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Jersey Shore Juried Art Show

The Belmar Arts Council announces its 6th annual Jersey Shore Juried Art Show.
April 10, 2010 to April 30, 2010 open to all artists over 16.
The BAC Boatworks – 608 River Rd., Belmar, NJ.
Art intake – Fri., March 26, 5 pm – 8 pm and Sat., March 27, 10 am – 1 pm.
Pickup declined work – Wed. April 7 and Thur. April 8 1 pm – 5 pm.
Show end art pickup – Sat., May 1, 10 am – 1 pm
Opening Reception Saturday, April 10, 5 pm – 7 pm.

Media categories to include Painting, Graphic Media (drawing & printmaking),
Photography, Three Dimensional Art, and Mixed Media.

Members entry fee $15 per piece (maximum 2 pcs.)
Nonmembers entry fee $25 per piece (maximum 2 pcs.)
If accepted, one piece only will be exhibited.

This year’s Jurors are
Vincent Nardone, VP of Audubon Artists
Thomas Valenti, Pres. of Allied Artists of America

For more information please call 732-749-3360
go to www.belmararts.org for rules and entry form.

Fit Walk Route planning

Belmar Recreation will be meeting interested persons on the boardwalk in front of the Belmar Fishing Club starting Monday March 15  at 11:00. The purpose will be to measure different routes with  Belmar residents using a Rolatape. This will assist people in setting goals and distances for walks or jogging and helping them keep accurate times and distances to mark improvement.

Our goal is to get you moving in a positive direction towards better health. The walks can start in Belmar and go in any reasonable direction and distance. If you have specific needs please plan ahead and call Michael Campbell at 732-681 3700 dial 9 then 211.

Weather permitting we will meet every weekday starting March 15 thru March 25th 2010.

Kick Out The Winter Blues

The Belmar Arts Council continues its Performance Series with “Kick Out The Winter Blues”.
A concert featuring the SHORE BLUES BAND one of New Jersey’s newest upcoming bands;
Old blues songs as well as original numbers will be performed.

Saturday March 20th,
8:00 pm to 10:30 pm at the BAC Boatworks
608 River Rd., Belmar, NJ

Donations are $5 at the door
for more info call 732-749-3360 – www.belmararts.org

Irish or not, there’s fun to be had at this Sunday’s Belmar St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Sunday is traditionally a day of rest, but the promise of a good craic* this Sunday at the Belmar St. Patrick’s Day Parade should be enough to draw you and yours out of the house and out to Main Street.

The 36th Annual Belmar St. Patrick’s Day Parade, the largest of it’s kind in New Jersey, kicks off this Sunday, March 7, at 12:30 p.m.  As always, the parade starts on Main Street in Lake Como and proceeds north through Belmar.  Sunday’s temperature will reach the 50s with sun predicted throughout the day, a welcome departure from last year’s freezing rain.

The spirited march will be led by grand marshal Charles Flynn of Wall and deputy grand marshal Janet McGrath, a Belmar resident.  Close to 1,000 marchers, including irish musicians, celtic dancers, and the newly crowned 2010 St. Patrick’s Day Queen and court will entertain thousands of bystanders decked out in festive green.  Get to Belmar early for parking a a prime spot along the parade route or you’ll be wailing like a banshee!

*Craic is common Irish slang for fun.  Read more about Irish slang and traditions by clicking here.

Visit the Belmar Parade website for more details, including directions, parade history and biographies of the 2010 Grand Marshal and Deputy.

Understanding Your Digital Camera

Additional classes added due to high demand

Confused with all the functions, menus, & settings of your camera? Join others just like yourself as Visions Photographic Workshops Photography Director,
Michael S. Miller guides you through the basics. Some of the topics to be covered will be camera settings and functions, RAW vs. JPEG, white-balancing functions, and more. No questions will go unanswered! All digital cameras are welcome.

Location: Belmar Arts Council (The Boatworks)
608 River Road

Dates: Tuesday, March 9th
Monday, April 12th
Thursday, May 6th

Time: 6:30 – 8:30pm

Cost: BAC member $40/person
Non member $50/person

Pre-registration is highly recommended.
Class size is limited to six.
Walk-ins welcome if space is available.

To register call the BAC 732-749-3360

Photography for Kids

Have you figured out all the sweet functions, setting & menus on your camera?
Do you want to learn how to take awesome pixs of your friends surfing, challenge yourself in seeing the world through a different perspective or just create some great photos? Join other kids as your learn all about your camera’s abilities and have some fun taking pictures. (Ages 10 – 17)

Instructor: Michael S. Miller, Photo Director with Visions Photographic Workshops

Location: Belmar Arts Council
608 River Road

Dates: Tuesday,, March 23rd
Tuesday, April 27th
Tuesday, May 25th

Time: 4:00 – 5:30pm

Cost: BAC member $25/person
Non member $30/person

Pre-registration is required.
Class size is limited to six.

To register call the BAC 732-749-3360

Film Series to Begin at the Belmar Arts Council

On Friday, February 26, at 7:00 p.m., weather permitting, Ira Wallace and Sandy Cook of the Belmar Arts Council will be hosting the first film in their Independent Film Series, “Like Water for Chocolate.”  An interactive  discussion will take place following the film.  All are welcome, and movies are free.  To preview this film, click on this link:  Like Water for Chocolate

You can contact the Belmar Arts Council at (732) 749-3360 or email Info@BelmarArts.org.  The BAC is located at 608 River Road, at 7th Ave. and the railroad tracks (just behind the police station).

Mayor and Council seek bidders for Seasonal Restaurant Concession on Ninth Ave Pier

With piles of snow on the ground, and another blizzard on the way, it’s hard to envision a beautiful July evening enjoying dinner and cocktails on a pier with a spectacular view of the Belmar marina and the sun setting over the Shark River. But that’s the sizzle the Mayor and Council are hoping will attract more than 80 area restaurateurs who have been invited to attend an informational meeting on February 11, 2010 at 9 a.m. at the Belmar Municipal Building. The purpose of the meeting is to outline the Borough’s plans to bid out a concession to operate a seasonal bar and grill on the Ninth Avenue Pier, and get feedback from interested bidders so that the Borough can properly prepare bid specs for the project.

Over the past decade, the Borough has upgraded its marina into one of the finest facilities of its kind on the east coast, including more than 70 slips available for transient boaters who can rent on a daily or weekly basis. This spring, the Borough will start the next phase of upland marina improvements, which are designed to make the already popular marina a top destination for transient boaters in the New York metropolitan area, as well for land-based visitors and especially the residents of Belmar. These improvements will include the renovation this spring of the Ninth Avenue pier to include not a seasonal bar and grill, but also landscaping and seating areas for the public, a nautical flag pole and memorial area to honor Pat and Sandy Breslin, areas equipped for festival or seasonal vendors to display their goods and a booth where visitors can book kayak rentals, charter fishing, diving and sightseeing trips, eco-tours other activities.

The restaurant concession will be offered with a Special Concessionaire Permit from the State of New Jersey to serve alcohol pursuant to N.J.S.A. 33:1-42 and N.J.A.C. 13:2-5.2 (liquor license). The permit will be subject to limited hours of service and other conditions, which will be discussed at the February 11 informational session.

Currently there is only one location for service of food in the marina, a luncheonette located in the Borough’s Harbor Master building. This concession is also currently up for lease. The Mayor and Council are preparing bid specifications for both locations, and would like input from experienced restaurant owners, who may be interested in leasing this space and/or the Ninth Avenue Pier. Although 80 restaurateurs have been invited to attend, the informational meeting is open to all interested potential bidders, as well as the public at large, and the Borough plans to use information and ideas obtained during the informational meeting when preparing the bid and lease documents.

This bid opportunity is not in lieu of, but rather in addition to, the Borough’s longer-term plan to replace the Harbor Master building with a much larger, permanent building which will include a fine-dining restaurant with Concession Permit License on the second floor, as well as a variety of first-floor uses including a casual foods, ice cream, bait, tackle and chandlery, and other marine-related retail uses. The Borough has applied to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for a CAFRA permit to develop this larger facility, most likely pursuant to a long-term ground lease, and will hold additional meetings in the future once the necessary permit has been obtained.

Anyone interested in attending the February 11, 2010 meeting or in leasing the new outdoor concessions on the Ninth Avenue pier and/or the current luncheonette, and would like to review either the draft lease agreements should contact Borough Administrator Robbin Kirk at rkirk@boro.belmar.nj.us

Feb. 5 is National Wear Red Day for Women

Friday February 5 is the 7th Annual National Wear Red Day for Women, a public awareness day encouraging people to “go red” and bring attention to cardiovascular disease, the number one killer of women in the United States.  The American Heart Association reports that heart disease claims more female lives than the next top five causes of death in women combined.  To promote awareness, they encourage people to wear something red, be it a three piece suit or a simple red pin, and “glow red” by decorating homes and public spaces with red lighting or accessories.

Companies and organizations can sign up to officially Go Red by clicking here.  In 2009, close to 2,000 New Jersey businesses, schools, towns, organizations, clubs and landmarks went red to promote awareness and raise money for the American Heart Association.  To participate:

1. Register for Wear Red Day and receive your free kit.
2. Use the information in the Wear Red Day kit to promote Wear Red Day.
3. Encourage everyone to make a $5.00 donation to support Go Red For Women.
4.  Issue a proclamation in support of National Wear Red Day for Women and share a copy with the AHA.
5.  Everybody wears red on February 5.  Illuminate a building red.
6.  Everyone wears a Go Red for Women commemorative Wear Red Day pin.
7.  Take photograph and send to the AHA.
8.  Collect and send back your donations in the envelope in the Wear Red Day kit.
9.  Know you’ve made a difference raising awareness about the No. 1 killer of women.
10.  Share information about Go Red BetterU (”the Go Red makeover that can change your life”) with the women in your organization.

For more information on nurturing cardiovascular health through the 12-week BetterU program, click here.

Morning fire rips through home on 10th Avenue

Belmar’s Goodwill Hose Company, Union Fire Company No. 1 and Volunteer Hook and Ladder, with assistance from Avon’s Fire Department, responded to a fire at 1001 E Street on 9 a.m. Wednesday morning.  All three residents escaped mostly unscathed, though one woman was taken to Jersey Shore Medical Center after tripping while running from the burning home. By the time the fire was extinguished at 11 a.m., it was clear the charred home was destroyed.  Belmar Police and First Aid, Avon Police and the Monmouth County Fire Marshal’s Office were all on the scene as the fire was extinguished.  The fire’s cause is still under investigation, but officials suspect a space heater sparked the blaze.

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