Chinese Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival The Center for Cultural & Creative Exchange (CCCE) presents the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional Chinese folk celebration of light from September 16 – 23 at Bridgewater Commons featuring a display of 15 illuminated handmade Chinese lanterns up to 10 feet high throughout the first two levels of the center, lantern making workshops at the Community Hub and a special live performance in Center Court on September 16, 1pm – 2pm. More details to come! Mid-Autumn Festival Performance – Experience a spectacular live performance of traditional Chinese music, dance and juggling! Lucky guests will receive red envelope’s with messages of luck and special offers to several shops and eateries. Date/Time: September 16, 1pm – 2pm Location: Bridgewater Commons, Center Court Chinese Lantern Making Workshop – Located in the Community Hub, The Center for Cultural & Creative Exchange will host a fun lantern making workshop for families. Throughout the ages, the Chinese have used lanterns not only as sources of light or simple paper decoration, but they symbolize vitality, social status and good luck. Cost: $10  donation for your lantern kit Date/Time: September 16, 17 and 23, 12pm – 6pm Location: Community HUB at Bridgewater Commons, Lower

It’s the opening night of The Golden Egg on Broadway, and the wealthy producer Julia Budder is throwing a lavish party in her lavish Manhattan townhouse. Downstairs the celebrities are pouring in, but the real action is upstairs in the bedroom, where a group of insiders have staked themselves out to await the reviews: the excitable playwright; the possibly unstable director; the pill-popping leading lady, and the playwright’s best friend. Add to this a drama critic and a new-in-town aspiring singer, and you have a prime recipe for the narcissism, ambition, childishness, and just plain irrationality that infuse the theatre—and for comedy.

Watchung's Texier Open House Museum The Texier House Museum is Watchung’s central location for history, photos, fun facts, and artifacts. Visit and investigate each of the 6 rooms independently or together, speak with our tour guides, and learn about the many wonderful tales from Watchung’s (nearly) 100 year history! The Texier House Museum is typically open the 1st & 3rd Sunday of each month from 2pm to 4pm, but be sure to periodically check this page for any updates or event closings. Admission is FREE. Donations are always greatly appreciated.

SWEAT at Villagers Theatre Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, SWEAT tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust, the friends find themselves pitted against each other in a heart-wrenching fight to stay afloat.