Jackie Evancho Returns To Ocean City For Christmas Show

OCEAN CITY, NJ — Jackie Evancho is coming back to Ocean City. After performing with the Ocean City Pops at the Music Pier this summer, the Platinum-selling, 18-year-old vocal sensation returns to perform a Christmas show in November.

The show is set for Nov. 24, 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale on Thursday, Sept. 20, for $45 and $35, city officials announced this week.

Evancho will once again perform with the Pops. They will perform a selection of songs from her critically acclaimed “Someday at Christmas” album. The show is filled with classic Christmas and popular holiday songs.

Evancho dazzled American television audiences at age 10, gaining global recognition with her stunning debut on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.” Since then, she has released a string of platinum and gold albums with sales of over 2.5 million in the U.S., acted in Robert Redford’s “The Company You Keep” alongside Susan Sarandon and performed for President and Mrs. Obama at the National Christmas Tree Lighting in Washington D.C. Her broad successes lead Billboard Magazine to include Jackie on their list of “music movers-and-shakers under the age of 21” in 2011 and again in 2012.

Tickets will go on sale at 9 a.m. Thursday, and can be purchased at t oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice or by calling 609-399-6111. You can also purchase tickets person by visiting the Roy Gillian Welcome Center on the Ninth Street causeway or City Hall’s Welcome Center at 861 Asbury Avenue.

The following is a list of other upcoming events in Ocean City in September:

THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK AND INTERNATIONAL CABARET (Sept. 21): The Ocean City Free Public Library presents a free concert featuring the Sonny & Perley Trio. Show is 7 p.m. Friday in the Chris Maloney Lecture Hall.

MS CITY TO SHORE RIDE (Sept. 29): With 7,000 cyclists raising $5.6 million, the event boasts that it is the best cycling experience on the East Coast. The MS City to Shore ride will end in Ocean City on Saturday, Sept. 29. The annual bicycle trek begins in Cherry Hill and finishes at the parking lot at Fifth Street and Boardwalk with many of the riders returning the next day. The event is a fundraiser for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. For more information, 800-445-BIKE or visit www.mscycling.org

BOARDWALK AND DOWNTOWN MERCHANT TABLE SALES (Sept. 29 and 30): Shop for fall discounts from Ocean City merchants between Sixth and 14th streets on Asbury Avenue and the Boardwalk.

OCNJ HALF MARATHON, 5K AND 10-Mile NON-COMPETITIVE RUN/WALK (Sept. 30): The 9th annual OCNJ Half Marathon is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 30. The event also includes a 10-mile non-competitive walk/run and a 5-kilometer race. The combined races included more than 1,600 finishers last year with 985 completing the half marathon. Organizers expect a record field for all of the races this year. The increasingly popular event showcases Ocean City’s boardwalk, downtown and neighborhoods with ocean views throughout a fast, flat course.

The public is encouraged to come out and cheer for runners. Local “celebrities” are on hand, including Ocean City mascot Martin Z. Mollusk and the OCHS Red Raider mascot. Volunteer groups man “peppy” water stations and are judged for their themes. Music along the route provides a boost for all the participants.

It’s not too late register for any of the events. For information, course maps and registration, visit www.ocnj.us/race-events.

The attached image of Jackie Evancho was provided by Ocean City Public Information Officer Doug Bergen