Things to do in Ocean County December 3 and 4, 2011
December 3
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Christmas Parade Events & After Party, Fantasy Island Amusement Park, 320 West Seventh. 3 pm - 6 pm. Fantasy Island will be hosting the after parade party event where kids enjoy a free goodie buffet Free pictures with Santa and can redeem their special gift. Santa will have "Our Fantasy Island" storybooks while supplies last. Information: 609-492-4000 or www.fantasyislandpark.com- BEACH HAVEN/LONG BEACH ISLAND
Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings, Surflight Theatre, Engleside & Beach Aves. 2 pm & 7:30 pm. A Musical. A brand-new show that offers the best of FOREVER PLAID tied-up in a nifty package with a big Christmas bow on top! Filled with Christmas standards. Information: 609-492-9477 or www.surflight.org- BEACH HAVEN/LONG BEACH ISLAND
Scholarship Craft Show, 675 Pinewald Road. 10 am - 4 pm. Proceeds from Craft Show will benefit a Community Service Scholarship for Alumni of TRIS. Information: trisscholarship@gmail.com - BEACHWOOD
28th Annual Christmas in Island Heights Home Tour & Two Craft Shows, Craft shows at Island Heights United Methodist Church, 111 Ocean Ave. & Lake Ave. firehouse. 10 am - 4 pm. Breakfast at Church from 8 am - 10 pm. Six unique home tour $. Two tea rooms serving hot beverages and homemade goodies for $. Craft shows free admission, lunch available at shows, travel to sites via trolley, $5 one day pass. Oher Island Heights points of interest open include the Cottage Museum; The Studio at the John Peto house; Ludlow Thorston Gallery; the Ocean County Artists’ Guild; the Island Heights Library; and St. Gertrude’s Roman Catholic Church. Information: 732-929-0444 or www.IHUMC.org- ISLAND HEIGHTS
Members' Holiday Show Reception and Victorian Open House, Ocean County Artists Guild, Ocean and Chestnut Avenues. 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Features the sale and display of smaller works of original art in a variety of mediums. The Guild, a beautifully restored Victorian, will be decorated in holiday style. Refreshments will be served. Information: 732-270-3111 or www.ocartistsguild.org- ISLAND HEIGHTS
"The Immaculate Misconception," Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, 120 Long Beach Blvd. 7 pm. A comedy film. Filmed in Jersey City, third in the Fall film series of the Society. Presented by the Lighthouse International Film Society. $ Information: 609-494-1241, www.lighthousefilmfestival.org or www.lbifoundation.org- LOVELADIES
Mrs. Gould’s 10th Annual Holiday Social, Great Hall/Main Dining Room, The Mansion, Georgian Court University, 900 Lakewood Ave. 11:30 am. Hear the saga of Edith & George Gould and their seven children while celebrating the holidays as they did in the early 1900s. Cost includes performance and tea luncheon. $ Informaton: 732-987-2263 or www.georgian.edu- LAKEWOOD
Riddlesbrood Traveling Theater Company Presents: Scrooge - A Christmas Carol, Strand Center for the Arts, 400 Clifton Ave. 2 pm. Experience all the tradition and wonder of Charles Dickens' Christmas classic. Featuring students of the Strand School of the Arts. $ Information: 732-367-7789 or www.strand.org- LAKEWOOD
Fred’s Christmas Cabarets, Music Man Singing Ice Cream Shoppe, 2305 Grand Central Ave. (Route 35 north). 1pm, 3 pm, 5 pm & 7 pm. Experience the old-fashioned ice cream shoppe while waiters who are your performers will sing and perform an upbeat Broadway Review. Show is free when you order an ice cream sundae. Information: 732-854-2779 - www.themusicman.com- LAVALLETTE
Pictures with Santa, Jenkinson’s Sweet Shop, Boardwalk & Parkway. 1 pm - 4 pm. Coloring contests, raffles and store discounts and specials. Information: 732-892-7576 or www.jenkinsons.com- POINT PLEASANT BEACH
Ship Bottom Holiday Treasure Hunt, Ship Bottom Merchants. Begins Friday at Noon and continues thru Saturday 5 pm. Collect Coins from each of the specific merchants and bring the coins to the Ship Bottom Tree Lighting for a chance to win prizes. Information: 609-494-2171 or www.shipbottom.org- SHIP BOTTOM
32nd Annual Christmas Parade, On Long Beach Blvd. from 5th - 25th Streets. 1 - 3 pm. Homemade floats and antique cars welcome. Must register by November 30th to be eligible for judging. Information: 609-494-2171, ext. 116 or www.ShipBottom.org- SHIP BOTTOM
Holiday Schedule, The Robert J Novins Planetarium, Ocean County College, College Drive, off Hooper Ave. The Stars From My Backyard 11:30 am; Wonders of the Winter Sky 1:00 pm; Season of Light 2:30 pm; Laser Holiday 7:00 pm; and Season of Light 8:15 pm. Use parking lot #2. $ Information: 732-255-0342 or www.ocean.edu/planet.htm- TOMS RIVER
It's Beginning to "Sound" a Lot Like Christmas, Arts & Community Center, Ocean County College, College Drive, off Hooper Ave. 2 pm & 8 pm. Featuring the Ocean county College Concert Band. $ Information: 732-255-0500 or www.ocean.edu- TOMS RIVER
6th Annual Holiday House Tour, Tuckerton Seaport, 120 W. Main St., Rt. 9. 11 am - 4 pm. Visit charming and festively decorated Tuckerton and Little Egg Harbor homes. Enjoy a wonderful holiday display in the Seaport’s Captain House and Tucker’s Island Lighthouse. Self-guided map and light refreshments provided. Information: 609-296-8868 or www.tuckertonseaport.org- TUCKERTON
December 4
Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings, Surflight Theatre, Engleside & Beach Aves. 1 pm. A Musical. A brand-new show that offers the best of FOREVER PLAID tied-up in a nifty package with a big Christmas bow on top! Filled with Christmas standards. Information: 609-492-9477 or www.surflight.org- BEACH HAVEN/LONG BEACH ISLAND
Mrs. Gould’s 10th Annual Holiday Social, Great Hall/Main Dining Room, The Mansion, Georgian Court University, 900 Lakewood Ave. 3 pm. Hear the saga of Edith & George Gould and their seven children while celebrating the holidays as they did in the early 1900s. Cost includes performance and tea luncheon. $ Informaton: 732-987-2263 or www.georgian.edu- LAKEWOOD
Holiday Parade & Lighting Ceremony, Grade School to Town Square on Clifton Ave. 1 pm, Christmas Parade. 4 pm, Lighting of Christmas Tree and Menorah. Santa and his elves will distribute gifts donated by the Township and the Lakewood Recreation Department to the first 2,000 children age 10 and under. Lakewood Recreation Youth Chorus will sing holiday songs. Information: 732-905-3405, ext. 6017 - LAKEWOOD
Riddlesbrood Traveling Theater Company Presents: Scrooge - A Christmas Carol, Strand Center for the Arts, 400 Clifton Ave. 2 & 7 pm. Experience all the tradition and wonder of Charles Dickens' Christmas classic. Featuring students of the Strand School of the Arts. $ Information: 732-367-7789 or www.strand.org- LAKEWOOD
Holiday Schedule, The Robert J Novins Planetarium, Ocean County College, College Drive, off Hooper Ave. The Stars From My Backyard 11:30 am; Wonders of the Winter Sky 1:00 pm; and Season of Light 2:30 pm. Use parking lot #2. $ Information: 732-255-0342 or www.ocean.edu/planet.htm- TOMS RIVER
The Garden State Philharmonic's Chorus presents Messiah, Christ Episcopal Church, 415 Washington St. 3 pm. Join the Garden State Philharmonic Chorus, under the direction of Maestro LaGruth, as its members herald the season in harmonized human voice performing one of the best-known choral works in Western music, Messiah. The Chorus will be joined by featured guest soloists: Mary Petro (Soprano), Catherine Freeman (Mezzo Soprano) and Daniel Klein (Baritone).Patrons are asked to bring a new, unwrapped toy with them as a donation to Toys for Tots®. $ Information: 732-255-0460 or www.gardenstatephilharmonic.org- TOMS RIVER
The Nutcracker, Arts & Community Center, Ocean County College, College Drive, off Hooper Ave. 1 pm. Ballet for young audiences. $ Information: 732-255-0500 or www.ocean.edu- TOMS RIVER
Angel Class, Tuckerton Seaport, 120 W. Main St., Rt. 9. 10 am - 4 pm. Learn how to apply fabric to wood, use metallic paint accents, shade & highlight skin and hair. Cost of materials payable to instructor day of class. Pre-registration is required by December 1, 2011. $ Information & registration: 609-296-8868 or www.tuckertonseaport.org- TUCKERTON
Pickin' on the Porch, Tuckerton Seaport, 120 W. Main St., Rt. 9. Noon - 5 pm. Pick, sing, listen, swap Bluegrass, country, old time songs. Tell stories, share a pot of beans and homemade bread. Hosted by Linda and Bill Salmons. Information: 609-296-8868 or www.tuckertonseaport.org - TUCKERTON
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