Invitation to the Media to Attend Preview Screening of
NJN’s Greetings from Asbury Park

WHAT: Premiere screening of the State of the Arts special documentary Greetings from Asbury Park. The screening is open to the public, and there is no fee to attend. For more information or to RSVP, media should contact Arlene Carollo at 973-377-3300 or ACarolloZGF@optonline.net.

WHEN: Tuesday, July 11; reception at 5 pm, premiere at 6 pm

WHERE: The Stone Pony, 913 Ocean Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ

WHO: Amber Edwards, NJN Senior Producer
Daniel Wolff, author of 4th of July, Asbury Park: A History of the Promised Land
Helen Pike, author of Asbury Park’s Golden Days

BACKGROUND: The program examines the history and culture of Asbury Park — from the 1870s to the present — against the parameters of Religion, Race, Real Estate, and Rock & Roll (or Ragtime, depending on your generation). The viewer will see how these four elements link the city’s past to its present, often converging in surprising ways. The program will be broadcast on NJN on Friday, July 21 at 8:30 pm; and Wednesday, July 26 at 11:30 pm. Funding for State of the Arts is provided by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. The series producer is Susan Wallner and the executive producer is Nila Aronow.