Bernardsville Mother & Daughter Plan Liberty Science 'Genius Gala'

Bernardsville resident Maggie Hariri has teamed with her daughter, Alexandra Hariri, to help plan Genius Gala 2.0, the Liberty Science Center's 20th annual fundraising event.

The gala is scheduled to take place May 24. Sir Richard Branson, British entrepreneur and an investor in Natirar in Peapack-Gladstone, Garry Kasparov, Russian chess master, and Dr. Cori Bargmann, an American neurobiologist, are scheduled to accept Genius Awards at the event.

Maggie Hariri is leading Liberty Science Center’s 20-plus member volunteer committee, which is working to greatly increase the nonprofit organization’s outreach to new friends for the science center, which is located in Jersey City.

Liberty Science Center's Magician-in-Residence, David Blaine, is scheduled to make a special appearance. Gala attendees will enjoy remarks from this year’s honorees, a book signing opportunity with Branson, a screening of The Magic of Flight in the nation’s largest IMAX Dome Theater, displays of tremendous skill by talented young people, and, of course, dinner and dancing.

For more information about the Gala, contact drand@lsc.org or 201-253-1223.

Tickets start at $750 per guest with options for table sponsorship. All proceeds benefit Liberty Science Center’s exhibitions and  programs, which offer experiences designed to expose learners of all ages to the excitement of science and technology. For more details, visit www.lsc.org/gala.