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Steve Winwood brings that Traffic sound to Hard Rock Friday

by Doug Deutsch | Sep 25, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Events & Happenings, Music, South Jersey, Wahoo

Tune In, Turn On The rock group Traffic was a band I regularly listened to during my formative years. With a cool repertoire of songs that included “Dear Mr. Fantasy,” “The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys,” “Heaven Is in Your Mind,” “Medicated Goo,” and many more –...

MBCA Foundation celebrates ‘The Best is Yet to Come’ with 34th anniversary gala honoring Gary Hill

by Michael | Sep 25, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Events & Happenings, Margate, South Jersey, Wahoo

The MBCA Foundation will celebrate its 34th anniversary with its annual Officers Installation and Awards Gala — this year titled “The Best is Yet to Come” — 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, at Tropicana Atlantic City honoring Gary Hill, MBCA and Schultz-Hill Foundation...

A Jersey Fresh celebration: Somers Point jazz festival returns Oct. 16

by Delaney Crawford | Sep 25, 2025 | Features, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Events & Happenings, Somers Point, South Jersey

The South Jersey Jazz Society has been in existence since 2004. Since then, the group’s goal has been to advance and facilitate the promotion, presentation, education, and appreciation of jazz in Somers Point and throughout South Jersey. Over the years, SJJS has put...

Sebastian Maniscalco at Ocean: Getting older, but staying funny

by Chuck Darrow | Sep 25, 2025 | Events & Happenings, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features, South Jersey, Wahoo

The Casino File The main takeaway from uber-comic Sebastian Maniscalco’s first of eight performances at Ocean Casino Resort? The dude is getting old. That’s not an opinion. It’s straight from the horse’s mouth, as the 52-year-old, Chicago-born funnyman anchored last...

Live & Local Music Calendar

by shorelocalnews | Sep 25, 2025 | Events & Happenings, Atlantic County, Calendars, Cape May County, Entertainment, Features, Music, South Jersey, Wahoo

Thursday, September 25 Atlantic City Anchor Rock Club Jersey Devil Super Jam: A Night of Music & Comedy 7:30 p.m. 247 S. New York Ave. Bar One at Resorts Karaoke w/ Cowboy Kevin 8 p.m. – 12 a.m. 1133 Boardwalk Nola’s Bar at Ocean Casino DJ Dahve 8 p.m. 500...

‘Dangerous When Wet’

by Bruce Klauber | Sep 25, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, History, South Jersey

Esther Williams’ big splash in Atlantic City By 1958, the film career of actress/swimmer Esther Williams was winding down. Originally an award-winning competitive swimmer, Williams was signed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer around 1942. After several less-than-impressive small...