Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, April 24-26, 2015

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, April 24

A Little Shakespeare: Midsummer Night’s Dream at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Jersey Shore Restaurant Week (Monmouth County restaurants) – MORE INFO
Brighton Beach Memoirs by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Discover Bats! (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Arbor Day Tree Walk at Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
The Realization of Emily Linder at NJ Repertory Theatre (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Roger McGuinn at Monmouth U (WLB) – MORE INFO
Health & Fitness Expo at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO

Jeff Beck at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Spring Gardening Together: Good Bugs (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Spring Migration Bird Watching Hike (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO
B Street Band at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka, Jr.” (Monmouth Beach) – MORE INFO
Joe Grushecky & Ed “Kingfish” Manion at The Saint (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
BlendMode at The Wonder Bar (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Juke Joint Jonny & Friends (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Horse Rider Kid’s Program (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Foodbank “Boots & Bling” Humanitarian Gala (WLB) – MORE INFO
Black & White Gala (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
Friday FilmNite: Antarctica … A Land of Extremes (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Historic Photograph Display (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
Simulcast Racing at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
New York Sightseeing Cruise via Seastreak Ferry (Highlands) – MORE INFO
Jersey Shore: America’s Playground Exhibit (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
GSA Sock Drive at Brookdale (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Proof by Holmdel Theater Company (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
April Fools Follies at First Avenue Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Your Blues Ain’t Sweet Like Mine at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Present Laughter by Monmouth Players (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

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Saturday, April 25

COA Spring Beach Sweeps (Monmouth County beaches) – MORE INFO
NY Yankees vs. NY Mets via Seastreak Ferry (Highlands) – MORE INFO
The Realization of Emily Linder at NJ Repertory Theatre (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
A Little Shakespeare: Midsummer Night’s Dream at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Jersey Shore Restaurant Week (Monmouth County restaurants) – MORE INFO
Brighton Beach Memoirs by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
New Jersey Marathon Weekend – MORE INFO
GSA Sock Drive at Brookdale (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Clean Water Action Annual Conference at Brookdale (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Day of Dance at Brookdale (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Brookdale Big Band (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Men’s College Baseball: Monmouth U vs. Canisius (WLB) – MORE INFO
Spring Antique Show (Wall Twp) – MORE INFO
Men’s College Soccer: Monmouth U vs. Saint Joseph’s (WLB) – MORE INFO
Battery Gunnison/New Peck Preserved at Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Surf Fishing Clinic on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Lake Como 5k – MORE INFO
Health & Fitness Expo at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
NJ Chamber Singers “Whimsy” Concert (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Great Spring Perennial Plant Swap (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Spring Bash at Bar A (Lake Como) – MORE INFO
Sea Bright Kite Festival – MORE INFO
NJ Symphony Orchestra at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
19th Century Bee Hive Oven Baking & Quilting at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
Poets Live! A Celebration of National Poetry Month (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
Spring 50s Bash Craft & Car Show (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
40th Anniversary of Operation Babylift (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
2015 Season Kick-Off at Wall Speedway – MORE INFO
Spring Craft Show at Tatum Park (Middletown) – MORE INFO
MET: Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci at Monmouth U (WLB) – MORE INFO
Spring Tea (Ocean Twp) – MORE INFO
Wool Days/Sheep Shearing (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Monmouth County SPCA Dog Walk & Pet Fair (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Parent & Child Saltwater Fishing Clinic (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Ladies High Challenge (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Snake!!! (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO
Historic Mill Demonstration (Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
Roving Park System Naturalist at Tatum Park (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Slim Chance & The Gamblers at The Saint (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Peter V & Blues Train at The Wonder Bar (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Lincroft Community Yard Sale – MORE INFO
Healthy Kids Day at Community YMCA (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
“With Needle & Thread” Exhibit (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Arik Einstein Tribute at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day ‘15 (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Dentistry from the Heart (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka, Jr.” (Monmouth Beach) – MORE INFO
Parenting Workshop: Improve Your Child’s Communication Skills (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Circle K Day at Brookdale (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Proof by Holmdel Theater Company (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
April Fools Follies at First Avenue Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
The Real Degenerate Housewives of NJ at Grange Playhouse (Howell) – MORE INFO
Your Blues Ain’t Sweet Like Mine at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Present Laughter by Monmouth Players (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
Asbury Park UCRAWL Bar Crawl – MORE INFO
Simulcast Racing at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
New York Sightseeing Cruise via Seastreak Ferry (Highlands) – MORE INFO
Kids Night Out (Fair Haven) – MORE INFO
Jersey Shore: America’s Playground Exhibit (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
AAUW Used Book Sale (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Jack and the Beanstalk at Paper Moon Puppet Theatre (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Women’s Open Gym Fitness (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
Festive Flutes: Opera-Tune-Ity (Wall Twp) – MORE INFO
Meet Author Harley Carnes (Ocean Twp) – MORE INFO

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Sunday, April 26

Belmar Art Walk – MORE INFO
Earth Day ‘15 in Monmouth County (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Red Bank International Flavour Festival – MORE INFO
Asbury Park Restaurant Tour – MORE INFO
NY Yankees vs. NY Mets via Seastreak Ferry (Highlands) – MORE INFO
A Little Shakespeare: Midsummer Night’s Dream at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Jersey Shore Restaurant Week (Monmouth County restaurants) – MORE INFO
Brighton Beach Memoirs by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
The Realization of Emily Linder at NJ Repertory Theatre (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Spring Classic VW & Audi Show-N-Go at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
Colts Neck Collectible Show – MORE INFO
Rhythm Kings Dixieland Band (Matawan) – MORE INFO
Meet Reverend Nathan Lynch (Marlboro) – MORE INFO
Jazz Concert: Carol Fredette & Trio (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
New York Sightseeing Cruise via Seastreak Ferry (Highlands) – MORE INFO
Jack and the Beanstalk at Paper Moon Puppet Theatre (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Men’s Open Gym Basketball (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
Historic Mill Demonstration (Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
La Traviata in Concert at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
Legacy & Charitable Planning Seminar at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
GSA Sock Drive at Brookdale (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Shrewsbury Chorale Garage Sale (Oakhurst) – MORE INFO
Your Blues Ain’t Sweet Like Mine at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Present Laughter by Monmouth Players (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Men’s College Baseball: Monmouth U vs. Canisius (WLB) – MORE INFO
Men’s College Football: Monmouth U vs. Blue/White (WLB) – MORE INFO
2Cellos at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
New Jersey Marathon Weekend – MORE INFO
“With Needle & Thread” Exhibit (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Wool Days/Sheep Shearing (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Saltwater Fishing Clinic (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Book Swap Drop In (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
Bike Maintenance Drop In (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Open House at Historic Seabrook-Wilson House (Port Monmouth) – MORE INFO
Benefit with Mikell’s Plot at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Brian Shaheen CD Release Party at The Saint (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Concordia Youth Chorale (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Pianist David Rodriguez de la Peña (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Meet Climate Activist Harriet Shugerman (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Community Fossil Hunt (Middletown) – MORE INFO
“Creativity for a Cause” Art Show (Long Branch) – MORE INFO

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Coming Next Weekend:

May 1: New Jersey Shipwreck Symposium (Wall Twp) – MORE INFO
May 2: “Spring Fling” Arts & Crafts Festival (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
May 3: A Weekend in Old Monmouth – MORE INFO

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Coming Soon:

May 9: Monmouth Park Racetrack Opening Day (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
May 16: Spring Lake Irish Festival – MORE INFO
May 23: Jersey Shore Food Truck Fest at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
May 30: Ocean Grove Giant Spring Flea Market – MORE INFO

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