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Letter to Our Readers

Erin Go Bragh. This is the month when there are only two kinds of people: those who are Irish and those who wish they were Irish! In line with that observance, our March issue provides a flavor of Irish traditions, foods, drink and music for your interest and enjoyment. As you read through the entire issue, our writers hope you get into the “spirit of the month.”

In fact, with the parades and celebrations occurring almost daily throughout the month, you might refer to March as “St. Patrick’s Month”.

Indeed, since a proclamation signed by the U.S. President in 1991, the month of March is officially designated IrishAmerican Heritage Month.

The celebrations, parties and parades kick off this year with three St. Patrick’s Day events on March 5th (Hoboken, Mt. Holly & Nutley). The traditional Belmar Parade this year takes place on Sunday, March 6th. A complete listing nj be found in this njof all 25 NJ parades can ES U N E E N U E Sissue.

Sticking with this issue’s theme, our writer’s introduce you to the Irish nj sounds of Greg & Liz an acoustic nj SRyan, E U N E duo whose traditional Irish folksongs S E ENU

are a staple at many of the Irish pubs and bars throughout Central NJ. Read more about this couple and their music in this issue’s Band Profile.

On the comic side, our contributor Steve O continues with our theme and introduces you to Siobhan Fallon Hogan, an Irish comedian and actress from NJ, who has performed in virtually every type venue: TV, theater, movies and has even performed in a couple of one woman shows. You may remember her from the Seinfeld show or the movie Forrest Gump. Turn to this month’s Comic Relief for more.

Okay, get out there and enjoy the month… good food, good libations and good traditional music. Have fun and make sure you have Uber ready on your cell phone! Sláinte.

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Publisher’s Letter....................................................................................4 Sports Bars & Quiz..................................................................................6 Pro Sports Schedules............................................................................8 March Madness Bracket.................................................................... 10 Band Profile:.......................................................................................... 12 All That’s Beer........................................................................................ 14 Libations................................................................................................. 14 2016 St. Patrick’s Day Parades......................................................... 16 Main Feature: ....................................................................................... 18 Catering ................................................................................................. 20 BYO’s......................................................................................................... 22 Two on the Aisle.................................................................................. 24 Comic Relief .......................................................................................... 26 Dining Pleasures.................................................................................. 28 Happy Hours......................................................................................... 30 Where it’s happening!........................................................................ 31 Concerts & Theater ............................................................................. 32 Plugged into AC................................................................................... 33 Venues NJ Cares................................................................................... 34 The Last Word....................................................................................... 34

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***ALL TIMES EASTERN*** *On March 15, the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee will select eight teams to play the first-round games on March 17 and 18 in Dayton.

The four winning teams will advance to a second-round site to be determined by the committee during selection weekend.

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March 19 and 21 second-/third-round sites: Jacksonville, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Portland. March 20 and 22 second-/third-round sites: Charlotte, Columbus, Omaha, Seattle.

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Greg and Liz Ryan

By: M. Buonauro

Irish Folksongs

To listen to live traditional Irish folksongs, you don’t have to search too far. Greg and Liz Ryan are a staple here in Monmouth County. This husband and wife duo performs monthly at St. Stephan’s Green Publick House in Spring Lake Heights. Greg sings and plays an acoustic 6-string, a 12-string guitar, and an Irish bouzouki, while Liz accompanies him on the bodhrán (Irish drum). This duo is guaranteed to perform all the Irish folksong favorites that you want to hear.

Greg Ryan has been performing at the Jersey shore and around the state for more than 40 years. At the age of 19, Greg was hired by the Jersey Shore entertainer, Joe Finn and got his first performing job at the McCann’s Hotel/Silver Edge II Bar in Belmar.

At that time, Greg sang Irish songs by The Clancy Brothers, The Dubliners, and The Fureys, plus a variety of other types of music ranging from Bob Dylan and the Beatles to Joni Mitchell and Peter, Paul & Mary. Later, Greg sang with the band Firewater, who were a popular local New Jersey country music band for more than 20 years. Now, Greg has returned to his musical roots by performing hundreds of well-loved Irish folk songs.

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During a performance, Greg and Liz Ryan normally play for three hours, taking only a brief ten minute break at the end of the second hour. With an extensive repertoire of almost 400 Irish songs, everyone in the audience will hear their favorite traditional Irish song. Almost every performance will include “standards” such as The Black Velvet Band, The Fields of Athonry, The Town I Loved So Well, Ireland’s Thirty-Two and many more.

The Ryans also perform songs that are not widely popular, however they are always aware of the audience as not to lose their attention or interest. There will always be a good mix of love songs, drinking songs and songs of rebellion and reconciliation, along with novelty songs such as “Whatever You Say, Say Nothing” or “Back on the Diet on Monday. Greg and Liz also encourage requests from the audience.

them. With only one vocalist in the duo, a song made famous by a singing group, has to be interpreted by one voice. Their musical influences include legends like Liam Clancy, Tommy Makem, Andy Irvine, Johnny McEvoy, Daniel O’Donnell, and Paul Brady, among others.

So if you are looking for that traditional Irish sound, the Ryans are who you need.

With Greg’s extensive musical background, their vast repertoire of folksongs, and their genuine passion for their music, Greg and Liz are a must see. Besides private parties yearround, you can hear Greg and Liz Ryan 6-9pm one Sunday evening a month at St. Stephen’s Green Publick House in Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey. You can also find their calendar, booking contact information, as well as audio and video clips on their website at www.

GregRyanSingsIrish.com. Also, you can find When asked about their approach to their them on Facebook at Greg Ryan Sings Irish. music, Greg recalls, “At the end of a private party one St. Patrick’s Day, the organizer of the event said, “They loved you!”. Greg replied with, “We don’t care much if they loved us, we just want them to love the music.”

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I Do Not Like Green Beer !

March has always been one of my favorite times of year. It’s when spring starts to come back, there are great sports on TV, and it has St. Patrick’s Day; one of my favorite holidays. Bagpipes, parades, corned beef and cabbage and Irish beer, what more could you ask for? My only issue is the fizzy, yellow, tasteless beer with food coloring. After all, Ireland is known for amazing stouts and red ales, not gimmicky green brews.

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with inferior beer just seems so un-festive. I doubt St. Patrick would have approved either.

A little known fact, St. Patrick had his own personal brewer, although the beers of that time have changed quite a bit from the beers of Ireland today. The older ales seemed to have been roughly the same reddish color, but it wasn’t until centuries after St. Patrick that brewers started using hops.

In the Middle Ages, it was difficult to find clean drinking water. Couple that with the fact that Ireland has very hard water and it’s no wonder that the beer recipes that became popular are all full of flavor. This was the start of the modern day Irish Stout. A full flavored, heavily roasted beer masks the unpleasant flavor in the water. In comparison, the water in 14

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Germany was more palatable and so the lighter Pilsner lager recipes became more popular.

Around the 17th century most breweries in Ireland were local houses and inns. Most brewers were women, called Alewives.

It was around this time that the use of hops became popular and about when Stout got its name.

Originally the dark easy drinking beers of the day were called Porters, named after the porters who would carry the goods from local craftsmen to the ports of trade. These great tasting beers quickly became popular with the upper class, but were brewed to be even more robust and much stronger. The word stout meant brave, proud or strong. For a while you could order stout pale ale or any other stout beer style.

However, the name Stout stuck for the stronger Porter style beer, so therefore, Stouts were born.

Around this time a man named Arthur Guinness started brewing his famous Stout. Quickly he and his Stout became a huge success.

At one point in time Guinness was the largest brewery in the world and is still the best selling Stout worldwide.

So this St. Paddy’s Day let’s skip the fizzy, gross green beer and enjoy a perfect pint of history. Let me know how you’re celebrating on Twitter @TheBrewerBill Cheers!

INGREDIENTS: • 1 teaspoon of sugar • Dash of Angostura bitters • 1.5 ounces of Irish whiskey • 1 lemon peel twist • 1 slice of orange • 1 maraschino cherry DIRECTIONS: 1. Pour all the liquid ingredients into a highball glass.

2. Stir the liquids together.

3. Garnish with the fruit and serve.

Traditional Irish Drink Recipes

Irish Coffee

INGREDIENTS: • 3 ounces of Irish whiskey • 2 teaspoons of sugar • 12 ounces of any strong coffee • Whipped cream for garnish DIRECTIONS: 1. Heat a goblet glass in boiling water.

Dry the glass and pour in the whiskey and sugar.

2. Pour in the hot coffee and stir the drink to dissolve the sugar.

3. Top the coffee mixture with a generous dollop of whipped cream and serve.

Irish Car Bomb

This drink is a favorite of barflies everywhere.

It tastes something like a chocolate milk shake.

Note that it is not for the faint of heart because you have to chug the entire half pint of Guinness in one gulp. If you don’t, the cream will curdle.

INGREDIENTS: • Half ounce of Bailey’s Irish Cream • Half ounce of Irish whiskey, such as Jameson • Half pint of Guinness beer

DIRECTIONS: 1. Pour the Guinness into a highball glass.

2. Fill a one ounce shot glass with the Bailey’s and whiskey.

3. Drop the shot into the Guinness, and chug the whole glass immediately.

Blarney Stone

Bailey’s Chocolate Martini

INGREDIENTS: • 2 ounces Irish whiskey • 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice, from about two limes • Ginger beer, chilled • Garnish: lime twist

INGREDIENTS: • Two ounces Bailey’s Irish cream • One quarter ounce vodka • One half ounce chocolate liqueur • Sprinkle of cocoa powder

DIRECTIONS: Add whiskey and lime juice to a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake until well chilled, about 15 seconds. Strain into an ice-filled highball glass. Top with ginger beer and garnish with lime twist.

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DIRECTIONS: 1. Mix Bailey’s, vodka and liqueur in a martini shaker with several ice cubes.

2. Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass.

3. Garnish with cocoa if desired.

The Emerald INGREDIENTS: • 2 ounces Irish whiskey • 1 ounce sweet vermouth • 2 dashes orange bitters

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DIRECTIONS: Pour all ingredients into a mixing glass and fill with cracked ice. Stir well for 30 seconds and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a piece of orange or lemon peel, or nothing at all.

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St. Patrick’s Day Parades SATURDAY, MARCH 5TH

Hamilton St. Patrick’s Day Parade @ 1:00 PM

FREEHOLD BOROUGH St. Patrick’s Day Parade @ Noon

MORRISTOWN St. Patrick’s Day Parade @ Noon

HACKETTSTOWN St. Patrick’s Day Parade @ 3:30 PM

NEWARK St. Patrick’s Day Parade @ 1:00 PM

RUMSON St. Patrick’s Day Parade @1:00 PM

N. WILDWOOD St. Patrick’s Day Parade. @11:30 AM

SOMERVILLE St. Patrick’s Day Parade @ 1:30 PM

SOUTH AMBOY St. Patrick’s Day Parade @ 2:00 PM

TRENTON St. Patrick’s Day Parade @ 1:00 PM

SEASIDE HEIGHTS St. Patrick’s Day Parade @ Noon

WOODBRIDGE St. Patrick’s Day Parade @ 1:30 PM

Matawan St. Patrick’s Day Parade @ 6:00 PM

UNION / ELIZABETH St. Patrick’s Day Parade @ 1:00 PM

THURSDAY,TH MARCH 17

SATURDAY,TH MARCH 12

SUNDAY, MARCH 13TH

HOBOKEN St. Patrick’s Day Celebration - All Day MOUNT HOLLY St. Patrick’s Day Parade @ 1:00 PM NUTLEY St. Patrick’s Day Parade @ 1:00 PM

SUNDAY, MARCH 6TH

BELMAR St. Patrick’s Day Parade @ 12:30 PM Parade is held rain, shine, snow or sleet!!!

FRIDAY, MARCH 11TH

Atlantic City St. Patrick’s Day Parade @ 1:00 PM

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NEW YORK CITY St. Patrick’s Day Parade @ 11:00 AM

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HIGHLANDS St. Patrick’s Day Parade @ 2:00 PM KEYPORT St. Patrick’s Day Parade @ 1:00 PM RINGWOOD St. Patrick’s Day Parade @ 1:00 PM ROBBINSVILLE St. Patrick’s Day Parade @ 1:00 PM SUSSEX St. Patrick’s Day Parade @ 11:30 AM

SUNDAY, TH MARCH 20

BAYONNE St. Patrick’s Day Parade @ 1:00 PM

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Corned Beef & Cabbage

TRADITIONAL

Ingredients 2 to 2 1/2 pound Corned-Beef Brisket*, recipe follows 1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper 1 teaspoon ground allspice 2 bay leaves 2 teaspoons kosher salt 1/2 pound diced carrots, approximately 4 small 1/2 pound diced onions, approximately 2 small 1 pound potatoes, peeled and chopped, approximately 3 medium 1/4 pound diced celery, approximately 2 stalks 1 small head cabbage, chopped, approximately 2 pounds Corned Beef: 2 quarts water 1 cup kosher salt 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons saltpeter 1 cinnamon stick, broken into several pieces 1 teaspoon mustard seeds 1 teaspoon black peppercorns 8 whole cloves 8 whole allspice berries 12 whole juniper berries 2 bay leaves, crumbled 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 2 pounds ice 1 (4 to 5 pound) beef brisket, trimmed 1 small onion, quartered 1 large carrot, coarsely chopped 1 stalk celery, coarsely chopped

Directions Place the corned beef, pepper, allspice, bay leaves and salt into a large 8-quart pot along with 3-quarts of water. Cover and set over high heat. Bring to a boil, decrease the heat to low and cook, at a low simmer for 2 1/2 hours.

After 2 1/2 hours add the carrots, onions, potatoes and celery. Return to a simmer and cook uncovered for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, add the cabbage and cook for an additional 15 to 20 minutes until the potatoes and cabbage are tender. Remove the bay leaves and serve immediately.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: approximately 3 hours

Shepherd’s Pie

Ingredients For the Potatoes: 1 1/2 pounds russet potatoes 1/4 cup half-and-half 2 ounces unsalted butter 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 egg yolk For the Meat: 2 tablespoons canola oil 1 cup chopped onion 2 carrots, peeled and diced small 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 1/2 pounds ground lamb 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons tomato paste 1 cup chicken broth 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 2 teaspoons freshly chopped rosemary leaves 1 teaspoon freshly chopped thyme leaves 1/2 cup fresh or frozen corn kernels 1/2 cup fresh or frozen English peas Directions Peel the potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch dice. Place in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Set over high heat, cover and bring to a boil. Once boiling, uncover, decrease the heat to maintain a simmer and cook until tender and easily crushed with tongs, approximately 10 to 15 minutes.

Place the half-and-half and butter into a microwave-safe container and heat in the microwave until warmed through, about 35 seconds. Drain the potatoes in a colander and then return to the saucepan. Mash the potatoes and then add the half and half, butter, salt and pepper and continue to mash until smooth. Stir in the yolk until well combined.

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Add the corn and peas to the lamb mixture and spread evenly into an 11 by 7-inch glass baking dish. Top with the mashed potatoes, starting around the edges to create a seal to prevent the mixture from bubbling up and smooth with a rubber spatula. Place on a parchment lined half sheet pan on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 25 minutes or just until the potatoes begin to brown. Remove to a cooling rack for at least 15 minutes before serving.

Yield: 8 servings Prep: 45 min • Cook: 45 min

While the potatoes are cooking, prepare the filling. Place the canola oil into a 12-inch sauté pan and set over medium high heat.

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APPETIZERS & SIDES

Artichoke Dip with Dubliner Cheese

An Irish twist on traditional artich The white Cheddar-like tang of K Dubliner Cheese is perfectly suite ating a soft, creamy appetizer tha ries a bit of a bite.

Ingredients: 12 oz. artichoke hearts, chopped 1 cup mayonnaise 1 small clove garlic, minced 2 tablespoons oregano 2 tablespoons grated onion 2 cups Kerrygold Dubliner Cheese, grated Directions: Combine all ingredients and sp mixture into an 8 inch baking dish 30 minutes at 300° F. Serve with pita chips or flat bread.

Kerrygold Irish Cheese Bo

Ingredients: A spread of grass-fed Irish chees as a simple, elegant appetizer hors d’oeuvre. Estimate four to si per person and select a range of K cheeses – Dubliner and Blarney C mild, nutty options, Reserve Che Vintage Dubliner for lovers of s quant cheeses, and Cashel Blue f tinct creamy tang.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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approximately 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic and stir to combine. Add the lamb, salt and pepper and cook until browned and cooked through, approximately 3 minutes. Sprinkle the meat with the flour and toss to coat, continuing to cook for another minute. Add the tomato paste, chicken broth, Worcestershire, rosemary, thyme, and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer slowly 10 to 12 minutes or until the sauce is thickened slightly.

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Directions: Spread the cheeses on a wooden board or slate and allow them to sit at room temperature for half an hour before serving to bring out their flavors. A traditional Irish cheese board includes fruits such as figs, apricots and grapes but feel free to experiment and create an appetizer all your own!

AUTHENTIC

Brush top of sandwich with 1 teaspoon of the butter. Place buttered side down in a small nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Spread top with remaining teaspoon butter. Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until the underside is golden brown. With a wide spatula, turn the sandwich over. Place a small heatproof plate on top and cook until the underside is golden brown and the cheese has melted, 2 to 3 minutes more.

LIGHTER FARE Blarney Castle Cheese Toasties Alternatively, use the spatula to flatten the sandwich. Serve immediately. with Honeyed Walnuts The smooth, nutty flavor of Blarney Castle Makes 1 sandwich.

Cheese pairs deliciously with – what else – walnuts! The sweet notes of the cheese MAIN DISH are further complimented by a brushing of Gourmet Turkey Burgers honey, making this toastie a symphony of with Reduced Fat Dubliner Cheese Irish flavor.

A low fat dinner option still packed with Ingredients: protein, these burgers take advantage of 2 slices cinnamon swirl bread 1 tablespoon honey, preferably buckwheat the flavors of farm-fresh ingredients. Allnatural Reduced Fat Dubliner Cheese adds or another deep flavored honey a topping that tastes decadent but comes 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crumbled with a third less fat than original Dubliner.

1/4 teaspoon pepper One bite and you’ll see these burgers are 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts no compromise.

2 ounces Blarney Castle Cheese, Prep time: 20 minutes thinly sliced Cook time: 10 minutes 3 thin slices red onion (optional) Ingredients: 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 1 (15-oz.) can cannellini or 2 teaspoons Kerrygold Irish Butter, great Northern beans at room temperature 1 (20-oz.) package extra lean or Directions: lean ground turkey Brush one side of 1 slice of bread with 1 cup coarsely shredded Kerrygold the honey. Sprinkle the rosemary and Reduced Fat Dubliner Cheese, pepper over the honey. Sprinkle the nuts divided over, then add half the Kerrygold Blarney 1/2 cup coarsely chopped baby Castle Cheese, the onion (if used), and the bella mushrooms remaining cheese. Spread one side of the 1/3 cup minced sun-dried second slice of bread with the mustard and tomatoes (preferably smoked) 1/3 cup minced red onion place over cheese, mustard-side down.

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1/4 cup shredded carrot 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt 6 slices rustic, grainy bread Olive oil cooking spray 1 1/2 cups arugula 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil 1 1/2 teaspoons white balsamic vinegar Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste Directions: In a large bowl coarsely mash beans. Add ground turkey, 1/3 cup Kerrygold Reduced Fat Dubliner Cheese, mushrooms, tomatoes, onion, carrot and garlic salt. Mix well then shape into 6 1/2-inch thick patties.

Coat with cooking spray and grill over medium-high heat for 5 minutes. Turn and top with remaining cheese and grill for 5 minutes more or until cooked through. Grill bread for one minute on each side. Place one burger on each bread slice. Toss arugula with oil and vinegar and season with salt and pepper; spoon on top of burgers.

Makes 6 servings.

DESSERTS

Almond Cake with Apricot Brandy Sauce

The cake owes its moist, spongy texture to the same thing that gives the sauce its luscious consistency: Kerrygold Irish Butter made with grass-fed cow’s milk. The soft, creamy butter does double duty in this

dessert, and the result is a dish that’s twice as hard to forget.

Ingredients: 3/4 cup Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs plus 1 egg yolk 1/3 cup each: apricot preserves and sour cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 3/4 cups flour, divided 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 (7 oz) tube pure almond paste, crumbled 1/2 cup sliced almonds Apricot Brandy Sauce: 1/4 cup Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter 1 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup heavy cream 1/4 cup peach brandy 1/4 cup apricot preserves Directions: Preheat oven to 350° F. Lightly butter a 9-inch round cake pan; set aside. With a mixer, cream together the Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter and sugar until light and fluffy – about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, including yolk, beating well after each addition. Add the preserves, sour cream and extract and beat for 1 minute more. Stir together the flour, baking powder and salt; lightly fold into the batter with almond paste. Spread evenly in prepared pan and sprinkle with almonds. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until the center of the cake is firm when the pan is lightly tapped.

To prepare sauce, in a medium saucepan melt the Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter. Stir in brown sugar and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients and simmer over low heat for a few minutes more. Drizzle over cake slices. Makes 10 servings.

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The month of March brings many reasons to start thinking about entertaining friends & family: March Madness (March 15th), St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th) the beginning of Spring (March 20th) and Easter (March 27th). Each occasion gives us reason for either indoor or outdoor partying. Let one of the establishments listed below help you plan and serve your guests.

BELMAR Veggie Works 732-280-1141 BRICK Buffalo Wild Wings 732-475-7645 Happy Catering 732-477-5111 Quaker Steak & Lube 732-255-5823 River Rock Restaurant & Marina Bar 732-840-1110 Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza 732-262-5180 BRIELLE Craig’s 732-295-7929

FARMINGDALE Catering by Alex 732-462-9154 Lorenzo’s 732-919-1177 Woody’s 732-938-6404 FREEHOLD American Hotel 732-431-3220 The Cabin 732-462-3090

Metropolitan Café 732-780-9400

CLIFFWOOD BEACH Blue Rock Cafe 732-583-7699

TRE Restaurant (732) 751-4422

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 EATONTOWN Bogart’s 732-542-1836 EDISON Quaker Steak & Lube

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MARLBORO Crown Palace 732-780-8882

MONROE Ryan’s Pub & Sports Bar 732-251-1709

Fireside Grill 732-780-7900

MORGANVILLE Robertsville Banquet Center 732-591-8454

SEASIDE PARK Bum Rogers Tavern & Crab House 732-830-2770

MATAWAN Butttonwood Manor 732-566-6220 Catering by Maria 732-566-7299 La Cashina 732-834-0025

HIGHTSTOWN Tavern on the Lake 609-426-9345

Mayer’s Catering 732-591-8180

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MIDDLETOWN MJ’s 732-918-9700

MANCHESTER Donovan’s Bar & Grill 732-657-0006

HIGHLANDS Off The Hook 732-872-2006

LITTLE SILVER Little Szechuan 732-842-3823

MANALAPAN Tuscany 732-972-2500

Tuscany 732-308-1118

HAZLET Park East 732-739-2002

KEYPORT Burlew’s Seafood & Steak 732-497-0500

Sultan’s Palace 732-566-1234

RED BANK Silver Spoon 732-450-0391 Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza 732-212-1700

Rosalita’s 732-617-0099

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The stage show combines songs of that time, such as “Rocky Road to Dublin,” “Monto,” and “It’s a Long Way W A Y to Tipperary,” with the poignant and human story of loss and doubt on the ground during the Rising.

After a well-received broadcast on PBS this past October, new musical The Bloody Irish will land on the Great White Way. The drama is set to play a limited engagement at the Neil Simon Theatre The play opens with a little girl hauntingly singing in the foreground this April. of the seven Irish rebel leaders as they Moving ballads of the period soar as are shot, standing on a union jack.

Easter Rising leaders humanity and Irish Then we’re introduced to the narrator of the play, Sir John Grenfell Maxwell, people’s doubt and suffering abound. the man tasked with the job of quelling “The Bloody Irish,” is a musical the rebellion and pacifying Ireland. Oft celebrating the coming of Irish freedom painted as an ogre in the telling of this and the 1916 Easter Rising. This part of Irish history, here the masterful remarkable stage performance is filled portrayal of Maxwell is one the audience with rousing Irish ballads and is sure to cannot help but like. move audiences on both sides of the “Maxwell obviously states it straight Atlantic.

down the line as he saw it and he only gradually comes to terms with something that he already knows, “that the rebels were always going to lose and that failure was going to win it for them.

They became martyrs.”

“Bloody Irish” depicts the fear felt by the rebels themselves, showing them as mortals with doubts about their undertaking. It also refreshingly illustrates just some of what the Irish at the time would have felt about the Rising. Much of this is done through musical numbers allowing the chorus, the people of Dublin and Ireland, to air their grievances.

Irish nurse and member of Cumann na mBan, best known for delivering the surrender in the Easter Rising of 1916.

Her character, along with the younger volunteers and nurses, gives an insight into the suffering and confusion that week wrought on the people.

Most of the time the retelling of this history is very much focused on the seven heroes, but this play really gives the sense of the real lives of the people.

It’s great to see real history coming alive. It’s a hundred miles away from the history books we read in school and there’s something amazing about watching it. The songs and the play One of the play’s female leads is the were weaved into one another in character of Elizabeth O’Farrell, an almost a cinematic way.

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

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51 First Ave.…732-291-8444

403 Higgins Ave 732-528-9989

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On the Deck

522 Amboy Rd 732-583-7699

2 Simon Lake Dr.…732-872-1424

Wine Bar

40 First Ave…732-291-1377

Park 33

618 Park Ave.…732-761-1300

San Marzano

31 E. Main Street 732-845-5400

Simkos Grille

Copper Canyon

91 First Street…732-872-1007

Blue Rock Cafe

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7 South Street…732-780-2337

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611 Park Ave, …732-751-4422

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800 Ocean Avenue 732-775-7776

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Bahr’s Landing

Tim McLoone’s Supper Club

1050 Rt. 18 N…732-651-2737

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306 Main Street…732-988-7979

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Gusto Grill

2 Bay Ave.…732-872-1245

Brunswick Grove

122 Bay Ave., 732-872-9800

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The Chubby Pickle

Rt. 18 South…732-992-8532

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Quaker Steak & Lube

Klein’s

La Fandy

Matisse

1301 Ocean Ave.…732-681-7680

Vivas

801 Belmar Plaza…732-681-1213

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Citricos

812 Main Street…732-988-6565

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Brickhouse

979 Cedarbridge Ave. 732-279-3743

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FAIR HAVEN

609 River Road…732-530-3338

FARMINGDALE

297 Bay Ave., 732-291-0099

Havana

300 Shore Drive 732-708-0000

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FORDS

1 Navesink Ave 732-872-2006

3 Lafayette Rd.…732-512-5025

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105 Academy Street 732-938-6404

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A Little Bit of Cuba 2 E. Main Street 732-577-8506

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P. J. Sweeney’s Restaurant & Irish Pub

984 Rt. 33…732-462-3090

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Court Jester

447 Brick Blvd.

732- 202-6414

16 E. Main Street…732-462-1040

Quaker Steak & Lube

110 Schanck Rd 732-577-5548

GameTime Bar & Grill Market Yard Grille

1600 Rt. 70…732-840-1110

18 E. Main Street…732-431-3220

515 Rt. 70…732-262-5180

8 E. Main Street 732-780-9400

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Claddagh Irish Pub

88 Bay Ave…732-291-1548

536 Park Ave.…732-866-4085

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23 Bay Ave., 732-872-7000

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2770 Hooper Ave 732-475-7645

1036 Cedar Bridge Rd. 732-255-5823

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272 Bay Ave.…732-708-0505

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327 Milltown Rd 732-254-0495

703 Belmar Plaza 732-280-7501

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420 Rt. 34…732-431-0194

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426 Chandler Road 732-961-0951

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21 S. Hope Chapel Road 732-367-3333

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529 Rt. 130N…609-448-0049

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37 West Main Street 732-946-8857

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59 West Front Street 732-497-0500

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2 West Front Street 732-264-0999

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

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151 Markham Place 732-450-0444

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100 Brighton Ave. 732-272-1598

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444 Ocean Blvd. N 732-923-0033

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149 Brighton Ave. 732-870-8800

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22 E. Front Street 732-530-1007

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74 Main St 732-566-0267

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3843 Rt. 9 N…732-591-0333

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

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

3679 Rt. 9 N…732-965-5490

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69 Broad Street 732-747-6969

3857 Hwy 516…732-607-1115

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845 Hwy 34 732-566-6220

10 Bridge Ave 732-741-6333

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132 East River Road 732-530-2882

Salt Creek Grille

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4 Bingham Ave. 732-933-9272

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30 Monmouth Street 732-747-6699

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6 Linden Place 732-224-8699

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2 Bridge Ave 732-219-0090

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

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Applebee’s

14 Park Road 732-935-1158

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1213 Sycamore Ave. 732-542-3131

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1536North Bay Ave. 732-286-9888

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10 W. Front 732-741-2882

25 Whitehead Ave. 732-257-1100

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

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As we each go through our daily chores (personal and business), the ability to have and express to others the true values of slainte can brighten the day and “lighten the load.”

About Victory For Victoria: Victoria Dane Russomanno was born on January 13, 2014 at only 25 weeks gestation and weighing only 1lb 10oz. She was doing amazingly well and beating all odds when, at two months old, she was diagnosed with an abscess in her brain caused by a staph infection. Subsequently, Victoria has had a total of seven surgeries including five brain surgeries to drain her abscess and help control the hydrocephalus that she acquired due to her infection.

After 134 days in the NICU at Monmouth Medical Center, Victoria finally came home to be with her family. Her parents were told not to expect much from their baby girl, that she would never roll over, sit up, crawl or walk. Now at two years old, Victoria is running! She is starting to talk and is having fun playing with her brother and sister and friends at daycare.

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