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RED BANK: SNEAK PEEK AT ‘THE COMEDIAN’
RED BANK: Here's your chance to get an advance look at Robert DeNiro in 'The Comedian.'
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
RED BANK: LOCAL ARTS ORGS GET 2017 GRANTS
RED BANK: The Art Alliance is one of 15 arts-based organizations on the greater Green to be awarded 2017 ArtHelps grants by the Monmouth Arts Council.
ON THE GREEN: MUSIC, ART, WIND AND SEA
ON THE GREEN: A second annual Wind and Sea Festival, a first-ever Zero Waste Arts Fest, and an inaugural Concert for the Kids...all happening out of doors and by our local waterways this weekend.
SANDY HOOK: ZERO WASTE, MAX FAMILY FUN
SANDY HOOK: Monmouth Arts Council invites all ages to a free family fun weekend of art, music and environmental awareness, during the first Zero Waste Arts Fest on September 17-18.
RED BANK: MCAC EXEC STEPS DOWN, MOVES UP
RED BANK: The Monmouth County Arts Council names a new Acting Executive Director, as Mary Eileen Fouratt moves to the NJ State Council on the Arts. 
RED BANK: HOLLARS FOR DOLLARS, AT BOW TIE
RED BANK: John Krasinski's 'The Hollars' gets a sneak preview screening in a fundraiser for the arts.
RED BANK: ART AND ABOUT, AROUND TOWN
RED BANK: Four women painters are EMBRACING CHANGE, in a new art installation opening with a Thursday reception at the Oyster Point.
RED BANK: A ‘PHOTOWALK’ IN MOCO-MOTION
RED BANK: Take an evening "Photowalk" tour of the borough's parks and architectural landmarks tonight, brought to you by the Monmouth County Arts Council.
RED BANK: A WALK WITH LIFE AND ART
Behind the scenes looks at two big stage productions, a Cinco de Mayo dance celebration and MORE, as the Monmouth County Arts Council hosts an Artwalk tour in their Red Bank neighborhood.
MIDDLETOWN: THE POWER OF ARTS ED
Arts educators and administrators from Shrewsbury's Guild of Creative Art and Middletown's OASIS tlc will be honored by the Monmouth County Arts Council, during the Arts Education Awards event on May 9.
The JBJ Soul Kitchen teams once again with the Art Alliance to host the Empty Bowls Project, part of an arts-based initiative to help feed the hungry in Monmouth County.
RED BANK: COMING ATTRACTIONS, FOR MCAC
The Hank Williams biopic I SAW THE LIGHT keynotes a new springtime slate of sneak-peek movie screenings at BowTie Cinemas, benefitting the Monmouth County Arts Council.
SEA BRIGHT: THE MOCO’S GOT MOJO
Press release from Monmoth County Arts Council For its annual Celebration of the Arts fundraiser, the Red Bank-based Monmouth County Arts Council celebrates the recently established MoCo Arts Corridor initiativeContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: THE MOCO’S GOT MOJO"
RED BANK: EVERY BOWL FEEDS A SOUL
Three not-for-profit Red Bank institutions — including The Art Alliance (above) and JBJ Soul Kitchen (below) — join forces on August 30, during a special event aimed at battling hungerContinue reading "RED BANK: EVERY BOWL FEEDS A SOUL"
RED BANK: VAN ZANDT IN THE VANGUARD
Middletown’s own “Little” Steven Van Zandt — photographed outside the Count Basie Theatre in 2008 — is one of the inaugural recipients of the Basie’s Vanguard Awards, honoring lifelong devotionContinue reading "RED BANK: VAN ZANDT IN THE VANGUARD"
BASIE NAMES FIRST VANGUARD AWARDS
Steve Van Zandt, seen here outside the Count Basie Theatre in 2008, is one of the inaugural recipients of the Basie’s Vanguard Awards honoring lifelong devotion to the arts inContinue reading "BASIE NAMES FIRST VANGUARD AWARDS"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A Sovereign Bank branch on Route 35 in Middletown was robbed late Friday, police said. Detective Lieutenant Steve Dollinger said authorities are searching for a white manContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN BANK ROBBED"
IN oRBit: THOMAS LOOKS BEYOND THE BOX
Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit welcomes the Newark Black Film Festival back to Monmouth County — while bidding a bittersweet buh-bye to the person who’s been most instrumental in making itContinue reading "IN oRBit: THOMAS LOOKS BEYOND THE BOX"
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NOT SO SCARY
Twenty times? Fifty times? How many times did we drive by this home on the corner of River Street and Shrewsbury and do a double take before ...
LOCAL 9 TAKE TROPHY
After a long hot two days of baseball, the Red Bank area-based Jersey Shore Raiders emerged as champions of the United States Amateur Baseba ...
RHAPSODY ON ICE
RED BANK: On a cool-ish summer evening, keyboardist NGXB entertained customers of Strollo's Italian Ice with renderings of 'Bohemian Rhapsod ...
PUDDLE BE GONE
A work crew was out this week attacking the site of the notoriously persistent puddle at the corner of Broad and Mechanic Streets. This phot ...
SMALLS FOR MAYOR?
We at redbankgreen remain neutral in political affairs and never make endorsements. But we have to say Borough Clerk Laura Reinertsen’ ...
CRASH ON LEIGHTON
The driver of this car was headed north on Leighton Avenue when they it hit an SUV pulling a work trailer headed in south in the opposing la ...
CAR VS STREET SIGN
The driver of this Mercedes hopped the curb and toppled the street sign at the corner of South Pearl and Drs. James Parker Boulevard Wednesd ...
SKETCHES OF RED BANK BY LOCAL ARTIST MICHAEL WHITE
Sketches of Red Bank scenes have been floating around on social media and we thought they deserved some spotlight. First appearing in our fe ...
POLE DOWN
Utility pole falls on English Plaza shop Forge after being struck by SUV shortly before noon. No injuries reported, though 86-year-old drive ...
YO, ADRIAN!
It’s a tough turn for our hero as Rocky Balboa is relegated to the curb for trash pickup on Locust Avenue. We’ll have to go back ...
“EL PALOMO” IS IN THE HOUSE
Jesus Rios, a mariachi singer who performs under the stage name “El Palomo” (The dove) pauses for a moment before entering a bac ...
CROC SPOTTED IN RIVER
Frighteningly hideous and green, a solitary Croc lurked ominously amid the flotsam and foam in the Navesink River alongside the Red Bank Fir ...
KISS ICON REFLECTS ON BROADWALK
A Swarovski crystal-bedazzled self-portrait painting of Paul Stanley, longtime singer and guitarist for the rock band Kiss peers out from a ...
CHISELIN’ AWAY
Marcelo Garcia Lopez works with hammer and chisel on a new feature for his flower garden on Shrewsbury Avenue: a hollow in a carved log in w ...
STORM CLEANUP CONTINUES
  Saturday’s storm sent a tree toppling on this house on Bank Street, damaging the roof. Workers Wednesday could be seen removing ...
SNAPPING IN THE BREEZE
RED BANK: Blustery winds had the flags in Riverside Gardens Park snapping Monday evening.
POWER LINE DOWN
Red Bank firefighters were on scene at Manor Drive dealing with a live power line Monday afternoon. There was no immediate report of fire. T ...
TAR BEACH SOLSTICE
Aldo Quiroz of Ocean Township came ready with his beach chair and found a shady spot to spend his lunch hour in a parking lot off Broad Stre ...
GOING GREY
Workers painting the stone facade of the PNC Bank at the corner of Broad and Harding Thursday morning. An upgrade? Maybe it’s just pri ...
COFFEE & WILDLIFE
RED BANK: The best wildlife show in town can be taken in from a waterfront bench outside the public library, and it's totally free.