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A NEW NEW CORNER, AND OTHER PIZZA NEWS

New Corner Restaurant is reopen for business after a two week semi-break when the restaurant underwent renovations. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi)
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI
The New Corner Restaurant has a new look. It may be the last one under its current ownership.
The pizzeria, at East Front Street and Globe Court in Red Bank, reopened Monday after a [...]

AU REVOIR, BIENVENUE

Bienvenue owner Frederic Vidal is handing over the keys to the restaurant to a New York-based chef at the end of the month, when Vidal and his wife, Audrey, high-tail it to sunny Florida. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi)
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI
He came, he accomplished his goal to inject Red Bank with some authentic French fare, and [...]

ANOTHER STORM HEADED THIS WAY?

Ledger Live reporter Brian Donohue shot this pre-storm vodcast about weather-induced panic shopping last Friday at Red Bank and Middletown supermarkets. Will we see a repeat run on bread and milk this week?
Just days after Saturday’s blizzard, the Red Bank area could be facing another wintry mess beginning Tuesday night.
The National Weather Service is warning [...]

JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL LEAVING RED BANK FOR RACETRACK; RETURN IN 2011 UNCERTAIN

Deanna Bogart performs at the 2009 edition of the storied music festival. (Click to enlarge)
It’s official: the Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival is leaving town, for this year at least.
The annual three-day event, which traditionally draws tens of thousands of visitors, and at least one good downpour, to the natural amphitheater in Red Bank’s [...]

GET READY TO KEEL OVER IN THE KITCHEN

This Rumson kitchen is one of five stops on the tour.
Admit it: Two-story foyers, sweeping stairways and high-end family entertainment suites just don’t do it for you.
No, You’re you’re one of those people who enters a home for the first time tuned to the sound of water splashing in a stainless steel sink, of utensil [...]

TINY BODEGA/RESTAURANT GETS BIG PLUG

If it seems that La Chaparrita on Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank is getting more traffic these days, it could be proof of the power of the plug.
The tiny bodega was featured in Sunday’s New York Times. But not for its fresh fruit and Pinguinos packaged cupcakes.
Turns out the shop has a busy little kitchen [...]

WEST SIDERS GETTING SOME OVERDUE TLC

Danny Murphy, outside his Bridge Avenue restaurant, is leading an effort to boost the Arts & Antiques District’s profile.
For years, a cluster of businesses west of Red Bank’s downtown has felt like a neglected stepchild.
That was supposed to change with the inclusion three years ago of a portion of the West Side in the special [...]

ART BAR

Painter Medy Quiroz at the opening of the two-artist show at Jamian’s Thursday night. Below, a bar patron takes in a Quiroz triptych. (Click to enlarge)
Live music venue; bar; restaurant; art gallery; place for knitters to drink — or should that be, “a place for drinkers to knit?”
Whatever. Continuing its evolution into a kind of [...]

BON JOVI BRINGS ‘SOUL’ FOOD TO CHURCH

St. Anthony of Padua transforms into the Soul Kitchen on Friday nights, offering a community restaurant through a partnership with the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi)
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI
You can add restaurateur to the résumé of Jon Bon Jovi.
Through his non-profit JBJ Soul Foundation, the megapopstar musician has teamed with St. Anthony [...]

EMPLOYEES SCORCHED BY PIZZERIA CLOSING

After more than 30 years in business, Danny’s is ending its run and owners from Long Branch will take over. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi)
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI
Danny’s Pizza & Subs, a Little Silver landmark for nearly 40 years, is shutting its doors after selling to buyers from Long Branch, employees told redbankgreen.
The eatery, which has looked [...]


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    • 03.12 - Free Movie: COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER Sissy Spacek stars (and sings) as country music icon Loretta Lynn in the 1980 biopic for which she won an Oscar. It's a Women's History Month entry in the Friday Afternoon Film Series at Middletown Library.
    • 03.12 - MY FAIR LADY at RBC The classic Lerner and Loewe musical version of PYGMALION is performed by the students of Red Bank Catholic High School.
    • 03.12 - Ebony Fashion Fair: A Tribute to Eunice Johnson The legacy of the legendary magazine editor and fashion trailblazer is celebrated with a Girls' Night Out at Frank Talk Art Bistro, with conversation and door prizes.
    • 03.12 - Cherryholmes THE WALTONS with sharp clothes and hotties? The cast of LOST IN SPACE with fiddles and banjos? Led by ZZ Top—bearded patriarch Jere, this family—unit bluegrass band (last seen round these parts at Monmouth U in 2009) has cultivated a remarkably sure presentation laced with fine technique and an entertaining style that avoids the worst of the Opryland/Branson excesses.
    • 03.13 - Laurie Berkner Band It's a live Birthday Party concert, starring the nationwide children's music star and her band in two matinee performances (11am and 2pm) at the Basie. It's also a Kids Care Club event, for which donations of new books for needy children are greatly appreciated.
    • 03.13 - Hats Off to Spring Luncheon Elaine Gates, author of ALL I AM I OWE TO GOD and IN SEARCH OF LOVE, will read from and sign copies of her books at the special event that also features a hat fashion show, chinese auction, door prizes and inspirational speaker Reverend Olivia Williams.
    • 03.13 - The Follicle Chronicles at Frank Talk RESCHEDULED FROM FEBRUARY: Natural hair experts Candace and Palisa Kelley return to Frank Talk Art Bistro for a seminar 'about the psychology of hair and making that transformation to ala naturelle.' A discussion and makeovers follow; reserve (10 bucks discussion only; 65 bucks for personal makeover) in advance by phone.
    • 03.13 - Author Kim Levin The photographer whose 'pet whisperer' ways have resulted in a series of cool and delightful picture books visits River Road Books in Fair Haven to sign copies of her latest title, DOGPLAY: THE CANINE GUIDE TO BEING HAPPY.
    • 03.13 - Paper Moon Puppet Theater Master puppeteer Jim Racioppi and crew present CINDERELLA, the latest in their long running series of Paper Moon marionette shows for family audiences. One of the Shore's best kept secrets, these productions (on the custom scaled mini stage at First Avenue Playhouse in Atlantic Highlands) combine handmade figures and scenery with genuine theatrical artistry for a rare experience that's capped by the 'backstage tour' following the show.
    • 03.13 - Harpist Marjorie Mollenhauer The musician performs a free solo concert at the Monmouth County Library's Eastern Branch.
    • 03.13 - MY FAIR LADY at RBC The classic Lerner and Loewe musical version of PYGMALION is performed by the students of Red Bank Catholic High School.
    • 03.13 - Monmouth Civic Chorus The local vocal powerhouse presents SING THE BODY ELECTRIC, a concert of 'music and evocations for chorus and brass,' that much closer to heaven atop Tower Hill.
    • 03.14 - The Irish Rovers Just in time for St. Pat's, the veteran folk group (coming up on 50 years of continuous performing) returns to Red Bank with their patented mix of traditional Irish tunes, signature originals like 'The Unicorn,' and unique takes on familiar pop songs.
    • 03.14 - Open Mic with Rob Dye and Mike Ghegan A tradition around Red Bank for years, the Sunday night event is THE place to find musicians congregating, hanging out, trying new ideas, cutting up on some classics and generally enjoying one of the MUST events for Jersey Shore music fans.
    • 03.16 - Train/ Butch Walker The Grammy winning, megaplatinum minted Bay Area trio is back touring on the heels of a new album, and with a newfound sense of urgency that harkens back to their earliest triumphs. They're coming to Red Bank for the first time, with Butch Walker and the Black Widows offering solid support. A 175 dollar VIP ticket includes preferred seating, autographed poster and meet 'n greet with the band.
    • 03.17 - Open Auditions for Red Bank Street Life Red Bank River Center is inviting talented adults and teenagers (16 years and older) to audition for this summer’s sidewalk performance series on Wednesday, March 31 at the Count Basie Theatre Rehearsal Studio, 99 Monmouth Street (2nd Floor) from 6—8pm. RiverCenter is seeking musicians and entertainers, such as mimes, clowns, magicians, jugglers, etc. to participate in the program. Each performer is asked to bring 3—to—4 minutes of prepared material highlighting his or her skills, a biography and references, if available.
    • 03.17 - Alpha Omega Wine Dinner Branches in West Long Branch hosts internationally recognized Jean Hoefliger in an Alpha Omega wine tasting event. $$89 includes five course seated dinner with selected top rated Napa wines at 7:30pm. Call for reservations.
    • 03.17 - Movie at the Guild: GOYA'S GHOSTS The Guild of Creative Art hosts a screening of Milos Forman's 2006 film, with Javier Bardem as painter Francisco Goya, and Natalie Portman his muse.
    • 03.17 - Monmouth County Teen Arts Festival Opening Reception All members of the public are invited to this kickoff reception for the annual celebration of young local artists, co—presented by the Monmouth County Arts Council and Brookdale Community College. More than 500 works of art will be on display at the school's Center for Visual Arts; refreshments will be served, and entertainment includes music, film and spoken word performance by participating artists. RSVP to lm@monmoutharts.org.
    • 03.18 - HAMMETT The 1983 mystery film — a fanciful detective story with Fredric Forrest as the real life author Dashiell Hammett —screens for free at the Monmouth County Library's Eastern Branch, with showings at 2 and 7pm.
    • 03.18 - Red Bank Documentary Film Series Film critic Joan Ellis is your host as The Atrium at Navesink Harbor (that's the elegant hi—rise senior residence on Riverside Avenue) continues a free monthly series of doc screenings and discussions, with popcorn and candy on the house. Tonight it's the 1984 film THE GOOD FIGHT, a portrait of The Abraham Lincoln Brigade and the American volunteer force's struggle against the Fascists during the Spanish Civil War. Reserve by phone for all events.
    • 03.18 - The authors of THREE BROWN EYED GIRLS As part of Women's History Month, The Red Bank Library hosts an appearance by authors Rosemary Calabretta, Rosaleen Rooney Myers and V.G. Wells, with a presentation on 'how three women from different backgrounds met, bonded, told their stories to one another, and decided to take the leap and publish their book.' Also featured will be a book signing, and a panel discussion on 'work. family, the writing process, self publishing and more.'
    • 03.18 - CINDERELLA The students of Red Bank Regional High School (including Governors Award winning vocalist Michael Anderson as Prince Charming) present the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical of the classic fairy tale, with a cast of child performers as Cinderella's animal friends, and the tile role shared by Marie Ferguson and Patricia Blair.
    • 03.18 - Rock N Roll Karaoke (upstairs) The band from NYC's Arlene's Grocery hosts this popular weekly feature, in which civilian hopefuls can front a hard—rocking combo on any of a couple hundred classic rock favorites.
    • 03.18 - Monmouth County Teen Arts Festival More than 500 works of art by area teens will be on display at the Brookdale Community College Center for Visual Arts during the annual celebration of young local artists, co—presented by the Monmouth County Arts Council and BCC.