Each year, the AWC raises money for important local charities. This year, it’s Fashions for Families, dedicated to helping families in need. Once again, I’m happy to support their efforts with an art print that will be auctioned off in a special basket at this exciting event!

Each year, the NJBG honors its volunteers with a Volunteer Luncheon. This year, it is sponsoring a ‘ticky-tray’ of goodies. I’m pleased to support the Garden with an art print that will be available in a special basket at this exciting private event!

Casa Italiana Zerilli - Marimò at NYU presents a special event “It Begins with a Name: Learning to Remember the Triangle Fire” commemorating the anniversary of the Triangle Factory Fire. A lecture by Edvige Giunta of NJ City University with Jennifer Merz, author/illustrator of STEADFAST: Frances Perkins, Champion of Workers’ Rights, and with Etrita Abdullahu, dancer.

Last chance this summer to enjoy the wonderful art and entertainment of Bath, Maine’s Art Hop! Please stop by and say hello!

It’s Brunswick, Maine’s September Art Walk — the last of the summer season! Don’t miss the last chance to participate in Brunswick’s energetic and fun-filled evening of art and entertainment! Hope to see you there!

Mark your calendars for Bath’s August Art Hop! Come enjoy a summer evening of art and entertainment in this lovely little City of Ships. I’ll be there with my picture books and art! Hope to see you there!

I’ll be back in downtown Brunswick, Maine for the August Art Walk on 8/11, 4-7p.m! Come join the fun — enjoy lots of great art through town, live music, and all types of restaurants to choose from.

Come out and join me and other wonderful artists for Bath, Maine’s second Art Hop of the summer! I’ll be there with art prints inspired by life in Maine as well as picture books ready to be signed. From 4-7p.m., Downtown. Hope to see you there!

I’m back for the second 2nd Friday Art Fest in beautiful downtown Brunswick, Maine with my art prints and picture books! Come by and say hi… I’ll be part of The Mix’s Celebration, with my work inside the store and out!

What fun to be part of the Bath, Maine Annual Art Hops! I’ll be there with my art, prints, and books. Come on out and join the fun!

So pleased to be part of Brunswick, Maine’s 2nd Fridays Art Fest! Plenty of art, music, food, and fun! Come check it out! I’ll be in near Cool As a Moose.

How nice to be invited to participate in AWC’s Annual Fashion Show with a donation of my artwork! It’s all for a great cause: this year, it’s Best Buddies NJ, those with and without intellectual and developmental difficulties.

I’ll be hosting the Community Arts Assoc’s General Meeting this month, temporarily stepping into the role of president, as most board members have been doing while CAA needs someone for that position. Join us for what will certainly be a riveting presentation by guest artist Claude Larson! www.claudelarsonart.com First meeting is on the house while you try out CAA! www.caafinearts.org

Jennifer Merz has finished writing, illustrating, designing, and printing an autobiographical sketchbook called "Jennuine Introspection." The Visual Journal is a 60-page personal account of her memories, organized by decade, and was created to coincide with and celebrate a milestone birthday April 2022.