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Check out our 2017 Edition of Explore Ocean County!
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Grand Re-Opening of Cooper Environmental Center
at Cattus Island County Park
March 25
Celebratory Open House
11am - 3pm
Cattus Island County Park, Toms River
732-270-6960,
www.oceancountyparks.org
Open Daily: 10am - 4pm
Visitors are now greeted with a host of new inside displays including an Interactive Habitat Tree, a large climb-in Osprey nest with
informational touch screen, live viewing camera of Ospreys on the marsh,
touch tank and live animal tanks, a kids' corner with educational and
interactive game books, owl identification show case display,
a shell sorting and identification table, a Wentz microscope for scientific investigation and a living green wall.
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Uncle Vinnie's Comedy Club
March 24
Comedian Ryan Maher
March 25
Comedian Gilbert Gottfried
March 29, 30
Comedian Joey Vega
March 31 & April 1
Comedian Corey Rodrigues
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March 25
Awesome 80's Party
March 26
Central Jersey
Wind Ensemble
Laurita Winery, New Egypt
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Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts
at Ocean County College
March 24
Rhythm in the Night, Irish Dance Spectacular
March 25 
"Animal Tales! - World Premiere"
presented by Garden State Philharmonic
March 28
Switchback Live in Concert
March 29
What's Going On: The Marvin Gaye Experience
April 1
The Duquesne University Tamburitzans
Jay & Linda Grunin Center for the Arts
Ocean County College, Toms River
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Albert Music Hall
March 25
Irish Music Show
Albert Music Hall, Waretown
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Pine Belt Arena
at Toms River High School North
March 25, 26
WGI Sport of the Arts
March 27 
Harlem Globetrotters
March 31,
April 1, 2
Ocean County
Home Show
Pine Belt Arena @ Toms River High School North
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Strand Center for the Arts
 March 25
Caught Up In The Swing & PAPA and SINATRA:
Their Way presented by The Atlantic City Ballet
March 31, April 1, 2
"Disney's The Lion King Jr." presented by Brick Children's Community Theater
Strand Center for the Arts, Lakewood
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Science Saturdays
at Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts @ Sciences
March 25
Science Saturday: Fossils:
Natures Time Machine with Scientific Social
April 1 
Science Saturday:
Create Your Own Native Plant Garden
LBI Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies
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Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Ocean County College, Toms River
732-255-0342,
www.ocean.edu
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Tuckerton Historical Society
March 25
Ocean County & the Great War
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Bellarine Theatre
at LBI Foundation of the Arts & Sciences
March 30
Special Needs Friendly Performance 
James & the Giant Peach, Jr.
March 31, April 1, 2
James & the Giant Peach, Jr.
LBI Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies
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New Egypt Speedway
April 1
Opening Night - 358 Modifieds, Sportsman,
Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars & Rookie Sportsman
New Egypt Speedway, New Egypt
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The Music Man Singing Ice Cream Shoppe
April 1
April Fool's Cabaret Party
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Six Flags Great Adventure &
Wild Safari Off Road Adventure
April 1, 2
Six Flags Great Adventure &
Wild Safari Off Road Adventure
Opening Weekend
Six Flags Great Adventure & Wild Safari Off Road Adventure, Jackson
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Tuckerton Seaport
April 1
Sheep Shearing
April 1
Victorian Tea
April 2
Pickin' on the Porch
Tuckerton Seaport, Tuckerton
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Brick Township Recreation
April 1, 2
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Point Pleasant Beach Chamber of Commerce
April 15
Egg Hunting for Deals
Point Pleasant Beach Chamber of Commerce
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Visit our Scenic
Ocean County Parks
During our Spring Season!
or call 732-506-9090
for more information and hours!
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EVENTS BY DATE
Lakewood BlueClaws Ticket Packages On Sale Now
3/22, 3/23 - Comedian Jay Black
Uncle Vinnie's Comedy Club, Point Pleasant Beach
3/22 - Art Demonstration: George Chosich
Ocean County Artists' Guild, Island Heights
3/24 - Rhythm in the Night, Irish Dance Spectacular
Grunin Center for the Arts @ Ocean County College, Toms River
3/24 - Comedian Ryan Maher
Uncle Vinnie's Comedy Club, Point Pleasant Beach
3/24 - Country Line Dancing
Laurita Winery, New Egypt
3/24 - Music By Clan Suibhne
Ocean County Artists' Guild, Island Heights
3/25 - Grand Re-Opening of the Cooper Environmental Center
3/25, 3/26 - WGI Sport of the Arts
Pine Belt Arena @ Toms River High School North, Toms River
732-818-8536, http://www.wgi.org/event-details/03252017-PercWinds-East-Power-Regional.html
3/25 - Comedian Gilbert Gottfried
Uncle Vinnie's Comedy Club, Point Pleasant Beach
732-899-3900 www.unclevinniescomedyclub.com
3/25 - Beers on the Boards
Martell's Tiki Bar, Point Pleasant Beach
732-899-2424 www.pointpleasantbeachchamber.com
3/25 - Caught Up In The Swing & PAPA and SINATRA:
Their Way presented by The Atlantic City Ballet
Strand Center For the Arts, Lakewood
3/25 - "Animal Tales! - World Premiere" presented by
Garden State Philharmonic
Grunin Center for the Arts @ Ocean County College
3/25 - Irish Music Show
Albert Music Hall, Waretown
3/25 - Laser Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon (7pm) &
Laser Pink Floyd: The Wall (8:30pm)
Robert J. Novins Planetarium, Ocean County College, Toms River 732-255-0342, www.ocean.edu
3/25 - Awesome 80's Party
Laurita Winery, New Egypt
3/25 - Getting to Know The Daughters of the American Revolution &
The Ocean County Historical Society
Ocean County Historical Society, Toms River
732-341-1880, www.oceancountyhistory.org
3/25 - Science Saturday: Fossils: Natures Time Machine w/
Scientific Social
3/25 - Tuckerton Historical Society Ocean County &
the Great War
Giffordtown Schoolhouse Museum, Little Egg Harbor
609-294-1547, http://www.tuckertonhistoricalsociety.org
3/27 - Harlem Globetrotters
Pine Belt Arena @ Toms River High School North
732-818-8536 www.pinebeltarena.com
3/28 - Switchback Live in Concert
Grunin Center for the Arts @ Ocean County College, Toms River
732-255-0400 http://www.grunincenter.org
3/29 - What's Going On: The Marvin Gaye Experience
Grunin Center for the Arts @ Ocean County College, Toms River
732-255-0400 www.grunincenter.org
3/30 - Special Needs Friendly Performance of
James & the Giant Peach, Jr.
LBI Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies
609-494-1241, http://www.bellarinetheatre.com
3/31, 4/1, 4/2 - "Disney's The Lion King Jr." presented by
Brick Children's Community Theater
Strand Center for the Arts, Lakewood
732-920-9041,
http://www.bcct.org
3/31, 4/1, 4/2 - Ocean County Home Show
Pine Belt Arena @ Toms River High School North
732-818-8536
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http://www.pinebeltarena.com/
4/1 - Opening Night - 358 Modifieds, Sportsman,
Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars & Rookie Sportsman
4/1 - April Fool's Cabaret Party
The Music Man Singing Ice Cream Shoppe, Lavallette
732-854-2779, www.themusicman.com
4/1 - The Duquesne University Tamburitzans
Grunin Center for the Arts @ Ocean County College, Toms River
732-255-0400, www.grunincenter.org
4/1 - PJ Night "A Silly Solar System Circus" (7pm),
Free Craft w/ PJ Night Show Ticket (6:30pm)
Robert J. Novins Planetarium, Ocean County College
Toms River
732-255-0342 www.ocean.edu
4/1 - Science Saturday: Create Your Own Native Plant Garden
4/1, 4/2 - Six Flags Great Adventure &
Wild Safari Off Road Adventure Opening Weekend
Jackson 732-928-2000
www.sixflags.com/greatadventure
4/2 - History of Inventing in New Jersey:
From Thomas Edison to the Ice Cream Cone
4/2 - Opening Reception: Visions: Art by the
Toms River Artist Community (TRAC)
Ocean County Artists' Guild, Island Heights
732-270-3111, www.ocartistsguild.org
4/2 - Pickin' on the Porch
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Comedy & Stage Performances
3/22, 3/23 - Comedian Jay Black
3/24 - Rhythm in the Night, Irish Dance Spectacular
Grunin Center for the Arts @ Ocean County College, Toms River
732-255-0400, www.grunincenter.org
3/24 - Comedian Ryan Maher
3/24 - Music By Clan Suibhne
3/25 - Caught Up In The Swing & PAPA and SINATRA:
Their Way presented by The Atlantic City Ballet
Strand Center For the Arts, Lakewood
732-367-7789, http://www.strand.org
3/25 - Awesome 80's Party
3/25 - Getting to Know The Daughters of the American Revolution &
The Ocean County Historical Society
3/25 - Tuckerton Historical Society - Ocean County & the Great War
Giffordtown Schoolhouse Museum, Little Egg Harbor
609-294-1547,
http://www.tuckertonhistoricalsociety.org
3/27 - Harlem Globetrotters
Pine Belt Arena @ Toms River High School North
732-818-8536 www.pinebeltarena.com
3/28 - Switchback Live in Concert
3/29, 3/30 - Comedian Joey Vega
3/29 - What's Going On: The Marvin Gaye Experience
Grunin Center for the Arts @ Ocean County College, Toms River
732-255-0400 www.grunincenter.org
3/30 - Special Needs Friendly Performance of
James & the Giant Peach, Jr.
3/31, 4/1, 4/2 - "Disney's The Lion King Jr." presented by
Brick Children's Community Theater
Strand Center for the Arts, Lakewood
732-920-9041,
http://www.bcct.org
4/1 - April Fool's Cabaret Party
4/1 - The Duquesne University Tamburitzans
Grunin Center for the Arts @ Ocean County College, Toms River
732-255-0400, www.grunincenter.org
4/2 - Pickin' on the Porch
WEEKLY ON MULTIPLE DAYS
Wed. - Sat.
- Uncle Vinnie's Comedy Club
Point Pleasant Beach
WEEKLY ON SATURDAYS
Live Country, Bluegrass, & Folk Music Concert
Albert Music Hall, Waretown
609-971-1593, www.alberthall.org
The Looney Bin Comedy Club 2
(some Sat.)
WEEKLY ON FRIDAYS
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Art Classes Exhibits
3/22 - Art Demonstration: George Chosich
3/25, 3/26 - WGI Sport of the Arts
Pine Belt Arena @ Toms River High School North, Toms River
732-818-8536, http://www.wgi.org/event-details/03252017-PercWinds-East-Power-Regional.html
3/30, 3/31 - JASON WARD (2 days) OIL
Pine Shores Art Association, Manahawkin
4/2 - Opening Reception: Visions: Art by the
Toms River Artist Community (TRAC)
Ocean County Artists' Guild, Island Heights
DAILY ART CLASSES
Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies
Ocean County Artists Guild, Island Heights
Pine Shores Art Association, Manahawkin
Daily
Noyes Arts Garage Exhibition (until April 3)
Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies
Mon. - Fri.
Passengers Exhibit by Nuria Alonso - Garcia & Leo Morrissey
(Now through March 28)
Senior Exhibit of Lael Hochberg & Caroline Finley (April)
M. Christina Geis Art Gallery @ Georgian Court University, Lakewood 732-987-2700
www.georgian.edu
O
cean County Teen Arts Festival (March)
Ed Baumlin Exhibit (April)
Grunin Center Art Gallery @ County College, Toms River
Tues. - Thurs. & 1st Sat.
Historical Exhibit
Ocean County Historical Society, Toms River
Tues. - Sun.
Gallery Committee Show, Betty Lou Cox "The Places I've Been,
the Memories I've Created", &
Members' Show "Artist's Choice" Exhibits (March)
Visions: Art by the Toms River Artist Community (TRAC) (April)
Ocean County Artists' Guild, Island Heights
Wed. - Sun.
Auto Racing in New Jersey Exhibit
Vintage Automobile Museum, Point Pleasant
Fri., Sat. & Sun.
Shipwrecks of the Jersey Shore, The History of Lifesaving, & The Morro Castle Incident Exhibits
New Jersey Museum of Boating,
Point Pleasant
732-606-7605 www.njmb.org
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Museums & Historic Exhibits
3/25 - Getting to Know The Daughters of the American Revolution & The Ocean County Historical Society
3/25 - Tuckerton Historical Society - Ocean County & the Great War
4/2 - History of Inventing in New Jersey: From Thomas Edison
to the Ice Cream Cone
Ocean County Historical Society, Toms River
Daily - Tuckerton Seaport & Baymen's Museum
Fri., Sat. & Sun. - New Jersey Museum of Boating
Sat. & Sun. - Barnegat Light Museum
Sat. & Sun. - Long Beach Island Historical Museum
Sat. - The Cottage Museum
Island Heights
Sat. & Sun. - Havens Homestead Museum
Brick
Sun. & Wed. - Lakehurst Historical Society Museum
Sun. & Wed. - New Egypt Historical Society Museum
Tues. - Fri. - The Heart of the Village: The Local General Store
Tues., Wed. & 1st Sat. - Ocean County Historical Society
Museum Research Center
Open
Toms River
732-341-1880, www.oceancountyhistory.org
Tues., Thurs. & 1st Sat. - Victorian Museum Tours
Ocean County Historical Society, Toms River
732-341-1880, www.oceancountyhistory.org
Wed. & 2nd Sat. - Joint Base Lakehurst Tour
Call Ahead Reservations Required
Lakehurst
732-818-7520, www.nlhs.com
Wed. - Sun. - Auto Racing in New Jersey Exhibit
Vintage Automobile Museum, Point Pleasant
732-899-0012,
www.vintageautomuseum.org
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ONGOING ATTRACTIONS
DAILY
Double Trouble State Park
Bayville & Lacey
609-726-1191
Tuckerton Seaport & Baymen's Museum
Tuckerton
WEEKLY ON MULTIPLE DAYS
Fri. - Sun.
Seasonal Planetarium Shows
Robert J. Novins Planetarium, Ocean County College, Toms River
732-255-0400 www.ocean.edu
Sat. & Sun.
Free Vineyard Tours
Laurita Winery, New Egypt
Sat. & Sun. (April)
Casino Pier Rides Open
Sat. & Sun. (beginning March 19)
Jenkinson's Amusement Park Open
Jenkinson's Boardwalk, Point Pleasant Beach
Sat. & Sun. (April)
Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari Off Road Adventure Open
Tues., Thurs. & 1st Sat.
Victorian Museum Tours
Ocean County Historical Society, Toms River
732-341-1880 www.oceancountyhistory.org
Wed. & 2nd Sat.
(2nd & 4th Sat. in April)
Joint Base Lakehurst Tour
Call Ahead Reservations Required
Lakehurst 732-818-7520 www.nlhs.com
Wed. - Sat.
Wed. - Sun.
Auto Racing in New Jersey Exhibit
Point Pleasant 732-899-0012
WEEKLY ON SATURDAYS
Live Country, Bluegrass, & Folk Music Concert
Albert Music Hall, Waretown
609-971-1593
www.alberthall.org
WEEKLY ON SUNDAYS
WEEKLY ON WEDNESDAYS
WEEKLY ON FRIDAYS
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