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The Asbury Park Beerfest, which takes place on Saturday & Sunday in Convention Hall, is the premier kick-off to "beer season" in New Jersey.

(Photo Courtesy Asbury Park Boardwalk)

ASBURY PARK BEER FEST

Beer festivals are all the rage in the Garden State. This weekend "beer fest" season kicks off down the shore at The Asbury Park Beer Festival on Saturday and Sunday. The massive two-day event will feature beers from local breweries like: Forgotten Boardwalk, Belford, Two Ton Brewing, Cricket Hill, Flying Fish, and Asbury's own Dark City Brewing. You'll also find retro beers, imports, craft beers, and ciders like: Ommegang, Narrangansett, Tiger, Heavy Seas, Evil Genius, and more. Beyond drinking suds, there will be beers sports like the "Masskrugstemmen" (a stein-holding contest), delicious food vendors, and some great tunes spun over the PA. Partial proceeds from the event will go to benefit: Clean Ocean Action, the Best Day Foundation and Officer Down. $37.50 in advance, $45 day of the event, $10 for designated drivers day of the event. Saturday 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m; Sunday 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Convention Hall, 1300 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park, 732-502-0600.

PRO WRESTLING IN RAHWAY

(Rescheduled from last weekend) After being delayed by the snow, Jeff Jarrett's Global Force Wrestling will make its New Jersey debut on Saturday. If you purchased tickets to last weekend's postponed Global Force Wrestling vs. Pro Wrestling Syndicate show your tickets will be honored. Global Force, which has promoted shows around the world, made its Northeast debut in New York last weekend and are looking to take Rahway by storm (no pun intended) with a number of their own talent mixed in with homegrown New Jersey wrestlers. Representing Global Force will be: Jarrett, Nick Aldis (the former Magnus in TNA), Sonjay Dutt, Cliff Compton, and the New Heavenly Bodies. Jersey independent stalwarts Dan Maff, Fallah Bahn, Matt MacIntosh, "Platinum" Pat Buck, and Kevin Matthews will also be appearing. $20-$30. Saturday, 6 p.m. (Meet & Greet), 8 p.m. (Show). Rahway Rec Center, 275 East Milton Avenue, Rahway.

POTTED SHERLOCK

The re-imagining of Sherlock Holmes has been a hot topic of film and television over the past decade -- so it makes sense for the world of theater would give it a go. However, this re-imagining gets a little more ambitious than one would think. How ambitious? Well, have you ever wanted to see every single Sherlock Holmes mystery reenacted in one night? "Potted Sherlock" presents all 60 Holmes mysteries, but luckily retold in comedic fashion and in 80 minutes. The play comes from the minds of the people who wrote and starred in the wildly popular Harry Potter parody, "Potted Potter." The show will run for one night only on Friday at the McCarter Theater in Princeton. $25-$50. Friday, 8 p.m. 91 University Place, Princeton. 609-258-2787.

ATLANTIC CITY CRAFT FAIR

We all know Atlantic City for the endless sea of slot machines, high-end restaurants, and big name entertainers. However, what we all seem to forget as we stare up at the bright lights of the city-by-the-sea is there is an emerging art scene here. On Saturday the monthly AC Craft Fair will take place at the Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University. The garage's mission is "to promote education, provide resources for emerging artists, and enrich the community." The craft fair is free, and open to the public and will feature local artisans and crafters selling everything from paintings to photographs to fabric art to jewelry to ceramics and glass work. Free. Saturday 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., Noyes Arts Garage of Stock University, 2200 Fairmont Avenue, Atlantic City, 609-626-3805.

A WEEKEND OF ACOUSTIC ROCK AT THE WELLMONT

The Wellmont Theater will be all about that acoustic sound this weekend. On Saturday at 8 p.m., WFUV will present an evening with renowned folk acoustic duo of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, better known as The Indigo Girls. The band, which formed while the two were still in high school, has been together for 30 years and is currently on the road promoting their new studio record, "One Lost Day." Former "Law & Order" star Jill Hennessey will open up for the duo. Tickets for the show range from $39.50-$69.50.

On Sunday at 8 p.m., the other end of the acoustic rock spectrum will be represented as Breaking Benjamin performs an "unplugged" show. The band, who returned from a near four-year hiatus last year, are currently promoting their new full length studio record "Dark Before the Dawn" which premiere at #1 on the Billboard charts last year. Tickets range from $39.50-$75. Wellmont Theater, 5 Seymour Street, Montclair, 973-783-9500.

RAGTIME AT THE MAYO PAC

Three stories of American life at the dawn of the 20th century will come to Morristown this weekend as "Ragtime The Musical" opens at the Mayo Performing Arts Center. The musical, which was nominated for 13 Tony awards, revolves around a young Harlem musician, a Jewish immigrant, and an upper-class wife in New York "united by their desire and belief in a brighter tomorrow." The original Broadway production, based on the book of the same name by E.L. Doctorow, debuted on the Great White Way in 1998 and featured veteran theater actors Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Audra McDonald. $49-$79. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. 100 South Street, Morristown. 973-539-8008.

Sausage Fest runs now through February 1 at Zeppelin Hall in Jersey City.

SAUSAGE FEST IN JERSEY CITY

If you want to spend a weekend celebrating all things "meat in tube form" then make sure your bellies are empty as "Sausage Fest" is currently running through Feb. 1 at Zeppelin Hall in Jersey City. Since the Zeppelin is a German beer hall, you can expect the usual suspects like kielbasa ($12.95), Berliner currywurst ($12.95) and bratwurst ($12.95). However, this wouldn't be a sausage fest without some more unique beef options like: a bratwurst reuben sandwich ($11.95), a duck hot dog ($14.95), a BKA burger -- bratwurst, kielbasa and andouille sausage piled on a brioche bun ($13.95), or the massive "Wild Bunch Sausage Platter" ($27.95) featuring artisan sausages like duck, lamb, boar, venison and rabbit. You can finish your beefy meal off with the insanely delicious sounding "dessert sausage" ($7.95) which is just chocolate ganache and marshmallows put into sausage form. Runs through February 1. 88 Liberty View Drive, Jersey City. 201-721-8888.

LAURITA WINERY ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL

(Rescheduled from last weekend). Food trucks. Fireworks. A winery covered in picturesque snow. The annual Laurita Winery Ice Sculpture Festival will bring all the things you love about warm weather festivals to January -- with the addition of beautiful ice sculptures. Kids can entertain themselves in the huge playground, ride snowmobiles, or try an ice luge. Adults can imbibe. The event runs Saturday and Sunday, and will conclude each evening with a fireworks display at 7 p.m. Tickets from last week's originally scheduled event will be honored. If you purchased tickets and cannot attend this weekend, tickets will be honored at the final Ice Sculpture Festival of the year on February 20 and 21. $5-$10. Saturday, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m and Sunday, 11 a.m.to 7 p.m. 35 Archerton Road, New Egypt. 609-752-0200.

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