Arts & Entertainment
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•February 9, 2023
Surflight’s ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ Voted Best Play in New Jersey in 2022
Surflight Theatre and Bellarine Theatre Co. turned out to be big winners when the BroadwayWorld New Jersey Awards for 2022 were announced last week.
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•February 9, 2023
Brrring Giving Spirit to Arctic Outreach
The eighth annual Arctic Outreach (A Community Clambake of Arctic Proportions) combines giving, loving remembrance, laughing, eating and drinking, shopping, playing, dancing and celebrating the ties…
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•February 9, 2023
Abe Ovadia’s Jazz Trio Fires Up Harvey Cedars
Forceful winds and single-digit temperatures kept neither Islanders nor travelers from flooding Harvey Cedars’ Black Eyed Susans Friday evening for fine dining, cocktails and live jazz to defy the…
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•February 8, 2023
Order Race Day Hoagies to Support West Creek Cemetery Association
The significance of a local cemetery can’t be overstated. As sacred ground where visitors grieve and heal, honor family, explore spirituality, meditate, find clues to history and more, a town’s…
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•February 8, 2023
Lizzie Rose Celebrates Mardi Gras With James Day & the Fish Fry
In New Orleans, the saying goes “Laissez les bons temps rouler,” which means “Let the good times roll!” Those with an affinity for NOLA culture can celebrate Mardi Gras without ever purchasing a…
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•February 8, 2023
Get Your Shorts on With Lighthouse International Film Society
The Lighthouse International Film Society, as it has it past years, will be screening the 2023 Oscar-nominated short films well ahead of the Academy Awards ceremony on March 12.
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•February 8, 2023
The Art of Filmmaking With ‘Pine Barrens’ Documentarian David Kessler
What started as a creative work of nonfiction, a documentary about the Pine Barrens and an exploration of how identity is tied to place ultimately shaped the filmmaker’s own identity.
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•February 8, 2023
‘Information Everywhere!’ at Feb. 11 Science Saturday
The Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science’s Amy Williams and colleague Maryann Minnier are set as the presenters for the Feb. 11 installment of Science Saturday, hosted on Zoom by…
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•February 8, 2023
Gifts Sought for Maritime Museum Fundraiser
The New Jersey Maritime Museum in Beach Haven is seeking donations of gift certificates and merchandise for its fundraiser at Bird & Betty’s Restaurant and Bar to be held on Saturday, May 6 from 4 to…
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•February 8, 2023
Art Notes, Feb. 8
Always Learning: The current exhibit at Pine Shores Art Association’s Manahawkin gallery is the Student Show. Paintings were created in classes with Pine Shores instructors. Figuring prominently are…
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•February 8, 2023
Winter Is Also a Time for Bird-Watching in New Jersey
Bird-watching on the shores of New Jersey increases in popularity during the fall and spring migrations – but don’t count out the winter months. As Sherry Tirgrath, wildlife biologist with Conserve…
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•February 8, 2023
Learn About Women of the American Revolution
The history of the Revolutionary War is incomplete without acknowledging the contributions of women. Sam Davis, as young Gen. George Washington, will discuss “DAR: The Women of the American…
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•February 3, 2023
Auction of Dutchman’s Brauhaus Patriarch’s Collection of Memorabilia Ends This Weekend
The owner of a beloved LBI landmarked passed in 2022 and now his collection of memorabilia, much of it with local ties, is up for auction.
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•February 2, 2023
Angela Andersen Details Bay Islands Initiative at Feb. 4 Science Saturday
Long Beach Township Sustainability Director Angela Andersen is at the helm for the Feb. 4 installment of Science Saturday, presented weekly – and virtually – by the Long Beach Island Foundation of…
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•February 2, 2023
Hear Sankofa Stories at Barnegat Library
As part of its Black History Month celebration, the Ocean County Library presents Sankofa Stories by master African-American and multicultural storyteller Shirley Johnson on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 2…
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•February 2, 2023
Magic Show for All Ages at Stockton Performing Arts Center Feb. 11
Magicians Michael DuBois and Viktoria Grimmy will mystify and delight the audience as they take the stage at Stockton University’s Performing Arts Center at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, for “The…
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•February 2, 2023
USO Show Coming to Surflight Theatre Feb. 11 and 12
Not nearly as many Americans are serving in the U.S. Armed Forces in 2023 as in the past, so most young or middle-aged Americans these days have never seen a USO show.
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•February 1, 2023
Art. Notes, Feb. 1
The Toms River branch and headquarters of the Ocean County Library system presents art and photography by Lorraine Pretty throughout the month of February in the second-floor gallery.
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•February 1, 2023
Southern Regional Fishing Flea Market Drops Anchor Feb. 11
Reel in some fin-tastic deals on new and used fishing gear at the Southern Regional High School Fishing Club’s annual Fishing Flea Market, scheduled from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11. The…
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•February 1, 2023
Pinelands Regional Scores Big in State Theater Competition
Three Pinelands Regional High School students will receive prestigious Governor’s Awards at the War Memorial Theatre in Trenton on June 2.
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•February 1, 2023
Tuckerton Seaport’s Sweet, Seasonal Offerings
The Seaport is serving up a variety of sweet offerings for the month of February, including make-and-take family crafts and other special programs.
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•February 1, 2023
Theatreworks ‘Love Letters’ Staged on Feb. 8
In a prelude to Valentine’s Day, the Ocean County Library’s Toms River branch presents the Guild Theatreworks’ production of A.R. Gurney’s poignant, witty “Love Letters” in Mancini Hall, on…
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•February 1, 2023
Turn Your Home Into a Pizzeria
Young adults can savor the flavors of classic pizza, and master the secrets of creating it, during International Pizza Day for Teens at the Ocean County Library’s Toms River branch on Thursday, Feb.…
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•February 1, 2023
Fire Company Turkey Dinner Goes Back in House
For the first time in three years, the Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Co.’s annual turkey dinner will be both a dine-in and takeout event on Saturday, Feb. 18 from noon to 7 p.m.
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•February 1, 2023
Monthly Memory Cafés Planned at Ocean County Library
People experiencing mild memory issues and their care partners can enjoy relaxed conversation and camaraderie during Memory Cafés at the Ocean County Library Toms River branch, monthly starting…
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•February 1, 2023
Blood Drive in Tuckerton Feb. 6
An American Red Cross blood drive will be held at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit in Tuckerton from 2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6.
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•January 26, 2023
‘Piney Tribe’ Leader Releases Documentary Trailer
Author William Lewis, creator of Piney Tribe, has produced a 90-minute independent documentary, “The Reluctant Piney,” due out this spring. A six-minute clip from the movie serves as the official…
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•January 26, 2023
Longtime Wreck Diver to Discuss Undersea Treasures
Gene Peterson of Atlantic Divers will present “Treasure Trove of Adventures and Bottles of Treasure” at a talk sponsored by the New Jersey Maritime Museum at Buckalew’s Restaurant and Tavern in Beach…
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•January 25, 2023
Crabby’s Skate Shanty Forms Hub in Tuckerton
Little Egg Harbor is getting ramped up for spring — literally. Riders, rejoice. There is finally a concrete alternative to the ocean.
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•January 25, 2023
Art Notes, Jan. 25
Tech Yes: The February art show at the Barnegat branch of the Ocean County Library is imagery by Kaylee McGrath titled “Red Rose Kay Photography and Multimedia.”
