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USA TODAY NEWSPAPER
WE WERE THE BEST OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES IN THE uNITE STATES IN 2023!
LET'S DO IT AGAIN.
CAST YOUR VOTE FOR 2024
Nearly 100 years into its legacy of live musical entertainment,
Somers Point, New Jersey is Nationally Recognized for the Best
Outdoor Concert Series in America!
In an overwhelming display of regional pride and love for the unique
and magical Concert Series, the people of the Northeast have given
their hearts and their votes to make the Concerts on the Beach in
Somers Point the winners of the USA Today contest for Best Outdoor
Concert Series in the Nation!
An appropriate award on the 30th Anniversary of the series founded
by Nicholas C Regine, then Recreation Director for Somers Point, The
Concert Series is now produced by the all volunteer Somers Point
Beach Concert Committee led by Nancy and Carmen Marotta of the Tony
Mart Legacy.
Because it was just across the Bay from the pretty, pristine, “dry“
oceanfront resort of Ocean City, entertainment establishments began
to appear in Somers Point almost a century ago in the 1930’s
In 1944 a Sicilian immigrant discovered and acted upon the momentous
opportunities in post World War II America. The Marotta family
became one of many families including the Gregory’s, DiOrio’s, Roy
Steel, The Blakes’s, The Previti’s the Antolini’s the Corniglia’s,
the McCann’s, the McCains, the Thomas family, the Circle Liquor
Store, Walt’s Original Pirmo Pizza and several more organizations
whose hard work and dedication to the small family business created
one of the original Jersey Shore party towns which ultimately became
one of the most famous rock ‘n’ roll meccas on the East Coast.
The hard-working, opportunistic Antonino “Tony Mart“ Marotta
bought Schick’s Tavern and turned it into the legendary “Tony
Mart’s“ which contributed 38 years of fame to the history of the
historic bayfront town of Somers Point.
30 years ago Nick Regine envisioned live Concerts on the Beach and
in the last 18- 20 years these Concerts on the Beach in Somers Point
have increased approximately 10 times in their scope and budget now
becoming the Number One Outdoor Concert Series in the Country
regularly presenting Grammy award winning artists, million selling
recording artists, multiple New Orleans Big Easy Award and Memphis
Blues Hall of Fame award winners as well as members of the Rock ‘n’
Roll and International Blues Hall of Fame.
The series is deep in cultural content and patronage supporting the
artists and their careers; it is extensive in it’s diversity and
distinctive in artistic talent
Like all living things it must proliferate in an environment
conducive to It’s growth. Somers Point is just that
remarkable, historic shore town distinguished by great community
leadership led by the Mayor, the City Council, the Chief of Police,
the Public Works Department and thousands of Volunteers, Sponsors
and Contributors.
Everyone who is a part of this deserves recognition, rewards, credit
and our heartfelt thanks for the profuse outpouring of support and
good will that propelled all of us, as a community, to this truly
remarkable accomplishment in a lovely small town of about 12,000
people.
Your Beach Concert Committee and the City of
Somers Point are hard at work planning a special celebration.
Let the Good Times Roll!
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