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SUMMARY:Readings from Edgar Allan Poe dedicated to Tom Chesek
DESCRIPTION:The program on Thursday\, October 26th at the Stephen Crane House in Asbury Park will be dedicated to Tom Chesek\, the former curator of the Crane House and organizer of all the programs there\, who died suddenly earlier this year. The evening will include readings of “The Tell-Tale Heart” (1843)\, “Annabel Lee” (1849)\, Poe’s most famous poem\, “The Raven” (1845)\, and a screening of a film based upon a Poe story: “The Premature Burial”. We will end the evening with light refreshments. Typically\, we have not asked for donations\, but for this event we are asking for a minimum of $10. Half of all the money collected will be given to the Asbury Park Historical Society and the other half will go to the Asbury Park Museum with Kay Harris as its president. Tom was very passionate about the success of that endeavor. Asbury Park’s Stephen Crane House is at 508 Fourth Avenue. Doors open at 6:00 PM and the program begins at 6:30 PM.
URL:https://www.aphistoricalsociety.org/event/readings-from-edgar-allan-poe-dedicated-to-tom-chesek/
LOCATION:The Stephen Crane House\, 508 4th Ave.\, Asbury Park\, New Jersey\, 07712\, United States
CATEGORIES:APHS Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231203T093000
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SUMMARY:Annual NYC Holiday Trip
DESCRIPTION:[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1698767559384{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]The Asbury Park & Ocean Grove Historical Societies present their annual NYC Holiday Tour!\nView spectacular vistas of the NYC skyline from the highest point in the city. Enjoy the SkyPod elevator as it whisks you 102 stories in 47 seconds while viewing the transformation of NYC from unsettled lands to today’s forest of skyscrapers.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Tour Features” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%230877a6″ google_fonts=”font_family:Alice%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1698768102815{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] \n\nLavatory Motorcoach Transportation\nPriority Admission to One World Observatory (Freedom Tower) Located at World Trade Center\n3-Course luncheon included in Little Italy\nVisit to Bryant Park’s Outdoor Holiday Bazaar featuring specialty shops and kiosks\nLeisure time at Rockefeller Center & Tree\nTax & tip for meal and driver gratuity\nProgressive Travel Tour host services\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Itinerary” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23579f79″ google_fonts=”font_family:Alice%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1698766935162{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]• Depart Ocean Grove: 10am\n• Lunch Scheduled: 1:30pm\n• Return Ocean Grove: 9pm[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”For Additional Info” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23579f79″ google_fonts=”font_family:Alice%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1698766972830{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Teddy Chomko:\n(848) 667-3432[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_button dimension=”flat” size=”large” url=”/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/APHS-holiday-tour-flyer-min.pdf” target=”_blank” align=”center” bg_color=”#0877a6″ btn_hover_bg=”#579f79″]Download Trip Signup Form[/mk_button][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section]
URL:https://www.aphistoricalsociety.org/event/annual-nyc-holiday-trip/
LOCATION:New York City\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:APHS Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240504T170000
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SUMMARY:Weekend in Old Monmouth
DESCRIPTION:The Stephen Crane House will be among 52 historical sites featured during the Weekend in Old Monmouth. The House\, headquarters of the Asbury Park Historical Society\, is the first stop on the Seashore route. For an overview of all the sites along 4 different routes\, visit https://storymaps.arcgis.com. \nYou can tour the 1878 house:\nSaturday\, May 4\, 10 – 5\nSunday\, May 5\, 12 – 5.  \nDocents will be there to greet you.  \nThis annual event is sponsored by the Monmouth County Historical Commission.
URL:https://www.aphistoricalsociety.org/event/weekend-in-old-monmouth/
LOCATION:The Stephen Crane House\, 508 4th Ave.\, Asbury Park\, New Jersey\, 07712\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crane House Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240516T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240516T183000
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SUMMARY:The Green Book |  Presentation by Jenny Shaffer
DESCRIPTION:During the pre-Civil Rights era\, Victor Green published “The Green Book” as a guidebook for African American travelers of places where they would be welcome. Asbury Park and Neptune were popular destinations. Architectural historian Jenny Shaffer\, who is part of a team or researchers working on a public website devoted to the study of sites listed in the Green Book to discover their history and support their preservation\, will share her research with you. \nWe invite you to attend The Green Book presentation by Jenny Shaffer on Thursday\, May 16\, 2024\, at the Asbury Park Library\, 500 First Ave. \n\nDoors open at 6:30 PM\, program at 7:00 PM\nMembers are free\, guests a $10.00 donation.\nComplimentary refreshments will be available.
URL:https://www.aphistoricalsociety.org/event/the-green-book-presentation-by-jenny-shaffer/
LOCATION:Asbury Park Library\, 500 1st Ave.\, Asbury Park\, 07712\, United States
CATEGORIES:APHS Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240612T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240612T213000
DTSTAMP:20260529T164154
CREATED:20240531T192954Z
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SUMMARY:APHS Presents: A Crane House Garden of Verses
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2247″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1717182324652{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]The Asbury Park Historical Society presents A Crane House Garden of Verses\, an evening celebrating poetry\, essays and writers who articulate the feelings we cannot quite put into words. The evening will cover the works of many renowned favorites\, including the venue’s eponymous Stephen Crane himself\, Emily Dickinson\, Roman poets Ovid and Catullus\, Elizabethan poets\, Romance poets and today’s modern poems and poets. \nClick the button below to buy your tickets.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Purchase Tickets” style=”custom” custom_background=”#579f79″ custom_text=”#ffffff” shape=”square” align=”left” i_icon_fontawesome=”far fa-file-pdf” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fa-crane-house-garden-of-verses-writings-by-stephen-crane-and-others-tickets-851100964897|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.aphistoricalsociety.org/event/a-crane-house-garden-of-verses/
LOCATION:The Stephen Crane House\, 508 4th Ave.\, Asbury Park\, New Jersey\, 07712\, United States
CATEGORIES:APHS Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240818T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240818T170000
DTSTAMP:20260529T164154
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SUMMARY:19th Annual Art on the Boardwalk in Memory of Founding Artist Ray Sternesky
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2242″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1723219568000{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]In honor of Asbury artist Ray Sternesky who passed away March 2\, 2021. Ray donated both his artwork and\, with his beloved wife Dolly\, time to The Asbury Park Historical Society \nThe Asbury Park Historical Society invites artists and craftspeople to showcase their work on the Asbury Park Boardwalk \nAugust 18\, 2024\nRegister for the show by August 1\, 2024\n$100 entry fee for 10’x12’ Space. (You supply tent.)\nSet-up Time: 6am (Early set-up recommended. No reserved parking.)\nRain date: August 25\, 2024 \nFor more information\, contact Teddy Chomko at 848-667-3432. \nVendor registration is now closed. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.aphistoricalsociety.org/event/19th-annual-art-on-the-boardwalk/
LOCATION:The Asbury Boardwalk\, Between Sunset & 5th Ave.\, South of Convention Center
CATEGORIES:APHS Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241030T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241030T183000
DTSTAMP:20260529T164154
CREATED:20241002T174616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T174649Z
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SUMMARY:Edgar Allan Poe Readings to celebrate the Halloween Season
DESCRIPTION:It will be “Mischief Night” at the Stephen Crane House\, 508 4th Avenue\, Asbury Park on Wednesday\, October 30\, at 7 PM. We will continue our tradition of Edgar Allan Poe readings to celebrate both the Halloween season and Stephen Crane’s 153rd birthday. It seems strange that two great American authors with such wildly disparate writing styles should be somehow linked. The Poe-Crane connection is due to yet another great American author. It was the 21-year-old Willa Cather who met the 23-year-old Stephen Crane in Lincoln\, Nebraska\, who first made the connection. According to Cather\, Stephen had a copy of Poe’s short stories with him. Both Poe and Crane had such a prolific amount of writing produced in their short lives. Poe died at the age of 40 in 1849; Crane died at age 28 a half century later. We will be reading two gruesome short stories by Mr. Poe: “The Black Cat” and “The Cask of Amontillado”. Both stories involve Poe’s obsession with “immurement”: walled imprisonment as a form of execution. After the readings\, we will have refreshments in keeping with the Halloween season and including a birthday cake for Stephen Crane. For those who dare to remain\, we will have a screening of “Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Terror” with Vincent Price\, Peter Lorre\, and Basil Rathbone. \nWe invite all members of the Asbury Park Historical Society to join us gratis but encourage non-members to attend with a donation in any amount. Doors open at 6:30 PM with the program to begin at 7 PM. Hope to see you there!
URL:https://www.aphistoricalsociety.org/event/poe-readings/
LOCATION:The Stephen Crane House\, 508 4th Ave.\, Asbury Park\, New Jersey\, 07712\, United States
CATEGORIES:APHS Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241208T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241208T210000
DTSTAMP:20260529T164154
CREATED:20241028T204659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241104T200035Z
UID:2328-1733650200-1733691600@www.aphistoricalsociety.org
SUMMARY:Annual NYC Holiday Trip
DESCRIPTION:[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1730148225833{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]The Asbury Park & Ocean Grove Historical Societies present their annual NYC Holiday Tour! \n1-Day Motorcoach New Yourk City Christmas Lights tour including lunch in Little Italy. Plus Rockefeller Center\, Chelsea Market\, High Line\, & Bryant Park. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Tour Features” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%230877a6″ google_fonts=”font_family:Alice%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1730148748727{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] \n\nLavatory Motorcoach Transportation\n3-Course luncheon included in Little Italy\nVisit Chelsea Market’s Shops & Boutiques\nWalk the High Line – An elevated rail line transformed into a public park\nShop Bryant Park’s Outdoor Holiday Bazaar featuring Specialty Shops & Kiosks\n2-Hour Guided “Christmas Lights” Tour Including Macy’s / Herald Square / 5th Avenue\nLeisure time at Rockefeller Center Tree\nTax & tip for meal and driver gratuity\nProgressive Travel Tour host services\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Itinerary” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23579f79″ google_fonts=”font_family:Alice%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1698766935162{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]• Depart Ocean Grove: 10am\n• Lunch Scheduled: 1:30pm\n• Return Ocean Grove: 9pm[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”For Additional Info” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23579f79″ google_fonts=”font_family:Alice%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1698766972830{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Teddy Chomko:\n(848) 667-3432[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Download Sign Up Form” style=”custom” custom_background=”#0877A6″ custom_text=”#FFFFFF” shape=”square” css=”” link=”url:%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F11%2FAPHS-holiday-tour-flyer-2024-compressed.pdf|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section]
URL:https://www.aphistoricalsociety.org/event/annual-nyc-holiday-trip-2024/
LOCATION:New York City\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:APHS Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T200000
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SUMMARY:APHS Annual Membership Meeting and Special Program Presentation: "Local Railroads of the New Jersey Shore."
DESCRIPTION:The Asbury Park Historical Society is pleased to welcome its members\, supporters and the community to its Annual Membership meeting at the Asbury Park Public Library on Thursday\, January 16\, at 6:30 PM. The Historical Society will discuss its goals for 2025 and opportunities for members to become involved in APHS committees and activities for the upcoming year. \nThe Historical Society’s evening program will be a special presentation by local historian Bill Elwell\, “Local Railroads of the New Jersey Shore.” Elwell is an adjunct Professor of History at Monmouth University and lifelong Jersey Shore resident. \nRailroads were the defining factor in creating and shaping the development of the once desolate Jersey Shore beachfront beginning in the 1870s\, as a center for everything from day trips to whole summer vacations. Elwell’s work explores railroads and their effects on the Jersey Shore\, especially vacationing and commuting\, through the lens of railroad-publications like timetables and advertisements. \nElwell is on the Board of the Ocean County Historical Society\, a member of the Anthracite Roads Historical Society and West Jersey Chapter of NRHS\, formerly worked in historical outreach for Monmouth County\, and is proud to help share our common story. \nAll our welcome to attend the Asbury Park Historical Society annual meeting and program presentation. Light refreshments will be served.
URL:https://www.aphistoricalsociety.org/event/aphs-annual-membership-meeting-and-special-program-presentation-local-railroads-of-the-new-jersey-shore/
LOCATION:Asbury Park Library\, 500 1st Ave.\, Asbury Park\, 07712\, United States
CATEGORIES:APHS Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T200000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250721T181723Z
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SUMMARY:Book Event: The Bowery A Pictorial History | Illustrated Talk with author David Mulkins
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2495″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Writer Stephen Crane (1871-1900) began his internationally renowned writing career as a newspaper reporter in Asbury Park\, N.J. He went on to become a war correspondent\, poet\, and writer of short stories and novels. His innovative\, objective\, observational\, true- to-life writing style\, known as literary Naturalism\, or\, Impressionism\, influenced Ernest Hemingway and other modern writers that followed. \nThough best remembered for his war novel The Red Badge of Courage (1895)\, Crane also wrote several important works set in New York City’s Bowery\, including his first novel\, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets (1893) about a young woman’s struggle to survive the grating poverty\, aloneness and prostitution. \nDavid Mulkins’s The Bowery\, a pictorial history\, does a deep dive into a world that Stephen Crane once called “the most interesting place in New York.” The city’s oldest street\, and first entertainment district\, the Bowery was something of an incubator of American popular culture\, as well as a famous skid row. It was the stomping ground for gangs\, gays\, sailors\, shopgirls\, sporting men\, the working class and immigrants. A place like no other. \nSpecial guest: Ramona Baker\, ragtime pianist.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.aphistoricalsociety.org/event/book-event-the-bowery-a-pictorial-history-illustrated-talk-with-author-david-mulkins/
LOCATION:Jersey Shore Arts Center\, 66 S. Main St.\, Ocean Grove\, NJ\, 07756\, United States
CATEGORIES:APHS Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250813T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250813T210000
DTSTAMP:20260529T164154
CREATED:20250728T144635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250728T144635Z
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SUMMARY:Puccini's Tosca
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2504″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_column_text]On Wednesday\, August 13th\, at the Stephen Crane House (508 4th Avenue) the Asbury Park Historical Society will be screening a filmed 1985 New York Metropolitan Opera production of Puccini’s sublime “Tosca”\, with Hildegard Behrens\, Placido Domingo\, and Cornell MacNeil. Our doors open at 6:30 PM\, with the program to start at 7 PM. Donations to the Asbury Park Historical Society are greatly appreciated\, although we urge members of the Society to join us gratis. Light refreshments\, coffee (and biscotti!) will be provided for the two-hour screening. Come join us for a summer evening of beautiful music\, convivial conversation\, and fond memories of Madame Era Tognoli![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.aphistoricalsociety.org/event/puccinis-tosca/
LOCATION:The Stephen Crane House\, 508 4th Ave.\, Asbury Park\, New Jersey\, 07712\, United States
CATEGORIES:APHS Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250817T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250817T170000
DTSTAMP:20260529T164154
CREATED:20250603T153524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250715T171049Z
UID:2471-1755421200-1755450000@www.aphistoricalsociety.org
SUMMARY:20th Annual Art on the Boardwalk in Memory of Founding Artist Ray Sternesky
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2494″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1748964887790{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]In honor of Asbury artist Ray Sternesky who passed away March 2\, 2021. Ray donated both his artwork and\, with his beloved wife Dolly\, time to The Asbury Park Historical Society \nThe Asbury Park Historical Society invites artists and craftspeople to showcase their work on the Asbury Park Boardwalk \nAugust 17\, 2025\nRegister for the show by August 1\, 2025\n$100 entry fee for 10’x12’ Space. (You supply tent.)\nSet-up Time: 6am (Early set-up recommended. No reserved parking.)\nRain date: August 24\, 2025 \nFor more information\, contact Teddy Chomko at 848-667-3432.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_btn title=”Download Entry Form Here” style=”gradient-custom” gradient_custom_color_1=”#006794″ gradient_custom_color_2=”#094660″ shape=”square” size=”lg” css_animation=”none” css=”” link=”url:%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F06%2FArt-on-Boardwalk-flyer-2025.pdf|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.aphistoricalsociety.org/event/20th-annual-art-on-the-boardwalk-in-memory-of-founding-artist-ray-sternesky/
LOCATION:The Asbury Boardwalk\, Between Sunset & 5th Ave.\, South of Convention Center
CATEGORIES:APHS Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T200000
DTSTAMP:20260529T164154
CREATED:20250930T190102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T133057Z
UID:2518-1761418800-1761422400@www.aphistoricalsociety.org
SUMMARY:Dark City: A True Crime Walking Tour of Asbury Park
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2519″ img_size=”full” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]The Dark City: True Crime Walking Tour peels back the layers of Asbury Park’s glittering seaside image to reveal its untold underbelly with stories of murder\, mystery\, and mischief that shaped the city’s past. \n“It offers a history of the city that is not frequently shared\, the darker side of the city\,” tour guide Lesley Schierenbeck said. “This storytelling walk is both unforgettable and impactful.” \nEvents included in the tour are The Baby Parade Tragedy\, when a beloved local tradition took a shocking turn in 1910 and left the city reeling. The Dead Beach tour will take people to the Sunset Avenue beach\, just north of Convention Hall. Find out why this is one of the most important and historic sites (and maybe one of the most haunted) in American maritime history. \nInteresting facts about the famous Madame Marie’s Boardwalk Fortune-Telling Stand and Mrs. Jay’s Tavern (now the Stone Pony) are on the tour. Along with the story of Indian Bill’s Revenge\, a brutal story that roots Asbury Park’s earliest true crime lore in betrayal and blood. \nThe Asbury Park Historical Society is partnering with History Chick Tours for the special one-night-only True Crime Walking Tour. \n\nOne Night Only: Saturday\, October 25 at 7 PM • Raindate: October 26th at 7PM\nMeeting Point: Bradley Park (Across from Convention Hall\, 1300 Ocean Avenue\, Asbury Park\nReserve your spot at: www.historychicktours.com\n\nDon’t miss your chance to experience Asbury Park like never before. Spots are limited — sign up today![/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Sign Up Today!” style=”custom” custom_background=”#0877A6″ custom_text=”#FFFFFF” shape=”square” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhistorychicktours.com%2F|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.aphistoricalsociety.org/event/dark-city-a-true-crime-walking-tour-of-asbury-park/
LOCATION:Bradley Park\, 1300 Ocean Avenue\, Asbury Park\, NJ\, 07712\, United States
CATEGORIES:APHS Events
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UID:2532-1761849000-1761849000@www.aphistoricalsociety.org
SUMMARY:Mischief Night at the Stephen Crane House
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2534″ img_size=”full” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]It’s fascinating to consider the connection between two renowned American authors with such distinct writing styles. The link between Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen Crane was first noted by another literary giant\, Willa Cather. At the age of 21\, Cather met the 23-year-old Crane in Lincoln\, Nebraska\, and observed that Crane was carrying a copy of Poe’s short stories. Both Poe and Crane were incredibly prolific\, producing a significant body of work during their relatively short lives. Poe passed away at the age of 40 in 1849\, while Crane died at the young age of 28\, a half-century later. \nOn “Mischief Night” at the Stephen Crane House\, Frank D’Alessandro will continue his tradition of Edgar Allan Poe readings to celebrate both the Halloween season and Stephen Crane’s 154th birthday. \nThe readings will be two gruesome short stories by Edgar Allan Poe: \n\nThe Tell-Tale Heart\nThe Cask of Amontillado\n\nFor those who dare to remain after the readings\, there will be a screening of I Married a Witch with Veronica Lake and Fredric March. \nRefreshments in keeping with the Halloween season will be provided\, along with a birthday cake in honor of Stephen Crane. \nFor more information\, click the button below.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”View Flyer” style=”custom” custom_background=”#0877A6″ custom_text=”#FFFFFF” shape=”square” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F10%2FPoe-Crane-Event-Oct-30-2025.pdf|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.aphistoricalsociety.org/event/mischief-night-at-crane-house/
LOCATION:The Stephen Crane House\, 508 4th Ave.\, Asbury Park\, New Jersey\, 07712\, United States
CATEGORIES:APHS Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T093000
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UID:2539-1765704600-1765747800@www.aphistoricalsociety.org
SUMMARY:2025 Annual NYC Holiday Trip**SOLD OUT**
DESCRIPTION:[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1762261760034{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]The Asbury Park & Ocean Grove Historical Societies present their annual NYC Holiday Tour!\n1-Day Motorcoach New York City Christmas Lights tour including Rockefeller Center\, Chelsea Market\, High Line\, & Bryant Park.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Tour Features” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%230877a6″ google_fonts=”font_family:Alice%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1762261812753{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] \n\nLavatory Motorcoach Transportation\nVisit Chelsea Market’s Shops & Boutiques– 1 HOUR\nWalk the High Line – An elevated rail line transformed into a public park\nVisit the Winter Garden’s Hudson Eats Food Court or Le District French Market for lunch on your own. – 1.5 HOURS\nShop Union Square’s Holiday Markets & Eataly – Italian Marketplace offering food counters\, groceries\, wine & more! – 1 HOUR\nShop Bryant Park’s Outdoor Holiday Bazaar featuring Specialty Shops & Kiosks – 1 HOUR\nLeisure time at Rockefeller Center Tree– 1.5 HOURS\nDriver Gratuity\nProgressive Travel Tour host service\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Itinerary” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23579f79″ google_fonts=”font_family:Alice%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1762261725600{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] \n\nDepart Ocean Grove: 10am\nLunch On Own: 1 – 2:30pm\nDepart NYC: 8pm\nReturn Ocean Grove: 9:30pm\n\nBreakfast snacks & coffee will be served before boarding the bus. Bus will Leave & return to Fireman’s Park on Main Avenue in Ocean Grove[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”For Additional Info” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23579f79″ google_fonts=”font_family:Alice%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1698766972830{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Teddy Chomko:\n(848) 667-3432[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Download Trip Signup Form” style=”custom” custom_background=”#579F79″ custom_text=”#FFFFFF” shape=”square” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F11%2FAPHS-holiday-tour-flyer-2025-v2-2.pdf|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section]
URL:https://www.aphistoricalsociety.org/event/annual-nyc-holiday-trip-2025/
LOCATION:New York City\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:APHS Events
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SUMMARY:Seasons Readings 2025
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2589″ img_size=”full” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]For a couple of decades beginning in 2001\, Christmas at Asbury Park’s Stephen Crane House (508 4th Avenue) has centered around our “Season’s Readings” program. That tradition ended along with the arrival of the pandemic. \nSo\, this year we would like to present the 20th edition of “Season’s Readings”: a compendium of mostly light-hearted stories\, poems\, songs\, etc. related to the Christmas Season. Barring a snowstorm or pesky nor’easter\, we’ve scheduled our literary celebration for Sunday\, December 21\, the 1st day of winter\, at 2 PM. \nFor those who wish to remain after the literary portion of the afternoon\, a screening of our favorite seasonal film: “Jim Henson’s Emmett Otter’s Jug-band Christmas” will follow. \nCoffee\, soft drinks\, cookies and other surprises will be served. \nAPHS Members may attend gratis. Donations in any amount are welcome.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”View Flyer” style=”custom” custom_background=”#0877A6″ custom_text=”#FFFFFF” shape=”square” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F12%2FAPHS-Coaster-Ad-for-Frank-D-12-8-2025.pdf|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.aphistoricalsociety.org/event/seasons-readings-2025/
LOCATION:The Stephen Crane House\, 508 4th Ave.\, Asbury Park\, New Jersey\, 07712\, United States
CATEGORIES:APHS Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T183000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T203931Z
UID:2615-1769106600-1769106600@www.aphistoricalsociety.org
SUMMARY:Annual Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2616″ img_size=”full” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Please join the Asbury Park Historical Society for our Annual Membership Meeting Thursday\, January 22\, at 6:30 p.m. at the Asbury Park Public Library\, located at First and Grand Avenues. \nThe Historical Society is pleased to host Jason Adolf\, PH. D. Endowed Professor of Marine Science at Monmouth University to talk about the History and Natural Life of Asbury Park’s Coastal Lakes and to share simple ways that we can help protect them. \nDr. Adolf’s research focuses on marine ecology and the challenges facing our coastal waters. Before the arrival of European settlers\, the indigenous Lanape traversed the lakes in our area\, whose tributaries at one time opened to the ocean and an abundance of sea life. Dr. Adolf’s presentation will explore the environmental conditions and mechanisms that drive changes\, and how these shifts impact the functioning of marine and aquatic ecosystems. \nLight refreshments will be provided. All are invited to attend.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.aphistoricalsociety.org/event/2026-annual-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:Asbury Park Library\, 500 1st Ave.\, Asbury Park\, 07712\, United States
CATEGORIES:APHS Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260216T150000
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CREATED:20260209T204414Z
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UID:2642-1771254000-1771254000@www.aphistoricalsociety.org
SUMMARY:Calling All Sweethearts to The Crane House
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2643″ img_size=”full” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Calling All Sweethearts – For a Movie Showing\, Monday\, February 16 at 3 pm\, at the Stephen Crane House\, 508 Fourth Avenue\, Asbury Park. \nAsbury Park Historical Society’s cherished Frank Dalessandro\, will be screening an old-fashioned\, light-hearted musical film based (loosely) on a Victor Herbert operetta and\npromises to be a delightful conclusion to this year’s Valentine’s Day weekend. \nThe 1938 MGM film “Sweethearts\,” starring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy\, holds the distinction of being MGM’s first feature-length movie produced in three-strip Technicolor. The film dazzles with its vibrant costumes\, a multitude of extras\, and magnificent orchestral scores. \n“Sweethearts” debuted just a year before the beloved “Wizard of Oz.” Notably\, Frank Morgan\, who played the wizard\, is third billed after the two leads. The film also features everyone’s favorite scarecrow\, Ray Bolger\, performing lively dance moves dressed as a Dutchman. Additionally\, the renowned writer Dorothy Parker\, originally from Long Branch\, was brought in to enhance the dialogue. \nPlease join the Asbury Park Historical Society for a lovely afternoon of music and camaraderie with light refreshments\, coffee\, tea\, cake and cookies. \nAll Asbury Park Historical Society members are invited to attend gratis. All others are encouraged to make a small donation if possible\, for the Historical Society.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.aphistoricalsociety.org/event/sweethearts-at-crane-house/
LOCATION:The Stephen Crane House\, 508 4th Ave.\, Asbury Park\, New Jersey\, 07712\, United States
CATEGORIES:APHS Events
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