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Broadway By Request at Dante Hall
What Is It: Belters, crooners and heart-wrenchers - the songbooks of Broadway have 'em all. The Shaken Not Stirred Players know that, so they built a whole repertoire around those familiar songs, including a few hidden treasures. But where other performers might get on stage and belt out their favorites, the Players will spend tonight and Saturday night playing yours. In an intriguing set-up, they encourage each night's audience to pick what they'd like to hear from a long list.
What To Expect: If you go, bring a mental note of what songs you'd like to hear. Maybe some recent Broadway blockbusters - from "Wicked," "Spamalot" or "Beauty and the Beast." But how about some Rodgers and Hammerstein, or even some by Jerome Kern, or Lerner and Loewe? They're all on the list. The audience picks its choices song by song, from more than 60 shows. That way, everyone goes home having heard their favorite show-stopper.
Event Information: The show begins at 8 p.m. tonight and Saturday night at Dante Hall Theater of the Arts, 14 N. Mississippi Ave. in Atlantic City. Tickets cost $15. For more information, call 609-344-8877.
The Subdudes at Appel Farm
Who Are They: From time to time they may wear crisp white shirts and dinner jackets - but the Subdudes are down-to-the-bone New Orleans soul. The five-piece group features John Magnie's accordion and Steve Amedee's mandolin over guitars, which they wrangle together into tunes full of Cajun flavor.
What To Expect: After calling it quits during the mid-'90s, the group returned in 2003 and has since made the most of the festival circuit, delivering must-see performances live, such as at the Voodoo festival, Telluride and at last month's New Orleans JazzFest. Hope for their mindblowing "One Time," and the epic jam, "Need Somebody." Early arrivals can bring their own food for a pre-show picnic outdoors before the show.
Event Information: The show starts at 8 p.m. at Appel Farm, 457 Shirley Road, Elmer. Tickets cost $29.50. Call 800-394-1211 for more information.
Jazz Coffeehouse at Church of the Epiphany
What Is It: When summer swings around, every space should be turned into a venue for a great night out. So say the volunteers at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Ventnor, who came up with the idea for a weekly jazz coffeehouse night at the start of the warmer months. Spearheaded by Carol Fredericks, one of the volunteers, the night features live jazz, dinner and dessert for all comers.
What To Expect: On the music front, tonight's line-up includes the duo of Mary Lou Newman and George Jenna. Newman takes the tenor sax, while Jenna fulfills clarinet and piano duties. Hungry clientele can partake of dinner - past nights have offered everything from pasta to lobster rolls - but you can also just come by for dessert for $5. For just $1, get a bottomless cup of coffee and some very good music.
Event Information: The show runs 6 to 10 p.m. at Church of the Epiphany, 6605 Atlantic Ave., Ventnor. Tickets include dinner, dessert and live jazz for $10, or $5 for jazz and dessert. Call 609-822-0285 for more information.
The Psychedelic Furs at Showboat
Who Are They: They have the sound any '80s kid grew up with- the plink-plink synths, the disco drums and the gravelly-voiced pop lyrics. But like so many 1980s rock bands, The Psychedelic Furs went away. Rather than following the bands of the 1970s, many of whom stuck it out, subtly eroding their sound for an extra decade, Furs frontman Richard Butler felt it was better to go and do something new. But after concentrating on his other effort, Love Spit Love, Butler reunited the Furs in the early 2000s.
What To Expect: Butler expects to use much of the Love Spit Love back-catalogue for the Furs' show. But most will come to hear the band's era-defining synth punk pop, including songs such as "Love My Way," "Pretty In Pink" and "The Ghost In You."
Event Information: The show starts at 9 p.m. at House of Blues at Showboat Casino-Hotel, 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City. Tickets cost $25 to $30. For tickets and information, call 800-736-1420.
Ring of Combat at Tropicana
What Is It: The mixed-martial arts competition returns to the Tropicana following its successful past bouts, promising the crowd a nonstop variety of kicks and slams to keep everyone on their toes. The night includes two title fights - a Ring of Combat Middleweight title and a United States Championship light heavyweight title.
What To Expect: In the main fights, expect to see light heavyweight Ricardo Romero take on the Armenian fighter Karn Grigoryan. In the middleweights, Rafael "Sapo" Natal faces Victor O'Donnell. And the night warms up with no less than 14 other bouts.
Event Information: The event begins at 9 p.m. at Tropicana Casino and Resort Showroom, 2831 Boardwalk, Atlantic City. Tickets cost $50 to $150. For more information, call 800-345-8767.
Shorecast
Looks like today holds the best promise for waves in the near future - but nothing to make you drop what you're doing otherwise. Southwest windswell could clean up late in the day and offer up some rideable stuff that might reach higher than your bellybutton. About what we can expect for this time of year. Clouds continue their month-long winning streak, so it probably won't be the best beach day. Ocean temperature hit 65 degrees yesterday around noon - not bad for this time of year.
Casinos
Yesterday - A Tribute to the Beatles, Tropicana, Liverpool Club in North Tower, 8:30 p.m. $25. 609-340-4020.
Kozak The Magician, Tropicana, Comedy Stop,
6 p.m. $23. 609-348-0920.
Sportzbox Weekend Celebrity Party with Smokin' Joe Frazier, Joe Piscopo, Vincent "Big Pussy" Pastore, Gianni Russo, 7:30 p.m. Bally's, Ballroom, $125. 609-340-2709.
Chicago and Earth Wind & Fire, Borgata, Event Center, 8 p.m. $66, $86, $126. 609-677-1000.
Comedy
Richie Byrne, Dennis Blair, Ben Creed, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Comedy Club (in the Music Box), 9 p.m., $20.
Stephen Thomas, Peaches Rodriquez, Carl Strong, Tropicana Comedy Stop Cafe & Cabaret (in The Quarter),
9 and 11:15 p.m., $23.
Events
Wine tasting at Lucy the Elephant, 6 to 8 p.m., Atlantic Avenue, Margate, fundraiser for Downbeach Film Festival, wine, food, silent auction, raffle, $25, tickets at door or call 609-823-9159.
Mummers Brigade Weekend, 4:30 p.m. parade on Second and Olde New Jersey Avenue, North Wildwood, Old Fashion Family Block Party begins 6:30 p.m., free events. 609-522-2955.
Nature
Cape May Bird Observatory, N.J. Audubon Research & Education Center, Route 47, Middle Township and Northwood Center, Lily Lake, Cape May Point, birding trip, $10 show and go: Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge 6:30 p.m. to dusk, at lot on Sunset Boulevard. 609-861-0700 or njaudubon.org
Cape May Point State Park, free bird walk 9 a.m. 609-884-2159.
Wetlands Institute, 1075 Stone Harbor Blvd., Stone Harbor, $7 adults, $5 ages 2 to 11, environmental film festival 6 to 10 p.m.; back-bay seining 3:15 p.m.; salt marsh safaris and film, 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. 609-368-1211.
Theater
"Lady Be Good," musical comedy, 8 p.m., Surflight Theater, Engleside and Beach avenues, Beach Haven, $30 adults, $20 children. 609-492-9477.
"Souvenir, A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins," musical comedy, 8 p.m., Cape May Stage at the Robert Shackleton Playhouse, Bank and Lafayette streets, Cape May, special half-price senior citizen night (age 62 and older) tickets $12.50; regular $35 adults, $12.50 students. 609-884-1341 or
Nightlife
A Dam Good Sports Bar, Tropicana, Atlantic City, 609-347-7770 - House DJ,
10 p.m.
Bacchanal, Caesars Atlantic City, 609-348-4411 - Michael Kraft Trio, 6 p.m.
The Beach Bar, Trump Plaza, Atlantic City, 609-441-6000 - DJ ESQ, 4 p.m.; The Union, 8 p.m.; DJ Vito G,
9 p.m.
Bikini Beach Bar, Bally's and the Boardwalk, Atlantic City, 609-340-6983 - Fashion Friday Fashion Show, 3 p.m.; Cheers The Band, 7 p.m.; Live DJ, 11 p.m.
Bobby Dee's Rock'n Chair Restaurant, 2409 Dune Drive, Avalon, 609-967-3300 - Vince Schneider Duo,
8:30 p.m.
Boogie Nights, Resorts, Atlantic City, 800-336-6378 - Boogie Nights 70s and 80s Dance Party, 9 p.m.
Cabanas Beach Bar and Grill, Beach and Decatur avenues, Cape May, 609-884-4800 - Hippie Hour with Will Knapp, 5 p.m.; The Verdict, 9 p.m.
Carney's, 411 Beach Drive, Cape May, 609-884-4424 - LeCompt, 9 p.m.
Casbah Night Club, Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, 609-449-5138 - DJ Jordan Williams, 10:30 p.m.
Cuba Libre, Tropicana, Atlantic City, 609-348-6700 - Latin Floorshow, 10 p.m.
The Deck, Trump Marina, Atlantic City, 609-441-2000 - Seven Stone, 7:30 p.m.
Dog Tooth Bar and Grill, 100 E. Taylor Ave., Wildwood, 609-522-8383 - Name That Tune with Bill Caterini, 8 p.m.
Firewaters, Tropicana, Atlantic City, 609-344-6699 - DJ Dance Party, 10 p.m.
Game On!, Pier at Caesars, Atlantic City, 609-345-6800 - DJ Dance Party, 9 p.m.
Girasole Ristorante, 3108 Pacific Ave., Atlantic City, 609-345-5554 - Skyy Nights featuring special Skyy Vodka rinks, signature appetizers and Italian house music,
9 p.m.
Joe Pop's Shore Bar, 2002 Long Beach Blvd., Ship Bottom, 609-494-0558 - Trippin' Carla, 9 p.m.
JP Prime, 206 Olde New Jersey Ave., Wildwood, 609-729-4141 - Live jazz with Lois Smith and Bill McGrady, 7 p.m.
Keenan's Irish Pub, 113 Olde New Jersey Ave., North Wildwood, 609-729-3344 - Double Trouble, 6 p.m.
La Costa Lounge, 40th Street and Landis Avenue, Sea Isle City, 609-263-3756 - The Loop, 9 p.m.
mur.mur, Borgata, Atlantic City, 609-317-1000 - DJ Eli Escobar, 10 p.m.
Nardi's, 11801 Long Beach Boulevard, Beach Haven, 609-492-9538 - Sidewinder, 9 p.m.
Ocean Drive, Landis Avenue, Sea Isle City, 609-263-1000 - Matty Q, 4 p.m.; Laura Lea and Tripp Fabulous and Element K,
9 p.m.
The Pool, Harrah's, Atlantic City, 609-441-5165 - The Pool After Dark with DJ Smooth, 10 p.m.
The Princeton Inn, 2008 Dune Drive, Avalon, 215-725-8681 - 39 Mariner,
9 p.m.
Providence, The Quarter, Tropicana, Atlantic City, 609-345-7800 - DJ Jason Smith and DJ Big Ben, 10 p.m.
Ri-Ra, Tropicana, Atlantic City, 609-348-8600 - Sugar Buzz, 11 p.m.
Sofia, 9314 Amherst Ave., Margate, 609-822-9111 - Live music, 8 p.m.
Springfield Inn, 43rd Street and Pleasure Avenue, Sea Isle City, 609-263-4951 - Sub G, 9 p.m.
Surf City Hotel, Eighth Street and Long Beach Boulevard, Surf City, 609-494-7281 - The Characters, 8 p.m.
The Windrift, 80th Street and the beach, Avalon, 609-368-5175 - Darin McDonald in the Piano Bar, 6 p.m.; Stellar Mojo, 5 p.m.; Bigg Romeo and DJ Radar, 9 p.m.
More Nightlife
Ballyhoos, Cape May Grand Hotel, Beach and Philadelphia avenues, 609-884-5611 - DJ, 9 p.m.
Barista's Coffee House, 68 Jimmie Leeds Road, Suite 14, Galloway Township, 609-568-5519 - Michael Pedicin Quartet, 7 p.m.
Bayshore Inn, 3832 Bayshore Ave., North Cape May, 609-886-2200 - Happy Hour with The A-Team, 5 p.m.; Spanky's Monkey, 10 p.m.
Bernardi's Restaurant and Lounge, 140 E. Wheat Road, Vineland 856-696-1461 - DJ Dancin' Doug, 9 p.m.
Big Joe's Bar and Grill, Route 54, Buena Vista Township, 856-697-1475 - Live music, 9 p.m.
BJ's Hedger House, 4265 Route 563, Chatsworth, 609-894-4565 - Psycho Daisy, 7 p.m.
Bogart's Books, 210 N. High St., Millville, 856-327-3714 - Tom Moran, 5 p.m.; Dan Barry, 7 p.m.
Bojo's Ale House, 222 High St., Millville, 856-327-8011 - Red House, 8 p.m.
Brain Church, 129 N. High St., Millville, 856-825-4738 - Ryan Quinn and Robert Price, 7 p.m.
Buckalew's Restaurant and Tavern, 101 N. Bay Ave., Beach Haven, 609-492-1065 - Mike Byrne, 6 p.m.; Barley Boys, 9:30 p.m.
Bulldog's Bar and Grill, 743 White Horse Pike, Cologne, 609-965-4433 - DJ Dance Party hosted by J2 Productions, 10 p.m.
Caffrey's Tavern Steakhouse, 440 Route 9 South, Forked River, 609-693-6613 - Trax, 9 p.m.
Chauncey's Restaurant and Pub, 303 S. Route 73, Blue Anchor, 609-561-5880 - Jack Chamberlain Band with Brandon Ireland, 8 p.m.
Chickie's and Pete's, 6055 Black Horse Pike, Egg Harbor Township, 609-272-1930 - DJ Dance Party; Quizzo, 9 p.m.
The Dockside Grille at The Inn at Sugar Hill, 5704 Somers Point Road, Mays Landing, 609-625-2226 - Hampton Wick, 8 p.m.
The Dubliner Irish Pub and Grill, Downtown Plaza, 325 Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway Township, 609-652-2210 - Live music, 6 to 9 p.m.; Reggae DJ Frio and Flip Cup, 10 p.m.
Formica Brother's Bakery, 200 N. Tilton Road, Kensington Square Shopping Center, Northfield, 609-646-6565 - Live music, 7 p.m.
Fred and Ethel's Lantern Light Tavern, Route 9 and Moss Mill Road, Smithville, 609-652-0544 - Tom Pancetti, 7 p.m.
Fuel House Coffee Co., Bain's Deli, 636 E. Landis Ave., Vineland, 856-563-1400 - Art Shoe, 7 p.m.
Jack's Place, 3601 Ocean Drive, Avalon, 609-967-5001 - Live DJ, 9 p.m.
JR's Tavern, 650 New Road, Somers Point, 609-653-9853 - Revolver, 9 p.m.; DJ Sparkles, 10 p.m.
Kix McNutley's Bar, 63rd Street and Landis Avenue, Sea Isle City, 609-263-7286 - Rob Dunleavy on the Pentagon Outside Bar, 5 p.m.; Happy Hour with Eclipse, 5 p.m.; Karaoke with The Hot Sounds, 10 p.m.
L's Restaurant and J-Bone's Tavern, 119 Route 50, Corbin City, 609-628-3024 - Blueblone, 9 p.m.
Library III Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge, 6605 Black Horse Pike, Egg Harbor Township, 609-645-7655 - Acoustic Fish, 7 p.m.
LUNA, 3800 Pacific Ave., Wildwood - Freaky Fridays and DJ Jimmy J, 9 p.m.
Mangia by the Greens, 3016 Ocean Heights Ave., Egg Harbor Township, 609-926-3900 - DJ, 8 p.m.
Merighi's, 4940 Landis Ave., Vineland, 856-691-8051 - Friday Night Flashback in the Savoy Bistro with DJ Nicky G, no cover, reservations suggested, 9 p.m. to midnight.
Merion Inn, 106 Decatur St., Cape May, 609-884-8363 - Live piano music, 5:30 p.m.
Old Oar House Irish Pub, 123 N. High St., Millville, 856-293-1200 - Ravioli Shanker, 9 p.m.
Pistol Pete's Beef N' Beer Saloon and Restaurant, 1000 Black Horse Pike, Pleasantville, 609-484-1000 - Karaoke with Frankie Showboat, 10 p.m.
Ram's Head Inn, White Horse Pike, Absecon, 609-652-1700 - Johnny Arnett, 5 p.m.
Sea Oaks Golf Club, 99 Golf View Drive, Little Egg Harbor Township, 609-296-2656 - House DJ, 9 p.m.
Shenanigans, 3815 Landis Ave., Sea Isle City, 609-263-3900 - DJ Mike Alba, 9 p.m.
Testa's Good Guys Pub, 5698 Somers Point-Mays Landing Road, Mays Landing, 609-625-1926 - DJ Dance Party with DJ Sonny, 10 p.m.
Toad Fish Bar & Grill, 222 Bridgeton-Fairton Road, Bridgeton, 856-455-1300 - DJ Greg Fink, 9:30 p.m.
Tre Figlio Restaurant, 500 W. White Horse Pike, Pomona, 609-965-3303 - Live piano player, 7 p.m.
Tomatoe's, 9300 Amherst Ave., Margate, 609-822-7535 - DJ Steve-O, 7 p.m.
Trinity Pub, Pier at Caesars, Atlantic City, 609-345-6900 - Live music, 5:30 p.m.
W.L. Goodfellows and Co., 310 E. White Horse Pike, Absecon, 609-652-1942 - Karaoke, 8 p.m.
Posted in Life on Friday, June 12, 2009 5:45 am Updated: 6:41 am.
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