Pride Rocks Asbury Park: A Free Concert to Get Out the Vote

Welcome to Pride Rocks Asbury Park: A Free Concert to Get Out the Vote! Join us at The Stone Pony for a night of music and activism. We are thrilled to have comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer and musical artists Christine Martucci and the Band of Love, Josh Zuckerman, and the fabulous drag performer Lady Celestina perform live. Let's come together to celebrate pride, enjoy great music, and make our voices heard at the polls. See you there!

Christine Martucci is an award-winning singer/songwriter. She is an Army veteran and has released four studio albums. She has also collaborated and released singles with Grammy winning songwriters. Christine believes in the power of love and respect for all people. She is a great supporter, as well as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.

Suzanne Westenhoefer

Imagine a truth-telling, hilarious, bold lesbian Barbie and a picture of Suzanne Westenhoefer comes into focus. There’s been nothing in her closet but her clothes since 1990 when she burst onto the comedy scene (on a dare, nonetheless).

With her platinum locks, immaculate makeup and chicest blazer, Suzanne personified 1990s lesbian chic when appeared on Sally Jesse Raphael’s “Breaking the Lesbian Stereotype” episode.

She has been breaking through barriers from being the first lesbian comedian with an HBO comedy special to the first lesbian comedian to perform on “Late Night with David Letterman” and all points in between.

The girl who grew up on the wrong side of Amish country has been advocating for LGBT rights, women’s rights and choice, and other causes since the 1980s.

Suzanne’s longtime passion for couponing and stockpiling toiletries paid off as she supplied her block with toilet paper during COVID’s darkest days. Yes, she saved their asses.

It doesn’t matter whether you are in line for a TSA screening or in a sold out auditorium, Suzanne will not stop until she has your rolling with laughter. Nothing is off limits to her. Every show is an off-the-cuff, unscripted laugh riot.

When asked why she is lending her talent to this Get Out the Vote series this year, Westenhoefer explains, “As an open lesbian comic, there’s nothing more important than voting and encouraging others to do so as well. Join me as we laugh and celebrate the best part of being an American.”

Josh Zuckerman is a Jersey Pride favorite for his big heart and his bigger music! No stranger to Asbury Park New Jersey, this Pop Rock Musician, Singer & Songwriter, brings you intoxicating new original music that fits any generation! His latest single music video “prey” has had over 60k views. Talk about manifesting! Josh released his latest CD, Gone With The Music, 10 original & intoxicating songs featured Drummer Thommy Price & Hall of Fame Bassist Gary Ryan of Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, the same musical idols he gives props to for wanting to play music in the first place! You owe it to yourself to see Josh Zuckerman live – there’s nothing like it!

Lady Celestina - Do you love drag? Do you love beautifully dramatic performers? Then The Lady Celestina is your cup of tea! This fabulous Asian-American drag queen is a Jersey girl through and through! Her love of drag started with the education and prevention work she was doing with Project Real in Asbury Park. She did one of her first drag looks with a top hat and it completed the look, then the next time she went out, someone said “OH! You’re the one with the top hat!” and she decided then and there that her outfits would be built around that signature look. Her custom top hats and fluid fashions are only the frame for her talent – in her interview on thotyssey.com she says “I always try to take performing and treat it like you’re seeing a little clip of a Broadway show.”

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