Arts & Entertainment
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•October 20, 2022
Blood, Sweat and Cheers, Darlings: Jean Parker’s Christmas Spectacular Is Therapeutic Theater
Jean Parker’s Christmas Spectacular is both live stage show and livestreamed event, taking place at Albert Music Hall in Waretown on Sunday, Nov. 6 at 4 p.m. before a live, flesh-and-blood audience.
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•October 20, 2022
Few Volunteers, Big Impact in Little Egg Harbor Cleanup
During Little Egg Harbor Township’s Oct. 13 committee meeting, Deputy Mayor Blaise Scibetta commended the Little Egg Harbor Environmental Commission for a small, yet successful community-wide cleanup…
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•October 19, 2022
Seaport Stitchers Quilt Guild Donates Over 45 Quilts to Those in Need
The Seaport Stitchers Quilt Guild has worked all year and their efforts finally came together at their monthly meeting on Oct. 10. Monday night, a parade of colorful quilts came in the door for…
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•October 19, 2022
‘Boblo Boats’ Is a Documentary Narrated by a Ship
The Lighthouse International Film Society will be screening the documentary “Boblo Boats” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27 at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies.
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•October 19, 2022
Art Notes, Oct. 19
Shapely: JP Nicolaides of Red Bank is a retired investment banker who discovered his abstract printmaker self at the start of the pandemic; his work is now on display at m.t. burton gallery in Surf…
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•October 19, 2022
Striped Bass Bash & Family Fish Fry to Aid Maximilian Foundation
The Maximilian Foundation is holding its sixth annual Striped Bass Bash All-Boat Tournament and Family Fish Fry on Saturday, Nov. 5 at The Grove at Elks Lodge #2340, 520 Hilliard Blvd. in Manahawkin.
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•October 19, 2022
Joint Council of Taxpayers Association of LBI Leading Islandwide Cleanup Oct. 22
Members of the Joint Council Taxpayers Association of LBI will facilitate an Islandwide cleanup of Long Beach Island on Saturday, Oct. 22, the same day of Clean Ocean Action’s annual fall Beach…
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•October 19, 2022
A Conversation With Writer Jamaica Kincaid at Grunin Center Oct. 24
The Ocean County College Foundation is excited to welcome award-winning writer Jamaica Kincaid to the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 24. The event, part of the…
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•October 19, 2022
Wine Tasting Event in Harvey Cedars Nov. 5
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Harvey Cedars Activity Committee is bringing back a wine-tasting event Saturday, Nov. 5, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the High Point Firehouse. Proceeds…
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•October 19, 2022
Voting Soon Begins on Halloween Decoration Contest
Christmas is not the only season when people display elaborate outdoor decorations. Some people are known to go hog wild with spooky set-ups outside their homes for Halloween.
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•October 19, 2022
‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ Drag Shows Will Light Up 2022 Halloween Season
Halloween seems to become more popular every year, despite the bump in the road in 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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•October 19, 2022
LBI Garden Club Showing Save Barnegat Bay Documentary
The Garden Club of Long Beach Island invites the public to a free screening of the documentary “Drift” on Friday, Oct. 28 at 5 p.m. at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in…
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•October 19, 2022
Virtual Program Discusses Alzheimer’s Disease
Understanding the beginnings of Alzheimer’s disease and knowing the steps for effective, compassionate care are the topic of a virtual program series by the Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey…
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•October 19, 2022
Learn About Latest Drug Trends in Ocean County
This fall, the Ocean County Library and the county health department have launched “Drugs 101: Drug Trends for Ocean County Parents,” consisting of educational and interactive programs that focus on…
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•October 19, 2022
Introduction to Tai Chi at Waretown Library
Learn how an ancient Asian therapy can improve your well-being when the Waretown branch of the Ocean County Library presents “Enhance Your Life With Tai-Chi” on Friday, Oct. 28 at 2:30 p.m.
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•October 19, 2022
Harmonious Program at the Stafford Library
It was a time for sock hops, diners and drive-in movies during the mid-’50s to the early ’60s. You could see neighborhood groups standing under a street lamp harmonizing on inner city corners singing…
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•October 19, 2022
Free Family Fun at Little Egg Harbor’s Harvest Festival
October is drawing to a close, but not without Little Egg Harbor’s fourth annual Harvest Festival, happening from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 22. The rain date is Oct. 23.
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•October 17, 2022
Ship Bottom Trunk or Treat Kicks Off Halloween on LBI
The trick to making the most of October’s treat season is to mark the calendar with the plethora of events celebrating Halloween in and around the Long Beach Island region.
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•October 14, 2022
Join Brody’s Crew, Strike Out Cancer at Thunderbird Lanes
As chillier temps settle in, there are plenty of indoor activities to choose from, and some of them are for the benefit of the community. All are invited to bowl for a cause on Friday, Oct. 21 from…
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•October 14, 2022
Library ‘Friends’ Seek Donations for Boutique
Donations of various item are needed for a fall bazaar sponsored by the Friends of the Stafford branch of the Ocean County Library Friday and Saturday, Nov. 18 and 19, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in…
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•October 14, 2022
Ring the Bell: Ship Bottom Fire Co. Celebrates 100 Years of Volunteerism
Come one, come all for the parade of the century as the Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. celebrates its 100th anniversary Oct. 15. The parade kicks off at noon followed by a block party with food, live…
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•October 13, 2022
Looking Up Toward an Oct. 29 Lighthouse Relighting
Barnegat Lighthouse’s beacon will be relit on Saturday evening, Oct. 29, as part of an observance of the 10th anniversary of Superstorm Sandy.
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•October 13, 2022
Edgar Allan Poe Visits Tuckerton Tearoom
On Oct. 7, Lady Magpie’s Tea & Curiosities – situated inside the Captain’s House at the Tuckerton Seaport and Baymen’s Museum – celebrated macabre poet Edgar Allan Poe, who died 172 years ago to the…
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•October 12, 2022
Vinyl Renaissance Observed at Red Rocker Record Fair
Last weekend was full of festivity, between the Harvest Festival, the LBI Fly kite festival and the 18-Mile Run. In the thoroughfare between Stafford and the Causeway to Long Beach Island, ManaFirkin…
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•October 12, 2022
Don’t Sleep on Hoofy’s Fall Fest
The leaves have turned and begun to fall, wrapping everyone in a flannel of nostalgia. While there are dozens of autumn festivals worth celebrating, one not to be missed is the third annual Hoofy’s…
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•October 12, 2022
Art Notes, Oct. 12
Light Work: Learn the process of making a stained-glass window in a two-day class at SwellColors Glass Studio in Surf City alongside artist Mary Tantillo and her team, utilizing professional tools…
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•October 12, 2022
Get Ready to Test Those Mini Golf Skills at Thanksgiving Classic
After finishing in second place the first two years, the third time was the charm for O-Street Mini Golf Association President and “Holey Moley” Season 2 contestant Aaron Kaminski. “El Presidente”…
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•October 12, 2022
A Breath of Plein Air at LBIF
“It’s not just landscape painting,” explained Katherine Whitlock, gallery co-manager at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies.
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•October 12, 2022
Operation Halloween at ‘Boo’ Scout Camp
The Boy Scouts of the Jersey Shore Council and the Rotary clubs of Southern Ocean County join forces for Operation Halloween on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21 and 22, from 4 to 10 p.m. at the Joseph A.…
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•October 12, 2022
Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee to Shine in Stafford
Sharpen your artistic skills for the Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee if you live in Stafford Township.
