North Wildwood 2004 Summer Concert Series

WILDWOOD, N.J. –The biggest free summer entertainment bargain in South Jersey, offering acts often appearing in Las Vegas, Atlantic City and New York, opens in North Wildwood on Saturday night, July 3, with the 45 member Mainstage Harmony.

The opening night performance marks the return of the high energy choir of college and high school age students and their fast paced show of Broadway and Gershwin songs.

The Carmen Dee band, once a fixture at Palumbo’s Restaurant in Philadelphia, performs Thursday, July 8th. The band has accompanied such big stars as Jimmy Durante, Vic Damone, Tony Bennett and Al Martino.

A total of 21 shows runs every Thursday and Saturday night at 8 o’clock at North Wildwood's Lou Booth amphitheater at Ocean and Second Avenues.

Among this summer's headliner entertainment seen frequently on the nightclub circuits will be The Emeralds, the Dovells, Danny and the Juniors, the Rip Chords and the Marvelettes.

Also, for the first time, North Wildwood will host a talent show in September featuring some of the top professional talent from Cape May County who appear here and elsewhere throughout the year.

Summer Schedule:

• Saturday, July 3, Mainstage Harmony;
• Thursday, July 8, Carmen Dee Orchestra;
• Saturday, July 10, Tim Gillis Country revue;
• Thursday, July 15, Miss North Wildwood winner ceremony and the Marvelettes;
• Saturday, July 17, Jacoby award winner Terry Blaine for outstanding jazz, and her Benny Goodman juke box jazz show;
• Thursday, July 22, Master Piece rock and roll revue;
• Saturday, July 24, Avalon String Band;
• Thursday, July 29, Joey Dee and the Starliters;
• Saturday, July 31, the Al Raymond Orchestra.
• Thursday, August 5, the Ronnie I Doo Wop revue;
• Saturday, August 7, Marc Versalli and his Las Vegas revue;
• Thursday, August 12, Bobby Burnett in a salute to Tony Bennett;
• Saturday, August 14, Fralinger String Band, first place winners in the Philadelphia Mummers parade;
• Thursday, August 19, the Rip Chords in a salute to the Beach Boys;
• Saturday, August 21, Danny and the Juniors;
• Thursday, August 26, the Quaile Family;
• Saturday, August 28, Kenny Vance and the Planetones;
• Thursday, September 2, the Emeralds;
• Saturday, September 4, Maci Miller’s ‘40s review
• Thursday, September 9, talent show featuring professional talent who live locally
• Saturday, September 11, the Dovells.
  

All events are at the amphitheater at Ocean and Second Avenues and begin at 8PM except the Miss North Wildwood ceremony which starts at 7PM.

All performances are free to the public.