While various Octoberfests celebrate Germany’s greatest bohemian tradition and the Great American Beer festival boasts enormous participation amongst thousands of beer geeks and hundreds of brewers, the smaller Asbury Park Beerfest took a few steps towards significance in its first annual event. Held at Asbury Park’s Convention Center on…
Asbury Park Beer Festival: Drink Up!
The inaugural Asbury Park Beer Festival will take place Saturday, Oct. 8 at Convention Hall in Asbury Park. Two sessions will be open to brew hounds—the first from noon to 4 p.m. and the second from 6 to 10 p.m. Redevelopers Madison Marquette, who have sponsored the Asbury Park boardwalk…
Shoreworld: Charity Softball, New Asbury Music Book and More!
Asbury Rockstars Charities – Annual Softball Event On Aug. 27
On Saturday, Aug. 27, Bert Willis field in Neptune will host the 5th Annual Asbury Rockstars Charity Softball Tournament from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. This family-friendly event will feature eight teams comprised of your favorite local…
Clarence Clemons (1942 – 2011)
Iconic sax man Clarence Clemons passed away from complications of a stroke on June 18, 2011.
If there was one member of The E Street band that came on larger than life, it was Clarence Clemons. A physically big man, the Baptist born Clemons was the focus on many…
Asbury Park Music Heritage: A History Of Music
The city of Asbury Park is hosting a year-long festival to celebrate the town’s rich music history and the arrival of The Smithsonian’s “New Harmonies,” a traveling exhibition based on America’s music history. The festival is being kicked off by a concert at the Stone Pony on Nov. 18 that…
‘No Topless Beaches!’ Says Man With Naked Lady Parts Tattoo
ASBURY PARK, NJ—Greetings from Asbury Park! UNLESS YOU ARE EXPOSING YOUR BREASTS. IF SO, WE RESCIND ALL PRIOR GREETINGS.
That was the welcome delivered by Asbury residents at Wednesday night’s city council meeting, which attracted several TV affiliates for its discussion of a topless beach.
In June, the proprietor of…
Sean Kean Protest: The Pinball Blizzard Gays Storm Their State Senator
For the last three years, gays have been like pinballs in the Jersey politics machine. Slapped around by one-directional rubber flippers, they hit the high-score bumpers at times, but inevitably land in the gutter.
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The ball slips through the flippers. BONUS. Another game.
It’s Friday night, Feb. 19, and…
Shoreworld: Greetings From Asbury Park: A Documentary By Christina Eliopoulis
Director Christina Eliopoulos is no stranger to film work. Her credits include co-writing a CBS documentary, The Wall Within, which followed five veterans recovering from post-traumatic stress disorder, and directing a documentary short, This Is My Line, that explored the power of art therapy. She has also directed brand films…
