I am at the Osprey, Manasquan’s quintessential Shore bar for beautiful twenty-somethings, except that tonight most people here have not been twenty-something for two decades. I came with Pat, one of my college fraternity brothers who hung out at the Osprey the first few summers after graduation, all those years ago.

Cool Asbury Park is a hot spot this weekend. Tomorrow through Sunday, the Garden State Film Festival brings indie films and filmmakers to classic New Jersey venues like the Paramount Theatre and the Stone Pony.

At the end of a meal, what is better than a slice of dense and sweet yet ethereally light cheesecake?

For cheesecakes fanatics, nothing is better. Especially if you live in New Jersey and know where to get the best ones.

Once upon a time, boys played with toys they didn’t have to plug in, turn on, or reboot.

“Captain Action was my very favorite toy,” recalls 50-something Ridgewood resident Ed Catto.  “I vividly remember opening it up one Christmas, and having him fight GI Joe. We got all the neighborhood kids to play. We used to build an entire city in the yard.”

All sorts of goings-on all around our little state this weekend.

Antiques? More than 500 upscale dealers will be at the Atlantique City Antiques & Collectibles Show, which bills itself as the world’s largest indoor antique show. Saturday and Sunday at the Atlantic City Convention Center. Check www.atlantiquecity.com.

The sky was an ominous dark gray, tornado weather. And even as it turned out there were no tornados (this isn’t Kansas anymore), the wind was so strong it knocked down utility poles.

Hard to believe it’s the last weekend of winter. By the time the weekend after this comes around — it will be spring!