Festivals, fun and more in South Jersey this fall.
Because of this summer’s weather, expect beautiful fall foliage, more expensive than usual apples at local you-pick-em farms and cool breezes along the area’s boardwalks. From Cape May and Wildwood to Ocean City and Atlantic City, autumn is in the air — in the migrating monarchs, pumpkins on the porch, long shadows and earlier sunsets, rough surf along the shoreline, school days, football, and Halloween candy on display (not to mention Christmas!). Here are some choice events, festivals, concerts and more happening this fall in the South Jersey region. DO SJ!
Sept. 28-Sept. 29
Where: Fox Park at Ocean Ave. (between Burk & Montgomery aves.),Wildwood
When: 5pm-midnight
Web: sonsofItalyWildwood.org
Phone: (609)-374-0016
Sept. 29
Where: War Memorial Park, Main St. & Rt. 50, Mays Landing
When: 10am-4pm
Phone: (609)-625-5529
Sept. 29 (Free)
Where: Historic Smithville, 615 E. Moss Mill Rd.
When: 10am-5pm
Web: smithvillenj.com
• 12th Annual Margate Fall Funfest By The Bay
Sept. 29-30 (Free)
Where: Decatur to Coolidge aves. on Amherst Avenue, Margate
When: Saturday 11am-6pm, Sunday 11am-5pm
Phone: (609)-822-1129
Sept. 30 ($20, $10 for kids 4-12)
Where: Taylor Ave. at 9th Street, Beach Haven, Long Beach Island
When: 11am-4pm
Web: visitlbiregion.com
• JCC 2012 Jewish Film Festival
Oct. 3-17, Wednesdays & Sundays ($5 for JCC members, $7 for non-members)
Where: Katz Jewish Community Center, 501 N. Jerome Avenue, Margate
When: Wednesdays 7pm, Sundays 2pm
* Oct. 17 viewing will be held at Steve and Cookie’s By the Bay, 9700 Amherst
Ave., Margate. “Dinner and a Movie” tickets $35, $40
Web: jccatlantic.org
• Atlantic City Music Festival
Oct. 5-7
Where: Dante Hall, 14 N. Mississippi Ave., Atlantic City
When: Friday free concert 7pm
Phone: (609)-652-9000
Web: stockton.edu/dante
Oct. 6 Where: Atlantic Avenue between Wildwood and Schellenger aves., Wildwood
When: Street fair 11am-7pm, kids activities noon-4pm Phone: (609)-729-4000
Web: gwcoc.com
• Ocean City Boardwalk Music Festival
Oct. 6-7 (Free)
Where: Ocean City Music Pier and the Boardwalk
When: Saturday 4-11pm, Sunday 1-9pm
Web: ocnj.us
• Cape May Wine Festival
Oct. 6-7
Where: Lewes Ferry Terminal
When: Noon-5pm
Phone: (609)-588-0085
Web: newjerseywines.com
• Ocean City Fall Block Party & Indian Summer Weekend
Oct. 6-8
Where: 5th to 14th streets along Asbury Avenue and Ocean City Music Pier
When: 9am-5pm, fireworks on the Boardwalk at 9:30pm, Saturday night
Web: ocnj.us
• Fabulous ’50s and Beyond Weekend
Oct. 12-13 (concert tickets $49.50-$65) Where: Wildwood Convention Center, Fox Park, Wildwood
When: Friday 7-11pm, Saturday 11am-5pm, concert 7pm
Phone: (609)-729-4000
Web: gwcoc.com
Oct. 12-14 ($5)
Where: Dante Hall, Showboat Casino Hotel, Golden Nugget and Revel
When: Screenings, panel discussions, Q&A and more. Oct. 12, showing of Putney Swope, Q&A with Robert Downey Sr. 7:30pm. Oct. 13: Terry Winter at Dante hall on Boardwalk Empire Season 3. (Read more)
For full schedule visit: accinefest@downbeachfilmfestival.com
Even the dunes can be beautiful this time of year with their seagrasses blowing in the wind. Down by Brigantine, where the bay and the Atlantic come together, waters are calm and can appear as a dark sheet of granite. Once the cranes and boulders are gone, the view in front of Revel will be an endless panorama of sand and ocean waves rolling in one behind the other.
Atlantic City is staring down the barrel of Labor Day weekend after experiencing the single most diverse array of live entertainment ever presented here during one summer. Not just during the last 34 summers of the casino era, either, but throughout its entire gaudy, bawdy and, occasionally tawdry 160-year-old past.
After the heat and sun of summer, southern New Jersey relaxes with some cooler weather, less crowded beaches and roads (and hopefully less rain) and a local flavor during the fall. Here’s a look at some events and activities to help you enjoy the shore’s second season.
Dark Fall Productions, the local film production company developed by Margate resident, Alex DePhillipo, is getting ready to unleash another project.
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Althought the weather may still be keeping you guessing, the first day of autumn fell earlier this week. In celebration of all things fall — festivals, pumpkin pie and apple picking — here are some songs to load onto your iPod in order to make your time raking leaves a little bit more enjoyable. 1.“Autumn Leaves” – Cannonball Adderley 2.“Brand New ’64 Dodge” – Greg Brown 3.“September Baby” – Joseph Arthur 4.“September Gurls” – Big Star 5.“September Song” – Frank Sinatra 6.“Mississippi” – Bob Dylan 7.“Golden Autumn Day” – Van Morrison 8.”Indian Summer” – Chris Whitley 9.“October” – U2 10.“Red Leaves” – Tom Verlaine 11.“September” – Earth, Wind & Fire 12.“Time of No Reply” – Nick Drake 13.“Rain” – The Clientele 14.“Late October” – Brian Eno & Harold Budd 15.“Rose Hip November” – Vashti Bunyan 16.“’Tis Autumn” – Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass 17.“Harvest Moon” – Neil Young 18.”King Harvest” – The Band 19.“Autumn Serenade” – John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman 20.“I Had a Dream, Joe” – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds 21.“Mystery Wind” – Richard Thompson 22.“Forever Autumn” – Moody Blues 23.“My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion” – The Flaming Lips 24.“Autumn Almanac” – The Kinks 25.“Autumn Leaves” – Nat King Cole Have any others? Leave a comment. Happy raking!...
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With gaming revenue on a slight decline due to increased competition and a partial smoking ban in the casinos, Atlantic City's 11 gaming halls have cut back on the number of acts booked for the fall ...
for movie showtimes, click here for movie capsules, click here It was a great summer at the movies. I haven't said that in nearly a decade. That means the pressure is on for the fall and winter movi...
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1. Beth Tinnon said... on Sep 28, 2012 at 01:56PM
“Thank you for the mention of my show "A Night At the Speakeasy" at Dante Hall Theater 8pm November 10th...for ticket info go to my web page at www.BethTinnon.com look under calendar for November...Hope to see ya there!”