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Letter to Our Readers

Last month, we all took part, in one way or another, in the celebrations of the feast of St. Patrick’s Day. In this State of NJ, there were at least twenty-five parades and many more celebrations … of one form or another.

Our photographic contributors have assisted us in compiling a collage of photographs depicting the many types of celebrations that took place. Turn to pages 6 & 7 of this issue to see whom you might be able to identify.

Now, that we have reached the month of April, the warmer weather is in the air and “Spring has sprung”, as the saying goes. It’s time to enjoy the many benefits of this season. In particular, our writers have focused on baseball, a very popular pastime, as season “openers” are upon us. While most of the fans are thinking about “the Majors,” we’ve decided to focus on the local Minor League teams here in our State. Learn more about the Lakewood BlueClaws and the Trenton Thunder in this issue’s nj njmain editorial feature.

UES E N form of enjoyment, our E N U E S For another writers would like to introduce you to a local area countrynband j that will help nj you “get rowdy.” Meet N U E SNikki Briar & The Band. This group of seven E N U E SSweetbriar E

musicians performs a music style called “Country Rock”. They play throughout the region and can be seen and heard at such venues as Jenk’s Club, the Stone Pony, Starldand Ballroom and more.

Learn more about Nikki & the band in this month’s Band Profile.

It’s time to meet a local area young woman who loves her job as bartender and is currently enjoying her position at UB Social in Union Beach. Danielle LaCapria grew up in Hazlet, went to school locally, then started as a hostess at a nearby restaurant before “jumping behind the bar”. Danielle’s other interests include cosmetology and warm weather traveling. Read more about our Mixologist-of-the-Month in this issue’s feature.

Hope you enjoy what we’ve put together for you this month. Take a read, find some new venues to try and then, get out and “play ball”.

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Danielle LaCapria likes exploring

options - in her job, in her education and in her choice of career.

But for right now, the young woman is happily bartending at UB Social in Union Beach and enjoying every minute of it.

LaCapria came to UB Social after a seven-year stint at Park East in Hazlet, a venue that provided her with her first experience as bartender.

Danielle started working in the restaurant industry at the age of 16 as a hostess at Lakeside Manor in Hazlet. She then took a job at Park East and worked as hostess until she was 18 when she began training as a bartender. She learned the tricks of the trade at Mix and Mingle Bartending

School.

“While I was working at Park East, I heard about UB Social, so I took a bartending job here and I really liked it. It has a bit of a different atmosphere from where I had previously worked. It’s more casual, more like a sports bar,” she said.

LaCapria says she loves working in customer service and bartending gives her the opportunity to do that.

“I love seeing people having a good time. I have a lot of regulars here and I also have a lot of customers

that followed me here,” she said. “I really enjoy bartending. It gives me the opportunity to meet so many interesting people. It’s a lot of fun and I love hearing stories about their lives.”

“Bartending is fun and I make good money but it’s probably not forever,”

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Danielle explains.

In addition to her bartending training, LaCapria also holds a license I cosmetology which she trained for in the vocational program at Raritan High School.

“It’s a family thing,” she says. “My mother, my grandmother and some of my cousins all work or worked as cosmetologists.”

LaCapria maintains her license, keeping her options open.

She also attended Brookdale Community College in Lincroft and began working toward a degree in dental hygiene. Although she has not completed the program, dental hygiene is still an interest for her and is still on her horizon, evidenced by her comment, “I like to jump into a lot of different things. I like different trades.”

In her free time, LaCapria loves to travel to warmer climates. She says she “fell in love with Miami” after attending a friend’s wedding there.

“Miami is one of my favorite spots,” she adds, “It’s beautiful. I love the atmosphere. It’s fun and exciting and I can’t wait to go back again.”

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Spring Festivities There’s something about spring time that goes perfectly with beer.

Nothing beats a nice warm day, not too hot, enjoying a cold brew while watching the flowers and trees come back to life. It’s no surprise that you can find quite a few beer festivals around this time of year.

If you’ve never been to a beer festival, allow me to paint the picture: Imagine all the beer you can drink, offered by dozens of different breweries, each bringing their best beers in hopes of standing out and making a name for themselves. It’s a friendly mob of beer enthusiasts doing what they do best. Rookies to the festival scene attack these events like a kid in a candy store. In no time, they are drunk as a skunk and lose some of the enjoyment.

Veterans pace themselves, talk to friends, and seek out the stars of the show. You can usually spot the experienced festival goer wearing a necklace of pretzels (palate cleansers) with their nose buried deep in the taster glass.

My advice to the uninitiated is to take your time and have a strategy when you attend these events. It’s best to start with lighter flavored beers and work up to more hoppy beers. Starting with IPAs can overwhelm your taste buds and mask more delicate flavors of a lighter beer. I also suggest taking notes. It might sound a little nerdy, 14

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INGREDIENTS: 2 to 3 white peaches, sliced 3/4 cup peach or apricot brandy 1 bottle moscato wine, such as 7 Daughters Moscato, chilled 1 liter peach seltzer water, such as Seagram’s Sparkling White Peach, chilled DIRECTIONS: In a pitcher place 3/4 of the sliced peaches (saving some for garnish) and brandy and lightly muddle.

Add the moscato and seltzer water.

Stir with wooden spoon to mix.

Pour into ice-filled glasses and top with a couple of fresh peach slices.

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May 21st – Beer BBQ Bacon Showdown – Morristown, NJ June 10th & 11th – Wildwood Beer Fest – Wildwood, NJ June 25th – Battleship New Jersey Craft Beer Festival – Camden, NJ If you have any questions about these events, or if you’d like to share your own favorites, reach out to me on Twitter @TheBrewerBill.

Cheers!

Sparkling Cojito INGREDIENTS: 1 bunch fresh mint, keep a few sprigs to the side for garnish 1/2 cup sugar 3 tablespoons water 4 limes juiced 3 cups coconut rum, like Blue Chair Bay 1 liter seltzer water Ice Lime wedges for garnish DIRECTIONS: In a large pitcher, combine the mint, sugar and water, and muddle. Add the lime juice and rum, and stir to combine. Fill the pitcher with ice and add the seltzer.

Pour into ice filled glasses and garnish with a sprig of mint and a lime wedge.

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Blueberry Lavender Vodka Spritzer

INGREDIENTS: 1 cup blueberries, for ice cubes 2 cups vodka 3/4 cup blueberry lavender simple syrup* recipe below 4 ounces lime juice Makes a 32 ounce pitcher Soda water Fresh lavender for garnish DIRECTIONS: Divide the cup of blueberries between two ice cube trays and fill with water. Freeze completely. OR spread them evenly on a sheet tray and freeze until solid.

In a glass pitcher combine the vodka, simple syrup, lime juice, and club soda. Add ice cubes. Add remaining ice cubes to glasses. Pour the mixture over top and serve with a sprig of lavender.

Sparkling Watermelon Sangria INGREDIENTS: 4 cups watermelon, cubed and cold 3/4 cups dry white port, such as Churchill’s 1 lime, sliced thin 750ml bottle Moscato, chilled* 3 cups lime seltzer water, chilled DIRECTIONS: In a pitcher place 3 cups of the watermelon cubes (saving some for garnish) and white port. Be sure these are cold as they can become mushy when room temp. (You can even freeze them for 30 minutes first.) Add 8 to 10 slices of lime. Add the Moscato and seltzer water. Stir with wooden spoon to mix. Pour into ice-filled glasses and top each glass with a couple pieces of watermelon and a lime slice.

Basil Margaritas INGREDIENTS: 1 can (12 ounces) frozen limeade concentrate 10 strawberries (or 12 if you’re using smaller ones from the farmer’s market or your backyard.)

8 basil leaves 2 to 2 1/2 cups tequila (gold or silver) DIRECTIONS: Empty the limeade concentrate into a pitcher. Add 2 1/2 cans of water and 1 1/2 (18 ounces, or 2 1/4 cups) cans of tequila (or a bit less, if you don’t want your drinks to be quite as strong).

Hull the strawberries, slice lengthwise, and add to the pitcher. Crumple the basil a little in your hands (this will help the basil flavor release into the drink) and add it to the pitcher, too. Place the pitcher, covered, in the fridge overnight, or for at least four hours.

When you remove the pitcher from the fridge, your margaritas will be a lovely pale pink color. Now all you have to do is serve them and wait for the compliments to pour in.

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Come get rowdy with us!

Make way for the New Jersey Country Girl, Nikki Briar and her SweetBriar Band. Her love for music is evident in everything she does from the endless hours honing her craft, writing songs, recording albums, and performing all over the East Coast. Nikki Briar devotes 100 percent of herself to her music, her husband, and her fans.

First, Let’s meet team Briar: Nikki Briar, singer and guitar (she can play the drums, too); Dominick DiPalma, bass guitar; Derek Katz, drums; Bill Miller, guitar; Paul Baccash, guitar; James Ryan, steel guitar/ guitar; and Jeff Lampert, steel guitar.

It was at one of these events, she recalls, a soldier because nothing beats the Jersey Shore!” suggested that she meet his songwriting friend, Nikki Briar and the SweetBriar Band just released a Mike Kuhl, in Nashville to discuss songwriting. new album, “Free from the Demon” which is available Next, with her husband deployed overseas, she kept on iTunes and the hard copy is sold online and at herself “grounded and distracted” from their distance every performance. apart by song writing. After going to Nashville, Nikki recorded her first EP called “A Soldier’s Princess”, Nikki is now a new co-host with Big Bad John Patterson and Scott Reid on 89.1 WFDU – Kickin’ It landing her on the charts and receiving radio play.

Country Radio. She is also a co-host with founder Jill Three albums later, Nikki still marvels on how her life developed into what it is today. “I am still shocked to be living a dream that was kind of tucked away due to distractions of life”, she said. “I have been very blessed and enjoy it tremendously.”

Nikki Briar’s music style is considered as country rock.

Much of her musical influences come from rock, jazz and blues and infuses that into her style of country music to make it her own. Nikki performs all of her original music at her shows as well as a few cover Hailing from Union County, New Jersey, Nikki grew songs from other artists. “It’s great when people in up in a musical family. Her father was a touring the crowd start singing along to my radio singles like drummer and her mother was a classical pianist. “Jersey Girl” and “Country Thang,” she says.

While in middle school, Nikki started voice lessons, modeling, and acting, and at that time, she started There is line-dancing at every performance which playing the guitar and drums for her school’s band. keeps her fans dancing all night. Nikki’s favorite She attended a performing arts high school for gifted songs to perform are most definitely her originals, and talented students and later graduated from but she also loves to perform songs by Gretchen Seton Hall University with a degree in Elementary Wilson like “Here for the Party” and “Redneck Woman” Education/Special Education and Music. because the crowd sings along. She performs her version of “Pink Cadillac”, which she performed with As Nikki started her teaching career, her fiancé her guitarist Paul Baccash for “America’s Got Talent”.

Angelo Martinez, now husband, was being deployed “We really kick it up a notch”, she says, “no matter to Iraq, moving her to sing at various military events. what state we perform in, we do that song and show off our Jersey pride”. She also loves to sing “Chicken Fried” and dedicates it to our veterans and her husband at every show. “It’s always a fun night when we get someone on stage with us singing along!”

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Briar and the BriarSweet Band can be found on her website at www.nikkibriar.com When asked about a favorite New Jersey venue, www.facebook.com/nikkibriar Nikki could not just name one. Who could blame her? With performances at The Stone Pony, Starland www.instagram.com/nikki_briar_bureaucrat Ballroom, and Jenks Club, it’s a tough choice. “I enjoy www.twitter.com/nikkibriar performing at every venue for various reasons”, she says. “The second time I performed at the Stone www.youtube.com/nikkibriar1 Pony I was the headlining act and it was magical www.reverbnation.com/nikkibriar and fun! I love performing at Starland Ballroom and opening for national acts there, it’s a great stage and All their music is on sale on iTunes, cd baby, amazon, venue. We always enjoy performing at Jenks Club Spotify

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The weather is starting to warm up, the spring buds are starting to bloom and the umpires are shouting “Play Ball” Plan a trip to a ball park for an enjoyable day or evening with some friends, your kids or the whole family, and root on your favorite team. While going to a Major League baseball game may be the ideal outing, you may have to take out a second mortgage to get the full enjoyment of the experience.

The Lakewood BlueClaws are the minor league baseball team affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies. They are in the South Atlantic League located in Lakewood, NJ. The BlueClaws moved to Lakewood from Fayetteville, North Carolina, where they had been known as the Fayetteville Generals and later as the Cape Fear Crocs. Their first season

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Directions to First Energy Park (Lakewood Blueclaws) From Northern Jersey - Garden State Parkway South to Exit 89C. At the end of the exit, bear right towards Brick & Lakewood.

Make a left onto Cedar Bridge Ave (Rt. 528 W). Proceed 1.4 miles through three traffic lights to FirstEnergy Park entrance.

From Southern Jersey - Garden State Parkway North to exit 90, which puts you on Chambers Bridge Road. Make a U-turn at the 18

in Lakewood was 2001. The Phillies’ previous South Atlantic League affiliate was based in Kannapolis, North Carolina, and known as the Piedmont Boll Weevils from 1995 to 2000 (the team is now known as the Kannapolis Intimidators). Prior to that, the team was based in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

first light (loop around and make a left back onto Chambers Bridge Road, heading west.

Go under the Parkway, at the second light, make a left on Route 88 and proceed for one mile. Make a left onto New Hampshire Avenue and proceed .5 miles to the second light, Cedar Bridge Avenue and the ballpark.

From West - Take Route 70 East to jughandle before New Hampshire Ave. (Rt. 623) intersection. Turn left onto New Hampshire Ave. and cross over Route 70. Continue

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Miguel Sulbaran 12 Caleb Smith 21 Alex Smith 14 Eric Ruth 37 Angel Rincon 28 Jaron Long

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Catchers # Name 32 K.J. Alexander

Carlos Corporan 19 Eddy Rodriguez

Sebastian Valle

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Infielders # Name 29 Dante Bichette

Jonathan Diaz 20 Dan Fiorito 27 Billy Fleming Deibinson Romero

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Jared Mitchell 15 Mark Payton

Juan Silva 17 Jake Skole

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An alternative that will provide virtually the same excitement, camaraderie and pleasure is a visit to a Minor League baseball game. You’ll get the full experience at less than half the cost! And, New Jersey offers us two of the best local baseball teams you could ask for: the Lakewood BlueClaws and the Trenton Thunder. The information provided here will give you some insight into what you can look forward to.

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Route 29 North. Stay left and follow signs for 29 North/Capitol Complex/ Lambertville. Ballpark is on left after exiting tunnel.

From Route 1 North/Pennsylvania Interstate 95 North to Route 1 North (Morrisville exit). Take first exit in New Jersey (immediately after toll bridge for John Fitch Way) for Route 29.

Take Route 29 South and follow signs for parking (ballpark is on right).

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ASBURY PARK Asbury Ale House 732-455-3808

EATONTOWN Bogart’s 732-542-1836

LITTLE SILVER Little Szechuan 732-842-3823

BELMAR Veggie Works 732-280-1141

EDISON Quaker Steak & Lube 732-777-9464

BRICK Buffalo Wild Wings 732-475-7645

FARMINGDALE Catering by Alex 732-462-9154

LONG BRANCH Jack’s 732-870-8800 Windmill 732-870-8282

Happy Catering 732-477-5111

Lorenzo’s 732-919-1177

Quaker Steak & Lube 732-255-5823

Woody’s 732-938-6404

P.J. Sweeney’s Restaurant & Irish Pub

FREEHOLD American Hotel 732-431-3220

River Rock Restaurant & Marina Bar 732-840-1110

The Cabin 732-462-3090

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Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza 732-262-5180 BRIELLE Craig’s 732-295-7929 The River Belle 732-528-6620 CLIFFWOOD BEACH Blue Rock Cafe 732-583-7699 COLTS NECK Huddy’s Inn 732-431-0194 EAST BRUNSWICK Brunswick Grove 732-254-0495 Gusto Grill 732-651-2737 Tilted Kilt 732-992-8532 EAST WINDSOR Brewster’s Pub 609-448-2258

Game Time 732-577-5548 Metropolitan Café 732-780-9400 TRE Restaurant (732) 751-4422 HAZLET Park East 732-739-2002

MARLBORO Crown Palace 732-780-8882 Fireside Grill 732-780-7900 Nonna’s 732-536-9050 Rosalita’s 732-617-0099 Tuscany 732-308-1118 MANCHESTER Donovan’s Bar & Grill 732-657-0006 MATAWAN Butttonwood Manor 732-566-6220 Catering by Maria 732-566-7299

HIGHLANDS Off The Hook 732-872-2006

La Cashina 732-834-0025

HIGHTSTOWN Tavern on the Lake 609-426-9345

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JACKSON Surf Taco 732-364-8226 KEYPORT Burlew’s Seafood & Steak 732-497-0500

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La Riviera 732-566-8400 Sultan’s Palace 732-566-1234 MIDDLETOWN MJ’s 732-918-9700 MONROE Ryan’s Pub & Sports Bar 732-251-1709 MORGANVILLE Robertsville Banquet Center 732-591-8454 Unforgettable 732-970-0396 NEPTUNE Kelly’s 732-775-9517 MJ’s 732-918-9700 Pete & Elda’s 732-774-6010 OLD BRIDGE Big Ed’s BBQ 732-583-2626 Double D 732-679-2999 Salsarita’s 732-882-8530 Tuscany 732-521-4500 PARAMUS Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza 201-261-1380 PT PLEASANT Ferrara’s 732-899-3900

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BELMAR Brandl................... 732-280-7501 Casa Solar............. 732-556-1144 Matisse.................. 732-681-7680 Oyama................... 732-280-5983 Ragin Cajun.......... 732-280-6828 Vivas...................... 732-681-1213

BRADLEY BEACH Bamboo Leaf.......

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KOBE...................... 732-275-0025 Kyoto Sushi & Hibachi........... 732-367-3333

HOWELL Bamboo Leaf....... 732-761-3939 Sushi By Kazu...... 732-570-2528

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Aby’s Mexican Restaurant.........

Café de Thai.........

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West Lake Seafood..............

732-583-9119 732-566-3651 732-765-8388

Navesink Fishery ................ 732-291-8017 Pasitano’s............. 732-617-2777

SPRING LAKE

MILLSTONE

Drew’s Bayside Bistro................... 732-739-9219

MONMOUTH BEACH Michael Angelo’s.... 732-229-2500

Seagrass............... 732-869-0770

LAKEWOOD

OLD BRIDGE

Frank’s Pizza & Restaurant..... 732-477-4103

Salsarita’s.............. 732-597-0333

Manow Asian Bistro................. 732-933-1688 Saigon II................ 732-933-1964

A Little bit of Cuba............... 732-577-8506

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TINTON FALLS Kanji...................... 732-544-1600

Antonio’s Trattoria.............. 732-681-2813

FREEHOLD

SHREWSBURY Fuji......................... 732-544-8828

Russo’s on 33....... 732-446-4800

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Le Fandy............... 732-530-3338

The Palm............... 732-212-1313 Yumi...................... 732-212-0881

Michael Angelo’s.. 732-974-2100 732-290-2988

Far East Taste....... 732-389-9866

FAIR HAVEN

RED BANK

MARLBORO

LAKE COMO

ENGLISHTOWN

Spikes Fish Market & Restaurant......... 732-295-9400

HIGHLANDS

MANALAPAN Spargo’s Grille..... 732-294-9921 Kuzu Mediterranean Grill..................... 732-557-8825

EATONTOWN

Trattoria Ravello............... 732-792-9696

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LONG BRANCH Il Piccolo Forno.... 732-571-8922 Izu.......................... 732-870-0807 Michael Angelo’s.... 732-222-8490 Tre Amici............... 732-571-8922

Bienvenue............ 732-936-0640 The Bistro at Red Bank............ 732-530-5553 The Chowda House.................. 732-747-1500 Gaetano’s.............. 732-741-1321 Osteria Dante...... 732-530-0602 Savanna................ 732-741-6333 Siam Garden........ 732-224-1233 Thyme Square..... 732-450-1000

Solo Bella.............. 732-961-0951 Kyoto Sushi & Hibachi........... 732-367-3333

BRICK Antonino’s Sunset Grill........

Ikko........................

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Basiles................... 732-866-4085 Café Calore........... 732-462-2233 El Mason............... 732-308-9494 La Plazza Seafood.............. 732-462-3310 Main Street Bistro..................... 732-294-1112 Oyako Tso........... 732-866-1988 San Marzano........ 732-845-5400 Solo Trattoria..... 732-780-2337

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TOMS RIVER Aamantran........... 732-341-5424 Bistro 44............... 732-818-7644 Il Giardinello’s...... 732-286-9111 Nobi....................... 732-244-7888 Osaka.................... 732-929-3900 Pisces Seafood Restaurant......... 732-270-3300 Serenity Café....... 732-270-2088 Tang Dynasty....... 732-286-1505

WALL Siam Basil............. 732-974-7300

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O beleaguered N B R ofO“TheA D paterfamilias Humans,”

Stephen Karam’s piercingly funny, bruisingly sad comedy-drama about an American family teetering on the edge of the abyss.

The title may sound generic, but there’s nothing blurry about Mr. Karam’s scorching drama, which is currently playing at the Helen Hayes Theater. Drawn in subtle but indelible strokes, Mr. Karam’s play might almost qualify as deep-delving reportage, so clearly does it illuminate the current, tremor-ridden landscape of contemporary America.

The sturdy bones of the play are familiar: On one level, it is a classic tale of a fractious family gathering, seasoned with squabbles over those topics that we are all advised to avoid, and rarely do, like money, religion, class and what the kids are doing wrong with their lives.

The play takes place in a prewar apartment in Chinatown, where three generations of the Blake family are assembling for Thanksgiving dinner.

Newly rented, the apartment is home

proudly point out its spaciousness.

W A Any Y New York apartment that includes a spiral staircase pretty much qualifies as spacious, although, as Brigid’s mother and father cannot help noting, the bottom half is a windowless basement.

For that matter, upstairs the only windows look out at what Deirdre, Brigid’s mother, describes as “an alley full of cigarette butts.”

Brigid corrects her, with cutting exasperation: “It’s an interior courtyard.”

Brigid’s father, Erik a fellow who doesn’t see another turn on life’s carousel as a happy prospect — is more encouraging. Deirdre and Erik have driven in from Scranton, Pa., bringing along Erik’s mother, called Momo, who is in a wheelchair and suffering from dementia. Although everyone showers tender care on her, Momo is having one of her “bad days,” as Erik puts it, only rousing from her near-slumber to mutter incomprehensibly.

An atmosphere of slightly forced gaiety

barely covers the sense of peril that subtly gathers in the dining room as we learn more about the pressures bearing down upon the family. Aimee’s ill health has cost her job at a law firm. Brigid, an aspiring composer, is working two bartending jobs as she faces piles of student debt.

After toiling for 28 years in various capacities at a private school, Erik is facing uncertain prospects, too. His wife, an office manager, now answers to bosses decades younger than she is, who make much more money.

These trials may sound familiar to anyone reading the headlines these days. The Blakes are drawn in rich detail — the family members sing traditional Irish songs and even have their own eccentric Thanksgiving traditions — but they are also emblematic of the embattled middle classes, who have seen the bright expectations of the American dream fraying in the harsh headwinds of

economic stagnation.

The part of Deirdre deserves a bushel-ful of kudos for her exquisitely funny role. A modest woman of great heart and spirit, Deirdre, perhaps more than any other member of the family, has weathered the storms she and her husband have endured with a stolid equanimity, in part because she still trusts in the good Lord.

No less fine are Brigid, who cannot keep a damper on her simmering differences with her mother, and Aimee who, still reeling from the loss of her longtime girlfriend, tries to brush off her depression with selfmocking humor.

With or without the ominous suggestions that the American family as we know it is under existential threat, “The Humans” is a major discovery, a play as empathetic as it is clear-minded, as entertaining as it is honest.

For all the darkness at its core — a darkness made literal in its ghostly conclusion — a bright light shines forth from it, the blazing luminescence of collective artistic achievement.

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KP Burke

KP Burke: Comedy was way more fun when I KP Burke: In five years I’m either dead or still was still in the Navy, just because it meant I doing this (not kidding). I have a lot of respect had money coming in still. After I got out, I started taking college classes back home in Jersey and between the GI Bill and working odd jobs I’m able to keep my nights free for comedy.

V-NJ: Explain your process; do you sit down and write comedy or practice in front of a mirror or in front of your dog?

KP Burke: I’m pretty diligent about my writing, if I know a joke is finished then I don’t waste anyone’s time by repeating it for weeks on end, every open mic I’m working on something new, if it works I put it in my one notebook, if it bombs bad I put it in the “what the f*** were you thinking pile”, I still Venues-NJ: I know you’re a Jersey guy and also keep that pile just in case I figure out another a Navy veteran. When I was in the military I used approach later. I’m constantly writing, stage to try my hand, or voice, at a few open mikes. time is good for confidence but the rush I get from creating more content and seeing it work How did you start in this business? is half the reason I’m in comedy still.

KP Burke: I got into comedy four years ago while still stationed in Jacksonville, Florida. V-NJ: Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Comedy was fun for me because it’s the first job I’ve ever had where I couldn’t get in trouble for saying something inappropriate in the break room.

KP is constantly performing and you can learn more about him from his YouTube clips and also from his Facebook page, www.facebook.com/TheKPB.

V-NJ: Is this your real job or do you work at something else for money?

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V-NJ: What’s your calendar look like, are you booked anywhere local in the coming weeks?

KP Burke: My calendar keeps me busy enough while still giving me time to write more and still try to have a semi normal life at least two days a week. I have this unexplainable love for bar shows, clubs are awesome, maybe it’s my inner white trash speaking but I love a good comedy show in a dive bar.

First club I ever performed at was Jackie Knights Comedy Club in Saint Augustine, Florida. I won her 8 week open mic competition and the prize was a 30 minute feature spot at three other clubs in the area, so I went from having my first 6 minutes to immediately needing 24 more, it was terrifying but I can tell you that I still write at the same panicked pace to this day.

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for the talented and original road dogs out there doing 4 gigs a week all around the country so I’d love to move towards that goal. I’m lucky that some really great headliners and well known comics are vouching for me to get into more clubs around the country but especially in NYC.

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ABERDEEN

Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza

Aberdeen Town Sq. Rt. 34 732-566-6674

BRIELLE

Court Jester

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS

Copper Canyon

51 First Ave.…732-291-8444

Solo Trattoria

7 South Street…732-780-2337

On the Deck

CLIFFWOOD BEACH

Wine Bar

TRE Restaurant

611 Park Ave, …732-751-4422

JACKSON

Kyoto Sushi & Hibachi

21 S. Hope Chapel Road 732-367-3333

Solo Bella

426 Chandler Road 732-961-0951

Surf Taco

HAZLET

21 S. Hope Chapel Rd. 732-364-8226

522 Amboy Rd 732-583-7699

410 Hwy 36 S…732-739-2700

Burlew’s Seafood & Steak

COLTS NECK

3352 Hwy 35 S…732-739-2002

521 Cookman Avenue 732-445-3808

6 Rt. 537…732-462-0383

HIGHLANDS

420 Rt. 34…732-431-0194

2 Bay Ave.…732-872-1245

Stella Marina

EAST BRUNSWICK

2 Simon Lake Dr.…732-872-1424 40 First Ave…732-291-1377

ASBURY PARK

Asbury Ale House

800 Ocean Avenue 732-775-7776

Tim McLoone’s Supper Club

1200 Ocean Ave.…732-744-1400

AVON

Clementine’s Café

306 Main Street…732-988-7979

BELMAR

Brandl

703 Belmar Plaza 732-280-7501

Klein’s

708 River Road…732-681-1177

Matisse

1301 Ocean Ave.…732-681-7680

Vivas

801 Belmar Plaza…732-681-1213

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San Marzano

31 E. Main Street 732-845-5400

Simkos Grille

403 Higgins Ave 732-528-9989

BRADLEY BEACH

Citricos

Blue Rock Cafe

Colts Neck Inn

Lakeside Manor

Park East

Bahr’s Landing

Huddy’s

Bay Ave. Trattoria

Gusto Grill

122 Bay Ave., 732-872-9800

Brunswick Grove

272 Bay Ave.…732-708-0505

Tilted Kilt

23 Bay Ave., 732-872-7000

EDISON

Claddagh Irish Pub

1050 Rt. 18 N…732-651-2737

Chilango

327 Milltown Rd…732-254-0495

The Chubby Pickle

Rt. 18 South…732-992-8532

Quaker Steak & Lube

297 Bay Ave., 732-291-0099

FAIR HAVEN

La Fandy

300 Shore Drive 732-708-0000

FARMINGDALE

88 Bay Ave…732-291-1548

105 Academy Street 732-938-6404

1 Navesink Ave 732-872-2006

561 Rt. 1…732-777-9464

Havana

609 River Road…732-530-3338

Lusty Lobster

Woody’s Roadhouse Tavern

Off the Hook

FORDS

Windansea

McLoone’s @ Favorites

56 Shrewsbury Ave. 732-872-2266

3 Lafayette Rd.…732-512-5025

KEYPORT

59 West Front Street 732-497-0500

McDonagh’s

2 West Front Street 732-264-0999

LITTLE SILVER

Sickles

Harrison Ave. (off Rumson Rd) 732-741-9563

Village Bistro

151 Markham Place 732-450-0444

LONG BRANCH

Draft House

100 Brighton Ave. 732-272-1598

Dino’s

444 Ocean Blvd. N 732-923-0033

Jack’s

149 Brighton Ave. 732-870-8800

Pearl of the Sea

46 S. Broadway 732-263-1050

McLoone’s Pier House 1 Ocean Ave 732-923-1006

FREEHOLD

HIGHTSTOWN

Brickhouse

2 E. Main Street732-577-8506

529 Rt. 130N…609-448-0049

Buffalo Wild Wings

536 Park Ave.…732-866-4085

101 Main Street…609-426-9345

Tavern on the Lake

71 Brighton Ave 732-923-9100

The Cabin

HOLMDEL

32 Laird Street…732-222-7770

Court Jester

37 West Main Street 732-946-8857

812 Main Street…732-988-6565

BRICK

979 Cedarbridge Ave.…732-279-3743

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618 Park Ave.…732-761-1300

Waypoint 622 622 Green Ave. 732-528-6665

Julia’s

91 First Street…732-872-1007

Park 33

515 Rt. 70…732-262-5180

2770 Hooper Ave 732-475-7645

P. J. Sweeney’s Restaurant & Irish Pub

447 Brick Blvd.

732- 202-6414

Quaker Steak & Lube

1036 Cedar Bridge Rd. 732-255-5823

River Rock

1600 Rt. 70…732-840-1110

A Little Bit of Cuba Basile’s

Ground Round

984 Rt. 33…732-462-3090 16 E. Main Street…732-462-1040

GameTime Bar & Grill 110 Schanck Rd 732-577-5548

Market Yard Grille

18 E. Main Street…732-431-3220

Villa Soma

The Mix

Wine Loft

MANALAPAN

Mezza Luna

HOWELL

357 Rt. 9 S…732-536-0207

1454 Rt. 9 S…732-462-0056

130 Rt. 33…732-294-9992

Rt. 9 N & E. 3rd Street 732-370-2206

The Sycamore Grille @ Knob Hill

Chapter House

Ivy League

Metropolitan Café

Spargos Grille

1 Shinnecock Drive 732-792-9909

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MANCHESTER

Donovan’s Bar & Grill 1900 Rt. 70 732-657-0006

MARLBORO

Brioso’s

448 Rt. 9 N 732-617-1300

Nonna’s

190 Rt. 9 N 732-536-9050

Rosalita’s

180 Rt. 9 North, Marlboro, NJ 732-617-0099

Sam Vera

476 Rt. 520…732-834-9889

Fireside Bar & Grille

133 Rt. 79…732-780-7900

MATAWAN

Bart’s

74 Main St 732-566-0267

1647 Rt. 35 N…732-531-7555

22 E. Front Street 732-530-1007

Kelly’s Tavern

Savanna

43 Rt. 35 S…732-775-9517

MJ’s 3205 Rt. 66…732-918-9700 Pete & Elda’s

OLD BRIDGE

Sogno

A Tavola

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

Benvenuti

3857 Hwy 516…732-607-1115

Big Ed’s BBQ

305 Hwy 34 Na…732-583-2626

Café Luna

3679 Rt. 9 N…732-965-5490

Pine Tavern

Café 34

69 Broad Street 732-747-6969

Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza 2 Bridge St. 732-212-1700

Zebu

20 Broad Street 732-936-9330

RUMSON

Barnacle Bill’s

Rt. 34 & Cottrell Rd. 732-727-5060

709

La Riviera

Siam Garden In the Galleria 732-224-1233

MJ’s Buttonwood Manor

Hwy 34…732-583-9700

10 Bridge Ave 732-741-6333

96 Woodland Ave.…732-774-6010

Salsarita’s

845 Hwy 34 732-566-6220

New Corner

NEPTUNE

Don Chuchos

1 First Street 732-747-8396

3843 Rt. 9 N…732-591-0333

PT. PLEASANT

Molly Maguire’s Black Point Inn

132 East River Road 732-530-2882

709 Arnold Ave 732-295-0709

Salt Creek Grille

732-525-0014

Landmark Tavern & Cafe 117 N. Broadway 732-721-6812

SOUTH RIVER

Ria Mar

25 Whitehead Ave. 732-257-1100

SPRING LAKE

Black Trumpet 7 Atlantic Ave. 732-449-4700

The Mill

101 Old Mill Road 732-449-1800

St. Stephen’s Green 2031 Rt. 71 S 732-449-2636

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Applebee’s

14 Park Road 732-935-1158

MJ’s

1213 Sycamore Ave. 732-542-3131

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Shogun Legacy

1536North Bay Ave. 732-286-9888

UNION BEACH

113 Main Street 732-566-8400

Frankie’s

4 Bingham Ave. 732-933-9272

Mediterranean Chateau

Jenks Pavilion

SEA BRIGHT

1411 Rt. 36 732-264-5222

1 E. Church Street 732-976-1300

Applebee’s

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

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Baja Fresh

500 Rt. 35 S 732-758-0058

Heavenly Ham

Hwy 35 & S Union Sq. Mall 732-842-1115

MJ’s

1005 Rt. 35 N 732-796-1400

Neelam

1178 Rt. 35 @ Village Mall 732-671-8900

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Russo’s on 33 520 Rt. 33 W 732-446-4800

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Ryan’s Pub & Sports Bar 299 Spotswood-Englishtown Rd (732) 251-1709 April 2016

414Rt. 35 S…732-892-6000 300 Ocean Ave, 732-899-0569

Martell’s Lobster House 308-310 Boardwalk 732-892-0131

RED BANK

Basil T’s

183 Riverside Ave 732-842-5990

Buona Sera

50 Maple Street 732-530-5858

The Downtown Street 10 W. Front 732-741-2882

Dublin House

30 Monmouth Street 732-747-6699

La Pastaria

6 Linden Place 732-224-8699

Melting Pot

2 Bridge Ave 732-219-0090

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597 Washington Blvd.

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Bum Rogers Tavern & Crab House 2207 SW Central Ave. 732-830-2770

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CJ McLoone’s

560 Shrewsbury Ave. 732-758-0800

Fuji

Rt. 35 & Treasure Is. Plaza 732-544-8828

Shadowbrook

1 Obre Place…732-747-0200

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2007 Hwy 35 732-280-3676

Four Winds

1310 Jefferson Ave. 732-223-9579

Shogun Legends 1969 Rt. 34 South 732-449-6696

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Big Shots Sport Bar 780 Rt. 1 North 732-750-5050

Chris Michaels

40 Oakwood Ave. 732-634-5355

The Shannon Rose 855 St Georges Ave. 732-636-6100

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10pm - close 10pm - close 10pm - close 10pm - close 10pm - close 10pm - close 10pm - close Quaker Steak & Lube (Edison) 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm — — River Rock Restaurant & Marina Bar 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm — — Rosalita’s 3:30pm - 6:30pm 3:30pm - 6:30pm 3:30pm - 6:30pm 3:30pm - 6:30pm 3:30pm - 6:30pm 3:30pm - 6:30pm 3:30pm - 6:30pm Ryan’s Pub & Sports Bar 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 1pm - 7pm 1pm - 7pm Sunsets 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 12N - 4pm Surf Taco (Jackson) 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 3pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm — ALL DAY Tavern on the Lake 3pm - 6pm 3pm - 6pm 3pm - 6pm 3pm - 6pm 3pm - 6pm 12N - 5pm ALL DAY Tilted Kilt 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm — —

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APPLEBEE’S / TINTON FALLS 14 Park Rd., Tinton Falls 732-935-1158 APPLEBEE’S / WALL 2007 Rt. 35, Wall 732-280-3676 BIG ED’S B•B•Q 305 Route 34, Old Bridge 732-583-2626 BIG SHOTS SPORTS BAR 780 Rt. 1 North, Woodbridge 732-750-5050 BLUE MOON 114 S. Bway, S. Amboy 732-525-0014 BLUE ROCK CAFE 522 Amboy, Rd., Cliffwood Beach 732-583-7699 BRASS RAIL 80 Rt. 79, Matawan 732-290-8400 BRICKHOUSE 979 Cedarbridge, Brick 732-279-3743 BUFFALO WILD WINGS / BRICK 2770 Hooper Ave., Brick 732-475-7645 BUM ROGERS 2207 SW Central Ave., Seaside Park 732-830-2770 BURLEW’S SEAFOOD & STEAK 59 West Front Street, Keyport 732-497-0500 THE CABIN 984 Rt. 33, Freehold 732-462-3090 CJ MCLOONE’S 560 Shrewsbury Ave., Tinton Falls 732-758-0800 CAFÉ LUNA 3679 Rt. 9N, Old Bridge 732-965-5490 CLADDAGH IRISH PUB 297 Bay Ave, Highlands 732-291-0099 COLTS NECK INN 6 Rt. 537 - 732-462-0383 COURT JESTER / FREEHOLD E. Main St., Freehold 732-462-1040 DONOVAN’S BAR & GRILL 1900 Rt. 70, Manchester 732-657-0006 THE DOWNTOWN 10 W. Front St., Red Bank 732-741-2828 DUBLIN HOUSE 30 Monmouth St., Red Bank 732-747-6699 FIRESIDE GRILL 133 Rt. 79, Marlboro 732-780-7900 GAME TIME 110 Schanck Rd., Freehold 732-577-5548 GENERAL SALOON 1194 Englishtown Rd.Old Bridge 732-416-8628 GUSTO’S GRILL 1050 Rt. 18N, East Brunswick 732-651-2737 IVY LEAGUE Rt. 9N, Howell - 732-370-2206 JACK’S GOAL LINE 149 Brighton Ave., Long Branch 732-870-8800 JAKEABOB’S 910 Union Ave., Union Beach 732-264-3730 LANDMARK TAVERN 117 N. Broadway, South Amboy 732-721-6812 LA RIVIERA 113 Main St, Matawan 732-566-8400 MALONEY’S PUB 117 Main St., Matawan 732-583-4040 MARKET YARD GRILLE 18 E. Main St., Freehold 732-431-3220 MARTELL’S Boardwalk, Pt. Pleasant 732-892-0131 MCLOONES @ FAVORITES 3 Lafayette Rd., Fords 732-512-5025 MCLOONE’S PIER HOUSE 1 Ocean Pl., Long Branch 732-923-1006 METROPOLITAN CAFÉ 8 E. Main St., Freehold 732-780-9400 MEDITERRANEAN CHATEAU 27 Freneau Ave. (Rt. 79),Matawan 732-780-9400

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MJ’S MIDDLETOW 1005 Hwy 35N, M 732-796-1400 MJ’S NEPTUNE 3205 Rt. 66, Neptu 732-918-9700 MJ’S TINTON FAL 1213 Sycamore Av 732-542-3131 Molly Maguire’s 132 East River Roa 732-530-2882 NONNA’S 190 Rt. 9N, Marlbo 732-536-9050 OFF THE HOOK 1 Navesink Ave., H 732-872-2006 ON THE DECK 2 Simon Lake Dr., Atlantic Highland 732-872-1424 PARK 33 618 Park Ave, Free 732-761-1300 PINE TAVERN 154 Rt. 34N, Old B 732-727-5060 PK’S SHAMROCK 415 18th Ave., Bel 732-681-3111 PARK EAST 3352 Rt. 35S., Haz 732-739-2002 PRIME 34 1212 Rt. 34S., Abe 732-441-9663 RIVER ROCK REST & MARINA BAR 1600 Rt. 70, Brick 732-840-1110 ROSALITA’S 180 Rt. 9 North, M 732-617-0099 RUSSO’S ON 33 520 Rt. 33 W, Mills 732-446-4800 RYAN’S PUB & SP 299 Spotswood-E Monroe Township (732) 251-1709 SALT CREEK GRILL 4 Bingham Ave, R 732-933-9272 SHOGUN LEGACY 1536 North Bay A 732-286-9888 SHOGUN LEGEND 1969 Rt. 34 South 732-449-6696 ST. STEPHEN’S GR 2031 Rt. 71, Sprin 732-449-2636 SUNSETS 302 S. Concourse 732-775-9911 SURF TACO / JACK 21 S. Hope Chape 732-364-8226 TAVERN ON THE L 101 Main St., High 609-426-9345 THE STONE PONY 913 Ocean Ave., A 732-502-0600 THE SYCAMORE G 1 Shinnecock, Ma 732-792-7722 TILTED KILT Rt. 18 South, East 732-992-8532 TIM MCLOONE’S 1200 Ocean Ave, A 732-744-1400 TOMMY’S COAL F /BRICK 515 Rt. 70, Brick 732-262-5180 TOMMY’S COAL F /RED BANK 2 Bridge St., Red B 732-212-1700 TRE RESTAURANT 611 Park Ave., Fre 732-751-4422 SALTWATER BEAC 1200 Ocean Ave, A 732-744-1400 TWIN LIGHT TAPH 128 Bay Ave., High 732-872-1345 WINDANSEA 56 Shrewsbury Av 732-872-2266 WINE LOFT 32 Laird St., Long 732-222-7770

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FRIDAY, APR. 08 Blue Moon – Hot Take Out Band Blue Rock – Live Bands The Cabin – James Lotruglio 5-8pm; Undisputed @ 10pm Colts Neck Inn – Kaotic Control Game Time – Live DJ @ 10pm La Riviera – Live Music Market Yard Grille – Live Music Metropolitan Café – Live DJ PJ Sweeney’s - DJ River Rock –Mark Burg Duo 4-7pm; Daddy Pop Band & DJ Adam T. @ 9:30pm SATURDAY, APR. 09 Blue Moon – Dirty Shine Blue Rock – Live Bands The Cabin – Eddie Testa Band Colts Neck Inn – Jersey Shore Cats Game Time – Changing Lanes @ 9pm La Riviera – Live Music Market Yard Grille – Live Music Martell’s – Dr. Cheeko Band; Fever w/ Lifespeed & DJ Menson Metropolitan Café – Live DJ PJ Sweeney’s – Live Bands River Rock – Trane Stevens Duo 3-7pm; Club Night w/ DJ Jon Con @ 10pm SUNDAY, APR. 10 Martell’s – Dr. Cheeko Band MONDAY, APR. 11 Game Time – APA Pool League River Rock – Family Funday 5-7pm TUESDAY, APR. 12 Blue Rock Café – 80’s Night Fireside Grill – Trivia Night Game Time – APA Pool League River Rock – Trivia & Game Night w/ Nico 7-9pm; DJ Q @ 9pm WEDNESDAY, APR. 13 Game Time – World Tavern Poker PJ Sweeney’s - Bingo River Rock Ladies Night w/ DJ Adam @ 9pm THURSDAY, APR. 14 Colts Neck Inn – This New Day Market Yard Grille – Live Music PJ Sweeney’s - Trivia River Rock Party w/ DJ Jason Jani @ 9pm FRIDAY, APR. 15 Blue Moon – Big Moose & Bullet Proof Band Blue Rock – Live Bands The Cabin – Frankie 5-8pm;

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Rock Bottom @ 10pm Colts Neck Inn – Guilty Pleasure Game Time – Live DJ @ 10pm La Riviera – Live Music Market Yard Grille – Live Music Metropolitan Café – Live DJ PJ Sweeney’s - DJ River Rock – The Amused Duo 4-7pm; Funktion 11 & DJ Adam @ 9:30pm SATURDAY, APR. 16 Blue Moon – Bob Denson Band Blue Rock – Live Bands The Cabin – Phil Engel Band Colts Neck Inn – Uptown Sounds Game Time – Tommy Baz & Bullzeye @ 9pm La Riviera – Live Music Market Yard Grille – Live Music Martell’s – Dr. Cheeko Band Metropolitan Café – Live DJ PJ Sweeney’s – Live Bands River Rock – Lisa & Wendy 3-7pm; Club Night w/ Jeff Scott Gould @ 10pm SUNDAY, APR. 17 Martell’s – Dr. Cheeko Band MONDAY, APR. 18 Game Time – APA Pool League River Rock – Family Funday 5-7pm TUESDAY, APR. 19 Blue Rock Café – 80’s Night Fireside Grill – Trivia Night Game Time – APA Pool League River Rock – Trivia & Game Night w/ Nico 7-9pm; DJ Q @ 9pm WEDNESDAY, APR. 20 Game Time – World Tavern Poker PJ Sweeney’s - Bingo River Rock Ladies Night w/ DJ Adam @ 9pm THURSDAY, APR. 21 The Cabin – Bike Night Colts Neck Inn – Jersey Angels PJ Sweeney’s – Trivia Market Yard Grille – Live Music River Rock – Chad Morales 4-7pm; Party w/ DJ Jason Jani @ 9pm

FRIDAY, APR. 22 Blue Moon – Lights Out Blue Rock – Live Bands The Cabin – NRG 5:30pm; Upside @ 10pm Colts Neck Inn – Rambling Dawgs Game Time – Live DJ @ 10pm Jenk’s Club – Garden State Radio & DJ Encore La Riviera – Live Music Market Yard Grille – Live Music Metropolitan Café – Live DJ PJ Sweeney’s - DJ River Rock – The Professionals 4-7pm; Event Horizon & DJ Adam @ 9:30pm SATURDAY, APR.23 Blue Moon – Chuck Lambert Band Blue Rock – Live Bands The Cabin – Twice Is Good Colts Neck Inn – Owen’s Heavy Mellow Game Time – UFC 197 Jenk’s Club – DJ Unique, DJ Dom Capello & DJ Kirk Lopez La Riviera – Live Music Market Yard Grille – Live Music Martell’s – Dr. Cheeko Band Metropolitan Café – Live DJ PJ Sweeney’s – Live Bands River Rock – Nicole & Denise 4-7pm; UFC 197; Club Night w/ DJ Jason Jani @ 10pm SUNDAY, APR. 24 Martell’s – Dr. Cheeko Band MONDAY, APR. 25 Game Time – APA Pool League River Rock – Family Funday 5-7pm TUESDAY, APR. 26 Blue Rock Café – 80’s Night Fireside Grill – Trivia Night Game Time – APA Pool League River Rock – Trivia & Game Night w/ Nico 7-9pm; DJ Q @ 9pm WEDNESDAY, APR. 27 Game Time – World Tavern Poker

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PJ Sweeney’s - Bingo River Rock - Ladies Night w/ DJ Adam @ 9pm THURSDAY, APR. 28 Colts Neck Inn – Jersey Angels Market Yard Grille – Live Music PJ Sweeney’s - Trivia River Rock Party w/ DJ Jason Jani @ 9pm FRIDAY, APR. 29 Blue Moon – Club Midge Blue Rock – Live Bands The Cabin – Brue Crew @ 5pm; NRG Band @ 10pm Colts Neck Inn – Misguided Game Time – Live DJ @ 10pm Jenk’s Club – DJ DC La Riviera – Live Music Market Yard Grille – Live Music Metropolitan Café – Live DJ PJ Sweeney’s - DJ River Rock – Skinny Amigos 3-7pm; Undisputed & DJ Adam @ 9:30pm SATURDAY, APR. 30 Blue Moon – Full Throttle Blue Rock – Live Bands The Cabin – 9 South Colts Neck Inn – RB3 Game Time – NRG @ 9pm Jenk’s Club – Whiskey Fueled La Riviera – Live Music Market Yard Grille – Live Music Martell’s – Dr. Cheeko Band Metropolitan Café – Live DJ PJ Sweeney’s – Live Bands River Rock –Funbox Duo 3-7pm; Club Night w/ DJ Manny @ 10pm

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Wednesday, Apr. 06 The Manhattan Transfer & Take 6

Sunday April 17 Battle of the Bands / Round 2

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Saturday, Apr. 09 Moscow Festival Ballet: Swan Lake

Friday, Apr. 22 Kathy Griffin

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The act or process of using words, sounds, signs, or behaviors to express or exchange information; the ways of sending information to people by using technology.

It all started with a big bang! No, not the TV show -- the creation of our universe. Then came four-legged creatures, then two-legged creatures, and then Homo sapiens (man). And, as night follows day, next came ways to communicate: signing, grunts and language.

As things evolved, new ways of communication took form. Stone carvings, print, sound transmission, etc., etc., etc. It seems each day new technologies are developed to “help” us to communicate information to each other.

In the early days of the hospitality industry, word-of-mouth communication was the primary means for building a reputation and a business. People tried an establishment, they liked it and they told others. Some savvy tavern owners printed pamphlets and even created ads for local papers. Today, there are virtually endless ways to build awareness of a venue.

As a consumer today, you now have a variety of new technologies available to you to communicate and gather information. (Thank you Apple, IBM, Samsung, etc.). While enjoying the comfort of your home or while driving down the road, you can access (hands-free) all the information you desire.

In the media business, it is absolutely essential that we stay on top of the latest technologies that allow us to communicate timely and desired information to our readers and clients. Over the past nine years, the staff at Venues NJ has worked diligently to stay abreast of the latest technologies that allow us to get our timely information and advertisers’ messages out to you.

As a result, we have taken the necessary steps to ensure the steady flow of dining and entertainment information you seek. In addition to providing our monthly print edition, we have jumped into the social media arena with both feet. Now, through instant access and link capabilities, each complete issue of Venues NJ can be read through virtually all major social media outlets including Facebook, Twitter, Google +, Instagram, etc. using your computer, tablet, laptop or mobile phone.

Our goal is to stay in touch with you and provide you with the timely dining and entertainment information you seek, how and when you want it! We will continue this mission.

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About Michael’s Feat: Michael’s Feat was created and named in loving memory of Michael Gerard Puharic. Baby Michael was born on July 29, 2000 to Adam and Dana Puharic. During the pregnancy, Dana and Adam were informed that Michael would face grave health problems resulting from a chromosome disorder known as Trisomy • PT / FT 13.

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