Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, August 5-7, 2016
By Greg Kelly
Friday, August 5
- Jessie’s Girl at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
- Clamfest in Highlands – MORE INFO
- Leader of the Pack by Spotlight Players (Matawan) – MORE INFO
- Crossing Borders Festival at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Holmdel Theatre Company – MORE INFO
- Butler by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
- “And Then There Were None” by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
- “Presidents at the Monmouth County Shore” Exhibit (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO
- “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” Art Exhibit (Belmar) – MORE INFO
- Bluegrass Mini Golf at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
- Live Horse Racing at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
- Radio Technology Museum Open at InfoAge (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
- Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
- Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
- Atlantic Highlands Farmer’s Market – MORE INFO
- Take the Mystery Out of Meditation (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
- Summer Solstice Artisan Crafts Market (Belmar) – MORE INFO
- “Seeing Stars: Every Flag Tells A Story” Exhibit (Highlands) – MORE INFO
- Wilson Hall Photo Exhibit at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
- Green Underground (Belmar) – MORE INFO
- Fred Lehotay’s Ragtimers Concert (Avon) – MORE INFO
- Learn to Skimboard (Sea Bright) – MORE INFO
- Ocean Grove History Walking Tour – MORE INFO
- Snowden Byrd’s Three Seasons at Grange Playhouse (Howell) – MORE INFO
- Sandy Hook Campfire on the Beach – MORE INFO
- Canoe Cruise on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
- Introducing Chair Yoga (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
- Nash East Country Band (Keansburg) – MORE INFO
- Mixed Media Retreat with Seth Apter (Belmar) – MORE INFO
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Saturday, August 6
- Engelbert Humperdinck (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
- Clamfest in Highlands – MORE INFO
- Italian Festival at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
- Leader of the Pack by Spotlight Players (Matawan) – MORE INFO
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Holmdel Theatre Company – MORE INFO
- Butler by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
- Crossing Borders Festival at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
- Garden Tour of Monmouth County – MORE INFO
- Free Tours at NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
- “And Then There Were None” by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
- “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” Art Exhibit (Belmar) – MORE INFO
- Summer Solstice Artisan Crafts Market (Belmar) – MORE INFO
- Red Bank StreetLife – MORE INFO
- Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
- Snowden Byrd’s Three Seasons at Grange Playhouse (Howell) – MORE INFO
- Church Service on the Beach (Rumson) – MORE INFO
- Radio Technology Museum Open at InfoAge (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
- 19th Century New Jersey Chairmaking Exhibit (Freehold) – MORE INFO
- AAUW Used Book Sale (Middletown) – MORE INFO
- Horse Racing at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
- “Presidents at the Monmouth County Shore” Exhibit (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO
- Dawn Patrol at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
- Full of It Concert (Avon) – MORE INFO
- Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
- US Civil War: Remembering our Vets (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO
- Ocean Grove History Walking Tour – MORE INFO
- Battery Potter Tours on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
- Ashley McKinley, Avery Manderville, & Pam Flores (Bradley Beach) – MORE INFO
- Fort Hancock Bike Tour on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
- Nine Gun Battery Tours on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
- Sea Girt 5k Run/Walk – MORE INFO
- Neptune City Day 5k Run/Walk – MORE INFO
- Peter Yarrow Concert (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
- Art Demonstration: Blake Patterson (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
- Rutgers Master Gardeners Helpdesk (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
- Blue Jersey Band (Middletown) – MORE INFO
- 19th Century Barn Dance at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
- Raising Hope For Others Fundraiser (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
- Beatlemania Now (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
- Nissan Meet at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
- Terrain Racing at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
- Kart NJ State Championships at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
- Summer Scorcher + Luau Party at Wall Speedway – MORE INFO
- Mixed Media Retreat with Seth Apter (Belmar) – MORE INFO
- Artisan Fair (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
- Sewing Machine Basics for Kids (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
- “Little Ado About Anything” at JSAC (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
- R&B Fest (Neptune) – MORE INFO
- “The Babushkas of Chernobyl” Film (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
- Defensive Driving Class (Hazlet) – MORE INFO
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Sunday, August 7
- Clamfest in Highlands – MORE INFO
- Emergency Services Expo (Freehold) —MORE INFO
- National Lighthouse Day on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
- Warren Haynes-Jerry Garcia Celebration at PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
- Leader of the Pack by Spotlight Players (Matawan) – MORE INFO
- Crossing Borders Festival at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
- Jersey Girl Triathlon (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
- Butler by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
- “And Then There Were None” by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
- Eryn Shewell & the Whiskey Devils in Bands by the Beach (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
- Snowden Byrd’s Three Seasons at Grange Playhouse (Howell) – MORE INFO
- Summer Solstice Artisan Crafts Market (Belmar) – MORE INFO
- Dawn Patrol at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
- Bluegrass Mini Golf at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
- Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
- Horse Racing at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
- “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” Art Exhibit (Belmar) – MORE INFO
- “Presidents at the Monmouth County Shore” Exhibit (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO
- Mass on the Grass (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
- Lifespeed (Freehold) – MORE INFO
- Battery Potter Tours on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
- Nine Gun Battery Tours on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
- Nike Missile Radar Site Tours on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
- Kortney’s Challenge 2-Mile Run/Walk (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
- The Business of Thoroughbreds at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
- APP Hockey Classic (Middletown) – MORE INFO
- Butterfly Walk (Middletown) – MORE INFO
- Berry Craft Festival (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
- Kart NJ State Championships at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
- Remembering Old Eatontown – MORE INFO
- Jersey Shore Gospel Voice Competition (Neptune) – MORE INFO
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Next Weekend:
- August 12: Keyport Fireman’s Fair – MORE INFO
- August 13: West End Cruise Night and Car Show (Long Brach) – MORE INFO
- August 14: Ocean Township Italian Festival – MORE INFO
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Coming Soon:
- August 20: Little Shop of Horrors at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
- August 27: Long Branch Jazz & Blues Festival – MORE INFO
- Sept. 3: BBQ & Craft Beer Festival at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
- Sept. 10: Antique & Classic Car Show (Highlands) – MORE INFO
Greg Kelly is a longtime Monmouth County journalist. He welcomes comments at [email protected].
And I hear this year at Clam Fest, they’re having free shuttle service from Gravelly Point Road if anyone is looking for free parking!