Event-Filled Weekend Gets Friday Start

It's Friday.

Let's send those who fought the fire and are suffering tremendous loss in Seaside some heartfelt sympathy and strength. First the astronomical loss from Sandy … Now this. It's just heartbreaking.

And some of the battle 400 to 500 firefighters had to contend with involved dealing with winds from the sporadic thunderstorms last night. Thankfully, there were no major injuries. Yet, another recovery battle lies ahead for the Sandy beleaguered shore town.

We'll keep you updated through our southern Jersey Shore Patch editors.

In the area …

Well, the weather is supposed to be clear today with mild temperatures in the high 70s.

And, if you are still trying to sneak in some waterborne or waterfront activity, beware of rip tides after the storms, but here's the tide table for Sea Bright through the weekend:

2013-09-13  6:34 AM EDT   Sunrise
2013-09-13  9:44 AM EDT   0.48 feet  Low Tide
2013-09-13  4:06 PM EDT   3.63 feet  High Tide
2013-09-13  7:07 PM EDT   Sunset
2013-09-13 10:46 PM EDT   0.36 feet  Low Tide
2013-09-14  4:40 AM EDT   3.09 feet  High Tide
2013-09-14  6:35 AM EDT   Sunrise
2013-09-14 11:00 AM EDT   0.40 feet  Low Tide
2013-09-14  5:11 PM EDT   3.67 feet  High Tide
2013-09-14  7:06 PM EDT   Sunset
2013-09-14 11:49 PM EDT   0.18 feet  Low Tide
2013-09-15  5:47 AM EDT   3.22 feet  High Tide
2013-09-15  6:36 AM EDT   Sunrise

And here's some interesting sun and moon information from www.tides4fishing.com:

"The lunar phase is a First Quarter Moon. Today we will have 12 hours and 31 minutes of sun. The solar transit will be at 12:52 pm and the length of time the moon will be visible will be 9 hours and 5 minutes."

And here's what's going on today and into the weekend:

Friday …

• There's jazz in the pocket park on Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank at 6:45 p.m. as part of the Count Basie 365 series.

• There are ghost tours leaving from the Dublin House at 8:30 p.m.

Saturday …

• On Borrowed Time previews with an 8 p.m. curtain at Two River Theater. Joel Grey is the show's director. This should be a good one.

Sunday …

• Red Bank Flavour's Food and Wine Walk is Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. with 20 participating restaurants. Click here for more information.

• Tour de Fair Haven bicycle races start at 7 a.m. and runs through the afternoon, with the main station at the Fair Haven Firehouse on River Road.

• Matinee performance of On Borrowed Time is at 3 p.m. at Two River Theater.

• Oh, and don't forget the Red Bank Farmers Market from 9 a.m to 2 p.m. in the Galleria parking lot.

And if you'd like to check out what's happening outside the area all around Monmouth County, check out our weekend round-up.

In the meantime, come on, caption this featured shot!

Have a great weekend. I'll see you around the towns …