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Keith Sweat admits he’s never done asolo afternoon show. But he promises thatwhen he takes the stage at Caesars Maxi-mus Theater on Mother’s Day, he won’tchange a thing about his performance.

“The time has no relevance to whatsongs I’m doing,” he said in a phone inter-view. Neither does the fact the concert ison Mother’s Day.

“Theaudiencewill hear thesamefavor-ite songs from back in the day and currentones. I’ll play somebody’s favorite song,”said theHarlemnative,whogrewup influ-enced by artists such as Luther Vandross,The O’Jays and Babyface.

Back in theday forSweatbegan in1987,with the release of his debut album “MakeIt Last Forever,” which sold 4 millioncopies. The biggest hit from this albumwas "IWantHer,"whichwent toNo.1on theR&B charts and No. 5 on the pop charts.Andhe’sbeenahitmachineeversince.Hislatest album, “Til the Morning,” pre-miered in November. He also formed theR&B super group LSGwith Gerald Levertand Johnny Gill, and released their self-ti-tleddebut in1997.That albumfeatured thehit "My Body."

In 1992, Sweat added another dimen-sion to his career when he got into produc-ing. He discovered the group Silk andhelped craft its debut album, “Lose Con-

trol,” which hit No. 7 on the Billboard 200album chart. He also discovered thefemale R&B group Kut Klose, producingits debut album “Surrender.”

Sweat doesn’t favor one side of the con-trol booth or the other. “They are equal. Atvarious times, one standsupmore than theother.”

He produces material for others alongthe same lines as his own music. “That’swhy they come to me. They want the simi-larities of what I put out,” he said.

While he has no target for the next al-bum, he’s always working on new music,even in the struggling music industry en-vironment. He is not immune to thechanges in the music industry resultingfromdownloading and other technologicaladvances. But that’s beyond his control.

“I still write great songs,” he said. “Ihave a fan base that expects me to put outmusic they enjoy.”

Keith Sweat perfoms a special Mother’s Day concert at 4 p.m. Sunday at Caesars CircusMaximus Theater. Tickets are $55 to $65.ADRIAN ALBRITTON

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IF YOU GOKeith Sweat performs Sunday in CaesarsCircus Maximus Theater, 2100 Pacific Ave.Show time is 4 p.m. Tickets are $55 to $65and can be purchased at Caesar’s BoxOffice, ticketmaster.com and (800) 745-3000.

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A Jersey Shore guy steps back in thering May 19 when Wildwood light-heavy-weightChuckMussachio takes onBill Bai-ley in a scheduled eight-round contest inthe Grand Ballroom of Bally’s AtlanticCity.

Mussachio, 32, will be making his firststart sinceNov.19whenhe lost toPhiladel-phia’s Garrett Wilson after 12 rounds of acruiserweight fight. The fight was up forgrabs after 11 rounds with Mussachioahead on two of the three scorecards.

“I still thinkabout that12th round,” saidMussachio, who is determined to stay atlight-heavyweight (175 pounds) ratherthan cruiserweight (200 pounds). “I onlyweighed 183 against Wilson. I’m a natural175.”

A pro since 2005, Mussachio is 17-2-2, 5K0s, with 18 fights in New Jersey.

Bailey, 33, of Bakersfield, Calif., has an11-14 record with 4 knockouts since turn-ingpro, also in2005.Onlyoneof the25menBailey boxed had a losing record at fighttime and sevenmenhe facedwere unbeat-en.

Topping the seven-fight card is a sched-

uled10-round juniormiddleweight contestbetweenHarry Joe Yorgey, of Bridgeport,Pa., and JamaalDavis, of Philadelphia.Go-fightlive.tv will televise the action.

Five additional bouts complete thecard.

Bally’s hosts boxingmatches on May 19

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Bill Bailey gets in the ring on May 19.PHOTO PROVIDED

IF YOU GOThe Yorgey-Davisand Mussachio-Bailey fights head-line a seven-boutcard May 19 atBally’s Atlantic City,Boardwalk andPark Place. Firstfight is at 7:30 pm.Tickets are $50 and$75 and can bepurchased throughwww.peltzboxing-,com, all Ticketmas-ter outlets, www.ticketmaster.com,(800) 745-3000 andat the Bally’s boxoffice.

IfMomwants to spendMother’sDayinAtlanticCity, CaesarsEntertainmentwants to accommodate her. Each of itsfour hotels offers ways to celebrate.

» »Harrah’sResort is offering threepackages at the Red Door Spa by Eliza-beth Arden. Choose between BeautifulMom, with a facial or massage, mani-cure, pedicure and makeup refresher;ADaySheDeserves,with a facial,mas-sage, manicure, pedicure, collagen eyeadd-on, and makeup refresher; or theover-the-top Ultimate Gratitude, with afacial, massage, manicure, pedicure,shampoo, blow dry, spa lunch andmakeup refresher.

» Also at Harrah’s, Sammy D’s isserving up special strawberries andcreamBelgianwaffles.TheSteakhousehas a Mothers’ Day three-course tast-ing menu .

» Showboat’s Vive Day Spa and Sa-lon offers a special gift to guests whopurchase a $150 gift card by Friday.Scarduzio’s features house-made choc-olate truffles to all mothers at itsbrunch this holiday.

» Bally’s Atlantic City has its im-pressive Sunday Brunch at The Re-serve . The Spa at Bally’s includesMom-focused packages: the Many

Thanks package features a Swedishmassage or body scrub and lunch; theOne on the Way package for expectingmothers consists of a pre-natal mas-sage and lunch; and the MarvelousWoman package involves a full-bodyocean sunset scrub, hot stone massageand lunch.

» Caesars Atlantic City has threespecial packages at Qua Baths and Spa.No.1Mother includes a full body scrub,massage, organic facial and spa lunch;One + One, features a mother-daughterexperience with massage or facial andspa lunch for two; or for expectingmothers, Qua’s One On The Way Pack-age includes a prenatal massage, scalpmassage and lunch.

»Nero’s atCaesarswill serve its leg-endary brunch . Café Roma at Caesarsgives a flower to all mothers and athree-course prix fixe menu . AtlanticGrill offers a special three-course me-nu for Mom .

» The Atlantic City Country Clubhosts its annual Mother’s Day Brunch .The ACCC is also offering $25 golf forwomen.

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Since the early days of rock ’n’ roll, girl groups have carved aniche in what is traditionally a man’s world. From The Chantels toThe Shirelles, from the Ronettes to Destiny’s Child, these groupshave made a lasting mark.

But few come in a complete package, playing their own instru-mentsandwriting theirownsongs.TheGo-Go’sareoneof theexcep-tions. The five-piece band has performed for the past 30 years. Thegroup, including all five originalmembers, plays GoldenNugget onSaturday night.

The Go-Go’s created hit records without the aid of outside com-posers, session players or creative compromise.

When Belinda Carlisle and Jane Wiedlin met, they weren’t evenmusicians. But since nearly everyone in their circle of friends wasforming bands, they conceived theGo-Go’s in the same LosAngelesatmosphere that gave rise to X, The Germs and The Weirdos.

Two months in, real musician Charlotte Caffey joined. By 1979,with theadditionofGinaSchockondrums, theGo-Go’swereplayingclubs and parties throughout L.A. They even recorded a rough ver-sion of “WeGot TheBeat.” KathyValentine joined in early1981, andthe band signed with IRS records. That summer, they released“Beauty And The Beat” and the single “Our Lips Are Sealed.”

TheGo-Go’s website describes them as amixture of the timelesssong craft of The Beatles, the punk attitude of The Ramones, theallure of Blondie, and the personalities of The Monkees. In otherwords, ’60s garage-band grit, good-girl wall-of-sound schmaltz, anda touch of ’70s glam.

The double-platinum “Beauty And The Beat” reached No. 1 andbegat “Vacation” in 1982 and “Talk Show” in 1984.

Butmost good things either end or take a hiatus, andTheGo-Go’ssplintered in various directions with solo projects and real life. Thegroup reunited for a charity show in the ’90s and recorded threenewsongs for a greatest hits collection, “Return to the Valley of TheGo-Go’s.”

In 2000, the group became the subject of a VH-1“Behind theMu-sic” piece. The women released another compilation – “Behind theMusic: The Go-Go’s Collection” – which still sells well. On thestrength of the VH-1 special, they released a collection of new ma-terial, “God Bless the Go-Go’s,” in 2001.

All five original members of the 1980s girl group Go-Go’s are back on stage Saturday atGolden Nugget. Tickets start at $42.50. PHOTO PROVIDED

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Thursday, May 10LEGENDS IN CONCERT 8 PM, Bally's >> The besttribute artists return. $32.50GYPSY BAR 10 PM Borgata >> Modern Blissperforms.XHIBITION BAR 10 PM Harrah’s >> DJ Ed Smoothprovides the musical entertainmentEDEN LOUNGE 9 PM Harrah’s >> Sounds of Soci-ety: A Chicago tribute21BAR@DUSK Caesars >> Live music in this newlounge off the casino floor.RUSH LOUNGE 8 PM, Golden Nugget >> Rocketsrocks this intimate lounge.LIVE BAR 8:30 PM, Golden Nugget >> DollarDrinks rock the room.LUKE PALLADINO’S 8 PM Harrah’s >> Love andBranca play.

Friday, May 11‘WEIRD AL’ YANKOVIC 9 PM, House of Blues >>The king of parodies shows he still has it. $25-$45LEGENDS IN CONCERT 8 PM, Bally's >> The besttribute artists return. $32.5021BAR@DUSK Caesars >> Live music.DUSK Caesars >> Global Fridays.FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE AT THE POOL AFTER DARK10 PM, Harrah’s >> DJ Suss One, DJ Girl 6 and MilkyMike all entertain.GYPSY BAR 7 PM Borgata >> The Rockets rockthe house early followed by Lifespeed.TOGA BAR 10 PM Caesars >> DJ Ed Smooth playsthe music.MIXX 10 PM Borgata >> The bi-level loungeprovides an intimate experience.murmur 10 PM Borgata >> Eli Escobar OKs themusic for a club that may keep you up all night.FRIDAY NIGHT SUPPER CLUB 6-9 PM, FoundationRoom, House of Blues >> Choose from four seat-ings, a four-course dinner, wine and admission to alive music show at 10 p.m. $50.EDEN LOUNGE 8:15 PM Harrah’s >> Juliano Broth-ers open the night with No Standards coming onat midnight.XHIBITION BAR 10 PM Harrah’s >> Music providedtill 5 AM by DJ K Styles and DJ AprilLOBBY BAR 10 PM Bally’s >> Erika Schiff Duoentertain.HOUSE OF BLUES PARTY PIT 10 PM >> The Looprocks with DJ B. Lee on deck from 9 PMwithdancers as an added attraction.MOUNTAIN BAR 9 PM, Wild Wild West, Bally's >>DJ Nicky D spins the records. Shorty the Sheriff andVixens entertain from10 PMBLUEMARTINI 9 PM Bally’s >> The Benderz rockthe house with DJ B. Lee joining in at 10 PM.RUSH LOUNGE 6 PM, Golden Nugget >> Screamopens up with Jagged appearing at 10 PMLIVE BAR 10 PM, Golden Nugget >> No Pressureperforms.MIA 10 PM, Caesars >> DJ Lu'AP spins the music.

Saturday, May 12GO-GO'S, Golden Nugget >> 1980s girl groupbrings its cheeky hits to The Grand. $42.50-$79.10FLORENCE & THEMACHINE 8 PM, Borgata >>Ethereal British Band rocks the Event Center. Soldout.MOTHER’S DAY FEST 7:30 PM, Boardwalk Hall >>Charlie Wilson, Patti LaBelle and Johnny Gill.$44-$93SLEIGH BELLS 8 PM, House of Blues >> Brooklynhard-rock duo rolls into the Music Hall. $27.50-$42.50EPIC SATURDAY AT THE POOL AFTER DARK 10PM, Harrah’s >> DJ Konflikt and Patrice McBride.Hosted by Scott Disick

Sunday, May 13KEITH SWEAT 4 PM, Caesars >> R & B croonerserenades the Circus Maximus Theater. $63-$73.50.LEGENDS IN CONCERT 8 PM, Bally's >> The besttribute artists return. $32.50EDEN LOUNGE 9 PM Harrah’s >> Lefty Lucy rockthe room.GYPSY BAR 8:30 PM Borgata >> Stellar Mojoperforms.MIXX SUNDAYS 10 PM Borgata >> DJ Scene withPaul Castro providing the music.RUSH LOUNGE 8 PM, Golden Nugget >> DougJennings performs.

Monday, May 14mur.mur 10 PM Borgata >> DJ Enferno spins the

music with PS-1, $20RUSH LOUNGE 8 PM, Golden Nugget >> BethTinnon performs.21BAR@DUSK Caesars >> Live music.EDEN LOUNGE 7 PM Harrah’s >> Quizzo enter-tains.

Tuesday, May 15LEGENDS IN CONCERT 8 PM, Bally's >> The besttribute artists return. $32.50DUSK TUESDAYS Caesars >> An adult playgroundawaits. DJ Tony Tone provides the music.21BAR@DUSK Caesars >> Music in this newlounge off the casino floor.RUSH LOUNGE 8 PM, Golden Nugget >> DrewStevyns provides mellow music.EDEN LOUNGE 9 PM Harrah’s >> Jeremiah Hunterrocks the room.

Wednesday, May 16LEGENDS IN CONCERT 3 and 8 PM, Bally's >> Thebest tribute artists. $32.50GYPSY BAR 9 PM Borgata >> Melanie and Tonyplay in an eclectic setting.XHIBITION BAR 10 PM, Harrah’s >> DJ Kay Jayprovides the entertainment.BLUEMARTINI 10 PM, Bally's >> Latin Night withParty Boy and OvyEDEN LOUNGE 9 PM Harrah’s >> Rock Star Ka-raoke with Big RaguSINDUSTRYWEDNESDAY 10 PM Harrah’s >> ThePool After Dark features DJ Vito G.RUSH LOUNGE 8 PM, Golden Nugget >> Slammplays in this intimate lounge.21BAR@DUSK Caesars >> Live music.

Thursday, May 17LEGENDS IN CONCERT 8 PM, Bally's >> The besttribute artists return. $32.50GYPSY BAR 10 PM Borgata >> Modern Blissperforms.EDEN LOUNGE 9 PM Harrah’s >> StrawberryFields: A Beatles tribute band performs.RUSH LOUNGE 8 PM, Golden Nugget >> Karmarocks this intimate lounge.LIVE BAR 8:30 PM, Golden Nugget >> Loop rocksthe room.

Friday, May 18PENN & TELLER 9 PM, Harrah's >> Witty Penn andsilent Teller do their magic act in The ConcertVenue. $45-$75CHICKENFOOT 8 PM, House of Blues >> Metalrockers play the Music Hall. $57-$71.SAMMY’S BEACH BAR 8 PM, Bally's >> Beach baropens for the season with Crushing Day playinguntil midnight. DJ Sonatra spins records from 3 to8 PM, with DJ Q Ball taking over until 3 AM.FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE AT THE POOL AFTER DARK10 PM, Harrah’s >> DJ Vito G and 10 Supremeentertain.

Saturday, May 19JOAN RIVERS 6 PM, Borgata >> Legendary come-dian brings her barbs to The Music Box. Sold out.JOAN RIVERS 9 PM, Borgata >> Legendary come-dian brings her barbs to The Music Box. Sold out.BEACH BOYS 9 PM, Borgata >> All the remainingboys of summer reunite for sweet harmonies androck in The Event Center. Sold out.PENN & TELLER 9 PM, Harrah's >> Witty Penn andsilent Teller do their magic act in The ConcertVenue. $55-$75EPIC SATURDAY AT THE POOL AFTER DARK 10PM, Harrah’s >> featuring Eric Forbes and DJ VitoG with a live performance by Breathe Carolina.SAMMY'S BEACH BAR 2 PM, Bally's >> TheReplicants do an afternoon gig until 6 PM, with DJ

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Sunday, May 27JOHN PINETTE 9 PM, Borga-ta >> Heavyweight comicdoes his self-deprecatinghumor in The Music Box.$29.50-$35

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Xtina spinning records on breaks from 3 to 8 PM.Crazy in Stereo plays live until midnight. DJ EdSmooth spins until 3 AMwhen the band isn't on.PARTY PIT AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES 10 PM >>Steamroller Picnic rocks with DJ Aiden Scott ondeck from 9 p.m.

Sunday, May 20LEGENDS IN CONCERT 8 PM, Bally's >> The besttribute artists. $32.50EDEN LOUNGE 9 PM Harrah’s >> Lefty Lucy rocks.GYPSY BAR 8:30 PM Borgata >> 3 AM performs inthis eclectic setting with all manner of tequila.RUSH LOUNGE 8 PM, Golden Nugget >> DougJennings performs.

Friday, May 25PITBULL 9 PM, Borgata >> The rapper takes thestage at The Event Center. Sold out.GARBAGE 8 PM, House of Blues >> The eclecticrockers with Shirley Manson out front return toprominence in The Music Hall. $29.50-$39.50STEVEWINWOOD 9 PM, Borgata >> Classic rockerplays his catalog from Spencer Davis Group, BlindFaith,Traffic and his solo career in the friendlyconfines of The Music Box. $95.SAMMY'S BEACH BAR 10 PM, Bally's >> Thelegendary Wailers kick off the holiday weekend.DJ Sonatra spins records from 3 to 8 PM, with DJAiden Scott taking over till 3 AMwhen the bandisn't on.THE DECK 7 PM, Golden Nugget >> The Rocketsrock the room.FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE AT THE POOL AFTER DARK10 PM, Harrah’s >> Beat Clan Takeover featuringDJ Hollywood and the Beatclans DJs.LEGENDS IN CONCERT 8 PM, Bally's >> The besttribute artists return. $32.5021BAR@DUSK Caesars >> Live music.GYPSY BAR 7 PM Borgata >> Sleeveless Heartsopens the evening, with Joe Bachman & The Crewarriving later.MIXX 10 PM Borgata >> DJ Alesso shows whyBorgata loves house music. $25.murmur 10 PM Borgata >> Ross One provides themusic. Free admission with ticket from Pitbullconcert.EDEN LOUNGE 8:15 PM Harrah’s >> Don’t CallMe Francis open the night with Hyjinx comingon at midnight.XHIBITION BAR 11 PM Harrah’s >> Musicprovided by DJ FreezieLOBBY BAR 10 PM Bally’s >> Beth Tinnon Duoentertain.HOUSE OF BLUES PARTY PIT 10 PM >>Kristen and The Noise rocks with DJSonatra on deck from 9 p.m. with danc-ers as an added attraction.MOUNTAIN BAR 9 PM, Wild WildWest, Bally's >> DJ Nicky D spins therecords. Shorty the Sheriff andVixens entertain from10 PMBLUEMARTINI 9 PM Bally’s >>Star 69 rocks with DJ B. Leejoining in at 10 PM.RUSH LOUNGE 6 PM,Golden Nugget >> JimShaw opens up withJuicy at 10 PMLIVE BAR 10 PM,Golden Nugget>> Spoiled Rottenperforms.

Saturday,May 26GOLDEN BOYSWITH FRANKIEAVALON, FABIANAND BOBBY RY-DELL 9 PM, GoldenNugget >> Formerteen idols fromPhiladelphia sing theold songs and maybesome new ones.$32.77-$55.37BIG AND RICHWITHCOWBOY TROY, 8PM, House of Blues>> Country guysperform in the MusicHall. $45-$105JOHN PINETTE 8 PM,Borgata >> Heavy-weight comic does hisself-deprecatinghumor in The MusicBox. Sold out.PAUL ANKA 9 PM,Harrah's >> Thelegendary rock croonerperforms the hits in The

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IF YOU GOA Distinctive Experi-ence with Sushi andSake takes place May19 at Vintage, in theShoppes at the Wa-ter Club, One Borga-ta Way. Time is 4 to 5p.m. Cost is $49 andcan be reserved atwww.theborga-ta.com/dine/Events/schulson-vintage-event

Vintage, in the Shoppesat the Water Club, has be-comemore thanawinebou-tique. It has evolved intothe home of the VintageWine Discovery Series,where Borgata chefs offersamplings of their foodpairedwithwines availableat the shop.

The latest in the seriesruns May 19 and featuresIzakaya chef and partnerMichael Schulson. Billed asa distinctive experiencewithsushiandsake, the lateafternoon gathering willfeature Schulson’s sushiand robataki (skewers ofmeat, fish or vegetables),paired with both wine andsake, chosen by Borgata'sWine Director AnjoleenaGriffin-Holst.

“This gives chefs achance to mingle with theguests, while the tastingsprovide a chance to seewhat each restaurant isabout,” Schulson said of theevent.

Because of the sake, thistasting is a bit differentthan the others, which juststick to wine and cham-pagne, Schulson said.

The event, which ex-pects to draw around 15guests, offers the opportu-nity tomunch andmeet andbe finished in an hour, pro-viding the chef a chance toreturn to thekitchenbeforethe dinner crowds build up.

“It’s kind of fun for us,”Schulson said. “The chefsenjoy the intimate experi-ence. You can actually talkto someone one on one. Thewine is nice to pair and agreat thing, but I hope peo-ple ask me more about thefood.”

Sample sake,Izakaya’s food atintimate gathering

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On “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”Monday, Al Jardine sang lead on theBeachBoys classic “Wouldn’t ItBeNice.”

What elevated the performance washis surrounding cast ofMike Love, BruceJohnston, DavidMarks andBrianWilson,the survivingmembersof theBeachBoys. Jardine split from the group years ago,and until this year, Wilson hadn’t per-formed live with the band since 1996.

The five are on a 50th anniversary tourthat stops at Borgata on May 19.

Founding member Jardine takes theblame for the smashingly successful tourthis year.

“It’smy fault,” he said in a phone inter-view from California. “I told everyonelast year we should get together.”

Truth is, the group had its first hit inlate 1961 with “Surfin,’” said Jardine, theonly original member not part of the Wil-son clan. Love is Brian’s cousin, and thelate Carl and Dennis Wilson were Brian’sbrothers.

Jardine also got requests from fans ofhis own band. “I started saying sure, ofcoursewearegettingbacktogether.All ofus talkedabout it in thepast.But I jumpedthe gun a little early in 2011.”

Despite separate tours among themembers, Jardine said it made for goodvibrations. All the positive thinking be-came infectious.

“Everyone had to give up something tomake it happen because we all had indi-

vidual careers.Thiswaspresumptuous ofme, so I’m glad it worked out.”

And because the Rolling Stones chosenot to tour for their 50th, the Beach Boysfilled a void.

The band first performed live beforean audience at theGrammys in February.In addition to the tour,TheBeachBoys re-corded an album of new material. Lookfor “That’s Why God Made the Radio” inearly June. They performed the title songon Fallon’s show and “In My Room.”

Jardineheldout thepossibility that therecord and tour will lead to somethingmore substantial in the future.

“I tend to think we will know towardthe middle or end of the tour to see if weget along,” he said.

After all, the boys are not getting anyyounger. Jardine turns 70 this year.

“I am enjoying life,” he said. “As longas I remain creative, I think I am fine. Idon’t feel like same guy I see in the mir-ror.”

The core Beach Boys (from left) — Bruce Johnston, Al Jardine, Mike Love, Brian Wilsonand David Marks — are back together, both on stage and for an upcoming new album.MATT SAYLES/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Boys are back

IF YOU GOThe Beach Boys play The Event Center atBorgata Hotel Casino & Spa, One BorgataWay, on May 19. Show time is 8 p.m. Ticketsare sold out, but call (866) 900-4849, visitwww.theborgata.com or stop by Borgata’sbox office to see if any turn up.

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SonnyFortune got the booking of hisyoung career in 1965 when he played inthe legendaryClubHarlemfor thesum-mer in the late Chris Colombo’s band.

“It was my first extensive gig out oftown,” the Philadelphia native said in aphone interview. “We’d go to work at 11at night. When the sun hit the drum kit,Chris said it was time to go home. “

Fortune hasn’t played Atlantic Citymuch since, but his connection to ClubHarlem earned the Sonny FortuneQuartet a dateMay19 atRichard Stock-ton College - Dante Hall Theater, thefirst inaseriesofmonthly jazzconcertsplanned with the Chicken Bone BeachHistorical Foundation, Inc. The theateralso booked the Marc Cary Quartet forJune 16.

“The concept is to find masters injazzwith an affiliation onKentuckyAv-enue or thosewho studied under peoplewho did. Sonny was among the giants,”said Henrietta Shelton, chairwoman ofthe Chicken Bone Beach HistoricalFoundation. Chicken Bone Beach re-fers to a section of beach on MissouriAvenue popular with African Ameri-cans, especially residents who lived onthe city’s north side. (The organizationalso sponsors the 13th annual free jazzconcerts at Kennedy Plaza on theBoardwalk .)

“It’s exciting to see how much thejazz scene has grown in Atlantic City.We’re lookingforwardtobringingmorejazz concerts to the city and having abeautiful, intimate venue like DanteHall hosting some of the top artists inthe field,” Shelton said.

Kentucky Avenue was the focalpoint for black entertainment in Atlan-tic City back in the day and Club Har-lem was the most well-known haunt.

“I was so excited to be in the middleof all that. It was starry eyed for me,”said Fortune, who was surrounded byartists such as SammyDavis Jr. andLo-la Falana that summer.

Fortune, who plays soprano, tenorandbaritone sax, aswell as clarinet andflute, has since earned high praise forhis recordings.He also playedwithmu-sic legends McCoy Tyner, Buddy Rich,Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie.

For the last decade, Fortune has runhis own label, Sound Reason. The re-cordings aremore a labor of love than a

quest for commercial success. His lat-est album, “Last Night at SweetRhythm,” was recorded at a now-de-funct club some 18 months ago. He cutback touring in the last 18 months.“Traveling is not as fun as it used to be,”said the musician, who picked up thesaxasa teenager.His fatherboughthimthe instrument at 18.

Fortune turns 73 the day of theDante Hall concert.

“I’m proud to turn 73 and I’ll beprouder turning 74 and then 75. Thelonger you stay, the greater the experi-ence,” said Fortune. A birthday cakewith light refreshments will be servedfollowing the performance.

Alex Marino, director of operationsforDanteHallTheatersaid, “Weareex-cited to bring jazz back to Dante HallTheater, and look forward to a great re-lationship with Chicken Bone Beach. ”

Dante Hall welcomes jazz greats

Sax man Sonny Fortune brings his jazzquartet to Dante Hall on May 19. PHOTO

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IF YOU GOThe Sonny Fortune Quartet plays May 19 atDante Hall Theater, 10 N. Mississippi Ave.Showtime is 7:30 p.m. The Marc Cary Quar-tet performs June 16 at Dante Hall. Showtimes are 7:30 and 10 p.m. Tickets for eachshow are $30 and can be purchased atwww.ticketleap.com by searching DanteHall, by calling (609) 347-2167 or by email-ing dantehall@stockton.edu.

ByWILLIAM SOKOLICCourier-Post Staff

cou r i e rpos ton l i ne . com2S COURIER-POST, Thursday, May 10, 2012

“Where’s the ocean?”Yes, someone on the boardwalk asked

Ambassador Terry Hose that very ques-tion. And Hose, who celebrates her one-year anniversary as an Atlantic City Am-bassador next month, answered the querywithout a snicker.

“We are there to let themknow. There’sno such thing as a stupid question,” saidHose, who deals with a wide range of is-sues on the job, from getting help for thehomeless to informing public works thattrash cans need to be emptied to recom-mending restaurants.

Thanks to funding through the CasinoReinvestment Development Authority,the ambassador program went from 22people in 2011 to 60 by Memorial Day, andnot just on the boardwalk, said Ambassa-

dor Manager Tom Burns. Ambassadors,whoworkas late as 2a.m. somenights,willhaveapresenceonPacific andAtlantic av-enues and around The Walk outlet center.

TheCRDAallocated nearly $1.6milliontoward this program in funds from theSpecial ImprovementDivision budget andthe Atlantic City Tourism District.

“This program provides a great oppor-tunity to show what a great city we have,”said Hose, who worked as a supervisor inroom service at Trump Taj Mahal beforebecoming an ambassador. “And every dayis an adventure. Every day is different. “

Hoseworks a 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. shift. Oth-er duties on her plate include communica-tion with police to help ensure the board-walk is safe forvisitors. Shealsopoints outwhere the restrooms are, and where fam-ily activities can be found.

“I give (visitors) a rundown of things Iwould do with my own kids,” she said.

Ambassador uniforms consist of brightshirts and olive cargo pants with a greenstripe. “You can see us coming a mileaway,” Hose said.

The germination for the ambassadorsbegan in 1993 when the Special Improve-ment District opened four small gazeboson the boardwalk to provide tourism infor-mation.

“Over the years, they became the eyesand ears of police asmuch as providing in-formation for visitors,” said Don Guard-ian, executive director of the SID.

Six months ago, the Tourism Districtbrought on consultant Rick Santoro tocome up with suggestions to expand thenumbers and the range. The result is thatat peak times, there will be approximately20 Ambassadors on duty. The headquar-ters is in thenewlyrefurbishedBoardwalkOperations Center on The Boardwalk atIndiana Avenue.

“This Ambassador program exceedsthe scope of the typical program modelacross thecountry.Becauseof thepartner-ships and resources available, theAtlanticCity Ambassador team is trained and em-powered tobepro-activeand tomakeadif-ference,” said John Palmieri, CRDA exec-utive director.

The new program also requires a mini-mumof an associate degree to participate,Guardian said. Half of those hired havebachelor’s degrees.

“To have additional people within theTourism District serving the tourists whocome toAtlanticCitywill benefit the expe-rience andmake our town friendlier,” saidAssemblyman Chris Brown. “It will be abetter experience and the visitors aremore likely to come back to the city andvisit again.”

It’s easy to spot an Atlantic City Ambassador in the bright shirt and olive cargo pants. They offer visitors directions, advice and alert police to any problems. PHOTO PROVIDED

Ambassadors aim to make A.C. a friendlier placeByWILLIAM SOKOLICCourier-Post Staff

For the last nine years, the ShirleyMaeRun and Walk has been a staple on Moth-er’sDayweekend. The event has attractedthousands of participants to the board-walk.

The 10th version will be no differentthis Saturday. But this year, a newelementhas emerged. TheMichael J. Walk, namedafter Michael J. Neustadter, who suc-cumbed for pancreatic cancer earlier thisyear. Neustadterwas the brother-in-law ofRoy Goldberg, who established the walk.

The money raised benefits the ShirleyMae Breast Cancer Assistance Fund, theMichael J. Neustadter Pancreatic CancerFund and Gilda's Club South Jersey.

There were about 2,700 participantslast year, raising $125,000, Goldberg said.“We expect around 3,000 walkers and run-ners this year,” he said. “The growth is atestament to thegoodwork theseorganiza-tions do.”

This year, the staging area has movedfromTrumpTajMahal toTropicana,whichwill also host a breakfast for breast cancersurvivors at 7:30 a.m. Participants can en-tera5Krun,1.5milewalkand theKidsFunRun. Themorning also includes live enter-tainment, health screenings, food, bever-

ages and more.Registration runs from 7:30 to 9 a.m.

when a 10-minute aerobic warm-up pre-cedes the 9:10 start. Awards will be pre-sented at 10 a.m. to various finishers.

The run will begin at Morris Avenueand head south to Suffolk Avenue and re-turn. The kids run will also head south toLincoln Avenue in Atlantic City. The walkgoes north from Iowa Avenue to the Den-nis Courtyard at Bally’s before turningaround.

The Shirley Mae Breast Cancer Assis-tance Fund began with a gift from RoyGoldberg, a local businessman and philan-thropist. He created the fund after experi-encing the determination and inspirationof his mother, Shirley Mae Goldberg, abreast cancer survivor. Funds raised pro-vide financial assistance for those with aneed to offset the cost of medication, sur-gery, therapy and other needs.

The Michael J. Neustadter PancreaticCancer Fund was established in 2012 toprovide financial support for individualsshowing financial need and to fund medi-cal and scientific research related to thetreatment, diagnosis, prevention and cureof pancreatic cancer.

Gilda’s Club offers cancer patients andtheir familiesaplace tomeet foremotionaland social support.

About 3,000 runners and walkers are expected Saturday for the 10th annual Shirley MaeRun andWalk on the boardwalk. PHOTO PROVIDED

Saturday’s Shirley Mae Runbenefits cancer fundsByWILLIAM SOKOLICCourier-Post Staff

IF YOU GOThe Shirley MaeRun &Michael J.Walk take placeSaturday on theboardwalk at IowaAvenue. Regis-tration begins at7:30 a.m. Fees are$35 for the 5K run;$30 for the 1.5 milewalk; $20 students18 and under; and$15 for children 12and under. Formore information,call Wilma at (609)457-0380 or wilmahanna68@gmail.com