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There may be a reprieve in holiday cele-brations at the moment, but Asbury Park’s annual Beerfest brings a wave of energy and excitement to the boardwalk this month. Asbury Park Boardwalk and the WRAT radio station present the tenth annual Asbury Park Beerfest 2020 - “Cheers to Beers” on Saturday, Jan. 25 and Sunday, Jan. 26, at the iconic Convention Hall, 1300 Ocean Ave.

BRING ON THE NEW YEAR WITH BEERFEST 2020

Just like years past, this year’s Beerfest, which is held annually the weekend before the Super Bowl, will be broken down into three sessions over the course of the two-day event: two Saturday sessions and one Sunday session.

James Douglas, co-manager of the Asbury

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Park Beerfest, shared with Night & Day magazine what he is most looking forward to at this year’s event. “The energy the event brings to the build-ing, boardwalk and the surrounding community,” he said. “It truly is great to see all the visitors Beerfest brings to Asbury Park in the middle of winter!”

Since Beerfest’s inception in 2011, organizers and presenters have worked hard each year to grow the event and ensure new additions are added and fan favorites over the years continue to make their comeback for another year.

“We have expanded our food selections and added more local NJ breweries,” shared Douglas. “Of course, all the national favorites will make their return.”

Beerfest 2020-goers can also look forward

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to new beers added to the lineup this year. “Since Beerfest is truly about beer, adding new breweries with their specialties is always something we strive for,” he said.

With the growing popularity of Asbury Park Beerfest it comes as no surprise that sessions continue to sell out earlier and earlier each year. The 2019 Beerfest was the fastest the Saturday sessions had sold out and 2020 seems to be following suit with both Saturday sessions selling out quickly.

“It’s great to see the event grow in popularity with each year,” he added. “The level of anticipation just sur-rounding the announced date is truly amazing!

“It has become an annual event for so many.”

BREWERIES MAKING THEIR DEBUT AND RETURN

Douglas shared Best Beer winner Icarus Brewing will be one of the breweries making a return to Beerfest as well as local favorites like Asbury Park Brewery. New additions Source Brewing and Dogfish Head Brewing will also be showcasing their products for Beerfest 2020.

“There will be ciders again and the returning old-style beers, but not bars,” he explained. “This year there will be a NJ Beer Bar.” The Beer Muscle Competi-tion will return again this year, according to Douglas.

While beer is at the forefront of this event, there are plenty of food vendors for guests to look forward to that will pair perfectly with their favorite brew. This year’s food vendors are MOGO Tacos, Windmill, Simply Southern, Waffle Cabin, El Lechon de Negron, The An-chor’s Bend, Asbury Oyster Bar and Chank’s Grab-N-Go Pizza.

And, of course, the event will showcase various entertainment in Convention Hall as well. “We always have DJ’s, WRAT Contests and Giveaways and the popu-lar Ocean Avenue Stompers,” said Douglas.

MORE TO ASBURY PARK BEERFEST 2020

The Asbury Park Beerfest is proud to support Best Day Foundation, Clean Ocean Action and Officer Down NJ charities. Hops for Awareness is another that was added to this year’s list of charities. Hops for Aware-ness is “brewing” awareness and support to improve

the lives of individuals with special needs. “We hope to accomplish our goals by

coming together to celebrate while raising funds,” said Douglas about Beerfest's sup-port of these charities. “The funds raised will be utilized to support programs in our local communities both directly and indirectly.”

“We are also very proud, our very own Asbury Park Police and Fire departments are also part of Beerfest every year.”

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Beerfest 2020 if you haven’t yet because the 10th annual event of its kind is sure to be a great time for all who attend. While Saturday sessions are sold out, Sunday tickets are still available with one session from noon to 4 p.m.

“Sunday is really a great day to enjoy the event, so if you did not get a ticket for Sat-urday absolutely grab one for Sunday,” ex-claimed Douglas. “While they last of course!”

Tickets can be purchased for $44 in ad-vance and $48 at the door plus applicable service charges and fees at ticketmaster.com and Stone Pony box office.

Beerfest attendees will receive a map when they enter the event, which will pro-vide any other additional information needed to make the most of their experience.

“All the great information is contained on the map each customer receives upon entry,” said Douglas. “It is a great way to navigate all that Beerfest has to offer, plus it will let everyone know how to vote for their favorite beer.”

Each year, Beerfest proves to be more than just an annual event, and is actually a celebration among friends and family that people look forward to year in and year out. Beerfest 2020 will be no exception to the rule.


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ICE AT THE PIER: ICE SKATING AND WINTER FUN Dates: Thursdays thru Sundays thru Presidents’ Day Times: Various Times Location: Pier Village, 50 Chelsea Ave., Long Branch Website: iceatthepier.com Enjoy one of Pier Village’s most cel-ebrated traditions. From Thanksgiv-ing to Presidents’ Day, visitors lace up their skates and twirl away by-the-sea at the iconic ice rink. Here you’ll find residents and visitors alike skating in the heart of Pier Village’s beautifully decorated community, exciting shops and restaurants.

MIDDLETOWN: ONE HOUR FOR YOU MEDITATION HIKE Date: Saturday, Jan. 11 Time: 9 - 10 a.m. Location: Tatum Park, 151 Red Hill Rd., Middletown Website: eventbrite.com Take one hour for you, to go on a 40-minute silent hike, which will stop several times to listen to a guided meditation to help calm the mind and body. These walks are known as Ancient Bath Walks. This free event is presented by Dream N Joy.

ALBERT HALL COUNTRY & BLUEGRASS SHOW Date: Saturday, Jan. 11 Time: Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Music 7:30 - 11 p.m. Location: Albert Music Hall, 131 Wells Mills Rd., Waretown Website: alberthall.org Enjoy a live stage concert of country and bluegrass music. Be prepared to be entertained Pinelands style while listening to leading regional bands from the tri-state area. Admission is $5 and tickets must be purchased at the door.

Neil Simon’s “Brighton Beach Memoirs” will take the stage at the Al-gonquin Arts Theatre, 60 Abe Voorhees Drive, Manasquan, from Jan. 25 through Feb. 1 as part of the Broadway Series 2019-2020. The perfor-mance schedule is as follows: Saturday, Jan. 25 at 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 26 at 3 p.m.; Friday, Jan. 31 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 1 at 2 and 8 p.m. Neil Simon’s “Brighton Beach Memoirs” is described as a perfect coming-of-age comedy, which follows Eugene Morris Jerome as he navi-gates the challenges that come with being a teenager during the Great Depression. For more information and to purchase tickets in advance, visit algonquinarts.org.

The Blessing of the Vineyard will take place on Saturday, Jan. 18 from 1 to 5 p.m,. at Laurita Winery, 85 Archertown Road, New Egypt. The blessing honors St. Vincent Tournante, the Patron Saint of the Vineyards. After the blessing ceremony, those in attendance will retreat back to the warmth of the winery where each person will enjoy a complimen-tary glass of wine along with the breaking of bread. Live music will be performed by First Call from 1 to 5 p.m. and all participants will enjoy a relaxing afternoon at the winery. The blessing ceremony will start at 2 p.m. and the celebrating will continue inside until 5 p.m. Admission to the event is free. For more information, visit lauritawinery.com.

Penguin Awareness Day will be celebrated at Jen-kinson’s Aquarium, 300 Ocean Ave., Point Pleasant Beach, on Monday, Jan. 20, from 1 to 4 p.m. This is a day to celebrate the world’s penguins. Head to the aquarium and learn about all 18 species of penguins through crafts, activities and keeper chats. The Penguin Awareness Day celebration is included with admission to the aquarium. For more information visit Jenkinson’s Aquarium on Facebook.

Meet, Greet and Ice Skate with the NJ Devils Mascot and Alumni on Friday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m., at Pier Village, 50 Chelsea Ave., Long Branch. Don’t miss this opportunity to hit the ice rink at Pier Village and meet, greet and ice skate with NJ Devils alumnus Bruce Driver and the famous “NJ Devil” mascot. Join Pier Village for NJ Devils giveaways, autographs and photos. For more information on the event, visit piervillage.com/events or iceatthepier.com.


NEW YEAR’S TASTERS CHOICE EVENT Date: Saturday, Jan. 11 Time: 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Location: Mathis House at 600 Main, 600 Main St., Toms River mathishouse600main.com The new year will bring new menu items for the Mathis House and they are hosting a taster’s choice food sampling event for their favorite customers to choose their wonderful new menu. The food sampling tickets are $25 per person plus tax and gratuity and include a vast variety of specialty tea sandwiches, scones and desserts by their new chef and baker. Reservations must be made in advance as the event is closed for up to 30 people. Call 732-818-7580 to reserve your space.

BELMAR/LAKE COMO SAINT PATRICK’S DAY PARADE FUNDRAISER Date: Sunday, Jan. 12 Time: 2 - 6 p.m. Location: The Salty Whale, 390 Main St., Manasquan Contact: 732-592-3344 Enjoy entertainment, a hot and cold buffet and a complimentary drink with a donation of $15.

RED FIRECRACKERS - THE LEGEND OF THE FIRST CHINESE NEW YEAR Dates: Wednesday, Jan. 15 and Thursday, Jan. 16 Times: 10 & 11:30 a.m. both days Location: Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, College Dr., Toms River Township Website: grunincenter.org The Nai Ni Chen Dance Company pres-ents a spectacular production of props, costumes, music, acrobatics and dance by top-notch performers, telling the story of the origin of the Chinese Lunar New Year. This event is free of charge.

WINTER BEACH BLAST Date: Saturday, Jan. 18 Time: 1 - 2:30 p.m. Location: Ocean County Mall Center Court, 1201 Hooper Ave., Toms River Website: oceancountyparks.org Enjoy some summer-like fun in the winter at the Ocean County Mall. This free event will feature games, tattoos, info, crafts and more.

KNIT A CHUNKY SCARF Date: Wednesday, Jan. 22 Time: 6:30 - 9 p.m. Location: Proving Ground Waterfront Dining, 56 Shrewsbury Ave., Highlands Proving Ground Waterfront Dining Facebook Page Proving Ground Waterfront Dining and Pinot’s Palette co-host a class to Knit your own Chunky Scarf. Enjoy some cocktails and apps with friends while learning a new craft

PEGASUS WORLD CUP VIEWING PARTY Date: Saturday, Jan. 25 Time: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Location: Monmouth Park, 175 Oceanport Ave., Oceanport Website: monmouthpark.comWatch and wager on the 2020 Pegasus World Cup card from Gulfstream Park from the comfort of Monmouth Park’s Turf Club. Your $50 ticket includes a $10 betting voucher, day-time simulcast program, lunch buffet, Gulfstream selection sheet and private table. There will also be a cash bar. The Turf Club now has big screen HDTVs for optimal race viewing.

BELMAR/LAKE COMO SAINT PATRICK’S DAY PARADE FUNDRAISER Date: Sunday, Jan. 26 Time: 2 - 6 p.m. Location: Bar Anticipation, 703 16th Ave., Lake Como Contact: 732-681-7422 Enjoy entertainment by The Snakes, a hot and cold buffet and a complimen-tary drink with a donation of $15.

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Make a splash at the 2020 LADACIN Plunge in support of the J. Michael Hartnett Memo-rial on Saturday, Jan. 18, with registration beginning at 10:30 a.m. at Leggett’s Sand Bar, 217 First Ave., Manasquan. During the 12th annual Polar Bear Plunge, brave plungers will head into the Atlantic Ocean

on Manasquan Main Beach at 12:30 p.m. The post -event festivities will be back at Leggett’s. For more information and to register for the plunge, visit ladacin.org.

The Rotary Club of Asbury Park presents the 12th Annual Polar Plunge on Satur-day, Jan. 25, with registration from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. with coffee and bagels at McLoone’s Supper Club, 1200 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park, to benefi t Holiday Express and Rotary Eye Rescue. There will be a welcome to plungers and prizes at 10:45 a.m. Join the coolest event of the season with the plunge taking place at 11 a.m. followed by a party with Moroccan Sheepherders kicking off at 11:30 a.m. All plungers registered by Jan. 15 will receive a Polar Plunge T-shirt. For more information, visit rotarypolarplunge.org.

Union Beach Rec-reation will host its second annual Polar Plunge on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 10 a.m., at the Union Beach beachfront. This year plungers will brave the chilly water to support an incredible

organization called Jason’s Dream for Kids. The after-party will take place at American Legion 321 following the plunge. Plungers and attendees are welcome and Union Beach Recreation encourages you to come by yourself or create a team of plungers and see what team can raise the most for Jason’s Dream. For more information on the plunge, visit Union Beach Recreation on Facebook or unionbeachrecreation.com.

St. Mary School hosts the 2020 Polar Plunge for Catholic Education on Sunday, Jan. 26 from 2 to 5 p.m., at Sea Bright Municipal Beach. The AOH Polar Bear Plunge was started in 2007 by the members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division 2 Mon-mouth County, NJ, for the purpose of supporting Catholic education. Monies raised by the event are used to fund scholarships, fi nancial aid, endowments, and facilities proj-ects, in an effort to help schools maintain enrollment levels. For more information, visit the 2020 Polar Plunge for Catholic Education Event Facebook Page or stmaryes.org.

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ANCHOR TAVERN, Belmar - 732.280.2266 Naked Apes Skinny Amigo Sweet Chin Music Run For Cover Vinyl Enjoy!

ASBURY LANES, Asbury Park - 732.361.6659 Jukebox Criminals The Almost Son Little Divas vs. Boy BandsDJ Tyler Valentine Best of the Eagles Brian Kirk & The Jirks

THE ASBURY HOTEL, Asbury Park - 732.774.7100 B3N, Sentient Moss Bad Blooms

Aaron Mazo Duo with Kyle Ward

Lowlight, Brother Andrew, O, Ellis

London, Kat Quintana, Moonwater

VX, Meganow, Chicky Hugh, Joe Pearson Virago

BAR A, Lake Como - 732.681.7422 Harmony Project DJ Kirk LopezDJ Mike Nice

Sandy Mack & FriendsB-Street Band Harmony Project DJ Kirk Lopez

DJ Mike NiceDJ Mike Nice

Whiskey Fueled Harmony Project Joe BaracataDJ Mike Nice

DJ Mike NiceMan Down

BEACHCOMBER, Seaside Heights - 732.793.0526 Yasgur's Farm Boothill Express Temporary Grace Kickin' Nash

BRIGHTON BAR, Long Branch - 732.229.9676 Ham by the PoundPop Culture Reference

Indiana heightsElephant Talk

Richard Lloyd Band(of Television)

The Ones You ForgotPainted Young

Take Today, What is Broken, Nobody from Jersey

BROADWAY BAR & GRILL, Point Beach 732.899.3272 Every WednesdayHump Day Trio Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music

BUM ROGERS, Seaside Park - 732.830.2770 Basso BrothersBilly Hector Halfway There Waterfront Duo

Rock Bottom Matt Noffsinger Skinny AmigosKatfish Lucy Let's Be Frank

THE CABIN, Freehold - 732.462.3090 Brue CrewE-Street Shuffle Twice As Good Vinyl

Run For Cover Phil Engel Band Nancy MalcunShore Bet Band

CORNERSTONE KITCHEN, Jackson - 732.994.5286 Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music

EUROPA SOUTH, Point Pleasant Beach - 732.295.1500 Alfredo Cunha Alfredo Cunha Alfredo Cunha

EVENTIDE GRILL, Sea Bright - 732.530.1414 Kamikaze Karaoke with Kevin Birdsall Riptide Kamikaze Karaoke

with Kevin Birdsall Jamie Brown Band Kamikaze Karaoke with Kevin Birdsall Guns 4 Hire Soulstirs

FRATELLO'S, Sea Girt - 732.974.8833 The Zukes Band Nicole & Denise Hunter Hayes & Ray

HARPOON WILLY’S, Manasquan/Wall - 732.223.8880 Jay & Shay From The Ground Chris Plunkett Trio Brendan from Enjoy Rhyme & Reason Harmony Project Salt Brothers Kids @ Play Todd Robbins

THE HEADLINER, Neptune - 732.775.6200 Winter Bash: Jake Clemons, Jarod Clemons

Laugh Til You Cry Comedy Show

HOUSE OF INDEPENDENTS, Asbury Pk - 732.945.4265 Mega64 Live Gimme Gimme Disco 70s Dance Party Can't Feel My Face Marc Ribler & Friends

50 Licks Dramarama & The Bongos Marc Ribler & Friends Steve Forbert & New Renditions

JOE'S SURF SHACK, Lake Como - 732.681.3111 Price is Wrong DJ Proud From The Ground DJ Rob Busch Price is Wrong DJ Mike Merrell Shut Up Gus DJ Rob Busch Price is Wrong Shore Points Undisputed

JENKS, Point Pleasant Beach - 732.899.0569

KLEE’S, Seaside Heights - 732.830.1996

LEGGETT’S, Manasquan - 732.223.3951 Turnpike MikeMike Dalton Band Howl Turnpike Mike

From The Ground Overboard Turnpike MikeSean Patrick Band Beatle's Day Fund Raiser

MARLIN'S CAFE, Point Pleasant Beach - 732.714.8035

MARTELL'S TIKI BAR, Pt Pleasant Beach - 732.892.0131

MCLOONE'S PIER HOUSE, Long Branch - 732-923-1006 DC Duo Carl Gentry DNA Alan Grant Duo Harmony Project Lou D'Alotto & Chris Zurich

MJ’S BUTTONWOOD, Matawan - 732.566.6220 Brue Crew DJ Billy Reybert Chris Morrisy DJ Billy Reybert UFC 246 Shawn Mars DJ Billy Reybert

MJ’S, Middletown - 732.796.1400 Karaoke with Sheri Lynn

Karaoke with Sheri Lynn UFC 246 Karaoke with

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MJ’S, Neptune - 732.918.9700 Shawn Mars Duo Brother Pete UFC 246 Jimmy From Acoustic Fuego Skinny Amigo

MJ’S, Spotswood - 732.251.7400 Trivia Night DJ Giuseppe Trivia Night DJ Giuseppe UFC 246Amber Moon Trivia Night DJ Giuseppe Relapse

MJ’S, Tinton Falls - 732.542.3131 Richie Graz Dean Scala UFC 246 Martin Rivas Kevin O'Grady

MJ'S, Bayville - 732.269.7764 Skinny Amigo DJ Giuseppe Ruckus UFC 246 Bliss DJ Giuseppe

MOORE’S TAVERN, Freehold - 732.863.0555 Living Proof The Ruckus Phil Engel Band Undisputed Guilty Pleasures Rock of Ages

PIG & PARROT, Brielle - 732.528.7750 Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music

REEF & BARREL, Manasquan - 732.449.4114 Vinyl Trio Vinyl Trio Vinyl Trio

RIVER ROCK, Brick - 732.840.1110 Matt NoffsingerScreaming Broccolli & DJ Q SCE Event Group The Nerds John Brue, Capt Eric

& Shipwrecks, DJ QNicole & DeniseSCE Event Group

Waynard ShellardMatt Noffsinger & DJ Q

Larry AlterSCE Event Group

PROVING GROUND, Highlands - 732.872.2266 Dale Toth & Bruce Semi-Pros Misfit JohnnyUnplugged

Owen's Heavy Mellow Acoustic Enjoy Duo DanJo's Misfit Johnny Unplugged John Ambiale Featured Event

THE SAINT, Asbury Park - 732.775.9144 Algebra II Jay Rosie Hot Blood The Eck's Men Light of Day Winterfest First Note Light of Day Winterfest Light of Day Winterfest

Women of SongLight of Day Winterfest

Asbury's Finest

THE SALTY WHALE, Manasquan - 732.592.3344 Dave & Kate Duo Two Johns Wall Nuts The Serge

ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN, Spring Lake Hts - 732.449.2626 Hang Loose Todd Robbins Band Pat Roddy Bantry Boys Todd Robbins Carnaby Street The Snakes

THE STONE PONY, Asbury Park - 732.502.0600 Stone Pony ShowcaseRenaissance Blvd Splintered Sunlight Light Of Day

Cover Me The Weeklings Exothermic Reaction Light Of DayKids Rock

DecadeBilsby Brothers Whiskey Crossing G. Love & Special Sauce

WATER STREET, Toms River - 732.240.4800 Guns 4 Hire Moondoggie Naked ApesDrunken Clams Eddie Testa Band Brue Crew Temporary Grace

WONDER BAR, Asbury Park - 732.502.8886 Matt O'Ree Band Light of DayWonder Jam

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ANCHOR TAVERN, Belmar - 732.280.2266 Naked Apes Skinny Amigo Sweet Chin Music Run For Cover Vinyl Enjoy!

ASBURY LANES, Asbury Park - 732.361.6659 Jukebox Criminals The Almost Son Little Divas vs. Boy BandsDJ Tyler Valentine Best of the Eagles Brian Kirk & The Jirks

THE ASBURY HOTEL, Asbury Park - 732.774.7100 B3N, Sentient Moss Bad Blooms

Aaron Mazo Duo with Kyle Ward

Lowlight, Brother Andrew, O, Ellis

London, Kat Quintana, Moonwater

VX, Meganow, Chicky Hugh, Joe Pearson Virago

BAR A, Lake Como - 732.681.7422 Harmony Project DJ Kirk LopezDJ Mike Nice

Sandy Mack & FriendsB-Street Band Harmony Project DJ Kirk Lopez

DJ Mike NiceDJ Mike Nice

Whiskey Fueled Harmony Project Joe BaracataDJ Mike Nice

DJ Mike NiceMan Down

BEACHCOMBER, Seaside Heights - 732.793.0526 Yasgur's Farm Boothill Express Temporary Grace Kickin' Nash

BRIGHTON BAR, Long Branch - 732.229.9676 Ham by the PoundPop Culture Reference

Indiana heightsElephant Talk

Richard Lloyd Band(of Television)

The Ones You ForgotPainted Young

Take Today, What is Broken, Nobody from Jersey

BROADWAY BAR & GRILL, Point Beach 732.899.3272 Every WednesdayHump Day Trio Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music

BUM ROGERS, Seaside Park - 732.830.2770 Basso BrothersBilly Hector Halfway There Waterfront Duo

Rock Bottom Matt Noffsinger Skinny AmigosKatfish Lucy Let's Be Frank

THE CABIN, Freehold - 732.462.3090 Brue CrewE-Street Shuffle Twice As Good Vinyl

Run For Cover Phil Engel Band Nancy MalcunShore Bet Band

CORNERSTONE KITCHEN, Jackson - 732.994.5286 Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music

EUROPA SOUTH, Point Pleasant Beach - 732.295.1500 Alfredo Cunha Alfredo Cunha Alfredo Cunha

EVENTIDE GRILL, Sea Bright - 732.530.1414 Kamikaze Karaoke with Kevin Birdsall Riptide Kamikaze Karaoke

with Kevin Birdsall Jamie Brown Band Kamikaze Karaoke with Kevin Birdsall Guns 4 Hire Soulstirs

FRATELLO'S, Sea Girt - 732.974.8833 The Zukes Band Nicole & Denise Hunter Hayes & Ray

HARPOON WILLY’S, Manasquan/Wall - 732.223.8880 Jay & Shay From The Ground Chris Plunkett Trio Brendan from Enjoy Rhyme & Reason Harmony Project Salt Brothers Kids @ Play Todd Robbins

THE HEADLINER, Neptune - 732.775.6200 Winter Bash: Jake Clemons, Jarod Clemons

Laugh Til You Cry Comedy Show

HOUSE OF INDEPENDENTS, Asbury Pk - 732.945.4265 Mega64 Live Gimme Gimme Disco 70s Dance Party Can't Feel My Face Marc Ribler & Friends

50 Licks Dramarama & The Bongos Marc Ribler & Friends Steve Forbert & New Renditions

JOE'S SURF SHACK, Lake Como - 732.681.3111 Price is Wrong DJ Proud From The Ground DJ Rob Busch Price is Wrong DJ Mike Merrell Shut Up Gus DJ Rob Busch Price is Wrong Shore Points Undisputed

JENKS, Point Pleasant Beach - 732.899.0569

KLEE’S, Seaside Heights - 732.830.1996

LEGGETT’S, Manasquan - 732.223.3951 Turnpike MikeMike Dalton Band Howl Turnpike Mike

From The Ground Overboard Turnpike MikeSean Patrick Band Beatle's Day Fund Raiser

MARLIN'S CAFE, Point Pleasant Beach - 732.714.8035

MARTELL'S TIKI BAR, Pt Pleasant Beach - 732.892.0131

MCLOONE'S PIER HOUSE, Long Branch - 732-923-1006 DC Duo Carl Gentry DNA Alan Grant Duo Harmony Project Lou D'Alotto & Chris Zurich

MJ’S BUTTONWOOD, Matawan - 732.566.6220 Brue Crew DJ Billy Reybert Chris Morrisy DJ Billy Reybert UFC 246 Shawn Mars DJ Billy Reybert

MJ’S, Middletown - 732.796.1400 Karaoke with Sheri Lynn

Karaoke with Sheri Lynn UFC 246 Karaoke with

Sheri Lynn

MJ’S, Neptune - 732.918.9700 Shawn Mars Duo Brother Pete UFC 246 Jimmy From Acoustic Fuego Skinny Amigo

MJ’S, Spotswood - 732.251.7400 Trivia Night DJ Giuseppe Trivia Night DJ Giuseppe UFC 246Amber Moon Trivia Night DJ Giuseppe Relapse

MJ’S, Tinton Falls - 732.542.3131 Richie Graz Dean Scala UFC 246 Martin Rivas Kevin O'Grady

MJ'S, Bayville - 732.269.7764 Skinny Amigo DJ Giuseppe Ruckus UFC 246 Bliss DJ Giuseppe

MOORE’S TAVERN, Freehold - 732.863.0555 Living Proof The Ruckus Phil Engel Band Undisputed Guilty Pleasures Rock of Ages

PIG & PARROT, Brielle - 732.528.7750 Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music Live Music

REEF & BARREL, Manasquan - 732.449.4114 Vinyl Trio Vinyl Trio Vinyl Trio

RIVER ROCK, Brick - 732.840.1110 Matt NoffsingerScreaming Broccolli & DJ Q SCE Event Group The Nerds John Brue, Capt Eric

& Shipwrecks, DJ QNicole & DeniseSCE Event Group

Waynard ShellardMatt Noffsinger & DJ Q

Larry AlterSCE Event Group

PROVING GROUND, Highlands - 732.872.2266 Dale Toth & Bruce Semi-Pros Misfit JohnnyUnplugged

Owen's Heavy Mellow Acoustic Enjoy Duo DanJo's Misfit Johnny Unplugged John Ambiale Featured Event

THE SAINT, Asbury Park - 732.775.9144 Algebra II Jay Rosie Hot Blood The Eck's Men Light of Day Winterfest First Note Light of Day Winterfest Light of Day Winterfest

Women of SongLight of Day Winterfest

Asbury's Finest

THE SALTY WHALE, Manasquan - 732.592.3344 Dave & Kate Duo Two Johns Wall Nuts The Serge

ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN, Spring Lake Hts - 732.449.2626 Hang Loose Todd Robbins Band Pat Roddy Bantry Boys Todd Robbins Carnaby Street The Snakes

THE STONE PONY, Asbury Park - 732.502.0600 Stone Pony ShowcaseRenaissance Blvd Splintered Sunlight Light Of Day

Cover Me The Weeklings Exothermic Reaction Light Of DayKids Rock

DecadeBilsby Brothers Whiskey Crossing G. Love & Special Sauce

WATER STREET, Toms River - 732.240.4800 Guns 4 Hire Moondoggie Naked ApesDrunken Clams Eddie Testa Band Brue Crew Temporary Grace

WONDER BAR, Asbury Park - 732.502.8886 Matt O'Ree Band Light of DayWonder Jam

Light of Day: Asbury Blues Full Tilt Boogie The Color Fred




The sounds of roaring cheers will fi ll the air on Sunday, Feb. 2, as Super Bowl LIV 2020 kicks off at 6:30 p.m. in Miami, Florida. Football fans in Monmouth and Ocean counties and all over the country will cheer on their favored team in this head-to-head matchup the NFL season has led up to. While the teams playing in the ultimate face-off are unknown until the end of the playoffs, football fans are already looking forward to Super Bowl Sunday.

The big game means big Super Bowl parties that are sure to be fun for the die-hard football fans as well as fair

weather spectators. Super Bowl means football, a huge halftime show, plenty of commercials and specials fi t for a lineman at local area bars. Still fi guring out where you will be come kick off? This game day guide may just help with that decision.

PROVING GROUND- HIGHLANDS

Celebrate Super Bowl LIV with $3 Bud Lights, $6 Absolut drinks, $7 Seltzer Fishbowls and a buffet. Those in attendance can also enter to win a Yeti cooler.

EVENTIDE GRILLE- SEA BRIGHT

Cheer on the big game at

Eventide where every NFL game is happy hour featuring $2 off all drinks, food specials and more.

BAR ANTICIPATION- LAKE COMO

Enjoy a no-cover, huge Super Bowl Party with 70 TVs and a giant screen, free buffet, amaz-ing giveaways and a DJ and emcee will run the day. Beer specials include $2.50 Miller Lite drafts, $3 Miller Lite bottles, $6.50 Miller Lite pitchers and $4 Corona and Corona Light bottles.

LEGGETT’S- MANASQUAN

Free Super Bowl Pig Roast

hosted by Leggett’s. Drink spe-cials include: $2.25 Bud & Bud Lights, $5 Tito’s Mixed Drinks and $4 Bon & Viv Black Cherry Spiked Seltzers.

RIVER ROCK - BRICK Make your reservation for

River Rock’s 2020 Super Bowl Party. Reserve a seat at the bar or reserve a table for the Best Super Bowl Party in Ocean County with a 28-foot video wall and 40 TVs. $20 per person in-cludes reserved seat from 5 p.m. to end of game, tailgate party with plenty of apps until 6:15 p.m., game room with pong, cornhole and more, [almost]

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half-time all-you-can-eat buffet, giveaways and great prizes throughout the game and DJ Matty K and his shenanigans.

MJ’S RESTAURANTS -ALL LOCATIONS

It’s on at MJ’s. The Big Game Viewing Party features $3 draft beers, $4 shots, $5 house wines and $6 bar cocktails from 6 to 11 p.m. in the bar area only. Only select brand draft beers and shots offered. The Big Game Catering is also available so contact your go-to MJ’s location for additional information.

CORNERSTONE KITCHEN & TAP - JACKSON

Enjoy game-day food and drink specials featuring a $6-$8 bar menu, $2 Miller Lite drafts, $4 White Claws, $5 Jack Daniels and Jameson drinks and more. IVY LEAGUE & CHAPTER HOUSE

BAR & GRILL - HOWELL Featuring NFL Sunday Ticket

on 16 HDTVs. Watch the Super Bowl with food and drink spe-cials at both locations.

BEACON 70 - BRICK Watch Super Bowl LIV on

an 18-foot video wall and 60 screens all in hi-def stadium surround sound. Featuring DJ

Funsize and MC Joe Gell as well as plenty of giveaways, 36 beers to choose from, great cocktails and game day platters.

PIG & PARROT SANDBAR- BRIELLE

Catch all the Super Bowl ac-tion at Pig and Parrot featuring drink specials, giveaways and more.

BUM ROGERS- SEASIDE PARK

Enjoy Super Bowl Sunday with a full NFL package on over 30 TVs with food and drink specials.

REEF & BARREL - MANASQUAN Watch the Super Bowl at Reef

& Barrel featuring drink specials from their NFL 1st & 10 Menu including $1 mugs and half-price wings.

SIMKO’S GRILL- NEPTUNE

Enjoy Super Bowl LIV on 18 TVs featuring drink specials including $3 pints, $5 Tito’s and beer bucket specials.

MONMOUTH PARK- OCEANPORT

Watch the Super Bowl game at Monmouth Park’s William Hill Sports Book with drink and food specials.


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cheese, lettuce and mayo on an everything bagel. All deli sandwiches are served with Boar’s Head pickle and your choice of potato salad, macaroni salad or coleslaw.

Mr. Shrimp, 1608 Highway 71, Belmar, is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and is “Shrimply The Best …” The menu is full of seafood specialties as well as a land-lovers section so there is something for everyone when dining at Mr. Shrimp. Order a seafood dinner like scallops prepared either fried or broiled. All dinners are served with a side of fresh, steamed vegetable and Mr. Shrimp’s home-made, hand-chopped coleslaw and your choice of long-grain rice, mashed potato, French fries, sweet potato fries or onion straws.

Shipwreck Grill, 720 Ashley Ave., Brielle, is nestled near the docks on the Manasquan River and is open Monday through Saturday from 5 to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 4 to 10 p.m. Stop in for a carefully crafted cocktail like The Fagan, a creation named after one of the bartender’s mom. The Fagan is made with Ketel Botanical Grapefruit Rose, Combier Liqueur de Rose, grapefruit juice and lime juice and a brown sugar rim. All of Shipwreck Grill’s cocktails are crafted using the freshest seasonal ingredients accented with freshly pressed juices, house-made infusions, tonics and syrups.

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BALADINA MEDITERRANEAN RESTAURANT & CAFE Baladina Mediterranean Restaurant & Cafe invites guests to enjoy a delicious variety of Mediterranean cuisine right at the Jersey Shore. Baladina’s inviting dining area is reflective of Middle Eastern culture leaving guests with a fulfilling and unique dining experience. The Middle Eastern Culture and Egyptian flare are not just represented in the food and atmosphere. On Friday and Saturday nights guests can enjoy belly dancing with a Mediterranean drummer. The menu boasts a wide variety of items to choose from, offering selections of appetizers, sandwiches, flatbread pizzas, salads and soups, as well as entrees. In a previous interview, Tamer El Fanagily, co-owner of Baladina, shared that everything is made in-house and the most popular platter is Ouzi. The entree is a special pie of phyllo-dough that is made up of rice, peas, carrots, raisins and flavored with almonds. The dish is served with Tahini or garlic sauce in addition to your choice of protein. The Baladina Mix Grill is one of the most popular appetizers. The beauty of the Baladina mix is that diners are able to make their own version of a Mediterranean dish by choosing four of the listed appetizers. Appetizer selections include Zaater Pita Bread, Tabouleh, Hummus, Falafel, Baba Ganoush, Stuffed Grape Leaves and many more. A wide array of beverage selections are offered as well, including homemade lemonade with mint, Turk-ish coffee, mango, guava and apricot juices, Tamer Hindi and more. 931 Fischer Blvd., Toms River 848-224-4889 baladinarestaurant.com

MARANDOLA’S Marandola’s offers guests a taste of Italy in Bradley Beach with a cuisine that blends the flavors of Italy with the surrounding Mediterranean. Mark Marandola, owner and chef of Marandola’s, has spent the past 35 years in the New York culinary world. Now he brings fresh ideas and inspiration to Marandola’s Bradley Beach. The menu boasts a selection for every palate from savory starters to authentic pastas to an elegant mix of seafood and meats. Starters include Sausage and Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms, Burrata with tomato, pesto and arugula, Smoked Mozzarella Ricotta Fritters, Spiedini Alla Romano, which is layered fried bread and fontina with lemon, caper and anchovy sauce, Classic Caesar Salad and more. Pastas include Rigatoni Bolognese, Linguini Carbonara, Bucatini Amatriciana with pancetta, guanciale, onions, red pepper flakes, tomato and basil, Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe and Sausage and more. The menu also features several main dishes that include Pork Chop Giambotta with peppers, mushrooms and potatoes, Snapper Rosemarina with roasted potato and mushrooms, Veal Saltimbocca with spinach, prosciutto, sage, fontina with roasted potato and many more. Save room for dessert and indulge in Classic Tiramisu, Chocolate Hazelnut Budi-no, Vanilla Panna Cotta with blueberry sauce and lemon basil cookies among many other divine choices. 608 Main St., Bradley Beach732-361-5888 marandolas.com

SPANISH POTATO GRILL Spanish Potato Grill deems themselves the Jersey Shore’s best kept secret and boasts Portuguese and Spanish cuisine brought to you by Chef Manny Martins. With a beautifully renovated facility to serve you in, everything at the restaurant is made fresh with the highest quality ingredients. According to the site, Spanish Potato Grill is proud to bring the taste of Newark’s legendary Ironbound district to the Jersey Shore. Stop in for lunch or dinner and enjoy delectable fare made with the high-est grade meats and locally caught seafood. Start out with an appetizer like Chorizo Flambiado, which is Portuguese sausage flambeéd in brandy tableside. The Spanish Potatoes a Casa appetizer is made with their famous homemade freshly cut potato slices deep fried and topped with chorizo sauce and a melted blend of cheese. Enjoy entrees like Paella, a delightful seafood combination cooked with saffron rice and Carne Alentejo, marinated pork loin cubes cooked with clams, potatoes and fresh cilantro, Portuguese olives and pickled vegetables. The Gambas Aguilho is South African prawns sauteed in garlic sauce that is served with saffron rice, vegetable and Spanish potatoes. Save room for dessert and delight your taste buds with Pasteis de Nata, famous Portuguese custard cups or Serradura, translated it means sawdust in Portuguese and the dessert is made of cream and double baked cookies. 55 Brick Blvd., Brick Township 732-228-7655 spanishpotatogrill.com


MIZUKI HIBACHI ASIAN BISTROGet a taste of Asian and Japanese fare right in Wall Township at Mizuki Hibachi Asian Bistro. This one of a kind Hibachi and Asian fusion restaurant boasts a variety of delicious entree choices, state of the art restaurant decor, fi ne dining atmosphere and world-class service. The restaurant features hibachi grill tables, a diverse selection of sushi and exquisite Chinese and Thai cuisines. Start your meal with a wide variety of soups or salads like miso, clear and hot & sour soup or mixed green, seaweed, kani and octopus kimchi salads. Appetizers include spring rolls, spicy rock shrimp, lettuce wraps, shu mai and more. Move on to a large array of sushi like Maki and Temaki cooked rolls, classic rolls, spicy rolls, vegetable rolls and more. House Design Special Rolls include cooked rolls like the Ocean Roll made with soft shell crab tempura, avocado with spicy lobster salad and crunchy on top and un-cooked rolls like the Spicy Girl Roll made with spicy crunchy tuna, spicy crunchy yellowtail inside and spicy crunchy salmon on top. Sushi and Sashimi entrees or a la carte selections are also available as well as Asian fusion from the kitchen with dishes like Thai Basil Beef, Grilled Duck Breast and Crispy White Meat Sesame Chicken. Choose to dine at a hibachi table and enjoy dinner and a show with hibachi entrees. 2007 Highway 35, Wall Township 848-469-8555 mizuki35.com

ST. STEPHEN’S GREEN PUBLICK HOUSE St. Stephen’s Green Publick House is known for their authentic Irish fare and friendly welcoming staff. The restaurant was named after a famous inner city Publick Park in Dublin, Ireland and at St. Stephen’s their Irish roots run deep. According to the site, one step inside their doors and you will quickly see the classic Irish atmosphere that has made them one of the most popular restaurants in Monmouth County. Dine at one of the most authentic Irish pubs in the area and get a taste of Ireland without stepping foot out of Monmouth County. According to the website, the founders took inspiration from Sir Arthur Guinness’s preservation of that historical Publick Park and the restaurant was founded to preserve the rich history of the classic Irish Publick House, or Pub. As a leader among Mon-mouth County Irish restaurants, they note that their philosophy is to keep their cuisine and dining room both fresh and classic. Start your meal with the house favorite Lamb Sliders made with lamb burgers that are topped with fontina cheese, cured tomato, fr-isee and rosemary garlic aioli on toasted butter rolls. Blackwater Deviled Eggs topped with Irish smoked trout and chive oil. Baked Irish Onion Soup is made with Murphys Irish Stout, melted Wexford cheddar and Swiss. Grab a hot sandwich like the Tipperary Reuben starts with grilled corned beef, Russian dressing, melted Swiss and sauerkraut on rye. The Causeway is smoked Irish salmon, Greek yogurt cream cheese, shaved on-ions, tomatoes and capers served on multigrain toast. Entrees include traditional Irish favorites like Shepherd’s Pie, Fish & Chips, Irish Breakfast, Chicken Murphy, Guinness Beef Stew, Bangers and Mash and many more. Sweeten the end of your meal with Irish Bread and Butter Pudding or Banoffee Pie, “Another Irish Favorite” made with graham cracker crust, toffee, bananas and fresh whipped cream. 2031 Highway 71, Spring Lake Heights 732-449-2626 ssgpub.com

BOMBAY RIVER Bombay River is a modern Indian restaurant that takes its guests on a fl avorful journey inside a culinary paradise. According to Bombay River’s website, a river is symbolic of our own conscience awakening, exemplifi ed by a harmonized fl ow of oneness that constantly moves and grows. It continues by explaining that like the name, the menu will awaken your senses and challenge your imagination and you will be transported to an appealing setting while in the comfort of your own neighborhood. Stop in to Bombay River to experience fi ne dining as you will taste familiar elements of the Far East combined with inspired new international fl avors.With a combined tenure of over 30 years in the hospitality and food industry, the owner and chef developed a menu that redefi nes what is expected of Indian cook-ing while being mindful of today’s health conscious eating. The menu starts out with a wide array of small plates in both vegetarian and non vegetarian options, which include Crispy Samosa, a crispy pastry fi lled with seasoned roasted pota-toes and green peas and Chicken Samosa, made with minced chicken wrapped in a thin crust pyramid pastry. Lakkhnavi Papri Chat is sweet yogurt, tamarind chutney, crispy crackers, potatoes, chickpeas and black salt. From the grill, enjoy Lamb Boti Kabab made with awadi-style lamb kabob, ginger, garlic and spices. The menu also features Biryani [rice specialties] and a plethora of non vegetarian and vegetarian main courses. Guests can enjoy various masala and curry dishes. The Mango Chicken Korma is creamy chicken, turmeric, ginger, garlic, cinnamon and mango puree. Desserts include Rice Pudding that is cardamom fl avored and garnished with nuts and Malai Rasmalai, cold soft poached cheese dumplings in a fragrant cardamom, milk syrup. 90 Broad Street, Red Bank 732-530-1598 bombayriver.com



The Kitchen @ 35: ‘An old Jersey tradition

with a new twist’


When an opportunity to restore an old favorite arose, owners of A.M. Kitchen, Brendan Roberts and Lou Halkias. happily took it in stride and thus The Kitchen @ 35 brought new life to the 2601 Route 35 South, Manasquan, location and opened its doors to the community on Oct. 3 of this year.

NOSTALGIA AND OPPORTUNITY Two months later and Roberts shared that

it’s been wonderful so far. While Roberts’ pas-sion fueled the opening of the Kitchen @ 35, this project was not in the works for awhile.

“We were at the A.M. Kitchen in Spring Lake and this presented itself and I view the opportunity as a low risk with a high reward, so we decided to go for it and for nostalgic reasons I wanted to see this place restored to its former glory,” shared Roberts. “So that’s why we’re here.”

There is just something about a Jersey diner that people are drawn to and that. mixed with a location that Roberts once fre-quented and an opportunity for Roberts and Halkias to make it their own with their own spin, resulted in this new establishment.

“Yeah, so an o‘Old Jersey tradition’ with a new twist,”

said Roberts. “That’s the Kitchen @ 35.” For Roberts, the concept derived from

the popularity of Jersey diners that one finds among most people. “Well, everyone loves a Jersey diner,” he explained. “In fact, when I was in the Merchant Marine, when we used to work up at the docks, there was actually an old diner that they lifted up. I believe it was from Union, New Jersey, that they dis-connected at the base, they lifted it up, put it on a trailer and we actually shipped the entire diner overseas to Germany.”

“Everybody loves a diner, like I said, and we decided to put a new menu into a tradi-tional diner setting with a little bit of extra flair on our menu and the dinners especially.”

The Kitchen @ 35 serves breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. According to Roberts, instead of having a 70-page menu or the typical lengthy diner menu, they decided to condense the menu and make the items they do have on it very good. He added that people have been raving about the dinners.

“When my children were born, I have a 15 year old and a 12 year old,” said Roberts. “When my children were born, I was at this

location when it was The Atlantis Diner, every Saturday and Sunday with very good friends all the time and we all have had our children here in their car seats at one point or the other because this place used to be great.”

“And when I saw that it was available I really thought a. for business reasons, but b. for kind of nostalgic reasons, I want to see this place succeed again for the neighborhood and we’ve already seen families come in with their young ones,” added Roberts. “And I’m hoping to be able to provide a good place for them, a staple, a weekend staple, a Saturday and a Sunday staple, that they can come in at breakfast, lunch, dinner.”

“Actually what we’ve been seeing a lot is our dinner crowds is a lot of families. Kids are still in their cleats from the soccer field or they’re still in their high tops from the basketball court and they’re coming in, they’re having a nice, casual meal at a really affordable price and the food is excellent. And families really seem to be very appreciative of it.”

THE MENU: SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE The Kitchen @ 35 offers two menus; a break-

fast and lunch menu and then a lunch/dinner menu. No matter the time of day, breakfast is always on the menu at The Kitchen @ 35. “ … Breakfast is available all day because, just like the A.M. Kitchen, there’s nothing better than pancakes for dinner on a Friday.”

The breakfast menu features kitchen spe-cialty toasts like the Avocado Toast, which is toasted seven-grain topped with a fresh guaca-mole spread, sliced tomatoes, sliced avocado, EVOO and crushed red pepper flakes. Top off any toast with two eggs cooked to your liking. The breakfast menu also includes a variety of benedicts, breakfast bowls and breakfast sandwiches as well as chef choices, kitchen omelettes and from-the-griddle selections.

“Well, the children go bananas for everything from the griddle, the pancakes, the Volcano French Toast and also what we have included in our menu is a New York Style Deli Section for lunch and dinner,” said Roberts. Mile-high, fresh corned beef, pastrami, store-cooked turkey and we create all the Sloppy Joes, the Reubens, we have the White Russian and it’s just the combi-nation of all the fresh deli meats and the people are going crazy for it. The kids like it, too.”

Roberts didn’t hesitate when sharing his fa-vorite dish. “Corned beef hash, with three eggs over easy, rye toast and a little hot sauce is probably the best breakfast, I think,” he shared. The corned beef hash is homemade in house.

Indulge in a burger, which Roberts thinks is one of the best around. Interested in other can’t- miss menu items? “The pastrami for lunch is nice and lean, it’s delicious and for dinner our saute cook is a magician with a frying pan,” said Roberts. “People have been raving about his Veal Saltimbocca, the Shrimp Fra Diavolo, of course the Chicken Francese, the Chicken Marsala, Chicken Parm, the old

staples.”“It’s really, there’s not 75 choices

for dinner, the 15 choices are sold for dinner, but they’re prepared really well,” he added. “And the chicken dishes are wonderful and we have a nice steak on the menu. A Ribeye and a Delmonico and Pork Chops. So we have everything for everyone.”

Other dinner items include seafood, a section of the classics, pasta and saute specials. They also offer one or two dinner specials every weekend for another variance off the menu. “People have been really raving about the saute section and the pasta section,” he said. “We had a young lady in here the other day, she was 16 and she said it was the best Shrimp Scampi she’s ever had.”

The Kitchen @ 35 proudly serves Hoffman’s Ice Cream as well as all breads and desserts from Country Bakery. “The ice cream comes from Point Pleasant Beach,” said Roberts. “The bread comes from Point Pleasant Beach and our desserts … so everything is bought and helping local businesses.”

The restaurant also features fresh brewed, organically grown, ground-on-premises coffee and artisan teas. There’s four TVs for customers to catch their favorite games and the establish-ment is BYOB so don’t forget to bring your favorite bottle of wine or cold beer. In addition to dining in, The Kitchen @ 35 offers Doordash as well as pickup so customers can enjoy the menu for takeout as well. The establishment is also open for private events.

LOCAL LOVE The Kitchen @ 35 supports all local

causes and hosts fundraisers as well.The restaurant recently hosted a pasta party for a local sports team the night before a big game. “We hosted one here the other night and the kids loved it,” he said. “We piled out so much pasta and soda and ice cream and the parents didn’t have to worry about picking up or cleaning up and they all came back and they picked up their kids an hour later so don’t forget to host your next pasta party before the big game here.”

The Kitchen @ 35 keeps it local from staff to customers and distributors. Fol-low the restaurant on their webpage, Facebook and Instagram because they might be coming up with new, fun ideas, according to Roberts.

“We’re from the community and we want to give to the community and that’s what we’re here for,” shared Roberts.


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The Highlands Business Partnership’s annual “Beef & Brew” St. Patrick’s Day fundraiser will take place on Sunday, Jan. 26, from 4 to 9 p.m. at Proving Ground Waterfront Dining, 56 Shrewsbury Ave., Highlands. All proceeds to benefit the 2020 St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The event will feature live music, an Irish fare buffet, $6 Guinness drafts, $6 Smithwicks and Harp bottles and $7 Jameson drinks. A $30 donation includes the buffet dinner and two beer tickets. The 2020 Grand Marshal will be presented with their sash during the fundraiser. For more information, visit Proving Ground Waterfront Dining on Facebook or highlandsnj.com.

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LIGHT OF DAY WINTERFEST BRINGS AWARENESS AND MUSIC TO ASBURY PARK


One night featuring a single con-cert to raise awareness and funds for Parkinson’s disease evolved over 20 years into a festival that spans 10 days in the tri-state area, an internationally recognized tour and shows that take place around the world in 13 countries on three continents.

Light of Day Winterfest 2020 celebrates its 20th anniversary in the city where it all began, Asbury Park, after jumping leaps and bounds from its beginning.

START OF LIGHT OF DAY “Well, I think that when we started

this we never had any idea that it would become what it has become, where we have shows, basically, I think we’re at 13 or 14 countries now,” shared Jean Mikle, president of the Light of Day Foundation Inc. in regard to this year’s 20th anniversary. “We actually have a Light of Day in Austra-lia, believe it or not, that an Australian group does. And I just came back from the three week tour that we do in Eu-rope every year where we bring some artists over there and we tour, it’s just a songwriter’s circle and we tour for three weeks.

“So it’s just kind of really amazing that it’s become this,” she added. “The sad part, on the other hand, is that we went into this hoping that we would find a cure for Parkinson’s in our life-time and help raise money for that and that has not happened. Although there have been a lot of advances which are encouraging.”

The Light of Day Foundation, Inc. was founded in 2000, a few years after music industry veteran Bob Benjamin had been diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s disease. After celebrating

his 40th birthday party in Red Bank and asking friends to make donations to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation in lieu of gifts, the generosity spurred the creation of the Light of Day charity.

The name was taken from a Bruce Springsteen song and the foundation utilizes the power of music to raise money and awareness in its continu-ing battle to defeat Parkinson’s disease, and related illnesses PSP and ALS, within our lifetime.

“Yeah, the first major Light of Day was actually in Asbury Park at The Stone Pony in 2000 and it was one day,” explained Mikle. “It was just one concert with Joe Grushecky and the Houserock-ers as the headliner and we were very lucky that Bruce Springsteen decided to show up and play that night.

“It was actually the first time he had come back to The Stone Pony since it had reopened in 2000.” This initial concert took place in November because that is when the birthday is of the movement's founder, Bob Benjamin, but they ended up moving the concerts to January to avoid competing with any other cause, according to Mikle.

Twenty years after that first official concert and even those that were there from the start didn’t dream of this. ”I don’t think Bob ever thought 20 years later we would be doing this and I don’t think any of us did,” she said. “I mean ... we were just a group of friends of Bob who kind of got together and this happened.”

THE ASBURY PARK LINEUP “But what’s cool about this event, I think, is

people come from all over the world and it’s really kind of fascinating,” shared Mikle. “We have peo-ple, a big group of people, that come from the UK every year with a group called Badlands that runs tours, rock ‘n’ roll tours, and we have a lot of people from Norway, people from Spain, Italy, Sweden and obviously people from the U.S. and lots of parts of the U.S. in addition to our local people.”

“ … And in addition to raising money to fight Parkinson’s, they just really love coming to Asbury Park in the middle of the winter,” she added with a laugh. ”And I think it speaks not just to, you

know, we have a bunch of artists who have been very dedicated to us over the years like Willie Nile, obviously Joe Grushecky has been there every year, Joe D’Urso and Stone Caravan, Joe’s on our board, he’s our vice president. Jesse Malin has been another longtime sup-porter, he’s going to be there. James Maddock, another one who’s been there for a while. So we have all these artists, but also I think this is kind of a celebration of the local music scene, too, because people get to see a lot of local artists play and they kind of fall in love with them.”

Head to The Stone Pony, the place where it all began, on Sunday, Jan. 12, for Cover Me: Best in NJ Cover & Trib-ute Bands with doors at 1 p.m. and the show at 1:30 p.m. Light of Day Winterfest concerts will continue to utilize music to illuminate Asbury Park from Thursday, Jan. 16 through Saturday, Jan. 25 with performances all over town. For a complete list of scheduled performances, performers and venues, visit lightofday.org.

While Mikle admits she doesn’t get to watch many of the shows because she’s running around working, she notes that some of the shows she is most looking forward to include the first night kickoff show at House of Independents as well as the three shows at the Para-mount Theatre and, of course, the Saturday night show.

“And then our big show of course would be Saturday night with all our artists like Jesse Malin and James Maddock and Joe Grushecky will be the headliner, so for the 20th anniversary as he was the first time, so it’s kind of like come full circle,” said Mikle. “And Joe D’Urso, Stone Caravan will be playing there so, yeah, it’s kind of going back to our roots, I guess.”

“And one of my very favorite shows is the last night, what we call the Last Note, which is at The Saint and that would be Sunday night after we’ve all hung out at McLoone’s, everybody goes and parties there,” she added. “I’m not sure yet who Scotty has playing there so I can’t tell you, but it’s always fun.”

20 YEARS OF LIGHT OF DAY “We’ve raised, I guess, about $5.5 million dollars

so far,” shared Mikle. “We’re hoping to go over $6 mil-lion this year. … In addition to giving money to various organizations, including, we give money to Joan Dancy and Pals, which is people with ALS, and also to cure PSP, which is another neuromuscular disease, and we give

money obviously to the Parkinson’s Foundation and to the Michael J. Fox organization, but we also fund, kind of our boots on the ground thing, is we pay for over 100 people a week to take boxing classes in our Boxing for Bob program. Boxing is really good for people with Parkinson’s because it helps with their balance and core strength.”

All of the money raised during Light of Day Winterfest will get distributed to those various organizations to con-tinue the foundation’s mission. “And ... our next move is we’re hoping to start a speech therapy program,” added Mikle. “Hopefully within the next year because that’s another thing … people with Parkinson’s have difficulty talking and it really kind of shuts them off from the world in a sense because they can’t communicate. So we’d like to do that. We’ve been working on that for a while so hopefully within the next year we’ll do that.”

While the Light of Day Foundation works hard all year to raise money and awareness by hosting other fundrais-ers and holding board meetings, the biggest events of the year for them are the Light of Day shows. It’s truly a pas-sion project as the grassroots organi-zation only has one salaried employee and everyone else works as a volunteer and has been for the past 20 years.

According to Mikle, all of this really comes down to Bob’s vision. After being diagnosed with early onset Par-kinson’s at the age of 38 and working as a music manager for Joe Grushecky and Joe D’Urso, he decided to do something instead of feeling sorry for himself.

“‘Let’s try to raise money and awareness for this disease’ and that’s really where this all comes from,” said Mikle, explaining what he decided to do. “Cause we were all friends with Bob and we just kind of joined into it, but he’s the inspiration. He’s 61 now. He’s had this disease for a very long time and he’s not doing as well as he was in the past, but he remains prob-ably the bravest person I know.”


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