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Toms River Artist Community – TRAC Monthly Members Meeting

TRAC- Toms River Artist Community 40 Main Street, Toms River, NJ, United States

TRAC's monthly members meeting (the 2nd Tues of every month) All are welcome, if you are not a member come and check us out, see what we do, meet our artists and tour our gallery.  If you are a local artist looking to meet other artists, hang your works in  galleries around town, or brush up on your skills, we are your group! We now offer a discounted JR membership for High School Students !  

Free

Holiday Gifts, Crafts & Collectibles Faire

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

Holiday Gifts, Crafts and Collectibles Faire – November 13, 2022 Location: Toms River South High School Cafetorium, Hooper Avenue, Toms River The Ocean County Historical Society will be hosting a Holiday Gifts, Crafts and Collectibles Faire at Toms River High School South on Sunday, November 13 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. In addition to numerous vendors, there will be baked goods for sale, used books, displays by numerous historical societies, and our annual 50-50. There is no charge for admission. For additional information, please contact Jeff at 609-339-9134.

Free

Bridal Show and Wedding Expo at The Clarion Hotel Toms River

Clarion Hotel & Conference Center 815 New Jersey 37, Toms River,, NJ

BRIDAL SHOW DETAILS Clarion Hotel and Conference Center (Toms River NJ) 815 Rt 37 Toms River, NJ  08755 888-427-4339 http://www.clarionhoteltomsriver.com Date: 01-12-2023 Time: 07:00pm - 09:30pm Show Description: For more than 26 years we have provided wedding planning services at the GOLD AWARD WINNING Clarion Hotel & Conference Center. Our 3 diamond AAA rated hotel catering service provides delicious, several course meals to share with your wedding guests. The upscale atmosphere, and our attention to detail is sure to make your wedding a day no one will forget! Don’t miss our bridal show with local vendors and a bridal fashion show!

$2140

Opening Reception: Double Vision Group Art Show

Garden State Distillery 13 Washington Street, Toms River, United States

You’re invited to the fall art show… ‘Double Vision’ opening reception at the Garden State Distillery. The exhibit explores the literal or figurative meaning of seeing double. Featuring the following local artists: Eve's Artistry Nicholas Bello Stephanie Sommerlad Bello Sharon Breil Andrea Brooke Robert Calabrese Eugene Chorboda AJ DeAngelo Brian Hallas Katie Mae Hawksby Veronica Jurgowski Abby Levine MelindaNJ Lisa Jubin Regan Alexis Robinson Live Music by Bethany Harding. Original artworks are available for purchase. All artwork sales benefit the individual artists. Enjoy light refreshments and live entertainment. Handcrafted cocktails available for purchase for attendees 21+. Exhibit is on display during distillery business hours through February 16, 2023. Hosted by S2B Studios. For more information, call or text (609) 709-3320.

Treatment of Native Americans: Genocide or Clash of Cultures? by Richard Trimble

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

Sunday, November 20th, 2022, at 2:00 pm - "Treatment of Native Americans: Genocide or Clash of Cultures?" by Richard Trimble Please join the Ocean County Historical Society at 26 Hadley Avenue, Toms River, NJ for the following program: Helen Hunt Jackson authored an influential book in the late 1800s entitled, A Century of Dishonor. She could have made it three centuries. Richard Trimble, a retired History professor from Ocean County College will trace the evolution of the Indian Wars from 1620 to 1890 and conclude with a discussion of whether White America's treatment of the Native Americans was a tragic clash of cultures or an outright genocide.   Richard Trimble still serves the college as the volunteer director of the OCC Military History Institute. He also serves as a trustee and a docent at the Squan Beach Life-Saving Station. Trimble holds five college degrees and has written over fifteen books. To register for this free program, send your name, zip code, email address, and the date of the program (Nov. 20) to oceancountyhistory.zoom@gmail.com.  

Free

Cultural Committee – Gingerbread village

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

Join the Cultural Committee as we build our first town wide Ginger Bread Village!  We would love our community to be involved in the decorating.  Please email Tomsriverartistcommunity732@gmail.com for available times. We will have other dates available if the 2 dates below don't work for you.

Free
Event Series TRAC- ANNUAL HOLIDAY BAZAAR

TRAC- ANNUAL HOLIDAY BAZAAR

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

Join your favorite local artist for their Annual Holiday Bazaar.  Artists will be setup in the community room of 53 Main St., The Downtown Shops.  Come on out an buy shop local for the holidays this year.  Handmade gifts and original art works will be available.  Most of our artist will also do custom works as well. Shop local Support Local Give the gift of art this holiday season

Free
Event Series TRAC- ANNUAL HOLIDAY BAZAAR

TRAC- ANNUAL HOLIDAY BAZAAR

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

Join your favorite local artist for their Annual Holiday Bazaar.  Artists will be setup in the community room of 53 Main St., The Downtown Shops.  Come on out an buy shop local for the holidays this year.  Handmade gifts and original art works will be available.  Most of our artist will also do custom works as well. Shop local Support Local Give the gift of art this holiday season

Free
Event Series TRAC Gallery Open Studio

TRAC Gallery Open Studio

Downtown Shops Activity Room 53 Main Street, Toms River, 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 Community at 53 Main St. Members are free, non members are welcome to join for $5.00 a session

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

Concert with Jazz Guitarists Brian Betz and Vinnie Corrao

The Ocean County Library 101 Washington St, Toms River, NJ, United States

Enjoy an evening of American standards and original compositions featuring jazz guitarists, Brian Betz and Vinnie Corrao. Brian Betz is a past winner of the Betty Carter International Jazz Competition. Vinnie Corrao is a veteran guitarists who has performed at many and varied jazz venues. There will also be a question-and- answer portion of the program.

Free

Downtown Toms River Tree Lighting

Town Hall Court Yard 33 Washington St., Toms River, NJ, United States

Join The Downtown Toms River Business Improvement District, Township of Toms River, and Toms River Fire Co. #1 in welcoming in the holiday season with the annual tree lighting at Town Hall.  Live entertainment begins at 5pm. Santa arrives on the fire truck at 7pm to light the tree. Photos with Santa will follow the tree lighting in Town Hall.

Voorhees Animal Orphanage and AutoLenders’ First Annual Pit Ball

Mansion on Main Street 300 Main St, Voorhees, NJ, United States

On Friday, December 2, 2022, AutoLenders, New Jersey’s #1 pre-owned car dealership for over a decade, and  the Voorhees Animal Orphanage’s are hosting the first annual Pit Ball Gala at the Mansion on Main Street in Voorhees, New Jersey.  Community members are invited to celebrate a mutual love and compassion for animals while supporting the animal shelter for a fun night filled with food, dancing and more. Serving 29 municipalities in Southern New Jersey, the Voorhees Animal Orphanage is dedicated to providing shelter, food and medical care to stray and unwanted animals until permanent homes are found and is excited to welcome the surrounding area to their first-ever gala event.   Attendees will be able to enjoy live music by BstreetBand, participate in both silent and live auctions and enjoy a premium open bar and gourmet food. Tickets are $180 per person and those interested in attending are encouraged to visit https://www.vaonj.org/the-pit-ball/ to purchase tickets and for more information.  

$180

OCHS’s Victorian Era Holiday Open House

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

OCHS’s Victorian Era Holiday Open House On Saturday, December 3, 2022, the Ocean County Historical Society, 26 Hadley Ave., Toms River will be hosting a Victorian Era Holiday Open House from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Bring your camera to have pictures taken with a Victorian style Santa from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm. Take a tour of our holiday decorated Victorian Era house and museum and enjoy a model train exhibit. Admission is free, but donations are welcomed. Refreshments will be available at no charge. For additional information please call Jeff at 609-339-9134.  

Free
Event Series Winter Wonderland Weekend

Winter Wonderland Weekend

Town Hall Court Yard 33 Washington St., Toms River, NJ, United States

Join The Downtown Toms River  Business Improvement District for a Winter Wonderland Village.  The courtyard at Town Hall will be transformed into a Winter Wonderland Village. Vendors will be selling great gifts for the holiday season.  Kid’s activities,  s'mores station, holiday music and more.  Food trucks and downtown businesses will be open.

Event Series Winter Wonderland Weekend

Winter Wonderland Weekend

Town Hall Court Yard 33 Washington St., Toms River, NJ, United States

Join The Downtown Toms River  Business Improvement District for a Winter Wonderland Village.  The courtyard at Town Hall will be transformed into a Winter Wonderland Village. Vendors will be selling great gifts for the holiday season.  Kid’s activities,  s'mores station, holiday music and more.  Food trucks and downtown businesses will be open.

The Lights Go Out in the Electric City: South Lakewood Park by Robert DeSando

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

Sunday, December 4th, 2022, at 2:00 pm - "The Lights Go Out in the Electric City: South Lakewood Park, An Exclusive Enclave for Socialites and Scientists, Reduced to Burning Embers and Forgotten by History," by Robert DeSando Please join the Ocean County Historical Society at 26 Hadley Avenue, Toms River, NJ for the following program: The subject of this talk is a forgotten "city" in New Jersey known alternately as South Lakewood Park and Electric City. During the late 19th Century, Lakewood NJ was a winter resort for the rich and famous, including John Rockefeller and Jay Gould. It had grand hotels that entertained the elite of New York and Philadelphia society. Led by a visionary scientist and inventor with a knack for getting entangled in scandals, investors from New York and Philadelphia proposed to build a lavish rival resort in the pines three miles away, on the border of Lakewood, Jackson, and Toms River. Their goal was two-fold: creation of a posh playground for the wealthy and a gathering place for inventors, scientists and engineers who were experts in power generation and electricity. Work was well underway. In the 1890s, a luxury hotel, The Casino was built, a 150-foot arc light [...]

Free

Celebrate the Holidays with our Holiday Tea at the Mathis House

The Mathis House at 600 Main 600 Main St., Toms River, NJ, United States

Celebrate the Holidays with our Holiday Tea at the Mathis House! Back by popular demand, our Holiday Tea will be offered to those wishing to visit the beautifully decorated Mathis House Tearoom at 600 Main Street in Toms River on December 6, 2022.  Guests may look forward to the ever-delicious scones, yummy tea sandwiches, and scrumptious mini-desserts that accompany generous pots of fine tea as they chat with friends in the historical elegance of this stately home.  As usual, a few lucky guests will win door prizes. Seating is at 11:00 AM. Cost: $40 members; $45 non-members. Be sure to make your reservation starting 10:00 am on October 1st by calling Deb Levinson at 732-286-3693. Checks should be made out and mailed to Ocean County Historical Society, 26 Hadley Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753 within one week of phone reservation, with Attention: Deb in the bottom left-hand corner of the envelope.  

$40 – $45

Love Buzz Satsang

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

A shamanic experience in sacred space. Calling on Spirit to guide us as we journey to peace and bliss. In Celtic Shamanism, channeling spirit for direct messages is a common practice. Bring your questions for the Spirit of Love in her many guises. Presented by Amara Willey

$25.00

Toms River Artist Community – TRAC Monthly Members Meeting

TRAC- Toms River Artist Community 40 Main Street, Toms River, NJ, United States

TRAC's monthly members meeting (the 2nd Tues of every month) All are welcome, if you are not a member come and check us out, see what we do, meet our artists and tour our gallery.  If you are a local artist looking to meet other artists, hang your works in  galleries around town, or brush up on your skills, we are your group! We now offer a discounted JR membership for High School Students !  

Free