honored for the restoration of the Herman Bennett Log Cabin. Since 1980, fifty separate projects have been recognized by
Season’s Greetings from Freeholder John C. Bartlett, Jr. On behalf of the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders, I welcome you to the Winter 2011-2012 issue of Out & About Ocean County, A Free Newsguide to Arts & Heritage Events. This issue highlights the many holiday celebrations being held throughout our county. Among these activities is the annual celebration of Kwanzaa at the Ocean County College’s Arts and Community Center at 11 AM on December 15. On March 16, the public is invited to join our art and heritage community as they come together at Ocean County College Arts and Community Center for the second annual Ocean County Celebration of the Arts and Heritage, a showcase of the best performances from the Ocean County Teen Arts Festival, the recognition of grant recipients and special awards of merit. Please save the date for the scheduled Open Arts Conference: Universal Access… shifting perspectives through creative momentum at Georgian Court University on April 17, 2012. Our commission and GCU will be providing a memorable experience that will inspire, motivate and inform you about ADA and the creative arts. The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders is proud to announce the annual Ocean County Historic Preservation award. Point Pleasant Borough is being honored for the restoration of the Herman Bennett Log Cabin. Since 1980, fifty separate projects have been recognized by this award. The Cultural and Heritage Commission is completing their annual arts and history grant award cycle. This year twenty-two art and nine history organizations will receive a total of $78,000 in grants through Ocean County funded by the New Jersey State Council of the Arts and the New Jersey Historical Commission. As we continue to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Ocean County involvement in the Civil War (1861-1865), we should try to take time to remember the 200th anniversary of the impact of the War of 1812 on what would become Ocean County. The British made two armed naval assaults on our communities (Waretown and the Manasquan Inlet). Our iron furnaces supplied needed war materials. Our sea going residents served in both the formal US Navy and our entrepreneurial privateers. Ironically, 1812 also witnessed the closing of Cranberry Inlet that had made Toms River a successful ocean port. I hope you are able to join me and get out and about for some holiday cheer. I am wishing you and your family a warm and peaceful holiday and wonderful New Year. Sincerely,
