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Food

Calling All Chocoholics

Feb 7–15: What better way to remedy mid-winter blues (and treat your special Valentine) than with chocolate?

By Emily Faherty

Courtesy of New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.

Opera

High Notes

Feb 5, 7, and 12: Opera New Jersey and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra present Carmen, Bizet’s final and most beloved opera, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark.

By Emily Faherty

Courtesy of Harlem Globetrotters International Inc.

Sports

Having A Ball

Feb 13–14, 20: You’re in for a different kind of basketball when the Harlem Globetrotters come to town. The team has entertained fans since the 1920s with hilarious antics, trick plays, jaw-dropping slam dunks, and out-of-this-world ball skills.

By Emily Faherty

Courtesy of Wellmont Theatre.

Music

Love is in the Air

Feb 14: If you are looking for a night out on the town with your special someone this Valentine’s Day, head to to the Wellmont Theatre in Montclair where the always-soulful Al Green will perform the smoothest of tunes.

By Emily Faherty

Photo by Anatol Wladyslaw.

Art

New Works in Newark

Feb 17–May 23: Two exhibitions put the finishing touch on the Newark Museum’s ongoing centennial celebration.

By Emily Faherty

Courtesy of Apple Farms Arts and Music Center.

Stage

Who's Afriad of the Big Bad Wolf

Feb 27: With a new twist on a classic fairy tale, the Surflight Theatre’s “Surflight To Go” team presents Little Red Ridinghood/Who is a Stranger? at the Appel Farm Arts and Music Center in Elmer.

By Emily Faherty

Photo by Brittany App.

Stage

Head Over Heels

Feb 27 & 28: Since 1986, the Peking Acrobats have left audiences throughout the Western world speechless. With strength, agility, balance, and grace, the troupe of gymnasts, cyclists, jugglers, acrobats, and tumblers perform fearless feats that push the envelope of flexibility.

By Emily Faherty

Music Music YES Wellmont Theatre 02/10/10 Marc Cohn & Suzanne Vega Bergen Performing Arts Center 02/10/10 An Evening with Steve Winwood Count Basie Theatre 02/10/10 MidWeek Jazz Series: Acoustic Guitarist Marty Grosz Ocean County Library 02/10/10 Aaron Lewis of Staind Wellmont Theatre 02/11/10 Joshua Bell Bergen Performing Arts Center 02/11/10 Slayer & Megadeth - The American Carnage Tour IZOD Center 02/11/10 Bizet's Carmen New Jersey Performing Arts Center 02/12/10 LeAnn Rimes Count Basie Theatre 02/12/10 Yes Tropicana Casino and Resort 02/12/10 See all events ...	Art Art Glass Beads of Ghana Newark Museum 01/30/08 - 03/21/10 Small but Sublime: Intimate Views by Durand, Bierstadt and Inness Newark Museum 03/19/08 - 02/28/10 The Lenox Legacy: America's Greatest Porcelain, 1889 – 2005 Newark Museum 08/13/08 - 12/31/10 100 Years: Always New Newark Museum 02/11/09 - 04/25/10 "Spring & Art " Fieldstone Art Gallery 03/21/09 - 06/19/10 Skies Alive! Bird Migration in the Garden State Newark Museum 04/22/09 - 04/29/12 The Original Thomas Nast Macculloch Hall Historical Museum 07/22/09 - 04/28/10 Out of the Vault: 95 Years of Collecting at MAM Montclair Art Museum 08/08/09 - 08/31/10 From Meji to Modern: Japanese Art Goes Global, 1868 to 2008 Newark Museum 08/24/09 - 08/24/12 MAM Park Bench Montclair Art Museum 09/09/09 - 06/09/10 See all events ...
Etc Etc Speed Dating for Young Professionals, Tall Men Senorita's Mexican Grill 02/09/10 4-Minute Friending in Paramus for Young Professionals Bonefish Grill 02/09/10 Morristown Happy Hour Qube Lounge 02/10/10 Somerville Happy Hour for Young Professionals Mannion's Irish Pub 02/10/10 Survivor Networking Night The Wellness Community of Central New Jersey 02/11/10 Single Mingle for Young Professionals, 25 to 39 Glo Lounge 02/11/10 See all events ...	Stage Stage "If You Ever Leave Me... I'm Going With You!" Count Basie Theatre 02/11/10 Jill Eichenberry and Michael Tucker: Love Letters Community Theatre at the Mayo Center for the Performing Arts 02/14/10 Staged Reading of S.W. Senek’s Play “Mexican Night” Union County College 02/20/10 Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type Shea Center for The Performing Arts 02/20/10 Jesus Christ Superstar State Theatre 02/20/10 So, You Missed Valentine's Day? The Theatre District at Arts Youniversity 02/21/10 See all events ...
Comedy Comedy D.L. Hughley State Theatre 02/12/10 Jay Leno The Event Center at The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa 02/13/10 "If You Ever Leave Me I'm Going With You" Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts at Ramapo College 02/13/10 Tomáš Kubínek State Theatre 02/19/10 Lisa Lampanelli Patriots Theater at the War Memorial 02/27/10 Gabriel Iglesias The Strand Theater 03/03/10 See all events ...	Festivals Festivals 2nd Annual Leonia Winter Craft Fair American Legion Post #1 02/21/10 11th Annual Purim Carnival Shimon and Sara Birnbaum JCC 02/21/10 See all events ...

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Food Events

2/5: A four-course Benziger wine dinner will be held at Caffe Aldo Lamberti, 2011 Rt 70 W, Cherry Hill. 7 to 9:30 PM; $85 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations call 856-663-1747.

By Rosie Saferstein

Kisses of a Kind 2

Photographer Emmet Gowin, who retired from the Princeton University faculty last month after 36 years teaching photography, trained and inspired many students, so it's fitting that some of their work forms a tribute to him in the current exhibit at the Princeton University Art Museum, "Emmet Gowin: A Collective Portrait."

By Eric Levin

Last Minute Valentines

In need of a last minute chocolate run? The Godiva Shop at The Cherry Hill Mall (www.cherryhillmall.com) has extended hours over the weekend. They’re open until 10pm on Saturday and from 8 am to 7:30 pm on Sunday.

Construction Site: Caution

Location: Morristown

By Eric Levin

Getting Ready to 'Get Fit'

Starting this afternoon, I will be taking part in Get Fit New Jersey, a rigorous, 24-week fitness program at Life Time Athletic in Florham Park. Naturally, I spent the weekend stuffing my face with as much holiday chocolate and other goodies as possible.

By Ken Schlager

Feb 09 - Feb 09 Haircuts for Haiti

Feb 10 - Feb 10 "A Few of My Favorite Things: The Historical Memorabilia of Rabbi Sally J Priesand, America's First Female Rabbi"

Feb 11 - Feb 11 A Night of Hope

Feb 11 - Feb 11 ArtsCAP invites lovers of la cuisine française to dîner à la française

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