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1.: Meeting: TBCNJ - April 9, 2011 - A play - Eating the Bear: Snapshots From: Brian Mecca

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1.: Meeting: TBCNJ - April 9, 2011 - A play - Eating the Bear: Snapshots

Posted by: "Brian Mecca" Brian.Mecca@yahoo.com bd_mecca

Sat Apr 2, 2011 11:57 am (PDT)

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The Breakfast Club NJ Presents:

Welcome to spring and hoping that all of the snow is behind us. Mark your
calendars now – A slight departure from the normal speaker format for the next
meeting of The Breakfast Club NJ on Saturday April 9, 2011.

This Month's Topic: a Play - Eating the Bear: Snapshots of the New Normal" by
Karen Carson
Description of Play:

"Eating the Bear: Snapshots of the New Normal" is an evolving collection of
monologues of several characters from different backgrounds who have been laid
off or downsized from their jobs. The idea for the piece, currently presented as
a reading, grew out of the playwright's daily real-life observations.

In the play, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist interviews a former Human
Resources manager, Research & Development director, hotel supervisor,
bartender/college student, and supermarket clerk on how they cope with the
uncertainties and challenges of being unemployed.

About the Playwright:
KAREN CARSON
Biography
Since bringing down the house at age 15 as Melba in the opening song of the
musical The Me Nobody Knows (Plays-in-the-Park, Edison, NJ), KAREN CARSON has
performed in and directed plays as diverse as A View from the Bridge, To Be
Young, Gifted and Black, Waiting for Godot, Feiffer's People, and Carmen's
Community (an adaptation of the opera Carmen).
Karen received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Emerson College in Boston,
MA and a Master of Arts in Human Services Administration from Rider University.
She studied at HB (Herbert Berghoff) Studios in Manhattan under the late film
actor and master teacher, William Hickey.
An actress, singer, director, and producer, and playwright, Karen wrote "Eating
the Bear: Snapshots of the New Normal" to spark discussion about how we cope
with downsizing and job loss. This collection of monologues is evolving with
each reading and will be expanded into a full production in the future. Each
reading is followed by a discussion on the topic, giving the audience an
opportunity to share their own experiences with job loss.
Readingsof the play have been well received at Classic Used & Rare Books in
Trenton, Trenton Public Library and at Lawrence Community Center.
Go to www.princetoninfo.comto read an interview with Karen about the play for
US1 newspaper. (February 9, 2011, "For the Unemployed, the Play's the Thing" by
Scott Morgan)
Karen is also the Volunteer Coordinator for the New Jersey State Library Talking
Book & Braille Center and the Broadcast Coordinator for its Audiovision news
reading service for people with print disabilities. News articles and features
are recorded in an on-site recording studio.
Karen is also host of "The Get Together", the library's book club for people
with print disabilities.

Go to http://www.audiovision-nj.org/asx/bookclub.asxto listen to the current
book club recording.
Individuals interested in reading for a role in the play or who would like the
playwright to bring a reading to a bookstore, church, library, college,
professional meeting or other venue may email Karen at
karencarson21@hotmail.com.

Networking begins at 7:30 am, meeting starts promptly at 8:00 am.
Be sure to tell your friends and bring them along. Be a part of our growing
network of Job Seekers, Hiring Managers, Recruiters, Career Coaches, and people
who want to be able to help themselves and each other.
Event Location:
DaysHotel Conference Center
195 Rt. 18 South, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
732-828-6900
Information on The Breakfast Club NJ: (www.thebreakfastclubnj.com)
There is information below on the location, other information, etc. There is a
meeting fee of $10 to help us cover the cost of the hotel conference room for
the meeting.

Go to http://www.thebreakfastclubnj.com for more information and how to join the
Yahoo group. You can join the yahoo group at anytime; you do not need to have
attended a meeting. You can also attend meetings at anytime without having
joined the yahoo group.
If you have any questions, please let me know (brian.mecca@yahoo.com) or send an
email to Info@thebreakfastclubnj.com
We look forward to seeing everyone let's make this a great meeting for our
members that are in transition and welcome those that have landed

Meeting Format:
7:30 to 8:00 - Open Networking
8:00 to 8:15 - Welcome and housekeeping
8:15 to 9:30 – Presentation by the guest speaker
9:30 to 11:00 - Elevator Pitch - 30 Seconds about yourself, who you are, what
you are looking for, target companies (3-4), how we can help you, how you can
help others.
11:00 until you choose to leave - Open Networking, follow up with people you
are interested in meeting following their elevator pitch, exchange business
cards, peruse the library, arrange follow up meetings, etc.
1 - Make sure you come with the 30 second elevator pitch - honed - including
your targeted companies, your value proposition, etc.
2 - If you are not already a member of our linked in and Facebook groups please
join
3 - Once linked to our groups - link to each other - a strong network is a vital
component to a successful job search
4 - If you are a member and new to transition send a brief message to the group
(from the email you joined the breakfast club from)
thebreakfastclubnj@yahoogroups.com introducing yourself - and what companies
you are targeting - we have 2500+ members that will respond with help where they
can

Brian Mecca
The Breakfast Club NJ
Director Member Services

Senior Manager, Infrastructure and Technology
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmecca/

Keep the faith, keep networking, never give up, never say die.
That position you are looking for may be just around the corner, but you have to
go look for it, it is not going to come to you.

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