Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County this Weekend, October 11-13, 2019

By Greg Kelly

Friday, October 11

• WW II Harbor Defense Lantern Tour on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Mamma Mia! at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• “Sweeny Todd” (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• BCC Haunted Theater: Area 732 (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Expungement Seminar (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• “Cyrano” at Two River Theater (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Xanadu the Musical at Count Basie (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• Road Show at JSAC (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
• Above & Beyond: Medal of Honor Exhibit at NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Jersey Shore Ghost Tours (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
• A. Casola Farms’ Famous Fall Fest (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• “13 x 19” Photo Exhibit at BAC (Belmar) – MORE INFO
• Castoffs Knitting Group (Howell) – MORE INFO
• Medicare Options 2020 (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
• Firefighter Appreciation Night (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Micro Wrestling All Stars (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Steve Dorff: A Life in Songwriting at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Film: S&M2 Metallica & San Francisco Symphony (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Benefit for Bayshore Oktoberfest (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO
• College Women’s Field Hockey: Monmouth U. vs. Maine (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Lil’ Bobby Duncan Retrospective Art Exhibit (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
• Ghosts, Ghouls, and Goblins: Rupert’s Last Stand (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• “An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe” at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• Guns Blazing: War of 1812 and the NJ Shore Exhibit (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Woodstock & Beyond: Visionary Art of Mike Frankel at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Karen Bright: Throughline at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Just Beachy/After Sandy at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Afrofuturist Design: Ancient Dogon to Wakandan Futures at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• “A Sense of Place in Contemporary Encaustic” at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• “Springsteen: His Hometown” Exhibit (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Collingwood Indoor Flea Market (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO
• Sandy Hook Lighthouse Tours – MORE INFO
• Sea Bright Library & Cultural Art Center – MORE INFO

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Saturday, October 12

• Fall Flea Market at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• Monmouth County Archives & History Day ’19 (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
• Keyport Music Festival – MORE INFO
• College Football: Monmouth U. vs. Presbyterian (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Fall Classic Car Show (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• BCC Haunted Theater: Area 732 (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• MBCC “Chili Fest” (Monmouth Beach) – MORE INFO
• “Sweeny Todd” (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• “Boy Gets Girl” by Spotlight Players (Matawan) – MORE INFO
• Jersey Shore Cake & Cookie Convention (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• PBA Food Truck Festival (Shrewsbury Boro) – MORE INFO
• “Cyrano” at Two River Theater (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Holst’s The Planets in HD the Musical at Count Basie (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Road Show at JSAC (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
• Julio’s Pizza Co. Opening (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• West Long Branch Town-Wide Garage Sale – MORE INFO
• Allentown Fall Festival – MORE INFO
• “An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe” at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• Mamma Mia! at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Guns Blazing: War of 1812 and the NJ Shore Exhibit (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Fall Fun & Harvest Hayrides (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Baxter’s Fishing Derby (Howell) – MORE INFO
• State Championship at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
• “13 x 19” Photo Exhibit Opening at BAC (Belmar) – MORE INFO
• A. Casola Farms’ Famous Fall Fest (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Jersey Shore Ghost Tour (Keyport) – MORE INFO
• Live Horse Racing at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• “Springsteen: His Hometown” Exhibit (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Kid’s Big Pumpkin! (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
• Kid’s Hotel Transylvania (Howell) – MORE INFO
• All in For Hope by ALF (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Flute & Classical Guitar Concert (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
• Move to the Music, Bollywood Style (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Alice’s Ordinary People: Film & Discussion (Hazlet) – MORE INFO
• The Dream Lady of Wanalasset Revisited (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO
• Nike Missile Radar Site Tour on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• “Big Sit” Bird Count on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Touch-a-Truck (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Clothing Drive for MRC-CERT (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
• Manasquan Inlet Intracoastal Tug of War – MORE INFO
• Met Opera: Turandot at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Haunted Walking Tour of Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Poetry on the River (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Storytellers Mosaic: Evening of Stories (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
• Joan’s Reach Chili Cook Off (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• College Women’s Soccer: Monmouth U. vs. Canisius (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Nightmare Before Christmas Skate (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Historic Battery Lewis Tours (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Mill Demonstration Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Open Shoot Archery (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Cookstove Demonstration (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Boat Tours of Manasquan Reservoir (Howell) – MORE INFO
• Ghosts, Ghouls, and Goblins: Rupert’s Last Stand (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
• Oktoberfest Show & Shine at Circle BMW (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• Matawan PBA Oktoberfest – MORE INFO
• Fall Fest ‘19 (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
• Equality Walk Weekend ’19 (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Cole Porter Concert (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Movie: “The Pit and the Pendulum” (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Museum (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Above & Beyond: Medal of Honor Exhibit at NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Twin Lights Historic Site (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Pier Village Fresh Farmer & Artisan Market (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Visit the Long Branch History Room – MORE INFO
• AAUW Used Book Sale (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Colingwood Flea Market (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO
• MCHA Museum Tours (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Sandy Hook Lighthouse Tours – MORE INFO
• Bike Raffle Party & Show (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Sea Bright Library & Cultural Art Center – MORE INFO
• Woodstock & Beyond: Visionary Art of Mike Frankel at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Karen Bright: Throughline at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Just Beachy/After Sandy at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Afrofuturist Design: Ancient Dogon to Wakandan Futures at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• “A Sense of Place in Contemporary Encaustic” at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Brain Injury Awareness 5k (Bradley Beach) – MORE INFO
• Pound the Pavement for Purple 5k (Neptune City) – MORE INFO
• Monmouth Writer’s Critique Group (Howell) – MORE INFO

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Sunday, October 13

• Jersey Shore Cake & Cookie Convention (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• BCC Haunted Theater: Area 732 (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Fall Festival: Flannels & Food Trucks at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• Long Branch Columbus Day Parade – MORE INFO
• Fort Hancock Day ’19 on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Pumpkin Fest! (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• “A Haunting Afternoon” by Monmouth Players (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• “Cyrano” at Two River Theater (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Beer Run: 5k & Craft Beer Festival at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• MMC/Valerie Fund 5k Run & Walk (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Allentown Fall Festival – MORE INFO
• Mamma Mia! at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Sunday Fall Market (Bradley Beach) – MORE INFO
• Spring Lake Historical Society Museum Open – MORE INFO
• “Pinkalicious” at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
• Dark Radio Thrillers at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Howl-O-Ween Walk (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Bocce Ball-a-Palooza for ECF (Neptune City) – MORE INFO
• Historic Battery Lewis Tours (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Mill Demonstration Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Boat Tours of Manasquan Reservoir (Howell) – MORE INFO
• Climb Time (Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Ghosts, Ghouls, and Goblins: Rupert’s Last Stand (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
• Waves of Gratitude Celebration (Rumson) – MORE INFO
• Fall Fest ‘19 (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
• Guns Blazing: War of 1812 and the NJ Shore Exhibit (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• “Springsteen: His Hometown” Exhibit (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Fall Fun & Harvest Hayrides (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• A. Casola Farms’ Famous Fall Fest (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Twin Lights Historic Site (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Keyport Flea Market – MORE INFO
• Live Horse Racing at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
• Woodstock & Beyond: Visionary Art of Mike Frankel at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Karen Bright: Throughline at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Just Beachy/After Sandy at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Afrofuturist Design: Ancient Dogon to Wakandan Futures at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• “A Sense of Place in Contemporary Encaustic” at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Battery Potter Tour on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Mortar Battery Tour on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO

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Next Weekend

• Oct. 18: Wayne Brady at Count Basie (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Oct. 19: “Lend Me a Tenor” by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Oct. 20: Thompson Park Day ’19 (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

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Coming Soon:

• Oct. 26: COA Fall Beach Sweeps (Monmouth County beaches) – MORE INFO
• Nov. 2: Guys & Dolls at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
• Nov. 9: Late Fall Flea Market at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• Nov. 16: On a Winter’s Night Concert at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO

Greg Kelly, a longtime journalist, is the publisher of MonmouthBeachLife.com. He welcomes comments at [email protected].