Arts & Entertainment
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•September 15, 2021
Join LBT Field Station for September Events
As the Island quiets down, it’s the perfect time to head to Holgate for several events at the Long Beach Township Marine Education Field Station. Learn about the science of surf forecasting, hear a…
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•September 15, 2021
Volunteers Sought for Sept. 18 Holgate Beach Cleanup
The Holgate Taxpayers Association is teaming up with Alliance for a Living Ocean and the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge to clean up the southernmost section of Long Beach Township on…
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•September 15, 2021
Art Notes September 15
Summer Harvest: The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies holds its annual “Plein Air: Island Life” exhibit opening Sept. 18.
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•September 15, 2021
Southern Ocean County Animal Facility Hopes to ‘Clear the Shelter’
The Ocean County Health Department knows a winner when it sees one, so it will be restarting its annual “Clear the Shelter” campaign on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 18 and 19.
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•September 14, 2021
‘Here’s the Story’ Celebrates 10 Years With Retrospective
“Here’s the Story” is a documentary series by filmmaker Steve Rogers, a former Manahawkin resident and Southern Regional graduate (Class of ’89) who now lives in Red Bank and whose love of the Garden…
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•September 14, 2021
Surfline Lead Forecaster to Give Surf Forecasting Talk at LBT Field Station
It’s September, a great time of year to be an East Coast surfer. When 28-year-old Rob Mitstifer returns to the Island this week for a wedding from his new home on the Outer Banks, he hopes to surf…
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•September 11, 2021
‘My 9/11’ Documentary Depicts Humanity of Day
Twenty years ago, Surf City writer, storyteller and filmmaker David Vanadia was living in New York City, working as a freelance communications consultant. He awoke one morning to a voice screaming…
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•September 10, 2021
Events Missing From 2020 LBI Fly Kite Festival Return This Year
While the LBI Fly International Kite Festival was one of only a handful of major LBI happenings to take flight in 2020 due to pandemic restrictions, a few of the fan-favorites were missing. Not this…
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•September 9, 2021
Folk Philosopher, Blues Musician Chris Smither Sums Up Summer
Long Beach Island bade farewell to summer with a resounding bang, kicking off Labor Day weekend early with a Thursday evening performance by nationally revered folk and blues artist Chris Smither.
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•September 9, 2021
With EMS Chief as His Sidekick, Stafford Mayor Takes Another Shot at Biggy
Nearly midway through August two years ago, Stafford Township Mayor Greg Myhre dropped a hole-in-one on the 14th at Sandbar Golf and was tied with me going into the final four holes. A meltdown…
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•September 8, 2021
Popcorn Park Celebrates Final Rock 2 Adopt Music Festival
All are invited to the Associated Humane Societies’ Popcorn Park Animal Refuge at 1 Humane Way in Forked River this weekend for the 10th annual Rock 2 Adopt Music Festival. The event is on Saturday…
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•September 8, 2021
St. Mary’s Group Accepting Clothing Donations
The St. Mary’s Moms Club is collecting gently used or new clothing, shoes, purses, belts, towels, linens, pillows, blankets, gloves, hats, scarves and stuffed animals for distribution to local thrift…
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•September 8, 2021
Designer Bag Bingo Returns as Major Interfaith ‘Fun and Fundraiser’
Interfaith Health and Support Services of Southern Ocean County announces the return of IHSS Designer Bag Bingo on Friday, Sept. 24 at St. Mary’s Parish Center on Bishop Way, off McKinley Avenue in…
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•September 8, 2021
Beach Haven Fire Co. Announces 50/50
The Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Co. is holding a 50/50 to help raise funds for a new firehouse.
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•September 8, 2021
Pine Shores Artists Add Photography to Their Oeuvre
Pine Shores Art Association artists as a group have many talents: painting in oils, pastels, watercolor, gouache, drawing, using mixed media to express their individual vision. Thanks to the ease of…
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•September 8, 2021
Art Notes September 8
Plein Air: The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies opens the “Island Life: Plein Air Plus” exhibit on Sept. 12. Selected artists have been painting the environs of…
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•September 8, 2021
Spanish Dance Theater Going Virtual and In-Person
The Ocean County Library will host a trio of performances by the Alborada Spanish Dance Theater to celebrate Hispanic heritage this month and into October.
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•September 8, 2021
Virtual Speaker Series at Grunin Center Features Ballet Dancer Misty Copeland
Misty Copeland, principal dancer for American Ballet Theatre, joins the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16, for a virtual speaking…
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•September 8, 2021
Surflight’s ‘Sh-Boom’ Shows Life Can Be a Dream
When I lived in New York City I must have run into Gerome Ragni, the co-writer of the book for “Hair,” 20 times at our neighborhood pub.
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•September 8, 2021
Surflight’s BYOB Comedy Nights Restart Sept. 11
Surflight Theatre’s popular BYOB Comedy Nights series is back, running on Saturday nights from Sept. 11 through Oct. 16 in a tent located between the theater proper and the Show Place Ice Cream…
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•September 7, 2021
Come Dye Shirts, Learn About Cub Scouting
Cub Scout Pack 61 of Manahawkin hosts a Tie-Dye Kickoff event this Friday, Sept. 10 at 6 p.m., at Ocean Acres Community Center. The event is free and open to the public for any boy or girl in…
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•September 6, 2021
Ocean County College Marks 20th Anniversary of 9/11
The public is invited to commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11 at Ocean County College’s “Patriot Day” at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 9, near the flagpole on the campus mall. OCC’s remembrance…
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•September 6, 2021
Ride at Fantasy Island for Hunger Relief
“Night at Fantasy Island” for the Hunger Foundation of Southern Ocean can be on anyone’s calendar for this Friday, Sept. 10 at the amusement park in Beach Haven.
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•September 6, 2021
LBI Foundation Hosts Honey Harvest Festival Sept. 10
Stop by and see what all the buzz is about! The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, in Loveladies, will hold its annual Honey Harvest Festival on Friday, Sept. 10, beginning at 4…
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•September 3, 2021
Little Egg Theatre Presents a Show and Women Unlike Any You Have Seen
The Little Egg Theatre Co., LETCO, will be performing Ken Ludwig’s play “Leading Ladies” on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 16-18 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, Sept. 19 at 2 p.m.
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•September 2, 2021
Lagoon of Lights Fosters Summer Community
A block party on the water – that was the original idea that grew into the Lagoon of Lights in Beach Haven West, held each summer on the last Saturday in August.
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•September 2, 2021
For Every End, a New Beginning: Local Musicians Carry on Lasting Legacies
The world continues to mourn Charlie Watts, the revered heartbeat of The Rolling Stones for over 58 years. The iconic drummer, called “the gentleman of rock ’n’ roll” by thousands, passed away…
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•September 2, 2021
The Bill and Andy Show
STYLE: STYLE: Covers from yesteryear that run the gamut of requests and musical tastes – think Louis Armstrong to AC/DC. Professionally playful and self-deprecating, these two longtime friends and…
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•September 2, 2021
Fall Fashion Preview From Patchington
Summer isn’t over quite yet, but fall fashions are already making their way into Patchington on the Island. After more than a year cooped up at home due to the pandemic, many are eager to step out in…
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•September 2, 2021
Drunken Clams
STYLE: Complete with keyboards, a Van Halen-style guitar player and a dynamic front man, the Clams cover Johnny Cash and Elvis to AC/DC and Van Halen, delivering dance music, classic rock, country…
