 |
|
James E. McGreevey |
William D. Watley |
|
|
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
Contact: Karen Wolfe - 609.292.2523 |
NEW JERSEY 'S 2003
WEEKLY PLANNER OF EVENTS Trenton, N.J. (January 3, 2003)—Planning ahead for the year? Looking for things to do with the kids, grandparents or friends? Want to keep it all in one neat place? Well look no further than New Jersey's new 2003 Weekly Planner of Events, produced by the NJ Commerce & Economic Growth Commission and the Office of Travel & Tourism. "This handsomely illustrated year long guide is a unique way to stay abreast of interesting happenings in the Garden State, while maintaining your own "to do" calendar," said Nancy Byrne, executive director of the Office of Travel & Tourism." Presented in "week-at-a-glance" format, the spiral bound planner lists corresponding events on each weekly calendar page with dates and spaces for individual notations. The state's diverse ethnic make-up is reflected in its wide range of cultural events, from Japanese KODO presentations in several locations to St Ann's Italian Festival in Hoboken (home of Frank Sinatra), Victorian Days in Belvidere and Cape May and an American Indian Arts Festival on the Rankokus Reservation. New Jerseyians are noted for over-the-top celebrations of every seasonal holiday and, if there's no holiday, there's always a special occasion or event. These include an Open House at the Pequest Trout Hatchery, a Shad Festival in Lambertville (celebrating the return of shad to the Delaware River), and the World Series of Birding at various locations (New Jersey is a major fly-through for many different species). Not including events for Christmas, Easter, Halloween, St Patrick's Day, Fourth of July (for which there are many), a sampling of diverse offerings include the New Jersey Home Show, a Sherlock Holmes Weekend in Cape May, the Passion Play in Union City, theatrical performances throughout the state, jazz and blues festivals; antiques, arts and crafts fairs and exhibitions, county fairs, heritage festivals, garden tours, Civil War Days in Clinton, the Cherry Blossom Festival in Newark's Branch Brook Park (little known fact: New Jersey has more cherry trees than Washington DC), New Jersey Folk Festival at Rutgers University in New Brunswick and more. For a copy of the Weekly Planner of Events or its companion publication, the 2003 New Jersey Travel Guide, contact the New Jersey Office of Travel & Tourism, at 1-800-VISITNJ (847-4865); or check the website, www.visitnj.org "America the beautiful-only smaller," New Jersey encompasses less than 9,000 square miles, but it's surprisingly diverse, combining the best of metropolitan sophistication with rural farmlands, rivers and mountains - all accessible within a few hours. Ocean beaches stretch 127 miles, from Cape May Point to Sandy Hook. Vast expanses of forever-green acres are exemplified in the 70,000-acre Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and 1.1-million-acre Pine Barrens Reserve. There are mountains for skiing and climbing; trails for hiking, towns for shopping and culture. While super highways, express buses, trains and ferries provide quick and direct access into New York City and Philadelphia, back roads wind through historic hamlets, farmlands and pristine forests. Along the way are botanic gardens, historic architecture, museums, sporting events, gaming casinos and kids' action parks. New Jersey is a vacation destination for the best days of your life!
|
|