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12 SHELLS ON THE NAVESINK The 19th century sport of rowing reinvents itself with rowing clubs up and down the river

EDITOR IN CHIEF/PUBLISHER CLAUDIA ANSORGE EDITORIAL

18 GREEN PEACE REIGNS RB Farmers Market, Freshica juices, JBJ Soul food, Sickles moves west... nature nurtures the Westside

TOM CHESEK ALICE LOFFREDO LISA READIE MAYER CORT SMITH ART & DESIGN

22 WOMEN SAILORS AT THE HELM The Nautigals of the Monmouth Boat Club set sail 28 FRESH CROP OF PLAYS FOR THE TWO RIVER THEATER Tom Chesek looks at what’s in season for 2016–2017 54 RB AFTER HOURS Wild Life @ Concrete Gallery | Pillows & Pottery @ West Elm | Play It Forward @ Two River Theater

&BEYOND ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS 32 FILM ONE FEST 2016 COMING ATTRACTIONS Behind the scenes of the super-hit international film fest with movie reviewer & FOF judge Joan Ellis 34 AH AFTER HOURS Etheral landscapes upstairs at Second Story Gallery | Kunya Siam Restaurant rings in the Thai New Year ASBURY PARK 38 RED HOT TRIP ADVISOR The great big bounceback of that special place “Where the City Meets the Sea” THE BARBECUE BELT 40 SMOKE SIGNALS Where to Get your rib on!!! this summer

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Cover: Sculling on Navesink by Art Petrosemolo This page: "Energy" by Charlotte Tusch Scherer, 48" x 60", latex, acrylic, metallic pigment on linen

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Story and Photos by ART PETROSEMOLO

GOING ROWING

A 19TH CENTURY SPORT REINVENTS ITSELF

L Historical photos of Navesink River rowing from Monmouth Boat club

ong before adults and kids water-skied, sailed, canoed, kayaked and paddle boarded on the Navesink River, it was competitive rowing that was king. From the mid-1800s, rowing shells with amateur and professional oarsmen plied the river and competed in major rowing regattas between the Red Bank and Middletown shores. Clubs like the Monmouth Boat Club, established in 1879, were formed for rowing by rowers. Rowers competed in events locally, regionally and up and down the East Coast until the Second World War.

The river was the site of North American Amateur Oarsmen Association (NAAOA) events in 1936 and 1938, according to Fair Haven's Rik Van Hemmen, author of Chronology of Boating on the Navesink (2016). The NAAOA regatta moved to the Schuykill River in Philadelphia and it is now called the Dad Vail, the single largest rowing event in the United States.

Rowing disappeared from the river for decades after the war until the late 20th and early 21st century when single sculls and larger shells began appearing on the early morning, calm waters of the Navesink. Today, there are three active groups of rowers who take to the river starting in late April or early May and row through fall. A small, but hearty group of scullers row single-oared shells through the winter on calm days when the Navesink does not ice over.

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The Navesink's largest rowing group with more than 200 members, Navesink River Rowing (NRR) is located at the foot of Maple Avenue in Red Bank. The group was started in Fair Haven in 1983 and, today, has members from age 14 to 80 rowing single or double sculls and sweep quads. Two launches carry coaches and instructors to support teaching programs for novices. NRR has $200,000 invested in more than 30 boats. This spring, some 50 youngsters were involved in a racing program training on the river and racing on weekends. Adults come back to the river as the water warms in May. NRR introduces nearly 50 adults to rowing through its adults beginners program each year. Novices learn the basics of sculling in single, sliding seat boats, known as shells. A number of graduates go on to row at the university level, become members of the Club and row NRR owned boats, or buy their own shells to store on the Club grounds. navesinkriverrowing.org | Open House June 4 12

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Navesink River Rowing (NRR) launch follows two shells up the river.

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Although it got its start as a rowing club, MBC had grown into a sailing club at the end of the 19th and through the 20th century. Late in the 1990s, a small group of members formed a rowing fleet and began launching single sculls from a special section of the Club's westernmost dock. Linda Ensor, Red Bank, serves as the fleet captain and a small group of MBC rowers join their counterparts from NRR for informal racing to the Oceanic Bridge and back early in the morning from spring through fall. The rowers start off of Irwin's boat yard docks east of Marine Park and row the south side of the river to the bridge, returning to Red Bank via the Middletown's north shore. monmouthboatclub.org | Open House May 28

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From facilities at Victory Park in Rumson, Rumson Fair Haven (RFH) Rowing overseas the high school interscholastic program, as well as teaching and training rowers from the sixth to 12th grades in summer programs. RFH Rowing is for residents of the river towns of Rumson and Fair Haven. Dan Edwards, Rumson, is the director and coach of the RFH interscholastic program. Edwards rowed and was a successful crew coach at Drexel University. In the spring, the RFH high school crew trains and competes in regattas. In the summer, RFH Rowing has learn-to-row camps for sixth through eighth graders and programs for high school boys and girls. In the fall, high schools train and sharpen their skills. RFH rowing has both sweep (rowers control a single oar) boats and Sculls (rowers control two oars) for individuals, two, four and eight rowers. Last fall, Coach Edwards and RFH rowing hosted the an intercollegiate regatta—the Rumson Cup—on the Navesink River with crews from the Philadelphia area, New Jersey and West Point competing in men's and women's races on a west to east course that started off of Lewis Point and finished in front of Victory Park. Some 150 collegiate rowers competed in the event. Edwards indicates the regatta will return this fall on September 24. RFHRowing.com

(Top-bottom): Rower returns to the Monmouth Boat Club dock; Navesink River Rowing women’s quad heads onto the river. Rowing stroke in the stern, Lorraine Kornet (Monmouth Beach) with Deb Osepchuk (Ocean Grove), Kay Viilardi, (Little Silver), and, Jacqui Martin (Red Bank); Launching an eight-person shell during collegiate regatta (Victory Park, Rumson, 2015).

Art Petrosemolo, a regular contributor to Red Hot, was introduced to rowing on the Connecticut River— by the legendary crew coach Peter Gardner—while working in athletics at Dartmouth College. Today as a nautical photographer and writer, Art photographs the Navesink River rowers on a regular basis and was the photographer for the 2015 college regatta. Unfortunately Art's rowing days are over.

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yes are Everything.” Every waking moment, your vision is responsible for how you appreciate and process the world around you. No matter what you value in life – working, reading, golﬁng, watching your children, or grandchildren, or just taking in the scenery – the level of enjoyment you get out of those activities is largely dependent on your sight.

To this end, Ralph G. Del Negro, D.O. and Carl J. Senft, M.D., partners at Del Negro & Senft Eye Associates, have utilized the practice’s principle belief as their standard of patient care from the inception of the first office in Neptune in 1992, through its expansion to a second office in Brick and more recently, to its third location in Red Bank. This belief is at the core of everything they strive to do, which is to provide their patients the finest possible medical knowledge, surgical expertise, caring attitudes, service, and technological advances. At Del Negro & Senft Eye Associates, advanced technology and patient care are NOT mutually exclusive. It is paramount to Drs. Del Negro & Senft that from exam to patient education, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery, the team addresses the needs of each patient with empathy and respect. Dr. Del Negro explains, “I truly think that’s what sets us apart, why patients come and why they send their friends and family. We take great care to explain what their problem is, what their options are. I will only recommend something that I would recommend for myself.” The marvels of advanced testing with Optos, Pentacam, and Spectralis enable early detection to prevent vision loss. However, advanced technology is only as good as the physician who is reading and relaying its findings. Chief of Ophthalmology at JSUMC, Dr. Del Negro is a board-certified eye physician and surgeon whose subspecialty is in glaucoma. He has extensive experience in the most advanced microsurgical techniques for treating cataracts and glaucoma. Dr. Senft has a cornea subspecialty and is an associate professor at JSUMC. A board-certified eye physician and surgeon, he has extensive experience in advanced cataract surgery, external eye diseases, and laser vision correction. Challenging surgical cases are routinely brought to Drs. Del Negro and Senft due to their experience and access to advanced technology. Most surgeries are performed at their state-of-the-art surgery center, Seashore Surgical Institute. The highly skilled team at Del Negro and Senft Eye Associates also includes board-certified eye physician and surgeon Marina Glatman, M.D., who in addition to cataract surgery, has a special interest in retinal and macular disease and eyelid surgery; Frederick C. Blades, M.D., board-certified eye physician and surgeon; Paul B. Jergens, M.D., board-certified eye physician and surgeon; and Lisa Martin Wiedeman, O.D. and Tina V. Shah, O.D., who currently perform routine eye exams and contact lens fittings in conjunction with assisting Drs. Del Negro, Senft, and Glatman with post-op surgical care.

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In Season: The Red Bank Farmers Market Now in its 15th year and one of the biggest farmers markets in the state, this Sunday morning hot spot is home to nearly 40 vendors offering a huge selection of farm-totable produce, fresh breads and baked goods, artisan cheeses, pickles, local honey, garden-fresh plants and flowers, hand-crafted items, a rotation of food trucks, and much more. Of course, you’ll find the best Jersey tomatoes, corn and blueberries in season, but you could also try a new fruit or veggie every week and never run out of options...garlic ramps, oyster mushrooms, or purple cauliflower, anyone? Sundays thru mid-November, 9am–2pm The Galleria, Corner of Bridge Av and West Front St | thegalleriaredbank.com

Freshica’s Juice Bar | June Opening Serving both fresh made-to-order and cold-pressed juices, smoothies, protein shakes, acai bowls, and pitaya bowls, made from organic and locally sourced ingredients whenever possible. Freshica’s offers a variety of customized full and mini juice-cleanse packages, coffee, and healthy food options. West Side Lofts | 1 Bridge Av | freshicasjuicebar.com

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Sickles Market, a Two River institution for more than a century, is planning a new West Side outpost for its gourmet market. Located in the soon-to-be-renovated Anderson Building near the Red Bank Train Station, the new market will offer fresh produce, meats, deli, gourmet cheeses, Anderson Building bakery, seafood, and p r e p a r e d f o o d s . We can’t wait! Anticipated opening, early 2018 sicklesmarket.com

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JBJ Soul Kitchen: Breaking Bread and Building Hope

By LISA READIE MAYER

The JBJ Soul Kitchen in Red Bank is a community restaurant that serves hot, healthy meals to people who are food-insecure. But, just don’t call it a soup kitchen. “Our mission is about giving a hand up, not a hand out,” explains general manager Lou Morreale.

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Everyone is welcome at the restaurant, a project of the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, founded by the rocker and his wife Dorothea. If you can afford to pay for your meal, the suggested donation is $10, with an opportunity to also buy a “Pay It Forward” certificate which gets passed to someone in need, for a future meal. Diners who cannot pay are asked to donate one hour of volunteer time. After each one-hour shift, an in-need volunteer receives a certificate to return for another meal for up to four people.

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Day of Hope Night of Soul The Soul Kitchen is hosting a communitywide event in which participating local merchants and restaurants donate a portion of the day’s proceeds to support the Soul Kitchen. For information on the restaurant, volunteer opportunities, and the Day of Hope, Night of Soul event, visit jbjsoulkitchen.org or call 732.842.0900.

“The volunteer component is very important and empowering, and as much a part of the mission as eliminating hunger,” says Morreale. “The work boosts self-worth, restores confidence, builds relationships, and empowers people.” There is a 50-50 split between paying and in-need customers, according to Morreale. “Paying customers are important to our model, because they offset our costs and make our operation self-sustaining.” Besides in-need volunteers, another 600 active volunteers from the community lend a hand. After attending an orientation session, volunteers can sign up to bus tables, wash dishes, prep food, tend the raised garden beds out front, or work on the Soul Kitchen’s one-acre organic farm in Colts Neck, donated by third-generation farmer Bob Laurino.

Volunteers at the Soul Kitchen Farm

After volunteering five times, patrons of the Soul Kitchen can access the Employment Empowerment Team (EET), a group of volunteer professionals who help with resume writing, interview skills and job placement. “We’ve helped seniors, single moms, Sandy victims, people who lost corporate jobs, and others going through life changes, to make connections and find jobs,” says Morreale. “Eighty percent of those who seek help from EET, get jobs.”

The Soul Kitchen is a top-notch restaurant in its own right, with delicious regional-American cuisine rivaling any of the area’s best eateries. Manned by veteran chef Terrance Stewart, the restaurant expects to serve its 50,000th meal sometime in May. The three-course menu changes every two weeks and always includes a soup or salad starter, a variety of meat, fish and vegetarian entrees, and a house-made dessert. (Last year, “USA Today” named it top celebrity-owned restaurant, based on food and ambience.) The emphasis is on fresh, organic, and farm-to-table food, much of which they grow themselves in summer months; everything else is donated by the Shop Rite organization. JBJ Soul Kitchen | 207 Monmouth Street | Open Wed-Sat 5 pm to 7 pm; Sun 11:30 am to 2 pm

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THE NAUTIGALS OF THE MONMOUTH BOAT CLUB Oh, how have times changed! Phf^g l lZbebg` bl Zebo^ Zg] p^ee Zm ma^ F;< n the second half of the 20th century, MBC accepted women as members in their own right and single women and wives have quickly become active participants in Club sailing as a hobby or racing in local, regional and national events.

A novice women’s event - the Leah Russell Trophy - was sailed from 1953 - 1967. MBC’s most famous woman sailor - the late June Methot of Fair Haven won the U.S. Women’s National Championship (Adams Cup) in 1968. An ardent sailor, the late Mary Huntsman of Fair Haven gave women’s sailing a big boost by organizing a women’s club championship in single-handed boats in 1995. The Huntsman family has a long association with MBC with Mary’s husband Sandy serving as a Commodore and son Jack as a championship Lightning sailor. In 2012, Eileen Ewing, crew for her husband Bill in the Albacore and Flying Scott classes where they won national honors, deeded a new trophy for the MBC. Women’s Sailing Championship in crewed boats and organized the women sailors in a group called NautiGals. The group hosts a weekly summer evening series and holds on-the-water and land sailing seminars and clinics as well as social events. Most NautiGals race in the two-person Flying Scot class with novices serving as crew for more experienced skippers in mixed and all women’s events. Many NautiGals who were new to sailing learned their skills through the Club’s adult sailing lesson program. A number of graduates have moved on to owning their own one-design boat or crew for other women skippers. Lee Davidson coordinates the MBC NautiGals. Reach out to her at lzilincar@aol.com for more information.

IT’S THE CLUB WITH THE MILLION DOLLAR VIEW OF THE NAVESINK RIVER RIGHT IN RED BANK.... the Monmouth Boat Club is the place for boating, sailing, kayaking, rowing canoeing, and paddle boarding. It’s a spot for adults and kids to learn how to sail and steps from the beautiful Navesink River with a historic Clubhouse and wrap-around porch for relaxing.

**Register Now for the Junior Sailing Program that runs from June 27th to August 12th ** Come visit MBC Saturday May 28th (10 a.m. - 2 p.m.) for our open house. There’ll be sailboat rides, a paddle board seminar (11 a.m.), tours, food and a chance to learn how you can become a member of this historic club close to it all.

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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

AROUND TOWN RiverFest Food & Music Festivaal Fri May 29 5-9 Sat May 30 11am-9pm Sun May 31 11am-5pm Rain or Shine Marine Park Rock the River kick-off to summer with non-stop live music and entertainment on the waterfront stage; culinary delights by area restaurants, caterers and the Big Bite Tour; river cruises on the Navesink; Artisan's Alley; children's rides, games and activities Outdoor Movies in the Park Every Tue Jul & Aug at dusk May 11-Sept 28 6-7pm Riverside Gardens Park West Front St redbanknj.org for films & features Fitness in the Park Every Wed May 11Sept 28 6-7pm (732-7411-2504 for weather & classes)Riverside Gardens Park West Front St Yoga May/11, Jun/1, 22 Jul/13 Aug/3, 24 Sep/14 Zumba May/18 Jun 8, 29 Jul/20 Aug/10, 31 Sep/21Pilates May/25 Jn/15 Jul/6, 27 Aug/17 Sept/7, 28; bring towel or mat and water (presented by the Community YMCA in collaboration with Red Bank Parks & Recreation Dept as part of the Mayors Wellness Campaign, a statewide initiative to improve the overall health of their communities) Summer Street Life Every Sat night in Jun Jul Aug 6-9pm Live, lively outdoor music and entertainment on street corners and sidewalk sites around town

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

Farmers Market Every Sun May 17-Nov 22 9am-2pm The Galleria Red Bank parking lot 2 Bridge Av Fresh, locally-grown produce from New Jerseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest farms, food, flowers, plants, uniques crafts, dozens of vendors

ART Art Alliance of Monmouth County (A co-op gallery for area artists) 33 Monmouth St 842-9403 Summer schedule: closed from June 29 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

Clockwise from top: Where The Wild Things Are/Theater; Go Set A Watchman/Theater; I Remember Mama/Theater; Celtic Woman/Music; No Shush/Music; BobFest/Music; Marianne Williamson/Talks & Readings; Monkees/Music; Zombies & Rascals/Music; Jim Jeffries/Comedy; Midtown Men/Music; Kim Russo/Talks & Readings; Farmers Market/Around Town;

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U S I C | S H O P P I N G | T H E AT E R FILM First Rate, First Run Indies & Foreign Films Bow Tie Cinemas RB 36 White St 777-3456 Jaws (1975) FREE FILM presented by The Count Basie Theatre Cinema Society Jun 15 7pm Count Basie Theatre

COMEDY Jim Jefferies Live May 21 7pm Count Basie Theatre Caustic, brusque, brutally frank comedy by the standby creator of Nexflix “Bare”— “Comedy Special of the Year”winner at the 2015 Comedy Awards

TALKS & READINGS Marianne Williamson Jun 16 8 pm Count Basie Theatre The internationally acclaimed spiritual lecturer and talk-show guest (Oprah, Charlie Rose, Good Morning America) communes with spirit world Psychic Medium Kim Russo Jun 23 8 pm Count Basie Theatre “Kim, The Happy Medium” and host of the A&E TV’s “The Haunting Of... “ talks to the dead RB LIBRARY PUBLIC LIBRARY: Let’s Talk About Race (Continuing series to explore issues of race and culture in the context of literary works and social mores. Mixed media presentations, guest speakers and open dialogue; registration

required) Wed Mar 30 Screening of documentary” Inocente”, Q&A and discussion to follow River Read 2nd Sat of the month 11:30am1:30pm 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 in miniature

THEATER/ PERFORMANCES Phoenix Productions Presents Tommy Jul 15, 16, 22, 23 8pm Jul 17, 24 3pm Count Basie Theatre The high-energy musical based on The Who’s iconic 1969 rock album tells a tale of hope, healing, and the human spirit I Remember Mama Jun 4-26 Two River Theater Ten veteran actresses perform all 25 roles in this warm-hearted classic about a working-class Norwegian family in turn-of-the-century San Francisco Audience Extras: Two River Book Discusscion “Go Set A Watchman”/Harper Lee Jun 19 5pm following Sun 3pm matinee Two River Theater Salon Series/ Conversation + Play: Guest speaker Bill Ditto of West Farms Antiques The Importance of Ancestry & Antiques Jun 23 6:30pm followed by 8pm performance Two River Theater Where the Wild Things Are Jun 9-12 Two River Theater A highly interactive theater experience for children 3 to 7 adapted from Maurice Sendak beloved classic, characters, and creatures (Produced by Presentation House Theatre, Vancouver Canada)

DANCE Maks and Val Live On Tour: Our Way Jun 29, 30 8pm Count Basie Theatre Two shining lights (and brothers) of ABC’s Dancing With The Stars 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

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MUSIC Reckless Steamy Friday Nights Last Fri of the month 8:30-11pm The Woman’s Club Red Bank 164 Broad St Live jazz and blues music in an intimate setting of the historic Anthony Reckless Estate

NO SHUSH! - A Symphony Experience for Children Jun 11 3pm Count Basie Theatre A Classical music meet-up for children ages 3–12 that encourages chatter, questions, dancing and imagination, with pre-concert instrument petting zoo, arts activities and more

The Midtown Men May 20 8pm Count Basie Theatre Broadway stars from the original cast of Jersey Boys—Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard and J. Robert Spencer —celebrate the music that defined the '60s The Zombies and Felix Cavaliere's Rascals May 24 8pm Count Basie Theatre Two chart-topper groups from the ‘60s (“She’s Not There,” “Tell Her No,” “Good Lovin’,” I’ve Been Alone Too Long”) bring back the hits that made them famous Pat Guadagno's BobFest May 26 8pm Count Basie Theatre Legendary local rocker Pat Guadagno and his band, Tired Horses, celebrateBob Dylan’s 75th birthday withevery song on the historic Blonde on Blonde album, plus some surprises The Monkees 50th Anniversary Tour May 29 7:30 pm Count Basie Theatre Multi-media night of hits performed by Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork from the original group, plus clips from their Emmy Award-winning TV series Memories Of Frank Celebrating 100 Years of Frank Sinatra Jun 4 8pm Count Basie Theatre Singer Michael Martocci’s personal musical tribute to the “Chairman of the Board “

conducts some of his favorite pieces in his final season with the Orhestra: ROGERSON Night and the City; RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3; RAVEL La Valse; RAVEL Daphnis and Chloé Suite No. 2 Earth, Wind & Fire Jun 17 8pm Count Basie Theatre Eye-popping costumes, lights, pyrotechnics and multi-platinum hits from The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents Lacombe Conducts Rachmaninoff & Ravel Jun 11 8pm NJSO’s Music Director Bucky Pizarelli

The Fab Faux: The Beatles Greatest Hits Show Jun 18 8 pm Count Basie Theatre Musical virtuosity of five

Eric Burdon & The Animals with Edgar Winter Jul 20 8pm Count Basie Theatre Eric Burdon, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, and the British Invasion band, The Animals, rock and roll with American multi-instrumentalistist/ singer/musician Edgar Winter

NIGHTLIFE Buona Sera 50 Maple Ave 530-5858; 530.1037 DJ Th, Fri & Sat

Jazzmatazz Thanks to the very hip Jazz Arts Project and its founder & artistic director Joe Muccioli, jazz is jumpin’ in Red Bank this summer! Jazz Arts Project presents A Summer of Jazz: Jazz in the Park Every Thurs Jul & Aug 7pm Riverside Gardens Park West Front St July 7/ Keith Marks; 14/Layonne Holmes Quintet; 21/ Pauline Jean group; 28/Bruce Williams –Solid Jazz (in collaboration with Red Bank Parks & Recreation Dept) Summer Jazz Cafe Fri & Sat in July 8pm Two River Theater Music luminaries playing straight ahead swinging classic jazz in an intimate candlelit cafe setting Jazz Arts Jam Mon evening Jul & Aug 7pm Count Joe Basie Performing Arts Academy Center Muccioli 111 Monmouth St Impromptu jam sessions with aspiring Jazz musicians (students & adults) honing their craft Jazz Arts Project is a non-profit organization that produces 25-30 events each year—ranging from free community lectures to intimate large-scale performances and festivals at concert halls such as the Count Basie Theatre & Two River Theater. With funds raised from these events, the organization facilitates music-education programs for area youth. Learn more by visiting JazzArtsProject.org

Oh What A Night Of Doo-Wop and Rock N' Roll Jun 10 7:30pm Count Basie Theatre Featuring: The Duprees - "You Belong To Me"; Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon - "Palisades Park"; Brian Hyland - "Sealed with A Kiss"; Larry Chance & The Earls "I Believe"; The FireFlies - "You Were Mine"; John Kuse & The Excellents - "Coney Island Baby"

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Celtic Woman Destiny World Tour Jul 1, 2 7:30pm Count Basie Theatre The all-female multiplatinum Irish music ensemble honors

Jamian’s Food & Drink 79 Monmouth St 747-8050 jamiansfood.com/events Live music. Every: Mon/Pat Guadagno; Tue/Game Night; Wed /Reggae Night; Thu/Bobby Bandiera ; Fri & Sat/Live Music ; Sun/Open Mic La Pastaria Restaurant 30 Linden Pl 224-8699 First & Third Fri/Russ Martone performing classic Sinatra and others Molly Pitcher Inn 88 Riverside Ave 747-2500 themollypitcher.com Thu/Fri/Sat Live entertainment 10th Ave Burrito Company 26 West Front St 383-5664 tenthaveburrito.com/events Live music The Downtown 10 West Front St 741-2828 thedowntownnj.com/music Live music every night, upstairs and down; Pop Star Karaoke

The Oyster Point Hotel 146 Bodman Pl 530-8200 theoysterpointhotel.com Live music Thurs 4pm Happy Hour May 19/Thom White Jun 9/Steve Reilly Jun 23/Pat Guadagno Jun 30/Pam McCoy Jul 14/Steve Reilly Jul 21/Pat Guadagno Jul 28/Thom White Walt Street Pub 180 Monmouth St 741-5936 waltstreetpub.com/events Live music

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| 2015-2016 |

SEASONS TO REMEMBER | 2016-2017 |

was a season that kicked off with another acclaimed entry in August Wilson’s “Century Cycle” of plays (“Seven Guitars”); a season that offered up a raucous all-male romp on “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum;” that did a musical shake-up on a Shakespeare curio (“Pericles”), and—as detailed in the January 2016 issue of this magazine—allowed a couple of octogenarian rookie playwrights their debut bow (“Lives of Reason”).

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QUIRKY CASTING, NEW ROLES FOR FAMILIAR FACES, AND A REAL RED BANK TWIST

When Two River Theater Company concludes its 2015–2016 slate of shows in May and June, it will ring down the figurative curtain with a warmly sentimental family drama boasting all the comforts of home— “I Remember Mama,” the 1944 John Van Druten play (from a novel by Kathryn Forbes) that follows an immigrant clan from Norway as they navigate life in America’s new world. As an answer of sorts to “A Funny Thing” and its stag toga party, the play’s 25 men-women-children roles are played by 10 actors, all of which are females over the age of 65. Jack Cummings III directs an ensemble that includes cast members of “The Hunger Games” (Lynn Cohen), “Orange is the New Black” (Dale Soules), the original cast of “The Fantasticks” (Rita Gardner), and Barbara Andres as Mama. Going up in previews on June 4, “Mama” opens June 10 and continues with a mix of evening and matinee performances through June 26.

Even as TRTC prepares to wrap up the current season in a neat package, plans are already underway to hit the ground running with a recently announced 2016–2017 schedule, for which season-subscription sales are available now through the box office. It’s a mix of returning favorites and new surprises that begins with another entry in the company’s continued exploration of August Wilson’s body of work. Set in a 1920s recording studio, the blues-infused “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (September 10– October 9) reunites a couple of Wilson specialists with numerous Red Bank credits: Tony winning director Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and Obie winning actor Brandon J. Dirden (director of last year’s “Seven Guitars”). Another frequent Two River collaborator, actor-director Michael Cumpsty, takes on the central role of King Henry II in “The Lion in Winter” (November 12–December 4), James Goldman’s powerhouse 1966 play of intrigue, betrayal and alliances among family members competing for their patriarch’s throne in 12th century England. TRTC closes out the year 2016 in flashy fashion, when Lightwire Theater of New Orleans brings its family-friendly mix of puppetry, movement and luminous artistry to the stage for “A Very Electric Christmas,” the holiday show that runs for one weekend only beginning December 27. The year 2017 rings in with a bit of wild world-premiere weather; one that packs an extra punch for local residents. Written by Two River’s newly named “Playwright in Residence,” Madeleine George (2011’s “Seven

Homeless Mammoths”), “Hurricane Diane” (January 14–February 12, 2017) is a surreal comedy set where else but Red Bank, New Jersey—a myth-based ensemble piece about a heaven-sent gardener, and the suburban housewives whose lives are changed by her divinely inspired landscape designs.

Mr. Shakespeare gets his due, and with an energetically economical twist, when “The Merry Wives of Windsor” (February 25–March 26, 2017) brings its madcap tale (of rascally Sir John Falstaff and the women who thwart his plans to con them from their money) to hyperkinetic life, as Bedlam Theatre’s Eric Tucker stages the Elizabethan comedy with a cast of just three actors. “Wives” also forms the basis for the next edition of Two River’s series “A Little Shakespeare” (March 7–12, 2017), in which a cast of area high schoolers take on the Bard’s most raucous comic romp. Another Two River tradition—that of spotlighting new plays from Latino voices—continues with “The Women of Padilla” (April 8–30, 2017). Tony Meneses (2015’s “Guadalupe in the Guest Room”) scripted the dramatic premiere, in which a group of women find strength in numbers, at a time when their husbands have gone off to war. Saving its most ambitious offering of the new season for last, TRTC presents the world premiere of an anxiously awaited musical that’s been a long time in development—“The Ballad of Little Jo” (June 3–25, 2017), adapted from the 1993 dramatic film and based on the real-life story of Josephine Monagahan, a young woman of privilege whose exile from her family finds her living as a male rancher in a 19th century frontier community. The songwriting team of former NFL linebacker Mike Reid and Sarah Schlesinger (Two River’s “A Wind in the Willows Christmas”) return for a project that’s directed and co-written by a figure familiar to TRTC audiences—the company’s Artistic Director, John Dias. Reserve individual tickets for “I Remember Mama” and subscriptions to the new season by calling 732.345.1400, or visiting tworivertheater.org.

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KAREN GIUFFRÉ Back in the 1990s, Karen Giuffré, living in Colts Neck and married with three children, got this “harebrained idea” to start a school. To the surprise of many, though not to her, she did. “Easy as that,” she jokes. Voyagers’ Community School, a private progressive day school for grades pre-K (6 weeks to 5 years) through 12, has, since last September, been flourishing in its new home, a totally renovated landmark building, the historic Fred G. Steelman School in Eatontown; the four previous locations included Karen’s house. Throughout, there were space problems, zoning problems—all manner of onerous hurdles along with the requisite juggling of other aspects of life. How did Karen persevere? “Just passion, pure passion,” she says, “and my sense that anything is possible, that ‘No’ is not an answer.” Her student body—having grown from seven in 2004, when Voyagers’ first opened, to nearing 60 today—come to believe it as well.

VOYAGERS’ COMMUNITY SCHOOL

The “how” is something Karen worked on long and hard. She explored alternative education, both in state and out. To learn what progressive education really was, and what it looked like in the form of delivery, she pursued a master’s degree at Goddard College in Vermont. She studied myriad progressive models; wrote a vision statement; and emerged with a workable philosophical foundation upon which to build a school of her own. It was her answer to a growing dissatisfaction with the public education system, of which her children were a discontented part. “I decided there must be another way to educate...this just doesn’t work,” she explains. “It’s not joyful. It doesn’t grow intellect. It interferes with family, custom, and culture.” She came to question the concept of homework and the prevailing learning methodology itself. A born questioner, Karen was also a natural teacher and leader. An accomplished dancer, she enjoyed an early career that encompassed choreography and performance. Upon graduating from college, she taught grade school social studies classes in Harvard, MA, with no formal background in education; it was her first foray into the classroom and she “absolutely loved it.” That experience, along with her passion for movement and dance, led her to pursue a degree in exercise physiology which she then taught, running several fitness centers. She wrote a cross-curricular program, innovative at the time, which facilitated the interaction of physical education teachers and other teachers to jointly promote the concepts of fitness and wellness. She became a national program trainer. “This concept of cross-curricular education became part of my dialogue,” she explains, “and I started to think about how subjects intertwined and enmeshed with other subjects, and that it made great sense.” She concluded: “That’s how we think. So that’s how we should teach.” Then she had her own family. “You start to look at education from a different perspective,” she says. Not liking what she saw, she set out to do something about it, armed with her own blueprint for change. “I’m very much driven by passion,” says Karen of her odyssey. “This isn’t just me trying to build a school for my own children; this is me trying to build a school that addresses a critical need. Every child deserves to have a space like Voyagers’ where they could develop their intellect, hold onto their wonderment, their sense of curiosity, and have fun. I was always certain there was so much more.”

KAREN GIUFFRÉ, founder & director VOYAGERS’ COMMUNITY SCHOOL 215 Broad Street, Eatontown voyagerscommunityschool.org PHOTO: Danny Sanchez Photography S P E C I A L

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COMING ATTRACTIONS By CORT SMITH

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joan ellis

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S E C T I O N AT L A N T I C H I G H L A N D S feature film runs some 70 to 210 minutes. Joan Ellis knows, because since 1990 when she became movie critic for the Two River Times, she has seen more than 1,200 of them. Armed with a pad and pen, she jots down notes that, by her own admission, are marginally decipherable. She doesn’t document what happens in the movie—this she can pull from memory or find out later—rather, what she captures are feelings that are triggered within her. Joan goes home, writes a draft, lets it sit, then tweaks, polishes, and files it. She has never missed a deadline.

Joan reviews movies because she loves movies, starting with her first: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a 1941 horror film starring Spencer Tracy which she saw as a 10 year old at Red Bank’s Count Basie Theatre. She was hooked. Early on, she earned a Critical Writing Award from the New Jersey Press Association, and, likely more important to her, later drew the attention of Robert O’Connor and Julie Gartenberg who spearheaded what became, in 2008, the wildly successful FilmOneFest in Atlantic Highlands, a sort of grassroots festival held in conjunction with the Atlantic Highlands Arts Council in July to celebrate filmmakers, storytellers, audience, and place. They asked her to be one of the judges for the Fest’s short-film submissions. The event has grown from 50-odd submissions in 2008, she notes, all shown to a crowd of about 600, to over 200 submissions in 2015, 45 of which were screened to an audience pushing 2,000. “It’s such fun, because people start pouring out of the hills around 2 p.m. with blankets, coolers, and kids,” says Joan, adding that film submissions come from the U.S. and countries including Bangladesh, Chile, Iceland, Korea, Israel.

“If you can make somebody laugh or cry or suck in their breath in fear, in under two minutes, you’ve done something good.”

Joan treats these film shorts—initially limited to one minute, now to two—as though they were feature length, taking notes, capturing essence and impact. “If you can make somebody laugh or cry or suck in their breath in fear, in under two minutes, you’ve done something good.” To underscore that a two minute film is not expensive to make, and get the word out in general, a Film Slam was held at the Fest’s annual March benefit dinner (monies raised have gone towards the rental of bigger screens) at Beacon Hill Country Club. Film artists were given 24 hours to create and submit a film based on a provided location, object, and sentence. “It was terrific,” says Joan. Also new to this year’s Fest will be a drive-in theater.

Joan Ellis, film reviewer & FOF judge

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She credits events and features such as these, and Atlantic Highlands Municipal Harbor the year ’round planning for and execution of the festival itself, to a core local group that consists of Robert O’Connor, an artist and music composer; Managing-Director Corinna Thuss, a corporate meeting planner (who replaced Co-Director Julie Gartenberg, who died last year); and Jon Crowley, a TV producer and, as Joan puts it, “a real spark plug.” It was he, who having noted that young people these days had never heard of a drive-in theater, said: “So let’s have one!” A total of 31 active and dedicated volunteers sits on the Festival committee. To winnow submissions, a special Submissions Committee meets at Joan’s Red Bank apartment each Monday evening. “We watched around 45 the other night,” says Joan, who serves with Jon Crowley, Robert O’Connor, and Michael Scherfen, a watercolor artist and former NYC senior art director who handles the Festival’s graphics needs. The films they OK are passed on to the Festival judges, at which time Joan puts on her judge’s hat and joins a panel of professionals that includes Carol Cuddy, a movie producer and manager; Susan Littenberg, a film editor; Gedney Webb, a film sound editor; film historian Victor Zak; and Jon Crowley. Around 45 shorts will make it to this year’s 75-minute program on July 16 at the Atlantic Highlands Marina. Judges (l. to r.) Gedney Webb, Corinna Thuss, Susan Littenberg, Victor Zak, Joan Ellis, Jon Crowley, Carol Cuddy, Robert O’Connor

PHOTOGRAPHY: Jeff Smith

FilmOneFest.org says that Joan took on a second life as a movie critic “after being a support system for three children and her husband’s fledgling electronics company.” She grew up locally, moved to Ohio, where her father was stationed during World War II; finished high school there, devoured movies there; returned to Monmouth County; attended Vassar for three years; and at 19, married. In 1978, at age 47, Joan finished college at Princeton, but took her degree from Vassar. Only recently did she stop doing the snow plowing, log splitting, and field cutting, when she moved from her former long-time 12-acre spread in Middletown Township to Red Bank. From the time Spencer Tracy scared her silly as Mr. Hyde, Joan has never stopped loving movies. “They don’t have to be serious, but they do have to be serious in their intent,” she maintains. Monday night she’ll be screening another batch of shorts (over 300 submissions are expected this year). Meanwhile, Joan continues reviewing the big flicks. “I am absolutely not bored,” she says. “There’s not an ounce of duty in it, except for meeting the deadline, of course.”

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Kunya Sugplung (center) with Songkran celebrants

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Restaura Siriporn nt owners and Kun ya Sugplu

Dancer Phonthipha Supanit

Happy Songkran | Kunya Siam

Dancers Chelsea Marker and Artemis Mazzini

Songkran—the Thai New Year (officially April 13 thru April 15)—was celebrated at Kunya Siam Thai Restaurant (99 First Av) this year with festivities that included classical Thai dances, specialty dishes, and traditional merry-making to welcome in the new year.

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“Air, Land, Sea” | 4.23 Artist’s Opening The haunting, ethereal oil and pastel landscapes and images by artist Anna Wainright— drawn from clouds, waves, natural places and phenomena— were on exhibit April 23-May 21 at Second Story Gallery, 78 First Ave.

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Been to Asbury Park lately? What you’ll find may surprise you

BEYOND TH By TOM CHESEK Photography by JENNIFER MARMORATO

he New York Times recently described it as a place that’s “clearly enjoying a bounce.” Vogue.com praised it as “the Brooklyn of the Jersey Shore.” And Travel + Leisure caused a stir when they rated it one of the world’s “Best Places to Travel in 2016.”

Those who make a habit of the place “Where the City Meets the Sea” have held a front row seat to a steady, organic evolution that’s been happening since the turn of the new millennium — a “comeback” defined by destination dining, creatively quirky businesses, breathtaking residential projects, and a soundtrack that’s as genre-hopping as any Music City on the map. None of which is to suggest that the reassuring signifiers of Asbury life are going away. Convention Hall still stands as the gateway to the Shore experience for the most diverse crowds on the Jersey coast. International tour groups of Bruce buffs continue to make pilgrimages to The Stone Pony, and the descendants of the legendary Madam Marie hold down the fortune-teller’s fort on the famous boards. The skeletal Casino, with its vivid murals by Mike “Porkchop” Lavallee, remains a go-to backdrop for thousands of selfies and scores of wedding-party photo shoots. And, last we checked, the Atlantic Ocean is present and accounted for; framed by a beach that’s been ranked as one of the finest in the state. A stroll along the herringboned hardwoods of the boardwalk finds shops like Bettie’s Bombshells and Style Rocket. Generations of fans flock year-round to the retro-arcade Silverball Museum, while a new generation of dining/nightspots has been spearheaded by places like Watermark, Cubacan, Stella Marina, and the mini-empire of chef and committed community activist Marilyn Schlossbach (Langosta Lounge, Pop’s Garage, the Yacht Club rock bar). Tim McLoone’s twin-level restaurants commandeer the space-age saucer of the old HoJo’s; repurposed shipping containers house popular stands like Crepe Shop and Mogo—and a new seasonal food-truck court has become a fast favorite at the boardwalk’s relatively undeveloped north end. Take it inland a block or two, and you’ll find long-established hotels, The Berkeley and The Empress, bookending a stretch that boasts the phenomenally popular Porta, the “Doggie Yappy Hour” courtyard of the Circuit mainstay Wonder Bar—and The Asbury, a soon-to-open boutique lodging. While the waterfront projects of developer iStar and Madison Marquette have captured much of the attention from national and regional media, a new wave of “oldtimers” can identify an ever-expanding Cookman Avenue corridor as the heart and soul of Asbury Park’s 21st century reboot. The storefronts in and around the city’s historic shopping district have reawakened in recent years with an astonishing influx of people-powered energy and investment that ranges from the Sackman group’s rescue of the

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landmark Steinbach department store building, to the Shoppes at the Arcade’s madcap mini-mall dwelling within the milestone Woolworth location. Over the course of the past decade, the area around Cookman, Bangs and Mattison has become a go-to place for a sociable breakfast/lunch (Toast, The Cardinal, America’s Cup, Speakeatery, Crust ‘n Crumble, Twisted Tree) or dinner/drinks (Taka, Fish, The Bonney Read, Cibo e Vino, Cross & Orange, Brickwall, and the all-new “Complex” of Capitoline, La Loteria and neighborhood landmark Bond Street Bar). There are boutiques and booksellers (the always-engaging Paranormal; words!), pet stores and pawnshops, specialty spas (Kur Wellness; Tao Massage) and salons, antique dealers and art galleries (Art629, Exhibit No.9, Jenn and Jill’s trailblazing pop-art paradise Parlor Gallery). A curious passerby can participate in a paint-and-sip session, make a blown-glass creation, or draw out their inner creative at Collective Art Tank. Merchants have seen to it that a body can get what it craves—be it organic juices, deluxe donuts, vape accessories, or gourmet olive oil. And at night, between dinner and drinks, it’s just a short walk, stroll or roll to enjoy an offbeat feature film at the art-house Showroom—or take in anything from a punk-rock legend, circus sideshow, underground author, live Mexican wrestling match, or interview with Pussy Riot at House of Independents, the all-new and wildly eclectic performance space. The wave of new businesses has, not surprisingly, burst the borders of the Cookman corridor; staking out new frontiers on and around Main Street, the city’s north-south main drag and “real world” nexus of activity. In between the sort of best-kept-secret eateries that are too busy being good to worry about being hip, explorers will find such outposts as Dark City Brewing and its tasting parlor for “eccentric craft beer;” Dino’s delectable Market; Donna Harrison’s Chocolate Sage; the vegan oasis of Juice Basin; the coffee specialists of Asbury Roastery and the forthcoming Booskerdoo. It’s a sojourn that will reveal more than a few long-time local landmarks worth looking into—from Corbo Restaurant Supply (a mustsee museum in itself) and the beyond-legendary Frank’s Deli (setting for an Anthony Bourdain television show last year), to Georgie’s Bar (“The Gay Cheers”), the Cuban Café on Memorial Drive, and the gritty grandeur that is The Saint nightclub. So come back to Asbury Park; have a look at all that’s new and exciting, but—considering just how many of the destinations mentioned here did not exist five years ago, or even one year ago—don’t look away for a second.

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S E C T I O N R E S TA U R A N T S

SMOKE SIGNALS

By LISA READIE MAYER

THE RED HOT BARBECUE BELT

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“BARBECUE IS UNIQUELY AMERICAN CUISINE. IT USED TO BE ONLY A SUBCULTURE IN THE BARBECUE BELT IN THE SOUTH AND TEXAS…NOW EVERYONE KNOWS HOW GREAT IT IS.” AUTHOR STEVEN RAICHLEN, PROJECT SMOKE

ere’s a tip: stock up on napkins. They’re going to be in short supply thanks to the barbecue craze sweeping the nation, and our own local area.

Just to clarify; by “barbecue,” we don’t mean the act of cooking a burger over an open flame (that’s “grilling”). We’re talking about authentic barbecue—the kind where cooking times are measured in hours rather than minutes, and meat is crusted with a dark spice bark and kissed with wood smoke from a low, smoldering fire. The kind where multiple napkins are necessary to clean up the sticky sauce that’s left after licking your fingers. With television shows like BBQ Pitmasters, Primal Grill, Man Fire Food, and BBQ Crawl, and dozens of new cookbooks now available on the subject, it’s no surprise

Authentic barbecue can also be found in the long tradition of barbecue fundraisers in churches and fellowship lodges in the area. One is the CELESTIAL MASONIC LODGE on Drs. James Parker Blvd. in Red Bank. If you’re lucky enough to smell the woodsy aromas and spot the big cookers in their parking lot, pull over immediately and buy a plate. According to Lodge secretary Stephen Allen, the team of pitmasters starts the hardwood-and-charcoal fire at the crack of dawn to slow-smoke ribs and chicken. Celestial Lodge’s famous ribs, along with barbecued chicken, smoked turkey and barbecue fare from other local groups, will also be available at the annual Red Bank Community Block Party LLC, planned this year for August 13 on Drs. Parkers Blvd. Two new bbq restaurants are adding to the ‘que-linary scene this summer. The latest is

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brisket, 6 for ribs, and 4 for chicken) bathed in cherry and maple wood smoke, before a final mop with smoky-sweet sauce. Raab says their signature smoked baconwrapped jalapeno poppers, stuffed with pulled pork and cream cheese, and all side dishes, including mac and cheese, fried pickles, baked beans, and collard greens, are handmade in-house. SURF BBQ, which opened in March in Rumson, also is committed to barbecue tradition, according to owner Victor Rallo. That means a purposely limited menu featuring beef ribs, pork ribs, brisket, pulled pork, and smoked chicken, cooked through the night over oak and fruitwoods, is served on paper-lined sheet pans. Even the counter-style service, communal seating, and hours of operation—they close for the day when the food runs out—are authentic

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that barbecue is among today’s top culinary trends. Pitmasters are the latest celebrity chefs. When MEMPHIS PIG OUT opened in Atlantic Highlands over 30 years ago, not many in the area had heard of pulled pork, according to Connie Strassburg, who owns the restaurant with her husband Mark. The pair blazed the barbecue trail at the Shore, incorporating many family recipes for traditional, Memphis-style favorites like hickory-smoked ribs, potato salad (they have a 40-item salad bar!), and strawberry pie, from Connie’s home state of Tennessee. The Strassburgs use a traditional dry rub on the meat, then finish with a wet sauce that Connie says has been tweaked from her family’s original vinegar-based elixir to a sweeter flavor profile, tailored to their customers’ tastes.

LOCAL SMOKE in Red Bank. Before opening Local Smoke in Red Bank, owners Steve and Loren Raab and Eric Keating first earned their bragging rights as a competitive barbecue team, winning over 100 awards, including four Grand Champion titles at the New Jersey State Barbecue Championships, and a first-place award in ribs at the prestigious American Royal World Series of Barbecue in Kansas City. That success led to a barbecue catering company and restaurants in Cookstown and Neptune, before opening their Red Bank location in time for summer. Local Smoke’s extensive menu highlights “the best of the different regional styles of barbecue,” according to Steve Raab, including Texas-style brisket, North Carolina pulled pork, and Kansas City-style ribs. After a massage with dry spice rub, the meat cooks for hours (12 to 14 for pork and

to real southern barbecue joints. “You can’t just ‘make more’ when you have to brine chicken for 72 hours or smoke brisket for 16 hours,” Rallo points out. The sausage is the only real break with tradition for the restaurant’s pitmaster Alex Smith, who learned to tame fire and smoke at Mighty Quinn’s Barbeque in Brooklyn. It’s made with broccoli rabe, oven-dried tomatoes and provolone, for a decidedly Jersey take on Texas hot links. This summer, order-up some barbecue at one—or all!—of these places, pick up a take-out sack for the beach, or give it a try in your own backyard. Just don’t forget the napkins.

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

Delivering a New Method of Cesarean Section by APRIL GUILLERME for Riverview Medical Center

hen it comes to having a baby, one rule applies: expect the unexpected. Despite a mother or physician’s best intentions to follow a vaginal birth plan, sometimes the unexpected occurs and a woman must undergo a cesarean section. Many times, women who experience a traditional cesarean feel that they miss that immediate connection with their child.

Considered major surgery, cesareans, also known as C-sections, are performed in sterile operating rooms where the procedure occurs more like a surgery and less like a birth. Given the amount of women dissatisfied with a traditional C-section birth, obstetricians across the country, including Adi Smolinsky, M.D, who delivers babies at Riverview Medical Center, are looking to change the experience for both mother and baby.

Family-centered cesarean—or Gentle C-section—helps the mother and her partner to feel more connected to the miracle they have waited to meet for nine months. Adi Smolinsky, M.D., Obstetrician-Gynecologist

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Dr. Smolinsky offers her patients what is called a family-centered cesarean, or Gentle C-section, which aims to create a more natural birth experience. Like a traditional cesarean, a sterile blue drape protects the mother from viewing the actual medical procedure. However, as the birth progresses, the opaque drape is replaced by a clear one, enabling the mother and her partner to witness the birth.

“Many times, women who have c-sections are less satisfied with their childbirth experience than those who deliver vaginally,” says Dr. Smolinsky. “They view it more as a procedure and less like a celebration. Enabling the mother and her partner to witness the birth helps them to feel more connected to the miracle they have waited to meet for nine months.”

In addition to being allowed to observe the birth, the Gentle C-section allows for a mother to hold her child much sooner than in traditional C-sections. Studies have shown that skin-to-skin contact has important benefits for mother and baby, but due to the amount of medical equipment connected to the mother during surgery, has been out of reach for mothers delivering via C-section. In traditional C-sections, the mother’s arms are also restrained so she cannot hold the baby after birth. This is not the case in a family-centered cesarean. "Gentle C-section is a great option for couples who must have an elective cesarean due to multiple births such as twins or triplets, a maternal medical condition, a fetal complication or fetal malpresentation, or a prior cesarean section, and want to be more involved with the birth process,” says Dr. Smolinsky. “In a gentle C-section, the couples are able to see their newborn delivered at real time and touch the infant through a transparent curtain without interfering with the surgical sterility concerns." Dr. Smolinsky is quick to point out that the Gentle C-section is not a substitute for vaginal birth, but that it can make the experience of a C-section more pleasant. “We want to avoid C-sections as often as possible,” says Dr. Smolinsky. “It is major surgery, which always comes with risk. The Gentle C-section is merely a way to help the mother feel more connected to her birth. Women have been asking for a better way, and we are working hard to deliver.”

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I’m IMPORTANT As a Mom, I play many roles. I am the chauffeur, errand-runner, chef, and costume-maker to three daughters. Making sure my girls have everything they need leaves little time to take care of myself. But when it comes to getting my mammogram, I make it happen! I go to the Women’s Center at Riverview. Even though life as a mom on-the-go can get hectic, my children are everything to me, and I know I mean the world to them. So, with all the available technology and the knowledge that early detection is my best defense against breast cancer, why wouldn’t I make time for my annual mammogram? I am a mom. I am a leader. I am important. You are important too. Make time for your mammogram. To make an appointment at the Women’s Center at Riverview, please call 732.530.2305. Or visit www.RiverviewMedicalCenter.com/WomensCenter

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Pillows & Pottery | West Elm On Sunday April 10 the students of OASIS tlc set up a "pop up" store inside West Elm, Red Bank where an on-going community out-reach invites local artists to show their work and demonstrate their crafts. OASIS tlc farm, Middletown, is a Therapeutic Life Center for young adults with autism. Many of the student's original paintings are used for designs on tiles, pillows and other home furnishing products. Cheese, jams and eggs from the farm are also sold at local FARMER'S MARKETS.

"When Fire Meets Water" Acrylic paint on white birch panel 16x16"

Into the Wild | Concrete Gallery Painter, muralist, designer, illustrator, street artist Anthony (weird*eye*one) Debenedictis’s exhibit opened May 14 at Concrete Gallery, 192 Broad Street, Red Bank (through July 9). “The Wild Psychedelic” collection of 19 intricate paintings on white birch wood panels turns an *eye* towards wildlife caught in the glare of a threatened and uncertain future.

Muralist/street artist Anthony Debededictis

Play It Forward | Two River Theater On Monday March 28, Two River Theater announced its 2016/17 Season at a public event, attracting over 300 members from the community. Prior to the announcement, close to 100 of the theater's major donors attended a special reception in the Lobby to celebrate with the artists involved in next year’s productions. (see story page 28) Ivan Polonsky, Ed Zipprich, and former Red Bank Mayor Ed McKenna join Two River Theater Artistic Director John Dias and founders Joan and Bob Rechnitz

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Molly Pitcher Inn 88 Riverside Av 732.747.2500

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FAMILY Angels Gowns 71 Monmouth St 732.804.1898 Cabana 19 19 White St 732.530.1048 The Doc Shoppe 43 Broad St 732.268.7762 Fernando’s Shoe Repair 74 Monmouth St 732.842.5118 Greene Street Consignment 40 Broad St 732.268.7913 LaCrosse Unlimited 58 Broad St 732.747.4100 Urban Outfitters 2 Broad St 732.741.3260 EYEWEAR Del Negro + Senft Eye Associates 152 Broad St 732.774.5566 Eye Design 90 Broad St 732.530.6865 Eyes First Vision 35 Monmouth St 732.530.5151 Seaview Optical 75 W Front St 732.758.1996

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DoubleTake 97 Broad St 866.678.6464 Greene Street Consignment 40 Broad St 732.268.7913 New & Nearly New Shop 70 Monmouth St 732.747-2772 Monmouth Street Emporium 27 Monmouth St 732.224.0033 The Sun and The Moon 27 Monmouth St 732.915.8949

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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 Elite Smoke Shop 16 W Front St 732.383-5339

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Don Francisco Cigars 18 Wallace St 732.383.7422 Hobbymasters 62 White St 732.842.6020 Inner Eye 19 W Front St 732.224.0100 Jay & Silent Bob’s Secret Stash 35 Broad St 732.758.0508 O’Ireland Irish & Celtic Imports 30 Monmouth St #3 732.747.4433 Shore Chic 50 English Plaza 732.497.0947 Spice & Tea Exchange 12 Monmouth St 732.741.3590 Toymasters 62 White St 732.530.8697 CANDIES ChocolateWorks 36 Broad St 732.383.5915 Red Bank Chocolate Shoppe 17 White St 732.219.0822 Sugarush 37 E Front St 732.414.9044

HEALTH & BEAUTY

2 Dye For Salon 140 Monmouth St 732.842.4641 Alternatives Wigs 30 Monmouth St 732.219.8600 Ariston Hair Design 13 Broad St 732.530.4247 Art’s Barber Shop 81 Monmouth St 732.741.9463 Billy’s Barber Shop 1 E Front St 732.241.0003 Cardner’s Barber 18 Mechanic St 732.747.9403

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Chelsea Morning 7 White St 732.842.9037 Elite Hair Studio W Front & Maple Av 732.741.2998 Fashion Nails 41 Broad St 732.530.9690 Glen Goldbaum 72 72 Bridge Av 732.530.5588 Hair & Co 12-14 White St 732.747.6983 Healthy Habits 65 Broad St 732.383.5134 Industry Salon 20 Broad St 2nd Fl 732.530.5000 Innovative Nails 73 Monmouth St 732.741.1144 Indulgence Salon 16 Wallace St 732.219.0500 Jonathan Salon 93 Broad St 732.212.0024 L Studio 31 Monmouth St 732.530.0313 Lambs & Wolves 66D Bridge Av 732.530.5588 Lash Out 29 Monmouth St 732.576.8002 Lily’s Nails 67 Monmouth St 732.747.0409 Lux Beauty Store 88 Broad St 732.530.5656 The Nail Club 14 N Bridge Av 732.450.8982 Nails Plus 62 English Plaza 732.530.3513 oneblowdrybar 116 Broad St 732.747.3000 Old World Shaving 4B W. Front St 732.345.9700 Pluck’s 186 Monmouth St 732.933.5990

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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

30 Monmouth St 732.740.8861 Tranquilla Nail Spa

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 Pickett & White 15 Broad St 732.383.5870 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

30 Monmouth St 732.758.8002 True Concepts Hair Design

220 W Front St 732.747.2200 Victoria Salon 58 English Plaza 732.268.8998 White Studio 102 W Front St 732.530.7373 Waxing The City 80 Broad St 732.481.0077 Winks 30 Monmouth St 732.219.9500 Wisteria 17 Broad St 732.530.9491 Woodhouse Day Spa 73 Broad St 732.345.7300 Yanni Erbeli Salon 15 Broad St 732.268.7465 Zoom Hair Studio 75 Monmouth St 732.842.0042

HOME AUDIO/ VIDEO/ ENTERTAINMENT Down to the Felt 182 W. Front St 732.212.1800 Hi Def 47 Broad St 888.443.3348 BED & BATH Down to Basics W Front & Bridge Av 732.741.6800 Red Bank Sleep Shoppe 59 Maple Av 732.212.9600 Town & Country Kitchen & Bath 25 Bridge Ave 732.345.1441 CUSTOM & INTERIOR DESIGN Darryn Murphy Designs 24 Mechanic St 732.741.3350 Edwina’s Upholstery Shop 29 Monmouth St 732.741.6544 Paint Passion 30 Monmouth St 732.924.9520

KITCHENS & APPLIANCES Better Housekeeping 46 Monmouth St 732.741.4310 Creative Kitchens 19 E Front St 732.842.2331 Town & Country Kitchen & Bath 25 Bridge Ave 732.345.1441 Queen Vacuum & Appliance 156 Monmouth St 732.747.5623

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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 732.842.3121 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/ART Ani Art Academy 143 Broad St 570.822.4111 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

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DANCE American Academy of Dance 10 Mechanic St 908.601.8143 Arthur Murray Dance Studio 140 Broad St 732.383.6501 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

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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