Downtown Night Out
2022-10-22 17:00 - 22:00, 2022-10-28 17:00 - 22:00, 2022-10-29 17:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Washington Street, Toms River NJ, 33 Washington St., Toms River, 08753, United States
Join The Downtown Toms River Business Improvement District every Friday and Saturday night for Downtown Night Out. Downtown Toms River comes alive when businesses throughout the district will be open and a section of Washington St. will be closed for outdoor dining, live entertainment and more. Please visit our website for participating businesses.
Downtown Night Out is proudly sponsored by Down’s Ford.

TRAC Gallery Open Studio
2022-10-25 17:30 - 20:30, 2022-11-29 17:30 - 20:30, 2022-12-27 17:30 - 20:30 | Downtown Shops Activity Room, 53 Main Street, Toms River, NJ, 08753, 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

Open Studio Night
2022-10-25 17:30 - 20:30, 2022-11-29 17:30 - 20:30 | The Downtown Shops, 53 Main St, Toms Rivet, NJ, 08723, 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

Downtown Toms River Farmers' Market - New Location
2022-10-26 11:00 - 16:00 | Huddy Park, Toms River NJ, 39 E. Water St., Toms River, NJ, 08753, United States
Join The Downtown Toms River Business Improvement District in their new location for their weekly farmers’ market. The market is returning to Huddy Park located on E. Water St. Every Wednesday, from June 1st – Oct. 26th from 11am-4pm. Jersey farms, produce, flowers, Specialty foods, Italian items, baked goods, pickles & olives, honey, NJ winery, distillery and smoothie truck.

Community Engagement Fair
2022-10-28 10:00 - 13:00 | NJ
Join us in the Toms River branch to visit with representatives from Ocean County community organizations. Each organization will have a table for patrons to visit and learn about their services. Visit with a representative from our community organizations and learn about their services in the library today!

Toms River Artist Community - TRAC Monthly Members Meeting
2022-11-08 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-13 19:00 - 20:00 | TRAC- Toms River Artist Community, 40 Main Street, Toms River, NJ, 08753, 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 !

Holiday Gifts, Crafts & Collectibles Faire
2022-11-13 10:00 - 15:00 | Ocean County Historical Society, 26 Hadley Ave, Toms River, NJ, 08753, 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.

Bridal Show and Wedding Expo at The Clarion Hotel Toms River
2022-11-14 08:00 - 17:00 | Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, 815 New Jersey 37, Toms River,, NJ, 08755
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!

Opening Reception: Double Vision Group Art Show
2022-11-16 17:00 - 20:00 | Garden State Distillery, 13 Washington Street, Toms River, 08753, 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
2022-11-20 14:00 - 17:00 | Ocean County Historical Society, 26 Hadley Ave, Toms River, NJ, 08753, 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.

Cultural Committee - Gingerbread village
2022-11-25 13:00 - 2022-11-26 17:00 | The Downtown Shops, 53 Main St, Toms Rivet, NJ, 08723, 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.

TRAC- ANNUAL HOLIDAY BAZAAR
2022-11-25 13:00 - 2022-11-26 18:00, 2022-11-26 13:00 - 2022-11-27 18:00 | Downtown Shops Activity Room, 53 Main Street, Toms River, NJ, 08753, 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

Concert with Jazz Guitarists Brian Betz and Vinnie Corrao
2022-11-30 19:00 - 20:00 | The Ocean County Library, 101 Washington St, Toms River, NJ, 08753, 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.

Downtown Toms River Tree Lighting
2022-12-02 17:00 - 19:00 | Town Hall Court Yard, 33 Washington St., Toms River, NJ, 08753, 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
2022-12-02 18:00 - 23:00 | Mansion on Main Street, 300 Main St, Voorhees, NJ, 08043, 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.

OCHS's Victorian Era Holiday Open House
2022-12-03 10:00 - 15:00 | Ocean County Historical Society, 26 Hadley Ave, Toms River, NJ, 08753, 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.

Winter Wonderland Weekend
2022-12-03 12:00 - 18:00, 2022-12-04 12:00 - 18:00 | Town Hall Court Yard, 33 Washington St., Toms River, NJ, 08753, 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
2022-12-04 14:00 - 17:00 | Ocean County Historical Society, 26 Hadley Ave, Toms River, NJ, 08753, 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 tower was installed to bathe the new community with “artificial moonlight” at night, a number of homes were constructed, roads and a new railroad station were provided to facilitate transportation. Then, as success seemed assured, a series of catastrophes struck. The treasurer of the development corporation was arrested for embezzling $250,000 and tried to take his own life. The hotel burned down the night before it was to open for New Year festivities. An infant was killed. Other occupants were seriously burned and injured. Its owners lost everything, as the hotel was uninsured. A twister toppled the steel tower. Investors pulled out, salvaging what they could. The anticipated influx of scientists and engineers never arrived. By 1905, the community vanished. Pine trees, weeds and grass reclaimed the land. The Central Railroad of New Jersey eventually abandoned the railroad station. During a storm, a giant tree smashed through its roof. What was left of the structure was destroyed by arson. Today, most people – even those living in the area – do not know South Lakewood Park or The Electric City ever existed.

Robert A. DeSando has been a journalist, lobbyist, and state official for more than 16 years. He held a variety of positions with the Asbury Park Press, from reporter to bureau chief. DeSando was communications director and deputy executive director for the New Jersey State General Assembly. During the administrations of Governors Christie Whitman and Chris Christie, he served as a special assistant to the state education commissioner and assistant commissioner for the Department of Transportation. DeSando was director of government affairs for the New Jersey School Boards Association. Now retired and living in Jackson Township, N.J., he is active as a member of the Ocean County and Lakewood historical societies.
To register for this free program, send your name, zip code, email address, and the date of the program (Dec. 4) to oceancountyhistory.zoom@gmail.com.

Celebrate the Holidays with our Holiday Tea at the Mathis House
2022-12-06 11:00 - 13:00 | The Mathis House at 600 Main, 600 Main St., Toms River, NJ, 08753, 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.

Love Buzz Satsang
2022-12-10 16:00 - 18:00 | Downtown Shops Activity Room, 53 Main Street, Toms River, NJ, 08753, 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

Make Your Own Yule Ornaments
2022-12-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Downtown Shops Activity Room, 53 Main Street, Toms River, NJ, 08753, United States
Join Trinity for a meditation and Yule ball crafting session. We’ll be setting our intentions for the turn of the wheel at Yule and crafting Yule ornaments with herbs, crystals and glitter!

Holiday Gift Shop
2022-12-22 12:00 - 20:00 | Downtown Shops Activity Room, 53 Main Street, Toms River, NJ, 08753, United States
Need last minute gifts? Looking for a fun, unique gift? That Box in the Basement has something for everyone! We will have extra merchandise out for our Last Minute Holiday Gift Shop! Also, we will be running out Secret Santa Holiday Shop for kids! Bring your kids to That Box in the Basement for our Secret Santa Holiday Shop! We’re sure you’re tired of getting that same $5 Mom mug every year. We have unique gifts from $1-$10 that the whole family can enjoy! Have a laugh on Christmas morning seeing what your kids think you like! Support small businesses and sustainable shopping
