Category: Atlanticville Opinion
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Child’s eye view of the world
Lake An exhibit of photographs taken by second- and fourth-grade students at Asbury Park’s Bradley Elementary School is at Monmouth University’s Pollak Theatre gallery. “SNAP!: Developing Children’s Literacy Through Photography” will run through July 31 at the West Long Branch gallery. The exhibit is free and open to the public. The exhibit was designed and…
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These days many soldiers just want the war to end
Greg Bean Coda Greg BeanCoda As I write this today, my middle son is completing training at Fort Dix in preparation for deployment to Iraq next month. This will be his second tour of duty in that country. He joined the Army on Sept. 5, 2001, six days before terrorists attacked the World Trade Center…
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The Summer Jazz series will present the Isaac Ben Ayala Trio (piano) Friday and Saturday at River’s Edge Cafe in downtown Red Bank. Summer Jazz is produced by the Jazz Arts Project whose mission is to present world-class jazz and keep ticket prices low so more people can enjoy this truly American art form. The…
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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,…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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An old city is new again
History of Jersey City looks at past and today BY KATHY HALL Correspondent BY KATHY HALLCorrespondent CHRISKELLYstaff Randall Gabrielan returns to his roots with his latest book, “Jersey City, A Monumental History.” While some view old photographs as mere aids to nostalgia, Monmouth County historian Randall Gabrielan sees them as essential components of his popular…
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Homeowners, not rental speculators, need protection
Reading the attorney’s presentation of his case in the pages of the Atlanticville, it would seem that there couldn’t possibly be another side to the one CO per year issue. But rest assured there is. The rental speculators, found a lucrative cash cow in college rentals and these are not without victims. The college students…
