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It was so gratifying, in a karmic sense of community fulfillment, and awesome, in the beauty of 1000 people on the Beach watching and singing with the amazing, 80-year-old Mitch Ryder perform flawlessly with 10 Tony Mart All-Star performers in the Best in the Nation Celebration finale on the Somers Point Beach this past Friday night, September 12.

Mitch Ryder’s performance proved that he is still a great classic rockstar performing in front of hundreds of dancers, the Mainland Regional High School class of ‘75 and so many Somers Point concert lovers, so excited and exhilarated by the world class rock ‘n’ roll show.

Everyone was ready to go around again and we are craving more even as we recover from 14 shows and a season that started with drama and difficulty for the Beach Concert Committee and Tony Mart Cares Inc. who are now collectively so proud of what we were able to accomplish.

We want to start all over to produce another series in 2026 from June 11 through September 11, 2026: 14 more magical and unique shows next summer! We need your help!

We need your support!

We can’t do it without you.

Tony Mart Cares Thanks it’s Patrons and Everyone Who Made Us Number One in the Nation AGAIN in 2025!!!

Considering that we were not certain in January of this year whether or not we would be authorized to produce Concerts on the Beach in Somers Point as we have for the past 22 years, we are tremendously grateful for the spectacular season we were able to produce for everyone!

Thanks to YOU, we were again named the #1 outdoor concert venue in the nation by the USA Today top ten reader’s poll.

At that magical venue on the beach, it is truly a unique experience to have the very best in regional and international musical artists perform with the excellent sound reinforcement & engineering that is provided by Atlantic Media at these concerts.

Although we did 14 shows, 12 at the beach and two at Josie Kelly’s, we are sad that we are not throwing another massive party this Friday night and we will miss it until June 2026 when we propose to produce another 14 Legacy Concerts on the Beach in Somers Point from June 11th to Sept. 11th next season.

As many of you know, the city of Somers Point does not provide any funding for the concerts although the police department and public works department are tremendously supportive and do an excellent job of helping us to make these the greatest outdoor concerts in the country.

We also thank our primary sponsors, Thomas Heist Insurance, Sure Storage, Greate Bay Country Club, and Comcast Xfinity, as well as our fabulous media partners, Shore Local, southern Jersey’s News Magazine, and AC Mike.

We would also like to take this time to thank the special patrons who made an additional donation to help us finance the costly finale concert starring headline, classic rock star, Mitch Ryder, and 10 of the most professional and dedicated musicians in the state of New Jersey, The Tony Mart Allstars and their guest stars.

As we have additional costs associated with all of these 14 concerts and especially this finale concert, we invite you to join the list of the Patrons of the “Best in Nation Celebration” listed below.

“FIRST IN NATION CELEBRATION” PATRONS

• Dr Ken Jagger
• Patty Basile Nardo
• The Class of ‘75 Reunion thanks to Terry Puro Reilly & Danny Reilly
• The “Tree Man Tim” & Helen Lenzsch
• Plaid Salmon
• Twisted Livin’ Band
• John Preston
• Lyn & Joey Fuhrmeister
• Jeannette Giemza
• Circle Liquor Store

All patrons are entitled to a Summer of ‘65 poster, a souvenier copy of the ad for Sept. 12th, 2025 as it appeared in Shore Local; and a special commemorative “Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels” at Tony Marts T-shirt!!!

To become a patron just send us an email at tonymartpresents@gmail.com and we will make arrangements for you to do so.

We will be inviting you all to a 2026 kick off concert in early January to get the good times rolling again next year!!! Save the date! Friday, January 9, 2026!

When Megan Ryder, Mitch‘s wife and manager, told us that his favorite thing to eat, (he is Sicilian and uses a stage name) was gnocchi Bolognese we immediately thought of an Irish chef, believe it or not!

Restaurant Chef, Michael Buckley at il Verde Northern Italian restaurant with the gorgeous view of the Atlantic ocean and the Boardwalk at the Tropicana makes some of the best this side of the pond.

Along with Demetrious Haronis, one of Atlantic City’s top executive chefs at Tropicana, Chef Buckley took care of the rest!

Fabulous antipasti, pasta with Bolognese and pasta with delicious marinara were accompanied by first class soups and breads and an incredible dolce de leche gelato which Mitch sucked up before he ate the rest of the meal!

Mitch Ryder is a wonderful and very colorful, interesting veteran rockstar, and we are very hopeful that he will be able to return to Somers Point and/or Atlantic City next year. Certainly the All-Stars earned the right to perform with him again as they were so elated to be on the stage with an international musical star of his stature.

But wait, there’s more!

We have one more unbelievably jam packed concert “Dedicated to Danny“ as we ask everyone to come out and support our beloved South Jersey guitarist, performer, vocalist and wonderful friend, Danny Eyer!

“DEDICATION TO DANNY” MONDAY SEPT 22nd 6pm JOSIE KELLY’S PUBLIC HOUSE SOMERS POINT

Tony Mart Cares will celebrate one last rousing rock n’ roll party at the end of summertime 2025!

“Dedicated to Danny” will honor our beloved rock n’ roll star, Danny Eyer, with a tribute to him by 20 of the greatest performers and groups in South Jersey.

In addition to The Tony Mart Allstars, Hawkins Road, The Danny Eyer Band and red, in which Danny performs, the finest regional stars will be guest stars, including Billy Walton, Patty Blee, Patty Balbo & Bugsy, Twisted Livin’ Band, Run Down Romeo, Dead Reckoning, Plaid Salmon Horn Section, Dr. Phil, Bob Coulon, “Big Bob” Ernano, Mitch Sutton, Sharon Garland and many more.

All of these great musical artists and performers will be playing together in various groupings and jams singing along with one another as well as the audience as everyone enjoys their favorite party songs and rock n’ roll classics.

Everyone is excited & enthusiastic about showing their support for Danny.

Great silent auction will be available as well as ample opportunity to meet and greet with all the finest, most stellar performers in South Jersey.

The minimum donation will be $25, but everyone is asked to give as much as possible to help Danny who spent half of his summer battling serious illness, hospitalization and rehabilitation.

But the good news is that Danny was on the stage with the Allstars and Mitch Ryder on Sept. 12th and he will be on the stage again at Josie Kelly’s on this festive occasion.

This is a general admission event so everyone is encouraged to get there early as seating will be limited, but there certainly will be ample space for hundreds of people in the beautiful ballroom where so many great concerts take place.

Be part of the last summertime party in honor of one of our greatest performers, musical artist, guitarist & songwriter, Danny Eyer, who just happens to be one of the finest and most beloved characters to grace our lives. Thanks to Josie Kelly’s for being such a great part of this and so many of our events.

See You There!

Let The Good Times Roll!

Our wine goddess, Julia Stacey Reilly, and our technical director, Mike Reilly, are doing what they do best. They are in California visiting the vineyards, including Daou in Paso Robles, where they will be gathering the varietals and the blends of some of central California’s finest wines for us to present on the radio show as they are featured at Circle Liquor Store.

It’s time for Local Summer Celebration to begin at the Circle Liquor store, probably the best independent liquor store in the world and certainly the best place in New Jersey to get ready to Let the Good Times Roll!

The huge selection of cocktails in a can, seltzer and all the other popular convenient warm weather drinks for late summer fun are available. The light liquors to go with your Prosecco and make the perfect apéritif for your barbecues and parties are available as part of the huge international specialty Lacore selections. The right thing for before the meal with sparkling wine and the perfect thing for after dinner drinks combined with other bourbons, whiskies, brandies and of course, countless vodka combinations for martinis and cosmos.

There is a delicious selection of world class Prosecco‘s at very low prices and several of them are available chilled. Don’t miss the Bell Casal probably one of the best you’ll ever taste!

The light world class whites including Pinot Grigio from the Alps and the central coast of California as well as wonderful world class French whites especially old world, Chardonnay, and white Bordeaux blends at tremendous Values for great summer parties. Check out the 1.5 Liter white Bordeaux blend for only about $19.

Circle has the most impressive selection of rosé wines from Provence and an astounding array of Pinot Noir from the Russian River, Oregon and France!

Just a couple weeks after the holidays, you can immerse yourself in a luxurious cruise surrounded by the greatest New Orleans musical artists in the world performing on the lovely Holland America Eurodam right on board with you.

The Big Easy Cruise is leaving Fort Lauderdale on January 18, 2026. It will sail up the Mississippi River to New Orleans, where another one of our headline stars, Galactic, will perform at their nightclub, Tipitina‘s, for all of those passengers fortunate enough to be on The Big Easy Cruise enjoying the comfort, safety and luxury of the Holland America Eurodam, while intimately relaxing and simultaneously experiencing the greatest, most exciting performances of Little Feat, Trombone Shorty, Cyril Neville, Samantha Fish, Marcia Ball, Mark Broussard; Soul Rebels, Johnny Sansone, Susan Cowsill, George Porter, Jr., Beausoleil for the Cajun touch, and a dozen more Gulf Coast music stars.

Go to Bigeasycruise.com to check it out quickly as it will almost assuredly sell out! Tell them Tony Mart Presents referred you and get a special discount.

The Tony Mart family and it’s guests, Rich “Megahurtz“ Kurtz, Lesa “Mrs. Mega” Kurtz, the first lady of Circle Liquor, Jeanette Giemza, our new Tony Mart family member, Joey Fuhrmeister, and old friends Dr Phil, Jay and Eileen Stilwell and Dr. Ken Jagger wish to thank the North End Grill for a fantastic farewell dinner with long time former Linwood resident, Paul VanLangan, who enjoyed a barbecue feast while sipping BYO libations at this wonderful new venue on Bay Avenue.

A word of the wise, go down there and try the first class, value breakfast, barbecues and everything while “local’s summer” prevails on the beautiful open air porch at the North End Grill.

For bay rats, it’s a pleasure just being there and enjoying the hospitality of Jimmy, Angelo and Stephanie. We are overjoyed at this great new addition to the scene on Bay Avenue right next to the Gateway Playhouse.

“Further on up the road“ as Bobby Blue Bland would say, we will be enjoying the final Lobster night this Friday the 19th at the fine dining establishment, the Historic Smithville Inn where you can enjoy the world class prime rib, and real Yorkshire pudding and their signature chicken pot pies along with fabulous, first class, seafood dishes and the finest farm to table vegetables and salads. This Friday it’s fresh whole lobster dinners and the complete menu.

Next week the prime rib goes on sale Friday nights.

With absolutely superb service, this is fine dining at its best for a surprisingly affordable cost.

We hail the People’s Choice Gumbo Winner, Chef Philip Gormley for his excellence.

Please take the time to visit www.Tonymart.com or www.Concertsonthebeachinsomerspoint.com or send us an email at Tonymartpresents@gmail.com so you can access and complete the questionnaires which will help us to support and maintain the Concerts on the Beach in Somers Point.

We are already underway with plans for next season at both Somers Point and Mardi Gras on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, where we enjoyed the very best season since well before the pandemic.

Help us pay homage to the great Danny Eyer and experience one more incredible Tony Mart Presentation this Monday the 22nd and see over 20 of the greatest groups and musical artists in South Jersey! This one is dedicated to Danny. The show starts at 6PM. Get there early if you want a seat!

Let the Good Times Roll one last time in 2025!