Workshops, a gallery tour and evening programs are scheduled today, Thursday, November 5, from Summit to Tuckerton.
The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, 68 Elm Street, Summit, holds First Thursday: Joomchi Workshop from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Information is at www.artcenternj.org/event/first-thursday-joomchi-workshop/. In Camden, Rutgers-Camden Visual, Media and Performing Arts has scheduled Curator Tour: Stass Shpanin at Stedman Gallery, 314 Linden Street, from 12:45 PM to 1:45 PM, with information at vmpa.camden.rutgers.edu/event/curator-tour-stass-shpanin/.
Later in the afternoon, Blue Skies Pottery, 15 Morris Avenue, Unit 11, Long Branch, holds its 6-Week Thursday Kids Course from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM (asburyparkchamber.com/event/6-week-thursday-kids-course-at-blue-skies-pottery-long-branch/2026-11-05/). At 5:00 PM, Sally Cornelison leads a Corn Husk Doll/Angel Workshop at Ocean County Artists Guild, 22 Chestnut Avenue, Island Heights (oceancountytourism.com/event/corn-husk-doll-angel-workshop-with-sally-cornelison/).
In Bedminster, Fired en Masse runs from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at The Center for Contemporary Art, 2020 Burnt Mills Road. The same hours are scheduled for Friday, November 6, and Saturday, November 7. More information is at visitsomersetnj.org/event/fired-en-masse/2026-11-05/.
Shemekia Copeland is scheduled at 7:00 PM at Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton (oceancountytourism.com/event/shemekia-copeland-2/2026-11-05/). Caffrey’s, 440 Route 9, Forked River, holds Bingo Night at 7:30 PM (oceancountytourism.com/event/bingo-night/2026-11-05/).
A Crisis Hotline Volunteers Training session also runs tonight from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM. The location and other details are at oceancountytourism.com/event/crisis-hotline-volunteers-training-2/2026-11-05/.
