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🧑‍🍳 Fall Flavor of Freehold!!

🧑‍🍳 Fall Flavor of Freehold!!

Halloween Handbags & Bingo | Violent Femmes | Drive-By History

October 05, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 17 minutes

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Good morning Monmouth County! And a big shoutout today to our friend and faithful subscriber, Marty Marino! Marty is always there with great feedback and friendly encouragement and we sincerely appreciate him for it. Thank you Marty!

Let’s go!

~ Amanda & Rob

TODAY’S BUZZ 🐝

🐔 Wall Approves Raising Chickens on Single-Family Properties

🎃 Halloween Section

🍝 Felice Italian Restaurant Coming to Monmouth Square

🦖 LuminoCity Dino Safari

🔮 Anthony Mrocka Psychic Medium

🎨 Shifting Spaces Exhibit

🎸 Violent Femmes at Count Basie

🌊 Ocean Temp/Tides

🐔 CLUCKING AWESOME!

Following the unanimous approval of Ordinance No. 18-2025 on September 24, 2025, Wall Township residents on single-family or farm properties are permitted to keep chickens. Previously, the township prohibited keeping fowl.

To keep chickens, residents must obtain a zoning permit from the township's zoning officer and adhere to regulations regarding the size and location of coops, the containment of the chickens, and ongoing property maintenance.

You can read the ordinance for yourself here.

🎃 HALLOWEEN

Broomsticks & Booze Halloween Pop-Up Bar | 10/6-10/9 10:30am-2:30am | iPlay America (Freehold) | info

Immersive Halloween Walk-Through | 10/6-10/9 5pm-8pm | Freehold Raceway Mall (Freehold) | info

Big Jeff Music: Halloween (Ages 2 and up) | 10/8 10am-10:30am | Atl. Highlands Library (Atl. Highlands) | info

Big Jeff Music: Halloween (Ages 2 and up) | 10/8 1:30pm-2:15pm | Holmdel Library (Holmdel) | info

Adult Haunted House | 10/9 6:30pm-8:30pm | Historical Museum (Eatontown) | info

Halloween Handbags and Bingo | 10/9 6pm-10pm | Middletown Arts Center (Middletown) | info

Halloween Parade-Atlantic Highlands | 10/9 3:15pm-4pm | Atl. Highlands Library (Atl. Highlands) | info

🥳 FAMILY FUN!

A. Casola Farms Fall Fest | 10/6-10/9 9am-5pm | A. Casola Farms (Holmdel) | info

U-Pick Sunflowers Fall Festival | 10/6-10/9 9am-5pm | Holland Ridge Farms (Cream Ridge) | info

Fall Harvest Festival at Allaire Community Farm | 10/6-10/9 10am-4pm | Allaire Community Farm (Wall) | info

Fall Festival at Happy Day Farm | 10/6, 10/8, 10/9 10am-5pm | Happy Day Farm (Manalapan) | info

LuminoCity Dino Safari | 10/6, 10/7, 10/9 5pm-9:30pm | Freehold Raceway Mall (Freehold) | info

Storytime & Crafts-Owls | 10/7-10/9 10am-4pm | Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) | info

Musical Petting Zoo | 10/7 4pm-4:45pm | Hazlet Library (Hazlet) | info

Fall Family Fun-Atlantic Farm Market | 10/8 10am-5pm | Atlantic Farm Market (Wall) | info

Jewelry Making for Kids | 10/8 3:30pm-4:30pm | Atl. Highlands Library (Atl. Highlands) | info

Musical Petting Zoo | 10/9 3pm-4:30pm | W. Long Branch Library (W. Long Branch) | info

Fire Safety Storytime | 10/9 4:30pm-5pm | Allentown Library (Allentown) | info

📍 LOCAL EVENTS

Coffee with a Cop | 10/7 9am-11am | Turning Point (Long Branch) | info

Asbury Park's Ghosts of the Boardwalk Tour (Dog Friendly) | 10/9 7pm | Bradley Park (Asbury Park) | info

🍔 FOOD & 🍹 DRINK

🍝 Felice Italian Restaurant at Monmouth Square

Kushner has announced that Felice, a renowned Tuscan-inspired Italian restaurant and wine bar originally from Manhattan’s Upper East Side, will open its first New Jersey location at the redeveloped Monmouth Square in Eatontown. This 4,500-square-footspace will be prominently situated in the development’s central town square. It marks a significant step in Kushner's $500 million transformation of the former Monmouth Mall into a mixed-use destination with upscale dining, high end retail, 1,000 new apartments (with leasing starting in late 2026), and extensive community spaces including a public green and resident clubhouse.

Construction of Monmouth Square is well underway, with demolition largely complete, infrastructure progressing, and retail shells for key tenants like Whole Foods Market, Cava, and Prince Street Pizza nearing completion. Other confirmed tenants include Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, Offshore Coffee, Arhaus, and STRONG Pilates, joining existing anchors Macy’s, Boscov’s, AMC, and an updated Barnes & Noble. This comprehensive redevelopment aims to create a dynamic centerpiece for Eatontown and Monmouth County, with 82% of the commercial space already pre-leased.

Blooms & Brews Wreath Workshop | 10/7 6:30pm-8:30pm | Beach Haus Brewery (Belmar) | info

Bell Works Fresh Farmers and Makers Market | 10/8 11am-4pm | Bell Works (Holmdel) | info

Cork & Explore-Walk Around Wine Tasting Experience | 10/8 6pm-8pm | Avenue-Pier Village (Long Branch) | info

Pumpkin Painting at Tall Oaks Farm & Brewery | 10/8 6pm-8pm | Tall Oaks Farm & Brewery (Farmingdale) | info

Anthony Mrocka Psychic Medium 3-Course Dinner | 10/8 6:45pm | Red Horse Steakhouse by David Burke (Rumson) | info

Fall Flavor of Freehold | 10/8, 10/9 5:30pm-8pm | 20 Court St. (Freehold) | info

West End Farmers Market | 10/9 9am-3pm | West End Park (Long Branch) | info

🎨 ART, HISTORY, EDUCATION

Into the Wild-Art Exhibit by Eileen Kennedy | 9/1-10/25 M-F 9am-7pm, S/Su 10am-4pm | Pollak Gallery (W. Long Branch) | info

Born to Run 50: Photographs by Eric Meola | 9/5-12/18 M-F 10am-5pm | DiMattio Gallery (W. Long Branch) | info

Rose Reilly Leonard Annual Student Art Show | 9/13-10/27 9am-5pm | Wall Library (Wall) | info

Through the Lens: Juried Photography Exhibition | 9/14-10/14 10am-4pm | Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) | info

Student Photography Exhibition | 9/14-10/14 10am-4pm | Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) | info

Daniel Pompeo Art & Wood Carvings | 10/1-10/31 9am-9pm | Shrewsbury Library (Shrewsbury) | info

The History & Mystery of the Tarot | 10/6 7pm-8pm | Shrewsbury Library (Shrewsbury) | info

Watercolor 101-Beginner Watercolor Class Series | 10/6 1pm-3pm, 6pm-8pm | Over the Moon Studios (Asbury Park) | info

Decorating on a Budget: A Fun Seminar | 10/7 10am-12pm | Manalapan Library (Manalapan) | info

Financial Literacy Class | 10/7 5:30pm-6:30pm | Lunch Break (Red Bank) | info

Head/Heart/Hormones: Let's Talk About Perimenopause and Menopause | 10/7 6:30pm-8pm | Manalapan Library (Manalapan) | info

Computer Literacy Class | 10/7 6:45pm-7:45pm | Lunch Break (Red Bank) | info

Shifting Spaces Exhibit | 10/7-11/30 M-F 10am-5pm | ArtSpace (Red Bank) | info

Cricut Basics | 10/8 2pm-3:30pm | Sun Moon Studio (Keyport) | info

Quilling for Beginners | 10/8 5pm-7pm | Sun Moon Studio (Keyport) | info DIY

Printmaking: A Hindi Art Workshop | 10/8 6pm-7pm | Manalapan Library (Manalapan) | info

Geraldine Thompson: History Talk with Professor Jane Scimeca | 10/9 1:30pm-3:30pm | Manalapan Library (Manalapan) | info

The Poetry of Mary Oliver | 10/9 2pm-3:30pm | Shrewsbury Library (Shrewsbury) | info

Adult Watercolor Painting | 10/9 5pm-7pm | Bayshore Family Success Center (Leonardo) | info

Shifting Spaces Exhibit (Opening Reception) | 10/9 5:30pm-8pm | ArtSpace (Red Bank) | info

Meet the Author: Jennifer C. Padolak | 10/9 6pm-7pm | The Book House-Pier Village (Long Branch) | info

Intro to Gel Plate Printing | 10/9 6pm-7:30pm | Sun Moon Studio (Keyport) | info

Drive-By History with Ken Magos | 10/9 7pm | Old Wharf House (Oceanport) | info

🎭️ THEATER, CINEMA, & COMEDY

Grease Coming to Spring Lake Theater

Starting Friday (10/10) you can see Grease at the Spring Lake Theater for all three remaining weekends in October. info

Sweeney Todd Coming to Jersey Shore Arts Center

Starting Friday (10/10) Jersey Shore Arts Center will be presenting Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street on five dates through 10/19. info

Hocus Pocus Movie Night | 10/8 7pm | Alternate Ending Beer Co. (Aberdeen) | info

Strangers on the Train | 10/8 7pm | The Showroom (Asbury Park) | info

Whose Live Anyway? | 10/9 7:30pm | Count Basie-HMH Theater (Red Bank) | info

🎸 LIVE MUSIC 🥁

Violent Femmes | 10/6 8pm | Count Basie-HMH Theater (Red Bank) | info

Stoneybrook Friends of Old Time-Charlie Jam | 10/7 6:30pm-9pm | Oakley Farm Museum (Freehold) | info

A Night with Janis Joplin | 10/8, 10/9 W 2pm, Th 7pm | Bell Theater (Holmdel) | info

Fall Concert Series: Almost Santana | 10/8 7:30pm-9:30pm | Hall of Records (Freehold) | info

Vitamin String Quartet | 10/8 7:30pm | Count Basie-HMH Theater (Red Bank) | info

A Lot Like Birds | 10/9 6pm | House of Independents (Asbury Park) | info

⚾️ SPORTS & FITNESS 🏃‍♂️

SCAN Golf Classic | 10/6 8:30am | Sun Eagles Golf & Country Club (Eatontown) | info

Brookdale CC Women's Volleyball vs Passaic County CC | 10/6 7pm | Brookdale CC (Lincroft) | info

Brookdale CC Women's Soccer vs Rowan | 10/7 4pm | Brookdale CC (Lincroft) | info

Monmouth U. Men's Tennis vs Rider | 10/8 9am | Monmouth U. (W. Long Branch) | info

Youth Dodgeball Drop-in | 10/8 4:30pm-6pm | Croydon Hall (Leonardo) | info

Brookdale CC Women's Volleyball vs CC of Philadelphia | 10/8 7pm | Brookdale CC (Lincroft) | info

Forzani Family Chiropractic

Dr. Lisa Ann Forzani, DC

Click the photo above or scan this QR code for more info

🌊 ☀️ BEACH

Asbury Park - Ocean Temp. 71°F

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