Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, August 12-14, 2016

By Greg Kelly

Friday, August 12

• Keyport Fireman’s Fair – MORE INFO
• Ocean Township Italian Festival – MORE INFO
• Navesink Fireman’s Fair – MORE INFO
• Little Shop of Horrors at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Beachscapes at the Jersey Shore Art Show (Avon) – MORE INFO
• “Presidents at the Monmouth County Shore” Exhibit (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO
• “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” Art Exhibit (Belmar) – MORE INFO

• Manasquan Summer Sidewalk Sale – MORE INFO
• Bluegrass Mini Golf at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• Jet Weston (Belmar) – MORE INFO
• “Seeing Stars: Every Flag Tells A Story” Exhibit (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Wilson Hall Photo Exhibit at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Safe Sitter Class (Hazlet) – MORE INFO
• Fred Lehotay’s Ragtimers Concert (Avon) – MORE INFO
• Learn to Skimboard (Sea Bright) – MORE INFO
• Ocean Grove History Walking Tour – MORE INFO
• Butler by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• “And Then There Were None” by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Canoe Cruise on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Ocean Grove History Day – MORE INFO
• Coastal Explorers on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Blood Drive at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• Andrew Werth: Morphogenesis (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Color and Coffee (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
• J. Seward Johnson Sculptures at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• The Wright Trio (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Pam McCoy in RL Keller Memorial Music Series (Monmouth Beach) – MORE INFO
• Mommy and Me Crafting (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• Christian Rock (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Live Horse Racing at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• Radio Technology Museum Open at InfoAge (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
• Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Highlands Farmer’s Market – MORE INFO

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Saturday, August 13

• West End Cruise Night & Car Show (Long Brach) – MORE INFO
• Ocean Township Italian Festival – MORE INFO
• An Evening with Michael Bolton (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
• Navesink Fireman’s Fair – MORE INFO
• Spanish-American Festival (Keyport) – MORE INFO
• The Goo Goo Dolls, Collective Soul & Tribe Society at PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Keyport Fireman’s Fair – MORE INFO
• HDAY Summer at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
• Mid-Summer Flea Market at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• Little Shop of Horrors at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Doc Sheehan 5k Classic Race (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Manasquan Summer Sidewalk Sale – MORE INFO
• Bobby Byrne Concert (Neptune City) – MORE INFO
• Colts Neck Collectible Show – MORE INFO
• Twin Lights 5k Twilight Run (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• NPS Great Centennial Campout on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Butler by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• “And Then There Were None” by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” Art Exhibit (Belmar) – MORE INFO
• Red Bank StreetLife – MORE INFO
• J. Seward Johnson Sculptures at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Night Hike on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Andrew Werth: Morphogenesis (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Church Service on the Beach (Rumson) – MORE INFO
• Radio Technology Museum Open at InfoAge (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
• 19th Century New Jersey Chairmaking Exhibit (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• AAUW Used Book Sale (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Horse Racing at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• “Presidents at the Monmouth County Shore” Exhibit (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO
• Dawn Patrol at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• Full of It Concert (Avon) – MORE INFO
• Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
• US Civil War: Remembering our Vets (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO
• Ocean Grove History Walking Tour – MORE INFO
• Battery Potter Tours on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Nine Gun Battery Tours on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Olivia Holt at iPlay (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Happy Together Tour (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Big Sea Day Celebration (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Family Fun Saturday: “Yoga with Miss Alice” (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
• Summer Saturday Meditation Classes (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Poets David Crews and Matt Spano (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• David Ryan Art Reception (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Hearthstone Fireside Gathering Tournament (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Brick + Mortar (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• First Responders Night at Wall Speedway – MORE INFO
• Fluke Tournament (Belmar) – MORE INFO
• Candlelight Ball (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• Sand Castle Tournament (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Peach Festival (Belmar) – MORE INFO
• Children’s Triathlon (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
• $500 NHC Handicapping Contest at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• Red Bank Community Block Party – MORE INFO
• Extra Innings Band (Bradley Beach) – MORE INFO
• Freedom Fest (Belmar) – MORE INFO

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Sunday, August 14

• Ocean Township Italian Festival – MORE INFO
• “And Then There Were None” by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Dawn Patrol at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• Navesink Fireman’s Fair – MORE INFO
• Little Shop of Horrors at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Citizens Band Radio in Bands by the Beach (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Battery Potter Tours on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• NPS Great Centennial Campout on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Nine Gun Battery Tours on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Andrew Werth: Morphogenesis (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• J. Seward Johnson Sculptures at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• The Go-Go’s Farewell Tour at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Bluegrass Mini Golf at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• HDAY Summer at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Horse Racing at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” Art Exhibit (Belmar) – MORE INFO
• “Presidents at the Monmouth County Shore” Exhibit (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO
• Mass on the Grass (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO

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Next Weekend:

• August 19: Celtic Thunder at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• August 20: Little Shop of Horrors at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• August 21: An Evening with Thornton Wilder by Monmouth Players (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

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Coming Soon:

• August 27: Long Branch Jazz & Blues Festival – MORE INFO
• Sept. 3: BBQ & Craft Beer Festival at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• Sept. 10: Antique & Classic Car Show (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Sept. 17: Classic Longboard Surfing Contest (Manasquan) – MORE INFO

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