Jenkinson's Aquarium Feeding Schedule
Location : Jenkinsons Aquarium
Address : 300 Ocean Avenue
Town : Point Pleasant Beach Borough
Phone : 732-899-1659
Sept. - June
(except Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day, and New Year's Day)
Daily
Seals: 10 am, 1 pm, 4 pm
Penguins: 11 & 3:30 pm
Aquarium: 10 am - 5 pm
Mon. Wed. & Sat.
Atlantic Sharks: 1:30 pm
Aquarium: 10 am - 5 pm
Tues.,Thurs. & Sun.
Pacific Sharks: 4 pm
Tues. Fri. & Sun.
Alligators: 1:30 pm
Contact:732-899-1659
Jenkinsons Aquarium
The Moon and Mars and Super Stars
Location : Ocean County College - Arts and Community Center
Address : College Drive
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-255-0500
1:30 pm
Presented by the OCC Three Story Players, a musical theatre performance for children, directed by Dr. Beth Willetts-Brierley, $
Contact:732-255-0400
Ocean County College Arts & Community Center
Bob Seabrook Exhibit
Location : Tuckerton Seaport
Address : 120 West Main Street
Town : Tuckerton Borough
Now - Mar. 2012
10am - 5pm
$3-$8, Five and under free, exhibit with over 100 pieces of finely carved decoys, large and small.
Contact:609-296-8868
Tuckerton Seaport
Live Country, Bluegrass, and Folk Music
Location : Albert Music Hall
Address : 131 Wells Mills Road
Town : Waretown (Ocean Township)
Phone : 609-971-1593
Every Saturday Night
(Closed Dec. 22, 29)
7:30pm
Contact:609-971-1593
Albert Music Hall
Bird Feeding Station
Location : Cattus Island County Park
Address : 1170 Cattus Island Blouvard
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-270-6960
January, February, March
Saturdays & Sundays
10:30am-11am
Join a park naturalist to decipher the mystery of identifying local avifauna.
Contact:732-270-6960
Ocean County Parks & Recreation
Scales and Tales
Location : Cattus Island County Park
Address : 1170 Cattus Island Blouvard
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-270-6960
January, February, March
Saturdays & Sundays
11am-11:30am
Join a park naturalist as they uncover the truths about snakes in this LIVE presentation.
Contact:732-270-6960
Ocean County Parks & Recreation
Turtle Feeding
Location : Cattus Island County Park
Address : 1170 Cattus Island Blouvard
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-270-6960
January, February, March
Saturdays & Sundays
1:30pm - 2pm
Join a park naturalist as they feed and care for native turtles.
Contact:732-270-6960
Ocean County Parks & Recreation
Nature Walks
Location : Cattus Island County Park
Address : 1170 Cattus Island Blouvard
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-270-6960
January, February, March
Saturdays & Sundays
2pm - 3pm
Join a naturalist for a fun, educational, interactive look at the wilds of Cattus Island County Park.
Contact:732-270-6960
Ocean County Parks & Recreation
Precision Lathe Work
Location : Ocean County Library - Waretown Branch
Address : 112 Main Street
Town : Waretown (Ocean Township)
Phone : 609-693-5133
February
Mon.: 1pm - 9pm, Wed. & Fri.: 1pm - 5pm, Tues. & Thurs.: 10am - 5pm,
Sat.: 10am - 1pm
Dennis Frost's woodwork exhibit.
Contact:609-693-5133
Ocean County Library
Chinese Kites
Location : Ocean County Library - Waretown Branch
Address : 112 Main Street
Town : Waretown (Ocean Township)
Phone : 609-693-5133
February
Mon.: 1pm - 9pm, Wed. & Fri.: 1pm - 5pm, Tues. & Thurs.: 10am - 5pm,
Sat.: 10am - 1pm
Denis Hruza's exhibit.
Contact:609-693-5133
Ocean County Library
Pine Cone Critters
Location : Jakes Branch County Park
Address : 1100 Double Trouble Rd.
Town : Beachwood Township
Phone : 732-281-2750
12:30pm - 3pm
Drop in family program, bring a pinecone from home or collect one from their trail.
Contact:732-281-2750
Ocean County Parks & Recreation
Wonders of the Winter Sky
Location : Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Address : Ocean County College
Address : College Drive
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-255-0400
Jan. 6 - Mar. 18
Fri., Sat. & Sun.
Fri.: 7pm (except 1/27, 2/24, 3/16), Sat.: 1pm, 8:15pm (except 1/28, 2/25, 3/17 at 8:15pm), Sun.: 1pm
$7 - $10, a show that brings out the beautiful star field of the brand new Zeiss star projector and shows you some of the bright stars, constellations and other celestial highlights of the current night sky.
Contact:732-255-0342
Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Bad Astronomy: Myths & Misconceptions
Location : Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Address : Ocean County College
Address : College Drive
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-255-0400
Jan. 6 - Mar. 18
Fri., Sat., & Sun.
Fri.: 8:15pm (except 1/27, 2/24, 3/16), Sat.: 2:30pm, 7pm (except 1/15, 1/28, 2/18, 2/25, 3/17 at 7pm), Sun.: 2:30pm
732-255-0342, www.ocean.edu
$7 - $10, looks at topics such as Astrology, UFOs and whether or not the Apollo Moon landings were a hoax.
Contact:732-255-0342
Robert J. Novins Planetarium
The Dixie Bee-Liners
Location : Strand Theater
Address : 400 Clifton Avenue
Town : Lakewood Township
Phone : 732-367-7789
Dinner: 6pm, Concert: 8pm
$15 concert, additional $25 dinner option, The Bee-Liners were named Roots Music Association's Bluegrass Artist of the Year.
Contact:732-367-7789
Strand Theater
One World: One Sky Big Bird’s Adventure
Location : Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Address : Ocean County College
Address : College Drive
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-255-0400
Jan. 7 – Mar. 17
Saturdays
11:30am
$7 - $10
Contact:732-255-0342
Robert J. Novins Planetarium
Toms River Seaport Society & Maritime Museum Open
Location : Toms River Seaport Society
Address : 78 E. Water Street
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-349-9209
Jan. through Dec.
Ever Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday
10 am - 2 pm
A maritime museum featuring boats indigenous to the area and maritime heritage.
Contact:732-349-9209
Toms River Seaport Society
NJ Maritime Museum Open
Location : NJ Maritime Museum
Address : Dock & West Streets
Town : Beach Haven Township
Phone : 609-492-3645
Sept. - May
Every Fri., Sat. Sun
10 am - 4 pm
Featuring ship wrecks off the NJ coast, SCUBA diving and maritime heritage
Contact:609-492-0202
New Jersey Maritime Museum
Tuckerton Seaport & Baymen's Museum
Location : Tuckerton Seaport
Address : 120 West Main Street
Town : Tuckerton Borough
Jan. - Dec.
Open 362 days a year, rain or shine, an open air maritime museum with buildings located on a boardwalk along the Tuckerton Creek which shares the stories of the people who lived and worked in the region through exhibits, demonstrations, classes, and special events; also home of the New Jersey Surf Museum, $8; seniors/$6; ages 6-12/$3; 5 and under free
Contact:609-296-8868
Tuckerton Seaport
On-Going Pastel Classes
Location : Pine Shores Art Association
Address : 94 Stafford Avenue
Town : Manahawkin (Stafford Township)
Phone : 609-597-3557
February
Saturdays
10am-1pm
$50-$75, Art classes with Linda Coulter.
Contact:609-597-3557
Pine Shores Art Association
Nature Walks
Location : Cattus Island County Park
Address : 1170 Cattus Island Blouvard
Town : Toms River Township
Phone : 732-270-6960
Feb. 4, 5: Control Burn Ecology,
Feb. 11, 12: Being Firewise,
Feb. 18, 19: Keeping Your Home Forest Fire Safe,
Feb. 25, 26: Along the Wildland/Urban Interface
2pm
Join a park naturalist for a fun, educational and interactive nature walk.
Contact:732-270-6960
Ocean County Parks & Recreation
Family Fun Program: Life in the Salt Marsh
Location : Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve
Address : 130 Great Bay Boulevard
Town : Tuckerton Borough
Phone : 609-812-0649
10am - 11am
Join the Wetlands Institute as they introduce you to the extremely important elements of a Salt Marsh, hands-on activities and live animal touch tanks.
Contact:609-812-0649
Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve
Steal Away: The Story of a Kansas Homesteader and an Exoduster
Location : Ocean County Library - Brick Branch
Address : 301 Chambers Bridge Road
Town : Brick Township
Phone : 732-477-4513
2pm
Celebration of Black History Month, a one-woman show, written and performed by Penny Musco, presents the historical accounts of those who sought free land with The Homestead Act of 1862 and the movement of 40,000 former slaves.
Contact:732-477-4513
Ocean County Library
February Fiber Arts: Seasons at the Seaport
Location : Tuckerton Seaport
Address : 120 West Main Street
Town : Tuckerton Borough
Feb. 3 - 29
10am - 5pm
$3-$8, children 5 and under free, exhibit featuring the work of the Seaport Stitchers, Dana Zeck, Trish Zazkey and more.
Contact:609-296-8868
Tuckerton Seaport
Blues Brothers 2000
Location : Traco Theatre
Address : 16 Washington St.
Town : Toms River Township
2/3,4,8,9: 7:30pm, 2/4: 5pm, 2/5: 4pm
$, Movie with Dan Aykroyd & John Goodman about Elwood who must reunite the old band, with a few new members, and go on another "Mission from God", rated PG-13.
Contact:732-228-7273
TRACO Theater
The Work of Ken Kirby and Nathaniel Kirby Parker's Decoy Shop
Location : Tuckerton Seaport
Address : 120 West Main Street
Town : Tuckerton Borough
Now until June 2012
Daily 10am - 5pm
$3-$8, children 5 and under free, Exhibit.
Contact:609-296-8868
Tuckerton Seaport