'Road Shrines: A Peripheral Blur'
BY MARIE MABER Staff Writer
      You've seen them and wondered - or you've passed them with a chill. Road shrines seem to have proliferated over the past few years. They're created out of love, loss and a sense of necessity - but they rarely last in a state of beauty for more than a few days.
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Transforming Heaven and Earth
      Large-scale paintings by artist Joan Hierholzer are currently featured in an exhibition titled "Transforming Heaven and Earth: Artistic Visions of Technology" at the Monmouth Museum in Lincroft. The exhibition, which runs through Aug. 3, features powerful and dramatic murals and paintings of indu...
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IN THE ARTS
      The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey'sNext Stage Ensemble presents a free performance of "Richard II" at 7 p.m. July 23 at the Middletown Main Library, 55 New Monmouth Road. For information, call 732-671-3700 or visit www.mtpl.org.
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A tribute to the Navesink River
      The Navesink River is an integral part of life in the communities that line its banks. Photographer Larry Watson grew up in Rumson and returns to his roots in a photo exhibit at the Oceanic Free Library in Rumson. "Flowers, Bridges & Vistas of the Navesink" is the title of Watson's show at the Oc...
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