2008-02-14 / Arts / Zest

IN THE ARTS

"Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt on Stage Together" will come to the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 8 p.m. Two of the best singer/songwriters today join forces for an evening of solo acoustic song. Tickets are $62.50-$20 at the box office, 99 Monmouth St., (732) 842-9000 or www.countbasietheatre.org. OnFriday,Feb. 22,master folk-blues-roots musician David Bromberg will reunite his 11-piece David Bromberg Big Band, capable of playing just about every form of American music, particularly folk, blues, bluegrass and jazz, to perform at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank.Opening the bill will be Angel Band, a trio that includes his wife, Nancy Josephson. Bromberg will perform selections from his Grammy-nominated "Try Me One More Time." The concert will beginat 8 p.m. at theCountBasie, located at 99Monmouth St. inRedBank. Tickets are $25 to $55. For tickets andmore information, visit www.countbasietheatre.org or call the box office at (732) 842-9000.

The Art Society of Monmouth County meets Feb. 20 at the Monmouth Beach Cultural Center, 128 Ocean Ave. Everyone interested in art is welcome. A social half-hour with refreshments begins at 10:30 a.m. At 11 a.m., Long Branch artist TonyMigliacciowill give a demonstration on landscape painting. The Art Society meets the third Wednesday of each month. Members exhibit their work at group shows. For directions to themeeting, call (732) 229- 4527 or visit www.surfmen.com.

David Bromberg David Bromberg Monmouth University's "Latin American Realities" series of films, lectures, art, music and dance about Peru and Brazil continues with: a Peruvian Ceramic Exhibit, Feb. 14, 2:30 p.m., at Ceramics Studio 601; "Art fromLatinAmerica" at the 800 Gallery and Rotary Ice House Gallery; and screenings of "Soy Andina (documentary)" Feb. 15 at 7 p.m., and "Dias de Santiago" Feb. 18 at 7 p.m., both at the Pollak Theatre. Events are free. The university is located at 400 CedarAve.,West LongBranch. For information, call (732) 263-6889 or visit www.monmouth. edu/arts.

Spotlight Players' production of "The Sisters Rosensweig" continues performances Feb. 15 and 16 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 17 at 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Matawan, Route 34 and Franklin Street (three blocks north of Main). The feel-good play about three Jewish sisters struggling to find happiness and emotional fulfillment offers plenty of laughs and awarminner glow. Tickets: $18, $15 students and seniors, at (732) 583-7874 or visit www.spotlightplayers. org.

"Lorena Hickok & Eleanor Roosevelt: ALove Story" written by Pat Bond and performed byMarjorieConnwill be presented Feb. 14 and 15 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. at the Stephen Crane House, 508 Fourth Avenue in Asbury Park. The play chronicles the 30-year relationship between the First Lady and the acclaimed woman journalist, documented in letters written by Roosevelt to her "beloved Hick." Tickets are $10 at (732) 807-4052. For information, email connartists@yahoo.com.

- Compiled by Gloria Stravelli

Return to top