Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, October 7-9, 2016

By Greg Kelly

Friday, October 7

• “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• Damn Yankees at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• THE GLOW: A Jack O’ Lantern Experience at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• Old Time Doo Wop at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Bluegrass Mini Golf at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO

• Walking Lantern Ghost Tours (Red Bank) – 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
• “Seeing Stars: Every Flag Tells A Story” (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• A. Casola Farms’ Famous Fall Fest (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Women’s College Field Hockey: Monmouth U. vs. Siena (WLB) – MORE INFO
• WW II Harbor Defense Lantern Tour on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Defensive Driving Class (Neptune) – MORE INFO
• “The House that Rock Built” at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• Hartshorne: Eight Generations and Their Highlands Estate Called Portland (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• The Lightning Thief at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Man-Made Climate Change Seminar at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• 10 Reasons to Eat Chocolate (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
• “As Time Goes By” Live Concert (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO
• “The Attack on Pearl Harbor” History (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
• Band of Brother-in-Laws (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Natalie Cressman & Mike Bono CD Release Tour (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Understanding Your Options: LGBT Parents to Be (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
• Circle of Mercy (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Witches’ Brew at Grange Playhouse (Howell) – MORE INFO

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Saturday, October 8

• Ocean Grove Fall Harvest Festival & Craft Show – MORE INFO
• “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• Fall Flea Market at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• Keyport Screamin’ Country Jamboree – MORE INFO
• Monmouth County Archives & History Day (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
• THE GLOW: A Jack O’ Lantern Experience at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• Damn Yankees at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Holmdel Harvest Fest – MORE INFO
• Grieg Piano Concerto at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Bluegrass Mini Golf at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• A. Casola Farms’ Famous Fall Fest (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Radio Technology Museum Open at InfoAge (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
• AAUW Used Book Sale (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• “Seeing Stars: Every Flag Tells A Story” (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Walking Lantern Ghost Tours (Keyport) – MORE INFO
• Women’s College Soccer: Monmouth U. vs. Niagara (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Monarch Butterfly Walk on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Pound the Pavement for Purple 5k Run/Walk (Neptune) – MORE INFO
• “The House that Rock Built” at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• Hartshorne: Eight Generations and Their Highlands Estate Called Portland (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• ‘16 Timberbrook Triathlon (Howell) – MORE INFO
• Met Opera: Tristan and Isolde at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Chair Yoga (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
• Tools for Wellness (Hazlet) – MORE INFO
• Sinatra: A Voice in Time (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO
• Live Folk/Rock Music by Blow Up Radio (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Charlotte’s Web Play Reading (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Meet Author Donna Cardillo (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• The Visceral Moment: Discussion with Seward Johnson (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• Tough Mudder at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
• Grand Finale at Wall Speedway – MORE INFO
• Eatontown Community Day ’16 – MORE INFO
• Farm Food Truck Festival (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
• Library Book Sale (Matawan) – MORE INFO
• Church Fall Fest & Pig Roast (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO

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Sunday, October 9

• Keyport Screamin’ Country Jamboree – MORE INFO
• Fort Hancock Day on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Holmdel Harvest Fest – MORE INFO
• Damn Yankees at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Jackie Mason at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• A. Casola Farms’ Famous Fall Fest (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Bluegrass Mini Golf at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• THE GLOW: A Jack O’ Lantern Experience at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• Wine & Food Festival (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Belmar Oktoberfest – MORE INFO
• Blessing of the Animals (Navesink) – MORE INFO
• GCA Open Juried Group Show (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
• Shanti Lecture (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Jersey Shore Guitar Show (Sayreville) – MORE INFO
• Tough Mudder at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
• Tinton Falls Community Day ’16 – MORE INFO
• Fall Festival (Neptune) – MORE INFO

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Next Weekend:

• October 14: TavernFest at Allen House (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
• October 15: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Spring Lake Theatre – MORE INFO
• October 16: ‘16 Lighthouse Challenge of New Jersey – MORE INFO

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Coming Soon:

• October 22: COA Fall Beach Sweeps (Monmouth County Beaches) – MORE INFO
• October 29: Mad Love by NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• November 5: Brian Regan at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• November 12: Late Fall Flea Market at Allaire Village – MORE INFO

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