Seaworthy visitors can work their way through a phragmite maze and take a hayride through haunted woods.
AHOY, MATEYS! If you've got sturdy sea legs, visit the Haunted Seaport in Tuckerton, where a fright-tastic adventure awaits. For three days, pirates and sea captains — lost at sea — will stroll the seaport's boardwalk for a night of screams.
The Haunted Seaport will be open tonight, and Oct. 23 and 24, from 6 to 9 p.m. Seaworthy visitors can work their way through a phragmite maze and take a hayride through haunted woods for a howling good time. Play a game of glow-in-the-dark mini-golf or get a picture taken while locked in the stocks — and more.
A kid-friendly Pumpkin Patch opens at 3 p.m. each day, with games, crafts and mini-hayrides. Kids can make their own trick-or-treat bag, color a pumpkin and join a Halloween Dance Party.
Admission is $8. Hayrides are $5, with paid admission, and free for Seaport members. Tuckerton Seaport is located at 120 W. Main St. Call (609) 296-8868 or visit TuckertonSeaport.org.
GREEN GROWERS
Learn how to turn garden scraps into nutrient-rich soil that feeds your plants year-round on Oct. 24 at the Composting for the Home Gardener community event in Newark.
Find out what makes a successful compost pile and discover how you can start one in your own garden during an hourlong session, from 10 to 11 a.m., offered by the Greater Newark Conservancy.
Stick around afterward and, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., learn how to Build Your Own Compost Bin. Participants will learn how to create a composting container. This session includes supplies.
Cost for the composting demonstration is $5; for the bin building demonstration, it is $25, and preregistration is required.
The conservancy is located at 32 Prince St., Newark. Call (973) 642-4646 or visit citybloom.org.
AND MORE ...
• Violinist Joshua Bell, accompanied by pianist Sam Haywood, offers an intimate afternoon of chamber music Oct. 25 at 3 p.m. at Enlow Hall, on Kean University's East Campus, 215 North Ave., Hillside. Tickets are $55 to $75. Call (908) 737-7469 or visit keanstage.com.
• Birders, head to the Cape May Fall Festival Oct. 23 to 25, being held at various locations in Cape May. The three-day event includes field trips to area birding hot spots, programs and workshops, boat excursions, hawk banding demonstrations and more. A free Bird Show at Cape May Convention Hall will feature Jonathan Wood's Raptor Project, a collection of live birds of prey. Registration is $65 per day, or $175 for all three days, with additional costs for bus trips, special walks and evening programs. Call (609) 884-5611 or (609) 861-0700, ext. 33, or visit njaudubon.org.
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