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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

Make Your Own Yule Ornaments

Downtown Shops Activity Room 53 Main Street, Toms River, NJ, 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!  

$30.00

Holiday Gift Shop

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

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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

Make a Wish for the New Year

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

A funshop and ceremony to help you expand your possibilities for 2023! Wrap up 2022 and start 2023, clear, charged and ready to step into your dreams! Leave the old energy behind - that's so 2022! Create magickal space for what's to come, and start the new year with love, laughter, and intention!

$25.00

Best of Broadway with Dakota & Elle

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

Join beloved local tenor and soprano, Dakota & Elle, for an evening of Broadway's greatest hits. Featuring songs from Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story, Les Miserables, and more! Often compared to Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman, Dakota & Elle both studied with Juilliard Master Teacher, Steven Schnurman. Their ethereal voices bring Broadway classics right to the Ocean County Library. Registration is required. Please call or visit the events page linked below.

Free

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
Event Series Psychic Readings at TMI

Psychic Readings at TMI

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

Psychic Saturday - 2nd Saturday of every month at Trinity's Magickal Intentions! Come in and welcome Sharon O'Brien! Sharon was born into a family of intuitives and mediums. She got her first Tarot deck at 15 and has been reading ever since. Through the years she has added other tools to her belt and tailors each session to the individual. She has a strong connection with Spirit and Nature, bringing balance to her sessions. Her hope is that you walk away inspired and feeling lighter. Sharon is best known for Tarot and Lenormand card readings, Celtic readings (ogham) and pet readings (you can bring a picture of the pet or an item of theirs). She also uses intuition and connects to Spirit. She is a Reiki Master Teacher and a board certified Holistic Health and Life Coach. Sharon was a co-founder and Elder in The Song of Avalon Grove until it closed in 2017. She is an ordained minister, teaches various workshops and classes, as well as providing Spiritual Guidance and coaching. Both 15 and 30 min sessions available. Pre-registration will be available/announced here - https://www.facebook.com/TrinitysMagick. Walk-ins welcome!

$25 – $50

Author Event: Jamie Fiore Higgins

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

The Ocean County Library will host Jamie Fiore Higgins, who will discuss and sign copies of her book, Bully Market: My Story of Money and Misogyny at Goldman Sachs.  Financial Times named Jamie one of its Top 25 Most Influential Women of 2022. In Bully Market, Jamie combines her sobering account of harassment and discrimination in corporate America with practical steps for improving workplace cultures and promoting an environment of inclusion and growth. The product of a working-class family, Jamie Fiore Higgins compiled an 18-year career in the New York headquarters of one of America’s largest finance companies, becoming a Managing Director and the highest-ranking woman in her department. In her dramatic account, she describes a workplace atmosphere fraught with abuse, which eventually affected her health, morale, and marriage before she worked up the courage to walk away and find ways to promote work positivity and equality. Books will be available for purchase by cash, check, credit card, and Apple Pay. Bully Market is also available for borrowing in hardcover, audiobook and eBook formats at the Ocean County Library.

Free

“Bill Cranmer: Gentleman, Craftsman, Scholar, and Decoy Carver,” by Arthur C. Liese

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

Join the OCHS, at 26 Hadley Ave., Toms River, NJ as Arthur C. Liese presents the story of Bill Cranmer, an expert carpenter, home builder on LBI, and classic New Jersey Museum quality decoy carver. Mr. Cranmer was a well read, scholarly gentleman. Most importantly, he was a man of character, pride, and integrity. Arthur C. Liese is the President and Managing Director of the Sporting Gallery and Book Shop, Inc. Founded in 1933 in New York City, it is the oldest gallery of this unique specialty in this country. He is the leading expert on 20th Century American Sporting Art during the Golden Era of Sport (1927-1941). He is an appraiser and well published author and lecturer on this subject. To register for this free program, send your name, zip code, email address, and the date of the program (January 22, 2023) to oceancountyhistory.zoom@gmail.com.

TRAC – Diversify your art portfolio with passive income.

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

Have you ever wondered about where else you could sell your art online?  Well Stephanie Sommerland Bello has some good info about this and she's willing to share it with us! Join us for a 2 hours class about different websites, tip & tricks and how to go about collecting a passive income on your art. Bring  pen and paper for notes and remember to ask questions!! Artists helping Artists - that's what we do! TRAC members are free of charge.  Non-members $10.00

$10.00

Holocaust Remembrance Day Film/Q&A with Director

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

In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, join us for a screening of the award-winning documentary They Survived Together. The film traces the incredible survival story of the Neiger family, who desperately tried to stay together as a family while escaping Nazi occupied Kraków. The family endured unspeakable hardships and were separated from the older brother Ben, but ultimately made it out alive and intact. They are believed to be one of the only families to escape and survive as a family. Director John Rokosny and Producer Andriette Redmann, both residents of Point Pleasant, will answer questions after the film screening. The film received a New York Emmy in 2022 for Best Historical Documentary. Runtime: 1 hour and 13 minutes. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ocean County Library – Toms River.

Free