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  • •March 12, 2025

    Barnegat Teacher Plants Literal Seeds of Knowledge

    As an environmental science teacher at Barnegat High School and adviser for the school’s environment club, Mario Cunha has had a strong focus on sustainability and self-sufficiency. Since joining the…

  • •March 12, 2025

    ‘Songwriters in the Pines’ Back at Albert Hall

    Celebrating local music and musicians has always been central to the mission of the Pinelands Cultural Society, which operates the Albert Music Hall in Waretown.

  • •March 12, 2025

    ‘Meet’ Annis Boudinot Stockton at Little Egg Harbor Library

    First famous as the wife of a Declaration of Independence signer, Annis Boudinot Stockton later gained renown as a prolific, patriotic poet. Alisa Dupuy portrays this remarkable individual in an…

  • •March 12, 2025

    Author Linda Rawlins Visiting Waretown Library

    Her affinity for the Jersey Shore and her medical career contribute equally to Linda Rawlins’ success as a creator of taut mystery tales. Rawlins is pausing her busy schedule for an appearance at the…

  • •March 12, 2025

    Spring Toiletries Collection Drive Under Way

    Children in need throughout Ocean County cannot always depend on having basic personal hygiene necessities at hand. The Ocean County Library invites the community to make a difference in their lives…

  • •March 12, 2025

    Art Notes, March 12

    Finders, Keepers: SandPaper Artoonist Leslee Ganss is displaying her “Drifters” at the Tuckerton Seaport’s gallery inside the Tucker’s Island Lighthouse Museum through June. Her creations are made of…

  • •March 12, 2025

    Surflight Offering Theater Programs for Kids 3-17

    Surflight Theatre has announced its arts education programs for the summer of 2025.

  • •March 12, 2025

    Rare Performance of Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony at Stockton

    If you want to hear something rare, then you’ll want to visit the Stockton Performing Arts Center at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 16 because the Bay Atlantic Symphony will be performing Beethoven’s…

  • •March 12, 2025

    Union After Hours Open Mic to Celebrate Women’s History Month

    Tuckerton’s Union Market and Gallery, located on the grounds of the Tuckerton Seaport, invites the community to participate in Union After Hours at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 14.

  • •March 11, 2025

    Historic Woman Lighthouse Keeper Topic of Talk at Lighthouse

    At the Barnegat Lighthouse Visitor Center on Saturday, March 15 at 1 p.m., attend a lecture about lighthouse keeper Ellen S. Low. The talk will also cover 1830s LBI, other women keepers, Low’s gown…

  • •March 11, 2025

    There’s Something for Just About Anybody at Grunin Center This Weekend

    Ocean County College’s Grunin Center for the Arts will be a very busy place on Friday and Saturday, March 14 and 15, offering a violin recital, a Tony Award-winning play, a magician and a folk music…

  • •March 11, 2025

    MyCoast App the Focus on March 15 Science Saturday

    Science Saturdays continue at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences with another in-person session from 11 a.m. to noon on March 15. Join Amanda Archer, the training and…

  • •March 11, 2025

    LIFS Screening Film Shot at Location of Kibbutz Destroyed on Oct. 7

    The Lighthouse International Film Society will be screening the film “Of Dogs and Men” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 13 at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies.

  • •March 7, 2025

    If the World Has You Down, ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ Will Pick You Up

    The Little Egg Theatre Co. will be performing the classic comedy “Arsenic and Old Lace” at 7 p.m. on March 27, 28, and 29 and at 2 p.m. on March 30 at the Edward Thornton Little Egg Harbor Township…

  • •March 6, 2025

    Little Egg Harbor Man Immortalizes Decades of Maritime History With Model Ships

    Little Egg Harbor resident Peter Papa has been perfecting his craft for 70 years, and has seen the fruits of his labor recognized. His model ships are on display in museums, galleries, and homes of…

  • •March 6, 2025

    Seaport’s Capt. Dick Gouldey Looks Back on Storied Life

    Visitors to the Tuckerton Seaport and Baymen’s Museum in Tuckerton are given a glimpse into the deep-rooted history of the Barnegat Bay and Pine Barrens region of the state, from the wildlife to the…

  • •March 6, 2025

    Pinelands Thespians’ ‘Mean Girls’ Not Just a Piece of Fluff

    The Pinelands Thespians will perform the musical “Mean Girls” at 7 p.m. on March 6 to 8 and 13 to 15 in the high school auditorium.

  • •March 6, 2025

    March Madness: Tickets Going Fast at Lizzie Rose

    March is hopping inside the Lizzie Rose Music Room, located at 217 South Main St. in the heart of historic Tuckerton. With just 70 seats, everyone gets the best seat in the house. Tickets are going…

  • •March 5, 2025

    Doo Wop Like You’ve Never Heard Before at STAC

    It’s going to sound like the 1950s at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 13 when the Stafford Township Arts Center hosts The Doo Wop Project.

  • •March 5, 2025

    A Whole Lotta Jazz at Grunin Center

    Ocean County College’s Grunin Center for the Arts will be a jazzy place in the coming week.

  • •March 5, 2025

    Seaport Activities Get Head Start on Spring

    A sunny few days in March have given a glimpse into a bountiful springtime ahead. The Tuckerton Seaport and Baymen’s Museum is ready with a plethora of vibrant spring crafts for people of all…

  • •March 5, 2025

    Munsee/Lenape Talk at Beach Haven Library

    The Beach Haven Public Library hosts a program on the Munsee/Lenape People of New Jersey on Thursday, March 13 at 1 p.m.

  • •March 5, 2025

    Luck’s Name of the Game at Fire Company Fundraiser

    To get ready for the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS Women’s Auxiliary’s St. Patrick’s game day fundraiser, finish this sentence: luck be a …. Please don’t blame the messenger if the song gets…

  • •March 5, 2025

    Heart Health Bingo at the LBI Library

    Cardiac care is serious business, but learning about it can be fun as the Long Beach Island Health Department presents “Heart Health Bingo” at the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library…

  • •March 5, 2025

    Take a Trip to Timbuctoo at Ocean County Library

    The Ocean County Library presents a program about a remarkable New Jersey locale that presaged civil rights 50 years after the Revolutionary War. “Timbuctoo: New Jersey’s Free Black Community before…

  • •March 5, 2025

    Meet ‘Reset’ Author in Virtual Program

    Are you ready for a guide to fix what’s not working – in systems and processes, organizations and companies, and even in our daily lives?

  • •March 5, 2025

    Historian Sheds Light on Alexander Hamilton

    Alexander Hamilton’s powerful personality placed him in a new light in the smash Broadway play about him. Experience it through his own words during “The Schuyler Sisters and the ‘Hamilton’ Musical”…

  • •March 5, 2025

    Meet Author Angie Kim at Two Library Branches

    Award-winning novelist Angie Kim will appear at a special Women’s History Month event at two area Ocean County Library branches.

  • •March 4, 2025

    Celtic Angels Flying Into Stockton Performing Arts Center

    St. Patrick’s Day is rapidly approaching, so it’s no surprise that the Stockton University Performing Arts Center will be hosting the show “Celtic Angels Ireland: A History of Ireland” at 7:30 p.m.…

  • •March 4, 2025

    Learn About Osprey Conservation at March 8 Science Saturday

    Join Ben Wurst, senior wildlife biologist for Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, for the first in-person Science Saturday of the season at 11 a.m. on March 8 at the Long Beach Island…

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