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DISCOVER                 ENGAGE                    SUSTAIN        PUBLIC PRESENTATION:  Let the Sunshine on Solar by Rik van Hemmen Wednesday February 12 th  at 7:30pm Bahrs Landing Restaurant, 2 Bay Avenue, Highlands, NJ . At a recent NJ Economic Development Agency conference a state solar expert told Rik van Hemmen: “If you can fit rooftop solar you would be crazy not to do it” This may be one of the first times Rik was told he was not crazy since his roof had already been solar for two years! Rik will discuss his experience with rooftop solar and provide some tips from an Owner’s point of view with regard to purchase and operation of rooftop solar and sustainable energy. 7:30pm: Coffee and Cookies.  8:00pm: Presentation. 9:00pm Close.  FREE event, ALL are welcome....

DISCOVER                 ENGAGE                    SUSTAIN Public Presentation:  Guns Blazing! The War of 1812 and the New Jersey Shore by Rik van Hemmen Tuesday   O ctober 8 th   at 7:30pm   at   Bahrs Landing Restaurant, Highlands The naval battles of the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain are exquisitely visualized in fifteen large paintings by the renowned Dutch marine painter Marteen Platje on display at Twin Lights lighthouse, Highlands. Join us on October 8th at 7:30pm at Bahrs for a walk through the stories behind some of the epic naval battles, and the changes that took place in Monmouth County during and after the War. VISIT "Guns Blazing! The War of 1812" exhibit at TWIN LIGHTS lighthouse until November 22, 2020. The galleries are open every day during ...

PUBLIC PRESENTATION: " Monmouth County Magical History Tour" by Rik van Hemmen 7:30pm, Tuesday, April 9th at Bahrs Landing Restaurant All the important colonial and revolutionary history of Monmouth County in a one loop swoop. A few years ago Rik van Hemmen was putting together some Monmouth county historical information and while he was doing that he made an interesting discovery. It is possible to start in Rumson and to make a loop of Monmouth County that hits all the important historical Colonial era and Revolutionary War sites in near chronological order. Rik will describe this tour and provide an introduction to some of the sites at this presentation.                                                                                                 ...