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Arts & Entertainment

  • •July 3, 2025

    Snag Tickets Now for Manahawkin Elks’ Annual Clam Bake

    With as much food as the Manahawkin Elks Lodge 2340 will have available for its annual clam bake, there’s really no reason to miss out.

  • •July 2, 2025

    Ocean County College Repertory Theatre Will Explore the Sounds of Broadway

    The Ocean County College Repertory Theatre Company will perform “A Broadway Tour of America” from July 10 through July 20 in the college’s black box theater.

  • •July 2, 2025

    Driftwood SeaScapes Are Scenes Made From Nature, Rebuilt By Man

    Born with a mind equal parts analytical and creative, Joe Martucci of Barnegat double-majored in pre-law and visual arts in college.

  • •July 2, 2025

    The Nerds

    STYLE: Classic rock, pop, funk, unexpected mashups and everything in between.

  • •July 2, 2025

    Green Knuckle Material

    LINEUP: Dan Kee, guitar and vocals; Daniel “D-String” Ravenda, bass; Brandon Alvaro, guitar.

  • •July 2, 2025

    Surflight’s ‘42nd Street’ Sure to Be a Tap Dance Spectacular

    Surflight Theatre’s third musical of its 2025 season will be “42nd Street,” opening on July 8. “Come along and listen to the lullaby of Broadway!” says Surflight about the show.

  • •July 2, 2025

    Indie Band Winyah Will Soundtrack Your Summer

    Hailing from a small beach town down the coast in South Carolina not too different from our own, rising indie rock band Winyah will take the Bird & Betty’s stage July 9 with the goal of becoming “the…

  • •July 2, 2025

    ’Little Bear’ Causes Brush With the Dark Side But Composure Maintained

    When you play as much miniature golf as I do, it’s important to not get too frustrated when the ball isn’t dropping in the hole as you believe it’s supposed to, especially on a course that’s as…

  • •July 2, 2025

    Samantha Dress

    STYLE: Acoustic pop, rock, folk, country covers. She doesn’t shy away from requests, so pitch your favorite song!

  • •July 2, 2025

    Pickles Add Flavor to Summer’s First CAP Concert

    Sweet, sour, stacker, spear? Every taste is sure to be satisfied at a Pickles concert.

  • •July 2, 2025

    Supper Club Offers Fresh Take on Dining Out

    A new, exclusive club has emerged on LBI, and you’re going to want in.

  • •July 2, 2025

    Stafford Concert Series Features Another Solid Lineup of Bands

    For more than two decades, the Stafford Township Historical Society has hosted its annual concert series, and this summer’s lineup will feature great bands every Monday, starting at 6:30 p.m., at the…

  • •July 2, 2025

    Raconteur Radio Presents ‘The Hobbit’

    Feel like taking a journey through Middle-earth? The Barnegat branch of the Ocean County Library presents a theatrical program by Raconteur Radio of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit on Tuesday, July 8 at…

  • •July 2, 2025

    Go Go Gadjet Leads All-Night Party at Bird & Betty’s

    The party never ends for Go Go Gadjet. The band, known for its reimagined takes on hit songs and extensive medleys that span genres and decades, took over a jam-packed Bird & Betty’s for what felt…

  • •July 2, 2025

    Art Notes, July 2

    Her-story Lessons: Women rule at Wildflowers Too Gallery in Barnegat Light.

  • •July 2, 2025

    Garden Club Celebrates Outdoor Living

    They say Earth laughs in flowers, and if that’s true, joyful peels rang out during the Garden Club of Long Beach Island’s annual Outdoor Living Garden Tour and Art Show Thursday, June 19.

  • •July 2, 2025

    Explore, Create, Learn at Tuckerton Seaport in July

    All summer long, the Tuckerton Seaport offers dozens of classes, activities and unique experiences for the whole family. July is jam-packed with opportunities for exploring Barnegat Bay, taking a day…

  • •July 2, 2025

    Maritime Museum Announces Summer Activities

    Children’s activities are among the summer highlights for the New Jersey Maritime Museum in Beach Haven.

  • •July 2, 2025

    Mushmouth Opens Sunset Park Concerts

    The Harvey Cedars Activity Committee has announced its schedule of free Wednesday night concerts in Sunset Park, at 6:30, beginning July 9. Donations to the committee are appreciated.

  • •July 2, 2025

    Strictly Bluegrass Night at Albert Music Hall

    When the Pinelands Cultural Society began hosting concerts 50 years ago, its primary offering was bluegrass, with a little country and folk mixed in. In recent years, the PCS’s venue, Albert Music…

  • •July 2, 2025

    Five Chances to Win in St. Francis’ 2025 Car Raffle

    Support St. Francis of Assisi Parish and Community Center while also throwing one’s hat into the ring for the possibility to win a brand-new vehicle. Tickets for the annual car raffle are sold in…

  • •July 2, 2025

    Free Skin Cancer Screening at Bayview Park July 12

    Take a break from the sun to devote just a few minutes to a skin cancer screening in the Bayview Park pavilion in Brant Beach on Saturday, July 12. The Long Beach Island Health Department will host…

  • •July 2, 2025

    ‘Beach Santa’ a Children’s Story of Joy, Generosity, Inclusion

    Mary Beth Paradise didn’t originally set out to write a children’s book that would sell nearly 5,000 copies, but she simply couldn’t get one specific experience out of her mind.

  • •July 1, 2025

    Rob Connolly

    STYLE: Pop and rock covers and originals.

  • •July 1, 2025

    Get a Complimentary Car Wash and Goldfish to Take on the Road

    Summertime often means a significant amount of travel for families across the United States. Of course, thousands of families visit Long Beach Island each summer, traversing the Causeway corridor of…

  • •July 1, 2025

    St. Francis Festival of the Sea July 1-5 in Brant Beach

    Early July this year marks the start of the Festival of the Sea, which will run from Tuesday, July 1, through Saturday, July 5. Don’t miss this LBI summertime highlight in the parking lot of the St.…

  • •June 26, 2025

    ‘Surfboard Taxidermist’ Michael Clineman’s Creative Spirit Cultivated in LBI Waters

    This year’s Beach Haven Art Walk brought dozens of visual artists and artisans to the Queen City to display and sell their works of art in two and three dimensions, but one, Michael Clineman, stood…

  • •June 26, 2025

    Enthusiastic, Nostalgic Challengers Seek Sand Trap Glory

    When Barbara Crystal approached me at a Stafford Township Council meeting last August and asked to get on the “Can You Beat Biggy?” schedule, I wasn’t sure if she was serious or joking.

  • •June 26, 2025

    Art Notes, June 25

    Much to Do at LBIF: Embark on a summer season full of art and culture at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies.

  • •June 26, 2025

    Chris Guzman

    STYLE: Folk, hip-hop and pop acoustic covers.

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