Top Ten New Jersey Events for Feb 17th – 19th, 2017

Here are my Top Ten New Jersey Events for February 17th – 19th, 2017. Links and additional information for events are in the Titles. Events are listed in date order.

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Top Ten New Jersey Events for the Weekend:

New Jersey Boat Sale & Expo – Feb 16th – 19th
The New Jersey Boat Sale & Expo and the Jersey Shore Boat Sale & Expo are produced by the Marine Trades Association of New Jersey (MTA/NJ). The MTA/NJ is a non-profit trade organization comprised of over 300 marine related businesses dedicated to promoting, protecting and advancing the recreational marine industry and waterways in the State of New Jersey.
Dates: February 16th – 19th, 2017
Address: The New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center; 97 Sunfield Ave, Edison NJ
Cost: $10 at the door, $8 in advance

Summit Winter Farmer’s Market – Feb 18th
Come spend a Saturday in downtown Summit! Park for free, buy your fresh, high quality, locally produced products from the market, and enjoy all the wonderful shops, restaurants, fitness studios, and more in the downtown.
Date: Saturday, February 18th, 2017; 10am to 2pm
Address: 31 Woodland Avenue, Summit, NJ
Cost: Free

NJCB Winter Cask Fest at Harvest Moon – Feb 18th
The second annual Winter Cask Fest is happening on February 18, 2017. Come on out for a pay as you go #NJ cask festival with small pours and large pours.This year NHCB is partnering up with New Jersey Highlands Coalition to donate a portion of the proceeds to protect our NJ water sources.
Date: Saturday, February 18th, 2017; 2pm to 8pm
Address: Harvest Moon Brewery & Cafe; 392 George St, New Brunswick, NJ
Cost: Free to attend

37th Annual Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series – Feb 18th
ssues of civil and human rights, housing and gentrification, and health and income inequalities in American cities will be in sharp focus as the thirty-seventh annual Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series (MTW) invites a wide-ranging discussion of the last half-century of black urban history. The annual Black History Month conference will be held on Saturday, February 18, 2017, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the Paul Robeson Campus Center on the campus of Rutgers University-Newark.
Date: Saturday, February 18th, 2017
Address: Rutgers University, Newark Campus; 350 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.Newark, NJ
Cost: Free

Laurita Winterfest – Feb 18th & 19th
More than a dozen gourmet food trucks, LIVE music outside in the grove, almost two dozen fire pits, FIREWORKS Saturday Night and YES…the ICE SCULPTURES will be there!! So get up, get out of the house and enjoy an unseasonably warm weekend with your friends, family, wine, food & a few hundred more new acquaintances!
Dates: February 18th & 19th, 2017; 11am to 8pm Sat and 11am to 7pm Sun
Address: 85 Archertown Road, New Egypt, New Jersey
Cost: $5

Wine and Chocolate Weekends at Terhune Orchards – Feb 18, 19, Mar 4, 5
Visit Terhune Orchards Vineyard and Winery tasting for a weekend of wine and chocolate. Bring your loved ones, friends and family to enjoy sweet treats on this festive Weekend. Catch up with friends by the fire outside the winery, or enjoy our 12 varieties of wine inside our cozy wine bar. Guests can sample hot mulled wine to take out the winter chill. Enjoy homemade chocolate baked goods from Terhune’s own bakery paired with our award-winning wines. For this weekend, they are offering a special wine and chocolate pairing with Carol’s Creative Chocolatez, a local artisan chocolate maker specializing in high quality single-origin chocolate.
Dates: Saturdays and Sundays February 18 and 19 and March 4 and 5, 2017; 12pm to 5pm
Address: Terhune Orchards 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, NJ
Cost: $15

Chocolate & Wine Trail Weekend at Four Sisters Winery – Feb 18th and 19th
The winery will offer chocolate wine balls, chocolate wine and chocolate cake! yum, yum! Wine tasting, cellar tours and a light cafe menu will be available and don’t forget Valentine’s personalized wine labels
Dates: February 18th, and 19th, 2017
Address: 196 North Bridgeville Road – Rt 519, Belvidere, NJ
Cost: $5

Washington’s Birthday – Feb 19th
STEUBEN HOUSE: Dancing, Music, Exhibits & Tours
CAMPBELL-CHRISTIE HOUSE: Visit the Tavern Keeper – Coin & Currency Talk – Gift Shop – Refreshments/Tavern Fare
DEMAREST HOUSE: Tours • On exhibit: see a bed George slept in 1780
JERSEY DUTCH OUTKITCHEN: Open Hearth Cooking/recipes from Martha’s cookbook
All 3 Houses have Artifacts on Display.
Activities for Children include: Soldier Drills, Paper Dolls & Scavenger Hunt
Date: Sunday, February 19, 2017, 1-5 pm
Address: HNBL, 1201 Main St., River Edge, NJ
Cost: $10 adults, $7 students, BCHS members free.

Morris County Winter Farmer’s Market – Feb 19th
The Foodshed Alliance Farmers’ Access Network is pleased to partner with the Morris School District and Sustainable Morristown to run this market, bringing healthy locally produced food to area residents!
Date: Sunday, February 19th, 2017; 10am to 2pm
Address: 24 Mills Street, Morristown, NJ
Cost: Free

Washington’s Birthday Celebration – Feb 19th
The Centennial of the young nation’s first great hero inspired great celebration among early 19th century Americans.They gathered to offer toasts to George Washington and other important figures of the day. They also held balls, complete with cake and dancing. On Sunday, February 19th, the Dey Mansion will celebrate Washington’s Birthday weekend in the exact same spirit!
Visitors can take part in a salute to George Washington, eat cake, and learn more about the country’s first president. Special appearances will be made by New Jersey’s local militia. The day will also be filled with 18th century dancing, music, demonstrations, and crafters.
Date: Sunday, February 19th, 2017; 11am to 4pm
Address: Dey Mansion; 199 Totowa Road, Wayne, NJ
Cost: $5.00 per adult, $4.00 per senior, $3.00 per child