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Archive for September, 2008

30 Sep

FOR FRUGAL FOODIES, A FIXE

Go Red on Wed.: Broad Street’s cool culinary space RED is one of the participating venues as the semi-annual Dine Downtown price fixe promotion kicks off tomorrow night at 18 Red Bank restaurants.
Maybe you had an urge to pair a performance of Art — that French import about an all-white painting at Two River Theater [...]

29 Sep

WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TWO RIVER

Picture this: A new production of Yasmina Reza’s edgy comedy ART goes up in previews beginning tomorrow at Two River Theater.

It’s the white elephant in the living room, so to speak. A genuine conversation piece in every sense of the word — every bit as likely to inspire drink-flinging debates at the wine ‘n cheese [...]

27 Sep

Weekend: UGLY TV STARS, PRETTY PINS

Rock ‘Em, Sock ‘Em: Catch Val Emmich at Jack’s in downtown Red Bank this evening at 6pm, where the actor (now on the new season of ABC’s UGLY BETTY) and singer makes a personal appearance in support of his recent CD release LITTLE DAGGERS. (Photo by Dave Sgalambro)

VAL PACK: Val Emmich at Jack’s Music Shoppe. [...]

26 Sep

Friday: HOUSE, GARDEN AND GAZEBO

Let’s Twist again: Fair Haven’s Laura Warshauer (center), pictured at Asbury’s Twisted Tree Cafe with Steve DeVito and Beth Arentsen, returns to the Cookman Avenue coffeehouse to celebrate the release of her debut major label CD.

TELL LAURA WE LOVE HER: Laura Warshauer at Twisted Tree Cafe. In an interview a few weeks back in Red [...]

25 Sep

ART AND ABOUT, ALL THIS WEEK

John White of Atlantic Highlands painted this study of the Red Bank Train Trestle, one of the pieces included in the “World of Color” exhibit opening soon at Middletown Township Library.
In Art, the edgy comedy that opens in revival next week at Two River Theater, a trio of middle-aged guys find their longstanding friendships [...]

24 Sep

TALKING FICTION WITH A GIANT

Ex-Giant tight end Mark Bavaro talks about his first novel, “Rough & Tumble.”

23 Sep

DOGGING THE WAG ON LOCAL TOUR

Carry that Wag: Alicia Van Sant defies gravity with the help of fellow Wags Dan Corboy, Brian Ostering and Brian Mowery.

By TOM CHESEK
Taking a look around the official website of the Middletown-based band the Wag is like an archaeological dig into local club history.
The names, nearly forgotten, reveal themselves one by one: the Fast Lane [...]

22 Sep

READINGS FROM LI’L BROADWAY

Readers of the lost art: Clockwise from top left, John “Gomez Addams” Astin, Stephen Colbert, the late Oscar winner Kim Hunter, Brian “Clerks” O’Halloran, Linda “Terminator” Hamilton, Betsy “Friday the 13th” Palmer — all veterans of New Jersey Repertory Company’s script-in-hand readings series.
There was that time that Stephen Colbert took a break from his breakout [...]

20 Sep

Weekend: WHAT THE MARKET WILL BEAR

A roll and a bounce: The Bouncing Souls are the onstage attraction as the Jersey Shore Roller Girls All Stars meet the Wall Street Traitors tonight in Asbury Park.

Red Bank stockbrokers leaping from their first-floor offices! A major run on the “take a penny” tray at your local deli! After the rollercoaster week on Wall [...]

19 Sep

Friday: FOUR PARTIES & A FUNERAL

Parsons by design: The late Gram Parsons is the subject of a “Funeral Party” tribute tonight in Asbury Park.

FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND: Gram Parsons Funeral Party at the Wonder Bar, Asbury Park. A lot of folks are of the opinion that Gram Parsons (1946-1973) invented modern country rock as we know it today. Or maybe [...]

18 Sep

SLITHERING HALFWAY TO ST. PAT’S

Snakes are a-playin’: Saint Patrick may have booted these guys off the Emerald Isle, but The Snakes (featuring Gary Shaffer, in blue checked shirt) have managed to charm themselves into the marshgrass of the Jersey Shore.

By TOM CHESEK
Don’t look now, but it’s — Saint Practice Day?
Granted, the spirit of St. Pat’s Day never quite leaves [...]

17 Sep

ZULEYKA’S ALL ABOUT RED BANK

Not only has Zuleyka Farro expanded her hours of business at her Red Bank eatery, she’s moved her whole family to Red Bank.

By TOM CHESEK
Zuleyka, you had us with that sandwich. A daily special it was; we don’t even remember the name — some sort of creation with Cuban-style roast pork and a spicy-sweet onion [...]