Cookman Ave Weekend of June 19, 20, 21

The Following Announcement is sponsored by Asburyboardwalk.com and David Dorfman, Gilman Commecial Realty.

Restaurant Plan B

705 Cookman Ave.

Asbury Park, NJ

07712

732-807-4710

June 17.2009

Dear Friends and Family:

If you are like me you are wondering where spring is. Its here, just a little hard to find. So it has not been great beach weather, but here in Asbury Park, we don't need the beach to have a thousand and one things to do.

This weekend is the Wave Gathering, a great music festival. Many of the shops and restaurants in town will have FREE live music. At Plan B we have music Friday Night, Saturday Night and Sunday for brunch. Saturday will bring a street festival to Cookman Ave.. with food and music. Entry to most of this festival is FREE.

Also FREE, is a walk through town and the boardwalk. There are so many really great shops and services. In walking around this week, I happened upon a new shop, in the SHOPS AT THE ARCADE, that I didn't know was there...a shop of drums... beautiful pieces of art. Since you can't really sit on the beach, take time to walk Bangs,Mattison,and Cookman, and see what really makes Asbury Park a great destination. Talk to all these shop keepers... some really great stories...

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Don't forget DINNER AND A MOVIE, Thursday night. $25.00 gets you a 3 course dinner and the movie. Contact The Showroom, www.showroomap.com for tickets. Sunday evening we are hosting a GHOST HUNT and Dinner. Tickets are $50.00. Contact Paranormal Books and Curiosities for tickets and information www.paranormalbooksnj.com.

This weekend will also be the opening of La Petite Mort...A Collection of Erotica at Parlor Gallery.

Restaurant Plan B will be open for Father's Day Brunch and Dinner. Reservations are accepted.

We are continuing our best deal is town, PRIX FIXE, Tuesday - Thursday 25.00 4 course dinner.

Brunch is served Saturday and Sunday beginning at 10am.

So who needs the sun...there isn't enough time to see everything Asbury Park has to offer. And don't forget. FREE PARKING downtown and the Bangs Ave garage is open FRIDAY-SUNDAY, thanks to the generosity of some downtown businesses.

See you in town.

Jeffrey

Support Asbury Park's Bike Church

The Bike Church of Asbury Park is located at 705 Second Ave in association with Holy Spirit Church of Asbury Park.

The Bike Church is a bicycle advocacy project that will recycle bicycles, and utilize them as part of a youth and neighborhood empowerment program.

Every Monday, between 4pm-7pm, kids from Asbury Park come to The Bike Church to learn how to fix bikes, to practice riding, and to learn about safety issues related to bicycles.

Their latest project is called Second Life Bikes and is located at:

701 Memorial Drive (Between Asbury Ave and Sewall Ave)
Asbury Park, NJ
Located in the Jersey Shore Rescue Mission

Donation Times:
Tuesday - Saturday 9:30am - 5:30pm

Second Life Bikes is new this year. At this location, they plan on hosting workshops for adults and teenagers. It will also serve as a used bike shop that will help fund all their programs.

You can find one of those unique bikes you need just for the summer or weekend or find a bike for you or your kids.

If you would like to donate your time, your old bicycles, parts, and/or helmets, please join them.

They are located next to Holy Spirit Church at 705 Second Avenue near the corner of Main Street in Asbury Park.

For donations at other times or for other inquires, please email their staff@thebikechurch.org.

Web: Second Life Bikes ( http://www.thebikechurch.org )

Asbury Park Boardwalk Summer 2009

Asbury Park, New Jersey - May 22, 2009 - The Asbury Park Boardwalk is better then ever with more stores and entertainment and one of New Jersey's top beaches.

In addition to The Boardwalk, The Downtown merchants are geared up as well. Both the Boardwalk and the downtown are home to great venues and restaurants.

The newest arrivals on The Asbury Park Boardwalk are Stella Marina, offering Italian food, outdoor boardwalk dining and second floor roof deck and indoor dining. Next door is The Watermark - a unique classy yet casual bar and tapas menu - great deck and indoor couches and fireplace. Very, very nice

Joining them in the First Avenue building are Boardwalk Bagels and Subs, Shades sunglasses,Bodega Home Furnishings and Candyteria and Corazza Mid-Century Home Furnishings

Before you head north - you'll notice converted shipping containers (white buildings). They hold some of Asbury's unique shops - 2nd ave - kite store and Ralph's Italian Icees. The highlight now is the new kid Waterpark with unique giant watering cans, hoses and more pouring water down.

Moving north to the 3rd Ave building now open is the Lagosta Lounge - excellent "vacation dining" and bar along with Pops Garage (Mexican Takeout), Surf Shop. The long established Mayfair Grille with the famous boardwalk hot dogs, Posh Den offering home furnishings, and another gallery or two coming online.

Next stop is Miniature Golf. A totally brand new minigolf course right on the boardwalk. Very nicely done with water and more.

The next building is the temporary home of Madison Marquette and Asbury Partners, the lead developers of the boardwalk.

A new fastfood shop, Cuban Food and World Famous Madam Marie fortune teller booth occupy the next open space.

On 5th Ave, we have the former "bandshell building" and former Howard Johnson's. This is now The Saltwater Cafe on the the first floor and Tim McCloone's Supper Club on the second Floor.
In the same building, you can become a potter at LaPlaca Pottery or a glass blower at Hot Sands AP Glass Works. Ice Cream at Eddie Confettis Ice Cream.

You can dress sharp at Style Rocket or buy a bike At Brielle Cycles.

Go inside Convention Hall - and enjoy even more - Snack Attack for Dogs, Burgers and more, Baker Boys for Cakes and coffee, Asbury Galleria for gifts and photos. Walk out the deck of Convention Hall and relax at The Beach Bar and view the entire boardwalk beach to the south.

Enjoy Asbury Park in 2009.

Bruce Springsteen March 23 and 24

March 19, 2009 - Asbury Park

Yes those rumors are true. Bruce Springsteen wil kick off his "Working on a Dream" tour with a couple rehearsal shows in Asbury Park, New Jersey on the famous Asbury Park Boardwalk.

Tickets go on sale tomorrow at noon for shows to be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at Convention Hall.
Tickets are $100 each and will be available through Ticketmaster phone charge only.

There is a two-ticket limit per person.

Customers may only buy tickets for one show.

Tickets will not be mailed out; they can be picked up the night of the show only.

Two forms of identification will be necessary to pick up tickets.

Springsteen and the E Street Band officially kick off the "Working on a Dream" tour April 1 in San Jose, Calif.

They have been rehearsing at Convention Hall for much of the past two weeks.


Try for tickets at Convention Hall with this link to the Ticketmaster Bruce Springsteen Ticketmaster site.

Good luck.

If you can't get in, come to Asbury Park and take a look around. If you haven't been to "AP" lately, alot has changed.

Looking for proeprty or rentals in Asbury Park then go to asburyparkrealestate.com

Linkedin.com ASBURY PARK. Join!

I started the "Asbury Park" group on Linkedin.com last week for the purpose of joining people on another level in the future growth of Asbury Park, New Jersey.

Linkedin.com enables us to create a network of people across many professions who might have an interest in, or live in Asbury Park - the City by the Sea.

How might this group play a role in Asbury Park's current and future growth?

I'm not sure yet, so let's consider this an experiment of who will join and their various skills and life experiences however it is or is not related to Asbury Park.

Maybe some members will assist the schools in a mentoring program. Maybe someone will join forces and start a new business in Asbury, move to Asbury or refer another friend or co-worker.

Let's see what happens with the Asbury Park Linkedin.com group.

Join it today.

Hanukkah in Asbury Park

I have to say, I don't think I've really written about any restaurants in Asbury Park or Atlantic City or elsewhere in the shore area. I could, but I haven't.

But today I received an email from Restaurant Plan B on Cookman Ave in Asbury Park. They are going to have a Hanukkah Dinner on Sunday, December 21.


Dear Friends and Family,
There are lots of great things going on here in Asbury Park for the holiday season. Now is the time to come out and support these great events.Here at Plan B we have a Hanukkah Dinner Sunday, December 21 at 6pm 18.00per person (reservations suggested).
We still have openings for New Year's Eve, 75.00 per person for a 5 course dinner, and live music from Andrew Holtz. Dinner will be served from 7pm until 10:30pm. Also, don't forget we will be open New Year's Day for our great brunch. 10am - 3 pm.

Hanukkah in Asbury Park. Given that my Bar Mitzvah was at was once the Congregation Sons of Israel on Asbury Ave - seems like yesterday. A Blue polyester suit from Robert Hall and a Cantor so strict- somehow I did it. More or less, right or wrong, it was the last "real" religious experience I've had. So when I get an email from Restaurant Plan B with their holiday announcements my mouth begins to water.

I just wonder if it's as good as my mothers.

Killbrand opens in Asbury Park -

Killbrand clothes has opened a new store in Asbury Park at 408 Emory Street. Where more fitting then in Asbury Park would one expect to find a Killbrand store? Combining the love for music, the arts and creativity - comes Killbrand Clothing.

What's more exciting is that for the grand opening, they are hosting a free show by the band Secondhand Serenade this Tuesday, December 16th. The info is as follows:
Secondhand Serenade LIVE In-Store Performance at:
The Killbrand Store
408 Emory Street
Asbury Park, NJ
8 p.m.
FREE ADMISSION
Killbrand will also be having a special holiday sale, with some shirts as low as $5!

Killbrand was started in 2000 by pop punk drummer Jonathan Smith. While on tour with Tokyo Rose, Jonny ran into a problem faced by many musicians: he ran out of clean t-shirts.

Killbrand designs have been requested by stylists from GQ Magazine, and featured in Alternative Press and Wonka Vision Magazine. Seth Green, Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump, Steven of Steven’s Untitled Rock Show, Nicole Richie and Ashlee and Jessica Simpson wear Killbrand. So do bands such as Second Hand Serenade, Fall Out Boy, The Used, My Chemical Romance, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, and countless others. Killbrand is currently available in Tilly’s, Virgin Megastores, and select boutiques across the USA and Europe, and on the official website http://www.killbrand.com. Also check http://www.asburyboardwalk.com soon.

Killbrand is a great addition to downtown Asbury - if you haven't already, come to Asbury Park and find out why Killbrand found the perfect home.