While much of the redevelopment spotlight has been on the changes we can see along the Asbury Park boardwalk, it’s the millions invested behind the scenes that will secure longevity. “Design and engineering teams are currently working not only to protect and restore these historic icons but to actively reimagine and further expand the uses,” […]

Asbury Park boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette has announced a continued partnership with Live Nation. “The continuation of this relationship is representative of both party’s commitment to expanding and evolving the legendary performances that have long been synonymous with Asbury Park,” Project Director George H. Ladyman Jr [at right] said in a written statement. “We are […]

Holiday cheer officially kicks off with the return of the Asbury Park Holiday Bazaar and the 10th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting inside Convention Hall. Neptune native Nicole Atkins headlines tree lighting ceremony before her Wonder Bar Show later that evening. Joining the lineup are the holiday beach sounds of Uke and Drum, DJ Foggy Notion […]

The Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance returns 7 p.m. Monday at the historic Paramount Theatre on the Asbury Park Boardwalk. The international event is held each year on Nov. 20 to pay homage to those brutally killed in the past year due to anti-transgender violence. The Day of Remembrance began in 1999 as a way […]

Asbury Park boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette has announced a partnership with Newark-based New Jersey Performing Arts Center [NJPAC]. The agreement will not only increase the entertainment bookings at Convention Hall and the Paramount Theatre, it will serve as an opportunity to grow the operational capacities of the historic venues, according to a news release. Madison Marquette […]

TEDxAsburyPark Open Mic returns next month on the historic Paramount Theatre stage, located at 1200 Ocean Ave. Now in its sixth year, the open call invites anyone with a good idea worth spreading to share their stories, via a five-minute talk, slideshow, rant, comedy routine, song, dance, experience, or performance art. This year’s theme will […]

The Asbury Park Planning Board unanimously approved Madison Marquette’s Fourth Avenue Pavilion redesign Monday. The approval puts the boardwalk redeveloper in line with its goal to complete the pavilion and its neighboring Fifth Avenue Pavilion transformation by next summer, Development Manager Kevin Patterson [at right] said. “We are trying to create a more vibrant Ocean Avenue […]

A call to creatives with a story to tell or an idea worth spreading is now open. Applications are being accepted for the Sixth Annual TEDxAsburyPark conference, returning May 19 at the Paramount Theatre on the Asbury Park Boardwalk. This year, the theme is passion. “Passion grows directly from our audience, speakers, ideas, and organizers,” […]

Saturday Night Live alum Sasheer Zamata is headed to the Paramount Theatre on the Asbury Park Boardwalk, Madison Marquette spokesman Adam Nelson has announced. The October 13 event is a part of their Paramount Theatre Backstage series, where the audience and the comedian share the historic stage. Zamata, who raised in Indianapolis, is a University […]

As July comes to a close, the folks over at the Asbury Park Boardwalk have two back to back shows offering a bit of levity, Italian style.   First up is that bad boy of comedy Mike Marino, known to most as simply Jersey Mike. And while tickets to the 7:30 p.m. July 29 performance quickly […]