Jersey Shore Magazine

j e r s e y s h o r e • S p r i n g 2 0 1 6 17 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Monmouth and Ocean Counties – March, April, May, and June 2016. Although every effort was made to provide accurate information, please call or check the website for up-to-date information before attending. For more events, please visit: www.jerseyshorevacation.com. "Splash" by Alexis Cuozzo Herman Bradley Beach, NJ ALL SEASON LONG Spring Birding Programs At Sandy Hook And Other Areas Join in a search for ducks, hawks, terns, gulls, song birds, and early migrants. Bring lunch, weather and appropriate gear, binoculars, and scopes. Pre-registration is always recommend- ed. For more information: Peter Bacinski: (908) 766-5787 or pete.bacinski@njaudubon. org; Scott Barnes: (609) 897-9400 or scott. barnes@njaudubon.org. Call or visit website for dates, times, and birds to be observed. www.community.njaudubon. org/AllThingsBirdsCalendar March - May Behind the Scenes Tours At Jenkinson's Aquarium in Point Pleasant Beach Discover what goes on behind the scenes at the Aquarium while you tour the building front top to bottom. Sneakers required. Pre-register. Ages 5 and up. Jenkinson's Aquarium, Boardwalk and Parkway, Point Pleasant Beach, (732) 899-1659 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM www.jenkinsons.com 4-10, 5-1 Jersey Shore Beach N Boat Fishing Tournament In Ocean County Fish saltwater from the beach, inner tube, kayak, or from a boat. Stripers, fluke, weakfish, black drum, bluefish, kingfish, tautog, and sea bass. Once or everyday with unlimited weigh- ins at over fifty locations. Cash and prizes. Fee. (732) 830-3700 www.BeachNBoat.com April 1 - November 30 Pickin' On The Porch At Tuckerton Seaport First Sunday of every month, come to pick, sing, listen, swap songs, tell stories, and share a pot of beans and homemade bread. Bluegrass, country, old time music. Acoustic instruments only please. Hosted by Linda and Bill Salmons. $5. includes admission to all Seaport exhibits. Free for Seaport members. Tuckerton Seaport, 120 West Main Street (Route 9), (609) 296-8868 Noon - 5:00 PM www.tuckertonseaport.org First Sunday of each month 4-3, 5-1, 6-5 Tours of Navy Lakehurst Tours include The Navy Lakehurst Information Center, The Ready Room, The POW-MIA Room, Historic Hangar One, The Hindenburg Crash Site Memorial Marker. Registration two weeks prior is mandatory. The tour is unable to accommodate unregistered walk-ins due to security regulations. Wednesdays are for DOD personal and groups of ten or more. No for- eign nationals are permitted on the tours due to security reasons. Navy Lakehurst, Route 547, Lakehurst, (732) 818-7520. 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM www.nlhs.com April - October: Every Wednesday and 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month November - March: Every Wednesday and 2nd Saturday of the month Cruisin' Downtown Toms River Good times, great music, and loads of vintage cars! Free. Presented by Downtown Toms River and the Vintage Auto Club of Toms River. Washington Street, Toms River, (732) 341-8738 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM www.downtowntomsriver.com June - September: Second Wednesday of each month ReClam the Bay's Shellfish Nursery Hands on experience with growing clams and oysters. Learn the importance of a clean Barnegat Bay to their future. Tuesdays, 3:30 PM: Brant Beach Yacht Club, 59th Street and Bayview, Brant Beach Wednesdays, 10:30 AM: Cattus Island County Park (in front of County offices), 1170 Cattus Island Boulevard (off Fischer Blvd), Toms River Thursdays, 5:00 PM: Surf City Yacht Club, 9th Street and the Bay, Surf City Fridays, 10:30 AM: Mantoloking Yacht Club, Bay Avenue and Downer Avenue, Mantoloking Fridays, 11:00 AM: Barnegat Light Municipal Boat Ramp, 10th and Bayview, Barnegat Light Fridays, 12:00 PM: Morrison's Marina (north dock), Pelham Avenue and the Bay, Beach Haven Saturdays, 8:00 AM: Holiday Harbor, 115 Admiral Way, Waretown www.reclamthebay.org/education/upwellers "Worship on the Beach" In Bay Head Karge Street beach, Bay Head, 8:00 AM. Bring a chair or blanket. If it rains, worship will be at the church. Also, traditional worship will be held in the sanctuary at 10:00 AM. St. Paul's United Methodist Church, corner of Bridge and West Lake Avenues, Bay Head, (732) 892-5926 Sundays, June 1 - August 31 continued on page 18

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