Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, August 19-21, 2016
By Greg Kelly
Friday, August 19
- Celtic Thunder at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
- Oliver! at Spring Lake Theatre – MORE INFO
- Little Shop of Horrors at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
- Lone Ramblers (Belmar) – MORE INFO
- Learn to Skimboard (Sea Bright) – MORE INFO
- Police Youth Week (Middletown) – MORE INFO
- Butler by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
- Canoe Cruise on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
- Chess Tournament (Middletown) – MORE INFO
- To Infinity And Beyond (Middletown) – MORE INFO
- “Portraits on Recycled Consumer Boxes” Art Show Opening (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
- Color and Coffee (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
- Dog Days of Summer Extravaganza (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
- Pure Speed Drag Racing Experience at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
- Church Rummage Sale (Little Silver) – MORE INFO
- Matt O’Ree Concert (Keansburg) – MORE INFO
- The Hillbilly Wedding Massacre at Grange Playhouse (Howell) – MORE INFO
- Mommy and Me Crafting (Eatontown) – 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
- “Seeing Stars: Every Flag Tells A Story” Exhibit (Highlands) – MORE INFO
- Wilson Hall Photo Exhibit at Monmouth U. (WLB) – 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
- J. Seward Johnson Sculptures at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
- Ocean Grove History Walking Tour – MORE INFO
- Fred Lehotay’s Ragtimers Concert (Avon) – MORE INFO
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Saturday, August 20
- An Evening with Thornton Wilder by Monmouth Players (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
- Spring Lake Summer Sidewalk Sale – MORE INFO
- Boardwalk Art Show (Avon-by-the-Sea) – MORE INFO
- Little Shop of Horrors at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
- Butler by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
- Latin Fiesta at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
- Antiques and Postcard Show (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
- Meet Author Stephanie Evanovich (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
- Oliver! at Spring Lake Theatre – MORE INFO
- NJ Burlesque Festival (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
- “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” Art Exhibit (Belmar) – MORE INFO
- Red Bank StreetLife – MORE INFO
- Church Rummage Sale (Little Silver) – MORE INFO
- J. Seward Johnson Sculptures at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
- Battery Potter Tours on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
- Coastliners Concert at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
- Fort Hancock Bike Tour on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
- Nike Missile Radar Site on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
- Nine Gun Battery Tours on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
- Ultimate Pokemon Party (Middletown) – MORE INFO
- Bradley Beach 5k – MORE INFO
- “Birds, Bugs and Beyond” Festival (Freehold) – MORE INFO
- Old Jews Telling Jokes at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
- The Orchestra with Former Electric Light Orchestra Members (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
- John Sebastian (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
- So Watt (Bradley Beach) – MORE INFO
- Community Picnic & Softball Event (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
- Side by Side: Hammerstein and Sondheim (Middletown) – MORE INFO
- Drop-in Kayak Tours on the Navesink (Locust) – MORE INFO
- ALS Fluke Tagging Trip (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
- Eco-Elephant Family Flea Market (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO
- Teen Art Workshop (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
- Mopars@etown Car Show at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
- Champion’s Night + Cone Races at Wall Speedway – MORE INFO
- Library and Church 100th Anniversary Celebration (Avon) – MORE INFO
- Summer Art Open House (Brielle) – MORE INFO
- Police Youth Week (Middletown) – MORE INFO
- Phoenicia Flea Market (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
- Shiver Me Timbers at Jersey Shore Arts Center (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
- “A Day of Hope” Family Festival (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
- NJ Safe Boating Class (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
- Pavilion Drum Circle (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
- Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – 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
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Sunday, August 21
- Latin Fiesta at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
- An Evening with Thornton Wilder by Monmouth Players (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
- Rolling Iron Antique Auto Show at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
- Old Jews Telling Jokes at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
- Dawn Patrol at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
- Spring Lake Summer Sidewalk Sale – MORE INFO
- Oliver! at Spring Lake Theatre – MORE INFO
- Mopars@etown Car Show at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
- Pat Guadagno in Harbor Concert (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
- Little Shop of Horrors at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
- Jaen Lee Hooker in Bands by the Beach (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
- Battery Potter Tours on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
- J. Seward Johnson Sculptures at Monmouth U. (WLB) – 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
- Ray Licata Memorial Swim (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
- Nine Gun Battery Tours on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
- Battery Potter Tours on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
- NJ Sharing Network 5k Walk/Run at BCC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
- The Incinerators (Freehold) – MORE INFO
- NJ Safe Boating Class (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
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Next Weekend:
- August 26: WFAN Day with Mike Francesa at Bar A (Lake Como) – MORE INFO
- August 27: Long Branch Jazz & Blues Festival – MORE INFO
- August 28: Miracles of Miracles, Words by Sheldon Harnick at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
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Coming Soon:
- Sept. 3: Fair Haven Fireman’s Fair – MORE INFO
- Sept. 10: Antique & Classic Car Show (Highlands) – MORE INFO
- Sept. 17: Classic Longboard Surfing Contest (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
- Sept. 24: 19th Century Fall Harvest Festival at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
Greg Kelly is a longtime Monmouth County journalist. He welcomes comments at [email protected].