Category: Atlanticville Opinion
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That’s amore!
A celebration of all things Italian, “Adoriamo gli Italiani! (We Love Italians!): A Joyous Festival,” will take place at Monmouth County Library headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive. The festival will consist of Italian films, a concert and a daylong festival. Two films with English subtitles will be shown: “Il Monstro,” on Aug. 21 at 2 and…
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In the Arts
On Saturday, the Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts (SICA) in Long Branch will present another exciting Broadway Backlot concert and barbecue with Amanda Duncan, Melissa Chill, Jessica Defino and Sarah Donner. The singer-songwriters from the Jersey Shore have memorable voices and messages that are both powerful and passionate. Come out for a night of…
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‘Alluring Aluminum’
“Montevran” A solo exhibit of works by Jean Johnson will open at the Art Alliance of Monmouth County in Red Bank on July 21. “Alluring Aluminum,” which will run through Aug. 9, features colorfully painted abstract wall sculptures. A new direction, and an emerging body of work, will also be introduced in which Johnson leaves…
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Staged readings at NJ Rep
New Jersey Repertory Company, located at the Lumia Theatre, 179 Broadway in Long Branch, will present three staged readings this month. + Sunday, July 23, 7 p.m., “Transit of Venus” by Maureen Hunter The story of an ambitious astronomer, the women who love him and who he loves. A powerful mixture of fast-paced comedy and…
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‘Horizons’
“Beau Rivage” Works by four women artists are on exhibit at the Frederick Gallery in Allenhurst. “Horizons,” an exhibit of vibrant landscapes by Kathy Buist, fills the main gallery with new works by the New York-based artist, who works in oils, pastel and encaustics The Lower Level Gallery hosts a trio of exhibits: “Elemental Architecture/Photography”…
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Joe sent me …
Jazz impresario turns Red Bank into first-class music destination BY TOM CHESEK Correspondent BY TOM CHESEKCorrespondent Howard Johnson, a veteran of the Count Basie and Dizzy Gillespie bands, will perform this weekend at the Summer Jazz Caf. Play-going patrons who chance to take a wrong turn in the corridors of the Two River Theater might…
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Obituaries
Robert O’Hare Sr. Mr. O’Hare, 76, of the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen, died July 3 at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in Staten Island, N.Y., he resided there before moving to Cliffwood 44 years ago. Mr. O’Hare was an operating engineer at Hydro Group, Linden, where he was employed for 20 years. He served with…
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On Campus
Peter VanDeventer, Eatontown, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, Ind. Anthony Maseda, Ocean, received a bachelor of arts degree at the spring commencement exercises at Coastal Carolina University, Conway, S.C. Matthew Christopher Incitti, West Long Branch, received a bachelor’s…
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Board of Ed. relieves Hoover of school duties
Superintendent, business administrator resign on same day BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN — The local school district’s head educator is still getting a paycheck, but no longer working in the administrative offices at Steelman School. Though she still had a year left on her four-year contract and had submitted notice…
