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OCEAN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION 1198 Bandon Road, Toms River, 1-877-OC PARKS www.oceancountyparks.org Please refer to the listing on page 53. Pre-registration is required for most programs. Visit the website for registration information and additional events including day trips, hiking and kayak tours, recreation/health/wellness programs, and more. Unless otherwise noted, programs are open to all ages. CATTUS ISLAND COUNTY PARK 1170 Cattus Island Boulevard, Toms River (732) 270-6960 Saturdays and Sundays: Cattus Island Nature Walks, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 6-11: Create Your Own Walking Stick (ages 11 and up), 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM. Fee. 6-20: Celebrate International Horseshoe Crab Day, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Free. JAKES BRANCH COUNTY PARK 1100 Double Trouble Road, Beachwood (732) 281-2750 Saturdays through 6-24: Drop In and Discover, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM. Free. Sundays through 6-25: Live Animal Talks, 1:30 PM. Free. Sundays through 6-25: Discovery Nature Walks, 2:00 PM. Free. 6-10, 7-22, 8-19, 9-16: Star Party with ASTRA (Astronomical Society of the Toms River Area), 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM. 6-30: Touch-A-Truck, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Free. MANTOLOKING BRIDGE COUNTY PARK 70 Herbert Street, Brick, 1-877-OC PARKS 7-22: The Bunker Bait Crabbing Challenge, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Free. OCEAN COUNTY PARK 659 Ocean Avenue (Route 88), Lakewood 1-877-OC PARKS or (732) 506-9090 Tuesdays, 6-6 - 8-22: Pottery Class, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM; 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM; 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Fee. Wednesdays, 6-7 - 8-23: Pottery Class, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Fee. 6-23 - 6-24: Family Campout, 6:00 PM - 9:00 AM. Fee. 8-20: Kids' Stuff Flea Market, 9:00 PM - 1:00 PM. Free. OCEAN COUNTY PARKS ADMINISTRATION OFFICE 1198 Bandon Road, Toms River, 1-877-OC PARKS 6-8: Weathered Paint Stick Wall Art (adults), 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Fee. 6-14: Summertime First Aid Kit Using Essential Oils (adults), 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM. Fee. 6-22: Coastal Buoys (adults), 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Fee. EVENTS AT OCEAN COUNTY PARKS NORTHERN OCEAN COUNTY Northern Ocean & Monmouth Counties: Calendar of Events continued from page 13 14 ▲ JULY 7-2: SPRING LAKE SUMMER ART WALK Third Avenue, downtown Spring Lake, (732) 449-0577 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM www.springlake.org 7-4: ANNUAL JULY 4TH BIKE PARADE IN BAY HEAD Celebrate America's Independence with a patriot- ic bike parade through town. All participants will receive a '4th of July in Bay Head' sticker, and the top three decorated bikes will be awarded ribbons. An ice cream truck will be at Centennial Park selling treats after the parade. A Bay Head Life Mayor's Wellness Campaign program in con- junction with the NJHCQI. Start: Sacred Heart Church Parking Lot, 751 Main Avenue, Bay Head End: Centennial Park, 83 Bridge Avenue, Bay Head Register: www.eventbrite.com recommended Check-in: 10:00 AM; Parade: 10:30 AM www.bayheadnj.org www.bayheadlife.com Facebook and Instagram: @bayheadlife 7-4: 9TH ANNUAL LONG BRANCH POETRY FESTIVAL AT PIER VILLAGE Please refer to our ad on page 44. More than ten poets, many of which were published in the anthologies "The Poets Of New Jersey" and "Palisades, Parkways & Pinelands." Featuring: Monmouth County Poet Laureate Emanuel DiPasquale (co-editor of "The Poets Of New Jersey"), Mayor John Pallone, John Thomas Pallone, Jr., and Congressman Frank Pallone. With poets: Frank Finale, Estelle Bajou, Gregg G. Brown, Jennifer Stahl Brown, Charles Bruns, Olivia Calabrese, Marshall Harth, Linda Johnston Muhlhausen, and Daniel Weeks. The reading will be held during OceanFest by the oceanfront gazebo at Pier Village, Ocean Avenue and Centennial Drive, Long Branch. 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM www.longbranch.org 7-4: ANNUAL OCEANFEST AND FIREWORKS IN LONG BRANCH OceanFest is back in 2023! Vendors, bands, exhibits, food, and fireworks are all part of this annual rain or shine celebration. Sponsored by the Long Branch Chamber of Commerce. Oceanfront Promenade, Long Branch, (732) 222-0400 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM www.longbranch.org