5 Things in South Brunswick this Weekend

Looking for something to do this weekend that's close to home?  South Brunswick Patch has some suggestions.

Saturday

Teen Summer Reading Kickoff Party 

South Brunswick Public Library, 110 Kingston Ln, Monmouth Junction.  7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Teen Summer Reading Kickoff Party will be a faux Oscar extravaganza!  The SBPL is calling it Red Carpet night, and so they're asking teens to dress to impress, walk the red carpet and see the "paparazzi" with cameras and videos.  There will be door prizes, as well as a table for you to sign up for Summer Reading if you haven't yet.   They will also have a video game lounge for those who don't want to dance, or just want a break from it. A variety of Wii games will be available to play.  There will even be a "confessional" (ala reality tv shows) for teens to dish on their favorite subjects, hollywood stars and their friends! This program is courtesy of the Friends of the Library.  No registration is required.

Master Gardeners at the EARTH Center

42 Riva Avenue, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Rutgers Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardeners of Middlesex County invite the public to visit their Butterfly House at the EARTH Center in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park. The butterfly house can be educational and fun for the entire family.  Recently expanded for the 2011 season, the “hoop house” is filled with plants that feed and shelter butterflies and larvae native to New Jersey.  The enclosed conditions allow visitors to take an up close look at these showy insects and learn more about their host plants and how to attract them to the home garden.  Interested children will be armed with nets and invited to capture more butterflies for the house.  MGs who have made the house their mission, will be on hand to answer all questions and act as tour guides.  There is no charge, unless you wish to make a donation.  Come often as the MGs would love to have you. Master Gardeners are trained by Rutgers Cooperative Extension experts to provide sound advice on horticulture and environmental stewardship to residents of their home county.  Also found at the Middlesex County EARTH Center are various demonstration gardens including a huge vegetable display garden, and a themed herb garden.

Sunday

Family Karate Super Center Garage Sale

621 Ridge Rd, Monmouth Junction. 7 a.m. The patrons of are holding a large garage sale all across the school property. All unsold items will be donated to charity.

City Kidz World Creative Writing Reception

South Brunswick Public Library, 110 Kingston Ln, Monmouth Junction. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. City Kidz World Creative Writing Studio will have a reception to celebrate the students who participated in the program this year.  Parents and interested guests from the general public are invited to come to the reception and hear the students read some of the poems and stories they have written.

Saturday and Sunday

U-Pick at Von Thun's Country Farm Market

Von Thun's, 505 Ridge Rd, Monmouth Junction, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Von Thun Farms will have its first summer weekend this Saturday and Sunday. The farm, which will feature U-pick crops and fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers all summer, is a fun spot to go to with the family and kids. Currently available for U-pick are raspberries and blueberries.