Monmouth Festival of the Arts opens Saturday
      The 37th annual Monmouth Festival of the Arts will take place March 24-28 at Monmouth Reform Temple, 332 Hance Ave., Tinton Falls. The festival will begin with the Artists' Gala Reception at 7:30 p.m.
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Cantors ensemble to perform Sunday
      OCEAN TOWNSHIP - - Temple Beth El, 301 Monmouth Road in Oakhurst, will present "Five Centuries of Jewish Music," Sunday at 4 p.m. The concert will encompass a wide range of Jewish music performed by the New Jersey Cantors Concert Ensemble (NJCCE) with solo artists Cantor Perry Fine of...
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East Asian film series at Brookdale Community College
      The International Center at Brookdale Community College is hosting an East Asian Film Series. Screenings are free and will be held Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., MAN building, Room 105, at the Lincroft main campus. Parking is most convenient in lots 6, 7 and 1.
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In the Arts
      Writers Marvin Laird and Joel Paley were so impressed with the Brookdale Community College production of their show "Ruthless!" that they wrote a new ending for their award-winning off-Broadway hit that features precocious brats and overbearing stage mothers. Performances of "Ruthless!...
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'Look Up, Look Down' photo exhibit at guild
      The inspired work of 51 photographers is on view at The Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury, where "Eyesight 2007" is on exhibit through March 28. The fourth annual all-members juried photography show and exhibit opened March 4 at the guild with a reception honoring this year's award wi...
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Children keep history of resistance to Nazis alive
Youth opera 'Brundibar' was originally performed in concentration camp
BY TAMMY McKILLIP Correspondent
      What do 28 children from Holmdel, Colts Neck, Matawan, Keansburg and Middletown have in common with Holocaust survivor Ela Weissberger? A love of music, and a 69-year-old opera.
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