The Seth Boyden Series presents TIM GUNN

The Seth Boyden Series: a conversation with culture announces the upcoming appearance of Project Runway’s TIM GUNN in conversation with NY1-TV reporter and South Orange resident BUDD MISHKIN live on stage in the Columbia High School (Maplewood, NJ) auditorium on Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 7:30pm. This program will be sign language interpreted. Tickets: $50 for Premium Seating (first five rows of the theater) $35 for advanced purchase (general admission seating) $40 at the door. To buy tickets: http://sbseriesgunn.brownpapertickets.com The Seth Boyden Series was created to raise funds in support of a new playground and Outdoor Learning Center at the Seth Boyden Demonstration School in the Maplewood/South Orange NJ School District. Tim Gunn is the Fashion Dean at Fifth & Pacific Inc (formerly Liz Claiborne Inc). In this role, he helps develop and foster an environment that supports creativity among designers and merchants, while connecting key talent inside the company with important and emerging trends in the marketplace. He also serves as co-host of the six-time Emmy-nominated \"Project Runway,\" a reality-based fashion design incubator, the eighth season of which broke all previous seasons\' ratings records. \"Project Runway\" received GLAAD Media Awards in 2007 and 2011 and a Peabody Award in 2008. Prior to joining Fifth & Pacific Inc., Gunn served as a member of the administration and faculty at Parsons School of Design for 24 years. In August 2000, he was appointed Chair of the Department of Fashion Design at Parsons with the charge of retooling and invigorating the curriculum for the 21st century. Under his direction, the department was repositioned as the indisputable leader in fashion design education in America and as one of only a handful of leading programs in the world. Upon leaving Parsons, Gunn received the title of Honorary Chair of Fashion Design at the school. Gunn gives a good deal of his time to charitable organizations, including the National Domestic Violence Hotline, GMHC, the Hetrick-Martin Institute, Bailey House, and the Human Rights Campaign.