What’s Happening in Ocean City

OCEAN CITY – That we are once again able to hold our events, that people were walking, jogging and cycling on the Boardwalk on Saturday is a good sign. We are gradually returning to normal. But there are still plenty of people in the community in need of assistance.
OCNJCARE is a group of community volunteers with partner organizations that continues to help residents obtain the resources they need to recover. At this point the pressing need is for cash donations to assist people find temporary housing and to cover disaster related injuries. You can help by sending a check to OCNJCARE. Mail it to PO Box 807, Ocean City, N.J. 08226 or drop it off at Ocean City Home Bank, 10th and Asbury Ave. or access www.ocnjcare.org.
(Nov. 22) The Fast and the Furriest 5K Turkey Trot and One Mile Fun Run, a 5K run/walk Thanksgiving morning and 1 mile kids fun run benefits the Ocean City K-9 Unit and Ocean City Humane Society. Pre-register online at www.active.com. Registration 7 a.m. to 8:25 a.m. in front of the Music Pier. Race starts at 8:30 a.m. Applications available at the Aquatic and Fitness Center, Sneaker Shop across from City Hall and the Humane Society. For more information, call(609) 398-5068.
(Nov. 23) Christmas in the Downtown—Our Miracle on Asbury Ave., 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., join the merchants and Chamber of Commerce for an old fashioned downtown Christmas, For more information, call (609) 399-1412.
(No. 24-25) Photos with Santa from noon to 3 p.m. at the Music Pier. For more information, call (609) 399-1412.
(Nov. 30) CHRISTMAS TROLLEY TOUR and Carol Sing. Tour starts at Ocean City Historical Museum, 1735 Simpson Ave., at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Tour takes you through the Ocean City Historic District. Sing for the holiday season with musicologist, Richard Stanislaw of the Tabernacle Assn. Tickets are $20 for Museum members, $30 for non members. Light refreshments served. For information, call (609)399-1801.
First Night, Ocean City’s gala New Years’ Eve Celebration , will definitely be held on New Year’s Eve, when else? There will be an extensive entertainment schedule with programs held at central locations throughout the City. Buttons are $15, available now at the Chamber of Commerce Offices on 9th Street across from TD Bank. A complete listing of the entertainment schedule is also available at the Chamber.
The evening starts at 4 p.m. with opening ceremonies and entertainment at the Music Pier, Boardwalk and Moorlyn Terrace. As always there is an Angel Fund for those who cannot afford First Night Buttons. Call 609-525-9300 or stop at the Public Relations Office, second floor of City Hall, 9th and Asbury Ave. The event will be capped by a fireworks display at midnight.
The Ocean City Arts Center is sponsoring its second annual trip to New York on Dec. 6. The bus leaves the Arts Center, 17th and Simpson Ave., at 8 a.m. and leaves New York at 4 p.m. The trip is set for the Metropolitan Museum of art where George Bellows and Andy Warhol are being featured. Cost is $39, by cash, check or credit card. Admittance to Museum is by voluntary donation. Call 609-399-7628.