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PAGE 4 JACKSON-HOWELL REPORTER ASBURY PARK PRESS THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2005 I potflngM Event Calendar Seafood shop finds inspiration from Fulton Fish Market Janet J. Smi- '1 -V nara -X IWh Krt shrimp SATURDAY, JUNE 25 SPAGHETTI DINNER FARMINGMLE: West Farms United Methodist Church will host a spaghetti dinner from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the church, 153 Casino Drive. Adults cost children 11 and younger cost $4. For more information, call (732) 938-4536.

DAY-LILY DAY MIDDUTOWN: Monmouth County Park System and the Garden State Day Lily Growers will hold a Day Lily Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Deep Cut Gardens, 352 Red Hill Road. Cultural advice, handouts, catalogs and videos will be available. The event is free.

For more information, call (732)291-1188. PARK DEDICATION MIDDLETOWN: The official opening of Middletown's newest park, Lincroft Village Green, will take place at noon at the corner of Route 520 and Old Phalanx Road. Entertainment, family activities and refreshments will be avail Giove's husband, John, at New York's Fulton Fish Market. Giove and Seminara's shop, which opened in March, offers fresh fish, which John Giove hand picks daily at the Manhattan market soon to relocate to the Bronx. If customers don't see what they're looking for among the crab cakes, tuna filets and seafood salad in the market's display case, all they have to do is ask.

"If they have a special request, we'll get it for them," Giove said. Patrons can choose from a selection of spices, Old Bay seasonings, fresh peppers and onions, and a host of condiments to dress up their selections. And for those who would rather purchase fish that is ready to serve, the women said they're happy to prepare it. "If we have it, we'll cook it," Giove said. Giove said the market is becoming known for its crab cakes, which Seminara said are "not too sweet, not too spicy," and they pride themselves on their stuffed flounder and fried calamari.

"You'll think you're back in New York," she said of the popular squid dish. Giove's also offers the Sapore line of pastas and raviolis, filled with shrimp or a champagne lobster mix, and aside from seafood fare, the market's catering menu features such Italian favorites as eggplant rollatini, baked ziti and chicken parmigi-ana. "We also have a traveling raw bar, which (we fill) with clams, oysters and shrimp cocktail," Seminara said. Lunch specials, such as a lob- ster BLT, vary daily, and customers can take their meals to go or eat at the shop's counter or tables. "We try to do things that are different from the menu," Giove said of the specials, which usually come with a side of french fries and a soda.

Giove and Seminara said their intentions when opening the store were to create a family-oriented and comfortable atmosphere, and with regular visits from their husbands and children, they appear to have done just that. "People say they like coming BY SARAH BURTON Staff Writer When friends Melissa Giove and Janet Serainara, co-owners of Giove's Seafood Market in Howell, de- HOWELL cided to go ammmmmm into business together, there was no question as to where they would open up shop. The township's Ramtown section, tucked into Howell's southeast corner, is where the women reunited, by chance, after Seminara left their native Staten Island years ago. "She moved in right around the corner," said Seminara, a former employee of David's Bridal in Freehold, with a laugh. "We live in Ramtown, we opened a business in Ramtown," said Giove, who previously worked in the food service industry for the Marriott hotel chain.

The twist of fate that brought the women together was followed by the opening of a year-round seafood market, a decision inspired by the work of a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays.

The store, which offers free delivery to surrounding towns, can be reached at (732) 458-0325. Couple has sweet opportunity in chocolate fondue fountains in because it's like family," Giove said. Giove's Seafood Market, in the Quail Creek Shopping Plaza in Ramtown, is open from 10 specializes in i HI Rumson China Glass features this Baccarat crystal gOlfer. (STAFF PHOTO: FRANK GAUPO) Some of the shop's more popular and less-expensive items include a handcrafted, embroidered jewelry box. It comes in a variety of colors and costs $40, Edwards said.

At the other end of the price spectrum, Edwards said, are unique items such as glass chandeliers. Two of the ornately decorated light fixtures hang from the ceiling of the store. One is $6,000 and a smaller chandelier is $3,000, Edwards said. Rumson China Glass also is an authorized dealer for all their Edison-based business to about five machines, which can be rented for weddings, bar mitzvahs or any other kind of party or celebration for $400. A chocolate fountain is a large metal device that flows with chocolate and looks like the Stanley Cup, if you ask Kevin Attix, but is shaped like a Christmas tree, if you ask Laura Attix.

Basically, the chocolate melts on the bottom or base of the fountain. Then it comes back up through the middle part of the fountain, called the auger, where the chocolate it's always the little things that people remember about weddings. Laura Attix Entrepreneur is mixed and churned until it spills out onto different levels. It can hold 20 pounds of chocolate or about a gallon and a half. Chocolate Fountain Fantasies uses Sephra Premium Fondue Chocolate by Callebaut exclusively.

This is the best chocolate available for chocolate fountains today, Laura Attix said. The reason this chocolate is better than that of competitors, Laura Attix said, is because there is no need to add oil to the chocolate. The Sephra chocolate fountain will heat up the chocolate warmer than other fountains, Laura Attix said. Since the chocolate melts on its own, the chocolate is not thinned out. BY JOE PIKE Staff Writer Laura Attix of Hazlet knows it's not the price of a wedding that impresses guests the most.

Instead, the 31-year-old entrepreneur knows it's the small things that people cherish. "It's always the little things that people remem- REGION Der about wed-m dings," said Attix, who moved to Edison after living in Hazlet for nearly 30 years. "It's things like a coffee bar or a cigar bar at the reception and not things like what kind of dress the bride wore or what kind of flowers were there." So, when Attix saw a chocolate fountain at a wedding, she knew it would be the perfect business for her. Attix was looking to start a business that correlated with her husband Kevin Attix's discjockey company in Edison, which he has owned for about the past 20 years. "We wanted to get another business, and since I'm already in the wedding business and we both like chocolate, we figured we would start this business," Kevin Attix said.

"And we also thought, 'Who doesn't like Laura Attix researched chocolate fountains and decided to buy a Sephra chocolate fountain, which she said is the best chocolate fondue fountain on the market. In about a week, Kevin Attix said, they expanded 4 DAYS STYLISH PKflCE able. For more information, call (732)615-2260. BENEFIT CONCERT RED BANK: A concert by The Fab Faux, a Beatles tribute band, will be presented at the Count Basie Theatre. The event will benefit the Community YMCA Family Services branch.

Tickets are $45 to $150. For more information, call (732) 842-9000. FIREMAN IN NEED MIDDLETOWN: Community Fire Department will hold a spaghetti dinner to benefit a fellow fireman from 4 to 8 p.m. at the fire-house at 75 Appleton Ave. at Route 36.

Adults cost seniors cost $7, and children cost $6. For more information, call (732) 291-0158. DOO-WOP ALL-STARS OCEAN GROVE: Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association will present four legendary doo-wop groups Terry Johnson's Flamingos, Kenny Vance and the Piano-tones, John Kruse and the Excel-lents, and The Original Chantels at 7:30 p.m. in the Great Auditorium. Tickets cost $28 for reserved seating; $23 for general admission.

For more information, call (732) 988-0645. BOOK SALE MIDDLETOWN: American Association of University Women, Northern Monmouth County branch, will hold its annual end-of-season book sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Old First Church, 69 Kings Highway. A bag of books costs $5.

For more information, call (732) 933-4855. FLEA MARKET HOWELL: Southard Grange 218 will hold a benefit flea market-garage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 4860 Route 9 South. New children's clothing, gardening plants, quilts and farm products will be available.

Table rental costs $10 for members; $15 for nonmembers. A rain date is July 2. For more information, call (732) 901-0388. FIELD DAY MIDDLETOWN: In observance of Amateur Radio Week, the public will have an opportunity to talk with ham radio operators and see what this radio service is all about from 2 p.m. today through 2 p.m.

Sunday at Croydon Hall, 900 Leonardville Road in Leonardo. Middletown RACES opera tors will demonstrate AM, sideband, FM, digital code and satellite communications. For more information, call (732) 615-2129. CLAM BAKE MIDDLETOWN: American Legion Post 338 will hold its annual Gazette clam bake and picnic starting at 1 p.m. at the post home, 860 Route 36 in Leonardo.

Donations are $12 per person; children 12 years old and younger are free. For more information, call (732) 291-4645. SUNDAY, JUNE 26 MILITARY SUPPORT RED BANK: Red Bank Elks Lodge 233 will hold a pancake breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon at the lodge, 40 W. Front St.

The event will benefit two critically injured local Marines from the Red Bank Reserve Center who serve with the 6th Motor Transport Battalion and are now at the Naval Hospital. Donations are $8 per person. For more information, call (732) 741-1817. BOOK SIGNING MANALAPAN: Author Arthur Schwartz will hold a lecture and signing of his book, "New York City Food," at 1:30 p.m. at the Monmouth County Library auditorium, 125 Symmes Drive.

For more lnfdlrmation, call (732) 431-7222. Rumson shop BY ALISON HERGET Staff Writer As the sun shines through the window of Barbara Edwards' shop in Rumson, the room seems to sparkle. REGION The rays hit the hm varying sizes and shapes of crystal glassware in the front of the store, a hint that this is not an ordinary gift shop. Indeed, it is not. As the owner of Rumson China Glass, 125 E.

River Road, Edwards said she can offer a shopping experience like no other. "We offer impeccable service and quality crystal and home decor," Edwards said, adding that she personally selects every item for sale in the store. The shop, which has been in business for nearly 35 years, sells crystal, china, sterling silver, porcelain, lighting fixtures, picture frames, Limoges and other collectibles. The store offers something for shoppers of all price ranges, Edwards said. "Most people think we're just a high-priced store, but that's definitely not the case," Edwards said.

Rumson China Glass provides gift-wrap on any purchased item at no extra cost. Items often are wrapped by Edwards in high-quality wrapping paper. "It's a nice personal touch," she said. 40-42i OFF MORE. Everything You Buy! lacey township Lacey Mall 971-6500 Sat.

10am-6pm Sunday 11 am-4pm the transparent 5 CATCH A GLIMPSE Store hours are from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mon- i days through Fridays f) and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat- urdays.

The shop is closed I' Sundays. Ij Special appointments I may be made. i For more information, call (732) 842-2322. i brands it sells, which include the popular line of Waterford china, flatware and crystal. Good deals for home furnishings and nonconventional gifts also are found in other imported brands, she said.

Rumson China Glass is an authorized dealer for Herend, which makes a line of china and porcelain figurines that comes from Hungary. The shop has one of the largest Herend figurine collections in the United States, Edwards said. Prices range from less than $50 for small Herend figurines to more than $200 for larger pieces. Edwards added that her store not only caters to shoppers of all price ranges, but those from many places. "We have people who come all the way from New York City and Connecticut to shop here," she said.

"Using the bridge will allow visitors to see all of the art vendors setting up booths at each location," Stine said. "We want to encourage networking with the businesses and residents of Ocean Grove and Asbury Park," he said. "It will help get the traffic going in the community." A decorated hospitality table will be set up at the bridge with event information. The event is a part of the annual Salt-Water Weekend in Asbury Park. In addition to the numerous art exhibits, downtown merchants in Ocean Grove and Asbury Park will be holding sidewalk sales and other events.

"There is going to be something for everyone to enjoy during the weekend," Stine said. The Asbury Park Homeowners' Association will host a pet parade at noon Sunday at Kennedy Park. Registration, which is $5, begins at 11 a.m. with proceeds going to the Monmouth County SPCA. The 17th annual Jazz Festival will be held in Sunset Park from noon to 8 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday. For more inMjnation, call (732) 774-1319. FASHIONS FOR WOMEN PLUS Arts in the Park will be featured in Asbury Park and Ocean Grove ONLY! THURSDAY, JUNE 23RD thru SUNDAY JUNE 26TH ENTIRE STOCK OF FAMOUS BRAND SPORTSWEAR, OUTERWEAR, SLEEPWEAR DRESSES IN MISSES, PETITE LARGE SIZES (Hosiery Accessories Not Included) BY BERNAPETTE SCOTT Staff Writer Local artists from the area will exhibit their works Saturday as part of the Salt-Water Weekend in Asbury Park and Ocean Grove. REGION The Arts in the mmm Park event will feature original paintings, photography, ceramics, sculptures, glass, fiber art, and handcrafted jewelry at Kennedy Park, Grand Avenue between Cookman and Lake avenues, Asbury Park. Works of art also will be on display at Founders Park and Auditorium Park in Ocean Grove, across from the Great Auditorium.

Arts in the Park, which is sponsored by the Merchants Guild of Asbury Park and the Ocean Grove Chamber of Commerce, will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Ocean Grove and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Asbury Park.

There is no rain date scheduled. Visitors are encouraged to walk between Asbury Park and Ocean Grove across the bridge on Wesley Lake, said Don Stine, treasurer of the Merchants Guild of Asbury Park. sale 12 PRICE PLUS $1 sale 12 PRICE PLUS $2 sale 12 PRICE PLUS $3 sale 12 PRICE PLUS $4 SO ON! WHITING Whiting Shopping Center "2 350-6565 9am-5pm Sunday 11 am-4pm TOMS RIVER Holiday City Plaza (at Berkeley) "2 286-0065 9am-5pm Sunday 0am-2pm BRICK Brick Plaza Shopping Center Mon. Sat. Thurs.

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