wisdom

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Cranford Friends of the Library

Cranford Recreatin Center

224 Walnut Avenue

            Cranford

            (908) 709-7272

Thursday, May 15, 7:45 PM
One People or Two? Israel, Diaspora, and Jewish Peoplehood

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
"Pamana"/Legacy

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
Jersey City
201-332-6410

Sunday, May 18, 1:00 PM

Perfect Ladies: The Arts of Dress, Beauty and Etiquette in the Victorian Age

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The Noyes Museum of Art

733 Lily Lake Road

Oceanville

            (609) 652-8848

Sunday, May 18, 7:30 PM

Classic Broadway with a Twist

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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

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Friends of the Lee Memorial Library

500 West Crescent Avenue

Allendale

            (201) 818-9209

Tuesday, May 20, 10:30 AM
Music in Israel, Part II

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
1775 Oak Tree Road

Edison

(732) 494-3232

Tuesday, May 20, 10:30 AM

The New Jersey Turnpike

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Bergenfield Public Library

50 West Clinton Avenue

Bergenfield

            (201) 387-4040

Tuesday, May 20, 12:30 PM

The Jersey Tomato

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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

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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

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United Methodist Women

Broad and Delaware Streets

Paulsboro

            (856) 423-0048

Thursday, May 22, 7:45 PM
The New History of Israel, from Celebration to Condemnation

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


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Howell Township Department of Senior Services

251 Preventorium Road

Howell

            (732) 938-4500

Sunday, May 25, 10:30 AM

Ellis Island:  Myth and Reality

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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

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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

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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

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Friends of the Springfield Free Public Library

66 Mountain Avenue

Springfield

            (973) 376-0121


June 2008

 

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

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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

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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


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Wiley Mission Retirement Community

99 East Main Street

Marlton

            (856) 983-0411

Thursday, June 12, 1:30 PM

What is American About American Things?

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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

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Medford Historical Society

Friends Meeting House

14 Union Street

            Medford

            (609) 654-6485

Thursday, June 12, 7:30 PM

American History in Song


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Friends of the Cranford Public Library

224 Walnut Avenue

Cranford

            (908) 709-7272

Friday, June 13, 12:30 PM

American History in Song


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Howell Township Senior Center

251 Preventorium Road

Howell

            (732) 938-4500, extension 2550

Friday, June 13, 7:00 PM
Playmaking Performance

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


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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
Playmaking Performance

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

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Cedar Glen Garden Club

Clubhouse

Michigan Avenue

            Whiting

            (732) 350-0797

Wednesday, June 18, 1:30 PM

American Jewish Literature

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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

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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

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Long Branch Public Library

328 Broadway

Long Branch

            (732) 222-3900

Thursday, June 19, 1:30 PM

Unlacing the Victorian Woman

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Active Adults of Hamilton

Evergreen Clubhouse

30 Nightingale Drive

            Hamilton

            (609) 586-2789

Saturday, June 21, 2:00 PM

The Jersey Tomato

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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

 


July 2008

 

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

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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

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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

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Burlington County Library - Cinnaminson Branch

1619 Riverton Road

Cinnaminson

            (856) 829-9340

Thursday, July 17, 1:30 PM

Rodgers and Hart, Rodgers and Hammerstein

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Middlesex Public Library

1300 Mountain Avenue

Middlesex

            (732) 356-6602

Sunday, July 20, 2:00 PM

Greasy Luck:  Stories of a New England Whalerman

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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

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Morris County Library

30 East Hanover Avenue

Whippany

            (973) 285-6970

Monday, July 28, 7:00 PM

Governor Livingston, I Presume?

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West Milford Township Library

1490 Union Valley Road

West Milford

            (973) 728-2824