Tag: Count Basie Center

RED BANK – Although he has sold more than 130 million albums worldwide, Jon Bon Jovi appeared humbled as a plaque in his honor was unveiled at the debut of the Count Basie Center for the Arts Walk of Fame.

Coppola, now 86, returns to New Jersey this weekend for a very special engagement. He’ll be at the Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank to present his latest film, the visionary 2024 epic “Megalopolis.” The screening will be followed by “How to Change Our Future,” an in-depth and interactive discussion with Coppola, as well as a question-and-answer session.

FREEHOLD – A major new addition to New Jersey’s entertainment landscape is set to take shape in the summer of 2026, as the Count Basie Center for the Arts, in collaboration with Monmouth County, announced the creation of ParkStage this week – a large-scale, open-air performance venue located at the East Freehold Showgrounds.

The first round of virtual auditions for the Count Basie Center Gospel Choir Feb. 27 gave singers a chance to show...

The Count Basie Center’s Drive-In Live concerts at Monmouth Park won’t just feature stars onstage. Thirty cars full of frontline health care...