Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, May 11-13, 2018

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, May 11

Pinewood Derby Championship at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
An Evening of Classic Radio Plays (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Senior Expo & Fashion Show at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
Jersey Fresh International Horse Show (Allentown) – MORE INFO
“The Producers” at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Brielle Kitchen Tour ‘18 – MORE INFO

Issei, He Say at NJ Repertory Theater (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Rehearsal for Murder by South Street Players (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
Dancing at Lughnasa at Two River Theater (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Bluegrass Mini Golf at MP (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
Simulcast Racing at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
Live Harness Racing (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Asbury Forever: ’18 Carousel Awards Gala (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
“In Triplicate” Photo Show Opening (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Scholars’ Day at Brookdale CC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Jazz Night at MRHS (Tinto Falls) – MORE INFO
Greater Shore Concert Band Spring Concert (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
Mental Health & Recovery Awareness Day (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Open House & National Public Gardens Day (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Parker House ’18 Opening Weekend (Sea Girt) – MORE INFO
Garden Club Plant Sale (Fair Haven) – MORE INFO
Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
KYDS Journey Soulcase Fundraiser (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Hops & Grapes in the Garden State (Little Silver) – MORE INFO
Collingwood Indoor Flea Market (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO
Meridian’s Paint the Town Pink Events – MORE INFO
John Kaye Art Show (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO
MCHA Museum Tours (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Twi-Knight 5k Run/Walk (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
Men’s College Baseball: Monmouth U. vs. Siena (WLB) – MORE INFO
Path to Employment: Starting Your Job Search (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
The Castoffs (Howell) – MORE INFO

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Saturday, May 12

Late Spring Flea Market at Allaire Village (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
“The Producers” at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
Jersey Fresh International Horse Show (Allentown) – MORE INFO
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Issei, He Say at NJ Repertory Theater (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Rehearsal for Murder by South Street Players (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
Dancing at Lughnasa at Two River Theater (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Meridian’s Paint the Town Pink Events – MORE INFO
Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Mommy & Me Tea Party at Allaire Village (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
Special Olympics Track & Field Meet (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Monmouth Beach PTO 3-Mile Run/Walk – MORE INFO
Shore Bird Watching on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Lady Bug Festival (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Men’s College Baseball: Monmouth U. vs. Siena (WLB) – MORE INFO
Asbury Park Spring Bazaar – MORE INFO
Central NJ Brain Tumor 5k Walk (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Mother’s Day Plant & Bake Sale (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
Monmouth Civic Chorus Spring Soirée: “Hooray for Hollywood!” (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Whale Pond Brook Watershed Benefit (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Tales of Hope Adoption Event (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
Wall Twp. Community Clean-Up Day – MORE INFO
Framing Dakota (Belmar) – MORE INFO
Spring Craft Show (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
Open House & National Public Gardens Day (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Mother’s Day Special at Wall Speedway – MORE INFO
Racing at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
“Around the Beauty Number Two” Art Reception (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
Monmouth Writer’s Critique Group (Howell) – MORE INFO
Auction Night at Historic Church (Navesink) – MORE INFO
Kids Family Fun: Spring Blooms for Mother’s Day (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
Kids Family Fun: Celebrate National Train Day Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
Whats-a-Ma-Jig: An Inventing Program (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
Early African American Land Ownership in Monmouth (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
Boat Tours of the Manasquan Reservoir (Howell) – MORE INFO
Titan 5k (Keansburg) – MORE INFO
Chase the Rainbow 5k (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO
Jersey Shore Almost Summer Freestyle Jam (Neptune) – MORE INFO
Parker House ’18 Opening Weekend (Sea Girt) – MORE INFO
KGC Plant Sale (Keyport) – MORE INFO
Colts Neck Collectible Show – MORE INFO
An Evening of Handbells (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Pet Friendly Service (Rumson) – MORE INFO
M.A. Tappan and the Dirty Shine (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Bluegrass Mini Golf at MP (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
Visit the Long Branch History Room – MORE INFO
Strauss Mansion Museum Tours (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Live Harness Racing (Freehold) – MORE INFO
NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Tours (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
AAUW Used Book Sale (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Colingwood Flea Market (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO
John Kaye Art Show (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO
MCHA Museum Tours (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Cornhole Tournament at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO

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Sunday, May 13

Happy Mother’s Day
Jersey Fresh International Horse Show (Allentown) – MORE INFO
“The Producers” at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Asbury Park Spring Bazaar – MORE INFO
Issei, He Say at NJ Repertory Theater (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Rehearsal for Murder by South Street Players (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
Dancing at Lughnasa at Two River Theater (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Michael McDonald at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
The Music Man at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
Run the Hook 5k/10k on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Open House & National Public Gardens Day (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Racing at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
Blacksmith Demonstration (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Boat Tours of the Manasquan Reservoir (Howell) – MORE INFO
John Kaye Art Show (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO
Strauss Mansion Museum Tours (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Keyport Flea Market – MORE INFO
Bluegrass Mini Golf at MP (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Collingwood Indoor Flea Market (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO
Meridian’s Paint the Town Pink Events – MORE INFO
Mother’s Day at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO

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Next Weekend:

May 18: NJ Seafood Festival (Belmar) – MORE INFO
May 19: Spring Lake Irish Festival – MORE INFO
May 20: Ocean Fun Days ’18 on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO

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Coming Soon:

May 26: Jersey Shore Foodtruck Festival at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
June 2: Ocean Grove Giant Spring Flea Market – MORE INFO
June 9: Songbird at Two River Theater (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
June 16: Battle of Monmouth Reenactment (Manalapan) – MORE INFO

Greg Kelly, a longtime journalist, is the publisher of MonmouthBeachLife.com. He welcomes comments at [email protected].