Kids are invited to Community Hub at Bridgewater Commons to take the challenge of constructing a boat out of paper with the goal of it floating in a tub of water for 30 seconds. Boats must also support additional mass from one side of the tub to the other. Come join this FREE happening presented by Bound Brook High School Robotics Team 56 in their effort to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Math for student ages 5-18. Visit www.bridgewatercommons.com to learn more.

Two local nonprofit organizations, Music in the Somerset Hills (MISH) and the Center for Musical Excellence (CME), will join forces this Saturday, Sept. 24, from 2 p.m. to sunset to present their third annual “Mozart on the Meadow” outdoor music festival, hosted at one of the Somerset Hills’ most beautiful private estates. The opening act of this family music festival features Alison James, a singer-songwriter-producer duo based in New York City that specializes in a wide range of musical styles. The mainstage program centers on classical music for the whole family to enjoy. Pianist and CME Artistic Director Min Kwon headlines alongside CME Artists Eric Zuber, Sonya Headlam, and Enriqueta Somarriba performing piano and vocal selections by W. A. Mozart, Camille Saint-Saint-Saëns, and Francis Poulenc, including “Carnival of the Animals,” and “The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant,” narrated by Catherine Luborsky, French teacher at the Willow School in Peapack, NJ. The closing act features a solo performance by Bill Campbell, a talented singer, songwriter, and guitarist based in Bernardsville, NJ, whose style has been compared to the likes of James Taylor, Neil Young, and John Prine. In addition to world-class musical performances, there will be family activities such as

“There’s a young lady came onstage with me, I forget where I was, but she’s playing an alto saxophone, and man, she was amazing.” Those are the words of Buddy Guy in a recent issue of American Blues Scene, describing an impromptu performance with Vanessa Collier on the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise. If you haven’t been fortunate enough to meet Vanessa and witness one of her head-turning, fiery, and passionate performances, you should definitely make sure you do. As a master musician and multi-instrumentalist, Vanessa Collier, weaves funk, soul, rock, and blues into every powerful performance and she is downright impressive. With soulful vocals, searing saxophone, and witty songwriting, Vanessa is blazing a trail, racking up an impressive arsenal of honours, and has already singled herself out as an artist of distinction and one we would all do well to watch. It’s not simply the accolades she has accumulated so far, although they’ve been many — two Blues Music Awards for “Horn Player of the Year”, seven Blues Music Award Nominations (BMAs), a Blues Blast Award nomination, the Jammingest Pro Award bestowed by the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, First Place for lyrics in the International Songwriting Competition, Best

Calling all Brick in the Wall fans…. NJ’s best Pink Floyd tribute band –PINK FLOYD USA EXPERIENCE will appear in concert on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at the Brook Arts Center in Bound Brook, NJ. Pink Floyd USA plays all the classics, highlighted by lights, fog, lasers, and video - giving audiences the experience of being at a Pink Floyd concert! These professional musicians perform with precise detail, with the iconic live sounds of Pink Floyd such as saxophone, slide steel guitar, roto toms, and acoustic guitars! This is a staged concert event…you do not want to miss it! Tickets at www.brookarts.org or 732-469-7700. Box Office Opens at 6 pm for regular price walk-up sales. All seats are reserved socially distanced. Concessions, Bar and Free Parking are available. The Brook Arts Center is in Bound Brook, NJ, one block from the Bound Brook Train station and a few short miles from Rt 22, 287, and 78.