The Navesink and Two River Theater Present The 2016 Salon Series

The salons will feature guest speakers, audience conversation and plays.

Red Bank, NJ (January 20, 2016) — The Navesink (producers of TEDxNavesink, an independently organized event licensed by TED) and Two River Theater present Conversation + Play, a salon series to be held at the Two River River Theater, 21 Bridge Ave. in Red Bank, NJ.

Salons begin at 6:30 p.m. with dinner, drinks and conversation, and are followed by a pre-show talk and Q&A with guest speakers followed by a play at 8 p.m. Tickets are $50 per salon with the code NAVESINK50, or $120 for all three sessions with code NAVESINK120. To purchase tickets, call Two River Theater at 732-345-1400 or stop by the box office at 21 Bridge Ave. in Red Bank.
Salon 1: Thursday, February 4, 2016

The salon series begins with guest speaker Frank P. Fury, Ph.D. Dr. Fury’s talk “The Heroine in Modern Drama: (Un)Necessary and (In)Sufficient,” which will investigate the nature of the term ‘heroine’ and traces the evolution of the heroine using examples from prominent playwrights.

Fury is a faculty member in the English department at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, NJ, where he teaches courses in writing and literature. His scholarly interests include 19th and 20th century American literature, modern drama and sports literature.

The evening’s play will be the world premiere of “Lives of Reason” produced by Two River Theater founder Robert Rechnitz and Kenneth Stunkel. Set at an English department faculty party, the play brings audiences inside the world of academia, and what happens when one woman’s secret passions explode. Directed by Jonathan Fox, former Artistic Director at Two River and now Executive Artistic Director of the Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara.

Salon 2: Thursday, April 28, 2016
The second salon features a talk entitled “Adventure and Growth in Shakespeare's ‘Pericles’” by guest speaker Sue Starke, Ph.D. Starke’s talk will explore how Pericles is part of a specific Greek prose romance tradition with its own adventure template and hero’s journey. Starke is an associate professor in the English department at Monmouth University. Her research and teaching interests include Renaissance literature and culture, the history of the English language, Victorian literature, genre theory and the intersections of literature and art criticism.

Brought to life with original songs by TEDxNavesink 2016 speaker Rinde Eckert and directed by David Schweizer, this exhilarating and mystical production of William Shakespeare’s play “Pericles” is a thrilling and epic tale of adventure, shipwreck and romance. When Pericles uncovers the king’s dark secret, he is forced to flee his kingdom and navigate the roaring sea and its islands’ lovers, magicians and pirates.

Salon 3: Thursday, June 23, 2016
This season’s salon series concludes on Thursday, June 23, 2016 with guest speaker Bill Ditto and his talk, “Using Antiques & Treasured Family Items to Connect with Your Ancestry,” which will illustrate how family-held items, passed down through generations, are valuable tools when learning about ancestry. Understand why preservation does not need to be an onerous task and discover what items are most valuable to keep, or to give to a museum or historical society. Ditto realized a life-long dream to operate an antiques business when he established West Farms Antiques, after he retired in 2010 from a 40-year career in human services. Bill began collecting antiques 47 years ago as a hobby that continues today, with booths in Riverbank Antiques (Red Bank) and Canvas House Antiques (Point Pleasant Beach). His specialties are silver, early American glass, Staffordshire pottery, 18th and 19th century English and American furniture, and early iron utensils and tools.

With a cast led by Barbara Andres, ten veteran powerhouse actresses will perform all 25 roles in director Jack Cummings III’s production of ‘I Remember Mama’ by John Van Druten and adapted from Kathryn Forbes' novel “Mama's Bank Account,” which is loosely based on her childhood. A beloved American classic reborn, the story centers around a working-class Norwegian family during the turn of the 20th century in San Francisco. Celebrated as one of the ten best theater productions of 2014 in The New York Times and praised as “brilliant…transcendent… magical…a gift and a miracle” by Hilton Als of The New Yorker, this production is truly one to warm the spirit.

Visit www.tednavesink.com/salons/ for more information.

About The Navesink
The Navesink is a non-profit based in Monmouth County. It is the parent organization of TEDx Navesink and the Brand New J project. TEDxNavesink is a self-organized annual Monmouth County-based TEDx event dedicated to education, community, innovation and “ideas worth spreading.” Each year, a different theme is chosen to build the day of nonfiction theater. Hundreds of businesses and nonprofit leaders, students from local universities and sponsors plan, manage and fund the all-day event. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.tedxnavesink.com.

About Two River Theater
Two River Theater, under the leadership of Artistic Directory John Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst, is dedicated to producing great classics from the American and world stage, creating new plays and musicals for the American theater, and serving its diverse and multigenerational community through unique partnerships and education programs. Founded in 1994 by Joan and Dr. Robert M. Rechnitz, Two River Theater is a member of the League of Resident Theaters, Theatre Communications Group, the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, and

ArtPride New Jersey, and has been designated a “Major Arts Institution” by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Visit www.tworivertheater.org for more information.

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Photo attachment: “Lives of Reason” by Two River Theater founder Robert Rechnitz and Kenneth Stunkel is set at an English department faculty party. The play brings audiences inside the world of academia, and what happens when one woman’s secret passions explode. “Lives of Reason” is directed by Jonathan Fox, former Artistic Director at Two River and now Executive Artistic Director of the Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara. Photo by T. Charles Erickson

BEATLEMANIA STAGE SHOW COMES TO RED BANK! Sunday, August 2nd

ALL PROCEEDES BENEFIT PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND AND DISABLED

The Beatlemania Stage Show features an all-star cast in one incredible evening of music and fun! Performing hit Beatles songs ranging from She Loves You to Yellow Submarine to Revolution - the show spans the entire story of The Beatles in one magical, family friendly show. The cast members appear in full authentic Ed Sullivan suits, silk Sgt. Pepper uniforms and Abbey Road styled apparel. The production features two hours of Beatles music, performed live on stage with authentic instruments.

This concert will be held on Sunday, August 2nd at the Two River Theater, 21 Bridge Avenue, Red Bank, NJ 07701. Doors open at 2:00PM and the show runs from 3:00 – 5:30PM. General Admission tickets are45.00 ticket. Tickets are on sale now at the Two River Theater Box Office, tworivertheater.org or 732.345.1400.

This is a family friendly event, appropriate for the audiences of all ages. The event will also feature a Gift Auction featuring great prizes donated by local merchants and businesses such as the Blue Claws and SeaStreak Ferry, a Super 50/50 raffle & concessions sales.

All proceeds from the concert, auction and raffle will benefit the nonprofit organization HOUSING AND UNITED SERVICES, INC.

Housing and United Services, Inc. (HUS): is a local Non Profit 501 C3 organization assisting New Jersey residents who are blind and disabled with advocacy services, multimedia transcription, housing information consulting, adjustment to vision loss services, comprehensive information and referral services, and more. HUS provides specialized advocacy services to children who are blind and their families particularly in the area of education. HUS is excited to enter into the provision of affordable housing opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities who may also blind through the current development of two group homes in Middletown Township. These two group homes will create the opportunity for eight people to have affordable, community living housing with all the necessary support services they may need. HUS advocates and serves people who are blind and disabled with the sole purpose of providing the essential services to provide the opportunity to lead more independent and productive lives in today’s society. HUS also has been a Lions State Approved project since 2001 and thus is supported by the Lions clubs of New Jersey. All of the net funds raised directly benefit these blind and disabled New Jersey residents who are in need of these essential services. Housing and United Services, Inc. was incorporated in 1990 in New Jersey and has NO Paid employees; all services are provided by volunteers with professional backgrounds in service delivery to those who are blind and disabled.

TICKET PRICING: $4500 General Admission; Tickets are available at the Two River Theater Box Office:

In Person - 21 Bridge Avenue, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Phone - 732-345-1400
Online - Tworivertheater.org

For More Information:
Housing and United services, Inc.
Phone: (732) 872-1990
www.husnj.net

OR

Beatle Mania Stage Show
www.BeatlemaniaStageShow.com

TEDxNavesink: Leading Thinkers Present Talks on Acceleration

Saturday, April 11, 2015, Pollak Theatre, Monmouth University, 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, N.J., 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

West Long Branch, N.J. (March 3, 2015) - Leading thinkers including a Pulitzer Prize winner, physicists, computer scientists, researchers, and artists will explore how today’s accelerators and change agents are shaping our future at the TEDxNavesink conference: “Accelerators” at Monmouth University. TEDxNavesink brings the mission of TED Talks to Monmouth County for an all-day live event for the third annual year.

The conference will be held on Saturday, April 11, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Pollak Theatre, Monmouth University, 400 Cedar Avenue in West Long Branch, N.J.

“Accelerators are the people, teams, systems that produce surprising growth, speed, progress,” said Gail Woods, chief curator, TEDxNavesink. "We selected the 29 speakers and entertainers from over 200 applications. More than half the speakers, we approached because of their thought leadership, and some come from Europe and California at their own expense to give the talk of their lives.”

“TEDxNavesink 2014 sold out the Two River Theatre a month in advance,” said event founder Brian Smiga. “Monmouth University helped us expand the TEDxNavesink in multiple ways: the 700 seat Pollak Theatre; intimate speaker lunches held in a dozen seminar rooms; a gala reception with entertainment, dinner, wine, beer, and a chance to mingle with speakers, sponsors, professors, and organizations—for an affordable $25 add-on.”

TEDxNavesink is a self-organizing annual Monmouth County-based event dedicated to education, community, innovation, and “ideas worth spreading.” Each year, a different theme is chosen to build the day of nonfiction theater. Hundreds of business and nonprofit leaders, students from local universities and sponsors have planned, managed and funded the all-day event. Sponsors include Monmouth University, Monmouth Medical Center, Sawtooth Agency, Two River Theater, Defined Logic, United Teletech Financial, CMDS Marketing, Phone.com, the NJ Economic Development Authority, and others. Several sponsorship opportunities remain open.

"The partnership between TEDxNavesink and Monmouth University is natural, and its benefits are many," said Stanton Green, Ph.D., dean of the Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences. "Millennials face unprecedented change as universities are challenged to create increasingly inventive learning environments. TEDxNavesink presents an amazing opportunity for Monmouth's faculty and students to prepare for the future using the knowledge and experience of a global community of thinkers."

Tickets cost $40 for millennials (those born after Jan 1, 1980), $55 for general seating, and $75 for reserved seating. Attendees are encouraged to add the Navesink Reception with entertainment, dinner, wine and beer from 5 to 8 p.m. for $25. Group discounts are available. To purchase tickets or for more information on the day's schedule and talks, visit www.tedxnavesink.com.

Speakers include the following (the complete line up at www.tedxnavesink.com):

Bora Joon is a composer, vocalist, sound artist and a 2014 TED Fellow. She was named on the list of "14 Artists Who Are Transforming the Future of Opera" by Huffington Post, and her pioneering works have been presented internationally.

Joe Iconis is a musical theater writer and fixture on the New York cabaret scene. He is the recipient of the Kleban Prize, Jonathan Larson Award, ASCAP Harold Adamson Lyric Award and MAC John Wallowitch Songwriting Award. He is also a nominee of the Drama Desk Awards and Lucille Lortel Award and composer and lyricist of the upcoming musical "Be More Chill" at Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey.

Dan Neil is a Pulitzer Prize-winning car critic whose "Rumble Seat" column appears Saturdays in the "Off Duty" section of The Wall Street Journal. To date, Neil is the only award recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for criticism of automotive arts. He will discuss the ways in which accelerators are changing the rate at which work gets done.

Don Lincoln, particle physicist at Fermilab, uses the Large Hadron Collider (the world's highest energy particle accelerator) to study questions of matter's ultimate building blocks and the universe's origin. He will explore how the true testament to the collaborative potential of the human spirit answers questions that have perplexed humanity for as long as they have been asked.

Dr. Gary Lewandowski is professor and chair of the Department of Psychology at Monmouth University and director of the Relationship Science Lab. Lewandowski is co-editor/co-creator of www.ScienceOfRelationships.com. He will discuss how to break-up better and why break-ups don't have to leave you broken.

Dr. Lora Aroyo is associate professor of computer science at VU University in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Inspired by quantum physics, psychology and crowdsourcing, Dr. Chris Welty and Dr. Aroyo present a new approach for helping cognitive computer systems deal with context and make better assistants.

Annika Lorienne is co-founder and director of public relations of RadioFlag. Lorienne co-created the company's "Connective Listening" concepts and organized other instrumental aspects of its development. She will discuss how RadioFlag catalyzes empowering radio to better entertain, educate and enlighten people around the world.

Abby Daly is founder and executive director of the Bridge of Books Foundation, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization that has distributed nearly a half-million books to underserved children throughout New Jersey since 2003. Daly will talk about why it is time to stop assuming children across all income levels have equal access to books.

About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to "ideas worth spreading." Started as a conference in California 30 years ago, TED has grown to support world-changing ideas with many initiatives. At a TED conference, the world's leading thinkers and doers are asked to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes or less. Through distribution networks, TED Talks are shared on TV, radio, Netflix and many websites. The TEDx initiative grants free licenses to people around the world to organize TED-style events in their communities with TED Talks and live speakers. Visit www.ted.com/registration for more information.

BRITISH INVATION IN RED BANK TO LIBERATE PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND AND DISABLED; Come out to Celebrate the 50th Annavirsary of the Beatles

For Immediate Release:

A concert benefiting th Non Profit “HOUSING AND UNITED SERVICES, INC.” will be held on Sunday, August 3rd featuring the Broadway production of “BEATLEMANIA STAGE SHOW” AT 3:00 PM. AT TWO RIVER THEATER, 21 BRIDGE AVENUE, RED BANK, NJ 07701: $37.00 General Admission, $55.00 Reserved Seating.

The doors will open at 2:00 pm with showtime from 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm featuring a two hour performance by the Beatlemania Stage Show. This is a family friendly event, appropriate for the audiences of all ages. The event will also feature a Gift Auction consisting of donations from local Merchents and a 50/50 sold only on site.

Housing and United services, Inc. (HUS) is a local Non Profit 501 C3 Orgganization assisting New jersey residents who are blind and disabled with advocacy services, multi media transcription, housing information consulting, adjustment to vision loss services, comprehensive information and referral services, and more. HUS provides specialized advocacy services to children who are blind and their families particularly in the area of Educational Services. HUS is Excited to enter into the provision of Affordable housing opoortunities for the Developmental disabled who may also blind threw the current development of two Group Homes in Middletown township. The Two Group Homess will create the opportunity for 8 people to have affordable community living housing with all the necessary support services they may need. HUS Advocates and Serves people who are blind and disabled with the sole purpose of providing the essencial services to provide the opportunity to lead more independent and productive lives in todays society. HUS also has been a Lions State Approved project since 2001 and thus is supported by the Lions clubs of new Jersey. All of the net funds raising directly benefits these blind and disabled New jersey residents who are in need of these essencial services. Housing and United services, Inc. was incorporated in 1990 in New jersey and has NO Paid Employees, all services are provided by Voluteers with professional backrounds in service delivary people who are blind and disabled.

The beatlamania stage Show features an all star cast in one incredible evening of music and fun. Performing all the popular Beatles songs ranging from She Loves You to yellow Submerine to Revolution, the show spans the entire story of The Beatles in one magical, family friendly show. The cast members appear in full althentic Ed Sulivan suits, silk Sgt. Pepper uniforms and Abbey Road styeled apparel. The production features 2 hours of beatles music all performed live on stage with althentic instuments.

During the evening, there will be concessions, gift Aution featuring blue Claws Tickets, Sea Strek , and many other local business’s, a Super 50/50 raffle with all net proceeds from the event to benefit Housing and United service, Inc.

TICKETS: $37.00 General Admission, $55.00 Reserved Seating

Tickets are availabl at:

TWO RIVER THEATER BOX OFFICE 732-345-1400 AND PRESS 2, OR https://tickets.trtc.org/TheaterManager/1/tmEvent/trtnEvent416.html



For More Information:

Housing and United services, Inc.
Phone 732-872-1990
www.husnj.net

Beatlmania Stage show
www.Beatlemania StageShow.com

Join Food & Water Watch for a panel discussion featuring experts on energy policy and our food system to understand how the rush for natural gas development and our food system are intricately linked together.

Thursday, April 4th @ 6 PM

Two River Theater Company

21 Bridge Ave, Red Bank NJ

PANELISTS
Wenonah Hauter • Executive Director, Food & Water Watch and Foodopoly author
Dean Nelson • Dean’s Natural Food Market
J. Stephen Cleghorn, PhD • Paradise Gardens and Farm, LLC
Cindy Zipf • Executive Director of Clean Ocean Action

~Reception with light hors d’oeuvres begins at 6 PM~
~Panel Discussion begins at 7 PM~

Free and open to the public! Thanks to our Host Committee: Rosemary Parish, Robert Scardapane, WATERSPIRIT, and Tina Weishaus.

For more information, contact Emily Reuman at 978.844.2164 ereuman@fwwatch.org.

To purchase your copy of Foodopoly in advance through River Road Books and pick it up at the Theater, visit www.riverroadbooks.net/special_order.html. You’ll also have a chance to buy a signed copy of Foodopoly at the event (while supplies last).

Limited Seating: Register here to reserve your seat: http://bit.ly/FrackingFoodopolyFuture

Fracking, the Foodopoly and Our Future in Red Bank, NJ Two River Theater

Please join us for

FRACKING, THE FOODOPOLY AND OUR FUTURE

Thursday, April 4 at 7 PM

Reception with light hors d’oeuvres begins at 6 PM

Two River Theater • 21 Bridge Avenue • Red Bank, NJ 07701

Join Food & Water Watch for a panel discussion featuring experts on energy policy and our food system to understand how the rush for natural gas development and the deterioration of our food system are intricately linked together.

PANELISTS

Wenonah Hauter • Executive Director, Food & Water Watch and Foodopoly author 

Dean Nelson • Dean’s Natural Food Market 

J. Stephen Cleghorn, PhD • Paradise Gardens and Farm, LLC

 Cindy Zipf • Executive Director of Clean Ocean Action

Free and open to the public!

 Register at http://bit.ly/foodopolyredbank. For more information, 

contact Emily Reuman at 978.844.2164 or e-mail ereuman@fwwatch.org.

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Thanks to our Host Committee:

Rosemary Parish, Robert Scardapane, WATERSPIRIT, and Tina Weishaus.

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To purchase your copy of Foodopoly in advance through River Road Books and pick it up at the Theater, visit www.riverroadbooks.net/special_order.html. You’ll also have a chance to buy a signed copy of Foodopoly at the event (while supplies last).

Red Bank Councilman Ed Zipperich Shares His Story "Behind The Shadows"

In April Red Bank Councilman Ed Zipperich recorded an interview on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network's "Behind the Shadows" with Susan Finelli.

After last fall's tragic suicides of LGBT youth around the country, Zipperich got involved with the It Gets Better Project to help prevent suicides.

Councilman Zipperich has been vocal on the topic at council meetings and at public forums like the Two River Theater "Coffee House" for the RFH High School's gay/straight alliance last Thanksgiving, the opportunity to talk about bullying and suicide to a broader audience presented itself through the invitiation he recieved from Susan Finelli at Behind the Shadows.

The show 30 minute interview is scheduled to air in NYC cable stations next month, but you can watch it now below.

No parent should ever have to bury their child.