River Memberships cost $75 for the season, 1 per household.

Benefits

• Sneak peeks at upcoming shows before we announce them to the public
• An OCC Swag Bag filled with goodies
• Early Access – buy tickets to newly on-sale shows 1 day before the general public
• Exchanges—Can’t attend a show? Exchange your tickets to another show within the same series, no questions asked. Exchanges are subject to ticket availability.
• Ticket Discounts – Save 15% off the face value of tickets to shows in the following series:
  • Grunin Presents shows
  • Family Series shows
  • Repertory Theatre Company productions
  • OCC Concert Band concerts
  • Limit of 4 per show, Max 12 per season (Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 events combined)

Bay Memberships cost $200 for the season, 1 per household.

Benefits

• Sneak peeks at upcoming shows before we announce them to the public
• An OCC Swag Bag filled with goodies
• Early Access – buy tickets to newly on-sale shows 3 days before the general public
• Exchanges—Can’t attend a show? Exchange your tickets to another show within the same series, no questions asked. Exchanges are subject to ticket availability.
• Refunds – 1 no-questions-asked refund per membership year. Limit to 2 tickets. Rental events excluded.
• Ticket Discounts – Save 20% off the face value of tickets to shows in the following series:
  • Grunin Presents shows
  • Family Series shows
  • Repertory Theatre Company productions
  • OCC Concert Band concerts
  • Limit of 4 per show, Max 20 tickets per season (Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 events combined)

Ocean Memberships cost $375 for the season, 1 per household.

Benefits

• Sneak peeks at upcoming shows before we announce them to the public
• An OCC Swag Bag filled with goodies
• Early Access – buy tickets to newly on-sale shows 7 days before the general public
• Exchanges—Can’t attend a show? Exchange your tickets to another show, no questions asked. May exchange between any event eligible for a Membership discount. Exchanges are subject to ticket availability.
• Refunds – 1 no-questions-asked refund per membership year. Limit to 2 tickets. Rental events excluded.
• Waived fees – waived $4 per ticket fee on all purchases
• Ticket Discounts – Save 25% off the face value of tickets to shows in the following series:
  • Grunin Presents shows
  • Family Series shows
  • Repertory Theatre Company productions
  • OCC Concert Band concerts
  • Limit of 4 per show, Max 32 tickets per season (Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 events combined)

Memberships are mutually beneficial relationships. By buying a membership for the season, you are helping support our mission to provide transformative arts experiences at the Jersey Shore. In return, we provide great benefits for a more personal and customized experience with our center.

We’ve listened to our patrons and heard what would improve their experience: more flexibility, less upfront commitment, and bigger benefits.

With our old “Buy More, Save More” subscriptions, you saved on three, five, or seven shows but had to commit to them upfront and were limited to only Grunin Presents Series shows. These subscriptions were clunky and hard to buy online. With a Membership, the discount applies to four great series of shows, is a greater percentage, and you can buy tickets and apply the discount as the season progresses.

Plus, Memberships allow us to grant other perks such as swag, advance purchases, exchanges, refunds, and waived ticket fees.

That said, not all shows are eligible for Membership benefits. Due to contractual obligations, Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon and Afternoon Recital Series events are not included in this offer. We will offer Fixed Subscriptions for those two series, where you buy all the events in those series and save. For more details on these subscriptions, visit our Subscriptions & Group Sales page.

Each Membership is for one season. Our seasons run from July 1st of a year through June 30th of the following year, so July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.

Whether you buy a Membership in July, October, or February, it expires in June at the end of that season. Benefits apply to events within the season the membership is for.

We typically publish our brochures for half a season, Fall and Spring. A Membership year spans both of these brochures for a given season.

The Grunin Center for the Arts is part of Ocean County College. Our operations follow the college’s academic and fiscal calendar, and our seasons follow this academic-style calendar for several reasons, mostly for accounting purposes.

For a complete up-to-date list of events that are eligible for the Membership discount, please visit grunincenter.org/events/category/membership-discount-eligible/

No. Your membership is applied to your account in our system, so we keep track of your allotment. Your discounted ticket allotment is for the whole season. You can buy tickets one at a time or pre-buy several events at once—it’s up to you!

Plus, the number of tickets per show is variable based on your needs. There may be a show only you want to attend, and you buy just 1 discounted ticket. You may bring your spouse and another couple for the next show, so you buy four discounted tickets. Membership tickets are flexible to your needs as long as you haven’t hit your maximum for the year.

We plan to announce our Spring 2025 season in early November 2024. As part of your membership benefits, you will be notified about our lineup for Spring 2025 early! We haven’t set an exact date yet, but it will likely be the week of October 21, 2024. Plus, when you become a member, you’ll get early access to purchase your Spring 2025 tickets: 1, 3, or 7 days early, depending on which level you choose!

Your membership ticket discount allotment applies to both Fall 2024 and Spring 2025, so you will only have to go until mid-October without knowing the full year of events. And since you don’t have to buy all your tickets upfront, you can safely save some of your allotment for Spring 2025 events.

No. Memberships are limited to one per household, and while you may elect to allow multiple household members to use your benefits, you cannot buy multiple Memberships per year to increase the number of discounted tickets. You may buy a higher membership if you’re looking for more discounted tickets.

No. Membership discounts are applied to the Face Value of the ticket (Adult, Child, or Senior, where applicable) and cannot be combined with any other promotion or discount, including Group, Military, or OCC Faculty discounts.

No. Memberships are priced based on the value of all the benefits offered. There is no compensation if you do not fully use your Membership for that year.

Our new ticketing system covers this. Each Member has an account with us tied to their email address. When buying tickets, you log into your account. You may choose to set up a password that you remember or get emailed a one-time access link each time you buy. Once you are logged into your account and have an active Membership with remaining discounts available, the system will automatically apply your discount or ticket fee waiver!

The system will limit discounts to four tickets per show and will know when you’ve hit your annual limit.

Yes! Our Box Office is open Tuesday through Friday from noon to 5:00 p.m., and our team is available to assist you with your ticket purchases both in person and over the phone. We can pull up your account and apply your Membership benefits to your orders.

For these benefits, no. You will need to call the Box Office and speak to a representative to redeem your exchange and/or refund benefits.

If you visit us to buy your Membership in person, we’ll give it to you then!

If you buy your Membership online, we’ll have it ready for you at your first event after your Membership purchase.