Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, December 12-14, 2014

By Greg Kelly

Courtesy of Teddy Bears by the Shore

Friday, December 12

CODA’s The Nutcracker at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
A Christmas Carol at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
Scrooge at Spring Lake Community Theatre – MORE INFO
Strolling Victorian Carolers at Jersey Shore Premium Outlets (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
Local Holiday Performances at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
A Christmas Carol (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
Holiday Lights Spectacular at PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
The Night Before Christmas at Paper Moon Puppet Theatre (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
The Emperor’s New Clothes at Paper Moon Puppet Theatre (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

WUF-Wearable, Usable, Functional Holiday Boutique (Belmar) – MORE INFO
It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Camelot at Two River Theater (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
All in the Timing by Monmouth Players (Navesink) – MORE INFO
Kids Night Out (Fair Haven) – MORE INFO
Pigeons, Knishes, and Rockettes at Grange Playhouse (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
Poricy Park Holiday Craft Show (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Sinatra Birthday Bash at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Jolley Trolley (Freehold) – MORE INFO
“A Freehold Fa-La-La!” – MORE INFO
Yoga for Adults (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Pete the Cat & Sally Williams (Rumson) – MORE INFO
Amahl and the Night Visitors (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Artist Colin Seitz Opening Reception (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
RBR Winter Concert (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Miracle on 34th Street (Rumson) – MORE INFO
Scrooge the Musical at Paramount Theatre (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Rutgers String Trio Holiday Music (Matawan) – MORE INFO
Ropetree at The Saint (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Zac Brown Tribute Band at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO

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Saturday, December 13

“Mini Made in Monmouth” (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
CODA’s The Nutcracker at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Victorian Holiday Festival House & Inn Tour (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
Library Fine Art Show & Sale (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO
Kids! The Nutcracker (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
Pete the Cat Fun Day (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
Billy Lawlor Trio Holiday Jazz Concert (Howell) – MORE INFO
It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Bohemian Beat: Open Drum Circle (Wall Twp) – MORE INFO
Geminid Meteor Shower Party at Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Christmas Lantern Tours at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
Camelot at Two River Theater (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Scrooge at Spring Lake Community Theatre – MORE INFO
Gary U.S. Bonds Holiday Bash (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
In-Laws, Outlaws and Other People at First Ave Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
The Nutcracker at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
Brookdale Dance Ensemble (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Colts Neck Collectible Show – MORE INFO
In The Nick Of Time Arts & Crafts Fair (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
Asbury Park Winter Bazaar – MORE INFO
Festive Flutes Holiday Concert (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
Candlelight House Tour (Keyport) – MORE INFO
TubaChristmas Concert (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Scrooge the Musical at Paramount Theatre (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Annie Jr. at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
Chicago Blues Show (Lake Como) – MORE INFO
Local Holiday Performances at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
Strolling Victorian Carolers at Jersey Shore Premium Outlets (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
The Night Before Christmas at Paper Moon Puppet Theatre (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
The Emperor’s New Clothes at Paper Moon Puppet Theatre (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
WUF-Wearable, Usable, Functional Holiday Boutique (Belmar) – MORE INFO
Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
A Christmas Carol (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
Holiday Spectacular & Train Display at InfoAge Age (Wall Twp) – MORE INFO
AAUW Used Book Sale (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Holiday Harmonies (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Classic Holiday Horse & Carriage Rides (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
“The Twelve Days of Christmas” Scavenger Hunt (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Holiday Lights Spectacular at PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
A. Casola Farms’ Winter Wonderland (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Railroads: All Aboard! at Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
All in the Timing by Monmouth Players (Navesink) – MORE INFO
Kids Night Out (Fair Haven) – MORE INFO
Poricy Park Holiday Craft Show (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Women’s College Basketball: Monmouth U vs. Colgate (WLB) – MORE INFO
PBA Santa Train (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Met Opera: Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg at Monmouth U (WLB) – MORE INFO
Victorian Holiday Festival House & Inn Tour (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
Women’s Open Gym Fitness (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
KidzArt Painting Workshop (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Miracle on 34th Street (Rumson) – MORE INFO
Hi-Def Den Giveaway at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Christmas Sing Along at Longstreet Farm (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
The Sounds of Christmas at Longstreet Farm (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Nosotros: Community Gathering & Story Sharing (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Friends of Canvas Show & Sale (Rumson) – MORE INFO
Santa at Pier Village (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Good Stuff Tastings: Gift & Food Pairings at Sickles Market (Little Silver) – MORE INFO
An A Cappella Holiday Concert (Ocean Twp) – MORE INFO
The Christmas Light Show (Wall Twp) – MORE INFO
Zach Deputy at The Saint (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Rock for Tots at The Wonder Bar (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Dollhouses of the Past & Present Exhibit (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO

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Sunday, December 14

Victorian Holiday Festival House & Inn Tour (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
CODA’s The Nutcracker at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Christmas at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
Scrooge at Spring Lake Community Theatre – MORE INFO
In-Laws, Outlaws and Other People at First Ave Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
The Nutcracker at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
Holiday Music by Monmouth Civic Chorus at Sickles Market (Little Silver) – MORE INFO
Concordia Chorale at Brookdale CC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
WUF-Wearable, Usable, Functional Holiday Boutique (Belmar) – MORE INFO
Strolling Victorian Carolers at Jersey Shore Premium Outlets (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
Camelot at Two River Theater (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Holiday Spectacular & Train Display at InfoAge Age (Wall Twp) – MORE INFO
A. Casola Farms’ Winter Wonderland (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Holiday Lights Spectacular at PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Railroads: All Aboard! at Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
All in the Timing by Monmouth Players (Navesink) – MORE INFO
Pigeons, Knishes, and Rockettes at Grange Playhouse (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
Poricy Park Holiday Craft Show (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Blacksmith Demonstration (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
A Christmas Carol (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
Annie Jr. at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
Men’s College Basketball: MAC Classic at Monmouth U (WLB) – MORE INFO
Bolshoi Ballet: La Bayadère at Monmouth U (WLB) – MORE INFO
Dollhouses of the Past & Present Exhibit (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
“Festival of Lights” (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Scrooge the Musical at Paramount Theatre (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Christmas in Manasquan – MORE INFO
Max & Ruby in the Nutcracker Suite (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Outdoor Cross-Country Ski Clinic (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Making Gingerbread Houses (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Santa at Pier Village (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Men’s Open Gym Basketball (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
Book Swap (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
Miracle on 34th Street (Rumson) – MORE INFO
Friends of Canvas Show & Sale (Rumson) – MORE INFO
Roberta Carter Clark: A Day of Remembrance (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
Holiday Tea and Open House at Oasis TLC (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Library Fine Art Show & Sale (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO
Good Stuff Tastings: Sickles Holiday Menu at Sickles Market (Little Silver) – MORE INFO
Church Christmas Concert (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
The Christmas Light Show (Wall Twp) – MORE INFO
The Elves & the Shoemaker (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
“The Golda Meir I Knew” (Aberdeen) – MORE INFO

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Next Weekend:

Friday, December 19: The Very Hungry Caterpiller & Other Eric Carle Favorites at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Saturday, December 20: A Charlie Brown Christmas at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
Sunday, December 21: Christmas from the Emerald Isle at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO

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Coming Soon:

December 28: Men’s College Basketball: Monmouth U vs. Rutgers U (WLB) – MORE INFO
January 4: Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea New Year’s Concert (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
January 10: Absurd Person Singular at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

Greg Kelly is a longtime Monmouth County journalist. He welcomes comments or questions at [email protected]