It’s Friday, and you have no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check out our picks.
1. Operation:Empty Closets drop-off
When/Where: Ongoing at Through the Looking Glass, 615 East Moss Mill Road, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. each day
Why go? Recycle your clothes for the homeless. Donate your used clothing to help the Mission care for the hundreds of homeless people we serve on a daily basis. We'll take men's, women's and children's clothing -- all sizes. Drop off box located on the 2nd floor of Through The Looking Glass. Please see website below for additional drop offs.
Price: Free
When/Where: Daily at the Noyes Museum of Art, Stockton College, 733 East Lilly Lake Road, all day.
Why go? Recollections from childhood play, larger than life toys become vehicles for sentimental and peculiar narratives. Artists explore the cultural concerns embedded within these playthings. Featuring artists: Katrina Balling, Jesse Brugger, Peter Drake, Beth Edwards, Megan Marlatt, John Jacobsmeyer, Dik Liu, Margaret McCann, and Caleb Weintraub.
Price: $5 for adults, $4 for seniors 65-and-older, free for children 6-and-under, members and Stockton students.
3. Car Cruise
When/Where: Friday, Aug. 10 at Historic Smithville and the Village Greene, 5 p.m.
Why go? Cruise on down to see some spectacular vehicles from days gone by or show off one of your own!
Price: Free
4. Stan Sperlak: Into the Night
When/Where: Daily at the Noyes Museum of Art Stockton College, 733 East Lilly Lake Road, all day
Why go? Presenting landscapes paintings of the Mid-Atlantic, marshes, and fields captured in pastel. Sperlak’s intensity of color creates luminous skies and horizons as the light of day turns into twilight. This is the artist’s 25th solo exhibition, a major milestone for the Cape May resident.
Price: $5
5. New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship Exhibition
When/Where: Daily at the Noyes Museum of Art Stockton College, 733 East Lilly Lake Road, all day
Why go? These works are compelling evidence of the outstanding talent residing in New Jersey. Chosen for their excellence these 30 artists will present works in photography, sculpture, crafts, and painting.
Price: $5
