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RED BANK: BASIE ADDS TO FOOTPRINT
RED BANK: Less than two years after massive expansion, Basie Center adds to its real estate holdings, acquiring a Maple Avenue property.
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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, PHOENIX TO MERGE
RED BANK: After a 30-year working relationship, Basie Center and Phoenix Productions plan to merge, the arts organizations announced Tuesday.
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.
RED BANK: Count Basie Center lands $100,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant for its mindALIGNED school arts program.
RED BANK: BASIE DEBUTS NEW STAGE
RED BANK: With temperature checks at the door and well-spaced tables, Basie reopens and debuts new theater, a "small step" toward recovery, says CEO.
RED BANK: BASIE TAKES OVER MOVIE THEATER
RED BANK: Count Basie Center, facing uncertain post-pandemic future, takes over two-screen movie house previously run by Bow Tie Cinemas on White Street.
RED BANK: A HARD RAIN’S GONNA FALL
RED BANK: A hard rain's forecast before sunshine returns this weekend. Here's the extended outlook for the Greater Green.
RED BANK: CONSERVATORY AT HOME AT LAST
RED BANK: Now under the Basie wing, the Monmouth Conservatory of Music finds its first real, new home on Chestnut Street.
RED BANK: JON STEWART STAR-POWERS LUNCH
RED BANK: Count Basie surprises construction workers with free lunch from food truck, served with quips by comedian Jon Stewart.
RED BANK: BASIE NOW ‘CENTER FOR THE ARTS’
RED BANK: Count Basie Theatre is now the Count Basie Center for the Arts, a change made to reflect the venue's transformation into an an arts 'campus,' officials said.
RED BANK: Count Basie Theatre lands $100,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant for its mindALIGNED school arts program.
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: The Count Basie Theatre kicked off a $20 million expansion with the demolition of an adjoining building that once housed a Wawa store.
RED BANK: GRANT FUNDS KIDS’ OPERA CAMP
RED BANK: A grant from OceanFirst Bank will fund a summer opera camp for kids at the Count Basie Theatre, with a focus on the Holocaust.
RED BANK: BASIE TO ABSORB CONSERVATORY
RED BANK: The Count Basie Theatre plans to absorb the Monmouth Conservatory of Music as part of a $20 million expansion going into the ground this summer.
RED BANK: BURRY NAMED TO BASIE BOARD
RED BANK: County Freeholder Lillian Burry is the newest member of the Count Basie Theatre's Board of Directors.
RED BANK: BASIE TOUTS ARTS IMPACT OPS
RED BANK: The Basie announces a big fundraise for Middle School art programs, and a new series of Arts Impact scholarships.
RED BANK: BASIE, FRIENDS JOIN FOR BIG GIVE
RED BANK: The Count Basie teams with Shore-based media and charitable organizations for a major "Giving Tuesday" initiative.
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.
Partyline
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.