Bruce Gallipani, Director of the Rockit for Kids music group in Red Bank, NJ has announced the next audition date for aspiring young rockers.  Auditions will be held Sunday, September 6^th from 10am-6pm at the Count Basie Theatre.  The audition fee is $10 and registration is open to guitarists, drummers, vocalists, bassists, keyboardists, brass and string players. Space is limited.  

 The Rockit for Kids program lasts 6 weeks, with students attending a 55-minute band class each week with specialized instructors.  At the end of the 6 week program, the young rockers perform a live concert onstage together in front of a packed audience of adults and children who have come to see and hear the accomplished new band.    The band performs classic rock tunes as well as modern hits. 

 Also coming up in September, Rockit will be offering skill-building and performance enhancement classes on Thursdays. This training program offers those not yet ready to perform in the end-of-program concert the chance to work in a band and develop the necessary skills and techniques to take their musicianship to the next level. 

 Rockit For Kids band members have had the luxury of performing live at the Count Basie hundreds of times since the program began in 2004.  This past April, the young musicians were invited to open for the Marshall Tucker Band.  Rockit band members also performed a Benefit concert for the Bolger Middle School in Keansburg, and competed in the Battle of the Bands in Belmar (members of Rockit took first place!).

 Registration for new members is available at http://www.rockitforkids.org/program/program.html

 About Rockit for Kids

Rockit For Kids is a Red Bank based music program for young musicians, which gives kids an instant opportunity to play live Rock & Roll with their peers, bringing them together to perform as an accomplished band.  The program is primarily for kids between the ages of 8 and 16 who audition live for a chance to be a part of the next live concert.

 Concert tickets are currently on sale for the August 29^th concert at the Basie.

 For more information, visit http://www.rockitforkids.org/news/news.html

 For more information:

 Bruce Gallipani

Founder

Rockit For Kids

bruce@rockitforkids.org

Monmouth and Ocean County residents looking for the highest quality in dental care need to look no further than their own backyard.  In the latest issue of NJ Monthly Magazine, approximately 40 dentists from Monmouth and Ocean Counties were selected to be named to this year’s annual Top Dentists List.  Only 240 dentists total were named. 

 Dr Robert Sacks in Oakhurst NJ was named to this year’s list.  He is pleased to see that the talent and quality of dental care that exists in Monmouth County is finally being recognized.  “People naturally think that they need to travel North for a higher level of dental care.  Clearly, based on this survey, the level of care in Monmouth County is just as high as anywhere else in the state or even New York City, for that matter. “

 NJ Monthly magazine conducted the study.  According to the magazine, “New Jersey Monthly commissioned an independent survey of the state’s dentists by the Polling Institute at Monmouth University in West Long Branch. A total of 6,389 New Jersey-based dentists were invited to give their recommendations for this year’s list.”

A total of 1,229 unique votes were returned naming 240 NJ dentists to the Top Dentists List.  To see the entire list of NJ Top Doctors, visit http://njmonthly.com/articles/topdoctors/top-dentists-2009-general-dentistry.html

Dr Robert Sacks enjoys practicing cosmetic, restorative, and implant dentistry, with a focus on challenging cosmetic dental problems, smile design, and makeovers.   He uses veneers, porcelain jackets, bonding, and whitening,  to achieve  the desired results, and  has lectured extensively on  cosmetic dentistry.    For more information on his practice, visit http://sacksdental.com/  or email office@sacksdental.com