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Kick off spooky season with an evening of local vendors, eerie fun and live music by Alex Biese of Somewhat Relative! There will be food trucks, chick-fil-a and much more for the family! We will also be selling tickets to our much anticipated ghost tours!

Come share your musical passions at Belmar Art Center's Weekly Open Mic and Music Workshop!

Every Tuesday, sign-ups start at 7pm.

Attention songwriters and musicians, a new open mic is town. We have been facilitating a Tuesday WEEKLY open mic and workshop, every TUESDAY for artists to hone and share their amazingness and receive feedback for over 3 years now!

If you wish to share an original of yours, awesome. If you want to play a cover, great. You may want to just share an idea with a band to see what it sounds like. That's great. This open mic is designed for collaborators and experimentalist alike, to try new things, and be open to different possibilities. Join our hosts multi-instrumentalist Andy Demos & singer, song writer, guitarist Alex Sanders every Tuesday Night.

Free for BAC Members ($35/year membership fee)
$5 donation for non-members

This Shared Interest group is run by Andy Demos adreamos1@gmail.com
Please email Andy if you have any questions or concerns.

Frank Fotusky with opener Greg Cuozzo
An Evening of Blues Rags and Original
Friday October 10
Doors 7:30pm; show 8pm

The show will open with Greg Cuozzo, a Jersey Shore based singer songwriter. Greg's first record, Forrest Road, was released independently and he is currently working on his new collection with Grammy nominated producer and engineer Wes Sharon.
Frank will delight the audience with a repertoire culled from the '20s, '30s and '40s and Acoustic Blues and Guitar Rags along with his original compositions.

In Addition
Finger Style Guitar Clinic with Frank Fotusky
Date Saturday: October 10th
​Time: 4:00pm - 6:00 pm
Cost: $50 (price of workshop includes show)

Join Frank for an afternoon guitar workshop and an evening performance. The beginning of the workshop will focus on often overlooked fundamentals. Addressing these issues will help build a strong foundation on the guitar. Topics will include Left/Right Hand positions; holding the guitar to get the best tone and dynamics; breakdown of fundamental chord shapes and applying them across the fretboard; fingerpicking approaches to build independence between thumb and fingers; back picking upstrokes with thumb.
The second half will explore techniques, grooves and runs using archetypal songs and how they're applied throughout the Blues canon. The focus will be mainly the key of C with references to D, E & A (with songs from Julius Daniels, Mississippi John Hurt, Robert Johnson, Blind Blake and more).
Notepad and recorder recommended.

Neil Young Tribute by Decade

Acoustic Harvest Moon, Harvest

$25 Saturday, October 11

Two shows:
- Doors 2:30pm; Show 3:00pm
- Doors 7:00pm; Show 7:30pm

Since 2015, Decade has continually performed the most authentic tribute to the music of Neil Young. John Hathaway’s dead on vocals, guitar and harmonica front a stellar band capable of covering any song or era from Neil’s sixty plus years as a recording artist. This is a band not be missed.

Decade is: John Hathaway (Vocal, Guitar); Billy Siegel (Vocal, Keyboards); Joe Napilatano (Pedal Steel, Guitar); Lou Perillo (Vocal, Bass); Ken Biedzynski (Drums).

Come share your musical passions at Belmar Art Center's Weekly Open Mic and Music Workshop!

Every Tuesday, sign-ups start at 7pm.

Attention songwriters and musicians, a new open mic is town. We have been facilitating a Tuesday WEEKLY open mic and workshop, every TUESDAY for artists to hone and share their amazingness and receive feedback for over 3 years now!

If you wish to share an original of yours, awesome. If you want to play a cover, great. You may want to just share an idea with a band to see what it sounds like. That's great. This open mic is designed for collaborators and experimentalist alike, to try new things, and be open to different possibilities. Join our hosts multi-instrumentalist Andy Demos & singer, song writer, guitarist Alex Sanders every Tuesday Night.

Free for BAC Members ($35/year membership fee)
$5 donation for non-members

This Shared Interest group is run by Andy Demos adreamos1@gmail.com
Please email Andy if you have any questions or concerns.

A Tribute to the Music of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’
50th Anniversary Celebration
Movie Screening with Live Jam & Sing-along
Featuring Kevin Spyker & Friends
Saturday October 18th @ 7pm
Tickets: $15

Celebrating 50 YEARS of doing The Time Warp, Kevin Spyker (guitar, vocals & sound effects) along with members of the Belmar Arts Music Collective (horns, piano & percussion) will play along as we watch and sing to 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' — the 1975 independent musical comedy horror film featuring an epic ensemble cast including Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Charles Gray, even rock icon Meat Loaf! With over a dozen rousing songs throughout the film, this cult classic has stood the test of time...

For half a century, enthusiastic audiences have been flocking to off-beat theaters to continue a wild and care-free tradition of viewing the film, mirrored by a troupe of actors with simple props and plenty of rowdy crowd participation -- like throwing rice, popcorn and playing cards. While we’ll be focusing on the soundtrack over theatrics, we do welcome our audience to join us in singing along and dancing The Time Warp together!

Join us to celebrate the innovative cinematography, choreography and quirky songs that take us on the adventure of a naive young couple whose car breaks down in the rain near a castle, where they search for help. This mysterious lair is teeming with strangers in elaborate costumes, dancing with their host Dr. Frank N. Furter, a fabulously mad scientist who creates a living muscle man named Rocky….

Creative attire encouraged, refreshments available for donation, and feel free to bring your favorite movie night snacks and beverages :)

—— Don’t Dream It, Be It! —--

In the spirit of collaboration and appreciation for musical brilliance, we bring you our monthly concert series — pairing tunes from legendary masters of rock, along with some unsung heroes following in their footsteps. Settle in for an intimate vibe akin to MTV Unplugged, Storytellers and Behind the Music, as singer/guitarist Kevin Spyker performs timeless hits and hidden gems, accompanied by an array of instrumentalists from the Belmar Arts music collective.

Reserve your seats for our series launch on May 18th — highlighting the music of rock icon Tom Petty, with an opening set honoring the up-and-coming band known as Dawes...each month we will tribute two different bands.

Between songs we’ll share some history and fun facts about our featured songsters.

We’re honored to name our tribute series after the memorable Dawes song / album “All Your Favorite Bands” with the anthemic refrain:

“I hope that life without a chaperone is what you thought it'd be,

I hope your brother's El Camino runs forever,

I hope the world sees the same person that you've always been to me,

And may all your favorite bands stay together!”

Come share your musical passions at Belmar Art Center's Weekly Open Mic and Music Workshop!

Every Tuesday, sign-ups start at 7pm.

Attention songwriters and musicians, a new open mic is town. We have been facilitating a Tuesday WEEKLY open mic and workshop, every TUESDAY for artists to hone and share their amazingness and receive feedback for over 3 years now!

If you wish to share an original of yours, awesome. If you want to play a cover, great. You may want to just share an idea with a band to see what it sounds like. That's great. This open mic is designed for collaborators and experimentalist alike, to try new things, and be open to different possibilities. Join our hosts multi-instrumentalist Andy Demos & singer, song writer, guitarist Alex Sanders every Tuesday Night.

Free for BAC Members ($35/year membership fee)
$5 donation for non-members

This Shared Interest group is run by Andy Demos adreamos1@gmail.com
Please email Andy if you have any questions or concerns.

Belmar Arts Center Presents:
Desert Jellies with Gaia Raga

Saturday October 25th • 7pm • $20
Doors Open @ 6:30pm

Get ready for a mind-blowing night of original music featuring the high-energy funk-rock jam band “Desert Jellies” with a mesmerizing opening set of the jazz-folk-Indian fusion sounds of “Gaia Raga”

Cinematic visuals on the big screen by Kevin Spyker

Advanced tickets recommended for this immersive multi-media experience!

https://www.facebook.com/desertjelliesnj
https://www.facebook.com/GaiaRagaMusic

The Nields, sisters Nerissa and Katryna, have been playing together and recording for over 30 years, initially as a 5-piece alt-rock band, and then as a folky singer/songwriter duo since the late ‘90s. With Nerissa’s acoustic guitar and their unique vocal harmonies, their sound is instantly recognizable. They have recorded 21 albums, and are favorites at such annual gatherings as the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival.