BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.5//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20@downtownnj.com DTSTART:20170505T180000Z DTEND:20170505T184500Z DTSTAMP:20170427T211011Z URL:https://www.downtownnj.com/events/boonton-opera-house-mural-unveiling- ceremony/ SUMMARY:Boonton Opera House Mural Unveiling Ceremony DESCRIPTION:Boonton has a new mural that celebrates the town's 150th annive rsary and rich history. The mural titled "A Love Letter To Boonton" was de signed by artist\, Rob Hessler and is located alongside the newly renovate d Boonton Opera House. The official unveiling of this mural funded by the Cox Family and Boonton Arts will take place with a ribbon cutting ceremony happening at 6pm on Friday\, May 5th at the Boonton Opera House entrance. Rob Hessler\, the local volunteer artists\, the patrons of the mural and Boonton mayor\, Matt DiLauri will be on hand for the festivities.\n\nIn 20 16 Ann and Pat Cox\, approached the non-profit organization Boonton Arts a bout the possibility of doing a mural on the side entrance of the Boonton Opera House. The community arts organization puts on the annual Dog Days o f Summer and Pumpkin Illumination events in Boonton and have already compl eted two murals for the town (a large billowing flag on the side of Boonto n's VFW post 242 and a Dog Days of Summer mural at Church and Main near th e Boonton Holmes Library). Boonton Arts president and vice president\, Kri sty Brucale Jach and Paul Jach chose the Savannah-based artist\, Rob Hessl er\, not only for his incredible artistry but also his use of history in h is work and the incredible amount of research that he puts into each of hi s pieces.\n\nRob presented three concepts for the mural to Ann\, Pat\, Kri sty and Paul who unanimously chose the proposal that tells the history of Boonton through it's buildings and historical objects. Once approved Rob s pent an estimated 270 hours on research and developing the final drawing. The design depicts five time periods in Boonton's history beginning in the 1800's leading up to present day. Each panel features how the Opera House appeared during those five eras surrounded by other buildings that relate to each time period. The foreground of the mural depicts several objects that refer to Boonton's history such as a trolley car that once went up an d down Boonton's Main Street\, a Q meter that was invented in Boonton\, Th e Toxic Avenger's Mop from the cult classic B-movie filmed in Boonton and dog sculptures featured in Boonton Arts Dog Days of Summer.\n\nWhen the de sign was complete the mural was hand painted by Rob Hessler and several Bo onton Arts volunteers over two weeks from April 9th through the 23rd. "It was great that the painting of the mural became a community project featur ing some of the Boonton area's finest artists generously donating their ti me and talents\," said artist Rob Hessler. The crew went from 9am-9pm ever y day with an average of 5 painters working at a time. "This has been our most ambitious mural to date\, featuring over 120 colors and a massive amo unt of detail on the 6'x46' wall\," said Boonton Arts vice president\, Pau l Jach.\n\nThe mural is not visible from the street but is open to the pub lic for viewing. It can be accessed from the Boonton Avenue parking lot ne ar Main Street. "We like that this mural will be a special hidden gem for Boonton locals and art enthusiasts to appreciate for many years to come\," said Boonton Arts president\, Kristy Brucale Jach. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.downtownnj.com/wp-content/uploads/20 17/04/sm.jpg CATEGORIES:Downtown and Community LOCATION:Boonton Opera House boardwalk\, 715 Main Street\, Boonton\, NJ\, 0 7005\, Morris County\, United States GEO:40.9055581;-74.41167960000001 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=715 Main Street\, Boonton\, NJ\, 07005\, Morris County\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Boo nton Opera House boardwalk:geo:40.9055581,-74.41167960000001 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR