Little Silver Day Music, Menu, Talent, & Activities In Place

The town banners are hung, a delectable menu is set, talented local musicians are booked and a wide variety of children’s activities are in place for the first annual “Little Silver Day” to be held on Saturday, June 25 from 3 – 10 p.m.

For the first time ever Little Silver residents are invited to celebrate their home town when the inaugural ‘Little Silver Day’ kicks off with an afternoon of live music, children’s events, food, adult beverages and a spectacular fireworks display that will light up the night sky. The event, which will be held at the borough’s fields located between Borough Hall and Markham Place School, will be free to Little Silver residents with nominal fees charged for food and beverages, which will help support the staging of the event. Attendees can purchase the tickets online at http://www.littlesilverfoundation.com/ or at the event. The not-for-profit Little Silver Foundation has been created allowing fundraising to be carried out to help fund the event and support education, recreation and other good causes directly related to Little Silver.

On the Little Silver Day menu:

Fresh lobster rolls or seafood sandwiches provided by Little Silver Seafood Company; and pulled pork sliders, chicken fingers, corn-on-the-cob, potato salad, baked beans, pickles and watermelon from Sickles Market.

Dessert: Soft ice cream and Italian ice will be provided by The Lighthouse.

Beverages: Family beverages available that day will be freshly brewed iced coffee or ice tea by Turning Point; or fresh chilled water provided by “Puddles”, New Jersey American Water’s mobile water truck, or a refreshing soda from ACME.

Adult beverages: Beer in a commemorative mug will be available at the Little Silver Day Beer Gardens area provided by Shore Point Distributing Company, Inc.

The live music lineup includes many local favorite musicians including Tim McLoone and the Shirleys; The Haven; The Stone Bullets; Pat Guadagno; Rick Dill; Dave McCarthy; Rich Scott; Jeff Dalton; and Little Silver children who will all be sharing their musical talents with the audience that day.

Activities for children include Carvel’s Ice-Cream-Eating-Contest and Dunk-Tank with Little Silver’s Mayor Bob Neff as the guest of honor. There will be balloon animals, face paintings, clowns, removable tattoos, a stilt walker, a magician, inflatable bouncy house, corn hole, can jam, Bubble-Zone and obstacle course activities.

Popcorn & cotton candy will be served throughout Little Silver Day and tours of the Post Office Museum will be given by the Little Silver Historical Association throughout the entire event.

This event would not be possible without the generous support from Little Silver Day sponsors: Dilworth Paxson;, McLoone’s Restaurants; Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon; J&S Stark Billing & Consulting; Leon S. Avakian Inc. Consulting Engineers; 1st Constitution Bank; Markham Prospect Associates LLC; Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C.; Little Silver Animal Hospital; E.A. Armstrong Agency; Riverview Medical Center; Little Silver Education Association; Two Rivers Title Company; Little Silver Dental Associates; Ye Olde Pie Shoppe; Bagel Masters; My Optics of Little Silver; Perlin & Tamblyn Associates; ACME; ABH Architecture & Planning Design Group; Gold Leaf Jewelers and the Seniors of Little Silver.

Business, Family, and Individual Sponsorship opportunities are still available and can be secured online at www.LittleSilverFoundation.com where pre-purchased food & drink tickets can also be purchased. Family Food & Drink Ticket Packages purchased prior to May 30th come with a FREE additional buffet ticket.

Residents interested in getting involved, volunteering or sponsoring can contact Rick Brandt at 908-675-7646 or RickBrandt80@gmail.com