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Weekend Picks: Beyond Football

January 31, 2008 06:30 AM ET | Dianne Doctor | Permanent Link

Super Bowl Sunday is great no matter what. If you love football, you got it made. If you don’t, stores and restaurants will be empty and waiting to take good care of you.

Besides, there is the rest of the weekend. Which happens to include Ground Hog Day. Punxsutawney Phil is in Pennsylvania, but Saturday on our side of the Delaware children might enjoy the, uhm, Ground Hog Day-related program activities at the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts in Madison and the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton.  

It’s also the week before Mardi Gras; New Orleans comes to New Brunswick’s State Theater for a concert by Buckwheat Zydeco, Saturday at 8 .p.m. 

At the same time in Newark, an evening of classic ‘60s rockers at NJPAC. The lineup includes Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals, The Turtles, Melanie and the former lead singers of Country Joe and The Fish, The Moody Blues and The Hollies.

Looking for a different kind of “classic”? Guitarist Manuel Barruecos and the New Jersey Symphony, play Mozart’s Symphony No. 31, Strauss’ Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite and the U.S. premiere of composer Roberto Sierra’s Danzas Concertantes. Four dates, four venues: Tonight at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, Friday at Richardson Auditorium in Princeton, Saturday at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, and Sunday at the Community Theatre in Morristown. Performances at 8 p.m. except Sunday’s, which is at 3 p.m.


February 3

4th Annual Super "Plunge" Sunday, Meet on the beach between 47th & 48th Streets. 1 pm. Plunge into the Atlantic Ocean, on Super Bowl Sunday to benefit programs at St. Francis Community Center and the Swim Teams of Southern Regional High School. Registration fee includes a long sleeve t-shirt. Pre-registration required. Post-plunge festivities at Community Center include light refreshments and prizes for youngest plunger, oldest plunger, best costume, most funds raised by a student, and most funds raised overall. Pre-register at Community Center, 4700 Long Beach Blvd. on Feb. 2 from 9 am to 1 pm or Feb. 3 from 10 am - noon. Information: 609-494-8861 or www.stfranciscenterlbi.com - BRANT BEACH

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