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Weekend Picks: A New Jersey Day-cation

There are music or food festivals in just about every part of the state.

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“Hair” in Asbury’s Carousel House

It’s two revivals in one.

Hair,” the rock musical that revolutionized Broadway 40 years ago, is opening Friday as the first event held inside Asbury Park’s newly refurbished Carousel House, the boardwalk landmark that for decades sat empty and falling apart like much of this Shore town.

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Weekend Picks: Festivals and Fairs

It’s a big weekend for food and wine lovers at the Jersey Fresh Food and Wine Festival, Saturday and Sunday at Hopewell Valley Vineyards in Pennington. Taste wines from the state’s vineyards, attend seminars by wine and food experts, and try food from Brothers Moon and Nomad Pizza Company in Hopewell, The Bent Spoon, Tre Piani Restaurant and Underground Café in Princeton, and High Street Grill in Mt. Holly.

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Weekend Picks: Hold on to Summer

The New Jersey State Fair kicks off tomorrow and runs through August 10 at the Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta. In the tradition of old fashioned American state fairs, the idea is to showcase agriculture with wholesome family events like livestock and garden exhibits, a tractor pull, one of the state’s largest horse shows, and lots of Jersey Fresh produce. 

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Art on the Boardwalk

Asbury Park was in full summer mode last weekend.

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Ghosts From Asbury Park

So what’s really lurking in those majestic buildings of historic Asbury Park?

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Ready, Get Set…Shore!

You may be reading this from your laptop as you “work from home” this morning at the beach house. Or you may be considering heading down the Shore to soak up the first real sunshine of the season this long weekend. Consider us your guide to the summer season, with plenty of ideas and new sights to keep you busy off the beach.

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Weekend Picks: The Reel Asbury

Cool Asbury Park is a hot spot this weekend. Tomorrow through Sunday, the Garden State Film Festival brings indie films and filmmakers to classic New Jersey venues like the Paramount Theatre and the Stone Pony.

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Weekend Picks: A Loverly Weekend

From London to Newark, they will be dancing all night at NJPAC, which brought to New Jersey the 50th Anniversary London production of My Fair Lady, with original British cast members Christopher Cazenove and Lisa O’Hare — Professor Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle. Through Sunday, www.njpac.org for show times and tickets.

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Sundance at the Shore

The Garden State Film Festival brings its talents down-the-shore for a three day movie event. more

Asbury’s New Boss

The new Boss of Asbury Park has four legs. And he couldn’t be more eager to show them off, striding through the rapidly improving downtown shopping district, eyes bright with excitement.

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Hall of Fame

How Jersey Are You

The Good the Bad and the Ugly

What's it Worth... Life in New Jersey more

Sending up the Bat Signal

Commitment Issues

The Write Stuff

Sweet Lou

Best of Jersey: Good Buys

Boss 101

Shore Lore: Music Man

Shore Lore: Still Geator After All These Years

Shore Lore: Beach Ball