Category: Atlanticville Opinion

  • The envelope please …

    Basie Awards recognize best of high school theater productions Anthony Greco (center) accepts the Outstanding Lead Actor from Robert and Joan Rechnitz, founders of Two River Theater Company, Red Bank. RED BANK – The best high school drama and musical theater productions, and the actors, directors, musicians, choreographers and crews who created them, were celebrated…

  • In the Arts

    “Le Cabaret Conte: Jazz, Blues & Rockin’ Fun!” will be presented Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Unity Church by the Shore in Neptune. The performance will feature members of the Conte family: singer and vocal coach Rosemary Conte, singer/songwriter/guitarist Steve Conte, a member of the NY Dolls, and bassist/songwriter John Conte. They will be joined…

  • Council can save homes from eminent domain

    June 23, 2006, marks the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s now infamous decision in Kelo v. City of New London, Conn., which allows the government to take homes and small business on the mere possibility of increases in tax revenue or jobs. It put everyone’s property at risk. Unfortunately, what happened to the…

  • ‘Visual Experiments’ at W.L.B. Public Library

    “Why Am I – Artist?” An exhibit of work by Long Branch artist Kathleen E. Lo Pinto Vignolini will be at the West Long Branch Public Library through June 30. “Visual Experiments” includes abstract, nonobjective, and representational oil paintings and water colors. The intent of her work is to explore the endless possibilities, by experimenting…

  • Thanks go out to Art in the Park supporters

    The eighth annual Art in the Park was held May 28 under warm, sunny skies. We thank all of the artists who took part and all who attended, making this year another huge success. We also give special thanks to Nancy Kleiberg and Jo Ann Tuzzio who gave up their morning to help, and Mary…

  • ‘Fiber, Form and Function’

    “Fire in the Belly IV” by Deborah Tiryung Sidwell Textile art by the seven women of The Thursday Afternoon Fiber Group is on exhibit at Mitchell Sanborn Gallery in Keyport. “Fiber, Form and Function” ranges from elaborate beaded, painted and hand-stitched quilts to woven paper jewelry, from story-telling quilted panels to mythical figurative sculptures; from…

  • She seeks light and life by the seashore

    Stach retrospective at Frederick Gallery through June BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer “Learning to Tack” oil on canvas Some people say that the devil is in the details; for Little Silver artist Judy Stach, God is in the details. Stach believes in the power of the three “Ps” – prayer, paint…

  • Dr. Charles Shabica

    Guest Column Beach restoration protects, preserves coastal resources In the May 18 guest column by Bob Duerr and John Weber (writing on behalf of the Surfrider Foundation), there were a number of inaccurate assertions we feel compelled to correct. The Top Restored Beaches honored by the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) were selected…

  • In the Arts

    Oil paintings by Gert Doherty Pezzutti will be on exhibit at the Oceanic Free Library in Rumson for the month of June. Her work consists of many thin layers of oil color, creating a depth reminiscent of the Renaissance painters, and her realistic work suggests trompe l’oeil. A charter member of Red Bank’s Art Alliance,…