First Night Commemorative Shirt Features all 20 Event Buttons

Monday, 19 December 2011

First Night, Ocean City's New Year's Eve Gala, celebrates its 20th Anniversary on Dec. 31. To mark the occasion its commemorative shirt will feature replicas of all 20 admission buttons designed over the years. The shirts are available at Downtown Gillians, 838B Asbury Ave., in Ocean City and will also be sold for $20 during First Day at the Beach on Jan. 1, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Music Pier, Boardwalk and Moorlyn Terrace. First Night offers over 70 entertainment programs at central locations from 4 p.m. til midnight. The evening is capped by a fireworks display. First Night admissiion buttons are $14, available at Downtown Gillians seven days a week from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m., call 609-391-0060 or access www.firstnightocnj.com. Shown here (l-r) are Michele Gillian, First Night Chairperson and committee members Mark Soifer, Rose Savastano and John Kavchok III.

First Night is made possible through the following major sponsors: Ocean City Home Bank, City of Ocean City, Gillian's Wonderland Pier, Ocean City Tabernacle and Ocean City Free Public Library. This program is made possible, in part, by funds from the NJ State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. The funds were administered by the Cape May County Cultural and Heritage Commission, for the Board of Chosen Freeholders.