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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 !
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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.
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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!
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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. |
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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 |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. |
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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.
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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 […]
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