On Saturday evening, November 17, 2007, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM,The Church of the Immaculate Conception, Franklin, New Jersey will host a performance of The New Chautauqua.
The New Chautauqua is an evening of music, stories and poetry compiled and performed by Sussex Count y artist, Chris Brune. Brune got the idea for it from the Chautauqua movement of the 1800s, and has been doing these performances for 10 years. Chautauqua embraced every aspect of the life of the mind, bringing the world of ideas and imagination to people in communities throughout the United States. In that spirit, the November 17th program will include music of Bach and Ravel, poetry by John Updike and Jan Beatty, an original story and folk songs by Stan Rogers and Steve Spurgeon, all performed in the magnificent acoustics of one of Sussex County’s most historic churches.
There is no charge to attend, but a free-will offering is asked with all proceeds to go to Birth Haven, a non-profit maternity shelter in Newton, New Jersey. Since 1985, Birth Haven has provided transitional housing, emotional support, and much needed services to girls and young women who are pregnant and find themselves with nowhere to turn. Birth Haven welcomes all women without regard to race, creed, national origin, age, financial ability, or marital status.
For more information, call the Immaculate Conception Rectory at 973 827-9575 during business hours or visit the parish web site at http://immaculateconceptionparish.org. |
