Ocean City Sends Summer Out With Week Of Great Music

OCEAN CITY, NJ — Summer may be drawing to a close, but the Ocean City Music Pier is sending this summer out with a bang with a week of great music. The Ocean City Pops orchestra will host two shows featuring guest conductors who are vying to take over as full-time artistic director for the Pops, according to city officials. The popular Pink Floyd tribute band The Machine will offer a different musical experience at the Pier next Monday.

On Wednesday, Aug. 22, the Pops present “We Are Going Coastal” with guest conductor Ron Spigelman. This program explores the coastlines with music by Chabrier, Gershwin, Sousa, Strauss and music from films such as “Anchors Aweigh,” “Titanic” and “La La Land.” Soloists Roosevelt Andre and Heather Hill will sing famous songs from “Porgy and Bess,” “South Pacific” and “Showboat.”

On Sunday, Aug. 26, the Pops will feature “An Evening of Song and Dance — A Collaboration With the Atlantic City Ballet” featuring “Swan Lake” with guest conductor Jonathan Kreamer. The Pops and the Atlantic City Ballet will combine forces to celebrate music and dance with a focus on “Swan Lake.” Founded in 1982, by international ballerina Phyllis Papa, the Atlantic City Ballet is made up of professional dancers from around the world, who have earned national acclaim for their technical expertise and exuberant stage presence.

Both shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for “We Are Going Coastal” are $18 and $20, and tickets for “An Evening of Song and Dance” are $18 and $22. They are available at the Ocean City Music Pier Box Office, by visiting oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice or by calling 609-399-6111.

On Monday, Aug. 27, The Machine — America’s top Pink Floyd show — will return to Ocean City for a special 30th anniversary performance. The New York-based band focuses on making every show an authentic Pink Floyd experience with a diverse mix of the band’s hits, stellar musicianship and a dramatic lighting and video show. The concert begins at 7 p.m. at the Music Pier. Tickets start at $25. Visit Ticketmaster, call 800-745-3000 or stop by the Music Pier Box Office.

The following events are also set for this week in Ocean City:

WACKY WEDNESDAY — TAFFY SCULPTING (August 22): Use your creativity to shape and sculpt Shriver’s salt water taffy into your own unique masterpiece. Contest is free. Open to all ages. Start time is 10:30 a.m. at the Music Pier. For more information, call 609-399-6111.

OCEAN CITY GREEN FAIR (August 24): Ocean City’s “Green Team” will host its annual Green Fair 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday on the loggia at the Ocean City Music Pier. The event is designed to educate and encourage people of all ages to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle. Green fairs allow participants to learn how small individual efforts can make a huge difference in their communities. Visit vendors and exhibitors from throughout the region.

‘SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN’ (August 24 and 25): The “Greatest Movie Musical of All Time” is faithfully and lovingly adapted for a junior cast by Broadway legends Betty Comden and Adolph Green from their original award-winning screenplay. Hilarious situations, snappy dialogue and a hit-parade score of Hollywood standards make the show a guaranteed good time for all. This show features a cast of middle-school performers. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. at the Ocean City Music Pier. Tickets are $12 to $15 and are available at the Ocean City Music Pier Box Office, by visiting oceancityvacation.com/boxoffice or by calling 609-399-6111.

The attached images were provided by Ocean City Public Relations Officer Doug Bergen

Heather Hill

Roosevelt Andre

Atlantic City Ballet