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Twilight Challenge, Native Plant Sale, More in Weekend Planner

Bonnie Brae Scottish Festival and Games among exciting and family-friendly weekend activities.

Two popular annual events are coming up in Basking Ridge this weekend — Bonnie Brae Educational Center's annual Scottish Festival and Highland Games, and the 25th Twilight Challenge 5K and walk.

We’ve got all the events that are happening, including a piano performance and some fun bowling.

Below is our weekly pick of weekend activities. Please add on anything we may have missed.

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Bonnie Brae Scottish Festival and Games
When/Where:
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Bonnie Brae Educational Center, 3415 Valley Road, in the Liberty Corner section of Bernards Township.
Why Go:
Find your ancestral tartan clan, eat Scottish specialties and revel in Highland activities as well as wandering the bonnie green fields of Bonnie Brae School. And bagpipes — lots of bagpipes. A fundraiser for the residential school and treatment center.
Cost:
$15 for adults, $13 for seniors, those under 16 free. $5 parking.

25th annual Pleasant Valley Twilight Challege
When/Where:
Sunday, beginning at 5:30 p.m., at Pleasant Valley Park off Valley Road in Basking Ridge.
Why Go:
Run, walk, play and enjoy music, and help promote awareness of dangers of substance abuse. For 25th anniversary, dress in 80s style if you'd like.
Cost:
Preregistration by Friday, May 31, $20, or $25 on race day for 5K. Information and a registration form for the race or walk is available online.

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Bowling for Comfort
When/Where:
Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the AMF Strike N Spare Lanes on Route 22 in Green Brook.
Why Go:
The Peppermints and Ginger Comfort Kits, a non-profit organization to provide kits to those receiving chemotherapy, will be on hand for the program to raise money and support the organization.
Cost:
$25 for registering online, $30 for registering at the door.

Native Plant Sale
When/Where:
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary on Hardscrabble Road in Bernardsville.
Why Go:
The New Jersey Audubon’s Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary will hold its annual plant sale. New Jersey residents will have the chance to get native plants for their natural habitats.
Cost:
Free, except for what you buy.

29th Annual Pottersville Town Sale
When/Where:
Saturday from 9 a.m. 3 p.m. on Pottersville Road in Pottersville.
Why Go:
The town holds this annual sale, rain or shine, with antiques, household clothing, toys, books and much more being sold around select homes throughout the village.
Cost:
Free, except for what you buy.

Three Piano Divas Performance
When/Where:
Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Watchung Arts Center on Stirling Road in Watchung.
Why Go:
The Three Piano Divas are performing their signature sounds, as they are internationally acclaimed virtuoso pianists and recording artists.
Cost:
$18.

Feathers and Petals—Photographs to be Exhibited
When/Where:
Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Bernardsville Library on Anderson Hill Road in Bernardsville.
Why Go:
Allyson Hurley, a fine art photographer from Bedminster, will be showing off her work throughout the month.
Cost:
Free.


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