Arts & Entertainment
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•April 16, 2025
‘Here‘s The Story’ to Anchor ‘Shore Week’ on NJPBS
Anchoring the NJPBS network’s “Shore Week,” April 21 through 25, is the acclaimed docuseries “Here’s The Story” by former Manahawkin resident Steve Rogers. Each night that week at 8 p.m., see a…
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•April 16, 2025
Art Notes, April 16
Top of Class: For its Student Show, the Pine Shores Art Association held an awards reception on Sunday, April 6 at its Manahawkin gallery on Stafford Avenue, drawing community members in celebration…
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•April 16, 2025
Maritime Museum Gears Up for Fundraiser
The New Jersey Maritime Museum in Beach Haven will hold its yearly fundraiser on Saturday, May 3 from 3 to 9 p.m. at nearby Bird & Betty’s. Tickets are $60 for museum members and $75 for nonmembers.
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•April 16, 2025
Barnegat Rotary Plans Casino Night Fundraiser
The Barnegat Rotary Club is sponsoring a casino night Friday, May 2 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Lacey Elks Lodge at 900 Beach Blvd. in Forked River.
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•April 16, 2025
Albert Hall Show Celebrates PCS Anniversary
On Saturday, April 26, the Pinelands Cultural Society will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a special show honoring its rich musical and cultural heritage at the Albert Music Hall in Waretown.…
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•April 16, 2025
Stitch and Sew With the Waretown Woolies
Looking for company while you work on your latest yarn project and meet new friends? Grab your sticks and skeins and join the Waretown Woolies knitting group in the Ocean County Library’s Waretown…
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•April 16, 2025
Stafford Library Welcomes First Responders
The Stafford branch of the Ocean County Library holds its fourth annual “First Responders Day” on Tuesday, April 22 beginning at 10:30 a.m. In case of rain, the event will be moved to Wednesday…
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•April 16, 2025
Southern Student Exhibition at Arts Foundation Celebrates Budding Artists
In keeping with tradition, Southern Regional High School’s chapter of the National Art Honor Society inducted new members at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies on…
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•April 11, 2025
Home Is Where the (Meditation) Mat Is
A lot of people make a big deal of New Year’s resolutions and starting over, but the season of rebirth – for me, anyway – is spring. And this spring, I have my eye firmly planted on designing an…
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•April 11, 2025
Millennial Tips for Surviving, Thriving in a Broken Economy
“In this economy?” is the natural reaction to today’s housing market, which is especially tough for Gen Z folks trying to get started on the next chapter of their lives. Even though most of us are…
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•April 11, 2025
Provide Flowering Plants, Viable Nesting Space and Bring Back the Bees
For many homeowners or renters with yards, developing the front or rear spaces of our dwelling places into an outdoor haven of relaxation and enjoyment is near the top of our priority lists.
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•April 11, 2025
Summer Staple: Time to Register for Youth Police Academy
The Stafford Township Police Department’s Youth Police Academy is a fun, interactive and educational experience designed for future leaders entering sixth or seventh grade, and it’s back for another…
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•April 11, 2025
Declutter and Sell, Donate Old Toys and Do Some Good Around Stafford
Hmm. What to do about that dish set gifted to you for Christmas? Or the stash of Rae Dunn mugs you’ve barely used during the past few years? Heck, maybe you’ve realized all those things collecting…
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•April 11, 2025
Stafford Library Celebrates First Responders Day
The branch holds its fourth annual “First Responders Day” on Tuesday, April 22 beginning at 10:30 a.m. Everyone will gather in the parking lot to meet the people who keep us safe and protect our…
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•April 10, 2025
April 12 Science Saturday: All About New Jersey Seafood
Dive into a discussion of the various types of seafood found in New Jersey – whether harvested by commercial and recreational fisheries or grown by aquaculture farmers – when Douglas Zemeckis from…
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•April 10, 2025
Expert Appraiser to Speak at LBI Library
You hear it almost every day, and it’s happening all across America. Your heirs can’t use or have no room for the things you’ve kept for them.
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•April 10, 2025
It Will Be a Jazzy Experience When Bengal Theatre Co. Performs ‘Chicago’
The Barnegat Theatre Co. of Barnegat High School will perform “Chicago: Teen Edition” at 7 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday, April 10, 11 and 12 and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 13.
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•April 9, 2025
The Drifters Visiting Stockton Performing Arts Center on April 12
The Stockton University Performing Arts Center will host The Drifters at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 12.
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•April 9, 2025
Tuckerton Library Seeks Photos, Stories From Community
As the Tuckerton Library Association prepares for the 150th anniversary celebration of the library on Saturday, May 3, it is looking for the community’s help in honoring the history of that branch of…
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•April 9, 2025
The Abstract Mind of Jim McShea
As a struggling teen in high school, Jim McShea turned to art as an outlet for his feelings.
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•April 9, 2025
Catch Perch, Catfish for Eagleswood Volunteer Fire Co.
The Eagleswood Volunteer Fire Co.’s fifth annual perch derby and catfish tournament/fish fry fundraiser is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26. All proceeds benefit the fire company.
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•April 9, 2025
Bunny Hop Benefit Aids Reynolds Foundation
Veterans Memorial Park in Beach Haven will be the site of the Reynolds Family Foundation’s second annual “Bunny Hop” 5K run and 1-mile fun run/walk on Saturday, April 19. Registration begins at 7:30…
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•April 9, 2025
Wealth of Knowledge Awaits at Annual Environmental Educators Roundtable
The theme of this year’s Barnegat Bay Environmental Educators Roundtable is “Caring for Our Precious Natural Resources: Considering Conservation, Climate and Community,” the Ocean County Soil…
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•April 9, 2025
Volunteer for April 26, 27 ‘Lehigh in Action’ Cleanups
Lehigh University students and alumni, The Van Dyk Group on Long Beach Island, Ocean Township’s Environmental Commission and the Pebble Beach Homeowners Association are teaming up for this spring’s…
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•April 9, 2025
Fundraiser Stacks Up Food and Fun in Surf City
It’s that time of year to hop, skip, jump and scramble your way to the annual Easter pancake breakfast at the Surf City Firehouse on Saturday, April 19.
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•April 9, 2025
Annual St. Francis Community Center Golf Outing Set for May 5
Secure a spot to tee off for the St. Francis Community Center’s third annual Golf Outing, set for Monday, May 5 at LBI National Golf Course in Little Egg Harbor Township. The event is a fundraiser…
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•April 9, 2025
Gardeners Can Learn to Use Water Wisely
More than 630 million gallons of water are used every day by New Jersey residents, with most of it utilized for lawns and landscaped plants.
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•April 9, 2025
Grunin Center Featuring Folk Music and Award-Winning Poetry
Ocean County College’s Grunin Center for the Arts will showcase a contemporary folk superstar and a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet this coming week.
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•April 8, 2025
Get On Board with Stafford Recreation Summer Camps
In case you haven’t heard, it’s time to get your children registered for Stafford Recreation’s summer camp, slated for June 30 through Aug. 14. Registration began Tuesday, April 8, and all camps are…
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•April 8, 2025
Art Notes, April 9
Esteemed Panel: Stained Glass Weekend at SwellColors Glass Studio in Surf City is Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Participants create a beautiful 12-by-14-inch or…
