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The African American Experience in Atlantic City

Ocean County Historical Society 26 Hadley Ave, Toms River, NJ, United States

The African American Experience in Atlantic City Meet Ralph E. Hunter Sr., founder of the African American Museums in Atlantic City and Newtonville, NJ, on January 16th. Ralph has witnessed the changing Atlantic City cultural scene and added his personal collection of memorabilia to a museum there that highlights more than 11,000 graphics, drawings, paintings, and household items on a rotating basis. With his historical narrative, Mr. Hunter embraces diversity through cultural education. Collaborating with area businesses, educators, collectors, and community residents, he is committed to sharing with students, families, and other community residents the rich and honest depiction of the African American experience in Atlantic City. This presentation will take place at the Ocean County Historical Society, 26 Hadley Avenue, Toms River 08753 at 2:00 PM on Sunday, January 16th. Seating is limited to forty and registrants must be vaccinated and wear a mask. The program will also be offered via Zoom. When you register, please be sure to indicate if you are registering for “In-Person” or “Zoom.”  To register, send your name, zip code, email address and “Atlantic City” to oceancountyhistory.zoom@gmail.com. *If you register for multiple persons, please be sure to include the full name, zip code, and [...]

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Kids Make and Take

The Downtown Shops 53 Main St, Toms Rivet, NJ, United States

This is a paint and sip party for children.  We supply everything they need.  They will paint and 8x10 canvas and go home with a "goodie bag" of art supplies.  This will be held in the community room at the TRAC Gallery.  Registration required. Tomsriverartistcommunity732@gmail.com Seating is limited

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Kids Make and Take

The Downtown Shops 53 Main St, Toms Rivet, NJ, United States

Kids make and take includes everything the child will need to paint that night. Light refreshments and a goodie bag of surprises for each child to take home! class held in the community room at 53 Main St, The Downtown Shops, Toms River  

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Event Series Open Studio Night

Open Studio Night

The Downtown Shops 53 Main St, Toms Rivet, NJ, United States

Join us for an Open Studio night! The last Tuesday of every month 5:30-8:30pm.  Bring your own supplies, bring your own snacks/drinks.  Come out and paint, draw, sketch or whatever you want.  Hang out with your fellow artists, ask for help if you’re stuck on something, get new ideas from others and help spark your creativity!  A fun relaxing night to just chill and do some artin’ In the Activity Room at The Downtown Shops @ 53 Main, 53 Main St. Toms River. Members are free, non members are welcome to join for $5.00 a session

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Zoom Presentation of Barnegat Land Pirates: True or False?

Ocean County Historical Society 26 Hadley Ave, Toms River, NJ, United States

Barnegat Land Pirates:  True or False?   Ocean County Historical Society will host John R. Barrows, Editor of Monmouth Timeline Inc., for his presentation via Zoom of The Land Pirates of Barnegat on Sunday, February 13 at 2:00PM. Was the 1834 newspaper story alleging that two-thirds of residents around Barnegat were criminals causing shipwrecks, murdering crews, and plundering cargo true? Learn the facts about the so-called pirates and four shipwrecks along Ocean County’s shores in the 19th century!! To register, email us at oceancountyhistory.zoom@gmail.com stating. Name & date of the program(s) for which you are registering. Your zip code (this is important information for our grant support applications) The e-mail address that we should use to send you instructions for accessing the program. We will send you the link to Zoom a few days before the event.  

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Event Series Open Studio Night

Open Studio Night

The Downtown Shops 53 Main St, Toms Rivet, NJ, United States

Join us for an Open Studio night! The last Tuesday of every month 5:30-8:30pm.  Bring your own supplies, bring your own snacks/drinks.  Come out and paint, draw, sketch or whatever you want.  Hang out with your fellow artists, ask for help if you’re stuck on something, get new ideas from others and help spark your creativity!  A fun relaxing night to just chill and do some artin’ In the Activity Room at The Downtown Shops @ 53 Main, 53 Main St. Toms River. Members are free, non members are welcome to join for $5.00 a session

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Toms River Artist Community & Ocean Partnership for Children, Art Classes

Downtown Shops Activity Room 53 Main Street, Toms River, NJ, United States

TRAC provides the teaching and Ocean Partnership for Children, provides the children! This will be 2 months of Children's art classes, all different ages, all different levels, children with special needs and children with disabilities.  For info on the classes please contact Ocean Partnership for Children at 732-202-1585 or www.oceanpartnership.org/ AFTER Jan 24th, 2022.   Join us on May 6th 4-8pm for the opening reception and the kick off of Mental Health Awareness Month

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Toms River Artist Community & Ocean Partnership for Children, Art Classes

Downtown Shops Activity Room 53 Main Street, Toms River, NJ, United States

TRAC provides the teaching and Ocean Partnership for Children, provides the children! This will be 2 months of Children's art classes, all different ages, all different levels, children with special needs and children with disabilities.  For info on the classes please contact Ocean Partnership for Children at 732-202-1585 or www.oceanpartnership.org/ AFTER Jan 24th, 2022.   Join us on May 6th 4-8pm for the opening reception and the kick off of Mental Health Awareness Month

Free

Toms River Artist Community & Ocean Partnership for Children, Art Classes

Downtown Shops Activity Room 53 Main Street, Toms River, NJ, United States

TRAC provides the teaching and Ocean Partnership for Children, provides the children! This will be 2 months of Children's art classes, all different ages, all different levels, children with special needs and children with disabilities.  For info on the classes please contact Ocean Partnership for Children at 732-202-1585 or www.oceanpartnership.org/ AFTER Jan 24th, 2022.   Join us on May 6th 4-8pm for the opening reception and the kick off of Mental Health Awareness Month

Free

Toms River Artist Community & Ocean Partnership for Children, Art Classes

Downtown Shops Activity Room 53 Main Street, Toms River, NJ, United States

TRAC provides the teaching and Ocean Partnership for Children, provides the children! This will be 2 months of Children's art classes, all different ages, all different levels, children with special needs and children with disabilities.  For info on the classes please contact Ocean Partnership for Children at 732-202-1585 or www.oceanpartnership.org/ AFTER Jan 24th, 2022.   Join us on May 6th 4-8pm for the opening reception and the kick off of Mental Health Awareness Month

Free
Event Series Open Studio Night

Open Studio Night

The Downtown Shops 53 Main St, Toms Rivet, NJ, United States

Join us for an Open Studio night! The last Tuesday of every month 5:30-8:30pm.  Bring your own supplies, bring your own snacks/drinks.  Come out and paint, draw, sketch or whatever you want.  Hang out with your fellow artists, ask for help if you’re stuck on something, get new ideas from others and help spark your creativity!  A fun relaxing night to just chill and do some artin’ In the Activity Room at The Downtown Shops @ 53 Main, 53 Main St. Toms River. Members are free, non members are welcome to join for $5.00 a session

Free

Toms River Artist Community & Ocean Partnership for Children, Art Classes

Downtown Shops Activity Room 53 Main Street, Toms River, NJ, United States

TRAC provides the teaching and Ocean Partnership for Children, provides the children! This will be 2 months of Children's art classes, all different ages, all different levels, children with special needs and children with disabilities.  For info on the classes please contact Ocean Partnership for Children at 732-202-1585 or www.oceanpartnership.org/ AFTER Jan 24th, 2022.   Join us on May 6th 4-8pm for the opening reception and the kick off of Mental Health Awareness Month

Free

Toms River Artist Community & Ocean Partnership for Children, Art Classes

Downtown Shops Activity Room 53 Main Street, Toms River, NJ, United States

TRAC provides the teaching and Ocean Partnership for Children, provides the children! This will be 2 months of Children's art classes, all different ages, all different levels, children with special needs and children with disabilities.  For info on the classes please contact Ocean Partnership for Children at 732-202-1585 or www.oceanpartnership.org/ AFTER Jan 24th, 2022.   Join us on May 6th 4-8pm for the opening reception and the kick off of Mental Health Awareness Month

Free

Toms River Artist Community & Ocean Partnership for Children, Art Classes

Downtown Shops Activity Room 53 Main Street, Toms River, NJ, United States

TRAC provides the teaching and Ocean Partnership for Children, provides the children! This will be 2 months of Children's art classes, all different ages, all different levels, children with special needs and children with disabilities.  For info on the classes please contact Ocean Partnership for Children at 732-202-1585 or www.oceanpartnership.org/ AFTER Jan 24th, 2022.   Join us on May 6th 4-8pm for the opening reception and the kick off of Mental Health Awareness Month

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TRAC Opening Reception

The Downtown Shops 53 Main St, Toms Rivet, NJ, United States

Join us for the opening of our new art hang.  Come out and meet the artist's, see the new art and enjoy light refreshments. This is a family friendly free event (donations are welcomed)

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TRAC Opening Reception

The Downtown Shops 53 Main St, Toms Rivet, NJ, United States

TRAC proudly presents our newest gallery hang.  Join us for light refreshments, see all the new art and meet the artists. This is a free, family friendly event

Free

Toms River Artist Community & Ocean Partnership for Children, Art Classes

Downtown Shops Activity Room 53 Main Street, Toms River, NJ, United States

TRAC provides the teaching and Ocean Partnership for Children, provides the children! This will be 2 months of Children's art classes, all different ages, all different levels, children with special needs and children with disabilities.  For info on the classes please contact Ocean Partnership for Children at 732-202-1585 or www.oceanpartnership.org/ AFTER Jan 24th, 2022.   Join us on May 6th 4-8pm for the opening reception and the kick off of Mental Health Awareness Month

Free
Event Series Open Studio Night

Open Studio Night

The Downtown Shops 53 Main St, Toms Rivet, NJ, United States

Join us for an Open Studio night! The last Tuesday of every month 5:30-8:30pm.  Bring your own supplies, bring your own snacks/drinks.  Come out and paint, draw, sketch or whatever you want.  Hang out with your fellow artists, ask for help if you’re stuck on something, get new ideas from others and help spark your creativity!  A fun relaxing night to just chill and do some artin’ In the Activity Room at The Downtown Shops @ 53 Main, 53 Main St. Toms River. Members are free, non members are welcome to join for $5.00 a session

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Composting in Ocean County

Ocean County Historical Society 26 Hadley Ave, Toms River, NJ, United States

Composting in Ocean County Your Grandparents Did it and So Can You! Travel back to a time when nothing went to waste, “garbage” became “black gold” and farms and gardens flourished in every backyard. New Jersey is called the “Garden State” for a reason and Ocean County has a long agricultural history. Take a lesson from your grandparents and great-grandparents. Stop throwing your “garbage” away and start composting! Learn how easy it is to turn “waste” into a free-soil amendment for your garden! Join Sandra Blain-Snow and Tanara Hall from Ocean County Solid Waste Management and Master Composters to learn about composting and gardening in Ocean County. As advocates for the environment, they oversee the County’s public outreach and education on all aspects of recycling, composting, gardening, and sustainability issues. This program will include classroom and hands-on training in the museum’s garden. The Ocean County Historical Society’s hybrid (in-person and zoom) presentation is Saturday, April 30, 2022, at 2:00 PM, 26 Hadley Ave., Toms River, NJ 08753. In-person attendance is limited to 25 persons. Individuals attending the in-person session will receive a free compost bin. To register for the program, in-person or Zoom, email us at: oceancountyhistory.zoom@gmail.com stating: 1) your [...]

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Event Series TRAC ART WALK ON MAIN

TRAC ART WALK ON MAIN

The Downtown Shops 53 Main St, Toms Rivet, NJ, United States

TRAC ART WALK ON MAIN Join Toms River Artist Community and friends at our monthly Art Walk.  Starting Wednesday May 4th, 2022 and continuing the first Wednesday of every month.  Tables will be set up along the sidewalk on Main St. (starting at The Downtown Shops, 53 Main St.)  TRAC artist’s along with some friends will be showing off and selling their works right on Main St.  Some of the artist’s will be doing demos, some artists will have mini projects for the kids to take home.  You never know when live entertainment will show up either! Don't forget to visit the stores in the Downtown Shops and all the other businesses Toms River has to offer. This is a free, family friendly event.

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