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November 8, 2013
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Basking Ridge 

Open to everyone

  

Nov. 8

 

SOMERSET HILLS YMCA PROGRAMS

 Kids Night Out-Friday, November 8 and provides an opportunity for parents to have a night out while their children have fun at the Y.

Somerset Hills

Until

Nov. 8

ONLY ONE MORE WEEK TO ORDER FRESH FLORIDA ORANGES & GRAPEFRUIT! 

An autumn tradition for over 30 years returns to help raise funds for the BHS Band! The kids in the band are as grateful as ever for your ongoing support of their healthy and delicious fundraiser! 

 

Large 40 lb boxes are only $37.00.  Small 20 lb boxes are just $27.00. Orders may be placed from now until Friday, November 8.

 

Proceeds from the sale provide critical funds for the school's Marching, Jazz, Orchestra and Concert Bands.  Help the Band, help yourself -and don't forget, they make great gifts, too!

 

 Best of all, delivery is available right to your door!  BHS Band Members and their parents may be contacted for orders or you may call Kathleen directly at 908 766-1949.  Ordering ends on Friday, November 8th, so don't delay!

Basking Ridge

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Nov. 8

 

FARMSTEAD ARTS PROGRAMS

Farmstead Arts is a center for fine, performing and practical arts in Basking Ridge. Farmstead Arts offers art classes, workshops, art exhibits, theater, concerts, dance, children's activities and lectures in history and the arts. Local artists utilize the upstairs rooms in the farmhouse for individual studio space.

 website:   www.farmsteadartscenter.org
 email: 
farmsteadartscenter@gmail.com 

 

November 8 at 7 PM.  An Evening of Poetry and Prose - The event is free, with donations gratefully accepted. 450 King George Road,

Basking Ridge, NJ      See press release for information. 

Bernardsville   

Open to everyone

 

Nov. 13

 

 

Nov. 14

 

 

 

Nov. 16

NEW -BERNARDSVILLE LIBRARY PROGRAMS  

Thanksgiving Craft--Wednesday, November 13 at 4:15 pm. We'll make a spoon pilgrim. Free family program. No sign-up is needed.

Teen Hunger Games Trivia Night--Thursday, November 14 at 7:00 pm. Grades 7-12. Celebrate the upcoming opening of "Catching Fire" with trivia, popcorn and prizes. Free. No sign-up is needed.

Pre-Teen Hunger Games Trivia-Saturday, November 16 at 3:00 pm.  For Grades 4-6. Celebrate the upcoming opening of "Catching Fire" with trivia, popcorn and prizes. Free. No sign-up is needed.

Bernardsville

 

 

Nov. 14

 

 

Dec/Jan.

 

Jan./Feb

BERNARDSVILLE RECREATION PROGRAMS

Gymnastics with Kangaroo Kidz - at the Bernardsville Library

For children 2 1/2 - 5 years old.   See flyer for information.  

 

Basketball Program -see flyer for details

 

Camelback Ski Trip - 2014 All Students in Grades 9 - 12

Bernardsville Recreation is sponsoring a 5 trip ski package to Camelback for high school students.    The trips will run Wednesdays immediately after school is out.  The dates of the trips are: 

January 8, January 15, January 29,  February 5, February 12.

 See flyer for all information.  

BHS

Open to everyone

Until

Nov. 14

BERNARDS FAN GEAR FOR SALE! 

Just in time for the holidays, order your Bernards Folding Chair, Blanket/Seat Cushion, and Umbrella andbe prepared to cheer for your team in all weather!  Great holiday gifts for all fans!    Click here for order form and details.  Orders must be received by November 14th for holiday delivery.  Proceeds benefit Bernards High School baseball.  Thank you for your support!

Somerset Hills

Boys-1st-4th grade

Nov. 15

NEW -CUB SCOUT PACK 150

Calling all young boys that are interested in fun, adventure and sense of community!  Come join Cub Scout Pack 150-Bernardsville at their November pack meeting on November 15th from 7:00 to 8:30pm in the Bedwell Cafeteria. All interested boys in first to fourth grade are welcome.  We encourage you to come and see what the Cub Scouts are all about. 

 

Please visit the website at www.bernardsville150.mypack.us or contact us at cubpack150@verizon.net for more information.  We look forward to seeing you!

Somerset Hills

Until

Nov. 20

HEARTWORKS' PIE FUNDRAISER

1991 BHS Graduate, Cynthia Pereyra Noonan is living with Transverse Myelitis, a rare auto-immune and debilitating disease, which came on suddenly in 2007. She is currently in a wheelchair and is unable to work.

Heartworks is sponsoring a fundraiser to help Cynthia and her family.   Please see the attached flyer for details.   

 

"Heartworks is a 501(c3) Acts of Kindness group that was created in response to the tremendous kindness that sustained so many families in the months and years following September 11, 2001."

Gladstone

Open to everyone

Nov 23

HOLIDAY FAIR AT ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Saturday, Nov 23, 9:00-3:00. The theme this year is "Winter Wonders".  The fair includes shopping and activities for the whole family: handcrafted ornaments, hand knit items, floral topiaries and wreathes, home baked goods, frozen gourmet foods, a children's boutique (which allows only youngsters to shop for family and friends at appropriate prices), photos with Santa, and more!  Lunch is sold from 11:30 until 1. Admission to the fair is free.  All proceeds from the Fair are used to fund mission programs such as the Community Soup Kitchen, Interfaith Hospitality Network, and Houses to Homes . The church is located at 182 Main Street in Gladstone. For directions, visit our website at www.stlukesgladstone.org  or call 908-234-0002.

 

INFORMATION FOR ADULTS

Bernardsville   

Open to everyone

 

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Nov. 12

NEW -BERNARDSVILLE LIBRARY PROGRAMS  

Preserve Your Memories--Saturday, November 9, 10:00 am-1:00 pm. This digital preservation workshop will help library patrons preserve personal collections of print, photographs, slides and audiovisual material including VHS, 8mm and 16mm film. Advisors from Digital Memory Media will be on hand on to counsel patrons on the best way to digitally preserve their collections. Materials can be brought to the library the day of the workshop. A percentage of the proceeds will benefit the library. Just drop in.

 

"Chasing Ice"- Movie Screening--Saturday, November 9 at 3:00 pm. "Chasing Ice" is the story of one man's mission to change the tide of history by gathering undeniable evidence of our changing planet. The movie documents photographer James Balog's Extreme Ice Survey with revolutionary time-lapse cameras deployed across the brutal Arctic to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers. Please join us for a free screening of this beautiful film. Free. Advance sign-up is requested at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JN565GT.

 

Ensuring a Healthy Financial Future for Your Family--Tuesday, November 12 at 7:00 pm: Christopher J. Roman, Esq., a trusts & estates attorney at Einhorn Harris Ascher Barbarito & Frost, PC, and Michael Kaup, a financial planner at New England Financial, will discuss topics such as insurance strategies to protect your family, income and assets; investment strategies, including education funding and retirement planning; and basic estate planning, including living wills and Powers of Attorney. Free. Advance sign-up is requested at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HYSK7RW.

Bernardsville

Open to everyone

Nov. 9

SOMERSET HILLS COMMUNITY CHORUS

Music in the Somerset Hills is thrilled to present a tribute concert to the great composer Benjamin Britten in honor of the 100th anniversary of his birth. The Somerset Hills Community Chorus will join forces with the ladies of the Antioch Chamber Ensemble, the MISH Summer Voices children's choir, Merynda Adams on harp and Brian Harlow on organ.  

Saturday, November 9, 7pm at St. John on the Mountain in Bernardsville.

SHSD

Nov. 16

BHS BOYS BASKETBALL FUNDRAISER

BHS Boys Basketball Fundraiser to be held November 16th, 7:30 to Midnight at St. Bridget's Church, Parish Hall in Peapack.  Limited tickets available.  Click here for more details.

Bernardsville

Open to everyone

Nov. 22

BHS CLASS OF 2014 PROJECT GRADUATION TRICKY TRAY

Join the Senior Class of 2014 at the Annual Project Graduation Tricky Tray, Friday, November 22 at 7:00 pm in the Bernards High School cafeteria. It will be a fun-filled evening with raffle baskets, premium raffle baskets and a 50/50 raffle! Support the Senior class as they raise funds to support Project Graduation - a year-long effort funding a series of events for the Senior Class culminating in Last Blast! -a safe drug and alcohol free post-graduation event for all Seniors. For more information about Tricky Tray and how to reserve a table and PRE-ORDER your raffle tickets click here . We hope you will help us keep the Project Graduation tradition alive and our students safe by supporting the Tricky Tray!

Bernards Township

Open to everyone

Nov. 27

DONATE BLOOD - WIN TICKETS TO SUPERBOWL

The Bernards Township Health Department will conduct a blood drive on Tuesday, November 27th from 2 pm to 7 pm at the Bernards Township Community Center This is in association with the Super Community Blood Drive, a collaboration initiated by the New York/New Jersey Super Bowl Host Committee and blood donation centers in the metropolitan region. Every person who donates blood through these sponsored drives will have the opportunity to win tickets to the Super Bowl XLVIII.

 

Blood donors need to be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds, and be in relative good health. Bring a valid photo ID, wear comfortable clothing and drink plenty of fluids before giving blood.

See   press release and flyer for more information.

 Somerset Hills

 

SOMERSET HILLS YMCA PROGRAMS

Darkness 2 Light Stewards of Children Training - the Y is committed to protecting children through a community initiative that offers free, online child sexual abuse prevention training. We encourage everyone in the community to participate in the 2 hour training to help keep children safe.  See the flyer for information on the free, online training.  

Somerset Hills

  

PROJECT MEDICINE DROP

There is now a safe, convenient and anonymous way for you to safely dispose of medication.    See flyer for details.