Orchard Road, Skillman, 908-359-7003. Fourth of July celebration with

music, games, rides, and food sales, fireworks at dusk. The Van Harlingen

Historical Society will open the nearby one-room Bedensville School

to the public at 6:30 p.m. Free. 4 p.m.

Princeton University Fields, Washington Road, 609-924-3118. DJ music

followed by a fireworks display organized by the Spirit of Princeton

citizens’ committee. Parking is off Faculty Road only. Handicapped

parking available. Raindate is Thursday, July 3. Free. 6:30 p.m.

event, 5 to 7:30 p.m., Monument Park, Princeton. Bring a picnic supper,

listen to music, and hear speakers on the Patriot Act. Includes the

annual presentation of the Patriot for Peace Award.

Thursday, July 3

Etra Lake Park, 609-443-4000. Jerry Rife’s Rhythm Kings Dixieland

Jazz Band, Trenton Brass Quintet Plus One. Fireworks display at 9:30

p.m. Raindate is Saturday, July 5. 6 p.m.

Complex, 732-449-8444. Annual kids race at 6:30 p.m. followed by a

live band, clowns, and concession stands at 7 p.m. Fireworks display

at 9 p.m. Raindate is Saturday, July 5. 6:30 p.m.

Festivities begin at dusk featuring fireworks. Raindate July 4. 7

p.m.

Entrance , Hamilton, 609-890-3684. Music by the Fabulous Greaseband

followed by fireworks. Raindate is Tuesday, July 8. Free. 7:30

The Great Auditorium, Ocean and Pilgrim pathways, Ocean Grove, 732-988-0645.

Summer classical series begins a patriotic program,"Pomp and Circumstance:

a 9th Birthday Celebration for the Hope-Jones Pipe Organ." The concert

features works written or transcribed for organ with brass accompaniment.

$12. 7:30 p.m.

Program includes "Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance No. 1 in

D," "Variations on the Star Spangled Banner," "Elgar’s

Military March in G," and Charles Ives’ "Variations on America.

Friday, July 4

1050 River Road, Piscataway, 732-745-4489. Free. Noon.

school, 609-259-3151. Fireworks and an annual street fair. Free. 8

a.m.

Street, 609-259-3151. Allentown’s famous Fourth of July fishing contest

takes place from 9 a.m to noon for children 12 and under (and their

helpers) with lots of prizes. Free. 9 a.m.

"Fourth of July is for kids and their families," says

volunteer recreation commissioner Ron Dunster. "Everybody gets

a chance and there are prizes for everyone. You may catch the same

fish twice — that’ll win a prize too. It’s worth it just to see

the excitement on the kids faces."

800-770-5883. The week-long festival culminates with a patriotic celebration

that begins at 9 a.m. with a ceremony recognizing Sandra Day O’Connor

with the Liberty Medal of 2003. July Fourth parade begins at 6 p.m.

along Benjamin Franklin Parkway, starting from 20th and Arch streets.

Concert and fireworks in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum at 8:30

p.m. Www.americasbirthday.com 9 a.m.

Memorial Road, Morrisville, 215-946-0400. Open today for some pre-revolutionary

peace and quiet at William Penn’s 17th-century country plantation.

$5; $4.50 seniors; $3 children. 9 am to 5 p.m.

Trenton, 609-396-1776. The Barracks Museum is open for living history

tours. $6 adults; $4, children, students, and seniors. 10 a.m.

732-222-0400. Biggest Independence Day celebration on the Jersey shore

features sandscullting exhibits, beach soccer, 3-on-3 basketball,

rides and games, clowns, food, and music. Concert at 7 p.m., followed

by fireworks on the beach. Free. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Lane, Ewing, 609-883-2900. At 10 a.m., the 40th annual Independence

Day parade steps off at Buttonwood and Parkside Avenue and proceeds

to Ewing High School. At 6:30 p.m., music and fireworks at Armstrong

Park. Free. 10 a.m.

Park , Village of Taylorsville, Route 32 and 532, Washington Crossing,

215-493-4076. Reading of the Declaration of Independence, kid’s activities,

as the historic village comes to life to celebrate 1776. The militia

takes shape and General Washington pleas for troops. Cannon and artillery

salutes by Revolutionary war soldiers throughout the day, with Colonial

trade and craft demonstrations. At noon, the Town Crier reads the

Declaration of Independence outside the McKonkey Ferry Inn, and at

3 p.m. 25 costumed criers give the history of their craft. $5 adults;

$3 children. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Street, 609-921-0074. A lecture on the Battle of Princeton takes place

near the flagpole, and a Revolutionary War reenactment group will

perform their historic drills. The Clark House Museum is open for

tours, with 18th-century games for children and adults, and refreshments.

Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The park is the site of the January 3, 1777, Battle of Princeton

when General George Washington defeated British forces in one of the

more fiercely fought battles of the American Revolution. The Clark

farmhouse, now open to visitors, was used as a field hospital and

the site of General Hugh Mercer’s death.

Court Street and Route 313, Doylestown, 215-348-9461. Live music,

Phaydeaux’s Fabulous Flying Flea Circus, plus a women’s suffrage debate.

Free old-time games and food concessions. In case of rain, event is

canceled. $3; $1 youth; under 6 free. Noon to 5 p.m.

1050 River Road, Piscataway, 732-745-4489. American Historical Theater.

Also the opening of the Williamson Wheelwright Shop, an authentic

19th century shop where carriages and wheels were made and repairs.

Free. 2 p.m.

Department Lot, Market and Warren streets, 609-989-3169. This is tentative.

Call to confirm. 5 p.m.

475 DeMott Lane, Somerset, 732-873-2500. Entertainment by Master Yu’s

Karate, and preview of Villager’s Theater "Bye Bye Birdie,"

and Dixieland Jazz Band. Concert by Emil Stucchio and "The Classics"

at 7:30 p.m. Fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Raindate Sunday, July 6, concert

at 2:30 p.m. Free. 6 p.m.

Campus, Lawrenceville, 609-844-7065. Musical entertainment followed

by fireworks. 7 p.m.

Rock Cats. Fireworks after the game. $8. 7:05 p.m.

Community Park, Groville Road, 609-298-2800. Entertainment followed

by fireworks at dusk. Raindate is Saturday, July 5. 7:30 p.m.

York Street Park, Lambertville, 609-397-8700. Sixth annual Fourth

of July sing-along. Bring a flashlight or candle. Sing-along songsheets

provided. Free. 8 p.m.

215-295-3694. Third annual performance of the musical about the United

States beginnings. Free. 8:30 p.m.

Avenue, 800-732-7467. Fireworks you can view from the beach. 9

p.m.

Saturday, July 5

First Street between Broad and Church streets, Keyport, 732-946-2711.

Two-day event features oyster and seafood, a colorful parade of sailboats

on the bay, entertainments, claim and oyster-shucking competitions,

seafood chowder cook-off, and fireworks. Also Sunday, July 6. Free.

11 a.m.

County Park. Concert and fireworks. Bring your own picnic. 7:30

p.m.

Fireworks at dusk. Free. 9 p.m.

Park, River Road, Erwinna, Pennsylvania, 609-397-7300. Patriotic favorites,

American show tunes, and movie themes performed by the 60-piece professional

orchestra directed by Mariusz Smolij. Park gates open at 6 p.m. for

picnicking; bring a picnic or purchase food at the park. $18; $10

children. 8 p.m.

Program includes music from Harry Potter, Carousel Waltz, Amazing

Grace, A Salute to the Big Bands, music from Guys and Dolls, and the

1812 Overture. Advance tickets available at www.riversidesymphonia.org.

Association , The Great Auditorium, Ocean and Pilgrim pathways,

Ocean Grove, 732-988-0645. The Allentown Band, America’s oldest civilian

concert band, presents "Stars and Stripes Forever: A Concert in

the Style of John Philip Sousa." $20. 8 p.m.

215-295-3694. Free. 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 6

Annual independence day celebration features rides, music, food, and

vendors. Music, magic, stiltwalking, and juggling. Fireworks at 9:20

p.m. Raindate is Monday, July 7. 5:30 p.m.

Prudential Hall, Newark, 888-GO-NJPAC. Tenor Daniel Rodriguez and

the NJSO led by Tom Scott. Rodriguez is known as the New York City

singing policeman who caltured the nation after 9/11. CDs include

"From the Heart" and "The Spirit of America." $19

to $72. 7:30 p.m.

Members of the military, policemen, and firemen, receive two

tickets for the price of one.

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