By Sara Winick
As summer continues and July begins, all kinds of art exhibits, performances, concerts, and more are happening around Monmouth County. With so much going on and what feels like so little time to enjoy it, it can be hard to find the best events for you to attend. Luckily, we’ve put together this edition of our ArtZine to put a spotlight on some July happenings, and whether you’re looking for new shows to check out, live music to hear, or art exhibits to inspire you, we have a little bit of everything for you to enjoy this July. For a guide to more events in our creative community, sign up to receive "Get Out & Get Art," our biweekly events newsletter.
Performances
Spring Lake Community House & Theatre (Cinderella): Come see Spring Lake Community House & Theatre's spin on the Roger and Hammerstein classic Cinderella! (Spring Lake, July 6 - July 23)
Asbury Park Theatre Company (The Bikinis): Join the Asbury Park Theatre Company as The Bikinis get back together after 20 years to raise money for the people at Sandy Shores Mobile Home Beach Resort. (Ocean Grove, July 7 - July 22)
Siren Arts (DRIFT): Experience innovative performance art celebrating the ocean and addressing themes of labor, climate change, and human and environmental interconnectedness. (Asbury Park; Thursdays, starting July 10)
Bradley Beach Arts Council (King Lear: Shakespeare on the Beach): Enjoy a free performance of King Lear on the beautiful beachfront. (Bradley Beach, July 14-15)
Middletown Arts Center (SpongeBob): Join the Middletown Arts Center to find the true power of optimism with their production of The SpongeBob Musical. (Middletown, July 14-23)
Algonquin Arts Theatre (The Sound of Music): See Algonquin Arts Theatre's rendition of one of the most beloved musicals of all time, The Sound of Music. (Manasquan, July 15 - July 30)
Project Write Now (Firefly): Enjoy a night of transformative storytelling with this edition of Project Write Now's Stories Out Loud series. (Red Bank, July 18)
Concerts
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (Saturday with the Symphony: Free Summer Concert): Enjoy the sounds of your New Jersey Symphony this summer with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra's Saturday with the Symphony: Free Summer Concert. (Red Bank, July 1)
Asbury Park Music Foundation (Asbury Park Concert Band): Join the Asbury Park Concert Band each Thursday evening in July and August to enjoy live music and fun. (Asbury Park Boardwalk, starting July 6)
Songwriters on the Beach: Come to 90.5's Songwriters on the Beach to see different songwriters take the stage throughout the summer. (Bradley Beach, July 6)
Jazz Arts Project (Summer Jazz Cafe at Two River Theater): Join the Jazz Arts Project for their 2023 Summer Jazz Cafe and enjoy a range of artists and performances. (Red Bank, July 7 - July 29)
Axelrod 2023 Concerts at Bell Works: Join the Axelrod Performing Arts Center at Bell Works for their Summer 2023 concerts! (Holmdel, starting July 9)
Count Basie Center for the Arts (The Wag’s Beatles Spectacular): Playing all the hits of the Fab Four, The Wag's Beatles Spectacular is fun for the entire family! (Red Bank, July 14)
Art Exhibitions
Atlantic Highlands Art Council (Seth Ruggles Hiler: The Nature of Threes): Contemplate the power of triads, trinities, and the impact of outside third forces on binaries with Seth Ruggles Hiler: The Nature of Threes. (Atlantic Highlands, July 1 - August 5)
Guild of Creative Art (Summer Show of Painters): Come to the Summer Show of Painters to enjoy the works of all different painters and media types. (Shrewsbury, July 1 - Aug. 2)
Art Alliance of Monmouth County (Artifacts of a Pop-Surreal Life: The Artwork of Bernardo Corman): See the exhibit spanning Corman's 40-year career and focusing on his popular "Carp" series, which has been in production since 2004. (Red Bank, July 1 - 19)
Oyster Point Hotel (Ericka Bruno): Join the Oyster Point Hotel for their exhibition of Ericka Bruno's work as it continues "to explore the infinite possibility of shapes created by a myriad of intersecting lines." (Red Bank, July 5 - Sept. 5)
Belmar Arts Council (Anything But Canvas Exhibition): See art made out of everything at Belmar Arts Council's Anything But Canvas exhibit. (Belmar, July 10 - Aug. 12)
Over the Moon (Moonlight): Check out Over the Moon Art Studio's art exhibition Moonlight opening this July. (Asbury Park, Opening July 22)
Monmouth Arts Events
Film Sneak Peeks (The Miracle Club): Join us for a first look at The Miracle Club before it premieres in New York and Los Angeles! (Red Bank, July 11)
Roaming ArtHouse (Victoria Reis & Brian Baker): Tour the home of Victoria Reis and Brian Baker in this edition of our Roaming ArtHouse events in Neptune Township. (Neptune Township, July 14)
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