buzzworthy
Millburn
NOT EXACTLY
ROCKET SCIENTISTS,
BUT THEY’RE DOING
PRETTY WELL FOR
THEMSELVES
Millburn
COMMON
LOT IN NYC
Millburn
THE PAREIDOLIA PHOTOGRAPHER
AT THE BOOKHOUSE
THE PAREIDOLIA PHOTOGRAPHER, an exhibition of photography by Short Hills native and
landscape artist Ted Barkhorn, recently opened in the gallery of Millburn’s THE BOOKHOUSE,
and continues until June 4. We’ve all experienced pareidolia — the tendency to see faces or
animals in clouds, trees or rocks — at some point Barkhorn sees Biblical images in ancient redwood
roots; for example, he captures a likeness to Michelangelo’s “Pieta.” The exhibit marks the first time
he is exhibiting these works, though they may be viewed online. 281 Essex St., (973) 564-6262,
thepareidoliaphotographer.com
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MAY 2018 MILLBURN & SHORT HILLS MAGAZINE
New York City’s James
Beard House, headquar-
ters of the non-profit culi-
nary arts-boosting James
Beard Foundation, recent-
ly hosted a “Jersey Road
Trip” event featuring the
food of high-profile
Garden State chefs,
including Ehren Ryan of
Common Lot in Millburn.
Diners — members paid
$135 per ticket, non-members $175 — sampled,
per the website, “a seasonal showcase of New
Jersey bounty through this collaboration of
six chefs hailing from innovative farm-driven
restaurants.” Other headliners included
Anthony Bucco of Felina in Ridgewood and
Ben Nerenhausen of Princeton’s Mistral.
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AUTHORS:
After lifelong friends Gilbert “Bud” Schill, John
“Mac” MacIlroy and Robert “Rob” Hamilton
repeated their stories of growing up a time
too many, one of their exhausted wives said,
“You three clowns either put these stupid
stories in a book or stop the madness.”
The result is NOT EXACTLY ROCKET
SCIENTISTS ($20), 36 short stories about the
buddies’ exploits growing up in the 1950s as
clueless but careless kids. The book, which
enjoyed its “official hometown launch” at the
Millburn Library last month, sports a blurb
from late bestselling author Pat Conroy, who
pronounced it “a great book about friendship.”
And for parents who wonder about their own
kids’ futures, it’s instructive to note that Schill
grew up to be a lawyer and law professor,
MacIlroy became a lawyer, CEO, and adjunct
professor, and Hamilton turned out to be an
award-winning business professor.