Written by CEO & Founder, Toro Adeyemi On Thursday evening, some members of In the Basement Theater Company (a vagabond artist troupe currently in residency at Arts@Renaissance in Brooklyn), traveled to Saddle River, NJ to perform a benefit dinner in order to raise awareness about the company and to promote the upcoming production of The Lady in Red Converses with Diablo.
As the PR Executive for the company, I enjoyed watching everyone perform (woo, Rabbit in the Rye!) and loved chatting with the guests, asking them whether they were having a good time and letting them know more about us. Everyone was excited by the talent they sampled and showed great enthusiasm about the events we have planned. The restaurant, Saddle River Inn, is fine dining and serves contemporary French cuisine. The rustic setting was made even more romantic as the company performed original pieces and covers that blended well with the atmosphere. The night concluded with "Can't Buy Me Love," a song that got many of the diners clapping and singing along. It was an amazing success! Check out Toro Communications on Facebook for more regular updates, and the gallery for more photos. If you’re interested in booking any special events with In the Basement Theater Company, reach out to me at toro@toro-communications.com!
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Written by CEO & Founder, Toro Adeyemi Last week, before this government shutdown had begun, the Ossining Documentary and Discussion Series met to watch Dear Governor Cuomo, a concert protest film that raises awareness surrounding hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” the process of extracting natural gas from shale rock found deep within the earth. It’s no bueno. Here’s some of why:
While it would be great if the US had an independent source of energy, the fracking solution is too short term. Once natural gas depletes, where will we be? My thoughts are we should find more sustainable methods of energy retrieval – solar power anyone?? This documentary was incredibly insightful and pretty entertaining given the intermittent musical performances. We were fortunate to have an amazing discussion panel as well! I asked Jon Bowermaster, writer/director of Dear Governor Cuomo, Paul Gallay, President of Riverkeeper, and Catherine Borgia, Westchester County Legislator, to role play: “We’ve seen this film, we’re discussing how horrible this process is for the environment and for people in general. I’d love to hear from each of you, what is something good about fracking?”
Short story shorter, none of these experts could come up with an answer. Governor Andrew Cuomo has the power to stop this from happening in the State of New York – Tweet #banFracking @NYGovCuomo and let him here your voice! This is an issue that affects us all. Want to learn more? Get the lowdown on hydraulic fracturing at http://nyagainstfracking.org/facts/ |
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