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Asbury Park

Mt. Carmel ups All-Stars after school program ante

New offerings include Guitar 101, Hip Hop Oratory and Survival Science

By Michelle Gladden


A collaborative effort between The Project Matters [TPM] and Lakehouse Music Academy helped grow Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School’s varied All Stars Afterschool Program. “The foundation donated nine guitars so we could start our class and visited our students,” said Mt. Carmel Program and Outreach coordinator Connie Isbell. “It was really quite touching.” […]

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Oct 13, 2015
Asbury Park

Smash Mouth guitarist to donate guitars to charity at LakeHouse

Nonprofit org will donate the instruments to young, local musicians

By Jill Bartlett


Smash Mouth guitarist Sean Hurwitz will head to Asbury Park’s LakeHouse on July 25 and hand over two of his personal guitars to help aid young. local musicians. The guitars will benefit New Jersey non-profit The Project Matters’ new effort “Guitar Days,” which encourages musicians to donate new or lightly used guitars so they can […]

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Jul 15, 2014