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The Weekend Ahead: Elk Township's First Harvest Festival, Halloween Crafts and a New Westville Snack Shop
Elk Township throws its first Harvest Festival Saturday afternoon, with hay rides, a pumpkin patch and a Trunk or Treat. Plus library programs, a new Westville takeout spot and notes from around the county.
Good morning, Gloucester County. It's a quiet weekend on the calendar, and one event carries it: Elk Township's first Harvest Festival on Saturday afternoon, with a farmers market, hay rides to a pumpkin patch, antique tractors and a Trunk or Treat. Around it, a few library programs, a new takeout spot in Westville and some notes from around the county.
Friday
- Homeschool Hangout, 10:30 a.m., Glassboro Branch library, 101 Rowan Blvd. A hands-on STEAM activity for ages 6 to 17; a parent stays and takes part. Registration required. Details
- Crafting for Adults: Halloween Variety, 11 a.m., Greenwich Branch, 411 Swedesboro Road, Gibbstown. Pick from several Halloween projects, all materials provided. It's full, but the library is keeping a waitlist. Details
- Teen Gaming, 3:30 p.m., Logan Branch, 498 Beckett Road. Super Smash Bros. on the library's Switch for ages 13 to 17. Details
Saturday
Elk Township Harvest Festival, 1 to 5 p.m., Elk Township Recreation Park, Recreation Drive. The township and South Jersey Preservation are hosting the first one, and they hope it becomes an annual tradition. Expect a farmers market and an artisan market, food trucks, an antique tractor show, hay rides and a pumpkin patch where kids pick a pumpkin to take home (both sponsored by Rambo Farms), plus a Trunk or Treat. Admission is free. If you want to decorate a car and hand out candy, trunk spaces need advance registration through the festival page. Festival details
Sunday
Nothing public is on the county calendar for Sunday yet. Know of something? Send it to us and we'll add it.
All weekend
Yum Yummz, Westville. Ebony and Elijah Bush have opened a takeout snack shop at 189 Broadway, between Borough Hall and Westville Brewery. The menu runs from chicken sandwiches and meatball subs to loaded nachos, mac-and-cheese bowls, a weekly soup and banana pudding cups. More
Around the county
- Halloween curfew in Pitman. Borough Council had a Halloween curfew resolution on its Oct. 13 agenda, along with Creative Pitman's event permit for a Fall Harvest Dance. Meeting page
- Rabies reminder. County health officials reported a rabid bat and raccoons earlier this month. Keep pets' rabies shots current and keep your distance from wildlife that acts strangely. Details
- Watch for fake police calls. Authorities say callers posing as police officers have been phoning residents around the county. If you get one, hang up and call your police department directly. Details
- Monday: Howl-o-Ween with therapy animals. Kids can pet, read to and brush therapy animals, in costume if they like, Monday, Oct. 19, 6:30 p.m. at the Swedesboro Branch library, 1442 Kings Highway. Registration requested. Details
- Later this month: Hay Fever at GCIT. The GCIT Academy of Performing Arts stages Hay Fever Oct. 27 to 30 at 7 p.m. Tickets
- Town meetings. What your council and boards took up this week is in our Gloucester County Town Hall, and every agenda is on the government meetings page.