Arts & Entertainment
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•March 27, 2024
Medal of Honor Recipient Will Tell His Story at the Grunin Center
Medal of Honor recipient and author Kyle Carpenter will be appearing at the Grunin Center for the Arts on the Ocean County College campus in Toms River at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3.
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•March 26, 2024
Weather Forecasting Talk at March 30 Science Saturday
On March 30, Science Saturday welcomes Michael Folmer, the warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service’s Ocean Prediction Center in College Park, Md., for an 11 a.m.…
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•March 21, 2024
Breakfast and Pictures With the Easter Bunny
Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail, hippity hoppin’, Easter’s on its way.
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•March 20, 2024
Catch ‘Old Decoy Show’ Featured Carver Will Hammarstrom
Carvers, collectors and those with an appreciation for local folk arts with centuries-deep roots in the area are encouraged to attend the New Jersey Decoy Collectors Association’s 30th annual Decoy…
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•March 20, 2024
Learn About Hydrogen Production at March 23 Science Saturday
Where is hydrogen used today? What is a hydrogen hub? How can this energy source be considered renewable? Learn the answers to these questions, and more, at this weekend’s Science Saturday. Speaker…
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•March 20, 2024
Surf City Hops Into Easter With Pancake Breakfast
Daylight Saving Time, check. Official start of spring, check. Easter pancake breakfast in Surf City, mark the calendar.
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•March 20, 2024
Stafford Woman’s Club Hosts ‘Trash to Treasure’ Sale
The Stafford Township Woman’s Club will have its monthly general meeting Wednesday, March 27, and all women are invited to attend.
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•March 20, 2024
Barnegat High School Senior Releasing Online Album
When he was a young child, Jordon Ford’s mother took him along to church choir practice. It was his first regular exposure to music, and he took a liking to it.
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•March 20, 2024
Donate Blood at Barnegat American Legion
The John Wesley Taylor American Legion Post, located 499 North Main St. (Route 9) in Barnegat Township, is hosting a blood drive on Saturday, March 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
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•March 20, 2024
Art Notes, March 20
This Just in: The 18th annual LBI Artist Open Studio and Gallery Tour has been scheduled for the weekend of Aug. 10 and 11.
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•March 20, 2024
Get Real: Frank Talk About Dying
Attention all mortals: The next open public Death Café event is Wednesday, March 27 at 5 p.m. at the Bay Avenue Community Center in Manahawkin. Come for the cake and coffee; stay for the…
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•March 20, 2024
‘Bad Boys of Classical Music’ Appearing at Grunin Center
There are plenty of classical stringed trios out there, usually employing two violins and a cello although a double bass can sometimes substitute for the latter.
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•March 20, 2024
Manahawkin Author’s Career in NYC Law Enforcement at Heart of Debut Thriller
For more than two decades, Dylan McFeely and Peter Killeen existed as, essentially, the same person, in two very different worlds.
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•March 20, 2024
Stafford Youngster’s Success in Music Competition Sends Her to Carnegie Hall
Kotryna Vaivilavicius had only been playing the piano for roughly 13 months before she walked into Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton Nov. 19 of last year for her first music…
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•March 17, 2024
Deep Dive Into Shore History With ‘Dina Dee II’
As the days grow longer and we dream of all the ways we can get out on the water this summer, the Dina Dee II offers up a rare opportunity to dive deeper – literally – into a whole new world of…
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•March 16, 2024
Beach Haven Marlin and Tuna Club Marking 75 Years
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Beach Haven Marlin and Tuna Club, which has been a mainstay since a group of fishermen who had long fished the area recognized the need for, and benefit…
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•March 16, 2024
Efforts in Full Gear to Enhance Artificial Reefs Off LBI
Unlike the rocky shores of Maine or the coral reefs of Florida, the natural ocean bottom off the coast of Long Beach Island consists of miles of flat sandy bottom.
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•March 16, 2024
Spring and Fall Are for the Birds
Birds of all types will be coming back to New Jersey over the course of the next three months, in dribs and drabs in March, then gathering steam in April and peaking in May.
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•March 15, 2024
High School Fishing Clubs: Reel Fun on Shore, at Sea
Scholarship funds and bragging rights are at stake every spring as four local high school fishing clubs meet up in Barnegat Light for the annual Battle on the Beach surf fishing tournament. More…
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•March 15, 2024
Causeway History Bridges Gap of Yesterday and Today
Sometimes, I get a song in my head that just doesn’t seem to want to leave – even if I sing it out loud. The song stuck in my head as I write this is “Wooden Ships” by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.
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•March 15, 2024
Author Has New Spin on Greek Mythology
Madeline Miller’s contemporary spins on Greek mythology have won legions of fans to her versions and prompted many to check out the originals. The New York Times best-selling author will discuss the…
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•March 15, 2024
Lessons Youngsters Learn Through Sailing Are Beneficial and Can Last a Lifetime
Given today’s technology-driven world, the benefits of outdoor activities are paramount in the development of children. And while options abound – from organized sports such as lacrosse or softball…
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•March 14, 2024
LIFS Screening Documentary About a Modern-Day Jonah
The Lighthouse International Film Society will screen the full-length feature “In the Whale” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 15 at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, located at…
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•March 13, 2024
Free Silver Linings Seniors Workshop Returning to Tuckerton April 6
Spring is well on its way, heralding in the return of the Silver Linings Senior Workshop, a free health and wellness event hosted by the First Presbyterian Church of Tuckerton. Now in its third year…
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•March 13, 2024
Lines on the Pines
Artists, Artisans and Authors Gather To Showcase Skills at Annual Event
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•March 13, 2024
Art Notes, March 13
How It’s Made: Barnegat resident and North Beach Haven vacationer Anna Continos has published her second children’s book, called The Naughty Seagull: A Sea Glass Journey, available at Things A Drift…
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•March 13, 2024
Reynolds Foundation Plans ‘Bunny Hop’ Event
Veterans Memorial Park in Beach Haven will be the site of the inaugural Reynolds Family Foundation’s “Bunny Hop” 5K run and 1-mile fun run/walk on Saturday, March 30. Registration begins at 7:30…
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•March 13, 2024
‘Reclaiming Our Quaker Voice’ Is Zoom Topic
The Barnegat Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) will go transatlantic for its next Zoom presentation on Sunday, March 17 at 1 p.m.
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•March 13, 2024
Vietnam Veterans Remembered at Barnegat High School March 27
The Vietnam Veterans Day ceremony in Barnegat Township will take place on Wednesday, March 27 from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Barnegat High School gym.
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•March 13, 2024
Exciting Pianist Featured at Bay Symphony Orchestra’s St. Patrick’s Day Concert
The Stockton University Performing Arts Center in Galloway will host a show titled “Poetry and Power” at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 17. It’s a Bay Atlantic Symphony performance featuring Janice Carissa…
