Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, December 6-8, 2013

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By Greg Kelly

Friday, December 6

• A Christmas Carol at Allaire Village – MORE INFO

• Historic Four Corners Holiday Lantern Tours (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO

• Songs & Letters of World War II (Manasquan) – MORE INFO

• Scrooge at Spring Lake Community Theatre – MORE INFO

• Middlemen at NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO

• VNA Holiday House Tour (Rumson) – MORE INFO

• Enjoy Fall Friday in NYC via Seastreak Ferry (Highlands) – MORE INFO

• A Shop Around The Corner at First Ave. Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

• 12 Days of Christmas Scavenger Hunt (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• Orchestra of Saint Peter by the Sea at Monmouth U. (WLB) – MORE INFO

• Sinatra Christmas Bash at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, Thanksgiving weekend edition

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By Greg Kelly

Saturday, November 30

• Holiday Arts & Crafts Marketplace at Monmouth Park (Oceanport) – MORE INFO

• Middlemen at NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO

• AAUW Used Book Sale (Middletown) – MORE INFO

• Holiday & Craft Shop at Poricy Park (Middletown) – MORE INFO

• Holiday Weekend Wine Trail at Four JG’s (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO

• 12 Days of Christmas Scavenger Hunt (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• Chrise’s Dare to Dream 5k (Freehold Twp) – MORE INFO

• Spring Lake Christmas Celebration Kick-off – MORE INFO

• How to Use the eLibrary (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• A Shop Around The Corner at First Ave. Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

• After-Thanksgiving Sale at Jersey Shore Premium Outlets (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO

• Ocean Grove Shop Small Business Saturday – MORE INFO

• Asbury Fresh Winter Pop-up Market – MORE INFO

• Holiday Craft Market & Book Fair (Avon) – MORE INFO

• Turkey Derby XXXX at Wall Speedway – MORE INFO

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, November 22-24, 2013

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By Greg Kelly

Saturday, November 23

• Sea Girt Craft Fair – MORE INFO

• White Christmas at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• Affordable Art & Fine Crafts Show/Sale (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

• Live Animal Road Show (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO

• Middlemen at NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO

• Les Miserables at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO

• Granny’s Attic Craft Show (Middletown) – MORE INFO

• Indoor Graft Fair (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO

• St. Jude Give Thanks Walk at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO

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Greg’s List: Things to do this weekend in Monmouth County, November 15-17, 2013

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By Greg Kelly

Saturday, November 16

• Home for the Holidays Bazaar (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO

• Arsenic & Old Lace by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO

• White Christmas at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• All The Rage at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• Fall Book Sale (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO

• Les Miserables at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO

• Full Moon Meander at Mt. Mitchill (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

• Fall Antique Show (Wall Twp) – MORE INFO

• Singin’ in the Rain by Spotlight Players (Matawan) – MORE INFO

• ALS Surf Fishing Clinic (Highlands) – MORE INFO

• Jersey Shore Restaurant Week (many county spots) – MORE INFO

• Introductory Archery (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

• Get the Best Out of Job Interviews (Long Branch) – MORE INFO

• International Games Day (Middletown) – MORE INFO

• Village Fair (Manasquan) – MORE INFO

• World’s Toughest Mudder at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO

• Jersey Shore Rescue Mission Coat Giveaway (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO

• Holiday Bazaar (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, November 8-10, 2013

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By Greg Kelly

Saturday, November 9

• Fall Craft Show (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO

• Jersey Shore Restaurant Week – MORE INFO

• Middlemen at NJ Repertory Company (Long Branch) – MORE INFO

• Dirty Pumpkin Run & Fall Festival (Manalapan) – MORE INFO

• College Football: Army vs. West Kentucky via Seastreak (Highlands) – MORE INFO

• Late Fall Flea Market at Allaire Village – MORE INFO

• Evita at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO

• How to Sculpt a Turkey for Your Table (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

• Pottery Art Show & Sale (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• All That Jazz at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO

• Visit a Bird Banding Station on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO

• Abba Mania at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• Nearly New Rummage Sale (Marlboro) – MORE INFO

• Book Sale at Matawan-Aberdeen Library – MORE INFO

• Lysander Piano Trio (Freehold) – MORE INFO

• Meet Cooking Author Lidia Bastianich at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO

• Meditation Workshop (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO

• Flea Market (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

• Learn About Wood Turtles (Howell) – MORE INFO

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County This Weekend

By Greg Kelly

Saturday, November 2

• New Jersey Women’s Expo (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

• Watching Stars & Meteors (Holmdel) – MORE INFO

• Brighton Beach Memoirs by Monmouth Players (Navesink) – MORE INFO

• The Tricky Part at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• Impolite Comedy at First Avenue Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO

• Free Caregiver Retreat (Eatontown) – MORE INFO

• Woods Hollow Classic Mountain Bike Race (Middletown) – MORE INFO

• First Saturday in Asbury Park – MORE INFO

• Create a Decorative Thanksgiving Plate (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

• Beauty and the Beach 5-Mile (Long Branch) – MORE INFO

• National Theatre of London: 50 Years on Stage (WLB) – MORE INFO

• Stocking Stuffer Sale at Allaire Village – MORE INFO

• Trinity Hall H.S. Open House (Leonardo) – MORE INFO

• Arsenic & Old Lace by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO

• “Vintage Hitchcock” by NINE Theatricals (Hazlet) – MORE INFO

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Greg’s List: Things to do this weekend in Monmouth County, October 25-27, 2013

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By Greg Kelly

Sunday, October 27

• Monmouth Symphony Orchestra at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• The Wonders of Wildlife (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

• Fall Wine & Cheese Tasting Weekend (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO

• Eco-Kayak Tour of the Navesink River (Middletown) – MORE INFO

• The Spirit of Woodstock (Manalapan) – MORE INFO

• Snuggies, S’mores & More (Freehold Twp) – MORE INFO

• JC’s Classic Car Show (Farmingdale) – MORE INFO

• Wild Edibles & Medicinals (Long Branch) – MORE INFO

• Play Dates in the Park (Colts Neck, Middletown) – MORE INFO

• The Tricky Part at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• Fall Foliage Cruise on the Navesink River (Highlands) – MORE INFO

• Art & Crafts Show at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO

• A Day of Poe (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO

• Fall Scavenger Hunt (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• Trick or Trot 5k (Long Branch) – MORE INFO

• What Were We Talking About? (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO

• Oceanport Halloween Parade & Party – MORE INFO

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, October 18-20, 2013

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By Greg Kelly

 Sunday, October 20

• Arsenic & Old Lace by Center Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO

• Thompson Park Day (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

• Vintage Shopping Expo & Fashion Show (Middletown) – MORE INFO

• Red Bank Food & Wine Walk – MORE INFO

• A Taste of Noir by Jersey Shore Writers (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO

• Hudson River Fall Foliage Cruise via Seastreak (Highlands) – MORE INFO

• History Ghost Walk: Asbury Park (Ocean Twp) – MORE INFO

• Broomstick at NJ Repertory Theater (Long Branch) – MORE INFO

• Belmar Fall Town-Wide Yard Sale – MORE INFO

• Seascape by South Street Players (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO

• Red Bank Halloween Parade – MORE INFO

• “Rock to the Top” Local Band Competition at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO

• Eco-Kayak Tour of the Navesink River – MORE INFO

• Rotary of Asbury Park “Bowl-a-Thon” (Bradley Beach) – MORE INFO

• Haunted Theater at BCC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

• Halloween Off the Cuff at The Grange Playhouse (Howell) – MORE INFO

• Corn Harvest at Longstreet Farm (Holmdel) – MORE INFO

• “Pumpkin Patch Day” (Spring Lake) – MORE INFO

• Shrewsbury Classic 5k – MORE INFO

• VW & Audi Show & Go at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO

• The Way We Were by the Oasis Players (Freehold) – MORE INFO

• Art for the Cure Festival at Pier Village (Long Branch) – MORE INFO

• Brighton Beach Memoirs by Monmouth Players (Navesink) – MORE INFO

• Bronx Zoo Trip (Lincroft departure) – MORE INFO

• Tango for Beginners at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• Oktoberfest at Bear Mountain via Seastreak (Highlands) – MORE INFO

• Monmouth County Online Surplus Auction – MORE INFO

• A. Casola Farms Fall Fest (Holmdel) – MORE INFO

• Jersey Shore Wine Weekends at Four JG’s (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO

• Asbury Fresh Local Artisan Market – MORE INFO

• Flute & Friends (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO

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And Next Weekend . . .

Friday, Oct. 25: Art & Crafts Show at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO

Saturday, Oct. 26: Pier Village Pooch Party (Long Branch) – MORE INFO

Sunday, Oct. 27: Monmouth Symphony Orchestra at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

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And Next Month . . .

Nov. 2: National Theatre of London: 50 Years On Stage (WLB) – MORE INFO

Nov. 8:  Bill Cosby at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

Nov. 17: Atlantic Highlands Art Show & Sale – MORE INFO

Nov. 30: Classic Holiday Horse & Carriage Rides (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

Greg Kelly is a longtime Monmouth County journalist. He welcomes comments or questions at monmouthcountylife@gmail.com.

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Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, October 11-13, 2013

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By Greg Kelly

Sunday, October 13

• Belmar Fall Festival – MORE INFO

• Keyport Screamin’ Country Jamboree & Chili Contest – MORE INFO

• Craft Fair/Oktoberfest by Southern Monmouth C of C (Manasquan) – MORE INFO

• Blacksmith Demonstration (Holmdel) – MORE INFO

• Critters & Jitters (Middletown) – MORE INFO

• Monmouth University Open House (WLB) – MORE INFO

• Hudson River Fall Foliage Cruise via Seastreak (Highlands) – MORE INFO

• Oktoberfest at Bear Mountain via Seastreak (Highlands) – MORE INFO

• Brighton Beach Memoirs by Monmouth Players (Navesink) – MORE INFO

• Mammoths, Monsters & More (Howell) – MORE INFO

• Family Halloween Camping (Freehold Twp) – MORE INFO

• Book Swap Drop In (Lincroft) – MORE INFO

• Allentown Fall Festival – MORE INFO

• Run thru Deal 5k and 1-Mile – MORE INFO

• On Borrowed Time at TRT (Red Bank) – MORE INFO

• Apple Fest (Middletown) – MORE INFO

• Rummage Sale (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO

• Pumpkin Carving & Painting Station (various county parks) – MORE INFO

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Fall Cruises On The Hudson

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. ~Albert Camus

Approaching or leaving lower Manhattan by water never gets old for me. If you start getting used to it, just look closer.

If you are ready to be really moved by an enormity of natural and human wonders, present and historical, stay on the Seastreak Ferry when departs from Pier 11 any Saturday or Sunday morning this month for a guided tour of the Hudson River.  Paul Rush provides the educational and humorous narrative to the cruise.

Seastreak, our sponsor of Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, departs from Highlands every Saturday and Sunday in October at 8:45am, stops at Pier 11 in lower Manhattan to pick up Rush and more passengers if there is room on the boat,  and heads up the Hudson to Bear Mountain  for Oktoberfest revelers and Cold Spring, NY for antiquers and strollers.

The leaves were just beginning to turn when Lori and I took the trip last Sunday.  We opted to pass on the mile uphill walk to Oktoberfest (and the downhill walk after 4.5 hours of drinking) to explore Cold Spring.  Whichever destination you choose, the best part of the trip is the journey.  All the more so now that the leaves are turning.

The return journey starts at 3:30 when the boat departs Cold Spring, picks up the wobbly revelers at Bear Mountain at 4, and culminates with sunset over the Raritan Bay before docking at Highlands at around 6:15.

It’s  not the destination that matters. It’s the change of scene. ~ Brian Eno

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