August 22: HARVEST HOME FESTIVAL!!!

The Griggstown Reformed Church is delighted to invite you and your entire family to one of the most fun-filled events of the year, Harvest Home!

DATE: Saturday, August 22
TIME: 3:30 to 7:00PM
PLACE: The Griggstown Reformed Church
1065 Canal Road, Princeton

ADMISSION IS FREE!!!

Come celebrate another successful harvest that's bounty is sure to see us comfortably through the long winter months! Your wonderful afternoon will feature:

• Free Concert by the Fabulous Blawenburg Band (4PM)!
  
• A Silent Auction of Cool New Items & Antiques!
• Exciting Games!
• Scrumptious BBQ!
• Delicious Baked Goods!
• Beautiful New & Antique Quilts on Display!
• Much, Much More!

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EVENT ROUND-UP: July & August 2009

Summertime And The Livin' Is Easy--AND FUN!!! Just the way it should be....

Sept 09 BUSY SEASON SNEAK PREVIEW!
Aug 22 GRIGGSTOWN HARVEST HOME--FREE
Aug 22 KAYAK THE D&R CANAL--FREE
Aug 13 FRANKLIN INN BOOKSTORE TEMPORARILY CLOSED
Aug 9 CANAL HOUSE BLUEGRASS & ICE CREAM--FREE
Jul-Aug GRIGGSTOWN GRASSLAND WILDFLOWERS--FREE

Share your personal photos of these events with the RMVE Blog!

• Please email any photos you are willing to have posted on the RMVE blog in .jpg format (no more than 200K each, please) to the blog's primary writer/editor/monitor, Jan ten Broeke, at tensart@gmail.com.
• Please include any identifying information with your submissions including site location, activities, and names of individuals prominent in the photo(s).
• While no compensation for your photos is available, you will be providing everyone who views them with lasting memories and joy, as well as helping your community document these significant activities for the benefit of many generations to come. In that spirit, we hope you will be generous--and judicious--in your photo submissions!

August 22: KAYAK THE D&R CANAL!

Come join the Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park's Naturalist for a leisurely paddle along the calm cool waters of the historic canal and enjoy an up close view of the delightful aquatic life that call it home!


DATE: Saturday, August 22
TIME: 10:00AM
MEET: The Griggstown Day Use Area
Weston Canal Road & Weston Causeway
IMP'T: Participant must be 13 years or older
All paddlers must wear personal flotation devices
Some kayaking experience required
RSVP: Call ASAP to Reserve a Spot, Space is Limited!
INFO: (609) 924-5705

The park has a limited number of kayaks available. There is a kayak concession for those who will need to rent a boat, otherwise, this event is FREE!!!

August 9: BLUEGRASS MUSIC & ICE CREAM!

It doesn't get more SUMMERTIME than this: a breezy afternoon along the banks of the Delaware-Raritan Canal, plenty of friendly folk, swingin' bluegrass music, and homemade ice creams at the historic Blackwells Mills Canal House!!!

DATE: Sunday, August 9
TIME: 2:00PM to 4:00PM
PLACE: The Blackwells Mills Canal House
598 Canal Rd. @ Blackwells Mills Rd, Somerset
BRING: Lawn chair or blanket for your comfort!

ADMISSION IS FREE!!!

Tap your toes and sing along with traditional folk songs performed by the fabulously talented Six Mile Run Bluegrass Band!

Scrumptious ice cream hand-crafted for you by Confectionately Yours!

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June 28: BUCCLEUCH MANSION OPEN FOR TOURS!

The Jersey Blue Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution are pleased to invite you and your family to tour the beautifully restored and preserved Buccleuch Mansion this Sunday, and the last Sundays in July, August, and September!

DATES: Sundays; June 28, July 26, August 30, September 27
TIME: 1:00PM to 4:00PM
PLACE: The Buccleuch Mansion
Entrance on Easton Avenue
Across from St. Peter's Hospital, New Brunswick
CONTACT: (732) 745-5074

BRING THE FAMILY, ADMISSION IS FREE!!!

Now Until August 14: "RIBBON OF LIFE", ARTISTIC VIEWS OF THE D&R CANAL

The D&R Greenways Land Trust in partnership with the D&R Canal Commission and Delaware Mill Society proudly invites the public to its latest art exhibition, Ribbon of Life, showcasing vintage views from the archives of the D&R Canal Commission and contemporary views by regional artists!

DATES: May 18 to August 14
DAYS: Monday through Friday
TIME: 9:00AM to 5:00PM
PLACE: Marie L. Matthews Gallery of D&R Greenways' Johnson Educational Center,
One Preservation Place, Princeton
INFO: (609) 924-4646

Admission if FREE!!! Groups Please Call Ahead!