Taste of Morris County to Build Hope for Rescue Animals… Pours for Paws (5/15) — Meadow Wood Manor, 461 Rt-10, Randolph • 973-664-0865973-537-5454 bit.ly/PoursforPaws Eleventh Hour Rescue host this event for food, wine, beer & animal lovers. It’ll benefit the rescue’s Building Hope project & celebrate the success & support of local restaurants & vendors. Bringing 20+ top restaurants together to sample.

Lewis Black (5/18) — BergenPAC, 30 North Van Brunt St., Englewood • 201-227-1030 www.bergenpac.org. Grammy Award-winning stand-up comedian, is one of the most prolific & popular performers working today.

Seaside Music Festival (5/16-5/18) — Beach & Boardwalk near the Aztec Ocean Resort, Seaside Heights • www.motormediausa.com/seasidemusicfest. This Free to attend 3 day music festival will give bands, fans, families & music industry pros the chance to start summer sooner w/live performances & events! Over 130 bands on 14 stages.

East Coast Pro Wrestling Prison Yard Match (5/17) — Paramus Elks, 210 Rt 17 N., Paramus • 973-402-9599 www.ecpw1.com TV Championship w/Crazy Ivan, Mo Sexton, The Dominican Diablo, Dan De Man, Scotty Charisma, The Punisher, Jumbo Joe Gunns, Andrew Anderson, The Peacemaker, Doug DeVito & more. 7:30pm.

Saint George Greek Orthodox Church Festival (5/17-5/19) — St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 1101 River Rd., Piscataway• 732-463-1642 This annual 3 day event attracts thousands of people each year, come taste Greek culture w/homemade Greek food, live music, traditional Greek Folk Dancing, & church tours. 5/17 11am-11:30pm, 5/18 11am-1am, 5/19 12-8pm. Free park. & shuttle service avail..

Bourbon Street Blues Fest (5/18) — Lebanon Twp Memorial Park, 70 Bunnvale Rd, Califon • 609-488-4789 www.bourbonstreetbluesfest.com Bourbon Street Blues Fest, Inc. is a Non-For-Profit 501(c)3 Organization dedicated to raising funds for local community organizations & projects. Here’s a preview of some of our exciting bands for this year’s festival: Bob Lanza Band, Crawdaddies, Quimby Mountain, Acken Road, Citizens Band Radio, plus food, booze, vendors & more! 11:30am-9pm.

Strike Our Pet Overpopulation Bowling Event (5/18) — T-Bowl Lanes, 300 Preakness Ave., Wayne • 973-454-1625 www.neutercommuter.com Passaic County Mobile Spay/Neuter Coalitionsis hosting this event. Laser Bowl the night always, live DJ, 50/50 & more all proceeds help animals $25, 6-8:30pm.

Muses in the Vineyard (5/18) — Four Sisters Winery, 783 County Rte. 519 Belvidere • A festival of music, of the women, by the women for everyone. Bring lawn chairs, blankets, etc. Food & beverages avail. Matty Matarazzo of Four Sisters Winery, known for his culinary prowess, will be overseeing the food stations! 12pm

Skate & Surf Festival (5/18 & 5/19) — Six Flags Great Adventure, 1 Six Flags Boulevard, Jackson • www.SkateandSurfFest.com Featured performers inc.: Fall Out Boy, Timeflies, Lights * Streetlight Manifesto, Of Mice & Men * Andrew W.K. & so many more 5/19A Day To Remember, Macklemore & Ryan Lews
Glassjaw * Rx Bandits, Bayside * Saves The Day & so many more!

Children’s Specialized Hospital Event (5/20) — Children’s Specialized Hospital, 1 Robert Wood Johnson Pl, New Brunswick • www.eclecticeventsinc.com www.childrens-specialized.org. The evening will begin w/a pizza & dessert party & ice breaker games. Then we work together on a project to help bring joy to the lives of the children who are residents of the hospital. Net proceeds & 100% of the raffle ticket benefit the Children’s Specialized Hospital.

Big Head Todd & The Monsters (5/23) — IZOD Center, 50 State Rt 120, East Rutherford • 1-800-745-3000 www.izodcenter.com Over three million albums & packed major venues worldwide. All done the old-fashioned way w/excellent songwriting, scorching guitar & fearless genre melding.

Wildwood Crest Summer Kickoff Concert (5/26) — Centennial Park, Fern Road & Ocean Ave., Wildwood Crest • 609-523-0202 An annual event to help kick off a new summer season in the Crest, featuring live entertainment by longtime area favorites the Fabulous Greaseband, America’s party band for more than 35 years, performing pop/dance hits from the 1960s through today. FREE all-ages show.

Cape May Music Festival (5/26-6/13) — Convention Hall Cape May • 609-884-9563 info@capemaymac.org
From the classical to the classic, or every musical taste orchestra, chamber, world traditions, beloved classics & even a few intriguing new sounds.

24th Annual Crawfish Festival (5/30-6/1) — Sussex County Fairgrounds, 37 Plains Rd., Augusta, Sussex • www.crawfishfest.com A 3 day, Cajun-style food & music festival that Louisiana & New Orleans has to offer. Cajun, Zydeco, Delta Blues, New Orleans R&B, Brass, Gospel & Jazz on 4 Stages.

East Coast Pro Wrestling Mayhem (5/31) — Guardian Angel Auditorium, 320 Franklin Tpke., Allendale • 973-402-9599 www.ecpw1.com Heavyweight Championship w/Andrew Anderson, The Punisher, The Peacemaker, Mo Sexton & more. 7:30pm.

Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody (5/31-6/2) — NJ Performing Arts Center One Center St., Prudential Hall, Newark • 888-466-5722 www.njpac.org. The hilarious new musical that brings all the naughty fun of the best-selling book to life. You’ll be laughing out loud w/sharp-witted comedy, musical numbers, steamy & fun performances from the hunky leading man, plus lots of surprises!

Mailfest (Now thru 5/31) — Pilsener Haus & Biergarten, 15th St., Hoboken • 201-683-5465 www.pilsenerhaus.com. Join us for Maifest 2013 a truly authentic celebration throughout Germany to welcome the arrival of Spring now here! Seasonal beers made especially for Maifest. Roasted pig, kielbasi & wurst. Alex Meixner as well as Polka, Oompa & Jazz bands. It’s a true European style biergarten for everyone.

Appel Farm Arts & Music Festival (6/1) — 457 Shirley Rd., Elmer • www.appelfarm.org Country listening to great music on two different stages. You’ll enjoy a juried crafts fair , activities & ent. at the Children’s Village, free arts classes, food & bev. avail.

HOT 97’s Summer Jam XX Festival Village (6/2) — MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford • www.hot97.com/summerjam. Features the hottest upcoming artists inc.: Action Bronson, Joey Bada$$, A$AP Ferg, Vinny Cha$e, Smoke DZA, Bodega Bamz, Troy Ave, Kid Ink, and the winner of the 2013 Who’s Next Battle for the Best, Radamiz!

Single Mingle for the Benefit of Wounded Warrior Project (6/3) — Delicious Heights, 285 Main St., Bedminster • www.eclecticeventsinc.com. Enjoy delicious comp appetizers, cash bar, lots of ice breaker games, raffle prizes & tons of fun!

13th Annual Feast of St. Anthony K (6/6-6/9) — Roman Catholic Church of the Assumption, 113 Chiego Pl. , Roselle Park • 908-245-1107 Delicious food, non-stop entertainment, great crowds, music, amusements, games, fun for the whole family. It is also a faith oriented celebration focusing on devotion to St. Anthony. A variety of local dance and karate studios are scheduled to put on performances, a poetry reading program plus NJ 101.5 Big Yellow Prize Van & Magic 98.3 FM.

Zombie 5K (6/8) — Indian Acres Tree Farm Inc., 111 Tuckerton Rd, Medford • www.RunForYourLives.com Chaos, confusion, beer, bands, mud, obstacles, camping, food, insanity, running, undead, chasing you, one part escaping the clutches of zombies & all parts awesome.

New Kids on the Block (6/13) — IZOD Center, 50 State Rt 120, East Rutherford • 1-800-745-3000 www.izodcenter.com NKOTB headlining w/multi-platinum selling artists 98 Degrees, & Grammy Award-winning Boyz II Men a must see!

4th Annual New Jersey Beer & Food Festival (6/14 & 6/15) — Crystal Springs Resort, Route 94 Ex 3, Hamburg • 973-827-5996 www.crystalgolfresort.com Spend a day or the whole weekend as you sample your favorite brews, discover a variety of new flavorful beers, enjoy great food ranging from an all-out BBQ feast to a beer & food pairing reception w/top chefs from NJ, party to all your favorite music, participate in the Brews & Birdies Golf Tournament & so much more!

Father’s Day Excursion Train Rides (6/16) — Whippany Railway Museum, 1 Railroad Plaza, Rt 10 W & Whippany Rd., Whippany • 973-887-8177 www.WhippanyRailwayMuseum.net Spend the day w/Dad on a 10 miles, 45 min. round trip excursion on a mid 1900’s Excursion Train. Be on the lookout for an abundant of wildlife! Departures 1, 2, 3 & 4pm

6th Annual Golf Outing Dinner & Silent Auction (6/17) — Stanton Ridge Country Club, Whitehouse Station, • 973-664-0865 www.ehrdogs.org/golfouting. Eleventh Hour Rescue will be hosting our “Putts, Pars & Paws” w/money benefiting homeless animals. The day’s events will be followed by our “Sit, Stay & Spend” Golf Reg. & lunch 11am, Shotgun Start 12:30pm, Cocktail Hour & Silent Auction 5:30pm. Dinner, awards & presentations 6:30pm.

State Fair Meadowlands (6/21 & 7/7) — IZOD Center, 50 State Rt 120, East Rutherford • 1-800-745-3000 www.izodcenter.com NJ’s largest annual family friendly event, is set to return for 17 days of “everything-under-the-sun” fun this summer, acres and acres of electrifying FREE entertainment, thrilling rides, fun games, new Live Shark Experience show & other live shows plus food for all ages.

Excursion Train Rides (7/14, 7/21, 9/8 & 9/15) — Whippany Railway Museum, 1 Railroad Plaza, Rt 10 W & Whippany Rd., Whippany • 973-887-8177 www.WhippanyRailwayMuseum.net Spend the day on a 10 miles, 45 min. round trip excursion on a mid 1900’s Excursion Train. Be on the lookout for an abundant of wildlife! Departures 1, 2, 3 & 4pm

Newark Museum, The — 49 Washington St., Newark • 973-596-6550 www.NewarkMuseum.org. An art, science & education museum w/many exhibits on display all the time. Open Wed.-Sun. 12-5pm. Thurs. till 8:30pm FREE Adm.

NJ’s Historical Society Museum — 52 Park Pl., Newark • 973-596-8500. There’s a library, self-guided & guided tours, architectural walking tours, decorative arts, contemporary history, lunch time presentations, night time films, & much more.

SpeedDate.com — Meet local singles on the world’s first online speed dating site. A quick & easy online dating service. Go on multiple live 3 min. online dates from the comfort of home using instant messaging, webcam video chat & live audio.

USS Ling 297 — Cor. of Court & River Sts., Hackensack • 201-342-3268 www.njnm.com. World War II Submarine Memorial Naval Museum. Birthday parties avail., group tours. 10am-4pm, $6 adults, $3 kids.

Electric Daisy Carnival (5/17 & 5/18) — Citi Field, 123-01 Roosevelt Ave., NYC • www.insomniac.com Bringing widely celebrated lectronic artists, spectacular performances more to this one of a kind event. W/out of this world interactive exp. inc. large scale art installations & special effect, innovative music festival! 12pm

Watson Adventures The Dancing Nudes Murder Mystery Scavenger Hunt (5/18, 5/25 & 6/1) — The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Starting at the Uris Center for Education, Enter on the Ground Level at 81st St., NYC • 877-946-4868 www.WatsonAdventures.com The police need your help to solve the mystery that centers on works of art at the Met. See if your team of sleuths can figure out whodunnit on a scavenger hunt based on an actual Sherlock Holmes story.

Watson Adventures The Gangsters’ New York Scavenger Hunt (5/18) — Chinatown and Little Italy, Starting at Columbus Park, NYC • 877-946-4868 www.WatsonAdventures.com Discover the bygone haunts & battlegrounds of gangs & gangsters in Little Italy & Chinatown. Discover cafes, bakeries, teahouses, stores, markets, historic buildings, TV & movie loc, & more.

LES Turns 18! (5/24- 5/26) — Theater For The New City, 155 1st Ave, NYC • www.theaterforthenewcity.net. A Free 3 day, indoor, outdoor festival w/music, dance, theater, comedy, film poetry & more for the entire family.

Watson Adventures The Ghosts of Greenwich Village Scavenger Hunt (5/25) — Greenwich Village Starting at Washington Sq. Pk, NYC • 877-946-4868 www.WatsonAdventures.com Armed w/only a flashlight, you’ll visit ghost-plagued buildings & secret cemeteries while learning the stories of the restless souls you might disturb. Starring the spirits of Mark Twain, Aaron Burr, Edgar Allen Poe, Washington Irving, Thomas Paine, artist John LaFarge, The Shadow, Clement Clarke Moore, Mayor Jimmy Walker, Lee Chumley, Patrolman Schwartz, a few skeletons, & various other apparitions, sudden chills, rustlings & knockings.

83rd Annual Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit Spring Show (5/25-5/27, 6/1 & 6/2) — University Pl, along side Washington Sq. Park to NYU’s Schwartz Plaza & W 3rd St., NYC • www.OutdoorArt.com Over 100 exhibitors selling their own work directly to the public,

Watson Adventures The Secrets of Grand Central Scavenger Hunt (6/1 & 6/8) — Grand Central Station, 42nd St. at Park Ave., NYC • 877-946-4868 www.WatsonAdventures.com Discover little-known passageways, the latest exhibit at the Transit Museum gallery, the gourmet foods of the Grand Central Market, the stunning Art Deco lobby of the Chrysler Building, the fate of the famed Biltmore Hotel clock, a hidden waiting room, the eclectic food court, mysterious marks on the main hall’s constellation ceiling, the secret symbol of the Vanderbilts, the uncanny “Whispering Gallery,” & more.

37th Annual American Crafts Festival (6/8, 6/9, 6/15 & 6/16) — On the Plazas of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, 64th St. at Columbus Ave., NYC • www.craftsatlincoln.org Expo & sale of 380 juried craft displays from every region of the US. Continuous ent., craft demos, food & more. Sat. 12-9pm, Sun. 10am-9pm.

Wanderlust Yoga in the City Event (6/9) — Pier 63, Hudson River Pk., NYC • www.wanderlustyitc.com Health joins Wanderlust, the premier yoga & music festival producer, to bring together the urban yoga community for a celebration of health & wellness w/comp classes & performances from the world’s top yoga instructors, acclaims musicians & speakers. 1pm

Shecky’s Girls Night Out - Summer (6/12-6/15) — SIR Stage 37, 508 W. 37th St., NYC • www.sheckys.com Discover unique designers, sip our delectable drinks, & cap your night w/some pretty pampering & glorious Goodie Bags (trust us, you don’t want to miss some of our new services).

Courage the Musical (Now thru June) — St. Luke’s Theatre, 308 West 46th St., NYC • 212-239-6200 www.cougarthemusical.com A four person show about three divine but disillusioned women who unleash their “inner cougar” by dating younger men & in the process, find self-love & empowerment. The cast sing & dance their way through songs ranging from grinding blues to doo wop, to pop.

Cuff Me: A Fifty Shades of Grey Musical Parody (Now until ?) — The Actors Temple Theater, 339 West 47th St., NYC • 212-239-6200. A hilarious parody of the ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ book phenomenon! Grab your girlfriends & get ready to laugh at this sexy, & hysterical romp! Cuff Me! It’ ll have you dancing in the aisles as the cast of four belts out hilarious parodies of hit songs from your favorite artists, all while spoofing the ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ book!”

Totally Tubular Time Machine (Now thru - ?) — Culture Club, 20 West 39th St., NYC • 212-971-1999 www.totallytubulartimemachine.com. The new pop musical where gossip takes the drivers seat & audience members are thrust into the celebrity limelight. Features pop songs from 80s, 90s & today. Back to the Future meets MTV Music Awards & your the star!

Fuerza Bruta: Look Up (Now thru ?) — Daryl Roth Theatre, 20 Union Square East, NYC • 212-239-6200 www.LookUpNYC.com. Featuring the men of Fuerza Bruta at the center of the action in one of the show’s signature scenes a mylur pool suspended inches above the audience! Come watch, touch & feel the sexy men as they make their splash. A physical & visual extravaganza! Dynamic music as performers run through moving walls, non stop action!

American Museum of Natural History — Central Park West at 79th St., NYC • 212-769-5800 www.amnh.org. Exhibit is presented in 2 sec.: Flora Portrayed: 88 images, inc. ind. plant portraits, detailed scientific studies & decorative floral subjects since the 16th century. $6, $4 students/seniors, $3 kids 12.

Ellis Island Immigration Museum — NY Harbor, NYC • 212-344-0996. Stunning & stirring exhibits of immigrant experience.

NY Hall of Science — 47-01 11th St., Flushing Meadows Corona Pk., NYC • 718-699-0005. We’re the largest Science Playground in the Western Hemisphere. So much to do hanging upside down on the 3-D Spider, listen to music & stories of faraway place, watch roller coaster videos or learn circus tricks. A must see museum!

Motley Crue (5/18) — Mohegan Sun, Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncasville, CT • 1-800-745-3000. One of the most successful & most momentous accomplishment Heavy Metal bands of all time is making a stop at here.

New Kids On The Block, 98 Degrees & Boyz II Men (5/28, 5/29 & 5/31) — Mohegan Sun, Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncasville, CT • 1-800-745-3000. NKOTB headlining w/multi-platinum selling artists 98 Degrees, & Grammy Award-winning Boyz II Men a must see!

Kellie Pickler (6/1) — Mount Airy Casino, 312 Woodland Rd., Mount Pocono, PA • 1-877-682-4791. From her hardscrabble, small town roots to center stage on American Idol to the top of the Country charts, Kellie has proven that talent, beauty, hard work & determination are a potent combination.