Wine tasting to benefit program       LONG BRANCH - The American Legion Post 325 in Eatontown, in conjunction with Ocean Wine & Spirits, Ocean Township, is holding a fundraiser Thursday, March 22, at 6:30 p.m. at Piccolo Forno in West End, Long Branch. The event will benefit the American Legion's scholarship programs a... More ... In the Arts       The monthly "Speaking of Art" series at the Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts in Long Branch (SICA) will present "Guns! And The Curatorial Process" Friday at 7:30 p.m. Donna Gustafson, curator of SICA's new exhibition, "The Gun Show," will discuss her inspiration and process in d... More ... Shore landscapes at Beacon Fine Arts       A show of vibrant landscape paintings by Sharon Hathaway will open at Beacon Fine Arts Gallery in Red Bank Saturday. Hathaway's impressionistic paintings capture scenes of the unique Jersey Shore landscape from salt marshes to cottage gardens.. More ... Photographic genius evident in Brookdale collection 'Brookdale Collects' will run through April 22 at Monmouth Museum BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer       A photography exhibit at Monmouth Museum and Cultural Center promises to be a visual experience and a sociology lesson at the same time. Four newly acquired photographs by a New Jersey photographer will be included in the upcoming exhibition, "Brookdale Collects: Photographs from ... More ...