Arts & Entertainment
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•January 11, 2023
Celebrate First Responders at Sandy Anniversary Party
To begin 2013, the Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. was adjusting to the “new” normal post Superstorm Sandy, which left a path of destruction in its wake months prior. The company members answered the…
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•January 11, 2023
Two Blood Drives Scheduled for Tuckerton
Tuckerton will be hosting two American Red Cross blood drives in the coming month.
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•January 8, 2023
Tuckerton’s ‘WWI Indian Chief’ Draws Attention of ‘Weird N.J.’
Tuckerton’s “Indian statue,” located at the intersection of Route 9 and Great Bay Boulevard, graces the cover of issue #59 of Weird N.J., currently at newstands.
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•December 25, 2022
All Is Calm, All Is Holiday Bright in Tuckerton
Tuckerton is lighting up with Christmas spirit at a variety of locations around town.
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•December 21, 2022
Talk About Gen. George G. Meade Will Kick Off 2023 Barnegat Lighthouse Winter Lecture Series
Years ago, on July 3, 2013, I asked some 50 people who was the winning commanding general at the Battle of Gettysburg, which had come to a dramatic conclusion 150 years before.
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•December 21, 2022
Nikki Leah’s Art Is Mindfulness With an Edge
The coloring books filled with colorful language started as a creative outlet for Nikki Leah Heckelmann, to express on the page what she could not express in her job as a registered behavior…
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•December 21, 2022
Art Notes, Dec. 21
Sweet Spot: Still not sure what to get the hard-to-shop-for people on the list? Consider the gift of one-of-a-kind fine art – whether intended to stir the soul or match the couch, conjure a piece…
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•December 21, 2022
Library Plans Dakota & Elle Concerts
The Ocean County Library announces a concert series by Ocean County classical vocalists Dakota & Elle.
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•December 21, 2022
View ‘Vibrant Empath Art’ This Month
The Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library is presenting Jersey Shore-based artist Amanda Santomenna’s exhibit “Vibrant Empath Art” in the McConnell Gallery throughout the month of December.
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•December 21, 2022
Jan. 30 Deadline for Pinelands Juried Exhibit Photo Submissions
“Give us your best shot!” the Pinelands Preservation Alliance encourages. The PPA is currently accepting submissions for its 2023 juried photographic exhibition, the goal of which “is to celebrate…
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•December 21, 2022
Have Old Fashioned Fun at Albert Music Hall Jan. 8
If you love country, bluegrass and Pinelands music, Albert Music Hall in Waretown is the place to be on Sunday, Jan. 8.
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•December 21, 2022
Place Local Musicians on Spotify Wrapped; Gift Ideas for Music Lovers
It’s not the most wonderful time of the year without a holiday edition of Sound Waves, and a lot has gone down, both locally and globally, since Labor Day. Rather than get into all the heavier stuff…
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•December 17, 2022
Linda Ronstadt Tribute Will Rock Surflight on New Year’s Eve
Surflight Theatre will be hosting two “Ronstadt Rockin’ Eve Bubbly Bash” shows on New Year’s Eve, at 5 and 8 p.m.
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•December 16, 2022
Waterview Singers Make Inroads in Southern Ocean County
It was nearly a year ago when Waterview Music opened its doors at 690 East Bay Ave. in Barnegat Township. Aside from meeting the needs of musicians in Southern Ocean County, owner Jason Schlusser…
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•December 16, 2022
LBI Garden Club Takes a ‘Bough’ After Successful 55th Holiday House Tour
The Garden Club of LBI’s Holiday Tour of Homes is like Disney World for design and decorating enthusiasts. Full of charm and class, sparkle and sass, last week’s 55th installment brought…
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•December 16, 2022
No New Hot Toy for Christmas 2022, But Plenty of Improved Ones
Do you remember when American stores were a battlefront?
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•December 15, 2022
Art Notes, Dec. 14
Sweet Spot: Still not sure what to get the hard-to-shop-for people on the list? Consider the gift of one-of-a-kind fine art – whether intended to stir the soul or match the couch, conjure a piece…
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•December 15, 2022
Celtic Angels at STAC on Dec. 17
The Celtic Angels will return to the Stafford Township Arts Center in Manahawkin at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17.
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•December 14, 2022
Steve Dodson Publishes ’Tuckerton, LBI & Southern Ocean County‘
The latest installment of Steve Dodson’s newspaper history series, “Tuckerton, LBI & Southern Ocean County,” is now available on Amazon. It’s a two-book series, and each part is $20 to purchase.
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•December 14, 2022
Fifth-Graders Invited to Enter ‘Species on the Edge’ Art and Essay Contest
Submissions are accepted now through Feb. 10 for the Conserve Wildlife Foundation’s annual “Species on the Edge” Art and Essay Contest, which empowers fifth-grade students to advocate for an…
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•December 14, 2022
Celebrate Winter Solstice With Song at Toms River Library
You can ring in the winter solstice with the close harmonies of the melodic duo Liberty Tree with their “Sing Lustily of Winter: A Garland of Seasonal Songs” concert planned for Tuesday, Dec. 20 at…
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•December 12, 2022
Portraits of Women Heroes Standing Tall at Stafford Town Hall
Three portrait paintings are on display inside the Stafford Township municipal building: Tanya Justin, Christine Reyes and Sue Keane. They are three in a 50-portrait series called “Women of 9/11,”…
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•December 12, 2022
Barnegat Little League Is Going ‘Training’
Two Barnegat Township residents who are officials in the Barnegat-Waretown Little League as well as model train enthusiasts are putting their hobby to good use for the organization.
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•December 12, 2022
Enjoy Country Cooking With the Clauses Dec. 17
The beloved Barnegat Santa Claus has added a final date to his long list of community commitments. Children who missed his sleigh going by have one more opportunity to share a moment with the man in…
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•December 9, 2022
Relax With Chair Yoga on Dec. 10
Concerned about getting stressed out during the holidays? On Saturday, Dec. 10 at 2:30 p.m., yoga instructor Belle Burns will teach a very gentle yoga practice, where you stay seated in a chair.
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•December 8, 2022
Surflight’s ‘White Christmas’ Shows Classics Can Still Entertain
The second act of “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas,” now playing at Surflight Theatre, opens with a tap dance set to Berlin’s song “I Love a Piano.”
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•December 8, 2022
Get Fired Up for Cedar Bridge Reenactment
Ocean County Commissioner Virginia E. Haines announces that the county department of parks and recreation will celebrat3 the 19th commemoration of the Affair at Cedar Bridge, at Cedar Bridge Tavern…
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•December 8, 2022
Oscar-Winning Documentarian Julia Reichert Succumbs to Cancer
Julia Reichert, legendary documentarian of middle class America, succumbed to her long and courageous battle with cancer on Dec. 1 at the age of 76. She described herself not as a filmmaker, but “an…
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•December 8, 2022
Art Notes, Dec. 7
Branching Out: The Pine Shores Art Association Student Show runs until the first week of January in the Tuckerton Borough Fine Art Gallery inside borough hall. Next up is the Winter Show, which runs…
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•December 8, 2022
Badlees’ New Self-Titled Reunion Album Drops Dec. 23
Since being inducted into the Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame a couple years back, the original members of the American roots rock band The Badlees have been hard at work on a new 10-song…
