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BRIT FARCE JUMPS POND TO CAP TRTC SEASON
Susan Heyward stars as Winnie, the “nearly nine year old” central character in the comedy MY WONDERFUL DAY, by Alan Ayckbourn, below. By TOM CHESEK As the author of nearlyContinue reading "BRIT FARCE JUMPS POND TO CAP TRTC SEASON"
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May 11th, 2012 @ 8am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK ART WALK GETS BACK ON ITS FEET
Works by Kathy Polenberg, above, and other local artists are showcased as part of the rejuvenated Red Bank Art Walk event on Friday.   It looked for a while asContinue reading "RED BANK ART WALK GETS BACK ON ITS FEET"
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May 9th, 2012 @ 9am
WE’RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER TRAILER
The Trailer Park Boys, the Canadian cult cable sensations performing a bit of “community service” this Friday night at the Count Basie Theatre. By TOM CHESEK The last time theContinue reading "WE’RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER TRAILER"
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May 9th, 2012 @ 6am
TRTC: ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH
A slew of classic characters from the pens of Shakespeare, Coward and Wilson and more will tread the boards of the Red Bank stage this season.  (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "TRTC: ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH"
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May 8th, 2012 @ 6am
RED BANK: FOODIE TREK AROUND THE WORLD
Like the past two autumn Oysterfests, Red Bank Flavour’s new International Flavour Fest on Sunday will bulge at the belt line of the White Street parking lot. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK: FOODIE TREK AROUND THE WORLD"
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April 30th, 2012 @ 7am
PAINTING, AND CLOTHING, THE TOWNS PINK
A profusion of pink explodes from local wardrobes this time of year, as evidenced by these pix from the 2011 Girls’ Night Out party in Pink Bank. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "PAINTING, AND CLOTHING, THE TOWNS PINK"
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April 27th, 2012 @ 8am
OPERA AND DANCE TO LIGHT UP RBR STAGE
Rehearsing for this week’s Spring Dance Concerts at Red Bank Regional, VPA dance majors include (front row, left to right) Phoenicia Butler, Jessica Adderly, Dillion Jackson, plus (back row, leftContinue reading "OPERA AND DANCE TO LIGHT UP RBR STAGE"
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April 25th, 2012 @ 9am
UP AT McKAY’S: LEAVENS GETS LINEAR
This pencil-on-paper self portrait is among the “new and unknown” works by lifelong Red Banker Evelyn Leavens on display in a solo show that opens Friday evening at McKay ImagingContinue reading "UP AT McKAY’S: LEAVENS GETS LINEAR"
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April 24th, 2012 @ 5am
THEY’RE OFF TO SEE THE COUNT
Joe Ronga, Dan Peterson, Madelyn Monaghan and Joseph York are off to see THE WIZARD OF OZ, in the stage adaptation of the ultimate “road picture” going up this weekendContinue reading "THEY’RE OFF TO SEE THE COUNT"
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April 17th, 2012 @ 10am
…AND YOU CAN TELL ‘EM “JOE SENT ME”
Jazz scholar/ WBGO disc jockey Gary Walker and guitarist Vic Juris are among the special guests TALKIN’ JAZZ with Joe Muccioli, in the series that returns to the Count Basie’sContinue reading "…AND YOU CAN TELL ‘EM “JOE SENT ME”"
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April 16th, 2012 @ 6am
IN RED BANK, A CULINARY LULLABYE OF B’WAY
Clockwise from top left: Young Broadway veterans Katie Boren, Miguel Cervantes, Jeff Kready and Kenita R. Miller offer up a four-course cabaret performance when Red Bank Flavour serves up someContinue reading "IN RED BANK, A CULINARY LULLABYE OF B’WAY"
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April 9th, 2012 @ 4am
MAUREEN McGOVERN CARRIES THE SHOW
Chart-topping vocalist, stage actress and “Stradivarius Voice” Maureen McGovern begins a three-week stand at the Two River Theater. (Photo by Deborah Feingold) By TOM CHESEK  Any performer who’s been inContinue reading "MAUREEN McGOVERN CARRIES THE SHOW"
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April 2nd, 2012 @ 6am
Fair Haven’s newly renovated Bicentennial Hall, aka Fisk Chapel, is among the historical landmarks that will play a key role in the borough’s centennial. (Photo by Stacie Fanelli. Click toContinue reading "A ONCE-IN-A-CENTURY NIGHT IN FAIR HAVEN"
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March 6th, 2012 @ 10am
A MONTH OF MENU MADNESS ON THE GREEN
A month of elbow-to-elbow good eatin’ kicks off tonight at the Molly. (Click to enlarge) By TOM CHESEK It’s beginning to give way to Spring around the greater Green, andContinue reading "A MONTH OF MENU MADNESS ON THE GREEN"
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March 5th, 2012 @ 8am
AT TRTC, AN ACTOR TACKLES TWO PLAYS
Tony winning actor Chuck Cooper is in the house for IN THIS HOUSE, the musical that kicks off its world premiere engagement next week at Two River Theater. (Click toContinue reading "AT TRTC, AN ACTOR TACKLES TWO PLAYS"
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March 1st, 2012 @ 1pm
PHOENIX RISES TO THE OCCASION FOR 25th
Dan Peterson reprises the PRODUCERS showstopper “I Want to Be a Producer,” when Phoenix Productions celebrates its 25th anniversary this Saturday at the Count Basie. They come from all walksContinue reading "PHOENIX RISES TO THE OCCASION FOR 25th"
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February 20th, 2012 @ 8am
AN EXTENDED RIDE FOR TRTC’s ‘JITNEY’
Tony winner Chuck Cooper (right) appears with J. Bernard Calloway in the Two River Theater Company production of JITNEY — and sticks around to star in IN THIS HOUSE nextContinue reading "AN EXTENDED RIDE FOR TRTC’s ‘JITNEY’"
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February 14th, 2012 @ 6am
ART & ABOUT: GOLDBAUM TO GREENHOUSE
Jennifer Lukowiak demonstrates the potter’s craft during last year’s Artists Weekend at Sickles Market, to which she and 19 other creators return this weekend. Art happens, as it’s wont toContinue reading "ART & ABOUT: GOLDBAUM TO GREENHOUSE"
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February 8th, 2012 @ 6am
LAURA CRISCI BEATS THE BLUES @BROOKDALE
Singer, songwriter and Brookdale Community College alumna Laura Crisci performs with her formidable “Whoever Shows Up Band” at a special Beat the Winter Blues event Saturday evening at BCC’s LincroftContinue reading "LAURA CRISCI BEATS THE BLUES @BROOKDALE"
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February 3rd, 2012 @ 7am
A ‘JITNEY’ TO THE BIG TIME FOR TRTC
Ruben Santiago-Hudson announces JITNEY at the Two River Theater last spring, as Greg Brown and Rona Figueroa (of TRTC’s production of JACQUES BREL) look on. (Click to enlarge) By TOMContinue reading "A ‘JITNEY’ TO THE BIG TIME FOR TRTC"
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January 27th, 2012 @ 7am
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RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...
DOWNPOUR STRAINS DRAIN
Partyline captures video of a flooded intersection during Tuesday's afternoon thunderstorm.
STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
SOUTH STREET AUTHOR TO READ AT LIBRARY SATURDAY
South Street resident Scott Robertson will read selections from his book, Contents of a Curious Mind, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
EARTH SPIRIT FOUNDER DIES
Jocelyn Ruth Midose, longtime owner of Earth Spirit New Age Center has died.
A PERFECT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
The annual National Night Out event organized by the Red Bank Police Department drew hundreds to frolic amid the green grass and cotton cand ...
Blackhawk Helicopter Arrives for National Night Out
The Blackhawk helicopter has arrived. Everyone’s favorite part of each National Night Out hosted by the Red Bank Police Department jus ...
PARKING METER MOMENT
Patty Bishop of Verona was halfway through her haircut at Fox & Jane when she realized she needed to feed the parking meter. After she p ...
JOIN US AT JJ’S – PLEASE!
A doe-eyed sect of sentient boba teas sweetly beseeches us to join their adorable cult outside of JJ Delicacies this sticky August Sunday!
NEIGHBORS GATHER AT TINO’S
Chris Havens of River Street gathered group of Red Bankers for dinner on Thursday night. The gathering was in the back patio of Tino’s Mex ...
TREE BRANCH VS CAR
A tree branch fell on a parked car on Chestnut Street near Pearl Street Sunday. Submitted by Brian Donohue
APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHE
As a curmudgeonly curator of terrible punctuation on public signs, I’ve seen and shaken my head at a lot of gratuitous quotation marks ...
DANE FOR DEMOCRACY
redbankgreen Partyline captures a great dane who, all signs indicate, has had enough.
SUNFLOWER GAUNTLET
On the Partyline: a sunflower guantlet on River Street.
VIGIL FOR 68 DEAD
About 100 people attended a Saturday vigil at Johnny Jazz Park in Red Bank as part of a nationwide series of events to mourn the lives of pe ...