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A Tribute to Woody Guthrie in Dance & Music at Ramapo College

(PDF) (DOC) (JPG)October 31, 2007

(Mahwah) – “Pastures of Plenty:  A Tribute to Woody Guthrie in Dance & Music” will be presented Saturday, December 1 at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Theater on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey.
Presented by

Vanaver Caravan, the performance will take the audience on a musical journey punctuated by the rhythms of Appalachian clog dancing, Virginia reels and New England contra dancing, set to Guthrie’s music played on banjo, fiddle and twelve-string guitar.

With songs such as “This Land Is Your Land,” “So Long, It’s Been Good To Know Ya,” and “Hard Travelin’,” Guthrie’s legacy is a window into the story of America.

Tickets for Vanaver Caravan’s “Pastures of Plenty” are $26, $23 and $20 for adults and $15 for children under 17.  Senior citizens are eligible for a five percent discount.  The Sharp Theater is located in the Angelica and Russ Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts on the Ramapo College campus.  For more information call 201.684.7844.

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Ramapo College of New Jersey is the state’s premier public liberal arts college and is committed to academic excellence through interdisciplinary and experiential learning, and international and intercultural understanding. The comprehensive college is situated among the beautiful Ramapo Mountains, is within commuting distance to New York City, was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America by CondeNast Traveler, and boasts the best on-campus housing in New Jersey per Niche.com. Established in 1969, Ramapo College offers bachelor’s degrees in the arts, business, data science, humanities, social sciences and the sciences, as well as in professional studies, which include business, education, nursing and social work. In addition, the College offers courses leading to teacher certification at the elementary and secondary levels, and offers graduate programs leading to master’s degrees in Accounting, Applied Mathematics, Business Administration, Contemporary Instructional Design, Computer Science, Creative Music Technology, Data Science, Educational Leadership, Nursing, Social Work and Special Education, as well as a Doctor of Nursing Practice.

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