HEY, WE’RE RUNNING  OUT OF EARTH TIME. COMING ATTRACTION: THIS WEDNESDAY APRIL 22^ND EARTH DAY. ONLY NEW JERSEY SCREENING OF POWERFUL ENVIRONMENTAL FILM ‘PLANETARY’ AT CROSSROADS IN GARWOOD NJ.  READ ALL ABOUT IT.   CALVIN SCHWARTZ  APRIL 20, 2015

Somehow I feel a full circle coming on.  On April 22^nd 1970, a year after graduating from Rutgers University, the first Earth Day was held and I’ve been involved ever since. A few days ago, I met(for NJ Discover) with Dr. Lauren Laurino, ND and Lee Frankel of the Crossroads night club in Garwood, New Jersey. We three realized how critically important it was for New Jersey to join the other 90 theaters all over the world showing the environmentally haunting, poignant, beautiful documentary, ‘Planetary.’

Perhaps when you get to be a certain age, that critical epiphany about the planet Earth arrives at sensibility; I’ve been there actively for a few years to the extent, philosophically, that nothing really matters here on earth except the planet’s continuing existence and we’re really running out of time.  We all (7 billion of us) seem to live for the day in varying degrees of excesses. When and how do we really start making a lasting difference? Because it’s not working. From all I learned about ‘Planetary,’ this film  can be that emotional, spiritual realization to move us to more action before we run out of time.  Kind of like a ‘Moonstruck’ slap in the face.

So I think if you’re under 30 or even over 30, and a Jersey person living anywhere within 100 mile radius of Garwood, please please (2 ‘pleases’ together is as heavy as I ever get) make that effort to join us Wednesday night and begin your own arrival and spiritual elevation to making a difference here on earth. And bring friends and teenagers; it’s their inherited planet.  And this just in, world renowned mime, Janet Carafa is coming from New York to join us and present a special short mime act, ‘Gaia’ she created especially for our Wednesday together.

Calvin Schwartz  April 20, 2015

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OFFICIAL SUMMARY OF THE FILM:

PLANETARY is a feature length documentary that expands on the mind-blowing perspective shared by astronauts and indigenous elders alike – that each and every one of us is inseparable from each other, the planet and the universe as a whole, a realization that is both humbling and comforting. If more of us start to experience the simple truth of our interdependence and connection, we believe there is hope for the next stage in our human journey. PLANETARY is meant to inspire awe and wonder by seeing things as they are, placing our individual stories in the context of the larger planetary / cosmic story.

Ultimately, the film makes the assertion that we are in the midst of a global crisis, brought on by a disconnection from Earth and from each other. Stephen Apkon, president of associated production company Reconsider, said of the film, “At the heart of all of our environmental and social challenges is a profound disconnection with the natural world. Planetary deals with this magnificently – not from a place of fear, but of affection. For this planet we call home and for the experience of life itself.”

Calvin Schwartz, Dr Lauren Laurino and Lee Frankel at the Crossroads

PEOPLE INVOLVED IN BRINGING FILM TO CROSSROADS IN GARWOOD ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 22ND :

LEE FRANKEL:  The Crossroads in Garwood NJ is a entertainment venue that hosts a over 100 events of various genre on and off site each month.  For the past 19 years, the owner Lee Frankel has utilized The Crossroads as a platform to bring community together through music festivals, comedy, shows, film and other events throughout New Jersey.

On Earth Day 4.22.2015 The Crossroads will be hosting the only screening in the State of the documentary film Planetary. The film will be screened in over 90 theatres Worldwide and has been brought to NJ by none other than NJ’s own “Dr Ren, America’s Holistic Sweetheart.”

DR.LAUREN LAURINO, ND: founded the State’s first Holistic Chamber of Commerce and currently hosts the first Holistic Lifestyle segment called “Think Healthy with Dr. Ren” on Public Access Television- UnionTV34. [ https://vimeo.com/channels/863110 ]  With 15 years in private and public event coordination, ‘Dr. Ren’ has been involved in various media and educational based projects independently and through the New York Open Center. (The largest Holistic Urban Learning Center in the World opencenter.org)  She is part of the films social media crew and is known for her ‘Holistic Health Crusade’ or Natural health advocacy. Dr. Ren recently won the Higher Achievement Award from the American Naturopathic Medical Association and a CA State Senate award for Outstanding Community Service.  ‘Dr. Ren’ hope’s this film will further encourage a sense of community and awareness that in this critical time we must come together to preserve our Garden State and ensure it’s sustainability.

CALVIN SCHWARTZ: is a novelist (‘Vichy Water’) and journalist for NJ Discover writing about homelessness, hunger, environment, music and co-hosts Rock on Radio.

LINKS TO THE ABOVE:     www.Xxroads.com            www.Laurenlaurino.com                      www.njdiscover.com

‘PLANETARY’ PEOPLE

JEFF GITTERMAN: Keeping it ‘Consciously Jersey’ Associate Producer ALSO of Gitterman Wealth Management in Iselin and co-author of  Beyond Success , which is a Holistic Approach to money management was one of the large driving forces in helping the film get off the ground.

GUY REID: ‘Planetary’ film director was on MSNBC (http://www.msnbc.com/greenhouse/watch/interrupting-our-worldview-through-film-429137475580 ) the other day and spoke about the feedback Planetary Collective has received since the films world premiere at SXSW on 3/14/15. He and viewers have reported that the film is creating an emotional and cognitive shift globally.

During the Environmental Film Festival in Washington DC at the National Geographic Theatre Director Reid commented that: “The best review on the film I have received as of yet was from ‘Dr. Ren’. Turns out she had a spontaneous Kundalini Awakening while Lawrence Ellis was speaking.” Luckily for Dr. Ren she was sitting in VIP between Director Reid’s mother, who flew in from London and a Holistic Nurse. When questioned as to what happened Dr Ren stated “I’ve been practicing Kundalini Yoga for a decade and a half and have only read about spontaneous awakenings. In the book ‘Kundalini Rising’ I remember reading that it can happen at any given time and sometimes in a crowded place. Thankfully the nurse next to me had a clue. I remember becoming very hot, lightheaded and my heart started racing. She took me outside into the hallway and monitored me until I felt grounded. I thought it was pretty cool that this happened during my third time watching the film in it’s entirety and have heard others report similar experiences since then.”

SPECIAL MIME GUEST JANET CARAFA: Is a founder of the NY Entertainment Connection and Art of Mime will be introducing the NJ exclusive premiere of Planetary at the Crossroads in Garwood. She will be performing a piece she has created for this special event called “Gaia”. Janet is a world renown Mime who was taught and directed by the legendary Marcel Marceau. With many notable productions to her name, Janet event produced the 911 memorials at Madison Square Garden and Ground Zero working with the Port Authority of NY and NJ. She even produced ‘NJ Welcomes the World’ to greet players and fans with her ‘YES Team’ during last years Superbowl week at Newark Airport.

“We are thrilled to have Janet Carafa introduce the film in Mime. Her silent movements speak a universal language which go beyond borders amplifying the message of the Planetary Collective.” -Dr. Ren, America’s Holistic Sweetheart at the NJ Earth Day Premiere

http://www.artofmime.com/

http://www.nyentertainmentconnect.com/allpages/gala.htm

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