| How great was last weekend? If you were at the beach on Saturday, you know what I am talking about. Everyone was walking around with a big, wide smile. A preview of what to expect in the weeks to come. Stay tuned!
The 8th Annual Garden State Film Festival finally arrives to the city. It opens Thursday night, March 25th with Under Our Skin , an emotional exploration of the long-term effects of Lyme disease. I have a number of favorite films that I want to see, but I don’t want to influence you in anyway. Patti and I will be attending the opening ceremonies on Friday night at the Paramount. I hope you will all try to see the Morro Castle 75th Commemoration film that the city produced for the AP Historical Society. It will be shown at 1:30 PM at Synaxis. I was told by a very reliable source that I should make sure I see Burzynski that will be shown on Sunday at 12:30 PM at the Paramount. Also, I hope you will try to catch the thriller Up the Creek at the City Council Chambers at Main & Bond Sts. on Saturday night at 8 PM. I will be working at the City Council Chambers site on Sat. & Sun., so stop by and say hello. Check out the very cool GSFF promo video produced by Synergy Productions on the city’s home page ( www.cityofasburypark.com). For all the details and a listings of all the films go to www.gsff.org. HUGE! Only in Asbury Park! HUGE!
So, last week’s winner of the film trivia question was Brian Watkins of Asbury Park. The question: what was the name of Rick’s place in the film Casablanca? The correct answer was Rick’s Café Americain. We had 244 people submit an entries and 43 had the correct answer. The winning answer came in almost immediately after I sent out the email blast. I always wondered if there were folks up reading their email that early in the morning. The Executive Director of the GSFF, Diane Raver loved the idea so much she gave me another pair of weekend passes to raffle off this week. So, here’s this week’s question: In the 1967 film, The Graduate, Benjamin Braddock drove what car? The winning answer must include make and model . Good Luck!
The Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce has announced the 2010 Carousel Awards winners. The following were recognized for their outstanding dedication to Asbury Park:
Taka Restaurant – Economic Development Award
Tyler Blackmore, Principal of APHS – Spirit of Asbury Park Award
Frank’s Deli & Restaurant – Landmark Business Award
Kevin Keddy, AP Fire chief – Public Official Award
The 2010 Caoursel Awards Gala will be held at The Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel on Friday, May 14th from 6 to 10 PM. Live music will be provided by Funktion 11. For sponsorship details or reservations, call Cindi at 732.775.7676. HUGE!
The Jersey Shore Surfrider Foundation brings their Annual Fundraiser Stokefest 2010 to the Stone Pony this Sunday, March 28th. This great worthy event includes Quincy Mumford, Matt O’Rae Band, Predator Dub Assassins with Stringbean, Outside The Box, The Verdict, and Glimmer Grass Band. The lineup starts at 3 PM. Call 732.502.0600.
Also This Weekend:
Thurs. March 25th: Open Artists Night with The Sunday Blues and guest Carl Chesna at The Stone Pony – 7:30 PM.
Roger Gardella presents Songwriters Stage at McLoone’s Supper Club.
Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band at The Saint – 8 PM.
Kagero and the DoDads at Asbury Lanes – 8 PM.
Fri. March 26th: The Usual Suspects at McLoone’s Supper Club – 8 PM.
Play on Red at the Wonder Bar – 8 PM.
Matt Noffsinger Band at the Brickwall – 9 PM.
Mama’s Black Sheep at Georgie’s – 10 PM.
Sat. March 27th: Celebration of Bill Chinnock at the Stone Pony – 7:30 PM.
Dog Tag Party at Paradise
Dr. Void & the Death Machine at B Unique Clothing, 723 Cookman – 8 PM.
Predator Dub Assassins at Langosta Lounge.
Tim McLoone & The Shirleys at McLoone’s Supper Club
Bell Bottom blues (Clapton tribute) at the Wonder Bar – 8 PM
The Amboys at The Saint – 8 PM.
River City Extension & others at Asbury Lanes – 8 PM.
Old #7 at the Brickwall – 9 PM.
Sun. March 28th: Sunday with Sinatra at McLoone’s Supper Club 11 AM to 2 PM.
Boardwalk Health & Fitness Challenge at the 4th Avenue Pavilion: Let’s Cook at 2 PM & Weightless Workout with Brian Wright at 3 PM.
Blackberry Blues Band at McLoone’s Supper Club. – 8 PM.
Mon. March 29th: Joe Harvard’s Long Weekend, The Lounge at Synaxis – 9 PM.
Also on Monday, Langosta Lounge will team up with Sickles Market to present an evening of farm-to-table specialties. The evening will incorporate cooking demonstrations, wine tasting and pairing and information about local and farm fresh product. To make a reservation call 732.455.3275. Only in Asbury Park!
New Jersey Monthly magazine highlighted the “Best of Jersey” winners in their first readers poll in the April issue which arrived at my house yesterday. As you can imagine, Asbury Park was well represented:
COCKTAILS: Watermark & Langosta Lounge
CUPCAKES: Baker Boys
SUSHI; Taka
ANTIQUES: Antique Emporium of Asbury Park
GIFT SHOP: Bodega
PET STORE; Asbury Bark
BOARDWALK: Asbury Park – DUH!
VINTAGE/CONSIGNMENT: Allan & Suzi
KID’S DESTINATION: Candyteria
MUSEUM: Paranormal Books & Curiosities & Paranormal Museum
EDITORS’ PICK: The City of Asbury Park volunteer activities to aid earthquake victims in Haiti Very HUGE!
Also, there was a classic photo of last year’s RunApalooza day of races in the issue. This year’s event takes place April 17th and includes the fourteenth Annual Jersey shore Relay Marathon. Check out runapalooza.org for details. HUGE!
SAVE THE DATE: The 15th Annual AP Homeowner’s Association Vintage Home Tour will take place on Sunday, April 25th. If you would like to have your home featured on this year’s tour, contact Jim McGlynn at 732.610.5470.
I will be hosting a meeting on Friday, March 26th at 3 PM in the City Council Chambers to continue the discussion of creating a musical heritage event for 2011 and ArtCAP will be hosting a meeting on Tuesday, April 6th at The Showroom to plan for the CityArts/Asbury Park full weekend celebration of the arts set for Sept. 24-25, 2010. Call 732.455.8052 for info.
Wishes for a great weekend. See you at the movies! Only in Asbury Park!
Tom Gilmour
Director of Commerce and Good Times
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Tom Gilmour serves as the Director of Commerce for the City of Asbury Park and is responsible for economic development, the APUEZ (Asbury Park Urban Enterprise Zone Program), special events and film permitting. |
