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NJ BBQ Championship and Anglesea Blues Festival 
Returning to The Wildwoods

Wednesday, June 27th, 2012
Dockta D and the Infirmary will perform from 4-7pm on Friday.

Dockta D and the Infirmary will perform at the festival from 4-7pm on Friday, July 13.

THE WILDWOODS, N.J. — Dreaming of chowing down on some delicious ribs while listening to the 
soulful tune of blues? Or maybe it was barbecued chicken you had in mind?

Well either way your dream can now become a reality. The 14th annual New 
Jersey State Barbeque Championship and Anglesea Blues Festival is 
coming to the Wildwoods, July 13-15.

The festival will take place in North Wildwood at 2nd and Olde New Jersey avenues.Enjoy ribs, chicken, brisket and pork while teams from around the 
country showcase their grill skills in a quest for the best barbeque. The teams will compete for glory by attempting to create masterfully marinated and seasoned meals, grilled to perfection, in order to earn the title of Grand Champion and prove their skills are nothing less than art.

Is your mouth watering yet? Prepare for more — as the festival will also feature free live blues music performed by some of the region’s most 
soulful artists.

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Grammy-Nominated Lew London to Perform for U.S. Troops in Cuba

Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Local music legend Lew London

Local music legend Lew London

Acclaimed area musician Lew London will be performing for the U.S. Troops in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Thursday through Sunday, Dec. 15-18.

London had recently returned from performing with Scott Kirby, Peter Mayer and Jim Mayer — members of Jimmy Buffett’s band — at the Parrothead Convention in Key West, Florida, and received an invite from Kirby to perform for the troops.

London has performed in southern New Jersey for over 40 years. In the early part of his music career,  he was a member of a popular bluegrass band called the Bottle Hill Boys, and more recently he’s been a longtime member of the Bubba Mac Blues Band based in Ocean City. A multi-instrumentalist (guitar, banjo and fiddle), London was nominated in the Best Traditional Folk Album category for a 2010 Grammy award as a contributor to the 2009 CD A Tribute to Utah Phillips, which also featured such renowned musicians as Ani Difranco, Pete Seeger, Emmylou Harris and others.

In a media release, London said that he’s particularly looking forward to performing for the troops since they are away from home during the holidays. He is also looking forward to sharing his experience with his students upon his return,  expressing how fortunate we are to live in a country with so much freedom, and pointing out the importance of sharing one’s talents with others.

London teaches audio technology at the ChARTer~TECH High School for the Performing Arts in Somers Point. As well as being a teacher and professional musician, London has mixed and engineered hundreds of recordings and has over 30 years of professional experience in the studio on both sides of the microphone.

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