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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.

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

Call for Art!

The Belmar Arts Council announces a Call for Art! for it’s 6th Annual Jersey Shore Juried Art Show.  Art Intake is Friday, March 26 from 5-8pm and Saturday, March 27 from 10a-1pm.  Entry fee is $15 per piece (2-piece max) for BAC members and $25 per piece for non-members.  Submissions must be framed and wired for hanging, as appropriate.  To download an entry form, please visit www.BelmarArts.org.  The Juried Art Show will exhibit April 10-30, 2010.  For more info, please call (732) 749-3360 or email Brenda@BelmarArts.org

Now Showing at the Boatworks: Walk the Line — a Drawing Exhibition

Join us for the opening reception of “Walk the Line” — a drawing exhibition on Saturday, February 27, from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the Belmar Arts Council located at 608 River Road.  For more information, please call (732) 749-3360 or email Info@BelmarArts.org.

This exhibition will run now through March 24.  Gallery hours are Wednesday – Sunday from 1:00-5:00 p.m.

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).

Civil War History Presentation

The Belmar Public Library Presents the Scheier Brothers – Civil War History in Character.  Robert Silverman and Diana Newman are experienced Civil War living historians, certified by the National Civil War Artillery Association.  They have researched aspects of Civil War history, participated in reenactments and living history events in eight states and throughout New Jersey Schools and Libraries.

This program will be held at the downstairs media room in the Library, located at 517 10th Avenue, on March 10, 2010 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

All ages are welcome to attend.

Event Date(s) and Time(s):

March 10, 2010 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Easter Egg Hunt 2010

Attention all Belmar residents.

The Easter Egg Hunt will be held on March 27th at 11 am Sharp.

Ages 1-3 will meet at the 6th ave beach

Ages 4-5 7th ave beach (north)

Ages 6-7 7th ave (south)

Ages 8-9 8th ave beach.

Please don’t be late as the Easter Egg Hunt will start on time and only lasts a few short minutes before all the eggs are found.   DON’T BE LATE

First Presbyterian Church 2010 Concert Series

First Presbyterian Church 2010 Concert Series. Free Admission.

600 Ninth Avenue, Belmar

February 14th – 3 PM: The Atlantic Wind Ensemble

March 14th – 3 PM: Elaine Christy, Concert Harpist

April 11th – 3 PM: Brace Negron & Siri Howard, Opera Singers

May 16th – 3 PM: The Nocturnes Big Band

The church is handicapped accessible and air conditioned.

First Presbyterian Church of Belmar

CONCERT SERIES

2010

A varied series of

musical programs held in

the beautiful sanctuary of

First Presbyterian Church

600 Ninth Avenue

Belmar, New Jersey

(732) 681-8685

www.belmarpresbyterian.org

Admission is free

Plan now to attend these

outstanding musical events.

The church is handicapped accessible and air conditioned.

Located at the corner of Ninth Avenue and E Street,

the church sanctuary houses a fine tracker-action pipe organ and a Yamaha grand piano.

3:00 PM

Sunday,  February 14th

The Atlantic Wind Ensemble

under the direction of

Mr. Harry Eichhorn

This beloved Jersey shore musical

institution returns to First Presbyterian with a delightfully “mixed bag”

program.  Founding Musical Director Harry Eichhorn has chosen some

favorite marches, big band tunes,

Broadway show music and a few

surprises that will be sure to please.

As usual, band member Ted Freeman will provide knowledgeable and

entertaining introductions for all the pieces on the program.

3:00 PM

Sunday, March 14th

Elaine Christy,

concert harpist

The harp is one of the most

beautiful of all orchestral instruments, and our series is proud to present one of New Jersey’s finest players,

Elaine Christy.  A winner of the American Harp Society National Harp Competition, Ms. Christy has

performed at the World Harp

Congress in Seattle/Tacoma in 1999 and Geneva, Switzerland in 2002.

A member of the Richardson

Chamber Players at Princeton

University, she has also performed with the Princeton Symphony

Orchestra and has appeared with the CBS Orchestra on The Late Show with David Letterman.

3:00 PM

Sunday, April 11th

Brace Negron, bass-baritone

with Siri Howard, soprano

Brazilian-born bass-baritone Brace

Negron is equally at home in the opera house and on the concert stage.  He has sung the title role in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, and the role of the Bonze in Puccini’s Madame Butterfly.

Mr. Negron’s voice has been hailed for its great beauty and expressive powers.  He has appeared at Lincoln Center and the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland, and has performed with New Jersey Opera

Theater, Des Moines Metro Opera and Opera North.

He will be joined on this program by his friend Siri Howard.  Ms. Howard has

appeared with the Opera Festival of New Jersey, and sung in the 25th Anniversary Production of Sondheim’s A Little Night Music with the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Lovers of great singing should be sure to attend this very special event.

3:00 PM

Sunday, May 16th

The Nocturnes Big Band

Sounds of the Big Band Era

come vibrantly to life at the hands of this swinging ensemble.  The band’s

repertoire includes standards and

classics made famous by Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Harry James, Benny Goodman and lots more.

This is a full-size swing band, with five saxes, four trumpets,

two trombones, piano, guitar, bass

and drums.

Featured is vocalist Cheryl Parker,

a master interpreter of jazz,

blues and big band music.  She has

appeared at Lincoln Center and

Carnegie Hall, as well as the Red Bank Jazz and Blues Festival.

Join us for Worship

10AM Sunday

Event Date(s) and Time(s):

February 14, 2010 3:00 pm March 14, 2010 3:00 pm April 11, 2010 3:00 pm May 16, 2010 3:00 pm

Arts Council announces events

The Belmar Arts Council [BAC] is gearing up for another successful year, and has announced a wide variety of events for the public to enjoy during the first month of 2010.

Unless noted otherwise, all events will take place at the Belmar Arts Council headquarters, 608 River Road, in Belmar.

• To help residents keep track of the BAC’s upcoming events, 2010 calendars are now in stock at the arts council headquarters. Calendars are $10 and are in limited supply.

• Drawing and Beyond: New Session Forming, will take place every Thursday throughout the duration of the month. Contact Lizzie at 732-929-9732 for more information regarding the event.

• The BAC has recently received a grant from the Belmar Tourism Committee to begin the long-awaited Belmar Mural Project. Currently a database of BAC muralists is being put together.

Any muralist interested in taking part in the project should send a resume, samples of work, and any other information to Brenda at Brenda@belmararts.org.

• Children’s painting classes will be taking place every Wednesday throughout February from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

The cost for the program is $125 and painting supplies will be provided. To register, contact the BAC at 732-749-3360.

• The BAC will be continuing their popular monthly movie nights this year as well. A science fiction movie will be shown on Jan. 28.

All movies are free and begin at 7 p.m.

More Belmar news, plus full coverage of southern Monmouth and northern Ocean counties, can be found at starnewsgroup.com.

Sign up now for the first Belmar’s Celtic Chase

Belmar will be hosting the first annual Belmar’s Celtic Chase, a one mile race, fun run, and walk on the beach, on March 6, 2010 to kick off the St. Patrick’s Day Parade weekend festivities.  Organized in conjunction with Jersey Shore Running Club, the race starts at 9:30 a.m. at the Taylor Pavilion.  The entry fee for adults is $15.00 before March 1, $17 March 1-5 and $20 if registering on race day.  The kid’s fee, which applies to children 12 and under, is $10 before March 1 and $15 if paid on race day.  To pick-up pre-race packets and register, visit Jake’s Crab Shack on Ocean Avenue on March 5 from 5-7 p.m.  There will be awards for the Top 10 Males and Females, a Grand Prize for the overall winner, and random prize drawings.  Racers and their supporters are invited to the race Post Party, starting at noon.

To register online, visit Jersey Runner.

Click here to download an information and registration form that can be filled out and delivered, with a check for your race fee, to the Belmar Chamber of Commerce at 1005 1/2 Main Street.

For more information email the Tourism Commission at tourism@boro.belmar.nj.us.

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