Victoria Ford

In an outright celebration of needlecraft and fiber art, the Pieceful Shores Quilters Guild, a 30-year-old organization based in Manahawkin, held its quinquennial quilt show this weekend at the Ocean Acres Community Center. The show has happened every five years since 1998, with a one-year pause during the pandemic. Show coordinator and guild secretary Lynn Hutcheson has run the last […]

(Photos by Ryan Morrill) As far as burials go, this one was decidedly joyous. Gathered were not mourners in tears, but Eagleswood residents brimming with love for their hometown.

Exemplary Folks: The New Jersey State Council on the Arts will award up to 10 New Jersey Heritage Fellowships to exemplary folk and traditional artists. These fellowships, which come with an award of $20,000 each, recognize lifetime achievement, artistic excellence and contributions to the state’s living traditional arts heritage. Information sessions about the grant program are available through January.

FacebookTwitterEmailPrintCopy LinkShare Beach badge fees are going up in Barnegat Light next summer, due to a $12,700 decrease in revenue from badge sales from 2023 to 2024.

The Christmas season officially begins in Barnegat Light on the day after Thanksgiving,, Nov. 29. Santa Claus comes to town by Coast Guard boat, delivered to the West 10th Street boat ramp as part of the borough’s official tree-lighting festivity, complete with caroling. The fun begins at 6:30 p.m. Once he disembarks, Santa is picked up by firetruck for the […]

FAMILY-STYLE: The Farm on Main will host the second annual 200-guest dinner for families referred through area schools. Outside contributions are needed to ensure the event’s success. (Photos by Ann Coen Photography) The Farm on Main in West Creek and Sunny Rae’s Kitchen are seeking cash sponsors for their second annual, invitation-only community dinner to benefit friends and neighbors in need on Sunday, Dec. 15.

Herstory: Women in Art is a new program coming to Wildflowers Too! in Barnegat Light. Proprietress Cricket Luker has many ideas for how to use the gallery during the off-season “to provide a welcoming space for conversation and community – a hub for all things artistic and creative,” she said. The Women in Art series of classes will begin with […]

Former Eagleswood Township Mayor and longtime Committeeman Jim Pine gave retiring Mayor Debra Rivas a fond farewell at the governing body’s meeting Monday night. Rivas will leave office at the end of December after 20 years of public service with rotations in and out of the mayor’s chair.

HELP, HEAL: Surf City Renaissance woman Corinne Ruff has a line of candles; one, made with trademarked Celtic Sea Salt for well-being, raises funds for North Carolinians. (Supplied Photo) In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, “the forgotten areas of western North Carolina” are still recovering. One Surf City resident decided to “shine a light” on the ongoing struggle there by creating a line of Long Beach Island-inspired sea salt candles to raise relief funds for those impacted.

A ‘Sherbet Sky,’ indeed. (Artwork by Caroline Silvey) The annual “Art Harvest” show at Pine Shores Art Association is one of the organization’s two biggest exhibitions of the year. The other is “Art in Bloom,” in the spring. The fall show was scheduled to stay up through Dec. 18, but the Manahawkin gallery is having new windows installed, so the artwork came down at the end of the awards reception, held Sunday afternoon, Nov. 24.