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Musicians on a Mission Celebrates 16th Anniversary with Gala Concert at Jersey Shore Arts Center

OCEAN GROVE, NJ — Musicians on a Mission (MOAM) will celebrate sixteen years of friends helping friends through music with a special anniversary gala and concert on Sunday, November 22, 2026, at the Jersey Shore Arts Center in Ocean Grove.

The celebration begins at 4:00 PM with a reception featuring appetizers and drinks in the lobby of the Arts Center. At 5:00 PM, guests will move into the historic Palaia Theater for a Musicians in the Round concert featuring Val Emmich, James Maddock and Pat Guadagno. The three musicians will share the stage, trading songs and stories throughout the performance. Coffee and dessert will follow the concert in the lobby.

The evening brings together three distinctive performers with strong ties to New Jersey and the Jersey Shore music community – Val Emmich is a gifted indie folk singer-songwriter, a New York Times bestselling author and an actor. Val recently released a new album, Everything Is Fine The Way It Is. James Maddock, an English-born singer-songwriter now living at the Jersey Shore, is known for his finely crafted songs and distinctive, gritty voice. Pat Guadagno, a longtime favorite of Jersey Shore audiences, is known for his skillful guitar playing and his ability to interpret a song and connect its story with his audience.