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Boardwalk Shows, Sand Sculpting and Twins Contest

BY MEDIAWIZE, OCNJDAILY The 59th annual Boardwalk Art Show will be held Friday through Sunday (August 5 to 7) on the Boardwalk between Seventh Street and 11th Street. More than 50 artists from New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New York will exhibit and sell works in oils, acrylics, watercolor and mixed media, as well as photography…

Monday Manual: Twins Contest, Fun In Ocean City

Veronica Flesher, Patch Staff Welcome to the Aug. 1 edition of Monday Manual, highlighting important and fun events going on this week in Ocean City. August 1 The Ocean City Beach Patrol holds a tryout for new lifeguards. Enjoy the Happy Together Tour at 7 p.m. at the Ocean City Music Pier. August 2 Enjoy…

Visitors Delight in Ocean City Beach Day

BY MVITALE, OCNJDAILY  City Boardwalk bustled with activity and the beaches were packed with visitors taking advantage of sun-splashed skies, balmy temps and cool ocean water. Emily Spencer, 19, of Southampton, N.J., brought her friends, Kendall Beckey, 19, of Tabernacle, N.J., and Tori Groves, 19, of Southampton, N.J., on Spencer’s family vacation to Ocean City…

OC Pops and OCTC Join For “The Sound of Music”

BY MEDIAWIZE, OCNJDAILY  The Sound of Music, a perennial favorite about a woman named Maria, graces the stage at the Hughes Performing Arts Center in Ocean City High School Aug. 3 through Aug. 12. This final collaboration between Rodgers and Hammerstein is being produced by the Greater Ocean City Theatre Company (OCTC) with the soaring…

Registration Open for Baby Parade

BY MEDIAWIZE, OCNJDAILY The 112th annual Baby Parade in Ocean City is set for 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 11 and registration is now open. All families with children age 10 and under are invited to participate. Bands, performing groups and commercial floats are also encouraged to join in the fun. As part of a tradition…

Author John Townsend, Singer Sandi Patty to Appear at Ocean City Tabernacle

By Mediawize, OCNJDAILY  The Ocean City Tabernacle welcomes author John Townsend to speak at the 8:30 a.m. traditional and 10:30 a.m. contemporary services on Sunday, July 31. Dr. Townsend is a business consultant, leadership coach and psychologist. He has written over 30 books, selling 10 million copies, including the New York Times best-selling Boundaries series,…

Support Ocean City Boy Scouts With Pancake Breakfast

Veronica Flesher, Patch Staff OCEAN CITY, NJ — Support your local Boy Scout troop with a delicious all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast. All are welcome to join the Summer Pancake Breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on July 31, at Morvay-Miley-Cruise American Legion Post 524 located at 46th Street and West Avenue in Ocean City. Fare…

Book Sale at O.C. Library in August

BY MEDIAWIZE, OCNJDAILY  The Friends and Volunteers of the Ocean City Free Public Library will host a two-day Summer Book Sale. The sales will be on Friday, Aug. 19, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 20, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the library in the Community Center at 1735 Simpson…

SpongeBob the Musical Comes to Music Pier 

BY MEDIAWIZE, OCNJDAILY  The Greater Ocean City Theatre Company (OCTC) has assembled a talented cast of high school students from across the Delaware Valley to stage the Broadway musical version of SpongeBob! From the TV screen to the Broadway stage and now to the Ocean City Music Pier, you will not want to miss the…