This Week in New Jersey’s Heartland: August 8th
The summertime season continues on with fairs, rodeos, and more in New Jersey’s Heartland!
Adult Computer Classes
Millville Public Library
210 Buck Street, Millville
August 8th | 1pm to 4pm
The MPL is holding beginner computer classes. Choose from these computer topics: mouse and keyboard basics, Microsoft Word basics, internet usage, and email basics. No prior experience needed. Classes are limited.
Monday, August 8, 2016 1-4pm: Interne
Monday, August 15, 2016 1-4pm: Email
Monday, August 22, 2016 1-4pm: Mouse and Keyboard Basics
Call the Millville Public Library Reference Desk to sign up for classes. 856-825-7087, ext. 12.
Salem County Fair
735 Harding Highway, Woodstown
August 9th – August 12th | 8:30am to 10pm
A Salem County tradition since 1959! An event filled with contests, food trucks, arts and crafts and a ton of kids’ activities! Click here to see the day-to-day schedule.
Turtle Dance Music Party
Millville Public Library
210 Buck Street, Millville
August 9th | 11am to 1pm | Ages 2+
The Head-to-Toe Movement Show! Comedy and Music for Kids of All Abilities!
This movement-focused 60-minute performance is designed to engage children in physical activity using awesome music, original stories, incredible visuals, exciting games and interactive music technology to promote fitness, healthy eating, going to your library and celebrating music! The show is crafted to be inclusive for all children and fun for parents and caregivers and each song is accompanied by hands-on, visual and sensory-experiences. Kids will play instruments, try out interactive music technology and dance along throughout the whole show! And this summer, Turtle Dance Music will also be premiering a brand-new exciting children’s story written by Tim Shaw, a writer, and illustrator who is on the Autism Spectrum.
Monthly Family Bird Walk
Scotland Run Park
980 East Academy Street, Clayton
August 9th | 6pm to 7pm
The Scotland Run Park in Sewell hosts monthly family bird walks. There are up to 90 different species of birds you can spot in this beautiful Heartland park: eagles, ospreys, Baltimore orioles, and bluebirds just to name a few! These walks are held once a month all year long. During the summer (May through August), they are held on the second Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. Don’t miss this opportunity to get outside and see the wonderful wildlife in New Jersey’s Heartland!
Family Movie Night
Millville Public Library
210 Buck Street, Millville
August 11th | 5pm to 7pm
The Millville Public Library is hosting a family movie night! Showing will be held in the MPL’s Gant Room. All ages are welcome. For more information call: (856) 825-7087, ext. 12
The Big Package @ Salem Concert Series
Market Street, Salem
August 11th | 7pm to 9pm
The Salem outdoor summer concert continues with a performance by The Big Package!
Country Living Weekend
Salem County
August 13th – 14th | 8am – 8pm
This weekend, Salem County will come together for a weekend of country living. The Salem County Fair will take place August 9 – 12 8:30am to 10pm. The Cowtown Rodeo is on Saturday, August 13 7:30pm.
Milville’s 26th Annual Downtown Car Show
Main Street Millville
August 13th | 9am – 3pm
Come see cars new and old at Millville’s 26th Annual Downtown Car Show! For vehicle registration and vendor information, click here.
Touch-A-Truck
Gloucester County 4-H Fairgrounds
Mullica Hill
August 13th | 10am – 3pm
Touch-A-Truck is a fun, family-oriented, hands-on event to raise money to support the Heart of South Jersey, an initiative of The People for People Foundation.
There will be dozens of vehicles on hand for children to climb, sit in the driver’s seat, touch, view up close, pose for photos and learn about how various trucks work. Vehicles include race cars, military vehicles, fire trucks and more.
Additionally, there will be a children’s area filled with fun activities.
Inkfest
Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts
22 North High Street, Millville
August 13th | 11am – 5pm
Come see the Philadelphia Cartoonist Society‘s exhibition at the Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts and enjoy demos, lessons, comic books, and more!
Vineland’s Jersey Fresh Festival
Vineland High School South
625 Plum Street, Vineland
August 14th | 12pm – 6pm
Enjoy live entertainment, food, and other free family-fun at the Jersey Fresh Festival!
