10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Be an Art Detective: Scavenger Hunts: Solve the puzzles in the galleries of the Zimmerli Art Museum to win exciting prizes! This activity is enjoyable for the entire family.

I am Art: Face Painting: Butterflies, dinosaurs, “R” for Rutgers pride: These are some of the face painting options inside the museum or beneath the Zimmerli tent on the Quad.

11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Caricatures: The Funny Side of Art: Your portrait for posterity – or just for fun. Sit for a caricature artist and see yourself in a whole new light!

11 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 12:30 p.m. (half-hour sessions)
Preschool Adventures in Storytelling: Young children and families will be transported into the world of fantasy as they join storyteller Ellen Musikant for adventures of the imagination, sponsored by the PNC Foundation’s Grow Up Great program.

Noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. (half-hour sessions)
Gallery Discovery Tours: Docents lead small groups for a V.I.P. look at the special exhibitions and permanent collections of the Zimmerli Art Museum, one of the largest university art museums in the country. Tours include children’s book illustrations; American, Russian, and European art; and the Zimmerli’s special exhibition Rachel Perry Welty 24/7.

Noon, 12:30 p.m., 1 p.m., 1:30 p.m. (20-minute sessions)
Children’s Art Workshop: Create a masterpiece, inspired by artworks in the Zimmerli’s exhibitions. We’ll supply the art stations and materials for children to explore their creative genius, under the guidance of professional artists and art educators from the Expressive Arts 4-H program at Rutgers. Ages 5-13.

Rutgers Day offers free parking and admission, as well as on-campus shuttles among the College Avenue, Cook/Douglass, and Busch campuses. Each campus features a vast array of activities and entertainment, as well as opportunities for prospective students and their parents to explore the university. The event is rain or shine.

Rutgers Day is sponsored in part by Barnes & Noble At Rutgers, Saint Peter’s Healthcare System, and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.

During the hot days of summer, the Zimmerli is the place to be for budding young artists. Each year, new classes are added to stimulate, challenge, and delight both veteran and newcomers who participate in the program. The Zimmerli continues to offer its popular classes in painting, drawing, pastels, and watercolors. Children also find inspiration in the museum’s collections as they explore the galleries.

The faculty of Summer Art Camp is headed by Wes Sherman, a ten-year veteran at the Zimmerli. Mr. Sherman has an MFA degree from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers and is a successful, independent artist.

Please register early as spaces fill up quickly!

toy.noun. /toi/.

1. An object for a child to play with.
2. An object, esp. a gadget or machine, regarded as providing amusement for an adult.
3. A small ornament; a bauble.
4. A diminutive thing or person.

Opening Weekend: Saturday and Sunday, May 5th and 6th, 11am – 6pm
Entertainment, Refreshments and Entertainment all weekend.

A book will be published of all works in the toy show in which all proceeds of sales of
the book will go to a chosen charity to be determined

Regular Hours: Saturday and Sunday, 11am – 6pm

Artists Participating: Bart Schultz (Virginia). Billy Fred Hellams (South Carolina), Bobbi Jo Imbrogno (Georgia), Bob Hoke (Missouri), Cher Shaffer (North Carolina), Chris Cash (New Jersey), Chris Spollen (New York), Dan Casado (Spain), Emily Polishook-Thompson (Pennsylvania), Erik Von Ploennies (New York), Frederic Bonin Pissarro (Ohio), George Thompson (Pennsylvania), Hannah Fink (New Jersey), Jim Shores (Georgia), Joe Ciardiello (New Jersey), John Simpkins (Oregon), Julia Sisi (Spain), Kim Robertson (Pennsylvania), Lucy Stevens (Rhode Island), Mike Bailey (Massachusetts), Miz Thang (Georgia), Petra Rau (Germany), Randy Tobias (North Carolina), Tim Flynn (Georgia), T-Marie Nolan (Missouri), Tony Dotson (Ohio), Tom McGill (New Jersey),

Contact:
Dion Hitchings
Outsider Art Gallery
www.outsiderartgallery.net
10 Bridge Street, Suite #4
Frenchtown, New Jersey, 08825
Phone: 908-343-9558

Barbara Reese is a self-taught guitarist and songstress who was a featured solo performer at Musikfest in Bethlehem, PA in August 2011. She has also played at the Terra Cafe, Hookah Terra Cafe, Starbucks, Godfrey Daniels, Listen live Music and Sarah Street Grill. Her guitar is a handmade acoustic dreadnought style by Michael Jacobson-Hardy. Though she loves all types of music, she plays folk, pop and jazz in her performances. Barbara began experimenting with open tunings when she learned that musicians like Joni Mitchell use open tunings. The open tunings sound so unusual to her that she now creates open tunings for songs written in standard tuning. She writes her own songs, hoping that her poetic words sung with the heart and guitar will create vivid, if not dreamlike, images for the listener. She is currently performing a Joni Mitchell tribute venue/concert tour.

The Red Mill Museum Village is a private, non-profit museum. Our mission is to preserve, maintain, and present to the public the social, agricultural, and industrial heritage of Hunterdon and its surrounding area. Our ten acre site houses 12 historic buildings (including a Grist Mill, the Mulligan Quarry buildings, and several relocated historic structures) in which we display permanent and changing exhibits showcasing our collection of agricultural, industrial and domestic artifacts. The Museum hosts a broad calendar of public programming including lectures, workshops, living history reenactments and other special events throughout the year.

Written by: Samantha Feuss

Spring is well on the way, regardless of what the calendar says. Along with warmer weather, blooming flowers, and beautiful afternoons at the park, comes a bevy of Spring Celebrations. New Jersey has a wide variety of festivals and there’s something for everyone and every taste.

Little ones will love the Bunny Lunch and Craft Show hosted by the West Milford Fire Department. For seven dollars a person, you get lunch, the kids can do a craft, take a photo with the Easter Bunny, and even get a surprise. After you have your lunch and meeting with the bunny, have fun browsing local arts and crafts. The Bunny Lunch will be held March 25, at Apshawa Fire Department, 666 Macopin Road, West Milford, NJ 07480 from 12 noon until 4 pm.

On March 24th, the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts (METC) will hold lessons teaching the ancient art of Ukrainian egg decorating called “Pysanky”. This method requires eggs to be decorated using a wax-resist (batik) method, not dyes. Participants will get a hands-on experience using the unique techniques needed to create these colorful masterpieces. This is a wonderful activity for the whole family, ages 8 and up, and is a fun and different twist on the basic Easter Egg. Not only an artistic endeavor, but also full of cultural awareness and springtime fun. Pre-registration is required call 973-377-2982, extension 14. The Museum is located at 9 Main Street in Madison, New Jersey. (NJ Route 124 at Green Village Road). Find out more about the museum here.

On April 1st, you can stop by Seaside Heights for the Palm Sunday Egg Hunt. Beginning at 1:00 p.m, you will be a part of a Boardwalk and beach full of children searching for 15,000 pastel eggs filled with prizes from Seaside Heights merchants. An Easter Egg Hunt is a time honored tradition that your family will enjoy participating in before the holiday. Age groups meet at the following locations: 0-2 year olds at Hancock Avenue, 3-4 year olds at Blaine Avenue, 5-6 year olds at Sumner Avenue, 7-8 year olds at Hamilton Avenue and 9-10 year olds at Lincoln Avenue. The special needs group will meet at Kearney Avenue.

April 7th begins Essex County’s Cherry Blossom Festival, located at Branch Brook Park in Newark. Running April 7-22, 2012, the festival features a bike race, a children’s fun run, a race for the disabled, the 10k cherry blossom run, a photography workshop, a free lecture series and the daylong Bloomfest celebration. The star of the show will be the Japanese cherry blossoms, which line the paths and streets, and fill the park. There are more than 4000 cherry blossom trees at Branch Brook, including flowering Yoshino, Higan and Fuji cherries whose blooms range in color from pink to white in color and add about two weeks to the bloom season. More information can be found at the Branch Brook Park website.

Saturday, April 21st, Liberty State Park in Jersey City will host an Earth Day event. One of the largest Earth Day celebrations in NJ, you will find over 100 vendors, and plenty of amusement and activities for the whole family. This is a day to inspire and create awareness and appreciation of the Earth’s and the environment. Help instill in your children an attitude of “going green” and caring about the Earth, and have fun doing it. You celebrate this event all day long at Liberty State Park, 299 Morris Pesin Drive, Jersey City.

Saturday, April 28th, you can enjoy another take on Earth Day, with a trip to a local farm for some back-to-nature fun. Featuring hay rides, music, local food, drum circles, and even a movie screening of “Koyaanisqatsi”, this farm intends to inspire visitors to live green and sustainably year round. Feel free to bring the family dog as well the farm is pet friendly. Learn to compost from a worm, and visit the Re-Use Market an eco-friendly and environmentally conscious flea market that benefits America’s Grow-a-Row, a NJ non-profit that helps feed those in need. Perfect Christmas Tree Farm is active in bridging education, the environment and the local community. The farm is located at 999 US 22, Phillipsburg NJ, just 2.5 miles from exit 3 off I-78. You can get more info on the Farm website.

Nothing says Spring in Jersey like Shad Fest in Lambertville. April 28th and 29th, the city will host the 31st Annual Shad Festival, celebrating local community, the arts, and of course – the Shad fish. The Shad Festival, which begun as a local art show, has blossomed into a nationally recognized and award-winning festivity that families everywhere flock to. Shad Fest will feature area artists, crafts, food, varieties of family entertainment, and the best part is that it also serves local non-profit organizations, helping them raise funds for day-to-day operations. Help others in the local community while eating shad chowder or fried Oreos, listening to live bands, shopping for jewelry, ceramics, furniture, apparel, accessories, home décor and more, and make sure you look for the old-fashioned, home-made sodas and sarsaparillas. More information can be found at the Lambertville Chamber website.

Highlights of the day include:

• Hayrides, House Tours, ‘Drum Circle,’ Music and Local Food
• Red Wiggler Worm & Composting Workshop
• Screening the movie “Koyaanisqatsi”
• Arts & Crafts for Children
• Wildflower Seed Balls
• REC Solar Exhibit
• Re-Use Market

Re-Use Market

The Re-Use Market is an eco-friendly and environmentally conscious flea market. It will begin at 9 AM. Vendors and Exhibitors are wanted for the market. Limited spaces are available. The market benefits America’s Grow-a-Row, an awe inspiring NJ non-profit that has, so far, grown and gleaned 1.4 million pounds of fresh food for food banks to feed those in need.

Red Wiggler Worm & Composting Workshop

Learn from a worm. Love them or hate them, children and adults learn about soil composition and gain respect for even the tiniest creatures. You may not pronounce Eisenia fetida correctly, but you won’t forget that they make the earth fertile. Worms eat your garbage and produce nutrients for the soil. We’ll be making indoor worm bins and learning about composting in a free workshop from 11 AM to 2 PM.

Perfect Christmas Tree Farm is active in bridging education, the environment and the local community. The farm is located at 999 US 22, Phillipsburg NJ, just 2.5 miles from exit 3 off I-78.

For more information contact Cynthia Curtis at pctree@verizon.net or call 908-387-1225. Visit our websit: www.perfectchristmastree.com.

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Don Miguel Ruiz (Tickets from $50 to $175)
Dick Gregory (Tickets $35)
John Major Jenkins (Tickets $35)
Charles Virtue (Tickets $35)
Rajshree Patel (Tickets $25)
Ariel & Shya Kane (Tickets $25)
Irina SunChild (Tickets $25)
Carol Bowman (Tickets$40)
Ilona Hress (Tickets $25)
Joseph Tittel (Tickets $40)
Kaye Cassidy (Tickets $25)
Kirtan Nectar of Devotion Concert (Tickets $10)

Many other free lectures and workshops will be taking place. Refer to www.mindbodyspiritexpo.com/lectures for full schedule.

- Art as a healing power
- Mandala. Ancient form of art.
- Creating your own Mandala. Joyful and self exploring experience.
- A word about art supplies and various techniques.

Please contact Julia for details and registration at juliapankratova1975@gmail.com or (610) 547-6239.

Gratitude of $5-$10 will be appreciated and will go towards art supplies.

Thanks.