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RED BANK: SANSONE TO TURN UP THE STEAM
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RED BANK: The Reckless Steamy Nights series cranks up the heat with a rare Jersey gig by New Orleans bluesburners Johnny Sansone and John Fohl.
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June 28th, 2017 @ 8am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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MIDDLETOWN: ‘GIANTS OF SCIENCE’ POP BY
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MIDDLETOWN: Meet and interact with the American Giants of Science during a free-and-fun program at the township library.
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June 27th, 2017 @ 8am
LINCROFT: Brookdale's Environmental Club celebrates local enviro-activism on issues such as the proposed JCP&L high-voltage line at a discussion tonight.
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June 26th, 2017 @ 9am
LINCROFT: ARTISTS FIND THEIR INNER ANIMAL
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LINCROFT: Human artists inspired by animal and insect 'architects' kick off a series of events for adults and children at Monmouth Museum this Sunday.
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June 23rd, 2017 @ 5am
SEA BRIGHT: BACK IN THE SKIM OF THINGS
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SEA BRIGHT: Skimbash is back for 2017, in a two-day tournament that hits the surf this Saturday and Sunday.
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June 22nd, 2017 @ 11am
MIDDLETOWN: An original musical dramedy asks, "is it 'gravy' or 'sauce'?" during a three-day stand at the Middletown Arts Center.
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June 22nd, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: A LAST ROUNDUP FOR ‘LITTLE JO’
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RED BANK: The musical THE BALLAD OF LITTLE JO enters its final week of performances, today through Sunday at Two River Theater.
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June 21st, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK & MIDDLETOWN: T-REX RETURNS
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RED BANK: T-Rex and the traveling version of Field Station: Dinosaurs visit the libraries here and in Middletown this week.
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June 19th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: FAB FAUX SPINS ‘REVOLVER’
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RED BANK: The Fab Faux play 'Revolver' lip-to-lip and other Beatles classics at their annual stop at the Count Basie Theatre Saturday night.
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June 16th, 2017 @ 9am
ON THE GREEN: SEINE, CLIMB OR KAYAK
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ON THE GREEN: The Monmouth County Park System has ways to get you out onto the waterways (and portable mountains) of our local parks.
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June 16th, 2017 @ 9am
LINCROFT: BLUEGRASS IN THE GRASS
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LINCROFT: Spend Sunday in the Park with some bluegrass-loving folks as they resume their summer pickin' at Thompson Park on June 18.
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June 16th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: ‘MAUDIE’ THURSDAY AT BOW TIE
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RED BANK: The Monmouth Arts sneak-preview series continues with 'Maudie,' starring Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke, Thursday night at Bow Tie Cinemas.
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June 14th, 2017 @ 11am
MIDDLETOWN: BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE
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MIDDLETOWN: Experience beautiful Deep Cut Gardens during a free guided Butterfly Walk on Friday morning.
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June 14th, 2017 @ 6am
SANDY HOOK: BEACH CONCERTS ARE BACK
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SANDY HOOK: The free series of Wednesday evening Beach Concerts serves up its opening volley June 14, with the return of Kirk and the Jirks.
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June 13th, 2017 @ 2pm
LITTLE SILVER: RBR TEENS BRAVE SHARK TANK
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LITTLE SILVER: Red Bank Regional student entrepreneurs win cash awards from the Rotary Club, during the school's first "Shark Tank" competition.
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June 13th, 2017 @ 7am
SHREWSBURY: HISTORIC PLAQUE REDEDICATED
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SHREWSBURY: More than 80 years after its dedication, the local chapter of the DAR refurbishes a plaque marking the historic Delaware Trail.
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June 13th, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: AN ART GALLERY GALLIVANT
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RED BANK: New friends join returning favorites as Monmouth Arts hosts another Tuesday night "Gallery Gallivant" to the artier corners of Red Bank.
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June 12th, 2017 @ 12pm
SEA BRIGHT: OYSTER WRANGLERS WANTED
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SEA BRIGHT: The American Littoral Society seeks volunteer 'wranglers' for its "Operation Oyster" restoration project in the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers.
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June 12th, 2017 @ 8am
LITTLE SILVER: VINTAGE BASEBALL RETURNS
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LITTLE SILVER: The Monmouth Furnace Base Ball Club helps the Parker Homestead host a day of vintage-style play and historic tours Sunday.
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June 9th, 2017 @ 10am
LINCROFT: RENT A CANOE AND EXPLORE MARLU
The Ballad of Little Jo TRTC 6-17 139 The Ballad of Little Jo Two River Theatre Company 6/3/17 Music by Mike Reid Lyrics by Sarah Schlesinger Book by Sarah Schlesinger, Mike Reid and John Dias Based on the film The Ballad of Little Jo by Maggie Greenwald Music Direction/Dance and Incidental Arrangements by John O'Neill Choreography by Marc Kimelman Directed by John Dias Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton Costume Design: Jess Goldstein Set Design: Michael Carnahan Wig Design: Leah J. Loukas Photo Credit: T Charles Erickson © T Charles Erickson Photography [email protected]
LINCROFT: Canoe rentals return to Thompson Park's Marlu Lake beginning this Saturday and Sunday
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June 9th, 2017 @ 7am
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PEACE, LOVE AND JUGGLING
Music and flow arts filled Riverside Gardens Park Friday night at the free flow arts meetup hosted by Cirque de Peace, with guest band Sweet ...
IMMIGRATION PROTESTS CONTINUE
Protests against a wave of immigration arrests in Red Bank and nationwide continued for a third and fourth straight day on Shrewsbury Avenue ...
CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
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SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.