On Saturday, March 9th, from 12:00-2:00 p.m. Grace Church in Merchantville will host a cupcake decorating event for children ages 8 and up. Come grab a bag of frosting and make a mess in our kitchen! Eat cake, decorate cake, and take what you make. This fun event will teach children how to have fun decorating cupcakes, meet other kids and make friends.  Our cupcake themes will be St. Patrick ’s Day and Easter. Snacks and drinks provided during the event.

Celebrated annually on March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday known for parades, shamrocks and all things Irish. St. Patrick’s Day observes of the death of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over 1,000 years. On St. Patrick’s Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon.

Join us for Code_Emo - An Emo Night in South Jersey! Get ready to rock out and relive your emo days at Blue Monkey Tavern in Merchantville, NJ. The event will be held upstairs in the Collins Room and the entire room will be for Emo Night. This in-person event will bring together emo music lovers from all over the area. Come and enjoy a night filled with your favorite emo anthems, performed by Code Emo playing covers and DJing. Whether you're a die-hard emo fan

Meet the Artists! Join us for the rescheduled Art Reception of our show: Aqua Visions: Celebrate Watercolor Creations on Friday evening, March 1st, from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at Eilandarts Center in The Station Coffee, 10 East Chestnut Avenue, Merchantville. This show running from January 15th-March 2nd has featured seven local artists: Barbara McDonnell, Mick Ricereto, Ellen Rosenholz, Terence Smith, Sharon Ann Smith, Marcia Steinbock and Juliette Watts. Barbara McDonnell

If you want to learn the essentials of BJJ in a safe environment and close-knit atmosphere, Maverick Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is for you. You’re not just a number at our gym. You’re part of the family. Adults and children are welcome. We have separate classes for both. Eddie “Maverick” Lugo who is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt practitioner and instructor combines his style of BJJ by implementing self-defense techniques, exposing you to the sport aspect of Jiu Jitsu,

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Help wanted in the brewery! On March 30th, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Eclipse Brewing, 25 East Park Avenue, Merchantville NJ, is offering a class on learning to brew. Fee: $30. You'll receive 3 beer tokens and get hands-on participatory experience in their production area. If you're hired before class - the class is free! Right now we are looking for help in the back. Cleaning is usually the first step, but we are eventually looking for brewing help too. Email us at