All Abilities Art Fest Calling all artists, writers, art collectors, art enthusiasts, friends, and family! Join us for a day of affordable, accessible art! Featuring discounted art sales, plein air painting, yoga workshop, writing workshop, and literary open mic, all on the beautiful Matheny campus in Peapack, NJ. Free for all to attend! This all day event is a celebration for everyone who loves art, including artists and writers with or without disabilities, art enthusiasts, art collectors, friends, and family! Join us for a day of affordable, accessible art at the Robert Schonhorn Arts Center on the Matheny campus. Enjoy activities throughout the day, including: discounted art sales plein air painting writing workshop literary open mic Sunday, October 20th from 10:30 am – 6:30 pm.

Raritan Valley Symphonic Band Fall Concert “American Voices” Raritan Valley Symphonic Band Returns to Franklin Fall Concert “American Voices” Sunday October 20 @ 3 pm – Franklin High School – Free Admission The Raritan Valley Symphonic Band returns to Franklin to start its 42nd season with its Fall concert, “American Voices”, on Sunday October 20 at 3 PM. Under the direction of Music Director William Berz, the concert will be held at Franklin High School, 500 Elizabeth Avenue, Somerset, NJ. Admission is free! American composers of many different types of music, diverse backgrounds, and different eras will be featured during the performance. The concert begins with “Castles in Europe”, composed by James Resse Europe, one of the most famous African American musicians of his day. Called the “Martin Luther King of Music” by famous jazz pianist Eubie Blake, Europe became the first African American bandmaster in the US Army. He was bandleader for the dance duo of Vernon and Irene Castle, the inventors of the foxtrot. Castles in Europe was composed in 1914 with the subtitle “The Innovation Troy-Ragtime March”, referring to the Castle dancers. After leaving the Castles’ band, Europe joined the New York Army National Guard and was