Arts & Entertainment
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•February 13, 2025
Upgrades and Events on the Docket at Maritime Museum
Although the off-season brings fewer visitors at the New Jersey Maritime Museum in Beach Haven, the work continues as the facility announces major changes have been made in the main room on the first…
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•February 12, 2025
LIFS Screening All Oscar-Nominated Short Films on Feb. 21 and 22
The Lighthouse International Film Society will screen all 15 Oscar-nominated short films at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies over the course of two dates.
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•February 12, 2025
Students Serving Up Artwork at Turkey Dinner
Beach Haven School students have added an artistic flair to this weekend’s annual turkey dinner put on by the volunteer fire company.
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•February 12, 2025
Feb. 21 Flute Recital at Grunin Center
The Grunin Center for the Arts will be hosting flutist Beomjae Kim at 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21 as part of its Afternoon Recital series, funded by the Ocean County College Foundation.
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•February 12, 2025
Register Now for Annual Pinelands Short Course
The 36th annual Pinelands Short Course will feature 37 presentations, including 24 new programs that explore the region’s unique history, ecology, culture and music. Registration is now open for the…
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•February 12, 2025
LBI Health Department Hosts Free Heart Health Screenings
Mark American Heart Month by receiving a free heart health screening from the Long Beach Island Health Department. “Early detection saves lives,” the LBIHD emphasizes.
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•February 12, 2025
Art Notes, Feb. 12
On the Horizon: A brand-new exhibition will be on display at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies next month. “Friends We Meet Along the Way” is a show for invited…
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•February 12, 2025
Ocean County College Hosts ‘The Homage Exhibit’ for Black History Month
In commemoration of Black History Month, Ocean County College will host “The Homage Exhibit” on Tuesday, Feb. 18, on its main campus in Toms River. This special event is sponsored by OCC’s…
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•February 12, 2025
Langston Hughes Tribute at Toms River Library
The main branch of the Ocean County Library in Toms River is the site for a Black History Month celebration on Saturday, Feb. 15 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
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•February 11, 2025
Learn About Coastal Salt Marshes at Feb. 15 Science Saturday
Join wildlife biologist Joseph Smith on Zoom this Saturday, Feb. 15, as he discusses how historic ditching and farming of salt marshes relate to current conservation challenges and restoration…
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•February 8, 2025
Craft, Collect Away the Cold at Tuckerton Seaport
It may be chilly outside, but there is plenty to see, do and learn, both indoors and out, at the Tuckerton Seaport and Baymen’s Museum. Winter hours are now 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and…
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•February 8, 2025
LBI National’s Wickie Room Hosts Small Town Sounds Music Showcase
Don’t miss an extraordinary night of live, local original music, happening Wednesday, Feb. 26 at LBI National’s Wickie Room in Little Egg Harbor.
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•February 6, 2025
Super Plunge XXI Set for Saturday, March 15
St. Francis Community Center’s much-anticipated Super Plunge challenges local residents to “take an invigorating leap into the chilly ocean waters, symbolizing resilience, community spirit and…
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•February 6, 2025
Open House, Carole King Tribute at Surflight Over Presidents Day Weekend
Surflight Theatre will be a busy place on Presidents Day weekend.
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•February 5, 2025
Ocean County College Exploring Vastly Different Bodies on Valentine’s Day
The Ocean County College Repertory Theatre Co. will perform “The Vagina Monologues” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 13 and 14 in the Grunin Center for the Arts’ Black Box Theatre, located…
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•February 5, 2025
SoundSurge: Mutual Aid Concert Coming to Joe Pop’s
A musical revolution will sweep Long Beach Island on Feb. 16 at Joe Pop’s Shore Bar in Ship Bottom. SoundSurge is a free mutual aid concert built by the community, for the community. Doors open at 5…
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•February 5, 2025
Explore Sauchelli’s Expressionism
As an expressionist landscape painter, Andrea Sauchelli explained, she regularly observes reciprocity. Nature is perceived by making connections through the senses; perceptions, in turn, forge…
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•February 5, 2025
Historian Speaking on Hindenburg Disaster
The Hindenburg was the largest flying object ever constructed by man. It was a modern marvel of luxury and technology, a literal ocean liner in the sky. However on May 6, 1937 at Naval Air Station…
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•February 5, 2025
Art Notes, Feb. 5
Dig in: Painter and author-illustrator Dawn McDonnell of Manahawkin will launch a one-night-only solo exhibit of 15 works titled “An Artist Buffet” – her newest series of photorealistic deliciousness…
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•February 5, 2025
Plan to Make Memories in Stafford at Sweetheart Dance
The Stafford Township EMS Auxiliary has planned a special time for parents and children to get together and enjoy food, drinks, photo opportunities and plenty of dancing. On Sunday, Feb. 16, the…
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•February 5, 2025
Eat Turkey With the Beach Haven Fire Co.
Thanksgiving isn’t the only time in the Beach Haven area when people sit down to a turkey dinner. It’s also a winter tradition at the Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Co., where on Saturday, Feb. 15…
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•February 5, 2025
The Wizard Draws Beach Haven Community Together
“For many people, the theater is a wondrous space. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from because as soon as your feet hit the stage or your body sits in the newly renovated Surflight…
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•February 5, 2025
‘Meet’ George and Martha at Lacey Library
Celebrate Valentine’s and Presidents’ Days in the company of America’s original “first couple” when The Ocean County Library Lacey Branch presents historical interpreters Alisa Dupuy and Curt…
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•February 5, 2025
Modern Dance 101 at LBI Library
Be part of the revolution that transformed the art of dance from a series of steps to an expression of views. Adults are invited to an “Introduction to Modern Dance” at the Ocean County Library Long…
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•February 5, 2025
Virtual Talk Features Indigenous Author
If an unimaginable calamity befell global infrastructures, everyday life would screech to a halt. But what of people who never fully left their old ways behind? It’s a key point of Waubgeshig Rice’s…
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•February 5, 2025
Online Access Nature Forum Welcomes Founder of Nonprofit Disabled Hikers
What does it mean to build disability community and justice in the outdoors? Why is it important to have leaders with disabilities, and how can allies and organizations be better partners? Join the…
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•February 5, 2025
Magic Galore at STAC on Feb. 15
The Stafford Township Arts Center will host Max’s Magic Show at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15.
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•February 3, 2025
Hear Stories of the Great Migration
When African Americans left the rural South for the northern and western United States, what rituals and rations sustained them and kept them centered? Find out at the Black History Month program…
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•January 30, 2025
Celebrate Galentine‘s Day With Women’s Heart Health, Wellness Screening
Just in time for “Galentine’s Day” and in honor of American Heart Month, Little Egg Harbor Township is teaming up with Hackensack Meridian Health to host a Women’s Heart Health and Wellness Screening…
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•January 29, 2025
Puccini’s ‘Madama Butterfly’ to Be Performed at Stockton PAC
The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera will perform Giacomo Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7 at the Stockton University Performing Arts Center.
