You are invited to a RECEPTION & PREVIEW SCREENING
OF BONAPARTE'S RETREAT
an NJN State of the Arts Special
produced by Eric Schultz

Bordentown Branch Library
18 East Union Street
Bordentown, New Jersey

Friday, May 15th at 5 pm

Please respond by May 12th
Online at njn.net http://pbsmail.org/ct/7d5rwiF1fSGU/
or call (800) 882-6622 Bonaparte's Retreat tells the story of Joseph Bonaparte, Napoleon's older brother, who escaped to America after Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo and settled in Bordentown, New Jersey.

An influential diplomat, at one time king of Naples and Spain and among his brother?s closest advisors, Joseph came to love the freedom of America but decried its lack of culture.

For over 17 years, he lived on a magnificent estate on the Delaware River where he designed elaborate gardens, entertained the leading figures of the day, surrounded himself with the largest and most important collection of European fine and decorative art in America, and helped shape the cultural tastes of his new country.

Bonaparte's Retreat airs on NJN Friday May 22 at 8:30 pm Encore performance Wednesday May 27 at 11:30 pm

Funding for this State of the Arts special was provided by the NJ State Council on the Arts, the NJ Council for the Humanities, and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.