Arts & Entertainment

Five Things: Art Exhibits, Halloween Fun

How to start your week on a well-planned note.

  1. Sign up for a Haunted House in Avenel. is having a from 6 pm to 9 pm this Saturday, Oct. 15. Costumes are a must! Enjoy the haunted house, pumpkin carving, and two free weeks of classes from kids to adults. For more info, call 800-679-6095.
  2. See a mixed media art exhibit at Middlesex County College. "Disillusions: Gendered Visions of the Caribbean and its Diasporas" continues through Nov. 8; hours are 10:30 am to 4:30 pm weekdays. For more info, call 732-906-2589.
  3. Register for health screenings, all either free or at a nominal cost, in Woodbridge on Oct. 15, at the . The township will sponsor a clinic for residents from 9 am to noon. Pre-registration is required. Call 732-855-0600, extension 5026 or 5003, for more info.
  4. 'Gimme Shelter', the home-centered art exhibition, continues at in Rahway through Oct. 13. Featured artists include Neal Korn, Francesca Azzara, Susan Evans Grove, Pam Cooper, Michael Wiley, Roslyn Rose, Sheila Ross, Leonard Merlo, and Judy Richardson. Hours are weekends from 1 pm to 4 pm, and weekdays by appointment. For more info, call 732-381-7511.
  5. Visit Venetian Masters at Rutgers. Etchings by Italian artists Canaletto (Antonio Canal, 1697-1768) and Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727-1804), are on display at the in New Brunswick. Hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10 am to 4:30 pm, and weekends from noon to 5 pm. For more info, call 732-932-7237.


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