We're going back to 1983—the year Sheena was born—for a night of throwback fun featuring:
✨ Buffet Dinner + Cash Bar
✨ Live DJ spinning wicked cool 80s classics (bust a move!)
✨ Trivia & surprises
✨ Casual 80s attire optional (but totally encouraged!)

This year’s birthday celebration isn’t just about big hair, neon, and dancing—it’s about rallying together for our South Orange Public Library, the true cornerstone of access, information, and community. In a time when knowledge is power, the library remains the beating heart of our democracy, ensuring that everybody belongs here and every voice has a place.

🎁 Suggested birthday gift: a donation of $75 (or more if you can—$150, $300, $500, $1,000+). With a 1:1 match from a generous donor for every dollar raised up to $50K, Sheena's Birthday Bash is an incredible opportunity to double the impact of every gift in support our future library.

💌 You don’t have to give to attend, but your support will help us expand and modernize our library for generations to come.

🎟 Free tickets are available by reaching out to events@soplfoundation.org

Seats are limited, and reservations are first-come, first-served.

So grab your leg warmers, tease that hair, and join us for an unforgettable night to dance, celebrate, and keep South Orange moving forward—together!

Marietta Zacker (SOPL Foundation) • Eve Peterson (SOPL Foundation) • Laura Epstein (SOPL Foundation) • Jillian Howell (SOPL Foundation) • Jill Faherty (SOPL Director) • Councilwoman Jen Greenberg • Councilman Steve Schnall • Councilman Bobby Brown • Councilwoman Olivia Lewis Chang • Councilwoman Summer Jones • Councilman Bill Haskins • Assemblywoman Garnet Hall • Karen Hilton • Donna Coallier • Bob Zuckerman • Deborah Davis Ford • Nubia Duval Wilson • Hannah Zollman • Patricia Canning • Jessica Miller • Alison Oxman • Pete Travers • Kimaya Salaskar • Bob Landau • Gerry Boyce • Susan Haig • Jill Mendelsohn Lam • Lindsey Stone • Linda Beck • Colleen Breslin • Alex Breslin • Ritu Pancholy • Stacy Merriweather Fontil • Rodney Fontil • Macaulay Campbell • Devyani Guha • Arun Vadlamani • Jessi Empestan • Kerstin Diehn • Jacqui Hunter • Alia Covel • Brian Nesin • Paul Bartick • Thair Joshua • Larry Hirsh • Alice Hirsh • Julie Doran • Blake Smith • Matt Glass • Jen Glass • Jocelyn Ryan • Chris Rush • Harold Colton-Max • Nomi Colton-Max • Randy Rabney • Fran Lichtman • Will Meyer • Matthew Traub • Adena Traub • Michael Lerman • Kyle Younger • Liz Demkin • Dawn Williams

Mayor Sheena Collum's Totally 80s Birthday Bash!

All proceeds go to the South Orange Public Library’s Building Connections Campaign