Upcoming mARTian Events
Participating Groups
Friends of West Windsor Open Space, Friends of West Windsor Senior Citizens, Grover’s Mill Coffee, West Windsor Arts Council, West Windsor Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance, West Windsor Historical Society,West Windsor Parking Authority, & West Windsor Farmer’s Market
SUN 9/23: “Aliens on Parade” Costume Parade at Food Truck Festival
11am – 1pm Registration, 1:30pm Parade: “Aliens on Parade” Costume Parade with prizes for best costume @ West Windsor Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival – run by WWAC
SAT 10/6: Autumn Arts Afternoon
1pm – 4 pm: Autumn Arts Afternoon @ Nassau Park Pavilion, 100 Nassau Park Blvd, West Windsor, free hands-on art activities for the whole family including a mARTian themed project – run by WWAC
SAT 10/20: Van Nest Park Clean Up & Trail Walk
Time 2 – 4 pm: Van Nest Park Clean Up and Trail Walk at Millstone River East, meet in parking lot, 218 Cranbury Rd, West Windsor – run by Friends of WW Open Space
FRI 10/26: Costume & Music Party
7pm: Martian Music Mash @ Grover’s Mill Coffee, 295 Princeton Hightstown Rd, West Windsor (Southfield Shopping Center) – run by Grover’s Mill Coffee
Artwork by Robert Hummel
SAT 10/27: The mARTian Project Kickoff Celebration!
9am – 1pm: “Out of This World” Sidewalk Chalk Contest with prizes @ WW Arts Center, 952 Alexander Rd, pre-register HERE – run by WWAC
2pm – 3pm: “Gourd”geous alien decorating, Sculpture unveiling and dedication (weather permitting) @ WW Arts Center, 952 Alexander Rd, West Windsor – run by WWAC
3pm – 6pm: The mARTian Project kickoff celebration, Orson Welles lecture by Professor Al Nigrin, Film Screenings: “The Suitor” by Alvaro Congosto and the 1953 version of “The War of the Worlds”, kids’ art project, fresh popped corn and rootbeer floats for sale @ WW Arts Center, 952 Alexander Rd, West Windsor – run by WWAC
7pm: Orson Welles Séance and Psychic Entertainment with mentalist Ted St. James @ Grover’s Mill Coffee – run by Grover’s Mill Coffee
SUN 10/28: Bike Ride, Radio re-broadcast
10 am – noon: Martian Themed Bike Ride, Grover’s Mill Coffee in Southfield Shopping Center (ride from Grover’s Mill Coffee to Grover’s Mill Van Nest Park and back) – run by WW Bike-Ped Alliance
7pm: Live 1938 radio re-broadcast with actor, radio host Michael Jarmus @ Grover’s Mill Coffee – run by Grover’s Mill Coffee
MON 10/29: Space Lecture & Reading
11am: Gregory H. Olsen, PhD Space Lecture @ WW Senior Center, 271 Clarksville Rd, West Windsor – run by Friends of WW Senior Citizens, call (609) 799-9068 to register.
1pm: “War of the Worlds” Reading by Rob Schmitt @ WW Senior Center, 271 Clarksville Rd, West Windsor – run by Friends of WW Senior Citizens, call (609) 799-9068 to register.
TUES 10/30: NASA Ambassador Presentation
7pm: “A Trip to Mars” Presentation by Frank O’Brien, NASA Solar System Ambassador @ Grover’s Mill Coffee – run by Grover’s Mill Coffee.