For Immediate Release:

January 9, 2012

• While most events are indoors, there’s nature to be studied at Sandy Hook. The Sandy Hook birding program has a tour on Jan. 221. Otherwise, there are art, theater, music, food and film to keep you warm.
• The 33rd Annual Juried Art Exhibition features some of the finest artists in the tri-state region at the Monmouth Museum at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, Jan. 14 through Feb. 26. 
• The Monmouth Museum also mounts “Chairish the Museum Exhibition, at which local artists decorate one-of-a-kind chairs, which can be purchased during the silent auction. It begins Jan. 14 and ends Feb. 10. 
• On Jan. 14, author John Siegfried lectures on “Six Degrees of the Bracelet: Vietnam’s Continuing Grip” at the New Jersey Vietnam War Veterans’ Memorial, Holmdel. 
• The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents “The Best of Playing With Fire” at the Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, Jan.14. 
• Come Jan. 20, the Ocean Place Resort, Long Branch, Wine and Dinner Series offers an Italian Wine Dinner. 
• Also on Jan. 20, an evening of Elvis’s music is presented at the Count Basie. 
• Monmouth University’s 2012 Provost’s Film Series screens “Scheherazade: Tell Me a Story” on Jan. 30.
• “Jitney” is staged at the Two River Theatre, Red Bank Jan. 31 through Feb. 19.

For more ideas, the Tourism Department’s Calendar of Events at www.visitmonmouth.com lists all the things to do, places to see and music to hear, many of which are free and all are family friendly. It’s updated daily, so check in often. Click on the tourism tab to see the whole list.

Or call 800-523-2587 for a packet of information to be mailed to you, or visit the office at 1 E. Main St., Freehold, to browse the expensive selection of literature.

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