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Come share your musical passions at Belmar Art Center's Weekly Open Mic and Music Workshop!

Every Tuesday, sign-ups start at 7pm.

Attention songwriters and musicians, a new open mic is town. We have been facilitating a Tuesday WEEKLY open mic and workshop, every TUESDAY for artists to hone and share their amazingness and receive feedback for over 3 years now!

If you wish to share an original of yours, awesome. If you want to play a cover, great. You may want to just share an idea with a band to see what it sounds like. That's great. This open mic is designed for collaborators and experimentalist alike, to try new things, and be open to different possibilities. Join our hosts multi-instrumentalist Andy Demos & singer, song writer, guitarist Alex Sanders every Tuesday Night.

Free for BAC Members ($35/year membership fee)
$5 donation for non-members

This Shared Interest group is run by Andy Demos adreamos1@gmail.com
Please email Andy if you have any questions or concerns.

Please join the Friends of the Monmouth County Library at our Fall 2025 Mini Book Sales!

All book sales are from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM:
- September 9 at Headquarters (Manalapan) Library
- October 9 at Eastern Branch (Shrewsbury) Library
- November 12 at Holmdel Branch Library

Build your personal library with gently read books! All books are $1; buy three and get one free.

All proceeds benefit your local library. Funds raised will support free events, concerts, and educational programming, scholarships to library staff, critical supplies and equipment, and much more.

In 1933, Charlie, a Polish-born Jew who emigrated to America a decade earlier, returns to his hometown of Rovno in search of a bride. There Charlie meets Chava, who works at a hat shop and hopes to become a scholar. However, Chava’s ambitions for the future and the growing clouds of European anti-Semitism and persecution threaten both their dreams.

In 1933, Charlie, a Polish-born Jew who emigrated to America a decade earlier, returns to his hometown of Rovno in search of a bride. There Charlie meets Chava, who works at a hat shop and hopes to become a scholar. However, Chava’s ambitions for the future and the growing clouds of European anti-Semitism and persecution threaten both their dreams.

In 1933, Charlie, a Polish-born Jew who emigrated to America a decade earlier, returns to his hometown of Rovno in search of a bride. There Charlie meets Chava, who works at a hat shop and hopes to become a scholar. However, Chava’s ambitions for the future and the growing clouds of European anti-Semitism and persecution threaten both their dreams.

Frank Fotusky with opener Greg Cuozzo
An Evening of Blues Rags and Original
Friday October 10
Doors 7:30pm; show 8pm

The show will open with Greg Cuozzo, a Jersey Shore based singer songwriter. Greg's first record, Forrest Road, was released independently and he is currently working on his new collection with Grammy nominated producer and engineer Wes Sharon.
Frank will delight the audience with a repertoire culled from the '20s, '30s and '40s and Acoustic Blues and Guitar Rags along with his original compositions.

In Addition
Finger Style Guitar Clinic with Frank Fotusky
Date Saturday: October 10th
​Time: 4:00pm - 6:00 pm
Cost: $50 (price of workshop includes show)

Join Frank for an afternoon guitar workshop and an evening performance. The beginning of the workshop will focus on often overlooked fundamentals. Addressing these issues will help build a strong foundation on the guitar. Topics will include Left/Right Hand positions; holding the guitar to get the best tone and dynamics; breakdown of fundamental chord shapes and applying them across the fretboard; fingerpicking approaches to build independence between thumb and fingers; back picking upstrokes with thumb.
The second half will explore techniques, grooves and runs using archetypal songs and how they're applied throughout the Blues canon. The focus will be mainly the key of C with references to D, E & A (with songs from Julius Daniels, Mississippi John Hurt, Robert Johnson, Blind Blake and more).
Notepad and recorder recommended.

"Inspired by the ethereal beauty of Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon, “Dance · Moon,” presented by Chinese Culture Arts Association, is a poetic tribute to the moon’s quiet majesty and its timeless presence — transcending generations, cultures, and words.

This original gala interweaves classical and ethnic dance traditions — from the flowing elegance of Han dance and the grounded strength of Tibetan movement to the sweeping vitality of Mongolian rhythm and other rich cultural expressions. Each performance embodies a different phase of moonlight: gentle, radiant, mysterious, and eternal.

Through the universal language of movement, Chinese Culture Arts Association’s “Dance · Moon” invites audiences of all backgrounds to share in a night of wonder, longing, and reunion beneath the moon — where tradition meets contemporary artistry.

Chinese Culture Arts Association (CCAA) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization established in the New Jersey region. Our mission is to collaborate with our diverse community to promote Chinese culture through the arts. Instructor, Dongli Li has over 20 years of experience in Chinese classical and folk dance – serving as a dance teacher, as well as a principal choreographer and production manager. She is a graduate of the Shenyang Conservatory of Music’s Dance College and was formerly an instructor at the Conservatory."

Run. Walk. Wag. Support free and confidential services for victim-survivors of domestic violence and their children in Middlesex County, NJ.

This is a USATF-Certified 5K flat course. For those who wish to run/walk a shorter course or simply support Women Aware by attending, there is an optional one-mile Charity Walk.

RUN. WALK. WAG. This year, we welcome runners, walkers, AND leashed furry companions for a family-friendly morning!
The worry of leaving a beloved pet behind to escape abuse is a big reason some victim-survivors choose not to seek shelter. We want to change that by transitioning to a pet friendly shelter. Help Women Aware keep survivors and their beloved companion safe and together
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Register in advance of race day (up to 11:59pm on 10.8) and save $10! Advance registration is $40. Registration on race day will be $50. Free for children 11 and under. No charge for leashed furry companions.

• First 100 registrants receive a Swag Bag with giveaways.
• Goldenseal the Band will perform LIVE at the event!
• Children’s Activities
• Fall Photo Backdrop - Walkers, runners, pets, and families can take a fun fall photo!

Dogs are welcome to walk with their owners during the 1-Mile Charity Walk, but will not be permitted on the 5K course during the race for the safety of all participants.

Biographies and Women’s History books are half price for March. If you love to read and have never visited our sale, please come in to shop. Our prices are unbelievable. We are currently overloaded with paperbacks and children's books. You will also find puzzles, games, vinyl records, DVDs and CDs as well as books on tape and large print books. We are also open on Thursdays from 10 a.m. until noon. Visit our website at www.aauw-nj-nmcb.org for our donation policy.
Closed on Holiday weekends.

In 1933, Charlie, a Polish-born Jew who emigrated to America a decade earlier, returns to his hometown of Rovno in search of a bride. There Charlie meets Chava, who works at a hat shop and hopes to become a scholar. However, Chava’s ambitions for the future and the growing clouds of European anti-Semitism and persecution threaten both their dreams.