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RED BANK: RAISIN’ A FAMILY @ TWO RIVER
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RED BANK: Two River Theater season-opener 'A Raisin in the Sun' stars wife-and-husband actors Crystal Dickinson and Brandon Dirden.
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September 6th, 2017 @ 3pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: A CURTAIN-RAISIN’ FREE BBQ
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RED BANK: Two River Theater raisin' the curtain on a new season with a free block party boasting music, food and the cast of 'A Raisin in the Sun' Thursday.
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August 29th, 2017 @ 7am
MIDDLETOWN: BRUSH UP YOUR SHAKESPEARE
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MIDDLETOWN: The Monmouth Players warm up for a new season with a sampler of soliloquies 'n such by Shakespeare.
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August 17th, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: A SEVENTH ‘CROSSING’ ON BRIDGE
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RED BANK: The Crossing Borders Festival of new "Latinx" themed plays returns to Two River for a seventh season with a Wednesday patio party.
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July 31st, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: MISSION HOUSE RISING
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RED BANK: A new modular structure is going up on the St. Anthony of Padua campus. What's Going On Here? We've got the answer.
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July 25th, 2017 @ 1pm
IN THE AIR: FREE MUSIC, MOVIES AND MORE
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ON THE GREEN: FREE movies in the park. FREE music on the sands, streets and docks. FREE Shakespeare on the grass. All in the midsummer's evenings ahead.
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July 18th, 2017 @ 10am
LINCROFT: The summer theater project at CBA's Henderson Theatre partners with the Premier troupe for a production of 'Footloose' that opens Friday.
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July 12th, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: LOCAL STARS ON THE ‘WEST SIDE’
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RED BANK: Actors from Middletown and Rumson appear as star-crossed lovers when 'West Side Story' returns to the Basie, courtesy of Phoenix Productions.
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July 12th, 2017 @ 6am
LINCROFT: MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S MERRIMENT
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LINCROFT: It's Shakespeare the way the Bard intended it, as A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM goes up in the open air this Thursday, on the lawn at Brookdale CC.
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July 11th, 2017 @ 12pm
RED BANK: NEW MURAL POPS INTO VIEW
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RED BANK: A colorful new mural bloomed to life on the West Side over the weekend, thanks to local kids and couple of all-niters by some adults.
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July 10th, 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
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
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
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
RED BANK: High schools on the Greater Green score numerous nominations, as the 12th annual Basie Awards roll out the red carpet tonight.
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May 24th, 2017 @ 9am
RED BANK: A FRONTIER FUNDER AT TWO RIVER
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RED BANK: Tony-level talent helps Two River Theater host an advance listen to the original musical, THE BALLAD OF LITTLE JO.
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May 11th, 2017 @ 6pm
RED BANK: ‘BEAUTY’ ON THE BASIE STAGE
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RED BANK: Disney's stage musical 'Beauty and the Beast' heralds a new season of lavish entertainments on the Basie stage from Phoenix Productions.
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April 27th, 2017 @ 2pm
RED BANK: PADILLA ‘WOMEN’ ON THE WING
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RED BANK: With seven performances left, 'The Women of Padilla' continues its world premiere run through Sunday at Two River Theater.
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April 25th, 2017 @ 6am
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SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.