22 / matters magazine / school 2017 around town are giving me kisses.” If you are heading to the Shore, you can find Beloved Bath products at the Beach Boutique at Angler’s Marina in Sea Bright. “My customers love the colors and they love the scents of the soaps and they love the story behind it,” owner Liz Leonardis says. Kattouf and Miller also sell prod- ucts on BelovedBath.com and make custom favors – barnyard animal soaps for a baby shower, baseball bath bombs for a first communion, anchor soaps for a wedding shower. A percentage of all sales goes to fund vocational train- ing programs for individuals with au- tism. Past recipients include Somerset Hills Learning Institute in Bedminster, REED Academy in Oakland and the Friendship Circle in Livingston. “Our ultimate goal would really be to have a storefront,” Miller says, “where in the front we would be selling stuff, and the back would be a work- shop and we could actually employ multiple individuals with autism who are looking for job opportunities.” The need for such jobs is stagger- ing: According to David Kearon, di- rector of adult services for Autism Speaks, more than 500,000 teens with autism will enter adulthood – and the Above: Beloved Bath founders Pam Kattouf and Pat Miller. Below left: John and Justin at work. Right: John mixes fragrance oil into the bed and breakfast soap, a milk and honey scent with a dash of cinnamon. Buy Tickets Today! www.SOPACnow.org | (973) 313-2787 South orange Performing artS Center one SoPaC Way, South orange nJ 07079 SOPAC programs are made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. 4 Affordable 4 Convenient 4 Fun Sleeping Beauty SAT, OCT 21 AT 2PM The tale of a beautiful princess, an enchantment and a handsome prince comes to life on stage. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs SAT, NOV 18 AT 2PM American Repertory Ballet’s Nutcracker FRI, DEC 8 AT 7PM SAT, DEC 9 AT 2PM & 7PM Mark Nizer’s 4D… the only live 3D show in the world! SAT, JAN 13 AT 2PM The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales SAT, FEB 10 AT 2PM Goodnight Moon and the Runaway Bunny SAT, MAR 24 AT 2PM Treasure Island SAT, APR 7 AT 2PM The Gruffalo SAT, MAY 19 At 2PM