Music under the stars, films on the beach, live music all summer long. Ocean County has a flourishing entertainment scene ripe with local and national talent. Whether it is the fun year-round local band scene that thrives among the taverns and sultry lounges throughout the county or the iconic classical guitarist Tommy Emmanual performing on Long Beach Island, there is more than sand, sun and boardwalks to Ocean County. www.sparkexploreocean.com 27 The Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts www.ocean.edu Ocean County College, located in the County Seat of Toms River is a public two-year community college sponsored by Ocean County and the State of New Jersey. The Grunin Center for the Arts is home to the Ocean County College Theatre Company and the Ocean County College Concert Band. The Center is open to the public and features a wide variety of acts including jazz, family events, theater, planetarium sky shows, master classes and meet-and-greets and serves as a venue for local school and civic organizations to showcase their young musicians. The Center also serves the College via the School of Performing Arts and Film Studies. To purchase tickets and to check out the most up-to-date schedule visit ocean.universitytickets. com/user_pages/event_listings.asp. Photo courtesy of Garden State Philharmonic
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