RED BANK: A RAINBOW OF FLAVORS

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• 04.27 - Earth Day Celebration at Huber Woods The hiking park in the Locust section of Middletown celebrates earth Day with free 'Bio Blitz Scavenger Hunts' and 'Identification Challenge' for the young and the young at heart. All equipment provided.
• 04.27 - Monmouth Conservatory 50th Anniversary Gala Rumson Country Club is the setting, and the celebrated Elysian Trio the featured artists, as Red Bank's Monmouth Conservatory of Music marks a half century of excellence with an event that boasts a four course dinner and silent auction. Local and state dignitaries will be on hand to honor MCM executive director Vladislav Kovalsky.
• 04.27 - Red Bank International Flavour Festival Some two dozen Red Bank restaurants and food purveyors band together for the third annual food fest in the White Street municipal parking lot, with live music (by Glen Burtnik's Beatles Tribute, The Nerds, Brian Kirk & the Jirks, Marc Ribler's Stones Tribute and much more), vendors, beer and wine, and proceeds going to benefit Monmouth Day Care Center, Red Bank RiverCenter and the Parker Family Health Center. Click for links to more info; rain date May 4.
• 04.27 - The Newsboys/ WE BELIEVE Tour in Middletown The headlining Christian pop band comes to New Monmouth Baptist Church, atop a bill that also features Rapture Ruckus, 7eventh Time Down and Bob Lenz. VIP ticket option includes early entrance to show at 5:30; poster and laminate; meet and greet plus photo op with The Newsboys, and a copy of the band's new release RESTART.
• 04.27 - American Sign Language Study Group Middletown Township Public Library hosts a series of ASL instruction workshops (with tween instructors Sarah and Phoebe), each Sunday afternoon in March. All ages welcome; no registration necessary.
• 04.27 - Open Mic with Rob Dye The Sunday night event is THE place to find musicians congregating, hanging out, trying new ideas, cutting up on some classics and generally enjoying one of the MUST events for Jersey Shore music fans.
• 04.27 - RBR Arts Academy Performance at MTPL Middletown Township Public Library hosts students from the Red Bank Regional Performing Arts Academy in a performance of original poetry and more.
• 04.27 - BBQ Event at Sickles Market The Little Silver landmark introduces its new line of Silver Fern Farms’ Grass Fed Angus Beef with a barbecue event that includes demos on preparing everything from burgers to filet mignon, plus live music by the Koka Steel Drum Band.
• 04.27 - TROUBLE IN MIND FINAL PERFORMANCE. Jade King Carroll directs the 1950s comedy drama by the late African American playwright Alice Childress, in which the conflict between a black actress and her white director set off 'an explosive conversation about fear, power, race relations, and the struggle for public and private equality.
• 04.27 - LAUGHTER ON THE 23rd FLOOR The Monmouth Players' 'Season of Simon' concludes at the newly rebranded Navesink Arts Center, with the hit comedy based on the experiences of the playwright and his brother as staff writers on the old Sid Caesar TV show. Presented with the Players' famous spread of homemade desserts.
• 04.27 - Benefit Concert at RCDS Bobby Bandiera of Bon Jovi fame joins Aardvaark Smile and The Stone Bullets, as Rumson Country Day School hosts its second annual fundraiser concert to benefit Sandy Ground, in which a new playground will be dedicated to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
• 04.27 - Spring Plant Walks at Deep Cut Gardens The strolling garden and greenhouse on Red Hill Road honors Earth Day with Plant Walks all day.
• 04.27 - SHREK: The Musical Red Bank's own Phoenix Productions opens the 2014 season of shows at the Count Basie with the stage adaptation of the popular Dreamworks animated films, starring an unseemly ogre (and unlikely hero) and his fairytale misfit friends, including a feisty princess, a talkative donkey, and a bad guy with a 'short' temper.
• 04.27 - Miss Sherri's Dress Up Party for Special Needs Kids Miss Sherri (of Honey Child Music fame) plays DJ at a fun dancing party for children (ages 5 to 10) with special needs, at her new home base, the Middletown Arts Center (MAC). Everyone's invited to 'dress up in your favorite party attire or costume,' and light refreshments will be served.
• 04.27 - Earth Day Celebration on the Bayshore The Monmouth County Parks System invites all ages to the historic Seabrook Wilson House (aka The Spy House at Bayshore Waterfront Park, in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown) for a celebration of Earth Day that includes a house tour and a show 'n tell program.
• 04.28 - Conversational Spanish at MTPL Middletown Main Library invites all ages to learn to speak the beautiful Spanish language in an informal, conversational setting, Monday evenings in April. Register in advance for this free program online or by phone.
• 04.28 - Loser Slam Open Mic The Loser Slam poetry collective returns to Two River Theater for the latest in a (twice monthly) series of spoken word/ performance poetry competitions, hosted in the theater's Mastrobuono library space.
• 04.28 - Visiting Writers Series at Brookdale CC The monthly readings series at BCC's Warner Student Life Center presents a special session rescheduled from December 2013 — a poetry reading featuring National Book Award nominee Alice Ostriker and BCC professor Laura McCullough. I's free of charge and open to all, with complimentary refreshments. Click for phone and email links to more info.
• 04.28 - Pat Guadagno at Jamian's A Monday night Red Bank tradition continues, as the Shore's celebrated 'saloon singer' resumes his weekly solo sets to Jamian's Food & Drink.
• 04.28 - Free movies at MTPL: AMERICAN HUSTLE Middletown Township Public Library hosts a free Monday screening series of recent films in April — with Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper Jennifer Lawrence (plus lots of wigs, makeups and accents) in David O. Russell's celebrated take on the FBI's most memorable Jersey sting.
• 04.28 - Jim Henson's Sid the Science Kid Live! The characters from the Henson Company's TV show SID THE SCIENCE KID come alive on the Count Basie stage, as Sid, May, Gabriela and Gerald set off on a day of excitement and adventure, with Teacher Susie along to keep the music flowing as the kids explore the world around them with audience interactive activities, cooperative problem solving and plenty of laughs.
• 04.28 - Videogame Storytelling at MTPL Middletown Township Public Library invites kids ages 7 to 12 whose families were affected by Hurricane Sandy to control real time animated characters (and discuss their experiences going through Sandy and their feelings on the recovery) by using video game controllers and microphones. Older teens can participate becoming ‘producer/mentors’ to guide those younger than themselves through the animation process. Click for phone link to register.
• 04.29 - International Folk Dancing Come learn dances from around the world in a relaxed, informal setting, every Tuesday at Red Bank's United Methodist Church. Beginners welcome; no partners needed; click for phone link to more info.
• 04.29 - Julio Iglesias Make it dinner and a show — the eternal master of aural sex can put the romance into the most humble of repasts, respark that relationship and just generally dispel all dissent with an easy style that's made him a returning favorite on the Red Bank stage.
• 04.29 - The Early Cold War in Eastern Europe, 1944—53 Brookdale Community College professor George Reklaitis, Ph.D hosts a discussion on Guerrilla Warfare, Counterinsurgency and Liberationism in Western Ukraine, Byelorussia, and the Baltic States, as the East/ West tensions of the postwar era began to take shape.
• 04.29 - A Wicked Evening of Broadway RESERVE NOW for May 13. David Stone — Monmouth County native and major Broadway producer (WICKED, NEXT TO NORMAL, DIARY OF ANNE FRANK and the upcoming IF/THEN with Idina Menzel) is interviewed on the stage of the Count Basie Theatre by Washington Post critic Peter Marks, in an event from which proceeds (including a top ticket VIP option with meet and greet) benefit the Basie's educational and outreach programs.
• 04.30 - Fair Haven Town Wide Yard Sale REGISTER NOW for May 3. Fair Haven homeowners are invited to get into the spirit of the springtime sale, by signing up at Borough Hall (748 River Road) for the townwide event that goes on from 9 am to 5 pm on Saturday, May 3. Deadline for registration is noon on Thursday, May 1; there's a 7 dollar permit fee.
• 04.30 - Noble Writers at MTPL Middletown Township Public Library hosts a free weekly Wednesday morning meeting of the writing group for women, with all welcome to join and no registration required.
• 04.30 - Red Bank Town Wide Yard Sale REGISTER NOW for May 3. Red Bank homeowners are invited to take part in the seventh annual daylong sale, a boon to shoppers and sellers alike and an event that turns the borough into a border to border bargain bonanza. Click for link to more info on signing up; there's a 10 dollar registration fee and the deadline to register is Thursday, May 1.
• 04.30 - Intro to Pinterest Middletown Township Public Library hosts an introduction to the pinboard style photo sharing website that allows users to create and manage themed image collections such as events, interests, and hobbies. Register in advance by phone or online.
• 04.30 - Free Fitness Classes at Riverside Gardens The YMCA, in partnership with the Mayor's Wellness Campaign and the borough Dept. of Parks & Recreation, invite all who live or work in Red Bank to free weekly classes in Yoga, Zumba, Tai Chi and Pilates through October 15 at the park on West Front Street. No registration necessary; bring water and a mat (for Yoga or Pilates), and click for phone link to call info in case of inclement weather.
• 04.30 - Neighbors Helping Neighbors at MTPL Middletown Township Public Library hosts a free weekly Wednesday evening meeting of the support group for people who are re—entering the job market, struggling small business owners and anyone looking for part—time or volunteer work.
• 04.30 - Fairy Houses and Gnome Homes Middletown Township Public Library invites ages 6 and up to a Dress For Mess event, making amazing creations from natural materials that you find in your own back yard or woods.
• 04.30 - Traditional Treatments for Modern Ailments: Chinese Medicine Middletown Township Public Library hosts Michael Beys, L.ac., in a free presentation on the rich history of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the modern treatments based on it, and how you can incorporate its teachings into your life in order to improve your health. Register in advance by phone or online.
• 04.30 - Evening of International Poetry Performance The Warner Student Life Center at Brookdale Community College hosts the 19th Annual Evening of International Psychology and Poetry Performances, in which students and faculty share poetry that 'reflects courage, wisdom, or temperance,' both in the original language and in English.