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Yosi in Concert
2025-09-20 10:30:00 2025-09-20 11:15:00 America/New_York Yosi in Concert Family Program. Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Ocean County Library with Yosi! Yosi delivers a rockin' good time with some of his best rockin' songs! Registration required.  Manchester Branch - Manchester Meeting Room

Saturday, September 20
10:30am - 11:15am

Add to Calendar 2025-09-20 10:30:00 2025-09-20 11:15:00 America/New_York Yosi in Concert Family Program. Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Ocean County Library with Yosi! Yosi delivers a rockin' good time with some of his best rockin' songs! Registration required.  Manchester Branch - Manchester Meeting Room

Manchester Branch

Manchester Meeting Room

Family Program. Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Ocean County Library with Yosi! Yosi delivers a rockin' good time with some of his best rockin' songs! Registration required. 

Family Program. Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Ocean County Library with Yosi!

ARE YOU READY TO ROCK?! Kids make the BEST rockers! They’re naturally bouncy & love to sing! Yosi delivers a rockin’ good time with some of his best rockin’ songs! There’s some very catchy sing-&-dance along classic rock tunes like “I want Candy”, “I’m a Believer”, “Twist & Shout”, “Limbo Rock” & more!

Registration is required. Please add your first child as the main registrant and any additional children as a guest. Include
the ages of all children attending. Register online, in-person at the Manchester Children's Desk, or by calling (732) 657-7600.

AGE GROUP: | Kids |

EVENT TYPE: | General |

TAGS: | OCLFoundationSponsored | OCLFoundation | ConcertOCL | 100thOCL |

Manchester Branch
Phone: (732) 657-7600
Hours
Mon, Aug 18 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Aug 19 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Aug 20 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Aug 21 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Aug 22 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Aug 23 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 24 Closed
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