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Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County this Weekend, October 18-20, 2019

By Greg Kelly

Friday, October 18

  • The 5th Dimension at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
  • Wayne Brady at Count Basie (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
  • St Leo’s Fall Festival (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
  • Patrick F. Leahy, EdD: Monmouth U. Presidential Installation (WLB) – MORE INFO
  • Brad Simmons: Storyteller at Holmdel Theatre Company – MORE INFO
  • Tri-State Theatre Festival: Halloween Edition (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
  • “Lend Me a Tenor” by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
  • Mamma Mia! at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO

  • “Sweeny Todd” (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
  • Raconteur Radio: The War of the Worlds (Matawan) – MORE INFO
  • BCC Haunted Theater: Area 732 (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
  • Above & Beyond: Medal of Honor Exhibit at NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
  • Jersey Shore Ghost Tours (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
  • Haunted Allaire! at Allaire Village – 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
  • Castoffs Knitting Group (Howell) – MORE INFO
  • Poetry of the Romantic Era (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
  • The Golden Age of Operetta (Howell) – MORE INFO
  • Colts Neck Friends of the Library Empty Bowl Event – MORE INFO
  • Kate Eggleston: Fiber/Sculpture (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
  • Sunflower Festival (Cream Ridge) – MORE INFO
  • Artist Anne Q. McKeown (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
  • Start Making Sense Recreates Stop Making Sense (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
  • Hallows Eve Look into the Beyond with Dr. Laurence Brock (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
  • Lil’ Bobby Duncan Retrospective Art Exhibit at JSAC (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
  • Phyllis Rossr’s Abstract Constructions (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
  • Halloween Egg Hunt (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
  • Old Mill Gift Auction (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
  • I’m A Woman: The Pieces (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
  • Monmouth University Homecoming Weekend ‘19 (WLB) – MORE INFO
  • College Women’s Field Hockey: Monmouth U. vs. Albany (WLB) – MORE INFO
  • Ghost Hunters at Grange Playhouse (Howell) – MORE INFO
  • Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
  • Famous Fall Fest at A. Casola Farms (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
  • “13 x 19” Photo Exhibit at BAC (Belmar) – MORE INFO
  • Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – 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
  • Guns Blazing: War of 1812 and the NJ Shore Exhibit (Highlands) – MORE INFO

 

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Saturday, October 19

  • Fall Festival at Sickles Market (Little Silver) – MORE INFO
  • Tri-State Theatre Festival: Halloween Edition (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
  • Lighthouse Challenge of NJ Weekend – MORE INFO
  • US Navy Band: Commodores (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
  • Zombie Parade (Highlands) – MORE INFO
  • Boo Brew By the Bay Fest (Highlands) – MORE INFO
  • “Lend Me a Tenor” by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
  • College Football: Monmouth U. vs. Gardner-Webb U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
  • Laura Benanti for Axelrod Gala at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
  • Oceanport PTO Fall Festival – MORE INFO
  • St Leo’s Fall Festival (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
  • Roving Naturalist at Hartshorne Woods Park (Highlands) – MORE INFO
  • Scarecrow Festival (Bradley Beach) – MORE INFO
  • Creatures of the Night (Middletown) – MORE INFO
  • Monmouth University Homecoming Weekend ‘19 (WLB) – MORE INFO
  • Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
  • Fall & Winter Gardening Workshop (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
  • Tough Mudder Classic at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
  • “Sweeny Todd” (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
  • Asbury Underground Art & Music Crawl – MORE INFO
  • Spring Lake Kitchen Tour – MORE INFO
  • Jay & Silent Bob Reboot Roadshow: Jason Mewes & Kevin Smith (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
  • Meowsquerade Pawty (Freehold) – MORE INFO
  • Mamma Mia! at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
  • BCC Haunted Theater: Area 732 (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
  • Haunted Allaire! at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
  • Julio’s Pizza Co. Grand Opening (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
  • Toto at Count Basie (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
  • Mayor’s Challenge 5k (Middletown) – MORE INFO
  • Stomp the Monster-Spooktacular Almost 4 Miler (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
  • Colts Neck Friends of the Library Empty Bowl Event – MORE INFO
  • Library Book Sale (Hazlet) – MORE INFO
  • Book Club Festival (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
  • Kids! Hotel Transylvania 2 (Howell) – MORE INFO
  • Library Mini Book Sale (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO
  • Great American Songbook Concert: Carol Erickson & Bob McHugh (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO
  • Artist Anne Q. McKeown (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
  • Phyllis Rossr’s Abstract Constructions (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
  • Sunflower Festival (Cream Ridge) – MORE INFO
  • Boat Tours of Manasquan Reservoir (Howell) – MORE INFO
  • Foodstock ’19 (Freehold) – MORE INFO
  • Spaghetti Dinner by Cub Scouts (Brielle) – MORE INFO
  • A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: Poetry of Mr. Rogers at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
  • Bow Ties & Pearls Gala (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
  • Craft & Gift Market (Belmar) – MORE INFO
  • Comedy Luncheon and Gift Auction (Middletown) – MORE INFO
  • Women’s Writing Group (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
  • Pumpkin Painting Workshop (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
  • Spooky Spectacular at Wall Speedway – MORE INFO
  • Buy Rite Liquors’ Super Sampling (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO
  • Lost & Found Survival Skills (Marlboro) – MORE INFO
  • Accordion Melodies of the 1890s (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
  • Historic Battery Lewis Tours (Highlands) – MORE INFO
  • Halloween with Spirit & Straight-Talking NJ Medium (Middletown) – MORE INFO
  • Howl-a-ween Pet Costume Contest (Highlands) – MORE INFO
  • Light the Night Walk (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
  • Pumpkin Painting Contest (West Long Branch) – MORE INFO
  • Doggie Halloween Costume Contest (Millstone Twp.) – MORE INFO
  • Harvest Hullabaloo (Middletown) – MORE INFO
  • Ghosts & Legends Downtown Tour (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
  • Howl-O-Ween Family Fest (Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
  • Guns Blazing: War of 1812 and the NJ Shore Exhibit (Highlands) – MORE INFO
  • “13 x 19” Photo Exhibit Opening at BAC (Belmar) – MORE INFO
  • Famous Fall Fest at A. Casola Farms (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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Library Book Sale (Matawan) – 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
  • Fall Fun & Harvest Hayrides (Holmdel) – MORE INFO

 

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Sunday, October 20

  • Lighthouse Challenge of NJ Weekend – MORE INFO
  • Red Bank Halloween Parade – MORE INFO
  • Long Branch Day ‘19 – MORE INFO
  • “Lend Me a Tenor” by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO
  • Jersey Shore Toy Show (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
  • Thompson Park Day ’19 (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
  • Crop Hunger Walk ’19 (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
  • Tri-State Theatre Festival: Halloween Edition (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
  • Laurie Berkner Band’s Monster Boogie Halloween Concert (Freehold) – MORE INFO
  • Red Bank Food & Wine Walk – MORE INFO
  • St Leo’s Fall Festival (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
  • Creatures of the Night (Middletown) – MORE INFO
  • Mamma Mia! at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
  • BCC Haunted Theater: Area 732 (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
  • Tough Mudder Classic at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
  • Ghosts of the Boardwalk Tour (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
  • Kinderhook, Up the Creek at Two River Theater (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
  • The Office! A Musical Parody at Count Basie (Red Bank) – 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
  • Meet Author Fiona Davis (Brielle) – MORE INFO
  • Pet Parade & Blessing (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO
  • Harvest Hullabaloo (Middletown) – MORE INFO
  • Fair Haven Egg Hunt & Halloween Parade – MORE INFO
  • Mixed Media Art Workshop (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
  • College Women’s Field Hockey: Monmouth U. vs. Columbia (WLB) – MORE INFO
  • Historic Battery Lewis Tours (Highlands) – MORE INFO
  • Mill Demonstration Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
  • NJ Bluegrass Stage Show (Little Silver) – MORE INFO
  • West Long Branch Fall Festival – MORE INFO
  • Jersey Shore Free to Breathe Walk (Asbury Park) – 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
  • Famous Fall Fest at A. Casola Farms (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
  • Twin Lights Historic Site (Highlands) – MORE INFO
  • Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
  • Keyport Flea Market – MORE INFO
  • Spring Lake Historical Society Museum Open – MORE INFO
  • Shrewsbury Classic 5k (Shrewsbury Boro) – MORE INFO
  • Colts Neck Friends of the Library Empty Bowl Event – MORE INFO
  • Met Opera: Turandot at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO
  • Sunflower Festival (Cream Ridge) – MORE INFO

 

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Next Weekend

  • Oct. 25: Psychic Ghost Tours (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
  • Oct. 26: COA Fall Beach Sweeps (Monmouth County beaches) – MORE INFO
  • Oct. 27: Closing Day at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO

 

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Coming Soon:

  • 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
  • Nov. 23: Wine & Chocolate Weekend (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO

 

Greg Kelly, a longtime journalist, is the publisher of MonmouthBeachLife.com. He welcomes comments at monmouthcountylife@gmail.com.

 

 

 

 

Posted: October 16th, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: Greg Kelly, Monmouth County, Monmouth County News, Things to do in Monmouth County | Tags: , , , , , | 1 Comment »

One Comment on “Greg’s List: Things to Do in Monmouth County this Weekend, October 18-20, 2019”

  1. Jackie Severinsen said at 11:18 pm on October 16th, 2019:

    Can you our our great event to your list? We are having an amazing tasting event to benefit Eatontown Schools.

    Thank you in advance.

    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/food-for-thought-2019-tickets-68076270959