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WELCOME TO THE 2021 CENTRAL JERSEY JAZZ FESTIVAL! Central Jersey Jazz Festival is a result of an unprecedented collaborative partnership of three New Jersey county seats - Flemington, New Brunswick and Somerville, working in concert, to produce the largest outdoor musical event of its kind in the area. In 2013, the six-year-old Somerville Jazz Festival and the New Brunswick Jazz Project, came together and created the first Central Jersey Jazz Festival. In 2014 the festival expanded beyond Somerset and Middlesex Counties to include Flemington and, in 2021 Metuchen was added to the Middlesex County lineup. This free, three day concert is a one of a kind destination event that features acclaimed musicians from across the jazz spectrum and draws more than 11,000 visitors from the three New Jersey counties involved, and throughout the tri-state and mid-Atlantic region and showcases the best of Central Jersey. Visit Flemington and get a feel for small-town charm; experience New Brunswick‘s vibrant theater and restaurant district in the heart of a thriving college town, and relish the melting pot of Somerville eclectic downtown and dining scene. And enjoy Metuchen’s wide variety of dining and shopping experiences. The Central Jersey Jazz Festival is presented by Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital RWJ Barnabas Health, and produced by Flemington Community Partnership, New Brunswick City Center, Metuchen Arts Council, the Downtown Somerville Alliance, New Brunswick Jazz Project, Arts on Division and Sheila E. Anderson. To learn more about the Central Jersey Jazz Festival go to CentralJerseyJazzFestival.com I’ve got cancer but I also have researchers who will stop at nothing until there’s a cure. 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SEPTEMBER Flemington Borough Town Wide Yard Sale Sat. 10/2 & Sun. 10/3 Various times EVENTS Main Street Half Marathon of Hunterdon 2021 Sun. 10/10 Half Marathon & Relay 8:00 AM start Lawn on Stangl Tent, 50 Stangl Road (Walkers start 7:30 am). Race starts in Clinton and Free Events! ends in Flemington with a finish-line celebration! • Fri. 9/17 DIY Jazz, featuring Behn Gillece, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Ghost Tour of Downtown Flemington • Sat. 9/18 Wellness Series with A Life in Sat. 10/23, Fri 10/29, Sat 10/30 • Tours leave 7:00 pm, 7:30pm, 8:00 pm and Balance, 10:30 am-12:00 pm last 90 Minutes Enjoy a bone-chilling walk in • Wed. 9/22 The Liar Show, Doors open our Historic County Seat with our Historical 6:30 pm, Show starts at 7:00 pm Society! Tickets: [email protected] • Fri. 9/24 DIY Jazz , Peter Lin, 7:30 pm - or (908) 788-2030 9:30 pm • Free Monday Meditation and Saturday morning Yoga. Flemington Car Shows Sat. 10/9, Sat.10/23 | 5:30-8:30pm • Enjoy 2 live bands and a DJ, contests, food, Historic Main Street: Thursday and drinks! Night Lights: 9/23 - Free Event! • FLEMINGTON’S FRESH TALENT, Walking Tour of Historic Flemington Dates. 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm Sat. 10/16 | 10:30 am - 11:30 am Bring your own chair and • Free, reservations required. Limited to enjoy a night of live music, 20 people. [email protected] great local Farm to Festival or(908) 788-2030 food & craft beer! Thursday Night Lights on Main Street 10/28 Halloween Costume Party! Flemington Flea and Sidewalk Sales! • 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm. Bring your own chair and 9:00 am to 3:00 pm enjoy a night of live music, treats and Beer • Sat. 9/25 & Sun. 9/26 Along Main Street, at Teaberry’s Garden. and in Stangl Area. • Sun. 9/26 Act 2 Books hosts The Flemington Treasure Lawn on Stangl Tent, 50 Stangl Road (Free Events!) • Fri. 10/1 DIY Jazz featuring, Skip and Dan Hunt at the Flemington Flea 1pm until 5pm -- Act 2 Wilkins Quartet, 9am to 3pm Books, 24 Central Ave. • Sat. 10/9 DIY Bike Repair Clinic, 11 am to 1pm www.Act2books.com. • Sat. 10/16 Wellness Series with A Life in Balance, 10:30am-12pm Check loveflemington.com for the latest details! Historic Flemington borough is a 1.4 square mile destination and County Seat surrounded by 1600 working farms in gorgeous Hunterdon County. Our verdant surroundings influence our farm to table menus and farm to festival events. Flemington borough is home to a diverse population and is a great place to live, work and play just an hour away to New York and Philadelphia and close to the Shore! We pride ourselves on having 400+ businesses that offer something for everyone. For a small historic town, our business community features 50+ restaurants, 90+ health, wellness and fitness businesses, and 300+ shops and services. We have many newer entrepreneurial businesses and mom & pops that have stood the tests of time on our historic Main Streets, as well as go-to stores near our highway circles. Our record number of buildings on the National Register lands Flemington as a close second to Cape May. We are known for historic innovations in agriculture, craft, railroad history, court-history, and genealogical tourism. We encourage you to take our self-guided walking tour of our Historic Main Street and Stangl Arts & Cultural District and if you dare…. our newest Ghost Tours being unveiled this October! Flemington Borough is a hub for instruction and exploration for all ages. Our weekly, year-round Farmers Market in the former Stangl Pottery Factory and our weekly calendar of free cultural events are welcoming to all. We love being a partner in producing the Central Jersey Jazz Festival! Our collaboration with the District Management Leaders from our sister County Seats strengthens our ability to produce one of the best Jazz Festivals in New Jersey. We look forward to building on this collaboration for years to come. Stay tuned for more exciting announcements about Flemington and our cultural events at www.loveflemington.com Thank you to our FLEMINGTON SPONSORS FLEMINGTON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Visitors to the Central Jersey Jazz Festival - Flemington may begin seating on Stangl Road starting at 4:45pm. The performances will begin at 5:45pm. 5:45 - 7:00 NJPAC Alumni Trio 7:00 - 8:30 Charles Turner Quartet 8:50 - 10:00 Davell Crawford, “The Prince of New Orleans” CD sales and signing of CD’s by the musicians will follow the musician’s performance. FLEMINGTON Performing Artists Davell Crawford Davell Crawford, a Steinway & Sons Artist, and an all-around musical sensation, is one of the true genius wonders of the contemporary Crescent City music scene. Performing professionally since the age of seven, Crawford is considered to be one of the best keep secrets in “American Roots Music.” He lives a quiet life away from the spotlight and rarely performs publicly, but he has enjoyed a wild widely acclaimed career as an entertainer. Hailed as “The Prince of New Orleans,” for his community and philanthropic work, Crawford has been awarded throughout the world as a musician and has performed extensively throughout the states and many countries including Spain, Italy, Switzerland, France, Russia, Brazil, Morocco among others at festivals, concert halls and clubs. Cited as one of the few musicians committed to keeping the piano sounds of New Orleans alive, he stands as one of the most versatile and most documented young pianists in America today. He’s latest album is a collection of Christian music titled, Abide With Me, Hymns and Spirituals for Solo Piano, on the Steinway & Sons Record label. FLEMINGTON Performing Artists Charles Turner Charles Turner, Brooklyn based jazz vocalist and songwriter has taken the New York City scene by storm. He has held residencies, hosted, and performed at venues such as Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Birdland, Smoke Jazz club and the historic Minton’s Playhouse in Harlem and has performed internationally from London to Seoul, South Korea. His sophomore album, Single & In Love, produced by Grammy-Award winner, drummer Ulysses Owens Jr. has received critical acclaim. A Berklee College of Music Graduate, Turner has taught at The American School of Modern Music in Paris, France. Turner’s passion to bring swing and jazz to listeners of all generations and backgrounds flows through his bands. He holds the torch of the past and brings it along into present day for all to experience, embrace, and to enjoy. Additional Performances by: NJPAC Alumni Trio New Brunswick, New Jersey is a vibrant city of 60,000 residents, a number that triples during the business day with college students, corporate and business employees, hospital and healthcare workers and visitors. It is a community with richly diverse neighborhoods, a bustling downtown City Center, and an innovative and renowned cultural arts center.