Spend an afternoon with Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, Victoria Woodhull, Alice Paul and Sarah Jane Corson Downs as re-enactors illustrate different pathways to women’s suffrage at Ocean County Historical Society. Dr. Lyndell O’Hara, Professor and Chair, Department of History at Nyack College in New York City and member of the Historical Society of Ocean Grove, NJ, will introduce and clarify the linkages among these women in their quest for the freedom to vote in their respective lives. To reserve your seat at this riveting performance, call 732-341-1880. There is no entry fee, but donations are accepted. Refreshments will be served.

For extreme filmmaker Bryan Smith, the line between going for it and going too far is often blurry—especially when you’re exploring the earth’s most remote environments. In this edge-of-your-seat presentation, Bryan shows you what it means to adventure with purpose, and why he believes the best expeditions are the ones with a healthy chance of failure. He’s faced machete-wielding locals in Papua New Guinea, suffered frostbite during the first-ever ice climb of Niagara Falls, explored the South Pacific’s deepest canyons, and scaled North America’s tallest mountains to bring you behind the scenes and capture the impossible.

About the Show

On Saturday, April 4, from 11:00 to 3:00 (rain or shine) come to Murray Grove Retreat & Renewal Center, 431 Highway 9, Lanoka Harbor and join the Lacey Historical Society, Lacey Recreation Dept., Good Luck Improvement Society, Lacey United Methodist Church, Murray Grove Retreat & Renewal Center, and Ocean County Historical Society in a fun, family-centered event. Learn how John Murray & Thomas Potter influenced Lacey Township and enjoy our historical scavenger hunt, historical storytellers, videos & ice cream treats from two vendors. You can also visit the old Potter Church & Potter Homestead. Free admission. Murray Grove Retreat & Renewal Center telephone number is 609-693-5558.

Louis Prima, Jr. and the Witnesses are bringing Prima music into the 21st century. Not content to sit on the legacy they so passionately protect, LPJ and the band are taking a page from his father’s playbook, by wailing Prima Swing like it’s 2014.

Less concerned about reliving the past than about creating a future for it, Louis Prima, Jr. and the Witnesses bring new energy and a current attitude to the masses with The Wildest Show this side of the 1960’s. Since their breakout performance at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (aka Jazz Fest), #TeamPrima has performed everywhere from Seattle to Palermo, from small clubs to performing arts centers, from casino showrooms to music festivals, and from Access Hollywood Live to PBS.

Steel Magnolias

About the Show

Starring Vegas Entertainer Ron Gartner and his swingin’ band plus 23 great songs, multimedia, and backstage stories!

Bobby Darin. Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor in film and television. He performed in a range of music genres, including jazz, pop, rock’n’roll, folk, swing and country. He started in show business as a songwriter for Connie Francis and achieved world fame in 1958 with his own first million-seller “Splish Splash”. He died following a heart operation in 1973 at the age of 37. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1999, and the Recording Academy gave him a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2010 Grammy Awards ceremony.

It has been said that had he lived, he would have been more famous than Frank Sinatra. Darin was that multi-talented. In this special show, Vegas entertainer Ron Gartner and his band honor the Bobby Darin legacy… singing the songs of the swingin-est guy who ever put on a tux…in a show that covers everything from Darin’s rock ‘n’ roll days to the evening at the Copa (with a slight detour into Country, Folk and Political Activism).

Steel Magnolias

Internationally recognized for his vibrant interpretations and brilliant technique, Italian pianist Federico Colli received fantastic press following the release of his initial album for Chandos Records in May 2018. “You can’t but marvel at the sheer quality of his playing – his trills the epitome of crispness, his repeated notes sounding absurdly easy, while his command of dynamic extremes is second to none,” wrote Grammophone about the release dedicated to Domenico Scarlatti’s Piano Sonatas. “Colli’s delicacy … is miraculous,” echoed The Times in a 5-star review. “Roll on the next 16 sonatas, or the full remaining 539.”

Presented by the Ocean County College Concert Band

About the Show

Join the OCC Concert Band as we journey across the ocean to the British Isles and back to the heartland of America, for an evening of music that spans continents. Featuring some of the most well-known music of England, Ireland, and American Dixieland, this itinerary will take you on a musical voyage. The evening will also feature a live bag pipe band to help transport you to another land.

The Ocean County Historical Society invites you to enjoy exciting tales of New Jersey shipwrecks that now rest in the “Graveyard of the Atlantic,” presented by acclaimed author and Harvey Cedars resident, Margaret Buchholz. A writer of essays, stories, and books, owner of and writer for a Jersey Shore newspaper (The Beachcomber), and world traveler, Ms. Buchholz will also explore the history of the Lifesaving Service and the development of the U.S. Coast Guard through illustrations, photographs, and readings. Admission is free; donations are accepted. Refreshments will be served. Please call 732-341-1880 for reservations.

Main Stage, Tickets $55 – $35
With opening act Daphne Willis
VIP Meet & Greet Seats Available for $135

Performing Steady On Acoustic in its entirety, plus other favorites

Three-time GRAMMY winner Shawn Colvin’s debut album, Steady On, was released in October 1989, a stunning introduction to an artist who quickly established herself as a mainstay in the singer-songwriter genre. The album was lauded for its confessional songwriting and well-crafted melodies, and for Colvin’s tender and provocative vocals. Colvin received the ultimate acknowledgement for Steady On when she was awarded the GRAMMY award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. She swiftly amassed a dedicated and passionate fanbase.

Take your mom or your best friend to tea! Ocean County Historical Society is hosting its Spring Victorian Tea at The Mathis House, 600 Main Street, Toms River. Enjoy a scone with clotted cream, dainty tea sandwiches, tempting desserts and fine teas as you celebrate the beauty of spring in this lovely historic home. Perhaps you’ll win a door prize! Choose the 12:oo or 3:00 PM seating and call Pat Moore at 732-814-2979 for your reservation starting April 6th. Your check of $30.00 for members or $35.00 for non-members and should be made out & mailed to OCHS at 26 Hadley Ave., Toms River, NJ 08753 with TEA/PAT marked in the lower left-hand corner of the envelope. Checks must be received within five (5) days of the phone reservations to confirm your seat. There will be no refunds.

The baby boomers had the Beatles, groups like ABBA took the 70s by storm, but now it’s time for TODAY’S music to take center stage with NYC3 ℠! Starring three of New York City’s hottest male vocalists, this high-energy concert event delivers phenomenal performances of today’s top hits from artists like Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Maroon 5, Shawn Mendes, Niall Horan and more. Great songs like Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling” and Walk the Moon’s “Shut Up and Dance” will get your audience up on their feet, and when the men of NYC3 ℠ blend their voices on soaring hits like Sia’s “Chandelier” and their unforgettable rendition of “Hallelujah,” the crowd will be awestruck by this powerhouse act’s incredible vocals. With a cutting-edge concert containing only songs and remixes that have hit the airwaves in the last decade, this electrifying group taps into the pulse of today’s music in a new and exciting way. Millennials, families, and subscribers alike will love the way this incredible show covers today’s chart-topping hits one after another, featuring a dynamic act at the forefront of today’s headline entertainment scene. It’s new… it’s now… it’s NYC3 ℠!

Back by popular demand, OCHS is sponsoring a second bus trip to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The bus will depart from 26 Hadley Ave., Toms River promptly at 9:00 AM and return approximately 6:00 PM. The cost is $50 for students under the age of 18, $55 for members, and $60 for non-members. This includes a luxury bus, driver gratuity, ferry transportation and admission to both sites. Lunch is on your own. No refunds after May 16th. To reserve a seat or for more information call Jeff at 609-339-9134.

*Please note that the $5.00 price increase from the previous trip is solely due to an increased seasonal bus rate.

About the Show- The Music of the Greatest Generation

Journalist Tom Brokaw went to France in 1984 to work on a documentary of the fortieth anniversary of D- Day and returned home with the stories of many veterans that he formed into a book titled The Greatest Generation. They were men and women born before the Roaring 20’s but soon faced the Great Depression and learned austerity in the 30’s. In the 40’s they went to war and defeated two aggressive military juggernauts that threatened freedom all over the world. They returned home and built America into the strongest economy a peaceful world had ever seen.

Main Stage, Tickets $39 – $29

About the Show

The Sixties Show is from NYC and is The Greatest 1960’s Musical Re-Creation Show on Earth. The band features former members of The Who, Bob Dylan’s band, and NBC TV’s Saturday Night Live bands.

This popular theater show is a cross generational crowd-pleaser and has been selling out every theater and performing arts center that the show plays at. The band is widely celebrated and known for re-creating spot on, note for note re-creations of the hits, B-sides and deep album cuts from the greatest songs of the 1960’s.

The Eric Mintel Quartet have been thrilling audiences of all ages with their electrifying jazz for over 25 years. The band includes pianist and composer Eric Mintel, Nelson Hill sax/flute, Jack Hegyi bass and Dave Mohn drums. The EMQ is best known for their tribute to Dave Brubeck and performance of many originals.

Eric was a featured guest on Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz on NPR, and The Eric Mintel Quartet has opened for Dave Brubeck at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, appeared on the QVC television network. The band was featured in many jazz and newspaper publications including Down Beat, Jazz Times, Hot House Jazz and Jazziz Magazines as well as New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Savannah Times, Baltimore Sun, and others.