Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, February 23-25, 2018

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, February 23

Wild Horses by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
“Girlfriends Getaway Weekend” (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
Bye Bye Birdie at Spring Lake Community House – MORE INFO
The Bridge of San Luis Rey at Two River Theater (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Pier Village Restaurant Week (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Jersey Shore Wine Weekend (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
Irish Film Festival (Middletown) – MORE INFO

Lovers & Other Strangers by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Cemeteries, Garlic Knots at Grange Playhouse (Howell) – MORE INFO
Free Tax-Aide Program (Shrewsbury, Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
Rare Wildlife Revealed Art Exhibit at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
Simulcast Racing at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
Live Harness Racing (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Collingwood Indoor Flea Market (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO
Ice at the Pier (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Visit 1883 Lighthouse Keepers’ Quarters on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Free Tax Filing Assistance (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
The Magic of Adam Trent at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Advanced Drawing Skills (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
Women’s College Basketball: Monmouth U. vs. Fairfield (WLB) – MORE INFO
Meet Author Dr. Jeffrey Sammons (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
Kid’s Balloon Antics (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
Wondrous Winter Walk at Clayton Park (Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
Seamus Kennedy: An Evening of Irish Music & Humor (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Twin Lights Film and Lecture (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Minority Male Initiative Conference at BCC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
SPUR Hearts for Horses Fundraiser (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Free Financial 411 Seminar (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Audra Mariel & A Real Human Jazz Band (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Tweed at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Why Farming Matters: A Community-Rooted Event (Sea Girt) – MORE INFO
Black Suburbia Music Show at The Saint (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Decade: Neil Young Tribute at Wonder Bar (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO

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Saturday, February 24

Wild Horses by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
“Girlfriends Getaway Weekend” (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
A Soldier’s Play at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
Pier Village Restaurant Week (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Bye Bye Birdie at Spring Lake Community House – MORE INFO
Irish Film Festival (Middletown) – MORE INFO
The Bridge of San Luis Rey at Two River Theater (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Lovers & Other Strangers by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Jersey Shore Wine Weekend (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
Cemeteries, Garlic Knots at Grange Playhouse (Howell) – MORE INFO
Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Women’s College Lacrosse: Monmouth U. vs. George Washington (WLB) – MORE INFO
Men’s College Lacrosse: Monmouth U. vs. Delaware (WLB) – MORE INFO
Building S.T.E.A.M Maker Festival (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Battery Gunnison/New Peck Restoration on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Winter Seal & Waterfowl Walk on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Jersey Shore Running Club Winter Gala Beach Party (Spring Lake Heights) – MORE INFO
Met Opera: La Boheme at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
Alice Bowman at InfoAge (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
JLMC Girls Leadership Summit (Rumson) – MORE INFO
Chhange Casino Nite (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
West Point Glee Club Free Concert (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Lantern-Lit Night Hike in Freneau Woods (Aberdeen) – MORE INFO
Cabin Fever? 19th Century Maps of Monmouth (Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
Asbury Park Women’s Convention: A Day of Politics and Comedy – MORE INFO
Learn to Play Bridge (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Take Me out to Cooperstown Gift Auction (Neptune Twp.) – MORE INFO
Reading Fortune: A Voice for the Ages (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Yard Sale for Historical Society of Ocean Grove – MORE INFO
“About Boating Safely” Classes (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Kiwanis Steak Bake (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Emmanuel Cancer Foundation Crystal Gala (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO
Free Tax Filing Assistance (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Visit History House on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Free Tax-Aide Program (Shrewsbury, Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
Live Harness Racing (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Rare Wildlife Revealed Art Exhibit at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
Simulcast Racing at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
Visit 1883 Lighthouse Keepers’ Quarters on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Ice at the Pier (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Tours (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
AAUW Used Book Sale (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Colingwood Flea Market (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO
Phoenix Productions’ 30th Anniversary Gala at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
North Beach Winter Sweep (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
River Monsters at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Bilsby Brothers at The Saint (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO

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Sunday, February 25

Wild Horses by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
A Soldier’s Play at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
“Girlfriends Getaway Weekend” (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
The Bridge of San Luis Rey at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Espionage in Space: Spy Satellites at InfoAge (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
HBP Chili Cook-Off (Highlands) – MORE INFO
Carolyn Dorfman: A Dance of Hope at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
The Intentions Concert (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
Cabin Fever? 19th Century Maps of Monmouth (Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
Pier Village Restaurant Week (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Cemeteries, Garlic Knots at Grange Playhouse (Howell) – MORE INFO
Lovers & Other Strangers by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
A Walt Whitman Sampler at Navesink Arts Center (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Visit 1883 Lighthouse Keepers’ Quarters on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Ice at the Pier (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Building S.T.E.A.M Maker Festival (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Keyport Flea Market – MORE INFO
Simulcast Racing at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Collingwood Indoor Flea Market (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO
Rare Wildlife Revealed Art Exhibit at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
Free Tax-Aide Program (Shrewsbury, Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
Affirming Me: Mixed Media Self Portrait One-Day Workshop (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
Women’s College Tennis: Monmouth U. vs. Loyola (Little Silver) – MORE INFO
Johnny Mac’s Train Run-Snowball Express (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
NJ State PBA Blue vs. White Hockey Game (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Colts Neck Collectible Show – MORE INFO
Purim Carnival (Rumson) – MORE INFO
Virtual Concert: Nina Simone Live at Montreux ‘76 (Matawan) – MORE INFO
Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists? (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Flute and Friends Concert (Neptune) – MORE INFO
Shy Boyz at The Saint (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
NJAHPERD Convention (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
ShamRocknRoll at Wonder Bar (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO

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Next Weekend:

March 2: Fiddler on the Roof by CBA’s Pegasus Productions (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
March 3: Ragtime: The Musical at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
March 4: RAIN: Tribute to the Beatles at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

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Coming Soon:

March 10: An Evening with Groucho at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
March 17: Power Rangers Live at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
March 24: Garden State Film Festival (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
March 31: An Introduction to Chinese Culture (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO

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