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Massive Bass Pro Shops finally opens in Sayreville. Take a look inside
SAYREVILLE – Some may have thought the day would never come, but the largest one-story Bass Pro Shops store , complete with an 80,000-gallon Shipwreck Aquarium, is opening Wednesday at the Riverton retail complex . "Here we are," Alex Rusanov, the store's general manager, said Tuesday during a preview tour, acknowledging the store was announced more than a decade ago. "The store is going to be open tomorrow. It's real, it's happening and hopefully everyone comes to see us." The Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World store will hold a grand opening ceremony and "Evening for Conservation" beginning at 6 p.m. Nov. 11, Veterans Day, at 1 Bass Pro Drive. Entertainment, activities and vendors will begin outside at 5 p.m., followed by a ribbon cutting at 6:30 p.m. and the opening of the doors to the 200,000-square-foot store on the former National Lead site. It is Bass Pro Shops ' second New Jersey location and its first in Central Jersey. The grand opening will feature music, entertainment and activities for children. Bass Pro Shops will donate 15% of opening-day sales to local conservation efforts. "It's a destination store. People love coming here not just to buy something because of the brand
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'Bridgerton' comes to Westfield for a night of music and 1,000 candles
Lady Whistledown and company are crossing the pond, set to arrive in Westfield on Saturday, Nov. 21 at the historic James Ward Mansion. A "Bridgerton"-inspired evening is planned by the New Jersey Festival Orchestra, complete with 1,000 candles, wine, small plates and Regency-style attire. With music from the New Jersey Festival Orchestra Ensemble (NJFO), the night will feature modern music reimagined and performed live via candlelight at two showtimes, 5 and 7 p.m., with cocktail hour to begin 30 minutes prior to each. Tickets are $100. Guests are encouraged to dress in their finest attire. "Bridgerton" is based on the historical fiction-romance novel series of the same name by Julia Quinn. The music of Netflix's "Bridgerton" blends traditional orchestra score compositions by Kris Bowers with contemporary pop songs reimagined as classical string quartet and instrumental covers. More: Franklin’s Maleah Joi Moon is going back to school on Netflix NJFO, a professional symphony orchestra, also specializes in fusing fine arts and pop culture through its programming to help bring classical music to life for today's audiences. Previous pop culture fusion programs have performed the music of "Stranger Things," Broadway and the movies of John Williams. The NJFO is comprised of about