Top Things to Do This February!

If you were looking for the perfect time to set out to get started on your 2017 goals, February could be your month! There are several Resume and Job Interview help sessions, GED/ High School Equivalency classes, and Life Goals classes being offered for free throughout the Heartland.

In celebration of Black History Month, Stockton University Kramer Hall will be presenting a free screening of the highly acclaimed film T-Rex – Her Fight For Gold. The film was first released in August and has won numerous awards. Take a look at what else is happening this February in New Jersey’s Heartland!

Open Call for Digital Art
Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts
22 North High Street, Millville
Sunday, February 12 through Tuesday, February 14

Have your work displayed at The Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts! The RRCA is having an open call for digital art. This an opportunity for artists to “break away from traditional representations of physical objectives in your art…explore forms, colors, lines, shapes, and patterns to create abstraction!” Click here to read the rules and drop off dates.

Resume and Job Interview Help
Millville Public Library
210 Buck St., Millville
Tuesday, February 13 | 1pm to 2pm, 2pm to 3pm

The Millville Public Library is offering is offering one-on-one resume/job interview assistance. Each session will be held for an hour and is by appointment only. There will be computer access and assistance available during the session. Please contact the Millville Public Library to reserve your spot at 856-825-7087, ext. 12.

Family Movie Night
The Millville Public Library
210 Buck St., Millville
Tuesday, February 13 | 5pm to 7pm

The Millville Public Library is hosting a family movie night! The showing will be held in the Gant Room, all ages are welcome.

Downsizing and Moving with Jared Willman
Stockton Center on Successful Aging
Stockton University Kramer Hall
30 Front St, Hammonton
Wednesday, February 22 | 12pm to 1pm

If you are facing a move or experiencing a need to downsize, this presentation will explain how you can downsize smoothly and efficiently by breaking the process into manageable pieces. The tips Jared will share are compiled from 18 years of helping seniors downsize and nearly 2000 moves.

Deep Sea Diver John Moyer
Vineland Historical Antiquarian Society
108 S. Seventh St., Vineland
Saturday, February 25 | 1:30pm to 3:30pm | $2

Deep Sea Diver John Meyer will give a lecture on the Andrea Doria at the Vineland Historical Antiquarian Society. Mr. Moyer has lectured on the Andrea Doria at the Explorers Club in Philadelphia and New York City and has been featured in numerous books and magazines. He has appeared on the History Channel, A&E Network, and Dateline NBC. He also appeared in the film, “Andrea Doria: Are the Passengers Saved?”

Celebrating Black History Month – Pop Up Free Free Film Screening 
Stockton University Kramer Hall
30 Front St, Hammonton
Thursday, February 23 | 6pm to 8pm

The film screening of T-Rex – The Fight for Gold will show at Stockton’s Kramer Hall. The film is about the story of Claressa “T-Rex” Shields from the hard knock streets of Flint, Michigan. Despite having had childhood filled with instability and family fighting additions, Claressa goes to the 2012 Olympics, the first Olympics where women’s boxing is included. At just 17 years-old, she is by far the youngest competitor there.

The films screening will be followed by a community discussion. The event is free, but RSVP is requested at  https://t-rex.eventbrite.com.

Visit one of the many restaurants throughout the Main Streets in New Jersey’s Heartland to celebrate Valentine’s Day. With a variety of cuisines to choose from you’ll have the opportunity to have a new dining experience!