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BYO chair, snacks, blankets, friends, and more to the weekly
Beach Bonfire
starting at sunset, around 8 pm. On Wednesday, August 16 the bonfire is on the First Avenue Beach.
The Rotary Club presents a Mini Golf Fundraiser on Thursday, August 17 at the Asbury Eighteen on the boardwalk, a fundraiser for the Asbury Park Rotary Club's many local causes, including this year's addition of the Asbury Park Fire Department AED Fund. The fun putts from 6 pm to 8 pm, and tickets are $15 per person. More info here.
Visual albums aren't just for Beyonce anymore! The Asbury Hotel presents an Out Like Lambs Film Screening and Record Release Party on Friday, August 18. The screening includes 14 short films, one for each song of new album Fingers Crossed, celebrating the Asbury Park-based band's post-punk college rock sound. The filmmakers came from the Asbury Park community, and celebrate the Asbury vibe. Live music performances also by the Yams and Sister Ancestor. Doors open at 7 pm, and cover is $10. More info here.
Join the Sunset Lake Commission for a Sunset Lake Cleanup on Saturday, August 19 from 9 am to 11 am, a chance to show some love to Asbury's waters beyond the beach! All supplies (including Booskerdoo coffee!) will be provided, meetup is on the Sunset Avenue side of the lake, near the intersection of Park Avenue. More info here.
The City of Asbury Park's Mayor's Wellness Committee presents Yoga in the Park on Monday, August 21 from 5 pm to 6 pm in Springwood Park. Come experience an easy stretching and yoga session with certified instructors from the Community YMCA of Red Bank, open to all ages and all experience levels! The event is free, please bring a towel and drinking water.
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| What Creates a Total Solar Eclipse? (Ted-Ed) |
Turn around, bright eyes! For the first time in 38 years, the whole of the continental US will be able to see a Total Solar Eclipse on Monday, August 21, from approximately 1:22 pm to 4 pm. New Jersey isn't one of the states that gets to experience the totality (when the sun is completely covered by the moon, creating night-like darkness), but we will be able to see the moon cover about 75% of the sun's light. DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE ECLIPSE. Looking at the sun without proper protect can cause serious eye damage, and that goes for looking at it through a camera or set of binoculars. More info on the eclipse, what it is, how to safely view it, and more here.
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| Solar Eclipse Viewing Party at the Asbury Park Public Library |
The Asbury Park Public Library hosts a Solar Eclipse Viewing Party on Monday, August 21 at 1 pm. The family-friendly program includes a story and craft hour, and eclipse glasses for the first 100 to fill out a permission slip. More info here.
The Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition presents the Light Up the Night Community Bike Ride on Tuesday, August 22 at 6:30 pm. The ride starts in Springwood Park, decorate your bike and throw on some lights, and be sure to wear a helmet if you're under 17! More info here.
NJTV, New Jersey's public television network, hosts a public conversation on the links between Health, Quality of Life, and Economic Disparity in Asbury Park on Wednesday, August 23 at 6 pm in Holy Spirit Church. The conversation will explore economic policies, challenges and opportunities, and how communities are working towards better well-being for all. The forum includes a panel discussion and a Q&A. The forum is free, pre-register to ensure your seat here.
Hi-Tide and the Surfrider Foundation present an Aloha Friday Beach Sweep on Friday, August 25 to kick off the Asbury Park Surf Music Festival. Help clean up the North Beach at 6 pm, then enjoy the satisfaction of a job well done with post-sweep live music from Bongo Surf, tiki drinks, and food from the Anchor's Bend. More info here.
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House of Independents and Asbury Park Comedy present Dave Attell, one of Entertainment Weekly's 25 Funniest People in America and the guy behind Insomniac with Dance Attell and Dave's Old Porn on Showtime. Doors open on Friday August 18 at 8 pm, tickets are $35. More info here.
KYDS and the Danny Clinch Transparent exhibit present Summer Soul on Sunday August 20, an evening full of creative expressions through music, poetry, singing, and more art. The featuring musical artists include Park on Lark, Stringbean Blues, and Quincy Mumford. Doors open at 3:30 pm, and the event kicks off with a mindfulness meditation at 4 pm. More info here.
So You Want to be a Comedian?, Asbury Park's premiere comedy open mic returns on Tuesday, August 22 at 8 pm in the Anchor's Bend. Veterans and newbies alike are welcome to try out new stuff, work up some laughs, or just bask in the limelight! More info here.
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Walk through Asbury Park's legendary and haunted history with tours from the pros at Paranormal Books and Curiosities. Learn about the
Ghosts and Legends of Asbury's Downtown on Thursday August 17.
Explore the
Ghosts of the Boardwalk
on Friday August 18. Tours start at 7 pm and are $12, more info
here.
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| Reclaimed Wood Mosaics at the Market AP |
The Market AP hosts a
Reclaimed Wood Mosaics and Copper Stamping Workshop on Sunday August 20, at 1 pm. Hosted by Sea and Green, the workshop will lead you through selecting found raw and painted wood, then sanding, cutting, hammering, and gluing it into art. Then copper stamping it to boot! All supplies are included, and the workshop is $45 per person. More info
here.
Art629 hosts
Open Studio Painting Sessions on Fridays from noon to 3 pm and Mondays from 5 pm to 8 pm, open to all skill levels and with instruction provided as needed. Bring your own works in progress, start a new project, and get inspired! All supplies are included, and sessions are $20 an hour. More info
here.
Uncorked hosts
Paint and Sips and open studio sessions almost every night of the week, where you can flex those creative muscles and enjoy some good beverages with friends and family! More info
here.
Words! bookstore hosts a
Children's Story Time
on Thursdays, from 11:30 am to 12 pm. Children of all ages are welcome for stories, games, songs, and fun, content mostly geared towards kids under 5. More info
here
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The Asbury Park Public Library hosts Children's Story Time at 1 pm on Monday through Friday, with special Children's Crafts on Tuesdays at 2 pm. More info here.
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The Asbury Park Sunset Farmer's Market runs every Saturday through October (weather permitting) at Fireman's Park, at Sunset Avenue and Main Street. The market includes farm fresh goods, pickles, flowers, baked goods, and more. Hours are from 8 am to 1 pm, more info here.
Asbury Fresh is back! The collection of farmers, artists, craftsfolk, and more returns to Kennedy Park on Sundays from 10 am to 3 pm. More info here.
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New Jersey VegFest returns for a second helping at Convention Hall on Sunday, August 20. From 10 am to 5 pm sample treats and goods from over 45 vegan vendors, with additional beauty products, clothes, arts and crafts, and more for sale. Tickets are $5 in advance and $20 at the door, more info here.
Kula Urban Farm presents a Farm to Table Cocktail Party on Sunday, August 20 from 4:30 pm to 7 pm, with wine, passed hors d'eouvres, and the beautiful surroundings of a garden in bloom. The event is free, a donation of $35 is suggested. More info here.
Who needs to choose between enjoying an outdoor beverage and enjoying time with your four-legged friend? Yappy Hour at the Wonder Bar is where dog-park-meets-bar, with fun and socializing for you and your pup. All dogs are welcome on Thursdays and Fridays from 4 pm to 7 pm, and on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 7 pm. Small dogs get the place to themselves on Mondays from 4 pm to 7 pm. Rules and more info here. |
Hotel Tides: pop-art paintings and portraits by Michele Krauss, with an opening reception on Friday August 11 from 7 pm to 9 pm.
More info
here
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| AM DeBrincat at Parlor Gallery |
Parlor Gallery: "Pleased to Meet You," a group of exhibit of artists who have never exhibited in Parlor Gallery, as well as new works from some of the gallery's favorite returning artists. The exhibit runs through September 11. More info
here.
Exhibit No.9
: "Unlimited," works by mixed-media and urban artists Luis Bivar, Linda Zacks, Sage Barnes, and Human Wreckage. The exhibit runs through October 15. More info
here.
Heaven Gallery
: "Works for the Soul," a group exhibit featuring 12 artists bearing their souls through work which expresses their deepest passion and reveals the spirit which animates their soul. The exhibit runs through August 19. More info
here
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| Adam Thomas at Palette Gallery |
Palette Gallery
: "For the Birds," a 9-person exhibit of paintings, prints, and mixed media works celebrating our fine feathered friends. The exhibit runs through August 26. More info
here
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Siren Arts
: "Summer of Radical Love" kicking off a summer-long residency and exhibition with featured artists developing and creating works in a range of visual mediums, exploring cultural, racial, sexual, and gender equality. In addition to guest and featured artists, the residency features J Morrison, Caroline Wells Chandler, and Ramekon O'Arwisters. More info
here
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MENASHE
(in the heart of New York's ulta-orthodox Hasidic Jewish community, kindly widower Menashe struggles to make ends meet and parent his young son, when tradition prohibits him to have custody of the boy without a wife.)
THE MIDWIFE (two of French cinema's biggest actresses star in this story of the unlikely friendship the develops between an uptight midwive and the free-spirited mistress of her later father)
MAURICE (a 30th anniversary restored version of the 1987 film, about the passion between two young men in pre-World War I England, when homosexuality was punishable by imprisonment.)
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| Purple Rain at the Asbury Hotel |
The Baronet Theater at the Asbury Hotel kicks off their summer series of outdoor screenings in earnest, with movies every night of the week (weather permitting)! The lineup features
the Prince soundtrack-delivery-device Purple Rain on Thursday August 17, an animated inside look at a preteen's emotions in Inside Out on Saturday August 19, everything is awesome in the Lego Movie on Sunday August 20, post-breakup comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall on Monday August 21, the thrilling conclusion to the saga in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 on Tuesday August 22, and a darkly comic Robin Williams as the World's Greatest Dad on Wednesday August 23. Screenings starts at 8:30 pm, tickets are $7.
More info
here
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Shore Flicks brings your movie favorites out to the beach with free screenings this month on the Second Avenue Beach, starting half an hour after sunset (between 8:30 and 9:30, approximately). On Thursday, August 17 see the tourism industry of Amity Island take a real hit in Jaws. Screenings are free, but please bring canned goods for the nightly food drive. More info here.
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| Brian Anderson at the ShowRoom |
ROLLING! Asbury Park presents a screening and discussion of Brian Anderson: on Being a Gay Pro Skateboarder, a documentary by Vice Magazine on the hero of the skateboarding community, who still kept his sexuality a secret from nearly everyone in his life for many eyars. The screening is on Thursday, August 17 at 7 pm, and is followed by a discussion with Director Giovanni Reda and Brian Anderson. More info here.
The ShowRoom hosts a pre-release screening of Viceroy's House, with an in-person post-film Q and A with Director Gurinda Chadha and moderator Chuck Rose on Wednesday, August 23 at 7:30 pm. Lord Mountbatten arrives in India with his wife as the last Viceroy, tasked with overseeing the transfer of power from England to the newly-independent India. Despite hopes for a peaceful transition, the sub-continent is rocked by religious and cultural transition which threatens to tear India apart. More info here.
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THURSDAY AUGUST 17
The Anchor's Bend: reggae pop at Jams On the Sand, with Roots of Creation, with a jamband-reggae fusion that's netted them multiple kudos and awards. (6pm, free)
The Asbury Hotel: Emily Grove in a Sunset Set at the rooftop Salvation bar. (6pm, free)
The Saint: rock with Matt Dubrow and the Captives, with Chris Dubrow and special guests. (7:30pm, $5)
Asbury Park Yacht Club: American Trappist featuring Jo Michelini of River City Extension, with special guest Earth Telephone. (8pm, free)
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| Darenots at the Wonder Bar |
FRIDAY AUGUST 18
The Stone Pony Summer Stage: the Chris Robinson Brotherhood and Donavon Frankenreiter. Inside sets by Colossal Street Jam and Mad Kings. (4pm, $29.50/$35)
The Saint: rock with Surfer Blood, joined by Katie Von Schleicher and Good Luck Spaceman. (7:30pm, $15)
The Wonder Bar: combining the best of hip hop, trap, reggae, and rock with earwormy bopable hooks, Toronto's Darenots (8pm, $10)
Tim McLoone's Supper Club: a 60's era retrospective in three acts: covering the British Invasion Years, the American musical response, and an all-Beatles final set. (8pm, $20)
The Asbury Hotel: rock, funk, and soul with Pepperwine, Hambone Relay, and Hot Timollies. (8pm, free)
Langosta Lounge: Tara Dente Band and the Cranston Dean Band with Ashley McKinley. (10pm, free)
SATURDAY AUGUST 19
The Stone Pony: StrummerJam, a benefit for Music and Memory featuring Jesse Malin and Band, with the Vansaders and Matty Carlock. With special guests Brian Fallon of the Gaslight Anthem, Craig Finn of the Hold Steady, Ted Leo, Patrick Stickles of Titus Andronicus, Richard Barone of the Bongos, Daniel Rey of the Dictators, Mike Montali of Hollis Brown, Anthony D'Amato, Danny Clinch, and Doug Zambon of the Vansaders. (7pm, $22/$25)
Paramount Theater: Glen Burtnik's Summer of Love concert, on the 50th Anniversary Tour. (6:30pm)
The Saint: heavy rock with Zenergy Entertainment Group, presenting Hengine, Black Wall, Noneyo, Incognito Theory, and more. (7:30pm, $10)
The Wonder Bar: Bobby Bandiera and his band, with donations accepted for Sgt. Denny's Project, an organization which supports military working dogs. (8pm, $15)
SUNDAY AUGUST 20
The Stone Pony: Rock to the Top, the Stone Pony local band competition, with the second group of the semifinals. The bands include Can't Fix Stupid, Kat Phunk, Triple Addiction, Dead Flowers, Balter Band, Pool Rats, and Hedera. (2pm, $12/$14)
House of Independents: Moto Records presents Monte and Georgia Owen with an EP release celebration, also featuring the Leah Nawy Band, Lauren Gill and the JR Pros, Skylar Springer, and Olivia Howell. (4:30pm, $10)
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| Heather Gillis Band at the Saint |
MONDAY AUGUST 21
Langosta Lounge: smooth jams with String Bean and the Boardwalk Social Club (6pm, free)
Springwood Park: Memphis blues with Southern Avenue, joined by jams with Sandy Mack and Friends. (6pm, free)
The Saint: Americana soul, roots, and rock with the Heather Gillis Band. (7pm, $10)
TUESDAY AUGUST 22
The Wonder Bar: the Night Game, featuring former Boys Like Girls singer Martin Johnson. Joined by Nightly. (8pm, $10/$12)
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 23
The Saint: indie rock with QWAM, Garbage Brain, and more. (7:30pm, $5)
The Wonder Bar: Australia's the Living End, joined by the Vansaders. (8pm, $25/$27)
The Asbury Hotel: the Mercury Brothers, Tabah, Far in the Maples, and Jenny Mustaches. (8pm, free)
THURSDAY AUGUST 24
The Anchor's Bend: Jams on the Sand, with the Adam Ezra Group and Scott Sharrard and the Brickyard Band. (6pm, free)
The Wonder Bar: guitar legend Dick Dale. He's 31 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest rock guitarists of all time, he pioneered the use of reverb as well as custom-made Fender amps. (7pm, $37.50/$40)
House of Independents: the official Stoked for the Summer pre-party with Dave Hause and the Mermaid, with Jared Hart and DJ Pete Steinkopf. (7pm, $10)
The Saint: rock and roll with the Morgan Freemasons (7:30pm, $8)
Asbury Park Yacht Club: American Trappist with Jo Michelini of River City Extension, joined by Primm. (8pm, free)
FRIDAY AUGUST 25
The Stone Pony Summer Stage: beloved locals and steerers of the Jersey punk scene from the 90s through today, the Bouncing Souls celebrate their annual Stoked for the Summer show, joined by Lucero, the Menzingers, Mickey Rickshaw, and Timeshares. (4pm, $36/$40)
The Wonder Bar: the third annual OTHS reunion featuring Fillet of Soul, high-energy funk and soul with a host of 70s and 80s hits. ($10)
The Saint: rock with a CD release party and summer send-off for the now in retrograde Mercury Brothers, with the Burns, Cranston Dean Band, Sex Office, and Rachel Ana Dobken. (7:30pm, $10)
House of Independents: Tullamore DEW presents a release party for the Asbury Park Summer Sampler Volume 2, with performances by Gay Guy/Straight Guy, Levy and the Oaks, Little Vicious, Natalie Farrell, Avery Mandeville, and Foes of Fern. (7pm, $10)
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Georgie's: "the Gay 'Cheers' of Asbury Park," with pool, beer pong, Go-Go boys, karaoke extravaganzas on Wednesdays and Saturdays, Lady Marisa's Glitter and Glam show every Thursday, twice weekly free food buffet, Ladies Nights the first Friday of every month, Sunday Funday football drink specials and buffet, and s
pecial events every night of the week.
Paradise and the Empress Hotel
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Features two dance floors, martini lounge, two tiki bars and a heated pool, opening daily at 10 am. Weekly Events include Drag Wars Contest on Mondays, B!tchy Bingo on Tuesdays, Wepa Wednesdays Latin Night or New Wave/Brit Pop/Dark Wave Night School, Thursday Movie Night, Friday Night Drag Show hosted by Miss Paradise, Country Line Dancing Saturdays, Saturday Night Dance Party 10pm-2am featuring the hottest DJs, Shep Pettibone's Sunday Tea Dances poolside, Sunday Night Karaoke and more.
The Asbury Hotel: Enjoy DJs spinning tunes every weekend, Tea Dances, Sunday Night Trivia hosted by Gentleman Jim Norton, Monday Drag Queen Karaoke hosted by Pissi Myles, Revolutions at the Asbury on Tuesday Nights with secret drink menus and favorite local DJs, and more.
House of Independents: free live band karaoke with the Golden Boyz on Thursday August 17, Ladies Night Out with DJ Licious on Friday August 20, 90s by Nature with DJ Tyler Valentine on Saturday August 19, and the Funny Fight with DJ Tyler Valentine vs DJ Funsize on Friday August 25.
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Since 1988, HABcore has provided permanent housing for people in Monmouth and Ocean Counties, focusing on people who are homeless, in danger of becoming homeless, disabled, or unable to care for themselves. HABcore promotes self-sufficiency in a family-like atmosphere, providing residents with tools to reach their highest level of independent living. Volunteers are always needed, both individual and group volunteers, for a one-time event or ongoing programs.
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Deal Lake Commission: Thursday, August 17, 7 pm
Library Board of Trustees: Wednesday, August 23, 9 am
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