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• Sibling Rivalry in Downtown Freehold 

  by Colleen Curry on September 2nd, 2010 | Comment

  

  Now that Kruise Night has officially cruised away, what are you gonna do with your Thursday nights?

  You can catch some fresh new tunes, for one. The family duo Sibling Rivalry, made up of bro-and-sis acoustic team Justin and Alina Zimmerman of Howell, will be playing a two-hour set of original music tonight [...]

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• Freehold’s Center Players Bring Charlotte’s Web to Life 

  by Colleen Curry on August 24th, 2010 | Comment

  

  The players on South Street are acting like animals these days, running around moo-ing and oink-ing as if it were, well, their jobs.

  The Borough's favorite community theater troupe, the Center Players, are presenting Charlotte's Web, with an all-human cast that has taken the dictum to "get into character" quite seriously.  The cast- human and [...]

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    Bernice Garfield-Szita 8:17 pm on August 24, 2010 Permalink | Reply

    Thanks so much for this lovely article. We are moving Charlotte and her egg sac to Applewood Estates performing arts center this weekend in order to have a larger space for more children of all ages to enjoy this delightful show. The Applewood performance is open to the public. To buy tickets in advance or at the door.,go to Centerplayers.org or call 732 462 9093 to order tickets or get further information

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      Colleen Curry 5:34 pm on August 25, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Break a leg, Bernice & co!

• Tonight in Freehold Borough: “Best of Freehold” Winner Mission Dance 

  by Colleen Curry on August 12th, 2010 | Comment

  

  Here's your mission if you choose to accept it, Freehold: DANCE.

  Tonight, downtown Freehold will be rocked by the party band Mission Dance, a local favorite who recently gained national recognition by the US Commerce Association.

  Mission Dance, a rare change-up for the typical cover-band fare of the Borough's Thursday night concert series, will inspire [...]

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• Freehold Idol Finale Moves to American Hotel, Will Charge for Tickets 

  by Colleen Curry on August 12th, 2010 | Comment

  

  Freehold Borough's favorite singing competition, Freehold Idol, has some changes on the horizon.

  The traditionally free, al fresco talent show that draws crowds in the hundreds in front of the Hall of Records will be moved indoors and will charge admission for audience members starting next week, according to the folks at Downtown Freehold.

  The [...]

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• Freehold Idol Judges Offer Expertise, Encouragement 

  by Colleen Curry on August 9th, 2010 | Comment

  

  Each week, dozens of budding performers muster up the courage to go before hundreds of spectators in for Freehold Idol in downtown Freehold and belt their favorite tunes--and their fates lie in the opinion of three local musical experts.

  Community Contributor Lisa Schofield hit the streets to find out exactly how the judging process [...]

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• RU Music on Main Street? 

  by Brian Sullivan on July 2nd, 2010 | Comment

  Visitors and residents of downtown Freehold have certainly become used to the increasing quality of music in town. Between the summer concert series, Freehold Idol, open Mic night at Zebu Forno, the entertainment gazebo and much more, there is plenty of entertainment to be found surrounding the bustling restaurant businesses the town has to offer. [...]

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    Jeff Friedman 12:45 pm on July 2, 2010 Permalink | Reply

    This is another example of the postive things taking place in Downtown Freehold.

• Photo Contest Finalists Announced 

  by Colleen Curry on May 17th, 2010 | Comment

  

  Freehold InJersey's inaugural reader-decided Spring Photo Contest is getting exciting!

  Last week, FinJ readers determined the TOP 5 Spring Photos submitted to our contest--with some runaway leaders and some tight races. Now, the Final Five are ready for more reader voting to determine who takes home the top prize and who can [...]

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• Molly Pitcher Program 

  by Kathy Mulholland on May 13th, 2010 | Comment

  Title: Molly Pitcher Program Location: Clifton T. Barkalow School, Stillwells Corner Road, Freehold Township Description: The Freehold Area Branch of the AAUW will host a New Jersey Council on the Humanities program at the Barkalow Middle School (Stillwells Corner Road, Freehold Township) on Thursday, May 13, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

  The program, entitled \"Over Here, [...]

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• South Street Players Perform “Spider’s Web” in New Home 

  by Colleen Curry on May 10th, 2010 | Comment

  

  In their new home in Spring Lake, the Freehold-born South Street Players will present an Agatha Christie murder mystery throughout the month of May.

  From the APP preview:

  Granted, even Scooby-Doo and Shaggy might have turned up their noses at the outlandish coincidences, trap doors and blurted confessions that make up a typical [...]

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• Freehold Singer Picked by Maury as “Most Talented” 

  by Colleen Curry on May 6th, 2010 | Comment

  

  Nina Waga Mojares, the 11-year Freehold student that last month skyrocketed to fame in the Knicks Kidz Bop Singing Competition (alongside fellow Freehold student--and contest winner--Lianah Santa Ana) was named one of Maury's Most Talented Kids this year.

  Maury Povich, the talk show host that lives in Middletown, NJ, invited Mojares to be part [...]

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• Kids Cooking Class at CentraState This Weekend 

  by Colleen Curry on April 13th, 2010 | Comment

  

  The culinary-health gurus at CentraState Medical Center are offering a Junior Chef Cooking Club for students with a sweet tooth this weekend.

  “Just Desserts,” a class for children 8 to 12 years of age will offer hands-on fun for students who help prepare and sample desserts that are both yummy and healthy. They [...]

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• Young and Musical at Heart: Applewood’s New Music Suite for Elderly Residents 

  by Colleen Curry on March 12th, 2010 | Comment

  

  At the end of one of the long residents’ corridors in Applewood Estates—the CentraState-affiliated senior living center in Freehold Township—the sound of violins can be heard singing uncertainly from inside a resident apartment.

  “We think the acoustics sound pretty good so far,” says Marjorie Stine, 81, a resident and the center’s band and chorus leader [...]

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    Lorraine Lerman 2:34 pm on March 19, 2010 Permalink | Reply

    SO wonderful to see the impact of music in our lives. Mazel Tov for my Aunt Fran!!! love you- Lorraine

• Jewish Heritage Museum Springs Into Action with Cultural Offerings 

  by Colleen Curry on March 9th, 2010 | Comment

  

  Music, art, and theater are on the bill this month for the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County.

  The cultural bastion of Western Monmouth will offer a variety of exhibits, speakers, and concerts during March, including a one-man performance entitled "Fat Selfish Bastard: Confessions of a Food Addict" on the Museum's Hayloft Stage. [...]

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• Freehold Knights of Columbus Kids Day! 

  by Mike Rosseel on February 13th, 2010 | Comment

  Once again, the Freehold Knights of Columbus have gone above and beyond with another event. There 4th annual Kids Day was a great time for all! There was so much for the kids to do and so many snacks for them to have. Either making cards, crafts, or learning from the Home Depot staff how [...]

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• Army Glee Club Marching into Town 

  by Colleen Curry on January 27th, 2010 | Comment

  

  The West Point Military Academy Glee Club is coming to Freehold for a performance at the First Presbyterian Church, Main Street.

  The musically-inclined congregation that hosted the African Children's Choir late last year will welcome the West Point Club on March 26th at 7:30 PM. Mark your calendars now, though, because the Glee Club [...]

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    Bob DiSogra 10:15 am on January 28, 2010 Permalink | Reply

    THANK YOU!!