Expert on Video Game Design Speaks at LBI Library Oct. 21

Do you have an interest in designing video games?Josh Bycer, author of 20 Essential Games to Study and owner of Game-Wisdom, will discuss the skills needed and challenges of designing video games on Monday, Oct. 21, at 6 p.m. at theLong Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City. For more than seven years,Bycer has been researching […]

Night of Comedy Friday to Benefit New Gretna Veterans Museum


  “The Battle to Remember II” will take place at Cuisine on the Green in Little Egg Harbor on Friday, Oct. 18. It may sound like a professional wrestling promotion, but the only thing it has in common with pro grappling is that it is a joke – actually hundreds of jokes considering it is an evening of comedy featuring […]

Shellabration Rescheduled for Saturday, Oct. 19


Due to concerns about roadway flooding last weekend, Long Beach Township decided to move its 2nd annual Shellabration to next Saturday, Oct. 19. The event – which celebrates local bay culture – will run from noon to 5 p.m. at Bayview Park in Brant Beach. Attendees can meet local oyster farmers; eat oysters shucked on site; and enjoy music, family-friendly […]

‘Charting a Course for Barnegat Bay’ Conference Oct. 22-24

At Holiday Inn in Manahawkin

The nonprofit Save Barnegat Bay – the mission of which is to restore and protect the bay and its ecosystem – is hosting a three-day conference, from Oct. 22-24, at the Mainland Holiday Inn in Stafford Township. Members of the public are invited to attend one or more days of “Charting a Course for Barnegat Bay.” Sessions on Tuesday, Oct. […]

Free Fishing Day This Saturday, Oct. 19

Anglers of all ages and skill levels – and both residents and nonresidents alike – can freshwater fish without a fishing license or trout stamp during New Jersey’s second Free Fishing Day of the year, this Saturday, Oct. 19. Other regulations, including size and daily catch limit, remain in effect. “Free Fishing Days provide an opportunity to fish for a […]

Holiday Google Live Stream to Give Ideas on Marketing Oct. 16


Businesses can learn to “Spruce up Your Holiday Marketing Plan” via a Google Live Stream, plus enjoy some networking at a Support Your Chamber Day viewing party on Oct. 16. The Wednesday event takes place at noon with an 11:30 a.m. check-in, on the second floor of the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce, 265 West Ninth St. in Ship […]

Librettist Will Tell LBI Foundation Crowd How a Comic Opera Is Developed

Botched Art Restoration Leads to Funny But Poignant Show

Librettist Andrew Flack will share the story of the creation of “Behold the Meme,” what he calls a “hybrid” operatic musical comedy, at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences from 3:00 to 4:30 pm on Saturday, Oct. 19. “Behold the Meme” is a totally original show, so it isn’t surprising Flack has been working on it […]