From Allergies to America at War,
2003 was an interesting year
Sensations Magazine
Issue 29, Spring 2003: Released April 13, 2003
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Issue 30, Summer 2003: Released Sept 2003
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Issue 31, Fall 2003: Released November 2003
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Issue 32, Winter 2003: Released Dec. 2003
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2003
An eclectic year: our fourth Writer's Retreat, poetry inspired by allergies, a "return
to old times" with academic research, and something completely
different: a monthly cabaret series in Asbury Park . . .
(Above, L-R) Fiction Editor Marilyn Hartl, Laura Freedgood,
Jacqueline de Weever, Norma Ketzis Bernstock, Vicki Moss, and
Publisher David Messineo enjoy the comfortable surroundings at the
third Sensations Magazine Writer's Retreat, at Glenwood Mill
Bed & Breakfast, Glenwood, NJ, January 2003
(Above) A Civil War re-enactment at Historic Cold Spring Village in New
Jersey. This Civil War is one of several topics examined in our 2003
America at War series
. . . a return to academic-style research,
with a sweeping
2-part analysis of
America at War, 1513 to 2003 . . .
The stunning two-part "America at War" series returns
Sensations Magazine to its research roots for the first time since the
Summer 2001 "Sexual Identity in the New Millennium" issue: a laudable attempt to say something new and fresh about a
very old topic that, unfortunately, still stays relevant.
The Summer 2003 Sensations Magazine, "America at War:
Part One - Forming a Nation, 1513-1897" (released in September 2003),
covered America's earliest wars, battles, and skirmishes, from the first
combative encounters between Native Americans and New World explorers to their
conclusion by forced migration to U.S. Government-authorized reservations.
In between, different sections of this issue cover the Revolutionary War, War of
1812, the Civil War, and more, through our unique artistic juxtaposition of
poetry, fiction, and research.
The Fall 2003 "America at War: Part Two - World Power,
1898 to Present" (released December 2003) examined America's involvement in war
from the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars to the War on Terrorism
that led us into Afghanistan and Iraq. The issue includes a moving section
on the events of September 11th (with full color photography), and "A Nation
Divided Against Itself, 1898-Present," which examined and documented American
prejudice from slavery to the debate over same-sex marriage. The issue
concludes with two pages of statistical research from several sources - an
estimate of the total number of people killed in all wars that included American
involvement across 400 years: a staggering end to what several writers
have called "the best issue you've ever done."
(Above) Destroyed but not forgotten - The Native American village of Secota,
one of many casualties in the process of forming the United States of America
Here are some highlights from our 2003 issues:
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Spring 2003 "Allergies" issue is our least
expensive issue in 15 years, selling for $5/copy |
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Summer 2003 "America at War, Part One: Forming a
Nation, 1513-1897,"
features a rare color photograph of Gettysburg on the front cover |
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Fall 2003 "America at War, Part Two: World
Power, 1898-Present," features cover
photography by Gerald R. Wheeler |
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Winter 2003 "General Theme" issue presents
general themed poetry and fiction in the same issue, for the first time
since 1999 |
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Poets published in the Spring 2003 "Allergies" issue
(9):
Robert Bovino, Mary Florio, Vera Gelvin, Phyllis Jean Green, Steven
Koenig, Eugenia Macer-Story, David Messineo, Lynn M. Rosenthal, Leeander
Scott |
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Poets published in the Indian Summer 2003 "America at
War" issue (5): Michael R. Brown, Mary Florio, Josh Humphrey,
Daniel Green, David Messineo |
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Poets published in the Fall 2003 "America at War" issue
(15): Michael R. Brown,
David Campbell, Mary Florio, Vera Gelvin, Daniel Green, David Hoffman,
Josh Humphrey, Dean Kostos, Steven Koenig, Gilda Kreuter, David Messineo,
Vicki Moss, Pina Pipino, Trey Selma, Leeander Scott |
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Poets published in the Winter 2003 issue (15): Beth Cagle
Burt, K. Elizabeth Costa, Daniel Donatacci, Juditha Dowd, John L. Falk,
Mary Florio, Ellen Foos, Laura Freedgood, Davidson Garrett, LaMar Giles,
Carlos Hernandez Pena, Raymond K. Kaelin, Dean Kostos, Gilda Kreuter,
David Messineo, Cheryl J. Moore, Lynn Veach Sadler, Andrew Sapia,
Dianalee Velie, Chris Waters, Joan Heller Winokur |
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Fiction writers published in 2003 (8): Mark Bailey, James Vance
Elliott, Frank Grzyb, Sandra Hunter, Mark Lyons, Arnold L. Miller, Ken
Sieben, Terry Siebert |
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Poet David Hoffman, age 13 when he wrote "Twin Towers"
(published in our Fall 2003 issue), becomes the second youngest poet to
appear in our pages |
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Each 2003 issue sells out within 3 months of its release |
. . . events galore, from Coney Island theme shows to poetry readings .
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Sensations Magazine moved its operations to the
Jersey Shore in March 2002, anticipating that a move to a new location would
help us attain some long-sought goals, including our landmark Coney Island
issue achieving "sold out" status (thereby catalyzing a financial turnaround
to profitability for the publication, as well as funding our full events
series).
We set four goals: (1) host one event including
poetry in each of the 16 oceanside towns in Monmouth County; (2) host a
series of Coney Island theme shows; (3) host a monthly cabaret series in
up-and-coming Asbury Park, NJ, helping to draw foot traffic to the newly
restored Cookman Avenue area; and (4) sell out our Coney Island issue.
We attained the first three goals in 2003, and attained the fourth in 2005.
(Above) Frank Finale reads at the Berkeley-Carteret Hotel,
Asbury Park,
NJ in early 2003 - the debut of the Subscriber
Series at the Jersey Shore,
running monthly from 2003-2004
(Above) John Falk reads at the Berkeley-Carteret Hotel,
Asbury Park, NJ, in early 2003
(Above) The group enjoys the view of Sea Girt Lighthouse, Sea Girt, NJ,
at the Subscriber Series at the Jersey Shore, October 2003
(Above) Poet Vera Gelvin (far right) with friends display Vera's
chapbook This Place at the Subscriber Series at the Jersey Shore,
October 2003. This monthly series brought poets to read poetry in each
Monmouth County oceanside town; this round is in Sea Girt, at The Beacon
House.
(Above) Cheryl J. Moore, feature poet at East Main Street
Trattoria, Manasquan, NJ, November 2003
(Above) Ellen Foos of Princeton reads at the Subscriber Series
at the
Jersey Shore, this round at East Main Street Trattoria,
Manasquan, NJ,
November 2003
Along with continuing to provide public reading
opportunities for sensational poets, here are some highlights of what we
achieved at the Jersey Shore in 2003:
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Publisher David Messineo offers his services as as poetry columnist for Night and Day Magazine -
starting March 2003, Night and Day
Magazine (with 70,000 readers) becomes the first widely-circulated entertainment
magazine to offer "Central Jersey Poetry Scene," a monthly column listing
all opportunities to hear poetry in New Jersey south of Route 78 (biweekly
in summer) |
| In January 2003, our "Subscriber Series at the Jersey
Shore" begins with a lecture on William Butler Yeats at Spring Lake Public
Library, and continues monthly as a Jersey shore link between the north
Jersey, Princeton, and Trenton poetry communities, with attendance ranging
from 10 to 40 |
| In May 2003, we hold the first of five successful Coney
Island multimedia shows at the Jersey shore (the first being at the
Manchester Inn, Ocean Grove), offering poetry, dance, and video of the
heyday of the amusement parks, with a special focus on the 100th
anniversary of the opening of Luna Park in May, 1903 |
| Sensations Magazine launches its monthly cabaret
series in Asbury Park in June 2003, with the goal of one year of
performances in Asbury Park. We achieve six months: four shows
at Bistro Ole (June to September), and two shows at the Berkeley-Carteret
Hotel (November & December) |
| The shows: Coney Island (June); The Motown, Tina,
and Gladys Revue (July); A Night in Brazil (August); No Divas Allowed,
featuring Algia Motley (September); Freddy Gomez in Concert (November);
and The Asbury Park Technical Academy of Dance (December) |
| Attendance ranges from 10 to 60 at various shows |
| A separate free show - a dance interpretation of Vaslav
Nijinsky's "Afternoon of a Faun" at Harry's Roadhouse on Cookman Avenue,
featuring dancers Kleber de Freitas and Gabriela Carpio - draws 80 people
to downtown Asbury Park, and becomes our third highest attended event in
our history |
. . . expanding our franchise by bringing live cabaret back to
Asbury Park, NJ . . .
(Above) Algia Motley gives a sensational live performance to a sold-out
crowd at "The Motown, Tina, and Gladys Revue" at Bistro Ole, Asbury
Park, NJ, July 2003, and (Below) returns for a second "No Divas Allowed"
show in September 2003
(Above) Kleber de Freitas stars in his interpretation of Nijinsky's
"Afternoon of a Faun" at Harry's
Roadhouse, Asbury Park, NJ,
October 2003
. . . and the debut of a new and important funding mechanism
for our organization,
The
Route 71 Driving Guide
In November 2003, that paid advertising mechanism evolved
into the First Edition of the Route 71 Driving Guide, a full-color
guide to Route 71, the highway that half-circles through 18 towns in
Monmouth County.
By August 2004, the 2004/2005 Edition of the Route 71
Driving Guide would become the largest full-color desktop publishing
project in Sensations Magazine history: a 60+-page full color
journey from Eatontown to Brielle, given out for free to people who attend
select Sensations Magazine events.
Six distinct editions would be created, with the final
copies distributed in Monmouth County in October 2006.
(Above) Assembly of The Route 71 Driving Guide:
hand-collated, hand-bound, handed out for free to attendees of Sensations
Magazine events
Favorite quote of 2003: "How you manage to do all this year after year
is beyond me."
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