Describing an evening of family, friends and learning can be found in one word: cr-eat-e, or in simpler terms: paint and pizza. That’s how a packed house spent Friday the 13th at the Surf City Firehouse.

Event organizers called the Paint and Pizza event a success, selling out in record time with 60 participants learning how to paint a Long Beach Island scene from local historical artist Cathleen Engelsen. There was even a waiting list, according to organizers.