Flemington DIY

Third Friday Board Games
2026-04-17 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York)
Third Friday Board Game Night All ages | Bring your own game or play with one of ours | Meet new people, have fun, casual! No RSVP required, just show up. Free to attend, donations to Flemington DIY welcomed.

Open Hours - Garden State Art Weekend
2026-04-17 09:00 - 14:00
Bilateral Drawing Exercise with Aidan Mirowsky of Little Fire Studios
Bilateral drawing is a drawing exercise intended to reset your nervous system. By holding a drawing implement in each hand; the person tries to make marks that mirror each other along an invisible vertical line on the page. This meditative process that asks your body and mind to slow down; reconnecting with the moment as you concentrate on the paper and focusing on the process more what the image is.

This activity is inspired by a workshop at the Newark Art Museum as part of the 2025 Creating Healthy Communities convening and is intended to create an opportunity to try this reset for yourself. Utilizing simple supplies; reclaimed colored pencils and crayons with 18” x 24” pages lining tables that are marked with vertical lines. Participants will engage in Bilateral drawing on a large piece of paper for one, after the minute is up, participants will switch to the paper to their right and repeat as many times as they want to participate. No one person will create all the lines in the final drawing. The experience is theirs but the drawing is not theirs alone. As people leave, others are welcome to fill in. As the pages fill with lines they will be replaced with new blank pages. The blank pages will be tacked on a table lined with stripes.

All drawings will be saved for a future video art piece. The video is intended to create a visual of the pulse that tie us all together like a heartbeat of a Mother with child; but in this case it’s Mother Earth and all the participants are the children revealing the pulse our creativity creates as a community and the invisible line that art making creates as we center ourselves with through art.

Monthly Open Bluegrass Jam (Slow Jam/Teaching Session 6 PM to 7 PM)
2026-04-16 18:00 - 21:00
Bring your instrument, a couple of tunes, some friends and your own refreshments. All players welcome – Beginner to pro!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~6 PM to 7 PM will be a slow jam with old time and bluegrass songs and tunes in a teaching environment and at a slower pace for those wishing to learn or brush up on skills. Questions about the Slow Jam? Contact Jon: jandhtownend@comcast.net~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Freewill basket to support DIY $5 suggested Open to all ages –strictly no alcohol
Questions about the Open Bluegrass Jam? Contact Ed: rvrecband@gmail.com / ejjank@gmail.com

Open Hours
2026-04-16 11:30 - 18:00, 2026-04-09 11:30 - 18:00, 2026-04-02 11:30 - 18:00

Keeping Our Community Safe: Monthly Information & Action Meeting
2026-04-15 19:00 - 21:00
Third Wednesdays | 7–9PM | Flemington DIY
A monthly gathering of local residents committed to protecting and supporting our immigrant community members.
Together, we will:

Share accurate, up-to-date Know Your Rights information related to ICE presence and immigration enforcement

Review protocols for spotting, documenting, and responding to ICE activity

Coordinate community-based mutual aid efforts

Create and distribute educational materials for neighbors and local businesses

Strengthen communication networks that prioritize safety, dignity, and collective care

This is a space for informed conversation, practical preparedness, coordinated action, sharing resources, and strengthening local support networks. All community members who value safety, solidarity, and constitutional rights are welcome.
Hosted by concerned community members.

Songwriter Circle
2026-04-14 19:00 - 21:00
Hey, songwriters: Do you have songs that are half finished? Lyrics you’re not entirely happy with? A songwriting circle is not a performance. It’s an opportunity to connect with other songwriters, play your song idea for us – whether it’s fully formed or not – and receive gentle, respectful, and constructive feedback. All genres welcome! Please bring a few hard copies of your lyrics to share (they’ll be returned to you). We have a piano available. Donations at the door

Open Hours
2026-04-14 11:30 - 18:00, 2026-04-07 11:30 - 18:00
Visit the space, see our current art shows, hang out, and learn how to get involved!

Print Club
2026-04-13 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-04-06 18:00 - 21:00
Flemington DIY Print Club is a weekly open studio held from 6-9PM every Monday, $15-30 per printer. It provides an opportunity for local artists and community members new to arts processes to utilize shared printmaking facilities. Print Club provides a platform for artists to network, build community, and work collaboratively.
No experience? No problem! Our vounteers will guide you through the process from start to finish!
Learn more: https://www.flemingtondiy.org/printclub/

Hunterdon Fiber Artist Meeting
2026-04-13 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-06 18:00 - 20:00
Looking to meet other fiber artists in the Hunterdon county area? Think about coming to Hunterdon Fiber Artists meet up to socialize and connect with others doing the fiber art craft that they love.
All are welcome. Just bring your craft be it knitting, crocheting, spinning, etc., and be prepared to meet lots of fun and interesting people! We even have mini educational talks on requested topics!
Our FB group is Hunterdon Fiber Artists https://www.facebook.com/groups/1101970274078722
Our Ravelry group is https://www.ravelry.com/groups/hunterdon-fiber-artists?s=tab
Every other Monday at DIY; $3-5 suggested donation.

Live Music - Punk (early show!)
2026-04-12 18:00 - 21:00
On the tail of their first record in nearly a decade, Jersey City rock quartet Banquets will rock Flemington DIY for an all-ages early evening Sunday gig with Philly alt rockers Pressure Wheel and garage punk outfit Civic Mimic.
Sunday, April 12, 2026 Early Gig: Doors at 6:00, Music at 6:30$15 adv, $18 door / Kids 14 & under free / ALL TICKETS WILL CALLTICKETS: https://pci.jotform.com/form/260218878190160Please note: Pre-sale ends 3pm day of show

Women's Comedy Open Mic
2026-04-12 14:30 - 17:00
Ever wanted to share a joke with your friends? Have a friend who you think is hilarious but don’t know how to let other ladies know about her talent? Here’s an opportunity to give it a try. Enjoy a safe space to share laughs – and if you fail – it’s ok to get up and try again!

Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop
2026-04-12 11:00 - 13:00
Ekphrastic poetry, simply put, is writing poetry about the visual arts.
Together, we will discuss the current exhibiting artworks at Flemington DIY, using questions and prompts, both prepared and improvised, to help us creatively write in response to the local art.
After a mix of group discussion and individual writing exercises, we will share our poetry and hear what we all came up with.
In this process, we hope to create understanding of both ourselves and each other, through writing and thinking creatively in new ways stimulated by local arts.

Community Bird Outing
2026-04-12 08:00 - 10:00
Join us for a community bird sit! Bring your binoculars, bring a chair, and meet new friends (both feathered and not!)
Where: Sunbeam Lenape Park in FrenchtownWhen: Sunday, April 12th, 2026 from 8am to 10am.
Who: This outing is hosted by Myllicent Felder from Sidney Ridge Nature Playschool, through Flemington DIY, a volunteer-run arts space in Flemington, NJ.
There is street parking and a parking lot for you to use. The park is directly to the right of the bridge. There is a rocky slope before reaching the grass where we will be birding. Public benches are available, but please bring a chair if you have one. There are no restrooms available at this location, but there are coffee shops nearby that likely have restrooms. Please bring your binoculars if you have!Running late? No problem. At this location, you can’t miss us!If the weather is forecasted to be dangerous, Myllicent will reach out via email by 10am to confirm or cancel the outing.
https://www.flemingtondiy.org/bird/

Live Music - Alt/Pop
2026-04-11 18:30 - 22:00
Cussing (noise pop)Shark Earrings (alt/emo)The Band Palm (alt rock)Lupe Dragon (singer-songwriter/pop)
$10Doors @ 6:30 Music @ 7:00All agesNo drugs/no alcohol

A Creative Exploration: The Arts + Civic Engagement
2026-04-11 15:00 - 17:30
A Creative Exploration: The Arts + Civic Engagement
Join us for one or all events. This programming is open to the public while also supporting a cohort of creatives collaborating on a year long arts project.

April 11: Collective Action
May 23: Collective Care + Mutual Aid

Art Gallery Open Hours
2026-04-11 12:00 - 15:00

Art Opening - Printer In Residence Show
2026-04-10 18:30 - 20:00
Set in Stone, Mariah McLaughlin’s culmination of a yearlong Printer-in-Residence, brings together a body of work that combines ceramics and screenprinting to expand the limits of traditional printmaking. By moving printed imagery onto clay and treating ceramic surfaces as sites for layering, repetition, and variation, the work expands screenprinting beyond a t-shirt or paper.
At the center of this process is an interest in line, texture, and composition. Using a small set of visual sources, each piece becomes an opportunity to rearrange, distort, and rebuild imagery in new ways. Repetition is not used to produce sameness, but to generate difference: subtle shifts in placement, color, surface, and material create unexpected relationships between mark and object.
The resulting works exist between printing and sculpture, image and artifact. Set in Stone reflects an ongoing exploration of how a traditional print process can be translated, disrupted, and reimagined through clay.

ASL Chat
2026-04-09 18:00 - 20:00
American Sign Language (ASL) is the predominant sign language of deaf and hard of hearing people in the United States. If you know or are learning ASL, come sign with us in a casual and supportive space. Deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing people are welcome. Come socialize and make new friends in a voice-off environment!
Flemington DIY ASL Chats are in person and free to attend. There is no registration required. Please note that everyone is expected to use ASL to communicate during the events.

Monthly Food Drive
2026-04-07 18:00 - 19:30
Did you know that Flemington has seven Little Food Pantries (LFPs)? LFPs are small food pantries that allow community members in need to have open access to food, water, and hygiene items. These pantries depend on the support of donations from people like you! Come together with your community for a monthly food drive to stock four of the pantries. How does it work?Volunteers come together at the drive to sort donations that are dropped off from 6-7:15PM. Donations are counted and then sorted into bins for distribution to the pantries. Volunteers take each bin to the pantries to restock them. Any leftover items are distributed to the pantries later in the month.
Pantries are located at:

Flemington Area Food Pantry LFP, 154 Rt 31
Salvation Army LFP, Corner of Hopewell Ave & East Main Street
Community LFP, 10 New Jersey Avenue
Hunterdon County Community Wellness Center LFP, 44 Emery Ave
Flemington DIY LFP, 26 Stangl Road
Flemington Presbyterian Church LFP, 10 East Main Street
Echelon Studio Self-Care Pantry, 27 Fulper Road

Recommended donations:

Water bottles

Shelf-stable milk and juice

Packaged or canned tuna and chicken
Dry goods like box mixes, rice, oatmeal, etc.
Granola and protein bars (without chocolate)
Coffee and tea
Crackers
Ramen and pot noodles
Instant soup packets
Any personal hygiene products
Menstrual hygiene products (preference for pads)
Individual drink mix packets
Canned goods and can openers
Peanut butter and jelly
Small cold weather items (hand warmers, socks, gloves, mittens, scarves, hats)
Bandaids and neosporin
Please no expired items, open packages, or frozen/refrigerated items.
Want to get involved? Contact Jae at flemingtonqts@gmail.com.

Community Bird Outing
2026-04-05 08:00 - 10:00
Join us for a community bird sit! Bring your binoculars, bring a chair, and meet new friends (both feathered and not!)
Where: Assiscong Marsh at 150 River Rd in Flemington
When: Sunday, April 5th, 2026 from 8am to 10am. (Easter Sunday)
Who: This outing is hosted by Myllicent Felder from Sidney Ridge Nature Playschool, through Flemington DIY, a volunteer-run arts space in Flemington, NJ.
Assiscong Marsh has a small parking lot, but you can park along the side of the road if necessary. There is no walk to our birding spot. We will be birding alongside a flat, paved, small, quiet road, in one place. There are no restrooms available at this location.Please bring your binoculars if you have!Running late? No problem. At this location, you can’t miss us!If the weather is forecasted to be dangerous, Myllicent will reach out via email by 10am to confirm or cancel the outing.
https://www.flemingtondiy.org/bird/

Live Music - Metal
2026-04-04 17:00 - 22:00
2nd Annual Safer NJ Homiefest
Mutate Capacity – crossover thrash metalCaiatus – death/thrash/doom metalReign – groove/thrash metalScarlet King – death/thrash metalTwo betrayals – alt metal/beat down/nu metal
$10Doors @ 5pmAll agesNo drugs / no alcohol

Live Music - Rock
2026-04-03 18:30 - 22:00
Sumac Red – Math RockSnowpiler – Math RockToads – Noise RockChamp – Punk/Emo
$10Doors @ 6:30All AgesNo Drugs/No Alc

Set in Stone - Printer in Residence Art Show
2026-04-03 - 2026-04-26
Set in Stone, Mariah McLaughlin’s culmination of a yearlong Printer-in-Residence, brings together a body of work that combines ceramics and screenprinting to expand the limits of traditional printmaking. By moving printed imagery onto clay and treating ceramic surfaces as sites for layering, repetition, and variation, the work expands screenprinting beyond a t-shirt or paper. Find out more here
https://www.nevermoreartworks.com
https://www.flemingtondiy.org/programs/printclub/

Live Music - Electronic
2026-04-02 18:30 - 22:00
Biocrust (Maryland)Ambient Electronic
Haniver electronic noise
Milo FondanarosaElectronic Pop
evantr0nicAmbient synth
$10Doors @ 6:30All agesNo drugs, no alc

Flemington QTs' 4th Annual Transgender Day of Visibility Celebration
2026-03-31 18:00 - 21:00
Flemington QTs’ 4th Annual Transgender Day of Visibility CelebrationWe Are Not Alone
Suggested donation of $10 for mutual aid fund – No one will be turned away for lack of funds
Doors open 6PM with a performance by the trans punk/emo band How I Became Invisible.
Panel will begin at 6:45PM.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to have their portraits taken by local QT photographer, Chris Ebel (she/they/he), or screenprint our TDOV design on a t-shirt or poster with DIY’s Print Club. Please bring your own t-shirt or other item to print on.
All welcome to attend as long as mutual understanding is your goal.
