Monmouth County Arts Council (MCAC) Executive Director Mary Eileen Fouratt and council President Peter J. Lyden III proudly display The Thomas H. Kean Partnership in Philanthropy Award for 2007. MCAC received the award at the Partnership in Philanthropy's annual dinner held recently at NJPAC, Newark. The Kean Award, presented each year to a former client, recognizes a nonprofit organization's success in utilizing PIP's technical assistance to its best advantage and achieving outstanding results. For information on PIP visit www.pipnj.org.

"An Evening of Cinema and Citizen Action" will take place Friday, 7 p .m., at the Jersey Shore Arts Center in Ocean Grove. The special program marks the anniversary of Kelo Day, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that broadly expanded the use of eminent domain for private development. There will be a panel discussion with Dana Berliner, litigator for the public-interest law firm Institute for Justice and co-counsel on the Kelo vs. New London case. The program also features a special in-the-works screening of "Greetings from Asbury Park," a documentary by Asbury Park filmmaker Christina Eliopoulos. Reception with panelists and special guests to follow. Reservations required; call (732) 380-1592. Tickets: $20 suggested donation, tax deductible.

The Jazz Alive - Asbury Park series will wrap up at the Asbury Park Jazz Festival Saturday, June 30 at 2:30 p.m. in Sunset Park, with a performance by the Brazilian trumpet master Claudio Roditi and his quintet. Jazz Alive - Asbury Park is a collaboration of the Jazz Arts Project, the Black Box Theatre of Asbury Park and the Monmouth County Arts Council. This performance is free and open to the public. Visit www.jazzartsproject.org. The Monmouth Conservatory of Music in Red Bank is offering a free Voice Master Class with faculty member Patrick Marques at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 23. You do not have to be an advanced singer to attend. The class will focus on proper vocal technique, pronunciation and musicality, both through demonstration and work with breath support, proper posture and releasing tone. The class will run approximately one hour. Call (732) 741-8880 by June 22 to reserve a place. The class will be held at the conservatory, 50 White St., Red Bank (in back of Trinity Church).

Lily Tomlin comes to the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank Saturday, June 23 at 8 p.m. "An Evening of Classic Lily Tomlin" is a nostalgic and warm presentation of her "greatest hits," with more than a dozen of her new and classic characters - including precocious 6-year-old Edith Ann; the irascible telephone operator Ernestine, and Lily's most profound character, Trudy, the schizophrenic street lady. Tickets: $125 - $38 available by calling (732) 842-9000 or at www.countbasietheatre.org.

A juried exhibit by the New Jersey Chapter, American Artists Professional League is on display at the Guild of Creative Art, 620 Broad St. in Shrewsbury through June 27. Call (732) 747-1441 or visit www.guildofcreative-art.com.

The Belford Art Show will run through June 29 at the Middletown Township Public Library, 55 New Monmouth Road. The show features oil paintings by Bob Wille, photographs by Jay Hochheiser, watercolor paintings by Manny Jomok, and a collection of historic photos of the Compton's Creek area of Belford loaned by Randall Gabrielan. For information, call the library at (732) 671-3700.

The Jazz Arts Project is planning a repeat of last summer's popular Summer Jazz Café. This year the six-weekend series will take place at the River's Edge Café in Red Bank at 38 S. Broad St. beginning June 29. For more information about Jazz Arts Project and the Summer Jazz Café, or visit www.jazzartsproject.org.

The Fab Faux return to the Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, Saturday, June 30 at 8 p.m. An annual, and always sold-out, Basie tradition, the Fab Faux have been described by Rolling Stone magazine as "the greatest Beatles cover band." Featuring Will Lee, Jimmy Vivino, Rich Pagano, Frank Agnello and Jack Petruzzelli. Presented by Count Basie Theatre Foundation. Tickets are $500 - $35 and are available by calling (732) 842-9000 or at www.countbasietheatre.org.