Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County This Weekend, December 7-9, 2018:

By Greg Kelly

Friday, Dec. 7

• Christmas Lantern Tours at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• Scrooge (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• A Christmas Carol: The Musical at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Holiday Spectacular & Train Display at InfoAge (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
• August Wilson’s King Hedley II at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• “The Outsiders” by Shore Players at SRHS (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Wreath Making Class at Sickles Market (Little Silver) – MORE INFO
• Colonial Holiday Bazaar (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
• Historic Lantern Tour at Allen House (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO

• “Holiday Model Train Display” at Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• “Magic of Lights” at PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Fabulous Food Holiday Exhibit at Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Collingwood Indoor Flea Market (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO
• Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
• Sandy Hook Lighthouse Tours – MORE INFO
• Photos with Santa at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• Christmas Village & Model Train Display (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• “Listen” at Grange Playhouse (Howell) – MORE INFO
• Santa Claus Vintage Collection (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
• Christmas Lantern Tours at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• Library Book Sale (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
• Belmar Tree Lighting – MORE INFO
• “The Emperor’s New Duds” by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Learn About Monmouth County Office on Aging (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
• The Castoffs (Howell) – MORE INFO
• Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Steak Bake (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
• Joyce Urbanski Interprets Landscape Exhibit (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Fair Haven Tree Lighting & Holiday Stroll – MORE INFO
• Ice at the Pier (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Family Keepsake Christmas (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
• ESU Traditional Christmas Dinner (Rumson) – MORE INFO
• “After Hours Music” Holiday Concert by NJ Symphony Orchestra (Matawan) – MORE INFO

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Saturday, Dec. 8

• Victorian Holiday Festival: House & Inn Tour (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
• The Nutcracker by CODA at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• “It’s a Wonderful Life” Radio Play by Monmouth Players (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Christmas Lantern Tours at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• Scrooge (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• Strolling Holiday Quartet (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• “The Emperor’s New Duds” by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Candlelight House Tour (Keyport) – MORE INFO
• A Christmas Carol: The Musical at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Holiday Spectacular & Train Display at InfoAge (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
• August Wilson’s King Hedley II at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Mistletoe by MCHA – MORE INFO
• Asbury Park Holiday Bazaar ‘18 – MORE INFO
• Scrooge by Premier Theatre (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• “Holiday Model Train Display” at Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• “Listen” at Grange Playhouse (Howell) – MORE INFO
• Holiday Harmonies (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Classic Horse & Wagon Rides (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Arte Italica Event at Sickles Market (Little Silver) – MORE INFO
• Fabulous Food Holiday Exhibit at Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Artisans Holiday Gift Gallery (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• “Magic of Lights” at PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• “The Outsiders” by Shore Players at SRHS (WLB) – MORE INFO
• “Deal Test Site: 100 Years of History” Exhibit (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO
• Christmas Village & Model Train Display (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• Santa Claus Vintage Collection (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
• Photos with Santa at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• ’18 Holiday Performances: Shore Stars Dance Academy at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• ’18 Holiday Performances: Middletown Assembly of God at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• Downtown Freehold Breakfast with Santa (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Glassblowing Demonstration (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
• Downtown Freehold Holiday Jolly Trolley – MORE INFO
• “Love, Suds” Exhibit (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Reggie Harris & Greg Greenway: “Deeper Than the Skin” (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Wynonna & The Big Noise at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Christmas Candy-making Demonstration (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Monmouth Writer’s Critique Group (Howell) – MORE INFO
• Restorative Yoga (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
• Home for the Holidays Concert: Billy Lawlor Trio (Howell) – MORE INFO
• Lecture-in-Song: Irving Berlin (Hazlet) – MORE INFO
• Asbury Park Santa Run 5k – MORE INFO
• Peter Pan at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
• Springwood Tree Lighting (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Pop Break Christmas Party & Toy Drive (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Meditation & Mindfulness (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Poets at the River Reading (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• “Winter Stories” by NJ Chamber Singers (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Christmas Boutique (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
• Live Nativity and Tree-Lighting (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
• Take a Walk on the Scenic Side (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Sea Bright Tree Lighting – MORE INFO
• Ice at the Pier (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Library Book Sale (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Asbury Park Santa Crawl ’18 – MORE INFO
• Holiday Concert: Band of the Two Rivers (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Fil Series: “Ruggles of Red Gap” (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
• Visit the Long Branch History Room – MORE INFO
• Strauss Mansion Museum Tours (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Tours (Holmdel) – 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
• Dearborn Market’s Holiday Festival (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Holiday Tea Party (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Library Book Sale (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO

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Sunday, Dec. 9

• The Nutcracker by CODA at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Christmas Holly Walk on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Happy Holidays Concert: Tim McLoone & The Shirleys (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
• Scrooge (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• “It’s a Wonderful Life” Radio Play by Monmouth Players (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• A Very Asbury Holiday Show – MORE INFO
• Holiday Spectacular & Train Display at InfoAge (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
• Peter Pan at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
• Holiday Open House at Parker Homestead (Little Silver) – MORE INFO
• A Christmas Carol: The Musical at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• August Wilson’s King Hedley II at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• “The Outsiders” by Shore Players at SRHS (WLB) – MORE INFO
• “The Emperor’s New Duds” by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Scrooge by Premier Theatre (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Brookdale Concordia Chorale Concert (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• “Holiday Model Train Display” at Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Asbury Park Holiday Bazaar ‘18 – MORE INFO
• “Listen” at Grange Playhouse (Howell) – MORE INFO
• “Magic of Lights” at PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Artisans Holiday Gift Gallery (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Fabulous Food Holiday Exhibit at Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Photos with Santa at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• “Deal Test Site: 100 Years of History” Exhibit (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO
• Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Christmas Village & Model Train Display (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• Dearborn Market’s Holiday Festival (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Christmas at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• Library Book Sale (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
• Migrants & Waterfowl Walk on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Toys for Tots 5k (Freehold Twp.) – MORE INFO
• Santa Cares at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• Christmas in Manasquan – MORE INFO
• Downtown Freehold Breakfast with Santa (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• The Sounds of Christmas (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Met Opera: Marnie at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Hanukkah Open House (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Sensational Soul Cruisers (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Samplers: Historical Documents Written with Needle & Thread (Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Songs for the Holidays (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
• Photos with Santa (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• “Winter Stories” by NJ Chamber Singers (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
• “Seasonal Celebration” with Shrewsbury Chorale (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Christmas Boutique (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
• NJSYO Concert (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• UMC Christmas Concert (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Central Jersey Holiday Bazaar (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Blue Christmas Service of Remembrance (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
• Strauss Mansion Museum Tours (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Keyport Flea Market – MORE INFO
• Ice at the Pier (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Collingwood Indoor Flea Market (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO
• Sandy Hook Lighthouse Tours – MORE INFO

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Next Weekend:

• Dec. 14: Holiday Doo Wop at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Dec. 15: Christmas of ’43 at Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Dec. 16: “A Charlie Brown Christmas” at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO

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Coming Soon:

• Dec. 22: Brian Kirk & The Jirks at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Dec. 29: “Magic of Lights” at PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Jan. 5:

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