Eddie's Garage will perform at Pinestock II in Mays Landing on Saturday.

The Pinestock II Music Festival is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 4, from 2pm-2am at the Watering Hole Café in Mays Landing. Admission to the festival is free and open to all ages until 9pm, at which time a nominal cover charge will apply and guests must be 21 years of age or older to stay later.  

Pinestock was put together by members of the band Eddie’s Garage and was the brainchild of band member Billy Zane, percussionist and vocalist. Zane’s motivation behind creating the festival was to thank fans who have supported Eddie’s Garage and other local musicians throughout year, while showcasing the home-grown talented musicians and bands.

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The Sweet Soul and Rock 'n' Roll Concert in Wildwood has been canceled.

Event organizer Carver Entertainment Group, citing the pending adverse weather conditions brought on by Hurricane Earl, has canceled the Sweet Soul and Rock & Roll Concert Series — to have taken place this Saturday, Sept. 4, at the Wildwoods Convention Centerr — and plans to reschedule at a later date. No date has been announced as of this time.

Three legendary groups from the Motown era were scheduled to perform at in the inaugural event — The Spinners, Little Anthony and the Imperials (pictured), and The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards. Celebrity impersonator Linda Axelrod was to host the show, performing at Joan Rivers.

For more information contact the Carver Entertainment Group at 570-646-2643. For information about the Wildwoods, go here or call 609-729-9000.

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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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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Stage Left Productions and Melanie Rice Entertainment hosted a performance of the rock musical “Rent” last Wednesday night, Aug. 4, at the Rams Head Inn. Pictured left are the producer, Melanie Rice (far left), along with Atlantic City Weekly publisher Lew Steiner and his wife, Christine.

Pictured below are some of the performers in the musical, which includes 17 original songs.

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.

Dan Fogel

Margate resident and jazz organist Dan Fogel is back by popular demand to perform at the 11th annual Chicken Bone Beach Concert Series. The free weekly concert series takes place at Kennedy Plaza on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, located between Mississippi and Georgia avenues (adjacent to Boardwalk Hall). Fogel and his quartet, which includes Fogel on Hammond B3 organ, Pete Chavez on tenor sax, O’Donel Levy on guitar and Webb Thomas on drums, will perform Thursday, Aug. 11, starting at 7pm.
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Join the AC Weekly Happy Hour Club starting 5:30pm Thursday, Aug. 5, at Game On!

The sixth exciting installment of Atlantic City Weekly’s summer Happy Hour Club series will take place this Thursday evening, Aug. 5, at Game On! sports bar on the third level of The Pier Shops at Caesars.
The AC Weekly Happy Hour Club series is open to the public, and takes place from 5:30-7:30pm on select Thursdays. It includes $3 beers and wines, $4 Red Bull mixed drinks and a complimentary light fare buffet. You can join our mobile list by texting ACWDRINK to 47201.

This week’s AC Weekly Happy Hour had been scheduled at Sonsie (Game On!’s Lyons Group sister property also located on The Pier Shops’ third level), but some schedule shuffling was necessary. We hope to see you Thursday at Game On! starting 5:30pm!

So well-received was Alex DePhillipo’s film Dark Fall during its Atlantic City debut on July 16 that a second premier showing will take place Friday night, Aug. 13, at Showboat’s House of Blues. Doors open 7pm.
Dark Fall is a high-definition film that follows New Jersey’s best surfers as they tackle some of the best surf right in their own back yard as well as remote locations across the globe. It spotlights such standout New Jersey surfers as Dean Randazzo, Sam Hammer, Andrew Gesler, Zach Humphries, Clay Pollioni and others. The soundtrack includes music by The Parlor Mob, ASG, Jumpship, Chris Arena, Sabotoge Soundsystem, Bruce Springsteen and more.