5 Things: September Kicks Off with High School Football

It's September 1st, and that can only mean one thing -- the football season is just around the corner. 

For fans who can't wait until the high school regular season begins next Friday night, you can get a closeup look at the Gov. Livingston football team this afternoon as they prepare for their season opener.

1. Gov. Livingston will.North Plainfield in a football scrimmage at 4:00pm at the high school. The JV is also home, while freshmen are away.

2. Soccer Teams Tune-Up for Season: the Highlanders girls soccer teams get ready for action when they travel to Watchung Hills for a 10:00am scrimmage (varsity, JV and freshmen). The boys' team will host J.P. Stevens at 3:45pm.

3. The Union County Performing Arts Center presents World Within. The concert will begin at 7:00pm. Determined not to follow the standard "radio versions" of the tunes they played and unwilling to recreate note-for-note "sound-alike" renditions of the world’s greatest music, World Within paved their way into the hearts of many, opening for the likes of The Marshall Tucker Band, the Spin Doctors, Jefferson Airplane, the New Riders of the Purple Sage and Hot Tuna. With over 20 years of jamming under their belts, the band's ability to create music "on the spot" and pleasing to all, is apparent. In true Grateful Dead fashion, each show is a unique experience. The concert will take place in front of the Union County Arts Center, 1601, Irving Ave., Rahway.

4. The Strength of Women Art Exhibit will take place between 5:00-8:00pm at the Summit Medical Group building on Diamond Hill Rd. in Berkeley Heights.

5. The mouse and keyboard class will not take place at the Berkeley Heights public library this morning. The library is temporarily closed due to damage from Hurricane Irene.

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