IN THE ARTS Soar Productions will present the Neil Simon comedy "Barefoot in the Park" May 9-24 in Union Beach. Simon's light domestic comedy revolves around newlyweds adjusting tomarried life. Performances are Friday and Saturday, May 9-24, at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, May 18, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $18, $15 for seniors and students. For reservations, call (732) 471-8268. Performances are at 1110UnionAve.,Union Beach, on the bayside of Route 36. For more information, visit www.soarproductions.org or call (732) 471-8268. Little Silver photographer David Tannen is presenting his second exhibit of photos of feral cats at the Sea Bright Pubic Library and Cultural Center throughout May. Tannen photographs the cats at the Sea Bright Public Beach off OceanAvenue. Hours at the J.W. Ross Cultural Center, 1097 Ocean Ave., are Monday, 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday, 3-7:30 p.m.;Wednesday Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to noon. For more information, call (732) 758-9554. "Remembering the Holocaust: Surviving the Plan - Photographs by Jerry Casciano" is on exhibit at the Middletown Public Library through May 25. Casciano, Rumson, grew up listening to his late father's World War II recollections of the liberation of the Dachau Concentration Camp.As a result, he traveled to Europe to shoot a series of photos at the Dachau and Treblinka camps. The exhibit consists of over 50 photographs, plus copies of drawings made by children in Darfur refugee camps. ThroughoutMay, the library is presenting a series of Holocaust-related films and programs. The library is located at 55 New Monmouth Road. For more information, call (732) 671-3700, ext. 320, or e-mail programs@mtpl.org. The Ocean Grove Area Chamber of Commerce presents the Ocean Grove Music and Art Festival Saturday, May 10, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The festival, which will be held in auditorium park, 23 Pilgrim Pathway, will feature artwork, pottery, sculpture, photography and jewelry as well as live music all day. Admission to the festival, which will be held rain or shine, is free. For information, call the chamber at (732) 774-1391 or visit www.oceangrovenj. com. A reproduction of Emanuel Leutze's famous 1854 painting of George Washington at the Battle of Monmouth is now on display in the Monmouth County Clerk's Office in Freehold. The reproduction, created in the 1960s by an unknown Cuban artist, duplicates the image of "Washington Rallying the Troops at Monmouth." The painting is owned by the Steuben Society, PeterMuehlenberg Unit 398, which placed the painting on indefinite loan to the Clerk's Office. The county is celebrating its 325th anniversary with historic events and activities.More information can be found at www.visitmonmouth.com. Performance with Passion Players at the Eatontown Playhouse is presenting "Pride and Prejudice" by JaneAusten as its main stage production through May 24. No performance May 11, Mother's Day. All of the wit and romance of Jane Austen's classic 1813 novel come to life in this refreshingly fast-paced and engaging new adaptation. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $22, $17 seniors and students. The Children's Entertainment Series is presenting "Doo Wop Wed Widing Hood." The 1950s musical for kids will run May 10- June 18 with performances Saturday and Sunday at noon. Tickets are $15, $12 seniors and students. The Eatontown Playhouse is located in the Tower Market Shopping Center, Route 35 north. For reservations, call (732) 888-0339. ReVision Theatre, a professional regional theater inAsbury Park, will be holding auditions for actors andmusical theater performers by appointment only May 10 and 11 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the VFW Hall, 701 LakeAve.,Asbury Park. Formore information, call (732) 455-3059 or e-mail casting@ReVisionTheatre.org. The Count Basie Theatre Foundation is throwing open the doors of the historic Count Basie in Red Bank. OnMay 10, 10 a.m. to noon, the public is invited to an open house to find out more about the renovations planned for this summer. Learn more about the history of the Basie and see the public areas of the theater that will be restored. This event is free. The Count Basie is located at 99Monmouth St., for information, call (732) 842-9000 or visit countbasietheatre.org. The Provincetown Fringe Festival inAsbury Park is debuting a new play titled "Viva Vagina" directed byMarjorie Conn. This theatrical collage is a collection of original stories told with humor, complexity and complete honesty. Performances are at Mattison Park at 649 Mattison Ave. in Asbury Park on Tuesday, May 13, 20 and 27 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10. For reservations, call (732) 807-3435. For more information, call (732) 807-4052. Compiled by Gloria Stravelli Designed by Eileen Russell Gerber