Arts & Entertainment
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•February 9, 2024
Beach Haven Library Celebrating Centennial
This year is a very special time for the Beach Haven Public Library: It’s celebrating its 100th anniversary. The first celebration of the milestone is planned on Thursday, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m.
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•February 8, 2024
Eagles Music Will Fly at Surflight Over Presidents’ Day Weekend
Take it easy, take it easy, don’t let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy with two performances by Winslow at Surflight Theatre over the long Presidents’ Day weekend and .
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•February 8, 2024
Southern Regional Fishing Flea Market This Saturday, Feb. 10
Hook some great deals on new and used fishing gear at the Southern Regional High School Fishing Club’s annual Fishing Show, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. this coming Saturday, Feb. 10. The event, held in the…
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•February 8, 2024
20th Annual Super Plunge Set for Saturday, Feb. 10
St. Francis Community Center’s much-anticipated Super Plunge challenges local residents to tap into their inner polar bear and take a leap into the ocean in winter. This year the event – the 20th…
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•February 8, 2024
Jump Start the Weekend With CPR Training
Most morning events serve up coffee with some sort of breakfast staple, but only the Women’s Auxiliary of the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS offers a lifesaving lesson. Is your interest piqued?
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•February 7, 2024
Four Magicians in One Night at STAC on Feb. 17
Do you believe in magic? If you do you definitely don’t want to miss “Max’s Magic Show” at the Stafford Township Arts Center at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17. Tickets range from $20 to $45 each. They…
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•February 7, 2024
Barnegat Author Details Writing, Publishing Journey for School Audience
In late January, Kathy Nisivocci of Barnegat visited the Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School and the Long Beach Island Grade School to share with the students her experience in writing and publishing…
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•February 7, 2024
March 7 Deadline for Annual NJ Conservation Poster Contest for Kids
The Ocean County Soil Conservation District has announced the theme for this year’s New Jersey Conservation Poster Contest for Kids: “May the Forest Be With You Always.” Students in grades two to 12…
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•February 7, 2024
LBI Museum Preparing Enhancements for ’24 Season
The Long Beach Island Historical Association and Museum in Beach Haven, founded in 1976 with a mission to preserve and perpetuate the rich history of the Island, has announced a series of innovative…
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•February 7, 2024
OCC’s Grunin Center Springs Into Action With New Season’s Shows
The Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College has announced an exciting lineup of shows and special events for spring 2024, “jam-packed with music, family fun and spectacular performances…
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•February 7, 2024
A Look at the Night Sky at Feb. 10 Science Saturday
Check out this weekend’s installment of Science Saturday, Feb. 10 at 11 a.m., on Zoom to hear astronomer and astro-photographer James Webster discuss “how to be better attuned to what we see in the…
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•February 7, 2024
Art Notes, Feb. 7
Lifers: New drop-in figure study sessions with an undraped model have started up at Pine Shores Art Association’s Manahawkin gallery-studio on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month from 7 to…
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•February 7, 2024
Can Older Adults Find Love and Romance?
The need for companionship, love and intimacy doesn’t fade with age. Older adults can build new relationships with just a screen and a keyboard.
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•February 7, 2024
Barnegat Library to Feature Artistic Work of Local High School Graduate
The Barnegat Branch of the Ocean County Library will present “Red Rose Kay Photography & Multimedia: Landscapes and Nature Photography” by Shore-based photographer and artist Kaylee McGrath during…
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•February 2, 2024
Lizzie Rose Will Capture Hearts This Valentine’s Month
Valentine’s month has arrived and the Lizzie Rose Music Room, situated in the heart of Tuckerton, is offering so many shows to fall in love with. The historic home seats about 80, making it the…
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•February 2, 2024
Manahawkin Tween Relishes Hard-Knock Life as Orphan Kate in ‘Annie’ National Tour
In a hotel room in Richmond, Va., earlier this month, 11-year-old Addie Jaymes Finley of Manahawkin and her mother, Natalie, reflected on life on the road for a sixth-grader in the national tour of…
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•February 1, 2024
Free Viewing of Film ‘Deep Rising’ at LBIF This Saturday, Feb. 3
This weekend’s Science Saturday, to be held in the gallery at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies, features a special showing of the movie “Deep Rising,” courtesy…
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•February 1, 2024
October Ensemble Stages Chocolate-Covered Murder Mystery, ‘Sweetest Crime’
A brand-new theater production company called October Ensemble, led by the creative team of Dakota Reider and Elle River of Barnegat and Bliss Rubin of Lacey Township, debuts its chocolate-themed…
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•January 31, 2024
Women’s Auxiliary Crafts Valentine’s Day Fun
Whether Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow on Feb. 2 is anyone’s guess, but a good time is always guaranteed when the Women’s Auxiliary of the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS throw an event. And…
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•January 31, 2024
Beach Fire Co, Turkey Dinner Feb. 17
Thanksgiving isn’t the only time in the Beach Haven area when people sit down to a turkey dinner. It’s also a winter tradition at the Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Co., where on Saturday, Feb. 17…
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•January 31, 2024
No Winter Doldrums for Gardening Enthusiasts
Josephine Nuese, a well-known gardening author, has said most people think gardening begins in the spring and ends in the fall.
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•January 31, 2024
Talk to Focus on U-Boats and Jersey Shore
The New Jersey Maritime Museum’s next monthly presentation at Buckalew’s Restaurant and Tavern in Beach Haven Friday, Feb. 9 will feature guest speaker K.A. Nelson, author of the nonfiction book…
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•January 31, 2024
Oldies Dance Party at Ship Bottom Firehouse
The Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. is hosting an oldies night party on Friday, Feb. 16 from 6 to 9:30 at the firehouse, located at 206 Central Ave.
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•January 31, 2024
Tessa Bailey Discusses ‘Fangirl Down’ on Feb. 8
Tessa Bailey’s recipe for “spice, spirit and swoon” keeps her bubbling atop the New York Times bestseller lists. She’ll divulge details of Fangirl Down, the first half of her new sports romance…
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•January 31, 2024
Workshop Focus Is Sensory Processing Disorder
Bright lights, loud sounds, certain aromas, colors and textures can be problematic for people with sensory processing disorder. Learn its effects and ways to help loved ones cope in a workshop at the…
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•January 31, 2024
Art Notes, Jan. 31
Art Everywhere: Register by Feb. 20 for a free five-week professional development series for artists titled “Making It Public,” designed to strengthen local capacity to support, create and promote…
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•January 31, 2024
New Trend Spotlights Original Songwriters; Recent Bill Means More Music at Breweries
The local scene is celebrating a recent win for breweries across New Jersey, after Gov. Phil Murphy signed a liquor modernization bill into law. The bill puts, at long last, an end to antiquated…
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•January 29, 2024
Music of the East and West Offered at Stockton University Performing Arts Center
The Stockton University Performing Arts Center is going highbrow in early February. At 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 4 the center will host a program titled “Cellogayageum.” Then at 7:30 p.m. on Friday…
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•January 26, 2024
Strictly Bluegrass at Albert Music Hall Feb. 10
There will be an evening of real rootsy music when the Pinelands Cultural Society presents a bluegrass festival on Saturday, Feb. 10 at the Albert Music Hall in Waretown. Doors open at 5, with music…
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•January 25, 2024
Colors Harmonize in Pine Shores Combo Show
Paul Daukas (pronounced DOE-kiss) and Lois Mullen, who call themselves “snowbirds” – summer in Harvey Cedars and winter in The Dunes. The two artists met as members of Pine Shores Art Association and…
