Arts & Entertainment
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•August 19, 2024
Pinelands Brewing Car Show Benefits First Responders
Pinelands Brewing Co. is the place to be on Saturday, Aug. 24, from noon to 4 p.m., for the brewery’s second annual classic car show.
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•August 16, 2024
Barnegat Plans 9/11 Ceremony at Town Hall
Barnegat Township will a hold a 9/11 commemoration on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 9 a.m. at the 9/11 memorial site in front of township hall.
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•August 15, 2024
Budweiser Clydesdales Come to Brant Beach Aug. 16
Only approximately 5,000 Clydesdale horses remain worldwide, and eight of them will make an appearance in Brant Beach from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 16. Long Beach Island residents and…
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•August 15, 2024
Celebrating Cecily for David’s Dream and Believe Is Way to Go at Island Golf
Corey Lammers, formerly Corey Doyle, was married two weeks earlier to the day and, not surprisingly, she had a rightful place for Cecily Lovas within that day.
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•August 15, 2024
Competition Ramps Up for Mini Golf Clash at ‘Little Bear’
To reach an episode final on the former ABC show “Holey Moley” meant a player had to have some putting skills. Wilson Engel obviously was good enough – he played against me for the green jacket and…
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•August 14, 2024
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@kuc346706 (Jun 11) Saw my first Cybertruck yesterday on Long Beach Island, NJ gliding through the town of Ship Bottom like an alpha first-responder!
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•August 14, 2024
The Nerds Keep Ship Bottom Hopping
As the sun dipped below the horizon, outside Joe Pop’s Shore Bar and Restaurant in Ship Bottom on a recent Friday night a line of eager fans snaked down the street an hour before the band was set to…
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•August 14, 2024
Chris Halliwell
STYLE: Covers of ’70s, ’80s and ’90s rock, country (Zach Bryan, Tyler Childers) and reggae (Bob Marley, Dirty Heads, Sublime).
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•August 14, 2024
National Night Out Cultivates Growing Sense of Community in Little Egg Harbor
Little Egg Harbor made a grand showing of its local pride and community spirit once again with yet another roaringly successful National Night Out.
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•August 14, 2024
Art Notes, Aug. 14
No Pane, No Gain: Swing by SwellColors Glass Studio in Surf City to see more than 30 new works in stained glass by artist Mary Tantillo. Titled “Amarino,” for “little treasures,” her windows feature…
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•August 14, 2024
Pine Shores Artists Picture World in Black and White
When observing black and white artwork, the first order of business is to notice the mood – how, in the absence of color to inform a narrative or scene, emotion rushes to the fore. Pay a visit to…
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•August 14, 2024
Surflight’s Next Musical a Combo of New Wave Music and a 16th Century Tale
Surflight Theatre’s next mainstage musical will be “Head Over Heels,” which will run from Aug. 20 through Sept. 1.
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•August 14, 2024
Old Barnegat High School Holding Reunion
Former students at the old Barnegat High School are invited to a reunion on Sunday, Sept. 15 at Calloways Restaurant in Eagleswood Township from 1 to 4 p.m.
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•August 14, 2024
Free Talk on Native Plants, Sustainability at LBI Foundation Aug. 24
The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences will host Donna Mason Sweigert, chair of the art department at Rowan University and juror for the LBIF’s +Member +Student +Faculty…
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•August 14, 2024
Do Some De-Stressing at Waretown Library
Everyday stress seems manageable unless it extracts a physical, emotional or psychological toll. Relax with a crystal singing bowl sound bath meditation at the Waretown branch of the Ocean County…
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•August 14, 2024
Old-Time Radio Shows Brought to Life
Return to the era when families gathered around the wireless set for “theater of the imagination.” The Ocean County Library’s Toms River branch will host a live presentation by When Radio Entertained…
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•August 14, 2024
Chevy Lopez
STYLE: The group has coined the term “gnar&b” to describe their style; they play both covers and originals in a fusion of genres, including R&B, reggae, rock, funk and soul.
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•August 14, 2024
History, Fiction Collide in New Long Beach Island Saga
Not only does Long Beach Island offer beautiful beaches and an energetic atmosphere, but it also has a rich history, the basis for the new saga written by author Joseph John Mezlo.
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•August 14, 2024
Meet ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ Author Online
Themes of friendship and hope in Shelby Van Pelt’s 2022 debut novel Remarkably Bright Creatures resonate with millions of readers who vaulted her to the top of the New York Times bestseller list.…
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•August 14, 2024
Surfers Salute Good Old Days in Longboard Classic
On Saturday, Alliance for a Living Ocean hosted the Longboard Classic at the 68th Street beach in Long Beach Township. Although early-week prognostications for hosting the event on its scheduled date…
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•August 9, 2024
Get Fired Up for Car Show at Stafford Firehouse
Car enthusiasts, get jacked up for what’s coming on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Stafford Township Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1 firehouse: the Fired Up Car Show, hosted by the fire company and its ladies…
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•August 9, 2024
Wellness Workshop Has Artistic Feel
As part of the ongoing Mayor’s Wellness Campaign, in partnership with Preferred Behavioral Health and COMPASS Ocean County, the third in a series of wellness and prevention workshops for children and…
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•August 9, 2024
Gardener Discusses Invasive Plants
They’re easy to find and they’re often attractive. But invasive plants are also insidious, wiping out native plants as they spread. Learn the “Dirty Secrets of Invasive Plants” and how to combat…
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•August 9, 2024
Cardboard Boat Regatta Makes a Splash on National Night Out
For weeks, a confused Aiden Miller watched his summer camp colleagues slowly build a shark out of cardboard and blue and white duct tape. The Stafford Recreation camp counselor had no idea what it…
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•August 9, 2024
Fisherman Statue Takes New Seat in Barnegat Light
For roughly nine years, the fisherman without a name sat on a barrel at various locations within the Zweier family home in Stafford Township, the latest of which was the dining room.
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•August 8, 2024
LBI Artist Studio Tour Preview, Part Two
Editor’s Note: Of the five artists who are newcomers to the 2024 LBI Artist Studio Tour, two, Cortney Sabarese and Anna Salibello, were profiled in last week’s ArtBeat, along with Kevin Coogan, this…
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•August 8, 2024
Back From L.A. Stint, Danksters Crush It at the Shell
On Friday night, the Sea Shell Resort and Beach Club in Beach Haven provided the perfect environment for the creation of a symbiotic relationship between a band and its audience.
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•August 8, 2024
Craft Beer Lovers Beat the Heat at Manahopkin
The 8th annual Manahopkin Craft Beer and Music Festival had, in part, a distinctly local flavor with offerings including Ship Bottom Brewery’s Paradise in the Pines, a coconut cream ale, and 08087…
