The Prom
2023-05-07 15:00 - 17:30, 2023-05-11 13:00 - 15:30, 2023-05-11 19:00 - 21:30, 2023-05-12 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-05-13 14:00 - 16:30, 2023-05-13 20:00 - 22:30, 2023-05-14 15:00 - 17:30, 2023-05-17 14:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) and 3 more dates | Axelrod Performing Arts Center, 100 Grant Ave, Deal, 07723
New Jersey’s first professional production of the musical about four down-on-their-luck Broadway stars who shake up a small Indiana town as they rally behind a teen who wants to go to the prom with her girlfriend. Nominated for six Tony Awards, the New York Times called the show “such a joyful hoot….it makes you believe in musical comedy again.”

Sandy Mack Jam Band
2023-05-10 14:00 - 18:00, 2023-05-17 14:00 - 18:00 | The Asbury Hotel, 210 5th Ave, Asbury Park, NJ, 07712, United States
Join us at Soundbooth Every Wednesday from 6-10PM to enjoy a Sand Mack Jam Band!

Our Shrinking, Shrinking World
2023-05-11 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-11 20:00 - 21:30, 2023-05-12 20:00 - 21:30, 2023-05-13 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-05-13 20:00 - 21:30, 2023-05-14 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-18 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-18 20:00 - 21:30 and 2 more dates | New Jersey Repertory Company, 179 Broadway, Long Branch, NJ, 07740, United States
Kevin O’Rourke stars as Dr. Lyman Hidalgo-Nyquist, a psychotherapist with a climate-induced apocalyptic complex, a loose grasp of therapeutic technique, and a looser grasp of professional ethics. When his long-suffering clients decide to see a new, young therapist who’s just moved to town, Lyman’s professional jealousy spikes—along with his fear of losing income — and he decides to meet the new therapist head-on to set things straight, the results of which he does not anticipate. Also starring Molly Carden, Kaileela Hobby and Jeff Rubino. Written by Richard Dresser and directed by Joe Cacaci. Buy Tickets at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/1141834

Open Mic with Jason Portizo
2023-05-11 16:00 - 19:00, 2023-05-18 16:00 - 19:00 | The Asbury Hotel, 210 5th Ave, Asbury Park, NJ, 07712, United States
Join us at Soundbooth Every Thursday from 8-11PM for Open Mic Night!
This event is free and open to the public
We hope to see you there!

Les Paul Thru the Lens
2023-05-12 20:00 - 22:00
“Les Paul: Thru the Lens” explores the life of pioneering musician and innovator Les Paul. Through a series of 24 photographs, visitors will see a chronicle of Paul’s life, career, and achievements: his early performances as Red Hot Red, his marriage to and work with Mary Ford, his explorations in the recording studio and with the electric guitar, and of course his long and influential performing career.
Collectively, the images provide an intimate view into the life of an icon of the music and sound products industry and remind us that, through it all, music—and the industry—are inseparable from the people who make it.
This traveling exhibition is courtesy of The Les Paul Foundation.
There will be a special musical tribute concert, “The Les Paul Experience” presented in conjunction with the exhibition on May 12 at 8PM in Pollak Theatre.

Business Made Social at Laylow
2023-05-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Laylow, 603 Mattison Ave, Asbury Park, 07712
The Asbury Park Chamber invites you to join us for our monthly business card exchange, this month at Laylow (603 Mattison Ave., Asbury Park, NJ 07712) 6pm – 8pm
$10 in advance ($15 at the door for non-members/$10 at the door for members)

The Prom
2023-05-18 13:00 - 15:30 | Axelrod Performing Arts Center, 100 Grant Ave, Deal, 07723
New Jersey’s first professional production of the musical about four down-on-their-luck Broadway stars who shake up a small Indiana town as they rally behind a teen who wants to go to the prom with her girlfriend. Nominated for six Tony Awards, the New York Times called the show “such a joyful hoot….it makes you believe in musical comedy again.” Tickets start at $32 at www.axelrodartscenter.com.

Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater
2023-05-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Bell Works, 101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ, 07733, United States
Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater (AXCBT), the Jersey Shore’s professional ballet company, will present a one-night-only special event, ARCHITECTS OF DANCE, featuring the Company in choreography by some of the greatest modern dancers of our time who will also perform on the program.
Inspired by the Bauhaus architectural movement, AXCBT Artistic Director Gabriel Chajnik conceived of ARCHITECTS OF DANCE to illustrate how choreography and architecture can influence each other. The program will feature works by Andrea Weber, formerly of Merce Cunningham Dance Company; Blakely White-McGuire, formerly of Martha Graham Dance Company; Daniel Fetecua, formerly of Jose Limon Dance Company; Michael Trusnovec, formerly of Paul Taylor Dance Company; and Mr. Chajnik, formerly of American Repertory Ballet.
Michael Trusnovec will perform a dynamic series of falls and weight shifts in a solo from Merce Cunningham’s Variations V from 1965, originally danced by Albert Reid. Simultaneously, Andrea Weber will perform a solo from Cunningham’s Fractions from 1978. Originally danced by Lisa Fox and Karole Armitage, this solo is a virtuosic evolution of a single phrase. The two solos will be performed to a recording of John King’s “100tonecandles.” Mr. Trusnovec and Ms. Weber have collaborated on several projects since meeting in 2019 at the famed American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina.
Mr. Trusnovec’s Minimal Complex is set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach’s Preludes from “The Well-Tempered Clavier.” Said Mr. Trusnovec, “Bauhaus artist Paul Klee transformed Bach’s music structure into two-dimensional graphic visualizations. Minimal Complex explores and interprets an abstracted, four-hand version of three movements from ‘The Well-Tempered Clavier.’ With a focus on the architectural genius, harmonies, counterpoints, and pure simplicity of the music, four dancers become a physical layer of geometric patterns, movement, and breath.”
Ms. Weber’s Arbol is set to “Six Little Piano Pieces” by Arnold Schoenberg. The dance explores structures, foundational support, and how we are all interconnected. “In considering the Bauhaus movement of architecture and design,” said Ms. Weber, “I began to see similar imagery in nature. The cross-section between the two became the inspiration for the movement.”
Blakeley White-McGuire will perform alongside Daniel Fetecua in works choreographed by the pair. Their In a language other than English was commissioned by Buglisi Dance Theater; Structures of Liberty from 2022 was also commissioned in part by Buglisi Dance Theater. In this work-in-process, the artists seek to interrogate the imposition of ideas, language, and the phenomenon of the matrix of power wherein individuals perform a perceived entitlement to speak about realities outside of their personal experience. Ms. White-McGuire’s Apertura is set to Maurice Ravel’s “Miroirs” and “Nature Boy” by Chris Whitely. “Apertura bring focus and perspective on new possibilities for intimate transactions in common spaces,” said Ms. White-McGuire. “What might happen if we bring the full range of our emotional and physical intellect into the communal common space? How do particular compositions ignite conversation and exchange?”
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Gabriel Chajnik’s series of dance vignettes, Komposition, is set to music by Erik Satie and has scenery of works by Wassily Kandinsky, a faculty member of the Bauhaus School from 1922 to 1933. “Kandinsky’s works are a great combination of art and science,” said Mr. Chajnik. “This dance is inspired by the Bauhaus concept Gesamtkunstwerk, which roughly translates to ‘total work of art,’ and strives to make use of many art forms within a single comprehensive artwork. Throughout the piece, the lines and shapes within Kandinsky’s thirty-nine paintings interact with the dancers, sparking geometrical, physical, aesthetic, and spiritual reactions.”

Bonfires on the Beach
2023-05-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Asbury Park Boardwalk & Beach
Bonfires are back! The fires will burn…
Every Friday at 7 pm in May + June
Every Wednesday at 8 pm in July + August
Every Friday at 7 pm in September
Bonfires will be located at different beach locations along the boardwalk each week.
Please follow our social media channels for location updates and cancellations.
May
Fridays at 7:00 pm
May 19th @ 5th Avenue
May 26th @ Sunset Avenue (North of Convention Hall)
June
Fridays at 7:00 pm
June 2nd @ 5th Avenue
June 9th @ Sunset Avenue
June 16th @ 5th Avenue
June 23rd @ 3rd Avenue
June 30th @ Sunset Avenue
