2014 Calendar of Events
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2014 Calendar of Events June Every Wednesday, June 25th through September 10th – • Farmer’s Market at the Tabernacle Grounds every Wednesday also crafters in Fire House Parking Lot on 6th St. 8am – 1pm 23rd -27th - July Jubilee – A fun filled week of contests including Taffy Sculpting, French Fry Sculpting, Paper Clip Sculpting, That’s The Way the Cookie Crumbles and Beadamania. Prizes awarded, contests begin at 11:00am daily at the Music Pier, Boardwalk and Moorlyn Terrace. Call 609-525-9300 for more information. 25th - FUNday at Playland benefit - (Raindate Friday, June 27th) from 1 to 5pm, held at Playland's Castaway Cove , 10th & Boardwalk. The $15 per person FUNday wristband provides (4) hours of unlimited access to all rides, two mini golf courses, plus go-carts. Mini- golf and go-carts close at 4:30pm. Wristbands may be purchased starting at noon on day of event at Playland Ticket Booths. Community Quest, Inc.'s FUNday benefit helps to provide innovative "Housing & Employment" services to low-income individuals and families, those with disabilities and most recently veterans in New Jersey. For more information call 609-646- 0388. Or visit: www.CQInc.org 25th- ‘Broadway on the Boardwalk V’ featuring Broadway Star- Julia Murney presented by the Greater Ocean City Theatre Company: Julia Murney last appeared on Broadway as Elphaba in Wicked after playing the role on the national tour for which she received an Acclaim Award. Other New York credits include Lennon, Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party (Drama Desk nomination), A Class Act, Saved, Crimes of the Heart and more. 2014 OCTC Cast Members will join Ms Murney in a spectacular tribute to Broadway. At the Ocean City Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace & Boardwalk, 7:30pm. Tickets: $25 Orchestra, $20 Solarium Call 609-525-9300 or visit www.ocnj.us/boxoffice 28th – Choose Your Cover – Skin Cancer Screening – Free screenings open to the public. 10:00am – 1:00pm at the Music Pier, 2nd Fl. Green Rm, Moorlyn Terrace and boardwalk. Sponsored by the Cape May County Dept. of Health. For more information call: 609-463-6521. 1 28th – Kisses For Kyle Meet and Greet - Meet Philadelphia Baseball Legend Darren "Dutch" Daulton from noon - 1:30pm in the Music Pier loggia, Moorlyn Terrace and Boardwalk. $20 per autograph, call 267-210-1489 to pre-order tickets or you can buy tickets the day of. All proceeds to support local families battling childhood cancer. To learn more about their mission to support families battling childhood cancer visit www.kissesforkyle.org 28th - Ocean City Nor’easters vs Jersey Express – (Cancer Awareness Weekend) 7:00pm Kick off, Carey Stadium, 6th & Boardwalk. Tickets: $10 Adult, $7 Youth (Under 16) For more information call 609-525-9999. 29th - Ocean City Nor’easters vs FA Euro - New York Magic – 7:00pm Kick off, Carey Stadium, 6th & Boardwalk. Tickets: $10 Adult, $7 Youth (Under 16) For more information call 609-525-9999. -A portion of proceeds will be donated towards Cancer research. 29th Ocean City Pops Orchestra presents a Tribute to Neil Sedaka!! 8:00pm Ocean City Music Pier. Pianist Jeffrey Biegel plays Sedaka’s charming Manhattan Intermezzo and Gershwin’s perennial crowd rousing favorite – Rhapsody in Blue! Plus singers. Tickets $15/10 at www.ocnj.us/boxoffice beginning May 17th. 30th-Get the Led Out- 7:30pm Ocean City Music Pier. Get The Led Out is a group of professional musicians who are passionate about their love of the music of Led Zeppelin. This is not an impersonator act but rather a group of musicians who were fans first, striving to do justice to one of the greatest bands in rock history! Tickets $35 on sale at the Music Pier Office for cash or check only, or through TicketMaster 1-800-745-3000 or at www.ticketmaster.com (additional fees apply). For more information call 609-525-9300. July The Ocean City Pops Orchestra has performances throughout the summer at the Music Pier. Every Tuesday through the end of August - Funtastic Tuesdays – 10am – 1pm on Asbury Ave. Entertainment, Face Painters, Balloon sculptors. Mummers Night – Strutting 7pm – 9pm on the boardwalk, 6th – 14th Sts. Sponsored by: Shrivers, Surf Mall, Shirt Shack & Ocean Paradise Beach Walks – South End Location: 59th St. & Central Ave., (Entrance to Corsons Park) Tuesdays-9am, Wednesdays-6:30pm. North End Location: OC/Longport Bridge Parking Lot (Gardens Parkway) Tuesdays-6:30pm, Wednesdays-9am. Tickets may be purchased on-site. Adults $1.00 Children $.50 Every Wednesday through the end of August – Farmer’s Market at the Tabernacle Grounds every Wednesday also crafters in Fire 2 House Parking Lot on 6th St. 8am – 1pm. Ends Sept 10th Beach Walks – South End Location: 59th St. & Central Ave., (Entrance to Corsons Park) Tuesdays-9am, Wednesdays-6:30pm. North End Location: OC/Longport Bridge Parking Lot (Gardens Parkway) Tuesdays-6:30pm, Wednesdays-9am. Tickets may be purchased on-site. Adults $1.00 Children $.50 Every Thursday through the end of August – Market Days, 10am – 1pm - Asbury Avenue. Entertainment, Face Painters, Balloon sculptors. Family Nights, Entertainment on the boardwalk 7:30pm to 9:30pm between 6th – 14th Sts. Sponsored by: Old Salt, Playland Castaway Cove, Johnson’s Popcorn, Haunted Golf/Congo Falls Inn to Inn Tours – Thursdays 2pm – 4pm, pick-up at 7th & Central Ave. Every Sunday through August – Character Nights on the boardwalk. Parade starts at 6:00pm. Characters will sign autographs in front of the Music Pier. Come join the fun and meet all the Ocean City Boardwalk Merchants’ Mascots. Sponsored by Manco and Manco’s Pizza and Gillian’s Wonderland Pier. 2nd Ocean City Pops Orchestra-POPS Goes All American! 8pm at the Ocean City Music Pier. Julliard pianist Joseph Mohan regales with a fabulous Gershwin medley and his sensational American Tribute. Plus baritone Neil Nelson sings Gershwin and the POPS plays patriotic hits and Sousa. Tickets $15/10 at www.ocnj.us/boxoffice beginning May 17th. 3rd – VFW Benefit Concert – The “British Invasion Tribute” will perform a wide array of British and American music from the 1960’s. More than just The Beatles, the British Invasion Tribute’s performance is three shows in one! First, you may hear classic songs by iconic British groups such as The Zombies, The Moody Blues, Dave Clark Five and Herman’s Hermits, just for starters. The American musical “response” follows, with memorable hits by celebrated artists such as The Monkees, The Turtles, The Mamas & The Papas, and Tommy James & The Shondells, to name just a few. Show time 7:00pm at the Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace and Boardwalk. Tickets $20 available at the Music Pier Box Office or at www.ocnj.us on Memorial Day weekend. 4th – July 4th Bike Parade – Sponsored by the Gardens Civic Assoc.. Registration 9:00am at the Longport Bridge parking lot. Parade begins at 10am. For more information call 609-525- 9300. 4th – July 4th Bike Parade – Sponsored by the South OC Improvement Assoc. Registration 9:00am at 40th & Asbury Ave. Parade begins at 10am. For more information call 609-525- 9300. 3 4th – Fourth of July Celebration – Kite flying competition at 7pm followed by entertainment. At 9:30pm a spectacular fireworks display off the Ocean City Boardwalk tops off the evening. For more information call 609-525-9300. 5th - Ocean City Nor’easters vs New Jersey LUSO Parma - 7:00pm Kick off, Carey Stadium, 6th & Boardwalk. Tickets: $10 Adult, $7 Youth (Under 16) For more information call 609-525-9999. (Mascot Race at halftime) 7th- Dr. Seuss’s THE CAT IN THE HAT From the moment his tall, red-and-white-striped hat appears around the door, Sally and her brother know that THE CAT IN THE HAT is the funniest, most mischievous cat they have ever met. The Greater Ocean City Theatre Company’s production of Dr. Seuss's THE CAT IN THE HAT is a lively, engaging "play with sound effects" for performance by adults for young children. Not a word has been touched or added to Dr. Seuss's classic, ensuring anyone who's read the story will find themselves transported into the world they've always imagined. At the Ocean City Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace & Boardwalk, 10:30am Tickets: $10 Call 609-525-9248 or visit www.ocnj.us/boxoffice 7th- Zappa Plays Zappa 7:30pm at the Music Pier. Zappa Plays Zappa is an American tribute act led by Dweezil Zappa, the eldest son of late American composer and musician Frank Zappa, devoted to performing the music of Frank Zappa. The shows presents a collection of Frank Zappa's rock-oriented compositions from the 1960s to the late 1970s. Apart from Dweezil Zappa on lead guitar, many of the band members previously played with Frank Zappa. Tickets $35 on sale at the Music Pier Office for cash or check only, or through TicketMaster 1-800-745- 3000 or at www.ticketmaster.com (additional fees apply). For more information call 609-525-9300. 8th*, 9th & 10th-Ocean City Pops Orchestra presents Guys and Dolls! 7:30pm at the Ocean City Music Pier (*2pm & 7:30pm) Fully staged Broadway Musical with the Greater Ocean City Theatre Company. Fun for the entire family. Don’t miss hit songs like A Bushel and A Peck, Adelaide’s Lament, Luck Be a Lady and more! 7:30pm (matinee Thursday 2pm) Tickets $30/25 at www.ocnj.us/boxoffice beginning May 17th. 9th - Sand Sculpting Contest – 9am at the 6th St. Beach – the first one of the season. 10th – Freckle Contest – 6:30pm at the Music Pier. Registration begins 6pm in front of the Music Pier, Moorlyn Terrace & Boardwalk. For more information call 609-525-9300.