By Greg Kelly
Friday, May 2
• Spring Lake Fashion Weekend Extravaganza– MORE INFO
Shrek the Musical at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
The Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Spring Lake Theatre – MORE INFO
• Spring in Colts Neck Kitchen Tour – MORE INFO
• Evening Boat Tour of the Manasquan Reservoir (Howell) – MORE INFO
• Afternoon Tea with Mario Buatta (Rumson) – MORE INFO
• Jersey Jokers Present Joe Matarese (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Arts & Crafts Show at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• Meet Author Renee Graziano at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• Things to Know Before a Funeral (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
• Canine Art Auction (Colts Neck) – MORE INFO
• Central Jersey RV Show & Food Drive (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Holmdel High School Jazz Festival – MORE INFO
• Draw the Jersey Devil (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
• Nearly New Rummage Sale (Morganville) – MORE INFO
• Meet Author Mary Higgins Clark (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
A View of the Mountains at NJ Repertory Theatre (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Play It Again Sam at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Aberdeen) – MORE INFO
Nunsense at First Avenue Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Laughter on the 23rd Floor by Monmouth Players (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Saturday, May 3
• Ocean Grove Spring Fling Arts & Crafts Festival – MORE INFO
• A Weekend in Old Monmouth – MORE INFO
• Pro Baseball Trip: NY Yankees vs. Tampa Bay via Seastreak Ferry (Highlands) – MORE INFO
Shrek the Musical at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Spring Craft Market at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• Spring Lake Fashion Weekend Extravaganza– MORE INFO
• Fair Haven Town Wide Yard Sale – MORE INFO
• Red Bank Town Wide Yard Sale – MORE INFO
• Secret Places on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
• Central Jersey Horseman’s Association Horse Show (Freehold) – MORE INFO
A View of the Mountains at NJ Repertory Theatre (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Play It Again Sam at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Restoring & Retouching Photographs (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
Puss in Boots at Paper Moon Puppet Theatre (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• AAUW Used Book Sale (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Nunsense at First Avenue Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Sidewalk Sale at Pier Village (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Laughter on the 23rd Floor by Monmouth Players (Middletown) – MORE INFO
The Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Spring Lake Theatre – MORE INFO
• IBCA Spring Flea, Vendor & Craft Fair (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Keyport Yacht Club Open House – MORE INFO
• Arts & Crafts Show at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
• Captain Joshua Huddy Ceremony (Highlands) – MORE INFO
• Monmouth Audubon Society Bird Walk at Allaire Park – MORE INFO
• Men’s College Baseball: Monmouth U vs. Rider (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Brookdale CC Dance Ensemble (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Fan Appreciation at Wall Stadium – MORE INFO
• New Jersey Shipwreck Symposium at InfoAge (Wall Twp) – MORE INFO
• Asbury Park UCrawl Bar Crawl – MORE INFO
• Ocean Grove Music on Main – MORE INFO
• Sandy Hook Lighthouse 5k – MORE INFO
• For Pete’s Sake 5k (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Spring Bazaar & Cinco de Mayo Fiesta (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Boat Tours of the Manasquan Reservoir (Howell) – MORE INFO
• First Saturday in Asbury Park – MORE INFO
• Sherlock Holmes at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
• Keansburg Amusement Park Cinco De Mayo Festival – MORE INFO
• Family Morning Chores at Longstreet Farm (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Embroidery Demonstration (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Mill Demonstration (Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Spring Cleaning! Hands-on History (Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Family Funtathlon Day (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Festive Flutes Concert (Wall Twp) – MORE INFO
• Nearly New Rummage Sale (Morganville) – MORE INFO
• Hitman Murder Mysteries Show & Dinner (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
• County Paper Shredding Event (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Meet Author Bill Dunn (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
• Parenting Workshop: Terrific Teaching Tools – MORE INFO
• Literary Monmouth: Weeks on Woollcott (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
• Central Jersey RV Show & Food Drive (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• NJ Buick Club of America Car Show (Keyport) – MORE INFO
• PMC for Mother’s Day (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Mushroom Cultivation Workshop (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Father & Son Saltwater Fishing Clinic (Port Monmouth) – MORE INFO
• Dolphin Watching Trip to Cape May (Lincroft departure) – MORE INFO
• Strawberry Festival at Peddlers Village in PA (Lincroft departure) – MORE INFO
• Free Rabies Clinic (Neptune Twp) – MORE INFO
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Sunday, May 4
• A Weekend in Old Monmouth – MORE INFO
Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
• Pro Baseball Trip: NY Yankees vs. Tampa Bay via Seastreak Ferry (Highlands) – MORE INFO
La Boheme at Monmouth U (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Which Wine? (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• NJ AIDS Walk (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Meet Author Leah Vincent (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
• Schneider-Nelson Porsche Show at Pier Village (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Belmar Safety Day – MORE INFO
• Mill Demonstration (Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Spring Cleaning! Hands-on History (Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Saltwater Fishing Clinic (Port Monmouth) – MORE INFO
• Lighthouses of New Jersey Tour (Colts Neck departure) – MORE INFO
• Open Ceramics Class (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Arts Society of Keyport “Dragonfly” Fundraiser – MORE INFO
• Men’s College Baseball: Monmouth U vs. Rider (WLB) – MORE INFO
• Women’s College Softball: Monmouth U vs. Manhattan (WLB) – MORE INFO
• NJ Friends of Clearwater Circle of Song (Belmar) – MORE INFO
• Eco-Kayak Tour of the Navesink River (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Spring Migration Bird Watching Hikes (Upper Freehold) – MORE INFO
• May the Fourth Be With You! (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
• Book Swap (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
• Arts & Crafts Show at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
Shrek the Musical at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
A View of the Mountains at NJ Repertory Theatre (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Play It Again Sam at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• Boat Tours of the Manasquan Reservoir (Howell) – MORE INFO
• Roving Park System Naturalist at Weltz Park (Ocean Twp) – MORE INFO
• Brookdale Concordia Chorale (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• American Girl Tea (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
• Spring Fling Bazaar (Marlboro) – MORE INFO
• Bayonet Farm. Earth Day Festival (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
• Meet Author Leah Vincent (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
• Sidewalk Sale at Pier Village (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
• Red Bank Triathlon – MORE INFO
• NJ Symphony Youth Orchestra (Middletown) – MORE INFO
• Run the Hills 5k (Neptune) – MORE INFO
• Paulette Steps Toward Cancer Wellness 5K (Freehold) – MORE INFO
• March for Babies! (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
• Central Jersey RV Show & Food Drive (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
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Next Weekend:
Friday, May 9: Sinbad at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Saturday, May 10: Opening Day at Monmouth Park Racetrack (Oceanport) – MORE INFO
Sunday, May 11: Pro Baseball Trip: NY Mets vs. PA Phillies via Seastreak Ferry (Highlands) – MORE INFO
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Next Month:
June 1: Red Bank RiverFest 2014 – MORE INFO
June 13-15: New Jersey Seafood Festival (Belmar) – MORE INFO
June 21: Ocean Grove Giant Craft Show – MORE INFO
June 28-29: Asbury Park Jazz Festival – MORE INFO
Greg Kelly is a longtime Monmouth County journalist. He welcomes comments or questions at monmouthcountylife@gmail.com