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CBS News
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
The Doo Wop Experience Museum in New Jersey "tells the story of the Wildwoods"
Marked with a neon sign, Wildwood's Doo Wop Experience Museum tells the story of the shore town Marked with a neon sign, Wildwood's Doo Wop Experience Museum tells the story of the shore town Marked with a neon sign, Wildwood's Doo Wop Experience Museum tells the story of the shore town The Wildwoods is known for its wide beaches, lively boardwalk and being a haven for "Doo Wop" fans. Once on the island, it is hard to miss this funky, colorful architecture synonymous with the Wildwoods. "We like to think it's still in its heyday," John Donio, the President of the Doo Wop Preservation League, said. "Our collection is one of the finest on the entire East Coast, right here in Wildwood." Marked by a neon sign garden, the Doo Wop Experience Museum sits across from the Wildwoods Convention Center in Fox Park. Inside, the museum houses dozens of items. The building used to be the iconic Surfside Diner. "We've been lucky to get different people to donate neon signs, furniture, bicycles, period pieces," Donio said. Karen Samuels serves as the tour guide for the Guided Trolley Tour. "I grew up in the 50s and 60s, and that's what the tour is all about," Samuels said. "It's a midcentury architecture and music scene of the Doo Wop history." The museum is free, and starting next month, it will be open Thursday through Sunday until Labor Day weekend. "This tells the story of the Wildwoods. It's the fabric of our community," Donio said. It's the community that's kept doo wop alive and well.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Atlantic City air show 2025: It's back, after the 2024 cancellation. What to know.
Fans of aviation should get a look in the next few weeks at a first-draft lineup of performers for the inaugural Visit Atlantic City Soar and Shore Festival this summer. Air shows are an annual tradition in Atlantic City, but the name is changed for 2025, as is the producer. The selection of Herb Gillen Airshows of Columbus, Ohio was announced March 19, and the air show is scheduled for July 15-16. Company President Herb Gillen and his team toured the city and facilities in early April. More: What happened? Atlantic City Airshow 2024 cancelled 'Everything is going smoothly, and it's set up,' Gillen said last week. 'It looks like it's going to be a great show. It's a beautiful venue.' Gillen said a lineup announcement should be out in May. 'It's a pretty quick turnaround for something that really just got confirmed that we were doing it less than a couple months ago,' Gillen said. 'It'll be a little different than in the past. We're not selling any kind of premium seating. "It's come down, grab your space, and enjoy the show.' Gillen said the air show, which is free, should be easily watched from anywhere on the beach or the boardwalk. 'The beach is closer, obviously, and you'll get to see probably a little better down there,' Gillen said. 'But you should be able to see everything from the boardwalk, except for ... when they're really close to the water.' More: What's the best beach in New Jersey? Wildwoods won last year; vote now for the 2025 winner 'Name acts' such as the U.S. Navy and Air Force demonstration squadrons are not available for the 2025 show. Those services book their schedules two years in advance. But Gillen said he expects to snare military acts in the future. 'We'll get military and civilian aircraft that will be able to support the show in the meantime,' he added. One independently confirmed performer is coming from FighterJets Demo Team. The company has a collection of military jets, and is sending a MiG-17 fighter to Atlantic City, pilot Randy Ball said last week. 'If you see a MIG-17, it's usually one of ours,' Ball said. Atlantic City has annually hosted an air show for decades, a string that snapped with the abrupt cancellation of a show planned for August 2024. The producer would have been David Schultz Airshows, which is based in Pennsylvania. As of December, members of the Greater Atlantic City Chamber had said there probably wouldn't be an air show until 2026. Visit Atlantic City, a nonprofit formed and funded to promote economic development in a private-public partnership with the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, has taken over the promotion role for this year's event while working with chamber members. 'This is not just an air show,' Gillen said. 'There will be other activities going on at the beach and along the boardwalk. So, they want to promote coming for a couple of days and seeing the airshow but doing other things while you're in town.' According to its business profile, Herb Gillen Airshows has produced more air shows than any other group since its founding in 2005. For information on where to stay and what to do in Atlantic City, see Joe Smith is a N.E. Philly native transplanted to South Jersey 36 years ago, keeping an eye now on government in South Jersey. He is a former editor and current senior staff writer for The Daily Journal in Vineland, Courier-Post in Cherry Hill, and the Burlington County Times. Have a tip? Support local journalism with a subscription. This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Air show back in Atlantic City, with some new twists and faces
Yahoo
15-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Why Minnesota is seeing its largest winter owl irruption in 20 years
Hungry owls have been making their way south to Minnesota in search of food, in turn leading to an increase in a number being struck by drivers. The University of Minnesota's Raptor Center said this week the state is experiencing its largest "irruption" — defined as an "unusually large flow of non-migratory birds, often owls — in 20 years. The irruptions happen periodically, according to The Raptor Center, and are tied to a fluctuating population of small rodents and several hatchings hatched in Canada's boreal forests the previous breeding season. "Rarely seen owls — great grey owls and boreal owls — are flying hundreds of miles from Canada's boreal forests to northeastern Minnesota," The Raptor Center said in a Facebook post. Wildwoods, a Duluth-based, non-profit organization that specializes in rehabbing orphaned, sick and injured wildlife, adds that since Jan. 1, it's admitted 21 owls for care. Of the 21 admitted, at least 18 of them were hit by vehicles. "In a normal calendar year, we average 30 owls," Wildwoods said in a Facebook post. "There has been a lot of publicity about these owls, so I am sure most folks know by now that this irruption is a result of lack of food sources in northern Canada," it added. "Boreals and great greys rely on the red-backed vole and other rodents for their sustenance. When there is a decline in rodents, these owls are forced to hunt outside of their traditional areas and find themselves in Duluth and other surrounding areas." Both The Raptor Center and Wildwoods highlighted the importance for drivers to stay alert of these owls on the roads, as well as keeping one's distance from the owls while they are spotted in the wild. The Raptor Center adds that owl's eyes are fixed forward, creating poor peripheral vision, meaning they may not be able to see oncoming vehicles while crossing roadways. "Crowds of observers getting too close to the owls cause undue stress and a loss of calories that is harmful to already hungry (and in some cases, starving) owls," the Raptor Center wrote.
