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The Day Jersey Stopped: 'War of the Worlds' at Two OCL Branches April 24
TOMS RIVER – The “alien attack” that H.G. Wells invented later convinced radio listeners for a heart-stopping hour in 1939 that New Jersey was under siege from outer space. Relive the magic and join us for “Raconteur Radio Presents: War of the Worlds” at two Ocean County Library branches, Thursday, April 24.
• Plumsted Branch – 2:30 PM, 119 Evergreen Road, New Egypt, (609) 658-7888
• Stafford Branch – 6:30 PM, 129 North Main Street, Manahawkin, (609) 597-3381
Experience the New Jersey troupe’s live version of the 1938 broadcast that sent Jerseyans scurrying. Howard Koch’s riveting script and the immense talents of Orson Welles and his Mercury Theater on the Air convinced millions that rural, sleepy Grovers Mill, NJ was overrun by seemingly-indomitable aliens that carved a trail of destruction as they advanced toward New York.
Raconteur Radio re-enacts plays from radio’s “Golden Age,” timeless literature, and pop culture satires for audiences throughout New Jersey and elsewhere. Their eye-catching presentations with period costumes, rare props and theatrical lighting have won praise from The New York Times, Star-Ledger, Huffington Post, Time, NPR, the Museum of Radio and Television and more.
Please register at https://tinyurl.com/OclRRWW to attend this free program in the participating branch of your choice. For more information, visit or call the OCL Plumsted or Stafford branch or call (732) 349-6200. See the full schedule of Library programs in the online Calendar of Events.
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Photos Courtesy of Raconteur Radio
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