The talk was stimulating, exciting and enlightening at Morris Arts’ 7th Great Conversations, held April 30, 2015 at the Madison Hotel. The 30 ‘host conversationalists’ featured such “stars” as a world famous jazz guitarist, a NY Times bestselling author, a world expert on carbon management and global energy, a 3 time Olympic rowing champion, a former Stanley Cup hockey star, an internationally acclaimed opera and art song composer, medical pioneers in back and breast surgery and other similarly accomplished and fascinating individuals. No wonder guests didn’t really want the evening to end!
Here are some photos from that fabulous evening!
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- Enjoying the talk over dinner
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- Host conversationalist, world renowned jazz guitarist Frank Vignola with his wife Kate
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- Dorothy and David Clair flank host conversationalist, composer Lori Laitman
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- Host conversationalist Everett Cunningham with sponsor John Weber and guest Deborah Amster
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- Bill and Valerie Keefauver
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- Host conversationalist Howard Cross Jr. entertains guests
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- Nicholas Somers and his mom, Julia (Executive Director of NJ Highlands Coalition)
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- Host conversationalists: World renowned jazz guitarist Frank Vignola with 3 time Olympic rowing champion, Paul Teti
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- Great Conversations Co-Chairs, Alan and Melanie Levitan
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- Host conversationalist Joseph Goryeb with Morris Arts board member, Doon Wintz
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- Host conversationalist, former NY Giants tight end, Howard Cross Jr. with Morris Arts board member Michael Lupton
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- Host conversationalist Raymond F. Kerins Jr. with guest Joe Hathaway
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- Host conversationalist and Olympic rowing champion Paul Teti with Morris Arts Development Director Gina Moran
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- Host conversationalist Eva Turbiner (ED of Zufall Health Center) with Morris Arts board member Steve Aluotto
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- Host conversationalists Viki Craig (founder of Art in the Atrium) and Gail Mandel (President/CEO of Wyndham Exchange & Rentals)
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- Morris Arts board member Beatriz Bueno and her husband, host conversationalist Charles Mohs (Chief Marketing Officer, Pfizer Consumer Healthcare)
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- Host conversationalists: Bernards Inn Executive Chef Cory Heyer with Chief, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Hackensack University Medical Center, Patrick Roth
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- Morris Arts board member Dawn Dupak with host conversationlist, neurosurgeon Dr. Patrick Roth
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- Host conversationalists: Jazz singer Antoinette Montague, WWII “Monuments Man” Harry Ettlinger; Acclaimed Vocal Composer Lori Laitman
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- Host conversationalist, acclaimed composer Lori Laitman with her dad, Col. Milton Laitman
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- Host conversationalists LTC Ingrid Parker and “WWII Monuments Man” Harry Ettlinger
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- Host conversationalists Jazz singer Antoinette Montague and LTC Ingrid Parker
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- Host conversationalist LTC Ingrid Parker
Asher Siebert with event co-chair (and Morris Arts board member) Alan Levitan and host conversationalist Lora Urbanelli (ED of Montclair Art Museum)
Morris Arts board member Martin Prentice with host conversationalists Kimberly McCreight (bestselling author) and Lora Urbanelli (Montclair Art Museum)
Valerie and Bill Keefauver, Lynn Gorman and John Bolich
Morris Arts Board members Dona Wilson and RIch Mahler with Host conversationalists Stephen Sichak and Lori Laitman
Enjoy these additional photos by John Marelli:
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- Host conversationalists Howard Cross Jr. and Anna Maria Tejada
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- Host conversationalist Charles Mohs (of Pfizer) with his wife Beatriz Bueno, Morris Arts board member
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- Host conversationalists – world expert on carbon mitigation and global energy with Dr. Kathleen Ruddy, breast cancer expert and surgeon
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- Board member Martin Prentice with host conversationalist and author Kimberly McCreight
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- Kelly Keb, host conversationalist Harry Ettlinger with board member Joen Ferrari
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- Host conversationalists John Maki (Founder, Vicus Therapeutics) and acclaimed composer Lori Laitman
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- Morris Arts Executive Director Tom Werder with board member Tara Skirzenski
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- Morris Arts Board Chairman Tom McMillian with his wife Joanne
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- Morris Arts board members Rich Mahler and Martin Prentice flank Clare Prentice and host conversationalist, author Kimberly McCreight
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- Sponsor Paul Mandel with his wife, host conversationalist Gail
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- Host conversationalists Cory Heyer, Stephen Sichek and Joseph Goryeb
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- Guest Eijeme Eromosele with host conversationalist Brian Fox, MeLIfe Investments – Chief Marketing Officer
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- Host conversationalist jazz guitar great Frank Vignola
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- Host conversationalists Honorable Harriet Derman and Anna Maria Tejadad with guest Lillian Plata
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- David and Susan Budd (Morris Arts board member)
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- Guests Anne Rook with Dr. Bill Neigher
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- Guest, Col. Milton Laitman
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- Host conversationalist Beth Kinerk with Michael Harris and Tom Villani
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- Diane Pollard with Morris Arts board member Julia Gibson
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- Morris board member Beatriz Bueno, guest Ejieme Eromodsele with Morris Arts co-chair Alan Levitan
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- Guests Abby Gallo and David Haggerty with Morris Arts board member Kerry Mowrie
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- Morris Arts’ Board Chairman Tom McMillian
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- Host conversationalist Brian Fox (MetLife Investments, Chief Marketing Officer)
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- Host conversationalist Harry Ettlinger, WWII Monuments Man
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- Host conversationalist, Honorable Harriet Derman
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- Host conversationalist Charles Mohs- Pfiser Consumer Healthcare – Chief Marketing Officer)
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- Host Conversationalist Beth Kinerk (Avis Budget Group -Senior VP, Sales for North America)
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- Guest Anne Rook enjoying the evening
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- Guest Abby Gallo (Executive Director, Grow it Green)
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- Host conversationalist Viki Craig
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- Host conversationalist jazz singer Antoinette Montague
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- Host conversationalist Eva Turbiner
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- Host conversationalist Bernards Inn Executive Chef Cory Heyer
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- view of the dining room
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- Host conversationalist Antoinette Montague with Morris Arts board member Julia Gibson
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- Ruth and Woody Kerkeschlager, Anne Dodd and Julia Somers
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- Shannon, Gina, Bruce and Fiona Moran
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- Jody Marcus, Eva Turbiner, Ken Chin, Kadie Dempsey, Dan Fenelon
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- Host conversationalists Lora Urbanelli and Kimberly McCreight
Kevin Coughlin, editor of MorristownGreen.com provides additional photos and wonderful coverage of the event HERE.