Tuckerton-based songwriter and music educator Valerie Vaughn presents a special program about music and the art of creating songs on Sunday, Aug. 23 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the historic Cedar Bridge Tavern in Barnegat. The program, “Spinning Tales Into Folk Songs,” is geared toward kids 14 and older, as well as adults. The park charges $5 for registration.

STORYTELLER: Learn from the best about ‘Spinning Tales Into Folk Songs’ at Cedar Bridge Tavern later this month. Vaughn will lead the 90-minute program for music lovers 14 and older.

Vaughn, known as “New Jersey’s Troubadour,” announced this week she has finished her long-awaited second book, titled To Tucker’s Island and Beyond: The Lyrical Tales of New Jersey.

“It’s a multimedia project,” she explained. “It includes 28 songs about New Jersey and its environment, a chapter on…