Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, October 27-29, 2017

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, October 27

Filmmaker Ken Burns at Brookdale CC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
The Capitol Steps at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Library’s Spooktacular Book Sale (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
Haunted Hayrides at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
Sandy Hook Spooky Walk – MORE INFO
Mutual Philanthropy by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Haunted Theater at Brookdale CC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

Picnic by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
“Legend of the Jersey Devil” at PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Camp Evans Base of Terror (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
Downtown Freehold Public Workshop – MORE INFO
Happy Day Farm: Pumpkin Fest (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
Fall Fun & Harvest Hayrides (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Red Bank Ghost Tours – MORE INFO
Sheba Sharrow Exhibit at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
Transition: Vietnam Photos at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
Nature & Nurture: Mother/Daughter Artists at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
Bluegrass Mini Golf Course at MP (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Tours (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Collingwood Indoor Flea Market (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO
Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
Spooky Tales/Ghosts of Historic Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Manasquan Scarecrow Contest – MORE INFO
Halloween Party of Psychics, Scares, Treats and Tunes (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Marvelous Night: Music of Van Morrison at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
Pine Creek Railroad Haunted Halloween Express (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO
Spy Spoof by Junior Admiral Players (Highlands) – MORE INFO
Salute to Patriotism Gala (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO
“91 Days; Countless Nights” Photo Exhibit (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Hazlet House of Horrors – MORE INFO
The Damned & The Divine Masquerade (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Weight Loss Surgery: The Facts (Hazlet) – MORE INFO
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Goldenseal (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Halloween Murder Mystery & Wine Tasting (Long Branch) – MORE INFO

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Saturday, October 28

Garden State Film Festival: Best of the Fest (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
Highlands Zombie Parade – MORE INFO
Mutual Philanthropy by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Dead On Live at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Halloween Trunk of Treat (Sea Bright) – MORE INFO
Your Ghost Story by Traveling Literary Theater (Middletown) – MORE INFO
“Researching Your Family Ancestry” (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Haunted Theater at Brookdale CC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Haunted Hayrides at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
Keyport Historical Society Museum Grand Opening – MORE INFO
Library’s Spooktacular Book Sale (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
Picnic by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
“Legend of the Jersey Devil” at PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Camp Evans Base of Terror (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
Happy Day Farm: Pumpkin Fest (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
Beetlejuice at Jersey Shore Arts Center (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
Fall Fun & Harvest Hayrides (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Highlands Zombie Pub Crawl – MORE INFO
Long Branch Fall Festival & Pooch Parade – MORE INFO
Atlantic Highlands Halloween Parade – MORE INFO
St. Anselm’s Oktoberfest Celebration (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
Kelli O’Hara: A Gala Concert at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
Friends of the Matawan/Aberdeen Library Book Sale – MORE INFO
Scary Rat Race 2.2-Mile Run/Walk (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
Halloween Hula Run (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Just us Girls 5k (Sea Girt) – MORE INFO
Manasquan Scarecrow Contest – MORE INFO
Pine Creek Railroad Haunted Halloween Express (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO
Spectacular Signature Songs: A Musical Evening (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Ocean Grove Halloween Parade Children and Pets – MORE INFO
Kids! Star Wars Invasion! (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
Helping Honduras 5k Run/Walk (Freehold Twp.) – MORE INFO
Kids! What’s Out There? A Planetarium Experience (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
Family Concert: Blue Plate Special (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
Handwriting & History: Locals in the Revolutionary War (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
The Night Sky: An Out of this World Experience (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
Spy Spoof by Junior Admiral Players (Highlands) – MORE INFO
Convention Hell: A Halloween Concert (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Pumpkin Pick & Paint (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Free STEM Workshop for Girls 4th-8th Grades at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
Halloween Pancake Breakfast (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO
Learn the Art of Salsa (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Hazlet House of Horrors – MORE INFO
Fall Flea Market (Belmar) – MORE INFO
Mindfulness for Moms (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Great Childhoods Costume Party (Keansburg) – MORE INFO
Henry B. King Bike and Walk-a-thon (Howell) – MORE INFO
Ghost Walk of Historic Matawan ’17 – MORE INFO
Spooktacular Jack-O-Lantern Contest (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Sheba Sharrow Exhibit at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
Transition: Vietnam Photos at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
AAUW Used Book Sale (Middletown) – MORE INFO
NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Tours (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Jersey Shore Ghost Tours (Keyport) – MORE INFO
Nature & Nurture: Mother/Daughter Artists at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
Colingwood Flea Market (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO
Bluegrass Mini Golf Course at MP (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Barlow’s Pumpkin Patch Bash (Sea Girt) – MORE INFO
A. Casola Farms’ Famous Fall Fest (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Haunted Hayrides at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
College Men’s Soccer: Monmouth U. vs. Quinnipiac (WLB) – MORE INFO
College Men’s/Women’s Cross-Country MACC Championships (Holmdel) – MORE INFO

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Sunday, Oct. 29

All Hallow’s Eve at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
Oktoberfest at Atlantic Farms (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
Lucinda Williams & Friends at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Haunted Theater at Brookdale CC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Picnic by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Trunk-or-Treat at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
Halloween Parade & Costume Contest (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Keyport Historical Society Museum Grand Opening – MORE INFO
Doggie Halloween Costume Contest (Rumson) – MORE INFO
Mutual Philanthropy by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Hollywood by the Sea at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
“Legend of the Jersey Devil” at PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Stomp Out Child Abuse 5k & Family Fun Run (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Runamassa 5k (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO
Ghostly Tales Event at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
Manasquan Scarecrow Contest – MORE INFO
Met Opera: Norma at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
Project Gemini: How NASA Learned to Fly (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
Library’s Spooktacular Book Sale (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
Kid’s! Dr. Seuss Storytime Family Special (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
Tracking Sandy: Monmouth County Remembers (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Love Resists Community Rally & Information Fair (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Rally Across the Boards (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Grape Expectations: Wine Tasting (Belmar) – MORE INFO
Hazlet House of Horrors – MORE INFO
Bottoms Up: Yoga & Beer (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Ford & Mustang Show & Go at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
Dead Man’s Curve Monster Bash at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
Professional Bake Sale for Charity (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Plumkinville Halloween Party (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Jersey Shore Wedding Expo (WLB) – MORE INFO
Rumson Halloween Parade & Party – MORE INFO
Belmar Halloween Parade – MORE INFO
Keyport Flea Market – MORE INFO
Happy Day Farm: Pumpkin Fest (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
Sheba Sharrow Exhibit at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
Transition: Vietnam Photos at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
Nature & Nurture: Mother/Daughter Artists at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
A. Casola Farms’ Famous Fall Fest (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Ghost Walk of Historic Matawan ’17 – MORE INFO
Bluegrass Mini Golf Course at MP (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Collingwood Indoor Flea Market (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO
Fall Fun & Harvest Hayrides (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
College Women’s Field Hockey: Monmouth U. vs. Rider (WLB) – MORE INFO

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Next Weekend:

Nov. 3: Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Nov. 4: Our Town at Navesink Arts Center (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Nov. 5: Stocking Stuffer Sale at Allaire Village – MORE INFO

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Coming Soon:

Nov. 11: Late Fall Flea Market at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
Nov. 18: The Importance of Being Earnest at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Nov. 25: A Christmas Story: The Musical at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
Dec. 2: Candlelight Christmas Inn & House Tour (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO

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