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Publisher’s Letter ...............................................................................4 Sports Bars & Quiz .............................................................................6St. Patrick’s Day Parades ................................................................. 8Restaurant Profile: ..........................................................................12Band Profile: ......................................................................................14Mixologist-of-the-Month .............................................................15Libations .............................................................................................17 Main Feature .....................................................................................18Catering .............................................................................................20BYO’s ....................................................................................................22Two on the Aisle ..............................................................................24Comic Relief ......................................................................................26Dining Pleasures .............................................................................28Happy Hours .....................................................................................30Where it’s happening! ....................................................................31Concerts & Theater .........................................................................32Plugged into AC ...............................................................................33The Last Word ..................................................................................34 Venues Cares ................................................................................... 34

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Letter to Our Readers Okay, enough with the cold weather and the snow! It’s time to get outside and start celebrating. And what better way to start than with the upcoming twenty-eight (28) St. Patrick’s Day Parades taking place within New Jersey this month. Additionally, there’s the iconic NYC Parade, held on “the Day” In keeping with the Irish “theme” this issue’s main editorial feature will offer you a couple of options for consideration: A detailed selection of traditional and authentic Irish food recipes for an enjoyable evening at home or a listing of Central NJ Irish Pubs for you to venture out and sample their food and drink offerings…Slainte. It’s warm, cozy, and comfortable and offers tasty tavern-style food. It’s also the place that many regular diners refer to as their very own “Cheers.” Anyone who remembers the iconic TV show featuring the Boston bar can certainly relate to gathering in a place that feels like a “home away from home.” And, for many in our area, that place is the Ivy League in Howell. Read more about this enjoyable eating venue in this issue’s Restaurant Profile feature. Everyone loves to be Irish during the month of March, and there’s no better way of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day than a day at the pub listening to great music. The Snakes are a band that has become one of the premiere Irish bands in New Jersey, and especially in the Central NJ area. Take a moment to read about this very talented Irish band and the music they perform. In the continuation of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day activities, I thought it worthwhile to revisit an Irish lass we introduced you to last year, Colleen Murphy-Cistone, our Mixologist-of-the-Month. Colleen bartends at the Pine Tavern in Old Bridge. She is always ready to greet you with a smile and a libation of your choosing. Stop in and say “hi” In this issue, our contributing scribe, Steve O. let’s us in on one of America’s funniest standup comics. He’s also a movie star, a TV celebrity and, formerly, the voice of the Aflac duck. Our Comic Relief feature this month will allow you to learn a bit more about Gilbert Gottfried and what he’s doing to keep busy these days. Enough said. For those who are Irish, and for those who “want to be Irish”, it’s March. Get out and enjoy all the festivities.

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refer to as their very own “Cheers.” Anyone who remembers the iconic TV show “Cheers” featuring the Boston bar can certainly relate to gathering in a place that feels like a “home away from home.” And, for many in the area, that place is the Ivy League in Howell. It can also be that place for those seeking a new dining location that has been offering patrons hearty food, a comfortable ambiance and a relaxed cozy atmosphere for decades. The Ivy League is iconic. Situated on Route 9 North, its beautiful green and gold sign is like a beacon, and there is plentiful parking. In fact, this bar and grill has been a familiar and welcome respite for decades. New owners, Pat Fallon and her brothers Tom and Paul Jaspan purchased the business seven years ago, and continue to happily greet regular patrons and welcome new ones to visit, enjoy a meal with family, indulge in an appetizer and a cocktail and chill out at the bar. The restaurant is also a perfect venue for an intimate date to get to know each other. The owners’ philosophy is to offer

“great food and quality service at a fair and reasonable value.” Families and friends are welcome to meet and share a meal, partake in Happy Hour or the nightly specials surrounded by warm wood paneling, a decorative brick wall and artifacts that the owners like

to say bring back memories of the “glory days.” Blackboard Specials are on tap for lunch and dinner, along with cut-to-order steaks, fresh seafood, delicious pasta and sauté entrees. Appetizers include such tempting treats such as the popular “Crab Meltaway,” the delicious hot “Maryland Crab Dip,” or the “Firecracker Shrimp.” Try the very popular “Ivy Angels” which offers bacon-wrapped shrimp and sea scallops with BBQ sauce and horseradish sauce and your taste buds will thank you. The Ivy League provides 20 beers on tap, and a wide selection of wines and bar drinks including specialty coffee drinks such as Irish coffee. The Ivy League offers dining room seating, located on the other side of a brick half wall and also offers plenty of bar seating with bar stools, booths and tables for your comfort. The Ivy League is a favorite of both families and night owls. The restaurant offers a well-rounded family-oriented atmosphere and changes it up some when the darkness descends providing a great place for an intimate date, a gathering of friends or sports watching in the bar amid a host of specials on drinks and appetizers. Monday night specials at the Ivy League include “Kids Night Out” where youngsters eat half price with the purchase of a dinner entrée beginning at 4:00 pm. Tuesday is “Half Price Burger Night” on any burger beginning at 7:00 pm. Visit the Ivy League on Wednesday night and enjoy “Fiesta Night” featuring mouthwatering tacos and other Mexican dishes plus Coronas for $3 and Coors Light for $3, and $3 Margaritas beginning at 4:00 pm. Thursday night, at 7:00 pm is “Yeung’s and Wings Night” with $3.50 pints of Yuengling and 35-cent wings. Three Olive vodka drinks are only $3. Friday and Saturday nights are

prime rib night dinner nights with prices starting at $17.99 for a full dinner complete with soup and salad. Sunday night is BBQ night with ribs and chicken specials starting at $17.99, beginning at 4:00 pm. During the week, Happy Hour is Monday through Friday from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, when $2.50 Buds and Bud light drafts are offered. Monday through Thursday offers $2 domestic drafts, well drinks and $3.50 house wines from 4:00 to 7:00 pm, with the same specials on tap Friday nights from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day here and enjoy corned beef dinner and drink specials, according to Fallon, who says the Ivy League supports the Brennan Stands Alone Foundation and is hosting a fundraiser for the foundation on St. Patrick’s Day with a Pot of Gold Super 50/50 drawing on March 17 at 8:00 pm. Corned beef specials will be available all weekend. “Tickets are $100 each and only 100 ticket will be sold,” Fallon says. The winner will take home 50 percent of the gross sales. Named in honor of United States Army 1st Lt. Brian Brennan of Howell, who was seriously injured in Afghanistan in 2008 when an IED exploded under the Humvee in which he was traveling, the attack took the lives of two soldiers and a civilian. Lt. Brennan and Specialist Ryan Price of California were the only two survivors. Lt. Brennan suffered cardiac arrest, multiple fractures and traumatic brain injury. He returned home a double amputee. Donations made to the foundation aid in the mission to ease the trauma of those who have sacrificed for our country. So, as Pat encourages, “Come out all weekend long, Friday thru Tuesday. Enjoy the fun, friendship and Corned Beef Specials at The Ivy League”.

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Enjoy Our Chapter House Value Meals Sunday Night – Oven Roast Prime Rib ......................... $17.99 Monday Night – Fajitas ................................................. $12.99 w/ $5 Margaritas & Sangria Tuesday Night – Steak & Shrimp .................................. $17.99 Wednesday Night – Parmigiana for Two ....................... $22.00 Thursday Night – Seafood Fest ..................................... $16.99 Seafood Combo .................................................. $18.99 Friday & Saturday Night – Oven Roasted Prime Rib .......... $17.99

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Everyone loves to be Irish during March, and there’s no better way of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day than a day at the pub listening to great music. The Snakes are a band that has become one of the premiere

Irish bands in New Jersey, and especially along the shore -- in seven years as a group. The Snakes always leave the crowd seeing the world through green-tinted glasses. Named after the legend of St. Patrick who famously drove the snakes out of Ireland and in honor of Shane MacGowan’s 1994 album The Snake, this quintet keeps New Jersey entertained all year long, not just in March. The band consists of Gary Shaller on bass, Jan on the banjo, mandolin and pin whistle, Vin on guitar, T-Bone on accordion and percussion, and drummer Scott -- and when they get together, every day is St. Patrick’s Day. The guys cover a lot of music from Irish bands

such as The Pogues, Flogging Molly and The Dubliners, but their set list also incorporates

a lot of rock including Bruce Springsteen and The Beatles, but giving these songs an Irish twist. “We’ll do something like ‘Brilliant Disguise,’ but that’s got a mandolin and an accordion on it when we do it,” explains Shaller. “We try to pick those songs that lend themselves to our instrumentation.” They also write their own music as well. Their song, “I Love St. Patrick’s Day at the Jersey Shore” has become an unofficial anthem of the Ocean County St. Patrick’s Day parade. It is available on YouTube and has over 30,000 views and has become a popular hit for the group. “ You write a song and people bop up-and-down, but you don’t imagine that they know every word and they’re acting like they’re so happy to hear it. That always thrills us,” says Shaller. It’s also the first song they have fully recorded, but they will be working on laying down other original tracks once their busy March schedule is over in hopes of releasing their first CD by the summer. The Snakes travel all over the state, even spreading out into New York, Maryland and Pennsylvania several times a year. But the members say their favorite spots are all local, including St. Stephen’s Green Publick House in Spring lake Heights, the Crab’s Claw Inn in Lavallette, Connolly Station Restaurant and Tavern in Belmar and the Norwood Inn in Avon-by-the-Sea. March is one of the busiest times of the year

for one of New Jersey’s premiere Irish rock bands. They have nine shows scheduled for the month including St. Patrick’s Day at St. Stephen’s Green. This is the best time of year for any Irish band and two of The Snakes’ favorite shows to play every year are their post-parade shows. They play Connolly

Station after the Belmar parade and The Crab’s Claw Inn after the festivities in Seaside. They also look forward to the New Jersey Irish Festival held at Monmouth Park every June. “This event is put together by some really talented

dedicated people and to play there is always fun,” remarks Shaller. “You’ve got a great crowd, it’s full of entertainment and you’ve got your beautiful Monmouth Park. It’s a big Irish day right on the shore and we are kind of like the shore’s Irish band so it’s a perfect fit for us.” The Snakes are also busy in February and September when a lot of Irish organizations including the Bagpipe Association and different arts associations hold big dinner dances. The band also plays private events, including weddings, as many as three or four times a month. That they’re able to keep busy all year surprises some as they don’t really think about Irish music at any other time of the year. “It just shows you what good music can do so we have a good time with it for sure. So we invite people to come on out and party with us.” For more information including a full schedule, contact information and a mailing list application, be sure to check out thesnakesband.com.


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Irish Food & Drink …Traditional & AuthenticTraditional Irish RecipesCorned Beef & CabbageIngredients 2 to 2 1/2 pound Corned-Beef Bris-ket*, recipe follows 1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper 1 teaspoon ground allspice 2 bay leaves 2 teaspoons kosher salt 1/2 pound diced carrots, approximately 4 small 1/2 pound diced onions, approximately 2 small 1 pound potatoes, peeled and chopped, approximately 3 medium 1/4 pound diced celery, approximately 2 stalks 1 small head cabbage, chopped, approximately 2 pounds Corned Beef: 2 quarts water 1 cup kosher salt 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons saltpeter 1 cinnamon stick, broken into several pieces 1 teaspoon mustard seeds 1 teaspoon black peppercorns 8 whole cloves 8 whole allspice berries 12 whole juniper berries 2 bay leaves, crumbled 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 2 pounds ice 1 (4 to 5 pound) beef brisket, trimmed 1 small onion, quartered 1 large carrot, coarsely chopped 1 stalk celery, coarsely chopped

Directions Place the corned beef, pepper, all-spice, bay leaves and salt into a large 8-quart pot along with 3-quarts of water. Cover and set over high heat. Bring to a boil, decrease the heat to low and cook, at a low simmer for 2 1/2 hours.

After 2 1/2 hours add the carrots, onions, potatoes and celery. Return

to a simmer and cook uncovered for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, add the cabbage and cook for an additional 15 to 20 minutes until the potatoes and cabbage are tender. Remove the bay leaves and serve immediately.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: approximately 3 hours

Shepherd’s Pie

Ingredients For the Potatoes: 1 1/2 pounds russet potatoes 1/4 cup half-and-half 2 ounces unsalted butter 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 egg yolk For the Meat: 2 tablespoons canola oil 1 cup chopped onion 2 carrots, peeled and diced small 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 1/2 pounds ground lamb 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons tomato paste 1 cup chicken broth 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 2 teaspoons freshly chopped rosemary leaves 1 teaspoon freshly chopped thyme leaves 1/2 cup fresh or frozen corn kernels 1/2 cup fresh or frozen English peas

Directions Peel the potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch dice. Place in a medium sauce-pan and cover with cold water. Set over high heat, cover and bring to a boil. Once boiling, uncover, decrease the heat to maintain a simmer and cook until tender and easily crushed with tongs, approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Place the half-and-half and butter into a microwave-safe contain-er and heat in the microwave until warmed through, about 35 seconds.

Drain the potatoes in a colander and then return to the saucepan. Mash the potatoes and then add the half and half, butter, salt and pepper and continue to mash until smooth. Stir in the yolk until well combined.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

While the potatoes are cooking, prepare the filling. Place the canola oil into a 12-inch sauté pan and set over medium high heat. Once the oil shimmers, add the onion and carrots and sauté just until they begin to take on color, approximately 3 to 4 min-utes. Add the garlic and stir to com-bine. Add the lamb, salt and pepper and cook until browned and cooked through, approximately 3 minutes. Sprinkle the meat with the flour and toss to coat, continuing to cook for another minute. Add the tomato paste, chicken broth, Worcestershire, rosemary, thyme, and stir to com-bine. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer slowly 10 to 12 minutes or until the sauce is thick-ened slightly.

Add the corn and peas to the lamb mixture and spread evenly into an 11 by 7-inch glass baking dish. Top with the mashed potatoes, starting around the edges to create a seal to prevent the mixture from bubbling up and smooth with a rubber spatula. Place on a parchment lined half sheet pan on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 25 minutes or just until the potatoes begin to brown. Remove to a cooling rack for at least 15 minutes before serving.

Yield: 8 servingsPrep: 45 min • Cook: 45 min

Authentic Irish RecipesAppetizers & SidesArtichoke Dip with Dubliner Cheese An Irish twist on traditional arti-choke dip. The white Cheddar-like tang of Kerrygold Dubliner Cheese is perfectly suited to creating a soft, creamy appetizer that still carries a bit of a bite.Ingredients:12 oz. artichoke hearts, chopped1 cup mayonnaise

1 small clove garlic, minced2 tablespoons oregano2 tablespoons grated onion2 cups Kerrygold Dubliner Cheese, gratedDirections:Combine all ingredients and spoon the mixture into an 8 inch baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes at 300° F. Serve with crackers, pita chips or flat bread.

Kerrygold Irish Cheese Board

Ingredients:A spread of grass-fed Irish cheeses serves as a simple, elegant appetizer or party hors d’oeuvre. Estimate four to six ounces per person and select a range of Kerrygold cheeses – Dub-liner and Blarney Castle for mild, nutty options, Reserve Cheddar and Vintage Dubliner for lovers of sharp, piquant cheeses, and Cashel Blue for its distinct creamy tang.Directions:Spread the cheeses on a wooden board or slate and allow them to sit at room temperature for half an hour before serving to bring out their fla-vors. A traditional Irish cheese board includes fruits such as figs, apricots and grapes but feel free to experiment and create an appetizer all your own!

Lighter FareBlarney Castle Cheese Toasties with Honeyed WalnutsThe smooth, nutty flavor of Blar-

ney Castle Cheese pairs deliciously with – what else – walnuts! The sweet notes of the cheese are further com-plimented by a brushing of honey, making this toastie a symphony of Irish flavor.Ingredients:

2 slices cinnamon swirl bread1 tablespoon honey, preferably buck-wheat or another deep flavored honey1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crum-bled1/4 teaspoon pepper2 tablespoons chopped walnuts2 ounces Blarney Castle Cheese, thinly sliced3 thin slices red onion (optional)2 teaspoons Dijon mustard2 teaspoons Kerrygold Irish Butter, at room temperatureDirections:Brush one side of 1 slice of bread with the honey. Sprinkle the rosemary and pepper over the honey. Sprinkle the nuts over, then add half the Kerrygold Blarney Castle Cheese, the onion (if used), and the remaining cheese. Spread one side of the second slice of bread with the mustard and place over cheese, mustard-side down.Brush top of sandwich with 1 tea-spoon of the butter. Place buttered side down in a small nonstick skil-let over medium-low heat. Spread top with remaining teaspoon butter. Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until the un-derside is golden brown. With a wide spatula, turn the sandwich over. Place a small heatproof plate on top and cook until the underside is golden brown and the cheese has melted, 2 to 3 minutes more. Alternatively, use the spatula to flatten the sandwich. Serve immediately.Makes 1 sandwich.

Main DishGourmet Turkey Burgers with Reduced Fat


Irish Food & Drink …Traditional & Authenticney Castle Cheese pairs deliciously with – what else – walnuts! The sweet notes of the cheese are further com-plimented by a brushing of honey, making this toastie a symphony of Irish flavor.Ingredients:

2 slices cinnamon swirl bread1 tablespoon honey, preferably buck-wheat or another deep flavored honey1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crum-bled1/4 teaspoon pepper2 tablespoons chopped walnuts2 ounces Blarney Castle Cheese, thinly sliced3 thin slices red onion (optional)2 teaspoons Dijon mustard2 teaspoons Kerrygold Irish Butter, at room temperatureDirections:Brush one side of 1 slice of bread with the honey. Sprinkle the rosemary and pepper over the honey. Sprinkle the nuts over, then add half the Kerrygold Blarney Castle Cheese, the onion (if used), and the remaining cheese. Spread one side of the second slice of bread with the mustard and place over cheese, mustard-side down.Brush top of sandwich with 1 tea-spoon of the butter. Place buttered side down in a small nonstick skil-let over medium-low heat. Spread top with remaining teaspoon butter. Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until the un-derside is golden brown. With a wide spatula, turn the sandwich over. Place a small heatproof plate on top and cook until the underside is golden brown and the cheese has melted, 2 to 3 minutes more. Alternatively, use the spatula to flatten the sandwich. Serve immediately.Makes 1 sandwich.

Main DishGourmet Turkey Burgers with Reduced Fat

Dubliner CheeseA low fat dinner option still packed with protein, these burgers take ad-vantage of the flavors of farm-fresh ingredients. All-natural Reduced Fat Dubliner Cheese adds a topping that tastes decadent but comes with a third less fat than original Dubliner. One bite and you’ll see these burgers are no compromise.Prep time: 20 minutesCook time: 10 minutesIngredients:1 (15-oz.) can cannellini or great Northern beans1 (20-oz.) package extra lean or lean ground turkey1 cup coarsely shredded Kerrygold Reduced Fat Dubliner Cheese, divided1/2 cup coarsely chopped baby bella mushrooms1/3 cup minced sun-dried tomatoes (preferably smoked)1/3 cup minced red onion1/4 cup shredded carrot1/2 teaspoon garlic salt6 slices rustic, grainy breadOlive oil cooking spray1 1/2 cups arugula1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil1 1/2 teaspoons white balsamic vinegarSalt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Directions:In a large bowl coarsely mash beans. Add ground turkey, 1/3 cup Kerry-gold Reduced Fat Dubliner Cheese, mushrooms, tomatoes, onion, carrot and garlic salt. Mix well then shape into 6 1/2-inch thick patties. Coat with cooking spray and grill over medium-high heat for 5 minutes. Turn and top with remaining cheese and grill for 5 minutes more or until cooked through. Grill bread for one minute on each side. Place one burger on each bread slice. Toss arugula with oil and vinegar and season with salt and pepper; spoon on top of burgers.Makes 6 servings.

Desserts

Almond Cake with Apricot Brandy Sauce

The cake owes its moist, spongy tex-ture to the same thing that gives the sauce its luscious consistency: Kerry-gold Irish Butter made with grass-fed cow’s milk. The soft, creamy butter does double duty in this dessert, and the result is a dish that’s twice as hard to forget.Ingredients:3/4 cup Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter1 cup sugar2 eggs plus 1 egg yolk1/3 cup each: apricot preserves and sour cream1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 3/4 cups flour, divided3/4 teaspoon baking powder1/4 teaspoon salt1 (7 oz) tube pure almond paste, crumbled1/2 cup sliced almondsApricot Brandy Sauce:1/4 cup Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter1 cup brown sugar1/3 cup heavy cream1/4 cup peach brandy1/4 cup apricot preservesDirections:Preheat oven to 350° F. Lightly but-ter a 9-inch round cake pan; set aside. With a mixer, cream together the Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter and sugar until light and fluffy – about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, including yolk, beating well af-ter each addition. Add the preserves, sour cream and extract and beat for 1 minute more. Stir together the flour, baking powder and salt; lightly fold into the batter with almond paste. Spread evenly in prepared pan and sprinkle with almonds. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until the center of the cake is firm when the pan is lightly tapped. To prepare sauce, in a medi-um saucepan melt the Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter. Stir in brown sugar and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients and simmer over low heat for a few minutes more. Drizzle over cake slices.Makes 10 servings.

A Guide to Central NJ’s Irish Pubs

VENUE STREET ADDTESS CITY PHONEBrannigan’s 14 Wharf Ave Red Bank 732-741-0224Claddagh 17 Bay Ave. Highlands 732-291-0099Clancy’s 25 S. Main St Neptune City 732-988-4500Connolly Station 711 Main Street Belmar 732-280-2266Dublin House 30 Monmouth St. Red Bank 732-747-6699Edgar’s 153 Sea Girt Ave. Manasquan 732-449-4114Farrell’s Stout & Steak 401 Broadway Point Pleasant 732-892-2090Finnegin’s 101 Locust St. Lakewood 732-364-7900Hailey’s Harp & Pub 400 Main St. Metuchen 732-321-0777Harrigan’s 703 Naltimore Blvd. Sea Girt 732-449-8228Idle Hour 2600 Rt. 88 Point Pleasant 732-899-2102Johnny Mac’s 208 Main St. Asbury Park 732-776-6666Kelly’s 43 Rt. 35 South Neptune City 732-775-9517Mad Hatter 10 E. Ocean Ave. Sea Bright 732-530-7861McDonagh’s 2 W. Front St. Keyport 732-264-0999McIntyre’s 213 Rt. 37 East Toms River 732-349-0420Molly Maguire’s 132 E. River Road Rumson 732-530-2882Mulligan’s 203 Squankum Rd. Farmingdale 732-938-6166Murphy’s Tavern 17 Ward Lane Rumson 732-842-1600P.K. Shamrock’s 415 18th Ave. Lake Como 732-681-3111Rod’s Olde Irish Tavern 507 Washington Blvd. Sea Girt 732-449-2020Ryan’s irish Pub 299 Spotswood-Englishtown Rd. Monroe 732-251-1709St. Stephen’s Green 2031 Rt. 71 South Spring Lake Heights 732-449-2626The Irish Rail 229 E. Main St. Manasquan 732-223-9300The Shannon Rose 855 St. Georges Ave. Woodbridge 732-636-6100Tipperary Pub 2313 Hwy 547 Lakehurst 732-323-0007

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WOODBRIDGERugs & Riffy’s732-636-3747

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O N B R O A D W A Y As embodied by the bright and bouncy new musical “Honeymoon in Vegas,” which opened last month at the Nederlander Theater, the world capital of gambling and neon is everything you want it to be. That means a little hip, a little square, a little dangerous, a little kitschy and a whole lotta delicioussh fun. But here’s the bonus, in which East (Coast) meets West: This production is also a real-live, old-fashioned, deeply satisfying Broadway musical in a way few new shows are anymore. Adapted by Andrew Bergman from his 1992 movie, with a swinging score by Jason Robert Brown and a smooth-as-Ultrasuede star turn by Tony Danza, this show offers the perfect sunny holiday for frozen Eastern city dwellers. “Honeymoon in Vegas,” which also felicitously stars Rob McClure and Brynn O’Malley as wide-eyed Brooklynites in Sin City and is directed with exactly the right synthetic-satin touch by Gary Griffin, was first staged more than a year ago at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, N.J. It generated great buzz and reviews to match. Theater pundits have worried that the show might have lost its momentum in the meantime. An overextended preview period in the dead

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of a glacial winter and all but invisible advertising haven’t helped. Besides, musicals about Las Vegas have seldom worked on Broadway So let’s pray that “Honeymoon in Vegas” doesn’t disappear before it finds its audience. Because what its creators have whipped up is an unlikely but scrumptious blend of cheese and caviar. And the career-high work here of Mr. Brown and Mr. Danza is so stealthily sophisticated that it takes you a while to realize the sly genius of what they’re doing. The plot, which closely follows Mr. Bergman’s screenplay, but it also detours, with extravagant swoops, into the realms of outlandishness and really good bad taste. The sweet nebbish Jack Singer wants nothing more than to marry his longtime, long-suffering girlfriend, Betsy Nolan (a charmingly selfdeprecating Ms. O’Malley). The problem is that Jack is paralyzed by the dying curse of his proprietary mother, Bea whose ghost keeps popping up to block his path down the aisle. So Jack and Betsy flee from

New York to Las Vegas, where they encounter an equally formidable obstacle. That’s Tommy Korman (Mr. Danza), a big-time casino shark who instantly falls in love with Betsy, a ringer for Tommy’s

late, lamented wife.The course of true love runs on parallel roller-coaster tracks in “Honeymoon.” Tommy pursues Betsy with every clean and dirty trick at his disposal, and winds up winning the chance to spend a weekend with her after beating Jack, a born pigeon, in a poker game. Poor Jack must overcome a mother’s curse, a powerful rival’s charm and his own wimpiness in an odyssey that takes him from Las Vegas to Hawaii and back. That’s a lot of real estate to cover. But Anna Louizos’s perky sliding sets miraculously keep pace with the speeding story line, which winds up deploying singing ancestral Hawaiian statues and an airborne squad of Elvis impersonators. Mr. Brown’s songs seamlessly propel plot and define character in the way numbers did

in the heyday of Rodgers and Hammerstein. But he often inflects them with the ring-a-ding swell and swing you associate with Frank Sinatra recordings from the late 1950s and early ’60s.My favorite song of Tommy’s is “Out of the Sun,” an account of how his wife, Donna, a sun worshiper, died of skin cancer, which has all the cool wistfulness of Sinatra doing “It Was a Very Good Year.” Just listen to the melancholy resonance Mr. Danza lends the word “saddlebags,” which is how the doctors described Donna’s skin at the end. The tightrope between high wit and low humor is walked most adroitly by a supporting cast that includes Catherine Ricafort as a Hawaiian Mata Hari in Tommy’s employ; Matthew Saldivar as Tommy’s sidekick, Johnny Sandwich and, best of all, David Josefsberg as both the unctuous M.C. of a hotel floor show and a deus ex machina of an Elvis impersonator. There’s an unswerving professionalism at work here that consistently turns excess into something sharp, sweet and surprisingly refined. Tommy might use a cruder metaphor for this alchemical process — maybe something ending with “shinola” — but he’d say it like the unimpeachable gentleman gangster he is.

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Gilbert GottfriedLet’s start with another big shout out to

“Catch a Rising Star” and CEO Suzy Yengo

for hooking us up with the non-stop Gilbert Gottfried. From his early work in such films as Beverly Hills Cop II, Problem Child and Look Who’s Talking Too (I see something of a sequel trend here) to TV in The Cosby Show, Night Court and as recently as the latest round of Celebrity Apprentice. His movie and TV credits number in the hundreds and we’re not even talking about his innumerable live appearances on radio and stage. As a regular guest of Howard Stern on Sirius radio his improve skills are a cut above and as hilarious as we’ve come to expect.

Venues-NJ: I don’t think that Beverly Hills Cop II is the first time I saw you but it was sure the first time you got such great press. What do you remember about that period in your life?

Gilbert Gottfried: What I remember best about Beverly Hills Cop II, is that Eddie Murphy and I totally ignored the script. I remember that each take was different than the one before it and Eddie and I kept laughing all during the filming so that was really a lot of fun.

V-NJ: I also happen to be a big Howard Stern fan and some of your funniest stuff

has been on his show; a gift of pajamas, Dracula, Seinfeld. Are you as big a fan of his as he is of yours? How much of the stuff you do with him is rehearsed?

GG: Absolutely none of it is rehearsed. That’s what makes it so much fun, that you’re stepping out there without a net and I am a very big Howard Stern fan and I think he’s a terrific interviewer. I’ve had loads of fun and I guess that’s the reason it’s all on the seat of your pants and not rehearsed that makes it so much fun that you’re on live in front of millions of people and anything can happen.

V-NJ: I certainly can’t let The Aristocrats slide by. The absolute funniest version bar none! C’mon, how much rehearsal and how much improv?

GG: I don’t exactly know how you rehearse “...and then the father gets on top of the daughter and then they’re both doing the dog.” Basically I just, whenever I’ve done that joke I just let my mind go crazy with it. I’m very proud to say that one of the reviews of the movie was out of the hundred or so comedians no one is more disgusting and

Gilbert Gottfried I felt that it was an honor!

V-NJ: First of all, I’d have to agree with you that, “...no one was more disgusting than Gilbert Gottfried” had to have been quite an honor. I mean what the hell, if you’re doing The Aristocrats you damn well better be disgusting. Anyway, I read some of your post Apprentice comments and I couldn’t agree with you more regarding the lack of nap time! Seriously though, was it fun or did it feel like a real job?

GG: It totally felt like a real job. In fact it felt like 10 real jobs and if there’s one thing I don’t like it’s to have to work for a living. It always kind of made me laugh though that the other contestants get so riled up about what they’re doing. Did they really think that Donald Trump is going to hire them to run his company just because they sold more cupcakes?

V-NJ: Let’s get a little more relevant to our readers. What do you have coming up in New York and New Jersey this year?

GG:Well you would have to check Gilbertgottfried.com to see my schedule for information. Other than that, I will be continuing doing my podcasts GILBERT GOTTFRIED’s amazing colossal podcast you could also hear that on Gilbertgottfried.com.

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Comic Relief

Sadly, Selena Coppack’s aBostonian and doesn’t understand that the only real teams to root for are in NY and NJ. I jest of course (kinda, sorta). Coppack has been performing stand up for eight years and her new book, The New Rules For Blondes, launches in April.

Were you “the funny one” growing up?

I come from a very funny home and my older sister Laurel is a comedian, too. So I wasn’t really ‘the funny one’ at home so much as Laurel and I spent a lot of time writing musicals in our bedrooms, choreographing strange dance numbers, and watching “Saturday Night Live” since age 7. I think that my parents and oldest sister Emily are super hilarious, too. But yes, I’ve always been a bit of a ham and really interested in comedy and performing.

Along those lines, did you do all the school productions? Where’d you grow up? Or rather, if you’re anything like me, where were you raised?

I grew up outside of Boston and I did all of the school plays growing up -- I absolutely loved performing and the excitement of rehearsing and being in shows. I did some professional theater in Boston (at the Boston Baked Theater--now gone) and in high school I became interested in singing, too. I went to college in upstate NY where I majored in English and didn’t do any of the plays on campus; but I was in the only co-ed a cappella group on campus (the Hamilton College Hamiltones) and the improv troupe. After school I moved to Chicago

to study improv comedy further and it was improv that really led me to standup. I did improv for years and eventually I just got sick of working with other people, which makes me sound like a total curmudgeon, I know.

Stand up is very tough. You have to be able to take rejection. How’d you handle your first bomb, unless you’re the one comic who’s never experienced that?

The rejection is definitely hard and it’s something that everyone -- even my comedy idols -- have experienced at some point. Early on I think that I wanted the audience to like me, which can be dangerous territory, especially for female comedians. You have to be confident and feel entitled to be up there with the microphone and that took me a while to figure out -- how to just own the stage and trust myself more. I think of standup as like training a dog -- if you get out there and you’re confident and in control, the audience is with you. But if you exude a sense of nervousness or you seem insecure, they’ll eat you alive. I’ve been doing standup for about eight years and even now sometimes I’ll have a show where I can sense that certain people in the audience aren’t completely on board with me and it makes me feel nervous, but I know to just plow through it and keep on going and eventually I’ll hit on a joke or reference that wins them over.

Is this a means to an end? “SNL”, sitcoms, head writer--what’s your goal?

I definitely don’t think of standup as a means to an end and I think that comedians who do are pretty miserable people. It has to be its own reward or else you’re crazy to do this thing. But as far as my goal, mine is pretty broad: I’d like for my comedy (performance, writing) to pay for my life. I don’t know exactly how that will shake out, but I’d like my job to be what I love to do, which is write and perform comedy. I have a book coming out in April (The New Rules for Blondes, from It Books/HarperCollins), which I hope will open up new opportunities for me. It’s a collection of humorous essays celebrating and subverting the blonde stereotype, but it’s for readers of all hair colors.

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Shadowbrook1 Obre Place732-747-0200

soutH aMboyBlue Moon

114 S. Broadway732-525-0014

Landmark Tavern & Cafe

117 N. Broadway732-721-6812

soutH rivErRia Mar

25 Whitehead Ave.732-257-1100

sPring lakEBlack Trumpet7 Atlantic Ave.732-449-4700

The Mill101 Old Mill Road

732-449-1800

St. Stephen’s Green2031 Rt. 71 S732-449-2636

tinton fallsApplebee’s

14 Park Road732-935-1158

MJ’s1213 Sycamore Ave.

732-542-3131

toMs rivErShogun Legacy

1536North Bay Ave.732-286-9888

union bEacHPiero’s

1411 Rt. 36732-264-5222

WallApplebee’s

2007 Hwy 35732-280-3676

Four Winds1310 Jefferson Ave.

732-223-9579

Shogun Legends1969 Rt. 34 South

732-449-6696

WoodbridgEBig Shots Sport Bar

780 Rt. 1 North732-750-5050

Chris Michaels40 Oakwood Ave.

732-634-5355

Rugs & Riffy’s493 Rahway Ave.

732-636-3747

The Shannon Rose855 St Georges Ave.

732-636-6100


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Applebee’s (TintonFalls/Wall) 3pm - 6pm; 3pm - 6pm; 3pm -6pm; 3pm - 6pm; 3pm - 6pm; — —Big Ed’s BBQ 11:30am - 6pm 11:30am - 6pm 11:30am - 6pm 11:30am - 6pm 11:30am - 6pm — ALL DAYBig Shots Sports Bar 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm — — Blue Moon — — 2pm - 12am 2pm - 7pm 2pm - 7pm — —Brass Rail 3pm - 6pm 3pm - 6pm 3pm - 6pm 3pm - 6pm 3pm - 6pm — —Brickhouse 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm — —Buffalo Wild Wings 4pm - 7pm; 4pm - 7pm; 4pm - 7pm; 4pm - 7pm; 4pm - 7pm; (Brick) 10pm - close 10pm - close 10pm - close 10pm - close 10pm - close — — Bum Rogers Tavern & Crab House NOON - 6pm NOON - 6pm NOON - 6pm NOON - 6pm NOON - 6pm NOON - 6pm NOON - 6pmThe Cabin 3pm - 6pm 3pm - 6pm 3pm - 6pm 3pm - 6pm 3pm - 6pm — —Café 34 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm — —Chapter House 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 6pm — —Colts Neck Inn 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm — —Court Jester (Aberdeen/Freehold) 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm — —Donovan’s Bar & Grill 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pmThe Downtown 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm —Dublin House 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pmFireside Grill 12N - 7pm 12N - 7pm 12N - 7pm 12N - 7pm 12N - 7pm — —GameTime Bar & Grill 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm — —General Saloon 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm — — — Gusto’s Grill 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 12N - 7pm 12N - 7pm 12N - 7pmIvy League 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 6pm — —Jack’s Goal Line 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pmKlein’s 3pm - 6pm 3pm - 6pm 3pm - 6pm 3pm - 6pm 3pm - 6pm — —Landmark Tavern & Cafe 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 11pm 4pm - 7pm — —La Riviera 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 11pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm ALL DAYMarket Yard Grille 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pmMcDonagh’s 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm — —Metropolitan Café 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm — —MJ’s (Middletown, Buttonwood Neptune/Tinton Falls) 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm — —Molly Maguires 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm — —Moore’s Tavern 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 1pm - 5pm 1pm - 5pmNonna’s 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm — —Off the Hook 3pm - 8pm 3pm - 8pm 3pm - 8pm 3pm - 8pm 4pm - 7pm — —On the Deck 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm — —Park East 4pm - 8pm 4pm - 8pm 4pm - 8pm 4pm - 8pm 4pm - 8pm 4pm - 8pm 4pm - 8pmPine Tavern 3pm - 5pm; 8pm-close 3pm - 5pm; 8pm-close 3pm - 5pm; 8pm-close 3pm - 5pm; 8pm-close 3pm - 6pm 8pm - close ALL DAYPK’s Shamrock Rose 12N - 7pm 12N - 7pm 12N - 7pm 12N - 7pm 12N - 7pm — —Pub 33 Noon - 6pm Noon - 6pm Noon - 6pm Noon - 6pm Noon - 6pm Noon - 6pm —Quaker Steak & Lube (Brick) 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm — — 10pm - close 10pm - close 10pm - close 10pm - close 10pm - close 10pm - close 10pm - closeQuaker Steak & Lube (Edison) 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm — —River Rock Restaurant & Marina Bar 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm — —Riverwatch 2pm - 6pm 2pm - 6pm 2pm - 6pm 2pm - 6pm 2pm - 6pm 2pm - 6pm 2pm - 6pmRosalita’s 3:30pm - 6:30pm 3:30pm - 6:30pm 3:30pm - 6:30pm 3:30pm - 6:30pm 3:30pm - 6:30pm 3:30pm - 6:30pm 3:30pm - 6:30pmRugs & Riffy’s 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm —Ryan’s Pub & Sports Bar 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 1pm - 7pm 1pm - 7pmSunsets 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 12N - 4pmSurf Taco (Jackson) 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 3pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm 4pm - 6pm — ALL DAYTavern on the Lake 3pm - 6pm 3pm - 6pm 3pm - 6pm 3pm - 6pm 3pm - 6pm 12N - 5pm ALL DAYThe Shannon Rose 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm — —Tilted Kilt 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm 3pm - 7pm — — 9pm - close 9pm - close 9pm - close 9pm - close — — 9pm - closeTommy’s Coal Fired Pizza 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm — — (Brick) ALL DAY ALL DAYTommy’s Coal Fired Pizza 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm — — (Red Bank) ALL DAY ALL DAYThe Sycamore Grille 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm — —Twin Light Taphouse 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm — —Windansea 4pm - 6:30pm 4pm - 6:30pm 4pm - 6:30pm 4pm - 6:30pm 4pm - 6:30pm — —Wine Loft 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm 4pm - 7pm

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APPLEBEE’S / TINTON FALLS14 Park Rd., Tinton Falls732-935-1158APPLEBEE’S / WALL2007 Rt. 35, Wall732-280-3676BIG ED’S B•B•Q305 Route 34, Old Bridge732-583-2626BIG SHOTS SPORTS BAR780 Rt. 1 North, Woodbridge732-750-5050BLUE MOON114 S. Bway, S. Amboy732-525-0014BRASS RAIL80 Rt. 79, Matawan732-290-8400BRICKHOUSE979 Cedarbridge, Brick732-279-3743BUFFALO WILD WINGS / BRICK2770 Hooper Ave., Brick732-475-7645BUM ROGERS2207 SW Central Ave., Seaside Park732-830-2770BURLEW’S SEAFOOD & STEAK59 West Front Street, Keyport732-497-0500

THE CABIN984 Rt. 33, Freehold732-462-3090

CJ MCLOONE’S560 Shrewsbury Ave., Tinton Falls732-758-0800CAFÉ LUNA3679 Rt. 9N, Old Bridge732-965-5490CLADDAGH IRISH PUB297 Bay Ave, Highlands732-291-0099COLTS NECK INN6 Rt. 537732-462-0383COURT JESTER / FREEHOLDE. Main St., Freehold732-462-1040DONOVAN’S BAR & GRILL1900 Rt. 70, Manchester732-657-0006THE DOWNTOWN10 W. Front St., Red Bank732-741-2828DUBLIN HOUSE30 Monmouth St., Red Bank732-747-6699FIRESIDE GRILL133 Rt. 79, Marlboro732-780-7900

GENERAL SALOON1194 Englishtown Rd.Old Bridge732-416-8628 GUSTO’S GRILL1050 Rt. 18N, East Brunswick732-651-2737IVY LEAGUERt. 9N, Howell732-370-2206JACK’S GOAL LINE149 Brighton Ave., Long Branch732-870-8800JAKEABOB’S910 Union Ave., Union Beach732-264-3730LANDMARK TAVERN117 N. Broadway, South Amboy732-721-6812LA RIVIERA113 Main St, Matawan732-566-8400MALONEY’S PUB117 Main St., Matawan732-583-4040MARKET YARD GRILLE18 E. Main St., Freehold732-431-3220MARTELL’SBoardwalk, Pt. Pleasant732-892-0131

MCLOONES @ FAVORITES3 Lafayette Rd., Fords732-512-5025MCLOONE’S PIER HOUSE1 Ocean Pl., Long Branch732-923-1006METROPOLITAN CAFÉ8 E. Main St., Freehold732-780-9400MEDITERRANEAN CHATEAU27 Freneau Ave. (Rt. 79),Matawan732-780-9400MJ’S MIDDLETOWN1005 Hwy 35N, Middletown732-796-1400MJ’S NEPTUNE3205 Rt. 66, Neptune732-918-9700MJ’S TINTON FALLS1213 Sycamore Ave, Tinton Falls732-542-3131Molly Maguire’s132 East River Road, Rumson732-530-2882NONNA’S190 Rt. 9N, Marlboro732-536-9050OFF THE HOOK1 Navesink Ave., Highlands732-872-2006ON THE DECK2 Simon Lake Dr., Atlantic Highlands732-872-1424

PARK 33618 Park Ave, Freehold732-761-1300PINE TAVERN154 Rt. 34N, Old Bridge732-727-5060PK’S SHAMROCK ROSE415 18th Ave., Belmar732-681-3111PARK EAST3352 Rt. 35S., Hazlet732-739-2002PRIME 341212 Rt. 34S., Aberdeen732-441-9663RIVER ROCK RESTAURANT & MARINA BAR1600 Rt. 70, Brick732-840-1110RIVERWATCH799 Rt. 70, Brick732-920-8900ROSALITA’S180 Rt. 9 North, Marlboro732-617-0099RUGS & RIFFY’S493 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge732-636-3747RYAN’S PUB & SPORTS BAR299 Spotswood- Englishtown RdMonroe Township(732) 251-1709

SALT CREEK GRILLE4 Bingham Ave, Rumson732-933-9272SHOGUN LEGACY1536 North Bay Ave., Toms River732-286-9888SHOGUN LEGENDS1969 Rt. 34 South, Wall732-449-6696ST. STEPHEN’S GREEN2031 Rt. 71, Spring Lake732-449-2636SUNSETS302 S. Concourse Ave., Neptune732-775-9911SURF TACO / JACKSON21 S. Hope Chapel, Jackson732-364-8226TAVERN ON THE LAKE101 Main St., Hightstown609-426-9345THE SHANNON ROSE / WOODBRIDGE855 St. George’s Ave. , Woodbridge732-636-6100THE STONE PONY913 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park732-502-0600

THE SYCAMORE GRILLE1 Shinnecock, Manalapan732-792-7722TILTED KILTRt. 18 South, East Brunswick732-992-8532TIM MCLOONE’S SUPPER CLUB1200 Ocean Ave, Asbury732-744-1400TOMMY’S COAL FIRED PIZZA/BRICK515 Rt. 70, Brick732-262-5180TOMMY’S COAL FIRED PIZZA/RED BANK2 Bridge St., Red Bank732-212-1700SALTWATER BEACH CAFE1200 Ocean Ave, Asbury732-744-1400TWIN LIGHT TAPHOUSE128 Bay Ave., Highlands732-872-1345WINDANSEA56 Shrewsbury Ave., Highlands732-872-2266WINE LOFT32 Laird St., Long Branch732-222-7770

. . . Where It’s Happening!Blue Moon – Blues Jam w/ Chuck

Lambert 8pm – 12amMaggie’s Uptown – Phil Engel 7-11pmMarket Yard Grill – Live MusicMetropolitan Café – Live DJMJ’s / Middletown – Karaoke w/ KJ GiuseppeRiver Rock – Party Night w/ DJ Jason Jani @ 9pmFRIDAY, MAR. 20Blue Moon – VyntEdgeThe Cabin – Nancy Malcun 5pm –

8pm; Undercover @ 10pmLa Riviera – Live MusicMaggie’s Underground – DJ Blue I’zMarket Yard Grill – Live MusicMetropolitan Café – Live DJMJ’s / Buttonwood – Clifton Brothers

7-10pm; Modern DJs @ 10:30pmMJ’s / Middletown – Magic TaxisMJ’s / Neptune – Shore ThingMJ’s Tinton Falls – Martin RivasRiver Rock – Waynard & Cat Duo

4-7pm; Funktion 11 & DJ Adam @ 9:30pmRyan’s Pub – Live MusicSATURDAY, MAR. 21Big Ed’s BBQ – Trivia NightBlue Moon – Ladies NightThe Cabin – Twice As Good @ 10pmLa Riviera – Live MusicMaggie’s Underground – DJ Richie SpartaMaggie’s Uptown – Brue Crew 5:30-9:30pmMarket Yard Grill – Live MusicMartell’s – Spring Fever Bash w/Bobby Lynch Band & DJ MensonMetropolitan Café – Live DJMJ’s / Buttonwood - Party Night w/ Modern DJs @ 10pmMJ’s / Middletown – Taylor Tote & Rob DyeMJ’s / Neptune – Koka & PhilipsMJ’s Tinton Falls – Karlus TrappRiver Rock – Amused Duo 3-7pm; Club Night w/ DJ Jason Jani @ 10pm

Ryan’s Pub – Live DJTommy’s / Brick – Trivia NightSUNDAY, MAR. 22Blue Moon – Jazz Jam 3pm – 7pm River Rock –Grateful Dead Tribute

Band @ 7:30pmTUESDAY, MAR. 24Fireside Grill – Trivia NightMaggie’s Uptown – I AM Curbie 7-11pmMJ’s / Buttonwood - Game On TriviaMJ’s / Neptune – Game On TriviaMJ’s Tinton Falls - Karaoke w/ KJ GiuseppeRiver Rock – DJ Q @ 9pmWEDNESDAY, MAR. 25MJ’s / Buttonwood – Karaoke w/ KJ GiuseppeMJ’s / Neptune – Sing Along w/ Shawn MarsMJ’s Tinton Falls - Game On TriviaRiver Rock – Club Night w/ DJ Adam @ 9pmTHURSDAY, MAR. 26Blue Moon – Blues Jam w/ Chuck

Lambert 8pm – 12amMaggie’s Uptown – The Professionals 7-11pmMarket Yard Grill – Live MusicMetropolitan Café – Live DJMJ’s / Middletown – Karaoke w/ KJ GiuseppeRiver Rock – Party Night w/ DJ Jason Jani @ 9pmFRIDAY, MAR. 27Blue Moon – Lights OutsThe Cabin – Frankie 5pm – 8pm;

Shorty Long & the Jersey Horns @ 10pmLa Riviera – Live MusicMaggie’s Underground – DJ IdentityMaggie’s Uptown – Jay & Rob 5:30-9:30pmMarket Yard Grill – Live MusicMetropolitan Café – Live DJ MJ’s / Buttonwood – Rich Genoval

7-10pm; Modern DJs @ 10:30pm

MJ’s / Middletown – Martin RivasMJ’s / Neptune – 80’s Night w/ DJ GiuseppeMJ’s Tinton Falls – Tom CintulaRiver Rock - Tony Caggiano 4-7pm; The Fuzzpops & DJ Adam @ 9:30pmRyan’s Pub – Live MusicSATURDAY, MAR. 28Big Ed’s BBQ – Trivia NightBlue Moon – Ladies NightThe Cabin – Jersey Central @ 10pmLa Riviera – Live MusicMaggie’s Underground – DJ Richie SpartaMaggie’s Uptown – Kevin Hildebrandt 5:30-9:30pmMarket Yard Grill – Live MusicMartell’s – Beers on the BoardsMetropolitan Café – Live DJMJ’s / Buttonwood - Party Night w/ Modern DJs @ 10pmMJ’s / Middletown – Andy Russo & Joe NapolitanoMJ’s / Neptune – DecianMJ’s Tinton Falls – Owen’s Heavy

MellowRiver Rock – Half Brothers 3-7pm; Club Night w/ DJ Adam@ 10pmRyan’s Pub – Live DJTommy’s/ Brick – Trivia NightSUNDAY, MAR. 29Blue Moon – Jazz Jam 3pm – 7pmRiver Rock – Grateful Dead Tribute

Band @ 7:30pmTUESDAY, MAR. 31Fireside Grill – Trivia NightMaggie’s Uptown – I AM Curbie 7-11pmMJ’s / Buttonwood - Game On TriviaMJ’s / Neptune – Game On TriviaMJ’s Tinton Falls - Karaoke w/ KJ GiuseppeRiver Rock – DJ Q @ 9pm

SUNDAY, MAR. 01Blue Moon – Jazz Jam 3pm – 7pmTUESDAY, MAR. 03Fireside Grill – Trivia NightMaggie’s Uptown – I Am Curbie 7-11pmMJ’s / Buttonwood – Game On TriviaMJ’s / Neptune – Game On TriviaMJ’s Tinton Falls – Karaoke w/ KJ GiuseppeRiver Rock – DJ Q @ 9pmWEDNESDAY, MAR. 04MJ’s / Buttonwood – Karaoke w/ KJ GiuseppeMJ’s / Neptune – Sing Along w/ Shawn

MarsMJ’s Tinton Falls – Game On TriviaRiver Rock – Club Night w/ DJ Adam @ 9pmTHURSDAY, MAR. 05 Blue Moon – Blues Jam w/ Chuck Lambert

8pm – 12amMaggie’s Uptown – The Professionals 7-11pmMetropolitan Café – Live DJMJ’s / Middletown – Karaoke w/ KJ GiuseppeRiver Rock – Party Night w/ DJ Jason Jani @ 9pmFRIDAY, MAR. 06 Blue Moon – Mimi Nowak ProjectThe Cabin – NRG 5:30pm – 8:30pm;

Undisputed @ 10pm La Riviera – Live MusicMaggie’s Underground – DJ IdentityMaggie’s Uptown – Brue Crew 5:30 – 9:30pmMarket Yard Grill – Live MusicMetropolitan Café – Live DJ MJ’s / Buttonwood – Tommy Aboussleman7-10pm; Modern DJs @ 10:30pmMJ’s / Middletown – The Back BeatsMJ’s / Neptune – Guns For HireMJ’s Tinton Falls – Tim & Andy ‘n JoeRiver Rock – Steve Johnson 4-7pm; Dr. Chico Band & DJ AdamRyan’s Pub – Live MusicSATURDAY, MAR. 07Big Ed’s BBQ – Trivia NightBlue Moon – Ladies NightThe Cabin – Eddie Testa Band @ 10pm

La

Riviera – Live MusicMaggie’s Underground – DJ Richie SpartaMaggie’s Uptown – Craig Daniels 5:30-9:30pmMarket Yard Grill – Live MusicMetropolitan Café – Live DJMJ’s / Buttonwood – Party Night w/ Modern DJs @ 10pmMJ’s / Middletown – Steve DeVito & Tom KanachMJ’s / Neptune – Tim & Andy ‘n JoeMJ’s Tinton Falls – Seth TiegerRiver Rock – Frankie P 4-7pm; DJ Jason Jani @ 10pmRyan’s Pub – Live DJTommy’s / Brick – Trivia NightSUNDAY, MAR. 08Blue Moon – Jazz Jam 3pm – 7pmRiver Rock – Grateful Dead Tribute Band @ 7:30pmTUESDAY, MAR. 10Fireside Grill – Trivia NightMaggie’s Uptown – I AM Curbie 7-11pmMJ’s / Buttonwood - Game On TriviaMJ’s / Neptune – Game On TriviaMJ’s Tinton Falls - Karaoke w/ KJ GiuseppeRiver Rock – DJ Q @ 9pmWEDNESDAY, MAR. 11MJ’s / Buttonwood - Karaoke w/ KJ GiuseppeMJ’s / Neptune – Sing Along w/ Shawn MarsMJ’s Tinton Falls - Game On TriviaRiver Rock – Club Night w/ DJ Adam @ 9pmTHURSDAY, MAR. 12Blue Moon – Blues Jam w/ Chuck Lambert 8pm – 12amMaggie’s Uptown – The Professionals

7-11pmMarket Yard Grill – Live MusicMetropolitan Café – Live DJMJ’s / Middletown – Karaoke w/ KJ GiuseppeRiver Rock – Party Night w/ DJ Jason Jani @ 9pmFRIDAY, MAR. 13Blue Moon – Tad Schaffer & the Third DegreeThe Cabin – Jay & Shay 5pm – 9pm; Phil Engel Band @ 10pmLa Riviera – Live Music

Maggie’s Underground - UndisputedMarket Yard Grill – Live MusicMetropolitan Café – Live DJMJ’s / Buttonwood – Boys Meet Girl

7-10pm; Modern DJs @ 10:30pmMJ’s / Middletown – Shore ThingMJ’s / Neptune – 80’s Night w/ DJ GiuseppeMJ’s Tinton Falls – Paul BaccashRiver Rock – Professionals Duo 4-7pm;

Event Horizon & DJ Adam @ 9:30pmRyan’s Pub – Live MusicSATURDAY, MAR. 14Big Ed’s BBQ – Trivia NightBlue Moon – Ladies NightThe Cabin – Moondoggie @ 10pmLa Riviera – Live MusicMaggie’s Underground – DJ Richie SpartaMaggie’s Uptown – Frankie (Undisputed)Market Yard Grill – Live MusicMetropolitan Café – Live DJMJ’s / Buttonwood - Party Night w/ Modern DJs @ 10pmMJ’s / Middletown – Ken Dubman & Mary SueMJ’s / Neptune – Rich GenovalMJ’s Tinton Falls – Ron OssiRiver Rock – Brue Crew 3-7pm; DJ Jason Jani @ 10pm; UFC 185Ryan’s Pub – Live DJTommy’s / Brick – Trivia NightSUNDAY, MAR. 15Blue Moon – Jazz Jam 3pm – 7pmRiver Rock – Grateful Dead Tribute Band @7:30pmTUESDAY, MAR. 17 ST. PATRICK’S DAYThe Cabin – Moondoggie @ 10pmFireside Grill – Trivia NightMJ’s / Buttonwood - Game On TriviaMJ’s / Neptune – Game On TriviaMJ’s Tinton Falls - Karaoke w/ KJ GiuseppeRiver Rock – DJ Q @ 9pmWEDNESDAY, MAR. 18MJ’s / Buttonwood - Karaoke w/ KJ GiuseppeMJ’s / Neptune – Sing Along w/ Shawn MarsMJ’s Tinton Falls - Game On TriviaRiver Rock – Club Night w/ DJ Adam @ 9pmTHURSDAY, MAR. 19

Venue Listings


Saturday, Mar. 07Sing-A-Long: FrozenCount Basie TheatreRed Bank, NJ

Sunday, Mar. 08Michael BoltonCount Basie TheatreRed Bank, NJ

Wednesday, Mar. 11ZZ TopCount Basie TheatreRed Bank, NJ

Thursday, Mar. 12Rutgers Bands ExtravaganzaState TheaterNew Brunswick, NJ

Saturday, Mar. 14Aretha FranklinNJ Performing Arts CenterNewark, NJ

Wednesday, Mar. 18Celtic WomenNJ Performing Arts CenterNewark, NJ

Thursday, Mar. 19Peter & the StarcatchersState TheaterNew Brunswick, NJ

Thursday, Mar. 26PennywiseStarland BallroomSayreville, NJ

Friday, Mar. 27The Get Up KidsStone PonyAsbury Park, NJ

Saturday, Mar. 28New Found GloryStarland BallroomSayreville, NJ

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Golden NuggetEddie Money

Thursday, Mar. 12

Harrah’sChuck Negron

Friday, Mar. 13

BorgataMarie Osmond

Saturday, Mar. 14

BorgataKathy Griffin

Thursday, Mar. 19

Harrah’sEdgar Winter

Friday & Saturday, Mar. 20 & 21AC Convention CenterAnnual Beer & Music Festival

Saturday, Mar. 21TropicanaThree Dog Night

Thursday, Mar. 26Harrah’sThe Fabulous Thunderbirds

Friday, Mar. 27Boardwalk HallMiranda Lambert, Justin Moore & Rae Lynn

Friday & Saturday, Mar. 27 & 28BorgataSabastian Maniscalco

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A Gaelic word meaning “health” originated in Irish and Scottish culture, the spirited exclamation of slainte stems from pride that many people feel in their Irish and Scottish heritage.

In the United States, many people with Scot-Irish heritage like to celebrate it by sprinkling Gaelic words into their celebrations and events. There are numerous circumstances in which slainte may be used. In pubs, slainte is commonly said before drinking or when someone purchases a drink for someone else.

The word slainte used in the name of a pub or establishment implies fellowship, good cheer and friendly association.

Whether you’re Irish, Scottish or “Irish for a day” (St. Patrick’s Day), the meaning behind the word slainte is worth contemplating. As we each go through our daily chores (personal and business), the ability to have and express to others the true values of slainte can brighten the day and “lighten the load.”

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While perfected by the Irish and Scots, the “attitude of slainte” is a quality that should be practiced by all. Give it a try.

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About Country Cares: Country Cares for St. Jude Kids® is one of the most successful radio fundraising events in America. Since the program began in 1989, to date nearly 200 radio stations across the country have participated and raised $550 million in pledges for the children of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Through the program, radio listeners are given the opportunity to call in and become Partners In Hope®, by making a donation to the hospital.

In addition to station and listener support, more than 100 country artists have given their names and time to Country Cares through recorded appeals, visits to St. Jude or call-ins to radiothons. These stars include Randy Owen, Brooks & Dunn, Garth Brooks, The Dixie Chicks, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Lonestar, Clint Black, Keith Urban and more.

On April 16th and 17th, Thunder 106 will hold its second Radiothon to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Beginning 6am on Thursday, Brian Morelli will kick off the radiothon during his morning show on Thursday, April 16th and encourage listeners to become Partners in Hope and help put an end to childhood cancer. All Thunder 106 radio personalities will take part sharing stories from children, parents and those who have benefited from the wonderful work being done at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Thunder 106 will also be on-site at Freehold Raceway Mall during mall hours on both days collecting funds and bringing awareness to the radiothon. Performances will take place in the mall as well. Listeners can donate via telephone, credit card onsite or online.

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