Events to Check Out this Weekend – May 1st – 3rd, 2015
Boonton’s First Friday “Bike Night” – May 1
Boonton Main Street, Inc. (BMS) will host it’s first ever First Friday Late Night: Bike Night on Friday, May 1st, from 4-9 PM. Businesses will be open late for dining, shopping, entertainment, socializing, and more. Some hi-lights of the evening are:
– A Community Fun Bike Ride through Boonton leaving from the Post Office at 4pm to kick off the evening. The ride will end back at the Post Office where riders can park and lock their bikes for the evening. Participants can bring their bike helmets into retailers and restaurants in Boonton for discounts and specials.
– Temporary bike racks will be set up in the Upper Plane Street lot, on the Williams Street side of the Post Office, the Division Street lot and the Boonton Train Station lot (202 Myrtle Avenue) for people to park and lock their bikes and then journey into town to take advantage of all that is going on! Main Street will not be closed for this event.W
– William Ruddick of Gran Fondo will be giving two, hour-long talks (6pm and 8pm at the Boonton Main Street Office – 620 Main Street) about his 10 week ride across Canada in 2010 and cataloged in his blog My Summer Behind Bars.
– Boonton Main Street will be running a raffle for the evening’s attendees.
Date: Friday, May 1st, 2015; 5pm to 9pm
Address: Main St, Boonton, NJ
Cost: Free
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Four Sister’s Winery Barefoot Grape Stomping – May 2
Yes, take off those shoes and socks and roll up your pants and get ready to do some barefoot grape stomping. Bring out the Lucy in you while you stomp to the music and feel the sensation between your toe’s. It is a once in a lifetime opportunity to have some real fun using only your feet. Formal wine tasting, delicious spaghetti and meatballs dinner with tossed salad and home made breads, wine cellar tour and ending with a tasting of our dessert wines.
Date: May 2nd, 2015; 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Address: Four Sister’s Winery; 783 County Route 519, Belvidere
Cost: $32.95 per person plus tax. Reservations required. Call 908-475-3671
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Toms River Food Fest – May 2
The Toms River Food Fest is an all-day street festival event, right in front of Town Hall. Enjoy a variety of food vendors from seafood to gyros as well as funnel cakes and a beer garden! There are live bands playing all day. Includes FREE children’s rides and bouncy houses.
Date: Saturday, May 2nd, 2015; 11am to 8pm
Address: Downtown Toms River; 33 Washington St., Toms River
Cost: Free to attend
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Brooklyn Crush Wine & Artisanal Food Festival -May 2
It is “wine time” again in Sunset Park as the Brooklyn Crush Wine & Artisanal Food Festival: Spring 2015 Edition takes place. New York Wine Events is turning Industry City’s Factory Floor into a sumptuous wine and food tasting — just in time for your spring sipping pleasure! General Admission and VIP tickets available. GENERAL ADMISSION INCLUDES:
Three (3) hours of sampling 200+ wines.
Delicious light hors d’oeuvres to complement the spring-inspired selections.
PLUS… a sampling selection of Brooklyn (and beyond’s) finest artisan foods.
BONUS: A complimentary wine glass, yours to taste from — and take home.
Date: Saturday, May 2nd, 2015; 2 sessions
Address: Industry City, Factory Floor(Building 1); 233 37th Street, Brooklyn, NY
Cost: Buy Tickets HERE
*5% Off with code BKISNTBORING
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Out of Order Improv – May 2
Out of Order Improv is back on Saturday May 2nd at Dover Little Theatre to wrap up season 9! Don’t miss your last chance this season to see the “O.o.O.” gang live as they take the stage for another night of unscripted, on-the-spot hilarity. Come see why they’re the “funniest show never written”! Out of Order is happy to announce that this show will benefit Red Nose Day USA and Comic Relief. Red Nose Day is a campaign dedicated to raising money for children and young people living in poverty by simply having fun and making people laugh. So come watch your ticket price be put to amazing use while you enjoy a night of laughs
Date: Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 8PM
Address: Dover Little Theatre: 69 Elliott Street, Dover, NJ
Cost: $10
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Vine to Wine Spring Festival – May 2 & 3
Live music, food trucks, vineyard tours and much, much more!
Dates: May 2nd and 3rd, 2015; 12 – 5pm
Address: Old York Cellars; 80 Old York Rd. Ringoes
Cost: $15 at door ($10 Case Club Members), $12.50 advance
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Smithville Renaissance Faire – May 2 & 3
Step into the days of old and re-live the spirited time of the Renaissance!
Dates: May 2nd & 3rd, 2015; 10am to 6pm
Address: Historic Smithville & Village Greene; 615 E. Moss Mill Rd., Smithville
Cost: Free
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Laurita Winery’s Spring Festival– May 2 & 3
Laurita Winery celebrates spring with live musical entertainment, delectable food and award winning estate wines! In addition, artisans will have their hand-crafted merchandise on display and for sale!
Dates: May 2nd & 3rd, 2015; 12pm to 8pm
Address: Laurita Winery; 35 Archertown Road, New Egypt
Cost: FREE
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“Truck”erton Food Truck Preview Event – May 2 & 3
Get a taste of what is coming in August with food trucks and fun. Free General admission. Food prices set by individual food truck vendors.
May 2, 2015 / 11am to 7pm
May 3, 2015 / 11am to 5pm
Dates: May 2nd & 3rd, 2015
Address: Tuckerton Seaport; 120 West Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ
Cost: Free General Admission
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Bellview Cinco De Mayo Celebration – May 3
Did you miss summer? If you’ve been dreaming of barefeet, soaking up the sun and sipping on sangria then our Cinco de Mayo celebration is for you! On May 3rd we will be featuring authentic Spanish music with a flamenco guitarist, chips and salsa platters (on top of our regular platter menu) and most importantly, Sangria! For the first time this year we’ll be serving up our famous sangria in three different flavors. So bring your lawn chair and some sunglasses and come salsa with us! The celebration will be held here at the winery from noon to 5pm. Wine tasting is $5 and includes 8 tastes of wine as well as a souvenir glass to take home.
Date: Sunday, May 3rd, 2015; Noon to 5pm
Address: 150 Atlantic Street, Landisville
Cost: $5
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Perth Amboy’s Cinco De Mayo Celebration – May 3
On May 3, 2015, the City of Perth Amboy and Perth Amboy Downtown Business Improvement District, Inc. (PA-BID), will be hosting the Annual Cinco de Mayo Festival and Mariachi Day by the Bay in celebration of Perth Amboy’s rich Mexican heritage. All are welcome to attend free event that will take place from 12pm to 6pm at the Perth Amboy Train Station. This year’s Cinco de Mayo Festival will feature live mariachi music, cultural dance performances, food vendors and more. Now in its 5th year, the Cinco de Mayo Festival has been embraced as one of Perth Amboy Downtown’s highly anticipated traditions as each year residents, shoppers, and businesses come together to explore and enjoy the Mexican Culture within the City.
Date: Sunday, May 3rd, 2015; 12pm – 6pm
Address: 249 Smith St, Perth Amboy, NJ, 08861
Cost: Free
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Mana Contemporary’s Theorem Opening Reception – May 3
Mana Contemporary presents a dynamic Spring/Summer 2015 program of painting, installation, sculpture, video art, performance, and more. Choice Works gathers some of today’s most important contemporary artists for an exclusive preview of an auction to benefit Planned Parenthood; curator Octavio Zaya selected nearly thirty artists from 15 different countries across a range of disciplines for THEOREM. You Simply Destroy the Image I Always Had of Myself in Mana’s 50,000-square-foot Glass Gallery. Dirty Geometry features twenty-three Latin American artists who explore a kind of creolization of orthodox geometric style; Photorealist painter Yigal Ozeri presents a commissioned series of paintings, drawings and sculptures inspired by Monet’s gardens for Revolution at Giverny: A Return of Women in Nature; photographer David Levinthal uses large-format Polaroid photography to stage female dolls as objects of fantasy in XXX: Noir et Blanc. Ofri Cnaani and Nelly Agassi present Crippled Symmetry, a dual exhibition of pulsating black-and-white video art and mechanical sounds; creative collective Witches of Bushwick unveils interdisciplinary works by seven female artists-in-residence for Kick in the Door. Galerie Ernst Hilger presents recent works by Austrian artist Gunter Damisch in Worlds, Signs of Ease & Density highlighting the artist’s graphic constructions of micro- and macrocosms. In addition, continuing exhibitions include German artist Ewerdt Hilgemann’s outdoor show, Panta Rhei, and a selection of remarkable paintings from the Pellizzi Family Collection.
Date: Sunday, May 3rd, 2015; 1pm to 6pm
Address: Mana Contemporary; 888 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ
Cost: Free
