Located in Long Branch, The Brighton Bar is a live performance concert space and full service bar which has provided the New Jersey music community with local and national acts for more than 34 years. Offering the musical stylings of rock, punk, alternative, jazz, blues and more, Brighton Bar has featured the talents of The Smoking Popes, Ween, All, The UK Subs and Jersey native and folk hero Bruce "The Boss" Springsteen. For a comprehensive list of upcoming performances, or to learn about booking information, be sure to call the telephone number or visit the web address provided.
The Cape Cod Theatre Project presents staged readings of new American plays. Staged readings of brand new works allow the playwrights to focus on the script, which is often modified from night to night during the development process at CCTP. After each performance, audience reactions are shared directly with the playwright, director and actors. Audience responses are critical to the development of each new play.
The Louden Nelson Community Center is not named after a community icon named Louden. Through a typographical mix-up, so the story goes, the first "N" in Londen Nelson's name was transposed.
The center is in downtown Santa Cruz and provides free parking permits for the encircling block inside the center at the front desk. Louden Nelson houses a senior computer center, a teen center, and two rooms that can seat up to 127 people for various community and private events. Outdoors, a large playground is a popular spot for Santa Cruz children. An open field is often home to community events including the Juneteenth Celebration.