September 2018
Conceptual photographer’s exhibit
The work of visual artist Irene Liebler, best known for her conceptual photography featuring dramatic lighting, crisp details, and colorful cloudscapes, is on display at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center’s Gallery on Grant through Oct. 29. Among the featured images at the exhibit is “Red Balloon,” a Photoshop composite of five original images taken by herself: a man, a shirt with an open collar, a balloon, clouds and sky, and the ground. The Gallery on Grant is located adjacent to…
Find out more »Hannah Ueno exhibit
The Gallery on Grant at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Ocean Township will present the works of visual artist Hannah Ueno at a free exhibition running through Oct. 29. On display and sale will be Ueno’s Metafisica series. “The central theme of this series is ‘a place of solace in one’s mind’s eye,’” Ueno said. “These images represent my interpretation of a sanctuary in our mind where one can dream, reflect, and hope.” A graphic designer, Ueno serves as…
Find out more »November 2018
‘Annie’ at Axelrod
Broadway’s original Annie, Andrea McArdle, will play the role of Ms. Hannigan in the Axelrod Performing Arts Center production of “Annie,” to be staged Nov. 2-18. The original “Annie” opened on Broadway in 1977 and won seven Tony® Awards, including Best Musical; as the lead, McArdle became the youngest performer ever to be nominated for a Tony as Best Lead Actress in a Musical. “Annie” runs at the Axelrod PAC in Deal Park on Nov. 2, 3, 8, 9, 10,…
Find out more »‘Collage’ exhibit
The Grant Avenue Gallery at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Ocean Township will continue an exhibition, “Collage,” through Dec. 2, featuring the works of five collage artists. The artists are Claire Boren, Shari Epstein, Judi Lewis, Arlene Mollow, and Renna Abadi. “Each artist approaches collage in a very unique way, from mixed-media collages to surrealism, to intricate boxes,” said Mollow, who is also exhibit curator. “Using their own unique, interpretive vision, they achieve the transformation of ordinary and disparate…
Find out more »December 2018
‘Peter Pan’
The musical “Peter Pan” will be staged by Rising Stars Youth Performing Arts program at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center, Deal Park, Saturday-Sunday Dec. 15-16. Led by Perry Award-winning actor Michael Patierno in the dual role of Captain Hook and Mr. Darling and regional theater actress Gabrielle Trumbull, the cast features 36 young actors from Monmouth and Ocean counties ranging in age from 8-19. The role of Peter Pan will be shared by Claudia Tawil and Victoria Bahary. Other cast…
Find out more »March 2019
Art exhibit
The Grant Avenue Gallery adjacent to the lobby of the Axelrod Performing Arts Center, Ocean Township, will present a selection of works by fine artist Sue Sweeney titled “Color, Light & Form,” running now through March 30. Sweeney, a fine art painter living and working in Navesink, is currently represented by Kathy Donnelly at Beauregard Fine Art Gallery in Rumson. Contact 732-531-9106 or info@axelrodartscenter.org or visit axelrodartscenter.com.
Find out more »Art exhibit
The Grant Avenue Gallery adjacent to the lobby of the Axelrod Performing Arts Center, Ocean Township, will present a selection of works by fine artist Sue Sweeney titled “Color, Light & Form,” running now through March 30. Sweeney, a fine art painter living and working in Navesink, is currently represented by Kathy Donnelly at Beauregard Fine Art Gallery in Rumson. Contact 732-531-9106 or info@axelrodartscenter.org or visit axelrodartscenter.com.
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