If you waited until now to make New Year's Eve plans, don't worry. It's not 2012 yet...there's still time. Here are some options whether you're looking to ring it in at a bar, a nightclub, on the dance floor, with fireworks or with a big feast. • The Tuscan House (1250 Hooper Ave, Toms River) is having a NYE pre-fixe menu and happy hour specials from 4p.m. to close. They will have a free shuttle running to Tiffany’s and Jack & Bill’s. Tiffany’s will be having an open bar from 9 p.m. to midnight and a champagne toast. • New Year’s Eve Dinner at Hemingway’s: Seaside Height’s premiere dining and…

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Patch.com is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-with-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities:  • THEATER, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT  Where/When:  NJ Rep Presents Night Train, NJ Repertory Company, 179 Broadway, Long Branch, Friday, April 29, 2 pm & 8 pm, Saturday April 30, 8 pm, Sunday, May 1, 2 pm Why Go:   A World Premiere by John Biguenet about a wealthy banker headed back home in the dead of the night who finds himself unexpectedly sharing his first-class compartment with a dubious …

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Patch.com is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-with-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities: • FOOD & DRINK, ORGANIZATIONS Where/When:  Manasquan Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1 Ladies Auxiliary 23rd Annual Good Friday Clam Chowder Sale, 33 Abe Vorhees Dr. Manasquan, Friday, April 22, 10 am - 2 pm Why Go:  Why cook dinner when you can just pick up some delicious Manhattan-style clam chowder? Pricing:  $6 Per Quart • MUSIC, ART & ENTERTAINMENT  Where/When:  Live Music Every Friday & …

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Patch.com is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-with-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities: • ORGANIZATIONS, FOOD & DRINK, CHARITABLE Where/When: Point Pleasant UNICO Annual Scholarship Fundraiser Comedy Dinner Show, The White Sands Oceanfront Resort and Spa, 1205 Ocean Ave, Pt Pleasant Beach, Friday, April 15, 6:30 pm Why Go:   See comedian Gary DeLena while dining from a buffet supplied by Spano's.  Proceeds go to scholarships awarded to Pt Pleasant Borough and Pt Pleasant Beach…

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Patch.com is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-with-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities: • SPORTS & RECREATION, CHARITABLE Where/When:  Brick UNICO Texas Hold 'Em Tournament, 373 Adamston Rd, Brick, Friday, April 8, 7 - 11 pm Why Go:   No Limit Elimination Tournament; Registration includes sandwiches and refreshments. Pricing:  $100 Registration at Door: Players receive $5000 in Chips • MUSIC, ORGANIZATIONS  Where/When:  Singles Dance at the American Legion, Barnegat American …

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Patch.com is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-with-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities: • THEATER Where/When:  OCC Black Box Theatre - The Laramie Project, Ocean County College, College Drive, Toms River, Friday, April 1, 7:30 pm, Saturday, April 2, 8 pm, Sunday, April 3, 2 pm Why Go:   A moving play based on a hate crime at the University of Wyoming in 1998. Pricing:  $20 at the Door; $18 in Advance • CHARITABLE, ORGANIZATIONS  Where/When:  Lacey Food Bank Psychic Night, …

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Patch.com is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-with-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities:  • MUSIC, FOOD & DRINK Where/When:  St. Patrick's Day Festival at Laurita Winery, 35 Archertown Rd, New Egypt, NJ 08533, Saturday & Sunday, March 19 & 20, 1 - 5 pm Why Go:  On the 19th, hear The Bantry Boys play toe-tapping singalongs and doleful ballads.  Green Underground will entertain with new country favorites on the 20th.  A Luck Of The Irish Drawing will be held hourly on Saturday …

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Patch.com is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-with-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities: • THEATER, FOOD & DRINK  Where/When:  Hitman Murder Mysteries - Assisted Murder at the White Pearl Hotel, 201 Sumner Ave, Seaside Heights, Friday, March 11, 7:30 pm Why Go:  Have dinner and enjoy a vaudeville show until one of the stars is found dead, and not from natural causes.  Her husband, a retired, world-famous detective in his 80's tries to find her killer...but the show must go on. …

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Patch.com is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-with-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities:  • CHARITABLE Where/When:  House of Hope 3rd Annual Gift Auction, Monsignor Donovan High School, 717 Hooper Ave, Toms River, Friday, March 4, 6 pm, 732-341-4447  Why Go:  Enjoy a fun night out while contributing to the House of Hope of Ocean County which provides food, financial assistance, and support to those in need within the area. Pricing:  $10 admission includes dessert with coffee or…

Tired of being homebound with all winter, well now it’s time for you to get out and experience some new and exciting attractions happening all around Ocean County. Nature enthusiasts can stretch their winter legs at the Tilton Point Exploration Walk on February 25 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Join a naturalist on a walk through the county and state Natural Lands Trust properties that adjourn Cattus Island County Park. The walk is open to participants ages 9 and up and it is only $6.00 to enjoy the time. Contact (732)-270-6960 for more information. Art lovers can enjoy the Purely Pastels exhibit…

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-with-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities: EDUCATION AND RECREATION Jenkinson's Aquarium  Where/When:  300 Ocean Avenue, Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742, Thursday, Feb. 17, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.  Why Go:   Dive Safety Officer talks about his experiences diving shipwrecks off the NJ shoreline.  He will discuss history, biodiversity, and aquatic life, as well as what divers are doing to keep these exciting wrecks healthy for marine life.  Ages 8 …