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Letter to Our Readers Okay, enough with the cold weather and the snow! It’s time to get outside and start celebrating. And what better way to start than with the upcoming twenty-eight (28) St. Patrick’s Day Parades taking place within New Jersey this month. Additionally, there’s the iconic NYC Parade, held on “the Day” plus six additional parades taking place in other major cities within the USA, including St. Croix, USVI. Take a few moments and enjoy this issue’s main editorial feature. A few years back, the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations helped give a start to two young musicians who began playing their music in Irish pubs in the Matawan area. Catch this month’s Band Profile and read about The Clifton Brothers, au local musical duo who have recently expanded their repertoire, as well as the number of area venues at which they now entertain their many fans. Staying with the Irish mood for another moment, we like to introduce to our Mixologist of the Month, Coleen Murphy-Cistone, a local resident of Old Bridge who left Wall Street in ’01 and now enjoys bartending at the Pine Tavern. After seven years at this popular area restaurant, her regular customers, as well as new visitors, appreciate Colleen’s “keep me busy / keep me going” attitude. Stop in, have a libation and say hello to this “Irish lass”. Now, as we move forward into the warmer months, think about sitting down on an outdoor deck with a waterfront view and enjoying a cool drink and a delicious meal. This becomes reality at River Rock Marina Bar & Restaurant in Brick, overlooking the Manasquan River. Or go inside to a spacious restaurant with four bar areas, a casual atmosphere and great service. Learn more in this month’s Restaurant Profile. Finally, for a change of pace, we’d like to introduce you to the Two River Theater, a dual-stage venue located in Red Bank. This popular structure is celebrating its ninth year offering both professional, as well as amateur performances to the delight of its audiences. Read more in our Behind The Footlights feature, than plan an evening out to visit one of the theater’s productions.

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Sports Bars & Quiz ........................................................................... 6Restaurant Profile: River Rock .................................................. 10Band Profile: The Clifton Brothers ........................................... 12Mixologist-of-the-Month ........................................................... 16Libations .......................................................................................... 16 Main Feature: St. Patrick’s Day Parades ................................ 18Catering ........................................................................................... 22Behind the Footlights ................................................................. 24Two on the Aisle ............................................................................ 26Dining Pleasures ........................................................................... 28Happy Hours .................................................................................. 30Where it’s happening! ................................................................. 31Concerts & Theater ....................................................................... 32Plugged into AC ........................................................................... 33The Last Word ................................................................................ 34 Venues Cares .................................................................................. 34

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Looking a bit forward, this Spring and Summer will be spectacular! Get ready to usher in the warmer weather by stopping by the River Rock Marina Bar and Restaurant in Brick to enjoy their new beach bar coming in May

that will offer outside entertainment and drink specials. Dine and enjoy your cocktails on the 120-seat waterfront deck overlooking the Manasquan River. Enjoy the refreshing waterfront view, indulge in delicious meals, great service, ambiance and atmosphere,

all at this resplendent destination. This popular riverfront eatery, redone from the ground up after Superstorm Sandy hit the area in October of 2012, offers a full-service restaurant, where patrons may enjoy American cuisine, including fresh seafood, juicy steaks, crispy wings and more. This wonderful riverfront restaurant and bar on the marina also offers guests what manager Maria Conrow calls, “the best pizza in New Jersey.” It’s the wood-fired pizza oven that creates the unique taste, and according to Conrow, “it can’t be beat.” In addition to its many amenities, including Happy Hour, specialty nights and live entertainment, the restaurant also offers a banquet and event center for private and corporate parties. Guests have their choice of sitting in one of three main

bars in this unique 10,000-square-foot restaurant, where they can enjoy appetizers and cocktails with friends or a special date. The restaurant offers patrons 47 TVs to view their favorite sport games or UFC pay-per-view. “Our restaurant is casual

and welcoming,” Conrow said, adding that guests will “immediately feel at home.” This eatery is unique in that it offers a family-oriented atmosphere to enjoy a family dinner by day, and then offers entertainment complete with club lighting and music, once night falls. The River Rock Marina Bar and Restaurant also offers a variety of specials throughout the

week, along with live weekend entertainment. And, families are always welcome here, but Monday nights offers specific family fun when the restaurant celebrates Family Funday Monday with special entertainment for youngsters. Also on tap are half-price thin-crust pizzas and half-price pitchers of domestic beer and soda. Get your game on at the restaurant on Tuesday nights with Trivia Bingo Night with Jimmy Steal. On Wednesday nights enjoy the rhythm of Predator

Dub Assassins from 6:00 to 9:30 pm. Move to the beat of some great reggae music as you enjoy dinner or cocktails. Enjoy $4 glasses of House Wine and $2.50 Miller Lite drafts. Come as you are right from work on Thursdays and enjoy “No Shower”

Happy Hour from 4:00 to 8:00 pm with DJ Jersey Joe, followed by Grab the Mic Karaoke at 9:00 pm. Enjoy $4 Captain Morgan drinks and $2.50 Coors Light drafts. Friday evenings at River Rock features acoustic Happy Hour from 3:00 to 7:00 pm. Enjoy appetizers in the bar,

hang out at the cool high-top tables, and enjoy the warm, cozy atmosphere. Then, hit the dance floor to strut your stuff to the rocking live bands who will entertain you with club party music. Saturday nights bring the music of DJs playing rock music in the bar area. UFC fighting is also available for guests

on pay-per-view on Saturday nights. And Happy Hour is on tap Monday through Friday from 3:00 to 7:00 pm.

The River Rock offers its patrons fresh seafood delivered daily

by from local fisheries. Experience freshly prepared seafood starters, such as the Drunkin Clams, sautéed in beer broth and served with garlic bread, or the Seafood Bruschetta, with shrimp, scallops, Roma tomatoes, onions and garlic, or the Tuna Cajun Bites, sautéed in Cajun seasoning served with Ranch dressing.

The appetizer menu includes Mozzarella Luna, breaded Buffalo mozzarella half-moons with homemade marinara sauce, or the House Specialty -- the River Rock Volcanic Nachos, with chili, cheese, tomatoes, sour cream, salsa and guacamole. Or try the Cajun Steak bites, with Cajun seasoning. Wood-fire pizza is offered in a variety of types, including, Margherita, Traditional, White and Meat Lovers, among other varieties, with an endless variety of toppings to select.

Entrees include River Rock Pura Vida, shrimp and scallops sautéed in a teriyaki, pineapple, and mango sauce with coconut rice served in a

hollowed pineapple. New York Sirloin Steak is also a delicious choice as are some great fresh fish dishes, such as North Atlantic Salmon, gently broiled salmon served with a honey scallion sesame soy compliment. Wraps, soups and sandwiches are also on the menu. The eatery also offers children a special menu, which includes Grilled Cheese, Cheeseburgers, Chicken Tenders, Grilled Chicken, Pizza and Pasta and more. So whether it’s an intimate date, an evening with friends for game viewing and cocktails, a family dinner or a private party, the River Rock Marina Bar and Restaurant is here to accommodate you.. But wait -- there’s more! For a unique time, book your next river outing with Pirates on the Manasquan, billed as “the only pirate island adventure in New Jersey; set sail on the Jersey Girl for a unique adventure along the Manasquan River. Afterwards, top of the adventure by visiting the River Rock for great food, libations and of course, a spectacular view.

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There are many famous brothers in rock music -- the Davies (Kinks), Gallaghers (Oasis), Allman Brothers, and more. For some, sibling rivalry blew them up, for others, untimely demises changed them forever. But some bonds are unbreakable. The Clifton Brothers,

Central Jersey’s versatile rock cover duo, not only play with each other, but play off of each other for constant mutual motivation and inspiration. The Clifton Brothers are lead vocalist Billy and guitarist/backing vocalist Bobby. Born on July 5 three years apart, they both got into music as they entered high school. Bobby spent a lot of his free time playing guitar while Billy sang in several bands. When they entered their mid-20s they started a 90s rock cover band called The Shots with their best friends Rob (drums) and Chris (bass), naming themselves The Shots and then calling themselves Straight Up. The brothers eventually scaled back to being a duo three years ago. Growing up it was Chris who played a big part in helping Bobby learn guitar. They hung out and played whenever they could manage in high school and motivated each other to get better. “We kind of got better from each other,” Bobby said. “He would show me how to do something then I would show him how to do something and he would get better than me so that motivated me to get better than him.” As such a simplistic duo with one guitar and one vocalist they can play any style of music. They work hard to be able to cover anything and strive to know at least one song from every popular artist so they can play to any crowd. They can hit Michael Jackson and Guns N’ Roses just as well as Katy Perry. “We pride ourselves in being fun and covering all genres and being able to pull it off,” says Bobby. “We can play really any style of music. We don’t have all the complications of how to make things sound good. We try to play everything, with just chords you could play any song. No matter if it’s dance or if it’s

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techno. If you were electric and you played some of this stuff that’s coming out it’s hard to do, but if you just have your basic chords you can actually pull it off easier.” Bobby is a fan of punk bands like Blink 182 and Billy is more into hard rock like AC/DC but they will cater to the crowd and play whatever gets a response. “I wouldn’t necessarily tell you that I like playing Bon Jovi or Journey by any stretch but I do love when the people are all into it,” Bobby says. Whether it’s a drinking crowd that wants things a bit nutty or a teenage crowd that wants pop and dance music, they can pull off whatever needs to be played on a given night. The Clifton Brothers can be found mostly around the Matawan area. They also tend to hit JakeaBob’s in Union Beach, Donovan’s Reef in Sea Bright, The Blue Rock Café in Keyport, Friday’s in Old Bridge and several of the MJ’s locations. They will be at their usual St. Patrick’s Day stop (Maloney’s Pub on Main Street in Matawan), their fifth year in a row performing there. Playing all day they cover many Irish hits including many from Irish punk bands The Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly and from folk singer Cahir O’Doherty. Their Irish sound came when they first started to play Maloney’s on St. Patrick’s Day and they were asked to play Irish music. After learning 25 Irish songs and enjoying a successful show, the brothers stuck with the Irish theme. Though they play different genres and venues, their St. Patrick’s Day

show at Maloney’s remains their biggest and most favorite of the year. Though they stick to local shows and venues now, Bobby has played at Warped Tour with a previous band after winning both a contest and a battle of the bands win led to him opening for Yellowcard. Find The Clifton Brothers on Facebook and You Tube.

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Colleen Murphy-Cistone left the world of Wall Street on Sept 11, 2001…and never looked back. “I was working as an administrative assistant for JP Morgan on the 46th floor at 60 Wall Street in 2001. I saw it all. I lost a lot of friends that day,” she says, remembering the tragedies at the World Trade Center when terrorists took down the Twin Towers, killing thousands. “I was done,” she declares.Murphy-Cistone packed up her New York work life and returned to skills learned years before ... bartending. She has employed those abilities ever since. And, Colleen admits proudly, she has no intention of ever going back to the Wall Street lifestyle again. “I want to be close to home,” she says, a desire expressed by many who were witness to the tragedies. “I want to be close to my two kids,” she adds. Both her 16-year-

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St. Patrick’s Day Parades Elsewhere in USASt. Patrick’s Day parades are an established part of the American culture -- they seem to be the fun line of demarcation be-tween dull, dreary, color-less winter and the very beginnings of spring. No matter which one you may attend, you will be immersed in festivity, camaraderie, and great spirits (both human and alcoholic).

Below are the US’s most widely attended and well known St. Patrick’s Day Parades.

Boston, Massachusetts

As the nation’s arguably most Irish city, Boston is a natural to hold a truly revered St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Since 1901 this parade has become a prominent part of South Boston’s history. This parade is a highlight of the city’s St. Patrick’s Day week and serves as a fine time to take in the festivities and tour a bit of the city, such as the JFK Presidential Library & Mu-seum, or walking the Irish Trail, a three-mile self-guided tour rife with Irish history, and of course, an Irish Pub Crawl. South Boston will hold its parade on Sunday, March 16. Holyoke, a nearby Massachusetts factory town that also has a significantly large Irish population, boasts annual attendance of its St. Patrick’s Day parade at around 300,000 – with more than 25,000 marchers. In 1958, the parade honored John F. Kennedy as its Na-tional Award Winner. This year’s parade is held on Sunday, March 23.

New York City, New YorkConsidered the “biggest and best” St. Patrick’s Day in the world, New York City enjoyed its first such parade way back in 1762. The New York parade each year hosts approximately one-quarter million marchers and two million spectators. Since its inception, the parade is

still escorted by a unit of soldiers; and for the past 154 years or so “The Irish Infantry” Nation-al Guard 69th Regiment has led the Parade up Fifth Avenue, followed by the various Irish so-cieties of the city, the 32 Irish County Societies, as well as vari-ous schools, colleges, Em-erald societies, Irish-language, and national-ist societies. Check it out on March 17.

Chicago, IllinoisThe Downtown Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Pa-rade is always preceded by dyeing the Chi-cago River green, a tradition since 1962. The parade in the Windy City was held every year since 1957 and has been sponsored each year since its inception by The Chicago Journey-man Plumbers Local Union 130. This year, it is held on March 15.

Savannah, GeorgiaThis year’s Parade, the 190th edition, will occur on March 2. In honor of Saint Patrick’s dedication to Christianity, the day begins with the celebration of Mass at the city’s Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Typically, over 400,000 people will visit Savannah to help celebrate the sec-ond largest Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in the United States. The parade travels through Savannah’s Historic District. It now features a newer tradition, the official “dyeing of the fountains” which happens several days before the parade.

New Orleans, Louisiana Only a month or so after Mardi Gras, the City of New Orleans jumps right back into party mode: its annual St. Patrick’s Day Parades are always enjoyed by families and friends. City streets are festooned with people from various clubs in the city dress in costumes of green who give out flowers, beads, and kisses to lucky parade-goers along the route. There

are actually four parades: Molly’s at the Mar-ket Irish Parade (March 14), Irish Channel Pa-rade (March 15), Metairie Rd. St. Patrick’s Day Parade (March 16), and Downtown Irish Club Parade (March 17).

Seattle, WashingtonSeattle’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade (March 15, this year), the largest and oldest in the Northwest, was recognized by CNN in 2009 as one of the “Five places to get your green on” in America. It travels a one-mile route through the city’s downtown financial and retail core the Sat-urday before St. Patrick’s Day. The city hosts a week-long civic celebration organized by the Irish Heritage Club; festivities include the an-nual Society of the Friends of St. Patrick Din-ner, an Irish Soda Bread Baking Contest, and a Mass for Peace that brings together Catholics and others in a Protestant Church, and the an-nual Irish Week Festival.

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands

The St. Croix St. Patrick’s Day Parade began in 1969 when a group of local businessmen con-vened in Harry’s Office Bar on Queen Cross St. in Christiansted to imbibe and celebrate. The conversation turned to creating a celebration of St. Patrick and thus right then and there the first St. Patrick’s Day Parade was born. A flat-bed truck was commandeered and piano put on top accompanied by the spontaneously organized committee and fellow supporters who were singing Irish songs and saluting shoppers and shop-keepers who joined the streetscape. It was an instant hit. It has be-come an important day for the community, beneficiaries and tourists.

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Behind the Footlights

As the Two River Theater observes its 20th anniversary, there is much to celebrate. There is, of course, the structure itself. This imposing

building houses two theaters; a 350-seat main stage and a 99-seat black box (experimental) theater. While the company has been around for almost 20 years, the structure is just now entering its ninth year. Beside the two theaters, there is also a prop shop and production warehouse where all sets are created on location.

The Two River Theater Group was founded in 1994 by Joan and Dr. Robert Rechnitz who sought to establish a professional theater in Monmouth County. While the Count Basie is also a venue for professional entertainers, it has been showcased as more of an amateur production venue. First established at Monmouth University, the company then moved productions to the Algonquin Theater in Manasquan before moving into its own home in Red Bank in 2005. While most of the theaters we’ve highlighted over the past year and a half are both play and entertainment arenas, this Two River is mainly a venue for plays, musicals, readings and of course, education. Naturally,

being located in Red Bank has its perks, so obviously both Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi have performed here. Among

the theatrical luminaries who’ve performed here are Olympia Dukakis, the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman, David Hyde Pierce, and Alec Baldwin. There are many more but to say the least, the list is long.

The Two River Theater Group encourages audience knowledge and participation. Forty-five minutes prior to performances is an informative and free pre-show lecture and discussion. After many of the shows an audience “question/answer and general thoughts” symposium is available to anyone wishing to experience an even greater appreciation for the show they’d just seen.

Each season the theater hosts a number of artists’ residencies, workshops and readings to support the development of new work for the American theater.

Each year the education programs and student matinees serve the kids from over 50 schools in the region. Also, as part of its education program is what is referred to as TheaterWorks. This is a program that provides for students in school-based youth services programs to learn about careers in the arts. According to the organization’s website,

“It consists of after-school workshops exploring the various career opportunities in the performing arts and arts administration. Students also participate in monthly workshops at the theater followed by a matinee

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The program c u l m i n a t e s with a career gallery at the school and at Two River, showcasing a career-based project inspired by one of Two River’s productions.”

As with most of the theaters and venues spotlighted in Venues NJ, to truly get a feel of what the Two River Theater has to offer, we encourage you to support it in its efforts to bring arts to people from all walks of life. Attend a play, workshop or reading. Read and learn much more at tworivertheater.org.

On March 1, Bob Tizzy will be performing with members of the Red Bank jazz orchestra for “An Enchanted Evening of Songs from

the Great American Songbook.” Tuzzo will be singing with Tony Corrao and special guest Champian Fulton. This performance is a benefit to support a special “Head-Start” music program for kids from at-risk and challenged communities.

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O N B R O A D W A Y For purposes of transparency in advertising, “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” should probably be titled “Brooklyn Girl.” This renaming would allow theatergoers to know exactly what to expect of the friendly, formulaic bio-musical at the Stephen Sondheim Theater, starring an immensely likable Jessie Mueller. You see, “Brooklyn Girl” — I mean, “Beautiful” — has been modeled with sheepish but cold calculation on “Jersey Boys,” the Broadway megahit that’s been packing ’em in since 2005. In tracing the careers of the pop group the Four Seasons through a parade of their hit singles, “Jersey Boys” demonstrated that you can’t go broke helping AARP members recall the soundtrack of their youths. Like “Jersey Boys,” “Beautiful,” lucidly directed by Marc Bruni with a tracing-paper script by Douglas McGrath, begins (with a much-covered top-40 song) at a pinnacle moment when its subject has become a household name. It then quickly flashes back to said subject’shumble origins in a flavorfully ethnic urbanneighborhood (in this case, Brooklyn). The show proceeds to chart a bumpy road to stardom, song by song by song. There are a few essential differences. For one thing, Ms. King is female, and her evolution as a

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composer and performer, starting in the late 1950s, reflects the particular changes and conflicts forwomen then working in a world of men. There is also only one Ms. King, whereas there were four Seasons, which might seem to limit the range of real-life personalities from which this show’s creators can draw. Ah, but Ms. King started off as a teenage songwriter in the so-called Brill Building era, when Midtown Manhattan officesuites became factories for youth-magnet records.This allows “Beautiful” to cull from the fat list of pop classics written by Ms. King and her young husband, Gerry Goffin, including “Up on theRoof,” “One Fine Day” and the immortal “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?” Helping to swell the song list further is Ms. King and Mr. Goffin’s friendship with theircontemporaries Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, collaborators whose own roster of hits embraces standards like “On Broadway” and “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling.” A suggestion of hangdog self-consciousness hovers over “Beautiful” at such moments. And you can imagine Mr. McGrath (whose work as a moviemaker includes adaptations of “Emma” and “Nicholas Nickleby”) wincing as he created them. Even more annoying is the synthetically slick

interpretations of numbers that were,intheirfirstincarnations, so appealing because of their youthful rawness. These sequences directly evoke the 1981 musical “Dreamgirls” after its title girl group has been made over for mass marketing Motown style. Originality is clearly not this show’s strong suit … with one very important exception. That’s Ms. Mueller, a Broadway star in waiting for several years, whoherestepsconfidentlyintotheV.I.P.roomof musical headliners. Let me qualify that. Much of what makes Ms. Mueller’s performance so touching is its projection of a lackof confidence.There’s humility toMs.Mueller’s Carole, part of whom wants only to be a good Jewish wife and mother, preferably in the suburbs. She plays ego-boosting, self-effacing geisha to Mr. Epstein’s philandering, mentally unstable Gerry. And while this gal knows she can write a popular song, she doesn’t believe she deserves the status that comes with it. Certainly, she doesn’t believe she has it in her to be a solo performer herself. We know that Carole will come into her glorious

own after breaking off from her erratic and dominating husband. She will record the era-defining,best-sellingalbum

“Tapestry,” win a whole lot of Grammys and appear at CarnegieHall, which is wherewe firstmeether,pre-flashbacks. What’s extraordinary is how Ms. Mueller conveys that gradual transformation in every aspect of her performance. This includes most crucially her singing, which evokes Ms. King’s distinctively throaty, ever-yearning voice without mimicry. Most important, you never doubt the intrinsic connection between the singer — a woman we feel we have come to know intimately — and her songs. Modesty is not the usual stuff of Broadway showstoppers. And if “Beautiful” never acquires the flashy momentum of “Jersey Boys,” it maycome in part from the deferential gentleness of its heroine.But when Ms. Mueller sings the show’s title song — sitting at a keyboard in, of course, Carnegie for theproduction’sfinale— shedelivers somethingyou don’t expect from a jukebox musical. That’s a complex, revitalizing portrait of how a very familiar songcameintoexistence,andof thereal,conflictedperson within the reluctant star.



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Aberdeen Town Sq. Rt. 34

732-566-6674

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Copper Canyon51 First Ave.

732-291-8444

Julia’s91 First Street732-872-1007

On the Deck2 Simon Lake Dr.

732-872-1424

Wine Bar40 First Ave

732-291-1377

Asbury ParkPosillipos

715 Second Ave.732-774-5819

Stella Marina800 Ocean Avenue

732-775-7776

The Harrison808 Fifth Ave.732-774-2200

Tim McLoone’s Supper Club

1200 Ocean Ave.732-744-1400

AvonClementine’s Café

306 Main Street732-988-7979

BelmarBrandl

703 Belmar Plaza732-280-7501

Klein’s708 River Road732-681-1177

Matisse1301 Ocean Ave.

732-681-7680

Vivas801 Belmar Plaza

732-681-1213

Bradley BeachCitricos

812 Main Street732-988-6565

BrickBrickhouse

979 Cedarbridge Ave.732-279-3743

Buffalo Wild Wings2770 Hooper Ave.

732-475-7645

Riverwatch799 Rt. 70

732-920-8900

River Rock1600 Rt. 70

732-840-1110

Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza515 Rt. 70

732-262-5180

BrielleSimkos Grille

403 Higgins Ave.732-528-9989

Colts NeckColts Neck Inn

6 Rt. 537732-462-0383

East Brunswick

Gusto Grill1050 Rt. 18 N732-651-2737

Brunswick Grove327 Milltown Rd.

732-254-0495

Tilted KiltRt. 18 South

732-992-8532

East WindsorBrewster’s Pub529 Rt. 130 N609-448-2258

EatontownBogart’s

613 Hope Road732-542-1836

Fair HavenLa Fandy

609 River Road732-530-3338

FarmingdaleWoody’s Roadhouse

Tavern105 Academy Street

732-938-6404

FordsMcLoone’s @ Favorites

3 Lafayette Rd.732-512-5025

FreeholdA Little Bit of Cuba

2 E. Main Street732-577-8506

Basile’s536 Park Ave.732-866-4085

The Cabin984 Rt. 33

732-462-3090

Café Calore3333 US Hwy 9N

732-462-2233

Court Jester16 E. Main Street

732-462-1040

Market Yard Grille18 E. Main Street

732-431-3220

Metropolitan Café8 E. Main Street732-780-9400

Park 33618 Park Ave.732-761-1300

San Marzano31 E. Main Street

732-845-5400

Solo Trattoria7 South Street732-780-2337

HazletLakeside Manor

410 Hwy 36 S732-739-2700

Park East3352 Hwy 35 S732-739-2002

HighlandsBahr’s Landing

2 Bay Ave.732-872-1245

Bay Ave. Trattoria122 Bay Ave.732-872-9800

Chilango272 Bay Ave.732-708-0505

The Chubby Pickle23 Bay Ave.

732-872-7000

Claddagh Irish Pub297 Bay Ave.732-291-0099

Havana300 Shore Drive

732-708-0000

Lusty Lobster88 Bay Ave.

732-291-1548

Off the Hook1 Navesink Ave.732-872-2006

Twin Light Taphouse128 Bay Ave.732-872-1345

Windansea56 Shrewsbury Ave.

732-872-2266

HightstownTavern on the Lake

101 Main Street609-426-9345

HolmdelVilla Soma

37 West Main Street732-946-8857

HowellChapter House

1454 Rt. 9 S732-462-0056

Ivy LeagueRt. 9 N & E. 3rd

Street732-370-2206

JacksonKyoto Sushi & Hibachi

21 S. Hope Chapel Road

732-367-3333

Solo Bella426 Chandler Road

732-961-0951

Surf Taco21 S. Hope Chapel

Road732-364-8226

KeyportBurlew’s Seafood

& Steak59 West Front Street

732-497-0500

McDonagh’s2 West Front Street

732-264-0999

Little SilverSickles

Harrison Ave. (off Rumson Rd)

732-741-9563

Village Bistro151 Markham Place

732-450-0444

Long BranchDraft House

100 Brighton Ave.732-272-1598

Dino’s444 Ocean Blvd. N

732-923-0033

Jack’s149 Brighton Ave.

732-870-8800

Pearl of the Sea46 S. Broadway732-263-1050

McLoone’s Pier House

1 Ocean Ave.732-923-1006

The Mix71 Brighton Ave.

732-923-9100

Wine Loft32 Laird Street732-222-7770

ManalapanMezza Luna357 Rt. 9 S

732-536-0207

Spargos Grille130 Rt. 33

732-294-9992

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The Sycamore Grille @ Knob Hill

1 Shinnecock Drive732-792-9909

MarlboroBrioso’s

184-Rt. 9 N732-617-1700

Nonna’s190 Rt. 9 N

732-536-9050

Rosalita’s180 Rt. 9 NorthMarlboro, NJ732-617-0099

Sam Vera476 Rt. 520

732-834-9889

Fireside Bar & Grille133 Rt. 79

732-780-7900

MatawanBart’s

74 Main St.732-566-0267

MJ’s Buttonwood Manor845 Hwy 34

732-566-6220

Café 34Hwy 34

732-583-9700

La Riviera113 Main Street732-566-8400

Mediterranean Chateau

27 Freneau Ave (Rt. 79)732-758-0800

MiddletownBaja Fresh500 Rt. 35 S

732-758-0058

Heavenly HamHwy 35 & S Union Sq.

Mall732-842-1115

MJ’s1005 Rt. 35 N732-796-1400

Neelam1178 Rt. 35

@ Village Mall732-671-8900

MillstoneLuchento’s

520 Rt. 33 W732-446-8500

MonroeRyan’s Pub & Sports Bar

299 Spotswood-Englishtown Rd(732) 251-1709

NeptuneDon Chuchos1647 Rt. 35 N732-531-7555

Kelly’s Tavern43 Rt. 35 S

732-775-9517

MJ’s3205 Rt. 66

732-918-9700

Pete & Elda’s96 Woodland Ave.

732-774-6010

Old BridgeA Tavola

Rt. 9 S @ Deep Run Shopping Ctr.732-607-1120

Benvenuti3857 Hwy 516732-607-1115

Big Ed’s BBQ305 Hwy 34 Na732-583-2626

Café Luna3679 Rt. 9 N

732-965-5490

Pine TavernRt. 34 & Cottrell Rd.

732-727-5060

Salsarita’s3843 Rt. 9 N

732-591-0333

Pt. Pleasant709

709 Arnold Ave.732-295-0709

Frankie’s414Rt. 35 S

732-892-6000

Martell’s308-310 Boardwalk

732-892-0131

Red BankBasil T’s

183 Riverside Ave.732-842-5990

Buona Sera50 Maple Street732-530-5858

The Downtown Street10 W. Front

732-741-2882

Dublin House30 Monmouth Street

732-747-6699

La Pastaria6 Linden Place732-224-8699

Melting Pot2 Bridge Ave.732-219-0090

New Corner22 E. Front Street

732-530-1007

Savanna10 Bridge Ave.732-741-6333

Siam GardenIn the Galleria732-224-1233

Sogno69 Broad Street732-747-6969

Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza

2 Bridge St.732-212-1700

Zebu20 Broad Street732-936-9330

RumsonBarnacle Bill’s1 First Street

732-747-8396

Molly Maguire’s Black Point Inn

132 East River Road732-530-2882

Salt Creek Grille4 Bingham Ave.732-933-9272

Sea BrightMcLoone’s Riverside

816 Ocean Ave.732-842-2894

Woody’s Grille1 E. Church Street

732-976-1300

Sea GirtRod’s

597 Washington Blvd.732-449-2020

Seaside ParkBum Rogers Tavern

& Crab House2207 SW Central Ave.

732-830-2770

ShrewsburyCJ McLoone’s

560 Shrewsbury Ave.732-758-0800

FujiRt. 35 & Treasure Is. Plaza

732-544-8828

Shadowbrook1 Obre Place732-747-0200

South AmboyBlue Moon

114 S. Broadway732-525-0014

Landmark Tavern & Cafe

117 N. Broadway732-721-6812

South RiverRia Mar

25 Whitehead Ave.732-257-1100

Spring LakeBlack Trumpet7 Atlantic Ave.732-449-4700

The Mill101 Old Mill Road

732-449-1800

St. Stephen’s Green2031 Rt. 71 S732-449-2636

Tinton FallsApplebee’s

14 Park Road732-935-1158

MJ’s1213 Sycamore Ave.

732-542-3131

Toms RiverShogun Legacy

1536North Bay Ave.732-286-9888

Union Beach Cervino’s

300 Union Ave.732-888-0737

Piero’s1411 Rt. 36

732-264-5222

Union BeachJakeaBob’s

910 Union Ave.Union Beach, NJ

732-264-3730

WallApplebee’s

2007 Hwy 35732-280-3676

Four Winds1310 Jefferson Ave.

732-223-9579

Shogun Legends1969 Rt. 34 South

732-449-6696

WoodbridgeBig Shots Sport Bar

780 Rt. 1 North732-750-5050

Chris Michaels40 Oakwood Ave.

732-634-5355

Rugs & Riffy’s493 Rahway Ave.

732-636-3747

The Shannon Rose855 St Georges Ave.

732-636-6100

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Applebee’s / Tinton Falls14 Park Rd., Tinton Falls732-935-1158Applebee’s / Wall2007 Rt. 35, Wall732-280-3676Big Ed’s B•B•Q305 Route 34, Old Bridge732-583-2626Big Shots Sports Bar780 Rt. 1 North, Woodbridge732-750-5050Blue Moon114 S. Bway, S. Amboy732-525-0014Brass Rail80 Rt. 79, Matawan732-290-8400Brickhouse979 Cedarbridge, Brick732-279-3743Buffalo Wild Wings / Brick2770 Hooper Ave., Brick732-475-7645Bum Rogers2207 SW Central Ave., Seaside Park732-830-2770Burlew’s Seafood & Steak59 West Front Street, Keyport732-497-0500The Cabin984 Rt. 33, Freehold732-462-3090CJ McLoone’s560 Shrewsbury Ave., Tinton Falls732-758-0800Café Luna3679 Rt. 9N, Old Bridge732-965-5490Claddagh Irish Pub297 Bay Ave, Highlands732-291-0099Colts Neck Inn6 Rt. 537732-462-0383Court Jester / FreeholdE. Main St., Freehold732-462-1040The Downtown10 W. Front St., Red Bank732-741-2828Dublin House30 Monmouth St., Red Bank732-747-6699Fireside Grill133 Rt. 79, Marlboro732-780-7900Gusto’s Grill1050 Rt. 18N, East Brunswick732-651-2737Ivy LeagueRt. 9N, Howell732-370-2206Jack’s Goal Line149 Brighton Ave., Long Branch732-870-8800JakeaBob’s910 Union Ave., Union Beach732-264-3730Landmark Tavern117 N. Broadway, South Amboy732-721-6812La Riviera113 Main St, Matawan732-566-8400Maloney’s Pub117 Main St., Matawan732-583-4040

Market Yard Grille18 E. Main St., Freehold732-431-3220Martell’sBoardwalk, Pt. Pleasant732-892-0131McLoones @ Favorites3 Lafayette Rd., Fords732-512-5025McLoone’s Pier House1 Ocean Pl., Long Branch732-923-1006Metropolitan Café8 E. Main St., Freehold732-780-9400Mediterranean Chateau27 Freneau Ave. (Rt. 79),Matawan732-780-9400MJ’s Middletown1005 Hwy 35N, Middletown732-796-1400

MJ’s Neptune3205 Rt. 66, Neptune732-918-9700MJ’s Tinton Falls1213 Sycamore Ave, Tinton Falls732-542-3131Molly Maguire’s132 East River Road, Rumson732-530-2882Nonna’s190 Rt. 9N, Marlboro732-536-9050Off the Hook1 Navesink Ave., Highlands732-872-2006On the Deck2 Simon Lake Dr., Atlantic Highlands732-872-1424Park 33618 Park Ave, Freehold732-761-1300Pine Tavern154 Rt. 34N, Old Bridge732-727-5060PK’s Shamrock Rose415 18th Ave., Belmar732-681-3111Park East3352 Rt. 35S., Hazlet732-739-2002Prime 341212 Rt. 34S., Aberdeen732-441-9663River Rock Restaurant & Marina Bar1600 Rt. 70, Brick732-840-1110Riverwatch799 Rt. 70, Brick732-920-8900Rosalita’s180 Rt. 9 North, Marlboro732-617-0099Rugs & Riffy’s493 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge732-636-3747Ryan’s Pub & Sports Bar299 Spotswood- Englishtown RdMonroe Township(732) 251-1709Salt Creek Grille4 Bingham Ave, Rumson732-933-9272

Shogun Legacy1536 North Bay Ave., Toms River732-286-9888Shogun Legends1969 Rt. 34 South, Wall732-449-6696St. Stephen’s Green2031 Rt. 71, Spring Lake732-449-2636Sunsets302 S. Concourse Ave., Neptune732-775-9911Surf Taco / Jackson21 S. Hope Chapel, Jackson732-364-8226Tavern on the Lake101 Main St., Hightstown609-426-9345The Shannon Rose / Woodbridge855 St. George’s Ave. , Woodbridge732-636-6100The Stone Pony913 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park732-502-0600The Sycamore Grille1 Shinnecock, Manalapan732-792-7722Tilted KiltRt. 18 South, East Brunswick732-992-8532Tim McLoone’s Supper Club1200 Ocean Ave, Asbury732-744-1400Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza/Brick515 Rt. 70, Brick732-262-5180Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza/Red Bank2 Bridge St., Red Bank732-212-17001200 Ocean Ave, Asbury732-744-1400Twin Light Taphouse128 Bay Ave., Highlands732-872-1345Windansea56 Shrewsbury Ave., Highlands732-872-2266Wine Loft32 Laird St., Long Branch732-222-7770

Saturday, Mar. 01Blue Moon – Mardi Gras Party w/ Hot Take OutBrass Rail – Live MusicThe Cabin – MoondoggieLa Riviera – R&B MusicMetropolitan Café – Live DJMJ’s / Buttonwood – The Jam; Modern DJsMJ’s / Middletown – Ken Dubman & MarysueMJ’s / Neptune – Joe & RobMJ’s / Tinton Falls – Martin RivasRiver Rock – Jay & Rob Duo 4pm-7pmRiverwatch – Seth Tieger TrioRugs & Riffy’s – The ButchersRyan’s Pub – TBAShogun Legacy – Piano Music The Stone Pony - IrationTuesday, Mar. 04Fireside Grill – Trivia NightMJ’s / Buttonwood – Trivia NightMJ’s / Neptune – Trivia Night MJ’s / Tinton Falls – Karaoke w/ KJ GiuseppeRugs & Riffy’s – Mardi Gras; Release Party KCCO Black LagerRiver Rock – Gary Cook 5pm-9pm; Trivia w/ Genopalooza @ 8pmWednesday, Mar. 05MJ’s / Buttonwood – Karaoke w/ KJ GiuseppeMJ’s / Middletown – Matt O’Ree Acoustic DuoMJ’s / Neptune – Karaoke SteveMJ’s / Tinton Falls – Game OnRiver Rock - Predator Dub

Assassins 6pm-9pm; Club Night @ 10pmRiverwatch - TomardoThursday, Mar. 06La Riviera – Ladies NightMetropolitan Café – Live DJMJ’s / Buttonwood – Swamp EddieMJ’s / Middletown – Karaoke w/ KJ GiuseppeMJ’s / Neptune – Shawn MarsMJ’s / Tinton Falls – Lee DeedmeyerRiver Rock – “No Shower” w/ DJ

Jersey Joe 4pm-8:30pm; Karaoke @9pmFriday, Mar. 07Blue Moon – Cross Fire BandBrass Rail – Live MusicBum Rogers – Matt Noffsinger BandThe Cabin – Pat RoddyFireside Grill – Live EntertainmentLa Riviera – Latin NightMetropolitan Café – Live DJMJ’s / Buttonwood – Lisa & Wendy; Modern DJsMJ’s / Middletown – Bob GaraffaMJ’s / Neptune – Alter EgoMJ’s / Tinton Falls – Tim & AndyRiver Rock – Comedy Night w/ Genopalooza; Shorty Long Band @ 10pmRiverwatch – TBARosalita’s – Live MusicRugs & Riffy’s – Seven StoneRyan’s Pub – Mama’s StewShogun Legacy – Piano Music Saturday, Mar. 08Brass Rail – Live MusicBum Rogers – Rich Meyer 3pm-7pm;

Katfish Luci 9pm-closeThe Cabin – UndercoverLa Riviera – R&B MusicMetropolitan Café – Live DJMJ’s / Buttonwood –

Rich Genoval; Modern DJsMJ’s / Middletown – Dave McCartyMJ’s / Neptune – Butch & Kevin IPad BandMJ’s / Tinton Falls – Seth TiegerRiver Rock – Lisa & Wendy 3pm-7pm; DJ Javi @ 10pmRiverwatch – UndisputedRugs & Riffy’s – Marty & The Martians Ryan’s Pub – DJ ToddShogun Legacy – Piano Music The Stone Pony – Cycle of PainSunday, Mar. 09Rugs & Riffy’s – St. Patrick’s Day PartyTuesday, Mar. 11Fireside Grill – Trivia NightMJ’s / Buttonwood – Trivia NightMJ’s / Neptune – Trivia NightMJ’s / Tinton Falls - Karaoke w/ KJ GiuseppeRiver Rock – Gary Cook 5pm-9pm Trivia w/ Genopalooza @ 8pmWednesday, Mar. 12MJ’s / Buttonwood – Karaoke w/ KJ GiuseppeMJ’s / Middletown – Bruce FosterMJ’s / Neptune – Karaoke SteveMJ’s / Tinton Falls - Game OnRiver Rock - Predator Dub Assassins 6pm-9pm; Club Night @ 10pmRiverwatch - TomardoThursday, Mar. 13La Riviera – Ladies NightMetropolitan Café – Live DJMJ’s / Buttonwood – George BeckerMJ’s / Middletown – Karaoke w/ KJ GiuseppeMJ’s / Neptune – Seth TiegerMJ’s / Tinton Falls – The ConstantRiver Rock – “No Shower” w/ DJ

Jersey Joe 4pm-8:30pm; Karaoke @9pmFriday, Mar. 14Blue Moon – Vint-EdgeBrass Rail – Live MusicBum Rogers – The PicklesThe Cabin – Joe BarcataChapter House – Live Music w/ South Shore RailFireside Grill – Live EntertainmentLa Riviera – Latin NightMetropolitan Café – Live DJMJ’s / Buttonwood – Different Strings; Modern DJsMJ’s / Middletown – Shore ThingMJ’s / Neptune – Tim & AndyMJ’s / Tinton Falls – Jay & RobRiver Rock – Mike Dalton 4pm-7pm The Amused @ 10pmRiverwatch – Phil Engel BandRosalita’s – Live MusicRyan’s Pub – Clever ConShogun Legacy – Piano Music The Stone Pony – Black 47Saturday, Mar. 15Blue Moon – Chuck Lambert BandBrass Rail – Live MusicBum Rogers – Rock BottomThe Cabin – Nine SouthFireside Grill – UFC 171La Riviera – R&B MusicMetropolitan Café – Live DJMJ’s / Buttonwood – NJ Party Band; Modern DJsMJ’s / Middletown – Tom & TomMJ’s / Neptune – Lisa & WendyMJ’s / Tinton Falls – Karius TrappRiver Rock – Brue Crew 3pm-7pm;

UFC 171 @ 10pm; DJ Javi @ 10pm

Riverwatch – Gary PhilipsRugs & Riffy’s – Blame It On RichieRyan’s Pub – Ridgemont HighShogun Legacy – Piano Music The Stone Pony – Tramps Like UsSunday, Mar. 16The Cabin – Half BrothersRiver Rock – Ray Idec Memorial

Benefit 2pm-6pmMonday, Mar. 17 St. Patrick’s DayThe Cabin - MoondoggieRiver Rock – Mark Burg Band 4pm-8pm; Bagpipers & Irish MusicTuesday, Mar. 18Fireside Grill – Trivia NightMJ’s / Buttonwood – Trivia NightMJ’s / Neptune – Trivia NightMJ’s / Tinton Falls - Karaoke w/ KJ GiuseppeRiver Rock – Gary Cook 5pm-9pm Trivia w/ Genopalooza @ 8pmWednesday, Mar. 19MJ’s / Buttonwood – Karaoke w/ KJ GiuseppeMJ’s / Middletown – Matt O’Ree Acoustic DuoMJ’s / Neptune – Karaoke SteveMJ’s / Tinton Falls - Game OnRiver Rock - Predator Dub Assassins 6pm-9pm; Club Night @ 10pmThursday, Mar. 20Fireside Grill – Local Acoustic NightLa Riviera – Ladies NightMetropolitan Café – Live DJMJ’s / Buttonwood – Seth TiegerMJ’s / Middletown – Karaoke w/ KJ GiuseppeMJ’s / Neptune – Brue CrewMJ’s / Tinton Falls – Russell & ShawnRiver Rock – “No Shower” w/ DJ

Jersey Joe 4pm-8:30pm Karaoke @ 9pmRiverwatch - TomardoFriday, Mar. 21Blue Moon – Club MidgeBrass Rail – Live MusicBum Rogers – Billy HectorThe Cabin - UpsideFireside Grill – Live EntertainmentLa Riviera – Latin NightMetropolitan Café – Live DJMJ’s / Buttonwood – The Clifton

Brothers; Modern DJsMJ’s / Middletown – Russell & ShawnMJ’s / Neptune – Jody JosephMJ’s / Tinton Falls – Matt O’Ree

Acoustic DuoRiver Rock – The Fever Duo 4pm-7pm; Guns for Hire @ 10pmRiverwatch – The AmusedRosalita’s – Live MusicRugs & Riffy’s – 9 SouthRyan’s Pub – Phillips HeadShogun Legacy – Piano Music Saturday, Mar. 22Blue Moon – Anniversary Party w/ Music All DayBrass Rail – Live MusicBum Rogers – License To ChillThe Cabin – Twice As GoodLa Riviera – R&B Music Martell’s – 3rd Annual Beer on the BoardsMetropolitan Café – Live DJMJ’s / Buttonwood – 2 Guys Jamming; Modern DJsMJ’s / Middletown – Lisa & WendyMJ’s / Neptune – Ken & MarysueMJ’s / Tinton Falls – Paul Baccash

River Rock – Trane Stevens Duo 3pm-7pm; DJ Javi @ 10pm Riverwatch – License to ChillRugs & Riffy’s – MDTRyan’s Pub – DJ ToddShogun Legacy – Piano Music The Stone Pony – Lea DeLariaTuesday, Mar. 25Fireside Grill – Trivia NightMJ’s / Buttonwood – Trivia NightMJ’s / Neptune – Trivia NightMJ’s / Tinton Falls - Karaoke w/ KJ GiuseppeRiver Rock – Gary Cook 5pm-9pm;

Trivia w/ Genopalooza @ 8pmWednesday, Mar. 26MJ’s / Buttonwood – Karaoke w/ KJ GiuseppeMJ’s / Middletown – Seth TiegerMJ’s / Neptune – Karaoke SteveMJ’s / Tinton Falls - Game OnRiver Rock - Predator Dub Assassins 6pm-9pm; Club Night @ 10pmRiverwatch - TomardoThursday, Mar. 27La Riviera – Ladies NightMetropolitan Café – Live DJMJ’s / Buttonwood – Matt O’ReeMJ’s / Middletown – Karaoke w/ KJ GiuseppeMJ’s / Neptune – Steve ReillyMJ’s / Tinton Falls – The Back BeatRiver Rock – “No Shower” w/ DJ

Jersey Joe 4pm-8:30pm; Karaoke @9pmFriday, Mar. 28Blue Moon – John Hawkins & Bill HuntBrass Rail – Live MusicBum Rogers – The VerdictThe Cabin – Eddie Testa BandFireside Grill – Live EntertainmentLa Riviera – Latin NightMetropolitan Café – Live DJMJ’s / Buttonwood – Rich

Genoval; Modern DJsMJ’s / Middletown – Mellissa Chill

& Rob DyeMJ’s / Neptune – The NeighborsMJ’s / Tinton Falls – Ron OssiRiver Rock – Jay & Rob Duo 4pm-7pm; Fuzzpops @ 10pmRiverwatch – Nicole & LisaRosalita’s – Live MusicRugs & Riffy’s – Southern SteelRyan’s Pub – Locked ‘n LoadedShogun Legacy – Piano Music Saturday, Mar. 29Brass Rail – Live MusicBum Rogers – Stormin’ Norman

Seldin; Dueling PianosThe Cabin – Phil EngelLa Riviera – R&B MusicMetropolitan Café – Live DJMJ’s / Buttonwood – The Jam;

Modern DJsMJ’s / Middletown – Andy Russo & Joe NapolitanoMJ’s / Neptune – Wing ItMJ’s / Tinton Falls – Different StringsRiver Rock – Funbox Duo 3pm-7pm;

DJ Jason Jani @ 10pmRiverwatch – Brue CrewRugs & Riffy’s – Sonny & CompanyRyan’s Pub – TBAShogun Legacy – Piano Music Sunday, Mar. 30The Stone Pony – Paint The Pony

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Friday, Mat. 7Demi LovatoIzod CenterEast Rutherford, NJ

Friday & Saturday, Mar. 7-8Moody BluesCount BasieTheatreRed Bank, NJ

Thursday, Mar. 13The Oak Ridge BoysState TheaterNew Brunswick, NJ

Friday, Mar. 14Celtic Nights Count Basie TheatreRed Bank, NJ

Saturday, Mar. 15Amy Schumer State TheaterNew Brunswick, NJ

March 19-23 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey CircusIzod CenterEast Rutherford, NJ

Friday, Mar. 21Casting CrownsPrudential CenterNewark, NJ

Friday, Mar. 28 Johnny MathisNJ Performing Arts CenterNewark, NJ

Saturday, Mar. 29 2U: Tribute to U2Starland BallroomSayreville, NJ

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Friday, Mar. 7Revel

Jamie Fox

Saturday, Mar. 8House of Blues

Zappa Plays Zappa

Saturday, Mar. 8 Caesar’s

Elvis Costello

Saturday, Mar. 8Borgata

Joan Rivers

Thursday, Mar. 13Harrah’sThe Platters

Saturday, Mar. 15BorgataTony Orlando

Thursday, Mar. 20TropicanaThe Guess Who

Friday, Mar. 28BorgataJay Mohr

Saturday, Mar. 29Caesar’sHeart

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The Last Word.

About Camp Quality NJ: Camp Quality is a volunteer driven, volunteer run and community funded non-profit, 501 (C) (3) organization that provides free camping experiences and year-round support programs for children with cancer, at no cost to their families. Camp Quality New Jersey’s programs are focused to care for the emotional needs of children with cancer and their families. As they face the “challenging days” and celebrate the good ones, a support network of peers provides tremendous strength and hope.30 To Advertise Call 732.995.1714 • www.Venues-NJ.com December 2012

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As a community service, Venues NJ wishes to make our readers aware of upcoming Fundraisers, Benefits & Charity events being conducted in the region. These activities are noteworthy and we are pleased to bring them to your attention.

The devastation brought on by Hurricane Sandy is widespread and has had an effect on virtually everyone in the region. Most individual municipalities have set up

their own relief centers, benefit organizations & fundraising programs. However, there is a

Central Call Center set up to get information & assistance for emergency services, housing assistance, food &

medical services, family services, etc.

Call 211 or go online to www.nj211.orgYou can also contact this Central Call Center to volunteer or make a donation to the Hurricane Recovery.

Hurricane Sandy Notifications & Recovery Resources

RESTORE… REBUILD !

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As a community service, Venues NJ wishes to make our readers aware of upcoming Fundraisers, Benefits & Charity events being conducted in the region. These activities are noteworthy and we are pleased to bring them to your attention.

The devastation brought on by Hurricane Sandy is widespread and has had an effect on virtually everyone in the region. Most individual municipalities have set up

their own relief centers, benefit organizations & fundraising programs. However, there is a

Central Call Center set up to get information & assistance for emergency services, housing assistance, food &

medical services, family services, etc.

Call 211 or go online to www.nj211.orgYou can also contact this Central Call Center to volunteer or make a donation to the Hurricane Recovery.

Hurricane Sandy Notifications & Recovery Resources

RESTORE… REBUILD !

HELP WANTEDExperienced Sales People

N E E D E D• Account Executive /

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• Immediate Openings

• PT / FT

• Commission Based

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SLAINTE (SLAHN-ch )Health, good health or cheers.

Being timely and relevant, I thought it worth repeating …A Gaelic word meaning “health” originated in Irish and Scottish culture, the spirited exclamation of slainte stems from pride that many people feel in their Irish and Scottish heritage.

In the United States, many people with Scot-Irish heritage like to celebrate it by sprinkling Gaelic words into their celebrations and events. There are numerous circumstances in which slainte may be used. In pubs, slainte is commonly said before drinking or when someone purchases a drink for someone else.

The word slainte used in the name of a pub or establishment implies fellowship, good cheer and friendly association.

Whether you’re Irish, Scottish or “Irish for a day” (St. Patrick’s Day), the meaning behind the word slainte is worth contemplating. As we each go through our daily chores (personal and business), the ability to have and express to others the true values of slainte can brighten the day and “lighten the load.”

In the hospitality business especially, a positive connection with others (customers, staff and vendors) can have a dramatic effect on your business and ultimately, on your bottom line. The fellowship of associates, the pulling together in times of stress, can have a big impact on day-to-day activities.

While perfected by the Irish and Scots, the “attitude of slainte” is a quality that should be practiced by all. Give it a try.

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2nd Annual Camp Quality Fundraiser

Come out and join us for a great dinner and some terrific spirits.

Enjoy the music and entertainers from Superior Soundz Entertainment and, at the same time,

help support a great cause.

What: 2nd Annual Camp Quality Fundraiser

Where: The Cabin Restaurant, Freehold, NJ

When: Tuesday, March 11th, 2014 – 7pm – 11pm

Contact: The Cabin Restaurant (732) 462-3090

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A relaxing cross between Margaritaville and Tommy Bahama

LUNCH - Mon. - Sat. 11:30am - 3:00pmBRUNCH - Sun. 10:30am - 2:00pmDINNER (Summer Hours): KITCHEN: Sun. - Thurs. closes at 10pm; Fri & Sat 11pm BAR: Sun. - Thurs. closes at Midnight; Fri & Sat 1:30am

Mon - Sat 2pm - 6pm / Sunday All Day Beer Flights* $5.00 (* Four different 4oz glasses served on a paddle)

Featuring1/2 Priced Appetizers • 16 Draft Beers •$5 Svedka Vodka Drinks$4 House Wine by the Glass • $2 Yuengling & Coors Light Pints

Relax & Enjoy watching our 10 HDTV’s

Monday - Trivia Night Tuesday - Lobster NightWednesday – Ladies Night: Live Music 6pm – 9pmThursday – Snow Crab Night; Live Music 7pmFriday & Saturday - Live Music 8pm - MidnightSunday Brunch - 10:30am - 2:00pm $21.95 Adults/$10.95 Kids (10 & younger)Early Bird Specials - Sunday thru Friday 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Sun. 9/1 Rhyme & ReasonMon. 9/2 Gary PhilipsTues. 9/3 Gary CookWed. 9/4 TomardoThurs. 9/5 Lisa BouchelleFri. 9/6 UndisputedSat. 9/7 Billy LawlorMon. 9/9 Trivia NightTues. 9/10 Gary CookWed. 9/11 Tomardo

Thurs. 9/12 Floyd MurrayFri. 9/13 License To ChillSat. 9/14 Phil Engel Band

Mon. 9/16 Trivia NightTues. 9/17 Gary CookWed. 9/18 TomardoThurs. 9/19 LeftyFri. 9/20 Nicole & DeniseSat. 9/21 BallyhaunisMon. 9/23 Trivia NightTues. 9/24 Gary CookWed. 9/25 TomardoThurs. 9/26 Lisa Bouchelle

732.920.8900 • 799 Rt. 70, Brick, NJ 08723www.Riverwatchbricknj.com

TRIVIA NIGHT

MONDAYS @ 7:30 PMOpen D

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LUNCH !

Daily Specials

Happy Hour

Football Sundays!!!

First there was Sinatra, then Martin, then Darin … NOW…Tomardo Every Wednesday

6pm – 9pm

September Entertainment

EVERY THURSDAY

Win a $50 Gift Card

Join us for FOOTBALL SUNDAYS

w/ Hot Buffet & Specials on Select Beers

Giant / Jet T-Shirt

Giveaways

Snow Crab Day1lb. Snow Crab Entreé - $20. per person

Up to 10 booths featuring Jewelry, Perfume, Lotions, Clothing, Crafts and other neat stuff!



A relaxing cross between Margaritaville and Tommy Bahama

Daily 11:30am - 6pm Beer Flights* $5.00 (* Four different 4oz glasses served on a paddle)

Featuring1/2 Priced Appetizers • 16 Draft Beers •$5 Svedka Vodka Drinks$4 House Wine by the Glass • $2 Yuengling, Miller Lite & Coors Light Pints

Relax & Enjoy watching our 10 HDTV’s

Tuesday - LOBSTER NIGHT; $5 BURGER NIGHT (BAR ONLY) Wednesday – LADIES NIGHT - SUSHI SPECIALS - Live Music 6pm – 9pm Thursday – PRIME RIB NIGHT - TACO SPECIALS @ BAR Friday & Saturday - LIVE MUSIC 8pm - Midnight Sunday Brunch - 10:30am – 2:00pm $19 Sunday - TRIVIA NIGHT; 50% off Bottles of Wine

Sat. 3/1 Seth Tieger TrioWed. 3/5 Tomardo Fri. 3/7 Basement MusiciansSat. 3/8 UndisputedWed 3/12 TomardoFri. 3/14 Phil Engle Band

Sat. 3/15 Gary PhilipsWed. 3/19 TomardoFri. 3/21 The Amused Sat. 3/22 License To ChillWed. 3/26 TomardoFri. 3/28 Nicole & DeniseSat. 3/29 Brue Crew

732.920.8900 • 799 Rt. 70, Brick, NJ 08723www.Riverwatchbricknj.com

TRIVIA NIGHT

SUNDAYS @ 7:00PM

1 ST, 2 ND & 3 RD PLACE PRIZES

Closed

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OPEN St. Patri

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Daily Specials

Happy Hour

March Entertainment

Have Your Next Function in

Our Party Room

Overlooking the Scenic

Metedeconk River

Sunday Brunch — 10:30am – 2:00pmIncludes choice of:3 Cold Salads • Soup • Scrambled Eggs • Bacon • Sausage French Toast • 4 Chafing Dishes of Hot Entrees 2 Carving Stations • Pasta Station • Omelet Station • Dessert Station

Kids under 10 eat free with each adult order

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March 20th

Welcome in First Day oF spring

Rum Drink Specials @ Bar All Day!

First there was Sinatra, then Martin, then Darin … NOW…Tomardo Every Wednesday

6pm – 9pm

Thursday NightsOpen Mic

NightCall for details or [email protected]

Join Us

Mar. 5th … Ladies Shopping Day Extravaganza

Up to 10 booths featuring Jewelry, Perfume, Lotions, Clothing, Crafts

and other neat stuff!

Mar. 4th … Wine Dinner Wild Mushroom with White Truffle Oil

Pan Seared Duck BreastGrilled Beef Tenderloin

Chocolate Ganache Truffles

- Pedroncelli Chardonnay- Pedroncelli Pinot Noir- Pedroncelli Cabernet C ALL FOR RESERVATIONS

World Famous Irish Band BALLYHAUNIS @ 7PM

Free Giveaways

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Us Irish Food Specials All Day

Corned Beef • Shepherd’s Pie • Irish StewGreen Beer: Guinness & Killian’s on tap

$3 Heinekens to anyone wearing GREENTIA MARIA DRINK SPECIALS


Tommy’s Red Bank 2 Bridge Ave. @ The Galleria

Red Bank, New Jersey

(732) 212-1700

Tommy’s Paramus700 Paramus Park

Paramus, New Jersey

(201) 261-1380

Happy HourFood & Drink Specials All Week Long!

Mon – Fri 4pm – 7pm • Fridays til 10pm • Sat & Sun ALL Day

CheCk our website for weekly speCial s & our MenuTommy’s Full Service Catering Menu & To Go Menu Available

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Location OnlySat. Mar. 15

UFC 171Hendricks

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&Pizza…and

Wings!

FULL BAR &

FLAT SCREEN TVs

at all 3 Locations

Tommy’s

$12 Miller Lite Buckets

$15 Corona Buckets

(5 per bucket)During All Games

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