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MIDDLETOWN: THE LAWN IS A BATTLEFIELD
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The last outdoor concert of the summer season hits the lawn at Middletown Arts Center, with a Tuesday night performance by Pat Benatar tribute band Little Paradise. She’s won aContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: THE LAWN IS A BATTLEFIELD"
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August 25th, 2014 @ 12pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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CHEF BURKE GOES FARM-TO-TABLE
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Superstar chef David Burke — pictured at right, with former Ama Ristorante owner Pat Trama during post-Sandy relief efforts in Sea Bright — has created a special menu for AsContinue reading "CHEF BURKE GOES FARM-TO-TABLE"
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August 25th, 2014 @ 6am
On Sunday, October 12, a co-ed softball tournament  will be hosted by Middletown-based Kyle’s Krowd, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created to raise awareness and funds for those individuals and their familiesContinue reading "PLAY BALL FOR KYLE’S KROWD, IN M’TOWN"
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August 25th, 2014 @ 6am
LINCROFT, SHREWSBURY: ART AND ABOUT
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MR. TOOLEY is among the paintings by Paul Hansen on display at Shrewbury’s Guild of Creative Art, beginning with a reception on Sunday afternoon. “Hero worship, I’ve come to realize,Continue reading "LINCROFT, SHREWSBURY: ART AND ABOUT"
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August 23rd, 2014 @ 12pm
UNITARIAN CHURCH ADDS SECOND SERVICE
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Press release from Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County is growing! This inclusive, progressive and caring congregation is expanding its Sunday services andContinue reading "UNITARIAN CHURCH ADDS SECOND SERVICE"
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August 22nd, 2014 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN: A WEEKEND OF SIGHT ‘N SOUND
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While the annual Fireman’s Fair turns up the late-summer heat beginning Friday evening, The Wag closes out the season of free concerts on Saturday night, on the borough’s municipal dock. Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN: A WEEKEND OF SIGHT ‘N SOUND"
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August 21st, 2014 @ 12pm
RUMSON: SUEDE TO THE RHYTHM
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Social media-savvy Canadian band Cherry Suede takes it to Molly Maguire’s in Rumson for their sole area appearance, this Saturday night. The tour itinerary includes Montreal, Toronto, Philadelphia and…Rumson? LastContinue reading "RUMSON: SUEDE TO THE RHYTHM"
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August 21st, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: VAN ZANDT IN THE VANGUARD
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Middletown’s own “Little” Steven Van Zandt — photographed outside the Count Basie Theatre in 2008 — is one of the inaugural recipients of the Basie’s Vanguard Awards, honoring lifelong devotionContinue reading "RED BANK: VAN ZANDT IN THE VANGUARD"
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August 21st, 2014 @ 9am
M’TOWN LIONS HOST AUTO SHOW, MOTO MEET
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Some fabulous flivvers (like this wood-bodied 1910 Ford Model T) have been featured in past editions of the annual Auto Show and Motorcycle Meet at Middletown Shopping Center. The ninthContinue reading "M’TOWN LIONS HOST AUTO SHOW, MOTO MEET"
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August 21st, 2014 @ 6am
LINCROFT: INDOOR VOICES PLEASE
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THE VOICE singing sensation Jacquie Lee joins the Rock and Roll Chorus for a special Saturday night concert at Brookdale’s Collins Arena, dedicated to ongoing post-Sandy relief efforts in UnionContinue reading "LINCROFT: INDOOR VOICES PLEASE"
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August 20th, 2014 @ 12pm
ARTISTS WANTED FOR SICKLES WEEKEND
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Lorna Weber takes part in a past edition of the annual Artists Weekend at Sickles Market. Event organizers are seeking creative people for the event, which returns to the LittleContinue reading "ARTISTS WANTED FOR SICKLES WEEKEND"
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August 20th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: COCKTAILS FOR A CAUSE
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The popular lounge at Taste is the setting for a Wednesday evening of food and drink specialties dedicated to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Monmouth. Red Bank Cocktail WeekContinue reading "RED BANK: COCKTAILS FOR A CAUSE"
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August 19th, 2014 @ 12pm
JBJ HOOKS A BIG-TUNA DONATION
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Ask any rock star you happen to see: Chicken of the Sea’s traveling mermaid will present Jon Bon Jovi’s JBJ Soul Kitchen with a “100 Years of Good” donation, inContinue reading "JBJ HOOKS A BIG-TUNA DONATION"
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August 19th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: A CANINE CARNIVAL CLOSER
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Nathan shakin’: the fur-challenged but fancy-moving internet sensation Dancing Nathan is the special guest attraction at the final Red Bank Dog Days event of the summer, this Tuesday. Capping aContinue reading "RED BANK: A CANINE CARNIVAL CLOSER"
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August 18th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: LIVIN’ LARGE AND LOVEN’ETT
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The Hat, The Cattle, The Hair — Lyle Lovett brings it all, in large quantity and with no discernible thinning of quality, to the Count Basie stage this Tuesday.  GripeContinue reading "RED BANK: LIVIN’ LARGE AND LOVEN’ETT"
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August 16th, 2014 @ 12pm
NAVESINK: SUDDENLY, THIS SUMMER
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The short plays of the late great Tennessee Williams are explored by the Monmouth Players, in a special two-weekend presentation at the troupe’s Navesink Arts Center homestage. When last weContinue reading "NAVESINK: SUDDENLY, THIS SUMMER"
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August 15th, 2014 @ 12pm
‘DISCO FEVER’ FOR KIDS’ CAUSE, AT THE BASIE
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Queen of Disco Gloria Gaynor appears with special guests The Village People in a September 6 benefit concert, dedicated to the Michael Fux Foundation’s local children’s hospital project.  Press releaseContinue reading "‘DISCO FEVER’ FOR KIDS’ CAUSE, AT THE BASIE"
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August 15th, 2014 @ 6am
LINCROFT: COLOR, BETWEEN THE LINES
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UNCONSCIOUS NATURE is among the intricate drawings by artist Inyoung Seoung, on display beginning with a Friday evening reception at the Monmouth Museum.   Her intricate drawings strive for theContinue reading "LINCROFT: COLOR, BETWEEN THE LINES"
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August 14th, 2014 @ 12pm
TOUCH A TRUCK, AT 5TH ANNUAL ‘FUNRAISER’
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Kids of all ages are invited to Touch-A-Truck, during the fifth annual benefit event for Monmouth Day Care Center. Press release from Monmouth Day Care Center The parking lot ofContinue reading "TOUCH A TRUCK, AT 5TH ANNUAL ‘FUNRAISER’"
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August 14th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: CROSSINGS ON BRIDGE AVE
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Flamenco dancers, live music and samplings from area restaurants are on hand outside Two River Theater during Thursday’s pre-party for Crossing Borders, the annual festival of new Latino plays curatedContinue reading "RED BANK: CROSSINGS ON BRIDGE AVE"
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August 13th, 2014 @ 12pm
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(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
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.