Jersey Shore Magazine

j e r s e y s h o r e • s p r i n g 2 0 1 5 15 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Monmouth and Ocean Counties — March, April, May, and June 2015 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. ALL SEASON LONG Spring Birding Program 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.njaudubon.org/SectionCenters/ SectionAllThingsBirds/Introduction.aspx March - May 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 4-5, 5-3, 6-7 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 foreign nationals are permitted on the tours due to security reasons. For more information, please call (732) 818-7520. Navy Lakehurst, Route 547, Lakehurst 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM www.nlhs.com April – October: 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month November – March: 2nd Saturday of the month MARCH 3-28: 4th Annual Beers On The Boards in Point Pleasant Beach 20+ micro breweries. Price includes beer tasting, cider tasting and gourmet buffet. Two tasting sessions: 12:30 PM – 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM. Martell's Tiki Bar, 308 Boardwalk, Point Pleasant Beach, (732) 899-2424 www.BeersontheBoards.com 3-29: Easter Egg Hunt in Point Pleasant Beach Ages 0-4 in front of Jenkinson's Aquarium; 5-6 and 7-8 in front of Frank's Fun Center; 9-10 in front of Amusement Park. Children only. No shovels or digging utensils. Limit 3 eggs per child. Jenkinson's, Boardwalk and Parkway, Point Pleasant Beach, (732) 892-0600 1:00 PM www.jenkinsons.com 3-29: Annual Palm Sunday Egg Hunt in Seaside Heights 15,000 pastel eggs filled with prizes from boardwalk merchants. Ages 0-2: Hancock Avenue; Ages 3-4: Blaine Avenue; Ages 5-6: Sumner Avenue; Ages 7-8: Hamilton Avenue; Ages 9-10: Lincoln Avenue; Special Needs: Kearney Avenue. Beach and Boardwalk, (732) 830-3700 1:00 PM www.exit82.com APRIL 4-3 – 4-5: Casino Pier Annual Ticket Sale in Seaside Heights Big savings on tickets for rides, Breakwater Beach, and go-karts. In person at boardwalk locations 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM (rain or shine). Online 4-2 (8:00 AM) – 4-9 (midnight). Casino Pier and Breakwater Beach, 800 Ocean Terrace, Seaside Heights (732) 793-6488 www.casinopiernj.com "Dry Dock, Shrewsbury Sailing Club" by Judy Stach, Little Silver, NJ continued on page 16

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