Clinton Township Newsletter

7 A u g u s t 2 0 1 4 v a C a t i o n b i b l e S C h o o l a t r o u n D v a l l e Y u n i t e D M e t h o D i S t C h u r C h Please join us at Round Valley United Methodist Church for this year's VBS program Workshop of Wonders: Imagine and Build with God. We will be meeting Tuesday August 19 – Thursday August 21 from 6:20 – 8:30 pm each evening at RVUMC at 30 Main Street, Lebanon. There will be stories, crafts, snacks, games and more!! Free!! For ages 4 – 5th grade. To pre-register, please call 908.236.2332 or log onto: http://2014.cokesburyvbs.com/round- valleyumc. If you have any questions, please call Jennifer at 730.0601. 2 01 4 - 2 01 5 S C h o o l Y e a r r e g i S t r at i o n i S o P e n f o r t h e w o r k - f a M i l Y C o n n e C t i o n b e f o r e a n D a f t e r S C h o o l e n r i C h M e n t P r o g r a M S ! Registration is open for WFC Before and After School Enrichment Programs, and Kindergarten Wrap-Around in Clinton Township! As with previous years, some programs will fill to capacity and have limited spaces available. Register today to reserve a space in the program at your child's school. After your registration is submitted, you will be notified of your child's acceptance and start date at our program. Registration for the first day of school will be closed after August 20! Due to your child's and the school's safety, we cannot accommodate late registra- tions for the first day of school. Registrations submitted after August 20th must wait for a confirmation email from the main office before you send your child to the program. Ready to register? Go directly to www.workfamily.org. We are looking forward to another great year! f l e M i n g t o n – Y o u r S t a y c a t i o n D e S t i n a t i o n Music on Main Street, Thursday Night Lights, Car Show Sounds, 90 Main Project, Salsa Night, Tomato and Corn Festival and Jazz Fest are all a part of the emerging music scene hitting Flemington this Summer! As a part of the revitalization, drawing feet to the street, giving locals places to hang out and creating destination events, Flemington is rocking with vibrant homegrown talent as well as showcasing professional well-known musicians. • Music on Main, sponsored by the Borough of Flemington, has moved to Wednesday nights, from 7:00 - 10:00 pm on August 6 and 20. Dine al fresco in the middle of the street with some of Flemington's finest restaurants and take in the sounds of a variety of bands to be announced. Beer and wine available for those over 21 years of age. The music is free, and seating is first-come, first-sit. Location on Main will be between Mine Street and the Post Office. • New this year and presented in conjunction with the Business Improvement District and Flemington Rocks is Thursday Night Lights. Musicians, street performers and artists will all be stationed in front of restaurants and open retail establishments to bring Thursday night's in Downtown Flemington alive with lots of activity. Participating retailers will have lights in their windows that will all come on at dusk. The pilot will take place on alternating weeks of the Music on Main, July 31, August 14 and 28, from 6:00 - 10:00 pm. Performers who are donating their time will be on Main Street as well as in Turntable Junction and Stangl. • The Flemington Classic Car shows feature bands and DJ's every other Saturday from 5:30 - 8:30 pm on Main Street as well as the third Thursday of every month 6:00 - 8:00 pm at the Hunterdon Shopping Center at 31 Reaville Road. Dur- ing the Saturday Car Shows, the 90 Main Street pop-up gallery and performance venue is open. The Flemington DIY group who manages the 90 Main Street venue also has performances and film screenings on Fridays and on Sundays. • Flemington's own Christine Martucci will be the headliner at the Restaurant Association's Tomato and Corn Festival Sunday, August 24, 4:00 pm-8:00 pm on the lawn behind Teaberry's. It's a cook-off for the best dishes made with tomatoes and corn and you'll be the judge, tasting samplings from participating restaurants. Beer and wine, as well as BBQ, will be available. • Rounding out the summer music with a big bang is the Central Jersey Jazz Festival! Flemington joins New Brunswick and Somerville for this three-day weekend music fest. Friday, September 12 in Flemington 6:00 - 10:00 pm, Satur- day in New Brunswick and Sunday in Somerville. The outdoor fest will take place on the historic Courthouse portico. Lineup features Emily Asher, Warren Vauche, Winard Harper and Jeli Posse and Grammy winner and Rock n' Roll Hall of Famer Bernie Worrell and his Orchestra. Make Downtown Flemington your Staycation Destination this sum- mer–tell your friends to meet you on Main–it's the place to be! While you're in town experiencing the music, food and shopping, take a selfie of you and your friends and enter it in the BID's Selfie Contest. First prize is a Staycation at the Main Street Bed and Breakfast during the Friday, September 12 Jazz Festival. (Donated by Donna and Ken Arold.) For more info about the contest summer music, please visit www.downtownflemington.com. r e v o l u t i o n a r Y w a r D a Y S ! 56 Main Street, Clinton • www.theredmill.org On August 2 (Saturday) and August 3 (Sunday), don't miss out on a chance to walk into the past! The Red Mill Museum Village is hosting the Annual Revolutionary War Days. The event features Patriot and Loyalist encamp- ments. Infantry, militia and artillery. Cavalry units from the Continental Army and British Brigade will face each other in daring skirmishes! Demonstrations including mounted horsemen practicing cavalry tactics and so much more will wow spectators each day from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Watch war-time drills, weapons firing, period demonstrations, first person portrayals of influential Revolutionary War figures, open fire cooking, a blacksmith and even a replica Revolutionary War boat. Come learn about how families in the town of Clinton and surrounding areas felt about the war, while listening to the hammer dulcimer and fiddle carry the tunes of the 18th century. The event will be held rain or shine at the Red Mill Museum Village, located at 56 Main Street in Clinton. Admission is $9 adults, $7 seniors, active military and veterans, $5 children 6-12, free for members and children under 6. Municipal parking is available nearby. For more information, contact: Amy Boyce, Curator of Public Programming, programs@theredmill.org or call 908.735.4101, ext. 102. In 2008, a group of area residents, organized by Mary Ennis Meo, met in the Clinton Com- munity Center to discuss starting a local ama- teur theater group. Meo, who had just finished di- recting NHHS's production of Les Miserables, thought that adults in the community might enjoy such artistic endeavors also. The Community Center was filled with adults of all ages, from high school seniors to senior citizens–some with more recent theatrical experience; some had not acted since decades before. As a result of the interest and enthusiasm shown by local artists, Clinton Area Stage Troupe (CAST) was formed as a non-profit 501(c)3 corpo- ration in May, 2008. Since then, CAST has produced three comedies, five musicals and one variety show, and has performed at Clinton Town's Dickens Days during the holiday season. Now the productions are larger, and the venue is the theater at NHHS. The shows have been well attended by kind and enthusias- tic audiences. Eighty or 90 people participate in each production, and audiences for a production often total over 1000 by the end of the run. The participants are college students on summer break, senior citizens who love to sing, middle aged people with great voices or tap dancing skill, young adults looking for a creative outlet, comedians, dancers, set builders, painters, and occasionally children. A live orchestra made up of tal- ented local musicians accompanies each musical. The group's success is due to the talent of area residents, the dedication of the members, and the community's appreciation of quality theatrical performances. CAST's mission statement reveals the group's purpose and philosophy: Clinton Area Stage Troupe (CAST) is a group of individuals interested in the performing arts in northern Hunterdon County. CAST exists to provide artists with opportunities to practice their craft through dramatic and musical performances, and to enrich the community with up- lifting and inspiring quality theatrical productions. The group seeks to include as many performers as a show can accommodate, prepares them well with the help of local musicians and teachers, and keeps ticket prices low to allow all local residents an opportunity to enjoy the top-notch shows. CAST invites everyone interested to become involved in the group. CAST's Facebook page (Clinton Area Stage Troupe) and website: wwwclintonareastagetroupe.com have more information about the group, as well as photos and videos of the group performing or having fun at rehearsals. C l i n t o n a r e a S t a g e t r o u P e

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