The narrative behind how a collaborative group of poets and musicians turned a pile of puppets into an international touring cabaret is unveiled in The Yard Dogs Road Show documentary, being screened Saturday at The ShowRoom Cinema on Cookman Avenue. The local viewing serves as the kick off for the Juicy Jenn Movie Club, a […]

The intent may have been for a little holiday fun and cheer while collecting nonperishable food and unwrapped toys for those most in need but it went horribly wrong for downtown residents and at least three business owners who opted to shutter their doors early Saturday night as Santacon participants populated the area. Aside from […]

Chairs of Inclusion, a community-wide art installation, opens Sunday along Cookman and Bangs avenues in Asbury Park’s downtown. The social art project celebrates the Jewish Service for Developmentally Disabled’s Wae Center’s 10th anniversary, according to a news release. Eleven artists were commissioned to work with the Wae Center’s adults with developmental disabilities artists in creating the […]

In the early morning Thursday social media buzzed with outrage over the vandalism of a public art installation along Asbury Park’s boardwalk. The pop art mural [shown above] was splattered sometime during the overnight with hues of green paint and tagged with white spray painted letters. But shortly thereafter someone left an anonymous, three-page, handwritten […]

While it takes vision, hard work and planning for a small business to thrive, the state’s Partnership for Action is helping owners get the support they need. Among them is Asbury Park’s own Parlor Gallery on Cookman Avenue. The woman-owned, artist directed-and-curated gallery, recently received a $20,000 working capital loan via the state’s bank — […]