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TRAC Gallery Open Studio
Downtown Shops Activity Room 53 Main Street, Toms River, NJ, United StatesJoin 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
The Downtown Shops 53 Main St, Toms Rivet, NJ, United StatesJoin 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
Painted Quilt
The Downtown Shops 53 Main St, Toms Rivet, NJ, United StatesTRAC & Ocean County Family Support Organization, Inc will be hosting 2 "Painted Quilt" classes. In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we will be painting a "quilt" The children will paint a mask of how they feel about themselves and the parents will paint about how they feel about their children. At the end the paintings we will attached all the painting together and hang it as a quilt. For more info go to www.oceanfso.org
Painted Quilt
The Downtown Shops 53 Main St, Toms Rivet, NJ, United StatesTRAC & Ocean County Family Support Organization, Inc will be hosting 2 "Painted Quilt" classes. In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we will be painting a "quilt" The children will paint a mask of how they feel about themselves and the parents will paint about how they feel about their children. At the end the paintings we will attached all the painting together and hang it as a quilt. For more info go to www.oceanfso.org
Composting in Ocean County
Ocean County Historical Society 26 Hadley Ave, Toms River, NJ, United StatesComposting 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 [...]
Before You Can Say Jackie Robinson
Ocean County Historical Society 26 Hadley Ave, Toms River, NJ, United StatesBefore You Can Say Jackie Robinson…. Put a star on your calendar for May 1st at 2:00 PM and sign up for a fascinating program at the Ocean County Historical Society, 26 Hadley Ave., Toms River, NJ. Presenting Black Baseball in America in the Era of the Color Line, Dr. Lawrence Hogan, Professor Emeritus of History at Union County College in NJ, will demonstrate why he has been described as a “national treasure” by the official Historian of Major League Baseball, John Thorn. Author of The Forgotten History of African American Baseball, Dr. Hogan will be accompanied by poet, playwright and performer Kevin Kane who will perform his poem, “Breaking the Line with the Mudville Nine.” To register for in-person (audience limited to 50) or Zoom, email us at: oceancountyhistory.zoom @gmail.com stating: 1) your name and May 1st; 2) your zip code; 3) the email address we should use to send you instructions for accessing the Zoom program or to confirm your in-person reservation. Masks are optional. No refreshments will be served. No entry fee.
TRAC ART WALK ON MAIN
The Downtown Shops 53 Main St, Toms Rivet, NJ, United StatesTRAC 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.
Opening Reception
The Downtown Shops 53 Main St, Toms Rivet, NJ, United StatesOpening Reception for the Ocean County Family Support Organization, Inc., painted quilt. Join us for 2 opening receptions at once - Ocean Partnership for Children. Join us for light snacks and a bunch of awesome art!
Ocean Partnership for Children Opening Art Reception
Downtown Shops Activity Room 53 Main Street, Toms River, NJ, United StatesJoin Toms River Artist Community & Ocean Partnership for Children in their 1st opening reception at TRAC. This event will feature 2 months worth of art classes given by TRAC Artist and facilitated by Ocean Partnership, to kick of Mental Health Awareness Month. Their art will be hung in the TRAC community room for the month of May All artwork will be for sale. Every penny of works sold, goes directly back the child who painted it! Two non profits, working together to help the children in our community! That is community, that is Toms River! Light refreshments and soft drinks will be served
Toms River Food Fest
Washington Street, Toms River NJ 33 Washington St., Toms River, United StatesGourmet Food Trucks, arts and crafts vendors and live music throughout the day! Potential vendors contact The Toms River Township Recreation Dept., 732-341-1000 x8415.
Toms River Artist Community – TRAC Monthly Members Meeting
TRAC- Toms River Artist Community 40 Main Street, Toms River, NJ, United StatesTRAC'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 !
Downtown Night Out
Washington Street, Toms River NJ 33 Washington St., Toms River, United StatesJoin 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.
TRFD #2 100th Anniversary Celebration
Huddy Park, Toms River NJ 39 E. Water St., Toms River, NJ, United StatesThe members of Toms River Fire Company No. 2 would like to invite you to our 100th Anniversary! A fire truck parade through downtown Toms River will be followed by a celebration in Huddy Park with live music, food trucks, a beer garden, and fun for all ages. We will have an award ceremony after our parade with trophies for all types of apparatus... we even have a marine unit category! We look forward to celebrating with you on Saturday May 14th, 2022!
Downtown Night Out
Washington Street, Toms River NJ 33 Washington St., Toms River, United StatesJoin 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.
Downtown Night Out
Washington Street, Toms River NJ 33 Washington St., Toms River, United StatesJoin 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.
1st Annual WAKE UP TOMS RIVER – TRAC at the Toms River Seaport
Toms River Seaport 78 East Water St., Toms River, New JerseySpring has sprung and so has festival season! Join TRAC at the Toms River Seaport for a great day of art outside and the historic Seaport Museum/gift shop inside. Local artist and crafters will fill the grounds of the Seaport with handmade original pieces of art of all kinds. We have also invited local crafters to join us in the colorful, talent filled local event. When you are done with this event, stay parked where you are and walk up Washington St to enjoy Downtown Night Out! This is a free, family friendly event
Downtown Night Out
Washington Street, Toms River NJ 33 Washington St., Toms River, United StatesJoin 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.
Author Talk with Sabeeha Rehman and Walter Ruby: We Refuse to be Enemies
The Ocean County Library 101 Washington St, Toms River, NJ, United StatesAuthors Sabeeha Rehman and Walter Ruby will highlight the message of their book We Refuse to Be Enemies, a manifesto by two American citizens, a Muslim woman and Jewish man, concerned with the rise of intolerance and bigotry in our country. Subtitled How Muslims and Jews Can Make Peace, One Friendship at a Time, the book is a manifesto that two Americans, a Muslim woman and a Jewish man, created in response to the perceived rise of bias and bigotry in the US. Rehman and Ruby have spent decades in interfaith collaborations, nurturing cooperation among communities. They will share their observations about ways that people of all backgrounds can create lasting friendships through knowledge and trust. Registration at https://tinyurl.com/werefuse is required for this free program. This program is sponsored by The Friends of the Ocean County Library - Toms River.
Downtown Night Out
Washington Street, Toms River NJ 33 Washington St., Toms River, United StatesJoin 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.
Downtown Night Out
Washington Street, Toms River NJ 33 Washington St., Toms River, United StatesJoin 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.