Production nominated for six Basie awards
      Colts Neck High School's production ofWilliam Shakepeare's "AMidsummer Night's Dream" has been nominated for six Count Basie awards. The Count Basie Theatre is in its third year of bestowing such annual awards in nine categories of excellence to Monmouth County and Ocean County high school productions.
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'High School Musical' on stage at Manalapan
      MANALAPAN - "High School Musical" will be presented at Manalapan High School, Church Lane, March 6, 7 and 8 at 7:30 p.m. and March 9 at 2 p.m. Reserved seats may be purchased in advance at Foodtown, Route 9, Manalapan, or by calling (732) 446-4469.
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Doo-wop concert slated for Manalapan library
      RB Express will perform a free doowop concert at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive March 30 at 2 p.m. The group has been featured at many local venues throughout the Jersey Shore area with a wide repertoire spanning from the 1940's to the 1970's.
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Singer's career has been 'mm-mm good'
      Marlene VerPlanck and Trio will perform a free jazz concert at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, March 16 at 2 p.m.
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Prayer service provided place for youths to grieve
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer
      The death of any human being illuminates the fragility of life and how swiftly it might be taken away, and when the lives that end belong to children, the pain sears even deeper. Friends and families gathered together at the St. Rose of Lima Chapel in Freehold Borough on Feb.
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CEC celebration dinner to be March 10
      The 10th anniversary culinary celebration dinner for the Culinary Education Center (CEC), Asbury Park, will be March 10 from 6-10 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel Grand Ballroom, Eatontown. The CEC is collaborative effort between Brookdale Community College and the Monmouth County Vocational School District.
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Datebook
      • The Art Society of Monmouth County will sponsor an exhibit ofmembers' worksMarch 5-28 at theWest Long Branch library, 95 Poplar Ave., West Long Branch. Details: (732) 222-5993. • CentraState Healthcare System will present a patient safety fair, "A Road Taken Together," for adults and families to learn about patient safety issues and injury prevention.
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