Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County during the Holidays: December 23, 2016 – January 1, 2017

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, December 23

• Hope Concert IX at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• “One-Of-A-Kind Holiday Ice Sculpture Display” (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
• Winter Wonders Exhibition at Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• “Seeing Stars: Every Flag Tells A Story” (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Visit With Santa! at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• “SHINE: 100 Women of Long Branch” Photo Exhibit – MORE INFO
• “Ice at the Pier” (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Radio Technology Museum Open at InfoAge (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, December 16-18, 2016

By Greg Kelly

Courtesy of Teddy Bears by the Shore

Friday, December 16

• Monmouth Film Festival ‘16 at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• “I Do Love the Holidays (Sometimes)” at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Darlene Love at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Elf the Musical, Jr. at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Arcadian Chorale Holiday Concert (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• A Christmas Carol (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Christmas Lantern Tours at Allaire Village – MORE INFO

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Giving—Help Yourself and Others this Holiday Season

By Greg Kelly

Want a good reason to make a charitable donation this holiday season? It’s makes for better health—for you. New research by a University at Albany-SUNY economics professor finds that donors have “a lower probability of suffering health-related problems including high blood pressure, cancer, heart attack, and obesity.”

While Professor Baris Yoruk focused more on the receiving of tax deductions for charitable (an important consideration), he also maintains that “donating to charity may actually improve a giver’s physical and emotional wellbeing.” So why not make yourself and others well this holiday season.

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, December 9-11, 2016

By Greg Kelly

Courtesy of Teddy Bears by the Shore

Friday, December 9

• “I Do Love the Holidays (Sometimes)” at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• CODA’s The Nutcracker at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Winter Solstice: Artisan Crafts Holiday Market (Belmar) – MORE INFO
• “The Search for Christmas” by Lighthouse Productions (Monmouth Beach) – MORE INFO
• Scrooge at Spring Lake Theatre – MORE INFO
• Winter Wonders Exhibition at Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, December 2-4, 2016

By Greg Kelly

Courtesy of Teddy Bears by the Shore

Friday, December 2

• Historic Four Corners Lantern Tours (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
• A Christmas Carol at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• “A Christmas Carol” at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• Scrooge at Spring Lake Theatre – MORE INFO
• Winter Solstice: Artisan Crafts Holiday Market (Belmar) – MORE INFO
• “Seeing Stars: Every Flag Tells A Story” (Highlands) – MORE INFO

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this Thanksgiving weekend, November 25-27, 2016

By Greg Kelly

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Thursday, November 24

• Happy Thanksgiving!   Family, food and football.  Don’t go shopping.

Friday, November 25

• Jackie Evancho at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Family Day at the Museum (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Holiday Arts & Crafts Marketplace at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• Winter Solstice: Artisan Crafts Holiday Market (Belmar) – MORE INFO

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, November 18-20, 2016

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, November 18

• Spring Awakening: A New Musical at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music (Matawan) – MORE INFO
• A Christmas Story at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Soothing Sounds of Charlie’s Band (Howell) – MORE INFO
• “Almost, Maine” by The Spartan Players (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO
• Jersey Shore Restaurant Week (Monmouth County) – MORE INFO
• The Matchmaker at CBA (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, November 11-13, 2016

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, November 11

• Veterans Day Ceremony at NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• College Men’s Basketball: Monmouth U. vs. Drexel (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Arlo Guthrie at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Jersey Shore Restaurant Week (Monmouth County) – MORE INFO
• Spring Awakening: A New Musical at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• The Sunshine Boys at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, November 4-6, 2016

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, November 4

• Sickles Market Holiday Open House Weekend (Little Silver) – MORE INFO
• Tri-State Theatre Festival by South Street Players (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• Library Fall Book Sale (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
• Robert Klein & Rita Rudner at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Billy Elliot the Musical at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
• Stocking Stuffer Sale at Allaire Village – MORE INFO

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, October 28-30, 2016

By Greg Kelly

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Friday, October 28

• Tracy Morgan at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• The Sunshine Boys at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Mad Love by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Spring Lake Theatre – MORE INFO
• The Glow: A Jack O’ Lantern Experience at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• Haunted Theater at BCC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Photographs of Bob Dylan at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO

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