Arts & Entertainment
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•June 2, 2021
Slightly Scaled Back, Stafford Founders Day to Span Three Days
This year’s Stafford Founders Day celebration marks the town’s 272 years and takes place over the course of three days, June 10, 11 and 12. It culminates in the annual fireworks spectacular, widely…
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•June 2, 2021
Youngsters Take to the Skies on June 12
The Ocean County Chapter, No. 898, of the Experimental Aircraft Association will be holding a Young Eagles Flight Rally at the Ocean County Airport, formerly known as the Robert J. Miller Airpark, on…
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•June 2, 2021
Charlie Zahm’s ‘Songs of the Sea’ in Virtual Concert
The Ocean County Library welcomes summer at the Jersey Shore with singer-songwriter Charlie Zahm, who will perform “Songs of the Sea” in a virtual program Wednesday, June 9 at 7 p.m.
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•June 2, 2021
Parrotheads to Descend on Beach Haven
The Beach Haven Community Arts Program opens its series of free summer Concerts on the Green at Veterans Memorial Park with Jimmy and the Parrots featuring a mix of Jimmy Buffett hits, surf rock and…
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•June 2, 2021
Country, Rock, Pop, Opera – Surflight’s 2021 Concert Season Covers All the Bases
Surflight Theatre musicals aren’t your only chance in 2021 to enjoy music. Surflight will also be home to a number of concerts.
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•June 2, 2021
June Through November Is Surflight’s Comedy Season
If you enjoy comedy, you may want to stick this article on your refrigerator door.
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•May 30, 2021
Filmmakers Might Be Around Any LBI Corner Between June 3 and 6
There will be filmmakers all over Long Beach Island during the 2021 Lighthouse International Film Festival from June 3 to 6.
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•May 27, 2021
See What’s New to Play and Do at Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island’s newly improved arcade was once again flooded with the cheerful noises of dinging arcade games and bright smiles on guests’ faces after owner Brian Wainwright and his family hosted a…
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•May 27, 2021
Memorial Day Events Around LBI Region Honor the Fallen
Did you know the origin of Memorial Day dates back to the days following the Civil War, when it was known as Decoration Day in which the men and women who died while serving the nation were honored?…
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•May 27, 2021
Surflight Exploring Inside/Outside Options After Murphy’s New Decree
Surflight Theatre had planned on playing it safe in regard to COVID-19 and starting its 2021 season outside in a big top set up in Beach Haven’s Veterans Memorial Park, just as it did in 2020.
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•May 27, 2021
Eye for Detail Is Artist’s Handiwork
The most frequent reaction to Howell artist Greg DiNapoli’s work is “I thought these were photographs.” So realistic and detailed are his pencil drawings that at first glance they indeed appear to…
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•May 27, 2021
G. Love and Special Sauce to Kick Off Summer With Surprise LBI Visit
Garrett “G. Love” Dutton is celebrating his 27th year as a touring and recording artist.
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•May 26, 2021
Taste@Home a Hybrid Event to Support Food Pantries
In the bounce-back of public events since COVID-19, some fundraising galas have taken transitional twists to make it happen in an interesting new way. “Hunger Foundation of Southern Ocean” is a…
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•May 26, 2021
Melissa Hood Ushers in Summer With 100 Shore Things
After a strange and dismal year, this Memorial Day weekend aims to revitalize the region with the sounds, smells and scenes of summer. Enter artist Melissa Hood, who is brightening up the world with…
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•May 26, 2021
Terry the Flamingo Carves Out a Home at Terrace Tavern
There’s a cool new face in town, greeting customers at the Terrace Tavern starting this week: Terry the Flamingo is a larger-than-life, bright pink wooden flamingo, perched atop a wave, holding a…
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•May 26, 2021
Local Fisherman Creates a Shark That’s ‘Bad to the Bone’
As a retired crane operator from the U.S. Navy, John J. Lahm has seen some undersea sights that most people have not experienced. A member of the Long Beach Island Fishing Club in Harvey Cedars, he…
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•May 26, 2021
Summer Fashion Forecast: Bring City to Beach with Haute Looks from Coco Kimono
If you’ve been binge-watching Netflix and wearing nothing but yoga pants, hoodies and slippers since last year, chances are your wardrobe could use an upgrade. It’s time to get back outside and…
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•May 26, 2021
Show Place Waitstaff Will Bring Back Singing Telegrams This Summer
Older people may not remember when they received their last telegram. Younger people may not even know what a telegram is.
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•May 26, 2021
Moses Livingston and the Raggamuffins
STYLE: Reggae covers (think Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Gregory Isaacs, Toots and the Maytals) and originals; traditional roots reggae infused with contemporary ideas.
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•May 26, 2021
Tickets Available for Tuckerton Celebration Pig Roast to Benefit Historical Society
In 2020 due to COVID-19, the Tuckerton Historical Society had to cancel its biggest source of income, the annual “Ye Old Clamtown Antique Flea Market.” This spring it hopes to recoup some of that…
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•May 26, 2021
Pride Month in Stafford Kicks Off With Decorating Contest
Stafford Township is invited to show its true colors – all the colors of the rainbow, in fact – to promote and celebrate inclusion, support, acceptance and advocacy for the local LGBTQ+ community.
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•May 26, 2021
Art Notes May 26
Not So Barren: The beautiful, sometimes mysterious New Jersey Pine Barrens are the subject of an exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies through May 31.…
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•May 26, 2021
Get Back Truckin’ On: Live Music Revival, Honoring Many Decades of Dylan
“Lately it occurs to me what a long, strange trip it’s been,” sings Bob Weir in Grateful Dead’s American Beauty hit “Truckin.’” Though it was written in 1970, it could not more accurately describe…
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•May 26, 2021
Eco-Friendly Conversations Return June 1
Environmentally minded people are welcome to stop by for refreshments and conversation on Tuesday, June 1, at the Mainland Holiday Inn in Manahawkin from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The meeting is sponsored by…
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•May 26, 2021
Reconstituted Roustabouts Returning to the Stage
Nearly three years after what was called their “farewell concert,” the Jersey Shore Roustabouts are back. – albeit with a different line-up and perhaps a temporary existence.
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•May 26, 2021
Season 3 is Almost Here, So It’s Time to Get on the Schedule
Are you ready for Season 3? No, we’re not talking Holey Moley (its third season is coming, too, though, so check that out). We’re talking “Can You Beat Biggy?”
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•May 26, 2021
OC Library Announces New Hours for Branches
Beginning Tuesday, June 1, the Ocean County Library system will have expanded hours at its 21 branches.
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•May 26, 2021
Pinelands Discussion Series Continues at May 28 Science Saturday
Photography blogger, lecturer and instructor Richard Lewis takes the helm at the May 29 Science Saturday, set for 11 a.m. to noon on Zoom, to continue the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and…
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•May 26, 2021
County Library Announces ‘Books By Mail’ Service
Ocean County Meals on Wheels subscribers who are unable to visit their nearest Ocean County Library branches are now eligible to receive “Books by Mail.”
