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Queens Rule.
Long Live The Queens Of Art
In case you missed it, Monmouth Arts held their awards of the Queens of Art during their gala fundraiser, honoring women leaders in the arts, in Asbury Park, hosted by The House of Independents on a cool October 24. The evenings honorees included: Maureen Van Zandt, an actress with a long career in theater and…
Heard of The Hu?
You might not have heard of The Hu, but you won’t forget the sound. This metal-folk-rock group straight from Mongolia brings an infusion of culture and sound, incorporating their country’s distinctive throat singing style as well as folk instruments. The result is a mix of music both familiar, trance like, and entirely unique. The Hu…
Plastic, R.I.P.
We might spend a moment to mourn the humble little plastic straw, or, at least our forgotten sips of years past. All of the great reasons to phase out plastic from our lives – to steward the health of the ocean, to prevent needless pollution, to be kind to all living things – means we…
Art In Asbury Park
‘A Plastic Ocean’ in 2019
Taking another look at the documentary that is still shaking us up. “The ocean is my church, it’s my temple, it’s my mosque …” –A Plastic Ocean The blue whale sets the stage for the greater scope of the 2016 documentary, A Plastic Ocean, directed by Craig Leeson, and started the Australian journalist’s journey into…
Jersey Shore Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation Rides The Wave of ‘A Plastic Ocean’
by Maria Rose Lauren Brajer and Jessica Miller (top row) talks with attendees about the strangest things she’s seen on beach cleanups. Mike Castellano and Danielle Pietrucha (bottom row) listen with attendees. This used to be a surf shop. Surf boards of turquoise and lemon yellow hang suspended from the Asbury Park Yacht Club ceiling.…
How To Make Friends
Making friends with others starts with you, first. If you believe the hype, then millennials are on track to be the loneliest generation ever. I don’t have statistics or polls to offer on the subject, but I think millennials aren’t the only ones suffering from loneliness. A lack of friendships is a modern epidemic that…
