acting • hip hop • jazz musical theater • poetry virtual performing arts summer camp classes available in jul & aug All kids and teens deserve a stage to call their own! This summer, give your child a life-changing creative escape in just two hours per day. Programs start at $75 sign up today! Visit njpac.org/summer or email artseducation@njpac.org for more information.
Generous annual support for NJPAC Arts Training programs is provided by BD, Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey, McCrane Foundation, Inc., care of Margrit McCrane, The MCJ Amelior Foundation, Merck Foundation, NJ Advance Media, Victoria Foundation, WBGO Jazz 88.3FM, Wells Fargo, Women@NJPAC, and an anonymous donor. City Verses is conducted in partnership with Rutgers University-Newark Support for this program was provided by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
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Music! Drama! STEM! Nature! Fashion! Summer 2021 is filling up!
Summer is here! After a full year of lockdown, parents are in great need of a fulfilling summer for their children. Afterall, who can stand seeing another moment of lost opportunities and friendships for their child?
This ebook brings you activities and programs. Whether you’re seeking outdoor adventure, swim, sports, creative arts or you need to continue honing math and reading skills, we’re here to connect you to what’s open. Register and sign up now as spots may still be limited for social distancing. Flip through these pages to see what may fit your child’s interests. Search through our directory and map for what’s near you. Cheers to summer! NJ KIDS The NJ
STEM ARENA is all about STEM FUN!
From Parties to Classes to Play
ARENA STEM is an All in One Edutainment destination located in the Garden State Plaza mall in Paramus. You’ll find amusement, education, plus shopping on this 40,000 sq ft complex. It’s a perfect setup for boys and girls as young as 5 years old to teenagers, and adults too!
INDOORS FAMILY AMUSEMENT
With seven interactive play zones offering a variety of STEM activities and workshops, plus a toy and hobby store, there’s exciting hands-on experiences that include 3-D drawing, robots, model making, and more.
• Try your skills in a competition or a tournament with friends
• Race a boat through a course
• Fly a quadcopter using training rings and obstacles
• Battle with laser-tag style tanks
• Lap off-road vehicles
• Pick up new skills while playing!
BIRTHDAY PARTIES
Their FUN ZONES each with varying activities are perfect for parties!
• Slot Car Racing Track
• Flying Field
• Aqua Zone
• On Road / Drift Track
• Tank Battlefield Challenge
• Rock Crawling Course
STATE FAIR MEADOWLANDS
RETURNS as “The One and Only Fair That Matters!” after having missed last year due to the pandemic. Taking place over 24 days, tickets will only be available for purchase online. For rates and a complete schedule: http://njfair.com/tickets/
• Opening Night Friday, 5pm-1am
• Weeknights from 5pm to 12am
• Fridays from 3 pm to 1am
• Saturdays from 2pm-1am
• Sundays from 2pm-12am
Spread over 35 acres, there is plenty to keep everyone busy, plus this fair fits all budgets!
This open-air event is fun-packed with great entertainment and mouthwatering food. Enjoy the fair’s biggest attractions:
• top-notch FREE entertainment
• assortment of delicious food and beverages
• over 150 rides and attractions
• a spectacular fireworks display on July 3rd and 4th
• plus free parking!
State Fair will follow all CDC, state and local guidelines for COVID19. Event logistics are regularly evaluated for enhanced health and safety protocols.
1 Met Life Stadium Dr, E. Rutherford
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Westminster Conservatory Summer Camps
Each summer, young artists from around the world attend Westminster’s Summer Camps for an extraordinary life-changing, learning experience. Explore the many facets of strengthening your art as a musician. Discover and develop your vocal and performance abilities. Train with Westminster’s renowned faculty and award winning artists. Expand your creativity in an atmosphere of artistic and intellectual discovery!
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HOUSE OF DEZIGN ... Grand Opening!
Finally a Fashion School Has Arrived
House of Dezign, located in 11B Roosevelt Ave, Chatham, NJ has just opened a fashion school dedicated to teaching all students, young and old, about fashion and design. They take pride in creating a safe space for students to learn and express themselves through the many design classes offered.
The beginner friendly, summer fashion camps for kids and teens are filled with fun and inspiring lessons. Each week, students
explore their creativity, improve concentration, and connect through a common interest. They’ll learn how to use a sewing machine and sew by hand. They’ll understand the importance of sustainability, explore fashion history, and illustrate their very own designs. And guess what? Students showcase their work of art at the end of the week!
Reserve your seat for summer and your child will soon be creating!
973.908.3575 | info@houseofdezign.com
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NORTHLANDZ Museum...a true destination Largest train display plus dolls, art and music too!
Welcome to Northlandz...The World’s Largest Miniature Wonderland, a unique hidden gem, located in Flemington, NJ. If your child loves trains, this unique attraction offers excitement and endless surprises for train enthusiasts and non-enthusiasts alike, and is just over an hour from NYC and PA.
Did you know that Northlandz is now in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the World’s Largest Model Railroad?
The 16-acre world-class attraction is a museum of art, music, and doll displays too. Explore the 94-room Doll mansion, La Peep Doll House,
a 2,000 pipe theatre pipe organ, and fine art galleries throughout. Northlandz also boasts the largest playland for kids (and those young at heart!). Enjoy a stage, piano, organs, ping pong and table games, large legos and toy horses you can actually ride on, as well as small electric cars.
For those with sensory sensitivity, they offer an area to relax with dim lighting and comfy furniture.
TAKE 30% OFF KIDS ONE DAY ADMISSION indoor exhibit only Outdoor train ride @ additional fee
495 US-202 Flemington, NJ www.northlandz.com
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D-E 360° Summer Connections - July 6 through August 13
On the campuses of Dwight Englewood School, D-E 360° Summer Connections has a range of experiences that include art and design, theater, music and movement, environmental conservation and STEM leadership as well as more traditional “camp” programs:
ACADEMICS:
Summer Academics for Students in Grades 5+: Middle School Academic Enrichment, Academic Prep for Rising 9th and 10th Graders & High School Elective Courses for Credit
IMMERSIVES:
Summer Immersives for Students in Grades 5+: Art and Design; STEM Leadership & Environmental Con-
servation; and Theater, Movement and Music
DISCOVERIES & ADVENTURES Day Camp for Preschool through Grade 5 – Themed Weeks: Oh the Places You’ll Go…Staging our inperson comeback as a way to chart a new course of history. The camp experience includes specialty activities like tennis, golf and archery,
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