By April W. Klimley, Art Critic
April W. Klimley
April is certainly the cruelest month, as T.S Eliot wrote. Spring keeps peeking out followed by rainy and cold days here at the Shore. So, why not cheer yourself up by jumping into the Shore Art Circuit as it emerges from its winter torpor.
New exhibitions are emerging like the daffodils in your garden. Last weekend at least two galleries held openings. One was the A.J. Dillon Gallery of Art in Atlantic Highlands with an exhibit entitled “Art in Nature,” a theme appropriate to the season, despite the chill. The other was held in Red Bank. The Art Alliance held a juried member show with two themes–“Contrasts” and “Personalities.” The curator of the show was Michael Burrus Johnson who had several paintings displayed in the showcase front windows of the gallery.
As I strolled around the small gallery gleaming with a wide variety of styles, Bathers by Miguel A. Fugeras drew me in. At first glance, the piece looked like a wood block print—a powerful rendering of statuesque tall women in black and white bathing in a river. But up close, it’s clearly a drawing, probably pen and ink. It’s an arresting piece that reinterprets the time honored, traditional theme of artists painting (dressed) women or female nudes at the seashore, ocean, or other body of water. Virtually all major artists from Botticelli to Degas have painted these scenes. But in tone and feeling, Fugeras’ drawing feels closer to Picasso’s Demoiselles of Avignon because of its angles and abstract nature .
Bathers by Miguel A. Fugeras. Drawing. The Art Alliance.
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Posted: April 10th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Art, Atlantic Highlands, Belmar, Monmouth County, Monmouth County News, Red Bank | Tags: A.J. Dillard Gallery of Art, April W. Klimley, Art Allaince, Atlantic Highlands, Belmar, Monmouth County Library-Eastern Branch, Red Bank, Shrewsbury, Torche Galerie | Comments Off on The Shore Fine Art Scene Springs to Life
By Muriel Smith
FREEHOLD – Eighty cadets from the Marine Academy of Science and Technology (MAST) NJROTC unit were honored Thursday night at the regular meeting of the Board of Freeholders, when each received a certificate of appreciation and the day was proclaimed MAST Day in Monmouth County.
Freeholder Lillian Burry brought the honors to the high school students citing their first place awards in senior and freshman divisions of drill competitions. The senior team placed first in three of the four, second in the fourth at the senior level, while both the senior and freshmen teams took all the top honors in the academics portion of the events. MAST’s varsity Color Guard led by Cadets Steven Vieira and Kyle McKean also is undefeated in each of the competitions. The Color Guard opened the meeting Thursday night and presented colors for the pledge of allegiance which starts every freeholder meeting.
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Posted: April 10th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Education, Lillian Burry, Monmouth County, Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, Monmouth County News | Tags: Freeholder Lillian Burry, Kyle McKean, Lillian Burry, Marine Academy of Science and Tecnology, MAST, Monmouth County, Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, Monmouth County Vocational School District, Muriel Smith, NJ ROTC, Steven Vieira, Tim McCorkle, Tracie Smith-Yeoman | 1 Comment »
EATONTOWN – Ken Sullivan was watching television in his new apartment in the Garrison Apartments complex early Friday morning when he heard screaming in the hallway. Sullivan muted his television and then opened his door to find the building’s super banging on the door of the woman across the hall. “I heard Randy yell: ‘Back away… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 10th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Earthquake, Monmouth County News | Tags: Eatontown, Eatontown firefighters | 2 Comments »
By Greg Kelly
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Friday, April 10
- Asbury Park Music in Film Festival – MORE INFO
- South Pacific at Algonquin Arts Theatre (Manasquan) – MORE INFO
- “Huge Flea Market” at Brookside School (Sea Girt) – MORE INFO
- Atlantic Cinemas Movie Night (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
- Jay Leno at Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank) – MORE INFO
- How to Sell Your Home in Today’s Market (Shrewsbury) – MORE INFO
- Minority Male Initiative at BCC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
- Rent at Brookdale PAC (Lincroft) – MORE INFO
- Proof by Holmdel Theater Company (Holmdel) – MORE INFO
- Peter Pan’s Death at Grange Playhouse (Howell) – MORE INFO
- April Fools Follies at First Avenue Playhouse (Atlantic Highlands) – MORE INFO
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Posted: April 8th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Things to do in Monmouth County, Things to do on the Jersey Shore | Tags: Greg Kelly, Greg's List, Monmouth County, Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend | Comments Off on Greg’s List: Things to do in Monmouth County this weekend, April 10-12, 2015
Governor Chris Christie came to Union Beach today announce the funding of a resiliency and flood control project that has been on the drawing board since 1995.
Photo by Paul Scharff
The project plans have been updated since Superstorm Sandy and will include:
- The massive flood control project – funded by federal, state and local contributions – will consist of construction of levees, floodwalls, tide gates and pump stations.
- The project will also rebuild beaches, dunes, and groins, which are jetty-like structures that are designed to slow loss of sand from beaches.
- In addition, more than 25 acres of degraded wetlands will be restored to help better absorb flood waters.
The majority of funding for the massive flood control project will come from the federal government at $132 million. New Jersey will fund about $57 million and Union Beach will provide $17 million.
“Union Beach has long been one of the most susceptible areas to coastal flooding in New Jersey, a vulnerability that was made all too real when Sandy slammed the town with its record 14-foot storm surge,” said Governor Christie. “As part of our long-term recovery strategy, this $202 million resiliency project will finally give this close-knit community the protection they need and the sense of security they deserve to withstand future storms.”
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Posted: April 8th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Army Corp of Engineers, Chris Christie, Hurricane Sandy, Monmouth County, Superstorm Sandy, Union Beach | Tags: Chris Christie, Mayor Paul Smith, Monmouth County, Paul Smith, Superstorm Sandy, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Union Beach | 1 Comment »
BOSTON — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been convicted in the 2013 bombing of the Boston Marathon. A federal jury found Tsarnaev guilty today in the 2013 terror attack that killed three people and wounded more than 260. He kept his hands folded in front of him and looked down at the defense table as the guilty verdicts… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 8th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Terrorism | Tags: Boston bomber guilty, Boston Marathon Bombing, DzhokharTsarnaev, Terrorism | Comments Off on Boston Marathon bomber convicted
TRENTON — A Middletown doctor who got busted for driving drunk three times last year agreed to accept a temporary suspension of his medical license. But that didn’t stop him from writing prescriptions, authorities say. The suspended doctor, Kenneth Lewandowski, duped a printing company that produces prescription pads by calling in two big orders last fall… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 8th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Monmouth County, New Jersey | Tags: Acting Attorney General John Hoffman, Kenneth Lewandowski, Middletown, Nelson Press, Rumson, Scott Thompsen | Comments Off on N.J. printing company duped in drug ring banned from producing prescription pads
More than anything else, Sandy was the one, single event that catapulted Gov. Chris Christie to national prominence. He was ever-present in his blue fleece jacket, comforting storm victims, making the rounds on the Sunday talk shows, and touring damaged boardwalks. “We are in this together,”… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 8th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie, Hurricane Sandy, Superstorm Sandy | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Chris Christie, Joe Kyrillos, Lawrence Bathgate, Superstorm Sandy | Comments Off on Sandy Recovery Problems Still Dog Christie as He Mulls Run for President
SANDY HOOK —Those who want to get a jump on buying their season parking passes for Sandy Hook can make their purchases beginning this weekend, park officials said. Parking permits will go on sale April 11 at the front entrance station, said Daphne Yun, a spokeswoman for the National Park Service. For now, they will only… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 8th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Gateway National Recreation Area, Monmouth County, National Park Service, Sandy Hook | Tags: Clothing Optional Beach, Gateway National Recreation Area - Sandy Hook, Gunnison Beach, Monmouth County, Sandy Hook, Season Passes | Comments Off on Sandy Hook season parking passes go on sale this weekend
FREEHOLD – The Toms River babysitter accused of shaking a 14-month-old boy to death chronicled for a Monmouth County jury on Tuesday how the child went from being ready for a nap to “completely limp” and struggling to breathe. Michelle Heale, 46, of Toms River, told the jury that 14-month-old Mason Hess was showing signs of… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 8th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Crime, Crime and Punishment, Monmouth County, Monmouth County Court | Tags: Judge Francis Vernoia, Marc C. LeMieux, Mason Hess, Michele Heale, Michele Heale trial, Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office, NJ babysitter | Comments Off on N.J. babysitter accused of killing baby tells jury: ‘I hit him hard’
