Baseball Day comes to the Two River Theater Co.

RED BANK - Baseball takes over as the Two River Theater Company partners with Red Bank business Fameabilia to host Baseball Day on Sunday, from noon to 5 p.m.

This celebration of America's favorite pastime includes special guest appearances by Brooklyn Dodgers player Johnny Podres, David Kaplan of the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center, and Edward R. Murrow Award-winning journalist Warren Levinson. The entire building will be overrun with baseball readings, movies and games, in addition to Fameabilia's baseball expo in the lobby.

In the main lobby, former Brooklyn Dodger, Johnny "the Yankee Killer" Podres will be in the lobby from 1-3 p.m. for autograph signing of photos and baseballs. Preordering is strongly recommended. Call Fameabilia directly at (732) 450-8411. Fameabilia will also deck the lobby with a complete baseball expo - baseball cards, posters, collectibles and memorabilia.

In the Joan and Robert Rechnitz Theater, TRTC's Managing Director Guy Gsell hosts "Stump Vin," a trivia contest where contestants can win bragging rights, Mets tickets, and other prizes if they can stump Fameabilia's resident baseball expert.

Among the baseball readings are - Andy Griffith's What It Was Was Baseball, read by Erin Weaver; Baseball and Football by George Carlin, read by Phil Dorian; The Babe by Garrison Keillor, read by TRTC's Founder Robert M. Rechnitz; Casey at the Bat by Ernest L. Thayer, read by Joe Russo; The Year, The Moment and Johnny Podres by Robert Creamer, read by Guy Gsell; Baseball's Sad Lexicon by Franklin Pierce Adams; and The Thrill of the Grass by W.P. Kinsella, read by TRTC's Artistic Director Aaron Posner.

Special guest speakers include David Kaplan, director of the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center; and Warren Levinson, Associated Press Bureau Chief.

In the gallery under the Rechnitz Theater seats, local baseball fanatics will show off their own collections of baseball memorabilia.

Meanwhile, in the Marion Huber Theater, fans can step into TRTC's own movie house for famous baseball movie moments and shorts including: Who's on First?, Buster Keaton's The Cameraman, Bugs Bunny, baseball bloopers, and more. This baseball movie series features a rarely seen silent classic starring Babe Ruth.

On the Plaza, fans can clock their pitching speed with special Speed Sensor Baseballs.

And of course, it can't possibly be Baseball Day without hot dogs and a cold brew. The beer garden opens at noon.

Tickets are $15 and are available by calling the TRTC Box Office at (732) 345-1400, online at www.trtc.org or by visiting the Box Office at 21 Bridge Ave. in Red Bank. TRTC is fully accessible to people with disabilities.