March 2018
SUMMER CAMPS
The days are getting longer and warm weather will be here to stay before you know it. Plan now for ways to keep kids active all summer long. Choose from area programs with focus on the arts, athletics, and academic enrichment. Here are a few local offerings:

PERFORMANCES
Music at the Museum features French Romanticism, performed by musicians from Mason Gross School of the Arts Extension Division, March 11 at the Zimmerli Art Museum.

Inspired by true events, the touching drama, Trying, runs March 13 - April 8 at George Street Playhouse’s interim location on Rutgers’ Cook Campus.

Dublin Irish Dance, a dance troupe of world champion Irish step dancers, will take the stage at State Theatre New Jersey together with a sensational eight member traditional Irish band and vocalist March 17.

Welcome to the comic, wondrous, wordless universe of Mummenschanz, a place where everyday objects—such as wires, tubes, boxes— spring to life to become fantastical characters, March 19 at the State Theatre New Jersey.

The New Brunswick Jazz Project presents Women in Jazz with 18 free performances throughout the month of March, in five locations throughout the city center.
LECTURES AND EXHIBITIONS
"Are you prepared for the workplace revolution?" The Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce presents an Emerging Leaders Summit session March 8.

To commemorate International Women's Day, attend A Global Reckoning: Fighting Back Against Sexual Harassment, March 8. A panel discussion on sexual harassment in both global and U.S. contexts will follow the film screening of The People's Girls.

The Zimmerli Art Museum hosts a reception for the Nevermore: Leonid Lamm, Selected Works exhibition March 9; " A Photographic Journey of Parallel Histories" examining the photo-based artwork of Annu Palakunnathu Matthew March 8; and a panel of artists and writers discuss the new “Prison Nation” issue of Aperture magazine March 21.

Attend a workshop on " Just In Case: Disaster Planning for Cultural Organizations" to learn how organizations can prepare ahead of a disaster , March 10, at East Jersey Old Town Village in Piscataway. Free.

Saint Peter's University Hospital hosts a free community education program, " Community Perspective on the Opioid Epidemic" March 21.

On March 21, attend a book launch for The Douglass Century: The Transformation of the Women’s College at Rutgers University . Meet the authors, alumnae, and former faculty members as they share reflections on Douglass College history.

Discover local history during "From Indian Trail to Interstate," with guided tours offered at the Metlar-Bodine House Museum in Piscataway March 24.

Photographer Bill Owens stops by the Zimmerli Art Museum during Art After Hours : First Tuesdays April 3 for a talk about " It's Just a Job: Bill Owens and Studs Terkel on Working in 1970s America." Free.

See United States Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy K Smith  read from her most recent works April 4 at Rutgers' College Avenue Student Center, as part of the Writers at Rutgers Reading Series .
FOR KIDS
The Middlesex County Council for Young Children is launching their project "Barbers and Books" to provide access to a variety of books to young boys and their parents. Learn more about this lending library that encourages families to read.

A Wrinkle in Time premieres one day early at Rutgers Cinema on the Livingston Campus March 8. Open to the public and parking is available.

Families are invited to get creative at  Art Together   at the Zimmerli Art Museum on April 8. This free, drop-in interactive workshop is led by Mason Gross students and teaching artists.
SCIENCE & NATURE
Observe the night sky through a 20-inch optical telescope at the Robert A. Schommer Astronomical Observatory on select Thursdays of every month, weather permitting. This month's dates are March 8, 15, and 22.

Construction continues on Cook's Market at the Rutgers Gardens, a permanent structure that will allow the farm market to run year round. Visit the winter market March 16 and April 20.

Receive expert instruction on the most innovative gardening and landscaping subjects available at the 42nd Annual Home Gardeners School March 17.

Learn little known secrets that can extend the beauty of a garden in a new, one day course, Perennials for Year-Round Interest , March 14, and the basics of grafting, in a one-day Grafting Workshop March 28.
SPORTS & RECREATION
The Rutgers Unite Half Marathon is one of the largest half marathons in New Jersey offering a scenic course throughout Rutgers campuses on April 15. 

Registration for the Lady Knight Camp and Clinic on June 2 is now open - a fun and educational evening teaching football fundamentals and player safety. N et proceeds are donated to Women Aware, domestic violence service agency and shelter.
AROUND TOWN
American Repertory Ballet celebrates its 33rd Annual Gala and Junior Gala March 10 at the Hyatt Regency New Brunswick.

Interested in supporting adult learners new to the English language? Come to an information session to learn more about this new 18-hour English for Beginners Volunteer Training Program March 12.

To commemorate National Poetry Month in April, the New Brunswick Free Public Library will publish its 20th annual Poetry Month Celebration Anthology. Open to all, from novice to previously published , poem submission forms are due March 14.

The Middlesex County Council for Young Children address bullying in the community . Join a " Dinner and Conversation Regarding Bullying," and meet others who share the same concerns March 22. Child care and dinner will be provided.
 
The Rutgers University Student Employment Office will be holding the 2018 Part-time and Summer Job Fair March 27. Employers who are interested in hiring Rutgers students for part-time and/or summer jobs are encouraged to participate. Registration is required.

Rutgers Health University Dental Associates on Somerset Street provides compassionate, high-quality care at a one-stop practice. Most insurance accepted.

New Brunswick Free Public Library is offering assistance to taxpayers in understanding new tax laws and filing their taxes online, by appointment through April 7.

Need a Rutgers expert to speak at your next community meeting? Try the Rutgers Speakers Bureau website where you can search by topic, name, or keyword.

Still looking for a venue for your graduation party or end of the school year celebration? The Rutgers Gardens Log Cabin and Alumni Pavilion is the perfect spot to host any event only minutes from campus.   Reservations are still available for 2018.
NEW IN TOWN
The Quincy luxury apartments at 120 Neilson Street

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DATES TO KNOW
Rutgers Spring Break - March 10-18
Daylight Savings Time - March 11
Scarlet Day of Service - April 21
Rutgers Day - April 28
New Brunswick Restaurant Week - July 14-28
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