Ventnor’s getting a new bandshell / beach concert stage behind the library, adjacent to the Boardwalk.
The Ventnor summer concert series returns on Saturday, June 28, 2025.
On Friday, March 7, Ventnor had a bandshell groundbreaking ceremony.
Ventnor officials thanked Shelly D’Orazio and the entire Ventnor Beautification Committee, including Peter D’Orazio, Marsha Galespie, Rose Hamilton, and Peter Mokover for their organization’s generous pledge toward the construction of the public bandshell.
We asked Stinson to provide a construction update:
Why build a new bandshell, concert stage?
Ed Stinson: Ventnor hosts a very successful summer concert series at Newport Ave. The existing stage/gazebo had reached its useful life and needed to be replaced.
What’s involved in preparing the lot where the stage will be built?
Stinson: Site preparation is minimal. The Ventnor Public Works department had to disconnect an underground water service to the boardwalk shower as well as locate an existing underground electric conduit.
The contractor completed the pile stake out. Timber piles have been delivered to the site.
Work on the stage is scheduled to begin on Monday, March 17, 2025.
What are key project milestones?
- Pile foundation installation
- Structural framing
- Underground electric
- Fabrication
- Delivery of steel shelter
- Finish carpentry/site work
When will public begin to see the bandshell taking shape?
Stinson: The foundation piles will be installed next week. Structural framing will start the week after that, so the public should see the shape of the stage come together over the next few weeks.
Then we wait for the shelter to be delivered.
Is the bandshell designed so that future enhancements and modifications can be added later?
Stinson: Yes, for enhancements like lights and sound equipment.
Are there new amenities planned in the space where citizens gather to watch an event?
Stinson: Not as part of this contract.
What else should the public know about the new bandshell?
Stinson: The Ventnor Beach bandshell design was prepared by William McLees Architecture working with the city. They did an excellent job.
The city awarded the construction contract to Massett Building Company, an excellent construction company.
Ed Stinson has been a certified public works manager and licensed professional engineer in Atlantic County for 25+ years.
