Simple Easter Table Settings and Centerpieces
With Easter just a few short weeks away, now is the perfect time to start brainstorming how you’ll dress your table. This year, keep the traditional pastels and cutesy bunnies in storage. Instead, try out one of these Easter-inspired centerpieces and table settings that are the perfect combination of sophistication and creativity for any spring get-together. Feel free to mix-and-match these ideas for your Easter table or use them as inspiration to create your own!
Blue Easter Table Runner with Individual Egg Place Setting
Give your Easter table a pop of spring color with a brightly colored blue table runner centerpiece. Add some texture by placing white and yellow flowers in small footed dishes. Personalize each place setting by using a variety of colored eggs with each guests’ name. To finish the fresh spring look, hot-glue faux butterflies to branches placed around the dishes. (more…)
Hamentashen for Purim
Hamentashen
by Guest Writer Beth Barsky
With the Jewish Holiday of Purim upon us, it seems like now is a great time to make Hamentashen with my cousins.
What the heck is Purim, you might ask…
Purim is a holiday celebrated to remember the salvation of the Jewish people of Persiain the 4th Century BCE. (thank you google) In America, the holiday is celebrated in Hebrew School and other Jewish schools but was never really considered “important” at least at my synagogue. (more…)
NJ St. Patrick’s Day Parades
2012 St. Patrick’s Day
Family Events & Parades
2012 Atlantic City St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Saturday, March 10th, 2012 1pm,
Beginning at 1pm at States Avenue, marchers will travel on the world-famous Atlantic City Boardwalk to Albany Avenue, lead by Chris Brown as Grand Marshal.
2012 Bayonne Saint Patrick’s Day Parade
Sunday,March 18th starting promptly at 1pm – Broadway from 5th St to 39th St.- Broadway from 5th St to 39th St.
2012 Belmar Saint Patrick’s Day Parade
Sunday, March 4th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
Starting Time12:30pm: Parade is held rain, shine, snow or sleet!!!
SoJo NYE Happenings
Everyone has a different style for ringing in the New Year. Whether you’re the family type or someone who likes to go out, mingle, and get your party on, we’ve got you covered!
Schmancy (and Easy) Appetizer Recipes
Don’t you just love fancy finger foods?
Nothing turns your soiree from blasé to gourmet like these easy, impressive hors d’oeuvres.
Recipe: Pancetta-Wrapped Mushrooms
Ingredients
- 24 medium porcini or cremini mushrooms
- 3 medium garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 3 ounces thinly sliced pancetta, torn into thin strips
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil (more…)
SoJo Weekend Guide, 12/16-12/18
The holidays are fast approaching! And that means there are tons of events to enjoy in South Jersey! From Christmas and Hannukah celebrations, to free workouts, to concerts with music legends, SoJo’s got you covered!
Friday, December 16th
Santa on Haddon Ave! 6:00pm- 9:00pm
Santa will welcome families at his Collingswood Headquarters in the front window of West Side Gravy Restaurant, 714 Haddon Avenue. When you visit with Santa, bring a canned good donation for the Custodian/Maintenance Food Drive of Collingswood.
Photos with Santa will be available for purchase.
Nutcracker @ South Jersey Ballet – 7:30pm
Voorhees School Theatre, Holly Oak Drive, Voorhees NJ
Each holiday season, South Jersey Ballet Theatre performs the ever-classic Nutcracker for sold-out audiences. This fabulous response assures South Jersey Ballet Theatre that its commitment to dance excellence is well appreciated in South Jersey.
Adults: $18, Seniors: $15, Children: $12 (more…)
First Night Haddonfield 2012
A Family Friendly New Year’s Eve Celebrates the Arts!
It all began in Boston in 1976 with a small local group of artists who were inspired to create a new kind of New Year’s revelry emphasizing community spirit. Now, First Night New Year’s Eve Celebrations can be found all over the country Right here in Haddonfield, the tradition continues, emphasizing a family-friendly, alcohol free celebration of the arts on New Year’s Eve.
First Night Haddonfield boasts an impressive lineup of live performers (below). In addition to the scheduled performances, food stands, strolling street performers, and musicians will take to the streets and sidewalks downtown for the convenience and enjoyment of all visitors. (more…)
A family-centered holiday tradition
Enjoy a family-centered holiday tradition: Mainstage Center for the Arts Holiday Concert & Family Festival
Blackwood – Create a treasured holiday memory at Mainstage Center for the Arts (MCA) Holiday Concert & Family Festival sponsored by Comegno Law Group, P.C. and Beneficial Bank, Saturday, December 17, Dennis Flyer Theatre, Camden County College. Children of all ages will delight in this event, complete with a visit from Santa, hot cocoa, and an uplifting concert featuring MCA’s premiere Show Choirs, Harmony and Encore; the Children’s Chorus; and High Pointe Dance Troupe. In addition, opera singer and New Jersey native, Robin Wilson, returns with a guest performance. Last year, Wilson captivated audiences with her extraordinary voice. (more…)
SoJo Weekend Guide, 12/9-12/11
The holidays are fast approaching! And that means there are tons of events to enjoy in South Jersey! From shopping events to beer tastings and theater, SoJo’s got you covered!
Friday, December 9th
Santa on Haddon Ave! 6:00pm- 9:00pm
Santa will welcome families at his Collingswood Headquarters in the front window of West Side Gravy Restaurant, 714 Haddon Avenue. When you visit with Santa, bring a canned good donation for the Custodian/Maintenance Food Drive of Collingswood.
Photos with Santa will be available for purchase. (more…)
Parade of Lights
Two year’s ago, a friend invited me to the Parade of Lights in Downtown Collingswood. It was that very night that I decided I wanted to move to Collingswood one day.The warmth and energy of the event was contagious, and it highlighted the feeling of the community.
The Parade of Lights is one of South Jersey’s best-loved Holiday traditions. On Friday, December 9th, from 7:30 pm to 9 pm, local firefighters from Collingswood, Westmont, Audubon, Oaklyn, Pennsauken, Runnemede and Blackwood will strut their holiday stuff, with decorated fire trucks that delight kids of all ages. (more…)
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