Arts & Entertainment
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•September 21, 2022
Southern Regional Performing Arts Department to Deliver ‘Homage to Heroes’ Next Month
Superstorm Sandy affected many lives within the Southern Regional High School community on Oct. 29, 2012, going down in history as one of the most devastating storms ever to pummel the Jersey Shore.…
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•September 21, 2022
Chowder Festival Launches October on Long Beach Island
Everybody craving a free October festival can fall into a season’s-end bash in Beach Haven the first day of the month.
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•September 21, 2022
‘Touch-a-Truck’ at Fantasy Island Sept. 23
Calling it a “salute to our community heroes,” Fantasy Island Amusement Park in Beach Haven is holding a touch-a-truck event on Friday, Sept. 23, beginning at 6 p.m.
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•September 19, 2022
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Hosts ‘Weathering the Storm’ Webinar Series
In recognition of the 10th anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, Rutgers Cooperative Extension is offering a free webinar series as a way to “pause to reflect and evaluate on how our state has become more…
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•September 16, 2022
Ready, Set, Build at Third Sand Castle Bash
Gather the most creative, ambitious and dexterous members of the family together for the Drifting Sands Hotel’s third Sand Castle Bash on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring…
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•September 14, 2022
Yo-Ho-Ho! Pirate’s Day in Barnegat on Sept. 17
Pirates re-enactment crews, live music and a vendor fair will be highlighted when the Barnegat Township Recreation Department holds Pirate’s Day Saturday, Sept. 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the…
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•September 14, 2022
Art Notes, Sept. 14
Get an Early Look: It’s almost here. The new Pine Shores Art Association center in Tuckerton invites the public to share in the celebration with a grand opening on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 1 to 3…
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•September 14, 2022
Designer Bag Bingo a Major Interfaith Fun and Fundraiser
The Designer Bag Bingo night to raise funds for Interfaith Health and Support Services is anticipated, as “it’s an amazing sight to see 300 Bingo players, all the raffle baskets – more than 40 –…
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•September 14, 2022
Edgar Allen Poe Celebration to Kick Off Spooky Season
Summer is on its way out, but October is right around the corner, marking the beginning of what Halloween enthusiasts have dubbed “spooky season.”
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•September 14, 2022
Surflight’s ‘Fields of Ambrosia’ Worth a Visit by Locals and Producers
Don’t buy a used car from Dan Beckmann, or at least from his current persona of Jonas Candide in “The Fields of Ambrosia.”
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•September 14, 2022
Where to Find Little Egg Harbor’s Upcoming Senior Advisory Meeting
Little Egg Harbor Township’s next Senior Advisory Meeting will be held on Monday, Sept. 26 at 10 a.m. in the Edward Thornton Community Center at 317 West Calabreeze Way.
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•September 14, 2022
Ocean County Library Celebrates Constitution Day
The Ocean County Library’s Toms River Branch will mark Constitution Day by hosting Thomas H. Pyle’s presentation, “David Brearley, 1745-1790: NJ Signer of the Constitution,” on Tuesday, Sept. 20, in…
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•September 14, 2022
Wolf Dogs of Howling Woods Farm Visit LBI Foundation Saturday
Meet Mike Hodanish and his pack of wolf dogs as Howling Woods Farm returns to the Long Beach Island Foundation of Arts and Sciences this Saturday, Sept. 17. A family-friendly meet-and-greet is…
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•September 14, 2022
Nothing But Bluegrass at Albert Hall Sept. 17
Enjoy an evening of real rootsy music when the Pinelands Cultural and Historical Society presents a bluegrass festival on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Albert Music Hall in Waretown.…
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•September 14, 2022
In Retirement, Reporter-Editor Refocuses Attention on Lifelong Love of Art
Editor’s note: Former SandPaper Arts Editor Pat Johnson retired in January, after 26 years with the weekly newsmagazine. As her successor, it was my honor to interview her about her experiences and…
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•September 13, 2022
Lighthouse International Film Society Screening German ‘Dramedy’ Sept. 16
The Lighthouse International Film Society will be screening the film “Sweet Disaster” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16 at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, located at 120…
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•September 12, 2022
Annual LBI Surf Fishing Classic Begins Oct. 8
Fall is not far off, which means it’s time to register for the 68th annual LBI Surf Fishing Classic; this storied and much-anticipated surfcasting-only tournaments runs Oct. 8 through Dec. 11. Join…
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•September 10, 2022
Community Invited to Celebrate Stafford Township Volunteer Fire Co.’s 100th Anniversary
The Stafford Township Volunteer Fire Co. definitely doesn’t look and feel the same as it did on July 24, 1922.
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•September 9, 2022
Find Great Bargains at Sept. 16 Book Sale
The Friends of the Stafford branch of the Ocean County Library will hold a book sale Friday, Sept. 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the lower level meeting room.
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•September 8, 2022
Surflight’s ‘The Fields of Ambrosia’ Unlike Any Other Production
Composer Martin Silvestri is hoping the third time is the charm for his and lyricist/book writer Joel Higgins’ musical “The Fields of Ambrosia,” which will open at Surflight Theatre on Sept. 8.
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•September 8, 2022
Naughty Pines’ Labor Day Show Revives Sound Waves; Original Music to Tide Listeners Over Through Autumn
As Labor Day falls between two SandPaper issues, it makes for a bonus edition of Sound Waves! After such a stellar Labor Day weekend, it would be wrong not to issue a Sound Waves. The sun was…
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•September 8, 2022
Females on Film: Two Photographers Opt for Vintage Format
Film may have been “before their time,” but that only adds to the allure for Lucy Nedeau and Nattaley Gyger, two women learning the techniques of analog and digital photography simultaneously.
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•September 7, 2022
‘Piece of Cake’ Becomes Humble Pie During Final Clash of the Season
At the outset of “Can You Beat Biggy?” Season 1, O-Street Mini Golf regular Rudy Reel was concerned about playing against me. In fact, one of the first statements he delivered during our post-game…
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•September 7, 2022
Art Notes, Sept. 7
The Stockton Art Gallery in Galloway reopened Sept. 6 with two new exhibitions that will run until Nov. 13.
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•September 7, 2022
Barnegat Quakers Present Concert Sept. 18
The Barnegat Quakers will feature a concert by Niyonu Spann on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 1 p.m. People can attend in person at the Quaker meeting house on East Bay Avenue or join in through Zoom.
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•September 7, 2022
Local Music Students Featured in Recital
Students of the Sharon Hood Music Studio in Little Egg Harbor Township will perform a recital on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 1 p.m. at the Tuckerton branch of the Ocean County Library.
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•September 7, 2022
Jukebox Saturday Night Brings the Sounds of Swing to Grunin Center Sept. 24
Jukebox Saturday Night at Ocean County College’s Grunin Center for the Arts takes the stage on Saturday night, Sept. 24. Tickets for the 7 p.m. show, a high-energy musical revue of the big bands of…
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•September 6, 2022
In ‘Fog’ Photo Exhibit, Artist Ann Coen Shares Inner Self
Like the fog for which it was named, prominent local photographer Ann Coen’s first-ever solo exhibit and season finale at her Beach Haven pop-up gallery rolled stealthily in and out – a matter of…
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•September 5, 2022
Art Notes Aug. 31
All Together Now: At the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies, the annual Member+Student+Faculty Exhibition is up, through Sept. 5. Juried by Julie Langsam, associate…
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•September 5, 2022
Constantine Maroulis Serves Joe Pop’s Summertime Finale
This summer has seemingly evaporated in August’s sweltering heat wave, with the remnants washed out in a flash flood of biblical proportions. Thus marks the beginning of Locals’ Summer, with quieter…
