Arts & Entertainment
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•January 24, 2024
Stockton Jazz Dance Show Reflects on Life Via Cellphone Pictures
The Stockton University Performing Arts Center will host a jazz dance show, “Glimpse,” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 2.
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•January 24, 2024
‘Chat and Color’ at Beach Haven Library
Are you tired of January yet? The Beach Haven Public Library invites people to a “chat and color” on Friday, Jan. 26 at 2 p.m.
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•January 24, 2024
Grunin Center Hosting One-Man Show That Explores Racism
Kicking off Black History Month, the Grunin Center for the Arts, located on the Toms River campus of Ocean County College, will present a show called “Rhapsody in Black” at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb.…
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•January 24, 2024
Tuckerton Crick Museum Now Open Saturdays
The Tuckerton Crick Museum, situated inside Little Borough Hall, at 220 South Green St. in Tuckerton, celebrated its grand opening on Saturday, Jan. 20.
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•January 24, 2024
U.S. Constitution 101 at Stafford Library Feb. 1
The Constitution is firm enough to hold America together, flexible enough for all its people and still vibrant as it reaches 235 years of age.
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•January 24, 2024
Amelia Stewart Photography Show Planned
“Looking A’Round,” a collection of photos taken on Long Beach Island by the late Amelia Stewart, will be on display throughout the month of February at the Ocean County Library’s Long Beach Island…
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•January 24, 2024
Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve Hosts Both Hands-On, Virtual Learning Scheduled All Winter
Nature is still unfolding all around us, even in the dead of winter, and the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve has got a full program of educational events for both virtual and…
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•January 24, 2024
Controversial Doctor in Jan. 30 Virtual Talk
Dr. Robert H. Lustig, the outspoken critic of “Big Food, Big Pharma and Big Government,” will take part in an Ocean County Library virtual author talk on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 2 p.m.
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•January 24, 2024
Rutgers Professor Talks Marine Creatures at Jan. 27 Virtual Science Saturday
Join Science Saturday hosts Rick Bushnell of ReClam the Bay and SciStarter founder Darlene Cavalier as they welcome Rutgers University professor Josh Kohut, from the School of Environmental and…
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•January 24, 2024
Art Notes, Jan. 24
Attention, Shoppers: Hanging inside the entrance of the Little Egg Harbor Walmart Supercenter is a work of art measuring approximately 4 by 8 feet – a print of a colorful oil painting of Holgate’s…
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•January 24, 2024
LIFS Screening ‘Call Me Dancer’ at Surf City Firehouse on Jan. 26
The Lighthouse International Film Society will screen the documentary “Call Me Dancer” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 26 at the Surf City firehouse.
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•January 19, 2024
Friends Present ‘U.S. Constitution 101’
The U.S. Constitution is firm enough to hold America together, flexible enough for all its people and still vibrant as it reaches 235 years of age. It is the topic of the Friends of the Stafford…
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•January 18, 2024
Burnt Tavern Brings Post-Folk to Life
They describe themselves as Post-Folk From the Pine Barrens, and among the adjectives they use are “primal, archaic, intimate.” And when you first see the nine-member group known as Burnt Tavern…
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•January 18, 2024
Art Notes, Jan. 17
Art, History: As the U.S. sestercentennial (250th anniversary) approaches in 2026, New Jersey’s rich arts community has a unique opportunity to engage its audiences with a once-in-a-generation…
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•January 17, 2024
Bay Atlantic Symphony Serenading Its Way Into Carnival Season
Surely most Americans know about Mardi Gras in New Orleans, which will be celebrated this year on Tuesday, Feb. 13.
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•January 17, 2024
New Year, New Programs at Tuckerton Seaport
Make a new year’s resolution to learn something new! While temps remain way down, creativity is up and thriving at the Tuckerton Seaport, with a plethora of fun folk art workshops to get involved…
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•January 17, 2024
Stewardship of State’s Marine Resources Topic of Jan. 20 Science Saturday
Join in on Zoom at 11 a.m. Jan. 20 for the first Science Saturday session of the new year, featuring a talk by Rutgers University Associate Professor Douglas Zemeckis titled “Responsible Stewardship…
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•January 17, 2024
Free Rabies Clinic in Stafford Township Scheduled for Later in Month
Residents of Stafford Township will have the opportunity to vaccinate their dogs or cats against rabies for free toward the end of the month.
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•January 17, 2024
PTA Sponsors Barnegat Brawl 2024 on Jan. 20
The Barnegat Elementary Parent Teacher Association will welcome Independent Superstars of Pro Wrestling on Saturday, Jan. 20 at, 7 p.m. in Barnegat High School gym.
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•January 17, 2024
Grunin Center Offering Chinese Dance and Classical Winds Music This January
The date for the 2024 Chinese Lunar New Year is Saturday, Feb. 10. But it will be celebrated early – on Sunday, Jan. 21 at 1 p.m. – on the main stage of the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts…
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•January 17, 2024
Barnegat Quakers Present Guitarist in Concert
The Barnegat Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) will present a concert by guitarist Keith Calmes on Sunday, Jan. 21 at at 2 p.m. The concert can be seen in-person at the meeting house, located at…
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•January 17, 2024
Retirement Planning Pitfalls to Be Discussed
Your post-working life will require more adjustments than simply filling time. A large portfolio, estate plan, and long-term care insurance offer no guarantees against financial catastrophes.
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•January 17, 2024
Sign Up for Blood Donor Drive at LBI Library
The Ocean County Library’s Long Beach Island branch in Surf City, in conjunction with the American Red Cross, invites people to a blood donation drive in its meeting room on Tuesday, Jan. 30 from 1…
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•January 17, 2024
Setting the Tone for 2024 With Last Year’s Top Releases
Living legend Bob Dylan has said the purpose of art is to stop time, and the artist is in a perpetual state of becoming. So, before time marches on into 2024, we’re called to celebrate some of the…
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•January 16, 2024
Pinelands Regional Actors Shine Once Again at Governor’s Awards Competition
For the 19th year in a row the actors of Pinelands Regional High School proved to be a force at the Speech and Theatre Association of New Jersey’s annual Governor’s Awards Competition.
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•January 14, 2024
Some Tasty Memories at Beach Haven Library
The Beach Haven Public Library announces a three-part series, “Making Memories With Millie: Vintage Desserts and Great Books,” on Fridays, Jan. 19, Feb. 9 and March 1. All sessions are at 2 p.m.…
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•January 11, 2024
Art Notes, Jan. 10
Paper Jam: Sunday, Jan. 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. the Union Market in Tuckerton presents the Soup Can Magazine art show. Celebrate the release of the magazine’s first issue of the year and the talent of…
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•January 11, 2024
Calling All Creative Local Ladies to Take the Stage
Artists and performers are breathing new life into the Tuckerton and Little Egg Harbor regions and, in a male-dominated music scene, local women are building a platform for their peers to be…
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•January 10, 2024
Brass Tacks Concert Benefits Starve Poverty
The Brass Tacks Orchestra, a local 17-piece, 1940s-style Big Band, will present “The Sounds of Sinatra” on Saturday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at Bayside Chapel in Barnegat Township.…
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•January 10, 2024
Human Trafficking 101 at Toms River Library
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and people can learn about its effects and ways to prevent it when the Ocean County Library’s Toms River branch presents “Human Trafficking 101,” on…
