TCNJ News
For Immediate Release
March 6, 2006
“Silent Bob” will speak at TCNJ, March 23
**Tickets now on sale to the public. Tickets can be purchased at the College box office in the Brower Student Center from 11am-6pm. There is no limit on the number of tickets that can be purchased.
EWING, NJ … Kevin Smith (a.k.a. “Silent Bob”), actor, director, writer, producer, and New Jersey native, will visit The College of New Jersey on Thursday, March 23, 2006. He will talk in the Packer Hall gym at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7:30 p.m.).
Since his entry into the independent film community, Smith has seen it all. From the surprise critical and commercial success he received for his debut film, Clerks, to the disappointing critical and commercial drubbing he took on his second outing, Mallrats. He caught a break on his third film, Chasing Amy, and managed not to escape attack from religious zealots over his fourth film, the comedic spiritual meditation, Dogma. After Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Smith headed for more grown up territory with Jersey Girl.
A native of Red Bank, Smith has also opened a comic book store, owns a production company, writes articles for Arena magazine, and does short films for the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Tickets are $10 and will be on sale in the Student Center Box Office starting Wednesday, March 8. This event is sponsored by the College Union Board (CUB). For more information, visit the CUB Web site, www.tcnj.edu/~cub
About The College of New Jersey
TCNJ currently is ranked as one of the 75 "Most Competitive" schools in the nation by Barron's Profiles of American Colleges, is rated the No. 1 public institution in the northern region of the country by U.S. News & World Report, and is one of Kiplinger's Personal Finance's top educational values in the country. In 2006, the College joined an elite group of institutions when it was awarded a Phi Beta Kappa chapter. Fewer than 10 percent of the nation's colleges and universities share this honor.
