Category: HUB Opinion

  • A summer of transitions

    “Down the Beach” by Robert Pillsbury ‘Transitions on Canvas & Paper” is currently at Frederick Galleries in Allenhurst. The show of photography by Gina Bellando, oils and watercolor by Eleanor G Miller and graphite, encaustics and watercolor by Robert W. Pillsbury will run through June 30. Bellando, Elizabeth, is inspired by the philosophy and works…

  • ‘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…

  • In the Arts

    Monmouth County Arts Council (MCAC) Executive Director Mary Eileen Fouratt and council President Peter J. Lyden III proudly display The Thomas H. Kean Partnership in Philanthropy Award for 2007. MCAC received the award at the Partnership in Philanthropy’s annual dinner held recently at NJPAC, Newark. The Kean Award, presented each year to a former client,…

  • See the great work he has witnessed

    Footbath McKay Imaging Photo Studio & Gallery in Red Bank is presenting a special two-day exhibit “Deenbandhu: Relative of the Poor – Photographs by Marc Steiner.” The traveling photography exhibit documents the work of a Catholic priest among the impoverished Adivasi people in India. The exhibit will be at the Red Bank gallery today and…

  • Art inspired by nature

    “Annie’s Bunnies” ‘Natural to Love Nature,” a collection of watercolors, photography, pen-and-ink and pencil drawings by Ginni Koehler is at the Eatontown Library. According to Koehler, the exhibit is inspired by the natural environment in Shrewsbury Borough where she resides, as well as Sandy Hook, the Jersey Shore and the Monmouth County parks. Koehler is…

  • 2nd annual Count Basie Theatre Awards

    Local schools dominated the Second Annual Basie Awards, which recognize excellence in dramatic and musical theatre productions in Monmouth County high schools, and the actors, directors, musicians, choreographers and crews who create them. “Seussical,” produced by Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, swept the awards ceremony, winning in close to a dozen categories: Outstanding Production –…

  • RFH class of 2007

    PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School seniors sit attentively at commencement at Borden Stadium June 15. After filing up to receive their diplomas, the 2007 graduates let mortarboards fly in the traditional graduation gesture.

  • 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…

  • Middle school promotes independent learning

    Program helps average students reach their potential BY LAYLI WHYTE Correspondent BY LAYLI WHYTECorrespondent RED BANK – With the ever-increasing focus on “teaching to the test,” brought on by the federal No Child Left Behind mandate, a new program at the Red Bank Middle School will concentrate on teaching independent learning and critical thinking. District…