SATURDAY ONLY

Fuzzy Lemons Concert and Family Fun Day (Morristown)

One kid wants music, the other wants face painting, and Dad wants a bit of history.  Now what? Please them all with a trip to Morristown this Saturday! The Fuzzy Lemons squeeze into the Bickford Theatre for two performances, and your concert ticket gets you into Historic Speedwell (just a few miles away) for Family Fun Day replete with jugglers, face painters, tours and more. Saturday, August 6. Concerts at 11am and 1pm.  Family Fun Day ends at 3pm. Tickets $8./person and must be pre-purchased by calling 973-971-3706.

Summer Social at the Grounds for Sculpture (Hamilton)

Pull out the poodle skirt, roll down your socks, and get your gang to the Grounds for Sculpture for a 50’s-style celebration this Saturday.  The whole family takes part in workshops designed to teach everyone dancing old-school style; how to create pop art collages; and methods for making sock hop sculptures using real socks! Listen to Sha-Na-Na-style tunes as you share a malt shake or root beer float, and make your own sundaes.  Saturday, August 6. 11am-4pm.  FREE with admission: $12./adults; $10./students; $8./children.  For more information, call 609-586-0616.

Bon Jovi Tribute Concert with Bad Medicine at the Camp Jefferson Amphitheatre (Lake Hopatcong)

So, your kids cringe when you belt out “Runaway” in the minivan? They pull your white fringe leather jacket and denim mini out of the back of your closet and giggle hysterically?  It is time.  Introduce them to the music of Bon Jovi at a family-friendly tribute band concert this Saturday! “Bad Medicine,” the top Bon Jovi tribute band in the nation, takes the stage and rocks out with full concert lighting and state-of-the-art-sound.  There’s benches, stadium and lawn seating available, if you opt to stop shakin’ it and sit, but no smoking, alcohol or coolers permitted—so it’ll be slightly less rowdy than your pre-family concert days. There’s also a meet and greet after the show, for when your kids “get” the glory of this NJ music legend, and want to become tribute band groupies!  Gates open 1 hour before show time. Saturday, August 6. 8pm.  Tickets: $20./Adult; $15./Senior (+62); $10./child (-15);  FREE for children 9-and-under.  For more information, call 973-663-5590

Xanadu at Kearny High School (Kearny)

Who among us DIDN’T long to be Olivia Newton-John? First “Grease,” then Xanadu? Sigh. Relive those dreamy days of yore with a trip back in time—it’s Xanadu, the musical.  There’s lots for kids to love in the story: magic, music, love stories and roller disco! You’ll be group-humming “Magic” on the way home. Promise.  Saturday, August 6. 1:30pm. Tickets $10. For more information, call 973-498-8336.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

Down on the Farm Weekend at Historic Cold Spring Village (Cape May)

Old MacDonald had a farm… but Historic Cold Spring Village blows it away this weekend with their brand of down-on-the farm fun!  Visit with your favorite barnyard animals, make take-home crafts, take a horse-and-carriage ride with Levi the Horse and celebrate all things barn-related on the American farm! Kids will love petting all of the animals and playing old-time farm games.  Mental note: sanitary hand wipes. Saturday and Sunday, August 6 and 7.  10am-4:30pm. Admission $10./adults; $8./children. For more information, call 609-898-2300,

Shark Week Promotion at Adventure Aquarium (Camden)

Duh-na.  Duh-na. Dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun AAAAAAAHHHHH! Yes, Shark Week is here, and what better way to celebrate than a trip to Adventure Aquarium, home to the most impressive shark collection on the East Coast? Go face-to-face with the “Jaws” creatures in their 550,000-gallon Shark Realm Exhibit.  Walk through a suspended 40-ft Shark Tunnel for more closer-than-comfort views of the creatures. There’s Hammerheads;  Sand Tiger and Sand Bar Sharks; Nurse Sharks;  Silky Sharks; and Black Nose Sharks. The bravest amongst you can even TOUCH some of the smaller sharks---if you dare stick your hand in the water.  Wear a shark fin on your head and get $2. off the price of admission. August 6 and 7.  9:30am-5pm. Admission: $22.95/adults; $17.95/children (2-12);  FREE for children 2-and-under. For more information, call 856-365-3300.

SUNDAY ONLY

National Lighthouse Day at Cape May Point State Park (Cape May)

It’s National Lighthouse Day this Sunday, and there’s loads of nautical fun to be had at the Cape May Lighthouse:  pirate hat-making, storytelling, sailor songs, an appearance by mascot Pete the Pirate, and more. August 7, from 9am-2pm.  FREE admission to events on grounds.  For more information, call 609-884-5404.

Harmony Bon Voyage Concert at the Camden County Community College (Blackwood)

Get your “Glee” on Sunday when 50-member high-school show choir, Harmony, takes the stage for Bon Voyage, their summer concert. The show contains cool choreography and a great mix of music including: Broadway, oldies, Disney, The Great American Songbook, gospel, swing, pop, and country.  Next stop: voice lessons for the kids.  Sunday, August 7. 7pm.  Tickets: $11.-12.  For more information, call 856-227-3091.