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The Weekend Ahead: Zoo Boo, Fort Lee's Autumn Art Festival and the Fair Lawn Street Fair
Halloween nights at the Bergen County Zoo, art on the Palisades, a 125th birthday for Hackensack's library and a hazardous-waste drop-off Sunday: your Bergen County weekend, Oct. 16-18.
Good morning, Bergen County. Halloween season is in full swing this weekend. The Bergen County Zoo's Zoo Boo runs all three days in Paramus, and the Autumn Art Festival sets up on the cliffs at Fort Lee Historic Park Saturday and Sunday. Sunday brings the Fair Lawn Street Fair, a 125th birthday party for Hackensack's Johnson Public Library, and a county hazardous-waste drop-off. In between are library haunted houses, a repair cafe, a jazz afternoon and a Halloween comedy night in Hackensack.
Friday
- Zoo Boo at the Bergen County Zoo, Paramus, 7 p.m. The zoo's Halloween nights start tonight at 216 Forest Avenue, with more sessions Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are by time slot.
- Halloween Party and Haunted House, Leonia Public Library, 5:30 p.m.
- 90th Anniversary "FUN"raiser, Hillsdale Free Public Library, 6:30 p.m. The library is marking 90 years with an evening benefit.
Saturday
- 3rd Annual Family Day FUNdraiser, Lee Memorial Library, Allendale, 10 a.m.
- Adventure Day at Campmor, Paramus, 10 a.m. The outdoor store on Route 17 hosts a day with Rivian, Oboz boots, beer and more.
- Radical Ridgewood Scavenger Hunt, starting at Ridgewood Coffee Company, 90 East Ridgewood Avenue, 11 a.m.
- Friends of the Library Book Sale, River Vale Public Library, 11 a.m.
- Green Team Repair Cafe, Rutherford Free Public Library, 11:30 a.m. Bring something broken and get help fixing it instead of tossing it.
- Community book launch, Closter Public Library, 280 High Street, Saturday morning. Closter author Sara Porritt celebrates her children's book Where Do You Go When You're Not With Me with a free family event.
- Hudson Valley Jazzwomen, Hillsdale Free Public Library, 2 p.m.
- Pumpkin Painting with NJ Zoophoria, Elmwood Park Public Library, 3:30 p.m.
- Halloween Comedy Show and Costume Contest, Hackensack Performing Arts Center, 102 State Street, Saturday night. Howdy Stranger's improv show lets the audience decide who survives a zombie apocalypse. Check the listing for the showtime.
Sunday
- Household hazardous waste collection, Paramus, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Bergen County Utilities Authority's drop-off is open to county residents for old paint, pesticides, pool chemicals and similar household waste. The BCUA lists the details and what it accepts.
- Fair Lawn Street Fair, all day: artists, crafters, live music, food and games for kids.
- Apex TCG card show, Hilton Hasbrouck Heights/Meadowlands, 650 Terrace Avenue, 10 a.m.
- Fall Art + Makers Market, Soosoostudios, 877 Prospect Street, Glen Rock, 11 a.m.
- Johnson Public Library's 125th Anniversary Celebration, 274 Main Street, Hackensack, 1 p.m. Hackensack's library turns 125.
- Giants vs. Saints, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, 1 p.m. Expect game-day traffic on Route 3 and the Turnpike's western spur.
- Dan and Phil: Hard Launch World Tour, Bergen Performing Arts Center, Englewood, 7:30 p.m.
All weekend
- Autumn Art Festival on the Palisades, Fort Lee Historic Park, Hudson Terrace, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. Free. Artists show and sell work on the cliffs, with the George Washington Bridge as a backdrop.
- Zoo Boo, Bergen County Zoo, Paramus. Saturday and Sunday add daytime zoo-only sessions, plus a Sunday train-ride-only ticket from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Around the county
- Glen Rock has a new mayor. The borough council appointed Jill Orlich as mayor this week. More in News.
- Paramus schools were named a high-performing district by the state Department of Education. More in News.
- Ridgewood Water is weighing a public/private partnership plan for the utility, which also serves Glen Rock, Midland Park and Wyckoff. More in News.
- A Hackensack milestone: the city's oldest full-service restaurant is celebrating 70 years. More in News.
- Town halls this week handled a license-plate-reader ordinance in Garfield, a dog park in Ridgefield and a $1.5 million bond in Upper Saddle River. Monday's Bergen County Town Hall has the details, and every meeting is on the Government page.
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