I saw Wicked here and loved it. The next year I came back…read moreand watched Naked Gun. I love this small cozy theater with a nice concession shop and an attached bar. Hope to get back to see Wicked 2

Such a charming movie theater. Tickets are reasonably priced. The popcorn is great and they even…read morehave extra seasoning powders that I've never seen offered at a theater before (try the ranch!). Theater two is quite small but has very comfortable reclining chairs. Theater one is much larger and the chairs are more like classic auditorium chairs, but you feel like you're totally transported in that space. Seeing the big yellow curtains close on the stage at the end of a film credits is worth sticking around for. Perfect place to spend a rainy day down the shore.

Highly recommend Schmoopy's!! Your children/ grandchildren Evan be entertained by the day/ week/…read morewhole summer. All types of fun activities including Tye Dye Tuesday, Watermelon Water Day Wednesdays. Treasure Hunt Thursday, and the new favorite- Friday PieDay! So much fun. Healthy activities include spike ball, wave jumping, Gaga, visit to the pet salon, and more! Positive, happy experience for all. Private birthday and celebrations can be scheduled as well!

Today I attended the Downbeach Seafood Festival in Ventnor with my family and I am here to tell you…read moreit was one of the better ways to spend a few hours on Earth. According to its official description this annual festival gathers together seafood vendors, local restaurants, arts and crafts, live music, and cooking demonstrations right by the water. The website promises food, fun, and community, and for once the advertisement was not a lie. We parked in the free lot on Wellington Avenue and the organizers had arranged for jitneys to shuttle us back and forth with the precision of a German train schedule. This was a good omen. If human beings can cooperate to move strangers from one place to another with such efficiency then perhaps there is still hope for us. The first thing we saw was the South Pacific Island Dancers performing at 11:30. They were graceful, rhythmic, and most important, they engaged with the crowd so no one felt like a passive observer. At noon Yani the Band took the main stage and provided the sort of unoffensive musical background that makes you want to linger among food stalls a bit longer than perhaps is healthy. And what food. My son ate nachos from Tacocat and declared them righteous. I tried fried clams from Ike's Famous Crab Cakes. The serving was modest in size, which was a shame, but the clams were thick with meat and tasted like they still remembered the sea. The homemade roasted tomato tartar sauce and horseradish sauce were so good they could be bottled and sold as souvenirs. My wife ate a scallop roll from Scallop Shack Farms and looked happier than she has in a month. Eventually she simply ditched the Texas Toast so she could completely enjoy those perfect little discs unmolested by distracting gluten. My oldest son spoke glowingly for the ham and cheese croquettes from Del Toro Tapas. He would have handed out pamphlets if they had any. For drinks we experimented. Pirate Pete's sodas came in metal mugs that you could refill all day long. The concept is so simple it feels like a parable. We also bought a cucumber refresher and a lemonade from Squeezies. The lemonade was squeezed to order and tasted like summer itself had been liquefied. Between bites and sips we wandered among the vendors and stopped to talk with an artist from Surfboard Taxidermy. He makes sculptures from discarded surfboards. To look at his work is to realize that waste can become beauty if given the right pair of hands. It was a reminder that while some people turn trash into political careers, others turn it into art. Bless the latter. It cost us ten dollars apiece because we bought tickets in advance. Fifteen at the door would still be a bargain. The sun shone, the air was kind, the food was plentiful, and the company of strangers was pleasant. That is the best of civilization in miniature and I will not forget it.

We had an incredible day at the Downtown Seafood Festival. This event is so awesome. I was shocked…read moreand delighted it wasn't more crowded for such a budget friendly seafood festival. The fee to get in was $10 online, $15 at the door. We had planned to take the very clearly marked free parking shuttle but the day started off strong with us pulling up to a spot right by the entrance. There is a lot going on, and it was all good stuff. They do have a schedule on their website if you want to catch the fire dancing, hula dancers or live music shows, all were great. There are limited chairs but many people brought their own. I might do that next time. We did all the tasting options. The Oysters were $25 . You got two oysters from each of the 6 farmers. This was so much fun! All of the oysters were amazing and all had a delicious mignonette options. Our favorite was the Salty Soul. Not only were they delicious but we loved the family vibe and they were fun to talk to as they cheered me on to try my very first raw oyster! Beer tasting was $10 to get a small cup of 12 beers. Each brewery had two options Favorite beer was Farm Truck Baked Sale. It was a smoked helles lager. Strong runner up was MudHen. Chowder tasting was a $10 donation to the food pantry. We didn't even get through all the chowders. There were at least 20. It was a blind tasting so you didn't know who made what. Favorites were the creamy crab and the one with corn sprinkled on top. There were so many additional food and beverage options including a Coke tent that gave out free Coke products all day long! I was shocked that many vendors had food under $10. In addition to all of the fun activities we really met some awesome people. All of the vendors and the other guests mingled at shared tables and while online. Lines were minimal and food value and fun times were plentiful. This truly was a great day and I would highly recommend this event. I hope to return for years to come and bring friends to share in the fun!

This place shouldn't be dead on a Saturday night in the summer. There was so much potential for T…read moreStreet to be an exciting and popular spot, possibly helping to revive AC. The new nightclub, WAV, was open that night. I had no interest in clubbing, but noticed an email offering free and discounted cover. About a dozen people sat around Monkey Bar. A sign said that the dueling piano bar would be open at 10pm. Everything else appeared closed. Garces is no longer handling the catering. The website sucks so I don't know what the deal with the T Street food is. It should have been a lively, hot scene rather than a desolate ghost town. I'd love to be proved wrong with this review update, but for now I won't be holding my breath.

I went to the soft grand opening for this place held on the Thursday prior to the grand opening…read more My overall feeling about this place is meh. ...meh. They offered sample sizes of some of the food they plan to offer and it was nothing to write home about. In fact so much so that I'll leave the food details at just that. It's what I expect to be overpriced pub food (price list or menu wasn't given to us) and with several locations it didn't feel as if any actually offered a variety of food. Pub, pub, everywhere. The concept is there but T Street offers no form of originality that makes it worth going to in place of similar places. In fact, with the location in a mall I actually felt that the venue and placement was a bit awkward. While there is no place quite like it in Atlantic City I don't find that it'll be a location to really drive in visitors. Let's face it, AC is a dying city and well in need of attractions to bring tourists and money back into the area. Perhaps when it's completely finished it will better represent the vision. I personally felt the venue was one-dimensional and for the amount of space could've offered a greater variety of music/food to fit various preferences. For now, I can say the live music is a nice addition. In some places it was played so deafeningly loud that it was difficult to really sit, eat and converse if that's what you chose to do. However, If that's your scene you'll likely enjoy it but its also worth noting that the majority of music was country/bluegrass. The drinks were okay. There were no specialty drinks/menu offered but the bartenders were friendly and knowledgeable at preparing classics. As of right now this is not on my must do list for when I visit AC and doubt it will ever be. However, I will be fair and return when the venue is completely finished and possibly update my review.

This was the best surf school I've ever been to and the instructors are phenomenal I've never…read morelearned more

AC surf school is an amazing surf school! We would recommend this surf school to anyone wanting to…read morelearn to surf or send their child!! AC surf school has personal 1 on 1 lessons & a really cool week long surf camp! Our 7 year old JP loves not only all that surf time, but the learning Tom Forkin & his team of guys put into the kids! They teach the kids all about the ocean & surfing stories with its history! Tom, Mike, Matt, & Shanor & Mario are the best surf instructors on the island!!! We are so happy we went with AC surf school this summer & plan on returning many more summers, maybe winters!