Featured on NPR’s All Songs Considered and in a Tiny Desk Concert, Joy On Fire is a New Jersey-based sax/bass/drum/vocal rock-jazz quartet that originally formed in Baltimore. The band has toured the eastern seaboard, from Vermont to New Orleans, and played repeat engagements at venues and festivals such as The Burlington Jazz Fest, The Middle East Café in Boston, Baltimore’s Metro Gallery, and The Asheville Music Hall.

Join our favorite improv troupe Reflex Improv, and come for a night of laughter, light refreshments and improvisational comedy! Sure to be a night of roaring great fun for all! Please purchase tickets in advance as there is limited seating. Adult beverages available for cash purchase. Hors d'ouvres are complimentary. Proceeds will be used to purchase new toys for donation to Toys for Tots. We also encourage bringing a new unwrapped toy for donation.

American Conversations has held programs at the Avalon since 2014 and is pleased to be here again.   American Conversations are held at various locations around the country and on CDMedia.com to expose public and private policies and actions that impact lives and to encourage open, public debate of those policies and practices. “How Public Policy is Putting Our Children at Risk” delves into the policies that have led to:                   Significant Increase in Child Human Trafficking                   Exponential Increase in Youth Deaths from Fentanyl                   Alarming Increase in Suicides Among Young People                   Decrease in Mastery of Basic Academic Skills The panel, moderated by investigative journalist, author and co-founder of American Conversations, Christine Dolan, will be asking the question: What do we need to do?