LBI Artist Open Studio Tour Offers Art, Music and Food

This year, find an expanded and re-energized LBI Artist Open Studio Tour on Saturday and Sunday, June 27 and 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., brought to you by the newly formed LBI Arts Council. The council has worked hard to getso many local artists to participate in the self-guided tour, including some from the mainland. Orange and purple […]

Our Gang’s ‘How to Succeed’ Will Succeed With Audiences


Long before there was “Mad Men” there was “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” “Mad Men” was set in the 1960s. So is “How to Succeed,” which opened on Broadway in 1961. “Mad Men” was critically acclaimed. “It’s an absolutely gorgeous, amber-tinted vision of the early 1960s,” wrote Boston Globe critic Matthew Gilbert. “How to Succeed” also wooed […]

Portuguese Man o’ War Washes Up in Harvey Cedars

Jellyfish With Notorious Sting

On Sunday morning, Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol members were exercising before manning their posts along the Hudson Street beach when in the distance they sawsomething blue and purplish lying near the shoreline. It turns out that the creature was a Portuguese man o’ war, ajellyfish found in warmer waters. Randy Townsend, beach patrol captain, said the man o’ war was […]

Black Maria Film Festival Rolling Into LBI Foundation on Friday

Just a couple of weeks ago, The SandPaper focused on short films while covering the Lighthouse International Film Festival. If you missed the opportunity to see how varied and stunning the genre can be, you now have a second chance. The 34th Black Maria Film Festival is rolling into town – into the Long Beach Island Foundationof the Arts and […]

Pinelands Regional Offering Over 20 Summer Camps for Kids

It’s the same story every year. Kids turn somersaults of joy when school gets out for the summer. Then, just a couple of weeks later, they start whining, “There’s nothing to do!” Well, there’s help being offered to bored kids and stressed parents. Pinelands Regional School Based Youth Services is offering a variety of summer camp experiences this year for […]

Smile Mafia

On Tap

HOME BASE: Ocean and Monmouth counties STYLE: Covers blending elements of reggae, rock and power pop. Think Sublime, The Police, Elvis Costello, with prodigious and generous guitar work. LINEUP: Matt Fisher, guitar and vocals; Brendan Smith, bass and vocals; Shawn Ryberg, drums. WORD UP: “I do what I can for America,” Fisher said. TWO’S TAKE: We’ve been Fisher fans going […]

Pat Karwan and Friends

On Tap

HOME BASE: Toms River STYLE: A “musical gumbo” of jazz, standards and blues, laid back and improvisational. LINEUP: Ever-changing. Pat Karwan anchors the weekly event on guitar and vocals, and he is joined by one or two musical compadres. WORD UP: “Music is meant to be evolving; art should evolve,” according to Karwan. TWO’S TAKE: Now in its fourth summer, […]

Hours-Long Comcast Outage Due to Software Issue, Now Resolved

Despite Tuesday being a beautiful beach day, locals and visitors were burning to know when they would be able to get back online as Comcast Internet, TV and phone services were down for a few hours along the Jersey Shore. The system went out early that morning due to a software issue that was impacting the network feeds to some […]

High Five Swan Dive

On Tap

HOME BASE: Philadelphia, Pa. STYLE: Though you’ll likely hear a bunch of hits on the current charts, these dudes and gal cover every genre from rock to soul. LINEUP: Allison Fink, lead vocals; Matthew Wood, lead vocals; Rob Craft, guitar; Pete Vigliotti, keys, trumpet; Dave Brown, guitar, keys, drums. WORD UP: The rhyming-inclined group goes by H5SD, and it tries […]

Southern Regional High School Graduation Canceled Due to Weather, Rescheduled for Wednesday, June 24 at 6 P.M.  

The graduation, originally scheduled for Tuesday, June 23, at the school’s footballstadium in Manahawkin, will go on one day later. Five hundred and thirteen seniors will receive diplomas.