Family Holiday Party, Model Train Show, Santa & Much Much More -- Check out a slew of local area events at Bridgewater Hulafrog .
Make it a weekend with these great Somerset County Events!
1. Farm to Table Indoor Winter Market, Duke Farms
2. Family Holiday Party, Branchburg Sports Complex
3. Caroler Brunch, The Grain House Restaurant at The Olde Mill Inn
4. American Repertory Ballet’s The Nutcracker, State Theatre New Jersey
5. Winter Wonder Lights Laser Show, RVCC Planetarium
6. Holiday Spirits Pub Crawl, Downtown Somerville
7. A Holiday Adventure and Singalong, Farmstead Arts Center
8. Let It Begin With Me Concert, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church – Somerville
9. Raritan Valley Symphonic Band Holiday Concert, Bridgewater-Raritan High School
10. Ugly Sweater 5K and Pub Crawl, Downtown Somerville
THINGS TO DO AT THE RVCC PLANETARIUM
Info: www.raritanval.edu/community-resources/planetarium
If you are willing to go a little further afield: The New Jersey State Museum has a busy holiday week planned:
Planetarium News:
New shows and weekday presentations
Through Jan. 7
Celebrate the season with Laser Holiday Magic, featuring full-spectrum laser beams, dazzling animated laser effects and popular holiday music.
Or, explore the Universe, a more curious place than we ever imagined! As scientists unravel the complexities of the cosmos, key findings are revealing amazing new frontiers for exploration. With astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson as your guide, come along on a journey about what we already know, and about the mysteries we have yet to solve in the new show, Dark Universe.
You will go beyond the night sky and into deep space to find out how discoveries over the past 100 years have led us to two great cosmic mysteries: dark matter and dark energy. You'll hurtle through Jupiter's atmosphere, peer at the web of dark matter holding galaxies together, and watch the colorful remains of the universe's beginnings unfold.
Experience Dark Universe to celebrate the pivotal moments that have brought us unprecedented knowledge of the universe and our place in it - and glimpse the exciting future of cosmic exploration.
Dark Universe was created by the American Museum of Natural History, the Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and Space, and the Hayden Planetarium.
Weekend Schedule
11 am One World, One Sky
12 noon Magic Tree House: Space Mission
1 pm Laser Holiday Magic
2 pm Dark Universe (NEW)
Weekday Presentations
In addition to the weekend shows, the Planetarium will present weekday shows during the holidays from Tuesday, December 26 through Friday, December 29. It's also Trenton Patriots Week: Learn about the constellations and planets that occupied the sky on the stormy evening when General George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware! The 11 am and 1 pm shows will include a live talk about the skies on the night of December 25, 1776.
11 am Magic Tree House: Space Mission ( includes 1776 sky talk)
Noon Laser Holiday Magic!
1 pm Dark Universe (NEW) (includes 1776 sky talk)
Special Event:
Small Explorers Series
December 16, 10 am
Discovery Den, 2nd floor
Join us this month to explore snow through stories, crafts and play. We'll read "The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats, followed by a visit to the Inuit/Eskimo section of the Hearth & Home exhibition. We finish up in the STEAM Center with some fun, hands-on activities and games. This free program is 45 minutes long and begins promptly at 10 am. Small Explorers is for children 6 months to 5 years and their caregivers. Space is limited, so advance registration is encouraged. For more information or to register, contact Kerry.Scott@sos.nj.gov.
Special Event:
Winter Break Art Studio
December 26-29, 11 am to 2 pm
Imagination Studio, lower level
Drop by to participate in our free daily art projects! All ages are welcome to get creative in our Winter Art Studio. A different project will be offered each day, inspired by art on view in the exhibition, American Perspectives: The Fine Art Collection.
Dec. 26 - Recycled Sculptures: View Adan by Debra Butterfield, then create your own sculpture from recycled materials.
Dec. 27 - Printmaking: Let Jacqueline Kennedy II by Andy Warhol be your inspiration as you create your own block print.
Dec. 28 - Explore texture with paint: View Soot-Camp by James Little and Cobalt Twirl by Sam Gilliam, then explore new ways of creating texture for abstract painting by mixing different materials into the paint.
Dec. 29 - Earthworks: Learn about earthworks such as Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson, Sun Tunnels by Nancy Holt, and more. Then create your own miniature earthwork in the Imagination studio and photograph it.
Special Event:
Winter Break Small Explorers Program
December 28, 10 am
Discovery Den, 2nd floor
If you missed the Small Explorers program on December 16, here's another chance to experience it! In honor of Patriots Week, we'll also include some fun Colonial-era activities. Space is limited, so advance registration is encouraged. For more information or to register, contact Kerry.Scott@sos.nj.gov.
Note: Programs may be subject to change. Please check the Museum's Facebook page for changes or cancellations.
Today (Tuesday 12/5) at 10 and 4:30 “Building Up” – STEM Playground. Join us for some construction stories then use our STEM toys to create your own structures.
Next Tuesday (12/12 at 10 and 4:30) Gifts and Giving – we’ll share stories then create our own imaginative “marvelous toy” or wrapping paper.
