Events & Happenings - Shore Local Newsmagazine

ACUA’s Earth Day Festival offered fun, education for all ages

by Michael | May 1, 2025 | Events & Happenings, Atlantic County, Egg Harbor Township, Entertainment, Features, South Jersey

The Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) welcomed thousands of guests to its 33rd annual Earth Day Festival on Sunday, April 27. Held at the ACUA Environmental Park, the event ran from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and brought together families, educators, vendors, and...

Events and Happenings

by Michael | May 1, 2025 | Calendars, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Events & Happenings, South Jersey

Mother’s Day Flower Sale Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Absecon Lighthouse, 31 S. Rhode Island Ave. Light up your loved one’s day with a beautiful, fresh hydrangea. Proceeds benefit the Hydrangea Trail 2.0 historic beautification trail for Atlantic...

Tickets on sale Thursday for 2025 Ocean City Pops shows

by Michael | May 1, 2025 | Ocean City, Cape May County, Events & Happenings, Features, South Jersey, Wahoo

Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 1 for eight new concerts in the 2025 Ocean City Pops summer season. The shows will feature the popular Under the Streetlamp ensemble performing the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and other doo-wop, Motown and...

Registration for summer recreation programs opens May 3

by Michael | May 1, 2025 | Ocean City, Cape May County, Entertainment, Events & Happenings, Features, South Jersey, Wahoo

Registration for Ocean City’s popular summer recreation programs for people of all ages opens at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 3. Information on all 2025 programs and a printable brochure are available now at ocnj.us/summer-recreation-programs. Many of the programs are popular...

Top Weekly Entertainment Picks

by Michael | May 1, 2025 | Calendars, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Entertainment, Events & Happenings, Features, South Jersey, Steffen Klenk, Wahoo

By Steffen Klenk There’s so much happening in South Jersey this weekend. We’re turning April showers into May flowers with a celebration of Cherry Blossoms in Margate, the annual Spring Block Party in Ocean City and a benefit to rescue animals in Mays Landing. Plus,...

AEW Collides at Boardwalk Hall with Jersey girl Purrazzo

by Michael | May 1, 2025 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Events & Happenings, Features, Scott Cronick, South Jersey

By Scott Cronick Wrestling, for me, brings back such nostalgic, happy times in my youth. When I was a teen, I worked for the Catholic Youth Center in Scranton, Pa., where we held a WWF card once a month or so. I have so many stories, but it was nothing for me to get...