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Good morning Monmouth County! Well here we are, firmly into the month of May. Cinco de Mayo hasn’t fallen on Taco Tuesday since 2020 so please fiesta responsibly.
Let’s Gooo!!
~ Amanda & Rob
Today’s Buzz 🐝
🏇 Colts Neck Barn Tour
🍸 Le Petit Cocktail Club
🫖 Mother’s Day Tea
🥙 Naya Middle Eastern Cuisine in Sea Girt
🌮 Cinco de Mayo Cooking Basics
🎥 The Goonies at Pier Village
💝 One Life to Love Charity Gala
🎭 Laugh Lab
🪓 Murdered in Monmouth County
🎸 Silversun Pickups
🚵 Riptide-Cawes Mountain Bike Race
⚾ Monmouth U. Baseball
🌊 Ocean Temp/Tides
📰 NEWS
🏆 2026 Basie Awards
The 21st Annual Basie Awards have officially unveiled their highly anticipated list of nominees, celebrating the remarkable talent and dedication of Monmouth County's high school theatre programs. Announced during the week of April 27, 2026, the list highlights outstanding performances, technical achievements, and ensemble work from schools across the region, ranging from plays like The Book of Will and The Diary of Anne Frank to spectacular musicals like Legally Blonde and Come From Away. Evaluators from the Count Basie Center for the Arts spent the season reviewing dozens of productions, ultimately recognizing exceptional student actors, directors, and crew members who bring these stories to life on local stages.
The culminating ceremony is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at the Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre inside the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank. In addition to the award presentations in categories like lead and supporting performances, set design, and costume direction, the evening will feature live performances from nominated schools, showcasing the vibrant artistic community in the county. Tickets for the highly anticipated event go on sale to the public in early May, as the community prepares to applaud the creativity, dedication, and hard work of these young thespians and educators. info
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🎡 FAMILY
Red Bank Family YMCA Cinco de Mayo Bingo! | 5/5 12pm-2pm | Red Bank YMCA (Red Bank) | info
Spring Art Classes Are Here! | 5/5 Tues 4pm-5pm, Thur 4pm-5pm | Crayola Imagine Arts Academy Monmouth (Red Bank) | info
Mother's Day Social Graces Tea Service | 5/6 2pm-4pm | Oasis TLC (Red Bank) | info
Read to the Dogs | 5/6 4:15pm-4:50pm | Holmdel Library (Holmdel) | info
Family Bingo Night - Atlantic Highlands | 5/7 5pm-6pm | Atlantic Highlands Library (Atlantic Highlands) | info
Movie Night- Goonies | 5/7 7pm-9pm | Wave Resort (Pier Village Long Branch) | info
📍 LOCAL EVENTS
🔭 Looking Ahead
2026 Manasquan Driveway Crawl | 5/16 2pm-5:30pm | Various locations (Manasquan) | info
Cards for a Cause | 5/6 3pm-5pm | Middletown Library (Middletown) | info
One Life to Love Charity Gala | 5/7 6pm-10pm | The Renaissance (Ocean Township) | info
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🕺 JUST FUN
Teacher Appreciation Day | 5/5 5:30pm-8:30pm | Dave & Buster's Freehold Mall (Freehold) | info
Spring Floral Arranging Workshop | 5/5 6pm-8pm | The Asbury Hotel Lobby (Asbury Park) | info
Singles Cinco de Mayo Soiree | 5/5 7pm-9pm | Drifthouse (Sea Bright) | info
Tuesday Night Record Club: David Bowie, Honky Dory | 5/5 7:30pm | MCA- Great Hall Auditorium (W. Long Branch) | info
CNBA Barn Tour | 5/6 10am-2pm | Old Becker's (Colts Neck) | info
Twin Fish Pottery at Bakes | 5/6 6pm-8:30pm | Bakes Brewing (Wall) | info
Floral Arranging Workshop | 5/6 6:30pm-8:30pm | Anderson Market (Red Bank) | info
Haunted Pub Tour | 5/6 7:30pm | The Paranormal Museum (Asbury Park) | info
2026 Ladies Night | 5/7 5:30pm-8pm | The Grove at Shrewsbury (Shrewsbury) | info
Boozy Brushed- Hair Clips | 5/7 6pm-8pm | The Asbury Hotel Lobby (Asbury Park) | info
🍔 FOOD & 🍹 DRINK
🥙 Naya Middle Eastern Cuisine - Sea Girt (Wall)
The new fast-casual Middle Eastern eatery, Naya, has officially opened its doors at the Brook 35 Plaza in Sea Girt, bringing vibrant, scratch-made Lebanese cuisine to Monmouth County. Founded on a commitment to uncompromising quality and time-honored traditions, the brand allows diners to fully customize their meals with a base of hearty bowls, crisp signature salads, or warm Lebanese-style pita rolls. Guests can choose from slow-roasted chicken shawarma, seasoned kafta lamb kebabs, and a variety of flavorful accompaniments, including falafel, hummus, and spinach fatayer.
We’re big fans of Middle Eastern food, especially Lebanese. And when Mamoun’s closed it’s Wall location back in 2020 the already slim Middle Eastern offerings in Monmouth County got even slimmer. So, Naya is a very welcome addition to our thriving culinary ecosystem. Check them out. info
🔭 Looking Ahead
Cocktail Class | 5/14 6pm | Asbury Park Distillery (Asbury Park) | info
Sip & Paint “Tillie” | 5/4 7pm | Uncorked Wine (Asbury Park) | info
Private Group: Cinco de Mayo Fiesta | 5/5 3:30pm-5pm | Taste and Technique (Fair Haven) | info
Cinco de Mayo Cooking Basics: Mexican Cooking Made Easy | 5/5 6pm-8:30pm | Taste and Technique (Fair Haven) | info
Le Petit Cocktail Club | 5/5 7pm | Round Bar at Pascal & Sabine (Asbury Park) | info
Bell Works Fresh Farmers & Makers Market | 5/6 11am-4pm | Bell Works (Holmdel) | info
Fast & Fresh Seafood for Spring | 5/6 6pm-8:30pm | Taste and Technique (Fair Haven) | info
Tarot & Tequila on the Rooftop | 5/6 6pm-9pm | Beach Haus (Belmar) | info
Springtime Steakhouse: Timeless Classics | 5/7 6pm-9pm | Taste and Technique (Fair Haven) | info
🎨 ART, HISTORY & EDUCATION
Garden State Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition | 5/4, 5/6, 5/7 11am-4pm | Middletown Arts Center (Middletown) | info
Mealtime with the Victorians | 5/5 1pm-2pm | Wall Library (Wall) | info
Paint Your Own Flower Pot presented by Bayshore Family Success Center | 5/5 3:30pm-4:30pm | Middletown Library (Middletown) | info
Financial Literacy Class | 5/5 5:30pm-6:30pm | Lunch Break (Red Bank) | info
Computer Literacy Class | 5/5 6:45pm-7:45pm | Lunch Break (Red Bank) | info
A Time Within a Time: Juried Art Exhibition | 5/5-5/7 10am-4pm | Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) | info
Val Dyshlov: Reflection Exhibit | 5/5-5/7 11am-4pm | Monmouth Museum (Lincroft) | info
Genealogy Club | 5/6 2pm-3pm | Shrewsbury Library (Shrewsbury) | info
Terrarium Resin Pendant: Artful Experience | 5/6 5:30pm-7pm | ArtSpace (Red Bank) | info
Photography & Storytelling: Exploring Community & Personal Histories | 5/6 7pm-8:30pm | Middletown Library (Middletown) | info
Visionary Tales Book Discussion: Orbital: A Novel by Samantha Harvey | 5/7 10:30am-11:30am | Ocean Township Library (Ocean Township) | info
Paul Anka: The Times of His Life | 5/7 1pm-3pm | Wall Library (Wall) | info
Workshop: Suminagashi | 5/7 6pm-8pm | Over The Moon Arts Studios (Asbury Park) | info
Murdered in Monmouth County | 5/7 7pm-8pm | Shrewsbury Library (Shrewsbury) | info
🎭 THEATER, CINEMA & COMEDY
Play Readings | 5/4 7pm | The American Hotel (Freehold) | info
Bards- Open Mic | 5/4 7pm-10pm | My Way Cafe (Long Branch) | info
The Vlassic Classic Open Mic Night | 5/5 9pm-12am | The Chubby Pickle (Highlands) | info
Laugh Lab | 5/7 7pm-8pm | Brookdale PAC(Lincroft) | info
Matt Fraser – America’s Top Medium | 5/7 7:30pm | Count Basie- HMH Theatre (Red Bank) | info
🎸 LIVE MUSIC 🎙
Jazz Arts Jam Sessions | 5/4 6pm-8pm | Triumph Brewing (Red Bank) | info
Marlon Funaki | 5/5 7pm | Wonder Bar (Asbury Park) | info
NONPOINT "The Outta Control Tour" | 5/5 7:30pm | House of Independents (Asbury Park) | info
BoDeans: 40 years of Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams…and Good Things. | 5/6 7:30pm | Count Basie- The Vogel (Red Bank) | info
Silversun Pickups | 5/7 6:30pm | The Stone Pony (Asbury Park) | info
Emerson Woolf & The Wishbones | 5/7 7pm | Asbury Lanes (Asbury Park) | info
Tablao Flamenco | 5/7 7:30pm | Count Basie- The Vogel (Red Bank) | info
GHOSTFACE KILLAH | 5/7 7:30pm | House of Independents (Asbury Park) | info
🏃♀ FITNESS/WELLNESS
Run Club | 5/7 6:30pm-8:30pm | Bakes Brewing (Wall) | info
Riptide-Cawes Mountain Bike Race: Every Thursday in May | 5/7 5:30pm-8pm | Screamin' Hill Beer Farm (Cream Ridge) | info
Youth Pickleball Academy | 5/6 5pm-6pm | Tindall Park (Middletown) | info
Adult Pickleball Academy | 5/6 6pm-7pm | Tindall Park (Middletown) | info
🌊 ☀ BEACH
Asbury Park - Ocean Temp. 51°F
Mon 5/4: Low 3:42am | High 9:47am | Low 3:36pm | High 9:56pm | Sunrise 5:53am | Sunset 7:54pm
Tue 5/5: Low 4:20am | High 10:30am | Low 4:10pm | High 10:35pm | Sunrise 5:52am | Sunset 7:55pm
Wed 5/6: Low 4:58am | High 11:15am | Low 4:45pm | High 11:18pm | Sunrise 5:50am | Sunset 7:56pm
Thu 5/7: Low 5:38am | High 12:02am | Low 5:24pm | Sunrise 5:48am | Sunset 7:57pm
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