Folk Art Exhibit and Reception Tonight

"Outsider Art" exhibit: An exhibition of folk, primitive, naïve and visionary art opens Wednesday from 5 to 9 p.m. at 373 Park Ave in Scotch Plains. The show is being presented by collectors Barbara Brown and Patricia Wadsley of Outsider Artists.net. The exhibit features work by emerging and established artists from North America and around the world. Outsider Art is "raw, eye-catching and vibrant," says Wadsley. 

Costume contest at Fabricland: The North Plainfield location hosts its 29th Annual New Jersey Creative Halloween Costume Contest and Parade on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. – rain or shine. The store will offer more than $1,000 in gift certificate prizes awarded to winners in every age group including infants to preschool, kindergarten to 2nd grade, 3rd grade to 8th grade, high school, adults and a special family group category. In addition, $500 will be given out in honorable mention awards and everyone attending will receive a candy goodie bag. In order to participate in the contest, you may enter with an original hand or machine-stitched costume, an exact pattern or any variations or combinations of patterns using fabrics and materials from any local fabric store in New Jersey.

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