From Oscar winners to legendary and burgeoning artists, the April 25 to 28 return of the Asbury Park Music & Film Festival [APMFF], promises to raise the entertainment bar. The annual event is a fundraising initiative aimed at serving the underserved children in Asbury Park, one of the most challenged youth communities in the nation. […]

Hang Onto Your Shorts Film Festivals returns this weekend, with screenings at locations throughout Ocean Grove and Asbury Park. Over 150 short films will be screened Saturday at Jersey Shore Arts Center, and Sunday at The House of Independents and Porta, both in Asbury Park. The brainchild of Chris J. Cullen, Rich Lello and Brian […]

As we look forward to 2018, New Year’s Celebrations in and around Asbury Park tip their hats to the most memorable of times past. Thousands are expected to pack the Grand Arcade at Convention Hall as the MMs crew delivers a nod to Studio 54 disco days. Guests are encouraged to dress to impress this […]

The celebration that unites the city’s creatives returns on Oct. 14. Asbury Underground 10 will showcase over 80 performances, featuring a 100+ musicians, 50 visual artists, two hours of spoken word, three hours of comedy, and two charitable events, founder Pat Schiavino [at right] said. “Asbury Park has a long tradition as being the premier destination […]

U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr [D-6th District] led a contingent of Washington DC based Internet Association members on a Small Business Crawl through Asbury Park’s downtown Wednesday morning. Aimed at showcasing the depth and breadth internet job possibilities within the city, top executives from Google, Facebook, Yelp, Spotify, Etsy, Airbnb, Expedia and Paypal got a […]

When Bernie Costello, a retired investment banker from Allenhurst, took up the guitar a few years back he had no inclination to perform on stage before a live audience. But perform he did – opening the three-day Lakehouse Music Academy Big Gig at the House of Independents, the downtown’s  newest entertainment venue known to draw […]

New Yorker staff writer William Finnegan’s fifth book, an autobiographical chronicle about his passion for surfing, won him a Pulitzer Prize this year. Released in 2015 by Penguin Press, “Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life” received acclaim from avid surfers and non surfers alike. “Mr. Finnegan seems to remember every wave he ever surfed,” Dwight Garner […]

Jersey native John Pizzarelli’s over 30 year career led him to collaborations with some of the nation’s greats – from Paul McCartney to James Taylor and Rosemary Clooney. At 8 p.m. Wednesday, the jazz guitarist and vocalist [at right] will join a roster of talent featured this summer by Axelrod Performing Arts Center on Grant Avenue in the […]

Friday night’s first glimpse at 54—The Musical is but one step closer to a larger vision from its creator Renée Bang Allen of Ocean Grove and the Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Deal Park. The 8 p.m. Funk-Raiser at the House of Independents [572 Cookman Ave] is a benefit for the development of the theater’s […]

The Upright Citizens Brigade touring company returns Thursday night to Asbury Park’s House of Independents on Cookman Avenue. Founded by Amy Poehler, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh, UCB’s touring company is comprised of burgeoning comedic talent from its Los Angeles and New York training programs. The program is based on Del Close’s Chicago-based […]