There is so much to do this Spring in Avalon and Stone Harbor!
View or Print Upcoming Events List --> April/May 2016 Upcoming Events Stone Harbor, Avalon NJ
Cape May County Zoo Night Walk, after hours tour of the zoo, snacks & drinks provided, 6:30-8:30PM, Friday, April 22
Avalon Garden Club Arbor Day Tree Planting, 18th & Dune Drive, 10:30AM, Friday, April 29
Stone Harbor Arbor Day Celebration, students will offer songs, poems & stories in honor of the day & the Garden Club has donated a tree for planting, Stone Harbor Elementary School, 1:30PM, Friday, April 29
Exchange Club of Ocean City’s Roger LaRosa Charity Golf Classic benefiting children, community & country, register at 609-412-9607, for sponsorships call 609-517-6035, Linwood Country Club, registration & lunch at 11:30AM, Monday, May 2
Avalon Historical Society Annual Photo Contest, Monday, May 2-Tuesday, May 31
Brendan Borek 11th Annual Golf Tournament, register, donate or sponsor by visiting www.brendansfund.org, Stone Harbor Golf Club, Noon, Friday, May 6
Avalon Wine & Spirits Festival, more than 200 wines, flavored vodkas, scotch, bourbon, more, passed hors d’oeuvres from local restaurants, silent auction, tickets available at the Avalon Chamber of Commerce or Fred’s Liquor Stores – Avalon & Stone Harbor, 6:30-9PM, Friday, May 6
Avalon Boro Wide Yard Sale, pick up map at Avalon Community Hall at 8AM, yard sale begins at 9AM, Saturday, May 7
Avalon Volunteer Fire Department Plant & Hoagie Sale, Avalon Fire House, 8AM start for plants, 10AM start for hoagies, Saturday, May 7
Garden Club of Stone Harbor’s Plant & Bake Sale, Water Works area at 96th & Second Avenue, 8AM-2PM, Saturday, May 7
Avalon Community Paper Shredding Day, free shredding for Avalon residents & property owners, Avalon Public Works at 14th & Dune Drive, 9AM-2PM, Saturday, May 7
IPad Workshop, register at 609-967-7155, Avalon Public Library, 10AM-Noon, Saturday May 7
Stone Harbor’s Spring Tide Festival, music, beer & wine garden, food, games, kids’ activities, more, 96th Street between 2nd & 3rd, 11AM-6PM, Saturday, May 7th
Avalon Police Department Bicycle Auction, Avalon Public Works Building, Noon, Saturday, May 7 Avalon Bulk Pick-up, items to curb between April 29 & May 8 for pick-up on Monday, May 9
Cape May County Senior Jamboree, Avalon Community Hall, 10AM-2PM, Thursday, May 12
Avalon Garden Club Plant Sale, Avalon Community Hall, Noon-4PM on Friday, May 13 & 9AM-4PM on Saturday, May 14
Stone Harbor Garden Club Community Yard Sale, 96th Street Parking Lot, 8AM-2PM, Saturday, May 14
IPhones Workshop, popular apps for reading books, magazines & news, register at 609-967-7155, Avalon Public Library, 10AM-Noon, Saturday, May 14
Cape May Traditional Jazz Society presents the Ben Mauger Vintage Jazz Band, proceeds benefit the Food Bank of Southern NJ, VFW Post #386, 419 Congress Street, Cape May, 2-4PM, Sunday, May 15
Stone Harbor Bulk Pick-up, items to curb up to 72 hours prior to pick-up on Monday, May 16
Spring Shorebird & Horseshoe Crab Festival, interactive activities for all ages, Wetlands Institute, 9:30AM-4:30PM, Saturday & Sunday, May 21 & 22
Avalon Garden Club Fashion Show & Luncheon, Avalon Yacht Club, Noon, Wednesday, May 25
Stone Harbor Beach Opening Ceremony, 95th Street Beach, 9:30 AM, Friday, May 27
Cape Regional Auxiliary Antique Show, Avalon Community Hall, Preview Gala on Friday, May 27 at 6PM & antique show on Saturday, May 28
“BACKPASSING” BEACH PROJECT: Avalon expects to begin a “backpassing” project on its beaches no later than April 27th. Excess sand accumulated on the beaches from 32nd to 38th Streets will be moved by truck to the borough’s north-end beaches, in order to widen them before the summer season. Up to 50,000 cubic yards of sand could be moved during the project, which the borough hopes to have completed by Memorial Day.
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GO RIDE A BIKE! The Atlantic City Press recently published a list of great places to ride a bicycle while you’re in the area. Among those locations listed were traditional favorites, such as Avalon’s boardwalk between 21st and 32nd Street (bikes allowed 5am to 10am, May through September) and Stone Harbor’s promenade between 80th and 83rd Streets (no restrictions). Sea Isle City’s promenade and the area’s boardwalks all made the list. For an off-island adventure check out the 24-hour Middle Township bike path, which runs from the Cape May County Zoo to Martin Luther King Recreation Center in Whitesboro. Of course, if you are mindful of vehicular traffic, the Dune Drive/Second Avenue bike lane runs the entire length of Seven Mile Island and provides a delightful ride at any time of day.
ATTENTION RENTAL PROPERTY OWNERS! The 2016 summer season is rapidly approaching, and it’s time to put your property in “rental ready” condition! Turn on the outside shower, clean up the yard, perform a thorough spring cleaning, and place the deck furniture outside. Take a few moments to make a to-do list, then make the calls to put things in motion. It’s especially important that your cable TV and WiFi service be turned on and checked, since Comcast no longer has an office in Avalon. Call and set up your service NOW, and avoid problems when tenants check in!
Nancy M. Alexander Stone Harbor and Avalon NJ Real Estate
