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CONTENTS NEW YEAR RED BANK 8 NEW LOVE A sweet romance with chocolate—chocolatiers, chocolate-makers & chocolate cake bakers in town 10 NEW LIVES Bob Rechnitz’s new play and the many lives of “Lives of Reason” at Two River Theater, on and off the stage 18 NEW SPACE The rebirth of 211 Broad Street with the historic renovation of a grand old building 38 | 43 NEW EATS Fresh-off-the-farm @ Kitch Organic | A crossroads of Mediterranean cuisines @ Café 28

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26 WHAT’S UP RED BANK Jan | Feb | Mar 2016 StarTrek Moviethon beams up at the Basie | ”Lives of Reason” unravel at the Two River Theater | Ciao Bella! Sophia Loren comes to Red Bank

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“I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.”

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Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”

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Cover: Frank Ferrante in An Evening with Groucho: Celebrating the 125th Birthday of Groucho Marx (see pg. 26 for showtime at the Count Basie Theater) This page: New Year’s Resolution: Enter Laughing | Henry “Groucho” Marx—the bushybrowed, cigar-smoking wise-cracker with the painted-on moustache and stooped walk—was one of the funniest men in America and remains one of the greatest comedians of all time. Here’s a few laughs from Groucho to get you going on a happier new year.

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hocolate. How do we love thee? Let us count the ways. It’s luxurious, creamy, rich, soothing, sensual and satisfying. Americans crave it so much we eat more than nine pounds per person annually.

It’s only fitting then, that this object of our desire is linked to love and romance.

“After being in the chocolate business for 15 years, I’ve found that chocolate symbolizes love because it makes people happy,” says Amy Dunfee, owner of Red Bank Chocolate Shoppe.

The connection goes back to the Aztecs, who considered their spicy chocolate drink xocoatl, an aphrodisiac. By the early 1600s, a sweeter version of “drinking chocolate” was popular in Europe as a cure-all and love potion. But, the association between romance and chocolate wasn’t cemented until 1861 when Richard Cadbury packaged “eating chocolates” in heart-shaped boxes adorned with cupids and roses for Valentine’s Day. Romance-crazed Victorians bought the beautiful boxes for their sweethearts, and after the candy was eaten, saved them to hold love letters and other mementos.

Science is involved here, too. Chocolate contains tryptophan, which makes serotonin, a chemical that helps us feel good and puts us in the mood for love. Eating chocolate releases mood-boosting endorphins and reduces levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

There may be other healing powers in the sweet stuff. Early civilizations used cacao-based remedies to treat infections, coughs, gout, dysentery, rashes, fever, and even seizures. Today, modern medicine believes chocolate can benefit cardio-vascular systems, improve blood circulation, lower blood pressure, and lower cholesterol. Studies show flavanol-rich cocoa and chocolate can improve blood-flow to the brain, and enhance performance, alertness and cognitive skills.

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Sorry, milk chocolate fans; this doesn’t apply to you. The more cocoa is processed and diluted with milk, sugar and butter, the fewer the health perks. Experts recommend dark chocolate with 70 to 80 percent cocoa—limited to seven ounces a week—to get the maximum benefit. More reasons to opt for dark: it’s loaded with antioxidants, and research shows it offers a greater feeling of satiety than milk chocolate, requiring less to soothe a craving.

Fortunately, ‘tis the season for chocolate, and Red Bank’s shops and restaurants are paying homage to the decadent treat.

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At Red Bank Chocolate Shoppe, 17 White Street, Dunfee has a huge variety of chocolate gift boxes—including those iconic heart-shaped ones.

Other customer favorites include chocolate-covered strawberries and, “anything that combines our homemade caramel and peanut butter, especially the Red Bank Twist,” a pretzel dipped in caramel, slathered with peanut butter and enrobed in chocolate.

According to Ayca User, founding owner and general manager of Antoinette Boulangerie, 32 Monmouth St., the French patisserie offers individual, heart-shaped Chocolate Mousse Cakes with Hand-dipped Chocolate Strawberries. And, chocolate is paired with raspberries, chocolate cake, ganache and raspberry compote in Chocolate Raspberry Indulgence.

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Lauren Phillips, chef-owner with Claudette Herring of Via 45, 45 Broad St., says chocolate desserts are on the menu year-round, but adds, “We really step it up a notch around Valentine’s Day.” Favorites include Chocolate Fudge Caramel Sea Salt Brownies, Chocolate Flourless Cake, and White Chocolate Raspberry-Infused Cheesecake.

At Sugarush, 37 East Front St., co-owner Amanda Porter says vanilla is usually the most popular cupcake flavor, except around Valentine’s Day when chocolate, and cocoa-based red velvet flavors rule. “People see them as more decadent,” she says. Their Red Devil, a red velvet cupcake stuffed with chocolate mousse, iced with triple-chocolate fudge, and topped with chocolate chips, “Is a chocolate lovers dream,” she says.

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Whipped: A Creperie & Dessert Bar, 6 Monmouth St., is serving Godiva Chocolate French Toast for breakfast, an entire hot chocolate menu, and a special Red Velvet Crepe with Chocolate-Covered Strawberries and Cream Cheese Frosting. According to Nick Napoletano, who owns the restaurant with girlfriend Erica Lieberman, the decadent creation inspired a sweet proposal last Valentine’s Day. “A young man asked us to put a note on the dish that read, ‘It would be crepe if you would be my girlfriend!’ I think it worked out pretty well for him,” Napoletano says.

Kids love the chocolate workshops at Chocolate Works, 36 Broad St., where they can make a personal chocolate pretzel pizza, or decorate a chocolate lollipop. But, Randi Garfinkel, who opened the business with her family last August, says adults go for strawberries dipped in white, pink, dark or milk chocolate. “They even look like hearts, so they’ve become a symbol of love and decadence,” she says.

The signature Valentine’s drink at the Molly Pitcher Inn is a Tuxedo Strawberry Martini with vodka, Godiva chocolate liqueurs, strawberry puree, heavy cream, and chocolate syrup. The dessert menu features Chocolate Hazelnut Cake with Dark Chocolate-Espresso Ganache, and “Fantaisie Dessert au Chocolat Pour Deux,” a treat meant to be shared.

“In my world, chocolate is the ultimate food group,” says executive chef Bill Roll. “It can turn a lousy day into a great one. It’s fabulous as a candy, a cake, or my favorite, a warm chocolate chip cookie. What’s not to like?”

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2 BRIDGE AVE With nearly a century’s worth of pooled experience in the field RED BANK of higher education—and a litany of accomplishments that have included a long tenure as Dean at a respected university, as well as the co-founding of one of the regions most acclaimed theatrical companies—one might think that Robert Rechnitz and Kenneth Stunkel might simply be content these days to rest on those proverbial laurels. With the coming of the new year, however, the octogenarian gents have reset the clock, in anticipation of the public’s initial look at a project that finds the longtime friends and colleagues embarking on a whole new chapter as first-time playwrights.

“Lives of Reason” makes its world premiere in January as the latest offering from Red Bank’s Two River Theater Company, the celebrated professional troupe that Rechnitz and his wife Joan founded during his days as a professor in the English department of Monmouth University.

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Stunkel, a history professor who would go on to serve as what Rechnitz calls “a very significant Dean, who knows the game extremely well” in the course of a 47-year career that would find him working into his ninth decade. It should come as no surprise then, that their script is an ensemble piece set within the ivy-dripping halls (or, more to the point, the faculty cocktail parties) of academia.

“Academia has a lot of warts, and we set out to write a satire on it,” explains Stunkel, who drafted the first version of the play that will be presented, in one intermission-free act in the more intimately scaled "black box" Marion G. Huber performance space (an alternate, two-act version of the script exists as well).

“It was Ken's heavy plow that broke this land,” says Rechnitz, who expressed an interest in developing Stunkel’s draft in discussions with Two River Theater Company Artistic Director John Dias.“ Ken and I spent three years meeting and trying to make it into a play...and after the reading we did here, people responded as if it WERE a play!”

Set entirely at a party thrown by an ambitious English professor in his apartment, the play throws ten distinct characters (including straying faculty spouses, embittered educators, and the son of the college’s moneybags founder) into a volatile mix that comes to a head when “one woman’s secret passions explodes.” While the playwrights insist that the plot is pure fiction, Rechnitz acknowledges that “plenty of it comes from our personal experience...we draw from all that we've seen and heard.”

The ten actors include William Parry, an original cast member of three Sondheim musicals, plus fellow Broadway veterans Mairin Lee (as Ilona), Maurice Jones, Peter Rini, Jay Russell and John C. Vennema. Returnees to the Two River stage include Maureen Silliman (The Glass Menagerie), Philip Goodwin (As You Like It)...and Patrick Monaghan, a graduate to the mainstage who cut his teeth in the all-high school casts of the company's "Little Shakespeare" productions.

The production also represents a homecoming of sorts for a figure who played an important role in the early seasons of Two River Theater Company: Jonathan Fox, the former TRTC Artistic Director who went on to a successful career with Ensemble Theatre Company in Santa Barbara, CA, directs “Lives of Reason.”

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Stunkel, the rookie dramatist, confesses to being “amazed at how many people are involved” in bringing the written word to fully staged life, while observing that while the script takes its shots at the academic profession, “at the same time there's a special love of learning in there...the play is, in part, a defense of learning.”

Indeed, the two veteran educators “learned quite a bit about what is a play” from their experience of creating a show from scratch, with Stunkel likening the process to “jumping off a cliff, thinking you can fly...although when you jump off a cliff, you can see where you're going.”

Rechnitz, for his part, finds particular fascination in the fact that “here we are in our 80s...and we, by God, wrote a play!”

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“It is my mission to make hair beautiful.”

Raised in Marlboro, the Monmouth County native spent her childhood watching her mother cut and style hair for clients out of their salon. “I’d sit there for hours watching her work,” she remembers. “I grew up in that salon! Women would come in and leave over-the-moon happy with their new looks.” It wasn’t long before she took on the family business.

“Every single Barbie I owned had a different haircut. I even cut my own hair—a mullet—much to my mother’s dismay.”

Styling has always come naturally to Giana. During her high school years, her friends would beg their parents for money so she could take them shopping. They’d return with entirely new looks. “I did everything from revamping wardrobes, to makeup and hair, to boxed-dye jobs.” Her entrepreneurial spirit didn’t end there.

“Growing up, Red Bank was where everyone would go to get their hair done. I decided I wanted to own a salon there.”

Working non-stop to soak up as much knowledge about the industry and her craft as she could, and saving all on her own, Giana made that dream a reality in June of 2015.

“This is a dream ten years in the making.”

Climbing the stairs at 20 Broad Street to her 2nd floor SoHo-esque private boutique, Giana walks to the windows overlooking downtown Red Bank.

“I wanted to be in a prime location with a local, neighborhood feel,” she says, as she watches the hustle and bustle of Broad Street.

“This town has so much to offer, and the local businesses show each other unending support. I have clients who work in several of the local shops here.”

Specializing in Bridal and as a Master Colorist, Giana is no stranger to glamour. Her styling work will be seen in the Vogue Magazine ‘73 Questions’ spotlight, promoting the new ‘Zoolander 2’ comedy due out next year, as well as a high fashion editorial for the London Sunday Times, featuring looks by Yves St Laurent, Chanel and Christian Dior. She has also styled for MTV and renowned modeling and talent agency, Wilhelmina Models.

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During a divorce, the family dynamic is in flux. Most people feel “lost, alone, powerless, and scared,“ Sylvia explains.

“They want to know you’re in their corner and will fight ceaselessly for them." And fight she does, having successfully represented individuals and families from Monmouth to Somerset Counties, and the surrounding areas in the state. In 2013 and again, coming up in 2016, Super Lawyers magazines recognized Sylvia as a “New Jersey Super Lawyer—Rising Star.”

The Staten Island native entered the world of law as a legal secretary and, eventually, at a medical malpractice firm where “…my former boss, Steven T. Halperin, Esq., was my first and greatest mentor,” she says. She began night classes at Rutgers University/New Brunswick, graduating with Highest Honors and a B.A. in English. Rutgers Law School/Newark followed where she earned her J.D. After passing both the New York and New Jersey Bars, she served as Judicial Law Clerk for then–New Jersey Family Law Judge, the Hon. Michael A. Guadagno, J.A.D. who now sits in the Appellate Division. “Judge Guadagno’s passion for family law inspired me,” Sylvia recalls. “The rest is history."

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In 2015, she relocated to a handsome remodeled 1920’s Victorian on Red Bank’s Rector Place. “From the moment I walked in the front door, it felt like my home-away-fromhome,” she says. “It was my dream to create a serene, peaceful, and welcoming environment for my clients to interact with me and my staff. Now we are in the center of it all. Red Bank—the hub of Monmouth County. Clients love it here.” Most of all, they love what Sylvia is able to do for them.

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he First Church of Christ, Scientist at 211 Broad Street in Red Bank has stood for decades. Its majestic steeple soars above its neighbors. In recent years, with a shrinking congregation, the church board contemplated a move to smaller quarters and the sale of the handsome brick structure.

The congregation needed rescue and former Wall Street executive Bob Silver, president of The Bravitas Group, Montclair, was it. Working with business partner Jay Schweppe, Silver brought the church back to life as a 16,000 square foot boutique office complex, while providing a small sanctuary in the revitalization for the church congregation.

Since 2006, The Bravitas Group had converted eight historic Montclair structures into modern, customized offices, maintaining much of the architectural spine of the early 20th century buildings. The plan for the Red Bank property received strong endorsement from the town. Bravitas worked closely with borough officials to convert the building into a church and offices on property that had both commercial and residential zoning. "This was the first conversion outside of Montclair," Silver says, "and, like the others, we were able to go start to finish in two years.”

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The project was completed meeting strict environmental standards that earned the building the United States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification. “The building was re-insulated and thermal windows added in the rebuild,” Silver explains. “VOC free (volatile organic compounds) paint and adhesives were used in the conversion and the building's efficient heat exchange HVAC unit does the job for a paltry $1,600/month.”

In January, photographer Cate Scaglione signed the first office lease for her business, Life As Fine Art Photography & Spa, and commitments for the remaining twelve units sold out within sixty days. The building opened in August 2015.

Each office unit is customized for the tenant to make the most use of space and the architectural heritage of the church. The offices are arranged on two levels and a 3,000 square foot addition above what was the church annex. Many of the Church's classic arched windows were salvaged and used as part of the decor and wood was recovered during conversion and turned into tables and other furnishings. Tenants have access to a conference room on the first floor and there are 90 on-site parking spaces.

Silver says that he continues to look for suitable structures for conversion in Red Bank. "They must meet Bravitas criteria," he stresses, "which include close to downtown stores and restaurants, off-street parking, and a structure with classic lines that can be brought back to beautiful."

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COUNT BASIE THEATRE TWO RIVER THEATER 99 Monmouth Street 732.842.9000 21 Bridge Avenue 732.345.1400 countbasietheatre.org trtc.org

ART Art Alliance of Monmouth County 33 Monmouth St 842-9403 Exhibits: JAN/“Up Against the Wall” ; FEB/ “Face First” & “Hold It”; MAR/”All in the Family” & “Birds and Beasts”ALL IN THE FAMILY”14th Annual Jean Townsend Award Exhibition (A co-op gallery for area artists)

BOWTIE CINEMAS 36 White Street 732.747.0333 bowtiecinemas.com

RED BANK PUBLIC LIBRARY 84 W. Front St 732.842.0690 lmxac.org/redbank

Star Trek Double Features Count Basie Theatre Feb 1 7pm/ Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) 9pm/ Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) ; Feb 2 7pm/ Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984 9pm/ Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) ); Feb 3 7pm/ Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) 9pm/ Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country (1991)

Beacon Fine Arts Gallery 61 Monmouth St 936-0888 Paintings, sculpture, serigraphs and giclee prints Chetkin Gallery 9 Wharf Av 743-6116 International fine art with an emphasis on contemporary European painters Frame to Please 2 Bridge Av/ The Galleria 741-8062 Original artwork and photography by local artists FrameWorks Art Gallery 160 Monmouth St/ 219-6688 Works on paper, photography, poster graphics, gigposters, limited-edition prints

FILM Sing Along with The Muppet Movie Jan 31 2 pm Count Basie Theatre Live family-friendly interactions with Kermit and friends on screen, led by Heather Henson (Jim’s daughter) and the IBEX Puppetry Sing Along crew

First Rate, First Run Indies & Foreign Films Bow Tie Cinemas RB 36 White St 777-3456

COMEDY Jim Breuer Feb 6 8pm Count Basie Theatre Family-friendly stand-up by the fan-favorite, former “Goat Boy” of Saturday Night Live Bobby Collins Feb 27 8pm Count Basie Theatre Comedic rants on world events mixed with the humor of everyday life delivered by a consummate stand-up storyteller

Clockwise from top: Sophia Loren/Talks & Readings; R5/Music; Megan Hilty/Music; Danú/Music; Star Trek II/Film; Ropes/Theater; Joan Baez/Music; Janis Joplin/Theater; Deepak Chopra/ Talks & Readings; Doo Wop/Music; Chris Botti/Music; Berenstain Bears Live/Theater; Sing Along with Muppet Movie/Film; ABBA Mania/Music; Shatner’s World/Talks & Readings; Jim Norton/Comedy;

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U S I C | S H O P P I N G | T H E AT E R Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame Tour Mar 3 8pm Count Basie Theatre No-holds-barred observations, along with trademark self-deprecating humor from the co-host of The Opie with Jim Norton Show (Sirius XM Radio)

TALKS & READINGS Deepak Chopra: The Future of Wellbeing Feb 4 7:30pm Count Basie Theatre The #1 “influential thinker in medicine” (The Huffington Post global internet survey) shares a bold new understanding of genes and how to optimize their behavior for maxium health and fulfillment

Theatre Intimate onstage conversation and Q&A with the legendary film star RB LIBRARY PUBLIC LIBRARY: River Read 2nd Sat of the month 11:30am1:30pm Red Bank Public Library Featured readers of original poetry and other genres, plus open-mic Readin’ on the River 3rd Wed of the month 7-8pm Adult book discussion (842-0690 for titles and information) Jersey Inchkins 3rd Wed of the month 1-3:30pm a club made up of adults who do "very little work” building houses, rooms, scenes, and vignettes in miniature

THEATER/ PERFORMANCES Lives of Reason Jan 9 - Feb 7 Matinees & evenings Two River Theatre (A world-premiere play by Two River founder Robert Rechnitz and Kenneth Stunkel; see story inside ) The world of academia seen through an English department faculty party where one woman’s secret passions explode Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live! Jan 17 1:30pm | Jan 17 5pm12 & 13 1pm & 5pm Count Basie Theatre The legacy of “Mister Rogers” lives on with the PBS KIDS series—Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood—live with singing, dancing, Daniel and all of his friends

An Evening with Sophia Loren Feb 5 8pm Count Basie

A Night with Janis Joplin Feb 28 3pm & 7:30pm Count Basie Tonynominee Mary Bridget Davies celebrates “the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll” thru her biggest hits and greatest musical influences

DANCE Red Bank Tango redbanktango.com Argentine tango for all levels (Mon evenings) at Red Bank Elks Lodge 40 W Front St; monthly milongas (3rd Weds) at local Red Bank venues Swan Lake Feb 10 7:30pm Count Basie Theatre Full-scale production by The State Ballet Theater of Russia of one of the greatest classical ballets

MUSIC Indigo Girls Jan 29 8pm Count Basie Theatre “....the lanky, deeply felt folk-tinged pop songs” (Rolling Stone)by the celebrated Girls— Amy Ray and Emily Saliers

Frank Ferrante in An Evening with Groucho: Celebrating the 125th Birthday of Groucho Marx Jan 24 4pm Count Basie Theatre The best one-liners, anectodes and songs in a one-man, two-act comedy tribute

William Shatner: Shater’s World—We Just Live In It Feb 5 8pm Count Basie Theatre Shared anecdotes, songs, jokes, poignant moments with the intergalactic cultural icon

The Berenstain Bears—Live: An Autism/Sensory-Friendly Performance Feb 25 4:30pmCount Basie Theatre Beloved Bear Country comes to life on stage to teach about the importance of honesty, health, and safety (“This inaugural performance will create a judgementfree, comfortable environment for families who would otherwise be reluctant to attend a live theatre performance.” /Adam Philipson, President and CEO, Count Basie Theatre.)

Ropes Feb 20 - Mar 20 matinees & evenings Two River Theatre Directed by Lisa Rothe—In this universal story about forgiveness, love, and loss, three brothers rendezvous at an airport to meet the father who abandoned them as children, and who is now the most famous tightrope walker of all time.

(Written by Bárbara Colio, one of Latin America's leading contemporary playwrights. Two River Theater will present select performances of Ropes in Spanish as part of its ongoing Nosotros program, which is dedicated to engaging Monmouth County's Latino community and furthering the work of Latino theater artists.)

2Cellos Jan 30 7:30pm Count Basie Theatre Croatian cellist and YouTube sensations Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser playing live The Beach Boys Feb 11 7:30 pm Count Basie Theatre Pop music from the iconic American band, led by Mike Love and Beach-Boyvet Bruce Johnston New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents Valentine’s Day with Megan Hilty Feb 12 8pm Count Basie Theatre A romantic trip for music lovers through the American Songbook Monmouth Symphony Orchestra presents Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suites Feb 14 3pm Count Basie Theatre Lucian Rinando, conductor; Carolyn Wong, violin Continued on page 28

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Foreigner: The Hits Unplugged and Live Feb 15 8pm Count Basie Theatre The band’s acoustic tour performing “I Want to Know What Love Is” and other chart-toppers Chris Botti Feb 19 8pm The jazz trumpet legend with the sound that’s made him the best selling jazz instrumentalist in the world Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles Feb 23 8pm Count Basie Theatre Notefor-musical-note multi-media tour thru the life and times of the world’s most celebrated band ABBA Mania Feb 20 8pm Count Basie Theatre Absolute ABBA, with “Mamma Mia,” “Dancing Queen,” Super Trouper” and more R5: Sometime Last Night Tour Feb 24 7 pm Count Basie Theatre The globe-trotting pop-rock quintet, live with “Let’s Not Be Alone Tonight” and othersuper hits Chicago Feb 26 8pm Count Basie Theatre The signature sound of the Grammy Award winning band, including original members Robert Lamm on keyboards, vocals, Lee Loughnane on trumpet, James Pankow on trombone and Walt Parazaider on woodwinds

An Evening of Old Time Doo Wop Vol 4 Mar 5 7pm Count Basie Theatre Oldies- but-goodies by doo-wop favorites Fred Parris & The Satins, The Legendary Teenagers, The Original Tymes, The Mystics, The Jarmels, Jimmy Stephens, and Johnny Farina of Santo & Johnny

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents All-Mozart Mar 12 8pm Count Basie TheatreOverture and Ballet Music from Idomeneo; Piano Concerto No. 23; Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”—Mozart’s 41st and last symphony. Perry So, conductor; Eric Lu, piano

Danú’s St. Patrick’s Celebration Mar 6 7pm Count Basie Theatre Music of Irelalnd by native ensemble players on flute, tin whistle, fiddle, button accordion, bouzouki, and vocals

Celtic Nights Mar 12 8pm Count Basie Theatre 100 years of Irish independence told through music, song, dance, and storytelling

Joan Baez Mar 8 8pm Count Basie Theatre The celebrated Human Rights activist and American music legend in concert The Pink Floyd Experience Mar10 8 pm Count Basie Theatre Musicians, interpretive videos, plane crashes, the flying pig, and bulb man– it’s all there—live, for the ultimate Floyd fan Glen Burtnik’s Summer of Love VI Mar11 8 pm Count Basie Theatre Note-for-note and live, the songs, and the psychedelically flavored spirit, of the Woodstock Generation

Friendship Train Foundation & Small Factory Productions Present

Patti Lupone: Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda...played the part Mar 18 8pm The Broadway star sings songs from musicals which she could have played, should have played, did play and will play, including from her Tony Award winning performances in Evita and Gypsy

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IN THE RESULTS EASTPOINTE HEALT

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y his own admission, 2015 was likely the toughest, most challenging year of Paul Mazzella’s life. The good news? He looks forward to 2016 being one of the best. This expectation is more than wishful thinking. The owner of Eastpointe Health & Fitness in Atlantic Highlands does not like to fail. “I’m a businessman,” says the former Army 1st lieutenant and Wall Streeter. “I know this will work, but it’s going to take more hard work to get there.”

He’s done it before. In 2001 when Paul acquired a small gym—at the same location in the Eastpointe Shopping Center—the company was “on the verge of collapse.” He made it profitable.

He then expanded, and made it profitable again. He expanded a third time. “It was touch and go, but we made it,” he says. The most recent, most ambitious push is where he’s wanted to go all along—the culmination of nearly 15 years in the business.

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Necessity (serving more clients) and opportunity (the space became available) caused and enabled the company to grow once again.

The new expansion includes the relocation of the gym (weights and exercise machines), the health and medical components (physical therapy, chiropractic, massage, acupuncture), nutrition counseling, personal training, and a variety of classes (body sculpt, yoga, spin, Zumba), as well as offices and special-purpose areas (including childcare) into adjoining and inter-connected 11,500 square-foot quarters that feature 20-foot ceilings and more than $750,000 in renovations. There is a new exercise mezzanine, as well as new men and ladies' locker rooms with saunas.

“If you want to get somewhere, we’re here to help you and show you how.”

“We’re in the results business,” explains Paul. “If you want to get somewhere, we’re here to help you and show you how,” he says. Consider this small, but telling, example: the annual autumn EPH&F “Jeans Challenge.” Every woman who completed the program this year—29 out of 32— fit into jeans that were two sizes smaller than what they were previously wearing. In general, of those who join any of the various programs and show up and work hard at it, “some 80% to 90% change positively how they feel and look,” Paul maintains.

Results notwithstanding, Paul believes there are a number of factors that set Eastpointe Health & Fitness apart. “I like to think of us as a very economical high-end club,” he explains. “It’s not overpriced and it’s not cheap, but, for what you pay here, you get quite a bit.” Another huge plus is that the club is a family-run operation. “You feel that when you come in,” he says.

Paul worked alone until 2007 when his brother, Jay, came on board, bringing with him his chiropractic practice.

Today, “Dr Jay” runs Eastpointe Integrated Healthcare, a separate business but under the EPH&F banner, which combines chiropractic care, physical therapy, massage therapy, and acupuncture. Then Kim—Paul and Jay’s sister and a certified nutritionist—left her job at Merrill Lynch to join her brothers. “At which point,” notes Paul, “she became my assistant manager and we went head-first into the nutrition business.” Three years ago, the company added Shore Results, an all-inclusive, individualized training program, and, for post-workout recovery, tasty Shore Shakes.

Not long after first becoming a silent investor in EPH&F, Paul realized that the integration of various aspects of health and fitness was vital for success. After graduating college on an Army scholarship, he worked in New York for Pricewaterhouse, moved on to Citibank, and then went to a trading tech company. Hardly a fitness fanatic, the Keansburg native did enjoy working out, and he had saved some money. “I don’t know that I had a real plan, just that I liked the idea of it as an investment,” he recalls. It soon became a full-time, hands-on endeavor. He became a National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer, started learning the fitness business, and found himself liking it. A lot.

While contracts are required for special EPH&F training programs, signing up for a basic membership (which includes a thorough customer evaluation) is “very straight forward, no pressure,” says Paul. You pay for the first month, and then decide if you want to continue. “No one is tied into anything. I don’t want to keep people here who don’t want to be here.” But if you stay, expect results...and to see a lot of Paul. He’s always there, along with his brother and sister.

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IT’S A HAPPY, HEALTHY DOG'S LIFE! Canines and their owners love The Dog Spaw of Little Silver. Why wouldn't they! Dana Ujobagy and her team of seven groomers wash, cut, trim, style and pamper the coats of dogs seven days a week in their pet salon or from two mobile vans.

Besides helping dogs look good, Ujobagy cares deeply about their health and provides free nutritional advice that has helped owners understand the root cause of many issues. “Allergies, digestive problems, skin rashes...many times it is simply food related,” Ujobagy explains.

Ujobagy got into the business more than a decade ago selling collars and clothes for dogs on-line. She was featured in a 2005 edition of USA Today. "I am a dog lover and the business was a labor of love," she explains.

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S E C T I O N H O M E T O W N H E A LT H

The Art and Science of Surgery FINDING THE SURGEON WHO’S RIGHT FOR YOU

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lecting to undergo surgery is a big decision and most of us don’t enter into it lightly. We want the best that modern science can provide, but we also want to feel supported.

by APRIL GUILLERME for Riverview Medical Center

It’s important to remember that all surgery, whether inpatient or outpatient, comes with some degree of risk. That’s why it’s crucial to choose the right surgeon. While a surgeon’s knowledge, reputation, and skill should certainly play a part in your decision-making process, it should not be the only factor taken into consideration.

“While sometimes science is the only choice, other times the art of conversation or connection helps to make the decision.”

Was the surgeon attentive? Did they take their time with you or did they seem rushed?

Do you feel as though your questions were answered thoroughly and in an honest manner? Was a level of trust established? Did they ask questions about your life and what you hoped surgery would correct? According to surgeon James Brock, M.D. of Riverview Medical Center, these are all questions that the right surgeon will ask in order to truly understand a patient’s needs and make the best decision possible.

“I’ve had patients come to me after being told that they required major surgery when the procedure would not really benefit them in the end,” said Dr. Brock. “I’ve also had patients who were told that they didn’t require surgery at all, when in fact they did. It’s all about taking your time with a patient, listening, and getting to know them and their lifestyle.”

Experts agree that patient’s should think about what blend of experience and personality make a doctor the right choice for their needs. At the end of the day, it’s a very personal choice.

“The patient, physician relationship is one of the most important components of surgery,” said another Riverview surgeon, Joseph E. Cauda, M.D. “You want to select a surgeon who sees all the aspects of your life and who will truly see you as a person, not just a procedure. That’s the surgeon who will say to you, ‘Yes, I could do this, but I don’t think it’s the best decision for you.’”

In addition to their individual practice experience of over 20 years, Dr. Brock and Dr. Cauda— vascular and general surgeons associated with Riverview Medical Center—utilize a host of advanced technologies to perform both traditional and minimally invasive surgeries. With scientific advancements in robotic surgery, techniques such as combined endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery, and digitally integrated operating rooms for complicated surgeries, more than 200 surgeons choose to care for their patients at Riverview.

James Brock, M.D. and Joseph E. Cauda, M.D.

Surgeries performed at Riverview include: breast, colon and rectal, endovascular, general surgery, gynecology, maxillofacial, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedic, otolaryngology, plastic surgery, spine surgery, thoracic surgery, urology, and vascular surgery.

Not only is Riverview dedicated to bringing in the best physicians and surgeons based on their skillset, but also based on their bedside manner; because perfecting that, is truly an art.

To find a surgeon who’s right for you, call 800.560.9990 or visit physicians.meridianhealth.com.

To view Riverview physicians talking about why experience matters, please visit RiverviewMedicalCenter.com/ExperienceMatters.

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Riverview Moms expect the best and our Childbirth Center delivers.

When it comes to your childbirth experience you want the best doctors and exceptional amenities, and the Childbirth Center at Riverview delivers!

From pre-conception to post-partum, you can count on Riverview’s Childbirth Team of board certified OB/GYNs, specialists, pediatricians, and Magnet-recognized nurses, to provide the best care for you and your baby.

Our team’s skill is complemented by an incredible environment. Our fully private rooms feature the look of a contemporary spa overlooking the Navesink River, and our Special Care Nursery features the latest equipment and clinical practices for premature infants, with a direct link to the area’s leading children’s hospital, K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital.

You can also expect the unexpected with amenities such as Concierge Care, which provides access to everything from hair, make-up, local cuisine, and custom requests, as well as Bella Baby Photography to artfully capture your first special moments with your baby and family.

Expect the Best at Riverview. To connect with a doctor on our Childbirth Team, please call 1-800-DOCTORS®

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“One table can feed...Everybody!” say Joe Durso and Rick Ivone, Jr., co-owners of Kitch Organic, the new health-oriented eatery that opened in October on Red Bank’s West Side. “Of course, it helps that people love what they eat once they’re here!” With more than a 60% customer return rate, Kitch Organic is doing something really right.

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A case in point: when the free range, organic turkey meatloaf was dropped from the menu—a deliciously inelegant dish intended as a short-term special—customers’ reaction said a lot. “People were screaming at us about it,” says Joe. Now, it’s back, along with entrees that include ginger glazed tempeh and a host of vegan, vegetarian, and other options. The cold-pressed juices, and gluten and wheat-free baked goods are popular menu items—all fresh, all organic, sourced from local markets and top-tier distributors.

Joe loves food as much as the next guy, in this case his business partner, Rick Ivone Jr., a life-coach and personal trainer turned restaurateur. “It’s great seeing how happy everyone is when they eat here,” says Rick. “We serve nutrient-dense food. People are radiant when they leave.”

The goal at Kitch Organic is to offer the healthiest, most delicious and nutritious life experience at a place where everyone can eat and connect at one table. That means a person who is a vegan can dine next to a friend who is a meat eater and they’re both happy.

The idea came from The Plant Café Organic, a restaurant in San Francisco Rick had visited in 2010 with a friend. He came away asking, “Why don’t we have anything like this back in Red Bank”? When Rick shared the experience with Joe a couple of years later, the “big idea” clicked—but it would take a couple of more years of planning and more than a dozen trips to the West Coast to realize the dream. Although Joe and Rick were both new to the restaurant business, they had a love of good food and healthy eating in common.

Joe, a 2005 Christian Brothers Academy graduate and talented baseball player, seriously injured his shoulder in a post-college pro tryout. He went to work for his father, a local financial advisor, and later, at a hedge fund in Manhattan. Through his father, he met Rick, a fellow Red Bank local. When Rick asked Joe what he really wanted to do, Joe told him he had always wanted to get into the food industry. This resonated with Rick, a Type One Diabetic, whose own health and 30 year career in wellness had proven an important truth for him: “Healthy food is an integral part of building a healthy life through lifestyle.”

The owners describe the painstakingly renovated space Kitch Organic occupies on Leighton Avenue as “a West Coast-driven building with a kind of East Coast mentality and a very Napa Valley, clean industrial-feel interior.” Inside, there are 20 seats; outside, tables seat 12. The restaurant is BYOB and both Joe and Rick are inspired when it come to creating mixers with cold pressed juices.

Jennifer Freeman, a graduate of Natural Gourmet in New York who has worked at prestigious area restaurants, is central to the team.

To Joe and Rick, she’s the “backbone (and backyard) of our business.” A master gardener, she is in charge of planting, raising and harvesting Kitch Organic’s backyard crops. She also makes a mean Bloody Mary mix.

What’s the next “big idea” for Kitch Organic? There are plenty of them. Expanding catering...more juice programs...cooking classes and workshops in the spring. And don’t be surprised to find more Kitch locations cropping up soon.

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ASIAN NOODLE BOWL Serves 2

Cutting Carbs Without Cutting Flavor

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ealthy, low-carb dishes don't have to be bland. Just because you're looking to cut down on carbs doesn't mean you'll have to sacrifice your favorite flavors and textures. Believe it or not, you can eat consciously and hang on to your favorites.

Delectable noodles can be made from broccoli stems, beets, zucchini, parsnips, carrots, butternut squash, or spaghetti squash. With spiralizers available at just about every kitchen store, making your own veggie noodles at home is no longer laborious.

A great way to use veggie noodles is in this Asian Noodle Bowl. It highlights textures and temperatures in one simple dish. Keep your appetite intrigued with this go-to Asian meal.

Many Asian dishes incorporate ingredients cut to specific dimensions, hot components, cold components, and elements of sweet, sour, and spicy - making each bite different.

Recipes like this offer a variety of flavors and textures throughout the dish, making healthy meals made with whole ingredients fun and interesting to eat. This is key to eating healthy and getting the whole family involved.

Serve this bowl with a variety of toppings for everyone to create their own masterpiece.

INGREDIENTS 3 cups shredded spaghetti squash 4 cups low sodium vegetable broth 2/3 cup sliced shiitake mushrooms 4 green onions 2 tablespoons ginger 2 cloves garlic 2 teaspoons Chinese five spice 1 jalapeno pepper 2 tablespoons chopped basil 1 cup alfalfa sprouts 2 teaspoons sriracha hot sauce 1/4 lime in wedges

DIRECTIONS Cut spaghetti squash in half, remove seeds, poke the skin with a fork in about 10-15 places, and then microwave face down for 10 minutes. In a saucepan, combine broth, garlic, ginger, white side of green onions, and Chinese five spice. Bring to a boil. Slice jalapenos, basil, mushrooms, and green onions. Shred cooked spaghetti squash with a fork and place in bowl. Top squash with broth, garnish with toppings, and enjoy.

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Café 28 A True Crossroads of Mediterranean Cuisines

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ow is it we can pass something all the time and not really see it? Such is the case with Café 28. The tiny, glass-fronted Red Bank eatery next to Toymasters on White Street has been open for five years—seven days a week, for breakfast, lunch and dinner, (Monday to Saturday 7:30am to 9pm, Sunday 11am to 6pm)—yet, somehow, seems undiscovered as one of the area’s top spots for Mediterranean food. Adding to the confusion, the eatery is often mistaken for a sub shop, which the location briefly once was, and the menu partly still is.

“People see my place, but don’t know what is inside,” says owner Mohammed Elbery, a native Egyptian who settled in the U.S. 23 years ago.

The menu is an eclectic melting pot of Greek, Lebanese, Isreali, Egyptian, Turkish, Italian, American and other ethnic dishes.

Falafel (vegetable and chickpea patties), gyros (thinly sliced rotisseried lamb or beef), baba ganoush (roasted and ground eggplant), ful medames (fava bean stew), rice-stuffed grape leaves, and a delicious marinated eggplant with tahini sauce, are offered alongside turkey subs and tuna sandwiches. Lamb sausage, tabbouleh, moussaka, vegetable couscous, spanakopita, and other dishes rotate in as specials, many of which are vegetarian.

“Why not?” says Elbery. “We’re all blended, all the same Mediterranean culture.”

Elbery runs the entire business solo; he takes the orders, prepares the food, serves it in the immaculate dining area, or packs it to-go (there are just four tables, so customers often order for takeout). Everything is made from scratch and to order. He doesn’t Café 28 offers an array of dishes that have traveled straight from the Mediterranean to your plate. have so much as a single scoop of chicken salad ready in advance, Mohammed and even makes his own hummus, labneh (a zesty yogurt-based sauce), Elbery holding tzatziki (a refreshing cucumber-yogurt sauce), tahini (a type of sesame an Edra, a paste), and other condiments in small batches throughout the day.

Middle Eastern (Customers frequently ask for these flavorful sauces in lieu of traditional cooking pot. condiments on the American-style sandwiches.) Elbery even makes the desserts, which might include Baklava, Tiramisu, Kataifi (a delicate Greek pastry resembling angel-hair pasta), or Basbousa (a sweet semolina cake).

He has never taken a day off in five years—even putting in half-days on Thanksgiving and Christmas when the café is closed. “I would feel bad if a new customer came in and I wasn’t here,” he says. Elbery frequently offers suggestions and tasting samples, encouraging customers new to the cuisine to, “Try this,” “Taste that,” or “I think you’ll like this better.”

It’s all so good you may end up ordering more than you planned, and in the process, discovering a gem that’s been hiding in plain sight.

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Craig Kiley & Darryn Murphy Designs 24 Mechanic St 917.566.6504 Dean’s Florist 15 Monmouth St 732.7471832 Roses are Red Bank 59 Maple Ave 732.741.4666 NJ Wedding Pros 43 W. Front St 732.747.0900

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Carla Gizzi Jewelry & Home Studio 169 W Front St 732.450.0122 Carter & Cavero Old World Olive Co. 19 Monmouth St 732.219.0506 The Charleston Shops 9 Monmouth St 732.693.1743 Earth Spirit New Age Center 25 Monmouth St 732.842.3855 Edible Arrangements 29 W Front St 732.219.7600

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Pluck’s 186 Monmouth St 732.933.5990 Red Bank Electrolysis & Assoc. Inc 200 Maple Av 732.747.2136 Red Bank Family Pharmacy 141 Broad St 732.530.9460 Red Bank House Of Fades 8 Monmouth St 732.268.7246 Red Bank Nail Spa 62 Broad St 732.758.0500 Rite Aid 140 Water St 732.747.3727 The Ritz Salon 76 Monmouth St 732.741.5314 Riverside Salon 140 Monmouth St 732.842.9966 Rocky’s Barber Shop 16 Wallace St 732.741.8898 Salon Concrete 123 Broad St 732.219.6558 Salon G 30 Monmouth St 732.530.0177 Salon Simplicity 69 Monmouth St 732.747.0002 Schwartz Salon 17 Monmouth St 732.741.7337 Spa at the Galleria 2 Bridge Ave 732.212.1882 Naked Tanz Tanning

Paint Passion 30 Monmouth St 732.924.9520 Red Bank Design Center 147 Broad St 732.530.1314 Red Bank Drapery 49 Broad St 732.747.2543 Tara Sutphin Designs 1 Bridge Av 732.768.5605 Window Treats 80 Broad St 732.219.0303 FLOOR COVERINGS Ebner’s 29 E Front St 732.741.0302 Tiled Interiors 2 Bridge Av 732.747.2543 MonmouthTile & Marble 44 Monmouth St 732.933.1760 Nima Oriental Rugs 31 W. Front St 732.747.7705 FURNISHINGS Red Ginger Home 66 Broad St 732.345.1000 Restoration Hardware 52 Broad St 732.212.0991 West Elm 1 Bridge Av 732.576.9952 HARDWARE & SUPPLIES Atlantic Glass 21 Maple Av 732.747.2020

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JEWELERS

A.H. Fisher Diamonds 46 Broad St 732.741.6262 Alex & Ani 12 Broad St 732.268.7274 Carla Gizzi 169 W Front St 732.450.0122 Galleria Gold W Front & Bridge Av 732.747.3337 Goldtinker 24 Broad St 732.531.8787 Jacé 53 Broad St 732.450.8540 Joel McFadden Jewelry Designs 32 White St 732.747.8877 J & S Jewelers 391/2 Broad St 732.345.8388 Leonardo Jewelers 35 E Front St 732.774.7880 ML Design 210 W Front St Ste202 732.530.1020 Nat’s Jewelers 70 Broad St 732.741.0229 Poor Cat 69 Broad St 732.859.7119 Quicksilver 8 White St 732.842.6696

Seldin’s Trinkets & Jewelry 2 W Front St 732.741.6990 Tiffany & Co. 105 Broad St 732.345.8150 ThrillHer Diamonds 26 Monmouth St 732.530.1540

MUSIC/DJS

Bob’s Guitar Hospital 30 Monmouth St 732.747.6965 Cinecall Soundtracks & Productions 24 Mechanic St 732.450.8882 Hurricane Productions 3 White St 888.393.7066 Jack’s Music Shoppe 30 Broad St 732.842.0731 Monmouth Music 30 Monmouth St 732.747.8888 Red Bank Rehearsal Studio 60 English Plaza 732.530.8794 Ruscil’s Piano 17 Mechanic St 732.741.4224 School of Rock 52 Monmouth St 877.605.3547 Sounds to Go DJ Entertainment 21 E Front St 732.544.9568 Stormin’ Norman Productions 2 W. Front St 732.741.8733

OFFICE & PRINTING AlphaGraphics 68 White St 732.758.0095 McGinnis Printing 20 Monmouth St 732.758.0060 The UPS Store 68 White St 732.530.0664

ENTERTAINMENT LIVE THEATER Count Basie Theatre 99 Monmouth St 732.842.9000 Phoenix Studio Theatre 111 Monmouth St 732.747.0014 Two RiverTheater Co 21 Bridge Av 732.345.1400 MOVIE THEATER Bow Tie Cinemas 36 White St 732.747.0333 Count Basie Theatre 99 Monmouth St 732.842.9000

PERSONAL INSTRUCTION

ACTING Count Basie Performing Arts Academy 99 Monmouth St 732.842.9000 Two River Theater 21 Bridge Av 732.345.1400 CRAFTS Paint a Tee 18 Monmouth St 732.268.7620 Pinot’s Palette 12 Broad St 732.219.9222 Time to Kiln 50 Broad St 732.450.9525

F O L L O W

DANCE American Academy of Dance 10 Mechanic St 908.601.8143 Coastal Pointe Dance Co 80 Broad St Ste 2M 732.737.1938 Fred Astaire 46 Newman Springs Rd 732.741.4188 Monmouth Academy of Ballet 16 Monmouth St 732.865.4738 MODELING Barbizon 80 Broad St 732.842.6161 MUSIC Monmouth Music 30 Monmouth St 732.747.8888 Musician’s Studio 13 Globe Ct 732.741.5915 School of Rock 52 Monmouth St 877.605.3547 FITNESS/SPORTS/ ENTERTAINMENT Center for Pilates W Front & Bridge Av 732.345.1515 CommunityYMCA 166 Maple Av 732.741.2504 Kid Fit Academy 16 Wallace St 732.615.7048 Yestercades 80 Broad St 732.383.7873 Player’s Edge 264 Shrewsbury Av 732.671.6809 Pure Barre 127 Broad St 732.842.7873 Red Bank Armory Ice Skating Rink 76 Chestnut St 732.450.9001 Renaissance Pilates 8 E Front St 732.268.7730 Trap Door Escape Room 60 White St 732.741.5870 Work Out World 30 W Front St 732.450.8822 Ultimate Physique 129 Monmouth St 732.747.1773 LANGUAGE Project Write Now 25 Bridge Av 908.675.0467 The Language School 69 Broad St 732.530.0265 YOGA & SPIRIT Earth Spirit 25 Monmouth St 732.842.3855 Even Flow Yoga 19 Mechanic St 908.461.2666 Moonstruck W Front & Bridge Av 732.530.0568 Readings By Gina 112 Monmouth St 732.224.0304

PETS/ INSTRUCTIONS Bark Avenue 4 W Front St 732.741.4175 Fins & Feathers 158 Monmouth St 732.842.4197 Le French Groomer 56 Monmouth St 732.450.1738 Paws for a Cause 2 Bridge Ave 732.741.8062 Urban Dawgs Red Bank Dog Training 46 English Plaza 732.758.8522

PHOTOGRAPHY

CLB Photography 21 East Front St 201.926.0095 Danny Sanchez Photography 25 Bridge Av 732.530.4120 Flipping Fun 22 E Front St 732.450.9060 John Arcara Photography 60 Broad St 732.299.9537 Kramer Photography 8 E Front St 732.212.1220 LoBoudoir Photography 21 East Front St 201.926.0095 McKay Imaging Photo Studio & Gallery 12 Monmouth St 732.842.2272 Susie Sefcik Photography 17 Linden Pl 908.902.3180

PUBLIC SERVICES Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce 8 Reckless Pl 732.741.0055 Family Options Adoption 19 Bridge Av 732.936.077 Monmouth Arts 105 Monmouth St 732.212.1890 Red Bank RiverCenter 46 English Plaza, Ste 6 732.842.4244 Riverview Medical CTR 1 Riverview Plaza 732.741.2700 Red Bank Visitors Center 46 English Plaza, Ste 6 732.741.9211 Woman’s Club 164 Broad St 732.747.7425

REAL ESTATE

Boutique Realty 16 W Front St Resources Real Estate 4A W Front St 732.212.0440 Kevin Murphy Realty 94 Maple Av 732.741.3030

SAILING & BOATING

Irwin Marine 1 Marine Park 732.741.0003 Monmouth Boat Club 31 Union St 732.741.6100 Navesink River Rowing River end of Maple Av navesinkriverrowing.shuttlepod.org

WINE & SPIRITS

Crate’s Liquors 14 N Bridge Ave 732.747.1485 Eiffel Liquors 184 Monmouth St 732.842.9500 Red Bank Liquors 9 West St 732.747.1111 Royal Wine & Spirits 24 White St 732.383.7015 Tasting Room (The) 43A Broad St 732.383.5918 Wine Cellar 23 Monmouth St 732.219.9935

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OH,BABY!

North Node Virgos Coming In The Nodes of the Moon are the astrological symbols that

The South Node of the Moon describes

describe our life’s purpose from the spiritual perspective and

qualities that we carry forward into

qualities that we bring into this lifetime to help us get the job

this lifetime from past life experience.

done. They change sign approximately every 18 months, and

North Node Virgo people have their

babies born during each nodal period share the same general

South Node in the visionary, spiritually-

“assignment,” but each will work toward accomplishing it in

aware, highly-intuitive and compas-

his or her own completely individual way, using the energies

sionate sign of Pisces. What’s more, their natal charts will all

that are represented by their own unique birth chart.

have Neptune, the planet associated with the sign of Pisces, in that sign, amping up all those fine Piscean qualities. This Pis-

A new nodal generation arrived on

cean legacy can help them create the vision of what a healed

our planet recently. Babies born

and whole planet looks like, and then use Virgo’s detail-ori-

between November 11, 2015 and

ented, practical, hard-working skills to create and execute the

May 9, 2017 will have their North

plan that manifests that vision.

Node, the symbol that describes their life purpose, in the serviceoriented, holistic, earthy sign of Virgo. This hard-working,

Welcome to our world, dear ones…you’ve come in just in time.

But for now, we’ll just cuddle you and smile.

analytical sign always wants to do things “just right,” and seeks to use the best of its considerable skills in the service of helping others. Virgo is a sign associated with healing, and as these newly-incarnated spirits move into their adult years, they can bring their fine qualities and skills to their mission of healing the world and its people and its environment.

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