Please join us for a wonderful evening of film, empowering discussion, and making good happen for children in South Africa.  Tias Arms and Pamela Gien, playwright and performer, host a memorable evening that is sure to inspire all to “be the change they wish to see in the world.”

Light appetizers and wine will be served.

About Tias Arms

Tias Arms, a registered non-profit, raises money to assist children in South Africa who are HIV-positive and/or orphaned because of the AIDS epidemic.  Funds support a range of programs, from child care workers in group homes to high caloric food parcels for children on anti-retrovirals. 

About “The Syringa Tree”

In a film of the original New York production, The Syringa Tree is directed by Larry Moss and produced by Matt Salinger.  It is a story of two families separated by racism and connected by love.  Pamela Gien, the playwright and performer, plays twenty-six characters in a moving portrayal of South African life from early apartheid to present day free South Africa. Critically acclaimed, the play ran in New York for two years, in London, Canada, Europe, and South Africa.  Winner of the Obie Award and numerous Best Solo Performance Awards internationally, Pamela Gien will join us for a wonderful discussion after the film.

Random House commissioned the story as a novel, published in 2006 to superb reviews.

“Instantly engaging, exotic, complex….A real tour de force.” — The New York Times

“Riveting.  A remarkable achievement.”— The London Times

“The Syringa Tree is a revelation!”— Oprah Magazine