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WEEKEND: ART, MUSIC, HISTORY AND A 5K
RED BANK: Tour a 145-year-old boat club, run a 5k for a good cause, celebrate Mexican culture for Cinco de Mayo. Our scrollable last minute look at things to do this weekend.
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RED BANK: PUTH TO HEAD $20M BASIE DRIVE
RED BANK: Pop star Charlie Puth to lead a $20 million drive to provide arts education "in perpetuity" at the Count Basie Center Academy.
RED BANK: BASIE ARTS EDUCATOR RETIRES
RED BANK: After two decades, Basie Center arts educator Yvonne Lamb-Scudiery exits, stage left. Co-directors named to succeed her.
FAIR HAVEN: KICK DANCE STUDIO SET TO LEAP
FAIR HAVEN: Kick Dance Studio wins okay to add a second story – plus praise as a harbinger of the future from the only board member to vote no.
RED BANK: BASIE STARTS MASSIVE EXPANSION
RED BANK: With Steven Van Zandt donning a hardhat over his head scarf, Count Basie Theatre puts shovels in the ground for $23 million expansion.
RED BANK: TALENT ON TAP AT TWO RIVER
RED BANK: Two top tap choreographers (and a company of young tap talents) team up for a mystery-shrouded Sunday event at Two River Theater.
RBR DANCE MAJORS SPRING INTO ACTION
LITTLE SILVER: Red Bank Regional dance majors present their Spring Dance Extravaganza on Friday, May 12.
RED BANK: MOMIX IN THE MIX AT BASIE
RED BANK: The return of the quirky dance troupe MOMIX signals a week of eclectic entertainment at the Basie.
RBR MAJORS DANCE THROUGH THE DECADES
LITTLE SILVER: The dance majors of Red Bank Regional go "Dancing Through the Decades" in a January 12 winter concert.
RUMSON SISTERS SHARE TEAM EXPERIENCE
RUMSON: A pair of borough sisters make a big contribution to the Dance Team at RFH High School.
RED BANK: FOUR BIG CHRISTMAS EVENTS
RED BANK: Four big events in Christmas music and dance roll onto the Greater Green in coming days, including The Nutcracker and the Vienna Boys Choir.
RED BANK: VAN ZANDT LINEUP TO ROCK BASIE
RED BANK: Steven Van Zandt to pick bands for four concerts to raise funds for a massive $20 million Count Basie Theatre expansion.
RED BANK: MAKS & VAL DO IT THEIR WAY
RED BANK: "Dancing with the Stars" champs and brothers MAKS & VAL bring a choreographed story of their life to the Basie boards for two nights this week.
RED BANK: BASIE EXPANSION WINS OK
RED BANK: Count Basie Theatre wins approval for $20 million transformation that needed variance for a 130-spot parking shortfall.
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.
RED BANK: PRINCE FANS RAIN PURPLE @BASIE
Hundreds of Prince fans turned out at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank for a free screening of his film,”Purple Rain,” Sunday night, and many honored his memory byContinue reading "RED BANK: PRINCE FANS RAIN PURPLE @BASIE"
RED BANK: FREE ‘PURPLE RAIN’ SHOW @BASIE
In honor of the late, great Prince, the Count Basie Theatre will screen his blockbuster film, “Purple Rain,” on Sunday. (Click to enlarge) Press release from the Count Basie Theatre inContinue reading "RED BANK: FREE ‘PURPLE RAIN’ SHOW @BASIE"
RED BANK: IN THE MOOD FOR BIG SOUND
A big band and an energetic troupe of singers and dancers bring that 1940s vibe back to the Count Basie Theatre Sunday. (Click to enlarge) There’s the Andrews Sisters’ rollicking reveille “Boogie Woogie BugleContinue reading "RED BANK: IN THE MOOD FOR BIG SOUND"
RED BANK: STAR-POWERED STEPPING
A cast of terpsichorean talents takes to the Basie boards for two Wednesday shows, as ‘Dancing With the Stars Live!’ rolls into town. One can easily make the case thatContinue reading "RED BANK: STAR-POWERED STEPPING"
LITTLE SILVER: RBR DANCERS IN THE LIGHT
Press release from Red Bank Regional High School The “Season of Lights” may have given way to the winter doldrums, but on the evening of Wednesday, January 13, the VisualContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: RBR DANCERS IN THE LIGHT"
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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.
FAWNING OVER HER BABY
A mother deer and her fawn were spotted between a row of garages on Hudson Avenue and some trees alongside the Broad Street parking lots. Re ...
EVENING ESCAPE
RED BANK: Sailors in Monmouth Boat Club's weekly racing series found tranquil conditions on the Navesink River Tuesday evening.
PEAK COLOR ON BROAD
RED BANK: A year after they were installed, downtown mini gardens have added to "transformational" improvements, says business owner.
RED BANK: FAIRIES MOVE IN ON WHITE STREET
Red Bank: Girl scouts turns tiny parking lot plot of dirt into a "magical girls sparkle garden."
TRAINING UNDER FIRE
RED BANK: Volunteer firefighters train to cut into pitched roofs under active fire conditions.