DC-based artist Kunj will open the return of Siren Arts, a weekly performance art exhibit kicking off 7:15 pm tonight [July 11] along the waterfront.  Questioning and rebelling against institutional ideas of race, gender and queerness, Kunj uses ritual performance and structure to explore the notion of no-identity versus new-identity, according to a statement about […]

Following its mission to share the music, cultural heritage and stories of Springwood Avenue, the Asbury Park African-American Music Project [AP-AMP] held its launch party at Danny Clinch’s Transparent Gallery over the weekend. ‘We want to share the stories of Springwood Avenue across generations…because Springwood Avenue’s history is a part of what makes Asbury Park […]

Seven months before Sea.Hear.Now festival along Asbury Park’s waterfront unleashes a new lineup of entertainment, art, food and surf talents, organizers have announced general admission and VIP tickets are sold out. “We’re blown away by the support for Sea.Hear.Now – all General Admission and VIP Tickets are officially sold out, organizers said in a written […]

Lakehouse Music Academy has announced that its end of semester Big Gig showcase will make its debut Oct 5 to 7 at Danny Clinch Transparent Gallery inside The Asbury at 210 Fifth Avenue. “It is a dream and a goal of ours at Lakehouse to have the Big Gig at all of the amazing Asbury […]

From a dance with sails made from plastic shopping bags to a meditation and umami tasting, Turning the Tide is a visual and performing art series inspired by the Jersey Shore’s most valuable resource – its waterfront, beaches and ocean. Each Thursday, foreign born visiting artists from across the nation have been presenting environmental sustainability […]

The newest event to join the Asbury Park festival roster has added three new bands that promise to deliver a bit of funk, fusion, and reggae to the two-day music, food, art and surf event taking place Sept 29 to 30 in Asbury Park. Sea.Hear.Now, the brainchild of renowned music industry photographer Danny Clinch, announced […]

The Danny Clinch Transparent is once again partnering with Konscious Youth Development & Service [KYDS] for a fundraising night of music and spoken word. This time around the event will support KYDS’ free Journey Summer Program for area youth. Stringbean Blues, Jamie Coppa, Chris Rockwell, and Sandy Mack are among those headlining the 5:30 pm […]

The Central Jersey chapter of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs honored a few Asbury Park and neighboring area residents during its 54th Annual Founders’ Day Luncheon Celebration, held Sunday at Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club in Farmingdale. With an edict of service before self, the group not only works […]

Asbury Park resident and Civil Rights foot soldier Rev Gil Caldwell was born in 1933 at a segregated hospital in Greensboro, N.C. In an April 3 article published by his alma mater Boston University, Caldwell recalled how his birth would be the first of several segregated experience he would endure. His neighborhood was segregated, his […]

Jack Johnson, Incubus, Social Distortion, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Blondie, and Brandi Carlile will headline Danny Clinch’s two-day fall Sea.Hear.Now Festival in Asbury Park. In total there are 25 shows slated for the music, surf, art and food event being held 12:30 to 10:30 p.m. Sept 29 and 30 in Bradley and Atlantic […]