Quarterly Community Newsletter
Welcome to the latest edition of Two River Theater's Quarterly Event Newsletter!
Our community partnerships are integral to our success and bring valuable resources to our cherished community! Read on for fun and enriching things to do for the whole family, from now through March!
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
Classes and Workshops
PWN offers writing classes, workshops and literary events for all ages both online and in-person.
EmpowHERment
Friday, Feb 7 / 2025 9 AM – 2 PM
Join us for a transformative professional development day designed to deepen our understanding of women’s contributions to social change and the arts.
Lifelong Learning Events
Discover the joy of lifelong learning with endless opportunities to explore arts, languages, technology, history and more. Learn new skills, meet like-minded peers and enrich your life today!
T. Thomas Fortune Book Club
Tuesday, Feb 11 / 2025 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Exploring the works of Octavia Butler Speculative fiction that draws from our reality.
Octavia tried to tell us. Let’s read about what she saw long before we did. We’ll meet every second Tuesday of the month.
EDUCATIONAL & INFORMATIONAL
VIEW FOR TWO: AN EXLCUSIVE BRIDAL SHOW
Sunday, Feb 2 / 2025 2:00 – 4:30 PM
The Oyster Point Hotel and Molly Pitcher Inn cordially invite you to join us to preview an array of top wedding professionals & earn a chance to win incredible prizes.
Celebrating Women's History Month
Thursday, Mar 27 / 2025 6:30 PM
Introducing “The Art of Conversation, for a Change” In a time when mobile and all handheld devices along with Apple watches usurp our every waken moment, sad but true, we don’t have conversations much anymore. Let’s talk. Let’s start with a television show that made its debut in 1956, “To Tell the Truth.”
Full of Awe: Moments that Transform
Thursday, Apr 24 / 2025 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Listen to inspiring Talks that bring awe as we explore transformative moments, from unexpected humor to profound connections, celebrating ideas in technology, entertainment, and design that shape and delight our lives.
JUNETEENTH at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
SAVE THE DATE Sunday, Jun 22 / 2025
Superfine: Tailoring Black Style. The exhibit takes its form from the book “Slaves to Fashion,” by Monica Miller. It explores fashion from the historical perspective of Black enslaved people and the African Diaspora.
HOLIDAY FUN
Murder Mystery Dessert Theater: The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year
Saturday, Dec 14 / 2024 8:00PM
Tickets are $35
Get into the holiday spirit with an evening of festive fun, intrigue, and mystery. Solve the crime, enjoy holiday treats, and dress to impress in your ugliest sweater!
Santa Concert
Saturday, Dec 21 / 2024 8:00PM
Join us for Brian Kirk & the Jirks: Santa For Lunch Break concert at Basie Center and stuff your stocking with what Kirk calls “a night of awesome music, fun and special guests.
Till Death Do Us Part: Murder Mystery Dessert Theater
Friday, Feb 7 / 2025 8:00 PM
Dessert, Coffee/Tea included
Join us for a night of mystery, dessert, and coffee as wedding chaos unfolds! Solve the crime, trade clues, and dress in fun wedding attire for an unforgettable evening!
A Night of Jazz Love Songs
Saturday, Feb 8 / 2025 2:00 & 8:00 PM
Enjoy an intimate evening with A Real Human Jazz Trio, featuring classic love songs, desserts, and coffee. Let timeless melodies create a soulful, unforgettable night of jazz magic!
FAMILY & KIDS
Join Girl Scouts!
Become a Girl Scout. New friendships. Exciting adventures. Making a difference. Start your Girl Scout experience.
Digging the Whole
Dec 5, 6, 7 & 8 / 2024 at 11:00AM & Dec 7 & 8 at 2:00PM
Tickets are $10. *Children under 2 are free
Join us in the Black Box for Slag Heap, a 50-minute interactive play where young audiences serve as jury in a whimsical trial by woodland creatures. Ages 4-10.
Aesop's Fables
Tuesday, Feb 4 / 2025 2:00 PM
Children under 2 years are free if seated on a paying guardian’s lap.
Experience the timeless tales of Aesop’s Fables in a 45-minute, interactive performance filled with laughter, audience participation, and moral lessons for all ages at the PAC!
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Film Sneak Peek: The Outrun
Saturday, Dec 14 / 2024 8:00PM
See movies before they hit theaters! After living life on the edge in London, Rona attempts to come to terms with her troubled past. She returns to the wild beauty of Scotland’s Orkney Islands — where she grew up — hoping to heal. THE OUTRUN was a favorite of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, with some critics calling it the best film of the year. Film adapted from the bestselling memoir by Amy Liptrot.
THE JOYS OF JAZZ: A LEGENDS & LIONS EVENT
Saturday, Dec 15 / 2024 3:00PM
The nonprofit Jazz Arts Project, in partnership with Triumph Restaurant & Brewery, presents “The Joys of Jazz with Wycliffe Gordon & Friends: A Legends & Lions Concert Event.” Every year, this concert fundraiser brings together our Jazz Arts Academy students (the young Lions) with world-class professional jazz artists (the Legends) for a delightful afternoon of live music and joy.
Blithe Spirit
Feb 14, 15, 21, 22 / 2025 7:00 PM Feb 16** & 23 / 2025 2:00 PM
Prepare for an evening of laughter and enchantment with Noël Coward’s witty comedy of love, jealousy, and supernatural mischief. Enjoy a whimsical performance filled with humor and unforgettable moments!
Godspell
Apr 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19 / 2025 8:00 PM Apr 6 & 13 / 2025 at 2:00 PM
Experience a high-energy musical celebrating love, community, and joy through unforgettable songs, dance, and storytelling. This inspiring production will leave you singing, smiling, and filled with hope!
GIFTS & GIVING
YMCA GIFT OF HEALTH PROMOTION
Good health is the greatest gift to share with yourself or someone you love! Sign up starting Friday, Nov. 29 for our Y’s Gift of Health membership special—Buy 3 months of Y membership, for the price of 2 months, plus no enrollment fee!
Holiday Boutique for 180 clients.
Please consider donating an item from our Amazon Wish List by Dec 15 / 2024.
Resource Fair - All Are Welcome
Tuesday, Dec 17th 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM & Jan 21st 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Join us for free groceries, health resources, HIV/Syphilis testing, harm reduction, recovery specialists, and COVID/Flu vaccines. Clara’s Closet accepts clothing donations. Open to all, insurance not required for services!
Take A Chance to Win a Bronco!
Channel your adventurous side in this new bright white 2024 Ford Bronco Outer Bank 4 door 4 x 4! This year’s Bronco retails for $56,635 and features a gray and navy interior along with a 10-Speed Automatic Transmission. Proceeds will benefit VNAHG programs and services serving over 150,000 patients annually.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
36th ANNUAL YMCA DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. COMMEMORATIVE BREAKFAST
Friday, Jan 17 / 2025 7:00 AM
Join the Y and community partners on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, 7 a.m. to elevate the voices of your youth, and celebrate the vital work of Dr. King and today’s civic leaders at our 36th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Breakfast.
PET BOWL
Thursday, Feb 27 / 2025
Join us for our pet bowl event which is open to the community at McLoone’s in Long Branch.
Community Dining
JBJ Soul Kitchen is a community restaurant that serves both paying and non-paying customers Everyone receives a delicious three course meal in a warm and welcoming environment.
Annual Gala Event
SAVE THE DATE Tuesday, May 1st
Join us for our annual gala event at Rumson Country Club.
STAY IN THE KNOW
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SUBMIT YOUR EVENT
Are you a local business or nonprofit organization with something to share? Contact Digital Marketing Manager Heather Thompson hthompson@trtc.org to learn about how you can submit your event.
The next Community Newsletter is due out in March!