Robert Morris News

ESPN's college football game schedule for this week will showcase eight of the top 14 ranked teams highlighted by No. 23 Cal at No. 5 Utah in a showdown of unbeaten Pac-12 squads

Real Men may eat quiche, but do real men do Talk Therapy? That is the question Jon Foyt's historical novel asks - and answers - in 'The Mind of an American Revolutionary,' the life and motivations of one of the lesser known - but equally significant - Founding Fathers. Extensively researched, Jon's 12th novel tells the story of Robert Morris, an illegitimate immigrant lad from off the docks of Liverpool, who went on to finance the American Revolution - at times with money out of his own pocket - and then ended up in debtor's prison. Taking place during the Revolutionary years, the novel explores Morris' mind and his emotions, which are relentlessly probed by a persistent mercenary Hessian Major in what today we would call psychological counseling, or talk therapy. As to the economic reasons for the American Revolution, the author seems eminently qualified to write about business motivations and ethics, given his years in the trenches as an American entrepreneur in real estate, radio broadcasting, banking, and publishing following his business school studies at Stanford. Adding his own personal drama with talk therapy creates the authenticity of this novel. Foyt became interested in Robert Morris when he was sent by an Oregon bank to a conference at Rutgers where he learned that Morris was the patron saint of banking for having financed the Revolution and starting the first-ever bank in North America. Book Details: The Mind of an American Revolutionary By Jon Foyt Publisher: Andrew Benzie Books Published: August 21, 2015 ISBN: 978-1941713235 Pages: 254 Genre: Historical Fiction About The Author: At age 83, Foyt, who has completed 60 marathons, lives in the active adult community of Rossmoor in Walnut Creek, California. He holds an AB and MBA from Stanford, and completed the degree work for a masters in historic preservation at the University of Georgia. This is his 12th novel. For review copies, author interviews, or more information please contact: Jon Foyt Email: jonfoyt (at) mac.com Website: http://www.jonfoyt.com

Author Perry Haupt points to the Bible as the age-old recipe for true success and happy, joyous living among all people in his new book, 'Trashing the Bible: Ancestral Development of America Based on the Bible' (published by AuthorHouse). The title comes from Haupt's belief that society as a whole has 'trashed the Bible' or thrown it away rather than using it for what it was intended: as a means of guidance for the proper way to live.

In 1625, Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens wrote that he was creating an oil sketch of the Three Graces using opalescent gray and warm brown hues— “en grisaille et non couleurs”— thus giving name to the practice of intentional chromatic reduction in painting and sculpture that has become an enduring paradigm of artistic practice to the present day.

DUCK COMMANDER MUSICAL, which had its World Premiere at the Crown Theater inside Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on April 15th, will be closing its doors earlier than planned.

Following the recent acquisition of more than 600 works from the Shunk-Kender Photography Collection, The Museum of Modern Art presents Art on Camera: Photographs by Shunk-Kender, 1960-1971, on view from May 17 through October 4, 2015.

Based on the best-selling book The Duck Commander Family by Willie and Korie Robertson, DUCK COMMANDER MUSICAL made its world premiere at the Crown Theater inside Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on April 15. The talented cast features Broadway veterans and Las Vegas locals who will join the company in celebration of the Robertson family's rags-to-riches story. Let's see what the critics had to say...

Based on the best-selling book The Duck Commander Family by Willie and Korie Robertson, DUCK COMMANDER MUSICAL makes its world premiere at the Crown Theater inside Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino tonight, April 15, 2015. The talented cast features Broadway veterans and Las Vegas locals who will join the company in celebration of the Robertson family's rags-to-riches story. DUCK DYNASTY's Willie and Korie Robertson stopped by TODAY to talk about the show - click below to watch the interview!

Based on the best-selling book The Duck Commander Family by Willie and Korie Robertson, preview performances for DUCK COMMANDER MUSICAL begins tonight, April 8. The production makes its world premiere at the Crown Theater inside Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on April 15. The talented cast features Broadway veterans and Las Vegas locals who will join the company in celebration of the Robertson family's rags-to- riches story.

Tony nominee Jeff Calhoun is at it again, bringing the famed Robertson family of television's DUCKY DYNASTY to life in Las Vegas, as the director of the world premiere of DUCK COMMANDER MUSICAL, which began performances earlier this month at the Crown Theater inside Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.

?After a nationwide search, full casting for the highly anticipated production, DUCK COMMANDER MUSICAL, is now available.

The Guggenheim Museum's major spring showcase focuses on the elusive yet imposing accomplishments of conceptual artist On Kawara.

?ESPNU will be home to a doubleheader on Saturday, March 14, including a non-conference matchup between No. 1 Syracuse and No. 16 Johns Hopkins at 2 p.m. Earlier in the day, No. 4 Notre Dame travels to ACC foe No. 7 Virginia at noon.

After a nationwide search, full casting for the highly anticipated production, DUCK COMMANDER MUSICAL, is now available. Based on the best-selling book The Duck Commander Family by Willie and Korie Robertson, preview performances for DUCK COMMANDER MUSICAL will begin April 8. The production will make its world premiere at the Crown Theater inside Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on April 15. The talented cast features Broadway veterans and Las Vegas locals who will join the company in celebration of the Robertson family's rags-to- riches story.

Get your duck calls ready - America's favorite family, the Robertsons, are bringing their story to life onstage for the first time. The highly anticipated DUCK COMMANDER MUSICAL, based on the best-selling book The Duck Commander Family by Willie and Korie Robertson, will make its world premiere at the Crown Theater inside Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on April 15.

Get your duck calls ready - America's favorite family, the Robertsons, are bringing their story to life onstage for the first time. The highly anticipated DUCK COMMANDER MUSICAL, based on the best-selling book The Duck Commander Family by Willie and Korie Robertson, will make its world premiere at the Crown Theater inside Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on April 15. Tickets range from $49 to $125 plus applicable taxes and fees and are available for purchase on Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. PT for Total Rewards members, the loyalty program of the Rio's parent company Caesars Entertainment, and Duck Commander fans by visiting www.duckcommandermusical.com. Facebook users who 'Like' the DUCK COMMANDER MUSICAL Facebook page can also gain access to the presale offer. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. PT.

All entries will go through a jurying process by industry professionals to determine the best student work.

?In the next week, the top three teams in the nation are in action across ESPN networks, including an ESPN2 doubleheader Sunday, Jan. 4, with No. 2 Connecticut playing St. John's in the Maggie Dixon Classic at Madison Square Garden at 1 p.m., followed by an SEC tilt featuring No. 1 South Carolina at LSU.

Pat Halloran, longtime President and CEO of the Memphis Development Foundation which operates The Orpheum Theatre, has announced plans to retire on December 31, 2015. Halloran joined the Memphis Development Foundation (MDF) in 1980 and will have completed 35 years of service at the time of his retirement.

NBCSN's Wednesday Night Rivalry coverage continues this week featuring two of the NHL's most prolific offensive stars, when Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins host Claude Giroux and the Philadelphia Flyers in a Keystone State showdown this Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET. This week's hockey coverage begins tomorrow night at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, when the Flyers travel to Chicago to face Patrick Kane and the Chicago Blackhawks, and concludes this weekend with a pair of college hockey matchups featuring Notre Dame and Niagara.