(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- The Ocean County Library Toms River Branch will host Jimmy Scalia’s live, multimedia presentation, “Beyond the Sea: The Life and Times of Bobby Darin,” on Wednesday, February 23 at 6:00pm. Darin’s compelling story unfolds through memorabilia, music and video clips.
Jimmy Scalia is the official archivist for Bobby Darin’s estate, with access to exclusive material. He has catalogued photographs, artifacts, and the artist’s legendary songbook for the Darin family, and preserves Darin’s legacy by producing and releasing new material. He is the re-release producer of The Bobby Darin Milk Shows, co-producer of the albums Aces Back to Back and Songs From Big Sur, and producer of the DVD Seeing is Believing. He has produced the Buddy Greco albums Back to Basics, Absolutely Live and Vegas Live Tonight. He has supplied photographs and archival footage for the Grammy Awards™, Kevin Spacey’s 2004 film, Beyond the Sea, as well as the recent albums Country Funk: 1969-1975 and Country Funk II: 1967-1974.
Registration is required for this free program. For more information or to register click here, or call the Toms River Branch, 732-349-6200.
“Beyond The Sea: The Live and Times of Bobby Darin” is sponsored by Friends of the Ocean County Library – Toms River. Keep up with Library programs and events at www.theoceancountylibrary.org.