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Arts & Entertainment

  • •May 9, 2022

    Pine Barrens Gravel Ride This Sunday, May 15

    Take part in an unpaved road adventure by joining the Pine Barrens Gravel Ride this Sunday, May 15. The event, organized by Kermesse Sport, benefits the Pinelands Preservation Alliance.

  • •May 9, 2022

    Young People Can Take to the Skies at Flight Rally

    Area young people ages 8-17 will have a chance to take to the skies on Saturday, May 14, as Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 898, the Ocean County chapter, hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally…

  • •May 7, 2022

    Beach Haven Brings Out Its Dead: Cosmic Jerry Band Makes Island Debut at Buckalew’s

    It wasn’t just one more Saturday night in Beach Haven last weekend. Buckalew’s rolled out the red carpet for the Cosmic Jerry Band, who, featuring local legend Chris Fritz as an honorary Bob Weir…

  • •May 6, 2022

    ‘The Man Who Came to Dinner’ Is Someone You’ll Both Love and Hate

    The Little Egg Theatre Co. will be performing a true comedy classic, Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman’s “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” on May 19, 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m. and on May 22 at 2 p.m.

  • •May 6, 2022

    Inaugural Bengal Classic Car Rolls in May 14

    The Barnegat High School Student Government Association hosts its first Bengal Classic Car Show on Saturday, May 14, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the high school.

  • •May 6, 2022

    POSTPONED: LBI Taxpayer Associations Sponsor Island-Wide Cleanup

    Due to predicted inclement weather, the Joint Council of Taxpayer Associations of Long Beach Island Island-wide cleanup planned for Saturday, May 7, will be rescheduled.

  • •May 5, 2022

    Lighthouse International Film Society Screening Film to Benefit Ukrainian People

    Just as a committed environmentalist would, the Lighthouse International Film Society is acting locally but thinking globally.

  • •May 4, 2022

    Townwide Yard Sale Is a Find in Barnegat Light

    In a place with as much ambience as Barnegat Light, the townwide yard sale is bound to hold some treasures. Go on the hunt May 14 (rain date May 15) starting at 8 a.m. during the once-a-year…

  • •May 4, 2022

    Early Registration Perks for Tuna Open

    The Beach Haven Marlin and Tuna Club, the home every August of the longest running white marlin tournament in the U.S., is holding its second annual Tuna Open from June 5 to 11.

  • •May 4, 2022

    LBI Garden Club Back at Library for Youth Programs

    The Garden Club of Long Beach Island presented the first children’s library program since COVID on Wednesday, April 20 at the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City.

  • •May 4, 2022

    Swing and Sway With the Nocturnes May 14

    Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church in Beach Haven is presenting a concert by the Nocturnes Big Band on Saturday, May 14 at 4 p.m.

  • •May 4, 2022

    Library Book Signing Features Carol Neugebauer

    The Ocean County Library’s Tuckerton branch presents a live program featuring noted New Jersey artist Carol Neugebauer on Monday, May 16 at 7 p.m. She will sign copies of her newly published debut…

  • •May 4, 2022

    Library ‘Friends’ Planning Flower Show Bus Trip

    Through Saturday, May 7, the Friends of the Island Library in Surf City are offering its members an opportunity for early registration for a bus trip to the Philadelphia Flower Show at FDR Park on…

  • •May 4, 2022

    Art Notes, May 4

    THEIR DEBUT: Tuckerton-based Art Chat has mounted its first public group show, on display at the Little Egg Harbor branch of the Ocean County Library, now through the month of May. With about two…

  • •May 4, 2022

    Bellarine Theatre Co. Preparing to Perform ‘The Little Mermaid’ at STAC

    Just as was the case with theater companies all across the country, even on Broadway, Bellarine was basically shut down in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It could do small things…

  • •May 2, 2022

    Community Invited to Resilient LBI Workshop May 3 at St. Francis Center

    The Resilient Long Beach Island project is in its final and most critical phase: preparing an action plan that will help preserve homes and history, protect infrastructure and allow businesses to…

  • •April 28, 2022

    ‘The Center of It All’ Showcasing at Open House

    For the St. Francis Community Center, the milestone 50th year will be as busy as ever, as the nondenominational Brant Beach facility now serves over 9,000 people a year from all over Southern Ocean…

  • •April 28, 2022

    Speaker at Tuckerton Library Book Signing Made Piney a Good Word

    William J. Lewis, who spoke to an overflow crowd at a book signing at the Tuckerton branch of the Ocean County Library last Wednesday evening, April 13, admits he has a chip on his shoulder when it…

  • •April 28, 2022

    Line Dancing Heats Up Eagleswood Firehouse

    They keep the firehouse nice and cold for line dancing night.

  • •April 27, 2022

    Bunco Luncheon and Fashion Show a Fundraiser for CVIM

    Tickets are being sold for an enjoyable afternoon out at a Bunco Luncheon and Fashion Show on Wednesday, May 11 to benefit Coastal Volunteers in Medicine, a free clinic providing both physical and…

  • •April 27, 2022

    Master Gardeners Are ‘Back in Bloom’ With Sale

    The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean County Master Gardeners have planned a “We’re Back in Bloom” plant sale for Saturday, May 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the extension service site, at 1623…

  • •April 27, 2022

    Bluegrass Festival at Albert Music Hall April 30

    You can enjoy an evening of real rootsy music when the Pinelands Cultural and Historical Society presents a bluegrass festival on Saturday, April 30 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Albert Music Hall…

  • •April 27, 2022

    Potter Mary-Kate Fogel Grounded in Clay at Makers Station

    In the heart of downtown West Creek, the funkiest, friendliest, one-of-a-kind spot is at the corner of Cox’s Lane. When the OPEN flags are out and the garage door is up at Makers Station, stop in and…

  • •April 27, 2022

    Get Rid of your Unused Meds on April 30

    Police departments in Harvey Cedars, Surf City and Little Egg Harbor Township are participating in the Drug Enforcement Agency National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30.

  • •April 27, 2022

    Garden Lecture, Kayak Tour, More Upcoming at LBT Field Station in Holgate

    The Long Beach Township Marine Field Station, in Holgate, has a number of exciting workshops and other events planned for spring. First up, later this week, join Chris Adams from Eastbound LLC – a…

  • •April 27, 2022

    Household Hazardous Waste Day in Stafford Township May 7

    Ocean County residents will be able to dispose of household hazardous waste at the Stafford Township Public Works yard from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 7 as part of a free annual program.…

  • •April 27, 2022

    Art Notes, April 27

    Evocative: Award-winning artist Nadine Yura’s work is on display at the Barnegat branch of the Ocean County Library through May. Her striking and expressive artwork depicts still life, figurative and…

  • •April 27, 2022

    Maritime Archaeology Is Topic of Museum Talk

    The New Jersey Maritime Museum holds its final spring program on Friday, May 6 at Buckalew’s Restaurant and Tavern in Beach Haven. The topic will be “How the Evolution of Side Scan Sonar and Marine…

  • •April 27, 2022

    OCC Concert Band Presents ‘The Great American Songbook’ at Grunin Center

    Just a few tickets remain for the Ocean County College Concert Band’s performance of “The Great American Songbook” on Saturday, May 7, at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts. The show…

  • •April 27, 2022

    Nadine Yura Art Exhibit at Barnegat Library

    The Barnegat branch of the Ocean County Library will present a collection of artwork by multiple award-winning local artist Nadine Yura throughout the month of May.

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