BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Due largely to public demand as well as the need to raise fun ding\, the New Jersey Youth Theatre (NJYT) is again planning to host the &ldquo\;Art Supports Art&rdquo\; auction at the James Ward Mansion\, 16 9 East Broad Street on May 10\, 2012 from 6 pm - 9pm in NJYT&rsquo\;s ho metown of Westfield\, New Jersey. \; Attendees will have the opportu nity to bid on an assortment of paintings\, artistic items and jewelry.& nbsp\; Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students.\nU.S. Treasures from East Hanover\, New Jersey will again be supplying the artwork for t he auction. \; U.S. treasures\, specializing in fine art\, antiques and reproductions\, acquires artwork from estates all over the tri-state area. Owner Avi Lugashi said\, &ldquo\;We are happy to help an organiza tion that does so much for the young people of New Jersey. \; John W ard\, owner of the New Orleans-inspired Mansion\, has again graciously d onated the venue for the event. \; In this beautifully renovated man sion\, guests will enjoy historic charm and elegance amid the mansion&rs quo\;s 24 foot ceilings\, gold gilded architectural detail\, spiral stai rcases\, fireplaces\, and French appointments.\nCatering for the event w ill be donated by various companies\, restaurants and individuals in the area including Feast Catering\, Pastry Chic\, Saladworks\, El Toro Asad o Restaurant and Pepsico. \; NJYT alumni\, who have starred in NJYT past summer productions\, will lend their talents to provide the enterta inment for the evening with vocals by Elyse Langely (&ldquo\;Kiss Me Kat e\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Ragtime&rdquo\;)\, Catherine Downey (&ldquo\;Carouse l\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Midnight Madness&rdquo\;)\, Amanda Maxfield (&ldquo\ ;Midnight Madness\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;South Pacific&rdquo\;)\, and James S mith (&ldquo\;Kiss Me\, Kate\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Rent&rdquo\;) with Geoff Langely and Gonzalo Valencia at the piano.\n&ldquo\;All nonprofit arts o rganizations are feeling the crunch of this country&rsquo\;s present eco nomy\," said NJYT&rsquo\;s Artistic Director and founder\, Cynthia Meryl . \; &ldquo\;It is necessary to find ways other than ticket revenue and grants to keep our summer program free to participants and our schoo l tuition as low as possible. We don&rsquo\;t just teach theatre. \; Kids learn about teamwork and discipline\, and \; emerge with a lif etime appreciation of the arts\,&rdquo\; she added.\n&ldquo\;I&rsquo\;ve not yet come into a class where I wasn&rsquo\;t the best-informed stude nt in the room\,&rdquo\; said alumnus Caroline Moore. \; It is no wo nder that NJYT performances have caught the eye of theatre reviewer Pete r Filichia\, who called NJYT's &ldquo\;Carousel&rdquo\; the &ldquo\;Best Surprise of 2007\,&rdquo\; \; &ldquo\;Ragtime\, the Musical&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;Sweeney Todd&rdquo\; New Jersey&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Best Music al Revivals" of 2006 and 2009\, and last summer&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Kiss Me \, Kate&rdquo\; an &ldquo\;astonishment.&rdquo\;\nWhile NJYT&rsquo\;s su mmer program has been free to participating youth for 21 years\, the non profit theatre will incur expenses of more than $115\,000 this coming su mmer for its professional-grade summer production of &ldquo\;Smokey Joe& rsquo\;s Café\;&rdquo\; in association with the New Jersey Perform ing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark. \; This joint venture produced by NJYT and NJPAC will be presented this year for the first time at Montcl air State University&rsquo\;s Kasser Theatre July 18-22\, 2012 and at th e Sitnick Theatre at the Lackland Performing Arts Center in Hackettstown July 26-29\, 2012. NJYT hopes to cover more than half of the expenses t hrough contributions and special events such as the &ldquo\;Art Supports Art&rdquo\; Auction and NJYT&rsquo\;s annual car wash. \; Two River Community Bank\, 520 South Avenue in Westfield\, has again invited NJYT to hold its 21st annual car wash on its premises on May 5 from 2PM &nda sh\; 5PM. \;\nFor further information about either of the above-ment ioned fundraisers or supporting NJYT\, please call 908-233-3200 or visit www.njyouththeatre.org. \;\nABOUT NEW JERSEY YOUTH THEATRE (NJYT)\n Founded in 1991\, NJYT (formerly the Westfield Young Artists&rsquo\; Coo perative Theatre or WYACT) has produced more than 40 main-stage producti ons. \; For fourteen years\, NJYT&rsquo\;s award-winning summer prog rams have been co-produced with the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark and also at the Algonquin Arts Theatre in Manasquan\, New Jersey . \; The productions\, ranging from &ldquo\;Carousel&rdquo\; to &ldq uo\;West Side Story&rdquo\; (winner of the Music Theatre International A ward of Excellence) to &ldquo\;Rent\,&rdquo\; have served more than 80\, 000 patrons from the tri-state area and more than 2000 talented young pe rformers from the Garden State. \;\nSince 1991\, from October throug h mid-May\, New Jersey Youth Theatre&rsquo\;s School for the Performing Arts\, located at 172 W. Westfield Avenue in Roselle Park\, has offered classes in drama\, dance\, musical theatre\, and voice to young performi ng artists eight to twenty years of age. \; Cynthia Meryl offers fre e audition workshops each year to public schools in various communities state-wide. \;\nThe mission of NJYT is to provide the highest-qualit y theatre-arts education and professional-level on-stage experience at l ittle or no cost to aspiring young performers and technicians. URL:http://scotchplains.patch.com/events/art-supports-art-auction-new-jer sey-youth-theatre SUMMARY:Art Supports Art Auction - New Jersey Youth Theatre LOCATION:The James Ward Mansion: 169 E Broad St\, Westfield\, NJ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR