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Good morning Monmouth County! The week ahead looks to be shaping up pretty nicely but no need to break out the heavy flannel just yet.
Let’s Gooo!!
~ Amanda & Rob
Today’s Buzz 🐝
🌊 Coastal Defenses Hold Strong
🍁 Fall Fun Fest
👻 Ghost Hunting 101
🥞 Character Brunch
🍺 Guided Beer Tasting
🪦 Historic Monmouth County Cemeteries
🔭 Astronomy is Exciting
🎭 Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson Apt 2B
🎭 Comedy Night With Judy Gold
🕯 Candlelight Concerts
🏌♀️ Holmde’s Megha Ganne
🎾 Monmouth U. Tennis
🌊 Ocean Temp/Tides
📰 NEWS
🌊 Coastal Defenses Hold Strong
Monmouth County’s coastal defenses faced their sternest test of the season last week as that doozy of a nor’easter lashed the Jersey Shore with multi-foot tidal surges, high-energy surf, and heavy onshore winds. While water breached streets and bayside lowlands across Sea Bright and Monmouth Beach, regional flood control infrastructure, engineered beach berms, and recently elevated bulkheads and homes effectively prevented catastrophic structural collapses. Although the state’s post-storm engineering surveys logged notable beach scarping and sand displacement along exposed oceanfront stretches, the critical barrier dunes and seawall revetments held their line, turning what could have been a Sandy-level inland disaster into a manageable recovery effort that validates years of continuous municipal and federal resiliency investments.
🎡 FAMILY
Fall Fun Fest | 9/12-10/31 | Sat/Sun 9:30am-4:30pm | Maple Leaf Farms, Manalapan | 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
Halloween Cooking Class- Baked tomato bread, Witches brew & Dirt cups (Grades K-5) | 10/7 | 5pm-6:30pm | James J. Cullen Center, Hazlet | info
Character Brunch | 10/8 | 11am-2pm | The Bistro- iPlay America, Freehold | info
Ghost Hunting 101 | 10/8 | 6pm-7pm | Atlantic Highlands Library, Atlantic Highlands | info
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🕺 JUST FUN
U-Pick Sunflowers | 9/10-10/12 | Fri-Sun 9am-6pm | Holland Ridge Farms, Cream Ridge | info
Fall Festival | 9/19-11/1 | Various times | Twin Pond Farm (49 Howell Rd), Freehold | info
Line Dancing Mondays | 10/5 | 6pm-10pm | Beach Haus Brewery, Belmar | info
Sewing/Embroidery Training | 10/5 | 6:30pm-7:30pm | Middletown Library, Middletown | info
Sapphic Speed Dating Hosted by NJDates | 10/5 | 7pm-9pm | Twin Lights Brewing, Tinton Falls | info
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow | 10/6 | 2pm-3pm | Wall Library, Wall | info
Private Group Tour of the Paranormal Museum | 10/7, 10/8 | Wed 12pm, 1:15pm, 2:30pm, 3:45pm, Thur 12pm, 1:15pm, 2:30pm | The Paranormal Museum, Asbury Park | info
Cigars & Sunsets on The Rooftop Wednesdays | 10/7 | 6pm-10pm | Beach Haus Brewery, Belmar | info
Brims and Brews Workshop | 10/7 | 6:30pm-8:30pm | Beach Haus Brewery, Belmar | info
Board Game Speed Dating by Quirk Events | 10/7 | 7pm-9pm | Bakes Brewing Co, Wall | info
American Hotel Bridal Show | 10/7 | 7pm-9:30pm | The American Hotel, Freehold | info
Social Dance Club | 10/8 | 12pm-1:30pm, 6pm-7:30pm | Manalapan Library, Manalapan | info
Adult Jewelry Making Class with Bayshore Family Sucess Center | 10/8 | 5pm-6pm | Middletown Library, Middletown | info
Halloween Handbags & Bingo | 10/8 | 6pm-10pm | Middletown Arts Center, Middletown | info
The Fall Fragrance Edit | 10/8 | 7pm-9pm | Wave Resort, Long Branch | info
Ghosts of the Boardwalk Tour | 10/8 | 7pm | The Paranormal Museum, Asbury Park | info
🍔 FOOD & 🍹 DRINK
🥩 Marlboro Restaurant Week
Marlboro Township’s culinary community is gearing up for the return of Marlboro Restaurant Week, running from October 11 through October 18, with organizers and the Marlboro Economic Development Committee locking in a robust roster of more than 20 participating eateries. Designed to showcase the township’s growing culinary footprint and drive patrons directly to local tables, the second annual event features curated multi-course prix-fixe menus, lunch combos, and dining discounts spanning a diverse array of concepts—from upscale seafood and Italian mainstays like Cuzin’s Seafood & Clam Bar, Amorina Ristorante Italiano, and Osteria Cucina, to international flavors and specialty counters including Istanbul Bay Premium, DUBAI Chicken, and Di Santillo’s Artisan Sandwiches. With official menus now published and table reservations filling up across Route 9 and township shopping plazas, the upcoming showcase offers Monmouth County diners a prime opportunity to revisit established neighborhood favorites or sample newly minted kitchens at promotional price points.
Bell Works Fresh Farmers & Makers Market | 10/7 | 11am-4pm | Bell Works, Holmdel | info
Lake Como Farmer's Market | 10/7 | 3pm-8pm | Lakefront- North Blvd & Main St, Lake Como/Belmar | info
Fall Flavors: Hands-On Appetizers & Seasonal Cocktails | 10/7 | 6:30pm-9pm | Taste and Technique, Fair Haven | info
West End Farmers Market | 10/8 | 9am-2pm | West End Park, Long Branch | info
Via45 On the Road | 10/8 | 6pm-9pm | Taste and Technique, Fair Haven | info
Guided Beer Tasting | 10/8 | 6pm-8pm | Skinny Flowers Brewing, Oceanport | info
Oyster Night on The Rooftop Thursdays | 10/8 | 6pm-8pm | Beach Haus Brewery, Belmar | info
🎨 ART, HISTORY & EDUCATION
A Sunny Day in the Shade Exhibit | 9/4-10/9 | Mon-Fri 9am-10pm, Sat/Sun 9am-7pm | Pollak Gallery- 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
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
Raw Power: Shepard Fairey Exhibit | 9/17-10/16 | Wed-Sun 11am-6pm | The Art Spot, Asbury Park | info
Raw Power: Shepard Fairey Exhibit | 9/17-10/16 | Mon 12pm-5pm, Thur 12pm-7pm, Fri/Sat 12pm-9pm, Sun 11am-7pm | Parlor Gallery, Asbury Park | 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
On Display Rose Reilly Leonard Annual Art Show | 10/5 | 10am-9pm | Wall Library, Wall | info
Aging, Caregiver, Disability & Veteran Services in Monmouth County | 10/5 | 1:30pm-2:30pm | Shrewsbury Library, Shrewsbury | info
Birdy Jerz: Birding in the Garden State | 10/5 | 5pm-6pm | Sea Girt Library, Sea Girt | info
Visiting Writers- Nadia Owusu | 10/5 | 6pm | Great Hall 104, West Long Branch | info
Tech Tuesday- Design with Canva Basics | 10/6 | 2:30pm-4pm | Middletown Library, Middletown | info
ADHD Awareness Month: NJCTS Community Information Session | 10/6 | 6pm-7:30pm | Manalapan Library, Manalapan | info
Pet CPR & First Aid | 10/6 | 7pm-9:30pm | Doggie Sweets (Pier Village), Long Branch | info
Count Basie Center Community Conversation: Ali Stroker | 10/6 | 7pm | Count Basie- The Vogel, Red Bank | info
Fall Morning Warbler & Shorebird Migration | 10/7 | 8am-10:30am | Lot M Parking Lot, North Bragg Road, Sandy Hook | info
Autumn Expressions: JAC's Student/Instructor Exhibit | 10/7 | 5:30pm-8:30pm | Jersey Shore Arts Center, Ocean Grove | info
Historic Monmouth County Cemeteries: Preservation in Practice | 10/7 | 6pm-7pm | Marlboro Library, Marlboro | info
Astronomy is Exciting | 10/7 | 6pm-8pm | Manalapan Library, Manalapan | info
Discovering Your Home's Story: First Steps | 10/7 | 7pm-8pm | Shrewsbury Library, Shrewsbury | info
We are Present and Future Women | 10/8 | 1pm-2pm | Manalapan Library, Manalapan | info
Crafty Crab: Reverse Applique Workshop | 10/8 | 7pm-9pm | Bakes Brewing Co, Wall | info
The Nike Air Defense Guided Missile System at Sandy Hook | 10/8 | 7pm-8pm | Shrewsbury Library, Shrewsbury | info
🎭 THEATER, CINEMA & COMEDY
Nacho Ate Spiderman | 10/1-10/25 | Fri 2pm, 7pm, Sun 2pm | NJ Repertory Company, Long Branch | info
Ms Holmes and Ms Watson, Apt. 2B | 10/2-10/10 | Fri/Sat 7:30pm, Sat 3rd & 10th 2pm | The Theater at The Navesink Library, Navesink | info
Play Readings- Death and the Maiden | 10/5 | 7pm | The American Hotel, Freehold | info
Staged Reading - An Evening of One Acts, Part 1 | 10/5 | 7pm | NJ Repertory Company, Long Branch | info
For those About to Bard | 10/5 | 7pm-10pm | My Way Cafe, Long Branch | info
Rebecca (1940) | 10/7, 10/9 | Wed 7pm, Fri 7:30pm | The Showroom Cinema, Asbury Park | info
Rosemary's Baby (1968) | 10/8 | 6pm | Count Basie- Cinema House, Red Bank | info
Comedy Night with Judy Gold | 10/8 | 7:30pm | Bell Theater at Bell Works, Holmdel | info
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🎸 LIVE MUSIC 🎙
Jazz Art Jam Sessions | 10/5 | 6pm-8pm | Triumph Restaurant & Brewery, Red Bank | info
Open Mic Night with Rob D! | 10/7 | 6pm-7pm | Asbury Park Brewery, Asbury Park | info
Fall Concert Series- Pat Roddy Band | 10/7 | 7:30pm-9:30pm | Hall of Records, Freehold | info
An Evening With Luke Spiller (SOLD OUT) | 10/8 | 6pm | Transparent Clinch Gallery, Asbury Park | info
Candlelight Concerts: Tribute to British Rock Legends | 10/8 | 6pm | Pollak Theatre, West Long Branch | info
Medium Build | 10/8 | 7pm | PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel | info
Ruthie Foster | 10/8 | 7:30pm | Count Basie- The Vogel, Red Bank | info
Dave East | 10/8 | 8pm | House of Independents, Asbury Park | info
Candlelight Concerts: 90s Hop Hop on Strings | 10/8 | 8:30pm | Pollak Theatre, West Long Branch | info
🏃♀ FITNESS/WELLNESS
Preventing Stroke Before it Strikes | 10/5 | 2pm-3pm | Hazlet Library, Hazlet | info
Blood Pressure Screenings | 10/6 | 12pm-1:45pm | Manalapan Library, Manalapan | info
Run Club | 10/8 | 6:30pm-8:30pm | Bakes Brewing Co, Wall | info
🏀 SPORTS
🏌♀️ Holmdel’s Megha Ganne
Holmdel native Megha Ganne has officially cemented her status as one of American golf’s rising stars, capping an extraordinary transition from elite amateur to professional contender. After first capturing national attention as a 17-year-old amateur contender at the 2021 U.S. Women’s Open, winning the 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur, and earning four-time All-American honors at Stanford, the Monmouth County standout turned professional and quickly broke through on the Epson Tour by capturing her first career professional victory at the Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic. Ganne battled through a tense two-hole playoff to secure the title, validating her status as the 2026 Inkster Award recipient and demonstrating the poise, tee-to-green precision, and clutch putting that local fans watched her develop on New Jersey fairways. With her rookie campaign punctuated by silverware and regular LPGA Tour appearances, Ganne continues to carry Monmouth County’s rich athletic tradition onto the sport’s biggest global stages.
Swing for a Cause - Mercy Classic Charity Golf Tournament | 10/5 | 10:30am-6pm | Hollywood Golf Club, Deal | info
Monmouth U. Men's Tennis vs Wagner | 10/6 | TBD | Outdoor tennis complex, W. Long Branch | info
Monmouth U. Women's Tennis vs Wagner | 10/7 | 3:30pm | Outdoor tennis complex, W. Long Branch | info
Brookdale CC Men's Soccer vs Raritan Valley CC | 10/8 | 4pm | Brookdale CC, Lincroft | info
Monmouth U. Women's Soccer vs Campbell | 10/8 | 6pm | Hesse Field on the Great Lawn, W. Long Branch | info
🌊 ☀ BEACH
Asbury Park - Ocean Temp. 67°F
Mon 10/5: High 3:11am | Low 9:18am | High 3:31pm | Low 10:13pm | Sunrise 6:57am | Sunset 6:33pm
Tue 10/6: High 4:17am | Low 10:22am | High 4:36pm | Low 11:04pm | Sunrise 6:58am | Sunset 6:32pm
Wed 10/7: High 5:16am | Low 11:18am | High 5:33pm | Low 11:52pm | Sunrise 6:59am | Sunset 6:30pm
Thu 10/8: High 6:08am | Low 12:10pm | High 6:24pm | Sunrise 6:59am | Sunset 6:28pm
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