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A weekly guide to your Jersey Shore jaunt.Showers may come to the Shore this weekend, but there still is plenty to do if bad weather spoils beach days: EVENTS The sound of the 1950s will come to the Historic Village at Allaire State Park Friday and Saturday, when the Sounds of the Street perform doo-wop oldies at 8 p.m. both nights. The concert will take place outside at 4265 Atlantic Ave. and will be moved into the historic Christ Church chapel in the event of rain. Call 732-919-3500 for tickets at $15 a head. The weather should be perfect Friday evening for the Berkeley Island Beach Bash, planned for 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Berkeley …
Summer is here. If that's not reason enough to make the trip down the shore, perhaps the following events will convince you to mount your boogie board again this weekend. Insectcropolis, "The Bugseum of New Jersey" is holding Bugfest 2011 Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Toms River. You'll definitely want to wash off in the surf after taking in a cockroach race. But it's not all sport. For the kids, there is face painting and scavenger hunting, with prizes too. If Bugfest doesn't whet your appetite, perhaps the 25th annual Belmar Seafood Festival will. Sample some of the state's finest …