Category: HUB Opinion
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Don’t leave the poor behind in tax reform
Property tax relief is essential in New Jersey and in many cases it will be an anti-poverty measure for moderate- and middle-income households. However, in attempts to fix property taxes, it is important to recognize that for New Jerseyans with the lowest incomes, property tax relief alone means nothing. New Jersey is one of the…
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Holy Toledo, Batman … it’s ‘American Comic’s Creators’
Exhibit at SICA celebrates comics as an American art form DH Press’ “Kong: King of Skull Island” by Joe DeVito An exhibit celebrating the artistic contributions of the creators of comic books and comic strips opens Friday at the Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts in Long Branch. “American Comic’s Creators” will run through Dec.…
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In the Arts
The Freedom Film Society will host a screening of “Old Joy,” a film by Kelly Reichardt, Dec. 2, at 8 p.m. at DSP Studios, 25 Bridge Ave., 2nd Floor, Red Bank. Admission is $8 at the door, $5 for FFS members. “Old Joy” is the story of two friends embarking on a camping trip in…
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Anniversary exhibit at APeX
“East on Obre Place” Shrewsbury artist Jimmy Leslie is one of three artists featured in a second anniversary exhibit that will open Saturday at APeX gallery in Asbury Park. APeX, a play on the phrase “Asbury Park excitement,” is located at 611 Cookman Ave. in the heart of the city’s resurgent art, antiques, home design…
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Obituaries
Stanley Meltzoff Mr. Meltzoff, 89, of Fair Haven, died Nov. 9, 2006. Born in New York City, he relocated to Fair Haven in 1954. He was an illustrator and cover artist specializing in scientific, genre, landscape and historical subjects for magazines such as the Saturday Evening Post, Life, Sports Illustrated, Field & Stream, as well…
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In the Arts
The Performing Arts Ensemble presents its 25th anniversary season of “The Nutcracker,” a beloved holiday tradition. Journey with Clara and her prince from the Victorian Christmas party, through the battle with mice and the Nutcracker, through the frosty snow forest with falling snow, to the Kingdom of the Sweets, the land of the Sugar Plum…
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They bring tidings of comfort and cheer
SCOTT PILLINGstaff Members of Holiday Express ring in the holiday season at the 2005 Red Bank tree lighting. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, Holiday Express volunteers will pack thousands of gift bags, prepare food, don elf and Santa costumes, tune up their instruments and hit the road – for the 13th year. The all-volunteer troupe…
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Objects found & altered
Altered pear hanging ornament ‘Altered Art,” an exhibit of works by Cecilia Swatton, is on exhibit in the lobby display case of the Middletown Township Public Library during the month of November. “Altered Art” is based on, and often created from, found objects. This display includes art pieces created from yellow plastic pears, dollar-store disc…
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Call to teens in the arts
The Monmouth County Arts Council in Red Bank (MCAC) announces a call to teenage artists for the Monmouth County Teen Arts Festival, to be held March 14-16 at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. The Teen Arts Festival is a two-day event open to all Monmouth County teenage students ages 13-19 in public and private middle…
