October 5, 2006 RSS feed / Arts / Zest

Stories pieced together in fabric

An exhibit of fiber collages by fiber artist Pamela Burke will be at the Oceanic Library in Rumson throughout October. More...

R.B. International Film Festival

Three days of screenings, filmmaker appearances, festival gatherings and awards will turn Red Bank into indie cinema central Oct. 13-15 when the Freedom Film Society's (FFS) sixth annual Red Bank International Film Festival opens. More...

Monmouth Arts Council announces 2007 awards

HOLMDEL - The Monmouth County Arts Council (MCAC) announced its Local Arts Program Grant Awards for Fiscal Year 2007 at a special networking event for members on Sept. 13 at the Holmdel Theatre Company, Holmdel. More...

Visiting Writers Series to begin

The Brookdale Visiting Writers Series has announced the lineup for fall 2006 events. The public is invited to all presentations, which will begin at 7 p.m. in the Warner Student Life Center, Navesink III Room. More...

'Butterfly Kisses and Wishes on Wings'

Book helps children cope when someone they love has cancer

Take heart. There's hope. And help for anyone who has to explain to a child that someone they love has been diagnosed with cancer. More...

In the Arts

The fourth annual Walt Whitman Poetry Festival will take place Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at Auditorium Square Park, Ocean Grove. Sixty-two award-winning New Jersey poets will be reading, leading workshops, lectures, tutorials and open mics. More...

From rockabilly to rap

The second season of Young Audiences New Jersey performances for children and their families at Two River Theater, 21 Bridge Ave. in Red Bank, will get under way on Saturday, Oct. 14, at 11 a.m. More...

Chantey singers to perform Oct. 7

The Northern Neck Chantey Singers will perform Saturday, Oct. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the United Methodist Church Hall in Keansburg. More...

Local musicians click in My Eyes Just Closed

Though the four local boys had been playing music since they were children and had all been members of other bands, they finally found the combination that worked when they formed My Eyes Just Closed. More...