WHAT’S GOING ON? Here is a small sample of area happenings you may want to check out in the coming days.

This is a detail from the cover of Amy Saurig King's "Attack of the Black Rectangles" middle-grade novel. The author will be at a book launch Thursday, Sept. 8, at the Frenchtown Bookshop.frenchtownbookshop.com

BRANCHBURG “The Future Is,” works by 10 artists addressing current social and community issues, through Sept. 30. Raritan Valley Community College, Art Gallery, 118 Lamington Road. raritanval.edu/arts, 908-526-1200.

CLINTON “Dish-Oriented,” ceramics by Maxwell Mustardo, through Sept. 4. “Selections from the Collection,” works on paper, through Sept. 4. “Blemish, In Deep Pink Everyplace Begins,” works by Rina Banerjee, through Sept. 4. Hunterdon Art Museum, 7 Lower Center St. hunterdonartmuseum.org, 908-735-8415.

FLEMINGTON “Red White and Blue,” Art Venture member art show celebrating America, through Sept. 9. Factory Fuel Co. Coffee House, 2 Stangl Road. artventurenj.com, 908-581-1187.

LAMBERTVILLE “Light & Shadow,” watercolors by Gail Bracegirdle and oil paintings by Joe Kazimierczyk, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays, through Sept. 4. Artists’ Gallery, 18 Bridge St. lambertvillearts.com, 609-397-4588.

NEW BRUNSWICK “Beauty Among the Ordinary Things,” photographs by William Armbruster, through Dec. 30. “The Roar of the Crowd in 19th Century Paris,” works from the museum’s collection depicting crowds gathering to take in spectacles, celebrations or demonstrations, through Dec. 30. “Snapshots! Selections from the Peter J. Cohen Gift,” images taken by amateur photographers, through Dec. 30. “American Stories — Gifts from the Jersey City Museum Collection,” nearly 100 paintings, prints, photographs and sculptures, through Dec. 30. Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, Rutgers University, College Avenue Campus, 71 Hamilton St. zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu, 848-932-7237.

BRANCHBURG “The Light from the Yellow Star,” Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies exhibit of works by 60 students inspired by Robert Fisch’s book, through Dec. 31. Raritan Valley Community College, Route 28 West and Lamington Road in North Branch. raritanval.edu, michelle.edgar@raritanval.edu.

NEW BRUNSWICK “Collective Yearning — Black Women Artists from the Zimmerli Art Museum,” prints, photographs and multimedia artworks, through Dec. 11. Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, Rutgers University, College Avenue Campus, 71 Hamilton St. zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu, 848-932-7237.

NEW BRUNSWICK Tommy Davidson, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Sept. 2-3, Stress Factory Comedy Club, 90 Church St. $25 and two-item minimum. stressfactory.com, 732-545-4242.

NEW BRUNSWICK Craig Robinson, 7:30 p.m., Stress Factory Comedy Club, 90 Church St. $30 and two-item minimum. stressfactory.com, 732-545-4242.

FLEMINGTON Open Style Choreography Workshop, 6 p.m., Flemington DIY, 26 Stangl Road. $5-$15 sliding scale. flemingtondiy.org, 856-431-3692.

FLEMINGTON Poetry Open Mic, 7:30 p.m., Flemington DIY, 26 Stangl Road. flemingtondiy.org, 856-431-3692.

FRENCHTOWN Amy Sarig King, book launch with author of new middle-grade novel “Attack of the Black Rectangles,” 6:30 p.m., Frenchtown Bookshop, 28 Bridge St. frenchtownbookshop.com, 908-628-9297.

LAMBERTVILLE “The Vagina Monologues,” Eve Ensler drama based on interviews with more than 200 women, 8 p.m., also Sept. 3, 8 p.m.; Sept. 4, 2 p.m. Music Mountain Theatre, 1483 Route 179. $23-$25. musicmountaintheatre.org, 609-397-3337.

FLEMINGTON “Fall Vegetable Gardening,” in-person and live-streamed presentation by horticulturist Marleny Franco, 2 p.m., Hunterdon County Library, 314 Route 12. Registration required. hclibrary.us, 908-788-1434.SEPT. 8

CLINTON “Global Warming — a Crisis Like No Other,” in-person and live-streamed presentation by Energy Research Company founder Bob De Saro, 7 p.m., Hunterdon County Library, North County Branch, 65 Halstead St. Registration required. hclibrary.us, 908-730-6135.

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