Arts & Entertainment
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•August 6, 2025
North Beach Taxpayers Hold a Shindig
Nearly 70 homeowners met to celebrate summer at the 2nd annual wine and cheese event sponsored by the North Beach Taxpayers’ Association.
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•August 6, 2025
The Hunt for Undefeated Season Continues at Jen’s Links
Jon Marcolongo and Abbie McCrane have a fascinating little love story brewing.
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•August 6, 2025
Same Mistakes
STYLE: Powerful vocals on originals and fun takes on songs from a variety of genres, including pop, country, classic rock, alternative and more.
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•August 6, 2025
Art Notes, Aug. 6
Open Studios: This weekend, Aug. 9 and 10, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, is the LBI Artists Studio Tour, the yearly free, self-guided tour of artists’ studios and galleries on Long Beach Island.…
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•August 6, 2025
Funky Flea Market Returns to St. Francis Aug. 10
After drawing more than 1,300 enthusiastic treasure hunters to St. Francis Community Center in Brant Beach last summer, the Funky Flea Market is back, and better than ever. Check out the market on…
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•August 6, 2025
Free Retreat for Teachers at Forest Resource Education Center
Calling all educators: Join the Barnegat Bay Partnership and the Ocean County Soil Conservation District on Thursday, Aug. 21, for the BBP’s annual Communication and Education Retreat. This free…
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•August 6, 2025
Small Business Resource Workshop Coming to Stafford
Small business is vital to a community, and small business owners and those interested in possibly developing a small business are encouraged to attend a free workshop that may help the journey…
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•August 6, 2025
Noted Cartoonist Visits Barnegat Library
On July 22, the Barnegat branch of the Ocean County Library hosted Mike Dawson, professional cartoonist and author of The Fifth Quarter, for a cartooning workshop for children. The program was…
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•August 6, 2025
Stafford Township Organizes One-Day Food Drive for Starve Poverty
Since opening its doors in 2022, Starve Poverty International claims it has seen a 540% increase in residents served through its food pantry operation. Next week, residents can help their neighbors…
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•August 6, 2025
Tuckerton Historical Society to Host Antique Appraisal
Break out those coins, stamps, jewelry and collectibles you’ve been holding onto and wondering if they’re worth anything.
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•August 6, 2025
Barnegat Invites Community to Family Night Out
Instead of a National Night Out, the Barnegat Township Police Department holds a Family Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Barnegat High School football field.
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•August 6, 2025
Doo-Wop Day at American Legion Post Aug. 10
If you’re a fan of 1950s music, mark down Sunday, Aug. 10. That’s when American Legion Post 493, located at 420 Radio Rd. in Little Egg Harbor, will be the site of the second annual Doo-Wop Day…
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•August 6, 2025
William Penn Is Topic of Library Talk
The founder of what was then called the Province of Pennsylvania, William Penn, was also an original proprietor of the territory that later became New Jersey.
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•August 6, 2025
Succulents 101 at the Stafford Library
Looking for plants that require little care? The Master Gardeners of Ocean County will present “Plant-astic Succulents & Cacti” at the Stafford branch of the Ocean County Library on Monday, Aug. 11…
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•August 5, 2025
Pickleball Fundraiser Racks Up Win for Compassion Café
The Long Beach Island Pickleball Friends is hosting its first fundraising event Aug. 10 (rain date Aug. 11) to benefit Compassion Café, which provides meaningful employment and job training for…
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•August 5, 2025
Teen Lights Up Leaderboard to Snag ’Celebrate Cecily’ Trophy
Cooper Grasso knows how to win at Island Golf in Surf City. The 13-year-old from Stafford Township has been playing in the weekly tournaments there for years and has won his age group multiple times.
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•August 4, 2025
Naughty Pines
STYLE: Alternative rock, classic rock, grunge, pop and anything that gets people dancing.
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•August 4, 2025
Giant Clam Trail Is a Big Hit With One Visiting Family
Jason Douma and his children did not set out to be the first to earn a 30-clam pin from the ReClam the Bay organization. He was looking for non-beach activities for his daughters during their annual…
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•July 31, 2025
House by House: How LBI’s 59-Year-Old Tour Chronicles Island Living
During one installment of the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences’ Seashore House Tour some years ago, visitors discovered something extraordinary: an original little beach shack…
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•July 31, 2025
Mud Lover Cultivates Glazed Garden
“Your mud-loving friend,” as Jessica Kuderski calls herself, is the hands and heart behind Glazed Garden, based in Little Egg Harbor.
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•July 30, 2025
Kids Shows, a Teen Cabaret, Comedy and a Fantastic Broadway Singer All Coming to Surflight This Week
The summer tourist season is literally and figuratively heating up, and Surflight Theatre is trying to jam in as many entertainment options as possible.
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•July 30, 2025
Families, Police Build Community Together at National Night Out
National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement by bringing the two together under positive circumstances, with millions of neighbors taking part in the community…
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•July 30, 2025
Station Barnegat Light Invites Public for Day of Fun
Looking for a way to beat the heat – or the rain, if the extended forecast is to be believed – take a trip to the north end of the Island for the annual Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light open house…
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•July 30, 2025
No Hard Feelings Has Feel Good Roots, Future
For years, the only thing Jim Cox and Paul McCavitt shared was a neighborhood in Surf City. That is until 2015, when they discovered they shared a love of music.
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•July 30, 2025
Passion at Heart of Chris Fritz Band Performance
After playing on the Island for years, Chris Fritz has established both a recognizable sound and a dedicated following Now, the self-proclaimed “music junkie” is switching it up with a new band and a…
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•July 30, 2025
Art Notes, July 30
High Glass: In keeping with a tradition of about a dozen years (close as anyone could figure), a new collection was released this month at SwellColors Glass Studio in Surf City, where artist Mary…
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•July 30, 2025
Elton John and Billy Joel Tribute at STAC
The Stafford Townhip Arts Center, located at 1000 McKinley Ave. in Manahawkin, will host “Epic Piano Men,” a tribute to Elton John and Billy Joel, on Saturday, Aug. 16 at 7:30 p.m.
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•July 30, 2025
Peters Duo Attempts to Make SandPaper Pro Walk the Plank
Back when she had a different last name and was a senior at Pinelands Regional High School, Emily Peters often wielded a field hockey stick and softball bat. Nowadays, she swings drivers and irons…
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•July 30, 2025
‘Friends’ Author Luncheon Features Sandy Gingras
The Friends of the Island Library have announced tickets are now on sale for their annual “meet the author luncheon” on Wednesday, Sept. 10 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Surf City Firehouse.
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•July 30, 2025
Ty Mares and the Metaphorical
STYLE: The band fuses pop music with soul, blues, rock and R&B elements in its original music and reimagines well-known songs with funky, fresh takes.
