The Coaster

By RICHARD VIRGILIO
We all need a great laugh and some levity right now. Let’s laugh together this weekend at comedienne Maureen Langan’s performance at Cry Baby Gallery during the 7th Annual Women’s Arts Festival.
Named one of the “Ten Standout Stand-ups Worth Watching” by Backstage Magazine, Maureen is taking a break from opening for Joy Behar, stealing the show with her sharp news satire from MSNBC’s hottie Dan Abrams and touring – a regular at Caroline’s in New York City – to help us forget the country’s troubles and get happy.

Downtown merchants in Asbury Park will celebrate Rocktober, a tribute to the city’s musical heritage on First Saturday Night Oct. 4.
The event will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. and beyond.
“The city of Asbury Park has very deep musical roots” said Michael Evans, Chairman of the Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce’s Special Events Committee. [...]

By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
An eviction notice lead Marj Conn, a Massachusetts native, to the Jersey Shore but after only two years here she has made her creative presence known.
Conn had spent 16 years in Provincetown on Cape Cod running her own theater company when the apartment building she and 11 others were living in was [...]

The Historical Society of Ocean Grove will hold its fourth annual October Antiques and Collectibles Show Sat., Oct. 11 at the Ocean Grove Youth Temple from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tickets are $3 and parking is free.
Twenty-eight dealers are expected at the sale including those selling china, linens, vintage jewelry, textiles, folk art, sports items, [...]

Deal Lake will be the scene of the inaugural Deal Lake Regatta, “Light up The Lake” on Sat., Sept. 27 which will feature illuminated boats in a loop around the western portion of the lake.
In addition, fund-raising house parties are being scheduled beginning at 5 p.m. at private homes on the lake to raise [...]

By RICHARD VIRGILIO
When anyone talks about kind, smart, energetic, engaged, beautiful people in town, one person I think of immediately is Donna Forcier, owner of Uptown Tile and Stone Gallery.
Donna is a blonde bolt of seriously positive energy running around town and Uptown Tile is the area’s go-to store for the most fabulous tile and [...]

By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
Organizers of Sunday’s Guinness Oysterfest in Asbury Park had the kind of problem all businesses wish they had – too many customers.
Ruthanne Harrison, city resident and event producer, said organizers expected 8,000 to attend but close to 15,000 showed up.
“That’s a great problem to have, isn’t it?” she said. “I’m walking on [...]

What does Asbury Park mean to you? Can you imagine your images of Asbury Park appearing as pole-mounted banners hanging throughout this fair city?
Local artists are invited to submit up to three designs for banners by Monday, Nov. 3 to the “Imagine Asbury Park” contest, sponsored by the Arts Coalition of Asbury Park (ArtsCAP), the [...]