Meetings regarding two Asbury Park Public Library initiatives will be held this week. The first up will be a community gathering for the ongoing African American Music Heritage Project aimed at celebrating the stories and the once vibrant music history that dotted the westside community. The 7 p.m. Thursday event will include an opportunity for […]

Trinity Episcopal Church celebrates the Lenten season with the return of Stations of the Cross, a visual arts exhibit that will run through April 16. This year, artists from across the state were invited to create interpretive pieces that represent the fourteen Stations of the Cross, a reflection of the humiliating and unimaginably painful journey, said […]

Save the date – Asbury Park artist Charles Trott returns with another installation of his Diasporic Images of Africa [DIA] project. Black Like Me is the title of this African-American History Month educational art display running through month’s end at the Asbury Park Public Library. On Feb 21, Trott will offer a 2 to 7 […]

Chocolate Sage temporarily moved its headquarters from Main Street to Springwood Avenue Saturday. Following suit were a range of other city venues, including Words! bookstore [in partnership with Bridge of Books Foundation], Purple Glaze donut shop, Conover Realty, The ShowRoom Cinema, Coastal Habitat for Humanity, The Asbury Park Public Library, MOGO Asian Fusion Tacos, and […]

Lifelong Asbury Park artist Charles Trott lives by one edict – Before we were Europeans, Asians, Africans or Americans, we were humans. The retired arts educator will unveil his latest project, Cuba and Puerto Rico – Two Wings of the Same Bird, from 2 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Asbury Park Library, located 500 […]

Among those behind the Annual Asbury Park Day celebration is muralist Charles Trott. The retired educator, artist, and lifelong city resident created the signature banner for the second annual event. Trott spent years teaching art in several school districts throughout New Jersey, including Newark. He also taught art in Bermuda and was an artist in […]