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Live Game Show

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

Join us for an afternoon of fun and excitement with a live interactive game show complete with podiums, digital scoring, lighting, sound effects, and video projections. Presented by Brain Wash Games. Sponsored by the Friends of the Ocean County Library - Toms River. Please register at: https://tinyurl.com/OCLgameshow  

Free
Event Series Downtown Night Out

Downtown Night Out

Downtown Night Out is returning in 2021!  We had such a blast last year we are bringing it back.  Every Friday and Saturday downtown restaurants and businesses will be open for dining, drinking, shopping and entertaining.  A section of Washington Street (between Robbins St. and Main St.) will be closed for outdoor dining.  

“The Dutch Civil War in Northern New Jersey & Southern New York”

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

You may know him as a popular and knowledgeable guide to genealogists who are researching their ancestors, but Ocean County Historical Society knows Russell Dutcher as a well-educated speaker who recently earned his MA in history.  Russ’ specialization is the Colonial Era and the Revolutionary War, with emphases on cultural, religious, and racial aspects of the Dutch, French Huguenot, Native American, African American, and English participation in the French and Indian and Revolutionary Wars. Join friends and members of OCHS on October 10th at 2:00 PM for Russ’ Zoom presentation which focuses on Bergen, Essex, and Sussex counties in NJ, as well as Orange, Westchester, Ulster and Duchess counties in NY. To register, email us at oceancountyhistory.zoom@gmail.com stating:  name of program, your zip code, and your email address to send you instructions for accessing our program.

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 Downtown Toms River Farmers’ Market

Downtown Toms River Farmers’ Market

Every Wednesday from 10am-4pm join the Downtown Toms River Business Improvement District at the weekly Farmers' Market located at 700 Main St. (behind New Life Church).  4 Local NJ farms, Organic farm,  NJ Winery, gourmet Italian Specialties, baked goods, honey, pickles, olives, and much more!  Food truck and smoothie truck on premises every week.    

Event Series Downtown Night Out

Downtown Night Out

Downtown Night Out is returning in 2021!  We had such a blast last year we are bringing it back.  Every Friday and Saturday downtown restaurants and businesses will be open for dining, drinking, shopping and entertaining.  A section of Washington Street (between Robbins St. and Main St.) will be closed for outdoor dining.  

Harvest Arts Festival

Washington Street, Toms River NJ 33 Washington St., Toms River, United States

Please join The Downtown Toms River Business Improvement District for The Harvest Arts Festival sponsored by Xfinity. Washington Street will be filled with food, merchandise and handcraft vendors. Toms River Fire Co. #1 will host a beer & wine garden. Local artists will be selling and displaying their works as part of a juried art show. Downtown businesses, restaurants, brewery and distillery will be open on the street. There will be free activities for the kids including pumpkin painting. Live entertainment from local bands throughout the day. Free admission and all public parking throughout downtown is free day of the event.

Event Series Downtown Night Out

Downtown Night Out

Downtown Night Out is returning in 2021!  We had such a blast last year we are bringing it back.  Every Friday and Saturday downtown restaurants and businesses will be open for dining, drinking, shopping and entertaining.  A section of Washington Street (between Robbins St. and Main St.) will be closed for outdoor dining.  

Event Series Downtown Toms River Farmers’ Market

Downtown Toms River Farmers’ Market

Every Wednesday from 10am-4pm join the Downtown Toms River Business Improvement District at the weekly Farmers' Market located at 700 Main St. (behind New Life Church).  4 Local NJ farms, Organic farm,  NJ Winery, gourmet Italian Specialties, baked goods, honey, pickles, olives, and much more!  Food truck and smoothie truck on premises every week.    

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 an 8x10 canvas and go home with a "goodie bag" of art supplies.  This will be held in the activity room at the TRAC Gallery.  Registration required. Tomsriverartistcommunity732@gmail.com Seating is limited

Free
Event Series Downtown Night Out

Downtown Night Out

Downtown Night Out is returning in 2021!  We had such a blast last year we are bringing it back.  Every Friday and Saturday downtown restaurants and businesses will be open for dining, drinking, shopping and entertaining.  A section of Washington Street (between Robbins St. and Main St.) will be closed for outdoor dining.  

Event Series Downtown Night Out

Downtown Night Out

Downtown Night Out is returning in 2021!  We had such a blast last year we are bringing it back.  Every Friday and Saturday downtown restaurants and businesses will be open for dining, drinking, shopping and entertaining.  A section of Washington Street (between Robbins St. and Main St.) will be closed for outdoor dining.  

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
Event Series Downtown Toms River Farmers’ Market

Downtown Toms River Farmers’ Market

Every Wednesday from 10am-4pm join the Downtown Toms River Business Improvement District at the weekly Farmers' Market located at 700 Main St. (behind New Life Church).  4 Local NJ farms, Organic farm,  NJ Winery, gourmet Italian Specialties, baked goods, honey, pickles, olives, and much more!  Food truck and smoothie truck on premises every week.    

Event Series Downtown Night Out

Downtown Night Out

Downtown Night Out is returning in 2021!  We had such a blast last year we are bringing it back.  Every Friday and Saturday downtown restaurants and businesses will be open for dining, drinking, shopping and entertaining.  A section of Washington Street (between Robbins St. and Main St.) will be closed for outdoor dining.  

Paint & Sip (adults)

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

Come out and enjoy a fun night of easy painting with your friends.  BYOB, we will supply light snacks and all your painting materials. Your TRAC artists will make sure you leave with a smile on your face and a great painting in your hands.  Lets relax together before the Holidays take over! Class is limited to 20 people.  To register please email Tomsriverartistcommunity732@gmail.com

$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

Filipino-American Community Dev’t Center Kids Show

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

Join TRAC - Toms River Artist Community for the opening reception for our Nov show and the Filipino-American Kids show opening.   See what these talented children come up with for their 2nd show at TRAC! Lights refreshments and drinks will be served

Free

Meet a World War I Doughboy

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

Meet a World War I Doughboy On Sunday November 14, 2021, at 2:00 PM Ocean County Historical Society, will host a Zoom presentation by Ocean County resident, Jeffrey Brown.  Jeff is a graduate of Lacey Twp. Schools, Ursinus College (BA in history) and Kean College (Master’s in Education).  He currently teaches history at Southern Regional HS and resides in Seaside Park with his wife, two children, and dog. For our program, Jeff will discuss the American doughboy of WWI—his training, rations, uniforms, equipment, and combat.  Jeff will wear the WWI uniform and display original artifacts from the Great War that you won’t want to miss. To register for this program, send your name, zip code, and email address to oceancountyhistory.zoom@gmail.com.  We will send you an email with the link to Zoom before the event so that you can join us.

Free