Vol. 5, No. 7, July 2008
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
July 2 Edgardo Cintron & the Azuca Band, 6 p.m., Atlantic City Free Public Library, Atlantic City • 609-345-2269 Mummers Parade & Concert, 6 p.m., Community Hall, Dune Drive, Avalon • 609-967-3936
July 2, 16, 23 Children’s Summer Playhouse, Stockton College of New Jersey’s Performing Arts Center, Pomona • 609-652-9000
July 3, 10 Chickenbone Beach Jazz Concert Series, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., Kennedy Plaza, Atlantic City (see page 44 )
July 3 Fireworks co-sponsored by Borgata and Harrah’s, 9:30 p.m., Marina District, Atlantic City Freckle Contest, 6 p.m., Boardwalk & Moorlyn Terrace, Ocean City • 609-525-9304
July 3-4 AC Surf vs. NJ Jackals (fireworks to follow 7:05 p.m. games), Bernie Robbin’s Stadium, Atlantic City • 609-344-7873
July 4 Independence Day Parade, 2 p.m., New Jersey Avenue & The Boardwalk,
Atlantic City Fireworks, 9. p.m., Margate Beach, Margate • 609-822-1129
4th of July Celebration, bike parade 9 a.m., kite contest 5 p.m., fireworks 9 p.m., Ocean City • 609-525-9300
Parade & Fireworks, Cape May • 609-884-9565
Freedom Festival/Fireworks, Wildwood • 609-523-1602
Independence Day Celebration, Fireworks, Concert, starts 8 a.m., 80th Street Recreation Field, Stone Harbor • 609-368-1210
Ventnor Beach Volleyball Tournament, Cambridge Ave., Ventnor, www.ventnormerchants.com
July 5 6th Annual Red Wine & Blues Festival, Tuckerton Seaport, 120 W. Main St. Tuckerton • 609-296-8868 Family Festival & Fireworks, Avalon • 609-967-3936
July 7, 14, 21, 28 Stockton Goes to the Beach Concert Series, 8 p.m., Music Pier, Ocean City • 609-652-9000
July 8, 22 Talent Show, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., Kennedy Plaza, Atlantic City
July 9, 16, 23, 30 International Night Concert Series, 7 p.m., Kennedy Plaza, Atlantic City • 609-345-2269, ext. 3115 (see page 44 )
July 9 Sand Sculpting Contest, 9 a.m., 6th St. Beach, Ocean City 609-525-9300 • www.oceancitychamber.com
July 11, 18, 25 Music Concerts, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., Kennedy Plaza, Atlantic City (see page 44 )
July 12 DUB Magazine Custom Auto Show & Concert, 3 p.m. - 9 p.m, AC Convention Center, Atlantic City • www.dubshowtour.com
July 12 Beach Fest, 12 p.m. - 3 p.m., Margate City Beach, Martgate • 609.822.1129
July 13 Noyes Museum Summer Garden Party, 6 p.m., Ram's Head Inn, 9 West White Horse Pike, Galloway • 609-652-8848
July 16 AC Rotary Club Beachfest, 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m, Beach at AC Hilton Casino, Atlantic City • 609-926-9048
July 18 Merchants in Venice Seafood Festival, 5 p.m. - 9 p.m., Asbury Avenue, Ocean City • 609-399-2269
July 19 Night in Venice Boat Parade, 7:30 p.m., Great Egg Harbor Bay, Ocean City • 609-525-9300 Christmas in July Boat Parade, Wildwood • 609-522-1987
July 20 Christmas in July 5K Run & 1 Mile Walk, New Jersey Ave. & Boardwalk, Atlantic City • 609-344-0660 ext.103 • www.active.com
July 24-26 Quilts By The Sea, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., The Shores at Wesley Manor, Ocean City, NJ • 609-391-6321
July 25 Bert Lopez Hispanic Night, 7 p.m., Kennedy Plaza, Atlantic City
July 26-27 “Can You Feel the Love Tonight,” music from the Magic Kingdom, Margate Performing Arts Center, Monmouth & Frontenac Aves. • 609-487-7783 July 30 Jazz Festival, 12 p.m. - 8 p.m., Historic Garner’s Basin 800 New Hampshire Ave., Atlantic City
July 31- August 28th Annual Art of Surfing, 12 p.m. - 10 p.m., Ocean City Music Pier, Ocean City • 609-398-8887 • www.sagemore.com
Out & About
There is nothing quite enjoyable as listening to live music on a summer night. In July there is plenty to keep you on your feet, including jazz, karaoke, Caribbean, and more.
Every Wednesday, the Atlantic City Free Public Library brings International Night to Kennedy Plaza. This ecclectic mix of dance and music showcases cultures from around the world. Performances include:
July 9 Latin jazz sensation Edgardo Cintron and his 10-piece band Azuca.
July 16 The Nai Ni Chen Dance Company takes the stage in what is described as “a blossom of color, energy and motion.”
July 23 has the Woori Garek Korean Dance Company with traditional Korean dances.
July 30 features Ray Smith: The Sounds of Caribbean.
August 6 Local singer and songwriter Gina Roché performs a spicy blend of standards, blues and originals.
August 13 offers an energetic blend of drumming, ancestral dancing and stilt walking with Universal African Dance and Drum Ensemble.
The Chicken Bone Beach Jazz Concert series each Thursday at Kennedy Plaza is a jazz lover’s dream. The first two events are lined up, with others to be announced.
July 3 Beach Youth Jazz Ensemble opens for trumpeter Wallace Roney.
July 10 features Saxaphonist Tia Fuller.
Other events at Kennedy Plaza include Saturdays in July with Pattie Harris’ Incubator for Talented Youth, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., the Steel Pier Band with Jim Craine July 11, Eddie Morgan Jazz Band July 18, and Bert Lopez Hispanic Night July 25.
For aspiring vocalists, every Monday in July is Planet Rose Karaoke Night, 7 p.m. -9 p.m. at Kennedy Plaza.
A gospel choir will perform at Kennedy Plaza, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sunday, July 13 and July 27. An outdoor movie will be shown following each performance.
An exciting jazz festival takes place Wednesday, July 30 at Historic Gardner’s Basin from noon to 8 p.m.
And don’t miss Dante Hall’s “Bad Girls of Summer Series,” which runs July 12 through August 16. The diverse mix of opera, theater and concerts showcases the most gifted women ever to hit the stage. For more information, call 609-344-8877 or visit www.dantehall.com.
