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Memorial Day Weekend in Jersey

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:37:00 -0400

Memorial Day Weekend is the one holiday we look forward to that lets us know summer is right around the corner. Still don’t have any plans? No worries just check out these 10 ideas to enjoy your weekend!

Head to the movies! Find your nearest AMC Dine-In Theater (to enjoy some food and drinks of course) and check out the 3 most talked about movies that will be in theaters this weekend: Fast & The Furious 6, The Hangover Part III, and Now You See Me. For more information on theater locations and movie times visit their website.

Whether you’re a Yankees fan or a Mets fan long onto StubHub to purchase some last minute tickets, head out to the baseball stadium, and catch a game. For more information on dates and times visit the MLB website.

If you want to enjoy the warm weather this weekend head on over to the Wildwood's International Kite Festival starting Thursday, May 24th through Monday, May 27th. The best part is this is a FREE event for all spectators! For more information visit the festival's site.

So how about some live music and wine tasting? Well you can do so at the Blues & Wine Festival at Natirar Park on Saturday, May 25th through Sunday, May 26th. There will be over 250 locally produced wine in which you can sample as many as possible. This event also features craft and food vendors. For more information on this pretty awesome event visit their website.

Looking to see some fireworks this weekend? Look no more! Asbury Park is the only place in Jersey on Memorial Day Weekend that will have fireworks. All the shops, restaurants, and amusements will be open so you can enjoy all the entertainment before the show! For more information visit Asbury Park's homepage.

Enjoy an outdoor patio pig roast and bbq Saturday, May 25th at 46 Lounge. There will be a free buffet included, Ironman Robot Live, laser show, and live DJs. Drink specials from 7pm until 11pm ranging from $3 Corona & Heineken, $5 mojitos, appletinis, and cosmos, and $10 wine by the glass. For more information visit the 46 Lounge website.

Check out Hoboken’s newest venue Boa, the old Lana Lounge, this weekend. Doors open at 10pm so be sure to arrive early this is a party that you do not want to miss! For more information visit Boa on Facebook.

Want to chow down on some sushi in a hip place? Sushi Lounge in Morristown is the place to go. Not only do they have sushi, they serve hibachi, as well. With happy hour running Monday through Friday from 4pm to 6pm you can start off your Memorial Day Weekend with half price Martinis and Appetizers or $2 draft beers. For more information or to make reservations you can visit Sushi Lounge's website.

Once you’re done eating head on over to SM23 in Morristown. It’s a bar and a lounge and they have a DJ spinning the Top 40 on Friday and Saturday nights. For additional information visit the SM23 website.

Day parties are by far the best. Never been? Avenue in Long Branch is hosting their Monday Lunch Break party from 11am to 6pm. Space is limited so you will need to RSVP. For more information on Avenue and to RSVP, click here.

Looking For Hookah In All The Right Places

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:18:00 -0400

Looking for somewhere to go where you can party AND smoke hookah? Look no further! Spirit Lounge in Edgewater has all you need to make your night a memorable one. With Happy Hour specials running from Monday through Sunday, you can enjoy 50% off drinks from 5pm until 8pm Monday through Thursday, and Friday through Sunday from 1pm to 6pm.

You have the option of arriving there before the party begins and you can actually request a table outdoors to enjoy the fresh air while sipping on a Cosmo. They even have a full menu ranging from appetizers to Lebanese cuisine to desserts! You can never go wrong with some Hummus and Blue Mist Hookah.

With graduation around the corner this could be the perfect spot for you and your friends to celebrate! Spirit Lounge offers bottle packages along with hookah. For more information on bottle prices or general inquiries visit Spirit Lounge's website.

Price: $$

Tips: Arrive early as seating and tables for hookah are limited.

Dress Code: Casual but neat

Spirit Lounge is located at 545 River Road in Edgewater, NJ

Insomniac and EMM Group Partner for EDC NY VIP Experience

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:37:00 -0400

It's down to just a day away and just like that, Electric Daisy Carnival New York is here. As it's the first to kick off the summer festival season in NYC, EDC NY will top last year's event and the festival's producer, Insomniac made sure of that. They have teamed up with nightlife gurus EMM Group, the team behind FINALE in NYC, where the two powerhouses will create the ultimate VIP experience for fans on May 17th and 18th at Citi Field.

“The VIP experience is a special part of the festival which allows fans to enjoy the sights and sounds of the event in the comfort of high-end surroundings with excellent service provided by our partner, FINALE,” said Insomniac, founder and CEO Pasquale Rotella. “If you’re looking for an exclusive club experience at prime locations within EDC New York our VIP packages are the best way to go.”

So if you're ready to get the party started, the VIP table packages will be pretty legit. Fans will be able to experience everything from an exclusive VIP viewing deck overlooking the fest's main stages, Kinetic Field and Circuit Grounds, along with a private bar and lounge area in the midst of a trendy, upscale nightclub atmosphere.

Reservations begin at $1,500 and include access to a full bottle service menu with attentive wait staff on-hand from the nightlife venue. Guests will also receive gift bags including limited edition FINALE branded merchandise. For more information and to purchase VIP packages, please contact info@finalenyc.com, call 212-627-1235, or visit here.

Pink Lady Fridays at The West Five Supper Club

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:38:14 -0400

Ladies! Put on your little black dress and stilettos, Pink Lady Fridays is an event you and your girlfriends don't want to miss.

Located at 505 Madison Street, The West Five Supper Club is one of the hottest spots to both dine and party in Hoboken. Open at 5:00 pm for dinner you can make reservations to meet up with your gals and then dance the night away! This venue has a New York look with a New Jersey vibe. The DJ spins the hottest house, hip-hop, top 40, and mash ups. They even have a power hour with $2 mixed drinks and domestic beers between 10pm and 11pm.

If you become an exclusive VIP member of Pink Lady you can receive $4 top shelf drinks until midnight. They will even provide you with a pink cup upon arrival with a bendable straw.

For more information on how to become an exclusive VIP member, dinner reservations, or for additional information on other nights visit their website.

Price: $$

Tips: Call the West Five Shuttle (201-665-9667) to pick you up anywhere in Hoboken!

Dress code: Dress to impress

Girls’ Weekend: 10 Fun Getaways to Take with the Girls This Spring

Mon, 06 May 2013 12:32:00 -0400

Quality time with the girls is something we all need. Our schedules may be incredibly tight leading up to the summer months, but with warmer weather and spring in the air, a girls' weekend getaway is a great opportunity to relax, unwind, and sip a cocktail or two. Here are ten affordable and fun for everyone ideas for planning your next girls’ trip.

Catch Rays at the Shore: Pack your bathing suit and head down the shore for some R&R with the girls. Sip a cocktail on the sand and catch some rays, while dishing the dirt. At night, hit up a nightclub or local bar for some socializing and dancing.

Book a Spa Treatment: Book a luxe spa retreat or spa day full of massages, facials, manis, and pedis. Treat your body and mind, while clocking quality girl time.

Visit a Winery: Tour a vineyard and explore a wide array of wines. The experience of being in the outdoors and sampling new wines with your girlfriends is great bonding, not to mention you’ll be able to expand your repertoire of wines.

Take an Outdoor Adventure: Whether it’s hiking, yoga, whitewater rafting, or some other type of outdoor activity, doing something physical with the girls is great for bonding (and for exercise). Pack a sleeping bag and a tent and plan on staying overnight if there’s a camping spot nearby.

Explore a Nearby City: Shopping, dining, theater, parks, and museums; the options for things to do in a city are endless. Find out what your group is into and plan your activity in advance (especially if it involves reserving tickets or making a reservation).

Check-in to a Casino: Gambling, dining, nightlife, concerts, pools, and spas; casinos offer a wide array of fun for everyone. Casinos also offer many incentives for previous visitors, so check ahead of time to see if anyone in the group has comps available to cut down on costs.

Rage at an Outdoor Music Festival: Great for catching your favorite bands, not great for socializing. These festivals tend to get a bit crazy, but what better way to share the experience than with your girls?

Enjoy Brunch & Dancing: Mimosas, omelets, and socializing are one of the best ways to spend a Sunday, in my opinion. Many brunches now offer sit-down dining, pre-set menus, and unlimited drinks. They also may feature DJs, dancing, and other entertainment.

Book a Bed & Breakfast and go Site-Seeing: Take a tour of a quaint town rich in history and book a B&B to complete the experience. Many historic towns offer ghost tours, horse and buggy rides, and other theme-inspired tours. Look into options pre-trip since these probably require a reservation.

Good Old Fashioned Sleepovers: Chances are since middle school, you haven’t been to a sleepover party hosted at someone’s home. Order some pizza and plan a girl’s night in (the adult version) with alcohol and adult games to make the experience unforgettable.

Everyone seems to have a jam-packed schedule with work, school, families, hobbies, and other responsibilities devouring our time, so oftentimes coordinating plans with our group of girlfriends is difficult to nearly impossible. Make your plans far in advance, say, at least a month. The more girls in your group, the more difficult it will be to accommodate everyone’s schedule, so send out invites four to six weeks in advance to give everyone a heads up on all the fun that is to come.

Cinco de Mayo Survival Guide

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:43:00 -0400

On St. Patty’s Day we’re all Irish and on Cinco de Mayo we’re all Mexican. It’s that time of year to be Mexican again. Are you ready for tequilas, cervezas, fish tacos, and sombreros? Joonbug loves a well-made tequila cocktail and also loves sipping on some good tequilas. You can't beat a day of Mexican food, drinks, and culture as I’m sure many of you embrace on this festive day. Cinco de Mayo started with Mexican-Americans on the west coast celebrating democracy and freedom at the start of the American Civil War. So how do we survive celebrating the holiday? Well Joonbug doesn’t want you to just survive. We want you to relish. So here are some tips on what to include in your celebrations:

Margaritas, obviously, but not just any. Try some of the bangin’ recipes from Sauza Tequila for a delicious combination of flavors from pineapple lime cilantro to kumquat.

Fish tacos are the best kind of tacos. We don’t know why but fish tacos over any other type of taco seems fitting for Cinco de Mayo. Perhaps because the warm weather elicits a desire for seafood? Throw in some jalapenos and cilantro to add some sassy Mexican flavor to your day. Want even more Mexican flavor, try out these recipes!

Wear a sombrero. Not only will you protect your skin from sun, but you’ll be festive! Besides, we find that props are excellent conversation starters when you make new friends at bars so throw in a fake mustache or some maracas if you feel so inclined.

Most of all…enjoy you, enjoy the weather, and enjoy the company.

Celeb-Studded Film-Lover Expierences

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:30:00 -0400

The Tribeca Film Festival wrapped up over the weekend after another successful year of premiere films, many of which will generate buzz once again during awards season. While the entire city was swarmed by A-list actors, the after-parties post film screenings were without a doubt one of the hottest places to be during the TFF. On Friday evening, deep below the crowded Ace Hotel lobby bar movie buffs, beer drinkers, and party-goers alike gathered in the green-lit Liberty Hall space to celebrate director David M. Rosenthal’s film A Single Shot. The film stars Sam Rockwell, Jeffery Wright, William H. Macy, Kelly Reilly, Jason Isaacs, and Joe Anderson and tells “a personally driven father-daughter fable” that is “an engaging and suspenseful piece of work that is indie genre at its most spirited.”

Sponsored by Heineken, revelers mingled and chatted on leather couches with personalized Heineken pillows in the intimate space washed in kelly green lighting along with large, 3D Heineken signs. Those in attendance enjoyed ice cold bottles of beer, provided by Heineken, as well as mixed well drinks at the two open bars at opposite ends of Liberty Hall while DJ Goldie Gareza spun classic ‘90s rewinds. Celebs spotted at the after-party included Justin Long, Sam Rockwell, director David M. Rosenthal, NY1's resident film critic Neil Rosen, and others.

Over the course of the two week film festival Heineken also sponsored private Green Room Sessions at select venues throughout Manhattan. The events gave ticket holders the opportunity to get to know the creative minds behind five select films featured at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. The films that participated in the intimate Q&A forum were Flex is Kings, Lenny Cooke, The Moment, Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia, Alias Ruby Blade: A Story of Love and Revolution. Meant to bring film lovers closer to filmmakers, the Green Room Sessions featured passed hor d’oeuvres presented by the host venue.

Missed out on the Green Room Sessions? Check out the videos on Heineken’s YouTube channel.

Below is the Q&A with the director of Flex is Kings.

Get Wild at Mister East

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:14:04 -0400

Ever find yourself getting ready to party the night away in Roselle, NJ? If you haven’t then you may want to start thinking about trying it. Roselle is only a 40 minute drive outside NYC. The other half of the Central Park building on Wood Avenue, Mister East is a New Jersey nightclub whose atmosphere and energy can rival those of NYC.

As soon as you step into Mister East you feel like you have entered a true adult playground. Perfect nightclub lighting, sexy dancers moving to the newest and hottest music, females swaying back and forth on a giant swing, and bottles sparkling like 4th of July on their way to one of the many VIP tables in the venue. This and more are just some of the things that immediately catch your attention upon first glance in Mister East.

The upscale nightclub holds parties regularly Thursday through Sunday and some Wednesdays. Events held at Mister East include Cirque du M.E, Latin Fusion Fridays, and Sunday Brunch parties. With its different nightly themes, Mister East has something for everyone but most nights focus on house music and EDM. At Mister East you can find top notch DJs such as A-Trak and GTA performing as well as the venue's resident DJs who always keep the dance floor jumping. If your ever hungry or decide you can’t take all the sexy people bumping into you on the dance floor, you can always walk over to the Central Park side of the venue and enjoy the sports bar atmosphere. On the Central Park side, you can enjoy another DJ playing all the top hits while playing beer pong, watching a game, or just relaxing and having a bite to eat.

Whether you live in NJ or looking for something different than the usual NYC nightclubs, Mister East provides all the music, drinks, wildness and beautiful people a person can ask for. Just remember to have the sunglasses and Advil ready.

Mister East is located at 2401 Wood Avenue, Roselle, NJ

To RSVP call 973-506-9242

HQ Beach Club Ready to Heat Things Up This Summer!

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:34:00 -0400

This summer people of the Tri-state area will have a sexy, trendy and fun new place to party right next to the ocean. Jump into the pool, enjoy a cocktail, catch a nice tan, party in the hot sun during the day and then party even harder at night. The place is the new HQ Beach Club at Revel Resort in Atlantic City.

Slated for a May opening, the remnant of highly successful HQ Nightclub will bring the first poolside, day-into-night party of its kind to the Northeast. Inspired by the beautiful Greek island of Mykonos, this 45,000 square foot adults-only, ocean side haven, will hold parties alongside the iconic Atlantic City boardwalk every weekend. Revelers will surely love the surroundings to which their summer days will turn into nights.

Run by Angel Management Group and EMM Group, the L-shaped playground will wrap around the exterior of Revel and have a triangular pool in the middle with day beds scattered all around it. Individual plunge pools separate six bungalows from the main area. To keep guests coming back for more, HQ Beach Club will provide several luxuries such as elite VIP service, lavish amenities, A-list artists, and last but not least beautiful models to serve your needs. The bungalows, in teakwood-clad alcoves with white marble columns will be equipped with HDTV screens, overhead fans, couches, and two king size tufted-white beds.

Elevated from the pool, will be the DJ booth and dance floor level. A marble-lined perimeter walkway will guide guests through additional daybeds, cabana areas, and two juxtaposing bars. At the Veranda Bar, guests can mingle and enjoy cocktails beneath glass raindrop chandeliers. At the opposite end of the club is the Sunset Bar. With its glass lanterns and honeycomb façade, guests looking for a more relaxed, laid-back environment can escape the madness of the pool party. Want to relax without having to go to the bar every time you need a drink? Bottle service will be available for table, daybed, and bungalow reservations. A turbo sound system throughout each of its bars, cabanas, bungalows, and pools has been installed to ensure guests hear every second of the soundtrack provided by any of the first-rate DJs sure to be spinning at HQ Beach Club.

After Hurricane Sandy many were concerned the Jersey Shore will never be the same. HQ Beach Club will not only bring people back to the boardwalk, but will undoubtedly make it one of the hottest summers the shore has ever seen!

Derby de Mayo Weekend Morristown

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:15:00 -0400

Cinco de Mayo maybe not be Mexican Independence Day and you may not know anything about purebred racing horses for The Kentucky Derby but that doesn’t mean you don’t want an excuse to head out to best spots in the city to celebrate! BarCrawls.com has spiced up the weekend so raise your margaritas and your tin-cupped mint juleps and join in on the fun with three distinct parties and a bar crawl. Check out the details below and click the party links to purchase your tickets!

Kentucky Derby Party at The Famished Frog: Tickets are $10 and allows you to celebrate the ‘greatest two minutes in sports’ on Saturday, May 4th. From 2pm until 9pm you’ll enjoy food and drink specials!

Cinco de Mayo Party at Iron Bar: On Saturday, May 4th for $10 you can shake your maracas at one of the most festive fiestas to happen all year with food and drink specials from 2pm-9pm.

If you can’t decide between the Kentucky Derby or Cinco de Mayo for the first party weekend of May, BarCrawls.com offers a Derby de Mayo All Access Pass for $15 that gives you access to both amazing parties at The Famished Frog and Iron Bar but remember to arrive early to reduce you wait time! Whether you were sipping mint juleps or tequila shots the night before, the party doesn’t end on Saturday!

On May 5th, join in on another day of red hot fun with one of BarCrawl.com’s infamous bar crawls! Tickets for the fiesta-style Cinco de Mayo Bar Crawl are $10. After registering at Iron Bar you’ll crawl through Morristown's best spots with drink specials of the Mexicano variety from noon until 6pm.

Don’t want to miss out on a single tequila shot or the chance to rock your derby hat all weekend? Purchase the BarCrawl.com Three Day All Access Pass for $20. The All Access Pass lets you attend the Derby de Mayo Kick Off Party at The Office on Friday, May 3rd from 5pm to close, access to the Derby and Cinco de Mayo Parties, and a ticket to the Cinco de Mayo Bar Crawl!

You must be 21+ to attend the events listed above.