Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • It’s a Shore thing

    “Sculpture 38” by Bruce Acosta An exhibit that combines two Jersey Shore traditions is at The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts (SICA). “Surf and Turf” will run through Aug. 24 at the Long Branch gallery. SICA Executive Director Douglas Ferrari has curated the exhibit whose central theme is surfing and motorcycling; sticks and hogs;…

  • In this club, it’s hip to be square

    Middletown Ramblers promote Western-style dances in the Shore area BY LAUREN PIRO Correspondent BY LAUREN PIROCorrespondent In the midst of suburbia, barely out of sight from the lights, sights and modernity of New York City, it appears as though Western-style square dancing still has a home. Croydon Hall Senior Center, the stomping ground for the…

  • Refocus on protecting our national parks

    I applaud Rep. Frank Pallone’s demand that the National Park Service explain why it is desperately hanging on to an apparently floundering so-called developer at Sandy Hook. Hopefully, his frustration may end the NPS’ exasperating arrogance and incompetence, as well as avoid setting a dangerous precedent that threatens our national parks with commercial development. NPS…

  • Does Eatontown need a super Wawa?

    In case you haven’t heard, the Eatontown Planning Board is currently in the process of reviewing and approving a site plan to develop a 24-hour-seven-day-per-week super Wawa convenience store/gas dispensing facility at the site of the Old Roller Rink located on Highway 35. This site is presently located within 200 feet of a residential area,…

  • Addiction treatment programs work

    Thank you, for taking the time to do your part in helping to fight one of our society’s greatest problems. The people reading this article most likely know someone dealing with addiction issues this very second. Did you know that there are over 23 million Americans considered to have substance abuse problems right now? Did…

  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Charlie Thomas and The Drifters, plus Jay Siegel and The Tokens, will appear live in concert July 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the performing arts center of the Jewish Community Center, 100 Grant Ave., in Deal Park. There will be a special opening performance by Elliott and the Morabias,…

  • In the Arts

    The 2007 Newark Black Film Festival in Asbury Park will present a free screening of the Oscar award-winning film “Tsotsi,” a gritty and moving portrait of an angry young man living in a state of extreme urban deprivation, Friday at 7 p.m. at The Baronet Theater, 205 Fourth Ave. The film series is produced by…

  • The Paper Bag Players will present the children’s musical “Dandelion” Friday, July 27 at 10 a.m. at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. “Dandelion” takes the audience from the beginning of the world to the beginning of civilization with lots of fun and audience participation. Tickets: $7, available through the group sales manager only.…

  • Plein Air Painters’ annual exhibition

    “Fair Haven Yacht Works” by Judy Stach The Plein Air Painters of the Jersey Coast (PAPJC) has grown in numbers! The group’s annual exhibit of beautiful local landscapes painted en plein air is at the Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury through Aug. 1. PAPJC members meet in different locations each week throughout the year…