Beach replenishment may be on the way, a new contract for the Pops and more.
At Thursday's public meeting, City Council rejected contractor bids on boardwalk reconstruction to allow time to consider more durable materials, and heard a briefing on a proposed public referendum on road improvements. But here are five other things that might be of interest.
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The local orchestra offers a diverse range of concerts on the Ocean City Music Pier.
Broadway singers Nat Chandler and Terri Dale Hanson join the Ocean City Pops 8 p.m. tonight (Tuesday, July 17) for a "Mancini and Moonlight" concert on the Ocean City Music Pier. The event is the latest in a series of ongoing summer concerts for the popular local orchestra. The concert will feature the timeless tunes of Henry Mancini, including Moon River and Days of Wine and Roses, and orchestral features such as The Baby Elephant Walk, Theme from Peter Gunn and The Pink Panther. The concert is sponsored by the Scheible Family in memory of Jeanne Heller. Tickets are $20 and $12 and available through the Ocean City Music Pier online box office. American actor and singing sensation Nat Chandler has appeared on Broadway in the title role of …
The Ocean City Pops will recognize Kay and Frank Manco for their support.
In recognition of the generous support of Kay and Frank Manco to the Ocean City Pops Orchestra, an elegant "black tie invited" dinner will be held Sunday, June 10 at the Greate Bay Country Club in Somers Point. This event is hosted by the Friends of the Ocean City Pops and details are as follows: The event celebrates the Manco's generous support of the Ocean City Pops Orchestra. Their beloved pizzeria, Manco & Manco, is the lead sponsor for the current Pops season. The Friends of the Ocean City Pops have lined up a fabulous evening of food and entertainment. Performers include Pops flutist Pamela Whitman and Pops pianist Jeffrey Uhlig, harpist Stephanie Sussmeir, along with tenor Jeffery Halili and baritone Dominic Inferrera.
The second annual Esther C. Weil Student Music Competition recognizes young talent.
The Friends of The Ocean City Pops awarded prizes to eight students in the second annual Esther C. Weil Student Music Competition on May 15 on the Ocean City Music Pier. Eighteen students in grades 9 to 12 and enrolled in eight high schools in Atlantic and Cape May counties competed. They qualified based on their talent, outstanding credentials, and recommendations from their music teachers. The competitors were made up of 11 vocalists and seven instrumentalists (including two pianists). A total of eight students were awarded prizes: first, second, third, and — because of an anonymous donation from an audience member — a fourth. The competition was adjudicated by Nancy Fox, founder and director of Fox Vocal Arts; Olga Konopelsky, …
ABBAmania and a Cirque performance at the Music Pier, Boardwalk and Downtown events, and more in Ocean City this week.
MONDAY, AUG. 22 Unlimited Rides at Wonderland Pier: "Magical Monday" at Gillian's Wonderland Pier this week benefits former Ocean City Intermediate School teacher Betsy Young and her family. The purchase of $20 wristbands are good for all rides 1-4 p.m. Monday, and proceeds benefit the Young, who is battling a form of brain cancer. ABBAmania Concert: A tribute band, Abbamania, plays all the sing-along, dance-in-the-aisles ABBA hits we've come to know and love. Tickets are $30 for the 8 p.m. concert at the Ocean City Music Pier and available at the Pier's Box Office. TUESDAY, AUG. 23 Cirque de la Symphony: Aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers and balancers will perform to the music of the Ocean City Pops in an 8 p.m. …
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The July 25 event honors William Scheible, who is celebrating is 25th season as conductor of the orchestra.
Friends and fans of the Ocean City Pops can help celebrate William Scheible's 25th year as conductor and artistic director of the orchestra a July 25 gala. Tickets are still available for the dinner at evening of music at Greate Bay Country Club in Somers Point. The evening will begin with a reception at 6 p.m., followed by a dinner of petite filet mignon and crab cake at 7 p.m. __________ To order tickets ($75), call 609-398-7501. __________ The event will feature entertainment by special guest soloists, including soprano Michelle Johnson, who won the 2011 Metropolitan Opera auditions, baritone Steven LaBrie and Lisa and Todd Thomas. “This is a rare opportunity for music lovers in our region to say ‘thank you’ to a man who has provided a…
The first concert of the season for the Pops Orchestra is Sunday, June 26, on the Ocean City Music Pier
The Ocean City Pops orchestra is preparing to open its 2011 season on Sunday (June 26) with a concert featuring singer Lucie Arnaz, the 59-year-old daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Music lovers will be anxious to hear the Latin flair Arnaz brings to the Ocean City Music Pier for the 7:30 p.m. performance, but Pops devotees also know that Sunday marks the beginning of a summer-long celebration of William Scheible's 25th season as artistic director of the orchestra. A Municipal Orchestra has played summers on the Ocean City Music Pier for 83 seasons—every day and twice-a-day on weekends in the old days—but under Scheible's direction, the Ocean City Pops has grown in both size and in the vast variety of its programs. Today, the Pops …
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10:46 am on Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Thanks to the OC Pops and especially judy Perkins and the students for a job well done. Great talents all around. more ›