Arts & Entertainment
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•February 8, 2022
18th Annual ‘Super Plunge’ Set for Saturday, Feb. 12
St. Francis Community Center’s much-anticipated Super Plunge challenges local residents to channel their inner polar bears and jump into the frosty ocean. While last year’s event was moved to May…
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•February 3, 2022
Feb. 5 Science Saturday: ‘Sharing the Coastal Ocean’ With Wind Energy Projects
Science Saturdays are back, live on Zoom. This weekend on Feb. 5, the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences will invite Douglas Zemeckis of Rutgers Cooperative Extension to discuss…
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•February 3, 2022
Sons of Mystro to Perform Pop, Reggae Classics at Stockton PAC Feb. 11
Music enthusiasts can look forward to Feb. 11, when the Sons of Mystro bring a cultural fusion to the Stockton Performing Arts Center. Patrons can expect to hear over 10 genres of popular music…
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•February 3, 2022
Girl Scout Troop 518 Clothing Drive in Mystic Island Rescheduled to February
With the holidays in the rear view mirror, it’s the perfect time to clean up and clear out cluttered closets while keeping the community in mind. To that end, Girl Scout Troop 518 has been organizing…
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•February 2, 2022
More to Love: Super Bowl Sunday Falls Weekend Before Valentine’s Day
With the Super Bowl taking place Feb. 13 and Valentine’s Day the next day, the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce has created a play-by-play of activities, suggested romantic dinners, takeout…
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•February 2, 2022
Art & Décor Owner Nita Shapiro’s New Whimsical Works Are Mixed Media Paintings on Wood
Mixed media artist Nita Shapiro feels more connected to the art she’s making now, and more fulfilled by it, than any she has made before. Using reclaimed pieces of dune fence and other scraps of wood…
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•February 2, 2022
Southern Regional Fishing Flea Market Feb. 12
Reel in great deals on new and used fishing gear at the Southern Regional High School Fishing Club’s annual Fishing Flea Market, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12. The event – held in the…
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•February 2, 2022
Art Notes Feb. 2
Hibernating: The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies is currently closed for a winter break, but an event-filled 2022 season is in the making.
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•January 27, 2022
HopSauce Is Back June 18
Save the date of June 18 for the seventh HopSauce Festival, set to return to Beach Haven this year after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID crisis.
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•January 27, 2022
Chris Fritz Honors Neil Young at Buckalew’s
Buckalew’s Tavern in Beach Haven was brimming with a motley bunch on Friday night, many of them football fans who came to enjoy dinner and some drinks during the San Francisco vs. Green Bay playoff…
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•January 26, 2022
Art Notes Jan. 26
Hibernating: The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies is currently closed for a winter break, but an event-filled 2022 season is in the making.
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•January 26, 2022
Valentine’s Day Rose Sale Benefits Ship Bottom First Responders
The Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. is holding its first ever Valentine’s Day rose sale fundraiser next month.
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•January 26, 2022
‘Seasons of Life’ Photo Exhibit Featured in February
The Ocean County Library main branch in Toms River is hosting “Seasons of Life,” a month-long exhibit by Toms River photographer Carol Stauffer.
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•January 24, 2022
David’s Dream and Believe Kicks Off Sing for Hope Winter Concert Series
Like so many other nonprofits, the COVID-19 pandemic forced David’s Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation to find new ways to both raise money and stay engaged with its community. Quarantine days…
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•January 22, 2022
Cypher Tattooist Keeps It Real
When artist Tommy Giblin was 18 and started getting tattoos, the shop atmosphere – the smell of the soap, the loud buzz of tattoo machines, the music – made a strong sensory imprint. From there he…
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•January 20, 2022
Joey D, Johnny B. Keep Popular Oldies Band Alive
The threesome that made up Joey D’s Rockin’ Oldies Band is now a twosome. But that has not at all stopped the band from playing local gigs with their party-style repertoire of doo-wop, Motown, R&B…
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•January 20, 2022
Leah Morgan Art Works Presents Art + Yoga Workshop
Two Little Egg Harbor businesses – Mystic Academy of Wellbeing and Leah Morgan Art Works – are teaming up to bring the community together for a day of physical and mental self-care followed by a dive…
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•January 19, 2022
Visit ‘France’ Now Via Lighthouse International Film Society
The Lighthouse International Film Society will be virtually screening the French film “France” through Jan. 31.
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•January 19, 2022
One-Man Show ‘Rhapsody in Black’ at Grunin Center Feb. 9
Tickets are on sale for “Rhapsody in Black,” LeLand Gantt’s one-man show slated for 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 9, at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College.
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•January 19, 2022
Art Notes January 19
BRRRR: ‘Snowy Creek’ water media by Margaret Hartwell illustrates recent weather in South Jersey. Hibernating: The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences is now closed for the winter…
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•January 19, 2022
Support the Sunshine Foundation’s Fishing Flea Market
The Southern Ocean Chapter of the Sunshine Foundation invites the coastal community to gather at the Edward Thornton Little Egg Harbor Community Center at 319 West Cala Breeze Way from 8 a.m. to 1…
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•January 13, 2022
Waterview Music a Full-Service Resource in Downtown Barnegat
Southern Ocean County is unique in that it harbors a thriving music scene, filled with a diverse myriad of full-time musicians. Bars, coffee shops and music venues abound, but what resources do…
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•January 12, 2022
Former Eagle to Speak at Manahawkin Baptist Church
Faith and football have been a part of Harry Flaherty’s life for several decades. On Friday, Jan. 28, the former professional player and New Jersey native will speak about it during a free event at…
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•January 12, 2022
Two Red Cross Blood Drives in Tuckerton in Coming Weeks
The American Red Cross is facing a national blood crisis. The organization says it is dealing with the worst blood shortage in over a decade. It is forcing doctors to make difficult decisions about…
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•January 12, 2022
Art Display Theme Is ‘Winter Wonderland’
See the beauty of frigid days and frosty nights throughout January and February at the Ocean County Library’s Barnegat branch at 112 Burr St. More than a dozen Pine Shores Art Association notables…
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•January 12, 2022
Art Notes January 12
Hibernating: The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences is now closed for the winter, but plans are in the making for an event-filled 2022 season.
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•January 12, 2022
Dr. Sanjay Gupta Speaks on ‘Chasing Life’ at OCC Grunin Center
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, an Emmy award-winning journalist and chief medical correspondent for CNN, will speak at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts on Wednesday, Feb., 2 at 6:30 p.m. Gupta, host…
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•January 12, 2022
Little Egg Harbor Genealogy Club Invites Author of Piney Culture to Speak
A free program sponsored by the Little Egg Harbor Genealogy Club will be held Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. in the parish hall of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, 220 East Main St., Tuckerton.
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•January 12, 2022
Grunin Center Hosts American Patchwork Quartet Jan. 19
American Patchwork Quartet, as Ocean County College notes, is “on a mission to reclaim the immigrant soul of American roots music, showcasing the dynamic diversity of contemporary culture by…
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•January 6, 2022
Mayor/Weaver/Teacher, Niki Giberson Gives Back from Swan Bay Folk Art Center
“It’s interesting how God designed sheep,” said Niki Giberson as she demonstrated a relatively new craft called needle felting. “Sheep’s wool fibers have little hooks on them called kertins, so when…
