Jenkinson's Aquarium Feeding Schedule
Location : Jenkinsons Aquarium
Address : 300 Ocean Avenue
Town : Point Pleasant Beach Borough
Phone : 732-899-1659
Sept. - June
(except Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day, and New Year's Day)
Daily
Seals: 10 am, 1 pm, 4 pm
Penguins: 11 & 3:30 pm
Aquarium: 10 am - 5 pm
Mon. Wed. & Sat.
Atlantic Sharks: 1:30 pm
Aquarium: 10 am - 5 pm
Tues.,Thurs. & Sun.
Pacific Sharks: 4 pm
Tues. Fri. & Sun.
Alligators: 1:30 pm
Contact:732-899-1659
Jenkinsons Aquarium
Bob Seabrook Exhibit
Location : Tuckerton Seaport
Address : 120 West Main Street
Town : Tuckerton Borough
Now - Mar. 2012
10am - 5pm
$3-$8, Five and under free, exhibit with over 100 pieces of finely carved decoys, large and small.
Contact:609-296-8868
Tuckerton Seaport
PEZ Dispensers
Location : Ocean County Library - Waretown Branch
Address : 112 Main Street
Town : Waretown (Ocean Township)
Phone : 609-693-5133
Jan. 2012
Mon.: 1am - 9pm, Wed. & Fri.: 1am - 5pm, Tues. & Thurs.: 10am - 5pm,
Sat.: 10am - 1pm
See how Jennifer Hubert's collection of these candy dispensers evolved throughout the years, they were originally designed in 1948 to resemble cigarette lighters to help encourage people to stop smoking.
Contact:609-693-5133
Ocean County Library
Chinese Kites
Location : Ocean County Library - Waretown Branch
Address : 112 Main Street
Town : Waretown (Ocean Township)
Phone : 609-693-5133
Mon.: 1am - 9pm, Wed. & Fri.: 1am - 5pm, Tues. & Thurs.: 10am - 5pm,
Sat.: 10am - 1pm
Denis Hruza displays his collection of traditional Chinese kites.
Contact:609-693-5133
Ocean County Library
Of Tea
Location : Ocean County Library - Waretown Branch
Address : 112 Main Street
Town : Waretown (Ocean Township)
Phone : 609-693-5133
Mon.: 1am - 9pm, Wed. & Fri.: 1am - 5pm, Tues. & Thurs.: 10am - 5pm,
Sat.: 10am - 1pm
A collection of interesting tea-related items is on display in honor of National Tea Month.
Contact:609-693-5133
Ocean County Library
Friends Monthly Book Sale
Location : Ocean County Library - Waretown Branch
Address : 112 Main Street
Town : Waretown (Ocean Township)
Phone : 609-693-5133
1/27: 1pm - 3pm, 1/28: 10am - Noon
Friends of the Library book sale.
Contact:609-693-5133
Ocean County Library
Live Country, Bluegrass, and Folk Music
Location : Albert Music Hall
Address : 131 Wells Mills Road
Town : Waretown (Ocean Township)
Phone : 609-971-1593
Every Saturday Night
(Closed Dec. 22, 29)
7:30pm
Contact:609-971-1593
Albert Music Hall
Bird Feeding Station
Location : Cattus Island County Park
Address : 1170 Cattus Island Blouvard
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-270-6960
January, February, March
Saturdays & Sundays
10:30am-11am
Join a park naturalist to decipher the mystery of identifying local avifauna.
Contact:732-270-6960
Ocean County Parks & Recreation
Scales and Tales
Location : Cattus Island County Park
Address : 1170 Cattus Island Blouvard
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-270-6960
January, February, March
Saturdays & Sundays
11am-11:30am
Join a park naturalist as they uncover the truths about snakes in this LIVE presentation.
Contact:732-270-6960
Ocean County Parks & Recreation
Turtle Feeding
Location : Cattus Island County Park
Address : 1170 Cattus Island Blouvard
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-270-6960
January, February, March
Saturdays & Sundays
1:30pm - 2pm
Join a park naturalist as they feed and care for native turtles.
Contact:732-270-6960
Ocean County Parks & Recreation
Nature Walks
Location : Cattus Island County Park
Address : 1170 Cattus Island Blouvard
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-270-6960
January, February, March
Saturdays & Sundays
2pm - 3pm
Join a naturalist for a fun, educational, interactive look at the wilds of Cattus Island County Park.
Contact:732-270-6960
Ocean County Parks & Recreation
Finale for Families
Location : Jakes Branch County Park
Address : 1100 Double Trouble Rd.
Town : Beachwood Township
Phone : 732-281-2750
7pm - 8pm
Bring your favorite photo and sit by the fireplace with Frank Finale, local author of A Gull's Story and other works, who will share tales of the Jersey Shore and the Pine Barrens, books for sale and signing available.
Contact:732-281-2750
Ocean County Parks & Recreation
Russian Carnival Duo
Location : Ocean County Library - Brick Branch
Address : 301 Chambers Bridge Road
Town : Brick Township
Phone : 732-477-4513
2 pm
Performance of Russian folk music, classical and contemporary pieces, with natural sounds of the bayan, domra and mandolin enrich the variety of musical styles.
Russian Carnival Duo
Brick Library Branch, 301 Chambers Bridge Rd., Brick
2 pm
732-477-4513, www.theoceancountylibrary.org
Performance of Russian folk music, classical and contemporary pieces, with natural sounds of the bayan, domra and mandolin enrich the variety of musical styles.
Contact:732-477-4513
Ocean County Historical Society / Museum
Suet Balls for the Birds
Location : Jakes Branch County Park
Address : 1100 Double Trouble Rd.
Town : Beachwood Township
Phone : 732-281-2750
12:30pm - 3pm
Drop in family program, bring a mesh onion or citrus bag.
Contact:732-281-2750
Ocean County Parks & Recreation
Wonders of the Winter Sky
Location : Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Address : Ocean County College
Address : College Drive
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-255-0400
Jan. 6 - Mar. 18
Fri., Sat. & Sun.
Fri.: 7pm (except 1/27, 2/24, 3/16), Sat.: 1pm, 8:15pm (except 1/28, 2/25, 3/17 at 8:15pm), Sun.: 1pm
$7 - $10, a show that brings out the beautiful star field of the brand new Zeiss star projector and shows you some of the bright stars, constellations and other celestial highlights of the current night sky.
Contact:732-255-0342
Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Bad Astronomy: Myths & Misconceptions
Location : Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Address : Ocean County College
Address : College Drive
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-255-0400
Jan. 6 - Mar. 18
Fri., Sat., & Sun.
Fri.: 8:15pm (except 1/27, 2/24, 3/16), Sat.: 2:30pm, 7pm (except 1/15, 1/28, 2/18, 2/25, 3/17 at 7pm), Sun.: 2:30pm
732-255-0342, www.ocean.edu
$7 - $10, looks at topics such as Astrology, UFOs and whether or not the Apollo Moon landings were a hoax.
Contact:732-255-0342
Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Laser Magic
Location : Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Address : Ocean County College
Address : College Drive
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-255-0400
Jan. 27, 28
7pm
$10-$14
A mix of movie tunes, songs you love and songs you forgot, all paired with laser images.
Contact:732-255-0342
Robert J. Novins Planetarium
One World: One Sky Big Bird’s Adventure
Location : Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Address : Ocean County College
Address : College Drive
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-255-0400
Jan. 7 – Mar. 17
Saturdays
11:30am
$7 - $10
Contact:732-255-0342
Robert J. Novins Planetarium
At the Galleries
Location : Ocean County Artists Guild
Address : 22 Chestnut St
Town : Island Heights Borough
Phone : 732-240-3111
Jan. 8 - Jan. 31
Reception: 1/8: 1pm-4pm,
Gallery Hours: Tues. - Sun.: 1pm-4pm
Gallery I: Art display from past and present gallery committee members.
Gallery II: Art display from faculty and monitors.
Contact:732-270-3111
Ocean County Artists Guild
On-Going Pastel Classes
Location : Pine Shores Art Association
Address : 94 Stafford Avenue
Town : Manahawkin (Stafford Township)
Phone : 609-597-3557
January
Saturdays
10am - 1pm
$20-$22, Art class with Linda Coulter, walk-ins welcome.
Contact:609-597-3557
Pine Shores Art Association
Napkin Basket Class
Location : Tuckerton Seaport
Address : 120 West Main Street
Town : Tuckerton Borough
Jan. 28
10am - 2pm
$40-$45, Join Mary May to weave a squared shaped basket sized to fit standard paper napkins, pre-registration required.
Contact:609-296-8868
Tuckerton Seaport
Toms River Seaport Society & Maritime Museum Open
Location : Toms River Seaport Society
Address : 78 E. Water Street
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-349-9209
Jan. through Dec.
Ever Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday
10 am - 2 pm
A maritime museum featuring boats indigenous to the area and maritime heritage.
Contact:732-349-9209
Toms River Seaport Society
NJ Maritime Museum Open
Location : NJ Maritime Museum
Address : Dock & West Streets
Town : Beach Haven Township
Phone : 609-492-3645
Sept. - May
Every Fri., Sat. Sun
10 am - 4 pm
Featuring ship wrecks off the NJ coast, SCUBA diving and maritime heritage
Contact:609-492-0202
New Jersey Maritime Museum
Local Artist Celebrates '80's Rock Exhibit
Location : Ocean County Library - Toms River
Address : 101 Washington Street
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-349-6200
January
Reception Jan. 12: 7pm - 8pm,
Gallery Hrs: Mon. - Thurs.: 9am - 9pm, Fri. & Sat.: 9am -5pm, Sun.: 1pm - 5pm
Exhibit of rock star portraits by local artist Patti Shouldice.
Contact:732-349-6200
Ocean County Library
Beauty at the Shore Art Exhibit
Location : Ocean County Library - Toms River
Address : 101 Washington Street
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-349-6200
January
Gallery Hrs: Mon. - Thurs.: 9am - 9pm, Fri. & Sat.: 9am -5pm, Sun.: 1pm - 5pm
Exhibit by local photographer Jeff Sayre.
Contact:732-349-6200
Ocean County Library
Aida, the Broadway musical
Location : Toms River High School North
Address : 1245 Old Freehold Road
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-505-5702
Jan. 26-28
7pm
$5, presented by the TRHSN Nautrical Star Theatre Company, music by Elton John and Tim Rice
Contact:732-505-5705
Toms River High School North Nautical Star Theatre Company
Tuckerton Seaport & Baymen's Museum
Location : Tuckerton Seaport
Address : 120 West Main Street
Town : Tuckerton Borough
Jan. - Dec.
Open 362 days a year, rain or shine, an open air maritime museum with buildings located on a boardwalk along the Tuckerton Creek which shares the stories of the people who lived and worked in the region through exhibits, demonstrations, classes, and special events; also home of the New Jersey Surf Museum, $8; seniors/$6; ages 6-12/$3; 5 and under free
Contact:609-296-8868
Tuckerton Seaport
Fishing Flea Market
Location : Toms River Elks Lodge
Address : 600 Washington Street
Town : Toms River Township
8 am - 1 pm
New, used & antique salt and fresh water fishing tackle, custom made fishing plugs, latest in rods, reels, lures, boating and nautical items, $3; children 12 and under/free, door prizes, food for sale
Contact:908-309-3882
NJ Beach Buggy Association
Laser Vinyl
Location : Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Address : Ocean County College
Address : College Drive
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-255-0400
8:15pm
$10-$14, a musical concert representing the best of classic rock with some laser art.
Contact:732-255-0342
Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Laser Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon
Location : Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Address : Ocean County College
Address : College Drive
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-255-0400
9:30pm
$10-$14, a mix of psychedelic rock paired with an assortment of sound effects and an unusual display of laser art.
Contact:732-255-0342
Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Men Are Dogs Comedy Performance
Location : Traco Theatre
Address : 16 Washington St.
Town : Toms River Township
Jan. 20-22, 27-29
1/20, 21, 27, 28: 8pm, 1/22, 29: 3pm
$14-$17, A comedy performance about a divorced women's group therapy session.
Contact:732-228-7273
TRACO Theater
Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament
Location : Strand Theater
Address : 400 Clifton Avenue
Town : Lakewood Township
Phone : 732-367-7789
7pm
$40 Non-player, $125 Player which includes $100 entrance fee and $25 buy-in.
Contact:732-367-7789
Strand Theater
Science Saturday Lecture Series: Christie 10-Point Plan for Barnegat Bay
Location : Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences
Address : 120 Long Beach Boulevard
Town : Loveladies (Long Beach Township)
Phone : 609-494-1241
11am
Presented Marc Labella, Associate Professor of Science, Ocean County College, will speak about natural history and ecology of Barnegat Bay, light refreshments included.
Contact:609-494-1241
Long Beach Island Foundation Science