Tag: Count Basie Center for the Arts
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Count Basie Center, Bank of America will recognize area nonprofits in 2023
RED BANK — Officials representing the Count Basie Center for the Arts and Bank of America have announced The Giving Year, a year-long initiative to recognize and reward 12 area nonprofits for their contributions to the regional community. The Giving Year will last throughout 2023, with the Count Basie Center for the Arts donating $1…
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Holiday wine festival set for Count Basie Center in Red Bank on Dec. 4
Six of New Jersey’s finest wineries plus holiday vendors, artisans and entertainers are set for Cheers! A Holiday Wine Festival which will take place at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank on Dec. 4. Tickets for the 21-and-over event, to be held throughout the Count Basie Center complex, are on sale…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Nov. 2
The American Red Cross is asking individuals of all blood types and people who have never given blood before to book a time to give blood or platelets and help keep the blood supply from dropping ahead of the holidays. People of all blood types are needed, especially platelet donors and those with type O…
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New Jersey indie venues continue to experience losses despite reopening
New Jersey Independent Venue Association (NJIVA) continues to champion relief funding for New Jersey’s venues and promoters after learning the first round of state funding, the Community Stage Relief Grant, went largely ungranted. The industry, according to NJIVA’s recent survey, is still struggling. Last month, NJIVA sent a survey to New Jersey venues and promoters to…
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‘Who We Are’ to be screened in Red Bank on Feb. 15
RED BANK – The Count Basie Center for the Arts Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force, in conjunction with Monmouth University’s Social Justice Academy and Intercultural Center, will host a special screening of the new Sony Pictures Classics documentary “Who We Are: A Chronicle Of Racism In America” at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 at the…
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Count Basie Center, Phoenix Productions announce merger
RED BANK – The Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank, and Red Bank-based Phoenix Productions have announced their intentions to merge, allowing the community theater company to officially become part of the organization which has hosted its productions for more than 30 years. “Coming out of the (coronavirus) pandemic we were looking at…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Jan. 11
The Count Basie Center for the Arts and Bank of America have announced the first of 12 area nonprofit organizations to be recognized during The Giving Year, the year-long initiative to recognize and reward organizations for their contributions to the regional community. Mental wellness nonprofit Shore House will receive $1 from every Count Basie Center…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Nov. 24
The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will present a Zoom program, “Hollywood Yiddishkeit: Jewish Images in American Film,” with historian John Kenrick on Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. Admission is $12 for museum members and $15 for non-members. To make a reservation and receive the Zoom link, call 732-252-6990, email [email protected] or visit www.jhmomc.org…
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Lamb-Scudiery retires after years of service to Count Basie Center for the Arts
RED BANK – The Count Basie Center for the Arts has announced the retirement of Yvonne Lamb-Scudiery, founder of the nonprofit organization’s performing arts programs and a member of the Basie Center family for more than two decades. “The heart of the Basie Center organization is its education programs, and those programs simply would not…