Skip to content

A town square for an unsquare town

redbankgreen

Standing for the vitality of Red Bank, its community, and the fun we have together.

ON THE GREEN: FREE FILMS UNDER THE STARS

blindside-500x333-9611145Quinton Aaron and Sandra Bullock star in a free Sunday night screening of ‘The Blind Side’ at Fair Haven Fields. Red Bank’s Movies in the Park lineup includes a July 21 airing of ‘Beetlejuice,’ below.

beetlejuice-220x146-1622532It’s still the best summer-movie deal under the setting sun and stars; a moveable feast of (basically) family-friendly, free flicks excitement that lights up the big inflatable screen and blockbuster sound system at parks and beaches all over Monmouth and Ocean counties.

Presented by Shore Flicks, it’s a cinematic slate that makes its seasonal return to the greater Red Bank Green this Sunday starting at Fair Haven Fields.

FAIR HAVEN: Screening just after sundown (approximately 8:15 pm), The Blind Side tells a fact-based story of football and family values centered around former homeless teen/ future NFL prospect Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) and the family of believers (led by Sandra Bullock in her Oscar winning turn) who give him the stability and support he needs to find the greatness within.

The irregularly scheduled series resumes on Monday, July 6 with How to Train Your Dragon 2; picks up three weeks later with the Tom Hanks favorite Big (July 27); and returns to Sunday night for the final entry on August 2, the Disney phenomenon Frozen.

Bring nonperishable food items (for Lunch Break and other local charities) along with the folding chairs and beach towels — and bring it around the corner for more.

RED BANK:  The longest-running of the many outdoor series presented by Shore Flicks, the weekly screenings at Riverside Gardens offer what’s arguably the most spectacular setting of all outdoor venues: the terraced amphitheater of the park (and those lovely complimentary Navesink River sunsets) combining with the energy of the dynamic downtown for an experience that’s one of a kind.

Films screen every Tuesday in July and August, with the schedule as follows:

7/7 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the nasty-fun original with Gene Wilder)
7/14 The 40th anniversary showing of Jaws
7/21 Michael Keaton in Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice
7/28 A rare showing of the 1980s cult fave Better Off Dead
8/4 JJ Abrams’ reboot of Star Trek (replaces the originally announced Marvel’s Avengers)
8/11 The relatively little-seen CGI animation The Book Of Life
8/18 The animated sequel Penguins of Madagascar
8/25 The hit CGI comix adaptation Big Hero 6

SEA BRIGHT: Meanwhile, on the municipal beach here, a bi-weekly Sunday summer schedule of comic fantasies commences on Sunday, July 12 with the original Back to the Future, followed with a Christmas-on-July 26 showing of Will Ferrell in Elf, the appropriately aquatic fish-out-of-water romcom Splash on August 9, and the return of Marty McFly in Back to the Future 2 on August 23.

Check here for a complete schedule of area events  — and follow Shore Flicks on Facebook or Twitter for up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations or other schedule changes.

Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
Partyline
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.
CORNED BEEF AND DISCO FRIES?
It’s Friday, and smart Lent-observing Leprechauns know the pot of gold at the end of Red Bank’s rainbow is actually the deliciou ...
SURFBOARD DITCHED
It’s a violation of etiquette in surfing to ditch your board.  (it could hit another surfer and hurt them). But someone appears to ha ...
ELSIE, TAKE ME WITH YOU!
Soaked by pouring rain with the temperature hovering in the low 40’s, this sign in the window of Elsie’s Subs on Monmouth Street ...
WALK THIS WAY
PARTYLINE: Before-and-afters of a sidewalk cleanup on West Street.
SOGGY NOTION
RED BANK: Breezeway sculpture captured the mood downtown as heavy rains fell Saturday morning.
HOME DELIVERY
RED BANK: After a subdivision, an instant house rises on a new Catherine Street lot.
COMMUNITY PROFILES
For Black History Month, Red Bank's Community Engagement and Equity Advisory Committee has been running a series of local profiles on Facebo ...
HEARTY FAREWELL FOR HARDY
RED BANK: Council to honor DPU supervisor Rich Hardy, who retired recently after almost 39 years of keeping things running.
HOMEBOUND? READ ON…
RED BANK: Can't get to the public library? It's now offering free delivery and pickups for homebound borough residents.
TAMING A BEAST OF A WEEK
RED BANK: After the second snowfall of the week, a borough family finds the perfect use for it – a Godzilla snow sculpture.
RED BANK: LIBRARY CLOSED, BUT THE HILL’S OPEN
RED BANK: Though the library was closed by a snowstorm, kids got to enjoy the riverfront property's steep slope Tuesday.
LIGHT(HOUSE) MAKEOVER
This year, getting ready for spring means a midwinter makeover for Strollo's Lighthouse in Red Bank.
TODAY: LOCAL PUPPY COMPETES ON ANIMAL PLANET’S “PUPPY BOWL”
Red Bank’s very own rescue puppy, Biscuit, is set to compete in Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl this Sunday, February 11, at 2 PM. Th ...
WHAT? NO redbankgreen NEWSLETTER?
Apologies to redbankgreen newsletter subscribers: the daily email hasn’t gone out for two days because of technical issues.
RED BANK: TIRED OF SKEETERS?
RED BANK: Tired of mosquito bites every summer? Monmouth County has a free program to help eliminate skeeter breeding grounds.
SEA BRIGHT: POLAR PLUNGE FOR ST. JAMES, OTHERS
Hundreds braved the wind and sea on Sunday at 1PM in support of St. James Elementary School, and other Catholic schools in the area. The eve ...
RED BANK: RBR CLAIMS TITLE
RED BANK: Watch pure joy as the RBR boys basketball team celebrates its first B North championship in 17 years.