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T h e B i l l N o r e N G r o u p J a z z i T u p !
The Bill Noren Group is a local jazz quartet of professional
musicians. The group has been playing together for years.
Individually, each member has been performing in the NJ, NY
and PA area for decades. The group will be performing some
of their favorite jazz tunes - some of which may be surprising
to the audience – on May 9 at the North County Branch
Library. The program is free but registration is required.
T h S h o S T S J o e l F a r k a S a T i T S
G e N e r a l M e e T i N G M a r c h 1 7
The Tewksbury Historical Society hosts Joel Farkas, Lecturer
at the Fairleigh Dickinson University Florham Institute for Life
Learning, at its General Meeting, Sunday, March 17. The event takes
place at the Zion Lutheran Church Christian Education Building, 18 Miller
Avenue in Oldwick, 08558, at 1:00 pm and is open to the public free of charge.
Refreshments will be served.
March is Women's History Month. The lecture, "Celebrating
Women Before, During, and After the American Revolution", will
discuss women's participation in American History, especially during the war.
Some of the influencers of the period include Abigail Adams, Deborah Reed
Franklin, Nancy Hart who addressed the starvation occurring at Valley Forge,
Penelope Barker and the Edenton Tea Party and Esther de Berdt Reed of the
Ladies Association of Philadelphia. These are just a few of the women who will
be showcased.
Joel Farkas is a graduate of Ohio State University. In addition to
lecturing at Fairleigh Dickinson University, he is also a National Park Service
volunteer docent at Washington Headquarters, Morristown, and a lecturer at
the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Rutgers University. He is the recipient
of the National Park Service Centennial Volunteer Challenge Award.
Society membership is open to anyone interested in the history of
Tewksbury Township. Members receive a quarterly newsletter and advance
notice of all programs and events the Society holds throughout the year. The
Society holds three regular meetings-programs per year on the 3rd Sunday in
January, March, and May with a 4th being the Covered Dish Supper. It also
sponsors an annual Juried Art Exhibition and Sale, a Self-Guided Auto Tour,
several Tag Sales and, every other year, a Barn Tour/Garden Tour.
The Tewksbury Historical Society is a New Jersey not-for-profit
corporation organized for the purpose of furthering research into and the
preservation and dissemination of the history of the Township of Tewksbury.
Society information is found on its website: www.TewksburyHistory.net.
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