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CHOICE ENTERTAINMENT & ARTS VENUES AT THE SHORE
Barefoot Country Music Fest: Takes place on Wildwood’s massive beach, June 15-18. Give your friends a holler and get ready for some fun in the sun ‘cause it’s about to get WILD on the beach in Wildwood. This 4-day event will host over 30 of country music’s biggest stars and up-and-comers on multiple stages on the beach between the famous Morey’s Piers. Headliners include Blake Shelton, Lady A, Darius Rucker, Kid Rock and more! With the combination of country music and the scenic Wildwood’s backdrop, this family-friendly, 4-day fest is a summer vacation destination. For more details, concert line-up or to purchase tickets. www.BarefootCountryMusicFest.com www.wildwoodsnj.com
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall: Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City houses the largest musical instrument on earth. More powerful than a dozen orchestras, it can both whisper and thunder into the huge main arena. The best part? Free concerts and tours every weekday at noon May to September. 2301 Boardwalk. For more information email info@boardwalkorgans.org, call 609- 402-9584, or visit www.boardwalkorgans.org
Cape May Music Festival: For more than three decades, the Cape May Music Festival has been bringing beautiful music – classical, chamber, jazz and more – to Cape May and beyond at venues around Cape May, from Rotary Park, local churches and the Convention Hall. How about a Bach’s Lunch at The Washington Inn? 609-884-5404; www.capemaymac.org
Musical Concerts at the shore: Music definitely fills the air all summer with concerts from Chicken Bone Beach in Atlantic City to the Ocean City Music Pier Summer Series, Concerts Under the Stars in North Wildwood plus weekly concerts in Somers Point, Sea Isle City, the Cape May Lewes Ferry, Rotary Park in Cape May and other communities. Check local chambers of commerce for details.
The Noyes Arts Garage Stockton University:The cornerstone of the Atlantic City Arts District. Watch artists working in a variety of media – painting, photography, illustration, sculpture and more. Stroll through the galleries and stop for a bite to eat. With a mission to promote education, provide resources for emerging artists and enrich the community, the Arts Garage includes a satellite gallery of The Noyes Museum of Art and the African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey. 609-626-3805; www.artsgarageac.com
Stockton Performing Arts Center: Don’t miss the excitement when the curtain goes up on a thrilling new season of music, dance theater, and comedy at the Stockton Performing Arts Center on the campus of Stockton University. 101 Vera Ferris Dr., Galloway; 609-652-9000; www.stocktonpac.org
Tidal Wave Music Festival: Set for August 11-13. With over 30 artists performing including Thomas Rhett, Jason Aldean and Brooks & Dunn, Lindsay Ell, Mitchell Tenpenny, Cole Swindell, Dustin Lynch, Megan Moroney, Hailey Whitters and more, country music fans do not want to miss out on the three-day festival www.atlanticcitynj.com/events/event-list/tidal-wave-music-festival.
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