Good morning Monmouth County! We just got in from a wedding so we’re a little low on brain power. But there’s still great week ahead of us!

🎃 Halloween Fun

👻 Brookdale Haunted Theater in 23rd Season

🍁 Fall Fun

❓ Did You Know

☕ Red Bank Gateway Revitalization

🍸 Behind the Bar Mondays

🧙‍♀ Witches Night Out Red Bank

🐶 Dog Costume Paw-rade

✏ Cartoon Drawing with Zach

👰 Bridal Show

🎭 Our Town

🎸 Jazz Art Jam Sessions

🧘‍♀ Yoga for Beginners

🌊 Ocean Temp/Tides

The Brookdale Haunted Theater marks its 23rd season at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, New Jersey, featuring a "Lab Rat" theme from October 16 through October 30, 2026. The immersive 20-minute student-operated experience requires advance online ticket purchases and includes special afternoon walkthroughs and a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. You can read more about the event at Brookdale Community College.

Cartoon Drawing with Zack | 10/21 | 6pm-8pm | Monmouth Museum, Lincroft | info

Outrageous Reptiles w/Jenkinson's Aquarium | 10/22 | 4:30pm | Tinton Falls Library, Tinton Falls | info

Teen and Parent Zen Art Workshop In-Person | 10/22 | 6:30pm-8pm | Manalapan Library, Manalapan | info

Fall Fun Fest | 9/12-10/31 | Sat/Sun 9:30am-4:30pm | Maple Leaf Farms, Manalapan | info

Fall Festival | 9/19-11/1 | Various times | Twin Pond Farm (49 Howell Rd, Freehold), Freehold | info

A. Casola Farms Fall Fest | 9/19-10/31 | Sat/Sun 9am-5pm | A. Casola Farms, Holmdel | info

2026 Fall Festival | 9/19-11/8 | Various times | Happy Day Farm, Manalapan | info

Fall for the Arts | 10/21 | 11am-2pm | Jersey Shore Arts Center, Ocean Grove | info

Bram Stoker's Dracula: A Tale of Irish Rage and Revenge | 10/20 | 2pm-3pm | Wall Library, Wall | info

Spooky Pumpkin Magnets (Ages 4-10) | 10/20 | 4pm-4:30pm | Hazlet Library, Hazlet | info

Bell Works Fresh Dog Costume PAWrade | 10/21 | 3pm-4pm | Bell Works, Holmdel | info

Return of the Pumpkin Painting Celebration! | 10/21 | 3:15pm-4:30pm, 6:30pm-7:45pm | Atlantic Highlands Library, Atlantic Highlands | info

Halloween Movie Series: Halloween 1978 | 10/21 | 6pm | Alternate Ending Beer Co., Aberdeen | info

The True Story of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow In-Person | 10/21 | 6:30pm-7:30pm | Marlboro Library, Marlboro | info

Line Dancing Mondays | 10/5 | 6pm-10pm | Beach Haus Brewery, Belmar | info

Cigars & Sunsets on The Rooftop Wednesdays | 10/7 | 6pm-10pm | Beach Haus Brewery, Belmar | info

Inkle Loom Weaving | 10/19 | 6pm-8pm | Oakley Farm Museum, Freehold | info

Speed Dating Hosted by NJDates | 10/19 | 7pm-9pm | Twin Lights Brewing, Tinton Falls | info

Manifest Joy with Books and Bowls | 10/20 | 6pm-7pm | Allentown Library, Allentown | info

Sip & Paint | 10/20 | 6pm-8pm | Pier Pins - Pier Village, Long Branch | info

Toast to the Coast | 10/21 | 6pm-9pm | Watermark, Asbury Park | info

Stitches and Sips | 10/21 | 6pm | Beach Bee Meadery, Long Branch | info

Recycled Papermaking with Botanicals | 10/21 | 6:30pm-7:30pm | Howell Library, Howell | info

An Elegant Bridal Show | 10/21 | 7pm | Jacques Reception Center, Middletown | info

Social Dance Club | 10/22 | 12pm-1:30pm, 6pm-7:30pm | Manalapan Library, Manalapan | info

Meet Odyssey, a Miniature Therapy Horse | 10/22 | 4pm-4:45pm | Oceanport Library, Oceanport | info

Ghosts of the Boardwalk Tour | 10/22 | 7pm | Bradley Park, Asbury Park | info

Midgets with Attitude "Midget Monster Mash" | 10/22 | 7pm | House of Independents, Asbury Park | info

Local restaurateur Victor Rallo is transforming a long-vacant gas station property at 187 Riverside Avenue—the prominent gateway into Red Bank just off Coopers Bridge—into Rallo Alimentari & Focacceria, an all-day Italian café and European-style espresso bar. Designed in partnership with Mancini Duffy, the project will feature fresh daily pastries, custom focaccia sandwiches, and an Italian beverage program, breathing vibrant new culinary energy into a high-visibility corner that locals have watched transform.

Behind the Bar Monday | 10/19 | 6pm-7pm | The Bar at Wave Resort - Pier Village, Long Branch | info

Bell Works Fresh Farmers & Makers Market | 10/21 | 11am-4pm | Bell Works, Holmdel | info

Pause to Thrive: Oktoberfest | 10/21 | 6pm-9pm | Bakes Brewing Co, Wall | info

Cucina del Sole- Adult Cooking Class WAITLIST | 10/21 | 6pm-8:30pm | Taste and Technique, Fair Haven | info

Witches Night Out | 10/22 | 6pm-9pm | Multiple Locations, Red Bank | info

Wine Cheese & Chocolate Tasting | 10/22 | 6pm-8:30pm | Olive & Oak, Oceanport | info

Harvest Beer Dinner | 10/22 | 7pm | Skinny Flowers Brew, Oceanport | info

Perched high above the Navesink River, the historic Navesink Twin Lights in Highlands served as the breathtaking backdrop for a quiet telecommunications revolution that permanently changed global history. In the autumn of 1899, visionary Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi chose these majestic stone towers to conduct the very first public demonstration of wireless telegraphy in the United States. Invited by the New York Herald to report on the America's Cup yacht races using his experimental radio-wave technology, Marconi set up his equipment inside the southern tower, transforming a local coastal beacon into the cradle of American wireless communication.

The daring demonstration proved an astonishing success, bridging invisible gaps across the Jersey shore as Morse code signals zipped through the ether from the Twin Lights straight to a temporary receiving station aboard a steamer and a land base at Asbury Park. Spectators and journalists watched in awe as race updates streamed in effortlessly without a single yard of connecting wire, proving that maritime reporting and long-distance communication had entered a brilliant new era. Today, the Twin Lights stand not only as a striking monument to regional heritage, but as the foundational birthplace where the modern wireless world first flickered to life.

Daniel Johnston: I am a Baby in My Universe II | 9/14-12/15 | Mon-Fri 10am-5pm | DiMattio Gallery at Rechnitz Hall- MCA, W. Long Branch | info

Jonas Mekas Film and Art Exhibit | 9/14-12/15 | Mon-Fri 10am-5pm | Rotary Ice House Gallery- MCA, W. Long Branch | info

The Grind We Live In Exhibit | 9/27-11/8 | 4pm-6pm | Nilson Gallery- Monmouth Museum, Lincroft | info

Freedom's Battleground: A Traveling Exhibit of Monmouth 250 celebration | 9/30-10/31 | Wed/Thur 9am-9pm | Shrewsbury Library, Shrewsbury | info

The Heart is Revealed in the Deed | 10/1-11/4 | Thur 9am-9pm | Shrewsbury Library, Shrewsbury | info

Festival of Lights Exhibit | 10/2-11/15 | Tue-Sun 10am-4pm | Monmouth Museum, Lincroft | info

The Art of Storytelling | 10/19 | 12pm | Tinton Falls Library, Tinton Falls | info

NJSave and GetSetUp: Resources for Older New Jerseyans | 10/19 | 2pm-3pm | Manalapan Library, Manalapan | info

Open Art Space | 10/19 | 5pm | Asbury Park Library, Asbury Park | info

Designing the Intentional Native Garden FULLY BOOKED | 10/19 | 7pm-8pm | Shrewsbury Library, Shrewsbury | info

Nature Walk | 10/20 | 3:30pm-4:30pm | Bayshore Waterfront, Leonardo | info

Thomas Jefferson and Fossil Bones in the White House | 10/20 | 4:30pm-5:30pm | Allentown Library, Allentown | info

Awesome Autumn Amble | 10/21 | 10am | Thompson Park, Lincroft | info

Historic Portland Place Tours | 10/21-10/25 | 10:30am, 11:30am, 1:30pm, 2:30pm | Historic Portland Place, Middletown | info

Using the Records Collection at the Monmouth County Archives | 10/21 | 1:30pm-2:30pm | Manalapan Library, Manalapan | info

Seaglass Art Workshop | 10/21 | 6:30pm-8:30pm | Beach Haus Brewery, Belmar | info

Movie Night: Free Viewing of "Monmouth County at War: Rebels, Raiders, and Revelution" | 10/21 | 7pm | Crawford House, Tinton Falls | info

An Overview of Monmouth County Division on Aging, Disabilities & Veterans Services | 10/22 | 2pm-4pm | Manalapan Library, Manalapan | info

War of the Worlds, the 1938 Panic Broadcast | 10/22 | 7pm-8pm | Shrewsbury Library, Shrewsbury | info

Nacho Ate Spiderman | 10/1-10/25 | Fri 2pm, 7pm, Sun 2pm | NJ Repertory Company, Long Branch | info

Our Town | 10/9-10/24 | Fri/Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:30pm | First Avenue Playhouse, Atlantic Highlands | info

Gypsy, A Musical Fable | 10/16-10/25 | Fri/Sat 7pm, Sun 2pm | Middletown Arts Center, Middletown | info

Oliver! | 10/16-10/25 | Fri 7:30pm, Sat 2pm, 7:30pm, Sun 3pm | Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan | info

Staged Reading - An Evening of One Act, Part 2 | 10/19 | 7pm | NJ Repertory Company, Asbury Park | info

Bards | 10/19 | 7pm-10pm | My Way Cafe, Long Branch | info

Rope | 10/21 | 7pm | The Showroom Cinema, Asbury Park | info

Lemonade Blessing | 10/22 | 7:30pm | SModcastle Cinemas, Atlantic Highlands | info

Jazz Art Jam Sessions | 10/19 | 6pm-8pm | Triumph Restaurant & Brewery, Red Bank | info

Thrown | 10/19 | 7pm | House of Independents, Asbury Park | info

FBAC Open Mic Night | 10/20 | 6:30pm-9pm | The American Hotel, Freehold | info

The Carpenters Songbook | 10/20 | 7:30pm | Count Basie- HMH Theatre, Red Bank | info

Noah Gundersen | 10/20 | 7:30pm | Count Basie- The Vogel, Red Bank | info

Spite | 10/20 | 7pm | House of Independents, Asbury Park | info

Rising Stars Falling Leaves | 10/20 | 7pm | BAC, Belmar | info

Open Mic Night with Rob D! | 10/21 | 6pm-10pm | Asbury Park Brewery, Asbury Park | info

Nashville Bluebird Style Songwriter Showcase | 10/21 | 7pm | BAC, Belmar | info

Rodrigo y Gabriela – OurHome Tour | 10/21 | 7:30pm | Count Basie- HMH Theatre, Red Bank | info

Tab Benoit w/ Ghalia Volt | 10/21 | 7:30pm | Count Basie- The Vogel, Red Bank | info

Jersey Jukebox presented by Phil Bruschi | 10/22 | 1pm-3pm | Wall Library, Wall | info

Halloween Jamboree | 10/22 | 4pm-4:45pm | Shrewsbury Library, Shrewsbury | info

Oakley Farm Thursday Old Time Jam | 10/22 | 6:30pm-9pm | Oakley Farm Museum, Freehold | info

The Phil Collins Story | 10/22 | 7:30pm | Count Basie- HMH Theatre, Red Bank | info

QiGong and Tai Chi | 10/19 | 10am-11am | W. Long Branch Library, W. Long Branch | info

Hops & HIIT Workout | 10/19 | 6pm-7pm | Tall Oaks Farm & Brewery, Farmingdale | info

Yoga for Beginners | 10/19 | 6:30pm-8pm | Manalapan Library, Manalapan | info

Run Club | 10/22 | 6:30pm-8:30pm | Bakes Brewing Co, Wall | info

Brookdale CC Women's Volleyball vs Raritan Valley CC | 10/19 | 6pm | Brookdale CC, Lincroft | info

Monmouth U Women's Basketball vs Rider | 10/21 | 5:30pm | Monmouth U, W. Long Branch | info

Brookdale CC Men's Basketball vs Queensborough CC | 10/22 | 7pm | Brookdale CC, Lincroft | info

Mon 10/19: High 2:11am | Low 8:05am | High 2:26pm | Low 9:01pm | Sunrise 7:11am | Sunset 6:12pm

Tue 10/20: High 3:06am | Low 9:13am | High 3:20pm | Low 9:52pm | Sunrise 7:13am | Sunset 6:10pm

Wed 10/21: High 4:00am | Low 10:09am | High 4:15pm | Low 10:36pm | Sunrise 7:14am | Sunset 6:08pm