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A14 THE SENTINEL-LEDGER OoMn City, N.J. Thursday, April 1,1993
Air Force band's performance brings warmth to a chilly night
, ByEDWISMER
Sentinel-Ledoef Critic '
OCEAN CTTY-- The
United Stales Air Force
Heritage of America Band
& to frozen, mid-
T Ocean City and
helped to warm things up
at the Sports & Civic Center.
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This -resort city would
have liked to present the
targe ensemble in.the elegant
surroundings of the
Music Pier, but on-going
renovations at the premier
concert hall made a change'
of venue a necessity. The
> restoration of ' the Music
Pier is, supposedly, in its
final phase and the facility
Holy Cow!!
Look at this!!
(Friday & Saturday 'til a pm)
.will serve the community
the year around, .
". ;In the meanwhile, the
.Sports Center served adequately
as a temporary concert
jiall.. The military
service band parried more
than enough electronic
sound enhancing equipment
with them to compensate
for any acpustic
peculiarities they encoun-
This .Air Force Band
makes its home at Langley
AFB in Virginia and entertains
over a million people
each, year in 500 performances.
They are obviously
full- time'professional
musicians who are. wonder-.
8 oz. NY. Strip SteaklV
Vegetable, choice of potato, $
soupor garden salad
m
ful representatives of pur
armed services and exam*
pics of tax dollars, that are
well spent
The program whidv thqy
. presented was varied and
featured something to
please • every one. The
band's conductor,, and presumably
artistic director, Lt.
Col. to-well E. Graham
exhibited much courage in
the choice of the Shostakovich
overture on Russian and
Kirghiz folk songs as the
opening number;
It was typical Shostakovich
and as such featured the
composer's idiomatic dissonances
and brittle rhythms
which might be considered
The Steak House at the Varsity Inn
605 8th St., Ocean City 398-1083 ,
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Down The Big Fat Bunny Trail Easter
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399-3193
Your Easter
Hunt Ts Over. 1
There's nothing better than Easter at the 'Trap".
After all, we've been serving dinner on Easter
Sunday for over twenty years and this year we
proclaim it to be the best Dinner reservations
from 11 a.m. (Kids eat free lla.in.-l p.m.)
Also, a special Easter Bunny appearance from
11-3 for the kids I So just ask any bunny who's
arty bunny where to go this Easter and we're sure
they will agree it's the Crab Trap. Happy Easter.
somewhat esoteric for gen- ite), was given such an "Bud" Knight presented
eral audiences. It was well expert treatment that the the band, with aproclamareceived
primarily because, absence- of fiddles Avastioh commerndrating the
OCEAN CTTY — The bus
leaves this resort 730 am
Tuesday, April 6 far a Good
Timers bus trip to see Meet
Me in St. Loins in Lancaster.
Cost is $40.
was something more than a
composer of songs for
musical comedy. The waltz
was a substitution for a.
group of vocal selections by
Sgt. Sarah Grainer who was
indisposed.
Ocean City Mayor Henry
Salad luncheon,
otherscheduled t
1 G S cards April 16
include a Pennsylvania
Mine Excursion, April 22-24; OCEAN CITY — The
another theater trip May 4 to Tidies at Holy Trinity Episcosee
Who. V\fes That Lady-i Saw pal Church, 30th and Bay,
You With?; a seven-day will host a salad luncheon
excursion Jo Hilton Head and cards oh Friday, April
IsjandVMay 16-22; and* the- 16. •-
ater trip June 3 to, see Hetto Cost is $3 if you bring a
Dolly. ~ salad; $7, if you don't For
Call. Barbara Locke, 398- reservations, call the church,-
4680,_ for prices and further 399.1019, or Florence Kaudetoils.
- • fold, 398-4240.'
Vaughan's
FARM -d GARDEN
OPEN DAILY - 390-1864
312 Hoosevelt Blvd., Marmora, West of 34th St. Bridge. Pkvvy. Exit 25
IE ASTER FLOWERS
• SPRING FLOWERS
• PANSIES, PERENNIALS
•HERBS
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Now Is The Time
To Lime, Seed & Feed
Your Lawn
GRASS SEED • FERTILIZER
TOP SOIL • FEAT MOSS
of a sparkling 'performance hardly, noticeable. , _ concert and publicist Mark
which impressed everyone. -, Fluffy Ruffles, Fitz' second Soifer W;as recognized for •
We" thought we' had Solo, had typical turn of (he artanging'the gg concert.
•heard every Sousa march, century flavor and orchcs- The full ' " title of "' the band
(even the most obscure), tration and. was the kind of is The United States Air
but Graharn pulled a new thing featured by Sousa at Force Combat Command
one out of the magic musical
fiat./Apparently On The The band's performance which is cumbersome to say
' his.cqncerts.
Hri Heritage of f America Ai Band, Bd
XZanipus was late SOusa of an excerpt for thejgaac the h least. l Fancy F titles til aside,
(1920) and got lost in the Albeniz Iberian Suite was the band proves its excelevocative
of old Spain and lence in performance,
archives. It was Vintage
Sousa and should take its featured much dynamic In this era of government
rightful place in the tepertoire
of military bands. kept returning to march and local, the band proves
subtlety. The band happily economizing, both national
Sgt. Richard Fitz put the tempo which pleased the that " '" there are some areas of
crowd in a festive mood audience very much. endeavor which should not
with two xylophone solos. In a group of three, Rich- be sacrificed in the name of
Leroy Anderson's Fiddle ard-Rogers' Gudadalcanal practicality.
Faddl'e, (an OC Pops favor- March from Victory at Sea In addition to Graham's
„ _^# . -was outstanding and the
dfind Timers TlltierS P 18 ** of -fine work on the podium
Rogers' Carousel several numbers were led
with distinction by Assistant
Conductor/Deputy
VJUUU liiiici a ^allz
spring trips
gave proof mat he
Commander Lt Douglass
C. Monroe.
begin April 6
The latter partof the program
included a Bach
Fugue and a very odd Ernst
Tock piece called Geographical
Fugue for Speaking Chorus
reminiscent of the train
scene from'The Music Man.
A brisk, and at the same
time lilting, reading of
SoUsa's Washington Post
March came next- followed
by Sammy Nestico's unique
and thrilling arrangement
of the Battle Hymn of the
Republic • '. -
The audience demanded
two encores. One was the
almost mandatory Salute to
the Armed Forces during
which the audience was
encouraged to stand when
EH
A Sumptuous Brunch For A Special Sunday
Portsider
Ocean City's Tear Round Oceaniront Restaurant
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Easter Brunch 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Come experience a seemingly endless selection of all your favorites
including a bountiful array of fresh salads, fruits, chef carved beef,
turkey & Virginia baked ham. poultry and seafood with tempting side
dishes, our sinful dessert table and choice of beverage. * • :
• Adults* 14.95 • Children•6.93 • Reservations Suggested
Watch for a surprise visit from the Easter. Bunny!
•..-'• Conveniently located in t h e ., '.•''.
their branch's march was "cold.sold. ' •"".
played. The other was the Many in the audience
traditional Stars and Stripes expressed a wish that the
Forever with a battery of group would make an
musicians taking the pic- annual appearance.
Ocean City
coming events
Thunday. April 1 Tuesday 1 , April 6
Oe«an Clly/Uppar Townahlp Toyriam Commtoalan —
Ro««iV Chib — Mac's Raatauran^ ajn.
630 pjn. . • _ •
Soroptlmlal Inlarnallonal —
Port-aCall.7p.m. -
Lodge No. in, HAM — Muonlc
Lodge. 10* and Wtotley, 730 pm
CHy Council — budget workshop,
Cound Chambars, Chy Hall. Oth and
A«buy, 7:30 p.m.
RUay,Aprtl2
—AbMnwr'a Support Group —.
iMdMdulad dua n> Good Friday,
Stafnion Senior Camer, 33rd and Bay,
,,1:30 p.m. ~
Saturday, April 9
AIOOHOUCS Anonymo4M —~ Holy
Trfcil^-Eptooopal Church. 30th and
Bay, 8:30 p.m. For a Itatol all area AA
moetingt.cal 6414856.
Ail Center auction .and axtrava- -
ganza — Qreale Bey CountryjClub,
Somert Point. ft30pjn. _
Monday, April 5
Nomada— DaauvMe 1m. Strathmere,
noon
_ Free Publle Ubnvy Board of
DUaetora —Community and Cultural
f Center, 1786 Sfmpaon Ave.,3pjn.
ExehingeCiub—S^none/'e ree-
6^0
Baaed BablM Mothers dub —
Holy THnlty Episcopal Church. 30th
and Bay, 7:15 pjn.
830
Garden Club of Ocean Ctty —
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. 30th
and. Simpson, 1 p.m. -
PTA — Intermediate School. 18th
and Bay. 7:30 p.m. •
Physical FHnaaa Council — 730
p.m. : —
Boy Scout Troop No. 32 — VFW.
15th and Bay, 730 pjn. _
HatchpolntJra. dupllcaU brtdge
—YoiithXentar, 730 p m.
Alataan —-St. John Lutheran
Church, 10th and Central, 8 p.m.
J Wadnmaday,Aprll7
Good Counsel Friendship Club
— Church social hall. 40th and Central,
1230p.m.
Upper Townahlp/Oeean City ~
KbmnJa Oub—Tuckahoe-bin. Beesleys
Point. 830 pjn.
UonsClub—7pjn.
Beaohwalk volunteer training
session — Recreation Center.. 8th
and Haven, 7p.m. !__;..: :
Cheaa Club — Recreation Center,
8 p.m. ' ' . 1 .':'" 1 '.'; ' • • '•
Amarlean Legion, Morgan-
Ranck Poet 137—14th and Haven. 8
pjn. • ' • " • . . •
Alpha Beta Chapter — Beta
Sigma Phi. 8 p.m.
MARIO'S
Pizza Restaurant
398-0490
-. Week of April 1 to April 7
~ CHEF'S SPECIALS
Served From 4 pm to 10 pm
THURS: Calamari Napolitana
Over linguini *
FRI: Tortellini DiNapoli
SAT: Chicken Piccata *8.7
_ with side of spaghetti -
'1510 Bay Avenuev
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:
•8.50
•8.00
SUN: Seafood Combination '8.85
over Ungulni red at white
MON: Cannelloni *7.00
TUE: Fettucini Matriciana *8.00
WED: Cannelloni Palmerfo Style *8.oo
AddHlonal Special* Available - See Menu
" AH dinners Include soup, salad, bread & butter
coffee or tea and dessert .
| SPECIALS ARE EAT IN ONLY I
OTowHdsts: Pat Swing &Don Spatci),
9th & Atlantic Ave.
« Ocean City, Now Jersey
(609)391-8900
•'-..'. • OPEN WEEKENDS •
Fri. 10 ajm. - 8 pjn.; Sat,7 ajn. - 8 pin.
Palm Sun. 7 ajn. - 6 p.ra.
-' Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
• EASTER WEEKEND.
Fri. 10ajn. - 8 p.m.; Sat.7 a.m. -8 pm.
Sunday, 7 ajn. - 7 p.m.
•EARLY BIRD SPECIALS •
_?erved i pm ? 6 pm' •
Make Reservations
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Bring The Kids!
to nave breakfast with the
•c\ Ea&tBr Bunny
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OCEAN CITY — Lots of
I exciting things are happen- 1
toft." •• '••;.;•.••.••'' : • • ••"'
Here's the latest as
reported exclusively in this
qoluinn. . '.,.•'•.
• Zodi, a sensitive, curvaceous
77-pound Basset
.hound is the ifirst entry in
the dry's. second annual
Woofin Paws Promenade
r- a fashion contest for pete
I set for Saturday, April 10 at
the football field; 11 a.m.
A resident of Tuckerton,
Zodi is reported to possess
an extensive wardrobe created
especially for her by
doting human companion,
Marie Pawley. Zodi will
enter die Best Dressed and
Bonnet categories. Modest
to a fault, she will not enter
I the bathing suit competition.
Zodi's hobbies include
taking her companion for
walks and sampling gourmet
pet foods.
•The Woofin Paws contest
will also feature intelligent
pet tricks for show offs. The
fee will benefit the Ocean
City Humane Sodety,
In other late breaking
news, we can announce that
City Finance Director, John
Hahsen, will be auctioneer
at the Art Center's Auction
•agd Exhibit Extravaganza
set for &30 p.m, Saturday
night (April 3) at Greate
Bay Country dub, Somers
Point.
Hansen, will be- auctioning
some of the fine paintings
in the Center's
collection, this will also be
a gala social during which
you can become acquainted
with all of the interesting
and enlightening programs
the center offers.
Tickets are $15 per person
available at the Art Center,
18th' and Simpson Ave.,
Call 399-7628:
Here's a Flower Flash:
The 1993 Flower Show
schedule will be available
next week from the Public
Relations Office which is
Palm Sunday vespers
'features 'Crucifixion'
OCEAN CITY — The
choirs of St Peter's United
.Methodist Church and the
St. John Lutheran Church
will . present Jhe
"Crucifixion" by John
Stainer 4 p.m. Sunday,
April 4, in me sanctuary jjf
Peter's Church, 8th-and
eliminate poverty'housing.
Unwilling to accept the fact
that millions of people live
in inadequate shelter, Habitat
attempts to make shelter
a matter of conscience^ so
ttiat one day everyone will
at least have a simple,
decent place to liver
Although it started small
Under the direction of St; in Georgia, Habitat has now
Peter's musk director, John expanded worldwide. The
_Jate, theprogram will fea- local branch in Cape May
hire Frank Knauss, tenor; County, in existence for two
.. Tim Badgley, baritone; and years, has built one home,
St John's music director, renovated another and is
Scott Bareiner, as organls£ starting another home soon.
- A free-will offering; will ~ C^itfat *dbbr*^ will' be
benefit Habitat for Human!-, open one hour before the
• jty, a Christian ministry- program begins. Ample free
•'with |he goal of trying tp_ parking is available. • -
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141b Street Rest&imnt
: Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
Look For Grand Opeobut
Cormr of 14th Street* Asbury An.
tiSSAibury Avenue, Oc«arfCMy • 399-1915
R«-Openlno April 8th . W«lcom« Back
FRIED CLAMS •• 3.95
fries jand slaw
Thursday thru Sunday
PHONE 399-1815 tor Take-Out
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FRIDAY f SATURDAY ^ SUNDAY
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EQGPLA>fr DINNERS
Thuwday. April 1,1993 Oo—wOty, tU.
event is open to all pampered
cats, dogs and miscellaneous
pets such as
now located at the former
Parking Authority building
various colored mice,
across from City Hall. Stop
pythons, ferrets, rabbits,
by to see us sometime.
etc . ~
Theme-for mis year's 21st
annual exhibit (June. 4-6 at
•Call the Public Relations
the Music Pier) is a Child's
office. 399-6111, ext 222 or
Garden of Verses. Some of
just show up to enter. A $2.
the Artistic Design categoabout
Zodt,ATt&Ce
dud Thbli t b d Jh t' E Fhi Cii C ? L ~i' '''?' '
ries include Thumbelina —
an arrangement' placed
inside of a' thimbje. Thjs,
should really be interesting.
There will also be Peter
Pan (suspended arrangements),
a Tea Tray- design
based on die Mad Hatter's
Tea Party, Beauty and the
Beast and youngsters will
have a special category,
Cinderella.
This year's Flower Show
will be dedicated to Joseph
Ewihg, a long-time committee
member and supporter,
of the event who passed
awayinfanuary. . .'.. .
Eggselent. News: A decp-
•rated Easter Egg 'Contest
will be held on Saturday,
April 10 at Qty Hall steps,
9th and Asbury Ave. Eggs,
paint and prizes will be
supplied by the Retail Merchants
Association for the 2
p.m. event You can take
the. children to breakfast
with the Easter Bunny the
same day at the Chatterbox,
9th and Central Ave. from
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The
Retail Merchants will have
a gift for every child.
Easter Sunday activities
begin with the Sun Rise Service.
6:30 a.m, at the Tabernacle,
6th. and Wesley Ave.
1st Friends of Music
concert
OCEAN CITY—The first
concert of the spring season,
sponsored by the
Friends of Music concert
series in association with
the Ocean City Arts Center,
will be held_/p.m. Sunday,,
April 25 at St. Peter's
United Methodist Church,
8th and Central. . ';
The concert will feature,
Four His Glory, a~ quartet of
male voices singing specially
arranged .hymns. The
singers are all members of
the Haddonfleld United
Methodist Church choir.
The tjuartet was organized
In 1988 by Roger
Blackburn, a member of the
Philadelphia Orchestra
trumpet section, who also
arranges the hymns.
Other, members of the
group are Walk Harrah,
The
Wayne Hooper and David
Wright.
Together they have performed
widely in New Jersey
and Pennsylvania
churches and.open-air concerts.
Alsp that evening, John
Gregory Bate', organist at St.
Peter'su. will accompany
Blackburn in several, trumpet
solos.
Admission by. donation
will benefit the Music Fund
of St Peter's church.
The Friends of Music will
also- sponsor a concert May
2 at The Flanders Hotel
here, honoring Ocean City
patron of die arts-Peggy
Lloyd and featiiring performancesTby
students at die
Academy of Vocal Arts-in
Philadelphia.
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