The Weekend Ahead: Mullica Hill's Merry Market, Pitman's Fall Harvest Dance and Wine Among the Fossils in Mantua

This weekend in Gloucester County: holiday shopping starts early on Main Street in Mullica Hill, Pitman dances for a good cause, and the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum in Mantua pairs wine with 66-million-year-old fossils. The county libraries fill in the gaps with crafts, games and a book donation drop-off.

Friday, November 13

• Porcelain Painters of SNJ, Gloucester County Library, Mullica Hill branch, Harrison Township, 10:30 AM. Techniques for painting porcelain. Details
• Gaming Get Together: Rummikub, Gloucester County Library, Logan branch, Logan Township, 1 PM. A friendly group for newer players; register, since sets are limited. Details
• Crafting for Adults: Evergreen Trees, Gloucester County Library, Greenwich branch, Gibbstown, 2 PM. Make a small crepe-paper tree for winter decor; registration requested. Details
• 3D Printer Certification, Gloucester County Library, Logan branch, Logan Township, 2 PM. A one-hour course that lets you reserve the 3D printers at any branch. Details
• Divine Feelings photography exhibition, RiverWinds Community Center, West Deptford. Free opening reception for photographers Shawna Marchica and Kevin Schulz, listed through 7:30 PM. Details
• Prehistoric Pours with Jet Wine Bar, Jean and Ric Edelman Fossil Park & Museum, Mantua, 6 to 8 PM. A guided tour and tasting with archaeologist Jill Weber: five pours, five food pairings and a return visit, $175. Details

Saturday, November 14: holiday shopping day

• TAG Sewing Club, Gloucester County Library, Greenwich branch, Gibbstown, 10 AM. Details
• Friends Donation Day, Gloucester County Library, Mullica Hill branch, Harrison Township, 10 AM to noon. The Friends of the library take book donations in the parking lot by the shed. Details
• Family Crafting Time, Gloucester County Library, Glassboro branch, 10:30 AM. Make a craft and take it home; please register. Details
• Merry Market, South Main Street, Mullica Hill, 11 AM to 4 PM. About 50 vendors with handmade gifts, candles, jewelry and specialty foods, with the Touch of Classics Carolers strolling the street. Details
• Design Your Own Wrapping Paper, Gloucester County Library, Logan branch, Logan Township, 11 AM. Print your own 2-by-3-foot sheet on the poster printer. Details
• Bingo 4 a Better U, LaPierre Ballroom Dance Studio, 111 High Street East, Glassboro, 11 AM to 3 PM. A bingo fundraiser for Ballroom Dancing 4 A Better U. Details
• Fall Harvest Dance, Pitman Grove Auditorium, Circle Avenue, Pitman, 6 to 9 PM. Creative Pitman's music-and-art fundraiser for the Sunset Auditorium restoration; tickets $10 to $15. Details

Sunday, November 15

• Quilting Divas, Gloucester County Library, Mullica Hill branch, Harrison Township, 1:30 PM. Details

More on the calendar: Gloucester County events.

Around the county

Frostland Village returns. The Pitman light display that won ABC's The Great Christmas Light Fight opens Friday, November 27, at 23 Euclid Avenue with a new holiday theme, PhillyVoice reports. It's free and lit nightly until 10 PM into early January. Read more

Paulsboro is back in a sectional final. Paulsboro cruised through its Group 1 sectional semifinal and plays for a title for the first time since 2022, the Courier-Post reports. Read more

Pitman park rules up for a hearing. Pitman Borough Council's November 9 agenda listed Ordinances 17 and 18, amending the borough's administration and parks-and-recreation chapters, for first reading, with public hearings set for November 23. Pitman council meeting page

Washington Township ordinances head to December 2. Six ordinances introduced in Washington Township, covering grading, traffic, fees, taxicabs and motels, are set for public hearings on December 2. Washington Township council meeting page

On Monday morning: the Gloucester County Town Hall brief, with what town councils and boards took up this month.