In the Arts       Monmouth University will host a free concert by The Simon Quartet Friday at 1 p.m. in Wilson Auditorium.The event is free and open to the public. The four-member ensemble consists of violinists Fiona Vanderspar-Simon and Jorge Ávila; violist Brett Deubner; and cellist David Bakamjian. More ... Renowned Pop artist has exhibit at Monmouth U       'Derek Boshier: Extreme Makeover" is on exhibit at the 800 Gallery at Monmouth University in West Long Branch. The exhibit will run through March 23 at the gallery and is free and open to the public. Boshier first came to prominence in the early 1960s as part of the British Pop Ar... More ... Exhibit asks, Can spring be far behind?       Monmouth Beach artist John Salvi is "Chasing the Blues Away" with a group of contemporary, abstract paintings exhibited at The Art of Skincare in Spring Lake. Salvi's paintings reprise the warm hues of spring and summer with rich colors and sweeping gestures. More ... Putting on the Ritz, the Fig Newton and more Iconic works of commercial artist on display BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer       While many social critics bemoan the mixture of art and commerce, it is instead being celebrated. In an exhibit at the South Brunswick municipal building, the works of Sydney Stern, an award-winning commercial artist known as the designer of the original Ritz crackers box, are on di... More ...