Young Audiences NJ Announces Gala Benefit

Dazzle 2012: The Sock Hop on February 25, 2012 will benefit school and community arts education programs.

Grab your poodle skirt, leather jacket and jeans  and come to Young Audiences New Jersey's (YANJ)annual gala benefit on Saturday, February 25 at Princeton Academy. This year's theme takes us back to the music and dancing of the 1950's  –jive to the sounds of The Alley Cats...  cut a rug with The Bobbysox Brigade dancers...bid on the silent auction items featuring vacation home getaways, great wine, gorgeous jewelry...win a week at a Tuscan Villa.... and much more. Save the date and don't miss this fun-filled evening.Tickets for Dazzle Start at $175 each, and proceeds support school and community arts education programs which reach over 500,000 children and 1600 teachers in New Jersey each year.

Dazzle Chair Bios:

Kathy Herring is co-founder and co-owner of Skillman, N.J.-based Twin Hens Inc., which specializes in upscale comfort foods, such as artisan chicken, beef and vegetable pot pies. Before that, she ran her own catering company. For 10 years, Herring was a public relations and marketing executive in New York, and was director of marketing and promotions for Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. She is currently on the board of Young Audiences New Jersey.

Rob is the owner and president of Honda of Princeton and the owner of Sports & Specialist Cars, a Lotus dealership and sports car restoration facility in Hopewell. A musician who plays in the band Gravity Hill, Rob is also an avid sailor. He supports a number of non-profit organizations in the Princeton area, including Princeton YMCA, Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart, Stonington Harbor Sailing Foundation and Trinity Counseling Service. He lives in Princeton with his wife, Holly, and their children. He is currently on the board of Young Audiences New Jersey.

About Young Audiences New Jersey: Founded in 1973, Young Audiences New Jersey has been bringing creativity and inspiration to children and educators through innovative, curriculum-based arts education programming. Each year, YANJ artists perform for and work with nearly half a million kids across New Jersey—from pre-kindergarten through high school—serving all 21 counties with dynamic assembly presentations and artist-in-residence workshops.

YANJ is the first arts education organization designated as a major service organization by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, and, as part of the national network of Young Audiences, Inc. was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Clinton. The 4,500 programs provided annually by YANJ are made possible in part through a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State and funds from the National Endowment for the Arts. Visit www.yanj.org.