Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Jung-Jin Deborah Lee wins a U.S. Savings Bonds, a plaque of achievement and a pair of day passes to Six Flags Great Adventure.
Jung-Jin Deborah Lee, a student at Summit High School state's Department of Human Services (DHS) for her winning entry in the 17th annual Teen Media Contest. The contest helps promote parental responsibility in New Jersey's youth. In all, six New Jersey high school and middle school students were honored. DHS' Division of Family Development's Office of Child Support hosted the event. The contest uses the topic of parenting to engage tweens and teens in creative thinking through art. Students, who participate through their schools' art classes or faith and community-based organizations, create original artwork in their medium of choice to complement the department's ongoing advertising and outreach campaign: "Child Support. It's more than…
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Event celebrates its 30th season.
When is a balloon festival not (just) a balloon festival? That’s a tough question, especially when a huge yearly event is billed as such (I mean, it's called the Festival of Ballooning, after all) and there certainly are plenty of hot-air balloons to be displayed. Still, the Quick Chek Festival of Ballooning—in its 30th year, running from July 27 through 29 at Solberg Airport in Readington—is also part amusement park, with a healthy number of rides, an arts-and-crafts emporium, a yoga and Zumba demonstration, and lots and lots of food. Of the 30 years, Quick Chek has been a major sponsor for 20. And for the first time, Patch is partnering with the festival to get you in at a great price. Between May 13 and 20, use this link to buy tickets …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Feed your soul and support local artists. Get out and support local musicians this weekend!
Crossroads Voices Against Brain Cancer fundraiser Sat: Wandering Bards, No Code, Gypsy Eyes Sun: Closed for Mother's Day xxroads.com Sat: Rob Papperozzi Sun: Joe Regan
From music to comedy, there are plenty of ways to find a weekend diversion.
The Borgata THIS WEEKEND: Saturday — Florence & The Machine, Event Center NEXT WEEK: Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Tour, 8 p.m., Saturday, May 19, Event Center; Joan Rivers, 6 and 9 p.m., Saturday, May 19, The Music Box BOOK IT NOW: Hip-hoppin' stud du jour Pitbull brings the party tunes, 9 p.m., Friday, May 25, Event Center, Rock icon Steve Winwood, 9 p.m., Friday, May 25, the Music Box Check out theborgata.com for details about these and other shows. Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank THIS WEEKEND: Tonight — Music, cultural and biofuel icon Willie Nelson performs at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday — Country singer LeAnn Rimes performs at 7:30 p.m. NEXT WEEK: No shows BOOK IT NOW: Steve Winwood, whose music and influence on music has spanned decades, …
Saturday, May 5, 2012
New PG-13 film opens this weekend in theaters.
Editor's Note: This column originally appeared on Belle Haven Patch. The first big entry in the blockbuster sweepstakes season is setting a very high bar indeed. For lovers of comic book heroes, watching this Marvel team of a lifetime suit up, bicker, beat each other up and save the world is akin to geek nirvana. It is the very definition of bigger, better, more! It is an explosion of egos, to be sure. They're like the dysfunctional family of superheroes, with one black sheep causing most of the trouble. Thor and Iron Man. Cap and Iron Man. Thor, Cap and Iron Man. How do they have the time and energy to fight anyone else when they keep beating each other to a pulp? It's as fun to see if they'll get along long enough to formulate a plan or…
Friday, May 4, 2012
Fans, friends remember hip hop pioneer's work that broke through cultural, style and generational barriers.
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on Bayside Patch. Adam Yauch of Brooklyn's Beastie Boys, who went by the stage name MCA, has been reported dead by Russell Simmon's site globalgrind.com. He was 47. Yauch had been battling cancer of the salivary gland since 2009. He is survived by his wife Dechen, daughter Tenzin Losel, and parents Frances and Noel Yauch. Yauch, the only child of a Catholic father and Jewish mother, and the rest of the Beasties played their first show in Midwood, Brooklyn at Edward R. Murrow High School. Reaction from the community was immediate and passionate. "It’s a great loss for hip hop," said Jay Mumford, who was hanging out at Breakdown Records on Bell Blvd. "I'm a hip hop kid, raised in the 80’s and …
Feeling the urge to get out and hear some music to recharge the batteries? Check out these Union County hotspots.
Crossroads David Johansen, Frankenstein 3000, Raven's Ballroom, Eric Harrison Sat: It's What You Think, Hammond 2:30 Sun: Relay for Life Benefit, Inskagnito, Great Waves xxroads.com Sat: TBA Sun: Joe Regan Downtown Uproar, Streets of Fire, Go For Launch
From the Borgota to the Wellmont Theatre, there are plenty of ways to enjoy yourselves this weekend.
The Borgata THIS WEEKEND: Tonight — Russell Brand, the soon-to-be former-Mr.-Katy-Perry does, well... whatever it is that he does, Thursday and Friday, May 4,5, 9 p.m., The Music Box; Comedian-turned-sitcom-star-turned-talk-show-host-turned-comedian George Lopez, 9 p.m., Friday, May 5, Event Center NEXT WEEK: Florence & the Machine, 8 p.m., Friday, May 12, Event Center BOOK IT NOW: Joan Rivers, 6 p.m., Friday, May 19, The Music Box; Hip-hoppin' stud du jour Pitbull brings the party tunes, 9 p.m., Thursday, May 25, Event Center Check out theborgata.com for details about these and other shows. Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank THIS WEEKEND: No shows this weekend NEXT WEEK: Trailer Park Boys, a hiliarious troupe of comedians that have created a …
It's more than just a store, but a creative outlet for folks with a penchant for crafts and fancy paper products.
Who says print and paper are dead? Well, that may have more to do with the business I'm in, but in Summit a third business with the word "paper" in the name is settling in downtown. Paper Source, a national chain that conducts creative workshops and sells one-of-a-kind postcards and paper gifts is finally opening its elegant store on Springfield Avenue. Sign up for an in-store session, such as the The Wedding Workshop Event in June. And if this sounds like the kind of place you'd like to work, apply for a job. Paper Source is located at 359 Springfield Ave., for more information call them at 908-219-4406.
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
This is your last chance to sign up for a ticket to the "beertography” exhibit by Daryl Meek next Monday.
As NewJerseyCraftBeer.com asks it: What better way to enjoy great beer art than in an open reception with a great beer in your hand along side others that appreciate both great beer and great art? Digital artist Daryl Meek will be on hand to showcase his work. But to get a pair of complimentary brews, you must be one of the first 100 people to sign up for a beer ticket, here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3361876463/efbnen .
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10:42 am on Monday, May 14, 2012
If you want a FREE close up time with the ballon, or a ballon, go to the 6:00 AM launch, but don't go into the festival. Then pick a special ballon and chase it. It will land someplace that is close to a road. The balloon people are more than happy to have you there. more ›