All products that are sold, sampled, or displayed must be vegan, defined as products that are free of all animal ingredients and processes that harm or exploit animals. Meadowlands Exposition Center, 355 Plaza Dr, Secaucus. 973-631-1731.


Sri Sri Yoga - Foundation Program – Nov 16- 19. Sat, Sun, 2-5pm; Mon, Tue, 7-9:30pm. In Sri Sri Yoga, you will experience all aspects of a complete yoga practice, including traditional asanas (postures), simple pranayamas (breathing techniques), guided meditation and knowledge of yoga. Energize and integrate your mind, body and spirit; improve self-awareness, health and flexibil- ity. $195, $100/repeater. Art of Living Meditation and Yoga Studio, 189 Brunswick St, Jersey City. Jitesh Kumar: artofliving.org.


201-615-7414. Jitesh.Kumar@


SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Winter Craft and Vendor Sale – 11am-4pm. This is Weehawken High School PTO’s first annual Winter Craft and Vendor Sale. This is a school event so there will be no alcohol, drugs, illegal items or tobacco products offered. Weehawken High School,53


Liberty Place, Weehawken. WeehawkenHSPTO@gmail.com.


Chocolate & Wine Workshops – 12-4pm. Wine and chocolate are natural partners. In this hands- on class you will learn how to make chocolate truffles from scratch then pair your creations with the perfect complimentary wine. $80; all materials provided. Hudson County Community College, 161 Newkirk St, Jersey City. 201-360- 4246. CommunityEd@HCCC.edu.


WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20


Music @One Concert Series: ASEFA – 1pm. ASEFA features intercultural jams from the Judeo- Islamic musics of North Africa and the Levant, in Arabic, Hebrew, and Ladino (Judeo-Espagnole). Led by ethnomusicologist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer Samuel Torjman Thomas, PhD, this ensemble traverses a wide sonic landscape of Mediterranean styles and cultures on vocals, oud, qanun, violin, darbuka, and more. Free with RSVP. New Jersey City University, 2039 John F Kennedy Blvd, Ingalls Recital Hall, Rossey Hall, Rm 101, Jersey City. NJCU.edu.


Newborn Baby Care – 7-9:30pm. The class covers the basics of newborn care, starting with the appearance and characteristics of a newborn. Other


topics include: bonding, understanding


cues, crying, colic, safety measures, health and development, sponge bathing and bathing. Practice swaddling, dressing, and diapering. $50. Palisades Medical Center, 7600 River Road, North Bergen.


Robin PalisadesMedical.org.


SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 NJCU Fall Jazz Fest – 5-10pm. The New Jersey City University Fall Jazz Fest is a showcase that will feature the best and brightest of the NJCU talent pool including students, faculty and guest artists who are


garnering Grammy awards,


worldwide recognition and stellar reviews in every major publication in North America. Come by and get an autograph before these stars are out of reach. Gabriel Alegria, artistic director. $20, $5/ students and seniors. NJCU, West Side Theatre,


34 Hudson County NAHudson.com PLAN AHEAD SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1


Wreath Workshop – 1-4pm. This Dutch Colonial homestead and museum is offering a wreath workshop using the natural greens and bounty from the gardens. If you donate your wreath to the Garretson for sale at their Dutch Christmas event, there is no charge for this workshop. Must preregister. $25/take home wreath. Garretson


Petrick: 201-295-4823.


285 West Side Ave, Jersey City. 201-377-5105. NJCU.edu/arts.


SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24 Swedish Christmas Fair


– 10am-4pm.


Traditional fair featuring handcrafted Christmas decorations,


home baked goods, traditional


foods, Swedish Café, and a Lucia pageant at 11am and 2pm hosted by Swedish Women’s Educational Association. Members will attend in traditional costume. $2. Commonwealth Club, 26 Northview Ave, Upper Montclair. 815-861- 2760. SWEA.org/NewJersey.


Opera Gala – 3pm. The program features New Jersey City University voice students and faculty in well-known arias, duets and ensembles by Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Mascagni, Strauss and others. The NJCU orchestra will perform an overture and selected


operatic selections. Dr.


Donna Connolly, coordinator of vocal studies and Lou Kosma, NJCU orchestra director. Free admission with RSVP. Margaret Williams Theater, New Jersey City University, 2040 Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City. 201-200-2000. NJCU.edu.


SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30


Holiday Model Train Exhibit – Nov 30 & Dec 1. 1-6pm. The New York Society of Model Engineers is opening its doors to visitors for the start of the holiday season. Both layouts, and the Thomas exhibit, will be operating. The show will also feature a candy train, and withe ice cream train. The souvenir shop will be open for purchase of videos, books, trains and railroad related items. $7, $1/children, free/under 5. The New York Society of Model Engineers, 341 Hoboken Rd, Carlstadt.


Forge and Farm, 4-02 River Rd, Fair Lawn. 201- 797-7545. GarretsonFarm.org.


THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5


Deck the Halls of a Museum – 10am-2pm. Help decorate one of the oldest stone house museums for the holidays. This pre-revolutionary sandstone house is officially listed on the New Jersey and the National Register of Historic Places. Call to confirm time. Donations appreciated. Garretson Forge and Farm, 4-02 River Rd, Fair Lawn. 201- 797-1775 and 551-206-4380. GarretsonFarm.org.


A Merry Little Christmas Carol – Dec 5-29. Thur, Sat, Sun matinees; Fri, Sat evening perfor- mances. The MST version of the Dickens classic comes to life for the holidays. Tickets from $18 to $40. The Mile Square Theatre, 1400 Clinton St, Hoboken. 201-683-7014. MileSquareTheatre.org.


SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7


A Dutch Christmas – 10am-4pm. Celebrate at the stone house museum with tours and activities and bring the children to see Sinterklaas. Shop home- made items, specialties from the heirloom garden and homemade baked goods are for sale. One of the oldest sites in Bergen County, this pre-revo- lutionary site is a living Dutch farm. Garretson Farm Museum, 4-02 River Rd, Fair Lawn. 201- 797-1775 and 551-206-4380. GarretsonFarm.org.


Hoboken Holiday Crafts Fair – Dec 7 & 8. 11am-5pm. Three floors of unique handcrafted gift items by local artists & crafters: art, jewelry, fashion accessories, pottery, wooden home de- cor, hand knit scarves, hats, mittens, baby sweat- ers, baby clothes, holiday ornaments, soap & body products, candles, sachets and more. Most items are one-of-a-kind. Hoboken City Hall, 94 Wash- ington


St, Hoboken. HobokenNJ.gov/Events/ Hoboken-City-Hall-Holiday-Craft-Fair.


Fun with Gingerbread – 12-3pm. In this hands- on class you will be making gingerbread trees, snowflakes, gingerbread people and the little gingerbread houses they live in (mini-sized). You will learn unique decorating techniques and ideas and how to decorate your designs using an icing recipe that you can easily make at home. Good for families & kids. Instructor: Fran Sip- pel. $55; all materials provided. Hudson County Community College, 161 Newkirk St, Jersey City. 201-360-4246. CommunityEd@HCCC.edu.


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