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D'Jais is a dance club, with a DJ spinning records most nights of the week. There are theme nights and contests.<ref name="D'Jais way" />[[Kim Clijsters]] and [[Brian Lynch (basketball)|Brian Lynch]] have been there.<ref name="Clijsters">Robbins, L. (2005, August 29). After break and break up, Clijsters makes a fresh start. ''New York Times'', p. F4.</ref>
D'Jais is a dance club, with a DJ spinning records most nights of the week. There are theme nights and contests.<ref name="D'Jais way" />[[Kim Clijsters]] and [[Brian Lynch (basketball)|Brian Lynch]] have been there.<ref name="Clijsters">Robbins, L. (2005, August 29). After break and break up, Clijsters makes a fresh start. ''New York Times'', p. F4.</ref>


On Monday nights in the summer, the [[rock and roll]] band "Holme," with which [[Bobby Bandiera]] (who also plays with [[Bon Jovi]] and [[Southside Johnny]]) and two of D'Jais owners play,<ref name="Holme" /><ref name="holme2">Mikle, J. (2009, June 14). Cheap concerts, free festivals could be music to your ears. ''Asbury Park Press'' (online).</ref> entertains a mixed age crowd that includes the baby boomers with whom it was so popular from the 1970s through the 1980s.<ref name="Finale">Zedalis, J., & Alexander, A. (2005, September 2) Perfect forecast for finale season of surf and sun expected to end on a high note. ''Asbury Park Press,'' p. 1.</ref>
On Monday nights in the summer, the [[rock and roll]] band "Holme," with which [[Bobby Bandiera]] and two of D'Jais owners play,<ref name="Holme" /><ref name="holme2">Mikle, J. (2009, June 14). Cheap concerts, free festivals could be music to your ears. ''Asbury Park Press'' (online).</ref> entertains a mixed age crowd that includes the baby boomers with whom it was so popular from the 1970s through the 1980s.<ref name="Finale">Zedalis, J., & Alexander, A. (2005, September 2) Perfect forecast for finale season of surf and sun expected to end on a high note. ''Asbury Park Press,'' p. 1.</ref>


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 23:29, 6 February 2011

D'Jais Oceanview
Map
Location1801 Ocean Ave, Belmar, New Jersey
OwnerFrank Sementa, Bill Luddecke, and Kipp Connor
TypeMusic venue
Genre(s)Electronic dance music, electronic, rock, trance
Construction
Renovated1979
Website
www.djais.com

D'Jais is a nightclub and restaurant located at 1801 Ocean Ave in Belmar, NJ.[1][2][3][4]D'Jais has lunch and dinner menus and outdoor oceanview seating.[5]D'Jais also organizes and co-sponsors a Sandcastle Contest that has in some years attracted over 350 entries and over 9,500 participants.[6][7][7][8]

D'Jais is a dance club, with a DJ spinning records most nights of the week. There are theme nights and contests.[9]Kim Clijsters and Brian Lynch have been there.[10]

On Monday nights in the summer, the rock and roll band "Holme," with which Bobby Bandiera and two of D'Jais owners play,[11][12] entertains a mixed age crowd that includes the baby boomers with whom it was so popular from the 1970s through the 1980s.[13]

History

D'Jais is one of the few remaining bars in Belmar, NJ, which has developed an increasingly year around population over the last two decades.[4] Prior to that, Belmar offered a wide variety of establishments where college-aged baby boomers could work and socialize in the summer. Up until 1980, D'Jais was famous for its live music and five-for-a-dollar beers.[2][3] In 1979, Frank Sementa, Bill Luddecke, and Kipp Connor, bought D'Jais.[5] The new owners renovated the club, upgrading the design, flooring, bars, kitchen, and bathrooms. They instituted a dress code, hoping that the crowds' behavior would become more formal as well, and hired additional security staff to quiet the patrons as they entered and exited D'Jais. D'Jais' bouncers also participated in a program that trains bouncers how to handle difficult situations.[14] Sementa also made an effort to impress upon tenants of his rental properties the importance of respecting others in the Belmar community.[15] These efforts in advance of Belmar's gentrification, in addition to generations of loyal local customers[16] and employees and active involvement in the of community (e.g., supporting charity events,[17] the Sandcastle Contest[6][7][8] and Belmar Arts Council[18]), may be what allowed the club to survive when others did not.

Belmar, like other shore communities, has always struggled with how to protect its year round residents' interests while accomodating the tourists so important to the local economy.[19][15][20][21] The dilemma is that although tourists offer business opportunities for local residents and clubs offer local college students jobs and a place to drink with friends that doesn't involve venturing out onto highways, they can also create noise and incidents that upset local residents. Belmar tried to control the issue by reducing the closing time to midnight, which reduced D'Jais profits significantly,[19][22] but this restriction was later changed. There is currently a joint effort by the town and the remaining clubs to maintain order through education, socialization, training, and other initiatives.

References

  1. ^ [1] Buckley, C. (2010, June 3). Where the Party Is Perpetual. New York Times. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  2. ^ a b [2] Cariello, J., & Cariello, C. (2006). The Wingy Chronicles: Grandpa's Guide to Life (p. 89). Austin, TX: Bridgeway Books.
  3. ^ a b [3], Blum, B. (2007). Bradley Beach treasures: Reflections of the Jersey Shore.(p. 36) Charleston, S.C.: The History Press.
  4. ^ a b Glickson, G. (1992, September 6). If you're thinking of living in Belmar. New York Times, p. R5.
  5. ^ a b [4] DeMasters, K. (2002, August 18) By the beach, a club and a club sandwich. New York Times, p. NJ12.
  6. ^ a b Entertainment/News Editors (2004, July 9). 18th Annual New Jersey Sandcastle Contest Attracts Over 9,500 Visitors; More than 350 Entries of All Ages Competed in Belmar Event. Business Wire, New York, p. 1.
  7. ^ a b c Entertainment/News Editors (2003, June 20). Record Turnout Anticipated for 17th Annual New Jersey Sandcastle Contest in Belmar Business Editors/Travel Writers. Business Wire, New York, p. 1. Cite error: The named reference "sandcastle2" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  8. ^ a b Entertainment/News Editors (2002, June 26). Sand Sculpting Expert to Offer Free Clinic on Building the Perfect Sandcastle. Business Wire, New York, p. 1.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference D'Jais way was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Robbins, L. (2005, August 29). After break and break up, Clijsters makes a fresh start. New York Times, p. F4.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Holme was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Mikle, J. (2009, June 14). Cheap concerts, free festivals could be music to your ears. Asbury Park Press (online).
  13. ^ Zedalis, J., & Alexander, A. (2005, September 2) Perfect forecast for finale season of surf and sun expected to end on a high note. Asbury Park Press, p. 1.
  14. ^ McAleavy, T. (1996, Jun 14). Towns teach bouncers a thing or two. The Record, Bergen County, N.J. p. 020.
  15. ^ a b Larsen, E. (2007, April 3). Resort towns look for balance. Knight Ridder Tribune Business News, p. 1.
  16. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sun sand surf was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  17. ^ Bowman, B. (2009, July 16). "Challenge" in Avon to help military families. Asbury Park Press (online).
  18. ^ Seidel, B. (2008, October 3). Art News. Asbury Park Press (online).
  19. ^ a b Dellisanti, A. (1990, May 27). A beach fee dispute and a question: Is tourism necessary? New York Times, p. NJ2.
  20. ^ Shaheenbelmar, J. (1986, June 8). Belmar tries to soften effect of summer invasion. New York Times, p. NJ22.
  21. ^ [5] Gould, J. & Mcshane, L. (2008, July 19). Crowds smaller at Belmar nightspot after uproar over mayor's comments. New York Daily News. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  22. ^ [6] Special to the New York Times (1986, June 22). Jersey town shuts bars early - and stirs debates. New York Times, p. 34.
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