UP to SPEED
Spring Forward
NEW JERSEY
Trenton Thunder: Last
September, the Minor
League Baseball team
celebrated back-to-back
Eastern League championships after rolling past the
Akron Aeros. The Thunder,
the Double A affiliate of
the New York Yankees,
was named “Team of the
Year” (from over 160 franchises). Look for 2008 stars
Austin Jackson, Phil Coke
and Mark Melancon to be
impact players in the Major
Leagues in the coming
years. In the meantime, the
Thunder provides families in Central New Jersey
and Eastern Pennsylvania
with the best in affordable
entertainment. Nineteen
fireworks shows are on the
schedule, along with giveaways for kids and adults,
theme nights and special
events. During this past season, the club welcomed its 6
millionth fan, and surpassed
400,000 in attendance for
the 14th year in a row. This
year, the Thunder is pleased
to host the 2009 Eastern
League All-Star Game,
July 15, at Waterfront Park
in Trenton. The Thunder
begins its run toward a third
consecutive Eastern League
Championship on April 8.
trentonthunder.com.
fans one cool view of the
Philadelphia skyline. Campbell’s Field is home to 20
luxury suites, a picnic pavilion, carousel and the Acme
Fun Zone, offering families
a variety of entertainment
options to enjoy while attending a Riversharks game.
Join the Riversharks for another winning season, and
see why Campbell’s Field is
the perfect venue to take in
America’s favorite pastime.
riversharks.com.
If you love to eat, then you are in for a treat. The
next couple of months are a gourmand’s dream,
as restaurant weeks spring up all along the Northeast Corridor—in Boston, Newport and Annapolis.
You can eat, drink and be merry, because Amtrak
is your designated driver. Are you ready for a
really big show? Oscar nominee Chazz Palminteri
brings his acclaimed Broadway play, A Bronx Tale,
to Maryland. Celebrate women—working on the
railroad and on film—and 400 years of the African
American experience. There’s a month-long celebration of the Irish, and if you love a St. Paddy’s
Day parade, how about two? Keep reading and
you’ll find out about a great deal for your favorite
college-bound junior or senior—it could save you
some cash. Mention special discount offers for
select destinations and you’ll ride the rails for
less. Climb aboard and see where Amtrak can
take you. — Compiled by miChael hammett
Shakespeare’s Twelfth
Night: Shipwrecked in a
foreign land without family,
friends or possessions—
what’s a girl to do? Identity is under siege in the
labyrinth of misconceptions
that is Twelfth Night, Shakespeare’s bewitching comedy
of unquenchable desire,
self-deception and misdirected love. This fantastical timeless production,
helmed by rising star director Rebecca Taichman, is a
real sensualist’s delight: full
of longing “all as hungry as
the sea” and awash in ethereal charm. A co-production
with the Shakespeare Theatre of Washington, D.C.
McCarter Theatre Center.
March 10–29. 609-258-2787;
mccarter.org.
Camden Riversharks: In
2008, the Camden Riversharks made it all the way
to the championship. This
year, fans look forward to
another thrilling season.
The month of May will
welcome the Riversharks
into their ninth season
at the celebrated Campbell’s Field—recognized
by Baseball America and
Digitalballparks.com as
one of the best parks in
Independent Baseball. The
6,450-seat venue is at the
base of the Ben Franklin
Bridge, against the banks of
the Delaware River, offering
Newark Museum turns
100: This spring, the
largest museum in New
Jersey celebrates its 100th
anniversary with a year-long
celebration highlighting its
renowned permanent art
