Asbury Park comes to Monmouth Museum, and more things to do at the Jersey Shore
Asbury Park is known for its art scene, but how much do you know about the founders, directors and curators behind the scenes of the galleries? In addition to managing their exhibitions and everyday operations, they are accomplished, exhibited artists themselves.
This talent is coming to the Monmouth Museum to give you a peek inside the minds of this multidisciplinary group who helped define the cultural renaissance of Asbury Park. "Out of the Park" celebrates their artistry and entrepreneurship, and provides an opportunity to experience their work together for the first time.
The show features pieces by Brittany James and Patrick Schiavino of art629 Gallery; Jill Ricci and Porkchop of Parlor Gallery; and Tom and Lois White of Whitepoint Gallery.
These artists, along with curation by Jenn Hampton of Parlor Gallery and the Wooden Walls Project, will be showcasing work in a variety of media. To complement the exhibit and to keep the AP theme in motion, Porkchop, Bradley Hoffer and Jason Stumpf's recent Parlor Gallery exhibit, "The Cardboard Show" will be re-imagined and reconstructed in the Nilson Gallery.
“While AP is the place to be this summer, we hope to bring a slice of that to Lincroft as well for a cross pollination of art, audience and creativity,” said Erika Schaefer, executive director of the Monmouth Museum, in a release. "As the museum celebrates its 60th anniversary, the next chapter lies within bringing art to communities, not just communities to the museum itself. This collaboration is a great step toward the museum's vision to grow.”
Pat Schiavino, owner of art629 Gallery, is excited about the upcoming show.
"Asbury Park has been the epicenter for art in Monmouth County for the past decade, and arguably the state of New Jersey," he said in the release. "It just makes so much sense that there should be a direct connection between the two. I am looking forward to future opportunities for a multitude of collaborations of what we here in Asbury Park have been doing, and the museum. The future is limitless when creative minds come together."
The exhibit runs through Sept. 3. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays.
Go: "Out of the Park," through Sept. 3, Monmouth Museum, on the campus of Brookdale Community College, 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, $12, discounts for seniors and veterans, free for active military, children under 2, and Brookdale Community College students; MonmouthMuseum.org.
Revivalists, The Head and the Heart at the Stone Pony Summer Stage
American rockers The Revivalists just released its new studio album "Pout It Out Into The Night," and the group comes to the Stone Pony Summer Stage Sunday on a co-headlining tour with indie folk band The Head and The Heart.
“Kid,” a No. 1 adult alternative hit for the Revivalists, was written against the backdrop of the Jan 6 insurrection — and shortly after guitarist Zack Feinberg learned he was having twins. It's been called "a cathartic, hopeful anthem about the zest for life."
The album also features the socially/politically conscious track "The Long Con," which acknowledges the deep divisions in our country, and the mini-family epic "Down In The Dirt."
Breaking through with the hit "Wish I Knew You," the eight-piece band has opened for the Rolling Stones, and amassed more than 800 million streams. One dollar per ticket goes to Rev Causes to support organizations dedicated to reviving and investing in "our communities, our health, and our environment."
One dollar per ticket also goes to The Rivers and Roads Foundation, which was started by The Head and the Heart as a way to give back to their hometown of Seattle. The goal of the foundation is to raise money for Seattle-based music programs and initiatives. The Head and the Heart's fifth and latest album, "Every Shade of Blue," was released in 2022.
In a release, the band stated that the album "conveys a spectrum of emotions and how we live with them," while adding that "The closer we get the more shades we see. The more shades we see the more responsibility we hold. We all want to feel loved and protected. The question is will we be supported and seen by the ones we love in every shade of blue."
The Tangiers Blues Band also performs. As of press time, tickets for the show are sold out.
Go: The Head and the Heart co-headline tour with The Revivalists, doors open at 5 p.m., Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park boardwalk, sold out; stoneponyonline.com.
Del Amitri at the Basie
Scottish alternative rockers Del Amitri are touring in support of 2021's "Fatal Mistakes," their first album in almost two decades.
The band, best known for the singles "Nothing Ever Happens" and the top-10 hit "Roll To Me," comes to the Vogel at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank at 8 p.m. Thursday. As of press time, a few floor resale floor seats are available for $95, along with $62 standing room only tickets.
What does it mean for a band to come back after so long away? It means embracing your past to create a new sound.
“Once I’d got my head round the idea of not sounding like the band we were then, I was much less paranoid!” said singer and songwriter Justin Currie in a news release. “You’re never gonna recreate that energy of when you’re 20. So you have to do what we’re doing now.”
Guitarist Iain Harvie said that means “shorter songs, with no big rambling guitar solos.
"We don’t need that big bollocks swagger that you felt you had to pull out when you were on the Rolling Stones’ stage at Wembley," he added in the release, "or whatever other stupid things you ended up doing. It’s just us, and the songs, all of it played by all five of us — no guest players or session guys. We’ve never done that before! ... So it’s a clean sheet, a new album, from a new band. It felt really free to make it.”
The band is touring with Barenaked Ladies this summer. Next area stop is Friday in Uncasville, Connecticut. The tour comes to New York on July 12 at The Rooftop at Pier 17, and Philadelphia on July 19 at The Met.
Go: Del Amitri, 8 p.m. Thursday, The Vogel, Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth St., Red Bank, $62 to $95; 732-842-9000, basie.org.
'The Bikinis' in Ocean Grove
Asbury Park Theater Company presents the jukebox musical "The Bikinis" Friday to July 22 at Jersey Shore Arts Center in Ocean Grove. Set against the backdrop of the Jersey Shore, the production will transport audiences back to the 1960s and 1970s as four women come together to relive their heyday as a popular all-girl musical group.
With chart-topping hits from the era and a heartwarming story of friendship, "The Bikinis" promises an evening of laughter, toe-tapping music and fond memories. Tickets are $46. Representatives from the show tell us the first weekend of shows are "unavailable."
In addition, APTCo is inviting students 12 to 17 to join their 2023 School of Dramatic Arts camp from July 10 to 21. This musical theater intensive is under the guidance of Broadway performers Brian O'Brien and Serena Soffer. Parents of interested children should email William Whitefield, producing artistic director of APTCo, at William@AsburyParkTheaterCompany.org.
Go: "The Bikinis," July 7 to 22, Jersey Shore Arts Center, 66 S. Main St., Ocean Grove, $46; asburyparktheatercompany.org/tickets.
See life in a pond in Aberdeen
This summer the Monmouth County Park System is hosting Life in a Freshwater Pond at Freneau Woods Park in Aberdeen. From 11 a.m. to noon on Thursdays (weather permitting, through Aug. 24), this free program invites area residents to join naturalists and look for basking turtles, hopping frogs, hunting herons, splashing fish and more.
Closed-toe shoes are required. Parents or guardians are required to stay with and supervise their children. Participants should meet outside the Visitor Center near the picnic tables.
Go: Life in a Freshwater Pond, 11 a.m. to noon Thursdays (weather permitting), through Aug. 24, Freneau Woods Park, Aberdeen, free; 732-842-4000, MonmouthCountyParks.com.
Go fishing for fluke to support a good cause in Barnegat
Sunset Harbor Seafood and Grill is hosting its second annual Fluke Tournament on Saturday. All donations and $1 from every "Side Chick" cocktail (Tito's handmade vodka, triple sec, lemonade and garnished with an orange slice) purchased go toward supporting Mikey's Mission, a local nonprofit that provides social activities, collaborative learning and socialization opportunities for children with special needs.
The cost is $200 per four-person boat (additional person is $25). Prizes are $2,000 for first place, $1,500 for second and $1,000 for third.
Weigh-in will be from 3 to 5 p.m., and there will be live music by The Kootz Band from 6 to 10 p.m.
A Captain's Meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Friday. Stay for the live music by the Jimmy Brogan Band from 6 to 10 p.m. Those interested in registering for the tournament should either visit the restaurant or contact Janice McCrickard at 732-261-0845.
Go: 451 East Bay Ave, Barnegat; 609-622-6190, sunharborseafoodandgrill.com.
'Potters & Painters' in Tuckerton
With the addition of a Tuckerton location, Pine Shores Art Association continues to expand its programs and exhibits and feature the work of some local artists.
Potters Albert Gomez and Mary Kate Fogel, and painter Ray Haworth will have their work on exhibit in July at the Tuckerton Art Center Gallery. The public is invited to a reception from 1 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 13.
Gomez is the owner and founder of Makers Station Gallery in West Creek. Fogel has followed her passion for art since childhood, a news release said. Her interest in pottery also began at a young age. Fogel has benefited from the mentorships of Matt Burton and Gomez, with whom she now works and teaches at Makers Station, the release said.
Hayworth worked in watercolor for about 40 years, but during the past decade he has concentrated on oil studies.
The gallery is open Fridays and whenever the "Art Show Today" sign is outside. Free parking is available in the back, accessed by the driveway shared with Wells Fargo.
Go: "Potters & Painters," Fridays in July, Tuckerton Art Center Gallery, 140 E. Main St., Tuckerton; redcanoestudio@comcast.net, or pineshoresartassociaiton.org.
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