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     The Monmouth Civic Chorus will present "Sounds Like Shakespeare" Saturday, June 10, at 4:30 and 8 p.m. Shakespeare in music from Verdi's "Macbeth" to Cole Porter's "Kiss Me Kate" will delight both opera lovers and theater fans. Students who participated in the 2006 Monmouth County Shakespeare Compet
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     Athol Fugard's "Exits and Entrances," with the original cast, opens today at New Jersey Repertory Company's Lumia Theatre, 179 Broadway, Long Branch. The award-winning play is the true story of the life-changing friendship between an idealistic young playwright and a celebrated older actor. Preview ...
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Judy Stach retrospective
     "Living the Dream," a retrospective of a decade of work by area painter Judy Stach will be on exhibit at The Frederick Gallery in Allenhurst, June 2-30.
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Downtown Digital electronic music series
     The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts (SICA) in Long Branch is launching Downtown Digital, a new series of monthly events that will expose the audience to a growing variety of today's electronic artists and genres within the Modern Electronic Music category.
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Provincetown painters exhibit at Rumson gallery
     "Provincetown Painters: Works on Paper," an exhibition of works by eight painters who have lived and worked in Provincetown, Mass., opened this week at Beauregard Fine Art gallery in Rumson.
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VSA arts: Tapping into the creative power of the arts
Agency's mandate is to make the arts accessible, promote participation
BY KAREN DeMASTERS Correspondent
     Eric Larson is a high school senior from West Long Branch who has won local and state awards for his dramatic writing and presentations.
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