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BASIE BAND PLAYS BASIE AT THE BASIE
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Video: An amazing Red Bank moment: On William "Count" Basie's birthday, Count Basie Orchestra plays "The Kid from Red Bank" - at the Basie. (Click for more)
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August 21st @ 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: BIG BASIE BASH ON TAP
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A free concert by The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra tops three days of events to celebrate William "Count" Basie's birthday weekend. (Click to read)
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August 19th @ 7am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Do you know where this photo was taken? Play the weekly "Where Have I Seen This?" and get the answer to last week's photo.
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July 24th @ 7am
RED BANK: CAMPINESS AND COMMUNITY AT ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
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redbankgreen goes behind the curtain to find raucous camp and welcoming community at Red Bank's long-running production of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. (Click to read).
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July 14th @ 8am
RED BANK: B-52’s LAND ON BASIE WALK OF FAME
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B-52s founders and fellow NJ native alt-rockers Dramarama are honored with plaques on the Basie Center walk of fame. (Click to read)
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July 10th @ 7pm
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
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Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Center for the Arts - directly across from the Red Bank Police Department headquarters. 
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June 30th @ 9am
“DROOLING PIANOS” SHOW LATEST IN RED BANK COMIC’S 25-YEAR RUN
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Red Bank comedian Chris Covert discusses a 25-year-career, why he still works in a deli, and his upcoming show at The Vogel. (Click to read)
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June 22nd @ 6pm
BASIE CENTER ADDS MURAL, BASIE BAND BLOCK PARTY TO 100TH ANNIVERSARY
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A block party and two concerts with the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra along with a new mural project are added to Count Basie theater centennial celebration. (Click to read)
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May 26th @ 8am
RED BANK: LOCALS TO SHARE TALES OF CRINGE
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The annual celebration of embarassment known as Cringefest returns with a lineup of storytellers from Red Bank organizations. (Click to read)
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April 14th @ 6am
RED BANK: MORE ICE ARRESTS, AS MAYOR (AND SPRINGSTEEN) DENOUNCE RAIDS
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ICE arrests continue in Red Bank as officials - and Bruce Springsteen - denounce immigration sweeps.(Click to read)
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January 19th @ 4pm
RED BANK: DARLENE LOVE, SMITHEREENS GET BASIE CENTER HONORS
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Legendary artists Darlene Love and The Smithereens inducted to the Count Basie Center for the Arts Walk of Fame. (Click to read)
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December 22nd, 2025 @ 8am
RED BANK: BASIE CENTER & OCEANFIRST INK MOVIE HOUSE DEAL
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Red Bank's art house movie theater gets a new name and facelift under Basie Center/OceanFirst Bank partnership. (Click to read.)
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December 5th, 2025 @ 10am
COUNT BASIE, BON JOVI HONORED AT BASIE CENTER WALK OF FAME
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William "Count" Basie and Jon Bon Jovi honored as first inductees of the 100-year-old Red Bank theater's new "Walk of Fame." (click to read)
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September 25th, 2025 @ 4pm
VIDEO: COUNT BASIE BIRTHDAY BOOGIE TAKES OVER DOWNTOWN
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VIDEO: Watch dancers lead a procession through downtown Red Bank to the sounds of William "Count" Basie's "Red Bank Boogie" to celebrate the jazz icon's birthday. (click to read)
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August 22nd, 2025 @ 1pm
RED BANK: COUNT BASIE BIRTHDAY “BOOGIE” PROCESSION ON TAP
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On the birthday of late jazz icon William "Count" Basie Thursday, dancers will lead procession of through downtown streets to "Red Bank Boogie", Basie's 1944 tribute to his hometown. (click to read)
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August 20th, 2025 @ 11am
WE NEED YOUR “RED BANK BOOGIE” VIDEOS!
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It's boogie time, Red Bank! redbankgreen seeks video clips of residents dancing for an epic celebration honoring jazz icon William "Count" Basie.
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July 28th, 2025 @ 6pm
RED BANK: GARDEN TOUR, TINY PORCH JAZZ ON TAP FOR WEEKEND
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Red Bank's First Annual Garden Tour and a Tiny Porch Jazz Concert top the list of things to do this weekend. (click to read)
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July 18th, 2025 @ 12pm
RED BANK: BASIE ARTS CENTER UNVEILS 100TH BIRTHDAY BASH PLANS
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The Count Basie Center for the Arts announces a 16-month celebration to mark the 100 anniversary of Red Bank's crown jewel theater. (click to read)
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July 14th, 2025 @ 5pm
RED BANK: AS SOGGINESS DRAGS ON, SYMPHONY CONCERT MOVED TO BASIE
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Red Bank's free New Jersey Symphony concert is moved indoors amid rainy forecast. (click to read)
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June 16th, 2025 @ 5pm
RED BANK: GET SET TO BOOGIE FOR COUNT BASIE
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It's boogie time, Red Bank! redbankgreen seeks video clips of residents dancing for an epic celebration honoring jazz icon William "Count" Basie.
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April 30th, 2025 @ 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.