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Red Bank business owner Dean Ross, seen here in 2014, is among six alumni tapped for induction into RBR’s Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) SixContinue reading "RBR: ROSS, FIVE MORE TO JOIN HALL OF FAME"
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April 25th, 2016 @ 12pm
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RED BANK: THOUSANDS PACK FOOD FEST
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A strolling smorgasbord of eat and drink, plus plenty of musical merriment, as the Red Bank Beer, Wine and Food Fest parks it on White Street this Sunday, April 24.
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April 25th, 2016 @ 8am
RED BANK: PRINCE FANS RAIN PURPLE @BASIE
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Hundreds of Prince fans turned out at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank for a free screening of his film,”Purple Rain,” Sunday night, and many honored his memory byContinue reading "RED BANK: PRINCE FANS RAIN PURPLE @BASIE"
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April 25th, 2016 @ 6am
RED BANK: FOOD & MUSIC FEST SPRINGS BACK
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A strolling smorgasbord of eat and drink, plus plenty of musical merriment, as the Red Bank Beer, Wine and Food Fest parks it on White Street this Sunday, April 24.
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April 22nd, 2016 @ 3pm
RED BANK: FREE ‘PURPLE RAIN’ SHOW @BASIE
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In honor of the late, great Prince, the Count Basie Theatre will screen his blockbuster film, “Purple Rain,” on Sunday. (Click to enlarge) Press release from the Count Basie Theatre inContinue reading "RED BANK: FREE ‘PURPLE RAIN’ SHOW @BASIE"
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April 22nd, 2016 @ 1pm
LINCROFT: EARTH ROOM TO KENNEDYS
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The folk-rock dynamic duo THE KENNEDYS inaugurates a new series of Earth Room Concert events, Saturday night at the Unitarian Universalist meetinghouse.
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April 21st, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: IN THE MOOD FOR BIG SOUND
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A big band and an energetic troupe of singers and dancers bring that 1940s vibe back to the Count Basie Theatre Sunday. (Click to enlarge) There’s the Andrews Sisters’ rollicking reveille “Boogie Woogie BugleContinue reading "RED BANK: IN THE MOOD FOR BIG SOUND"
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April 21st, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: BANDIERA & CO. HONOR BOWIE
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Bobby Bandiera, below, honors the late David Bowie with a special tribute concert in Red Bank Saturday night. (Click to enlarge.) It was originally supposed to go down as aContinue reading "RED BANK: BANDIERA & CO. HONOR BOWIE"
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April 20th, 2016 @ 11am
RED BANK: GRIFFIN AND BEAR IT
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Flamethrower comedy from Kathy Griffin; a Jersey Shore Rock 'N Soul tribute to David Bowie, and a gift to audiences IN THE MOOD for the songs, steps and styles of the 1940s — a weekend's worth of Count Basie entertainment.
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April 20th, 2016 @ 9am
RED BANK: A BARD AT THE END OF THE WORLD
William Shakespeare's PERICLES sets sail in previews this weekend at Two River Theater, in an all-new production infused with the songs and original music of Grammy winning singer, actor, composer and musician Rinde Eckert.
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April 15th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: PUSCIFER, DION & “EMILY”
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Wrestle-wrapped alterna-rock theatrics; Grammy lauded jazzfunkpop; brand-new sounds from "the real link between Sinatra and rock"...all in a week's work at the Count Basie Theatre.
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April 13th, 2016 @ 9am
RED BANK: JAZZ TALKIN’ ON MONMOUTH
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It's "All About the Bass"...and the Satchmo, and The Kid from Red Bank...as the Talkin' Jazz series returns to the Count Basie Performing Arts Academy for another jazzy April schedule that begins tonight.
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April 11th, 2016 @ 6am
RED BANK: SYMPHONY OF THE SENSATIONAL
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Making two stops at the Count Basie in one week, the NJ Symphony Orchestra welcomes new conductor Xian Zhang, plus guest performers Jennifer Frautschi and Broadway's Norm Lewis.
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April 8th, 2016 @ 3pm
RUMSON STAR’S CONCERT TO STREAM VIA APP
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Local fans of 24-year-old Rumson-bred pop star Charlie Puth who can’t make it to his sold-out show tonight in New York or Friday night’s sold concert at Red Bank’s Count BasieContinue reading "RUMSON STAR’S CONCERT TO STREAM VIA APP"
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April 7th, 2016 @ 3pm
RED BANK: VOCALLY SOURCED ‘N ORGANIC
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Two midweek nights, one famous stage, 20 harmonious human voices, as the Count Basie welcomes STRAIGHT NO CHASER (Tuesday) and MANHATTAN TRANSFER with TAKE 6 (Wednesday).
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April 1st, 2016 @ 8am
RED BANK: SINBAD & GARFUNKEL & MORE
From Sinbad to Satriani, Mozart to Garfunkel, the Basie's busier than ever this weekend, and the jam-packed April days and nights ahead.
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March 30th, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: O’REE PLANS RECORD-DROP SETS
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In conjunction with the release of a new record entitled “Brotherhood,” guitarist Matt O’Ree — a 2015 tour sideman for Bon Jovi — and his band plan to play two sets at Jamian’sContinue reading "RED BANK: O’REE PLANS RECORD-DROP SETS"
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March 26th, 2016 @ 2pm
The kids from ROCKIT! are back on the Basie boards, for a Saturday night salute to Rock and Roll's most memorable contributions to the silver screen.
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March 25th, 2016 @ 12pm
Scholarship auditions in the afternoon; a gala "Big Band to Broadway" fundraiser in the evening...all in a busy April 30 for the Monmouth Civic Chorus.
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March 24th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: MILLION $ MARCH ON MONMOUTH
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Elvis, Jerry Lee, Johnny (Mathis) and more, as the Count Basie springs into action with vintage jukebox hits done live.
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March 17th, 2016 @ 5pm
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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
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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 ...