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RED BANK: STANDUP AT THE ELKS
RED BANK: Elks Club 233 is the stage for a night of standup comedy.Featuring appearances by Ken Krantz, John Moses and Kevin Israel.
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April 19th, 2024 @ 5pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: IMPROV COMEDY AT BASIE CINEMAS
RED BANK: After five years absence, Improv Jam makes a long-awaited return with a new home at Basie Center Cinemas.
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October 11th, 2022 @ 1pm
RED BANK: BASIE HOSTS STANDUP OPEN MIC
RED BANK: Basie Center hosts an open mic for comedians on the third Thursday of each month.
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October 2nd, 2022 @ 3pm
RED BANK: PORTMAN READY FOR MAYOR’S MIC
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RED BANK: Mayoral favorite Billy Portman is even more the entertainer than we knew, with movie roles and a 'filthy" rap record in his past.
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July 1st, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: STANDUP COMEDY
RED BANK: Scarlet Reserve Room to host weekly stand-up comedy, with featured performers and open mic for up-and-comers.
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February 15th, 2022 @ 10am
RED BANK: STANDUP COMEDY
RED BANK: Scarlet Reserve Room to host weekly stand-up comedy, with featured performers and open mic for up-and-comers.
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February 15th, 2022 @ 10am
MIDDLETOWN: PLAYERS DISH UP FINE ‘DINING’
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MIDDLETOWN: Monmouth Players take it into A.R. Gurney's engagingly experimental ensemble comedy 'The Dining Room" for six performances.
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February 2nd, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: MORGAN PICKS UP THE PIECES
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RED BANK: Back on the road after a limo crash that killed a friend and seriously injured him, Tracy Morgan is slated to do two shows at the Basie Friday.
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October 26th, 2016 @ 9am
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: JUST BROWN AND SERVE
Put on those protective ponchos, as Food Network star Alton Brown visits the Count Basie for a Wednesday night EAT YOUR SCIENCE extravaganza that just might get a bit messy.
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April 18th, 2016 @ 8am
RED BANK: DAVID CROSS TAKES BASIE STAGE
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Elvis, Jerry Lee, Johnny (Mathis) and more, as the Count Basie springs into action with vintage jukebox hits and off-beat comedy.
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March 21st, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: TAKE US HOME, KATHLEEN
Repeat Basie favorite Kathleen Madigan returns to Red Bank for an encore Saturday evening. Here’s a sample bit.  Long before there was an internet bubble and a housing bubble, thereContinue reading "RED BANK: TAKE US HOME, KATHLEEN"
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January 7th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: HIGH SCHOOL THESPIANS OF OLD
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  Now playing in the lobby display case at Red Bank borough hall: photos of Red Bank High School thespians, believed to have been taken in the 1950s. The exhibit, theContinue reading "RED BANK: HIGH SCHOOL THESPIANS OF OLD"
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February 10th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: SINBAD SETS SAIL AT THE COUNT
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David “Sinbad” Adkins brings his famously family friendly (yet still somehow engagingly edgy) brand of comedy back to the Count Basie for an umpteenth encore this Friday night.  His majorContinue reading "RED BANK: SINBAD SETS SAIL AT THE COUNT"
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May 8th, 2014 @ 8am
WEEKEND: REGATTA, TEA, A MAN IN A TREE…
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‘On Borrowed Time’ continues its run at the Two River Theater, above. Judith Krall Russo, below, talks tea and women in history at the Eastern Branch Monmouth County Library Saturday.Continue reading "WEEKEND: REGATTA, TEA, A MAN IN A TREE…"
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September 27th, 2013 @ 6am
The orchestra seats have been covered in plastic at the Count Basie for tonight’s appearance by fruit-smashing comedian Gallagher. Still: pity the housekeeping crew. Troubador Pat Guadagno, below, is atContinue reading "WEEKEND: WORMS, TRUCKS ‘N SMASHED FRUIT"
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August 9th, 2013 @ 8am
CHEECH & CHONG’S NEXT MOVE: A BASIE DATE
Reunited once more for their most ambitious tour in over 25 years, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong take it to the boards of the Count Basie on May 1 forContinue reading "CHEECH & CHONG’S NEXT MOVE: A BASIE DATE"
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April 30th, 2013 @ 10am
Push is at the Downtown tonight. By ALEXIS ORLACCHIO Friday, March 29 RED BANK: The Woman’s Club of Red Bank hosts the Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation‘s Juke JointContinue reading "WEEKEND AHEAD: PUSH, STRETCH & SLITHER"
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March 29th, 2013 @ 10am
OPENING NIGHT FOR ‘MY WONDERFUL DAY’
‘My Wonderful Day‘ star Susan Heyward, above, plays a 9-year-girl in Alan Ayckbourn that debuted at the Two River Theater in Red Bank Saturday night. Turner Classic Movies host RobertContinue reading "OPENING NIGHT FOR ‘MY WONDERFUL DAY’"
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May 21st, 2012 @ 8am
A COMEDY SPECIAL (HOLD THE CHEESE)
Covert operations: Elsie’s Subs co-proprietor Chris Covert (pictured in his night job as stand-up comic) brings the latest in his ongoing Comedy Night Live series to the Dublin House onContinue reading "A COMEDY SPECIAL (HOLD THE CHEESE)"
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August 25th, 2011 @ 9am
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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.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.
CARPY DIEM
From the redbankgreen Partyline: A pair of large carp cruise the shallows under Hubbard's Bridge (Senator Kyrillos Bridge) on Front Street T ...
BIBS ON FOR OPENING DAY
Partyline: Two longtime neighbors re-unite for lobsters on the Boondocks Fishery opening day.