By Greg Kelly
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Friday, March 11
For Worse at NJ Repertory Theatre (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Iced: The Story of the Snow Queen by Spotlight Players (Matawan) – MORE INFO
One Man, Two Guvnors at Spring Lake Community Theatre – MORE INFO
Ropes at Two River Theater (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Chocolate Lovers’ Weekend (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
Godspell at Jersey Shore Arts Center (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
Chapter Two at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Take Control of Your Diabetes Workshops (Freehold) – MORE INFO
19th Century New Jersey Chairmaking Exhibit (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Radio Technology Museum Open at InfoAge (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
Beautiful Childhood: Permanent Collection Portraits (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
AARP Free Tax Preparation Service (Monmouth County Library) – MORE INFO
NJ State Council on the Arts Fellowship Exhibit (WLB) – MORE INFO
Glen Burtnik’s Summer of Love Vl at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
10 Hairy Legs at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
Nick Carter at iPlay America (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Teen Canteen ‘16 Summer Camp Infor Night (Rumson) – MORE INFO
Kid’s Gymboree (Middletown) – MORE INFO
The Locket & Confidential Files of Dr. Cricket at Grange Playhouse (Howell) – MORE INFO
Words on Main Poetry Event (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Comedy for a Cause (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Men’s Black Tie Dinner by Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (Spring Lake Heights) – MORE INFO
ART Talks & Auction (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Le Scandal Cabaret (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
The Lion King, Jr. (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Life is Sweet Gala ’16 (Aberdeen) – MORE INFO
The Music Man by Shore Players (West Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Celtic at The Wonder Bar (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
BALLYHOO! at The Saint (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Splintered Sunlight at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Foodbank Humanitarian Gala ’16 (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
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Saturday, March 12
Chocolate Lovers’ Weekend (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
Spring Antique Show (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
Spring Gardening Symposium & Expo (Sea Girt) – MORE INFO
Dreamgirls at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
For Worse at NJ Repertory Theatre (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
The Amazing Kreskin (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
NJ Symphony Orchestra presents All-Mozart at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Free College Fund Seminar (Brielle) – MORE INFO
Defensive Driving Class (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Keyport) – MORE INFO
Museum Day Live! (Freehold) – MORE INFO
“The Endless Summer” 50th Anniversary Exhibition (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Iced: The Story of the Snow Queen by Spotlight Players (Matawan) – MORE INFO
Spring Robotics & Engineering Expo at Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
One Man, Two Guvnors at Spring Lake Community Theatre – MORE INFO
The Music Man by Shore Players (West Long Branch) – MORE INFO
FilmOneFest Benefit Dinner & Auction (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Ropes at Two River Theater (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Godspell at Jersey Shore Arts Center (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
American Woodcock: Sights & Sounds (Sandy Hook) – MORE INFO
World’s Best Short Films at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
Dylan Scott at iPlay America (Freehold) – MORE INFO
The Locket & Confidential Files of Dr. Cricket at Grange Playhouse (Howell) – MORE INFO
Highlands Guinness Run & Pub Crawl – MORE INFO
Library Book Sale (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
Sporting Collectible Art Exhibit (Rumson) – MORE INFO
How to Write Your Memoir (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Poetry Reading Series (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Pipes & Drums of the Atlantic Watch (Middletown) – MORE INFO
St. Patrick’s Day Benefit (Little Silver) – MORE INFO
An Enchanted Evening of Song (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Take Your Pet to Church (Rumson) – MORE INFO
Mini Message Boxes Workshop (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
NJ MUUsic Festival (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
ECF Crystal Gala (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Ports of Call Gala Celebration (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
CASA’s Rockin’ 50s Gala (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO
Jo Bonanno and the Godsons of Soul at The Wonder Bar (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Wild Adriatic at The Saint (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Tiger Army at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Business Start-Up Workshop at BCC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
Colts Neck Collectible Show – MORE INFO
Chapter Two at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Live Harness Racing at Freehold Raceway – MORE INFO
Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
“Hooray for Hollywood!” Art Show (Belmar) – MORE INFO
Radio Technology Museum Open at InfoAge (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
NJ State Council on the Arts Fellowship Exhibit (WLB) – MORE INFO
19th Century New Jersey Chairmaking Exhibit (Freehold) – MORE INFO
AAUW Used Book Sale (Middletown) – MORE INFO
AARP Free Tax Preparation Service (Monmouth County Library) – MORE INFO
NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Free Tours (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
Medals of World War I Display (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
Jean Townsend Award Exhibition at Art Alliance (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
College Men’s Lacrosse: Monmouth U. vs. St. Joseph’s (WLB) – MORE INFO
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Sunday, March 13
St. Patrick’s Day in the 1830s at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Rumson) – MORE INFO
St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Emigrants & Exiles: The Ireland They Left Behind (Eatontown) – MORE INFO
Leprechaun Lunch (Howell) – MORE INFO
Iced: The Story of the Snow Queen by Spotlight Players (Matawan) – MORE INFO
Chocolate Lovers’ Weekend (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
Belmar Restaurant Tour – MORE INFO
For Worse at NJ Repertory Theatre (Long Branch) – MORE INFO
The Music Man by Shore Players (West Long Branch) – MORE INFO
Godspell at Jersey Shore Arts Center (Ocean Grove) – MORE INFO
The Locket & Confidential Files of Dr. Cricket at Grange Playhouse (Howell) – MORE INFO
Ropes at Two River Theater (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Chapter Two at Center Playhouse (Freehold) – MORE INFO
Dreamgirls at Axelrod PAC (Deal) – MORE INFO
“The Endless Summer” 50th Anniversary Exhibition (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
“Local Stories of the Civil War” Exhibit (Ocean Twp.) – MORE INFO
Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
Chinese Calligraphy Art Display (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
Medals of World War I Display (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
AARP Free Tax Preparation Service (Monmouth County Library) – MORE INFO
St. Paddy’s 8k Race (Freehold Twp.) – MORE INFO
Library Book Sale (Wall Twp.) – MORE INFO
Mike Longo Trio Jazz Concert (Manalapan) – MORE INFO
MRT Rummage Sale (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
Your First Vegetable Garden at Sickles Market (Little Silver) – MORE INFO
Rutgers Adult Chamber Music Program (Middletown) – MORE INFO
Meet Author Chris Johnson (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
Indoor Fishing Flea Market (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
The Nocturnes Big Band (Howell) – MORE INFO
Holistic Fair (Lake Como) – MORE INFO
Bailey-Reed House Museum Open House (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
“Street Wars” Drag Racing & Car Show at Raceway Park (Englishtown) – MORE INFO
New Jersey State Youth Orchestra (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
Seasonal Job Fair (Tinton Falls) – MORE INFO
Legend at The Saint (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Paint the Pony Purple for Epilepsy Awareness at The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) – MORE INFO
Enjoy a “Woodcock Walk” (Marlboro) – MORE INFO
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Next Weekend:
March 18: Patti Lupone at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
March 19: Highlands St. Patrick’s Day Parade – MORE INFO
March 20: Spring Equinox Walk on Sandy Hook – MORE INFO
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Coming Soon:
March 26: Easter Egg Hunt at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
April 2: The King and I at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
April 9: Early Spring Flea Market at Allaire Village – MORE INFO
April 16: The Mystery of Edwin Drood at Spring Lake Community Theatre – MORE INFO
Greg Kelly is a longtime Monmouth County journalist. He welcomes comments or questions at monmouthcountylife@gmail.com.