FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Kerry Margaret Butch, Community Relations 
 and Development (732)361-6678 or cell(732)306-8701
 
THE LEGENDARY ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY OF ASBURY PARK
 
HIGHLIGHTED AT BENEFIT SCREENING AT ASBURY LANES 
  
Living legends, guitar gods and soulful sisters headline a 
benefit fundraiser for the documentary feature film “Greetings 
from Asbury Park.” On Sunday, December
 11th from 2 p.m. until 
7 p.m., Asbury Lanes will host the affair with live 
performances by Sonny Kenn, Days Awake and other special guests. Film footage will be featured throughout the day and for the first time, the public will view the Rock and Roll segment of the film. 
 
The musical entertainment segment features performances by 
Sonny Kenn, Days Awake, The
 Misteriosos, as well as montages 
from the Warped Tour of years past, concert footage of 
Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes from the 1976 
WNEW Shows, and rare archival images of the jazz greats 
who performed in the cabarets and dance halls on the 
city’s West Side. The film also offers a time-traveling 
tour of other legendary music venues in town, including 
Convention Hall, The Casino, The Saint, The Stone Pony, 
The FastLane, Crossroads and Asbury Lanes. It includes 
interviews with musicologist and author Bob Santelli, 
Upstage publisher Gary Wein, concert promoter and former 
Asbury Juke Tony Pallagrosi and the up and coming new 
music scene impresario Mel Stutz of Asbury Lanes.
 
“Greetings from Asbury Park,” a 94-minute documentary feature 
film, is written and directed by Christina Eliopoulos, 
born and raised in Asbury Park and recently named 
Artist In Residence of the Two River Film Festival at 
Monmouth University. Fiscal sponsorship is provided by 
Women Make Movies, a national non-profit media arts 
organization dedicated to the production and promotion 
of films by women directors, producers and cinematographers. 
 
Tickets are $10 or $5 for students with ID and senior citizens 
and all proceeds from this event will help support the film.
 
Historic Asbury Lanes, the bowling alley where punk, blues 
and rock takes center stage, is located at 209 4th Avenue, 
just off the legendary Kingsley Street circuit in Asbury Park. 
The phone number of Asbury Lanes is (732)776-6160.
 
 
 


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