Ocean City Events: Freckle Contest, Concerts, Soccer and More

Sneaking away to enjoy the Ocean City sun is a time-honored tradition, and some can't conceal the evidence.

Ocean City celebrates its fair-skinned fans on Thursday (July 12) during the annual , which starts with a 6 p.m. registration on the .

Entry is free, and prizes are awarded. The contest is divided into age groups. You don't have freckles? No problem. There are categories for "Fake Painted On Freckles." The contest starts at 6:30 p.m. Call (609) 525-9300.

Here are some other events including and surrounding the weekend of July 14-15.

Thursday, July 12

The Chip Miller , 7th St. Beach, and mini tournament at Tee Time Golf, 7th and Boardwalk. Family surf and mini golf tournament raises money and awareness for the rare Amyloidosis disease.  For information, call (609) 231-1562 or visit www.chipmiller.org/surffest. 

Saturday, July 14

, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Parking Lot, 550 Asbury Ave. All proceeds benefit animals at the Ocean City Humane Society. Call (609) 398-8037.

MISS CAPE MAY COUNTY/Miss Cape Resort Scholarship Pageant, 7:30 p.m. at the Music Pier, Boardwalk and Moorlyn Terrace. Tickets $20 at the door.

Sunday, July 15

: A nine piece virtuoso ensemble performs 7 p.m. at the Ocean City Tabernacle, 550 Wesley Ave., admission, free. Call (609) 399-1915 or visit www.octabernacle.org.

The Nor'easters, Ocean City's amateur SOCCER TEAM hosts the Brooklyn Knights, 7 p.m. at Carey Stadium, 6th and Atlantic Ave., $8 for adults, $4 for children. Call (609)-525-9999 or accesswww.OceanCityFC.com. Special ZUMBA halftime show!

 
The Ocean City Pops presents A NIGHT AT THE OPERA featuring soprano Suzanne Vinnik, Tenor, Cody Austin and Baritone, Wes Mason plus young violin prodigy, Elli Choi playing the Carmen Fantasy. Sponsored by Dr. Elizabeth Bowden, 8 p.m. Tickets are $15/$10 at the Music Pier Box Office, (609) 525-9248 or visit www.ocnj.us. 

Monday, July 16

 
As the 100th Anniversary of WOODY GUTHRIE'S birth draws near, tributes to the folk troubadour, humanitarian and rambling man are planned from as far away as Austria and Germany with hundreds of thousands participating.
Ocean City will present its own tribute on Mon., July 16th, when ARLO GUTHRIE, Woody's renowned son accompanied by talented family members, entertain at 8 p.m. in the Music Pier Auditorium, Boardwalk and Moorlyn Terrace.

Woody Guthrie wrote about 3,000 songs, one of which, This Land Is Your Land, has become immensely popular and is sung widely in this country and throughout the world.

Arlo at 65 continues to perform. He is one of the nation's great folk singers and an entertaining story teller like his father. His talking-singing blues classic, Alice's Restaurant, is always enthusiastically greeted at Guthrie concerts. It was expanded into a popular movie, starring Arlo. The story of Alice's Restaurant unfolds on a Thanksgiving Day. The recording is replayed on scores of radio stations throughout the country every year during the holiday.

Tickets to Arlo's concert are available at the Music Pier Box Office, (609) 525-9248 or from Ticketmaster.com.

THE THREE BEARS, 10:30 a.m. at the Music Pier. Papa, Mama and Baby Bear with Goldilocks entertain audiences with music and  provide plenty of laughs. Tickets are $9 at the Music Pier Box Office, (609) 525-9248 or online at www.ocnj.us.

Tuesday, July 17

The Ocean City Pops presents MANCINI by Moonlight with singers Nat Chandler and Terri Dale Hansen and featuring timeless tunes including Moon River, Days of Wine and Roses and much more. Sponsored by the Scheible Family in memory of Jeanne Heller., 8 p.m. Tickets $20/$12, available at the Pier Box Office or visit www.ocnj.us., call (609)525-9248.