Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • Concert features women composers in musical theater

    8th annual ‘Honoring Women Composers’ to take place March 4 BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer The “Honoring Women Composers” concert will feature Kate McAteer (l) and the Corialis Trio (above). Wouldn’t it be loverly if the music of women composers was played so often that there was no need for a…

  • High school redesign to bring students up to par

    BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Judy Rabinowitz, Ocean Township, asks a question during the regional meeting to discuss the future of New Jersey high schools held at Long Branch Middle School Feb. 22. LONG BRANCH – Tomorrow’s jobs don’t yet exist and high schools are under pressure to…

  • An unflinching eye

    “Bogliasco, Italy” ‘Premier Coup,” an exhibition of paintings by Francis Cunningham, will open Friday at Laurel Tracey Gallery in Red Bank. The show runs through March 28, with an opening reception Saturday from 6:30-9 p.m. In an artist’s statement, Cunningham says, “Premier coup is neither a sketch nor a study. It is approached by the…

  • Candidates file for local school boards

    BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer There are three Tinton Falls seats available on the Tinton Falls Board of Education, but only two candidates. In addition, there is one Shrewsbury Township seat open. Incumbent Sandra Lopez of Neville Street is seeking to retain her seat representing Tinton Falls, and Kenneth Hager of…

  • In the Arts

    Phoenix Productions will present the musical “Camelot” at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank March 2, 3, 4, 10 and 11. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sundays at 3 p.m. Written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, “Camelot” is based on the familiar Arthurian legend of the love between Guinevere…

  • In the Arts

    EyeSights 2007, the fourth annual All-Members Juried Photography Show and Exhibit, will open this weekend at the Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury. This year’s competition will have prizes and awards in Color, Black & White, and Alternative categories. The juror is Nancy Ori, director of photography and video production, New Jersey Media Center. An…

  • ‘Art on the Hook’

    The American Littoral Society will present “Art on the Hook,” a workshop at Sandy Hook combining art and nature Thursday, March 15, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The session will begin with brief instruction period at the society’s headquarters in Building 18 at Fort Hancock and then move to an outdoor setting. The workshop is…

  • Obituaries

    Edward James Kelsey Mr. Kelsey, 60, of Freehold, died Feb. 15, 2007, at home. He was born in Long Branch. Prior to retiring, he worked as an information systems director for New Jersey Bell Telephone Co. (now part of Verizon New Jersey Inc.), New Brunswick, for several years. He was a member of the Battleground…

  • ‘REEFlections’

    “Pink Anemonefish” An exhibit of underwater photographs will open Friday at McKay Imaging & Studio in Red Bank. “REEFlections” features photography by Vince Matulewich and will run through March 22. An opening reception will be held Friday, 7-10 p.m. Matulewich will present an artist’s talk: “A Lesson in Underwater Photography” Friday, March 2, 8 –…