Eugene Schwartz contends that the unconditional support given by spiritual beings to the Waldorf schools since 1919 has been withdrawn; now it is the Waldorf movement that is called upon to support the spiritual world. Are American Waldorf teachers prepared for this transformative pivot? Eugene will examine the challenges of the next decade as we strive to sustain and revivify Rudolf Steiner’s pedagogical inspiration.   May 17, 2025  2:00 pm

“Messages” explores the spiritual and practical challenges of early dementia for a longstanding marriage, focusing on the delicate balance of mutual caregiving.  This Zoom production is a staged reading by acclaimed New Jersey actors Elaine and Jim Netis, under the guidance of award-winning  director Ed Faver.

“Messages” was a finalist in the 2020 Strawberry Festival in New York City, and has been performed for numerous audiences in festivals across New Jersey.

Following the performance, there will be a conversation about the play and the themes it addresses.

It’s all in the eye. It’s all in the see-ing.

Discarded things one finds, littering the streets, in gutters, dumpsters, drawers, but also in nature, by the ocean, along riverbanks; truncated things, torn out of their story, washed ashore, cast aside by people, by the elements, by time, by life.