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Photographer uses nontraditional methods of picture taking
Kristen Zier Talluto uses different angles, lighting for her subjects BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Top: Photographer Kristen Zier Talluto created a wedding atmosphere for a couple who did not have any photographs of the ceremony, and took pictures of their wedding rings inside of a flower. Bottom: Zier Talluto took pictures of Jamie Marie…
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Two different shoes? It’s high fashion
Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH It is one thing for a man to dress and leave the house. For a woman, it is quite another. Men like to grab a shirt and britches, pull them on, and then pat themselves on the back for a job well done. There’s no consideration for latest…
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To cook a turkey — first find the darned giblets
Coda • GREG BEAN In our family, there are lots of stories we like to tell around the Thanksgiving table. Most of them are funny — to us — and most of them involve disasters, some going back generations. There’s the story about my grandmother’s sister, Gladys, who had her eye on a skinny young…
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Ronnie Spector & Darlene Love together for holiday concert
RED BANK — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County will present a holiday benefit concert, “A Christmas Gift for You,” on Thursday, Dec. 17, at 8 p.m. at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. The concert will feature Ronnie Spector and Darlene Love, two women who defined the essence of the “girl…
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O.T. Library offers movies in December
The Ocean Township Library, 701 Deal Road, will screen Christmas movies during the month of December at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays. • Dec. 2, “A Christmas Story.” Jean Sheperd’s American Christmas is brought to life in a nostalgic and witty remembrance of a time gone by. • Dec. 9, “Midnight Clear.” Five strangers find they…
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Bands to rock Pony, aid Samaritan Center
Greater Media wants to fuel the holiday spirit by providing good music and a way to help the hungry at Greater Media’s Good Samaritan Holiday Bash to be held Dec. 13 at the Stone Pony, 913 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park. Proceeds and nonperishable food donations will benefit the Samaritan Center, a food pantry headquartered in…
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Local poets showcased at Long Branch Poetry Fest
LONG BRANCH — Lovers of the written and spoken word can experience the richness of the community’s poetry scene during the third annual Celebrate Long Branch Poetry Festival on Saturday, Dec. 5. A collaboration of the Long Branch Arts Council, the Long Branch Free Public Library, the Long Branch Historical Association and the city of…
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Beauty and the Beach
Clockwise from top: Participants in Beauty and the Beach pass by the ongoing redevelopment along the oceanfront in Long Branch Nov. 7. Helene Scarnegi (401), Aileen O’Rourke (343) and Leigh Shahbazian (412) took part in the run, which benefited Aslan Youth Ministries in Red Bank. Amanda Scibetta was one of more than 400 women who…
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