The Sixth Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade fundraising season kicks off Wednesday with a beach barbecue event at Anchor’s Bend, located at 1300 Ocean Avenue. Proceeds from the 6 to 9 p.m. BBQ with an Irish twist, will go toward the St. Patrick’s Day Fund, founder Garrett Giberson said. On the menu is a barbecue […]

The free Thursday night concert series Jams on Sand will return this month. Organizers have announced the lineup will feature a combination of up and coming local and national bands. New this year will be opening performances from cB3, a new band featuring Chris Buono on guitar, Ralph Tobias on drums – who worked with […]

No need to wait for hitting the deck on that cruise, Asbury Park boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette is launching Upper Deck Shuffleboard Club on Friday. Located on the northern upper level of Convention Hall [1300 Ocean Ave] above Anchor’s Bend, the new shuffleboard club “promises to luxuriate with leisure turning the pastime favored by septuagenarians […]

Feed Your Soul Konscious Youth Development and Service [KYDS], a holistic youth support nonprofit, will host an information session from 5:30 – 8 p.m. at Monday at Kula Café, located at 1201 Springwood Ave. The event is being held to garner volunteers and support for program facilitation, events, marketing, administration and social media. The event […]

Straws by request only will be the name of the game beginning this Memorial Day weekend at four more Asbury Park boardwalk venues. A similar pledge kicked off in September at restaurateur Marilyn Schlossbach’s boardwalk venues – Langosta Lounge, Pop’s Garage, and Asbury Park Yacht Club as a part of the Surfrider Foundation’s Rise Above […]

From surf to skate and onto snow, Red Bull Switchboard launches Saturday on the shores of Asbury Park. “It’s a bucket-list day, where board sports enthusiasts have the opportunity to surf and skate in the morning and snowboard in the afternoon,” Madison Marquette Director of Communication Adam Nelson said. And while tickets to register as […]

Sparky [shown in featured photo], believed to be a 5-year-old Spaniel mix and Mindy [shown below right], a 3½ year old Doxie mix have one thing in common. They are in search of forever homes through the help of locally based nonprofit Tails of Hope. In accepting all breeds, Tails of Hope’s network of volunteers work to help […]

A roster packed with national recording artist will headline at the Beach Stage at Anchor’s Bend this summer. Known for showcasing talents via its select concert and festivals, a collaboration with ElmThree Production brings a little rock, soul, funk, and jazz to the oceanfront venue. “Each week will bring different genres to the Beach Stage,” said […]

Friday night free movies at the Paramount Theatre will shift to Saturday this weekend, organizers said. The originally slated Wizard of Oz screening will move to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, doors open at 6 p.m. And in homage to Prince, Purple Rain will be screened at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, doors open at 9 p.m. Presented in […]

The Anchor’s Bend bar and Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten have teamed up to bring Asbury Park Oktoberfest to the Anchor’s Bend inside Asbury Park’s Convention Hall this weekend. Asbury Park Oktoberfest features six draft beers from Radeberger, HofbrauHaus, Hacker-Pschoor Kostritzer, Brooklyn and Paulener breweries and a specialty keg from Weltenburger. Bottled beers include selections from […]