Sharing stories of who we are & who we've come from
      Allen Chapel's 'Letters … to the ancestors' to be presented Feb. 4 BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer Letter writing really is a dying art, and that's too bad because letters can be revealing in what they convey of personal feelings and the life and times of t...
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In the Arts
      An exhibit of paintings by Shari Epstein is at the Gallery on Grant at the Jewish Community Center in Deal, through Feb. 23. A reception will be held Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. The JCC is located at 100 Grant Ave. For information, call (732) 531-9100 or e-mail Lschneider@jcca.org.
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Teen Arts Competition winners announced
      The Monmouth Festival of the Arts hosted its annual Student Art Competition and Portfolio Presentation Jan. 28, at Monmouth Reform Temple, 332 Hance Ave., Tinton Falls. The art competition was open to 11th-graders in schools throughout Monmouth County.
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In the Arts
      If you think your life is complicated, imagine the life of two-timing taxi driver John Smith who keeps two separate families. When his teenage children meet in an Internet chat room, his already hectic life shifts into high gear as he tries to keep his double life a secret in the hilarious "C...
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'Lyrical Paint' abstract expressionists exhibit
      The Lyrical Abstract Expressionist group, composed of local artists, will exhibit their work at the Middletown Township Public Library, 55 New Monmouth Road, from Feb. 3-27. "Lyrical Paint" will feature more than 50 large and small acrylic paintings, some of which incorporate collage elements...
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