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RED BANK: STAND-UP SEX STUFF
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One of the hottest comics on the scene, Amy Schumer takes it inside the Count Basie Theatre for a Friday night comedy concert. She’s been noted for her “girl nextContinue reading "RED BANK: STAND-UP SEX STUFF"
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October 22nd, 2014 @ 12pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
RED BANK: IS THIS MIKE ON?
Comedian Mike Birbiglia brings his custom blend of standup, theater and spoken-word to the boards of the Count Basie Friday night. To call Mike Birbiglia a “standup comic” is likeContinue reading "RED BANK: IS THIS MIKE ON?"
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September 30th, 2014 @ 9am
LINCROFT: SINGH FOR YOUR LUNCH
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Kabir “Kabeezy” Singh comes to the Student Life Center at Brookdale Community College for the latest in a continuing series of Laugh at Lunch events. Personally, we find very littleContinue reading "LINCROFT: SINGH FOR YOUR LUNCH"
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September 28th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: A SERIOUSLY FUNNY TEDx TALK
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Open Mike: Humorists Michael Phillips-Anderson and Michael O’Keeffe take the stage of Two River Theater for a special TEDx Navesink presentation on September 25, prior to the 8 pm showContinue reading "RED BANK: A SERIOUSLY FUNNY TEDx TALK"
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September 23rd, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: JOAN RIVERS SHOW ON HOLD
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Friday’s show at the Basie was one of 26 appearances the 81-year-old comedian had lined up between now and late November, ABC News reports.  (Click to enlarge) One day beforeContinue reading "RED BANK: JOAN RIVERS SHOW ON HOLD"
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August 29th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: FEELGOOD MUSIC, REAL TIME LAFFS
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Master multi-instrumentalist David Bromberg makes his annual pilgrimage to the Count Basie Theatre tonight, with politically pointed standup Bill Maher in the wings for Sunday. In an interview that appearedContinue reading "RED BANK: FEELGOOD MUSIC, REAL TIME LAFFS"
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June 21st, 2014 @ 9am
MIDDLETOWN: BAD BOY MAKES GOOD
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NJ’s Bad Boy of Comedy Mike Marino is strictly family-friendly and ready to serve, as High School North hosts a fundraiser night of comedy for a township teen.  They callContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: BAD BOY MAKES GOOD"
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June 11th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: POWER OF DE VITO
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Funnyman Joe De Vito returns to The Downtown for a Friday night fracas, another Covert operation from the Jersey Jokers stable. Red Bank may no longer be able to boastContinue reading "RED BANK: POWER OF DE VITO"
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June 5th, 2014 @ 11am
BAD BOY COMIC, GOOD CAUSE AT MHS NORTH
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Chris Falzone was doing what he loves most — playing hockey — when his hip started bothering him. What was first thought of as usual growing pains and overuse, sinceContinue reading "BAD BOY COMIC, GOOD CAUSE AT MHS NORTH"
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May 28th, 2014 @ 6am
LINCROFT: GIRLS (AND ARTISTS) BEING FUNNY
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The “Mother of all standup comics” Robin Fox trades the comedy club for the Monmouth Museum, during a Wednesday Girls Night Out event keyed to the theme of Humor inContinue reading "LINCROFT: GIRLS (AND ARTISTS) BEING FUNNY"
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May 26th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: SINBAD SETS SAIL AT THE COUNT
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David “Sinbad” Adkins brings his famously family friendly (yet still somehow engagingly edgy) brand of comedy back to the Count Basie for an umpteenth encore this Friday night.  His majorContinue reading "RED BANK: SINBAD SETS SAIL AT THE COUNT"
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May 8th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: MORE ‘TROUBLE,’ BUT WORTH IT
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Brenda Pressley takes center stage as Willetta, a 1950’s African American actress at work on a play-within-a-play, as TROUBLE IN MIND continues through the weekend at Two River Theater. (PhotoContinue reading "RED BANK: MORE ‘TROUBLE,’ BUT WORTH IT"
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April 18th, 2014 @ 9am
4/18: KATHY GRIFFIN LIGHTS UP RED BANK
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Kathy Griffin goes double-deep dish this Friday night, when the flame-haired comic with the celeb-roasting style adds a second standup session to her scheduled gig at the Count Basie.  She’sContinue reading "4/18: KATHY GRIFFIN LIGHTS UP RED BANK"
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April 17th, 2014 @ 12pm
WEEKEND: THE SECRET WOID IS VARIETY
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A first responder benefitting spring edition of Street Fair returns to Red Bank Sunday while, below, the one and only GROUCHO goes wild, in the person of Frank Ferrante, FridayContinue reading "WEEKEND: THE SECRET WOID IS VARIETY"
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April 4th, 2014 @ 12pm
WEEKEND: WEDDING WALK GETS SAME-SEXY
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Michael Warmington of Red Bank RiverCenter joins a team of Barbizon tour guides in welcoming guests to a past edition of the Red Bank Wedding Walk, which returns to townContinue reading "WEEKEND: WEDDING WALK GETS SAME-SEXY"
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March 28th, 2014 @ 11am
TONY, TINA, BOBBY, SANTTU-MATIAS & MORE
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Above: Champian Fulton, Bob Tuzzo and Tony Corrao take the bandstand when the Red Bank Jazz Orchestra presents “An Enchanted Evening of Song” at Two River Theater. Below, twentysomething EuropeanContinue reading "TONY, TINA, BOBBY, SANTTU-MATIAS & MORE"
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February 28th, 2014 @ 10am
WEEKEND: THE GREENHOUSE HEATS UP
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Above: The champion vocalists from the NBC show THE SING-OFF come to Red Bank for two Friday night shows…while below, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Ben E. King isContinue reading "WEEKEND: THE GREENHOUSE HEATS UP"
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February 21st, 2014 @ 12pm
MUCH ADO ABOUT TRTC’S ‘AS YOU LIKE IT’
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Tonight’s free screening of director Joss Whedon’s 2012 film of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING kicks off a series of special events, keyed to Two River Theater Company’s upcoming production ofContinue reading "MUCH ADO ABOUT TRTC’S ‘AS YOU LIKE IT’"
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January 13th, 2014 @ 6am
WEEKEND: LAUGHING ALL THE WAY
Above: Standup guy Kyle Grooms is among the headliners taking part in Saturday’s annual Laugh Out Loud Comedy Show fundraiser for 180 Turning Lives Around. Below, it’s a triple-header ofContinue reading "WEEKEND: LAUGHING ALL THE WAY"
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January 3rd, 2014 @ 12pm
WEEKEND: COSBY, ABBA, POETRY & POTTERY
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Revisiting his standup comedy roots, Bill Cosby brings it back to the Basie for a one night stand… while cartoonist Mark Alan Stamaty (below) is guest judge for a groupContinue reading "WEEKEND: COSBY, ABBA, POETRY & POTTERY"
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November 8th, 2013 @ 7am
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VOLUNTEERS GET INTO THE WEEDS
Toting plastic trash bags, 51 volunteers conducted a walking litter cleanup on Red Bank's West Side Saturday.
“IT’S A PARTY AT WAWA!”
You wish you could vibe like Brian, who lives on the other side of Hubbard’s Bridge. He caught redbankgreen’s attention in Red B ...
POPE OKS ORATORY
RED BANK: St. Anthony of Padua obtains papal approval to establish Oratory of St. Philip Neri, a community of priests and brothers devoted t ...
RED BANK: NEW MURAL BRIGHTENS CORNER
RED BANK: Lunch Break founder Norma Todd is depicted in a mural painted this week on the front of the newly renovated social service agency.
TULIPS TOGETHER
Spring tulips taking in the sunset outside the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank Monday evening.
RIVER RANGERS RETURN
River Rangers, a summer canoeing program offered by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, returns this summer for up to 20 participa ...
DOUBLE DYLAN IN RED BANK
Trucks for a production company filming what one worker said was a Bob Dylan biography have lined Monmouth Street the past two days with cre ...
AFTER THE RAIN
A pear tree branch brought down by a brief overnight storm left a lovely tableau on the sidewalk in front of Red Bank's Riverside Gardens Pa ...
CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
Asked by a redbankgreen reporter why these cones were on top of cars, the owner of the car in the foreground responded: “That’s ...
RAIL RIDER’S VIEW
A commuter's view of Cooper's Bridge and the Navesink River from North Jersey Coast Line train 3320 out of Red Bank Tuesday morning.
PUT ME IN COACH!
Red Bank T-Ball kicked off at East Side park on Saturday morning. The brisk weather proved to be no deterrent to the young players, ranging ...
IT’S A SIGN!
Once proudly declaring its all-but-certain arrival in Spring 2019, the project previously known as Azalea Gardens springs to life again with ...
SPRINGTIME MEMORIES OF CARL
The Easter Bunny getup and St. Patrick’s Day hat that belonged to longtime Red Bank crossing guard and neighborhood smile-creator Carl ...
RED TRUCKS AT RED ROCK
A small dishwasher fire at Red Rock Tap and Grill was put out quickly by firefighters overnight, causing minimal damage. Red Bank Fire Depar ...
CREATIVE COVER UP
The windows of Pearl Street Consignment on Monmouth Street were smashed when a driver crashed their car through them injuring an employee la ...
THEY’RE BACK!
Ospreys returned to the skies over Red Bank this week for the first time since they migrated to warmer climes in late fall. With temperature ...
SPRING IS SPRUNG
RED BANK: Spring 2024 arrives on the Greater Red Bank Green with the vernal equinox at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.
RED BANK’S FINEST – AND NEWEST
Red Bank Police Officer Eliot Ramos was sworn in as the force’s newest patrolman Thursday, and if you’re doing a double take thinkin ...
EASTER EGG MAYHEM AT THE PARK
An errant whistle spurred an unexpectedly early start to the Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, which had been scheduled to begin at eggsactly 11am ...
PRESEASON DOCKWORK
RED BANK: With winter winding down, marina gets ready for boating season with some dockwork on our beautiful Navesink River.

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