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GoSprouts.org Co-founder to Plant Seeds of Volunteerism at TEDxNavesink

GoSprouts.org Co-founder to Plant Seeds of Volunteerism at TEDxNavesink

“Let Nature be your teacher.” – William Wordsworth In 2010, Laurie Brekke and Hope Hanlon sat amongst a group of women, one of whom dreamed of starting a garden. Being mothers of young children, they loved the idea of getting their daughters’ thumbs green while also helping a friend. They reached out to a few […]

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Jillian Pransky: Journeying to find Passion and Purpose

Jillian Pransky: Journeying to find Passion and Purpose

Jillian Pransky’s voice alone is welcoming and kind enough to relax your spirit and set your mind at ease. Just imagine what it must be like to attend one of her yoga class! Pransky was first exposed to yoga at a young age, when her mother brought her along to an adult yoga class. She […]

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TEDx Talk: “Feminism isn’t dead, it’s gone viral!”

TEDx Talk: “Feminism isn’t dead, it’s gone viral!”

Kat Lazo didn’t grow up reading Betty Friedan or spend her teenage years marching on Washington, but her feminism is no less genuine. “The Internet was my Feminine Mystique,” she told the audience of TEDxNavesink 2013, where she shared how the Internet and social media have allowed feminism not just to continue, but to go viral. […]

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Chaucer, Darwin, and Hip-Hop: The Creative Works of Baba Brinkman

Chaucer, Darwin, and Hip-Hop: The Creative Works of Baba Brinkman

Baba Brinkman is definitely not your average rapper. In his creative fusion of classic literature, science, and modern poetry, the Canadian-born artist communicates information through an unexpected medium: hip-hop. And people are listening. “For me, keeping it real means being true to myself and my own interests,” Brinkman explains. And those interests happen to lie […]

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TEDxNavesink 2014 is SOLD OUT!

TEDxNavesink 2014 is SOLD OUT!

  Less than one month until our fiercely anticipated all-day ideas conference, TEDxNavesink organizers are happy (and a little sad) to report that our 2014 event is sold out. Now in its second year, TEDxNavesink, will open its doors on Saturday, May 10 from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. at Two River Theater, for a day […]

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Not All Talk

Not All Talk

Think TEDx Talks are just all talk? Think again. Kyle and Taylor, a pair of sweethearts with even sweeter voices, swept the audience off their feet with their stellar musical performance at TEDxNavesink 2013. The two performed two of their original songs with outstanding voices and soothing guitars.  The songs, titled Jane and Feel Like […]

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Ten Books To a Playful and Creative Existence from River Road Books

Ten Books To a Playful and Creative Existence from River Road Books

People don’t often pass through our door asking for books on increasing their playfulness and creativity. But bookstore folks, like bartenders and therapists, can often read a customer’s needs with an unspoken glance or a few short words.   And given the good smack that winter has given us, we’ve found we are all looking for […]

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How to Talk and Be Remembered at TED (and Everywhere Else) in 4 Easy Steps

We think everyone with something to say — at work, at school, at the PTO — should be able to command a room. To help us attain this standard, we’ve invitedJeff Davis of Speak Clear Communications to take our presentation skills to the next level. A speech coach based in New York and New Jersey, Davis has been […]

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Navesink Estate Farmers Put the Veg Back into Garden State:

Michael Meier was a successful advertising executive working in New York City.  Megan Paska’s career was very similar.  That was, until, according to Michael, they both traded it away to pursue something more fulfilling, farming. But when you live in Brooklyn, farming means a life on the roof, for Meier who grew vegetables and Paska […]

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