Category: HUB Opinion

  • Meadow planting at Red Bank school reaped many benefits

    The Red Bank Environmen-tal Commission recently had the pleasure of participating in the planting of native flowers at the Red Bank Primary School. We would like to thank Rosemarie Kopka, member of the Red Bank Borough Board of Education, for spearheading this very successful event. As a result, schoolchildren will be enjoying the sight of…

  • Plein Air Painters’ 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…

  • Mayor an advocate for students, schools

    Mayor Pasquale Menna has wisely decided to become Red Bank’s “Education Mayor.” I especially appreciate his insistence that our school system and borough government work cooperatively. I guess some people feel they must maintain an arm’s length relationship to avoid political interference. But, the schools did not get the political support they needed from our…

  • ‘Caught’ at the library

    “Janice’s Rose” by Janice Grebler An exhibit of works by local photographers Janice Grebler and Donna Johnson is at the West Long Branch Library. “Caught on Film” will run through July 31 at the library, located at 95 Poplar Ave. Grebler, Oceanport, and Johnson, West Long Branch, have exhibited extensively in local libraries and cultural…

  • A child’s eye view of the world

    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 taught…

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    An Evening With Kevin Smith (on his birthday!) will take place at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. What are Smith’s top five favorite movies? Why does he reference “Star Wars” in his films? This is the opportunity to ask him. Tickets: $75-$25 at the box office, (732) 842-9000,…

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    The Jersey Shore Rock-N-Soul Revue: Music from “Layla” and other assorted Eric Clapton songs will be presented Thursday, Aug. 9, at 8 p.m. at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. Under the leadership of Bob Bandiera, the Jersey Shore Rock-N-Soul Revue will perform “Layla” in sequence from start to finish, plus selected material from…

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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…

  • 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…