2 New Events Coming To Burlington County

WESTHAMPTON and EASTHAMPTON, NJ — Two events that were never been held before in Burlington County are about to get underway, according to Burlington County.

The first inaugural event is a Juried Short Film Festival.

The first day of the two-day event starts Thursday at 5 p.m. and then the second day begins Friday at 5 p.m., Burlington County said.

Both days of event take place at the Burlington County Library in Westampton, according to the county.

Each of the 29 films that was submitted is fewer than 30 minutes, family -friendly, and is either a "comedic narrative, heart-felt documentary, about a mysterious disappearance or an animated film that teaches about conservation," the county said.

Films were submitted by filmmakers from Burlington County, Delaware, Philadelphia and Brooklyn, New York, according to the county. Winners will be announced later.

The second inaugural event, called May Faire, offers a family-friendly, entertaining day of celebrating spring and taking a trip back to 1800s to recall the history of Smithville.

May Faire runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Smithville Park in Easthampton on Sunday, according to Burlington County.

There will be live music, theater performances, carnival games, historical docents, old-fashioned arts and crafts demos, food trucks and a baseball game featuring uniforms and rules of the late 1800s, the county said.

Throughout the day visitors can also walk Smithville’s grounds and, with a donation, take tours of Smithville Mansion, an 1840 Greek Revival Mansion where the man who bought the village of Shreveville and changed it into Smithville once lived, according to the county.

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