March marks the transition from winter to spring...
You never know what you’re going to get weather wise at the
shore during the month of March. The transition from winter
to spring is sometimes a relatively easy one. Other
times, such as during the March storm in 1962, it can
be one of the most unforgiving forces of nature ever
bestowed upon mankind. Now, regardless of how
the weather blows, there is going to be a good time
going on, there’s no doubt about that. The month kicks
off with the Atlantic-10 Tournament from March 7th to
the 10th, the same weekend Atlantic City will host a Beer
Festival and its Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, as well as a
load of top entertainment such as “The W h o . ” There’s also a bunch
of other cool stuff going on throughout the magnificent month of
March that will transcend any potentially foul weather. Below is the
most comprehensive “Fun Guide” available for the entire month,
as well as a peek ahead to April.
[antiques]
SMITHVILLE
"DAYS OF OLD" ANTIQUE CO-OP
Open All Year • Over 16,000 square
feet of independent antique and collectible
dealers. Located on Route 9, Old
New York Road (one mile south of
Historic Towne of Smithvillle). For
more information call 652-7011.
[art • exhibits • music
• literature theatre]
ATLANTIC CITY
ART MIX CONTINUES AT AC
ART CENTER...
acartcenter.org
Through March • Annual Winter
Membership Show - Local & Regional
Artists present works on the theme: “My
Town.” The Center is also featuring a
“ Wearable Art” exhibition, presenting art
for the body. The Atlantic City Art Center
is open year round, and is located on the
Boardwalk in Atlantic City at New Jersey
Avenue. It is open daily from 10AM -
4PM. Admission and parking are free.
More information is available by calling
347-5837.
AC FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Open Year Round • The Atlantic
City Library is over one hundred years
old and still getting better. There are all
kinds of programs, events and celebrations
planned. The Library also has a
host of daily programs and projects
which change regularly. Located at One
Tennessee Avenue. Call 345-2269 for
more information on events and programs.
AC HISTORIC MUSEUM
Open Year Round • featuring The Al
Gold Photography Gallery -
“Starshine: There’s No Business Like
Show Business in Atlantic City” - A
spectacular ride through the pages of
Atlantic City’s famed history through
the camera lens of one of Atlantic City’s most famous photographers and
archivists, Al Gold. The Atlantic City
Historical Museum is located on Garden
Pier, New Jersey Avenue and the
Boardwalk. For more information call
347-5839.
Big Event Highlights
It’s Still Rock N’ Roll in
AtlantiqueCity...
Classic rock memorabilia in
spotlight at March 24-25
extravaganza...
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The band’s
getting back together – for the Spring
2007 AtlantiqueCity show! March
24th-25th more than 600 dealers from
41 states, Canada, Great Britain, Europe
,and the Orient will converge in rock ’n
roll style at the Atlantic City
Convention Center for the larg e s t
antiques show in the nation. An expected
15,000 show attendees will congregate
to buy, trade and canvas the more
than 10 acres of high-end 18th-, 19thand
early 20th-century antiques and fine
art during this experience.
In exciting AtlantiqueCity
tradition a museum-quality, themed display
will be offered free to show
patrons. This season rock memorabilia
experts, It’s Only Rock ’n Roll and
Gotta Have It!, will partner to host the
display – which will include autographs,
instruments, exceptional
records and acetates, concert posters,
artwork, personal effects, and photographs
– all relating to dozens of rock
and roll and musical groups from the
1940s to the 1980s. An extensive selection
of rare Bruce Springsteen memorabilia,
including handwritten song lyrics,
will hit a high note in the exhibit.
Marc Zakarin, owner of It’s
Only Rock ’n Roll, said the display
should draw both collectors and the
simply curious and nostalgic. “The
exhibit is going to be very interesting
and interactive, including historical
notes and trivia cards,” he said. Zakarin
will also be available to provide information
on authenticating rock ’n roll
memorabilia.
“This is going to be a fantastic
exhibit and we’re very excited to offer it
to AtlantiqueCity attendees,” said
show promoter Eric Bradley. “Who
doesn’t have a classic rock band or song
that they love.”
Regular admission show hours
are Saturday, March 24th from 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. and Sunday, March 25th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets purchased
before Friday, March 23rd cost $15 for
a single day and $25 for both days, and
are available online at
atlantiquecity.com or by calling the
show office at 800-526-2724. Tickets
can also be purchased at the show box
office for $30 for both days or $20 for
one day, starting at 10 a.m. each day of
the show. Free appraisals will be available
for show patrons on Saturday from
noon-4 p.m., and Sunday from noon-3
p.m.
New this season, VIP Early
Entry Tickets provide admission from
8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, a free subscription
to Antique Trader, a ticket to
the VIP cocktail party Friday night at
the Sheraton Atlantic City Hotel, a VIP
gift bag, and complimentary coffee on
Saturday morning. VIP tickets are available
for $59.95 until Friday, March
23rd. For more information visit their
web site at atlantiquecity.com
Beer Festival and St.
Patty’s Parade
Highlight Big
weekend in AC...
What do you get when you
combine a big College Basketball
Tournament with a Beer Festival and
annual St. Patty’s Day Boardwalk
Parade in a city with casino gambling
and sensational entertainment?
If you don’t know the answer
you need to get out more often. A good
time would be a pretty easy guess.
Seriously though, Beer Festival, St.
Patty’s Parade, College Basketball
Tournament, and just for kicks we’ll
throw in “The Who’ at Borgata on
Friday night. Are you kiddin’ me. This
isn’t just a good time waiting to happen,
this is a memorable weekend which
could go down as one of the best convergences
of events ever to cross paths.
The Beer Festival is headquartered at
the Atlantic City Convention Center and
runs through Sunday. The annual St.
Patrick’s Day Parade is on Saturday,
March 10th, and starts at 1PM at New
Jersey Avenue and the Boardwalk, continuing
down the Boardwalk to Albany
Avenue. The Huge Atlantic- 10
Basketball Tournament also continues
through Sunday March 11th, and features
teams vying for a spot in the Big
NCAA Tournament later this month.
For more information call (609) 348-
7000.
Ringling Bros. &
Barnum & Baily
Circus...
The Circus is coming to town!
The circus is coming to town! And
when the name on the side of the traveling
caravan of fun is Ringling Bros.
and Barnum and Baily, you can bet
it’s loaded with nothing but fun for
everyone. Circus rolls into town on
Thursday, March 22nd and runs to
Sunday, March 25th. For more information
call the Boardwalk Hall box office
at (609) 348-7000.
Easter Egg Hunt at
Steel Pier April 1st...
No foolin’, this is one great event for
the whole family. The World Famous
Steel Pier is back for another season
and they kick it off with their annual
Easter Egg Hunt. Make sure you bring
the kids to this sensationally good time.
The hunt starts at 1:00pm. on the
Boardwalk in front of the Pier at
Virginia Avenue and the Boardwalk.
For more information call the Steel
Pier at 1-866-386-6659.
AC! AT-A-GLANCE
Boardwalk Hall
Convention Center
Events
boardwalkhall.com • atlanticcitynj.com
Open Year Round • Boardwalk
Hall & AC Convention Center -
Boardwalk Hall has just been named
the largest grossing arena of its size in
the world for the second straight year
by Billboard Magazine. While
Boardwalk Hall plays host to some of
the biggest names in show business
today, and as a result gets all the ink,
the Atlantic City Convention Center
has quietly added more and more conventions,
shows and exhibits every year
since it opened in 1997. Combined, the
two facilities deliver events packed
with punch and dripping with excitement.
The even-better-news is that
there is more to come. Below is a list of
events coming to both arenas over the
next four months. Events listed with a
CC at the end of the listing take place at
the Atlantic City Convention Center.
Those with BH are at Boardwalk Hall.
For more information on Boardwalk
Hall events, concerts and happenings,
call 348-7000.
MARCH
- 2nd -4th • AC Recreational Vehicle &
Camping Show - CC
- 2nd -4th • NJ Home Design &
Landscape Show - CC
- 7th • Atlantic City Restaurant Gala -
CC
- 7th - 10th • Atlantic 10 Basketball
Tournament - BH
- 10th - 11th • AC Beer Festival -
Celebration Of The Suds - CC
- 23rd - 25th • AtlantiqueCity Spring
Festival - CC
- 22nd - 25th • Ringling Bros. &
Barnum & Bailey Circus - BH
- 25th - 26th • Kids Show AC - CC
APRIL
- 14th - 15th • AC Motorcycle Expo -
CC
DANTE HALL PRESENTS A VARIETY
OF SHOWS...
dantehall.org
Open Year Round • Add Dante Hall
Theatre of the Arts to the list of things
worth visiting in “Ducktown,” and
Atlantic City, as the renaissance continues
with Atlantic City’s only theatre for
the arts. Dante Hall is located at 14
North Mississippi Avenue. For more
information and winter schedule call
344-8877, or visit the web site noted
above.
Mar. 3rd • The Lion, the Witch &
The Wardrobe
POMONA
STOCKTON PERFORMING ARTS
CENTER SIZZLES...
stockton.edu/pac
Open All Year • Stockton
Performing Arts Center - This is the
time of the year that the Stockton
Performing Arts Center comes alive.
Quite a schedule for all tastes and persuasions.
Jimmie Leeds Road. Call 652-
9000 for more information.
- Mar. 1st - 4th • A Concert of Dance
- Mar. 6th • Pirates of Penzance
- Mar. 8th • Carlotta Santana
- Mar. 9th • The Scottish Battlefield
Band
- Mar. 18th • Le Hot Club
- Mar. 20th • Moscow Festival Ballet
Cinderella
- Mar. 23rd • Bettye LaVette
- Mar. 25th • Bay-Atlantic Symphony
[attractions]
ATLANTIC CITY
ATLANTIC CITY LIGHTHOUSE...
abseconlighthouse.org
Open Year Round • Absecon
Lighthouse - It’s only 150 years young
and it’s the third tallest lighthouse in the
USA, and that makes the Absecon
Lighthouse a must visit for lighthouse
enthusiasts any time of the year. There
are also a bunch of events planned
throughout the rest of the year to further
enhance the milestone 150 year celebration.
For more information call 449-
1360.
NEW SHOPS SCHEDULED TO OPEN
AT THE WALK FOR PHASE II
acoutlets.com
Open Year Round • Atlantic City
Outlets at The Walk, the Center City outlet
shopping district which features over
75 national and international name brand
retailers with merchandise at up to 70%
off, is now unveiling Phase II of the
extremely successful shopping center.
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is
the first of 40 more retail shops and
eateries scheduled to open in 2007.
These are mostly company owned
stores, and you can drop ship your packages.
Let’s say you’re from out-of-thearea
and you don’t want to be lugging
loads of packages along with your luggage.
After shopping, simply head over
to the drop shipping and wrapping area
at Passport Voyages, and send your
packages home safe and secure, while
you continue to enjoy your mini-vacation
free from the overload. Check out
their web site above for special events
and promotional opportunities, or call
872-7002 for more information.
RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!
Open Year Round • Open seven
days - year round - One of the most visited
attractions in Atlantic City, this marvelous
museum of the weird, wacky, and
wonderfully outrageous is constantly
updating, adding, and discovering new
and unusual items for its “World
Renowned” exhibit. New York Avenue
and the Boardwalk. For more information,
call 347-2001.
[comedy clubs]
ATLANTIC CITY
borgata.com • thecomedystop.com
BORGATA COMEDY CLUB
Open Every Day • Borgata has comedy
seven days a week, and the “Street
Buzz” is pretty good on the quality of
the performers. Tickets are $20, and
shows start at 9PM. For performers
and more information call 317-1000.
CATCH A RISING STAR
AT RESORTS
Open Every Day • This place has
given rise to more nationally known
comedians than just about any other
comedy or entertainment venue. Robin
Williams, Billy Crystal, Rosie
O’Donnell, Janeanne Garofalo, and
Jerry Seinfeld are just a few of the
names of the great comedians who have
stepped up on stage at “The Catch.”
Shows are 8:30 p.m. Sunday through
Thursday, 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Tickets are just $17.50 Sunday through
Friday, and $21.50 on Saturday. For tickets
call 1-800-322-SHOW.
THE COMEDY STOP
CABARET & CAFE
Open Every Day • Wait ‘til you
experience the new Comedy Stop
Cabaret & Cafe at the “Quarter” at
Tropicana. Everything is state-of-theart,
complete with a beautiful bar and
cafe. Cafe opens at noon every day.
Show times for the Comedy Cabaret are
Sunday through Thursday at 9pm, and
Friday and Saturday at 9pm and
11:15pm. Regular ticket prices are $22
Sunday through Friday, and $25 on
Saturday. All shows are non-smoking.
Tickets are available at the Tropicana
Box Office, or by calling Ticketmaster
at 1-800-736-1420.
- Thru Mar. 4th • Al Caz, Tina Giorgi &
Harry Basil
- Mar. 5th -11th • Joe Mulligan, Dan
Grueter & Bobby Collins
- Mar. 12th-18th • Joe Delion, Sam
Fedele & Andres Fernandez
- Mar. 19th-25th • Manny Oliveira,
Mike Donovan & Dennis Blair
- Mar. 26th-Apr. 1st • Christine
Stedman, Billy Garan & Todd Paul
- FRIDAY NIGHT IS LOCALS’ NIGHT -
The best entertainment value in South
Jersey. No doubt about that. Two tickets
for just $23.00 and a free bag of popcorn.
Must present two forms of identification,
including a valid New Jersey
Driver's License from Atlantic, Cape
May or Ocean Counties.
[movies]
ATLANTIC CITY
IMAX FEATURES MOVIES
DAILY...
The IMAX Theatre was showing
Happy Feet: An IMAX Experience,
and Night At The Museum and Deep
Sea 3D, at press time. Tickets available
at IMAX box office or through
Ticketmaster at 1-800-736-1420.
