IN THE ARTS

Put on your Sunday clothes and head out to the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park on Saturday, June 14, at 8 p.m. ReVision Theatre will open its premiere season with a special one-night-only performance of Richard Skipper as Carol Channing in "Hello, Dolly!" For more than a decade, Skipper has been paying tribute to Channing in a host of original shows performed in New York and all over the world. This performance will benefit ReVision Theatre’s summer mainstage musical. Tickets, $50-$15, are available online at www.ReVisionTheatre.org or by calling 732-455-3059.

The combined Concordia Chorales, adult and youth, will present a pair of end of season concerts featuring Dvorak’s "Mass in D," a major suite of American folk songs titled "American Tapestry" and a Scottish Celticmedley, "Over the Hills." The first performance is on Friday, June 6, at St. Michael’s Church, 800 Ocean Ave., Long Branch at 7 p.m.

The second performance is on Sunday, June 8, at Middletown United Methodist Church, 924 Middletown-Lincroft Road, at 7 p.m. There will be a goodwill offering taken at each concert. For information, call 732-495-7993 or e-mail [email protected].

The Performing Arts Ensemble of Red Bank will perform "Alice in Wonderland" and other surprises at the Pollak Theatre located at Monmouth University on May 31. This is a music and dance fantasy with narration based on the beloved children’s book. The two girls playing the lead role of Alice are Alexandra Gardell and Samantha Quiles, both of Middletown.

Ticket prices are: $15, $12 for children/ seniors. For more information, contact Evelyn Gardell at 732-614-5426.

The Black Box of Asbury Park’s Music of Invention series hosts guitar/soprano duo Stanley Alexandrowicz and Sungji Kim, 8 p.m. Saturday, June 6, at Trinity Church, 503 Asbury Ave., Asbury Park. The duo will perform a wide range of new music. Admission is $12 in advance, $15 at the door, $5 for students and seniors. Call 732-757-7258 or e-mail [email protected]. More information on the series is available at www.musicofinvention.com.

The Shrewsbury Chorale presents "Songs by Favorite Composers," an eclectic evening of musical offerings to please all tastes, June 8 at 8 p.m. at Christ Church Middletown, 90 Kings Highway. Tickets at the door: $25 regular, $20 student/senior, $10 children under 12. Discounted tickets available by advance order. Call 732-776-5276 or visit www.shrewsburychorale.org