Arts & Entertainment
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•October 20, 2021
Autumn Epitomized: Upcoming Talks on Stripers, Storms at LBT Field Station
Two exciting – and free – talks are still to come this month at the Long Beach Township Marine Education Field Station in Holgate. Learn about striped bass conservation at this week’s presentation…
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•October 20, 2021
Queen City Fall Fest Planned Saturday
The Beach Haven Chamber of Commerce holds a Queen City Fall Fest on Sunday, Oct. 24 from noon to 4 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park. Admission is free.
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•October 20, 2021
LBI Museum Goes Ghostly on Oct. 30
The LBI Historical Association Museum in Beach Haven holds a Ghost Fest on Saturday, Oct. 30, noon to 4 p.m.
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•October 20, 2021
Hearts of Mercy Fundraiser at Breakers Oct. 23
Hearts of Mercy invites the community to a Family Fall Festival fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 23, from noon to 9 p.m. at Breakers Kitchen and Tap, 535 Route 9 in Waretown.
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•October 20, 2021
Ibi Zoboi in Virtual Library Program Oct. 28
Ibi Zoboi, whose novel Pride is in development as a mini-series, makes a virtual appearance in the Ocean County Library’s “Dive Into YA: It’s Not Just for Teens” series on Thursday, Oct. 28 at 6 p.m.
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•October 14, 2021
Scale New Heights With the Lighthouse Challenge
Aboard the New Jersey Lighthouse Challenge Oct. 16 and 17, towering sites plus museums are right here in Southern Ocean County: Barnegat Lighthouse, open for climbing, and the nearby Barnegat Light…
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•October 14, 2021
A Halloween to Remember for a Widow Starting Over
Ocean Acres’ Queen of Halloween, Tina Johnston, is moving away next month, but she wanted to have a last “Halloween hurrah” in the home she shared with her late husband, Robert Dudek, for 16 of the…
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•October 13, 2021
Indie Artist Brad Wilson Launches Campaign to Fund EP
Tuckerton native Brad Wilson has inherited a natural talent for folk art from his ancestors, with roots in the region for upward of 300 years.
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•October 13, 2021
Off-Beat Halloween Happenings
Locals Summer is quickly folding into spooky season, to the delight of shore folk who have had to return to wearing shoes for the remainder of the year. Ghoulish cobwebs and cheerful Hallows’ Eve…
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•October 13, 2021
Art Notes October 13
Fun Fakes: The Pine Shores Art Association’s “Fabulous Fakes Show” is on display in the gallery through Oct. 26. Selections can also be viewed online.
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•October 13, 2021
‘Holey Moley’ Finale Was a Great Place to End Up, Despite Missed ‘Gimme’
The excitement was palpable, the anticipation immense. The date was Thursday, Sept. 23 (happy birthday, Mom!) and it was almost 8 p.m. It was finale time, baby!
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•October 13, 2021
Plan Ahead and Take Shot at Beating Biggy in Thanksgiving Classic
Perhaps the biggest question for this year’s “Can You Beat Biggy?” Thanksgiving Classic isn’t whether anybody can beat Biggy, but, instead, whether anybody can beat Sal Caporale Jr.
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•October 13, 2021
Topics for Caregivers to Be Offered
The first Statewide Caregiver and Volunteer Conference will be held Saturday, Oct. 23 at St. Mary’s Parish Center in Manahawkin from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The informational event is sponsored by…
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•October 13, 2021
Stafford Friends Seek Donations for Fall Bazaar
Donations of various item are needed for the fall bazaar sponsored by the Friends of the Stafford branch of the Ocean County Library Friday and Saturday, Nov. 19 and 20, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 in the…
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•October 13, 2021
Dress Up Those Pets for Fur Fest
The Friends of Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter invite the public, and most importantly, their pets, out to Fur Fest, at 1 p.m. on Oct. 23. Fur Fest, which takes place at the shelter on Haywood…
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•October 13, 2021
Brummers’ ‘Bear Hugs’ Brings Smiles, Hope to Hospitalized Kids
Stafford Township’s Fall Harvest Festival is always full of sweet scenes, as families and neighbors share the best of the season and a generous hometown spirit. But one especially heartwarming tale…
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•October 13, 2021
Surflight’s Final BYOB Comedy Night of 2021 Has Moved Inside
The final chapter of Surflight Theatre’s 2021 BYOB Comedy Nights series is set for Saturday, Oct. 16 at 8:30 p.m.
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•October 13, 2021
Boy Scouts Plan Operation Halloween at Citta 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. 22 and 23, from 4 to 10 p.m. at the Joseph A.…
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•October 13, 2021
Sentimental Journey Big Band at OCC’s Grunin Center Oct. 17
Hear the music of “The Greatest Generation” as the Sentimental Journey Big Band takes the stage at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 17.…
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•October 13, 2021
Hoofy’s Fall Fest to Benefit Scholarship Fund
Barnegat PBA 296 is hosting a fundraiser in memory of Alex Hoffman on Saturday, Oct. 23, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the field across from the volunteer fire company firehouse on Birdsall Street.…
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•October 13, 2021
Emcee, Hip Hop Artist Chris Rockwell Publishes Poetry, Arts Mag SOUP CAN
The third issue of SOUP CAN magazine is out this Friday. The quarterly anthology of poetry and art is published by Chris Rockwell and project coordinator Amanda Stewart out of their Little Egg Harbor…
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•October 13, 2021
Maritime Museum Hosts Talk on SS African Star
The New Jersey Maritime Museum’s first off-season presentation features a talk on the SS African Star on Friday, Oct. 22, at Buckalew’s Restaurant and Tavern in Beach Haven.
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•October 11, 2021
Manahawkin Native Lexi Todd Makes Billboard’s 40 Under 40
Locals know her as a 2009 Southern Regional High School graduate and the front woman of funky powerhouse Chevy Lopez, whose humble roots were established on Long Beach Island about a decade ago. New…
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•October 9, 2021
LBI Fly Kite Festival Includes New Events, Old Favorites
Among the events planned for the LBI Fly International Kite Festival is the Station 49 (Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS), Kite Fly for Matt Adams.
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October 8, 2021
School News: Southern Regional Presents ‘Clue’
The Southern Regional Theatre Company presents “Clue” on Thursday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 16 at 2 p.m. at the Southern Regional High School auditorium.…
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•October 7, 2021
LBI ChowderMonth Closes with a Champion-Style Celebration
Even without the clamor of a cook-off at the actual event this year, a free two-day Bayfront Festival brought a spirited crowd of thousands Oct. 2 and 3 to the peak of ChowderMonth.
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•October 7, 2021
Beach Haven Borough Hall Explodes With ‘Color!’ Thanks to PSAA
When the new Beach Haven Borough Hall opened in 2018, its walls, though fresh and lovely, were “stark gray” and “very institutional,” according to co-curators of the bright and colorful exhibition of…
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•October 7, 2021
Surflight Requiring Vaccinations or Tests, Masks for Autumn Patrons
Surflight Theatre likes to fashion itself as “Broadway at the Beach.”
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•October 6, 2021
Surflight’s Comedy Night Has Veteran Headliner
Surflight Theatre’s BYOB Comedy Night series continues on Saturday, Oct. 9 at 6 and 8:30 p.m,
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•October 6, 2021
Fishermen Will Sympathize With Lead Character In LIFS’ Oct. 13 Film Screening
The Lighthouse International Film Society will kick off its Autumn 2021 season on Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. with a screening of “Luzzu” at the LBI Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, located at…
