Arts & Entertainment
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•June 13, 2024
Billy Walton Band
STYLE: Original music and covers of rock ’n’ roll, jam, soul and blues rock tunes.
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•June 12, 2024
LIFF Announces Award Winners of 2024
The 2024 Lighthouse International Film Festival has announced its award winners. A drum roll, please …
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•June 12, 2024
Don’t Go to Another LIFF Without Investigating Shorts
This reviewer always tries to take in at least one shorts block at the Lighthouse International Film Festival each year.
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•June 12, 2024
Surf City Flea Market Benefits Fire Company
If bargaining is your thing head to the firehouse in Surf City on Saturday, June 15 where the the Women’s Auxiliary of the fire company is holdings its kickoff beach bargain that promises something…
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•June 12, 2024
Documentary About a DoorDash Driver Offers Up a Helping of Humanity
“Arriving In Five Minutes Period,” a 95-minute documentary directed by Trevor Lyon and Colby Smith, is a simple film in many ways.
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•June 12, 2024
Art Notes, June 12
See Shores: Painting direct from nature, en plein air, award-winning Pine Shores Art Association artists will be stationed at each of the six gardens on the Garden Club of Long Beach Island’s Outdoor…
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•June 12, 2024
Gabe Live Duo Delivers Beach Vibe to Nardi’s
As the sun shone brightly on Saturday afternoon, vacationers and locals alike cooled off at Nardi’s Tavern in Haven Beach as they enjoyed relaxing cover songs by the Gabe Live Duo, comprised of Gabe…
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•June 12, 2024
Summer Vendor Fair in Tuckerton
Summer is in full swing, and Tuckerton’s the place to be for it. This Saturday, June 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Paulina’s Sweets is hosting a summer vendor fair in the lot at The Riot cardioboxing…
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•June 12, 2024
Songs of Summer at Beach Haven Library
The Beach Haven Public Library will present “Sounds of Summer” featuring pianist/vocalist Jay Daniels on Friday, June 14 at 1 p.m.
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•June 12, 2024
Get Plugged In at EV Talk at Toms River Library
Why are electric vehicles (EVs) rapidly becoming major factors in our mobility, ecology and the economy? Mara Starr of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection will be presenting “EV…
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•June 12, 2024
Buy Book Bargains at Little Egg Harbor Library
Need to stock up on your summer reading for the park or the beach? Stop by the Little Egg Harbor branch of the Ocean County Library at 290 Mathistown Rd. for the Friends of the Library’s week-long…
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•June 12, 2024
Pinelands Preservation Alliance Selected for ‘Humanities Lab’ Cohort
The Pinelands Preservation Alliance is one of six nonprofit organizations throughout the state chosen to participate in a “Humanities Lab” devised by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.…
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•June 12, 2024
Resilient LBI Virtual Public Info Session June 20
Learn about Resilient LBI’s shared regional vision for climate resilience and adaptation at a virtual public information session scheduled for 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 20.
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•June 12, 2024
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•June 12, 2024
Beach Haven Art Walk Showcases Beauty of LBI
Paintings, photographs, pottery and more – almost all depicting or inspired by the natural beauty of the ocean – decorated the streets of Beach Haven on Saturday, June 8 for the sixth annual Art Walk.
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•June 12, 2024
Bicycle Safety 101 in Harvey Cedars
Harvey Cedars will be holding another in its series of community forums on Thursday, June 20 at 4:30 p.m. at borough hall. The topic is bicycle safety; the presenter is Les Leathem, league coach with…
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•June 11, 2024
Jay Leno: ‘Nothing Funnier Than Comedy in New Jersey’
The following interview was contributed to The SandPaper by guest writer John Poveromo of Beach Haven West, a nationally touring comedian, cartoonist, writer and actor, and the host of “Dystopia…
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•June 9, 2024
Surflight’s ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ a Perfect Production
I’m not a huge fan of jukebox musicals. When playwrights construct story lines that have to fit around a number of disparate songs that often span many years and albums or, worse yet, many artists…
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•June 8, 2024
Tuckerton Elementary Performs ‘Shrek the Musical Jr.’
Look out, Hollywood, Tuckerton is on its way!
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•June 8, 2024
Little Egg Harbor’s Soup Can Magazine Awarded Coveted Grant
This summer, the team behind Soup Can Magazine, a publication dedicated to showcasing the vibrant arts and culture scene of Ocean County and beyond, takes its commitment to community outreach to a…
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•June 7, 2024
Competitive LIFF Documentaries Cover a Lot of Ground
Eight full-length films are in the 2024 Lighthouse International Film Festival’s documentaries competition, hoping to win the jury award or audience award or – what a coup that would be – both.
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•June 6, 2024
Upright Bass Player a Stand-Up Guy
The Joey D and Johnny B Rockin’ Oldies band is a threesome again – at least on some nights.
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•June 6, 2024
Ted Hammock
STYLE: Stripped-down acoustic covers of pop, country and classic hits played in a mellow, surf-rock style.
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•June 6, 2024
The Roomies
STYLE: Acoustic covers in a variety of genres ranging from classic rock to folk to R&B
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•June 6, 2024
Nicole Curtis
HOME BASE: Tuckerton STYLE: Pop covers of hits from every decade, particularly ’90s and 2000s.
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•June 5, 2024
Chili Cooks Will Go Head to Head Saturday at Sea Pirate
Sea Pirate Campground in West Creek hosts its 25th annual Craft Beer Bash and Chili Cook Off on Saturday, June 8 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the field area across from the parking lot.
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•June 5, 2024
Explore Coastal Wetlands With Alice McEnerney Cook
Representational landscape painter Alice McEnerney Cook is a full-time exhibiting artist whose work is found at the m.t. burton gallery in Surf City. Her main medium is oils, her preferred method en…
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•June 5, 2024
Redbird’s Folk Set Soars at Joe Pop’s Shore Bar
As the sun began its slow descent beyond the coastline, and a warm and gentle breeze took the place of an otherwise humid day, patrons of Joe Pop’s Shore Bar and Restaurant brought in the start of…
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•June 5, 2024
Art Notes, June 6
Buy, Buy, Love: The sixth annual Beach Haven Art Walk is Saturday, June 8, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fine art, music and community are the themes of the day as vendors line the sidewalks through the…
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•June 5, 2024
Music Festival Season Has Arrived, Don‘t Forget the Essentials
Finally, a beautiful summer weekend, sans rain, to usher in June after a wishy washy spring. As this column was written from an outdoor concert on a Friday night, knocking on wood or some other…
