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  • Jam in the Park, Mardi Gras style 

    by Kristi Funderburk on August 4th, 2010 | Comment

    Celebrate Mardi Gras with the Boys & Girls Club of Vineland at a special fundraiser kick-off party to benefit, followed up by a family-friendly outdoor weekend festival.

    The Boys & Girls Club Of Vineland and Jams In The City Entertainment collaborate to present the Bank of America Jam in the Park Mardi Gras, a two-part [...]

     
  • Dancing in the streets 

    by Kristi Funderburk on August 2nd, 2010 | Comment

    Staff photo/Cody Glenn

    By CODY GLENN The Daily Journal Staff Writer

    The upbeat weekend festivities at Dixon's Dance Academy would have made Martha and the Vandellas proud as it spilled out of the studio's confines into the parking lot.

    About a hundred dancers -- and wannabes -- took part Saturday in the all-day outdoor dance block party hosted [...]

     
  • Historic badge finds new home 

    by Kristi Funderburk on July 26th, 2010 | Comment

    By CODY GLENN Daily Journal Staff Writer

    VINELAND -- A rare piece of city history, nearly lost forever, has returned home thanks to one business owner's generosity.

    In the early 1920s, when Mayor Ferdinand Koetz traveled around Vineland, he donned a gold, circular badge with "Mayor" emblazoned in blue lettering across the top and "Vineland, [...]

     
  • Walking dead hits CCC camp 

    by Kristi Funderburk on July 22nd, 2010 | Comment

    Zoe Hoffman had blood dripping from her face and accented shards of glass sticking out from her nose.

    The 15-year-old was one of many teens on Tuesday to experiment with techniques and application of gory stage makeup at the Summer Academy for Kids.

    Cumberland County College is offering kids and teenagers from ages 5 to [...]

     
  • New year, new band, but help needed 

    by Kristi Funderburk on July 16th, 2010 | Comment

    School may be out for summer, but the season marks a beginning for the Vineland High School Marching Clan.

    The band will soon begin planning and developing its show for the new fall season. After bidding farewell to 11 graduates, the band now welcomes new freshman, transfer and current band members, district spokesman John Sbrana [...]

     
  • Clay College attracts visitors, artists year round 

    by Kristi Funderburk on July 15th, 2010 | Comment

    Cumberland County's Clay College is a spacious facility equipped with 15 pottery wheels and four kilns. The gallery at the entrance showcases the work of students as well as local and regional artists.

    The studio is open every day and is available for students to work outside of class time.

    Clay College also open for [...]

     
  • Find affordable summer fun here 

    by Kristi Funderburk on July 10th, 2010 | Comment

    Each year The Daily Journal compiles a last of affordable, fun activities you can add your summer calendar.

    From local to regional events, this extensive list includes locations, times, cost and other need-to-know information to ease your day.

    Check out the section here.

     
  • Camp in a cave, sort of 

    by Kristi Funderburk on July 9th, 2010 | Comment

    Local kids ages 2 through 12 spent the week learning about Caves at Notre Dame Regional School's summer camp.

    The children went mining for gold, searching nature for materials to make tools, learning about cave art and how it used for communication, spokeswoman Melissa Knapp said.

    Crystal making was the highlight of several campers while [...]

     
  • Last chance for fair fun 

    by Kristi Funderburk on July 9th, 2010 | Comment

    The 2010 Cumberland County Fair ends Saturday, so there's only two chances left to enjoy the plethora of activities and be part of the state's oldest fair tradition.

    Here's what you need to know:

    •Where: Cumberland County Fairgrounds, 3001 Carmel Road, Millville

    •When: Today and Saturday.

    •Hours: Today -- 4 p.m. to midnight. Saturday -- [...]

     
  • Notre Dame’s ‘got talent’ at camp 

    by Kristi Funderburk on July 5th, 2010 | Comment

    Notre Dame Regional School has officially transformed into a summer camp and the campers were eager to show their American Spirit this week, school spokeswoman Melissa Knapp said.

    From performing "America’s Got Talent" to painting ornamental stars, face painting and singing patriotic song the campers enjoyed their week and finished it off with a parade [...]

     
  • Your weekend ahead 

    by Kristi Funderburk on June 18th, 2010 | Comment

    SATURDAY, JUNE 19 - PBA Local 231 Car Wash. Cumberland County Jail, Atlantic St. Parking Lot, Bridgeton. Proceeds will be used to buy fans for the elderly. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Donation $7 for cars, $10 for oversized trucks and SUVs.

    - Riverfront Renaissance Center exhibit. Through July 10; 6 to 9 p.m. June 18; free. [...]

     
  • Bright lights, big city for 50 VHS students 

    by Kristi Funderburk on June 17th, 2010 | Comment

    Fifty Vineland High School students visited the Hispanic Society of America in New York City, a free museum and reference library for the study of the arts and cultures of Spain, Portugal, and Latin America, according to Madeline Galan, an administrative assistant in the school’s small learning community for animal, plant and environmental sciences.

    Students [...]

     
  • A place in history? $1,000 

    by Kristi Funderburk on June 11th, 2010 | Comment

    Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society announced its 2010 Sponsor-A-Chair Program.

    According to the society's Facebook page, people who donate $1000, a line of words of your choice will be put on a 1-inch by 3-inch plaque and placed on one of our Lecture Room chairs.

    For an additional $500, you can add a second line [...]

     
  • These camps take center stage 

    by Kristi Funderburk on June 4th, 2010 | Comment

    Whether you're into rock concerts or Broadway shows, two summer camps will give local kids a view from center stage.

    Coming up first is the new Landis Theater's "Broadway on Landis Summer Camp." The first session - for 13 to 17 year olds - will run July 6 to July 23 and the second - for [...]

     
  • Students snag top honors at music fest 

    by Kristi Funderburk on June 3rd, 2010 | Comment

    Veterans Memorial's jazz band. Submitted photo.

    The Veterans Memorial School jazz band, choir and the intermediate string ensemble all achieved the gold rating - the highest possible classification - at a recent Performing Arts Consultants Music Festival at Hamilton West High School in Trenton.

    Two eighth grade students from the school also won two individual awards. Jonathan Roig was awarded a [...]

     
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