Arts & Entertainment
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•April 17, 2024
Join Pinelands Preservation Alliance for Access Nature Forum
Activist, photographer and entrepreneur Maayan Ziv will join the Pinelands Preservation Alliance for an Access Nature Forum meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, on Zoom. Ziv, the founder…
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•April 17, 2024
Get Financially Literate at Library Branches
Area residents can master money management skills with help from the OceanFirst Foundation, which will be conducting “Financial Literacy for Everyone” at a number of Ocean County Library branches.
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•April 17, 2024
April 20 Science Saturday: ‘Rewild the Planet Through Rewilding Your Soul’
The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences will present just a couple more Science Saturdays before the series wraps up this spring, so be sure to register to attend these two Zoom…
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•April 17, 2024
Stafford Library Program Focuses on the Moon
The moon has a role in ocean tides, eclipses, and the imagination. But it’s much more and this will be explained by Jim Webster, President of the Astronomical Society of the Toms River Area at the…
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•April 17, 2024
St. Francis Community Center’s Family Health and Safety Fair April 25
As Older Americans Month approaches in May, it’s as good a time as any for older residents – and younger residents, too – to get a comprehensive health screening. Stop by the St. Francis Community…
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•April 16, 2024
Seven Decades Later, Identical Twins Discover Their Unknown Brother
Longtime Barnegat Township resident Connie Roberts and her identical twin, Dottie Taylor, have shared almost the entirety of their 73 years together – either in person; or just down the hall in the…
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•April 15, 2024
Clearing the Way for Summer Fun
Beachgoers looking for a way to give back can do so by volunteering for the Ship Bottom Earth Day sweep of borough beaches.
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•April 15, 2024
Event Allows Participants to ‘Sea’ for Themselves
An adventure, by definition, is a bold or exciting experience. The word is commonly used to describe travel or an activity that is considered risky. For those looking to do something outside of their…
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•April 15, 2024
OCC Student Clubs Host ‘Clubs for a Cause’ Fundraiser April 18
Student-run clubs at Ocean County College are banding together to present “Clubs for a Cause” – an evening of food and fun aimed at addressing hunger and homelessness, and helping to eliminate the…
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•April 14, 2024
Another Near Miss for Chef Britt on Food Network’s ‘Tournament of Champions’
South Jersey native and Food Network Chef Britt Rescigno won the reality cooking competition show “Chopped” in 2019 and finished second on “Chopped Champions” in 2020. She also “Beat Bobby Flay” with…
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•April 13, 2024
Water, Food, Shelter: Make the Yard More Bird Friendly This Spring
Imagine your yard – front or back, take your pick, it doesn’t matter – teeming with all kinds of feathered friends. Blue jays, cardinals and goldfinches. Hummingbirds, warblers and woodpeckers.
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•April 12, 2024
Meet Jersey Shore Thriller Author May 2
Few thrillers set at the Jersey Shore are as gripping and engaging as those by South Jersey native and retired Iowa surgeon Daniel J. Waters. Meet this award-winning author during a Friends Adventure…
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•April 11, 2024
Spring Beach Sweeps Scheduled for Saturday, April 13
Clean Ocean Action’s annual Spring Beach Sweeps take place – rain or shine – at dozens of beaches and waterways. This year, the environmental organization is asking volunteers to join the cleanup…
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•April 10, 2024
Art Notes, April 10
Light Work: SwellColors Glass Studio in Surf City presents its semiannual stained-glass weekend, described by gallery owner and glass artist Mary Tantillo as a “super fun workshop,” April 27 and 28…
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•April 10, 2024
Fishing Tourney to Benefit Eagleswood Fire Co.
The Eagleswood Volunteer Fire Co. presents the fourth annual Perch Derby and Catfish Tournament and fish fry fundraiser the weekend of April 26 and 27. A captains meeting will be held April 26 at…
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•April 10, 2024
Tuckerton Historical Society Offering Forest Fire Talk
All these April showers are enough to make us forget about the prevalence of forest fires in the Pine Barrens, but the Tuckerton Historical Society will offer a sobering reminder with Horace Somes’…
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•April 10, 2024
‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ Being Staged at Grunin Center
The Ocean County College Repertory Theatre Co. will present “The Importance of Being Earnest” starting at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 12 in the Grunin Center’s Black Box Theater. Additional…
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•April 10, 2024
Garden Club Brings Cheery Event to Meals on Wheels Group
Facilitating engaging conversations while creating beautiful, cheerful flower arrangements is all part of senior services provided by The Garden Club of LBI.
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•April 10, 2024
Noted Humorist and Talented Mutts at Stockton This Weekend
The Stockton Performing Arts Center will be presenting two diametrically opposed shows this weekend.
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•April 10, 2024
Give Plastic Toys a Second Chance in Stafford Township
Perhaps there’s a LEGO set stashed in your closet that hasn’t been touched in ages and is destined for the trash. Maybe there’s a bin full of Fisher Price trucks in your garage waiting to go out with…
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•April 10, 2024
Barnegat Rotary Casino Night April 19
The Barnegat Rotary Club is sponsoring a casino night Friday, April 19 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Lacey Elks Lodge at 900 Beach Blvd. in Forked River.
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•April 10, 2024
Prepare for Stafford Recreation Summer Camp, Massive Founders Day Celebration
In case you haven’t heard, it’s time to get your children registered for Stafford Recreation’s summer camp. Registration began Wednesday, April 10, and all camps are filled on a first-come…
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•April 10, 2024
Ship Bottom Contest Aims to Draw Out Creativity
Chalk it up or, in this case, down on the sidewalk for some family fun. The Ship Bottom Taxpayers’ Association, in conjunction with The Haymarket Hobbies and Toys, is hosting a family art event on…
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•April 10, 2024
Second Annual St. Francis Golf Outing Set for May 6
Secure a spot to tee off for the St. Francis Community Center’s second annual Golf Outing, set for May 6 at LBI National Golf Course in Little Egg Harbor Township. The event is a fundraiser for the…
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•April 10, 2024
Autism Resources Fair Scheduled April 13
Autistic individuals, people with developmental disabilities, their families and their caregivers can find a wealth of useful information and support at the Ocean County Library’s 2024 Autism…
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•April 10, 2024
Broadway Comes to Waretown Library
You can enjoy the melodies that light up New York’s theater district without traveling to New York City when singer Cosette Lyncheski performs “Broadway at the Shore” at the Ocean County Library…
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•April 10, 2024
Volunteer for ‘Lehigh in Action on LBI’ Beach Cleanup
Help beautify the oceanfront by volunteering for a May 4 beach cleanup hosted by Deidre Martin, a real estate agent with The Van Dyk Group and a Lehigh University Class of 2006 alumna. The event –…
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•April 10, 2024
Learn About Marsh Restoration and Migratory Birds at April 13 Science Saturday
The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences welcomes Virginia Rettig, manager of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, for the April 13 installment of Science Saturday, set…
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•April 10, 2024
LIFF Fundraiser Will Feature a Murder Mystery About a Film Starlet
The Lighthouse International Film Festival is holding a fundraiser at the Beach Haven Tuna and Marlin Club, located at 300 Pennsylvania Ave. in Beach Haven, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, April…
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•April 7, 2024
Changes Coming to St. Francis Festival of the Sea Including New Dates
Mark the calendars for the July 4th holiday week: The Festival of the Sea has new dates – Tuesday, July 2 through Saturday, July 6 – and all-new attractions for 2024. Don’t miss this summer highlight…
