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Fireworks move from NYE to Jan. 1 downtown successful
Continued from Page 18 able to make the downtown New Year’s fireworks show happen with some effort and collaboration.
“Typically, we start with the fireworks company to see their ability to move to the date,” Perlozzo said of the process to reschedule the downtown show. “Once that occurs, we reach out to the state fire marshal for approval, our fire marshal, public works, etc. If all the approvals are in place, we reschedule all the events around all the staff available.”
The city manager and council members get the final say, he continued, and despite the challenge of the holiday weekend, everything fell into place. Perlozzo also called the move to the PAC for the movies a “blessing” that allowed families to enjoy New Year’s Eve the way they planned, but in a different location.
Perlozzo and his staff are set to discuss hosting a fireworks show at 6 p.m. on New Year’s Day downtown next year given how well it was received, and as of now they are planning to offer the Northside Park show on New Year’s Eve with weather dates in 2023.
And as the winter trudges on, tourism staff members are also focused on promoting the resort as a year-round destination.
“Our department has renewed its commitment to bring improvements, additions and modifications to things in 2023,” Perlozzo said. “Since June of 2021, our team has accepted the challenge to move the resort into a new era attracting different market segments, different media consumptions, etc. Similar to Sunfest, we believe that our Big 3 events (Winterfest, Springfest and Sunfest) will evolve more and more over time.”
Staff members are also in what Perlozzo called “recruitment mode” for new events, meetings, conventions and sporting events, along with hosting a packed schedule at the PAC throughout the winter and spring.
As of now, the major events on the off-season schedule are as follows: • Jan. 13 – BB King Experience featuring Claudette King • Jan. 14 – Thomas McClary’s (original founder with Lionel Richie) Commodores Experience • Jan. 15 – The Spinners • March 10 – Marc Roberge of OAR • March 19 – Blippi • April 1 – Lewis Black (Comedian) • May 4 — Springfest
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Happy 2023!
Continued from Page 18 first-term contracts renewed for second terms.
McLaughlin will operate a total of eight stands, one with Nemet at the inlet, and the others at First, Ninth, 11th, 12th, 19th, 20th and 24th streets.
Pittler is set to operate stands at 22nd and 23rd streets along with taking over the midtown contract, which was released because of a payment default this summer. The contract saw a 70 percent increase from $10,000 per year to $17,000 with Pittler’s awarded bid.
The other owners will operate just one stand each at their respective south end locations.
Ocean City has 70 beach franchise agreements spanning the length of the resort from the inlet to 146th Street. The owners who hold the franchises have autonomy to sell beach equipment in their respective areas and earn the contracts through a competitive bid process. The franchises are divided into three sections — south end, midtown and north end — and the contracts are staggered and bid out for three years each. Altogether, the franchises annually bring in a total more than $1.4 million.
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(Jan. 6, 2023) First Friday celebrates a collaboration between visual artists and writers during the 10th annual “Shared Visions” exhibit at the Ocean City Center for the Arts on Jan. 6.
All are welcome to the free event that runs from 5-7 p.m.
“Shared Visions” is the annual partnership between the artists of the Art League of Ocean City and the writers who meet monthly at the Arts Center for the Writers Group headed by Ruth Wanberg-Alcorn.
The artists submitted artwork — paintings, photographs, fiber art, mosaics and mixed media — they hoped would inspire the writers, and the writers selected their inspirations and created accompanying literary works. Both sides will be on exhibit in the Thaler Gallery until Jan. 29.
“This is the 10th year for the collaboration,” Rina Thaler, executive director of the Art League, said. “It is an inspired coming-together of words and images and demonstrates the different forms of self-expression.”
On Tuesday, Jan. 17 from 6-8 p.m., the writers will read their work and discuss what inspired them about the art during a free event at the Arts Center, and the public is invited.
In January, the Galleria will feature an exhibit entitled “Force of Nature,” an all-media group show that explores the power and beauty of weather.
With the rise in extreme weather events, this exhibit seeks to highlight the effects of climate change. The show judge is Raymond Ewing of Lewes, Delaware, noted plein air artist and instructor.
Sarah Hancock exhibits in Studio E in January.
Born and raised in Ocean City, she is a former Art League scholarship winner and is completing her BFA degree at Salisbury University with a focus in painting, new media, and ceramics.
“My limited exploration of art history, and philosophical beliefs of artists through the centuries, has sparked an aspiration to depict the presumably intangible,” Hancock said. “By bridging the influence and aesthetics of the past into today’s reality, I want the beholder to walk away from my work with a new sense that the physicality and materiality of the imagination is attainable, and hopefully view everyday reality with a new perception of whimsy, individuality, and curiosity.”
Cindy Strouse of Frankford, Delaware, is the Spotlight Gallery artist for January.
Originally from New Jersey, she graduated Cum Laude from Rutgers College of Pharmacy and worked in retail pharmacy where she designed artistic store windows.
“I strive to capture emotion and serenity in my paintings and drawings of landscape, people and wildlife,” Strouse said. “Living by the ocean and on a lake, I focus my art on the subjects around where I live now.”
Her recent interest is writing and illustrating children’s books.
The staff of the Art League of Ocean City occupies the Artisan Showcase in January.
The “Staff Selections” include handmade pottery, locally-made miniature paintings, handcrafted jewelry and photography.
Featured artists include Elaine Bean, Katie Brown, Kerry Doran, Katrin Huber, Robert Johnson, Megan Burak Lowe, Kacie Neeb, Aubrey Sizemore and Thaler.
The Art League’s satellite galleries also open new shows on First Friday, with the artists present to greet guests and talk about their work.
Dale Ashera-Davis of Berlin opens at the Coffee Beanery on 94th Street and Coastal Highway for a threemonth show.
A fiber artist who uses unusual materials in her work, she incorporates commercial cottons, silks, dryer See ARTISTS Page 22
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Artists, writers collaborate for ‘Shared Visions’ exhibit
Continued from Page 21 lint, copper roofing sheets, and found items such as acorns and shells.
Don Hartman of Ocean Pines opens a three-month show in the Princess Royale lobby, 9100 Coastal Hwy.
Born in Baltimore, Don studied fine arts and photography at The Maryland Institute College of Art, and a construction job led to a career developing affordable housing.
His show at the Princess Royale is entitled “On Vacation with the Boys and Girls.”
“My inspiration for this series was a simple thought: In today’s photo sharing world through social media and cell phones, I wondered what would happen if I transposed other worldly critters doing vacation ‘stuff’ and then sharing their own vacation snapshots … Wherever the inspiration comes from, I always paint to delight the eye and tease the mind.”
The Ocean City Center for the Arts at 502 94th Street, is open daily until 4 p.m., and admission is always free. More information is available at OCart.org or by calling 410-5249433.
The Art League of Ocean City is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing the visual arts to the community through education, exhibits, scholarship, programs and community art projects.
Funding for this event is in part provided by the Worcester County Arts Council, Maryland State Arts Council and the National Endowment of the Arts, organizations dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive.
(Jan. 6, 2023) The Diabetes Outpatient Education Program at Atlantic General Hospital will be offering diabetes self-management education classes in January.
Classes will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 17 and 24, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Burbage Regional Cancer Care Center, 9717 Healthway Drive, in Berlin.
The series of three, three-hour sessions will address blood glucose monitoring, foot care, nutrition, exercise and other self-management skills to help individuals better manage their diabetes. A family member is invited to attend.
The program is recognized by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) for quality education, and program staff includes a registered nurse and a registered dietitian, both of whom are certified diabetes care and education specialists.
Advance registration and a referral from your primary care provider (which the program can obtain) are required.
Diabetes Self-Management is a Medicare benefit and the cost of the classes is also covered by many insurances.
Call 410-208-9761 for more information and to register.
COMMUNITY BRIEFS
President’s List
Grace Watson, a sophomore Biblical Counseling major from Berlin, was among approximately 720 Bob Jones University students named to the fall 2022 President’s List.
The President’s List recognizes students who earn a 3.75 or higher grade point average for the semester at the school, located in Greenville, South Carolina.
Dining Guide
■ PRICE RANGE: $, $$, $$$ ■ RESERVATIONS: Reservations accepted —————————————
DOWNTOWN
South end to 28th Street
■ CAPTAIN’S TABLE 15th Street and Baltimore Avenue, inside The Courtyard by Marriott, Ocean City 410-289-7192, www.captainstableoc.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Visit Captain’s Table for seafood, steaks, lobster specials and martinis. Open for breakfast and dinner every day; Happy hour, seven days a week 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Breakfast, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Saturday and Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; Dinner, Sunday through Thursday, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. ■ COASTAL SALT 16th Street and the Boardwalk, Ocean City 410-973-7258, www.coastalsaltoc.com $$-$$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar New American restaurant. Local seafood. Friday Dec. 23 through Sunday Dec. 25.; Closed. Monday Dec. 26 through Thursday Dec. 29; Open at 11 a.m., No breakfast. During these dates we will be doing customer appreciation. It is 25% off your entire check, includes everything. Friday Dec. 30 through Jan. 1; Open at 8 a.m., w/breakfast. NYE reservation time slots: 5 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 8:30 p.m. ■ COINS PUB & RESTAURANT 28th Street Plaza and Coastal Highway, Ocean City 410-289-3100, www.coinspuboc.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Closed and will reopen Friday Jan. 13th. American style local restaraunt serving seafood, steaks, and chefs specials. Check out the off season weekday specials. Early bird; Tues. through Sat, 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Happy Hour; Tues through Sat, 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. with food and drink specials. Closed Mondays. Open Tues.,-Fri. at 2 p.m., Sat.-Sun., 11:30 a.m. Dine-in, Carry out. Ordering online www.coinspuboc.com. ■ CORAL REEF RESTAURANT & BAR Oceanfront and 17th St. in Holiday Inn & Suites, Ocean City 410-289-2612, www.coralreefrestaurant.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Enjoy traditional Eastern Shore with a Caribbean flare; Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner featuring specialty rums; Sunday through Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday through Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Happy hour drink specials and $10 eats, Everyday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. ■ DUMSER’S DAIRYLAND Caroline St, Wicomico St. & South Division St. on the boardwalk, Ocean City www.dumsersdairyland.com Ice cream made daily. Stop by any Dumser’s location for homemade ice cream, milkshakes, sundaes, floats and much more. ■ PAPI’S TACO JOINT 15th Street @ Philadelphia Avenue, Ocean City 443-664-861, PapisTacoJoint.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Try the new Authentic Mexican restaurant open 7 days a week. Mon. to Fri.; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sat. & Sun.; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. With a family atmosphere you can enjoy build your own street taco’s with a sheet table side with their home-made authentic salsas. Serving foods such as little cravings, Papi’s trio guacamole, Queso Fundido and choice of salsas, salads, bowls, soups, main dishes and desserts. Also, brunch, gluten free and vegan menus. Happy Hour: Monday through Friday, 3-5 p.m. with beer, wines, cocktails and specialty signature drinks. Dine in, or order online for your carryout and delivery by Door Dash. Catering is available. ■ PICKLES PUB 706 Philadelphia Ave., Ocean City 410-289-4891, www.picklesoc.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Open daily. Serving food until 1 a.m. Free parking across the street. Daily food and drink specials. Live entertainment 6 nights a week. Lots of pool tables. Liquor store attached. Game room. 30+ drafts on tap. Dine in or carry out.
■ 32 PALM Located in The Hilton,32nd Street, Ocean City 410-289-2525, www.32palm.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar All day dining featuring breakfast, brunch, and dinner; Serving shareables, lighter fare, a wide selection of bourbons; Weekend brunch, Saturday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Happy hour, every day, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. ■ LONGBOARD CAFE 6701 Coastal Hwy., Ocean City 443-6445639, www.longboardcafe.net Classic and creative American dishes and cocktails are showcased in a festive, surfthemed setting with weekly specials. Featuring burgers, tacos, prime rib, seafood and more. Open 11 a.m to 9 p.m. Closed on Tuesdays. Dine-in and curbside pick-up. ■ MARLIN MOON Located in the Double Tree Hotel, 3301 Atlantic Ave., Ocean City 410-289-1201, www.marlinmoonocmd.com |$$ Open daily for breakfast, lite fare, and dinner; Happy hour, Monday through Saturday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. featuring $10 appetizers, drink specials, and specialty oysters; Breakfast, 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; Lite fare, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Dinner, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. ■ SEACRETS 49th Street, Ocean City 410-524-4900, www.seacrets.com $$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Open Monday-Wednesday, 4 p.m. and Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. with island atmosphere. Jamaican jerk chicken, appetizers, sandwiches, paninis, pizza and fresh seafood.
MIDTOWN
29th to 90th streets
$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Serving daily small plates, soups, salads, sandwiches, fried rice, entrees and desserts. Also, Nori’s premium rolls, nigiri and sashimi, hand-roll combos. Full bar with wine, beer and cocktails. Inside dining and take out, 7 days a week, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Delivery via Door Dash Online. ■ SOPHIA’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT PIZZERIA Inside the Gold Coast Mall, 11405 Coastal Hwy, Ocean City 410-723-5188 $$ | Kids’ menu Appetizers, salads, subs, soup of the day. Specialty pizzas, calzones and low-carb alternatives, Italian entrées. A la carte fresh vegetables, homemade desserts. Open daily, 11:30 a.m. Call for take-out or delivery by Door Dash and Uber Eats.
■ COASTAL SMOKEHOUSE 12513 Ocean Gateway, West Ocean City 410-390-5998, coastalsmokehouse.com $$-$$$ | Full bar with 18 TVs Steak and barbecue experts. Menu reflects nation's hottest barbecue destinations. Top-notch bourbon list. Open daily for lunch and dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. ■ OC CHOPSTICKS Asian Bistro 12741 Ocean Gateway, Suite 890, West Ocean City (Outlets Ocean City) 410-801-1111, www.occhopsticks.com $$ | Beer | Premium Sake Authentic Chinese, Japanese and Thai food. Dine-in and carry out. Lunch specials, dinner and light fare. Sunday through Thursday, 11:30 a.m-9:30 p.m. and FridaySaturday, 11:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. ■ OC EATERIES 12849 Ocean Gateway (Rt. 50), West Ocean City 443-252-3700, oceateriesmaryland.com $-$$ | Kids’ menu | Full bar Market-style food destination with table service. Seven restaurants offering brick oven pizza, wings, street tacos, cheesy mac, loaded potatoes. Happy Hour 3-6 p.m. with food and drink specials. Live entertainment, Thursday through Saturday evenings. Indoor and outdoor seating.
