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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
Partyline
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 ...