Category: HUB Opinion

  • PHOTOSBYSCOTTPILLING staff Top, Red Bank Regional High School graduate Shakeria Morris waves to family as she receives her diploma. Above, members of the graduating class follow tradition by throwing their mortarboards in the air. Bottom, Mark Albers waits patiently during the ceremony.

  • PHOTOSBYMIGUEL JUAREZ staff Above, Monmouth Regional High School graduate Brendan F. O’Neill reveals his real identity to the crowd after receiving his diploma during graduation ceremonies at Brookdale Community College on Friday. Top left, salutatorian Glen Seltz and valedictorian Marya Nagorna stand for a round of applause during the ceremonies. Left, David Lewis and Alexandra…

  • Red Bank gets a new summer jazz scene

    Red Bank has a new jazz venue this summer with the creation of the Jazz Arts Project. Created to present and promote jazz, the new nonprofit will offer seven Friday and Saturday evenings of jazz at the Two River Theater, 21 Bridge Avenue, featuring top jazz musicians from the New York/New Jersey area. Plans for…

  • Taking a cappella to the next level

    Ball in the House members (l-r): Dan Szymcak, Dave Guisti, Aaron Loveland, Ryan Chappelle, Jon J. Ryan Ball in the House will appear at the Two River Theater in Red Bank on Saturday, July 15, at 11 a.m. as part of the Young Audiences New Jersey Family Series. The Boston-based band takes a cappella to…

  • In the Arts

    “Apostasy,” by Gino DiIorio, will premiere at New Jersey Repertory Company, 179 Broadway in Long Branch, July 13-Aug. 13. The play is a love story about a successful businesswoman who reaches a crossroads in her life, leading her to question her faith, and she turns to a charismatic evangelist for guidance. Previews are Thursday, July…

  • Today at 8 p.m., the Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts (SICA) and The Freedom Film Society will present the documentary “The Education of Shelby Knox,” about a 15-year-old Southern Baptist who is the daughter of conservative Republicans in Lubbock, Texas. Shelby becomes an advocate for sex education and profoundly changes her political and spiritual…

  • Paintings by Honymar at JCC

    An exhibit of works by Richard F. Honymar is at the Jewish Community Center in Deal, where it will run through Aug. 10. A reception will be held July 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the JCC’s new Gallery on Grant, located adjacent to the Performing Arts Center, 100 Grant Ave., Deal Park In an artist’s…

  • Patriots Alliance assures fort employees of support

    S. Thomas Gagliano Frank C. Muzzi Guest Column The entire state, as well as the communities immediately surrounding Fort Monmouth, have an interest in what happens to the thousands of people who work for Fort Monmouth and what happens to the property there. The Patriots Alliance Inc. was created in 2003 to support the Fort…

  • Making merry in the park with Shakespeare

    “The Merry Wives of Windsor” will be performed outdoors this summer by The Shakespeare Ensemble of Brookdale Community College. The summer company is part of the college’s Performing Arts Center and its mission is to present classical works in the community at no charge. The company made its debut in July 2002 on the Great…