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Editors' Picks: September 2010
Save The Date
Making Scents: The Art and Passion of Fragrance, 4/10 through 11/219 a.m.–5 p.m. Longwood Gardens; Kennett Square, Pa.; 610.388.1000; longwoodgardens.org
Evolve: Music and Yoga Festival, 9/3-6
Celebrate National Yoga Month at this four-day festival, intended to promote creativity and community. The event includes 25 yoga workshops and live music from 50 bands. Vegan and vegetarian food is available for purchase. Rickey and Son Organic Farm, Vernon, 973.896.9312, evolvefest.com
Saint Barnabas Medical Center Golf Open, 9/14
Trump National Golf Club, Bedminster, 973.322.4321, saintbarnabasfoundation.org
Somerset Medical Center Foundation Golf Classic, 9/15
Registration 10 a.m., tee-off: noon, post-event reception: 6 p.m., Trump National Golf Club, Bedminster, 908.685.2802, smcfoundation.com
Running Made Easier, 9/18
1-3 p.m., Tickets: $30-$35, Essential Somatics, Maplewood, 973.951.7845, essentialsomatics.com
St. Francis Medical Center Golf & Tennis Outing, 9/20
Registration: 7 a.m. - noon, morning tee-off: 8 a.m. Afternoon tee-off: noon. Trenton Country Club, 609.599.5659, stfrancismedical.com
Bucks County Cabaret & Hunt Breakfast, benefiting the American Foundation for AIDS Research, 9/25
This annual benefit raises funds for AIDS research and will feature Tony Award winner John Lloyd Young from Jersey Boys. The Hunt Breakfast will take place in Peapack, NJ., 1-3 p.m. Cocktails and Cabaret will be held in Pipersville, Pa., 5-9 p.m. Tickets $125-$300. 212.806.1764, amfar.org
Benefits
The Century for the Cure Bike Ride, for the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 9/11Registration: 6 a.m. Ride: 7 a.m., Tickets: $75, Camp Riverbend, Warren, 201.206.5361, centuryforthecure.com
Kaleidoscope of Hope Annual Walkathons, For Ovarian Cancer
Loantaka Brook Reservation, Morristown, 9/12; 9/19, Richard W. DeKorte Park, Lydhurst; 9/25, Boardwalk, Avon-by-the-Sea. Registration and warm-up: 8:15 a.m., 973.644.0500, kohnj.org
High Speed Chase for the Cure, for the Cancer Institute of N.J. Foundation, 9/12
8-11 a.m., Registration: 8 a.m., Louis A. Brown Athletic Center, Rutgers University, Livingston Campus, Piscataway, 732.235.4956, cinjfoundation.org
Prostate Cancer Awareness Night with the Somerset Patriots, 9/17
TD Bank Ballpark, Bridgewater, 908.685.2802, somersetmedicalcenter.com
Relay for Life of Maywood, 9/24-25
Memorial Park, Maywood, 201.457.3418, ext. 2229, acsevents.org
Free to Breathe: Lung Cancer Walk, 9/25
Registration: 10 a.m., Walk: 11:30 a.m., Tickets: $20-25, Horseshoe Lake Park, Succasunna, freetobreathe.org
Southern Regional Memory Walk, 9/25
Registration: 9 a.m., Walk: 10 a.m., Little Silver Park, Point Pleasant Beach, 609.275.1180, alznj.org
Lifeline Challenge: A Walk & Ride to Fight Prostate Cancer, 9/26
Walk: 8:30 a.m., Ride: 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Tickets: $25 (individual), $60 (family), $150 (team), Branch Brook Park, Newark, 973.450.2251, claramaassfoundation.org
Farm & Garden
2010 Great Tomato Tasting, 9/13 p.m., Tickets: $5, Rutgers Snyder Research and Extension Farm, Pittstown, 908.713.8980, snyderfarm.rutgers.edu
Annuals for Flower and Foliage, 9/11
9 a.m.-noon, Tickets: $47.50, Holly House at Rutgers Gardens, New Brunswick, 732.932.8451, rutgersgardens.rutgers.edu
Bayonet Farm Arts and Music Festival, 9/12
Noon-5 p.m., Tickets: $5, Bayonet Farm, Holmdel; 732.946.2820, ext. 1225, bayonetfarm.org
Gardens Gala, 9/16
5-9 p.m., Log Cabin and Alumni Pavilion at Rutgers Gardens, New Brunswick, 732.932.8451, rutgersgardens.rutgers.edu
N.J. Wild Outdoor Expo, 9/25-26
10 a.m.-4 p.m., Free, Assunpink Wildlife Management Area, Upper Freehold Township, wildoutdoorexpo.com
Food & Drink
A Culinary Affair, benefiting Hunterdon Hospice and Visiting Healthy and Supportive Services, 9/206-9 p.m., Tickets: $75-80, Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, Hampton, 908.788.6141, aculinaryaffair.kintera.org
Apple Days, 9/18-19
10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tickets: $5, Children under 3 are free, Terhune Orchards, Princeton, 609.924.2310, terhuneorchards.com
Apple, Wine, and Blue Grass Festival, 9/18-19
Noon-5 p.m., Tickets: $7.50 in advance, $12 at the door, Four Sisters Winery, Belvidere, 908.475.3671, foursisterswinery.com
WineFest 2010, 9/18-19
Noon-5 p.m., Tickets: $8 in advance, $12 at the door, Valenzano Winery, Shamong, 609.268.6731, valenzanowine.com
The Summit Wine and Food Festival, 9/24-26
The Grand Summit Hotel and Reeves-Reed Arboretum, Summit, 908.277.6565, summitwineandfood.com
Harvest Festival, 9/25-26
Noon-5 p.m., Tickets: $25, Alba Vineyard & Winery, Milford, 908.995.7800, albavineyard.com
Epicurean Palette, 9/26
1-4 p.m., Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, 609.586.1040, ext. 112, groundsforsculpture.org
Health
Neuropathy Patients Support Group, 9/77-8:30 p.m., Free, Overlook Hospital, Summit, 908.233.9709, atlantichealth.org
Self-Hypnosis for Stress Management, 9/13
Free, Spring Lake Public Library, Spring Lake, 732.449.6654, springlakelibrary.org
Gentle Movements for Breast Health, 9/15
Montclair Breast Center, Montclair, 973.509.1818, montclairbreastcenter.com
Diabetes Support Group, 9/16
6-7 p.m., Free, Meyer Conference Room at St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital, Wayne, 973.720.6733, stjosephshealth.org
Dish with the Dietitian, 9/16
6:30-7:45 p.m., Tickets: $5, RWJ Hamilton Center for Health & Wellness, Hamilton, 609.584.5900, rwjhamilton.org
Workshops for Parents of Individuals with Autism, 9/21
10 a.m.-noon or 6:30-8:30 p.m., The Arc of Mercer County, Ewing, autismnj.org
Arthritis Benefit: Twin Lights Bike Ride, 9/26
Huddy Park, Highlands, 732.283.4300, ext. 239, twinlightsrideaf.kintera.org
Pets
Noah’s Ark Petcasso Gala Fundraising Event, 9/264-7 p.m., Tickets: $100, The Skylands, Randolph, 973.347.0378, noahsarknj.org
Greyhound Rescue and Adoption Day, 9/27
10 a.m.-3 p.m., Bergen Community College Student Center, Paramus, greyhoundfriendsnj.org
Wellness
Get Well Faster & Stay Well Longer, 9/76:30-7 p.m., Free, Chiropractic Wellness Center of Clifton, 973.773.8244, drmagwood.com
Wild Roots, Wise Weeds: Study of Plant Medicines, 9/10-12
$260 (includes meals and lodging), Genesis Farm, Blairstown, 908.362.6735, genesisfarm.org
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, 9/13
7:30-9 p.m., Free, Princeton Center for Yoga and Health, Princeton, 609.924.7294, princetonyoga.com
Hypnosis to Stop Smoking, 9/15
7-9 p.m., Tickets: $75, The Valley Hospital Conference Center, Ridgewood, 800.825.5391, valleyhealth.com
Stress: Adapt or Perish, 9/21
6:30-7 p.m., Free, Chiropractic Wellness Center of Clifton, Clifton, 973.773.8244, drmagwood.com
Awaken the Next Phase of Your Life, 9/24
7-9 p.m., Tickets: $35, Kraft Center, Paramus, 201.291.6151, valleyhealth.com
Holistic Medicine and Your Health, 9/23
6 p.m., Free, Berrie Conference Room at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, 866.980.3462, Englewoodhospital.com
Dealing with Anger and Anxiety, 9/29
11 a.m., Free, Must call to register, Center for Healthier Living, Hackettstown, 908.850.6872, hrmcnj.org
