Penny Angels Beagle Rescue will present the 10th annual Beagle Barbecue on Sunday, Sept. 12.

The barbecue will take place from noon-4pm, at Atlantic County Park (Estell Manor), Pavilion C, Route 50 in Mays Landing. For directions, go here.

The cost is $15 for adults, $7 for kids ages 4-10 and free for kids ages 3 and under. There will be food, drinks, kids games, a 50/50 drawing, a bucket auction, a beagle parade, a best-dressed costume contest and the annual “Blessing of the Animals.”  All friendly, leashed dog breeds invited.

Call: Christine at 973-610-8049 or Joan at 609-965-9476 with any questions.

Penny Angel Beagle Rescue is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization dedicated to beagle rescue and community education on the breed. They provide adoptions at the Petsmart located in Mays Landing on Saturdays from 11am-4pm . If you live In Southern New Jersey and want to rescue a Beagle, stop by.

Philanthropist and Philadelphia attorney James Binns has overseen the funding and dedication of hundreds memorial plaques for police officers who died in the line of duty (including eight in Atlantic City and two in Margate), and created a similar program that commemorates the lives of Philadelphia firefighters who lost their lives while serving the public.

He’s established a fundraising effort called Cop Wheels that has provided dozens of patrol motorcycles to various police departments, and he single-handedly revived a popular Philadelphia spectacle (scheduled for Sept. 18 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philly) called the Hero Thrill Show that has raised well over $1 million in five years to pay for the college tuitions of children of police officers/firefighters who died in the line of duty.

This Saturday, Aug. 28, as a sort of prelude to that Philadelphia show, the City of Margate will host its own Hero Thrill Show. It will take place at Ventura’s Greenhouse at Benson Street and Atlantic Avenue (by Lucy the Elephant) from 11am-3pm, and will include daring stunts by the Philadelphia Police Department Motorcycle Drill Team, a K-9 unit demonstration, stunts by the Philadelphia Police Narcotics Strike Force Bicycle Team, and a demonstration by the Atlantic City Bomb Squad. The event is free to the public, and there will be food and entertainment provided.

For more on this event, go here.

Roy Goldberg with the Hooters' Eric Bazilian

On Sunday, Aug. 22, the Gold Foundation hosted its sixth annual Margate Rock Festival, a free summer blockbuster concert presented by Harrah’s Entertainment. The live concert featured The Hooters, whose show was followed by a fireworks display over the Margate bayfront sponsored by Tomatoe’s Restaurant.
The Hooters hit the club scene in 1980 and skyrocketed to national prominence with hit songs like “Day By Day,” “And We Danced,” “Where do the Children Go,” “All You Zombies,” “Hanging on a Heartbeat,” “Can’t Get Blood from a Stone” and others. Original band members Eric Bazilian, Rob Hyman and Dave Uosikkinen were later joined by Fran Smith and John Lilley, and that combination has remained intact for over 20 years.

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CJM’s Enterprise Ltd. will host the second annual MissInkAmerica.com Beauty Pageant on Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Chelsea hotel in Atlantic City. The stunning red carpet affair is set to begin at 7pm, with the pageant starting at 9pm.

The MissInkAmerica.com Pageant will feature some of the country’s most beautiful women with body art competing for the title of MissInkAmerica.com. Contestants will compete in a variety of presentations including club wear, lingerie and formal attire. During their walks down the runway, each young lady will discuss her individual platform and provide answers to randomly selected questions. Contestants will be judged in a number of categories including overall beauty, brains, and body art, along with many others.

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Click here to watch video of the Metropolitan Business & Citizens Association’s Gary Hill talking about the upcoming Aug. 17 Summer Mixer at the Chelsea in Atlantic City to raise funds for the scholarship arm of the organization.

Gary spoke with AC Weekly/Greater Atlantic City Jaycees Top 40 honoree (2008) Adrienne Soresi on her NBC-40 show.

In the past 20 years, the MBCA has given out about $90,000 in scholarships to local students as well as teachers. The annual Summer Mixer is one of the most happening events in Atlantic City each year.

And it’s not only for a good cause; it’s a really good time.

Do you want to be a part of the party? Click here for more on the MBCA.

The Brigantine Beach Volleyball Association (BBVA)’s fifth annual Steve Hopp Memorial Volleyball Tournament is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 8.
For the second straight year, the BBVA is awarding two deserving Atlantic County senior high school volleyball players with $500 cash scholarships in Hopp’s memory. Additionally, volleyball camp sponsorships will be awarded to non-senior athletes to better their volleyball skills. (more…)

John Higbee

The Super Sizzlin’ Summer Concert to benefit the Community Food Bank of New Jersey is scheduled for Sunday, July 25, at the Pleasantville Music Shoppe, 13-15 East Black Horse Pike in Pleasantville.
The event will take place in the piano presentation room starting at 1pm. Entertainers scheduled to perform include Sacred Sword starring local rock legend John Higbee (from approx. 1-1:45pm), Tom Hauck and the Neatles with special guest Adam Berado (2-2:45pm), and Jim Craine and the Atlantic City All Star Band with special guest NBC-TV 40’s Michelle Dawn Mooney (3-4:30pm). Admission is free, but please bring non-perishable food to donate to Community Food Bank of New Jersey.
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Lady Gaga at Boardwalk Hall (Courtesy Borgata)

What an action packed holiday weekend in the Atlantic City area.

With some of the biggest names in the music industry in Atlantic City —  Lady Gaga, Diddy and the Flaming Lips among them — you just knew that it wouldn’t be your typical July 4 weekend at the Jersey Shore.

Aside from all of the trouble that ensued at Harrah’s Resort, which led to the cancellation of the Diddy show, it appeared as though the weekend went off without too many hitches.

Click here to read more and see a photo gallery from the visually stunning Flaming Lips concert.

Back Row (L to R) assistant athletic trainer Sal Raffa, Flyers goalie Johan Backlund, Flyers left wing Ville Leino, athletic trainer/srength and conditioning coach Jim McCrossin, holding son, Luke. Front Row: Stone Harbor residents and Flyers fans, the Giulian children.

To promote next week’s Trial on the Isle, two Flyers players, Johan Backlund and Ville Leino, along with athletic trainer/strength and conditioning coach Jim McCrossin and assistant athletic trainer Sal Raffa took a trip to Stone Harbor on Wednesday, June 30. The group started at Springer’s Homemade Ice Cream for a friendly competition to decide which ice cream flavor would be “flavor of the day” at the July 8 event.

In a close vote, “Broad Street Bully” created by Rob Abraham, won out over Rob Stauning’s “Orange Crush!” After enjoying their ice cream, Backlund, Leino, McCrossin and Raffa went to American Legion Post 331 for a historical tour. The American Legion will benefit from proceeds of the July 8 event.

Trial on the Isle — part of the Philadelphia Flyers mini-camp for player prospects — returns to Stone Harbor on July 8. The day consists of a triathlon among all the players, including cycling, kayaking and running, followed by an autograph session, softball game versus the Stone Harbor stars and silent auction featuring signed sports memorabilia. For details, go here.

Jumpin’ Johnny Sansone will be performing at the Somers Point Beach Concert series on July 9.

However, he will be appearing after the July 2 beach concert too — at Sandi Pointe as part of the Tony Mart’s beach concert after party and fundraiser for the victims of the BP oil spill in the Gulf region.

See full story here.