Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, August 19-21, 2016

By Greg Kelly

Friday, August 19

• Celtic Thunder at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Oliver! at Spring Lake Theatre – MORE INFO
• Little Shop of Horrors at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Lone Ramblers (Belmar) – MORE INFO
• Learn to Skimboard (Sea Bright) – MORE INFO
• Police Youth Week (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Butler by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Canoe Cruise on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Chess Tournament (Middletown) – MORE INFO

• To Infinity And Beyond (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• “Portraits on Recycled Consumer Boxes” Art Show Opening (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Color and Coffee (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
• Dog Days of Summer Extravaganza (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
• Pure Speed Drag Racing Experience at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
• Church Rummage Sale (Little Silver) – MORE INFO
• Matt O’Ree Concert (Keansburg) – MORE INFO
• The Hillbilly Wedding Massacre at Grange Playhouse (Howell) – MORE INFO
• Mommy and Me Crafting (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• “Presidents at the Monmouth County Shore” Exhibit (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO
• “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” Art Exhibit (Belmar) – MORE INFO
• Bluegrass Mini Golf at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• “Seeing Stars: Every Flag Tells A Story” Exhibit (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Wilson Hall Photo Exhibit at Monmouth U. (WLB) – 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
• J. Seward Johnson Sculptures at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Ocean Grove History Walking Tour – MORE INFO
• Fred Lehotay’s Ragtimers Concert (Avon) – MORE INFO

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Saturday, August 20

• An Evening with Thornton Wilder by Monmouth Players (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Spring Lake Summer Sidewalk Sale – MORE INFO
• Boardwalk Art Show (Avon-by-the-Sea) – MORE INFO
• Little Shop of Horrors at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Butler by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Latin Fiesta at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• Antiques and Postcard Show (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
• Meet Author Stephanie Evanovich (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Oliver! at Spring Lake Theatre – MORE INFO
• NJ Burlesque Festival (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” Art Exhibit (Belmar) – MORE INFO
• Red Bank StreetLife – MORE INFO
• Church Rummage Sale (Little Silver) – MORE INFO
• J. Seward Johnson Sculptures at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Battery Potter Tours on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Coastliners Concert at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• Fort Hancock Bike Tour on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Nike Missile Radar Site on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Nine Gun Battery Tours on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Ultimate Pokemon Party (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Bradley Beach 5k – MORE INFO
• “Birds, Bugs and Beyond” Festival (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Old Jews Telling Jokes at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
• The Orchestra with Former Electric Light Orchestra Members (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
• John Sebastian (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• So Watt (Bradley Beach) – MORE INFO
• Community Picnic & Softball Event (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Side by Side: Hammerstein and Sondheim (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Drop-in Kayak Tours on the Navesink (Locust) – MORE INFO
• ALS Fluke Tagging Trip (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Eco-Elephant Family Flea Market (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO
• Teen Art Workshop (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• Mopars@etown Car Show at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
• Champion’s Night + Cone Races at Wall Speedway – MORE INFO
• Library and Church 100th Anniversary Celebration (Avon) – MORE INFO
• Summer Art Open House (Brielle) – MORE INFO
• Police Youth Week (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Phoenicia Flea Market (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Shiver Me Timbers at Jersey Shore Arts Center (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
• “A Day of Hope” Family Festival (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• NJ Safe Boating Class (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• Pavilion Drum Circle (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – 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

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Sunday, August 21

• Latin Fiesta at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• An Evening with Thornton Wilder by Monmouth Players (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Rolling Iron Antique Auto Show at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• Old Jews Telling Jokes at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
• Dawn Patrol at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• Spring Lake Summer Sidewalk Sale – MORE INFO
• Oliver! at Spring Lake Theatre – MORE INFO
• Mopars@etown Car Show at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
• Pat Guadagno in Harbor Concert (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Little Shop of Horrors at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Jaen Lee Hooker in Bands by the Beach (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Battery Potter Tours on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• J. Seward Johnson Sculptures at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Bluegrass Mini Golf at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – 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
• Ray Licata Memorial Swim (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Nine Gun Battery Tours on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Battery Potter Tours on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• NJ Sharing Network 5k Walk/Run at BCC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• The Incinerators (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• NJ Safe Boating Class (Eatontown) – MORE INFO

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Next Weekend:

• August 26: WFAN Day with Mike Francesa at Bar A (Lake Como) – MORE INFO
• August 27: Long Branch Jazz & Blues Festival – MORE INFO
• August 28: Miracles of Miracles, Words by Sheldon Harnick at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO

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Coming Soon:

• Sept. 3: Fair Haven Fireman’s Fair – MORE INFO
• Sept. 10: Antique & Classic Car Show (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Sept. 17: Classic Longboard Surfing Contest (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Sept. 24: 19^th Century Fall Harvest Festival at Allaire Village – MORE INFO

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