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50 Things<br />
SHOP &<br />
17<br />
EAT Local<br />
Every year, from May to November,<br />
the Madison Farmers<br />
Market runs Thursdays from 1-6<br />
pm, featuring local farmers and<br />
other vendors selling fresh produce,<br />
eggs and a variety of other<br />
foods, plus crafts, flowers and<br />
other non-food items. November<br />
16 is the final day of the season<br />
this year. —OB<br />
Dodge Field, rosenet.org<br />
Take a<br />
18<br />
TASTE<br />
Why choose one Madison restaurant<br />
when you can try dishes from<br />
many? Taste of Madison, a highly<br />
anticipated event every year, offers<br />
an evening of food from the area’s<br />
finest restaurants—plus wine tastings<br />
and more. This year’s event<br />
will be held on March 4, 2024, at<br />
the Madison Hotel. Proceeds fund<br />
charitable causes, civic improvements<br />
and business development.<br />
tasteofmadisonnj.org<br />
RIDE<br />
19<br />
in Style<br />
Opened in 2015, Hilltop<br />
Bicycles in Madison is the company’s<br />
flagship location and the<br />
epitome of a local bike shop. It<br />
hosts occasional bike maintenance<br />
classes and weekend “shop<br />
rides” that typically end with coffee<br />
and donuts. —JD<br />
14A Kings Road, 973-822-2453;<br />
hilltopbicyclesnj.com<br />
20<br />
8 Experience MADISON 2023<br />
Enjoy a Night at<br />
21<br />
the THEATER<br />
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey<br />
is the only theater of its kind in the state, as it<br />
is completely dedicated to performing classical<br />
works. The theater started in Cape May in 1963<br />
before moving locally in 1972. The main indoor<br />
stage is the 22,000-square foot F.M. Kirby Shakespeare<br />
Theatre, located on the campus of Drew<br />
University. You are in for a theatrical treat this<br />
season. On tap are Waiting for Godot in September,<br />
A Man for All Seasons in October, and A Midwinter<br />
Night’s Dream in December to end the season.<br />
The theater’s Outdoor Stage is located nearby,<br />
on the campus of Saint Elizabeth University. In<br />
warm weather, there is nothing quite like seeing a<br />
production at the amphitheater. Longtime artistic<br />
director Bonnie J. Monte announced this year<br />
would be her last after 34 years in the position.<br />
Brian B. Crowe is set to succeed her in January<br />
2024 and will become the Shakespeare Theatre’s<br />
third artistic director in its 61-year history. —TN<br />
36 Madison Avenue; 973-408-5600;<br />
shakespearenj.org<br />
22<br />
Find FILMS<br />
Madison has long been a favorite destination for<br />
film and TV crews. Ads for brands like Charmin,<br />
Kit-Kat, Motorola and Tylenol date back to the<br />
1980s and ’90s, while television shows including<br />
The Sopranos and MTV’s The State have used<br />
Madison as a backdrop. Watch (or rewatch) movies<br />
that were shot here and see if you can spot familiar<br />
locations. Among some of the more well-known<br />
flicks are 2001’s A Beautiful Mind, which filmed<br />
at Fairleigh Dickinson University, as well as The<br />
Family Stone, Guess Who?, The Incredible Hulk, Hulk,<br />
Spinning Into Butter and The World According to<br />
Garp. —JM and Julie Gordon<br />
BOOK IT to This Shop<br />
The new Nature of Reading Bookshop specializes<br />
in books for children and adults about the natural<br />
world, climate change, conservation and the different<br />
seasons. Owner Hailey Brock (favorite authors: Mary<br />
Oliver, Susanna Clarke, Anya Seton and Elena Ferrante)<br />
aims to use books to connect with and<br />
embrace the changing seasons. Brock<br />
also offers custom-curated craft<br />
and book gift sets. —JD<br />
22 Main Street, 973-996-4700;<br />
thenatureofreading.com<br />
THE SHAKESPEARE THEATRE OF NEW JERSEY<br />
23<br />
Learn Local<br />
HISTORY<br />
Marcellus Hartley Dodge and Geraldine Rockefeller<br />
Dodge gifted the impressive Hartley Dodge<br />
Memorial Building to the Borough of Madison in<br />
1935 as a way to remember their late son and to serve<br />
the Madison community. Located in the heart of<br />
Madison, the historic building serves as borough hall.<br />
Stroll over and learn about the history of the borough<br />
and this beautiful building. A museum, operated by<br />
the Madison Historical Society, is in the works for<br />
the building. —OB<br />
50 Kings Road, 973-593-3042; rosenet.org<br />
24<br />
Engage in a<br />
Talk at the<br />
LIBRARY<br />
The bustling Madison Public Library is<br />
known for its innovative talks and seminars,<br />
which are free and open to the public. Recent<br />
seminars have included a lively talk about Vikings<br />
and their world, a recounting of dinosaur<br />
digs with paleontologist Joe Kchodl, and an<br />
exploration of forensic anthropology presented<br />
by Philadelphia’s famed Mutter Museum. The<br />
library also offers mini-courses on subjects<br />
such as women and crime, taught by professors<br />
from local institutions including Drew University<br />
and Fairleigh Dickinson University. The fee<br />
is $95 for five-week classes. —JD<br />
39 Keep Street, 973-377-0722;<br />
madisonnjlibrary.org<br />
Photos: (Theater) Courtesy of Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey; (Books) Jess Baily, Unsplash.com
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