Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, August 2-4, 2019

By Greg Kelly

Friday, August 2

Crossing Borders Festival at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Clamfest ’19 (Highlands) – MORE INFO
Manasquan Fireman’s Fair – MORE INFO
Summer Sidewalk Sale (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
“Next to Normal” by Holmdel Theatre Company – MORE INFO
“Grown in Monmouth” Restaurant Week – MORE INFO
“Real Women Have Curves” at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO
“Woodstock at 50: Summer of Love” Exhibit (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

Little x Little (Belmar) – MORE INFO
Summer Movie Series (Keyport) – MORE INFO
Movies on the Beach (Highlands) – MORE INFO
Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Collingwood Indoor Flea Market (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO
Sandy Hook Lighthouse Tours – MORE INFO
Sea Bright Library & Cultural Art Center – MORE INFO
Above & Beyond: Medal of Honor Exhibit at NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Museum (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Historic Walking Tours of Ocean Grove – MORE INFO
Asbury Fever (Keansburg) – MORE INFO
Seining Along Sandy Hook Bay – MORE INFO
Mary Poppins by OGCMA Youth Drama (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
Xtreme Xperience at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
Canoe Cruise on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Matt & Eryn O’Ree, Plato Zorba & Cruise Night (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
First Friday in Red Bank – MORE INFO
For Seniors: Storm Preparedness (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
Hebrew Book Club (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
The Castoffs Knitting Group (Howell) – MORE INFO
Have Fun Knitting & Crocheting (Hazlet) – MORE INFO
Let the Force Be With You / A Summer Teen Party (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
Jon Anderson of YES (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
A Little Musical Night (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Write on Sports: Free Summer Camp for Aspiring Young Journalists at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
Car Meets-Auto Tech Information Session at BCC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Bazaar by OGCMA Ladies Auxiliary (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
Transylvania 3 (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Frozen Jr. (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Concert in the Park (Neptune City) – MORE INFO
“The Magic of Sharks” (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

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Saturday, August 3

Clamfest ’19 (Highlands) – MORE INFO
Manasquan Fireman’s Fair – MORE INFO
Summer Sidewalk Sale (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
“Next to Normal” by Holmdel Theatre Company – MORE INFO
Crossing Borders Festival at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
“Grown in Monmouth” Restaurant Week – MORE INFO
Italian Fest & Wine Tasting at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
Faerie Festival (Allentown) – MORE INFO
Revolutionary Rave (Middletown) – MORE INFO
“Real Women Have Curves” at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Thomas Rhett, Dustin Lynch & Russell Dickerson at PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
“Spaces” Book & Photo Show (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Red Bank StreetLife – MORE INFO
“Woodstock at 50: Summer of Love” Exhibit (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Museum (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Pier Village Fresh Farmer & Artisan Market (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Dawn Patrol at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – 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
Sea Bright Library & Cultural Art Center – MORE INFO
Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Above & Beyond: Medal of Honor Exhibit at NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Historic Walking Tours of Ocean Grove – MORE INFO
Ladies Night at Wall Speedway – MORE INFO
Xtreme Xperience at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
Sea Girt 5k Run/Walk – MORE INFO
Twin Lights Historic Site (Highlands) – MORE INFO
Birding on the Deck on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Battery Potter Tours on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Mortar Battery Tours on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Fort Hancock Bike Tour on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
HELPLINE: Garden & Horticulture Questions (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
The Ghost Hunter’s Tour (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Sinatra Meets the Sopranos (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Fashion Runway Rock Show (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Boat Tours of Manasquan Reservoir (Howell) – MORE INFO
Historic Battery Lewis Tours (Highlands) – MORE INFO
Mill Demonstration (Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
Canoeing on Marlu Lake (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Mill Demonstration (Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
Cookstove Demonstration (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Write on Sports: Free Summer Camp for Aspiring Young Journalists at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
Bazaar by OGCMA Ladies Auxiliary (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
Dr. Gordon Turk Organ Recital (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
Library Artist Showcase ‘19 (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
Jersey Girl Triathlon ‘19 (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Universal African Festival (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
PBA Pignic ’19 (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
James P. Allaire’s Birthday & Guild Day (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
Kortez and Easton Davy Art Exhibit (Freehold) – MORE INFO

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Sunday, August 4

Clamfest ’19 (Highlands) – MORE INFO
Israel Jewish Film Festival (Freehold) – MORE INFO
“Next to Normal” by Holmdel Theatre Company – MORE INFO
“Grown in Monmouth” Restaurant Week – MORE INFO
“Real Women Have Curves” at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Crossing Borders Festival at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
All Aboard the A.J. Meerwald Schooner (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Dawn Patrol at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
The Cameos (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
Twin Lights Historic Site (Highlands) – MORE INFO
Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Keyport Flea Market – MORE INFO
Xtreme Xperience at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
Birding on the Deck on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Battery Potter Tours on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Mortar Battery Tours on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Nike Missile Radar Site Tour on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
Shop the Shore (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Kortney’s Challenge Two Mile Fun Run/Walk (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
Eryn & The Whiskey Devils in Bands by the Beach (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Boat Tours of Manasquan Reservoir (Howell) – MORE INFO
Historic Battery Lewis Tours (Highlands) – MORE INFO
Mill Demonstration (Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
Canoeing on Marlu Lake (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Life History of Woodpeckers in Monmouth County (Aberdeen) – MORE INFO
Edible History: Ice Cream (Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
Open Ceramics (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Mill Demonstration (Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
Write on Sports: Free Summer Camp for Aspiring Young Journalists at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
Berry Craft Festival (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
Jump Back (Freehold) – MORE INFO

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Next Weekend

August 9: A Chorus Line at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
August 10: Monmouth Film Festival ‘19 (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
August 11: IAATO Italian Festival (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO

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Coming Soon:

August 17: Memoirs of a Forgotten Man by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
August 24: Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair – MORE INFO
August 31: BBQ & Craft Beer Festival at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
Sept. 7: Asbury Park Oysterfest ’19 – MORE INFO

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