Monique M. Demopoulos

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East Two Three on Their LBI Takeover

2 weeks ago | thesandpaper.net | Monique M. Demopoulos

It’s been said before that Long Beach Island is unmatched in terms of its support for local music, much of which is nurtured on the open mic circuit during the off-season. Such is the story for Island-based acoustic trio East Two Three, comprised of Jennifer Blanchard on vocals and guitar, her father, Chuck Blanchard, on guitar, and her husband, Dan Al-Daqa, on percussion.
East Two Three on Their LBI Takeover

2 weeks ago | buff.ly | Monique M. Demopoulos

It’s been said before that Long Beach Island is unmatched in terms of its support for local music, much of which is nurtured on the open mic circuit during the off-season. Such is the story for Island-based acoustic trio East Two Three, comprised of Jennifer Blanchard on vocals and guitar, her father, Chuck Blanchard, on guitar, and her husband, Dan Al-Daqa, on percussion.
Viral DJ CONST Reps NJ All Over the World

3 weeks ago | thesandpaper.net | Monique M. Demopoulos

Anyone who’s been part of Jersey’s nightlife scene, especially on LBI, knows Erin Constantine, aka CONST.
Viral DJ CONST Reps NJ All Over the World

3 weeks ago | buff.ly | Monique M. Demopoulos

Anyone who’s been part of Jersey’s nightlife scene, especially on LBI, knows Erin Constantine, aka CONST.
Calvary Baptist to Raze Original Chapel

1 month ago | thesandpaper.net | Monique M. Demopoulos

Confirming a rumor buzzing about Parkertown, Calvary Baptist Church will move forward with plans to raze the original chapel onsite. Over the last several decades, the chapel had seemingly fallen into obscurity, with very few locals having much knowledge of its history beyond what is written in its walls. However, historians and longtime locals with deep roots in the area’s history are lamenting its fate, and the Rev.
Gratitude to the Fallen Who Died for First Amendment Rights; How Protest Music Shaped America

1 month ago | thesandpaper.net | Monique M. Demopoulos

Every year, Memorial Day weekend ushers in a preliminary summer, as Long Beach Island shakes off the cold, damp spring and welcomes back beachers, barflies and everyone in between. It’s important to remember, however, that while we rejoice at the return of Island nightlife, thousands of service members sacrificed their lives so that when we do hit the town to boogie, we do so armed with precisely 27 amendments granted to us by the U.S. Constitution. “Wait a second,” you might be thinking.
Register for Tuckerton’s Townwide Yard Sale; Get THS Deals

1 month ago | thesandpaper.net | Monique M. Demopoulos

Spring is swinging into summer territory, and Tuckerton borough welcomes everyone to get outside, meet their neighbors, get rid of some excess stuff and maybe score a deal. The sixth annual townwide yard sale will be held all day long on Saturday, June 7, and all residents are encouraged to register to be placed on the map. Registration ends on June 1, and residents can email [email protected] to secure their spot on the official yard sale map.
Michaelina Petti Full Sends With ‘Witherspoon Ave’

1 month ago | thesandpaper.net | Monique M. Demopoulos

The last half-decade has been the longest, shortest, strangest wormhole experience of time for many of us. It particularly feels that way for anyone who has been following singer-songwriter Michaelina Petti, whose versatility as an artist has swept the Island in every way. In 2020, she graduated from Southern Regional High School but, due to the pandemic, there was no graduation, no prom, no semblance of normalcy.
Quilts of Valor Wrap Father and Son in Special Ceremony

1 month ago | thesandpaper.net | Monique M. Demopoulos

In just a year since its inception, the Jersey Shore Chapter of Quilts of Valor has blanketed Southern Ocean County with warmth and gratitude, reassuring active duty military that they are not alone and reminding veterans that their sacrifice has not gone unnoticed. Last Sunday, May 18, a special father-son presentation was made in Barnegat to retired Army Major Steven Mares and his youngest son, Specialist William Mares. Originally from Fort Collins, Colo., Maj.
Lenahawkin Music for a Cause Returns to Mickey’s Port of Call

1 month ago | thesandpaper.net | Monique M. Demopoulos

His inspiration was born at a local show, and nurtured through several years of open mic performances. These days, Len De Botton is using music (dubbed Lenahawkin) to better the world, starting right in his own community. On June 1, from noon to 7 p.m., Lenahawkin Music for a Cause returns for the second year to Mickey’s Port of Call Tavern in Tuckerton. This year, he’s raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society – a cause that hits close to home for him.

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