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j e r s e y s h o r e • F A L L / H O L I D A Y 2 0 1 5 21 TWO RIVER THEATER CO. 21 Bridge Avenue, Red Bank (732) 345-1400 www.tworivertheater.org Opened in Red Bank in the fall of 2005, this is a state-of-the-art performance space. The main theater seats 350 people and is home to the main stage season. Centered around a thrust stage, the furthest seats are no more than thirty-six feet from the performers. The new facility also includes the 99-seat Marion Huber Theater, a black box theater that is host to more experimental works, readings, classes, and rehearsals. 11-14 - 12-13: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, various days and times 12-2 - 12-12: A Little Shakespeare: Pericles, vari- ous days and times 1-9 - 2-7: Lives of Reason, various days and times 2-20 - 3-20: Ropes, various days and times ALSO OF INTEREST: MONMOUTH CIVIC CHORUS Mailing Address: PO Box 16 Red Bank, (732) 933-9333 www.monmouthcivicchorus.org The Monmouth Civic Chorus is a volunteer com- munity of singers in Monmouth County dedicated to artistic excellence. In addition to singing in New Jersey, the Chorus has performed at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra), Carnegie Hall and St. Thomas Church in New York City, St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, and St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna (with members of the Vienna State Opera Orchestra). 12-20: Joy to the World, 4:00 PM (Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank) NEW JERSEY CHAMBER SINGERS P.O. Box 8536, Red Bank (732) 389-5426 www.njchambersingers.org This December, the New Jersey Chamber Singers are joined by the Philadelphia Handbell Ensemble to present an unforgettable concert entitled "Ding Dong Merrily on High." This program features music for choir and handbells consisting of new carols in addition to highly imaginative arrange- ments of familiar carols. Collaborations between ensembles of this caliber are few and far between, so don't miss your chance to experience this daz- zling display of handbells while hearing the warm choral sounds of the season! 12-11: Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, 7:00 PM 12-19: Doylestown Presbyterian Church, Doylestown PA, 7:00 PM 12-20: Laurita Winery, New Egypt, 4:00 PM PAPER MOON PUPPET THEATRE 123 First Avenue, Atlantic Highlands (732) 775-0290 www.papermoonpuppettheatre.com The Paper Moon Puppet Theatre has been produc- ing shows for over twenty years. Please visit our website for current show and touring information. November: The Nutcracker, various days and times u A Thanksgiving Prayer This Thanksgiving prayer was written by Rose Elizabeth (Liz) Moglia of Point Pleasant Beach in 1959 and submitted to us by her son, Ray Moglia, of Point Pleasant. Ray is a master-restorer of antique furniture. Rose was an artist, poet, and writer of short stories. While living in Point Pleasant Beach in the 1950s, she painted with Oona O'Neill Chaplin (the fourth and last wife of filmmaker Charlie Chaplin and daughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill and writer Agnes Boulton). Rose sent this prayer to President Eisenhower in October 1959. She received a response 1 , and it is believed that it was read on Thanksgiving at The White House. It reflects another time and another place, but will still resonate for many today. On This Thanksgiving Day Let us give thanks for the Lord's protection, And take Him by the hand. Let us give thanks for many favors, No matter how small or grand. Let us give thanks for the many churches In which we may worship as we choose. Let us give thanks to Him on high For the Bibles we peruse. Let us give thanks just for being alive, In a great country that is free. Let us give thanks for our blessings And pray for those overseas. Let us give thanks for our friendly neighbors Who will heed our beck and call. Let us give thanks for a land of riches Which has bountiful crops for all. Let us give thanks for many things As we go on our merry way. But most of all let us give thanks to the Lord For giving us this day! —Liz Moglia 1 October 14, 1959, from The White House, Washington. The Assistant To The President. Dear Mrs. Moglia: The President has received your letter of October second and has asked me to thank you for sending a copy of your Thanksgiving prayer. He wants you to know that it is most helpful to him in meeting the great responsibilities of his office to know that many citizens throughout the Nation are remembering him in prayer. With the President's best wishes, Sincerely yours, Wilton B. Persons

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