Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • ‘Please Touch’ sculpture exhibit invites contact

    “Three Wildflowers” by Janis Purcell The Sculptors Association of New Jersey is presenting an exhibition of sculpture meant to be touched at The Monmouth Museum. For all the museum-goers who are discouraged by the prevailing “Do Not Touch” signs, here’s a chance to experience art with their fingertips. The exhibit opens June 22 and runs…

  • Rock icons in a Visual Concert Tour

    ‘The Art of 1967’ in Red Bank June 29-July 1 BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer The Rolling Stones by Sebastian Kruger In 1967, good friends Janis Joplin and Grace Slick were riding high in the music world, as was Jimi Hendrix and his amazing electric guitar sounds. The year defines the…

  • Obituaries

    William “Bill” Fromer Mr. Fromer, 84, of Long Branch, died June 11, 2007, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he moved to Brooklyn, N.Y., when he was 2 years old, and resided in Long Branch and Deal prior to relocating to Long Branch 20 years ago. He was a mutual…

  • Special Web presentation on eminent domain a first

    Greg Bean Coda My only real complaint is that on video, I look exactly like a bobble-head doll. If you take a look, I’m sure you’ll agree with my assessment, and also agree that as a newscaster, I’m not quite ready for prime time. For the past few weeks, we’ve been working at the newspapers…

  • ‘Photorealism’

    An exhibit of acrylic paintings by Liz Gembarski is at Atlantic Artisans gallery in Atlantic Highlands. “Photorealism” will run through June 30 at the gallery, located at 68 First Ave. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Gembarski of Leonardo focuses on flawless technical skill and accuracy to reconstruct the physical…

  • Untold stories of the ‘British Invasion’

    Pete Bennett with George Harrison and Ringo Starr For fans who weren’t around yet, or who want to revisit a definitive chapter in rock history, an insider’s look at the music scene during the heyday of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones – with a tour guide who helped define that era – is yours…

  • Community Arts Project launches new gallery

    Ocean Twp. goal: promote cultural arts, support youth BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer An exhibit of watercolors by local artist Margaret Crawford is the first in the Terner House Galleries. Beautiful flowers are blooming on the walls of the Terner House.The Terner House Galleries, a Community Arts Project in Ocean Township,…

  • Wellness Community finds a home

    New facility offers support to people battling cancer BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer PHOTOSBYSCOTTPILLING staff Jan Tryba, program director of The Wellness Community, talks with newcomers in the cancer survivor class. EATONTOWN – – Like Dorothy in the “Wizard of Oz,” Ilene Winters’ journey toward a home for The Wellness Community:…

  • Family support group forms

    The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has formed a new family support group in partnership with The Wellness Community for those affected by a diagnosis of leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and other blood cancers. The first meeting will take place on the evening of June 21 at The Wellness Community on Hope Road in Eatontown. “This group…