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j e r s e y s h o r e • S P R I N G 2 0 2 0 9 With Two Great Festivals continued on page 10 Judy Cardella On Saturday evening, industry legend David Chase, the Emmy and Golden Globe winning creator of The Sopranos, will provide a career retrospective at Paramount Theatre. The event will include a conversation about Chase's vision as the creator of one of the most financially suc- cessful series in the history of cable television and an in-depth discus- sion moderated by Mike Fleming of Deadline Hollywood. Chase's high- ly anticipated film prequel to The Sopranos, titled The Many Saints of Newark, is due to be released later this year by Warner Bros. On Sunday, April 26 beginning at noon at the House of Independents in Asbury Park, the Bob Dylan Center will present Dylan Archives V. A festi- val highlight over the last four years, the acclaimed presentation of rare Bob Dylan performance footage is back with new and never-before-seen clips of the Hall of Fame musician in action. The APMFF works with both Paramount Theatre and the Count Basie Center for the Arts to offer year-round programming with par- tial proceeds benefiting the APMFF mission, culminating in the yearly festival. No matter the names on the marquee, the beneficiaries—the children and youth of the festival's hometown and surrounding area—are of the utmost importance. According to the APMFF, Asbury Park is con- sidered one of the most challenged youth communities in the country. The festival benefits these chil- dren by providing music education, instruments, and social connection opportunities as well as assisting with funding for both the after school music program at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School (a Catholic school in Asbury Park) and The Beat Bus (which provides after school program- ming at schools in Asbury Park, Long Branch, and Bradley Beach), and the Boys and Girls Club of Monmouth County. The APMFF also funds schol- arships to Lakehouse Music Academy in Asbury Park and supports per- formance space for the Asbury Park Music Foundation, which hosts open mic nights and recitals. Individual event tickets, as well as festival all-access passes, can be purchased online at www.apmff.org. Festivalgoers are urged to check for ticket availability in advance, as festi- val events tend to sell out. —Jill Ocone The 2020 Asbury Park Music + Film Festival is sponsored by Founding Partners RWJ Barnabas Health and the Asbury Park Press, Presenting Partner First Atlantic Federal Credit Union, and Sponsors Madison Marquette, World Subaru, and the Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation. The festival accepts monetary donations to help facilitate music appreciation in the Jersey Shore's next generation. Please visit www.apmff.org for more information. Ticketed Events Visit www.apmff.org for ticket information and availability. Thursday, April 23: Kickoff concert featuring Melissa Etheridge: The Medicine Show Tour, 7:30 PM at Paramount Theatre, Ocean Avenue (between 5th and Sunset Avenues), Asbury Park Friday, April 24: Remember Jones presents Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs and Englishmen, 8:00 PM at the Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank Saturday, April 25: The Bruce Springsteen Archives, 4:00 PM at Paramount Theatre, Ocean Avenue (between 5th and Sunset Avenues), Asbury Park (sold out) Saturday, April 25: An Evening with The Sopranos creator David Chase, 7:00 PM at Paramount Theatre, Ocean Avenue (between 5th and Sunset Avenues), Asbury Park Sunday, April 26: The Bob Dylan Center presents: Dylan Archives V, 12:00 PM at House of Independents, 572 Cookman Avenue, Asbury Park Sunday, April 26: Lucinda Williams, 7:00 PM at Paramount Theatre, Ocean Avenue (between 5th and Sunset Avenues), Asbury Park The Bob Dylan Center will present Dylan Archives V, featuring rare Bob Dylan performance foot- age and never-before-seen clips, at the House of Independents on Sunday, April 26. On Friday, April 24, Remember Jones will perform "Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs and Englishmen," a 50th anniversary celebration of Joe Cocker's Concert Experience, at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank. courtesy of Red Bank RiverCenter

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