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RED BANK: The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra wraps its season with a Saturday concert at the Basie, and returns to town for a free outdoor event in July.
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June 8th, 2017 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: AN ARTIST’S ‘SALON’ AT CONCRETE
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RED BANK: Salon Concrete returns to full gallery mode Saturday when it showcases the work of borough-based painter Franki DeSaro in a solo exhibit.
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June 7th, 2017 @ 11am
FAIR HAVEN: TOWN TO HAVE ITS DAY
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FAIR HAVEN: Faces (and skies) will be colorfully painted as Fair Haven Day returns for a sixth annual edition this Saturday.
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June 7th, 2017 @ 7am
RUMSON: IT’S ALWAYS FAIR WEATHER
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RUMSON: It's not the start of summer without the return of the Canterbury Fair, back for a 69th edition this Saturday at St. George's Church.
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June 7th, 2017 @ 5am
MIDDLETOWN: The Stone Church Players tackle Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' in an abridged version.
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June 6th, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: ‘WAY BACK HOME’ AT TWO RIVER
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RED BANK: Puppet power brings the kids' classic 'The Way Back Home' to life for eight shows at Two River Theater beginning Thursday.
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June 5th, 2017 @ 9am
SHREWSBURY: ‘DREAMS’ COME IN THREES
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SHREWSBURY: Three local artists share their "Visible Dreams" in a group show that opens Sunday at the Guild of Creative Arts.
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June 2nd, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: The annual StreetLife series returns this weekend, with a Saturday evening (and select Thursdays) schedule of sidewalk acts.
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June 2nd, 2017 @ 10am
SANDY HOOK: PARTY ON, PARTNERS
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SANDY HOOK: The Jersey Shore Partnership hosts its annual fundraiser Summer Celebration this Monday evening on the Hook.
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June 2nd, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: ‘LITTLE JO’ GETS ACTUAL BALLADS
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RED BANK: Two River Theater caps its mainstage season with a long-developing production of the fact-based musical 'The Ballad of Little Jo.'
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June 1st, 2017 @ 11am
LINCROFT: The Unitarian meetinghouse hosts the biggest "FUNdraiser" on its busy yearly calendar this Saturday evening.
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May 31st, 2017 @ 3pm
SHREWSBURY: A STRAWBERRY STATEMENT
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SHREWSBURY: The annual Strawberry Fest adds a seasonal sweetener this Saturday at the historic Presbyterian Church.
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May 31st, 2017 @ 12pm
LINCROFT: A SPECIAL RIDE ON THE SUNNYSIDE
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LINCROFT: Learn about Sunnyside Equestrian Center and the therapeutic benefits of the SPUR program during a special showcase event on Saturday.
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May 31st, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: A GOLD-LEAF WRAP FOR ALLIANCE
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RED BANK: The Art Alliance closes out its season with a Saturday reception for the annual Ebba Osborne Award show.
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May 30th, 2017 @ 4pm
LINCROFT: ARTIST EMERGING INTO LIGHT
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LINCROFT: Paintings by Jason M. Stewart make for a dynamic display at Monmouth Museum beginning with a Friday evening reception.
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May 30th, 2017 @ 3pm
RED BANK: A DETOUR INTO LABUA LAND
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RED BANK: Detour Gallery exhibits an "unraveling" of the mind of Michael LaBua, beginning with a Saturday night reception.
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May 30th, 2017 @ 12pm
MIDDLETOWN: A LIFE’S PASSION ON DISPLAY
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MIDDLETOWN: "Bad Girl" is among the paintings by the late Alexander Goldenberg on display at the Library in June.
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May 30th, 2017 @ 6am
LINCROFT: RANNEY SCHOOL GRADUATES 82
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LINCROFT: Rumson's Jillian Ross was valedictorian, as The Ranney School Class of 2017 held its commencement on the BCC campus.
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May 26th, 2017 @ 1pm
ON THE GREEN: Check here for info on Memorial Day observances slated for Fair Haven, Little Silver, Middletown, Red Bank, Rumson, Sea Bright and Shrewsbury.
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May 26th, 2017 @ 9am
RED BANK: Five local schools rack up wins (and a Red Bank arts impresario gets a Lifetime Achievement honor) at the 12th annual Basie Awards.
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May 25th, 2017 @ 5pm
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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 ...
LITTERBUGS HIT MARINE PARK
Partyline PSA: Please don't leave your trash in our nice new park!
PARKING SUCCESS AT RED ROCK
All these people found parking for the Cliffs at Red Rock!
SHO AND TELL
A peak inside Sho Asian Table a new restaurant still under construction and slated to open later this summer at 8 West Front Street in Red B ...
“Night of the Living Nick” Halloween Car Turns Heads
Nick Brown, a special effects artist from the Atlantic Highlands, was seen driving his creatively decorated Halloween car around Red Bank th ...
“HOLY F***!” LIGHTNING STRIKE FROM WASHINGTON STREET BACKYARD
Lightning struck during Saturday’s storms in the backyard of Washington Street resident Kimberly Johnson. The strike obviously caught ever ...
SMOKY NAVESINK SUNRISE
redbankgreen's partyline photographer Karly Swaim captured the sun rising through hazy, smoky skies above the Navesink River from NJ Transit ...
MAGGIE’S HEAT WAVE HAIRCUT
Maggie, a golden doodle who belongs to Sara Horan, shows off her new shorter-for-summer hair cut outside Fins & Feathers on Monmouth Street ...
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.