The Connections Bernards Ridge Edition April 2020

theconnectionsnj.com Community Calendar . APRIL - MAY , PAGE 83 NEED TO PROMOTE AN EVENT OR “LINK” YOUR ENTRY TO YOUR WEBSITE? CALL JODY 908-903-1799 NEWCOMERS AND NEIGHBORS OF SOMERSET HILLS (NNSH) A non-profit, social organization open to ALL AREA RESIDENTS offer- ing a variety of activities including wine tasting, dining out, book dis- cussion, day trips, bridge/canasta/Mahjong & much more. Visit us at NNSHClub.org or see us at facebook.com/Newcomers & Neighbors of Somerset Hills, NJ. PEAPACK GLADSTONE HAPPY ROCKERS All local & surrounding town residents 55 years & over are invited to attend monthly meetings & join. NEW MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOME. Meetings held 4th Monday of every month (except July, August, December) Municipal Building, 1 School St. Peapack, N.J. Refresh- ments 12:30pm, meeting 1pm. Elizabeth Roberts, Visiting Nurse, is present at each meeting to take blood pressure & discuss health issues. Upcoming Meetings: April 27, May 18, June 22, September 28, October 26, November 23. 2020 Scheduled Trips: April 1 LiGre- ci’s Staaten, Staten Island, Do Woop to Disko; April 7 Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, Hampton, NJ, Sherlock Holmes; May 20, Doolan's Shore Club, Spring Lake, NJ, Memorial Day Armed Services Salute; June 24 Caesar’s Atlantic City, Tony Danza Standard & Stories show; July 9 Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, PA Adams Family. For more information, contact Lina Calabrese at 908-234-2377. ROTARY CLUB OF BERNARDSVILLE “Service Above Self” meets every Tuesday, 7:45am for breakfast at The Bernards Inn, 27 Mine Brook Road, Bernardsville, NJ 07924. Contact Alan Swider, Membership Chair at 908-415-1557 for more information or visit bernardsvillerotary.org. RUTGERS MASTER GARDENERS OF SOMERSET COUNTY Rutgers Cooperative & Extension Office of Somerset County HELPLINE-NJAES, 310 Mill- town Road, Bridgewater is open 9am-Noon, Monday-Friday. Inquiries can be made by phoning 908-526-6293 press option 4 or resi- dents can bring sample of their problem to the office on Milltown Road or email complete description of their problem to rcemastergar- dener@co.somerset.nj.us. For more informa- tion visit somerset.njaes.rutgers.edu/garden SOMERSET COUNTY SENIOR WELLNESS CENTER 202 Mount Airy Rd., Basking Ridge, NJ 07920. Open Monday-Friday 9am-3pm. All seniors welcome to participate in all activities. Lunch served daily - reservations required 24 hrs in advance, by 10am. Volunteers always wanted for Meals on Wheels Program. For more infor mation about the Center & programs call Kristen Grieco at 908-204- 3435 or visit co.somerset.nj.us. Transportation available to center. Pro- grams begin at 10:30am unless noted. Ongoing Programs: Dancer- cise - Mondays, 10:30am, Free Chair Exercise Classes -Tuesdays 10:30am, Thursdays 9:30am. Tai Chi - Wednesdays, 1pm. Monthly Book Club - 3rd Thursday of each month, 12:30pm. UPCOMING EVENTS: April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 – Watercolors Painting 101 Workshops with Karen Haake , 12:30pm. April 24 – Flow & Flair with Mykel Dicus April 27 – Thinkable? Unsinkable! Titanic Story, Meg Wastie April 29 – I mmigration & Ellis Island, Bruce Schundler May 1 – Forgotten Founders, Joel Farkas May 6 – Old Fashioned Accordion Music, Tony Mantuano May 14 – Celebrate Older American’s Month, The Pettet Sisters Perform June 4 – Ridge High Gives Back Day, Breakfast & Technology Assistance, 9am-2pm. SOMERSET HILLS MOMS Looking for some family fun? Check our monthly calendar of activities for moms & kids - moms’ nights out, playdates, book club gatherings, & more. Special events throughout the year to celebrate holidays & other occasions. For information on how to join, please email: somer- sethillsmoms@gmail.com . SPEECH MEISTERS TOASTMASTERS CLUB Worldwide non-profit organization which helps develop public speaking presentation & leadership skills. Meets every Wednesday, noon, Bernards Township Library, 32 So. Maple Ave., Basking Ridge. For information, contact Ken Schaefer at 732-356-6148 or visit speechmeisters.org BERNARDSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY 1 Anderson Hill Road, Bernardsville, 908-766-0118. Open Monday-Thurs- day 10am-9pm, Friday- Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 1pm-5pm. All programs are FREE. No sign up needed unless otherwise stated. Reg- ister online at bernardsvillelibrary.org or call the library at 908-766-0118 to sign up. NOTE: For more infor- mation on all library programs for children, teens & adults, visit bernardsvillelibrary.org . CHILDREN PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Chia Sock Pets: (Grades K-6) Tuesday, April 7, 3-4pm. Children will build a sock pet that will soon grow its own grassy green fur. TumbleBooks Story Time & Snacks: (Ages 2-7 with a caregiver) Wednesday, April 8, 10:30-11:15am. Earth Warrior Series: (Grades 3-4) Monday, April 20, 4:30-5:30pm. An hour of environmental games, readings & activities! “Penguin Pointers”: (Ages 5 & up – some interaction) Saturday, April 25, 11 or 11:30am. Learn about penguins & see a live penguin. Register for one session only. Space limited. Required registration opens 4/3. Star Wars Day - May the 4th Be With You!: (All ages welcome) Mon- day, May 4, 6:30-8pm. Make Star Wars crafts & snacks, watch the galaxy far, far away from your local library. Costumes strongly encouraged. ADULT PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Author Talk: “Beyond the Ghetto Gates” by Michelle Cameron: Thursday, April 16, 7pm. Books will be available for purchase & sign- ing. Advance sign-up requested at www.bernardsvillelibrary.org . Serious Fun! Apps for Planning Great Day Trips: Wednesday, April 22, 7pm. Note: This class will also be held at Bernards Township Library, Tuesday, April 14, 11am. Sign up at seriousfunlibraries.org . George Post’s Grotesques: Saturday, April 25, 2pm. Local historian W. Barry Thomson will give illustrated presentation about the grotesques designed 120 years ago by George B. Post & Sons. Some plaster models were placed around the library in his new Claremont mansion (ca. 1904) in Bernardsville. Fourteen figures will be exhibited at the Library during April. Advance sign-up requested. Jazz Recital with the Peare/Messina Duo: Sunday, April 26, 3pm. Doors open 2:45 pm. Battle of the Books: Sunday, May 31, 2pm. James Mustich, author of “1,000 Books to Read Before You Die,” as emcee. Five local luminar- ies have five minutes each to convince the audience that the book they are championing is definitely worth reading (or rereading) and should be on the list of “Books to Read Before You Die.” Audience members will vote for the book they most want to read. Advance registration requested. NOTE: For more information on all library programs for children, teens & adults, visit bernardsvillelibrary.org . MORRISTOWN & MORRIS TOWNSHIP LIBRARY 1 Miller Road, Morristown, 973-538-6161, email: info@jfpl.org . Open: Sun 1-5, Mon-Thurs, 9am- 9pm, Fri, 9am-6pm, Sat 9:30am-5pm. All pro- grams FREE. For more info & additional pro- gram listings, visit MMTLibrary.org Friends Of The Library Book Sales: Every Tuesday, 10am-2pm, 1st & 3rd Saturday of each month 10am-2pm. Inventory changes weekly. CHILDREN & TEEN PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Visit our website or call 973-538-6161. ADULT PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: A Star’s Life from Stardust and Gas to Super Red Giants, April 9, 7:30pm, Meeting Room. Hokusai & Japan in the Floating World, April 19, pm, Meeting Room. H.M.S. Pinafore presented by The Light Opera of NJ, April 24, 7pm, Circulation Room. Human Centered Design for Teaching, Learning and Life, May 17, 2pm, Meeting Room. Yoga: Mondays, 6pm, Fridays, 9:30am, F.M. Kirby Gallery. Qigong: Tuesdays, 7pm, Kirby Gallery. Mindful Meditation: Wednesdays, 7pm, F.M. Kirby Gallery. Chess Club: (All ages) Must know rules & bring chess set. Third Thursday each month, 7pm, F. M. Kirby Gallery. Stamp Club: First Thursday each month 10am, Meeting Room. Computer Classes: Visit our website or call 973-538-2592. SCLSNJ PEAPACK & GLADSTONE LIBRARY BRANCH Peapack & Gladstone Municipal Complex, School Street, Peapack, 908-458-8440, sclsnj.org. Pro- gram dates & times subject to change. All pro- grams FREE. Registration required unless oth- erwise indicated. Visit website or call library for more information & to register. NOTE: The branch will be closed May 19, 25. FAMILY PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Family Movie: (Families) April 11, 2-4pm. CHILDREN PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Shooting Stars Gymnastics: (Ages 2-6) April 15, 10-10:45am. Mother’s Day Beading: (Grades 1-5) April 25, 2-4pm. TEEN PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: National Library Week Contests: (Grades 6-12) April 20, 9:30am - 9 pm. Mother’s Day Beading: (Grades 6-12) May 2, 2-4pm. ADULT PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Meet Local Peapack & Gladstone Area Authors: Sponsored by the Starlight Creek Writer’s Workshop: April 18, 2-4:30pm., Greene Hall, 182 Main Street, Gladstone. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: Preservation & Grace, an American Legacy: April 20, 7-8pm. Vital Vernals: May 11, 7-8pm. SOMERSET COUNTY PARK COMMISSION Offers programs & activities for all ages at gener- al use parks in Bridgewater, Somerset, & Skill- man; Environmental Education Center, Basking Ridge; Lord Stirling Stable, Basking Ridge; Park Headquarters, Bridgewater; Leonard J. Buck Gar- den, Far Hills; Colonial Park Gardens, Somerset & championship golf courses in Bridgewater, Som- erset, Warren & Neshanic Station. For information on all activities available & to register, visit somer- set countyparks.org or call 908-722-1200. Duke Island Walkers: Weekly walking group meets every Wednesday, 9:30am, Duke Island Visitor’s Center. FREE. Spring Yoga: Classic Hatha Yoga, 10-week. Low-impact program for beginners Tuesday mornings beginning March 31, 9:30-10:30am; Wednesday evenings beginning April 1, 5:30pm. Mixed-level class Wednesday evenings beginning April 1, 7pm. Beginner class $80; mixed-level class $100. Park Commission Headquarters, North Branch Park, 355 Milltown Road, Bridgewater. Woodland Walks at Leonard J. Buck Garden: Sunday afternoons 11 Layton Road, Far Hills, April 5, 19, 26; May 3, 10, 17, 2pm. $7 pp. Please, no organized groups. Pre-registration NOT required. Spring Pony Programs: Pony Pals – (Families) Wednesday, April 8, Tuesday, April 21; Saturdays, May 2, May 30, Lord Stirling Stable, 256 South Maple Avenue, Basking Ridge. Enroll online or call Stable office to register. 2-4 years: 10-11am, 45-minute program includes a pony story & lead line pony ride. $10 per child/parent pair; additional siblings ages 2-9, $5 each. 5-7 years: 1:30-2:30pm, 60-minute program includes a pony story, pony-related game or craft, lead line pony ride. $12 per child/parent pair; additional siblings ages 5-9 may attend $6 each. 7-9 years: 11:30am-1pm, 90-minute program students will help groom a pony, learn about what ponies eat, discover the work involved with taking care of a pony. Students will also make horse-related craft, take part in pony ride. $15 per child. Additional siblings (ages 7-9) may attend-$10pp. Hummingbirds: Thursday, April 16, 10-11:30am, Leonard J. Buck Gar- den, 11 Layton Avenue in Far Hills., $15. Pre-registration required online or by calling. Macro Photography: Saturday, April 18, 9:30am-Noon, Environmental Education Center (EEC), 190 Lord Stirling Road, Basking Ridge, For more information contact dross@scparks.org . $20pp. Pre-registration required. Herbal Tea Making: Thursday, April 23, 1-3pm, Environmental Educa- tion Center, 190 Lord Stirling Road, Basking Ridge. No experience needed. Supplies provided. FREE. Pre-registration required online or by calling. Spring Plant Sale and Earth Day Celebration: Saturday, April 25, 10am-5pm & Sunday, April 26, Noon -5pm, Leonard J. Buck Garden, 11 Layton Road, Far Hills. No admission charge. Project E.A.R.T.H - Swamp Search!: (All ages) Sunday, April 26, Noon-3:45pm, Environmental Education Center trails, 190 Lord Stirling Road, Basking Ridge. FREE. RECREAT ION L I BRAR I E S CLUB S AND S ERV ICE S “Linked” Online