(HOPEWELL, NJ) -- Hopewell Theater’s spring 2022 reopening will present the theater’s popular series, The Art of Living Well (AOLW) featuring two signature AOLW Supper Clubs entitled Food for Thought. AOLW is known for presenting diverse programs that explore ways of cultivating serenity, meaning, and a deeper connection to one’s self and the world. This spring’s Supper Clubs will do just that. Each Food for Thought Supper Club will present a film paired with a bespoke chef-prepared meal on an AOLW theme followed by a thought-provoking post-film panel discussion.
Food for Thought Supper Club events are as follows:
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: “THE OYSTER FARMERS” FILM PLUS SUPPER CLUB AND DISCUSSION - Tuesday, April 19 at 6:00pm (Supper Club tickets) and 7:00pm (Film Only tickets). Explore how New Jersey environmental activists and chefs are working together to sustain the waterways of the Garden State with the film, The Oyster Farmers. This feature-length documentary centers on coastal life in NJ and the oyster farmers cultivating a resurgence of an economic and cultural keystone, the once-prolific eastern oyster.
The film will be followed by a panel discussion about the waterways across the Garden State, and how environmental activists and chefs are working together to sustain them.
Discussion panelists include: Kyle Gronostajski, Environmental Director of the Jetty Rock Foundation; Christopher Albrecht, Executive Chef of The Ryland Inn; Tim Dillingham, Executive Director of the American Littoral Society; and Carolyn Klaube, Sourland Conservancy Stream Monitoring Program.
Chef Christopher Albrecht of The Ryland Inn will prepare the Supper Club menu. Chef Albrecht was born and raised in Central New Jersey. Sourced from small family owned and operated farms and ranches, the ingredients he works with are delivered at the peak of flavor, and then combined with the attention to detail, integrity, and technique he has learned over the past thirty years. The Supper Club meal will be oyster-themed in line with the film.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: “JULIA” FILM PLUS SUPPER CLUB AND DISCUSSION - Tuesday, May 24 at 6:00pm (Supper Club tickets) and 7:00pm (Film Only tickets). Julia brings to life the legendary cookbook author and television superstar who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women. Using never-before-seen archival footage, personal photos, first-person narratives, and cutting-edge, mouth-watering food cinematography, the film traces Julia Child's 12-year struggle to create and publish the revolutionary Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961).
Join us after the film for a panel discussion with award-winning cookbook authors and culinary innovators about how Julia Child's legacy still impacts, inspires, and moves us forward today.
Discussion panelists include: Kristin Donnelly, Cookbook Author & Culinary Brand Consultant; Ian Knauer, Cookbook Author & TV Host; and Supa DeRose, Cook & Culinary Instructor.
Providing the Supper Club meal will be RSC atelier, formerly the Rosemont Supper Club, headed by two local chefs with over forty years of combined experience in professional kitchens all over America. RSC atelier takes pride in sourcing as much local product as possible, cooking memorable food, and providing new ideas and techniques to a receptive and adventurous clientele. The Supper Club meal will be an ode to Julia Child and French cooking.
For both programs, patrons will have the option to purchase just a film and discussion ticket or a Supper Club ticket which also includes the dinner. The dinner is “chef's choice,” and thus there are no substitutions. Dinner includes complimentary dessert, coffee, and one water or soda per guest.
The theater has taken the necessary precautions for the safety of its patrons, staff, and talent, including HVAC upgrades, thorough cleaning and sanitation before and after shows, and requiring all patrons, staff, and talent to wear a mask when inside the building. Patrons must show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to attend a show. Read more about the theater’s Health & Safety Policy here.
Hopewell Theater is located at 5 South Greenwood Avenue in Hopewell, New Jersey. Enjoy this spring season with your loved ones at one of the best performing arts theaters in New Jersey!
