Painting-N-Pajamas (Maplewood)

Express Yourself Studios is hosting a honest-to-goodness PJ party on Friday, where pizza, crafty projects and loads of fun are on the agenda. Friday, November 4, 6-7pm. $20 Registration.  For more information or to RSVP call 973-763-5256.

Raw Dance Company: Project X (New Brunswick)

If high-energy dance, funk, tap, hip-hop, acrobatics and live music excite you, then be sure to check out Raw Dance's infusion of tap with other genres when they ignite the stage at State Theatre of NJ. Friday, November 4, 8 pm.  Ticket prices vary. For more information or to buy tickets call 732-246-7469.

Debbie and Friends Concert (Deal Park) 

Debbie and Friends are making their way to Debbie's homestate for a show at the Axelrod Arts Center.   The variety show (geared to the preschool/grade school sets) is full of sing-alongs, dance-alongs through classic kids' tales and original songs and variety of styles including rock, pop, country, reggae, and Broadway-esque tunes. Friday, November 4, 10 am.  Tickets $10-12. For more information call 732-531-9100.

Winnie the Pooh (Budd Lake, NJ) 

Explore the Hundred Acre Woods with Christopher Robin, Piglet, Owl, Tigger, Kanga, Roo, and everyone's favorite honey-loving bear, Winnie the Pooh at the Pax Amicus Castle Theatre. Friday, November 4, 4pm and Saturday, November 5, 12pm. For more information or tickets call 973-691-2100.

Harvest Fair (Hopewell)

Despite the premature blast of winter, Hopewell is set to celebrate their 25th annual Harvest Fair.  The day's events are filled with pony/wagon rides, a petting zoo, games, inflatables, make-your-own scarecrows, tie-dyeing, face painting, music and more. Saturday, November 5, 10am to 4pm. FREE. For more information info@hopewellharvestfair.org

Family Fest (Princeton)

Setting the tone for the upcoming holiday season, McCarter Theatre is hosting its Family Fest, which will feature Bounce houses, Stage combat and creative drama workshops for the kids, holiday craft project, face painting and behind the scenes of A Christmas Carol, including photo ops with Scrooge and Tiny Tim. Saturday, November 5, 9am to 1pm. FREE. Cal 609-258-2787 for more information.

Pumpkin Palooza (Vernon)

Heaven Hill Farm's Pumpkin Palooza will be smashing pumpkins this weekend.  Not the musical kind, but the real ones.  At its first annual Pumpkin Palooza, smashers can bring their "used" pumpkins from home displays or use one from the farm's stash to throw. Whether you choose to throw them onto a dart board, drop 'em from 20 feet, bowl with them or chuck them as far as you can, Pumpkin Palooza will be a smash.  Saturday, November 5 and Sunday, November 6, 10am to 6pm. $7/general admission.  For more information call 973-74-5144.