Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County this Weekend, October 18-20, 2019

By Greg Kelly

Friday, October 18

• The 5th Dimension at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Wayne Brady at Count Basie (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• St Leo’s Fall Festival (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Patrick F. Leahy, EdD: Monmouth U. Presidential Installation (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Brad Simmons: Storyteller at Holmdel Theatre Company – MORE INFO
• Tri-State Theatre Festival: Halloween Edition (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• “Lend Me a Tenor” by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Mamma Mia! at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO

• “Sweeny Todd” (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• Raconteur Radio: The War of the Worlds (Matawan) – MORE INFO
• BCC Haunted Theater: Area 732 (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Above & Beyond: Medal of Honor Exhibit at NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Jersey Shore Ghost Tours (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Haunted Allaire! at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• Woodstock & Beyond: Visionary Art of Mike Frankel at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Karen Bright: Throughline at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Just Beachy/After Sandy at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Afrofuturist Design: Ancient Dogon to Wakandan Futures at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• “A Sense of Place in Contemporary Encaustic” at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Castoffs Knitting Group (Howell) – MORE INFO
• Poetry of the Romantic Era (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
• The Golden Age of Operetta (Howell) – MORE INFO
• Colts Neck Friends of the Library Empty Bowl Event – MORE INFO
• Kate Eggleston: Fiber/Sculpture (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Sunflower Festival (Cream Ridge) – MORE INFO
• Artist Anne Q. McKeown (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Start Making Sense Recreates Stop Making Sense (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Hallows Eve Look into the Beyond with Dr. Laurence Brock (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Lil’ Bobby Duncan Retrospective Art Exhibit at JSAC (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
• Phyllis Rossr’s Abstract Constructions (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Halloween Egg Hunt (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Old Mill Gift Auction (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• I’m A Woman: The Pieces (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Monmouth University Homecoming Weekend ‘19 (WLB) – MORE INFO
• College Women’s Field Hockey: Monmouth U. vs. Albany (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Ghost Hunters at Grange Playhouse (Howell) – MORE INFO
• Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
• Famous Fall Fest at A. Casola Farms (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• “13 x 19” Photo Exhibit at BAC (Belmar) – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• “Springsteen: His Hometown” Exhibit (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Collingwood Indoor Flea Market (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO
• Sandy Hook Lighthouse Tours – MORE INFO
• Sea Bright Library & Cultural Art Center – MORE INFO
• Guns Blazing: War of 1812 and the NJ Shore Exhibit (Highlands) – MORE INFO

 

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Saturday, October 19

• Fall Festival at Sickles Market (Little Silver) – MORE INFO
• Tri-State Theatre Festival: Halloween Edition (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• Lighthouse Challenge of NJ Weekend – MORE INFO
• US Navy Band: Commodores (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
• Zombie Parade (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Boo Brew By the Bay Fest (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• “Lend Me a Tenor” by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• College Football: Monmouth U. vs. Gardner-Webb U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Laura Benanti for Axelrod Gala at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
• Oceanport PTO Fall Festival – MORE INFO
• St Leo’s Fall Festival (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Roving Naturalist at Hartshorne Woods Park (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Scarecrow Festival (Bradley Beach) – MORE INFO
• Creatures of the Night (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Monmouth University Homecoming Weekend ‘19 (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Fall & Winter Gardening Workshop (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Tough Mudder Classic at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
• “Sweeny Todd” (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• Asbury Underground Art & Music Crawl – MORE INFO
• Spring Lake Kitchen Tour – MORE INFO
• Jay & Silent Bob Reboot Roadshow: Jason Mewes & Kevin Smith (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Meowsquerade Pawty (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Mamma Mia! at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• BCC Haunted Theater: Area 732 (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Haunted Allaire! at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• Julio’s Pizza Co. Grand Opening (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Toto at Count Basie (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Mayor’s Challenge 5k (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Stomp the Monster-Spooktacular Almost 4 Miler (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Colts Neck Friends of the Library Empty Bowl Event – MORE INFO
• Library Book Sale (Hazlet) – MORE INFO
• Book Club Festival (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
• Kids! Hotel Transylvania 2 (Howell) – MORE INFO
• Library Mini Book Sale (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO
• Great American Songbook Concert: Carol Erickson & Bob McHugh (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO
• Artist Anne Q. McKeown (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Phyllis Rossr’s Abstract Constructions (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Sunflower Festival (Cream Ridge) – MORE INFO
• Boat Tours of Manasquan Reservoir (Howell) – MORE INFO
• Foodstock ’19 (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Spaghetti Dinner by Cub Scouts (Brielle) – MORE INFO
• A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: Poetry of Mr. Rogers at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• Bow Ties & Pearls Gala (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Craft & Gift Market (Belmar) – MORE INFO
• Comedy Luncheon and Gift Auction (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Women’s Writing Group (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Pumpkin Painting Workshop (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
• Spooky Spectacular at Wall Speedway – MORE INFO
• Buy Rite Liquors’ Super Sampling (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO
• Lost & Found Survival Skills (Marlboro) – MORE INFO
• Accordion Melodies of the 1890s (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Historic Battery Lewis Tours (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Halloween with Spirit & Straight-Talking NJ Medium (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Howl-a-ween Pet Costume Contest (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Light the Night Walk (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Pumpkin Painting Contest (West Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Doggie Halloween Costume Contest (Millstone Twp.) – MORE INFO
• Harvest Hullabaloo (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Ghosts & Legends Downtown Tour (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Howl-O-Ween Family Fest (Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Guns Blazing: War of 1812 and the NJ Shore Exhibit (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• “13 x 19” Photo Exhibit Opening at BAC (Belmar) – MORE INFO
• Famous Fall Fest at A. Casola Farms (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Jersey Shore Ghost Tour (Keyport) – MORE INFO
• Live Horse Racing at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• “Springsteen: His Hometown” Exhibit (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Museum (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Above & Beyond: Medal of Honor Exhibit at NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Twin Lights Historic Site (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Visit the Long Branch History Room – MORE INFO
• AAUW Used Book Sale (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Colingwood Flea Market (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO
• MCHA Museum Tours (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Sandy Hook Lighthouse Tours – MORE INFO
• Library Book Sale (Matawan) – MORE INFO
• Sea Bright Library & Cultural Art Center – MORE INFO
• Woodstock & Beyond: Visionary Art of Mike Frankel at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Karen Bright: Throughline at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Just Beachy/After Sandy at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Afrofuturist Design: Ancient Dogon to Wakandan Futures at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• “A Sense of Place in Contemporary Encaustic” at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Fall Fun & Harvest Hayrides (Holmdel) – MORE INFO

 

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Sunday, October 20

• Lighthouse Challenge of NJ Weekend – MORE INFO
• Red Bank Halloween Parade – MORE INFO
• Long Branch Day ‘19 – MORE INFO
• “Lend Me a Tenor” by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Jersey Shore Toy Show (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Thompson Park Day ’19 (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Crop Hunger Walk ’19 (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Tri-State Theatre Festival: Halloween Edition (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• Laurie Berkner Band’s Monster Boogie Halloween Concert (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Red Bank Food & Wine Walk – MORE INFO
• St Leo’s Fall Festival (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Creatures of the Night (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Mamma Mia! at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• BCC Haunted Theater: Area 732 (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Tough Mudder Classic at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
• Ghosts of the Boardwalk Tour (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Kinderhook, Up the Creek at Two River Theater (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• The Office! A Musical Parody at Count Basie (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Woodstock & Beyond: Visionary Art of Mike Frankel at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Karen Bright: Throughline at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Just Beachy/After Sandy at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Afrofuturist Design: Ancient Dogon to Wakandan Futures at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• “A Sense of Place in Contemporary Encaustic” at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Meet Author Fiona Davis (Brielle) – MORE INFO
• Pet Parade & Blessing (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• Harvest Hullabaloo (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Fair Haven Egg Hunt & Halloween Parade – MORE INFO
• Mixed Media Art Workshop (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• College Women’s Field Hockey: Monmouth U. vs. Columbia (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Historic Battery Lewis Tours (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Mill Demonstration Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
• NJ Bluegrass Stage Show (Little Silver) – MORE INFO
• West Long Branch Fall Festival – MORE INFO
• Jersey Shore Free to Breathe Walk (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Guns Blazing: War of 1812 and the NJ Shore Exhibit (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• “Springsteen: His Hometown” Exhibit (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Fall Fun & Harvest Hayrides (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Famous Fall Fest at A. Casola Farms (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Twin Lights Historic Site (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Keyport Flea Market – MORE INFO
• Spring Lake Historical Society Museum Open – MORE INFO
• Shrewsbury Classic 5k (Shrewsbury Boro) – MORE INFO
• Colts Neck Friends of the Library Empty Bowl Event – MORE INFO
• Met Opera: Turandot at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Sunflower Festival (Cream Ridge) – MORE INFO

 

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Next Weekend

• Oct. 25: Psychic Ghost Tours (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Oct. 26: COA Fall Beach Sweeps (Monmouth County beaches) – MORE INFO
• Oct. 27: Closing Day at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO

 

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Coming Soon:

• Nov. 2: Guys & Dolls at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
• Nov. 9: Late Fall Flea Market at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• Nov. 16: On a Winter’s Night Concert at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Nov. 23: Wine & Chocolate Weekend (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO

 

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

 

 

 

 

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