Events

We invite you to join us for a very special and rare experience at the Gem & Design Event of the year! Roman Jewelers has partnered with Artinian Gems to provide Central New Jersey with a look at a private collection of one-of-a-kind, exquisitely cut, colored gemstones from around the world. During this event, customers can select a gem sourced by our very own gem hunter and specially faceted for the brightest results. Afterwards, a Roman Jewelers designer, can custom design the perfect jewelry to show off the beauty of the one-of-a-kind gem! Attendees can win up to $1000 in gemstones! For the best experience, appointments are encouraged, but not required. To make an appointment, simply link here: https://www.romanjewelers.com/news-event.html Appointments are also available by phone: 908.575.1242 Meet the Gem Hunter:David Artinian travels the world in search of rare & natural gem stones, all environmentally sustainable "Fair Trade" Gems. He then takes them to Thailand where he and his wife, Nong work with an amazing team of world class gemstone artists who facet each gemstone into a masterful work of art. David loves to share his stories with show attendees

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The Abraham Staats House Presents: The Drill Master of the American Revolution, General Friedrich von Steuben "The Chase is On!" ~ from Valley Forge to Monmouth to the Middlebrook Cantonment Saturday, March 21, 2026 3PM – 5PM 17 von Steuben Lane, South Bound Brook, NJ 08880 Meet veteran reenactor E. R. Koenig as he portrays and presents a fact-filled lecture on the Prussian drill master Major General von Steuben and his newly trained Continental Army as they leave the safety of Valley Forge to engage the British Army at Monmouth. Learn how Steuben turned a tattered force of troops into a disciplined army to match the British in battle. Explore why the Abraham Staats House played a significant role in Steuben’s continued training of the army, his Blue Book,” Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops,” and in the Middlebrook Cantonment of 1778-79. House Opens at 3PM for Seating; Program at 3:30PM Reserve your tickets now! Admission: $10 per person at EventBrite or at www.staatshouse.org By Phone: 732-369-3583 To contact and learn more about: E.R. Koenig, Reenactor of Major General Friedrich von Steuben: generalvonsteuben@yahoo. Hosted by: Friends of Abraham Staats House, Inc. E-mail: info@staatshouse.org Web: www.staatshouse.org Tel: 732-369-3583

Join us Saturday March 21st for 4 exciting shows here at the RVCC Planetarium! 3:00 pm Earth, Moon, and Sun (and Coyote) (ages 6-12) 4:00 pm Laser Pop Rock (ages 6-adult) 7:00 pm Forward! To the Moon (ages 10-adult) 8:00 pm Taylor Swift Laser Concert (ages 10-adult) Tickets will be $11 per person for one show, $20 per person for two. Reservations are recommended, but not required. Please call the Planetarium at (908) 231-8805 for more info. Full show schedule can be found here: https://www.raritanval.edu/planetarium/public-shows

A sound bowl healing experience with guided meditation designed to leave you relaxed, aligned, and grounded in gratitude.

A signature event offered by the Heritage Trail Association. Multiple tours are offered, plan on 3 hours for each tour as the bus stops briefly at all 5 historic sites for a quick side tour. The tour itself happens on the bus as we travel the area where the Continental and British Armies traveled in the winter of 1778-79. (After the first stop, guests ask for longer tours!). Experience and touch the places where George and Martha Washington lived, Where Baron Von Stuben helped create an army out of farmers. Where West Point began, where George Washington danced for hours, and where the beacon alert system and other issues were discussed and solutions were created. All these places are right here in our own backyards and make up this tour. Covering the Middlebrook Cantonment, a somewhat mild winter in between Valley Forge and Jockey Hollow, the bus travels roads used by the soldiers during this winter, much was accomplished and planned that aided in the success of the war. Middlebrook, far from the overlooked winter that historians have ignored in the past, its importance to the overall outcome of the war is now seen and the story now being told