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Archive for March, 2010

31 Mar

oRBit ON HIATUS: SEE YOU AROUND

The oRBiter who fell to Earth? Not hardly — editor Tom Chesek announces a hiatus for Red Bank oRBit, then turns around and tells you where you’ll still be able to get your fix. (Photo by Dennis Czund)
It’s April Fool’s Eve — time to be perfectly serious.
Effective immediately, Red Bank oRBit will be entering an [...]

30 Mar

IT’S WHAT’S BEHIND THE MASK

Custom decorated masks by Erika Rainey (top left and right), Ksenia Poulber (bottom right) and Andrew Ricci (bottom left) are among the recommended costume during the Imagine Long Branch Masquerade Ball. The public party on April 10 kicks off a new series of monthly 2nd Saturday events throughout Long Branch.
By TOM CHESEK
We knew something different [...]

30 Mar

NO BUSINESS LIKE FUNNY BUSINESS

Give it up for Jersey’s Bad Boy of Comedy Mike Marino — the Face and the Voice of the forthcoming National Comedy Fest — performing at a Night of Comedy and Networking on April 8.
They call it the National Comedy Fest — a multi-venue mega-event that brings a mix of nationwide touring acts, local hopefuls, [...]

29 Mar

TRAGIC MAGIC, AT 2 RIVER T

Mythbusters: Jay Sullivan catches the red-eye as the besieged title character, condemned by both gods and men, in director Aaron Posner’s ORESTES: A TRAGIC ROMP, now playing at Two River Theater. (Photos by T. Charles Erickson)
There’s Orestes, looking ratty but still Redford-esque — a condemned man who wishes only for a “fair and balanced” trial.
There’s [...]

29 Mar

ONCE MORE, WITH PASSION

Performance with Passion Players producers Debby and Michael Schwartz are smiling because it’s springtime, and also because they’ve landed their community theater troupe at an all new home — the IAMA building in Long Branch’s wild West End.
Last we reported on Debby and Mike Schwartz, the hardworking impresarios behind the long-running community stage company Performance [...]

27 Mar

KaBOOM! IN THE ROOM

Don’t try this at home — but do try this in your hometown, as the KaBoom! Fireworks committee presents a FREE behind-the-scenes look at how the annual Independence Day event on the Navesink is birthed each year. It happens at the Basie this coming Monday, and you’re invited.
Like the Kentucky Derby or your “first time,” [...]

26 Mar

OUR WEEKEND BEATS YOUR YEAR

Pink Frog’s Russ Bucci (in “Solo Suicide” mode) is among the old friends, neighbors and customers gathering at the Asbury Lanes this Sunday to stage a benefit for Cheri Jiosne, the former co-owner of Red Bank’s much missed Second Nature Emporium, whose battle with breast cancer has sounded a call to action from the likes of The Ribeye Brothers,Dub Proof, [...]

26 Mar

MOVING AND SHAKING WITH TONY P

Tony Pallagrosi is pictured onstage at January’s big Light of Day concert in Asbury Park. The promoter, musician, fundraiser, club manager, mover and shaker joins Concerts East partner Jerry Bakal for an informal talk on THE JERSEY SHORE MUSIC SCENE: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE, Saturday at NovelTeas in Red Bank. (Photos by Mike Black)
By TOM [...]

26 Mar

FRIDAY: RECKLESS LADIES

A cherished tradition at Monmouth University for several years running, Joanie Madden and Cherish the Ladies get a crucial jump on NEXT St. Pat’s Day, Friday night at the Pollak.
Previously in oRBit, we slipped you through the side door for tonight’s final discount-priced preview of Orestes at Two River Theater — and we sat you [...]

26 Mar

SATURDAY: MELANCHOLY DANES

He’s not even supposed to be here tonight: Brian (CLERKS) O’Halloran is among the cast of favorite players taking part in a reading of the comedy play SUBMITTED BY C. RANDALL McCLOSKEY, at Holmdel Theatre Company.
Previously in oRBit, we welcomed back the elegant and awesome Pinky as she makes a belated homecoming today at River [...]

26 Mar

SUNDAY: CENOBITE SYMPHONY

Red Bank native and accomplished film composer Christopher Young is live and in person, as the Count Basie Theatre screens the Young-scored gorezone classic HELLRAISER for free.
Previously in oRBit, we gave you the wrap on this weekend’s Garden State Film Festival — and clued you in on a spirited and altogether civilized event over at [...]

25 Mar

NOT JUST ‘FLAVOR OF THE MUMF’

Filmmaker Kyle Mumford and his father, Shore chef and restaurateur Chris Mumford. The documentary feature MUMFORD’S LAW is a chronicle of a son’s search for his father’s story — and a study in how personal pain can play a part in forming the strongest of bonds. 
A great chef, they say, puts his heart and soul [...]