Arts & Entertainment
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•August 17, 2022
Long Beach Township Night at Jersey BlueClaws Game
Take me out to the ball game … this Thursday, Aug. 18, as the Jersey BlueClaws minor league baseball team hosts Long Beach Township Night from 7 to 10 p.m.
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•August 16, 2022
New Pet Portrait Unveiled During ‘Yappy Hour’ at Barnegat Light Dog Park
On the fencing that encircles the Barnegat Light Dog Park are “ruffly” 16 commissioned pet portraits on 4-by-4-foot wooden panels.
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•August 15, 2022
How Has Your Library Helped You?
“How has your library helped you?” The Ocean County Library System is posing this question to patrons in connection with National Library Card sign-up month in September.
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•August 12, 2022
Stafford Friends Plan Theater/Dinner Trip
It may be the heart of summer, but the Friends of the Stafford Library already have the holidays on their mind.
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•August 12, 2022
Applebee’s Schedules Back-to-School Supply and Fundraiser Event
Applebee’s of Manahawkin will be hosting a major back-to-school supply drive and is accepting donations of backpacks, notebooks, pencils and other supplies to help youngsters in Stafford Township…
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•August 11, 2022
Shell Shuck: ‘Happy as a Clam on LBI’
Anyone who has had the pleasure of living in (or visiting) Long Beach Island and the surrounding area has likely learned the importance of the “ReClam the Bay” campaign (visit reclamthebay.org).…
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•August 11, 2022
ALO LBI Longboard Classic Back This Year With Performance at All-Time High
As we get into the figurative and literal heat of summer 2022, this Saturday will see the 14th Annual Alliance for a Living Ocean LBI Longboard Classic, which has become not only the biggest…
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•August 11, 2022
Manahopkin Festival Dishes Four Shows to Rival Phish
So many legendary music icons were in our neck of the woods this weekend it simply is not fair. Of course, Phish took over Atlantic City for three nights, sandwiched in the center of a tie-dye tidal…
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•August 11, 2022
Final Surflight Comedy Night of Summer May Make You Wet Your Pants Laughing
Surflight Theatre’s final Comedy Night of the summer is set for Monday, Aug. 15 at 8:30 p.m.
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•August 10, 2022
Bellarine Theatre Co. Is Back In the Swim With ’A Little Mermaid’
The Bellarine Theatre Co. is back after its long COVID-19 related hiatus.
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•August 10, 2022
Prominent Wildcats Tee Off Against ‘Greatest Mini Golfer of All Time’
Back on May 16, Brandan Tyhanic and Grace Klements completed another golf season with Pinelands Regional High School, and during the post-match interviews, I asked Brandan a really important…
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•August 10, 2022
Pie It Forward for Hunger Relief Charity
Pie It Forward is a “dough-raiser” for the Hunger Foundation of Southern Ocean. It’s an engaging way for people to donate to the nonprofit hunger relief charity while taking home the makings of a…
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•August 10, 2022
Kids Getting STEAM-ed This Summer
This summer at the Long Beach Island Historical Association Museum in Beach Haven, a group of youngsters are really getting steamed. Actually, make that STEAMed, as they are involved in the activity…
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•August 10, 2022
Kono Nation Nails It at BaB’s
The Philadelphia-based cover band Kono Nation dominated at Bird & Betty’s in Beach Haven Friday night, Aug. 5, delivering its twists on classics and some of today’s most popular hits.
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•August 10, 2022
Summer Troubadour Harrington Geared Up for Harvard
Getting accepted into one Ivy League school is a worthy feat. To get into four is extra special, and that’s what Shannon Harrington of Barnegat Township recently experienced.
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•August 10, 2022
Local Author Guest at Friends of the Island Library Luncheon
The Friends of the Island Library has tickets available for an author luncheon on Wednesday, Sept. 14, from noon to 3:30 at daddy O in Brant Beach.
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•August 10, 2022
Learn About Varieties of Quaker Worship
The Barnegat Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) will hold a virtual discussion on the different ways Quakers worship on Wednesday, Aug. 24 at 7 p.m.
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•August 10, 2022
Harvey Cedars Historian Margaret Buchholz Talks to News 12 About ‘Saving Our Shores’
News 12’s “Saving Our Shores,” a regionwide TV special that looks at the impacts of climate change on beach erosion, sea level rise and storms, airs Aug. 17 at 9 p.m. and includes an interview with…
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•August 10, 2022
Huntington’s Support Group Meets Locally
A support group for Huntington’s disease meets the third Wednesday of each month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Fawn Lakes Clubhouse in Manahawkin. “But sometimes we go longer, because everybody gets…
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•August 10, 2022
Art Notes, Aug. 10
Behind the Scenes: The self-guided LBI Artists Open Studio and Gallery Tour takes place this weekend. User-friendly maps show 24 locations throughout the Island, representing over 30 participating…
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•August 9, 2022
Split Decision
STYLE: Covers varying widely, from Metallica to Taylor Swift, with some country “peppered in.”
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•August 9, 2022
Mike Zito
LINEUP: Mike Zito, vocals and guitar; Doug Byrkit, bass; Matt Johnson, drums.
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•August 8, 2022
‘New York Theatre Guide’ Recommends Surflight Theatre
The New York Theatre Guide has taken notice of Surflight Theatre.
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•August 5, 2022
Waretown Man Recalls Days in the Studio With ‘The Boss’
In May 1974, noted music writer Jon Landau wrote what became one of the most famous lines of rock criticism ever: “I saw rock and roll future, and its name is Bruce Springsteen. And on a night when I…
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•August 4, 2022
Chef Britt Finishes Strong on ‘Alex vs America’
Delaware Avenue Oyster House Executive Chef Britt Rescigno once again proved her culinary prowess on the season premiere of “Alex vs America.” On Sunday, July 31, the Tuckerton resident lit up…
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•August 4, 2022
‘2 Brothers: 100 Stars’: Two Edwards Twins Shows at Surflight on Aug. 8
A favorite Surflight Theatre act, the Edwards Twins, will be performing two shows there on Monday, Aug. 8 at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
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•August 4, 2022
‘Limoncello’ Captures Autumn Light; Fourth, Final Installment of Design-a-Day Series
Glass artist Mary Tantillo beamed. Her smile as bright as her yellow sundress, the owner of SwellColors Glass Studio and Gallery in Surf City was surrounded by artist friends, family, supporters and…
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•August 3, 2022
Calling All Quilters: Seaport Stitchers Sew for a Cause
Many will recognize the name Jill DeFelice, as it is tied to many hundreds of paintings of her travels around the world and her experiences right here in the Long Beach Island area. As much as she is…
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•August 3, 2022
Plan to Chowder On and Savor the Season
For those thousands who make a festival out of chowder, Chowderfest is now a daylong event on Oct. 1 in Beach Haven. For those who make a month of sampling and savoring, the LBI Region Chowder Trail…
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•August 3, 2022
Jimmy and Gene
STYLE: A two-man band covering a wide range of songs from the last seven decades.
