Arts & Entertainment
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•December 11, 2024
Grunin Center Finishing 2024 Season With Flurry of Events
Ocean County College’s Grunin Center for the Arts is going all out as the Christmas season rapidly rolls along.
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•December 11, 2024
Art Notes, Dec. 11
Treasure Hunt: When the calendar is on its final page, area art galleries close up for the winter or restrict hours to weekends or by-appointment only. But original fine art and handmade gifts can…
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•December 11, 2024
Project InVOLve Participants Sought at LBI Library
The Friends of the Island Library invite nonprofit organizations looking for volunteers to contact them about participating in Project InVOLve at the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County…
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•December 11, 2024
LIFS Screening Touching Film About a Hummingbird Rehabber
The Lighthouse International Film Society will screen the documentary “Every Little Thing” at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14 at the LBI Historical Museum in Beach Haven.
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•December 10, 2024
Buy Some Gifts, Snap Photos With Santa and Enjoy a Carriage Ride in Stafford
Jason Hazelton and the crew in the Stafford Township Recreation Department all agree Heritage Park is the right place for the annual Holiday Wonderland and Christmas Market, slated for Saturday, Dec.…
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•December 10, 2024
Stockton PAC Completing 2024 Season With Ballet, Classical Music and Charlie Brown
The Stockton University Performing Arts Center is pulling a few Christmas chestnuts out of the fire as it completes its 2024 season.
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•December 10, 2024
Hear Holy Spirit Ringers in Concert This Saturday
The Holy Spirit Ringers, an adult handbell choir, will perform a Christmas concert this Saturday, Dec. 14 at 11 a.m. at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit on Route 9 in Manahawkin. A free will…
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•December 10, 2024
See New York Tenors or New Jersey Tenors or Maybe Both
There will be plenty of tenors visiting Southern Ocean County this Christmas season.
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•December 6, 2024
Santa and Grinch Ready to Trek Through Stafford Township
Get ready for some Christmas fun, Stafford Township. Santa and the Grinch are scheduled to ride through the township this weekend and next weekend, according to a recent Facebook post by the Stafford…
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•December 5, 2024
Surflight’s ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ Really Is Miraculous
Years ago I wrote a review of the musical “Titanic” where I raved about director-choreographer Paula Hammons Sloan. There were, what, 25, maybe 30 cast members. But in the show’s long opening scene…
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•December 4, 2024
Deliver Christmas Joy and Warmth to Stafford Township Youngsters
Some families in Stafford Township simply can’t afford Christmas gifts for their children this year. It’s sad but true. However, there is a way to help.
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•December 4, 2024
Holiday Happenings All Around Tuckerton
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas throughout Tuckerton and Little Egg Harbor, with plenty to see and do. Get started on holiday shopping, enjoy milk and cookies with Santa and be dazzled by…
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•December 4, 2024
Break Out that Nasty Christmas Sweater for a 5K Through Manahawkin
Wearing a sweater while running isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes the weather is a little too warm for such a thing, even in December. However, if you have a repulsive-looking sweater or some other…
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•December 4, 2024
Have Yourself a Classical Christmas With Dakota & Elle
Catch the one-night-only performance of tenor-soprano duo Dakota Reider and Elle River, in “A Classical Christmas: Dakota and Elle in Concert for the Holidays” on Friday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. in the St.…
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•December 4, 2024
Experience Live Music With Loved Ones at Lizzie Rose This December
December is a great time to share the experience of live music with the people you love. Lizzie Rose Music Room in Tuckerton has a full lineup of both tributes and singer-songwriters this month.…
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•December 4, 2024
Art Notes, Dec. 4
Treasure Hunt: The art gallery landscape on and around LBI is sparse this time of year, as shops close up for the winter or restrict hours to weekends or by-appointment only. But original fine art…
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•December 4, 2024
Church of the Holy Spirit Hosting Breakfast With Santa and Community Dinner
You can get a picture of your child or children with Santa Claus in many places this Christmas season, but can you get a free pancake breakfast as well?
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•December 4, 2024
Friends of the Little Egg Harbor Library to Host Raffle, Concert
The Friends of the Little Egg Harbor branch of the Ocean County Library, a nonprofit group that raises funds for library programs, will end the year with a holiday concert and gift basket raffle at…
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•December 4, 2024
Get the Facts on Sourdough at Stafford Library
The health benefits of sourdough bread attest to its popularity. But how can you be sure the loaf you’re buying is the real thing?
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•December 4, 2024
Spread Holiday Cheer With Christmas Caroling at Seacrest
Join the American Legion Unit 493 Auxiliary on Monday, Dec. 9 to spread some holiday cheer through Christmas caroling at Seacrest Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, located at 1001 Center St. in…
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•December 4, 2024
Don’t Sleep During This Library Program
Quality sleep time contributes to our physical, mental and emotional well-being. Our needs change with time, but rest remains vital.
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•December 4, 2024
Garden Club Members Talk Turkey to Youth
Did you know the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in 1923 did not feature any giant balloons? But it did have animals from the Central Park Zoo. The famous balloons were introduced in 1927, and…
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•December 4, 2024
Stockton Performing Arts Center Celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah
Christmas isn’t the only late-autumn and early-winter holiday. There was Thanksgiving, and of course New Year’s will cap off the season, although some would say Super Bowl Sunday has become the last…
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•December 4, 2024
Learn How to S.A.V.E. a Veteran in Distress
A military veteran’s experiences can leave impacts that create lasting inner damage if left unchecked. There is a way to help veterans in distress, and at the Waretown branch of the Ocean County…
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•December 4, 2024
Master of Suspense in Virtual Talk
Spine-tingling mystery tales become even edgier – and poignant – when a family is at the center. Master suspense storyteller Laura Dave will take you inside her newest novel, The Night We Lost Him…
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•December 4, 2024
Program Focuses on Adolescent Grief
Emotional depths are inescapable during adolescence. But knowing, caring support can make them easier to bear.
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•December 4, 2024
Old-Time Radio Entertainment Is Live
It’s the season of giving, and WREP – When Radio Entertained People will bring cheer from the era when families gathered around the wireless set for “Theater of the Imagination.” The troupe will…
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•December 3, 2024
Simon and Garfunkel Tribute at STAC
The Stafford Township Arts Center will host the tribute band Forever Simon and Garfunkel at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7.
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•November 28, 2024
Surf City Has All Holiday Needs, Without Leaving Island
If Santa Claus looks a little more plump this Christmas season and his reindeer a little sluggish, it’s most likely the short turnaround time between Thanksgiving and the jolly old elf’s trip around…
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•November 27, 2024
Tuckerton Seaport Is Making Spirits Bright
It’s the most wonderful time of the year to stroll the boards and cruise the creek at the Tuckerton Seaport and Baymen’s Museum, which is all lit up once again for the holiday season.
