Sandra Levine Productions

23/09/2025

Sunflowers=Joy. Here are some great tips for growing them.

Just looking at beautiful sunflowers bursting with vibrant colors can boost happiness and joy, and conventional wisdom says the plants are easy to grow. But ...

11/09/2025

Join filmmaker and podcast host Sandra Levine for her presentation "Charting a Path to More Joy", during grief, this Sunday at the Mathis House at 600 Main, a B&B and Victorian Tea Room in Toms River, NJ. High tea, scones, tea sandwiches, desserts, and more will be served after. Tickets on Resy for both ($50) https://resy.com/cities/toms-river-nj/venues/the-mathis-house/events/still-time-for-joy-by-sandy-levine-a-presentation-on-experiencing-joy-after-grief-2025-09-14?fbclid=IwY2xjawMvkj5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFhUTRtdEM0ektISzVhblFvAR4-L_BpGImgrn0Cdjtc474-0yRyoCgUsuY-0AOxNJGceqkU1yIlHBzGJsxw_g_aem_d7kek1XPe5Z5J91JumxhKA&date=2025-09-11&seats=2 or for just the presentation ($20), contact the Mathis House at 732-818-7580.

09/09/2025

HOPE Sheds Light offers help, not judgment. In this informative interview, CEO Pam Capaci talks about the origins of the nonprofit and its mission to help people struggling with addiction.

HOPE Sheds Light was born out of the tragic loss of three young men to addiction at the New Jersey Shore. The three families banded together to start a nonpr...

06/09/2025

Pam Capaci, CEO of HOPE Sheds Light is my guest on the next "Still Time for Joy", posting Tuesday on YouTube . I caught up with Pam at today's annual HOPE Walk in Seaside Heights. HOPE Sheds Light helps people struggling with addiction through many avenues - tune in Tuesday to learn more!

05/09/2025

Sunflowers=Joy. Give gardening a try if you want more joy in your life!

02/09/2025

Join filmmaker and podcast host Sandra Levine for her presentation on reconnecting to more joy during grief. Sunday, September 14 at 5 p.m. For tickets ($20) call the Mathis House in Toms River, NJ at 732-818-7580.

27/08/2025

Monarch butterflies urgently need your help. The recent Butterfly Tent Event hosted by Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean County and Master Gardeners of Ocean County did a fantastic job of teaching visitors about butterflies and the need to protect all of our local pollinators. Take a look!

The beloved, iconic monarch butterfly is in serious trouble; its population has plummeted in recent decades due to pesticide use, habitat loss, and climate c...

18/08/2025

Exciting news..."South Football's Impossible Dream" is now available on YouTube for personal viewing. For film screenings, please continue to contact Sandra Levine Productions. This one-hour film shows how Coach Ron Signorino, Sr., turned a losing football program around in Toms River, NJ, in the late 1960s, and includes rare footage of "The Greatest Game Ever Played at the Jersey Shore."

Rare film footage of “The Greatest Game Ever Played at the Jersey Shore” more than 50 years ago is featured in "South Football’s Impossible Dream," a one-hou...

12/08/2025

A rare appearance by 3 roseate spoonbills - normally found in Florida - draws the "Pink Paparazzi" to the Jersey Shore.
Special thanks to Kelly Lombardi for allowing me to use her stunning photographs, and to Josh Gant, president of Atlantic Audubon Society, for the informative interview.

In the United States, the beautiful, pink and white roseate spoonbills typically live in Florida, Texas, and Louisiana. In mid-July of 2025, three of the bir...

30/07/2025

Wonderful time sailing around New York Harbor aboard the AJ Meerwald - NJ's official tall ship. The 2-hour adventure was exciting, educational, and joyful! In this story, Captain Fern Hoffmann talks about the importance of teaching people about traditional sailing, and the need to protect the marine environment. Link to more info and tickets from the Bayshore Center in the first comment.

The 85-foot-long AJ Meerwald is New Jersey's official tall ship, whose home port is in South Jersey. In July, the Meerwald embarked on a two-hour environment...

15/07/2025

Great tips on how to avoid becoming lost in the woods on a short hike from the administrator of the NJ State Park Service and the Chief of the NJ State Park Police. New Jersey State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites New Jersey State Park Police
https://youtu.be/YDI7l6lIyyo?si=03QBvfeqCECsFk3u

Spending time in nature on a short hike in the woods brings many physical and mental health benefits, but it's smart to prepare first, so you don't get lost ...

01/07/2025

A Walk On Water recently brought its AMAZING program to Spring Lake, NJ. Children with special needs experience the thrill of riding waves with trained surf therapists, and parents have a chance to relax. NJ surf legend Sam Hammer (Hammer Surf School) has been volunteering with A Walk On Water for years.
Take a look...this program's a winner.

For two days in early June 2025, the nonprofit, A Walk On Water, once again brought its California-based surf therapy program to Spring Lake, New Jersey. Doz...