Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, December 15-17, 2017

By Greg Kelly

Courtesy of Teddy Bears by the Shore

Friday, December 15

Neil deGrasse Tyson: The Search for Life (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Sandy Sasso Jazz Quartet (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
Santa at Sickles Market (Little Silver) – MORE INFO
The Rainbow Fish at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Winter Solstice: Artisan Crafts Holiday Market (Belmar) – MORE INFO
Holiday Gift Gallery at Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Holiday Music Madness Hunt (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

Scrooge at Spring Lake Community House – MORE INFO
Visit 1883 Lighthouse Keepers’ Quarters on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Christmas Lantern Tours at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Collingwood Indoor Flea Market (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO
Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
12 Days of Christmas Holiday Ice Sculpture Display (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
Ice at the Pier (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
John Rutter’s “Magnificat” (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Red Bank Holiday Bazaar Popup – MORE INFO
Holiday Model Train Display (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Weight Loss Surgery: The Facts (Hazlet) – MORE INFO
Library Book Sale (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
Community Christian Choir Christmas Concert (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Coca-Cola Holiday Caravan Tour (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Concordia Chorale: “Joyous, Arise!” (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Holiday Light Display (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
Holiday Gift Wrapping at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO

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Saturday, December 16

The Rainbow Fish at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Christmas with Rockapella at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
Scrooge at Spring Lake Community House – MORE INFO
Fort Hancock 1943 Christmas Weekend – MORE INFO
Beauty and the Beast at Axlerod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
Visit 1883 Lighthouse Keepers’ Quarters on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Christmas Lantern Tours at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
Santa For Lunch Break at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Classic Holiday Horse & Wagon Rides (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
(mostly) True Things Holiday Stories at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Kid’s Craft at Convention Hall (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Winter Solstice: Artisan Crafts Holiday Market (Belmar) – MORE INFO
Holiday Harmonies (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Ice at the Pier (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Holiday Gift Gallery at Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Tours (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Visit with Santa at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
AAUW Used Book Sale (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Colingwood Flea Market (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO
Visit History House on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Holiday Light Display (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
12 Days of Christmas Holiday Ice Sculpture Display (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
Holiday Music Madness Hunt (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Holiday Spectacular & Train Display at InfoAge (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
Letters from Father Christmas by Monmouth Players (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Christmas at Fort Hancock, 1943 (Sandy Hook) – MORE INFO
Jude Harzer Art Exhibit Opening (Belmar) – MORE INFO
“Let it Begin with Me” Holiday Concert (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Winter Wonderland Run (Highlands) – MORE INFO
Hallelujah Chorus & Traditional Carols (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
Visit with Santa at Longstreet Farm (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Festive Flutes (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
Holiday Caroling (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
Weihnachtsmarkt (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
The Front Bottoms (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Holiday Gift Wrapping at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
A Chris Pinnella Christmas (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
Red Bank Holiday Bazaar Popup – MORE INFO
“Harmony’s Comin’ To Town” (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO
Visit with Santa at Christmas Central (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
Holiday Model Train Display (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Community Science at Poricy Park (Middletown) – MORE INFO
A Living Nativity (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO
Christmas DooWop Spectacular (Middletown) – MORE INFO

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Sunday, December 17

Joy to the World: Messiah & More at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
The Rainbow Fish at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Magic & Mistletoe at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
Santa Claus is Coming to Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Scrooge at Spring Lake Community House – MORE INFO
Visit 1883 Lighthouse Keepers’ Quarters on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Christmas at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
Asbury Park Holiday Bazaar – MORE INFO
Fort Hancock 1943 Christmas Weekend – MORE INFO
Winter Solstice: Artisan Crafts Holiday Market (Belmar) – MORE INFO
Holiday Spectacular & Train Display at InfoAge (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
Holiday Gift Gallery at Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Holiday Music Madness Hunt (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Ice at the Pier (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
12 Days of Christmas Holiday Ice Sculpture Display (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
Visit with Santa at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
Holiday Light Display (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
Keyport Flea Market – MORE INFO
Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Collingwood Indoor Flea Market (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO
Beauty and the Beast at Axlerod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
Letters from Father Christmas by Monmouth Players (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Christmas Celebration at History House on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Visit with Santa at Longstreet Farm (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Film: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
Holiday Concert by Tim McLoone & the Shirleys (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
Weihnachtsmarkt (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Shrewsbury Chorale “Hodie Holiday” (Rumson) – MORE INFO
Red Bank Holiday Bazaar Popup – MORE INFO
Colts Neck Collectibles Show – MORE INFO
Holiday Gift Wrapping at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
RockNRoll Chorus’s Everybody’s Christmas Concert (Middletown) – MORE INFO
The Rumson-Fair Haven Holiday Spectacular (Rumson) – MORE INFO
Holiday Model Train Display (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Free Family Holiday Party (Keansburg) – MORE INFO
Concordia Chorale: “Joyous, Arise!” (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Kids’ Christmas Pageant (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Christmas at the Crane House (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO

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Next Weekend:

Dec. 22: The Nutcracker at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
Dec. 23: Luminary Walk on Main Avenue (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
Dec. 24: L’Chaim featuring The Jewbadors (Freehold) – MORE INFO

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Coming Soon:

Dec. 30: Black Nativity at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Jan. 6: The Calling by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Jan. 13: El Coqui Espectacular and the Bottle of Doom at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Jan. 20: The Elvis Birthday Bash at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

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