Five Things to Do This Week

Five Things to Do in Collingswood This Week: 2/18/13 to 2/23/13

This week: the Collingswood junior women's club, gardening and GMO-Free food tips, a free concert from She Hates Me plus Frugal Ladies Night. Check out the top events in town!

Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m.—Collingswood Public Library "The Collingswood Juniors engage in various charitable efforts throughout town, as well as promote health awareness and women's and family issues through speakers and projects. Please contact Jodie Farrow (jodie.farrow@yahoo.com) with any questions."  Wednesday, Feb. 20, 9 a.m.-noon—Camden County Environmental Center "For those who are interested in becoming a Master Gardener as well as those who have questions about their gardening issues...There is no charge." 856-216-7130 ext. 40005 or email njgarden@camdencounty.com for more information. Thursday, Feb. 21, 7-8 p.m.—Collingswood Public Library "Together we study the impact of the genetically modified organisms (GMOs) that are in …

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Before the Bridge: the Many Muses of a Festival

In its third year, the free, local outdoor concert is still going strong thanks to the efforts of a handful of dedicated, singularly minded volunteers.

Even for a town where you can accidentally wander into a major artistic, cultural or charitable event just by stumbling out your front door at the right time of day, Collingswood has a busy weekend planned. Oct. 13 isn’t just the monthly Second Saturday celebration with its requisite gallery openings and seasonal farmers market shopping experience. Neither is it merely the nightcap to the borough’s quarterly sidewalk sale, nor simply the eve of its latest restaurant week. It’s not a date exclusively reserved for Collingswood to participate in the worldwide PhotoWalk; heck, even a new business is planning its opening reception for that evening. No, among the guantlet of weekend happenings through which borough visitors and residents may run…

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