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www.theconnectionsnj.com “LINK” YOUR ENTRY TO YOUR WEBSITE – CALL PRACHI 908-903-1799 BERNARDS TOWNSHIP LIBRARY (CONTINUED) FAMILY PROGRAMS: No registration required. Saturday Stories: Saturdays, June 4, 11, 18, 25, 10:30am. Twilight Tales: Tuesdays, June 7, 14, 6:30pm. International Storytime - Jamaica: Thursday, June 16, 6:30pm. Chess & Checkers Sundays: June 19, 1:30pm. Summer Reading Opening Event – Sport-acular Magic with Mike Rose: Monday, June 27, 7pm. Book Bingo: Wednesdays, June 29, July 13, 27, August 10, 2pm. Bollywood Fitness Challenge: (Grades 5 & up) Thursday, June 30, 7pm. Game On! (All ages) Fridays, July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12, 19, 26, 1pm. Drop in Crafts: (All ages) Wednesdays, July 6, 20, August 3, 2pm. Rizzo’s Reptiles: Thursday, July 7, 7pm. Live animal show. Monday Movie Fun: July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 8, 15, 22, 2pm. Sciencetellers “Power of Energy”: Tuesday, July 12, 7pm. Tinker Time @ the Library: Thursday, July 14, Tuesdays, July 26, August 11, 2pm. Take a Tromp Through the Swamp with Tom Sieling: Thursday, July 21, 7pm. A sing-along for all ages. Storytime with Spot: Tuesdays, July 26, August 30, 6:30pm. Nashville’s Own Miss Lynn Sings–Move, Move, Move: Tuesday, August 9, 6:30pm. Outragehisss Pets: Monday, August 15, 7pm. Live Animal Show. Children’s Book-to-Movie Film Fest: August 29, 30, 31, 2pm. TEEN PROGRAMS: Anime Club: Wednesdays, June 1, July 6, August 3, 7pm. Teen Advisory Board: Wednesdays, June 8, July 13, August 10, 7pm. TAB can count for volunteer time. Teen Program: Wednesdays, June 22, July 20, 27, August 24, 31, 7pm. ADULT PROGRAMS: Registration requested unless otherwise noted. Seychelles with Adventure Photographer, Alan Levin: Thursday, June 2, 7pm. Adult Chair Yoga: Monday, June 6,10:30am. The Power Game - Golf and Politics: Monday, June 6, 7pm. USGA Museum out- reach program. Knit & Crochet Circle: Tuesdays, June 7, 21, July 5, 19, August 2, 16, 10am. Bring your current project. Evening Book Discussion: Tuesdays, June 7, The Shooting Party by Anton Chekhov; July 5, Washington’s Secret Six, The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution by Brian Kilmeade; August 2, Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope, 7:30pm. The Bees’ Knees: Thursday, June 9, 7pm. SCPC Environmental Education Center outreach program. Adult Game Day: Fridays, June 10, July 8, August 12; 1pm. Games provided. Crazy about Patsy Cline with Maggie Worsdale: Sunday, June 12,2pm. Live music concert. Making a Good Impressionism - An Armchair Art Tour: Tuesday, June 14, 7pm. Daytime Book Discussion: Wednesdays, June 15, 10am. H is for Hawk by Helen MacDonald; July 20, Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison; August 17, The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy. Family History Interest Group (FHIG): Tuesdays, June 28, July 26, August 23, 6:30pm. No prior experience tracing genealogical roots required. Cinema History: Film Noir – The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of: Tuesday, July 5, 7pm Shipwrecked!: Monday, July 11, 7pm. Museum of Early Trades & Crafts outreach program. Exploring the Night Sky with Paul Cirillo: Thursday, July 14, 7pm. Ancient Olympics - An Armchair Art Tour: Tuesday, July 19, 7pm. N ew Jersey Shakespeare’s Next Stage Ensemble Production “Twelfth Night”: Monday, July 25, 7pm. Live theatre. A Celebration of Star Trek with Paul Cirillo: Thursday, August 4, 7pm. Niagara with Kevin Woyce: Thursday, August 11, 7:30pm. Davy Crockett with Bill Chemerka: Thursday, August 18, 7:30pm. Sharks 101: Thursday, August 25, 7pm. SCPC Environmental Education Center out- reach program. Cosmic Collisions with Paul Cirillo: Tuesday, August 30, 7pm. BERNARDSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY 1 Anderson Hill Road, Bernardsville, 908-766-0118. Open Monday-Thursday 10am- 9pm, Friday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 1pm-5pm. All programs are FREE. Chil- dren under 8 must be accompanied by an adult at all programs. Most children’s programs are drop-in, but advance sign-up is required for some. Check library web- site www.bernardsvillelibrary.org for more programs. Register online or call library to sign up. ART EXHIBITS: June Art Exhibition: “Photographic Art by Parvathi Kumar” Opening Reception Sunday, June 5, 2-4 pm. On view June 1-29. July Art Exhibition: Paintings by Neela Pushparaj. CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS: Summer Reading Kick-Off with Jester Jim: (Grade 1 & above) Monday, June 20, 7pm. Comedy, juggling & magic. Traveling Tales: (Ages 3 & up) Tuesday, June 28, 2pm. Active Art: (Grades 1-6) Wednesday, June 29, 5-5:45pm. Marbleize paper with shav- ing cream. Starlight Stories: (Birth-5 years) Wednesday, June 29, 6:30pm. STEM Story Time: (Ages 2 & half-5 years) Thursday, June 30, 10:30am. PRE-TEEN PROGRAMS: Pre-Teen Community Service Opportunity: Thursdays, June 2, 30, 6:30-7:30pm. Earn community service hours. TEEN PROGRAMS: Teen Community Service Opportunity: Thursday, June 23, 3 & 7pm. Earn commu- nity service hours. FAMILY PROGRAMS: Story Time & Father’s Day Craft: Saturday, June 11, 10:30-11:15am. Make a gift for Dad. Father’s Day Craft: Tuesday, June 14, 4-5:30pm. Mango Tango: (Grade 1-Adult) Monday, July 11, 7 pm. Explore India. Make a healthy & delicious mango drink & do a mango craft. Advance sign-up required. Vladimir Goes for Gold! (Grade 1-Adult) Monday, July 18, 7pm. The Traveling Lantern Theatre Company presents a young athlete who takes you on an Olympic adventure. Nutritious Cooking with Allison Napolitano: (Grade 1-Adult) Mondays, June 27, July 25, 7pm. Advance sign-up required Power Training Center Martial Arts Demonstration: (Grade 1-Adults) Monday, Au- gust 1, 7pm. Hooping for Fun & Fitness: (Grade 1-Adults) Monday, August 8, 7pm. Join fitness instructor Sharon Sutera. Hoops provided. Advance sign-up required. ADULT PROGRAMS: Registration requested unless otherwise noted. Seniors’ Day: Friday, June 3, 10am. Free continental breakfast & “Scotch, Soul & Rock’n’Roll” starring Ron Gartner. Funded by the Friends of the Bernardsville Library. Saturday Samplers Book Discussion: Saturday, June 4, 3:30pm. “Red-Tails in Love” by Marie Winn; July 9, “The Dinner: A Novel” (2013) by Herman Koch. Led by Evelyn Fischel. Monthly Meditations: Fridays, June 10, July 8, August 12, 10 am. Led by Mary Bo- denstein and Jean Leigh. American Diplomatic History: Tuesday, June 14, 7pm. From George Washington to Barack Obama. Traced by Prof. Michael Rockland. Advance sign-up requested. Bingo: Fridays, June 17, July 15, 6:30-9pm. Play 15 games for cash & special prizes valued from $10 to $100. Admission ($25 at the door). Pizza available for purchase at 6:30pm. Saturday Crafters: June 18, July 23, 3:00pm. Work on your own projects & get tips from the group. Introducing the Met Breuer: Thursday, June 23, 7:30pm. Advance sign-up re- quested. Memoirs & Coffee Book Discussion: Tuesday, June 28, 10:30am. “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Tuesday, July 26, “The Theft of Memory” by Jonathan Kozol. Led by Pat Kennedy-Grant. I Can & I Am - Believe in Yourself and Achieve Your Dreams: Wednesdays, June 29, July 27, August 31, 7:00 pm. Advance sign-up requested. CLARENCE DILLON PUBLIC LIBRARY 2336 Lamington Road, Bedminster Township, 908-234-2325. For more program in- formation & registration, visit front desk, call 908-234-2325 ext. 0, or email ref@dil- lonlibrary.org or visit www2.youseemore.com/clarencedillon Enroll ahead unless otherwise noted. $5 admission paid at door unless otherwise noted. SCLSNJ PEAPACK & GLADSTONE LIBRARY BRANCH Peapack & Gladstone Municipal Complex, School St., Peapack, 908- 234-0598, www.sclsnj.org Program dates & times subject to change. All programs are FREE. Registration required unless otherwise indicated. Visit website or call library for more information & to register. NOTE: Library will be closed July 4 SUMMER READING CLUBS FOR ALL AGES WILL RUN JUNE 20-AUGUST 20. ALL AGES: Family Wii Night: Tuesdays, June 28, July 26, August 9, 6:30-8pm. Family Movie Night: Tuesdays, July 5, August 2, 16, 6:30-8:30pm. Titles TBD! Stuffed Animal Sleepover: Friday, June 24 drop off, Monday, June 27 pickup. Meet Michelangelo The Little Therapy Horse: Friday, July 8, 10-11am. Wii: Saturday, July 9, 2-4pm. Move to the Music, Bollywood Style: Thursday, July 14, 7-8pm. Hula Hoop Weaving: Friday, July 15, 3-4pm. Drone Demonstration: Wednesday, July 20, 10-11:30am. Board Game Day: Saturday, July 23, 10am-12pm. CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS: Paws for Reading: (5+ years) Saturdays, June 18, July 16, August 20, 10-11am. Storytime: (2.5-5 years) Mondays, June 20, 27, 10:30-11am. Rhyme Time: (Babies & Toddlers) Wednesdays, June 22, 29, July 6, 20, 27, 10:30- 11am. Family Stages Presents Peter Pan: (3+ years): Monday, June 27, 7-7:50pm. Reading Buddies: (Preschoolers & Teens) Thursdays, June 30, July 21, 6:30-8pm. Wondergy Presents CoolScience: (Entering grades K-5) Tuesday, July 12, 7-8pm. Preschool of Rock: (0-5 years) Wednesday, July 13, 9:30-10:30am. Chess Workshop: (Grades 2+) Tuesday, July 19, 6-7:30pm. TEEN PROGRAMS: Teen Volunteering: Thursdays, June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, July 7, 14, 21, 28, August 4, 11, 5-6pm. Duct Tape Crafts: Tuesday, June 7, 5-6pm. Reading Buddies: (Preschoolers & Teens) Thursdays, June 30, July 21, 6:30-8pm. Star Wars Episode VII - The Force Awakens: Friday, July 1, 2-4:30pm. Video Game Theater - Games2U: Wednesday, July 6, 10-11am. Upcycled Mosaic Frames: Wednesday, August 10, 5-6pm. Back to School Crafts: Wednesday, August 24, 5-6pm. ADULT PROGRAMS: Critically Acclaimed Film Series: Wednesdays, June 1, July 6, August 3, 6-8:45 pm. Titles TBD! Browsing Digital Magazines with Flipster: Monday, June 6, 7-8:45pm. Thursday Matinee Movie: June 9, 23, July 7, 21, August 4, 18, 1-3pm. Titles TBD! Book Discussion: “Museum of Extraordinary Things” , Wednesday, June 22, 10:30- 11am: “Everything I Never Told You” , Wednesday, July 20, 7:30-8:30pm; “Our Souls at Night” , Wednesday, August 17, 7:30-8:30 pm. Tech Tutors: Mondays, June 27, 1-2:30pm, August 8, 5-6:30pm. Ancient Olympics: Wednesday, June 29, 7-8:30pm. At Your Fingertips - The SCLSNJ Mobile App & Overdrive: Monday, July 11, 7- 8:30pm. For Your Health - Finding Health Information Online: Wednesday, July 27, 7-8pm & Monday, August 15, 2-3pm. Adult Coloring Club: Monday, August 22, 6:30-8:30pm. SOMERSET COUNTY PARK COMMISSION Information on all activities available at www.somersetcountyparks.org or by calling 908-722-1200. Upcoming Events: Duke Island Walkers: Wednesdays 9:30am. Free. Make a Hypertufa Mini-Trough: Friday, June 3, 10-11:30am, Leonard J. Buck Garden, 11 Layton Road, Far Hills. Workshop fee, $40. Includes the cost of materials. Pre-registration required. Call 908-234-2677. Enrollment limited to 10 participants. Do It Yourself Hypertufa: Friday, August 5, 10-11:30am. Fee $35. National Trails Day Introductory Horseback Ride: (Ages 12 & over or under 240lbs) Sundays, June 5, July 3, August 21, 10-11am, Lord Stirling Stable, 256 South Maple Avenue, Basking Ridge. 41st Annual Rose Day Festival: Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden Roses plants for sale. Admission free (suggested donation). Spring Adult Horse Show at Lord Stirling Stable: Saturday, June 11, 9am, 256 South Maple Avenue, Basking Ridge. Free. Spring Junior Horse Show at Lord Stirling Stable: Sunday, June 12, 8:30am. Free. Garden Social at the Environmental Education Center: Sunday, June 12, 1- 3pm.Free. Father’s Day Horseback Ride: Sunday, June 19, 10am. Preregistration necessary. Forms available, Stable office or www.flssnj.org Summer Science & Nature Programs: (Ages 7-13) Monday, June 20, Environmental Education Center. For information call 908-766-2489. Children’s Container Gardening with Edible Plants Workshop: (Ages 7-10 with an adult) Saturday, June 25, 10am-12noon. Colonial Park Rose Garden/Fragrance & Sensory Garden, Parking Lot A. Fee $15/child. Limit 10 children. Horse Care Workshop 101: Saturday, June 25, July 2, 9, 16, 23, 1-3pm, Lord Stirling Stable. Xtreme Adventure: (Ages 13-16):Beginning Tuesday, June 28. For information con- tact the Environmental Education Center at 908-766-2489. Independence Day Fireworks Spectacular: Monday, July 4, 9:30pm, North Branch Park, Milltown Road, Bridgewater. Gates open, 6pm. Free. “Home On the Range” Introductory Horseback Ride: Sunday, July 10, 10-11am. Sunday, August 7, 1-2pm, Lord Stirling Park. Registration at the Stable office, July 25-August 4, 9am-4:30pm. Coyote Kids: (Ages 4-6) Mondays, July 11, August 1, Environmental Education Cen- ter. Fee is $100 per child per session (week). Friday Nights at the Drive In Movie : July 15, 22, 29, 8:30 pm, Duke Island Park. 17th Annual Garden Party: Saturday, July 16, 11am-3pm, Perennial Garden, Colonial Park, Lot F. Free Concert at the Duke Island Park Band ShellL Sundays 7-8:3 pm, Duke Island Park. Beginnings - A Chicago Tribute, July 10. Yeehaw - A Smokin’ Country Band, July 17. Joseph Leo Bwarie & His Orchestra, July 24. Joe Zook & Blues Deluxe, August 7. 3rd Annual Doo-Wop & Food Truck Festival, August 14. Zydeco-A-Go-Go: July 31,5:30-6:30pm. CJ Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band, 7-8:30pm. Bee Wise - Bee Surprised: Saturday, August 6, 11-2pm.Colonial Park Gardens. Free. The County Caper - Accelerated - Somerset County’s ‘Amazing Race’: Saturday, August 20, 9-4pm & Sunday, August 21, 8am-5pm.Teams can register at the Envi- ronmental Education Center. Pre-registration required. $20/ team. RECREAT ION LIBRARI ES “Linked” Online “Linked” Online “Linked” Online “Linked” Online