Basie Center announces a 16-month Centennial Celebration, culminating in November 2026
By: JAY LUSTIG | Published: 2025-07-11 12:57:00 | Source: www.njarts.net
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COURTESY OF COUNT BASIE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
The marquee and Walk of Fame at The Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank.
The Count Basie Center for the Arts — which will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Nov. 11, 2026 — has announced a 16-month Centennial Celebration, and released a video featuring narration by Jon Stewart, who calls the Basie “a shining reminder of the power of the arts.” You can watch it below.
The Red Bank center’s main theater — originally known as Reade’s Carlton and devoted to film and vaudeville — is now called The Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre and is the centerpiece of a multi-faceted facility that includes the smaller theater The Vogel and The Grunin Arts Education Building, with Basie Center Cinemas nearby. More than…
