The event will begin Saturday with the LBI Beach Ribbon-Cutting at 11 a.m. on the 17th Street ocean beach ramp in Ship Bottom. All are welcome to celebrate “bringing barefoot back.” N.J. Division of Travel and Tourism Director Grace Hanlon, Congressman Frank LoBiondo (R-2nd) and 9th District State Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove will help cut the ribbon between two 4-foot clam sculptures.
The new Passport to LBI program will be introduced by environmental, historic and cultural organizations. ReClam the Bay, Alliance for a Living Ocean, Clean Ocean Action and other environmental groups will present demonstrations highlighting clean ocean and bay programs.
Event-goers can continue supporting ALO at its LBI Fish Fry, a fundraiser to be held at Boulevard Clams, 2006 Long Beach Blvd. in Surf City, at noon. The event will benefit ALO’s Surf Stewards program. Giveaways and displays from surf companies will also be available.
The two-day Pour Into Summer Wine Festival, complete with live music, gourmet food and a scenic view overlooking Barnegat Bay, will also start at noon on Saturday. Ten New Jersey wineries will offer a tasting at the Taylor Avenue Ball Field behind Bay Village in Beach Haven. Plagido’s Winery, DiMatteo Vineyard, Renault Winery, Tomasello Winery, Coda Rossa, Cream Ridge Winery, Auburn Road Vineyard, Wagonhouse Winery, Amalthea Cellar and Sharrot Winery will offer a tasting of more than 200 varieties.
Tickets for the wine festival will be available for $15 at the gate, or $12 if purchased in advance through visitlbiregion.com. Attendees younger than 21 and adults who are not sampling are not required to purchase a ticket. The festival will run from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Bring your motorcycle or classic car to the Taylor Avenue Ball Field parking lot in Beach Haven on Sunday, May 19, for the Frank Panzone Jr. Memorial Cruisin’ For a Cure event, presented by David’s Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation and Panzone’s Pizza and Pasta. The event will honor local icon Frank Panzone “for his dedication to his family, community spirit and his heroic battle against this deadly disease,” said David Caldarella, a Stage IV cancer survivor and founder of David’s Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that raises funds to provide financial assistance and services to families, primarily in New Jersey, who are affected by a cancer diagnosis.
“It’s an honor to have the Frank Panzone Jr. Memorial Cruisin’ for a Cure involved in the opening weekend,” added Lori Pepenella, the chamber’s destination marketing director. “He was a past president of the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce, and Chowderfest chairman, and his spirit is really still with us,” she added.
Registration for the event will take place between 9:30 and 11:15 a.m. at the Taylor Avenue Field behind Bay Village in Beach Haven. Bagels and refreshments will be offered.
At 11:30 a.m. sharp, motorists will head north on Long Beach Boulevard to Route 72 West to County Route 563 to County Route 532 to Route 72 East. The ride will finish at the Surf City Hotel, where everyone is invited for an after-party from 1 to 5 p.m.
For a $20 donation, the party will include a hot buffet lunch and live music by Ted Hammock, Jason Booth and The Impulsives. Sprinkles the Clown will be entertaining the kids with some good, old-fashioned fun. An auction will also take place.
For more information about the chamber’s many upcoming events, go to visitlbiregion.com.
— Kelley Anne Essinger
This article was published in The SandPaper.
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