![Monmouth Arts Presents A Screening of "Puzzle"](https://www.newjerseystage.com/events2018/Puzzle.jpg "Monmouth Arts Presents A Screening of "Puzzle"")
(RED BANK, NJ) -- Monmouth Arts offers a sneak preview of Puzzle - a new film by Marc Turtletaub that stars Austin Abrams, Mandela Bellamy, and Myrna Cabello. The screening will take place on Thursday, June 21st at 7:30pm at Bow Tie Cinemas in Red Bank. Admission is $12 in advance for Monmouth Arts' Members ($15 at the door) and $15 for Non-Members.
Puzzle is a closely observed portrait of Agnes, who has reached her early 40s without ever venturing far from home, family or the tight-knit immigrant community in which she was raised by her widowed father. That begins to change in a quietly dramatic fashion when Agnes receives a jigsaw puzzle as a birthday gift and experiences the heady thrill of not only doing something she enjoys, but being very, very good at it.
A special reception will take place at Count Basie's Carlton Lounge (99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank) from 5:45pm to 7:15pm. The cost for the film and reception is $35 for Monmouth Arts' Members and $45 for Non-Members.
Bow Tie Cinemas is located at 36 White Street in Red Bank, New Jersey.
Monmouth Arts was founded in 1971 after the Junior League of Monmouth County surveyed the community and identified the need for a central agency to coordinate and assist all county artists and arts organizations. With seed money from the Junior League and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Monmouth Arts was designated as the official county arts agency, made up of arts groups, artists, and supporters of the arts. At that point, the organization began providing assistance and services to strengthen the arts and the quality of life in Monmouth County.
In 1973, an anonymous donor provided Monmouth Arts with funds to purchase Walter Reade’s Carlton Theatre in Red Bank. The theater was renamed the Count Basie Theatre in 1984 following the death of Red Bank native William James “Count” Basie. In 1999, Monmouth Arts and the Count Basie Theatre separated into two nonprofit organizations so that each organization could better focus on its individual mission.
Today, through a variety of programs and services, Monmouth Arts continues to enrich the community by inspiring and fostering the arts throughout Monmouth County.
