ATLANTIC CITY — Are you an average Joe? Do you enjoy hot cars, cool boats and fast motorcycles? Do you like hunting, fishing, camping, the outdoors, BBQ, MMA, rock ‘n’ roll, video games and sports? If the answer to these questions is yes, you might just be an average Joe! And if you’re an average Joe, it’s mandatory that you git yer fun-lovin’ keister to the Average Joe Expo!

Organized by those crazy cats at Good Time Tricycle — the same ones who bring Atlantic City the Celebration of the Suds and A.C. Seafood Festival each year — the Average Joe Expo will be held May 18 and 19 at the Atlantic City Convention Center.

The Average Joe Expo is like no other show on earth. This inaugural event vows to “bring real guys together and create an opportunity to discover what makes us tick, getting to the heart of male commerce, interests and desires — both the obtainable and the aspirational, the Average Joe Expo has it all!”

The event will populate over 200,000 square feet of exhibition space at the Convention Center. It will introduce products, places and things to the masses, holding nothing back and showcasing unique product demos, seminars and other related experiences.  The Average Joe Expo promises to be a great weekend out to explore some awesome experiences you may not have otherwise! Tickets are $20 in advance through Ticketmaster or $25 at the door. Hours are Saturday, May 18: 11am-8pm; Sunday, May 19: 11am – 6pm.

The Average Joe Expo will also play host to a variety of celebrities and personalities — people who guys just want to meet and hang out with.  With a huge emphasis on the male lifestyle, the expo will cover motocross, gaming, action sports, all things outdoors and everything in between . This expo will offer men a true weekend of discovery! Visit averagejoeexpo.com/atlantic-city.aspx or click the video below to learn more.

ATLANTIC CITY — Are you an average Joe? Do you enjoy hot cars, cool boats and fast motorcycles? Do you like hunting, fishing, camping, the outdoors, BBQ, MMA, rock ‘n’ roll, video games and all things sports? If the answer to these questions is yes, you have to git yer keister to the Average Joe Expo!

Organized by those crazy cats at Good Time Tricycle — the same ones who bring Atlantic City the Celebration of the Suds and A.C. Seafood Festival each year — the Average Joe Expo will be held May 18 and 19 at the Atlantic City Convention Center.

The Average Joe Expo is like no other show on earth. This inaugural event vows to “bring real guys together and create an opportunity to discover what makes us tick, getting to the heart of male commerce, interests and desires — both the obtainable and the aspirational, the Average Joe Expo has it all!”

The event will populate over 200,000 square feet of exhibition space at the Convention Center. It will introduce products, places and things to the masses, holding nothing back and showcasing unique product demos, seminars and other related experiences.  The Average Joe Expo promises to be a great weekend out to explore some awesome experiences you may not have otherwise! Tickets are $20 in advance through Ticketmaster or $25 at the door. Hours are Saturday, May 18: 11am-8pm; Sunday, May 19: 11am – 6pm.

The Average Joe Expo will also play host to a variety of celebrities and personalities — people who guys just want to meet and hang out with.  With a huge emphasis on the male lifestyle, the expo will cover motocross, gaming, action sports, all things outdoors and everything in between . This expo will offer men a true weekend of discovery! Visit averagejoeexpo.com/atlantic-city.aspx or click the video below to learn more.

ATLANTIC CITY — The Celebration of the Suds, a.k.a. the Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival, returns to the Atlantic City Convention Center for the eighth year Friday and Saturday, April 5-6.

The 2013 event will be an amazing experience in taste and sound including hot music to compliment cool brews. Over 90 different breweries from around the corner and across the country will showcase their unique libations.

New Jersey's own Bouncing Souls will headline Session 1 (Friday, 7-11pm) starting 9:30pm.

The focus of the A.C. Beer Festival is the promotion of craft beers and the brewers that create them. This event is the perfect opportunity for beer aficionados, beer lovers and the casual beer drinker to speak to company representatives and brewers responsible for some of their favorite brews. And it’s an opportunity to discover and taste new brews and special “limited release” beers and ales.

Each year the festival organizers review the event and look to further enhance the beer lover’s experience and make each year better than the last. Now in its eighth year, the festival has grown to be one of the country’s largest celebrations of beer.

For 2013 festival producers will bring in musical headliners Reverend Horton Heat and Rusted Root and New Jersey’s own Bouncing Souls to kick off the weekend. Eight bands and performers will be featured at the festival and are profiled on the event Web site (celebrationofthesuds.com) under “sounds.”

The 2013 Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival will also feature culinary demonstrations from area chefs, beer seminars hosted by beer personalities and brewers, and some “off the wall” activities. Additional festival vendors will offer great food and some unique beer-related apparel and goods. This year’s festival will appeal to absolutely everyone (aged 21 and over).

The festival offers a “Designated Driver” ticket price of $11, available at the door, to encourage attendee responsibility and use the many transportation options in the Atlantic City area, including jitneys and cabs. New Jersey Transit’s Atlantic City Line train arrives right inside the Atlantic City Convention Center and NJ Transit officials report that Beer Fest weekend marks the highest single-day ridership numbers all year long. (See njtransit.com for a train schedule). This is one of the reasons why the Atlantic City Convention Center makes for the perfect home of the “Celebration of the Suds.”

Tickets are $51 in advance (fees apply) online at acbeerfest.com or through Ticketmaster.com, $56 at the door (if available), or $51 (no group discounts available) at Joe Canal’s Discount Liquor Outlets on Fire Road in Northfield, or the Black Horse Pike in EHT. For group sales call (609) 348-7023. Keep in mind the festival has sold out for the last four years, so don’t wait to get tickets!

Among the entertainment will be Mark Sceurman and Mark Moran, publishers of 'Weird NJ' magazine as they tell tales of their adventures in the Garden State.

Additionally, in an effort to do its part and give back to the Jersey shore communities, the Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival attendees are dedicated to help rebuilding the shore and get its residents back on their feet, according to event organizer Jon Henderson.  One dollar from every ticket sold will be donated to “Restore the Shore via Hometown Heroes.” For more info check out njhometownheroes.org.

Bally’s Atlantic City is the official “Host Hotel of the 2013 Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival,” offering special rates to festival attendees. Go to acbeerfest.com and click the Bally’s link at the bottom of the page for details.

Join a variety of mustached Americans in one of the festival's staples, the Mustache Lounge

All attendees are urged to taste responsibly. Please know your limits. No one under the age of 21 will be admitted into the show.

A valid photo identification must be presented.
 For up-to-date information or inside notes, follow the fest on twitter @acbeerfest or contact Henderson at jon@celebrationofthesuds.com or call (609) 412-9056.

To find out more about the A.C. Beer & Music Festival app, click here.

ATLANTIC CITY — The Celebration of the Suds, a.k.a. the Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival, returns to the Atlantic City Convention Center for the eighth year Friday and Saturday, April 5-6.

The 2013 event will be an amazing experience in taste and sound including hot music to compliment cool brews. Over 90 different breweries from around the corner and across the country will showcase their unique libations.

The focus of the A.C. Beer Festival is the promotion of craft beers and the brewers that create them. This event is the perfect opportunity for beer aficionados, beer lovers and the casual beer drinker to speak to company representatives and brewers responsible for some of their favorite brews. And it’s an opportunity to discover and taste new brews and special “limited release” beers and ales.

Each year the festival organizers review the event and look to further enhance the beer lover’s experience and make each year better than the last. Now in its eighth year, the festival has grown to be one of the country’s largest celebrations of beer.

Rusted Root performs Saturday night at the Celebration of the Suds

For 2013 festival producers will bring in musical headliners Reverend Horton Heat and Rusted Root and New Jersey’s own Bouncing Souls to kick off the weekend. All bands and performers will be featured on the event web site under “sounds”

The 2013 Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival will also feature culinary demonstrations from area chefs, beer seminars hosted by beer personalities and brewers, and some “off the wall” activities. Additional festival vendors will offer great food and some unique beer-related apparel and goods. This year’s festival will appeal to absolutely everyone (aged 21 and over).

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On Saturday, Feb. 16, New Jersey’s largest craft brewery, Flying Fish Brewing Company of Somerdale, Camden County (flyingfish.com), will officially debut Forever Unloved (F. U.) Sandy, a hybrid wheat-pale ale, with 100 percent of proceeds going to New Jersey victims of Superstorm Sandy. 

More than 75 restaurants, bars and retail stores throughout New Jersey and Philadelphia have purchased the brew, and this weekend many will be serving it “in celebration of the never-give-up spirit of the Jersey shore, much of which was decimated by the historic storm last October,” according to Flying Fish founder/owner Gene Muller on the company Web site.

“This Saturday we are encouraging all beer lovers to head out and drink a few pints for the Jersey Shore,” says Muller. “Every single aspect of this beer, from the man hours spent brewing it to the hops used to season it to the kegs that will contain it, has been donated — so every cent brought in will go to Superstorm Sandy victims.”

The F.U. Sandy brew produced 86 kegs of beer, all of which have been sold to local outlets. Sales of F.U. Sandy are looking to generate approximately $45,000, which will be awarded to select grassroots New Jersey-based charitable organizations dedicated to Superstorm Sandy relief.

Local establishments where F. U. Sandy will be available this weekend include the following: Amada Restaurant at Revel, Eden Lounge at Harrah’s, the Toga Bar at Caesars, Passion Vines Wine & Spirit Company and Applebee’s Restaurant in Somers Point. It will also be available at the eighth annual Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival on April 5-6 (see celebrationofthesuds.com)

ATLANTIC CITY — The Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival  — or “Celebration of the Suds” — returns to the Atlantic City Convention Center for the eighth year Friday and Saturday, April 5-6.

Over 90 different breweries from around the corner and across the country will showcase their unique libations. The focus of A.C. Beer Festival is the promotion of craft beers and the brewers that create them, offering the perfect opportunity for beer aficionados, beer lovers and even the casual beer drinker to speak to company representatives and brewers responsible for some of their favorite brews. And it’s an opportunity to discover and taste new brews and special “limited release” beers and ales.

Each year the festival organizers review the event and look to further enhance the beer lover’s experience and make each year better than the last. The festival has grown to be one of the country’s largest celebrations of beer. For 2013, festival producers will bring in musical headliners Reverend Horton Heat and Rusted Root and a “top secret” act to be announced Monday, Nov. 19. Already one of Atlantic City’s most anticipated events of the year, the forthcoming festival will have the perfect soundtrack to enjoy great brews, great tunes and thousands of great people.

The festival will also feature culinary demonstrations from area chefs; beer seminars hosted by beer personalities and brewers and some “off the wall” activities. Additional festival vendors will offer great food and some unique beer-related apparel and goods. This year’s festival will appeal to absolutely everyone.

“In an effort to do our part and give back to the Jersey shore communities, the Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival is dedicated to help rebuilding the shore and get its residents back on their feet,” says event organizer Jon Henderson. “One dollar from every ticket sold will be donated towards Hurricane Sandy relief and rebuilding efforts.”

Tickets go on sale Wednesday, Nov. 21, and are $50 in advance (fees apply). Buy them online by clicking here, through Ticketmaster, or get them at Joe Canal’s Discount Liquor Outlets on Fire Road in Northfield. They will be $55 at the door, if available.

Punk rock pioneer Marky Ramone will perform at this year's A.C. Beer and Music Festival

ATLANTIC CITY — The Atlantic City Beer and Musical Festival returns to the A.C. Convention Center Friday and Saturday, March 30-31 for the seventh year.

The annual event — presented by 100.7 WZXL radio station — has grown in size, scope and popularity since it started, and this year includes a vastly expanded musical lineup featuring punk rock legend Marky Ramone. The 15-year drummer of New York City’s famous Ramones now tours with his band Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg.

“We signed Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg to close out Friday, Session 1 of the festival [from 10-11pm],” says event producer Jon Henderson. “As an old school punk rock kid this huge for me! We are going to have 15 amazing bands, over 80 brewers (including about a dozen in-state craft brewers), 10 food slingers, 120 vendors and 24,000 thirsty beer lovers — Atlantic City doesn’t get any more exciting than that.”

Not only will this year’s “Celebration of the Suds” include a variety of beer and great music performances, there will be several vendors available, offering food and brewery souvenirs. In addition, there will be culinary demonstrations from local chefs, and beer seminars featuring local beer expert Gary Monterosso and others.

The festival will also offer discounted “designated driver” tickets discourage drinking and driving. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door.

Attendees must be 21 years of age or older. Beer Fest tickets cost $50 in advance and can be purchased on the festival’s Web site or at Ticketmaster.com. If still available, tickets can be purchased at the door for $55, or $50 at Joe Canals in Northfield or in Egg Harbor Township. For group tickets, contact (609) 348-7023. For more information, e-mail jon@celebrationofthesuds.com or call (609) 412-9056.— Julie Pipitone