March 1, 2009

Welcome to The New Jersey Leisure Guide Times!

In this brief newsletter we'll bring to you a capsule of upcoming leisure events and information about New Jersey.

This Edition's Contents...

• Popular March Events and Happenings
• This Month's Featured Fine Dining Restaurant

Popular March Events and Happenings
Many of us have had it with cold weather and shorter daylight and welcome the month of March and the beginning of Spring and outdoor activities.With the poor economy putting a damper on people getting out to some of the pricier leisure activities, our aim in the months ahead will be to highlight more of the inexpensive leisure activities.

The Science of Survival
Until April 26, 2009
Liberty Science Center Liberty State Park
222 Jersey City Blvd
Jersey City
201-200-1000
Find out how our lifestyles and leisure activities affect the world's environment.  Set in the year 2050, guests progress through the exhibition inventing new "super foods," designing "green cars" and developing their own unique neighborhoods. Choices, designs and creations are digitally stored with a Survival card and combined with those of others until an entire sustainable city has been created.

Crafts Festival in Somerset
March 13 - 15, 2009
Garden State Exhibit Center
Somerset, NJ
800-210-9900
This juried show features the 300 professional craft designers and fine artists displaying and selling a variety of quality contemporary crafts and fine art.

Easter Egg Hunt
March 15, 2009
Battleview Orchards
Wemrock Road
1/4 mile north Rt 33 west
Freehold
(732)462-0756
Kids, ages toddler through 10 years, can come search for Easter Eggs in the orchard. This Annual event includes over 4000 stuffed eggs hidden in a designated field of the orchard. Registration is required the day of the hunt 11:00am to 1:30pm at our country store. The orchard opens at 12:30pm for parking. The Egg Hunt starts promptly at 2pm.

39th Annual Monmouth Festival of the Arts
March 29-April 1, 2009
332 Hance Ave
Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
732-747-8278
New Jersey's largest art invitational, begins with the Artists Reception on Saturday March 28 at 7:30 p.m. The reception is a great opportunity to meet the artists, enjoy a catered cocktail party, and browse the works in all media by more than 200 artists.

This Month's Featured Fine Dining Restaurant

Domenicos
5223 Ventnor Avenue,
Ventnor, NJ
Under new owner and Chef Nicola Domenico and partners Robert Conti and Conti's sister, Maria Cirri, they have done a superb job of serving up high end Mediterranean food at a very reasonable price. Learn More...

Looking for inexpensive places to eat, check these out; The Best Pizza, The Best Burgers, and The Best BBQ