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Community events & more
LBI area events courtesy of LBI Business Alliance
Friday, January 27th
County Connection Mobile Service 10am to 4pm at Island Branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City ( 609-494-2480 ) Services incl. county IDs, passports, senior services, veterans services, consumer affairs, voter registration and parks & tourism information.
�The Importance of Long-Term Care Insurance: 10:30am at Island Branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City ( 609-494-2480 ). Merrill Lynch representative presents the program.
Saturday, January 28th
Science Saturday Lecture Series: County Marine Agent Gef Flimlim will speak about his perspective that exposes both problems and promise of the Christie 10-Point Plan For Barnegat Bay: 11am at LBI Foundation of the Arts & Sciences in Loveladies. Call 609-494-1241 for more information or visit www.LBIFScience.org
COMING SOON
Tuesday, January 31st
Totally Toddler: 10:30am at Island Branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City. Activity for ages 18-36 months. Call 609-494-2480 to register or visit theoceancountylibrary.org.
Wednesday, Feb. 1st – April 15th
Income Tax Return Assistance Feb. 1-April 15: 11am-3pm at the St. Francis Center in Brant Beach. 11am-3pm, by appt. only; call 609-494-8861
Saturday, February 11th
�Science Saturdays� The Dangers of Extinction and Loss of Diversity 11am-12pm noon at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences (LBIF) main building in Loveladies. Free, interactive lectures. For more information, contact the LBIF at (609) 494-1241 or visit the LBIF Science Committee�s website at http://www.lbifscience.org/.
Sunday, Feb. 5th
Eight Annual Super Plunge: 1pm in the ocean off 48th Street Beach in Brant Beach. Costumes encouraged. Cost $30 per person or $15 for students before 1/29 or $35 per person or $20 for students on or after 1/29. Pick up registration form at St. Francis Community Center front desk or call 494-8861.
ONGOING PROGRAMS, EVENTS
Barnegat Lighthouse is Open: The # 2 tourism destination in the State Of New Jersey is open on weekends!
ONE WEEK LEFT to check out “Watercolors: A Visual Story”: December 6 – January 31: Island Branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City. Watercolor paintings by Pine Shores Art Assn. students of Carol Freas are exhibited. Call 609-494-2480 for more information.
Bike Registration Program: to reduce bicycle theft and expedite return of stolen bikes, LBI police departments have started a free program for visitors and residents to register bikes. Call for Information: Beach Haven 492-0505; Harvey Cedars 494-3036; Long Beach Township & Barnegat Light 494-3322; Ship Bottom 494-1518 and at Walters Bicycles during business hours; Surf City 494-8121
Income Tax Return Assistance Feb. 1-April 15: St. Francis Center in Brant Beach. 11am-3pm, by appt. only; call 609-494-8861
�Science Saturdays� For the sixth consecutive winter, the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences (LBIF) will host free, interactive lectures, which tackle today�s most pressing and interesting environmental and sustainability issues. Saturdays from Feb. 11th through April 7th, from 11:00 am to 12 noon at the LBIF�s main building in Loveladies.
The St. Francis Guild invites all interested in knitting, crochet, quilting, and/or other crafts to participate. Meets Wednesdays from 10am-2pm at the St. Francis Center in Brant Beach. Call Lenore Kane at 609-494-7330 for more information. New Members welcome!!
Book Discussions: Island Branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City ( 609-494-2480 ). 2nd Wed. of each month @ 7:30pm. Check at the circulation desk for current title.
Fiction Writers Group: Forming in Beach Haven: Meets 2 Thursdays per month from 5:30pm-7:30pm. Call Debi for more information 856-912-1369 .
LBI Woodcarvers Association: Meets 2nd Wednesday of every month at 7:30pm. Call 609-296-5606 for location.
Classes & Activities Offered: LBI Foundation of the Arts & Sciences. Classes vary from learning new languages to art mediums and sports lessons. Call 609-494-1241 for more information and registration.
Surflight Theatre Arts Resource Schools (STARS): 2012 Winter Schedule Runs Jan. 23 – Mar. 16 (8 Weeks) STARS is pleased to bring professional Musical Theatre Training to the Jersey Shore. Classes are taught by professionals from the Surflight Company at the Theatre located at Beach and Engleside Avenues in Beach Haven. PreK – 12th grade. Classes offered include Creative Dynamics, Acting I and II, Happy Feet, Musical Theatre Dance. More information can be found at http://www.surflight.org/STARS.htm.
HEALTH & LIVING WELL ON LBI
LBI Health Department
Flu Shots Offered by Appointment: Call 609-492-1212 .
Well Baby Clinic: Call 609-361-1000 ex 250 or 609-492-1212 for appointment and information.
Child & Adolescent Health Programs: Physical exams and immunizations are available for infants and children through age 18 at the LBI Health Department. Call 609-492-1212 .
St. Francis Senior Services: Outreach workers are available to assist with a variety of senior needs. Call 609-294-1197 for more information.
Adult Health Promotion: LBI Health Department provides blood pressure screening plus health education on diet, medication and risk factors for diabetes, cardiovascular disease and breast, cervical & colon/rectal cancer.
Beach Haven Borough Hall (492-0111) 10am-12pm on the 1st Monday of each month
Island Branch Ocean County Library, Surf City (494-3064) 11am-12pm on the 1st Tuesday of each month
Harvey Cedars Police Dept. (494-2843) 9:30am-10:30am on the 3rd Tuesday of each month
Barnegat Light Borough Hall (494-9196) 11am-12pm on the 3rd Tuesday of each month
LBI Health Dept. (361-1000 or 492-1212) 10am-12pm on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month
WORSHIP ON LBI
Grace Calvary Church in Ship Bottom – 609-494-7777
Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church in Beach Haven – 609-492-7571 or 609-492-2108
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Brant Beach – 609-494-6888
Island Baptist Church in Beach Haven – 609-492-7584
Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Island – 609-492-4090 Please Note: JCC Shabbat Services are Friday evening at 7:30 PM at St. Thomas of Villanova Church in Surf City while the New Synagogue is being built.
Kynett United Methodist Church of Beach Haven – 609-492-0421
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Brant Beach – 609-494-8813
St. Peter’s at the Light Episcopal Church in Barnegat Light – 609-494-2398
Terrace United Methodist Church in Beach Haven Terrace – 609-492-9843
Zion Lutheran Church in Barnegat Light – 609-494-8676
WEEKLY ENTERTAINMENT AND PERFORMANCES
Bayberry Inn: ( 609-494-8848 )
Buckalew’s Tavern & Restaurant: ( 609-492-1065 )
Daddy O: ( 609-494-1300 )
The Gateway: ( 609-494-1661 )
Nardi’s Tavern: ( 609-492-9538 )
FOR YOUR INTEREST
Seedling Sale: Offered by the Garden Club of LBI: A variety of seedlings, grass, and fertilizer tabs. Call 609-494-5791 or visit www.thegardencluboflbi.com for more details.
St. Francis Center Community Pool Donations Sought: Send to St. Francis Swimming Pool Fund, 4700 Long Beach Blvd. Brant Beach, NJ 08008.
Food Donations Needed: The St. Francis Food Pantry is accepting donations of non-perishable foods as well as detergents, soaps, and shampoo
Beach Haven Community Arts Program’s Commemorative Bricks: Bricks are placed in the paths at Veterans’ Bicentennial Park in Beach Haven. Donations are $50 and order forms are available at the Beach Haven Library, borough hall, Uncle Will’s Pancake House, or call 609-492-8362 .
