🥊 Fight For James Bitzer!!

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Good morning Monmouth County! By the time this hits your inbox the snow should be falling! Fingers crossed for a happy snow with no down power lines.

TODAY’S BUZZ 🐝 

🥊 Fight For James Bitzer

🍟 Character Dinners

🫖 Afternoon Tea at Oasis TLC

🥃 Whiskey & Caviar Pairing

🎸 The Movement

🎭️ Stavros Halkias Comedy

📽️ Bugonia at The Showroom

🏀 Monmouth U. & Brookdale Basketball

🌊 Ocean Temp/Tides

📰 NEWS

🥊 Fight For James Bitzer

We are so thankful for our growing community here at Monmouth Buzz. As we grow, so does our ability to use this platform to serve one another. And we have every intention of doing so. If you or someone you know is ever in need we hope you will let us know. Together, all things are possible.

James Bitzer, our neighbor and friend, is six years old and has been battling Stage 4 Neuroblastoma for the past three years. James is an adorable boy who loves to surf and skateboard and should be looking forward to a snow day off of school tomorrow. But as of December, Memorial Sloan Kettering has exhausted their available treatment options for James, leaving the Bitzer family in an unimaginable situation.

Thankfully, they’ve identified a potentially life-saving clinical trial for James in Ventura California at Progenbiome. The trial however, comes at a significant out-of-pocket expense of $20,000 per month. No family should have to endure what the Bitzer’s have and continue to. But there truly is hope and peace in the comfort of friends. So, we are appealing to you, our growing community of friends and neighbors, to please help James in any way you can.

The link to the GoFundMe is below and has more information about James and the clinical trial.

🥳 FAMILY FUN!

Lego Club | 1/26 3:45 pm | Neptune Library (Neptune) | info 

Meet and Greet Stitch | 1/26 5:30 pm | Americana Diner (Shrewsbury) | info 

Character and Kids Night: Bingo | 1/26 5:30 pm | Blue Swan Diner (Ocean) | info 

Storytime & Craft: Groundhog Day | 1/27 10:00 am | Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) | info 

Meditation for Little Ones | 1/28 11:00 am | Atl. Highlands Library (Atl. Highlands) | info 

Car Seat Safety Checkpoint | 1/28 2:00 pm | Station 11 Old Village Fire Company (Middletown) | info 

Family Fun Night | 1/29 4:00 pm | Borough Hall (Union Beach) | info

📍 LOCAL EVENTS

Manasquan Public Library Book Sale | 1/26 10:00 am | Manasquan Library (Manasquan) | info 

Learn to Play Bridge | 1/26 6:00 pm | Manalapan Library (Manalapan) | info 

Learn to Play Duplicate Bridge | 1/28 12:00 pm | Manalapan Library (Manalapan) | info 

Wolfe & Kron Used Book Sale | 1/28 1:00 pm | Porta (Asbury Park) | info

🍔 FOOD & 🍹 DRINK

🫖 Social Graces Tea Service

The Social Graces Tea Service at Oasis TLC offers a delightful prix fixe experience featuring tea, scones with homemade clotted cream and jam, assorted desserts, and three distinct sandwiches made with farm-fresh, seasonal ingredients, with gluten-free options available upon request. With seatings at 2:00 PM and 2:15 PM for a suggested donation of $30 per person, this program provides a vital vocational learning environment for their interns to master food preparation and service skills.

If you’re not familiar with Oasis TLC, their history is a journey that began in 2000 with its sister organization, I.M.P.A.C.T., which focused on enhancing public school programs and raising awareness for children with autism. As these children approached adulthood, the mission evolved into a dream of creating farmstead communities, leading to the incorporation of OASIS tlc (Ongoing Autistic Success in Society) as a 501(c)(3) public charity in 2007. Through the tireless support of local government, the Monmouth Conservation Foundation, and NJDEP Green Acres, the organization launched a horticultural program and successfully closed on its first farm in 2011. Today, the facility serves as a central hub for a transitional program for young adults, rooted in the philosophy that a peaceful, nature-based setting provides a therapeutic work environment where individuals with autism can find fulfillment. Ultimately, OASIS tlc aims to foster social connectedness and interdependence, empowering its participants to teach the community about conservation, nutrition, and sustainable living while realizing the common ground and human potential shared by all.

J & J Sip N' Paint: Winter Wonderland | 1/27 6:00 pm | Robinson Ale House-Pier Village (Long Branch) | info 

La Dolce Vita: Vegan Italian Cooking Class | 1/27 6:00 pm | Taste & Technique (Fair Haven) | info 

Sip N' Paint by Renegade Book Club | 1/27 6:00 pm | Beach Bee Meadery (Long Branch) | info 

Social Graces Tea Service | 1/28 2:00 pm | Oasis Farms Trail Center (Red Bank) | info 

Welcome Winter Cooking Class | 1/28 6:00 pm | Taste & Technique (Fair Haven) | info 

Sip N' Paint Frames | 1/28 6:00 pm | Tall Oaks Farm & Brewery (Farmingdale) | info 

Whiskey & Caviar Pairing | 1/28 7:00 pm | Pascal & Sabine (Asbury Park) | info 

Velvet Winter: A Cozy Night of Sapphic Mingling | 1/29 7:00 pm | 3BR Distillery (Keyport) | info

🎨 ART, HISTORY & EDUCATION

Whispers on the Water: Images of Coastal Regions | 1/26 9:00 am | Shrewsbury Library (Shrewsbury) | info 

Lightning in a Bottle: A Love Letter to the Original Asbury Lanes | 1/26 12:00 pm | Parlor Gallery (Asbury Park) | info 

Self Care with Art Workshop | 1/26 3:00 pm | The Center in Asbury Park (Asbury Park) | info 

The Deadly Divide: America's First Civil War - The Revolution in Monmouth County | 1/26 7:00 pm | Masonic Temple Association (Matawan) | info 

Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend | 1/27 10:00 am | Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) | info 

Nina Nemeth: Shared Spaces Exhibit | 1/27 10:00 am | Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) | info 

Praise & Paint | 1/27 2:00 pm | Sun Moon Studio (Keyport) | info 

Financial Literacy Class | 1/27 5:30 pm | Lunch Breach (Red Bank) | info 

Computer Literacy Class | 1/27 6:45 pm | Lunch Breach (Red Bank) | info 

Wondrous Winter Walk | 1/28 10:00 am | Freneau Woods Park (Aberdeen) | info 

Instructor Art Exhibit | 1/28 12:00 pm | The Gallery at Thompson Park Creative Arts Center (Lincroft) | info 

Friendly Rivals: Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton | 1/28 2:30 pm | Allentown Library (Allentown) | info 

Seal and Winter Waterfowl Walk - Sandy Hook | 1/29 10:00 am | American Littoral Society HQ (Highlands) | info

🎭️ THEATER, CINEMA, & COMEDY

Apparently it’s Stavos Halkias week in Monmouth County. You can see the Baltimore born comic live on stage at Count Basie on Thursday or you can see him cameo in the indie film “Bugonia” playing at The Showroom also on Thursday. Unfortunately, the show times overlap so you’re going to have to choose one.

Stavros Halkias: The Dreamboat Tour (Comedy) | 1/29 7:00 pm | Count Basie-HMH Theater (Red Bank) | info 

National Theater Live Broadcast in HD: Mrs. Warren's Profession | 1/29 7:00 pm | Pollak Theater (W. Long Branch) | info 

Bugonia (Cinema) | 1/29 7:30 pm | The Showroom (Asbury Park) | info

🎸 LIVE MUSIC 🥁 

Bob Egan's Piano Party | 1/28 6:30 pm | Tim McLoone's Supper Club (Asbury Park) | info 

The Movement | 1/29 6:30 pm | The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) | info

⚾️ SPORTS & FITNESS 🏃‍♂️ 

Yoga for Beginners | 1/26 6:30 pm | Manalapan Library (Manalapan) | info 

De-Stress Through Meditation, Yoga, and Breathing | 1/26 7:00 pm | Shrewsbury Library (Shrewsbury) | info 

Brookdale Women's Basketball vs Northampton CC | 1/27 5:00 pm | Brookdale CC (Lincroft) | info 

Brookdale Men's Basketball vs Northampton CC | 1/27 7:00 pm | Brookdale CC (Lincroft) | info 

Free Self-Defense Class | 1/28 6:30 pm | Freehold Independent Fire House Annex (Freehold) | info 

Monmouth U. Men's Basketball vs North Carolina | 1/29 7:00 pm | Monmouth U. (W. Long Branch) | info 

Brookdale Men's Basketball vs Salem CC | 1/29 7:00 pm | Brookdale CC (Lincroft) | info

🌊 ☀️ BEACH

Asbury Park - Ocean Temp. 38°F 

Mon 1/26: High 12:17 am | Low 6:49 am | High 12:46 pm | Low 6:49 pm | Sunrise 7:11 am | Sunset 5:07 pm

Tue 1/27: High 1:17 am | Low 8:06 am | High 1:53 pm | Low 8:02 pm | Sunrise 7:10 am | Sunset 5:09 pm

Wed 1/28: High 2:24 am | Low 9:14 am | High 3:05 pm | Low 9:10 pm | Sunrise 7:09 am | Sunset 5:10 pm

Thu 1/29: High 3:34 am | Low 10:16 am | High 4:15 pm | Low 10:12 pm | Sunrise 7:07 am | Sunset 5:11 pm