Murphy Writing to Host Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway from Jan. 17-20

by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 25, 2024 | Atlantic County, Galloway

Murphy Writing of Stockton University will host the 31st annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway at Seaview, a Dolce Hotel from Jan. 17-20, 2025. The weekend event is one of the winter’s oldest and largest writers’ conferences. Beginning and experienced writers will...

Chinese Pianist Junwen Liang to Perform ‘From Then and Now’ on Nov. 24

by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 14, 2024 | Atlantic County, Entertainment, Events & Happenings, Galloway

Junwen Liang, a Chinese pianist who started playing at age 9, will perform at Stockton University’s Campus Center Theatre at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24.   Liang debuted at 13 and has since performed at venues like the Cohen Family Studio Theater, Robert J. Werner...

For coffee lovers, take Surf Road to Historic Smithville

by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 14, 2024 | Atlantic County, Galloway, Scott Cronick

By Scott Cronick Surf Road Coffee Bar & Beach Bowls may be the first business for the Perfetti family. But there is nothing new about their coffee-making skills. The Perfettis – Adam and Jenna, along with their sons Cole and Alex – opened Surf Road in a...

Stockton Celebrates Four Decades of Performing Handel’s ‘Messiah’ on Dec. 8

by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 13, 2024 | Atlantic County, Galloway

For four decades, the Stockton University Oratorio Society has performed a production of Handel’s “The Messiah” for the public.  The performance, featuring nearly 200 singers from throughout the region, will raise their voices again at the Event Center at the Borgata...

First Professional Dance Company Dedicated to ‘Stepping’ to Perform Nov. 16

by Cindy Fertsch | Nov 5, 2024 | Atlantic County, Galloway

The first professional company in the world dedicated to the dance tradition of “stepping” will sweep the mainstage at Stockton University’s Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16. For 30 years, Step Afrika! has blended percussive dance styles...

Noyes brings lesson in creativity to Seashore Gardens

by Cindy Fertsch | Oct 26, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Galloway

Residents at Seashore Gardens Living Center showcased their creativity during a recent class led by an artist from The Noyes Museum of Art. The instructor guided residents through the process of painting a jellyfish using watercolors. “We love seeing our residents’...