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The Weekend Ahead: Barkfest in Brooklawn, Dino Discovery Day in Camden and Diggerfest in Berlin
Dogs take over Brooklawn on Saturday, Camden gets a dinosaur day at the library, and Haddonfield hosts a free Sunday Shakespeare reading, plus news from around the county.
Good morning, Camden County. Saturday is the busy day this weekend: Barkfest fills the streets of Brooklawn, Dino Discovery Day lands at the Camden library, and watercolorists gather at Evans Pond in Haddonfield. Sunday brings a free stage reading in Haddonfield and Eagles game day on the Camden waterfront.
Friday
- Diwali Door Hanger: Take Home Craft, Haddonfield Public Library, Haddonfield, 10 AM. Ages 3 and up, while supplies last. Details
- Bollywood Dance Workshop, Camden County Library, Voorhees, 11 AM. Details
- Film Series with Ralph Secinaro: Anastasia (1956), Haddonfield Public Library, Haddonfield, 1:30 PM. A look at the films of Ingrid Bergman. Details
- Kid Crafters: Photo Collages, Camden County Library, Bellmawr, 3 PM. Details
- Mujer Brilla "Be Still": The Secret Place Encounter, 27th Street Revival Center, Camden, 7 PM Friday and Saturday. Details
Saturday: dogs, dinosaurs and watercolors
- Watercoloring On-site at Evans Pond, Haddonfield, 9 AM. The Haddonfield Water Trails Association hosts all levels and ages, with free instruction. Bring your own supplies. Details
- Barkfest in Brooklawn, Brooklawn, 10 AM. Rescues, shopping, food, police dogs, dog shows and hunting-dog demonstrations. Details
- Dino Discovery Day, Camden County Library, Downtown Camden, 301 North 5th Street, 11 AM. Details
- Family Yoga with Little Blossoms Yoga & Mindfulness, Camden County Library, Haddon Township branch, Westmont, 11 AM. Details
Sunday
- Eagles Game Day on the Waterfront, Hilton Garden Inn Camden Waterfront, 1 Penn Street, Camden, 1 PM. Details
- The Second Maiden's Tragedy, Mabel Kay Senior Center, 24 Walnut Street, Haddonfield, 2 PM (doors at 1:30). The Apocryphal Shakespeare Company of Haddonfield presents a staged reading. Admission is free. Details
- Pumpkin Head Carving & Photo Op, Klick Studios, 601 N. Front Street, Camden, 6 PM. Details
All weekend
- Diggerfest Fall Festival, Diggerland USA, 100 Pinedge Drive, West Berlin, through November 29. Fire truck rides, hay rides and pumpkin-themed machine rides. Details
- Spooky Halloween Activities, Monster Mini Golf Cherry Hill, 2040 Springdale Road, Cherry Hill. Glow-in-the-dark mini golf and arcade games. Details
More on the county calendar: countybrief.com/nj/camden/events.php.
Around the county
Collingswood is no longer a dry town. Voters ended more than a century of prohibition on alcohol sales in Tuesday's election, according to FOX 5 and Patch. FOX 5 New York
County voters back a water plan. A countywide ballot question raising the open-space tax to pay for flood mitigation and stormwater upgrades passed, CBS News reported. CBS News
New park in Cherry Hill. Kingston Park has opened on the site of a former swim club, with a new playground, the Courier-Post reported. Courier-Post
Historic Camden building reopens. The building at 1811 Broadway has reopened after a $1.1 million restoration, NJBIZ reported. NJBIZ
First residents move into Ablett Village. The first households have begun moving into the new Ablett Village in Camden, TAPinto reported. TAPinto
On Monday morning: our Town Hall brief for the week of November 9.