BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:LUNA STAGE WILL HOST MIDSUMMER BREAKOUT!\, A FAMILY FUN EVENT TO BENEFIT LUNA STAGE&rsquo\;S 2012-13 SEASON. \;\nPress contact: S ahoua Gboizo\, 973.395.5551\, sahoua.luna@gmail.com\nWest Orange\, NJ: L una Stage will hold a benefit event on July 14\, 2012 at 7:30 pm\, featu ring the ensemble from their bilingual holiday show Mi Casa\, Tu Casa th at will have the whole family feeling the spirit of summer. Patrons of a ll ages are invited to come and take part in this multicultural\, biling ual (English and Spanish) celebration of language\, song\, and family.\n All contributions will be accepted in support of Luna&rsquo\;s 2012-13 s eason which will include Vita and Virginia by Eileen Atkins\, Carnaval b y Nikkole Salter\, A Moon for the Misbegotten \;by Eugene O&rsquo\;N eill\, and back by popular demand\, Mi Casa\, Tu Casa created by Michael Aquino\, Deivis Garcia and Dania Ramos. Mi Casa premiered last season a t Luna Stage to many accolades\, prompting its return this year for an e ncore run that will open on November 30.\nThe Mi Casa\, Tu Casa ensemble includes The Casa Band (Michael Aquino\, Chris Blanco\, Deivis Garcia\, Jane Keitel\, Cindi Merklee)\, and a pair of host storytellers (Ernio H ernandez and Paula Moscoso). The event on July 14th will be hosted by th e two main storytellers and will feature songs from the show\, as well a s an exciting new folktale and other fun new tunes performed by The Casa Band. Audience participation is encouraged\, making for a one-of-a-kind interactive experience.\nUnder the guidance of Luna Stage Artistic Dire ctor Jane Mandel\, Mi Casa\, Tu Casa was co-created specifically for Lun a Stage as a holiday production by longtime Luna collaborators Michael A quino and Deivis Garcia&mdash\;both local musicians&mdash\;and playwrigh t Dania Ramos. The result was what the West Orange Patch called a &ldquo \;joyous\, often hilarious\, and sometimes poignant fiesta of a music-dr enched show&rdquo\;\, and &ldquo\;a colorfully wrapped gift filled with many wondrous surprises&rdquo\; (Carol Selman).\nMichael Aquino is an ac tor\, musician and singer-songwriter. He received a degree in theater fr om Montclair State University and has worked as an actor in regional the aters such as George Street Playhouse\, The American Globe and Playwrigh ts Theater of New Jersey. At Luna Stage\, he was in the cast of the prof essional premiere of Sheldon Harnick&rsquo\;s musical Dragons\, as well as Ghosts. In 2005 and 2006\, he also served as the Summer Camp Director for Luna. In 2008\, Michael created Indie Music Circus\, a showcase for independent musicians in residence at Luna Stage. Michael has written o ver 50 original songs on guitar. He also created and facilitated 14 Song s in 14 Days\, an intensive online songwriting workshop. 2010 saw the re lease of his band Sirs&rsquo\; debut album\, The Black Friday Sessions. He&rsquo\;s currently in pre-production for his debut solo album. For up dates about Michael\, visit something-artsy.com.\nDeivis Garcia is a sin ger/songwriter\, and collaborator\, who specializes in a unique brand of music he calls &ldquo\;Spanglish Guajirobilly.&rdquo\; \; His sound \, be it alternately in English or Spanish (or both)\, is an ambitious b lend of the rural folkloric styles of Pan-Latin America &ndash\; ranging from Mexico to Cuba to Puerto Rico to Colombia and Bolivia &ndash\; alo ng with his own original tunes as influenced by American Roots music\, S outhern Blues\, Doo Wop music\, Rockabilly and Outlaw Country music. Dei vis has had cartoons published in Raygun Publishing&rsquo\;s Bikini Maga zine and in the printed edition of Jersey Tomato Press\, a short story p ublished in Dirt Press: Volume One. His story &ldquo\;Word Is Bond&rdquo \; was shortlisted for the 2009 Raymond Carver Short Story Contest. He i s also a muralist and painter\, and co-founded the annual Boro 6 Indie M usic fest in Montclair. \;\nDania Ramos&rsquo\; writing has been fea tured in the Rose City Project: Literary Showcase at Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey\, Luna Stage&rsquo\;s On the Road educational theater ser ies\, and the Playwrights Summer Institute at New Jersey City University . She&rsquo\;s a current participant in the NJ Emerging Women Playwright s Project at Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey. Dania is the creator of the Literary Lounge reading series\, in residence at Luna Stage\, which has featured over forty local and regional writers of fiction\, poetry a nd creative non-fiction. She received a 2003 New Jersey State Council on the Arts Playwriting Fellowship and a 2011 Norman Mailer Center Young A dult Fiction Workshop Scholarship. Dania is a member of the Dramatists G uild of America and the Society of Children&rsquo\;s Book Writers &\; Illustrators. She holds an MA in Creative Writing from Wilkes Universit y and a BFA in Theatre Performance from Montclair State University.\nLun a Stage welcomes corporate sponsorship for the 2012 performances of Mi C asa\, Tu Casa. For information on Mi Casa\, Tu Casa and all other events and programs at Luna Stage\, visit the company website: www.lunastage.o rg. \; Luna Stage is located at 555 Valley Road\, West Orange\, NJ 0 7052. 973-395-5551. The theatre is handicapped accessible and assisted l istening devices are available. URL:http://verona.patch.com/events/midsummer-breakout-benefit-event-at-lu na-stage-26be2eb1 SUMMARY:Midsummer Breakout! Benefit Event at Luna Stage LOCATION:555 Valley Rd\, West Orange\, NJ 07052: 555 Valley Rd\, West Ora nge\, NJ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR