Jersey Shore Magazine

J e r s e y s h o r e • F A L L / H O L I D A Y 2 0 1 5 24 ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ district, with numerous retail stores, antique shops, restaurants, and eateries. There is fabu- lous dining and entertainment all over town with dozens of choices, from fine to fun to waterfront and oceanfront dining. Our landmark boardwalk features arcades, rides, Jenkinson's Aquarium, miniature golf, dining, entertainment, and more! Free beach events all summer long including Jenkinson's Music Festival on Wednesdays and Fireworks every Thursday night. For the best in deep-sea fishing, our party and charter boat fleet offers a variety of choices for every angler, from novice to experienced. Just some of our upcoming events include: 10-17: Rhythm & Chowder Festival (Inlet Drive); 11-27: Tree Lighting and Santa's Arrival (Bay and Arnold Avenues). Contact us for a complimentary Point Pleasant Beach Guidebook or visit us online! Artists Guilds GUILD OF CREATIVE ART 620 Broad Street (Route 35 South) Shrewsbury, (732) 741-1441 www.guildofcreativeart.com THE LONG BEACH ISLAND FOUNDATION OF THE ARTS AND SCIENCES 120 Long Beach Boulevard Loveladies, (609) 494-1241 www.lbifoundation.org THE PLEIN AIR PAINTERS OF THE JERSEY COAST www.pleinairjerseycoast.com Auction & Flea Markets COLLINGWOOD PARK AUCTION & FLEA MARKET Routes 33 & 34 (just a half-mile west of the Collingwood Circle) Farmingdale, (732) 938-7941 ENGLISHTOWN AUCTION 90 Wilson Avenue, Englishtown (732) 446-9644 www.englishtownauction.com NEW EGYPT FLEA MARKET VILLAGE AND AUCTION 933 Route 537, New Egypt (609) 758-2082 ROUTE 70 FLEA MARKET 117 Highway 70, Lakewood (732) 370-1837 www.rt70fleamarket.com Auto Racing NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY 720 Route 539, New Egypt (609) 758-1900 www.newegyptspeedway.net OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP RACEWAY PARK 230 Pension Road, off Route 527 Englishtown, (732) 446-7800 www.etownraceway.com WALL STADIUM 1803 Route 34 South, Wall Township (732) 681-6400 www.wallspeedway.com Bug Museum INSECTROPOLIS 1761 Route 9, Toms River (732) 349-7090 www.insectropolis.com Over a dozen exhibit areas, view thousands of beautiful and bizarre exotic insects from all over the world. Play bug games on our touch-screen computers. Pretend you are a termite as you crawl through our mudtube. Watch ants forage for food and build tunnels in our live ant nest. Safely get up close to our observation hive and see our busy bees. Touch a live tarantula, scorpion, millipede, and a hissing cockroach before you leave. Tourism Information MONMOUTH COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION AND TOURISM Jeanne DeYoung, Tourism Representative 1 East Main Street, Freehold, (800) 523-2587 www.tourism.visitmonmouth.com The Battle of Monmouth on June 28, 1778 was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. We won the battle then, and we are still a winner––226 years later. Monmouth County, the Heart of Coastal New Jersey, offers pristine beaches, parks, cultural centers, historical sites, the arts, and antiques. Good roadways, excellent transportation, and accommodations galore! Please call, Jeanne DeYoung, Tourism Representative, for information on all that Monmouth County offers. OCEAN COUNTY PUBLIC AFFAIRS/TOURISM DEPARTMENT Dana Lancellotti, Director 101 Hooper Avenue, P.O. Box 2191 Toms River, (732) 929-2138 or (800) ENJOY33 (recording to leave name/address for tourism guide) www.oceancountytourism.com Ocean County, NJ—someplace special in the heart of the Jersey Shore—offers forty miles of sugar sand oceanfront beaches and the sheltered water playland of Barnegat Bay. Stroll lively boardwalks in Point Pleasant Beach, Seaside Heights, and Seaside Park. Visit the state's lon- gest offshore island, Long Beach Island for cultural and fun activities. For mainland fun, visit Six Flags Great Adventure Theme Park, Hurricane Harbor, and drive thru Wildlife Safari. Visit heritage museums, nature centers, or historic Tuckerton Seaport. Climb Barnegat Lighthouse or tour beautiful Island Beach State Park. Try our B&B's and campgrounds. Spend a day at the ballpark with the BlueClaws minor league baseball team. Festivals and outdoor concerts abound. Boat, fish, swim, attend live theater, hike, parasail, crab, watch a parade, clam, antique hunt, or relax on your favorite beach. It's all yours to enjoy! MANASQUAN RIVER GROUP OF ARTISTS P.O. Box 614, Manasquan, NJ 08736 www.mrga38.org OCEAN COUNTY ARTISTS GUILD Ocean and Chestnut Avenues Island Heights, (732) 270-3111 www.ocartistsguild.org Please refer to our ad on page 50. The Ocean County Artists Guild is a non-profit organization working to promote the arts in Ocean County, attracting artists and patrons from around the region. Our mission is to serve the artists and community, to provide an outlet and training for artistic talent, to enhance the quality of life for the resident and thereby attract newcomers, and to provide an attraction to draw tourists to the community. The Guild provides exhibition space for members on a monthly basis and holds solo shows for selected artists who may be members as well as artists who live out- side the area. We offer classes for both adults and children, workshops, demonstrations, open studio time with live models, and various cultural programs. We welcome artists of every level. The Gallery Gift Shop showcases contemporary and traditional fine art and crafts for sale. The Guild is open to the public Tuesday - Sunday 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Admission is free. PINE SHORES ART ASSOCIATION 94 Stafford Avenue, Manahawkin www.pineshoresartassociation.org ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES continued from page 23

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