New Jersey Events for January 8th – 10th, 2016
New Jersey Events for the Weekend of January 8th – 10th, 2016. Links for Events are in the Titles. *Note – I am not personally affiliated with these events. Please contact them directly if you have additional questions.
Cat Show Pasippany – Jan 8-10
Central Jersey Cat Fanciers will be having its Annual cat show at the Sheraton Parsippany. Competition in 20 rings and Angel Paws Rescue.
Dates: Friday, January 8, 2016 – Sunday, January 10, 2016
Address: Sheraton Parsippany Hotel: 199 Smith Rd, Parsippany, NJ
Cost: $10
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August: Osage County – Jan 8 – 17
Dates: January 8th – 17th, 2016
Address: Kelsey Theatre, MCCC; 1200 Old Trenton Rd., West Windsor, NJ
Cost: $18 adults, $16 seniors, $14 students
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Winter Trails Cross-country Skiing and Snowshoeing Festival – Jan 9
Bring the whole family to an all day festival and introduce new people to cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. Try snowshoe demo gear for free for a short duration. Demo stations will operate from locations next to the parking lot. For full day or half day experiences, trail passes and rentals will be available inside the lodge for a fee.
State park guides will offer free nature hikes at 11 am and 1 pm starting from the trail head sign using your own equipment or rentals. Instruction videos will run all day in the ski lodge. A free 30-minute mini-lesson will be offered at noon for first-timers only. The group lessons are limited to 15 persons and preregistration in the lodge is required.
The event starts at 10 am and ends 2 pm. NJ Nordic Ski Patrol will have a display and fundraiser outside the ski lodge. Food and hot beverages will be available in the ski lodge. Free ski waxing clinics will be given on demand in the lodge.
Date: Saturday, January 9th, 2016; 11am to 7pm
Address: High Point Cross Country Ski Center; High Point State Park, 1480, Rte. 23, Sussex, NJ
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Downtown Abbey Lunch at Liberty Hall Museum – Jan 9
As the final season of Downton Abbey airs, step back in time and enjoy a luncheon fit for the Crawley family themselves! Our mouthwatering luncheon buffet includes your choice of red or white wine. A tour of Liberty Hall Museum follows the luncheon.
Date: Saturday, January 9th, 2016; Noon to 3pm
Address: Liberty Hall Museum; 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ
Cost: $55. Reservations Required
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Barefoot Grape Stomping – Jan 9
Join Four Sisters Winery for a formal wine presentation and tasting, salad, spaghetti and meatball dinner, dessert followed by the stomping of the grapes. Includes wine cellar tour. Additional wine by the glass and bottle available for purchase. Reservations are required.
Date: Saturday, January 9th, 2016; 1pm
Address: Four Sisters Winery; 783 County Road 519, Belvidere, NJ
Cost: $35 plus tax and 10% gratuity
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River Horse Cask Festival – Jan 9
What the FIRKIN is a PIN??? Well for one… it doesn’t last as long!! Come discover the wonderful world of cask beer at our annual Cask Festival, an evening full of very limited and unique offerings. Our brewers will be stationed around the building to discuss how they create different cask beers, as well as which styles are the most conducive to aging. We will have variations of our regular beers, in addition to variations of some new specialty beers… totaling 21 delicious concoctions that our brewers have imagined up for you!! Additionally, each ticket includes 3 votes for your favorite. The top 4 beers will be recreated to become available to the public for a limited time in 2016!
Date: Saturday, January 9, 2016 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Address: River Horse Brewing Company; 2 Graphics Dr, Ewing Township, NJ
Cost: $15 and are only available online through Eventbrite.com.
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Perez Play Cosplay Masquerade – Jan 9
Price includes entry, katsu curry, shrimp fried rice, gyozas sponsored from Batten Ramen shoots with Peppy Films EMCP Thisguycantbeserious KG Photography Burlesque by Vonka Romanov and animation show Bobby Major, murder mystery, cosplay contest, winner in a calendar, vendors , raffles music and much more!
Date: Saturday, January 9th, 2016; 5pm to 9pm
Address: 432 Broad Ave. Ridgefield, NJ
Cost: 19.99 in advance, 29.99 at the door.
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Clifton NJ Comic Book Show – Jan 10
The best dealers in the northeast with hundreds of thousands of comics for sale. They have everything from Golden Age to this week’s current comics. Hot titles, variant editions and investment grade CGC books, too. Don’t miss our unbeatable selection of comics for serious collectors and thousands of bargain comics for beginners or folks that just love to be able to buy tons and not break the bank… supplies and some toys too!
Date: Sunday, January 10th, 2016; 10am to 4pm
Address: Clifton Recreation Center, 1232 Main Ave, Clifton, NJ
Cost: Free
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Light of Day Winterfest 2016 – Jan 10
COVER ME brings many of the all-time best Jersey cover bands to the Pony stage, including the legendary CATS ON A SMOOTH SURFACE Sunday Night Reunion, all in one day! BOBBY BANDIERA returns with CATS this year along with Vinny Daniele, Joel Krauss, Harry Filkin, Peter Schulle, Tommy LaBella, Joe Belia, John Berry, Stiff Reed and more Cats alumni.
Date: Sunday, January 10th, 2016
Address: Stone Pony; 913 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park, NJ
Cost: $20 in advance, $25 at the door
