More Jazz, Fair, Ghost Tours

Happy, happy Friday Red Bank-Shrewsbury area friends and fans!

Well, it was so muggy and buggy last night that I think I must have inhaled about a pound of bugs while out taking photos — the ones that didn't leave a bite, anyway.

My point? I'm hoping that the weather troll will stick to the forecast of sunny weather and clear nights with a high of 85 degrees that's predicted for Friday into the weekend.

Humidity last night was 94 percent. There's no mention of how high humidity will rise over the weekend, but, so far it looks good for clearer skies.

And for your sunny skies daytime planning for the beach, fishing and/or boating, here's the tide table for Sea Bright:

2013-08-23  6:14 AM EDT   Sunrise
2013-08-23 11:28 AM EDT   3.94 feet  High Tide
2013-08-23  5:40 PM EDT   -0.21 feet  Low Tide
2013-08-23  7:41 PM EDT    Sunset
2013-08-23 11:48 PM EDT   3.87 feet  High Tide
2013-08-24  5:57 AM EDT  -0.34 feet  Low Tide
2013-08-24  6:15 AM EDT    Sunrise

The moon is still in a waning gibbous stage and you'll probably see a lot of it over the weekend at these events slated for under the stars …

Events

In addition to the fair, there will be jazz in the pocket park at 6:45 p.m. on Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank, courtesy of the Count Basie 365 program.

There will also be walking ghost tours by lantern in Red Bank, starting at 8 p.m. at Dublin House on Monmouth Street, courtesy of Jersey Shore Ghost Tours.

StreetLife will also have performances scattered all over Red Bank on Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m.

Here's the list of this weekend's performers and where they'll be:

• Aardvark Smile — Morgan Stanley/Temple
• Sam Sims — The Dublin House
• Courtney McManus — Siam Garden/The Galleria
• The Lone Ramblers — White St./Chelsea Morning

Oh, and during the day both today and Saturday, if you want to pay a visit next door, the Fair Haven Business Association will host its sidewalk sales along River Road.

That should get you started in your planning. In the meantime, check out our county round-up of weekend events on the site, in case you want to know what's going on outside of the immediate area.

And check out the news on the site today, take a glimpse midday for more and be on the lookout for my camera and me.

See you around the towns …