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.

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Including one very exciting one co-organized and co-presented by Atlantic City Weekly called “Conversations & Storytelling,” which will be followed by a free and open-to-the-public Viewing Party at Caesars on Sept. 19, the night of the premiere of HBO’s upcoming series Boardwalk Empire.

Click here for all the info, plus info about some of the major events planned for the Atlantic City area over next couple months in relation to the show.

While you’re at it join the AC Weekly Boardwalk Empire Fan Club on Facebook to keep up to date on all the news and promotions surrounding the Cable TV series.

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.

One of the smaller participants in last year's Roar to the Shore motorcycle event in the Wildwoods. (photo from roartotheshoreonline.com)

If you need a quick “roar” fix between the recently completed “Thunder Over the Boardwalk” air show and the upcoming revival of Atlantic City’s “Feel the Power” offshore powerboat races on Sept. 19, then head down to Wildwood for the annual “Roar to the Shore” motorcycle rally taking place Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 9-12.

Thousands of bikers will roll into the Wildwoods for this 15^th annual event featuring specialized vendors and demonstrations, live entertainment and more. The vast vendor areas will feature hundreds of top-of-the-line merchants. It will be open each of the four days from 9am, and include everything from pin-striping, accessories, leather goods, helmets, eye protection, fine cigars and (drum roll please) … a mobile Jack Daniels museum. Merchants will be spread across five separate vending areas sited at the Wildwoods Convention Center (WCC)’s parking lot, and all along Oak and Atlantic avenues in downtown Wildwood.

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U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

The Atlantic City Airshow “Thunder Over the Boardwalk” will take place rain or shine Wednesday, Aug. 25, as long as the cloud ceiling and visibility are within Federal Aviation Administration minimums for flying aircraft. There is no rain date for the show.

In the eight years that the Atlantic City Airshow has taken place, it has never been canceled.

Current weather conditions call for a slight chance of rain — 20 percent — for the day of the Airshow. For weather updates, monitor News Talk 1400-AM WOND or WMGM TV40 or your local news affiliate. For any updates on the Atlantic City Airshow, 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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The Atlantic City Free Public Library’s International Night performance scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 18, featuring Island Jam (pictured left) has been canceled due to inclement weather.
This performance will not be rescheduled as part of the International Night series, however Island Jam is tentatively scheduled to perform at the library’s Family Fun Festival on Saturday, Sept. 25 (on Tennessee Avenue next to the library, 11am-4pm).
The International Night Series finale (at Kennedy Plaza on the Boardwalk) is slated for 7pm Wednesday, Aug. 25, and will feature Bollywood Axion (pictured right).
For more information, call 345-2269, ext. 3112 or go here.

Fans of Atlantic City who are Twitter followers now have an opportunity to win prizes in the #VisitAC Twitter Contest sponsored by the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority (ACCVA).

From now through Sunday, Sept. 12, all you need to do is be a Twitter follower of @VisitAC and send a Tweet saying why you would visit Atlantic City, with the hashtag #VisitAC. Would you come for the beaches and your favorite surfing spot? The casinos or a fun lounge act? A great meal and exciting nightlife? The shopping or spas? Let the ACCVA — and the world — know your favorite reason to visit, and you’ll be eligible to win.

Prizes will be awarded every weekday during the month-long contest, including gift cards to several Atlantic City venues, overnight stays with dining, golf or entertainment included. A grand prize of an Apple iPad will be awarded at the end of the contest.

Participants can Tweet daily to enter (limit one Tweet per day). For official contest rules and a convenient Twitter portal to @VisitAC, go here.

You can follow Atlantic City on Twitter by going here.

The Village Voice blog has an insightful post today on the New York Times “excellent piece” on Guy Fieri’s recent appearance at Caesars during the Atlantic City Food & Wine Festival.

Here’s the NY Times story. It’s called “Guy Fieri, Chef-Dude, Is in the House.”

Worth the read.