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Music Pier
Ocean City Pops | Stockton Goes to the Beach Series
The Ocean City Music Pier, located on the Boardwalk at Moorlyn Terrace, was constructed in 1928 at a cost of $248,000. It is home to year-round entertainment, including the Ocean City Pops Orchestra. The Pops has been playing in Ocean City for more than 80 years, the longest running musical series at the New Jersey Shore. The Music Pier features a variety of shows from stand up comedy to musicals. Various pageants call the Music Pier their home including the Miss New Jersey pageant.
The Music Pier has undergone major restoration which includes an enlarged stage, new lighting and sound system and the addition of new technical equipment. It is one of two structures of its kind in the United States. (The other is located in California.) The Pier extends 300 feet over the beach and ocean.
Ocean City Pops |
Celebrating our 80th Anniversary Season
Pops website: http://www.oceancitypops.org/
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Sunday, June 22 nd…Season Opening Concert! Actor/Singer James Darren joins the POPS in a nostalgic look at hits from the 50’s and 60’s. 8:00 p.m. $25/20
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Sunday, June 29 th….80 th Anniversary Concert…. Maestro Scheible leads an enlarged POPS for this special anniversary occasion! Pianist Young-Bao plays Rachmaninoff 2 ND piano concerto. Also featuring the 1812 overture. $15/10
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Tuesday, July 1st… Tribute to the USA! All – American program featuring patriotic favorites, and singers Malinda Haslett and Jonathan Boyd. $15/10
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Sunday, July 6 th…Our Three Tenors I! Hear tenors Jonathan Boyd, Cody Austen, and Richard Troxell bring the roof down. $20
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*Tuesday, July 8, Wednesday, July 9, and Thursday, July 10 th….Broadway Musical 42 nd Street. Exciting dance routines to songs like We’re in the money, You’re Getting to be a habit with me, Lullaby of Broadway. Mickael Hartman directs. $25
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Sunday, July 13….Mad about Mozart (and friends). Hear Mozart gems. Hughes PAC. $15/10
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Tuesday, July 15….POPS Goes Celtic! Irish folk singer and sensation Cathie Ryan joins the POPS in this memorable night of Irish enchantment. $20/15
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Wednesday, July 16….Children’s Lollipops…Menotti’s brilliant and funny…Chip and His Dog. 7:30 p.m. $5/children free
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Sunday, July 20 th….Best of the POPS with Tenor Richard Troxell & Flutist Mimi Stillman. Ms. Stillman plays Carmen Fantasy and Vivaldi. $20/15
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*Tuesday, July 22 & Wednesday, July 23….Boston Brass. $15/10 -
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Sunday, July 27 & *Tuesday, July 29….Broadway Lights! Hear thrilling excerpts from musicals Les Miserables, Carousel , La Cage, and Brigadoon.Singers Kristen Plumley, Dominic Inferrera. $15/10
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Wednesday, July 30, Free Concert to the Public!….Sponsored by Shrivers Salt Water Taffy and Fudge.
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Sunday, August 3 rd…New Orleans Night! Featuring swinging and jazzy tunes in homage to Louis Armstrong by the Barbone Street Jazz Band. $15/10
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*Tuesday, August 5 & Wednesday, August 6….Love Changes Everything!Songs of Love and Triumph. Singer, Entertainer Michael Hope in a full program celebrating friendship and peace. Featuring songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, Celine Dion & Josh Groban. Last year was a sell-out- you won’t want to miss it! $20/15
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Sunday, August 10 th....POPS Favorites. Featuring Ocean City favorite baritone Todd Thomas. $15/10
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Tuesday, August 12, Wednesday, August 13 & Thursday, August 14 th. Broadway Musical The Wizard of Oz. Fun for the whole family!Michael Hartman, director. $20/children $12
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Sunday, August 17 th….Our Three Tenors II! More tenors bring down the roof! $20
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*Tuesday, August 19 & Wednesday, August 20….The Three Divas are back! $20/12
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Sunday, August 24 th…Operatic Delights. Singers TBA. $15/10
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Tuesday, August 26….Melissa Manchester joins the POPS! $25
- Thursday, August 28….Friends of the POPS present Broadway singers Nat Chandler and Susan Powell (Miss America ’81) with pianist Jeffrey Uhlig. $20/15
- *Tuesday, September 2 & Wednesday, September 3….Broadway musical A funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. $20/15 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, September 7- Let’s Go to the Movies!Roll out the Red Carpet highlighting Oscar winners over the years. And featuring award-wining pianist Claire Huang-Ci playing Liszt Hungarian Fantasy. $15/10 7:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, September 9 th….Cole Porter Revue….Red Hot! $15/10 7:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, September 10 th- Patriotic Tribute to 9/11 with the Philadelphia Boys Choir. $20/12 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, September 14 th….Out of this World! Sit back and let the POPS take you to another galaxy!. Orchestra plays excerpts from Holst Planets and E.T.; GAMP choir sings Haydn’s The Heavens Are Telling, saxophone soloist Ashu in John Williams’s Escapades.. Hughes PAC. $15/10 7:30 p.m.
* Denotes Six Tuesday subscription package
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Stockton Goes to the Beach Concert Series at the Music Pier |
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July 7, 2008:Windham Summer Solstice Concert featuring Jim Brickman & Friends: Usher in the sun and warm breezes of the summer season with Grammy-nominated platinum record artist Jim Brickman, who revolutionized the sound of adult contemporary music with his pop-style solo piano. Tickets: $20.00
July 14, 2008: Riders In The Sky: Fun for the entire family as these purveyors of C & W (Comedy and Western) remain true to the integrity of Western music while branding the genre with their own legendary wacky humor and way-out Western wit. For thirty years Riders in the Sky have been keepers of the flame passed on by the Sons of the Pioneers, Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, all the while encouraging buckaroos and buckarettes to live life "The Cowboy Way!" Riders in the Sky are two time Grammy winners in the category of “Best Musical Album for Children” and their music has been featured in the animated films “Toy Story 2” and “Monsters Inc.”. Tickets: $20.00
July 21, 2008: Staying Alive: B reak out your platform shoes because “You Should Be Dancin’” when “Stayin’ Alive,” the ultimate Bee Gees tribute band, plays all of the group’s classic hits including: “Stayin’ Alive,” “How Deep Is Your Love,” “Night Fever,” and “Jive Talkin’.” This unique recreation of one of the top acts in music history provides the complete experience of seeing the brothers Gibb live in concert. Tickets: $20.00
July 28, 2008: Chris Hillman: This country rock pioneer and former member of The Byrds is renowned for four decades of quality music. His hits include “Eight Miles High,” “Mr. Tambourine Man,” “Turn, Turn, Turn!” and “So You Wanna Be a Rock and Roll Star.” Hillman is a folkie who wound up in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Tickets: $20.00
August 4, 2008: Terrance Simiem & The Zydeco Experience: A night of authentic, spicy New Orleans music. Terrance Simien "probably has the best voice in his genre" and has delivers a live performance that was voted by Billboard Magazine as one of the “Top Ten Live Performance Acts of the Year.” Tickets: $20.00
August 11, 2008: Rusty Evans’ Tribute to Johnny Cash: Rusty Evans is a folk music pioneer who carries the torch of the "Man in Black." With a voice like rolling thunder and a spirit like gentle rain, Rusty brings you a repertoire that includes Cash’s “I Walk The Line,” “Ring Of Fire,” “A Boy Named Sue” and “Folsom Prison Blues.” A meeting with Johnny Cash has strongly influenced his singing and has shaped the sounds of his band, Ring of Fire. Tickets: $20.00
August 18, 2008: Dickey Betts & Great Southern: This founding member of the Allman Brothers Band is one of the most influential guitar players of all time. Betts is credited as both writing and singing the group's biggest hit, "Ramblin' Man." Having helped define the genre, Dickey Betts & Great Southern continue to tour and break new ground in the grand tradition of great Southern Rock. He also wrote “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed,” “Revival” and “Jessica.” Tickets: $20.00
August 25, 2008: Jesse Cook: This Juno Award winning rumba guitar flamenco master will heat up the summer night. Cook was named Guitarist of the Year by the Canadian Smooth Jazz Committee in 2006. His live shows are notorious for drawing throngs of fans who sing and dance along during the entire performance as he thrills the audience with his intoxicating rumba flamenco, passionate guitar work, Moorish rhythms, and smoldering on-stage charisma. Tickets: $20.00 |
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