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RED BANK: MORE PARKING AT BOROUGH HALL
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Workers are putting the finishing touches on a parking lot expansion at Red Bank’s borough hall, which now has a dozen new parking spaces, above. The additional spots are on theContinue reading "RED BANK: MORE PARKING AT BOROUGH HALL"
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April 19th, 2016 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: JUST BROWN AND SERVE
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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: CAUSE AND FX, AT BASIE FILMFEST
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Film projects made by New Jersey college and high school students — and selected by a panel of judges that included Dan Rather and Timothy Hutton — are screened on Sunday, during the Count Basie Theatre's second annual Project FX filmfest.
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April 14th, 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
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
The borough-based nonprofits Lunch Break and HABcore are the beneficiaries, as Red Bank's current and previous mayors welcome the community to the second annual Mayor's Charity Ball.
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March 31st, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: SINBAD & GARFUNKEL & MORE
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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
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
Student-made films from Middletown South and other area schools are among the finalists, as an esteemed panel of judges selects the winners of the Count Basie's Project FX competition, screening on April 17.
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March 23rd, 2016 @ 5am
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: 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
RED BANK: MEGASTARS TO LIGHT UP BASIE
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Screen siren Sophia Loren and Broadway bombshell Patti LuPone up the star-power ante at the Count Basie, Thursday and Friday nights.
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March 16th, 2016 @ 6am
RED BANK: AMAZING GRACE AND JOAN
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Folk legend Joan Baez returns to the Count Basie stage for a Tuesday night concert on March 8.
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March 7th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: STANDUP, DOO-WOP & ST. PAT’S
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Gentlemanly comedy, streetcorner doo-wop, and a musical Irish history lesson...all on the Count Basie stage this week.
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March 2nd, 2016 @ 6am
Stars of tomorrow can register today for spring classes at the Count Basie Theatre's Performing Arts Academy.
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February 26th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: BASIE’S FAMILY-FRIENDLY BEARS
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A special live performance featuring the beloved Berenstain Bears is designed for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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February 24th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: INDIE FILM FEST SET FOR SUMMER
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Where in the world is the Red Bank International Film Festival? After a three-month postponement from its usual October slot on the calendar, the festival's website still reports that "the invasion has been rescheduled" to this coming weekend. But no...
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February 24th, 2016 @ 8am
RED BANK: HOMAGE, SWEET HOMAGE
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Abba Mania kicks off a week of Count Basie tribute extravaganzas that also boasts spot-on salutes to Janis Joplin and The Beatles.
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February 18th, 2016 @ 12pm
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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.