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On March 25th, 2010, the Arts Council of the Morris Area will host its unique benefit, GREAT CONVERSATIONS, starting with a 6pm reception and 7:30pm dinner at the Madison Hotel, 1 Convent Rd., Morristown.

Be sure to join us for an unforgettable evening, dining with with any one of 29 exceptional individuals, a veritable Who’s Who in the world of the arts, education, medicine, sports, food, business and the environment. Our hosts include:

- Stephan Briganti (President & CEO, The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.)
- Susan Cole, PhD (President, Montclair State University)
- Kevin Cummings (President & CEO, Investors Savings Bank)
- Kathleen DiChiara (President & CEO, Community FoodBank of New Jersey)
- Suzzanne Douglas (Actor, Singer)
- Gregory J. Egan (Owner, Gallery MacEgan & Artist)
- David C. Felton (Executive Chef, Ninety Acres at Natirar)
- The Right Reverend Giles P. Hayes, OSB (Abbot, St. Mary's Abbey & President, Delbarton School)
- Lawrence P. Goldman (President & CEO, New Jersey Performing Arts Center)
- Joseph P. Goryeb (Founder, Champion Mortgage)
- Peter Keller (Owner, The Madison Hotel)
- Alison Larena (Executive Director, The Community Theatre at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts)
- Honorable Kenneth MacKenzie (New Jersey Superior Court Judge, retired)
- Bonnie Monte (Artistic Director, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey)
- Robert E. Mulcahy III (Former Director, Rutgers University Athletic Department)
- Susan Palma-Nidel (Flutist, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, American Composers Orchestra)
- Grant V.S. Parr, MD (Board Certified Thoracic Surgeon and Physician-in-Chief of the Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute; Chair Emeritus, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Morristown Memorial Hospital)
- James Quirk (National Football League Umpire, retired)
- Philip Scheffler (Journalist, Executive Editor of 60 Minutes, retired)
- James R. Shine (Former FBI agent, involved in post 9/11 air surveillance)
- Valerie Sinclair (New Jersey Food Critic)
- Don Jay Smith (Executive Director, New Jersey Hall of Fame)
- Eric Stiles (Chief Operating Officer & Vice President, Conservation & Stewardship, New Jersey Audubon)
- Joseph A. Trunfio, PhD (President & CEO, Atlantic Health)
- Marc Van Cauwenbergh (Abstract Artist)
- Richard Vezza (Publisher, The Star-Ledger)
- John C. Weber (Chief Creative Officer/Principal, J. Weber Design, LLC)
- Nina Mitchell Wells, Esq. (Former Secretary of State of New Jersey)
- Edward J. Yaw, EdD (President, County College of Morris)

Leave behind the electronic media and savor the art of live conversation, meet some extraordinary individuals and help a truly worthy organization to give back to its community. Our event is generously sponsored by Atlantic Health, with additional support from The Madison Hotel.

For more information and for tickets, please contact Karin Becker at the Arts Council at (973) 285-5115, ext.14, kbecker@morrisarts.org or visit our website.