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Letter to Our Readers

Having gotten to this column, you may have noticed that this issue of Venues NJ does not have a photo of an attractive young woman on its front cover (our standard trademark). We’ve taken a slight departure to revisit an event that took place a year ago: Superstorm Sandy, its devastating effects and the rebuilding efforts that have been accomplished over the past 12 months. While most news reports over the past year have focused on effects and efforts among residential areas and communities, our editor looked specifically at the storm’s influence on the hospitality industry sector. A good portion of this issue’s editorial carries this theme.

Starting with our monthly Restaurant Profile, our writer spoke with a very strong woman who was personally and dramatically affected by Sandy and to this day is still “in limbo,” yet determined to rebuild. Meet and read about “Gigi” Dorr, owner of JakeaBob’s in Union Beach.

Next, a full-time babysitter (as a result of Sandy) and part time waitress/bartender who has worked at JakeaBob’s for the past five years, also experienced the devastating effects of the hurricane and strengthened her resolve as a result. Meet Nicole Strozak, November’s Mixologist-of-the-Month.

Staying with our theme, we rekindled our relationship with a band we met three years ago, when it was relatively unknown and playing at a local tavern in Hightstown.

Since then, After the Reign has been on a whirlwind tour and dramatically increased its fanbase, thanks to its song that has become New Jersey’s unofficial motto and that perfectly personifies its people. Read more about After the Reign and its song, “Jersey Strong.”

Now, for a change of pace and a little comic relief, our writer Steve O spoke with a young man who got started as a stand-up comic through the urging of a professor while in college. Gordon Baker-Bone got his experience and built his reputation by entering comedy competitions where he learned to perform in front of large crowds.

His ultimate goals: writing, acting, movies and performing.

We hope you enjoy and appreciate the presentation of this month’s commemorative issue of Venues NJ. It is our continued mission to bring you a monthly publication that is timely, relevant and informative, all to enhance your dining and entertainment leisure activities. Thank you.

Bob Byrne, Publisher LIKE US!

In This Issue: Sports Bars & Quiz .................................................................. Page 6 Restaurant Profile .................................................................Page 10 Mixologist-of-the-Month...................................................Page 11 Band Profile ............................................................................Page 12 Libations ................................................................................ Page 14 Main Feature: Superstorm Sandy A Year Later!..........Page 17 Catering ................................................................................. Page 22 BYO Restaurants ...................................................................Page 24 Two on the Aisle....................................................................Page 26 Comic Relief............................................................................Page 27 Dining Pleasures ...................................................................Page 28 Happy Hours ..........................................................................Page 30 Where it’s happening! .........................................................Page 31 Concerts & Theater...............................................................Page 32 Plugged into AC ...................................................................Page 33 Venues NJ Cares ....................................................................Page 34 The Last Word ....................................................................... Page 34 Publisher Bob Byrne rfbyrne@att.net

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JakeaBob’s OFF THE BAY, UNION BEACH

by CLARE MARIE CELANO

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ngelita Liaguno-Dorr, better known as, “Gigi,” is not giving in -- or giving up -her bar and restaurant business.

Dorr took her 14-year bar and restaurant business, JakeaBob’s Bay in Union Beach, and moved it to a location about a mile away, out of necessity.

Her original business was destroyed when Hurricane Sandy pummeled Union Beach in October of 2012.

Dorr is not shy about admitting her frustration in dealing with what she calls, “bureaucratic red tape,” and insurance companies, applying for loans, and still not hearing what she wants to hear. She says she’s been “very vocal” about it. This frustration and feeling as though she is in limbo has become a part of her daily round. “We are in our darkest hours here.

Everything is still a mess.

The town is still not back, and we cannot yet move forward,” Dorr says.

But it doesn’t stop this powerhouse restaurant owner from working in the business she loves every day. Yet…she continues to dream of rebuilding her bayfront location in Union Beach. n the meantime, she’s not letting anything stop her from serving up food, entertainment and camaraderie to her old customers and new ones in her new location Jakeabob’s Off the Bay. Opting not to sit around and wait for the time when she can get back to the bay, Dorr moved her restaurant, named for her two sons, Jake, 15, and Bobby, 18, to a location about a mile inland, in the old Seven Days Bar. Dorr took a lease on the property to serve customers and stay in business.

She says she had a great deal of help -- and hope -- from community volunteers. “These people have

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so much spirit and heart,” she describes. “This is our bridge, but I still want to go back home.”

Dorr was inspired to take something of the old with her to the new location. Using her name (Dorr) as the basis for her idea, she came up with a plan to take the doors from lost homes in Union Beach and use them as tabletops in the new location.

To Dorr and to others who have lost so much, the repurposed doors have not only become décor but are symbols of hope, strength and remembrance of what the town and its people have endured.

Additional décor includes stark photos of the storm and its damage -- reminders of what the town sustained, as well as a lovely photo of the first location, before the storm, as it proudly sat amid a pink and purple sunset.

Dorr welcomes patrons to her new location with tempting meal selections, appetizers, entrees and desserts. Starters include Buffalo Shrimp with Bleu cheese for dipping or Fried Mozzarella with Marinara sauce for dipping; Friscia Fries, (fries, bacon, sour cream and cheese), or Mussels Mediterranean; and Drunken Shrimp and Clams. Try the JakeaBob’s Salad, with BBQ grilled chicken, mozzarella and tomatoes over Caesar salad. Or Cajun Tuna Brushetta Salad. Paninis are also reminders of the past with names such as “Jersey Strong,” or “The Hope Tree.” Or enjoy Juicy JakeaBob’s juicy burger with American cheese bacon, cheese and crispy onion strings. Also on

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tap are Poor Man’s Surf and Turf Burger or Cajun Grilled Chicken Bistro. er menu includes “tribute” dishes to all those who helped in the storm, including, “Firehouse French Dip,” and the “First Responder Reuben. Entrees are plentiful and are served with house fries, such a JakeaBob Scampi, Angel Pasta in a garlic butter and wine sauce or Panko Crusted Chicken with mozzarella, tomatoes, fresh herbs and balsamic glaze.

Don’t leave without a tempting, scrumptious dessert, such as her Signature Cheesecake in a glass or Chocolate Delight Cake.

Live entertainment rocks Jakeabob’s Friday and Saturday nights starting at 9:00 pm.“We have different themed nights with our DJ, who was with us at Jakeabob’s Bay -- The Jersey Jesters. We have Country Night, Karaoke Night, Old School Night, and are always thinking up new ideas,” Dorr says.

Bands include some who performed at Jakeabob’s Bay, such as Billy’s Fault, Shore Thing Duo, The Clam Diggers, and Contraband.

Although old customers may miss the sounds and sights of the bay as they eat their meal, there is so much more to Jakeabob’s than a body of water.

Visit this cozy bar and restaurant, enjoy delicious food, great entertainment, your favorite sports games on TV and most of all, feel the community spirit enmeshed in this business, and enjoy the company of its owner, who is the heart and soul of JakeaBob’s, “on” or “off ” the bay.

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Nicole Strozak

BY CLARE MARIE CELANO

Nicole Strozak, of Lawrence Harbor, has a fulltime job babysitting a four-year-old girl. Yet, despite her 40-hour work schedule, she maintains a weekend job at JakeaBob’s in Union Beach.

Why? “I have worked for JakeaBob’s for so long, I can’t imagine not working for Gigi,” Strozak said.

The bartender/server at JakeaBob’s began working at the bar/restaurant for owner Gigi Dorr about five years ago; she intends to stay, despite her full-time job.

Like so many others, Strozak was out of a job after Hurricane Sandy pummeled the area, taking a good deal of JakeaBob’s with it.

Dorr relocated her business into the old Seven Days Bar, about a mile inland from her old location.

According to Strozak, a lot of employees came

with her. “We helped her get the new place ready,” she recalls. All of Dorr’s employees volunteered their time to help their boss for the months it took to get the new place up and running.

Strozak took the job as full-time babysitter JakeaBob’s closed down. “This job is the only good thing that came out of that storm,” she emphasizes. “It allowed me to meet Eva, who I love, and her wonderful family.”

Strozak, who graduated from New Jersey City University with a degree in early education, says she will continue to search for the right teaching position, but right now she’s happy with both her jobs.

She enjoys working as a server/bartender because she loves interacting with her customers.

“It’s a fun atmosphere,” Strozak remarks. “From my years at JakeaBob’s, I’ve formed some really awesome relationships with customers. The customers I would see all the time became regulars and I look forward to seeing them on my shifts.

I’ve also met some really wonderful people in this industry and it makes going to work a pleasure.”

Dorr is an integral part of the atmosphere for Strozak. So is her fiancé, James Murphy, “Murph,” who has bartended at JakeaBob’s for the past 13 years.

The two met while working at JakeaBob’s. Murphy, who has a college degree in business management, has worked almost exclusively at JakeaBob’s with the exception of a brief break at another job.

“It’s like that here though,” Strozak says. “People are here for a long time. And, if they do leave for a little while, they always come back and work here. We’re like one big family here. Gigi has done so much for all of us (her employees). Once you’ve worked for Gigi, you don’t ever want to work anywhere else.”

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by Tim Kolupanowich

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year ago, New Jersey rose from the watery depths of the worst disaster in its history and showed the true nature of those who call this state home. After being turned into a national joke in recent years, those who live along the Jersey shore demonstrated the embodiment of the area with their perseverance and will to pick up the pieces and rebuild their lives. They were Jersey strong in the wake of the third-costliest natural disaster in U.S. history, behind only Hurricane Katrina and the 1988 drought, and it was After the Reign whose song became New Jersey’s unofficial motto that perfectly personified the people.

ber 2012 at a benefit held at Stone Pony called Heroes Helping Heroes that was put together by After the Reign. The band had help from friends in law enOne of the state’s top country bands, After the forcement Reign has opened for the likes of Tim McGraw, to create an event that raised money for police, Lady Antebellum and Sara Evans and even played fire fighters and all other first responders who a gig with the most famous Jersey boy of them provided the initial help during the immediate all, Bruce Springsteen. Guitarists Willie Kelly, John aftermath. For a gig that was organized just two Strevens and Clay Perlman, bassist Dave Burlett, weeks after Sandy struck, the band helped raise steel guitarist and mandolin player Bob Grado over $60,000 for the relief fund on that night and drummer Herb Van Note all have strong ties alone and have raised significantly more since to the shore having grown up in the area. then.

It was Strevens who wrote “Jersey Strong” shortly after the storm that eventually won the Jersey Shore Soundoff contest this summer, beating out over 230 other entries. As the winner of the contest, After the Reign opened for the Spin Doctors at Stone Pony on September 7, which was one of After the Reign’s greatest moments.

“Any time you play with a nationally recognized artist it’s a highlight,” said Burlett. “It’s one of those songs now for people that when we play the first beginning chords of the song they know what it is, which is an incredible, humbling experience.”

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usic has amazing power, far more than any storm can generate, and Jersey Strong has helped bring the people of the area together. “When we first debuted this song at Stone Pony, people who were there were affected by it,” Burlett explained, noting the instantaneous positive reaction. When they were finally able to play again at their home base at Bar Anticipation in Lake Como, their music helped, everyone get a little closer to returning to normal. “We noticed that people just wanted us to come back. We wanted to go back and we said, you know what, if anything else let’s just get together and let’s just have music-- and that’s what we did,” said Burlett.“Music has done that for a lot of people.”

h av e at it.”

The forever-altered landscape of the Jersey shore still hasn’t been restored to its former glory. In fact more damage was done on September 17 when a six-alarm fire broke out on the Seaside boardwalk cause by electrical wires that were corroded by sand and saltwater from Superstorm Sandy. It was another reminder of the awe-inspiring power of Mother Nature and our state’s ability to continue on under any circumstances. A lot of money and time has been donated to help those who lost everything, but we did it with our heads held high and After the Reign summed up our resilience perfectly with “Jersey Strong.”

For schedules, band member bios, merchandise and more, and to listen to “Jersey Strong,” and other original recordings, check out AftertheReign.net and facebook.com/afterthereignnj.

Though they had no intentions of benefitting personally from the song, After the Reign did garner more attention because of it. “We have an amazing group of fans and those people have taken this and elevated it to what you see. What it’s done for us as a band, it’s given us a chance to get our song out there, not only on a local level, but on a national level,” said Burlett. “But by all means if we can play our song and people can smile and laugh and carry on,

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INGREDIENTS: • 2 ounces dark Jamaican rum • 1 ounce fresh lemon juice • 1 ounce passion fruit syrup DIRECTIONS: Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker and add plenty of crushed ice. Shake well and pour, unstrained, into old fashioned glass, tiki mug or Hurricane glass. Garnish with orange slice and a cherry.

INGREDIENTS: • Ice • 4 ounces fresh squeezed orange juice • 2 ounces agave nectar • 2 ounces dark rum • 1 ounce light rum • 1 ounce orange liqueur • 6 dashes bitters • Orange slices, for garnish DIRECTIONS: Fill a shaker and 2 highball glasses with ice.

Add the orange juice, agave, rums, the liqueur and bitter. Shake it ‘til you drop, and then pour into the highball glasses. Garnish with orange slices.

INGREDIENTS: • 1 (64-ounce) container cranberry juice cocktail, chilled • 1 (12-ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed • 1 (12-ounce) can frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed • 2 cups brandy • 1 bottle extra-dry sparkling wine or Champagne, chilled • 4 cups ice cubes DIRECTIONS: Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher or punch bowl with 4 cups of ice.

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• 1 teaspoon grenadine syrup • 1 orange slice • 1 maraschino cherry with stem DIRECTIONS: In hurricane glass, mix rum, fruit juices & grenadine syrup. Garnish with orange slice and cherry

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Superstorm Sandy…

A Year Later!

Hurricane Sandy Impact | NOAA-NASA GOES Project Oct. 29 3:20 PM CST

by Lisa Schofield

Reliability.

“Everyone get the hell off the beach!” declared Governor Chris Christie at a press conference before August 2011’s seasonal storm, Hurricane Irene. This particular hurricane was preceded by a media storm of dire warnings. But she came and went without too much damage in her wake.

In fact, according to Marilou Halvorsen, President of the New Jersey Restaurant Association (Trenton), a full 100 percent of Monmouth and Ocean County restaurants lost power. Some were back online for a muchneeded re-open in a few days, others took a month, and still others are in the process of full rebuild for re-open.

Sandy also didn’t just snuff out the light; she compelled the Atlantic Ocean to sweep millions of gallons of saltwater into and onto terrain beyond dunes; and that saltwater brought with it beach sand and tons of other detritus -- it wasn’t merely water that flooded out homes.

Numerous photos taken after the tempest show roads obliterated by beach sand and debris, and destroyed homes with several feet of sand encroaching first story windows.

Sandy was and remains known as a “Superstorm.” Others call her a “100-year storm.”

A rare combination of meteorological events converged to create what is the second costliest hurricane in history (behind only Katrina), its total damage swath was approximately $65 billion. According to an October 13, 2013 report

So when the last week of October 2012 came with a late-season hurricane named Sandy brewing in the Atlantic, and everyone focused on gearing up for a boo-dacious Halloween, folks prepared for a day of wet, windy weather.

It wasn’t until a day before when the warnings became extremely dire. One memorable example is NJ 12 meteorologist Dave Curren, who, in one broadcast about potential damage, stated, “Trust me, you will lose power.” His prognostication was correct as most of the state’s power facilities were obliterated. More than 2,600,000 homes and businesses had no power, according to an October 31 2012 report from the US Department of Energy Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy November 2013

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on Huffington Post.com entitled “A Year Later, Hurricane Sandy’s Effects Still Linger In New Jersey,” author Wayne Parry reported, “As of Sept. 30, $5.6 billion in aid had been paid out to New Jersey storm victims, including $3.5 billion from the National Flood Insurance Program and $415 million in FEMA grants to individuals or households.”

Last October 27, Sandy had weakened to a tropical storm, but then re-strengthened quickly to a category 1 hurricane. In the early hours of October 29, overnight, the tempest made a direct hit in Brigantine as a post-tropical

cyclone with hurricane-force winds. According to Wikipedia, Sandy strengthened briefly as a category 2 on the morning of October 29 -- with a wind diameter of approximately 1,150 miles (New Jersey itself is 166 miles long, top to bottom).

Those who awakened on the morning of October 29 were greeted with bright sunshine and somewhat chilly temperatures, so at odds with the signs of destruction everywhere -downed trees, power lines, roofs and shutters ripped apart and strewn all over. Businesses, every last one of them, closed. We were forced to live without our modern trappings -- TV, cellular service -- and to re-experience what family time should be about: togetherness sans entertainment distractions. For many, board games re-emerged from closets and attics to while away a little bit 18

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Those who got power restored immediately became hosts to others. We all shared our homes, grateful for the ability to once again take a hot shower, make coffee and food, and turn on the TV where we were all glued to continual reports of the devastation in Sandy’s wake. We watched Governor Christie tour the state in his now famous blue-fleece zip-up jacket, make constant updates and declare repeatedly that we will rebuild; we are a state of strong, determined people.

In the ensuing weeks and months as power was restored, gas, food and other products became available once again, and life gradually returned to some semblance of new norm -- fundraisers for Sandy relief cropped up and blossomed. From the mammoth concert “12-1212,” to hyper-local drop-offs, the Garden State became The Giving State. We gave, we shared, we cared. And, to our credit, we still do.

single-minded goal of reopening.

“It was amazing to see how this industry pulled together to help each other and their communities during this difficult time,”

Halvorsen reflects. “ Even when faced with destruction of their own business, they put that aside to help others. They define the meaning of hospitality!”

But there are still some restaurants whose doors -and kitchens -- are closed. “A majority of businesses are back up and running but unfortunately there is a significant amount that are still out of business – mostly due to non-payment from their insurance policies,” reports Halvorsen. She adds

Restaurant Recovery

If it’s one thing we all need to do every day, more than once, is consume food and beverages.

The explosion of specialty eats such as gourmet food trucks, cupcake and cronut bakeries, new ethnic cuisines, and the growing emphasis of chefs using fresh ingredients from local farms attests to how much New Jerseyans enjoy eating damn good food. Superstorm Sandy made a valiant attempt at wiping out our supply of gastronomic delights -- but she almost succeeded. New Jersey resilience is superhuman, it seems, and many have rebounded, refusing to be terrorized by a tempest.

Restaurateurs and many others pulled together to achieve the

that a priority is to get those businesses up and running as soon as possible. Further, she notes, we can all continue to help: “Visit your favorite restaurant, especially if you know they went through some difficult times,”

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she encourages. “Restaurants employ locally and are vital to their communities for jobs, and revenue they generate in the form of taxes.”

For her enthusiasm and efforts leading the NJRA, Halvorsen was honored on October 16 with the Anchor Award by the Jersey Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau (JSCVB) at its fourth annual Big Wave Awards ceremony.

The NJRA, by the way, represents approximately 25,000 food and bar establishments in NJ. Speaking of the JSCVB, it had quite the herculean task this spring-- convincing vacationers beyond the NJ borders and throughout the nation that the Sandy-ravaged shoreline and boardwalks were definitely on track to welcome back visitors. In April, a donation of $40,000 from Thomas Donovan, publisher of the Asbury Park Press, was given to the JSCVB on behalf of the newspaper. This was followed on October 16 at the aforementioned Big Wave Awards ceremony by a donation of $50,000 by Donovan on behalf of the Asbury Park Press. Accepting this second check, Robert Hilton, executive director of the JSCVB, noted that the Asbury Park Press’ first gift helped his agency to more aggressively market the “we’re open!” message to not only 42 states -- but 13 nations.

Renowned restaurateur Tim McLoone, recounts how his establishments fared in the wake of the meteorological monster. The Rum Runner, on the riverfront in Sea Bright, not only lost power, its entire deck sunk into the river, and five feet of water found its way within. “We are still hoping to rebuild,” he says, of this venerable restaurant. Part November 2013

of the proposed construction at the Rum Runner will be building the structure eight feet higher, depending upon mandated building codes. “We really only experienced rising water flooding the first floor and no damage upstairs,” McLoone says.

“The sadness about Sea Bright is that there will be a major residential and commercial changes over the next five years – raising structures up to eight feet, elimination of smaller homes and apartment/condo complexes along with an evolution of all coastal towns preparing for more superstorms,” he adds.

continue to best the hurricane hellion. McLoone calls the people of the Jersey Shore “eternal optimists.”

Ed Brannagan, assistant general manager, Martell’s Tiki Bar, Point Pleasant Beach, reports that the popular establishment did suffer significant damage to its pier -- “but we were very fortunate that the main frame of our building withstood the storm.

However, we lost everything from the Tiki Bar out. But inside needed just some minor repairs and cleanup. We were without power for a few weeks but with

Meanwhile, McLoone’s Pier House (in Long Branch) had no structural damage in the main restaurant, however, all of the technical equipment was under the building at sea level. “We suffered at least $100,000 worth of damage there and thankfully, reopened Pier House in about one month following Sandy.”

Over in Asbury Park, the storm dragged nearly two feet of sand inside McLoone’s Asbury Grille, and the power, of course, was knocked out. “We reopened the Asbury Grille and The Supper Club, located upstairs, right before New Year’s Eve,” McLoone reports.

The Asbury Park structure is a mid-century landmark, and McLoone notes that it “withstood excessive destruction; we only had to replace some doors and windows.” A year later, he says, he and his staff are unbelievably finding some leftover Sandy sand when cleaning post shift!

Doesn’t that just characterize this superstorm’s aftermath, 12 months later -- things are still being found, whether it’s damage or property. Such discoveries will likely continue for quite a while, whether it’s a memento having been previously buried in sandy debris, or a crack in a foundation.

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our main generator we were able to start work immediately.”

The Martell’s team began working on cleaning up two days after the storm, which was the first day the crew (and others) were allowed back into Pt. Pleasant Beach. Through some incredible hard work and many long hours doing so, Martell’s reopened the inside of its building three weeks after the storm. And the team didn’t stop there -they energized true giving spirit, which was so sorely needed. “We honored all of our contracted parties all through the holiday season.

We were very fortunate to be open and we did all we could to help anybody out that need help. We cooked meals for emergency workers, fed the National Guard who were stationed in Bay Head Fire Department and hosted a few benefits to help all the people of

Pt. Pleasant Beach.”

Brannagan is still in awe

of how much the Martell’s crew accomplished, with singleminded vigor. “ The effort that our team put in to get this up and going was amazing, as much as we work together many hours through the year we all pulled together to make this one solid effort,” he relates. “From cleaning up debris to doing anything we could to help the building process.

Our female managers worked all winter long right beside us running garbage and debris as well as moving lumber. It was a great effort by all to make sure we were open for the Summer of 2013. I had originally wanted to open our full pier on Easter Sunday and we almost made it.

With some finishing touched we were able to reopen everything two weeks after Easter.”

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to be much stronger than what it replaced. “With the construction of the new pier I would like to think it can withstand another hurricane but you can never trust Mother Nature,” Brannagan remarks.

The remnants of Mother Nature’s hissy fit, along with what was left by humans who enjoyed the beaches this past summer were the focus of an important volunteer effort. On Saturday, October 19, Clean Ocean Action (COA) held its 28th Annual Fall Beach Sweeps at more than 60 locations along the Jersey Shore.

Volunteers collected, tallied, and removed harmful and unsightly debris from New Jersey’s coastline, one year after Superstorm Sandy.

This year, Beach Sweeps has been folded into COA’s Wave of Action For The Shore program, a monthly volunteer initiative that began in December 2012 to help the people, businesses, habitats and waterways of New York and New Jersey affected by Superstorm Sandy.

“Clean Ocean Action is excited to continue to integrate Beach Sweeps into the Waves of Action program, a year-long initiative to recover and restore the NY/NJ coastline after the devastation of Sandy,” commented Catie Tobin, Clean Ocean Action Ocean Advocacy and Education Fellow. “With more than 1,700 volunteers pre-registered for Fall Beach Sweeps, it is evident that taking care of our shores a year after Sandy continues to be a priority,” she added.

But that’s just how we roll here in New Jersey, and especially on the Jersey Shore. We can all agree with his inspirational assessment that “We are a heartier lot here in New Jersey.”

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New York was a shabby and embattled city, reeling from the threat of bankruptcy.

Now, as the city recovers from the crippling onslaught of Hurricane Sandy, and the country what I mean: the nagging wrestles with financial woes not so unlike those of the Great Depression, here comes A Review awareness “Annie” once again, encouraging us to stick out our chins and grin.

TheAMusical of the monster under the bed, the bully “Awww.”

Y R T on the bus, the first day of school The andshow’s the comic center has always been Miss Hannigan, the hard-drinking, little-girl!

Y A “Matilda ” theemerges London import that opened on April That’sthe theMusical, sound that from the throats of hundreds when an actress named Sunny hating head where life Annie, the show begins, spirit, has lived all of her D teacher who lurks there to make your life a of the orphanagehidden andwhen thoughts of a kindred likefor Miss Honey, O T AisStheSofmost CtheLstage 11th at the Shubert Theater satisfying and subversive first walks across the Palace Theater.

Broadway has long been familiar with the humiliating hell. the gentle young schoolteacher who becomes Matilda’s mentor 11 years. In 1977 Miss Hannigan was portrayed

by Dorothy Loudon as a juicy gargoyle, with musical ever to come out of Britain, where wasentrance nurtured“awww” into is rare. and mentee. phenomenon of entrance applause, butitthe equal parts Dickensian villainy and showbiz oomph. life by the Royal Shakespeare Company. It’s inspired by a book Before we address Matilda’s school days, though, let’s consider Sunny, hasinto foura legs, the role of in Sandy.

Not Sandy hurricane, home of course, her evil less-than-rosy life. Mr. Wormwood (Gabriel Ebert) isTonyAswinner, for thetakes childaperformers, who areapproach. supplemented bysceneadults Ms. Finneran, a two-time more humanizing Like the which waswho turned movieplays (in 1996).

And its melding of the a sleazy used-carthat salesman on Matilda’s televisionportraying I mean it as the highest praiseher when butdance Sandyand thestory, dog, it’s a creature docile and heroic. The chorus of approval greetedwho dotes song, as classicboth as “Oklahoma!” stealing singles-barfly she played in the children, 2010 revival of “Promises, Promises,” Ms.I say stuntedcooing older brother (Taylor and calls daughter arejust notwants adorable or aggressively bratty or scene stealing. this Sandy was succeeded by the voice of a toddler in the audience, the words, “A Trensch) Hannigan is a his lonely lush whothey really to land a fella.

But within its traditional form “Matilda” works3 withMartial astonishing Arts “boy” (since he wanted another son).

Mrs. Wormwood (Lesli They occupy most convincingly that anxious state of siege we Training for Children Ages 3-13 pup-py.” And everybody went “awww” all over again, before Sunny was taken into the arms slyness and grace to inculcate us with its radical point of view. Margherita) is a Technicolor studyWhen her no-goodvulgarity brother, Rooster (a very good Clarke Thorell), proposes a scheme to in middle-class call childhood. of an equally fetching little girl who then delivered a tuneful anthem of optimism.

3 Taibooks ChiandClasses “Matilda,” you see, is about words and language, swindle Oliver Warbucks that lives By for Appointment ballroom dancing competitions.

Her credo:and make Annie “disappear,” you detect glimmers of a conscience “Matilda” exists on“Little its ownGirls, terms, to serve stories, their worth as weapons ofindefense, “Looks, not books.New ” York, It hasand been, afterincalculable all, a dark and confusing period storm-struck, waterlogged beneath her snarling exterior.Mostly When she performs herentirely big solo, it feels less and like a 3 CardioSTRENGTH Kickboxing Classes to celebrate the story, without the hard-sell tactics that are attack It’s toabout the alphabet into magic, andand it issurvival. reassuring be inturning the company of a Sandy you want to cuddle instead of flee. declaration of war than like a private nervous breakdown.

The elements of storytelling have been laid out for us from usually a musical’s lifeblood. In the first act Matilda sings, “If andAnd using it to rule world. orphan (played3 Ving Tsung for Lilla Teens andwho Adults -Howell’s NEW! to listen to athe runaway by the gleamingly confident Crawford), the beginning.

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by Anthony Warlow) who and takeswant Annie Christmas the Great Depression singing loudly to herselfwonderland that things will get better real If Ibattles have made “Matilda” sound blues like a by self-important “Sesame of large letter-bearingpart tiles bookcases. to cry and you don’t havethetoirresistible shout.” You justventures have to use of aand public relations Itcampaign but soon falls for tyke, intoyour soon — and honest-to-gosh NewisYawk accent, toGboot. suggests the endless supply from which Matilda can draw to imagination and think everything through carefully. That’s Street, ” then I’veinledanyou astray. “Matilda” asTmuch INanINedgeA R naturalism, inflecting his songs with unexpected emotional variety.

S T R L A episode of “Homeland.” make words, which make sentences, which make stories. of-the-seats nail biterM asA a season-finale TIAcurrent what the creators of “Matilda” have done. Such strategy should Rthe Say what — you will about version of “Annie,” 13 is directed with a slightly ES 3 -which Gasthe be obvious. But in the current landscape of Broadway it’s applied A N E R D tremulous hand

by James Lapine and features virtuosic Katie Finneran as the villainous Above all, it’s an exhilarating tale of empowerment, told from IL Stories are useful for translating the unhappiness of dull daily rarely enough to make this show feel truly revolutionary.

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The party onstage at the Lyceum Theater, where “A Night With Janis Joplin” recently opened, turns out to be more crowded than you might expect. This latest in Broadway’s endless stream of boomer-bait musical tributes isn’t just a matter of a big-voiced singer, her backup band and a bottle of Southern Comfort.

Mary Bridget Davies, whose positively uncanny vocal impersonation of Joplin keeps the house rocking for much of the show’s running time, is joined by a quartet of talented performers playing famous singers who influenced her style, from Bessie Smith to Odetta to Nina Simone to Etta James.

Oh, and let’s not forget the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin, who blazes onstage sporting more feathers than the titular star.

Perhaps odder still, there are not one but two Janis Joplins present in this celebration of a woman who lived hard and died young. One is the soulful singer who poured her heart, guts and loins into her vocal cords every time she stepped onstage, howling forth her own distinctive blend of rock ’n’ roll and the blues. The other Janis is a friendly and unexpectedly eventempered young woman from Port Arthur, Tex., who offers us an amiable tour of her upbringing, along with thoughtful

reflections about her musical idols.

If the Janis who waxes nostalgic while partaking sparingly of the bottle does not quite match our image of the fiercely needy, heedless young woman who sang and partied with reckless abandon, frankly, it’s a bit of a relief. The default setting of biographical shows about performers who lived loose and imploded early often borders on the ghoulish. “A Night With Janis Joplin,” written and directed by Randy Johnson, instead offers a straight-up evening of music, interspersed with anodyne reflections from Janis on life, love and why so many ladies sing the blues.

When Ms. Davies is not tempestuously tossing her lightly frizzed hair as she sings “Cry Baby” or “Me and Bobby McGee” or “Ball and Chain,” she cedes the stage to the women portraying the black singers whose styles Joplin borrowed from to create her own potent brew. And so Allison Blackwell drifts along the upper layer of the two-tiered set performing “Summertime” in classical style, cuing Joplin’s highly personalized version of the same song. And De’Adre Aziza swans on to portray the folk singer Odetta, a powerful influence on many of the singersongwriters who emerged along with Joplin in the 1960s, to

perform “Down on Me,” followed once again by Joplin’s own version.

Bessie Smith, naturally, makes an appearance, portrayed by Taprena Michelle Augustine. Nikki Kimbrough plays Etta James, and Ms. Blackwell struts as Ms. Franklin.

There remains a strange disjunction between the soul-baring singer and the woman calmly telling us that “the blues is just a good woman feelin’ bad,” or “the blues are a way out of where you are, and they can drag you to where you’re going,” or “it’s the want of something that gives you the blues, man.” The Janis we meet in “A Night With Janis Joplin” spends so much time talking about the blues, you begin to wonder when she had time to truly suffer them.

As the show draws to a close, Janis becomes less curatorial and a little more introspective. Mr. Johnson drops a few moderately portentous reflections into her casual patter, suggesting the dark fate that is just around the corner.

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Gordon Baker-Bone

by Steve Ortlieb

by Steve Ortlieb In the year or so I’ve been penning this column, I have been fortunate enough to speak with some very funny people.

This month I was able to interview the almost famous Gordon Baker-Bone. His extensive comedic resume

can be found on his personal website, www.baker-bone.com and you can also adly, Selena Coppack’s aBostonian and doesn’t find him on Facebook. understand that the only real teams to root for are in NY and NJ. I jest of course (kinda, sorta). Coppack has VENUES NJ: On your website you say that been performing stand up for eight years and her new you book, got into business justBlondes, to get an Thethis New Rules For launches in April.

A from a professor during your time at Fairleigh Dickinson? I mean, didn’t you have this urge in you going you maybe “the funny one”you growing up?you needed? What way Were back and he gave the shove made you get into this crazy business?

I come from a very funny home and my older sister Laurel is a Yeah, comedian, too.comedy So I wasn’t reallyI didn’t ‘the funny BAKER-BONE: I got into because want to one’ at home so much as Laurel and I spent a lot ofof the wake up at 8:00 am for a public speaking course for the rest time writing musicals in our bedrooms, choreographing semester. And I did have the urge but I think everyone has that numbers, and watching samestrange urge todance be a comic.

I watched stand up“Saturday my whole Night life but Live” since age 7.

I think that my parents and oldest I never thought I could do it in real life! It took that professor to Emily Iare super too. But yes, I’ve always makesister me realize should tryhilarious, it out. been a bit of a ham and really interested in comedy and performing.

VENUES NJ: You have a pretty impressive background in comedy competitions.

Telllines, me a little about Along those did you do that. all the school productions?

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Where’d you grow up? Or rather, if you’re anything like

BAKER-BONE: competition me, whereComedy were you raised? for me was a way to get more shows under my belt when I wasn’t getting booked for shows. In the beginning I was always doing open mic with no crowds and I grew up outside of Boston and I did all of the school that plays gets old fast -- and really loved help you develop jokes. growing up it--doesn’t I absolutely performing and So I would sign up for any and every contest I could find.

It was a way the excitement of rehearsing and being in shows. I did to get in front of large crowds and get the paid.Boston Plus it was a some professional theater in possibly Boston (at way Baked to get seen by other people to get me more shows.

Theater--now gone) and in high school I became

interested in singing, too. I went to college in upstate VENUES NJ: I see you haveinyour first and credit on IMDB. In fact, let’s NY where I majored English didn’t do any of the give plays you credit for two, one as writer the other as actor.

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to study improv comedy further and it was improv that really led me to standup. I did improv for years and BAKER-BONE: Hagot ha ha, no cluewith how other I got on IMDB. But I eventually I just sickI have of working people, swear cool as that like I’m on there.curmudgeon, And of courseI know.

I want my whichits makes mehell sound a total IMDB resume to expand. I want to write more and possibly act. I’m Stand is actor very tough. haveontoit.be able to take not theup best but I’m You working

rejection. How’d you handle your first bomb, unless you’re the who’s never experienced VENUES NJ: one Yourcomic calendar looks pretty full for thethat? rest of the year,

but I see a few holes in there. Do you The rejection is definitely hard andjob? it’s something that have a “real” everyone -- even my comedy idols -- have experienced at some point. Early on I think that I wanted audience BAKER-BONE: You the mean a job with to like me, which can be dangerous territory, especially steady pay and health benefits? Uh no, for female comedians. IYou to Ibe confident and wishhave I did. had a real job two years feel entitled to be up there with the microphone and ago counseling special needs teens, that took me a while tobut figure -- how just own I quitout when they to wanted to give me the stage and trust myself more.

I think of standup as a promotion. Ha ha ha, I put in my two like training a dog -- if you get out there and you’re weeks’ notice the same day they offered confident and in control, the audience is with you. the promotion. Because I knew that But if you exude a sense of nervousness or you seem promotion would stop me from doing more shows. insecure, they’ll eat you alive. I’ve been doing standup for about eight years and even now sometimes I’ll have VENUES Do Iyou anthat end-game sight? Movies, a show NJ: where canhave sense certaininpeople in the SNL, sitcom? audience aren’t completely on board with me and it makes me feel nervous, but I know to just plow through BAKER-BONE: do anything (write or I’ll act)hitcomedy related it and keep onI’llgoing and eventually on a joke or that will help me get life insurance and health benefits!

I would love to reference that wins them over. work as a late-night writer or be in movies.

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act do you write ahead of time? How much ad-libbing do you do depending audience?

I definitelyupon don’tthe think of standup as a means to an end and I think that comedians who do are pretty miserable people. It hasI would to be its or else you’re crazy BAKER-BONE: sayown 80% reward is tried and proven jokes; the other to dois this thing.

But as my goal, mine is pretty 29% riffs I’ve worked on.far Ohasyeah, I’m bad at math. broad: I’d like for my comedy (performance, writing) to pay for life. I ask don’t exactlyyour how thatthink will of your VENUES NJ: my I always thisknow one. What’s family shake out, but I’d like my job to be what I love to do, business? Have they seen you perform? which is write and perform comedy. I have a book coming out inThey Aprillove (TheitNew forme Blondes, from BAKER-BONE: and Rules support fully, currently.

But It Books/HarperCollins), which I hope will open up newall my that could all change if I don’t get shows. And as of July opportunities formembers me. It’s ahave collection humorous immediate family seen meofperform.

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Twin Light Taphouse 128 Bay Ave. 732-872-1345

Draft House 100 Brighton Ave. 732-272-1598

Windansea 56 Shrewsbury Ave. 732-872-2266

Dino’s 444 Ocean Blvd. N 732-923-0033

Hightstown

Jack’s 149 Brighton Ave. 732-870-8800

Park 33 618 Park Ave. 732-761-1300

Tavern on the Lake 101 Main Street 609-426-9345

San Marzano 31 E. Main Street 732-845-5400

Holmdel

Pearl of the Sea 46 S. Broadway 732-263-1050

Howell

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

Solo Trattoria 7 South Street 732-780-2337

Villa Soma 37 West Main Street 732-946-8857

Hazlet

Lakeside Manor 410 Hwy 36 S 732-739-2700

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Chapter House 1454 Rt. 9 S 732-462-0056 Ivy League Rt. 9 N & E. 3rd Street 732-370-2206

The Mix 71 Brighton Ave. 732-923-9100

November 2013

Wine Loft 32 Laird Street 732-222-7770

Manalapan

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

Mezza Luna 357 Rt. 9 S 732-536-0207

MJ’s 1005 Rt. 35 N 732-796-1400

Spargos Grille 130 Rt. 33 732-294-9992

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

The Sycamore Grille @ Knob Hill 1 Shinnecock Drive 732-792-9909

Marlboro

Brioso’s 184-Rt. 9 N 732-617-1700 Nonna’s 190 Rt. 9 N 732-536-9050 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 MJ’s Buttonwood Manor 845 Hwy 34 732-566-6220

Millstone

Luchento’s 520 Rt. 33 W 732-446-8500

Monroe

Ryan’s Pub & Sports Bar 299 SpotswoodEnglishtown Rd (732) 251-1709

Neptune

November 2013

Martell’s 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

La Pastaria 6 Linden Place 732-224-8699

Pete & Elda’s 96 Woodland Ave. 732-774-6010

Melting Pot 2 Bridge Ave. 732-219-0090

Old Bridge

New Corner 22 E. Front Street 732-530-1007

Big Ed’s BBQ 305 Hwy 34 Na 732-583-2626 Café Luna 3679 Rt. 9 N 732-965-5490 Pine Tavern Rt. 34 & Cottrell Rd. 732-727-5060

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

Molly Maguire’s Black Point Inn 132 East River Road 732-530-2882

MJ’s 3205 Rt. 66 732-918-9700

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

Rumson

Frankie’s 414Rt. 35 S 732-892-6000

Dublin House 30 Monmouth Street 732-747-6699

Benvenuti 3857 Hwy 516 732-607-1115

The Mill 101 Old Mill Road 732-449-1800

Barnacle Bill’s 1 First Street 732-747-8396

Kelly’s Tavern 43 Rt. 35 S 732-775-9517

La Riviera 113 Main Street 732-566-8400

Zebu 20 Broad Street 732-936-9330

709 709 Arnold Ave. 732-295-0709

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

Café 34 Hwy 34 732-583-9700

Baja Fresh 500 Rt. 35 S 732-758-0058

Pt. Pleasant

Don Chuchos 1647 Rt. 35 N 732-531-7555

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

Middletown

Salsarita’s 3843 Rt. 9 N 732-591-0333

Savanna 10 Bridge Ave. 732-741-6333

Sea Bright

McLoone’s Riverside 816 Ocean Ave. 732-842-2894 Woody’s Grille 1 E. Church Street 732-976-1300

Sea Girt

Rod’s 597 Washington Blvd.

732-449-2020

Shrewsbury

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

South Amboy Blue Moon 114 S. Broadway 732-525-0014

Siam Garden In the Galleria 732-224-1233 Sogno 69 Broad Street 732-747-6969 Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza 2 Bridge St. 732-212-1700

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Salt Creek Grille 4 Bingham Ave. 732-933-9272

Landmark Tavern & Cafe 117 N. Broadway 732-721-6812 South River Ria Mar 25 Whitehead Ave. 732-257-1100

Tinton Falls Applebee’s 14 Park Road 732-935-1158

MJ’s 1213 Sycamore Ave. 732-542-3131

Toms River

Mulligan’s 1850 Hooper Ave. 732-255-3900 Union Beach Cervino’s 300 Union Ave. 732-888-0737 Piero’s 1411 Rt. 36 732-264-5222 Shogun Legacy 1536 North Bay Ave. 732-286-9888

Wall

Applebee’s 2007 Hwy 35 732-280-3676 Four Winds 1310 Jefferson Ave. 732-223-9579

Woodbridge

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

Spring Lake

Black Trumpet 7 Atlantic Ave. 732-449-4700

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VENUES

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Applebee’s (TintonFalls/Wall)

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3pm - 6pm;

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3pm - 6pm;

3pm - 6pm;

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Big Ed’s BBQ

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Big Shots Sports Bar

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

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Blue Moon

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

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Bogart’s

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

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Brandy’s Tavern

3pm - 6pm

3pm - 6pm

3pm - 6pm

3pm - 6pm

3pm - 6pm

3pm - 6pm

3pm - 6pm

Brass Rail

3pm - 6pm

3pm - 6pm

3pm - 6pm

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Brickhouse

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

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4pm - 7pm; 10pm - close

4pm - 7pm; 10pm - close

4pm - 7pm; 10pm - close

4pm - 7pm; 10pm - close

4pm - 7pm; 10pm - close

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Buffalo Wild Wings (Brick) The Cabin

3pm - 6pm

3pm - 6pm

3pm - 6pm

3pm - 6pm

3pm - 6pm

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Café 34

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

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Chapter House

3pm - 7pm

3pm - 7pm

3pm - 7pm

3pm - 7pm

3pm - 7pm

4pm - 6:30pm

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Colts Neck Inn

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

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Court Jester (Aberdeen/Freehold)

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

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The Downtown

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

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Dublin House

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

Fireside Grill

12N - 7pm

12N - 7pm

12N - 7pm

12N - 7pm

12N - 7pm

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Gusto’s Grill

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

12N - 7pm

12N - 7pm

12N - 7pm

Ivy League

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

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Jack’s Goal Line

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

Klein’s

3pm - 6pm

3pm - 6pm

3pm - 6pm

3pm - 6pm

3pm - 6pm

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Landmark Tavern & Cafe

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 11pm

4pm - 7pm

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La Riviera

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 11pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

ALL DAY

Market Yard Grille

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

McDonagh’s

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

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Metropolitan Café MJ’s (Middletown, Buttonwood Neptune/Tinton Falls)

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

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4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

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Molly Maguires

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

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Moore’s Tavern

3pm - 7pm

3pm - 7pm

3pm - 7pm

3pm - 7pm

3pm - 7pm

1pm - 5pm

1pm - 5pm

Nonna’s

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

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Off the Hook

3pm - 8pm

3pm - 8pm

3pm - 8pm

3pm - 8pm

4pm - 7pm

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On the Deck

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

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Park 33

Noon - 6pm

Noon - 6pm

Noon - 6pm

Noon - 6pm

Noon - 6pm

Noon - 6pm

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Park East

4pm - 8pm

4pm - 8pm

4pm - 8pm

4pm - 8pm

4pm - 8pm

4pm - 8pm

4pm - 8pm

Pine Tavern

3pm - 5pm

3pm - 5pm

3pm - 5pm

3pm - 5pm

3pm - 5pm

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ALL DAY

PK’s Shamrock Rose

12N - 7pm

12N - 7pm

12N - 7pm

12N - 7pm

12N - 7pm

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Riverwatch

2pm - 6pm

2pm - 6pm

2pm - 6pm

2pm - 6pm

2pm - 6pm

2pm - 6pm

2pm - 6pm

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

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

4pm - 6pm

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ALL DAY

Tavern on the Lake

3pm - 6pm

3pm - 6pm

3pm - 6pm

3pm - 6pm

3pm - 6pm

12N - 5pm

ALL DAY

The Shannon Rose

3pm - 7pm

3pm - 7pm

3pm - 7pm

3pm - 7pm

3pm - 7pm

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Tilted Kilt

3pm - 7pm 9pm - close

3pm - 7pm 9pm - close

3pm - 7pm 9pm - close

3pm - 7pm 9pm - close

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— 9pm - close

Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza (Brick)

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 10pm

— ALL DAY

— ALL DAY

Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza (Red Bank)

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 10pm

— ALL DAY

— ALL DAY

The Sycamore Grille

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

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Twin Light Taphouse Windansea Wine Loft

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

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4pm - 6:30pm

4pm - 6:30pm

4pm - 6:30pm

4pm - 6:30pm

4pm - 6:30pm

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4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

4pm - 7pm

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Friday, Nov. 01 The Cabin - Upside Colts Neck Inn – Two River Band Fireside Grill – Live Entertainment JakeaBob’s – Live Entertainment La Riviera – Live Entertainment MJ’s / Matawan – Mark Burg Duo MJ’s / Middletown – Steve Reilly & Steve Devito MJ’s / Neptune – Melissa Chill & Rob Dye MJ’s / Tinton Falls – Tim & Andy Riverwatch - Ballyhaunis Ryan’s Pub – Radio Daze Saturday, Nov. 02 Big Ed’s BBQ - Karaoke The Cabin – Phil Engel Band Colts Neck Inn – Pinnacle JakeaBob’s – Live Entertainment La Riviera – Live Entertainment MJ’s / Matawan – Tim & Andy MJ’s / Middletown – Mellisa Chill & Rob Dye MJ’s / Neptune – Brue Crew MJ’s / Tinton Fall - Martin Rivas Riverwatch - Undisputed Ryan’s Pub – Ronnie & the Engineers Monday, Nov. 04 Riverwatch – Trivia Night Tuesday, Nov. 05 Fireside Grill – Trivia Night MJ’s / Matawan – Trivia Night MJ’s / Neptune – Trivia Night MJ’s / Tinton Falls - Karaoke Riverwatch – Gary Cook Wednesday, Nov. 06 MJ’s / Matawan – Karaoke w/ KJ Giuseppe MJ’s / Middletown – Dale Toth MJ’s / Neptune – I Love The 80’s w/ DJ Jake MJ’s / Tinton Falls – Game On Riverwatch - Tomardo Thursday, Nov. 07 MJ’s / Matawan – Football Night MJ’s / Middletown – Karaoke w/ KJ Giuseppe MJ’s / Neptune – Football Night MJ’s / Tinton Falls – Football Night Riverwatch – Floyd Murray Friday, Nov. 08 The Cabin - Undisputed Colts Neck Inn – Matt O’Ree Band Fireside Grill – Live Entertainment JakeaBob’s – Live Entertainment La Riviera – Live Entertainment MJ’s / Matawan – Lisa & Wendy MJ’s / Middletown – November 2013

Shore Thing MJ’s / Neptune – Tim & Andy MJ’s / Tinton Falls – Rich Graz Riverwatch – Billy Lawlor Ryan’s Pub – Black Night Saturday, Nov. 09 Big Ed’s BBQ - Karaoke The Cabin - Undercover Colts Neck Inn – Samsims JakeaBob’s – Live Entertainment La Riviera – Live Entertainment MJ’s / Matawan – The Jam MJ’s / Middletown – Dave McCarty MJ’s / Neptune – Karaoke w/ KJ Giuseppe MJ’s / Tinton Falls – Matt O’Ree Duo Riverwatch – Brue Crew Ryan’s Pub – DJ Sammy Riverwatch - Trivia Night Tuesday, Nov. 12 Fireside Grill – Trivia Night MJ’s / Matawan - Trivia Night MJ’s / Neptune – Trivia Night MJ’s / Tinton Falls - Karaoke Riverwatch - Gary Cook Wednesday, Nov. 13 MJ’s / Matawan Karaoke w/ KJ Giuseppe MJ’s / Middletown – Matt O’Ree Duo MJ’s / Neptune – I Love The 80’s w/ DJ Jake MJ’s / Tinton Falls – Game On Riverwatch - Tomardo Thursday, Nov. 14 MJ’s / Matawan - Football Night MJ’s / Middletown – Karaoke w/ KJ Giuseppe MJ’s / Neptune – Football Night MJ’s / Tinton Falls – Football Night Riverwatch – Lefty Mann Friday, Nov. 15 The Cabin – The Nobs Colts Neck Inn – Special Request Fireside Grill – Live Entertainment JakeaBob’s – Live Entertainment La Riviera – Live Entertainment MJ’s / Matawan – The Clifton Brothers MJ’s / Middletown – Chris Morrisy MJ’s / Neptune – Lisa & Wendy MJ’s / Tinton Falls – Martin Rivas Riverwatch – Nicole & Denise Ryan’s Pub – Sound Bites Saturday, Nov. 16 Big Ed’s BBQ - Karaoke The Cabin – Eddie Testa Band Colts Neck Inn – Split Wire Fireside Grill – UFC 167

JakeaBob’s – Live Entertainment La Riviera – Live Entertainment MJ’s / Matawan – Different Strings MJ’s / Middletown – Lisa & Wendy MJ’s / Neptune – Alter Ego MJ’s / Tinton Falls – Paul Baccash Riverwatch – Phil Engel Band Ryan’s Pub – DJ Ralph Tommy’s / Red Bank – UFC 167 Monday, Nov. 18 Riverwatch - Trivia Night Tuesday, Nov. 19 Fireside Grill – Trivia Night MJ’s / Matawan - Trivia Night MJ’s / Neptune – Trivia Night MJ’s / Tinton Falls - Karaoke Riverwatch - Gary Cook Wednesday, Nov. 20 MJ’s / Matawan Karaoke w/ KJ Giuseppe MJ’s / Middletown – Seth Tieger MJ’s / Neptune – I Love The 80’s w/ DJ Jake MJ’s / Tinton Falls – Game On Riverwatch - Tomardo Thursday, Nov. 21 MJ’s / Matawan - Football Night MJ’s / Middletown – Karaoke w/ KJ Giuseppe MJ’s / Neptune – Football Night MJ’s / Tinton Falls – Football Night Riverwatch – Lisa Bouchelle Friday, Nov. 22 The Cabin – Craig Daniels Colts Neck Inn – RB 3 Fireside Grill – Live Entertainment JakeaBob’s – Live Entertainment La Riviera – Live Entertainment MJ’s / Matawan – NJ Party Band Duo MJ’s / Middletown – Jeff Pilgrim MJ’s / Neptune – Steve Reilly MJ’s / Tinton Falls – Seth Tieger Riverwatch – High Tide & Vintage Johnny Ryan’s Pub – Not Dead Yet Saturday, Nov. 23 Big Ed’s BBQ - Karaoke The Cabin - Moondoggie Colts Neck Inn – Hair Metal Band Fireside Grill - Pacquiao vs. Riios JakeaBob’s – Live Entertainment La Riviera – Live Entertainment MJ’s / Matawan – Alter Ego MJ’s / Middletown – Ken & Marysue MJ’s / Neptune – The Neighbors MJ’s / Tinton Falls –

Rachel Allyn Riverwatch - Trax Ryan’s Pub – DJ Sammy Monday, Nov. 25 Riverwatch - Trivia Night Tuesday, Nov. 26 Fireside Grill – Trivia Night MJ’s / Matawan - Trivia Night MJ’s / Neptune – Trivia Night MJ’s / Tinton Falls - Karaoke Riverwatch - Gary Cook Wednesday, Nov. 27 Fireside Grill – Thanksgiving Eve Party MJ’s / Matawan Karaoke w/ KJ Giuseppe MJ’s / Middletown – Matt O’Ree Duo MJ’s / Neptune – I Love The 80’s w/ DJ Jake MJ’s / Tinton Falls – Game On Riverwatch - Tomardo Ryan’s Pub – Thanksgiving Eve Party w/ DJ Sammy Thursday, Nov. 28 THANKSGIVING DAY MJ’s / Matawan - Football Night MJ’s / Middletown – Karaoke w/ KJ Giuseppe MJ’s / Neptune – Football Night MJ’s / Tinton Falls – Football Night Friday, Nov. 29 The Cabin – Hair Metal Time Machine Fireside Grill – Live Entertainment JakeaBob’s – Live Entertainment La Riviera – Live Entertainment MJ’s / Matawan – Rich Genoval MJ’s / Middletown – Lee Deedmeyer MJ’s / Neptune – Acoustic Routes MJ’s / Tinton Falls – Bob Garaffa Riverwatch – Gary Philips Ryan’s Pub – Clever Con Saturday, Nov. 30 Big Ed’s BBQ - Karaoke The Cabin – Brian Kirk & The Jerks Colts Neck Inn – Taste This JakeaBob’s – Live Entertainment La Riviera – Live Entertainment MJ’s / Matawan – Blue Sky Duo MJ’s / Middletown – Tim & Andy MJ’s / Neptune – Wing It MJ’s / Tinton Falls – Different Strings Riverwatch – License To Chill Ryan’s Pub - TBA

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Applebee’s / Tinton Falls MJ’s Neptune 14 Park Rd., Tinton Falls 3205 Rt. 66, Neptune 732-935-1158 732-918-9700 MJ’s Tinton Falls Applebee’s / Wall 1213 Sycamore Ave, Tinton Falls 2007 Rt. 35, Wall 732-542-3131 732-280-3676 Molly Maguire’s Big Ed’s B•B•Q 132 East River Road, Rumson 305 Route 34, Old Bridge 732-530-2882 732-583-2626 Mulligan’s / Toms River Big Shots Sports Bar 1850 Hooper Ave., Toms River 780 Rt. 1 North, 732-255-3900 Woodbridge 732-750-5050 Nonna’s 190 Rt. 9N, Marlboro Blue Moon 732-536-9050 114 S. Bway, S. Amboy 732-525-0014 Off the Hook 1 Navesink Ave., Highlands Brass Rail 732-872-2006 80 Rt. 79, Matawan 732-290-8400 On the Deck 2 Simon Lake Dr, Brickhouse Atlantic Highlands 979 Cedarbridge, Brick 732-872-1424 732-279-3743 Park 33 Buffalo Wild Wings / Brick 618 Park Ave, Freehold 2770 Hooper Ave., Brick 732-761-1300 732-475-7645 Pine Tavern Burlew’s Seafood & Steak 154 Rt. 34N, Old Bridge 59 West Front Street, Keyport 732-727-5060 732-497-0500 PK’s Shamrock Rose The Cabin 415 18th Ave., Belmar 984 Rt. 33, Freehold 732-681-3111 732-462-3090 Park East CJ McLoone’s 3352 Rt. 35S., Hazlet 560 Shrewsbury Ave., 732-739-2002 Tinton Falls 732-758-0800 Prime 34 1212 Rt. 34S., Aberdeen Café Luna 732-441-9663 3679 Rt. 9N, Old Bridge 732-965-5490 Riverwatch 799 Rt. 70, Brick Claddagh Irish Pub 732-920-8900 297 Bay Ave, Highlands 732-291-0099 Ryan’s Pub & Sports Bar 299 Spotswood-Englishtown Rd Colts Neck Inn Monroe Township 6 Rt. 537 (732) 251-1709 732-462-0383 Salt Creek Grille Court Jester / Freehold 4 Bingham Ave, Rumson E. Main St., Freehold 732-933-9272 732-462-1040 Shogun Legacy The Downtown 1536 North Bay Ave., 10 W. Front St., Red Bank Toms River, NJ 732-741-2828 732-286-9888 Dublin House 30 Monmouth St., Red Bank St. Stephen’s Green 732-747-6699 2031 Rt. 71, Spring Lake 732-449-2636 Fireside Grill 133 Rt. 79, Marlboro Sunsets 732-780-7900 302 S. Concourse Ave., Neptune 732-775-9911 Gusto’s Grill 1050 Rt. 18N, East Brunswick Surf Taco / Jackson 732-651-2737 21 S. Hope Chapel, Jackson 732-364-8226 Ivy League Rt. 9N, Howell Tavern on the Lake 732-370-2206 101 Main St., Hightstown 609-426-9345 Jack’s Goal Line 149 Brighton Ave., Long Branch The Shannon Rose / Woodbridge 732-870-8800 855 St. George’s Ave. Woodbridge Landmark Tavern 732-636-6100 117 N. Broadway, South Amboy 732-721-6812 The Sycamore Grille 1 Shinnecock, Manalapan La Riviera 732-792-7722 113 Main St, Matawan 732-566-8400 Tilted Kilt Rt. 18 South, East Brunswick Maloney’s Pub 732-992-8532 117 Main St., Matawan 732-583-4040 Tim McLoone’s Supper Club 1200 Ocean Ave, Asbury Market Yard Grille 732-744-1400 18 E. Main St., Freehold 732-431-3220 Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza/Brick 515 Rt. 70, Brick Martell’s 732-262-5180 Boardwalk, Pt. Pleasant 732-892-0131 Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza/Red Bank 2 Bridge St., McLoones @ Favorites 732-212-1700 3 Lafayette Rd., Fords 732-512-5025 1200 Ocean Ave, Asbury 732-744-1400 McLoone’s Pier House 1 Ocean Pl., Long Branch Twin Light Taphouse 732-923-1006 128 Bay Ave., Highlands 732-872-1345 Metropolitan Café 8 E. Main St., Freehold Windansea 732-780-9400 56 Shrewsbury Ave., Highlands 732-872-2266 Mediterranean Chateau 27 Freneau Ave. (Rt. 79), Wine Loft Matawan 32 Laird St., Long Branch 732-780-9400 732-222-7770 MJ’s Middletown 1005 Hwy 35N, Middletown 732-796-1400

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CONCERTS &

THEATER Sunday, Nov. 03 Irish Chamber Orchestra

Thurs – Sat. Nov. 14 – 16 Streetlight Manifesto

Friday, Nov. 08 Bill Cosby

Fri. – Sun., Nov. 15 – 17 White Christmas

Saturday, Nov. 09 Justin Timberlake

Friday, Nov. 22 The Story So Far

State Theater New Brunswick, NJ

Count Basie Theater Red Bank, NJ

Izod Center East Rutherford, NJ

Sunday, Nov. 10 Reel Big Fish

Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ

Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ

Count Basie Theater Red Bank, NJ

Stone Pony Asbury Park, NJ

Nov. 26 – Dec. 01 Disney On Ice: Let’s Celebrate

Izod Center East Rutherford, NJ

Sunday, Nov. 10 Godspell

State Theater New Brunswick, NJ

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November 2013

March 2013

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Fri. & Sat. Nov. 1 -2

Nov. 01 - 24

Friday, Nov. 08

Nov. 17 – 29

Boardwalk Hall Phish

Bally’s Legends In Concert

Tropicana Holiday Extravaganza

Harrah’s Rita Wilson

Saturday, Nov. 30 Trump Taj Mahal Neil Sedaka

Saturday, Nov. 09 Revel Steve Miller Band

Saturday, Nov. 30 House of Blues Brian Mc Knight

Fri. & Sat., Nov. 15 -16 Borgata Frankie Valli

Saturday, Nov. 30 Borgata Tony Bennett

Saturday, Nov. 23 Caesars Bonnie Raitt

November 2013

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VOLUNTEER

One who enters into or offers himself for a service of his own free will; to offer voluntarily.

As I read through the editorial drafts of this issue and listened to the interviews conducted by our writers, I could not overlook all that has been accomplished throughout the recovery efforts after the Superstorm by the first responders and volunteers who unselfishly pitched in to help. Throughout virtually every community and within every business affected, workers, local residents and yes, even strangers all rolled up their sleeves to offer assistance. Without fear or concern for their own safety, they cleared rubble, tore down sheetrock and cleared trash to start the rebuilding process. Without the help of literally tens of thousands of these volunteers, the rebuilding efforts would have taken much, much longer.

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These people were not looking for compensation, not looking for gratitude, not looking for reward. They saw a need. They saw their fellow neighbors or co-workers in trouble. So, they just pitched in.

This spirit is exactly makes our state and its people “Jersey Strong.”

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Think of the tremendous power this feeling of giving freely has helped throughout the many catastrophes this country has encountered over just the past few years: floods, droughts, forest fires, etc. Conversely, think of the possible devastating long-lasting effects if this volunteering was not offered.

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hands-on projects that will allow them to grow and create as individual artists. This is an excellent opportunity to encourage and prepare interns for a creative environment.

Interning is a volunteer participation and is an excellent way to give back to the community. As a student leader you are a role model amongst the students who attend our academy. Your job title will include organizing classes, assisting with lesson planning, and assistant directing and teaching. There is plenty of opportunity to work behind the scenes by learning the process of putting a performance together. The process includes running a performance and collaborating costume, set, prop, lighting and music ideas with the various instructors.

Opportunities of volunteering are even available to our local Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops of Ocean and Monmouth County. Scout functions can be arranged to help your troop earn hours of work service. We even offer To Scout tours of theCall theatre; customize Advertise 732.995.1714 workshops based on a visual or performing arts experience.

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