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UPCOMING CONCERT INFORMATION
Tony Mart Presents and Nancy and Carmen Marotta,
individually as members of the Somers Point Beach Concert Committee
producing the AtlantiCare Concerts on the Beach are certainly not
able to predict whether or not the first beach concert will be
produced on Friday, June 19 or whether Mardi Gras AC will begin at
Kennedy Plaza on the Atlantic City Boardwalk on Wednesday, June 24
as previously scheduled.
We can, however, tell you with certainty that we
are preparing and navigating the changes and issues arising,
day-to-day, as we make certain that great musical talent and superb
sound engineering/reinforcement are ready for the production of
these events.
There are many changes with the tour schedules of
international performing artists. It is difficult to predict with
absolute certainty the appearance of the artists who have been
confirmed and scheduled with mutual assurances; but we, as
producers, and the artists are committed to try and make these
performances happen.
In Somers Point, Gary US Bonds, living rock 'n'
roll legend, has confirmed the June 19 opening concert appearance
and he and his band are centered in New York and North Jersey so
they can certainly come down and do the show if we are all able to
do it on June 19. Conversely, the second show is Martin Barr who
would have to begin his tour from the United Kingdom in order to
appear at the June 26th Beach Concert.
At Mardi Gras AC in Atlantic City our Funding Grant
from the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority has been approved
but the final execution of contracts has been delayed as expected by
other priorities. As of this time there is no reason to believe that
we will not receive this grant and produce the shows. Scheduling
however is of great concern.
Just to share with you two examples for the
Atlantic City concerts, the Allman Betts Band has reconfirmed they
intend to be touring and perform Wednesday, July 1 at Mardi Gras AC.
On the other side of the spectrum, the great New Orleans funk band,
Galactic, has rearranged their schedule and an early July show is
not going to be possible in Atlantic City.
We want to thank Galactic for their generous and
altruistic desire to perform free shows in South Jersey with Tony
Mart Presents. Their acquisition of the legendary Tipitina's and
their willingness to do these free shows, at reduced cost, clearly
demonstrate their commitment to continuing to carry the flame of New
Orleans music, one of America's greatest gifts to the world.
Martin Barr is also scheduled to open the Mardi
Gras AC series on June 24.
We are sharing this with you as a gesture of our
greatest respect and love so you understand that anything that may
have appeared in the media prior to the tragic worsening of this
pandemic is certainly not absolute or definite with respect to these
concert series.
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Tony Mart Facebook page. We will also begin sending messaging on
our
Tony Mart Twitter account for broader coverage
God bless you, Stay well and please be assured that we will do everything humanly possible to once again “ Let the Good Times Roll!“
Donate:
Tony Mart Cares, GoFundMe
We have often been advised by our supporters and
friends that we should establish a bona fide 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization to facilitate and allow for tax deductible support of
the many charitable and community based events that we produce.
Tony Mart Cares has been established to allow us to
help our great musicians who need support and assistance as well as
create more free and low cost concerts for our Tony Mart family of
musicians and fans.
Specifically, we will be undertaking a project to
erect a monument to honor our South Jersey Rock 'n' Roll icon,
dearly departed Bob Campanell. This will take on a greater meaning
because it will be dedicated to Bob Campanell but symbolic of all
the great musicians who played in Somers Point over the past 60 plus
years from Bill Haley and Conway Twitty to Levon Helm, Robbie
Robertson and John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band staring our
beloved Michael "Tunes" Antunes playing the soundtrack of Eddie and
the Cruisers. We have good preliminary support for the establishment
of such a memorial monument at the site of the AtlantiCare Concerts
on the Beach in Somers Point.
In addition to these pursuits, it is important that
we have our own charitable organization so that we can be certain
that there is a beverage garden on the Boardwalk at the Mardi Gras
AC concerts at Kennedy Plaza scheduled to begin on June 26, 2020. It
has been difficult to find a reliable, competent establishment that
is willing to take the time and the risk to bring beverage service
to our concerts. We strongly believe having a beverage garden, the
Tony Mart Café, will tremendously improve and enhance our successful
series and allow our audience to enjoy the party even more.
We would love to see you and we would appreciate it
if you would share this and help us to launch this exciting new
phase of the Tony Mart legacy, "Tony Mart Cares".
With much love and appreciation, we thank you for all
that you have done and continue to do to be such an important a part
of the Tony Mart Family!
FOUNDING PATRONS FEBRUARY 23, 2020
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