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 9 23 Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College in Toms River. Love Imagery 12-8: The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD presents Madama Butterfly Encore, 1:00 PM 12-15: The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD pres- ents Akhnaten Encore, 1:00 PM 1-11: The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD presents Wozzeck, 1:00 PM 1-26: The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD presents Wozzeck, 1:00 PM 1-28: World Cinema Series: Lemon Tree, 7:30 PM 1-30: Live Theatre: All My Sons (broadcast in HD), 7:30 PM WILSON HALL AUDITORIUM: Built in the 1930s, this theater space seats between 175 and 200 people and offers classical concerts and other types of presentations. 11-18: Visiting Writers Series: Taije Silverman, 4:30 PM 11-19: Jewish Cultural Studies presents George Eliot, Judaism, and Marry Anne Evans, Bicentennial, 7:30 PM 12-12: Department of Holiday and Theatre Arts Productions Annual Holiday Concert: Season's Greetings, 7:30 PM 1-28: Tuesday Night Record Club: Dave Brubeck, Time Out, 7:30 PM LAUREN K. WOODS THEATRE: This 140-seat theater is used mainly for school productions during the school year. These can range from con- certs to musicals to plays. 11-15 - 11-24: Department of Music and Theatre Arts Productions presents Company, various days and times 12-6: Department of Music and Theatre Arts Productions Winter Dance Concert, 7:00 PM 12-10: Tuesday Night Record Club: Frank Sinatra, In the Wee Small Hours, 7:30 PM OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE JAY AND LINDA GRUNIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS College Drive, Toms River, (732) 255-0500 www.grunincenter.org The Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts, locat- ed on the campus of Ocean County College (OCC), is home to the OCC Theatre Company and the OCC Concert Band. Professional programs include: Living Legends, Singer/Songwriters, Classical Music, Musical/Theatre, Country/Folk, Jazz, Dance, and Family. In addition, the Garden State Philharmonic is the orchestra-in-residence. Mid-Week Jazz Series concerts and School of Performing Arts productions take place all season long. 10-25: Brooks Gibbs (Schools n Stage), 9:00 AM and 10:30 AM 10-25: Zee Zee, 3:00 PM 10-27: Gerry Mulligan Tribute Band, 3:00 PM 11-1: Bette Davis Ain't for Sissies, 2:00 PM 11-6: Thomas L. Friedman (Blauvelt Speaker Series), 6:00 PM 11-7: An Evening with Cowboy Junkies, 7:30 PM 11-8 - 11-17: On Golden Pond, various days and times 11-22: Max Weinberg's Jukebox, 8:00 PM 11-23: Assisted Living: The Musical - Home for the Holidays, 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM 11-26: The TEN Tenors, 7:00 PM 12-1: Swingadelic presents: A Tribute to Fats Domino, 3:00 PM 12-2: Nyle DiMarco - Living Out Loud, 6:00 PM 12-5 - 12-15: Broadway for the Holidays: A Musical Revue, various days and times 12-6: Natalie MacMaster and Donnel Leahy pres- ent: A Celtic Family Christmas, 8:00 PM 12-7: A Christmas Carol, 1:00 PM 12-7: Home for the Holidays, 7:00 PM 12-11: Vienna Boys Choir, 7:00 PM 12-12: Irish Christmas in America, 7:00 PM 12-14: The Nutcracker, 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM 12-19: Cherish the Ladies; Celtic Christmas, 7:00 PM 12-22: Angelina Ballerina: The Very Merry Holiday Musical, 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM 1-15 - 1-16: Red Firecrackers - The Legend of the First Chinese New Year (Schools n Stage), 10:00 AM and 11:30 AM SPRING LAKE THEATRE AT THE SPRING LAKE COMMUNITY HOUSE 300 Madison Avenue Spring Lake,(732) 449-4530 www.springlaketheatre.com Since 1978, the theatre has been the home of the Spring Lake Theatre Company. Renovated in 1986, the theater seats over 350 patrons. The Spring Lake Theatre Company produces Broadway-quality musicals, comedies, and dramas, with profession- ally talented casts and lavish sets and costumes. Each year, the company puts on six different shows, with the opening night ticket sales of each donated to different area charities. 12-6 - 12-22: Scrooge, various days and times 1-31 - 2-15: 1776 (all female cast), various days and times THE STONE PONY 913 Ocean Avenue, Asbury Park (732) 502-0060 www.stoneponyonline.com The legendary Stone Pony has been a driving force of the Jersey Shore music scene since it first opened its doors in 1974. From independent, local talent to internationally known headline acts, music fans will never be disappointed with the Stone Pony's schedule of events. During the sum- mer, enjoy open-air concerts at the Stone Pony Summer Stage. Advance ticket purchase recom- mended for both venues. 10-29: Melvin Seals and JGB featuring John Kadlecik, 7:00 PM 10-25: The Parlor Mob: Dark House Tour, 7:00 PM 10-27: Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of Phish for Kids Halloween Spectacular, 11:00 AM 11-1: North Mississippi Allstars, 7:00 PM 11-2: Keller Williams, 8:00 PM 11-10: Billy Strings, 7:00 PM 11-13: Ghostemane with Candy, Horus the Astroneer, Parv0, 6:00 PM 11-21: New Found Glory with Hawthorne Heights, Free Throw, Jetty Bones, 6:30 PM 12-5: Morgan Evans World Tour 2019, 7:00 PM 12-14: New Politics, Plain White T's and The Mowgli's, 6:00 PM THE STRAND CENTER FOR THE ARTS 400 Clifton Avenue, Lakewood (732) 367-7789 www.strand.org Built in 1919, The Strand is known as one of the best acoustical theatres in the nation. This fully restored theatre features a variety of musical, dra- matic, and comedic events by some of the coun- try's top performers, as well as the Garden State Philharmonic and fine ballet. 10-26: Las Vegas' Own Bee Gees Gold, 8:00 PM (doors open 6:30 PM) 10-27: Dracula, The Atlantic City Ballet, 4:00 PM 11-9: In The Mood, America's Favorite Big Band Musical, 8:00 PM (doors open 6:30 PM) 11-15: The Feeling of Soul-JT Bowen, Arlan Feiles, Bilsby Brothers, and The Sensational Soul Cruisers, 8:00 PM 11-23: The Machine Performs Pink Floyd, 8:00 PM (doors open 6:30 PM) 12-6 - 12-8: BCCT presents Disney Frozen Jr., various times 12-15: A Christmas Carol Dickens by Dickens!, 2:00 PM 12-21: The Nutcracker with The Atlantic City Ballet and The Garden State Philharmonic, 7:00 PM SURFLIGHT THEATRE Engleside and Beach Avenues Beach Haven, (609) 492-9477 www.surflight.org Producing large-scale musicals and plays with a resident company of professional actors, the Surflight has been performing live theater in a classic summer stock situation since 1950. In addi- tion, Surflight offers Children's Theater from mid- June through September and a Celebrity Concert series. Please call or visit the website for shows, times, prices, and group pricing. 11-23: Center Stage Opera presents: Carmen, 7:30 PM 11-30: The Diamonds: Bandstand Boogie, 7:30 PM 12-5 - 12-15: 'Tis The Season, various days and times 12-31: The Rave-Ons: Rockin' Eve, 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM TWO RIVER THEATER CO. 21 Bridge Avenue, Red Bank (732) 345-1400 www.tworivertheater.org 11-9 - 12-1: Love in Hate Nation, various days and times 1-11 - 2-2: Twelfth Night, various days and times u

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