Stop by the Village to see over 40 local artist display their work. Historic Smithville also has 7 eateries, a carousel ride, train ride, paddleboats, arcade, on site lodging at the Colonial Inn, and over 26 free weekend events!
Calling all children 12 and under!! Come join in for some arts and craft fun and created cute and colorful Easter crafts and even visit the Easter Bunny! Limited supplies so try not to be too late! The Easter bunny will be waiting.
Come see what Monmouth County Crafters, Artisans, Brewers and Vintners have to offer. Buy local! Sponsored by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders in partnership with Monmouth University. Free admission and parking.
It’s your classic tea party with an undersea twist and a perfect event for your children! Enjoy snacks and “tea”, make a craft, and more! Dress in your best mermaid outfit and join Jenkinson’s for a magical afternoon. Pre-regristration is required, ages 4-10 only. Contact Jenkinson’s aquarium for more information on tickets.
Come brew your own beer with us! The Brewers Apprentice Brewery staff will guide you as you create your own delicious beer from one of our 200+ recipes! Whether you’re an experienced home brewer or complete beginner, brewing at The Brewers Apprentice is a great learning experience and a lot of fun. There’s no need to fret the details, our experienced brewing staff will guide you along every step of the way as you make he most wonderful beer you’ve ever tasted!
Known as the king of the rant, LEWIS BLACK uses his trademark style of comedic yelling and animated finger-pointing to skewer anything and anyone that gets under his skin. His comedic brilliance lies in his ability to make people laugh at the absurdities of life, with topics that include current events, social media, politics and anything else that exposes the hypocrisy and madness he sees in the world.
This weekend celebration in Cape May Court House features snacks, wine and, of course, music. From 2:00 pm until 7:00 pm, Natali Vineyards’s event welcomes visitors from all around to enjoy live entertainment from the Geno White Trio, along with quality wine and sangria tastings, wine slushies and the opportunity to throw your own picninc.
Go to our FB event to see all the fun details
PAINT YOUR PET @ MAVERICK ART STUDIO, SATURDAY, 4/27/19 FROM 6-8PM, BENEFITING ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CAPE MAY COUNTY. TICKETS ARE $45. WHICH INCLUDES COMPLIMENTARY GLASS OF WINE OR NON ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE, LIGHT SNACKS, PAINT, CANVAS AND SUPPLIES. YOU CAN PURCHASE YOUR TICKET THROUGH MAVERICK ART STUDIO https://www.maverickartstudio.com, YOU MUST EMAIL A PICTURE OF YOUR PET BY 4/13/19 SO THE ARTIST CAN SKETCH YOUR PET AND HAVE IT READY FOR YOU THE NIGHT OF THE EVENT. WE WILL ALSO HAVE RAFFLES AND SOME OF OUR ADOPTABLE DOGS AND CATS THERE.
Mary Poppins returns during Michael’s most desperate hour to lend him a helping hand. With his house in danger of being repossessed, she whips up a little magic to remind him of the importance of family. Children will make a craft immediately following the movie. Closed captioning is available upon request. Registration is required for this program. Participants are invited to bring their own refreshments. This film is being shown in compliance with a license from Movie Licensing USA, funded by The Friends of the Vineland Public Library.
Children younger than age 9 MUST be accompanied by an adult at all times in the library.
The wait is finally over. Blue Grotto’s beer garden will be opening for the season Wednesdays through Sundays ! Grab some friends and come on over for some beers and treats and a different type of entertainment each day.
A VARIETY OF INTERNATIONAL FOOD
SERVED BY 20 OF RED BANK’S FINEST RESTAURANTS.
Create a piece of pottery on a pottery wheel. With the help of an instructor students will learn how to “throw” a pot. The student will choose a glaze, and the staff will fire the piece. No experience necessary! Materials included.
Celebrate Mother’s Day weekend at the Asbury Park Spring Bazaar on Saturday & Sunday, May 11th & 12th, 2019, from Noon – 5 pm, at Asbury Park Convention Hall! The weekend will feature a shopping extravaganza with Handcraft & Vintage Vendors, Flower & Photo Booth, Beauty Styling, Live Music, DJs, DIY Workshops, Mother’s Day Brunch & More:
CRAFT & VINTAGE VENDORS featuring the best in local and regional makers, artists and designers selling gifts for mom, handcrafted goods, jewelry, art, home goods, and more. To apply as a vendor, click here.
FLOWER BOUQUETS by Faye + Renee, a Philadelphia-based floral and event design company. Pick up a gorgeous flower arrangement or BYO (build your own) at their flower bar.
MOM’S DAY PHOTOS with Little Detour Photobooth, featuring a vintage trailer, fun props, and take-home photo strips.
MOTHER’S DAY SUNDAY BRUNCH at The Anchor’s Bend.
WORKSHOPS, LIVE MUSIC, YOGA, & MORE BEING ANNOUNCED SOON!
Celebrate Mother’s Day weekend at the Asbury Park Spring Bazaar on Saturday & Sunday, May 11th & 12th, 2019, from Noon – 5 pm, at Asbury Park Convention Hall! The weekend will feature a shopping extravaganza with Handcraft & Vintage Vendors, Flower & Photo Booth, Beauty Styling, Live Music, DJs, DIY Workshops, Mother’s Day Brunch & More:
CRAFT & VINTAGE VENDORS featuring the best in local and regional makers, artists and designers selling gifts for mom, handcrafted goods, jewelry, art, home goods, and more. To apply as a vendor, click here.
FLOWER BOUQUETS by Faye + Renee, a Philadelphia-based floral and event design company. Pick up a gorgeous flower arrangement or BYO (build your own) at their flower bar.
MOM’S DAY PHOTOS with Little Detour Photobooth, featuring a vintage trailer, fun props, and take-home photo strips.
MOTHER’S DAY SUNDAY BRUNCH at The Anchor’s Bend.
WORKSHOPS, LIVE MUSIC, YOGA, & MORE BEING ANNOUNCED SOON!
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls on The Stone Pony Summer Stage
with Against Me!, Murder By Death, Tim Barry
Tickets: $39.50 in advance (plus applicable surcharges)
Due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict the Jesse Malin show at The Stone Pony originally scheduled for May 4 has been moved to Friday, May 17. We look forward to seeing everyone and promise it will be a special evening as Jesse and band perform The Fine Art of Self Destruction.
Live Nation & 90.5 The Night present
Jesse Malin
performing The Fine Art of Self Destruction + more
plus special guests
Adam Weiner (of Low Cut Connie)
Tangiers Blues Band
Matty Carlock and the Jailbirds
Tickets: $22 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $25 at the door
Tickets: $25 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $30 at the door
Betty Who has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 from every ticket sold will go to support The Trevor Project, and their work providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services for LGBTQ youth. TheTrevorProject.org
To understand where Betty Who currently stands in her career, it’s best to imagine her as she often stood as a kid: solo, in front of the bedroom mirror, belting out hits, dancing like everyone’s watching. Because as the Australian pop queen walked away from her record deal and into her first independent album, she had a single mandate: “I am going to be the most me I can be.” That is, in part, why her third full-length statement is simply called Betty. It’s pure her: a brilliant swirl of pop — ’80s, Y2K, and hyper-modern strains — that encompasses everything from intimate artful fare to darkly sexy bangers to full-on wedding reception shout-alongs. What’s more, these are songs about grown-woman emotions delivered by someone who rediscovered the drive and verve that fueled her rise through music in the first place. As Betty says, “It all came back to joy.”There’s a reason Betty was tapped to remake the Queer Eye theme song for the uplifting series’ second season. It’s the same reason she’s soundtracked Pitch Perfect and made the Glee cast swoon, and that a certain legendary flash mob proposal video went viral to the tune of her 2012 debut single “Somebody Loves You.” Joy has always been in the music, but for Betty herself the feeling had faded. “I didn’t understand how damaging it was to feel like I was never living up to expectation,” she says of her time on a major label. “When you’re in the middle of it, you think it’s driving you. When I came out the other side I realized, no, I was devastated.” She wanted to handpick her team, sink or swim by her own choices, and share music while it’s fresh. With Betty, she did all of that and made an album that, as she puts it, “I’m more proud of than I could possibly say.”The world got a taste of that with Betty’s first independent single “Ignore Me,” an uplifting ode to moving on set to warm, indie-tinged electropop. Likewise, synth-streaked dance cut “I Remember” takes on something sad — the dissonance that can bubble up in a relationship — and finds the sweetness therein as Betty coos, “I don’t want perfect, I want you.” Our heroine not only split from her label in 2017, she got engaged, and the thrill of realizing you’ could spend your life with someone rings out on “Marry Me.” The song’s exuberance was inspired by the unabashed pop (namely Katy Perry) Betty loved as a teen. Meanwhile, the vintage JT-evoking “All This Woman” addresses a would-be lover but is really about Betty’s acceptance of her own body: “This is me saying to the man or woman I’m standing opposite, ‘This is what I want and you’re crazy if you don’t want it too.’”These songs spilled out with a similar assuredness — among them, early teaser “Taste,” which Betty has described as “a little rock ‘n’ roll with just a touch of vampire fetish,” and Betty‘s first official single, the achingly up-close, acoustic-powered “Between You & Me.” The process began in sessions between runs of her famously vibrant, intensely choreographed tour. She’d planned to write more when she came off the road, but instead realized she already had an album’s worth of songs she adored. So rather than iron them out in high-profile studios around Los Angeles, she absconded to a rental in Palm Springs with her two of her best friends, artist/producer Pretty Sister and decade-long collaborator Peter Thomas. They finished Betty in 10 days between shared meals and streaming sunshine. “It was one of the best times of my life,” recalls Betty. “I swear I’ll never make a record any other way.”But that setting conjures the beginning of Betty Who, when the woman born Jessica Newham studied cello at Berklee during the week, then took the first train out to Providence so she could spend all weekend inventing her sound at classmate Peter’s family home. And that hustle itself mimics a theme of Betty’s childhood in Sydney: while her classical training began at age 4, she devoted every free second to Britney, Christina, *NSYNC, and MJ. The voices, the moves, the lyrics, the spectacle — she ate it all up, especially that feeling the best pop gives you: “When you hear it,” says Betty, “and go, ‘Oh my God, you literally wrote this about me.’ I’ve wanted to make music like that ever since.” In that spirit, Betty gives us what we need most right now: an excuse to dance in the mirror, license to trust our instinct, and knowledge that joy is never too far away
Now in its ninth year, the Jersey Shore Wine Festival celebrates the best of New Jersey wines.
You can sample 100+ wines, buy what you like, taste wonderful foods, shop among quality crafters and enjoy an afternoon of musical entertainment. Bring a chair and relax.
Coheed and Cambria
with Mastodon (performing Crack the Skye)
and Every Time I Die
Tickets: $49.50 in advance (plus applicable surcharges), $55 at the door
The Wildwood Beer Fest is a beer tasting event to celebrate the art of locally brewed craft beer. Located in Fox Park, on Ocean Avenue between E. Burk and E. Montgomery Avenues, this festival will be equally exciting for the brew aficionado and novice alike! A ticket into this event grants you access to 100+ brews, a commemorative tasting cup, live tunes, delicious food and craft vendors. Beer sampling is unlimited with your ticket; food and merchandise are available for purchase. Entrance will only be permitted to ticket holders 21 years old with a valid ID, no exceptions. The festival will be broken up into two separate sessions. A ticket allows entrance into a specific timed session – festivalgœrs are only permitted to attend one session: 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. or 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. All brews and vendors will be the same in both sessions; however, bands will change per session. Tickets can be purchased for $40 in advance or $45 at the gate while tickets last. Designated Driver tickets will be available for purchase at the gate for $5 with a valid ID. The Wildwood Beer Fest asks that you think ahead and drink responsibly. 609.729.8870 or http://www.WildwoodBeerFest.com
Grab your favorite green outfit and come celebrate at the 49th Annual Irish Festival. Come see live Thoroughbred racing, Irish step dancing, crafters, food, a pipe and drum competition, two human horse races and so much more! Enjoy free Family Fun Day with face painting, pony rides, and a bounce house. General admission is $5, parking is $5 and children 12 and under are free. Doors open at 7:30am, first race is at 12:50pm.
Come celebrate Father’s Day at the Monmouth Park Race Track. All gentlemen receive FREE admission, all other admission is $5 and children 12 and under are free. Treat Dad to our Pre-Fixe Brunch or our Father’s Day Brunch Buffet. Enter into the Father’s Day Sports Ticket Drawing to win tickets to local sports teams. Parking is $5. Doors open at 7:30am, first race at 12:50pm.
Max Weinberg’s Jukebox
Performing more than 80 shows so far throughout 2017 and 2018 Max Weinberg’s Jukebox continues to barnstorm the country, blasting out the hits!
Audiences have thoroughly embraced the idea of picking and calling out the songs the band plays—in real time and in a variety of intimate venues. From Beatles to Bruce and Stones to Steppenwolf the band infuses these classics with the respect the songs deserve. As one fan said, “It’s not a concert—it’s party! The bar was packed!”
But don’t take our word for it. Here’s what Marc Steczyk, director of the Lincoln Amphitheater, in Indiana, had to say: “Max Weinberg’s Jukebox was one of the most interactive, energetic performances that we’ve ever had at the Lincoln Amphitheater! Max, literally, leaves the stage to be amongst the crowd—his fans—and lets them pick the set list from a scrolling list of 300+ songs…and they play it…on the spot…spot on! Max is a pro’s pro, as was his entire band—tremendously professional to work with and a great asset to our entire performance series!”