August 2, 2007 RSS feed / Arts / Zest

Latin rockers deSoL launch new CD

Red Bank - The Asbury Park-based band deSoL, which mixes rock hooks with Latin rhythms, is set to release "On My Way," an album of all-new material sung in English and Spanish, Aug. 7 through saZon Records/ Two22Music. More...

David Hedison

Television, film and Broadway actors David Hedison and Nancy Dussault star in the Shadow Lawn Stage production of A.R. Gurney's "Love Letters," for three performances only - Aug. More...

It's a Shore thing

An exhibit that combines two Jersey Shore traditions is at The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts (SICA). "Surf and Turf" will run through Aug. 24 at the Long Branch gallery. More...

'Ratatouille' artwork

Cel-ebration! gallery in Red Bank is the first animation gallery on the East Coast to premiere artwork from "Ratatouille," Disney/Pixar's newest animated feature film. A show of the artwork will open Aug. 11 and run through Sept. 8. More...

'Funiculi, funicula'

The Metro Lyric Opera rounds out its 49th season Saturday with a fully staged production of Rossini's comic opera "The Barber of Seville" at the newly renovated Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park. More...

In the Arts

The 2007 Newark Black Film Festival, produced by The Newark Museum in conjunction with the Monmouth County Arts Council, will present a free screening of "Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes" Friday at 7 p.m. More...

Shawn Colvin

John Hiatt & Shawn Colvin, will appear in concert at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank Friday, Aug. 17 at 8 p.m. Two of the best singer/songwriters today join forces for an evening of solo acoustic song. More...

In this club, it's hip to be square

Middletown Ramblers promote Western-style dances in the Shore area
BY LAUREN PIRO Correspondent

In the midst of suburbia, barely out of sight from the lights, sights and modernity of New York City, it appears as though Western-style square dancing still has a home. More...