Princeton, NJ — Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, the world's foremost all-male comic ballet company, return to McCarter Theatre Center on Saturday, January 24 at 7:30 PM, delighting audiences with their internationally beloved fusion of classical ballet and outrageous comedy.
For 50 years, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo—affectionately known as the Trocks—have enchanted audiences of all ages with sold-out performances that combine a fabulous sense of fun with flawless classical technique. This convention-breaking corps de ballet pirouettes through beloved classics, turning tradition on its head with dazzling precision and uproarious humor.
Founded in New York City in 1974, the Trocks have become an international sensation, beloved by ballet aficionados and newcomers alike. Expect sassy spoofs, fierce false eyelashes, and larger-than-life stage personas paired with virtuosic pointe work, immaculate technique, and impeccable comedic timing. With men dancing both male and female roles, the company celebrates ballet's traditions while gleefully exaggerating its conventions—tutus, wigs, and all.
Once seen as delightfully unconventional, the Trocks now thrive in a cultural landscape that embraces their work for what it truly is: sheer, joyous entertainment. Beloved by seasoned ballet lovers and first-time audiences alike, the company has been hailed as "the funniest night you'll ever have at the ballet" (The Guardian), as well as "a guaranteed hoot for people who know nothing of ballet and an absolute must for those who think they know the originals" (Sydney Star Observer).
Blending a loving knowledge of classical dance with razor-sharp comedic insight, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo honor the beauty of ballet while joyfully subverting its most cherished conventions—proving, night after night, that men can indeed dance en pointe, without falling flat on their faces.
For tickets, visit mccarter.orgor call Patron Services at (609) 258-2787.
Cervantes’ classic is reimagined in a dazzling new production from the creators of McCarter audience favorites, Lookingglass Alice and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Somewhere in La Mancha there lived a man who read so many books that his brains dried up…so he becomes a knight! As Don Quixote embarks on his impossible quest for justice, Lookingglass Theatre’s signature acrobatics, breathtaking visuals, and boundless imagination transport audiences into his wild, windmill-tilting world.
The Winter 1 Season is ending on January 23rd, and we’re getting ready for our next 10-week session, Winter 2, beginning January 24th.
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CURRENT PLAYERS: If you are currently enrolled in the Winter 1 Season, your current spot is automatically held for the new season. All payments are due and will be processed this Friday, January 9th.
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NEW PLAYERS: Registration opens for new players on Monday, January 12th. At that time, any spots not yet confirmed or paid in full by current players will be made available.
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We’re looking forward to another strong season of tennis and can’t wait to see you back on the courts.
Artist Reception: Friday, November 14, 2025, from 5pm to 7pm
Exhibition Dates: November 4 - December 17, 2025
Public Viewings are available on Fridays,10am to 3pm, from Friday, November 7through Friday, December 12.Or call Skye Meau to make an appointment 609-924-1014.
Description of the Exhibit:
"Landscapes of Being" reflects Spriha's journey to translate her existence into meaningful visual stories. She creates intuitively from her experiences and travels, influenced by her Indian roots and the rich diversity of the American culture she has absorbed over the years. Her passion for texture, color, and nature makes her creations both visually captivating and environmentally meaningful.
You can see more of Spriha's work on her website: www.sprihagupta.com and you can follow her on Instagram at: @art_by_spriha. Spriha works out of her studio at Princeton Makes, an artist cooperative in Princeton.
Want Amaryllis, Cyclamen, a gift basket,or Poinsettias for the holidays? Order by Monday November 24th, and help support Princeton High School Choirs.
This fundraiser provides funds for musical collaborations, guest artists, and ensures all students can participate in any domestic and international PHS Choir trips.
Flowers will be available for pick up on December 3 at the PHS PAC. Free delivery is available for all business orders.
The flowers are grown locally here in NJ on a family-owned farm and are exceptionally fresh and long-lasting.
The PHS Choral Department reflects the values of a community that takes pride in its continuing tradition of academic and cultural achievement by enhancing the educational experience of its entire student population.
Thank you for your support — and happy flower shopping!
Step back in time this December as General Washington's daring Delaware River crossing is brought to life during two spectacular reenactments at Washington Crossing Historic Park, located at 1112 River Road Washington Crossing, PA 18977 at the intersection of Routes 532 and 32. Thousands will gather on the banks of the river to witness this defining moment of the American Revolution, an enduring holiday tradition now in its 73rd year.
The Friends of Washington Crossing Park will host two opportunities to experience the Crossing this season: the First Crossing on Sunday, December 14, and the Christmas Day Crossing on Thursday, December 25. Both events feature hundreds of reenactors in full Continental Army dress, bringing the 18th century to life with military drills, fife and drum music, and the dramatic river crossing in replica Durham boats. Funding for this event was provided by America250PA's Semiquincentennial Grant Program.
Time: 10:00 AM–3:00 PM (actual crossing at 1:00 PM)
Tickets: $9 for adults, $5 for children ages 5–11, free for children under 5; family rate (2 adults and 2 children under 18) is $25.
The First Crossing is not a dress rehearsal, it's a full-day event that offers visitors a wide range of immersive 18th-century experiences beyond the historical reenactment. Guests can take part in a variety of activities designed for visitors of all ages:
The traditional Christmas Crossing commemorates Washington's bold move across the Delaware on the night of December 25, 1776. Visitors are encouraged to arrive by 11:30 AM to secure the best view of the riverbank ceremony, which includes military processions, fife and drum performances, and an inspiring speech from General Washington himself. Admission is free, thanks to proceeds from the First Crossing and contributions from many generous donors. McCaffrey's Food Market will provide refreshments in a heated tent for Members of the Friends.
Don't miss the boat for a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of America's 250th Anniversary, learn about 2026 initiatives and how you can invest in the future while honoring the past!
Parking is free and clearly marked. Individuals with disabilities who need assistance or accommodations should contact the Visitor Center at 215-493-4076. River crossings are contingent upon safe river conditions. In the event of unsafe weather, which does not allow for the crossing to occur, ceremonies, speeches and living history demonstrations will still take place.
Washington's crossing is part of the Ten Crucial Days, a pivotal campaign from December 25, 1776, through January 3, 1777, during which Washington's army achieved three critical victories at Trenton and Princeton that changed the course of the Revolutionary War. For a complete list of partner events, including the Old Barracks Museum's Patriots Week in Trenton (December 26–31) and the Princeton Battlefield Society's reenactment (January 4), visit www.WashingtonCrossingPark.org.
Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity.
Groups of 10 or more, please contact the Sales Manager at 267-930-4816.
Thank you to Joe Santy and The Victory Foundation for their support of the Pay What You Can Program.
At 5:30pm on November 21, a limited number of tickets are reserved for anyone wishing to purchase up to 6 tickets at the price of their choosing. Suggested price $10. Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis & seating locations will be assigned by the Box Office. More info about Pay What you Can Performances can be found on our FAQ page.
Where: The Watershed Institute – 31 Titus Mill Rd, Pennington, NJ
This training is suitable for Department of Public Works crews, facilities staff, or landscape crews and leaders who maintain green infrastructure features like rain gardens, meadows, or naturalized detention basins.
This workshop provides practical training that crews can apply immediately when maintaining green infrastructure features in your town or at your facility.
In this workshop, you will learn:
How stormwater impacts local waterways
Inspection, care, and adaptive management of green stormwater infrastructure
Native plant selection and identification for BMPs
Common invasive species and management approaches
How to read, interpret, and contribute to BMP maintenance plans
Please register soon, as we have a limited number of spots! Registration ends October 17th. If you have any questions, contact Olivia at ospildooren@thewatershed.org
This program is provided in partnership with the Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council, Kean University, and Mercer County Community College.
Discover how community-driven conservation is shaping a brighter, healthier future for both people and wildlife.
Art around the clock with us as we throw open the doors to your new Museum! This Halloween, celebrate the opening of our new building with activations throughout the galleries.
Get ready for twenty-four hours of fun, featuring sky gazing, art making, live performances, poetry readings, storytelling, wellness activities, and so much more. The Museum’s galleries will be open for visitors to explore during the entire event!
Check back often. We’ll continue to add more details as we approach the reopening.
Fall Family Fun Weekends continue through Nov 1 & 2, 10am-5pm
Don’t miss Terhune Orchards’ 50th Apple Day Celebration Weekend – Saturday & Sunday, September 13th & 14th, 10am -5pm. What started many years ago as a fall harvest family reunion at the farm has grown into a fabulous harvest festival for visitors near and far. Families are invited to join the Mount Family and experience the joy of fall on our family farm.
Special for Apple Day Weekend: Throw-back fun includes a mountain of hay to play in at the “Hay Toss”. Take a wagon ride around the farm, facepainting. Jumbo prize winner pumpkins perfect for photo opportunities and to sit on. On Saturday, Molly Dancers will perform and on Sunday enjoy the tunes of the Daisy Jug Band just like we have at many Apple Days over the years!
Apple Day has always been full of delicious food “down home style” and the tradition continues. Fresh pressed apple cider. A one hundred pound pig will be roasted each day for slicing into delicious pork sandwiches. Pam’s Food Pavilion is filled with country fare hamburgers, cider donuts, fresh pie and much more. Stop at our Outdoor Market for apple cider slush and hand scooped ice cream.
With over 30 activities & attractions, we invite you to discover fun for everyone! Farm full of fun activities for all ages.
Visit our barnyard of animals, Barnyard Sports Barn, hay bale & corn mazes, pony rides, pumpkin picking & painting, pedal tractors, and play area. Have fun at the hippity-hop corral, backyard sand box and duck races. Explore the hands-on fun in our discovery barn, little tots farm store and junior mechanics’ shop.
Enjoy the live music 12pm-4pm each day by some of the area’s best local talent. Walk among nature on the farm trail and fall scavenger hunt. Don’t miss the Hay Pyramid and pumpkin house!
In our historic apple orchard, in addition to special 50th Anniversary wines, enjoy a tasting flight or a glass of red, white or fruit-based wine, with plenty of open-air seating. The seasonal favorite, apple wine, is made with our own apple cider.
From the 1st Apple Day experiencing life on the farm with Pick Your Own, on a real working family farm – Pick Your Own apples and pumpkins. Choosing just the right pumpkin for your jack-o’-lanterns or decorations can be a family affair. Have fun decorating your own pumpkin at the pumpkin painting station. Pick Your Own Apples – are at our 13 Van Kirk Road Orchard.
Apple Day 50th Celebration Weekend Buy in Advance and Save! Tickets required for entry to festival fun and Winery. https://terhuneorchards.ticketspice.com/fall-2025 - continue the fun weekends through Nov 1 & 2!
In 2025 we are excited to celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Farminary, Princeton Theological Seminary’s 21-acre sustainable farm. The Farminary is a place where theological education is integrated with small-scale regenerative agriculture to train faith leaders who are conversant in the areas of ecology, sustainability, and food justice. It is designed to train students to challenge society’s 24–7 culture of productivity by following a different rhythm, one that is governed by the seasons and Sabbath.
Over the last decade, the Farminary has become not only a critical place of learning for seminary students but for the wider community as well. It is our intention that the 10th anniversary celebration event — September 24-27, 2025 in Princeton, NJ —includes a line-up of workshops and conversations that reflect the core values of the Farminary and appeal to people in the church and beyond.
The event includes time on the farm, time with one another, and time with some of the brightest minds continuing to shape conversations related to ecology and theology, food justice, sabbath, and more, including Willie Jennings, Barbara Brown Taylor, Jeff Chu, Michael Twitty, Tiya Myles, and Heber Brown, among others.
September 13th our NEW recreational soccer league begins for children grades K-5! Practices and games are Saturday mornings at Riverside School, 9/13 through 11/15 (no games 11/8).
We'll be focusing on having fun, skill development and promoting sportsmanship, character and community!
The registration deadline is approaching! REGISTER HERE by August 24th to secure your spot!
Embark on a Culinary Journey: North Italy in a Glass at The Perch!
Join us for an exclusive wine-tasting event at The Perch at Peacock Inn, celebrating the exquisite flavors of Northern Italy. On Thursday, July 24th, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, immerse yourself in a curated selection of fine Italian wines, expertly paired with executive chef's delectable creations.
Our evening will be guided by Chris Quarles, a CSW & WSET Level II certified Wine & Spirits Consultant for Opici Family Distributing, who will share his insights and passion for these remarkable wines.
Featured Pairings:
Viberti Giovanni, Piemonte Chardonnay 2023
Paired with: Melon Carpaccio & Mascarpone
Viberti Giovanni, Dogliani Pubblicano 2021
Paired with: Grilled Lamb Neck & Golden Raisin Polenta
Cesari, Jema Corvina 2016
Paired with: Cockle Risotto
This intimate experience is priced at $50 per guest (plus tax & gratuity.) Limited seats are available for this special event.
Reserve your spot today and secure your journey through North Italy! Call 609-924-1707.
There will be a special municipal-wide branch and log collection to occur during the week of July 14. Material must be ready for collection by 7 a.m. on July 14 and cannot be in the right of way more than 7 days prior (before July 7). This is a special, one-time only collection; once we complete the collection, residents will have to wait until their scheduled day in August.
Hopewell Twp, NJ – Mercer County Executive Dan Benson and Mercer County 4-H invite residents to showcase their creative talents and skills at the 106th Annual Mercer County 4-H Fair!
The Fair is an inspirational community event, celebrating agriculture, innovation, and the talent of Mercer County residents. The fair will run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, July 26, and from 10 AM to 4 PM, Sunday, July 27. Admission and parking are free to all attendees.
"Each year our 4-H Fair provides an astounding showcase for the talents of our youth, while drawing families from across Mercer County and beyond for a weekend of wholesome family fun," said Mercer County Executive Dan Benson. "If you're an artist, craftsperson, or gardener, I hope you'll consider submitting your latest work at the show."
There are many 'Open Division' categories, open to public entries from both youth and adults. Entrants do not need to be 4-H members to exhibit. Any project created in the past year can be entered into the fair, including arts and crafts, photography, gardening, clothing, baking, woodworking, and more.
Visit https://mercer.njaes.rutgers.edu/4h/fair to find full details about exhibiting, as well as a complete schedule of the fair. Projects will be received from the general public for entry in the fair on Thursday, July 24, from 3 to 7 PM at Howell Living History Farm. In addition to judging by experts, the fairgoers will vote on their favorite exhibits in each category on Saturday, July 26. Those receiving the most votes will be recognized on Sunday, July 27.
Across both days of The Fair, visitors can enjoy animal shows, live music, farm tours, exhibits, children's activities, hayrides, magic shows, and pony rides. Plenty of food and drink, including homemade ice cream, will be available for purchase. The opening ceremony for the fair will be held at 1 PM on Saturday, July 26 in the Show Tent. A country dance with a string band and a caller is scheduled for 6 PM on Sunday, July 27.
Mercer County 4-H is a youth development program operated by Rutgers Cooperative Extension which provides research-based, hands-on learning experiences for youth across Mercer. For more information about 4-H, or about entering projects in the fair, please contact Altaira Bejgrowicz at the Mercer County 4-H Office at (609) 989-6830 or bejgrowicz@njaes.rutgers.edu.
Rising fifth to ninth graders learn the basics of debate and public speaking under the guidance of experienced high school student debaters. Novice and experienced debaters are welcome. Students will learn research and analytical skills that will extend beyond debate and help them in future class presentations and essay writing. Registration is required.
Participation is limited to 20 students who are expected to attend all five sessions of the camp; register only if you are able to commit to attending all five sessions. Registration opens on Monday, June 30, at 9 a.m.
The camp runs Monday, July 14, to Friday, July 18. Hours are: Monday, July 14, through Thursday, July 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. The final debate is on Friday, July 18, at 2 p.m. and is open to family and friends.
The Kiwanis Club of Trenton is proud to partner with the City of Trenton and the community to present "Heritage Weekend -- History was made here" celebrating Trenton's rich history and diversity, July 4 - 8, 2025. All are welcome to join us for five days full of fascinating programs, inspiring celebrations and, of course, great food! Heritage Weekend culminates with the 249th annual Proclamation of the Declaration of Independence on Tuesday July 8, 2025 at noon on Warren Street. The reenactment is at the same location and time as the first reading of the Declaration in Trenton in 1776. The full Heritage Weekend calendar is below.
WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. – McConkey’s Market returns for its 10th spring season on Saturday, June 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Washington Crossing Historic Park (PA).
Held only twice a year, the market features nearly 100 vendors selling an eclectic mix of artisan crafts, up-cycled items, vintage goods, handmade jewelry, original art and photography, pottery, reclaimed furniture, and collectibles. The market also includes live music and several food vendors.
McConkey’s Market takes its name from the park’s historic McConkey Ferry Inn. The building represents a typical country inn or tavern of the Revolutionary era. Tradition has it that George Washington ate at the inn prior to his crossing of the Delaware River.
Admission to the market is free and it will be held rain or shine. For more information, visit McConkeysMarket.com or follow the market on Facebook or Instagram.
NJ's Official Tall Ship, Oyster Schooner A.J. Meerwald Arrives at Waterfront Dock in Trenton, NJ Wednesday 5/14 at 12 noon (Dockside Reception 5/14 at 3pm)
New Jersey's Official Tall Ship, oyster schooner A.J. Meerwald is set to arrive in Trenton! A dockside Reception will be held on Wednesday 5/14 at 3pm. From Wednesday evening, May 14th through Sunday May 18th, A.J. Meerwald will be sailing from Trenton thanks to the support of County Executive Dan Benson, Commissioner Samuel Frisby and the Mercer County Park Commission. Free community education programs on Sat for kids.
Dockside Reception Agenda:
3:00 PM - Light Hors d'oeuvres and Beverages
3:15 PM - Welcome from Executive Director, Jessica Yorke
3:20 PM - Mercer County Executive, Dan Benson
3:25 PM - Mercer County Commissioner, Samuel Frisby
3:30 PM - Boat Tours
3:45 PM - Closing
Public Sails & Education Sails for youth Wednesday - Sunday
Sat. 5/17 10 AM - 12 noon Community Education Programs & Boat Tours Free to the public. Activities provided by Tulpehaking Nature Center; United Mercer Interfaith Organization (UMIO); SPLASH Classroom, Schooner A.J. Meerwald & the Bayshore Center at Bivalve, who owns and operates NJ's Tall Ship.
Location: Waterfront Park 1 Thunder Road Trenton, NJ. (Access to the dock is behind the Baseball Stadium)
NJ's Tall Ship, oyster schooner A.J. Meerwald will arrive just prior to the dockside reception with special guests from the Cape May Point Arts and Science Center. The expedition will focus on the region's history, ecology, and conservation efforts, including the impact of climate change and the importance of the bay as a critical watershed. Scientists, educators, and experts will complete their three day transit from Port Norris, NJ (Maurice River), up the Delaware Bay and then following the Delaware River to arrive in Trenton in time for the dockside reception.
The Bayshore Center at Bivalve is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to advance the understanding of the human impact on New Jersey's aquatic environment through education, advocacy, and programming. BCB operates the authentically restored 1928 oyster schooner A.J. MEERWALD, New Jersey's official tall ship, as a hands-on sailing classroom throughout the region. It also operates the Delaware Bay Museum and offers shore-based programs at its campus and the schooner's home port of Bivalve on the scenic Maurice River in Cumberland County.
$50 Bonus Card for every $150 gift card purchased May 1-15th. Bank on the services and use the rest of the year. PLUS 25% off all Fillers, 25% off all Facials, including Hydrafacial and Microneedling 25% off all IVs including the 4Ever Young IV and NAD+ 4Ever Young @ Princeton Shopping Center, 301 N. Harrison Street, Princeton Stop in, call 609-806-6464 or go online now!
2024 Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play Primary Trust Comes to McCarter Theatre Quietly powerful and brimming with heart, Eboni Booth's off-Broadway hit begins May 8
PRINCETON, NJ — McCarter Theatre Center concludes its 2024–2025 season with Primary Trust, the tender and widely acclaimed play by Eboni Booth, winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Directed by Timothy Douglas, the production runs May 8–25, with Opening Night on May 9 at 7:30 p.m. A co-production with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, this moving new work offers a heartfelt close to the season.
"Primary Trust is brimming with humor and heart," says McCarter Artistic Director Sarah Rasmussen. "In the deft hands of director Timothy Douglas, it's a not-to-be-missed production. This is the kind of play we need right now—one that reminds us of the human goodness that is possible when we take the time to listen and connect."
Set in a small upstate New York town, Primary Trust follows Kenneth, a shy 38-year-old bookstore worker whose days are defined by routine and his evenings by Mai Tais with his best friend, Bert. But when Kenneth is suddenly laid off, he's pushed to confront a world he's long avoided—with transformative, often heartwarming results.
Written with warmth, wit, and compassion, Primary Trust is a quietly powerful story about starting over, making unexpected connections, and finding the courage to fully step into life. Critics across the country have embraced it as "utterly absorbing, very funny, [a] darn near perfect play" (The Daily Beast), "wonderfully vivid" (The New York Times), and "as tenderhearted as it is spryly comic, and as poignant as it is ultimately uplifting" (Los Angeles Times).
Director Timothy Douglas is the recipient of the Lloyd Richards Director Award from the National Black Theatre Festival and currently serves as an Associate Artist and member of the Board of Trustees at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.
The cast features DeShawn Harold Mitchell (Broadway: All My Sons), Shane Taylor (MFA, Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers), Lilian Oben, and Peter Bisgaier—a Bucks County resident who has appeared on area stages including Pegasus Theatre Company, Passage Theatre, and Bristol Riverside Theatre, to name a few. Understudies include CJ Stewart, Jeff Trainor, and Jalisa Williams.
The creative team includes Tony Cisek (Scenic Design), Trevor Bowen (Costume Design), Peter Maradudin (Lighting Design), and Melanie Chen Cole (Sound Design). Additional members of the team are Stephanie Klapper, CSA (Casting Director), Tatiana Godfrey (Dramaturg), and Martavius Parrish (Associate Director). The production stage manager is Alison Cote, with Alexandria Griner serving as assistant stage manager.
Come early, stay late:
CASTAWAY's Pop-Up Tropical Bar
Unwind with signature cocktails and island vibes as McCarter's upper Berlind Lobby transforms into a pop-up tropical bar during the run of Primary Trust. Enjoy sweeping views and relaxed conversation—open 5:30–8 p.m. on Thursdays and 5:30–10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
Post-Show Discussions with the Creative Team
Stay after select matinee performances for exclusive conversations with members of the creative team, offering insights into the play's themes and artistic process.
New Matinee Option!
McCarter is introducing a weekday matinee at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 15—and next season, all five plays in McCarter's Theater Season will include weekday matinees.
TICKETS
Primary Trust runs May 8 through 25 at McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, NJ. Tickets are available at mccarter.org or by calling the box office at 609-258-2787.
About McCarter Theatre Center
McCarter is one of the country's flagship theaters and a vibrant center for community and the performing arts. Located on the campus of Princeton University, the company is an independent nonprofit, serving as a nationally renowned, multi-disciplinary creative hub for arts and ideas, offering theatre, music, dance, spoken word, and educational programs for all ages. A two-time Tony Award winner, McCarter's legacy of artistic excellence dates back to the theatre's first performances in 1930. Thornton Wilder's Our Town, Kaufmann & Hart's You Can't Take It with You, and William Inge's Bus Stop all had their premieres on the McCarter stage, paving the way for a long history of collaborations with playwrights to launch remarkable works that have gone on to tens of thousands of performances, reaching millions of audience members around the world. The company is equally revered for presenting global artists on its stages, including Alvin Ailey, Yo-Yo Ma, Samara Joy, Hasan Minhaj, Jon Stewart, Caetano Veloso, Rhiannon Giddens, Patti Smith, Esperanza Spalding, Lake Street Dive, and Herbie Hancock, among many others. Of the 100,000 community members who directly participate in the company's work every year, more than 5,000 are students taking part in McCarter's robust educational offerings in Princeton, Trenton, and schools throughout the region. McCarter leads with values of "justice and joy, and beauty in belonging," creating stories and experiences that enliven minds, expand imaginations, and engage communities.
If you haven't RSVP'd for the C-Change Conversations 2025 Spring Benefit this Thursday (see details below), it's not too late – limited seating is still available!
In case you haven't heard yet, we'd like to take this opportunity to announce a pivot in the evening's program. Due to unforeseen circumstances, our original guest speaker is unable to attend. While we are disappointed by that, we're thrilled to announce our new featured speaker will be New York Times award-winning reporter David Gelles!
David currently writes for the Climate desk and leads the Times' "Climate Forward" newsletter. He'll join Kathleen Biggins for a fascinating discussion about climate, capitalism, and culture, areas of expertise that he delves into in his forthcoming book, "Dirtbag Billionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away" (due out in September).
In addition to the featured discussion, we'll be hosting two auctions. You'll have the chance to win a weeklong stay in a luxury accommodation in your choice of Paris, Cannes, Barcelona, or Rome, courtesy of August. You'll also have a chance to bid on stunning nature photographs donated by Lisa Granozio and Dallas Hetherington.
It's going to be a wonderful evening and we hope you can join us if you aren't planning to already! If you have any questions or would prefer a refund due to the speaker change, please contact nicole.curnan@c-changeconversations.org.
By Eboni Booth
Directed by Timothy Douglas
Co-production with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
May 8–25, 2025
Berlind Theatre
This deeply moving play takes you on a journey of personal transformation, human connection, and the power of community. With its thoughtful exploration of resilience and trust, Primary Trust will challenge your perspectives and resonate long after the curtain falls. But the experience doesn't end with the show! We've curated something extra special for you at select performances:
?? Pre- and Post-Show Castaway's Pop-Up Tropical Bar Start your evening with a refreshing tropical drink, or unwind after the show with a cocktail or mocktail as you soak in the vibrant atmosphere.
?? Post-Show Discussions with the Creative Team Stay after the performance for an exclusive conversation with members of the creative team, where you'll have the opportunity to delve deeper into the play's themes and artistic process.
Whether you're looking for theater that challenges and enriches your understanding of the world, or simply want to engage with your community in a meaningful way, Primary Trust offers a performance that you won't soon forget.
Don't miss your chance to see this Pulitzer Prize-winning play and enjoy a truly immersive theater experience.
Get your tickets today and join us for an evening that will inspire, challenge, and connect you with others in your community.
Tour Hidden Trail Farm, the 49th Bucks County Designer House & Gardens after designers and landscapers completely transform this historic 14 acre property that includes a traditional Pennsylvania farmhouse and an impressive custom-designed chalet built in 1992 with an open, multi-story living area and loft. A recently renovated pool and patio area includes a large screened-in gazebo and stunning waterfall while the barn hosts a cafe and boutiques. The Bucks County Designer House & Gardens is the largest fundraising event of the Village Improvement Association of Doylestown. Proceeds from the Designer House support Doylestown Health Foundation and the charitable missions of the VIA.
(Trenton, NJ) The Ellarslie Open, Trenton City Museum’s annual juried art show, invites artists to enter artwork from April 6 through May 16 via its online Call for Art. Sheryl Liebman Fisher, Associate Director of Gallery Henoch in New York City, will jury the 2025 show.
Artists may submit from anywhere and may enter up to four works. Complete instructions and timeline are found at ellarslie.org/eo42. The link to the Call for Art will activate Sunday, April 6. The show’s five categories are: Paintings; Works on Paper; Sculpture; Photography; and Digital Art. The top award, Best In Show Overall, carries a prize of $1000. Five category awards and sponsored awards also carry cash prizes.
Showcasing contemporary creations by established and emerging artists, the Ellarslie Open has developed into the area’s premier annual juried exhibition since its beginnings in the early 1980s. In 2024, out of 555 entries, the juror selected 110 diverse pieces by artists from across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and beyond. The 2025 show will open with an Artists’ and Members’ Reception Saturday, June 21, and will remain on view through September 7. Further details about gallery talks and other programming related to the exhibition will be announced.
SHERYL LIEBMAN FISHER, JUROR
Ellarslie Open 42 Juror Sheryl Liebman Fisher discovered her passion for contemporary art while earning a degree in Art History and Business at New York University. With over 20 years of experience in the gallery world, both in New York City and London, she is currently an Associate Director at Gallery Henoch in Manhattan. Sheryl also holds a certificate in Appraisal Studies in Fine and Decorative Arts from NYU and the Appraisers Association of America. Her extensive gallery background has positioned her as a key bridge between artists and collectors. She thrives on discovering new talents and trends in the art world, and is dedicated to supporting innovative voices and bringing exciting artwork to the forefront of contemporary art.
THE TRENTON CITY MUSEUM
The Trenton City Museum is housed in Ellarslie Mansion, an 1848 Italianate Villa designed by John Notman. It is in the heart of Trenton’s historic Cadwalader Park, designed by the legendary Frederick Law Olmsted. The building is owned by the City of Trenton and operated by the nonprofit Trenton Museum Society, founded in 1973. The museum explores and celebrates Trenton’s history and culture, showcases contemporary art, artists, and performers, and offers community events, talks, and workshops for all ages. Hours for the museum and its gift shop are Thursdays through Saturday from 12 to 4 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. There is no admission fee to view the museum’s art and history offerings, but donations are welcomed. Learn more at ellarslie.org or 609-989-1191. For more on Ellarslie Open 42: ellarslie.org/eo42; exhibits@ellarslie.org; 609-989-1191.
Princeton Jazz Festival will feature jazz bands from nine area high schools and middle schools, including the PHS Studio Band performing with guest artist Charlie Rosen from the 8-Bit Big Band. 4 to 10pm, Princeton High School Performing Arts Center. $15 Adults, $10 Students/Seniors. Proceeds benefit the PHS Band program. More at princetonjazzfest.org
This April, YWCA Princeton invites the community to join Steps 4 Equity, a month-long initiative designed to engage, educate, and empower individuals to take action for racial justice. "As we launch this initiative alongside our annual Stand Against Racism, I invite you to join us in creating lasting change," said YWCA Princeton CEO Rose Wong. "Together, we have the power to make a meaningful impact – let's stand united and take action today."
Four Ways to Get Involved:
1.Racial Justice Challenge YWCA Princeton's Racial Justice Challenge invites participants to engage daily with resources such as articles, videos, podcasts, and books, exploring systemic racism, social justice, and equity on both national and local levels. This challenge offers an excellent opportunity to learn while making a tangible impact and introduces what steps can be taken in our community to make justice a reality.
2.Until Justice Just Is Student Competition Mercer County High school students are encouraged to respond to the theme "UNTIL JUSTICE JUST IS" by submitting an essay, video, or artwork that answers the question, "What does 'until justice just is' mean to you, and how can we take action daily to make justice a reality?" This competition is a meaningful opportunity for youth to share their voices and contribute to the conversation on racial justice.Prizes will be awarded to four winners:
a.$500 for the top overall winner
b.$250 for second place
c.$150 for third place
d.$100 for the fan favorite winner
3.Walk for Equity Join YWCA Princeton's virtual Walk for Equity walkathon. Whether walking solo or forming a team, this event raises awareness and funds for YWCA Princeton's racial justice programs. Prizes will be awarded for the top fundraisers, most miles walked, and the largest teams. This event offers a fun and active way to support the cause while making a difference.
4.Stand Against Racism: 6:30 PM, April 24th, W Center at YWCA Princeton Honoring our 20-year history of Stand Against Racism, Steps 4 Equity will culminate in a community gathering. During this event, winners of the Until Justice Just Is Student Competition and the Walk for Equity prize winners will be announced. This event will feature performances and inspiring speakers, creating a space for youth to lead the conversation on racial justice.
YWCA Princeton encourages everyone to take part in one or more of the Steps 4 Equity initiatives to advance racial justice, empower youth voices, and help create a more inclusive community.For more details and to register, please visitwww.ywcaprinceton.org/steps4equity. Contact Director of Mission Advancement, Brigitte Jean-Louis, with any questions at BJeanLouis@ywcaprinceton.orgor 609-497-2100 x316.
About YWCA Princeton
YWCA Princeton is #OnAMission to eliminate racism, empower women and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. The YW advances its mission through programs that promote equity by creating opportunity, and support for women and girls along every age and every stage of life. Programs include childcare, English as a Second Language classes, a breast cancer resource center, economic empowerment offerings, racial and gender equity advocacy, professional and social groups, and more. For more details about services, visit www.ywcaprinceton.org.
The Princeton Environmental Film Festival is an annual signature event of Princeton Public Library. Screenings are at the Sands Library Building, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton and virtually.
Founded in 2007, the festival’s mission is to share exceptional documentary films and to engage the community in exploring environmental sustainability from a wide range of perspectives.
Screenings are free and often accompanied by a Q&A with directors and producers and talks by invited speakers. The festival also presents related events with community partners to provide opportunities to participate in sustainable actions and initiatives year-round.
As the festival evolves and its sustainability is considered, organizers are mindful of expanding its reach while maintaining its identity as a meaningful local event.
The Arts Council of Princeton presents Art People Party 2025: PROM -- a kaleidoscope of youthful nostalgia x present day wisdom as imagined through a joyful, inclusive, and artistic lens! Dance, dine, and be inspired by an unforgettable evening of connection and community, all in support of the Arts Council.
This year, we're thrilled to honor Kristin S. Appelget, Assistant Vice President for Community and Regional Affairs at Princeton University. Kristin's transformative work in Princeton's development and engagement with our organization (and countless others) has had an immeasurable impact on the town of Princeton and beyond. We can't wait to celebrate her remarkable achievements and contributions during this special evening.
Calling all budding artists! Join us for a fun filled spring break camp to get your creative juices flowing. You will create paintings, sculptures, drawings and more, while also playing games and improv exercises to keep us moving and energized. Each day will include a balance of art activities, outdoor time and recess, and game time to keep your camper engaged and active. Students will rotate between teaching artists in our studio and art gallery each day so students have a chance to create a variety of exciting art projects, do movement and improv exercises, and socialize with friends their age.
Join us for four exciting days of improvisation, theater games, and creative exploration! Young actors will laugh, play, and collaborate as they build confidence, develop storytelling skills, and bring their imaginations to life. With an emphasis on teamwork, self-expression, and imaginative play, campers will experience the inspiring magic of theater!
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This year’s sale will be held March 12-16 at Stuart Country Day School, 1200 Stuart Road, in Princeton. Admission on the first day is $32. Tickets may be purchased on the Annual Sale page at bmandwbooks.com or at the door. All other days are free. The book sale raises college scholarships for local students.
Our volunteers sort through hundreds of thousands of donated books each year to select about 60,000 volumes for the annual sale. Books are in very good to excellent condition, set out in over 60 categories for easy browsing.
THREE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS:
Buyers will find books from the estate of Alfred Bush, an editor of the Papers of Thomas Jefferson and longtime curator of Western and Native American materials at the Princeton University Library. There are also volumes from the estate of Bryn Mawr graduate Dr. Susan Auth, a classical archaeologist and Newark Museum curator. The final private collection that will be on sale is from the estate of Susan Casteras, Professor Emeritus of Art at the University of Washington (Seattle), an expert on British art, especially Victorian and pre- Raphaelitism.
EXCEPTIONAL BOOKS
Exceptional books this year include an original 1894 “Peacock” edition of Pride and Prejudice, with an exquisite gilt cover design, a celebrated example of late Victorian pictorial covers. Also on offer is an original 1704 edition in excellent condition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum, or Index of Forbidden Books. These volumes were considered heretical at the time by the Catholic Church.
Buyers will find plenty of art books, including a book on Maxfield Parrish and a Dictionary of Artist’s Models, which includes brief biographies of 200 artists' models from the Renaissance to the present. Homeschoolers can stock up on books for learning, while travelers can find small paperbacks to tuck into bags for upcoming trips.
HOURS Weds, March 12 - Opening Day - 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tickets are $32, entrance on all other days is free. Thurs, March 13 - 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 14 - 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Saturday, March 15 - 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday, March 16 – Box Day 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. $10 per box (approx. 12x12x16 in.)
We are excited to announce our 2025 Tribute to Women Awards, held at Cooper's Riverview in Trenton on Thursday March 27th at 8:30 am. This celebration is not just about recognition of our honorees, it is about telling their stories, amplifying their voices, and showcasing their incredible achievements. This year's honorees represent a multitude of different industries, all working towards bettering the lives of those in our community. They are equally passionate about our vital mission of eliminating racism and championing women's rights; we are grateful for their contributions to our area. At YWCA Princeton, we believe that real change happens when individuals step up to make a difference.
This year's honorees are (in alphabetical order):??
·Councilwoman Teska T. Frisby – Trenton City Council and The Smith Family Foundation
·Chantille Kennedy, M.S.Ed., M.Phil.Ed – The Hun School of Princeton?
·Tawanda R. McCrae – Red Queen Foundation and Clarke Caton Hintz Architects
·Jennifer Weisberg Millner, Esq. – Stark & Stark
·Jack Morrison (Male Ally) – JM Group
·Cheryl Towns BSN RN – Trenton Health Team
·Atiya Weiss - The Burke Foundation
·Brenda Whitaker - Homefront
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"We are honored to celebrate the incredible leaders in our community who embody our mission of eliminating racism, empowering women, and strengthening families," said YWCA Princeton CEO Rose Wong. "The honorees' dedication and resilience inspire us all to keep pushing for a more just and equitable world. By sharing their journeys, we hope to inspire others to take action and continue the fight for equity and justice. We look forward to shining a light on their achievements and celebrating each of our honorees as true driving forces creating lasting change."?
Tickets are now on sale, sponsorship opportunities are available, and submissions for our digital ad reel are currently being accepted. More information about the distinguished 2025 honorees and the rich history of this prestigious award can be found at www.ywcaprinceton.org/tribute2025. For any inquiries or additional details, please feel free to contact Karen Faiman, our Chief Advancement Officer, at kfaiman@ywcaprinceton.orgor 609-497-2100 x316.?
About YWCA Princeton?
YWCA Princeton is proudly #OnAMission to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. Our programs are deeply mission-based and specifically designed to empower, uplift, and inspire women and their families. We offer a range of services, including affordable and accessible childcare, English as a Second Language classes that help bridge communication gaps, a supportive Breast Cancer Resource Center, comprehensive workforce development classes, dynamic speaker events, and so much more to meet the diverse needs of our community. For more details regarding our impactful programs and advocacy efforts, we encourage you to visit our website at www.ywcaprinceton.org.
Our partners at Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County & Mercer County 4-H are collecting donated items for an MLK Day Yard Sale on Monday, January 20. All proceeds will go to benefit the Mercer Street Friends food bank.
Donations will be collected from Monday, January 13 through Friday, January 17, at the 4-H Office, 1440 Parkside Ave, Ewing. Please consider donating supplies this week, and be sure to stop back next Monday to shop at the yard sale!
Any items can be donated EXCEPT for the following:
Old electronics like fax machines, computers, etc.,
Heavy hardcover books such as encyclopedias and textbooks (paperbacks are fine)
Large, heavy furniture - small pieces such as plant stands, end tables, etc. are accepted!
Hailed as the “best theatre of the year” (Los Angeles Times) this celebrated new production from the Tony and Emmy nominee Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project (The Laramie Project), comes to Princeton with an unmissable, two-week-only engagement.
In 2007, a mysterious album featuring Nazi-era photographs arrived at the desk of a U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum archivist. As curators unraveled the shocking truth behind the images, the album soon made headlines and ignited a debate that reverberated far beyond the museum walls. Based on real events, Here There Are Blueberries tells the story of these historical photographs—what they reveal about the perpetrators of the Holocaust, and our own humanity.
The beloved annual tradition continues! Beginning Thursday, November 20, our museum galleries will feature extraordinary displays of creativity on trees and mantels from local nonprofits, artists, schools, garden clubs, and community groups.
NEW JERSEY – Ring in the holiday season with this timeless tale of magic and festive fun for the whole family! A holiday tradition for sixty years, American Repertory Ballet’s THE NUTCRACKER is one of the longest running productions in the nation and a treat for all ages, holding a special place in the hearts of both new and longtime patrons. Performances will take place from Friday, November 29 through Sunday, December 22, 2024 in Princeton, Red Bank, Trenton, and New Brunswick.
With thrilling choreography set to Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score, American Repertory Ballet’s dynamic professional artists take the stage with students from Princeton Ballet School (PBS), the official school of American Repertory Ballet (ARB) to tell the story of Clara, a young girl who receives a magical Christmas gift and embarks on an enchanted journey. Clara and her Nutcracker Prince battle larger-than-life mice alongside toy soldiers, and travel through a whirlwind of dancing snowflakes to the Land of Sweets. Greeted by the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier, Clara enjoys a suite of brilliant and joyful dances before opening her eyes to the familiar sights of her home, wondering if it was all a dream.
“TheNutcracker season at American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School is one of the most magical times of year!” says Samantha Dunster, ARB’s Director of Artistic Operations. “Company dancers explore new interpretations of roles within this timeless ballet and PBS students have the opportunity to perform in major venues alongside professional artists. I often wonder how many children watching the performances will be inspired by the magic and want to join the wonderful journey that this artform provides.”
Indeed, audiences of all ages are sure to be amazed by the technical bravura and artistry of dancers in elegant sequined costumes, with Candy Canes literally jumping through hoops! ARB’s talented production team, including Rylee Berger (Production Manager), Janessa Cornell Urwin (Resident Costume Designer & Wardrobe Supervisor), Devon Nicole Austin (Associate Wardrobe Supervisor), and Cheryl Mintz (Production Stage Manager), have been tirelessly working since the beginning of September to put all elements of the large scale, month-long production into place. For example, it takes over 100 hours to make one singular tutu, including hand-finishing, gluing, and sewing on around 200 Swarovski crystals.
“Every costume in this production has been carefully thought out, from the grand vision of the designs to the tiny details of the fabrics and trims in each costume piece,” says Urwin. “Every button, crystal, and sequin has been intentionally placed to provide the maximum artistic impact for both the audience and the performer. While the audience may not see many of these tiny details, the dancers wearing the costumes certainly do, and it’s so important for them to feel the character they are portraying in order for the audience to be swept away in the magic of the story.”
The performance schedule for American Repertory Ballet’s THE NUTCRACKER is as follows:
The 9th Annual Nassau International Film Festival will be held on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at the AMC MarketFair 10 in Princeton, NJ from 6:30 - 10:30 PM. The best in international, national and local short films for 2024 will be screened.
2024 Festival Proceeds to benefit Toys for Tots and the Salvation Army. Festival goers are urged to bring an unwrapped toy/winter weather clothing or both to drop off at the collection site at the festival. Toys and clothing, aimed at delivering messages of joy and hope, donated by festival goers will go towards benefiting disadvantaged children up to age 12.
October 4, 2024 - LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – Shop with a purpose this holiday season at HomeFront’s Holiday Market 2024, an arts and crafts event with proceeds going to support local families in need. The theme for this year’s festive Holiday Market is “Homemade for the Holidays” and features over 40 area artisans and vendors. Shoppers will have the opportunity to buy one-of-kind gifts, clothing, visual art, fine crafts, handsewn items, as well as home and holiday decor. The Holiday Market will take place at HomeFront’s Lawrenceville Campus, located at 1880 Princeton Avenue, Lawrenceville, NJ, on Saturday, November 23 and Sunday, November 24 from 9 am - 3 pm each day.
HomeFront’s mission to end homelessness in Central New Jersey is accomplished through the agency’s comprehensive slate of supportive programs. The Holiday Market is hosted by the agency’s healing art programs, ArtSpace and SewingSpace, which stress the life-affirming powers of creativity. Several of the vendors at the Holiday Market will be prior clients and volunteers of these programs.
“Not only is this a fun event, HomeFront’s Holiday Market delivers significant impacts across many areas. We are supporting struggling families, while encouraging the HomeFront artists and artisans, boosting their feelings of self-worth. Shoppers are giving back to their community in a valuable way,” said Ruthann Traylor, director of ArtSpace and SewingSpace.
“HomeFront is seeing increased numbers of families in need in Mercer County,” said Sarah Steward, CEO of HomeFront. “And we deeply appreciate all the community support and volunteerism that happens at the agency every day. The holidays are an opportunity to share your own abundance and blessings with others who may not have as much.”
Two performances on December 14 led by conductor John Devlin
with the Princeton High School Choir
Princeton, NJ—The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is set to celebrate all the joys of the holiday season with Broadway vocalist Andrea Ross at this year’s Holiday POPS! concerts on Saturday, December 14 at 3pm and 6pm. Mentored by none other than Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ms. Ross brings a clear soprano voice with an impressive range to “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “The Christmas Song,” and more. The Princeton High School Choir lends its collective voice to choral favorites including “Joy to the World” and “O Holy Night,” and leads the audience in the much-anticipated annual carol sing-along. Returning to Princeton from West Virginia’s Wheeling Symphony Orchestra, John Devlin conducts both performances at Richardson Auditorium on the campus of Princeton University.
Devlin says, “I’m thrilled to once again conduct Holiday POPS! and to work with the talented Andrea Ross to immerse audiences in the spirit of the season. It’s such a joyful time of year, and I love hearing patrons chiming in on holiday carols.”
Conductor John Gennaro Devlin is an ardent champion of American music, an innovator of concert design, and a thought leader in the field of classical music. In his fourth season as Music Director of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra, Devlin is only the ninth conductor in its 90-year history to hold that title. He was recently named a recipient of the 2023 Georg Solti Foundation Career Assistance Award. Devlin’s artistry and versatility make him a sought-after guest conductor with major orchestras across the nation. His engagements include performances with the National Symphony Orchestra, the Louisville Orchestra, the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, the Columbus Symphony, the Omaha Symphony, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, and the American Repertory Ballet.
Andrea Ross is an internationally recognized vocalist, recording artist, and Broadway performer. Her career was launched by the mentorship of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, who produced her UK chart-topping album, Moon River. She has performed lead roles in Broadway national tours of Webber’s Whistle Down the Wind and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music. She received the prestigious Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Actress from the Boston Theater Critics Association, and recently received the Gold Medal at the American Traditions Vocal Competition. A sought-after soloist, she has appeared with top symphony orchestras around the world, including the Boston, Baltimore, and Detroit Symphony Orchestras, BBC Concert Orchestra, and many more. She was a guest artist for Concert for Diana, Princess of Wales, hosted by Princeton William and Prince Harry, and has been featured at prominent music festivals.
The Princeton High School Choir has an unusually rich tradition of choral excellence that is unique among American high schools. The choir has performed extensively in North America and Europe, touring as representatives of Princeton, New Jersey, one of America’s most distinguished communities. One of five performing ensembles, the 85 members of the choir are selected after careful audition of nearly 250 voices in the high school’s choral program.
Tickets for Holiday POPS! with Andrea Ross range from $30-$110; Youths 5-17 receive a 50% discount with an adult purchase. Visit the Princeton Symphony Orchestra website at princetonsymphony.org or call 609-497-0020.
Explore Princeton Recreation's exciting fall and winter programs for adults and the youth! Whether you want to sharpen your mind, test your athleticism, have fun at a dance, or attend a community trip, there's something for everyone. To learn more about our program offerings, please visit our website. To register, please visit Recreation's Community Pass.
Join us for a spooktacular ?? Halloween party at the Lambertville Station Inn! Enjoy live music by The Strange Brew Crew Band, delicious food, and festive drinks. Dress up in your favorite costume and dance the night away.
The party starts at 7 PM on Thursday, October 24th. Tickets are $90 per person and include a buffet, tax, and gratuity. Call us at 609-397-8300 Ext 500, to make your reservations. https://www.lambertvillestation.com/
We're thrilled to invite you to an extraordinary season filled with captivating classical music, intimate chamber performances, and enriching pre-concert lectures. With guest conductors, local choirs, and a diverse selection of concerts, this season promises to be an unforgettable musical journey. Don't miss out on the excitement!
CPNJ invites you to join us for our eleventh season! We have a wonderful selection of classical music concerts, chamber music concerts, and pre-concert lectures including several guest conductors, and area choirs. Simply put, this will be an exciting musical experience. (Listings below and online).
In addition to our main stage orchestra concerts, the musician's choice chamber music series has taken form with four concerts by orchestra members in historic venues around the area and city. (Listings below and online).
Our Mary G. Roebling Youth Concerto Competition in May will showcase the winner at our Mother's Day Family Concert at the NJ State Museum Theater.
And our Ten For Trenton initiative will continue to honor individuals who, through his or her contribution of time, ideas, energy, and/or resources, has made Trenton a more lovable and more livable city for all.
As we continue to connect to our community, consider supporting CPNJ by attending the annual gala in February at the Masonic Temple in Trenton and enjoy food, music, silent auction and networking.
Saturday, October 19th, 2024 • 7:30 pm Patriots Theater at the War Memorial 1 Memorial Dr, Trenton, NJ 08608
Pre-Concert lecture 6:30 PM
Joan Tower: Made in America Florence Price: Ethiopia's Shadow in America Conductor, Ruth Ochs George Gershwin: Porgy & Bess concert version for soprano, baritone, chorus, & orchestra Conductor, Vinroy Brown Heather Hill, soprano, Keith Spencer, baritone
In Partnership with the following choirs:
Westminster Symphonic Choir, Donald Nally, Director
Westminster Jubilee Singers
Capital Singers of Trenton
Elmwood Concert Singers
We're thrilled to open our 11th season with a concert version of George Gershwin's iconic American opera Porgy & Bess, in the masterful arrangement by Robert Russell Bennett. Join us for an unforgettable evening featuring guest artists soprano Heather Hill, a rising star of Broadway and opera and renowned for her role in the Broadway revival of Porgy & Bess, and baritone Keith Spencer, known by our audience as the visionary creator and star of our world-premiere production of Brothers on Broadway.
Capital Singers Music Director Vinroy D. Brown, Jr. having prepared the 30-voice chorus, will conduct the combined orchestra, soloists, and chorus. The evening will commence with orchestral works by two esteemed women composers, as conducted by Ruth Ochs. First, Joan Tower's 2008 Grammy Award-winning Made in America, followed by Florence Price's Ethiopia's Shadow in America, a recently rediscovered tone poem from 1932 that masterfully evokes elements of the African-American experience.
Alma is a working mom and undocumented immigrant from Mexico; she has single handedly raised her daughter, Angel, on tough love, home-cooked comida, and lots of prayers. A sacrifice from Alma’s past weighs heavy on their present; will the American Dream cost them a life together? Set in the uncertainty of 2016, Alma is a mother daughter story of heritage, healing, and hope.
On September 20th, 2024, one of our own, 6th grader C.J. Bristol, took the spotlight at the prestigious David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, during the sold-out 2024 Golden Night Concert. This memorable evening was co-presented by the Beijing Association of New York, the New York Film Academy, and the Asian Cultural Symphony of the USA.
C.J. Bristol was handpicked by the New York Film Academy to portray Kurt in The Sound of Music. Performing alongside seasoned Broadway and film stars, C.J. Bristol captivated the audience with his exceptional singing and acting in four songs, earning enthusiastic applause from the 2,300 attendees.
This achievement is a testament to C.J. Bristol’s dedication and the unwavering support of Ms. Mary Blair Duncan, our incredible Drama Teacher, who has guided his talent from an early age. We are immensely proud of the student’s professionalism and artistry on such a grand stage.
As we celebrate C.J. Bristol’s success, we look forward to seeing even more of our talented CHP students thrive in the world of performance arts.
Stay tuned for more exciting achievements from our amazing CHP community!
Concerts at Trinity Church, Princeton, select Thursdays at 7pm; first performance - October 10
Princeton, NJ—The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is proud to announce the opening of its all-new, 4-concert chamber music series at beautiful Trinity Church in Princeton. The series begins Thursday, October 10 with a concert featuring music composed for piano trio. The trio consists of Emma Richman, violin, Wangshu Xiang, cello, and Yoon Lee, piano. Additional concerts showcase a rare instrument of the viol family, a string trio, and string quartet, successively. General admission tickets are $45 per person, per concert with a 50% discount for children 5-17.
PSO Executive Director Marc Uys is enthusiastic about the new series at Trinity. He says, "Thanks to ideal acoustics and an intimate setting, performances at Trinity Church have become favorite fixtures on our Princeton Festival calendar. I am thrilled to now extend our treasured partnership with Trinity throughout our season with a new series specially curated for this beautiful space.”
The remaining three concerts on the series take place after the new year as follows:
Valencia Baryton Project Thursday, February 27, 2025 – 7pm
The baryton is a cross between the viol da gamba and lirone, with 10 resonating and plucked strings down the back of the instrument. The baryton gives the traditional string trio an entirely new dimension. Ensemble members include Matthew Baker, baryton, Brett Walfish, viola, and Ismar Gomes, cello.
Black Oak Ensemble Thursday, March 20, 2025 – 7pm
The Black Oak Ensemble is one of the most innovative and exciting chamber ensembles on the international stage. “The players fully inhabit the spirit of whatever work they are playing at the moment, performing each one with as ardent a flame as if they had written it themselves” (Fanfare Magazine). Members include Desirée Ruhstrat, violin, David Cunliffe, cello, and Aurélien Fort Pederzoli, viola.
Signum Quartet Thursday, May 1, 2025 – 7pm
Performances of unsparing expressivity, intimacy and vitality are hallmarks of the Signum Quartet, pairing music making of the subtlest order with playing of the highest intensity. The dramatic composition of their programs is innovative and distinct. Members include Florian Donderer, violin Annette Walther, violin, Xandi van Dijk, viola, and Thomas Schmitz, cello.
General admission tickets for each of the four chamber concerts are now available for $45 per person. Youths 5-17 receive a 50% discount with an adult purchase. Visit the Princeton Symphony Orchestra website at princetonsymphony.org or call 609-497-0020.
Saturdays and Sundays September 14 & 15 through November 2 & 3; 10am to 5pm
Come to Terhune Orchards for a day of family fun on the farm!
What better way to celebrate fall than with Pick-Your-Own Pumpkins and Apples! Choose just the right pumpkin for your jack-o’-lanterns or decorations. Kids have fun at the pumpkin painting station. Apple picking is at our 13 Van Kirk Road location*
Enjoy pony rides, pedal and play tractors, children’s games & activities, visit the Corn Stalk Maze and Hay Bale Maze, Adventure Story Barn, our barnyard of farm animals and so much more farm fun. Take a stroll on our pollinator sunflower trail and discover the farm on our scavenger hunt. There are 30+ activities and attractions to enjoy.
Pam’s Food Pavilion is filled with homemade farm fresh food– soup, chili, pork sandwiches, pies, apple cider donuts, apple cider, and more! Stop at the Barn Door Cafe for cider slush and hand scooped ice cream.
In our historic apple orchard, enjoy tasting flights or a glass of red, white or fruit-based wine made from Terhune own grapes and fruit, with plenty of open-air seating.
Buy early & Save. Admission is discounted in advance. (children under 3 are free). Admission tickets must be purchased for festival, winery and farm store entry. $18 in advance/ $22 day of. Online tickets: https://terhuneorchards.ticketspice.com/fall-2024
The public is invited to welcome fall by visiting the Native Plant Nursery at the Johnson Education Center during D&R Greenway's Fall 2024 native plant sale, Thursday, September 12, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Friday, September 13, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Saturday, September 14, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm.
D&R Greenway's stewardship team and volunteers will be on hand to help visitors choose the perfect plants that will flourish in different garden soils and conditions. All sales are in person this year and visitors are invited to spend some time to enjoy the beauty of nature by exploring the grounds surrounding the Johnson Education Center and walking the labyrinth.
D&R Greenway's comprehensive online catalog for review provides thorough plant descriptions, and pro-tips from D&R Greenway's experienced Stewardship team and can assist you in selecting the right native plants, shrubs and trees for your garden habitat. Consider Swamp milkweed (host to monarch butterfly), New England aster (seeds are eaten by birds), black cherry tree (host plant for 450+ species of butterflies), cardinal flower (provides natural nectar source for hummingbirds), marginal woodfern (host plant for caterpillars), foamflower (native groundcover) and many more. Our list of plants is featured on our website: https://drgreenway.org/shop/native-plants/
"By planting in the fall, you allow plants to focus on building a strong root system and emerge prepared for the heat of summer" says Tina Notas, Director of Land Stewardship.
Planting natives enhances home gardens in natural beauty, attracts butterflies and birds in the landscape, and contributes to protection of a healthy bioregion. The Nursery is on the grounds of D&R Greenway's Conservation Campus at the Johnson Education Center, One Preservation Place, [off Rosedale Road] Princeton, NJ 08540. Native Plant Sale proceeds support D&R Greenway's preservation and stewardship mission. www.drgreenway.org.
About D&R Greenway Land Trust: Celebrating 35 years of land preservation, D&R Greenway Land Trust is an accredited nonprofit that has reached a milestone of over 22,000 acres of land preserved throughout central New Jersey since 1989. By protecting land in perpetuity and creating public trails, it gives everyone the opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors. Through strategic land conservation and stewardship, D&R Greenway combats climate change, protects birds and wildlife, and ensures clean drinking water for future generations. D&R Greenway's mission is centered on connecting land with people from all walks of life. www.drgreenway.org; info@drgreenway.org. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
At Stone Hill Learning Center, we continue to enroll pre-K through high school students in our homeschool academic enrichment program for this school year. As your Christian homeschooling partner, students are invited for in-person education and group learning opportunities to complement those that already exist in the home. Parents can choose from a variety of course offerings to supplement their child's education, to fill an education requirement, or to expand their child's individual interests.
Showcasing our 2024/25 season Gallery 14 presents this special members exhibit
that will feature works in all photographic styles and perspectives: Landscapes,
animals, flora, abstracts, Black and White, Color. The exhibit will highlight the
individual styles and photographic approaches of 14 artists. "Laid out in salon
style the viewer will move through an ongoing mixture of images and subjects. I
always enjoy and look forward to a salon show because of the variety of artistic
work" says member/curator Charles miller. "It really gives the viewer a chance to
see and understand the full range of the printed art form."
The exhibit will run at Gallery 14 from September 14, 2024 through September
29, 2024. It will be included in the Annual Hopewell Tour des Arts on September
28 and 29. There will be a Meet the Artists on September 10 from 1:00 to 3:00pm.
The exhibit will feature works by all of the member artists: Alina Marin-Bliach,
West Windsor, NJ; John Clarke, Pennington, NJ; Charles Miller, Ringoes, NJ; Philip
"Dutch" Bagley, Elkins Park, PA; Martin Schwartz, East Windsor, NJ; Joel Blum,
East Windsor, NJ; John Strintzinger, Elkins Park, PA; Mary Leck, Kendall Park, NJ;
Barbara Warren, Yardley, PA; David Ackerman, Hopewell, NJ; Scott Hoerl, Yardley,
PA; and Bennett Povlov, Elkins Park , PA; Rebecca DePorte, Hopewell, NJ; and
Samuel Vovsi, Princeton, NJ.
Gallery 14 is open on Saturday and Sunday from 11:00pm to 4:00 p.m. and by
appointment. The gallery is located at 14 Mercer Street in Hopewell, NJ. Gallery
14 is a co-op group of artists dedicated to promoting photography as a fine art
form. It presents new exhibits monthly that feature individual members and guest
artists. For more information visit our website at WWW.gallery14.org.
Trenton, NJ—Art All Day returns for its 13th year, offering thousands of visitors a dynamic window into Trenton's vibrant artistic community. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, September 21st, 2024 from 12 pm to 6 pm, bringing together art lovers and city explorers alike. Attendees will have the opportunity to visit open art studios, experience live painting demonstrations, enjoy downtown activities, and take a guided art tour around Trenton. Art All Day also coincides with River Days, held in partnership with Mercer County Park Commission, providing a rich mix of creative and outdoor river-related experiences for visitors.
The event kicks off at Artworks Trenton, located at 19 Everett Alley, Trenton, NJ 08611.
Artworks will serve as the hub for all things Art All Day as they begin their journey through the city; welcoming visitors and where they can preview the participating artists in the main gallery show, sign up for guided tours, or pick up a map and explore!
This annual event is made possible by the dedicated collaboration of volunteers, sponsors, staff, and artists who work tirelessly to make each year better than the last. Art All Day is about Artworks authentically connecting to the community," says Kenya Bullock, Creative Director of this year’s Art All Day. "Trenton is and always will be at the center of the work that we do, and that will be present even more this year and the years to come. We can't wait to welcome you!"
In addition to exploring the city's artistic landscape, guests can enjoy new family-friendly activities. This year, Art All Day will feature a special coloring booklet filled with fun activities and word puzzles, as well as a community chalk mural at the River Days event. Live muralists will also be creating art in various locations around the city, including One Up One Down and Artworks itself. The mural initiative is being led by Jonathon Conner (LANK), Artworks' Public Projects Manager, and promises to bring even more color and creativity to the streets of Trenton.
Throughout the day, attendees can sign up for studio and mural tours that will transport visitors to key artistic destinations around Trenton. Art All Day aims to enrich the community with art, culture, and a sense of connection. Whether you're a long-time Trenton resident or a first-time visitor, this event offers a unique way to experience the city's thriving arts scene and get familiarized with the area.
Art All Day is brought to you by Princetel, NJM Insurance Group, and NJ Humanities. To become a sponsor, donate, contact Craig Shofed at director@artworkstrenton.com.
Maestro Milanov conducts the concerts Saturday, September 14, 8pm and Sunday, September 15, 4pm at Richardson Auditorium. He also hosts a 3pm pre-concert talk, free to ticket holders, before the Sunday performance.
“I am delighted to introduce Aubree Oliverson to our audiences,” says Mr. Milanov. “She is an exciting artist who performs with confidence and clarity–an absolute joy to watch and listen to! I’m also looking forward to working with YOCJ’s young musicians as they join us in performing Gemma Peacocke’s recent work. Throughout this season we’ll perform some of my favorite works in the orchestral repertoire and continue to bring exceptional artists to Princeton.”
Aubree Oliverson’s global presence continues to grow as she makes her debut with several high-profile orchestras. Highlights include appearances with the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Christopher Dragon, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Danzmayr, and the Princeton Symphony Orchestra led by Rossen Milanov. Aubree will also appear with Milanov in performances with the Costa Rica Symphony Orchestra after being invited to return. In addition to several concert highlights, Aubree is making her Montreal debut at the acclaimed Bourgie Hall, accompanied by internationally recognized pianist Frederico Gad Crema, to showcase a selection of dynamic chamber music.
Tchaikovsky composed his sole concerto for violin in 1878, following an inspiring session of music-making with violinist Iosef Kotek in Clarens, Switzerland on Lake Geneva. Gemma Peacocke, currently the Mark Nelson Ph.D. Fellow in composition at Princeton University, captures the natural grace and motion of the manta ray in Manta, written for orchestra and youth chamber string orchestra. Drawing inspiration from the eras of Beethoven and Bach, Brahms’ magnificent Forth Symphony demonstrates his innovative, compositional genius as a master of multiple forms.
Single tickets for Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto on September 14 and 15 are now available starting at $40 as well as cost-saving full subscriptions (save up to 25%) and Pick 3+ ticket packages. Youths 5-17 receive a 50% discount with an adult purchase. Visit the Princeton Symphony Orchestra website at princetonsymphony.org or call 609-497-0020.
Thanks to a generous donation from an anonymous supporter, Princeton Ballet School (PBS) is excited to announce the opportunity for dance students to receive a merit-based scholarship for the 2024-2025 school year!
To be considered for these merit awards, students must be:
- Ages 5-13
- New to Princeton Ballet School’s full-year program *
* students who have participated in a PBS summer program, but have not ever registered for the full academic year, may still be considered
No prior dance training is required to be eligible!
Year-long classes are offered in ballet, with optional flamenco and tap classes for certain ages. PBS students enrolled in Primary B classes and above may also have the opportunity to participate in American Repertory Ballet’s celebrated annual production of The Nutcracker!
Interested students must register to attend one of the following free classes at PBS’ Princeton Studios, 301 N. Harrison Street, Princeton, NJ, for the chance to be awarded a full tuition PBS scholarship for the 2024-2025 school year.
Monday, August 19 through Thursday, August 22
Ages 5-7: 9:30 - 10:30 AM
Ages 8-9: 9:30 - 11:00 AM
Ages 10-13: 9:30 - 11:30 AM
Monday, August 26 & Wednesday, August 28
Ages 5-7: 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Ages 8-9: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Ages 10-11: 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Ages 12-13: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Saturday September 7
Ages 5-7: 10:00 - 11:00 AM
Ages 8-9: 11:00 - 12:00 PM
Ages 10-11: 10:00 - 11:00 AM
Ages 12-13: 11:00 - 12:00 PM
There are a limited number of scholarships available for NEW students, don’t miss this opportunity!
Princeton Ballet School (PBS), the official school of American Repertory Ballet, has locations in Cranbury, New Brunswick and Princeton. What sets PBS apart from the usual dance school are its renowned faculty, state-of-the-art facilities, affiliation with a professional ballet company, its dedication to live music in the classroom, and its philosophy to nurture developing dancers in a safe and progressive way.
- Princeton Ballet School’s Princeton Studios are located at 301 N. Harrison Street, Princeton, NJ. The entrance is to the right of McCaffrey’s up one flight of stairs or via elevator.
What should my child wear?
- We encourage comfortable clothing that’s easy to move in. Dancewear if they have it, but not required. Socks are okay! Dancers can wear pointe shoes if the student has already been taking pointe classes at another dance school.
What should my child expect?
- A classical ballet class appropriate for the child’s age and level.
How will my child be evaluated?
- A member of our very experienced Princeton Ballet School faculty will lead the class, looking for interest, joy of movement, musicality, and demonstrated ability to learn basic ballet positions and/or steps.
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When will we be notified about the results of the class?
- Within 3 to 5 business days.
If my child is not selected for a scholarship, can they still enroll for classes?
- Yes! All students are accepted and welcome at Princeton Ballet School. Children who are not selected for a merit scholarship will still be able to register for the 2024-2025 school year, and their registration fee will be waived. Financial assistance is available upon request.
What if my child is not yet 5 years old, or will be turning 14 years old later this year?
- In order to be considered for the scholarship, children must be 5 years old by October 1, 2024; and still 13 years old as of October 1, 2024.?
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For any additional questions, please contact 609-921-7758
The photographs of twelve local young people, ages 5 – 16, who participated in a photography event offered by Hopewell Public Library and led by Gallery 14 members, will be displayed in a special area within Gallery 14 on August 17 and August 18, 2024. Members' photographs will also be on display throughout the gallery on these dates.
Come see these Budding Photographers' images on the walls in our Goodkind Gallery on:
In collaboration with Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission
Entries accepted: 9:30 am to noon, Saturday, October 5, at Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion in Cadwalader Park
Opening Reception: 2 to 5 pm Saturday, October 12, at Trenton City Museum
Exhibition on view October 12 through December 1
(Trenton, NJ) Photographers who live, work, or study in Mercer County, New Jersey, are invited to enter up to two photographs for consideration in the juried Mercer County Photography 2024 exhibition. The juror for 2024 is Gary D. Saretzky. Entry day is in person Saturday, October 5, from 9:30 am to noon at Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, located in Trenton's Cadwalader Park. The exhibition prospectus, which includes entry forms, is available to download from www.ellarslie.org/mercer-county-photography-2024/. Entry fee is $10 per item, payable by cash or check.
Mercer County Photography 2024 opens with a reception and awards ceremony Saturday, October 12, from 2 to 5 p.m. and awards ceremony at 3:45 p.m. On view through November 24, the exhibition is a collaboration with the Mercer County Division of Culture and Heritage, through a grant from the NJ State Council on the Arts.
Juror Gary D. Saretzky, archivist, educator, and photographer, taught photography and the history of photography at Mercer County Community College from 1977 to 2012. He also served as Monmouth County Archivist (1994-2019) and Coordinator of the Public History Internship Program, Rutgers University History Department (1994-2016). His past photography exhibits include "Dreams of Italy" at Ellarslie in 1998 and a retrospective at the Rider University Art Gallery in 2007. Substantial collections of his photographs of blues musicians are at the Blues Archives at the University of Mississippi and the Trenton Free Public Library. Saretzky has self-published two books of his photographs of blues musicians and as a photographer is a member of the Blues Hall of Fame. He co-curated the Margaret Bourke-White: In Print exhibit at Rutgers in 2006 and the 2024 Grant Castner photo exhibit at the New Jersey State Museum. Saretzky lectures regularly on the history of photography, has published more than 100 journal articles and reviews, and continues to photograph.
ABOUT TRENTON CITY MUSEUM AT ELLARSLIE
The Trenton City Museum, housed in historic Ellarslie Mansion, showcases contemporary works by area artists and ongoing and changing displays that explore Trenton's rich history as well as varied performances and family-friendly programming. It is open Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m., and Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m. While there is no admission fee, donations to support the museum's programs are appreciated. Visit ellarslie.org or call 609-989-1191 to learn more.
A vibrant, global, and whimsical journey through dance
NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY – American Repertory Ballet (ARB) announces its highly anticipated 2024-2025 season, a dynamic celebration of classic repertoire alongside exciting new works. The season’s journey will be a global passport, taking audiences from a state of awed admiration, through The Nutcracker’s Land of Sweets, to enjoying a passionate fiesta of movement after a jaunt through the Scottish Highlands.
A founding resident company of the state-of-the-art New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), American Repertory Ballet presents three engaging programs of dance at its home venue with WONDERMENT in October 2024, the world premiere of SPIRIT OF THE HIGHLANDS in March 2025, and PASIÓN in May 2025. Additionally, ARB’s celebrated touring production of THE NUTCRACKER will return for the holiday season in November and December 2024 at various venues throughout New Jersey.
“Our 2024-2025 season has American Repertory Ballet going to the next level and then some!” says Ethan Stiefel, ARB’s visionary leader who has artfully curated each program. “From superlative, existing works by preeminent choreographers like Lar Lubovitch, Antony Tudor and Stephanie Martinez, to new creations by Luis Napoles and myself, the company's notable versatility and artistry will be on full display. Whether one has a fondness for the full-length classics such as The Nutcracker and Spirit of the Highlands (La Sylphide), or one relishes innovative, shorter works thoughtfully selected for our dancers and audiences, there is no doubt that each ARB experience promises to captivate and delight."
WONDERMENT, American Repertory Ballet's opening program of the 2024-2025 season, will delight both audiences new to ballet and aficionados alike. Presented at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC) on Friday, October 18 through Sunday, October 20, 2024, WONDERMENT is an innovative program of four diverse dance works. Featured on the bill will be Antony Tudor’s Little Improvisations, a “[depiction of] two children playing in an attic on a rainy day,” per AntonyTudor.org archives, and Lar Lubovitch’s SomethingAbout Night, set to choral music by Franz Schubert. Also featured will be the renowned Swan Lake “Black Swan Pas and Coda,” an iconic display of technical bravura, and the world premiere of a new ballet choreographed by Ethan Stiefel inspired by prolific baroque composer, conductor, and ballet dancer Jean Baptiste Lully, and one of his protégés, Marin Marais.
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center | New Brunswick, NJ
Friday, October 18, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 2:00 PM
A holiday tradition for sixty years, American Repertory Ballet’s THE NUTCRACKER is one of the longest continuously running productions in the nation and a treat for all ages! With thrilling choreography set to Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score, ARB’s professional company will be joined by students from Princeton Ballet School to tell the story of Clara, a young girl who receives a magical Christmas gift and embarks on an enchanted journey. THE NUTCRACKER holds a special place in the hearts of both new and longtime patrons, becoming synonymous with the holiday season. Performances will take place from Friday, November 29 through Sunday, December 22, 2024 in Princeton, Red Bank, Trenton, and New Brunswick.
McCarter Theatre Center | Princeton, NJ * Ticket link coming soon
Friday, November 29, 2024 at 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 1:00 PM & 6:00 PM
Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Two River Theater | Red Bank, NJ * Ticket link coming soon
Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 1:00 PM & 6:00 PM
Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Patriots Theater at the War Memorial | Trenton, NJ * Ticket link coming soon
American Repertory Ballet presents the breathtaking world premiere of Ethan Stiefel’s SPIRIT OF THE HIGHLANDS on Friday, March 7 through Sunday, March 9, 2025. An adaptation of the well-known Bournonville ballet La Sylphide, SPIRIT OF THE HIGHLANDS re-imagines the tale of a Scotsman's romantic pursuit of a mystical forest spirit. Stiefel traces his mother's family roots back to the Scottish Highland Clan Munro, and will infuse his own authentic Scottish heritage into the choreography and overall design aesthetics of this lively and bewitching ballet. Partnering once again with Howard C. Jones (scenic design), Janessa Cornell Urwin (costume design), and Joseph Walls (lighting design), Stiefel assembles an extraordinary creative team to help fully realize his artistic vision.
SPIRIT OF THE HIGHLANDS is made possible by a generous Leading Sponsor gift from The Ted & Mary Jo Shen Charitable Gift Fund.
Additional production support comes from B. Sue Howard and the E.J. Grassmann Trust.
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center | New Brunswick, NJ
Friday, March 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
ARB’s 2024-2025 season at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center concludes with PASIÓN, a mixed bill of new and known works, presented on Friday, May 9 through Sunday, May 11, 2025. The program includes an excerpt from the classic Marius Petipa ballet Paquita, as well as the highly anticipated return of Stephanie Martinez’s celebrated commission The Time That Runs Away. Heralded as “an example of dance art at its finest” by Critical Dance, the piece showcases nine dancers morphing dreamily through a variety of configurations to six diverse songs that will leave the audience teeming with a sense of carpe diem.
Also featured will be a world premiere by Cuban choreographer and Princeton Ballet School faculty member Luis Napoles. Taking the word “Compasso” (c.1300, meaning: space, area, extent, circumference) as a starting point, the work explores the balance of the individual voice within a larger group, relating the term’s meanings and origins to our lives via the physical dancing body.
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center | New Brunswick, NJ
Friday, May 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Saturday, May 10, 2025 at, 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In addition to its highly anticipated 2024-2025 season, American Repertory Ballet also announces exciting new artists and artistic transitions to support the organization’s growth. Ethan Stiefel moves into the newly created role of The Nora C. Orphanides Artist in Residence, focusing on the creation of new work and the continued artistic and technical development of Company dancers. Gillian Murphy continues in her role as Artistic Associate while performing as a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre. Samantha Dunster, former Assistant Artistic Director of Philadelphia Ballet, joins ARB’s leadership team as the organization’s first-ever Director of Artistic Operations.
“It is truly an honor to be joining American Repertory Ballet this season,” says Dunster, who will be managing daily Company operations and coordinating guest artist collaborations. “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with the diverse, dedicated, and talented dancers of ARB. I am also incredibly excited to be working with Ethan Stiefel and Gillian Murphy alongside Executive Director Julie Diana Hench and School Director Aydmara Cabrera. Their strength, intelligence, and passion are truly inspirational. Together, we will continue to share our love for dance and creativity with the New Jersey community and beyond. This season promises to be an exciting one for ARB, including the premiere of Ethan Stiefel’s Spirit Of The Highlands. His love and passion for this art form radiate through every company dancer, and I am thrilled to be here to help them shine.”
ARB Company Artist Nanako Yamamoto, a longtime audience favorite, will continue to grace the stage while also stepping into a leadership role behind the scenes as Assistant Rehearsal Director. Gavin Hounslow joins ARB as a Company Artist, most recently from Oregon Ballet Theatre.
Rylee Berger joins the organization as the newly appointed Production Manager. Berger, a graduate of Rider University, previously worked with ARB as a stage manager and technical director, with additional roles at Berkshire Theatre Group, McCarter Theatre, Passage Theatre Company, and the Hangar Theater.
ARB also welcomes Kristine Brown to the Board of Trustees. With over 30 years of experience in marketing, communications, and public relations, including her current role as Vice President of External Affairs at Rider University, Brown brings expertise and a passion for dance to her role as Chair of the Board’s Marketing Committee. Brown says: "I am honored and proud to join the Board of Trustees for American Repertory Ballet & Princeton Ballet School. I look forward to supporting and advancing the mission of this esteemed institution, which has been a cornerstone of artistic excellence and innovation in our community."
For more information, contact Grant Jacoby, Director of Marketing, at gjacoby@arballet.org, or by calling 609-921-7758 x 34.
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ABOUT AMERICAN REPERTORY BALLET
With a distinctive reputation for innovation and individuality, American Repertory Ballet (ARB) is recognized as one of the state’s premier performing arts organizations. Presenting classical repertory alongside new and existing contemporary work, ARB is a founding resident company of the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center while also performing in major venues across New Jersey and beyond for an annual audience of more than 30,000. Founded in 1954 as the Princeton Ballet Society, ARB has been designated a “Major Arts Institution'' by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and has been awarded a Citation of Excellence by the Council. The company is a core partner of The Arts Institute of Middlesex County and has been recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts and other major foundations and leaders in the field as a prominent force in the field of dance. Princeton Ballet School, ARB’s official school, attracts talent from around the world while providing opportunities for local students of all ages, such as through its award winning DANCE POWER program. Find American Repertory Ballet online at arballet.org.
The Mercer County Library System (MCLS) is proud to announce it will soon be accepting entries for its 2024 Amateur Photo Contest. This year's theme is "Adventures in Mercer County and Beyond!" Submissions will be accepted beginning Monday, August 12 and ending Monday, September 16. Submit your photograph at your local branch!
A panel of judges from each branch will choose three photos which will then be sent to our West Windsor Branch where all photos will be evaluated by a final panel. Please remember the following when submitting your photograph:
Amateur photographers only. Photo retouching (including filters) is prohibited. All photographs must be printed on photo paper and sized to 5×7. Please do not frame photo. Do not put any identifying information on the photo.
Submit your photo with a completed entry form (found at your local branch). Winners will be announced in early October! For more information about the 2024 Amateur Photo Contest please contact Dana Benner, Marketing Librarian, at marketing@mcl.org.
Join us for an information session and tour of Notre Dame, where you will discover firsthand the vibrant academic programs, state-of-the-art facilities, and nurturing community that define our school.
October 1, 2024
November 7, 2024
November 16, 2024
December 16, 2024
January 9, 2025
February 19, 2025 (includes Liturgy)
March 25, 2025
Experience a day as an "Irish for a Day" at Notre Dame High School. Open to all 8th graders considering Notre Dame. This immersive opportunity offers a glimpse into student life and the path to success as a Notre Dame Irish with student-led tours and one-on-one time with teachers.
Princeton Tennis Classic is Princeton Tennis Program’s (PTP) annual local tennis tournament and charity fundraiser. PTP hosts a grassroots, round robin tennis tournament to raise funds and awareness of our community commitment. As a nonprofit community tennis program, PTP’s goal is to promote community participation in tennis. We ensure that each community we serve has affordable and accessible tennis. Proceeds from the Princeton Tennis Classic local tennis tournament are put right back into building the tennis community through outreach programs, financial aid, and scholarships.
Mondays, 10:30 - 11:00 am - Preschool Storytime - The Hopewell Borough Gazebo Park, S Greenwood Ave, Hopewell, NJ 08525
Join us for some stories and songs with our storytime reader, Sara! This event will take place on September 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th!
Tuesday, September 3rd, 6:30 - 8:00 pm - HPL Book Club - The Hopewell Public Library, 13 East Broad Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525
The HPL book club will meet to discuss their latest literary selection: The Path Between the Seas: the Creation of the Panama Canal by David McCullough.
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm -Stitch 'n' Knit - The Hopewell Public Library, 13 East Broad Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525 or via Zoom
Come to the library to socialize and work on your current knitting projects with Nina Lane! This event can be attended in-person or virtually via Zoom.
Wednesday, September 4th, 6:30 - 8:00 pm - Night Knitters - The Hopewell Public Library, 13 East Broad Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525
"We knit at night!" Join a friendly group of knitters who want to knit at night! This event can be attended in-person or virtually.
Wednesday, September 18th, 2:00 - 3:30 pm - Creative Aging - Drawing Heads and Faces: A Class for Beginners - Karen McLean's Studio, 14 Mercer Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525
The first of five sessions with local artist Karen McLean. We will start the session with studies of Individual Features and proceed to compose Faces and Heads in Profile and Full Face. Students will begin by first referencing Diagrams, then Photographs, Drawings by Master Artists (such as Picasso, Degas and others), and finally have a session with a live model.
Space is limited and registration is required. Check redlibrary.org/events for the most up-to-date information, or join our mailing list at redlibrary.org!
Wednesday, September 18th, 6:30 - 8:00 pm - Night Knitters - The Hopewell Public Library, 13 East Broad Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525
"We knit at night!" Join a friendly group of knitters who want to knit at night! This event can be attended in-person or virtually.
Sunday, September 22nd, 10:00 am - 11:30 am -Talk and Tour at the Sked Street Bonsai Garden - registrants will be given the address prior to the event
Join us for a lecture on bonsai basics, a guided garden tour, and a Q&A session at the Sked Street Bonsai Garden. The exact location will be given to registrants prior to the event. Rain date is scheduled for Sunday, September 29th.
Discover the basics of Bonsai with Carl Stern at the Sked Street Bonsai Garden, the location of the Central Jersey Bonsai Club. Learn about the history, design, care, and maintenance regarding this craft. The Sked Street Bonsai Garden includes over 100 trees and more than 50 species. Some of these trees have been "in training" for over 20 years. This is Mr. Stern's 40th year of "doing Bonsai." The garden provides the feeling of being in a small, relaxing sanctuary with the new landscaping and enclosure.
Wednesday, September 25th, 2:00 - 3:30 pm - Creative Aging - Drawing Heads and Faces: A Class for Beginners - Karen McLean's Studio, 14 Mercer Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525
The second of five sessions with local artist Karen McLean. We will start the session with studies of individual features and proceed to compose faces and heads in profile and full face. Students will begin by first referencing diagrams, then photographs, drawings by master artists (such as Picasso, Degas and others), and finally have a session with a live model.
Space is limited and registration is required. Check redlibrary.org/events for the most up-to-date information, or join our mailing list at redlibrary.org!
Date and time TBD - Speaker Series: Martha McPhee - Location TBD
Local, award-winning novelist Martha McPhee just published her first memoir,Omega Farm. Martha grew up on Omega Farm in Ringoes with her four sisters, five step siblings, mother, and stepfather, in a house filled with art, people, and the kind of chaos that was sometimes benevolent, sometimes more sinister. The pandemic brought Martha home again to her childhood farm to care for her ailing mother. With her husband and children in tow, Martha strives to nurture the present (along with a forest) while the past relentlessly asserts itself—even as Martha's mother, the person she might share her memories with or even try to hold to account, no longer knows who Martha is. A masterful exploration of a complicated family legacy and a powerful story of environmental and personal repair, we felt this candid account would be one our community would find relatable as it raises so many urgent issues that impact women, teens, parents, families and backyard ecosystems everywhere. Martha will be presenting a live-narration of family photographs taken by her mother, the renowned Princeton photographer, Pryde Brown, and which capture the people and the world that made Martha the riveting truth-teller she is today.
MARTHA McPHEE is the author of the novels An Elegant Woman, Dear Money, L'America, Gorgeous Lies, and Bright Angel Time. She is also the author ofOmega Farm, a memoir. Her work has been honored with fellowships from the National Endowment of the Arts and The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. In 2002 she was nominated for a National Book Award. Her novels have been Best Books of The Year on The New York Times, Washington Post and Chicago Tribune lists. Her essays and reviews have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers including The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Newark Star Ledger, Vogue, More, Harper's Bazaar, Self, Traveler, Travel & Leisure, among many others. McPhee is a tenured member of the English Department at Hofstra University, where she teaches fiction. She lives in New York City with her children and husband, the poet and writer Mark Svenvold.
The time, date, and location for this event has not been decided as of the publication of this listing. Please visit redlibrary.org/events for the most up-to-date information!
Princeton, NJ, July 2024 — Gesher LeKesher, a Jewish peer leadership program is currently accepting applications from 11th and 12th grade teens (as of the 2024-2025 school year). As Gesher "Madrichim" (Peer Leaders), teens lead a group of 7th - 9th grade "Talmidim" (Learners) in outreaches addressing topics from a Jewish perspective including friendships, the impact of social media, peer pressure, prejudice, and antisemitism. This is a great opportunity to develop leadership skills which can be used in college and beyond while meeting and working with other Jewish teens in the Greater Princeton Mercer Bucks area. Last year's peer leaders represented eight area high schools.
Gesher LeKesher meets 6 hours each month-2 Monday night Trainings from 6:30 pm-8:30 pm and an additional Outreach held either Monday or Wednesday nights. Gesher LeKesher is partially sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer Bucks. For more information, please visit www.jfcsonline.org/gesher-lekesher.
The Jewish Community Youth Foundation is celebrating its 22nd year giving back to local, national and global nonprofits. Teens in grades 8 through 12 from the Mercer and Bucks Counties area learn about, experience and act upon Jewish values. The Jewish Community Youth Foundation is a project of Jewish Family & Children's Service of Greater Mercer County and is funded by the Ricky and Andrew J. Shechtel Philanthropic Fund.
The Jewish Community Youth Foundation is nationally-recognized and serves as a model for teen philanthropy programs around the country.? Each teen philanthropist donates their own money which gets matched and pooled with money they fundraise during the program.? Students meet to discuss Tzedakah, explore needs and the nonprofit organizations who address them. At year-end, each group decides how their dollars will be donated. Since the Jewish Community Youth Foundation's inception, more than $1,000,000 has been distributed to 72 recipient agencies.??The program offers teens an opportunity to develop leadership and presentation skills.
Registration is now open for all participants in 8th through 10th grades and returning participants in 11th and 12th grades.? Space is limited.? For more information, visit www.jfcsonline.org/jcyf.
Community service hours available for both programs.
Founded in 1937, JFCS is at the forefront of providing a wide range of high-quality social services and programs that strengthen individuals, families and the wider community. Rooted in traditional Jewish values, JFCS is dedicated to serving everyone in need by providing compassionate help, hope and healing that empowers people of all backgrounds and ages. jfcsonline.org.
Branchburg, NJ — July 20th, 2024 – High school students from Storming Robots, a leading New Jersey-based robotics learning center, have proudly brought home two world titles from the prestigious AI-oriented RoboCup Junior (RCJ) 2024 competition, held in Eindhoven, Netherlands from July 17 to 20.
The Storming Robots teams exhibited extraordinary skill and creativity throughout the intense four-day AI-oriented event, capturing FIRST and SECOND places in two distinct leagues.
Team New AJE consisting of Etaash Mathamsetty Venkata Jain (10th grade), Andrew Dai (10th grade), and Jiachen Jiang (10th grade), clinched FIRST PLACE in the software algorithms-intensive Robotics Rescue Simulation League. This league tests competitors' abilities in algorithmic development and virtual navigation, showcasing their advanced programming skills and strategic thinking.
An all-girls team, Team JAM Sessions, consisting of Aditi Gopalakrishnan (10th Grade), Julia Chan (9th Grade), and Maya Baireddy (9th Grade), earned SECOND PLACE in the OnStage (STEAM initiative) Robotics League. Their project brilliantly merged technology with the arts by developing a system that interprets American Sign Language (ASL) into music played on a piano through machine learning and robotic mechanisms. Using machine learning, they trained a model to understand hand gestures captured by a camera streaming video to the model. This data was then translated into piano keystrokes using robotic fingers, custom-designed and 3D-printed by the team.
Team JAM Session member Julia Chan expressed, "It was an unforgettable and eye opening experience. So incredible to meet people from all over the world and learn from their creative ideas! "
The Simulation League where Team New AJE placed FIRST is distinguished by its focus on algorithmic development without physical mechanics and electronics constraints. The competition arena features intricate virtual terrains, requiring teams to develop sophisticated algorithms to map and navigate through complex environments. The team explored the Synchronized Location And Mapping (SLAM) Technologies technique to automate the virtual robots to explore confined spaces and navigate perfectly. SLAM has been the subject of technical research in AI studies.
Elizabeth Mabrey, the founder and principal of Storming Robots, and a recipient of the 2019 Presidential Scholars’ Distinguished Teaching Award, remarked, "These young minds have demonstrated exceptional problem-solving capabilities and technical skills, which are well beyond their years.
The RCJ experience has not only honed their technical and collaborative skills but has also inspired them towards future careers in engineering and technology."
RCJ stands out among pre-college robotics competitions; held in conjunction with RoboCup, the event attracts hundreds of research scientists and engineers worldwide. Competing in RCJ allows students to meet researchers and draw inspiration from the world's top robotics professionals' exhibitions and contest entries. With all challenges requiring 100% automation, RCJ is a cornerstone event that fosters innovation among young students by challenging them with real-world problems in robotics and AI.
Storming Robots in Branchburg, New Jersey possesses a history of fostering a generation of analytical and computational thinkers who pursue self-improvement daily.
To learn more about the programs and classes Storming Robots provides for talented students in the 5th-12th grades and how you can get involved, visit their website at www.stormingrobots.com. To learn more about the RCJ and Storming Robot’s involvement in the competitions, visit https://rcj.stormingrobots.com.
Adath Israel Congregation in Lawrenceville, NJ offers enticing educational programs for 2024-2025!
For little ones, there are two new options: Shalom Baby (infants to 2-years old) and Torah Treasures (toddlers 2-4.5-years old) where they will learn to love their Jewish heritage through music, cooking, art, puppet shows, and food. Meeting every other week starting fall 2024, there is no cost for members, $50 per child per semester for non-members. Additionally, members are being offered free tuition to the nationally-award winning school dedicated to enriching and educating students about Jewish values, holidays, rituals, prayer and Israel, from pre-k through high school. Adath is offering special membership rates for new members, with young families receiving half off membership dues.
Register now! Contact (609) 896-4977 to sign up or for more information. www.AdathIsraelNJ.org
Thomas George was a Princeton resident and an internationally recognized artist, whose work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, the National Gallery of American Art, the Tate Gallery, and many other museums and major collections in the United States and abroad. The Arts Council, in partnership with John and Geoff, will be hosting a sale of Thomas George's artwork from August 1-4, 2024 in our Taplin Gallery. All works - from sketches to framed works - will be offered at very exciting price points with a portion benefiting ACP community programs.
Join realtor Donna Murray for an Open House at 40 Riverwalk, Plainsboro, NJ. Coe tour this exquisite townhome locate in Plainsboro's luxury 55+ community like none you've seen before, The Townhomes at Riverwalk. This new construction townhome enjoys a premium lot and is move-in ready! Over $135,000 in upgrades includes Tesla charger, Epoxy-finished garage floors, Hardwoods in all bedrooms, Extended kitchen with double over and wine fridge. Enjoy community amenities such as a swimming pool, art studio, library, theater room and more for endless ways to stay active and live well. Don't hesitate to reach out with questions or to schedule a private showing. 908-391-8396
Bike a 6-mile loop loaded with surprises under the glow of the moon. Decorate your bike and compete for a prize. Enjoy a DJ at the start and finish, plus fanciful lighting, the Trenton Circus Squad’s glow-in-the-dark juggling show and live music along the route. Reward yourself with s’mores around the campfire. It’s so much fun that you might want to do the route more than once!
The first Points of View Art show was in September 2014. Ten years on, Jeanne Chesterton and Ilene Rubin will host their 10th Points of View Art Show in August. This is a celebration of art that consistently includes a who’s who list of some of the best artists in the region. Getting better attendance, a wonderful variety of art and being a must attend destination every year, Chesterton and Rubin will once again open the doors to some of the finest art beginning with a reception August 23rd from 5-8pm. The show continues Saturday and Sunday, August 24th and 25th, 12-5pm at the Saw Mill at Prallsville Mill, 33 Risler Street in Stockton, NJ, 08559.
Showcasing their art will be Jeanne Chesterton and Ilene Rubin together this year with invited artists Cheryl Bomba, Jill LeClair, Mike Mann, and Beth Schoenleber. All art is for sale.
Chesterton and Rubin have found that joining talent with location to exhibit and sell art has become successful and rewarding. The art complements each other while all are vastly different. All the invited artists are well known, award-winning, and bring a unique voice and interpretation to the visual art community. Embodying their own perspective toward art, all of the artists are at the top of their artistic journeys, offering an impressive, professionally created body of work.
There is something for everyone with little to no overlap of style or range. All have amassed their own following and niche in an otherwise crowded art field in the Bucks County/ River Towns region. It’s a unique blend with a wide price range. Every visitor will have a diverse opportunity to easily find a gem at the famous Saw Mill. It’s a win-win for any serious collector or casual tourist wanting to go home with a beautiful piece of Bucks County art. They know they will be offered some of the finest art in the area, now celebrating an impressive tenth year right in the heart of Bucks County art country.
There is no better way to share our spectacular blueberries than with a party! Join us as we celebrate “everything blueberry” at our annual Blueberry Bash: Sat & Sun, July 13 & 14, 10am - 5pm.
Take a stroll around the farm including a visit to our 2-acre Pick-Your-Own blueberry patch (picking is as supplies last and not included in admission). Say hello to all of our barnyard friends. Enjoy children's tractors, games, activities and play area. Don't miss the hippity hop corral and duckie race. Take a pony ride around our pasture.
Tucker Tales Puppet Show: Enjoy a live puppet show Saturday & Sunday, at noon and 1:30pm. Children will be enthralled with the lively songs and adventures of these characters.
Mr. Bubbleman: NJ Bubble Parties is a fun interactive show full of bubbles of all kinds, giant bubbles, bubble snow, bubble foam and more! Be amazed at the world of bubbles. Enjoy two shows each day during the festival.
Hopewell Twp, NJ - Mercer County Executive Dan Benson and Mercer County 4H invite residents to showcase their creative talents and skills at this year's Mercer County 4-H Fair! There are many "Open Division" categories to public entries for both youth and adults. Entrants do not need to be 4-H members to exhibit. Any project created in the past year can be entered into the fair, including arts and crafts, photography, gardening, clothing, baking, woodworking, and more.
Visit https://mercer.njaes.rutgers.edu/4h/fair to find full details about exhibiting, as well as a complete schedule of the fair. Projects will be received from the general public for entry in the fair on Thursday, July 25, from 3 to 7 PM at Howell Living History Farm. In addition to judging by experts, the fairgoers will vote on their favorite exhibits in each category on Saturday, July 27. Those receiving the most votes will be recognized on Sunday, July 28.
The annual Mercer County 4-H Fair is an inspirational community event showcasing the talents of the general public as well as those of our 4-H members. The fair will run from 10 AM to 8 PM on Saturday, July 27, and from 10 AM to 4 PM on Sunday, July 28. Admission and parking are free! Children's activities, hayrides, animal shows, music, farm tours, magic shows, archery, and exhibits will take place throughout the fair. Plenty of food and drink, including homemade ice cream, will also be available. The opening ceremony will take place at 1:00 PM on July 27 in the Show Tent. A country dance with a string band and a caller is scheduled for 6:00 PM that evening.
4-H, a youth development program operated by Rutgers Cooperative Extension, provides research-based, hands-on learning experiences for youth in Mercer County. For more information about 4-H, or entering projects in the fair, please contact Altaira Bejgrowicz at the Mercer County 4-H Office at (609) 989-6830 or bejgrowicz@njaes.rutgers.edu. For updates on Mercer County 4-H visit https://mercer.njaes.rutgers.edu/category/departments/4h/
Howell Farm is located on Valley Road, just off Rt. 29 two miles south of Lambertville, NJ. Persons using GPS directions should use 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell Twp. as the destination address. Howell Living History Farm is a facility of the Mercer County Park Commission.
PRINCETON, NJ (June 19, 2024) – Morven Museum & Garden is set to host its annual Fourth of July Jubilee on Thursday, July 4, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at 55 Stockton St, Princeton, New Jersey.
This year's focus is Civic Season, a national program of activities connecting Juneteenth and July 4th to better understand the past and shape the future. This free community event includes family-friendly interactive activities and crafts inspired by history, civics, and service themes. Attendees are invited to enjoy tours of Morven's gardens; live music with Vintage Vibe Tribe; Oink & Moo BBQ, The Empanada Guy, and Kona Ice food trucks; face painting with Maya B. the Facepaint Fairy, and a unique opportunity to "sign" the Declaration of Independence.
In 1783, Morven hosted Congressional delegates, marking Independence Day. Now more than 241 years later, the museum continues this tradition, utilizing its role as the home of a signer of the Declaration of Independence (and New Jersey's first Governor's mansion) to engage the public in activities that explore history and what it means to be an engaged citizen.
Community partner organizations include the Historical Society of Princeton, Paul Robeson House of Princeton, People & Stories/Gente y Cuentos, Princeton Academy of Art, Princeton Public Library, Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum, YWCA Princeton, Witherspoon-Jackson Historical and Cultural Society.
Half-price tickets will be available for the museum. The current exhibition, Morven Revealed: Untold Stories from New Jersey's Most Historic Home, explores the lesser-known stories of Morven and its residents. The museum's second-floor galleries take a thematic look at subjects recognizable to many American families: childhood, hosting guests, pets, fashion, and more.
The 2024 Fourth of July Festival is sponsored by Baxter Construction, Blue Sky Green Earth, and Fulton Bank.
This is a good weather event only. If rain is forecast, please visit morven.org for event updates.
ABOUT MORVEN MUSEUM & GARDEN Most historic sites celebrate one notable resident. Morven is unique in that it was home to many remarkable people. Built in the 1750s and home to one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, Richard Stockton, Morven was home to five generations of Stocktons, then Robert Wood Johnson, Jr. before becoming New Jersey's first Governor's Mansion and home to five New Jersey governors, their families, and staffs, witnessing nearly 300 years of history. Morven is located at 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, and is open to the public Wednesday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The gardens are open daily until dusk. For more information, including exhibitions and events, visit morven.org.
ABOUT CIVIC SEASON Civic Season, the flagship program of Made By Us, is a national series of activities co-created by Gen Z and cultural institutions. Civic Season connects the holidays of Juneteenth and July 4th in an effort to better understand our past and shape our future. For more information, visit thecivicseason.com.
PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., May 14, 2024—West Windsor Arts is transitioning into the summer season with the return of two popular annual events on Saturday, June 1 from 11am-2pm: a family fun day with a one-mile walk and scavenger hunt, plus live music, art projects and fitness games (happening outside the arts center, weather permitting), and the Faculty & Student Art Show on the walls inside their gallery.
It's a great day for everyone to come out to see friends and neighbors, have some good healthy fun, and support the organization's mission to cultivate the artist within us all, while inspiring a creative community that is engaged, inclusive and equitable.
"ArtWalk has grown into so much more than the walk itself, although it is still the highlight of the day, especially for the kids, with motivational signs and games along the way. But a lot of people come to the event every year to hear the music, explore the arts center, and give their kids a chance to try simple 'on the go' art projects," explains Aylin Green, Executive Director of West Windsor Arts.
"This year, there will be even more activities for people of all ages, including scalable fitness challenges, nutrition games and a graffiti-making workout," she continues. "Several program partners will be on hand—F3 Fitness, RWJ Fitness and Wellness, The Gurukul Dance and Eating for Your Health—providing a token for each activity completed, which attendees can turn in for prizes."
Nicole Demeter, Group Fitness Manager at RWJ Fitness and Wellness, is excited to be able to share her expertise and love for fitness with the community. She will be leading short chair workouts that attendees can try during the event and later repeat at home.
"We are calling this year's event ArtWalk and 'Try-Art-Athon' to encourage participants to try new things, with a focus on fitness. You'll be able to test your fitness level with a combination of classic fitness and art-inspired challenges," adds Green, noting that favorites from the past, such as face painting, live music, vendor tables and a silent auction, will still be happening, creating a festive environment. This year's musical entertainment will be provided by two student bands from Stibol Music.
"We encourage everyone to be a part of this day," says Mikel Cirkus, President of the West Windsor Arts Board of Directors. "ArtWalk 2024 is a day out with friends and family, it's a walk, it's creative, it's interactive, it's a multisensory experience for everyone. And that's a great thing!"
Participants will also have a chance to stroll through the gallery at the arts center, located in a restored fire station in a historic West Windsor neighborhood, to see the works of its faculty and students on display.
It's also a great thing, Green adds, that proceeds from the ArtWalk support West Windsor Arts' education programs benefiting young children, teens and adults, as well as arts programming for the community, free of charge whenever possible.
As a small nonprofit, West Windsor Arts relies on funding from events such as ArtWalk to continue to provide the community with concerts, community service days, summer camps for kids, resources and exposure for local artists, and the chance for all of us to discover our "artist" within.
"West Windsor Arts is one place where I feel respected for the work that I do. [The whole staff] are all always so welcoming, caring, and it just feels like family there," notes Auusha S., in a recent community report.
Tickets start at $10 for individuals and $25 for families.
The West Windsor Arts Council offers art and cultural events, workshops, and classes for all ages and in all disciplines at the West Windsor Arts Center and in the community. For more information, call 609.716.1931 or visit westwindsorarts.org.
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Join us for our 4th annual food & wine tasting to raise awareness and support for the mission of a premier charitable food delivery service for families in need in the greater Princeton and Lawrenceville area.
Our goal is to raise awareness for Share My Meals, a local charity that provides meals to food-insecure families around Princeton New Jersey while fighting the impact of food waste.
On Tuesday, June 4, we welcome 18+ incredible wineries and 2 distilleries from around Europe and special guest chef Scott Anderson from elements & Mistral Princeton leading the local restaurant presentation.
18+ wineries & 2 distilleries presenting for sampling.
Tickets are available now for the 2024 Princeton Festival, New Jersey’s premier performing arts extravaganza. Enjoy beautiful music, opera, and more within our tented pavilion on the grounds of beautiful Morven Museum & Garden. With opportunities for picnicking, socializing, and exploring the Museum's superb garden before events, the Princeton Festival is the place to be for relaxed, summertime entertainment!
These rides typically take place from Spring through Fall and sometimes during Winter, all subject to changes due to weather. All but the mountain bike rides leave from the Sourland Cycles shop and ride the hills of the Sourlands.
A HELMET is REQUIRED on all rides; LIGHTS REQUIRED on all road rides. If you have not ridden your bike in several months, please bring it into the shop for atune-up.
-Women's Road Rides-NO DROP RIDE
Novice-intermediate road bike rides of 24 +/- miles at approx. 13 mph with minimum 1000' climbing, climbing increases throughout the season—no one left behind.
Wednesday Evenings, start times between 5-6pm (Ride leader: Carolyn)
Friday Mornings, 10am; will start earlier in heat, later in cold (Ride leader: Joanne)
-WOMEN'S MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDES- NO DROP RIDE
Beginner-intermediate No Drop mountain bike rides; as long as you feel comfortable on trails you are welcome; a great way to transition from tow/canal path to trails through the woods! Anticipated ride time: 1-1.5 hrs/ride. All ride starts will be within an hour of the shop.
3rd Thursday of the month through the summer with some potential weekend rides (Ride leaders: Paige and Meredith)
-CO-ED ROAD RIDES- NO DROP RIDE
Weekday road rides are novice-intermediate level. Start the season with 20 miles w/1100' climbing; progresses towards 30 miles w/2500' of climbing. This supports all of us who are training for the Anchor House Ride for Runaways July 13-20, 2024. No drop.
Mondays 4:00 PM (Ride leader: Rich)
Thursdays 10:00 AM (Ride leader: Rich)
Saturday road rides start as beginner rides; 15 miles w/1000' elevation (basically flat). Increases and add-ons will be determined & communicated by the leader. No drop.
Saturdays 9:00 AM (Ride leader: Rich)
-SUNDAY CO-ED RIDE- DROP Ride
Road bike rides of 30-35 miles at an average pace of 15-17 mph with 2000' of climbing previously known as the Hopewell Hillbillies ride. Drop ride.
Sundays 8:00 AM (Ride leader: Alex)
Reminder toemail the shop to join the ride leader's weekly email for updated ride times and routes. If you have not ridden your bike in several months, please bring it into the shop for atune-up.
TRENTON, NJ – Art All Night Trenton, the free, 24-hour annual community arts event, pop-up gallery, and fundraiser presented by Artworks Trenton will take place on June 29-30, 2024, at its new home, the War Memorial Theatre on Memorial Drive in downtown Trenton, New Jersey.
The popular arts event returns to New Jersey's Capital City to once again feature its signature blend of art submitted by artists of all ages and experience levels, musical performances, master classes, demonstrations, a film festival, and fun for the whole family. The new hybrid format will provide both in-person and virtual programming throughout the event's 24-hour schedule. In-person programming will take place at the War Memorial building on Saturday, June 29 from 3pm to midnight, and begins again on Sunday, June 30 from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. During the overnight hours, the in-person event will close, and a virtual component and online art gallery will take center stage via the Art All Night website and social media channels.
"We are incredibly excited about the return of Art All Night as well as its new home, the War Memorial! Art All Night is truly an important event for the community, as well as a key fundraiser to support arts education and programming here at Artworks. We are also keen to highlight the amazing local businesses and restaurants located in the area around the War Memorial." said Craig Shofed, Managing Director of Artworks Trenton.
As always, attendance as well as art submission is free and open to the public. Artwork will be displayed both in-person at the War Memorial as well as in an online virtual gallery hosted on the Art All Night website. No previous art experience is required, and all artists are invited to submit one piece of artwork to be shown at the event. Artwork must be registered and submitted in advance via the Art All Night website.
"Art All Night can only happen with the support of our sponsors, donors, submitting artists, and most importantly, the volunteers. We are thrilled to welcome the community to our event's beautiful new home, the Trenton War Memorial, and you can expect all the fan favorites like hundreds of pieces of art, master classes and demonstrations, musical performances, the film festival, and more!" said Addison Vincent, Artistic Director of Artworks Trenton.
Art All Night is Artworks Trenton's biggest fundraiser and in one 24-hour period, encompasses what the creative hub does year-round. Artworks strives to provide artists of all skill levels with a professional platform and diverse interactive programming that is accessible to all. Overall, Artworks seeks to inspire, encourage, and invite the world to witness the incredible artistry and culture within the Capital City.
To find out more about Art All Night 2024, become a sponsor, volunteer, donate, and submit art, please visit www.artallnighttrenton.org.
About Artworks Trenton
Artworks, Trenton's downtown visual arts center, is a 501(c)(3) Charitable Corporation that promotes artistic diversity by fostering creativity, learning, and appreciation of the arts. Our exhibitions, workshops and events make art an accessible experience for all, building community among and between art students of all ages, professional and amateur artists, inner city and suburban residents, die-hard art fans and first-time art appreciators. To learn more, visit: https://artworkstrenton.org
About The War Memorial
Part of the State of New Jersey's Capitol Complex, The War Memorial is located on Memorial Drive in downtown Trenton near the Delaware River. Opened in 1932, The War Memorial was built as "a great community center" dedicated to the memory of the soldiers and sailors from Mercer County who died fighting World War I. The building is a National and State Historic Site, and is fully ADA compliant, complete with an 1,807-seat, fully-equipped theater for performances and assemblies, and also a number of stately rooms for other purposes such as meeting and conferences. The War Memorial is owned by The State of New Jersey and operated by The NJ Department of State. The building is a short walk from the New Jersey State House, the New Jersey State Library, the New Jersey State Museum, the Old Barracks Museum, and a short distance Sun National Bank Center, and Mercer County Waterfront Park and other attractions. To learn more, visit: https://nj.gov/state/memorial/index.shtml
Trenton, NJ – Mercer County has received a competitively awarded grant from the NJ Department of Labor to provide summer employment and job readiness skill development to County youth, both in-school & out-of-school, ages 16 – 24. The total award amount is $475,200 and will provide jobs to at least 120 students.
Mercer will partner with businesses, educational institutions, and community and faith-based organizations to provide work experience. The work experience will be complemented by dynamic workshops focused on topics such as time management, effective communication, business etiquette, financial literacy, emotional intelligence, job readiness skill development, and career exploration.
Applications will be available online until May 10th. Participants will receive $16.00 per hour, with an opportunity to earn up to $3,200 for the summer. The program will run from July 1st through August 23rd, 2024.
“There is nothing more empowering we can do for an individual than help them on their way towards a career,” said Mercer County Executive Dan Benson. “I am proud of our work in obtaining this competitive grant and expanding our program, so we can positively impact more Mercer County youth.”
“The Mercer County Summer Youth Jobs Connection has been a signature program of ours for many years,” said Anthony Carabelli, Mercer County Director of Economic Development. “We are grateful to the New Jersey Department of Labor for their continued commitment to our youth here in Mercer County.”
Join us for a two-day extravaganza celebrating authentic expression and engagement with the broader Trenton community!
On May 3, join us at Roberto Clemente Park (319 Academy St, Trenton, NJ 08618) from 1:30pm-5pm for an outdoor festival with vendors, musical acts, and food trucks, headlined by Blaq Mel and Ronnie Riggles and hosted by Rabbit.
On May 4, join us at the Playhouse for a night of spoken word performances, music, and art centered around the themes of self-actualization and growth. Hear from both local and visiting artists as they find power in the potential of themselves and their community, headlined by Nikki Powerhouse and Kimmika Williams and hosted by Tiffany Bacon.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: The Color Fun Run & Walk has been postponed to Sunday, July 14, 2024.
After careful consideration, the Color Fun Run and Walk will be postponed until Sunday July 14 at 11am at Woolsey Park. This date change will allow more folks to join in the fun. There are other awesome community events happening on the original date, so the switch will make sure the Color Fun Run can shine brightly on its own special day!
We understand this means adjusting your plans, and we’re truly sorry for any inconvenience. Current registrations will automatically be transferred to the new date. If you would prefer a refund, please email us at info@hvartscouncil.org.
Thank you for your continued support and understanding. We are working hard to make sure the Color Fun Run is an awesome experience for you, your friends, and your family. We can’t wait to see you there on July 14th, ready to paint the town!
Princeton, N.J. – April 30, 2024 – Princeton YMCA, a branch of the Greater Somerset County YMCA, recently held its seventh annual Bart's Challenge Competition at the Princeton YMCA. This year's event included participation from YMCA and community members, as well as teams representing various companies and organizations. The 2024 competition featured two divisions: an Organizational Heat for competitive participants and a Community Heat for recreational participants.
The event drew a diverse group of competitors, volunteers, and spectators, including YMCA lifeguards and instructors, staff from the Princeton YMCA's Wellness Department led by Suzette Schmidt, as well as participants from Truist Financial, Chuck Craig and Family, Warren Stock, Princeton YMCA's ACE students, and YMCA leadership staff including Darnell Hayes, Chief Operating Officer of Greater Somerset County YMCA, and Benjamin Green, District Vice President of Operations for Franklin Township, Hillsborough, and Princeton YMCAs, along with representatives from Johnson and Johnson.
Celebrating its seventh year, Bart's Challenge Competition successfully raised $25,500 towards Princeton YMCA's branch campaign goal. Keshon Bennett, Branch Executive Director, emphasized the YMCA's commitment to strengthening the community: "Today and every day, Princeton YMCA strengthens the fabric of our vibrant community by ensuring that we all have access to the resources, relationships, and opportunities we need to lead, learn, grow, and thrive. Through volunteer-led community events like Bart's Challenge, we expand access for all ages and abilities to improve their well-being and inspire healthy lifestyles."
Bart's Challenge is named after Bart Talloen, a fitness enthusiast who conceived the idea for the competition in 2021. Talloen, who underwent surgery in late December 2020, challenged YMCA summer campers in 2021 to take on a physical challenge on his behalf. The overwhelming response from campers led to the launch of Bart's Challenge in 2022. Reflecting on the growth of the event, Bart expressed his hope to expand participation.
He stated, "It has been exciting to watch my vision of Bart's Challenge grow and evolve. It is my aspiration to grow and expand the Bart Challenge Competition further in the future, gaining more and more engagement and participation across the YMCA branches, the broader community, and its organizations, as well as companies, schools, etc. In this way, I hope to continue to inspire and motivate others to pursue their own personal fitness adventures and promote healthy living as a community." In successfully achieving fitness world records, Bart has raised $270,000 for the YMCA over the last seven years.
Hamilton Township, NJ – Tickets are on sale now for Isles' Spring Celebration and annual fundraiser to support our work in Trenton and beyond. Join Isles and the community on Saturday, May 4, 2024 for a fun tribute to our honorees and organization."We can't do our work without the help of the larger community," said Sean Jackson, Isles CEO. "Your support helps make our garden season possible, enables us to connect our students with job opportunities, and ensure that the lead paint contamination in local homes gets removed. We need your help to keep expanding our impact."
The 2024 Community Award will be presented to Stacy Denton, the Youth College Director at Mercer County Community College. There she leads Trio programs and supported hundreds of students from Trenton and the surrounding communities progress through the academic pipeline from middle school to postgraduate programs.Stacy is also active in a variety of community organizations where she is a leader in supporting our community.Isles CEO Sean Jackson said, "We're thrilled to recognize Stacy, who helps ensure that students have the help and encouragement they need to succeed."
Bonnie Watson Coleman is being recognized with our Leadership Award this year. According to Isles CEO Sean Jackson, "We know that Mercer County, indeed all of New Jersey, has benefitted from Bonnie Watson Coleman's vital and critical role in both the State legislature and for the past 9 years in the U.S. Congress. She has a been a valuable partner for Isles through all these years of public service. From securing federal funding to help clean up lead paint contamination to ensuring continued support for Isles' high school GED program, Bonnie has been a fierce advocate for the community we serve and we're proud to recognize all she's done to change lives in Trenton and beyond."
The Spring Celebration event will take place at the Social Profit Center at Mill One, a historic mill that has been renovated into a community hub for nonprofits, social impact offices and artists as well as Isles' headquarters. Guests can explore this uniquely transformed building which offers flexible office, studio and event spaces.
The event is from 6:00-9:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 4 at the Social Profit Center at Mill One, 1 N Johnston Avenue, Hamilton Township. Visit isles.org for up-to-date information and to purchase tickets and program ads. For questions about the event, please contact Randi Orlow at rorlow@isles.org or 609.341.4722.
About Isles:
Founded in 1981, Isles, Inc. is a community development and environmental organization designed to foster self-reliant families and healthy, sustainable communities. Isles revitalizes communities, builds wealth, educates and trains, and creates healthy homes and spaces. Beyond its central New Jersey base, Isles works to influence policy and helps others build healthy, self-help approaches. For more information, visit www.isles.org
About the Social Profit Center at Mill One:
Housed in a large, formerly vacant textile mill, Isles' Social Profit Center brings together nonprofits, social impact businesses, and artists under one roof. The Center offers affordable, flexible, and high performing office, studio, and warehouse spaces in a unique, energy efficient historic building.For more information, including available spaces, visit www.socialprofitcenter.org
2024 Event Sponsors:
Exclusive Presenting Sponsor: Matrix
Gold Sponsors: NJM Insurance Group, Intrinsic Technology, and Faeger Drinker
Silver Partners: Capital Health, PNC Bank, PSE&G, and First Bank
New Jersey's Official Tall Ship, oyster schooner A.J. Meerwald is coming to South Riverwalk Park in Trenton, on Saturday, May 11th 2024! Come set sail aboard a historic wooden, traditionally-rigged tall ship. We will be offering (2) Public Sails departing from South Riverwalk Park. The 2-hour public sails are a wonderful way to experience the Delaware River and spend time with family and friends. Passengers can help the crew hoist the sails or simply relax and enjoy an unforgettable experience.
The purpose of our visit is to offer education sails to students. During our stay we will be working with Mercer County to provide education sails. The educational sail features fish identification, navigation, life as an oysterman and a visit with the ship's captain.
The schooner A.J. Meerwald is a restored oyster dredging schooner from Bivalve, New Jersey. Launched in 1928, A.J. Meerwald embodies the true spirit of the schooner, adapted to efficiently fulfill the prevailing conditions and specific demands of her native waters. A.J. Meerwald was one of nearly five hundred schooners built along the Delaware Bay before the decline of the local shipbuilding industry in the 1930s. One hundred years later, there are only a handful of converted schooners still harvesting oysters.
Today, the AJ Meerwald is operated by the Bayshore Center at Bivalve as a traveling classroom and vehicle to enjoy the area's waterways. Passengers can enjoy the excitement and wonder of sailing aboard a 115-foot schooner from the age of sail. If you're feeling adventurous, you can even join the crew in hauling lines and setting sails! Enjoy the great outdoors as you breathe in the fresh air and marvel at the scenery that surrounds you.
From May 11th - 14th, 2024, A.J. Meerwald will be sailing from Trenton thanks to the support of County Executive Dan Benson, Commissioner Samuel Frisby and the Mercer County Park Commission. Public Sails will be offered at the following times: Monday, May 13th at 5pm; Tuesday May 14th at 5pm. Tickets are $50 per person and guests are invited to bring their own snacks and beverages. The 2-hour evening sails will cruise along the scenic Delaware River, which is part of the national Wild & Scenic Rivers system. The schooner can also be chartered for private events. The current sailing schedule and tickets can be found at www.bayshorecenter.org/our-ship/public-sails.
A dockside reception will be held on Tuesday, May 14th at 4pm for members of the public and special invited guests. Boat Tours will be provided to the public by Bayshore Center volunteers on Saturday and Sunday from 11-12 and 1-2pm.
The Bayshore Center at Bivalve is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to advance the understanding of the human impact on New Jersey's aquatic environment through education, advocacy, and programming. BCB operates the authentically restored 1928 oyster schooner A.J. MEERWALD, New Jersey's official tall ship, as a hands-on sailing classroom throughout the region. It also operates the Delaware Bay Museum and offers shore-based programs at its campus and the schooner's home port of Bivalve on the scenic Maurice River in Cumberland County.
Trenton, NJ (April 24, 2024)—Tennis enthusiasts are invited to mark May's National Tennis Month in style at the NJTL of Trenton Annual Capital Cup Fundraiser. Scheduled for Sunday, May 19, 2024, from 9 am to 3 pm, the event is proudly hosted by NJTL of Trenton in partnership with their long-time supporter, The Trenton Country Club, located in West Trenton, NJ.
Festivitiesinclude tennis drills conducted by local favorite teaching pros on TCC's beautiful outdoor Har-Tru courts, a student tennis exhibition, a continental breakfast and buffet lunch with wine and craft beer, and an Awards ceremony. A fabulous raffle is also planned, featuring coveted items such as tickets to the US Open, private lessons with top local pros, and kids' summer camp! The 2024 Capital Cup Honoree is Stephen R. Duncan. Mr. Duncan has 37 years of experience as an educator for the Council Rock School District. He has been an educational consultant for NJTL of Trenton and the USTA Foundation for over a decade.
All are welcome to register, whether playing tennis or attending the Awards presentation and luncheon buffet.The event rain date is June 9, 2024. (Teenagers are welcome to drill, provided they have a 3.0 or higher playing level.) Sponsorship opportunities are also available and much appreciated. To find out more and/or register, visit https://www.njtloftrenton.org/2024-capital-cup.
All proceeds will help NJTLT continue its mission of creating opportunities and providing academic programs and services to enhance the lives of under-resourced youth in Trenton and surrounding areas. NJTLT proudly serves students at two locations: Cadwalader Park in the West Ward and Villa Park in the East Ward. The Trenton chapter was twice named the USTA Chapter of the Year, and its original ACE (Academic Creative Engagement) program is a national model. NJTL of Trenton is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization.
This season, we are honoring McCarter's legacy as a stalwart presenter of classical music, while also pushing the boundaries of the genre, integrating traditional compositions with modern interpretations to create something truly unique and extraordinary
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Gallery to Support Artists and Local Families Experiencing Housing Insecurity
April 5, 2023 - LAWRENCEVILLE – HomeFront announces the exciting news that ArtJam 2024 launches on Friday, May 3 at 45 Hulfish Street, Palmer Square, Princeton and remains open until May 18. With more than 75 artists represented, the annual “pop-up” gallery will feature the work of national and local professional artists as well as undiscovered artists who have been impacted by poverty and homelessness. The one-of-a-kind artwork for sale includes paintings, sculptures, pottery, glass, and hand-sewn items.
ArtJam2024 is an inspiring, high-energy celebration of creativity and community that benefits HomeFront and its innovative therapeutic art and sewing programs, ArtSpace and SewingSpace. HomeFront is a nationally recognized social service organization for low-income Mercer County residents who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. It provides 35 programs that promote safe secure housing, life skills and educational support, and basic necessities, with a special focus on children.
Among the ArtJam events will be a Fashion Show by HomeFront’s SewingSpace participants at the Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, on Saturday, May 11 from 3:00-4:30 pm. A Fashion Show Reception from 4:30-6:30 pm will follow, around the corner at ArtJam. On Mother’s Day, May 1, a Mother Child painting class will be held from 10am-noon. Space is limited, so please register at www.homefront-artspace.com if you would like to participate. The ArtJam closing reception is scheduled for Friday, May 17, from 5:00-8:30 pm.
Ruthann Traylor, Director of ArtSpace, and its sister program SewingSpace, at HomeFront shares that, “ArtJam 2024 brings together so many people who want to support the creativity of our HomeFront families. It is important that our clients have the opportunity to build valuable skills. Prior to the show, our volunteer curators look close to home and beyond to find new and established artists of all genres. This year, HomeFront put out an open invitation for artists wanting to join its efforts. As a result, several wonderful new artists are participating in the show.”
“ArtJam is an amazing experience,” observes Sarah Steward, HomeFront’s Chief Executive Officer. It serves as an important reminder of the creative spirit of both our client families and the community that comes together to support our work.” She adds that, “The arts can lift spirits; they empower our artists and enhance their self-esteem. We continue to be very grateful for the community support of ArtJam, the many local businesses, community members, our volunteers, and artists who contribute their works, and for all the support we get for Mercer County families in need.”
HomeFront began over 30 years ago as a group of volunteers dedicated to bringing food to homeless families being housed in grim welfare motels in and around Trenton, NJ. Since then, the organization has grown to a sophisticated social service organization with a comprehensive slate of programs for low-income residents of Mercer County, all of which are designed to alleviate or prevent the pain of homelessness. HomeFront clients use ArtSpace’s studios both in Lawrence and Ewing and SewingSpace in Lawrence to participate in programs that help them work through trauma, find new entrepreneurial skills, and discover themselves as artists. For more information or to learn about how you can help, visit www.homefrontnj.org or call (609) 989-9417, extension 107.
Now in its 15th year, ArtJam 2024 will feature a wide variety of original paintings, pottery, glasswork and sculpture by national and local artists, including artists and crafters in HomeFront's ArtSpace and SewingSpace programs. Over 100 artists are participating — with more than 1,000 handmade items! Visit our website to learn more about our artists and to view ArtJam's jam-packed calendar of events. All proceeds benefit HomeFront's work supporting families impacted by poverty and homelessness.
Our annual tradition to welcome spring at Terhune Orchards is Kite Day. This soaring spring festival is a perfect time to explore the farm during one of its most beautiful seasons. Children can use their imaginations to make and decorate their own kites. We use a kite design that is guaranteed to fly! Choose from a colorful assortment of pre-made kits in the form of birds, butterflies, and more. Or, bring your favorite kite from home. Whichever kite you choose, there will be a rainbow of colors in every shape and size floating through the air above our orchards. If we are in luck the apple trees will be in bloom, too.
Listen to the sounds of country music as your kite dances in the wind. Local bands will play from 12pm-4pm: Meghan Carey on Saturday and Tookany Creek on Sunday.
Join in the fun of old-fashioned games and children’s activities in the barnyard such as Hopscotch, hula hoop the horse – have a great time playing on the farm. Don’t miss having have a hop in the Hippity Hop Corral or taking splash in a Ducky Race. Take a pony ride and have a special Pet & Play Animal Experience – special hands-on play time with cute, cuddly and very friendly sheep, goats, rabbits and chickens. (Not included in admission) The sheep will be shorn on Sunday and the children can take home a piece of real fleece. Get to know some of our other animals in the barnyard while you visit. Meet our barnyard friends, dwarf Nigerian goats, donkeys, and our bunny.
Hungry kite fliers will find farm fresh lunch and snacks at Pam’s Food Tent. Sample Terhune Orchards’ spring menu items including BBQ chicken, country style chili, salads and fresh baked pies. Our famous apple cider donuts and fresh pressed apple cider make every visit to the farm complete. Adults can enjoy a visit to our Wine Orchard where Terhune’s own eighteen varieties of wine are available for tasting. Tasting flights, wine by the glass and wine slushie will be available to toast to Spring.
There is nothing like spring on the farm. Join us this spring weekend to enjoy our freshly planted fields, fruit trees and flowers blooming, vegetables sprouting, the fresh air and beauty of all the season has to offer outdoors.
Mercer County - The Mercer County Park Commission is proud to announce the Mercer County Tennis Hall of Fame Class of 2024. This year’s honorees have made extraordinary achievements in the field of tennis and expanded the popularity of the sport.
The Class of 2024 includes Jim Cryan, Co-Director of the Cryan Memorial Tennis Tournament; Mike Ehrenberg, longtime Director of the G. Nelson Green Memorial Tournament; Ginny Mason, a founding member and continuous supporter of National Junior Tennis and Learning of Trenton (NJTL); Glenn Michibata, a Wimbledon Doubles Semifinalist and Princeton Tennis Program Teaching Professional; and Betty Sander Thompson, who is receiving a posthumous honor and had received a USTA Umpire Emeritus Award for 32 years of service.
The Hall of Fame dinner will be held on Friday, June 14 at 6:00 p.m. at the Boathouse at Mercer Lake in Mercer County Park, West Windsor.
“I’m pleased to announce this year’s Mercer County Tennis Hall of Fame honorees,” said County Executive Dan Benson. “Mercer County produces incredible talent in every field imaginable and I’m always thrilled for an opportunity to highlight the leaders in our community. Thanks to the work of the Mercer County Park Commission, the Mercer County Tennis Center isn’t just a place where people can play the sport, it is a center for the tennis community in our region.”
Marc Vecchiolla, Director of the Mercer County Tennis Center, has been the Hall of Fame Chair for 12 years. Throughout his tenure, he has found each year’s honorees to be incredibly inspirational.
“Their shared love of tennis has made each inductee monumentally influential to thousands within Mercer County and beyond,” said Mr. Vecchiolla. “The Park Commission is proud to recognize the indelible contributions the inductees have made to our tennis community.”
The Mercer County Tennis Hall of Fame was initiated in 1992 by the Mercer County Tennis Council to recognize people with ties to the County who have made outstanding contributions to the sport. Since the dissolution of the Tennis Council, the Mercer County Park Commission has overseen the nominating committee, voting process and dinner committee. The Hall of Fame honors individuals for their involvement in competition, education, officiating, recreation, media, industry, or in the advancement of tennis.
Induction ceremonies are held every four years, with the honorees selected by 50 leaders in the area’s tennis community. Criteria for induction stipulate that “the record of achievement must be balanced by a reputation that can be admired and respected. Membership is intended to represent a highly selective group.”
Tickets for the Hall of Fame dinner are $100 per person. For more information or to receive an electronic invitation, please contact Marc Vecchiolla at mvecchiolla@mercercounty.org or by phone at (609) 448-2088.
Filmmakers ages 14-25 are invited to submit short films for consideration for screening at the 2024 Princeton Student Film Festival. Entries should be no longer than 20 minutes and must be submitted by June 1. There is no fee to enter.
Launched in 2003, the Princeton Student Film Festival features films by local, regional and international students, and provides an opportunity for young filmmakers to screen their work to a broad audience and receive feedback. Selected films include a variety of genres and styles and are intended for a teen and adult audience.
Films selected as part of the festival will be shown to a general audience in the library’s Community Room on July 31. Filmmakers are invited to participate in Q&A sessions following the screenings, but filmmaker attendance is not required.
Films must be submitted by completing the entry form available at princetonlibrary.org/psff. Additional information about the festival and selection process is available at princetonlibrary.org/psff.
As President of the Mercer County Defense League, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, and one of the founders of the coalition, the Green Garden State Alliance, I am reaching out to invite you to our 2nd Annual Environmental Networking Event!
On Sunday, April 14th, at Mercer County Park (West Picnic Area, near the boathouse), we are hosting environmental organizations from across the State.
Our mission is to educate and amplify awareness about environmental concerns including climate change, overdevelopment of warehouses and other poorly sited commercial projects that could negatively impact wildlife, forests, small businesses, the health, safety, and quality of life for New Jerseyans.
Last spring, at our Environmental Networking Event, we worked hard to amplify the messaging for Governor Murphy's Administration to adopt the landmark Inland Flood Protection Rule. In July of 2023, the NJDEP finally adopted this rule to help ensure that current precipitation data is used to better protect NJ communities from worsening flooding due to climate change!
There is so much work to be done, including changing the NJ State Planning Commission's Warehouse Siting Guidance from voluntary guidance to mandatory law. If passed by the NJ Legislature, this new law will greatly help to protect New Jersey townships from overdevelopment. We are continuing to advocate for protecting and preserving our Garden State from unsustainable and irresponsible development.
We invite you to come, and/or to host an information table at the event if you are affiliated with an environmental organization. Clean Water Action, NJ Conservation, League of Conservation Voters, Save Hamilton Open Space, Citizens' Climate Lobby, North Crosswicks Friends of Open Space, and other environmental organizations will be there.
We have another wonderful program planned this spring: the live music of the Bad Hombres at 1:00pm, Mercer County Executive, Dan Benson, will kick off our speakers at 2:00pm followed by Assemblyman Anthony Verrelli LD15, Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo LD14, Assemblyman Alex Sauickie LD12 amongst others! There will be activities for the kids and information for everyone.... Again, we will have Rutgers' Enviro-Scape used in a demonstration by a Girl Scout Troop showing how water runoff works and the importance of stormwater management, especially in flood prone regions of New Jersey.
We would love to have you come with your family and friends!
If you are involved with an environmental organization, please host an information table, share information, and promote your environmental mission.
If you want time at the mic to speak about the environment: climate change, how to combat overdevelopment, sustainable farming and the like, let us know!
HERE is the sign-up form for hosting an information table and/or requesting 3-10 minutes at the mic.
New Hope, PA (March 28, 2024) — Bucks County Playhouse's Producing Director Alexander Fraser, Executive Producer Robyn Goodman, Producer Josh Fiedler and Managing Director, Adele Adkins, are pleased to announce the Playhouse's 2024 subscription season. Featuring four productions in the historic playhouse, the Playhouse's 85th season kicks off in May with a new production of Michael Frayn's outrageous farce, "Noises Off," and is anchored by a world premiere musical, "Last of the Red Hot Mamas."
The season will also feature new productions of "Grease," and "Anastasia: The Musical." In addition, the Playhouse will revive its production of "The Rocky Horror Show," which broke box office records last October.
"For 2024, we're taking a fresh look at three of the greats: "Noises Off," "Grease," and for the holidays, 'Anastasia,' says Alexander Fraser, producing director. "In between, we are proud to produce another world premiere, the new musical 'Last of the Red Hot Mamas.' We hope these shows will honor the Playhouse's history in presenting first-class productions of well-loved revivals while also fostering new works that reflect the diversity of the modern American theater."
The 2024 season comes on the heels of a 2023 season when two productions break box office records. "The Rocky Horror Show" starring Frankie Grande as Dr. Frank 'n' Further kicked off the first string of sold-out houses, culminating in a holiday engagement of "Irving Berlin's White Christmas," which became the top-selling title in the Playhouse's storied history.
"The success of 'Rocky Horror' and 'White Christmas' last season was overwhelming but also encouraging. In 2024, we look to continue the growth and momentum we experienced last year," says Adkins. "There is genuine excitement surrounding the audiences that continue to return to the theatre. We are happy to offer a starting ticket price of $39 with the hopes that it will make theater accessible to as many people as possible."
The 2024 season will begin May 17 with a new production of Michael Frayn's "Noises Off!" directed by Bucks County Playhouse Artistic Associate Hunter Foster.
"Noises Off" reunites performers who have made a strong impression on Playhouse audiences. Jennifer Cody, who will perform the role of Dottie, and John Bolton, who play Freddy, both appeared in Playhouse productions of "Company" and "The Rocky Horror Show." They will be joined by Marilu Henner, who is reprising her performance of Belinda, a role she played 32 years ago in Peter Bogdanovich's star-studded film adaptation.
"We're thrilled to present an original musical, 'Last of the Red Hot Mamas,' about the pioneering comedienne, Sophie Tucker. This is a passion project for the writing team of Susan and Lloyd Ecker and Harrison David Rivers, and with director/choreographer Shea Sullivan, they are excited to introduce to audiences this woman who was a trailblazing figure on stage and off," says Producer Josh Fiedler.
A star in Vaudeville, on Broadway and in the Ziegfeld Follies, the full-figured Tucker was known for her risqué songs, including "Red Hot Mama", "The Right Church But The Wrong Pew" and her theme song, "Some of These Days." The musical will feature these songs, along with other classics of their time.
Closing out the summer at the Playhouse is a fresh take on one of the world's most popular musicals, "Grease!" Foster will return to direct the show that he appeared in on Broadway in the 1994 revival. The 2024 season will conclude with a new production of the Broadway musical, "Anastasia." Casting for the 2024 season is by Paul Hardt, Hardt Casting LLC.
Season tickets are now available at $240 for a four-show package (including fees). Special discounted subscriptions are available for patrons under 40. A special pre-sale for single tickets starts Friday, March 15, with prices beginning at $39. Discounted rates are available for groups of 10 or more. All play titles, artists, and dates are subject to change. Additional details on casting will be announced soon. For tickets and information, visit www.BucksCountyPlayhouse.org or call 215-862-2121.
Season details:
NOISES OFF
By Michael Frayn
May 17 - June 16
Directed by Hunter Foster
A director and a troupe of mediocre actors blunder from a bad dress rehearsal to a spectacularly disastrous performance. Yet, no flubbed line, missed cue, slamming door, falling trouser or flying sardine will keep the show from (hilariously) going on. Starring Jennifer Cody (Broadway's "Urinetown," "Grease," "Shrek" and BCP's "The Rocky Horror Show") as Dotty, John Bolton (Broadway's "Dames at Sea" and BCP's "Company") as Frederick, and Marilu Henner as Belinda, reprising the role she first played in the 1992 film version of "Noises Off."
LAST OF THE RED HOT MAMAS
June 28 – July 27
Book by Susan Ecker, Harrison David Rivers and Lloyd Ecker
Directed and Choreographed by Shea Sullivan
Before Mae West, Bette Midler or Queen Latifah, there was Sophie Tucker. A fabulously full-figured teenager, Sophie was determined to conquer vaudeville – whatever the cost. With the help of two former Harlem headliners, Sophie's rise from a deli to international fame is told with song, dance, and a big dose of Sophie's groundbreakingly sassy humor.
GREASE
August 9 - September 8
Book, Music and Lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
Choreographed by Shannon Lewis
Directed by Hunter Foster
It's Rydell High in 1959 and the duck-tailed, hot-rodding "Burger Palace Boys" and the gum-snapping, hip-shaking "Pink Ladies" rule the roost. After a summer romance, Danny and Sandy are unexpectedly reunited for their senior year, but can they survive the good and bad times at Rydell High?
ANASTASIA: The Musical
November 22 – January 5
Book by Terrence McNally
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Featuring the popular songs from the original animated feature and more, "Anastasia" is a sweeping musical adventure that transports its audience from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s. A brave young woman named Anya sets out to discover the mystery of her past but is pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her.
Additional Off-Subscription Productions:
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
October 11 – November 3
Book, Music and Lyrics by Richard O'Brien
Choreographed by Shannon Lewis
Directed by Hunter Foster
Strap on your corset and roll up your fishnets, Richard O'Brien's "The Rocky Horror Show" returns to Bucks County Playhouse in an all-new production. The musical that inspired the 1975 classic cult film, "The Rocky Horror Show" follows engaged couple Brad and Janet on the adventure to beat all adventures. As they seek shelter at a mysterious old castle on a dark and stormy night, they encounter transvestite scientist, Dr. Frank 'N' Furter, as he unveils his perfect male creation, "Rocky." With an infectious rock n' roll score, "The Rocky Horror Show" is the most fun you can have in fishnets!
Subscription packages and single tickets for the 2024 Season are currently available and may be purchased at BucksCountyPlayhouse.org or by calling the Box Office at 215.862.2121.
ABOUT BUCKS COUNTY PLAYHOUSE
Steeped in a theatrical history that stems back to its founding in 1939 by a roster of theatrical royalty, Bucks County Playhouse is celebrating the twelfth anniversary of its 2012 re-opening and restoration. With more than 75,000 patrons walking through its doors every year, the Playhouse is leading the economic resurgence of New Hope and the surrounding community. In 2014, Tony Award-winning producers Alexander Fraser and Robyn Goodman took the helm of the Playhouse, and it has reclaimed its reputation of attracting Broadway and Hollywood artists. Playhouse productions of "Company" starring Justin Guarini, and William Finn's "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" were named by Wall Street Journal to its "Best of Theatre" list for 2015. In 2018, the Wall Street Journal again hailed the Playhouse and Artistic Associate Hunter Foster in its Best of the Year listings for its production of "42nd Street" and in 2019 labeled the Playhouse "one of the best regional theaters on the East coast." Box office records have been repeatedly broken by signature productions of "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story," "Steel Magnolias" directed by Marsha Mason, "Million Dollar Quartet," "42nd Street," and "Guys & Dolls" (all directed by Hunter Foster) and "Mamma Mia!" directed by John Tartaglia and choreographed by Shannon Lewis. The 2023 season was thebrightest yet, featuring hit productions of Jonathan Larsen's
"Tick, Tick Boom" directed by Eric Rosen, "Bridges of Madison County" directed by Hunter Foster, who also led "The Rocky Horror Show" starring Frankie Grande. "Irving Berlin's White Christmas" became the top-selling show in Playhouse history. The creative teams who come to create new productions at the Playhouse are among the most talented artists working in the professional theatre today and relish the opportunity to work on the historic stage where Grace Kelly, Robert Redford, and Jessica Walter began their careers.
The 5-Play Series includes a gravity-defying spectacle, a ripped from the headlines new play from Moisés Kaufman and the legendary Tectonic Theater Project, two new comedies, and a world-premiere new musical based on the cult classic Empire Records. Subscribe and save 20% on tickets.
Shake off winter and welcome spring at the River's Edge Artisan Festival! This two-day outdoor extravaganza (April 13th • 11am - 5:30pm & 14th • 11am - 4:30pm) bursts onto the banks of the Delaware River at the Lambertville Station Restaurant and Inn.
Get ready to browse one-of-a-kind art, crafts, and yummy treats from local vendors – it's a shopping spree under the spring sun! Live music from The Strange Brew Crew and The Ramblers will set the soundtrack for your shopping adventure.
In celebration of his 60th Birthday, Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov has created an extraordinary line-up of favorite works including concertos by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Igor Stravinsky, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Viet Cuong's Re(new)al. Ludwig van Beethoven's Triple Concerto will display the talents of PSO concertmaster Basia Danilow and principal cellist Alistair MacRae with pianist Steven Beck.
Maestro Milanov says, "I'm thrilled and excited to celebrate with the musicians of Princeton Symphony by performing works by some of my favorite composers. This season promises to bring to life spectacular music, with emotionally charged performances by passionate artists that I love to share the concert stage with."
In addition to Viet Cuong, other living composers include Gemma Peacocke, Michael Abels, and Carlos Simon. There are also symphonies by Johannes Brahms, Sergei Prokofiev, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven, an all-Mozart concert conducted by Gérard Korsten, plus choral music by Brahms and Tchaikovsky performedby Rider University's Westminster Symphonic Choir.
All performances take place on select Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 4pm, at Richardson Auditorium on Princeton University's campus. Rossen Milanov conducts all but the all-Mozart program in February.
The season opens September 14-15, and features the PSO debut of dynamic, young violinist Aubree Oliverson in performances of Tchaikovsky's beloved Violin Concerto. Princeton composer Gemma Peacocke's Manta draws inspiration from nature's magnificent manta ray, and Brahms' sweeping fourth and final symphony concludes the program.
On October 19-20, the PSO draws from its own talented roster, highlighting concertmaster Basia Danilow and principal cellist Alistair MacRae joined by pianist Steven Beck in Beethoven's "Triple" Concerto. 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Michael Abels, well known for his film scores, takes inspiration from Vivaldi for his More Seasons. Prokofiev's first symphony channels the classical style and bears the hallmarks of the composer's unmistakable voice.
At January 11-12's Edward T. Cone Concert, Rossen Milanov celebrates his milestone sixtieth birthday with one of his most valued collaborators and some of his favorite works. Powerhouse violinist Leila Josefowicz returns to the PSO with Stravinsky's brilliant neoclassical Violin Concerto. Tchaikovsky's monumental symphony Manfred, a rarely-heard masterpiece and one of the Maestro's favorite works to conduct, utilizes the forces of an expanded orchestra.
The PSO celebrates the later music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart February 8-9 with an all-Mozart concert led by South African conductor Gérard Korsten. Referred to by The Chicago Tribune as "a first-rate Mozartean," Orli Shaham brings her expert interpretation to Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20. At the request of his commissioners, Mozart wrote a fifteen-minute ballet to be performed within his opera Idomeneo, the music of which stands on its own as a stately example of Mozart's best work. The program concludes with the effervescent Symphony No. 39, a classic in the repertoire.
March 8-9, spring-minded patrons will be treated to Beethoven's pastoral sixth symphony. Described by the composer as "Recollections of Country Life," it evokes scenes of nature and the serene beauty of the countryside. Carlos Simon's lively Four Black American Dances showcases dance styles with cultural significance to Black American communities. Princeton's own S? Percussion performs Viet Cuong's Re(new)al, a fascinating work inspired by the power of hydro, wind, and solar energies.
Audience favorite Natasha Paremski returns to the PSO stage May 10-11 with Rachmaninoff's fiendishly demanding third piano concerto, a perfect showcase for her expert technique and dynamic style. The Westminster Symphonic Choir features in two works: Tchaikovsky's beautiful a capella "Hymn of the Cherubim," drawn from his Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and Brahms' Schicksalslied ("Song of Destiny"), an example of the great composer's exceptional choral writing.
Initially, these concerts are available only by subscription, with single tickets going on sale over the summer. Concerts take place on Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 4pm. Full Season subscriptions start at $189. Youths 5-17 receive a 50% discount with an adult purchase. To subscribe, visit the Princeton Symphony Orchestra website at princetonsymphony.org or call 609-497-0020.
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Health and Safety
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra is closely monitoring and adhering to the New Jersey Department of Health's COVID-19 Requirements. Attendees will receive information regarding safety procedures, entry, seating directions, etc. in advance of their selected live performance(s).
Accessibility
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra is committed to ensuring all programming is accessible for everyone, working with venues such as Richardson Auditorium to provide needed services. Contact Mika Godbole for questions about available services at mgodbole@princetonsymphony.org or (609) 905-0931. Note: some services require at least two weeks' notice to arrange.
Programs, artists, dates, and times are subject to change.
ABOUT THE PRINCETON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is a cultural centerpiece of the Princeton community and one of New Jersey's finest music organizations, a position established through performances of beloved masterworks, innovative music by living composers, and an extensive network of educational programs offered to area students free of charge. Led by Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov, the PSO presents orchestral, pops, and chamber music programs of the highest artistic quality, supported by lectures and related events that supplement the concert experience. Its flagship summer program the Princeton Festival brings an array of performing arts and artists to Princeton during multiple weeks in June. Through PSO BRAVO!, the orchestra produces wide-reaching and impactful education programs in partnership with local schools and arts organizations that culminate in students attending a live orchestral performance. The PSO receives considerable support from the Princeton community and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, regularly garnering NJSCA's highest honor. Recognition of engaging residencies and concerts has come from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the PSO's commitment to new music has been acknowledged with an ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming and a Copland Fund Award. The only independent, professional orchestra to make its home in Princeton, the PSO performs at historic Richardson Auditorium on the campus of Princeton University.
Enter to win free General Admission Tickets and beer-centric apparel throughout March.
WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. – Calling all beer enthusiasts! Want to score two tickets and swag to Washington Crossing Historic Park’s 2024 Brewfest? They’re having a social media caption contest during the month of March. This is your golden opportunity to get free beer gear and entry to the event on Saturday, May 4 from 12:30 to 4:30 PM at 1638 River Road New Hope, PA 18938.
Jennifer Martin, Executive Director of the Friends of Washington Crossing Park, said, “Tickets have been selling each day, but we want to give every beer lover the opportunity to attend. If you’ve never been before, it’s an incredible event, which is why we are back for our 13th year. We are so thankful to our attendees, many who have made it an annual tradition. The contest is designed so that both new and returning attendees have a chance to win.”
Starting on March 4 hop-timistic contestants can enter the “Caption This Photo” contest. Write the funniest caption you can think of for the photograph posted on Washington Crossing Brewfest’s Facebook page at @WashingtonCrossingBrewfest, or the Park’s Instagram page at @WashingtonCrossingPark and Twitter (X) at @WashXingPark. Entries can also be submitted via email at info@washingtoncrossingpark.org. The winner will receive two General Admission tickets, plus a t-shirt, hoodie, and hat from Visit Bucks County’s Ale Trail. The contest is open until March 29 at 11:59 PM and the winner will be announced on April 1.
At the Washington Crossing Brewfest, taste beverages from dozens of local, regional, and nationally-known breweries in a souvenir sampling cup. This isn’t your typical parking lot beer festival —instead, you’ll enjoy a picturesque location in a natural wooded environment. In addition to their wide selection of IPA’s, this year attendees will be able to sample a variety of beer and brewed malt beverages - including hard ciders, kombuchas, seltzers, spiked teas, and more. Food vendors will be serving festival fare onsite. Live music will be provided by First Highland Watch, a rock ‘n roll bagpipe band, and the park’s Fife and Drum Corps.
General Admission Tickets are $55 and a limited number of Designated Driver tickets are available for $17.76 until sold out. To purchase your tickets online, visit www.washingtoncrossingbrewfest.com. Avoid paying online fees at Washington Crossing Historic Park’s Visitor Center at 1112 River Road Washington Crossing, PA 18977 from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM daily. Brewfest is hosted by and benefits the non-profit Friends of Washington Crossing Park. Every dollar collected helps educate the public, promote the historic events that took place in Bucks County in 1776, and preserve the park’s colonial-era buildings and artifacts.
About: The Friends of Washington Crossing Park shares the powerful story of General George Washington’s daring crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas Night 1776 and interprets its ongoing impact on world history for both today’s citizens and future generations. Through the fundraising and the generous support of our donors and members, we are able to maintain and sustain this significant historic site and welcome thousands of schoolchildren, families, individuals and groups every year. In partnership with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Friends offer guided interpretive tours and educational programming in the park. The group also holds a number of annual events, several fundraisers and more.
Enrollment is now OPEN for Saturday programs for this month on Efacity! We have some old favorites making a return to our schedule, as well as some new programming for you to try out. What will you create with us next?
3D Printing | 10:00am-11:30am
Ever think about trying your hand at 3D printing and CAD software? Learn the basics of computer assisted design with our knowledgeable instructor and print an assortment of builds to take home on our 3D printers!
Competitive FLL Robotics Prep & Team | 10:00am-11:30am
A master class for learning techniques, procedures, coding, strategy in preparation for competing with a Steam Works sponsored First Lego League (FLL) competition team. Teaches problem solving, working in a team, trouble shooting skills, perseverance, mechanical engineering, design, strategy, documentation, presentation, programming, and more!
Learn the fundamentals of electrical engineering! Explore autonomous robotics code with an Arduino microcontroller and its sensor motor eco-system. Understand & learn to write code for line tracking, obstacle avoidance, IR remote control & Bluetooth control to solve a few real life case studies.
Python is a powerful, expressive programming language that's easy to learn and fun to use. It's a great way to easily bring kids into the world of programming, and during this course, they'll get to build cool graphics & games while learning the basics.
Our course for learning to work with a team and problem solve in preparation for entering Steam Works sponsored school and regional competitions!
Metal frames, gears, trusses help create these load bearing and very functional robots- they'll just need your creative brainpower to tie it all together.
This course will teach you how to use Cricut Design Space software and a Cricut Explore 3 machine to make precise cuts for various crafts such as stickers, ink sheets, and even cloth materials. Learn the software from our design instructor and work on various fun handicrafts together!
If you're looking for something more experimental... sign up for our upcoming STEAM Saturdays workshop!
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Mar 16
STEAM Saturdays Series: Printmaking
STEAM Saturdays are a new bi-weekly program series for students & their families, consisting of a workshop centered around a ever changing MAKER theme for each session. Come explore hands-on skill building activities with us!
Learn how to create your own stamped prints and images in this one day Printmaking workshop! Younger level students and beginners will be able to try their hand at collagraph printing; older students will have the opportunity to carve and print a linoleum block.
Upcoming STEAM Saturdays sessions:
March 30th: 3D Printing + CAD Design
April 13th: Cricut
Join HomeFront’s Diaper Challenge March 4 – May 12
For many parents, having a clean diaper for their baby is a luxury. Help us collect 500,000+ diapers and baby wipes to ensure all babies in our community are clean, healthy and happy. Meet the Challenge! Organize a drive, Purchase items off our Amazon wishlist, OR bring donations to our Donation Center. Make a cash donation to our Diaper Resource Center by clicking here. DIAPER DROP OFF: 1880 Princeton Ave, Lawrenceville Monday-Friday 9am-3pm Saturday 9am-12 noon. Sizes 4-6 urgently needed. All other sizes gladly accepted. https://www.homefrontnj.org/diaperchallenge/
Mini Farmers Market, Arts & Crafts, Hay Rides, Yoga, Weed Walk
Saturday, April 6th, 2.30 pm
Mozzarella from Scratch
Sunday, April 7th, 11am
Spring Cleansing Bitters
Friday, April 12th, 6pm
Indian Dinner at the Farm
MonthlyHerbal Series
Every month Cherry Grove Farm will host a herbal workshop on various topics ranging from Mood Enhancing Herbs, Herbal First Aid & Herbs for Children, to the Language of Flowers, Herbs for Women, Sacred Plants and Herbal Bitters.
Founded 92 years ago, the Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale is a nonprofit organization that accepts and sells donated books to raise money for college scholarships. One hundred percent of its profits go directly to support local students. It will be held at Stuart Country Day School, 1200 Stuart Road, on March 20-24. This year's sale is dedicated to long time president Claire Jacobus who passed away in November 2023, and to Shushma Frazier, who volunteered at the book sale for many years and who passed away in December 2023.
Unusually rich donations for the 2024 sale - "We have tens of thousands of books in excellent condition including non-fiction, fiction, trade, hardback, softback, art, rare and collectible books, photography, children's, audio books, DVDs, and Ephemera, which includes vintage post cards," says Kathy Morris, book sale president. "Of note are an impressively large number of British history books from Princeton University Professor Sir David Cannadine, the Dodge Professor of History, Emeritus; and an especially sizeable donation of books given by Dr. Ulrich C Knoepflmacher, the William and Annie S. Paton Foundation Professor of Ancient and Modern Literature, Emeritus & Professor of English, Emeritus."
There are also Philosophy books from another Princeton professor; an unusually large selection of rare books in Collector's Corner; five boxes of rare comic book auction catalogues; and more. Opening Day: Weds, March 20 - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. Tickets are $30. Free Days: Thurs, March 21 - 10:00 am - 8:00 pm Fri, March 22 - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Sat, March 23 - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Sun, March 24 - $10 per Box Day - 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Princeton, NJ—Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) showcases the artistry of Anandi Ramanathan, a member of the local art scene, with this year's graphic design look for its June 7-22 Princeton Festival. Anandi's studio is at Princeton Makes, an artist cooperative at Princeton Shopping Center on North Harrison Street.
Tapping into her knowledge of flowers and talent for rendering them vibrantly in watercolor, the PSO is decoratively applying her florals to Festival posters, flyers, and other marketing materials through a collaborative design process. Anandi reviews each design application along the way to ensure her work and artistry remain intact.
Executive Director Marc Uys loves how the artist's florals enhance this year's Festival look. He says, "Anandi's watercolors beautifully capture the casual joy, setting, and spontaneity of our Festival at Morven Museum & Garden. The array of florals and their uplifting colors echo the variety of performing art offerings available throughout our two weeks there."
Anandi Ramanathan is an engineer by profession and a passionate watercolor/acrylic artist. She likes to observe, admire, and capture the beauty of the world in her works. She enjoys painting the little things around her like florals, and shares the feelings of joy and bliss in her paintings. Juggling the realms of technology and creativity, she skillfully merges business acumen with digital artistry, transforming her paintings into greeting cards, stickers, prints, scarves, and t-shirts for sale in over ten stores in New Jersey with the signature name Artcolorworks.
She hosts workshops across New Jersey, sharing her expertise and passion for watercolors cultivated over four years. She also specializes in creating commissioned paintings for individuals, residences, offices, organizations and wedding events. Her works have been displayed/sold at Princeton University, MarketFair mall, West Windsor Arts Center, Princeton Public Library, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Small World Coffee, and elsewhere, and are available for purchase at Princeton Makes.
A sample of Anandi's watercolor florals can be found on the PSO's Princeton Festival website at www.princetonsymphony.org/festival, and will soon be seen on flyers and posters along Nassau Street and in area shop windows.
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About The Princeton Festival
Founded in 2004, the Princeton Festival quickly established a reputation for artistic excellence and innovative programming in the performing arts. Every year in June, thousands of people from the mid-Atlantic region and beyond come to the Festival to enjoy the quality and variety of its programs. Offerings include opera, musical theater, dance, and a constantly evolving selection of other genres, including jazz, world music, orchestral pops, choral concerts, country music, chamber recitals, and an annual piano competition. The Festival has long-standing partnerships with public libraries and local churches, and promotes life-long learning in the arts through free educational lectures presented to a wide and diverse community.
ABOUT THE PRINCETON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is a cultural centerpiece of the Princeton community and one of New Jersey's finest music organizations, a position established through performances of beloved masterworks, innovative music by living composers, and an extensive network of educational programs offered to area students free of charge. Led by Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov, the PSO presents orchestral, pops, and chamber music programs of the highest artistic quality, supported by lectures and related events that supplement the concert experience. Its flagship summer program the Princeton Festival brings an array of performing arts and artists to Princeton during multiple weeks in June. Through PSO BRAVO!, the orchestra produces wide-reaching and impactful education programs in partnership with local schools and arts organizations that culminate in students attending a live orchestral performance. The PSO receives considerable support from the Princeton community and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, regularly garnering NJSCA's highest honor. Recognition of engaging residencies and concerts has come from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the PSO's commitment to new music has been acknowledged with an ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming and a Copland Fund Award. The only independent, professional orchestra to make its home in Princeton, the PSO performs at historic Richardson Auditorium on the campus of Princeton University.
Trenton, NJ— Join us at The Old Barracks Museum for our Spring Lecture Series, where you can spend an evening with knowledgeable and respected local historians and authors. Come and discover new aspects of the Revolutionary War, and gain a deeper understanding of the rich history that helped shape our state and nation.
March 28th: Larry Kidder "The Revolutionary World of a Free Black Man"
William Kidder will discuss Jacob Francis's experiences as an indentured servant including his time as a soldier during the American Revolution, and later as a free man raising a family.
April 4th: Jack Kelly "God Save Benedict Arnold"
Jack Kelly gives a new perspective on the careerof Benedict Arnold who was only ever known for committing treason, exploring his time as a soldier and his feats during the Revolutionary War which led to his momentous change of heart.
June 12th: Robert Dunkerly "Unhappy Catastrophes"
Robert Dunkerly will follow the course of the American Revolution through the many campsites, battles, and raids that took place in Central New Jersey, as well as share several of these historic places and sites throughout the region that can still be visited today.
Lectures will begin at 6 PM, followed by a Q&A and book signing. Admission is
free. Light refreshments will be available. Copies of these titles are available for purchase in-store or at www.barracks.org. All proceeds go towards supporting the Old Barracks Museum and its mission.
ABOUT THE OLD BARRACKS MUSEUM: As a touchstone for colonial and revolutionary history in New Jersey, the Old Barracks Museum brings the world of colonial America to life through interpretive programs, exhibits, and preservation so that visitors can appreciate New Jersey's history, the diverse people who made it, and why it matters.
Princeton, NJ—The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) announces its artistic line-up for this year's Princeton Festival, New Jersey's premier performing arts extravaganza. The Festival takes place June 7-22, 2024 with a state-of-the-art tented pavilion erected on the grounds of beautiful Morven Museum & Garden. The layout features concessions and space for attendees to gather outdoors before performances and during intermissions. Events range from an opening night concert featuring star soprano Angel Blue to a comic opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a tribute honoring Tina Turner, plus dance, a Juneteenth celebration with Black choral music, a Family Day with Latin American music, genre-defying ensembles, and a superstar finale with Sierra Boggess. Baroque and chamber concerts take place at nearby Trinity Church.
Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov, the Festival's artistic visionary, says, "We are offering Festival goers a chance to come together through the shared experience of delightful summertime live musical performances, light in mood, but with exceptional artistry."
Opening weekend begins with Metropolitan Opera superstar soprano Angel Blue with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (Friday, June 7). Ms. Blue comes fresh off a season of performances in major houses both at home and abroad, joining the PSO for a program of favorite arias.
Saturday night (June 8), the mainstage is devoted to The Music of Tina Turner, a tribute honoring the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll." Three prominent artists including Broadway star and American Idol finalist LaKisha Jones, plus guest conductor Lucas Waldin and the Princeton Symphony Orchestra perform some of the trailblazing artist's mega hits including "What's Love Got To Do With It," "Simply the Best," "Proud Mary," and "River Deep, Mountain High."
Family Day (Sunday, June 9) offers child-centered activities culminating in a concert of Latin American family music featuring musical storytelling by Latin GRAMMY® nominee Sonia De Los Santos. De Los Santos and her band invite audiences to enjoy a delightful collection of original songs sung in Spanish and English.
The centerpiece of this year's Festival is a fresh production of Mozart's comedic opera Così fan tutte (June 14, 16, & 18), sung in the original Italian with English subtitles. The opera will be directed by James Marvel, with scenic design by Blair Mielnik and costumes by Marie Miller. This is the creative team hailed for last year's rollicking version of Rossini's The Barber of Seville. Performing the roles of the lovers are Aubry Ballarò as Fiordiligi, Alexis Peart as Dorabella, David Walton as Ferrando, and Benjamin Taylor as Guglielmo, with Calvin Griffin as the freewheeling Don Alfonso and Zulimar López-Hernández as the crafty maid Despina. Rossen Milanov will conduct all three performances.
Dance and orchestral worlds combine (June 15) in Interwoven: American Repertory Ballet + PSO Strings, a program of dance works performed by ARB dancers with string ensemble conducted by Rossen Milanov. The evening features choreography by Arthur Mitchell and Meredith Rainey, with music by Glass, Grieg, Scripp, and Sibelius.
The PSO celebrates Juneteenth (June 19) with a concert Honoring Black Choral Music. Choral conductor Vinroy D. Brown, Jr. of Westminster Choir College, leads a choir drawn from the community and anchored by the Capital Singers of Trenton. The program will feature Robert Ray's iconic Gospel Mass with additional choral selections highlighting the joy and spirit of Black music.
Genre-bending, Juilliard-trained trio Empire Wild (June 21) takes over the pavilion stage with a captivating program featuring two cellos and piano, with vocals. The group brings its signature mix of original music, inventive covers, and twists on the classical canon.
Across the way at Trinity Church, Festival attendees can take in the award-winning sound of the Abeo Quartet (Thursday, June 13). In its debut Princeton Festival performance, the quartet presents works by Beethoven, Shostakovich, and Esmail. The Sebastians: Brandenburgs and More (June 20) will also take place at Trinity. The acclaimed Baroque ensemble returns for its third Princeton Festival appearance with an exciting program featuring three of J.S. Bach's beloved "Brandenburg" concerti along with classic works by Telemann and Vivaldi.
Anchoring the Festival is An Evening with Sierra Boggess (June 22). Broadway superstar Boggess (The Little Mermaid, The Phantom of the Opera, School of Rock), returns to the Princeton Festival with an intimate, cabaret-style solo concert featuring Broadway classics and her personal favorite songs.
2024 Princeton Festival tickets are available now, and range in price from $10 - $135. While most performances take place in the pavilion at Morven Museum & Garden, some are located inside at Trinity Church. For dates, times, program information, and tickets, visit princetonsymphony.org/festival.
About The Princeton Festival
Founded in 2004, the Princeton Festival quickly established a reputation for artistic excellence and innovative programming in the performing arts. Every year in June, thousands of people from the mid-Atlantic region and beyond come to the Festival to enjoy the quality and variety of its programs. Offerings include opera, musical theater, dance, and a constantly evolving selection of other genres, including jazz, world music, orchestral pops, choral concerts, country music, chamber recitals, and an annual piano competition. The Festival has long-standing partnerships with public libraries and local churches, and promotes life-long learning in the arts through free educational lectures presented to a wide and diverse community.
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Health and Safety
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra is closely monitoring and adhering to the New Jersey Department of Health's COVID-19 Requirements. Princeton Festival attendees will receive information regarding safety procedures, entry, seating directions, etc. in advance of their selected live performance(s).
Accessibility
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra is committed to ensuring all programming is accessible for everyone, working with venues such as Morven Museum & Garden and Trinity Church to provide needed services. Contact ADA Coordinator Mika Godbole for questions about available services at mgodbole@princetonsymphony.org or (609) 905-0931. Note: some services require at least two weeks' notice to arrange.
Programs, artists, dates, and times are subject to change.
ABOUT THE PRINCETON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is a cultural centerpiece of the Princeton community and one of New Jersey's finest music organizations, a position established through performances of beloved masterworks, innovative music by living composers, and an extensive network of educational programs offered to area students free of charge. Led by Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov, the PSO presents orchestral, pops, and chamber music programs of the highest artistic quality, supported by lectures and related events that supplement the concert experience. Its flagship summer program the Princeton Festival brings an array of performing arts and artists to Princeton during multiple weeks in June. Through PSO BRAVO!, the orchestra produces wide-reaching and impactful education programs in partnership with local schools and arts organizations that culminate in students attending a live orchestral performance. The PSO receives considerable support from the Princeton community and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, regularly garnering NJSCA's highest honor. Recognition of engaging residencies and concerts has come from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the PSO's commitment to new music has been acknowledged with an ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming and a Copland Fund Award. The only independent, professional orchestra to make its home in Princeton, the PSO performs at historic Richardson Auditorium on the campus of Princeton University.
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Rider University's College of Arts and Sciences is excited to announce its spring 2024 performing arts schedule. Presented by the Department of Performing Arts and Westminster Choir College, audiences can enjoy over 20 diverse performances and events, including plays, musicals, opera and choir performances, dance showcases and more.
Continuing in the spring season are a number of subscription and patron programs designed to support the arts at Rider. The Create-Your-Own subscription offers a 15% discount on the purchase of four performances or more. Additionally, the Rider Friend of the Arts patron program provides participants with exclusive benefits, like meet-and-greet receptions, and supports the Performing Arts Student Relief Fund or the Westminster Scholarship Fund.
For the latest information about performances, including ticket information, please visit rider.edu/arts.
If you have a child between the ages of 2.5 and 5, you may register to join our wonderful parent cooperative preschool program. We offer a morning program (M-F) with optional afternoon programming M-TH. We would be delighted to answer your questions about the program or give you a tour of our school and playground. Please email Sherri Ahlers (director@lawrencevillepreschool.com), or call 609-844-0022.
The Mercer County Park Commission hosts thrilling and educational summer nature camps for children ages 7-15 years. With activities like fishing, trail exploration, and nature games, these camps are designed for children who love to explore nature or want to build their experiences in the great outdoors. Registration opens January 30, and camps fill quickly. How to Register and more info HERE
Monday, February 5th, 10:30 - 11:00 am - Preschool Storytime - The Hopewell Train Station, 2 Railroad Place, Hopewell, NJ 08525
Join us for some stories and songs with our storytime reader, Sara!
Tuesday, February 6th, 2:00 - 4:00 pm - Stitch 'n' Knit - The Hopewell Public Library, 13 East Broad Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525
The Hopewell Public Library is happy to host a knitting club for all interested adult patrons. Come to the library to socialize and work on your current knitting projects with Nina Lane! Register at redlibrary.org/events! This event can be attended in-person or virtually. Visit redlibrary.org/events for information about virtual attendance. For more information, contact Sara Schoonover at sschoonover@redlibrary.org.
Tuesday, February 6th, 6:30 - 8:00 pm - HPL Book Club - The Hopewell Public Library, 13 East Broad Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525
The HPL book club will meet to discuss their latest literary selection: A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra.
Wednesday, February 7th, 2:00 - 3:30 pm - Creative Aging: Exploring Art with Henri Matisse - Karen McLean's Studio, 14 Mercer Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525
The first of five weekly classes with local artist Karen McLean, in her studio in Hopewell. Participants will be exploring color and composition through the art of Henri Matisse. Subjects will include Still Life, Interiors, and Windows. Space is limited and registration is required. Registration will open in late January - check redlibrary.org/events for the most up-to-date information, or join our mailing list at redlibrary.org!
Wednesday, February 7th, 6:30 - 8:00 pm - Night Knitters - The Hopewell Public Library, 13 East Broad Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525
"We knit at night!" Join a friendly group of knitters who want to knit at night! This group meets at the Hopewell Public Library every other Wednesday from 6:30-8:00 pm. This event can be attended in-person or virtually. Visit redlibrary.org/events for information about virtual attendance. Register at redlibrary.org/events.
Wednesday, February 7th, 6:45 - 8:00 pm - Speaker Series: Dennis Waters Presents "Cunard Steamships and the Quest for Perfect Coal" - The Hopewell Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 80 West Broad Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525
This presentation by Dennis P. Waters, Ph.D., tells the story of the search for the perfect coal and how it powered the fleet of the fabled Cunard Line during the Gilded Age. At the turn of the 20th century, North Atlantic steamers were prodigious consumers of coal, and not just any coal would do. Moving this precious fuel from the mountains of Appalachia to the docks of Manhattan was a huge undertaking, with great fortunes made and lost in mining and railroads. This event can be attended in-person or virtually. Visit redlibrary.org/events for information about virtual attendance.
Thursday, February 8th, 3:00 - 4:00 pm - Chair Yoga - Hopewell Presbyterian Church Choir Room, 80 West Broad Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525
This class is meant to give you a glimpse of what Chair Yoga is. We'll practice simple & effective Hatha Yoga asanas (postures), both seated and standing. Movements are done mindfully within each individual's capacity while making any adjustments if needed. Some yogic breathing, mudras & meditation will also be an integral part of the class. Yoga has many benefits, but among them is gaining the ability to reduce strain, stress & discomfort, while creating a sense of well-being within. Practitioners may leave feeling both peaceful and invigorated at the end of class.
Shirin Stave-Matias has dedicated a lifetime to her love of movement and sharing it with others, mostly through dance and yoga. As a professional dancer she performed internationally in different dance genres. She studied yoga intensely with Sri Swami Bua Ji, MHY & was also on the Board of the Indo-American Yoga Vedanta Society (a non-profit organization in NYC), for many years. Shirin has also been a member of the International Dance Council - CID UNESCO and maintains an online yoga practice while also teaching for townships, assisted living facilities, Princeton Adult School & at a non-profit space in Lambertville, N.J.
Saturday, February 10th, 10:30 am - Valentine's Day Storytime - The Hopewell Train Station, 2 Railroad Place, Hopewell, NJ 08525
Join us for a Valentine's Day-themed storytime with Aaron, focusing on "Things I love about you!"
Monday, February 12th, 10:30 - 11:00 am - Preschool Storytime - The Hopewell Train Station, 2 Railroad Place, Hopewell, NJ 08525
Join us for some stories and songs with our storytime reader, Sara!
Tuesday, February 13th, 6:30 - 8:00 pm - Cookbook Book Club - The Hopewell Public Library, 13 East Broad Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525
For each meeting, the Cookbook Book Club chooses a cookbook – classic, new, hot, or obscure. Each member cooks one dish from the book and brings it to the library so everyone can sit down together and discuss the book while eating a feast from the book's recipes. For more information, please visit redlibrary.org/book-clubs.
Wednesday, February 14th, 2:00 - 3:30 pm - Creative Aging: Exploring Art with Henri Matisse - Karen McLean's Studio, 14 Mercer Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525
The second of five weekly classes with local artist Karen McLean, in her studio in Hopewell. Participants will be exploring color and composition through the art of Henri Matisse. Subjects will include Still Life, Interiors, and Windows. Space is limited and registration is required. Registration will open in late January - check redlibrary.org/events for the most up-to-date information, or join our mailing list at redlibrary.org!
Monday, February 19th, 10:30 - 11:00 am - Preschool Storytime - The Hopewell Train Station, 2 Railroad Place, Hopewell, NJ 08525
Join us for some stories and songs with our storytime reader, Sara!
Wednesday, February 21st, 2:00 - 3:30 pm - Creative Aging: Exploring Art with Henri Matisse - Karen McLean's Studio, 14 Mercer Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525
The third of five weekly classes with local artist Karen McLean, in her studio in Hopewell. Participants will be exploring color and composition through the art of Henri Matisse. Subjects will include Still Life, Interiors, and Windows. Space is limited and registration is required. Registration will open in late January - check redlibrary.org/events for the most up-to-date information, or join our mailing list at redlibrary.org!
Wednesday, February 21st, 6:30 - 8:00 pm - Night Knitters - The Hopewell Public Library, 13 East Broad Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525
"We knit at night!" Join a friendly group of knitters who want to knit at night! This group meets at the Hopewell Public Library every other Wednesday from 6:30-8:00 pm. This event can be attended in-person or virtually. Visit redlibrary.org/events for information about virtual attendance. Register at redlibrary.org/events.
Monday, February 26th, 10:30 - 11:00 am - Preschool Storytime - The Hopewell Train Station, 2 Railroad Place, Hopewell, NJ 08525
Join us for some stories and songs with our storytime reader, Sara!
Wednesday, February 28th, 2:00 - 3:30 pm - Creative Aging: Exploring Art with Henri Matisse - Karen McLean's Studio, 14 Mercer Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525
The fourth of five weekly classes with local artist Karen McLean, in her studio in Hopewell. Participants will be exploring color and composition through the art of Henri Matisse. Subjects will include Still Life, Interiors, and Windows. Space is limited and registration is required. Registration will open in late January - check redlibrary.org/events for the most up-to-date information, or join our mailing list at redlibrary.org!
LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Lawrence Township Public School District is currently accepting applications for the anticipated 2024-2025 Preschool Programs for 3- and 4-year-olds. The anticipated programs will be located at Ben Franklin, Lawrenceville Elementary, and Lawrence High Schools. These are comprehensive programs that service typically developing 3- and 4-year-olds, and children with special needs. The Ben Franklin program will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 3:20 p.m., Monday through Friday, the Lawrenceville Elementary program will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 2:20 p.m., Monday through Friday, and the Lawrence High School program will meet from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Bus transportation WILL NOT BE PROVIDED.
Preschool applications are available at the Board of Education office (2565 Princeton Pike) Reception Desk, Ben Franklin Elementary School main office (2939 Princeton Pike), and Lawrenceville Elementary School main office (40 Craven Lane), or on our district website https://www.ltps.org/preschool Please return your completed application to Nicole Einhorn, Supervisor, Department of Student Services, 2565 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, no later than February 29, 2024. If you have any questions, or you are concerned that your preschool child is developing or learning differently, please contact the Department of Student Services at (609) 671-5430, to request an evaluation for preschool special education and related services.
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About Lawrence Township Public Schools
Situated in the heart of Central New Jersey, Lawrence Township Public Schools serve a diverse population of students and families. This cultural diversity adds to the uniqueness and appeal of our seven schools. Over 1,300 students attend our four PreK-3 elementary schools, over 920 students in grades 4-6 attend Lawrence Intermediate School, over 590 students in grades 7-8 attend Lawrence Middle School, and over 1,150 students attend Lawrence High School.
SPEND THE WEEKEND WITH US TO GET ROOTED IN YOUR RECOVERY!
Friday, June 7 through Sunday, June 9, 2024
Starts at 5pm on Friday and ends at 1pm on Sunday
St. Marguerite’s Retreat House
St. Marguerite's Retreat House, 82 West Main St, Mendham, NJ 07945 Retreat includes your own private room with shared bath, meals Fri dinner, Saturday breakfast, lunch and dinner and Sun breakfast and lunch.
"Everybody can be great..because everybody can serve."
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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There are many meaningful ways to honor the life and legacy of Dr. King and help families facing housing insecurity.
You can join HomeFront virtually and make a difference!
Everyone Counts
Purchase items like individual sized toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant, soap, and socks etc. to make small kits in Ziploc bags for distribution during the government's annual Point in Time count (which helps ensure that every person experiencing homelessness is counted, AND counts). This important national event helps shape policy decisions and allows us to connect with families and individuals in crisis.
Make a House a Home: Host a Drive
Help us provide our clients with much needed items for moving to their new, and in many cases, first home. We are in constant need of new and gently used pots and pans sets, dish and silverware sets, irons, bedding, towels, blenders, and other small appliances. It also may be convenient for you (and works really well for us!) to purchase donations from our Amazon Wishlist.
Donations can be dropped off at our Donation Center, 1880 Princeton Avenue, Lawrenceville, anytime next week Tuesday through Friday between 9am and 3pm or Saturday between 9am and 12noon. We will be closed on Monday, January 15th to observe the holiday.
...and SAVE THE DATE for HomeFront's annual Week of Hope taking place the second week of February. Check our websitefor details next week.
Each summer children come from all around the Watershed to experience the joy of nature every day and return home brimming with excitement. On a typical day, our campers venture into the woods to explore under logs, out into the meadow to catch butterflies, or down to the stream to explore watery worlds. Led by our amazing staff, our campers enjoy fresh air, make new friends, and receive a healthy dose of adventure. While our offerings vary in each camp week, our underlying values are threaded through each day.
The 2024 registration process begins at the end of January, and we expect many weeks to fill quickly. Watershed members are offered early registration so be sure to become a member or renew your membership before Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Click here for membership. By January 23, all members will receive an email with a link to sign up for a time slot to register. We hope to see you at Watershed Nature Camp!
The 2024 Princeton Jazz Festival will feature performances from area middle school and high school jazz bands as well as a special performance by Grammy Award-Winner Randy Brecker and Ada Rovatti with the PHS Studio Band. 6:30 pm, Princeton High School Performing Arts Center. $15 adults, $10 students/seniors. Ticket sales, contributions, and concession proceeds to benefit the PHS Band program. More at princetonjazzfest.org.
Princeton, NJ – In the new year, Metropolitan Opera star, GRAMMY@ Award winner, and Princeton University alum Anthony Roth Costanzo headlines the Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s (PSO) January 13-14 concerts. The countertenor will be performing George FridericHandel’s aria “Quella fiamma” from Arminio and fellow alum Gregory Spears’ Love Story, with words by 22nd US Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith. Also on the program is Nina Shekhar’sLumina; the composer is currently pursuing a doctorate in composition at the University and recently completed her 2021-23 tenure as Composer-in-Residence for Young Concert Artists. Under the baton of Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov, the Orchestra will perform these works and Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36.
Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo began performing professionally at the age of 11 and has since appeared in opera, concert, recital, film, and on Broadway. He was recently awarded a GRAMMY, an Honorary Doctorate from Manhattan School of Music, a visiting fellowship from Oxford University, and the History Makers Award from the New York Historical Society, and in the spring will be a distinguished visiting scholar at Harvard. This season, he returns to the Metropolitan Opera after starring in Akhnaten, in another title role in Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, the Santa Fe Opera for a world premiere, and to the Teatro Real; makes his Paris Opera debut, gives solo recitals at the Kennedy Center and Boston’s Jordan Hall, makes his debut at Wigmore Hall in London, and appears in Carnegie Hall with the Met Chamber Orchestra. As a producer, he has created projects for Opera Philadelphia, The New York Philharmonic, The BBC Proms, WQXR, and St. Ann’s Warehouse among others.
Other guest artists appearing with the PSO in 2024 include the exciting trio Time For Three, returning to Princeton to perform the 2023 GRAMMY@ Award-winning composition by Kevin Puts, Contact (March 9-10) and the gifted pianist Sara Davis Buechner performing Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto on a program including John Luther Adams’Become River (May 11-12). The PSO’s 2024 Princeton Festival held at Morven Museum & Garden (June 7-22) will include a fully staged opera, orchestral concerts, Baroque and chamber music, dance, plus appearances by celebrated stars of the stage.
Prior to the Anthony Roth Costanzo concert weekend, composers Gregory Spears and Nina Shekhar will converse about their creative process and the state of modern orchestral music with Princeton University Music Department Chair Dan Trueman, at the PSO Soundtracks Talk “Meet the Composers” on Wednesday, January 10 at 7pm at Princeton Public Library’s Community Room. Soundtracks is offered as a PSO BRAVO! community enrichment program in partnership with the Princeton Public Library. It is free and open to the public.
Tickets for all Princeton Symphony Orchestra orchestral concerts range from $30-112; youth 5-17 half-price.For concert tickets and information about the Princeton Festival, visit princetonsymphony.org or call 609-497-0020.
CALENDAR LISTINGS:
Saturday, January 13 at 8pm & Sunday, January 14 at 4pm – Metropolitan Opera star and Princeton University alum Anthony Roth Costanzo performs Handel’s aria “Quella fiamma” from Arminio and Gregory Spears’ Love Story with Princeton Symphony Orchestra on a program with Nina Shekhar’s Lumina and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4. Rossen Milanov conducts. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, Princeton University Campus, Princeton, NJ. Tickets: start at $35 (children 5-17 who are accompanied by an adult receive a 50% discount); Accommodations or services can be arranged with two weeks’ notice, contact Mika Godbole atmgodbole@princetonsymphony.org or (609) 905-0931; For tickets: princetonsymphony.org or 609-497-0020.
Programs, artists, dates, and times are subject to change.
Wednesday, January 10 at 7pm – Soundtracks Talk: Meet the Composers – composers Gregory Spears and Nina Shekhar converse about their creative process and the state of modern orchestral music with Princeton University Music Department Chair Dan Trueman. Princeton Public Library Community Room, 65 Witherspoon St, Princeton, NJ. Free and open to the public; Accommodations or services can be arranged with two weeks’ notice, contact Mika Godbole at (609) 905-0931 or mgodbole@princetonsymphony.org.
Programs, artists, dates, and times are subject to change.
Health and Safety
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra is closely monitoring and adhering to the New Jersey Department of Health’s COVID-19 Requirements. Attendees will receive information regarding safety procedures, entry, seating directions, etc. in advance of their selected live performance(s).
Accessibility
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra is committed to ensuring all programming is accessible for everyone, working with venues such as Richardson Auditorium to provide needed services. Contact Mika Godbole for questions about available services at mgodbole@princetonsymphony.org or (609) 905-0931. Note: some services require at least two weeks’ notice to arrange.
ABOUT THE PRINCETON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is a cultural centerpiece of the Princeton community and one of New Jersey’s finest music organizations, a position established through performances of beloved masterworks, innovative music by living composers, and an extensive network of educational programs offered to area students free of charge. Led by Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov, the PSO presents orchestral, pops, and chamber music programs of the highest artistic quality, supported by lectures and related events that supplement the concert experience. Its flagship summer program the Princeton Festival brings an array of performing arts and artists to Princeton during multiple weeks in June. Through PSO BRAVO!, the orchestra produces wide-reaching and impactful education programs in partnership with local schools and arts organizations that culminate in students attending a live orchestral performance. The PSO receives considerable support from the Princeton community and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, regularly garnering NJSCA’s highest honor. Recognition of engaging residencies and concerts has come from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the PSO’s commitment to new music has been acknowledged with an ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming and a Copland Fund Award. The only independent, professional orchestra to make its home in Princeton, the PSO performs at historic Richardson Auditorium on the campus of Princeton University.
TRENTON, N.J. – The Ivy League Educational Foundation, Inc., in collaboration with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., will be hosting the 43rd Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Scholarship Breakfast on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024.
More than 400 people are expected to attend, including many office holders in the city, county, state and federal governments, as well as other civic and religious leaders.
The Reverend Danté R. Quick, Ph.D., senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens (FBCLG), will give the keynote speech. He was elected to serve as the fourth senior pastor of the church in Somerset, New Jersey, on May 22, 2021. The Rev. Dr. Quick previously served as pastor of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Vallejo, California, for more than 10 years. He is a graduate of Morehouse College, Princeton Theological Seminary and the Graduate Theological Union, University of California at Berkeley.
The breakfast will be held at 9 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Princeton at 102 Carnegie Center, (off Route #1 north) Princeton, New Jersey. Doors open at 8:00 a.m. Tickets are $65 and will be available at bit.ly/mlkbreakfast24 until Jan. 12.
All proceeds support The Ivy League Educational Foundation, Inc., an I.R.C. Section 501(c)(3) charitable organization, to provide scholarships and book awards for area high school students who are pursuing higher education.
Our theme for the 2024 celebration is “Shine a Light on Him- Make Room and Let’s Work.”
Kelli S. Wiggins, president of the Ivy League Foundation, said, “We gather on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day not only to raise scholarship funds for deserving students, but to shine a light on those whose life and work inspires student achievement and parallels our cause. We observe this day ‘as a day on, not a day off,’ as well as a day of service.”
Sponsors of the breakfast this year are Wells Fargo, the African American Chamber of Commerce New Jersey, NJM Insurance Group, Cross Community, Mercer County Community College, the Smith Family Foundation Inc., Barbara P. Brown Family and Friends and Growth Potential Consulting.
The breakfast has been the premiere event for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day for the Trenton-area community for more than four decades. This event allows the foundation to raise money for scholarships for outstanding local high school graduates, honor nonprofit organizations doing important work, and showcase the talent of people in our community as we reflect on Dr. King’s legacy in the quest for justice and equality.
At the breakfast, the foundation will present awards to two community organizations:
Trenton Museum Society and the Mitchell A Davis American Legion Post 182.
Founded in 1973, the Trenton Museum Society oversees the only museum devoted to New Jersey’s capital city. The Museum Society is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation that supports and showcases the work of contemporary visual artists and musicians from the greater Trenton area. It uses its collections and resources to foster an understanding of Trenton history and instill a growing interest in the creative arts among Trenton’s students.
The Mitchell A. Davis American Legion Post 182. is an organization for veterans of the U.S. armed forces. The association organizes events and commemorative celebrations. The organization is also lobbying for the welfare and interest of the veterans, including pensions and health programs.
Entertainment at the breakfast will be provided by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Epsilon Upsilon Omega Chapter’s Pearl Ensemble and the Higher Ground Interdenominational Church (HGIC) Praise Dancers.
To promote small local businesses, the breakfast organizers also provide space near the ballroom for vendors during and after the breakfast. Eight entrepreneurs will participate, marketing goods ranging from jewelry and hats to boutique fashions, as well as items with the insignia of Greek-letter organizations. Sorority members who have businesses will also share an information table.
Chairperson: Adrienne King. Co-chairs: Dionne Hallback, Alicia Malone, Helen Walker and Lauren Washington.
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Note: Kelli S. Wiggins will be available for interviews to discuss the breakfast and the foundation’s work.
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Keynote Speaker Bio
Reverend Danté R. Quick, Ph.D.
The Reverend Danté R. Quick, Ph.D., was elected to serve as the fourth senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset, New Jersey on May 22, 2021.
Prior to joining FBCLG, Pastor Quick served Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Vallejo, California, for more than 10 years.
Pastor Quick was born and reared in Washington, D.C. He attended Morehouse College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science with a concentration in pre-law. While at Morehouse, he was one of the first recipients of the William H. Cosby Grant for Landmark College’s gifted-dyslexic student program.
Quick accepted his call to ministry under the pastorate of the Reverend Dr. Aaron L. Parker of the Zion Hill Baptist Church in Atlanta.
Pastor Quick received a Master of Divinity with a concentration in theology from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. He was the recipient of the Jean Anne Swope and James L. Mechem Prize in Christian Ethics. He served as the president of the Association of Black Seminarians, an organization that represents all Princeton seminarians of the African Diaspora. Pastor Quick also served as a graduate chaplain for the African American students at Princeton University.
In 2006 he was called to serve New Liberation Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. In addition, Pastor Quick served as a policy analyst for ITC/Faith factor, a presidential Initiative of the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta.
Pastor Quick has served in the offices of Mayor Marion Barry in Washington, D.C., the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis and Governor Zell Miller of Georgia. He also served as the legislative representative for the Atlanta Board of Education. He also served as the Special Programs Administrator for the Fulton County District Attorney in Atlanta.
In 2017, Pastor Quick was conferred with his Ph.D. in philosophical and systematic theology with a focus on African American Studies from the Graduate Theological Union, University of California at Berkeley.
Dates: Sunday January 14, 2024 – Friday March 8, 2024
Class Time: Sundays 1:00-3:00pm in person at our learning center
Office Hours: Fridays 6:00-7:00pm online via Zoom
Plus a BONUS review!
Our comprehensive 16 unit course will be taught by our elite instructor, Rohan and is designed to prepare students for the March 9, 2024 Digital SAT Math sections. It will cover all the topics, concepts, and strategies necessary to achieve a desirable score and includes up to 8 full length digital practice tests with score reports. We will be offering the prep course prior to each of the upcoming digital SATs.
Literacy New Jersey Mercer Programs Tutor Training Workshop
Give the gift of literacy! Join us as a volunteer tutor and help adults improve their English literacy skills. Work one-to-one or in small groups to teach adults learning to speak, read, and write English.
Prospective volunteers attend 12 hours of online tutor training (on Zoom, 2 hours 1x a week for six weeks). After training, volunteers are matched with a small group of adult students or one-to-one and work with their program lead to plan classes and locate resources. No teaching experience is necessary. The training will give you the skills and support to become an effective tutor.
We are currently offering two tutor training sessions in January 2024: Tuesdays, from 6:00pm - 8:00 pm on Jan. 16, 23, 30 & Feb 6, 13, & 20 OR Wednesdays, from 9:30am - 11:30 am on Jan 17, 24, 31 & Feb 7, 14 & 21.
Email us at mercer@literacynj.org or call us today at 609-587-6027 to register or for more information.
Literacy NJ Citizenship Classes – Online classes
Literacy NJ Mercer is offering free 12-week online citizenship classes on Tuesdays from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm from January 9th to March 26th, 2024. These free sessions will be on Zoom.
This twelve-week course will help students understand the process of applying for citizenship, practice filling out the application, study for the test questions, teach civics and history, and conduct mock interviews to practice the skills needed for the interview. Students should have a green card, speak, read, write basic English, and attend classes regularly to be eligible.
To register or for more information, call 609-587-6027 or email mercer@literacynj.org
High School Diploma Classes
Literacy NJ Mercer is offering free GED (HSE) Classes starting January 4, 2024, for 18 years and older Mercer County residents. These free classes will be held online on Zoom. Math on Wednesdays and Reading and Writing on Thursdays. Classes will run two hours once a week and cover reading, writing, and math materials found on the GED exam. If you or someone you know is interested in preparing for the GED exams, please call (609) 587-6027 or email mercer@LiteracyNJ.org for more information.
Submissions are being accepted through Jan. 15 for the 2024 Princeton Environmental Film Festival (PEFF), a signature Princeton Public Library event featuring films and filmmaker presentations which explore sustainability and environmental issues.
The festival will be held April 5-14, and films will be screened in person and also available to stream online. An entry form and additional information about PEFF is available at princetonlibrary.org/peff. There is no fee to submit a film for consideration.
The Princeton Environmental Film Festival is under the direction of Susan Conlon and Kim Dorman whose focus is to present films with local, regional and international relevance, and engage our community in exploring environmental consciousness and sustainability from a wide range of angles and perspectives. Screenings are free and made possible through funding from the Church & Dwight Employee Giving Fund, The Whole Earth Center of Princeton and others.
OFF THE WALL HOLIDAY MARKET - Juried Original, Affordable Art Show & Artisan Handcrafted Items November 4 - December 23, 2023
One of our favorite holiday traditions returns, featuring more than 100 works of art and artisan-crafted items on display and available for purchase. Shop our online store 24/7 or stop by the gallery during designated hours.
This Thursday, November 2 at 8:00 PM, join EXPLO President, Moira Kelly, and our program heads, Andy Smith, Natasha Goddard, and Meghan O'Leary as we officially open our Summer 2024 application. They will provide a deep dive into our programs and share what's in store for 2024.
Don't miss this opportunity to discover what's new and exciting at EXPLO for 2024 and get your questions answered.
When bright, creative students fall behind with classwork, or spend hours confused and frustrated trying to keep pace with reading and writing assignments, even the most resilient and curious among them can lose motivation to do their best. Concerned parents look to The Lewis School to understand the reasons and unlock their children’s potential.
Join us to meet with the Admissions Team, Lewis School Master teachers, Speech Pathologists, Athletic and Wellness staff, and administrators who are skilled specialists in evidence-based, research-driven teaching and learning. Discover the roots of a different kind of education that provides each student the advantages of “learning how to learn”, champions creativity, and imprints the confidence and independence that encourage students to thrive and achieve their best at any age.
Open House registration is required and space is limited. Register by email: info@lewisschool.org or by calling (609) 924-8120. Lewis School professionals look forward to meeting and talking with parents, professionals, and friends of The Lewis School.
A non-profit, co-educational college preparatory school serving Kindergarten through High School and Post-Graduate age students impacted by language-based learning differences primarily related to Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Auditory Processing, ADHD and Executive Function.
Princeton, NJ - Morven Museum & Garden is pleased to announce we have been awarded $647,300 from The New Jersey Historic Trust, an affiliate of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA), from the Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund to save and promote historic sites throughout the state. Morven was a part of seventy-one preservation planning, municipal, county, and regional planning, heritage tourism, and capital projects included in this year's list of recommendations.
Morven was awarded $75,000, the highest amount given, from the Heritage Tourism Grant, going towards marketing efforts. Looking ahead to the United States Semiquincentennial in 2026, Morven intends to use the funds to overhaul its website, update marketing materials, create and disseminate cross-promotional collateral with partner organizations, and expand its print and digital advertising outreach. This anniversary in 2026 is particularly important and impactful to Morven as the former home of Richard Stockton, one of the New Jersey signers of the Declaration of Independence.
From Mayor of Princeton Mark Freda, "I am excited to see that Morven [Museum and Garden] has been awarded a grant from the New Jersey Historic Trust. Morven is a jewel within our community that deserves to be properly cared for and preserved. And having the support of the New Jersey Historic Trust is significant towards that goal."
Morven was also awarded $72,300 from the Capital I Grant program and $500,000 from the Capital II Grant program to modernize the elevator inside the museum, and for outdoor site improvements, respectively. A properly functioning elevator will ensure that our guests with mobility challenges can easily access the exhibition galleries and restrooms. With a reliable elevator, Morven will not only fulfill its obligation to be ADA compliant, but also convey to visitors that this museum is open and welcoming to everyone.
The funds from the Capital II Grant program will go towards refurbishing Morven's driveway and parking lot, as well as the addition of exterior lighting, to ensure that visitors can safely move through our grounds. From Morven Interim Director, Beth Allan, "Our regular visitors know that Morven's driveway is a constant issue with recurring potholes each season. A rehabilitated driveway and parking lot will provide a smoother and safer surface for entering and exiting the grounds on foot, bike, or vehicle."
As we anticipate heavy visitorship in 2026, Morven requires better lighting in the parking lot, in the rear of the property, and throughout our main walking paths. Adding lighting to the historic structures will also enhance our street view while providing increased safety to visitors after dark. The upgrade will be appropriate for the historic nature of the site and energy efficient, adding additional power drops and sitewide wi-fi connectivity so we can more effectively and efficiently hold outdoor events and programs.
From Assemblywoman Sadaf Jaffer, "I congratulate Morven Museum and Garden on this New Jersey Historic Trust Capital Improvement Grant. This investment in the preservation and sustainability of New Jersey's Historic buildings will help improve education opportunities and visitor experiences in the years to come."
We thank the New Jersey Historic Trust for their generosity, and look forward to implementing the funds for these various projects beginning in 2024 through 2026. From Morven Interim Director, Beth Allan, "This generous funding will be transformative for Morven and our guests, and we are so grateful. As we enter our twentieth year as a museum, we look forward to getting to work on these improvements which will ensure that Morven is ready for the semiquincentennial in 2026."
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton St, Princeton, NJ, is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Hopewell Tennis and Swim Center registration for 2024 pool memberships is now open, and the early bird discount is back! Valid until November 1st, 2023. Full memberships starting at $380. Learn more here.
Register Now for the 52nd season of the Dillon Basketball League starting January 2024!
Open to girls & boys grades 3-10 (multiple divisions); open to Princeton Residents and non-residents who attend school in Princeton.
Saturday morning games at The Hun School of Princeton
Weeknight Clinics at Princeton Middle School
No experience is needed! All players will play in every game regardless of their experience/skill level. REGISTER HERE under "2024 Winter Sports Programs" MORE INFO FAQ's *Non-residents will be automatically placed on a waitlist list when registering and contacted if space is available. Grade K-2 Basketball Program Questions? Contact Chris Petrucelli
Princeton, NJ—GRAMMY® Award-winning violinist Jennifer Koh appears with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) at performances the weekend of October 14-15. She will play Missy Mazzoli’s Violin Concerto (Procession), which was written specifically for her in 2022. Also on the program are Felix Mendelssohn’s Scottish-inspired The Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cave), Op. 26 and Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43, one of his most popular works. Georg and Joyce Albers-Schonberg Assistant Conductor Kenneth Bean conducts the concerts, taking place on Saturday, October 14 at 8pm and Sunday, October 15 at 4pm at Richardson Auditorium on the campus of Princeton University. The Sunday performance will be preceded by a 3pm pre-concert talk.
Kenneth Bean is excited to immerse audiences in the music. He says, “I look forward to taking patrons on this amazing musical journey from the tumultuous waves of Mendelssohn's Hebrides, to the contemporary vibrance of Mazzoli's concerto brought to life by the incomparable Jennifer Koh, and culminating with the grandeur of Nordic landscapes depicted by Sibelius' 2nd Symphony. The program serves as a wonderful reminder that music is both an echo of the past as well as a beacon for the future.”
Jennifer Koh is recognized for her intense, commanding performances, delivered with dazzling virtuosity and technical assurance. This season, Koh continues her New American Concerto series, an ongoing, multi-season commissioning project that explores the form of the violin concerto and its potential for artistic engagement with contemporary societal concerns. Koh continues to perform works from critically acclaimed solo and duo commissioning projects, including Alone Together, Bach and Beyond Bridge to Beethoven, Limitless, and Shared Madness. She also begins a new role as Artistic Director of the Fortas Chamber Music Concerts at the Kennedy Center. Koh has appeared with orchestras worldwide including the New York, Los Angeles, and Helsinki Philharmonics; Cleveland, Mariinsky, Minnesota, and Philharmonia (London) Orchestras; and Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, BBC, Chicago, Cincinnati, National, New World, NHK, RAI (Torino), and Singapore Symphonies. Named Musical America’s 2016 Instrumentalist of the Year, and “A Force of Nature” by the American Composers Orchestra in 2019, Koh has won the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, Concert Artists Guild Competition, and an Avery Fisher Career Grant. Koh is also Artistic Director of arco collaborative, an artist-driven nonprofit that fosters a better understanding of our world through a musical dialogue inspired by ideas and the communities around us.
Kenneth Bean has served as the Princeton Symphony Orchestra's Georg and Joyce Albers-Schonberg Assistant Conductor as well as the Symphonic Orchestra Conductor for the affiliated Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey since 2021. He is also an instructor and conductor in the Philadelphia area, as well as an active freelance trumpeter. He has appeared as a guest conductor for the Marywood String Festival, Berks County Orchestra Festival, and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. His past music director/ conductor appointments include the Junior String Philharmonic of the Lehigh Valley, the Young People’s Philharmonic of the Lehigh Valley, and Luzerne Music Center. Kenneth currently serves as assistant conductor of Symphony in C, conductor of the Symphony in C Youth Orchestra in Collingswood, NJ, and director/conductor of the Young Musicians Debut Orchestra, the newest full orchestra within the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute.
In 1830, Felix Mendelssohn composed his concert overture “Hebrides,” also known as “Fingal’s Cave in response to his visit to the Hebrides Islands off the west coast of Scotland. Drawing on ideas of music and healing, particularly from the medieval period, Missy Mazzoli’s violin concerto was tailor-made for violinist Jennifer Koh, Mazzoli’s colleague at the Mannes School of Music. Jean Sibelius’s second symphony is an anthem for Finnish independence, known for both its expansive melodies and lush orchestration.
Performances take place on Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 4pm at Richardson Auditorium. 5-Concert Subscriptions and other discounted ticket packages are available. Youths 5-17 receive a 50% discount with an adult purchase. To subscribe or purchase single tickets to any orchestral performance or Holiday POPS! (Saturday, December 16, 3pm & 6pm), visit the Princeton Symphony Orchestra website at princetonsymphony.org or call 609-497-0020.
Programs, artists, dates, and times are subject to change.
Health and Safety
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra is closely monitoring and adhering to the New Jersey Department of Health’s COVID-19 Requirements. Attendees will receive information regarding safety procedures, entry, seating directions, etc. in advance of their selected live performance(s).
Accessibility
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra is committed to ensuring all programming is accessible for everyone, working with venues such as Richardson Auditorium to provide needed services. Contact ADA Coordinator Kitanya Khateri for questions about available services at kkhateri@princetonsymphony.org or 609-905-0973. Note: some services require at least two weeks’ notice to arrange.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - American Repertory Ballet (ARB) announces the opening of its spellbinding 2023/24 season - "Elevate" - at the state-of-the-art New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), October 13-15. The program features world premieres by celebrated choreographers Stephanie Martinez and Meredith Rainey, along with the highly anticipated return of ARB Artistic Director Ethan Stiefel's rousing Wood Work, set to modern renditions of Nordic folk tunes by the Danish String Quartet. Plus, Stiefel will create a new solo set to "If I Could Only Fly" by American singer-songwriter and poet Blaze Foley.
Award-winning artist Stephanie Martinez will present a new creation in which she "explores and discusses how we never truly understand our desires, but the effort is necessary to attain happiness." Her versatility pushes the boundaries of contemporary ballet movement so much that the Chicago Tribune dubbed her "a chameleon," of choreography. Martinez's psychologically revelatory works challenge the viewer's notion of what is possible.
Philadelphia-based choreographer Meredith Rainey says his work "leaves space for audiences to make connections to their own personal experience and draw their own conclusions." For his world premiere ballet titled Intrare Forma, Rainey partners with up-and-coming composer Miranda Scripp, who is currently studying composition at New York University. Scripp's mother, Beatrice Jona Affron, is the music director and conductor for Philadelphia Ballet where Rainey was a soloist dancer. "Meredith has known me my whole life," explains Scripp. "He has taken interest in my music, and he approached me for this commission. From the beginning, Meredith made it clear that he wanted this project to be a collaboration." For this piece, Scripp has written music for string octet (four violins, two violas, and two cellos).
Ethan Stiefel, ARB's Artistic Director, will present Wood Work, a poignant and moving piece that celebrates individuality and the power of human connection. About this piece, US 1 newspaper states: "Stiefel interweaves his quirky movements with standard phrases of classical ballet."
Don't miss this unforgettable program of dance that promises to elevate and inspire!
Tickets start at $25. Group sale discounts are available. For tickets, visit arballet.org or call the NBPAC box office at (732) 745-8000.
"Elevate" will be performed at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC):
Friday, October 13 at 7:00 pm
Saturday, October 14 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Sunday, October 15 at 2:00 pm
The New Brunswick Performing Arts Center is located at 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. The venue can be reached by car or New Jersey Transit and has ample parking in its attached parking deck.
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The new work by Stephanie Martinez for "Elevate" is a co-production between American Repertory Ballet and Madison Ballet.
"ELEVATE" CREATIVE TEAM
Chicago-based Stephanie Martinez (Choreographer) moves her audiences along a journey guided by the kinetic momentum of her award-winning works spanning over 12 years. With original creations for Joffrey Ballet, Ballet Hispanico, Luna Negra Dance Theater, Charlotte Ballet, Sacramento Ballet, Bruce Wood Dance, Nashville Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, BalletX, and Milwaukee Ballet, among others. Theatre credits include Chicago Shakespeare Theatre and the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Martinez's versatility expands the boundaries of contemporary ballet movement. Martinez has created over 70 ballets for companies and collegiate programs across the country. Martinez has received numerous grants for her work and is continually recognized for her work as a female artist of color. Martinez is the founder and artistic director of PARA.MAR Dance Theatre in Chicago, IL established in July 2020. (photo credit: Todd Rosenberg)
Meredith Rainey (Choreographer) began dancing at 15 in his hometown of Fort Lauderdale. In 1985 he became the first African American dancer of the Milwaukee Ballet. In 1987, he was invited to join the newly formed Pennsylvania-Milwaukee Ballet, when the collaboration ended, he remained with the Pennsylvania Ballet for 17 years—much of that time as a soloist—until his retirement in 2006. Rainey has been the recipient of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship (1995 & 2002), the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Artist as Catalyst Grant (2001), the Independence Foundation Fellowship in the Arts (2002), a finalist for the Pew Fellowship in the Arts (2003), and a Pew Center for Arts and Heritage Grant (2010). Rainey has been commissioned to create works for Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Ballet X, Delaware Ballet, Hubbard Street 2, National Ballet De Cali, Danse4Nia Repertory Ensemble, and institutions such as The University of the Arts, Drexel University, Stockton University, Georgian Court University, Goucher College, Swarthmore College and Bryn Mawr College. His work has been performed in North and South America and throughout Spain. In 2009, Rainey founded and directed Carbon Dance Theatre, a contemporary ballet company in Philadelphia. In 2014 after deciding to concentrate on more artistic projects that are artistic, Rainey closed the company and remained a sought-after teacher, mentor, and independent choreographer. In the fall of 2019, Rainey graduated with top honors as a member of the first cohort of candidates for the Master of Fine Arts in Dance from The University of the Arts. (photo credit: Portia Jones)
Miranda Scripp (Composer) is currently getting her Bachelor of Music at New York University, studying Music Theory and Composition with a concentration in Screen Scoring. Previously, she studied composition privately with John McDonald and Howard Frazin. She is also a multi-instrumentalist, having studied piano with Jonathan Bass and violin with Kelly Barr at the New England Conservatory Preparatory Division. Currently, she studies piano privately with Dr. Brandt Fredriksen. Scripp is an avid chamber musician and spent seven summers at Greenwood Music Camp, where she played piano, violin, and viola, and composed music for the camp. Equally dedicated to composing and performing, Scripp has been a member of the New York Youth Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Music Programs and the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and has performed in Carnegie Hall, Symphony Hall, and New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall. (photo credit: Paul Mardy Photography)
Ethan Stiefel (Artistic Director and Choreographer) is an internationally recognized Instructor, Coach, Director and Choreographer. Stiefel became American Repertory Ballet's Artistic Director in July 2021. In 1989, Stiefel began his professional dance career at age 16 with the New York City Ballet where he quickly rose to the rank of Principal Dancer. Stiefel was also a Principal Dancer with Ballett Zürich followed by being a Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre (ABT) from 1997-2012. Stiefel has served as Dean of the School of Dance at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) as well as the Artistic Director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet. During his celebrated performing career, Stiefel danced leading roles in all the full-length classics and performed in an extensive range of shorter classical, contemporary, and modern works. Guest appearances include dancing with The Royal Ballet, The Mariinsky Ballet, New York City Ballet, Teatro Colon, The Australian Ballet and many others. He has appeared in numerous film, video and television productions including the feature film Center Stage and the documentary Born to be Wild. As a choreographer, he has created new works for the Royal New Zealand Ballet, The Washington Ballet, American Repertory Ballet, ABT Studio Company, Northern Ballet (UK), The Royal Ballet School, UNCSA, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and the television series Flesh and Bone on the STARZ network. Stiefel has received a number of prestigious awards such as the Statue Award of the Princess Grace Foundation and the Dance Magazine Award. (photo credit: Harald Schrader Photography)
ABOUT AMERICAN REPERTORY BALLET
Led by Artistic Director Ethan Stiefel, and with a distinctive reputation for innovation and individuality, American Repertory Ballet (ARB) is recognized as one of the state's premier performing arts organizations. Presenting classical repertory alongside new and existing contemporary work, ARB is a founding resident company of the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center while also performing in major venues across New Jersey and beyond for an annual audience of more than 30,000. Founded in 1954 as the Princeton Ballet Society, ARB has been designated a "Major Arts Institution '' by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts consistently for the past two decades and has repeatedly been awarded a Citation of Excellence by the Council. The company has been recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts and other major foundations and leaders in the field as a prominent force in the field of dance. Princeton Ballet School, ARB's official school, attracts talent from around the world while providing opportunities for local students of all ages, such as through its award winning DANCE POWER program. For more info, please visit www.arballet.org.
USRowing is happy to announce the Class of 2024 Scholastic Honor Roll. With a record number of nearly 500 applicants, this year's recipients were selected based on their academic achievements, on the water successes, and involvement within their community and school. The 2024 applicant pool was the most competitive yet, and we are excited to see where the future takes these incredible scholars!
Honor Roll
Sara Adler
Hava Appleyard
James Balsamo
Michael Balsamo
Nora Barth
Deven Battish
Victoria Bell
Deanna Besart
Michela Biondi
Aydin Bonenberger
Kailey Burns
Alexander (Sasha) Cafritz
Gabriella Carter
Kalia Cheung
Taj Chunawala
Ben (Harper) Conde
Connor Cowan
Tara Cuddapah
Savannah Cunningham
Kira Davis
Avery Douglas
Sarah Drabkin
Lindsey Eattock
Julia Fede
Nola Foote
Kyle Fox
Ava French
Michael Goodall
Michael Grillo
Dillan Grimes
Ben Guerriero
Kendall Guith
Coleman Hayes
Ethan Hough
Jack Hume
Parker Hurley
Jenny Jin
Caroline Johnson
Edith Jones
Charles Josephbek
Elise Justman
James Kaye
Nicolette Kirikian
Olivia Knight
Pauline Kopasz-Gemmen
Bryn Lantz-Goldstein
Beatrice Laterman
Eleanor Lennon
Audrey Leurck
Noa Levin
Hanna Lyons
Sophia Mammucari
Shivani Manikandan
Maya McCottry
Aidan McDonnell
Patrick McKenna
Lily McKenna
Elijah Murphy
Nathan Myers
Grace O'Connor
William O'Donnell
James O'Neill
Joshua Ogburn
Clara Pagano
Brendan Paul
Isabella Perez
Dante Pittorino
Rohan Prakash
Ashvin Puri
Molly Quinn
Logan Reed
Ashley Rohloff
Cormac Rooney
Emily Rossmeisl
Roni Saffar
Andrew Schmidt
Peter Schmidt
Ellie Shames
Nicholas She
Joseph Shelby
Joseph Sitarski
Annika Sivi
Henry Slinger
Maude Smith-Montross
Luke Sternberg
Mallory Stetler
Caroline Stevens
William Stutzman
Elle Tinsky
Carmen Torrecilla
Rohith Tsundupalli
Isabel Ueber
Brendan Wallace
Sam Wang
Sara Wasserman
Rowan Watson
Erica Wayland
Kalista Whildin
Keen Williams
Grace Worthington
Stella Xu
Gabrielle Zammit
Honorable Mentions
Lucie Boillet
Charles Boldt
Eliza Boniface
Ryan Brewington
Ryan Brom
Brooke Busk
Amelia Cadwaladr
Alexander Califano
Ella Casano
Anna Conen
Olivia Corbett
Jack Craig
Jackson Davis
Ella Dowley
Angelina Ferrandino
Joseph Fontanilla
Evelyn Fox
Ryan Fox
Lucy Greenup
Kyle Grose
Tarini Gupta
Reilly Harris
Tess Herrick
James Hess
Hannah Husain
Ronin Jones
Luke Joseph
Ania Kelly
Sarah Lucas
Shaila Man
Keri Manning
Campbell McClellan
Taylor McCoy
Jack Mershon
Chloe Moore
Ian O'Riley
Riley Parker
Samantha Pelter
Maura Quinn
Piper Ritchie
Brook Smart
Jocelyn Stillman
Olivia Stinson
Zoe Stone
Arudra Venugopalan
Mia White
Sara Willhauck
Nate Wilson
Aubrey Winczewski
Britt Wotovich
Henry Yoon
McCarter is thrilled to announce an exciting addition to the McCarter Theatre Season — the six-time Tony Award-winning and Grammy Award-winning Dreamgirls. Helmed by Jeff Award Winner Lili-Anne Brown, and co-produced with the powerhouse Goodspeed Musicals, this Motown-infused long-running Broadway hit is going to be electric in its Princeton debut.
Stars rise and fall... but dreams live forever! A 1960s Motown girl group catches its big break during an amateur competition. But will their friendship—and their music—survive the rapid rise from obscurity to pop super stardom? With dazzling costumes and powerhouse vocal performances, this Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical sizzles with sparkling spirit and dance. Featuring the unforgettable hits "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" and "One Night Only," this is one McCarter production you won't want to miss!
FEELING ADVENTUROUS? We’re hitting the road for some unforgettable travel experiences. From city centers to lush countryside, we’ll meet artists, gallery owners, and cultural experts, enjoy delectable cuisine, and expand our creative horizons as we see the sights.
Registration is now open for Princeton Ballet School's 2023-2024 school year. Classes are available for children as young as age 3 through to our adult open classes. Beginners are welcome! For details, please call 609-921-7758. Classes start September 11th. Dancers with prior experience may call to schedule a placement class.
Princeton Ballet School, the official school of American Repertory Ballet, has studios in Princeton, Cranbury and at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. Classes include ballet with live music, character, contemporary dance, flamenco, pointe, conditioning and children's tap/jazz. Ask about our performance opportunities.
The singers, staff, and board of Princeton Pro Musica are thrilled to bring top-caliber repertoire, internationally-recognized vocal soloists, and an all-professional orchestra to the stage right here in central New Jersey. Whether you know this music well or are excited to discover something new, we hope you'll join us!
Princeton Pro Musica invites you to come hear their 45th season of choral-orchestral concerts. Experience the thrill of a large, 100-voice chorus, top-notch vocal soloists, and professional orchestras right here in your own backyard. Whether you love the enduring classics of Handel and Mozart, the celebratory warmth of winter holiday music, or the new and evocative works of living composers, we have something for you! Subscribe today, or buy single-concert tickets. Visit princetonpromusica.org for more information.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – American Repertory Ballet (ARB) is excited to announce the latest appointments and promotions within its Company for its upcoming 2023/24 season. These advancements mark a significant milestone in the dancers’ careers, underscoring their talent and commitment as professional ballet dancers.
Tiziano Cerrato, Roland Jones, Seth Koffler, Lily Krisko, Leandro Olcese, Anthony Pototski and Savannah Quiner have been elevated to the main ARB Company. The roster now includes 17 main Company dancers, three Apprentices, and two members of ARB2.
American Repertory Ballet welcomes two experienced Rehearsal Directors, Harriet Clark and Calvin Hilpert, whose vast expertise will undoubtedly enrich ARB’s creative endeavors. Complementing this artistic team will be Jeremiah Bischoff, assuming the role of Director of Production, and Janessa Cornell Urwin has been named ARB Resident Costume Designer.
In addition to dancer and artistic appointments, American Repertory Ballet and its official school, Princeton Ballet School, are experiencing organizational growth. Megan Teat steps into the role of PBS Administrative Manager, while ARB dancer Michelle Quiner takes on the position of ARB Social Media Manager. Erikka Reenstierna-Cates, an ARB dancer and accomplished writer, will contribute insightful articles to performance programs throughout the season.
American Repertory Ballet’s 2023/24 season opens in October and runs through May. The season features a captivating lineup, including the beloved holiday favorite The Nutcracker; Classic Beauty, an enchanting program featuring excerpts from iconic classical ballets Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty; and Ethan Stiefel’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The season launches with Elevate, showcasing a new piece by acclaimed choreographer Stephanie Martinez; a world premiere by the celebrated Philadelphia-based choreographer Meredith Rainey, featuring new music commissioned by emerging composer Miranda Scripp; and the highly-anticipated return of Ethan Stiefel’s rousing and poignant Wood Work. Tickets are now on sale at arballet.org.
ABOUT AMERICAN REPERTORY BALLET
Led by Artistic Director Ethan Stiefel, and with a distinctive reputation for innovation and individuality, American Repertory Ballet (ARB) is recognized as one of the state’s premier performing arts organizations. Presenting classical repertory alongside new and existing contemporary work, ARB is a founding resident company of the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center while also performing in major venues across New Jersey and beyond for an annual audience of more than 30,000. Founded in 1954 as the Princeton Ballet Society, ARB has been designated a “Major Arts Institution” by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts consistently for the past two decades and has repeatedly been awarded a Citation of Excellence by the Council. The company has been recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts and other major foundations and leaders in the field as a prominent force in the field of dance. Princeton Ballet School, ARB’s official school, attracts talent from around the world while providing opportunities for local students of all ages, such as through its award-winning DANCE POWER program. For more info, please visit arballet.org.
Princeton, NJ—The Princeton Symphony Orchestra's (PSO's) 2023-2024 Season opens September 9-10 with Princeton-based composer Sarah Kirkland Snider's inspirational work Forward Into Light, inspired by women suffragists, and Henri Tomasi's expressive Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, performed by 2022 Avery Fisher Career Grant winner Steven Banks. William Dawson's Negro Folk Symphony, one of the first full-length works by a Black composer to be performed by a major US orchestra, completes the program.
Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov conducts the performances which take place Saturday, September 9 at 8pm and Sunday, September 10 at 4pm at historic Richardson Auditorium. Sunday's concert includes a pre-concert talk by Maestro Milanov at 3pm.
Saxophonist Steven Banks was awarded the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2022 and was a chosen artist for WQXR's Artist Propulsion Lab. He was the first saxophonist to be awarded First Prize at the Young Concert Artists Susan Wadsworth International Auditions. Banks has appeared with The Cleveland Orchestra, Montreal Symphony, Utah Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, and Aspen Festival Orchestra, and has enjoyed working with such conductors as Franz Welser-Most, Xian Zhang, Nicholas McGegan, Rafael Payare, John Adams, Peter Oundjian, Jahja Ling, Matthias Pintscher, Alain Altinoglu, and Roderick Cox. In 2023 and 2024 Banks will premiere and tour with a commissioned concerto from Grammy-winning composer Billy Childs. His primary saxophone teachers have been Taimur Sullivan, Otis Murphy Jr., and Galvin Crisp. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, as well as a Master of Music degree from the Northwestern University Bienen School of Music.
Sarah Kirkland Snider's Forward Into Light was inspired by the American women suffragists Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Frances E.W. Harper, Ida B. Wells, Zitkála-Šá, Mabel Lee Ping-Hua, and others who believed in equal rights for women. Henri Tomasi's two-movement saxophone concerto offers an intriguing dialogue between soloist and orchestra as well as a rich soundscape integrating diverse influences and musical styles. William Dawson's Negro FolkSymphony recalls orally transmitted African American folk songs, and is an important work of African American classical music.
Single tickets are now available for all 2023-24 Princeton Symphony Orchestra orchestral concerts as well the PSO's popular Holiday POPS! concert. Additional guest artists featured this season are 2022 Grammy Award winners violinist Jennifer Koh and Metropolitan Opera star Anthony Roth Costanzo, trailblazing pianist Sara Davis Buechner, the Westminster Symphonic Choir, and the 2023 Grammy Award-winning trio Time For Three.
Performances take place on Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 4pm at Richardson Auditorium. 6-Concert Subscriptions start at $180. Youths 5-17 receive a 50% discount with an adult purchase. To subscribe or purchase single tickets to any classical concert or Holiday POPS! (Saturday, December 16, 3pm & 6pm), visit the Princeton Symphony Orchestra website at princetonsymphony.org or call 609-497-0020.
Programs, artists, dates, and times are subject to change.
Health and Safety
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra is closely monitoring and adhering to the New Jersey Department of Health's COVID-19 Requirements. Attendees will receive information regarding safety procedures, entry, seating directions, etc. in advance of their selected live performance(s).
Accessibility
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra is committed to ensuring all programming is accessible for everyone, working with venues such as Richardson Auditorium to provide needed services. Contact ADA Coordinator Kitanya Khateri for questions about available services at kkhateri@princetonsymphony.org or 609-905-0973. Note: some services require at least two weeks' notice to arrange.
The Princeton University Farmers’ Market planning committee is eager to welcome back the market for our first fall market session! The market will be held from 11AM to 3PM in Firestone Plaza on Wednesdays from September 6th through October 4th. Vendors for the Fall Market session include Catalina Empanadas, the Granola Bar, Judith’s Desserts, Little Star Foods, Nutty Novelties, OM Champagne Tea, Picklelicious, The Soupeteer, Sprouts Flowers, Roper’s Way Farm, Pies & Quiches, Terhune Orchards, and more!
NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY – American Repertory Ballet (ARB) unveils its 2023-2024 season under the leadership of Artistic Director Ethan Stiefel. A bold reflection of the company's uniqueness, the upcoming season expands artistic boundaries and introduces exciting new dance and music.
"ARB's artists and programming together create exceptional experiences unlike the repertoire that others are presenting. We do this not simply to be different, but because this is how we as an organization believe that we can contribute to our communities and beyond, as well as towards the broader context of the art form," says Stiefel. "We've placed an emphasis on showcasing new work and a dynamic range of talent while also exhibiting a true commitment to advancing classical ballet. Our 2023-2024 season will continue to further and freshly evolve both ourselves and our art."
ELEVATE
A founding resident company of the state-of-the-art New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), American Repertory Ballet returns to its home venue October 13-15, 2023 with Elevate, an innovative program of three new-fashioned ballet and contemporary works. The program includes: a new creation by dance influencer and award winning artist Stephanie Martinez; a world premiere by Philadelphia-based choreographer Meredith Rainey, featuring new music commissioned by up-and-coming composer Miranda Scripp; and the anticipated return of Ethan Stiefel's rousing and poignant Wood Work, set to modern renditions of Nordic folk tunes by the Danish String Quartet.
THE NUTCRACKER
After a record-breaking year, American Repertory Ballet's time-honored holiday tradition - The Nutcracker - returns to delight audiences throughout New Jersey. For the first time in five years, ARB's The Nutcracker will be on stage at Two River Theater in Red Bank, N.J. In addition, performances will be at McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton, and at State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick. The Nutcracker holds a special place in the hearts of both new and longtime patrons, becoming synonymous with the holiday season. Its endearing story, Tchaikovsky's brilliant score, and iconic choreography create a memorable experience for the whole family.
McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton | November 24-26, 2023
Two River Theatre, Red Bank | December 1-3, 2023
Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton | December 9, 2023
State Theatre New Jersey, New Brunswick | December 15-17, 2023
CLASSIC BEAUTY
This enchanting program at NBPAC, March 8-10, 2024 features excerpts from two crown jewels of the classical ballet repertoire: Swan Lake Act II and Sleeping Beauty Act III.
Swan Lake Act II takes audiences into the bewitching world of Odette, the swan princess, as she reveals her true form to Prince Siegfried. From the famous "Dance of 4 Little Swans" to the poignant and romantic pas de deux between Odette and the prince, this fairytale scene will leave audiences spellbound.
Sleeping Beauty Act III is a grand celebration of love and happiness, culminating in the wedding of Princess Aurora and Prince Désiré. This act is a highlight of the ballet with its elegant and virtuosic divertissements that spotlight the technical skills and artistry of ARB dancers.
A MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT DREAM
The return of A Midsummer Night's Dream, a one-act ballet conceived and choreographed by Artistic Director Ethan Stiefel, will once again have audiences of all ages cheering, laughing out loud, and mesmerized by the ballet's whimsy and stylish storytelling. Set to Felix Mendelssohn's iconic score, with additional music arranged by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, this charming production promises to transport audiences to a fantastical forest filled with fairies, mischief, romance, and, of course, humor. Performances run May 10-12, 2024 at the NBPAC.
For more information, contact Dan Bauer, Communications Manager, at dbauer@arballet.org, or by calling 609.921.7758.
ABOUT THE CHOREOGRAPHERS
Chicago-based choreographer, Stephanie Martinez, moves her audiences along a journey guided by the kinetic momentum of her award-winning works spanning over 12 years. With original creations for Joffrey Ballet, Ballet Hispanico, Luna Negra Dance Theater, Charlotte Ballet, Sacramento Ballet, Bruce Wood Dance, Nashville Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, BalletX, and Milwaukee Ballet, among others. Theatre credits include Chicago Shakespeare Theatre and the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Martinez's versatility expands the boundaries of contemporary ballet movement. Martinez has created over 70 ballets on companies and collegiate programs across the country. Martinez has received numerous grants for her work and is continually recognized for her work as a female artist of color. Dubbed "a chameleon" of choreography by the Chicago Tribune, Martinez's psychologically revelatory works challenge the viewer's notion of what is possible. Martinez is the founder and artistic director of PARA.MAR Dance Theatre in Chicago, IL established in July 2020. (Photo credit: Todd Rosenberg)
Meredith Rainey began dancing at 15 in his hometown of Fort Lauderdale. In 1985, he became the first African American dancer of the Milwaukee Ballet. In 1987, he was invited to join the newly formed Pennsylvania-Milwaukee Ballet, when the collaboration ended, he remained with the Pennsylvania Ballet for 17 years—much of that time as a soloist—until his retirement in 2006. Among other awards and fellowships, Rainey has been the recipient of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship (1995 & 2002), the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Artist as Catalyst Grant (2001), the Independence Foundation Fellowship in the Arts (2002), a finalist for the Pew Fellowship in the Arts (2003), and a Pew Center for Arts and Heritage Grant (2010). He has been commissioned to create works for Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, BalletX, Delaware Ballet, Hubbard Street 2, National Ballet De Cali, Danse4Nia Repertory Ensemble, and institutions such as The University of the Arts, Drexel University, Stockton University, Georgian Court University, Goucher College, Swarthmore College, and Bryn Mawr College. His work has been performed in North and South America and throughout Spain. In 2009, Rainey founded and directed Carbon Dance Theatre, a contemporary ballet company in Philadelphia. In 2014 after deciding to concentrate on artistic projects, he closed the company and remained a sought-after teacher, mentor, and independent choreographer. In the fall of 2019, Rainey graduated with top honors as a member of the first cohort of candidates for the Master of Fine Arts in Dance from The University of the Arts. (Photo credit: Portia Jones)
Ethan Stiefel is an internationally recognized Instructor, Coach, Director and Choreographer. Stiefel became American Repertory Ballet's Artistic Director in July, 2021. In 1989, Stiefel began his professional dance career at age 16 with the New York City Ballet where he quickly rose to the rank of Principal Dancer. Stiefel was also a Principal Dancer with Ballett Zürich followed by being a Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre (ABT) from 1997-2012. Stiefel has served as Dean of the School of Dance at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) as well as the Artistic Director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet. During his celebrated performing career, Stiefel danced leading roles in all the full-length classics and performed in an extensive range of shorter classical, contemporary, and modern works. Guest appearances include dancing with The Royal Ballet, The Mariinsky Ballet, New York City Ballet, Teatro Colon, The Australian Ballet and many others. He has appeared in numerous film, video and television productions including the feature film Center Stage and the documentary Born to be Wild. As a choreographer, he has created new works for the Royal New Zealand Ballet, The Washington Ballet, American Repertory Ballet, ABT Studio Company, Northern Ballet (UK), The Royal Ballet School, UNCSA, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and the television series Flesh and Bone on the STARZ network. Stiefel has received a number of prestigious awards such as the Statue Award of the Princess Grace Foundation and the Dance Magazine Award. (Photo credit: Harald Schrader)
ABOUT AMERICAN REPERTORY BALLET
Led by Artistic Director Ethan Stiefel, and with a distinctive reputation for innovation and individuality, American Repertory Ballet (ARB) is recognized as one of the state's premier performing arts organizations. Presenting classical repertory alongside new and existing contemporary work, ARB is a founding resident company of the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center while also performing in major venues across New Jersey and beyond for an annual audience of more than 30,000. Founded in 1954 as the Princeton Ballet Society, ARB has been designated a "Major Arts Institution" by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts consistently for the past two decades and has repeatedly been awarded a Citation of Excellence by the Council. The company has been recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts and other major foundations and leaders in the field as a prominent force in the field of dance. Princeton Ballet School, ARB's official school, attracts talent from around the world while providing opportunities for local students of all ages, such as through its award-winning DANCE POWER program. arballet.org
Projected on a big screen and accompanied by the 20-member Orquesta Folclórica Nacional de México, experience the Oscar®-winning Disney Pixar classic like never before. Coco in Concert features a screening of the complete film with Oscar® and Grammy®-winning composer Michael Giacchino’s musical score performed live and conducted by Esin Aydingoz. In addition to the original score by Giacchino, Coco also features the Oscar®-winning song “Remember Me” by Oscar-winning songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, and additional songs co-written by Germaine Franco and co-director and screenwriter Adrian Molina.
The 9TH Annual Points of View Art Show and Sale featuring five local artists will once again be presented Thursday, August 24 through Monday, August 28, 2023. This year, the show will be located at The Saw Mill building on the grounds of the Prallsville Mill complex. It is located at 33 Risler Street in Stockton, NJ. Showcasing their art will be Jeanne Chesterton and Ilene Rubin, Sandy Askey-Adams, Susan Gilli and Christine Seo. All the art is for sale.
The show opens on Thursday, August 24 from 12-5 pm and continues through Monday, August 28, from 12-5pm. There will be a reception on Friday, August 25, from 5-8pm.
Jeanne Chesterton and Ilene Rubin have been creating the Points of View Art Show together in the Bucks County area since 2014 and are pleased to be having this year's show for a second time at The Saw Mill, on the grounds of Prallsville Mill. The Saw Mill is part of the larger Prallsville Delaware River Mill Society. Along with a who's who list of local artists, Chesterton and Rubin have found that joining talent with location to exhibit and sell art has been quite a successful endeavor. It's a win-win for any serious collector of art or a casual tourist wanting to go home with a small piece of Bucks County in the form of art. They know they will be offered some of the finest art in the area, now for a ninth year right in the heart of Bucks County.
A few of the aspects that they like so much about this year's Points of View Art Show are that the art of Jeanne Chesterton and Ilene Rubin, this year along with Sandy Askey-Adams, Susan Gilli and Christine Seo, complement each other while individually are vastly different. All are well-known award-winning artists who bring a unique voice and interpretation to the visual art community. At the same time each individually offers an impressive body of work, each professionally created. Notable this year is an extended weekend; the show runs Thursday through Monday, giving viewers more opportunities in which to view and purchase their art.
There is something for everyone with little to no overlap of style or range. Each has amassed their own following and niche in an otherwise crowded art field in the Bucks County/ River towns region. It's a unique blend with a wide price range so that anyone who is a collector will certainly have a diverse choice while a casual tourist will easily find a gem at the famous Prallsville complex.
Says Jeanne Chesterton, "I am a still life artist painting in the realist tradition. My choice of subject may range from the formal and delicate to the ordinary and worn depending upon the voice within. The beauty marks of age and wear as seen in tarnished metal ware and mellowed ceramic ware remain a constant lure.
"Composition is important to me, and the choreography may undergo multiple revisions. I strive to create the best visual environment to showcase the starring objects. The interplay of shapes, line, color, and pattern should suggest a dialogue among the principals while manifesting visual harmony. As the artist I am engaging in and directing this exchange. I like to think that the viewer is also a participant in the conversation, thus breathing life into the still life painting.
"As an award-winning artist I have exhibited in over 250 shows, including Phillips Mill, The Philadelphia Sketch Club and The Ellarslie Open at the Trenton City Museum. My paintings can be found in the permanent collections of Ellarslie, the Trenton City Museum, Countryside Framing and Gallery, as well as many private collections throughout the United States. I remain grateful for the influence provided by the many masterful artists painting in the classic tradition."
Ilene Rubin is a self-taught artist who works in oils, pastels, pencils, and watercolor in a painterly and representational style. Influences range from Caravaggio to Monet but for Ms. Rubin, she has learned something revelatory from every artist who has preceded her. She has been fortunate to have had several masterful teachers. She has lived in California, Colorado, Bucks County and now calls Center Valley home. She received the Ty Hodanish award for Oil Painting in the Artsbridge 2021 Member Art Show and was given an award in the 34th Annual Bucks Fever Juried Art Exhibition "Celebrating Bucks County Artists." She has also received awards at The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Doylestown Art League, and Tinicum Arts Festival. She is a published author of two novels. She was a participating artist in the 2021 Bucks County Chamber of Commerce Bucks Fever Studio Artist Tour and was the Featured Artist in Bucks County Magazine in June 2021 and in Doylestown Magazine in June 2023. She served on the boards of the New Hope Art League and the Artists of Bristol on the Delaware.
Says Ms. Rubin, "I'm an artist who feels very strongly about the emotional and instinctive force which drives the creative process. In order to spark meaningful effort, I must feel that a scene or object absolutely has to be explored in all its aspects or perspectives. That expression with color creates a reality on canvas and in so doing, makes it real for a viewer. My greatest joy is when someone looks at my paintings all together in an arrangement on the wall and then looks at me differently because they now realize that there's more than just a picture in the art; there's the purpose and the artist beneath the paint and now they see that connection. That's a wonderful moment and I never tire of it. For me, that is the creative process driven by an instinctive knowledge of what is compelling and what is merely ordinary. My job is to understand that capturing the ordinary can reveal the compelling."
Sandy Askey-Adams explains; "Through my paintings you are invited to come along with me on my walk with nature. My forever challenge is to interpret and offer the impression of what stirs my soul so that, I hope, it will stir the viewer's soul and evoke a feeling of connection." Sandy relishes the moments she spends walking with nature. Through her art, she invites viewers of her work to come along with her on those forays of serenity and peace, through the tranquil greens of summer, the sweet blossoms of spring, the gold and rusts of autumn and the blue and purplish grays of winter.
She is a national, regional, and local award-winning and published artist, and holds a Signature Membership in the Pastel Society of America and the Pastel Society of Maryland. Native to Pennsylvania, she was born in a small rural town which fostered her love of nature. From an early age, drawing and painting her interpretation and impressions of nature was a natural and essential form of self-expression. The interpretation of nature and its beauty, spirit and tranquility continue to be the focus of her work today whether painting with soft pastels, oils, watercolors, or acrylics.
Susan Gilli: "I would like to introduce myself to you. My name is Susan Gilli and I currently reside in Lawrenceville, N.J. I work in both acrylics, oil and cold wax in an abstract style. In the beginning, my work was entirely representational, as per the training I received. As the years went by, I always felt constrained and uninspired as an artist. Slowly I ventured out into a more abstract or creative style. This happened entirely when I tossed my brushers and began using a catalyst (or what's known as a cake scraper). I use this tool when painting in oil and cold wax. It gives me the ability to layer the paint into the canvas and then "excavate" the shapes and forms underneath.
I paint intuitively. My work usually incurs various changes until completion. I never really know what the finished piece will become, although I'm mostly inspired by the use of color and organic shapes. I believe I give the viewer something in the painting that they can relate to, even if it's a small thing. If a person passes by my painting and returns for a second look, I feel that's my greatest achievement."
Christine Seo was born and raised in Seoul. Seo immigrated to the United States, first to California then New Jersey with her husband and two sons in 2000. As a graduate of prestigious schools, Christine was a sought-after art instructor at the Fine Arts Academy she founded while in Korea. While Christine focuses her oil and watercolor paintings on equine art, Christine also explores the intersectionality of Korean culture, portraiture, and nature. She considers renowned artist, Roger Armstrong, as an influential mentor during her time in Laguna Beach.
Christine has exhibited at a variety of venues in Southern California, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, including several solo shows in New Hope, PA, Tenafly, NJ, and New York. Her work has also been awarded by the Arts Bridge, Catharine L. Wolfe Art Club, Morris Museum, Paul/Matthews, West Windsor Arts Council, and Winsor & Newton Company among others.
For more information about this show or how to contact the artists, contact JeanneChesterton@gmail.com or Ilene@IleneRubin.com.
Saturday – 10 am to 8 pm
Sunday – 10 am to 4 pm
Free Admission, Free Parking (Suggested donation of a canned good in support of Rutgers Against Hunger)
Join us at Howell Living History Farm for a truly enjoyable day! The fair includes animal shows and exhibits, homemade ice cream, hay rides, pony rides, music, magic shows, and farm tours. Check out displays by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County, Mercer County Wildlife Center Friends, Mid-State Beekeepers Association, and many more! Free admission and parking for all! Please bring a non-perishable food donation for Rutgers Against Hunger.
Princeton, NJ On Thursday, September 14 at 6:00 p.m., the Princeton Senior Resource Center will be hosting its Fall Benefit at the Nancy S. Klath Center for Lifelong Learning, located at 101 Poor Farm Road, Princeton (between Bunn Dr. and Mt. Lucas Rd.). The Board of Trustees and staff of PSRC are delighted to celebrate our 2023 Leadership Award Honorees: Hazel Stix — long-time leader, ambassador, pillar of the PSRC community, and advocate for a just and inclusive Princeton; Bryn Mawr Trust — PSRC sponsor integral to the success of the capital campaign, active community leaders, and pacesetters in philanthropy; and Mayor and Council of the Municipality of Princeton — PSRC partners and collaborators, community strategists, and advocates for an age-friendly Princeton. As Hazel Stix shared “I have been a passionate supporter of the Princeton Senior Resource Center, long before I was a senior, because I always believed that Princeton was not complete without a center devoted to the needs, interests, and continuing education of its senior citizens. I hope you will join me in celebrating this impactful organization.”
Registration is available now at princetonsenior.org, or by calling 609.751.9699.
Rising 5th to 9th graders learn the basics of debate and public speaking under the guidance of experienced high school student debaters. Both novice and experienced debaters are welcome to sign up.
Students will learn research and analytical skills that will extend beyond debate and help them in future class presentations and essay writing. Registration is required. Wait list available.
Participation is limited to 20 students who are expected to attend all five sessions of the camp. Register only if you are able to commit to attending all five sessions.
Note: The program will run from Monday July 24 throught Thursday July 27, every afternoon from 1 to 2:30 p.m. On Friday, July 28, the final day of the program, a Final mini debate will be held. Parents and friends are welcome to attend the final session, which will be held in the Community Room from 2 to 4 p.m.
Designed to help people connect over a mutual interest in music, this groundbreaking program—facilitated by The Singles Group—will bring concertgoers several opportunities to connect with Speed Dating, an LGBTQ+ Mingle, and Find My Friends events at the historic Maclean House on the Princeton University campus.
PRINCETON, NJ—In December 2022, Princeton University Concerts (PUC) launched a first-of-its-kind series: Do-Re-Meet – Social Events for Music Lovers. Do-Re-Meet creates opportunities for concertgoers to connect with fellow audience members over a shared love of music in a facilitated format, allowing for connections ranging from platonic to romantic to business. Co-hosted by The Singles Group (TheSinglesGroup.com), this year's Do-Re-Meet events include pre-concert speed dating; an LGBTQ+ Mingle; and Find Your Friends (a "speed friending" event). Attendees will enjoy hors d'oeuvres, catered by Do-Re-Meet community partner Tipple & Rose, and new connections at the historic Maclean House on Princeton's campus. Each Do-Re-Meet experience includes special access to a concert on PUC's Performances Up Close series, just steps away from the Maclean House at Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall.
On Sunday, October 8, 2023 there will be two versions of Do-Re-Meet: a Speed Dating event at 1PM and an LGBTQ+ Mingle at 4PM. Both events are paired with a performance by the genre-defying Nordic band Dreamers' Circus. The ensemble blends vibrant Danish, Swedish, and Icelandic folk traditions with influences from jazz, classical, and pop music spheres. Rounding out the Fall suite of Do-Re-Meet events is Find Your Friends "speed friending" on Wednesday, November 8, paired with a concert by the trailblazing star harpsichordist Jean Rondeau.
While each Do-Re-Meet event is centered around open and carefree conversation, the facilitated matching system is handled with attention to security and protecting confidentiality. All attendees are provided nametags listing only first names and a registration number. At the end of the event, attendees can indicate the level on which they would like to match with others: business connection, friend, or second date. If two people indicate the same level of desired connection with each other, Risa Grimaldi provides the pair each other's contact information.
"At each of my events, including 8-minute dating, mingles or 'Dating for a Cause', people can match on a variety of levels," explains Grimaldi, who has been running facilitated social events across New Jersey for over 16 years. "At Do-Re-Meet, all of the matches feel extra special and meaningful. The fact that all of the attendees love music and get to experience a Princeton University Concerts performance together is an automatic bond. The odds of connecting go way up when there is a common interest like music. The average match rate at the Do-Re-Meet events in our inaugural year was over 90%!"
"So many of our patrons have spoken to me about a desire to connect more meaningfully with the people they see in the concert hall," says PUC Director Marna Seltzer. "Each Do-Re-Meet event this past year, the series' inaugural season, was bustling with conversation. The Speed Dating version had a waitlist! Do-Re-Meet has been a beautiful way to facilitate connection over a shared love of music not just for those who are familiar with our concerts, but also for new audience members. About half of Do-Re-Meet attendees were new to us this year and came back for subsequent events. We are privileged to partner with the wonderful Risa Grimaldi of The Singles Group, who has helped make our far-out idea of making matches over music a reality."
Tickets for the full evening—admission to both the Do-Re-Meet event and the concert with which it is paired—are $50 General/$20 Student. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit puc.princeton.edu/do-re-meetor call 609-258-2800.
UPCOMING DO-RE-MEET EVENTS:
Sunday, October 8, 2023
1:00 PM Speed Dating social event
3:00 PM concert featuring Dreamers' Circus
Wondering where your concert date is Haydn? Meet other music-loving singles* in your age group by participating in 8-minute speed dates while enjoying catered appetizers on the historic Princeton University campus! Everyone will then head over to the concert hall to be dazzled by the Nordic band Dreamers' Circus.
Age Groups:
· Group Do: 24-39
· Group Re: 40-59
· Group Mi: 60+
*This event is designated for individuals seeking heterosexual connections. There will be an LGBTQ+ Single Mingle later in the day on Sunday, October 8.
Sunday, October 8, 2023
4:00 PM LGBTQ+ Mingle social event
6:00 PM concert featuring Dreamers' Circus
B-sharp...B-natural...Be YOU! Mingle with other music-loving members of the LGBTQ+ community as you enjoy refreshments and ice-breaker activities before being dazzled by Dreamers' Circus together.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
6:00 PM concert featuring harpsichordist Jean Rondeau
7:30 PM Find Your Friends "speed friending" social event
Add to your music-loving friend Liszt! It's Friendsgiving Season! Get to know your fellow audience members by experiencing harpsichordist Jean Rondeau's magic before enjoying organized rounds of 8-minute "speed friending" sessions over some locally-catered snacks on the historic Princeton University campus!
ABOUT THE SINGLES GROUP
The Singles Group (TheSinglesGroup.com) is the largest full-service singles company in the tri-state area, founded by Risa Glaser Grimaldi in 2006. An attorney with an MBA, Glaser pivoted her volunteer experiences running events for charities and non-profits to a singles business more than 16 years ago. Glaser has now hosted more than 5,000 singles events and has sparked countless matches, weddings, and engagements. She even met her husband at one of her own "8minuteDating" events!
For further information please contact Alexis Branagan at abranaga@princeton.edu or 609-258-1179.
World premiere performances of Lippa’s revised tribute to American icon Harvey Milk take place
June 23 & 24 at Morven Museum and Garden with
companion events on June 17 and June 23
Princeton NJ – On Friday, June 23 at 7pm and Saturday, June 24 at 7pmthe Princeton Festival presents I Am Harvey Milk, a musical theater oratorio by acclaimed Broadway composer and lyricist Andrew Lippa (Big Fish, The Addams Family). The show celebrates the legacy of Harvey Milk, an American icon and the first openly gay man to hold office in California. Lippa’s oratorio is part choral work and part theater piece, taking audience members through Milk’s life, from his childhood to his assassination. Conducted by Andrew Lippa himself, these performances serve as the world premiere of a revised version of the original work, and take place in the tented performance pavilion on the grounds of beautiful Morven Museum and Garden.
The work is directed by Noah Himmelstein, a New York based theater director and associate art director of Everyman Theatre. The show features Benjamin Pajak as young Harvey, who most recently played the title role in Oliver!, for Encores! at NY City Center. Adam Kantor, portraying Harvey Milk, most notably played Mark Cohen in the closing cast of Rent on Broadway. Broadway and West End actress Scarlett Strallen and Family Equality’s CEO Stacey Stevenson perform as Soprano and Speaker, respectively. Andrew Lippa conducts the cast with the Princeton Festival Men’s Chorus and the Princeton Symphony Orchestra.
Andrew Lippa (words/music/conductor) is an award-winning artist whose work spans the worlds of theater, film, television, and the concert stage. His musicals include The Addams Family; Big Fish; The Wild Party; new songs for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown; A Little Princess; and John & Jen. In addition to I Am Harvey Milk, his concert works include I Am Anne Hutchinson; Unbreakable; a world-premiere for pianist Lang Lang titled Rising Tide; as well as his hit song for Kristin Chenoweth in Disney’s Descendants titled “Evil Like Me” (gold record) and songs for Renée Fleming, Idina Menzel, Vanessa Williams, and others. He wrote the score for Aaron Sorkin’s The Farnsworth Invention and has conducted the San Francisco, Chicago, and Cincinnati Symphony orchestras.
The Princeton Festival is hosting two companion events in conjunction with I Am Harvey Milk. On Saturday, June 17 at 2pm, the Princeton Public Library offers a free screening of the 2008 film MILK, starring Sean Penn. Penn won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Harvey Milk. Andrew Reynolds, author of Children of Harvey Milk: How LGBTQ Politicians Changed the World (Oxford, 2018) will open the screening with some brief remarks.
On Friday, June 23 at 4pm, the Princeton Festival is holding a panel discussion with composer and conductor Andrew Lippa. Lippa will speak with young musicians about his process in writing I Am Harvey Milk and the ways artists can create social change through their work. The event takes place at the Stockton Education Center and is free and open to the public.
Tickets for the June 23 and June 24 performances at Morven Museum and Grounds range from $42 - $125; youths 5-17 receive a 50% discount with an adult purchase. Visit the Princeton Symphony Orchestra webpage at princetonsymphony.org or call (609) 497-0020.
Health and Safety
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra is closely monitoring and adhering to the New Jersey Department of Health’s COVID-19 Requirements. Attendees will receive information regarding safety procedures, entry, seating directions, etc. in advance of their selected live performance(s).
Accessibility
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra is committed to ensuring all programming is accessible for everyone, working with venues such as Richardson Auditorium to provide needed services. Contact ADA Coordinator Kitanya Khateri for questions about available services at kkhateri@princetonsymphony.org or 609-905-0973. Note: some services require at least two weeks’ notice to arrange.
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About The Princeton Festival
The Princeton Festival is the Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s flagship summer program showcasing the performing arts. Founded in 2004, the Princeton Festival quickly established a reputation for artistic excellence and innovative programming. Every year in June, thousands of people from the mid-Atlantic region and beyond come to the Festival to enjoy the quality and variety of its programs. Offerings include opera, musical theater, dance, orchestra and chamber music, and a constantly evolving selection of other genres, including jazz, world music, choral concerts, and country music. The Festival has long-standing partnerships with public libraries and local churches, and promotes life-long learning in the arts through free educational lectures presented to a wide and diverse community.
About The Princeton Symphony Orchestra
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is a cultural centerpiece of the Princeton community and one of New Jersey’s finest music organizations, a position established through performances of beloved masterworks, innovative music by living composers, and an extensive network of educational programs offered to area students free of charge. Led by Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov, the PSO presents orchestral, pops, and chamber music programs of the highest artistic quality, supported by lectures and related events that supplement the concert experience. Its flagship summer program the Princeton Festival brings an array of performing arts and artists to Princeton during multiple weeks in June. Through PSO BRAVO!, the orchestra produces wide-reaching and impactful education programs in partnership with local schools and arts organizations that culminate in students attending a live orchestral performance. The PSO receives considerable support from the Princeton community and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, regularly garnering NJSCA’s highest honor. Recognition of engaging residencies and concerts has come from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the PSO’s commitment to new music has been acknowledged with an ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming and a Copland Fund Award. The only independent, professional orchestra to make its home in Princeton, the PSO performs at historic Richardson Auditorium on the campus of Princeton University.
Find the PSO online at www.princeton symphony.org; on facebook at www.facebook.com/princetonsymphony; on Twitter at www.twitter.com/psomusic and on flickr at www.flickr.com/photos/princetonsymphony.
D&R Greenway Land Trust is hosting the Garden State Watercolor Society (GSWS) for its 53rd Annual Open Juried Exhibition, “Migration: Movement for Survival.” GSWS artists created their art to contemplate migration and change – a growing phenomenon in today’s world. Whether figurative or abstract, realistic or fanciful, this thoughtful art will inspire and cause the viewer to think and reflect on the state of the world’s people, wildlife and climate.
This exhibition is on display May 3 through Sept 24, 2023, as well as online at www.gswcs.org. The exhibition at D&R Greenway Land Trust’s Johnson Education Center is at One Preservation Place, Princeton NJ 08540. The public is invited to visit the art galleries, weekdays 10 am – 4 pm. Open select weekends, hosted by GSWS artists, July 8-9 and August 5-6 from 10 am – 4 pm. Closed holidays. Visit www.drgeenway.org or call 609-924-4646 for more info.
GSWS will host two Zoom Happy Hours with D&R Greenway Land Trust and the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ which are open to the public with preregistration, on May 25 and June 22, 5-6pm. Each will be a mashup of art and science highlighting Migratory Bats and Birds as well as artists discussing their work. Data will be included on bats and birds observed during early data-gathering at D&R Greenway’s newest Hillside Farm Preserve in Hopewell.
The Juried Exhibition’s Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony will be held June 11, 2-4 pm. GSWS is grateful to the New Jersey Audubon Society for several new artist awards this year.
Juror for acceptance and awards is Michael Kowbuz. Discover more about him at https://tinyurl.com/4vv7xnvk.
The award winners are:
AwardArtistPainting Title
Best in Show - Dagmar Tribble Award Kristen Birdsey It's Time for School
Nummie Warga Award Gloria Wiernik Shifting Sands
Cotswold Industries Award Joanne Bodnar For the Birds 2
Albert Hunker Memorial Award Zina Umyn Voyagers
NJ Audubon - Northern Harrier Award Peter Zdenek Wildebeest Migration
NJ Audubon - Red Shouldered Hawk Award Doris Ettlinger Snow Geese
NJ Audubon - Piping Plover Award Joanne Amantea Fueling Migration
NJ Audubon - Peregrine Falcon Award Catherine Gowen Herbarium at the Little Colorado River
Golden Artist Colors Materials Award Medha Atre-Kulkarni Pursuing Sweetness
GSWS Silver Memorial Award - Marthe McKinnon Kathleen Wert Storm
NJ Watercolor Society Award Kara Coleman Park Landscape
Holbein Artists Materials Award Barbara March And Just Like That, Winter Melts into Spring
People’s Choice Award - Jerry’s Artarama (Visitors votes will be tallied and award will be given September 24.)
Poetry workshops, led by renowned local poets in partnership with D&R Greenway, will result in a Poetry Reading on the theme of migration, and a Gallery Walk hosted by GSWS, on September 21, beginning at 6:30 pm.
An Artist Demo, by award-winning GSWS artist Ann Greene, will take place as a culmination of the exhibition, September 24, from 2 to 4 pm. New awards donated by the New Jersey Audubon Society will be added to the Awards Ceremony June 11. For most recent information, visit www.gswcs.org.
Artists researched and learned about the complex phenomenon of migration to create work that is meaningful to the exhibition theme. Migration is most often thought of as the seasonal movement of animals. Species in all major animal groups migrate. Some species travel astounding distances to reach environments that provide food and conditions for successful mating. Migration also relates to the movement of people. Currently and throughout history, people have left their homes voluntarily or involuntarily to seek safety and opportunity. Climate change is affecting the earth's inhabitants globally and regionally at a quicker pace than anticipated. As glaciers melt and sea levels rise, weather patterns have become dangerous and unpredictable. As a result, whole communities of people, animals and even plants migrate in order to survive.
Linda Mead, President and CEO of D&R Greenway had this to say: “Among the most electrifying movements of our time is the migration of plants due to climate change and the effect on birds and wildlife that have evolved with these plants for their very survival. Likewise, human populations are migrating in great numbers. All of this has an impact, from what we see today on D&R Greenway preserves, to the survival of many species of the Earth. Remember, we are the top of the food chain and if we don’t do something to care for our natural and social climates, our own survival is at stake, too.”
A unique display upon entering the Johnson Education Center lobby will be GSWS’ 5th Annual Art Installation, “Going, Going, Gone…” “Fifty-three GSWS artists created 123 beautiful small works that call attention to New Jersey species identified by NJDEP as in greatest need of our conservation efforts. Artists submitted paintings of animals using a designated color scheme. GSWS is proud to partner with the D&R Greenway Land Trust to inform and inspire people into action.” said Tess Fields, President of GSWS. “This exhibit is another exciting intersection of science and art that will capture wide audience attention.”
BACKGROUND:
Garden State Watercolor Societyhas led a community of artists and inspired generations of art enthusiasts. The society’s founding goal is to encourage painting in watermedia and provide educational and exhibition opportunities for artists and residents of NJ, PA, NY or DE. GSWS holds three exhibitions a year including our largest endeavor, the Annual Open Juried Exhibition (hybrid); an online Members Exhibition; hybrid Small but Mighty Exhibition, and a live Art Sale via pop up gallery in Princeton. In May 2023, they will showcase a permanent exhibit of botanical-style watercolors inside of the Discovery Center at the former estate of Joseph Bonaparte at Point Breeze, Bordentown, NJ.
Over its existence, GSWS has been a beacon for award-winning artists to inspire generations. The nonprofit organization’s goal is to encourage painting in water media, provide educational and exhibition opportunities for adult artists of NJ, PA, NY or DE. Please visit www.gswcs.org.
About D&R Greenway Land Trust: D&R Greenway Land Trust is an accredited nonprofit that has reached a new milestone of over 22,000 acres of land preserved throughout central New Jersey since 1989. By protecting land in perpetuity and creating public trails, it gives everyone the opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors. The land trust’s preserved farms and community gardens provide local organic food for residents of the region—including those most in need. Through strategic land conservation and stewardship, D&R Greenway combats climate change, protects birds and wildlife, and ensures clean drinking water for future generations. D&R Greenway's mission is centered on connecting land with people from all walks of life. www.drgreenway.org; info@drgreenway.org. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
A delicate balance of humor and drama takes "dysfunctional family" to an entirely new level!
West Windsor - Theatre-To-Go will present the dark comedy "Other Desert Cities" May 26 through June 4 at Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road in West Windsor.
"Other Desert Cities," which won a Tony Award nomination for Best New Play in 2011, takes place in Palm Springs, California during a holiday gathering. When a family member reveals she is going to publish a memoir about a painful chapter in the family's history, turmoil ensues and political views collide revealing a dysfunctional family situation that is full of surprise and touching moments.
The New York Times hailed "Other Desert Cities" as the best new play on Broadway in 2011.
The cast features David Williams of Flemington and Peggy Waldron of Hamilton as Lyman and Polly, Dara Lewis of Trenton and Parker Madison of Somerset as Brooke and Trip, and Susan Schwirk of Monroe as Aunt Silda.
The show is directed and produced by Ruth Markoe of Lawrenceville. Other members of the production team include Stage Manager, Rob Lasky of New Egypt, Set Designer Haley Schmalbach of Palmyra, Lighting Designer Kitty Getlik of Hamilton, Sound Designer Eric Collins of Trenton and Costumes by Ruth and Melissa Rittman of Ewing.
Performance Dates
Friday, May 26 at 8 p.m.?
Saturday, May 27 at 8 p.m.?
Sunday, May 28 at 2 p.m.?
Friday, June 2 at 8 p.m.?
Saturday, June 3 at 8 p.m.?
Sunday, June 4 at 2 p.m.?
Tickets
Tickets are $22 for adults and $20 for children, students and senior citizens. Tickets may be purchased online at KelseyTheatre.org or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333.
Kelsey Theatre is located on the MCCC campus at 1200 Old Trenton Road in West Windsor Township. The theatre is wheelchair accessible and free parking is available next to the theatre. Assisted listening devices are available upon request. For a complete listing of events, visit the Kelsey website at www.KelseyTheatre.org.
Please note: Masks are recommended but not required while in the theater.
County Executive Brian M. Hughes announces the One-Stop Career Center's upcoming Job Fair on Wednesday, May 24, from 3:30 to 6 p.m. at the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton. Job seekers can connect with potential employers who are actively looking for new employees. Additionally, Mercer County will offer free information on other county services and resources. Entrance at Gate A, Parking Lot 2, off South Broad Street.
Job seekers are encouraged to register here. For more information, contact the One-Stop Career Center at 609-989-6523. Free virtual resume assistance will be available on May 11 or May 18 from 10 to 11 a.m. with Job Fair registration. Employers can reserve a free table at the Job Fair by registering here. Employers can obtain more information by contacting Iliana Ivanov at Iliana.ivanov@dol.nj.gov or Kassia Bukosky at kbukosky@mercercounty.org.
PRINCETON, NJ – In its continued mission to bring local audiences “the world’s greatest musicians, among friends,” Princeton University Concerts (PUC) will present a 2023-2024 performance season that spans a wide diversity of chamber music artists, repertoire, concert formats, and experiences. PUC experiences include: the backbone of PUC’s 130-year history, Concert Classics, with audience seated in the 800-seat Richardson Auditorium; Special Events mainstage concerts with luminary soloists; the innovative Performances Up Close series, with audience seated alongside the artist on stage in a more informal and intimate atmosphere; the Healing with Music conversation-concert series highlighting music’s powerful role through adversity; free Live Music Meditation events; concerts by the Richardson Chamber Players faculty ensemble; Family Concerts; and Do-Re-Meet social events for music lovers. The repertoire performed across series ranges from early music to new compositions spanning classical and folk traditions, performed both live and in virtual reality.
“I am still in a state of wonder,” patron Seth Mellman wrote to PUC after a recent concert, “Of the thousands of music concerts I have seen, your series is an experience unlike them all.”
Among the one-of-a-kind experiences PUC will offer in the 23/24 Season are several multidisciplinary experiences featuring award-winning writers, dancers, and experts from other fields alongside musicians, contributing to a collective sense of music’s universal permeability. The Healing with Music series, which sheds light on music’s role in our lives particularly in times of adversity, incorporates a multi-disciplinary approach in all its events in its second season. Headlining the 23/24 Healing with Music series and making their PUC Debuts are Suleika Jaouad, New York Times bestselling author, Emmy Award-winning journalist, Creator of the Isolation Journals, and TED Speaker, and her husband Jon Batiste, Grammy Award-winning musician, singer, songwriter, composer, bandleader, and television personality.
“Oncology wards, more than anywhere else I know, are music-less places,” wrote Suleika Jaouad as part of Life, Interrupted, the Emmy Award-winning New York Times column and video series she wrote while hospitalized for leukemia shortly after graduating from Princeton University in 2010. Jon Batiste changed that by bringing his band to visit her oncology ward, “its inhabitants rejoicing in a temporary timeout, losing themselves to the beauty and healing power of music.” They will host a conversation, permeated by live performance of works meaningful to Suleika’s recovery, about music’s role through illness and how they have managed to convert isolation into art.
Also as part of the multi-disciplinary Healing with Music series, artists of the Mark Morris Dance Group’sDance for PD® program and local experts from the Princeton University faculty will lead an experiential panel highlighting music’s extraordinary medicinal role for people with Parkinson’s. The event will include a performance of Mark Morris choreography adapted for the Parkinson’s community and set to live music by local Dance for PD® participants. The final event in the Healing with Music series will be a concert/conversation addressing music’s role in addressing anxiety and depression with pianist Jonathan Biss alongside Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist Adam Haslett.
This season, PUC is also taking live music performance to another dimension! The audience-favorite Mahler Chamber Orchestra will return to PUC, but as they never have before: in virtual reality. The U.S. premiere of “Future Presence” will run January 18-21 at Princeton University. With the aid of VR headsets, audiences will be able to move around (or through/over/under!) the musicians as a multi-dimensional recording responds in real-time.
While the season features forward-looking programs such as this, many of the programs also look back with a fresh spirit of exploration. The season includes early music played by young musicians, seldom-played pieces by classical music giants, and music by composers who have been largely overlooked by history.
The 23/24 Season will open with a particularly forward-looking program: the PUC debut of Dreamers’ Circus. With astounding acrobatics on violin, accordion/piano, and the cittern (a relative of the mandolin), this young trio performs original, genre-bending compositions that blend vibrant folk traditions with influences from jazz, classical, and pop music spheres—pushing the Nordic sound into an imaginative new realm. Dreamers’ Circus is led by none other than Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, first violinist of the beloved Danish String Quartet, also returning to PUC this season.
Also making their PUC debut, the multiple Grammy Award-winning Chanticleer choir—named for the rooster in The Canterbury Tales—heralds in the dawn of the 130th Concert Classics series with a tribute to the natural world and a commentary on the potential consequences of global warming. The program invites audiences to reconsider the sounds all around us and to imagine what our planet might be like without them—reminding us that music both inhabits and transcends our humanity. The program centers around a new arrangement of Princeton alumna Majel Connery’s (Class of 2001), The Rivers are our Brothers. The goal of Connery’s work is, as she puts it, “to give nature a voice.”
The acclaimed U.K.-based Doric String Quartet will make a long-awaited PUC debut with a program that includes a new work specifically written for them by Australian composer Brett Dean. The work is a musical exploration of what he describes as the “strangely fascinating and invariably unsettling political climate” of this decade. The quartet will juxtapose this contemporary work with the optimistic sounds of classics: Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 18, No. 5 and Schubert’s String Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D. 887.
The two Special Events of the 23/24 Season are perhaps emblematic of the season’s overarching theme of both “looking back” and “looking forward.” Both evenings fall in the first week of February 2024: the PUC solo debut of Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist Brad Mehldau, who will premiere his latest composition, 14 Reveries for Piano, on February 1, and the return of Icelandic pianist sensation Víkingur Ólafsson, who will perform Bach’s Goldberg Variations, on February 8.
“On back-to-back Thursdays, you can experience an evergreen, legendary work by Bach played by one of today’s rising, most popular classical pianists as well as a new work incorporating jazz exploration, classical romanticism, and pop allure, played by one of the most influential jazz pianists of all time,” says PUC Director Marna Seltzer. “Music knows no bounds, and the classics live on in the hands of today’s musicians. We are thrilled to bring the spirit and variety crystallized in this week of Special Events to the entire 23/24 Season.”
In the spirit of “looking back,” baroque violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte, alongside harpsichordist Justin Taylor, and solo harpsichordist Jean Rondeau, all making their PUC debuts, will bring programs exploring uncharted musical territory and enliven historical works in brand new ways. Langlois de Swarte and Taylor will breathe new life into forgotten gems unearthed from old libraries and transcriptions of the most popular opera arias from the period. Rondeau will perform works by Beethoven, Clementi, Haydn, and Mozart which were originally written for the piano, exploring what piano repertoire might illuminate about the harpsichord and what the harpsichord might reveal about music composed for the piano. Both concerts are part of the Performances Up Close series with audience seated on stage, allowing listeners to experience this music with an intimacy that is in line with the way in which it was originally experienced.
One of the most remarkable individuals of our time, pianist Hélène Grimaud is as renowned for her heartfelt, poetic interpretations and dazzling technical prowess as she is for her profound work as a conservationist and human rights activist. The program for her long-awaited PUC debut includes Beethoven’s most intimate yet revolutionary sonata Op. 109, Busoni’s transformative transcription of Bach’s beloved Chaconne, and two pillars of the piano repertoire by Brahms.
Celebrated South African soprano Golda Schultz’s program brings forth a female perspective. Schultz has mined forgotten works by female composers and has given them new life, performing them on a carefully curated program alongside pianist Jonathan Ware. “Emilie Mayer, whose music was never recorded, was a genius on the level with Beethoven, but she was forgotten the day after she died in 1883. Nadia Boulanger became one of the greatest pedagogues with a touch that defined American culture. Even when we forget these women, what they’ve done still remains,” the opera star explained, addressing the program’s curation.
Artists returning to the PUC series will offer programs in a similar spirit of exploration and discovery. In their signature style, the Danish String Quartet will present a program which blurs the lines between classical repertoire and folk tunes, playing a program of Purcell, Haydn, Shostakovich, and Scandinavian folk arrangements. The Hagen String Quartet rarely tours to the U.S. and, in this season’s PUC performance, will present rarely-heard repertoire, including a Haydn string quartet in a minor key, Debussy’s only string quartet, and Beethoven’s Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131, one of his final works and a pivotal work in the trajectory of all classical music. Violinist Isabelle Faust, cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras, and pianist Alexander Melnikov will return after their sold-out PUC debuts in 2020 to present a chamber version of a Beethoven symphony, Elliott Carter’s witty final composition, and Dvo?ák’s popular trio inspired by the “dumka,” a Ukrainian folk genre. Pianists Mitsuko Uchida and Jonathan Biss will make triumphant returns to PUC, for the first time as a duo, performing a recital of lesser-known works by Schubert.
“Jonathan and I share the deep conviction that you can never really know all there is to know about great music,” remarks Mitsuko Uchida, one of the world’s most revered Schubert interpreters, “and that it’s worth spending your whole life trying to know a little more.”
“Many of Schubert’s works for piano four-hands were written for friends gathered at evening salons, which came to be known as Schubertiades,” PUC Director Marna Seltzer explains. “Every year at PUC, we strive to bring the communal spirit of a Schubertiade to all of our programs. The world-renowned, diverse artists we bring across a wide variety of performance formats help us see classical music in new ways through their program curation and performance; they spark conversations among concertgoers, keeping the art vibrant, alive, and immediate. Our Performances Up Close and Live Music Meditation series literally bring audiences closer to the music, as audiences and meditators sit alongside the musicians. Healing with Music brings us all in conversation with music and its vital role in our lives. In response to this past year’s inaugural Healing with Music events, the audience response has been overwhelmingly moving. It’s gratifying to have this tangible feedback that we are all in this, together.
“Beyond the concert hall,” Seltzer continues, “we aim to extend the conversation through community-oriented programs like Do-Re-Meet, concerts by the Princeton faculty ensemble Richardson Chamber Players, our Family concerts, companion documentary screenings at The Garden Theatre, and our community Chamber Jam. We also proudly continue to facilitate the Neighborhood Music Project, an educational initiative connecting students in neighboring communities with the guest musicians through classroom visits and field trips to concerts. We can’t wait to get to know you and for you to get to know music, to quote legendary pianist Mitsuko Uchida, ‘a little more.’”
Family concerts, Live Music Meditations, At the Movies screenings, the Annual Chamber Jam, and Do-Re-Meet social events for music lovers will be announced at a later date. A comprehensive list of 23/24 Season Concert Classics, Special Events, Performance Up Close, and Healing with Music performances can be found below or at puc.princeton.edu.
Concert Classics, Concert Classics Plus, and Make-Your-Own subscriptions and Princeton University student single tickets, are now available for purchase. Existing subscribers looking to renew their seats for this coming season must do so by Friday, June 2. Concert Classics and Concert Classics Plus subscriptions afford patrons up to 30% off individual ticket prices. Make-Your-Own packages provide a savings of 10% off single ticket prices. Subscriptions start at $150 for an 8-event Concert Classics series, and $290 for a 13-event Concert Classics Plus series. Single tickets for the general public will go on sale online only on Tuesday, August 1 and by phone on Tuesday, September 5.
For more information, please visit puc.princeton.edu or call 609-258-2800.
THE 2023–2024 SEASON
(Organized by series, then chronologically)
*Denotes Princeton University Concerts debut
CONCERT CLASSICS (8 CONCERTS)
Hear the world’s most vibrant and celebrated classical musicians—both fan favorites and long-awaited debuts—within the intimacy of Richardson Auditorium on our mainstage series.
Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 7:30PM
CHANTICLEER*
With students in the PRINCETON UNIVERSITY GLEE CLUB
“Music of a Silent World”
The multiple Grammy Award-winning Chanticleer choir heralds in our 130th Concert Classics series with a tribute to the natural world. Its twelve members make their PUC debut with a program which invites us to reconsider the sounds all around us and to imagine what our planet might be like without them.
Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 7:30PM
DANISH STRING QUARTET
The Grammy-nominated ensemble returns for their third PUC appearance with a program that showcases their uncanny ability to blur the line between classical repertoire and Scandinavian folk tunes, bringing a sense of urgency and purity to every note they play.
Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 7:30PM
HÉLÈNE GRIMAUD*, Piano
One of the most remarkable individuals of our time, pianist Hélène Grimaud is as renowned for her heartfelt, poetic interpretations and dazzling technical prowess as she is for her profound work as a conservationist and human rights activist. The program for her long-awaited PUC debut includes works by Beethoven, Bach/Busoni, and Brahms.
Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 7:30PM
ISABELLE FAUST, Violin
JEAN-GUIHEN QUEYRAS, Cello
ALEXANDER MELNIKOV, Piano
The Faust-Queyras-Melnikov ensemble, whose recordings have been awarded the most prestigious accolades in the industry, are especially recognized for their ability to imbue a sense of exploration into everything they play. They return to PUC after their sold-out 2020 trio debut with a fascinating chamber version of Beethoven’s joyous second symphony, Elliott Carter’s witty final composition, and Dvo?ák’s popular trio inspired by the “dumka,” a Ukrainian folk genre.
Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 7:30PM HAGEN STRING QUARTET
Having recently celebrated its 40th anniversary, the most senior and venerated of the European quartets finally returns to PUC with a program most fitting for the occasion. The infrequency of their American tours makes each visit all the more special – an attribute reflected in the rare and startling beauty of their program: a Haydn string quartet in a minor key, Debussy’s only string quartet, and one of Beethoven’s final works.
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 7:30PM JONATHAN BISS, Piano
MITSUKO UCHIDA, Piano
Biss and Uchida have each appeared individually on the PUC series, and this season make their PUC debut as a duo in a rare joint recital, inviting us to try to “know a little more” about Schubert with a program singularly focused on this composer, whose many works for piano four-hands were written for friends gathered at evening salons. We will have our own “Schubertiade,” as these events came to be known, in the ultimate realization of PUC’s tagline: “the world’s most celebrated musicians among friends.”
Monday, April 8, 2024 at 7:30PM GOLDA SCHULTZ*, Soprano
JONATHAN WARE*, Piano
“This Be Her Verse”
South African soprano Golda Schultz has been gracing the stage of the world’s greatest opera houses — from the Metropolitan Opera to the Vienna State Opera. For her Princeton University Concerts debut, she brings the extraordinary warmth of her voice to a program hailed as “a love-letter to women in music” exploring themes of love, nature, folklore and belief through the music of Clara Schumann, Emilie Mayer, Rebecca Clarke, Nadia Boulanger, and Kathleen Tagg.
Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 7:30PM DORIC STRING QUARTET*
Finally making its PUC debut after a pandemic cancellation, the U.K.-based Doric Quartet has been at the helm of a new generation of string quartets, winning countless accolades for its riveting interpretations and inimitable sound. We will have the extraordinary opportunity to get to know these musicians through a new work specifically written for them by Australian composer Brett Dean, Beethoven’s Quartet Op. 18, No. 5, and Schubert’s final quartet.
SPECIAL EVENTS (TWO CONCERTS, ONE WEEK IN FEBRUARY)
Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 7:30PM BRAD MEHLDAU, Piano 14 Reveries for Piano (Premiere)
Considered to be “the most influential jazz pianist of the last 20 years” (The New York Times), Grammy-winner Brad Mehldau is perhaps most well-known for his stunning improvisations that transcend genre through their combination of jazz exploration, classical romanticism, and pop allure. His latest suite, 14 Reveries for Piano, brings together the dichotomy of his musical personality as both improviser and structural genius.
Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 7:30PM VÍKINGUR ÓLAFSSON, Piano
J.S. Bach Goldberg Variations
Víkingur Ólafsson’s stunning PUC debut on the 2022-23 season made a return appearance paramount. J.S. Bach is especially close to the Icelandic virtuoso’s heart—his album of the composer’s music for the Deutsche Grammophon label?won?both Best Instrumental Album and Album of the Year at the 2019?BBC?Music Magazine Awards and was streamed hundreds of millions of times.
PERFORMANCES UP CLOSE: LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD (4 CONCERTS)
Experience early music played on period instruments in the hands of young trailblazers, sitting on stage alongside the artists, and encounter classical favorites in a fully immersive, virtual reality.
Sunday, October 8, 2023 at 3PM & 6PM DREAMERS’ CIRCUS*
With astounding acrobatics on violin, accordion/piano, and the cittern (a relative of the mandolin), this young trio performs original, genre-bending compositions that blend vibrant folk traditions with influences from jazz, classical, and pop music spheres—pushing the Nordic sound into an imaginative new realm.
Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 6PM & 9PM THÉOTIME LANGLOIS DE SWARTE*, Baroque Violin JUSTIN TAYLOR*, Harpsichord
“The Flamboyant Baroque”
Journey back to the 18th century as we travel from the London of Henry Purcell to the Rome of Arcangelo Corelli and indulge in the glamorous spirit of the era’s music. Our guides—young virtuoso baroque violinist Theotime Langlois de Swarte and harpsichordist Justin Taylor, colleagues in famed ensemble Le Consert—will treat us to forgotten gems they have unearthed from old libraries, transcriptions of the most popular opera arias from the period, and masterpieces that continue to resonate to this day.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 6PM & 9PM JEAN RONDEAU*, Harpsichord
“Gradus Ad Parnassum”
Whatever your preconceptions of the harpsichord may be, Jean Rondeau will undoubtedly shatter them all as he takes us to Parnassus, the mythological mountain home of the Muses. Leading the charge of a new generation of keyboardists, Rondeau makes his inaugural PUC appearance with a program exploring the stunning range of the harpsichord.
Thursday, January 18–Sunday, January 21, 2024 MAHLER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA in Virtual Reality
“Future Presence” (U.S. premiere)
The Mahler Chamber Orchestra returns to Princeton with Mendelssohn, Mozart, and Ives – in virtual reality! With the aid of VR headsets you will be transported to a fully immersive world of music in which you can move around (or through/over/under!) the musicians as a multi-dimensional recording responds in real-time.
HEALING WITH MUSIC (3 PERFORMANCES)
Humans have been using sounds as a way to exist and endure since the start of time. Explore music's healing power as it relates to cancer, Parkinson's, and mental health in these concert-conversations.
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 7:30PM SULEIKA JAOUAD*, Writer
JON BATISTE*, Musician
“The Beat Goes On: Healing from Cancer through Music”
The New York Times bestselling author Suleika Jaouad and multiple Grammy Award-winning musician Jon Batiste together launch a new season of our Healing with Music series with a conversation, permeated by live performance of works meaningful to Suleika’s recovery from leukemia, about music’s role through illness and how they have managed to convert isolation into art.
Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 3PM DANCE FOR PD®: A Mark Morris Dance Group Program
“Exploring the Intersection of Music, Dance & Parkinson's”
“What happens to me when my feet feel like glue and they’re stuck on the floor — I sometimes cannot walk, but I can dance…the music leads me to a place where I am weightless” shares Cyndy, a participant of Dance for PD®. Join us for an experiential panel, led by Dance for PD®’s founding teacher and Program Director David Leventhal and including local experts from the Princeton University faculty, that explores the intersection of music, dance, and Parkinson’s. The event will include a performance by local Dance for PD® participants of Mark Morris choreography adapted for the Parkinson’s community and set to live music.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 7:30PM JONATHAN BISS, Piano
ADAM HASLETT*, Writer
“Anxiety, Depression, and Music”
“When you make music, or any kind of art, your whole self is revealed,” says renowned pianist Jonathan Biss. “I feel like the part of me that is anxious is inextricably linked to all the other parts of myself, which probably are essential to my being a musician.” Following his appearance on our Concert Classics series with Mitsuko Uchida, PUC-fan-favorite pianist Jonathan Biss comes to our Healing with Music series alongside Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist Adam Haslett for an intimate concert-conversation centered on anxiety, depression, and music. In addition to conversation and Q&A, the event will include live performance of Schubert and Schumann as well as excerpts from the author’s latest novel, Imagine Me Gone.
RICHARDSON CHAMBER PLAYERS (2 CONCERTS)
Formed in 1994–95 on the occasion of PUC’s 100th anniversary, this mixed ensemble comprises Princeton University’s performance faculty, distinguished guest artists, and supremely talented Princeton University students.
Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 3:00PM
RICHARDSON CHAMBER PLAYERS
Les Six
A Sunday afternoon of mixed chamber works by “Les Six” — a group of “Les Six” of six composers who lived and worked in Montparnasse in the 1920s. Though not a member of Les Six, Camille Saint-Saëns will initiate the program with his hypnotic Fantaisie taking us back in time to France at the start of the 20th century.
Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 3:00PM
RICHARDSON CHAMBER PLAYERS
A French Afternoon
Our resident ensemble of Princeton University performance faculty, distinguished guest artists and supremely talented students takes us back to January 14, 1914 France when Maurice Ravel’s Trois poèmes de Mallarmé, a sequence of three art songs based on poems by Stéphane Mallarmé for soprano, two flutes, two clarinets, piano, and string quartet, received its world premiere. The ensemble recreates the program of that concert, featuring works by Ravel’s French contemporaries.
ALL IN THE FAMILY—2 PROGRAMS FOR KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES
PUC nurtures a lifelong love of music by offering neurodiverse kids a chance to encounter chamber music in person through two special programs featuring world-class musicians. Performances TBA.
LIVE MUSIC MEDITATION
PUC’s internationally acclaimed, groundbreaking initiative, a partnership with the Princeton University Office of Religious Life, pairs guided meditation with live performance by the world’s greatest musicians. The hour-long, free sessions, are held throughout the year. Dates and artists TBA.
DO-RE-MEET
Concertgoers can extend their experience with social events for music lovers, facilitated by Princeton University Concerts partner Risa Grimaldi of The Singles Group. Events TBA.
AT THE MOVIES
Enjoy films related to the programs and artists on our series through our partnership with the Princeton Garden Theatre, the community’s local nonprofit arthouse theater. Screenings TBA.
TICKETS:
Concert Classics, Concert Classics Plus, and Make-Your-Own subscriptions and Princeton University student single tickets, are now available for purchase. Existing subscribers looking to renew their seats for this coming season must do so by Friday, June 2. Concert Classics and Concert Classics Plus subscriptions afford patrons up to 30% off individual ticket prices. Make-Your-Own packages provide a savings of 10% off single ticket prices. Subscriptions start at $150 for an 8-event Concert Classics series, and $290 for a 13-event Concert Classics Plus series. Single tickets for the general public will go on sale online only on Tuesday, August 1 and by phone on Tuesday, September 5. For more information, please visit puc.princeton.edu or call 609-258-2800.
Join us on Wednesday evening, May 24, 2023, for a wine-paired dinner with special guest winemaker, Cristina Torres, of Marimar Estate located in California’s prestigious Russian River appellation. Cristina’s elegant wines will be paired with a Catalan inspired menu paying homage to her family’s heritage. Space is limited so please reserve your spot here….
Each Saturday, 2023, 9:30-11:00am -135 Village Blvd, Princeton, NJ, 08540
First Lego League is an international robotics competition in which students Grades 4-8 work together to design, build and program robots to complete a series of challenging missions on a competition mat. They also get assessed on making a unique design idea which solves a real problem in the world ex. a green energy idea.
EV3 LEGO Mindstorms ignites student engagement and learning through real-life problem solving! Students will take part in robotics, engineering, programming, and design thinking! *Please note that students are placed in appropriate levels such as Rookie/Novice/Apprentice/Expert/Master based on Student Assessments.
Team meetings will begin Saturday between 9:30-11:00 am from March 25th, 2023. The team is going to learn first what kind of design makes a good competition robot, modular interchangeable attachments, competition techniques and practice missions on last year's mat. The timings/frequency will change once the competition problem is announced in early August to potentially multiple times a week.
An overnight or day arts experience for caregivers and kiddos to create together! Special Mother's Day Brunch on Sunday and other meals included.
The overnight experience includes 4 arts workshops in different disciplines including visual arts, music, writing, and movement; overnight accommodations; Saturday lunch and dinner; a campfire and special snack; late night fun time; early morning activities; and a special Mother's Day Brunch! We offer a variety of accommodations to suit your needs, including shared bunking, private rooms for two, or a private bunk sleeping up to 8.
March 30, 2023 – Womanspace, a Mercer County nonprofit dedicated to serving individuals and families impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault, is pleased to announce that Troy Vincent Sr. will be honored with the Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award in recognition of his dedication to preventing abuse within the home and on the field. The 27th Annual Award Dinner will be held at 5:30pm on May 4, 2023 at the Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village.
A former Philadelphia Eagles cornerback and Trenton native, Vincent is also a Hall of Famer and EVP of Football Operations at the NFL. Being directly affected by domestic violence, both Vincent and his wife Tommi share a passion for and commitment to advocating for violence-free homes and communities. They serve through visiting shelters, speaking to advocacy groups, and encouraging others to act to end domestic violence and sexual assault. In addition, nearly 20 years ago in their hometown of Trenton, Troy and Tommi founded the Love Thy Neighbor foundation. A humanitarian effort defined by giving back and empowering the lives of others, the Vincent’s have since expanded their work to neighborhoods throughout the nation.
“It is indeed humbling to be the recipient of the 2023 Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award. Its significance and legacy represent decades of dedication to end domestic violence and sexual assault. Turning pain into purpose is an example of how one voice can grow to be amplified on behalf of millions, and it’s a reminder that violence against women and young girls is our issue,” said Troy Vincent Sr. on his nomination.
Named after the former Mayor of Princeton and a founder of Womanspace, the Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award Dinner honors a survivor, advocate, and trailblazer who made real difference in the lives of survivors.
In addition to an inspiring award ceremony, the night will include a cocktail reception and silent auction, to be followed by dinner, drinks, and an exciting raffle. Guests who attend the Awards Dinner, Womanspace’s biggest fundraiser of the year, and sponsor it at a certain level, will also be invited to a VIP Reception with Mr. Vincent himself. “Womanspace is honored to have Troy Vincent Sr. as the 27th Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award recipient. Domestic violence is not just a women’s issue. It’s an issue that affects everyone, and Troy’s passion for ending intimate partner violence is inspiring,” said Nathalie Nelson, CEO & President of Womanspace.
For sponsorship opportunities, donations, tickets, and more, visit www.womanspace.org. The proceeds from this event go to providing services for men, women, and children affected by domestic or sexual violence.
For information on agency events and updates, follow Womanspace on Facebook and Instagram.
ABOUT WOMANSPACE
Founded in 1977, Womanspace is a leading nonprofit organization serving the greater Mercer County area and the state of New Jersey by providing a comprehensive array of emergency and follow-up services to individuals and families impacted by domestic and sexual violence. Womanspace is dedicated to improving the quality of life for victims, survivors, and their families. Bilingual services and programs include 24/7 crisis intervention, safe, short-term emergency shelter, short and long-term transitional housing, individual counseling and therapeutic support groups for adults and children, court advocacy and the 24/7 crisis hotline 609-394-9000. Womanspace also operates the 24/7 New Jersey Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline 800-572-SAFE and the NJ Statewide Sexual Violence Hotline 800-601-7200. To learn more about Womanspace please visit www.womanspace.org.
West Windsor – "The Shadow Men," an original dance theatre production inspired by 19 artworks and interviews with local Trenton artist Tamara Torres, will be performed by the Mercer County Community College Academic Theatre and Dance Company at Kelsey Theatre April 14 -16. Tickets are on sale at www.KelseyTheatre.org and livestream will also be available.
Inspired by the parts of Torres's life story (what she is willing to reveal) and her artwork, the MCCC Academic Theatre and Dance Company draws inspiration to work through topics such as feminism, mental health awareness and racial inequality to create a haunting and thrilling production.
Combining the best ingredients of theatre and dance, the show features a blend of hip-hop, tango, contemporary dance, high drama, thrilling stunts, jump scares and cross dressing to tackle the hard-hitting and pervasive topics surrounding Torres's life and art.
"This production is going to be the theatrical event of the season in Mercer County," said Jody Gazenbeek-Person, coordinator of the theatre and dance program at MCCC. "The Kelsey has never staged an event like this before."
Gazenbeek-Person continued, "The really beautiful thing about this show is that it reveals to the audience how to enter into and get more out of any work of art at the deepest possible level. It's a wondrous adventure to step inside a painting, and it is my sincere belief that this production will be talked about for years to come. The audience is in for quite the magical adventure."
MCCC's Academic Theatre and Dance student ensemble includes: Hannah Kay Aquirre, Cole Chulamanis and Ludnie Lubin of Hamilton; Lisbeth Burgo of Lawrence Township; Benjamin Fogg and Jerée Moët Phillips of Ewing; Gigi Garcia, Jackson Jules, Valmiki Rajan, Trinity Miller and Brianna Gonzalez of Trenton; Michael Havardansky of Princeton; Melissa Bari Hemel of Hightstown; Mackenzie Kohlmayer of Yardville; Nlijah Muhammad of Burlington Township; Shayna Ryan of Allentown, Jordan Shutz of Chesterfield; and Arianna Silva of West Windsor.
The show is a collaborative effort with portions directed by Jody Gazenbeek-Person from Newark and Deena Jile's Shu'aib of Trenton and includes dance scenes choreographed by Gazenbeek-Person, Theresa Flim and Jennifer Gladney of Lawrenceville, and Jill Molinaro of Monmouth County. The show is produced by Gazenbeek-Person and Kelsey Theatre Artistic Director Kitty Getlik, and stage managed by Nancy Mitrocsak.
Performance Dates
Friday, April 14 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 15 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, April 16 at 2 p.m.
Livestream will also be available for all dates. For information visit KelseyTheatre.org.
Tickets
Tickets for "The Shadow Men" are $22 for adults and $20 for students and seniors. Tickets are on sale at kelsey.mccc.edu or by calling 609-570-3333 or email boxoff@mccc.edu. The show will also be livestreamed for residents who cannot make it to the theatre as well as in countries around the world including England, Argentina, Vietnam, Dubai, Kenya and Ghana. For more information about live streaming please visit www.tamaratorresart.com.
Kelsey Theatre is located on the MCCC campus at 1200 Old Trenton Road in West Windsor Township. The theater is wheelchair accessible and free parking is available next to the building. Assisted listening devices are available upon request. For a complete listing of events, visit the Kelsey website at Kelsey.mccc.edu.
(Trenton, NJ) Trenton City Museum announces Reginald M. Browne, Vice-Chair of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Chairman of the Creative Capital Foundation, as Juror for the 40th Ellarslie Open. Artists from greater Trenton and beyond may enter artwork online from April 1 to May 11 for consideration in the show, which runs from June 24 through September 30.
Diane Ciccone, Vice President of the Trenton Museum Society, said, “Reginald Browne brings a fresh and exciting perspective as a supporter of artists and the arts. We look forward to his vision as juror for Ellarslie Open 40.”
“Forty is quite a milestone not only for the Ellarslie Open but also for the Trenton Museum Society, which itself marks 50 years in 2023,” said TMS President Joan Perkes. “The Open debuted a few years into the partnership with the City of Trenton that transformed Ellarslie Mansion into the Trenton City Museum. Since its inception, the Ellarslie Open has been fully intertwined with the museum’s history and with the TMS and community members who create and sustain the museum’s offerings.”
Artists may submit up to four works online for consideration in Ellarslie Open 40. The prospectus, timeline, and entry link (the Call for Art goes live April 1) are at ellarslie.org/EO40. The top honor, Best In Show Overall, comes with an award of $1000. Top prizes will also be given in each of five categories (painting; works on paper; sculpture; photography; digital art) and through special sponsorships.
Showcasing contemporary works by established and emerging artists from across the region and beyond, the Ellarslie Open has developed into the area’s premier annual juried exhibition since it began. In 2022, from 528 entries, 163 diverse works of art were exhibited by artists from greater Trenton, across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York, and beyond. The 2023 show will open Saturday, June 24, with an EO40 Artists & Members Reception. It will remain on view through September 30. Gallery talks and other events related to the exhibition will be announced.
JUROR REGINALD M. BROWNE
Reginald M. Browne is the Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), Chair of PAFA’s Board of Governors of Art College, and a member of the Executive Committee. He is the Chairman of Creative Capital Foundation, a nonprofit, grantmaking organization whose mission is to provide grant funding to artists in the creation of groundbreaking new work. He is on the board of Silver Art Projects, a nonprofit organization that provides artists with free, year-long studio space and career development opportunities that accelerate and enhance their artistic practice.
A Principal of GTS Securities, an automated multi-asset class market maker headquartered in New York City, Mr. Browne has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from La Salle University where he serves on the Board of Trustees. He and his wife Dr. Aliya Browne are known as influential collectors of contemporary African diasporic portraiture and abstract expressionist art.
EXHIBITIONS THROUGHOUT 2023 CELEBRATE TRENTON MUSEUM SOCIETY AT 50
Leading up to and following Ellarslie Open 40, a year of exhibitions celebrates the Trenton Museum Society’s support of art and artists.
“Trustees Collecting”: Curated by Joan Perkes and Diane Ciccone. On view through April 16. 80+ eclectic works from the personal art collections of over 40 current and former TMS trustees.
“Fast Forward to 40”: Curated by Carol Hill. Opening April 21, this special show takes viewers on a flight through art and time, displaying four decades of memorabilia plus Ellarslie Open artwork purchased by TMS.
“Ellarslie Open 40”: Juried show opens June 24; Juror: Reginald M. Browne.
“Tiles of Trenton”: Exploring Trent Tile and other tile manufactures from Trenton’s decorative arts and industrial history. Opening date to be announced.
“TAWA at 45”: Curated by Elizabeth Aubrey and Mary Yess. A celebration of the incredible talents of artists who have participated in the Trenton Artists Workshop Association throughout its continuous history. Opening Reception October 7.
“NEXT: Not Just an Exhibition, a Happening”, juried and curated by Diane Ciccone, Jane Malloy, and Edwin Torres. Cutting-edge artwork and diverse media, materials, and performances will consider the question, “What’s next?” Show opens December 9.
THE TRENTON CITY MUSEUM
The Trenton City Museum is housed in Ellarslie Mansion, an 1848 Italianate Villa in the heart of Trenton’s historic Cadwalader Park, which was designed by the legendary Frederick Law Olmsted. The building is owned by the City of Trenton. Ongoing and rotating shows explore and celebrate Trenton’s history and culture and showcase contemporary regional art and artists. Museum hours are Friday and Saturday from 12 to 4 pm and Sundays from 1 to 4 pm. There is no admission fee, but donations in support of the museum’s mission and programs are welcomed. Visit ellarslie.org to learn more.
Saturdays, 2:30-3:30pm | begins April 15 Students will learn the basics of self-defense through the art of Capoeira! Plus, they'll develop basic communication skills in Portuguese by learning to sing Capoeira songs and the names of the movements.
Just in time for spring house cleaning, the Friends of the Hunterdon County Library (FOHCL) is gearing up for its 25th annual book sale, set to run from April 22-24. We are all excited to report to our community on two things: donations for the sale, and scheduling.
As always, we seek the community’s support through donations. In fact, every single item we will be offering in the sale will come from someone in our neighborhoods; each year we completely renew our offerings.
As we gear up for this year’s sale, we are especially interested in certain items:
Hardcover and paperback books
Children’s books
DVDs, video games, and music/audiobook CDs
Sheet music
Former library books
Please place them in boxes if possible.
In addition, there are some items we are not able to use:
Anything on cassette
Encyclopedias
Pre-2018 computer and business books
Textbooks
Reader’s Digest condensed books
Magazines of any type
Anything in mildewed, water-damaged, or beat-up condition
We will have two book drives this year, both on Saturday: April 8 and April 15. Both book drives will take place at the Grange Building (same place as in previous years) in the South County Park Fairgrounds, which is on Route 179, Lambertville, NJ, 08530. They will both run from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., rain or shine.
We welcome large and small donations to the book drives; all make a difference. Besides the book drives, donations may also be dropped off North County (Clinton) April 4–6 during normal business hours. Donations may also be dropped off at the HQ Library April 10-13 during library business hours. Please limit donations at these library branches to 3 bags/boxes as space for drop-offs is limited. The final day to donate items for the book sale is April 15 at the second Book Drive. After that, we’ll be getting organized for the sale.
The week after the second book drive, the main sale starts: Saturday, April 22, and Sunday, April 23. As always, we will be offering books on almost any conceivable subject, most for $2 each (for hardcovers), and a special collections boutique with individually priced rarities or unusual volumes. On Monday, April 24, we will have a bag sale (we’ll provide the bags). For more details and updates, please check out our web page: https://hclibrary.us/friends/booksale.
Besides books, we need people! Volunteers are needed and welcomed to help collect books on the two collection Saturdays and also to help sort books in advance of the book sale. In addition, volunteers are needed for the three days of the book sale itself. To participate, download the volunteer form from our website: www.hclibrary.us (click on FOHCL) or email fohclvolunteer@gmail.com. For more information: fohclbooksale@gmail.com. All are welcome, and everyone can make a difference.
Every year our community has made this sale a great success for our county library system. In advance we thank everyone for their support this year!
Join us for a community gathering celebrating the community in which we live and serve.
Enjoy cocktail hour, followed by a four-course plated dinner featuring market restaurants including Hambone Opera – Voted by Food Network as the best barbecue in New Jersey!
Browse some of the Market’s wonderful stalls, enjoy live entertainment and an ArtSpace pop-up show.
Tickets – $100 per guest includes a four-course dinner paired with wine from Terhune Orchards. Please let us know in advance if you have dietary restrictions.
Path of the Panther: A scene from the documentary “Path of the Panther,” directed by Eric Bendick
The Princeton Environmental Film Festival, a signature Princeton Public Library event, opens Friday March 24 and runs through Friday, March 31. The 17th annual festival features 22 films: 11 feature-length documentaries and 11 short films including one short narrative film.
Films will be screened in person at the library and virtually, with some films available in both formats. Selections being screened virtually will be available to view through April 2. One film will be screened at the Princeton Garden Theatre on March 30.
The festival is under the direction of Susan Conlon and Kim Dorman who curate and present films with local, regional and international relevance. The full lineup of films including screening schedule and instructions for using the Eventive platform can be found at princetonlibrary.org/peff.
Through the generosity of festival sponsors Church & Dwight Co. Inc., The Whole Earth Center of Princeton, High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University and the Friends and Foundation of the Princeton Public Library, all PEFF screenings are free.
Highlights of the festival include:
Friday, March 24, 7 p.m., Community Room
“Path of the Panther”
National Geographic photographer Carlton Ward Jr. captures images of the endangered and elusive Florida panther which aid his efforts to protect the species and restore some of its habitat. 1 hour, 29 minutes.
Thursday, March 30, 7 p.m., Princeton Garden Theatre
“All That Breathes”
This documentary follows two brothers who run a bird hospital dedicated to rescuing the injured black kites that fall daily from the smog-choked skies of New Delhi, India. In Hindi with English subtitles. 1 hour, 33 minutes. Tickets are free but required and are available through the theater.
PEFF films with a New Jersey connection include:
Saturday, March 25, 11 a.m., Community Room
“Fields of Devotion”
Across America, small family farms are racing against climate change. This film follows the unique working partnership between small farmers and plant biologists as they develop disease- and climate-resistant food crops to support New Jersey’s food system. 29 minutes. Filmmaker Dena Seidel and others will take part in a post-screening Q&A.
Wednesday, March 29, 7 p.m., Community Room
“Dark Sacred Night”
Many people live their entire lives without ever seeing the Milky Way because of light pollution. Princeton University astrophysicist Gaspar Bakos wants to change that. He is one of a growing number of experts championing simple, commonsense changes to outdoor lighting that can dramatically reduce light pollution.16 minutes. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Jared Flescher and Gaspar Bakos.
“The Bug That Brings Us Together”
Tuesday, March 28, 4 p.m.
Recognizing that food waste is among the main contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, a group of Princeton High School students use larvae of the black soldier fly to bioremediate discarded food. 3 minutes. Part of a block of short films being shown at this time.
Additional featured films are:
Tuesday, March 28, 6 p.m., Community Room
“Pleistocene Park”
A Russian scientist and his son endeavor to restore the Ice Age “mammoth steppe” ecosystem by bringing thousands of formerly indigenous wildlife back to Siberia's Pleistocene Park. 1 hour, 41 minutes
Sunday, March 26, 1:30 p.m., Community Room
“Stepping Softly on the Earth”
Three Indigenous leaders from the Amazon try to keep their ways of being in the world alive. In the film, the three narrate the threats to their territories from large-scale mining, monoculture, oil extraction, logging and the construction of hydroelectric plants. 1 hour, 13 minutes. Filmmaker Marcos Colon will take part in a post-screening Q&A.
Saturday, March 25, 4 p.m., Community Room
“Fashion Reimagined”
Trailblazing London fashion designer Amy Powney is on a mission to create a sustainable collection from field to finished garment and transform the way we engage with fashion. 1 hour, 40 minutes. Prior to the screening, “Thrift that Fit,” an interactive panel presentation by local thrift store enthusiasts who will share how to create a more sustainable wardrobe, will take place at 3 p.m. in the Community Room.
Sunday, March 26, 3:30 p.m., Community Room
“Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West”
This sweeping, immersive journey into the world of wild horses illuminates both their profound beauty and the desperate plight they face in the Western United States. 1 hour, 39 minutes. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Ashley Avis.
Alpha Fit Club will be hosting its Grand Opening on March 4th at the Studio in Princeton Shopping Center at 10:30 am with the Princeton Mayor as well as members from the Princeton Business Association Board. Refreshments, food and giveaways will be provided post ribbon cutting.
They also will be hosting class from 9:15-10:15, members as well as the community are encouraged to join, first class is FREE. They are also hosting VIP classes this week and next, those interested should text 908-332-5366 to get started.
Fairies and Friends gather together outdoors for some magical activities at the Watershed. We’ll build fairy cottages using natural materials, search for fairies hidden at each activity station using a scavenger hunt sheet, create some fun crafts, play games and flutter our way around the obstacle course and more. Come dressed as a fairy or other mythical creature and bundled for outside play. We estimate it takes about an hour to do all the stations.
Please plan to arrive between 11 am-12 pm to get the most out of the event! Ages 2 and up, adult attendance required. Please read our in person program policy before registering.
1 in 5 bright students will not achieve fluency in reading, spelling, writing, auditory processing, comprehension-memory, or math this year appropriate for their age and grade. Some students will have difficulty retaining content or applying language-processing skills reliably, and others will backslide or plateau because of lapses in the continuity of their instruction, especially during the “summer slump”.
When smart, creative children fall behind with classwork, even the most resilient may lose motivation to do their best. Concerned parents turn to The Lewis School and Clinic of Princeton to understand the reasons, and unlock their children’s potential.
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Small classes focus on students’ individual strengths, weaknesses, aptitudes and interests. Morning academics emphasize fundamental, accelerated and advanced levels of instruction, study skills, and critical thinking. Our SAT, ACT and college application PREP program is second to none. Our Speech Pathologists offer traditional therapy, as well as programs that develop the power of positivity, organizational skills and public speaking ability for students who are anxious, forgetful, or hesitant to be heard. Afternoon options are ideal for artistic, athletic and STEM/STEAM oriented students. Lewis is NJAIS and NAIS accredited.
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The Mercer Indoor Row for the Cure is just around the corner. Join us to try and win our coveted pink hammer! Sponsored by PNRA, all proceeds will support Breast Cancer Research and local Beast Cancer Support. Register or Donate HERE
The Mercer County Park Commission will begin accepting reservations for the five county-owned picnic areas and the Mercer County Campground on Feb. 14 at noon for the 2023 season. The West and East Picnic Areas in Mercer County Park, Rosedale Picnic Area in Mercer Meadows, Princeton Country Club Picnic Area in West Windsor and Valley Road Picnic Area in Hopewell Township, and the campsites located at the East Picnic Area of Mercer County Park, are open to in-county and out-of-county residents.
Reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis and can only be made online through Community Pass. Click here to create your Community Pass account. Log-in to make your reservation using either MasterCard or Visa.
For more information, call the Recreation and Events Center at 609-443-8560 or visit the Picnic & Campgrounds page on the Mercer County website.
Princeton, NJ—On Saturday, February 4 at 8pm and Sunday, February 5 at 4pm, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) welcomes back star pianist Inon Barnatan to Princeton for performances of Johannes Brahms' monumental Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 83. Also on the program are Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 and contemporary composer Carlos Simon'sFate Now Conquers. Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov conducts both concerts at Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, on the campus of Princeton University.
Barnatan last performed live with the PSO in October 2018 when he played the complete cycle of Beethoven's piano concertos over two performances at Richardson Auditorium. He also performed as a soloist on the PSO's 2020-21 virtual series: Your Orchestra/Your Home.
Rossen Milanov is pleased to be collaborating with Barnatan. He says, "Inon stands out as a pianist and performer, winning over audiences with his onstage presence as much as with his virtuosity and sublime artistry."
Inon Barnatan performs with many of the world's foremost orchestras and conductors. He was the inaugural Artist-in-Association of the New York Philharmonic, and is now music director of La Jolla Music Society Summerfest in California, one of the leading music festivals in the country. Barnatan's 2022-23 season highlights include concerto performances in the U.S. with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony, San Diego Symphony, and others, and internationally with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Auckland Philharmonia, and Philharmonie Zuidnederland. A recent addition to his acclaimed discography is a two-volume set of Beethoven's complete piano concertos, recorded with Alan Gilbert and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields on Pentatone. Born in Tel Aviv in 1979, Inon Barnatan started playing the piano at the age of three, and made his orchestral debut at eleven. He studied with some of the 20th century's most illustrious pianists and teachers, including Professor Victor Derevianko, Christopher Elton and Maria Curcio, and the late Leon Fleisher.
Carlos Simon is composer-in-residence for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and a 2023 Grammy Award nominee. His Fate Now Conquers, written in 2020, was inspired by a journal entry of Ludwig van Beethoven quoting Homer's Iliad, and draws upon structural elements of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, featured last on the concert program. Bookended by these works is Johannes Brahms' technically demanding second piano concerto, which the composer himself premiered as soloist in 1881 and continued to perform to acclaim throughout Europe.
Tickets for the February 4 and February 5 performances at Richardson Auditorium start at $30; Youths 5-17 receive a 50% discount with an adult purchase. Visit the Princeton Symphony Orchestra website at princetonsymphony.org or call 609-497-0020.
Health and Safety
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra is closely monitoring and adhering to the New Jersey Department of Health's COVID-19 requirements and complies with rules set by partner venues. Concert attendees will receive information regarding safety procedures, entry, seating directions, etc. in advance of their selected live performance(s).
Accessibility
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra is committed to ensuring all programming is accessible for everyone, working with venues to provide needed services. Online events include digital concert resources, closed captioning, and transcriptions as appropriate. If there are questions about these or if any additional services are required, contact ADA Coordinator Kitanya Khateri at kkhateri@princetonsymphony.org or 609-497-0020. Note: some services require at least two weeks' notice to arrange.
Hamilton, NJ -- January 20, 2023 -- Boheme Opera NJ (“Boheme”), one of the oldest opera companies in New Jersey, brings “Madama Butterfly” to the stage on March 24, 2023, at 8:00 pm and March 26, 2023, at 3:00 pm at Kendall Hall Theater on the campus of The College of New Jersey.
“Madama Butterfly” closes out Boheme’s 34th main stage season in a full-scale, traditional Italian production, with lavish sets and costumes by and under the stage direction of internationally renowned Giorgio Lalov, Artistic Director of Teatro Lirico D’Europa. Boheme Artistic Director Joseph Pucciatti, who will lead the Boheme Opera NJ Orchestra and Chorus, said, “We’ve been thrilling our audiences with the fantastical virtual sets of J. Matthew Root but thought it would be great to return to our traditional staging roots for something as compelling as ‘Madama Butterfly’.”
Mr. Pucciatti continued, “‘Butterfly’ is an emotionally charged, intimate opera essentially set in someone’s home for the entire production. The physical sets help ground the audience as guests in that home—as if you were at an obligated family function with no way to leave and nothing to watch but this tragedy of betrayal as it unfolded before your eyes.”
Bringing Puccini’s masterpiece to life will be an outstanding cast of award-winning operatic performers, who have graced theater stages in the US and globally. Staged in Italian with English supertitles, each performance will be preceded, one hour before curtain, by a talk presented by Boheme Board President Jerrold Kalstein.
Visit https://www.bohemeopera.org/madama-butterfly for more information and to purchase tickets. Call the Boheme office at (609) 581-9551 with questions and to learn about sponsorships and group tickets.
Lawrenceville — In March and April of 2023, art will be displayed for the 14th Annual TrashedArt Contest at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch. Patrons will have a chance to view photographs of the artwork and vote for the "People's Choice" awards in-person at each of the nine branches and virtually on the MCLS' website. Winners will be announced at the TrashedArt Contest Reception at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch on Tuesday, April 18th at 6:30pm. The contest celebrates Earth Day by encouraging patrons to turn ordinary trash into extraordinary art.
The contest is limited to one entry per artist. Classes or groups may participate only if they register ahead of time. Please see https://mcl.org/events/trashedart/ for details. The library will accept artwork no earlier than Wednesday, March 1, 2023 and no later than Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Selected artwork will be on display at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch throughout the month of March and April. Adult patrons (ages 14 and up) who live, work or go to school in Mercer County are eligible to participate.
Entries must be original artwork, no larger than 2.5' by 2.5' by 2.5' and no heavier than 10 lbs. Any art medium is acceptable, so long as a minimum of 75% recycled content is used. Some examples of recycled content include metals, paper, rubber, glass (but no sharp shards), plastic and cloth. A recycled item is anything that has been manufactured and would have otherwise been thrown away. Non-recyclable materials such as glue, paint, tape, etc. are permitted. For the purposes of this contest, natural materials such as rocks, dirt, bones and sticks are not considered recycled. The Mercer County Library System will not be held responsible for any damage, theft or loss to art entries.
Contest entry forms will be available online at www.mcl.org/events/trashedart starting January 2023. All accepted art entries will be publicly displayed at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System. Photographs of the artwork will be displayed inperson at each branch of the Mercer County Library System and virtually on the Mercer County Library System's website. The photographs will be used for patrons to vote for the "People's Choice" awards, and to create a virtual gallery which will be shared on the Mercer County Library System's social media channels and website. To view past virtual galleries, please visit the Mercer County Library System's YouTube Channel (and search for "Virtual TrashedArt Reception Slideshow (2020)," "TrashedArt 2021 Virtual Contest Gallery," and "TrashedArt Contest 2022 Gallery").
Entries will be anonymously judged by local artists and representatives of the Mercer County Library System on creativity, originality and artistic merit. Judging will take place at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch before Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Grand prize winners in first, second and third place, will be awarded and announced at the TrashedArt Contest Reception at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch on Tuesday, April 18th at 6:30pm. Patrons will also have a chance to vote for the "People's Choice" awards in-person at each of the Mercer County Library System's branches and virtually through the MCLS website. Each branch will announce their "People's Choice" award winners at the TrashedArt Reception as well. Please register online for the TrashedArt Reception at www.mcl.org.
For more information about the library's programs and events visit www.mcl.org.
Princeton, NJ – December 27, 2022 -- The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) will show What Remains, an exhibition of figurative weaving and non-objective constructions by artists Hetty Baiz and Laura Duerwald.What Remains will be on view in the Arts Council’s Taplin Gallery January 7 through February 4, 2023. The public is invited to an Opening Reception on Saturday,January 7 from 3-5pm.
Baiz and Duerwald have developed cohesive bodies of original and compelling work that convey potent visual sensibilities and intriguing affinities. This exhibition focuses on the artists’ shared interest in repetitive processes, their use of organic nontraditional materials, and on the tension and harmony between their work.
Exploring the distinct processes and materials that drive each artist’s practice, What Remains presents an environment that is visually striking, contemporary, and accessible, initiating conversations about the cultural and aesthetic relationships that reside in the deep sensuality of the two artist’s work. It engages both the experienced viewer and the uninitiated alike with rich layers of contrast, texture, form, and content.
Hetty Baiz is an American artist who creates paintings characterized by rich textural surfaces. and interwoven layers of image, color and material. Made from complex processes that can include digital manipulation, printing, weaving, painting, drawing and burning with a torch, the final images -- life size figures and larger than life faces -- are literally built into the material. They appear to be fading into the rugged surface, or perhaps emerging from it, and the identity of the subject is absorbed into the materiality. Open ended questions about transience and the nature of being – of identity, mortality, and time, are intrinsic to her work.
Baiz has shown her work in numerous solo and group exhibitions both nationally and internationally. Selected for the Incheon Women Artists Biennale in South Korea, she has taken part in collaborative art projects in China, Tibet, Dubai, Australia and France. Teaching art to underserved women at an NGO outside of Cape Town, South Africa introduced her to weaving, a technique that she now incorporates into her latest body of work.
The paintings of Laura Duerwald are built from layers of paper, salvaged fabric, botanical dyes, pigment, and wax, creating sensual surfaces and improvisational geometric compositions. Pattern and repetition are potent sources of meaning - they encourage slow meditative connections of mind and body, like an awareness of one’s breath. Their rhythms enable constantly shifting internal and external conditions to be embedded in Duerwald’s process and embodied in her work.
Duerwald received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Syracuse University before moving to New York City, where she worked as an illustrator and graphic designer. Later, turning her focus to painting, she studied at the Art Students League in New York, and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from Marywood University. She has been awarded fellowships and artist residencies at the NES Foundation in Skagaströnd, Iceland, the Vermont Studio Center, and the Sam and Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts. Her work has been shown in solo and two-person exhibitions, as well as national and international group shows, and is held in numerous private collections throughout the United States. Duerwald is represented by Dimmit Contemporary Art in Houston, Texas, Tew Galleries in Atlanta, Georgia, and Corey Daniels Gallery in Wells, Maine. She works and resides in the foothills of the Endless Mountains in northeastern Pennsylvania.
Gallery hours are Mon-Thurs, 10am-6pm; Fri & Sat, 10am-4pm; Sun 9:30am-12:30pm. Free and open to the public.
On view in the Arts Council of Princeton’s Taplin Gallery through February 4, 2023. Opening Reception: Saturday, January 7, 3-5pm. 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton. For more information, visit artscouncilofprinceton.org.
About the Arts Council of Princeton
The Arts Council of Princeton, a non-profit organization founded in 1967, fulfills its mission of building community through the arts by presenting a wide range of programs including public art projects, exhibitions, performances, free community cultural events, and studio-based classes and workshops. Arts Council of Princeton programs are designed to be high-quality, engaging, affordable and accessible for the diverse population in the greater Princeton region. To learn more, visit artscouncilofprinceton.org or follow @artscouncilofprinceton.
The artists of Princeton Makes, the Princeton-based artist cooperative, will host an exhibition of their work at Small World Coffee from January 4 through February 7. An opening reception will be held on January 6 at Small World Coffee on Witherspoon St. from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. The reception will feature live music by Zeke Levine, and an opportunity to meet the artists showing their work in the exhibition. All works will be available for purchase.
The exhibition has been curated by Adriana Groza, a member of Princeton Makes and a fluid acrylic artist. Adriana noted “It has been on my mind, for some time now, that I take ownership of my own art curation project. When the opportunity arose to bring together my peers at Princeton Makes and showcase their art in the bustling Small World Coffee cafe downtown Princeton, I knew it was the right fit and I had to go for it!"
Jim Levine, founder of Princeton Makes, commented that “Small World Coffee has been an ongoing supporter of local artists by allowing them to exhibit in their downtown Princeton location. They generously afforded the Princeton Makes artists a chance to showcase their work in one of Princeton’s most popular gathering places, and we are thankful for the opportunity.”
Princeton Makes is a cooperative comprised of 32 local artists who work across a range of artistic genres, including painting, drawing, stained glass, sculpture, textiles, and jewelry. Customers will be able to support local artists by shopping for a wide variety of art, including large paintings, prints, custom-made greeting cards, stained glass lamps and window hangings, jewelry in a variety of designs and patterns, and more.
Additional information is available at www.princetonmakes.com, and everyone is invited to follow Princeton Makes on Facebook and Instagram.
Princeton, NJ–The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) offers an exciting start to the new year with South African opera sensation Pretty Yende. The widely acclaimed soprano, whose introduction to opera at 16 was through a TV commercial, is coming to Princeton to perform arias from Gioachino Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) and Giuseppe Verdi's La traviata as well as Samuel Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915. Under the direction of Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov, the PSO will play overtures from operas by Rossini and Verdi, plus Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring. Performances take place Saturday, January 14 at 8pm and Sunday, January 15 at 4pm at Richardson Auditorium on the campus of Princeton University.
Other guest artists appearing with the PSO in 2023 include pianist Inon Barnatan (February 4-5), guest conductor Sameer Patel and violinist William Harvey (Seven Decisions of Gandhi – WORLD PREMIERE – March 11-12), and violist Roberto Díaz (May 13-14). The PSO's 2023 Princeton Festival (June 9-25) will include an opera, orchestral concerts, chamber music, Broadway tunes, a Baroque performance, and much more.
Rossen Milanov is thrilled to kick off 2023 with the high notes of an opera-focused program. He says, "Opera provides us with an incredible range of storytelling featuring powerful music and beautiful arias, many of which stand on their own as perfect musical vignettes. In Pretty Yende, we have a fantastic soprano who sings from the soul, bringing heartfelt interpretation to every note." The January program also serves as a preview of the 2023 Princeton Festival in June as The Barber of Seville is the centerpiece of this year's extravaganza at Morven Museum & Garden.
Born in South Africa, Pretty Yende reached the top of her opera career with extraordinary speed, and quickly became one of the brightest stars in the world of music. After her debut at the Latvian National Theater in Riga as Micaëla in Carmen, she performed in all major international theaters, including Royal Opera House, Opéra National de Paris, Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, La Scala, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper Berlin, Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, Wiener Staatsoper, Opernhaus Zürich, and Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona. Recent successes include her Metropolitan debut as Countess Adèle in Le comte Ory, Maria in La fille du régiment, and roles like Rosina, Adina, Lucia, Juliette, Elvira, and Pamina. She made her debut at the Opéra National de Paris as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, followed by a new production of La traviata staged by Simon Stone, and a return as Lucia di Lammermoor. Additionally, last season she made her debut with four heroines in Offenbach's Les contes d'Hoffmann at Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía. Highlights on the concert stage include her Carnegie Hall recital, concerts in Switzerland, Spain, Austria, South Africa, Germany, Italy, France, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, and USA.
In "Una voce poco fa" from Rossini's comedic Il barbiere di Siviglia, Pretty Yende sings as the character of Rosina, who is musing about how she will trick her tyrannical guardian in order to be with her preferred suitor. In Verdi's "È strano! - Ah, fors'è lui - Sempre libera" from La traviata, she portrays the courtesan Violetta who wonders at her attraction to the noble Alfredo, which runs counter to her love of freedom and independence. Ms. Yende further displays her versatility as she sings Samuel Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915, a work inspired by the eponymous prose poem by James Agee which later served as the prologue for the author's 1957 novel A Death in the Family. Classic opera overtures and Aaron Copland's celebrated Appalachian Spring performed by the PSO complete the program.
Prior to the Pretty Yende concert weekend, Austin Stewart explores James Agee and Samuel Barber's approaches to coloring in their own childhood memories with Knoxville: Summer of 1915. The PSO Soundtracks presentation, titled Knoxville and the Lost Generation, takes place Thursday, January 12 at 7pm at the Princeton Public Library's Community Room. It is free and open to the public. Soundtracks is offered as a PSO BRAVO! community enrichment program in partnership with the Princeton Public Library.
Tickets for all Princeton Symphony Orchestra orchestral concerts range from $30-112; youth 5-17 half-price. For concert tickets and information about the Princeton Festival, visit princetonsymphony.org or call 609-497-0020.
Enjoy the sounds of the season in person or via livestream! Donations will be accepted for music student scholarships Dec. 13.
West Windsor, N.J. – The Mercer County Community College (MCCC) Music Department will present free winter concerts featuring MCCC Faculty on December 13 and the MCCC Jazz Ensemble on December 14 at Kelsey Theatre located on the MCCC campus at 1200 Old Trenton Road in West Windsor. The public is invited. A third show will take place on December 21 featuring the Mercer County Symphonic Band. Admission is free but reservations are required.
On December 13 at 7:30 p.m. Mercer County Community College will present its annual Faculty Recital. MCCC faculty in conjunction with the MCCC Music Club will perform at Kelsey Theatre as part of a scholarship fundraiser for music students. Works will be performed by various artists. The event will be livestreamed and donations will be accepted both in-person and online.
On December 14 at 7:30 p.m. the Mercer County Community College Jazz Band, directed by Music Department Coordinator Scott Hornick, will feature the college's up and coming jazz students and vocalists joined by professional musicians from the tri-state jazz scene. The ensemble will cover works from Wayne Shorter, Erroll Garner, George and Ira Gershwin, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Stevie Wonder, Kurt Weill, Ringo Sheena and others. This event will also be livestreamed.
MCCC music coordinator Scott Hornick expressed how he is especially pleased with the calibre of talent of the jazz band this year.
"So far this season our students have put on top-notch performances," Hornick said. "Our upcoming live show at Kelsey Theatre will be a night to remember."
Hornick explained that the MCCC jazz ensemble will be backed by seasoned jazz artists who will perform well-known jazz standards along with seasonal favorites.
"We are hoping for a good turnout for both the jazz event and the music recital," Hornick continued. "Both events are free, but if audience members can contribute something during the December 13 performance -- either in person or online -- those contributions will help fund much-needed scholarships for music students at the college."
Those who cannot attend in person can visit these links to access livestreaming:
More Free MCCC Sounds of the Season Still to Come at Kelsey Theatre on December 21!
Free of charge on December 21 at 7:30 p.m. is the Mercer County Symphonic Band Winter Concert directed by Dr. Lou Woodruff. This show will round off the 2022 winter music concert series at MCCC's Kelsey Theatre. The 45-member ensemble will present classics by Vivaldi, Sousa and Strauss, a variety of pops and seasonal favorites. A traditional holiday sing-along will also be orchestrated! Reservations are required. This event will also be livestreamed.
For information about these Mercer County Community College events and more visit https://kelsey.mccc.edu/events. For up-to-the-minute livestreaming information visit kelsey.mccc.edu close to the date of the event.
For details about joining the MCCC Jazz Band or taking music courses at MCCC visit this link.
To receive free updates about upcoming events at Mercer County Community College including music, plays, dance and art events, please send an email with "Free Arts Events News" in the subject heading!
Kelsey Theatre is located on the MCCC campus at 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor Township. The theatre is wheelchair accessible and free parking available next to the theatre. Assisted listening devices are available upon request. For a complete listing of events, visit the Kelsey website at www.KelseyTheatre.org or call the box office at 609-570-3333. Masks are recommended but not required.
This McCarter tradition is back and just as spectacular as you remember!
Create memories with the ones you love at Princeton's Tony Award-winning theatre. Follow Ebenezer Scrooge on a magical journey through Christmas past, present, and future and watch as this story comes to life around you! This annual holiday tradition will usher you into the spirit of the season with all the joy, wonder, and generosity that Scrooge himself discovers.
Join our new director of A Christmas Carol – Lauren Keating. Keating is a director and creative producer of narrative film, series, and new and classic theatrical work. She is committed to work that centers marginalized voices and seeks to engage audiences in imaginative, personal explorations of complex and urgent questions. Growing up in the area, Keating saw A Christmas Carol at McCarter every year. We're thrilled that she will be returning home to direct this Holiday classic.
Hamilton, NJ -- November 1, 2022 -- Boheme Opera NJ (“Boheme”), one of the oldest opera companies in New Jersey, sweetens the holiday season with family favorite “Hansel and Gretel” on December 4, 2022, at 3:00 pm at Kendall Main Stage Theater on the campus of The College of New Jersey in Ewing.
The premier show of Boheme’s 34th season, “Hansel and Gretel” will transport children young and old to an operatic forest of fantasy through musical treats for the ears and visual sweets for the eyes. The stunning, virtual sets by acclaimed designer J. Matthew Root will be brought to life by a vibrant cast of established and rising stars, supported by the Boheme Opera NJ Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Boheme Opera Artistic Director Joseph Pucciatti, and members of The Princeton Boychoir, under the direction of Fred Meads.
Mr. Pucciatti, who also serves as the stage director, said, “’Hansel and Gretel’ isn’t just a well-known fairytale but a cultural touchstone--whether you’re a child of ‘a certain age’ or of today. And that’s where you find the artistic challenge: bringing a familiar story to ‘real’ life by making it even more fantastic on stage than it is in everyone’s mind’s eye.”
Performed in English, the opera will be preceded by a pre-curtain talk, presented by Boheme Board President Jerrold Kalstein, in the theater one hour before the start of the performance.
Visit https://www.bohemeopera.org/hansel-and-gretel for more information and to purchase tickets. Call the Boheme office at (609) 581-9551 with questions and to learn about sponsorships and group tickets.
Collect NINE unique stamps on your passport for your chance at a prize basket worth $150 - $200! There are 12 participating merchants, visit any 9 between 11/25-12/4 to complete your passport!
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View a digital copy of the passport here. You may print your own if you prefer, please note it is 2-sided. Hard copies will be available in all particpating merchants by 11/25. The map is also availble at all of our local merchants.
Rules:
No purchase necessary.
Passports will be available at all participating merchants by November 25.
Get a stamp by visiting any of the participating merchants.
Only one stamp issued per customer, per day.
Each stamp on your passport must be unique (ie each merchant can only be represented once)
Promotion Runs from Friday, Nov 25 - Sunday Dec 4th
You must turn in your completed passport with your name and email by the close of business on Sunday, December 4th to any participating business.
You can choose which one of the 3 baskets you would like to be in the drawing for.
Random drawing will be held on Monday, Dec 5th.
Business hours vary by merchant.
Winners will be posted on our social media @downtownhopewell and will be notified by email. If you do not respond within 5 days, you will forfeit your prize basket and we will draw another winner. Please add downtownhopewell@gmail.com to your contact list so the email does not go to SPAM!
Prizes must be picked up at Mahbubeh’s Antiques during her regular business hours. Prizes not picked up after 1 month will be forfeited.
FAQs:
What time do I need to return the passport by on Dec 4th?
This varies based on the hours of the business you are turning it in at. Please note not all businesses are open on Sundays.
Can I complete more than 1 passport?
Yes, but you can only get one stamp, per business, per day, per customer.
Do I have to give you my email?
Yes, you will be notified by email if you win, and we are also building a promotional email list which we promise to use VERY sparingly. Your email will not be shared directly with merchants, but will be used only by Downtown Hopewell.
How do I choose which drawing I want to enter?
There will be a checkbox for this on your passport.
Can Merchants participate as passport holders?
Yes, but they cannot get a stamp at their own business!
Prize Basket Details
Click links to see photos, and click on the name of the business to vist their website.
MOHSIN HAMID AND AYAD AKHTAR: THE DIVIDED CONVERSATION
Instructor: Lois Marie Harrod
Day and Time: Wednesdays from 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Format: Virtual
POETS AMONG US
Instructor: Chris Reed
Day and Time: Wednesdays from 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Format: Virtual
PRINCETON'S 300 MILLION YEARS OF GEOLOGIC HISTORY
Instructor: Lincoln Hollister
Day and Time: Thursdays between 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Format: In-Person
READING BUILDINGS: A PRIMER
Instructor: Alan Chimacoff
Day and Time: Fridays from 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Format: Virtual
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS
Instructor: Harold Heft
Day and Time: Fridays from 10:00 a.m.–noon
Format: Hybrid
SCIENTISTS, SOLDIERS, STATESMEN: THE A-BOMB
Instructor: Lloyd Gardner
Day and Time: Thursdays from 10:00 a.m.–noon
Format: Hybrid
SHAKESPEARE’S TRAGEDIES
Instructor: Larry Danson
Day and Time: Tuesdays from 10:00 a.m.–noon
Format: In-Person
SOCIAL SECURITY — WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?
Instructor: Donn Mitchell
Day and Time: Fridays from 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Format: Hybrid
TELL ME A STORY: ART SPEAKING THROUGH TIME
Instructor: Nancee Goldstein
Day and Time: Wednesdays from 1:00–2:30 p.m.
Format: Virtual
THEATRE APPRECIATION: FROM PAGE TO STAGE
Instructor: Ryanne Domingues
Day and Time: Mondays from 10:00 a.m.–noon
Format: Hybrid
WAR AND PEACE: TEXT AND CONTEXT
Instructor: Nancy Kanach and Victor Ripp
Day and Time: Thursdays from 10:00 a.m.–noon
Format: In-Person
The Evergreen Forum uses a first-come, first-served registration system. Registration will open on Tuesday, January 24 at 9:30 a.m.
Registration for a second or more courses will open on Tuesday, February 7. To register, go to princetonsenior.org. Telephone and mail applications will not be accepted. Course format is subject to change.
Waitlists: If a class is full, registrants are encouraged to put their name on the online waitlist.
Evergreen Forum Fees: $110 for a six- to eight-week course, and $85 for a three- to five-week course.
Cost should never be a barrier to learning! Senior Scholarships are available to those for whom the fee is a hardship.
Evergreen Forum corporate sponsors for spring 2023: Brandywine Living: Princeton, Pennington, & Serenade at Princeton, Capital Health, Homewatch CareGivers, Penn Medicine Princeton Health, and Stark & Stark Attorneys at Law
The Princeton Triangle Club, continuing its tradition of presenting an original musical comedy, will premiere the newest Triangle Show at McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey this November. Created by Princeton University's most talented undergraduates, Campelot: It's in-tents opens Friday, November 4, at 8 p.m., Saturday, November 5, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, November 6, at 2 p.m.
For 132 years, Princeton's Famous Triangle Show has entertained audiences as the nation's oldest touring collegiate musical comedy troupe. Based at McCarter Theatre, "the House that Triangle Built," in Princeton, NJ, Triangle creates an original mainstage musical every year written and conceived of and performed by students, directed and choreographed by professionals. The Club boasts a rich history and long list of distinguished alumni including F. Scott Fitzgerald, class of 1917, Jimmy Stewart '32, Brooke Shields '87, Peter Mills '95. Ellie Kemper '02 and Catherine Cohen '13. This year's members include over 100 students – writers, composers, marketers, technicians and performers – who come from diverse backgrounds and academic interests but have a shared passion for original musical comedy. Triangle is also proud to have alumni working on its professional team, including music director Peter Mills '95. This year's show is directed by Rachel Dart, a New York City-based director whose recent credits include the regional premiere of Dance Nation (Nashville Story Garden) and the world premiere of Coming Soon (Z Space). We also welcome Nicholas Cunningham to our professional team, an Australian born, NYC based dancer and choreographer, who has contributed to the arts his entire life.
Back for its 132nd year, the Princeton Triangle Show brings you Campelot: It's in-tents! Welcome to camptankerous Camp Backwash, where no amount of crafts & canoeing can cheer up the mysterious new camper. While other kids run around having the Summer of their lives, something dark and terribly posh lurks on the outskirts of camp, campable of destroying camp for all. Can our campers (and some guy) save their beloved Camp Backwash? Come find out at the hilarious, kick-laden, & brand-new musical Campelot, written by 11 Princeton students who have never been to camp! It's in-tents.
Please visit https://www.triangleshow.com/tickets for more information. Tickets for adults start at $35 and at $10 for students and groups of 10+ tickets. Patron/Sponsor/Producer tickets are also available that include premium placement in the program and access to pre-show benefits. To order, visit the McCarter website at https://www.mccarter.org/season/2022-2023/triangle-show-campelot/ or contact the McCarter box office at 609-258-2787.
Bring a gift and bring joy to a child! "Toys for Tots" donations being accepted at Kelsey Theatre through December 2.
West Windsor – Yardley Players is proud to present Neil Simon's hilarious, semi-autobiographical comedy "Come Blow Your Horn" at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre. The show runs weekends from November 4 - 13. Kelsey Theatre will be accepting new, unwrapped toy donations in the lobby for the annual Marine Corps "Toys for Tots" gift drive.
"'Come Blow Your Horn' opened in 1961 and was a smash hit on Broadway," said Kitty Getlik, artistic director of Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College. "It is Neil Simon's first play and it undeniably sews the seeds for Simon's genius. The show is absolutely hilarious."
The action begins when irresponsible Alan Baker (a 30-something swinging bachelor) welcomes his rebellious and eager 21-year brother, Buddy (who is trying to avoid going into his father's wax-fruit business) into his den of iniquity. The brothers' horrified parents suffer through the transition.
This farcical 60s romp became a hit movie starring Frank Sinatra.
The cast features Grace Albert of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania as Penney; Rebecca Callahan of Princeton as Connie; Brian Wurtz of Levittown, Pennsylvania as Buddy Baker; Matthew Cassidy of Morrisville, Pennsylvania as Mr. Baker; Tim Moran of East Windsor as Alan Baker; Joanne Sternberg of Somerset as Mrs. Baker and Marge Swider of Langhorne, Pennsylvania as Aunt Gussie.
The show is directed by Liz Wurtz and produced and staged-managed by Marge Swider. Other members of the production team include Set Designer Andrew Cantagallo, Lighting Designer Kitty Getlik, Costumer Anthony Remer and Program/Stage Manager Kristy Davis, Sound Designer Mike Almstedt and Props Marge Swider and Liz Wurtz.
Performance Dates
Friday, Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13 at 2 p.m.
Tickets
Tickets are $22 for adults and $20 for students, senior citizens and children. Tickets may be purchased online at KelseyTheatre.org or by calling the Kelsey Theatre Box Office at609-570-3333.
Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible and free parking is available next to the building. Assisted listening devices are available upon request. For a complete listing of events, visit the Kelsey website at www.KelseyTheatre.org.
Please note that masks are recommended but not required while in the theatre.
Princeton, NJ—Princeton Junior School celebrates a return to its roots this fall by welcoming two alumni to its Board of Trustees for the first time in the school’s history, Katryna Carter and Peter Kuenne.
Katryna Carter has been an enthusiastic member of the Princeton Junior School community since 1983 when she started preschool in PJS’ very first year. She is excited to join the board in support of PJS as the school provided her with a life long, deep love of learning, creativity, and community. Katryna grew up in Princeton and attended Stuart Country Day School for Middle and Upper School before earning her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at Howard University and the Rhode Island School of Design. She is now a program officer with the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, DC.
Ms. Carter says, “PJS will always hold a special place in my heart. It was a place that helped me learn and grow in a way that no other school could. I joined the Board to help PJS continue to nurture children for many years to come by providing an environment where every child can thrive through curiosity, creativity, and compassion.” Katryna’s mother, Penney Edwards-Carter, was one of the school’s Board of Trustees at its founding in 1983. Over the years, the Carter family have been active members of the PJS community as parents, Board members and visiting workshop teachers.
The Kuenne family also has a long history with the school. After nine great years as a student at PJS, Peter Kuenne graduated in 2006, going on to the Hun School, Lawrenceville and Princeton University. He is currently earning his MBA from the University of Chicago. Peter’s professional background is in the Life Sciences industry, most recently working for a rare disease biotechnology company called Amicus Therapeutics. Peter’s father, Chris Kuenne, was the president of the PJS Board for many years, and his siblings Olivia, William and Matthew also attended PJS. Their mother Leslie was president of the school's Parent Association. Her passion for the arts and LearningThrough Landscapes programs continues to influence the school to this day.
“My favorite memory at PJS was the Raptor project in Ms. Amon's third grade class,” Mr. Kuenne says. “I loved seeing all of my classmates' lifesize paper-mache models and going to the Raptor Trust to see these elegant predators up-close.”
“Both the Carter and Kuenne families have long been champions of PJS,” says Head of School Silvana Nazzaro Clark. “But more importantly, they continue to share the value of a PJS education, both when they came to school here and moving forward. As we look towards our 40th year, it is more important than ever to reflect on our history as a community, and to continue to welcome past families back into the fold.”
For the past 24 years, Princeton Human Services, municipal employees, local businesses, and private donors have made hundreds of Princeton children’s holiday wishes come true by providing them with gifts for the holidays. In these challenging economic times post-pandemic, the need is greater than ever.
Applications for interested donors are being accepted until November 18, 2022. Sponsor a child’s wish list by purchasing 1-2 gifts (not exceeding $75) for children up to age 12. We are asking people to also consider donating a gift card to help the parents/families of the children during these difficult times.
For the past 24 years, Princeton Human Services, municipal employees, local businesses, and private donors have made hundreds of Princeton children’s holiday wishes come true by providing them with gifts for the holidays. In these challenging economic times post-pandemic, the need is greater than ever.
Applications for interested donors are being accepted until November 18, 2022. Sponsor a child’s wish list by purchasing 1-2 gifts (not exceeding $75) for children up to age 12. We are asking people to also consider donating a gift card to help the parents/families of the children during these difficult times.
Princeton, NJ (September 8, 2022)… Emergence: Expanding in Light, a photography exhibit by
Lisa Granozio, featuring over 20 plexi-mounted and framed photographs, is currently on display through November 4th at the Berkshire Hathaway Home Services/Fox & Roach, Realtors offices in Princeton, NJ – with an artist reception open to the public on September 21, 5-7 pm. The show, most recently showcased at the Nassau Club, includes an additional seven images.
A professional photographer, Lisa seeks to reflect beauty and light in her subjects, and through her work provide a connection to the healing powers of the natural world. Building upon her 2020 series, The Light Within, which seeks to shine light on our inner shadows and to access our individual light to heal, Lisa brings us Emergence: Expanding in Light. This series of large-scale macro images reflects our potential to resurrect ourselves again and again - like flowers in spring, emerging reborn with an expanded luminance of our truth and an amplified capacity to share our light.
According to Lisa, each photograph in the exhibit reflects the qualities we feel when we move from an embodied secure place. Lisa continues, “Like spring rising from the darkness of winter, by returning to our inner light and embracing the shadows that have shaded that light and thereby constricted the expression of our fullest selves, we increase our capacity for self-love and emerge with strength, wisdom, grace, spaciousness, and radiance. We shed what no longer feels authentic and we rise expanded, having acquired an inner peace that affirms our humanity. And, when we shine our brightest light we make room for others to do the same. Expanding our light raises the vibration collectively.”
Emergence: Expanding in Light is curated by David Lawson of Morpeth Contemporary in Hopewell for The Gallery at BHHS Fox & Roach Realtors. Lawson writes, ”The combination of brilliant colors and powerful compositions in Lisa’s images, work in harmony to draw the viewer in and engage more intimately with her gorgeous floral subjects, asking us to reflect on our own life essence and innate relationship to the natural world.”
Wendy Merkovitz, Vice President/Sales Manager of BHHS/Fox & Roach Realtors adds, “We value this opportunity to engage with our community and support local artists.”
Lisa is passionate about connecting others to the healing powers of the natural world through her images. Currently, a permanent installation of 15 large-scale photographs is on display in the therapy rooms and public spaces of Trinity Counseling Service in Princeton. Additionally, she was a featured speaker in TCS’s 2021 speaker series, Light, Color and Nature; Connecting the Inside and Outside for Balance, Wellness and Health. To advance her passion, a portion of all sales directly support the work of Trinity Counseling Service and Hope for Depression Research Foundation.
Drawn to details that engage the eye, Lisa's passion has taken her beyond her garden to interior regions of Panama, the coastal Atlantic and Pacific, the canyons of Utah and Arizona, the streets of Havana, Cuba, and hillside towns of Europe. Her award-winning photos have been published online and in national publications. Lisa owns and operates LAG photography, a fine art and portrait photography company. Her work is available through her website www.lagphotography.com and www.instagram.com/lisagranozio.
The Berkshire Hathaway Home Services/Fox & Roach, Realtors offices are located at 253 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ. The exhibit is open to the public during business hours Monday-Friday
9am–5pm and on weekends by appointment only.
For more information call Lisa Granozio (609) 731-5395
Harvest of Hope is NAMI Mercer's annual wellness conference first hosted in 2009 to let everyone in the New Jersey Capital area know that we are committed to promoting good mental health and changing the way people view those who experience mental health challenges. Since then, we have held the conference every year in conjunction with National Mental Illness Awareness Week in October. This year's Harvest of Hope is slated to return to an in-person format, including an inspirational celebrity interview and practical workshops with the opportunity for some interaction with our presenters.
NEWTOWN, PA, SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 – The 6th Annual Car Show for Autism will cruise into town on Saturday, September 24, 2022, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Bucks County Community College (275 Swamp Rd., Newtown, PA).
The Car Show for Autism, now in its sixth year, is a highly anticipated and fun event that brings joy to car owners, car aficionados and families. Proceeds from this event will support Potential's efforts to hire staff, reduce the service wait time for adults and children, and continue our mission to provide high-quality autism services throughout our region.
"This event shines a light on the compassionate, courageous and inspiring individuals working together every single day to make a difference in our community, as well as in the lives of our clients," says Kristine Quinby, President and CEO of Potential.
The Car Show for Autism will feature music and entertainment, food trucks and door prizes, a variety of vendors and exhibitors, touch-a-truck and other activities for kids, and much more! Trophies will be awarded for Top 25, People's Choice, Best of Show and President's Choice, plus a special award for the best representation of autism awareness.
Potential is seeking the help of local car owners/clubs, businesses, organizations, vendors, entertainers, donors and volunteers to ensure the car show's success. Opportunities range from registering your car or bike in the show, being an event sponsor or trophy sponsor, and participating as a vendor, to being an event volunteer, making a tax-deductible donation to Potential, and, of course, bringing your family and friends to join in the fun.
Potential's Sixth Annual Car Show is sponsored by Mammoth Military Surplus and Faulkner Dealerships.
The Historical Society of Princeton will host its annual Night Under the Stars, celebrating the outdoor farm experience, on Saturday, September 24, 2022, from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm at Updike Farmstead. Featuring its beloved "boots and blue jeans" flair, the event is a festival of local food, drink, and talent, all in an unparalleled historic setting.
The evening begins with craft cocktails mixed with Sourland Mountain Spirits. The bluegrass band, The Heffernan Brothers, will play from the farmhouse porch as guests explore the grounds and enjoy a variety of casual lawn games. Afterwards, guests settle under strings of vintage lights to dine on a family-style, multi-course, seasonal meal prepared by Harvest Catering and Events. Local craft beers and a selection of wines will be available throughout the evening. After dessert, local pop duo Alina + Dan will entertain guests with their smooth and captivating harmonies, acoustic and anthemic electric guitar licks, and catchy-synthesized ear candy. All festivities take place outdoors on the idyllic grounds of Updike Farmstead, surrounded by nearly 200 acres of farmland.
"We are extremely excited and proud to offer this unique event that brings together our community to celebrate both Princeton's rich history and its bright future." said Paul Pessutti, the Historical Society's President of the Board of Trustees. "Night Under the Stars will offer guests a relaxed and elevated experience. There is no better place to celebrate with friends and family than the bucolic surroundings of Updike Farmstead, while showing your support for HSP. I hope to see everyone there!"
Baxter Construction, Charles Schwab, Callaway Henderson Sotheby's International Realty, PNC Private Bank,Hamilton Jewelers, and McCaffrey's Markets are all major event sponsors.
Net proceeds from Night Under the Stars support the Society's mission of history education, provided via stewardship of historical collections, exhibitions, public programs, and co-curricular support for schools in the Princeton community and beyond. In so doing, HSP brings the past to life and explores its enduring relevance.
Tickets to this special benefit event are available online at www.princetonhistory.org, or by phone: (609) 921-6748 x106. Guests must be 21 or over. The event will be held rain or shine.
ABOUT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PRINCETON: Founded in 1938, The Historical Society of Princeton (HSP) is a hub for cultural enrichment, experiential education, and stewardship of collections and places. The organization preserves and shares Princeton's diverse, important, and fascinating stories with wide audiences. In so doing, HSP enhances community vitality and builds historical literacy, cornerstones of healthy civic culture. HSP's museum and headquarters, Updike Farmstead, is listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places and lies within the Princeton Battlefield/Stony Brook Historic District.
The Phillips' Mill Community Association celebrates its 93rd Juried Art Show at Phillips' Mill in its charmingly rustic, landmark 18th-century grist mill on River Road just north of New Hope, PA from September 24 - October 30, 2022.
Recognized as the Birthplace of Pennsylvania Impressionism, the organization was founded in 1929 by William Lathrop and artist friends of the New Hope School including Daniel Garber, Edward Redfield, Fern Coppedge, John Folinsbee and Mary Elizabeth Price. Their organization was devoted to exhibiting the works of their day, just as today's juried show is devoted to the artistic spirit of today.
The premier art event in the region, the annual Juried Art Show at Phillips' Mill draws art lovers and collectors from Philadelphia to New York. The show can also be viewed online welcoming art lovers from around the world at phillipsmill.org/art/juried-art-show
A perfect autumn activity, the show has become a "must see" for leaf peepers traveling up scenic Route 32 along the Delaware River. Open daily, 1 pm-5pm. Admission: $6 adults, $2 students. For more information about the show and an up-to-date "Meet the Artists" schedule visit www.phillipsmill.org.
Phillips' Mill Community Association, 2619 River Road, New Hope, PA, 18938, 215-862-0582.
Retrieving the Life and Art of James Wilson Edwards and a Circle of Black Artists reveals how Black artist/teachers were integral and influential members in a white regional community in the last quarter of the 20th century. While there have been blockbuster exhibitions of a few contemporary Black artists during recent years of efforts by museums and galleries to become more diverse, this is one of the first exhibitions to explore the historical context from which these artists emerged.
This exhibition focuses on five late 20th-century master artists who lived and worked within 25 miles of each other in the geographic region from Princeton, New Jersey to New Hope, Pennsylvania: James Wilson Edwards, Rex Goreleigh, Hughie Lee-Smith, Selma Hortense Burke, and Wendell T. Brooks. These Black artists represent a diverse and vibrant regional arts community not acknowledged in contemporary American art history.
Join the Bucks County Wine Trail for Summer Sip & Savor – a brand-new wine and food pairing event, co-sponsored by Visit Bucks County.
Sip our locally made wines and sample small plate food pairings on select Sundays in August.
Our combo ticket (a $25 savings) lets you visit ALL 7 of our wineries on August 7 and August 14.
On August 7, ticket holders can sip wines and sample small plates at Bishop Estate Vineyard and Winery, 2730 Hilltown Pike, Perkasie; Sand Castle Winery, 755 River Road, Erwinna; and Vino by Zzino, 1410 Fels Road, Quakertown.
On August 14, ticket holders can sip wines and sample small plates at Buckingham Valley Vineyards, 1521 Durham Road, Buckingham; Crossing Vineyards and Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Newtown; Rose Bank Winery, 258 Durham Road, Newtown; and Rushland Ridge Vineyards, 2665 Rushland Road, Jamison.
Due to excessive HEAT, this weekend of evenst will be rescheduled.
Join the Historical Society of West Windsor and the reenactors of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment for a FREE, weekend-long colonial festival July 23 (11 a.m.- 5 p.m.) and July 24 (10 a.m.-3 p.m.).
The Revolutionary War encampment will feature live horses, musket firing demonstrations, flag ceremonies and much more. Don't miss this exciting event at the West Windsor History Museum on 50 Southfield Road, across from the Cranbury Golf Course.
The L.E.A.D. Festival will be at Mercer County Park June 24 through July 4 with rides, vendors, entertainment and more. For more information and to purchase tickets please click here.
Princeton, NJ—The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO)’s pulls out all the stops with two separate family-friendly pops concerts capping off its 16-day Princeton Festival. On Friday, June 24 at 7pm Broadway’s leading lady Sierra Boggess marks her third Broadway POPS! appearance with the PSO performing favorite melodies from shows including Phantom of the Opera, The Music Man, Guys & Dolls, She Loves Me, My Fair Lady, and The Little Mermaid.
On Saturday, June 25 at 7pm Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov celebrates music’s ability to inspire and unite a community with a Family POPS! concert. The program includes striking orchestral works by Handel, Rossini, Brahms, and Grieg plus patriotic music by Hailstork and Sousa, sure to resonate with children of all ages. In a special performance of Antoni?n Dvor?a?k’s New World Symphony under the baton of Kenneth Bean, young musicians from the Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey (YOCJ) will play side-by-side with the PSO.
Both concerts take place under a 10,000 square-foot performance tent on the grounds of Morven Museum & Garden, and are conducted by Rossen Milanov.
Maestro Milanov says, “Music is meant to be shared, and the Festival pavilion is the perfect place to experience it this summer with the entire family. Music sparks the imagination, connects with thoughts and emotions, stimulates creativity—all so important, particularly for children.”
Families are invited to arrive on the grounds of Morven as early as 5pm on Saturday, June 25 to picnic and take advantage of an array of music-making activities including an instrument petting zoo, a gigantic keyboard, make-your-own instrument stations, and more! The activity period, which continues to 6:30pm, is free and open to the public.
Sierra Boggess is regarded as one of Broadway’s most beloved leading ladies. She is best known worldwide for re-inventing the coveted role of Christine Daae? in Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera. Sierra made her Broadway debut as Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Her additional Broadway credits include Master Class, It Shoulda Been You, The Phantom of The Opera, and School of Rock. Off- Broadway credits include Love, Loss, and What I Wore and Music in the Air. In the West End, Sierra has appeared as Fantine in Les Mise?rables and originated the role of Christine Daae? in Love Never Dies, receiving an Olivier Award Nomination. She starred as Cinderella in the Hollywood Bowl production of Into the Woods, as Danielle DeBarbarac in Ever After at the Alliance Theatre, and as Countess Ellen Olenska in the world premiere of The Age of Innocence at Hartford Stage.
The Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey (YOCJ) was founded in 1978 by the late Portia Sonnenfeld as a preparatory orchestra for the Mercer County Symphony Orchestra (now called the Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra). In 1999, with increased enrollment, the orchestra was incorporated under the name “Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey.” Unique to YOCJ are its chamber groups for flute, saxophone, brass, woodwinds, and percussion that offer an unparalleled opportunity for small ensembles that feature these instruments in performance. YOCJ is a growing, vibrant organization that looks forward to carrying on the tradition of providing diverse musical experiences to the talented young musicians of our region. Kenneth Bean took over as conductor of the YOCJ Symphonic Orchestra when he became Assistant Conductor of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra in the fall of 2021.
Tickets for all Princeton Festival performances range from $10 - $130; ticket packages are $18 and up; youth (ages 5-17) half-price. Call 609-497-0020 or visit princetonsymphony.org/festival.
Health and Safety
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra is closely monitoring and adhering to the New Jersey Department of Health’s COVID-19 Requirements. Concert attendees will receive information regarding safety procedures, entry, seating directions, etc. in advance of their selected live performance(s).
Accessibility
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra is committed to ensuring all programming is accessible for everyone, working with venues to provide needed services. Contact ADA Coordinator Kitanya Khateri for questions about available services at kkhateri@princetonsymphony.org or 609 497-0020. Note: some services require at least two weeks’ notice to arrange.
Programs, artists, dates, and times are subject to change.
PRINCETON FESTIVAL HISTORY
Founded in 2004, the Princeton Festival has established a strong profile as a multi-faceted, summer performing arts festival attracting people from throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond. The Festival has a reputation for artistic excellence, for growing the number and variety of its offerings, and for serving an audience of up to 8,000. The Festival promotes life-long learning in the arts, from children to seniors, through performance opportunities for children and young people in the piano competition and opportunities for young emerging professionals to perform principal and supporting roles. The Festival has long-standing partnerships with public libraries and local churches to offer its series of free educational lectures to a wide and diverse community.
To celebrate our first in-person celebration in several years, we are taking a swing to the 1960's in celebration of our current exhibition: Ma Bell: The Mother of Invention in New Jersey which features the original TelStar satellite and so many other technological innovations made right here in New Jersey that affected the entire world for generations.
Come by from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. for a celebration featuring the Arts Council of Princeton providing a Jasper Johns American Flag activity, the Historical Society of Princeton with a meaningful 1960's Princeton adventure activity, live dancing in the gardens with the Luminarium Dance Company, and live music from the 1960s and beyond, including the hit "TelStar" with the Green Planet Band.
There will be fun and activities for everyone: family tickets are available for $25 to view inside the museum, our historic gardens are open, and food trucks will be on premises, including KonaIce and PotatoPatoto! Sponsored by Honda of Princeton.
Additional details will be forthcoming–as it gets closer, check in with Morven's Museum Shop!
Our horticulturists present an exciting array of items for spring planting, featuring select, new, and heirloom varieties of perennials, annuals, shrubs, and more! Some plants and accessories are exclusive to Morven and many are available in limited quantities - shop early, shop often! Details for planting and care will be included.
Taste Trenton has registered about 40 restaurants to welcome “food tourists” as part of a self-guided tour of the capital city’s restaurants during the weekend of June 10th through 12th. This not-for-profit effort, initially begun in 2016, is designed to introduce Trenton residents and guests from across the region to the vast culinary and eating options available in many corners of the city. What began as a single day event with just a dozen restaurant in the Chambersburg region, has evolved to three days and an ever-expanding and changing list of participating restaurants.
As in previous years, Taste Trenton aims for a mixture of “old favorites” and “new-to-the-city” venues, and especially seeks to reflect the diversity of cuisines in the city. There are 11 restaurants that are either newly opened or new to the tour.
The format remains the same. Guests or “food tourists” purchase wristbands ($7 per day; $10 for entire weekend) from Taste Trenton (TasteTrenton.com) and receive a guide (on-line this year) that describes participating restaurants (address, contact information, website, type of cuisine, alcohol license status). For their part, restaurants offer a tasting menu of their specialties that guests can sample for a reduced price (typically $2-$8). Food tourists may purchase wristbands at Artworks on Hanover street (across from the Trenton MVC) and visit as many of the restaurants as they wish (or can) during the weekend.
More than half of the restaurants offer a special Taste Trenton dinner option and many also have developed special “Taste Trenton” drinks and beverages that guests can enjoy. This year’s tour also offers a new feature: special breakfasts that are available at six restaurants where guests can enjoy a cup of coffee, a traditional breakfast, and plan their day’s jaunt.
The Taste Trenton website maintains its restaurant listings throughout the year so patrons can learn about those places they missed during the tour weekend.
“Our goal is to introduce Trenton’s amazing restaurant fare to as many people as possible.” says Taste Trenton coordinator, Bernard McMullan. “We are giving people an excuse trying to try out a new place, to taste an unfamiliar cuisine , or simply showing off Trenton to friends who relish eating in a food-friendly town.”
This year’s event coincides (on Saturday) with the Mill Hill Garden Tour. Tickets for the garden tour will be available at ArtWorks on Saturday, June 11th.
Wristbands can be purchased in advance at TasteTrenton.Com and may be picked up at ArtWorks on the Taste Trenton weekend.
Trenton, NJ -Trenton-based artist Bentrice Jusu will debut The Potential Project: 21 Stories of Trenton at Artworks Trenton on June 18. The multimedia exhibit features four-dimensional portraits of Trentonians lost to violence, using augmented reality technology and multimedia pieces created by Jusu and a creative team of five Trenton-based artists. The two-year project was funded by the Kresge Foundation and hosted at Artworks, with administrative and programmatic support from Trenton Health Team.
Contributing artists include hip hop artist Big Ooh, poet and soundscape designer Hana Sabree, documentary filmmaker Diego Dorrant Gordon, poet Terra Applegate, and dancer and choreographer Jennet Jusu.
The exhibit features portraits of 21 people, which viewers can scan with the free Artivive app. This triggers an augmented reality experience, with animation and multimedia illustrating the person's life, their impact on those who knew them, and reflections on their loss. The multimedia pieces were created by Jusu and the creative team based on interviews with people who have lost loved ones and the artists' reflections and experiences.
The idea for the Potential Project grew out of Jusu's own experience of gun violence at the Pulse Nightclub, the site of a 2016 mass shooting at the LGBTQ nightclub in Orlando where 49 people were killed and more than 53 wounded. Jusu's experience paired with losing one of her talented students, Jahday, to violence in her hometown. "What would have happened with my unfinished work had the evening in Orlando been fatal?" she wonders. "What comes of Jahday's never-to-be-finished poetry and film projects?"
Jusu's vision is to change the discourse around violence, trauma, mental health, and healing in Trenton. She is planning a community conversation with mental health experts to reimagine ways Trentonians can collectively address the root causes of violence before it happens.
"This is an important and timely project for Trenton," says Gregory Paulson, Executive Director of Trenton Health Team. "We're very proud to be working with Bentrice, the artists, and Artworks to advance the conversation on how we move our community toward healing."
"This exhibit showcases the boundary-pushing innovation of Trenton's own artists," says M'kina Tapscott, Artworks Executive Director. "It's a challenge to our region to invest in our community's creative potential. I'm thrilled that Artworks is the home base of this project."
Additional phases of the project will include installations around the city where specific stories can be viewed, and community conversations around healing, mental health services, and community-based trauma response efforts. More information can be found at www.potentialproject.art.
The exhibition will be on view at Artworks Trenton from June 14th – July 16th, with an opening reception on June 18th, from 6-8pm. For hours and more information, please go to www.artworkstrenton.org.
The Inaugural Princeton Makes Chalk Festival will take place on Saturday, May 14 from 12:00 to 4:00 pm outside the Princeton Makes store at the Princeton Shopping Center.
The Chalk Festival will feature local Middle and High School students making large chalk drawings in the courtyard. These drawings will be either reproductions or original art of the students. There will also be a chalk area specifically for younger children who want to create their own works.
The Chalk Festival continues a twenty-five year tradition of public chalk drawings which had been done by local students at Communiversity. The founders of the event, Lisa and Jim Levine, had been looking for another venue for the event, and the Princeton Shopping Center made space available for it to continue the tradition. Mr. Levine noted that “The chalk drawings at Communiversity were a fun way for local students to show their artistic skills in a public forum and allow people to see art being made right in front of them. Unfortunately we have not been able to run the event for the past two years, but we’re thrilled to be able to recreate it at the Princeton Shopping Center on May 14.”
Princeton Makes is a cooperative comprised of 32 local artists who work across a range of artistic genres, including painting, drawing, stained glass, sculpture, textiles, and jewelry. Customers are able to support local artists by shopping for a wide variety of art, including large paintings, prints, custom-made greeting cards, stained glass lamps and window hangings, jewelry in a variety of designs and patterns, and more.
Additional information is available at www.princetonmakes.com, and everyone is invited to follow Princeton Makes on Facebook and Instagram. For photographs of chalk drawings from prior years, you can visit the Communiversity Chalk Drawings page.
Princeton Child Development Institute, an international leader in lifelong autism support, will celebrate the purchase of its third community-based group home at its annual gala at Hotel Du Village, in New Hope. The number of quality housing options of adults with autism is woefully insufficient; 87% of adults with autism continue to live with their parents. Funds raised at Spring Sensations will renovate a newly purchased home that will serve 5 adults with autism.
Ticketed sponsorships from $750 to $10,000 are also available. Individual ticket price is $275. Each guest will enjoy fine dining, libations, circus performances from Airplay Entertainment, and silent and live auctions with once-in-a-lifetime auction items. Live auction items include: a 5-day chartered super yacht in St. Thomas that comfortably sleeps 8 adults; enjoy meals prepared by celebrity chef Adrian Martin, snorkeling, jet skis, a hot tub, swimming platform and jumping platform on board! The live auction also includes vacations from coast to coast— California to Vermont to Florida, and experiences you cannot buy outside of this event.
Admission is by advanced ticket or sponsorship only by May 4 atwww.pcdi.org or by calling 609-924-6280.
For tickets, contact princetonerrands@gmail.com and Venmo @Joe-Kirincich (6172). Donations will be used to buy critically needed supplies like these: Blood Clotting Gauze $23 for 1 package, CAT 5 or 7 Tourniquets $38.65 each, Celox Hemostatic Granules $23.95 per package, and Israeli bandages $7.35 per bandage.
The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman, Theatre Intime April 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, and 24 8:00 PM
Theatre Intime, Princeton University's premier student theater, is proud to present The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman (directed by Ethan Luk '24) as part of our 2021-2022 mainstage season!
In October 1998, a queer twenty-one-year old university student is kidnapped, beaten, and murdered on a fence in Laramie, Wyoming. The student's name is Matthew Shepard. Told through private confessions, court hearings, and news reports collected from the town, Moisés Kaufman's play (in collaboration with the Tectonic Theater Project) is a poignant commentary on the deep-rooted violence of our country, urging us to find grace and compassion beyond grief.
Performances are April 15th-17th and 22nd-24th at 8 PM. Tickets are $8 for students, $10 for faculty & seniors, and $12 for general audiences, and are available online at tickets.princeton.edu (preferred), the Frist ticketing office at 609-258-9220, or at the Theatre Intime box office 45 minutes before each show time.
The Laramie Project is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
Note: The Laramie Project includes scenes that discuss and/or portray violence, sexual assault, and homophobia. If you have questions about the content of the play or would like a list of more specific content warnings before the show, please contact gm@theatreintime.org.
For the safety of patrons and performers, face coverings over the nose and mouth are required when attending shows at Theatre Intime. Off-campus audience members will be required to sign a vaccination self-attestation form either on the ticketing website or at the Theatre Intime Box Office when tickets are purchased.
Princeton Junction, NJ - West Windsor Arts Council (WWAC) presents Member Show: Horizon. The exhibit will run from March 15th through May 14th with a special opening reception on Sunday, March 27, 2022, 4pm to 6pm at West Windsor Arts. The juried exhibition includes original artworks for sale featuring 39 different artists.
A horizon is defined as the limit of a person's mental perception, experience, or interest. This exhibition aimed for its artists to go beyond the horizon. The goal was to expand your horizons, broadening your horizons, exploring new horizons, or aspiring to greater horizons. During this Spring 2022 season we asked out artists to explore their own styles and surpass their perceived limitations. We encouraged artists to share their horizons with the community and art world. We are excited to present the incredible work of our artists to the community and encourage expansion amongst our audience. The exhibition is on view at West Windsor Arts and at Whole World Arts during operating hours or by appointment. Our jurors include Carolina Blatt, Ph.D., and Matthew Stemler, M.F.A..
Dr. Carolina Blatt is currently an Associate Professor at The College of New Jersey, where she teaches Art Education, Community Engaged Art, and Arts Administration. She earned a Ph.D. from the University of Georgia and a M.A. from Savannah College of Art & Design. Previously she taught at Georgia Gwinnett College in Atlanta, GA where she pioneered their public art collection in the form of artist-student partnerships and large-scale collaborations. Her research exploring collective art-making and its cognitive and civic potential has been published in scholarly journals and popular press ranging from Studies in Art Education to CNN.com, and presented in national and international venues ranging from the TATE Liverpool to Stanford University.
Matthew Stemler is known for creating drawings, sculpture, and contemplative installation works. He finds a poetic language in unexpected materials while examining the social and technological structures of contemporary society. Stemler's handling of materials is as intimate as the introspective themes that saturate the work. His creations often accentuate connections in the assembly, so literal and figurative bonds are as much a part of the work as the forms that seem caught in their configuration. Stemler completed an A.A. from Antonelli Institute of Art and a B.F.A. from Temple University, Tyler School of Art before receiving his M.F.A. from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He currently teaches in the Department of Visual Arts at Cairn University in Langhorne, PA where he is also the curator for the Connie A. Eastburn Gallery. Stemler currently resides in Yardley, PA. Exhibitions of Stemler's work include the James A. Michener Art Museum, The Square Halo Gallery, and Art in City Hall. His installations have been exhibited at the Eastern State Penitentiary Museum and the LGTripp Gallery. His work can be viewed at matthewstemler.com.
The exhibition was free for WWAC members to enter and featured the opportunity to be selected as cash prize winners, chosen by the jurors. Dr. Carolina Blatt commented, "Congratulations (to West Windsor Arts) on attracting so many exceptional works of art to your show! It was a pleasure to jury the work."
Highlights of the many extraordinary works in the exhibition include those by Meta Arnold, who works in assemblage and mixed media. Her mixed media work titled Perspective won Best in Show. While recently playing with ideas of scale in landscape, responding to medieval art, miniature art, and stage scenery, Meta's assemblage presents several layers of landscape in multiple orientations. Meta states, "Windows and doors are another motif I keep returning to, the idea of a threshold between two states of being. "Perspective" presents several layers of landscape in multiple orientations, all framed by a large gothic window." The effect is jumbled and whimsical, like a daydream or a game with building blocks. Meta sees making and teaching art as a treasure hunt and asks for the audience to participate in her excursion.
Also included in the exhibition is Christine Seo. Her work of art titled Last Table consists of watercolor techniques and won Best Use of Medium. Seo uses painting and drawing to process her experiences. Her paintings are the harmony of natural colors where her creativity goes beyond herself and into nature. Seo aims to express the story of her soul and its energy through her paintings. Seo is also an active member of the Orange Fine Arts Association, West Windsor Arts, New Hope Art League, The Station, NJEAA, Arts Bridge, and Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club.
The Exhibition Committee Choice Award was presented to Zakia Aziz Ahmed for her work, Happiness within Horizon. Zakia's work reflects the dwellings and living conditions of poor working people in her native country of Bangladesh. Zakia states, "These structures are built in a random way. The people who live there also face uncertainty and randomness. Despite these hardships, there is certain contentment and beauty in them." This randomness and beauty is reflected in her work through her use of loose brush strokes and random colors.
Exhibiting Artists: Brigitte Aflalo,Divvya H Atrii, Zakia Aziz Ahmed, J. Bettina, Karen Brodsky, Tom Chiola, Connie Cruser, Magda Dodd, Ilene Dube, Gary David Fournier, Joseph Goldfedder, Michael F. Graham, Adriana Groza, Spriha Gupta, Barry Hantman, Marzena Haupa, Margaret Kalvar-Bushnell, Donna Kaye, Nelly Kouzmina, Joy Kreves, Lori Langsner, Eleni Litt, Concetta A. Maglione, Sheila Mashaw, Hetal Mistry, Tatiana Oles, Neelam Padte, William Plank, Helene Plank, Karen Schoenitz, Nancy Scott, Rooma Sehar, Christine Seo, Deirdre Sheen, Kelly Silver, Margaret Simpson, Prachi, Barbara Weinfield, Susan Winter, and Jane Yuan.
About the West Windsor Arts Council: The West Windsor Arts Council's mission is to provide high-quality cultural programming that brings people together and transforms the world around us by inspiring, educating, and promoting the arts and art appreciation for our diverse community. For information on the West Windsor Arts Council and West Windsor Arts Center, please visit www.westwindsorarts.org. West Windsor Arts Center is located at 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor, and is a five-minute walk from the Princeton Junction Train Station. Office and gallery hours: by appointment. Call 609.716.1931 or write info@westwindsorarts.org.
A backyard is an extension of what's going on inside your home. Usually, it is more colorful, casual, fun, and the possibilities are up to the terrain, your design skills, and your do-it-yourself know-how. You can always hire a landscape designer or architect to help your outdoor space realize its potential. A skilled professional can guide you through the process of figuring out a style, deciding who will be using the yard, creating zones of activity, choosing materials and plants, and recommending builders and contractors for everything from swimming pools to outdoor structures to installing irrigation.
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The "Bag Up NJ" campaign is the New Jersey Clean Communities Council’s new single use plastic and paper bag ban outreach campaign, which has a simple message: Bring your own reusable bag(s) when you shop. Get in the habit before the law officially goes into effect on May 4, 2022 in NJ.
?On Nov. 4, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Legislature enacted the most progressive bag ban law in the country. The law reduces litter and encourages the use of reusable bags by phasing out single-use carryout bags. The law bans single-use plastic bags, regardless of thickness, at grocery stores and retail establishments, as well as paper bags at grocery stores at or larger than 2,500 square feet. It also bans polystyrene foam takeout food containers and other products such as plates, cups, food trays and utensils.
Enjoy Mediterra a Casa with Family Supper. See our menu for January 24th to the 30th below and stay tuned each Monday for the new weekly menu. Ready to enjoy & serves four generously.
Ridgewood Diagnostic Center will be opening a testing facility on Monday, January 24 at 237 N. Harrison Street (the old Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad building). The testing center will be open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. The site will take both walk-ins and appointments. Appointments can be made here: testnj.online.Click here to view the latest information about testing and vaccine clinics.
"If you have been on site over the past eighteen months, you may have noticed restoration projects on the exterior of the historic landmark building, including the front porch, columns, and roof line. Now we move inside to repair several historic floors as we prepare for significant anniversary years, including the 250th of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 2026." - Jill Barry, Executive Director
During this time, you can still visit us via our online exhibitions and virtual programming. We look forward to seeing you again in mid-February! Reopening date to be announced.
This restoration was made possible through support from the Save America's Treasures grant program as administered by the National Park Service, Department of Interior, as well as the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Princeton, NJ (January 18, 2022) -- The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) announces their receipt of a Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts in the amount of $40,000 to support Retrieving James Wilson Edwards and a Forgotten Circle of Black Artists, a special exhibition with public programs that will profoundly reposition Black artists as central to regional art history.
Featuring the work of James Wilson Edwards (1925-1991) and a group of mid-century Black artists working in and around Princeton, New Jersey, this exhibition and public programming will present their art in the larger context of retrieving the histories and communities of overlooked Black artists and restore them to the American cultural mainstream. The exhibition, scheduled to begin Autumn 2022, asks the question: “How has a highly-trained group of Black artists, working at the top of their respective crafts, been virtually erased from the cultural history of a region?” These programs will provide a model for other communities in the United States to restore and integrate the history of Black contributors to the culture of their regions and will be co-curated by Rhinold Ponder, artist writer and lawyer, and Judith K. Brodsky, Distinguished Professor Emerita, Department of Visual Arts, Rutgers University.
The Arts Council’s project is among 1,248 projects across America that were selected to receive this first round of fiscal year 2022 funding in the Grants for Arts Projects category, totaling $28,840,000.
“The National Endowment for the Arts is proud to support arts projects like this one from the Arts Council of Princeton that help support the community’s creative economy,” said NEA Acting Chair Ann Eilers. “The Arts Council is among the arts organizations nationwide that are using the arts as a source of strength, a path to well-being, and providing access and opportunity for people to connect and find joy through the arts.”
“This major exhibition focuses on a group of active Black artists in this region in the last half of the 20th century, shares ACP Executive Director Adam Welch. “As our curators continue to discover more about the importance of these artists in the life of the Princeton/Bucks County area, our excitement for this important exhibition grows. We thank the NEA for their generous support of this initiative.”
For more information on other projects included in the Arts Endowment grant announcement, visit arts.gov/news.
About the Arts Council of Princeton
The Arts Council of Princeton, founded in 1967, fulfills its mission of Building Community through the Arts by presenting a wide range of programs including community arts outreach, exhibitions, performances, free community cultural events, and studio-based classes and workshops in a wide range of media. Housed in the landmark Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, Arts Council of Princeton programs are designed to be high-quality, engaging, affordable and accessible for the diverse population of the greater Princeton region. Visit artscouncilofprinceton.org for more information.
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Princeton, NJ – "Share It Forward: Connect, Create, Collaborate" is the theme of the annual Princeton Community Works 2022 conference for nonprofits and volunteers to be held on January 24, 25 and 26. Once again the conference, which focuses on meeting the needs of volunteers, boards and staff of nonprofit organizations, will take place online. The registration fee is $20 per person for all three days.
Included are 28 workshops led by experts in the nonprofit domain, from grant writing to brand marketing to social media, as well as sessions on self-care and scheduled opportunities to engage and connect with other attendees. For a full schedule and registration, please go to: www.princetoncommunityworks.org. Reduced rates for groups and scholarships are available.
"Nonprofits, especially in the age of COVID, play a crucial role in our community so we want to make sure that price is not an obstacle to anyone who wishes to attend. That's why we have made the fee outrageously reasonable," said Marge Smith, the founder of Princeton Community Works, who collaborates with an all-volunteer planning committee of approximately 60 people to organize the conference. "We have done this for more than 20 years," she continued. "It is a reflection of our volunteers' commitment, energy, skills and talents that we are able to provide such relevancy of content and make this conference so easy to attend virtually."
Last year, more than 700 people attended Princeton Community Works virtually. Since it was founded, the conference has made an impact on more than 12,000 individuals who have participated in more than 550 workshops designed to impart knowledge and practical skills to participants, as well as providing networking opportunities and building confidence.
"The conference is designed with the participant in mind," said Smith. What will they take away from this session? What can they apply in their own organization? We encourage imitation and outright copying so the tools and techniques can be used right away."
On January 24, the opening night, participants can attend a Keynote Session at 5:30 p.m., followed by professional development workshops and a networking session to close the evening at 7:30 p.m. Over the next two days, sessions will run from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. to accommodate various schedules.
Topics include: Team Building: Creating a Climate of Inclusion, Respect and Appreciation; Building Relationships and Engagement in a Virtual World; Board Best Practices: Effective Board Governance and Management; Legal Workshop for Nonprofits; Ways to Create and Maintain a Happier Nonprofit; Strategic Partnerships: Creating Synergies to Strengthen Your Organization's Mission; How to Develop a Strategic Plan and Live It; Video Basics: Tips and Tools; Effective Grant Writing; How to Effectively Brand and Market Your Organization; Building Effective Leadership Skills; Implementing a Successful Internship Program; A Panel from the Grantors' Perspective; Engaging and Building an Effective Board; Youth-Initiated Community Service Projects; How to Raise Major Gifts Virtually and In Person;
Managing in a Hybrid World; Understanding Your Organization's Finances 101; Performance Metrics: Making Decisions Based on Data; Succession Planning for Executive Leadership
How to Create a Podcast; Managing Change to Maximize Impact; Use Your Donor Data to Amplify Your Message; Keeping Your Donors Engaged and Connected; Social Media: Panel of Experts, Tools and Techniques; The Three R's of Volunteerism—Recruit, Retain and Recognize; Storytelling that Resonates and Touches the Heart.
Art on Hulfish, the Art Museum's new downtown gallery, opens this Saturday, December 4, at 10 a.m. Located at 11 Hulfish Street along north Palmer Square, the space will showcase a roster of photo-forward exhibitions that consider issues of significance to 21st-century life. Four exhibitions are planned each year until late 2024, during the time that a new Museum building is under construction on the University campus. In addition, Art on Hulfish will host a rich schedule of related programming—including drop-in and scheduled art-making activities, hands-on learning opportunities for all ages, and University seminars and discussions. Art on Hulfish will be free and open seven days a week.
The opening exhibition, Orlando, presents the work of 11 artists who consider both the fluidity of gender and the expansiveness of human experience. Curated by actor Tilda Swinton, the exhibition is inspired by the themes of Virginia Woolf's revolutionary 1928 novel Orlando: A Biography—the story of a young aristocrat who lives for three centuries without aging and mysteriously shifts gender along the way—and Sally Potter's equally groundbreaking 1992 film Orlando, which featured an androgynous Swinton in the starring role. Woolf's tale has continued to hold sway over Swinton; the exhibition she curated, of more than 50 photographs, includes baroque inventions by Mickalene Thomas, layered images by Carmen Winant, and fragmented figural studies by Paul Mpagi Sepuya, among others. The result is a powerful consideration of human possibility.
Art on Hulfish will be open daily starting this Saturday, December 4; hours and details here.
Please join us on Saturday, December 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., for an informal opening celebration hosted by Museum Director James Steward and other Museum leaders, featuring apple cider donuts and music on the sidewalk—rain, snow, or shine.
Save the Dates! January 24 - 26, 2022 PCW's Annual Conference for Nonprofit Professionals & Volunteers
A fantastic virtual event which will include three days of inspiration, networking, skills, tools and techniques. ALL for an outrageously reasonable $20 per person! Visit www.princetoncommunityworks.org for updated info, registration, schedules, workshops and the latest news.
A gift of art is a great way to celebrate the holidays that continues to bring beauty and enjoyment throughout the years. Original works of art are a unique, one of a kind gift that continues to bring pleasure to the recipientlong after the holiday has ended.
The Gallery 14 Fine Art Photography Gallery in Hopewell New Jersey continues its season of exhibits with a special "Members Holiday Exhibit and Boutique" from December 4, 2021 December 18, 2021. The opening on Saturday, December 4 will be at 12:00 noon. There will also be an artist meet and greet on Sunday, December 5 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.
The exhibit will include fine art photographs both on the walls and in the artist's bins along with many smaller gift items including calendars, note cards, purses, scarves and jewelry accessories that can make perfect gifts and stocking stuffers. There will also be items from the "Water Color Women of Gallery 14.'
The exhibit will feature works by all of the member artists: John Clarke, Pennington, NJ; Alice Grebanier, Branchburg, NJ; Larry Parsons, Princeton, NJ; Charles Miller, Ringoes, NJ; Philip "Dutch" Bagley, Elkins Park, PA; Martin Schwartz, East Windsor, NJ; Joel Blum, East Windsor, NJ; John Strintzinger, Elkins Park, PA; Mary Leck, Kendall Park, NJ; Barbara Warren, Yardley, PA; David Ackerman, Hopewell, NJ and Bennett Povlov, Elkins Park , PA.
Gallery 14 is a Co-Op gallery of like minded artists that want to promote photography as a fine art medium. Each artist has their own style and approach to working photographically, everything from traditional images to highly manipulated or abstract works. This exhibit will include the full range of photographic possibilities. "We all are very excited to be sharing our work with in-person viewers within the comfort of our gallery, after a year of only showing works virtually." Says Gallery member Charles Miller. In addition to the exhibit, artists will also have portfolios of work available for viewing. Welcome Back to the gallery, we have missed you and look forward to seeing you.
Gallery 14 will be offering an ongoing series of exhibits throughout the year featuring individual members as well as guest artists. For more information on Gallery 14 and its exhibits visit www:gallery14.org or check us out on Facebook.
Gallery 14 is located at 14 Mercer Street in Hopewell, NJ and is open on Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 to 5:00. Appointments can also be made to view the show at other times.
Now celebrating its 28th year, this one-day market held in the Princeton Shopping Center’s beautiful courtyard is a unique opportunity to purchase handmade gifts directly from local artisans and crafters working in ceramics, textiles, jewelry, fine art, and more. Find one-of-a-kind gifts all while supporting the creatives living and working in your community!
For a peek behind the process, watch as artists present live demonstrations in their craft. Plus, DJ Lydell will be on hand with a special blend of tunes that’ll have you boppin’ while you’re shoppin’ local.
Plan to grab breakfast, lunch and snacks at one of the Princeton Shopping Center’s many dining options for all tastes + ages.
For the community’s safety, please follow current CDC and local guidance on mask-wearing and social distancing.
Saturday, November 13 | 10am-4pm Rain date: November 14
Princeton Shopping Center 301 N. Harrison Street, Princeton, NJ
Free ample parking is available at the Princeton Shopping Center.
The Friends Annual Used Book Sale will be Friday, Nov. 12, to Sunday, Nov. 14, in the library’s Community Room. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 1 – 5 p.m. on Sunday when most remaining items will be half price.
There will be a limit of 25 shoppers allowed in the Community Room at any one time. Masks, covering both nose and mouth, must be worn at all times in the library.
Opening day, Friday, admission will be $20 for the first 25 shoppers. Admission will be $5 for all remaining Friday shoppers. Free admission begins on Saturday. Admission is always free to Friends of the Library.
Numbered tickets will be distributed at the door starting at 8 a.m. Customers will be allowed to enter in numerical order when there are fewer than 25 shoppers in the Community Room. Barcode scanners will be permitted at the tables, but collecting books to scan away from the tables will not be allowed.
Cash, checks, and credit cards will be accepted for purchases. All proceeds benefit the library. Parking (with a fee) is available in the Spring Street Garage which is accessible from Spring or Wiggins streets. Assistance moving large purchases to the garage will be available.
At the Meeting House, we really love our local breweries—which is why we are excited to announce a very special event happening next
Thursday, November 4th
A beer tasting with VAULT Brewing Company in our Witherspoon Room! Come taste some incredible beers and enjoy some Meeting House menu favorites. For more information and to purchase tickets click here.
FLEMINGTON – Hunterdon Land Trust's preservation of the 104-acre Maritan Inc. property in Kingwood will create an impressive green corridor in Kingwood Township that will connect to the adjacent Idell Preserve.
Maritan is comprised of a mix of forest and farmland, contains 16 acres of wetlands, and two tributaries of the Lockatong Creek, a Category One (C-1) stream, flow through a portion of it. (C-1 waterways are protected from any measurable change in water quality because of their exceptional ecological significance, exceptional recreational significance, exceptional water supply significance, or exceptional fisheries resources.)
Maritan and Idell will be connected by a trail. Combined, the two parcels will offer visitors a chance to explore 160 acres with vernal pools and numerous amphibious creatures, said Land Acquisitions Director Jacqueline Middleton.
This mostly flat property hosts several small ponds where, recently, a beaver built a home. Barred owls can easily be heard hooting on the property, and the fields are an excellent habitat for grassland birds, rabbits, foxes and other small rodents that provide the base of the food chain. The open wetlands and ponds are inhabited by numerous reptiles and amphibians and provide nesting areas for waterfowl.
"Anytime we can expand one of our preserves for more open space it is always a nice win,” Middleton said.
Kingwood Deputy Mayor Richard Dodds said the township will start its work on the preserve by mowing out the trails, then next spring will establish a connection between Idell and Maritan.
When completed, the trail will offer visitors the chance to enjoy hiking, birding and fishing in the ponds.
Maritan will be managed by Kingwood Township through its Parks and Recreation Commission and will be used for passive recreation. HLT will coordinate the trail expansion with Kingwood. It’s anticipated that four miles of trails will be added.
“This preservation effort began when the owner, Sharon Gonen, contacted HLT around 2014 to discuss preservation options,” Middleton said. “We were able to get available funding from Hunterdon County and through Kingwood’s Green Acres grant.”
Dodds said he’s excited about the preserve’s future, envisioning the township perhaps getting a major grant from the state to improve the property.
“The park is so flat it really lends itself to being a completely accessible trail,” Dodds said. “We could have a large accessible trail that uses a permeable surface that would be perfect for strollers, people using wheelchairs or for someone unable to hike up hills.
“It’s the most accessible park in Kingwood because there are families living close by on Barcroft Road, who could easily walk to it,” Dodds noted.
This preservation falls under the aegis of the National Park Service’s Lower Delaware Wild & Scenic program, which aims to protect the natural, cultural and historic value of the Delaware River.
The 7TH Annual Points of View, an Art Show and Sale featuring five local artists, will once again be presented at the Saw Mill, part of the Prallsville Mill, located at 33 Risler Street in Stockton, NJ. The show will begin with an Opening Reception on Friday, October 22nd from 7 - 9 pm. The show continues Saturday, October 23rd, and Sunday October 24th, 12-5. For more information, contact JeanneChesterton@gmail.com or Ilene@IleneRubin.com. Parking is free and abundant. Entrance is in the red barn building. Look for the banners and flags. Of course, all Covid precautions will be adhered to, and masks will be provided. Showcasing their work are Ilene Rubin, Jeanne Chesterton, Jim Bongartz, Armor Keller, and Nancy Shill. All art is for sale.
Jeanne Chesterton and Ilene Rubin have been creating Art Shows in the Bucks County area since 2014 and are pleased to be having this year's show after a pandemic hiatus. Along with a who's who list of local artists, they have found that joining talent with location to exhibit and sell art has been quite the lucrative endeavor. It's a win-win for any serious collector of art or a casual tourist wanting to go home with a little piece of Bucks County in the New Hope/Lambertville/Stockton areas. Of course, all Covid precautions will be adhered to, and masks will be provided for anyone who may want one.
A few of the aspects that they like so much about the Point of View Art Show are that the art of Jeanne Chesterton and Ilene Rubin, along with Jim Bongartz, Armor Keller, and Nancy Shill, complement each other while individually, are visually vastly different. All are award winning artists, and all bring a unique voice and interpretation to the visual world around them. At the same time, each in their own way offers an enormous array of paintings, each one professionally created and available for one weekend only.
There is something for everyone with little to no overlap of style or range. Also, each has amassed their own following and niche in an otherwise crowded art field in the Bucks County region. It's a unique blend with a wide price range, so that anyone who is a collector will certainly have a diverse choice, while a casual tourist will easily find a treasure at the famous Saw Mill at Prallsville Mill.
Ilene Rubin is a self-taught artist who has lived in Elkins Park, Thousand Oaks, California, Boulder, Colorado and now calls Doylestown home. She received the Ty Hodanish award for Oil Painting in the Artsbridge 2021 Member Show in March 2021 and in the 34th Annual Bucks Fever Juried Art Exhibition "Celebrating Bucks County Artists". She is a published author of two novels. She is a participating artist in the ongoing virtual 2021 Bucks County Chamber of Commerce Bucks Fever Virtual Studio Artist Tour and was the Featured Artist in Bucks County Magazine in June 2021. She is a member of most Bucks County Art organizations and previously served as Vice President of the New Hope Art League. She is currently the Chair of the ongoing Art Show at the Lower Bucks Hospital for The Artists of Bristol on the Delaware.
Says Ms. Rubin, "I'm an artist who feels very strongly about the emotional and instinctive force which drives the creative process. I want to feel that a location or object must be explored. That exploration creates a reality on canvas and makes it real. That sense that I must document it is urgent and required or I will not rest until I have conveyed everything about it. It is organic and ever evolving, but unless my painting can reveal the artist in the art while at the same time be an inner mirror for a viewer, it's merely a rendering of color and form but not stirring. I strive to reveal what's below the paint, an invitation to walk in and look around. Then I know I have captured a moment that is unique yet familiar. It may not be exactly what is seen outside your window or on your table in perfect clarity, and it might be a little wonky or really only sensed, but if it made a viewer consider its innate beauty, then I feel I have conveyed something about me that they did not realize until seeing my paintings. My greatest joy is when someone looks at my paintings all together in an arrangement on the wall and envisions a connection in time and place. That's a wonderful moment and I never tire of it. For me that is the creative process, driven by an instinct of what is compelling vs. merely ordinary. My job is to understand that capturing the ordinary can reveal the compelling."
Jeanne Chesterton creates still life paintings reminiscent of classic realism. She is especially drawn to common, everyday objects which bear the beauty marks of age and wear. The patinas of tarnished metals and discolored enamelware, worn surfaces and damaged edges are of special interest to her. Staging the tableau is important and may require numerous exchanges of pieces in order to achieve compositional harmony based on color, line, shape and pattern. Bringing the painting to life becomes the goal, thus creating an aesthetic dynamic with lasting appeal. As an award-winning artist, Ms. Chesterton has exhibited in over 250 shows, including the prestigious Phillips' Mill and the Ellarslie Open.
Jim Bongartz is the Director of Education for the AOY Art Center in Yardley, PA. coordinating adult and
youth classes and workshops. He also teaches classes in painting and abstraction. Jim Bongartz was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he began studies at Carnegie-Mellon University followed by a Bachelor of Science Degree in Art Education at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. After moving to the Philadelphia area in 1989, he began a twenty-two-year career as a full-time art teacher for a private, special education, K-12 school in Fort Washington,
PA. While teaching, Jim kept a working studio in pursuit of his painting career. One of Jim's treasured accomplishments were maintaining weekly painting sessions with painter Steve Kennedy for over 15 years. Jim turned to acrylics; painting images inspired from his photography referencing how the camera interprets light, color, motion, and time. Allowing the camera to capture an exploratory moment in travel, play or daily life, Jim transforms the
graphic nature of photography to a painterly world with bold color and brushwork.
Says Jim: "Bringing images to life with light and color is a painting journey I love. Whether abstract or figurative, my aim is to visually engage viewers to develop a meaningful response, connection, and/or relationship with the imagery. Referencing my digital photography is key to both developing compositions and with handling the paint interpretations. Digital photography allows me to study and play with how light can be captured and manipulated. Photography also has unique effects on reproducing color, form, space and even time. Investing time with the camera and manipulating images into digital compositions are as significant as the easel time. Creating a digital file for referencing a painting informs my physical responses to the paint, in both color mixing and with surface application. Direct pouring, direct brushwork and indirect layering are painting methods employed with acrylic mediums and paints."
Armor Keller was born in Montgomery, Alabama. After having lived in different parts of the United States and overseas, her home is now Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Her artwork has been presented in many solo exhibitions and group exhibitions. She has had several commissions including designing and gold leafing six wooden doors for Temple Beth El of Birmingham, AL, and thirty-three paintings for Broadway Crowne Plaza Hotel of New York. One of Armor's more ambitious projects has been the Magic City Golden Transit, a car that she gold leafed and jeweled inside and out. It has been featured in a film, books, a calendar, several magazines including Smithsonian Magazine, Car and Driver, Spiegel of Germany, the Japan Esquire, and newspapers, including the New York Times. Her art car is now permanently located at The Art Car World Museum, in Arizona.
In 1993, Armor began making one of a kind artist's books. Her books have been exhibited, not only in the USA, but Canada, Mexico, and Germany. She received her art degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, after having spent many years studying at the Universities of Guam and Huntingdon College. She has been greatly influenced by Japanese art and has been an official guest of Japan. Armor served on the Birmingham Sister City Commission and on the Board of Directors of the Japan America Society of Alabama. She received an Individual Residential Fellowship, Escape to Create, Seaside, Florida. Armor is an art advocate, lecturer, and teacher. Other art related activities, past or present, include President, Watercolor Society of Alabama; President, Birmingham Art Association; President, Montgomery Art Guild; President, Space One Eleven Art Center, Birmingham, AL; member of Board of Directors, Bluff Park Art Association; member of National League of American Pen Women; member of American Association of University Women; listed in Who's Who in America, of the South and Southwest, and American Women. Her works are in numerous public and private collections.
Nancy Shill is a New Hope abstract artist who creates in oils and collage. She may layer back and forth between the two media. It is about constant discovery and interrelationships. Being exposed to MoMA at an early age she has drawn to the modern works of Kandinsky, Matisse, Schwitters, Picasso, Kline and DeKooning. Searching for her own voice she was fortunate to have been able to study with Roy Lichtenstein at Douglass College of Rutgers University in 1961. He inspired her in the discovery of her unique approach.
Her work is in permanent collections at Capital Health Medical Center, Hopewell NJ and, the Municipal Building at Princeton where she was Artist in Residence. Shill has won Prizes at the Phillips Mill Juried Show, Ellarslie Museum Juried Show, Artsbridge, Tinicum Arts Festival, Abington Art Center, and the Philadelphia Sketch Club. Most recently she has taught at the Artists of Yardley (AOY), Contemporary Arts at Bedminster (NJ) and the Arts Council of Princeton.
"As a teacher, I encourage my students to find their special way of expressing themselves. They never fail to surprise me with their unique approaches. I encourage them to make their own decisions. It's about loosening up and trusting yourself."
The Friends of the Princeton Public Library 2021 Book Sale will take place Friday, Nov. 12, through Sunday, Nov. 14, in the library’s Community Room.
There will be a limit of 25 shoppers allowed in the Community Room at any one time, and masks covering both nose and mouth must be worn at all times in the library.
One of the top used book sales in the region, the annual sale features thousands of books in a broad range of categories for readers of all ages. Rare and collectible items including first editions, limited editions, out-of-print editions, signed copies and other treasures are available. There will also be gently used hardbacks, softcovers, trade books, academic books and more, all donated and carefully sorted and priced. Most books are priced between $1 and $3, with certain selections priced higher. Special items available this year may be viewed at https://princetonlibrary.org/support-us/friends/booksales/.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 1-5 p.m. on Sunday when most remaining items will be half price.
Opening day, Friday, admission will be $20 for the first 25 shoppers. Admission will be $5 for all remaining Friday shoppers. Free admission begins on Saturday. Admission is always free to Friends of the Library.
Numbered tickets will be distributed at the door starting Friday at 8 a.m. Customers will be allowed to enter in numerical order whenever there are fewer than 25 shoppers in the Community Room. Barcode scanners will be permitted at the tables, but collecting books to scan away from the tables will not be allowed.
Cash, checks and credit cards will be accepted for purchases. All proceeds benefit the library. Parking is available in the Spring Street Garage which is accessible from Spring or Wiggins streets. Assistance moving large purchases to the garage will be available. For more information, contact the book sales manager, (609) 924-9529 ext. 1227, or booksale@princetonlibrary.org.
New Jersey Public Schools are closed for the NJEA Convention. Spend your fall school break exploring nature with the Watershed Educators! Cold and wet weather won't stop us as we spend each day exploring outdoors, getting messy, playing, and creating.
Register for one or both days! Grades K-2nd and 3rd-6th. In-person program. Masks and social distancing are encouraged while outdoors and are required indoors. Discount available for members. Dress for the weather. Please register for the K-2nd grade group or the 3rd-6th grade group.
The Princeton Environmental Film Festival, a signature Princeton Public Library event, returns to an online platform for a second installment this year. Opening Tuesday, Oct. 12, and running through Sunday, Oct. 24, the 15th annual festival features 34 films (20 short and 13 feature-length documentary films and one short narrative film.) The festival is under the direction of Susan Conlon and Kim Dorman who curate and present films with local, regional and international relevance.
Through the generosity of festival sponsors Church & Dwight Co. Inc.,The Whole Earth Center of Princeton, High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University and the Friends of the Princeton Public Library, all PEFF screenings are free.
Films will be available on demand with some restrictions during the festival. The lineup and instructions for viewing the films using the Eventive platform can be found at princetonlibrary.org/peff.
Film Highlights:
In “The Ants and the Grasshopper,” directors Raj Patel and Zak Piper deliver a compelling portrait of activist Anita Chitaya who has worked in Malawi to bring abundant food from dead soil, make men fight for gender equality and end child hunger in her village. Now, to save her home from extreme weather, she faces her greatest challenge: persuading Americans that climate change is real. Presented in partnership with NOFA-NJ.
“Baato” filmmakers Kate Stryker and Lucas Millard join the journey by Mikma and her family, who annually travel by foot from their village deep in the Himalayas of Nepal to sell local medicinal plants in urban markets. This year, construction of a new highway to China has begun in their roadless valley, changing everything.
Adventurer, filmmaker, inventor, author, unlikely celebrity and conservationist: For over four decades, Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his explorations under the ocean became synonymous with a love of science and the natural world. As he learned to protect the environment, he brought the whole world with him, sounding alarms more than 50 years ago about the warming seas and our planet’s vulnerability. In “Becoming Cousteau,” from National Geographic Documentary Films, two-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Liz Garbus takes an inside look at Cousteau and his life, his iconic films and inventions and the experiences that made him the 20th century’s most renowned environmental voice. This film will be available to stream Oct. 12-14.
Director Lucy Walker's latest documentary “Bring Your Own Brigade” is a thoughtful and compassionate look at the 2018 wildfires that killed 88 residents and destroyed tens of thousands of homes in the cities of Malibu and Paradise, two very different California communities. The film reveals that there are numerous steps that can be taken to not only mitigate the catastrophic devastation caused by wildfires, but to restore health and balance to woodlands that have been long mismanaged. Previous films by Lucy Walker screened at the PEFF include “Wasteland” and “The Crash Reel.”
Rafal Malecki’s film “Rust” is a portrait of working artist/sculptor Mariola Wawrzusiak-Borcz who roams post-industrial areas in search of scrap metal. During the welding process, she creates sculptures of endangered animals and children affected by war and the ravages of civilization.
“Fast Fashion: The Real Price of Low-Cost Fashion” explores how our planet is being overwhelmed with clothes, fueled by fast disposable fashion that enables consumers to constantly renew their wardrobe. The film, directed by Gilles Bovon and Edouard Perri, examines how these clothes, produced at a low price, have a very high environmental cost.
“Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust”
Director Ann Kaneko provides a fresh interpretation of the Japanese American confinement site by examining the environmental and political history behind the World War II camp. Prior to the war, Manzanar was where Native Americans were driven out and farmers and ranchers were bought out by the LA Department of Water and Power. By connecting this camp to California’s environmental history, this film shows the intersectionality of how Japanese Americans, indigenous communities and locals have been mistreated by government entities.
In “Reflection: A Walk with Water” filmmaker Emmett Brennan contends that society has lost touch with the delicate and crucial place water occupies in the environment. Taking a several-hundred-mile trek on foot along the Los Angeles Aqueduct, Brennan joins like-minded activists on a mission meant to raise awareness about California’s water crisis.
A collection of “Made in New Jersey” shorts features a close look at black squirrels, mockingbirds, and Brood-X cicadas. The films also shine a light on natural destinations in Princeton, Cadwalader Park in Trenton, public art in Camden, and the inspiration from the Pine Barrens for Maya Lin’s art installation “Ghost Forest.”
American Repertory Ballet makes its highly anticipated return to its home venue, the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, with performances of Emergence, on Saturday, October 23 at 7:00 pm and Sunday, October 24 at 2:00 pm.
These performances mark the first program curated under ARB's new Artistic Director Ethan Stiefel, one of the world's most acclaimed ballet dancers, having reached principal status at both New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre.
"ARB is thrilled to welcome our guests back to the theater and have the opportunity to reaffirm the value and power that live performances have in uplifting our spirits and communities," says Stiefel.
A Stirring Mix of Movement and Music
The program features four separate pieces, each with its own mood, style, and flair. Opening the performance is Stiefel's Wood Work, a piece that was created for The Washington Ballet in 2019. Set to music by the Danish String Quartet, Wood Work inspires a sense of joy and healing through seeking unique and individual paths, while feeling connected to one another.
The program continues with Amy Seiwert's World, Interrupted, with music by Swedish composer David Wenngren and featuring cellist Julia Kent. This piece explores resiliency, hope, exhaustion, disruption - all shared experiences related to the ongoing pandemic. Due to travel advisories and related safety protocols, Seiwert created the piece entirely via Zoom and it is a testament of how artistic collaboration can thrive through creativity and perseverance.
Saudade marks the first commission by ARB's own Ryoko Tanaka, set to an original score by former ARB2 dancer Haley Wright. This collaboration also reflects ARB's commitment to nurturing emerging artists and providing a platform to showcase their diverse talents. Saudade is an intimate piece that draws inspiration from the Portuguese word's inherent meaning of "nostalgia" and with a sense of "hopefulness."
In a recent interview, Wright notes: "With the pandemic over the past year, the word saudade seemed an appropriate title for our time. We all have hope our society will eventually return to some version of normal."
In Mexican Music, choreographer David Fernandez celebrates acclaimed Mexican composers, including Juventino Rosas, Ricardo Castro, and Jose Pablo Moncayo. The piece opens with Rosas' waltz "Sobre las Olas" (or "Over the Waves") which remains one of the most famous works worldwide by any Latin American composer.
The costumes for the piece marks a unique collaboration between Mexican-inspired designs of Pineda Covalin and costume designer Janessa Cornell Urwin. The vibrant prints of Pineda Covalin celebrate the cultural richness of Mexico through colors, patterns and forms, which allude to Huichol prints, the Monarch Butterfly, Day of the Dead and other traditions.
Emergence will be the first time that all of these pieces are performed live by American Repertory Ballet - a "must see" program for audiences of all ages.
"Our dancers are ready to get back on stage and do what they love: perform to a live audience," says Stiefel. "For both the performer and the audience, there's nothing like the connection and the energy that live performances inspire."
Tickets starting at $25; student tickets are $10. For tickets, visitarballet.org or call the NBPAC ticket office at 732.745.8000.
COVID-19 Health and Safety Measures
The health and safety of our audience members, artists, and staff are of the utmost importance. Patrons attending a performance at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center must show proof of vaccination via a vaccine card, or through NJ's Docket App. If not fully vaccinated, patrons must present a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours of the performance date.
All patrons are required to wear masks at all times while inside the venue. This includes children older than 2 who have not been vaccinated. For more information about these guidelines, please visit https://nbpac.org/covid-health-safety/.
About American Repertory Ballet
American Repertory Ballet's mission is to bring the joy, beauty, artistry and discipline of classical and contemporary dance to New Jersey and nationwide audiences and to students through artistic and educational programs. Founded as the Princeton Ballet Society in 1954, the organization now comprises: the preeminent professional ballet company in the state; Princeton Ballet School, one of the most established non-profit dance schools in the nation; and ARB's Access & Enrichment initiatives, including the long-running and acclaimed DANCE POWER program. In July 2021, ARB welcomed its new Artistic Director, Ethan Stiefel. To learn more, visitarballet.org.
ABOUT THE CHOREOGRAPHERS
David Fernandez was born in Mexico City where he began his training at the Centro de art y Ballet. After receiving a scholarship to Giordano Jazz Dance in Chicago, he immigrated to the United States. While performing with the company, he began creating contemporary works for performance in art galleries and alternative spaces. During his dancing career he performed with Chicago's Boitsov Classical Ballet, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Ballet Theatre of Chicago, and he performed alongside Mikhail Baryshnikov in the play The Doctor and The Patient at the 2004 Lincoln Center Festival. David's most acclaimed choreography, Five Variations on a Theme, was created for New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Joaquin De Luz. The work premiered as part of the acclaimed Kings of the Dance tour, and was performed to standing ovations in NYC, LA, London, Paris, Rome, Moscow, Kiev, and Odessa. His other commissions include the Kings of the Dance Tour, Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble, Youth America Grand Prix, Opera North, Staten Island Ballet, and the Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre, Joffrey Ballet School – NY and Some Dance Company. David is also an award-winning filmmaker: his latest dance-on-film accomplishments include the Lost Angeles Olympus Film Festival Award for Best Public Service Announcement.
Amy Seiwert enjoyed a nineteen-year performing career dancing with the Smuin, Los Angeles Chamber, and Sacramento Ballets. As a dancer with Smuin Ballet, she became involved with the "Protégé Program," where her choreography was mentored by the late Michael Smuin. She was Choreographer in Residence there upon her retirement from dancing in 2008 until 2018. Named one of "25 to Watch'' by Dance Magazine, her first full evening of choreography was named one of the "Top 10" dance events of 2007 by the SF Chronicle. Seiwert's ballets are in the repertory of Ballet Austin, BalletMet, Smuin, Washington, Atlanta, Oakland, Sacramento, Colorado, Louisville, Cincinnati, Carolina, Oklahoma City, Milwaukee and American Repertory Ballets as well as Imagery, Robert Moses KIN and AXIS Dance. Seiwert served as Artistic Director of Sacramento Ballet from 2018-2020.
Ethan Stiefel is an internationally renowned Dancer, Instructor, Coach, Director and Choreographer. Stiefel became American Repertory Ballet's Artistic Director in July, 2021. In 1989, Stiefel began his professional career at age 16 with the New York City Ballet where he quickly rose to the rank of Principal Dancer. Stiefel was also a Principal Dancer with Ballett Zürich followed by being a Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre (ABT) from 1997-2012. Stiefel has served as Dean of the School of Dance at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) as well as the Artistic Director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet. During his celebrated performing career, Stiefel danced leading roles in all the full-length classics and performed in an extensive range of shorter classical, contemporary and modern works. Guest appearances include dancing with The Royal Ballet, The Mariinsky Ballet, New York City Ballet, Teatro Colon, The Australian Ballet and many others. He has appeared in numerous film, video and television productions including the feature film Center Stage and the documentary Born to be Wild. As a choreographer, he has created new works for the Royal New Zealand Ballet, The Washington Ballet, ABT Studio Company, Northern Ballet (UK), The Royal Ballet School, UNCSA, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and the television series Flesh and Bone on the STARZ network. Stiefel has received a number of prestigious awards such as the Statue Award of the Princess Grace Foundation and the Dance Magazine Award.
Ryoko Tanaka was born and raised in Japan, where she began her training. In 2013, she was selected to be in the Nancy Einhorn Milwaukee Ballet II program, where she performed in Michael Pink's Romeo and Juliet, and Nutcracker. In 2017, she joined the trainee program at American Repertory Ballet and soon moved up to the second company, ARB2. In 2018, she was promoted to the main company. Since joining ARB, Ryoko has performed the title role in Giselle; lead roles in Nutcracker; Overture by Ethan Stiefel; Airsby Paul Taylor; Blue Until June by Trey McIntyre; and other roles. Saudade marks her first commission for the Company.
(Trenton, NJ) The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion will celebrate the lives and work of iconic Trenton watercolorists in "Trenton's Treasures: A Retrospective of Watercolors by Marge Chavooshian and Robert Sakson," opening Saturday, October 9. The wide-ranging exhibition will feature some 100 works by the two late artists, many of them depicting scenes in and around Trenton.
The museum will host an opening reception Sunday, October 10, from 1 to 4 p.m., and the show will be on view through November 14. Many of the works in the show will be available for purchase.
Carol Hill, a trustee of the Trenton Museum Society and the show's curator, says, "Even though Marge Chavooshian and Robert Sakson were contemporary Trenton artists and lived only a mile apart, they seldom painted together. However, their work was shown in many of the same local exhibitions as well as regional shows where they received many awards, locally as well as nationally. In this exhibit we can appreciate the work of these talented, prolific artists with their fresh techniques. Sometimes spontaneous, and sometimes with minute detail, they were both masters of the watercolor genre."
The Trenton City Museum's hours are Fridays and Saturdays from 12 noon to 4 pm and Sundays from 1 to 4 pm. The museum offers timed entry for visitors on its website. Masks are recommended. Ample parking is available adjacent to the museum, which is located in Trenton's Cadwalader Park, entered from Parkside Ave. There is no admission charge, but donations in support of the museum's mission and programs are appreciated.
ABOUT THE TRENTON CITY MUSEUM AT ELLARSLIE
The Trenton City Museum is housed in Ellarslie Mansion, an 1848 Italianate Villa in the heart of Trenton's historic Cadwalader Park, which was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. Current and rotating exhibits reveal and celebrate Trenton's historic and cultural past, while art exhibitions showcase the finest in contemporary regional painting and sculpture. The Trenton Museum Society, the organization that works with the City of Trenton to support the museum's operations and programming, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding in 2023. For more information: ellarslie.org; 609-989-1191; info@ellarslie.org.
Through a colorful tapestry of iconic songs and witty personal storytelling, Carter Calvert uses her own award-winning vocal talents to create this captivating musical tribute. Miss Calvert, a Broadway star and title character in Always…Patsy Cline (opposite Emmy Award winner Sally Struthers), has gained rave reviews and triumphant accolades for her heartfelt portrayal of this legendary country recording artist. She vocally captures Patsy Cline’s musical stylings pitch- perfectly in mega hits including “Crazy,” “I Fall To Pieces,” “She’s Got You” and “Walkin’ After Midnight.” Both captivating and endearing, this fast-paced entertainment delights audiences of all ages!
Tuesday September 14th is the TARGET date for our Fall 2021 New Student Auditions. A successful audition secures your spot on our roster! YOCJ intends to hold these auditions in-person instead of online. Students must register for an audition time. We will be accepting payment online as well. We look forward to meeting your young, talented musicians! Click HERE for more information on auditions!
The 7TH Annual Points of View, an Art Show and Sale featuring five local artists, will once again be presented at the Saw Mill, part of the Prallsville Mill, located at 33 Risler Street in Stockton, NJ. The show will begin with an Opening Reception on Friday, October 22nd from 7 - 9 pm. The show continues Saturday, October 23rd, and Sunday October 24th, 12-5. For more information, contact JeanneChesterton@gmail.com or Ilene@IleneRubin.com. Parking is free and abundant. Entrance is in the red barn building. Look for the banners and flags. Of course, all Covid precautions will be adhered to, and masks will be provided. Showcasing their work are Ilene Rubin, Jeanne Chesterton, Jim Bongartz, Armor Keller, and Nancy Shill. All art is for sale.
Jeanne Chesterton and Ilene Rubin have been creating Art Shows in the Bucks County area since 2014 and are pleased to be having this year's show after a pandemic hiatus. Along with a who's who list of local artists, they have found that joining talent with location to exhibit and sell art has been quite the lucrative endeavor. It's a win-win for any serious collector of art or a casual tourist wanting to go home with a little piece of Bucks County in the New Hope/Lambertville/Stockton areas. Of course, all Covid precautions will be adhered to, and masks will be provided for anyone who may want one.
A few of the aspects that they like so much about the Point of View Art Show are that the art of Jeanne Chesterton and Ilene Rubin, along with Jim Bongartz, Armor Keller, and Nancy Shill, complement each other while individually, are visually vastly different. All are award winning artists, and all bring a unique voice and interpretation to the visual world around them. At the same time, each in their own way offers an enormous array of paintings, each one professionally created and available for one weekend only.
There is something for everyone with little to no overlap of style or range. Also, each has amassed their own following and niche in an otherwise crowded art field in the Bucks County region. It's a unique blend with a wide price range, so that anyone who is a collector will certainly have a diverse choice, while a casual tourist will easily find a treasure at the famous Saw Mill at Prallsville Mill.
Ilene Rubin is a self-taught artist who has lived in Elkins Park, Thousand Oaks, California, Boulder, Colorado and now calls Doylestown home. She received the Ty Hodanish award for Oil Painting in the Artsbridge 2021 Member Show in March 2021 and in the 34th Annual Bucks Fever Juried Art Exhibition "Celebrating Bucks County Artists". She is a published author of two novels. She is a participating artist in the ongoing virtual 2021 Bucks County Chamber of Commerce Bucks Fever Virtual Studio Artist Tour and was the Featured Artist in Bucks County Magazine in June 2021. She is a member of most Bucks County Art organizations and previously served as Vice President of the New Hope Art League. She is currently the Chair of the ongoing Art Show at the Lower Bucks Hospital for The Artists of Bristol on the Delaware.
Says Ms. Rubin, "I'm an artist who feels very strongly about the emotional and instinctive force which drives the creative process. I want to feel that a location or object must be explored. That exploration creates a reality on canvas and makes it real. That sense that I must document it is urgent and required or I will not rest until I have conveyed everything about it. It is organic and ever evolving, but unless my painting can reveal the artist in the art while at the same time be an inner mirror for a viewer, it's merely a rendering of color and form but not stirring. I strive to reveal what's below the paint, an invitation to walk in and look around. Then I know I have captured a moment that is unique yet familiar. It may not be exactly what is seen outside your window or on your table in perfect clarity, and it might be a little wonky or really only sensed, but if it made a viewer consider its innate beauty, then I feel I have conveyed something about me that they did not realize until seeing my paintings. My greatest joy is when someone looks at my paintings all together in an arrangement on the wall and envisions a connection in time and place. That's a wonderful moment and I never tire of it. For me that is the creative process, driven by an instinct of what is compelling vs. merely ordinary. My job is to understand that capturing the ordinary can reveal the compelling."
Jeanne Chesterton creates still life paintings reminiscent of classic realism. She is especially drawn to common, everyday objects which bear the beauty marks of age and wear. The patinas of tarnished metals and discolored enamelware, worn surfaces and damaged edges are of special interest to her. Staging the tableau is important and may require numerous exchanges of pieces in order to achieve compositional harmony based on color, line, shape and pattern. Bringing the painting to life becomes the goal, thus creating an aesthetic dynamic with lasting appeal. As an award-winning artist, Ms. Chesterton has exhibited in over 250 shows, including the prestigious Phillips' Mill and the Ellarslie Open.
Jim Bongartz is the Director of Education for the AOY Art Center in Yardley, PA. coordinating adult and
youth classes and workshops. He also teaches classes in painting and abstraction. Jim Bongartz was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he began studies at Carnegie-Mellon University followed by a Bachelor of Science Degree in Art Education at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. After moving to the Philadelphia area in 1989, he began a twenty-two-year career as a full-time art teacher for a private, special education, K-12 school in Fort Washington,
PA. While teaching, Jim kept a working studio in pursuit of his painting career. One of Jim's treasured accomplishments was maintaining weekly painting sessions with painter Steve Kennedy for over 15 years. Jim turned to acrylics; painting images inspired from his photography referencing how the camera interprets light, color, motion, and time. Allowing the camera to capture an exploratory moment in travel, play or daily life, Jim transforms the
graphic nature of photography to a painterly world with bold color and brushwork.
Says Jim: "Bringing images to life with light and color is a painting journey I love. Whether abstract or figurative, my aim is to visually engage viewers to develop a meaningful response, connection, and/or relationship with the imagery. Referencing my digital photography is key to both developing compositions and with handling the paint interpretations. Digital photography allows me to study and play with how light can be captured and manipulated. Photography also has unique effects on reproducing color, form, space and even time. Investing time with the camera and manipulating images into digital compositions are as significant as the easel time. Creating a digital file for referencing a painting informs my physical responses to the paint, in both color mixing and with surface application. Direct pouring, direct brushwork and indirect layering are painting methods employed with acrylic mediums and paints."
Armor Keller was born in Montgomery, Alabama. After having lived in different parts of the United States and overseas, her home is now Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Her artwork has been presented in many solo exhibitions and group exhibitions. She has had several commissions including designing and gold leafing six wooden doors for Temple Beth El of Birmingham, AL, and thirty-three paintings for Broadway Crowne Plaza Hotel of New York. One of Armor's more ambitious projects has been the Magic City Golden Transit, a car that she gold leafed and jeweled inside and out. It has been featured in a film, books, a calendar, several magazines including Smithsonian Magazine, Car and Driver, Spiegel of Germany, the Japan Esquire, and newspapers, including the New York Times. Her art car is now permanently located at The Art Car World Museum, in Arizona.
In 1993, Armor began making one of a kind artist's books. Her books have been exhibited, not only in the USA, but Canada, Mexico, and Germany. She received her art degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, after having spent many years studying at the Universities of Guam and Huntingdon College. She has been greatly influenced by Japanese art and has been an official guest of Japan. Armor served on the Birmingham Sister City Commission and on the Board of Directors of the Japan America Society of Alabama. She received an Individual Residential Fellowship, Escape to Create, Seaside, Florida. Armor is an art advocate, lecturer, and teacher. Other art related activities, past or present, include President, Watercolor Society of Alabama; President, Birmingham Art Association; President, Montgomery Art Guild; President, Space One Eleven Art Center, Birmingham, AL; member of Board of Directors, Bluff Park Art Association; member of National League of American Pen Women; member of American Association of University Women; listed in Who's Who in America, of the South and Southwest, and American Women. Her works are in numerous public and private collections.
Nancy Shill is a New Hope abstract artist who creates in oils and collage. She may layer back and forth between the two media. It is about constant discovery and interrelationships. Being exposed to MoMA at an early age she has drawn to the modern works of Kandinsky, Matisse, Schwitters, Picasso, Kline and DeKooning. Searching for her own voice she was fortunate to have been able to study with Roy Lichtenstein at Douglass College of Rutgers University in 1961. He inspired her in the discovery of her unique approach.
Her work is in permanent collections at Capital Health Medical Center, Hopewell NJ and,the Municipal Building at Princeton where she was Artist in Residence. Shill has won Prizes at the Phillips Mill Juried Show, Ellarslie Museum Juried Show, Artsbridge, Tinicum Arts Festival, Abington Art Center, and the Philadelphia Sketch Club. Most recently she has taught at the Artists of Yardley (AOY), Contemporary Arts at Bedminster (NJ) and the Arts Council of Princeton.
"As a teacher, I encourage my students to find their special way of expressing themselves. They never fail to surprise me with their unique approaches. I encourage them to make their own decisions. It's about loosening up and trusting yourself."
After being closed for a year and a half, the Gallery 14 Fine Art Photography Gallery in Hopewell New Jersey is ready to reopen with its first exhibit of the year. The “Members Welcome Back Exhibit” will run from September 18, to October 24, 2021. The opening reception is on Saturday, September 18 will be at 12:00 noon. There will also be an artist meet and greet on Sunday, September 19 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.
The exhibit will feature works by all of the member artists: John Clarke, Pennington, NJ; Alice Grebanier, Branchburg, NJ; Larry Parsons, Princeton, NJ; Charles Miller, Ringoes, NJ; Philip “Dutch” Bagley, Elkins Park, PA; Martin Schwartz, East Windsor, NJ; Joel Blum, East Windsor, NJ; John Stritzinger, Elkins Park, PA; Mary Leck, Kendall Park, NJ; Barbara Warren, Yardley, PA; David Ackerman, Hopewell, NJ and Bennett Povlow, Elkins Park , PA.
Gallery 14 is a Co-Op gallery of like-minded artists that want to promote photography as a fine art medium. Each artist has their own style and approach to working photographically, everything from traditional images to highly manipulated or abstract works. This exhibit will include the full range of photographic possibilities. “We all are very excited to be sharing our work with in-person viewers within the comfort of our gallery, after a year of only showing works virtually,” Says Gallery member Charles Miller. In addition to the exhibit, artists will also have portfolios of work available for viewing. Welcome Back to the gallery, we have missed you and look forward to seeing you.
Gallery 14 will be offering an ongoing series of exhibits throughout the year featuring individual members as well as guest artists. For more information on Gallery 14 and its exhibits visit www.gallery14.org or check us out on Facebook.
Gallery 14 is located at 14 Mercer Street in Hopewell, NJ and is open on Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 to 5:00. Appointments can also be made to view the show at other times.
NOTE: For images or more information contact Philip Dutch Bagley at pnbagley@gmail.com
Perched on the banks of the Delaware River in New Hope, PA. sits the historic and charming newly renovated Inn at Centre Bridge, soon to be home of The RRazz Room Presents at the Inn at Centre Bridge.
Owners Robert Kotonly and Rory Paull have been concert promoters and club owners since 2001, bringing some of the world's leading talents to their venues. The RRazzRoom Presents at the Inn at Centre Bridge will be one of most sophisticated live-music destinations on the east coast when it opens on September 24, 2021.
Grammy nominated singer Billy Gilman, who was the youngest singer to reach #1 on Billboard's Top Country Album Charts will open The RRazz Room on Friday, September 24, 2021. Recently releasing a new album and hit single "Soldier", Billy Gilman was a fan favorite on Season 11 of The Voice.
The following evening, Saturday, September 25, 2021, will feature comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer. She was the first openly lesbian comedian with an HBO Special and the first openly lesbian comedian on "Late Night with David Letterman." After 25 years in comedy, Suzanne never does the same show twice, always delighting her audiences.
Owner Robert Kotonly said, "We present a wide range of local, regional and national entertainers. Our new venue in New Hope will become one of the most personal performance spaces Bucks County has to offer. Our greatest joy is the honor of bringing world class artists to New Hope once again. Artists such as Michele Lee, Linda Lavin, Lainie Kazan, Roslyn Kind, Sarah Dash, Rhonda Ross, Dick Gregory, France Joli, The Trammps, Bobby Collins, Jessica Kirson, Judy Gold, Pam Ann, Charles Busch, Bruce Vilanch, Donna McKechnie, Andrea McArdle, Maureen McGovern, Clint Holmes, Adam Pascal, Beth Leavel, Steve Grand, and many more have graced the stages of The RRazzRoom through the years. Our artists range from the Great American Songbook to a wide range of Tony and Grammy Award-winning artists; from Broadway's newest stars to jazz legends and R&B greats, to some of the world's most beloved comedians."
He added that," Patrons will be assured that our intimate venue will bring back the glamour and excellence of a 5-star cabaret room. The RRazz Room Presents pledges to keep ticket prices affordable, in a world where ticket prices continue to climb."
The RRazz Room Presents at the Inn at Centre Bridge Cabaret Series is a collaboration between The RRazz Room Presents and Steve Lau, owner of the Inn at Centre Bridge, The Stockton Market, The Salt House restaurant, and the newly opened Borscht Belt Deli. The Inn at Centre Bridge will unveil their new food and beverage menu shortly.
Steve Lau said, "I'm very excited to be working with Robert and Rory from TheRRazz Room again. We had a great series going at The Raven and we are excited to bring their talent to The Inn at Centre Bridge. The RRazz Room Presents is a very welcome cornerstone to a wide variety of entertainment offerings at The Inn. We look forward to seeing everyone again this fall as The RRazz Room kicks off their 2021 season at The Inn at Centre Bridge.
With weekly headliners in a beautiful, bucolic setting, patrons will once again enjoy the cabaret experience in Bucks County, PA. where they can spend many a magical evening. For ticket information please go to www.therrazzroom.com.
The feeling of a fresh start each new school year often begins for a child as they pick out new shoes, a first day of school outfit and a backpack, brimming with supplies from their class list. “For children who are homeless or live in poverty locally, having all of these new items goes a long way to building their confidence to take on a new year” says Chis Marchetti, Director of HomeFront’s Joy, Hopes & Dreams children’s program. “It gives a kid a fresh start to begin school on the right foot like everyone else.”
HomeFront’s Back To School Drive is one piece of the nonprofit’s comprehensive services model to help local families break the cycle of poverty. HomeFront’s mission is to harness the community’s resources to ease the immediate pain of homelessness and provide all the tools necessary for families to become self-sufficient. To that end, HomeFront provides dignified shelter, manages affordable housing and provides homelessness prevention funds that last year ensured approximately 515 people had a safe roof over their heads. In addition, HomeFront has a high school equivalency and job readiness program, distributes food, furniture, and household essentials, and provides children’s programs and case management for local families who are homeless or in need.
“HomeFront was like a supplementary piece to school” says Essence Scott, an adult who received help from HomeFront’s Back to School Drive as a child. “There were things because of living in the motels and below the poverty line, that we couldn’t get. HomeFront help leveled the playing field. It made it like “ok, I can work with this, from Back to School, to trips to see plays and do art, to food. With the Back To School stuff, I felt cool, like I didn’t have to come in school will ill-fitted clothing. I felt that, especially the older you get, there are more eyes and more people paying attention, so the more you stand out and the easier it is for people to bully you. Being able to come to school with new clothing and school supplies, meant a lot.”
Community members interested in helping HomeFront reach its goal of preparing 2,000 children to return to school ready to learn can sign up to sponsor a child(ren) or start a collection drive at www.homefrontnj.org or email homefront@homefrontnj.org. HomeFront is requesting all items by August 16, so the nonprofit can distribute them to our students before the first day of school.
Join our Back To School Drive providing backpacks, clothing, sneakers, and school supplies for local children in need. Sign up to sponsor one or more children, start a collection, or make a tax-deductible donation at www.homefrontnj.org and click on "Back To School."
You can also contact us by phone at (609) 791-9557 or email at homefront@homefrontnj.org. Thank you for helping our kids start the year with the confidence and essentials to thrive.
Join us at our 46th Annual Watershed FEST on Saturday, October 2, 2021, 6:30 p.m.
Campfires + Cocktails + Cuisine
?Safely gather at The Watershed Institute to celebrate outdoors and in-person.
FEST 2021 will feature a ring of personal tents (up to ten people) around our Big Top tent. Seating for 10, 8, 4 people or individual tickets are available. Consider sharing a tent with others.
Come in your best town-and-country attire, Wellies, plaids and tweeds,warm ponchos, and sweaters to keep you comfy.
Enjoy campfires, and S'mores, specialty cocktails, music, dancing, comfort cuisine, and camp games.
Explore our Silent Auction with exciting experiences and items! (coming soon).
FEST is the largest fundraising event of the year to support The Watershed Institute's mission of keeping water clean, safe and healthy.
Thank you to our sponsors, donors, supporters, and committee members who generously support this signature annual fundraiser.
TRENTON – Showcase your creative talents and skills at this year’s Mercer County 4-H Fair! There are many “Open Division” categories for public entries (youth and adult) – you do not need to be a 4-H member to exhibit. Any project created this past year can be entered in the fair, including arts and crafts, photography, gardening, clothing, woodworking and more.
Click here for more details about exhibiting at the fair and a complete schedule. Projects will be received from the general public for entry in the fair on Thursday and Friday, July 29-30, from 3 to 7 p.m. at Howell Living History Farm in Hopewell Township. New this year, fairgoers will vote on their favorite exhibits in each category on Saturday, July 31, and those receiving the most votes will be recognized on Sunday, Aug. 1. The annual Mercer County 4-H Fair is an inspirational community event showcasing the talents of the general public as well as those of 4-H members.
The 102nd annual Mercer County 4-H Fair will run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 31, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 1. Admission and parking are free. Children’s activities, hay rides, animal shows, music, farm tours and exhibits will take place throughout the fair. Plenty of food and drink, including homemade ice cream, will also be available. The opening ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. July 31 in the Show Tent.
4-H, a youth development program operated by Rutgers Cooperative Extension, provides research-based, hands-on learning experiences for youth in Mercer County. For more information about 4-H or entering projects in the fair, please contact Altaira Bejgrowicz at the Mercer County 4-H Office at (609) 989-6830 or bejgrowicz@njaes.rutgers.edu.
Howell Farm is owned by the County of Mercer and operated by the Mercer County Park Commission. It is located on Valley Road, just off Route 29, seven miles north of Washington Crossing. The GPS address is 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell Township, NJ 08530.
Please join us on Wednesday, July 14th, on our patio for a delicious summer supper paired with some of our favorite wines. For the full menu and to purchase your tickets visit us here. Seating is limited for this dinner event so don't wait to purchase your tickets. We look forward to seeing you!
In August, The Meeting House Team is taking a break from our monthly wine dinners. We will be back in September with a brand new line up of TMH events!
Join The Suppers Program for an engaging 3-week virtual program designed to teach you the impact that nutrition and mindfulness has on bone health. You will be provided with information and resources that analyze, in a non-judgmental environment, the risks and benefits of their choices.
Dates:
Thursday, June 24th 5-6 p.m.
Monday, June 28th 5-5:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 1st 5-6 p.m.
Monday, July 6th 5-5:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 8th 5-6 p.m.
Monday, July 12th 5-5:30 p.m.
Cost: This webinar is by donation. Suggested Donation is $20.
More collection locations available in Mercer County during the month of July at Grounds For Sculpture, Investors Bank, M&T Bank, and Northfield Bank. Go to www.uwgmc.org/soh for more information. For questions email Denise Daniels at denise.daniels@uwgmc.org.
New Jersey MVC will host a mobile unit on Monday, May 24, from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. People will have the opportunity to renew their registration, driver’s licenses, get Non-drivers Identification, and receive Handicap and Veterans with disabilities placards. The mobile unit will be set up in the gravel parking lot at 530 Willow Road in Hillsborough. Restroom facilities are available.
Registration is required. Email AsmZwicker@njleg.org and provide your name, address, email, phone and reason for visit. Of note: Real-IDs can only be issued if your driver’s license is expiring. For questions, please contact Pam Hersh, Director of Outreach and Communications, at phersh@njleg.org or call (732) 823-1684.
Trenton, NJ—The gates at The Old Barracks Museum are being reopened to visitors on Tuesday, May 4. Tickets to see the National Historic Landmark must be pre-purchased online at www.barracks.org at least one day prior to visiting. Masks are required to be worn by visitors, staff, and volunteers at all times. Visitation is limited to 1 group of no more than 10 people at a time to comply with the State of New Jersey's mandate on capacity reductions. The museum will be open Tuesday through Saturday. Visitation policy and hours are subject to change; please visit www.barracks.org for the most current guidelines. Reservations will go on sale beginning April 27, 2021.
The Old Barracks Museum welcomes visitors to see this historic building, which dates back to 1758 when it was used as winter quarters during the French and Indian War. During the American Revolution, it stood witness to the Battle of Trenton and served as a military hospital to provide smallpox inoculations. Visitors will meet with 18th century tradespeople who showcase the skills required for army life as well as tour the gallery on the history of New Jersey in the French and Indian War, see the bunks where soldiers slept, tour the Officers' House, see a medical room, and experience the thrill of a musket firing. Afterwards, guests can visit our Quartermaster's Shop for souvenirs as well as items from local artisans.
Although most visitors associate the building with the Battle of Trenton, the site is no stranger to the history of disease control. Following the famous battle on December 26, 1776, General George Washington designated the barracks as a military field hospital to specialize in the inoculation of soldiers with smallpox. This method of disease control was controversial for its time and pre-dated the discovery of the vaccine. Visitors will learn about this during their tour.
The Trenton landmark closed its doors on March 14 as a precautionary measure to help control the spread of COVID-19. While opening briefly during the Summer, it was necessary to close the museum's doors once again in November. Since then, the museum has brought its programming to a virtual platform. A new online exhibits including, "When Women Vote: The Old Barracks and the Anti-Suffrage Movement,""A Symbol of New Jersey to the World," and our online exhibit featuring our Sampler Collection were launched. These online exhibits are available alongside "Necessary and Proper for the Public Good: How the American Red Cross and the Old Barracks Association partnered to contribute to the World War I effort at home" and "Collection Highlights." Virtual programming has been available on the Old Barracks Museum's Facebook and YouTube pages, including shoemaking demonstrations, a history of the Quartering Act, and an explanation of the clothing of middle-class women in the late 18th century.
During the Fall season, the Old Barracks was unable to hold in-person events, including the annual Tavern Night event. The staff worked together to create a fun and informative Telethon that is available for viewing on our YouTube page and helped to raise money to support the museum.
The financial impact of the closure of the museum has been devastating to the Old Barracks Association, the private non-profit organization that manages the historic site. Private donations have been made by the general public, but the loss of visitor revenue presents financial challenges. If you would like to make a donation to help ensure the Old Barracks Museum's future as a historical landmark in New Jersey, please visit barracks.org/donate.
Princeton, NJ – April 8, 2021 -- In partnership with the Princeton Shopping Center, Sustainable Princeton presents an outdoor Sustainable Landscaping Mini-Expo at the Princeton Shopping Center on Saturday, April 24 from 12-3 PM.
Join us on Saturday, April 24th in celebration of Earth Day 2021 to learn best practices of sustainable landscaping. The warmth of spring has inspired us to get outside and enjoy our yards. While our properties are places for gathering and personal relaxation, they are also part of the local ecosystem and should be sustainably managed.
During this outdoor event, attendees will have an opportunity to explore best practices in sustainable landscaping by checking out electric landscaping equipment, learning about organic lawn care techniques, and diving into native plants.
The Mini-Expo will offer several models of electric landscaping equipment for attendees to check out. A few "green" residents will be present to show off their favorite battery-powered mowers, blowers, tillers, leaf shredders, hedge trimmers, line trimmers, and more. Stop by and get practical advice from those with first hand experience using this equipment.
This event will be held outdoors in the expansive courtyard of the Princeton Shopping Center. Plenty of outdoor space will allow us to maintain social distance. We do request that all attendees wear a mask and plan to stay six feet apart from those not from your household. We also ask all who are feeling unwell to stay at home. This includes those with a regular cough, fever, running nose, or if you have a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis.
If you are local, we encourage you to arrive sustainably by biking, walking or carpooling. Princeton Bike Advisory Committee (PBAC) will be onsite hosting a bike valet near the Verizon store for all attendees. Princeton Shopping Center is located at 301 N. Harrison Street in Princeton, New Jersey, with free parking on the premises.
Wondering what is happening locally to transition our community away from fossil-fuel landscaping equipment? Leading up to the Sustainable Landscaping Mini-Expo, Sustainable Princeton, the Municipality of Princeton and other project partners will be providing a webinar on April 21st at 7-8:30 p.m. to provide an update on Princeton's Changing the Landscaping: Healthy Yards= Healthy People project. To learn more and to register for this event, visit bit.ly/ChangingTheLandscape-2
About Sustainable Princeton:
Founded in 2012, Sustainable Princeton is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to inspire the community to develop and implement solutions that positively impact the environment. We envision Princeton to be a model town that examines every action through the lens of sustainability ensuring a healthy environment, a strong economy, and the well-being of all community members now and in the future. Sustainable Princeton leads the implementation of the Princeton Climate Action Plan, a comprehensive strategic plan to reduce the community's emissions 80% from 2010 levels by 2050.Their office is located at 1 Monument Drive, Princeton, New Jersey. For more information, please visit sustainableprinceton.org.
The Mercer County Park Commission and Mercer County Planning Department worked together to organize a bike drive to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Bike Exchange. The joint effort hauled in 400 bikes, the largest and most successful collection in the Bike Exchange’s 12-year history, said County Executive Brian M. Hughes.
Princeton Junction, NJ (April 1, 2021) – When West Windsor Arts’ staff reviewed the list of volunteers for the past year of shutdowns and pivots, they didn’t expect to come up with 127 names. This number represents individuals willing to give their time and energy by stepping up to meet the challenges of our times through the arts. It took some innovative ideas to keep volunteers engaged through projects like the Art Against Racism community art installation, sewing facemasks to donate to frontline workers, creating online galleries and receptions, and sending joy and encouragement by decorating Art Kit bags for classes and camps. In addition, the Board of Trustees and other committee members including the External Affairs Committee, Internal Affairs Committee, Governance, and the Exhibition Committee went above and beyond in contributing time and expertise on such projects as virtual gala planning, grant and loan applications, and other fundraising drives. All of this enabled West Windsor Arts to do a quick pivot from in-person to online everything, keeping programming relevant during an uncertain time.
As part of National Volunteer Week, West Windsor Arts is honoring three very dedicated individuals whose service this past year was extraordinary, awarding them the Volunteers of the Year award. Barbara Weinfield of West Windsor and Doreen Garelick of Princeton Junction are recognized for their steadfastness in a difficult time, and their keen perception of the needs of the community. High school student Samhita Ghosh is recognized for the range of services she provided, taking on any and all special projects we had to offer.
Barbara Weinfield first got involved as a student, studying oil painting with Zakia Ahmed where she found inspiration not only from her teacher and fellow students, but from the gallery outside the classroom. After class, they would often view and discuss the paintings on display, and she began wondering how art exhibits are developed and curated. The rest is history; Barbara soon joined the Exhibition Committee and has been learning about these things, plus so much more. Her involvement has encompassed everything from data entry of exhibition pieces, to prospectus writing, to coming up with thematic concepts for exhibitions. There have been unforeseen tasks as well. In 2020, like every other arts organization, the Exhibition Committee had to develop innovative ways of sharing art with the community. This challenge ushered in, among other things, the birth of the Virtual Opening Reception. For Barbara, the joy of working with West Windsor Arts has included meeting friendly, receptive, and talented people who have welcomed her to join in helping the organization, and taught her so much. Barbara shares that she is forever grateful, and looks forward to the future.
When the doors of the West Windsor Arts Center opened in 2010, Doreen Garelick and her daughter, who was then fifteen, were among its new volunteers. Their first project was setting up 100 folding chairs for a live performance in the gallery space. Four years later, Doreen was elected to the Board of Trustees and since then has served as a member of its Governance Committee, as well as the Board Secretary for all but one of the past seven years. The highlights of her work at West Windsor Arts include writing policies that guide the non-profit as it fulfills its mission and grant applications that fund important organizational growth projects. Doreen was also one of the founders of the mARTian Project, which is a creative placemaking initiative that combines public art with West Windsor’s unique local history. When asked what motivates her support for West Windsor Arts, Doreen replied, “having a thriving arts center builds stronger community identity, develops connections among a broad group of neighbors, and encourages individual creativity. It’s generated countless uplifting and rewarding experiences for our students and patrons!”
Samhita Ghosh, a junior at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, has been volunteering as part of West Windsor Arts’ Special Events Crew since July of 2019. She has helped out with a variety of events and activities like decorating art kits, the Art Against Racism project, and art show receptions. Samhita’s most memorable volunteer activity was the WWArts Mask Donation project, as it provided a way to directly help out affected communities during the pandemic. Samhita appreciates all that she’s learned from working with the organization. About her experience, Samhita says, “It has not only provided valuable interpersonal skills but also so many opportunities to connect art and service. Before working with the West Windsor Arts Council, I didn’t think it was possible to use art to help the community, but now I know that’s not true, and I’m grateful to be a part of this experience.”
West Windsor Arts sends a sincere thank you to Barbara Weinfield, Doreen Garelick, Samhita Ghosh, and all volunteers for sharing their time and talents. All members of the community are welcome to join this vital team. For more information, visit www.westwindsorarts.org/volunteer.
About West Windsor Arts: West Windsor Arts’ mission is to provide high quality cultural programming that brings people together and transforms the world around us by inspiring, educating and promoting the arts and art appreciation for our diverse community. For information, please visit www.westwindsorarts.org. Office and gallery hours by appointment. Call 609.716.1931 or write info@westwindsorarts.org.
We are happy to share that the HiTOPS Princeton Half Marathon will be virtual November 1st – 14th and should conditions allow, we’ll have a live race on November 14.
Registration is NOW OPEN for Virtual Half Marathon and Youth Run. HiTOPS will open registration for our live event later this year when we know exactly what will be permitted. Participants who register for the 2021 Virtual Half Marathon and those who deferred in 2020 will be the first invited to upgrade their registration to the live event before the general public. We may have a reduced field size for a live event, so registering for the virtual event is the best way to secure your spot.
What makes our race so incredibly unique - our downtown start and finish and a course that captures all of Princeton - also complicates our ability to meet safety standards. We are working hard to figure it out! Running 13.1 miles through the middle of Princeton requires coordination with multiple entities, now including state and local health officials. We are awaiting further evaluation by Princeton Township as it relates to the pandemic progress. Keep your fingers crossed!
The Paul Robeson House of Princeton will sponsor a series of live and virtual events April 4-9 to commemorate Paul Robeson’s 123rd birthday. Activities include a “Football Toss and Hunt” in Palmer Square, a Robeson-themed virtual storytime and a YouTube premiere about Robeson's legacy.
The highlight of the week will be a Memorial Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Robeson Bust in front of the Arts Council of Princeton at noon on Friday, April 9. Mayor Mark Freda will officially designate April 9 as Paul Robeson Day in Princeton, followed by a tour of Robeson sites in the Witherspoon Jackson Neighborhood led by historian Shirley Satterfield. Click here for more information.
Choir camp for rising 4th through 9th graders, led by the faculty and staff of Princeton Girlchoir and Princeton Boychoir
PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ, MARCH 24, 2021 – Westrick Music Academy is excited to launch its third year of Camp Westrick, which features voice training and performance with some of the country's leading children's choir directors, musical theater class, daily choir rehearsals, development of musicianship, fun games, and more. Our experienced instructors and counselors create a fun, safe environment offering opportunities for students to develop musical and vocal technique while creating friendships and learning to work together. The week long camp culminates in a celebratory performance of music and skills learned during the week for family and friends.
Camp Westrick will run from Monday August 2 –Friday, August 6 from 9am – 12pm and is open to rising 4th through 9th grade boys and girls – there are no audition requirements. The camp location will be announced at a later date, with possibilities for fully virtual, fully in-person or a hybrid of both being considered.
Founded in 1989 as Princeton Girlchoir, the organization has grown over the past 30 years from 27 girls to more than 300 singing in seven choirs. In 2017, the organization added the Princeton Boychoir to its ranks with 50 boys singing in the inaugural season. To accommodate these flagship choirs and additional growing programs, the board announced in January 2018 the creation of a new umbrella organization, Westrick Music Academy, after the founder, Jan Westrick, that would continue to house Princeton Girlchoir and Princeton Boychoir as they currently stand.
For more information about camp, the organization, or to schedule an audition, please visit www.westrickmusic.org/camp/, or contact the office at (609) 688-1888.
More About Westrick Music Academy
Westrick Music Academy provides opportunities to grow in a supportive, inclusive, and joyous environment through the experience of musical excellence. Formerly known as Princeton Girlchoir, Westrick Music Academy (WMA) is the new umbrella organization that houses:
Princeton Girlchoir
Princeton Boychoir
Music Education Programs
The Music Education Programs offered by WMA are designed to serve both members of the organization’s flagship choirs and those in the broader community. With expanded offerings over the coming years, we plan to provide high quality musical experiences for all ability levels and all ages.
More About Princeton Girlchoir
Where girls make powerful, graceful, and joyous music, and music makes powerful, graceful, and joyous girls.
Fueled by the power of a girl's voice, Princeton Girlchoir presents extraordinary performances at home and throughout the world, while educating the musician, building confidence, and fostering a life-long love of singing together. Founded in 1989 as an after-school activity for girls interested in choral music, Princeton Girlchoir has grown into the area’s premier training and performance choir for girls, with over 300 choristers participating each year. The organization has seven choirs, comprising girls in 3rd through 12th grade. These choirs present music from a wide array of genres, conductors and composers. While honing their musicianship, choristers begin life-long friendships, enjoy professional performance opportunities, and travel the world.
Princeton Girlchoir has been honored to perform in a wide array of venues for audiences both nationally and internationally. Notable performances include the North American premiere of Tan Dun’s Symphony 1997 with Yo-Yo Ma at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center; multiple appearances at Carnegie Hall; performances for Hillary Rodham Clinton, Jeb Bush, Rush Holt, and Sandra Day O’Connor; performing the national anthem at several professional sporting events; and appearances at conferences of the American Choral Directors Association, Organization of American Kodály Educators, and NJ Music Educators Association.
More About Princeton Boychoir
Princeton Boychoir develops boys into confident young men of character, through inspired training in singing, music education, and leadership, who share their musical excellence within the community and beyond. Launched in Fall 2017, Princeton Boychoir is poised to become the premier extracurricular vocal program for boys in the region. PBC is composed of boys from third through twelfth grade, who are placed by audition in one of our three ensembles: Apprentice Choir, Treble Choir, and the Young Men’s Ensemble. Singers are placed by ability, matching each boy with the choir that best suits his vocal, artistic, and musicianship level. In addition to striving for musical excellence, choristers in Princeton Boychoir grow in maturity, self-discipline, focus, and leadership.
Although the Boychoir grew from its sister organization, Princeton Girlchoir, and the two choirs share many traits, there is a unique spirit when “boys night” starts every Thursday. Led by Fred Meads, former Director of Vocal Studies at the American Boychoir School and veteran with Princeton Girlchoir, each chorister in Princeton Boychoir strives to be an outstanding musician while developing a sense of poise and self-confidence through education and performance, challenging him to tap into the best part of who he is and what he can accomplish.
Looking for a fun family event that celebrates spring? Hop on over to Terhune Orchards on April 3rd and 4th from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. for Bunny Chase. With fresh open air of the farm, enjoy the arrival of Spring this Easter weekend.
The Bunny Chase is a non-competitive event perfect for children 2-10 years old especially, but enjoyable for all ages. Follow hand-drawn clues around the farm in a self-guided treasure hunt. At the end of the hunt, children can choose to do bunny themed craft activities and meet Terhune’s own real bunny rabbits ($5 charge for activities and barn area).
Enjoy the sights and sounds of our farm waking up for spring, with greenery emerging all around, farm animals frolicking in the barnyard and the sounds of chirping birds coming from the trees. Stroll along the farm trail for an up-close view of nature.
After a long winter, Terhune’s barnyard of animals will be happy to see friendly visitors. Take a hop in the Hippity Hop Corral and race the ducks in the Duckie Race. Have fun with children’s games, pedal tractors and children’s play area in the barn yard. Pony rides in the pasture will be a fun way to see spring unfolding.
After all that hopping, visit Farm Food Tent for snacks or lunch. It will be filled with farm fresh homemade goodies like apple cider donuts, pies, cookies, fresh pressed apple cider, soup, chili and much more. Sit back and relax to live music both Saturday and Sunday.
The Terhune Orchards Vineyard & Winery will be open in the Wine Orchard with plenty of open air, distanced seating. Tasting flights are available to take to your table to sample wines made from grapes grown right on the farm. Toast spring’s arrival with a glass of Blossom White, a semi-sweet white wine with fragrant notes of honeysuckle, or one of our other award-winning white, red and fruit-based wines.
The farm store and outdoor farm market will have produce, apples, herbs, flowering plants and baked goods; all you need for Easter holiday and Spring. Place your order ahead of time online for Curbside Pick-up.
Celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of our spring season on the farm. Get out enjoy the fresh, farm open air!
West Windsor Arts Council is holding their 2021 Member Only Show- A juried exhibition featuring floral themes. Artists have used flowers for their symbolism in history, evocative qualities, and their ability to represent everything from decay to passion. Exhibit dates will be from Tuesday, March 16, 2021, to Friday, May 14, 2021. We will be showcasing artworks of various mediums.
For more information regarding the exhibition please visit the WWAC website at https://westwindsorarts.org/exhibition/member_show/ or call (609) 716-1931. WWAC is located at 952 Alexander Road, Princeton Junction, NJ, 08550.
Easter egg hunts. Carnival rides. A spring dance. The biggest bunny hot-air balloon ever. It's all in store for your kids and their friends at our Virtual Block Party - Spring Edition in Roblox!
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction - new 2021 programs just added!
8 weeks start: Tuesday, April 11, 2021 - 6:30 to 9:00 pm
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is based on the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn. The program's structured educational approach offers mindfulness meditation and gentle yoga as the core of its program to guide people to take better care of themselves and to live healthier and more adaptive lives. MBSR provides training in meditation, mindful-yoga, and relaxation to mobilize your mind/body resources to work with stress, pain, and illness in new ways that can promote growth and healing. The program includes eight 2 1/2-hour sessions, a one-day retreat, a workbook available online, audio online practices and requires a strong commitment to daily practice.
Why take this program now?
Hear from recent MBSR graduates: "During the pandemic it seems that all my days have just been blending together. I have felt anxious, depressed, and like many others, I have missed socializing and meeting new people. Taking the MBSR course has helped me to be more "in the present" and aware of the good that is around me. Instead of just reacting and feeling anxious, I now have new tools to be at peace. I have learned to focus on the present instead of having my mind cluttered with the unknowns. I have also learned to be more patient and accepting of myself, with a more positive voice within me. The added bonus of taking this class is the group of new friends I have met and grown with during the 8-week course. I highly recommend this to anyone who needs a chance to slow down, and for anyone that is feeling anxious, overwhelmed or lonely." J.R.
MBSR is an invaluable program to help you get centered. It enabled me to learn coping strategies for more emotions and feelings and eventually process them constructively. Our support group was wonderful, and all the discussions, exercises and meditations were very nurturing as we learnt better self-care and communication. Deborah and Serena are simply awesome teachers.
Princeton Pong is set to host the First Annual USATT New Jersey State Qualification Tournament! Over 20 different events to choose from with ALL 1st Place Winners receiving an automatic bid into the Main Draw at US Nationals in July. Winners will also have their entry fee WAIVED for that event! Sign-up today @ https://www.princetonpong.com/tournaments or go directly to https://omnipong.com/omnipong.asp. Please contact Ben@princetonpong.com or call 609-987-8500 for any questions. Hope to see you at the club!!
Classes include Yoga for Singers, Group Ukelele, Musical Theater Fun, Comedy Improv Workshop and Private Voice Lessons Classes are available for youth and adults and will run from March 15 - April 19
"Share the Love" A Virtual Art Event – 12 noon - 1:30 p.m.
Join us virtually — Print a heart, write an inspirational quote or color it with your kids. We'll display these at our Hopewell Pop-Up Art Gallery and Donation Center and later the HomeFront Family Campus, our safe haven for families experiencing homelessness.
Monday 2/15:
Welcome to HomeFront Orientation 11 a.m. - 12 noon
Virtual Tours of our Main Office/Food Pantry/Warehouse 1 - 2 p.m.
Volunteer to deliver groceries to homeless families living in area motels. 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday 2/16:
Virtual packing event for snack and activity bags.
Two sessions: 10 - 11 a.m. and 2 - 3 p.m.
Wednesday 2/17:
Lunch & Learn with Connie and Sarah, our CEO and founder and COO,
12 noon - 1:30 p.m.
Thursday 2/18:
Homelessness and Hunger in the Time of COVID-19: A Panel Discussion
sponsored by Princeton Public Library. Via Zoom, 6 p.m.
Friday 2/19:
Virtual Tour of our Main Office/Food Pantry/Warehouse 10 - 11 a.m.
Throw a Virtual Rent Party. Contact us for details
Saturday 2/20:
Volunteer in the Diaper Resource Center at the HomeFront Family Campus, 10 a.m. - 12 noon
Sunday 2/21:
Watch the premiere of Homeless, a production by Force for Good, featuring the founder of the Tiny House Project with words by HomeFront. 7p.m.
OTHER?OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE:Visit Hopewell Pop-Up Art Gallery and Donation Center;Record yourself or your child reading a toddler-friendly story so we can share with our preschoolers; Sign up to be a volunteer; Organize a drive; Organize a fundraiser; Follow us on social media; Join an events committee – Picnic or 5K
Urge your congressmen and women to Provide Exit Solutions for People Experiencing Homelessness in Noncongregate Shelter.Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/HousingRelief
HomeFront’s “Week of Hope” – Participate from Feb. 14-21 and spread the Valentines spirit of caring to local homeless families:
Sunday, February 14 –Kick off HomeFront’s Week of Hope with their “Share The Love” Virtual Art Event: 12pm-1:30pm. Participants will decorate hearts, adorn them with poetry and inspirational quotes that will ultimately be displayed at HomeFront’s Family Campus, a temporary shelter for 38 local homeless families. Register at: www.homefrontnj.org.
Monday, February 15 (President’s Day): Attend one of HomeFront’s “Week of Hope” virtual learning forums about local homelessness and hunger, solutions and how to get involved. “Welcome to HomeFront” Orientation (11am – 12pm) and a virtual tour of HomeFront’s pantry, FreeStore, ArtSpace and Furnish the Future program (1-2pm). Register for these free events at: www.homefrontnj.org.
Tuesday, February 16 – Join HomeFront for a Virtual Snack & Activity Bag “Packing Event.” Community members can shop for, pack up, and deliver snack and activity bags for local homeless families. Tune in to ZOOM at 10am-12pm or 2pm-3pm as you pack your activity bags to learn more about HomeFront, the local situation, and how to get involved. Register at: www.homefrontnj.org.
Wednesday, February 17 – Attend HomeFront’s “Week of Hope” Virtual Lunch & Learn with CEO, Connie Mercer & COO, Sarah Steward. Learn and join in on a discussion about local homelessness and hunger, solutions and how to get involved. (12-1:30pm) Register for this free event at: www.homefrontnj.org
Friday, February 19 – Take part in HomeFront’s “Week of Hope” with a ZOOM tour from 10-11am of HomeFront’s headquarters, including its food pantry, FreeStore, Furnish the Future program and ArtSpace. HomeFront’s mission is to end homelessness in Central NJ and provide families the tools they need to become self-sufficient. Register for this free event at www.homefrontnj.org
Saturday, February 20 – Take part in HomeFront’s “Week of Hope” by volunteering on-site in our Diaper Resource Center which benefits local families in need, at the HomeFront Family Campus, 101 Celia Way in Ewing. (10am-12pm) Register at www.homefrontnj.org
Sunday, February 21 – Join HomeFront during their “Week of Hope” with a viewing of a short film created by Force for Good about the Tiny House project and homelessness (2/21 at 7pm). A panel discussion, in which HomeFront will take part, will follow the film. Register at www.homefrontnj.org
Princeton Community Housing to Hold Virtual Fundraiser to benefit the organization’s Covid-19 Rent Relief with Keynote Speaker Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
Princeton, New Jersey, January 13, 2021 (Princeton Community Housing):
Professor Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. will speak about his latest book, New York Times Bestseller, Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own at Princeton Community Housing’s (PCH) virtual fundraiser on February 24, 2021, at 7 pm.
The fundraising event will will include a lecture by Dr. Glaude and a question and answer session moderated by Rev. Lukata Mjumbe of Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church, a trustee of PCH. Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions before the event. Funds raised will go to PCH’s Covid-19 Rent Relief Fund for PCH residents who have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. General admission will cost $50. Student tickets will cost $25. For $85, registrants for the event will also receive a signed copy of Begin Again. Donations can also be made in support of the event and PCH’s Covid-19 Rent Relief Fund.Additional information about the event and tickets can be found at www.PCHHomes.org.
Eddie S. Glaude Jr. is department chair and the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University. In his most recent book, Begin Again, Glaude explores the life and work of author and activist James Baldwin. Glaude calls on his readers to learn from Baldwin’s story, as well as America’s failed attempts to confront the past, and ask ourselves how we will Begin Again. Glaude states: “Baldwin’s vision requires a confrontation with our history (with slavery, Jim Crow segregation, with whiteness) to overcome its hold on us. Not to posit the greatness of America, but to establish the ground upon which to imagine the country anew.”
Princeton Community Housing (PCH) develops, provides, manages, and advocates for affordable, safe and well-maintained homes offering all people the opportunity to build more productive and fulfilling lives. PCH was formed in 1967 by a small group of community leaders. Today, PCH is a successful developer, manager and provider of welcoming affordable housing in the community. PCH owns and manages 466 rental apartments and continues to advocate for additional opportunities. To learn more, visit www.PCHHomes.org.
January 21, 2021
By Joseph Yannielli
- Princeton & Slavery Project
During its first two hundred years, Princeton University (then the College of New Jersey) was a segregated institution. Prior to the Civil War, as the school became increasingly dependent on money from southern slaveholders, its students, faculty, and administrators remained committed to white supremacy.
At the same time, African Americans were a constant presence on campus. Slaves lived and worked at the President’s House and were sold at auction within sight of Nassau Hall. Black residents of Princeton filled essential roles on campus as cooks, janitors, and servants. Others advanced the school’s educational mission as research and teaching assistants. Some black workers became minor celebrities and unofficial mascots, and they posed for photos for graduating seniors. A small number of former slaves studied on campus. Life for these pioneering laborers and scholars could be difficult, and they endured threats, ridicule, and physical violence. One Princeton resident later compared the school to a southern plantation.
The Art Museum is partnering with the Arts Council of Princeton to provide free online art-making experiences. Weekly classes are taught over Zoom so participants can join live, using materials available at home. Each week's lesson features works from the Museum's collections and is introduced by a Student Tour Guide. This series will be held Thursday evenings, February 4 through March 4. Details and free registration for the February 4 class here.
Princeton, NJ — Princeton Education Foundation (PEF) is holding a unique event where individuals can join Lillipies, beloved Princeton bakery, to bake with family and friends in the community. This is an opportunity to learn how to bake like a professional.
PEF is partnering with Lillipies for an exciting LIVE event where founder and baker, Jen Carson, shows you how to make her version of "pop-tarts", and how to convert the recipe to make her signature Lillipie at home. A chance to come together in real-time, from near and far, to bake virtually and have a Sunday afternoon that you will never forget!
Get ready to "Zoom with Jen Carson" and learn how to prepare delicious treats, while supporting Princeton teachers, and helping distribute teacher grants that lead to further innovation, and enhanced student experiences in the classroom.
#LearningWithLillipies Tickets are $40, and 100% of the proceeds go to benefit the Princeton Education Foundation (PEF), to continue its mission of supporting education excellence in the Princeton Public Schools into 2021. You won't want to miss this special experience! Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 3pm EST
The Princeton Education Foundation (PEF) is deeply grateful to Jen Carson, Owner of Lillipies, Former Teacher, Princeton Public Schools Parent, and Builder Of Community for donating her time and her talent to get us started on our fundraising drive in 2021, so that we can better support our amazing teachers who in turn can better support our wonderful children in all aspects of their education during these challenging times.
The Arts Council of Princeton rings in 2021 with a new exhibit Travels: Domestic and aBroad, featuring works by Krysia Kolodziej and Libby Ramage in the Taplin Gallery from January 4 – January 30.
When artists Krysia Kolodziej and Libby Ramage met in the early 1990s, Kolodziej was editing for Princeton University Press and writing poetry; Ramage was starting her work teaching art to very young children while making and exhibiting her own art. Both inveterate savers of ephemera, they have been supporting each other's art-making ever since.
In the artists' words, "We have each preserved pieces of the past that spoke to us and remade them into expressions of our lives now, where all the pieces fit perfectly together."
Ramage's mixed media pieces – with painting and drawing using acrylics and charcoal – were created from a scrapbook originally compiled by her stepfather's mother, Hilda, a formidable woman who reigned over her family imperiously. Hilda saved everything from her once-in-a-lifetime trip to Europe in 1957, hence the "aBroad" portion of the show's title. Ramage rescued the scrapbook from the landfill and has been mining these materials for the past eight years, weaving one woman's experience and the nostalgia of memories with her own sensibilities and creativity.
Kolodziej's work, the "Domestic" in the title, uses domestic imagery (vintage fabrics, women's jewelry, wrist watches, postage stamps, dressmaker's patterns, zippers and buttons, thread, even the pieces of a broken-down piano) and techniques (sewing, for example) combined with mixed media techniques and collage to create visual poems. These reference the hours of unpaid labor of women not in the paid workforce–but for whom the home was/is the workplace–or that same labor expended after completing a full-time job. Items from the traditionally male domain are also present: pieces of wood, nuts and bolts, and/or electronic bits, all from Kolodziej's late father's workbench.
The Taplin Gallery hours are Monday-Thursday from 11am-6pm, and Friday & Saturday, 11am-4pm. To learn more, visit artscouncilofprinceton.org
The Arts Council of Princeton, a non-profit organization founded in 1967, fulfills its mission of building community through the arts by presenting a wide range of programs including public art projects, exhibitions, performances, free community cultural events, and studio-based classes and workshops. Arts Council of Princeton programs are designed to be high-quality, engaging, affordable and accessible for the diverse population in the greater Princeton region. To learn more, visit artscouncilofprinceton.org or follow @artscouncilofprinceton.
Princeton Ballet School, the official school of American Repertory Ballet, invites dancers ages 13 and up to jump-start the new year with a comprehensive virtual Winter Intensive, January 4-8.
"Dancers will have the opportunity to study different techniques and styles with master teachers from across the country and Europe," says School Director Aydmara Cabrera. "The virtual format enables us to bring these incredible guest artists and educators to our School safely, which would have been impossible otherwise due to travel, space, and schedule restrictions."
The Winter Intensive faculty features Riccardo De Nigris, Christina Johnson, Sarah Lane, Caridad Martinez, Jorge Navarro, Yulia Rakova, Nadia Thompson, and Tania Vergara. Classes include classical ballet technique, pointe, character, variations, contemporary, and flamenco, and meets Monday-Thursday from 4:00 - 7:30 p.m., and Friday from 4:00-6:00 p.m.
To register for Princeton Ballet School's 2021 Winter Intensive, please visit arballet.org. For additional information or questions, please contact Aydmara Cabrera at acbrera@arballet.org or call (609) 921-7758 ext. 12
Guest Faculty
Born in Trani, South Italy, Riccardo De Nigris trained with La Scala Di Milano, where he performed with the company in his graduate year. He continued his professional career with Dominic Walsh Dance Theatre in Houston, the Czech National Theatre Brno, and as a soloist with Germany's Augsburg Ballet. De Nigris is the recipient of the Augsburg Allgemeine award for outstanding artists, and the audience prize for choreography at the Genesis International Choreographic Competition for the Milwaukee Ballet. In 2019, American Repertory Ballet commissioned De Nigris to create Beyond the Normal, for the company's opening performances at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.
Christina Johnson trained at Boston School of Ballet, School of American Ballet and Dance Theatre of Harlem. She began her professional career at the age of seventeen with Boston Ballet, before Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH), where she became a principal dancer within four years. In her thirteen-year tenure with DTH, she worked with masters such as Jerome Robbins, Frederic Franklin, Suzanne Farrell, Allegra Kent, Geoffrey Holder, Glen Tetley, Ulysses Dove, and Sir Anthony Dowell, among others. Johnson was also a member of Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève and Ballett Basel as well as a founding member of Complexions Contemporary Ballet, and a featured guest artist with various companies worldwide, including the Royal Ballet of London. After her performance career, Johnson has been sought after as a teacher, coach and ballet master and has worked with companies such as Pacific Northwest Ballet, Washington Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Joffrey Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Pennsylvania Ballet among others. She is currently on faculty at Marin Ballet in San Rafael, CA, and is Adjunct Faculty at Dominican University in LINES/Dominican BFA in Dance Program.
Born in San Francisco, California, Sarah Lane began her dance training in Memphis, Tennessee under the direction of Pat Gillespie at the Memphis Classical Ballet. When her family moved to Rochester, New York, she continued instruction with Timothy Draper and Jamey Leverett at the Draper Center for Dance Education. When Lane was sixteen, she received a full scholarship to the Boston Ballet's Summer Program. In 2000 and 2001, she was awarded first place and the Capezio Class Excellence Award at the North American Ballet Festival. In 2002, Lane was a Young Arts Winner in Dance/Ballet, and through Young Arts became a 2002 U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts. Lane joined American Ballet Theatre as an apprentice in August 2003, became a member of the Company's corps de ballet in April 2004 and was appointed a Soloist in August 2007. She was promoted to Principal Dancer in September 2017. Lane was a recipient of the Princess Grace Award in 2007 and a 2008 Leonore Annenberg Fellowship in the Arts. She was the dancing double for Natalie Portman in Fox Searchlight Pictures' feature film Black Swan.
Caridad Martinez graduated from the Escuela Nacional de Arte in Havana, Cuba. She studied with Fernando and Alicia Alonso, Joaquin Banegas, Azary Plisetski, Ramona de Saa, Karemia Moreno, and Jose Pares. After leaving the National Ballet of Cuba, where she was a principal dancer. Martinez founded The Havana Ballet Theater that transformed the performing arts in Cuba during the 1980s. She went on to choreograph for the Hispanic Heritage Awards, and for Julian Schnabel's film Before Night Falls. In New York, Martinez has shared her expertise as Director of the Brooklyn Ballet School and Conservatory, Director of the Ballet & Curriculum Training Program at Ballet Hispanico, and faculty and Summer Program Director at the 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center. Martinez serves as faculty member of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Ailey/Fordham and Certificate programs, coach of Classical works for Dance Theater of Harlem, serves on the board of Ballet Beyond Borders and is working on an oral history project about her life and career under the auspices of the Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU.
Jorge Navarro began flamenco dance instruction at the age of twelve in his homeland of Andalucia, Spain. He became a full-time dance company member six years later and performed throughout Europe and the Americas. In the 1980's, Mr. Navarro founded his own dance company, which performed throughout North, South, and Central America. While they danced in many large theaters, they also performed in school auditoriums as well. Mr. Navarro felt a special pride in reaching young audiences and providing them with the experience of live music and dance. Mr. Navarro's dedication to arts education culminated in 2004 in his forming a not-for-profit corporation, Arts Flamenco, taking the flamenco form to new heights. In 2015 Arts Flamenco opened its own dance creative cultural center in New York City.
Yuliya Rakova was born in Russia and began her ballet training at the age of ten at the Perm State Choreographic College in Russia. Upon graduation in 1995, she was invited to join the Perm Tchaikovsky Opera and Ballet Theater. Ms. Rakova danced with the company for five years before moving to Moscow, where she joined the Moscow Dance Theater of Alexei Fadeechev as a soloist. In 2001 she joined the Russian National Ballet and danced with the company until she moved to the United States. Rakova has worked with notable choreographers such as Trey McIntyre, Ben Stevenson and Alexei Ratmansky. She has taught for professional ballet schools such as Kirov Academy of Ballet, Ellison Ballet, Joffrey Ballet School, and Pennsylvania Ballet.
Ballet master, teacher, and choreographer, Nadia Thompson, has held faculty positions at prominent ballet companies all over the world. She is the former ballet mistress at Royal New Zealand Ballet and Milwaukee Ballet; and she is a repetiteur for, and stages ballets for numerous choreographers, including Riccardo De Nigris, Michael Pink, and Timothy O'Donnell. Thompson trained at the Royal Ballet School in London, and at the Frances Davis Thompson School of Ballet in Brisbane, Australia. As a leading artist throughout Europe and the USA with Boston Ballet, Northern Ballet Theatre and London City Ballet, Thompson performed all major roles in the classical repertoire and created many modern and contemporary works working with Twyla Tharp, Merce Cunningham, Mark Morris and Lila York, among others. She obtained the prestigious Royal Academy of Dance Solo Seal and was awarded the Adeline Genée Bronze medal by Dame Margot Fonteyn.
Tania Vergara trained in Cuba and taught at the prestigious National Ballet School from 1986-2013. During that time, she founded, directed and was the choreographer of Endedans, a Cuban contemporary dance company. After coming to the United States in 2014, she joined the faculty of the School of Ballet Arts in Lake Worth, Florida, and she became a popular guest choreographer for dance companies across the U.S. Her work has won many awards, including the Ibero-American Choreography Award, the Anacaona "Golden Flower" Distinction granted by the Dominican Republic's Igneri Foundation, and the National Union of Writers and Artist of Cuba Choreography Award (UNEAC). She is on the faculty at The Sarasota Cuban Ballet School in Sarasota, Florida.
About American Repertory Ballet
American Repertory Ballet's mission is to bring the joy, beauty, artistry and discipline of classical and contemporary dance to New Jersey and nationwide audiences and to dance students through artistic and educational programs. Founded as the Princeton Ballet Society in 1954, the organization now comprises: the preeminent professional classical and contemporary ballet company in the state; Princeton Ballet School, one of the largest and most respected non-profit dance schools in the nation; and ARB's Access & Enrichment initiatives, including the long-running and acclaimed DANCE POWER program. In November 2020, Ethan Stiefel was named Artistic Director Designate. To learn more, visit arballet.org.
Skillman resident Bart Talleon, a senior executive at Johnson & Johnson who achieved another unofficial world record for most chin-ups in three minutes, delivers a presentation check for $40,000 to Princeton Family YMCA Board Chair Merilyn Rovira of Princeton.
PRINCETON, NJ -- Three months after local Johnson & Johnson senior executive Bart Talloen made history by accomplishing an unofficial world record while raising money for the Princeton Family YMCA, he delivered a check this week representing $40,000 in total donations.
He completed 104 chin-ups in 3 minutes – beating the official world record of 100. The attempt was privately recorded at home on August 27 by family without official witnesses present.
The achievement is a few years in the making. On Talloen's 55th birthday in 2018, he completed 489 push-ups in 10 minutes – an unofficial world record. The next year, he attempted a Guinness World Record for most decline push-ups in one minute and came just short of that official record.
"An actual GWR still eludes me, but I will not give up," Talloen says. "My life motto is: 'Believe in the impossible. You can achieve your dreams, if you want it badly enough.'"
Talloen was born and raised in Belgium and has spent most of his professional career at Johnson & Johnson. He's been married for 30 years, has two adult sons, and his hobbies center on fitness and sports, including running, biking, and push-ups. In all that he does, Talloen is focused on making a fundamental difference and leaving behind a legacy.
Breaking world records is already quite a legacy, but Talloen is also making a difference in his community by offering a tremendous gift during his record-breaking attempts. Over the course of his three world record efforts, he has raised nearly $80,000 for the Princeton Family YMCA.
"I prefer supporting YMCA because they are local in Princeton, they have a unique purpose and their work and mission is centered around kids," Talloen says.
His fundraising efforts will have a direct effect on the Princeton Family YMCA's work in the community. The YMCA had to close its doors in mid-March as the COVID-19 crisis began, and the organization has since pivoted to focus on how it can be of the most help to its neighbors in need.
To date, the Princeton Family YMCA has provided more than 60,000 pounds of food, including fresh produce, dairy and meat products, to households in need in the Princeton area. The Princeton Family YMCA also reopened its day camp last summer and provides distance learning support for parents and caregivers who cannot work from home.
This work – and much more – would not be possible without the generous support of local donors.
"We are truly grateful to Bart and the many donors who are supporting him. We need funding to keep up with the many very urgent needs we're addressing – food insecurity, safe, quality childcare for working families, learning supports for children and youth who are the most under resourced and whose families are experiencing the worst impacts of the pandemic. Every donation helps – and we can't thank Bart and others like him who are by our side right now," says Princeton Family YMCA CEO Kate Bech.
Members of the community who would like to support the Princeton Family YMCA's mission can donate through the organization's website: https://princetonymca.org/donate/.
About the Y
The Y is one of the nation's leading nonprofit strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Across the U.S., 2,687 Ys engage 21 million men, women and children – regardless of age, income or background – to nurture the potential of children and teens, improve the nation's health and well-being and provide opportunities to give back and support neighbors. Anchored in more than 10,000 communities, the Y has the long-standing relationships and physical presence not just to promise, but to deliver, lasting personal and social change. www.princetonymca.org
This intimate and moving remembrance of departed friends is by William Finn, the Tony Award-winning composer of Falsettos and A New Brain. It pays tribute to a disparate group that includes impresario Joe Papp, actors Peggy Hewitt and Jack Eric Williams, a teacher, the Korean family who ran a deli frequented by Finn, relatives in New Jersey, friends, long-lost pets, and, in a moving sequence, Finn's mother. A three-song conclusion offers a tribute to the victims of 9/11. Each number captures poignant, often funny glimpses of life and death that sparkle with the narrative sophistication always apparent in Finn's work.
Elegies: A Song Cycle is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.
The Winter Village will be held from Nov. 27 to Dec. 24. Tuesdays through Sundays 12 to 6pm
Vendor Chalets are located on Palmer Square, at the Garden Theatre and at Hinds Plaza. Chalets will be decorated courtesy of McCarter Theatre. Discover local artists, artisan handicrafts and specialty items and see artists at work in their chalets.... Local restaurants will be selling hot drinks and snacks outdoors and local retailers will be offering sidewalk sales.
Kick off your holiday shopping at the Arts Council of Princeton's Sauce for the Goose Outdoor Art Market on November 14 from 10am-4pm at the Princeton Shopping Center, 301 N. Harrison St, Princeton. Celebrating its 27th year, Sauce for the Goose offers shoppers the unique opportunity to purchase handmade pieces directly from 25 local artisans and crafters working in ceramics, textiles, jewelry, fine art, and more.
"Now more than ever, the world needs more art," says Adam Welch, Executive Director of the Arts Council of Princeton. "We are excited to partner with the Princeton Shopping Center to support and connect regional artists with the community in the beautiful, safe outdoor setting of the Princeton Shopping Center courtyard. We can't wait to see you."
In addition to selling their art, vendors will also be at work demonstrating their talents for visitors to observe their process, and powerhouse vocalist and local favorite ESSIE will be performing in the courtyard from 12-3pm.
Featured artists and vendors: Amber Luning, Black Lab Ceramics, Cinnamon Sticks Crafts, David Meadow, East Coast Alchemy, Hummingbird Arts, Jennifer Baumgartner, John Rounds, Jola House, Madd Potters Studio, Maria Sordo, Michael Brailove, Moxie Sorbet Designs, OverSea Creations, Penelope Plum Designs, Sarah Stryker, Source Element Designs, Stones with Spirit, Storcks Designs, Susan DeConcini, Vera Kirilenko, and Walking Olive.
For vendor profiles and more information, visit artscouncilofprinceton.org. For a directory of businesses at the Princeton Shopping Center, please visit princetonshoppingcenter.com. Free, ample parking is available at the Shopping Center.
Arts Council of Princeton
The Arts Council of Princeton, a non-profit organization founded in 1967, fulfills its mission of building community through the arts by presenting a wide range of programs including public art projects, exhibitions, performances, free community cultural events, and studio-based classes and workshops. Arts Council of Princeton programs are designed to be high-quality, engaging, affordable and accessible for the diverse population in the greater Princeton region. To learn more, visit artscouncilofprinceton.org or follow @artscouncilofprinceton.
A new national effort asks K-12 schools to voluntarily — and anonymously — report their confirmed and suspected coronavirus cases, along with the safety strategies they're using.
Opening schools safely in person is seen as key to restarting the economy and recovering the learning loss that has fallen most heavily on marginalized groups of students. There are also many fears associated with reopening — of severe illness among vulnerable staff and family members, and of stoking broader outbreaks, as seems to have happened where colleges have reopened in person.
The COVID-19 School Response Dashboard, which NPR is reporting on exclusively, was created with the help of several national education organizations. Right now it shows an average of 230 cases per 100,000 students, and 490 per 100,000 staff members, in the first two weeks of September. The responses come from public, private and charter schools in 47 states, serving roughly 200,000 students both in person and online, as of Tuesday, Sept. 22.
Join The Watershed Institute's 4th Annual Watershed Conference to learn more about climate change and its impact on water. The conference takes place online in the first week of November.
Ben Strauss, the CEO and Chief Scientist of Climate Central, will be the conference's keynote speaker. He will share the oldest stories in history to illustrate what climate change means for humanity.
Water quality can be directly impacted by climate change in a number of ways, most notably increased polluted stormwater runoff and warmer stream temperatures.
Expert speakers will discuss the regional impacts, sea level rise, environmental justice, and more. Participate in this conference under the Watershed's tent, complete with wifi and the sounds of nature. More Info/Register
Princeton University will be holding community blood drives at the Carl A. Fields Center, 58 Prospect Avenue, between 9 am-2 pm on Wednesday, Oct 14 and Thursday, Oct 15.
Appointments are required to participate. Blood drives are critical now more than ever -- please consider donating. More info, including registration details.
October 1, 2020 - LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ –ArtJam for the Holidays is a re-imagined art event, supporting homeless families, and taking a creative approach while keeping visitors safe and socially distant.
Between November 14-December 12, ArtJam for the Holidays will display the art of professional artists and undiscovered artists who have experienced homelessness. In addition to an online gallery (www.artjamnj.org), the art can be viewed and purchased in HomeFront’s new Blue Garage Gallery at the Family Campus in Ewing, NJ.
HomeFront’s new Blue Garage Gallery officially opens with ArtJam for the Holidays, its inaugural art event. Featuring more than fifty local and regional artists, ArtSpace artists and SewingSpace creators, it offers one-of-a-kind art for sale, including paintings, pottery, glasswork and hand-sewn items. With a variety of items, shoppers can find unique, one-of-a-kind gifts in time for the holidays.
As area art lovers know, ArtJam is a pop-up art exhibition typically held in Palmer Square in Princeton. Due to the COVID-19 situation, ArtJam was offered virtually in an online gallery this summer.
“We are very grateful for all of the community support for ArtJam, throughout the years, and especially during these uncertain times when we moved the display and sales online,” says Ruthann Traylor, Director of Artspace/SewingSpace at HomeFront. “We were so pleased with our success of ArtJam Online and our Holiday Market in 2019 that we are producing an exciting new event -- ArtJam for the Holidays, which combines both!”
ArtJam for the Holidays goes live on November 14, 2020 with a noble purpose—supporting ArtSpace, the therapeutic art program at HomeFront. “Not only are these events fundraisers, they have a significant impact on encouraging the HomeFront artists and boosting their feelings of self-worth. Shoppers are supporting these budding entrepreneurs as they gain business skills and opportunities.”
National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, November 15-23, coincides with the month long ArtJam for the Holidays event. During National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, programs are planned throughout the nation to raise awareness of the prevalence of struggling Americans, especially children.
“Families in the Mercer area should not have to worry about whether they will have food on their plate or a roof over their head. We have seen a real increase in the needs of many residents in these times of economic downturn,” says HomeFront founder and CEO Connie Mercer.
Visit the Blue Garage by appointment for a personal shopping experience or purchase items online.
“Bringing together the work of professional and aspiring artists makes ArtJam for the Holidays a different exhibit from a traditional art show,” says Traylor. “A dedicated team of volunteers and I have transformed a utilitarian outbuilding into a professional art venue. We are excited to have our inaugural event in the Blue Garage in time for the Holiday season.” Located on the HomeFront Family Campus, the Blue Garage Gallery will offer art exhibitions throughout the year.
Traylor added, “Through transforming this former storage garage, we bring both awesome art and the important stories of HomeFront’s work to the community.”
The gallery will be available online between November 14 and December 12, 2020. Visiting the Blue Garage Gallery will be by appointment only with adherence to safety and social distancing. Appointments can be made Thursdays through Saturdays, 10 am-4 pm; Sundays, Noon-4 pm.
For more information on ArtJam for the Holidays, to schedule a private showing, info on volunteering or sponsorship opportunities, contact Ruthann Traylor, (609) 883-7500 ext. 316, RuthannT@homefrontnj.org
For more information about ArtSpace, ArtJam and the Blue Garage visit: www.artjamnj.org
About HomeFront
Since its founding 29 years ago, HomeFront (www.homefrontnj.org) has worked to end family homelessness in Central New Jersey by breaking the cycle of poverty through the provision of shelter, skills for a self-sustaining life and hope. HomeFront has developed a sophisticated network of supportive housing and social services for very low-income households who are either homeless or at high risk of becoming so. Recognized as a four-star charity by Charity Navigator, 90% of every dollar raised is dedicated to programs that directly help clients.
For more information about how you can help, visit www.homefrontnj.org or call (609) 989-9417.
ArtJam for the Holidays -At A Glance
Dates: Saturday November 14- Saturday December 12, 2020
Location: Online at www.artjamnj.org and in The Blue Garage Gallery,
Homefront Family Campus, 101 Celia Way Ewing, NJ 08628.
By Appointment Only Gallery Hours:
Visiting the Blue Garage Gallery will be by appointment only with adherence to safety and social distancing. Appointments can be made Thursdays through Saturdays, 10 am-4 pm; Sundays, Noon-4 pm.
Cutline: ArtJam for the Holidays, Nov 14-Dec 12, in the new Blue Garage and the online ArtJam Gallery features works of more than 50 artists. Proceeds will help support the artists and ArtSpace programs.
The Arts Council of Princeton presents Art and Music: Touching Sound, a collaboration between the Princeton Artists Alliance and Mobius Percussion. The exhibition, featuring paintings, drawings, and sculpture, is inspired by Mobius' performance of paper melodies (my music box music) by Jason Treuting, a member of the acclaimed ensemble S? Percussion. The show will be on display in the Arts Council of Princeton's Taplin Gallery from September 26-October 24.
In this collaborative project, co-curated by Donna Payton and Kathleen Preziosi, the artists have searched for their imagery through the original music. The musicians have the opportunity to see how visual artists interpret their work and likewise, the artists have the opportunity to visually record the influence of musical sounds.
A recording of paper melodies will be playing in the gallery as visitors view the artwork. Standing before the art and listening to the musical score offers the viewer a richer sensory experience, enhancing the human link between listening and seeing.
Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 1:30-4:30pm.
About the Princeton Artists Alliance
In 1989, painter Charles McVicker felt isolated. He had heard tales of the Impressionist painters meeting in the cafes of Paris, and the Abstract Expressionists having heated discussions at the Cedar Tavern in Greenwich Village. But there was no such gathering place for the artists of Princeton. Hoping to change this situation, he asked four prominent local artists, Margaret Johnson, Marie Sturken, Jane Eccles, and Joanne Scott to meet for a brainstorming session. They all agreed that a working artists' group would be a vital addition to the Princeton community.
Each of these artists, who would go on to become the founding members of the Princeton Artists Alliance, started by making a list of fellow artists they admired. The lists were compared and compiled, and selected artists were asked if they'd be interested in joining such a group. The number 20 was thought to be manageable. And thus, in 1989, the Princeton Artists Alliance sprang into existence, with its first official meeting.
The new group included painters, sculptors, printmakers, and photographers, each having their own style and unique approach to the creation of art. What united them was the desire to enrich the Princeton community with talks, open studios, art demonstrations and exhibitions. As they started to meet more regularly – eventually monthly meetings were established. The artists also discovered that consistently discussing and critiquing each others' work often inspired them to push their own creative boundaries even more.
Over the years, the membership of Princeton Artists Alliance has naturally evolved. As members leave the group, new artists are added. But what never changes is the organization's dedication to high quality art exhibits. Life-long friendships have been made in the Princeton Artists Alliance, and we look forward to continuing to encourage each other, and the entire Princeton community, to be inspired by art.
Today the PAA is re-formed with new members to bring new voices across multiple media into our community. They exhibit as a group and meet monthly in Princeton, NJ to share work, ideas, and inspirations.
About Mobius Production
Mobius Percussion is an ensemble of young musicians that bring a visual and theatrical edge to their performances. By working with a wide range of collaborators including videographers, dancers, fashion designers, thespians, and like-minded composers, they are breaking down the traditions of classical music performance in favor of an immersive concert experience. The Brooklyn-based quartet (comprised of David Degge, Mika Godbole, Yumi Tamashiro, and Frank Tyl) performs frequently throughout the tristate area at venues such as (le) Poisson Rouge, Baby's All Right, Shapeshifter Lounge, and the Princeton Sound Kitchen and have been guest artists on Vicky Chow's Contagious Sounds Series, Andrea Clearfield's Salon Series, The Firehouse New Music Series, and So Percussion's Brooklyn Bound. To learn more, visit mobiuspercussion.com.
About the Arts Council of Princeton
The Arts Council of Princeton, founded in 1967, fulfills its mission of Building Community through the Arts by presenting a wide range of programs including community arts outreach, exhibitions, performances, free community cultural events, and studio-based classes and workshops in a wide range of media. Housed in the landmark Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, Arts Council of Princeton programs are designed to be high-quality, engaging, affordable and accessible for the diverse population of the greater Princeton region. Visitartscouncilofprinceton.org for more information.
Restaurants statewide will be able to open for indoor dining at 25 percent capacity and with social distancing between tables and other restrictions beginning 6 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4, under an executive order that Gov. Phil Murphy said he would sign today.
The governor said the executive order also will allow movie theaters and other indoor performance venues to reopen Sept. 4 with capacity capped at the lesser of 25 percent or 150 individuals. Face masks and social distancing will be required. In addition, the governor announced that capacity limits for the following indoor gatherings will be increased to the lesser of 25 percent or 150 individuals (from 100): religious services and celebrations; weddings; funerals; memorial services and political activities.
“We are able to take all these steps today because of the hard work millions of you have done to keep pushing down our positivity rate and our rate of transmission, and all the other health metrics we follow, to where we are comfortable and confident in taking them,” Gov. Murphy said. Indoor dining has been prohibited since March, which also is when movie theaters and many other types of establishments were forced to shut down due to COVID-19.
Among the additional indoor dining rules are the following:
• Tables must be spaced at least 6 feet apart.
• Seating is limited to a maximum of eight individuals per table — unless from an immediate family or the same household.
• Staff must wear face masks at all times.
• Diners must wear face masks when they are not in their seats.
• Food and beverages can only be consumed while diners are seated.
• Restaurants that provide food service at their bars may allow patrons to dine at the bar – provided that all diners are kept at proper social distances.
• Reservations will be encouraged for greater control of customer traffic.
• Buffets, salad bars and other self-service options will be prohibited.
• Establishments must follow strict ventilation requirements including: windows must be opened to ensure a proper flow of fresh air into the dining areas; air conditioner units must be turned so that they’re allowing for the maximum amount of outdoor air to be introduced to the dining area.
We hope you will join us for NAMI Mercer's annual Harvest of Hope Wellness Conference. Though we are hosting the conference ONLINE this year, our goals remain the same. We seek to promote well-being, raise awareness about mental health challenges, and transform the way people view mental illness in order to foster more inclusive communities where everyone belongs and everyone can thrive.
The conference will launch on Sunday evening, October 4th at 7:00 pm with an interactive cooking demo by chef Christina Covello, followed by an entertaining improvisational comedy performance by The Dreamcatchers Repertory Theater.
The keynote presentation, Creating Mental Harmony in Times of Uncertainty, will be delivered by actress, author, and mental health advocate Mariel Hemingway on Monday evening, October 5th at 7:00 pm. Read More
If you are returning to Princeton from a trip to one of the 31 states and territories on New Jersey's quarantine list, you are being advised to observe a 14-day self-quarantine period. You may choose to get a diagnostic/virus test, but you must still self-quarantine for 14 days even if you test negative. Because the virus has a 14-day incubation period, a diagnostic test may come back negative even if you have been infected. If you are positive, you must self-isolate for 10 days and at least one day (or 24 hours) after any fever is resolved and any other symptoms are significantly improved. You may leave self-isolation to receive medical care only. To learn more, please visit covid19.nj.gov/travel.
The Robbinsville Innovation Club of Mercer County 4-H will host a two-day virtual Maker Fair on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 29 and 30.
There will be several opportunities to see all of the innovative projects created by the 4-H club members over the past year. The youth have invented a variety of products that address several societal challenges related to health and wellness, environmental sustainability, food production and more. The public is invited to see them present their creative high-tech solutions.
As a bonus, there will be 4-H members from innovation clubs in Ashland, Mass., and Ashburn, Va., also participating in the weekend Maker Fair. Over the past couple of years, the Mercer County Innovation 4-H Club has established these new 4-H clubs in Massachusetts and Virginia as well as a connection with students at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University in Hyderabad, India. A group of experienced 4-H members has been providing regular virtual training in a variety of STEM topics to youth of these other groups – and they will be presenting their projects as well.
The New Jersey Department of Health announced that as of Aug. 24 there are 8,267 Mercer County residents who have tested positive for COVID-19. To date, a total of 586 Mercer County residents have died due to COVID-19. To view statistics by municipality, please visit the Mercer County COVID-19 dashboard at https://arcg.is/1y1eHO
Please note that municipal data lags behind the state data and will update as information becomes available.
Mercer County continues to recommend basic steps for residents. When out in public, practice social distancing and wear a mask over your mouth and nose. Wash your hands. Cough and sneeze into your elbow or a tissue. Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces.
The NJ Poison Control Center and 211 have partnered with the State to provide information to the Public on COVID-19:
Call: 2-1-1
Call (24/7): 1-800-962-1253
Text: NJCOVID to 898-211
Text: your ZIP code to 898-211 for live text assistance
The Princeton Senior Resource Center, in partnership with the Greater Mercer TMA and Ride Provide, is pleased to offer Safe-4-Seniors Home Delivery Service. This temporary program is being offered during this crisis so that seniors can receive safe, no contact delivery from local food establishments for a low cost. The pickup and delivery must be within Mercer County, Plainsboro, and the southern portion of Montgomery. Hours for delivery would be between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Subsidized by PSRC, your cost would only be $5.00 per delivery. Deliveries are limited to within the same town (i.e. Lawrence to Lawrence) or an adjacent town (Princeton to Lawrence).
During this period when we are teaching from home and managing work, families, and the stressors that accompany a global pandemic, it is important to remain connected and support one another. We are reaching out today to invite you to join our community via our Virtual Classroom.
Our Virtual Classroom uses desktop applications to create a learning environment for teachers and students to connect and learn. Students will build our Unique Bricks 4 Kidz models and learn programming, CAD-design skills and coding through our different virtual class offerings. This is a collaborative and professional community and is a safe space to connect with us in a virtual environment.
Virtual Camps - TWO WEEKS CAMP Zoom online class [1] Google classroom provided Homework Assigned
Session 1: July 6 - 17 Session 2: July 20 - 31 Session 3: Aug 3 - 14
STUDIO 2.0 LEGO BUILDING, Grades: Ent 1 & 2 Price: $104, Time: 11am - 12pm
Our Virtual Classroom offering Bricks 4 Kidz curriculum uses a virtual desktop application that allows users to build our Unique Bricks 4 Kidz models using virtual parts from our project kit.
Students will learn important concepts of STEAM education by watching a video based on our build and also examine the construction of the model. Students will virtually build the model of the day using our “digital” project kit and following along with the instructor to build the model. Students will construct the project of the day in our virtual builder and later have the freedom to make the changes in their own build (including changing colors and adding additional parts and pieces to change the original design).w
DATE: July 6 - 17, July 20 - 31 & Aug 3 - 14 (2 Weeks Camp) Time: 11am - 12pm, Price: $104
Join us on an adventure of a lifetime from the comfort of your home, as you learn to build an epic Space Movie using nothing but the #1 Children’s programming Language on the planet, Scratch. Developed by MIT and used in LEGO(R) brand new Robotics kit Spike Prime, Scratch is the must-know coding language of the decade!
Once you’ve mastered the basics of Scratch by making your own Space Movie, it’s time to embark on your own journey by creating your very own movie! That’s right! Two movies in 8 weeks and all you need is a computer or tablet with an internet connection. No tools, no parts. Just you, your computer, and your imagination!
It’s time to go from Beginner to Jedi Movie Master!
DATE: July 6 - 17, July 20 - 31 & Aug 3 - 14 (2 Weeks Camp)
TIME: 1pm - 2pm, Price: $104
EV3 ROBOTICS - Grades: Ent 5 - 6
This introductory Robotics class comes equipped with unique EV3 projects to get you started building virtually! It also includes a number of programming challenges to hone your skills, and even the tools to change the physics engine itself. Have you ever wanted to see what would happen to your robot in the weightlessness of space? Now you can!
Join our virtual robotics class where we will be learning and building with LEGO EV3 and learning how to program the models we build (all digitally).
Never again disassemble something that you created virtually or physically. The Virtual Robotics Toolkit lets you store your creations as files that live on your computer, making it easy to come back to a project at a later date. And you have the ability to be social with your creations! Upload your robots online and share with friends around the world.
DATE:July 6 - 17, July 20 - 31 & Aug 3 - 14 (2 Weeks Camp)
This week's menu is a true testament to New Jersey, with golden tilefish and wild blueberries. We also continue to offer a takeaway menu with unique add-ons such as NJ ostriche tartare!
Our hours for this weekend are... Friday: 4:30pm to 7:30pm Saturday & Sunday: 4pm to 7pm
If you missed our last email, we're excited to announce that we have set aside four tables outside under our awning for small groups, bringing the elements experience outside! We have partitions between each table to ensure intimacy and safety. Dining begins at 6:30pm for all guests, and each table can accommodate 2-8 guests. A vegetarian menu is also available. We look forward to hosting you!
Do you love to sing? Are you ready for an awesome music experience? This one-week online camp provides students with exceptional musical experiences guided by the talented staff of Westrick Music Academy. Each day is filled with inspiring musical activities in musical theater, singing, piano, and more, along with plenty of games to stimulate each camper's interests. Our experienced instructors and counselors create a fun, safe environment offering opportunities for students to develop musical and vocal technique while making friendships and learning to work together.
The week culminates in an online celebration of the music and skills learned during the week for family and friends. At Camp Westrick, you will learn new songs, make new friends, and celebrate the joy of music in an engaging and positive environment, all from the comfort and safety of your home.
So far this year, our holidays may have looked a little different. While the pandemic may still be shutting down large-scale events, there's still plenty to do and enjoy in our area. We've rounded up 10 ideas of social-distance-friendly ways to celebrate the 4th of July with your loved ones.
Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks
Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks are taking place on July 4 as usual, and will be shown on NBC. The store chain has not yet announced specifics. Grab some sparklers for your own pre- or post-firework show.
In Person Reading of Declaration of Independence
9:00 AM
To celebrate America, town leaders from Allentown and Upper Freehold Township will join members of the community to read the Declaration at 9 a.m. in Heritage Park in Allentown. The Park can be accessed from both Main and Church Streets. The event has been moved this year from Sensi Park so that social distancing protocols set by the CDC and the State of New Jersey can be observed. All attending are asked to wear a face mask. The event will also be livestreamed at https://www.facebook.com/AllentownBoroughNJ/ .
Visit the Local Saturday Farmers Markets
Especially in the great Garden State, Saturdays are for Farmers Markets, fresh with delicious NJ fruits and veggies, baked goods and items. Three local farmers markets are taking place this Fourth including: Montgomery Friends of Open Space (9am-12pm) (Village Shopper III, 1378 Route 206, Skillman, near Mooyahs Burgers), Pennington Farmers Market (9AM-1PM)(lawn at Rosedale Mills (101 Route 31 North in Hopewell Township) and West Windsor Community Farmers’ Market (9AM-1PM) Vaughn Drive at the Princeton Junction Train Station. Whip up some delicious grub with your farmers market finds!
Terhune Orchards’ Winery Weekend Music Series
12PM -5PM
Terhune Orchards’ historic apple orchard is the spot to enjoy Terhune wine, light fare and relaxing music during their Weekend Music Series, every Saturday and Sunday this summer. Families are welcome! Check their social media/website for their picking schedule and pick some of your own blueberries while you are there!
“Stars and Stripes”, Music Mountain Theater
3:00 PM
Music Mountain Theatre presents “Stars and Stripes”, 3pm. - a patriotic salute to the American songbook featuring music from George M. Cohan to Nat King Cole and everything in between. It will be presented in concert format with ten live singers, socially distanced, as well as pre-recorded performances. Tickets are $25 per household. You will receive viewing information before the event. To order tickets, see the list of upcoming concerts or for information, visit our website at www.musicmountaintheatre.org or call 609 397 3337.
Get Your Grub On
Local spots are offering 4th of July specials like:
Brick Farm Market - Their cooler is packed with steaks, chops, chicken, sausages & hot dogs. Bring the flavor fireworks with a bottle of their house made condiments (think BBQ sauces, relishes, sauerkraut…). This week they are open Weds - Fri 8 am to 9 pm; Sat (4th of July) 8am to 7pm; Sun 8am to 7pm. Online ordering for pickup or delivery also available!
Nassau Street Seafood & Produce Company - Their shrimp salad and crab cakes are essential for seafood lovers and their fresh fish is perfect for grilling.
McCaffrey’s - The grocery store has delicious items for the 4th and also features recipes on their website, like Coco-Cola Marinated BBQ Ribs, BBQ Pulled Pork Sliders and Mushroom Stuffed Burgers.
We All Scream for Ice Cream
Check out our blog post that highlights all of the area’s best spots to get ice cream to-go. Just call beforehand to check shop hours & rules.
Brick Farm Market's Smoke & Cider BBQ Night
5PM-8:30PM
Brick Farm Market's Smoke & Cider BBQ nights are back. You can come in and order for takeout or dine outdoors, any Wednesday thru Saturday, 5:00 – 8:30 PM, and Sunday 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM at the Market OR or place your order online for pickup or outside dining.
Enjoy great barbeque made from their own farm’s pasture raised local meats, and crisp local ciders from New Jersey’s own Ironbound Cidery. Hang out in the cool vibe as you savor pulled heritage Berkshire pork, smoked Devon beef, pastrami smoked Devon beef short ribs, Brick Farm Market fried chicken, and their twist on the classic sides, sauces, desserts and beverages. Seasonal and classic ciders from Ironbound Hard Cider will be available for sale (21 and older) to enjoy with your ‘Cue.
MarketFair’s 4th of July Printables
MarketFair is now open with modified hours of operation (Monday-Saturday 10AM-7PM and Sunday 12PM-6PM). Masks are required when visiting.
They pulled together some fun printables to do at home this Fourth of July, including a word search, directions to make TP firecrackers and a recipe for Independence Day Trifles.
Enjoy the Great Outdoors
Turning Basin Park and Mercer County Park are great spots to go to enjoy the great outdoors and pack a picnic. Toss your fishing pole in to see what bites. Also, Bass Chaser Charters offers guided fishing trips throughout the area.
You can also try out a new sport with your family or loved one. Paddle boarding or kayaking are great options for the summertime. Check store hours for local sports shops like Eastern Mountain Sports, Jay’s Cycles or Kopp’s Cycles.
Princeton Public Library’s phased reopening begins June 24, when library customers can begin returning materials borrowed prior to the March 13 closure of the Sands Library Building due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The return of materials is the first of two phases approved by the library’s Board of Trustees on June 19 after Gov. Phil Murphy amended his executive order to allow limited library operations. Phase 2, a date for which has not been set, will involve the contactless pickup of library materials placed on hold.
“We’ve heard from many people since we closed who want to return their books and get new reading material,” Jennifer Podolsky, the library’s executive director, said. “We understand that desire and our staff continues to refine on a plan to safely restore services in ways that put the safety of our customers and staff at the forefront.”
More than 20,000 books, audiobooks, DVDs and music CDs have been out on loan while the library has been closed. To deal with the sudden surge in returns, the library developed a plan centering on the library building at 65 Witherspoon Street:
— Returns can be made to the book and AV drops on Sylvia Beach Way, the one-way lane behind the library building.
— A bin will be placed under a tent outside the library Community Room doors 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays to accept returns from those who walk up to the building.
— Book drops at Princeton Shopping Center and Palmer Square will remain closed until further notice.
— Book drops and bins will be emptied throughout the day and evenings and weekends.
— Special arrangements will be made for those who have 30 or more items checked out on a single card or by multiple members of a household.
— All items currently on loan have a due date of July 15. Extended use fees will begin accruing on July 16.
— Once returned, materials will remain in quarantine in the Community Room for a minimum of 72 hours, in accordance with guidelines developed by the American Library Association.
— The library will not accept book donations until further notice.
“Once the bulk of the 20,000 materials have been returned and processed, we will share our Phase 2 plans for contactless pickup,” Podolsky said. “Many in the community have expressed gratitude for the services offered by the Virtual Princeton Public Library and I’m proud of the way our staff stepped up to enhance and expand our digital services. Whatever the post-coronavirus landscape looks like for libraries, we know that digital resources will continue to gain importance. We fully expect to be able to meet the evolving needs of the Princeton community.”
(Skillman, NJ, June 9, 2020) – SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America's largest independent charity evaluator. This is the third consecutive time that SAVE has earned this top distinction.
Since 2002, using objective analysis, Charity Navigator has awarded only the most fiscally responsible organizations a 4-star rating. In 2011, Charity Navigator added 17 metrics, focused on governance and ethical practices as well as measures of openness, to its ratings methodology. These Accountability & Transparency metrics, which account for 50 percent of a charity's overall rating, reveal which charities operate in accordance with industry best practices and whether they are open with their donors and stakeholders. On June 1, 2016, we upgraded our methodology for rating each charity's' financial health with CN 2.1. These enhancements further substantiates the financial health of our four star charities.
SAVE's exceptional 4-star rating sets it apart from its peers and demonstrates its trustworthiness to the public," according to Michael Thatcher, President & CEO of Charity Navigator. "Only a quarter of charities rated by Charity Navigator receive the distinction of our 4-star rating. This adds SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals to a preeminent group of charities working to overcome our world's most pressing challenges. Based on its 4-star rating, people can trust that their donations are going to a financially responsible and ethical charities when they decide to support SAVE."
"It's important our donors trust that we're using their donations wisely to accomplish SAVE's mission to protect the health and welfare of homeless companion dogs and cats." said Heather Achenbach, Executive Director. "We are extremely proud to be one of the two 4-star Charity Navigator rated animal organizations in New Jersey, demonstrating to our supporters that we take good governance and financial accountability very seriously. Their trust and support means so much to us and the communities and homeless animals we serve. SAVE does not receive financial support at the local, state or federal level; we rely solely on donations and grants."
SAVE's rating and other information about charitable giving are available free of charge on www.charitynavigator.org. More-detailed information about SAVE's rating is available to Charity Navigator site visitors who become registered users, another free service.
About Charity Navigator
Charity Navigator, www.charitynavigator.org, is the largest charity evaluator in America and its website attracts more visitors than all other charity rating groups combined. The organization helps guide intelligent giving by evaluating the Financial Health and Accountability & Transparency of more than 8,000 charities. Charity Navigator accepts no advertising or donations from the organizations it evaluates, ensuring unbiased evaluations, nor does it charge the public for this trusted data. As a result, Charity Navigator, a 501 (c) (3) public charity itself, depends on support from individuals, corporations and foundations that believe it provides a much-needed service to America's charitable givers. Charity Navigator, can be reached directly by telephone at (201) 818-1288, or by mail at 139 Harristown Road, Suite 101, Glen Rock, N.J., 07452.
About SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals
Our Mission
Founded in 1941, SAVE is an independent non-profit animal shelter dedicated to protecting the health and welfare of homeless companion animals in the greater Princeton area. Through six core programs of Rescue, Shelter, Health and Welfare, Spay/Neuter, Adoption, and Humane Education, SAVE focuses on the rehabilitation and successful placement of treatable and adoptable animals. SAVE endeavors to build, foster, and strengthen the human-animal bond.
Join Watershed Education Intern and freelance artist, Anna Stunkel, in this four-part introduction to field sketching. Field sketching is a wonderful activity to hone your skills as a naturalist while we are staying at home. Sharing your sketches and observations with others is a great way to connect and learn from each other.
Lessons will take place live from 6-6:45 p.m. via Zoom. Free program. Ages 15 to adult.
The New Jersey Department of Health announced that as of June 4, there are 7,072 Mercer County residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 and sadly, 492 people have died. Contact tracing continues. As more testing sites open around the county, we expect to see an increase in the number of positive cases. Mercer County is also tracking data at the municipal level. To view statistics by municipality, please visit the Mercer County COVID-19 dashboard at https://arcg.is/1y1eHO
Please note that municipal data lags behind the state data and will update as information becomes available.
Mercer County continues to recommend basic steps for residents. Whether you are ill or not, adhere to the Governor's Executive Orders and stay home. If you must leave your home, practice social distancing and wear a mask over your mouth and nose. Wash your hands. Cough and sneeze into your elbow or a tissue. Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces.
The NJ Poison Control Center and 211 have partnered with the State to provide information to the Public on COVID-19:
Call: 2-1-1
Call (24/7): 1-800-962-1253
Text: NJCOVID to 898-211
Text: your ZIP code to 898-211 for live text assistance
The New Jersey Department of Health announced that as of April 24, 3,245 Mercer County residents have tested positive for COVID-19 and sadly, 183 people have died. Contact tracing continues. As more testing sites open around the county, we expect to see an increase in the number of positive cases. Mercer County is also tracking data at the municipal level. To view statistics by municipality, please visit the Mercer County COVID-19 dashboard at https://arcg.is/1y1eHO
Please note that municipal data lags behind the state data and will update as information becomes available.
Mercer County continues to recommend basic steps for residents. Whether you are ill or not, adhere to the Governor's Executive Orders and stay home. If you must leave your home, practice social distancing and wear a mask over your mouth and nose. Wash your hands. Cough and sneeze into your elbow or a tissue. Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces.
The NJ Poison Control Center and 211 have partnered with the State to provide information to the Public on COVID-19:
Call: 2-1-1
Call (24/7): 1-800-962-1253
Text: NJCOVID to 898-211
Text: your ZIP code to 898-211 for live text assistance
The New Jersey Department of Health announced that as of April 11 there are 1,434 positive cases of COVID-19 in Mercer County and 36 deaths. Contact tracing, including information gathering, is underway on the new cases and continuing on the remaining ones where needed. We expect that these numbers will continue to grow as more testing sites come online and we will continue to update the town-by-town statistics as information is verified. To view data by municipality, please visit the Mercer County COVID-19 dashboard at https://arcg.is/1b09K5
Please note that municipal data lags behind the state data and will update as information becomes available.
Mercer County continues to recommend basic steps for residents. Whether you are ill or not, adhere to the Governor's Executive Orders and stay home. If you must leave your home, practice social distancing. Wash your hands. Cough and sneeze into your elbow or a tissue. Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces.
The NJ Poison Control Center and 211 have partnered with the State to provide information to the Public on COVID-19:
Call: 2-1-1
Call (24/7): 1-800-962-1253
Text: NJCOVID to 898-211
Text: your ZIP code to 898-211 for live text assistance
Four weeks ago, the New Jersey Department of Health announced the first positive case of coronavirus disease in Mercer County. As of today, the Health Department reports 1,282 cases in Mercer and 39 deaths.
I send my heartfelt condolences to all who have lost family members and friends to COVID-19 as the pandemic continues to turn our lives upside down.
The increase in positive cases is a result of both community spread and increased testing for COVID-19, and we expect the number of positive cases to continue to rise. But I can assure you that we are continuing to do everything we can to protect the health and well-being of our residents.
Mercer County, in collaboration with health care partners, opened an appointment-only, drive-up testing site for COVID-19 at Quaker Bridge Mall in Lawrence on March 31. Through today, the center has tested more than 900 symptomatic individuals, and we are geared up to continue testing at that site next week.
We also have worked with our partners to make testing for COVID-19 available in the City of Trenton beginning Monday. Pop-up test sites will be open in each Trenton ward one day a week. Testing at both Quaker Bridge Mall and the pop-up sites is for Mercer County residents who are symptomatic for COVID-19 and have an appointment scheduled through their primary health care practitioner.
To get a test, contact your doctor. If a test is needed, your doctor will fax a prescription to the Mercer County health call center at 609-630-4031, and the center will contact you. If you voice an inability to get to Quaker Bridge Mall, you will be offered an appointment at a pop-up site along with instructions. If you don’t have a doctor, call the Henry J. Austin Health Center in Trenton at 609-278-5900 to arrange for screening. Again, you must have an appointment to be tested.
We recognize the need to reach pockets of our communities that cannot get to the Quaker Bridge Mall for COVID-19 testing, and we will continue those efforts. I thank Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, Capital Health System, St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton, Trenton Health Team, Henry J. Austin Health Center, the City of Trenton, Lawrence Township and Quaker Bridge Mall management for collaborating with the County on setting up these test sites.
The grim reality for all of us is that the most effective way to slow the spread and flatten the curve of COVID-19 is to continue to practice social distancing at all times. That means adhering to the statewide mandate to stay at home. If you must go out, keep at least 6 feet from others. And continue to take everyday preventive measures: wash your hands frequently with soap and water for 20 seconds, cover coughs and sneezes, and clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces.
Health experts say this approach has been effective, but now is not the time to take our foot off the gas. Everyone’s continued commitment to these measures is necessary to keep us safe, take the pressure off our health care system, and enable us to return to a normal way of life as soon as possible.
Finally, thank you to our heroic first responders and health care professionals for your extraordinary efforts as you battle on the front lines of this pandemic. Thank you to the grocery and drug store workers, restaurant staff, delivery drivers, educators, public servants and other essential workers who are keeping our communities functioning. And thank you, everyone, for making the daily sacrifices necessary to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
Let’s continue to stay home, practice social distancing, wash our hands and help our neighbors. If we work together, we WILL get through this crisis.
The New Jersey Department of Health today announced that there are now 654 positive cases of COVID-19 in Mercer County and 16 deaths. Contact tracing, including information gathering, is underway on the new cases and continuing on the remaining ones where needed. We expect that these numbers will continue to grow as more testing sites come online.
Mercer County continues to recommend basic steps for residents. Whether you are ill or not, adhere to the Governor's Executive Order and stay home. If you must leave your home, practice social distancing. Wash your hands. Cough and sneeze into your elbow or a tissue. Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces.
The NJ Poison Control Center and 211 have partnered with the State to provide information to the Public on COVID-19:
Call: 2-1-1
Call (24/7): 1-800-962-1253
Text: NJCOVID to 898-211
Text: your ZIP code to 898-211 for live text assistance
This week, Mercer County saw its first deaths due to coronavirus disease. The fact that this occurrence was inevitable makes it no less painful, and I offer my deepest sympathy for the loved ones of the five individuals who passed away.
Sadly, there will be more deaths related to COVID-19. We also know there is community spread and expect to see the number of positive cases increase as more people are tested. This pandemic represents an unprecedented crisis – it’s been reported that half the world is now under a stay-home order. But I can assure you that in Mercer County we are doing everything we can to protect the health and well-being of our residents.
Mercer County, in collaboration with health care partners, opened an appointment-only, drive-up testing site for COVID-19 this week at Quaker Bridge Mall.The center tested more than 260 symptomatic individuals over the first three days.
Please be aware that the testing center is by appointment only for symptomatic Mercer County residents age 18 or older who have a prescription from a health care practitioner. If you are symptomatic for COVID-19 and want to be tested, contact your health care practitioner, who must fax your prescription to the site’s appointment makers at 609-630-4031. If you do not have a personal practitioner, go to an urgent care facility or health clinic and have a prescription faxed to the appointment makers.
Regarding positive test cases of COVID-19, Mercer County has been releasing only the total number of cases countywide. But the number of positive cases is quickly growing and there is no uniform presentation of data town by town. Some municipalities are offering fairly detailed information including age, gender and occupation. Additionally, we have heard from a number of constituents who want to know the number of cases in their town compared to neighboring towns.
Within the next day or so, we will launch a new website that will list cases by Mercer municipality. Our goal is to update the data every 24 hours. At absolutely no time will personally identifying information be revealed. We are making every effort to be transparent while also respecting the letter of the law with regard to individuals' privacy rights.
These are stressful times filled with much uncertainty. We’ve all had to change our routines; our movements have been restricted; schools are closed; many businesses have been forced to close or alter their services, affecting the owners, their employees and their patrons. It’s an unsettling scenario and we don’t know when life will return to normal.
We do know that the best defense we have right now against COVID-19 is to adhere to the governor’s directive to stay home. If you must go out – to the grocery store, to a medical appointment, to take a walk or to report to an essential job -- practice social distancing by keeping at least 6 feet from others. Otherwise, please stay home. Those at higher risk – older adults and people with existing health problems – depend on everyone else to stay safe.
And continue to take everyday preventive measures: wash your hands frequently with soap and water for 20 seconds, cover coughs and sneezes, and clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces.
I deeply appreciate your commitment to helping slow the spread of COVID-19. There are many more difficult days ahead, but I know that Mercer County is up for the challenge. If we all work together, we WILL get through this crisis.
We have been closely monitoring the impact of the COVID-19 situation and communicating with local health officials. In order to provide runners as much time as possible, we are announcing today that Novo Nordisk New Jersey Marathon and Half Marathon and all weekend races and events will be moved to the weekend of November 14th-15th, 2020.
We understand you may have questions regarding this and many of you have been training for months for this day. This decision was made in the best interest of runner health and safety and we are grateful that our entire programming lineup will remain the same in November including:
• Two-day Race Exposition presented by Diadora at Convention Hall, Asbury Park.
• RWJBarnabas Health Family Day, 5K and Kids Races at the Great Lawn, Long Branch.
• Novo Nordisk New Jersey Marathon & Half Marathon (and Marathon Relay).
We understand that this change could impact your plans to run the race. We are offering a variety of options for runners who have already registered to choose from:
1. Move your registration to November 14th-15th, 2020.
2. Defer to April 2021 race weekend for no additional fee. Note- If you already deferred to 2021 before today, your deferral fee will be refunded.
3. Transfer registration cost (minus taxes and registration fees) to store credit at Pacers Running web shop.
4. Transfer registration cost (minus taxes and registration fees) to store credit at one of the following local run specialty stores: Runner's High Metuchen, Runner's High Freehold, or Running Co. of Haddonfield, Moorestown and Mullica Hill.
We understand that you may have questions but we need a few days to get the backend in place to handle the variety of options. Letting you know our decision to postpone as soon as possible was our top priority.
On Friday, March 20, you will be able to explore these options further, select your choice, and have any questions you may have answered. We will email you on Friday with additional details and have all relevant information posted on our website.
We are sorry to share this news with you but hope to still see you down the shore in November.
With the guidance of culinary and social service professionals, kids will begin their journey toward being good chefs and good citizens. Classes will be held at HomeFront’s state-ofthe-art, fully equipped Teaching Kitchen and taught by CIA trained Chef Chris Crawford, a food industry veteran who brings culinary arts alive for emerging chefs. Open PDF for details . . .
Mercer Green Fest, in its 14th year, has now become a family tradition. Come one and all to this annual FREE, fun, entertaining, and educational festival! Rain or shine, we are expecting over 100 vendors including sustainable businesses, farmers market, non-profit organizations, school and student projects, art, energy programs, and much more.
This year a giant map of Lawrence Township will cover a wall where everyone can draw, write, and imagine their favorite spots in Lawrence. Let’s create a “Vision of the Future Lawrence Township” by adding our neighborhood dreams, popular walking paths, and choice biking trails – everything goes! Mercer Transportation Management Association (TMA) will be handing out copies of their new trail network plan just in time for your family to plan a spring bike ride.
The Green Fest is a family-friendly event with a fantastic live music and show line-up:
11:30am-12:30pm Miss Amy’s Band
12:30pm-1:00pm Tucker’s Tales Puppet Show
1:00pm-2:00pm Eyes of the World Zoo
2:00pm-2:30pm Tucker’s Tales Puppet Show
2:30pm-3:30pm Solar Man
There will be lots to do and see. Electric cars are becoming so popular. Speak with an expert while checking out the different kinds of makes and models available. At least 7 schools and scout groups will be showcasing their sustainable science projects. Children can make their very own puppets. Food and snacks will be available by Terhune Orchards all day with treats such as cider, donuts, soup, chili, cookies, and apples. Plan to spend the afternoon with us!
Mercer Green Fest will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2020 from 11am-4pm located in the Rider University Student Recreation Center on the main campus, 2083 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville, NJ.
Popular dancing for the arts gala supports arts education for children throughout the region
PRINCETON, NJ; February 12, 2020— Back by popular demand,Dazzle: Mad Hot Ballroom –Bal Masqué will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2020 from 6pm-11pm at the Princeton Hyatt and will benefit Young Audiences Arts for Learning NJ & Eastern PA. This year’s event is a masquerade theme and will include Young Audiences’ version of a “Dancing With The Stars” Competition, performances by children working with YA teaching artists, and a chance to win a NYC Getaway for two that includes a private tour of the MET, tickets to the NYC Ballet, and tickets and a backstage experience to see Hamiltonon Broadway.
Dazzle is modeled after the reality television program "Dancing with the Stars" and will feature local community leaders as the “Stars.” Each dancer teams up with a professional from Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Princeton where they take lessons for 3 months to prepare for their Dazzle debut and compete for votes to win the coveted YA Disco Ball Trophy.
This year’s Stars are Tanuja Dehne (The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, President & CEO) JosephFruscione(The Fruscione Company, L.L.C., Managing Member), Brenda Ross-Dulan (The Ross Dulan Group, Principal), and Steve Shueh (Roundview Capital, Managing Partner)
“Each dancer has a personal connection to the power of the arts and their community and Young Audiences is honored to have these four dedicated and courageous advocates working on and off the dance floor to help bring arts-rich experiences to all children in our region,” shared Stacy Mattia, Young Audiences’ trustee and Dazzle co-chair.
“I’ve wanted to be a Dazzle Dancer ever since I attended my first Dazzle. But now that it’s real, my WHY is much more personal. I want my mom to see me dance again on stage for the first time in 30 years. My mom worked so hard to pay for my dance lessons and drove me all over the Northeast on weekends and evenings to make sure I made it to every class and rehearsal. All children should have the opportunity to be inspired by the arts and YA is on a mission to do just that. So, I dance for my mom and Young Audiences and all those who inspire young people to expand their learning through the arts,” said Tanuja Dehne.
Joseph Fruscione shared, “It is a pleasure to work with a group like YA that is enriching young lives through arts education. Raising a daughter whose life has been shaped by the arts aligns me very closely with YA’s mission. As someone who has experience in ballroom this event is a great opportunity for me to support YA, give something back to support arts education, and have a great time performing at the same time.”
Brenda Ross-Dulan expressed, “Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Do one thing every day that scares you.” Well, this is my one thing. It is fearfully wonderful to support Young Audiences as a Dazzle contestant.”
“I was excited to support YA when I first learned about their mission to empower and educate through the arts. I never imagined that my support would entail dancing in front of friends, family, and total strangers! In addition to helping YA, I'll now learn a few new dance moves that should impress (and maybe embarrass) my wife and three kids,” said Stephen Shueh.
Another highlight of the evening will be performances by students from PS 27 in Jersey City who will take the stage and perform dances inspired by Puerto Rican Folklore that they learned through a Dance to Learn residency with YA Teaching Artist Nanette Hernandez.
“Segunda Quimbamba Folkloric Center (SQFC) and the Alfred E. Zampella Elementary School (PS 27) are honored and excited to present the students of the Dance to Learn Program at Dazzle. Our 2nd grade students enjoy exploring the dance and music traditions of Puerto Rico’s Folklore called Plena. They are passionate, motivated, and welcoming of this extraordinary learning in the arts program. They love the movement, the instruments, and sharing their new-found knowledge,” shared Nanette Hernandez.
The night features a Fund-a-Need paddle auction. Funds raised support YA’s Scholarships, designed to bring extraordinary arts programs, delivered by YA’s team of professional teaching artists, to children who attend underfunded schools. Each customized program is developed to maximize students’ experiences with quality arts and to help students understand the cultural importance of the arts and creativity.
Young Audiences’ trustee and Dazzle 2016 dance competition winner Stacy Mattia is the gala co-chair working with committee members Jeannine Cimino, Barbara Coe, Cary Dawson, Liz Fillo, Janice Gross, Katie Hughes Redmond, Everett Kline, Ferris Olin, David Wald, and Sharon White. Dazzle professional dancers include Princeton’s Fred Astaire Dance Studio instructors Tara Fanzo, Juan Ramirez, Lupita Martinez, and Irvin Zavala Verdugo.
“Dazzle is truly a feel-good event, and we hope that anyone who feels passionately about the arts and children will join us for a great evening,” shared Michele Russo, President & CEO of Young Audiences. “Not only will people have a terrific time, they’ll leave knowing that they’ve helped to bring much-needed arts programming to children across the region.”
To purchase event tickets, Hamilton raffle tickets, and vote for your favorite dancer visit www.DazzleYA.org.Individual tickets start at $250 and are inclusive of cocktails and dinner. Safari raffle tickets are $100 each and only 300 tickets are available. Those who can’t attend can still vote for their favorite dancer at $10 per vote to help earn the coveted YA Disco Ball Trophy.
Past Dazzle VIP dancers include:
2013 – Chris Dagget, Sue Evans, John McConaughy, and Denise Wood Darder*
2014 – Barbara Coe*, Jill Jachera, Chris Long, and Bobby Mascia
2015 – Katie Hughes Redmond, Tamera Matteo, Jeff Perlman*, and Bryce Thompson
2016 – Carol Cronheim, Dan Fatton, Stacy Mattia*, and Michele Minter
2017 – Joanne Canady-Brown, Lew Gantwerk, D.A. Graham, Mark Murphy, and Michele Siekerka*
2018 – Jeannine Cimino*, Carol Golden, Tom Sullivan, Jeffrey Vega
(* Denotes Dazzle Disco Ball Trophy Winner.)
Dazzle: Mad Hot Ballroom receives additional support from generous corporate sponsors, including The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, M&T Bank, Roundview Capital, Berkshire Bank, Fred Astaire Dance Studio of Princeton, NRG Energy, Inc., Faegre Drinker Biddle, Mathematica Policy Research, NJM Insurance Group, UBS Financial Services, Borden Perlman Insurance, and NJBIA.
For corporate sponsorship opportunities, to receive an invitation, or to vote for your favorite dancer, please contact Denyce Mylson at dmylson@yanjep.org or 609-243-9000 x202.
About Young Audiences Arts for Learning
Founded in 1973, Young Audiences Arts for Learning NJ & Eastern PA is the premier arts education partner in the region, collaborating to provide high-quality performances and artist-in-residence programs to schools in all 21 counties of New Jersey and the 7 easternmost counties of Pennsylvania. Young Audiences’ extensive professional teaching artists represent all art forms—from dance and theater to music, language, and visual arts. YA programs are designed to be child-centered, outcome driven, and effective, providing children with the opportunity to experience quality art; understand the art form and its cultural context; create their own original art; and connect art to their own life and learning. Since its founding, the organization has reached over 15 million children with essential arts education experiences.
A not-for-profit organization, Young Audiences’ mission is to inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts. YA’s programs are accessible to all socio-economic, ethnic, cultural, and geographic communities, and are designed to strengthen the arts in schools, meet local and state curriculum standards, involve families in arts activities, and enrich cultural life in New Jersey and Pennsylvania communities.
Young Audiences is the first arts education organization designated as a major service organization by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and, as part of the national network of Young Audiences, Inc., was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Clinton. Young Audiences programs are made possible in part through a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State and Pennsylvania Council of the Arts. Additional funding comes from foundations, corporations and generous individuals. To learn more, visit www.yanjep.org To be “social” with us, join us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram and Twitter@yaaflorg.
All programs are delivered by Rutgers 4?H Youth Development faculty and staff. Sewing machines and all fabrics and materials are provided. All camps include lunch. Each week will include NEW projects for our returning campers.
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(Left to right) Shreyash Singh, Keshav Ratra, Vijay Josephs, Vivek Vajipey, Regina Celin (Coach)
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) – On Saturday, February 1, students from West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North from Plainsboro Township, New Jersey won the Shore Bowl, a regional ocean science academic competition that is part of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB). The Shore Bowl, which was hosted by Rutgers University, is part of a nationwide competition that tests students' knowledge of ocean science disciplines through buzzer-style, multiple-choice questions and open-ended team challenge questions.?The West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North team will join winners from 22 other regional bowls April 16-19 in Long Beach, Mississippi, for the NOSB Finals. Students on the championship team include Shreyash Singh, Keshav Ratra, Vijay Josephs, and Vivek Vajipey (team photo below). They are coached by Regina Celin.
The NOSB, a program of the Consortium for Ocean Leadership, is building our next generation of marine scientists, policy makers, teachers, explorers, researchers, technicians, environmental advocates, and informed citizens by educating them in timely and relevant ocean science topics that are already a part of our future. This year's competition theme, Understanding Human, Economic, and Environmental Resiliency in the Gulf of Mexico, let students explore the many fascinating and complex functions of the Gulf of Mexico, America's "living laboratory," while also connecting scientific processes to the many people who call the Gulf their home. From its role in regulating global ocean temperature to its importance as a home to a diverse array of flora and fauna, the Gulf provides researchers with the opportunity to study the intersections of oceanography, biology, geology, chemistry, and the social sciences across both large- and small-scales.
This year's theme is especially relevant as 2020 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill — considered to be the largest marine oil spill ever — and comes as we reach a critical turning point in Gulf research: Ten years on, scientists who have been studying the environmental and social impacts of the spill are now synthesizing what they've learned about response, restoration, recovery, and resiliency, and how they can apply that knowledge to other events.
"Economically, ecologically, and culturally, the Gulf of Mexico is a valuable resource where you can really see how closely linked science and society are, so we're thrilled that NOSB students got the chance to focus on it this year," said Kristen Yarincik, director of the NOSB at the Consortium for Ocean Leadership. "Giving students the opportunity to learn about some of the groundbreaking research going on in the Gulf as well as the social implications of that work is key to the mission of NOSB — We want to help students become thoughtful, ocean-literate citizens who understand the broader value of scientific research, even if they don't become scientists. Congratulations to all the brilliant students who competed this year, and we can't wait to see all of our regional winners in Mississippi."
The 2020 National NOSB program is made possible through the following major sponsors:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Gulf Research Program
Wendy & Eric Schmidt
Deerbrook Charitable Trust
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Shell Exploration & Production Company
Lockheed Martin
American Honda Foundation
Sharon and Wayne Sternberger
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory
New Brunswick, NJ –American Repertory Ballet(ARB) soars into the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center with one of the most romantic and enduring ballet masterpieces, Giselle, for four performances over Valentine's Day weekend, February 14 - 16.
ARB unveils a fresh look on a 19th century classic with new set designs by Todd Dellinger (original set designer for ARB's 2019 production of Beauty and the Beast) and new costumes by internationally renowned costume designer Christina Giannini. Giannini's designs have been seen on Broadway, television, and for such leading dance companies such as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, Royal Danish Ballet and Hong Kong Ballet to name just a few.
Staging the ballet will be a team of former principal dancers and master teachers -- all of whom danced leading roles in Giselle during their distinguished careers -- led by Ana Lourdes Novoa (National Ballet of Cuba, English National Ballet, and Princeton Ballet School faculty), Aydmara Cabrera (National Ballet of Cuba and Princeton Ballet School Director) and Ian Hussey (Pennsylvania Ballet and ARB Ballet Master). The company will receive additional coaching from ballet superstar José Manuel Carreño (National Ballet of Cuba, American Ballet Theatre, English National Ballet, and Royal Ballet), making this production a rich and fulfilling experience for dancers and audiences alike.
"Our goal is to preserve the classical style and artistic intent which has made it a beloved ballet for nearly 180 years, while giving our dancers the opportunity to develop their own individual interpretation" says ARB Executive Director Julie Diana Hench, who danced the title role with both San Francisco Ballet and Pennsylvania Ballet.
A love story, a ghost story, and a tale of forgiveness, Giselle is about a peasant girl who falls in love with Albrecht, a nobleman disguised as a villager. When she learns his true identity and that he is engaged to marry royalty, she falls into madness, and dies of a broken heart. In death, she is summoned by the ghosts of jilted women, known as Willis. When midnight strikes, they emerge from the shadows of the forest to force men to dance to their death. Giselle's love and forgiveness towards Albrecht, save him from the wrath of the Willis. Dawn breaks and Giselle and the Willis return to their graves. Albrecht is left alone with his grief.
With music by Adolphe Adam, Giselle premiered in Paris in 1841. A sought after role for many ballerinas, the title role is extremely demanding – both technically and dramatically – so much so, that it is often referred to as the ballerina's Hamlet.
Performances of Giselle are Friday, February 14 at 7:30 pm, Saturday, February 15 at 2 and 7:30 pm, and Sunday, February 16 at 2 pm. For tickets, please visit nbpac.org or call the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center at 732.745.8000.
For the first time, ARB will be offering an Audio Described Performance, for audience members who are blind or visually impaired to experience the performance through live verbal commentary on Sunday, February 16 at 2pm. Patrons listen along to the description through a discreet headset. To purchase audio described seats, please visit nbpac.org and enter code AUDIO or call the ticket office at 732.745.8000.
A Touch Tour will be held an hour prior to the performance giving patrons the opportunity to walk through the set, touch set pieces, feel costumes, and handle key props. Reservations are required. Please RSVP to Dan Bauer at dbauer@arballet.org
A free On Pointe event! Giselle: a conversation and preview with Aydmara Cabrera, Ana Lourdes Novoa, Ian Hussey, and José Manuel Carreño will be held on Friday, February 7 at 6pm, in the Princeton Ballet School studios located in the Princeton Shopping Center at 301 N. Harrison Street.
Save 15% off a meal! Before or after the performance, enjoy a meal at Fatto Americano, 338 George Street. Mention ARB or Giselle and receive 15% off your entire bill.
About American Repertory Ballet/Princeton Ballet School
American Repertory Ballet's mission is to bring the joy, beauty, artistry and discipline of classical and contemporary dance to New Jersey and nationwide audiences and to dance students through artistic and educational programs. The organization comprises: the preeminent professional classical and contemporary ballet company in the state; Princeton Ballet School, one of the largest and most respected non-profit dance schools in the nation; and ARB's Access & Enrichment initiatives, including the long-running and acclaimed DANCE POWER program. To learn more, visit arballet.org.
Monique Beasley of Trenton, Kurt Penney of Pennington, Laurel Collins of Newtown, PA and Erin Wurtz of Levittown, PA make up the cast of the upcoming Neil Simon classic, "Last of the Red Hot Lovers."
WEST WINDSOR — The Yardley Players production of "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" takes personal desperation and hilarity to an entirely new level when married, middle-aged and nebbishy Barney Cashman, a seafood restaurant owner, tests out his inner Don Juan. The Neil Simon classic takes the stage at the Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) Feb. 14 through 23.
The story takes place in New York City in the non-tech 1960s during an era devoid of personal computers, cell phones, texting or social media — when sexual exploration is all the rage. Eager to participate in the revolution, 47-year-old Barney — a decent man experiencing a mid-life crisis — tries everything in his power to get in on the action before it's too late. A gentle soul, Cashman fumbles and flounders his way through a series of afternoon encounters with three different women, and painfully fails with each.
Simon's "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" premiered on Broadway in December of 1969. Already a celebrated playwright, Neil Simon's prior successes to date included "Barefoot in the Park" in 1963 and "The Odd Couple" in 1964 to name but a few. By the end of his career, Simon's life's work consisted of more than 30 plays with just as many movie screenplays. Simon has garnered more combined Oscar and Tony nominations than any other writer.
In 1969, Clive Barnes in his review of the original Broadway production in The New York Times, concisely described the show's fine balance between drama and comedy: "...There is the dimension of humanity to its humor so that you can love it as well as laugh at it," wrote Barnes.
Producers Dan Mucha and Marge Swider bring this play to MCCC's Kelsey Theatre along with Director Liz Wurtz and Stage Manager Tristan Takacs. The cast includes Kurt Penney of Pennington as Barney, Monique Beasley of Trenton as Elaine, Laurel Collins of Newtown, Pa. as Jeanette and Erin Wurtz of Levittown, Pa. as Bobbi.
Performance Dates:
Friday, Feb. 14 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 15 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 21 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 22 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 23 at 2 p.m.
Tickets may be purchased at KelseyTheatre.org or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at (609) 570-3333. The cost is $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and students. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible. Free parking is available next to the theatre. For a complete listing of adult and children's events, visit the Kelsey website kelsey.mccc.edu or call the box office for a brochure.
Episode 1 of “Chernobyl,” a five-part miniseries which dramatizes the story of the 1986 nuclear accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, Soviet Union, one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history, is screened. In this first episode, “1:23:45,” plant workers and firefighters put their lives on the line to control the explosion. 1 hour, 2 minutes.
Screenings of the series, a co-production of HBO and Sky, continue Jan. 14, Jan. 21, Jan. 28 and Feb. 4.
Full screening details:
Tuesday, Jan. 7
Episode 1 – “1:23:45”
Plant workers and firefighters put their lives on the line to control the explosion. 1 hour, 2 minutes.
Tuesday, Jan. 14
Episode 2 – “Please Remain Calm”
With millions at risk after the explosion, Ulana Khomyuk tries to warn Legasov about a second threat. 1 hour, 9 minutes.
Tuesday, Jan. 21
Episode 3 – “Open Wide, O Earth”
Lyudmilla ignores warnings about her firefighter husband’s contamination; Legasov lays out a decontamination plan, complete with human risks. 1 hour, 5 minutes.
Tuesday, Jan. 28
Episode 4 – “The Happiness of All Mankind”
Legasov and Shcherbina consider using lunar rovers to remove radioactive debris, while Khomyuk faces government hurdles in determining the truth about the cause of the explosion. 1 hour, 4 minutes.
Tuesday, Feb. 4
Episode 5 – “Vichnaya Pamyat”
Legasov, Shcherbina and Khomyuk risk their lives and reputations to expose the truth about Chernobyl. 1 hour, 11 minutes.
You are invited to read "An American Revolution Diary," an exclusive, new examination of the ten crucial days of 1776-77 on the Princeton Battlefield Society's website, www.pbs1777.org. The Diary will start on December 14. In the words of leading historians and authors, explore this time in our American history, day-by-day. Our line-up of historians includes:
Prelude: December 14-25, 1776 – David O. Stewart
Day 1: December 25, 1776 – Ron Chernow
Day 2: December 26, 1776 – Mark Lender
Days 3 & 4: December 27-28, 1776 – David Hackett Fischer
Days 5 & 6: December 29-30, 1776 – James Kirby Martin
Days 7 & 8: December 31-January 1, 1776-77 – Larry Kidder
Day 9: January 2, 1777 – David Price
Day 10: January 3, 1777 – Glenn Williams
Postscript: January 3-6, 1777 – Rick Atkinson
It is a refreshing new drama of our American Revolution. Join us as we explore the critical timeframe, December – January 1776-77, known as the ten crucial days of the American Revolution.
We will start our Diary (mid-December to the 25th) as a prelude to George Washington's Crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas night, his victory at first Trenton, his second victory at Assunpink Creek (second Trenton), his stunning overnight march to Princeton and dramatic victory at the historic Battle of Princeton – followed by a postscript for these truly Ten Crucial Days of the American Revolution. We welcome you and look forward to you enjoying our "American Revolutionary Diary."
The "Diary" will start on December 14 and end after January 6. Each posting will be on the day noted above.
Embrace the spirit of the holidays with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra! This cheerful concert features tap-dancing toy soldiers and beautiful seasonal music capped by a festive carol sing-along led by the Princeton High School Choir.
Does your home have all the amenities you want? Imagine how relaxing it would be with a screened-in porch. Or consider the convenience of another guest suite or an indoor-outdoor kitchen for entertaining.
An addition could make your home feel more like your dream property.
Still, any renovation project is a significant investment of time and money. When deciding to add on, start with the following steps:
1. Decide what your addition will be. Knowing the purpose of the space you’re adding will guide its layout and amenities — not to mention your project budget. For example: If you want a home theater, it’s not necessary to think about window placement. However, if you plan to build a pleated extension, that is something you’d have to consider.
2.Find a contractor and an architect. Seek out a contractor who can best turn your vision into a reality at a reasonable price. Interview multiple pros to hire someone with experience, and make sure you communicate with each other effectively. Hire an architect too, as they’ll be better at maximizing the space available. See if your contractor has a recommendation, or use the same interview process to find one.
3. Apply for the proper permits. While your construction team will know about permits, you are still overseeing the project. It’s good practice to understand local requirements and make sure your team is in compliance.
4. Hire an interior designer. Working with a designer ensures a cohesive renovation. Again, maybe your architect or contractor can refer you to someone, but make sure that their design style complements the existing elements of your home too.
If you want to continue investing in your home, an addition can add years of enjoyment. But if the drawbacks of your current space outweigh the benefits, it’s time to search for a better fit. Are you interested in listing instead of renovating? Reach out to get started.
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Trenton, NJ— Trenton Circus Squad announces the appointment of four new members to its Board of Trustees: Adriana Abizadeh, Samantha Bobila, Calvin B. Thomas Jr., and Chris Wallace. The new Trustees join continuing Trustees Amy Mayer (Chair) Kelly Ganges (Vice-Chair), Jon Erickson (Treasurer), Juanita Johnson Brooks (Secretary), James Burke, Anne Hoppenot, and Tim Stauning.
"All four of our newest Board members bring talent, expertise and vision to the table. They embody the vibe of Trenton Circus Squad and the pulse of the communities we serve! We are very fortunate to have them on our team as we continue to strengthen and evolve the program."
~Tom von Oehsen, Executive Director.
Adriana Abizadeh, has been the Executive Director of Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund (LALDEF) since 2016. LALDEF promotes the rights of all immigrants, with a focus on the Latin American community in the Mercer County area, facilitates access to health care, education and legal representation, advocates for the integration of immigrants, and fosters inter-cultural communication to strengthen our communities.
At LALDEF, Ms. Abizadeh led a successful capital campaign to purchase a historic Trenton building to serve as LALDEF's headquarters in 2018, oversaw a threefold budget and staff increase, and a corresponding expansion of services and outreach activities. She previously served as Special Projects Coordinator at Saint Joseph's Carpenter Society, in Camden, NJ. Ms. Abizadeh also serves as a Trustee of the Trenton Health Team and the NJ Alliance for Immigrant Justice. She has a Masters' degree in Public Policy from Drexel University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Rutgers University. Ms. Abizadeh is a passionate leader and advocate for social justice, committed to the inclusion of those often marginalized and unseen.
Samantha Bobila is Director of Fund Development at the YWCA Princeton. She previously fundraised for Oaks Integrated Care and the Rescue Mission of Trenton. Ms. Bobila currently serves on the Mercer County Government and Policy Committee and is a former member of the New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services' Multicultural Group and the Mid Jersey Chamber of Commerce's Non-Profit Council. She has a Masters' Degree in Women's and Gender Studies from Rutgers University. Ms. Bobila's highly effective leadership is infused with her infectious enthusiasm for the purpose-driven work that she champions.
Calvin B. Thomas, Jr. has dedicated himself for more than twenty years to working directly with youth and helping organizations build and support youth development programs. He is currently the principal of both Renewing the Mind, LLC, and LodeStar Consulting. He also works with UIH Family Partners of Trenton. He is a Steering Committee Member, and current Coordinator, of Trenton Area Stakeholders, a network of more than three hundred community and organizational leaders working to positively impact youth and families of Greater Trenton. He also serves on the Mayor's Workforce Development Advisory Board. Mr. Thomas has served on numerous not-for-profit boards including, most recently, Isles, Inc., and the Princeton Area Community Foundation. He is a native and resident of Trenton, a proud father and grandfather, and volunteer teacher of life skills and risk reduction behavior to middle and high school students. He retired from a full naval career in 1990. Mr. Thomas has an unyielding passion and vision to transform Trenton one neighborhood at a time.
Chris Wallace is a business development executive in the asset management field. Most recently, Chris was a Senior Vice President at Neuberger Berman, where he led the firm's multi-employer (union) pension plan business. Previously, he was a Director at BlackRock in a similar role. Prior to his work with these firms, Mr. Wallace worked for the AFL-CIO and other union organizations including the IBEW, SEIU, UFCW, and Bakery & Confectionery Workers. Mr. Wallace lives in Brooklyn with his wife, son and daughter. Mr. Wallace has a Masters' of Business Administration from Stanford, and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics from Princeton University. Mr. Wallace's career of principled stewardship of retirement funds is founded on his deep-seated commitment to economic justice.
About Trenton Circus Squad: Trenton Circus Squad is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring people to take big leaps in life. Our squad members learn how to cooperate, push themselves and serve their community – all through the astonishing practice of circus arts. As part of our commitment to building an organization that belongs to the Trenton community, Trenton Circus Squad has worked to develop leaders that reflect the community we serve. For more information about our program, please visit our website www.trentoncircussquad.orgor call 609-984-8599. Follow along on Facebook @trentoncircussquad
Princeton, NJ – Princeton Human Services would like to thank the many community partners and volunteers who contributed in hosting another prosperous Welcoming Week, which was held from September 13-22, 2019. Princeton joined over 80,000 people across the United States in hosting Welcoming Week, a time to recognize immigrant contributions to our community and promote inclusiveness, unity and diversity.
Welcoming Week was kicked off with a salsa dance party at the Arts Council of Princeton. The week continued with the Art@Brainbridge Block Party, “Embracing Our Differences” tour and “Celebrating Black Artists” self-guided tour at the Princeton University Art Museum. This was followed by a film screening and panel discussion with Film Director, Horacio Marquinez of “Rainbow Day Camp” at the Princeton Garden Theater. The Historical Society of Princeton hosted an “Open Archive: Princeton School Days” display at the Princeton Public Library. It was followed by a Naturalization Ceremony at the Princeton Public Library on Wednesday morning where 26 residents took the oath to become naturalized citizens. A film screening of the “This is Home: A Refugee Story” hosted by the Princeton Public Library was held that night.
A “Multicultural Karaoke Night” was held Thursday evening hosted by the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice. A Cultural Exchange Night was held Friday evening at the Palmer Square Green where individuals, volunteers, and organizations from different countries featured displays from their cultures/nationalities. Throughout the week, the Princeton Senior Resource Center offered a free class.
The weekend consisted of a “Loteria” Mexican Bingo event hosted at the YWCA Princeton. Princeton Human Services, the Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund (LALDEF), and the Princeton YWCA collaborated with the help of generous donors and volunteers to host a successful “Loteria” Mexican Bingo community building event. Special thanks to Princeton YWCA for providing the location to host this event. Special thanks to the following individuals, organizations and businesses for donating prizes to make this event possible: the Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund (LALDEF), Princeton Affordable Housing, Olives of Princeton, Labyrinth Books, Terra Momo Restaurant Group, Councilwoman Leticia Fraga and Marisabel Fernandez. The department would also like to thank our volunteers that helped set up the event and ensured the event ran smoothly: Councilman Tim Quinn, Councilman David Cohen, the Princeton Fire Department, Veronica and Valeria Monroy-Trujillo, Kimberly Figueroa-Martinez, and Liliana Morenilla.
The week ended with Princeton University’s Community and Staff Day, Korean Lotus Flower Lantern-making Workshop, and “Power of Faces” Art Talk at the Princeton Public Library.
For the first time, several businesses in Princeton joined the Welcoming Week efforts by providing Welcoming Week specials throughout the week. Special thanks to the following Welcoming businesses: Nassau Street Seafood, Teresa Caffe, Halo Pub, Princeton Soup & Sandwich Company, and Pizza Den for participating in our welcoming efforts.
This is truly a community effort to ensure that Princeton is a welcoming community to all people regardless of where they are from. We thank all of our community partners who made this week possible: Princeton Public Library, the Historical Society of Princeton, Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund (LALDEF), Princeton Senior Resource Center, Princeton Garden Theater, the Arts Council of Princeton, Housing Initiatives of Princeton, YWCA Princeton, Princeton Family YMCA, Arm in Arm, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton University Office of Community & Regional Affairs, Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice, Princeton Civil Rights Commission, Palmer Square Management, and the Municipality of Princeton Office of Emergency Management.
If you are interested in taking part in our community building efforts throughout the year, please consider attending family friendly events, volunteering or donating prizes. For more information on how to participate next year, please contact the Human Services Office at 609-688-2055 or MUrias@princetonnj.gov
Building Community, Connecting Neighbors
Welcoming Week is a series of weeklong events where communities bring together diverse immigrants and U.S.-born community members in a spirit of unity to raise awareness of the benefits of welcoming everyone-including new Americans. It is a time to celebrate and amplify the values that unite us as neighbors, parents and colleagues, and that make our town more welcoming to newcomers and to everyone who calls our community home and to recognize that our community is stronger because of our diversity, not in spite of it.
PRINCETON, N.J. – The feast has existed at the core of culture in China for thousands of years and remains a vital part of life in East Asia today. As an important social and ritual activity, feasts commemorated major life events, served as political theater and satisfied religious obligations. The Eternal Feast: Banqueting in Chinese Art from the 10th to the 14th Century traces the art of the feast through more than 50 exceptional objects from three transformative dynasties – the Liao, Song and Yuan. Focusing on a rare group of surviving paintings from the period – along with ceramic, lacquer, metal and stone objects as well as textiles – the exhibition reveals the singular influence China's culture of feasting had on the formation of the artistic traditions of China.
The Eternal Feast: Banqueting in Chinese Art from the 10th to the 14th Century will be on view exclusively at the Princeton University Art Museum from Oct. 19, 2019, through Feb. 16, 2020.The exhibition is curated by Zoe Kwok, assistant curator of Asian art at the Princeton University Art Museum.
"This fascinating and subtle exhibition, based on years of scholarly research and benefiting from one of the most important collections of Chinese painting outside of Asia, here at Princeton, speaks once again to our commitment to examining the art of the past in a new light," said James Steward, Nancy A. Nasher–David J. Haemisegger, Class of 1976, director.
In ancient China, feasts intended to nourish and celebrate the spirits of the deceased were a fundamental part of funerary practices. From the 10th to the 14th century, art related to the feast began to survive in greater quantities outside of tombs. At the same time, the tradition of building grand underground tombs stocked with the paraphernalia of feasting began to wane. Presenting a selection of paintings of feasts and banquets from these four centuries alongside an array of feast-related objects, The Eternal Feast demonstrates the important role feasts and banquets played in shaping funerary rituals, social status, gender identity and contemporary politics in China.
Feasts were also crucial opportunities for other forms of performance art, including music, dance and theatrical productions. The Eternal Feast presents objects related to these essential features of the feast along with figural sculpture depicting different kinds of feast participants and performers. Together, these works offer a window into the feast as a site for the creation and consumption of art in China.
The Eternal Feast is divided into three sections reflecting the different social, political and religious roles played by feasts from the 10th to the 14th century, with each centered on a key painting or set of paintings.
Dining in the Afterlife examines the central role paintings of feasts and objects made for feasting played in funerary art, focusing on some of the earliest works in the exhibition, a rare set of six paintings on wood made for a Liao dynasty tomb. Among the less-known jewels of Princeton's collections, two of these wood panels depict a group of men preparing tables for an intimate outdoor feast. The panels were produced during the 10th or early 11th century in the territory of the Liao empire, which encompassed parts of present-day Mongolia and northern China.
Ladies Banqueting in Seclusion, the second section of the exhibition, explores the rarely studied topic of the ladies' feast. This section highlights a large Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279) hanging scroll entitled Palace Banquet. Connected to the subject of court-lady painting as well as other genres of Song images, Palace Banquet offers a nostalgic view of a magnificent compound full of Tang dynasty (618-907) court women preparing for an evening banquet.
The centerpiece of the final section, Gentlemen Feasting as Scholarly Business, is Evening Literary Gathering, a handscroll that depicts a 13th- or 14th-century scene of gentlemen enjoying a casual feast that is rich in both historical allusion and contemporary social and political commentary.
A 196-page richly illustrated exhibition catalogue, published by the Princeton University Art Museum and distributed by Yale University Press, further examines the importance of feasting as a social and ritual activity in China since the Bronze Age. In addition to the curator's introduction and central essay, entitled "The Feast Across Three Gatherings: Images of Banqueting from the 10th to the 14th Century," the publication includes object entries that expand our understanding of the material culture of the feast in the Liao, Song and Yuan dynasties.
Programs accompanying the exhibition include a panel discussion on Friday, Oct. 19, 2-4 p.m. in Princeton's McCormick Hall. The interdisciplinary panel, entitled "In Good Taste: Food and Feasting in Chinese Art," will bring a range of international scholars and perspectives to the table: Anne Cheng, professor of English and American studies at Princeton University; Jeehee Hong, professor of East Asian art history at McGill University; François Louis, professor of Asian art history at the Bard Graduate Center; Joanna Waley-Cohen, professor of Chinese history at New York University; and Zoe Kwok, assistant curator of Asian art and exhibition curator. The program is organized by the Art Museum and the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art and cosponsored by the East Asian Studies Program.
On Saturday, Nov. 2, an opening lecture by the curator in McCosh Hall at 5 p.m., followed by a reception at the Museum at 6 p.m., is also planned.
Three award-winning Chinese-language films will be presented by the Museum and the Princeton Garden Theatre as part of a film series organized in conjunction with the exhibition. Shadow (2019, directed by Zhang Yimou), on Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m., will be introduced by Museum Director James Steward; Eat Drink Man Woman (1994, directed by Ang Lee), on Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m., will be introduced by exhibition curator Zoe Kwok; and The Assassin (2015, directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou), on Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m., will be introduced by Associate Director for Education Caroline Harris. Museum members receive the Princeton Garden Theatre member admission price.
The Eternal Feast: Banqueting in Chinese Art from the 10th to the 14th Century is made possible by lead support from the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation; the John B. Elliott, Class of 1951, Asian Art Fund; the Allen R. Adler, Class of 1967, Exhibitions Fund; Henry Luce Foundation; and the Cotsen Chinese Study Fund. Generous support is also provided by the Blakemore Foundation; Christopher E. Olofson, Class of 1992; David Loevner, Class of 1976, and Catherine Loevner; Robert L. Poster, Class of 1962, and Amy Poster; and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional supporters include Princeton University's Center for the Study of Religion, P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, Program in East Asian Studies, and Center for Collaborative History; the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies; Nancy H. Lin, Class of 1977, and C. Morris Smith, Class of 1976; Shao F. and Cheryl Wang; the Chopra Family Youth and Community Program Fund; and the Partners and Friends of the Princeton University Art Museum.
Somerville, NJ, September 27, 2019 - - Girls on the Run of Central New Jersey (GOTRCNJ) will kick-off its celebratory 5K race on Sunday, November 24 at 11:00 a.m. in downtown Somerville. Anticipating record participation, festivities and registration will open at 9:30 a.m. The 5K race is open to the public. To register go to https://www.gotrcnj.org/5k.
"With the growth of our Central NJ Council over the past year, we anticipate an exceptionally large number of runners for our Fall 5K. Net proceeds of this race will go to our Scholarship Fund, so girls in low-income communities can have the opportunity to participate in the program," said Donna York, Council Director.
Girls on the Run is a social and emotional wellness program for girls in 3rd to 8th grade that inspires them to recognize their inner strength and celebrate what makes them one of a kind. Trained coaches lead small teams through an evidence-based curriculum which includes dynamic discussions in confidence, competence and caring. Over the course of the ten-week program, girls in 3rd-8th grade develop critical life skills to help them navigate their worlds and establish a lifetime appreciation for health and fitness. The program culminates with girls positively impacting their communities through a service project and being physically and emotionally prepared to complete a celebratory 5K event.
The Girls on the Run program was recently included as a top research-based program in a Social-Emotional Learning Guide developed by researchers at Harvard University and has been recognized by the National Afterschool Association (NAA) as one of the top two most influential after-school programs in the nation.
Annually the GOTRCNJ program serves over 2,200 girls at 117 sites in Somerset, Middlesex, Monmouth, Camden and Ocean counties. To learn more about the race or to start a Girls on the Run site in your community contact donna.york@girlsontherun.org.
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP – The Hopewell Valley’s favorite fall days will soon return, when the Amazing Pumpkin Carve turns Woolsey Park in Titusville into a family-friendly autumn celebration. Forty massive pumpkins carved by local artists are just the beginning of the fifth annual fantastic festival from Friday, October 11 through Monday, October 14, 2019 (Columbus Day). For hours and details, visit www.hvartscouncil.org.
Orange skulls, pulpy dragons, and two-headed pumpkin ladies are only a few of the cool creatures carved by artists in years past. The HV Arts Council’s Amazing Pumpkin Carve is electrified allowing for dramatic lighting and motion effects to expand the Carver’s pumpkin palette. The results are sure to wow visitors with even more spectacular displays.
The Amazing Pumpkin Carve, in its fifth year, is much more than just amazing pumpkins. Courtyard activities include evening storytelling around fire pits, pumpkin sales and painting, art show & sale, live music performances, s’more kits & cider, hots dogs and snacks for purchase, a humongous hay bale playground, photo op-boards, and more!
Special events begin on Thursday October 10 with the “Watch-the-Carvers” Reception. Advance ticket holders and VIPs will watch artists in action, enjoy a lite-bites reception to the live music of “Fiddlesticks,” and see the amazing final pumpkins -- all before the Carve opens to the public. Advance tickets are required for this exclusive event.
Throughout the Carve weekend, there will be live music from celebrated local bands BoXoRox, Mixed Nuts, Recklesstown, and Uncle Skunk, as well as dance and vocal performances by students of The Pennington Studio. Bring a blanket, pack a picnic, and hangout to hear the bands.
Children of all ages will delight on Monday for Kid’s Day (Columbus Day) -- when everyone is a kid! All tickets are $5, and student bands from the School of Rock will impress you with their rock-and-roll prowess.
Don’t miss your chance to celebrate autumn in Hopewell Valley while supporting the many talented artists who call this region home. For more information and the schedule full of daily details, visit the Hopewell Valley Arts Council website at www.hvartscouncil.org.
In 2015, Princeton joined Welcoming America, an organization dedicated to welcoming all people, immigrants and non-immigrants, and helping create welcoming and inclusive cities and towns by connecting leaders in community, government, and nonprofit sectors. Welcoming America's goal is to change systems and cultures by helping create policies, reinforce welcoming principles, and communicate the socioeconomic benefit of inclusion.
Lawrenceville, N.J., September 13, 2019 – Nearly 400 guests are expected at PEI Kids’ 14th Annual Wine & Food Tasting on Friday, October 11th at the Signature Flight Support aviation hangar located at Trenton-Mercer Airport. This signature fundraising event features food from over twenty local restauranteurs, international wine tasting provided by distributors affiliated with Trenton Fine Wine & Liquors, and displays of exotic automobiles and personal aircraft.
The airport hangar, transformed by a team of volunteers, offers a unique setting that includes views of private jets landing at sunset.
“This fundraising event generates critical program funding which enables us to deliver valuable programs and services throughout the year at no cost to children or their families,” said Roz Dashiell, PEI Kids’ Executive Director. “It is such a lovely testament to community collaboration, bringing together local vendors, service providers, fine eateries who donate their services to make this event a success every year.”
The event is produced thanks to the support of sponsors and in-kind services donated by restaurants, wine retailers coordinated through West Trenton Fine Wines and Liquors, Interstate Motorsport which provides foreign and exotic cars for display, and Front Row Seat Productions which provides audio visual support.
This year’s sponsors include The Bartlett Family Foundation, Bloomberg, Borden Perlman Salisbury and Kelly, Bristol Myers Squibb, Capital Health, Delectabell, Fennelly Associates, Inc., Hopewell Township PBA, Horvath & Giacin, NJM Insurance Group, Nottingham Insurance, Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader P.C., Primepoint, M&T Bank, PNC Bank, PSE&G, Dave and Marlene Thompson, Team Toyota, Ventura Wealth Management and The Wawa Foundation. Tickets, advertising, and sponsorship information are available online at www.peikids.org or by calling Janina Akins at 609-695-3739.
About PEI Kids
Since 1985, PEI Kids’ mission has been dedicated to promoting and maintaining a safe environment for all children. PEI Kids provides prevention education and intervention programs relating to personal safety, sexual abuse, bullying, delinquency, and the overall well-being of the child. Currently serving over 10,000 children and their families annually, PEI Kids is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit which provides school-based prevention programs reaching over 10,000 students, teachers and parents. Intervention services include counseling for child victims of sexual abuse; support services for children in foster care, and anger management and juvenile offender diversion programming for at-risk and adjudicated youth. PEI Kids is also lead agency for Greater Mercer Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse which spearheads the Enough Abuse Campaign – a national effort which trains adults in how to prevent, recognize and respond appropriately to child sexual abuse. To learn more about PEI Kids and how you can support their work, please call 609-695-3739, or visit www.peikids.org or facebook.com/peikidsnj.
Apple Days Harvest Festivals - Terhune Orchards Apple Days Fall Harvest Festival Weekends Seven weekends of Fall Family Fun! Saturdays & Sundays 10am-5pm. The fun begins September 14-15 and continues through the last weekend in October.
Congratulations on your move! All of your stuff has arrived at your new place, now what? It’s not as simple as just unpacking and decorating your new home. There are many other things you have to do outside of just the “moving” part of it. Here are 24 things to do after you move in:
The Hopewell Valley YMCA Tom Jackson Champion Golf and Tennis Tournament will be returning to the Trenton Country Club on September 30, 2019.
All funds raised support efforts that directly affect your community, the Hopewell and Pennington families. Thanks to the support of community members and businesses like yours, this tournament has raised $41,000 for Hopewell Valley YMCA Youth Sports programming over the past three years.
The Tom Jackson Golf Tournament is held in memory of Thomas R. Jackson, a long time Pennington resident and sports enthusiast Each year, Tom's friends and family honor Tom's commitment to healthy living and promoting an active lifestyle. Through this tournament, Tom's legacy and love of sports continues in support of Hopewell Valley YMCA youth sports programs so every child in the Hopewell Valley community can participate and foster connections through fitness, sports, and fun.
We would love to have your support through a direction donation or sponsorship. Any amount will help us keep our costs for our programming affordable for all families. We are happy to announce our new Youth Activity Center, a safe, inclusive and fun place for grades 6-12 everyday after school. Hopewell Valley Students come to our main office to play billiards, ping pong, socialize with friends and get homework assistance. We can't offer these amazing programs without the financial assistance from you. We hope the you will help us help others!
Click HERE to register and see sponsorship opportunities for our Golf and Tennis Tournament.
If you are unable to attend our event, we will still love to have your support. Please click HERE to send us a direct donation towards our cause.
WHAT: Participating in the Collings Foundation's WINGS OF FREEDOM TOUR, the B-17 Flying Fortress "Nine O Nine," B-24 Liberator "Witchcraft," B-25 Mitchell "Tondelayo" bombers and P-51 Mustang "Toulouse Nuts" and P-40 Warhawk "Jaws" fighters, will fly into the Trenton Mercer Airport for a visit from September 3rd to September 6th. This is a rare opportunity to visit, explore, and learn more about these unique and rare treasures of aviation history. The B-17 is one of only 9 in flying condition in the United States. The B-24J Liberator is the sole remaining example of its type flying in the World. The B-25 is best known for being used in the daring Doolittle raid. The P-51 Mustang was awarded the prestigious Grand Champion award for restoration. New to the tour is the P-40 Warhawk, well known for being a part of the Flying Tigers. Visitors are invited to explore the aircraftinside and out - $16 for adults and $12 for children is requested for access to up-close viewing and tours through the inside of the aircraft. Visitors may also experience the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to actually takea 30-minute flight aboard these rare aircraft. Flights on either the B-17 or B-24 are $450 per person. B-25 flights are $400 per person. Get some "stick time" in the world's greatest fighters! P-51 flight training is $2,400 for a half hour and $3,400 for a full hour. P-40 Warhawk flight training is $2200 for a half hour and $3200 for a full hour. For reservations and information on flight experiences call 800-568-8924.
WHERE: The WINGS OF FREEDOM TOUR will be on display at the Trenton Mercer Airport, located on the north east ramp on W. Piper Rd.
WHEN: The WINGS OF FREEDOM TOUR will arrive to the Trenton Airport at 12:00 PM on September 3rd and will be on display until the aircraft departs after operations after September 6th. Hours of ground tours and display are: 12:00 PM through 5:00 PM on Tuesday, September 3rd; 9:30 AM through 5:00 PM Wednesday and Thursday, September 4th and 5th and 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM on Friday, September 6th. The 30-minute flight experiences are normally scheduled before and after the ground tour times above.
WHO: The Collings Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit educational foundation devoted to organizing "living history" events that allows people to learn more about their heritage and history through direct participation. The Nationwide WINGS OF FREEDOM TOUR is celebrating its 30th year and visits an average of 110 cities in over 35 states annually. Since its start, tens of millions of people have seen the B-17, B-24, B-25, P-40 & P-51 display at locations everywhere. The WINGS OF FREEDOM tour is one of the most extraordinary and unique interactive traveling historical displays of its kind.
WHY: The WINGS OF FREEDOM TOUR travels the nation as a flying tribute to the flight crews who flew them, the ground crews who maintained them, the workers who built them, the soldiers, sailors and airmen they helped protect; and the citizens and families that share the freedom that they helped preserve. The B-17, B-25 & B-24 were the backbone of the American effort during the war from 1942 to 1945 and were famous for their ability to sustain damage and still accomplish the mission. Despite the risks of anti-aircraft fire, attacking enemy fighters, and the harrowing environment of sub-zero temperatures, many B-17s and B-24s safely brought their crews home. The P-51 Mustang was affectionately known as the bombers "Little Friend" – saving countless crews from attacking axis fighters. After the war, many aircraft were scrapped for their raw aluminum to rebuild a nation in post-war prosperity and therefore very few were spared. The rarity of the B-17, B-25, B-24, P-40 & P-51 - and their importance to telling the story of WWII is why the Collings Foundation continues to fly and display the aircraft nationwide. At each location we encourage local veterans and their families to visit and share their experiences and stories with the public. For aviation enthusiasts, the tour provides opportunity for the museum to come to the visitor and not the other way around! Visitors can find out more by visiting our website at www.collingsfoundation.org.
The 2019 Princeton Children’s Book Festival takes place Saturday, Sept. 14, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event, intended to encourage reading and ignite a life-long love of books, will be held rain or shine on Hinds Plaza.
More than 80 of the most acclaimed authors and illustrators in children’s literature will participate in the festival, one of the largest of its kind on the East Coast. At the festival, fans of all ages will have the opportunity to purchase books supplied by jaZams, interact with authors and illustrators and have books signed.
Festival organizers strive to bring a diverse and inclusive range of voices to the event and to strengthen the connection for children between the stories on the page and the people who create them.
Award-winning artist and children’s book illustrator John Parra created the poster for this year's Princeton Children's Book Festival and will be in attendance. He will also read from books he has illustrated during a special story time before the festival at 10:30 a.m. on the third floor.
Parra has illustrated many award-winning books including “Green is a Chile Pepper,” by Roseanne Thong, “Frida Khalo and Her Animalitos” by Monica Brown, “Gracias/Thanks” by Pat Mora and the upcoming “Little Libraries, Big Heroes” by Miranda Paul.
For a complete list of authors and illustrators who are participating in the 2019 Princeton Children’s Book Festival see bookfestival.princetonlibrary.org.
The Princeton Children’s Book Festival is made possible by a partnership with jaZams of Princeton. JaZams donates a portion of the proceeds from book sales at the event to the library.
Princeton Public Library is in the Sands Library Building at 65 Witherspoon St. in Princeton, NJ. Convenient parking is available on neighboring streets and in Spring Street Garage, which is adjacent to the library. For more information about library programs and services, call (609) 924-9529 or visit www.princetonlibrary.org.
Woolsey Park, 221 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, Titusville, NJ
Calling all artists, artisans, and art supporters! Be part of the 5th Annual Amazing Pumpkin Carve — the most popular fall event in Hopewell Valley — with an anticipated 4,000+ visitors from Mercer, Hunterdon, and Bucks Counties and beyond!
Fall is around the corner! Join a Music Together class at the Community Well! Offered both Tuesday and Saturday mornings, beginning September 14th. From babyhood through the early elementary years, Music Together nurtures each child's natural musicality in a playful, musically rich learning environment. The research-based music classes are designed to be non-formal and non-performance-oriented, so your child can learn at his or her own pace, in a way that's developmentally appropriate.
Held at Tigerlabs, 252 Nassau St. Princeton. Go to, www.speakology.us, 609-915-1999, to register for this 5-DAY, 12.5-hour program in public speaking training for kids ages 7-17. Tuesday August 20th to Saturday August 24th; 10:00AM-12:30PM; from $295 if you register with a friend or sibling.
We are happy to announce that on Monday, July 22, 2019, Montgomery Township permanently preserved the landmark farm landscape of Pat and Don Matthews in partnership with D&R Greenway.
Once home to cows and barn dances, the community best knows this highly-visible farm on busy Rt. 206 for its red barns. This farm was ripe for development into a shopping center; instead it is preserved forever. Preservation was accomplished with an Agricultural, Conservation and Viewshed Easement with the farm remaining in the Matthews family.
D&R Greenway worked with financial advisor Wade Martin to assist the financing structure and provide the landowners with lifetime income. The Matthews' commitment to preservation will ensure that their farm will remain a symbol of our area's rich agricultural history forever.
Congratulations and thanks goes to Montgomery Township for their work protecting this farm and funding preservation. Preservation of the Matthews farm brings D&R Greenway to more than 20,500 acres of preserved land. Don and Pat, you are now part of D&R Greenway's special family of preservation landowners. Thank you for being a part of our legacy!
Saturday, August 3–10 am to 8 pm and Sunday, August 4–10 am to 4 pm
Free Admission, Free Parking (Suggested donation of a canned good in support of Rutgers Against Hunger)
Join us at Howell Living History Farm for a truly enjoyable day! The fair includes animal shows and exhibits, homemade ice cream, hay rides, pony rides, music, magic shows, and farm tours. Check out displays by the Rutgers Master Gardners of Mercer County, Mercer County Wildlife Center Friends, Mid-State Beekeepers Association, and many more! Free admission and parking for all! Please bring a non-perishable food donation for Rutgers Against Hunger.
We are so excited to get together with our SOR community and celebrate the summer season with you. The day will be filled with games & activities, good food, and great music. Admission is free and open to all! We welcome you to invite family and friends (even if they aren't current students of SOR!) Tickets for the dunk tank, t-shirt tie-dying, and the guitar raffle will be available for purchase at the day of the event.
It's a School of Rock music festival! Our headliner is WOODSTOCK with other appearances by Live Aid and Lollapalooza.
Vintage North Jersey, a collaboration of northern New Jersey wineries announces its 6th annual Wine & Food Festival on the weekend of August 24th & 25th, 2019! The doors open at noon and the event goes until 5 pm both days. Wineries representing Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon and Mercer Counties will offer their most premium wines. Food trucks and specialty food and craft vendors will have a variety of selections for guests to choose from. Enjoy great musical acts both days. Guests are encouraged to bring picnic blankets and lawn chairs to sprawl across the 89 acres of preserved farmland, and spend the afternoon enjoying the music and fine wine! Each ticket includes admission, souvenir glass for tastings, sampling of six wines from each winery and live music.
Bands: Saturday- Fat Boi's Brass Band, a nine piece NOLA style brass band bringing the music and tradition of New Orleans to NY! They love music, they love NOLA and they love TUBA. They exist solely to bring the party to your festival BBQ, wedding, parade, or even your funeral! Sunday- Go HAM! When you pair their lineup of talented and experienced musicians with a top notch and unique selection of music from yesterday and today, what you get is thoughtful and original arrangements, surprising mash-ups, multi-part vocal harmony, and a perfect mix of passion and high-energy fun. Their shows truly are a unique experience.
Advance Tickets are $15 for one day, $25 for two days day of tickets at the gate are $20 for one day, $35 for two days Non-drinking attendee tickets are $10 in advance or at the gate. For more information call Unionville Vineyards at 908-788-0400 We love furry friends; however we have a no pet policy. Thank you for understanding! No outside food or alcohol permitted.
9 Rocktown Road Ringoes, New Jersey 08551 908-788-0400
A cave adventure takes a bad turn for, from left, Shealyn Davis as Becky Thatcher, Nick Torres as Tom Sawyer, and Tristan Davis as Huck Finn.
West Windsor, N.J. – The perfect family musical comes to Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre in July. The Yardley Players present “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” for two weekends: Fridays, July 26 and Aug. 2 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, July 27 and Aug. 3 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, July 28 and Aug. 4 at 2 p.m.
Kelsey Theatre is located on MCCC’s West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. The community is invited to an opening night reception with the cast and crew on July 26.
This highly imaginative theatrical adaptation of the Mark Twain classic follows 14-year-old Tom Sawyer, growing up in the Missouri heartland circa 1840. Life for the good-natured mischief-maker takes a sweet turn when Tom falls in love for the very first time with the beautiful newcomer Becky Thatcher. But he makes an enemy of the villainous Injun Joe and a summertime adventure with Becky and best friend Huckleberry Finn goes dangerously wrong. Is a happy ending in store for Tom and his friends – complete with the discovery of buried treasure? This show is for kids everywhere – and parents who remember all that is thrilling and glorious about childhood.
Starring in “Tom Sawyer” are: Nick Torres of Morrisville, Pa., as Tom; Tristan Davis of Newtown, Pa., as Huckleberry Finn; Jenn Torres of Morrisville, Pa. as Aunt Polly; Brian Davis of Newtown, Pa., as Injun Joe; Shealyn Davis of Newtown, Pa., as Becky Thatcher; Marc Suznovich of Hamilton as Reverend Sprague; Ken Ambs of Newtown, Pa., as Judge Thatcher; Barney Stone of Lambertville as Muff Potter; Leslie Kraus of Levittown, Pa., as Widow Douglas; and Josh Temple of Lawrenceville as Ben Rogers.
The supporting cast features Kyle Stretch of Morrisville, Pa., Brayden Davis of Newtown, Pa., Trevin Davis of Newtown, Pa., Logan Yorke of Hamilton, Troy Vallery of Hamilton, Jacob Zacks of Princeton, Ashley Gafgen of Robbinsville, Jenna Gottlieb of East Windsor, Izzy Hoskins of Newtown, Pa., Shreya Savur of Robbinsville, Stacy Danka of Allentown, Tanya Hibbs of Hamilton, Christine Seddon, William Augustin of Levittown, Pa., Carlos Gonzalez-Najera of Burlington, Stan Karuzis of Lawrence, Barry Leonard of Monroe, Jeffrey Milstein of East Windsor, Chris Revilla of Ewing, and Jonathan Stanley of Old Bridge.
The adult ensemble includes Kelly Fratz of Yardville, Abby Gafgen of Robbinsville, D.J. Kelvey of Hamilton, Samantha Moon of Hamilton, Cara Pergament of Robbinsville, Madison Russell of Morrisville, Pa., and Marge Swider of Langhorne, Pa.
The children's ensemble includes Logan Ambs and Mason Ambs of Newtown, Pa., Aimee Clark of Lawrenceville, Isabella Colon of Hamilton, Ryan Davidowitz of East Windsor, Gabriella Dirusso of Princeton Jct., Kelsey Egan of Hamilton, Jacob King of Wrightstown, Kate Kopera of Hamilton, Juliana Gonzalez-Najera of Burlington, Lauren Poprik of Robbinsville, Isabella Proano of Hamilton, Stephanie Renzi of Robbinsville, Maddie Rogala of Monroe, and Riley Yorke of Hamilton.
The production staff includes Producer Marge Swider, Director/Choreographer Kristy Davis, Musical Director Ryan Fleming, Stage Manager Patty Walsh, Set Designer Jeff Cantor, Costumer Louisa Murey, Publicists Wendy Humphrey and Marge Swider, and Photographer John Maurer.
Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, and $16 students/children. Tickets may be purchased at www.kelseytheatre.net, or by calling the Kelsey Theatre box office at 609-570-3333, or in person prior to the performance. (The box office opens one hour before the show.) Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking available next to the theater.
For a complete listing of adult and children's events, visit the Kelsey website or call the box office for a brochure.
Enjoy fireworks displays throughout Mercer County this holiday week
June 26, 2019
July 4th Independence Day celebrations are never a one-day affair. You can very easily keep the party going on for over a week, between family BBQs, movie showings, music concerts and local fireworks displays. Check out our round up to keep you entertained all holiday long.
July 4th celebrations are never a one-day affair. You can very easily keep the party going on for over a week, between family BBQs, movie showings, music concerts and local fireworks displays. We’ve got the scoop on where to watch fireworks every single day of the week, along with baby races, carnival rides, a special Captain America movie showing, historic re-enactments and lots more! Check out our round up to keep you entertained all holiday long.
Thursday, June 27
Montgomery Township Independence Day Celebration
Montgomery High School, 1014 Rte 601, Skillman
6PM
Enjoy games and activities for children, food vendors (including ice cream, cheesecakes, kettle corn & funnel cakes!). Get there early to enjoy a picnic, along with the sounds of The John Oakes Band at 7PM. After the singing of the Star Spangled Banner at dusk, enjoy a spectacular display of fireworks!
Friday, June 28
Rider University’s Independence Day Fireworks
Campus Green, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrence
7PM
Bring a blanket or your favorite chair to enjoy Lawrence Township fireworks on the Campus Green. Music will begin at 7{M with the fireworks following around 9:15PM. Food trucks will be on site, as well as a fireworks fundraiser of glow necklaces for sale. (Rain date Saturday, June 29). For more information contact the Lawrence Township Recreations Department at 609-844-7065.
Saturday, June 29
Freedom Festival
Mercer County Park, 1638 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor Township
3PM-11PM
Attractions, including Jake Miller, Wiener Dog Races, Baby Races, Giveaways (like a Nintendo Switch and Jennifer Lopez tickets), Scavenger hunt, live music, more than 20 food trucks, WPST and NJ 101.5 personalities and carnival style rides. They are touting “Mercer County’s largest firework show” will light up the skies. The event is free to attend. Parking is $5.
Sunday, June 30
Hopewell Valley Concert & Fireworks, Titusville
Woolsey Park, 221 Washington Crossing Road, Titusville
5:30PM
Enjoy food, classic cars & a great fireworks show!
Wednesday, July 3
Ewing Township Independence Day Fireworks Celebration
The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) Green Lane Fields, Green Lane, Ewing Township
6PM
Bring your lawn chairs and blanket and enjoy free games, rides, face painting, a balloon man, DJ Dan Murphy, Entertainment by Miss Amy, Colonial Reenacts and food vendors. A spectacular fireworks show will take place at dusk. Rain date Friday, July 5th.
A DJ will provide music beginning at 7:30PM, with fireworks beginning around 9PM. The rain date is Friday, July 5.
Hamilton Independence Day Fireworks and Concert
Veterans Park, Kuser Road Entrance, 2206 Kuser Road, Hamilton Township
6PM
Visit Veterans Park for Hamilton Township’s Independence Day Fireworks and Concert Celebration. The concert begins at 6PM with a performance by The Heartbeats. Fireworks take place after dark (approximately 9:30PM). Rain date is Thursday, July 4.
Captain America, The First Avenger
State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
7PM
Celebration America’s birthday in patriotic fashion with Captain America. Afterwards head over to Boyd Park (Route 18 North) for live music, children’s activities, food & fireworks. This is a free showing.
New Brunswick Fireworks
Elmer B. Boyd Park, New Brunswick
6PM
New Brunswick’s July 4th celebration includes music & food, with fireworks starting around 9:20PM.
Thursday, July 4
Fourth of July Jubilee at Historic Morven, Princeton
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton
12PM-3PM
Enjoy a meet and greet with Annis Boudinot Stocken, take photos in the Revolutionary Photo Booth, Sign the Decoration of Independence, take part in an interactive chalk wall and enjoy games and prizes. This free event is shine only. For additional details call Curator of Education & Public Programs Debra Lampert-Rudman at 609.924.8144, ext. 106.
Happy Hour on the Lake
The Boathouse at Mercer Lake, 334 S. Post Road, West Windsor
5PM
Enjoy delicious food and drink specials, cigars, live music, views of Mercer Lake from the grounds and $4 pontoon boat rides (weather permitting).
Summer Courtyard Concert Series: Big Country and the Finger Pick’n Good Band
Princeton Shopping Center, 301 North Harrison Street, Princeton
6PM
The Arts Council of Princeton and Princeton Shopping Center host a 4th of July celebration in the Courtyard. Big Country and the Finger Pick’n Good Band’s sound consists of country, blues, rock ’n’ roll and pop. Covering some of Nashville’s current stars like Brett Young, Sam Hunt and Chris Stapleton, they’ll pull you in with their charismatic style. This is a free event.
Trenton Thunder, Trenton
Arm & Hammer Park, 1 Thunder Road, Trenton
7PM game time
If you miss the fireworks after the 7PM show, be sure to catch them at Saturday’s game (game start time 7PM).
Monroe Township’s July 4th Celebration, Monroe Township
Thompson Park, 1701 Perrineville Road, Monroe Township
5PM
Monroe Township’s July 4th celebrations starts at 5PM at Thompson Park. Fireworks begin at dusk.
Friday, July 5
Bordentown Independence Day Fireworks Celebration
Joseph Lawrence Park, 317 Ward Avenue, Bordertown
4PM
Enjoy food, music, a kids’ corner and a corn hole tournament. Fireworks begin at dusk.
Cranbury Fireworks, Cranbury
Village Park, Cranbury
6:30PM
Join Cranberry Township with the town’s annual fireworks display at Village Park. Bring a picnic and enjoy music from Mercer County Symphonic Band from 6:30-8:30PM. Fireworks will begin at dusk. As a reminder, no alcohol is permitted in the park.
Saturday, July 6
East Windsor Township Fireworks and Music
Etra Lake Park, Disbrow Hill Road
6PM
The East Windsor Independence Day Celebration includes performance by Jerry Rife’s Rhythm Kings, Dixieland Jazz Band and the Trenton Quintet Plus One Band. The firework show will take place at 9:30PM. (Rain date Saturday, July 13).
Excitement and fun awaits those who visit Mercer County Library System branches to participate in this year's Summer Reading Program for youth: "A Universe of Stories!" Check out great books, register for a reading log, earn weekly prizes and attend spectacular library programs.
Events are offered to engage children and young adults in inspired and innovative ways that promote reading, library enjoyment and the joys of lifelong learning. Creative arts, performances, music, science and story themed programs are free and open to children of all ages and abilities.
Dates are: June 24 - August 10, 2019. Special launch events will occur around the week of June 24. Teens may participate online via the library's website as well as in person for events and prizes.
"When a child picks up a book, they are given an amazing opportunity to learn, expand their imaginations and improve their literacy skills," said Ellen Brown, Mercer County Library Director. "These are things that are especially important during the summer months." County Executive Brian M. Hughes "encourages all families and children to take part in this year's summer reading program, which will help them continue to grow and learn while on a break from the classroom."
Make the library your family community destination for the summer! We have an ambitious and diverse agenda of activities, which can be found at www.mcl.org. Local Friends of the Library groups, associations and advisory committees generously provide funding for year-round youth programming.
Events may require pre-registration with a valid MCLS library card and are intended to fulfill the needs of individuals. Branches are located in member municipalities: Ewing, Hickory Corner (East Windsor), Hightstown, Hollowbrook Community Center (Ewing), Hopewell, Lawrence, Robbinsville, Twin Rivers and West Windsor. Groups may contact their local branch regarding potential opportunities for outreach to meet their needs.
The Arts Council of Princeton and the Princeton Record Exchange present the third installment of the popular dance party series. Gather your friends and get ready to boogie! The ACP's Solley Theater will be transformed into a Disco dance party with tunes, snacks, and best of all, a celebration of community! Groovy dress code encouraged. $5 suggested donation.
Science teacher Bertram Cates (Francois Suhr of Hightstown) and girlfriend Rachel (Roberta Curless of Lawrenceville)are that center of a storm of controversy. Forte Dramatic Productions presents “Inherit the Wind” at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre May 24 to June 2.
West Windsor, N.J. – It’s the 1920s and a Tennessee schoolteacher has been arrested and put on trial for teaching Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. Forte Dramatic Productions presents the acclaimed play “Inherit the Wind” at Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC’s) Kelsey Theatre. Dates and show times for this powerful drama are Fridays, May 24 and 31 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, May 25 and June 1 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, May 26 and June 2 at 2 p.m.
Kelsey Theatre is located on MCCC’s West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. The community is invited to an opening night reception with the cast and crew on May 24.
“Inherit the Wind” is a fictionalized account of the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial. Bertram Cates, a science teacher in the rural town of Hillsboro, Tenn., is imprisoned for teaching evolution, a violation of the Butler Act, a state law that prohibits public school teachers from teaching evolution in place of creationism. Two of the nation's leading lawyers, who are old adversaries, go head to head as the trial plays out: Matthew Harrison Brady for the prosecution and Henry Drummond for the defense. Heightening the tension is the fact that Cates’ girlfriend, Rachel, is the daughter or the town’s preacher, Rev. Brown. Once Cates reaches out to Baltimore Herald reporter E. K. Hornbeck, this small town drama becomes national news.
First performed in 1955, “Inherit the Wind” is by playwrights Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. A film version starring Spencer Tracy and Fredric March as the attorneys followed in 1960. The story’s theme of freedom over one’s own thoughts and beliefs was a means to discuss the then-contemporary McCarthy trials, while the debate over creationism versus evolution continues to resonate many decades after the play’s initial run.
The cast stars Francois Suhr of Hightstown as Bertram Cates; John Fischer of Hamilton as E. K. Hornbeck; Rick Pine of Yardley, Pa., as Henry Drummond; Bob Thick of Hopewell as Matthew Harrison Brady; Roberta Curless of Lawrenceville as Rachel; and Tom Stevenson of Titusville as Rev. Brown.
Other featured actors include Tom Bessellieu of Lawrenceville, Jennifer Boutros of Lawrenceville, Karen Bowden of Lakewood, Siobhan Delate of Robbinsville, Troy Gafgen of Hamilton, Bridget Godfrey of Robbinsville, Michael Gilbert of Plainsboro, Kimberly Hess of Upper Holland, Pa., Alex Hraur of Yardley, Pa., Chris King of Mercerville, Jamie Meeker of Princeton, Tim Moran of East Windsor, Devin Murray of Beverly, Isabella Panfili of Hamilton, Gail Rose of Princeton Junction, John Russell of Mercerville, Barney Stone of Lambertville, James Zimmerman of Hamilton, and Matthew Zisk of Princeton.
Other townspeople are: Cheryl Barker of Columbus, Amy Bessellieu of Lawrenceville, Pennington residents Kri Burkander, Maggie Burkander, Ollie Burkander, and Paul Burkander, Len Kralik of Hamilton, Maureen Larson of Lawrence, Sean Lonesky of Lawrenceville, Rehema Moke of Newark, Grace Nicosia of Chesterfield, Eric Wisk of Lawrenceville, and Alexandra Zisk of Princeton.
The production team includes Producers Stephanie Zimmerman and John Demeter, and Director John Zimmerman, with technical advisors Scott Monsees and Mike Skelly. The stage manager is Beverly Kuo-Hamilton. Costumes are by Kelley Tharp.
Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors, and $14 students/children. Tickets may be purchased at www.kelseytheatre.net, or by calling the Kelsey Theatre box office at 609-570-3333, or in person prior to the performance. (The box office opens one hour before the show.) Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking available next to the theater.
For a complete listing of adult and children's events, visit the Kelsey website or call the box office for a brochure.
Party with us this weekend! Juleps & Margs are ready!
All 3 restaurants are showing the Kentucky Derby on Saturday (race time 6:50pm) and carrying the party through Sunday for Cinco de Mayo! Featuring Princeton-founded spiced liqueur Malabar! Join us at The Dinky Bar & Kitchen for cocktail specials all weekend featuring Juleps, Margaritas, and our Sangria Cocktail!
West Windsor, N.J. – The Magic School Bus is heading to outer space and young theater goers are invited to go along for the ride! Theatreworks USA presents its new original musical “The Magic School Bus – Lost in the Solar System” at Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC’s) Kelsey Theatre Saturday, May 4 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
Based on the original book series published by Scholastic and the beloved animated series, this time around Ms. Frizzle and her class get lost on the way to the planetarium. But she saves the day by blasting off into outer space for an epic interplanetary field trip. When rivalries both old and new threaten to tear the students apart, our young heroes must pull together or risk getting lost in the solar system forever.
With music and lyrics by Matthew Lee Robinson, and a book by Marshall Pailet, this musical adaptation explores space and science, while also touching on themes of family, forgiveness and teamwork.
Theatreworks USA is America's largest and most prolific professional not-for-profit theater for young and family audiences. Since 1961, Theatreworks USA has enlightened, entertained, and instructed more than 96 million people in 49 states and Canada.
Tickets for this special performance are $16 for adults, and $14 for children, students and seniors. Tickets may be purchased online at www.KelseyTheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking available next to the theater.
Art Opening & Reception, Princeton Artists Alliance, Chauncey Conference Center, 660 Rosedale Road, Princeton. TRANSFORMATIONS - An exhibition of transformative works by Princeton Artists Alliance. Through May 31, 2019. Opening Reception on Thursday, April 11, 6-7:30 PM in the Brodsky Gallery at Chauncey Conference Center, 660 Rosedale Road, Princeton, NJ 08541.
Friday, April 12
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Princeton Jazz Festival Middle School Showcase, Princeton High School Performing Arts Center, Walnut Lane Princeton. The 12th Annual Princeton Jazz Festival kicks off on Friday April 12th showcasing area Middle School Band Students. Students from 10 area middle schools will have the opportunity to attend clinics with Frank Sinatra tribute star Brian Duprey, perform at the festival and be adjudicated by top jazz performers and educators. All participating bands also attend a performance featuring Mr Duprey and the PHS Studio Band. Tickets can be purchased at the door or online at www.princetonjazzfest.org $5-$10
Friday, April 12 - Sunday, April 14
8:00 PM and 2:00 PM
Sunset Boulevard, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Change has not come easily for silent film star Norma Desmond. In a mesmerizing homage to early Hollywood and the era of silent films, Playful Theatre Productions presents the Tony Award-winning “Sunset Boulevard” at Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC’s) Kelsey Theatre. Surrounded by the trappings of stardom long since faded, Desmond is still hoping to make her “return” to the big screen. In fact, she has written a painfully long screenplay in a desperate attempt to revive her career. Enter struggling screenwriter Joe Gillis, who accidentally stumbles onto Norma’s property, and she quickly sees an opportunity. The drama gradually gets darker as Gillis discovers this wounded star is one whom you won’t walk away from unscathed. 609-570-3333, www.kelseytheatre.net, $20. Through April 14.
Saturday, April 13
12:00 PM
Show Up, Kids: Interactive Family Friendly Improv, Hopewell Theater, 5 S. Greenwood Ave., Hopewell. Following sold out runs in NYC, LA, and the UK, Peter Michael Marino's critically acclaimed "Show Up, Kids!” makes its Hopewell premiere! When the main attraction doesn’t show up, Pete enlists the kids to help create a comedy show from set to sound, plot to props, and costumes to characters. What could possibly go wrong? This entirely unique, improvised family show for kids 3-10 years old puts a comedic twist on the traditional kids’ show. https://tickets.hopewelltheater.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=175
Saturday, April 13
2:00 PM
‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre - Two Showtimes, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. When a poor boy trades the family cow for three magical beans, he gets way more than he bargained for. Virginia Rep on Tour presents the classic fairytale “Jack and the Beanstalk” at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre Saturday, April 13 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tickets for “Jack and the Beanstalk” are $10 for children and seniors, and $12 for adults. Tickets may be purchased online at www.KelseyTheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking available next to the theater.
Saturday, April 13
3:00 PM
School of Rock Concert, Havana, 105 South Main Street, New Hope. School of Rock students performing a set of punk rock at 3 p.m. and music by The Beatles at 5 p.m. https://www.schoolofrock.com/events
Saturday, April 13
8:00 PM
Nellie McKay, Hopewell Theater, 5 S. Greenwood Ave., Hopewell. Conjuring the image of a lonely all night truck stop along Highway 1 on the California coast, all but lost in the fog that comes creeping along the shoreline...this album speaks of the night, the outsider, the plaintive wail of those lost at sea. Sister Orchid was conceived in solitude, executed in darkness. It comes from a place of quiet, a world of low lights and cool drinks, up against a hard wall. https://tickets.hopewelltheater.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=131&utm_source=ccweekly
Kids & Family
Friday, April 12
8:00 PM
Frog Slog, The Watershed Institute, 31 Titus Mill Rd, Pennington. Discover the secret lives of frogs in our soggy and sonic Wargo Pond! ?Boots and flashlights are necessary. General audience, ages 6+; $10. Events may be postponed or canceled due to weather or low registration. Please register for events here: thewatershed.org/events
Saturday, April 13
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Orvis Youth Fly Fishing Day, Mountain Lakes Preserve, Princeton, NJ 08540 50 Mountain Avenue Princeton. At Orvis, we aim to inspire and introduce the sport of fly-fishing to the next generation. The Orvis-Princeton Youth Fly Fishing Day is a fun morning of fly fishing with our youth instructors. For ages 10-17. All equipment will be provided. The program is free.* *A current NJ fishing license is required for those 16 years of age or older. https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eg3wdqk0feebecf4&oseq=&c=&ch=
Saturday, April 13
9:45 AM
Easter Egg Hunt, West Windsor Community Park, North Post Road and Clarksville Road, West Windsor. An Easter egg hunt for children ages pre-kindergarten to third grade. Free. 609-273-1955
Saturday, April 13
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Connecting Kids with Nature, Sourland Conservancy, FoHVOS Thompson Preserve, Marshalls Corner Woodsville Rd, Pennington. Connect your children with nature on this creative family hike led by Nicole Langdo, founder of Painted Oak Nature School, a progressive nature-based preschool and kindergarten located in the Hopewell Valley. Bugs and critters, flowers and rocks, fairies and elves: imagine what can be discovered in a morning outdoors? Suitable for children ages 3 and up, accompanied by parent or guardian. Location TBD. Advance registration is required. Subscribe to SC's eNewsletter for event information and registration links. www.tiny.cc/SCeNewsletter
Saturday, April 13 - Sunday, April 14
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Easter Egg-stravaganza, Shady Brook Farm, 931 Stony Hill Rd., Yardley, PA. Hop your way into spring at our super fun Easter Egg-stravaganza! Take a wagon ride to the “Hunting Grounds” where kids will find 6 candy-filled eggs, then return to the Festival Field where kids will get a prize and meet the Easter Bunny. A great way to kick-off the season. Admission includes all of the fun in our Festival Field: * Giant jumping pillows * SBF 500 Pedal Go-carts * BEARS Playground * Inflatable Attractions * ALL NEW Chicken Show * Sports Challenge Zone * Adventure Obstacle Course * And lots more (extra fee for gem mining and a few other activities). Admission is $10/child*, $5/adult. Bring your favorite Easter basket and don’t forget your camera! Ticket booth closes at 4 pm, Festival Field closes at 5 pm. *Get $1 off a child’s admission with a non-perishable food item. Visit www.shadybrookfarm.com for more info. 2019 DATES: APRIL 13, 14, 18, 19 & 20 FROM 11 AM TO 4 PM.
Sunday April 14, 2019
9:15 AM
Adath Israel's Tot Sunday Funday, 1958 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville. A FREE special community program for 2½ - 4 year olds and their parents and/or grandparents that teaches our youngest learners about Judaism in a social and fun way! This month we'll learn about Passover, its customs, traditions and have an opportunity to taste some of the traditional foods. The May 5th ToT Sunday Funday be a celebration of Israel Independence Day, so pack your bag, we're going to take a trip on El Al. RSVP to Adath Israel (609) 896-4977, www.adathisraelnj.org. All are welcomed!
Sunday, April 14
2:00 PM
Building Princeton, Historical Society of Princeton, Updike Farmstead, Quaker Road, Princeton. Back for a second year, Building Princeton (using 70,000 LEGO building blocks) is designed to increase awareness of the town’s rich architectural heritage. This family program, with adults and children working together, is ideal for 3rd-6th graders, but all ages are encouraged to participate. Teams each receive a photograph and story of a historic building, which they build within the 2-hour program. When the models are finished, they are placed on a 30-foot map of Princeton, providing an amazing aerial view of the town. At the conclusion of the program each family will receive a copy of “The Princeton Architectural Treasure Hunt Map” and are encouraged to go out as a family and find the real buildings. Please arrive at 1:30 PM to select your building. https://mailchi.mp/princetonhistory/spring-family-programs-2290457?e=4ca0c077b5
Sunday, April 14
3:00 PM
Easter Egg Hunt, Windsor Chapel, 401 Village Road East, West Windsor. Face painting, crafts, and a photo booth. Free. 609-799-2559 - www.windsorchapel.org
Sunday, April 14
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
EGGstravagant, Five Star Swim School, 127 Main St., Princeton. Join Five Star Swim School for an EGGstravagant evening on April 14th from 4:30 to 6:30 PM. Guests will enjoy an egg hunt in the pool followed by pizza, snacks, games and crafts! ($15 for guests, $12 each additional sibling). https://www.fivestarswimschool.com/swim_school/our-locations/39-princeton.html
Food & Drink
Friday, April 12
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Paint & Sip, Strawberry Hill Mansion, 28 Fiddlers Creek Road Titusville. Save the date and don't miss the opportunity to meet our artist Josette Spencer in this painting class event! BYOB. All supplies are included! Reservation needed! If you need cheese to match your drink. Because we know cheese and wine are going perfect together! Give us a call 609.737.1199 and we'll make sure to bring it for you! https://www.chezalicecatering.com/
Saturday, April 13
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day, Cherry Grove Farm, Lawrenceville Road (Rt. 206 N.), Lawrenceville. Cherry Grove Farm kicks off the grazing season every year on Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day!?Join us for farm fun including a demonstration of how to build a fantastic cheese board for yor next party or event (2pm) as well as tastings, pairings, free farm tours and hayrides (weather permitting). https://www.cherrygrovefarm.com/
Great Outdoors
Saturday, April 13
9:30 AM
Circuit Trails Opening Day, Lawrence Hopewell Trail. This Saturday, April 13, walking enthusiasts, outdoorsy folks, nature lovers and other friends and neighbors are invited to join a new club – the LHT Saturday Morning Walking Club. This walk will launch the Lawrence Hopewell Trail's initiative to bring people together to enjoy the biking and walking trail that loops through Lawrence and Hopewell Townships. The walk will start at 9:30 a.m. at the original stretch of the trail on the ETS campus off Carter and Rosedale Roads. LHT Co-President Becky Taylor will lead a three-mile walk through beautiful Carson Road Woods, across Carson Road to the Bristol-Myers Squibb Lawrenceville Campus and back, arriving back at ETS around 11 a.m. For more information about the LHT, please visit www.lhtrail.org
Saturday, April 13
1:00 PM
Historic Stony Brook: Gateway to Princeton History, Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road, Princeton. This hike explores the lives of Princeton’s early settlers and the community they established, while following a portion of the trail George Washington took from Trenton to the Princeton Battlefield. Stops include the Stony Brook Meeting House and Burial Ground, walking a portion of the “hidden” back road into Princeton, and a view of the Battlefield. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased online at www.princetonhistory.org, or by calling (609) 921-6748 x102.
Personal Interest
Friday April 12
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Brown Bag Bingo for Adults with Special Needs, Otto Kaufman Community Center, 356 Skillman Road, Skillman. Bring a snack and hang with friends. Adults (18+) with special needs. Register here: https://www.leaguelineup.com/formpreview.asp?url=princetonspecialsports&formID=131980
Saturday, April 13
9:00 AM
Kingston Greenways Association Earth Day Cleanup, Multiple Locations. Celebrate Earth Day with us by tidying up our shared roadsides, neighborhoods, and public lands! Morning session: 9 to 11 AM: Cleanup of Laurel Avenue and vicinity of Rockingham Historic Site, from just above the village of Kingston up to Route 518. Meet at the Rockingham parking lot, 84 Laurel Avenue in Kingston. Afternoon session: 2 to 4 PM: Trash collection in the Mapleton Preserve, Cook Natural Area, and in areas adjacent to Mapleton Road, Division Street, Heathcote Road, Ridge Road, Greenwood Avenue, and Railroad Avenue. Parking for the event is along Railroad Avenue off Ridge Road in Kingston. Grabbers, gloves, orange vests, and garbage bags will be provided. Wear sturdy boots and clothing! https://www.kingstongreenways.org/. For more information, please call 609-750-1821.
Saturday, April 13
9:00 AM
Annual Stream Cleanup, The Watershed Institute, 31 Titus Mill Rd, Pennington. Join us for Earth Day celebrations on April 13 as a volunteer and help us remove trash, litter, and debris from local rivers and streams at our 13th Annual Stream Cleanup. In past years, volunteers have pulled vacuum cleaners, toys, car parts, dog houses, furniture and other items from our waterways. Plastics in all forms – from single-use drinks, bags, cups, food wrappers – are the most common trash that are removed each year. Over the past twelve years, these efforts have helped remove more than 105,000 pounds of garbage with the help of 5,400 volunteers. This year's cleanups in 13 locations are a great way to get outside, improve the scenic beauty of our region and positively impact our wildlife habitat. Walk-ins are welcome at this rain or shine event. https://thewatershed.org/stream-cleanups/
Saturday April 13
10:00 AM
Wedding Band Weekend, Hamilton Jewelers, 92 Nassau Street, Princeton. Hamilton Jewelers presents Wedding Band Weekend. Two days only, April 13th and 14th at our Princeton location! Shop hundreds of rings! Classic bands starting at $195, diamond bands starting at $595. Buy one ring, get 20% off, buy two rings, get 25% off. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call 609-683-4200 or email guestservices@hamiltonjewelers.com. https://www.hamiltonjewelers.com/pages/wedding-band-weekend.html
Shop hundreds of designs including classic bands from $195 and diamond bands from $595. Choose from a wide selection of styles including platinum, gold, diamond, and gemstone bands, as well as alternative metals including titanium, ceramic, cobalt, palladium and more. This is an event you don’t want to miss, whether you are honoring years of marriage, looking to make a style statement, or exchanging vows, we have the right bands for you!
Buy one ring, get 20% off, buy two rings, get 25% off. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call 609-683-4200 or email guestservices@hamiltonjewelers.com.
Rider Theatre will present the world premiere of Ivan Fuller's In Every Note in the Yvonne Theater on the campus of Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J. April 10 through April 14. A preview performance will be presented Wednesday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m. Performances are Thursday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 13 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 14 at 2 p.m. The production, also directed by Ivan Fuller, will be performed by Rider University students. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors. They can be purchased at the door, through the box office at 609-896-7775 or online at www.rider.edu/arts. General admission preview tickets are $9 for adults and students and $5 for seniors and are only available at the door.
In Every Note is the third play in Fuller's Siege Cycle, focusing on how the arts helped people survive during the Second World War's siege of Leningrad. The play centers on Russian Dmitri Shostakovich and his Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad," which he composed while he was trapped in the dying city.
"The Siege of Leningrad lasted approximately 900 days, during which time over half of the city's three million citizens died from hunger, the cold or the bombs that dropped on the city almost every day," Fuller writes. "Temperatures during the first winter of the siege dropped to record lows of -40 degrees F! And yet, the people refused to surrender. Their resistance, fueled in part by the strength given them through the arts, allowed them to outlast the blockade of their city and eventually restore it to its former glory. While it may seem hard to believe, Shostakovich's seventh symphony played a key role in their survival, for it helped remind them that resistance was the only way forward."
"This is a work of historical fiction with the emphasis on fiction," he continues. "While the major historical events surrounding the siege and Shostakovich's public life are real, everything else is an invention."
Ivan Fuller served as the founder and artistic director of the Bare Bodkins Theatre Company producing Shakespeare in Sioux Falls, S.D. for 15 years. His play, Eating into the Fabric, was chosen for the Mainstage Reading Series at the Great Plains Theatre Conference in May 2009, where it was awarded a Holland New Voices Award for outstanding play. It was also a semi-finalist for the Eugene O'Neill National Playwriting Conference. In July 2009 Fuller served as playwright-in-residence for Summer Literary Seminars in Vilnius, Lithuania, where he completed the first draft of Awake in Me. In 2010 and 2012, he returned to St. Petersburg, where he finished the latest chapter of his siege cycle, In Every Note. In 2016 and 2017 he traveled to Rwanda, where he wrote and presented his latest play, Deceived by Silence. Dr. Fuller serves as professor theatre, chair of the Theatre & Dance Department, interim chair of the Fine Arts Department and associate dean of the School of Fine and Performing Arts at Rider University.
Rider University's Theatre program has a rich tradition of preparing students for successful careers in all aspects of the theatre. Graduates of the program are working with national theatre companies, in film and on television. Campus productions have earned critical praise for more than 50 years and offer the community the opportunity to see aspiring actors in the early stages of their careers.
Rider University is located at 2038 Lawrenceville Road in Lawrenceville, N.J. For more information on, visit www.rider.edu/arts.
Thursday, March 21
7:00 p.m. Footloose, Villa Victoria Academy, 376 West Upper Ferry Road in Ewing. Villa Victoria Academy proudly presents the family-friendly show Footloose (Musical) on the following dates: Thursday, March 21 at 7 PM, Friday, March 22 at 7 PM, Saturday, March 23 at 7 PM and Sunday, March 24 at 3 PM. Tickets are on sale now for $16 each online at www.villavictoria.org or by calling 609-882-1700, ext. 401. Seating is assigned on a first come, first served basis. Villa Victoria Academy is located at 376 West Upper Ferry Road in Ewing, New Jersey. Parking is free.
Thursday, March 21
7:00 p.m. Screening, Stop Making Sense, Hopewell Theater, 5 S Greenwood Ave, Hopewell. Director Jonathan Demme captures the frantic energy and artsy groove of the new-wave/pop-rock group The Talking Heads in this concert movie shot at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre in 1983. What emerges on screen says as much about director Demme's taste and sensitivity as it does about the group and it's visionary leader David Byrne. Though some of the material in Stop Making Sense overlaps with the Talking Heads' earlier concert film The Name of This Band is Talking Heads, one never gets the feeling of by-the-numbers repetition; the group's energy is such that it virtually explodes from the screen. This film is a part of Hopewell Theater's newest series, Films That Made Music, a series of rock documentaries about some of the most legendary pop, rock and R&B groups of our time. These beloved films provide an unvarnished look at iconic musicians and offer deeper insights into the music that defines our lives. Click here for tickets.
Saturday, March 23
7:00 p.m. Adrian Christian and the New Jersey Gay Men’s Chorus, Grace Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, 3715 East State Street Extension, Hamilton. Adrian Christian, an openly gay singer, combines his faith and sexuality with upbeat music. Proceeds benefit the Metropolitan Community Church Christ the Liberator. $15. Register. www.mccctl.com
Saturday, March 23 - Sunday, March 24
8:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Lowell Liebermann's Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University. Chelsea Knox, principal flute of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and former principal flute of the PSO, returns as soloist in Lowell Liebermann’s melodic Concerto for Flute and Orchestra. Missy Mazzoli’s ethereal Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) provides a glimpse of the infinite, and Dvo?ák’s joyful Eighth Symphony fills the hall with delightful, folkloric melodies. Click here for tickets.
Kids & Family
Saturday, March 23
8:00 a.m. Spring Children’s Used Toy and Clothing Sale, Lawrenceville Elementary School, 40 Craven Lane, Lawrence. Community families will sell items including spring and summer clothing for children and infants, maternity clothing, baby equipment, accessories, toys, sports equipment, and more.
Saturday, March 23
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. World Water Day, The Watershed Center, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington, NJ. Family fun on World Water Day will include hiking to the Stony Brook, exploring macroinvertebrates under microscopes in our lab. Consider casting a fly fishing rod and marvel as experts create colorful fishing lures. Get stamps on your Water Passport and collect aquatic super-critter cards! Come play water-themed games outside and inside the LEED Platinum-certified Watershed Center. Visit our pools to learn about fish migration and aquatic food webs. Play games including the H20 Olympics game, a water cycle game and a simulation of gathering water in different parts of the world. Hands-on activities also include a display that demonstrates how human activities impact water and the environment. Click here for more info.
Saturday, March 23
10:30 a.m. Art for Families, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton University. Gallery activities followed by a related art project. All ages. Free. www.artmuseum.princeton.edu
Saturday, March 23
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. SMASH: Crocs!, New Jerey State Museum, Riverview Court, First Floor, 205 West State Street, Trenton. Explore the portrayal of crocodiles in folktales and myths, art and literature, and pop culture throughout the world. This free SMASH program is in conjunction with NJ Maker's Day; croc-inspired activities will focus on making and creativity. While you're here, visit the new "Jersey Crocs Rule!" exhibition! www.nj.gov/state/museum
Saturday, March 23
11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. NJ Makers Day, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. We’re marking New Jersey Makers Day, a statewide celebration of making and maker culture, with events and activities including a building a car for our wacky racers derby, a chance to “meet the robots” with local robotics teams, a special story time and lots of fun items to make and take.
Saturday, March 23
12:00 p.m. Art Making Day 2019, Artworks Trenton, 19 Everett Alley, Trenton. Painting and crafting for parents and children. Free. www.artworkstrenton.org
Saturday, March 23
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Hoedown at Hillbilly Hall, Pennington Public Library, 30 North Main St., Pennington, NJ. Live Music & Dance Caller – Includes Appetizer Buffet. The biggest True Grit event - Join us for food, dancing, games, and a photo booth. It’s sure to be an afternoon of non-stop fun. $10 per person (not including $2.24 Eventbrite Fee) – Age 6+. https://www.penningtonlibrary.org/event/hoedown-at-hillbilly-hall/
Saturday, March 23
6:00 p.m. Trenton Circus Squad Fundraiser, Roebling Wire Works, Trenton. Trenton Circus Squad will present an all squad, all staff performance to raise money for bleachers. The majority of our programming is free and open to all. This go round we need you to participate by purchasing a seat to what is sure to be an exceptional event. Performing with the Squad will be the Ever After Band and national recording artist Bradd Marquis. Come see juggling, acrobatics, ariels, German wheel, clowning, tight wire and so much more! We'll have live music, popcorn, cotton candy and other goodies to enjoy as you witness the inspiring performances of our team in the historic Roebling Wire Works building. Tickets available at the door. Adults $25. Under 17 $15. Click here for tickets.
Food & Drink
Saturday, March 23
5:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Team Princeton Police Unity Tour Fundraiser, Alchemist and Barrister, 28 Witherspoon St., Princeton. The Princeton PBA Local #130, Team Princeton Police Unity Tour fundraiser will be held this Saturday, March 23rd, from 5 to midnight at the The Alchemist and Barrister located at 28 Witherspoon St. Princeton. The Mercer County Police and Fire Pipes & Drums will perform at around 6:30 p.m. You can support Team Princeton by purchasing merchandise for sale to include shirts and pint glasses and also by entering our raffle for some exciting giveaways! Prizes include a $100 gift card to Olives, $50 gift card to Triumph, 2 tickets to NY Rangers/ Philadelphia Flyers game, craft beer basket, and a custom thin blue line license plate. Thank you and we value your support!
Sunday, March 24
3:00 p.m. 2019 Firehouse Chili Challenge, Station 43 West Windsor Volunteer Fire Company #1, 153 South Mill Road, West Windsor. Taste test firehouse chili from Mercer County. $5. www.westwindsorfire.com
Health & Wellness
Thursday, March 21
12:00 p.m. Zumba Gold for Seniors, Suzanne Patterson Building, 45 Stockton Street, Princeton. Lower-intensity Zumba with easy-to-follow steps that focus on balance, flexibility, range of motion, muscle conditioning, cardiovascular endurance, and coordination. $40. 609-924-7108, www.princetonsenior.org.
Thursday, March 21
7:00 p.m. Group Reiki in a Himalayan Salt Room, 4 Elements Wellness, 301 N. Harrison St., Princeton. Join Reiki Master Kathleen Quigley in our Himalayan Salt room while she shares her healing energy with each and every person that attends. During this workshop you will learn about the benefits of Reiki, receive Reiki healing and be guided through a meditation. You will also receive all the benefits of the Himalayan Salt Room and Halotherapy generator! This is a prepaid event of $50 per attendee. Please call us to secure your spot 609-285-3115
Saturday, March 23
6:30 p.m. Relax After Dark in the Himalayan Salt Room, 4 Elements Wellness, 301 N. Harrison St., Princeton. Join us at 4 Elements Wellness Center for a private evening to unwind, relax, and meet new friends! This event is BYOB. Enjoy your favorite beverage, great conversation, Himalayan Salt Therapy & Halotherapy all at once! Please call us to secure your spot @ 4 Elements Wellness Center, 301 N. Harrison St. Princeton, NJ - 609-285-3115 ~ Spaces are limited!!
Personal Interest
Saturday, March 23
9:00 a.m. The Trenton Computer Festival (TCF)’19, The College of New Jersey, 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing. Personal computer festival featuring lectures, workshops, tutorials, demos, robotics pavilion, indoor vendor fair, flea market, and more. $20. Register. www.tcf-nj.org
Saturday, March 23
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Princeton Photo Workshop: Adobe Photoshop for Photographers. Adobe Photoshop is a program designed for all disciplines. Photographers use a small but very powerful section of Photoshop. By learning how to use the Photoshop tools designed specifically for photographers, you will discover how to make your good photos into great photos. Maximum Class Size: 6 https://princetonphotoworkshop.com/classes/photoshop, $179
Thursday, March 14
7:00 p.m. Irish Music of Saint Patrick’s Day, Hamilton Township Public Library, 1 Samuel Alito Way, Hamilton. Charlie Zahm presents classic and new Irish tunes. Free. www.hamiltonnjpl.org, 609-581-4060.
Thursday, March 14 - Saturday, March 16
7:30 p.m. PHS Spectacle Theatre Presents Anything Goes, Princeton High School Performing Arts Center, 151 Moore Street, Princeton. Princeton High School Spectacle Theatre presents its annual spring musical ANYTHING GOES, a nautical musical adventure filled with comedy, romance, mistaken identities, friendship, and self-discovery. The catchy 1930's Cole Porter tunes will leave you tapping your toes and humming the familiar melodies long after the show has completed its voyage! Tickets are $15 Adults and $10 Students and Seniors. Skip the line and buy them online at https://phsnj.booktix.com! Tickets will also be available at the door. March 14th, 15th, and 16th at 7:30 PM, March 16th at 1:00 PM
Thursday, March 14
7:30 p.m. Mike Tramp of White Lion & John Corabi of Mötley Crüe & Ratt - Acoustic Show, Hopewell Theater, 5 S. Greenwood Ave., Hopewell. Mike Tramp, legendary White Lion singer, songwriter and front man stepped out on his own in 1995 and began his 23-year long solo career. With ten consistent solo albums to his name, and the eleventh to be released March 1st of 2019, Tramp has never steered off his path and is charging forward with confidence, no desire to look back. John Corabi is one of the most talented singers and songwriters to ever come out of the hard rock world. Whether it was with the Scream, Motley Crue, Union, or any of the other amazing recordings that he has been a part of, John's distinctive voice and emotive song writing can not be matched.
https://tickets.hopewelltheater.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=133
Friday, March 15
1:30 p.m. Public Artwork Tours, New Jersey State House Annex, 145 West State Street, Trenton. Guided tour of New Jersey's capitol complex and its artwork, including stained glass, paintings, murals, tilework, sculptures, and marquetry. Free. 609-847-3150.
Friday, March 15
7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. 80's Dance Party, Arts Council of Princeton. Gather your friends and get ready to let your hair down! The ACP’s Solley Theater will be transformed into an 80’s dance party with DJs spinning vinyl, snacks generously donated from local partners, and best of all, a celebration of community! Thank you to our Party Partners: Princeton Record Exchange, Small World Coffee, The Bent Spoon, Olives, and Labyrinth Books. Click here for details. https://artscouncilofprinceton.org/events/80s-dance-party/?view_year=2019&view_month=03&view_day=15
Friday, March 15 - Sunday, March 17
8:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Peter and the Starcatcher, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. A young orphan and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They know nothing of the mysterious trunk in the captain’s cabin, which contains precious, otherworldly cargo. At sea, the boys are discovered by the precocious Molly, a Starcatcher-in-training who realizes that the trunk’s cargo is starstuff, a celestial substance so powerful that it must never fall into the wrong hands. When the ship is taken over by pirates led by the fearsome Black Stache, the journey quickly turns into a thrilling adventure. 609-570-3333, www.kelseytheatre.net, $20.
Friday, March 15
8:00 p.m. Irish Ballads and Traditional Folk Tunes with Bill O’Neal and Andrew Koontz, 1867 Sanctuary Arts Center, 101 Scotch Rd, Ewing Township. Irish Ballads and Traditional Folk Tunes with Bill O’Neal and Andrew Koontz, 1867 Sanctuary Arts Center, 8 pm – local Irish troubadour and guitarist Bill O’Neal joins fiddler Andrew Koontz to celebrate the luck and music of the Irish. The 1867 Sanctuary Arts Center is located at 101 Scotch Road in Ewing. General admission is $20; students with ID are $5. Free parking is available across Scotch Road from the historic stone structure, and light refreshments are offered. For more information call 609-392-6409, or visit www.1867sanctuary.org.
Kids & Family
Friday, March 15
9:00 a.m. Kid Time in a Himalayan Salt Room, 4 Elements Wellness, 301 N. Harrison Street, Princeton. Bring your child to our Himalayan Salt Room to enjoy 50 mins of play time beginning with story time and ending with free play of toys, books, and musical instruments. We also have a Halotherapy generator in the room which provides exposure to kinetically activated dry salt. Since dry salt is antibacterial and super absorbent, when breathed in, it actively removes bacteria and reduces the in?ammation in the respiratory system and widens the airways for easier breathing. Halotherapy is beneficial in helping children effectively manage respiratory conditions and to build a stronger immune system. Regular Halotherapy, 2-3 times a week, can help prevent the common coughs and colds, runny nose and earaches. In addition, being around the amount of Himalayan Salt in our room helps to calm children's nervous systems and helps them to focus during the day and sleep better at night. Himalayan Salt also helps balance the ions in our bodies which brings upon feelings of relaxation. The cost for this event is $30 for a child and an adult combined. Spaces are limited, call now to secure your spot! 609-285-3115
Friday March 15 - Tuesday, March 19
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale, Princeton Day School, 650 Great Road, Princeton. We specialize in top-quality hardback and paperback fiction, non-fiction, academic, university press, and rare books, all sold at bargain prices. Books are donated to us by university departments, scholars, local celebrities, and ordinary book lovers. Proceeds support college scholarships for young women from central New Jersey. For dates and times, visit https://bmandwbooks.com/.
Friday, March 15
5:15 p.m. Dancing Your Way Into College, Princeton Ballet School, 301 N. Harrison Street, Princeton. What does it take to dance in college? Can I get a scholarship? Princeton Ballet School faculty will discuss the ins and outs of college level performing in terms of both parents and students.
Food & Drink
Thursday, March 14
10:00 a.m. Pi Day Celebration, Milk & Cookies, 14 Chambers Street, Princeton. Pi Day Princetonians! Milk & Cookies wants to celebrate with you with a special Pi day cookie...Come by the shop on March 14 to celebrate!
Thursday, March 14
5:00 p.m. Celebrate Pi Day - Bake a Pie at Chauncey, Chauncey Center Hotel, Princeton. Join us Thursday, March 14th at 5pm for a hands-on apple pie making class and master the essential pie-making skills all bakers should know. Chef Philippe will walk you through the steps for mixing, rolling and baking perfectly flaky crusts every time. Featuring Terhune Orchards best baking apples, the Stayman Winesap. You’ll enjoy learning techniques for making a lattice-top fruit pie. In the end you will have a delicious pie to take home and bake. To reserve your spot email Jennifer Burns at jburns@ets.org. Event is $25 per person and includes a glass of Terhune Apple Wine.
Saturday, March 16
7:00 p.m. The British Roast Dinner, Brick Farm Market, 65 E. Broad Street Hopewell. Join us for a special market dinner on March 16th: a British Roast 4-course meal. The food is sure to transport you across the pond! https://securepayment.link/brickfarmmarket/
Personal Interest
Thursday, March 14
4:30 p.m. How to Change Minds on Climate Change, Princeton University, Wallace Hall, Room 300. Professor Jon Krosnick of Stanford University discusses on people's thinking about climate change. Free. www.wws.princeton.edu
Thursday, March 14
5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Free Networking Event, NJCAMA & River Communications Group, Crowne Plaza Hotel, 900 Scudders Mill Rd. in Plainsboro. The event will feature complimentary hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar with Happy Hour pricing until 7 PM and door prizes. Attendees will have the opportunity to mingle and make new business connections with marketing and communications specialists from around the region. This St. Patrick's Day themed networking opportunity will be held at the beautiful Flight Martini & Wine Lounge at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 900 Scudders Mill Rd. in Plainsboro, NJ. To register for this free event attendees should visit njcama.org and secure their spot by March 12.
Friday, March 15
7:00 p.m. Entrepreneur Networking Event in a Himalayan Salt Room, 4 Elements Wellness, 301 N. Harrison Street, Princeton. Are you an Entrepreneur living on the East Coast? Well, join us for an evening of networking with other Entrepreneurs in our Himalayan Salt Room. Meet like-minded individuals to raise awareness of your idea and/or business. You may use this evening to brainstorm, share tips and advice, or soak up the knowledge of others. 2019 is a new year for all entrepreneurs, and creating connections will ensure we keep our eyes and ears open for each other. You could even build referral relationships out of this evening or just enjoy the session and have fun! In hopes that you can all share how you've overcome hurdles and achieved success, this will be a great night for all who attend. Himalayan Salt is one of the world's only natural air purifiers and ionizers. It is highly beneficial for providing feelings of balance and grounding. In addition to the Himalayan Salt is a Halotherapy generator which disperses salt into the air and when you breathe it into your lungs, it eliminates any bacteria that you may have from allergies, to asthma, to cold & flu. Regular sessions can also help reduce the severity of seasonal allergies and asthma! Get your relief now! Please call us to secure your spot 609-285-3115
Saturday, March 16
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The 13th Annual Mercer Green Fest, Rider University Alumnae Gymnasium, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville. The Mercer Green Fest, formerly the Living Local Expo, is the area’s local green fair and will celebrate its thirteenth anniversary in March 2019. It features sustainable local businesses and community organizations, local farms, cooking demonstrations, as well as hands-on workshops, and informational speaker presentations. It is organized by the MCSC to educate and inform area residents about the best of new energy saving technologies, to promote locate businesses and organizations, to further the arts and showcase what we can accomplish working collaboratively. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NJMERCER/bulletins/2316d57
Saturday, March 16
6:00 p.m. Fourth Annual Night of Hope, Hope Loves Company, Union Fire Company & Rescue Squad, 1396 River Road, Hopewell Township. Benefit at Union Fire Company and Rescue Squad Ballroom in Titusville with nine piece band, Friends Classic Rock. The Night of Hope will include music, food from local restaurants, silent auction prizes, and the opportunity to meet some of the HOPE LOVES COMPANY children and Young Ambassadors. Enjoy culinary samples from a variety of delicious foods prepared and donated by local chefs including Cugino's Italian Market, Vito's Pizza, Pru Thai, Emily's Cafe and Catering, and Tea-for-All. Silent auction prizes include donated items from Orion Jewelry Studio and Diana Smires Jewelry, Flyer's Skate Zone, and Morey's Piers! Four special HLC guests will be honored this year for their service and commitment to the Hope Loves Company mission.
HOPE LOVES COMPANY, Inc. is the only non-profit and 501c(3) in the United States with the mission of providing both emotional and educational support to children and young adults who have had or have a loved one battling ALS. The Night of Hope begins at 6:00 pm and general admission is $35, seniors and students are $15. Tickets can be purchased at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/4th-annual-night-of-hope-tickets-54131055444
Sunday, March 17
2:00 p.m. Women, War and Peace II: Part 2, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton.
Screening & Discussion. An all-female slate of directors presents the never-before-told stories about women who risked their lives for peace and changed history in the process. 609-924-9529, www.princetonlibrary.org. https://princetonlibrary.org/event/screening-women-war-peace-ii-part-2/
From left, “Sunset Boulevard” stars William Kamps as Joe Gillis, Holly Gash as Norma Desmond, Cat Tierney as Betty Schaefer, and Evan Bilinski (background) as Max.
West Windsor, N.J. – Change has not come easily for silent film star Norma Desmond. In a mesmerizing homage to early Hollywood and the era of silent films, Playful Theatre Productions presents the Tony Award-winning “Sunset Boulevard” at Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC’s) Kelsey Theatre. This blockbuster musical will be performed Fridays, April 5 and 12 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, April 6 and 13 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, April 7 and 14 at 2 p.m.
Kelsey Theatre is located on MCCC’s West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. The community is invited to an opening night reception with the cast and crew on April 5.
Surrounded by the trappings of stardom long since faded, Desmond is still hoping to make her “return” to the big screen. In fact, she has written a painfully long screenplay in a desperate attempt to revive her career. Enter struggling screenwriter Joe Gillis, who accidentally stumbles onto Norma’s property, and she quickly sees an opportunity. The drama gradually gets darker as Gillis discovers this wounded star is one whom you won’t walk away from unscathed.
With book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton, and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, the show is based on Billy Wilder's Academy Award-winning 1950 film. It has enjoyed two successful Broadway runs, both starring Glenn Close in the lead role.
The winner of eight Tony Awards in 1995, including Best Musical and Best Original Score, “Sunset Boulevard” features multiple memorable musical numbers including the title song, as well as “Surrender,” “With One Look,” “New Ways to Dream,” and “As If We Never Said Goodbye.” It was nominated for numerous awards during its multiple runs in London.
“Sunset Boulevard” stars Holly Gash of Yardley, Pa., as Norma Desmond; William Kamps of Burlington as Joe Gillis; Evan Bilinski of Franklin Park as Max von Meyerling; Cat Tierney of Princeton as Betty Schaefer; Matthew Robertson of Yardley, Pa., as Artie Green; Peter Sauer of Yardley, Pa., as Cecil B. DeMille; Jim Morris of Plainsboro as Sheldrake; Nicholas Pecht of Hamilton as Manfred; and Mike Wermer of Mt. Holly as Sammy.
Featured in multiple roles are Rachel Benoit of Wrightstown, Darren DeAngelo of Keansburgh, Lea Jeffers of Rocky Hill, Nicholas Kianka of Hamilton, Jaimie McMillan of Bordentown, Billy Morris of Milltown, Jenna Moschella of Ewing, Emily O’Sullivan of Hamilton, Sasha Saco of Trenton, Jeff Scharf of Yardley, Pa., and Daniellle Steward of Ewing.
The production staff includes Producers Suzanne Smith and Hilary Leboff, Director Frank Ferrara, Music Director Shannon Ferrara, Choreographer Dominick Sanelli, Stage Managers Ruth Kresge and Nancy Russell, and Costumer Michelle Rittmann. The set designer is Jeff Cantor; sound and lighting design are by Evan Paine. Hair designs are by Donna Reed.
Tickets are $20 for all. They may be purchased online at www.KelseyTheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking next to the theater. For a complete listing of adult and children's events, visit the Kelsey website or call the box office for a brochure.
The Arts Council of Princeton presents Riverside Silos/Shaping Spaces, a dual exhibition by photographer Ricardo Barros & sculptor Austin Wright. This installation addresses volume– the space a substance occupies – in various ways through light, shadow, and form.
“You could say we’re focusing on the same subject, but seeing it through different lenses,” says Princeton resident photographer Barros.
“Or,” sculptor Wright adds, “We’re both pursuing a sculptural vision. Mine results in a three-dimensional sculpture. Ricardo works with similar forms to produce a two-dimensional photograph.”
Hopewell Borough eateries will be serving up something extra delicious in March. Chefs for the fifth year in a row are creating menus that will make you want to dine out all week long.
PRINCETON JCT., NJ—Everyone has secrets. But what happens when those secrets are revealed within an otherwise happy marriage? Can it survive the betrayal? Pegasus Theatre Company's production of Fiction by Steven Dietz, running April 5-14, 2019 at the West Windsor Arts Center, explores these questions.
Linda and Michael Waterman are happily married writers. When Linda is diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor, she asks Michael if she can read his journals. This sets off a series of events that blur the boundaries between past and present, fact and fiction, trust and betrayal. The couple's capacity for forgiveness is tested, and they are forced to face the consequences of their actions.
"The very first time I read Fiction, I was struck by how gorgeous the writing is and then was amazed by how deeply it touched me," said director Peter Bisgaier. "This play was love at first sight for me."
Fiction uses flashbacks, journal entries, confessions, and confrontations to reveal its story. "It's a kind of hall of mirrors that reflects this couple's life together," said actress Jennifer Nasta Zefutie (Linda). "It's full of twists and turns that leave you questioning what to believe and whether unconditional love is possible despite our flaws."
"The beauty of this play is that, even though it's about the secrets we keep, it's such an honest and true telling of what a long-term loving relationship can be," Bisgaier stated. "With a simplicity of staging, we'll reveal the beauty of this story and the depth of the relationships it explores."
When asked why she loves this play, actress Sarah Stryker (Abby Drake) said, "It touches on fundamental issues, both modern and ancient. It explores the tension between our public and private lives, exposes the difficulty of taking responsibility for our actions, and it highlights the importance of forgiveness, when all is said and done."
"Audiences will enjoy Fiction's beautiful storytelling, its complex yet relatable characters, and a plotline full of surprising twists and turns," said David C. Neal (Michael). "I wish I could eavesdrop from the back seat of every audience member's car as they drive home so that I could hear them sort through the journey of this incredibly written play."
Pegasus Theatre Company is fast becoming known for its intimate, professional productions. Past productions, including the East Coast premiere of Human Error by Eric Pfeffinger, Bakersfield Mist by Stephen Sachs, and Chapter Two by Neil Simon, have received rave reviews by critics and audiences alike.
Fiction,written by Steven Dietz and directed by Peter Bisgaier (Princeton Jct., NJ), features Jennifer Nasta Zefutie (Cranbury, NJ), David C. Neal (Fanwood, NJ), and Sarah Stryker (West Windsor, NJ). It will run April 5-14, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm, and Thursday at 1pm at the West Windsor Arts Center, 952 Alexander Rd., Princeton Junction, NJ. Tickets are $24-28 and can be purchased online at www.PegasusTheatreNJ.org or by calling 609.759.0045.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – NJ TRANSIT Executive Director Kevin Corbett today announced the Atlantic City Rail Line (ACRL) and the Princeton Branch (Dinky) will resume full service on Friday, May, 24th. Executive Director Corbett made the announcement to customers at a forum at the Cherry Hill Municipal Building.
“Providing a clear date of restoration is the right thing to do for our customers, so that they can regain the use of the service and the confidence in its reliability, which are both so critical to their mobility,’’ said Governor Murphy. “I am pleased to see that the Princeton Dinky, which is so important to thousands of commuters, and the Atlantic City Rail Line, which is a key part of the life blood of the Jersey Shore, will be operating in time for Memorial Day weekend and the kickoff to the summer tourism season.”
“We understand that providing this timeline is so important to our customers’ ability to get their lives back to normal,’’ said New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner and NJ TRANSIT Board Chair Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti. “We know that customers were inconvenienced by the service disruptions to the ACRL and the Dinky and I’m pleased that those disruptions will be ending soon.'’
“We understand just how much our customers depend on the service we provide on these two rail lines. The decision to temporarily suspend service on the ACRL and the Princeton Dinky was not made lightly, but we’ve remained committed to restoring service as soon as we possibly could,” said NJ TRANSIT Executive Director Kevin Corbett. “Thank you to all of our customers for their patience, which allowed us to accelerate the installation of Positive Train Control and meet the required year end federal milestones. We look forward to, once again, providing our ACRL and Princeton Dinky customers a predictable and reliable rail service they deserve.”
About NJ TRANSIT
NJ TRANSIT is the nation's largest statewide public transportation system providing more than 925,000 weekday trips on 251 bus routes, three light rail lines, 12 commuter rail lines and through Access Link paratransit service. It is the third largest transit system in the country with 166 rail stations, 62 light rail stations and more than 19,000 bus stops linking major points in New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia.
Mercer County Commemorates Black History Month Through Story, Music, Art. Click here to see the list of events this month. https://princetonol.com/announcement/mercer-county-commemorates-black-history-month-through-story-music-art?fbclid=IwAR2KQE8JU57dszAT3YYFf4Ym7KmPnlFUN_v4zofFliwNdKyYGLrTkodxveY
Arts & Entertainment
Friday, February 22
6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Art & Music Night, Princeton High School, 151 Moore St., Princeton. The Numina Gallery will display artwork from students around the Princeton Public School District followed by a Big Band Dance hosted by the Princeton High School Jazz Bands. Refreshments will be available. An ideal opportunity to see and hear why the Visual and Performing Arts Department are a nationally-recognized program, and Princeton High School has been designated a New Jersey Model School in the Arts. Our distinguished faculty members provide sequential instruction in each arts discipline, challenging each student to reach his or her potential. Click here for more info.
Friday February 22 - Sunday, February 24
8:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Four Weddings and an Elvis, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. In this hilarious romantic comedy, three-times-divorced Sandy is the owner of a Las Vegas wedding chapel that is hosting four of the most memorable ceremonies you will ever see. Getting hitched is about to get a little bit crazy. 609-570-3333 - www.kelseytheatre.net, $18. Through February 24.
Friday, February 22
8:00 p.m. Organ Concert: Around the World in Eight Compositions, Princeton University Chapel, Princeton University. A sampling of the organ repertoire from eight different countries. Free. www.music.princeton.edu
Saturday, February 23
2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ‘Rapunzel’, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. The award-winning Kaleidoscope Theatre presents a magically fun musical adaptation of the famous fairytale. Tickets for “Rapunzel” are $10 for children and seniors, and $12 for adults. Tickets may be purchased online at www.KelseyTheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking available next to the theater.
Sunday, February 24
11:00 a.m. Master Class with Guest Ana Lourdes Novoa, American Repertory Ballet, Princeton Ballet Studio, 301 N. Harrison Street, Princeton Shopping Center. Master Class with guest Ana Lourdes Novoa, former Prima Ballerina from the Cuban National Ballet. Master Classes are open to all dancers in the community. Intermediate level: 11-12:30PM; Advanced level: 1-2:30PM. Register at arballet.org
Sunday, February 24
3:00 p.m. Get Ready for Mardi Gras with Gordon James, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton. Trumpeter and vocalist Gordon James and his band preform original songs from his newly released New Orleans-style CD and popular songs from other artists. 609-924-9529 - www.princetonlibrary.org
Kids & Family
Saturday, February 23
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. High School Entrepreneur Business & Financial Investing Conference, Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County, 1040 Spruce Street, Lawrence, NJ. Students will learn basic financial investing terms and strategies these advisers use within their daily work will also be discussed. Students also learn about local programs in which they can get experience about financial investing while still in high school. For more info, contact David Anderson at danderson@bgcmercer.org. Click here for more info.
Saturday, February 23
9:30 a.m. Dollhouse and Miniature Show and Sale, First Presbyterian Church, 320 North Main Street, Hightstown. Mini-mansions and scaled-down furniture and accessories for sale, plus door prizes and homemade baked goods and sandwiches. $7. Children under 12 $3. www.downtownhightstown.com
Saturday, February 23
10:30 a.m. Winter Fairy Land, The Watershed Institute, 31 Titus Mill Rd, Pennington. Come celebrate the mystical creatures of the winter Watershed! We will dance, play magical games, listen to winter tales, and create fairy art. We will then venture outside for some winter wonder exploration. Dress in fairy attire for indoor activities and/or bring winter gear for outdoor activities. Children, $10 per child (no charge under age 2). Please register for events here: thewatershed.org/events. Keep in mind that events may be postponed or cancelled due to weather or low registration.
Saturday, February 23
10:30 a.m. Art for Families, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton University. Gallery activities followed by a related art project. All ages. Free. www.artmuseum.princeton.edu
Saturday, February 23
12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Washington's Birthday Celebration, Rockingham, County Rte. 603, halfway between Rte. 518 in Rocky Hill and Rte. 27 in Kingston, NJ. Rockingham Historic Site offers its annual Washington’s Birthday event. Washington trivia and refreshments. Tour size limited—RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Call 609-683-7132 or go to www.rockingham.net for more info.
Saturday, February 23
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Drag Queen Story Hour for Kids & Adults — Featuring Harmonica Sunbeam, Labyrinth Books, 116 Nassau Street, Princeton. Kids, families, adults of all ages & all our friends & allies are invited for a fun & engaging story hour featuring the fabulous Harmonica Sunbeam. Now featuring book-signing by the noted author of the delightful ”Neither”, Airlie Anderson! Drag Queen Story Hour helps children learn about gender diversity, promotes self-acceptance, & builds empathy through stories & songs. Miss Sunbeam will lead the children through fun songs & stories, followed by some delightful craft-making. DQSH teaches children to accept & celebrate gender diversity in themselves & others, & helps to curb bullying of LGBTQIA children. Proudly presented by the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice as our first community fundraiser. All proceeds go directly to our burgeoning community activist center, educational enclave, & safe-space for all our kids, families, & beautifully diverse folks everywhere! Click here for more info.
Sunday, February 24
4:30 p.m. Won't You Be My Neighbor Screening, Princeton Junior School, 90 Fackler Rd, Lawrence Township. Join Princeton Junior School parents and faculty for a screening of Won't You Be My Neighbor: An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children's television host Fred Rogers. Pot Luck Dinner and discussion (6:00-7:00) - Bring your favorite dish to share! PJS Founder Julianna McIntyre Fenn and Head of School Silvana Clark will lead a discussion after the film highlighting essential ways to help your child recognize their strengths and foster a true love of learning. We recommend the movie be viewed by children ages 8 and older. Free childcare will be available for children ages 2 and above during the movie. This event is free and open to the public. RSVP is required. To RSVP or for more information, email info@princetonjuniorschool.org.
Eat & Drink
Saturday, February 23
12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Winter Artisan Market, Unionville Vineyards, 9 Rocktown Rd, Ringoes. Visit Unionville for a day of art, artisan crafts, gourmet foods, live music, and delicious wine. Fine producers will join us in the winery, tasting room, and cave room on Saturday from 12pm-6pm and Sunday from 12pm-5pm. There is no cost to attend. Tastings are $10. Wine is always available by the bottle, glass, or case. https://unionvillevineyards.com/pages/upcoming-events
The Great Outdoors
Sunday, February 24
2:00 p.m. Historic Princeton Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton, Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau St., Princeton. Enjoy a 90 minute* walk around downtown Princeton and the University campus as you learn about historic sites in the area, including Bainbridge House, Nassau Hall, the University Chapel and Palmer Square. The early history of Princeton, the founding of the University and the American Revolution are just some of the stories from Princeton’s history that you will learn on your tour. Tickets are $7. Advance purchase is recommended, as space is limited. Walk up ticket sales are cash only; guides cannot provide change. Click here for more info.
Health & Wellness
Thursday, February 21
1:30 p.m. "Eating for the Heart of It", McCaffrey's West Windsor, 355 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor. Join Jill Kwasny, MS, RDN for another free, fun and informative program at McCaffrey's Market. This month's topic will be "Eating for the Heart of It" in recognition of Valentine's Day and American Heart Month. Jill will address the latest recommendations from the American Heart Association and provide tips to demonstrate how small dietary changes can result in big health benefits. As always, we will have something healthfully delicious for our guests to sample. Please RSVP to nutritionist@mccaffreys.com or call 215 7507713 to reserve your seat.
Personal Interest
Friday, February 22
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Gotham Princeton Networking Lunch Event, Agricola, 11 Witherspoon St., Princeton. For the next Gotham Princeton networking lunch event, the featured speaker will be John Walsh, Walsh Senior Solutions Founder and President. John will be speaking about downsizing and the art in doing it successfully. Cost is $38. Payment cannot be made at the door but is easy to do on the Gotham website. Click here for more info.
Friday, February 22
4:30 p.m. Brexit Lecture, Princeton University, 185 Nassau Street, Princeton. Escaping from History: The Dreamworld of Brexit - James Stewart Film Theater. Irish writer and theater critic Fintan O'Toole lectures on Brexit. Free.
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Saturday, February 23
12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Princeton Photo Workshop: NEW! Behind the Curtain at Philadelphia's Kimmel Center. The Kimmel Center's immense barrel vault roof of folded plate glass encloses a visually dramatic civic space and a lively indoor street scene. During our class, we'll have access to photograph performance spaces, and possibly performers in rehearsal, from unique perspectives and to shoot in areas of this spectacular building not accessible to individual visitors. Learn how to make memorable images of people, concerts and spectacular architecture while honing all your photography skills. https://princetonphotoworkshop.com/trips/kimmel, $99
Saturday, February 23
2:00 p.m. Mark Twain and the Gilded Age, The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, 299 Parkside Ave, Trenton. Urban historian David Bosted lectures on Mark Twain's visit to Trenton on February 23, 1869. www.ellarslie.org
Sunday, February 24
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Emily's Cafe and Catering Wedding and Event Open House, Mountain Lakes House, 57 Mountain Ave, Princeton. Join Emily's Cafe and Catering on Sunday, February 24th from 12-3pm for a Mountain Lakes House Wedding and Event Open House. Tour the Mountain Lakes House, Princeton's beautiful and unique, private lakefront venue with Emily's, the exclusive MLH caterer. There are 2019 dates available for your wedding or special event! RSVP to emilyscafe.catering@verizon.net.
Trenton, N.J. – Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC) James Kerney Campus Gallery (JKCG) will showcase works by Tamara Torres in the exhibit "La Feminista: Soy Yo?" The show runs from Thursday, Feb. 28 to Wednesday, April 4. The community is invited to a reception and artist talk with Torres on Wednesday, March 6 from 5 to 7 p.m. The talk starts at 6 p.m.
JKCG is located in MCCC's Trenton Hall, 137 North Broad Street, across the street from the James Kerney Building. General JKCG hours are: Mondays, 11:30 to 2:30 p.m.; Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; and Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. The gallery's director and curator is Michael Chovan-Dalton, coordinator of the MCCC Photography program.
Torres, a Trenton native, survived abuse, discrimination and homelessness, and has used her art as a platform for disadvantaged women worldwide. Her Puerto Rican heritage has also influenced her photography, which has been exhibited in New York, Chicago, London and Rome.
Chovan-Dalton observes that Torres’ project dives into feminism across cultures and generations. “It is an attempt to bridge the different experiences and identities within the feminist movement through dialogue,” Chovan-Dalton said. “In our current climate filled with great politicized anger and debate over the harassment and abuse of women, and equity for women in the workplace, Torres examines a foundational element of the current social, economic, and political struggle that can be a source of both strength and division among those seeking to be heard.”
Torres' exhibit combines photography and video as she explores interpretations of feminism. “I am collaborating with grandmothers, mothers, and daughters from different cultures, locally and around the world, taking portraits and video of them as I pose the question: ‘What does feminism mean to you?’”
She admits that feminism meant little to her in her youth. “I didn't fully learn about the word and its meaning until my 20s, and I still questioned whether ‘feminism’ was meant for me or only for those women who were already privileged in this world,” she said.
Torres says she approaches the concept with the goal of changing perceptions of racism, women’s rights, and injustice. “If my art can change one person's outlook, that is the first step towards changing a generation.”
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Getting even with the exes are Tim Mora, left, as Stan and Erin Wurtz as Bev. Tristan Takacs is John (a.k.a. Elvis)!
West Windsor, N.J. – What happens in Vegas is downright hilarious! The Yardley Players present the laugh-out-loud comedy “Four Weddings and an Elvis” at Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC’s) Kelsey Theatre in February. Dates and show times are Fridays, Feb. 15 and 22 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Feb. 16 and 23 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, Feb. 17 and 24 at 2 p.m.
Kelsey Theatre is located on MCCC’s West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. The community is invited to an opening night reception with the cast and crew on Feb. 15.
Sandy is the three-times-divorced owner of a Las Vegas wedding chapel. She has seen her fair share of unusual couples, but the matrimony business is about to get a whole lot weirder. There’s Bev and Stan, who are getting married by “The King” to exact revenge on their exes; Vanessa and Bryce, two aging, arrogant stars who are tying the knot as a publicity stunt, and are vexed that Elvis doesn't even recognize them; and Martin and Fiona, a gentle postal worker and a tough ex-con trying to exchange their vows before the police arrive. But the final wedding is the best and funniest of them all. Add them all up and you’ve comedy galore – and a touch of romance that’s sure to please.
The cast stars Tristan Takacs of Trenton as John (Elvis); Susan Galli of Lambertville as Sandy; Tim Moran of East Windsor as Stan; Erin Wurtz of Levittown, Pa., as Bev; Barry Leonard of Monroe as Lou; Alana Caraccio of Doylestown, Pa., as Vanessa; Tom Chiola of Trenton as Bryce; Christopher Schmalbach of Palmyra as Fist; Samantha Otto of Langhorne, Pa., as Fiona; and Marc Suznovich of Hamilton as Marvin.
The production team includes Producer Marge Swider, Director Liz Wurtz, Stage Manager Lauren Donahoe, Set Designer John Maurer, and Costumer Anthony Remer. Lighting design is by M. Kitty Getlik and sound design is by Dan Braeckman.
Tickets are $18 for adults; $16 for seniors; and $14 for students/children. They may be purchased online at www.KelseyTheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking next to the theater. For a complete listing of adult and children's events, visit the Kelsey website or call the box office for a brochure.
Boheme Opera NJ is in the midst of its 30th consecutive season with a sparkling mid-week opera dinner soiree at Diamond’s of Hamilton, 661 Route 33, Hamilton, NJ 08619. The event will take place on Thursday, March 14 from 6:00pm to 10:00pm and features a trio of Boheme Opera artists to perform exciting hits from opera and Broadway. They will be accompanied by Boheme Managing Director Sandra Milstein-Pucciatti. Boheme’s fifth annual collaboration with Diamond’s will be held in its Crosswicks Ballroom.
Three sets of vocal fireworks will be interspersed throughout a sumptuous four-course dinner. Entrées include Filet Mignon Tips Gorgonzola, Eggplant Parmigiana with Mozzarella & Ricotta, and Broiled Salmon Florentine with Mushrooms.
A 45-minute cocktail segment will open the evening. Cash bar and special gift basket raffle will be available.
Starring in 3 BY 3 AT 30 are:
Soprano Eve Edwards, a much-sought-after soloist in the region, has performed over 40 leading roles in the operatic repertory including Mimi (La Boheme), Cio-Cio San (Madama Butterfly), Violetta (La Traviata), Nedda (Pagliacci), Marguerite (Faust), Micaela (Carmen) and many others. Ms. Edwards was the featured soprano in Boheme Opera NJ’s concert, The Jewish Experience in Opera. She has appeared with The Amato Opera of New York, Pennsylvania Lyric Opera Theater, Delaware Valley Opera, Buck Hill/Skytop Music Festival and many other regional venues.
Tenor Peter Scott Drackley has performed such operatic roles as Il Duca (Rigoletto), Riccardo (Un Ballo in Maschera), Turiddu (Cavalleria Rusticana), Macduff (Macbeth) and Justice Scalia in Derrick Wang’s Scalia/Ginsburg, performed at the Supreme Court and featured on NPR’s All Things Considered.
Mr. Drackley was trained at Peabody Conservatory, and apprenticeships with Sarasota Opera, Utah Festival Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera and Santa Fe Opera. This season, he will perform Rodolfo (La Boheme) with Anchorage Opera, Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni) with Opera Idaho, as well as Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy at Carnegie Hall.
Baritone Joseph Lodato trained under the auspices of the Lindemann Young Artist Program at The Metropolitan Opera, as well as apprenticeships at Sarasota Opera and Aspen Music Festival. He has performed many baritone roles in the standard opera repertoire, awarded prizes by the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Los Angeles Opera and Florida Grand Opera. Equally adept at musical theater and jazz, Mr. Lodato has been presented in concert and recital with such renowned artists as Tony award winner Betty Buckley, jazz icon Lea DeLaria, and awarding winning composers and pianists Ricky Ian Gordon, Jake Heggie and John Musto.
Pianist Sandra Milstein-Pucciatti is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Boheme Opera NJ. The Philadelphia-born pianist has appeared as soloist, duo-pianist and featured performer with orchestra, in chamber music and in master class in the United States and Canada, highlights of which include New York’s American Landmark Festival, the Torrance Performing Arts Center in California and the Ignatieff Theatre in Toronto. In her role as Managing Director, she has established collaborations with several of New York’s well-known artist management agencies – seeking out, discovering and offering opportunities to emerging artists of great potential to perform with Boheme Opera NJ.
The cost of 3 BY 3 AT 30 is $85 per person all inclusive. $45 is tax deductible. A table of 8 is discounted at $600. Reservations can be made on Boheme Opera’s secure PayPal site OR by calling the Boheme Opera Office at (609) 581-9551 for mail-in details. Deadline to reserve is March 8.
Proceeds from 3 BY 3 AT 30 will go toward its upcoming milestone production of Verdi’s Aida.
Friday, January 25 - Sunday, January 27
8:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Zorro: The Musical, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. This premiere performance retells the dramatic tale of Diego de la Vega, the mysterious man behind the mask fighting to restore order in Spanish colonial California. Featuring spectacular sword-fighting, flamenco dance and dazzling magic – enhanced by the red-hot music of the Gipsy Kings. While the tale is set in 19th century California, the important influence of Latin and Spanish culture guarantees that its message remains relevant to today’s audiences. Tickets are $20. 609-570-3333, www.kelseytheatre.net.
Saturday, January 26
8:00 p.m.
Saturday Evening POPS! Starring Ryan Silverman, Richardson Auditorium, 68 Nassau St., Princeton University. Embrace the new year listening to the smooth tones of Broadway star Ryan Silverman. Ryan shines onstage performing beloved ballads, Broadway favorites, and cabaret showstoppers. To ensure the best seats for the night’s entertainment, get your tickets today! https://princetonsymphony.org/#events/saturday-evening-pops-2019/
Kids & Family
Saturday, January 26
10:00 a.m.
Family Hike, The Watershed Institute, 31 Titus Mill Rd, Pennington. General Audience, Ages 8+, Free. Hike with us along the Stony Brook on the Watershed Reserve and enjoy the wonders of winter. Dress in warm layers and wear insulated waterproof boots. The hike will be about three miles long. Co-sponsored with the Washington Crossing Audubon Society.
Saturday January 26, 2019
10:30 a.m.
Art for Families, Princeton Art Museum, Princeton University. Gallery activities followed by a related art project. All ages. Free. www.artmuseum.princeton.edu
Eat, Drink, Shop
Thursday, January 24 - Saturday, January 26
Monday – Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday: 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Rescue Mission of Trenton Thrift Store Winter Sale, 100 Carroll St., Trenton. 10% off purchases of $5 or more. 609-695-1436 ext 115. https://rescuemissionoftrenton.org/mission_store.php
Saturday, January 26
11:00 a.m.
Grand Opening - Old York Cellar's Tasting Room at Quaker Bridge Mall, 3320 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence Township. For this two day extravaganza of delectable indulgences, guests will enjoy wine and food samplings, live music, the release of our 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, meeting the Winemaker, ticket giveaways, as well as $2 off all wine bottles to stay, and 20% off plates and platters from our gourmet food menu. Drop in for a quick wine break or spend the day with us. The first 50 guests on both Saturday and Sunday will receive a special gift! The featured food vendors providing these menus are: Flying Pie Guy (Sat. 11:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.), Fired Up Flatbread (Sat. 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.), Cheezen (Sun. 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.), and Oink & Moo (Sun. 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.).
The Great Outdoors
Saturday, January 26
4:00 p.m.
Short-Eared Owl Walk, Mercer Meadows, Reed Bryan Farm, Pennington. Discover the diurnal to nocturnal shift change? while learning about owl ecology and identification as well as what makes this habitat so important on this naturalist led walk. Ages 8 and up 609-888-3218
Sunday, January 27
2:00 p.m.
Historic Princeton Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton, Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau St., Princeton. Enjoy a 90 minute* walk around downtown Princeton and the University campus as you learn about historic sites in the area, including Bainbridge House, Nassau Hall, the University Chapeland Palmer Square. The early history of Princeton, the founding of the University and the American Revolution are just some of the stories from Princeton’s history that you will learn on your tour. Tickets are $7. Advance purchase is recommended, as space is limited. Walk up ticket sales are cash only; guides cannot provide change. https://princetonhistory.org/events/princeton-history-walking-tour-19/
Sunday, January 27
2:00 p.m.
Free Walking Tour, The Delaware & Raritan Canal Watch, 11 Bridge St., Lambertville.
Meet 2 p.m. at the caboose behind the Lambertville Station restaurant, 11 Bridge St., for this 2-mile guided walk. See the lift lock and the outlet lock on the D&R Canal and learn how canal boats crossed the river from New Hope to Lambertville. Enjoy the vistas while crossing the bridge to New Hope and then follow the Delaware Canal towpath to Lock 11 and its locktender’s house where hot chocolate and cookies will be waiting. Canal Watch board member Bob Barth will conduct the walk. For further information and weather-related updates, call Mr. Barth at 201-401-3121 or e-mail bbarth@att.net.
Health & Wellness
Sunday, January 27
2:00 p.m.
Matcha, Malas, & Meditation in a Himalayan Salt Room, 4 Elements Wellness, 301 N. Harrison St., Princeton. Finish up the first month of the New Year with a relaxing afternoon filled with manifestation of what is to come! Sip on a matcha latte, create your own mala bead bracelet, enjoy some aromatherapy, and experience a healing guided sound meditation led by the one and only Christina Flanagan! Also receive all the therapeutic benefits of the Himalayan Salt and Halotherapy! Please call us to secure your spot ~ 609-285-3115 Spaces are limited! https://www.4elementswellnesscenter.com
Personal Interest
Friday, January 25
9:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Job Seekers Session: Keri Zoumas, Cracking the communication Code, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Learn techniques for eliminating obstacles when communicating with others. This program will show you how to build rapport, trust and credibility in any 1-on-1 situation with others. https://princetonlibrary.org/event/job-seekers-alex-freund-3-2019-01-25/
Sunday, January 27
9:00 a.m.
Sports Card and Collectibles Show, Town Inn, 1083 Route 206 North, Bordentown. Over 40 tables of sports cards, comic books, figurines, non-sports cards, autographed memorabilia, posters, and more. $2. Children under 6 free. www.rksportspromotions.com
Sunday, January 27
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Princeton Photo Workshop: NEW! The Fine Art of Professional Model Photography, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA. Experience the artistic opportunities of directing and photographing a professional model in a spacious, skylight-lit studio at America's oldest artists club. We'll study the figure in various poses and experiment with creative positioning to create compelling images. Each participant in our small group will take a turn directing and posing the model to get past the initial nervousness of being a director. By the time the class concludes, you will be on a path to developing your personal style and have greater confidence to set up and take more creative pictures of people. princetonphotoworkshop.com/classes/pamodel
Sunday, January 27
3:00 p.m.
Author Talk: Rick Geffken, Pennington Public Library, 30 North Main Street, Pennington. The author discusses his book, "Lost Amusement Parks of the North Jersey Shore." Register. 609-737-0404, www.penningtonlibrary.org
“Casino” by Trenton-based photographer C.a. Shofed
Trenton, N.J. -- Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC’s) James Kerney Campus Gallery (JKCG) presents “Iron and Water,” an exhibit that features the photography of C.a. Shofed. The show runs from Thursday, Jan. 24 through Thursday, Feb. 21. A community reception and artist talk take place Wednesday, Jan. 30, 5 to 7 p.m. The talk begins at 6 p.m.
JKCG is located in MCCC's Trenton Hall, 137 North Broad Street, across the street from the James Kerney Building. General JKCG hours are: Mondays, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The gallery's director and curator is Michael Chovan-Dalton, coordinator of the MCCC Photography program. More information about JKCG and upcoming shows is available on the JKCG website at www.mccc.edu/JKCgallery.
JKCG Director Michael Chovan-Dalton explains that at the height of industrialization in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the United States, cities and towns flourished if they had just a few strategic resources, such as iron ore or coal. “But no resource was more important than access to a body of water that could power mills, cool down furnaces, fill up steam engines, or transport raw and finished materials,” he said. “Images by C.a. Shofed show us the remnants and the artifacts of the great industrial era that helped build the industrial American city. This is an archaeological expedition that is unique to our young country and only covers about 150 years. Many once flourishing sites have been abandoned or repurposed only to be abandoned again. Some have found new meaning and have been restored, but those structures still shuttered wait silently until the next opportunity arises or until they fall back into the water.”
Shofed, a Trenton-based photographer, recalls that sometime after being laid-off and after his second kidney transplant, he decided that he would give fine arts photography a go. “I had moved to Trenton and the art scene in my new home town was raw, vibrant and easy to access unlike the small town I grew up in,” he recalled. “Trenton’s art scene is just now being discovered by the world outside its borders. Artists like Leon Rainbow and Kasso are leading the charge. In my neighborhood alone, there was an artist with a piece owned and displayed at the MoMA, a documentary filmmaker, a cinematographer, an actor and several musicians. What an amazing place to feed the creative juices!”
For his own work, he has drawn inspiration from things taken for granted. “Things un-noticed. The ordinary. I love to find beauty in objects we pass by every day,” Shofed said. “When I spot an object or subject that meets my criteria, I picture the moment I’d like to capture that object in. When it arrives, I take the shot. That picture usually takes place in an urban setting or as nature tries to reclaim a man-made object. Not always, but that tends to be what my eye is drawn towards. I’ve taken what I’ve learned over the past seven years as a photographer and apply those lessons, my style to every picture I take.”
C.a. Shofed’s art has been exhibited and sold in galleries and museums across the globe including Philadelphia, New York, San Diego and many places along within the continental United States and Europe. He has been the originator and curator of the annual show “Common Threads, which has been hosted by Hopewell Valley Vineyards for the past six years. Shofed now curates shows at the Vineyard on a permanent basis and is also the curator at Trenton’s newest gallery, The BSB. More information about C.a. Shofed is available at https://www.amphorartworks.com.
We start off our Spring with our favorite ‘Bad Yogi’! Princeton Yoga is excited to welcome back ‘Bad Yogi’ Erin Motz. Erin moved to France 4 years ago, so we are thrilled to having her come back and teach at our center!
Erin is a carnivorous, red wine and French cheese-loving, world traveling yoga instructor based in Nice France. Erin is co-Founder of Bad Yogi & voice of real yogis everywhere and the creator of the Perfect Body Yoga Program which is centered around the belief that the “perfect” body is simply the healthiest version of the body you already have.
You won’t hear much Sanskrit in Erin’s workshops but you’ll probably get plenty of corny jokes, she believes yoga is for everyone and invites all good/bad/new/old yogis to come and practice with her. Teaching yoga is one of her greatest pleasures and her energy and joyfulness is infectious. “I practice to feed my teaching, but I teach to feed my life.” – Erin Motz
What sells homes in for top dollar and quick? You've probably heard it before, and it still holds true. Kitchens, bathrooms and curb appeal! There...in 3 sentences you've already got 3 of the tips. But how much renovation do YOU need to do? Over-improving can be your worst enemy. That's why the 4th renovation tip is the key. Consult a Realtor experienced with renovations and remodels!
1 - For many families, the kitchen truly is the heart of the home. That's why upgrades to a kitchen can be so valuable. Now let's be clear, the majority of upgrades won't yield 100% return on investment, but it can yield a higher sales price and likely get it sold much faster. This is why you often hear, "first impressions are critical." The better your home presents upon first impression, especially in key areas like kitchens, the more likely you are to hook a potential buyer!
So what should you focus on in the kitchen? I'll always say consult a Realtor because they can look at comparable homes for sale or recently sold and the value of your home to make specific recommendations. But typically, buyers today want stainless steel appliances, tile or wood floors, stone counters, farm sinks and decent lighting. Like with any other room in the home, you want to keep the colors somewhat neutral as that allows buyers to imagine their own colors or decorations in the room.
2 - Bathrooms, bathrooms, bathrooms. Similar to kitchens, its key to not go overboard and keep things neutral. Must haves? Current styles in tile flooring, stone top vanity ideally with 2 sinks if master, tiled or glass surround shower and most importantly, a bright and clean space! Consult your Realtor if unsure. As money spent over-improving is money not in your pocket at closing!
3 - Curb appeal. Back to first impressions. There's none more important than the exterior of your home. Just like the inside of your home, the outside should look as inviting and welcoming as possible. Think about asking a friend or family member (or of course your Realtor) to give blunt honest feedback about what they think when they pull up to your home. What might they do differently. Sometimes a second or third set of eyes can be a big help as we see our homes everyday and may miss something that someone else would be bothered by.
Like with kitchens and bathrooms, keep it simple and easy to maintain. Many times less is more. You want to be sure the front of the home is completely visible. Trim back overgrown shrubs, bushes and tress. Remove anything growing up against the home as that will be an inspection issue. Be sure water is graded to run away from the home when it rains (vs. towards it).
4 - CONSULT A REALTOR with experience in remodels and renovations. Tip 4 transcends all areas of the home when prepping for sale. While anytime is a good time to sell, spring will be hot. So use the time now to get your plan in place to maximize the value of your home and get it on the market early!
Tracy K. Smith, poet laureate, will visit Princeton Day School on January 4. Photo by Rachel Eliza Griffiths, courtesy of Blue Flower Arts.
Princeton – Tracy K. Smith, the 22nd Poet Laureate of the U.S. and Director of Princeton University's Creative Writing Program, will visit Princeton Day School on Friday, January 4, 2019. Smith will host poetry readings and presentations for Lower, Middle and Upper School students and faculty throughout the day thanks to PDS's signature Imagine the Possibilities (ITP) visiting artist program. The School's ITP program, which typically features multiple artist visits each year, has been made possible since 1995 thanks to the John D. Wallace, Jr. '78 Memorial Guest Artist Series Fund.
Smith's biography is extensive, highlighted by three published collections of poetry and a critically acclaimed memoir, a Pulitzer Prize in 2012 for her poetry volume, Life on Mars, and numerous other prizes and honors, including the Academy of American Poets fellowship in 2014. She was re-appointed poet laureate for an additional year in 2018 after her initial election in 2017.
Smith receives a stipend as poet laureate for a project of her own choosing, and has focused on traveling across the country, mainly to smaller, rural venues, to champion poetry and the cultural curiosity, connections and honest conversations it can foster about societal issues that often divide. In an April 10, 2018, NYT Magazine article by Ruth Franklin, Smith has described poetry as a "re-humanizing force" and a collective experience that might offer "the kind of silence that yields clarity."
The poetry conversations on these road trips offer ways to re-examine beliefs and open one's mind to take in some new perspectives and be willing to let go of others. Her latest volume, Wade in the Water, from which she plans to read on January 4, gives voice to black and white Americans from past centuries whose letters and depositions form a powerful, and painful, historical narrative. The poems in this volume also bring the historical narrative into the present, silently asking readers to explore how and why issues of race in our society remain unresolved.
Her visit to Princeton Day School promises to continue raising awareness about poetry as a means for students to develop their voices and explore fundamental questions. Princeton Day School is honored to host Tracy K. Smith as she brings her poems to life and invites thoughtful reflection and conversation among our students from PreK through Grade 12.
HOPEWELL, NJ, Dec. 3, 2018 - The Hopewell Borough Council of Churches will be staging its annual evening Living Nativity from Thursday, December 20 to Monday, December 24 (Christmas Eve). The Living Nativity will run each evening from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and will include live actors and animals and refreshments (hot chocolate and cookies) for passersby.
On Friday, December 21 at 7:30 p.m., everyone is welcome to gather for a brief ceremony at the Living Nativity to light a candle in memory of a loved one dearly missed during the holiday season.
On Saturday, December 22 at 7:30 p.m., everyone is invited to join us for a community carol sing of your favorite holiday songs. There will be small treats for the kids and maybe even a special visitor!
West Windsor, N.J. – Holiday fun is on the schedule at Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC’s) Kelsey Theatre with two special events in December: Dance Connection’s family version of “The Nutcracker” ballet Dec. 14 to 16 and the interactive live radio show “Snow Day,” presented by MPOnStage Dec. 22. Kelsey Theatre is located on Mercer’s West Windsor Campus at 1200 Old Trenton Road.
Even the youngest theater goers will embrace the wonder of “The Nutcracker,” a fully-narrated, one-hour performance set to the beloved Tchaikovsky score. Join Clara, the Nutcracker and the Sugar Plum Fairy as dolls and sweets come to life, mice and toy soldiers do battle, and snowflakes dance in a snow covered forest. The large cast is composed almost entirely of children and teens in a production that includes beautiful costumes and scenery full of warmth and wonder.
At the conclusion of the show, families are invited on stage to meet their favorite characters, who will be available to sign autographs. Performances take place Friday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 15 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 16 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Dance Connection is based in Hillsborough under the direction of Daivd Kieffer. Tickets for “The Nutcracker” are $16 for adults, and $14 for seniors and children.
Completing the holiday festivities at Kelsey Theatre is “Snow Day.” Presented by MPOnStage, this interactive, wholly original live radio show is a whimsical winter story that will be told on Saturday, Dec. 22 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
What happens when school is closed because of the weather? Lots of fun in the snow and hot chocolate afterward, of course! Written by award-winning director Diana Gilman Maurer and author Lyndsey Rose Harper, “Snow Day” will give the audience an unforgettable experience of how a radio show is presented – including participation by audience volunteers as impromptu Foley Artists and Voice Actors. Families will watch entertainment professionals create sound effects by using everyday objects, learn about unique holiday traditions, and unite with the community to celebrate this wonderfully diverse season.
“Snow Day” is a guaranteed good time for the whole family. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors and children.
Tickets for both shows may be purchased online at www.KelseyTheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking is available next to the theater. For a complete listing of adult and children’s events, visit the Kelsey website or call the box office for a brochure.
What’s the best way to see Princeton’s holiday lights and historic sights? Being chauffeured in a warm trolley while an expert guide regales you with fascinating tales, of course! It's fun for the whole family, from old Scrooge to Tiny Tim!
Hourly tours each Saturday, 11am-4pm, beginning November 24th through December 22nd.
Seating is limited, and these popular tours often sell out–so book now to reserve seats for the whole family!
Depart on the hour-long trolley ride from Palmer Square, and ride in comfort through the picture-perfect neighborhoods of Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Andrew Carnegie, Albert Einstein, Robert Wood Johnson, Robert Oppenheimer, F Scott Fitzgerald, Paul Robeson, and more! Click here to reserve your seats, or to get more information, including schedules.
MOMMY & ME HIMALAYAN SALTROOM SESSIONS – Ages 3 months & up
Is your child suffering from allergies, ear infections, frequent colds, asthma, or hyperactivity? Join us in our Himalayan Salt Room with your child to calm and alleviate their symptoms! Our salt floor is like a large sandbox that your child can play in. We will provide toys, books, and music to enjoy while you both breathe in the anti-bacterial, healing salt and mineral infused air.
Please call us at 609-285-3115 to secure your spot.
On Friday, October 5, Stuart Country Day School, an all-girls PS-12 school in Princeton, NJ, raised nearly $1,000 in support of the National Foundation for Cancer Research's Play4TheCure® program which raises money for cancer research through competitive sports at high school, middle school and recreational levels.
This annual all-school fundraising event known as Pink Out is held during Breast Cancer Awareness month and involved a week of opportunities to raise money including a silent auction and bake sale with items donated by Upper and Middle School athletes.
The entire community dressed in pink on Friday and came out to support the varsity field hockey and tennis teams who hosted Play4TheCure® games at home.
To learn more about Stuart Country Day School, visit stuartschool.org.
HOPEWELL, NJ, October 15, 2018 - On Sunday, November 4, members of Hopewell churches will exchange their morning worship bulletins, hymnals and Sunday attire for hammers, buckets and work gloves to collaborate on community service projects throughout the borough. The "Sunday of Service" (formerly known as "The Church Has Left the Building") is sponsored by the Hopewell Council of Churches and is intended as a symbolic demonstration of a shared vision of ministry throughout the year to those in need in the Hopewell community and beyond. It is also an open invitation to all Hopewell residents to join with neighbors to reach out to the less fortunate.
"Hopewell is a generous community whose residents have a healthy awareness of their blessings," says President of Hopewell Council of Churches, Cathy Peterson. "Feeding the hungry, clothing the ill-clad, visiting the forgotten and comforting the sick are all acts that transcend religion. We are called to care for others, and by doing so, we rule the powers of love and peace in the world. We're eager to see what it will look like when the whole community comes together for this purpose."
"Sunday of Service" begins at 9:30 a.m. with a kick-off gathering at Calvary Baptist Church, 3 East Broad Street, next to the Boro Bean coffee shop.
Following the short commissioning service, volunteers will leave for their respective service projects that include: packing lunches, making soup mixes and collecting canned goods for area food pantries and soup kitchens; tying blankets for Project Linus; a visit to The Atrium nursing home; a 5K walk to help provide clean water to hill tribe in Thailand; shoe-pattern cutting to help provide shoes for Ugandan children suffering from the crippling effects of the jiggers parasite (Sole Hope); sorting and packing winter clothing to aid Syrian refugees through the upcoming Bosnian winter; and a Habitat for Humanity site.
The day of service will conclude with a 5 p.m. dinner and community celebration hosted by Hopewell Presbyterian Church, 80 W Broad Street in Hopewell.
"Sunday of Service is a great opportunity for churches and the community to come together and display the love of God in action," says Rev. Laura Steele, pastor of Hopewell United Methodist Church. "Not only does it give the community a chance to interact with people of faith in service to the world, it also gives people of faith a good reminder that their mission field extends outside the walls of their churches. It's so exciting to see people working together on a Sunday morning with one, unique goal - to serve God's children with love."
All Hopewell residents are invited to participate in the Sunday of Service by volunteering a few hours to help ease the burdens of their neighbors near and far. "It's a wonderful collaborative act of communal unity, celebration and gratitude in the season of Thanksgiving," says Dennis O'Neill, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church.
For more information on any of these projects, or how to volunteer, contact Lucy Ducko at 609-466-0758. Or email her at lducko@hopewellpres.org.
Thursday, October 11
5:30 PM Lance Reichert With Featured Artist Sarah Copley, Two Sevens Eatery and Cantina, 277 Witherspoon Street, Princeton. Performing flamenco and nuevo flamenco/contemporary guitar. Free. (609) 921-2779, https://www.twosevensrestaurant.com/event/live-music/
Thursday, October 11 - Sunday, October 14, 2018
7:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Oklahoma!, Rider University, Yvonne Theater, 2083 Lawrenceville Road. The classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. $20-$25. 609-896-7775, www.rider.edu.
Friday, October 12 - Sunday, October 14
8:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. "American Idiot," Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College. Bringing Green Day’s chart-topping alternative rock album vibrantly to life, this bold rock opera is set in “Suburbia, USA.” It follows a young anti-hero, Johnny, the self-proclaimed “Jesus of Suburbia,” and his two buddies, Will and Tunny, as they attempt to break out of their post-9/11 mind-numbing, aimless suburban existence. The book is by Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer, with music by Green Day and lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong. (Parental advisory: This show is rated R.) Tickets are $20 for all and may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking next to the theater. www.kelseytheatre.net/American%20Idiot.shtml
Sunday, October 14
2:00 p.m. DIY Workshop, Pinot's Palette Princeton, Forrestal Village, Princeton. NEW at Pinot's Palette in Princeton! DIY Wood Board Workshop! Sand, distress and stain a 24x21 wooden board before you apply a customized stencil with your last name, the month and year your home/family was established! Limited seating, so sign up early! No Experience necessary - our talented artists will walk you through the all of the steps to completion. https://www.pinotspalette.com/princeton/event/273940
Community
Thursday, October 11 - Sunday, October 14
Hours vary The Amazing Pumpkin Carve, Hopewell Valley Arts Council, Woolsey Park, Titusville. Visitors will be wowed by massive 150-pound pumpkin sculptures carved by local artists. New this year: the artists have access to electricity! With cool lighting and motion opportunities now added to their creations, this year’s pumpkin carve will be electrifying! Another group of creative folks will adorn scarecrows to add to the display. Courtyard entry: Adults, $10; Seniors, $8; Ages 11-18, $5; Under 10, FREE. Come more than once and get a discounted rate! Hours and activities vary, so visit the HV Arts Council’s website for details: www.hvartscouncil.org.
Kids & Family
Saturday, October 13
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Children’s Used Toy and Clothing Sale, Lawrenceville Elementary School, 40 Craven Lane, Lawrenceville. More than 100 families in the community sell items including gently used fall and winter children's clothing in sizes newborn to 16 as well as maternity clothing, baby equipment and accessories, sports equipment, toys, books, videos, and more. www.lawrencevillepto.com.
Saturday, October 13
10:30 a.m. FAMILY DAY: Exploring Art and the Environment, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton University. Join us on Saturday morning for family fun in the Art Museum. Drop in anytime between 10:30 am and 4 pm and enjoy an engaging gallery activity followed by a related art project. Each week has a different theme. Come for fifteen minutes or two hours—whatever your schedule allows! Join us for a creative day of art-making and activities inspired by the exhibition Nature's Nation: American Art and Environment. All ages are welcome; no tickets or reservations are needed. artmuseum.princeton.edu/
Saturday, October 13
11:00 a.m. LGBT Teen Fall Forum, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton. Discussions, activities, food, short documentaries, and more in celebration of LGBT History Month, culminating with a screening of "Love, Simon." 609-924-9529, www.princetonlibrary.org.
Saturday, October 13
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Finding the Great Pumpkin, Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton Shopping Center, 301 N. Harrison Street, Princeton. Join the Arts Council of Princeton at the Princeton Shopping Center for an afternoon of family-friendly fall fun! This event is free and open to the public. Create artwork inspired by the season and get up and dance with Alex & the Kaleidoscope! https://artscouncilofprinceton.org/events/finding-the-great-pumpkin-3/?view_year=2018&view_month=10&view_day=13
Sunday, October 14
12:00 p.m. Family Days and Grand Prix, Hunter Farms/Princeton Show Jumping, 246 Burnt Hill Road, Skillman, NJ. Free pony rides and face painting. Enter your dog in the costume contest. "Woof and Hoof" relay race, dog agility and more! https://www.princetonshowjumping.com/
Eat, Drink, Shop
Thursday, September 27
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Capital City Farmers Market, Mill Hill Park, 165 East Front Street, Trenton 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Every Thursday through October., www.destinationtrenton.com
Friday, October 12 - Saturday, October 13
3:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. D&R Greenway Land Trust’s Autumn Native Plant Sale, adjacent to the Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Place, Princeton. Autumn is the ideal time to plant perennials, getting a head start on providing spring beauty. Free event; no need to register. 609-924-4646 www.drgreenway.org
Saturday, October 12
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. West Windsor Community Farmers Market, Vaughn Drive Lot, Princeton Junction Train Station, West Windsor, 609-933-4452.www.westwindsorfarmersmarket.org
Saturday, October 12
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Farmers' Market, Montgomery Friends of Open Space, Village Shopping Center, 1340 Route 206 South, Skillman, 609-915-0817 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Produce, meats, woven fibers, honey, jams, flowers, baked goods, and prepared foods. Rain or shine. Live music by Ocean Country. Cooking demonstration. Health screenings. Rain or shine., www.montgomeryfriends.org
Saturday, October 13
12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Central Jersey Beer Fest 2018, Mercer County Park Festival Grounds, West Windsor, New Jersey. Taste over 150 beers for 4 hours (1:00 -5:00). Listen to live music, meet brewers, enjoy a cash bar and food vendors. PURCHASE A VIP TICKET for an additional hour of beer sampling, early entry into the event, a glass tasting vessel and more. VIP tickets will be granted entry at 12 p.m. and will immediately be able to sample beer. This is NEW to 2018. Limited Tickets Available! (no refunds) Tents will be used in case of inclement weather. Lawn chairs and/or blankets RECOMMENDED!! NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR BEVERAGE except water. ALL BAGS ARE SUBJECT TO BE INSPECTED. Food vendors will be available for cash. ATM Available. This is a 21+ Event, No one under the age of 21 will be permitted! MUST HAVE PROOF of ID. You will receive a 2 oz. commemorative plastic cup for sampling the beer. VIP tickets sold will receive a voucher for 1 free commemorative tasting cup and 1 extra hour of tasting with early entry. https://newjerseycraftbeer.com/central-jersey-beer-fest-2018/
Personal Interest
Saturday, October 13
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Community Health Fair, Breast Cancer Resource Center, 59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton. This year will be the YWCA Princeton Breast Cancer Resource Center’s 2nd year holding a community health fair! Everything at the health fair is FREE and no insurance is required to participate in any of the screenings or checks. Some of the free services and activities that will be offered include: free cancer screenings (mammograms, pap smears, prostate, and colorectal), cholesterol and blood pressure screenings, eye screenings, fitness class demonstrations, children’s activities, and free food trucks! https://www.ywcaprinceton.org/event/breast-cancer-resource-centers-community-health-fair/?instance_id=906
Saturday, October 13
11:00 a.m. The Magic and History of Marquand Park, Historical Society of Princeton, Lover's Lane, Princeton. Bob Wells, Associate Director of Arboriculture at Morris Arboretum; and Roland Machold, former Marquand Park Foundation board member, lead The Magic and History of Marquand Park. They will share the history of the property and highlight the native and exotic trees in the collection. Starts at the Marquand Park parking lot, Lover’s Lane between Stockton and Mercer Streets; free, but registration is required. Tickets for all tours can be purchased online at www.princetonhistory.org, or by calling (609) 921-6748 x102. Space is limited.
Sunday, October 14
2:00 p.m. Fall Color Workshops, Friends of Princeton Open Space, Mountain Lakes House, 57 Mountain Avenue, Princeton. Explore observing, recording, extracting, and applying color from nature. Register. www.fopos.org
Terri Lynne is Aunt Eller, Fafa Shaeffer is Laurey and Jack Gerhard is Curly in Rider University's upcoming production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
Rider University's Musical Theatre presents Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical Oklahoma! October 10 through 14 in the Yvonne Theater on the Rider University campus in Lawrenceville with director Nathan Brewer, music director Nathan Hurwitz and choreographer Robin Lewis. The preview performance is Wednesday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m. Performances are Thursday, October 11 at 7:30 p.m., Friday, October 12 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, October 13 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, October 14 at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for students and seniors. Tickets can be purchased online at www.rider.edu/arts or by calling 609-896-7775. General admission preview tickets are $9 for adults and $5 for students and seniors and are only available at the door. For more information, visit rider.edu/arts.
A confident cowboy competes with a surly, mysterious farmhand for the honor of taking a lovely young farm girl to a dance in Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1943 musical. This is the musical that changed everything about what a musical could be, fully blending song, story and dance into a magical whole.
Nathan Brewer is a director of theatre, opera, concert, film, and events, with credits including Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, Washington National Opera, Theatreworks/USA, New York Musical Theatre Festival, Town Hall, Park Avenue Armory, Forestburgh Playhouse, Princeton Festival, Long Island Musical Theatre Festival, Pennsylvania Centre Stage, American Pops Orchestra, Fairfax Symphony, West Virginia Symphony and Blue Hill Troupe. Mr. Brewer has also directed the Helen Hayes Awards, Standing Ovation Awards (Kennedy Center) and Hispanic Heritage Awards (aired on PBS). He is on the faculty of the New Studio on Broadway at New York University, and has also taught for Penn State, Westminster Choir College and New York Film Academy, where has also directed three original movie musicals.
Nathan Hurwitz, music director, has studied acting with Stella Adler, directing with Jack Garfein and conducting with Lehman Engel. He is currently an associate professor at Rider University. His third book, A Singer's Guide to the Literature of the American Musical Theatre, has just been published by Routledge. He has both performed and delivered academic papers around the world. Broadway credits include Blood Brothers,Dream and The Phantom of the Opera.
Choreographer Robin Lewis is a faculty member in the musical theatre department at Rider University. His Rider credits include Bonnie & Clyde, White Christmas, Catch Me If You Can, All Shook Up, The Full Monty, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and The Producers. His film credits include choreography for Bernie and performances of Fosse as well as choreography at the Tony Awards. His Broadway credits include Fosse, Beauty and the Beast and A Christmas Carol. His tour credits include The Producers, A Chorus Line, Hello, Dolly!, Beauty and the Beast, Where's Charley?(Kennedy Center) and Jubilee (Carnegie Hall).
Rider's Musical Theatre productions feature students enrolled in the University's highly regarded Musical Theatre program, as well as other talented students selected by audition. Graduates of the program are appearing on Broadway, in national touring productions and in major regional theaters. Its productions offer the community the opportunity to see aspiring actors in the early stages of their careers.
Rider University is located at 2038 Lawrenceville Road in Lawrenceville, N.J.
NJ Transit is installing Positive Train Control (PTC) equipment on their rail fleet. To complete this by the end of the year, all Dinky Rail service will be replaced by buses on weekdays and weekends starting October 14th.
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP – In its fourth year, the Hopewell Valley Arts Council’s Amazing Pumpkin Carve is a must-not-miss, art-filled weekend of fun in the heart of the Hopewell Valley. The Amazing Pumpkin Carve will run from Wednesday, October 10 through Sunday, October 14, 2018 at Woolsey Park in Titusville.
Visitors will be wowed by massive 150-pound pumpkin sculptures carved by local artists. New this year: the artists have access to electricity! With cool lighting and motion opportunities now added to their creations, this year’s pumpkin carve will be electrifying! Another group of creative folks will adorn scarecrows to add to the display.
The Amazing Pumpkin Carve is much more than a jaw-dropping display of artistic talent etched in enormous pumpkins. Courtyard fun will include a humongous hay bale playground, pumpkins for sale at the pumpkin patch, paint-a-pumpkin craft tent, fun photo ops, fire pits with s’more kits and cider, goodies to eat, and more! Special events throughout the weekend include a pet costume parade (Wed. and Thurs.), evening storytelling around fire pits (Fri. and Sat.), “Thriller” and “Time Warp” performed by The Pennington Studio for Dance and Creative Arts (Saturday), Hopewell Valley Fire Safety Open House (Sat.), and an ever-popular cornhole tournament (Sun.).
Don’t miss your chance to celebrate autumn in Hopewell Valley while supporting the many talented artists who call this region home. For more information and the full schedule of all this fantastic fall fun, visit the Hopewell Valley Arts Council website at www.hvartscouncil.org.
The Amazing Pumpkin Carve is open for only five days: Wed. to Sun., October 10-14 at Woolsey Park, 221 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville, NJ. Courtyard entry: Adults, $10; Seniors, $8; Ages 11-18, $5; Under 10, FREE. Come more than once and get a discounted rate! Hours and activities vary, so visit the HV Arts Council’s website for details: www.hvartscouncil.org.
This event is hosted by the Hopewell Valley Arts Council. Ticket proceeds benefit the HV Arts Council, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, and go toward artist-carvers’ honoraria and to fund other arts-related programs of the Hopewell Valley Arts Council.
A layer of bulletproof glass won’t protect Superstar Chinese Take-Out owners from the gentrification consuming the Point Breeze neighborhood in South Philly. When a trendy food co-op opens nearby, the Wus and their customers initially see it as a hipster annoyance, but as tensions mount they begin to recognize the intrusion as an act of war. Tinged with genuine humor and pathos, Wilder’s play examines the very human consequences of neighborhood redevelopment — who benefits and who gets chewed up and spit out?
A co-production with InterAct Theatre Company.
by Josh Wilder, directed by Jerrell L. Henderson
Sep 27 - Oct 14, 2018
Tickets $13 - $38. Student, senior, and group discounts available.
From left, starring in "American Idiot" are Evan Krug as Will, Steven Brandt as Johnny, and Brian Johnston as Tunny.
West Windsor, N.J. – A story of youthful disillusion will be told in the rousing renegade musical “American Idiot,” coming to Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC’s) Kelsey Theatre. Adapted from Green Day’s 2004 concept album, the Pennington Players get ready to turn up the volume Fridays, Oct. 5 and 12 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Oct. 6 and 13 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, Oct. 7 and 14 at 2 p.m.
Kelsey Theatre is located on the college’s West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on Oct. 5.
Bringing Green Day’s chart-topping alternative rock album vibrantly to life, this bold rock opera is set in “Suburbia, USA.” It follows a young anti-hero, Johnny, the self-proclaimed “Jesus of Suburbia,” and his two buddies, Will and Tunny, as they attempt to break out of their post-9/11 mind-numbing, aimless suburban existence. The book is by Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer, with music by Green Day and lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong. (Parental advisory: This show is rated R.)
The cast stars Steven Brandt of Toms River as Johnny; Brian Johnston of East Windsor as Tunny; Evan Krug of Bloomfield as Will; Tia Brown of Lawrence Twp. as St. Jimmy; Roberta Curless of Lawrenceville as Heather; Erica Boyea of South Plainfield as Whatsername; Lorraine C. Perri of Florence as Extraordinary Girl; and Connor Twigg of Maple Shade as Favorite Son.
Featured in the ensemble are Cait Crowley of Bloomfield, Danielle Steward of Ewing, Emily O'Sullivan of Hamilton, Jenna Zielinski of Scotch Plains, Rob Veith of Philadelphia, Pa., Sean Costello of Quakertown, Pa., Shawn Simmons of Hamilton, Chris Abbott of South Plainfield, Raven Dunbar of South Brunswick, and Zoey Woody of North Brunswick.
The production team includes Producer/Stage Manager Vicki Kaiser, Director Kyrus Keenan Westcott, Choreographer Rachel Tovar, Music Director Ashley DeAntonio, Lighting Designer Chris Ghaffoor, Sound Designer Evan Paine and Curtis Sullivan, and Set Designer Haley Schmalbach.
Tickets are $20 for all and may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking next to the theater.
In 2015, Princeton joined Welcoming America, becoming part of a global movement proactively working to build welcoming communities that value inclusiveness, unity and diversity. Welcoming Week is a wonderful opportunity for us to come together to affirm that Princeton is a place where we want to weave together all residents to be a part of the fabric of our shared future; one that highlights all of the gifts that our diverse community offers to make Princeton one of the best small cities in America.
This year, Princeton will once again join over 50,000 people across the United States by hosting Princeton's 3rd Annual Welcoming Week, September 14-23, 2018. As a town, we are fortunate to work and collaborate with many like-minded people and organizations who share those same values of welcoming. A special thanks to the Princeton Public Library, the Historical Society of Princeton, Princeton Garden Theater, LALDEF, YWCA, Sustainable Princeton, Arts Council of Princeton, Housing Initiatives of Princeton, Princeton High School, Princeton University and the Princeton Art Museum for helping put together really exciting programming for Welcoming Week.
We invite you to join us during this week by participating in planned events/activities or within your own organizations whether it's hosting a dinner, a game night, or sharing welcoming stories. Please distribute and post the attached flyer with information on the events planned for the week. You can also find more details on our website.
Don't forget to take a picture with a Welcomer sign, which are available in various languages, and post on social media using #WelcomingWeek and#IWelcome!
We are excited to be part of Welcoming Week's success and hope to see you at the events!
Welcoming Week is a series of weeklong events where communities bring together diverse immigrants and U.S.-born community members in a spirit of unity to raise awareness of the benefits of welcoming everyone-including new Americans. It is a time to celebrate and amplify the values that unite us as neighbors, parents and colleagues, and that make our town more welcoming to newcomers and to everyone who calls our community home and to recognize that our community is stronger because of our diversity, not in spite of it.
Griggstown (Franklin Township/Princeton), NJ: The Jersey Harmony Chorus will hold a guest series from September 24-November 5th, including participation in the fall show on November 10th.
If you are a woman who loves to sing, come join the fun this fall singing a cappella four-part harmony with Jersey Harmony Chorus! The guest program will run from September 24th-November 5th (excluding Monday, Oct.15), culminating in participation in our fall show on Saturday, November 10th, where guests will be invited to perform several songs on stage with the chorus. Guests are expected to attend at least 4 of the 6 sessions, as well as the pre-show dress rehearsal. They will be provided with all learning tools, as well any individual help needed to perform. This program is free and open to women of all ages and levels of musical experience.
Jersey Harmony Chorus, the Princeton based chapter of Sweet Adelines International, is a group of fun-loving, hard-working, dedicated women who adore singing 4-part harmony. As we sing popular music from past decades to present in the barbershop style, we work toward consistently improving our sound while enjoying the fun and comradery of a closely-knit group of women who love to learn and laugh.
Rehearsals are held on Monday nights from 7:30-10:15 at the Griggstown Reformed Church Recreation Hall,1065 Canal Rd, Princeton, 08540. On their first night, guests should arrive at rehearsal 7:15 to chat and determine the most appropriate voice part for them to sing.
For registration and more information, contact Carole at (732)236-6803 or by email at JHC.membership@gmail.com
What: Jersey Harmony Chorus "Come Sing With Us" guest series
Princeton – The Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery at Princeton Day School proudly launches its public gallery shows on September 4 with Evolution of a Concept, an exhibition of work by recent graduates of the School’s highly-renowned architecture program. The works of five alumni –Zach Dudek ’17, Paul Fuschetti ’14, Noah Liao ’17, Marco Pinheiro ’15 and Christina Tian ’17 – reveal the energy and process of their college architecture school experiences.
Each of the five alumni, including, 2018 Cornell graduate Paul Fuschetti ’14, Noah Liao ’17, currently at Cornell, and Zack Dudek ’17, currently at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, worked with PDS master architecture and design teacher David Burkett for four years in the architecture studios at PDS.
The inspiration for the show bloomed in April this year, when Burkett was chosen by Washington University to review projects created in their Architecture Studios, where two of his past students, Marco Pinheiro ’15 and Christina Tian ’17, attend. Burkett says: “In collaborating with Washington University, it was clear that they consider Marco one of the top architecture students and highly respect Christina because of her talent and work ethic. All five of these PDS alumni embrace their college architecture school work at the level of graduate students, with intelligence, passion and drive.”
Their college projects will be on view in the Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery art gallery from September 4 - October 5, 2018. Opening reception is Thursday, September 13, 12:30-1:00pm. The gallery is free and open to the public.
Additional exhibits of interest:
10/22-11/16 Distraction: Nick Beatty/Eva Mantell
12/3-1/11 First Year of Innovation: STEAM
4/29-5/18 Alumni Show: PDS Alumni celebrating in 2019
Trenton, NJ—Leave your 21st century troubles behind and spend an evening in a colonial tavern at the Old Barracks Museum's Tavern Night Fundraiser on the evening of September 14, 2018. Live music, food, and drink, set the scene of an evening in 18th century Trenton, when King George II still ruled and the tavern was the center of town.
The Old Barracks Museum will transform into a colonial tavern filled with music, drinks, games, and candlelight. Dance Master Sue Dupre will provide dance instruction for those who wish to dance but do not yet know the steps. John Burkhalter, of The Practitioners of Musick, accompanied by Russell Hoffman , will perform music of the 18th century on period instruments. Period dress is neither required nor discouraged and you will find many people from the past and present mingling together. Hors d'oeuvres presented by Chambers Walk Cafe and an open bar of wine and River Horse Brewing Co. beer will be provided throughout the evening. Bid on a wide range of items in the Silent Auction, including an original painting by James Doherty, an overnight stay and dinner at Bally's Atlantic City, golf & cart rental at Trenton Country Club, and many more prizes donated by local businesses.
Tavern Night will be on Friday, September 14, 2018 from 7-10 PM. Tickets are available for purchase online at www.barracks.org. Ticket prices are as follows: $60, or $50 for Old Barracks Museum members. No one under 21 permitted. More information can be found at www.barracks.org or 609-396-1776.
All proceeds from this fundraiser support educational programming for more than 10,000 New Jersey students through our innovative 'Meet the Past' field trips. For information on the Old Barracks Museum's educational programming, call 609-396-1776.
This event is proudly sponsored by: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP and NJM Insurance Group.
TRENTON, N.J.—The 100th annual Mercer County 4-H Fair will be held July 28 and 29 at Howell Living History Farm in Hopewell Township.
The fair will run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 28, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 29. Admission and parking are free. Children’s activities, hay rides, animal shows, music, farm tours and exhibits will take place throughout the fair. Plenty of food and drink, including homemade ice cream, will be available.
On Saturday, July 28, 4-H will celebrate the centennial with special music and cake as well as an old-fashioned country dance, complete with a caller and live music. The opening ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. July 28 in the Show Tent.
4-H, a youth development program operated by Rutgers Cooperative Extension, provides research-based, hands-on learning experiences for youth in Mercer County. The fair is an opportunity for 4-H members to showcase projects they have worked on throughout the year.
Howell Farm is owned by the County of Mercer and maintained by the Mercer County Park Commission. It is located on Valley Road, just off Route 29, in Hopewell Township. The GPS address is 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell Township, NJ 08530.
We are entering our third year of Welcoming Week where we join over 50,000 people across the United States and the world to promote inclusiveness, unity and diversity, Princeton's 3rd Welcoming Week will be September 14-23, 2018. We'd like to invite you to join our efforts again this year.
Our country and community are facing difficult challenges and questions - one being, "What kind of world do we want to live in?" Welcoming Week is a wonderful opportunity for us to come together to affirm that Princeton is a place where we want to weave together all residents to be a part of the fabric of our shared future; one that highlights all of the gifts that our diverse community offers to make Princeton one of the best small cities in America.
Princeton Human Services and the Princeton Public Library are working together to plan Princeton's 3rd Welcoming Week. If you are interested in hosting an event for Welcoming Week, please sign your event by clicking here. Visit for updates: https://www.princetonnj.gov/resources/welcoming-week-2018. Attached you will find ways to get involved, aside from hosting your own event!
Feel free to view this short clip from Princeton's 1st Welcoming Week put together by our intern Joseph Shambi. We are proud to be part of Welcoming Week's success and look forward to working with your organization again this year.
Princeton Junction, NJ (July 16, 2018) – West Windsor Arts Council and its major supporter, DDR Corporation, offer a full day of free music and performance-based acts under tents at the surprisingly bucolic Nassau Park Pavilion in the shopping center on Rt. 1 behind Panera. Featuring a variety of performance genres as well as craft vendors, food trucks, and fun for everyone! Please visit www.westwindsorarts.org for a full schedule.
11 – 11:40 am
The day begins with two acts by local performance schools. First, a showcase by the Princeton School of Percussion. This Princeton based ensemble provides a great opportunity for percussion students of all levels to play independently while developing ensemble skills. Next, a circus arts performance by The Circus Place. Specializing in the disciplines of aerials, balance, manipulations, and acrobatics, their aim is to build skills while encouraging trust and community in the true spirit of circus.
11:40 am – 12:40 pm
WwacFest presents Malidelphia, a folkloric performance-art concert bridging African immigrant and African-American communities through traditional and contemporary song, dance, music, masquerade and folklore. Inspired by Ira Bond and his experiences in West Africa, Malidelphia brings established Malian and Philadelphian musicians together to celebrate both traditional and modern styles of music and dance.
12:50 – 1:20 pm
In celebration of vibrant cultures of all kinds, WwacFest presents interactive storytelling with Noah Buchholz, an American Sign language (ASL) speaker, performing artist, and translator. Having grown up in both a Deaf and hearing world, his ASL literary works communicate the beauty of Deaf culture and the struggles of Deaf people as well as educate hearing people about the reality of Deaf culture.
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Performing Latin Jazz will be Zaccai Curtis. A pianist, bandleader and musician of Puerto Rican and African American ancestry, Zaccai performs with artists such as Cindy Blackman-Santana, Brian Lynch, Ralph Peterson, Ray Vega, Antoine Roney, Wallace Roney, Jerry Gonzalez, Papo Vasquez, Donald Harrison, Stacie Orrico, and many notable others.
2:55 – 3:55 pm
Continuing with the day's diverse offerings is Recycled Sounds. Considered folk industrial, this group developed out of world renowned percussionist Dendê Macêdo's interest in making instruments out of found materials. His sustainable practice transmits an important message about our environment, conveyed through his wacky performance on a bunch of wild looking instruments that make some interesting and distinctive sounds.
4:05 – 4:40 pm
From the City of Brotherly Love comes singer, rapper and songwriter Osiris Wildfire. Osiris creates music that encourages the nurturing of Mother Earth and her inhabitants. What really drives Osiris? To be a positive and inspirational being at a high level of consciousness and to share this through his music.
4:45 – 5:45 pm
Pasadeo is an eclectic band based out of New Jersey, influenced by the sounds of Indie Rock, Bhangra, Spanish and Middle Eastern music.
5:55 – 6:55 pm
Lead by Daniel Johnson, a Tabla player and percussionist, the band SEJ finds inspiration in music from both the US and India. Extensive study inboth countries as well as performing with jazz legend Badal Roys "Dharma Jazz" and Grammy winner Paul Winter Consort have kept Danielmoving further into subtle pulsations.
7:10 – 8:30 pm
Finally, the headlining act will be Ja-Tun and Random Acts of Soul. This 5 to 8 piece unit performs original R&B, Soul, Dance and Pop music. They perform in Philadelphia, Atlantic City, Pocono Resorts and Central New Jersey. Ja-Tun has been billed alongside the likes of Kindred the Family Soul, Raheem DeVaughn, Jeff Bradshaw, and more.
WwacFest Summer Music is made possible by the generous sponsorship of DDR Corp. (Nassau Park), Title Village Company, the West Windsor Arts Council, and with support of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Mercer County Cultural & Heritage Commission/New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Check West Windsor Arts Center website for event details and weather contingencies at www.westwindsorarts.org
About the West Windsor Arts Council: The West Windsor Arts Council's mission is to provide professional quality community arts programming in order to support, educate, inspire, and promote the arts and art appreciation for all. Founded in 2002, the West Windsor Arts Council opened the doors of the West Windsor Arts Center in 2010 in the historic Princeton Junction Firehouse at 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor, NJ 08550.
For information on the West Windsor Arts Council and West Windsor Arts Center, please visit www.westwindsorarts.org. Summer office and gallery hours: Tues-Fri, 10:00 am-6:00 pm. Call 609.716.1931 or write info@westwindsorarts.org.
(Skillman, NJ, July 12, 2018) – SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals' strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America's largest independent charity evaluator. This is the first time that SAVE has earned this top distinction.
Since 2002, using objective analysis, Charity Navigator has awarded only the most fiscally responsible organizations a 4-star rating. In 2011, Charity Navigator added 17 metrics, focused on governance and ethical practices as well as measures of openness, to its ratings methodology. These Accountability & Transparency metrics, which account for 50 percent of a charity's overall rating, reveal which charities operate in accordance with industry best practices and whether they are open with their donors and stakeholders.
SAVE's exceptional 4-star rating sets it apart from its peers and demonstrates its trustworthiness to the public," according to Michael Thatcher, President & CEO of Charity Navigator. "Only a quarter of charities rated by Charity Navigator receive the distinction of our 4-star rating. This adds SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals to a preeminent group of charities working to overcome our world's most pressing challenges. Based on its 4-star rating, people can trust that their donations are going to a financially responsible and ethical charity when they decide to support SAVE.
"It's important our donors trust that we're using their donations wisely to accomplish SAVE's mission to protect the health and welfare of homeless companion animals through our six core programs of Rescue, Shelter, Health and Welfare, Spay/Neuter, Adoption, and Humane Education," said Heather Achenbach, SAVE Executive Director. "Our 4-star Charity Navigator rating demonstrates to our supporters our good governance and financial accountability."
SAVE's rating and other information about charitable giving are available free of charge on www.charitynavigator.org. More-detailed information about SAVE's rating is available to Charity Navigator site visitors who become registered users, another free service.
About Charity Navigator
Charity Navigator, www.charitynavigator.org, is the largest charity evaluator in America and its website attracts more visitors than all other charity rating groups combined. The organization helps guide intelligent giving by evaluating the Financial Health and Accountability & Transparency of more than 8,000 charities. Charity Navigator accepts no advertising or donations from the organizations it evaluates, ensuring unbiased evaluations, nor does it charge the public for this trusted data. As a result, Charity Navigator, a 501 (c) (3) public charity itself, depends on support from individuals, corporations and foundations that believe it provides a much-needed service to America's charitable givers. Charity Navigator, can be reached directly by telephone at (201) 818-1288, or by mail at 139 Harristown Road, Suite 101, Glen Rock, N.J., 07452.
About SAVE
Founded in 1941, SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals, Inc., is an independent nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to protect the health and welfare of homeless companion dogs and cats. Through six core programs of Rescue, Shelter, Adoption, Health and Welfare, Spay/Neuter, and Humane Education, SAVE focuses on the successful rehabilitation and placement of adoptable animals. SAVE is committed to strengthening the human-animal bond.
(Trenton, NJ) – The New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH) recently awarded $218,280 in Action Grant funding to fourteen organizations. Action Grants help organizations implement a wide array of humanities-based projects, including public programs, exhibitions, installations, tours, and discussion groups.
Exciting Showjumping competition as well as a 25k Hunter Derby.
Special events include a Titos Happy Hour on Friday to benefit SAVE Friends to Homeless Animals and an adoption event in Saturday. Plus family fun day and shopping at vendors.
When the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion in Cadwalader Park opened its doors to the public in 1978, it had already acquired a small collection of decorative art and historical objects, and a few pieces of fine art. Over the last forty years, the collection has grown to comprise nearly six thousand objects including more than 250 works of fine art, both donated and purchased. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Museum’s opening, the Trenton Museum Society is "Airing Out the Attic" and putting on display more than eighty works selected from its fine arts collection.
The exhibit runs from July 11, 2018 until September 9, 2018 with a public opening reception on Saturday, July 14 from 7-9 pm.
For the first twenty years of Ellarslie operating as a museum, the museum's support group, the Trenton Museum Society, relied on the generosity of its donors for additions to the fine arts collection. In those years, pieces sculpted and painted by important Trenton artists like Frank Applegate, George Bradshaw, and Henry MacGinnis, instructors at the Trenton School of Industrial Arts, were accessioned into the collection. Occasionally a well-known Trenton artist like Thomas Malloy, Marge Chavooshian or Robert Sakson, whose work had been on display in a small group or solo show at Ellarslie, would donate a piece to the collection. As the Museum Society concentrated on developing its collections of Trenton-made porcelain and historical objects, fine arts took a backseat.
However, with the support of the Trenton City Museum, and especially early director Ben Whitmire, the Trenton arts scene was growing from the '70s through the '90s. In 2002, the Collections Committee of the Trenton Museum Society realized that it had a responsibility to collect the work of the Trenton area’s many talented contemporary artists. That year, TMS purchased The Puritan by Paul Matthews from Ellarslie Open XX, and so began a tradition of purchases every year from the annual juried show.
During July and August, the first major exhibition comprised solely of fine art from the museum’s collection will be on display. According to curator and long-time TMS trustee Carolyn Stetson, “Although many of the pieces have been on display for various exhibits over the years, this is the first time our audience will be able to see all these works together.
“It has been a lot of fun collecting the pieces from their behind-the-scenes storage spaces (including the attic) and putting them together into a cohesive exhibit that tells the story of the Trenton arts scene from the late 1800s to the present day.”
For hours and directions or to learn more about Ellarslie, please visit their website ellarslie.org.
Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra (GPYO) will be holding winter auditions on September 4. Auditions and rehearsals are held at Montgomery High School in Skillman, NJ. GPYO is looking for elementary through high school students in Central New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania, especially students who play double reeds, brass, and double bass. For audition requirements and to apply online to schedule auditions, please visit www.gpyo.org. Questions? Email gpyorecruitment@gmail.com. Phone: 609-683-0150
Please mark your calendars for the upcoming Youth Soccer State Certificate license course being offered in Hopewell on July 14th. Great course. This course is recommended for coaching players 6-11 years old and is the required license for all travel team and Rec DII–IV coaches. Registration for the course is now open. Space is limited so please plan on attending if you are considering coaching. HVSA relies on volunteer Coaches so please register!
Susan (Allison Spann, Left) Michael (Chibueze Ihuoma, Center) and Jon (Isaac Piecuch, Right) sing "Louder Than Words" the show's closing number.
Princeton Summer Theater (PST) is proud to open its 2018 season with Jonathan Larson's autobiographical rock musical, Tick, Tick...Boom! Fueled by a brilliant rock and pop score, this intimate show pulls back the curtain onthe man whose breakthrough would change American musical theater forever in an inspiring appeal to follow your dreams. Director Victoria Davidjohn sets the show as a "story of life before success, and a reminder of what the combination of hard work, determination, and a dream can accomplish."
This production sets the stage for a summer of performances that center around self-discovery as seen through critical turning points in our characters' lives. Whether facing graduation, an unexpected diagnosis, middle age, or a scandal, the challenges these characters face test them and help each one find out what truly matters. With four brilliant takes on responding to adversity and change, these plays push us to closely examine our lives, to dream big, and to fight for those we care about.
In Tick, Tick...Boom! PST welcomes three wonderful actors to our stage: company member Allison Spann as Susan, along with guests artists Isaac Piecuch and Chibueze Ihuoma in the roles of Jon and Michael. Rising Princeton University senior Victoria Davidjohn also makes her PST debut as the show's director.
Performances for Tick, Tick...Boom! run June 21st - July 8th every Thursday-Saturday at 8pm, Saturdays & Sundays at 2pm, and select Wednesdays at 8pm.
A talkback will occur after the evening performances on Friday, June 22nd, June 29thand July 6thwith the director, cast and creative team.
Tickets are $29.50 for general admission, $24.50 for students and matinees. We also offer season subscriptions for only $79 (over a 30% discount!), which ensures a reserved seat for all four of our main stage shows this season. To order tickets, visit https://www.princetonsummertheater.org/tickets or call the PST box office at 1-732-997-0205.
PST's Tick Tick Boom! Features:
Isaac Piecuch as Jon
Allison Spann as Susan (also appears as Rosa Stevens, Jon's Mom, Secretary, Judy Wright, and Karessa Johnson)
Chibueze Ihuoma as Michael (also appears as Jon's Dad, Executive, Temp, Market research guy, Counter guy, Rosa Stevens)
Tick, Tick...Boom! Bios:
Victoria Davidjohn (Director)is thrilled to be directing Princeton Summer Theater's opening show, Tick Tick... Boom!A director and lighting designer who focuses on amplifying unheard voices, reworking classic works for contemporary audiences, and nurturing new pieces of theater, she is pursuing a B.A. in English Literature with certificates in Theater and Music Theater at Princeton University. President of Princeton University Players (a student run musical theater group) she also serves as the Music Theater representative to the Lewis Center of the Arts Advisory Board. Past directing credits include In the Heights, Evita, The Way You Move, Breathing Corpses, and The Bacchae.
Allison Spann (Susan) PU'20is thrilled to be making her PST debut as a full company member! Upcoming projects: Mozart's Die Gärtnerin Aus Liebe(Sandrina) PU Music Dept. Jan '19, and a workshop of her new original musical Masquerade(composer, director) with Princeton University Players April '19. Allison is majoring in Music with certificates in Theater, Music Theater, Vocal Performance, and Cognitive Science. During the year she sings with the University's Creative Large Ensemble, a jazz big band directed by Darcy James Argue, and the Glee Club, directed by Gabriel Crouch.
Isaac Piecuch (Jon)is extremely excited to be a part of Princeton Summer Theater's production of Tick, Tick...Boom!A graduating senior from Princeton University, Isaac studied History, but was heavily involved in Musical Theater. Some of his previous roles include Chip in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Seaweed in Hairspray. Isaac also enjoys playing baseball and singing a cappella music. He would like to thank his family for supporting him throughout his time as Princeton, as well as Musical Director Vince di Mura for letting him know about this opportunity.
Chibueze Ihuoma (Michael)NYU '21 is thrilled to make his debut at Princeton Summer Theater! An alum of The Lawrenceville School in Mercer County, he starred in its productions of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella (Prince Topher) and The Mystery of Edwin Drood (John Jasper), as well as Degas, C'est Moi (Ed) and The Secret Garden(Ensemble). He is currently pursuing his BFA in Drama at NYU Tisch School of the Arts in the New Studio on Broadway and performs with NYU's all-male acapella group, Mass Transit. Chibueze thanks his friends, family, and teachers for supporting him throughout his artistic journey.
Princeton, NJ – After 14 years of bringing world-class musicians from around the globe, Blue Curtain returns to Pettoranello Gardens Amphitheater (Route 206 and Mountain Ave.) on Saturdays, July 14 and July 21. Each concert starts at 7PM. This live entertainment is free and open to all to attend.
"We are looking forward to another exciting series of unique and culturally diverse music and dance," says Stephen Allen, co-founder of Blue Curtain with Curtis Webster. "If the weather is cooperative we will have two evenings of summer magic."
Saturday, July 14 - 7PM
Pradhanica & Leonardo Suarez Paz's Cuartetango
Pradhanica Dance and Music explores the sonic and narrative possibilities of rhythm through dance and music. Dizzying spins, fast-paced footwork, immersive emotions, and dynamic drumming come together in this contemporary presentation of the Indian classical dance form of Kathak.
Leonardo Suarez Paz leads the two-time Latin GRAMMY-Award nominated Cuartetango string quartet with bandoneon and tango dance to the forefront of 21st century Nuevo Tango, following in the footsteps of his mentor and friend, Astor Piazzolla. A singer, tango dancer and "virtuoso extraordinaire on the violin" (Wynton Marsalis), Suarez Paz brings forth a new vision of Argentina's rich culture with an "ingenious musical concept," (The Day, CT).
Saturday, July 21 - 7PM
Iberi & Lakou Mizik
The Iberi Choir is from the Republic of Georgia, home to one of the world's most distinctive choral traditions with male singers providing gorgeously rich, shifting blocks of improvised harmony, crowing falsetto over the growling basses and soaring tenors.
Lakou Mizik is a multi-generational Haitian roots band with a mission to bring Haitian culture to the world. "The sound of Vodou drummers, Rara horns and an accordionist blend into a soulful and party-oriented rasin experience, an Afro-Soca Carnival vibe of the highest order." (NPR)
Concert-goers are encouraged to come early and enjoy the beautiful outdoor setting of Pettoranello Gardens at Community Park North (Route 206 and Mountain Ave).
TRENTON, N.J.—Your special family recipe, homegrown vegetables or creative project could earn you a blue ribbon at this year’s Mercer County 4-H Fair, planned for July 28 and 29 at Howell Living History Farm in Hopewell Township.
There are many “Open Division” categories for public entries — you do not need to be a 4-H member to exhibit. Any class listed, including arts and crafts, photography, foods, gardening, clothing, woodworking and more, may be entered under the Open Division.
This year Mercer County 4-H is marking 100 years of annual 4-H fairs. On Saturday, July 28, 4-H will celebrate the centennial with special music and cake as well as an old-fashioned country dance, complete with a caller and live music.
Please visit https://mercer.njaes.rutgers.edu/4h/fair, where you will find the fair exhibitor catalog and a complete schedule. Projects will be received from the general public for entry in the fair on Thursday, July 26, from 3 to 8 p.m. at Howell Farm. The fair will run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 28, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 29. Admission and parking are free. Children’s activities, hay rides, animal shows, music, farm tours and exhibits will take place throughout the fair. Plenty of food and drink, including homemade ice cream, will be available. The opening ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. July 28 in the Show Tent.
4-H, a youth development program operated by Rutgers Cooperative Extension, provides research-based, hands-on learning experiences for youth in Mercer County. The fair is an opportunity for 4-H members to showcase projects they have worked on throughout the year.
For more information about 4-H or entering projects in the fair, please contact Altaira Bejgrowicz at the Mercer County 4-H Office at (609) 989-6830 or bejgrowicz@njaes.rutgers.edu.
Howell Farm is owned by the County of Mercer and maintained by the Mercer County Park Commission. It is located on Valley Road, just off Route 29, in Hopewell Township. The GPS address is 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell Township, NJ 08530. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays.
Thursday, June 21
6:00 p.m. Summer Courtyard Concert Series, Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton Shopping Center, 301 North Harrison Street, Princeton, 609-924-8777 6 p.m., High-energy funk from the Dirk Quinn Band. Bring a lawn chair. In case of inclement weather, concerts will be held inside the Arts Council, www.artscouncilofprinceton.org
Thursday, June 21 - Sunday, July 8
8:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Tick, Tick...Boom, Hamilton Murray Theater, Princeton University. From the genius mind behind Rent, "Tick, Tick…Boom!" tells the autobiographical story of a composer searching for his big break. Fueled by Jonathan Larson’s brilliant rock and pop score, this intimate show pulls back the curtain on the man whose breakthrough would change American musical theater forever in an inspiring appeal to follow your dreams.
Tick, Tick...Boom!, Hamilton Murray Theater, Princeton University, 732-997-0205 8 p.m., $29.50., www.princetonsummertheater.org
Friday, June 22
7:00 p.m. Special Screening of the Critically-Acclaimed New Documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”, Princeton Garden Theatre, 160 Nassau Street. Q&A to follow with longtime Princeton resident Eliot Daley. Trenton Children's Chorus (TCC) will host a special screening of the critically acclaimed new documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” on Friday, June 22, 7:00 p.m. at the Princeton Garden Theatre (160 Nassau Street). Following the film will be a Q&A with Eliot Daley who joined Fred Rogers as president of the ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ organization during the early years. “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” offers the adults who were loved and nurtured by Mister Rogers as children a deep understanding of why they meant so much to him – and why he meant so much to them. If offers Americans a timely reminder of what it means for neighbors to truly care for each other,” says long-time Princeton resident Eliot Daley. Tickets at $25 (includes a small popcorn and small fountain drink) can be purchased online by visiting www.trentonchildrenschorus.org or by calling the TCC office at (609) 278-0822.
Friday, June 22 - Sunday, June 24
8:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Shakespeare ’70 's ‘Merry Wives of Windsor’, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Shakespeare’s light-hearted comedy about societal hierarchies and the power of love to bring them down comes to the stage at Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC’s) Kelsey Theatre. In their annual tribute to The Bard, Shakespeare ’70 presents “The Merry Wives of Windsor” Fridays, June 22 and 29 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, June 23 and June 30 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, June 24 and July 1 at 2 p.m. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on June 22. Tickets are $18 for adults; $16 for seniors; and $14 for students/children. Tickets may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking next to the theater. For a complete listing of adult and children’s events, visit the Kelsey website or call the box office for a brochure.
Saturday, June 23
3:00 p.m. Sourland Music Festival, Hillsborough Country Club, 146 Wertsville Road, Hillsborough Township 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., Nalani & Sarina, Flux Capacitor, Stolen Rhodes, Verdict, and more. Hosted by Sourland Conservancy. Bring a blanket/lawn chair. $25., www.sourlandmusicfest.org
Sunday, June 24
2:00 p.m. Community Fusion Concert, Plainsboro Library, 9 Van Doren Street, Plainsboro, 609-275-2897 2 p.m., The Chinese American Music Ensemble performs.
Family & Kids
Friday, June 22
6:00 p.m. jaZams Summer Block Party, JaZams, Palmer Square West, Princeton. Get excited! JaZams Summer Block Party 2018 is hitting the streets of Palmer Square West on Friday, June 22nd!
Join in the family fun starting at 6pm! Enjoy crafts and activities galore! As well as, delicious eats from Winberie’s, Teresa Cafe, Tico’s Juice Bar, Nomad Pizza & Undrgrnd Donuts! Don’t miss Pig Pen Theatre Co. LIVE in concert on The Green!
See you there! FREE Admission!
Friday, June 22
7:00 p.m. Movie Nite, Kuser Farm Mansion, 390 Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton, 609-890-3630 7 p.m., "Cheaper by the Dozen" screening. Call to register.
Saturday June 23
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Butterfly House Opening at The Watershed Institute, 31 Titus Mill Rd, Pennington, NJ. Celebrate the summer solstice with the annual opening of the Kate Gorrie Butterfly House! Tours of the butterfly house, walks to catch butterflies, and a presentation by a local butterfly expert. Registration requested, walk-ins welcome! Starting on this date, we'll be running weekly Butterfly House tours in July and August with occasional Butterfly Tea Parties as well. You can schedule a private tour or simply visit on your own. The Butterfly House is free to the public, handicap-accessible, and open daily from dawn until dusk (June through September) except during a scheduled program or tour. https://thewatershed.org
Saturday, June 23
11:00 a.m. Vintage Baseball, Historical Society of Princeton, Greenway Meadows Park, 275 Rosedale Road, Princeton. Calling all baseball-lovers and history-buffs: the Historical Society of Princeton will present its annual 19th century baseball game on Saturday, June 23, starting at 11:00 a.m. at Greenway Meadows Park, 275 Rosedale Road, Princeton. The event is free and open to all; spectators are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets. Part game, part show, part history lesson and ALL fun, the Flemington Neshanock and the Talbot Fairplays Base Ball Club of Maryland will play a competitive match of bare-handed baseball, wearing period uniforms and using rules from 1864 or 1873. The event will also include a short lesson on the history of the game and a recitation of “Casey at the Bat” by Brad “Brooklyn” Shaw. For more information, visit princetonhistory.org.
Eat, Drink, Shop
Friday, June 22
5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Food Truck Friday, Hopewell Train Station, 2 Railroad Pl, Hopewell, NJ. Rain or Shine. Bring your friends, bring your family, and bring lawn chairs and picnic blankets. But please, leave beer and alcohol at home. It's prohibited on the grounds of the station. https://www.foodtruck-friday.com/
Saturday, June 23
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. West Windsor Community Farmers Market, Vaughn Drive Lot, Princeton Junction Train Station, West Windsor, 609-933-4452 9 a.m., With music from Albo.www.westwindsorfarmersmarket.org
Saturday, June 23
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Farmers' Market, Montgomery Friends of Open Space, Village Shopping Center, 1340 Route 206 South, Skillman, 609-915-0817 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Jersey Fresh produce and farm products, baked goods, sauces, fibers, honey, flowers, coffee, and music. Rain or shine., www.montgomeryfriends.org
Saturday, June 23
9:00 a.m. Cycle and Sip, Crossing Vineyards, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, 215-493-6500 ext. 19 9 a.m., A 16-mile guided bicycle excursion from Washington Crossing Historic Park to New Hope and Lambertville and back, followed by a light lunch and wine tasting at Crossing Vineyards. Hybrid bikes recommended. $50. Register., www.crossingvineyards.com
Personal Interest
Thursday, June 21
6:30 p.m. Yoga on the Lawn, Princeton University Art Museum. Explore the healing benefits of yoga while enjoying a beautiful summer evening. Be sure to bring your own mat. Instructor: Debbi Gitterman, YogaStream. Refreshments inside the Museum will follow.
Thursday, June 21
7:00 p.m. The Sinking of the Titanic, Lawrence Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence, 609-989-6920 7 p.m., Amateur historian and PADI Scuba instructor Michael A. Hyduk presents. Register., www.mcl.org
Friday, June 22
7:00 p.m. Prayers for Peace, Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ. Join us as we pray for world peace using shantih sanskirt mantras from the Vedas and the Upanishads. Mantras are a way to focus our minds, and through that focus along with the sounds, we produce and have the capacity to manifest a different reality. Mantras are very powerful as all of creation starts with sound. Therefore, let’s put out the sound of peace by chanting: We will begin with a short meditation followed by peace chanting, a world peace visualization, and short kirtan. 609-924-7294.
www.princetonyoga.com deborah@princetonyoga.com
Saturday, June 23
10:00 a.m. Hopewell Community Campout, St. Michaels Farm Preserve, Charles Evans Overlook, Hopewell 10 a.m. Until June 24, Hikes, nighttime nature activities, telescopes, sunrise yoga and more. Guests may bring firefly catch-and-release containers and musical instruments. Campers supply their own tents, sleeping bags, water bottles, snacks, picnic blankets, chairs, flashlights and headlamps. Campsites measure 20-by-20 feet. $45. Register., www.drgreenway.org
Saturday, June 23
10:00 a.m. Trenton Community Health Fair, Old Capital Health Medical Arts Building, 416 Bellevue Avenue, Trenton 10 a.m., Free mammograms, pap smears, prostate exams, colorectal kits, blood pressure screenings, vision scans and skin analysis, plus community resource tables. Register., www.capitalhealth.org
Saturday, June 23
12:00 p.m. History in Bloom Garden Tour, Bordentown Historical Society, 302 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, 609-947-8275 Noon., Self-guided tour of gardens, parks and historic sites in Bordentown City. $20. Tickets available at Shoppe 202, the Friends Meeting House and on Facebook., www.bordentownhistoricalsociety.com
Saturday, June 23
12:00 p.m. Juneteenth Celebration, Trent House Museum, 15 Market Street, Trenton, 609-989-3027 Noon., Spirituals, Gospel music, a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation, lunch, children's activities and more. Free., www.williamtrenthouse.org
Saturday, June 23
1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Princeton Photo Workshop: Philadelphia's Italian Market. Instructor: Jenny Lynn. Learn to capture the character and energy of Philadelphia's landmark Italian Market, the nation's oldest and one of the largest outdoor markets. We'll explore how to tell the story of the diversity of the market and its community of Mexican, Vietnamese, Cambodian and Chinese influences in addition to the multi-generational Italian vendors.Together, we'll shoot the market's vibrant surroundings while developing your photography skills, including learning how to approach, engage, and photograph people. https://princetondigitalphotoworkshop.com/trips/market $89
Saturday, June 23
2:00 p.m. National Amateur Radio Field Day, Mercer County Park, 1638 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, (609) 218-4315 2 p.m., Learn about the science and skill behind operating a ham radio. Operators will establish a temporary station in the park. Free.
Sunday, June 24
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lovely Day Brunch, Dress for Success, Nassau Inn, Ten Palmer Square Princeton, NJ. Presented by Dress For Success Central New Jersey - Empowering Women to Achieve Economic Independence. Admission is $55 - Proceeds will benefit all DFSCNJ comprehensive896-9- workforce development programs. For more information contact: cr@dfscentralnj.org or call 609-896-4112 Website: centralnj.dressforsuccess.org
Sunday, June 24
2:00 p.m. Sound Healing Session to Balance your Chakras in a Himalayan Salt Room, 4 Elements Wellness, 301 N. Harrison St., Princeton. Allow Instructor Bob Miller to calm and center your flowing energy with his precisely tuned Crystal Singing Bowls. Tune each Chakra and start your week feeling peaceful and enlightened. Please call us to secure your spot! 50$ includes the benefits of Halotherapy at 4 Elements Wellness Center, 301 N. Harrison St., Princeton. Ask us how you can receive $10 off! RSVP 609-285-3115
www.4elementswellnesscenter.com
Upcoming Events
June 25: Princeton Pong Summer Camp
June 27: Eno Terra New World Wine Tasting
We are proud to announce that our last season won the 2018 JerseyArts.com People's Choice Award for “Best Small Theater” and we look forward to continuing in PST’s proud tradition of bringing excellent theater to our community!
This summer's season explores self-discovery, as seen through critical turning points in our characters' lives. Whether facing graduation, an unexpected diagnosis, middle age, or a scandal, the challenges these characters face test them and help each one find out what truly matters. With four brilliant takes on responding to adversity and change, these plays push us to closely examine our lives, to dream big, and to fight for those we care about.
by Jonathan Larson June 21st-24th, June 27th-July 1st, and July 5th-8th
Directed by Victoria Davidjohn
From the genius mind behind Rent, "Tick, Tick…Boom!" tells the autobiographical story of a composer searching for his big break. Fueled by Jonathan Larson’s brilliant rock and pop score, this intimate show pulls back the curtain on the man whose breakthrough would change American musical theater forever in an inspiring appeal to follow your dreams.
by Wendy Wasserstein July 12th-15th and July 18th-22nd
Directed by Daniel Krane
Wendy Wasserstein’s watershed debut play follows a group of graduates from Mount Holyoke College at the dawn of second-wave feminism as they make new friendships, fall in and out of love, and imagine a brighter future for themselves. This comedy tackles what it means to dare to be an Uncommon Woman in a world that constantly tells women to accept less.
by Lillian Hellman July 26th-29th and August 1st-5th
Directed by Maeli Goren
In "The Children’s Hour," one child's lie throws a girls’ boarding school into chaos. This fiery American classic by Lillian Hellman (The Little Foxes) depicts a world where rules are rigid, rumors fly faster than truth, and the hint of scandal is enough to bring two schoolteachers’ lives crashing down.
by Paula Vogel August 9th-12th and August 15th-19th
Directed by Nico Krell
"The Baltimore Waltz" follows Anna and Carl through Europe on a film-noir inspired trip, filled with mysterious detectives, devious doctors, and alluring men as they search for a cure for Anna’s disease. This comedic fantasy, written by Paula Vogel in response to the AIDS crisis, is a fierce portrait of two siblings’ love and a call to live life to the fullest.
by Annika Bennett July 6th-28th Performances Fridays and Saturdays at 11am Directed by Daniel Krane
Following last year's successful "Amelia Earhart Forever," Princeton Summer Theater is happy to be presenting another original children's show.
For Mars Peculiarity Rover, life on Mars consists of cataloguing rocks and transmitting back to an Earth that feels further and further away all the time - but everything changes the day a star falls and an alien star-catcher comes chasing after it. This romp through the solar system is a playful exploration of scientific discovery, dogs in space, and how friendships can transform even a lonely red planet.
After each performance, actors will come out to meet with children, sign their programs, and talk about their characters and the play.
Take a road trip from coast to coast, and you’ll find beautiful sights in every state in the U.S.
One of the best things about traveling around the U.S. is that there are so many great places to camp. Nature lovers can enjoy the fresh air, glorious mountains, and clear lakes and streams during a weekend (or longer) camping trip. Not only can you set up a tent at these picturesque locations, you can also enjoy plenty of picnic areas, hiking trails, fishing, swimming and more activities in the great wide wilderness. From the piney woods of Maine to the crisp lakes of Alaska, your perfect outdoor trip awaits.
Princeton, New Jersey. . .The Hun School of Princeton graduated 146 students under sunny skies and a canopy of oak trees on June 8th. Senior Sophia Hayden Davis began the ceremony with a powerful rendition of Miley Cyrus' The Climb.
Headmaster Jonathan Brougham welcomed family, friends, and faculty. He began his remarks with a tribute to Hun School faculty.
"Pablo Picasso said the meaning of life is to find your gift, and the purpose of life is to give it away," he said. "Our teachers and staff do this endlessly, and instill joy and inspiration that graduates will remember for a lifetime."
Valedictorian Daniel Hubert, of Princeton, who will go to Vanderbilt University, surprised his grandparents in the audience, who did not know he would be speaking.
"I would like to say to my grandparents: 'Surprise!'" His grandmother, he said, had recently called him "the most mature of her five grandchildren," noting his politeness and friendly demeanor. "She said 'I can't explain it, but it's Hun. You just seem more aware of other people, and it is Hun.'
"Like my grandmother, I often struggle to find the words to capture Hun's effect on people, as this effect is what I believe makes the school so special. However, after reflecting on my four years here, I think I have finally figured it out. Hun promotes a selfless, giving culture that encourages both students and faculty to support each member of our community. Because of this culture, Hun creates a unique academic environment for students to thrive."
Salutatorian Amanda Lauren Morrison, of Skillman, New Jersey, who will participate in the prestigious Integrated Business and Engineering Program at Lehigh University, urged the group to "live in the moment" and to "look around you."
"Your teachers and coaches are here. Their titles seem oversimplified. They were always with us, sometimes more than our own families. They forced us to grow, sometimes against our wills, but always because they truly cared. Many of us have teachers and coaches who became mentors and friends. I know I've had many.
"During my freshman English class, I spent 40 hours writing my research paper. Insane, I know. Why, you ask would I ever spend a week of spring break writing a paper? First, it was because my teacher set pretty high expectations, but mostly it was because I was so in awe of him that I wanted to impress him."
Commencement Speaker Ximena Iriarte Estrada was elected by this year's class as student speaker. In her speech, she marveled at her progression from crying from homesickness freshman year to crying, now, at leaving Hun.
"It still surprises me that the little girl crying in her bed is the one standing before you presenting her graduation speech," said Ximena, who is from Mexico and will attend Penn State in the fall. She said she had found a number of "families" here at Hun.
"We have a family in the dorm, a family in the classroom, a family on the athletic fields. The tears I cried on my first day of classes were very different than the tears I cried on my last," she said.
Chairman of the Hun Board of Trustees Hugh Hurley, who is leaving the Board after nine years of leadership and service, said this, "Whatever you do with your lives, I encourage you all to work for peace and understanding . . . Make the world a better place through civil discourse, by listening not just speaking, and with dignity and respect toward all you encounter. You can and will make a difference. . .Be a positive force in this world, be a builder. And while texting your parents is nice, there is no replacement for the human voice, so please call them," to which the parents in the audience cheered.
Cirque Italia has grown to the point where the next logical step can only be to expand operations and double our presence at the national level. In response to our wonderful fans all over the U.S., and with over 90% of shows being sold out, NOW is the perfect time for a substantial investment.
Beginning in 2017, Cirque Italia, the first traveling Water Circus, introduced a second unit, the Gold Unit: a luxurious experience where technology and preforming arts are mixed to create a one-of-a-kind show. Now for 2018, a brand-new performance has been created.
This new performance will feature an ultra-modern water curtain that controls every droplet of water meticulously. Audience members can expect to see words and beautiful patterns as the water falls to the 'lagoon' below. Cirque Italia is ready to provide a breathtaking experience. This new stage by itself is enough to amaze the most demanding audience, and synchronized with the most creative display of superhuman talent - the result is simply out of this world!
The latest trends of the industry are challenged with every Cirque Italia appearance and this 2nd unit is not going to be any different. A careful casting selection has united the best artists from all over the world. This production will feature acts all the way from Russia to Mexico. Cirque Italia believes in multi-culturalism as one of our strongest assets.
Packed full of incredible acts, there is no room for boredom. The variety presented is exceptional. For those who enjoy whimsy, we have an Avatar. There is almost no bodily limit for our contortionist, Ricardo, as he bends in ways you never would have imagined. Our incredible wheel of death performance features a front summersault flip, something you will be hard-pressed to see anywhere else. If that doesn't get your head spinning, perhaps our 5 roller skaters and their incredible tricks and turns will. And although Cirque Italia does not use animals in our performances, this year we will be featuring amazing lifelike elephant puppets. They are so well made, you might just think they are real. Whether it's a futuristic laser act or mesmerizing aerial performances, the show has something for all tastes and expectations. One thing Cirque Italia sets out to accomplish is to create a type of world-class entertainment suitable for all age groups.
This new second unit also follows the same strict animal-free policy that makes the Water Circus stand out from other circus entertainment shows.
The "magic touch" of the Italian entrepreneur Manuel Rebecchi, President and Owner of Cirque Italia, added to the flawless direction of the COO, Chanté DeMoustes, and has turned this once romantic project into a successful production known and acclaimed all over the country.
Don't miss the opportunity to be amazed and transported to a fantastic realm where your deepest dreams can -and will- come true.
For more information visit www.cirqueitalia.com and make sure to check all our social media accounts. Tickets can be purchased now starting at $10.00-$50.00 depending on availability. Cirque Italia offers one free child admission with every full priced paying adult ticket in levels 2 or 3. This offer cannot be combined with any other offers, discounts or deals. Please call 941-704-8572 to find out the promo code for this location.
Lawrenceville, NJ – May 30, 2018 – Womanspace, a leading nonprofit agency that provides services to people impacted by domestic and sexual violence, held its 24th Annual Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award Dinner last Thursday at the Westin in Princeton. The program featured distinguished author, motivational speaker, and honoree, L.Y. Marlow, founder of the national domestic violence prevention organization Saving Promise.
Each year Womanspace holds this event in memory of the late Princeton mayor and Womanspace founder Barbara Boggs Sigmund. The organization chooses to recognize a person who exemplifies compassion, expertise, and advocacy for domestic violence. In accepting this award, Marlow thanked her step-father, who helped to raise her following her family’s flight from abuse. During her speech, Marlow called her step-father to thank him for marrying her mom, who had five children, and for treating the family “like gold,” to which he responded “I was just doing the right thing.” Marlow also discussed the importance of family in survival and empowerment.
“L.Y. Marlow knows all too well how critical it is to build awareness about the epidemic portions of domestic violence…” said, Pat Hart, Executive Director of Womanspace. “She founded Saving Promise, a national organization with a focus on building awareness, strengthening collaborative prevention efforts and creative strategies to end domestic violence. Womanspace shares Marlow’s vision and hope for the future as we support survivors in their journey toward healing and safety.”
The event, which had 300 attendees, was filled with memories, stories, and hope, exemplifying the 40 year legacy of Womanspace. The night also consisted of opportunities to purchase Marlow’s books and a chance to win a vacation to Riviera Maya, in Mexico. Proceeds from the award dinner will go towards helping victims of domestic and sexual violence throughout Mercer County.
ABOUT WOMANSPACE
Founded in 1977, Womanspace, Inc. is a leading nonprofit agency in Mercer County, New Jersey, whose mission is to Prevent Abuse, Protect Families and Change Lives through empowerment and a safety net of supportive services. Womanspace bilingual (English and Spanish) programs include 24-hour crisis intervention through crisis hotlines, response teams, and emergency shelter; counseling for adults and children, court advocacy and housing services. Our goal is to assist survivors both at-the-moment of crisis and throughout their journey of emotional healing and the achievement of economic independence.
Womanspace is one of only eight agencies in the state that is specifically focused on providing potentially life-saving services to victims/survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, and human trafficking. Last year Womanspace served 11,104 adults and children, impacted by domestic and sexual violence. For more information, please visit www.WOMANSPACE.org or call (609) 394-0136.
The 53nd annual James E. Cryan Tennis Tournament will be held Saturday, July 28th through Saturday, August 4th, 2018. Please register by 7/22/18 11:59 PM (registration closes at that time). Registration is available at USTA's Tennislink (tennislink.usta.com), the tournament ID is 350016218. You can get to the USTA site by going to www.cryantennis.com and clicking on the USTA link under the "How to Register" tab or go directly to Tennislink. The Mercer County Park Commission and Babolat are the tournament's major sponsors.
Also, we welcome a new sponsor, Courtyard by Marriott Princeton, 3815 US Route 1 @ Mapleton Road, Princeton, NJ 08540, Office: 609-4368968 | Fax: 609-716-8745, https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ttncy-courtyard-princeton/ . Please contact the Marriot if you have visitors for the tournament or visitors for other occasions.
There will be three levels:
1) Open division, 5.0 players and above must play in the Open division (prize money).
2) An "A" level for players with a USTA level of 4.0 and 4.5 (Babolat gear prizes).
3) The "B" level will be for players 3.5 or lower (Babolat gear prizes).
Photos and other fun information will be available at www.cryantennis.com. (The site contains many photos, results, and listings of past champions, as well as, listings of past champions from Cadwalader Park where The Cryan Tournament began). Also, there is a Cryan Tennis Facebook page with photos, etc. We thank you for your past participation and we hope that you'll participate in 2018.
Please contact us at cryantennis@gmail.com if you have suggestions or questions regarding the tournament or website. The 2018 Cryan Tournament logo is below, as always, the logo will be on all shirts and trophies.
Zonta Club of Trenton/Mercer has announced that LifeTies has been selected it’s 14th Gourmet Garden Grant winner. The $5,000 grant, to be presented on August 9 (6 pm) during the Gourmet Garden at the Trenton Country Club (201 Sullivan Way, Ewing, NJ) , is granted to support a program that supports the enhancement of the status women and children in the region, the mission of Zonta Club. Tickets are $65 per person and may be purchased online at www.zontagourmetgarden.com
LifeTies was established in 1982 to assist older youth (ages 12 -21) involved with the child welfare system. They provide two 24 hour residential group homes for youth in foster care and includes mentoring, support for youth with health issues and safe havens for LGBTQ youth. The program receiving funding provides a computer lab for the youth in their Triad House. The house needed computers to provide additional educational opportunities; high school degrees, commuter college programs and the ability to pursue jobs. In the life skills learning program, all the youth will learn to understand how to use computers as a tool in diverse educational endeavors.
The Gourmet Garden, a food and wine tasting extravaganza, is the annual fundraiser for Zonta Club of Trenton/Mercer - a service club of men and women whose mission is to enhance the status of women and children locally and globally through advocacy and service. Funds from the Gourmet Garden are funneled into community programs, scholarships and awards to women who exemplify the ideals of Zonta.
Additionally, all guests are asked to bring toiletries to be donated to LifeTies youth. At the end of the evening, a car load of toiletries will be collected to provide for the needs of these youth. The night is a night of giving of the best kind.
Restaurants already signed up to present their delicacies are: Cake Box, Catering by Courtney, Cuginio’s - Cafe 72, D & D Catering, Diamonds Restaurant, Jimmy’s Firestone American Grill, Maninno’s Family, Sprinkles Catering, Trenton Country Club, Triumph Brewery, Jersey Girl Cafe and Padrino’s. Others may be announced soon. BuyRite of Hamilton and Pennington will provide sampling of wine and beer from international premium manufacturers. The selections offered at Gourmet Garden are fit for foodies!
The 14th Gourmet Garden is expected to live up to its promise to be bigger and more delicious than ever with restaurants who will bring their most delicious delicacies. “What a great night of food, wine and doing good!,” said Cathy Campbell, Gourmet Garden Chair for Zonta Club of Trenton/Mercer, hosts of the Gourmet Garden. “We have worked for months to gather diverse and sophisticated establishments to share their best food with our guests! We succeeded! With 300+ guests expected, it will be a great night and the money raised will help so many organizations and people in our community, IMMEDIATELY!”
For more information about Zonta Club of Trenton/Mercer and tickets to Gourmet Garden, please call 609-865-9200 or go to the website, www.zontagourmetgarden.com. Tickets are $65 per person and available for purchase online.
The time for the simple joy of drinking a glass or a bottle :) of nice Rosé, is upon us. We’ll be pouring some wonderfully pure, refreshing and off-beaten path Rosés, produced in small quantities, from around the world. It would be our pleasure to share them with you along our Chef’s Scott creative dishes.
The next installment of our Meet the Maker series features Jeff Beckmen of Beckmen Vineyards.
The vineyard has been certified biodynamic since 2009 and the wines are spectacular.
We love their commitment to go beyond organic farming and treat the farm as a living organism:
self-contained, self-sustaining and following the cycles of nature.
Join us and learn how Beckmen Vineyards forgoes the use of
herbicides, insecticides, pesticides, or nitrogen-based fertilizer and instead focuses on practices
that are healthier for the environment and allow the vines to flourish.
4- Course Dinner by Chef Vassos $45.00 per guest
Wine Pairing of Beckmen Varietals $15.00 per guest MENU (tax + gratuity additional)
Music Mountain Theatre presents The Producers. The comedy written by Mel Brooks hits the stage on May 4th and runs through May 20. The show times are Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Saturday and Sunday at 3 pm Tickets are $22 and $20 for seniors, students and military. Call 609 397 3337 or order online at www.musicmountaintheatre.org
Based on the 1968 film, Mel Brooks’s musical The Producers is a laugh-out-loud, outrageous, crowd-pleasing. Fading Broadway producer Max Bialystock is desperate to get to the top of his profession again, and he finds an unlikely ally in mousy accountant Leo Bloom, who hypothesizes that one could make far more money with a flop of a show than with a hit. Together, the two set out to produce the worst musical ever to hit Broadway, with the worst script, the worst director, and the worst cast they can find. Too bad for Bialystock & Bloom that, against all odds, the show is a total hit! With dozens of big and bit parts alike, no shortage of showstopping musical numbers, and Brooks’ signature humor keeping audiences in stitches, The Producers is definitely far from a flop.
Princeton, NJ- April 17, 2018 - The Arts Council of Princeton, in collaboration with the students of Princeton University and the town of Princeton, presents the 48th annualCommuniversity ArtsFest on Sunday, April 29, from 1-6pm. The arts festival is a free Princeton-based event devoted to art and community comprised of a diverse group of local performers, artists, crafters, merchants, community groups, and volunteers from Princeton and surrounding areas.
This year, Communiversity ArtsFest will feature seven stages of non-stop live music and performances. Highlights include fan favorites like the Cherry Blossoms, Sarah Donner, Eco Del Sur, Fresh Fire, Lauren Marsh, Princeton GirlChoir and BoyChoir, The Blue Meanies, The Shaxe and dance groups such as Fiesta Flamenco, The Pennington Studio, Qing Yang Dance Studio and the YWCA Dance Department. Some of the exciting newcomers are Lara K LEK, Essie and the Big Chill, the Hun School of Princeton Jazz Combo, and Zoe Thierfelder.
Over 200 booths will line the streets of Nassau and Witherspoon, Palmer Square and the University campus near Nassau Hall. There are free art activities and family-friendly programming at the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts and on Palmer Square Green, including annual favorites like Nana's Make-A-MessWorkshop, 'messy' materials for children to create their own artwork, and the Sidewalk Chalk Art exhibition, featuring extraordinarily talented young artists in action right on the sidewalk of Palmer Square.
One of the goals of Communiversity is to inspire creativity among local artists. The Paint Out Princeton project is a popular component of the event and will be back again this year with talented painters capturing the sights of Communiversity with Plein Air Painting. The artists' work will be on view in theArts Council of Princeton's Paul Robeson Center for the Arts beginning May 5 through June 16, 2018.
The event would not be possible without the generous support of sponsors such as AT&T, Baker Auto, Fenwick Catering & Events, CenterCourt Clubs & Sports, Chopt Creative Salad Co.- Princeton, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Palmer Square Management, Penn Medicine Princeton, Princeton Garden Theatre, Princeton Merchants Association, Princeton Shopping Center/EDENS, and many more. For a full list of event sponsors, visit artscouncilofprinceton.org.
Communiversity ArtsFest takes place in Downtown Princeton with many street parking options including parking garages – the Chambers, Hulfish and Spring Street Garages. Additional parking can be found in Princeton University's parking lots, free and open to the public for Communiversity. Visitwww.princeton.edu/parking for details. Courtesy of event sponsor Princeton Shopping Center, a free shuttle bus will be available for attendees who park at the Princeton Shopping Center, 301 Harrison Street, Princeton, New Jersey. The shuttle will run continuously throughout the event.
The event hashtag is #communiversity2018.
The Arts Council of Princeton, founded in 1967, is a non-profit organization with a mission of Building Community through the Arts. Housed in the landmark Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, designed by architect Michael Graves, the ACP fulfills its mission by presenting a wide range of programs including exhibitions, performances, free community cultural events, and studio-based classes and workshops in a wide range of media. Arts Council of Princeton programs are designed to be high-quality, engaging, affordable and accessible for the diverse population of the greater Princeton region. For more information, visit artscouncilorprinceton.org or call 609.924.8777.
Princeton, N.J. – In early May each year, Morven Museum & Garden welcomes to Princeton 36 contemporary craft artists from around the U.S. for its highly anticipated Morven in May, a craft and plant sale weekend raising funds for the organization.
Lena Stringari, Deputy Director of The Guggenheim Museum, selected this year's exhibitors, whose exquisite work in glass, ceramics, wood, decorative and wearable fiber, jewelry, furniture, metal, and basketry will be displayed in gallery-style booths under a grand tent on the museum's Great Lawn, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton.
In addition to hosting one of the finest contemporary craft shows in the region, Morven is pleased to present its annual heirloom plant sale. Now, in its 17th year, the plant sale includes unique varieties of annuals and perennials, flowering shrubs, with a selection of plants propagated from Morven's own garden.
A Preview Party on Thursday, May 3, from 6:30 - 9:00 pm, kicks off the three-day contemporary craft show and plant sale. Preview Party tickets can be reserved at moven.org or by calling 609-924-8144 x 113.
Morven in May is open to the public on Friday and Saturday, May 4 and 5, 10am – 5pm, and Sunday, May 6, 10am – 4pm. The plant sale opens to Morven members from 9:00 to noon before opening to the public on Friday beginning at noon.
Craft Show Admission: $10 per person; $8 for Friends of Morven; Free for children ages 12 and under and includes admittance to the Museum. Tickets can be purchased online by visiting morven.org, or at the Craft Show entrance. Plant Sale only, FREE.
All proceeds from Morven in May help fund the museum's exhibitions, historic gardens, and educational programs.
The 2018 Morven in May Honored Committee: Sheila Johnson Brutcsh, Colleen Goggins, Betty Wold Johnson, Liza and Sky Morehouse, Georgie Schley, Ann and Austin Starkey, and Robert N. Wilson.
Co-Chairs: Kristin Appelget, Sebastian Clarke and Katherine Van Dell, Carol and Dick Hanson, Dorothy and Charles Plohn, Jr., and Daphne Townsend.
Morven in May is made possible through the generous support of Baxter Construction, Bryn Mawr Trust, Bordon Perlman, Callaway Henderson Sotheby's Int'l Reality, Drinker Biddle & Reath, Fulton Bank of NJ, Glenmede Trust, Princeton Scoop, Saul Ewing Arnstein, & Lehr, Rago Arts, Witherspoon Media Group.
THE EXHIBITORS
Laura Baring – Gould, Somerville, MA, metal
Situated on five pristine acres in this university town, Morven is a short walk from the Princeton Campus. The museum boasts a growing collection of fine and decorative art. Morven's second floor galleries serve as a changing exhibit space with new shows opening every few months that celebrates the cultural heritage of New Jersey.
For more than 200 years Morven has played a role in the history of New Jersey and the nation. Originally part of a 5,500-acre tract purchased from William Penn in 1701 by the Stockton family, it became the site of the home of Richard Stockton, a Signer of the Declaration of Independence. As well as serving as a Stockton homestead into the 20th century, Morven was also home to Robert Wood Johnson and his family, and eventually five New Jersey governors. In 1982, the New Jersey Governor's Mansion was relocated to nearby Drumthwacket and Morven began its conversion to a museum and opened to the public in 2004.
Morven Museum & Garden | 55 Stockton Street | Princeton, New Jersey 08540 | 609.924.8144
Rider University presents Heathers: The Musical April 25 through 29 in the Yvonne Theater on the Rider University campus in Princeton. Preview performance is Wednesday, April 25 at 7:30, and performances are Thursday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 28 at 2 p.m. and Sunday, April 29 at 2 p.m. Admission for adults is $20 and $15 for seniors and non-Rider students. Tickets can be purchased online at www.rider.edu/arts or by calling 609-896-7775.
Heathers: The Musical is based on the cult classic film from the 1980s, which centers around two teenage lovers plotting to kill the most popular girl at their school. The musical has developed a cult following of its own, which surprised the director Rebecca Simon.
"I know the students are really excited about it. Alumni and current students have been asking about tickets since it was announced that we are producing this show," she says. "There really is this passionate cult following that I did not know existed! This show is based on a movie that I knew of growing up, but it kind of faded into obscurity for a bit. It has exploded in popularity since the release of the musical."
Heathers tells the story of Veronica Sawyer's gruesome and violent senior year. She is eager to leave high school behind and head off to the ivy-covered walls that await her in the future. However, when she is presented with the opportunity to rise to the top of the social hierarchy of Westerberg High, she jumps at the chance.
"Veronica gets caught up in this power dynamic, as she simultaneously falls into lust with J.D. She scarifies her oldest friend and goes to the top of her food chain," says Simon. "That feeling of acceptance she feels is so empowering. It was a very human and selfish thing to do. Sometimes we sacrifice important people when we make certain choices, and then we realize our mistakes in the end."
Heathers originally opened at the Hudson Backstage Theatre in Los Angeles in 2013. It ran for a limited time before it made the move to Off-Broadway in 2014. The music, lyrics and book were written by Kevin Murphy (Desperate Housewives) and Laurence O'Keefe (Bat Boy, Legally Blonde).
This past February, Laurence O'Keefe came to Rider University to teach a master class. He shared advice and encouraging words for the cast of Heathers.
"I'm envious! You're in an amazing period of transformation," he said. "You can be anything you want to be, and I love that I have the opportunity to learn from you guys."
O'Keefe, a friend of Simon, has been a constant presence throughout the production process. "Up until we started rehearsal, we were getting new edits from him. He's given us a new song, it's called "You're Welcome." It replaces a song from the original production. He was literally sending us material up until the day we started."
Simon believes that this has given her cast the experience of a lifetime: "It's almost like they're doing a brand-new musical for the first time," she says. "When you're doing a Broadway show while it is in previews, you're still getting new pages. So, pedagogically it's been a great experience for them."
Princeton, N.J.—D&R Greenway Land Trust’s Olivia Rainbow Gallery Presents “The Seasons.” inventive, intensely hued art by Eden Autism Students through May 4. The exhibit is being held in April, Autism Awareness Month, at D&R Greenway’s Johnson Education Center, One Preservation Place, Princeton. Free. Gallery hours Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., closed holidays. 609-924-4646 www.drgreenway.org
Eden staff is known for guiding and inspiring multi-level success with their participants. Clever tools in “The Seasons” include pressing forks into autumnal paints, to create leaves worthy of the time of peak color. Children’s hand prints are transformed into wise young owls. The rainbow, so important to young Olivia Kuenne, in whose memory this gallery was founded and is maintained, lives on her gallery’s walls through Eden creativity.
“We are delighted to partner once again with Eden Autism Services,” says D&R Greenway Land Trust President & CEO Linda Mead. “Both our organizations are vital to the health and well-being of people in central New Jersey and beyond. Eden is nationally recognized as an ever-expanding leader improving the lives of both children and adults with autism. Eden provides everything from early intervention to consultation, and useful seminars with world-renowned experts on the subject of this specialty. Meanwhile, D&R Greenway makes sure our communities have clean drinking water and natural where children and adults can experience the outdoors, thus achieving healthier lives. So many studies show how important walking in natural surroundings is for human development and the brain.”
Rachel Tait, M.A., M.Ed., Managing Director of Educational Services, acknowledges the students’ enthusiasm for a rainbow of colors and media. The organization is gratified by community relatedness, termed by Ms. Tait as “so crucial for the success of our students and adults. Our individuals at Eden are truly a part of the community, through work placements, volunteerism, going out to shop and creating works of art for displays like yours. All of this helps make the surrounding community aware of who we are and why it's so important to open up the world to individuals on this spectrum.”
THAT is a small, dedicated volunteer group of artists, art lovers and longtime Hunterdon County residents. We have combined our collective passion with a vision toward elevating the cultural profile of Hunterdon County. We believe this project can serve to facilitate collaborative efforts connecting restaurants, hotels, businesses and residents with the Arts. Visitors will be able to enjoy the landscape’s natural beauty and be inspired by meeting our amazing artists in their private studios.
Continuing the new tradition of the Friends Annual Book Sale being held in the spring, the 2018 Friends of the Princeton Public Library Book Sale will take place May 4-6 in the library’s Community Room.
One of the top used book sales in the region, this year’s sale includes thousands of books for all ages and across a wide variety of topics. Most books are priced between $1 and $3, with art books and special selections priced higher. On the last day of the sale (Sunday), everything will be sold at half price.
The event opens with a Preview Sale Friday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to noon. A ticket for the Preview Sale is $10, but is free for Friends of the Library. Numbered tickets will be available at the door starting at 8 a.m. Customers enter the sale in numerical order. Barcode scanners will be permitted at the tables, but collecting books to scan will not be allowed.
Starting at noon, admission to the book sale is free for the remainder of the sale. Hours are noon-8:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 1-6 p.m. Sunday.
The sale includes an excellent selection of literary classics, fiction, mysteries, art, science and math, politics and history, with an outstanding collection of books in the field of African American Studies, as well as children’s books and many other categories. Special items at this year’s sale include:
A first edition of the two-volume “Letters and Notes on the Manners, Custom, and Condition of the North American Indians” by George Catlin, published in 1841. A beautiful book with many plates, it is recognized as an important early work of Native American ethnography
English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley’s most famous work “Evidence as to Man’s Place in Nature” published in London, 1864
A first edition of Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse-five”
A signed copy of “A Memoir” by John Glenn
A first edition of Patrick Leigh Fermor’s 1977 travel masterpiece, “A Time of Gifts”
A 1947 first edition of “The Age of Anxiety” by W.H. Auden
A first edition of Ernest Hemingway’s “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
A 1942 first edition of “Shakespeare in Harlem” by Langston Hughes
A limited edition of "Mandate for Change" signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1963
A rare first edition of "A Little Night Music" signed by Stephen Sondheim
Numerous Franklin Limited Edition signed volumes including:
Joan Didion, “A Book of Common Prayer”
Ralph Ellison, “Invisible Man”
Joseph Heller, “Good as Gold”
Mary McCarthy, “Birds of America”
Arthur Miller, “Collected Plays”
Joyce Carol Oates, “Them”
Walker Percy, “The Moviegoer”
John Updike, “Rabbit Redux”
Robert Penn Warren, “Selected Poems”
Eudora Welty, “The Optimist’s Daughter”
Tennessee Williams, “Selected Plays”
For more information, contact Claire Bertrand, Friends Book Sale Manager,
(609) 924-9529 ext. 1227, or cbertrand@princetonlibrary.org.
The library is in the Sands Library Building at 65 Witherspoon St. in Princeton, NJ. Convenient parking is available on neighboring streets and in the Spring Street Garage, which is adjacent to the library. For more information about library programs and services, call (609) 924-9529 or visit www.princetonlibrary.org
Children in grades pre-K through 8 are invited to sign up for the 10th annual Kids Marathon, a fun way to incorporate physical activity into their daily lives. This program is hosted by Princeton Health Community Wellness and Princeton Fitness & Wellness.
Marathoners will begin activities on their own, striving to walk, run or roll a total of 25 miles, or 2.5 miles per week, during the 10-week period from mid April through June. Any physical activity—from organized sports to household chores—can count toward the total.
Then they will gather on June 24 to finish the last 1.2 miles together and receive their medals! Parents may run with their children or cheer them on from the sidelines.
After the race, enjoy music, face painting, kids crafts, vendors, healthy refreshments and more!
More Ways to Earn Miles:
Kids can sign up for Wellness program such as, Grow Your Veggie Garden, Pilates for Children,Kids Boot Camp and earn 1 mile for each class they take! Visit www.princetonhealthinmotion.com to see the full list of Wellness Programs for Kids.
Cost and Proceeds
The cost is $25 per child and proceeds support Princeton Health's programs to promote wellness and prevent obesity and chronic disease in children.
Scholarship Opportunities:
All children are encouraged to participate. If cost is a factor, contact Debbie Millar at dmillar@princetonhcs.org or 609.897.8982 to see if your child is eligible for a free scholarship.
The Abbott Marshlands has a rich cultural legacy that is featured in this year’s series of programs. These are provided by experts and include:
A walk along the D&R Canal lock 1; display of Bonaparte memorabilia at the Bordentown Historical Museum; Shad for the family- role of shad for native Americans and Colonists, and practice making cordage and other skills needed by fishermen; a walk at Point Breeze once home of Joseph and Charles Lucien Bonaparte; and tours of the Watson House (1708). All are free except ‘Discover the American Shad’.
Details about the programs and the schedule can be found at www.abbottmarshlands.org (find under Noteworthy). Questions: info@abbottmarshlands.org. Friends for the Abbott Marshlands work, in partnership with D&R Greenway Land Trust, toward supporting stewardship, preservation, and protection of Marshlands, which are located between Hamilton, Trenton, and Bordentown.
Princeton – Princeton Day School announces the first annual Empty Bowls event, a community fundraiser to address hunger in our local community. This event will take place on campus on Wednesday, April 4 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., and tickets will be sold at the door for $25.
Guests to the event will be invited to choose a handcrafted bowl, enjoy a simple meal of soup and bread, and then keep the bowl as a reminder of hunger in the world. Once soup has been served, there will be an opportunity to purchase individual bowls for $10. Pitch Perfect, an Upper School a cappella group, will be singing, as well.
All of the proceeds for this event will be donated to Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (www.trentonsoupkitchen.org) and Feeding America (www.feedingamerica.org). In America, one in six children may not know where they will get their next meal. By joining us, the community can help make a difference in the fight against hunger.
Started in 1990, Empty Bowls is an international initiative to fight hunger that is personalized by organizations on a community level. At Princeton Day School, ceramics students from the 4th and 8th grades, as well as ceramics students in the Upper School, are making and donating 350 bowls for this event, and local restaurants are donating approximately 35 gallons of soup.
Join Hamilton Jewelers at our Princeton location April 14th and 15th for our Annual Bridal Event. Receive $500 with Engagement Ring purchases of $5,000 or more and 20% off of Wedding Bands! Meet with a representative from the knot and enjoy gifts with purchase including a complimentary portrait, and 10% savings on wedding planning services from Viburnum Florist. Treat yourself to sweets and champagne while you shop.
KINGSTON, N.J. (March 9, 2018) -- The Parkinson Alliance announced today that the 24th Parkinson’s Unity Walk is to take place on Saturday, April 28, 2018, in New York City’s Central Park to raise funds and unite the community in the battle to eradicate Parkinson’s disease. Thousands of participants including patients, caregivers, family, and friends, are expected to walk together in the largest grassroots fundraiser for Parkinson's disease research in the United States.
Last year’s event raised over $1.5 million, and every penny of that is now funding vital research. However, Martin Tuchman, Chairman of The Parkinson Alliance stated that “Until we find a cure, we must keep walking and funding research. Parkinson's disease is a chronic, degenerative, neurological disorder that affects at least one million people in the United States. Sixty thousand new cases (one person every nine minutes), are diagnosed each year, and we need continuing research to keep advancing our progress.”
The Unity Walk is more than a fundraiser and gathering for the community. Carol Walton, Executive Director of the Parkinson’s Unity Walk, explained that “While it is critical for our community to come together and help fund a cure, it is equally important to keep each other informed about treatment and therapies.” In addition to the 1.4-mile wheelchair accessible walk route, participants will have opportunities to meet with organizations, healthcare experts, nationally recognized Parkinson’s disease exercise programs, and movement disorders centers. They can visit with our sponsors to learn about current medical therapies. “It is important for us to offer patients and their families a chance to learn about the support that’s available for them,” added Walton.
With the backing of our supporters, we have funded hundreds of studies since the Unity Walk’s inception in 1994. We are proud to partner with our sponsors who allow for every donation to go to Parkinson’s disease research funded by five leading organizations: American Parkinson Disease Association, Parkinson’s Foundation, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, The Parkinson Alliance, and The Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center. Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc., is the Premier Sponsor for the 2018 Parkinson’s Unity Walk. Additional sponsors for the 2018 Unity Walk include AbbVie, US WorldMeds, Abbott, Adamas, Lundbeck, UCB, Acorda, Boston Scientific, Impax, LSVT Global, and Medtronic.
For information about how to join us for the 2018 Parkinson's Unity Walk, visit our website at unitywalk.org or call (866) 789-9255.
About The Parkinson Alliance
The mission of The Parkinson Alliance is to raise funds for research to end Parkinson’s disease, support the development of new therapies, and improve the quality of life for those living with the disease through patient-centered research and resources. The Parkinson Alliance stands as an umbrella organization for the Unity Walk, Team Parkinson, and other fundraising events held around the country. Taken together, we have funded nearly $30 million in research since our founding.
Learn about the Bach Flower Remedy System in a Himalayan Salt Room 2pm-3pm
Feeling Stressed? Discover Dr. Bach’s natural flower remedies and how they help relieve everyday stress and emotions plus receive the benefits of HALOTHERAPY. (Not essential oils.) Presenter: Tina M. Turner, Flower Essence Practitioner. 50$ or if you check in on facebook while you are here you can receive 10$ off. Please call us to secure your spot. 609-285-3115 ~ www.4elementswellnesscenter.com
Friday, April 13th, 2018
New Moon Sound Journey in a Himalayan Salt Room 7pm
Instructor: Lois Harrison, Harmonic Sound & Vibration Practitioner. Clear your mind and body of negativity while experiencing the deepest level of relaxation from the vibrations and harmonic sounds of worldly instruments, as well as receiving the benefits of HALOTHERAPY. 50$ or if you check in on facebook while you are here you can receive 10$ off. Please call us to secure your spot. 609-285-3115 ~ www.4elementswellnesscenter.com
Monday, April 16th, 2018
New Moon Intention Setting in a Himalayan Salt Room 7pm
Using the power of the New Moon, essential oils, guided meditation, and lively discussion you will set an intention, create an affirmation and make an energetic essential oil blend to take home! Facilitated by Certified Aromatherapist, Susan Niedt. 50$ plus receive the benefits of HALOTHERAPY. If you check in on facebook while you are here you can receive 10$ off. Please call us to secure your spot. 609-285-3115 ~ www.4elementswellnesscenter.com
Thursday, April 19th, 2018
Manifestation with Law of Attraction in a Himalayan Salt Room 7pm
Learn how to manifest the things you want in your life through the Law of Attraction step by step. Move away from any fears in your life and become inspired to begin the life you’ve always dreamed of through a guided meditation and discussion session. Instructor: Cindy Morhouse. 50$ plus receive the benefits of HALOTHERAPY. If you check in on facebook while you are here you can receive 10$ off. Please call us to secure your spot. 609-285-3115 ~ www.4elementswellnesscenter.com
Wednesday, April 25th, 2018
Mindful Eating & Spring detox discussion in a Himalayan Salt Room 7pm
Discover the benefits of mindful eating with Veronique Cardon, MS, Holistic Nutritionalist & Founder of The CogniDiet. Your body will thank you! 50$ plus receive the benefits of HALOTHERAPY. If you check in on facebook while you are here you can receive 10$ off. Please call us to secure your spot. 609-285-3115 ~ www.4elementswellnesscenter.com
Sunday, April 29th, 2018
Reiki Circle in a Himalayan Salt Room 2pm
Join Reiki Practitioners Kathleen Quigley & Luba Turczak. In this workshop you will learn about the benefits of Reiki, receive Reiki healing and be guided through a meditation. 50$ plus receive the benefits of HALOTHERAPY. If you check in on facebook while you are here you can receive 10$ off. Please call us to secure your spot. 609-285-3115 ~ www.4elementswellnesscenter.com
Lawrenceville, NJ March 12, 2018––Starting on Friday, April 13, HomeFront's ArtJam will transform a storefront on Palmer Square in Princeton into a pop-up art gallery bringing together professional artists, undiscovered artists who have experienced homelessness, and the community at large in a celebration of creativity. Now in its ninth year, ArtJam has grown to over 100 participating artists, including Judith Brodsky, Jon Sarkin and Cynthia Groya. Works from these well-known artists will be displayed alongside the works of HomeFront clients who have limited means but enormous talents.
"If you visit, you can feel good twice," says Ruthann Traylor, Director of ArtSpace/Sewing Space. "You can buy art you'll love, and you can feel good that the money you spend is going to a cause you can believe in—helping homeless families get back on their feet." ArtJam benefits ArtSpace, HomeFront's innovative therapeutic art program.
Sharon A. is one of the HomeFront client artists whose works will be featured at ArtJam. Two years ago, Sharon's life changed in an instant: she was struck with four aneurysms while out shopping. She slipped into a coma, lost her job and was evicted from her apartment. Sharon found HomeFront, which gave her a fresh start and put her on the path to self-sufficiency. During her time with HomeFront, Sharon found her creative voice and developed her painting skills in ArtSpace. She has produced over 30 paintings to wide acclaim; many of her beautiful works have been featured in gallery exhibits around the state and have been purchased by individuals and local businesses.
The pop-up gallery will feature a rotating collection of art for sale and meet-and-greets with the artists. A wide variety of unique creations will be displayed, including paintings, pottery, glassworks, jewelry, and hand-sewn items from SewingSpace, another HomeFront art program. Visitors can shop for one-of-a-kind pieces while helping aspiring artists with each purchase.
The ArtJam opening reception on Friday, April 13 is open to the public from 5 to 9 p.m. at 19 Hulfish Street, Palmer Square in Princeton. For a full calendar of ArtJam events, visit: https://www.homefrontnj.org/artjam/
Gallery hours are Monday through Wednesday, 12 noon to 6 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. The gallery is open from Friday, April 13 to Sunday, April 29.
Since its founding 27 years ago, HomeFront has worked to end family homelessness in Central New Jersey by breaking the cycle of poverty through the provision of shelter, skills for a self-sustaining life and hope. HomeFront has developed a sophisticated network of supportive housing and social services for very low-income households who are either homeless or at high risk of becoming so.
ArtSpace often opens doors to new ways of thinking for HomeFront clients, fostering their creativity, self-esteem, and confidence, and helping to set them on a path to achieve independence. The artists learn to reveal their voice and feel joy in their accomplishments. Paired with training in art is teaching of entrepreneurial skills, empowering the artists to see value in their work as it is admired and purchased by others. ArtJam is one such venue for them to exhibit and sell their work.
HomeFront invites all community members to attend the opening reception on Friday, April 13, come to one of the other events being scheduled, or simply browse during the gallery hours to witness for themselves the power of creativity and art.
For more information about ArtJam, including sponsorship opportunities, contact Ruthann Traylor atRuthannT@HomeFrontNJ.org.
PRINCETON, New Jersey (Feb. 20, 2018) - As the Olympics wrap up in South Korea, top competitors will be gathering at a different kind of competition this weekend 6,867 miles away at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). But for the dozens of middle and high school students coming to the New Jersey Regional Science Bowl, this competition is centered not on feats of the body but of the mind.
“As the world comes together to participate in the Olympics, the Science Bowl brings together students from all over New Jersey to participate in a contest focused on science, innovation and technology,” said Andrew Zwicker, head of PPPL’s Communications and Public Outreach and the Science Education office.
Teams of middle school and high school students will come to PPPL Friday, Feb. 23, to Saturday, Feb. 24, for a battle of the minds in 12 fierce rounds of competition answering challenging math, science and technology questions at the DOE-sponsored event at PPPL, 100 Stellarator Road, Princeton, New Jersey.
The winners of each competition will win all-expense paid trips to DOE’s National Science Bowl® in Washington, D.C., from April 26 to April 30. The middle school winner will compete against 49 other regional teams, while the high school champion will compete against 64 other teams.
This year is the 25th year PPPL will host the Science Bowl in which 16 middle school teams and 32 high school teams will participate. They will answer up to 46 challenging questions in Earth and space science, physical science, life science, math and technology per round with up to 11 rounds for the middle schoolers and up to 13 rounds for the high schoolers in a double-elimination format.
Last year, the West Windsor-Plainsboro South High School team placed first in the high school competition for the third consecutive year after remaining undefeated in 12 rounds of competition. The John Witherspoon Middle School Team from Princeton, New Jersey, won the middle school contest.
About 50 PPPL volunteers will serve as moderators, science judges, and timekeepers during the two days of competition.
The Middle School Science Bowl on Feb. 23 will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the High School Science Bowl will be on Feb. 24 from 9:30 a.m. to about 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public and media. Please contact Jeanne Jackson DeVoe, jjackson@pppl.gov or 609-243-2757, if you would like to cover the event. Directions to the Laboratory are available at https://www.pppl.gov/about/visiting-pppl.
PPPL, on Princeton University's Forrestal Campus in Plainsboro, N.J., is devoted to creating new knowledge about the physics of plasmas — ultra-hot, charged gases — and to developing practical solutions for the creation of fusion energy. The Laboratory is managed by the University for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, which is the largest single supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit science.energy.gov.
Trenton, NJ, – R.O.S.A (Rising Over Sexual Abuse) in partnership with Womanspace, Inc. is hosting Trenton’s first Sexual Awareness 3K walk, on April 14, 2018 in Cadwalader Park, at 8:00 am rain or shine. In addition to the strong support of the city residents, amongst the walkers will be local and state community and elected leaders, our partners, advocates, and abuse survivors, who along with R.O.S.A are fully committed to spreading awareness to empower our children, heal victims, educate adults and transform society’s response to sexual assault.
The walk will kick-off with uplifting words, and life changing testimonials from advocates, and survivors of sexual abuse. Among the speakers are, R.O.S.A founder and walk organizer, Tona Buck. Confirmed also to speak, experienced lobbyist, and child and women’s advocate, Jeannine LaRue, who is also a survivor of sexual assault.
A resource health fair will be setup, offering secure health care screenings. Qualified health professionals and counselors from our nonprofit partners will also be on-site, providing educational materials, answering questions and counseling pertaining to sexual and physical abuse, mental health and wellness.
As a sexual assault survivor from the age of three, R.O.S.A’s founder, knows firsthand that breaking the silence is the first step from victim to survivor. When she finally had the courage to tell her mother about the abuse, her mother’s response was “I wish you would have told me.” Her response to her mother was “I didn’t know what to tell.” Tragically, not knowing how or what to tell is one of the main reasons child victims don’t report their abuse. Even into adulthood they keep their abuse a secret.
On April 14th we walk not only to spread awareness, we walk to let the courageous women and men who have been the victims of sexual assault know, there is support, they have a voice, and it will be heard. Together we stand, to say NO MORE!
This Valentine's Day, we're celebrating all the reasons to love the Princeton area. We started a list as a staff, but then thought we'd get even better (and more candid) responses by polling the public. Below are the 40 responses that we got. Do you have anything to add? Leave a comment below!
1. I love the small town feel, where you can go anywhere and it feels like family because people remember you. However, it’s such a melting pot of people in town. - Kelly N
2. The history - Vikki
3. The walkable downtown - Suzanne Bennett ORourke, Creative Marketing Manager at Luxe Home Company.
4. I’m just going to put it out there. I like having easy access to good shopping. I’m a mom and getting the “stuff” is my job so I’m glad it’s convenient. Marketfair is a pretty good perk. I loved living in CT, but had to drive 18 miles to the nearest Target. Rough. - Rebecca
5. History, food, University itself...love living near a college town. Lots of parks and walking trails. Easy access to Philly/NYC. Located near many shopping areas. All around great place to live! - Gerri
6. The diversity of arts & culture, history, any kind of food, shopping and just hanging in the Square or campus on a beautiful day! - April Sette, owner of New Jersey Buzz
7. Architecture, PPL, ACP, McCarter, PUAM, diversity, bucolic in the north, restaurants... - Robin
8. Quirky people, high emphasis on education, international population, and interesting year-round activities - Taylor
9. The interesting people and Princeton University. - Steve Murphy, owner of Steven Douglas Photography
10. As a local (Montgomery Township) resident for almost 20 years, I always enjoy driving through Princeton and discovering something new, whether it's a historic site, a downtown store / restaurant or just a unique spot along the road. There's always something to see or do, and it's a fun place to explore and grab a treat with the family, too. As a wedding pro, of course, Princeton offers a variety of locations for weddings, as well as unique spots for engagement and wedding photos! - Erik Kent, founder of NJWedding.com
11. Easy access to culture, arts, both cities, farms, great people. - Zinnia
12. Diversity and its university/college vibe... - Marcelo
13. Digging in the crates at the Princeton Record Exchange, breakfast at PJ's Pancake House, long walks on the Princeton University Campus or by the canal, cocktails at the Dinky Bar, attending private events at the Nassau Inn. - Gregg Hollmann, owner of Ambient DJ Service
14. Culture, history, food. Friendly people and energy of students. University truly incorporated into community without dominating it. - Arnold
15. It's a great area! But don't make it sound too attractive because more people will want to come! - Angela
16. Instruction...I don't think there are many interests that you can't pursue in our area. From free classes at the library to master classes at local schools. Yes, the more advanced can be expensive, but you know you are paying for excellant instruction. - Nancy
17. That it isn't dense in strip malls on every corner like Texas, where I came. Farmland mixed in. - Elizabeth Akin Stelling, owner of Red Dashboard Publishing
18. Walkability - Neelma
19. Small World Coffee and the public library. - Kim
20. I love walking around the campus and taking pictures of the buildings. The architecture is absolutely beautiful! - Cindy Schwab Rosen, Broker Associate with Gloria Nilson Real Estate
21. Beautiful scenery and people! Love the food in Princeton. - Jody
22. Princeton University Art Museum, Cotsen Children's Library, Halo Pub - best ice cream and most reasonable priced coffee anywhere. - Liti
23. Walking around Princeton, Hoagie Haven and the fountain! But I really love watching movies like Runner Runner or A Beautiful Mind that were filmed in Princeton and picking out landmarks. - Kerri
24. Playgrounds, library, fountain, taking walks on campus to the Prospect House garden and university museum, ice skating on Lake Carnegie when it's frozen, and of course Halo Pub! - Alpin, owner of Princeton Playspace
25. Yoga options and variety - Adnan
26. Architecture - Betsey
27. I love the diversity we have in the area, from cultural backgrounds to all ends of professional ones. Professors, bankers, and home builders sharing schools, restaurants and dancing schools. Princeton University has been a favorite place to hang around since I was a teenager sneaking into Maritas Cantina, all the way from Philly... Lol - DonnaMarie
28. The history! - Joe
29. I love being in such an ancient college town (modeled on Oxford) with such a prestigious university. I adore the free lectures (Salmon Rushdie! Nicholas Kristof! Ann Marie Slaughter! Steven Pinker!) and the excellent music, chamber groups from all over the world. Great productions at McCarter and the exceptional art at the Princeton Art Museum. All the town festivals such as Communiversity. - Bonnie
30. There's a true sense of community here! We love all the town planned events and of course the delicious restaurants! - Danielle
31. The beauty of the campus. The culture. It's sitting in Small World with a cup o' joe and listening to a multitude of different languages being spoken. It's the plethora of opportunities to explore just about any interest one might have. Definitely Small World. - Scott
32. Not the RT 1 circle - Edith
33. I love all the "secret" gardens. - Sheri
34. I love feeling like I’ve traveled the world just in the people I’ve met as a hairdresser when I was working downtown! - Jade
35. Excellent healthcare options, Rojo’s Coffee, The Bent Spoon and Jules Thin Crust! What more can you ask for than great pizza, ice cream, and coffee! - Alison
36. The history, culture, and art. Just the atmosphere is so iconic to our state. And Princeton University, of course. - Stef
37. All the hidden little gems that only Princetonians knows about. -Jerry
38. The beauty of the college, restaurants, shops, McCarter Theater. -Beth
39. Diversity of the people. - Victor
40. My new favorite restaurant - TwoSevens. Amazing food, drinks, casual but contemporary atmosphere. https://www.twosevensrestaurant.com/ - Lisa
Cyrano, center (John Pinto), is in the wrong play yet again! – with Tim Moran as Paul and Angela Fasanella as Rosalind, who are appearing in Private Lives.
Lights Up on Laughter as Fading Actors Get One Last Shot at Success in ‘Moon Over Buffalo’ at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre Feb. 23 – March 4
West Windsor, N.J. – A theater couple with a last chance at stardom sets the stage for hilarious farce at Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC’s) Kelsey Theatre. M&M Stage Productions presents Ken Ludwig’s "Moon Over Buffalo" Fridays, Feb. 23 and March 2 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Feb. 24 and March 3 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, Feb. 25 and March 4 at 2 p.m.
Kelsey Theatre is located on the college’s West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on Feb. 23.
Veteran stage actors George and Charlotte Hay are perilously close to the final act of their uninspired careers. Appearing at a repertory theater in Buffalo, New York, their small acting troupe is performing two stage classics in rotation: the Noel Coward comedy "Private Lives” and Edmond Rostand’s drama, "Cyrano de Bergerac.” In the middle of a marital spat, the couple gets word that a famous Hollywood director is coming to town in hopes of casting them as the replacement stars for his current film. All they need is to get their act together for one perfect performance – which may be just too much to ask of a troupe in disarray on every possible level! "Moon Over Buffalo" opened on Broadway in 1995 and ran for 309 performances.
Kelsey Theatre Artistic Director M. Kitty Getlik is taking a turn as the show's director and is having a wonderful time. "It's a play-within-a play, actually it's two plays-within-a-play, making for some very frantic and funny scenes. I am so fortunate to be working with such a talented cast. Rehearsals have been fast-paced and hilarious," she said.
The M&M cast includes: John C. Pinto of Yardley, Pa., as George Hay; Maureen Hackett of Robbinsville as Charlotte Hay; Angela Fasanella of Hamilton as Rosalind (Roz) Hay; Christopher Schmalbach of Palymra as Howard; Tim Moran of East Windsor as Paul; Linda Cunningham of Yardley, Pa., as Ethel; Matthew Cassidy of Morrisville, Pa., as Richard; and Jennifer Litzinger of West Windsor as Eileen.
In addition to Getlik, the production team includes Producers Mike Almstedt and Mike DiIorio, Assistant Director Elio E. Lleo, and Stage Manager Melissa Gaynor.
Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors, and $14 for students and children. Tickets may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking next to the theater. For a complete listing of adult and children's events, visit the Kelsey website or call the box office for a brochure.
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children of Mercer and Burlington Counties Program invites the community to its signature fundraiser of the year to help abused and neglected children reach safe, permanent homes. CASA’s Red Shoe Gala takes place on Saturday evening, March 24, 6-10pm at the newly renovated Cobblestone Creek Country Club (formerly known as Greenacres Country Club) in Lawrenceville, NJ.
While providing guests with a fabulous evening of great music by the Franklin and Alison Band, a silent auction and great dining, the Red Shoe Gala also serves as an important fundraising event to ensure that a foster child will be placed in a safe and nurturing home. Tickets are $150 per person with tables of 10 people available at a discounted rate of $1,300 when reserved by March 1. If you care about kids, plan to be at CASA’s Red Shoe Gala on March 24, 2018. Visit: https://www.casamb.org to purchase tickets online, or call CASA at 609-430-0050 for more information.
After three years from concept to publishing, the successful CogniDiet® program is now available in book format. Titled Weight Loss Starts In Your Brain: A Clinically Proven 6 to 12 Week Program with Self-Discovery Tools and Experiments to Lose Weight Naturally, the book is available on Amazon.com.
"Contrary to a typical diet, we focus the teaching and support on self-discovery and personal transformation," said author Veronique Cardon, MS, a holistic nutritionist and founder of the CogniDiet® Weight Loss Programs. "Our mantra is ‘Weight loss starts in your brain®.'"
Cardon began finalizing the book following a 12-week clinical trial conducted in 2016 that validated the program's success. In the trial, 40 women aged 41 to 73 lost an average of 12 lbs. with a maximum weight loss of 33 lbs.
The clinical trial mirrored the success participants realized in Cardon's CogniDiet® classes. Participants have shed up to 45 lbs. in 12 weeks. They also lowered their total cholesterol by 7 percent, LDL by 6 percent and triglycerides by a whopping 30%. One 55-year-old program participant, who lost 25 lbs., said, "This is not a diet, this is freedom." The book’s chapters follow the 12-week curriculum and use brain rewiring techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy, neuroplasticity and mindfulness-based stress reduction alongside nutrition education in a simple and seamless fashion.
"The CogniDiet® proves that steady wins the race," said Cardon. "And we have the research to back it up," she added, referring to the clinical trial whose results were presented at the American College of Nutrition in November 2017.
This book is ideal for those who:
Have been yo-yo dieting all their life and know they have to change
Have tried numerous diets, shakes and supplements and want to lose weight naturally
Are concerned about the adverse effects of excess weight on their health
The book includes chapters on rewiring the brain, how stress makes you fat, friendly fat and powerful protein, how to boost your metabolism, and more. It also features Cogni-Tips throughout, sections to add your own notes, tools, games and a discussion guide after each chapter so readers can host a Cogni Book Club.
Consulting editor Clifford N. Lazarus, Ph.D., describes it as "a book one doesn’t simply read but actually does."
"Who knew changing behaviors and lifestyle could be this fun?" commented Maria Benito, M.D. a CogniDiet® clinical adviser.
The book is available on Amazon.com for $29.99. For more information, visit TheCogniDiet.com or call 609-285-2949.
About Veronique Cardon, MS
Veronique Cardon is a holistic nutritionist with a master's degree (summa cum laude) in holistic nutrition from the Clayton College of Natural Health. From 2007 to 2011, she practiced as a nutritional consultant at The Princeton Integrative Health Center. She created, tested and launched The CogniDiet® Weight Loss Programs in January 2014. Since August 2014, she has been a board member of the Princeton-based “Suppers Programs” and leads a monthly home cooking class, “Healthy Supper with a French Twist.” Veronique is also a member of the American College of Nutrition.
Friday, 1/12, 12:30 PM: Artists Reception, Princeton Day School, 650 Great Road, Princeton. “Past Looking Forward" exhibit featuring works of Charles Bryan and Diana Weymar. On view through Thursday, February 1., www.pds.org
Friday, 1/12, 5:30-7:30 PM: “Lenses on Cuba" Art Exhibit Opening Reception, Stuart Country Day, 1200 Stuart Rd., Princeton. The winter gallery exhibition in the Considine Gallery at Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart will feature the photography of Sheila Bodine, Lisa Granozio, Kim James, Penny Thomas and Ted Thomas. The exhibition, “Lenses on Cuba,” is a photographic exploration of the life on the island by five members of the extended Stuart community. Cuba is a beautiful country with a very rich culture–which has influenced music, literature, and art throughout Latin America. Through this exhibition, we hope to open a dialogue about art, culture, and ideas that will inspire our community to see new aspects of Cuba through these lenses. “Lenses of Cuba” will be on display in Stuart’s Considine Gallery from January 12 through February 16, 2018.
Friday, 1/12, through Sunday, 1/14, 8 PM and 2 PM: West Side Story, Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County College, West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. The Sharks and the Jets are preparing to do battle over their small piece of New York’s Upper West Side, while star-crossed lovers Tony and Maria are on a collision course towards tragedy. PinnWorth Productions proudly presents “West Side Story,” considered one of the all-time greats of Broadway theater. The show comes to Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC’s) Kelsey Theatre for three weekends: Fridays, Jan. 5, 12 and 19 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Jan. 6, 13 and 20 at 8 pm.; and Sundays, Jan. 7, 14 and 21 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20. www.kelseytheatre.net.
Saturday, 1/13, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Narrative Paintings Opening Reception, Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609-924-8777. “Narrative Paintings" exhibit featuring work by longtime ACP instructor, Charles David Viera. On view through Saturday, February 3., www.artscouncilofprinceton.org
Sunday, 1/14, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Irish Music Session, Hopewell Valley Bistro & Inn, 15 E. Broad St., Hopewell. Irish Music Session - Every Second and Fourth Sunday, 1-4pm. The Hopewell Inn is a lovely, family-run restaurant with a separate bar, and plenty of space. We play (mostly) Irish trad music with the occasional song. Please join us to listen or play. We welcome experienced musicians as well as those who are just getting started playing Irish music. Also, listeners, dancers, families, and people who need a boost of music on a Sunday afternoon! No cover charge!
Kids & Family
Sunday, 1/14, 10:00 AM - 1:30 AM: Peaceful Parenting, Holistic Moms Network Mercer County, Waldorf School of Princeton, 1062 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton. It's no secret that parenting is hard work! While it can be exhausting, it can also be incredibly satisfying and enjoyable if you have the right tools. HMN Mercer County is happy to welcome Kelly Burkett, local parenting coach and therapist, to share her insight into peaceful parenting. RSVP on Facebook.
Community
Sunday, 1/14, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM: The Human Library, La Convivencia, West Windsor Library, 333 North Post Road, West Windsor. Meeting to initiate a community dialogue to allow participants of other cultures, faiths, and ethnicities to interact. All ages welcome. Free., www.laconvivencia.org
Sunday, 1/14, 7:00 PM: Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Service, First United Methodist Church, 187 Stockton Street, Hightstown, 609-448-0041. Featuring guest preacher Andrew Wilkes.
Eat & Drink
Friday, 1/12, 12:00 PM: Sushi Fridays, CBar, Chauncey Conference Center, 1 Chauncey Road, Princeton. Lunch special every Friday with three featured rolls (Avocado, California and Spicy Tuna Roll) for just $5 each. All handmade by our Chef de Cuisine Ryan Dominiecki.
Out of the Box
Friday, 1/12, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Free AcroYoga, Athletic MarketFair, US Highway 1, Princeton. Enjoy live music, refreshments and come try a few AcroYoga poses at Athleta Market-fair in Princeton. Experienced and Princeton’s local Aerial & AcroYoga instructor Leyna Schaffer will be leading mini student flights, come hop on her feet! Friday, January 12th from 12-2pm, no experience needed. Part of Athleta’s Up For Anything Campaign this month featuring Aerial & AcroYoga!
Saturday, 1/13, 9:30 AM, and Sunday, 1/14, 10:00 AM: Mind, Body and Soul Workshops, Palmer Square Princeton. Brighten up those Winter blues! Join us this January and February as we focus on YOU! Our fashion, beauty and wellness series of complimentary workshops, Mind, Body and Soul, is just what you need this winter! All workshops are complimentary, however, registration is required. We look forward to seeing you on the Square!
Saturday, January 13
Pure Fitness & Beauty with Pure Barre and Salon Pure
FREE classes all day, for all new clients! Get your hair braided and take a class. Braids and barre are the perfect combo.
Times: 8:00am, 9:15am, 10:30am, 11:45am
Place: Pure Barre | 31-D Hulfish Street, Princeton, NJ
Saturday, 1/13, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM; Princeton Photo Workshop: Using Photomatix and Photoshop Layers in HDR and Beyond, Herrontown Road, Princeton. HDR photography is a set of techniques that allow the photographer to more accurately depict the range of intensity levels in real scenes. Learn how to use Photomatix and Photoshop Layers for a final image that captures what moved us to take the photo in the first place. Laptop required. https://princetondigitalphotoworkshop.com/classes/hdr
Saturday, 1/13, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Winter Hearth Cooking Class, Washington Crossing State Park, 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville, 609-737-2515. Food historian Susan McClellan Plaisted instructs a class using colonial period recipes and foods. A full day of instruction with hands on activity and meal included. $70. Registration required.
Music Mountain Theatre opens 2018 with42nd Street, a classic musical theatre hit. Artistic directors Louis Palena and Jordan Brennan are re-creating the show's iconic choreography by Gower Champion – listen to the "Lullaby of Broadway" in Lambertville!
One of show business's most classic and beloved tales,42nd Street tells the story of Peggy Sawyer, a talented young performer with stars in her eyes. Broadway director Julian Marsh gives her a spot in the chorus of Pretty Lady. Pretty Lady stars Dorothy Brock, who gets injured and leaves the show. Peggy's rise from showgirl to star is the stuff of show business dreams.42nd Street is full of crowd-pleasing tap dances, popular musical theatre standards, and show-stopping ensemble production numbers.
The production stars Brian Kelly as Julian Marsh, Anna Hentz as Dorothy Brock, and Jaimie Geddes as Peggy Sawyer. All three Doylestown residents have previously worked with the company. Kelly has been seen at their previous venue at the Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre inSpamalot,Sweeney Todd, andShrek. Hentz just starred as Velma Von Tussle inHairsprayat Music Mountain Theatre in November and has appeared at the Open Air Theatre inRagtime,Gypsy, andChicago. Geddes appeared at the Open Air Theatre inJekyll & Hyde,Sweet Charity, and Chicago.
42nd Street plays January 5 through 21; Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Saturdays and Sundays at 3pm. Tickets are $22 for adults and $20 for students and seniors and are available online at www.musicmountaintheatre.org.
All aboard for Broadway, from left, Dan River, Jeffrey Millstein, Charles Acosta, Erin Leder, Jack Bathke, Kate Blazo, Jake Zillioux, Barry Leonard, Joyce Porter, Tom Chiola, and Stan Karuzis.
West Windsor, N.J. – It’s time to travel back to the 1930s for a rollicking good time on the rails as Theater To Go presents Ken Ludwig’s “Twentieth Century” at Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC’s) Kelsey Theatre. A train trip from Chicago to New York City has lots riding on it – including the future of a legendary producer and his Broadway show. Show times for this comedy classic are Fridays, Jan. 26 and Feb. 2 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Jan. 27 and Feb. 3 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, Jan. 28 and Feb. 4 at 2 p.m.
Kelsey Theatre is located on the college’s West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on Jan. 26.
The year is 1932 and Oscar Jaffe, an egocentric and eccentric Broadway producer, is in desperate need of a hit. Traveling with his entourage aboard the Twentieth Century Limited, he plots to entice his former lover and protégé, Lily Garland, a now famous Hollywood actress, to star in his next play. Jaffe has less than 24 hours to persuade Lily to return to Broadway, with failure meaning game over for Jaffe. The twisting, turning story plays out at breakneck speed as oddball characters get entangled in his scheme and add to the chaos.
The original “Twentieth Century,” by Ben Hecht and Charles McArthur, was made into a blockbuster Hollywood film in 1934 starring John Barrymore and Carol Lombard. It has had several stage revivals, including a 1978 musical called “On The Twentieth Century.” This latest adaptation by Ken Ludwig (of “Lend me a Tenor” and “Moon over Buffalo” fame) ran on Broadway in 2004 starring Alec Baldwin and Anne Heche.
The cast features Tom Chiola of Trenton as Oscar Jaffe; Erin Leder of Bordentown as Lily Garland; Joyce Porter of Piscataway as Ida Webb; Barry Leonard of Monroe as Owen O’Malley; Stan Karuzis of Lawrenceville as the Conductor; Dan River of Philadelphia, Pa., as the Porter; Jack Bathke of Robbinsville as Dr. Lockwood; Kate Blazo of North Brunswick as Anita; Jake Zillioux of North Brunswick as Mr. Clark; Jeffrey Milstein of East Windsor as Max Jacobs; and Charles Acosta of Langhorne, Pa., as George Smith.
The production team includes Director Ruth Markoe, Stage Manager Melissa Rittmann, Costumer Ruth Rittmann, Lighting Designer M. Kitty Getlik, Sound Designer Eric Collins, Set Designer John Russell and Set Decorator Amy Bessellieu.
Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors, and $14 for students and children. Tickets may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking next to the theater. For a complete listing of adult and children's events, visit the Kelsey website or call the box office for a brochure.
Pictured: Lantern Tours with Crossroads of the American Revolution
Arts & Entertainment
Friday, 12/22, 7:30 PM: Holiday Concert, Princeton String Academy, Quaker Bridge Mall, Lawrence. Violin, Viola and Cello Student PerformanceQuaker Bridge Mall Center Court (at bottom of the main escalator). Free and open to the public. www.stringacademy.net
Friday, 12/22, 8:00 PM: Princeton Symphonic Brass 2017 Classics and Carols Concert,Westminster Choir College Playhouse, 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton, New Jersey. The Princeton Symphonic Brass, under the baton of conductor Lawrence Kursar, will hold its "2017 Classics and Carols Concert" on Friday, December 22, 2016, 8:00 PM at the Westminster Choir College Playhouse. The concert will feature a refreshing variety of light classical, Jazz and Holiday Music.Tickets are available online at https://squareup.com/store/princeton-symphonic-brass (Adults $15/ Seniors $10/ Kids $5). Tickets will also be sold at the door 30 minutes prior to the event (Adults $17/ Seniors $12/ Kids $5).
Saturday, 12/23, 4:00 PM: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, ACME Screening Room, 25 South Union Street, Lambertville, 609-397-0275. The live-action adaptation. $5., www.acmescreeningroom.org
Sunday, 12/24, 11:00 AM: Santa's Arrival, Princeton Airport, 41 Airpark Road, Princeton, 609-921-3100. Bring a wrapped gift with child's name in large text and Santa will distribute it when he arrives. Participants are also asked to bring an unwrapped gift of clothing, books, or toys to be distributed through Mercer County Board of Social Services., www.princetonairport.com
Community
Saturday, 12/24, 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM, Holiday Entertainment, Pennington Quality Market. Join Pennington Quality Market as the Mummertime Musicians provide entertainment from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM and Wayne the Elf spreads Holiday Cheer from 9 AM to 1 PM. Santa returns one last time before his Big Night to hear your holiday wishes from 9 AM to 11 AM.
Saturday, 12/24, 5:15 PM: Christmas Eve Caroling, Palmer Square Princeton. Calling carolers! The Arts Council of Princeton has partnered with Palmer Square Management to invite carolers of all ages to assemble on Palmer Square Green around the Christmas tree to sing Christmas carols. The Blawenburg Band will lead the festivities, and attendees can expect a special visit from Santa! This event is free and open to the public, so bring the whole family! For more information, visit artscouncilofprinceton.org or call 609.924.8777.
Out of the Box
Friday, 12/22, 7:00 PM: Lantern Walking Tours, Nature Center at Washington Crossing State Park, 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville, 609-737-0609. Tours begin at the Nelson House and include the Ferry Landing site and ferry boat, the Stone Barn, and the Johnson Ferry House. $10. Includes refreshments. Registration required. Visit revolutionarynj.org for more info.
Lawrenceville —Shop the Friends of the Lawrence Library January Book Sale for thousands of used, gently-read books for readers of all ages. The sale begins Saturday, January 27, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm and ends Sunday, February 4 at 4:30 pm at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The book sale Preview Night on Friday, January 26, 6:00–8:00 pm, is an ideal opportunity to be the first to enjoy some amazing deals. The library will be closed for normal operations during the Friday Preview Night.
Admission to the Preview Night is free for current members of the Friends of the Lawrence Library. New memberships can be purchased during the Preview Night. Admission to the Preview Night is $5 for the general public. Booksellers will be charged $20 and will only be allowed to use scanning devices during the Preview Night. Beginning Saturday, January 26, entry to the sale is free and open during the library’s regular hours. No scanning devices will be allowed.
Book donations for the Friends of the Library book sale are always accepted at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch. Proceeds from the book sale fund programs and other library services that benefit library patrons of all ages. For more information about the library and its programs please call 609-989-6920 or visit www.mcl.org.
On Thursday, January 4, at 7 PM, the Historical Society of Princeton will host local author Larry Kidder for a lecture in conjunction with the anniversary of the Battle of Princeton.
The story of Trenton in the American Revolution is much more than just the two battles that preceded, and led to, the Battle of Princeton. The town played several military and political roles throughout the war and, due to its geographic location, became a crossroads of the Revolution. Author Larry Kidder will examine those roles and how the stories of Trenton and Princeton were closely entwined throughout the war for independence.
Admission is free, but reservations are requested as space is limited: www.princetonhistory.org, or call (609) 921-6748 x102.
Copies of the book, Crossroads of the Revolution: Trenton 1774-1783, will be available for purchase ($34), with proceeds benefitting the Historical Society of Princeton and the Princeton Battlefield Society.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: William L. Kidder was born in California and raised in California, Indiana, New York, and New Jersey. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Larry is a retired high school history teacher who taught for forty years in both public and private schools. Larry served four years of active duty in the US Navy and was assigned to the US Navy Research and Development Unit, Vietnam and then the destroyer USS Brownson (DD868) homeported in Newport, Rhode Island. In the 1980s he was the lead researcher and writer for the creation of the Admiral Arleigh Burke National Destroyermen's Museum aboard the destroyer museum ship USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD850) at Battleship Cove in Fall River, Massachusetts. He is the author of several books on New Jersey history; his latest, Crossroads of the Revolution: Trenton 1774-1783, was released by The Knox Press on September 1, 2017.
ABOUT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PRINCETON: Founded in 1938, The Historical Society of Princeton (HSP) is a museum and research center dedicated to interpreting the history of Princeton, New Jersey. HSP's headquarters, Updike Farmstead, is listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places and lies within the Princeton Battlefield/Stony Brook Historic District. Visit us at www.princetonhistory.org.
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Cast left to right: Lilley Gallagher '18, Martin Caforio '18, Anish Kokkirala '18, Courtney Joseph '21, and Christian Schulte'18, look on as Grey Simon '20 assists a fainting Melia Roa '18
The Hun School of Princeton Janus Players will present the classic Agatha Christie murder mystery And Then There Were None on campus in John Andrew Saks '31 Auditorium on November 3rd at 7:00 p.m. and on November 4th at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Admission is free.
The production marks the debut of the work of Hun's new faculty theatre team, Director Bill Esher and Technical Theatre Director Josh Robinson, who both joined the Hun faculty this year. Mr. Esher said when he accepted the position last spring, several student actors asked if he would consider doing the Christie classic. Having performed in it, Mr. Esher re-read the play and agreed. He thinks it is important to consider student input when selecting work.
"We want to create a process in which the voice of the Janus Players is part of the decision-making," said Mr. Esher, who formerly taught at The Agnes Irwin School in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, where he was also an upper school dean. He has been involved in hundreds of professional and youth productions, lectured at the Philadelphia College of the Arts, and has built or designed costumes for 175 productions. He is also a former professional dancer.
Mr. Robinson comes to Hun from the Greenbrier Valley Theater (the State Professional Theater of West Virginia,) where he was technical director and scenic designer. He and the Hun Tech Students Club have been building the set since September. Mr. Robinson said the club's twenty members are in charge of building and painting a top-notch set, as well as props, lighting, and marketing. The efforts are all designed to come together in a memorable production.
"Our goal is for people to walk out of the theater and say 'That was a great show", said Mr. Robinson. "Not a great high school show, but a great show, period, with no qualifiers."
Opening up the 2017-2018 Performing Arts Season, the students at Hopewell Valley Central High School will be performing William Inge’s 1953 Pulitzer Prize winning drama, PICNIC. This classic play takes place in a small Kansas town in the 1950’s on the day of the annual Labor Day Picnic. All is peaceful amongst residents of Flo Owens’ and Helen Potts’ homes until the arrival of a handsome drifter with a suspicious past. Family bonds are tested and forbidden love blooms during the course of this epic show.
The cast has been hard at work on this production since the second week of school, and this show promises to be an evening that is not to be missed. Picnic runs Friday, November 3rd and Saturday, November 4th at 7:30 pm at the Performing Arts Center at Hopewell Valley Central High School. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for students and senior citizens and can be purchased ahead of time by visiting www.showtix4u.com by searching the title of the show, or at the door on the evening of each performance.
Don’t miss out on this beautifully written slice of Americana or the memorable performances given by this talented cast…be sure to get your tickets now!
NAMI Mercer will host its 16th annual Night Out with NAMI benefit gala on Saturday evening, November 4 from 6:00 to 10:00 pm at the Windsor Athletic Club in West Windsor. Join NAMI for a nostalgic return to the 1950s, complete with dinner, dancing to rock ‘n roll music, entertainment, games, and live auction.
Additionally, this year’s Night Out with NAMI honors Dr. William P. Hayes and John E. Marsland, Jr. as the 2017 Pillar Award recipients. The Pillar Award recognizes individuals who have made an extraordinary, long-term contribution to the mission of NAMI Mercer and the people it serves.
Guests are encouraged to dress in 1950s/1960s fashions and to wear soft-soled shoes on the gymnasium floor. Tickets for the dinner/dance are $150 per person and can be purchased online at www.namimercer.org or at the door.
For more information about Night Out with NAMI, contact Christine Bakter, Director of Development, at (609) 799-8994 ext. 13 or cbakter@namimercer.org.
NAMI Mercer, based in Hamilton, is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness through education, mutual support, and advocacy. It is an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
American Repertory Ballet brings the beloved classic Nutcracker to the stage with Tchaikovsky's magnificent score, thrilling choreography and a cast of more than 100. A holiday tradition for more than 50 years, American Repertory Ballet's Nutcracker is one of the longest, continuously running Nutcracker productions in the nation. Directed by Artistic Director Douglas Martin, ARB's professional company will be joined by students from Princeton Ballet School to tell the story of a young girl named Clara and how a mysterious gift from her Uncle Drosselmeyer brings about enchanted dreams and fantastical scenes. American Repertory Ballet's Nutcracker is a perfect holiday treat for your entire family!
Please join us for the Opening Reception of our next art exhibition at Capital Health—Hopewell.
Thursday, October 26, 2017
6-8:30pm
Investors Bank Art & Healing Gallery, 2nd Floor Atrium
Capital Health Medical Center—Hopewell
One Capital Way, Pennington, NJ
This event is free and open to all!
On behalf of the Hopewell Valley Arts Council and the Arts & Healing Committee of Capital Health, we invite you to the public Opening Reception of "Through Their Eyes," a collective exhibition of artwork of current students, alumni, and visual art instructors Nicole Backlund and Thom Montarari from Trenton Central High School West Campus.
All are welcome! Please stay to enjoy light refreshments andmusic from the Yang Yi Guzheng Ensemble, and meet some of the artists who are exhibiting, as well as representatives of the Hopewell Valley Arts Council, Capital Health, and the Capital Health Arts & Healing Committee.
No RSVP is necessary but feel free to show your support by responding to our invitation on Facebook!
The exhibition will be from from October 23, 2017 to January 4, 2018, at the Art & Healing Gallery at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell located at One Capital Way in Pennington, New Jersey.
Can't make it to the Opening? Don't worry. You can visit Capital Health—Hopewell anytime during visiting hours (8am-8pm) from now until January 4, 2018 to browse the show. The Information Desk at the front entrance to the hospital will direct you to the correct elevators to reach the gallery.
Left to right are: Olivia Preston '19, Gabby Pinchot '19, and Theresa Hemberger '19.
The Hun School of Princeton community has raised more than $4700 for the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund and other charities aiding victims of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, as well as the recent Mexican earthquake. Proceeds from a barbecue, a bake sale, and Homecoming t-shirts, all went towards relief for the hard-hit areas.
The Hun Community Service Club staged an Oct. 5 barbecue, complete with line dancing and smoked brisket with all the fixings. Teachers, students, and staff bought tickets, made donations, and took part in a community event that raised $1,500.
"We wanted to do something to help all of the places that have been hit so hard, while also bringing our own community together," said Service Club Executive Committee member Laura McBryan '18, who has been a Service Club member since her freshman year.
Hun also raised more than $550 at a bake sale with goodies donated by employees and students. And the school last week sold nearly 550 Homecoming t-shirts, which raised more than $2700 for charities. Those proceeds will be divided among: The Red Cross; Best Friends Animal Rescue, which is working to save animals endangered by the disasters; Adopt a Classroom, which aids devastated schools; and the Global Giving Foundation, a non-profit network that matches charities to donors around the world.
The Hun Community Service Club organizes many events throughout the year, including a senior citizen prom, blood drives, and a dance for developmentally disabled young adults. All Hun School students are required to perform community service hours each year.
American Repertory Ballet brings the beloved classic Nutcracker to the stage with Tchaikovsky's magnificent score, thrilling choreography and a cast of more than 100. A holiday tradition for more than 50 years, American Repertory Ballet's Nutcracker is one of the longest, continuously running Nutcracker productions in the nation. Directed by Artistic Director Douglas Martin, ARB's professional company will be joined by students from Princeton Ballet School to tell the story of a young girl named Clara and how a mysterious gift from her Uncle Drosselmeyer brings about enchanted dreams and fantastical scenes. American Repertory Ballet's Nutcracker is a perfect holiday treat for your entire family!
It's that time of year again: the local Trenton arts community opens their doors to the public for the sixth annual Art All Day extravaganza! On November 4, 2017, from 12PM to 6PM, you'll be able to experience where the creativity in the Trenton arts community comes from.
Our 2017 event is shaping up to be Trenton's biggest open studio tour yet, with 37 sites all around the city -- seven of which didn't even exist last year! We have around 100 artists participating individually or as part of collectives. Several very special private studios are open for the first time, and unique pop-up events and exhibits are dotted throughout the city. There's so much going on we had to add an hour!
Everything starts & ends at Artworks, where you'll also find everything you'll need: maps, guides, food from our participating food trucks, tours, trolleys, and plenty of space to park.
The Historical Society of Princeton is pleased to host its 16th annual House Tour from 10 AM to 4 PM on Saturday, November 4, 2017. This signature event celebrates significant architecture and design in the homes of HSP's supportive community.
This year's tour features five unique homes, each one a distinct example of its own time and style. Visitors will marvel in the modifications, redesigns, furnishings, and personal art collections in a self-guided tour of the homes throughout the day.
This year's tour will feature:
75 Cleveland Lane: (pictured) This Princeton landmark, the former estate of J. Seward Johnson Jr. and Kristina Johnson, was designed by Ernest Flagg in the 1920s. Flagg, a notable American architect, also designed the Scribner Building in New York City and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Recently spared from demolition, this estate enjoyed an impressive top-to-bottom renovation from Grant Homes Custom Builders. The stunning Chateau-style stone mansion and carriage house now feature countless high-end, custom details, including a Christopher Peacock kitchen and a built-in sound system with 26 speakers. Historic architectural features, like exposed stone walls and beams, carved banisters, and a cement tile floor, remain preserved.
73 Library Place: Designed in 1897-1898 by the Philadelphia-based architectural firm, Cope and Stewardson, this outstanding half-timbered Tudor Revival house was built for Princeton University Mathematics professor and Dean of Faculty H.B. Fine, after whom Fine Hall is named. Cope and Stewardson famously designed several Princeton campus buildings, such as Blair Hall and Ivy Club. The homeowners have painstakingly preserved remarkable historic architectural features, such as decorative plaster ceilings, hand-leaded windows, original wood paneling, carved wooden archways, and gargoyles. Previous owners added to the home's history by installing chandeliers from the famed Paramount Theater in New York City, when the theater closed in the mid-20th century.
44 Patton Avenue: Also known as "The Warehouse," this historic building served as Michael Graves' personal home for over forty years and was recently purchased by Kean University. The University's College of Architecture and Design bears Graves' name. Graves was a Princeton-based, world-renowned post-modernist architect who took on the renovation of this home himself. The Warehouse, built in 1927, originally served as a storage warehouse for the Italian stonemasons building Princeton University's neo-Gothic campus buildings. The house serves as the prime and personal example of Graves' design philosophy.
50 Patton Avenue: With a golden stone façade, broad porch, and spectacular views of the Michael Graves residence, this bungalow, built in the late nineteen-teens, encloses a creative and efficient renovation by local interior designer Katie Eastridge. Unique historic features, such as a Moravian tile fireplace, a claw-foot tub, and original hardwood floors coexist with contemporary additions, such as glazed cement tiles in the fully renovated kitchen. The playful interior design alludes to the owners' love of books throughout this cozy gem.
40 Mercer Street: Prolific Princeton architect Charles Steadman built this house and its semi-detached neighbor in the 1830s, as part of the most intact surviving neighborhood for Princeton's early middle-class settlers. Sometimes referred to as Princeton's first real estate developer, Steadman designed over 70 buildings in Princeton, including the Nassau Presbyterian Church. As the leader of Princeton's Greek Revival, Steadman leaves a visible architectural legacy in the town, with about 40 of his designs still standing. This house features a luxurious renovation, adding a curtained sun porch, a breakfast room, and fully modernized kitchen, while preserving period details, like knobs, plaster molding, and fireplaces.
"Princeton's uniqueness and historicity as a town is grounded in its remarkable built environment," said HSP Executive Director, Izzy Kasdin. "This year's tour, in particular, showcases and recognizes homeowners who have been excellent stewards of Princeton's historic architectural gems. The House Tour provides an opportunity to truly connect with the places we pass every day, and is always an enjoyable experience for all involved!"
Advance tickets are $45 for HSP members and $50 for non-members. All tickets purchased the day of the tour are $50. Proceeds help fund the Historical Society's core mission activities throughout the year, including exhibitions, collections care, and engaging educational programming for schools and families.
For more information or to purchase tickets, please call 609.921.6748 x105. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.princetonhistory.org. On the day of the event, tickets may be purchased at the Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road, or by cash and check at any of the five homes on the tour.
The Historical Society is grateful to Lead Sponsors Baxter Construction, Charles Schwab, and Callaway Henderson Sotheby's International Realty for their generous support of this event.
The City of Trenton plans to present its 24th Annual Trenton Business Week from October 16th to October 19th in Trenton. The TBW is a host of learning activities for business owners, entrepreneurs, and individuals.
This year the City of Trenton is again cooperating with the Purdue University Center for Regional Development to implement an innovative program for the TBW, the Trenton Business Innovation Project. The Center will train local business and community volunteers in a strategic doing process to develop project workshops such as recruiting downtown retail and developing the area near the Trenton Transit Center.
"4TH Annual Points of View", an Art Show and Sale featuring five local artists, will be presented at the Laceworks at 287 S. Main Street, Lambertville, Friday, October 27th through Sunday, October 29th. The show will begin with an Opening Reception on Friday, October 27th from 7 - 9 pm. The show continues Saturday and Sunday, October 28th and29th from 12 – 5:00 PM. For more information, contact JeanneChesterton@gmail.com or Ilene@IleneRubin.com.
Once again, the show will be held at The Laceworks, at the framing studio of Stuart Clark. It is located on the lower rear parking lot side of the building. Parking is free and abundant. Entrances are on the street side or around the back on the lower level. Look for the banners.
Showcasing their work are Ilene Rubin, Jeanne Chesterton, Pat Powell, Rodney Miller, and, Bob Richey. All art is for sale.
Jeanne Chesterton and Ilene Rubin have been creating Art Shows in the Bucks County area for three years, and now four years. Along with a who's who list of local artists, they have found that joining talent with location to exhibit and sell art has been quite the lucrative endeavor. It's a win-win for any serious collector of art or a casual tourist wanting to go home with a little piece of Bucks County in the New Hope/Lambertville area.
A few of the aspects that they like so much about the Point of View Art Show at the Laceworks are that the art of Jeanne Chesterton and Ilene Rubin along with Pat Powell, Rodney Miller and Bob Richey complement each other while individually, are visually very different. There is something for everyone with little to no overlap of style or range. Also, each in their own right have amassed their own following and niche in an otherwise crowded art field in the Bucks County region. It's a unique blend with a wide price range, so that anyone who is a collector will certainly have a diverse choice, while a casual tourist will easily find a treasure in a treasure box of a gallery.
Ilene Rubin is a national award winning Bucks County artist and author. Concentrating mostly on landscapes and still life paintings in Oils and Pastels, Rubin's paintings explode with color. Her paintings have been accepted into juried art shows in Colorado, Illinois and the communities in and around Bucks County, PA. She also has published two novels, both available on Amazon.com. Ilene's art has been shown on the Natural Awakenings Magazine cover as well as at the Phillips Mill 86th Annual Juried Art Show. Ms. Rubin will be showing new paintings created in the last year, including a few selections which, while a departure from her recognizable style, are still true to her urgent desire to capture the vanishing highways and byways. According to Ms. Rubin, "It's a moment in time that I'm compelled to take hold of. It could be a split second along the road or by a field, when I see something that captures the timeless dignity of this place that is so pastoral and serene and simultaneously vibrant and growing- and that might disappear through development all too soon. With still life, there is a simple yet defined energy that reveals how we view the things surrounding us, and that challenges me to give them dimension and charm. These are the moments I want to paint. This is why I paint; because I breathe."
Having established her reputation as a still life painter in the realist tradition, Jeanne Chesterton is excited once again to be exhibiting her paintings in the annual "Points of View" show. She's pleased to be introducing more than a dozen new pieces which feature her ever popular metals, glassware, florals and fruit. As to be expected, Chesterton's compositions manifest harmony as she establishes a comfortable relationship among her objects. Staging the tableau is as important to her as is the layering of color and attention to detail. Chesterton is an award-winning artist and has exhibited in over 200 shows including Phillips' Mill and the Ellarslie Open.
Patricia MCI. Powell: As a long time resident of Bucks County, she has found a perfect place to inspire and rekindle an old passion for art and painting. Says Pat, "I restarted painting at Bucks County Community College and continue with private and group lessons as well as workshops. I have shown and sold at local shows and have gifted many works to family and friends in whom I have perceived a liking or desire to give them a home. My philosophy regarding my work is to be inspired by what I see, be it nature or a still life composition or portrait, and to create my own interpretation in what I hope is a painterly way. I also hope my paintings make the viewer happy, thoughtful or jog a memory of the near or distant past. I think art should speak to the viewer and take him or her to another place of his or her own. Seeing something "new" in the same painting is always a wondrous discovery.
Rodney Miller is a Digital Abstract Artist and Photographer. He attended Philadelphia Community College and Tyler School of Art, Temple University majoring in photography. "I have over 35 years of experience as an artist/photographer. As a fine art photographer, I love to create images that stir the unconscious and riles emotions. Blending both digital and traditional photography, photographing cityscapes, landscapes and those things right around us that often goes noticed and make them my own world in my work. My real interest is in abstract photography. It is exciting to turning ordinary and creating photographs that I refer to 'In the Minds' Eye. I have exhibited throughout PA, NJ and Ohio. I have won awards at several juried shows."
Bob Richey on Bob Richey: "I draw rural and urban themed landscapes with soft pastels. I usually work in a small format and complete my pieces in a single session. This allows me to explore many subjects in which I try to put a strong emphasis on composition. I often seek out the more forgotten corners of the landscape both in the city and the countryside to feature in my pastels." Bob shows and sells his art extensively throughout the region, and has been accepted to numerous shows in the area. He also is an active participant in several area art festivals.
It's full swing fall mode here in the Princeton area, which means the weekends are filled with great community events! Below is a roundup of some of our top picks.
Arts & Entertainment
Thursday, 9/21: 50th Anniversary Invitational Exhibition, Princeton Day School, 650 Great Road, Princeton, 6 p.m.to 8 p.m., Opening reception for "50th Anniversary Invitational Exhibition," featuring work from artists involved with the Arts Council. Work on view through in the Paul Robeson Center and throughout Princeton through October 7., www.artscouncilofprinceton.org
Friday, 9/22 - Sunday, 9/24:Barefoot in the Park' at MCCC's Kelsey Theatre, West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road, 609-570-3333. The trials and tribulations of newlyweds Corie and Paul Bratter are front and center as The Yardley Players present “Barefoot in the Park” at Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC’s) Kelsey Theatre. Dates and times for this classic Neil Simon comedy are Fridays, Sept. 22 and 29 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Sept. 23 and 30 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, Sept. 24 and Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college’s West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on Sept. 22. Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors, and $14 students and children. Tickets may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333.
Saturday 9/23: An Evening With Bollywood, Princeton Shopping Center, 301 North Harrison Street, Princeton, 5:30 p.m.to 9 p.m., A night celebrating Indian culture featuring live dancing by Uma Kapoor's NachNation Bollywood Dance Group, arts and crafts, jewelry, makeovers, henna tattoos, food, and more. Free.
Saturday, 9/23:Glory of Venice, The Princeton Singers,Princeton University Art Museum, 5:30 p.m. The Princeton Singers opens its 35th anniversary season with a 450th birthday tribute to Claudio Monteverdi and his predecessors at the famed church of San Marco. Music of Monteverdi, Croce, Merulo and Gabrieli. $15 General Admission. Click Here to Purchase Tickets Online
Kids
Friday, 9/22:Hobbit Day, Barnes & Noble, MarketFair, 3535 Route 1, West Windsor, 609-750-9010, 11 a.m., Storytime and crafts for children in the morning, followed by games and trivia for fans later in the day., www.barnesandnoble.com
Saturday, 9/23:Smithsonian Museum Day Live, New Jersey State Museum, 205 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 08625-0530, 10am, The Museum is pleased to participate in Smithsonian’s Museum Day Live! Enjoy FREE Planetarium shows, a printmaking activity and more! Visit our website to download your FREE tickets for the event! www.statemuseum.nj.gov
Saturday, 9/23: 12th Annual Children's Book Festival, Hinds Plaza, 11am-4pm. More than 80 of the most acclaimed authors and illustrators in children’s literature will participate in the festival, one of the largest of its kind on the East Coast. At the festival, fans of all ages will have the opportunity to purchase books supplied by jaZams, meet with authors and illustrators and have their books signed. For a complete list of participating authors and illustrators, see bookfestival.princetonlibrary.org. Festival visitors can also stop by the PSO BRAVO! Instrument Petting Zoo to try out percussion and string instruments under the guidance of Princeton Symphony Orchestra musicians. The Princeton Children’s Book Festival is made possible by a partnership with jaZams of Princeton.
Community Spirit
Saturday, 9/23:18th Carnegie Center 5K and One-Mile Fun Run for The Parkinson Alliance, 8am, Carnegie Center. 5K, Fun Run, post-race family friendly activities with refreshments, massages, moon bounces, face painting, door prizes, and a DJ.To register/donate – visit www.cc5k4pd.org.
Saturday, 9/23: Hopewell Harvest Fair, Hopewell Elementary School,35 Princeton Avenue, Hopewell, 10 a.m.to 4 p.m., Featuring live music, inflatable rides, a petting zoo, hay and pony rides, contests, and more. Rain date: September 24., www.hopewellharvestfair.org
Saturday, 9/23: Mercer County Italian American Festival, Italian American Festival Association,Mercer County Park Festival Grounds, West Windsor, 609-631-7544, Noon.to 11 p.m., Includes food piazza with regional Italian restaurants, an Italian market, Heritage Pavilion with art, entertainment on two stages, amusement rides, children's activities, a cultural theater with guest speakers, and cooking demonstrations. $5., www.italianamericanfestival.com
Saturday, 9/23: The 3rd and Final Boots ’n’ Buckles Ball, Trinity Counseling Service, 7pm-11pm, The Princeton Airport. Live and Silent Auction. https://www.bootsnbucklesball.org.
Sunday, 9/24: HistoryFest, Historical Society of Princeton,Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road, Princeton, 1 p.m.to 4 p.m., Festival celebrating Americana with a variety of performances and activities for all ages. Activities include musician Matt Dodd's "Songs and Stories of the Red, White and Blue"; Historic Stony Brook walking tour; American folk tales with storytellers MaryAnn Paterniti and Maria LoBiondo; Wiebke Martens and Jennifer Jang discuss their new photographic guidebook, "Discovering Princeton." Free admission, Click here for more information
Sunday, 9/24: Send Hunger Packing Princeton's 5th Annual Salsa and Salsa Fundraiser,Hinds Plaza, 1:30pm-3pm. Send Hunger Packing Princeton (SHUPP) will hold their 5th annual fundraiser to help further the mission of providing children in the Princeton community with child-friendly supplemental meals at times when there might not otherwise be enough food to go around. The theme of this years event is Salsa and Salsa as we bring Princeton together for an afternoon of great salsa, great music and great dancing for a great cause. Click here for more information
Eat, Drink, Shop
Sunday, 9/24: Fall Harvest Festival, Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes, Noon. to 5 p.m., Food trucks, live music, hay rides, and more. $15., www.oldyorkcellars.com
Out of the Box
Friday, 9/22: Alloy Orchestra Plays “The Lost World,” Hopewell Theater, 5 S. Greenwood Ave., Hopewell, NJ, 609-466-1964, 7pm, On this visit to Hopewell Theater, Alloy Orchestra plays the classic tale, The Lost World, a screen adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, animated by Willis O’Brian (who later brought King Kong to life), and exquisitely restored by the late film preservationist David Shepard. https://hopewelltheater.com/detail/?id=ST00000034&cat=Movies
Sunday, 9/24: Sourland Women's Ride, SOurland Cycles, 53 E Broad Hopewell, NJ. 8am, Sourland Women's Ride 8 am start (please arrive at 7:45). 30-40 mile hilly no-drop group ride. Must bring a road bike and helmet. Click here for more information
Sunday, 9/24: A+ Life Retreat, Rise of Wise, Princeton Marriott Forrestal, Princeton Marriott Forrestal, 100 College Road East, Plainsboro , 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Retreat focused on celebrating and cultivating the healthy epicurean lifestyle. Register., www.riseofwise.com
The non-profit group Washington Crossing Park Association of New Jersey announces its first Revolutionary War Weekend at Washington Crossing Park New Jersey October 14 and 15 from 10 am-4:00 pm each day. This family-orientated educational event features a full weekend of live history demonstrations and lectures along with food, music and children’s activities. In attendance each day will be George Washington himself to meet and greet visitors, along with a Town Crier to announce all of the exciting programs.
The weekend will tie together the Park’s history and its relationship to New Jersey’s role in the American Revolution with programming throughout each day of the event. Revolutionary War reenactors will be camping on the shores of the Delaware next to the only remaining historic structure from the Crossing, the Johnson Ferry house. Special tours of the Ferry House will be running all weekend, as will tours of the world-renowned Swan Collection of Revolutionary artifacts at the Park’s Visitors’ Center.
The event will feature blacksmith demonstrations, wood working, and illustrations of miniature toy soldier painting, as well as a Battle of Trenton War Game in the lobby of the Visitors’ Center. Children’s coloring and quill pen writing in the Stone barn is available each afternoon, and the best of the children’s art work will be featured on the Association’s web site after the event. The Sullivan Grove Pavilion will be dedicated that weekend with its newly refurbished roof coordinated with donations through the Association. Special author lectures and readings by George Washington are also on the slate of events.
A complete listing of weekend events and times will be available on the Association’s web site: www.wcpa-nj.org. There is no fee to enter the Park for the weekend but the Association is requesting a donation of $10 per family to take part in the festivities in support of its mission to preserve, enhance and advocate for Washington Crossing Park. Donors will receive a special Crossing button for their donation.
Lawrenceville, N.J. -- On September 15, Lawrenceville School Head Master Stephen S. Murray was pleased to present $65,000, the School's annual donation, to the Lawrence Township Education Foundation (LTEF). Since 1995, the School has donated a total of $1,440,000 to LTEF. Lawrenceville also provides numerous in-kind services, including office space, event sponsorship, and copying services.
Left to right: Melanie Fillmyer (Guidance Supervisor, Lawrence Township Public Schools), Briana Thompson (Lawrenceville School Student Body President/Class of 2018), Steve Murray (Lawrenceville School Head Master), Karen Faiman (Executive Director, Lawrence Township Education Foundation), Rick Smith (Vice President, LTEF Board of Trustees), and Carol Katz Connelly (President, LTEF Board of Trustees).
"We are extremely grateful for the continued generosity and support of the Lawrenceville School. The Lawrenceville School's contributions to the LTEF allows us to achieve our mission and enhance the educational experience for all Lawrence Township public school students," said LTEF Executive Director Karen Faiman.
LTEF raises funds from individuals, local businesses, corporations, and foundations for programs that foster excellence, creativity, and achievement in education for all students in Lawrence Township Public Schools. Through grant requests from teachers and school administrators, LTEF funds programs that will have a substantial and lasting impact on Lawrence Township public school students.
"LTEF grants allow local teachers to create innovative and imaginative programs for Lawrence Township students. These opportunities are made possible by the dedication of LTEF volunteers," said Lawrenceville School Head Master Steve Murray. "I'm pleased that the Lawrenceville School is able to support these efforts and I'm eager to see what inspired programs educators create for their students this year."
The Lawrenceville School's donation to the LTEF, along with other funding, makes it possible for area schools to receive support for a wide variety of educational programs and needs. This year, grants included support for a district-wide science fair, mobile maker spaces that at the elementary schools, a STEM outside learning environment at Eldridge Park Elementary, and music performances at Lawrence Intermediate School. Lawrence Middle School received new LED lighting for its auditorium, a 360-degree camera for tech students as well as commissioning a piece of music for the orchestra with composer Reynard Burns. Lawrence Elementary students enjoyed a hands-on fossil dig assembly. Lawrence High School traveled to a four-day Model United Nations Conference, participated in a county-wide Day of Dialogue, and learned how to apply self-defense techniques to various situations. They also learned from artist-in-residence Mel Lepzig.
Princeton, NJ – Princeton Human Services will be hosting Princeton’s 2nd Annual Welcoming Week from September 15-24th, 2017. Princeton Human Services hosted its first Welcoming Week last year with weeklong events thanks to the community effort that ensured its success. Princeton Human Services looks forward to hosting another prosperous Welcoming Week with the help of many community partners and volunteers.
In 2015, Princeton joined Welcoming America, an organization dedicated to welcoming all people, immigrants, and non-immigrants, and helping create welcoming and inclusive cities and towns by connecting leaders in community, government, and nonprofit sectors. Welcoming America’s goal is to change systems and cultures by helping create policies, reinforce welcoming principles, and communicate the socioeconomic benefits of inclusion.
“Welcoming Week last year was a tremendous success. It not only made us reflect on our community and our sense of welcoming but also made us think of how we can improve. As a town, we are fortunate to work and collaborate with many like-minded people and organizations that share those same values of welcoming and have put together really exciting programing for Welcoming Week. I strongly believe that the more people we invite to our table, the more successful our initiatives are and planning for welcoming week is a great example of that” – Elisa Neira, Executive Director of Princeton Human Services
This is truly a community effort to ensure that Princeton is a welcoming community to all people regardless of where they are from. We thank all of our partners who made this possible: Princeton Public Library, The Historical Society of Princeton, Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund (LALDEF), Trinity Church of Princeton, Princeton Garden Theatre, Princeton McCarter Theatre, Arts Council of Princeton, First Church of Christ, Scientist, and the Princeton Senior Resource Center. If you are interested in participating in the events, please visit www.princetonnj.gov/HS/HS-Welcoming-Community.html to see a list of the weeklong events. For more information on how to participate this year, please contact the Human Services Office at 609-688-2055 or ENeira@princetonnj.gov
Welcoming Week is a series of weeklong events where communities bring together diverse immigrants and U.S.-born community members in a spirit of unity to raise awareness of the benefits of welcoming everyone-including new Americans. It is a time to celebrate and amplify the values that unite us as neighbors, parents and colleagues, and that make our town more welcoming to newcomers and to everyone who calls our community home and to recognize that our community is stronger because of our diversity, not in spite of it.
More than 400 bicycle riders pedaled under an almost full moon at the 4th annual Lawrence Hopewell Trail Full Moon Ride on Saturday, September 9. Sponsored by the Mercer County Park Commission and the LHT, the ride took hearty cyclists six miles from a kick-off at Rosedale Lake around canopied - and very dark - nooks and crannies through Mercer Meadows, which straddles Lawrence and Hopewell Townships.
The Princeton Skating Club invites you and your family to attend an Open House at the Princeton Day School rink located at 650 Great Road, Princeton, NJ. The Club hosts Open House events to provide information about membership, group lessons and an opportunity to skate with us. Skate rentals will be available for a small fee on these dates.
Please Join Us:
· Sun Oct 8th 1:00 – 3:00 pm
· Sat Nov 4th 12:15 – 1:15 pm
We welcome you to the Princeton Skating Club where members from throughout the greater Princeton area enjoy the advantages of a private (non-profit) club designed especially for families and figure skaters.
From the time of our founding in 1933, Club members have appreciated our warm, family atmosphere, which encourages lifelong enjoyment of ice skating for everyone. The Princeton Skating Club is a private club for all ages and stages. Families appreciate the opportunity to develop friendships and involve their children in shared interests, whether on the skating rink or gathering for the Club’s many social events. Club ice time is offered at a top quality facility conveniently located at the Lisa McGraw Rink at Princeton Day School.
Beyond Words: An Evening to Benefit Princeton Public Library takes place this year on Saturday, Nov. 4. Acclaimed playwright, screenwriter and librettist David Henry Hwang will open the event with a talk at 6 p.m. at Nassau Presbyterian Church. Cocktails, dinner and a silent auction follow at the Library.
The revival of Hwang’s Tony Award-winning play “M. Butterfly” opens on Broadway in October. At Beyond Words, Hwang will speak on “Transformations of a Butterfly: Identity and Creativity in America Today.”
Executive Director Brett Bonfield notes, “Our library is a hub for partnerships and public service. We are fortunate to have dozens of devoted partners, and over 350 volunteers. Beyond Words, put on by The Friends of the Library, is an ideal showcase of our community’s spirit and talent. This year's honorary chair, Beth Walsh, and our presenting sponsor, Stephen Distler and the team at Elements, share this sensibility, and we are beyond grateful for their investment in the library's mission.”
The evening’s dinner will be catered by Elements Restaurant, the Presenting Sponsor. “As across-the-street neighbors, it's inspiring to see the library constantly adapting to the fast-changing needs of our community,” said Elements owner Stephen Distler. “Elements is honored to celebrate the Library’s recent achievements.”
A variety of premium items and experiences curated especially for Beyond Words attendees will be part of the silent auction that will take place during the benefit. Highlights include four seats to “M. Butterfly,” including pre-show drinks with Hwang, Tumi luggage, a week on Martha’s Vineyard and a pizza party at Nomad for 25. Private events, including cooking and dinner with “Tree of Life” cookbook author Joy Stocke, tours of private art collections and an evening with Anne Marie Slaughter will also be part of the auction.
Beyond Words is one of the major fundraising events undertaken each year by the Friends of the Princeton Public Library who work to support the library’s materials, public programming and community outreach. This year’s co-chairs are Veronika Häusle-Kalabacos and Dagmar Kraemer-Anderson.
“The library is truly the best place in our community to relax and escape with a great work of literature, to research something important and groundbreaking, learn something practical, or explore the past or the future,” said Honorary Chair, Beth Walsh. “There’s no other Princeton institution that is so versatile, inclusive, and welcoming as our library. That’s why it is an honor for me to be involved in promoting awareness, of the library’s resources. We all benefit from seeing that the Princeton Public Library grows and thrives.”
This year’s corporate sponsors include longtime supporters, The Gould Group of Wells Fargo Advisors, and NRG at the Platinum and Gold levels. Other sponsors include: Bryn Mawr Trust, Lependor & Silverstein, McCaffrey’s, Princeton University, Howe Insurance, Shiseido, PNC Bank, IvyWise, Knapps Cyclery, Otsuka, The Bank of Princeton, Princeton University Press, Princeton Building Maintenance, Palmer Square Management, Stark & Stark, Princeton Shopping Center, Miele, Occasions by Cintron, Josh Zinder Architecture + Design, Withum, Weichert Realtors, Brown Advisory and Hamilton Jewelers.
Tickets for Beyond Words are on sale through the library’s website at princetonlibrary.org. For additional information contact the Friends office at (609) 924-9529, ext. 1280 or email friends@princetonlibrary.org.
Senior Class President Michael Alonzo (left) and Vice President Nicholas Reilly lead the Hun Class of 2018 at Thursday's opening Convocation.
Princeton, NJ – The Hun School community Thursday launched its 104th year with a Convocation ceremony filled with inspiring words and song.
Speakers greeting Hun's 643 students ranged from Headmaster Jonathan Brougham to New York recording artist Jesse Ruben, who performed two songs at the ceremony. Mr. Ruben, who is a singer-songwriter who recently appeared on NBC's Today Show, also heads an organization called The We Can Project, which travels to schools all over the country encouraging students to make a difference in their communities by undertaking service.
"It's been a long time since I had a first day at school, but I still get anxious when I see back-to- school commercials on TV," joked Mr. Ruben. With that in mind, he performed two songs, Nothing's Gonna Bring Me Down and We Can to start the year off on a positive note.
Headmaster Brougham greeted Hun's students by lauding the School's environment as the "kindest, most respectful, and happiest student culture" around. He encouraged returning students to reach out to the 192 new students on campus.
"Returning students, I hope you can remember someone who went out of their way to make you feel comfortable when you were new; now it's your turn," he told them.
Dean of Students Bethany Loffredo told the audience, tongue-in-cheek, how stealthily pushing a player out of bounds helped her win a third-grade basketball game, but has haunted her since. On a serious note, she encouraged students to practice integrity.
"Be the person who does the right thing, even when no one is watching," she suggested.
"Be a person of integrity... and not the person who pushes (other players) out of bounds."
Upper School Head Ryan Hews introduced Senior Class President Michael Alonzo, who encouraged his fellow students to seize the "unique opportunity" presented by "first days."
"The accolades and merits you gained in previous years have little value when you move up," he said. "Fortunately, this is also true of your mistakes and failures. They are washed away... so take advantage of a fresh start!"
Hun Middle School speaker Ayden Isbirian, whose school has a total of 107 students this year, its largest enrollment ever, told his classmates that Hun allows students to thrive.
"Hun creates an environment in which you can flourish and prosper," he said. "Take advantage of every opportunity our school gives you."
John Witherspoon Middle School (JW) invites everyone to kick off the 2017 - 18 school year and have fun with friends and neighbors at its annual “Super Saturday” (SS 17 ). This carnival - like event will be held on Saturday, October 14th from 11 am to 3 pm. The family - friendly event is JW’s largest fundraiser and draws crowds from the entire Princeton community. Games, live music, food trucks, and more will have the town buzzing!
Please click HERE for more info and sponsorship details
The Princeton Senior Resource Center (PSRC) proudly presents The Best of Second City, Chicago’s legendary improv comedy troupe, as this year’s major fundraising event on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at 4pm. The Second City launched Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Dan Ackroyd, Alan Arkin and many others to stardom on Saturday Night Live and well beyond – its imprint has been felt across every entertainment medium for almost 6 decades!
This fundraiser is an opportunity to support PSRC’s work in the community, supporting older adults and their families with guidance, educational and social programs to help them navigate life transitions and continue to be active, health and engaged in the community.
We believe in every opportunity to share good times, humor and laughter!
We are also offering two raffles in concert with our Second City event: Wine and Dine packages worth $1200 - 125 tickets sold, $100 per ticket; and two weeks in Rincon, Puerto Rico, valued at $2000; 75 tickets to be sold at $75 per ticket.
Click here to go to our website for VIP Tickets and raffle information
(general admission tickets will be available later in the summer.)
PRINCETON JCT., NJ—Pegasus Theatre Project, the professional resident theatre company of the West Windsor Arts Council, will present Neil Simon’s romantic comedy Chapter Two, September 15-24 at the West Windsor Arts Center.
George and Jennie have given up on ever finding love again. But George’s brother Leo and Jennie’s best friend Faye think they’re a match made in heaven. A misdialed phone call and an awkward, at best, extra-marital affair result in this touching and hilarious autobiographical comedy by Neil Simon about falling in love for the second time.
With Chapter Two, Pegasus continues to devise innovative uses for its unique performance space. “One of the things we love about working at the West Windsor Arts Center is the flexibility it allows us with staging and design,” director Jennifer Nasta Zefutie commented. “For example, whereas the traditional design for Chapter Two is to draw a line down the center of the stage and put each apartment on either side, we’re able to build two stages so each apartment is its own, self-contained playing space.”
Pegasus also continues to pair production themes with those of the artwork on exhibit during performances. The exhibit during Chapter Two is titled “Art in the Digital Age” and explores how modern technology affects our perception of and interaction with our world and each other. “It’s interesting to take an audience back to a time when a misdialed phone call could change your life while surrounded by art that reminds us of how modern technology impacts our interactions and communications with each other on every level,” Zefutie stated.
There are several events scheduled to complement the show. Following the opening night performance on September 15 will be a wine and cheese reception during which audience members can mingle with the cast and production team. Following the matinee performance on Sunday, September 17, the cast and creative team will host a talkback session when audience members can ask question and share their thoughts. On Saturday, September 23, there will be a Pre-Show wine and cheese reception that begins at 6:30pm when audience members can browse the exhibit and mingle with each other.
Chapter Two features Peter Bisgaier (Princeton Jct.), Heather Plank (Ambler, PA), Frank Falisi (Freehold), and Sarah Stryker (Princeton). The creative team includes: Direction by Jennifer Nasta Zefutie (Cranbury); Production Design by Judi Parrish (West Trenton); Stage Management by Lili Timmes (Princeton); Assistant Direction by Jonathan A. Martin (Hightstown); Costume Design by Chrissy Johnson (Hightstown); and Assistant Stage Management by Gavin Knox (Pemberton).
Chapter Two was written by Neil Simon. It will be presented September 15-24, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm at the West Windsor Arts Center, 952 Alexander Rd., Princeton Junction, NJ. Tickets are $22-26 and can be purchased online at www.PegasusTheatreNJ.org or by calling 609.759.0045.
Lavner Camps is in session at Stuart Country Day School (Princeton, NJ) through August 14th! Lots of educational and fun camp options in STEM and the Creative Arts. Award-Winning Summer Camps, 1:8 staff to camper ratio or better, and accredited by the American Camp Association. To learn more and to register, visit lavnercamps.com
July 29 & July 30, 2017 at Howell Living History Farm
Saturday, July 29 – 10 am to 8 pm
Sunday, July 30 – 10 am to 4 pm
Free Admission, Free Parking (Suggested donation of a canned good in support of Rutgers Against Hunger)
Join us at Howell Living History Farm for a truly enjoyable day! The fair includes animal shows and exhibits, homemade ice cream, hay rides, pony rides, music, magic shows, and farm tours. Check out displays by the Rutgers Master Gardners of Mercer County, Mercer County Wildlife Center, Mid-State Beekeepers Association, and many more! Free admission and parking for all! Please bring a non-perishable food donation for Rutgers Against Hunger.
Exhibitor Catalog 2017 (832KB PDF) (listing of projects that the general public and 4-H members may enter in the fair--along with guidelines--project entry is Friday, July 28th at Howell Living History Farm from 3 - 8 pm.)
Throughout July 21-30, we will be offering a 3-course menu for $45 See the Menu HERE
In addition to the 3-course menu, we will have our regular dinner, lunch, bar and cocktail menus. So come enjoy a taste of summer on the patio, in the lounge or in one of our dining rooms.
We are now open for lunch and dinner Wednesday through Sunday!
Amelia Chin received First Place and Best in Show honors in the Watercolor/non-professional category at the 2016 Mercer County Senior Art Show
TRENTON, N.J.—The 2017 Mercer County Senior Art Show will take place from July 19 through Aug. 4 at the Meadow Lakes Gallery in East Windsor.
The exhibit, which is sponsored by the Mercer County Division of Culture & Heritage and the Office on Aging, features original artworks created within the past three years, from drawings to paintings to crafts, by Mercer County residents age 60 or older.
“Mercer County has so many older adults who tap into their creativity to create new works of art,” said Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes. “I am looking forward to seeing the work of many talented artists on display this summer.”
All first-place winners will go on to the statewide competition, the New Jersey Senior Art Show, to be held Sept. 21 through Oct. 20 at Meadow Lakes, a Springpoint Senior Living Community on Etra Road, just off Route 571, in East Windsor.
Brick Farm Market has everything you need for the ultimate, farm to table 4th of July barbecue! We are CLOSED on July 4th, but we are open our regular hours on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. So plan ahead, call to place orders for pickup in advance.
Event to be held July 29-30 at Howell Living History Farm
TRENTON, N.J.—Have you perfected a new skill or hobby this year? Maybe you started a project a while back and have finally finished it. Well, bring it over to the 99th annual Mercer County 4-H Fair and the coveted Blue Ribbon could be yours! This year the fair will be celebrated July 29-30 at the Howell Living History Farm in Hopewell Township.
There are many “Open Division” categories at the fair – you do not need to be a 4-H member to exhibit. Your special family recipe, homegrown vegetable or creative project could earn a ribbon, and the general public is encouraged to submit entries.
The fair will celebrate 4-H’s long association with Mercer County and Howell Farm by featuring family-friendly activities, such as arts and crafts, animal shows and farm tours. This year’s theme is “99 Ways to Shine in 4-H.”
Please visit https://mercer.njaes.rutgers.edu/4h/fair, where you will find the fair exhibit book and a complete schedule. Any class listed — including arts and crafts, photography, foods, gardening, clothing, woodworking and more — may be entered under the Open Division. Projects will be received from the general public for entry in the fair on Friday, July 28, from 3 to 8 p.m. at Howell Living History Farm.
The fair will run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 29, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 30. Admission and parking are free. Children’s activities, hay rides, music and exhibits will take place throughout the fair. Plenty of food and drink, including homemade ice cream, will also be available. The opening ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. on July 29.
4-H, a youth development program operated by Rutgers Cooperative Extension, provides research-based, hands-on learning experiences for youth in Mercer County. The fair is an opportunity for 4-H members to showcase projects they have worked on throughout the year.
For more information about 4-H or entering projects in the fair, please contact Altaira Bejgrowicz at the Mercer County 4-H Office at (609) 989-6830 or bejgrowicz@njaes.rutgers.edu.
Howell Farm is owned by the County of Mercer and maintained by the Mercer County Park Commission. It is located on Valley Road, just off Route 29, in Hopewell Township. The GPS address is 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell Township, NJ 08530. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays.
Wow...a dime! From left, Sarah Webster of Morrisville, Pa., as Phyllis, Erin Wurtz of Levittown, Pa., as Lorraine, Tara Wagner of Hamilton as Ann, and Haley Schmalbach of Palmyra as Peggy.
West Windsor, N.J. – Prepare to tap your feet along with M & M Stage Productions as they present the enduring and endearing classic “42nd Street” at Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC’s) Kelsey Theatre. Dates and show times are Fridays, July 14 and 21 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, July 15 and 22 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, July 16 and 23 at 2 p.m.
Kelsey Theatre is located on the college’s West Windsor Campus at 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening performance on July 14.
The entertainment quotient doesn’t get higher than in this show that combines crowd-pleasing tap dances, popular musical theater songs, and show-stopping ensemble production numbers. Peggy Sawyer, a small town girl with big time talent, arrives in New York with hopes to be on Broadway and lands a spot in the chorus line of a new musical, “Pretty Lady.” When lead actress Dorothy Brock twists her ankle right before opening night, Peggy is picked to take her place. Says "Pretty Lady" director Julian Marsh, “You're going out there a youngster, but you've got to come back a star!" Delightfully corny, with romance and hilarious wisecracks throughout, “42nd Street” is a part of musical theater history that never gets old.
The musical score includes some of the greats: “We’re In The Money,” “Lullaby of Broadway,” “Shuffle Off To Buffalo,” “Dames,” “I Only Have Eyes For You” and of course “42nd Street.”
The cast stars Michael Marrero of Hamilton as Billy Lawlor; Haley Schmalbach of Palmyra as Peggy Sawyer; Elio Lleo of Ewing as Julian Marsh; Jen Gursky of Lebanon as Dorothy Brock; Carolyn Anzuini of Bordentown as Maggie Jones; Matthew Cassidy Morrisville, Pa., as Bert Barry; Tara Wagner of Hamilton as Ann Reilly; Fred Gropper of Yardley, Pa., as Pat Denning; Ron SanGiovanni of Burlington as Abner Dillon; Shan Williams II of Trenton as Andy Lee; Sarah Webster of Morrisville, Pa., as Phyllis Dale; Erin Wurtz of Levittown, Pa., as Lorraine Flemming; Chris Schmalbach of Palmyra as Mac; and Joe Stockette of Langhorne, Pa., as Oscar.
The ensemble features Kathryn Aylesworth of Cherry Hill, Robbie Angarone of Hamilton Square, Lexi Baldachino of Millstone Township, Zachary Benedetti of Ewing, MaryRose Brendel of Cranbury, Reise Bridgers of Hamilton, Sean Conway of Hamilton, Nicholas Eldridge of Hamilton, Maddie Keelan of Hamilton, Nick Kianka of Hamilton, Matt Krauss of Yardley, Pa., Marley Madding of New Hope, Pa., Marina McLaughlin of Columbus, Elizabeth Miller of Yardley, Pa., Isabella Papaccio of Hamilton, Christina Pullen of New Egypt, Allison Reed of Yardville, Harrison Smith of Cherry Hill, Danielle Standifer of Hamilton, Joseph Wojtkowski of Manalapan, Julianna Zannikos of Doylestown, Pa., and Sam Zdanowicz of Hamilton.
The production team includes Producers Mike Almstedt and Mike DiIorio; Director Mike DiIorio; Musical Director Pam Sharples; Choreographer Laura Ghaffor, Lighting Director Chris Ghaffor, Sound Design Eric Collins and Costumer Louisa Murey.
Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, and $16 students and children. Tickets may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking available next to the theater.
Princeton, N.J.– D&R Greenway Land Trust is hosting the Garden State Watercolor Society's 48th annual exhibitionOur World through Artists' Eyesat the Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Place, Princeton, June 22 – August 21, with an opening reception and awards ceremony on Thursday, June 22, 5:30-7:30 p.m.; light refreshments will be served. Exhibition-related events:
Demonstrations, Princeton Brush Company giveaways, June 26, 1-2 p.m.
Artist demonstration with Lisa Budd Wednesday, July 26, 2-3:30 p.m.
Plein air painting Wednesday, August 9, 9 a.m.-noon on D&R Greenway grounds, followed by Gallery Walk with Tess Fields and Joanne Amantea 1-2 p.m.
Artist demonstration Monday, August 21, 1:30-3 p.m., with juror Susan Weintraub.
Artwork by 67 artists, from Cape May to Sussex County, was selected for the exhibition by juror Susan Weintraub. Many of the artists are nationally known, such as Lucy and Charles McVicker, Sandy O'Connor and Donna Read.
Juror Susan Weintraub, who has served as juror for regional and national watercolor exhibits, is the recipient of the American Watercolor Society's Gold Medal of Honor for her painting "End of the Day." She was featured in the February, 2016 issue of Watercolor Artist for paintings of her Brooklyn neighborhood, Brighton Beach, and the community's resilience after the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Sandy.
Having served as an art teacher for New York City public schools for 25 years, Weintraub has since studied at the Art Students League where she was an eight-time recipient of the coveted "red dot," an award given to the best individual work in each class each year. In 2012 the Art Students League purchased one of her paintings for its permanent collection, adding to the work of such notable students as Winslow Homer and Georgia O'Keeffe. Other prizes and awards have come from the Salmagundi Club, the Ridgewood Art Institute, the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society and the Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors.
"Garden State Watercolor Society wholeheartedly supports D&R Greenway Land Trust's commitment to conserving our natural world," says GSWS President Tess Fields. "By purchasing art during this exhibit you will not only help support the arts, you will also support D&R's worthy mission.
"Artists see the beauty that nature has to offer, experience our harsh urban environments and interact with the world's many inhabitants," continues Fields. "From those experiences artists internalize, and then react and create. The resulting art is a meaningful and sometimes profound reflection of our world."
"We are delighted to partner once again with the Garden State Watercolor Society," says D&R Greenway Land Trust President & CEO Linda Mead. "D&R Greenway's mission is to preserve and protect a permanent network of natural lands and open spaces, creating and extending greenways—unbroken chains of preserved land surrounding stream corridors, headwaters, water recharge areas and significant ecosystems. Together, D&R Greenway and GSWS hope to inspire a conservation ethic that results in an increased public commitment to land preservation and stewardship."
"GSWS is grateful to Linda J. Mead, D&R Greenway President and CEO, her wonderful staff and the D&R Greenway Board of Trustees and advisors for their continued interest and support for our organization," concludes Fields.
The exhibition will be in the Marie Matthews galleries of the Johnson Education Center, One Preservation Place, Princeton. Admission is free. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., closed holidays and special occasions – please call ahead to confirm availability. www.drgreenway.org
The Friends of the Princeton Public Library will be holding their Annual Book Sale in the Library's Community Room this Friday and Saturday.
The Preview Sale takes place on Friday from 10 a.m. until noon. Admission to the two-hour Preview Sale is $10 and free to members of the Friends of the Princeton Public Library. The Friends will start selling numbered tickets at 8 a.m.
The Regular Sale, which includes free admission and a book lover's dream inventory of great reads, starts at noon and continues until 8:30 p.m. on Friday, then starts again at 9 a.m. and runs until 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Please be sure to give yourself plenty of time for shopping. Your bookshelves will thank you and we will as well, because your purchases are a great way to support the Princeton Public Library.
Children at this age already know how to identify a problem. In this workshop girls will develop confidence in their abilities to discover creative solutions to real-world problems. Students will investigate a problem and invent a solution using the engineering design process and recycled materials to create an original product. They will talk about and practice the skills needed to present ideas to a group of peers. Great for anyone who likes solving problems, imagining creative solutions, or getting others on board with your great ideas!
Taught by Christina Kosyla, Lower School drama teacher and theology teacher at Stuart.
$25
Refreshments and a parent education program on developing confidence in girls will be running simultaneously. More information is available for parents who wish to stay.
Tick, tock, tick, tock. You see that end-of-school countdown and you know camp is next. It’s been on your to-do list since spring break, but this year you’re just not sure the best camp to send them. Maybe your kids are finally at the minimum age to actually attend or perhaps they’re aging out of another. Remember all the fun you had at camp? You want your child to have the best.summer.ever with new friends, new experiences, and lasting memories, but where do you start? Once you have your budget in mind, here are some tips to consider:
1) Open our Summer Camps Guide as a point of reference. We have day and overnight camps, sports, academics, and most are right in the Mercer County area. If you like using check marks and highlighters to help you make a decision, simply print out the page and start making notes.
1) Your Work Schedule: The first thing you should do is to figure out what schedule you need your kids to be on during the summer, especially if both you and your spouse are full-time working parents. Once you know the hours, that will help you zero in on which camps to start with.
2) What You Need: When your kids are little, you can pretty much have a say in what they do for the summer. Do you want them to learn to swim? Is your objective more socializing before they begin school? Whatever it is that YOU want for your little one will help narrow down your choices. When your child is school-age and starts to have specific interests, talents, or needs (socially or academically), you can discuss the options with them.
3) What They Want: As our children get to a certain age, it’s important to give them some choice (from a list of pre-approved options that fit your budget and your schedule). You want them to have the best.summer.ever and not dread that Monday after the final school bell rings. Start with a simple Q&A with your child about what they would like to spend the summer doing or learning, as long as they understand that other factors like budget, time and location come into play. If your child needs academic enrichment over the summer, but they want to go to a sports or day camp, it’s important to find a compromise that everyone is happy with. And what about overnight camp? Is your child ready for that? Those are all things to discuss together.
4) Interview Your Choices: Once you have a few options, contact the camp to ask any questions that you don’t get answered from the website. Don’t hesitate to ask about emergency procedures, allergy policies and protocols, the camper to counselor ratio, staff training and so on. If you are sending multiple children to the same camp, you an inquire about sibling discounts too. It doesn’t hurt to ask!
A SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS MUSICAL ADVENTURE
MAY 24–JUNE 25, 2017
Based on the stories by P.L. Travers and one of the most popular films of all time! Mary Poppins takes us on a magical and memorable adventure. It’s an enchanting mixture of irresistible story, unforgettable songs, breathtaking dance numbers, and a little bit of magic. The show that received nominations for nine Olivier and seven Tony Awards, including best musical. It’s a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious musical adventure!
Ariel (Rachael Shadle) and Prince Eric (Tristan Takacs) are united at last.
West Windsor, N.J. – An underwater spectacular is coming to Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC’s) Kelsey Theatre. The Yardley Players present Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” Fridays, May 26 and June 2 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, May 27 and June 3 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sundays, May 28 and June 4 at 2 p.m.
Kelsey Theatre is located on MCCC’s West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on May 26.
Based on the Hans Christian Andersen story, this fishy fairytale features beloved characters including the spirited mermaid Ariel, Prince Eric, Flounder the Fish, Scuttle the Seagull, Sebastian the Crab, and the Evil Sea Witch, Ursula, of course! Ariel makes a scary bargain with the Sea Witch that allows her to visit the land above the sea, but a showdown looms ahead. The show boasts music by Academy Award winner Alan Menken featuring such family favorites as “Under the Sea,” Kiss the Girl” and “Part of Your World.”
Starring in “The Little Mermaid” are Rachael Shadle of Hatfield, Pa., as Ariel; Tristan Takacs of Hamilton as Prince Eric; Gabrielle Affleck of Philadelphia, Pa., as Ursula, the Evil Sea Witch; James LeGette of Levittown, Pa., as Sebastian; Nicholas Kianka of Hamilton as Grimsby; Liz Wurtz of Levittown, Pa., as Scuttle; Dylan Katz of West Windsor as Flounder; Pat Parton of Hamilton as King Triton; Fady Zaher of Hamilton as Chef Louis; Vincent Martinez of Toms River as Flotsam; Tylir Brown of Hamilton as Jetsam; and Dan Mucha of Yardville in the dual roles of Pilot and Chef.
Featured as the princess sisters are Stephanie Borcsik of Hamilton, Kristin Kraus of Levittown, Pa., Marina McLaughlin of Columbus, Heather Parton of Hamilton, Rachel Siegel of Robbinsville, and Erin Wurtz of Levittown, Pa.
The ensemble includes Robbie Angarone of Hamilton, Grace Axelson of Princeton, Emma Behrens of East Windsor, Nicholas Benedetti and Zachary Benedetti of Ewing, Hayden Clark of Lawrenceville, Shealyn Davis of Newtown, Pa., Ashley Gafgen and Shannon Gafgen of Newfield, Sydney Gilmore of Yardley, Pa., Makenna Katz of West Windsor, Leslie Kraus of Levittown, Pa., Jillian Lee of Hamilton Square, Connor McDowell of Levittown, Pa., Daniel Montero of Ewing, Peyton Nolan of Yardville, Marysa Pratico of Hamilton, Jeffrey Rosenthal of Dayton, Shreya Savur and Abby Scatena of Robbinsville, Danielle Slaboda of Hamilton, Troy Vallery of Yardville, and Kaitlyn Young of Robbinsville.
The production team includes Producer Kristy Davis, Director Marge Swider, Music Director Pat Masterson, Choreographer Laura Murey Ghaffoor and Stage Manager Jill Katz. The set design is by James Kenna; lighting design is by M. Kitty Getlik; and costumes are by Louisa Murey.
Tickets for Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” are $20 for all and are available at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Theatre Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking available next to the theater.
Princeton Tennis Program's (PTP) spring outdoor program at the Community Park Tennis Complex(CPTC),Princeton and Veteran's Park(VP), Hamilton
GPS ADDRESS FOR SITES:
Community Park Tennis Complex(CPTC) - 365 John Street, Princeton NJ 08540
Veteran's Park(VP) - 2206 Kuser Road, Hamilton NJ
WHAT TO BRING:
Racquet, water, and comfortable clothing. Only sneakers are allowed on court. No crocs, sandals or cleats will be allowed on court. Please label your belongings as PTP is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
INCLEMENT WEATHER:
In the event of questionable weather or court conditions please call the weather hotline indicated below for your site. As weather conditions change throughout the day PTP suggest that before you leave home for your class that you call the hotline to determine the status of your class. If we have enough lead time we will send out an email alert, however, the hotline is your best defense!
Community Park (CPTC) hotline / 609-520-0015x2
Veteran's Park (VP) hotline / 609-520-0015x3
PTP POLICIES:
PTP does not offer make-ups for personal absences. No Refunds.
8WK SESSION DATES - please mark your calendar with these dates:
MONDAY / April 24-June 19 (no class May 29/Memorial Day)
TUESDAY / April 25-June 13
WEDNESDAY (morning classes) / April 26-June 14
WEDNESDAY (afternoon & evening classes) / April 26-June 21 (no class May 31 / PTP's annual fundraiser - The Princeton Tennis Classic)
THURSDAY (morning classes) / April 27-June 22 (no class June 1st / PTP's annual fundraiser - The Princeton Tennis Classic)
THURSDAY (afternoon & evening classes / April 27-June 15
FRIDAY / April 28-June 16
SATURDAY / April 29-June 17
SUNDAY / April 30-June 18
Thank you again for your support of the Princeton Tennis Program...building community tennis since 1954! Please don't hesitate to call the PTP office for questions or concerns 609-520-0015x0. During the outdoor season office hours are limited. You can also call the Shed at CPTC 609-921-9645 for assitance.
A powerful portrait of one woman’s discovery of her own empowerment and the true meaning of intimacy.
The year is 1905. A single African American seamstress is supporting herself by creating elegant lingerie for wealthy Manhattan clients. When a letter arrives from a stranger, it awakens a desire within her that leads to the love she yearned for, but is nothing like she expected. Jade King Carroll (The Piano Lesson) returns to McCarter to direct this tender, exquisitely-written romance from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage (Ruined, Sweat).
BEST AVAILABILITY!
May 6 – 8pm
May 24, 30 – 7:30pm
June 4 – 7:30pm
"Home is Where the Odyssey Ends," an oil painting by Carlo Fiorentini
West Windsor, N.J. – Visual Arts students at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) are ready to display their rich and varied talents as the Gallery at Mercer presents the final show of its 2016-17 season. The annual “Visual Arts Student Exhibition” runs from Monday, April 10 to Thursday, May 4, and is free and open to the public.
The community is invited to an Opening Reception on Wednesday, April 12, 5 to 7 p.m. The Gallery is located on the second floor of the college's Communications Building on the West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
The exhibition includes 65 works by 44 students from a range of Mercer’s Visual Arts programs including Fine Arts, Advertising and Graphic Design, Digital Arts, Photography and Sculpture. Gallery hours are Mondays through Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with Wednesday hours extended until 7 p.m.
Said Gallery Director and Professor of Fine Arts Lucas Kelly, "In my opinion, from a professor's view, the Visual Arts Student Exhibition is the most important exhibition in the Gallery's season. It is a time for students to showcase and honor the evidence of their efforts. While we appreciate their accomplishments academically and artistically, this is the moment when students take that important step out of the safety of the classroom. Having the confidence to share your work with the public is a major step in becoming a visual arts professional. Having the chance to celebrate that moment with our students is a great privilege."
Featured student artists include: Yongxi Bao of Hamilton; Michele Bouchard of West Windsor; Laura Callejo Jimenez of Ewing; Camilo Chaj of Trenton; Sue Chio of Lawrenceville; Julia Cook of Ewing; Katja De Ruyter of Princeton; C. Chase Easley Blanchard of West Windsor; Lynne Faridy of Levittown, Pa.; Carlo Fiorentini of Princeton; Jordan Fraser of Franklin Park; Christian Gonzalez of Ewing; Beverly Hagy of Ewing; Carly Hall of Hamilton; Karen Hodell of Hightstown; Kimberly Hoff of Trenton; Katherine Inman of Hamilton; Megan Jean of Burlington; Michael Lopez of Point Pleasant; Concetta A. Maglione of Princeton; Lizzie Mayer of Allentown; David Mesinoff of Cranbury; Suzanne Migliori of Groveville; John Pietrowski of Ewing; Kassandra Pineiro of Hamilton; Danielle Rackowski of Hamilton; Regina Ritter of Trenton; Katie Rojas of Hamilton; Nevin Schleider of Mercerville; Christa Schneider of Princeton; Megan Serfass of West Windsor; Susan Siben of Robbinsville; Olivia Stevens of Allentown; Zachary Gubatina Talbonen of Monmouth Junction; Amanda Tonkery of Monroe; Maria Tyrasinsla of Wrightstown; Lynn Way of West Windsor; Lucinda Weller of Trenton; Rena White of Lawrenceville; Daniel Woods of Hamilton; Christina Young of Hamilton; and Cindy Zumba of East Windsor.
More information about this and other exhibits at the MCCC Gallery is available at www.mccc.edu/gallery. Directions to the campus and a campus map can be found at www.mccc.edu.
11 Palmer Square West (between Pacers Running and Ann Taylor)
Leading makeup authority, M·A·C Cosmetics, opens its sixth freestanding store in NJ. M·A·C will celebrate its grand opening with its Art Of The Lip launch event. Find colourful new ways to get lippy with the magic touch of M·A·C Artists… Pucker up and pose for the photo gallery! Live illustrations, super-sexy sound and more makeup than you can handle!
The first 50 people will receive a complimentary M·A·C lipstick. There’s lots happening – so many great photo opportunities!
PRINCETON- The Trinity Church 47th Annual Spring Rummage Sale will be on Friday, April 28th, from 6pm - 9pm, and Saturday, April 29th, from 9am - 3pm, at 33 Mercer Street. Friday night, numbered, admission tickets, at $5, will go on sale in the parish office at 12 noon on April 28th. Admission to the Saturday sale is free, with numbered entry tickets being distributed beginning at 7 am outside the Pierce-Bishop Hall parish entrance on Mercer Street.
Just as spring heralds new beginnings, even a long-lasting, rummage sale sees changes. The Friday night preview sale will center on Ladies and Men's "Better Clothing" being moved into Pierce-Bishop Hall, beside the Housewares department. "This'n' That " (ladies accessories) will be sold in the Parlor, jewelry in the Library and antiques, fine china, collectibles and art in the George Thomas room. Linens and Books will be sold on the lower level. Lunch,drinks and snacks will be available.
The Labor Day weekend Fall Trinity rummage sale will be held September 2nd and 3rd.
Proceeds from rummage benefit Trinity's outreach program, which supports non-profits in Mercer County, New Jersey and around the world. To learn more, visit trinityprinceton.org
Join the Teacher-Naturalists for some STEAM-ing (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) great fun and exploration!
Sign up for one day or all week. The Watershed Center will be 'home base' but children 6 – 12 years old spend the entire day exploring outdoors.
Monday – Friday, 9:30AM-4:00PM each day; extended care runs from 8:30AM-5:30PM. Children must dress for early spring weather – boots are necessary! Bring refillable water bottle, several snacks and lunch each day.
Trenton, NJ - March 27, 2017 ---- The Trenton Children's Chorus (TCC) has received generous contributions totaling $143,200 to provide choral music education, performance opportunities, academic support and transportation for Trenton area children.
A Princeton Area Community Foundation Greater Mercer Grant for $20,000 was awarded to TCC for operating support. The Princeton Area Community Foundation promotes philanthropy and builds community across Mercer County and central New Jersey. Since its founding in 1991, the Community Foundation has grown into an organization with more than $140 million in assets and made grants of more than $95 million, including nearly $16 million in 2016.
“Our Greater Mercer Grants program helps fund nonprofits doing terrific work in the region,” said Jeffrey M. Vega, President & CEO of the Princeton Area Community Foundation. “Through the Trenton Children’s Chorus, youngsters experience the joy of music, gain confidence, and develop social and academic skills. We’re proud to support the program.”
Trenton Children's Chorus has also been awarded funding from the following other institutions: The City of Trenton’s Block Grant - $30,000; The New Jersey Cultural Trust—$25,000; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation—$24,000; The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation - $20,000; Page & Otto Marx, Jr. Foundation—$20,000;; the James Kerney Foundation—$18,000; Church & Dwight Employee Giving Fund—$10,000; Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies—$7200; David Mathey Foundation—$5,000; Mary G. Roebling Foundation—$4,500; PNC Foundation—$3,000; The Prudential Foundation—$3,500; among others.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Trenton Children's Chorus (TCC) will be performing at the 18th annual Spring into Song on Sunday, April 2 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm at Central Church, 2015 Pennington Road, Ewing Twp., NJ. Hosted by Hopewell Valley Chorus, the concert is free to the public. Donations will be accepted and provide support for TCC choristers to attend summer camps that provide training in music, academic and leadership.
TCC will host their own annual Spring Concert on Friday, May 12 at 7:00 pm at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 471 Parkway Avenue, Trenton, NJ. Admission is free to the public.
ABOUT TRENTON CHILDREN’S CHORUS
TCC is an award-winning nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower the academic, social, and spiritual lives of children through artistry in music. Today’s program serves approximately 150 singers in grades K-12, and provides exceptional musical, academic, social, and personal opportunities for young people in the Greater Trenton Area. TCC offers choral music education and performance opportunities as well as drumming and keyboard instruction, music theory instruction, tutoring, homework assistance, SAT prep, college application help, and summer music, academic, and leadership enrichment programs. TCC also offers financial support for outside tutoring and musical instrument lessons, and scholarships for choristers who graduate from high school and go on to college. And TCC employs high school aged choristers as rehearsal assistants to work with younger children, gaining valuable leadership skills that will serve them throughout their lives.
TCC is known as one of the best children’s choruses in the country and has performed at the White House for President and Mrs. Obama, the United Nations, the National Cathedral, and Princeton University; for the swearing-in ceremony of former United States Representative Rush Holt at the Library of Congress and for the inauguration of Governor Chris Christie; with Boheme Opera NJ, the American Repertory Ballet, and Princeton Pro Musica; in concert with Bobby McFerrin and Dave Brubeck; and for corporate, community, church, and private events in the Greater Trenton area. For more information visit the TCC website at trentonchildrenschorus.org.
“Manual Training and Industrial School for Colored Youth,” Bordentown, N.J., by Wendel White. White
Trenton, N.J. – Mercer County Community College (MCCC) announces the opening of “Schools for the Colored,” a photography exhibit by Wendel White, at the college’s James Kerney Campus (JKC) Gallery in Trenton. The show runs from Thursday, April 6 through Thursday, May 4. The Gallery at the James Kerney Campus is located in the Trenton Hall Annex at 137 North Broad Street across from the James Kerney Building.
Under the direction of Michael Chovan-Dalton, who coordinates the Photography and Digital Arts programs at MCCC, the Gallery will host an Artist’s Talk and Opening Reception Wednesday, April 12, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., which coincides with the ribbon cutting for the new building earlier in the day. White's talk is expected to begin at 5:45 pm.
Gallery hours for this show are Mondays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon, and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.; and Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m.
The exhibit by White, a highly acclaimed, award-winning photographer, originated with his “Small Towns, Black Lives” project. According to White, the project began as a modest attempt to depict daily events and activities in a small, historically African American community near the southernmost tip of New Jersey.
Now, 15 years after the first project, “Schools for the Colored” integrates black and white images with digital media to depict the racially segregated school buildings and landscapes that existed in the northern “free” states. White’s method of obscuring the landscapes in the images adds a photographic “veil” that correlates to historian and activist W.E.B. DuBois’ explanation of an early schooling experience. “I was different from the others; of like, mayhap, in heart and life and longing, but shut out from their world by a vast veil,” DuBois observed on his writings.
Wendel White was born in Newark and grew up in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. His work can be found in museum and corporate collections such as the New Jersey State Museum; The Museum of Fine Art in Houston, Texas; Johnson and Johnson in New Brunswick, and the Paul R. Jones Collection of African American Art at both the University of Delaware and The University of Alabama. White has served on the board of directors for the Society for Photographic Education and as board chair for the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. He is currently Distinguished Professor of Art at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.
More information about The Gallery at the James Kerney Campus is available at www.mccc.edu/jkcgallery.
Artworks Trenton proudly presents two exhibitions opening April 4th, 2017; with an opening reception April 8th, 6-8pm, for both exhibitions.
"The New Native", by Wil Swink, is an exploration of an artist in new surroundings.
A Native is traditionally defined by their place of physical birth. But what about those of us who experience re-birth in a specific place? We are New Natives.
"When someone asks me where I am from, I typically tell them my place of birth. But there is this urge to name all the places that have changed me into who I am presently. I think that is a more honest answer to the question. We are from where we have been.", said Wil Swink when asked about the title of his exhibition.
This is a show about the development of an artist. It will explore concepts of how a person makes a home out of something new. That idea will be executed, literally, with the show's presence in the gallery space. With one side representing a dining room and the other a living room, a new home will be born at Artworks.
The show production will be documented by filmmaker Jacob Beizer, who will then create a short documentary that will be projected on to a 8'x4' hanging projection screen/piece and looped during normal gallery hours.
Artworks Trenton is proud to present its 4th Annual Juried Print Exhibition which will be held in the Community Gallery at Artworks. This exhibition showcases the works of printmakers from around the tri-state area, with works in screenprint, monograph, etching, woodblock, hybrid media works, and other hand pulled, printingmaking techniques.
The exotic Orient Express is about to go off the rails! With a locomotive full of suspects and an alibi for each one, it’s the perfect mystery for detective Hercule Poirot, n’est-ce pas? Wax your mustache and hold on to your passport—adapted from Agatha Christie’s masterpiece, two-time Tony-nominated playwright Ken Ludwig and multi-award-winning director Emily Mann will take you on a suspenseful, thrilling ride aboard the legendary Orient Express!
3 WEEKS ONLY! PERFORMANCES ADDED
BY POPULAR DEMAND!
Trenton Music Makers is seeking orchestral instruments with a past. Your outgrown violin, and your loved but now neglected trumpet, can help Trenton kids grow. Do you have an instrument in need of a good home?
Dropoff Points: Princeton Symphony Orchestra offices: 575 Ewing St, Princeton., Studio B Bakery|Bistro|Bar: 439 S Broad St, Trenton.
Pens ready? The Cotsen Children's Library challenges you to write a short, 350-word story that includes the sentence, "The taste was strange, but not unexpected." (just 343 words left to go!). Winning stories will be illustrated and published in the Summer 2017 issue of the Picture Book Press and on our Pop Goes the Page creative blog. Additionally, winning authors in our three age categories will enjoy a $50 shopping spree at Labyrinth Books!
Open to Ages 9-14
Contest submissions are due by 3:00pm on Friday, March 31, 2017.
Feb. 28, 2017, Princeton, NJ—The Women’s Philanthropy Annual Spring Luncheon will be held on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Greenacres Country Club in Lawrenceville, NJ. Each year, this division of the Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer Bucks gathers for a day of friends and fun while raising money for Jewish programming in the area, in Israel, and around the world.
The keynote speech this year will be presented by Bianna Golodryga, the News and Finance Anchor for Yahoo, where she anchors the “Yahoo News Now” broadcast and Yahoo’s explainer series “Now I Get It.” She also covers breaking news and reports from the field during news-making events. She previously co-anchored the weekend edition of Good Morning America. Currently, she appears on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Tina Brown’s annual Women in the World Summit, and the Cannes Lions Conference. She’s a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Bianna and her family were able to leave the former Soviet republic of Moldova as political refugees and come to the United States. She is fluent in Russian.
Each year, Women’s Philanthropy honors a woman who has demonstrated commitment to community through leadership and volunteer activities. This year, the Woman of Valor Award will be presented to Lisa Tobias, a dedicated Princeton philanthropist. She is being recognized for her tireless work with Greenwood House Home for the Jewish Aged and her devoted participated as a member of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation as well as a longstanding Lion of Judah.
Additionally, the attendees participate in an upscale raffle with products donated by local, regional and national businesses including Blue Mercury, Six Flags, Morton & Basset Spices, The Peacock Inn, and peach, to name a few.
The Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer Bucks is part of the Jewish Federations of North America, with 148 local Federations nationawide. As a collective, we meet the needs of individuals, families, and communities locally, in Israel, and in over 60 countries around the world.
Westminster Choir College presents its 2017 Art Song Festival, titled "American Voice" on Friday and Saturday, February 24 and 25, 2017, in Bristol Chapel on the campus of Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, N.J. The festival includes recitals at 7:30 pm on Friday and Saturday. A free symposium titled "Uniquely American Voice," will be held, from 10 am to 1 pm, on Saturday.
Each evening will feature Westminster Professor J. J. Penna, piano, and Westminster Choir College students. Friday's recital, titled "An American Modernist Voice," features works by Charles Ives, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Elliot Carter, John Harbison, John Cage, Joseph Schwantner, William Bolcom, Amy Beth Kirsten and Chris Cerrone. Saturday's recital, titled "Voices of Today, Songs by Living American Composers," features works by John Harbison, Judith Cloud, George Rochberg, William Bolcom, Jeremy Gill, Libby Larsen and James Primosch
The Symposium on Saturday, February 25 includes three presentations. Dr. Steve Pilkington, associate professor of sacred music, will present "What is American Music?" Dr. Barry Seldes, emeritus professor of Political Science at Rider University will present "Leonard Bernstein's Life and Music." Dr. Matthew Shaftel, dean of Rider University's Westminster College of the Arts, will present "Singing an Old Song: Ives' Hymn Tune Borrowings and the Aesthetics of Nostalgia."
Admission for each recital is $15 for adults and $10 for students/seniors. Tickets are available online or by calling the box office at 609-921-2663 Admission to the Saturday Symposium is free. Westminster Choir College is located at 101 Walnut Lane in Princeton, N.J.
One of the most gifted collaborative pianists of his generation, J. J. Penna has performed in recital with notable singers such as Kathleen Battle, Harolyn Blackwell, and David Daniels. Penna has been heard at the Kennedy Center; Weill Hall, Zankel Hall and Merkin Recital Hall in NYC; the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City; Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood; Wigmore Hall in London; as well as on concert tours throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, the Far East, South America and the former Soviet Union.
Devoted to the performance and study of new music, Penna has premiered song cycles by William Bolcom, Ricky Ian Gordon, Richard Hundley and Lowell Liebermann. He has performed and held fellowships at prestigious festivals, such as Tanglewood Music Center, Chautauqua Institution, Banff Center for the Arts, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, the Music Academy of the West, and San Francisco Opera Center's Merola Program, where he received the Otto Guth Award. In addition to serving on the Westminster Choir College faculty he is a coach at The Juilliard School.
Dr. Barry Seldes has taught Political Theory, Freedom and Authority, European politics, Politics of the Global Economy, and American Political Thought among other topics. He has published articles in Handbook on Public Administration, For the Voice, Legacy of European Ideas, the Austrian History Yearbook and The Eighteenth Century: A Current Bibliography; his article on the European Union's military force was in New Europe at the Crossroads. He continues to give lectures on the political-cultural worlds of Franz Schubert, Heinrich Heine, Johannes Brahms, Gustav Mahler, and Leonard Bernstein. His book, Leonard Bernstein: Survival and Triumph in Cold War America, was published by University of California Press in 2009. His current projects include studies of the work of the late critic Susan Sontag.
Dr. Matthew Shaftel was appointed Dean of Rider University's Westminster College of the Arts in July of 2015. Before assuming this position, he served Florida State University as associate vice president for academic affairs, director of general education, and associate dean of undergraduate studies. Dr. Shaftel hold three degrees from Yale University, and he has been recognized numerous times for excellence in music and teaching.. With a career that includes numerous published books, articles, invited articles and book chapters, Dr. Shaftel has continued his research productivity while maintaining his administrative and teaching roles. In the past year, he published his most recent textbook, a new critical edition of select Webern piano works.
Activities, Contests & Pi-themed Fun For Princeton Pi Day!
We'll be celebrating the number Pi AND Albert Einstein's birthday with a weekend full of fun in downtown Princeton!
MARCH 11th thru March 14th!
NEW PI DAY PRINCETON INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY & HOTEL VIP PACKAGES!
Guaranteed VIP Seating at free events; Judge for Einstein Look A Like & Best Apple Pie Contest; One Complimentary Pie Throw and guaranteed participation in Pie Eating Contest, plus, personalized text messages throughout the event!
- Decorate a winning cupcake or Pizza Pi! (each winner gets a free cupcake or pizza every month!)
- March in our Pi-Rade around Palmer Square, or attend Albert Einstein's Surprise Birthday Party or ride the famous Dinky with Einstein!
Catch live musical and theatrical professional performances, enjoy specials from Princeton merchants, participate in Einstein-themed activities, or take the free walking tour of his neighborhood... the weekend is PACKED with family fun!
Many thanks to our event sponsors and partners for hosting such an endless number of darling events!
Nassau Inn, Princeton Tour Company, The Peacock Inn, Princeton University Concerts, Laudau's, Morven Museum & Garden, Princeton Pi, McCaffrey's, House of Cupcakes, Yankee Doodle Tap Room,Palmer Square, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton Garden Theater, Princeton Public Library and Historical Society of Princeton
Special thanks to the Director of "Goblin Girl"; Performances by Jack Fry and Tom Blomquist; World Champions Marc Umile and Robert Zorn and Bill Agress, the official Pi Day Princeton Albert Einstein re-enactor!
We asked and you delivered. In honor of Valentine’s Day, we wanted to know what you, the public, loved about living in the Princeton area. We polled our followers on Facebook and Instagram and have shared their responses below. If there's anything they missed, add your favorites in the comments below.
Princeton Forrestal Village: We love how our village is a destination for shopping, dining, entertainment, fitness, family activities and more: Monday Morning Flower and Balloon Co. Pinot's Palette Gymboree Play & Music of Princeton, NJ Tre Piani Luxe Home Company Forrestal Village Fitness
Belinda S.: Love abounds in Princeton for intellectual pursuits...wherever you go, whether it's the cleaners, a coffee shop or waiting for your child at the bus stop... amazing people doing amazing things. I ??Princeton
Kathleen W.: Our art studio Pinot's Palette is Princeton's new night out! Celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, host bachelorette parties in our VIP room or join a regular class in our spacious, upscale studio located at Forrestal Village, with plenty of free parking.
Cristina F.: Love that there is always something going on somewhere in and around town. Whether with the kids or on a date night with my husband, there is always something to do. Our favorite spot is stop at the bent spoon and walk around the square!
Arts Council of Princeton: We love the Arts. The arts is important to Princeton's culture. We are pleased to be a part of the vibrant art scene and host art-inspired events to the wonderful Princeton community.
Liz F-W: As a mom, I love the Princeton Public Library -- so many baby and toddler storytimes, so many other parents to bond with, a terrific playroom. I also love all the tiny parks and playgrounds that sprinkle the area!
Suzanne O: Yesterday I dined Tre Piani with my girlfriend- had the best seafood risotto. Afterwards we walked into Monday Morning Flower and Balloon Co. and then into Luxe Home Company. I also pointed out to her Pinot's Palette because she hasn't been yet but heard of it. Great spot to walk around! My other favorite spot is Witherspoon Grill for the BEST crabake (I'm a maryland girl and I swear its the best in NJ)
Sheetal S: I love the paintings Pinot's Pallet offers ! Can't wait to visit them !
Tracy M: The natural (and manmade) beauty of the area and the trails, parks and preserved lands for running, walking and hiking. Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, Mercer County Park Commission, Baldpate Mountain, Sourland Mountain County Preserve, Mercer Meadows Pole Farm, Washington Crossing State Park, Lawrence Hopewell Trail Corporation, etc, etc
Gale S: Princeton University architecture (older buildings)
Beth C: The central location to meet, to revisit and bring out-of -own guests to experience the sheer ambiance of the town and find hidden treasures around every corner. The perfect blend of old traditions of Santa and tree lighting on Palmer Square to the newest trends in retail, food and events! In a nutshell, black squirrel inspired: "a place to experience history while also making your own."
Suzanne B: Love to hear about new restaurants and stuff going on at the spice shop!
Linda K: Palmer Square is lovely and the fireplace at the Nassua Inn is so romantic!
Jill S: Outside patio at Alchemist and Barrister
Julia D: Love the people and the stores.
Stella S: I love everything about Princeton.
Joshua I: Palmer Square and the people living or working in "The Square."
Jackie Z: I love all of the wonderful business owners who go out of their way to make shopping in Princeton a great experience. ..there is a mutual respect between the small business owner and their customers. I love supporting local businesses! And don't forget how beautiful Princeton is during the Christmas holidays!
Patricia O: The Princeton Community Works ...held annually in January at Princeton University 'a Frist Center.
@Janieh: There is so much to love about Princeton., but at the top of my list is the great access to cultural events and exhibits without needing to always travel to New York or Philadelphia. I love being able to see world class productions at McCarter, take in great art exhibits at the Princeton University Art Museum or the Arts Council of Princeton, hear wonderful music from the PSO and other local music organizations. Top of the list for me though is June when the annual Princeton Festival fills my calendar with events galore. And, of course, I have to mention Princeton Public Library (but I might be a bit biased on that one).
@cmiller237: Great food options from all kinds of restaurants including Agricola, Mistral and Jammin Crepes!!
@smartsimplesavvy: I love the diversity of people, food, and culture that Princeton offers. I also love that Princeton always has something going on. Whether it's educational or just plain fun, you're never bored in this town!
@mayra_de_la_caridad: The gorgeous architecture - can't look away! ?
And for the grande finale, #24 is an original poem by Heather S:
Princeton, why I love thee...
You are so full of history
Home to the university
And full of cultural diversity
Breweries and pubs full of spirits
Bed and Breakfast to take your dearest
Restaurants with the most exquisite fare
even better after a show at McCarter Theater
Ice Cream that just can't be beat
From The Bent Spoon to Thomas Sweet
Shopping on the highest end
Kate Spade, J. Crew, and Ralph Lauren
The architecture is the foundation of which dreams were made
Michelle Obama, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Steve Forbes, Dean Cain
From Einstein's House to the Battlefield Monument
There's so much culture - you can't help but be proud of it
Something about the winter though
When the lamp posts set the streets aglow
There is something magical in the air
And a beautiful sight right in Palmer Square
Something that is so exciting
Something about the town uniting
Something to visitors that's so inviting
Is that special Christmas Tree Lighting
Seems as though in Princeton all feel welcome
Regardless of race or sex, religion or income
You never know who you're going to meet
Walking down Nassau Street
Take in the past and enjoy the view
And witness the future be born around you
Elizabeth Brennan of Pennington, NJ, Student at Princeton Day School, 1st Place for Photography "Catch" Digital Inkjet Print
The Phillips’ Mill Community Association is pleased to announce that it has hosted its 4th Youth Art Exhibition which began January 21. In its first year 9 schools participated. Last year, the number of participating schools was up to 14 and this year with all 14 schools returning and an additional 5 schools joining the exhibition the number has climbed to 19 schools. These schools are located in Bucks and Montgomery Counties as well as Mercer and Hunterdon Counties and include both public and private schools. “We are excited to see the number of schools electing to participate in the show grow each year. This year’s show exhibits works by approximately 150 student artists. The exhibition is free for the schools and the artists, no commission on sales is charged and there is no admission fee. There is no other show like this in the area. We hope to see even more visitors this year.” Said, Kathy Schroeher, co-chair of the 2017 show.
The Youth Art Exhibition was conceived when Phillips’ Mill decided to build on the success of its well respected adult Art Exhibition now in its 88th year. As the adult show seeks participation from artist living within a 25 mile radius of the Mill, the Youth Art Show solicits participation from the art departments of high schools located within a 25 mile radius of the Mill.
This year the 19 participating schools include Central Bucks East (Buckingham, PA), Central Bucks West (Doylestown, PA), Council Rock High School North (Newtown, PA), Council Rock High School South (Newtown, PA), Ewing High School ( Ewing, NJ), The George School
( Newtown, PA), Hillsborough High School (Hillsborough, NJ ), Holy Ghost Prep ( Bensalem, PA ), Hopewell Valley High School (Hopewell, NJ ), The Hun School (Princeton, NJ ), Hunterdon Central High School (Flemington, NJ), Neshaminy High School ( Langhorne, PA),New Hope-Solebury High School (New Hope, PA), The Pennington School (Pennington, NJ ), Princeton Day School ( Princeton, NJ ), Solebury School ( New Hope, PA), Stuart Country Day School (Princeton, NJ ), Upper Dublin High School (Upper Dublin, PA )and West Windsor-Plainsboro South High School (Plainsboro, NJ )
This year, the Art Department at each school was asked to select 6 two-dimensional pieces and 2 three- dimensional pieces of works for the exhibition. The exhibited art includes painting, watercolor, collage, pastel, graphite, digital art, photography, ceramics and sculpture. Cash prizes were determined by this year’s juror artist Pat Martin and over $2,500 was awarded to winning students.
The Youth Art Exhibition is open to the public on the following weekends in January and February 2017. January 22, 28 and 29 and February 4, 5, 11 and 12.
The exhibition is open from 1:00PM to 5:00PM and is held at the historic Phillips’ Mill, 2619 River Road, 2 miles north of New Hope, PA. For additional information call 215-862-0582 or visit www.phillipsmill.org.
Lawrenceville, NJ January 5, 2017--In this time of change and uncertainty, HomeFront is hearing from many more folks than usual asking how they can get involved to help those in need in our local community. In response to this, HomeFront will be scheduling a variety of special educational forums and volunteer opportunities during a Week of Hope from January 14th through January 21st that will enable people to contribute to community change in a meaningful, positive way, as well as introduce them to all that HomeFront does.
“This seven day event, spanning both day and evening hours, is a way to seek positive change,” says HomeFront Executive Director Connie Mercer. “Fortunately, the perfect antidote for feelings of helplessness is to be of help, and the perfect place where anyone can go and do that in this area is at HomeFront.”
During the Week of Hope, HomeFront will offer guided bus tours, panel discussions and “lunch and learn” events on poverty and issues facing the working poor in this area. A large roster of volunteer opportunities will be available for people of all ages including tutoring or reading to children, working in the food pantry or organizing events and drives.
“So many people are telling me that now, more than ever, they want to be a pro-active part of something positive, and there is no greater feeling than to be of real help to people who are struggling every day,” explains Mercer. “People who come once and volunteer for a couple of hours usually end up making it a regular part of their life. There is something extremely uplifting about making a connection with people outside of your own experience and discovering the commonality of humor, hope and humanity that we all share. Sometimes, getting involved takes a little courage, but it has the potential to be life-changing! We hope that people of all ages will join us in some aspect of this Week of Hope and bring along a few friends to experience it with them. It’s a very life affirming way to start the New Year.”
A full schedule of opportunities, with online reservations, can be viewed on HomeFront’s website at www.homefrontnj.org. For more information, call 609-989-9417 x 133, Monday through Friday, from 9am to 5pm or email getinvolved@homefrontnj.org.
Trenton, NJ—In a landmark event that puts the most fervent snow-lover to the test, a group of reenactors came together at the Old Barracks Museum this past Saturday to recreate Charles Wilson Peale's Company's 14 mile march to Princeton Battlefield. The day was spent drilling, firing, and marching in the 5 inches of snow that covered the Old Barracks Museum like a blanket. After a passionate reading from "The American Crisis" by Thomas Paine, which called upon patriots to continue the fight even in the harshest of conditions and darkest of times, the men prepared to leave the warm Barracks at midnight to march off towards Princeton. After four hours of marching, they finally arrived at the battlefield at dawn.
Many people are left shaking their heads wondering what would cause a person to march so many miles in the middle of the night, through slush, snow, and ice, wearing reproductions of 18th century clothing, toting muskets and canteens. David Niescior, Interpreter at the Old Barracks Museum and one of the organizers of this event, explains:
"Much of the reason for why we engage in living history is for the ability to better understand what it felt like to live in the 18th century. We are, essentially, too silly to be content to read the book and use our imaginations. Rather, as Thomas Paine said: 'What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives everything its value.' We can read the books and we don't have to imagine what our forbearers felt, we can recall those sensations ourselves. And the harder those memories are won, the more permanently they are etched in our minds."
If you missed this event, you can stop by the Old Barracks Museum and meet with the Historic Interpreters who were involved with the march. The Old Barracks Museum is open year-round, Monday-Saturday, 10 AM – 5 PM. Tours begin on the hour; admission prices are $8-adults, $6-students & seniors, and free for Active Duty Military and Members of the Old Barracks Association. Visit www.barracks.org or call 609-396-1776 for more information.
ABOUT THE OLD BARRACKS MUSEUM: The Old Barracks Museum preserves the history of a building that was built as a French and Indian War military barracks and used as a Revolutionary War Patriot hospital. It also stood witness to Washington's crucial victory at the Battle of Trenton. In 1903, members of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Colonial Dames organized The Old Barracks Association and spearheaded a campaign to fund a major restoration. The building has been used as a museum for over a century, and has frequently been used as a symbol for the state of New Jersey. The Old Barracks Museum welcomes visitors from across the state as well as around the world.
On Thursday, November 24, 2016, approximately 1200 people started their Thanksgiving Day early in the morning by participating in the Fourth Annual Mercer County Turkey Trot at Mercer County Park, 334 South Post Road, West Windsor, NJ 08550.
The morning event consisted of a 5K Race and a 1 Mile Walk/Run.
The proceeds from the event benefitted local food pantries, including Jewish Family and Children's Service (JFCS), RISE, Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK), Catholic Charities and Mercer Street Friends.
The event raised over $40,000 and filled several carloads of donated food for local food pantries.
Each year in December, a family-friendly holiday fair is held at Crossroads, one of the oldest nursery schools in the Princeton community. The event provides a great opportunity for our community to come together and share our time, special talents, skills and services in support of our school.
We invite you to join us for this fun and festive afternoon!
Proceeds from the event will fund student scholarships, program and facilities enhancements, and staff development.
Highlights of the afternoon will include:
A Craft Sale featuring beautiful, lovingly created items: children's clothing, toys, pillows, blankets, ornaments, accessories and more, handmade by members of the Crossroads community.
Win the handmade twin size quilt "A Day At The Farm" (details shown on our invitation). Raffle tickets are $20 each and can be bought at the event.
A Café and Food Sale brimming with delicious, homemade items – sweet and savory - to enjoy right away with a cup of coffee or to take home:
A Children's Activity Room with craft activities, games and face painting.
A Silent Auction filled with goods and services donated by the Crossroads Community and local businesses.
Throughout its history, Crossroads has provided a loving and nurturing experience to preschool children in the Princeton area. While the school's buildings belong to the Institute for Advanced Study, the school is a completely independent organization, which relies solely on private funding (tuition and contributions).
The Moore children, from left, Nicholas Benedetti and Logan Ambs in the shared role of Christopher Moore, and Hayden Clark as William Moore, are ready for Santa Claus! Also pictured is Ken Ambs, back row left, as Clement Moore.
West Windsor, N.J. – Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC’s) Kelsey Theatre continues its holiday offerings with what has become a Kelsey tradition, The Kelsey Players present "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" Friday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 4 at 2 and 4 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults, and $10 for seniors, students and children. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college’s West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
The theater is an official drop-off site for the Marine's Toys for Tots annual holiday drive. Patrons are encouraged to donate a new, unwrapped toy in the box located in the Kelsey Theatre lobby. Donations will be accepted through Monday, Dec. 12.
Based on the classic poem that Clement Moore penned as a Christmas present for his children, the show embraces the anticipation and joy of the long-awaited midnight visit by a very special guest. This musical adaptation features Santa, his eight tiny reindeer, some remarkably talented sugar plums, and the cutest mouse in New York City. The Moore family and their neighbors will create a magical winter wonderland circa 1822 New York for audiences of all ages to enjoy.
Reprising their roles as Clement and Eliza Moore are Ken Ambs of Newtown, Pa., and Diane Wargo of Ewing; John Costello of Hamilton Square is Mr. Kringle. Their children are played by Hayden Clark of Lawrenceville as William Moore and, in a shared role, Logan Ambs of Newtown, Pa., and Nicholas Benedetti of Ewing as Christopher Moore.
The ensemble features Jillian Ambs of Newtown, Pa., Mason Ambs of Newtown, Pa., Zachary Benedetti of Ewing, Suzanne Borg of East Windsor, Delaney Bright of Hightstown, Jamai Brown of Trenton, Jenna A. Bryant of Trenton, Aimee Clark of Lawrenceville, Melissa Clark of Lawrenceville, Cathy Coryat of Cream Ridge, Ashley Gafgen of Robbinsville, Bridget Godfrey of Robbinsville, Freddie Iezzo of Hamilton, Luddy A. Iezzo II of Hamilton, Marla Mangione Iezzo of Hamilton, Mateo Iezzo of Hamilton, Makenzie Ivey of Lawrenceville, Peyton Ivey of Lawrenceville, Sekai Marshall of Trenton, Aidan McLendon of Bensalem, Pa., Cameron Miller of Trenton, Chandler Miller of Trenton, Sophia Phelan of Lawrenceville, Abby Scatena of Robbinsville, Leif Simonelli of Hamilton, Suzanne Smith of Newtown, Pa., Katie Spring of Warrington, Pa., Lisa Spring of Warrington, Pa., Rilyn Szabo of Monmouth Junction, Isabel Urban of West Windsor, Tobias Urban of West Windsor, Zachary Urban of West Windsor and Alison Williams of Trenton.
The production team includes Director Diane Wargo, Musical Director Pat Masterson, Choreographer Kristyn Chiarello, Sound Designer Bernie McGowen, Stage Manager Virginia May McGowen, Assistant Stage Manager Tara Simonelli and Costumer Kate Pinner.
Two more holiday treats come to Kelsey Theatre in December. Forte Dramatic Productions presents the holiday variety show, “A Very Kelsey Christmas,” Dec. 10 and 11. Closing out the season is “The Nutcracker,” an abridged family version presented by New Jersey Youth Ballet Dec. 16 to 18. Tickets for all shows are on sale now.
Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking next to the theater. For a complete listing of adult and children’s events, visit the Kelsey website or call the box office for a brochure.
Tickets for all shows may be purchased by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333 or online at www.kelseytheatre.net Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible. Free parking is available next to the theater.
If you are looking for some good laughs, Hopewell Valley Central High School’s production of Noises Off is just the ticket. The classic farce revolves around a troupe of actors rehearsing the “show within a show” of Nothing On as opening night approaches, while their personal dramas start to blend into the show to the point where art starts to imitate real life. With doors slamming and sardines flying, the cast tries to hold it all together to make sure that the show dies indeed go on.
Hopewell Valley Central High School is thrilled to present Michael Frayn’s beloved comedy Noises Off. Full of shocking surprises and gut-busting humor, Noises Off is the classic show-within-a-show that, according to the New York Times, “voyages to the outer limits of hilarity”. The cast of 15 has been hard at work on this production since the second week of school, and this show promises to be an evening of fun that is not to be missed. Noises Off runs Friday, November 4 and Saturday November 5 at 7:30 pm at the Performing Arts Center at Hopewell Valley Central High School. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students and seniors. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time by visiting www.showtix4u.com and searching the title of the show, or they can be purchased at the door the night of each performance. Don’t miss out on the hilarious farce or the memorable performance given by this talented cast, so be sure to get your tickets now!
An electrifying Afrobeat party featuring a 10-piece Afrobeat band and cast members from the original Tony-winning Broadway show!
It will be hard to stay in your seat as you experience the eclectic sounds and powerful lyrics of Nigerian musician and activist Fela Kuti—founding father of Afrobeat, one of the most celebrated and rebellious world music legends, and a charismatic fighter of human rights. As Fela Kuti, Adesola Osakalumi runs the performance from the legendary Afrika Shrine Club in 1970s Lagos, replete with girls, dancing, smoking, and politically-charged speeches. Bright and energetic, Fela! The Concert shows how music has been used to attack cultural imperialism, promote freedom, and champion traditional African culture.
Princeton/Somerville/Lambertville, NJ (Oct. 6, 2016) – Men Mentoring Men (M3), a secular non-profit New Jersey organization dedicated to helping men live happier, healthier lives is hosting the first NJ Conference on Men and Masculinity, Friday, November 4 to Saturday, November 5, 2016 in Princeton, NJ. Open to both men and women, students, helping professionals and educators, the conference brings an exciting lineup of noteworthy speakers, including bestselling author Michael Kimmel, Ph.D., one of the world's leading experts on men and masculinities.
Dr. Kimmel's Friday night keynote, "Men and Masculinity in a Changing World" will explore the rich diversity of men's lives and how the majority of sensitive males who want to change do not know how. They are doubtful as to what it means exactly to act as caring fathers or caring friends, to respond nonviolently when faced with aggression, or to behave as equal partners without losing their masculinity in relationships, the workplace and the world at large.
"Conforming to traditional ideas of masculinity may be hazardous to our health, but it is also hazardous to the health of our wives, partners and children," said Dr. Kimmel in his Huffington Post blog. "We need to help men reduce the power of gender policing — the fear that other men will see us as less than manly if we listen to the voices in our own hearts about how we want to live our lives."
Dr. Kimmel is among the leading researchers and writers on men and masculinity today. The author of more than 20 books, including Manhood in America, The Gendered Society, The History of Men, and Guyland, Dr. Kimmel serves as Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at Stony Brook University, where he directs the Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities. A tireless advocate of engaging men to support gender equality, Kimmel has lectured at more than 300 college, universities and high schools.
"The men and masculinity conference will provide the opportunity to learn specifics about the male experience in our society within a historical context through presentations and interactive workshops across various perspectives from a mix of men, women, educators and helping professionals both young and old in order to increase our understanding of masculine behaviors and practices," says Robert Hackman, president of Men Mentoring Men, which is based in Somerville, NJ and New Hope, PA. "We are thrilled to have such dynamic keynote speakers and facilitators to educate us on the changing face of men and masculinity."
Interactive Conference Workshops include:
"Building Connections: An Experiential Workshop in Gender Empathy" presented by Holly Barlow Sweet, Ph.D., co-director of the Cambridge Center for Gender Relations.
"How to Find a Balance in Our Stressful Lives" presented by Ken Verni, Psy.D., Director of the NJ Center for Mindful Awareness.
"Men and Happiness" presented by Dr. Ed Adams, founder of Men Mentoring Men.
"Looking for Love in All the Right Places" presented by Marilee Adams, Ph.D., author of Change Your Questions, Change Your Life: 12 Powerful Tools for Leadership, Coaching and Life and founder of the Inquiry Institute.
Saturday's program will conclude with a Men Mentoring Men meeting for male attendees and a "More Than Men" mentoring meeting that is open to all attendees.
The NJ Conference on Men and Masculinity will be held at the Princeton Theological Seminary, 64 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ 08542. To register for the conference, visit Men Mentoring Men. For more information, email Robert Hackman, roberthackman5@gmail.com or call (484) 800-2203. Space is limited. Early registration for the Friday presentation by Dr. Michael Kimmel is $55; the Saturday program is $180; and both days are $215.
Men Mentoring Men, located in Somerville and Lambertville, is a self-sustaining council of thoughtful men dedicated to participation in and appreciation of the triumphs and failures of life's journey by enriching the lives of each other, those they love and the community at large. Mentoring is an honest and shameless exchange of acquired wisdom encompassing the exploration of the myth, mystery and magic of life. M3 is a secular group not affiliated with any religious orientation.
"Points of View", an Art Show and Sale featuring four local artists, will be presented at the Laceworks at 287 S. Main Street, Lambertville, Friday, November 4th through Sunday, November 6th. The show will begin with an Opening Reception on Friday, November 4th from 7 - 9 pm. The show continues Saturday and Sunday, November 5th and 6th from 10 – 5:00 PM. For more information, contact JeanneChesterton@gmail.com or Ilene@IleneRubin.com.
Once again, the show will be held at The Laceworks, at the framing studio of Stuart Clark. It is located on the lower rear parking lot side of the building. Parking is free and abundant. Entrances are on the street side or around the back on the lower level. Look for the banners.
Showcasing their work are Ilene Rubin, Jeanne Chesterton, Bette Baer, Susan Eckstein, Kathy Schroeher, and, Pat Powell. All art is for sale.
Jeanne Chesterton and Ilene Rubin have been creating Art Shows in the Bucks County area for three years. Along with a who's who list of local artists, they have found that joining talent with location to exhibit and sell art has been quite the lucrative endeavor. It's a win-win for any serious collector of art or a casual tourist wanting to go home with a little piece of Bucks County in the New Hope/Lambertville area. A few of the aspects that they like so much about the Point of View Art Show at the Laceworks are that the art of Jeanne Chesterton and Ilene Rubin with Bette Baer, Susan Eckstein, Kathy Schroeher and Pat Powell, complement each other while individually, are visually very different. There is something for everyone with little to no overlap of style or range. Also, each in their own right have amassed their own following and niche in an otherwise crowded art field in the Bucks County region. It's a unique blend with a wide price range, so that anyone who is a collector will certainly have a diverse choice, while a casual tourist will certainly find a treasure in a treasure box of a gallery.
Ilene Rubin is a national award winning Bucks County artist and author. Concentrating mostly on landscapes and still life paintings in Oils and Pastels, Rubin's paintings explode with color. Her paintings have been accepted into juried art shows from Colorado, Illinois to the communities in and around Bucks County, PA. She also has published two novels, both available on Amazon.com. Ilene's art has been shown on the Natural Awakenings Magazine cover as well as at the Phillips Mill 86th Annual Juried Art Show. Ms. Rubin will be showing paintings created in the past two years, including a few selections which, while a departure from her recognizable style, are still true to her urgent desire to capture the vanishing highways and byways. According to Ms. Rubin, "It's a moment in time that I'm compelled to take hold of, a split second along the road or by a field, when I see something that captures the timeless dignity of this place that is so pastoral and serene and simultaneously vibrant and growing- and that might disappear through development all too soon. With still life, there is a simple yet defined energy that reveals how we view the things surrounding us, and that challenges me to give them dimension and charm. These are the moments I want to paint. This is why I paint; because I breathe."
For this show, Jeanne Chesterton has included several landscape paintings. "The intensity of this summer had an impact on me. The white heat, brilliant light and ebullient clouds kept intruding on my sensitivities. And so my natural inclination was to paint all of that somehow. It was a refreshing change of subject for me and a means of celebrating my favorite season of the year." However, there remains no shortage of Chesterton's realistic still lifes, for which she is primarily known. Paintings featuring roller skates, metal ware and shopping bags will also be on the wall.
Bette Baer paints scenes that are right out of her own life experiences, and possibly ours as well. Bette creates oil paintings created realistically, scenes reminiscent of Hopper and time worn photographs. From summer camp to far-away lands, Bette captures expressions of people we seem to know just by viewing her art. Bette is local to Lambertville. In her words, "Retiring left me with too much time with little to do. Having been an art history major and having been a clay person, I felt making art would be the road to take. For twelve years I labored over every stroke, culling every photo I could from friends, looking always for something challenging and interesting. I went from landscapes to interiors, and then to nostalgic memory pieces. All seemed to be appreciated by others. Now I paint people in an isolated moment in time. Moody, quiet, mysterious images now are what I look for. I always try to find the secret inner life of each."
Susan Eckstein lived and painted in New York Until 2012, where her paintings were in many juried shows, winning multiple awards. Since moving to Bucks County she has been in many of the juried shows here. She is not a typical Bucks County artist and so her style sets her apart. In Points Of View she is exhibiting her newest work, concentrating on buildings, many of them local, which are enhanced by strong sunlight and unusual vantage points. Always a painter of people viewing artwork in museums, she terms herself, "the observer observing the observers, small poignant moments in time which often go unnoticed."
Says Kathy Schroeher, "I've been painting since the turn of the century. It is hard work. I love when I can make a painting better in my eyes. My goal is simply to improve and develop a personal voice. Painting for me takes practice, discipline, constant corrections and ruthless scraping. It does not come naturally. It has forced me to observe more carefully. Yet the hard work of it is a joy. When I'm not painting, I'm tending to my vegetables, taking a nap, or reading. All those are exactly what I love doing."
As a long time resident of Bucks County, Pat Powell believes it has been a perfect place to inspire and rekindle an old passion for art and painting. It has involved classes at Bucks County Community College as well as private and group lessons and workshops. Being a docent at the Michener Museum has also been educational for Ms. Powell, learning from the interaction between other docents and the tour groups of different ages as well the training and lectures. About Pat Powell's art, Ms. Powell says, "My philosophy regarding my work is to be inspired by what I see, be it nature, a still life or portrait to be, and to create my interpretation in what I hope is a painterly way. I also hope my paintings make the viewer happy, thoughtful or jog a memory of the near or distant past. I think art should speak to the viewer and take him or her to another place of his or her own. Seeing something "new" in the same painting is always a wondrous discovery."
Ensemble members include, back row, from left, Marshall McGuire, Christian Confalone, Shan Williams, and Donte Wilder; front row, from left, Kelsey Rivera, Ashley DiStefano DeAntonio and Robert Veith.
West Windsor, N.J. – The Big Apple has never felt more like a small town than in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical “In the Heights.” The Pennington Players proudly present this Tony Award-winning show at Mercer County Community College's (MCCC's) Kelsey Theatre Fridays, Oct. 14 and 21 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Oct. 15 and 22 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, Oct. 16 and 23 at 2 p.m. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on Oct 14. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college’s West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
“In the Heights” stars a group of neighbors – and the close-knit Washington Heights community they call home. It’s a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams, and uncertainties. Set over the course of three summer days, the show centers around Usnavi, a bodega owner who looks after the aging Cuban lady next door, pines for the gorgeous girl working in the neighboring beauty salon, and dreams of winning the lottery so that he can return to his native Dominican Republic. Meanwhile, Nina, Usnavi’s childhood friend, has returned from her first year at college with unsettling news for her parents, who have spent their savings to build a better life for their daughter. Sharing the trials of a heat wave, a power failure, and the sudden death of a beloved neighbor, Usnavi and the other residents come to recognize what it truly means to be home.
Nominated for 13 Tony Awards in 2008, “In the Heights” was the winner of four: Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Choreography and Best Orchestrations. It won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album and was also nominated for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The show has toured extensively in the U.S. and abroad, where its universal message connects with audiences everywhere.
Says Pennington Players Director Kyrus Keenan Westcott, "We are thrilled to be bringing this show to the Kelsey stage. The music is fun, the dancing is intense, and the story will capture you from the opening note. Words cannot describe how excited I am for people to see this."
The show stars Terrence Berry of Asbury Park as Usnavi; Alexandra Cusumano of Manalapanas Vanessa; Phil Solomon of East Brunswick as Benny; Mimi B. Francis of North Brunswick as Abuela Claudia; Tara Keelen of Flemingtonas Nina; LaJuan Miller of Plainfield as Sonny; Lorraine Perri of Florence as Daniela; Brittany Rivera of Hamilton as Carla; Joe Rodriguez of New York Cityas Piragua Guy; Jake Van Horn of Levittown, Pa., as Graffiti Pete; Elio Lleo of West New York, NJ,as Kevin Rosario; and Jen Rosario-Kent of Cherry Hill as Camila Rosario.
The ensemble features Ray Alexander of Burlington, Tia Brown of Lawrence, Christian Confalone of South Brunswick, Ashley DiStefano DeAntonio of East Brunswick, Mariah King of Jersey City, Marshall McGuire of Ewing, Taylor McQueen of Springfield, Kelsey Rivera of Perth Amboy, Sasha Saco of Hamilton, Dani Tucci-Juraga of Morrisville, Pa., Rob Veith of Mount Laurel, Donte Wilder of Newark, and Shan Williams of Ewing.
The creative team includes Producers Vicki Kaiser and Judi Parrish, Director Kyrus Keenan Westcott, Stage Manager Vicki Kaiser, Assistant Stage Manager Vianna Fagel, Music Director Mike Gilch, Choreographer Rachel Tovar, Lighting Designer Star McCloud, Sound Designer Nick Mastalesz, and Set Designer Bryan Schendlinger. Properties are by Dottie Farina and costumes are by Sally Page.
Tickets are $20 for all and may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking next to the theater. For a complete listing of adult and children's events, visit the Kelsey website or call the box office for a brochure.
The 2016 Friends of the Princeton Public Library Book Sale will take place Oct. 14-16 in the library’s Community Room and in a tent on Hinds Plaza.
One of the top used book sales in the region, this year’s sale is the largest to date with over 12,000 books for all ages on a wide variety of topics. Most books are priced between $1 and $3, with art books and special selections priced higher.
The event opens with a Preview Sale Friday, Oct. 14, from 10 a.m. to noon. A ticket for the Preview Sale is $10, but is free for Friends of the Library. Numbered tickets will be available at the door starting at 8 a.m. Customers enter the sale in numerical order. Barcode scanners will be permitted at the tables, but collecting books to scan will not be allowed.
Starting at noon, admission to the book sale is free for the remainder of the sale. Hours are noon-8:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday and 1-5:30 p.m. Sunday.
On Sunday, books will be sold at half price in the Community Room and in the tent on Hinds Plaza. From 3-5:30 p.m. on Sunday, a Bag Sale will be held in the tent where a standard grocery bag can be filled with books for $5. Bags will be supplied at the sale.
The sale includes an especially large number of art, history and political science books, and good selections in literary classics, fiction, mysteries, science and math, children’s and many other categories. Buyers will also find many wonderful cookbooks, old and unusual books, books in a variety of world languages for adults and children, CDs, DVDs (including many popular series), and audiobooks.
Special items at this year’s sale include:
A rare signed first edition of e.e.cummings’ 1931 collection of artwork, “CIOPW” (which stands for charcoal, ink, oil, pencil and watercolor)
A signed and inscribed first edition of the children’s classic, “The Black Stallion,” complete with ephemera from the author, Walter Farley
A signed copy of “Subtle is the Lord” by Abraham Pais, the definitive biography of Einstein by his colleague at the Institute for Advanced Study
A signed first edition of Robert F. Kennedy’s “To Seek a Newer World,” published in 1967
14 volumes of The Bibliophile Library fine edition of Elie Wiesel’s works, including a signed copy of “The Jews of Silence”
A first edition of E.B. White’s first book, “The Lady is Cold”
A first and limited edition copy of “Letters from His Excellency, George Washington…” from 1803, in its original binding
An exquisite first American edition of “The Kingdom of the Pearl” with illustrations by Edmund Dulac
A rare 1888 copy of Bric-a-Brac, the Princeton University undergraduate yearbook, replete with whimsical illustrations of campus, societies and clubs, plus other Princeton ephemera
The collection of Professor Alan Rosenthal, the eminent political scientist, former Director of the Eagleton Institute of Rutgers University
This year's book sale is dedicated to the memory of physician and Holocaust survivor Charles Rojer, a long-time book sale stalwart who died last year.
For more information, contact Lauren Glattly, Friends Administrator,
The library is in the Sands Library Building at 65 Witherspoon St. in Princeton, NJ. Convenient parking is available on neighboring streets and in the Spring Street Garage, which is adjacent to the library. For more information about library programs and services, call (609) 924-9529 or visit www.princetonlibrary.org
Waldorf School of Princeton celebrated the start of its academic year September 7 with its grade school opening day assembly, held in the property's 1-acre garden. Twelve boys and girls began their grade school journey this year, which in Waldorf schools follows the same teacher for up to eight years.
The highlight of the morning, as always, was the Flower Ceremony, in which the first graders are introduced one by one to their new teacher, and as a class to the school community. It is a visually symbolic tradition that is unique to Waldorf schools all over the world; passing under an arbor, each child is ushered by an early childhood teacher and met by an eighth grader, who greets him or her and presents a small bouquet of flowers. The first grader then greets the new class teacher with a handshake. It is the child's official welcome to the grade school.
First grade class teacher Susan Schickel is also beginning her journey at the Waldorf School of Princeton. Ms. Schickel received her Waldorf teacher certification as well as her master's degree in education from Sunbridge College, and in addition to other roles at the Pine Hill Waldorf School, served as a class teacher from 2007 to 2013. Assisting her this year is Lauren Hill.
Waldorf School of Princeton is one of more than 1,000 Waldorf schools worldwide and is the only such school in New Jersey. Visit www.princetonwaldorf.org to learn more.
Waldorf School of Princeton, 1062 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, NJ 08540
The Phillips’ Mill Art Exhibition – a New Hope tradition – will open on Sept. 24, displaying approximately 90 framed art pieces and two dozen sculptures from artists living in eastern Pennsylvania and portions of New Jersey. Unframed pieces will also be part of the exhibition.
Following submissions on Sept. 9 and 10, the exhibition’s jurors will review the more than 350 works of art and determine which will be included in the exhibition, and which pieces will receive awards. Awards for 2015 totaled close to $11,000.
Art enthusiasts from near and far visit the historic Phillips’ Mill Community Association each year, perusing the various artwork, from paintings, drawings, portfolio, sculptures and more. All of the items exhibited are available for purchase.
Since its beginning in 1929, the Phillips’ Mill Art Exhibition has been the premier art show in the Delaware Valley. Founded by the legendary greats William Lathrop, Edward Redfield, Daniel Garber and William Taylor, among others, the early shows were a way to display their work for their friends. Famous artists from the New Hope Impressionist School and beyond soon began to exhibit on a regular basis, including John Folinsbee, George Sotter, Henry Leith-Ross, Rae Sloan Bredin and Fern Coppedge, all of whom are now represented in major museums and private collections worldwide.
This year’s exhibition is being juried by Howard Watson, a watercolorist from Wyncote; Holly Trostle Brighman, an oil and watercolorist from Philadelphia; Ron Wyffels, who specializes in graphics, from Havertown; Jennifer Frudakis, a sculptor from Doylestown; and Joe Mooney, a sculptor from Philadelphia.
Charles McVicker, a Princeton, N.J., watercolor, oil and acrylic painter, has been chosen as this year’s honored artist. Each year for the past few decades, the Phillips’ Mill Community Association art committee has chosen a living artist to honor whose work has been accepted into the show over a substantial number of years. McVicker’s work has been accepted into the exhibition numerous times and received ?ve awards, including the Patrons and Watercolor Award.
The exhibition is open to artists living within a 25-mile radius of Phillips’ Mill. The exhibition’s prospectus details the requirements for entering the show and can be found on the Mill’s Website, www.phillipsmill.org.
If you go: The 87th annual Phillips’ Mill Art Exhibition is open daily from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. starting on Sept. 24 and continuing through Oct. 29. Cost is $5 adults, $4 seniors, $2 students. Phillips’ Mill is located at 2619 River Road, New Hope, about two miles north of the New Hope/Lambertville bridge.
New Brunswick, N.J.) – American Repertory Ballet is pleased to announce A Midsummer Night's Dream, part of its 2016 fall series, at Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J., September 23 and 24 at 7:30 p.m. The performances will be held in the Bart Luedeke Center Theater. Tickets are currently available and start at $20.
Led by Artistic Director Douglas Martin, ARB will once again present the finest ballet available to the residents of New Jersey and beyond.
Martin's full-length ballet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, premiered in early 2015 to high praise. Set to an enchanting score by Felix Mendelssohn, the ballet brings to life the wit and splendor of one of William Shakespeare's most popular comedies. Featuring colorful choreography, costumes and sets, the story portrays the weaving tales of cunning fairies, quarreling lovers and a hilariously amateur acting group as their paths cross in a magical forest.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Choreography: Artistic Director Douglas Martin
Music: Felix Mendelssohn
"Wonderful. I smiled from beginning to end." — Critical Dance
"Feuding lovers, doltish tradesmen, and endearing woodland fairies are the roles that have been taken on by ARB dancers. And it is heartening to see that Martin and his principals have made every role, every sequence count; in fact, they have even addressed and improved upon a few of the weak points in Shakespeare's material." — Broadway World
ARB and Rider University have a long history of collaboration on various fronts. This unique partnership allows Rider University dance majors and minors to complete their studio course requirements at Princeton Ballet School while earning an undergraduate degree in Fine and Performing Arts with a concentration in dance. Students also have the opportunity to double major, combining dance with Elementary Education, Theater, Communications or Business. Students enroll in classes taught by both Princeton Ballet School and Rider University faculty. Classes can be taken at Princeton Ballet School's Princeton location, and on Rider's Lawrenceville campus. Various techniques, including ballet, modern, jazz, pilates and world dance forms, are studied. The program is adapted to fit each student's interests and abilities, and provides performance opportunities through both Rider University as well as with American Repertory Ballet in Nutcracker, ARBW, and as part of the Princeton Ballet School's pre-professional training program. Rider students also have many internship opportunities with Princeton Ballet School, American Repertory Ballet, DANCE POWER, TEDI, and the Princeton YWCA among many others.
American Repertory Ballet's mission is to bring the joy, beauty, artistry and discipline of classical and contemporary dance to New Jersey and beyond through artistic and educational programs, presented by a financially responsible organization.
For more information about American Repertory Ballet please visit: www.arballet.org
LAWRENCE, N.J.—The 14th annual Insect Festival sponsored by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County will be held on Saturday, Sept.10, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Mercer Educational Gardens, 431A Federal City Road, Hopewell Township. The event will be held rain or shine. Admission is free and on-site parking is available.
This year’s theme is “Bugs Rule.” The festival will have games and activities highlighting the importance of bugs in our lives. One of this year’s main attractions is the Big Bug Band featuring a sing-along accompanied by “kid made” instruments. Other activities will include bugs in water, butterfly births, monarch butterfly tagging, bugs galore (insect inspection and handling), hayrides, and a Q & A with Barbara J. Bromley, Mercer County Horticulturist.
Local environmental agencies will be present with their experts and displays including Rutgers University Entomology faculty, Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, Mercer County Mosquito Control, NJ Department of Agriculture Beneficial Insect Rearing Laboratory, Mercer County 4-H and Mercer County Equestrian Center. The Naturalist from the Mercer County Park Commission also will be present to lead insect-related activities.
Attendees are invited to view the seven demonstration gardens — Annual, Butterfly, Cottage, Herb, Native Plant, Perennial and Weed ID. Along the way, there will be activities that will entertain and teach children of all ages about the incredible and often beautiful insects common to the Northeast.
Cooperating Agencies: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; U.S. Department of Agriculture, and County Boards of Chosen Freeholders. Rutgers Cooperative Extension, a unit of the New Jersey Agricultural Experimental Station, is an equal opportunity program provider and employer. Contact your local Extension Office for information regarding special needs or accommodations. Contact the State Extension Director's Office if you have concerns related to discrimination, (732) 932-5000, ext. 584.
The Master Gardeners of Mercer County is a volunteer educational outreach program of Rutgers Cooperative Extension. Master Gardeners participate in many volunteer programs throughout the County, as well as answer home horticulture questions through their Rutgers Master Gardener Helpline, (609) 989-6853, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., March through October, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., November through February. For more information on the organization’s educational programs and events, visit www.mgofmc.org.
The 11th annual Princeton Children’s Book Festival takes place Saturday, Sept. 24, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will be held rain or shine on Hinds Plaza.
More than 80 of the most acclaimed authors and illustrators in children’s literature will participate in the festival, one of the largest of its kind on the East Coast. During the Festival, fans of all ages will have the opportunity to purchase books supplied by jaZams, to meet with authors and illustrators, and to have their books signed.
Author and illustrator Greg Pizzoli created the poster and artwork for this year's Children's Book Festival and will be in attendance. Pizzoli has written and illustrated many books, including “The Watermelon Seed,” which was the 2014 recipient of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award. Characters from his new picture book, “Good Night Owl,” are featured in this year’s poster.
Other participating authors and illustrators include:
2015 Caldecott Honor-winner Lauren Castillo (“Nana in the City”), Wendy Mass (“Space Taxi” series), 2014 and 2016 Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor-winner Angela Dominguez (“Maria Had a Little Llama/María Tenía una Llamita,” “Mango, Abuela, and Me”), 2011 Caldecott Honor-winner David Ezra Stein (“Interrupting Chicken”), 2012 Caldecott Honor-winner Patrick McDonnell (“Me … Jane”), 2010 Newbery Medal-winner Rebecca Stead (“When You Reach Me”), 2001 Newbery Honor and 2012 Schneider Family Book Award-winner Joan Bauer (“Hope Was Here,” “Close to Famous”), 2013 Newbery Honor and Sibert Medal-winner Steve Sheinkin (“Bomb”), and many others.
Festival visitors can also stop by the PSO BRAVO! Instrument Petting Zoo to try out percussion and string instruments under the guidance of Princeton Symphony Orchestra musicians.
The Princeton Children’s Book Festival is made possible by a partnership with jaZams of Princeton and the Friends of the Princeton Public Library
A lioness forms an unlikely friendship with an antelope in “Beloved Prey,” a one-hour children's opera based on Japanese Noh theater.
West Windsor, N.J. – “Beloved Prey,” a children’s opera about an unusual and enduring friendship between a lioness and an antelope, makes its area premiere at Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC’s) Kelsey Theatre on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
The opera is based on classic Japanese Noh theater and was composed by MCCC alumnus Kento Iwasaki (’09), a graduate of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North who now lives and works in New York City. Presented by The Traveling Opera Company, the one-hour show features Iwasaki and five other musicians, who blend traditional Japanese instrumentation, including the koto, with stylized dance movements and colorful masks and costumes. The music will be accompanied by silhouettes of the show’s singers projected on a screen behind the main stage.
Iwasaki notes that the opera’s diverse elements combine for a spellbinding performance. “The story mixes the natural world with a sense of the mythological,” he said. “I hope that young audiences and their families will enjoy the variety of influences and come away with a memorable experience of live theater.”
Iwasaki’s “portable opera” concept is drawing attention and praise. It was recently featured on JapanCulture•NYC, New York City’s No. 1 blog for Japanese culture. Last year, he performed songs from “Beloved Prey” at the Ikebana International’s AKI NO KOKORO: Autumn Portraits in Ikebana & Koto in New York and was interviewed for the program A Tempo, hosted by Rachel Katz of WWFM The Classical Network.
After earning his MCCC degree in Liberal Arts with a concentration in Music, Iwasaki transferred to Temple University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Music Composition. He then completed his master’s in Classical Composition from the Manhattan School of Music.
Tickets are $10 for children, students and seniors, and $12 for adults. Tickets may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking available next to the theater.
(August 9. Skillman, NJ) On Wednesday, August 24, from 7:00 – 8:30 pm, Princeton Center for Yoga & Health (Princeton Yoga) is pleased to welcome Deborah Ketter, a certified Veriditas Labyrinth Facilitator for a special program - Walking the Labyrinth with Intention. This event inaugurates the new Princeton Yoga labyrinth. Following a short talk on the origin, meaning and ways of walking the labyrinth, participants will be guided in the custom of preparing "despachos", or prayer packets, with objects of symbolic significance, and ending with a candle-lit walking the labyrinth. The fee of $25($20 if paid by August 23) includes materials. Participants may also bring small objects, pictures of loved ones, flowers or soil from a special place. Pre-registration required. 609-924-7294 or www.princetonyoga.com. Free parking.
What is a labyrinth? The labyrinth is an ancient symbol seen in cultures around the globe. Exactly when it became a walking path is a bit of a mystery, but today they are popping up in schools, hospitals, community centers, and places of worship world-wide. Many people find profound effects in walking the labyrinth, often in times of transition or when seeking inspiration or simply finding a stillness and peace.
In this workshop participants will be guided in the custom of preparing "despachos", or prayer packets, with objects of symbolic significance. Traditionally, Andean despachos are made as offering of thanks-giving or atonement, or as a petition for guidance. Bundles are carefully arranged, wrapped then burned as a way to "dispatch" prayers. In this workshop participants will make their own artful prayer packet and use it as they walk the labyrinth, planting intentions in the quiet field of pure potentiality.
In speaking about the impetus for creating the labyrinth at Princeton Yoga, Director Deborah Metzger notes: "This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Princeton Center for Yoga & Health. My early vision for the Center was to create a haven for people to follow their unique path to health, well-being and self-actualization. As Maslow taught, this need for self-actualization does not always follow a standard progression. Part of my vision for the Center included having a labyrinth (initially metaphorical) as a way to support people on their path. In fact, one of our early 'tag lines' was Find your center the Center. This year (now fully settled into our new home, a scenic 5-acre campus at 88 Orchard Road, Skillman), seemed the perfect time to bring the labyrinth into being.
"In contemplating the labyrinth, one phrase which came to me again and again is: 'Not all those who wander are lost.' ~J. R. R. Tolkien. There is no right way or wrong way to walk the labyrinth. You make a choice to go in, go around and around its circuits, yet always find your way to the Center. It represents a journey to our own center, a meandering but purposeful path that always leads back out into the world. A perfect metaphor!
"I searched for someone to help in its creation and found a Kripalu colleague, Deborah Ketter, who is a certified, advanced Veriditas labyrinth facilitator, Kripalu Yoga teacher and artist. She and I together choose and modified the design and came up with a plan to make it so. She completed the project beautifully with heart and intention - from initial layout/measuring, finding organic materials like the stone and mulch, recruiting the people to build it and together, with some of our teachers, students and volunteers, worked for days in the hot sun yielding the what you now see. We envision adding additional landscaping and other features to the project (benches, found objects and the like) over time – this too will grow organically as there is no rush and no "ending" to the circular path!"
About Princeton Yoga: Opened in 1996, Princeton Yoga, a yoga and holistic health center, was the first studio of its kind in our area. Serving the Greater Princeton area, our mission is to provide a warm, comfortable and inviting environment in which to explore different paths to health, healing and personal growth. The Center is located on a scenic 5-acre campus at the Orchard Hill Center, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ, just minutes from Princeton. For a full schedule of Center classes and workshops, or a brochure, call (609) 924-7294 or visitwww.princetonyoga.com. Sign up for weekly specials: www.princetonyoga.com.
Deborah Ketter, BFA, E-RYT 500, is a certified, advanced Veriditas labyrinth facilitator, Kripalu Yoga teacher and artist. She presents nationwide, including Kripalu, North America's largest yoga training center, and has been building labyrinths and facilitating labyrinth walks at yoga studios, schools, community centers and hospitals for 15 years. Trained by Lauren Artress at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, Debbie also studied labyrinth design with master builder Robert Ferre. As a yoga teacher, she uses a creative and therapeutic approach to teach the art and science of yoga, with a focus on guided relaxation. www.deborahketter.com
At its second board meeting of the year, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Trustees approved 95 grants totaling $4.5 million to nonprofit organizations working to strengthen communities in New Jersey.
“We are excited to continue our commitment to building a better New Jersey by supporting nonprofits whose leadership, creativity, and innovation never ceases to impress,” said Chris Daggett, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation president and CEO. “Throughout the state, these organizations work across sectors to create vibrancy in their communities by lifting up all voices and celebrating the artistic, natural, and other unique characteristics of their places.”
In Arts, Dodge awarded 50 grants totaling $2,015,000. A $200,000 grant to Creative New Jersey supports its community engagement programs and events that fuel creativity and collaboration between highly diverse groups of individuals as essential components of thriving communities. Founded as an initiative of the Dodge Foundation, Creative New Jersey invites leaders to reimagine their community and work collaboratively to find creative solutions.
"Creative New Jersey convenings bring together a diverse group of organizations and people across sectors and fields, empowering them to get civically engaged, giving them both a sense of agency and a sense of belonging to something bigger than themselves,” said Molly de Aguiar, Informed Communities program director.
In Education, Dodge awarded 32 grants totaling $1,467,500. A $215,000 grant to Young Audiences New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania supports the organization’s Creativity Incubator that offers school leaders and teachers innovative arts and arts-integration education model programs to advance teaching and learning goals. The grant also supports the development and implementation of a new sequential theater-integrated curriculum for New Jersey second through fifth grade students.
“Young Audiences has a stellar record of creating important arts education initiatives that prepare students for success in school and life,” said Wendy Liscow, Education program director. “Through their new Theater to Learn curriculum, Young Audiences will work with the New Jersey Theatre Alliance and theater companies to train teachers and teaching artists to turn classrooms into stages for creativity where students will bring reading to life and develop self-esteem they’ve never known before.”
In Environment, Dodge awarded a $370,000 grant to Sustainable Jersey, the first statewide municipal and school certification programs in the country that combine clear standards for action, robust guidance and implementation support, and a suite of incentives.
"Sustainable Jersey has mobilized hundreds of municipalities and citizen leaders in communities across the state to work together towards a more sustainable future, with a growing focus on creativity, public information and civic engagement, and resiliency actions focused on green infrastructure and coastal vulnerability," said Margaret Waldock, Environment program director. “The beauty of this program is not just that it fosters virtuous competition among those participating, but it also leverages public and private resources, as well as technical support and training to ensure local success.”
In Informed Communities, Dodge awarded six grants totaling $560,000. A $200,000 grant supports Free Press' News Voices New Jersey project, which aims to build relationships through public forums that explore how journalism can improve communities and how community members can improve local journalism. The grant also supports research and civic engagement efforts related to the FCC Broadcast Incentive Auction.
"With a rapidly changing digital news landscape and plummeting ad sales revenue, the future of local journalism depends on news organizations’ ability to reframe their work around engaging communities," de Aguiar said. "Free Press’ News Voices project is working to build an active and engaged community of consumers, advocates, and citizen journalists around the news in New Jersey and to prove the critical link between community engagement and business viability for local news organizations."
Dodge also awarded an additional $180,000 to organizations through its other initiatives, including organizations that provide technical assistance and those that work in its hometown of Morristown. A $40,000 grant to Lead New Jersey and a $25,000 grant to Leadership Newark support the two organizations’ public policy fellowship programs, which identify and develop emerging leaders throughout New Jersey. A $75,000 grant to Morristown Neighborhood House supports its high quality preschool and community educational programming to foster learning and increase academic success for a multicultural community.
The Dodge Foundation has three grantmaking cycles each year – in March, June and December, with the majority of grants for each program area made in two of those cycles.
About the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation was established in 1974 through the foresight and generosity of Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge, daughter of William and Almira Rockefeller. For more than 40 years, Dodge has supported leadership, collaboration and innovation, with a focus on addressing the issues most pressing to New Jersey. Dodge also offers a comprehensive technical assistance program geared toward strengthening the capacity of New Jersey’s nonprofit community.
TRENTON, N.J.—The New Jersey State Triathlon will be held Saturday, July 23, and Sunday, July 24, in Mercer County Park in West Windsor, bringing together 3,000 competitors and more than 10,000 spectators for the largest triathlon in the state.
The New Jersey Triathlon Sprint Race begins at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 23. The Olympic Distance New Jersey State Triathlon race begins at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 24. Please be aware the traffic in and around the park will be affected by the race on these two dates between 7:30 a.m. and approximately 11 a.m. each day. Motorists looking to avoid any delays should steer clear of the following roads:
West Windsor (Saturday and Sunday)
Village Road (between Quakerbridge Road and Old Trenton Road)
Old Trenton Road (between Village Road and Robbinsville Road)
Conover Road
Edinburg Road (between Old Trenton Road and Village Road)
Hamilton (Saturday)
Hughes Drive (between Mercer County Park entrance and Quakerbridge Road)
Hamilton (Sunday)
Hughes Drive (between Old Trenton Road and Quakerbridge Road)
Robbinsville (Sunday only)
Robbinsville Road (between Old Trenton Road and Pond Road
Pond Road between Robbinsville Road and Hutchinson Road
Hutchinson Road between Pond Road and Combs Road
Combs Road and Cubberly Road
The New Jersey State Triathlon is one of the largest multisport events on the East Coast, attracting competitors from more than 38 states around the nation, and even includes international participants. The “Olympic” triathlon consists of a 1,500-meter swim in Mercer Lake, a 23-mile bike course and a 6.2-mile run; the sprint course consists of a 500-meter swim, an 11.5-mile bike course and a 3.1-mile run.
CGI Racing is holding the event in conjunction with the Mercer County Park Commission.
For more information on this race and other CGI Racing-produced events, visit www.cgiracing.com. For more information on events at Mercer County Park Commission facilities this summer, visit www.mercercountyparks.org.
Experience fine wines, music and summertime fun at the New Hope Wine & Music Festival, Saturday, July 23 (12:00pm to 8:00pm) & Sunday, July 24, 2016 (12:00pm to 6:00pm). Enjoy our cozy atmosphere while listening to music all day. 1-Day & Two- Day Festival Passes includes performances by:
Local Legend John Beacher: Saturday Only 3:00pm (Main Stage) and 7:00pm
Not Fade Away: A Tribute to the Music of Buddy Holly (Main Stage) 5pm Sat & 1pm Sun
The Nick Gallardo Show
City and the Seeds
Interminable Saturday Only 1:45pm
Performances by Spencer Blevins throughout the day!
… and many more
Celebrate the wines of Pennsylvania!
1-Day Festival Pass also includes 6 tastings. Must be 21 years or older.
2-Day Festival Pass also includes 8 tastings (throughout both days). Must be 21 years or older.
Under 21/ Designated Driver: Half Price
Celebrate Summer!
Yard Games
Tournaments
Good People
Good Times
Good Food available for purchase.
This is an indoor/outdoor event.
Festival held rain or shine*. Attendees are allowed to bring blankets, lawn chairs, lawn chair shade umbrellas. (No outside food, drinks, pets, tents, or pop-up canopies allowed.) The New Hope Winery will be open for business at 11:00am, Festival starts at Noon each day.
(TRENTON) – The Crisis Ministry of Mercer County is one of 49 nonprofits in the U.S.—out of more than 8,000 rated—to receive a perfect score of 100 from Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest independent charity evaluator. The Crisis Ministry also earned a fifth consecutive 4-star rating from the evaluator for its strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency. Six percent of nonprofit organizations rated achieve this distinction five years in a row.
“We are thrilled with these results, said Crisis Ministry Executive Director Carolyn Biondi. “It is important to demonstrate that we use our donors’ contributions wisely,” she added. “Their generous support of our mission ensures people’s basic needs and promotes families’ stability and well-being. Our 4-star Charity Navigator rating shows that our good governance and financial accountability promotes the Crisis Ministry’s long-term stability as well.”
Since 2002 Charity Navigator has used objective analysis to award the most fiscally responsible organizations a 4-star rating. In 2011 it added to its methodology 17 criteria focused on governance, ethical practices, and transparency. “The Crisis Ministry’s exceptional 4-star rating demonstrates its trustworthiness to the public,” according to Michael Thatcher, President & CEO of Charity Navigator. “Based on its 4-star rating, people can trust that their donations are going to a financially responsible and ethical charity when they decide to support the Crisis Ministry.” The Crisis Ministry’s rating and other information about charitable giving are found on www.charitynavigator.org.
About The Crisis Ministry of Mercer County — The Crisis Ministry of Mercer County, Inc., a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, works with low-income Mercer County households to improve food security, housing stability, and job readiness. Each year, the organization’s resources improve the lives of more than 11,000 people of all ages from its locations in Trenton and in Princeton. Learn more about the Crisis Ministry at thecrisisministry.org or by calling 609-396-9355.
About Charity Navigator —The nation’s largest charity evaluator helps guide informed giving by evaluating the Financial Health and Accountability & Transparency of more than 8,000 charities. A 501 (c)(3) public charity, it can be reached at 201-818-1288 and www.charitynavigator.org.
The New Jersey Water Color Society is proud to present the 74th Annual Open Juried Exhibition Sept.26 – Oct.30, 2016 at The Middletown Arts Center(MAC). Entries will be accepted through our online entry process only from May 24 - August 8. See our website for prospectus www.NJWCS.org
Princeton University Summer Chamber Concerts announces its 49th season of free chamber music concerts in Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University campus. Concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets online this year!!
Princeton University Summer Chamber Concerts will offer four free chamber music concerts to the public again this summer in Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University campus.
This season features the Aizuri Quartet (with commentary by Prof. Scott Burnham) on Thursday, June 23; the Prima Trio (with piano, clarinet and violin) on Tuesday, June 28; the Ensõ String Quartet on Monday, July 18; and Calmus, a vocal quintet on Wednesday, July 27.
Summer Chamber Concerts was founded in 1968 by music journalist, pianist and cellist Barbara Sand. In the early years Ms. Sand readied the outdoor performance space by pruning tree branches. She recruited local children to sell lemonade and collect contributions. During the concerts the children sometimes perched in the trees to hear the music. To this day audience members recall sitting on the Graduate College lawn with blankets and picnic baskets.
Renovations at the Graduate College—and the inconvenience of insects, imperfect acoustics and soaring humidity—prompted a change of venue in 1991 to Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall.
Funding for Summer Concerts is provided by individual contributors, foundations, local corporations and a grant from the Mercer County Cultural & Heritage Commission.
Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, on the Princeton University campus.
Tickets are free and for the first time will be available online one week before each concerts through their website at www.princetonsummerchamberconcerts.org. Remaining tickets will also be available “first come, first serve” at Richardson Auditorium Box Office on the night of each concert at 6:00pm. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Further information, including ticket information for those with disabilities, is at www.princetonsummerchamberconcerts.org or (609) 570-8404.
The Oiseaux Sisters + Jane Dennis June 4 - 30, 2016| Reception: Saturday, June 4, 5 - 7 pm
Rumpus: Wishful Thinking, Civil Discourse features the work of the Oiseaux Sisters (Carolyn Fellman and Susan Andrews) and Jane Dennis, including their "colorful responses" to questions around politics, culture, the environment, and human interaction.
The Oiseaux (French for birds) Sisters migrate seasonally from their Cayuga County, New York studios to Gulfport, Florida with periodic detours abroad to Mexico, Europe and Asia. Their deliberately low tech, mixed media objects have been shown for decades in the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Contemporary Craft Show. Known for its humor and metaphor, their work is part toy shop, part stage set, part library, and part school.
Jane Dennis, who resides in Ithaca, NY, creates sculpture from a variety of materials, including wood, metal, paper, fabric, and acrylic paint, as well as recycled elements that add an element of uncertainty to the process. "The artist can't be in complete control," she says, "and used materials can create a new direction or refuse to budge."
Together in this exhibition they ask: How to be a visual artist in this time of upheaval and change? "Engage," the artists encourage. "Change comes. We are all agents of change. Look to your borrowed feathers. Locate those purloined gloves. Stop, look, listen and love anyway. Savor, salvage, spot the switcheroo. Let the rumpus begin!"
above: The Contrarians: Ship Of State
Susan Andrews & Carolyn Fellman, Carved and painted wood, modeling compound, toy parts, stamps, beads, found objects.
This piece was made listening to campaign rhetoric on the studio radio. The cart moves in either direction, capable of leadership by the elephant or mule. The figures are repositionable, allowing Rachel Carson or the dice to also move into leadership positions. Inspired by a vintage pull toy in our collection, this piece speaks to our frustration with the pandering and posturing of the candidates and the suspicion that the one being played with is we, the citizen-voters.
The Historical Society of Princeton will host its fifth annual Concert Under the Stars fundraiser on Saturday, June 4, 2016, from 6:30 – 10:00 PM. This year's event will feature a 90-minute live performance by "reggae-influenced rock/pop" band, The Samples.
Twenty-five years after its formation, The Samples, with Sean Kelly, continue to delight fans young and old. Described as a cross between The Police and the Grateful Dead, their latest album, America, was named best comeback album of 2015 by Westword, an alternative weekly newspaper out of Denver, CO: "The sparkling melodies, broad vistas of sound and impressionistic, poetic word play suggest a reinvention and reclaiming of the ability to dream of a better place."
"For many of us from Princeton and along the East Coast, The Samples provided the soundtrack for our college and post-college years," shared HSP Board Member Meghan Donaldson. "Having them play their unique blend of music in Princeton for the first time will bring back many memories and will definitely get everyone on their feet for a fun Concert Under the Stars!"
Baxter Construction, Bank of Princeton, Callaway Henderson Sotheby's International Realty have sponsored the event at the Star Level.
Concert Committee Co-Chairs Tracy Sipprelle and Debora Haines describe the event as "a unique kick-off-to-summer party, with a casual blue jeans and boots flair."
Net proceeds from A Concert Under the Stars support the Society's mission of exploring a shared connection among people, celebrating a love of place, and promoting conversations on creating a better future. HSP provides access to its unique collections and signature programs in education and community service to new and diverse audiences; children, in particular, benefit from an unforgettable outdoor learning experience at Updike Farmstead.
It's that time again! Friday, June 24, marks the summer's first Foodtruck Friday event in Hopewell. Nine food trucks will gather from 5:00 to 9:00pm at Hopewell's Train station offering everything from gourmet lobster rolls to bacon covered tater tots.
Big Soul Chicken will bring their old school R&B and soul music to the event.
To date, the trucks on the line up are: Nomad Pizza, Four Daughters Franks, Ms. Fu's Yummy Food Truck (asian food), The Tot Cart, The Feed Truck, Surf and Turf Truck, Whirly Pig, Aunt Dee Dee's Oven Baked Goodness, and Nina's Waffles and Ice Cream.
This event is rain or shine. Bring your picnic blankets, lawn chairs, and your friends. (But please leave your beer and wine at home, as there is no alcohol permitted on the grounds of the train station.)
The second (and final) Foodtruck Friday of the season is on September 9, when Hopewell Boro welcomes another group of delicious foodtrucks to town. (Foodtruck Friday is presented by Hopewell Boro's Recreation Committee.)
Support diversity, inclusion and respect for others in schools and homes! Families, educators, youth, service groups and members of the community will come together to raise both awareness and resources to help stop bullying and stand up for diversity.
This is a free family event. All will receive wristlets for participating in the Walk. There will be live music and kid-friendly entertainment, including face painting and other youth activities. Healthy refreshments will be served. We will also have a yoga class for all ages and a youth art exhibition of this year’s Kidsbridge statewide creative competition winners.
The Walk2Stop Bullying, now in its fifth year, will be held June 18th from 9AM to 11:30AM on the grounds of the Educational Testing Service (ETS). The address is 660 Rosedale Road, Princeton, NJ. Use the Carter Road entrance.
For information on registering to walk as an individual or a team, for sponsorship opportunities or for questions on the StandUp4 Diversity activities, please visit www.firstgiving.com/66461/kidsbridge-2016-walk2stop-bullying. Raise $25 and receive a Walk T-shirt; for other fundraising benefits visit the website.
Why is an anti-bullying WALK important today? Because bullying remains a serious, growing problem in New Jersey and across the country. Cyberbullying (victimization through social media, text messages, and e-mails) is particularly alarming, and all bullying can have dire consequences.
Why is standing up for DIVERSITY important now? National political hate rhetoric has created an environment of scapegoating, demonizing, and bullying in the classrooms and in our communities. New Jersey educators are finding that the 2016 presidential campaign is challenging them in ways they’ve never encountered. Teachers who normally look forward to election season for "teaching moments" are aghast, observing the inflammatory intolerance, bias, prejudice, and stereotypes that have characterized this year’s debates, media and campaign ads.
As a community, we need to take a stand. Funds raised from the Walk will go toward Kidsbridge’s proven programs. Each year, 2,500 students and teachers from throughout New Jersey visit the Kidsbridge Tolerance Center to learn strategies to prevent bullying and promote diversity. The Center’s interactive exhibits teach children to combat prejudice, discrimination, stereotypes, name-calling and bullying through respect, empathy and compassion. Kids are encouraged to learn new strategies through small group discussions led by trained facilitators.
For any additional information, contact Lynne Azarchi
West Windsor, N.J. – Junie B. Jones is back. The irrepressible youngster is ready to share her words of wisdom with young audiences as Theatreworks/USA presents “Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School” at Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC’s) Kelsey Theatre Saturday, June 4 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
Junie has been going to school for more than 1-1/2 years now. Who knows better how to write the book on everything a kid needs to know? From bus rules to band-aids, carpools to cookies, Junie has a jillion tips, tricks and trip-ups, and she’ll share her hard-won expertise and show her friends at Kelsey Theatre how school is sometimes scary, sometimes super-fun, and always something to sing about. It’s a fresh new musical adventure based on the popular book series by Barbara Park, with book and lyrics by Marcy Heisler and music by Zina Goldrich.
Theatreworks/USA is America’s largest and most prolific professional not-for-profit theater for young and family audiences. Since 1961, the company has enlightened, entertained, and instructed more than 90 million people in 49 states and Canada, now performing for about four million people annually.
Tickets are $10 for children, students and seniors, and $12 for adults. Tickets may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking available next to the theater.
June 20-24, performing artists, scholars, educators in all fields will gather together to experience the hands-on approach to teaching music and body awareness known as Dalcroze Eurhythmics. Come and energize your musicality through spontaneous vocal and instrumental expression, and dynamic movement. Newcomers welcome!
The theme of this year’s conference is Flow in Performance: Keynote Speaker, Luc Nijs, Ghent University. Online registration for one or more days ends midnight, 5/31. For more information, click this link, or contact DSA President William R. Bauer at MusicInContext@gmail.com or 732-647-6931.
This five-course wine dinner will feature select vintages of Matteo Correggia paired with a menu of Double Brook Farm proteins and local produce fresh from the field. Giovanni Correggia, son of Matteo, will lead the discussion of these special wines from the Piedmont region of Italy. The vineyard incorporates practices that are "natural and sustainable whenever possible" which they believe produces a superior product. Come explore wines from this unique and interesting vintner.
Happy Earth Day! We all know that taking care of the Earth is something we should do 24/7 - 365, but it's still good to have a day dedicated to educate and bring awareness to the most basic ways we can adopt sustainable practices. It can be as little as turning the light off when you don't need it and taking reusable bags with you to the supermarket. Since there are so many ways to go green, we polled the community for how they honor Earth Day today and every day.
Be sure to let us know your best green tips too! Spread the Earth love!
2. I canceled my NYTimes weekly paper, use all cloth grocery bags ( even at target), and I NEVER buy plastic water bottles - Jane, POL Content Manager
3. Shady Brook Farm makes their own mulch. They encourage locals to drop off their grass clippings, twigs, sawdust, leaves, etc to turn into mulch, which can be ordered by customers. - Elisa, NewtownYardley.com Community Manager
4. We ditched our Keurig and bought a drip coffee maker - Sarah Hughes, founder/editor FinneganandtheHughes.com
5. I follow the Hopewell Valley Green Team and take advantage of their opportunities to recycle styrofoam, wine corks, CDs, etc., as well as Mercer County's electronics and household chemicals recycling collection. - Tracy Meyer @twmtalks
6. Keep Middlesex Moving invites commuters take the Pledge to unplug for one hour, whether in your car, at home, or at the office - small, simple actions can make a huge impact. Join hundreds of commuters across Middlesex County and take the Eearth Day Pledge at https://kmm.org/kmm_earthday.php. - Cristina Fowler, Marketing Communications Manager, Keep Middlesex Moving
7. Let go of stuff you don't need and sell it at the Princeton Public Library community-wide yard sale on Saturday, April 30th, from 9am to 1pm. The event is co-sponsored by Sustainable Princeton and is part of the Princeton Environmental Film Festival (PEFF). Visit www.princetonlibrary.org/yardsale.
8. Skoy cloths - brilliant replacement for papertowel, sponges, etc. Just throw in washer and drier to clean. Color code for diff uses - Cricket Allen, founder of the Perfect Snaque and mom of The Kitchen Twins!
10. Use Pure Haven Essentials, safe and effective products. No microbeads or chemicals going down my drains! www.purehavenessentials.com/storie - Christine Storie, consultant with Pure Haven Essentials
11. Princeton Elks is offering a recycling program in conjunction with Terracycle- cosmetic packaging, toothpaste containers, etc. They receive small donations to the Charitable Trust which serves Special Children, Veterans, and Youth Activities in the community. Details on their Facebook page. - Heather M.
12. Composting! I keep a countertop compost bucket near my trash can so I can easily gather my food waste. Then I empty into my composting bin outside when full. - Casey H.
13. Recycle, bring your own bags to the grocery store, support local farmers markets and join a local CSA! We have been members of Stults Farm on Cranbury Neck Rd in West Windsor for years. We split a share with my sister who lives near the farm. - Jennifer G.
14. Since my job is sustainability, I kind of drive my family crazy at home. We compost, recycle practically everything (even shoes, batteries, toys - nothing gets landfilled). When I built my new kitchen last year, I made sure that all of the big items were manufactured domestically and my countertops came from a facility in MN (Cambria) that is ISO 14001 certified (which means they have to prove that they have a robust environmental program by getting audited by a third party annually). When we were deconstructing the old kitchen I gave away everything I could - even tried giving the cabinets away to a neighbor. Our old kitchen table became a work bench in the garage, and we made the chairs into stools for my son to stand on while working with his dad. I make my own cleaners with vinegar. We buy local whenever we can, and eat pretty clean. We grow our own veggies in the summer. - Alison Gosselin, Director, Sustainability and Engineering, Aramark Leisure
West Windsor, N.J. – Grandmothers don’t usually have disturbingly large eyes, pointy teeth or furry gray ears. Unless they are a wolf! Young audiences will delight in the musical adaptation of the beloved fairytale “Little Red Riding Hood,” to be presented at Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC’s) Kelsey Theatre by the award-winning Kaleidoscope Theatre.
This fun-filled show is set for Saturday, May 14 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
With audience participation galore, children will have a chance to get in on the wolf’s sinister plan and Little Red’s ultimate triumph. From a unique beginning to a thoroughly happy ending, entertainment is in store for all as the traditional characters come to life through song, dance and laughter.
The Rhode-Island based Kaleidoscope Theatre has made Kelsey Theatre one of the regular stops for its traveling company. The troupe won rave reviews for its production of "Alice in Wonderland" in the fall. Founded in 1977, Kaleidoscope's goal is to educate and entertain young people through presentational and participatory drama.
Tickets for are $10 for children, students and seniors, and $12 for adults. Tickets may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible and free parking is available next to the theater.
Medina Community Clinic, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit was launched in January 12, 2015 to provide low-income and underserved members of our community with quality specialty health care services. These specialty care services are provided pro-bono by Mercer County physicians who volunteer their services. Between the months of Dec 2015 to March 2016, 48 patients were served.
The majority of Medina’s patients come from referrals from the Henry J. Austin Health Center – the largest non-hospital based ambulatory care provider in Mercer County. Patients are also referred by St. Francis Hospital and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton. Medina’s Patient Care Navigator links patients to one of more than twenty-five physicians who are currently on the Medina’s Panel of Volunteer Specialty Providers (see attachment for complete list of providers, the majority of whom are currently from the Muslim community). All of the providers have agreed to provide high-quality health care in their office at no cost. When patients need transportation to get to the Specialist it is coordinated by Medina’s small staff.
At Medina we strongly believe that access to quality healthcare is a basic right of every individual. According to Arshe Ahmed, Medina’s Executive Director, Medina’s mission is to fill a void and serve those who currently have no place to turn to for quality specialty care either because they are uninsured or underinsured. “Far too often those who don’t have adequate insurance don’t seek out preventative because they don’t have the ability o pay for these services. All too often delayed preventative care has detrimental long-term health consequences as potentially life threatening diseases remain undetected and not treated in their nascent stages.”
During the months of December 2015 to March 2016, 48 patients were provided specifically with specialty services. Had a number of patients not seen a specialist, and had not been treated, they could have had serious medical consequences down-the-road. In one case, a small mass was uncovered and removed, that could have morphed into cancer in the future. In another case, a patient underwent a cardiac catheterization to diagnose and treat a heart condition with a stent.
Funding for the initial year of the Median Community Clinic was cobbled together from combination of donations from the community, the proceeds from a fundraising event and an initial start-up grant from First Choice Bank.
On Sunday May 1st from 1-3 pm Medina will hold its Second Annual Fundraising Event at the Windsor Athletic Club (99 Clarksville Road, West Windsor 08550). Tickets are just $50 per person and available by calling 609-270-5067 or online at medinahealthcare.org.
At the event, Linda Schwimmer, President and CEO, New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, and a member of Medina’s Board of Directors, will be have a conversation with Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker and Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli regarding upcoming health issues on the legislative docket.
Sajid Syed, who founded Medina Community Clinic and currently serves as chairman of the Board of Director, is extremely pleased at Medina’s positioning after one year: “We didn’t want to ‘recreate the wheel’ but rather work with existing assets on the ground. We are doing just that and providing patients with desperately needed special care services. It is very gratifying.”
April 06, 2016
By Prevention Coalition of Mercer County
When youth talk about “420” they probably don’t mean the date Apollo 16 landed on the moon or Michael Jordan setting an NBA playoff record . They’re probably referring to “National Weed Day,” which has been gaining momentum since the early 70’s. Although this holiday isn’t marked on the calendar, it is celebrated by some people who smoke marijuana . It might be difficult to recognize, but there are many signs and symptoms that may suggest your child is engaged in “420” activities. Be in the know as this holiday will be celebrated by marijuana users around the globe. Be aware that “420” refers to not only April 20 th but the everyday afternoon hour of 4:20pm, as well.
On Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24, Executive Chef Scott Anderson and the elements’ kitchen will proudly welcome one of the most critically acclaimed chefs in the world, Chef Shinobu Namae from L’Effervescence in Tokyo, Japan.
Chef Namae has earned worldwide recognition from chefs, restaurateurs, food/restaurant journalists whose accolades include two Michelin stars in addition to guiding L’Effervescence to 12th on The Diners Club Academy Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants
The 24th annual Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger food drive will be held on Saturday May 14th, 2016 to combat hunger in Mercer County. The national food drive, better known as Stamp Out Hunger is the nation’s largest single-day food drive, with letter carriers in 10,000 cities and towns collecting bags of non-perishable food donations, as they deliver your mail.
How can you help? Just fill a bag with non-perishable foods, leave it by your mailbox on Saturday May 14, and your letter carrier will deliver the food directly to Mercer Street Friends Food Bank. This event is critical to Mercer Street Friends Food Bank as we prepare for the increased demand for food in the upcoming summer months.
Food donations needed are: canned tuna, chicken and salmon; canned fruits and vegetables; canned pasta meals; canned or dry beans; peanut butter and jelly (plastic containers only); soups; hot and cold cereal (non sugary preferred), pasta and tomato sauce (plastic containers only). No glass please.
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Every year the town of Princeton celebrates with an irrational number of events! Pie Eating, Pie Judging, Pie Throwing, Pi Recitation, Pizza Pie and Cupcake Decorating Contests! For the Einstein Look A Like and Pi Recitation Contests, winners take home $314.15! For the Princeton Pi Pizza Contest, winner gets free pizza for a year! For the House of Cupcake Contest, winner gets free cupcakes for a year! This year a New Jersey resident will attempt to break the American Pi Recitation Record by reciting over 20,000 digits of Pi!
For the non- competitive types, there are Surprise Birthday Parties and Dinky Rides with Einstein, live musical performances – one artist toured with Adele and Rihanna and is launching his solo album during the event, a Pi-Rade, a children’s violin demonstration with a Pulitzer and Grammy winning guest, family friendly self guided Grub Crawls, a Pi Day inspired family movie, live theater performances, biking, running and walking tours. Adults can enjoy self guided Pub Crawls and an “Inventors Only” Cocktail Making Course.
“Pi Day Princeton is a real treat for anyone who loves Pi, Pie, and Einstein!” says Mimi Omiecinski founder and coordinator for the delightful event. When asked how the event was started, Mimi credits the remarkable collaboration between Princeton businesses, academic institutions and residents: “In 2009, I approached the Princeton Public Library and they agreed to host the first incredible celebration. The librarians and I called in a ton of favors from shop owners, local officials, family and friends and created the first Pi Day Princeton which attracted nearly 4,000 visitors! Over the years, crowds grew so large I had to ask the Nassau Inn if the major contests could be held in their famous Prince William Ballroom. The Inn phoned me back within 15 minutes of the request and offered the space! I am so grateful because now we can truly accommodate the nearly 9,000 participants and spectators that come throughout the weekend!”
The celebration is meant to honor Pi, mathematics, science, famous Princeton geniuses, local merchants and, of course, Einstein’s big day. Mimi encourages everyone to come and enjoy the activities and see first hand how Princeton residents, non-profit organizations, academic institutions and business communities work together brilliantly to celebrate our one of a kind Ivy League town!
“The town of Princeton is nuts for this quirky event and hopes the Universe will come visit our town to celebrate Pi Day Princeton! If you can’t make it in person, we hope you’ll celebrate at online with us!”
Mimi is quick to note the magic comes together because of the Event Partners who present the irrational number of events!
Nassau Inn hosts the Einstein Look A Like Contest, Pi Recitation, Album World Premiere and American World Record Pi Recitation Demonstration, McCaffrey’s Supermarket creates the Pie Eating Contest, Princeton Symphony Orchestra coordinates the Violin Demonstration, Morven Museum and Garden hosts the Surprise Birthday Party, Princeton Garden Theater will be showing Jimmy Neutron – Boy Genius, Princeton Public Library offers interactive projects with the Historical Society of Princeton, The Peacock Inn offers an “Serious Inventors Only Cocktail Making Class”, Princeton Pi provides the Pizza Pie Contest, House of Cupcakes provides the Cupcake Decorating Contest, Palmer Square and Princeton Education Foundation provides the Pie Throwing Contest, Kitchen Twins and Yankee Doodle Tap Room manage the Best Apple Pie Contest, princeton genius tours offers the Self Guided Grub and Pub Crawls, Landau’s and Princeton Tour Company offers the free 1 hour walking tours of their onsite museum, Princeton Running Company offers an Einstein Running Celebration, Princeton Tour Company offers the 2 hour guided walking tours and nj bike tours offers a 3 hour bike tour of Einstein’s neighborhood. and Paul Robeson Arts Council of Princeton offers a Pi inspired theater production. Prindie Fest will be offering a iPhone video contest for participants on March 12th.
Schedule of Events:
Thursday, 3.10.16
7:00 p.m. Prize Winning Author Lecture – The Hunt for the Vulcan: And How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet, Discovered Relativity, and Deciphered the Universe – Community Room of the Princeton Public Library – 66 Witherspoon Street– Thomas Levenson, Professor of Science Writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the author of several other books, including Einstein in Berlin and Newton and the Counterfeiter: The Unknown Detective Career of the World’s Greatest Scientist. He has also made ten feature-length documentaries (including a two-hour Nova program on Einstein) for which he has won numerous awards.
Friday, 3.11.16
7:00 p.m. "Constant Commentary,” at The Arts Council of Princeton Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ. -- Musician and composer Wilbo Wright will perform a Pi Day concert!! Suggested donation - $3.14. For more information, please visit www.artscouncilofprinceton.org or call (609) 924-8777.
Saturday, 3.12.16
9:00 a.m. — Pie Eating Contest at McCaffrey’s in the Princeton Shopping Center – 301 North Harrison Street – 2nd Floor Space – First come, first serve ….
10:00 a.m.— Surprise Birthday Party for Albert Einstein at Morven Museum and Garden – 55 Stockton Street. All little genius must pre-register for this popular event since space is limited. Email abixby@morven.org to reserve your spot today!
10:30 a.m. – Jimmy Neutron – Boy Genius – 160 Nassau Street at Princeton Garden Theater - $4 per person; Free to members.
11:00 a.m. — Einstein Look-A-Like Contest – 10 Palmer Square inside the Nassau Inn Prince William Ballroom –Register your ‘lil genius and email princetonmimi@gmail.com. Winner receives $314.15 check!
11:00 a.m. – Pi X Pi(e) Bike Tour – begins at Kopp’s Cycle Shop at 38 Spring Street. For more information and to register and pay for the event, contact NJ bike tours directly!
Noon —Kids of All Ages Violin Exhibition – 10 Palmer Square – inside the Nassau Inn Prince William Ballroom for kids 3yrs – 6yrs All participants will win free Pi Day Princeton commemorative bracelets and PSO ticket vouchers! In attendance will be Caroline Shaw who won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Music for her composition Partita for 8 Voices, written for the Grammy Award-winning a cappella group Roomful of Teeth. Caroline Shaw will be performing on Sunday, March 13th at 4pm at Richardson Auditorium. For more information and to register, please email sfeingold@princetonsymphony.org
Noon — Nerd Herd Smart Phone Grub Crawl – 10 Palmer Square inside the Nassau Inn
Noon — Dinky Train rides with Einstein – Arts/Transit Train Station on Alexander Street – Departing Princeton Station at noon, 12:27 p.m. and 1 p.m.; departing Princeton Junction Station at 12:11 p.m., 12:37 p.m. and 1:11 p.m. $2.75 per adult each way, up to two kids (ages 5-11) can ride free with a passenger paying any valid fare.
1:00 p.m. — Serious Inventors Only Cocktail Making Class inside Einstein’s first residence – Peacock Inn 20 Bayard Lane – You and a friend will learn how to construct the perfect cocktail and receive an exclusive tutoring session with a Master Mixologist. $53.14 per person. To pre-purchase tickets to this exclusive event contact the Peacock Inn directly.
1:00 p.m. – World Premiere of “The Future” with Selan – 10 Palmer Square inside the Nassau Inn Prince William Ballroom
1:30 p.m. — Pi Recitation Contest at 10 Palmer Square inside Nassau Inn in the Prince William Ballroom. All participants will win a free Pi Day Princeton commemorative wrist band and Winner of the Youth Category (aged 7yrs – 13yrs) compete to win $314.15! Email princetonmimi@gmail.com to register your child 13yrs and younger. PLEASE ARRIVE BY 12:15P TO REGISTER IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO REGISTER ONLINE PRIOR TO THE EVENT! For older contestants, please bring proof of age. Immediately following is the Princeton Pi-Rade where the winner of the Pi Recitation Contest will be the Grand Marshall and lead everyone through Palmer Square as everyone is lined up in order of Pi.
1:59 pm. Pizza Pi Competition - 84 Nassau Street! All contestants will win a free Pi Day Princeton commemorative wrist band and winning participant will win one free medium cheese pizza each month for the remainder of 2016!
2:00 p.m. – Watch a Pi-Recitation Champion Break the American Record (and train to break the World Record by 2017) – 10 Palmer Square in the 2nd Floor Palmer Room – Sebastian James will recite over 20,000 digits of Pi.
2:45 p.m. — Best Apple Pie in Princeton Contest at 10 Palmer Square inside the Yankee Doodle Tap Room, Nassau Inn –The first 50 guests who arrive will serve as judges. Winning baker wins the all the bragging rights until 3/14/17!
3:14 p.m. — Pie Throwing Event at the Palmer Square Green. $1 per throw with all proceeds to benefit the Princeton Educational Fund Teacher Mini-Grant Program.
3:30 p.m. Interactive Session for Children Ages 6-10yrs – Third Floor of the Princeton Public Library
4:00 p.m. Cupcake Decorating Contest – 32 Witherspoon Street - All contestants will win a free Pi Day Princeton commemorative wrist band and winning participant will win a free cupcake each month for the remainder of 2016!
5:00 p.m. — Nerd Herd Smart Phone Pub Crawl – 10 Palmer Square inside the Nassau Inn and go to Yankee Doodle Tap Room to receive your nerd glasses and Smart Phone Pub Crawl route!
(Only nerds 21 yrs and above will receive access to the map of participating bars!)
Sunday, 3.13.16
9:00 a.m. — Walk a Pi Event sponsored by YMCA Princeton – 59 Paul Robeson Place. Grab your gym bag and head to the new work out facility at YMCA at 59 Paul Robeson Place. Log 3.14 miles on one of the state of the art treadmills or elliptical trainers, take a photo of your Pi Mile and post it on the Pi Day Princeton Facebook Page! All participants will win free two week trial membership with a waived joiner fee if you join the YMCA!
9:00 a.m. – Einstein Inspired Running Event sponsored by Princeton Running Company – 108 Nassau Street. Join the weekly running group for a 6-8 mile run – at 3.14 miles the group will sing “Happy Birthday” to Princeton’s favorite genius! All participants dressed as Einstein will win a free commemorative Pi Day bracelet!
10:00 a.m. — Hourly Guided Tours of Einstein Museum – 10a thru 4p sponsored by Landau at 102 Nassau Street! Join Princeton Tour Company tour guides to see the only museum dedicated to Time Magazine’s Man of the Century! First come, first served. Groups limited to 25 each hour. Commemorative tee shirts for sale at the only Einstein Museum in North America inside Landau at 102 Nassau Street!
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Einstein in Princeton Guided Walking Tour – Join Tim Fagin at 102 Nassau Street in front of Landaus to see the homes and hangouts of Prineton’s most beloved genius. These are brisk paced walks and cover nearly 3 miles. If you’re worried about keeping up with the group, consider the hourly tours of the museum at Landau. First come, first serve. Groups limited to 50 per group.
2:00 p.m. – 4:00p.m. Einstein in Princeton Guided Walking Tour – Join Tim Fagin at 102 Nassau Street in front of Landaus to see the homes and hangouts of Prineton’s most beloved genius. These are brisk paced walks and cover nearly 3 miles. If you’re worried about keeping up with the group, consider the hourly tours of the museum at Landau. First come, first serve. Groups limited to 50 per group.
Monday, 3.14.16
12:00 p.m. — 1:59 p.m. Nerd Herd Smart Phone Grub Crawl – 10 Palmer Square inside the Nassau Inn – provided by princeton genius tours – Check in at the Nassau Inn Lobby to receive your official Pi Day Princeton glasses and Smart Phone Grub Crawl route! (Some participating restaurants have Pi inspired foods that all smartypants will adore!)
6:30 p.m. — Nerd Herd Smart Phone Pub Crawl – Check in 10 Palmer Square inside the Nassau Inn and provided by princeton genius tours – go to Yankee Doodle Tap Room to receive your nerd glasses and Smart Phone Pub Crawl route! (Only nerds 21 yrs and above will receive access to the map of participating bars!) We’ll sing Happy Birthday to Albert Einstein and let the party begin!
The Pi Day Princeton event coordination and information team is led by Jacqui Alexander (owner of Jacquilope Marketing) and Malena Attar (Development Associate of Good Grief, Inc.) On the days of the events they can be reached at 1-855-743-1415.
Pi Day Princeton, celebrated in Princeton, New Jersey, was founded in 2009 by Mimi Omiecinski who owns Princeton Tour Company – a full service tour company offering Princeton walking tours, bus tours, ghost tours, scavenger hunts and team building/private events since 2007. She admits she is “strangely possessed” by All Things Princeton and never tires of celebrating the university/town’s unique history, architecture and fascinating residents. She began Princeton Tour Company as a fun way to spend her mornings which has now grown to nine tour guides and rated the #1 Princeton Activity by Trip Advisor, AAA Magazine, the NY Times, Washington Post and more.
Princeton, NJ — Today YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) and the Princeton Family YMCA launched Zoe for President, a campaign to elect a one-year-old girl as our nation's Commander in Chief...in 2064. The campaign highlights the potential the Y sees in all kids to grow up and change the world if they're nurtured properly and supported along the way. Through Y initiatives like childcare, academic enrichment, mentorship, college prep, job training, and more, kids have the opportunities to succeed, grow, and one day, maybe even become president. The Y aims to impart the values of what it means to achieve—how hard work, determination, perseverance and character can drive someone to success beyond what they thought possible.
Like all candidates, Zoe has her own campaign website, ZoeForPresident.net (www.ZoeForPresident.net), where users can donate to her campaign, watch videos to learn her stance on issues and shop for swag. When users donate to Zoe's campaign, they are donating to their local Y and supporting the programs and services that enable kids like Zoe to thrive from childhood through retirement.
"While Zoe for President is a breath of fresh air during a heated campaign cycle, every child— regardless of background—needs support and guidance to reach their full potential," said Kevin Washington, president and CEO, YMCA of the USA. "Zoe's campaign addresses actual issues that America's communities are faced with each day like access to early childhood education, safe space, meal assistance, and the Y's role in solving the challenges head on."
Zoe for President is the second phase of the Y's For a better us™ campaign, a multi-year, multi-faceted effort to engage more people with the Y and its mission as a nonprofit. Earlier this year, the Y launched two powerful television commercials, Places, and Idle Hands, each spotlighting a different problem communities in America face today. Both spots closed with the Y's nonprofit work on the ground, engaging and enriching kids and families through safe spaces, mentorship, education, meal programs and more.
"The Y works to ensure all kids have the support they need to achieve their full potential," said Denise Soto, Development and Communications Director, Princeton Family YMCA. "We work here in Princeton to provide services addressing our most critical social issues such as addressing the achievement gap with programs like Princeton Young Achievers which provides homework assistance and educational support daily after school to 80 children in Kindergarten through 5th grade; and our LIVESTRONG at the YMCA program which helps cancer survivors regain their strength after treatment.
Those interested in donating to the Princeton Family YMCA can visit ZoeForPresident.net or call 609-497-9622 x209.
About the Y
The Y is one of the nation's leading nonprofit strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Across the U.S., 2,687 Ys engage 21 million men, women and children – regardless of age, income or background – to nurture the potential of children and teens, improve the nation's health and well-being and provide opportunities to give back and support neighbors. Anchored in more than 10,000 communities, the Y has the long-standing relationships and physical presence not just to promise, but to deliver, lasting personal and social change. www.princetonymca.org
West Windsor, N.J. – A colorful and creative feast for the eyes greeted more than 100 artists, their supporters, students and county officials who turned out for the Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony for “Mercer County Artists 2016” on February 24. The exhibit is on display through March 24 at the Gallery at Mercer County Community College (MCCC), located on the second floor of the Communications Building on the college's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. (The gallery will be closed for Spring Break, March 14 to 18.)
The show features 69 works by 55 artists in a variety of media including oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings, as well as mixed media collages and 18 sculptures.
Gallery Director Dylan Wolfe announced the award winners with fellow presenters Pat Colavita, Jr., Mercer County Freeholder, and Tricia Fagan of the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission. “This exhibit once again affirms the wealth of talent and ingenuity that surrounds us," Wolfe observed. "Our art community inspires us to see the beauty in even the simplest things." Wolfe curated the show with the assistance of MCCC student volunteers.
Wolfe thanked juror Jesse Vincent, Education Coordinator at Artworks Trenton, for immersing herself in a challenging jurying process. “There were many tough choices. Jesse strove to create an exhibit that reflected multiple mediums and subjects.” Vincent selected from 215 pieces submitted by 121 artists. Wolfe also acknowledged the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission for its continuing support of the exhibit, which selected three paintings for the permanent collection of county created, county owned artwork. Also on hand was Ailyn Green, Executive Director of the West Windsor Arts Council, who presented awards to West Windsor artists.
Janis Purcell, of East Windsor, was the recipient of The Best in Show Award, sponsored by Blick Art Materials, for “Diva,” a wood and mixed media sculpture inspired by African art. Juror’s Choice Awards went to Chris Cooper, of Lawrenceville, for “Self-Portrait” and Alice Sims-Gunzenhauser, of Lawrenceville, for “That Night.” Honorable Mentions went to Joseph Dougherty, of Pennington, for “Stick”; Roseann Kanter, of Lawrenceville, for “Leopard”; and Lucretia McGuff-Silverman, of Roosevelt, for “Winter Road at Sunset.” Mercer County Purchase Awards were presented to John Brecko, of Ewing, for “Daybreak”; Sean Carney, of Ewing, for “First Snow”; and Leni Morante, of Mercerville, for “Van Cumpen Brook – Delaware Water Gap.” West Windsor Arts Council's prizes were presented to Allison Singer, of Princeton Junction, for “Deep in the Park” and Andrew Werth, of Princeton Junction, for “Sierpinski Squared.”
Gallery hours are Mondays through Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with Wednesday hours extended until 7 p.m.
The exhibit is co-sponsored by and supported through a grant from the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission, with funding from the New Jersey State Council of the Arts/ Department of State, a partner of the National Endowment for the Arts. Directions and gallery hours are available at www.mccc.edu/gallery.
Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker will host an office grand opening on Wednesday, Feb. 24 in his legislative office located at 23 Orchard Road, Suite 170, Skillman, NJ 08558.
“I am honored and humbled that the people of the 16th Legislative District have placed their trust in me” said Zwicker (D-Hunterdon/Mercer/Middlesex/Somerset). “I've quickly gotten up to speed, hired staff and opened my district office in Montgomery Township.”
The event is free and open to the public. Light food and refreshments will be served. Residents of the 16th legislative district are encouraged to attend. Interested parties should RSVP by noon on Tuesday, Feb. 23 to AsmZwicker@njleg.org, or call 609-454-3147.
The History of Science series, featuring programs that explore some of the biggest scientific discoveries of the past, current projects that are advancing our understanding of the universe and more will be presented March 3 through April 24 at Princeton Public Library.
“We are excited to announce this series,” said Hannah Schmidl, humanities programs development coordinator and NEH fellow at Princeton Public Library. “There are events for every interest, whether you’d like to attend a film screening and discussion, hear from authors about local history, bring your kids to a reading and activities, take part in a book discussion, or listen to a conversation with renowned scientists from our own community. We hope you’ll join us to learn more about some fascinating topics.”
The History of Science series is presented with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this programming do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Programs include:
Thursday, March 3, 7 p.m.
Film and Q&A: “Particle Fever”
The 2013 documentary tells the story of the first experiments at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, follows the journey of the scientists involved in the project and offers a look into one of the most exciting physics discoveries of our time. 1 hour, 39 minutes.
Following the screening, Christopher Tully, professor of physics at Princeton University, will comment on the film and take part in a Q&A. Tully has conducted research at CERN for over 25 years and was a member of the team that discovered the Higgs boson. He will also speak about potential evidence for a new particle reported last December with the latest 13 TeV data. Tully is also author of the textbook “Elementary Particle Physics in a Nutshell” and co-author of “100 Years of Subatomic Physics.” Community Room
Tuesday, March 8, 7 p.m.
Freeman Dyson in Conversation with Nima Arkani-Hamed
Freeman Dyson, renowned physicist and retired professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, will be joined in conversation by Nima Arkani-Hamed, theoretical physicist at the Institute for Advanced Study. This conversation between two remarkable scientific minds will center on how science has changed between the 1940s and today. Community Room
Thursday, March 10, 7 p.m.
The Brief Life and Exciting Times of Vulcan – the Planet that Wasn’t There
Thomas Levenson, professor of science writing at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discusses and signs copies of his book "The Hunt for Vulcan ... And How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet, Discovered Relativity, and Deciphered the Universe." The planet Vulcan first appeared in our solar system in 1859 as the only sensible explanation for Mercury's misbehavior. It disappeared for good in 1915, banished from reality by Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity. In between, its story is one of perfectly sound science, vaulting ambition and persistent self-deception ? adding up to a cautionary tale about how science actually works. Community Room
Friday, March 18, 6:30 p.m.
Film and Discussion: “CodeGirl”
In this 2015 documentary, teams of high school girls around the world develop apps to solve problems in their communities. Following the screening a discussion moderated by Montgomery Upper Middle School teacher Violet Markmann features panelists from Code for Princeton, the Techsters of Montgomery Upper Middle School, and Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart. Community Room
Thursday, March 20, 2 p.m.
Laurie Wallmark
The author will read from her children’s book "Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine," an illustrated biography of Ada Lovelace. More than 100 years before the invention of the electronic computer, Byron followed her creativity in science and math to become the world’s first computer programmer. This story serves as an inspiration for children, especially girls, to be fearless in pursuing their passions. Two craft activities appropriate for grades 1-5 will follow the reading. Story Room
Wednesday, March 23, 7 p.m.
Book Discussion: “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions” by Thomas Kuhn
Angela Creager leads a discussion of the book that is considered the paradigmatic history of science text. Originally published in 1962, the book is still widely read by specialist and non-specialist audiences. Creager is the Thomas M. Siebel Professor in the History of Science and the Director of Graduate Studies for History of Science at Princeton University. Conference Room
Wednesday, March 30, 7 p.m.
Scott McVay
The author discusses and signs copies of his book “Surprise Encounters with Artists and Scientists, Whales and Other Living Things.” The book invites readers to engage in provocative encounters with riveting explorers, whether artists or scientists, who have opened new ways for seeing the world and our place in it. For this presentation, McVay will focus on his inspiring encounters with scientists devoted to transformative change and will share his engaging stories about these internationally famous "path-finders." Community Room
Wednesday, April 13, 7 p.m.
Book Discussion: "Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA" by Brenda Maddox
Kathryn Maxson, a Ph.D. candidate in the Program in History of Science at Princeton University, leads a discussion of Maddox’s book that examines the largely unknown story of the life and work of Rosalind Franklin whose data and photography of DNA led to James Watson and Francis Crick's discoveries. Conference Room
Sunday, April 24, 2 p.m.
Mercer Magic and the Story of America's First Sports Car
Historian Clifford W. Zink presents on the Raceabout, long considered America's first sports car and a shining example of local entrepreneurship and innovation. At the height of Trenton’s industrial era, the Roebling family, bridge-builders and wire rope manufacturers, and the Kuser family, of banks and brewing, joined together “to build a car in a class by itself.” The Mercer Automobile Company launched in1909, and its premier model, the Mercer Raceabout, was designed for the “amateur sportsman” to drive around town during the week and take to the track to race on weekends. Mercer race drivers won numerous races culminating in the American Grand Prize in 1914, and the surviving Mercers are highly prized in private collections and museums. Community Room
All Princeton Public Library programs are free and open to the public. If programs require registration, preference is given to library cardholders. The physically challenged should contact the library at (609) 924-9529 48 hours before any program with questions about special accommodations.
Opinions expressed during programming at Princeton Public Library do not necessarily reflect the views of the library, its staff, trustees or supporters.
The library is in the Sands Library Building at 65 Witherspoon St. in Princeton, NJ. Convenient parking is available on neighboring streets and in the Spring Street Garage, which is adjacent to the library. For more information about library programs and services, call (609) 924-9529 or visit www.princetonlibrary.org
Rider University Musical Theatre will present Stephen Sondheim's hit musical A Little Night Music Wednesday, February 24 through Sunday, February 28 in the Yvonne Theater on the campus of Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J.The preview performance is on Wednesday, February 24 at 7:30 p.m., and performances are Thursday, February 25 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, February 26 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday February 27 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, February 28 at 2 p.m. Nathan Hurwitz is the director and Louis F. Goldberg is the music director.
Based on Ingmar Bergman's 1955 film, Smiles of a Summer Night, A Little Night Music is the winner of four Tony Awards.It's known for its masterful and elegant music, including such classics as "Send in the Clowns" and "Every Day a Little Death."
Director Nathan Hurwitz says, "A Little Night Music is a beautiful play about people struggling to find redemption. Every character in this play has made missteps, as we all do, and agonizes over finding the way out of their tragic mistakes. In a later musical, Sunday in the Park with George, Mr. Sondheim wrote the lyric, "Pretty isn't beautiful." While the lives and the behavior of the characters in this play aren't always pretty, there is beauty that lies in their essential humanity. There is something in the struggle for redemption, the struggle to find a better and happier life that touches us all."
Nathan Hurwitz has been a director and musical director for more than 30 years. As a musical director and conductor, his career spans from Broadway to regional theatres to the concert halls of the United States and Europe. His Broadway credits include Blood Brothers, Dream and Phantom of the Opera. He has performed with the international tours of Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story and The Best of Andrew Lloyd Webber, while his United States tours include Blood Brothers, Funny Girl, The Sound of Music, Company, The Who's 'Tommy, Annie, Leader of the Pack and the 25th Anniversary all-star Nunsense tour. Dr. Hurwitz has directed regionally, and at colleges and universities across the country, including most recently Lucky Stiff and The World Goes Round for Syracuse University.
Louis F. Goldberg is an adjunct assistant professor in the Musical Theater program at Rider University where he has directed the musical revue Cole, and has served as musical director for Merrily We Roll Along, The Full Monty, The Wedding Singer, The Light in the Piazza and Rent. He has conducted more than 300 musicals across the United States and Europe, including tours of Man of La Mancha, Cabaret, Chicago and 42nd Street. Recent projects include a four-month stint off-Broadway at the York Theatre playing Ted Shapiro in Red Hot Mama: The Sophie Tucker Songbook, a role he premiered at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, followed by engagements at the Players' Club in New York City, the Plush Room in San Francisco, Santa Fe Stages and at London's Greenwich Theatre. In Philadelphia, Louis has conducted St. Louis Woman and Peter Pan and Wendy at the Prince Music Theater, Dirty Blonde at the Wilma Theatre and Evita at the Walnut Street Theatre. He has served as resident music director for Gretna Theatre, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma and the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse in Auburn, N.Y.
Based in Rider's Westminster College of the Arts, Rider's Musical Theatre productions feature students enrolled in the University's highly regarded Musical Theatre program, as well as other talented students selected by audition. Graduates of the program are appearing on Broadway, in national touring productions and in major regional theaters. Its productions offer the community the opportunity to see aspiring actors in the early stages of their careers.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors. They can be purchased at the door, through the box office at 609-896-7775 or online at www.rider.edu/arts. General admission preview tickets are $9 and are only available at the door. For more information, visit rider.edu/arts.
Rider University is located at 2038 Lawrenceville Road in Lawrenceville, N.J.
Princeton Insider truly loves Princeton. Yes, parking downtown stinks and there’s a serious need for more bars and live music, but for the most part it’s a pretty great town. With Small World Coffee,Princeton University, The Bent Spoon, Princeton Public Library, Witherspoon Bread Company, and Zoe as perennial favorites, these are some of the new reasons toPrinceton right now:
SMART DEVELOPMENT
A year ago we were scratching our heads and grumbling because of all the new construction in town. Let’s look at the big picture: Princeton University is killing it with the new Art and Transit Project. The new Wawa was just a taste. By the end of next year The Arts and Transit Project will create a new home for the Lewis Center for the Arts. Finally, all of the incredible arts programs at the University - music, dance, film - will have a state of the art facility to call home.
If art or transit makes you hungry, Jim Nawn, who thankfully brought us Agricola,will be partnering with PU to open a bar and bistro in the old Dinky station - yes, another bar!
Did you know that Lower Witherspoon is getting groovy? The stretch between Nick Hilton and Conte’s is on the rise. Good-bye hospital, hello new residential options and super cool commercial office space at 277-281 Witherspoon. Uber popular Yoga Stream relocated there a few months ago and thanks to the vision of commercial developer Jamie Herring, an incredible food and retail experience is on the way. Parking, no problem.
Princeton Shopping Center is getting a make-over. Not only did McCaffrey’s get a much needed facelift but the entire shopping center will be transformed with outdoor community spaces and yes, wait for it, Nomad Pizza . Plenty of parking there, too.
Princeton Public Library's 2nd floor will be "reimagined" - when construction is complete, the Sands Library Building will be better suited to meet the community's needs -balancing books and quiet areas with spaces that support collaboration, learning, critical thinking and creativity. That’s cool.
WINTER HIKING
Thanks to El Nino, walking is still an option in February and thanks to The Sourland Conservancy, we have new trail maps. This collection of 21 maps includes a map of the entire Sourland region showing the location of each trail, parking areas, trail distances, and land cover.
AMC MarketFair made us fall in love with going to the movies again
The burger at the bar at Brick Farm Tavern made us fall in love with red meat again
Mani-pedi at Zen Spa in Hopewell - treat your mind and body at the same time
Fruity bourbon drinks at Mediterra or Mistral - these make your Jack and Coke taste like bilge water
Pine Creek Liquors - the best thing to hit Rt 31 in Ringoes in a long, long time
Testosterone chatter and the smoky vibe at Little Taste of Cuba - only place in town where smokers are still welcome
Cross country skiing through the Institute Woods
Lancaster County Roasted Chicken at Agricola - divine
Lace Silhouettes Lingerie in Palmer Square - for those who think Victoria Secrets is a step below Target
The intimately, public Brick Café at the magnificent Princeton Theological Seminary Library on Library Place - free wifi and Small World Coffee served most nights until 7:30pm
One stop dinner shop at Nassau Street Seafood - fish and veggies to go, please
Princeton – Princeton Day School welcomed 12 students from Beijing High School No. 4 (BHSF), who arrived in Princeton yesterday, and will spend two weeks on campus and live with families from the community.
Global Studies Coordinator and US History teacher Maria Shepard, who organized the exchange program, noted “BHSF is a highly prestigious public beacon high school, located in Xicheng District, Beijing, and is recognized throughout China as a top school. Throughout their two-week stay, visiting students will attend classes, will interact with students in the Middle and Lower Schools, and will engage with Upper School students in discussions about global issues.”
In addition to their time on campus, over the weekends their program leaders will organize visits to historical sites in Princeton, as well as in neighboring Philadelphia and New York City.
This exchange program grew out of a Kaye Family Fund travel grant awarded to Ms. Shepard from Princeton Day School in 2014 to visit Beijing and establish an exchange program with BHS4.
Ms. Shepard added, “In the summer of 2016, PDS students will travel to Beijing, China to visit Beijing High School No. 4 and stay in the homes of our Chinese guests. As we continue to develop our relationship with BHSF, we plan to hold this exchange program every two years.”
Princeton Day School is especially proud of this program, as it promises to facilitate authentic interactions and meaningful exchanges between students from different parts of the world. The school’s partnership with BHSF will advance Princeton Day School’s commitment to global studies and global citizenship.
The Phillips’ Mill Community Association is pleased to announce that it will be hosting its third Youth Art Exhibition in January. Each year the show has become an even bigger success with last year’s show having a higher attendance, more schools participating and almost $900 in awards given to local school students.
The idea for the show began two years ago when Phillips’ Mill decided to build on the success of its’ well respected adult Art Exhibition now in its’ 86th year. As the adult show solicits participation from artist living within a 25 mile radius of the Mill, the Youth Art Show solicits participation from the art departments of high schools located within a 25 mile radius of the Mill.
This year there will be 14 schools both public and private from Pennsylvania and New Jersey participating. They are: Central Bucks East (Buckingham, PA), Central Bucks West (Doylestown, PA), Holy Ghost Prep(Bensalem, PA), Council Rock High School South (Newtown, PA), Council Rock High School North (Newtown, PA), The George School ( Newtown, PA), New Hope-Solebury High School (New Hope, PA),The Solebury School ( New Hope, PA), Hunterdon Central High School (Flemington, NJ), Ewing High School ( Ewing, NJ), Stuart Country Day School (Princeton, NJ), The Pennington School (Pennington, NJ), The Hun School (Princeton, NJ) and Hillsborough High School (Hillsborough, NJ)
The Art Department at each school will choose 9 student works for the exhibition. The exhibited art will include two and three dimensional works comprising painting, watercolor, collage, pastel, graphite, digital art, photography and sculpture. Cash prizes will be determined by this year’s juror Guy Ciarcia. Mr. Ciarcia is a classically trained artist who was educated at the Pratt Institute, NYU and the Accademia di Belle Art in Florence, Italy. His work spans over 50 years and includes painting, murals, photography, film, digital drawings and sculpture. Ciarcia has had numerous exhibits throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania including the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian, Washington, DC.
The Youth Art Exhibition will be open to the public on three successive weekends in January and February 2016. Sun. Jan 24th, Sat. Jan, 30th , Sun. Jan 31st, Sat. Feb. 6th and Sun. Feb 7th.
An opening reception for artists, teachers and their families will be held on January 23rd.
The exhibition will be open from 1:00PM to 5:00PM and is held at the historic Phillips’ Mill, 2619 River Road, 2 miles north of New Hope, PA. For additional information call 215-862-0582 or visit www.phillipsmill.org.
Parent to Parent: Family Training on ADHD provides educational information and support for individuals and families dealing with ADHD and learning to navigate the challenges of ADHD across the lifespan. Participants receive extensive materials to support them, including articles, reference materials, handouts and homework assignments
Twenty-eight-year-old piano star Igor Levit will make his only East Coast recital appearance in a Princeton University Concerts debut on Thursday, February 4, 2016at 8PM in Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall. After mesmerizing ten sold-out audiences this past December at New York City's Park Avenue Armory and setting critics ablaze for his interpretation of J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations in collaboration with performance artist Marina Abramovi?, this revolutionary young pianist will present J.S. Bach's Partita No. 4 in D Major BWV 828, Ludwig van Beethoven's "Tempest" Sonata No. 17 in D Minor Op. 31 No. 2, Franz Schubert's Moments musicaux Op. 94 D. 780, and Sergei Prokofiev's Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major Op. 83. Levit will teach a master class, free and open to the public, to Princeton University students at 11AM in Taplin Auditorium prior to his recital. Princeton University Professor Scott Burnham will offer his thoughts on the program in a pre-concert talk at 7PM, free to all ticketholders.
When he made his debut at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall, Levit so astounded the audience that they forgot to applaud in between pieces, completely hypnotized by his playing. Ever since, he has continued to surpass and reshape the standard of piano virtuosity, boldly and triumphantly taking on projects that most musicians would not approach until much later in their careers. It is rare for such a young performer to so ubiquitously and tangibly take the world by storm, and even more rare when their music is as transcendent; "revelatory experiences like this don't come often in a lifetime." (BBC Music Magazine) Although critical acclaim has followed him all around the world, Levit does not get swept up in distracting ostentation; his playing is remarkably full of "technical brilliance, tonal allure, intellectual drive, and an elusive quality that the Germans indicate with the word Innigkeit, or inwardness." (The New Yorker) He has achieved the remarkable feat of asserting himself as both the most novel as well as one of the most respected of pianists within an extraordinarily short period of time.
In a concert series so intent on bringing performances "up close" and presenting the infinite youth and endlessly exciting possibility of classical music, Igor Levit—his magnetic sound, his youthful passion, the searching yet confident nature of his interpretations—promises to be the crux of Princeton University Concert's mission. Although already so well-respected, Levit is still at the beginning of his career. We are lucky to catch him at Princeton just as he is taking off.
TICKETS: $50, $40, $25 General; $10 Students. Tickets are available online at princetonuniversityconcerts.org, by phone at 609-258-9220, or in person two hours prior to the concert at the Richardson Auditorium Box Office
Registration for Winter classes for women, men, teens, and kids opens December 14. Classes and programs include Winter Robotics Camp, After School Programs (Princeton & Lawrence), American Red Cross Swimming (Princeton & Plainsboro), Martial Arts (Judo, Aikido, Taekwondo & Brazilian Jiu Jitsu), Parent/Child Swim Classes, ESL classes including TOEFL, HSE and Citizenship preparation, HiSET® Testing, Nursery School, Ballet, Breast Cancer Resources and Wellness Programs, Children’s Sewing, Water Exercise, and much more!
Register online at www.ywcaprinceton.org, in person, or by phone at (609) 497-2100 ext.0.
Princeton— The Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery at Princeton Day School is pleased to present “Barnes Hall 2012-2014,” featuring the photography and video work of Eleanor Oakes ’03. This exhibit is on view from November 24 through December 17, 2015. There will be an opening reception on Tuesday, November 24 from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m., and an open house with the artist on Friday, November 27, from 3:30-5:00 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public.
Princeton Day School is pleased to welcome back alumna Eleanor Oakes, an artist and photography professor currently living in Detroit. She received a BA in Visual Arts and Art History from Princeton University in 2007 and an MFA in Art Practice from Stanford University in 2014. Her work has received awards, such as a Murphy and Cadogan Contemporary Art Award from the San Francisco Foundation (2013) among others, and has been featured in publications and exhibitions such as “25 Under 25: Up-And-Coming American Photographers” and a recent solo exhibition at Tyler Wood Gallery in San Francisco. Her work can be viewed online at www.eleanoroakes.com
In this exhibit, Ms. Oakes features a video installation made with dust in a work titled “Barnes Hall 2012-2014.” In an interview conducted with the artist, PDS student Michelle Leung ’18 writes that this piece “can also be viewed as a self-portrait for Oakes. It originated from the dust she found in her new studio as a graduate student in Stanford… As she summarized about her Barnes Hall exhibit in her interview with Luca Curci during her “Hidden Rooms” exhibition in Venice, ‘The piece embodies how we exist within our own private space, the perpetual accumulation of dust as a measurement of time, and the tiny particles that make up our totality, while underlining our own mortality within that system. Barnes Hall makes visible the hidden nature of our being and the remains of its physical memory.’”
Ms. Leung added, “[Ms. Oakes] attributes her artistic interests to her personal life… the experiences she had when she was younger provided myriad opportunities for her later life. For example, beginning in seventh grade, she had access to the darkroom at PDS. Thus, at the early age of twelve, an entire realm of photography had opened up to her. It allowed her to explore this field and greatly develop her skills. She also felt inspired by and thankful to [photographer teacher] Mrs. Hohmuth-Lemonick, who had been her photography teacher when she was still a PDS student.”
Ms. Oakes will be returning to PDS late November to visit the advanced photography classes with Upper School photography teacher Eileen Hohmuth-Lemonick.
“Barnes Hall 2012-2014” is open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday when the school is in session. For more information about the Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery, please call Jody Erdman, Art Gallery Director, at 609.924.6700 x 1772 or visit www.pds.org.
Autism Speaks is thrilled to announce that this year, 1,045 iPad Airs will be awarded to financially disadvantaged individuals with autism. The application is now open!
Eligible applicants are individuals who:
Have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder by a licensed professional
Reside in the United States
Have limited income and cannot afford to purchase an iPad
The timeline is below:
November 2: (Today) Online application opens at 6:00AM EST
November 7: Application closes at 11:59PM EST
November 9 - December 3: Review committee selects recipients
December 7: Recipients announced and iPads sent out!
Applications must be submitted by the person with autism, an immediate family member of the person with autism, or a licensed teacher, social worker or therapist.
The Technology Grant Review Committee will review applications and select the iPad award recipients. All applicants selected to receive an iPad Air will be contacted on December 7. If selected, the iPad will be shipped via UPS directly to the address provided with the application. Others will receive an email informing them of their status.
The inspiring story of Hiawatha, the legendary Native American leader, will be told by Theatre IV at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 2 and 4 p.m.
October 26, 2015
West Windsor, N.J. – The inspiring story of “Hiawatha” comes to Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC’s) Kelsey Theatre in November. Presented as part of the Kelsey Kids Series, this tale of the legendary Native American leader is presented by the award-winning Theatre IV on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college’s West Windsor campus at 1200 Old Trenton Road.
With book and lyrics by Stuart Hawk and music by Andrea Beasalt, Theatre IV’s “Hiawatha” brings Native American history and culture thrillingly to life in this fact-based musical adventure. The show tells the classic story of young Hiawatha, who, approximately 150 years before the first permanent English colony at Jamestown, made history when he peacefully united the Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. His name was immortalized in Longfellow’s 1855 epic poem, and his exciting childhood and heroic work are celebrated in countless children’s books. Renowned for his peacemaking accomplishments, Hiawatha’s story remains inspiring and relevant today.
Theatre IV is a nonprofit professional theater company for young audiences, which has toured since 1975 from Wisconsin to Florida and Texas to Maine, while also presenting major productions in its home city of Richmond, Va. The company performs live for more than half a million children, teens, parents and teachers across America every year.
Tickets for “Hiawatha" are $10 for children, students and seniors, and $12 for adults. Tickets may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking available next to the theater.
Dr. Richard Kogan to Perform Tchaikovsky: Music and Melancholy
NAMI Mercer will host its 14th annual Night Out with NAMI on Sunday, November 8 at Stuart Country Day School’s Cor Unum Center in Princeton. This year’s benefit event will feature Dr. Richard Kogan, who returns for his tenth performance at Night Out.
Dr. Kogan, a psychiatrist and concert pianist, is known for his fascinating “Music and the Mind” lecture/recitals. On Nov. 8, he will perform the music of Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and examine the influence of Tchaikovsky’s inner turmoil on his creative output.
Additionally, this year’s Night Out with NAMI honors Carol A. Kivler as the 2015 Pillar Award recipient. The Pillar Award recognizes individuals who have made an extraordinary, long-term contribution to the mission of NAMI Mercer and the people it serves.
Guests are invited to arrive at 2:00 p.m.to take part in the silent auction. The benefit concert begins at 3:00 p.m., followed by a cocktail reception, sit-down dinner, and live auction. Tickets for the concert only are $50 per person; tickets for the concert, cocktails and dinner are $150 per person. Supporters who join Patron Society 2015 with a minimum contribution of $500 before the event will receive complimentary tickets, the number of tickets determined by donation level. Night Out with NAMI sponsorships also are available.
For more information about Night Out with NAMI, go to namimercer.org or contact Christine Bakter, Director of Development, at (609) 799-8994 or cbakter@namimercer.org.
NAMI Mercer, based in Lawrenceville, is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness through education, mutual support, and advocacy. It is an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
PRINCETON, NJ – The Arts Council of Princeton’s (ACP) annual fall fundraiser, Dining by Design 2015, will be held on Saturday, November 14 at 6pm. Funds raised by Dining by Design support the ACP’s outreach community education programs for at-risk youth and low-income seniors.
The evening will feature cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, “Party Boards,” a sumptuous three-course dinner catered by Stephen STARR Events, wine-pairings, an exciting live auction and more. ACP Board Vice President, Julia Gilbert, is serving as this year’s Event Chair. The gala’s theme, GREENscape, celebrates the stunning ways in which art and nature align.
Highlights of the evening include Special Guest Auctioneer, Sebastian Clarke of Rago Auctions and Antiques Roadshow, and an exciting performance from the ACP’s “CAPs” program participants, playing percussion instruments handmade from recycled materials.
Dining by Design 2015 will take place at Grounds For Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton NJ. Dinner tickets start at $250 per person. Tickets may be purchased online at www.artscouncilofprinceton.org or by calling (609) 924-8777.
Major corporate sponsors include Bloomberg, NRG Energy, Grounds For Sculpture, CoolVines, PNC Bank, and SureTech. A complete list of sponsors is available at www.artscouncilofprinceton.org.
The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP), founded in 1967, is a non-profit organization with a mission of Building Community through the Arts. Housed in the landmark Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, the ACP fulfills its mission by presenting a wide range of programs including exhibitions, performances, free community cultural events, and studio-based classes and workshops in the visual, performing and literary arts. Arts Council of Princeton programs are designed to be high-quality, engaging, affordable and accessible for the diverse population in the greater Princeton region.
Thrills and chills are headed to the Performing Arts Center at Hopewell Valley Central High School this fall as the CHS Drama department prepares to present Dracula on Friday, October 23rd and Saturday, October 24th. The play, based upon the famous novel by Bram Stoker, was adapted for the stage by Mickey Fisher, a Hollywood based screenwriter most well known for his work as the creator of the show Extant which aired over the past two summers on CBS. This production takes the Victorian setting of the novel and enhances it with a steampunk, rock and roll edge. The cast, crew and technical team have been hard at work on the production since the second week of the school year.
“The Blood is the Life”
This play follows the journey of Jonathan Harker as he travels to Transylvania to do business with the mysterious Count Dracula. When their business is concluded, Dracula heads to England in search of his prey. Aided by the notorious vampire hunter, Van Helsing, Jonathan and his friends must battle Dracula to save their beloved Lucy and Mina.
Tickets are available in advance of the production by visiting www.showtix4u.com and at the door on the day of the show. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students and seniors. This show promises excitement and perhaps a few scares, so be sure to get your tickets now!
(Princeton, NJ) – On Sunday October 4, 2015 at Noon, The Eastern Wind Symphony will present a special performance on the Green at Palmer Square. This ensemble, comprised of woodwind, brass and percussion instruments, is preparing for an historic performance in Chicago, IL this December at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. During this special Sunday afternoon performance only, members of the audience will have the chance to stand on the podium and conduct the band through popular tunes and marches for a small donation. If the spotlight is not for you, consider simply requesting your favorite song. All proceeds go to support The Eastern Wind Symphony's trip to Chicago.
The Eastern Wind Symphony (EWS), under the artistic direction of Todd Nichols, is a professional caliber wind ensemble based in Princeton, NJ. The ensemble is made up of volunteer musicians who come from varied fields such as music education, freelance and business. The EWS will be making history this December at the distinguished Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic and is raising money for its tour to Chicago. "The Eastern Wind Symphony is the first adult band from NJ to ever be selected to play at this most prestigious conference," conductor Todd Nichols explains. "The conference has been in existence for nearly 70 years and the EWS will perform for an international audience of the finest musicians, conductors, educators and composers. It is the highest honor a wind band can receive." As EWS enters its 20th season, this is a very special event for many members who have played with the group for most of that time, especially Nichols, who says, "I am looking forward to making great music at the highest level with incredible musicians, many of whom are very dear friends and colleagues."
Maestro For A Minute, which is presented in partnership with Palmer Square, is an especially unique occasion for EWS. "We have established our home concert location in Richardson Auditorium in Princeton for the past 3 seasons," explains EWS Executive Board President Rebecca Gentile. "This Palmer Square performance gives us an opportunity to come out of the formal concert hall and interact with the same community in a more accessible setting. The premise of the concert, allowing people to take the lead and conduct the group or request a song, really allows us to connect with our audience in a new and exciting way. It will also keep the musicians on their toes and stretch our musicianship to deliver a performance to the quality people have come to expect from the EWS."
“We think this is going to be a unique and exciting event, says Anita Fresolone, Marketing Director for Palmer Square Management. “And we love the idea of supporting such a talented local group that isn’t necessary a household name, but we hope to help change that while raising funds for their big trip.”
For a donation of $20, people can select a song for which they'd like to take the baton and lead the band. Audience members may also request a song for $10. Enjoying the performance from the audience is free, and this event will be fun for the whole family!
Not sure if you want to give conducting a try? "I think anyone who likes to listen to music of any kind qualifies to try their hand at conducting," Rebecca says. "We’ll have people available to provide a quick conducting tutorial before the volunteers take the podium and our musicians are well trained to follow our guest conductor’s lead. We would love to see children take advantage of this opportunity. It’s a great way to encourage a love of music and possibly an interest in playing an instrument, for children of all ages." And what if you'd like to stay in the audience? According to Mr. Nichols, "You can expect great music, good times and even some laughs!!!"
With summer slowly coming to an end, we are happy to give you some reasons to be extra excited about fall! Jersey is home to some of the sweetest, freshest and tastiest produce. Nothing beats locally grown food, especially when it’s from the garden state. It tastes better and it’s better for you, it’s as simple as that! So grab a friend and some reusable bags and check out these must-try farmers markets!
Home of the best pies in New Jersey, Homestead Farm Market prides themselves on getting the freshest and most flavorful goods from local Jersey farmers. For 26 years they have been serving their community with preservative-free fruits and veggies and a large selection of delicious baked goods. Check out their Harvest Schedule for the best times to get your favorite produce! Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-7pm, Saturday 9am-6pm, Sunday 9 am-5pm.
Family owned and operated for almost 40 years, Gordon Dey Farms is the place to go for the best fresh meat with an outstanding selection. They’re a live meat farm and are proud of the clean and range free environments for their animals. They have dozens of farm fresh eggs and a wide variety of local produce. They’re famous for great prices and much tastier poultry than the supermarkets. Hours: Wednesday & Thursday 6am-3pm, Friday 6am-4pm, Saturday 6am-2pm, Sunday 6am-12pm.
Enjoy an afternoon of live music and the freshest local grown produce in the area from the farmers market at Hinds Plaza! Choose from a variety of tasty jams and pair it with some delicious fresh baked bread. Buy some flowers for your loved ones and grab some high quality poultry for that new recipe you’ve been dying to try! Turn this visit into a daytrip and explore the beloved town of Princeton with the family! Have an unforgettable dinner, take a stroll around Princeton’s campus with some ice cream, and fill your closet from different boutiques favored by locals. Hours: Every Thursday 11am-4pm until November 19, 2015.
From fresh produce to mouthwatering homemade pasta, Stockton Farm Market truly does have it all. They are proud to offer you organic and natural meats and their slow smoked Texas-style BBQ is highly recommended. All of their salads and fruit juices are made with local ingredients and fresh produce. And don’t forget about their assortment of pastries, chocolates and artisanal breads. Grab lunch or a cappuccino while you’re there at their Market Café. Word on the street is that their crepes are to die for! Hours: Friday 3pm-7pm, Saturday 9am-4pm, Sunday 10am-4pm.
PENNINGTON, N.J.— The Friends Mercer County Parks is proud to announce The First Annual Run for Mercer County Parks 5K on Sunday, October 4, 2015.
The flat and fast 5K course will start and end in the beautiful Rosedale Park District of Mercer Meadows, in Hopewell Township, NJ. The race will start at 9 a.m. and will be rain or shine. Registration for the event is required and can be done online at: https://cgiracing.webconnex.com/MercerCountyPark5k; cost to register is $30. Registration can also be done the day of the race at 7:30 a.m. for $35; no new registrations will be accepted after 8:45 a.m. The runner field will be limited to 500 participates.
"We are very excited to host this 5K run to benefit the Friends of Mercer County Parks," said President, Joseph Schmeltz. "This 501c3 non-profit organization supports the Mercer County Park Commission and has helped enhance and expand some of the programs and offerings we strive to give park visitors."
Early packet pick-up for bib numbers, timing chips and commemorative event shirts (while supplies last) will be held at The Historic Hunt House at 197 Blackwell Road, Pennington, NJ 08534, on Friday, October 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Packets can also be picked up on location the day of the race starting at 7:30 a.m.
There is limited parking at the Rosedale Park District of Mercer Meadows, please consider carpooling and arrive early. The race will be electronically chip timed and results will be posted at the conclusion of the race and also available online. No strollers, dogs or bikes will be allowed on the course.
The Friends of Mercer County Parks is a 501c3 non-profit organization that supports all the parks in Mercer County. Founded in 2013 the Friends of Mercer County Parks has helped to enhance and expand the many offering throughout that the Mercer County Park system, from programs to equipment and education of the staff.
Rosedale Park District of Mercer Meadows is owned by the County of Mercer and operated and maintained by the Mercer County Park Commission. The Mercer County Park Commission manages diverse offerings within its more than 10,000 acres of parks, recreational facilities, and open space throughout Mercer County. Mercer Meadows, where the First Annual Run for Mercer County Parks will take place, consists of more than 1,600 acres, divided among five separate districts. Miles of mowed and gravel trails provide visitors and their families with scenic walking and biking routes through the meadows and woodland. Fishing is a popular activity at the park's four water bodies. For more information, please visit www.mercercountyparks.org.
Intimations, oil on linen, is one of the works by Audrey Ushenko that included in the solo exhibit "In Natural Habitat" at the Rider University Art Gallery.
September 08, 2015
The Rider University Art Gallery will present an exhibition titled "In Natural Habitat" featuring the work of Audrey Ushenko from Thursday, September 24 through Sunday, October 25. The exhibit will include an opening reception on Thursday, September 24 from 5 to 7 p.m. and an artist's talk on Thursday, October 1 at 7 p.m.Admission is free.
Born in Princeton, N.J., artist Audrey Ushenko is a representational painter whose themes deal with place, time and allegory from direct observation, with subjects featuring still-life, landscape and figure compositions. She is currently a professor in the Art Department of Indiana University-Purdue University in Fort Wayne, Ind., where she teaches figurative drawing, advanced painting and art history. She has had over 22 solo exhibitions and has participated in numerous group exhibitions. She has been awarded a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, A National Academy of Design Award and an Indiana Artist Painting Prize. She exhibits her work on a regular base at Denise Bibro Fine Arts, in New York, and her work is in the collections of Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse University, University of Illinois, Minnesota Museum of Art and The National Academy of Design.
The Rider University Art Gallery is located in the Bart Luedeke Center on Rider University's campus, 2038 Lawrenceville Road, in Lawrenceville, N.J. It is open Tuesday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. To learn more, visit www.rider.edu/arts.
(Princeton, NJ) – On Sunday, September 20, 2015, Palmer Square will host their 24th annual JazzFeast. The open-air festival features performances by some of the industry’s best jazz musicians and showcases cuisine from a selection of the area's finest restaurants.
The event takes place from Noon-6pm, rain or shine, on the Palmer Square Green. Musical performances are free; food vendors charge accordingly.
The incredible line-up this year includes:
12:00-1:00pm: Alan Dale and the New Legacy Jazz Band
1:15-2:15pm: Ken Peplowski & his Quintet featuring Harry Allen
2:30-3:30pm: Willie Martinez & La Familia Sextet with special guest Warren Vache
3:45-4:45pm: Marlene VerPlanck Quintet featuring Houston Person
5:00-6:00pm: Dennis Lichtman's Brain Cloud featuring Tamar Korn on vocals
“JazzFeast draws a loyal crowd to Princeton for a fun-filled day each September,” says Anita Fresolone, Marketing Director for Palmer Square. “What’s better then enjoying amazing music and eating great food while outdoors? You can also get in some shopping while you’re here. It’s been an honor to host this signature event for 24 years!”
The “feast” side of the event features flavors from around the world: paella, jerk chicken, samosas, pad Thai, pizza and so much more!
Participants include Blossom’s Catering, Buzzetta’s Festival Foods, Chez Alice Gourmet Café and Bakery, Jammin Crepes, Masala Grill, Mediterra, Mehek Fine Indian, Nomad Pizza, Princeton Soup & Sandwich, Taco Truck, Teresa Caffe, Thomas Sweet Chocolates, Tico’s Eatery & Juice Bar, Tiger Noodles, Tiger’s Tale, Triumph Brewing Company, Whole Earth Center, Winberie’s and Yankee Doodle Tap Room.
Performer Schedule and Biographies; Photos available upon request
Alan Dale and the New Legacy Jazz Band
Celebrating their 24th consecutive appearance at JazzFeast, the New Legacy Jazz Band is one of America’s premier full-time professional ensembles. Led by the dynamic and relentlessly swinging drummer Alan Dale, the New Legacy Jazz Band performs at festivals, weddings, corporate and other private receptions, casinos, colleges and theatres throughout the mid-Atlantic states. Honoring a heritage of genius in American popular music, the New Legacy Jazz Band is dedicated to the highest standards of artistic elegance and professional excellence.
Ken Peplowski & his Quintet featuring Harry Allen
Ken Peplowski has recorded approximately 50 CDs as a soloist, and close to 400 as a sideman—some of the artists he’s performed/recorded with include Charlie Byrd, Mel Torme, Rosemary Clooney, Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops, Hank Jones, Peggy Lee, Bill Charlap, Woody Allen, Benny Goodman and Madonna. He has headlined the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, the Blue Note and Dizzy’s Club amongst many other venues. Ken’s last two CDs on the Capri label, “Noir Blue” and “In Search Of,” were released to great critical acclaim and airplay.
His latest CD is “Maybe September,” recorded with Ted Rosenthal, Martin Wind and Matt Wilson direct to two track and live in the studio. Ken was the musical director of the Oregon Festival of American Music (OFAM) for eight years and is a longtime performer/consultant to The Jazz Cruise, where he was elected into the Jazz Cruise Hall Of Fame in 2013.
“Mr. Peplowski sounds the way (Benny) Goodman might if he had kept evolving, kept on listening to new music, kept refining his sound, polishing his craft and expanding his musical purview into the 21st century.” – Will Friedwald in The Wall Street Journal, December 2012. In 2014, Ken was the recipient of the Sarasota Jazz Festival’s “Satchmo” award given to him for his “unique and enduring contribution to the living history of jazz.”
Willie Martinez & La Familia Sextet with special guest Warren Vache
La Familia Sextet is an ensemble that features the original compositions and arrangements of drummer, percussionist and vocalist Willie Martinez, as well as those of his talented cast of musicians. Willie has been a familiar face in New York City’s eclectic music scene for well over twenty-five years. As well as being one of the most sought after drummers on the Latin Jazz scene today. The group features Willie on drums and vocals, Renato Thoms on congas and percussion, Nicki Denner on piano, Jennifer Vincent on bass, Max Schweiger on baritone saxophone & flute, and J. Walter Hawkes on trombone. The baritone saxophone and trombone frontline is a unique treatment in this genre, and combined with the infectious rhythm section, smokes to the very last note! La Familia Sextet is a truly special group that delivers the best in Latin jazz with grace, proficiency and excitement! The music they make is a perfect example of how the marriage of Afro-Caribbean rhythm and the harmonic vocabulary and improvisational nature of jazz, continues to remain fresh, exhilarating and timeless!
Marlene VerPlanck Quintet featuring Houston Person
Throughout her career, Marlene VerPlanck has stuck to her guns, paying loving care to the great standards and new songs from our finest composers, while ignoring mediocre pop tunes.
Millions of people first heard Marlene’s crystal-clear voice anonymously, on radio and television, when she espoused the merits of dozens of commercial products, among them: “Mm-mm good, mm-mm good, that’s what Campbell’s Soups are...” But, actually, she got her start in the big-band business, as a very young vocalist with Charlie Spivak and Tex Beneke. During a brief stint with the last Dorsey Brothers Orchestra, she met her future husband, musician-arranger Billy VerPlanck.
In time, Marlene became one of the nation’s busiest studio singers, backing up vocalists ranging from Frank Sinatra and Mel Torme to Kiss. Following appearances on Alec Wilder’s historic National Public Radio series, “American Popular Songs,” in the 1970s, Marlene emerged as a leading solo performer.
Today, Marlene performs across North America and much of Western Europe. Her CD’s feature exciting arrangements scored by her husband, Billy VerPlanck, with accompaniment by many of America’s finest musicians, Hank Jones, George Shearing, Tommy Flanagan, among them.
Dennis Lichtman’s Brain Cloud featuring Tamar Korn on vocals
Dennis Lichtman’s Brain Cloud featuring Tamar Korn on vocals is back by popular demand after their dynamite JazzFeast performance in 2011! Born in 2010, the Brain Cloud is the brain-child of multi-instrumentalist, Dennis Lichtman. The band’s two full-length albums capture their remarkable sound --from the inimitable vocal stylings of Tamar Korn to Lichtman’s fresh arrangements, with plenty of hot picking and hard swinging from the entire sextet. The band’s purpose is to delve into a side of American music for which Lichtman and Korn share a fondness -- a meeting point of bluegrass/string-band music/early country with early jazz, with loads of energy and no rules. In addition to Lichtman and Korn, the Brain Cloud includes Skip Krevens (guitar and vocals), Raphael McGregor (steel guitar), Kevin Dorn (snare drum), Andrew Hall (bass) and special guests Gordon Au (trumpet) and J.Walter Hawkes (trombone) for this show only. Each is a masterful instrumentalist in his own right and each brings a unique perspective, impeccable musicianship and a distinctive voice to the mix...old songs, new sounds.
Kyle Stevenson's "Painting Class II" is among more than 30 works by Mercer County Community College faculty to be featured in the "2015 Visual Arts Faculty Exhibit" from Sept. 8 to 24.
September 02, 2015
MCCC Gallery Opens New Season with Visual Arts Faculty Exhibit Sept. 8 to 24; Community Invited to Reception Sept. 9, 5:30 to 7 p.m.
West Windsor, N.J. – The Gallery at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) puts its own talented faculty in the spotlight for the “2015 Visual Arts Faculty Exhibit.” The show runs from Tuesday, Sept. 8 through Thursday, Sept. 24, with a community reception to be held Wednesday, Sept. 9, 5:30 to 7 p.m. The Gallery is located on the second floor of the Communications Building on the college’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
The show features more than 30 works by full-time and adjunct faculty members, who teach visual arts, photography, advertising design, digital media arts, theater and dance. Participating artists include Michael Chovan-Dalton, pigment inkjet print; Jonathan Conner, painting; Yevgeny Fiks, oil on canvas; Jody Gazenbeek-Person, video performance; Ingrid Jordan, clay; Lucas Kelly, sculpture/painting; Tina LaPlaca, illustration; Terri McNichol, watercolor; Kerri O'Neill, Raku/mixed media; Charles Plohn, photo; Mircea Popescu, mixed media; Kyle Stevenson, oil on canvas; Michael Welliver, Raku; and Nancy C. Zamboni, cyanotype (alternative photography).
MCCC Gallery Director Dylan Wolfe is looking forward to opening the doors of the Gallery for a new season and especially pleased to invite the community, as well as students, to view works by MCCC faculty. “The work that has been selected reflects the range and depth of our professors, and reminds us that while all work hard in the classroom to shape the next generation of artists, they are professional artists in their own right. In his or her way, each is contributing to the contemporary art and culture scene in Central New Jersey and far beyond,” Wolfe said.
Gallery hours for this show are Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
For updates, directions and other information, visit www.mccc.edu/gallery or www.facebook.com/MCCCgallery.
Standing from left, Sean McGrath, Bill Osman, Emily Applebaum, Benjamin Menahem, Brent Tuccillo, Peter Saurer and Matthew Cassidy; kneeling, Jina Nam. Photo by Robert Terrano
September 01, 2015
West Windsor, N.J. – The age-old tale of boy meets girl is presented with classic showmanship and high style when the longest-running musical of all time comes to Mercer County Community College's (MCCC's) Kelsey Theatre. PinnWorth Productions presents "The Fantasticks" Fridays, Sept. 25 and Oct. 2 at 8 p.m., Saturdays, Sept. 26 and Oct. 3 at 8 p.m., and Sundays, Sept. 27 and Oct. 4 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college's West Windsor campus at 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night show on Sept. 25.
Drawing on plot elements reminiscent of Shakespeare and Rostand, "The Fantasticks" chronicles the budding romance between a boy named Matt and his neighbor, Luisa. Their fathers hatch a plot to bring them together by appearing to be feuding, knowing the teens will be even more drawn to each other if they believe their love to be forbidden. They do fall in love, but are then separated by family events and their need to mature and explore the world. When the lovers finally reunite, they possess a deeper understanding of life and an even greater appreciation of each other.
With book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt, the original Off-Broadway production at the Sullivan Street Playhouse in Greenwich Village premiered in 1960 and ran for a record-breaking 17,162 performances over 42 years. After closing in 2002, a revival directed by Jones opened in 2006 at The Theater Center, where it continues to captivate theater-goers almost ten years later. The show is packed with familiar tunes, including the memorable songs "Try to Remember," "Soon It's Gonna Rain" and "I Can See It."
The cast features Matthew Cassidy of Morrisville, Pa., and Peter Sauer of Yardley, Pa., as the Old Actors (Mortimer and Henry); Benjamin Menahem of Plainsboro as El Gallo, the narrator; Brent Tuccillo of Hamilton and Emily Applebaum of Lawrenceville as young lovers Matt and Luisa; Jina Nam of New York City as The Mute; and Sean McGrath of Churchville, Pa., and Bill Osman of North Brunswick as the scheming fathers, Huck and Bell.
The production team includes director LouJ Stalsworth, set and costume designer Kate Pinner, and choreographer Koren Zander. Lighting design and publicity photographs are by Robert Terrano and the stage manager is Nicole Schulnick. Calla Tisdale and Dennis Tolentino are assistant stage managers.
Tickets are $20 for adults; $18 for senior citizens, and $16 for students and children. Free parking is available next to the theater. Tickets may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Discounted subscription packages for the 2015-16 season are still on sale. For a complete listing of adult and children's events, visit the Kelsey website or call the box office for a brochure.
PENNINGTON, NJ - The Light Up The Room Foundation is returning home to its Mercer County roots to host the 4th annual Angels Run at Hopewell Valley Vineyards next month. The run, slated for Saturday, September 19th, kicks off at 10am.
The Angels Run – the foundation’s signature event – is a timed 5k race that includes an event t-shirt, a complimentary glass of wine and picnic to follow. The course starts and finishes in the scenic Hopewell Valley Vineyards. Those interested in registering can visit https://www.angelsrun.org.
“After three years in New York City, we’re thrilled to be able to host this year’s run back in Pennington at a venue as beautiful as Hopewell Valley Vineyards,” said Tom Rust, president of the Light Up The Room Foundation. “We’re looking forward to a great day and our best event yet.”
The Light Up the Room Foundation was formed in 2009 to honor the memory of Karen P. Rust, an outstanding medical practitioner and loving mother and friend. She was as a person who modestly “lit up the room” for the many people she cared for who suffered from various types of cancer including melanoma, which ultimately took Karen’s own life. Karen had an exceptionally strong belief in the presence and power of angels, a belief that helped her rise above horrific circumstances and battle cancer with a positive attitude while also helping her patients survive and thrive.
The Angels Run is named for Karen, who surrounded herself and her family with a collection of angels to ensure that they all had someone watching over them day by day. Throughout her battle with cancer, the hospital’s medical staff, her professional colleagues and friends would come to visit Karen. During these visits it was as if Karen was doing the comforting through an indelible display of strength and faith, and those in her company realized it was Karen who was the true angel.
The Light Up The Room Foundation is dedicated to serve those who cannot fend for themselves with a specific focus on those who are victims of child abuse and/or battling cancer. Through events, sponsorships and the online store Angel's Shop Too, the foundation raises funds to keep Karen's spirit alive and her good works in place. For more information please visit https://www.lightuptheroomfoundation.org.
Princeton, N.J. – Garden State Watercolor Society presents its 46th annual juried show, “Nature’s Beauty,” at D&R Greenway Land Trust’s Johnson Education Center, One Preservation Place, Princeton, August 11 through September 25, with an awards and closing reception September 25, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Artwork by 65 artists, from Cape May to Sussex County, was selected for the exhibition by juror Jeanne Dobie. Many of the artists are nationally known, such as Tom Chesar, Joan Gantz, Charles McVicker, Beth Shoenleber and Jinnie May. Juror Dobie has also chosen the awards to be given September 25. Dobie is a nationally respected artist, author, educator and juror. Educated at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art (now University of the Arts), Dobie served on the faculty of Moore College of Art, Philadelphia. Her book "Making Color Sing," well thumbed by watercolorists, is distributed internationally in English, French and Chinese. Watercolor Magazine recognized Dobie as one of the "20 Great Teachers" in 2006.
In making her selections, Dobie says she looks for “how the artist orchestrates different aspects of the painting. A great painting depends on the artist creating balance of arrangement, movement, lighting and composition. The artist is always looking for the feeling and mood of their subject matter.”
Concurrently, GSWS Member Emeritus Lucy Graves McVicker will have a one-woman show in the first floor gallery. McVicker is a well-known Princeton artist who creates abstract work in water media using a wide variety of processes and techniques. This is McVicker’s first solo show at the gallery and she is excited to support D&R Greenway’s mission. She shares, “I love what D&R Greenway does to save our landscape that ensures a place for artists to paint.”
“We are delighted to partner once again with the Garden State Watercolor Society,” says D&R Greenway Land Trust President & CEO Linda Mead. “D&R Greenway’s mission is to preserve and protect a permanent network of natural lands and open spaces, creating and extending greenways – unbroken chains of preserved land surrounding stream corridors, headwaters, water recharge areas and significant ecosystems. Together, D&R Greenway and GSWS hope to inspire a conservation ethic that results in an increased public commitment to land preservation and stewardship.”
“Many artists get inspired from the world around them,” says GSWS Exhibition Co-chair Judy Hummer. “Their experiences are shaped by the environment and the interactions that occur in their day-to-day lives. This influence is transmitted and expressed when an artist creates work. Such seemingly simple decisions as what medium to use, the type of paper, and choice of palette all play a role in how the artist's intention will come across to the viewer. There are many ways to interpret the theme of the show and our artists have responded beautifully with a variety of subject matter, media and technique.”
“We encourage other artists and the general public to enjoy the exhibition and the events being held in conjunction with it,” says Garden State Watercolor Society President Tess Fields. “It’s a good fit to bring artists from around the region to a place that was created to educate and inspire the public about nature.”
The related events are:
Tuesday, August 18, 2-3 p.m.: Artist Debby Fryer will demonstrate wet-in-wet painting of a Yosemite Park Landscape;
Wednesday, August 26, 2-2:30 p.m.: Lucy McVicker will present an artist demonstration using different techniques and materials such as monoprint on synthetic Yupo paper;
Wednesday, August 26, 3-3:30 p.m.: Experimenting with Clayboard demonstration. The use of this alternative substrate was recently allowed for use with water media by the GSWS Board;
Wednesday, August 26, 3:30-5 p.m.: GSWS members and the public will walk the grounds near the Johnson Education Center for a plein air (painting outside) session, then gather indoors to review and share their work;
Wednesday, September 9, 3-5 p.m.: Joe Gyurcsak, Resident Artist for Dick Blick art supplies, will demonstrate the spontaneous fluid effects of watercolor and gouache;
Wednesday, September 9, 5:30-6:30 p.m.: Gallery walk with Robert Heyer;
The exhibition will be in the Marie Matthews galleries of the Johnson Education Center, One Preservation Place, Princeton. Admission is free. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., closed holidays and special occasions – please call ahead to confirm availability. www.drgreenway.org
Trenton's arts-driven revival on display at free city-wide creative showcase
TRENTON, N.J. – August 4, 2015 – Trenton's burgeoning arts scene will be on display in all its vibrant diversity at the fourth annual Art All Day, taking place Saturday, November 14 from noon till 5 p.m. At dozens of Art All Day sites throughout the city, visitors can meet artists of all disciplines and tour studios, art centers, pop-up galleries, and other cool creative spaces.
Art All Day attendees can plan their own itinerary, embarking from Artworks' Everett Alley headquarters and using the free Art All Day map/program, or they can enjoy an insider's perspective on guided trolley, bicycle and walking tours led by guides who are active participants in Trenton's creative revival.
Artist demos and other art-making activities will take place throughout the day at Artworks and other Art All Day sites. A food truck court will operate all day at Artworks, and Art All Day will culminate with a free reception at Artworks from 5 to 8 p.m. featuring the Art All Day participating artist group show.
"Art All Day is a wonderful opportunity to meet local artists and experience for yourself how they are reanimating the neighborhoods and spaces of Trenton," said Art All Day Director Lauren Otis. "You may have read about it, or heard about it, but Art All Day lets you see it with your own eyes," Otis says. "Last year, over 1,000 people visited 29 sites and got the opportunity to visit with over 80 artists. We expect an even bigger turnout this year."
Registration is now open for participating artists and community partners at artworkstrenton.org/art-all-day-applications/. Those who sign up by August 31 can register at last year's low prices. Artists need not live or work in Trenton in order to participate in Art All Day. Those without their own space in the city will be paired with a Trenton-based pop-up gallery. Every Art All Day participating artist is allowed to submit one piece of art for the Art All Day group show in Artworks' main gallery, running November 14 – 28.
This exciting conference-like event is a collaboration between HiTOPS and GLSEN of Central NJ. It is intended to be a safe gathering space and place of learning for young LGBTQIAP people seeking information, community and connection.
Sponsored by: HiTOPS & GLSEN CNJ
Accepting workshop proposals until October 5th 2015
Please contact Daniel Fernandez (dfernandez@hitops.org) with questions regarding proposals
Attendees will include LGBTQIAP middle & high school students, parents & family members, school staff, and advisors.
We are specifically looking for workshops in the areas of:
Health & Wellness
Multi-cultural Awareness
Religion & Spirituality
Dating, and Healthy Relationships
Anti-Bullying
LGBTQ School Rights
Coming Out, Being Out & Being Stealth
Enrichment: Community, Arts, & Self-Expression
Student Leadership
Advocacy
We are seeking proposals for workshops that are 70 minutes in length, interactive, and geared specifically for LGBTQIAP youth, their parents, family members, school staff and GSA advisors. Workshops may also take the form of a panel discussion; the individual submitting the proposal should serve as the panel coordinator and facilitator. We value workshops that are solutions focused (i.e., learning skills, options, resources, best or “better” practices).
Please contact Daniel Fernandez (dfernandez@hitops.org) regarding workshop proposals.
(Princeton, New Jersey, July 24, 2015) -- On Thursday, July 23, 2015, the Farmhouse Store Princeton opened its doors to its new expanded location in Palmer Square on Hulfish Street next to Mediterra restaurant. Noted for its unique selection of handcrafted artisan gifts, pottery, glass, wood, textiles, metal, paper, home decor, and jewelry, the Farmhouse Store had outgrown its home for the last three years at 43 Hulfish Street. Having developed a loyal customer base and following, owners Kristin and Ron Menapace are very excited to expand.
According to Kristin Menapace, "The Farmhouse Store is proud to have over 17,000 customers developed in the last three years since originally opening. We knew when we started that we were bringing special products to the marketplace. We appreciate our customers' loyalty and friendships we have cultivated in the community."
Naming itself "Like no other store in Princeton", the Farmhouse Store offers high-quality one-of-a-kind gifts and home décor items including furniture. According to Ron Menapace, "Our barnwood collection furniture includes some of our best selling items--they are significantly less expensive than what you could find at an unnamed big-box retailer and are handcrafted using antique barn boards reclaimed from 100-200 year-old barns and mills."
The Farmhouse Store, conveniently located in Palmer Square at 34 Hulfish Street, is open Monday - Wednesday 10 am to 6 pm, Thursday - Saturday 10 am to 8 pm, and Sunday from noon to 5 pm. Parking is available on-street or in the Hulfish or Chambers Street parking garages. Visitwww.thefarmhousestore.com for more exciting information about The Farmhouse Store.
BAHAMA BREEZE HOST SUNSET FEST’S SUNDOWN TAKEOVERS THIS SUMMER NATIONWIDE
WHAT:
There is a moment on summer evenings when the sun dips below the horizon and the sky is aglow: sunset. According to a Bahama Breeze, 80 percent of people prefer company when watching a sunset. That’s why Bahama Breeze is throwing a series of nationwide SunsetFest parties, and everyone is invited! The event will feature live performances by various local musicians. After the sun sets, a late night DJ will keep the party going. SunsetFest is Bahama Breeze’s national campaign to celebrate all things sunset throughout July and August.
WHERE:
Your local Bahama Breeze - MarketFair Mall, Princeton
WHEN:
Every Saturday this summer stating July 4th until August 29th.
WHO:
Various high-energy entertainers. Contact your local Bahama Breeze for the line-up near you.
ABOUT SUNSET FEST:
Bahama Breeze’s SunsetFest celebrations will kick off nation-wide on July 4 and continue through August 31. From great music to delicious food and cool cocktails, Bahama Breeze has created a free-spirited summer party that will keep going even after the sun goes down. Every Saturday from July through August, each of Bahama Breeze’s 33 locations will host Sundown Takeovers on the restaurant decks, featuring live local bands and DJs, cocktail and appetizer specials and a social atmosphere that encompasses everyone’s favorite time of summer. The festivities will also feature an exclusive glowing cocktail – The Green Flash – that pays homage to the fleeting green flash when the sun just slips under the horizon. Once the sun goes down, Glow Hours will begin with a local DJ spinning popular summer dance favorites from 9:00-11:30pm. Each night during Glow Hours will feature a special light-up cocktail and passed grilled snacks.
The Princeton Recreation Department, Princeton Police Department and Princeton PBA # 130 will host Community Night Out at Community Park Pool on Tuesday, August 4 from 5-8 pm. All Community Night Out activities are free of charge including pool admission, dunk tank, rock-climbing wall and other family-friendly activities. Additional activities will include group zumba, hoola-hoop contest and much more!
Community Night Out will host many Princeton community organizations and agencies including The Princeton Recreation Commission, Corner House, Princeton Fire Dept., Princeton Human Services Commission, Princeton Engineering Dept., Access Princeton and many more.
For additional information please contact Vikki Caines at 609-921-9480 or by email at vcaines@princetonnj.gov
Princeton’s Community Night Out began in 2008 as National Night Out, under the supervision of Princeton Recreation Dept. staffer Vikki Caines and Princeton Police Dept. Corporal Fred Williams.
The Princeton Police and Princeton Recreation Departments, along with PBA Local #130, will host the annual Princeton Community Night Out. The event will be held on Tuesday, August 4th, 2015, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Community Park Pool located at 380 Witherspoon St. Princeton, NJ.
This event is open to all Princeton residents, who may use the pool facilities during the event free of charge. Free hot dogs and cold bottled water will be provided for all by McCaffrey’s Supermarkets. Lots of souvenir giveaways and ice cream will also be provided while supplies last! Many local Princeton community groups will also have free giveaways.
Children are invited to climb and conquer the 24 foot high rock wall and can dunk police officers at the Dunk Tank. There will also be large inflatable games (all attractions are supervised).
Members of the Princeton Police Department, Princeton Fire Department and Princeton First Aid Squad will also display various emergency tools and equipment. The Police Department’s K-9 Harris will also be conducting several demonstrations to show the types of service he provides the community.
For additional information please contact Vikki Caines of the Princeton Recreation Department at 609-921-9480 (vcaines@princetonnj.gov) or Ptl. Leonard Thomas of the Princeton Police Department at 609-921-2100 ext. 2121 (lthomas@princetonnj.gov).
Princeton, N.J. – D&R Greenway Land Trust will be hosting its third annual Perseid Meteor Shower Watch party at the St. Michaels Farm Preserve barn complex in Hopewell on Friday, August 14, from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Free. Please RSVP to jwatson@drgreenway.org with subject line “Perseids”, including e-mail address or phone number for contact in case of cancellation for bad weather or poor viewing conditions.
“We are hoping for clear skies and a good show of meteors,” says D&R Greenway Vice-President Jay Watson. “A star watch party is a great way to enjoy this magnificent property preserved through our efforts, along with the greater Hopewell community.”
Volunteers from the Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton will be on hand with telescopes for a brief talk about the night sky and provide meteor watching assistance. The Perseid meteor shower occurs every year in mid-July and early August when the Earth passes through the stream of debris called the Perseid Cloud, consisting of particles ejected by the comet Swift-Tuttle.
Here’s how to prepare for the Perseid Meteor Shower Watch:
• Please try to arrive or before 10 p.m. so there will not be a constant stream of headlights coming into the site, interfering with night vision.
• Pack as you would for watching fireworks: Bring a lounge chair, blanket or warm clothing, water, juice, snacks and bug spray.
• Flashlights should have red lenses. If you don’t have a red lens, red filters will be provided to place over your flashlight lens; please see Jay Watson on arrival.
• Bring binoculars or a telescope, if you have, to view other objects in the sky. Optics are not required for meteor watching.
Enter St. Michaels Farm Preserve in Hopewell Township via the Princeton Avenue pedestrian entrance. Participants will drive to the barn complex to park. Carpooling is recommended.
Event to be held Aug. 1 and 2 at Howell Living History Farm
TRENTON, N.J.—Have you perfected a new skill or hobby this year? Maybe you started a project a while back and have finally finished it. Well, bring it over to the 97th annual Mercer County 4-H Fair and the coveted Blue Ribbon could be yours! This year the fair will be celebrated Aug. 1 and 2 at the Howell Living History Farm in Hopewell Township.
There are many “Open Division” categories at the fair – you do not need to be a 4-H member to exhibit. Your special family recipe, homegrown vegetable or creative project could earn a ribbon, and the general public is encouraged to submit entries.
The fair will celebrate 4-H’s long association with Mercer County and Howell Farm by featuring family-friendly activities, such as arts and crafts, animal shows and farm tours. This year’s theme is “4-H: Think Green, Live Green, Love Green.”
Please visit https://mercer.njaes.rutgers.edu/4h/fair, where you will find the fair exhibit book. Any class listed — including arts and crafts, photography, foods, gardening, clothing, woodworking and more — may be entered under the Open Division. Projects will be received from the general public for entry in the fair on Friday, July 31, from 3 to 8 p.m. at Howell Farm.
The fair will run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2. Admission and parking are free. Children’s activities, hay rides and exhibits will take place throughout the fair. Plenty of food and drink, including homemade ice cream, will also be available. The opening ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. on Aug. 1.
4-H, a youth development program operated by Rutgers Cooperative Extension, provides research-based, hands-on learning experiences for youth in Mercer County. The fair is an opportunity for 4-H members to showcase projects they have worked on throughout the year.
For more information about 4-H or entering projects in the fair, please contact Altaira Bejgrowicz at the Mercer County 4-H Office at (609) 989-6833 or bejgrowicz@njaes.rutgers.edu.
Howell Living History Farm, a facility of the Mercer County Park Commission, is located on Valley Road, just off Route 29, two miles south of Lambertville. Visitors using Internet directions should use 70 Woodens Lane, Lambertville as the destination address. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays.
TRENTON, N.J.—The Mercer County Office on Aging and the Division of Culture and Heritage are gearing up for the annual Mercer County Senior Art Show July 23 through Aug. 14 at Meadow Lakes, a Springpoint Senior Living Community on Etra Road, just off Route 571 East, in East Windsor.
The Mercer County Senior Art Show features original works of art created within the last three years, from drawings to paintings to crafts, by Mercer County residents age 60 or older.
“Mercer County has an extremely strong arts community, and our older residents are certainly contributors,” said Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes. “I am looking forward to seeing the work of many talented artists on display this summer. I appreciate the generosity of Springpoint Senior Living for opening their home to us during this special event that showcases the works of Mercer County’s older adults.”
The exhibit is free and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday from July 23 through Aug. 14. In addition, a closing reception for artists, friends and family, and art admirers will be held Aug. 14 at 1 p.m.
First-, second- and third-place winners and Honorable Mention recognition will be awarded in each of the following categories: acrylic, craft, digital/computer art, drawing and prints, mixed media, oil, pastel, photography (including digital), sculpture and watercolor. First-place winners automatically move on to the statewide competition, the New Jersey State Senior Art Show, to be held at Meadow Lakes in October.
For directions or to arrange a tour (groups of six or more), please call 1-800-564-5705 or visit www.springpointsl.org. For additional information, please call (609) 989-6661 or e-mail Mmaldonado@mercercounty.org.
Muddle approx. 5 raspberries and 3 leaves of fresh basil with 1/4 oz. of St. Germain Liquer in a mixing glass. Fill with ice and add the remaining ingredients - 1/4 oz. lime juice, 1 oz. Cointreau, 1 oz. Grey Goose Orange, and 1 oz. Grey Goose Citron. Shake well and strain into a Martini glass and garnish with a floret of basil. Enjoy!
The Princeton Photography Club (PPC) presents an original photographic exhibit entitled “We Are More Than Our Diseases,” running from August 14 through September 6.
The scope and spirit of the exhibit is captured in the experience of one of the principal exhibitors, Barbara Warren (Yardley, PA). Barbara is a breast cancer survivor, and recently lost a good friend to ovarian cancer. In “We Are More Than Our Diseases” she explores the emotional journey a person makes when he or she has cancer. With early diagnosis and aggressive treatment, twelve years later Barbara is essentially cancer free. Her friend Ann survived twelve years after her diagnosis before succumbing to ovarian cancer. In her series of images, Barbara examines her physical conquest of cancer, Ann’s spiritual conquest of cancer, and the story of their friendship.
In addition to Barbara Warren, other photographers who will be exhibiting their work include Joel Blum (East Windsor, NJ ), Ilya Genin (Yardley, PA), Scott Gordon (Yardley, PA), Janet Hautau (Princeton, NJ ), Wayne Klaw (Haddon Heights, NJ), Fay Kobland (Cranbury, NJ), Randy Koslo (West Windsor, NJ), Christine Stadelmeier (Trenton, NJ), Vivien Van Natta (Princeton, NJ), and Jon Walker (East Millstone, NJ). Each artist has his own emotional, compelling experience to share through photographic imagery.
The exhibit, which is free and open to the public, will be held at Gallery 14, 14 Mercer Street, Hopewell, NJ. The gallery is open Saturdays and Sundays, from 12:00 to 5:00 pm. The opening reception will be held on Friday, August 14 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. There will also be a unique opportunity to meet and talk with the photographers on Sunday, August 16 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. For all the exhibitors, it is a very personal show as evidenced by the theme and the images. Meeting with the photographers offers a further opportunity to understand more about each person’s individual path to healing.
For directions or more information, contact Sheila or Carl Geisler at 732-422-3676 or visit the PPC website at www.princetonphotoclub.org
Accept the challenge of your life by rappelling down the Hilton Meadowlands on July 14th, 2015. Shatterproof Challenge Rappel New Jersey is an exhilarating way to support Shatterproof, a national organization committed to protecting our children from addiction to alcohol or other drugs and ending the stigma and suffering of those affected by this disease. Your participation will alter the course of this disease and save countless lives. Addiction is a disease that shatters lives. It's time to say enough. Together we are stronger than addiction.
Register. Raise Money. Rappel. Visit www.rappelnewjersey.org for more information and use CELEBRATE for $10 off registration.
Be sure to check out the video clip below! Go Shatterproof!
ELITE ROWERS FROM AMERICA AND CANADA COMPETE FOR GOLD AT MERCER LAKE
FOR THE USROWING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS JUNE 24-26
WHO: More than 100 elite rowers from 27 clubs in 14 states from the U.S. and Canada
WHAT: The 2015 USRowing National Championships is a three-day event featuring elite-level competition in 17 events.
WHERE: Finn Caspersen Rowing Center 1 South Post Road, West Windsor, N.J.
Racing Schedule (tentative)
Wednesday, June 24, 6 p.m.
Thursday, June 25, 8:00 a.m. – 6:50 p.m.
Friday, June 26, 8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Freedom Fest and Olympic Day 2015
In addition to racing at the USRowing National Championships, USRowing will have a tent at Mercer County Park’s 10th annual Freedom Fest on Saturday, June 27 from 3-7 p.m. Try out a rowing machine and meet training center athletes preparing for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
Parent to Parent: Family Training on ADHD provides educational information and support for individuals and families dealing with ADHD and learning to navigate the challenges of ADHD across the lifespan.
· 14 hour program: 7 sessions of 2 hours each session
· Participants receive extensive materials to support them, including articles, reference materials, handouts and homework assignments
Professor Robert Dijkgraaf spoke at The Hun School of Princeton about the future of physics and the exciting work being done by his department at the Institute for Advanced Study.
June 01, 2015
Princeton, NJ – Robbert Dijkgraaf, director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey provided a thought-provoking presentation concerning the Frontiers of Science to students and faculty of The Hun School of Princeton on Tuesday, May 12th. Professor Dijkgraaf discussed his enthusiasm for the future of physics because of the exciting research that is currently bringing new answers to questions about the universe. Professor Dijkgraaf was the ninth and final speaker to take part in The Hun School's Centennial Speaker Series: A Global Perspcetive.
Professor Dijkgraaf said, "Francis Crick famously said, 'Any theory that accounts for all of the facts is wrong. Because some of the facts are always wrong.' That is to say that, it's very difficult to know, what you don't know. In science, you always have to keep an open mind. There's always something that is different than you think."
Professor Dijkgraaf went on to explain that only 5% of the universe is understood, while 95% of the universe is being studied and discovered. "Right now it [the Institute for Advanced Study] is a place where some of the most exciting science is being done. We are asking the 'big' questions. It's an exciting time for the study of science, and I hope that you will keep track of what we discover," Professor Dijkgraaf said.
The Hun School hosts 6-8 thought leaders each year, as part of its Centennial Speaker Series. The speakers help to expose students to new ideas, perspectives, technologies, traditions, and social issues.
May 14, 2015 [Princeton, NJ] - Princeton University Summer Chamber Concerts announces its 48th season of free chamber music concerts in Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University campus. Concerts begin at 7:30 p.m.
Princeton University Summer Chamber Concerts will offer four free chamber music concerts to the public again this summer in Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University campus.
This season features the Aeolus String Quartet on Thursday, June 18; the Vienna Piano Trio on Thursday, July 2; the Ariel String Quartet on Tuesday, July 7; and Trio Valtorna on Wednesday, July 22.
Summer Chamber Concerts was founded in 1968 by music journalist, pianist and cellist Barbara Sand. In the early years Ms. Sand readied the outdoor performance space by pruning tree branches. She recruited local children to sell lemonade and collect contributions. During the concerts the children sometimes perched in the trees to hear the music. To this day audience members recall sitting on the Graduate College lawn with blankets and picnic baskets.
Renovations at the Graduate College—and the inconvenience of insects, imperfect acoustics and soaring humidity—prompted a change of venue in 1991 to Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall.
Summer Chamber Concerts has always given young professional musicians an opportunity to perform. Among the Summer Concerts fledgling groups that have become renowned international chamber music ensembles are the Emerson, Shanghai and Tokyo String Quartets.
Funding for Summer Concerts is provided by individual contributors, foundations, local corporations and a grant from the Mercer County Cultural & Heritage Commission.
Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, on the Princeton University campus. Tickets are free and available “first come, first served” at 6:00 p.m. at the Richardson Auditorium Box Office on the night of each concert. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Further information, including ticket information for those with disabilities, is at www.princetonsummerchamberconcerts.org or (609) 570-8404.
WHAT: Princeton Soccer Association (PSA) hosted its inaugural 24-hour soccer marathon earlier this year, and hundreds of players participated to raise $20,000 to support the PSA scholarship fund as well as Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County. A $10,000 donation for Boys & Girls Clubs will be presented from PSA leadership to Felicia DeVincenzi, chair of the Boys & Girls Clubs board of trustees, and Reggie Coleman, executive director for Trenton Operations, during a special ceremony on May 13 before a PSA practice. Top fundraisers from the PSA soccer marathon will also be in attendance.
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Stuart Country Day School, 1200 Stuart Road, Princeton, NJ 08540
ATTENDEES: Felicia DeVincenzi, Chair, Board of Trustees, Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County
Reggie Coleman, Executive Director, Trenton, Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County
Marybeth Parker, President, Princeton Soccer Association
Stuart Henderson, Director of Travel/Club/NPL, Princeton Soccer Association
John Newman, Director of Coaching, Princeton Soccer Association
Skillman, NJ –Celebrating more than 40 years of providing high quality special education services to children, as well as support for families and professionals, the Rock Brook School in Skillman, NJ will commemorate four decades of success with A Celebration of 40 Years fundraiser on Sunday, June 7th at the Hopewell Valley Vineyards, Pennington.
Founded by a speech and language pathologist and a Montessori trained special education teacher, the Rock Brook School opened its doors in 1974 in a Montgomery Township based church. The original design provided an intensive program that worked on language and sensory motor problems for children 2 ½ to 9 with communication difficulties. The program outgrew its surroundings and through a comprehensive fund raising effort, the school raised the money to open a beautiful model school in 1998 at its current location, 109 Orchard Road, Skillman. The age limit at the school was extended to 14 years old in 2005, expanding its elementary program to included middle school aged students. Today, Rock Brook continues to thrive and just this past year, developed its services to include a Community-Based Instruction (CBI) high school program and now serves children up to 21 years of age.
“Students who attend Rock Brook gain the knowledge and skills they need to become comfortable and successful in society,” says Mary Caterson, Executive Director of Rock Brook School. “Family partnerships with the school help develop a better understanding of their child’s place in both their family and community; our committed teachers help students to reach their full potential; and sending districts work in partnership with Rock Brook staff to fill the gap for students who can’t be served in traditional ways.”
With the completion of four decades of successfully serving the special needs community, Rock Brook is looking towards the future. The Board is currently in the midst of developing a new strategic plan to secure the sustainability of Rock Brook’s programs and services. The new plan capitalizes on the unique elements of Rock Brook’s past, but also recognizes that times have changed. With input from families, staff, board members, and school districts, the plan will focus on continuing Rock Brook’s legacy of high quality specialized education, but also identify key themes and develop annual goals to secure the financial sustainability of the organization.
“We are so proud of our accomplishments over the past 40 years,” says Caterson. “The event on June 7th will celebrate the past as well as the future of this exceptional organization.”
A Celebration of 40 Years will take place from 6-9 pm on June 7, 2015 at Hopewell Valley Vineyards. Ticket, sponsorship and advertising opportunities are available. For more information, visit
Founded in 1974, Rock Brook School is a NJ State approved school designed for students aged 5-21 with multiple disabilities and communication impairment. RBS provides a full academic program along with individual speech and language therapy. Its full academic individualized programs follow NJ Core Content Standards. Celebrating 40 years of commitment to educating children with special needs and their families, RBS has demonstrated best practices to the special education community and continues its legacy of quality education, providing support and ensuring success. For more information visit www.rock-brook.org or call (908) 431-9500. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
West Windsor, NJ, May 7, 2015 —Held every Saturday, from 9:00am-1:00pm, rain or shine until the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Stop by to see for yourself why the West Windsor Community Farmers Market continues to be New Jersey’s favorite farmers market*. Connect directly with the folks who grow and raise your food! Live music, prepared foods, cooking demonstrations and special events round out the overall market experience.
Fifteen of Central New Jersey’s best farms and eleven artisan vendors gather weekly to bring a wide array of local products to the Market for West Windsor and neighboring town residents to enjoy. Locally grown fruit, vegetables, mushrooms, pastured meats and poultry, dairy and farm fresh eggs can be found at the market along with woven fiber products, breads, baked goods, flowers, plants, honey, prepared foods, soap, sauces, jams, pickled vegetables and wine. Breakfast and brunch selections include Jammin’ Crepes’ famous crepes, The Feed Truck’s savory egg sandwiches, along with freshly made juices from Tico’s Juice Truck.
Don’t forget to bring your knives, scissors and lawn tools for sharpening at Nice and Sharp. Bi-weekly massage returns with Gail Laboard’s The Touch That Heals.
Of note this month:
June 13: three of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North’s musical groups to the market. Nonet strings, the ever popular Steel Drum Band and the A capella group, Out of the Blue return for their annual market music day.
June 20: Several events to enjoy. Yoga event with sponsor, Yoga Soul; bring your yoga mat to the market at 9:00am to join in and welcome summer with us. At 10:00am, Master Gardener, Susan Gange of Stony Brook Orchids will instruct market goers on orchid repotting. Blueberry harvest permitting, the market will host its first ever blueberry pie contest. Send an email to our market manager for rules and details wwcfm@yahoo.com. If blueberries come in later than mid-June, we will push this event out to another date during the peak of harvest.
June 27: Food writer, chef and culinary instructor, Rachel Weston makes an appearance from 10:00am-12:00pm. Rachel will be on site to sell, sign and chat about her new book, New Jersey Fresh, Four Seasons From Farm to Table. The West Windsor Community Farmers Market is featured in her book as one of her favorite famers markets, along with stories on several of our farms.
The Market is located in the Vaughn Drive Parking Lot of the southbound side of the Princeton Junction Train Station, one mile from the Alexander Road and Route 1 intersection or half a mile walk down Vaughn Drive from the Dinky stop. Ample car and bicycle parking is available. For GPS directions, please use 2 Vaughn Drive, West Windsor.
*Since 2012, the WWCFM has been voted the annual Top Celebrated Market in New Jersey and a Top 100 Most Celebrated Market Nationwide, in American Farmland Trust’s I Love My Farmers Market Contest.
Up-to-date weekly events can be found on our website: westwindsorfarmersmarket.org. For more information, call 609 933-4452 or email wwcfm@yahoo.com. Be sure to follow the market on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for timely market info and photos. New this season, follow along on Pinterest for cooking inspiration.
West Windsor Community Farmers Market Schedule:
MAY 30:
• MUSIC: 2 Octaves
• COMMUNITY GROUPS:
WWBPA (West Windsor Bike and Pedestrian Alliance)
PRINCETON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: Free Blood Pressure and Health Screenings
• MASSAGE: The Touch That Heals
• COOKING DEMO
JUNE 6:
• MUSIC: A Little Bit Off
• COMMUNITY GROUPS:
FOWWOS Friends of West Windsor Open Space
JUNE 13:
• MUSIC: WWP High School North Groups: Nonet, Steel Drum and Out of the Blue
• COMMUNITY GROUPS:
WWBPA (West Windsor Bike and Pedestrian Alliance)
PRINCETON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: Free Blood Pressure and Health Screenings
• YES, WE CAN: Fresh food drive to benefit The Crisis Ministry
• MASSAGE: The Touch That Heals
• COOKING DEMONSTRATION
JUNE 20:
• MUSIC: Ed Wilson
• COMMUNITY GROUPS:
• SPONSOR EVENT: Yoga Soul Summer Solstice - Yoga at the Market 9:00am-11:00am
• Orchid repotting with Susan Gange of Stony Brook Orchids 10:00am
• Blueberry pie contest (harvest permitting) email wwcfm@yahoo.com for entry information
JUNE 27:
• MUSIC: Ragtime Relics
• COMMUNITY GROUPS:
WWBPA (West Windsor Bike and Pedestrian Alliance)
PRINCETON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: Free Blood Pressure and Health Screenings
• YES, WE CAN: Fresh food drive to benefit The Crisis Ministry
• MASSAGE: The Touch That Heals
• COOKING DEMO
• SPECIAL EVENT: Book signing and talk with Rachel Weston, culinary educator and author of her new book: New Jersey Fresh, Four Seasons from Farm to Table 10:00am-12:00pm www.racheljweston.com
The Princeton Farmers' Market is pleased to announce the opening of the 2015 Princeton Farmers' Market outdoor season, beginning on Thursday, May 14th and running through November 19th.
The market will be held on Hinds Plaza from 11am to 4pm every Thursday, rain or shine, and will feature 24 vendors offering local organic produce, free range beef, poultry, pork, eggs & cheese, baked goods, nut butters, jams, flowers, honey, grains, pickles, crepes, and a juice bar. Each market will also feature live music from 12:30pm to 2:30pm, a guest non-profit table, and a new rotating vendor table with shifting weekly guests.
The market has become a popular gathering place for patrons to shop, relax, and connect, and we are extremely grateful for the continuing support from the local community.
Jack Morrison, President of the JM Group and founder of the market reports "We are extremely pleased with the growth and popularity of the market with the addition of some fabulous artisans who complement our stalwart vendors and farmers. We thank our sponsors and our loyal customers for creating a wholesome, economically and environmentally sustainable resource for a true farm to table experience for the Princeton community."
The 2015 sponsors include JM Group, Callaway Henderson Int. Realty, Borden Perlman Salisbury & Kelly, Terra Momo Restaurant Group, PNC Bank, Town of Princeton, Princeton Public Library, Agricola and OnePrinceton.
Shopping. Friends. Fun.
What Could Be Better?
Join us to experience an evening of exclusive promotions and discounts brought to you by the shops and restaurants of Palmer Square in downtown Princeton.
RSVP (CHOOSE ONE)
1. FREE GENERAL ADMISSION:
4:00 - 9:00PM
Check-in at The Green with your confirmation
In-store sales, discounts, promotions
One-time access to food sampling in the Taste of the Square Tent. Open from 4:00-7:00pm
Salon Pure Styling Demonstrations
Complimentary Parking in Chambers St. or Hulfish St. Garages ONLY
2. FREE GENERAL ADMISSION PLUS ACCESS TO THE GIRLS NIGHT OUT LOUNGE:
$10 admission (Percentage of proceeds will benefit Dress for Success Mercer County)
6:00 - 8:30PM
Location: 19 Hulfish Street
Enjoy all of the perks of General Admission PLUS:
• Hors d'oeuvres from Mediterra
• Wine from Princeton Corkscrew Wine Shop
• Salon Pure Styling Demonstrations
• Music
• Fabulous Raffles
Lounge hours are 6-8:30pm. Stop by before or after you check-out all the great shopping deals around the Square. Space is Limited. Must be 21 or older to enter Lounge.
Stay tuned for list of Participating Stores & Restaurants!
will be open five years on Sunday, May 17, 2015! The celebration on May 17th is now SOLD OUT!
Due to the overwhelming interest in celebrating our anniversary, we have decided to add an additional date, Sunday, May 24th, 2015
to thank everyone for their continued support!
We will be offering exclusive pricing for brunch & dinner!
Brunch
Sunday, May 24, 2015
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
2-course Sunday Brunch
$20.10/person (usually $32/person).
Mimosas & Blood Marys
$5.17 each (usually $12 each).
Dinner
Sunday, May 24, 2015
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
All entrées
$20.10 (no exclusions)
Select Cocktails & Glasses of Wine
$5.17 each
Cocktails
Spicy Cucumber Martini
Stony Brook Manhattan
Peacock Bramble
Cradle of Life
Rosangel Margarita
Sparkling
N/V Veneto, Prosecco, Lamberti
White
Trentino, Pinot Grigio, Ca' Montini
Montagny, Chardonnay, Domaine Faiveley
Red
Willamette Valley, Pinot Noir, Route Stock, 99W
Mendoza, Malbec, Reserve, Don David
South Australia, Cabernet Sauvignon, Penfolds, Bin 9
Normal pricing for all appetizers and desserts
We hope that you can celebrate with us!
Call today to make your reservation!
(609) 924-1707
The Peacock Inn
20 Bayard Lane | Princeton, NJ | (609) 924-1707 | www.ThePeacockInn.com
Princeton, NJ- The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP), in collaboration with the students of Princeton University and the town of Princeton, presents the 45th annual Communiversity ArtsFest on Sunday, April 26th from 1-6pm.The festival is a well-orchestrated combination of local and student performers, artists and crafters, chefs, merchants, community groups and volunteers that make up the community of Princeton and beyond.
Communiversity will once again feature six stages of non-stop live performances. The ACP is pleased to announce a partnership with Princeton University’s radio station, WPRB 103.3 FM, who will be programming the Chambers Street stage in celebration of their 75th anniversary.
Over 200 booths will also occupy the event site along Nassau and Witherspoon Streets, Palmer Square (on the Green) and the University campus near Nassau Hall. Performance highlights for this year’s event include music by returning artists Big Wake, Princeton School of Rock, Canto Del Sur, and The Shaxe. New this year are up-and-coming regional artists including Lauren Marsh and Underwater Sounds.
Communiversity is known for many memorable performers, such as the Princeton University Marching Band and Stone Soup Circus, parading the streets. Also scheduled to perform on stage are a variety of dance groups including ARB/Princeton Ballet School, the YWCA dance troupe, and Flamenco dancing from Fiesta Flamenco.
One of the goals of Communiversity is to inspire, engage and foster creativity among its attendees. The Paint Out Princeton project was a huge success last year and will be back again this year with talented local painters capturing the excitement of Communiversity. The finished artwork will be on display and open to the public on May 9th from 3:00-5:00pm at the ACP’s Paul Robeson Center for the Arts.
Faraz Kahn, ACP’s newest Artist in Residence, will be leading a free public art project teaching visitors how to write their name in beautiful Arabic calligraphy. Participants will learn the Arabic alphabet and transcribe their name in script onto a paper pennant that will hang in an outdoor display.
Ever-popular art attraction and ACP-sponsored activity, “Nana’s-Make-A-Mess,” is a highlight for children at Communiversity. It enables kids to express their creativity with an assortment of messy materials to make their own original artwork.
Communiversity ArtsFest takes place in the heart of Princeton where there are many street parking options as well as parking garages – the Chambers and Hulfish Garages can both be accessed via Chambers Street and the Spring Street garage can be accessed via Wiggins Street. The owner and operator of Princeton Shopping Center, EDENS, is sponsoring a Communiversity shuttle that will transport passengers from the shopping center to the festival entrance at the corner of Wiggins and Witherspoon from 12:30-6:30pm. Look for shuttle signage at shuttle pick-up locations. Additional parking can be found in Princeton University’s parking lots are open and free to the public on Communiversity day. Visit www.princeton.edu/parking for details.
The Arts Council of Princeton, founded in 1967, is a non-profit organization with a mission of Building Community through the Arts. Housed in the landmark Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, designed by architect Michael Graves, the ACP fulfills its mission by presenting a wide range of programs including exhibitions, performances, free community cultural events, and studio-based classes and workshops in a wide range of media. Arts Council of Princeton programs are designed to be high-quality, engaging, affordable and accessible for the diverse population of the greater Princeton region. For more information, visit www.artscouncilorprinceton.org or call (609) 924-8777.
Join us for an event featuring a tremendous selection of personalized jewelry and gift items. There will be on-the-spot hand engraving and demonstrations, a raffle, as well as a fun gift for kids.
Sprouting This Spring!
An all-weather forest experience for little ones rooted in the Waldorf tradition of imagination, exploration, and practical activity
Tuesdays, 1:00-2:30 p.m., April 14-May 19
Children ages 4-6 will enjoy a walk through the woods, free play beside the creek, a nature craft, and a snack and story around the fire before rejoining civilization. The entire class is held outdoors, with a minimum of man-made materials.
The deadline to register is Wednesday, April 1; spaces are limited. Cost: $220. For more information, or to enroll your child, please contact Enrollment Director Diane Barlow at admissions@princetonwaldorf.org, or call 609.466.1970, x115.
Princeton, NJ – Jason Collins to visit The Hun School in conjunction with the National Day of Silence, Tuesday, April 14th at 7:00 p.m. Collins was the first professional athlete to come out while an active member of a major sports league. Time Magazine named Collins one of the world's 100 most influential people in April of 2014. While at The Hun School, he will deliver an evening presentation – which is free and open to public.
The Hun School will host several student events surrounding his visit including, small group discussions, an inclusive language campaign, a day of silence, and an end-of-week celebratory event sponsored by the School's Gender and Sexual Awareness Group (GSA). Jason Collins' presentation is also part of the School's Centennial Speaker Series: A Global Perspective.
Two geniuses meet in a bar: Michael Gilch, left, is Einstein and Frank Falisi is Picasso in "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," to be presented by The Pennington Players April 24 to May 3 at MCCC's Kelsey Theatre
March 24, 2015
West Windsor, N.J. – What happens when a genius meets a genius at a bar? The Pennington Players are ready to answer that question as they present “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” written by Steve Martin, the iconic comedian/actor/screenwriter/banjo-aficionado. Dates and show times for this delightful comedy are: Fridays, April 24 and May 1 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, April 25 and May 2 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, April 26 and May 3 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on MCCC’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
An opening night reception with the cast and crew follows the performance on April 24. There will be a “Talk Back” session after the performance on May 1.
In his delightfully witty trademark style, Martin places Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein together in Au Lapin Agile, a Parisian bar. It’s 1904 and both men are in their early twenties and on the verge of their greatest achievements: For Einstein, it’s the publication of the Special Theory of Relativity just one year later, and for Picasso, it’s the creation of his cubist masterpiece 'Les Demoiselles D’Avignon' three years later. What ensures is a lively and lengthy debate about the nature of genius and talent interspersed with entertaining banter with a host of colorful characters, including an amusing barfly (Gaston), a gullible yet lovable bartender (Freddy), a wise waitress (Germaine), and a few other surprise characters who flounce in and out of the Lapin Agile.
Audience members will be in on the impending shenanigans from the opening moments when they are informed that the play will make several detours into the land of silliness. The fourth wall (the imaginary wall between the stage and audience) is broken and there are noticeable cracks in the time-space continuum.
Leading the cast as Pablo Picasso is Frank Falisi of Freehold, who has performed in theaters across Central New Jersey, and who is making his Pennington Players and Kelsey Theatre debut. Michael Gilch of Princeton is Albert Einstein in his first acting appearance at Kelsey. Gilch is best known at Kelsey and around the region as an accomplished pianist and musical director. Completing the cast are Matthew Cassidy of Morrisville, Pa., as Freddy; David Christoffersen of Lawrenceville as Gaston; Nicole Farina-Machin of Columbus as Germaine; Sean Downing of Lumberton as Sagot; Sarah Stryker of Lawrenceville playing the roles of Suzanne, the Countess and an Admirer; Justin Derry of Langhorne, Pa., as Schmendiman; and Kevin Palardy of Doylestown, Pa., as the Visitor.
The show is produced by Judi Parrish and directed by Peter Bisgaier. The production staff also includes stage manager Vicki Kaiser, set designer Bryan Schendlinger, lighting designer M. Kitty Getlik, and costume designer Michelle Rittmann. Properties are by Dottie Farina.
Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors, and $14 for students and children. Tickets are available online at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Theatre Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking available next to the theater.
Pens at the ready…it’s time for the Cotsen Children’s Library’s annual writing competition! We challenge you to write a short, 350-word story that includes the sentence, "There was a rattling noise.” (just 345 words left to go!). Winning stories from three age categories will be illustrated and published in the Summer 2015 issue of the Picture Book Press, on our Pop Goes the Page creative blog, AND the authors will enjoy a $50 shopping spree at Labyrinth Books!
Contest submissions are due by 3:00pm on Friday, April 17, 2015.
Open to writers ages 9-14
6th Annual Princeton Dines Out for Parkinson's Disease Research to benefit The Parkinson Alliance
April 24 – April 30, 2015
April is Parkinson's Awareness Month. Dine at any of the participating restaurants between Friday, April 24th and Thursday, April 30th and a percentage of the proceeds will be donated to The Parkinson Alliance. Participating restaurants include Blue Point Grill, Despana, Eno Terra, Gennaro's, La Mezzaluna, Mediterra, Pj's Pancake House, Teresa Caffe, The Peacock Inn and Witherspoon Grill.
The themes of history and nature are featured in the special events offered at the Historical Society of Princeton's April 4th Community Day at Updike Farmstead. Steve Hiltner, local naturalist, musician, writer and editor of the blog, Princeton Nature Notes, will lead three different programs to educate and inspire visitors.
At 1:00 PM -- Siting a Raingarden in Your Yard -- Raingardens are a popular, creek-friendly and attractive way to create habitat while filtering runoff from your house. Join a tour around the Updike farmhouse as Steve Hiltner discusses factors to consider when deciding where best to put a raingarden in your yard. Downspouts, sump pumps, air conditioners -- all will be discussed as potential sources of water to sustain a wildflower garden through droughts.
At 2:00 PM -- Preserving Oswald Veblen's Historic House and Legacy -- Oswald Veblen was a famous mathematician and visionary who was instrumental in bringing Einstein and the Institute for Advanced Study to Princeton. A "woodchopping professor," he loved the woods, and founded Princeton's open space movement in 1957 by donating 100 acres for Herrontown Woods, Princeton's first nature preserve. He and his wife also donated their home and farmstead for a public purpose. A new nonprofit, the Friends of Herrontown Woods (FOHW), is seeking to acquire and restore this unique, historic house, and realize Veblen's vision. FOHW's president and co-founder, Steve Hiltner, will talk about the passion, sweat-equity and serendipity that has made the restoration of Veblen's Herrontown Woods such a rewarding experience.
At 3:00 PM -- Tree and Wildflower Walk --Learn about plants on this informal walk around the Updike Farmstead grounds to learn about the stately trees and plants growing along the fence lines of the property, including the giant red mulberry tree that bears delicious berries in June.
All programs are included with $4 museum admission. Updike Farmstead is located at 354 Quaker Road, Princeton. For questions, contact Eve Mandel, Director of Programs and Visitor Services, at (609) 921-6748 x102 or eve@princetonhistory.org.
ABOUT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PRINCETON – Founded in 1938, The Historical Society of Princeton (HSP) is a museum and research center dedicated to interpreting the history of Princeton, New Jersey. Home to a vast collection of artifacts, manuscripts and photographs, HSP offers a wide array of exhibitions, lectures and public programs each year to schools, adults and families at its two locations, Bainbridge House and the Updike Farmstead. Visit us at www.princetonhistory.org.
FRIENDS OF HERRONTOWN WOODS is a non-profit organization committed to restoring the trails, history and flora of Herrontown Woods, and honoring the legacy of Oswald and Elizabeth Veblen, who left this first Princeton nature preserve, their house, cottage and farmstead in the public trust.
Dates: Two nights: Friday, April 24 & Saturday, April 25, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM
Location: McCosh Hall, Room 10, on the Princeton University campus
The 2015 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour combines amazing mountain and outdoor adventure sports films with an intermission free gear raffle. The award-winning films feature exotic landscapes and remote cultures and include climbing, mountaineering, mountain biking, kayaking, extreme skiing, and explorations of the natural world.
Tickets: $15.00 ($10.00 for students with Princeton University ID when purchased in advance)
West Windsor, N.J. – Mercer County Community College (MCCC) is ready to usher in spring. Now in its fourth year at MCCC, the MCCC Horticulture Program and the New Jersey Department of Agriculture will team up to host the New Jersey High School Horticulture Expo. The public is invited to visit this free show.
Suggested viewing hours are: Friday, March 13 from 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, March 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Exhibits will be displayed on the 2nd Floor Skywalk, surrounding the quad on the West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
According to Associate Professor Amy Ricco, coordinator of the MCCC Horticulture Program, more than 500 high school students from 30 schools will participate, including representatives of the FFA Student Leadership Organization. Students hail from schools that offer horticulture and agriculture programs.
Judging of all entries will be take place on March 13. Students will be judged in 30 categories including a live floral design competition on Friday morning. Other categories include house plants, terrariums, dish gardens, bedding plants grown from seed, and themed floral arrangements such as wedding and congratulatory bouquets. The prizes will include Best in Division and Best in Show.
Ricco notes that MCCC is one of only four community colleges in the state to offer Horticulture and Plant Science degree programs and adds that job prospects in the field remain strong.
Directions to MCCC’s West Windsor campus are available at www.mccc.edu.
In 2014, the Trenton Books at Home Program (run from Classics Books, 4 West Lafayette, in downtown Trenton) distributed $4326 worth of books to Trenton students.
The Books at Home Program provides free books to Trenton kids. Studies show that when kids have more books in their home, they do better in school—no matter how much they are struggling. You can see one such study from 2010 as published in Science Daily here https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/.../100520213116.htm.
Books were handed out with the help of the African American Pride Festival, the Carver Community Center, Ida Malloy's neighborhood reading program, Isles Youth Build, BOYD, Children's Futures, Kelli Mitchell's Hoagies for the Homeless, the Butterfly Effect, Razor Sharp Barber Shop, the Capital City Community Coalition's, Westminster's GetSet program, Planned Parenthood, and teachers from Jefferson, Hedgepath, Paul Robeson, Trenton High School West, and the Foundation Academy.
Current major supporters include donors honoring the loving memory of Lois Dowey, The I Am Trenton Community Foundation, Councilwoman Marge Caldwell-Wilson, Home Rubber, and Children's Futures.
talian food is all about fresh ingredients. For this 5-course dinner, Chef Chase Gerstenbacher will transport you to Italy as you nibble on bruschetta, experience our house-made gnocchi and savor the Double Brook Farm pork sausage in the 'spiedini'.
Dinners will be finished with an with individual tiramisu, coffee and tea. Bring your favorite Brunello, Sagrantino or Chianti and prepare to mangia bene!
CLICK HEREto RESERVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE or to See the FULL MENUTo learn more about our upcoming Market Dinners, see sample menus, and reserve a seat at the table, click on any of the the links below.
Are our children on track for financial literacy? Money isn’t everything, but it is a reality that all of our children will need to learn to manage. What can even the youngest children learn about personal finance? What skills and responsibilities should we expect them to have as they mature? What can children learn from the budgeting, planning and investing processes? And how can we protect their identity and credit in a increasingly electronic financial world? Financial literacy is a life skill that won’t emerge without our thoughtful attention. Join us for this practical tutorial moderated by Bob Sacco, faculty member of The Hun School and the following panelists:
Tim Ranzetta, Next Gen Personal Finance
Everyday Finances—How parents can introduce and expose their children to financial concepts in daily life.
Tori Pinciotti, Princeton Montessori
Having a Plan—How parents can help their child make a personal financial plan, real world conversations about income and expenses.
Imad Labban, Peddie School
Investing Smart (and Small). An overview of some financial products for investing less than $500, and some ideas for how to get started.
Peter Chase, Pennington School
Never Too Early—How thinking about retirement planning can benefit our children.
Debbie Baker, Santander Bank
Keeping Safe—A few tips to safeguard children’s identity and credit.
current parents donated food items in various pre-defined categories to allow the school community to donate over 400 dinner bags to TASK, Trenton Area Soup Kitchen. Three Parent Ambassadors guided the project from start to finish, and made it as easy as possible for parents to contribute. Ambassadors provided an Amazon link to each food item in their communication to the school community, and thus many items were delivered directly to the school, saving the parents both time and money.
Children from ages 3-5 decorated the bags with stickers and drawings. Students from ages 6-9 made the Valentines cards which they decorated with all sorts of fun materials. Students from ages 9-14 packed up the 400 bags and helped to load them into a large van which another parent loaned for the event. Needless to say, TASK was delighted we had exceeded our goal of 300 dinner bags and was so grateful for this important contribution.
Even the youngest children were able to grasp the idea that their coloring and decorating was going towards a larger project with an end toward helping many other children whose parents cannot always provide a full dinner for them.
Parent Ambassadors who led the service project:
Colleen Aker, Pennington
On Saturday on April 11, 2015 The Princeton Center for Dermatology will be hosting our 4th Annual Melanoma Awareness Walk beginning and ending at the East Picnic area in Mercer Park in West Windsor, NJ at 11 am. This is a family and pet friendly scenic 3-mile walk that benefits the Ray Festa Melanoma Foundation and The White Aisle Foundation. Each walker will be given a goodie bag filled with sun safety information, sunscreen samples, coupons and more. They will also be provided a t-shirt and raffle tickets to win one of the many prizes we are giving away such as sporting event tickets, movie tickets, theater tickets, sun protective clothing and much more! Registration is $20 per participant and participants will be able to form a team and walk with friends.
With the unanimous approval of the Princeton Town Council, HiTOPS's Princeton Half Marathon will hit the streets on Sunday, October 4th. Registration opens to the public on February 15th. Be sure to visit the Princeton Half Marathon website for updated information regarding registration, sponsorships, and more. For regular updates, follow Princeton Half Marathon on Facebook and Twitter.
What makes a house a home? Throughout American history, people have lived in all sorts of places, from military barracks and two-story colonials to college dormitories and row houses. The exhibit embarks on a tour of houses both familiar and surprising, through past and present, to explore the varied history, and many cultural meanings of the American home through film clips, construction materials, domestic artifacts, and photographs
This exhibition has been made possible through NEH on the Road, a special initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities. It has been adapted and is being toured by Mid-America Arts Alliance. House & Home was organized by the National Building Museum, Washington, D.C., and curated by Sarah Leavitt. Additional support was provided by the Home Depot Foundation.
Bring your honey for Valentines Day! Theater To Go presents HOLY ACRIMONY! The Wedding of Dawn and PJ- An Audience Participation Comedy Wedding Dinner Theater Join us for a delicious dinner at the Beautiful Chauncey Hotel and Conference Center in Princeton NJ
In this comedy wedding, Dawn & PJ are complete opposites- Shes from the trailer park and he is upper crust. Will their marriage go off without a hitch? Not unless the families learn to get alongand you're part of the family! Add to this a bun in the oven, a nearsighted priest and Carmine the Wedding Planner for a wedding like no other. This is the most fun you've had at a wedding since Tony & Tina's
And while you play along with us, enjoy a sumptuous gourmet meal prepared by the chefs at Chauncey consisting of
1st course: An assortment of fresh slice fruit with a chiffonade of mint
2nd course: Grilled Breast of marinated Chicken with Penne tossed in a tomato and basil sauce accompanied by freshly grated parmesan cheese (Vegetarian Option available upon request)
3rd course Creamy cheesecake with a fresh berry coulis.
Coffee and tea included, and a cash bar will be available.
Why not make a romantic weekend of it in beautiful Princeton NJ?
Overnight Packages available. For information call
609.279.6470
The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) presents its newest exhibition, "The Bigger Picture," a collection of distinctive portraits curated by Maria Evans. Join us for the Opening Reception on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015 3-5pm. The artists featured in "The Bigger Picture" are: Mary DeWitt, Elise Dodeles, James Doherty, and Kim Alsbrooks. "The Bigger Picture" will be on view in the Taplin Gallery from January 17 - March 14, 2015 at the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ. Parking is available in the Spring and Hulfish Street garages as well as at metered parking along Witherspoon Street and Paul Robeson Place. To learn more, call (609) 924-8777 or visit www.artscouncilofprinceton.org.
A Gallery Talk with participating artists Mary DeWitt and Kim Alsbrooks is scheduled for Saturday, February 7 at 1pm. A second Gallery Talk with participating artists James Doherty and Elise Dodeles is scheduled for Saturday, February 28 at 1pm. Both of these free Gallery Talks will take place in the Taplin Gallery at the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts.
Each of the four portraiture artists in "The Bigger Picture" collection approaches his or her subject in an unconventional fashion. All of these artists' subjects easily invite the viewer to ponder the much bigger picture that lies just below the surface.
By depicting her portraiture on pieces of trash, Philadelphia artist Kim Alsbrooks challenges the "American mythology" and widely accepted ideals surrounding wealth and affluence. Her original series, "White Trash," included Civil War scenes, garden landscapes, fine houses and their interiors, and miniature portraits. Alsbrooks then began painting portraits of her own family members, calling the collection "White Trash Family," and soon went on to depict other privileged, wealthy families or the politically elite. Alsbrooks finds the beer and soda cans after they've been flattened in the street. She has tried to flatten them herself, but finds the trash is only "perfect" and wrinkle-free when she finds it already flattened. Cans must be found so that there are no wrinkles in the center area and so that the graphic can be well-placed to compliment the portrait. Portraits are chosen specifically for each piece of trash.
Since the late 1980's, Philadelphia artist Mary DeWitt has painted the portraits and recorded the thoughts of a select group of incarcerated women serving life sentences. Recently, she began to document the development of each portrait by taking still photographs of the work as it develops. She then adds the voice of the subject with narrative to create a video. Most of her portraits are of women sentenced to life without parole in Pennsylvania. Together these videos document the radical change in prisons from the 1970's to today. The portraits can be viewed accompanied by audio or video at https://www.marydewitt.net/MaryDeWitt/
Audio_and_Video.html.
Elise Dodeles, an artist based in Lambertville, NJ, received a 2013 Artist's Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and is included in an international survey of women artists published by Rizzoli. Dodeles uses such a large quantity of paint in her application that her surface resembles a painter's palette, built up with years of layers dried over time. She has shown her art in New York, Canada, and Europe. Exhibitions have included a solo show as part of the New Jersey Artist series at Johnson & Johnson World Headquarters and the prestigious Aljira National Five. In 2011 she was selected by juror Zoe Strauss for a solo exhibition at the William Way Community Center in Philadelphia. Raised in New York, she did her undergraduate work at Carnegie-Mellon and New York Universities, and obtained her Masters in Fine Art from the New York Academy of Art. Her artwork can be found in personal and institutional collections, including the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital in Hollywood, Florida.
James Doherty is a contemporary figurative painter who lives in Lawrenceville, NJ, with his wife and two boys in a 1920's "Center-Hall Colonial" that is also the location of his studio where he paints daily. Jim Doherty depicts delicate women on wood he finds at a building site or at the flea market. He believes that a painting should look like it has been painted—and not like a photograph. You should see each brush stroke, each drip of paint, and each layer of color. He often leaves the bottom of his paintings unfinished so you can see the process. Doherty's work hasbeen part of the Arts Council of Princeton's Pinot to Picasso exhibitions for the past several years.
The Arts Council of Princeton(ACP), founded in 1967, is a non-profit organization with a mission of Building Community through the Arts. Housed in the landmark Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, designed by architect Michael Graves, the ACP fulfills its mission by presenting a wide range of programs including exhibitions, performances, free community cultural events, and studio-based classes and workshops in a wide range of media. Arts Council of Princeton programs are designed to be high-quality, engaging, affordable and accessible for the diverse population of the greater Princeton region.
Princeton, NJ –Eden Autism Services will launch a yearlong 40th Anniversary Celebration at the benefit gala, Eden Dreams: “A Ruby in Winter: Reflections of a Rich Life,” on January 17th at 6:00p.m. The Hyatt Regency Princeton will be transformed into an enchanted setting featuring a unique twist—stylish “Aspen Chic” salons where guests can sample and preview trends of some of life’s luxuries including jewelry, fashion, exotic cars, single malt scotch, furs, chocolates, fragrance and much more.
The theme of “A Ruby in Winter, Reflections of a Rich Life” embraces Eden’s anniversary, its affect on the community and its mission. The gemstone associated with a 40th year celebration is a ruby. Known as the “King of the Gemstones”, rubies are associated with passion and love; strength, energy, life force, and protection—these words are synonymous with the care and commitment that Eden provides to its community of participants. “Reflections of a Rich Life “ describes Eden’s mission to empower individuals with autism to live rich and rewarding lives through initiatives such as employment programs with area businesses including Miele Inc., the presenting Ruby Sponsor of Eden Dreams as well as Emerald Sponsors Hyatt Regency Princeton and Wawa.
Guests of the gala will have the opportunity to mix and mingle with an assemblage of trendsetters and tastemakers including Merrill Long, of Worth New York exotic and luxury car authority, Steven Waldie of Interstate Motorsport and Jolly Bansal of Tobacco Leaf International, and representatives from Trunk Club—a personal shopping service for men, BIrnn Chocolates, Kudra Furs, Laura Mercier Cosmetics and Jo Malone London.
No luxury event would be complete without the glamour of diamonds and gemstones. Hamilton Jewelers, a sponsor of the event, will provide a once-in-a lifetime experience for attendees who would like to try on extravagant pieces of jewelry and become red-carpet ready for complimentary portraiture.
Champagne lovers can raise a glass with TODAY Show contributor and lifestyle expert Maureen Petrosky who will host a champagne tasting in one of the salons. Ms. Petrosky is also the author of “The Wine Club” and “The Cocktail Club”. A resident of Bucks County, Ms Petrosky has recently returned from Washington DC where she served on the 2014 Holiday Decorating Committee for the White House. She will also be featured on the TODAY show on December 31, 2014 in a segment called “New Year’s Eve on a Budget”.
The silent auction, showcasing an unprecedented number of exceptional items from one-of-a-kind experiences like a trip to Paris with tickets to the Men’s Finals of the French Open to couture designer goods from Victoria Beckham, Celine and Dolce and Gabbana, will tempt guests throughout the evening. After a lavish seated dinner and brief program, the Inferno’s: America’s #1 Show Band, will rock the house.
For more information about Eden Dreams and to purchase tickets, please visit edenautism.org.
Princeton, New Jersey: Sustainable Princeton and the Princeton Environmental Commission (PEC) are seeking nominations of local leaders who have embodied sustainable behavior and action in the workplace, at school, in the government and at home this past year.
“In 2014, Princeton was named the Sustainability Leader in the state by Sustainable Jersey because of the tremendous progress we have made in every sector of our community.I would like to thank the countless volunteers, residents, municipal employees, business owners and educators who have helped our town reduce waste to landfills and reduce energy from fossil fuels this past year. I look forward to an increase in our local sustainability award nominations as a result of all their hard work,” says Matthew Wasserman, Chair of Sustainable Princeton and the Princeton Environmental Commission.
Please submit nominations to Sustainable Princeton by Wednesday, December 31, 2014. To nominate an individual or an organization, we must receive the following contact information in an email to “info@sustainableprinceton.org”:
* Name, email, phone number and address of nominee;
* Name, email, phone number, and address of person nominating;
* Specific information about why this individual or organization is being nominated based on how they have addressed one or more of the following criteria:
* Protected and improved the natural environment;
* Reduced waste and/or increased recycling;
* Conserved energy; used energy more efficiently; and used alternative energy sources;
* Educated others about sustainable behavior;
* Met Princeton’s needs around diversity and social justice fairly; and
* Contributed to our community’s economic well-being.
A review committee comprised of community volunteers will make selections in mid January. The awards will be presented on Thursday, January 29th from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Princeton Public Library. The awards ceremony is free and open to the public.
Now in its eighth year, the award program’s awardees last year included:
• Christopher Albrecht, former Executive Chef, Terra Momo
• Bill Cirullo, Principal of Riverside Elementary School (Distinguished Service Award)
• Callie Hancock, Princeton Chapter of The Citizens Climate Lobby
• Sandra Moskovitz, Co-Chair, Go Green Committee, Community Park School
• Mountain Lakes Holding Corporation
• Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart
• Kurt Tazelaar and Sally Curtis, Friends of Herrontown Woods
• Anthony Teng, Student, Princeton High School
• Gail Ullman, Princeton Environmental Commission (Distinguished Service Award)
Sustainable Princeton is a nonprofit 501 (c) 3 dedicated to reducing Princeton's waste to landfills and energy from fossil fuels by engaging and educating the community, and testing new approaches through pilot programs. The Princeton Environmental Commission (PEC) is comprised of volunteer Princeton residents who are appointed by the Mayor.The commission advises the Mayor, Township Administration, Council, and local officials, including the Planning Board and the Zoning Board regarding environmental issues and actions that may affect the natural resources and inhabitants of the community.
JOIN VOICES FOR A JOYOUS HOLIDAY CONCERT
CHRISTMASTIDE 2014 Festive French and English Carols, Spirituals, and Pinkham's Christmas Cantata
...plus audience caroling with the Chorale!
Tuesday, December 16, 7:30 PM, Princeton NJ
Friday, December 19, 8:00 PM, Ivyland PA
Sunday, December 21, 3:00 PM, Hopewell NJ
General Admission Tickets: $20 in advance ($25 at door)
Family Pass: $50 in advance ($55 ad door)
Child/Student with ID: $10
PRINCETON, N.J.: A concert of Lessons and Carols -- read and sung in different languages -- will be presented at Princeton United Methodist Church on Sunday, December 14, at 7:30 p.m. The chancel, youth, and handbell choirs will be accompanied by instrumentalists and directed by Tom Shelton and Hyosang Park. Among the nationalities represented: German, Ukrainian, Spanish, French, Austrian, and Native American. A freewill offering will be taken.
The choirs will also sing on Monday, December 24, at 6 p.m. when families are invited to a Christmas Eve service planned especially for young children. A traditional candlelight service will be at 8 p.m.
Located at the corner of Nassau and Vandeventer, PUMC is a diverse congregation whose members come from many surrounding communities, backgrounds and faiths. For parking information go to www.princetonumc.org or call 609-924-2613.
Other Christmas events:
Sunday, December 14, 7:30 p.m., Traditional Lessons and Carols, Princeton United Methodist Church, Nassau at Vandeventer. Chancel, Youth, and Handbell choirs with instrumentalists, directed by Hyosang Park and Tom Shelton. 609-924-2613. www.princetonumc.org. Freewill offering.
Sunday, December 21, 4 p.m., "Masters of Good Cheer," New Jersey Gay Men's Chorus, Princeton United Methodist Church, Nassau at Vandeventer, 732-579-8449, www.njgmc.org. Advance tickets $20, $15 student/senior, $25 at the door.
Wednesday, December 24, 6 p.m., Princeton United Methodist Church, Nassau at Vandeventer. Christmas Eve service for families. At 8 p.m., traditional candlelight service. 609-924-2613. www.princetonumc.org. Freewill offering.
Sunday, December 28, 10 a.m., Princeton United Methodist Church, Nassau at Vandeventer, family worship. 609-924-2613. www.princetonumc.org. Freewill offering.
Princeton – Princeton Day School is proud to announce the following 14 students have been named Commended Students in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program: Paul Ammann (Kendall Park), Zachary Feldman (Princeton), Sean Flahive (Lambertville), James Ge (Belle Mead), Grace Lee (Belle Mead), Norman Lee (Hopewell), Kiley McCormick-McGea (Burlington), Nilesh Nair (Skillman), Sarah Parks (Somerset), Kali Rigby (Flemington), Matthew Riley (Princeton), Danielle Stevens (Newtown), Kayla Stokes (Robbinsville), and Zachariah Woogen (Monmouth Junction).
Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2015 competition by taking the 2013 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
Photo, from left to right: Grace Lee, Norman J. Lee, Kali Rigby, James Y. Ge, Matthew L. Riley, Sarah E. Parks, Sean P. Flahive, Nilesh J. Nair, Kayla R. Stokes, Zachariah Woogen, Zachary S. Feldman, Danielle M. Stevens
Not pictured: Paul R. Ammann and Kiley McCormick-McGea
Celebrated vocal ensemble presents The World Celebrates, a delightful and moving program of classic English carols intermixed with traditional seasonal offerings from around the globe including Cameroon, Venezuela, Nigeria, Spain, and Greece
Princeton, NJ –The American Boychoir, the world renowned vocal ensemble of the Princeton, NJ-based American Boychoir School, has been heralded as one of the nation’s premiere musical ensembles. Its mission is to sustain and move forward with a “distinctively American voice” the one-thousand-year-old boychoir school tradition. The American Boychoir is committed to being the finest choir of its kind in the nation and is recognized as among the finest ensembles in the world.
The American Boychoir‘s Holiday Concerts are always a highlight of the busy holiday season. With an exquisite program of traditional carols and holiday classics, and a focus on seasonal offerings from a diverse range of countries, this year’s concerts promise to transport audiences to holiday celebrations near and far. Program highlights include a selection of traditional works from Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols; beloved holiday favorites like Joy to the World, Mary Had a Baby, and Silent Night; He Came Down (Cameroon); Alegres Pregonan (Venezuela); Betelehemu (Nigeria); and many others! Truly, there is something for every member of the family in this not-to-be-missed hallmark of the holidays.
Join the American Boychoir at Richardson Auditorium at Alexander Hall (68 Nassau St, Princeton) on December 14, 2014 at 4:00 pm for a special “Home for the Holidays” performance. This Princeton performance is an annual tradition that American Boychoir looks forward to sharing with the community each year. To purchase tickets to this not-to-be-missed American Boychoir performance, visit our website at www.americanboychoir.org.
Says Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Litton-Lodal Music Director, “With all of the excitement of the season, we’ve designed our program to showcase many of the familiar holiday classics that we all hold dear to our hearts, but to also introduce our audiences to works from other countries that they might not be familiar with. The boys have immensely enjoyed learning these lesser-known pieces, and can’t wait to showcase them. We know our Princeton area audience considers this annual concert as a highpoint to their holidays.”
The American Boychoir Holiday Tour commences on December 4 in Syracuse, then winds its way through New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey before concluding with a performance at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art on December 16.
American Boychoir Fall Tour
December 4
Our Lady of Pompei/St. Peter
Syracuse, NY
December 5
The Pawling Concert Series
Pawling, NY
December 14
Richardson Auditorium at Alexander Hall
Princeton, NJ
December 16
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY
In addition to its eagerly anticipated Holiday Concert tour this year, the American Boychoir makes its big screen debut in the feature film, Boychoir, starring Dustin Hoffmann, Kathy Bates, Josh Lucas, Garret Wareing, and featuring several American Boychoir School students and faculty in speaking and non-speaking roles. Boychoir recently premiered to critical acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival. The American Boychoir provides all of the vocal accompaniment to the film.
The American Boychoir School recently embarked on an ambitious National Talent Search Initiative with a goal of having at least one boy from all fifty states represented at the school and in the choir. At the end of each concert, a call for auditions is made and directors of local school and church choirs in the area are contacted to encourage nominations of local boys.
For more information on the American Boychoir, their season, and the National Talent Search Initiative visit www.americanboychoir.org.
About American Boychoir
The American Boychoir has long been recognized as one of the finest musical ensembles in the country. Under the leadership of Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Litton-Lodal Music Director, the American Boychoir has dazzled audiences with its unique blend of musical sophistication, spirited presentation, and ensemble virtuosity. The Boychoir performs regularly with world-class orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and is often featured with such illustrious conductors as James Levine, Charles Dutoit, and Alan Gilbert. The American Boychoir is frequently invited to join internationally-renowned artists on stage, and the list of collaborators reflects the extraordinary range of the ensemble: from great classical artists such as Jessye Norman and Frederica von Stade to jazz legend Wynton Marsalis and pop icons Beyoncé and Sir Paul McCartney. The choir's young soloists are also in high demand and have joined forces with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, and Spoleto Festival USA, to name a few. As an icon of American musical excellence, the Boychoir has been invited to sing for every sitting U.S. President since John F. Kennedy. Touring frequently at home and abroad as preeminent ambassadors, the American Boychoir spreads messages of beauty and hope through outstanding musical achievement.
Boys in fourth through eighth grades, reflecting the ethnic, religious and cultural diversity of the United States, come from across the country and around the world to pursue a rigorous musical and academic curriculum at the American Boychoir School in Princeton, New Jersey. While keeping up with their academic demands, the boys balance schoolwork with an intense national and international touring schedule. In addition to the almost 100 solo concerts, the 2014-2015 season includes 2 engagements with the Philadelphia Orchestra, a month-long performance exhibit at the Gladstone Gallery in New York City, a performance at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 4 national tours and the release of a movie called “Boychoir” with Dustin Hoffman and Kathy Bates. The legacy of the American Boychoir is preserved through an extensive recording catalog, which boasts over 45 commercial recordings and the launch of its own label, Albemarle Records.
(BPT) - Do you want to give more than a present that gets a smile and then ends-up stored in a closet? This year, people have a new mindset for holiday giving and it embraces the idea that gifts can help motivate people to do the things they have always wanted to do. From tools that help someone complete their first marathon to activities that bring the family together, consider these gift ideas with greater meaning for the jolliest holiday yet.
Give a membership: Memberships are a fantastic gift idea because they provide enjoyment all year long. For families, memberships to a science museum or zoo let them make loads of memories. For the golf guru, gift a membership to the nearest golf club. For the health nut, pay for a membership at the hot new health club she’s been talking about. For the foodie, gift a CSA share – Community Supported Agriculture programs that provide fresh local produce weekly or monthly.
Give a goal: A gift that helps someone complete a goal has a lot of meaning. For the keen runner who has always wanted to complete a 10K, the TomTom Runner Cardio GPS watch is perfect. It features a built-in Heart Rate Monitor to accurately measure your heart rate, eliminating the need for a separate chest strap. The watch also has a built-in GPS receiver that provides real-time running information at a glance, so your favorite runner can track their distance, time, pace, speed and calories burnt as they run. Learn more at www.TomTom.com.
Give a good time: Everyone loves to look forward to doing something special. This year, gift an experience that will have loved ones counting down the days until it happens. Tickets to a special theater performance or awesome concert are sure to be appreciated. Other experiential gift ideas include vouchers for a hot air balloon ride or special tasting at the city’s hottest new restaurant.
Give girl time: Do you have a resolution to spend more time with the girls next year? Then give a gift so all the ladies cans get together. For example, start a book club by gifting the same novel to all your friends, and include an invitation meet up and discuss the book over appetizers after the holidays. Perhaps join a wine of the month club and have your friends over for sampling after every delivery. Finally, hire an instructor for a private class at your house just for your ladies – from yoga to painting to massage, it’s a fun way to bond and experience new things together.
Give guy time: Life gets busy, which means guy time seems to fall by the wayside. Give a gift to your guy friends that means more man time in the new year. For example, plan a golf outing at an awesome local course. Another fun idea is to rent a cabin for a weekend escape. Know a good brew house in the city? Get all your buds together and schedule a private tour complete with tastings.
Give a golf edge: Know someone who loves to golf? Give their game an edge by gifting a few professional lessons to tune up that swing. In addition, your favorite golfer will be the envy of the clubhouse when you gift a TomTom Golfer GPS watch. Sleek and sophisticated, this GPS watch uses graphics to clearly show accurate distances to hazards and layups and the best approach to the green. It also contains key golf course data from more than 34,000 golf courses across the globe on its extra-large screen.
Give a getaway: Whether for a full week or just a day, a getaway is a wonderful way to bond and decompress after the holidays. Go big with a full-fledged vacation for the entire family, or keep it simple with a romantic weekend with your sweetie at a bed and breakfast. For a quick escape before the kids head back to school, simply get a hotel for an evening and let the kids splash as much as they desire.
Father Flote has heard from God—make ‘em laugh! (even if you have to die doing it). Written in 1978, but set in 1348 during the Black Plague, Red Noses is at once contemporary and historical as Flote sets out to gather a ragtag group of performers to bring joy in the darkest of times. This edgy farce begs the question: what action would you take if all the rules suddenly changed? Written by Peter Barnes and directed by Lecturer in Theater Tracy Bersley. Performances will take place November 14, 15, 20, 21 & 22 at 8:00 p.m. in the Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center. Tickets are $15 reserved seating, $10 students and are available through Mc Carter box office by calling 609.258.2787 or online, or at the Frist Campus Center Ticket Office. Tickets will also be available at the Berlind box office prior to each performance.
The halls of Rockingham, the Berrien family manor that served as George Washington's final wartime headquarters in 1783, will on Sunday, December 14th, be festive again with 18th-century-style yuletide decorations, bright with young gentlemen and ladies in period finery and lit with candlelight to present the historic house's 2014 holiday tours.
This year, the theme of the tours celebrates New Jersey's 350-year history as an English colony and U.S. state. As visitors pass from room to room with tidbits of 18th-century holiday practices dancing in their heads, they will also hear bits and pieces of our state's story, half-century by half-century along with Rockingham's story during the same period. What was the first permanent town established in the state? When did the first casino open outside Las Vegas (in Atlantic City)? Visitors might want to bone up as there also will be some testing of their knowledge.
Come, enjoy, learn, laugh and think as you wend your way through Rockingham to the lilt of an English flute, courtesy of John Burkhalter of Practitioners of Musick, following you (from the 1751-1800 room with music of Francis Hopkinson) and docents of the Montgomery High School Live Historians Club leading and enlightening you. Then, partake of holiday goodies and warm drink in the Children's Museum and visit our Museum Store to shop for items such as period toys, our own honey, books, quills and tricorn hats.
Advance tour reservations are required for admission with a suggested donation of 8$ and must be made by calling 609-683-7132 through November 23rda or 609-683-7136 after November 23rd. Tours will be offered at least every half-hour, beginning at 11:00, with 3:30 being the last tour. We hope you can join us!
Program is made possible by the Live Historians, Rockingham Association and the Stony Brook Garden Club. Rockingham is located on Laurel Avenue/Kingston-Rocky Hill Road (County Route 603) between Route 518 in Rocky Hill and Route 27 in Kingston. For further information or directions, please call (609) 683-7132 or visit www.rockingham.net.
SAVE THE DATE - January 24, 2015 - Featuring the talents of local culinary artists, performers and artists in a uniquely creative space, the ‘Ox’tion Gala will be a night not to be missed. Fittingly presented at Grounds for Sculpture, a sculpture park formerly the heart of our agricultural heritage as the New Jersey State Fairgrounds and the vision of Hopewell Valley’s own Seward Johnson, this event will feature food, fun, and oxen!
If you have your sights set on one of the eleven ‘oxceptional’ oxen that have been selected for the live auction, then you will want to join us. If you just love a night of creative fun, this is a place you’ll want to be!
D&R Greenway’s 25th Anniversary festivities culminate with the opening of Botanicals Illuminated on November 14. This is the first day the new art will be available to the public, and the date of the official artists’ reception. A tripartite exhibit, Curator Diana Moore has selected Art+10, an elite group of Princeton regional artists, to create new multimedia works on D&R Greenway Preserves, honoring the native plants of New Jersey. Subjects range from Christmas fern to poison ivy. Award-winning botanical illustrators are featured. “Curator’s Choice”, in the Evelyne V. Johnson Room will feature regional botanical artists, Karen McLean, Carol Sanzalone and Madelaine Shellaby. When it comes to immortalizing New Jersey’s plants, “nobody does it better!”
Botanicals Illuminated is open to view November 14 through January 9, during business hours of business days, in the land trust’s Marie L. Matthews Galleries. Call 609-924-4646 to be sure galleries are not rented at the time of prospective visit. The Johnson Education Center is at One Preservation Place, off Rosedale Road, south of Princeton. The public is especially invited to meet the botanical artists at their reception Friday, November 14th, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Register for this free festivity at rsvp@drgreenway.org. All art is for sale, a percentage supporting D&R Greenway’s preservation and stewardship of New Jersey land.
Linda Mead, D&R Greenway President & CEO, is delighted to share the results of a year-long process, which began with lists of native plants of New Jersey and the D&R Greenway preserves where they are most likely to be found. Trustee Mary Leck, Ph.D., Botanist Emeritus of Rider University and Emily Blackman and Diana Rachel of the land trust’s Stewardship Staff participated in creating this guide for the artists. Each selected specific sites and plants to immortalize. Linda Mead explains, “We are bringing Botanicals Illuminated to the public primarily to showcase the variety and beauty of native plants everyone can find upon our preserves. In this, the darkest time of the year, we can all be illuminated by the beauty of the natural world, as depicted on the Johnson Education Center walls. As always, our exhibits are mounted to demonstrate the importance of preservation of New Jersey land and species.”
Botanicals Illuminated artists: Botanical Artists: Chiara Becchi, Carrie Di Constanzo, Fran Henig, Ann Hoffenberg, Robin Jess, Lanis Monfried, Carol O’Neill, Carol Woodin
Art+10 Artists: Priscilla Algava, Heather Barros, Jim Bongartz, Betty Curtiss,
Katja De Ruyter, Suzanne Dinger, Jeaninne Honstein, Ryan Lilienthal, Meg Michael,
Tasha O’Neill, Gill Stewart
D&R Greenway Land Trust celebrates its 25th year of preserving and protecting natural lands, farmlands and open spaces throughout central and southern New Jersey. Through continuous preservation and stewardship, D&R Greenway nurtures a healthier and more diverse environment for people and wild species in seven counties.
D&R Greenway’s home, --a circa-1900 restored barn--, the Johnson Education Center, has become a focal point for conservation activity. Through programs, art exhibits and related lectures, the non-profit inspires greater public commitment to safeguarding land.
American Repertory Ballet Announces its 2014 Annual Nutcracker Season
November 4, 2014
Photo By Leighton Chen
PRINCETON, NJ - American Repertory Ballet's 2014 Nutcracker Season will run November 22 through December 21 at venues across New Jersey: Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway, McCarter Theatre in Princeton, Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton, Algonquin Arts Theatre in Manasquan, and State Theatre in New Brunswick. ARB'sNutcracker is a holiday classic featuring Tchaikovsky's score and a cast of over 100 performers, featuring the professional, international dancers of American Repertory Ballet and select students from Princeton Ballet School, the official school of ARB. A holiday tradition since 1964, ARB's is the longest-running Nutcracker production in New Jersey and one of the longest consecutively-running in the United States.
The company will begin its 2014 Nutcracker season at Union County Performing Arts Center's main stage in Rahway on November 22 at 2:00pm. ARB's Nutcracker will be at McCarter Theatre in Princeton for Thanksgiving weekend: Wednesday, November 26 at 7:00pm and Friday, November 28 and Saturday, November 29 at 1:00pm and 4:30pm. On Saturday, December 6 at 1:00pm and 4:30pm, ARB's Nutcracker will be at Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton. Performances at Algonquin Arts Theatre in Manasquan are the following weekend - on Saturday, December 13 at 1:00pm and 4:30pm and on Sunday, December 14 at 3:00pm. The closing weekend of ARB's Nutcracker will be at State Theatre in New Brunswick, with performances on Friday, December 19 at 7:30pm and Saturday, December 20 and Sunday, December 21 at 1:00pm and 4:30pm. These performances at State Theatre will feature a live orchestra, conducted by Maestro Michael Pratt, and the Princeton GirlChoir.
ARB will be holding its annual "Nutcracker Sweets" party on November 28 at 3:15pm - between the 1:00pm and 4:30pm performances at McCarter Theatre. At "Nutcracker Sweets," families can enjoy homemade treats; tea, coffee, and hot cocoa served in china teacups; story time; and free photos with costumed characters. Tickets for "Nutcracker Sweets" are sold separately from performance tickets, but they are also available by calling the McCarter box office: 609-258-ARTS (2787). Please contact Development Coordinator Vanessa Ramalho with any questions: vramalho@arballet.org, 732-249-1254 x20. Tickets are still available.
As they have for several years, Terra Momo restaurant group is once again partnering with ARB's Nutcracker season. They will offer ARB's Nutcrackerticket holders 20% off a meal at any of their three restaurants: Eno Terra in Kingston, Mediterra in Princeton, or Teresa Caffe in Princeton. On Saturday, November 22 between 1:00pm and 3:00pm, costumed characters will be greeting guests at Mediterra restaurant.
Nutcracker sponsorships, partnership opportunities, and playbill advertising opportunities are still available. For information about these opportunities, please contact ARB Development Coordinator Vanessa Ramalho:vramalho@arballet.org, 732-249-1254 x20. Playbill ad artwork is due November 15.
About American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School
American Repertory Ballet's mission is to bring the joy, beauty, artistry and discipline of classical and contemporary dance to New Jersey and nationwide audiences and to dance students through artistic and educational programs. The organization comprises: American Repertory Ballet, the preeminent professional classical and contemporary ballet company in the state; Princeton Ballet School, one of the largest and most respected non-profit dance schools in the nation; and ARB's Access & Enrichment initiatives, including the long-running and acclaimed DANCE POWER program. The performing company is a classical and contemporary ballet company committed to presenting ballets from the 19th and 20th centuries alongside new and existing works by choreographers from today. Founded in 1963, the company is currently under the artistic leadership of Douglas Martin, former principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet. Its rich history of repertory includes established masterpieces by distinguished American choreographers such as George Balanchine, Gerald Arpino, Alvin Ailey, Paul Taylor and Twyla Tharp; cutting edge works by choreographers such as Val Caniparoli, Kirk Peterson, Dominique Dumais, Harrison McEldowney, Amy Seiwert, Susan Shields, Melissa Barak, Patrick Corbin, Trinette Singleton, and ARB Resident Choreographer Mary Barton; and former Artistic Directors Dermot Burke, Marjorie Mussman, Septime Webre and Graham Lustig. ARB has been designated a "Major Arts Institution" by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts consistently for the past two decades, and has repeatedly been awarded a Citation of Excellence by the Council. ARB was voted the Jersey Arts People's Choice for "Favorite Dance Company" in 2008, 2011 and 2012.
Princeton Ballet School has gained a national reputation for its excellent dance training since its founding in 1954 by Audrée Estey. Under the direction of Mary Pat Robertson, Princeton Ballet School currently serves approximately 1,200 students, starting at age three, and includes a large open enrollment division for adults. Princeton Ballet School has studios in Cranbury, New Brunswick, and Princeton and offers classes in ballet, modern dance, jazz, hip-hop, CardioBallet, and CoMBo - Conditioning for the Mind and Body. Students from the school have gone on to dance in professional ballet and contemporary dance companies in the US and abroad. Graduates have danced with such diverse organizations as New York City Ballet, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Miami City Ballet, Complexions, Mark Morris Dance Company, Twyla Tharp, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Ballet West and on Broadway.
The Access & Enrichment wing of American Repertory Ballet reaches out to the community not only through its DANCE POWER program and signature On Pointe series, but also with free programming, master classes, residencies, lecture demonstrations and School Time Matinees throughout the state. In 1984, American Repertory Ballet partnered with the New Brunswick Board of Education to create DANCE POWER. Today, it's the longest-running uninterrupted arts/community partnership in New Jersey. The legendary Gregory Hines was DANCE POWER's Honorary Chair for 18 years before his untimely passing in 2003. In 2001, Mr. Hines endowed a scholarship at Rutgers University that earmarks annual funds for a DANCE POWER student to attend the university.
Adorned with fresh garland, red velvet ribbons and twinkling white lights, Palmer Square is the quintessential setting for holiday shopping and dining.
Located in the heart of vibrant downtown Princeton, the Square boasts a unique collection of merchants that are not to be missed. You’ll find the best in apparel, shoes, jewelry, gifts and home furnishings from both brand name stores and one-of-a-kind local boutiques. Enjoy a meal at one of our restaurants, plus check out the specialty food and ice cream shops, as well.
Here’s what’s happening on the Square this holiday season:
NEW STORES NOW OPEN Pacers Running - The best in running and walking shoes, apparel and accessories
Toobydoo - A modern children's-wear lifestyle brand for babies, boys and girls, ages 0 to 12 years old
FESTIVE EVENTS
It begins with our Tree Lighting Ceremony on November 28 and continues with musical entertainment, choral groups and Santa every weekend throughout December. Additionally, Palmer Square honors Chanukah with a Menorah Lighting Ceremony on December 18.
FREE parkinG With VaLIDATION TICKET
It’s simple: Monday-Saturday, enter our Chambers Street or Hulfish Street garage after 4:30pm and exit by 10pm; visit a store or restaurant on the Square and request a validation ticket; present the ticket upon exiting the garage and your parking will be FREE. On Sundays, enter after 10am and park free until 10pm. Promotion is valid from November 24 -January 1.
PARTNERSHIPS WITH PRINCETON TOUR COMPANY Santa’s Helpers Walking Tours—New this year!
A family-friendly and picturesque strolling tour designed for parents and grandparents with 4yr, 5yr & 6yr old children. Click here for details.
Historic Holiday Trolley Tours
We are proud to be a sponsor of these wonderful tours. Pick-up/drop-off location right on the Square. A perfect complement to a day of shopping and dining. View schedule here.
Extended Holiday Shopping Hours for December:
December 8 – 24:
Monday, 8 – Saturday 13
10:00am-8:30pm
Sunday, 14
11:00am-6:00pm
Monday, 15 – Saturday 20
10:00am-8:30pm
Sunday, 21
11:00am-6:00pm
Monday, 22 – Tuesday, 23
10:00am-8:30pm
Wednesday, 24
10:00am-4:00pm
Wednesday, December 31
10:00am-4:00pm
Visit us online at www.palmersquare.com for a complete list of stores, restaurants, sales and promotions and holiday entertainment schedule.
Made in China in the late thirteenth or fourteenth century, the extraordinary tea-leaf storage jar named Chigusa spent the next seven hundred years in Japan, where it acquired great prestige as well as its individual name, which was chosen from court poetry. Centering on this revered object, the exhibition reveals, for the first time in an American museum context, how tea practice in Japan created a performative culture of seeing, using, and ascribing meaning to objects.
Tea-leaf storage jar named Chigusa dressed in its new mouth cover and ornamental knots. Jar made in China, probably Guangdong Province. Southern Song or Yuan dynasty, mid-13th to mid-14th century. Stoneware with iron glaze, height 41.6 cm; Mouth cover made in Japan by Tsuchida Y¯uk¯o (born 1939), 2013. Silk with gold supplementary weft and backing of plain-weave silk, 16.5 x 29.5 x 29.5 cm; Cords made in Japan, Meiji era, late 19th to early 20th century. Silk with synthetic indigo dye, varying lengths. Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., purchase
Kongo across the Waters
October 25, 2014–January 25, 2015
Drawn from the incomparable collection of the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren, Belgium, and other institutional and private collections, this ground-breaking exhibition examines five centuries of cultural exchange between the Kingdom of Kongo, Europe, and the United States, exploring the evolution of Kongo visual culture and its transmission into American art and cultural life through the transatlantic slave trade.
Special Events
Tour of Kongo across the Waters
Thursday, November 6, 2014
12:30 pm
Art Museum
Join Kristen Windmuller-Luna for a public tour of the special exhibition Kongo across the Waters.
Lecture: Art of Power, Power of Art: Kongo across the Waters
Thursday, November 6
5:30 p.m.
101 McCormick
In honor of the opening of Kongo across the Waters, we welcome Wyatt MacGaffey, J. R. Coleman Professor Emeritus in Social Anthropology at Haverford College, who will speak about the Kongolese power objects known as minkisi. A reception in the Art Museum will follow.
Late Thursdays are made possible by the generous support of Heather and Paul Haaga Jr., Class of 1970. Additional support for this Late Thursday program is provided by the Frelinghuysen Foundation.
Lecture: Kongo or Congo? Violence, Modernism, and the Visual Unconscious of Belgian Colonialism, 1897-2013
Wednesday, November 12
5:30 p.m.
101 McCormick
Debora Silverman, professor of history and art history, UCLA, will discuss Kongo art and Belgian modernism in conjunction with the opening of the special exhibition Kongo across the Waters. A reception in the Art Museum will follow.
Late Thursdays are made possible by the generous support of Heather and Paul Haaga Jr., Class of 1970. Additional support for this Late Thursday program is provided by the Frelinghuysen Foundation.
In Conversation with Artists Reneé Stout and Radcliffe Bailey
Thursday, November 20
5:30 p.m.
Art Museum
Chika Okeke-Agulu, associate professor in the Department of Art and Archaeology, will moderate a conversation between Reneé Stout and Radcliffe Bailey, two artists whose work is included in Kongo across the Waters. A reception in the Art Museum will follow.
Late Thursdays are made possible by the generous support of Heather and Paul Haaga Jr., Class of 1970. Additional support for this Late Thursday program is provided by the Frelinghuysen Foundation.
Friends Holiday Shopping Event
Thursday, November 20, 10 am–10 pm Friday, November 21, 10 am–5 pm
Art Museum
ANNUAL 20% OFF SALE DAYS for members at the Contributor, Curator’s Circle, Director’s Circle, and Partner levels
Gift wrapping and shipping services are available.
World AIDS Day/Day Without Art: Film and Lecture
Monday, December 1
7 p.m.
McCormick 101
On World AIDS Day/Day Without Art, we will screen How to Survive a Plague (2012, directed by David France), the story of ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group), two coalitions whose activism and innovation assisted in transforming AIDS from a death sentence to a manageable condition.
Art for Families
Line, Shape, Color
November 1
Join us on Saturday mornings for family fun in the Art Museum. Drop in anytime between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. and enjoy an engaging gallery activity followed by a related art project. Each week has a different theme. Come for fifteen minutes or two hours-whatever your schedule allows! All ages are welcome; no tickets or reservations are needed. This week with a map and stickers to guide you, enjoy a scavenger hunt through the Museum and create a collage to take home.
All in the Family
November 8
Join us on Saturday mornings for family fun in the Art Museum. Drop in anytime between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. and enjoy an engaging gallery activity followed by a related art project. Each week has a different theme. Come for fifteen minutes or two hours--whatever your schedule allows! All ages are welcome; no tickets or reservations are needed. What do you notice when you examine The Hartley Family by Henry Benbridge? How will you dress the members of your family when you create a group portrait?
Art Tales
November 15
Join us on Saturday mornings for family fun in the Art Museum. Drop in anytime between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. and enjoy an engaging gallery activity followed by a related art project. Each week has a different theme. Come for fifteen minutes or two hours--whatever your schedule allows! All ages are welcome; no tickets or reservations are needed. This week hear stories from around the world and be inspired to create imaginative characters of your own.
An Enchanted Land
November 22
Join us on Saturday mornings for family fun in the Art Museum. Drop in anytime between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. and enjoy an engaging gallery activity followed by a related art project. Each week has a different theme. Come for fifteen minutes or two hours--whatever your schedule allows! All ages are welcome; no tickets or reservations are needed. This week calling all princes and princesses! Come explore Wassily Kandinsky’s Promenade and create a crown to wear home.
The halls of Rockingham, the Berrien family manor that served as George Washington’s final wartime headquarters in 1783, will soon be festive again with 18th-century-style yuletide decorations, bright with young gentlemen and ladies in period finery and lit with candlelight to present the historic house’s 2014 Holiday Tours.
This year, the theme of the tours celebrates New Jersey’s 350-year history as an English colony and U.S. state. As visitors pass from room to room with tidbits of 18th-century holiday practices dancing in their heads, they will also hear bits and pieces of our state’s story, half-century by half-century along with Rockingham’s story during the same period. What was the first permanent town established in the state? What year did the first casino open outside Las Vegas (in Atlantic City)? Visitors might want to bone up as there also will be some testing of their knowledge.
Come, enjoy, learn, laugh, and think as you wend your way through Rockingham with the lilt of an English flute, courtesy of John Burkhalter of Practitioners of Musick, following you (from the 1751-1800 room with music of Francis Hopkinson) and docents of the Montgomery High School Live Historians Club leading and enlightening you. Then, partake of holiday goodies and warm drink in the Children’s Museum and visit our Museum Store to shop for items such as period toys, our own honey, books, quills and tricorn hats.
Advance tour reservations are REQUIRED for admission with a suggested donation of 8$ and must be made by calling 609-683-7132 through Nov. 23 or 609-683-7136 after Nov. 23. Tours will be offered at least every half-hour with 3:30 being the last tour. We hope you can join us!
Program is made possible by the Live Historians, Rockingham Association and the Stony Brook Garden Club. Rockingham is located on Laurel Avenue/Kingston-Rocky Hill Road (County Route 603) between Route 518 in Rocky Hill and Route 27 in Kingston. For further information or directions, please call (609) 683-7132 or visit www.rockingham.net.
YWCA’s41st Annual Crafters’ Marketplace Weekend, 10-5pm(Sat), 11-4pm(Sun), John Witherspoon Middle School, 217 Walnut Lane, Princeton. This well-established, juried show exhibits more than 90 artisans and their handcrafted goods. Held the weekend before Thanksgiving, it draws more than 2,000 shoppers annually from the surrounding communities. All proceeds from this event support the YWCA Princeton's Pearl Bates Scholarship Fund which provides financial assistance for participants in YWCA Princeton programs. https://www.craftersmarketplace.org/
West Windsor, N.J. – Welcome in the holiday season at Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC) Kelsey Theatre as M & M Stage Productions presents the Christmas classic, “Miracle on 34th Street.” Performance dates for this joyous family musical are Fridays, Nov. 21 and 28 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Nov. 22 and 29 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sundays, Nov. 23 and 30 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is conveniently located on the college's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on Nov. 21. (Shows have been added on Saturday afternoons to accommodate family audiences.)
Doris Walker is an executive at Macy’s Department and the single mother of 6-year-old Susan. A pragmatist, Doris has decided not to fill her daughter’s head with silly notions – like believing in Santa Claus. When Macy’s hires a new Santa for the holiday season, he is almost too good at his job as he listens to the dreams of little boys and girls. Could he possibly be the real Kris Kringle? Once the courts get involved, Santa’s fate and the very future of Christmas hang in the balance. "Miracle on 34th Street" is a heart-warming tale of love and faith that will make a believer out of everyone!
Based on the 1947 film, a stage version came to Broadway in 1963, along with several versions for television. Filled with humor, spectacle, and beloved songs like "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas," the show has become a true holiday classic.
The cast stars Sally Page of Princeton as Doris Walker; Roman Sohor of Manalapan as Fred Gailey; Aanya Menon of Belle Mead as Susan Walker; Dan Slothower of Plainsboro as Shellhammer; Sheldon Bruce Zeff of Newtown,Pa., as Kris Kringle; Arnold Brown of Monroe as Mr. Macy; Matthew Cassidy of Morrisville, Pa., as Mr. Gimble; Eve Connolly of Lawrenceville as Judge Group; Chuck Denk of Princeton as Thomas Mara; Judy Venturini of Mercerville as Mrs. Crookshank; Stacy Danka of Allentown as Clara; Jeffrey Millstein of East Windsor as Mr. Sawyer; Dylan Katz of West Windsor as Thomas Mara Jr., Maya Karp of Marlboro as Henrika; Teddy Brendel of Cranbury as Harry Finfer; John Maurer of Ewing as Tammany; and Gene Pullen of New Egypt as the Bailiff.
The ensemble includes Mike Almstedt of Hamilton, Amanda Bank of Princeton, Addison Blumberg of Yardley, Mary Rose Brendel of Cranbury, Mike DiIorio of Hamilton, Kaitlyn Dunkel of Hamilton, Diana Gilman Maurer of Ewing, Charlie Gormley of Morrisville, Pa., Kimmy Graham of Yardley, Pa., Colton Jiorle of Fairless Hills, Pa., Makenna Katz of West Windsor, Jack Lynch of Princeton, Michael Marrero of Hamilton, Marina McLaughlin of Columbus, Gina Migliaccio of Hamilton, Fiona Misiura of Hightstown, Tara Misiura of Hightstown, Hudson Orfe of Titusville, Julia Patella of Cranbury, Christina Pullen of New Egypt, Andrew Reiman of Yardville, Sarah Scatena of Robbinsville, Christopher Schmalbach of Marlton, Jeanette Smith of West Windsor and Tara Wagner of Hamilton.
The show is directed by Tom Bessellieu and produced by Mike Almstedt and Mike DiIorio, with musical direction by Charlie Demets and choreography by Laura Ghaffoor Murey. Louisa Murey is the costumer and lighting is by M. Kitty Getlik. Cast photography is by Robert Gougher.
Tickets for “Miracle on 34th Street” are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors and $14 for students and children. Free parking is available next to the theater. Tickets may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. For a complete listing of adult and children's events, visit the Kelsey webpage or call the box office for a brochure.
Come to where the treetops glisten! Morven’s annual Festival of Trees has become a must-see Princeton holiday tradition. Visitors enjoy the museum’s elegant galleries decorated for the holidays and adorned with trees artfully decorated by local businesses, garden clubs, and non-profit organizations.
This year’s Festival of Trees exhibitors include: Arts Council of Princeton, The Farmhouse Store, D&R Greenway Land Trust, Barbara L. Mulea, McCarter Theatre Center, Contemporary Garden Club, Keris Tree Farm & Christmas Shop, Dogwood Garden Club, and Stony Brook Garden Club of Princeton.
Festival of Trees is open to the public during regular museum hours. No reservations are required.
Please note: During Festival of Trees, no formal tours of the museum are given, but docents are available to answer any questions.
Admission $6, $5 for Seniors, and special pricing for families during Festival of Trees, $15 per family of three or more. Friends of Morven, FREE.
Morven Museum & Garden | 55 Stockton Street | Princeton, New Jersey 08540 | 609.924.8144
Bring your family to meet ours and celebrate the season with McCarter’s critically-acclaimed production of Dickens’ classic masterpiece, A Christmas Carol. This timeless story follows Ebenezer Scrooge on a magical and transformative journey through past, present, and future as he discovers the true meaning of Christmas and generosity of spirit that embodies the holiday season. Join us for the perennial favorite the New York Times calls
“A must-see,” and make this cherished McCarter tradition part of yours!
The Princeton University Department of Music is at the epicenter of a musical culture that is broad and deep, reaching from edge to edge of the campus, from the classroom to the concert hall and from faculty-led groups to those run exclusively by students. Every year, students, faculty, staff and students, come together to participate in or enjoy hundreds of concerts of every genre. Many of our concerts are free and almost all are open to the public.
COMPOSITION COLLOQUIUM:
JOE MORRIS, NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY AND LONGY SCHOOL OF MUSIC
November 6, 2014 at 4:30pm
Room 102, Woolworth Center
Joe Morris, New England Conservatory and Longy School of Music
Princeton University Concerts presents the Princeton debut of the Ébène Quartet. "A string quartet that can easily morph into a jazz band," lauded The New York Times. They perform works by Haydn and Schumann plus a mix of jazz standards. READ MORE >
Tickets are $45, $35, $20 General; $10, $5 Students. Please call 609-258-9220 or BUY TICKETS NOW >
Princeton's resident ensemble of performance faculty, distinguished guest artists and supremely talented students perform "Divine Winds" a program of chamber works by Giuliani, Mozart and Poulenc.
Tickets are $15 General; $5 Students. Please call 609-258-9220 orBUY TICKETS NOW >
This is a reminder that The Princeton Police Department 2nd Annual Winter Coat Drive is now running until November 2nd. Please donate winter coats in good, usable condition for both adults and children. All donated coats will be given to those in the Princeton Community who are less fortunate and in need of a warm winter coat. Last year's 2013 coat drive was a great success reaching over 2,000 pounds of total coats. Our hope is to surpass that this year. The Princeton Community's anticipated participation and support is greatly appreciated!
Donations may be left in specially marked receptacles located in the lobby outside the Police Department Communications Center, 1 Valley Road.
Follow these links for a sneak preview of the exciting Party Board and Live Auction items that will be up for grabs. Be sure to check back frequently as more details are revealed closer to the event!
Curious about the fabulous decor we're planning for this year's event?
Read Decor Chair Dawn McClatchy's blog post about her inspiration for "Back in Black"!
Contact Laura Borawski at (609) 924-8777 x103 if you have any questions.
Good Grief is excited to share a preview of our silent auction items that will fill the room at the Great Pumpkin Ball this Friday.
Not attending, but still want to bid and support our programs?
You can bid on these items electronically right from your Smartphone. That's right, even if you are not attending our event, you can still bid on these items. You will get a notification if you have been outbid!
There is surely something to pique everyone's interests with categories this year that include once-in-a-lifetime experiences, sports tickets and autographed memorabilia, fitness, health and wellness packages, home decor and handbags, golf packages at some of the nicest courses in the state, concerts, and more.
Here are just some of the items you will find at our auction:
Dugout seats at Fenway Park for a Yankees vs Boston Red Sox game
Four (4) tickets to see Cher and Pat Benetar at Madison Square Garden
Four (4 ) suite tickets (including food and drink) to the New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers
One (1) Week stay in Bermuda at the Oceanfront Reefs Club Condo
Dinner at Craftbar Restaurant in NYC with Autographed cookbook by Celebrity chef, Tom Collicchio
Beer brewing experience for Four (4) and dinner at Trap Rock restaurant
Antique print from 1919, "Americans All! Victory Liberty Loan WW1," by artist, Howard Chandler Christy
Mixology Session for Six (6) and Dinner at End of Elm, Morristown's Original Gastropub
Handbags from Lilly Pulitzer, Tory Burch, and J. McLaughlin
A performance to The Nutcracker at Mayo Performing Arts Center with Dinner at David Todd's of Morristown
Three-month Family Membership to the Summit YMCA
Be sure to check out all of our 50+ items by clicking here!
Join us for a night of music, dinner, dancing, and silent auction at our cocktail gala on Friday, October 24, 2014 at Brooklake Country Club in Florham Park, New Jersey from 7-11pm. Your contribution will make a significant difference because children who receive support after the death of a parent or sibling are able to grow up emotionally healthy and able to lead meaningful lives.
West Windsor, NJ, October 17, 2014 —Please visit www.westwindsorfarmersmarket.org for up to date weekly events and our complete farm and vendor roster. The WWCFM continues to be a popular gathering space each Saturday, rain or shine from 9:00am-1:00pm, for the community as well as neighboring towns, to directly connect with local farms and natural products and food producers.
The Market hosts 15 farms and 8 artisan food and natural product vendors weekly. A wide array of locally grown, raised and produced fruits, vegetables, grass-fed meats, dairy, pastured eggs, woven fibers, soap, bakery items, flowers, honey, sauces, jams, fresh juices, crepes and more can be found at the market each week.
The WWCFM is proud to have been recently voted the Top Celebrated Market in New Jersey and 21st Nationwide in the 2014 American Farmland Trust “I Love My Farmers Market” Contest.
The Market is located in the Vaughn Drive Parking Lot of the southbound side of the Princeton Junction Train Station, one mile from the Alexander Road and Route 1 intersection and half mile walk from the Dinky stop in Princeton Junction. Parking is always free.
For more information, call 609 933-4452 or email wwcfm@yahoo.com. Be sure to follow the market on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (wwfarmersmarket) for market info and photos.
OCTOBER 18:
• MUSIC: Ragtime Relics
• MAYORAL PROCLAMATION CEREMONY 9:40
• NJ SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE VISIT 9:00-10:00
• COMMUNITY GROUPS:
YES, WE CAN FOOD DRIVE Fresh and canned food drive to benefit the Crisis Ministry of Mercer County
EASTERN SERVICE WORKERS
PRINCETON HEALTH CARE SYSTEM Free Blood Pressure and Health Screenings
• MASSAGE: The Touch That Heals
OCTOBER 25:
• MUSIC: The Barncats
• ANNUAL HALLOWEEN PARADE AT 10AM
• COMMUNITY GROUPS:
TWIN W RESCUE SQUAD Free Blood Pressure Screenings
SEEING EYE DOGS OF MERCER COUNTY
WWBPA West Windsor Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance
NOVEMBER 1:
• MUSIC: Carm & John
• MASSAGE: The Touch That Heals
NOVEMBER 8:
• COMMUNITY GROUP:
• TWIN W RESCUE SQUAD Free Blood Pressure Screenings
The Historical Society of Princeton is hosting its 13th annual House Tour from 10 AM to 4 PM on Saturday, November 8, 2014. This signature event celebrates architecture and design in the homes of our supportive community!
The tour has expanded to feature six extraordinary homes, from modern to traditional designs. This year will feature: 11 Cleveland Lane, 1 Ober Road, 45 Linden Lane, 906 Great Road, 89 Cleveland Lane and 11 Newlin Road.
Advance tickets are $45 for HSP members and $50 for non-members. All tickets purchased the day of the tour are $50. Proceeds help fund the Historical Society’s core mission activities throughout the year, including exhibitions, collections care and educational programming for schools and families.
For more information or to purchase tickets, please call 609.921.6748 x105. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.princetonhistory.org. On the day of the event, tickets may be purchased at Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau Street, or at any of the six homes on the tour.
The Society is grateful to Lead Sponsors Charles Schwab and Callaway Henderson Sotheby's International Realty for their generous support of this event.
Photograph of 906 Great Road is courtesy of Callaway Henderson Sotheby's International Realty.
Photograph of 11 Cleveland Lane is courtesy of T. Jeffery Clarke Architect, LLC.
ABOUT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PRINCETON - 2014 marks the 75th anniversary of the incorporation of the Historical Society of Princeton (HSP). HSP is a museum and research center dedicated to interpreting the history of Princeton, New Jersey. Home to a vast collection of artifacts, manuscripts and photographs, HSP offers a wide array of exhibitions, lectures and public programs each year to schools, adults and families at its two locations, Bainbridge House and the Updike Farmstead.
Count Dracula (Joe Grosso) is pictured with Mina Murray (Stephanie Moon).
October 02, 2014
West Windsor, N.J. – Maurer Productions OnStage is set to haunt your Halloween dreams. “Count Dracula” comes to Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC) Kelsey Theatre Fridays, Oct. 24 and 31 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Oct. 25 and Nov. 1 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, Oct. 26 and Nov. 2 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is conveniently located on the college's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on Oct. 24.
Inspired by Bram Stoker’s ground-breaking novel, “Count Dracula” is a fresh retelling of the epic tale of good versus evil and science versus superstition. Audiences will get caught up in the battle as honorable men like Johnathan Harker, Dr. Seward and Professor Van Helsing take on the Prince of Darkness himself – Count Dracula. Written by Ted Tiller in 1971, the play has been performed on Broadway, by regional theater companies throughout the country and on television.
According to director John Maurer, the production is a faithful retelling of the original story. "There are no sparkly vampires, no drenching piles of blood. The show offers some lighter moments to break the tension, but the story is rooted in Bram Stoker’s original text."
The cast includes Joe Grosso, of Hamilton Square, as Count Dracula; Michael Lovett, of Ewing, as Jonathan Harker; Stephanie Moon, of Yardville, as Mina Murray; Sean McGrath, of Churchville, Pa., as Heinrich Van Helsing; Scott Fishman of Newtown, Pa., as Dr. Arthur Seward; Laurie Hardy, of Hamilton, as Sybil Seward; Paul Phalen, of West Windsor, as Renfield; Susan Galli, of Hopewell, as Miss Hennessey; and Jeffrey E. Milstein, of East Windsor, as Welsey.
The show is directed by John M. Maurer, and produced by John M. Maurer and Diana Gilman Maurer. Costumes are by Anthony Reamer and original underscore music is by Brandon Franks. M. Kitty Getlik is the lighting designer and Jeff Cantor constructed the set. Cast photos are John Maurer and Robert Gougher.
Tickets for “Count Dracula” are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors and $14 for students and children. Free parking is available next to the theater. Tickets may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. For a complete listing of adult and children's events, visit the Kelsey webpage or call the box office for a brochure.
The show must go on—even when everything seems to be going hilariously wrong. Pulitzer Prize-finalist Theresa Rebeck, creator and producer of the NBC hit Smash, pens a hysterical backstage battle royale. It’s the understudy rehearsal for a hit new Broadway play, but the set technician is high, the cocky movie star doesn’t understand the script, and the understudy is surprised to find that the stage manager is his jilted ex-fiancée. Backstage friction takes center stage in a biting comedy about art, celebrity, and the things we do for the business we love. Just another day in the life of an understudy!
“A masterpiece of comic clockwork, raucously funny!” – The Wall Street Journal
“A razor-sharp black comedy” – Entertainment Weekly
Fall Festival, Dragon Fly Farms, 10-6pm. DAILY THROUGH 10/31. Come to Dragon Fly Farms and enjoy a Fall Festival with hayrides, a petting zoo, hay maze, corn maze, moon bounce, arts & crafts and much more. 966 Kuser Road, Hamilton, New Jersey 08619, 609.588.0013
Haunted New Jersey, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622, 7 p.m., Presentation on ghost hunting and investigations presented by South Jersey Ghost Research.
October 3, 2014
Corn Maze, Howell Living History Farm, Valley Road, Lambertville, 609-737-3299 5 p.m.to 8 p.m., Three acre field of 10 foot stalks and double-depth hedgerows where getting lost is guaranteed. $10., www.cornmazenj.com
Haunted House and Hayride, Middlesex County 4-H, Cranbury and Fern roads, East Brunswick, 732-398-5261, 7 p.m.to 11 p.m., $4.
October 4, 2014
Fall Harvest Weekends at Snipes Farm - October 4 - November 2, 890 West Bridge Street, Morrisville, PA. 215-295-1337. Saturdays, 9-6pm. Sundays, 10-5pm. Fall Harvest weekends include the Land of Scarecrows, hayrides to the pick-your-own pumpkin patch and apple orchard, the five acre Corn Maze, the labyrinth walk, children’s wooden maze, Halloween Hollow playground, Ol' Time Farm Museum, face painting, pumpkin painting and live barnyard animals. Enjoy live music on October weekend days. General admission $8.00; Harvest Package ($14.00 for adults, $11 for children 12 and under) includes entrance to the Corn Maze.
Annual Great Pumpkin Event, Michaels, 300 Nassau Park Boulevard, West Windsor, 609-919-1250, Noon.to 3 p.m., $6 per 9' craft pumpkin., www.michaels.com
Corn Maze, Howell Living History Farm, Valley Road, Lambertville, 609-737-3299 Noon.to 8 p.m., Three acre field of 10 foot stalks and double-depth hedgerows where getting lost is guaranteed. The maze features 2 1/2 miles of pathways where 10 puzzle pieces and the answers to 20 sports questions are hidden. Open weekends through October 26. $10., www.cornmazenj.com
Haunted House and Hayride, Middlesex County 4-H, Cranbury and Fern roads, East Brunswick, 732-398-5261, 7 p.m.to 11 p.m., $4.
Ghost Tour, Princeton Tour Company, 500 Mercer Road, Princeton Battlefield, Princeton, 609-902-3637, 8 p.m., Ghost hunt and tour begins in front of the Thomas Clarke house where unexplained apparitions and paranormal activity have been reported. Walk through the battlefield where the chronological story and description of the battle will be told via audio systems and iPads. Ghost hunting equipments are welcome. Free parking on the battlefield. Register. $25., www.princetontourcompany.com
October 5, 2014
Corn Maze, Howell Living History Farm, Valley Road, Lambertville, 609-737-3299 Noon.to 4 p.m., Three acre field of 10 foot stalks and double-depth hedgerows where getting lost is guaranteed. $10., www.cornmazenj.com
October 10, 2014
Corn Maze, Howell Living History Farm, Valley Road, Lambertville, 609-737-3299 5 p.m.to 8 p.m., Three acre field of 10 foot stalks and double-depth hedgerows where getting lost is guaranteed. $10., www.cornmazenj.com
Haunted House and Hayride, Middlesex County 4-H, Cranbury and Fern roads, East Brunswick, 732-398-5261, 7 p.m.to 11 p.m., $4.
October 11, 2014
Pumpkin Festival, Windsor Farm and Market, 10-4pm., Our annual Pumpkin Festival is a two day event on a family farm. Join for fall fun including hayrides, face painting, clown, puppet show, sand art, pony rides, live band, vendors/crafters, food and much more! Raindate October 19th. 1202 Windsor Road
West Windsor, New Jersey 08550
609.443.9379
Pumpkin Junction, Black River and Western Railroad - Trains depart Flemington Station to Pumpkin Junction every Saturday and Sunday at 11:30am, 1pm and 2:30pm.
Take a train ride to visit a giant corn maze, pick pumpkins, wagon rides, and more. Call 908.782.6622 or purchase https://blackriverrailroad.com/maze.html. 80 Stangl Road, Flemington, New Jersey 08822
Corn Maze, Howell Living History Farm, Valley Road, Lambertville, 609-737-3299 Noon.to 8 p.m., Three acre field of 10 foot stalks and double-depth hedgerows where getting lost is guaranteed. The maze features 2 1/2 miles of pathways where 10 puzzle pieces and the answers to 20 sports questions are hidden. Open weekends through October 26. $10., www.cornmazenj.com
Haunted House and Hayride, Middlesex County 4-H, Cranbury and Fern roads, East Brunswick, 732-398-5261, 7 p.m.to 11 p.m., $4.
Paranormal Night, The Meadows Foundation, Van Wickle House, 1289 Easton Avenue, Somerset, 732-249-6770 7 p.m.to 10 p.m., 'Ghost Hunting 101' includes a tour, investigation with professional equipment, and refreshments. Feel free to bring your own equipment. For adults only. Register. $30., www.themeadowsfoundation.org
October 12, 2014
Pumpkin Festival, Windsor Farm and Market, 10-4pm., Our annual Pumpkin Festival is a two day event on a family farm. Join for fall fun including hayrides, face painting, clown, puppet show, sand art, pony rides, live band, vendors/crafters, food and much more! Raindate October 19th. 1202 Windsor Road
West Windsor, New Jersey 08550
609.443.9379
Spooky! Arty! Glittery!, Art Sparks, 11-3pm., Have fun with magical materials to create the most supernatural, macabre, chillingly creative Halloween art. Adorn your home with ghoulish garlands, cobwebby canvases, pumpkin-y papers, beastly boxes, and more! Drop-in anytime during the hours! 33 Railroad Place
Hopewell, New Jersey 08525, 609.466.5437
Pumpkin Junction, Black River and Western Railroad - Trains depart Flemington Station to Pumpkin Junction every Saturday and Sunday at 11:30am, 1pm and 2:30pm.
Take a train ride to visit a giant corn maze, pick pumpkins, wagon rides, and more. Call 908.782.6622 or purchase https://blackriverrailroad.com/maze.html. 80 Stangl Road, Flemington, New Jersey 08822
Corn Maze, Howell Living History Farm, Valley Road, Lambertville, 609-737-3299 Noon.to 4 p.m., Three acre field of 10 foot stalks and double-depth hedgerows where getting lost is guaranteed. $10., www.cornmazenj.com
October 16, 2014
Workshop, Monday Morning Flowers, 111 Main Street, Forrestal Village, Plainsboro, 609-520-2005 5:30 p.m.to 7:30 p.m., 'Nightmare on Main Street' features a devil dog or betwitched puppy. Adults. Refreshments. $55., www.sendingsmiles.com
October 17, 2014
Corn Maze, Howell Living History Farm, Valley Road, Lambertville, 609-737-3299 5 p.m.to 8 p.m., Three acre field of 10 foot stalks and double-depth hedgerows where getting lost is guaranteed. $10., www.cornmazenj.com
Halloween Haunt Party at Kreative Kids, 6 - 8pm., Children ages 5 & up are invited to our monthly, themed children's events. These events are designed as a drop-off to give parents a chance to get out for a couple of hours. All parties include a craft and food item to create, and pizza and a drink for dinner. ALL parties are FREE to our 2014-15 students when they bring a guest. ALL others will be admitted for $20. Join us for our first event of the year, HALLOWEEN HAUNT, on Friday October 17th. We will be making Spooky Hanging Bats, Eyeball Picture Frames, and Halloween Cookies. 5 Jill Court, Building 14, Units 4-6, Hillsborough, New Jersey 08844, 908.431.4439
Fall Fest Bounce, Bounce U, 6 -9pm., Bring socks and enjoy: Bouncing, Cosmic Halloween Movie, Music, Pumpkin Painting and more!! Can drop children over 6 years old so parents can enjoy a night out. 410 Princeton Hightstown Road (Route 571), West Windsor, New Jersey 08550
609.443.JUMP x67
Haunted House and Hayride, Middlesex County 4-H, Cranbury and Fern roads, East Brunswick, 732-398-5261, 7 p.m.to 11 p.m., $4.
Mummy Match-Up, Princeton University Art Museum - Join us on Saturday mornings for family fun in the Art Museum. Drop in anytime between 10:30 a.m. and 1p.m. and enjoy an engaging gallery activity followed by a related art project. Each week has a different theme. Come for fifteen minutes or two hours—whatever your schedule allows! All ages are welcome; no tickets or reservations are needed. This week celebrate International Archaeology day with a visit to the Art Museum. Learn about life in ancient Egypt as you find and examine the symbols on a mummy case and make a cartouche with your name written in hieroglyphics.
Pumpkin Junction, Black River and Western Railroad - Trains depart Flemington Station to Pumpkin Junction every Saturday and Sunday at 11:30am, 1pm and 2:30pm.
Take a train ride to visit a giant corn maze, pick pumpkins, wagon rides, and more. Call 908.782.6622 or purchase https://blackriverrailroad.com/maze.html. 80 Stangl Road, Flemington, New Jersey 08822
Corn Maze, Howell Living History Farm, Valley Road, Lambertville, 609-737-3299 Noon.to 8 p.m., Three acre field of 10 foot stalks and double-depth hedgerows where getting lost is guaranteed. The maze features 2 1/2 miles of pathways where 10 puzzle pieces and the answers to 20 sports questions are hidden. Open weekends through October 26. $10., www.cornmazenj.com
The Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre is celebrating Halloween with a spook-tacular event designed for younger children. "It's The Great Pumpkin In The Park" will be held on Saturday, October 18 and Sunday, October 19 from 2 pm to 5 pm. A second weekend is scheduled on October 25 and 26 again from 2 pm to 5 pm. Families are encouraged to come in costume.
Based on everyone's favorite Halloween cartoon, this outdoor, family-friendly party will feature arts and crafts, food, games, music and prizes. Children will trick or treat through the Park and meet many of their favorite fairy tale and cartoon characters along the way. The afternoon will end with a visit by the Great Pumpkin itself.
Tickets are $6 per person and available at the Open Air Theatre box office prior to each party. The Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre is located inside Washington Crossing State Park at 355 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road in Titusville, New Jersey. Box Office phone is (267) 885-9857. For information, visit www.downtownpac.com.
Halloween Skies, Raritan Valley College, Planetarium, College Center, North Branch, 908-231-8805 3 p.m.and 7 p.m., 'Spooky Skies.' Register. $7., www.raritanval.edu
Haunted House and Hayride, Middlesex County 4-H, Cranbury and Fern roads, East Brunswick, 732-398-5261, 7 p.m.to 11 p.m., $4.
Family Fun Night at Liberty Lake DAy Camp, Bordentown., 5:30pm.
Between 5:30 and 7:30pm there will be Haunted (kid friendly) Mini-Golf on Liberty Lake's beautiful 18-hole course, as well as Ga-Ga (a fun dodge-ball type game), the 25 ft. Tower of Power rock climbing wall, and some spooky art projects for the younger kids.
At 7:30pm, families will make their way to the soft grassy hill, where we will be showing "Hotel Transylvania" on a large outdoor movie screen, weather permitting. If interested in attending, please respond to the Facebook Event "Fall Family Fun Night at Liberty Lake!" Any questions, contact Liberty Lake at 609.499.7820, fun@libertylakedaycamp.com or www.LibertyLakeDayCamp.com
Exhibit & Reception, Artworks - 6-8pm., The darkness returns to ARTWORKS this year with an exhibit (10/11- 11/1) that is sure to make your skin crawl. From the spooky to the spoofy, scary or hairy, funny or ghastly, this year's "Dark Fairytale" submissions will get you into the Halloween spirit. Over 40 artists will be exhibiting their creepy creations in all forms of 2D and 3D artwork.
Artworks | www.artworkstrenton.org | 19 Everett Alley | at Stockton Street | Trenton | NJ | 08611
Fright Light Laser Concert, Raritan Valley College, Planetarium, College Center, North Branch, 908-231-8805 8 p.m., Register. $7., www.raritanval.edu
October 19, 2014
Pumpkin Junction, Black River and Western Railroad - Trains depart Flemington Station to Pumpkin Junction every Saturday and Sunday at 11:30am, 1pm and 2:30pm.
Take a train ride to visit a giant corn maze, pick pumpkins, wagon rides, and more. Call 908.782.6622 or purchase https://blackriverrailroad.com/maze.html. 80 Stangl Road, Flemington, New Jersey 08822
Corn Maze, Howell Living History Farm, Valley Road, Lambertville, 609-737-3299 Noon.to 4 p.m., Three acre field of 10 foot stalks and double-depth hedgerows where getting lost is guaranteed. $10., www.cornmazenj.com
October 20, 2014
Great Graves, Hopewell Valley Historical Society, Heritage Hall, Pennington Presbyterian Church, 13 South Main Street, Pennington, 609-737-8377 7 p.m., An illustrated program exploring the various styles of graveyard and cemetery art from the 1700s to the present, presented by Peter Osbourne., www.hopewellvalleyhistory.org
October 21, 2014 - October 31, 2014
PumpkinFest, Shady Brook Farm, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 931 Stony Hill Road
Yardley, Pennsylvania 19067 , 215.968.1670 - Don’t miss our fabulous fall festival surrounding the great pumpkin! Take a wagon ride to the patch to pick the perfect pumpkin, enjoy inflatable attractions, giant jumping pillows, corn maze, pig races (weekends only), gem mining, the SBF 500 Tryke Track, BarnYard animals, live entertainment (weekends only), playground, and more! See www.shadybrookfarm.com/pumpkinfest%202014/ for details and coupons. Prices: $10/person admission weekdays, $15/person admission weekends
October 22, 2014
National Theater Event, Garden Theater, Nassau Street, Princeton 7:30 p.m., Screening of 'Frankenstein.' $18., www.thegardentheatre.com
October 23, 2014
Spooky Stories, Barnes & Noble, MarketFair, 1pm., It's Halloween time!! You must stop by and listen to some scary, spooky stories of ghosts and goblins! Come in costume if you like. Boo! All ages.
MarketFair
3535 Route 1
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
609.897.9250
10/23 - 11/2 - The Rocky Horror Show, Bucks County Playhouse, 70 South Main Street, New Hope, PA, 215-862-2121 7:30 p.m., Cult classic live on stage. Do the Time Warp on stage. $35 includes a prop bag., www.bcptheater.org
October 24, 2014
Corn Maze, Howell Living History Farm, Valley Road, Lambertville, 609-737-3299 5 p.m.to 8 p.m., Three acre field of 10 foot stalks and double-depth hedgerows where getting lost is guaranteed. $10., www.cornmazenj.com
Not So Scary Halloween at Fernbrook Farms, 5:30-8:30pm - Looking for some Halloween family fun? Join us at Fernbrook Farms for our annual Not-So-Scary Halloween event! Enjoy Halloween-themed games and activities, a meadow maze with fun characters and a tractor-pulled wagon ride through the fields of our 230-acre preserved farm to a campfire (complete with marshmallow roasting). Kids and adults are encouraged to wear costumes (but no masks, please)! Don't forget your flashlight! Location: Fernbrook Farms Environmental Education Center, 142 Bordentown-Georgetown Road, Chesterfield, NJ Prices: $16/adult, $12 child (3-15 years), children 2 and under are free
Also on 10/25 and 10/26
Age: all ages, Register online at www.fernbrookeducation.org
Halloween at the YMCA! Join us for this fun and safe FREE Halloween celebration! Trunk or Treat, bounce houses, carnival games and haunted trail, 6:00pm – 8:00pm at the Princeton Family YMCA. 59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton., www.princetonymca.org
Films at the Farmstead, Washington Crossing State Park, Washington Crossing Historic Park, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 215-493-4076 6 p.m., Family film series on the lawn of the historic farmhouse. Bring a picnic dinner and blanket. Popcorn and other concessions available. $5., www.washingtoncrossingpark.org
Haunted House and Hayride, Middlesex County 4-H, Cranbury and Fern roads, East Brunswick, 732-398-5261, 7p.m.to 11p.m., $4.
Count Dracula, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333 8 p.m., Bram Stoker's novel is presented by Maurer Productions OnStage. $18., www.kelseytheatre.net
Halloween Play Festival, West Windsor Library, 333 North Post Road, 609-799-0462 8 p.m., 'The Midnight Girl,' a Halloween themed musical play by Michael Kerr with music by Kerr and Andalib Mohamed. For ages 8 and up. Register. Free., www.mcl.org
October 25, 2014
Join us on Saturday, October 25th for the Haunted Harvest 5k and the Monster Madness Mile Fun Run! The events will be held in Veterans Park in Hamilton, NJ, and all proceeds will benefit Isles’ work. You can either walk or run in the Haunted Harvest 5k, which begins at 9am. Alternatively, if you’d like to do a little less running/walking and a little more partying, you can participate in the Monster Madness Mile Fun Run, beginning at 8:30am. https://isles.org/events/haunted-harvest-5k-and-monster-madness-mile-fun-run-2014#.VARcEkhRdiV
Junior Chef Halloween Cookie Decorating 10am., - Come to Williams-Sonoma for Halloween Cookie Decorating- It's almost time for trick or treating so let's make some delicious Halloween treats! We will be decorating delicious Halloween cookies with spooky and fun designs. Kids are welcome to preview their costumes! Registration Required. Ages 5 - 13
WIlliams-Sonoma at Princeton MarketFair Mall
Halloween Party, Hope Loves Company, Union Fire Company, Route 29, Titusville, 609-280-1905 11 a.m.to 1 p.m., A magic show, costumes, cookie decorating, prizes, and information about fire safety. Free., www.hopelovescompany.com
Halloween Spooktacular, New Jersey State Museum, 205 West State Street, Trenton, 609-292-6464, 10 - 3 p.m., Activities all day. Mad Science Halloween show at 1 p.m. Costume contest. Planetarium show at 3 p.m. Free., www.newjerseystatemuseum.org
Fall Family Fun, Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, Lawrenceville, 609-924-2310, 10 a.m.to 5 p.m., Wagon rides, corn stalk maze, adventure barn, and music. Rain or shine. Food available. Wine tasting. $5. Music by Magnolia Street String Band., www.terhuneorchards.com
Pennington Quality Market Kids' Club Halloween party to be held 11 AM TO 3 PM. All PQM Kid's Club Members are invited to stop at the PQM Café to decorate their own Halloween Cupcake. All materials supplied by PQM. Bring the kids in costume for the PQM Halloween Costume Contest. Pictures will be taken to judge from later in the day. Winners will be chosen in 3 age categories (4 and younger, 5 to 7 years old, and 8 and older). Winners will be announced by 3 PM at the Market and will be posted at the Courtesy Booth as well as on the PQM Website at www.pqmonline.com. Prizes include gift certificates from JaZams toy store in Palmer Square in Princeton.
Pumpkin Junction, Black River and Western Railroad - Trains depart Flemington Station to Pumpkin Junction every Saturday and Sunday at 11:30am, 1pm and 2:30pm.
Take a train ride to visit a giant corn maze, pick pumpkins, wagon rides, and more. Call 908.782.6622 or purchase https://blackriverrailroad.com/maze.html. 80 Stangl Road, Flemington, New Jersey 08822
Corn Maze, Howell Living History Farm, Valley Road, Lambertville, 609-737-3299 Noon.to 8 p.m., Three acre field of 10 foot stalks and double-depth hedgerows where getting lost is guaranteed. The maze features 2 1/2 miles of pathways where 10 puzzle pieces and the answers to 20 sports questions are hidden. Open weekends through October 26. $10., www.cornmazenj.com
Pumpkin Patch, Whole Foods Market, 1-3pm., It's a Trick or Treat event with a "Pumpkin Patch" where kids can decorate their own pumpkins. There will be goodies from every team all over the store. Our Team members will be in costume, too! Free
The OKtoberFEAST hosted by Blue Moon Acres - 2pm. will not only celebrate using the delicious fall harvest, but will honor the spirit season with spooks, treats, and tricks! Proceeds to benefit the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association and Fermentation on Wheels
RAIN DATE SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1ST
$10 per person ages 15 and up
PRE-REGISTER NOW AND KIDS FREE!
Register online, stop in our Pennington Farm Market, or Jess's Juice in Lambertville, NJ
$5/per child ages 4 and up AT THE DOOR
Halloween Play Festival, West Windsor Library, 333 North Post Road, 609-799-0462 3 p.m.and 8 p.m., 'The Midnight Girl,' a Halloween themed musical play by Michael Kerr with music by Kerr and Andalib Mohamed. For ages 8 and up. Register. Free., www.mcl.org
Halloween Skies, Raritan Valley College, Planetarium, College Center, North Branch, 908-231-8805, 3 p.m.and 7 p.m., 'Spooky Skies.' Register. $7., www.raritanval.edu
Haunted Tonight, Plainsboro Recreation, Municipal Complex, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, 609-799-0909 5 p.m.to 8 p.m., Costume parade, trick or treating in the haunted village, pick your own pumpkin, Halloween games, stories, and crafts, haunted hay rides, films, and refreshments., www.plainsboronj.com
Nature of the Night Halloween Hike at The Watershed, 6-9pm., Families (children 5yo+), $10 per person or $25 per family
Our annual family-friendly night hike on the Watershed Reserve is back! Explore the ecology of night and magic of Halloween with our staff. Suitable for children 5-10 years old. We will end the night with a campfire in the woods with refreshments and seasonal stories. Guided hikes begin every 20 minutes; last hike begins at 8PM. Payment is due at time of registration.
Family Film Night, Halloween Edition, “Beetlejuice”, Princeton Shopping Center, 6:30pm., Come in costume or dress up as your favorite “Beetlejuice” character. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Free. Rain or shine. 301 North Harrison, Princeton.
Haunted House and Hayride, Middlesex County 4-H, Cranbury and Fern roads, East Brunswick, 732-398-5261, 7 p.m.to 11 p.m., $4.
Ghost Investigation, Kuser Farm Mansion, 390 Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton, 609-890-3630, 7:30 p.m., Mini investigation with tools of the trade. Register. Free.
Fright Light Laser Concert, Raritan Valley College, Planetarium, College Center, North Branch, 908-231-8805, 8 p.m., Register. $7., www.raritanval.edu
Count Dracula, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333 8 p.m., Bram Stoker's novel is presented by Maurer Productions OnStage. $18., www.kelseytheatre.net
Monsters Ball 2014- Dark Fairy Tales, Artworks, 135 South Stockton Street, Trenton, 609-394-9436, 8 p.m.,Art of Darkness exhibit. Costume contest with prizes. Live music and entertainment. 18+ , $10., www.artworkstrenton.org
October 26, 2014
Fall Family Fun, Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, Lawrenceville, 609-924-2310, 10 a.m.to 5 p.m., Wagon rides, corn stalk maze, adventure barn, and music. Rain or shine. Food available. Wine tasting. $5. Music by Mountain Heritage., www.terhuneorchards.com
Pumpkin Junction, Black River and Western Railroad - Trains depart Flemington Station to Pumpkin Junction every Saturday and Sunday at 11:30am, 1pm and 2:30pm.
Take a train ride to visit a giant corn maze, pick pumpkins, wagon rides, and more. Call 908.782.6622 or purchase https://blackriverrailroad.com/maze.html. 80 Stangl Road, Flemington, New Jersey 08822
Corn Maze, Howell Living History Farm, Valley Road, Lambertville, 609-737-3299 Noon.to 4 p.m., Three acre field of 10 foot stalks and double-depth hedgerows where getting loss is guaranteed. $10. Last day., www.cornmazenj.com
National Theater Event, Garden Theater, Nassau Street, Princeton 12:30 p.m., Screening of 'Frankenstein.' $18., thegardentheatre.com
Workshop, Monday Morning Flowers, 111 Main Street, Princeton, 609-520-2005 1 p.m.to 2 p.m., 'Garden of Evil' Children's Craft. $25., Join us at our Princeton store for a scary good time while we teach your children (ages 5-12) how to make their very own Halloween floral design. Snacks and drinks will be served while they make new friends and get crafty! Space is limited so sign up today! $25 per child (parents welcome). The perfect way to spend a Sunday, just in time for the Holiday. www.sendingsmiles.com
Count Dracula, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333 2 p.m., Bram Stoker's novel is presented by Maurer Productions OnStage. $18., www.kelseytheatre.net
It's The Great Pumpkin In The Park, Washington Crossing Open Air Theater, 355 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville, 267-885-9857 2 p.m.to 5 p.m., Party with arts and crafts, food, games, music and prizes. Trick or treating throguh the park. $6., www.dpacatoat.com
October 28, 2014
UFO Ghosts and Earth Mysteries, UFO and Paranormal Study Group, Hamilton Township Library, Municipal Drive, 609-631-8955, 7 p.m.to 10 p.m., Discussion about UFOs, ghosts, psychic phenomena, crop circles, poltergeists, channeling, and government cover-ups facilitated by Pat Marcattilio. Free., www.drufo.org
October 29, 2014
Carrie, Hamilton Public Library, 1 Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Way, Hamilton, 609-581-4091 7 p.m., Free.
October 30, 2014
Free Miss Amy Concert & Harvest Fest, Trenton Farmer's Market, 10am., 960 Spruce Street, Lawrence Township. Drop the big kids off at school and spend a fun morning with the little ones! Grammy winning children’s artist “Miss Amy” will start the morning off thanks to Pineland Farms and Cartlidges Meats. Then, trick-or-treat throughout the market and win awesome prizes in the costume contest thanks to Buttons Creperie! My personal favorite will be the whoopie pie station thanks to The Amish Country Store! There will be lots of fun and activities throughout the morning as well. Be sure to come out to support local farmers and small businesses, as well as make some new friends with local families.
Early Halloween Bash at Tiger Hall - 11:30-2:15pm - It's an Early Halloween Bash!!! Come in costume & be ready for fun!!! There will be Pizza, Drinks, Music and Trick or Treating. $16 ea. admission / $12 with RSVP. All ages.
53 State Road
Clifftown Shopping Center
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
609.356.0018
Spooky Stories, Barnes & Noble, MarketFair, 1pm., It's Halloween time!! You must stop by and listen to some scary, spooky stories of ghosts and goblins! Come in costume if you like. Boo! All ages.
MarketFair
3535 Route 1
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
609.897.9250
Hometown Halloween Parade, Arts Council of Princeton, 5:30pm., Dress up in your best costume and join the Arts Council of Princeton for the Annual Hometown Halloween Parade! Starting at 5:30 on Hinds plaza (across the street from the Princeton Public Library), the Princeton University Marching Band will perform as the town’s ghosts, goblins and all things spooky gather. At 6:00 the marching band and a giant puppet parade will lead the procession to the Palmer Square Green for a spooky performance to celebrate Halloween!
Vampires in Literature and Film, Lawrence Library, Darrah Lane and Route 1, Lawrence Township, 609-989-6920, 7 p.m., Brian Patrick McKinley presents an interactive presentation to explore the origins of the modern vampire myth. His first novel, 'Ancient Blood,' was published in 2013. Register., www.mcl.org
Halloween Story Time at Barnes & Noble, Market Fair, 2pm., A special treat today for Halloween! We have a professional storyteller to tell her own spooky story, it will be great fun. Come in costume please! All ages.
MarketFair
3535 Route 1
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
609.897.9250
Halloween at Brick Farm Market with The Gravity Hill Band, 5-7pm. Goodies for the kids, great live music for everyone! Stop by the market with the kids for sweets and treats and listen to some kickin' tunes by Gravity Hill Band. 65 East Broad Street, Hopewell, NJ..
Haunted House and Hayride, Middlesex County 4-H, Cranbury and Fern roads, East Brunswick, 732-398-5261, 7 p.m.to 11 p.m., $4.
War of the Worlds Celebration, Grover's Mill Coffee House, 335 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor, 609-716-8771, 7:30 p.m., Annual Martian invasion at the coffee house features a live re-creation dedicated to the memory of the Orson Welles' 1938 radio broadcast of 'War of the Worlds.' Michael Jarmus, a radio personality and actor on stage and film, hosts the event. He recently appeared at Lincoln Center as the voice of Boris Karloff in a tribute to the legendary actor. He was on McCarter Theater's stage to celebrate 'War of the Worlds' 50th anniversary. The production includes the 1938 radio broadcast and music by area performers. Free., www.groversmillcoffee.com
Count Dracula, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333 8 p.m., Bram Stoker's novel is presented by Maurer Productions OnStage. $18., www.kelseytheatre.net
Halloween Skies, Raritan Valley College, Planetarium, College Center, North Branch, 908-231-8805, 8 p.m., 'Spooky Skies.' Register. $7., www.raritanval.edu
Fright Light Laser Concert, Raritan Valley College, Planetarium, College Center, North Branch, 908-231-8805 9 p.m., Register. $7., www.raritanval.edu
November 1, 2014
El Dia de los Muertos at Updike Farmstead, 12-4pm., Celebrate one more day of Halloween and El Dia de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) with a not-so-spooky scavenger hunt around the grounds of Updike Farmstead, the six acre property owned by the Historical Society of Princeton. Children will have their choice of prizes at the end. Admission is $4. More info: www.princetonhistory.org
Under Rocks and Logs, Stony Brook Watershed, 1-2:30pm., Get out the day after Halloween and search for real creepy crawlies. On this family hike explore life under logs and rocks from the tiny to the furry. Denizens we meet could include the familiar sow bugs and millipedes as well as click beetles and meadow voles readying for winter. Families (children 5yo+), $5 per person. 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington, NJ. 609-737-7592
Haunted Laser Tag, BonkerZ Fun Center, 7-10pm., Come to Bonkerz for Haunted Laser Tag and be prepared to scream. There's something lurking around every corner!. At 8 pm participate in a Costume Contest. Dress to impress for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes. Ages 11 & up, $5/game
4437 Route 27
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
609.454.5653
Count Dracula, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333 8 p.m., Bram Stoker's novel is presented by Maurer Productions OnStage. $18., www.kelseytheatre.net
Ghost Tour, Princeton Tour Company, 500 Mercer Road, Princeton Battlefield, Princeton, 609-902-3637, 8 p.m., Ghost hunt and tour begins in front of the Thomas Clarke house where unexplained apparitions and paranormal activity have been reported. Walk through the battlefield where the chronological story and description of the battle will be told via audio systems and iPads. Ghost hunting equipments are welcome. Free parking on the battlefield. Register. $25., www.princetontourcompany.com
November 2, 2014
Day of the Dead, 3pm., The Arts Council of Princeton and the Princeton Shopping Center present the annual Day of the Dead celebration. Celebrate Mexico’s El Día de los Muertos with strolling mariachis, Mexican paper flower making, sugar skull decorating, professional face painting, and Mexican dishes. Learn about the traditions of this rich cultural holiday with the whole family! 301 North Harrison Street, Princeton
Celebrated singer Linda Eder will bring her diverse repertoire of Broadway, standards, pop, country and jazz to this year's Bucks County Cabaret (#buckscountycabaret), a one-night-only concert produced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The intimate evening of song will be held Saturday, October 4, 2014, at the historic Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, PA.
One of the most celebrated concert performers today, Eder took Broadway by storm in the hitJekyll & Hyde and has gone on to record 15 acclaimed solo albums. Eder has wowed audiences from Carnegie Hall to The Kennedy Center, on national television and in major concert halls across the country.
"Linda Eder's dazzling voice and ability to interpret familiar songs in new ways are matched only by her generosity," said Tom Viola, executive director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. "We are thrilled Linda will be joining us at Bucks County Cabaret. It will be a special night for the New Hope community which, since the earliest days of the crisis, has offered consistent and compassionate support for those affected by HIV/AIDS.”
The evening will begin with cocktails at 5 pm, followed by a 6 pm performance and live auction. An exclusive VIP reception with Eder will be held after the performance.
VIP tickets start at $325; performance-only tickets start at $85. Tickets can be purchased at broadwaycares.org or by calling 212.840.0770, ext. 268.
Eder's talents have earned her raves whenever she performs. Writing in The New York Times, Stephen Holden said, "Her voice — a rangy, flexible throb driven by a seemingly inexhaustible stamina and topped with high notes that grow larger and fuller as she moves up the scale — leaves you open-mouthed."
The Chicago Tribune called her voice "as immense as Garland’s and ... as sensuous as Fitzgerald’s" and the Los Angeles Times said, "A voice like Linda Eder’s is rare."
Born in Arizona and raised in Minnesota, Eder began her career singing in her home state and eventually landed a gig at Harrah’s Casino in Atlantic City. But it was her appearances on the 1987 season of Star Search, where she won for an unprecedented 12 weeks, that attracted the attention of audiences and record companies alike. Eder launched her recording career in 1991 with her self-titled debut album and soon established herself as one of America’s most popular and acclaimed new interpreters of pop standards and theatrical songs. Those albums highlight Eder’s abundant vocal gifts as well as her skill for delivering dramatic, emotionally resonant interpretations of familiar songs while making them her own.
Last year's sold-out Bucks County Cabaret featured Alan Cumming and raised a remarkable $165,750 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Bucks County Cabaret is generously sponsored by The New York Times and United Airlines.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is one of the nation’s leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations. By drawing upon the talents, resources and generosity of the American theatre community, since 1988 BC/EFA has raised more than $250 million for essential services for people with AIDS and other critical illnesses across the United States.
Broadway Cares awards annual grants to more than 450 AIDS and family service organizations nationwide and is the major supporter of the social service programs at The Actors Fund, including the HIV/AIDS Initiative, the Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative and the Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic.
Join us for our 4th Annual Golden Nugget Atlantic City Craft Beer Festival. Sample over 120 varieties of craft beers paired with chef-inspired cuisine and live entertainment by Don't Call Me Francis.
Specials events include: Beer Dinner: Sept 26, 7-10 pm, $69. Enjoy an exciting evening of local favorite, Cricket Hill Brewery and chef inspired cuisine. Craft Beer Blowout: Sept 26-28, Noon, Bayview Room located on the deck. No admission ticket necessary, beer and bites available for purchase. Beer & Sushi Pairings: Sept 26-28, Lillie's Asian Cuisine will pair 5 sushi rolls and 5 craft beers for $25
Princeton—The Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery at Princeton Day School is pleased to present the “Confluence: Contemporary Indian Art,” curated by Meena Dadha, on view from October 14 through November 14, 2014. There will be an opening reception with an informal discussion of Indian culture with Sumit Ganguli on Saturday, October 25, 2014, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.
“Confluence: Contemporary Indian Art” is a well-balanced selection of contemporary art that represents the best of modern art in India today. This collection was to the United States by Ms. Dadha of Prakrit Arts, Chennai, India. The artists in this exhibition represent many different styles while maintaining their Indian identity. Some artists work in realism, some are modernist, some idealistic and some abstract. M. Senathipathi has had many solo exhibitions in India, Amsterdam and Morocco and his work in the permanent collection of the Academy of Fine Arts in Calcutta. Suhas Roy has studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and paints in poetic imagery. His work is in many private collections and the permanent collection of the Chandigarth Museum and the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi. Deepak Madhukar Sonar’s abstracted landscapes of intensely warm tones have received awards from Art Society of India and the Bombay Society. He is interested in the nature of as well as the effects of global
warming. A native of Calcutta, Dilip Chaudhury received a gold medal from the Indian College of Art and Draftsmanship. His black and white paintings of the Bengali countryside bathed in monsoon rains are in collections around the world. T. Vaikuntam’s bold and striking figurative work has been in exhibits in New York, London, and Kassal, Germany and can also be found in the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi.
Gallery Director Jody Erdman noted, “We are truly fortunate to have such a rare collection of contemporary Indian art on view at Princeton Day School.”
This exhibition is open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday when the school is in session, and by appointment on weekends. For more information about the Anne Reid '72 Art Gallery, please call Jody Erdman, Art Gallery Director, at 609.924.6700 x 1772 or visit www.pds.org.
Learn - why the Delaware River & Crosswicks Creek are so valuable.
Join - with millions of people from more than 60 countries.
Endorsed - by the United Nations - Water for Life Decade - 2005-2015. Sponsored - by the Friends for the Abbott Marshlands in Partnership with D&R Greenway Land Trust (www.marsh-friends.org).
Sun., Sept. 28. Crosswicks Creek and the Delaware River at Bordentown. 10 AM-noon A walk focusing on these important waterways. See: D&R Canal Lock 1, RR bridge, and time permitting, a Bald Eagle’s nest. Guides: Michael Skelly, Executive Director, Bordentown Heritage & Kim Beidler, Project Coordinator, Coalition for the Delaware River Basin. Info: 732-821-8310. Meet at I-295 north-bound scenic overlook, north of Bordentown. Co-sponsors: Bordentown City Environmental Commission, D&R Canal State Park, Washington Crossing Audubon, D&R Greenway Land Trust.
Sun., Sept. 28. The Delaware River – People and Places.2 PM. Lecture by Bruce Stutz, author of Natural Lives Modern Times: People and Places of the Delaware River. Contact/ info: 609-989-1191. Admission $10; children 12 and under free. The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie in Cadwalader Park. Co-sponsor: Trenton Museum Society.
It's hard to miss the signs of a new school year - back-to-school images and messages are all around us. In 30 schools across five states, the 2014-15 school year will bring with it new opportunities to develop students as leaders who together with their teachers and principals create more vibrant learning environments. These schools have made or renewed their commitment to become safer and more supportive, engaging, and inspiring and have newly partnered with CSS for the coming year to help them get there.
We are honored to be newly partnering with the following schools for 2014-15:
Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women (MD)
Bronx High School for Visual Arts (NY)
Bronx Lab School (NY)
Brooklyn Academy of Global Finance (NY)
Brooklyn Lab School (NY)
Business of Sports School (NY)
Coppin Academy High School (MD)
Curtis High School (NY)
Digital Harbor High School (MD)
Dover High School (DE)
Foreign Language Academy of Global Studies (NY)
High School for Language and Diplomacy (NY)
High School of Fashion Industries (NY)
Louisburg High School (NC)
Lyons Community School (NY)
Metropolitan Soundview High School (NY)
Midway High School (NC)
Multicultural High School (NY)
New Directions Secondary School (NY)
Patterson High School (MD)
Reginald F. Lewis High School of Business & Law (MD)
Robbinsville High School (NJ)
Salem High School (NJ)
South Plainfield High School (NJ)
The Green School (NY)
Triton High School (NJ)
Union Square Academy for Health Sciences (NY)
Village Academy of Queens (NY)
Voorhees High School (NJ)
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School-North (NJ)
These 30 schools are joining a network of many hundreds of schools who are part of the CSS family. We are proud to partner with these schools to help students become more deeply engaged in their own learning and develop the leadership, academic, social, and emotional skills that prepare them for the rigors of college and lives filled with meaningful work, active citizenship, and personal fulfillment.
We are also pleased to share an article from the Back to School feature in the Princeton, New Jersey newspaper Town Topics highlighting CSS's Peer Group Connection (PGC) solution.
Wishing you a wonderful start to the new school year,
Daniel F. Oscar
CEO
The Center for Supportive Schools (CSS, formerly Princeton Center for Leadership Training) develops, disseminates, and promotes peer leadership, advisory, and other evidence-based K-12 solutions that enable and inspire schools to more fully engage students in learning, better connect students to their schools, motivate and equip students to make decisions responsibly, and accelerate academic achievement.
CSS has a 35-year history of changing life trajectories for students and effecting cultural transformations within schools. Our work touches tens of thousands of students, educators, and parents annually. We have served nearly 300 schools in New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania, and have operated in 10 other states, Asia, and South America.
The Trenton/Mercer Continuum of Care, in collaboration with the New Jersey Division of Children and Families and the Mercer County Human Service Advisory Council, will be conducting its first ever targeted count of youth homelessness on November 12, 2014. This event entitled COUNT ON YOUTH will be a 24 hour count of homeless youth.
Aggressive outreach efforts lead by teams of community based street outreach providers and members of local Youth Advisory Boards will conduct surveys aimed at helping us get a better understanding of the patterns and characteristics of youth homelessness in our community.
We know this is a difficult population to engage especially since many homeless youth do not identify themselves as being homeless. Rather than a homeless survey, we will be using a specially designed "Housing Survey" for this count. We will be conducting a training for volunteers on October 29th, 2014 from 4:30 pm - 6:00pm at Catholic Charities (132 North Warren Street, Trenton, NJ). Food and beverages will be provided.
Please help our efforts by sending two volunteers from your organization to attend this training and to be available on November 12th, 2014 to conduct the count. Please RSVP for the October 29th training to Brisoldi@mercercounty.org.
More information to follow, but please feel free to contact Joanne Locke (jlocke@merceralliance.org) if you have any questions.
PRINCETON, N.J. (September 16, 2014)—Actress and bestselling author Brooke Shields will discuss her new memoir, There Was a Little Girl: The Real Story of My Mother and Me, during a special event hosted by Princeton HealthCare System on Thursday, December 4, at the Hyatt Regency Princeton.
Registration is $40 per person, which includes a copy of Ms. Shields' memoir, coffee, tea and light desserts. Beginning November 1, registration will be $45 per person.
Ms. Shields was perhaps the most recognizable face of her generation, thanks to a modeling career that began when she was a baby and starring roles in notable films of the late 1970s and early 1980s. She put her career on hold to attend Princeton University, graduating with honors in 1987.
In There Was a Little Girl, Ms. Shields examines her complicated relationship with her late mother, Teri, who fiercely—and at times famously—guarded her daughter's interests as she managed her career as a child and teen star.
After Princeton, Ms. Shields continued acting, appearing on Broadway and in films as she also built a successful career in television, including a lead role in the sitcom Suddenly Susan.
A mother of two daughters, Ms. Shields has authored children's books and a critically acclaimed memoir, Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Post-Partum Depression, which spent several weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list in 2005.
About Princeton HealthCare System
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Morven will offer FREE admission on Saturday, September 27th, to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the founding of New Jersey with a colonial chamber music concert and archaeology discovery day!
Archaeological Discovery Day
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Come experience the thrill of the dig for a day of historical discovery! The archaeologists from Hunter Research are currently conducting an archaeological study of Morven's grounds in pursuit of clues to Morven's past. Recently, they came across a 19th century greenhouse created by Commodore Robert Stockton.
Interpretive Tours by Archaeologists
11:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Join archaeologists on a tour of the 19th century greenhouse site and the rest of the property.
No reservation required.
Hands-on Archaeological Experience
Morning Session: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Work side by side with the archaeologists to excavate selected greenhouse areas and screen for the recovery of artifacts.
Afternoon session: 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Emphasis will be on photography and mapping of the site and cleaning, identification and preliminary documentation of the artifacts.
Reservations are required and space is limited. Must be 16 or over.
Join us for a delightful afternoon concert that will feature the chamber music enjoyed by colonial Americans, the patriots who founded the new Republic, and the earliest presidents who governed the new nation.
The program will include a rich and diverse selection of Jefferson's, Franklin's and the Washington's favorite music, as well as a "chamber air set for harpsichord" composed by Francis Hopkinson.
The concert will be performed by The Practitioners of Musick, with Donovan Klotzbeacher on the harpsichord and John Burkhalter on the recorder player.
These programs is being presented in collaboration with six other Princeton organizations celebrating NJ's 350th anniversary on September 26th - 28th.
Please visit the Princeton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau website here for more details.
SAVE THE DATE: The Junior League Designer Showhouse and Gardens – Holiday Edition 2014! The Junior League of Greater Princeton signature fundraiser returns with a holiday twist. See the gorgeous brick Georgian at 159 Library Place decorated for the winter holidays by local interior designers and landscape architects. The Showhouse will be open for visitors November 13 (10am-2pm), 14th-16th and 20th-23rd, 11am-4pm Thursday, Saturday and Sunday and 11am – 8pm on Friday. For tickets and more information, please visit www.jlgp.org.
(September 17, 2014- Pennington, NJ) The 39th Annual Watershed FEST, which supports the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed's efforts to protect clean water and the environment in Central New Jersey, will be held under an elegant tent on the 930-acre Watershed Reserve in Hopewell Township on October 18th at 6:30pm. The theme of 'Set Sail' evokes the beginning of an exciting journey, and celebrates new horizons for the Watershed Association with the launch of its environmental center, set to open in December 2014.
"The opening of the new environmental center will enhance the Watershed's ability to improve the health and quality of central New Jersey's water and inspire others to care for and protect the natural world," said Lori Citrone, FEST Committee Co-Chair. "Our theme of 'Set Sail' symbolizes the launching of innovative green building technologies that will serve as an example for residents and businesses seeking to adopt more sustainable practices."
The event encourages guests to dress in black tie with 'nautical flair' and will commence with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres during which Watershed guests will browse the many silent and live auction offerings to the rhythms of Calypso steel drum music. Featured are a variety of items and experiences, including a Wine Train vineyard tour with a three-night stay at the luxurious Andaz Napa Hotel, and a hands-on experience aboard an America's Cup yacht with a two-night stay at the Hyatt Regency in Newport, Rhode Island. Following last year's success, the silent auction component of the FEST will again be opened to the public, through online bidding. Members of the community and FEST guests can place early bids on exciting items such as jewelry, restaurant packages, wine tastings and more. Raffle tickets will also be available online to win a five-night, six-day cruise for two aboard the J. & E. Riggin, a historic schooner that sails out of Rockland, Maine. Online bidding is open now at www.bidpal.net/watershedfest. A delicious sit-down dinner will follow the silent auction, during which Robert H. Harris, PhD, Founder and Principal of ENVIRON will be honored with the Ted Stiles Environmental Leadership Award.
The Watershed Association will be opening its doors in December to an innovative new environmental center, designed to achieve the environmentally acclaimed LEED Platinum certification that will strengthen science and education programs, create new classrooms, laboratories, and interactive exhibits to show visitors how to reduce their energy and water use. The non-profit conservation organization has been protecting water and the environment in central New Jersey for 65 years. Special thanks to the sponsors of the 2014 FEST, Bristol-Myers Squibb; PSEG; Bloomberg; PNC Wealth Management; and Callaway Henderson Sotheby's International Realty.
To buy tickets to the Fest and for information about online silent auction bidding, please visit the www.bidpal.net/watershedfest or call the Watershed Association at (609) 737-3735.
About the Watershed Association
The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, a not-for-profit organization, protects the 265-square-mile region drained by the Stony Brook and Millstone River – an area spanning 25 towns and five counties. Founded in 1949, the Watershed Association is central New Jersey's first environmental group protecting clean water and the environment through conservation, advocacy, science and education.
Costume Contest with cash prizes: (Come As You Aren’t!)
Paranormal Print Studio: Pressed and screened! (sounds hideously painful) Make some out-of-the ordinary printed art.
Silent Horror Flicks
Portrait Photographs
Dark and Scary Fairy Tale Game - How well do you know your Fairy Tales?
Beer, Wine and Hors D’Oeuvres
Monsters Ball – Ticketing
Tier 1 (Premium): Includes food, free drinks*, activities and CD “A Touch Of Magic” ($25.00 value) . Costume optional but encouraged. $75 Non-member $65 Artworks Members
Tier 2: Includes food, free drinks*, one activity ticket. Costume optional but encouraged $45 Non-members $35 Artworks Members
Tier 3: $10 – Includes food and one free drink*. Costume Required.
One entrance per ticket. * ID required
All proceeds support Artworks’ programs, classes, exhibitions and events that make art an accessible experience for all.
Entering the EventOnline ticket buyers may simply present their ID’s to enter the event. A volunteer will check you in against our list of those who purchased tickets online.
Schedule and available activities subject to change. Artworks is a 501c3 non-profit organization and as such your ticket purchase to our Halloween Fundraiser may be tax deductible. The Internal Revenue Service has indicated that the amount of a charitable contribution is limited to the excess of the amount of cash contributed by the donor, over the value of any goods or services received by the donor in connection with the contribution. Please note the following ticket levels and their respective values.
The Friends of the Delaware Canal will embark on their 27nd annual Canal Walk beginning on October 4. The guided walking tour will start at the Forks of the Delaware Recreation Area/Fishladder in Easton. On the four Saturdays thereafter, a different section of the Canal will be explored ending at Riverfront Park in Bristol Borough on November 1.
After years of disruption because of flooding and reconstruction, the Friends will be able to undertake their traditional 58.9-mile Canal Walk. The Delaware Canal is always an adventure, but this year will be exceptional as the walkers learn about the means and methods that ensure that the water from the Lehigh River in Easton makes its way south to New Hope and beyond.
Canal Walk 2014 will give hikers the opportunity to learn about the area’s past and future while taking in the autumn scenery of the Canal and Delaware River corridor. Susan Taylor, Executive Director of the Friends, along with local history and conservation authorities, will tell about the Delaware Canal where mule-drawn boats once transported coal and other goods. They will also point out many other sites of historic and environmental significance along the route.
The five segments of the Walk are:
October 4 – Forks of the Delaware Recreation Area in Easton to the Indian Rock Inn in Upper Black Eddy – 13 miles
October 11 – Indian Rock Inn to the Kinsman Company on Route 32 in Point Pleasant – 13.2 miles
October 18 – Point Pleasant to the Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve south of New Hope –10.5 miles.
October 23 – Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve to the Black Rock Road Picnic Area in Yardley – 9.9 miles.
October 30 – Black Rock Road Picnic Area to Riverfront Park adjacent to Mill Street in Bristol Borough – 12.3 miles.
The Walks begin at 9 a.m. on each Saturday. Participants are invited to walk on any or all of the Saturdays. Please bring a light lunch and beverage on each day. Transportation back to the starting point will be accomplished by carpooling.The walks are free, and the public is encouraged to participate. Donations are welcome.
For more information about Canal Walk 2010 and other Friends’ activities, call 215-862-2021, e-mail friends@fodc.org, or visit www.fodc.org.
The Friends of the Delaware Canal is an independent, non-profit organization working to preserve, improve, and interpret the Canal and its surroundings. Its primary goals are to ensure that the Canal is fully watered from Easton to Bristol and that the towpath trail is useable over its entire length.
Welcome to our fundraising site! Interested in helping us raise funds? From this site, you can register for our fundraiser, start or join a team, set a goal, and begin raising money in support of our cause! You can also donate to our fundraiser or search for other participants and donate toward their goals.
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Registration opens at 9 a.m.
Walk begins at 10 a.m.
Register by September 12, 2014 to receive
a free T-shirt at the event
On-site registrations are welcome too!
The Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey is the only non-profit organization in the state dedicated to brain injury. Our mission is to support and advocate for individuals affected by brain injury and raise public awareness through education and prevention.
Your participation in our Walk for Brain Injury Awareness NJ supports vital Alliance programs and services critical to thousands of individuals and families in New Jersey living with brain injury.
Princeton Friends School is very excited to announce that on Friday, September 12th, singer/songwriter -- and PFS alum! -- Jonah Tolchin will perform at our school. The show begins at 7:30. Tickets are $10.00 at the door.
Jonah has traveled the world since graduating from PFS, playing with a stunning array of musicians: Tom Paxton, Chris Smither, Rickie Lee Jones, Deer Tick, Burton Cummings, Justin Townes Earl, Vanessa Carlton, Joseph Arthur, and Tony Joe White. Jonah’s own music blends folk, rock, bluegrass and a wide range of other influences for a sound that is uniquely new, yet rooted in tradition.
His new album, “Clover Lane,” was chosen as one of NPR’s “Heavy Rotation: Ten Songs Public Radio Can’t Stop Playing,” and Spotify has named one of its singles, “Diamond Mind,” to its list of “2014 Best Songs of the Year.”
The Bucks County Antiques Dealers Association proudly presents the 2014 annual Antiques Show on November 8 and 9. The event has moved to the Eagle Fire Hall on Rt. 202 & Sugan Road in New Hope, PA. The times are Saturday, 10AM to 5PM and Sunday, 11AM to 4PM. Admission fee is $6.00. Children under 16 enter free, as well as, free parking.
Returning to the show will be members from the Pennsylvania Antiques Appraisers Association on Sunday only from 12 to 3. They will give verbal appraisals at $10 per item, anything except jewelry, three item per person limit. Admission fee does not include appraisal fee.
Expect a variety of antiques from a select group of exhibitors. The BCADA has been in existence since 1966 and is one of the few antiques clubs that is still going strong. This is a can’t-miss show for those people who love and collect antiques or like to decorate their home. For more information, see the website at www.BCADAPA.org or call (215) 290-3140.
How does one successfully navigate the vast sea of foods, supplements, health, and fitness options? Finding the path to your best health can be a challenging process, amidst competing medical, dietary, environmental and cultural theories. The Whole Earth Center is pleased to support your wellbeing, by hosting Healthy Living Discussion Groups. Group participants gain useful information, as healthy approaches to life are explored.
In each gathering, brief presentations will be followed by dynamic discussion and group exchange. Helpful tools to map a healthier course will be shared, throughout this fun, six-session offering. An enriching experience is promised to all who join in.
Participation is free, but space is limited. Advance email registration is required for one of two groups offered:
The Wednesday Evening Group meets at 7PM beginning September 24th, 2014.
(Program Dates are 9/24, 10/8, 10/22, 11/5, 11/19, 12/3)
The Thursday Morning Group meets at 9:30AM beginning September 25th, 2014.
(Program Dates are 9/25, 10/9, 10/23, 11/6, 11/20, 12/4)
V Bea Snowdon, MS ACN CHC- - A respected Health Educator, Integrative Practitioner & clinically trained Nutritionist, Snowdon focuses on the wisdom of prevention and the health of the body, mind and spirit. Formally educated at Gettysburg College, University of Pennsylvania, New York Chiropractic College and The Institute of Integrative Nutrition, Snowdon feels her informal education has been just as powerful in uncovering excellent pathways to health. Direct instruction from great teachers, like Andrew Weil, MD, Mark Hyman, MD, Joel Furhman MD, Deepak Chopra MD, David Katz MD and Walter Willet MD, inspires her integrative approach to wellness. Snowdon serves on the Community Advisory Board for the Greater Mercer Public Health Partnership (GMPHP). Her work for Georgetown University, Kaiser Permanente and other national and international health projects demonstrates her devotion to healthy outcomes.
Questions about this program can be answered by calling 609-924-8021 or by emailing:
Princeton, NJ—On Monday, September 15, at 7 pm, The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) and the Princeton Public Library partner to kick off the 2014-2015 PSO Soundtracks Series with “PSO Goes to the Movies: Music from the Inside Out,” a cinematic presentation of the magic and mystery of music through the stories, passions, and artistry of the 105 musicians of The Philadelphia Orchestra. Music from the Inside Out is a ground-breaking documentary directed by Oscar-nominee Daniel Anker, and includes a cornucopia of sound—jazz, bluegrass, salsa, classical, and world music interwoven with musicians’ personal stories, each of which has at its core the universal struggle for self-expression. The Princeton Symphony’s own Music Director Rossen Milanov served as assistant conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra for many years, and is glimpsed in the film conducting “Meditation from Thais,” a work which will be performed by the PSO this season, in its March 2015 concert.
Admission is free and open to the public; the film will be shown in the Princeton Public Library’s Community Room. Complimentary popcorn and beverages available for a complete movie-going experience!
The PSO Soundtracks Series is presented in partnership with The Princeton Public Library, exploring music and related topics, including background on the music that the PSO performs, concert themes, and what happens behind the scenes at Princeton’s only professional orchestra, the PSO.
“PSO Goes to the Movies” is a prelude event to the Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s season-opening Classical Series Concert Romantic Imaginings. Tickets to the Sunday, September 28 concert featuring works by Max Bruch and Anton Bruckner are available at www.princetonsymphony.org or by calling (609) 497-0020.
(Please note: This event now takes place on a SUNDAY each year)
Palmer Square presents
JazzFeast
Sunday, September 14
12:00pm - 6:00pm
Rain or shine.
In its twenty third year, the JazzFeast event is an open-air jazz festival that swings with the joy of great music and food!
Featuring performances by some of the industry’s best jazz musicians and showcasing many of the area’s finest restaurants, the one-day festival draws thousands of people to downtown Princeton.
Free admission for music.
Food vendors charge accordingly.
THE JAZZ:
Noon - 1:00pm Alan Dale and the New Legacy Jazz Band
1:15 - 2:15pm Warren Chiasson Quartet - A Tribute to George Shearing
Princeton, NJ – Family Guidance Center presents Happiness Day 2014! The event is taking place on Palmer Square Green, Princeton, NJ on Saturday, September 6, 2014 from 10 am to 4 pm. The rain date is Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014.
Happiness Day is a free event featuring 5 one-hour long yoga classes, “Intro to Happiness” talk by Ed Tseng, lululemon athletica water lounge, and information on wellness/community service opportunities. Yoga mats and water will be provided for participants.
Family Guidance Center is excited to team up with lululemon athletica for this celebration of mindfulness, gratitude, service and community. Family Guidance will offer free budgeting assistance, blood pressure screenings, and other interactive activities. Yoga instruction will be provided by: Romy Yoga, Gratitude Yoga, Rise Yoga, Yoga Soul, & YogaStream.
With offices in Hamilton, Trenton, Ewing and Princeton, Family Guidance Center serves over 5,000 individuals annually. The agency’s programs and services include: outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment, debt management, housing counseling, family preservation services, and special education programming. For more information visit the website at www.fgccorp.org or call 609-586-0668.
Stuart Country Day's Sophia Phelan's 1st place Peregrine Falcon
August 23, 2014
Princeton, New Jersey: Each year, D&R Greenway Land Trust and the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ bring Species on the Edge, --prize-winning art by fifth graders—, to the Olivia Rainbow Gallery. The best of New Jersey’s 21 counties, chosen by art and essay, will be open to view from September 2 through October 14. D&R Greenway is off Rosedale Road, One Preservation Place, Princeton 08540. Olivia Rainbow Gallery exhibitions are free, and there is no need to call to see if that gallery’s space has been rented.
This artwork and its accompanying essays resulted from fifth graders’ having studied over 80 endangered and threatened species of New Jersey wildlife, under the auspices of Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ. Local artists visit schools to coach the children in effective imaging. The resulting works are judged, --art by artists and essays by scientists. D&R Greenway is one of many venues to celebrate this blend of art and science annually. These works, the cream of the crop, were selected from over 2,000 entries.
The Mercer County winner is Sophia Phelan, student at Princeton’s Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart. Sophia drew the peregrine falcon, New Jersey’s largest falcon and world’s fastest animal, capable of flying over 200 miles per hour. The 2014 winners in the Olivia Rainbow Gallery call attention to the urgency of preserving NJ’s wildlife and their habitats.
The Olivia Rainbow Gallery showcases student art throughout the year. It was founded and is funded in memory of young Olivia Kuenne, who cherished both art and nature. Its next exhibition, Natural Treasures, will be provided by frequent exhibiting artist Deb Land. One of Deb’s students at Stuart Country Day School is Sophia Phelan, the Mercer County winner. Her work has hung in the Olivia Rainbow Gallery during an earlier Stuart exhibit.
For the statewide Species on the Edge Art & Essay Contest, beginning each fall on October 1st, children choose representative species of endangered NJ wildlife. In effect, during their research and painting/drawing, each becomes a temporary wildlife biologist. More information about the contest can be found at www.conservewildlifenj.org.
BACKGROUND
Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey: Created in 1998, the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ protects and preserves the rare and imperiled species of wildlife that live, breed, and migrate through our state. We restore habitat, manage species, educate, and engage citizens, and conduct research on New Jersey’s rarest wildlife residents. Visit us on the web at www.conservewildlifenj.org.
D&R Greenway Land Trust celebrates its Silver Jubilee Year of saving New Jersey Land. Its mission is to preserve and care for land in interconnected greenways, inspiring a conservation ethic in all ages, by connecting people to the land. A nonprofit organization, they present educational programs and art exhibits to expand conservation and stewardship. Their 1900 barn is named the Johnson Education Center. Founded in 1989, they have preserved an area twenty times larger than New York City’s Central Park. They maintain 28 miles of trails for the public to enjoy. Linda J. Mead, President & CEO since1997, has become known as a leader in creating partnerships and solutions that impact communities through land preservation. www.drgreenway.org
Board the pirate ship for the Trenton Thunder Charities 3rd Annual Treasure Hunt! On Saturday, August 30, the ship will set sail again on the most unique, fun and competitive fundraising event that the Trenton Thunder Baseball team has ever hosted.
This popular event will send participants on excursions throughout Mercer, Burlington and Bucks Counties as they hunt for items on their Treasure Lists with a $1,000 cash prize for the team that tallies the most points.
Registration for the hunt will begin at ARM & HAMMER Park at 12:00 pm and participants will be given a map, a list of items and locations with corresponding point values then depart to begin hunting. The Treasure Lists will include items that need to be collected (example: a Trenton Thunder hat, a 1994 Penny) and places that need to be visited (example: take a picture of a specific local landmark). The event will conclude with a reception in the Picnic Area at ARM & HAMMER Park during the Trenton Thunder vs. Reading Fightin Phils (Philadelphia) game that night at 7:05pm. The game will feature post-game fireworks presented by eyecare.org.
Please note that the use of a vehicle and a smart phone are essential to competing in this event and must be provided by the participant.
Tour our rice fields and partake in a celebratory meal to honor our seasonal bounty and the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen.
In Italy, a Sagra is a village festival centered around the harvest of a local and seasonal crop. The festivities feature an array of dishes prepared with the edible star of the day. Join us, Blue Moon Acres Farm, for our very own “Sagra Del Riso” featuring dishes made with certified organic rice we grow right on our New Jersey farm! The evening begins at 4:00pm with hors d’oeuvres, drinks, live music, and a farm tour. The night will culminate with a delicious meal created by Chef Max Hansen, of Bucks County, and many other seasonal and locally sourced ingredients. We harvest and husk our rice in very small batches so it is as fresh as possible when it reaches your plate – this night is no exception. A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen. Please read about Chef Max Hansen’s many accomplishments in food: maxhansenkitchen.com
TICKETS: $125
LOCATION: At Blue Moon Acres' 63 acre certified organic farm in Pennington, NJ inside the big red barn next to our market OR in the outdoor pergola, weather permitting. 11 Willow Creek Dr. Pennington, NJ 08534
2. Call: 609¬-737¬-8333 or come in person to our Pennington store Wednesday through Friday 9am-6pm, Saturday/Sunday 10am-5pm.
More information and updates are posted on our website and on Blue Moon Acres Facebook and Twitter pages
ABOUT BLUE MOON ACRES FARM AND MARKET:
Owners Jim and Kathy Lyons have provided organic food to restaurants for twenty years from Their central farm in Buckingham and their newer farm in Pennington. They wanted to offer it to their neighbors as well. The reason for opening the farm market “is to bring the community to the farm and to give them a farm experience… to see what plants look like growing in a field, to cut their own herbs and flowers, to see the chicks whose eggs they enjoy roaming the pasture,” stated Kathy. The Lyons’ want to provide a direct relationship between consumers and the producers of their food. The Lyons also personally connect with each and every vendor they source from to provide organic and high quality selections beyond their own produce and eggs.
The Robeson House Board of Directors, Advisors and Coordinating Committee cordially invites your attendance at a concert featuring renowned bass soloist Kevin Maynor in a performance of The PaulRobeson Repertoire. Mr. Maynor is a renowned bass soloist who’s voice has been compared to that of Robeson and described as …“one of the great voices of the century”. He has performed with the Metropolitan Opera, The Lyric Opera of Chicago, The New Jersey State Opera and at leading venues throughout the United States and Europe. The concert will be held at the Performing Arts Center at Princeton High School on Sunday September 21 at 2PM. The Trenton Children’s Chorus and the Revelation Praise Dance Ministry at First Baptist Church will also appear on the program. General Admission tickets ($50) and reservations may be obtained by calling 609 924 1666.
Ticket sales and contributions from this special event will be used to support outreach activities and the rehabilitation of this key structure in the history of our community . All of Princeton and area residents and friends are urged to attend.
Bring your favorite bottle of wine to Yardley’s newest and most unique night of entertainment!
The Artist’s Cellar is an upscale BYOB paint and sip studio where anyone can be an artist! Bring a date or invite your friends for an unforgettable evening of creativity and fun. During a 2 1/2 hour session, you will be inspired by our talented and enthusiastic artists will guide you step-by-step through an original piece of art. You’ll leave with a one-of-a-kind creation and quite possibly a new found talent all while having an amazing time!
How it works:
1. Check out our calendar and choose a painting you would like to create or a night you would like to attend.
2. Sign up for a class online. If you prefer you can call us and we will take care of everything over the phone.
3. Invite your friends and family or come alone and meet new friends!
4. You bring the snacks and wine, beer or cocktails and we provide everything else (wine glasses, ice, plates, silverware and all art materials)!
CELEBRATE THE ARTS WITH A FREE FESTIVAL FOR ALL AGES ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11TH FROM 1-4PM
August 11, Princeton Junction, NJ: On Saturday, October 11th, the West Windsor Arts Council presents its tenth annual Autumn Arts Afternoon, in celebration of the arts, at the Nassau Park Pavilion [Nassau Park Blvd between Target and Panera, off Route 1 South, West Windsor] from 1-4pm.
This hands-on visual arts festival will feature local artists who will share their talent and expertise in various art forms and media. Each artist will interact with the public and give everyone an opportunity to explore new and different visual art media or techniques.
The Arts Council invites artists of all ages and abilities to come out and celebrate the arts! This year, activities will include past favorites like “drop and draw” as well as storytelling and other performing artists. Fabulous Forms, the sculptures that children can paint and decorate, will be returning for another fun-filled afternoon.
Autumn Arts activity stations are designed to engage the young and old, the experienced and the beginner. All you need is your imagination. All other materials will be provided free at this family-friendly public event! A rain date is scheduled for Saturday, October 18th. This event is sponsored by DDR Corp at Nassau Park, West Windsor.
At the West Windsor Arts Center, we know that there are many ways to explore your creativity and develop innovative thinking. Through our wide range of offerings, we’re sure that everyone can find something to spark their interest. For more information about upcoming programs and events, visit us online at www.westwindsorarts.org.
NAMI Mercer will host its 13th annual Night Out with NAMI on Sunday, November 9 at Stuart Country Day School’s Cor Unum Center in Princeton. This year’s benefit event is the exciting conclusion of the organization’s 30th anniversary celebration and will feature the return of Dr. Richard Kogan.
Dr. Kogan, a psychiatrist and concert pianist, is known for his fascinating “Music and the Mind” lecture/recitals. On Nov. 9, he will perform the music of Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff and examine the influence of psychiatric disorders on Rachmaninoff’s creative output.
Additionally, this year’s Night Out with NAMI honors Pat and Bob Demers as the 2014 Pillar Award recipients. The Pillar Award recognizes individuals who have made an extraordinary, long-term contribution to the mission of NAMI Mercer and the people it serves.
Guests are invited to arrive at 2:00 p.m.to take part in the silent auction. The benefit concert begins at 3:00 p.m., followed by a cocktail reception, sit-down dinner, and live auction. Tickets for the concert only are $50 per person; tickets for the concert, cocktails and dinner are $150 per person. Supporters who join Patron Society 2015 before the event will receive complimentary tickets, the number of tickets determined by donation level. Night Out with NAMI sponsorships also are available.
For more information about Night Out with NAMI, go to namimercer.org or contact Christine Bakter, Director of Development, at (609) 799-8994 or cbakter@namimercer.org.
NAMI Mercer, based in Lawrenceville, is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness through education, mutual support, and advocacy. It is an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
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The AARP Driver Safety Program is the nation’s first and largest classroom refresher course designed especially for drivers 50 and older. Participants learn defensive techniques, new traffic laws, and rules of the road. Through interacting with one another, they find out how to safely adjust their driving to compensate for age-related changes in vision, hearing, and reaction time. Participant must have a valid NJ driver’s license. Graduates receive a certificate of completion that entitles them to a reduction in their auto insurance premiums in NJ. This course is being offered at the Hopewell Valley Senior Center on Tuesday, August 26 and Wednesday, August 27, from 1-4pm. Participants must attend both days to complete course. The course is $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members. AARP & YMCA membership is not required. Call the Hopewell Valley YMCA 609- 737-3048 to register. The Hopewell Valley Senior Center is located at 395 Reading Street in Pennington.
Honorees: Betty Wold-Johnson, Bill & Judy Scheide, Albert Stark, Norman Klath, Bloomberg L.P.
Location
The Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village
201 Village Boulevard
Princeton, NJ 08540
Date/Time
September 21, 2014
Time 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Dinner, Awards, Auction, & Entertainment Franklin & Alison Orchestra
Description
For 40 years, PSRC has empowered older adults in the diverse Princeton Community. We will honor members of this community who have made PSRC stronger and who have contributed to its success.
The 40th Anniversary Gala is one of PSRC's signature events.
Same-day registration opens at 7:30 am at Otto Kaufman Community Center in Skillman, NJ.
Parking at Montgomery High School, right across the street
The 3rd Sourland Spectacular Cycling Event hosted by the Sourland Conservancy will take place on Saturday, September 6, 2014.
What are the Sourlands and why do we have a cycling event here?
The Sourlands are the largest contiguous forest between NYC and Philadelphia. A contiguous forest uniquely provides a refuge for migrating songbirds, reptiles and amphibians that have evolved to require the protection and sustenance provided by a big forest. Because of its natural beauty, it also provides a refuge and an inspiration for many of the local humans.
Each year, the Sourland Spectacular has increased the number of cyclists who get exposure to, and inspiration from, the Sourlands. We are expecting over 700 cyclists this year. Besides taking cyclists on beautiful country roads, some rolling, some hilly, and providing staffed and stocked rest stops the Sourland Conservancy has added some additional ways cyclists can make a connection to the Sourlands.
First the routes: there will be four routes this year of 23, 35, 50 and 62 miles. The 23-mile route is the least hilly, although there is some climbing involved. The other routes all contain some good hills to work your legs on.
Second the food: besides rest stops at D&R Greenway preserved land on Mountain Avenue and at Honey Brook Farm, there will be five farm stops where local farmers will provide a taste of their goods to the cyclists who stop by on the 50 and 62 mile routes. There will be three farm stops on the 35-mile route. The farms…
Blue Moon Acres on Titus Mill Road
Double Brook Farm on Bayberry Road
Gravity Hill Farm on Pleasant Valley Road
Honey Branch Farm on Mount Rose Road
Honey Brook Farm on Wargo Road
…will be offering meat and vegetable tastings to the cyclist.
Cyclists will get also get a scrumptious lunch at the end of the ride at the Otto Kaufman Community Center, where the ride also starts, with parking at Montgomery HS. Lunch will be provided by four vendors and will include BBQ, gourmet vegetarian dishes, pizza and Thai food, plus a brownie and ice cream to top it all off!
Villa Victoria Academy is currently enrolling for Pre-K (4 year old program) and Kindergarten for fall 2014. As an independent girls’ PK-12 academy, VVA provides small class sizes and individual attention in an environment dedicated to how girls learn. Call 609-882-1700 ext. 19 or email lhoffman@villavictoria.org to request information. Visit www.villavictoria.org to download an application.
West Windsor, NJ, July 28, 2014 —Please visit www.westwindsorfarmersmarket.org for up to date weekly events and our complete farm and vendor roster. The WWCFM continues to be a popular gathering space each Saturday, rain or shine from 9:00am-1:00pm, for the community as well as neighboring towns, to directly connect with locally owned farms and local food producers.
The Market hosts 15 farms and 11 artisan food and natural product vendors in its 2014 line up. A wide array of locally grown, raised and produced fruits, vegetables, grass-fed meats, dairy, pastured eggs, woven fibers, soap, bakery items, flowers, honey, sauces, jams, fresh juices, crepes and more can be found at the market each week. The WWCFM is proud to have been voted the Top Celebrated Market in New Jersey and in the Top 100 Nationwide in the 2013 American Farmland Trust “I Love My Farmers Market” Contest. In addition, live music and community groups help to round out the overall market experience.
*Of note this month, August 9 will feature the NJ Peach Promotion Council Amateur Peach Pie Bake Off Contest, with the winning entry moving on to the NJ State Finals in late August for a chance to win the $300 prize. Bakers are still being accepted until August 6! Pies are due at the market at 10:30am with judging at 11:00am. First, Second and Third place WWCFM winners will receive Market Bucks to be used as cash at the farmers market this season. Amateur bakers only and pre-registration is required. To register, for more details and rules, please email manager@westwindsorfarmersmarket.org. The newly crowned New Jersey Peach Queen will also make an appearance at the WWCFM on August 9 as part of her statewide farmers market tour.
The Market is located in the Vaughn Drive Parking Lot of the southbound side of the Princeton Junction Train Station, one mile from the Alexander Road and Route 1 intersection and half mile walk from the Dinky stop in Princeton Junction. Parking is always free.
For more information, call 609 933-4452 or email wwcfm@yahoo.com. Be sure to follow the market on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (wwfarmersmarket) for tidbits of great market info and photos.
AUGUST 2:
• MUSIC: Jeff Griesemer
COMMUNITY GROUPS:
TWIN W RESCUE SQUAD Free Blood Pressure Screenings
WWAC (Children’s art projects)
GIRL SCOUT CADETTE TROOP (Natural cleaners and planting information)
• COOKING DEMO: Holly Slepman
AUGUST 9:
• MUSIC: Mountainview
• COMMUNITY GROUPS:
WWBPA Bicycle and Pedestrian Information and bicycle registration
YES, WE CAN FOOD DRIVE Fresh and canned food drive to benefit the Crisis Ministry of Mercer County
PRINCETON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM Free Blood Pressure and Health Screenings
• AMATEUR PEACH PIE BAKE-OFF CONTEST (see our website for details)
• NJ PEACH QUEEN APPEARANCE
• MASSAGE: The Touch That Heals
AUGUST 16:
• MUSIC: A Little Bit Off
• COMMUNITY GROUPS:
FOWWOS Friends of West Windsor Open Space
TWIN W RESCUE SQUAD Free Blood Pressure Screenings
EASTERN SERVICE WORKERS
WWAC (Children’s art activity)
• COOKING DEMO: West Windsor Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh
AUGUST 23:
• MUSIC: DBB Jazz Trio
• COMMUNITY GROUPS:
WWBPA (West Windsor Bike and Pedestrian Alliance)
YES, WE CAN FOOD DRIVE Fresh and canned food drive to benefit the Crisis Ministry of Mercer County
PRINCETON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: Free Blood Pressure and Health Screenings
• MASSAGE: The Touch That Heals]
• COOKING DEMO: Monica Khanna Reichert
AUGUST 30:
• MUSIC: Bill O’Neal
• COMMUNITY GROUPS:
ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE
TWIN W RESCUE SQUAD Free Blood Pressure Screenings
• COOKING DEMO: Denise Marchisotto
SEPTEMBER 6:
• MUSIC: Blue Jersey Band
• SPONSOR APPRECIATION DAY Meet WWCFM Sponsors
COMMUNITY GROUPS:
PRINCETON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: Free Blood Pressure and Health Screenings
WWAC (Children’s art projects)
YES, WE CAN FOOD DRIVE Fresh and canned food drive to benefit the Crisis Ministry of Mercer County
A Season of Classics at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre;
Subscription Series for 2014-15 Now on Sale
West Windsor, N.J. – Mercer County Community College's (MCCC) Kelsey Theatre is rolling out the classics for the 2014-15 season. Long-time theater lovers can revisit their favorite musicals and dramas, while younger audiences will have an opportunity to see the greats for the very first time. Twenty full-length dramas and musical productions come to the Kelsey stage, along with eight shows offered through the Kelsey Kids Series performed by traveling professional troupes and local companies. “Kiss Me, Kate” (Pinnworth Productions), based on Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew, kicks off the season Sept. 12 to 21.
Kelsey Theatre is conveniently located on the college's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. Orders are now being taken for discounted series packages; subscribers receive over 45 percent off regular ticket prices. Subscriptions are also available for the Kelsey Kids Series.
Current subscribers must renew by Aug. 10 to receive priority seating. New subscriber orders will be filled after Aug. 15. Tickets for all single shows go on sale Aug. 20.
In addition to “Kiss Me Kate,” the fall scheduled includes: Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” from Sept. 26-Oct. 5 (The Yardley Players); “The Secret Garden” from Oct. 10-19 (Pierrot Productions); “Count Dracula” from Oct. 24-Nov. 2 (Maurer Productions OnStage); “Jesus Christ Superstar” from Nov. 7-16 (Playful Theatre Productions); and “Miracle on 34th Street” from Nov. 21-30 (M & M Stage).
Family events in December will add to holiday merriment. Children and their grown-ups will enjoy “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” from Dec. 5-7 (The Kelsey Players) and “The Nutcracker” from Dec. 19-21 (The New Jersey Youth Ballet). “El Sueno,” the Nutcracker-inspired Latin and Spanish dance spectacular, will be presented for two shows only on Saturday, Dec. 13 (Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre);
More classics are in store in the new year: “A Man for All Seasons” from Jan. 9-18 (PinnWorth Productions); “Into the Woods” from Jan. 23- Feb. 1 (The Pennington Players); “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” from Feb. 6 to 15 (Pierrot Productions); “Lend Me a Tenor” from Feb. 20-Mar. 1 (Maurer Productions OnStage); a concert tribute to “1971’s Concert for Bangladesh” on March 7 and 8 (Reock & Roll Revue); “Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS” from Mar. 13-29 (Playful Theatre); “Mamma Mia! The Movie Sing-A-Long” on March 14 and 20 (Theater to Go); “Romeo and Juliet” from April 10-19 (MCCC Theatre and Entertainment Technology students); “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” from Apr. 24-May 3 (The Pennington Players); “The Music Man” from May 8-17 (The Yardley Players); “Modern Classics” May 23-24 (Mercer Dance Ensemble); “They’re Playing Our Song” from May 29-June 7 (Pierrot Productions); and “The Winter’s Tale” from June 12-21 (Shakespeare ’70).
Children’s shows include: “Disney’s Frozen Movie Sing-A-Long” on Sept. 20 (Theater To Go); "Pocahontas" on Oct. 11 (Kaleidoscope Theatre); “Charlotte’s Web” on Nov. 1 (Theatreworks/USA); “The Lightning Thief” on Jan. 17 (Theatreworks/USA); “Dog Loves Books” on April 25 (ArtsPower); and “Junie B. Jones” on May 30 (Theatreworks/USA).
Ticket prices for full-length musicals are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, and $16 for students/children; non-musicals are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors, and $14 for students/children. Ticket prices for the Kelsey Kids Series are $10 for children and seniors, and $12 for adults.
Discounted subscriber packages include premium seating, exchanges for performances of the same show, special "add-a-show" rates, advance sales of single tickets, and as much as 45 percent off regular ticket prices. Group discounts are also available.
To purchase a subscriber series or for tickets to individual shows, call the Kelsey Theatre Box Office at 609-570-3333. Tickets for all shows go on sale Aug. 20 and can be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net. Patrons may also purchase tickets by mail with checks payable to MCCC/Kelsey Theatre, P.O. Box 17202, Trenton NJ 08690, or by ordering in person at the Box Office. Box Office hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to noon; and one hour before show time. Gift certificates are available in any amount. To request a print copy of the 2014-2015 season brochure, email kelsey@mccc.edu or call the Box Office.
Kelsey Theatre has open auditions for many of its productions and welcomes assistance from community volunteers to usher and work behind the scenes. The theater gratefully accepts donations. Call 609-570-3581 or visit the website for more information.
The theater has free, lighted parking and is wheelchair accessible. Funding for performances is made possible in part by the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission through funding from the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment of the Arts.
Early registration now open for Trenton’s open studio tour and creative showcase
TRENTON, N.J. – July 27, 2014 – Trenton’s arts scene is on a roll, and there’s no better opportunity to see what the buzz is all about than Art All Day, Artworks’ free celebration of creativity throughout the city. Saturday, November 8 marks the third annual Art All Day, featuring open studio tours, demos, pop-up galleries, public art and more.
Registration is now open for artists and organizations, at artworkstrenton.org. Artists need not live or work in Trenton in order to participate in Art All Day. Those without their own space in the city will be paired with a Trenton-based pop-up gallery. All Art All Day participating artists may submit work for the Art All Day group show in Artworks’ main gallery, running November 8 - 29. Through the end of August, early registrants will receive $5 off ($10 off for organizations) when they sign up online at artworkstrenton.org.
“Art All Day affords artists, art lovers, and the simply curious alike the ability to connect and experience the creative energy and resourcefulness that permeates Trenton,” said Art All Day Director Lauren Otis. “Art All Day happens just once a year, but the bonds it builds through art – between people, communities, businesses, public and private institutions – strengthen and continue throughout the year,” Mr. Otis said.
This year’s Art All Day will feature updated and convenient trolley routes, leaving from Artworks and connecting sites; new food truck offerings; and a whole new free Art All Day map/program, available in advance from Artworks. Bike tours, live demonstrations, art and history talks, and other immersive activities will satisfy all levels of curiosity and adventurousness. Some of Trenton’s most illustrious artists and artisans will be on hand to demonstrate and discuss their technique. The open studio tour takes place from noon to 5 p.m. on Nov. 8, followed by a celebratory reception at Artworks from 5 to 8 p.m. Artworks, Trenton’s visual arts center, is located at 19 Everett Alley, Trenton, NJ 08611.
Interested in taking classes at Princeton Ballet School?
Princeton Ballet School is now enrolling for fall 2014 classes. If you are interested in dancing at Princeton Ballet School, please call 609-921-7758. If you have prior dance experience, schedule a placement class when you call. Beginners do not need to take a placement class. Princeton Ballet School's fall 2014 classes begin September 5.
About American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School
American Repertory Ballet's mission is to bring the joy, beauty, artistry and discipline of classical and contemporary dance to New Jersey and nationwide audiences and to dance students through artistic and educational programs. The organization comprises: American Repertory Ballet, the preeminent professional classical and contemporary ballet company in the state; Princeton Ballet School, one of the largest and most respected non-profit dance schools in the nation; and ARB's Access & Enrichment initiatives, including the long-running and acclaimed DANCE POWER program. The performing company is a classical and contemporary ballet company committed to presenting ballets from the 19th and 20th centuries alongside new and existing works by choreographers from today. Founded in 1963, the company is currently under the artistic leadership of Douglas Martin, former principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet. Its rich history of repertory includes established masterpieces by distinguished American choreographers such as George Balanchine, Gerald Arpino, Alvin Ailey, Paul Taylor and Twyla Tharp; cutting edge works by choreographers such as Val Caniparoli, Kirk Peterson, Dominique Dumais, Harrison McEldowney, Amy Seiwert, Susan Shields, Melissa Barak, Patrick Corbin, Trinette Singleton, and ARB Resident Choreographer Mary Barton; and former Artistic Directors Dermot Burke, Marjorie Mussman, Septime Webre and Graham Lustig. ARB has been designated a "Major Arts Institution" by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts consistently for the past two decades, and has repeatedly been awarded a Citation of Excellence by the Council. ARB was voted the Jersey Arts People's Choice for "Favorite Dance Company" in 2008, 2011 and 2012.
Princeton Ballet School has gained a national reputation for its excellent dance training since its founding in 1954 by Audrée Estey. Under the direction of Mary Pat Robertson, Princeton Ballet School currently serves approximately 1,200 students, starting at age three, and includes a large open enrollment division for adults. Princeton Ballet School has studios in Cranbury, New Brunswick, and Princeton and offers classes in ballet, modern dance, jazz, hip-hop, Cardioballet and Pilates. Students from the school have gone on to dance in professional ballet and contemporary dance companies in the US and abroad. Graduates have danced with such diverse organizations as New York City Ballet, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Miami City Ballet, Complexions, Mark Morris Dance Company, Twyla Tharp, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Ballet West and on Broadway.
The Access & Enrichment wing of American Repertory Ballet reaches out to the community not only through its DANCE POWER program and signature On Pointe series, but also with free programming, master classes, residencies, lecture demonstrations and School Time Matinees throughout the state. In 1984, American Repertory Ballet partnered with the New Brunswick Board of Education to create DANCE POWER. Today, it's the longest-running uninterrupted arts/community partnership in New Jersey. The legendary Gregory Hines was DANCE POWER's Honorary Chair for 18 years before his untimely passing in 2003. In 2001, Mr. Hines endowed a scholarship at Rutgers University that earmarks annual funds for a DANCE POWER student to attend the university.
Event Invites Community to Explore New Ways to Protect Water & Our Environment
(July 22, 2014) Hopewell NJ – –Come celebrate one of our most colorful native pollinators – the butterfly - and learn new and innovative ways to protect clean water and the environment at the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association's 14th Annual Butterfly Festival on Saturday August 9th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Watershed Reserve in Hopewell.
"We hope to change behaviors and create protections for our natural resources for the next generation," said Jim Waltman, Watershed Association Executive Director. "The Butterfly Festival is a fun, hands-on way of demonstrating innovative technologies which will be employed in our new environmental center opening this December. These technologies will allow us to save energy, water and the environment. We hope the 14th Annual Butterfly Festival will inspire a wave of environmental action across the region."
Attendees can explore four family-friendly "Enviro-Zones" which teach children and families how they can make a difference for clean water and a healthy environment. Work as a team or individual to answer four kid-friendly questions, get a passport stamp in each zone, and receive a fun prize. New this year is a Facebook scavenger hunt, where attendees will receive clues on our Facebook page to the location of items hidden throughout the festival area.
Children can also take part in the popular Butterfly & Bug Costume Parade. Sign up at the festival's Membership booth upon entry. The parade will begin at the Main Stage at 12:30 p.m. and at 2:30 p.m.. Music will once again be performed by Grammy nominated Miss Amy, a musical fitness entertainer who encourages families to engage in physical activity. Miss Amy was awarded the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award through her musical "Fitness Rock & Roll" concerts. The Dadz, a rock 'n roll band playing a diversity of music that spans the 50's to the current era will perform in the afternoon. There will also be hay rides, an insect zoo and safari, and local food and artisans.
Raffle tickets will be on sale for the chance to win a 5-night cruise for two aboard the historic Maine schooner, J&E Riggin. A 50/50 draw will also take place during the Festival, and cash tickets will be sold throughout the day. All proceeds benefit the Watershed Association and help protect clean water and the environment.
Shuttle parking for the Butterfly Festival is generously provided by Bristol-Myers Squibb across the street from the Watershed Reserve (access from Titus Mill Road). Admission to the Festival is $10 per person or $25 per carload. For discounts, please register online at www.thewatershed.org. No smoking or pets are permitted at the festival. Call (609) 737-3735 for handicapped access and service animal permission. Visit www.thewatershed.orgto learn more about the festival.
Special thanks to Butterfly Festival corporate sponsors: Bloomberg, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and PSE&G.
Interviews with Executive Director Jim Waltman are available upon request. Contact Leanne Hunter, Communications Manager, at (609) 737-3735 x16 or lhunter@thewatershed.org. Media or photographers interested in covering the Butterfly Festival on August 9th must contact Leanne Hunter to receive a press parking pass.
About the Watershed Association
The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, a not-for-profit organization, protects the 265-square-mile region drained by the Stony Brook and Millstone River – an area spanning 25 towns and five counties. Founded in 1949, the Watershed Association is central New Jersey's first environmental group protecting clean water and the environment through conservation, advocacy, science and education.
Since 1985, the operators of Princeton Airport have opened their doors to visitors (both young and young-at-heart) so they see and experience the daily operations of the airfield. This summer, Princeton Airport invites the public to free tours during the months of July and August every Tuesday morning. Starting at 10:30 AM, the tours will address the past 103 years of the airport’s history, explore the present day-to-day operations and facilities, as well as take a glimpse into the bright future of Princeton Airport.
As a privately owned, public use facility, Princeton Airport provides many services to the Central Jersey area – whether for business or recreation. Among those services includes flight training for careers, business or pleasure in both airplanes and helicopters; sales and services of new and used airplanes; private helicopter charter; indoor and outside parking of aircraft; and a pilot shop for the aviation enthusiast.
The public will view the different aircraft based at the field that consist of homebuilt, experimental, aerobatic, and variety of other aircraft by walking around the airport and watching the arrivals and departures from the airport’s two runways. An explanation of the procedures employed by pilots and the airport management will be made to ensure the safety record of Princeton Airport. A visit into the maintenance hanger will show the public how and why the aircraft must comply with the stringent Federal Aviation Regulations. During the tour, visitors may be invited to sit inside an airplane to see and start to understand how the controls work. The tours take approximately one hour and are free and open to anyone willing to join Princeton Airport and share their passion for aviation. Groups are more than welcome.
Princeton Airport is open seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day for the public’s use. Tours will not be conducted during inclement weather. The public may call the airport to ascertain whether the day’s activities will be conducted or not.
Princeton Airport is located at 41 Airpark Road in Montgomery Township off Route 206, 3.5 miles north of the town of Princeton. For further information, contact Steve Nierenberg at (609)-921-3100, or visit www.princetonairport.com for more information.
Princeton, NJ (July 2, 2014) – Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County is pleased to announce that its Secure@Home program, which helps older adults age safely, comfortably and independently in their own homes, has won the 2014 Kovod Award, sponsored by the Association of Jewish Family Agencies. The award was won in the category of Sustained Success: Programs with Staying Power.
Founded in 2007, Secure@Home home is a non-profit, non-sectarian membership program that promotes “aging in place” by offering an umbrella of services including geriatric care management by licensed social workers, assessment, care planning, 24/7 emergency availability, monthly hellos, wellness programs, volunteer help, medication management, chaplaincy services and information and referral. Specifically, Secure@Home’s care managers assess for health issues, home safety and various needs for assistance, including transportation, home modification, home care, coordinating continuing care from a hospital or rehabilitation facility to home, and/or advocacy.
Over the past seven years, Secure@Home has provided direct services to a total of 419 seniors (ages 54 – 101) in 283 households in greater Mercer County, NJ. “Client satisfaction surveys consistently report that our program offers peace of mind for both older adults and their families and rates our 24/7 availability as our most important service,” says Executive Director Linda Meisel.
The Association of Jewish Family & Children's Agencies is a membership organization for Jewish human service agencies in the United States and Canada. The award recognizes Secure@Home as a program which has withstood the test of time and one that has a proven track record. AJFCA guidelines state that the agency “should demonstrate consistent effectiveness of the program, sustained community engagement with the program and/or the continued relevance of the program to the target population.“
For more information, contact Beth Englezos at bethe@jfcsonline.org or 609-987-8121.
(Princeton, N.J., June 26, 2014) The 2014 CoOPERAtive Program, a three-week intensive opera program, continues this week with recitals, concerts and master classes showcasing young singers training for operatic careers. All events are free and open to the public.
The CoOPERAtive Program brings to Princeton some of the most influential people in the operatic field today. Susan Ashbaker, master coach and artistic advisor to the CoOPERAtive Program, will present a master class on Monday, July 14 at 7:30 p.m., which will focus on directing singers toward their operatic potential. With over 30 years of experience in performing arts, her experience on both sides of the opera industry give her a rare and comprehensive approach to key elements of career advancement for singers. The master class will be held in the Princeton Regional Schools Performing Arts Center in Princeton High School. For those unable to attend, the master class will be broadcast live through the Rider University website. Please visit www.rider.edu/arts for more information.
Philadelphia-based Lyric Fest will join the CoOPERAtive Program to present a concert titled "Dear March—Come In—American Women Poets" on Tuesday, July 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Bristol Chapel. Singers Kelly Ann Bixby, soprano; Jeffrey Halili, tenor; Randall Scarlata, baritone; and Elizabeth Shammash, mezzo-soprano; will join Suzanne DuPlantis, mezzo-soprano; and Laura Ward, pianist, to premiere newly commissioned settings by Benjamin C.S. Boyle, Douglas Cuomo, Michael Djupstrom, Daron Hagen, James Primosch and Maurice Wright, as well as familiar settings and little known art songs. Narrator Michelle Eugene will read selections of poetry to round out this special program. Lyric Fest's focus is on bringing people together through the shared experience of song by offering lively, theme-oriented voice recitals designed to edify, educate, stimulate dialogue and foster community.
Participants of the CoOPERAtive Program will present Operatic Arias Concerts on Wednesday, July 16 at 7:30 p.m. and the final concert on Saturday, July 19 at 2 p.m. in Bristol Chapel. The performances will feature arias from familiar and not-so-well-known operas. Attend each concert and see how the singers grow through the guidance of the instructors of the CoOPERAtive Program. Experience the talent of these artists at the beginning of their operatic careers.
On Thursday, July 17 at 7:30 p.m., in Bristol Chapel, young artists of the CoOPERAtive Program will perform in an intimate Art Song Recital, featuring repertoire from a variety of composers. Each piece was hand chosen specifically for the singers to display the best qualities of their voices.
Westminster Choir College is located at 101 Walnut Lane in Princeton, N.J. Princeton Regional Schools Performing Arts Center is located at 151 Moore Street in Princeton, N.J. For more information, visit www.rider.edu/arts.
The 2014 Fifth Annual New Hope Film Festival runs July 25th through August 3rd, with Official Selections from 16 countries. Over 100 outstanding independent films with many U.S. and world premieres. Visit the free online 2014 Official Program Guide that includes the schedule and a description of each film at www.newhopefilmfestival.com. Previews for some of the films can be seen in the News section of the Festival's website, and tickets can also be purchased online. Filmmakers from around the country and abroad will attend the screenings. There will be question and answer sessions after the screenings with opportunities to meet filmmakers.
Films will be screened at the New Hope Arts Center 2 Stockton Ave., New Hope, PA 18938 and Stephen J. Buck Memorial Theater at the New Hope Solebury High School 180 W. Bridge St., New Hope PA 18938
On Monday June 16, 2014, 40 parents, faculty members, and students participated in Hopewell Elementary's annual Locks of Love event. The event collected 110 individual ponytails to benefit Locks of Love, a non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from long-term medical hair loss. All Hopewell Elementary students, grades pre-K to 5th attended a whole school meeting to kick-off the day's festivities and witness the initial big "chop" of all the donors. Hopewell Elementary School's art room was transformed into a salon for the day, where all donors later returned for an appointment with a licensed hair stylist. This memorable and inspiring event would not have been possible without Friends Salon, located at 46 E. Broad St. in Hopewell Borough, graciously volunteering their services for the day and providing FREE basic haircuts to all donors. Special thanks also to Pennington Bagel for generously donating breakfast for our brave participants to enhance the overall event experience. The event hoped to inspire and encourage even the littlest people to make a difference in someone's life and look beyond themselves.
The 2014 Westminster Summer Concert Series begins with community events, recitals and master classes presented by Westminster Choir College. All events are free and open to the public.
The community in encouraged to join in the singing with a Summer Sing-In on Tuesday, June 24 at 7:30 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the campus of Westminster Choir College. Anthony Maglione will conduct a choral masterwork. Check the Westminster website for the title at www.rider.edu/arts. Bring your own score, or borrow one of ours. Dr. Maglione currently serves as the director of Choral Studies at William Jewell College in Liberty, Miss., where he conducts the Concert Choir, Men’s Chorus and Choral Scholars.
Participants of the CoOPERAtive Program, a three-week opera training program, will present Operatic Arias Concerts on Wednesday, July 2 and Sunday, July 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Bristol Chapel. The performances will feature arias from familiar and not-so-well-known operas. Attend each concert and see how the singers grow through the guidance of the instructors of the CoOPERAtive Program. Experience the talent of these artists at the beginning of their operatic careers.
The CoOPERAtive Program brings to Princeton some of the most influential people in the operatic field today. Renowned conductor Pierre Vallet will present a master class on Thursday, July 3 at 7:30 p.m., which will focus on directing singers toward their operatic potential. A committed educator, Pierre Vallet is a sought-after lecturer and guest teacher at the world’s premier training institutions. He has been a regular visitor to the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at The Metropolitan Opera, the Stean’s Music Institute at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, Tanglewood Music Center, Wolf Trap Opera Company and the Houston Grand Opera Studio.
The master class will be held in the Princeton Regional Schools Performing Arts Center in Princeton High School. For those unable to attend, the master class will be broadcast live through the Rider University website. Please visit www.rider.edu/arts for more information.
On Saturday, July 5 at 7:30 p.m., in Bristol Chapel, young artists of the CoOPERAtive Program will perform in an intimate Art Song Recital, featuring repertoire from a variety of composers. Each piece was hand chosen specifically for the singers to display the best qualities of their voices.
Westminster Choir College is located at 101 Walnut Lane in Princeton, N.J. Princeton Regional Schools Performing Arts Center is located at 151 Moore Street in Princeton, N.J. For more information, visit www.rider.edu/arts.
It is never too early to register for the upcoming Race for Resources 5K and 10K Family Walk and Autism Expo to make a difference in the lives of children, teens and young adults with autism and their families.
Registration for the "Race for Resources and Autism Expo" is now open!
This year's event is scheduled for Saturday, November 8, 2014 at Tyler State Park. The fun-filled day, will include face painting, moon bounce, DJ, food and other festivities!
Plus, an Autism Expo featuring over 30 special needs service providers. This is a great opportunity to have some fun, to check out all of the service providers.
Once you sign up, you can create or join a team and become a fundraiser. Recruit your friends, family and coworkers to participate on your team.
NEW IN 2014 The two mile walkers will have an option to participate in our unique POKER walk!
All of the ACF activities are funded by donations from supportive individuals, businesses and corporations.
Princeton, NJ—The Princeton Symphony Orchestra and Music DirectorRossen Milanov are pleased to announce the 2014-2015 Classical Series which features concerts imbued with elements of Romance!Mr. Milanov will lead the respected professional musicians of the PSO in performances designed to stir the senses starting Sunday, September 28, at 4 pm, at Richardson Auditorium on the campus of Princeton University. The season focuses on works influenced by the emotional expressionism and new melodic styles of music’s Romantic Period, and features today’s hottest rising classical music stars. Hand-selected by Mr. Milanov, the young and passionate artists to appear with the PSO this coming season include violinist Bella Hristova, pianist Natasha Paremski, classical guitarist Robert Belinic, and cellist Zuill Bailey. Guest conductor Daniel Boico and local composer Sebastian Currier, Artist-in-Residence at the Institute for Advanced Study, will also be highlighted. Each 4 pm concert is preceded by a 3 pm concerttalk to enrich the live concert experience.
“This season’s guest artists are musicians that I absolutely love working with. We share the same philosophy of music performance, bringing a strong and unique voice to everything we interpret together,” explains Rossen Milanov, who was recently named among the top 5 most influential people in New Jersey Arts by The Newark Star-Ledger’s Inside Jersey Guide. Mr. Milanov is accustomed to inspiring on-the-spot greatness from guest artists and established orchestras around the world. In addition to heading the PSO, Rossen Milanov is a touring conductor who raised his baton in 2013-2014 at performances in South Africa, Spain, Latvia, Denmark, Switzerland, Canada, Japan, Germany, and his native Bulgaria. Working with so many talented artists of varying cultural backgrounds, Mr. Milanov’s focus is always on a mutual, cohesive collaboration to bring vibrancy to performed works.
At the PSO’s Sunday, September 28, season-opening concert Romantic Imaginings, violinist Bella Hristova performs Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor. A fellow Bulgarian whom Mr. Milanov has known since she was twelve, Ms. Hristova delivers a passionate, beautiful sound with compelling command of her instrument. The remainder of the program is devoted to Anton Bruckner’s “Romantic” Symphony No. 4 in E-flat Major. This is the first Bruckner symphony to be undertaken by the PSO under the deft leadership of Mr. Milanov.
The Sunday, November 2 Edward T. Cone ConcertClassically Russian includes the talented pianist Natasha Paremski performing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Major. In performance, the Russian-born pianist reveals astounding virtuosity and voracious interpretive abilities. The concert program also features Stravinsky’s Petrushka and a contemporary piece by living American composer William Bolcom, Commedia for “Almost” 18th Century Orchestra. Mr. Milanov met William Bolcom years ago at University of Michigan when they were both on faculty there. Mr. Bolcom’sCommedia mocks what a classical music piece might be and has a built-in theatrical element.
The third concert of the series on Sunday, January 18, Scenic Rhythms, features guitarist Robert Belinic performing Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez. Mr. Belinic is no stranger to the PSO as he performed with virtuoso clarinetist José Franch-Ballester at a Spanish-themed PSO event in 2013 which showcased his dexterous classical guitar playing. Also on the program is Ottorino Respighi’s Trittico Botticelliano which pays homage to three iconic paintings by the Italian artist Sandro Botticelli. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A Major is rich with rapid dance-like rhythms, and will bring the afternoon concert to an exciting conclusion. Guest conductor Daniel Boico will lead the PSO. Mr. Boico is described by critics as "Dynamic, vigorous, exciting, and imaginative - an undisputed star who combines magnetic charisma with a skilled technique." Assistant Conductor of the New York Philharmonic for the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 seasons, the fast-rising conductor has quickly made a mark on the music scene.
Cellist Zuill Bailey’s celebrated artistry, technical wizardry, and engaging personality will be on display at the Sunday,March 15,Soulful Reflections concert during which he’ll play Schumann’s Cello Concerto in A minor. Mr. Milanov points toward Zuill Bailey as a prime example of a universal musician, excelling as a soloist and chamber artist. As an encore, Mr. Bailey will perform Massenet’s “Meditation” from Thais, a solo normally associated with the violin. Parodying traditional symphonic form, Sebastian Currier’s Microsymph compresses the elements of a full symphony into just ten minutes. Mr. Currier will discuss his work at a PSO Behind the Music event to be held in advance of the concert as well as during a pre-concert, on-stage talk with Rossen Milanov. Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 1 in E Minor completes the program with its expressive fusion of romantic content with classical form.
The Viva Verdi! concert brings the PSO Classical Series to an end on Sunday,May 17 with memorable excerpted scenes from three popular Giuseppe Verdi operas including Il Trovatore, La Traviata, and Aida. Emerging opera guest stars, to be determined, will perform with the PSO under Rossen Milanov. The program is filled with drama, emotional tension, longing, and, of course, tragic endings—quintessentially romantic!
New subscriptions to the five-concert 2014-2015 PSO Classical Series are available beginning Tuesday, July 1. All concerts will take place at Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the campus of Princeton University. Single seat subscriptions for all five concerts are available at $310, $252, $195, and $130. The entire season may be reviewed online at www.princetonsymphony.org. Subscribers are also eligible to receive $5 off of advance Saturday,December 13, 4 pm, PSO Holiday POPS! concert tickets, regularly priced at: Adults $40, Students $25! To subscribe and receive savings of up to 18% off PSO Classical Series single ticket prices, call: (609) 497-0020. Individual concert tickets go on sale at the end of August.
Princeton Symphony Orchestra 2014-2015 Classical Series Calendar
Princeton Symphony Orchestra Music Director Rossen Milanov has been recognized as “one of the most promising figures in the upcoming generation of conductors” by The Seattle Times and “one who bears watching by anyone who cares about the future of music” by the Chicago Tribune. He began his tenure with the PSO in June 2009. Mr. Milanov is former associate conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra and former artistic director of The Philadelphia Orchestra’s series at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts. In February 2012, he was appointed principal conductor of Orquesta Sinf?nica del Principado de Asturias in Oviedo, Spain. As a committed supporter of music education, Mr. Milanov is music director of both the New Symphony Orchestra, a youth orchestra in his native city of Sofia, Bulgaria; and Symphony in C, one of the leading professional training orchestras in the United States. Mr. Milanov studied conducting at The Juilliard School, the Curtis Institute of Music, Duquesne University, and the Bulgarian National Academy of Music. He has received the Award for Extraordinary Contribution to Bulgarian Culture and in 2005 was chosen as Bulgaria’s Musician of the Year.
ABOUT THE PRINCETON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Whether performing classical masterworks, introducing music by modern-day masters, or hosting students at their first live symphony performance, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is a cultural centerpiece of the Princeton community and one of New Jersey’s finest music organizations. Led by Music Director Rossen Milanov, the PSO offers orchestral, pops, and chamber music programs of the highest quality, as well as lectures and other events to complement these concerts. Through PSO BRAVO!, the orchestra produces wide-reaching and innovative education programs, carried out in partnerships with local schools and arts organizations. With considerable community support and funding for excellence from the National Endowment for the Arts, the PSO is also a multiple-year recipient of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts’ highest honors. In addition, the PSO has been recognized for its commitment to new music with an ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming and a Copland Fund Award. The only independent, professional orchestra to make its home in Princeton, the PSO performs at historic Richardson Auditorium on the campus of Princeton University.
PRINCETON, NJ - In honor of Independence Day and New Jersey’s 350th birthday, Morven will host a free family event on July 4th, celebrating our American heritage at the home-turned-museum of Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
The festivities will include Stacy Flora Roth presenting “Over Here Molly Pitcher”, celebrating women of the American Revolution and a discussion with “George Washington” as he shares personal letters. There will also be a variety of colonial life demonstrations including bread baking and ice cream making, as well as an opportunity for children of all ages to “sign” the Declaration of Independence!
Guests may bring blankets or chairs and relax on Morven’s front lawn as they enjoy music by the Riverside Bluegrass Band and enjoy refreshments by Oink & Moo BBQ, New Jersey’s premier BBQ food truck.
Admission is free and no registration is required. More information is available by visiting www.morven.org or calling 609-924-8144, ext. 106.
A National Historic Landmark, Morven Museum & Garden is situated on five pristine acres in the heart of Princeton, New Jersey. This former New Jersey Governor’s Mansion showcases the rich cultural heritage of the Garden State through regular exhibitions, educational programs and special events. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton St., Princeton, NJ 08540, www.morven.org, (609) 924-8144.
Join Fusion Princeton and a panel of community professionals in a conversation about the evolution of education.
We will be screening three short TED and TEDx talks about where the educational model came from, where it is, and where it is going, discussing topics such as hackschooling, differentiated instruction, and the impact of environment and different learning styles on students’ school experience.
We will also examine how we can address the needs of the whole child through education and collaboration with other entities while hearing the perspective of mental health and educational professionals. RSVP to take part in this inspirational and informational evening.
Join Us
Thursday, June 19
6:30pm - 8:00pm
at the
Fusion Princeton Campus
116 Stanhope St.
Princeton, NJ 08540
Event Details Our panel will include:
Dr. Valerie Brooks Klein: Clinical and School Psychologist
Sarah Gaitens: Director of Operations, Susan Petrick Educational Therapy
Grace Losada: Director of Education, Fusion Academy & Learning Center
Please join us for Uke New Jersey Too!, our second annual Ukulele festival to be held in Morristown, NJ from Friday, August 29 through Sunday, August 31, 2014. This event features concerts, workshops, the film Mighty Uke, vendors, open mics, jams and much more.
We will update festival information often, but those who wish to get a jump on registration may do so by clicking on the link above. Early bird tickets for the full event are available for $65 through June 15.
Children 12 and under attend for free! (Children 16 and under must be accompanied by a paid adult at all time)
The 15th Annual Aids Walk will be held on Sunday, September 21, 2014 in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Registration will be held at the New Hope/ Solebury High School at 9:00am….rain or shine.
HELP MAKE THIS YEAR OUR BIGGEST YEAR EVER!
All proceeds will help individuals living with HIV/AIDS in Bucks, Hunterdon and Mercer Counties and will provide essential funds for people who have nowhere else to turn to pay for their medical needs, rent or mortgage as well as utility bills, transportation, funeral expenses and other basic personal needs. Improvement of quality of life is our goal. The funds are also used to educate and promote awareness of HIV/AIDS.
Please visit our website at www.factbuckscounty.org or call 215-862-3325 for your registration/ pledge form. Be a Sponsor, walker or donate to FACT.
Bring your family, friends and furry friends (Bikes also welcome) for a scenic walk or ride along the Canal and support this great and much needed cause.
Your support is greatly appreciated! We also thank our supporters who have made it possible to raise over $1.M. over the last 14 years.
Be a part of this 3 day valley-wide event encouraging families and community members to get outside and enjoy nature and all it has to offer! Many outdoor activities are being offered by over a dozen community organizations. They include a summer walk, outdoor art room, orienteering, a day on the farm, star gazing and much more. Check out the complete list of offerings attached. Registration is required for some activities. For others, simply arrive at the designated time and location. Attend as many as you like! Enjoy the many outdoor spaces Hopewell Valley has to offer! For more information contact the Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance at 737-0120 x 642.
Ten Thousand Villages, Princeton donates 15% of sales to Alex’s Lemonade Stand during fundraising event
In an effort to join the battle against childhood cancer, Ten Thousand Villages in Princeton will host a Community Shopping Event to benefit Alex’s Lemonade Stand during the Foundation’s National Lemonade Days initiative on Sunday, June 8 from Noon – 4pm.The event will also take place at the following Ten Thousand Villages locations: Center City Philadelphia, Chestnut Hill, Exton, King of Prussia, Media, Ardmore and Wilmington.
Lemonade Days 2014 will mark 10 years since childhood cancer fighter Alexandra “Alex” Scott challenged the nation to help her raise $1 million toward finding cures for all kids with cancer, one cup of lemonade at a time.
Ten Thousand Villages' mission is to create opportunities for artisans in developing countries to earn income by bringing their products and stories to our markets through long-term fair trading relationships.Ten Thousand Villages is proud host this fundraising event for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation to help a cause closer to home.
Founded by Alex Scott (1996-2004) in 2004, National Lemonade Days is a three day national event that grew out of Alex's front yard lemonade stand, and is held every year over the same June weekend. During National Lemonade Days, dedicated volunteers host thousands of Alex's Lemonade Stands across the country, raising over $1 million for childhood cancer research. June 2014 will mark the 11th Annual Lemonade Days with an estimated 10,000 volunteers at over 2,000 Alex’s Lemonade Stands around the nation making a difference for children with cancer. Lemonade Days 2014 is set for June 6, 7 and 8!
WHAT: Community Shopping Event at Ten Thousand Villages Princeton, 15% of our sales donated directly to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation
The First annual 5k Cancer Run called "The Run 4 Hope" will be held locally at Mercer County Park in West Windsor on Saturday October 25, 2014. It is a family friendly event. We will not only have a 5k race but also a 1 mile fun run/walk for those who want to participate but are not competitive runners. We are also welcoming local vendors and sponsors to be present at the event so we can provide a fun atmosphere for the families with activities such as a pottery class demo for kids where we will have pink clay molded ribbons and candle holders with "HOPE" on it.
Because we are working with Marna's Pals, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, all the proceeds will be donated to the Marna Pal Memorial Scholarship Fund to benefit cancer-affected families trying to send their loved ones through college.
Please visit The Run 4 Hope's webpages for more details:
The Children’s Home Society of New Jersey has been named charity recipient of the Color Me Rad – MetLife Stadium event on July 27, 2014. Color Me Rad is a family-friendly 5K fun run, where runners are blasted with colored cornstarch and water throughout the course.
To learn more about Color Me Rad visit www.colormerad.com. To learn more about how you can have fun, be healthy and save children’s lives by running and/or volunteering for this event, contact Dana Johnson at 609-695-6274, Ext. 161 or email djohnson@chsofnj.org.
The Sourland Music Festival has announced its line-up for the 11th Music Fest. The Sourland Music Festival will features top-notch regional musicians, as well as food and crafts from local vendors.The Sourland Music Festival raises money for the Sourland Conservancy, a nonprofit organization that works to protect the ecological integrity, historical resources and special character of the Sourland Mountain region.This sparsely populated area is located in parts of Somerset, Mercer and Hunterdon Counties and is home to an incredibly rich diversity of animal and plant species, many rare or endangered.
The 11th Annual Sourland Music Festival’s headliner is Jo Wymer with the Matt O’Ree Band. The other exceptionally talented musicians performing at the Festival this year are:
4PM - Norman Taylor – www.soulstewrecords.com
5PM - Dave Stryker – www.davestryker.com
6PM – Slackjaw – www.slackjawbluesband.com
7PM – Citizens Band Radio – www.worldofcbr.com
8:30PM - Jo Wymer with the Matt O'Ree Band- www.jowymer.com
The Sourland Music Festival will be held on July 19th from 4:00 – 10:00 PM on the Polo Field at the Hillsborough Golf and Country Club; the rain date is July 20th.Tickets are $20 online and $25 at the door.Tickets are $5 for children under 13 and free for children under 7.Tickets and information are available at: https://www.sourlandmusicfest.org
WHAT: 11th Annual Sourland Music Festival
WHO: Hosted by the Sourland Conservancy
WHEN: July 19th, at4:00 – 10:00PM.Rain date July 20th
WHERE: Hillsborough Golf and Country Club, 146 Wertsville Rd, Hillsborough, NJ 08844
INFO: $20 online; $25 at the door; $5 for children under 13; Free for children under 7
Admission: $8.00; Children 12 and under enter FREE; Free Parking
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• Robinson’s Racing Pigs
• Bwana Jim Wildlife Show
• ShenaniGuns! Comedy Wild West Show
• Home and Garden Demonstrations & Competitions
• Living History Interactive Displays
• Monmouth County Park System Interactive Display
• FFA Local Produce Stand
• Variety of Delicious Food/Snack Vendors
• Commercial Vendors
• Nightly Entertainment
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Rye, NY: Colin’s Kids, a non-profit charitable organization devoted to aiding families of infants born with congenital heart defects (CHDs) and funding CHD research, announced its 2014 Golf Tournament will be held at The Apawamis Golf Club in Rye, NY on Tuesday, June 10, 2014.
The Golf Tournament, the 3rd Colin’s Kids has held, features an 18-hole shotgun start, 4-person scramble, lunch, dinner, awards ceremony, silent auction and raffle. “Our golf tournament is the biggest fundraising event for Colin’s Kids,” stated Kelly Molloy, co-founder of Colin’s Kids. “The money raised is critical for medical research and helping economically strained families as they struggle to get the best care for their children who have been born with congenital heart defects.” Single golfers, 4-somes, and non-golfers or those who are able to only attend the dinner and awards ceremony are encouraged to register today. There are also sponsorship opportunities available; businesses can call Kelly Molloy at 203-403-3774 to discuss.
Speaking at the event will be Dr. Michael Monaco. Dr. Michael Monaco is a pediatric cardiologist in Darien, Connecticut. He is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Greenwich Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Stamford Hospital and Norwalk Hospital. Dr. Monaco lives in Port Chester, New York with his wife and their two children.
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the leading causes of all congenital birth defects. It is estimated that 0.8-1% of the population is affected by some form of congenital heart disease. CHD comes in many different forms and refers to congenital malformations of the heart during development. It presents as a spectrum and can affect the chambers of the heart, the heart valves, or the major blood vessels coming to and leaving from the heart. CHD leads to abnormal flow of blood through the heart and the body manifesting as either decreased heart function, congestive heart failure (CHF) or cyanosis.
The severity of the congenital heart defect dictates the appropriate treatment. Some of the less severe conditions can be followed closely by pediatric cardiologists and may even resolve as the child grows. In contrast, the more severe forms are lifelong illnesses that require many hospitalizations, surgeries, cardiac interventions and even heart transplantation to help palliate. In recent years, advances in diagnosis and treatment have greatly improved the survival and quality of life for even the most severe patients. However, there still remains a tremendous amount of work to be done to understand and treat CHD.
If you are unable to attend but wish to make a donation, please visit www.colinskids.org/donate-now.html or call 203-403-3774.
About Colin’s Kids
Colin’s Kids, www.ColinsKids.org, is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit charitable organization run entirely by volunteers, with more than 95% of its donations and proceeds from fundraisers directly funding its programs. Its mission is to provide critical funding to advance medical research related to the diagnosis, life-improving treatment, cure and prevention of congenital heart defects (CHDs); and to provide rapid response financial assistance to economically strained families struggling to obtain the best available care for their children.
Colin’s Kids was founded in 2010 by mothers Kelly Molloy and Nancy King who met in a Columbia Presbyterian's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in 2008 after giving birth to children with CHDs. The King’s son Andrew survived after surgery, however, the Molloys' son Colin did not and became the organization's namesake.
Register at our market: 11 Willow Creek Drive, Pennington
Register by phone- 609-737-8333
Early Bird Registration ENDS SUNDAY JUNE 8TH:
General EARLY BIRD $35/Regular $45
Children 12 and under (strong riders only!) EARLY BIRD $20/Regular $25
Child's Seat: Free (please register child's name)
All prices include a very cool custom designed Farm Roll T-shirt to be worn during the ride!
The Farm Market is open Wednesday through Friday from 9am to 6pm and Saturday and Sunday from 10am-5pm. More information and updates are posted on our website and on Blue Moon Acres Facebook and Twitter pages.
Natalie Rockwell | Farm Market and Events Manager | Blue Moon Acres
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May 14th, 2013 – The 7th Annual In and Out the Garden We Go: A Celebration of the Music of the Grateful Dead festival will be held on June 13th and 14th at Snipes Farm in Morrisville PA. In and Out the Garden We Go continues to grow each year, drawing the best regional tribute bands together to create an energetic jamming experience. This year each band will bring different eras of the Grateful Dead to life through their music. Adding to the vibes of the times, the festival will feature two special sets honoring the music of Janis Joplin (Jersey Pearl) and the Jefferson Airplane (Reverend Jefferson). Like every Dead Show parking lot, there will be crafters and Artisans on site to share their wares, as well as, some of the top-rated festival food vendors from the area.
The In and Out the Garden We Go music festival begins Friday, June 13th at 6PM with Uncle Jah’s Band, with its reggae infused renderings of the Grateful Dead are sure to set the groove for the weekend. The amazing band Alligator whose music specialty is covering the early era Dead, features Mark Diomede of the Juggling Suns. Saturday, June 14th, music begins at 11AM and doesn’t stop until late into the night. The talented line-up includes Terrapin Trio, Bear’s Choice, Glimmer Grass Band, Steal Your Face, and Blackhand.
There will be a Children’s Music Workshop (1pm) where kids will be able to directly experience songwriting by national recording artist and Family Roots Musician, Bobby Beetcut. Some participants in the workshop may be asked to participate in a live performance at the festival on the main stage during his performance.
Headlining this year’s In and Out the Garden We Go festival is Reflections, whose ten years of performances have earned them the respect of Deadheads up and down the East Coast. Closing out the music festival at the late-night bonfire location will be Only Footprints.
Music at Snipes Farm has been using the bucolic pastures of the farm as a backdrop for a unique music venue hosting a variety of concerts and festivals since 2003. Advance Tickets for In and Out the Garden We Go purchased before June 6th are $55 for a 2-Day Pass or $25 for a 1-Day Pass. Day of Show Ticket prices are $65 for 2-Day Pass or $30 for Day of Show Pass (Rain or Shine). This show is appropriate for all ages with children 12 and under free with paid adult admission. Camping is $10 extra per person and RV pass is $20(Limited Availability – must be purchased in advance). For further information and directions go to www.musicatsnipesfarm.com. Snipes Farm is located at 882 West Bridge St., Morrisville, PA 19067.
Princeton – Princeton Day School is pleased to post the matriculation list for the Class of 2014. It is an impressive list that includes a broad range of some of the finest schools in our country. It is also worth noting that many of the seniors were awarded generous need and merit-based scholarships to attend college, including four seniors who received prestigious full scholarships through the Jefferson Scholars program at the University of Virginia, the Annika Rodriguez Scholars program at Washington University in St. Louis, the ROTC program, and Questbridge Scholars. In announcing this news, Director of College Counseling Sarah Graham remarked: “The Class of 2014 represents a group of spirited, unique, and talented individuals who have taken full advantage of the resources available to them at Princeton Day School. As they enter this next chapter of their lives, they will be enrolling at some of the most highly selective schools in the country. There, they will continue to build on the success that they have achieved at PDS as they study a diverse range of disciplines, including engineering, arts and sciences, theater, architecture, film, and dance. We wish our graduating seniors well and know that they are well-prepared to dive into college life and make a difference in their campus communities, just as they have done in ours.”
College Matriculation List – Class of 2014
American University
Arizona State University
Bates College
Boston College (3)
Boston University
Brown University (2)
Bryn Mawr College (2)
Bucknell University (3)
Carleton College (2)
College of Charleston
University of Chicago (2)
Colby College
Cornell University
Davidson College
Dickinson College (2)
Duke University (3)
Emory University
Georgetown University
Hamilton College
University of Hartford
Hobart and William Smith Colleges (2)
College of the Holy Cross
Howard University
Iona College
Johns Hopkins University (4)
Kalamazoo College
Lafayette College (2)
Lehigh University (4)
Loyola University Maryland
McGill University (2)
University of Miami
Middlebury College
New York University (6)
Northeastern University
Oberlin College (2)
Pennsylvania State University
Polytechnic Institute of NYU
Princeton University (2)
Reed College (2)
University of Richmond
Rider University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rowan University
Rutgers University
Seton Hall University (2)
Skidmore College
University of Southern California (2)
Southern Methodist University
Stanford University
Stevens Institute of Technology
Syracuse University (2)
Trinity College
Tufts University (2)
Tulane University (2)
Vassar College
Villanova University
University of Virginia (2)
Wake Forest University
Washington University in St. Louis (2)
College of William and Mary
Yale University
Princeton Day School is an independent, coeducational school educating students from
Pre-Kindergarten – Grade 12.
Visit us at 92 Nassau St to view thousands of timepieces from the world’s finest brands. During this exclusive two-day event, enjoy complimentary engraving on any watch purchase and special financing and trade-in offers. For more information visit hamiltonjewelers.com/watchfair or call 609.683.4200.
On Monday, May 19th, Park Place and Madison St. will be closed from 7:00 AM until approximately 3:30 PM for water main replacement work.
On Tuesday, May 20th, on Chambers St. near Nassau St., a crane will be placed in the northbound lane of Chambers St. near Nassau Street from 7:30 AM until approximately 11:30 AM. Northbound Chambers will be closed, but southbound will proceed.
Beginning on Wednesday, May 21st, weather permitting, Top Line Construction Corp. will be working to install two new sewer services on Mercer Road between the Gallup Road east and west intersections. The work is expected to be completed within 2 to 3 work days. Due to the complexity of the work, Mercer Road will be closed to through traffic from Province Line Road to Quaker Road between the hours of 9 am to 9 pm. Local traffic accessing schools and homes on Mercer Road will be allowed to proceed past the closure via the posted detour using Gallup Road and Stetson Way. Please use caution when accessing your homes.
Saturday, May 24th, from 10:00 AM until approximately 12 Noon, the length of Nassau Street will be closed from Harrison St. and west to Bayard Lane for the Annual Princeton Memorial Day Parade.
Resident Family*: Early Bird $275.00, after April 15th, $295.00
Resident Adult: Early Bird $160.00, after April 15th $180.00
Resident Child: $93.00 (no Early Bird)
Resident Senior: $88.00 (Age 60 & Over - no Early Bird)
Non-Resident Family* Early Bird $495.00, after April 15th $547.00
Non-Resident Adult: $283.00 (no Early Bird)
Non-Resident Child: $170.00 (no Early Bird)
Non-Resident Senior: $160.00 (Age 60 & Over - no Early Bird)
Guests of Pool Members: Pay Resident Daily Admission Rates Guests of Residents who are NOT Pool Members: Pay Non-Resident Daily Admission Rates. ALL guests must be accompanied by either a CP Pool member or a Princeton Resident in order to use CP Pool.
*Membership to Community Park pool for Resident Families. Resident: Family or Individual that pays taxes to Princeton. Family Plan Definition: Members of the same family unit permanently residing at the same legitimate Princeton address. A family unit is defined as parent(s), legal guardian and his/her immediate dependents. Dependent is defined as natural, foster, adopted, or any minors for which an adult(s) has legal custody. To qualify for a family membership, the dependent(s) of the adult(s) member must not have reached their 21st birthday as of June 1st of that year. Dependents to the age of 23 years as of June 1st may be included in this definition, if they are full-time students (proof will be required). Babysitter, live-in helpers and grandparents may qualify to join as separate entities if they also live at this bona fide Princeton address (PROOF WILL BE REQUIRED).
The Sourland Music Festival has announced its line-up for the 11th Music Fest. The Sourland Music Festival will features top-notch regional musicians, as well as food and crafts from local vendors.The Sourland Music Festival raises money for the Sourland Conservancy, a nonprofit organization that works to protect the ecological integrity, historical resources and special character of the Sourland Mountain region.This sparsely populated area is located in parts of Somerset, Mercer and Hunterdon Counties and is home to an incredibly rich diversity of animal and plant species, many rare or endangered.
The 11th Annual Sourland Music Festival’s headliner is Jo Wymer with the Matt O’Ree Band. The other exceptionally talented musicians performing at the Festival this year are:
4PM - Norman Taylor – www.soulstewrecords.com
5PM - Dave Stryker – www.davestryker.com
6PM – Slackjaw – www.slackjawbluesband.com
7PM – Citizens Band Radio – www.worldofcbr.com
8:30PM - Jo Wymer with the Matt O'Ree Band- www.jowymer.com
The Sourland Music Festival will be held on July 19th from 4:00 – 10:00 PM on the Polo Field at the Hillsborough Golf and Country Club; the rain date is July 20th.Tickets are $20 online and $25 at the door.Tickets are $5 for children under 13 and free for children under 7.Tickets and information are available at: https://www.sourlandmusicfest.org
***Media interested in covering the event should RSVP to director@sourland.org***
WHAT: 11th Annual Sourland Music Festival
WHO: Hosted by the Sourland Conservancy
WHEN: July 19th, at4:00 – 10:00PM.Rain date July 20th
WHERE: Hillsborough Golf and Country Club, 146 Wertsville Rd, Hillsborough, NJ 08844
INFO: $20 online; $25 at the door; $5 for children under 13; Free for children under 7
The YWCA Princeton will host the Tenth Annual ETS Firecracker 5K Run/Walk on Tuesday evening, June 24th, 2014. Runners, walkers, families, and corporate or organizational teams looking for a charity race are encouraged to participate. This USATF-certified event will take place on the beautiful ETS Campus in Princeton. Proceeds from the event support YWCA Princeton's Bilingual Nursery School. The goal of this program is to provide non-English speaking preschool children the tools they need to enter school on par with their English-speaking peers.
First, second, and third place medals will be awarded to winners in age-group categories in five year increments through 85+. On hand for this festive occasion will be lively music, post-race buffet, and family activities.Early registration is highly recommended. Online registration is now open at www.ywcaprinceton.org/5k. Cost to register is $22 for USATF members and $25 for non-USATF members. You can also register on-site just prior to the race from 6:00 to 7:15pm at ETS’ Conant Hall located at the corner of Rosedale and Carter Roads in Lawrenceville. Race day registrations are $27 for USATF members and $30 for non-USATF members. The race will kick off at 7:30 pm, rain or shine. Ample parking will be available.
Sponsorship opportunities are still available for businesses wishing to support a worthy family-friendly, community event. Corporate sponsors to date include ETS, Bee Fit with Tracy, Bracco,The Mercadien Group, Szaferman Lakind, New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company, Geico Local Office, Hopewell Valley Community Bank, and CG Sports. YWCA Friend and long-time runner Linda Sipprelle, and Tracy Sipprelle, of Bee Fit with Tracy, will be Honorary Chairs of the Race.
The 2014 Montgomery Fireworks will go off on Tuesday, July 1tst (rain date: Thursday, July 10th). As always, it will be a fantastic way to usher in the summer.Activities start at 6:00PM and continue to dusk. This event will once again be completely funded by contributions from corporations, small business leaders, individual citizens, and fees from high quality vendors and non – profit organizations. This year’s website is up and running and accepting donations.The Montgomery Fireworks Committee would like to remind the Montgomery community that it needs to raise funds every year to host the show and have the down payment for the next year’s fireworks and that donations each year are vital to our success. Those interesting in supporting this town-wide event may go to www.montgomeryfireworks.org to donate or may drop off a donation check at the municipal building, 2261 Route 206 in Belle Mead.
“As always, this is a wonderful opportunity for the community to come together, honor the nation, and enjoy a night out with our families and friends. Please mark this date on your calendar,” said Mayor Rich Smith.
2011 was the first year that the event switched from town supported to private funding.With individual business and citizen contributions, in 2011 and 2012 the Fireworks Committee was able to stage a true Fourth of July extravaganza enjoyed by over 6,000 and 8,000 attendees, respectively.Last year’s event was cancelled due to weather. But all vendors, business and individual donors’ donations were recorded and will be credited for this year.This model has worked well thanks to the generosity of the public and all the hard work of the Fireworks Committee, the Montgomery Police, Montgomery fire companies, EMS and public works personnel who work the event.
One feature of the event that has proven very popular is pre-paid parking spots that provide guaranteed onsite parking. ANYONE WHO PURCHASED A PARKING PASS LAST YEAR WILL AUTOMATICALLY GET A NEW PASS OR PASSES MAILED TO THEIR HOME OR BUSINESS PRIOR TO THE EVENT.There are still a limited amount of parking passes available, which may be purchased on-line.Go to https://register.communitypass.net and choose “Summer 2014”.
For 2014, the Committee has planned an even bigger and better event.The crowd will be entertained by the feel-good sounds of the band “Philly Rock and Soul,” There will be a wide variety of food and beverages to choose from and even more fun activities for the children. In addition, The Rotary Club of Montgomery/Rocky Hill will be sponsoring a 50/50 on behalf of the fireworks committee.
“Most of all, the spectacular fireworks will be the star of the show! My thanks to the planning committee, which has been hard at work since January to ensure that all the countless details for a flawless event are in place – and we are praying for good weather this year!” said Fireworks Committee Chairman George Jarvis.
Please look for more information at our website, www.montgomeryfireworks.org which explains how to sign up as a vendor. (VENDORS WHO SIGNED UP LAST YEAR ARE GUARANTEED SPOTS, IF PAYMENT WAS RECEIVED - additional spots are limited), how to donate to the event as an individual or sponsor, and how to purchase parking spots. And as always, no pets or alcohol are allowed.
The Montgomery Township Fireworks Committee members are Frank Drift, Matt Galvin, Meg Helms, Cynthia Weshnak, Karen Zimmerman, Donna Castronovo and Chair George Jarvis.They wish to thank all the event supporters, whose contributions enable us to keep the sparks flying at the annual Montgomery Fireworks.So mark your calendar for July 1st and come help celebrate Independence Day with your neighbors!
The 8th Annual Paddle for Pink Dragon Boat Festival is coming to Mercer County Park Lake on Saturday, June 21st.from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.The Paddle for Pink Dragon Boat Festival is New Jersey’s largest community Dragon Boat Festival and is hosted by the Machestic Dragons, New Jersey’s first breast cancer survivor’s dragon boat team. Paddle for Pink celebrates the eighth anniversary of the race and festival with fun on and off the water of beautiful Mercer Lake. The event will be located at the Finish Tower Field Area lakeside.Each year the event has grown in participation and support, PFP is known to provide an exciting day for paddlers and spectators alike.
Community participation makes this festival special. Last year 50 teams competed in the exciting races and the Machestic Dragons invite you to form a team to compete in this fundraising event.Twenty paddlers make up a dragon boat team and race against other teams in their division.Teams of educators, neighbors and friends, students, business sponsored teams, semi-professionals and teams compete for medals and bragging rights while helping to support this charitable cause.In 2013, 8 breast cancer survivor teams participated from the tri state region.
Registration fee for PFP is $950 for a team.Not enough paddlers for a team?Register as a group or individual and we will match you with a team. All registered teams may schedule one practice on the water with coaching and equipment provided by the Machestics.
The festival benefits local families affected by breast cancer, this years beneficiaries are, BCRC, Breast Cancer Resource Center of Princeton, where there is never a charge for services provided to breast cancer patients and survivors, along with The Cancer Institute of NJ @ RWJ in New Brunswick.
On land enjoy live music and entertainment, cultural dance and ceremonies, a silent auction, and food. Vendors may reserve a space to support this cause. There will also be a 50/50 raffle drawing,
The Machestic Dragons welcome volunteer hands-on support from organizations and individuals as well as donations to make this festival fruitful.Machestics’ invite you to visit www.machesticdragons.org to get a better understanding of what the Machestic Dragons represent, or call Debbie @ 609-291-9351.
(Princeton, New Jersey)Jazz will open The Princeton Festival’s tenth season titled “The New World: Voices of the Americas.” A true American voice, jazz will launch the Festival on June 7 at 8pm when three top a cappella vocal jazz groups take the stage in Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall, followed on June 8 with the acclaimed Martin Jazz Wind Quartet in Clark Music center in Lawrenceville at 4:30pm. Festival audiences will have to wait till June 22 for the opening of the American classic Porgy and Bess to hear more jazz, where George Gershwin melded jazz with Tin Pan Alley pop, spirituals, and traditional opera forms.Cuban and classical chamber and piano programs come in between.
Round Midnight, Blue Jupiter, and West Side 5 are the three groups that will present the best in present day a cappella vocal jazz at The Princeton Festival. An outgrowth of barbershop, a cappella groups have burgeoned since the Whiffenpoofs, the Four Freshmen, and the Mills Brothers laid the groundwork many years ago. Almost every high school and college today proudly claims its own ensembles, and professional a cappella jazz is heard around the world with many competitions and awards proclaiming its popularity. The three appearing in the Festival are among those winners.Round Midnight brought a cappella jazz to The Princeton Festival last year for the first time, scoring high praise and demand for a repeat performance. They sing largely in barbershop style, but barbershop applied to R&B, pop, jazz, and rock. Joining them will be the prize-winning Blue Jupiter, voted “audience favorite” many times at the Harmony Sweepstakes. Blue Jupiter is known for its high energy pop and rock, jazzy harmonies and funky beatbox.Third on the program is West Side 5, the winner and audience favorite at the Mid-Atlantic Sweepstakes in its first year. Sophisticated is the word for West Side 5, with original arrangements and complex harmonies earning CARA nominations for Best Jazz album and Best Jazz Song.
Martin Wind is a native of Germany where he earned a classical music diploma in Cologne. He moved on to New York where he won a Master’s in jazz performance and composition in 1997. He became established as a sideman and studio musician working with classical and jazz artists alike, while a member of the faculties of NYU and Hostra. Several years ago he formed his own working band, a group with the multi talented Scott Robinson on trumpet and saxophone, L.A. professional Bill Cuniffe on piano, and New York jazz drummer Tim Horner, all with long careers with top jazz bands and artists. Martin Wind Quartet appears with the Festival in partnership with Jazz Nights.
Now in its 10th anniversary season, The Princeton Festival runs from June 7 to June 29 at venues throughout the Princeton area, offering a wide variety of musical performances.
Full descriptions of all events are available on the Festival website. For more information and tickets, visit www.princetonfestival.org or call McCarter Theatre at 609-258-2787.
Time to shed that parka and start digging in the dirt! Don't miss “Healthy Children, Healthy Planet 2014” on May 17 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.at Riverside School
“Healthy Children, Healthy Planet 2014” will unfold in and around the Riverside school gardens. This community event, hosted by the Riverside PTO, will provide family fun while teaching about growing real foods, good nutrition and the benefits of a healthy, active lifestyle. Events will include garden tours and activities, a plant sale, kids crafts, sustainability exhibits, edible insects, family yoga, local food, sheep, chickens, rabbits and more. There will also be a silent auction and basket raffle to raise funds to support the Riverside gardens and related educational programs.
Kick-start your spring gardening efforts!
Shed your parka and start a spring fitness plan!
Buy some cool plants and learn how to make them thrive!
Learn tips on healthy eating!
See where real food comes from!
Show your support for school gardening!
Come and join us in the fun!
About the Riverside School Gardens:
Today, Riverside School is the home of one of the largest public school gardens in New Jersey, including “outdoor classrooms” such as vegetable and herb gardens, raised beds, active composting, and pollinator and tea gardens. Through a garden residency funded in large part by the PTO, Riverside students pre-K through grade 5 learn in the gardens on a regular basis, enjoying hands-on lessons in science, mathematics, language arts, environmental stewardship, community service and more. Our children plant, tend, harvest and taste - experiencing real food as it grows in nature. We host tours and workshops for staff, parents and volunteers from all over New Jersey, sharing lessons, and giving members of our larger community a beautiful view of what it’s possible to do with a relatively small budget and many willing hands.
The Historical Society of Princeton is pleased to be hosting its third annual A Concert Under the Stars on June 14, 2014, from 6:30 – 10:00 PM. This year’s fundraiser will feature a 90-minute live performance by John Popper and the Duskray Troubadours.
In what has become the kickoff to summer event, previous concerts featured the Bacon Brothers and The Marshall Tucker Band. Guests dine at red and white checked tables and mingle throughout the historic six acre grounds before dancing and singing along with our featured performer!
Concert-goers are encouraged to dress for an early summer evening out on the Farmstead. Guests will enjoy a delicious summer spread prepared by Main Street catering, who will also create a signature cocktail in honor of the band’s song, “Champipple.”
While attending Princeton High School in the 1980s, John Popper formed the multi-platinum Grammy winning band Blues Traveler. In 2011, Popper emerged with an all new solo album, John Popper & the Duskray Troubadours, which he describes as a ‘liberating, scrappy, rock-roots alter ego of Blues Traveler.’ Singer/songwriter Jono Manson plays guitar on the new album, which he also produced, recorded and mixed in the mountains of Mexico.
Updike Farmstead, a community resource offering education, timeless beauty and wonder, is open to the public the first Saturday each month, from 12 to 4 PM. Special themed activities are planned monthly, including walking tours, workshops and crafts for children. Net proceeds from A Concert Under the Stars go to support the Society’s wide range of community programs that educate and inspire.
Peapack-Gladstone Bank Private Banking and Baxter Construction are lead sponsors for the event. We are also very pleased to have early support from Biltmore Capital Advisors, Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty, Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, Dumont & Watson, Julius Gross Painting & Home Improvement, MacLean Agency, PNC Bank/PNC Wealth Management, Sipprelle Charitable Corp, Terra Momo Restaurant Group, Thompson Land, Varadero Capital, L.P. and Viburnum.
Due to last year’s overwhelming popularity, the “Bring Your Friends” ticket option is again available: 8 tickets for $1000, a savings of $200 off the $150 individual ticket price. Stargazer level tickets are $350, and include first-out onsite parking.
Tickets are available online at www.princetonhistory.org, or by phone: (609) 921-6748 x105.
ABOUT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PRINCETON - 2014 marks the 75th anniversary of the incorporation of the Historical Society of Princeton(HSP). Founded in 1938, HSP is a museum and research center dedicated to interpreting the history of Princeton, New Jersey. Home to a vast collection of artifacts, manuscripts and photographs, HSP offers a wide array of exhibitions, lectures and public programs each year to schools, adults and families at its two locations, Bainbridge House and the Updike Farmstead. Visit us at www.princetonhistory.org.
DALLAS, May 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- To help students make financially wise choices about the colleges they attend, the higher-education website AffordableSchools.net has just published its ranking of the 50 most affordable colleges in the United States with the best return.
To appear in this ranking, it is not enough for a school to keep the cost of tuition down. Besides keeping costs down, the schools in this ranking also have an excellent track record of giving students the skills and credentials they need to earn a good income.
Numerous studies show that people with a college degree earn substantially more than those with simply a high school diploma (on average more than a million dollars during a lifetime). The colleges in this ranking provide an even more impressive return on investment (ROI).
According to John Ferrer, General Editor of AffordableSchools.net, "Because of the soaring cost of a college education, substantial student debt, and a tough job market, parents and students increasingly focus on potential income. That's why we created this ranking of the most affordable colleges with the best return. We are very pleased to highlight these 50 outstanding U.S. colleges that offer a quality higher education and strong job prospects at an affordable price."
The history of a rural farm community will be the focus of the program offered at Howell Farm on Saturday, May 17, when the public can tour houses that form the core of the Pleasant Valley Rural Historic District.
The houses of grist miller John Phillips, his farmer-son Henry and Henry’s blacksmith-son Lewis will be featured during a 90 minute walking tour offered at 1pm, hosted by Howell Farm historian Larry Kidder. A tour of the Pleasant Valley Schoolhouse is included. Transportation to the historic houses is available for those needing assistance.
Half hour exterior tours of the Henry Phillips farmhouse (Howell Farm farmhouse) will be offered at 11am, noon, 2:30pm and 3:30pm. The house is listed on NJ State and national Registers of Historic Places and is in the final phase of a 3-year restoration process. The history of the house and plans for its restoration and use will be presented during the tours.
The children’s craft program, “Decorated Hat,” will be offered from 11am-3pm. Cost is $3 per craft.
The farm is facility of the Mercer County Park Commission. It is located on Valley Rd., just off Rt. 29, two miles south of Lambertville. GPS directions: 70 Woodens La., Lambertville, NJ 08530. Parking and admission are free.
(TRENTON) — The Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation awarded the Crisis Ministry of Mercer County a grant of $40,000 in support of Hunger Prevention, AmeriCorps staffing, and Nutrition Education through its organization’s community vegetable garden.
The grant will help the Crisis Ministry maximize the effectiveness of its Hunger Prevention services to more than 4,000 Mercer County households through our three Client Choice pantries, Home Food Delivery to elder households in Trenton and Princeton, community gardens, and nutrition education.
“We are experiencing greater need than ever for our services,” said Carolyn Biondi, the Crisis Ministry’s Executive Director. “We are grateful to the Bonner Foundation for partnering with our organization to offer the most effective services we can to address the basic needs of low-income families and individuals and work with them to build a more stable future.”
In 2013, the Crisis Ministry:
·Provided healthy food to 4,040 families who visited its food pantries.
·Worked with 707 families or individuals to remain or become stably housed.
·Provided job training and job search guidance for 65 men and women through Harvesting Hope.
·Improved the earning power of 47 women and men through License to Succeed, the organization’s driver’s license assistance program.
The Crisis Ministry of Mercer County, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, assists some 5,000 Mercer County households annually through integrated services addressing food insecurity and nutrition education; housing stability and homelessness prevention; and work training and employment readiness. In addition to its three heart-healthy food pantries, the organization also operates a community garden in Trenton, offers nutrition classes through Rutgers Extension Service, partners with Princeton Community Housing and Trenton senior housing, and offers free health screenings through Capital Health System. Visit thecrisisministry.org or call 609-396-9355.
SolarJam 2014: Local Student Solar Fair Open to the Public
Sponsored by PSEG
Princeton area’s first ever student solar celebration, “SolarJam 2014,” will be held on May 17 (rain date May 18) from noon-2pm at Princeton High School.Nine area schools are sending teams of students from 3rd-11th grade who have built either solar mini cars or created passive solar projects.The solar mini cars will participate in a fun race.The event is sponsored by PSEG and organized by OASIS (Organizing Action on Sustainability In Schools), a local non-profit school consortium.
Participating schools include: The Cambridge School, Hopewell Valley High School, Melvin Kreps Middle School, The Pennington School, Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart, Princeton Day School,Princeton Junior School,Riverside School,Stuart School of the Sacred Heart.Some schools are sending multiple teams.
The goals of “SolarJam 2014” are to interest students in alternative energy and to showcase the good work local schools are doing in the area of sustainability. There will be food for sale at the event from The Whole Earth Center and The Bent Spoon, both of whom are donating a portion of their proceeds to OASIS.This is a low waste event, so please bring your own water bottle.
This event is free and open to the public.The event will be held at either the Princeton High School tennis courts or track. At the corner of Guyot Ave. and Walnut Lane look for parking signs.The public is encouraged to come and support local students.For more information contact Liz Cutler at Princeton Day School, lcutler@pds.org.
The Princeton Farmers’ Market is pleased to announce that the 2014 schedule will begin on Thursday, May 15th and run through November 20th.The market will be held on Hinds Plaza from 11am to 4pm, rain or shine, and will feature 22 vendors offering local organic produce, free range beef, poultry, pork, eggs & cheese, baked goods, chocolates, jams, spices, flowers, honey, grains, pickles, crepes, a juice bar and locally roasted fresh coffees.Each market, which will also feature live music from 12:00pm to 2:30pm, has become a popular repast for the community to gather, shop, relax and connect.
Jack Morrison, President of the JM Group and founder of the market reports
“The growth of the market in the past five years is a direct result of the patrons, sponsors, farmers and artisans who have made a special commitment to our mission of creating an ecological, economical and socially sustainable enterprise while providing sound nourishment to our community.”
The 2014 sponsors include JM Group Callaway Henderson Int. Realty, Borden Perlman Salisbury & Kelly, Terra Momo Restaurant Group, PNC Bank, Town of Princeton, Princeton Public Library, Agricola andPrinceton One Card.
The 2014 Giving Back Stepping Forward Afternoon Tea “promises to be the best ever”, says organizer and chairperson, Jackie West.Our honorees are very special people who are generous in their commitment and contributions to improving the quality of life for residents of the greater Trenton community.Lula Custis, an A.M.E minister and speech therapist with the Trenton school district, has long championed the cause of women.Carolyn Cooper, now retired, was a psychiatric nurse and interested in supporting other nursing students.Sharon Nemeth, Principal at the Mercer County Health Care Career Center supports the students who are in health care training and cares very deeply about their welfare.
Our very special recognition, the “Wind Beneath My Wings” Award this year goes to the Honorable Douglas Palmer, former mayor of the City of Trenton and Pastor Toby Sanders and Beloved Community for their ongoing support of the Institute of Wonderful Women Working for Empowerment and for the Giving Back that they demonstrate to the community each day.
We’ve looked forward to the tea for a long time says, Latoya.Everyone that we talk with says it’s such a fun event.Jackie received assistance from Latoya in 2013.She will be part of the program to tell “HerStory.”
The Institute of Wonderful Women Working for Empowerment (IW3E) is an organization that is both innovative and unique in its mission of enhancing the lives of women of color.IW3E facilitates their education and employment in healthcare. IW3E’s programs include scholarships, internships, mentoring and counseling, all of which help to develop graduates primed to enter the workforce. The Institute’s approach uses a holistic leadership model which includes mentoring, coaching public workshops, private counseling and events that support the women and help to strengthen families.
In addition to the awards, a program which includes Liturgical Dancer Brianna Richardson, Evanglist Brenda Cusack presents “:Lola’s Letters”, a collection of family news and homespun grit, Barry Wilcox, keyboardist, homespun humor, spring hat show, tea tasting, and music, set the stage for a lively and informative afternoon. You will also hear stories of triumphs and challenges from the women that IW3E has assisted and who are participating in the recently launched “HerStory” Project.Ivy Avery, local actress with this year’s mistress of ceremony.
The Giving Back Stepping Forward Afternoon Tea is June 1, 2014 at the Trenton Country Club, 201 Sullivan Way, West Trenton, NJ.Net profits willbenefit IW3E’s Career Connections Program which includes the Just In Time Scholarships for the students who are continuing their healthcare studies. The event donation is $50 and ads are available at $75 for a half page and $100 for a full page. To purchase a ticket, buy an ad, or to become a sponsor, visit www.wonderfulworkingwomen.org or call 609-388-1867 or e-mail iwwweinfo@gmail.com.
PRINCETON JUNCTION—Health Screenings at West Windsor Community Farmers’ Market Date: Saturday, May 3
Time: 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Location: Princeton Junction Train Station, Vaughn Drive Parking Lot (Alexander Road & Vaughn Drive)
Registration: Not required
Cost: Free
Health professionals from Princeton HealthCare System will be on hand to offer free health screenings and information to area residents at the West Windsor Community Farmers’ Market.
HAMILTON—Get Balanced: Don’t Fall Date: Monday & Wednesday, May 5, 7, 12 & 14
Time: 1–2:30 p.m.
Location: Community Education & Outreach at the Hamilton Area YMCA, John K. Rafferty Branch, 1315 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Attend this informative four-part program, which includes 30 minutes of exercise taught by trained facilitators with a special presentation by Linda Lucuski, MPT, Certified MDT and Vestibular Rehabilitation Specialist, and Rehabilitation Coordinator with University Medical
Center of Princeton at Plainsboro’s Outpatient Rehabilitation Network, to learn how to improve your balance and what you can do to prevent falls.
PRINCETON—Get a Leg Up on Improved Circulation Date: Tuesday, May 6
Time: 7–8 p.m.
Location: Princeton Fitness & Wellness Center, 1225 State Road
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Join Elliot Sambol, MD, FACS, double board certified in general surgery and vascular surgery and a member of the Medical Staff of Princeton HealthCare System, to learn about improving circulation in your legs, the signs of poor circulation and available treatments.
PLAINSBORO—Skin Cancer Screening In Observance of Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month Date: Thursday, May 8
Time: 6–8 p.m.
Location: University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro, Bristol-Myers Squibb Community Health Center, 1 Plainsboro Road
Registration: Call 1.888.897.8979 for an appointment
Cost: Free
As part of a national public service program, a Princeton HealthCare System board certified dermatologist will perform full-body skin examinations by appointment.
PRINCETON—AARP Smart Driver Course Date: Monday & Tuesday, May 12 & 13
Time: 12:30–3:30 p.m.
Location: Princeton Fitness & Wellness Center, 1225 State Road
Registration: Call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: $15 for AARP members; $20 for non-members
Learn defensive driving techniques; new traffic laws and rules of the road; how to deal with aggressive drivers; how to handle potential problem situations such as left turns, right-of-way, interstate highway traffic, trucks and blind spots; and how to safely use anti-lock brakes and safety belts during this two-part course, which could result in a reduction in your insurance premiums.
EAST WINDSOR—For Every Woman: Prevention & Early Detection of Gynecological Cancers Date: Monday, May 12
Time: 7–8:30 p.m.
Location: UMCPP Breast Health Center, East Windsor Medical Commons 2, 300B Princeton-Hightstown Road
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Join Christopher Naraine, MD, FACOG, board certified OB/GYN and a member of the Medical Staff of Princeton HealthCare System, for an invaluable discussion on the prevention, warning signs and importance of early detection of six types of gynecological cancers: cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, vulvar, and cancer of the fallopian tubes.
ROBBINSVILLE—Joint Aches and Pains: Traditional and Integrative Treatments Date: Thursday, May 15
Time: 7–8:30 p.m.
Location: Robbinsville Library, 42 Allentown-Robbinsville Road
Registration: Register through the library or visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Join Adam Redlich, MD, a board certified and fellowship trained sports medicine specialist, for a discussion of non-surgical traditional and integrative approaches to joint aches and pains.
PRINCETON JUNCTION—Health Screenings at West Windsor Community Farmers’ Market Date: May 17
Time: 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Location: Princeton Junction Train Station, Vaughn Drive Parking Lot (Alexander Road & Vaughn Drive)
Registration: Not required
Cost: Free
Health professionals from Princeton HealthCare System will be on hand to offer free health screenings and information to area residents at the West Windsor Community Farmers’ Market.
EAST WINDSOR—American Cancer Society’s Look Good, Feel Better Date: Monday, May 19
Time: 6–8 p.m.
Location: UMCPP Breast Health Center, East Windsor Medical Commons 2, 300B Princeton-Hightstown Road Registration: Call 1.800.227.2345
Cost: Free
This program teaches patients with cancer a variety of beauty techniques to help combat the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment, providing a makeover for the spirit.
HAMILTON—Helping You Stay Motivated with Your Wellness Goals Mental and Physical Health Awareness Day Date: Wednesday, May 21
Time: 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
Location: Princeton House Behavioral Health’s Hamilton Outpatient Site, 300 Clocktower Drive, Suite 101
Registration: Call Billie-Jo Stuto, LCSW, LCADC, Clinical Manager at Hamilton, at 609.688.2770
This special wellness event includes a health fair, free health screenings, information from Princeton House Behavioral Health and community providers, and more.
PENNINGTON—Aging Gracefully in Your Home Date: Wednesday, May 21
Time: 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Location: Hopewell Senior Center, 395 Reading Street
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Join Gogilavaani Pillai, MSPT, Clinical Educator with Princeton HomeCare, for an informative discussion on how to maintain your strength and muscle function as you age; strength, balance and flexibility exercises; lifestyle and home modifications to decrease your chance of falls; and Medicare coverage and therapy options.
HAMILTON—Weight-Loss Surgery: Is It Right for Me? Date: Wednesday, May 21
Time: 6–6:30 p.m.
Location: Community Education & Outreach at the Hamilton Area YMCA, John K. Rafferty Branch, 1315 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Suite 100, Conference Rooms A & B
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Lisa Dobruskin, MD, FACS, specializing in bariatric surgery and a member of the Medical Staff of Princeton HealthCare System, will provide an overview of traditional and minimally invasive surgical weight-loss options — including laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery and laparoscopic stomach banding — to help you make the choice that’s right for you.
PRINCETON—Hospice and Palliative Care: Is There a Difference? Date: Tuesday, May 27
Time: 12–1 p.m.
Location: Princeton Fitness & Wellness Center, 1225 State Road
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Learn about the Hospice Medicare Benefit, including when it can be used and what it covers, and discover how hospice and palliative care can provide symptom management for individuals diagnosed with a life-threatening disease at this informative program led by Inez Brandon, RN, MSN, CHPN, OCN, Hospice Nurse Manager for Princeton HomeCare and Hospice.
HAMILTON—Senior Health and Fitness Day Date: Wednesday, May 28
Time: 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
Location: Community Education & Outreach at the Hamilton Area YMCA, John K. Rafferty Branch, 1315 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Gymnasium
Registration: Not required
Cost: Free
The Hamilton Area YMCA and Princeton HealthCare System Community Education & Outreach will celebrate seniors at this fun-filled morning program promoting health, fitness and wellness, including free blood pressure screenings, balance screenings, exercise demonstrations, tours of the YMCA and information about Active Older Adult Program offerings.
PRINCETON JUNCTION—Health Screenings at West Windsor Community Farmers’ Market Date: May 31
Time: 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Location: Princeton Junction Train Station, Vaughn Drive Parking Lot (Alexander Road & Vaughn Drive)
Registration: Not required
Cost: Free
Health professionals from Princeton HealthCare System will be on hand to offer free health screenings and information to area residents at the West Windsor Community Farmers’ Market.
susan forker creates one-of-a-kind jewerly and accessories that create conversation. susan uses the skills honed as a former film and video editor to manipulate vintage images, graphics, and packaging to tell a story.
some of her favorites are: pulp novels, woodland scenes and botanicals.
each piece is a unique expression!
join us thursday, 5.1
from 5pm - 8pm
to meet the artist behind the baubles!
sip & shop with us!
Art Exhibition featuring the Creative Collective at Small World Cafe
14 Witherspoon St. Princeton, NJ.
Throughout June, Small World will showcase the works of 30 Creative Collective members which will be on display and available for purchase.
Meet the artists on Friday, June 6 from 6-9PM.
Over 200 artists in the area have used the social media site Meetup.com to make a connection with fellow artists in the Mercer County Area. In less than one year, a group of ten members has increased their size twenty-fold. The artists represent all varieties of medium encompassing the full spectrum of art, from abstract to classic in all types of media, including photography, watercolor, oil, acrylic, stone carving and collage. Many of the artists in the group are award winning and have been chosen for juried shows.
Contact the organizers, Rick Baker and Michelle Rosenthal via email at:
West Windsor, NJ – Princeton National Rowing Association’s Mercer Rowing Club (Mercer) began its spring racing season by winning 18 medals in the 20 events in which it competed at the Mercer Sprints Regatta on April 18 and 19.This year’s Mercer Lake Sprints attracted over 2,000 high school aged rowers from around the East Coast to compete at Mercer Lake in Mercer County Park.Mercer Lake has been labeled as “one of the nation’s premier rowing venues” by USRowing, rowing’s national governing body.It has been the site multiple Olympic and National Team Rowing Team Trials, NCAA Women's Rowing Championships, Scholastic Rowing Championships and FISA World Cup and Masters Regattas. As the host club, Mercer mobilized hundreds of volunteers to run the event for the 42 rowing clubs competing in the regatta.
Mercer won gold in five events: Women’s Varsity 8 with coxswain, Women’s Lightweight Varsity 4 with coxswain, Women’s Novice 8 with coxswain, Men’s Novice 8 with coxswain, and Women’s 2nd Varsity 8 with coxswain.
Mercer’s gold medal in the Women’s Varsity 8+ event was hard earned as the Mercer crew edged rival Connecticut by less than one second and Saugatuck by less than 3 seconds in the event final. The Women’s Varsity 8+ crew includes:Haley Bork (Robbinsville, NJ), Rena White (Princeton, NJ), Kate Hickey (Yardley, PA), Kelly Fischer (Hopewell, NJ), Caitlin Cleary (Princeton, NJ), Badia Shehab (Hopewell, NJ), Alex Natale (Basking Ridge, NJ), Beatrice Sclapari (Princeton, NJ), and coxswain Noa Rothstein (Newtown, PA).The Mercer Varsity girls are coached by Ted Sobolewksi.
The Mercer Varsity teams will travel to Saratoga, NY to compete at the Saratoga Invitational in Saratoga Springs, NY on April 26 and 27, 2014.
About the Princeton National Rowing Association
The Princeton National Rowing Association, a 501(c)3 organization, operates the Finn M.W. Caspersen Rowing Center located on the shores of Mercer Lake, Mercer County Park in West Windsor, New Jersey. The Princeton National Rowing Association is dedicated to operating a world-class training site for our nation’s elite athletes, providing opportunities for area youth to excel in the sport of rowing and to expand rowing in the greater Mercer County area through community based programs. PNRA runs the Mercer Junior Rowing Program which provides rowing opportunities for youth from over 30 area schools and the Mercer Masters Rowing Program which provides rowing opportunities for adults. The center is a home to the USRowing National and Olympic Teams, as well as rowing clubs and schools. PNRA has teamed up with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County to provide mentors and rowing opportunities to the students of the Joyce Kilmer School. PNRA received generous support from University Orthopaedic Associates, Resolute Racing Shells, Swift Racing, Hampton Inn and Residence Inn by Marriott.
For more information, contact Kristopher Grudt, tel: 609-977-1094, krisgrudt@rowpnra.org or visit www.rowpnra.org.
All events meet at the Watershed Reserve, 31 Titus Mill Road in Pennington, unless stated otherwise.Registration is required for all events, unless stated otherwise. Call to register, 609-737-7592.
May 4
The Ecology of Princeton Institute Woods
Sunday, 2:00 - 5:00PM, Adults only, $5 per person
Join Dr. Henry Horn, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University, for this popular and enlightening look at forest dynamics in Princeton Institute Woods. Discover life and death in the forest while examining a myriad of adaptations in various species, all occupying distinct niches throughout the forest. This hike does not meet at the Watershed Reserve. Co-sponsored by the Friends of Princeton Open Space.
May 10
How Clean is My Stream?
Saturday, 10:00 – 11:30AM, 15yo - Adult, FREE
Join the SBMWA Teacher-Naturalists at Kunkel Park in Pennington for a hands-on stream exploration of the Stony Brook.In collaboration with the Pennington Public Library, we will learn about the Watershed Association’s role in monitoring local waterways and conduct water chemistry tests. ‘Meet’ some of the stream inhabitants during a biological assessment of the brook and inspect GIS maps highlighting land use upstream.Join us to find out what YOU can do to preserve water quality!Wear old sneakers or boots for wading into the shallow water.Register by emailing trussell@penningtonlibrary.org, meet us at the Kunkel Park picnic pavilion.
May 10
Exploring Nature’s Renewal through Photography
Saturday, 3:00-6:00PM, Adults only, $40M/$50NM
Learn firsthand about the emergence of spring from the awakening of insects and other small creatures to the unfolding of foliage and flowers.Explore the Watershed Reserve trails with one of the Teacher-Naturalists and photographer/artist/environmentalist Clem Fiori.Clem will provide individualized attention and photography instruction throughout the afternoon.Participants must bring their own cameras (35mm or digital SLR). Macro or micro lens attachments and tripods would be useful but are not necessary.Register at www.artscouncilofprinceton.org or call 609-924-8777.Co-sponsored by the Arts Council of Princeton.
May 16
Tiny Tot Walk
Friday, 10:00-11:00AM, children 18-36 months with an adult, fee per child: $7M/$10NM
Join Naturalist Pam Newitt for an outdoor exploration of the natural world.All children must be walking and accompanied by an adult.Come dressed for possibly muddy walking conditions – we always go outside, boots are recommended.
May 17
Watershed Nature Camp Open House
Saturday, 2:00-4:00PM, Families, FREE
Kids aged 3-16 and their families can meet Camp Director Tammy Love and some of the Watershed Nature Camp staff, learn about our camp and still register for this summer!This is the final open house before the summer camp season begins.Registration for Open House is not required.
May 17
Back to the River – Millstone River Canoe Trip
Saturday, 9:30AM – 2:30PM, 15yo - Adult, fee varies $25-$50 per person, dependent on craft
Join SBMWA Education Director Jeff Hoagland for a paddle on the Millstone River, from Griggstown to Manville.Canoes/kayaks are rented onsite and fee covers watercraft, paddle, and PFD as well as guide/naturalist and lifeguard services. Space is very limited and registration is required. Call for more information, 609-737-7592.This program does not meet at the Watershed Reserve.
May 31
Great Stream Exploration of the Stony Brook
Saturday, 10:00AM – 12:00PM, Adults and Families (4yo+), $5 per person
Meet the Teacher-Naturalists at the Watershed Reserve to take a short walk to the Stony Brook, where we will search for life in and around the brook. Expect to discover a variety of creatures including crayfish, salamanders, frogs and aquatic insects. Wear old sneakers or boots for wading in shallow water and bring a water bottle.Children must be accompanied by an adult.Nets are provided.Co-sponsored by Washington Crossing Audubon Society.
May 31
Spring Flowers & Flower Pressing
Saturday, 1:30 – 3:30PM, Adults and Families (8yo+), $15 per person
Celebrate spring by learning about flowers and how to preserve their loveliness beyond this season!Using a variety of techniques, we will press flowers that we find on the Reserve.Participants will each take home their own flower press.
Saturday May 10th, 2014 the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its 22nd annual food drive to combat hunger in Mercer County. The national food drive, better known as Stamp Out Hunger is the nation’s largest single-day food drive, with letter carriers in 10,000 cities and towns collecting bags of non-perishable food donations, as they deliver mail along their postal routes.
How can you help? Just fill the bag that your mail carrier will drop off with non-perishable foods, leave it by your mailbox on Saturday, May 10, and your letter carrier will deliver the food to Mercer Street Friends Food Bank. What could be easier? This food drive is critical to Mercer Street Friends Food Bank as we prepare for the increased demand for food in the upcoming months.
This is a collaboration between the local postal carriers and Mercer Street Friends Food Bank. Suggested donations include: canned tuna, chicken and salmon; canned fruits and vegetables; canned pasta meals; canned or dry beans; peanut butter and jelly (plastic containers only); soups; cereal (non sugary preferred), pasta and tomato sauce (plastic containers only). No glass please.
Find out how the Battle of Princeton on that cold winter’s day, January 3, 1777, saved the American Revolution. Military encampment and mini-reenactments of the Battle of Princeton, a critical turning point in the American Revolution and the first battle won by the Continental Army against professional British soldiers. With muskets, cannon, fifes and drums, there will be tactical formations and drills, and a combined arms assault re-enactment of the two-phased battle, with marching, loading, and firing volleys. A special feature will be the arrival of General Washington who will give his greetings and answer questions. There will also be a duel with pistols between two officers, all with the backdrop and activities of a typical American Revolution military camp with campfires and the cooking and other domestic activities of camp followers. A special highlight will be training for Young Patriots and marching in formation. Also, fifers and drummers will play various tunes ending with the “Rogue’s March.” Presentations by Paul Loane, Commander of the Second Pennsylvania Regiment, explaining uniforms, weapons and tactics, including the logistics for conducting a duel. The Regiment also will be participating in the Princeton Memorial Day Parade and the Ceremony at the Princeton Battle Monument. The camp will be set up in the morning and struck after 5pm. And, as a special guest, author Mark Di Ionnio will be signing his book: A Guide to New Jersey's Revolutionary War Trail.Visit the Thomas Clarke House, which was constructed circa 1772 and witnessed the battle. Learn more about its future restoration. Hot dogs and ice cream will be available for purchase. Presented by the Princeton Battlefield Society and the Second Pennsylvania Regiment. For further information on the Princeton Battlefield Society: www.ThePrincetonBattlefieldSociety.com. For questions – contact Kip: princetonbattlefieldsocinfo@gmail.com. Rain or shine. Free.
The Kidsbridge WALK2STOP BULLYING will be held Sunday June 8th on the campus at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) in Ewing. Concerned parents, children, teens, educators, college students, youth & service groups, and members of the community will come together to raise awareness to STOP BULLYING!
*Date, Time and Location*
Sunday, June 8th — 9AM-12PM
The College of New Jersey (TCNJ)
2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, New Jersey 08618
Starting at the Brower Student Center, we will walk around a safe and easy 2-mile loop on the campus of TCNJ. There will be entertainment, as well as food and beverages. Tours of the Kidsbridge Tolerance Museum will be given after the walk.
9:00AM Registration opens?
- Free food & beverages will be available
- All walkers will get a WALK2STOP BULLYING wristband
- Music and Kids Activities: entertainment will include DJ, Face Painter, Kids' Build activity from Home Depot, Kids' games, and much more!
10:00AM Start of the 2-mile KIDSBRIDGE WALK2STOP BULLYING
11:00AM Tours of the Kidsbridge Tolerance Museum begin
Are your Estate Documents Up-to-Date? Join Stark & Stark Estate Planning attorney Robert F. Morris as he discussed the fundamentals of Estate Planning that everyone needs to understand. In this free seminar you will learn how to stay on track for protecting your family's financial security. Topics include: 1.) Estate Planning Strategies; 2.) Gift and Death Taxes; 3.) Credit Shelter Estate Planning; 4.) Inter Vivos Trusts. Pre-registration is mandatory. Please email sfalotico@stark-stark.com
Come out to help us fight food insecurity in our community. From 6-9 pm on April 25th, eleven food trucks and two musical acts will unite for a night of delicious food and free performances. All proceeds will go to Mercer Street Friends and Trenton Area Soup Kitchen's "Send Hunger Packing" initiative. Visit our website for more information: princetontruckfest.org. Attend our event on Facebook for updates and details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1378385862422029/.
This event is completely open to the public! Come enjoy a beautiful spring day and join us in fighting food insecurity!
Grab your bike and join us for the 2nd annual Tour de Open Space in the beautiful Wickecheoke Creek
region of western Hunterdon County!
Enjoy on-road bicycling past preserved farmland and open space. Choose a 35-mile route - rolling or hilly - to match your ability! Cyclists must supply their own bikes and helmets (mandatory).
Preview both routes with elevation profiles and cue sheets for each
See Tour de Open Space route preview on YouTube - click image below
Registration is $45 before April 15th and $50 after, and includes a delicious, locally sourced lunch from The MOO Truck followed by dessert, plus a Tour de Open Space water bottle! We will also provide a staffed rest stop with snacks and water.For an additional $15, you can also become a New Jersey Conservation Foundation member! The Tour starts and ends at the historic Prallsville Mill in Stockton (33 Risler Street, Stockton, NJ 08559). Registration will open at 8am, with the hilly route beginning at 8:30am and the rolling route beginning at 9am.
Please note that registration is limited to 300 participants and is filling up fast!
PRINCETON, NJ – Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, the all-girls K-12 school in Princeton, invites the public to participate in the 7th Annual Poetry in Motion, 5K Run/Walk, on May 3, 2014. The race is certified as an official race of USA Track and Field, the national organization governing track and field, running and race walking.
The public is invited to register for the Poetry in Motion 5K Run/Walk and Children’s Race Saturday, May 3, 2014, at 8:00 AM
Serious runners and casual walkers are invited to register for the 5K Run/Walk. There will also be a Children’s Race for children under 10 and childcare and activities for ages two and up. Registration for all events, including childcare, is online at www.stuartschool.org/5K or at Stuart starting at 7:30 AM on the day of the race.
The course begins at the main entrance driveway to Stuart at 1200 Stuart Road in Princeton. Runners will travel east on Stuart Road, turning left on Bouvant Drive. At the end of Bouvant Drive they turn around and will be directed to the finish line in the Stuart Upper Parking Lot. Stuart Road will be closed during the race and ample parking will be available.
This is the seventh year of the Poetry in Motion 5K, established in 2008 in memory of Victoria Flournoy McCarthy, a former English department chair and 1971 graduate of Stuart. All funds raised go to support Stuart’s Lies, Light, McCarthy Visiting Author Program that brings prominent writers to spend the day on campus to share their experience and knowledge of writing with Stuart students. Visiting Authors have included Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon (2009), best-selling novelist Jonathan Safran Foer (2010), Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri (2011), award-winning poet Naomi Shihab Nye (2012), award-winning author Edwidge Danticat (2013), and award-winning poet Jane Hirshfield (2014).
The 38th Annual Pennington 5K is Saturday, May 17. Come out and support youth in the Hopewell Valley community!
Walk or run the 3.1 mile course through historic downtown Pennington. and surrounding neighborhoods. Kids in grade K-8 can participate in a 1-mile Fun Run. Bring your family and friends to join the community for a great morning just prior to the start of Pennington Day!
NEW this year: Team registration discounts! Gather a team of 10 racers for added fun and benefits (separate check-in and other surprises). See attached team registration form.
Race day registration and check-in begins at 8:00 AM in front of the HVRSD gym building at 425 S. Main Street. Kids Fun Run is at 8:30 AM, the 5K run/walk begins at 9:15 AM. Live music, post-race refreshments and race T-shirts provided while supplies last.
Plan to register in advance to beat the crowds by filling out the attached form (return with check to HVYMCA) or register on line at https://hvymca.org/special-events/pennington-5k.
To help new or returning runners prepare, there will be a special 6-week "Couch to Pennington 5K" training program. Today is a great day to start! Questions or to volunteer during the race, please call the Y at 737-3048 or Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance at 737-0120 x 642.
For the Grownups: Tastes Like Chicken, rock'n'roll covers 12-3
The DADZ, rock covers & originals 3-6
wine tasting, winery tours, and vineyard walks with the winemaking team For the Kids: Ted Yurastis street magic...bounce house
Duke, the worlds largest pony ride
"sommelier training wheels" - aroma & scent workshop for kids
flowerpot painting for Mother's Day For All: food vendors and craft vendors
speakers tent featuring: Debbie Smith from Jerseybites.com
mozarella demonstrations from Fulper Family Farms
worldwide wine trivia with John- win a 2010 magnum of "The Big O!"
21 years a winemaker- career reflections from winemaker Cameron Stark
bring chairs or a blanket, enjoy 90 gorgeous acres of sprawling New Jersey farmland. Tickets include a wine tasting flight and
Unionville logo wine glass
General Admission $20
Youth, 13-20 years old and designated drivers $10
12 & under free
The Institute of Wonderful Women Working for Empowerment
April 7, 2014
Giving Back Stepping Foward Afternoon Tea
June 1, 2014
Good Food! Great Friends!
Such Fun! Oh My!
Giving Back Stepping Forward Afternoon Tea 2014 Honorees
The Rev. Lula Custis, Giving Back Leader and Community Activist, Carolyn Cooper, Health Care Leadership, Sharon Nemeth, Education Leader, The Honorable Douglas Palmer, Community Activist and Leader and former mayor, City of Trenton, and The Rev. Tobi Saunders, Pastor, Beloved Community, Stepping Forward Leader and Activist.
Come celebrate with us. Enjoy good food, great entertainment, greet new friends and old and meet our protégés.
Some 2013 Afternoon Tea Highlights
2013 Honorees left to right:
Louis McKnight, Marsha Lynch, Mark Lamar, Shannon Debbie D'Archangelo and James Frederick.
IWWWE Proteges:
Left to right: Esther Chatman,Janel Jones, Latoya Rutherford, Patrice Yannessa, Prima Lynn Pruitt.
For more details, see our website: www.wonderfulworkingwomen.org, e-mail iwwweinfo@gmail.com or call us at 609-3881867. Tickets are $50.00 and benefit our Just in Time Scholarship Program. See you June 1, 2014, 2-5pm at the Trenton Country Club.
JOIN US!!
A TASTE OF SPRING
BY CHARLES KRUG WINERY WEDNESDAY APRIL 30, 2014 6:30 PM
5 Course Dinner Paired with Wines by Charles Krug
$125 ALL INCLUSIVE GUEST SPEAKER CHRIS PELLS
Reserve today while space is limited or ask management for details
2012 Charles Krug Sauv Blanc
Paired with In Season Cold Shellfish Platter of Local Oysters, Colossal Jumbo Lump Crabmeat, and Shrimp Cocktail with a Double Cross vodka spiked cocktail sauce
2012 Charles Krug Chardonnay
Paired with Hand Made Burrata, Prosciutto Di Parma, and Fresh Local Heirloom Tomatoes with a aged balsamic drizzle
2011 Charles Krug Merlot
Paired with Cavatelli Pasta with broccoli rabe, sausage, and chili flake sautéed lightly in a garlic and oil
2012 Charles Krug Generations
Paired with Simply seasoned and Grilled Porterhouse Veal Chop served with Roasted Brussel Sprouts and Potatoes
Charles Krug Zinfandel Port Lot 17
Paired with decadent flourless chocolate cake and salted caramel ice cream
Saturdays, May 3, June 7, July 5 (first Saturday each month) 8:00-10:00 pm$15
Drum, slap, tap, dance, shake it up. Experience the healing vibrations created by group drumming. Drumming as a group can create states of euphoria, promote play, release anger, and promote feelings of community, unity and well-being. No experience necessary! All drums are provided or bring your own. See for yourself why New Jersey Life Magazine named our Circle the #1 Drum Circle in Central NJ.
Weather permitting - NEW Fire Circle. Drummers, dancers, hoopers and such. Those who want to borrow a drum are asked to e-mail info@ woodndrums.com to reserve one.
Belly Dance/Bhangra World Fusion Dance with Stephanie Pappas
Fridays: April 24 or June 27. 7:30 – 9:00 pm$15
Be ready for an enthusiastic, flowing fusion of movement from around the world!
This is a unique dance class created by Stephanie Pappas. In an enthusiastic, graceful, and playful blend of movements from around the world, Stephanie will break down the moves so you can have fun and improvise. This class will bring out your natural joy, grace, and playful spirit.Belly dance focuses on the hips and torso with smooth, precise, and elegant movements. Bhangra is a dance of celebration from North India that is energetic and joyful! All levels are welcome! Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Dance Improv, Live! with Catherine Judd
Fridays, May 2, June 6. 8:00 -10:00 pm (First Friday each month) $18
Princeton Yoga welcomes Dance Improv, Live! to its new home. Founded in 1985 by Catherine Judd, Princeton’s Dance Improv, Live! is a lightly structured evening of self-expression through movement and live music. It is a bare-feet, comfy-clothes, free-movement workshop with live music, which has become not only a Princeton institution but a cutting-edge dance/movement event known nationwide. Dance Improv is a place to move and be moved. It’s a place to dance, play, build community, and form new and lasting friendships. This inward-driven movement, combined with the aid of live music, generates fresh, deep, and rewarding interpersonal connections which are, in turn, rejuvenating, exhilarating, and enlivening. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
FREE or By Donation and Charitable
Princeton Yoga Community Classes by Donation
Weekdays, Monday - Thursday 4:15 – 5:30 pm, By Donation
Our Community Classes are open to all students. We welcome any donations from the heart. Come, enjoy, and spread the word! Our Community Classes provide an opportunity for everyone in the community to experience yoga. It is our hope to make yoga classes available to those who are out of work or in the military, and our local teachers and students. All contributions are donated to a specific local charity selected each month or for our special needs programming.Princeton Yoga has collected$6,298 since 2011 and proceeds were donated to organizations such as One Simple Wish, Montgomery Friends of Open Space, Stretch for the Cure Cancer Research, Children’s Home Society, Montgomery Township Food Pantry, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Mercer County, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, The Anchor House, The Crisis Ministry, New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Mill Hill Child Development Center, Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad, TASK, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. We are proud to have been the first yoga studio in our area to initiate these donation based classes where proceeds are donated solely towards a charity each month. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
NEW: Yoga for 4th – 6th Grade Students: Community, By Donation ClassFridays, 4:15 – 5:30 pm
This class is specifically designed with 4-6 grade students in mind. Yoga classes will explore stress relief and how to maintain focus, build resiliency, and just have fun! All classes will explore the elements of connect, focus, breathe, move (asanas), and relax. There will be a variety of new strategies for students to take home and try on their own. Join us in this fun, exciting class where we will practice being the best version of ourselves! DONATION BASED CLASS – Participants are encouraged to give from their hearts. EACH MONTH PCYH DONATES PROCEEDS FROM COMMUNITY CLASSES TO CHARITY OF THE MONTH!
Insight Meditation Open House with James Pritchett and Martha Elliot
Saturday, May 17, June 28, July 261:30 PM - 3:30 PM FREE - donations Welcome
Whether you are curious about meditation as a way to deal with stress and calm your mind, or you are a long term meditator who wants some fine tuning, we invite you to explore Insight Meditation, known in Asia as Vipassana. At the heart of Insight Meditation is the practice of mindfulness – a process that cultivates a clear, non-judgmental awareness of our thoughts, and actions. You will get the opportunity for periods of sitting and walking meditation and time for questions. Open to beginners and experienced meditators. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Easter Morning Yoga Practice with Carrie Schick
Sunday, April 20, 9:30 – 10:45 am$10
A positively fun, uplifting and, heartful Easter morning practice. Linking mindful movement to breath, this vinyasa class is suited for beginners and experienced students alike. You’ll move through sun salutations, creative sequences, mindful alignment principles, and complimentary breath work associated with each pose. The class includes foundational asanas (postures) while also focusing on strengthening core muscle groups needed for arm balances, inversion, and other postures. Get ready to have fun, try new postures, and play towards your personal edge. The practice will also warm the body and fuel the soul and benefit our furry friends and family! All proceeds go to SAVE.Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Free Intro: Prana Yoga Teacher Training with Jeff Prabhakar Migdow, MD.
Sunday, June 29, 2014 – 4:00 pm to 5:30 pmFREE
Saturday, July 19, 2014 – 4:00 pm to 5:30 pmFREE
Sunday, September 7, 2013 – 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm FREE
For those who have you been touched by the spirit and essence of yoga and would like to share the gifts received from their practice with others or who are simply drawn to simply go deeper into yoga.
In this 200 hr Yoga Alliance certified Prana Yoga Teacher Training, participants will learn how to practice and teach yoga as a profound science that unites movement, breath, sound, concentration, meditation and prayer. Approached in this way, yogic practice becomes a deeply potent healing and transformational path. Weekend format. Training begins October 11, 2014.
Jeff Migdow, MD, a holistic physician and Reiki master/ practitioner for over 25 years has been the director of the Prana Yoga Teacher Training program since 1997 and was also the director of Kripalu Yoga teacher Training, certifying over 1,500 yoga teachers. He has taught and studied yoga and healing extensively in North and South America, India and Japan. With his profound expertise in yoga practice and scriptures and his knowledge of anatomy and physiology as well as the contributions of other special guest educators, you will experience and learn a truly complete approach to this ancient and profound discipline. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health is a Registered Yoga Alliance School (RYS). Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Events By Date
Belly Dance/Bhangra World Fusion Dance with Stephanie Pappas
Fridays: April 24 or June 27. 7:30 – 9:00 pm$15
Be ready for an enthusiastic, flowing fusion of movement from around the world!
This is a unique dance class created by Stephanie Pappas. In an enthusiastic, graceful, and playful blend of movements from around the world, Stephanie will break down the moves so you can have fun and improvise. This class will bring out your natural joy, grace, and playful spirit.Belly dance focuses on the hips and torso with smooth, precise, and elegant movements. Bhangra is a dance of celebration from North India that is energetic and joyful! All levels are welcome! Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Princeton Drum & Dance Fire Circle with Mark Wood
Saturdays, May 3, June 7, July 5 (first Saturday each month) 8:00-10:00 pm$15
Drum, slap, tap, dance, shake it up. Experience the healing vibrations created by group drumming. Drumming as a group can create states of euphoria, promote play, release anger, and promote feelings of community, unity and well-being. No experience necessary! All drums are provided or bring your own. See for yourself why New Jersey Life Magazine named our Circle the #1 Drum Circle in Central NJ!
Weather permitting - NEW Fire Circle outdoors. Drummers, dancers, hoopers and such. Seating is limited so bring a chair, insect repellent,bug spray, light jacket. Need a drum to use? E-mail info@ woodndrums.com to reserve one. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Deep Stretch: Yoga with a Chair with Deepa Rau
Saturday, May 10. 1:30 – 3:00 pm$25/$20 if paid by May 8
Explore and discover ways of enhancing your yoga practice with a chair! This deep stretch practice will awaken your body as you practice standing poses, back bends, twists, forward bends, inversions and back bends using a yoga chair as a prop. Suitable for all levels.. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Insight Meditation Open House with James Pritchett and Martha Elliot
Saturday, May 17, June 28, July 261:30 PM - 3:30 PM FREE - donations Welcome
Whether you are curious about meditation as a way to deal with stress and calm your mind, or you are a long term meditator who wants some fine tuning, we invite you to explore Insight Meditation, known in Asia as Vipassana. At the heart of Insight Meditation is the practice of mindfulness – a process that cultivates a clear, non-judgmental awareness of our thoughts, and actions. You will get the opportunity for periods of sitting and walking meditation and time for questions. Open to beginners and experienced meditators. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
The Yoga of Breathing and Meditation with Rama Ramanathan
Saturday, May 31, 1:00 – 3:30 pm.$45/$35 if paid by 5/24
In this experiential & informative workshop learn all about the breathing limb of the yoga tree: What Sage Patanjali has to say about pranayama from his sutras. Learn different techniques as well as their benefits, how to take the practices home, and misconceptions. With the proper way of breathing, one's metabolism and health condition will start to improve, stress reduced and the body learns to relax, promoting serenity and peace of mind. The workshop will end with a relaxing yoga nidra; (yoga sleep), a guided, deep relaxation. The workshop includes a very detailed and comprehensive 36 page electronic document covering the topic of pranayama, meditation, and more. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Restorative Swing Yoga Workshop with Deepa Rau
Saturday, June 7, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm$25/$20 if paid by June 1
A restorative workshop using the Omni Gym™ Swing and a variety of yoga props to facilitate alignment and hold poses without strain. A combination of inversions, forward bends, backbends and longer hold times allow for deep muscular release and spinal decompression. Lengthen your spine, deepen your practice and defy gravity as you allow the swing to support your weight. Suitable for all levels. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Princeton Drum & Dance Fire Circle with Mark Wood
Saturdays June 7, July 5 (first Saturday each month) 8:00-10:00 pm$15
Drum, slap, tap, dance, shake it up. Experience the healing vibrations created by group drumming. Drumming as a group can create states of euphoria, promote play, release anger, and promote feelings of community, unity and well-being. No experience necessary! All drums are provided or bring your own. See for yourself why New Jersey Life Magazine named our Circle the #1 Drum Circle in Central NJ!
Weather permitting - NEW Fire Circle outdoors. Drummers, dancers, hoopers and such. Seating is limited so bring a chair, insect repellent,bug spray, light jacket. Need a drum to use? E-mail info@ woodndrums.com to reserve one. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Little Flower Children’s Yoga Teacher Training with Little Flower Yoga
Weekend Trainings, Level 1, 2, 3: Programs need not be taken in order. Level 2 and 3 may be taken first with permission of the teacher.
Level 3: May 10 – 11, 2014, 930 am – 7:30 pm $695/$595 if paid one month prior
Level 1: Saturday, November 8 and Sunday, November 9, 2014 or January/February 2015 pending dates
Level 2: Saturday, March 14 and Sunday, March 15, 2015
This Teacher Training Program is a comprehensive certification in yoga and mindfulness practices for children and youth ages 3 to 18. Certified by Yoga Alliance, training focuses on the complete physical, mental, emotional and social wellbeing of students. Participants will leave training with the tools to help children connect to themselves & their community, access the calming power of their breath, develop focus & concentration, feel strong and confident through physical movement, and learn how to nurture themselves through relaxation.In addition to offering a wide range of activities that can be immediately implemented with your students, the Little Flower Yoga training teaches you how to create activities within a framework of safety, relevance and student engagement. You do not have to be a yoga teacher to participate - classroom teachers, counselors, physical and occupational therapists, parents, and all those who are interested in helping the children in their lives become the best versions of themselves are welcome. This training is appropriate for anyone who is interested in helping children become the best versions of themselves. Each training session contains a diverse group of yoga teachers, classroom teachers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, counselors, parents and many more. Eligible for Yoga Alliance CEUs. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Yin and Yang Yoga: The five transforming sessions programs with special guest, Paulie ZinkFriday – Sunday June 20 – 22.Weekend: $280/$240,
One day: $120/100, if paid by 5/20. Single Session: $75.
The Art of Yin and Yan Yoga (Intro) – Friday, June 20, 6:00 – 8:00 pm. $40/$35 if paid by 5/20
Go beyond the fundamentals of Yin Yoga and explore the complete art from the founding master Paulie Zink. Master Zink conveys a profound and refreshing simplicity that comes from true understanding. With his relaxed and playful demeanor, students find him to be a very approachable and enjoyable teacher. Master Zink continues to evolve his art of Yin and Yang Yoga by adding postures, variations, and insights. Through many years of study, practice and teaching he has further developed this ancient Taoist tradition into his own distinctive and dynamic style.Eligible for Yoga Alliance CEUs. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Insight Meditation Open House with James Pritchett and Martha Elliot
Saturdays, June 28, July 261:30 PM - 3:30 PM FREE - donations Welcome
Whether you are curious about meditation as a way to deal with stress and calm your mind, or you are a long term meditator who wants some fine tuning, we invite you to explore Insight Meditation, known in Asia as Vipassana. At the heart of Insight Meditation is the practice of mindfulness – a process that cultivates a clear, non-judgmental awareness of our thoughts, and actions. You will get the opportunity for periods of sitting and walking meditation and time for questions. Open to beginners and experienced meditators. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Free Intro: Prana Yoga Teacher Training with Jeff Prabhakar Migdow, MD.
Sunday, June 29, 2014 – 4:00 pm to 5:30 pmFREE
Saturday, July 19, 2014 – 4:00 pm to 5:30 pmFREE
Sunday, September 7, 2013 – 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm FREE
For those who have you been touched by the spirit and essence of yoga and would like to share the gifts received from their practice with others or who are simply drawn to simply go deeper into yoga.
In this 200 hr Yoga Alliance certified Prana Yoga Teacher Training, participants will learn how to practice and teach yoga as a profound science that unites movement, breath, sound, concentration, meditation and prayer. Approached in this way, yogic practice becomes a deeply potent healing and transformational path. Weekend format. Training begins October 11, 2014.
Jeff Migdow, MD, a holistic physician and Reiki master/ practitioner for over 25 years has been the director of the Prana Yoga Teacher Training program since 1997 and was also the director of Kripalu Yoga teacher Training, certifying over 1,500 yoga teachers. He has taught and studied yoga and healing extensively in North and South America, India and Japan. With his profound expertise in yoga practice and scriptures and his knowledge of anatomy and physiology as well as the contributions of other special guest educators, you will experience and learn a truly complete approach to this ancient and profound discipline. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health is a Registered Yoga Alliance School (RYS). Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Belly Dance/Bhangra World Fusion Dance with Stephanie Pappas
Friday: June 27. 7:30 – 9:00 pm$15
Be ready for an enthusiastic, flowing fusion of movement from around the world!
This is a unique dance class created by Stephanie Pappas. In an enthusiastic, graceful, and playful blend of movements from around the world, Stephanie will break down the moves so you can have fun and improvise. This class will bring out your natural joy, grace, and playful spirit.Belly dance focuses on the hips and torso with smooth, precise, and elegant movements. Bhangra is a dance of celebration from North India that is energetic and joyful! All levels are welcome! Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Princeton Drum & Dance Fire Circle with Mark Wood
Saturday, July 5 (first Saturday each month) 8:00-10:00 pm$15
Drum, slap, tap, dance, shake it up. Experience the healing vibrations created by group drumming. Drumming as a group can create states of euphoria, promote play, release anger, and promote feelings of community, unity and well-being. No experience necessary! All drums are provided or bring your own. See for yourself why New Jersey Life Magazine named our Circle the #1 Drum Circle in Central NJ!
Weather permitting - NEW Fire Circle outdoors. Drummers, dancers, hoopers and such. Seating is limited so bring a chair, insect repellent,bug spray, light jacket. Need a drum to use? E-mail info@ woodndrums.com to reserve one. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Free Intro: Prana Yoga Teacher Training with Jeff Prabhakar Migdow, MD.
Saturday, July 19, 2014 – 4:00 pm to 5:30 pmFREE
Sunday, September 7, 2013 – 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm FREE
For those who have you been touched by the spirit and essence of yoga and would like to share the gifts received from their practice with others or who are simply drawn to simply go deeper into yoga.
In this 200 hr Yoga Alliance certified Prana Yoga Teacher Training, participants will learn how to practice and teach yoga as a profound science that unites movement, breath, sound, concentration, meditation and prayer. Approached in this way, yogic practice becomes a deeply potent healing and transformational path. Weekend format. Training begins October 11, 2014.
Jeff Migdow, MD, a holistic physician and Reiki master/ practitioner for over 25 years has been the director of the Prana Yoga Teacher Training program since 1997 and was also the director of Kripalu Yoga teacher Training, certifying over 1,500 yoga teachers. He has taught and studied yoga and healing extensively in North and South America, India and Japan. With his profound expertise in yoga practice and scriptures and his knowledge of anatomy and physiology as well as the contributions of other special guest educators, you will experience and learn a truly complete approach to this ancient and profound discipline. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health is a Registered Yoga Alliance School (RYS). Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Insight Meditation Open House with James Pritchett and Martha Elliot
Whether you are curious about meditation as a way to deal with stress and calm your mind, or you are a long term meditator who wants some fine tuning, we invite you to explore Insight Meditation, known in Asia as Vipassana. At the heart of Insight Meditation is the practice of mindfulness – a process that cultivates a clear, non-judgmental awareness of our thoughts, and actions. You will get the opportunity for periods of sitting and walking meditation and time for questions. Open to beginners and experienced meditators. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Leslie Kaminoff: The Therapeutic Weekend with special guest, Leslie Kaminoff
Friday, July 25 – Sunday, July 27
All 3 sessions: $319/$299 if paid by 6/25. Friday night only: $60
Pre-registration recommended as past sessions filled.
“Yoga is not about doing the poses. It’s about undoing what’s in the way of the poses.” ~ Leslie Kaminoff
We are honored to welcome Leslie back to our little oasis in your own backyard. You will be entertained while being guided with sound anatomical principles rooted in yogic tradition. Be prepared to be inspired to find your own answers and provoked to explore your own experiences vs. just being told what to do.He is an internationally recognized specialist with thirty three years’ experience in the fields of yoga and breath anatomy. He leads anatomy and yoga methodology workshops for many of the leading yoga associations, schools and training programs in the world. Deepen your practice and learn safe and effective ways to practice yoga.These programs are suitable for all levels of practice as well as for yoga teachers. All are welcome! CEUs available for yoga teachers. Intro to Healing through Breath-Centered Yoga Friday, July 25, 2014 – 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm
The Most Powerful Breath You’ll Ever Take: …is your very first breath. It transforms your entire physiology from its non-breathing, non-eating fetal state to that of an independent entity that must oxygenate its own blood, seek out its own nutrition, and navigate a world of gravity and space. For the rest of our lives, we will have to negotiate this intricate dance between our internal and external spaces. Suitable for all levels - student through teacher. CEU’s available for yoga teachers.
Preventing and Healing Injuries thru Yoga Saturday, July 26, 2014 – 11:00 am to 6:00 pm (6 hours with breaks)
Healthy movement is well-distributed movement. Injuries occur when we provoke too much movement from too few places. This day-long intensive is essentially a crash-course in the fundamentals of yoga anatomy and therapeutic yoga education. We will review the basics of biomechanical anatomy in relation to the most common sources of stress in yoga practice.Suitable for all levels - student through teacher. CEU’s available for yoga teachers.
The Sage’s Seat – The Anatomy and Physiology of Meditation Sunday, July 27, 2014 – 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Drawing inspiration from Patanjali’s royal eight-limbed path, this workshop will illuminate the embodied basis of seated meditation experiences. When our relationship to gravity is at maximum efficiency, our body’s inherent structural equilibrium provides sufficient support so our metabolic requirements draw a minimum of resources from breathing. When that happens, our system is quiet enough for our senses to withdraw into the deeper practices of dharana and dhyana.Suitable for all levels - student through teacher. CEU’s available for yoga teachers. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Specialty Classes – selected new or specialty classes.
NEW! $5 Lunchtime Yoga
Monday - Friday 12:00 – 1:00 pm $5
A variety of yoga experiences each weekday from restorative and gentle yoga to vinyasa flow. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
NEW! Aerial/Swing Restorative Yoga Series Mondays, 9:30 – 10:45 am or 7:30 – 8:45 pm, Thursdays, 9:15 – 10:25 am (Intro price: $65 for series)
Drop ins welcome, space permitting. $20
A wonderful way to start your day! This will be a restorative Iyengar sequence using the Omni yoga swing and chair as props to facilitate alignment and hold poses without strain. A combination of inversions, forward bends, back bends and longer hold times allow for deep muscular release and spinal decompression. Lengthen your spine, deepen your practice and defy gravity as you allow the swing to support your weight. . No experience required - just an open and willing body and mind. Space limited.Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
NEW! Relax and Restore (Restorative/Therapeutic Yoga
Tuesdays, 5:45 pm12 classes for $159/drop-ins $17. Seniors and Students: $15
A deeply relaxing practice that incorporates restorative yoga postures and Yoga Nidra - conscious deep relaxation. Classes begin with gentle movement, preparing the body to settle into a place of stillness. Restorative postures are held for longer periods of time with the support of props (bolsters, blankets, blocks), allowing the muscles to relax deeply with no effort. This class is designed to release tension, soothe the nervous system, and leave you feeling well rested and renewed. Highly effective for relieving chronic stress, anxiety, insomnia, and generalized fatigue. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Pre-Postnatal Yoga
Thursdays, 6:00 – 7:15 pm.5 weeks: $65
Drops-ins welcome, space permitting $17 Check for future dates as well
This class is designed to help mothers-to-be prepare body, mind and spirit for birth, and motherhood. Become part of a supportive community of mothers-to-be, as you connect with your baby, and learn techniques that will help you relax, conserve energy, improve your mental focus, maintain strength and flexibility, and make your delivery more comfortable. Muscles and joints that are affected by pregnancy receive special attention in order to help maintain tone, help your delivery, and help you recover more quickly from your birth experience. This class is suitable for women during any stage of pregnancy and in the early postpartum period.Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Hot Yoga
Wednesdays, 7:30 pm, Saturdays, 8:30 am
12 classes for $159//24 classes for $288 drop-ins $18.Seniors and Students: $15
Twenty-six sequenced postures practiced in a heated room (105 degrees F). Work deep into your muscles, tendons and ligaments - change your body from the inside out. Increases flexibility, improves circulation and reduces stress. The class is designed for all levels and modifications are offered to make each pose accessible to most people.Bring water, a towel, and a mat. Plan to sweat! Detoxifying, healing and energizing.Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com,
Yin Yoga
Wednesdays, 7:30 pm, Fridays, 5:45 pm12 classes for $159/24 classes for $288 drop-ins $17
Yin yoga is a quiet practice suitable for students of all levels of experience. Through the practice of long held postures targeting the connective tissue of the low back, hips and hamstrings, Yin Yoga invites you to slow down and create space for stillness while nourishing joints, ligaments, tendons and fascia. There is a focus on the breath, being present in the moment, relieving tension and letting go. The Yin practice includes powerful mental and emotional benefits as its practitioner becomes quiet, still and mindful of the present. A perfect complement for vinyasa flow and other challenging practices. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com,
12 classes for $159/24 classes for $288 drop-ins $17. Seniors and Students: $15
We are all beginners! This class is suitable for both beginners and for those with some experience and will include basic breathing exercises (pranayama), foundational poses, sun salutations, and deep relaxation. You will be guided to use a non-aggressive approach and moderate pace and avoid injury. This is your chance to glean and discover the fruits of yoga: vigor and vitality, balance, peace, a sense of well-being, and joy. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294.princetonyoga@mindspring.com,
Gentle Yoga
Tuesdays or Fridays, 10:30 am, Thursday 10:00 am or 12 noon
12 classes for $159/24 classes for $288 drop-ins $17. Seniors and Students: $15
Enjoy a combination of balance and harmony through slow and relaxed movements. The emphasis of this class is on self-awareness, breath and gentleness to the body. The exercises are safe gentle and satisfying and offer the full benefits of a beginning yoga practice. Beginners, seniors, and adults with health challenges are welcome.Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com,
Yoga for Stress Reduction
Sundays, 10:30 am12 classes for $159/24 classes for $288 drop-ins $17. Seniors and Students: $15
Using gentle Yoga poses (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), and meditation, this class will focus on relieving and reducing stress and creating a more peaceful state of mind. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294.princetonyoga@mindspring.com.
Rise & Shine Yoga
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:00 am, Sundays 8:30 am
4 week series: 8 classes for $75. Drop ins welcome or 12 classes: $159/24 classes: $288 drop-ins $17
Experience the benefits of waking up to yoga. Stretch and tone the body, mind and spirit. A multi-level class and all are welcome, although familiarity with sun salutations is recommended. Synchronize your breath with movement through a variety of vinyasas that develop balance, flexibility and strength. Classes will also incorporate progressive balances, inversions, twists and breathing exercises. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com
Cabana Reopens May 1 (Thursday) at 4PM. (TH, FR, SA until memorial day weekend) after which 7-days
Wear shorts to opening weekend and we buy the first 10oz beer!
Main Street is located on North Harrison Street, Princeton, New Jersey, Just 2 miles West of Route 1 at the Harrison Street Exit, and .7 miles east of Route 206 at Valley Road. Telephone 609.921.2779
Thursday, May 15
4:00 - 9:00PM
(Rain date: Friday, May 16)
Shopping. Friends. Fun.
What Could Be Better?
Join us to experience an evening of exclusive promotions and discounts brought to you by the shops and restaurants of Palmer Square in downtown Princeton.
RSVP (CHOOSE ONE)
1. FREE GENERAL ADMISSION:
• 4:00 - 9:00PM
• Check-in at The Green with your confirmation
• In-store sales, discounts, promotions
• One-time access to food sampling in the Taste of the Square Tent. Open from 4:00-7:00pm
• Salon Pure Styling Demonstrations
• Complimentary Parking in Chambers St. or Hulfish St. Garages ONLY
2. FREE GENERAL ADMISSION PLUS ACCESS TO THE GIRLS NIGHT OUT LOUNGE:
$10 admission (Percentage of proceeds will benefit Dress for Success Mercer County)
• 6:00 - 8:30PM
• PNC Bank, One Palmer Square
Enjoy all of the perks of General Admission PLUS:
• Hors d'oeuvres from Winberie's
• Wine from Princeton Corkscrew Wine Shop
• Salon Pure Styling Demonstrations
• Music
• Fabulous Raffles
Lounge hours are 6-8:30pm. Stop by before or after you check-out all the great shopping deals around the Square. Space is Limited. Must be 21 or older to enter Lounge.
The cast and crew of the Princeton Day School theater fall production of As You Like It were nominated for seven 2014 New Jersey State Theater Awards
April 03, 2014
Fall Production of “As You Like It” Earns Nominations
in Every Acting Category
Princeton – Princeton Day School Theater Director Stan Cahill announced that the cast and crew of Princeton Day School’s fall production of “As You Like It” were nominated for seven New Jersey High School Theater Awards.
“More than 75 schools across New Jersey competed for these awards, and few besides PDS received as many nominations,” noted Mr. Cahill.
The nominations were for: Outstanding Costume Design, Outstanding Live Music, and Outstanding Production of a Classical Play. In addition, the performance nominations were for: Emma Rosenthal ’14 (Hopewell) for Outstanding Female Lead; Taylor Fasolo ’14 (Pennington) for Outstanding Male Lead; Jay Mack ’15 (Ewing) for Outstanding Male Supporting Role; and Jessica Toltzis ’14 (Yardley) for Outstanding Female Supporting Role.
Mr. Cahill added, “We were the only school to earn nominations in every acting category.” The award ceremony will be held on Monday, May 12 at Montclair State University.
Last year, Princeton Day School received eight nominations and brought home awards for Best Ensemble and Best Direction for the production of “Anon(ymous).”
“Hair” cast members include, from left, Tia Brown, Tonya Treadwell, Jonathan V. Polanco, Dan Johnson, Richard Ward, Reginald Brockington (back), Nicholas Andrejco, and Domonique Jarrett (kneeling); front: Caroline Scott
April 02, 2014
West Windsor, N.J. – The Theatre Program at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) takes audiences back to the turbulent, free-wheeling 1960s for the groundbreaking, exhilarating and heartbreaking musical “Hair.” A product of the hippie counterculture and sexual revolution of that remarkable decade, “Hair” will be performed at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre Fridays, April 25 and May 2 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, April 26 and May 3 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, April 27 and May 4 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college’s West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on April 25.
An anthem to free love, the idealism of youth and the cost of war, "Hair" intertwines the stories of Claude, who is wrestling with what to do about his draft notice, Berger, who urges him to resist, and the Tribe, that just wants to "tune in, turn on and drop out.” The story is embellished with an unforgettable musical score, featuring such numbers as the title song “Hair,” as well as “Aquarius,” “Easy to Be Hard,” “Let the Sunshine In,” and “Good Morning Starshine.” The most recent Broadway revival of Hair came to the stage in 2008, with Time magazine writing, "Today 'Hair' seems, if anything, more daring than ever."
Director Lou Stalsworth observes that the show has taken on significant historical value. “My job is to lead a young cast back in time,” he explains, noting that as part of their preparation for the show, cast members have been looking at old news reels, reading headlines, and listening to old music to provide context for their portrayals.
“They've worked hard and it's paying off,” Stalsworth says, adding that his biggest directorial challenge is creating moments on stage that appear to have no structure, but are in fact carefully orchestrated.
“We anticipate an audience that will be a mix of those who lived through that era and a whole new generation that has only read about the ‘60s or seen movies that attempt to capture it,” Stalsworth says.
Starring in “Hair” are: Reginald Brockington of Hamilton as Hud; Dan Johnson of Ewing as Berger; Mariah King of Dayton as Crissy; Liz Lackey of Hamilton as Sheila; Jonathan V. Polanco of Hamilton as Claude; Joe Schachter of East Windsor as Woof; and Tonya Treadwell of Ewing as Dionne.
“Tribe” members include Nicholas Andrejco of Mercerville, Dwayne Barnes of Trenton, Tia Brown of Lawrenceville, Christian DiTullio of Lawrenceville, Patrick Gallagher of Hamilton, Seret Gomez-Ryan of East Windsor, Domonique Jarrett of East Windsor, Elizabeth Koenig of Yardley, Alex Kornberg of Princeton, Maria Laurenti of Chesterfield, Mike Miele of Belle Mead, Zoe Morrison of Lawrenceville, Mina Ramzey, Caroline Scott of Skillman, Alden Stewart of Lambertville, Richard Ward of Hamilton Square, Darrell J. Watts of Plainsboro ,and Amariss White of Trenton.
In addition to direction by Stalsworth, the show is produced by M. Kitty Getlik, with choreography by Jody P. Person, musical direction by Anthony DiDia, and sets and costumes by Kate Pinner. The stage manager is Matthew Luppino. Lighting and sound design is by Robert Terrano, who will be assisted by MCCC students Eric Collins, Roodshield Deravil, Devin C. Dopson, Evan Griner, Nicholas J. Mastalesz, Starrika C. McCloud, Evan Pain, and Sean M. Palombi.
Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, and $16 for students and children.Tickets are available online at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Theatre Box Office at 609-570-3333.Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking available next to the theater.
Kids aged 3-16 and their families can meet Camp Director Tammy Love, learn about our camp and register for this summer!Registration for Open House is not required.Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington, NJ 609-737-7592, www.thewatershed.org
April 16 and 30
Take a Walk on the Wild Side
Wednesdays, 8:30-9:30AM, Adults only, FREE for Members/$5NM
Start your day off right with a walk on the Watershed Reserve trails with Teacher-Naturalist Allison Jackson!Allison’s well-trained eye and experience will help you better observe seasonal changes and enjoy all the benefits of being outdoors.Walks will happen rain or shine so dress appropriately for seasonal temperatures and possible muddy conditions.Walks will continue bi-weekly throughout the season – join one or all!Binoculars and nature journal are encouraged.Registration requested. Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington, NJ 609-737-7592, www.thewatershed.org
April 5/6 and 12/13
8th Annual Stream Clean-Ups
Saturday and Sunday, times & locations TBD, Families and Adults, FREE
Help keep the waterways of the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed clean and healthy!Join us to pick up trash at a stream in your community.Do you want to volunteer in your town or nearby community?Contact Erin McCollum Stretz, 609-737-3735 x17, to take action!
April 9-11
Spring Fling Mini-Camp
Wednesday - Friday, 9:30AM – 4:00PM, children 6-12 years old
Fee per day per child: $60M/$75NM; sibling/multi-day discounts and extended care available
Sign up for one day or all 3!Spend spring school break with your friends and the Teacher-Naturalists, exploring the trails on the Reserve, building shelters in the woods, walking to the pond or stream, and enjoying a daily afternoon campfire with marshmallow roast.Children spend the entire day outdoors.Registration and prepayment is required. .Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington, NJ 609-737-7592, www.thewatershed.org
April 13
National Haiku Poetry Day Ginko
Sunday, 3:30 – 6:00PM, 13yo – Adult, FREE
Celebrate National Haiku Poetry Day during an afternoon focused on the traditional Japanese form of poetry, with a luminous focus on nature. The afternoon’s main activity will be a ginko (haiku walk), conducted by haiku poet and Education Director Jeff Hoagland. Participants will explore the Reserve, craft their own haiku then enjoy light refreshments and the Sharing Table, where an assortment of haiku books and journals will be available for viewing or purchase. Registration requested.Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington, NJ 609-737-7592, www.thewatershed.org
April 15 and 16
Fancy Feet Preschool Class
Tuesday, 10:00-11:30AM AND Wednesday, 1:00-2:30PM, children 3-5 years old
Class fee per child: $10M/$15NM
Two toes, three toes, webbed and furry feet are all important in the lives of animals. Take a hike on the Watershed Reserve trails and look for evidence of the feet that roam out in Nature. Registration required.Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington, NJ 609-737-7592, www.thewatershed.org
April 16
Tiny Tot Walk
10:00-11:00AM, children 18-36 months with an adult, fee per child: $7M/$10NM
Join a Naturalist for an outdoor exploration of the natural world.All children must be walking and accompanied by an adult.Come dressed for possibly muddy walking conditions – we always go outside, boots are recommended.Registration required.Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington, NJ 609-737-7592, www.thewatershed.org
Wander through the fields and forests of the Watershed Reserve with our Teacher-Naturalists to see how many naturally dyed eggs you can discover.Children should bring a basket or bag for egg gathering.Rain or shine, registration requested.Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington, NJ 609-737-7592, www.thewatershed.org
April 22
Celebrate Earth Day at the ‘Shed
Tuesday, 5:00-7:30PM, Families, $15 per family
Visit the Watershed Reserve after work or school to celebrate Earth Day! Teacher-Naturalists will be on hand to lead hikes to the Stony Brook or into the forest, introduce you to our resident critters and help you create simple Earth Day crafts.Our ‘pop-up’ Nature Shop will also be open, offering 20% off all purchases.Registration requested.Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington, NJ 609-737-7592, www.thewatershed.org
April 22 and 23
Bunny Hop Preschool Class
Tuesday, 10:00-11:30AM AND Wednesday, 1:00-2:30PM, children 3-5 years old
Class fee per child: $10M/$15NM
Winter is nearing its end and spring is upon us. A few animals have been with us, wide- awake and alert the whole time, one being the Eastern Cottontail. We will have a hoppy good time as we learn about our furry friend!Registration required.Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington, NJ 609-737-7592, www.thewatershed.org
April 25
Frog Slog Night Hike
Friday, 8:00-10:00PM, Adults and Families (6yo+), $8M/$12NM
Discover the secret life of frogs on a special late night hike with Education Director Jeff Hoagland at the soggy and sonic Watershed Reserve landscape of the Association’s pond on Wargo Road.Come with sharp ears and eyes, as well as a flashlight.Boots are necessary; be prepared for wet and muddy walking conditions.Space is limited and registration required.Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington, NJ 609-737-7592, www.thewatershed.org
Join Education Director Jeff Hoagland for a delicious hike on the Watershed Reserve, in search of wild edible plants.Explore the traditions of our European and Native American roots (no pun intended) as we eat our way through forest and field!Registration and prepayment required.Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington, NJ 609-737-7592, www.thewatershed.org
April 29 and 30
Weather Watchers Preschool Class
Tuesday, 10:00-11:30AM AND Wednesday, 1:00-2:30PM, children 3-5 years old
Class fee per child: $10M/$15NM
April showers bring Mayflowers. We will look at all different types of weather and what effects weather has on nature. For the days when the wind blows, we will make a musical craft that will help us enjoy the climate.Registration required.Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington, NJ 609-737-7592, www.thewatershed.org
Calling All Fashionistas! Merrick's Princeton it's annual Cancer Research
BENEFIT FASHION TRUNK SHOW featuring
NICOLEMILLER Friday, April 4th through Sunday, April 6th
This year, a portion of the proceeds with go to: The OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH FUND.
This organization is extremely close to Merrick's heart....this past one of Merrick's long-time employees (28 years!) was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer. It has been a long difficult road for her, but she is now Cancer FREE! Still, ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancers in the United States and is the fifth leading cause of cancer death among American women.
The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund is committed to finding better tests that can diagnose ovarian cancer earlier and more precisely, to understand what causes ovarian cancer, and to develop improved treatments.
The Event kicks off on Friday Evening, April 4th - from 4pm to 8pm and runs through Sunday at 5:00 pm
The representative from Nicole Miller will be in the store on Friday.
Location:
Merrick's Too
The Princeton Shopping Center
301 North Harrison Street, Princeton, NJ 08540
Plenty of free parking
Contact: Anne Merrick Mavis: 609-921-0338
Store Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10am to 6m, Thursday evening until 8pm, Sunday from noon to 5pm
TRENTON, N.J. – Speaking truth to power, being out of line, off color, expressing what we really think, letting it all hang out -- these are often discouraged in our society, labeled politically incorrect. For graffiti artists, these qualities are a way of life. They embrace politically incorrect. It is who they are.
Of late, urban artist Leon Rainbow has moved in a fresh direction, creating new murals on city walls full of vibrant color, playful lines, yet teeming with deeper meaning.Lately, Rainbow has set about creating similar expressions on canvas, as well as found objects. The result is Politically Incorrect, on view at Trenton Social from May 2 to 30.
Rainbow, a Trenton resident, didn’t intend for his show to arrive at a time of political turbulence in his home city, where the mayor was recently convicted of corruption and removed, and an unruly campaign to replace him is heating up. “I am an artist first, but what’s been going on in city politics adds a new dimension to the work,” Rainbow says. “You look at City Hall, then at us painting the truth out in the streets and you wonder, who’s really politically incorrect here?” he says.
The work in Politically Incorrect incorporates a style that had its genesis in a watercolor mixed media series Rainbow did in 2010 called Freestyle Fridays. In Freestyle Fridays he released a new freeform piece on his website each week for a year. These freeform pieces helped him to develop a style that incorporates complex patterns and designs with imagery and symbolism.
This style further evolved in murals Rainbow subsequently created, one in Trenton (on Clinton and Hudson Street), and another, sponsored by Miller Brewing, in the Fishtown section of Philadelphia (on Frankford Street). In Politically Incorrect, Rainbow is using the movement, style and color of his street work to influence his paintings on canvas, then working the canvases back into the street art. This back and forth cross-fertilization builds new styles and concepts with each piece. Politically Incorrect is an ongoing project.
“Garden Tour du Jour” of six private Bucks County gardens presented by the New Hope Historical Society for the 21st annual self-guided tour. The tour will take ticket holders from New Hope to Center Bridge to Pt. Pleasant, Pa. on June 7th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A full color brochure with pictures and description of each garden, map, and easy directions are included with each ticket. Garden Rewards Bags stuffed with gifts and offers from national partners and local sponsors are available to the first 500 ticket holders.
Online tickets www.newhopehs.org or call 215-862-5652 for ticket partner locations.
Tickets will be available on tour day at the Parry Mansion Museum, 45 S. Main and Ferry Streets, New Hope, PA 18938.
Lawrenceville, N.J - March 10, 2014 – The Central and South Jersey Affiliate of Susan G. Komen is pleased to announce the 12th Annual Spirit of Jane Rodney Celebration to be held on Friday, May 9, 2014 at the historic Trenton War Memorial.
Beginning at 6:30 pm, this special evening will feature lively jazz entertainment, a spectacular silent auction, cocktail reception and dinner.
Jane Rodney worked at the Breast Cancer Resource Center and brought the KomenRace for the Cure to New Jersey in 1994.She lost her own battle with breast cancer in 2002, but her work lives on. The reception pays tribute to Jane through special recognition of individuals who exemplify her characteristics and impacts the breast cancer community through accomplishment, leadership or inspiration.
This year the Affiliate is honored to recognize:
Debbie Schaeffer, Individual Achievement Award
Jason Koye, Individual Achievement Award
Elizabeth Cappel, Ribbon of Hope Survivor Award
All proceeds will help fulfill the Komen mission of ending breast cancer forever by funding local breast cancer screening and education programs as well as breast cancer research.For more information, tickets, corporate sponsorship and ad journal packages please visit www.komencsnj.org/spirit or call 609-896-1201.
The Hopewell Valley YMCA will be holding its annual Spring Gala and Volunteer
Recognition on Friday, April 25th, 2014 at TPC Jasna Polana, and we invite you to share
in this exciting evening.
This year we will be honoring the amazing contributions of
Jean & John Gianacaci of Christine’s Hope for Kids. Christine's Hope for Kids mission is "To continue Christine's spirit and loving qualities; to help less fortunate children and to support local community agencies that work with and benefit children. We not only want to raise money to support our mission, but also teach and communicate the idea that every person can make a difference each day by helping others and being kind."
Evening Highlights
- Light Hors D'oeuvres
- Silent Auction
- Dinner Stations
- Honoree Presentation
- Live Auctions
- Live Musical Entertainment
- Dancing
The Spring Gala begins at 7pm on Friday, April 25, 2014 with a cocktail reception and hors d'oeuvres with a silent auction. Live entertainment will be on hand to provide the evenings entertainment. Dinner stations open at 8pm, with a program to honor Jean & John Gianacaci of Christine’s Hope for Kids, followed by the live auction and dancing.
Those who love and arrange flowers are invited to D&R Greenway Land Trust on Thursday, April 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. This call for “The Art of Real Flowers” is meant for amateurs and professionals alike. Participants will create floral designs in the art galleries of D&R Greenway, evoking a favorite work of art in the new “Oasis and Mirage, Disappearing Water” exhibition, which attracted 400 entries. To register for the Night of Arranging, use www.drgreenway.org. The $10 fee supports the land trust’s preservation and stewardship projects. The arrangements will be juried by D&R Greenway Art Curator, Diana Moore and others. First, Second and Third prizes will be awarded.
It is permissible to visit before April 24th to choose and photograph specific works of art, which participants will evoke with flowers. The entire “Oasis and Mirage” exhibition may also be viewed on-line. Guests bring their own materials (with name label on vessel), or order at cost through event sponsor, Monday Morning Flower and Balloon Company at 609-520-2005. Registrants may bring a beverage of his or her choice to sip or to share during this convivial night.
D&R Greenway CEO & President, Linda J. Mead invites, “Come make a design out of flowers, inspired by our current art exhibition on the theme of water. In effect, we will co-create Princeton’s first Flower Show, to be held the following night. Our galleries will take on a greenhouse atmosphere, --honoring spring, however tardy--, for these two special nights, in conjunction with our 25th anniversary year.”
The Flower Show featuring the previous night’s creations takes place April 25 from 5:30 to 7:30. Register for this wine and cheese reception, its $25 fee evoking D&R Greenway’s 25th anniversary, at www.drgreenway.org.
The current exhibition, “Oasis & Mirage – Disappearing Water”, juried and curated by Diana Moore, attracted 400 entries from regional artists on the subject of this precious resource. The best of the best grace the walls of the Marie L. Matthews Galleries, through May 23.
BACKGROUND
D&R Greenway offers food for the soul,” declares Linda Mead. “Not only do we preserve land and farms, but we inspire people to live with a conservation ethic, improving the quality of life for all creatures. Thanks to the work we do with our preservation partners, New Jersey’s future will include healthy foods from local farms fifty years. Healthy air and clean water will be assured. Our unique region will remain a vibrant place to live.”
The cast and crew of Sourland Hills Actors Guild have been working hard to bring Shrek: The Musical to the stage on April 4, 5 & 6. Kids will be on the edge of their seats with excitement as Shrek, their unlikely hero, and his loyal steed, Donkey come to life. Set off on a quest with us to rescue the beautiful (if slightly temperamental) Princess Fiona! Add in the undersized Lord Farquaad, a gang of fairytale misfits and a giant dragon and you have a hilarious family musical adventure!
The cast of 64 talented adults, teens and children have been rehearsing under the direction of Bob Meola; with Kelly McDermott as choreographer and Tom Rodgers as music director and orchestra conductor.
Founded in 2000, Sourland Hills Actors Guild is a volunteer-run, non-profit community theater group, not affiliated with Montgomery schools. Over the years they have produced 25 large-scale shows, and currently rent the state-of-the-art theater in Montgomery High School for their productions.
This year we are pleased to have received a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and administered by the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission through the State/County Partnership Local Arts Program, confirming our mission to bring an affordable, accessible and intergenerational community theater experience to our area.
Shrek: The Musical is based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture and the book by William Steig, with music by Jeanine Tesori, and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire.
Sourland Hills Actors Guild will present Shrek: The Musical on Friday, April 4 at 7pm; Saturday, April 5 at 2pm & 7pm; & Sunday, April 6 at 2pm, in the Montgomery High School Theater, 1016 Route 601, Skillman. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door on the weekend of performance. Tickets are available online at www.sourlandhills.org. For group rate and general ticket information contact Joan Kettelkamp at tickets@sourlandhills.org.
Give your kids an adventure, come see Shrek: The Musical on April 4-6!
Congratulations to Emmanuel Barchue, our 2014 Youth of the Year!
Emmanuel credits the Boys & Girls Club with helping him to realize that he can do something for his community, and for providing him with many opportunities to get involved. At the Club, he participates in Digital Connectors, the Keystone service organization, and the cooking and chess classes.
To learn more about the Boys & Girls Club and how you can make a difference, please visit www.bgcmercer.org.
Please save the date for Boys & Girls Club Day at Buffalo Wild Wings in Langhorne, PA on April 9, 2014. A percentage of all proceeds will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Mercer County.
Boys & Girls Club of Mercer County | 212 Centre Street | Trenton, NJ, 08611 | www.bgcmercer.org
Please join us as we welcome Laszlo Ujj, Project Manager of RocketSeed, who will discuss email marketing basics. RocketSeed is an email marketing company based out of Washington Crossing, PA.
We will gather in the 2nd floor conference room at the Princeton Library.
Coffee and snacks provided.
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Join fellow young professionals and students on April 5 at the Princeton University Art Museum and satisfy your thirst for culture, art, music, food, and wine—all for FREE! Enjoy student-led tours of selected art in the museum’s collection, performances by L’Avant-Scène, pan-European food and wine, and more!
Then follow the tunes of Roaring 20 (R20) to McCarter for a 7pm performance of The Barber of Seville. Performance tickets are $15 for students* and $20 for 35 and under; you must show valid I.D. when picking up your tickets.
Order your Tickets HERE.
For $15 student tickets, use promo code:STUTIX For $20 35 & Under tickets, use promo code:HOTPURSUIT
*Princeton University students, use your TigerCard for FREE tickets or $5 with promo code: PUSTUTIX
"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love."
~ Marcus AureliusRise & Shine Yoga: 4 Week Series with Angela Clerico
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6:00 to 7:00 am - Sign up for series (8 classes) for only $75
Experience the benefits of waking up to yoga as we stretch and tone the body, mind and spirit. This is a multi-level class and all are welcome, although familiarity with sun salutations is recommended. Synchronize your breath with movement through a variety of vinyasas that develop balance, flexibility and strength. Classes will also incorporate progressive balances, inversions, twists and breathing exercises.
Morristown, NJ, March 24, 2014 – The Women’s Association of Morristown Medical Center’s 17th Mansion in May 2014 Designer Showhouse and Gardens at BLAIRSDEN was inspired by “One Great House – Two Great Causes for Kids.” Proceeds from this signature fundraiser will benefit the expansion of the Joan and Edward Foley Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and the addition of a new Autism and Child Development Center within the Goryeb Children’s Hospital at Morristown Medical Center
Currently, the PICU cares for 750 patients annually but must redirect approximately 25 more per year due to lack of space. The PICU expansion plan will provide additional patient rooms and a specialized inpatient unit to treat children with cancer and those needing special surgery, as well as a dedicated Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. Special rooms will allow parents to stay overnight with their sick children in a comfortable setting.
"We care for the children who are in the most fragile condition," said Dr. Juan Gutierrez, Director of Pediatric Critical Care and Inpatient Hospital Services. "Because of Goryeb's strengths as a top children's hospital, the sickest children are often referred to us. We need more beds in order to avoid having to turn these children away to other hospitals."
The new Autism and Child Development Center will provide gold-standard testing for diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorders and fill the void for a hospital-based facility in Morris County. The center will help address the growing needs of children and their families who come to the medical center.
“The new Autism Center will offer expert diagnosis and medical care, improved access to behavior, speech and occupational therapy, individual treatment and compassionate guidance.Families are overwhelmed after receiving this diagnosis for their child and often not sure how to proceed next. Our model introduces the concept of a ‘care navigator’ who can guide them through the complicated web of autism services,” said Tara Gleeson, DNP, APN, Coordinator of Autism Services. “We will help families advocate for services and assist them with insurance issues and other financial concerns that they may be faced with in the future.”
“We are grateful to the Women’s Association for their support of our campaign to expand the PICU and create a new Autism and Child Development Center,” said Dr. Walter Rosenfeld, Chair, Department of Pediatrics. “This support will help to provide the much-needed funds that will make our dream a reality.”
In June 2013 Goryeb Children's Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care Unit was the first in the tri-state area to achieve a Gold-level Beacon Awardfor Excellence by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, of Aliso Viejo, California. The award signifies excellent and sustained unit performance and patient outcomes.
Mansion in May 2014 at BLAIRSDEN in Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey, will be open May 1-31, 2014. Advance tickets are $40, available through April 30. Tickets purchased online and at the door during May will be $50. For tickets, to volunteer and to learn more about Mansion in May 2014 at BLAIRSDEN, visit: www.MansionInMay.org.
About the Women's Association of Morristown Medical Center (WAMMC)
WAMMC has been a driving force and supporting presence at Morristown Medical Center since its earliest days. The Association has over 600 members and raises more than $700,000 annually for the hospital.
CAPTION: Tara Gleeson shared plans for the new Autism Center with the Mansion in May Executive Committee. (L to R) Prudence Pigott of Far Hills, Mansion in May Co-Chair, Tara Gleeson, DNP, APN, Coordinator of Autism Services at Goryeb Children’s Hospital, Christine Gisser of Mendham, Mansion in May Co-Chair.
The next Chef's Dinner is on April 18th at 7 pm. Please see the menu bellow. Spots are limited to the first 20 people who reserve. Email Jim now or call 609-452-1515 to be among them.
Menu
Early Spring Vegetables and Mozzarella Demonstration Dinner
Friday, April 18th at 7 pm
A quick demonstration of making homemade mozzarella using fresh curd from Fulper Farms
Mozzarella Tasting
Still warm, simply dressed with really good extra virgin olive oil and fresh spring herbs
Warm Spinach Salad with Hazelnuts, Griggstown Chicken Confit, Asian Pears and Shallot Vinaigrette
Risotto with Spring Vegetables and Cherry Grove Organic Toma
Pan Seared Tilefish with Carrot Crema and Swiss Chard
$49.00 per person plus drinks, service and of course the 7% donation to the great state of New Jersey!
Our first Chef's Dinner was a great success. If you missed it, you can read what NJ Spice wrote about it:
"The menu was sort of Irish-Italian fusion (a nod to Jim's heritage), complete with corned beef shank with potato and cabbage "lasagna"...That was preceded by so many other good things...Jim's version [of soda bread] was excellent, and the cheese and drizzle of olive oil were a fantastic accompaniment. And that soup, oh my, we all inhaled that; the deep green hazelnut pesto was straight from heaven. We were also quite taken with the clutch of watercress with the salmon, starved for the first signs of spring greens. Call them now to reserve your spot at the next dinner."
The first two weeks of May bring moss and shade gardening enthusiasts the world over to Dave Benner's hillside moss and wildflower garden near New Hope, in Bucks County, PA. Dave offers personally guided tours of his one of a kind garden at a cost of $10 per person. To schedule your tour date, contact Dave directly at 215-862-5388 or e-mail Dave directly at: bigdavebigsue@hotmail.com
Thank you, David E. Benner, “The Moss Man” .
Dave Benner’s native wild flowers are a profusion of color in May
Dave Benner – A pioneer and advocate of moss for fifty years.
Come explore Serendipity Farm, a 245-year-old farmhouse nestled on nine acres with spectacular views and the charm of historic Bucks County. Plan to tour the estate and experience how a team of design experts has transformed this stunning property. Wander through the charming old farmhouse, cozy cottage, and grand barn. Stroll the gardens, pool area, and serene pond. Shop the displayed designer décor and browse the boutiques. Relax and refresh at the poolside café. Discover Serendipity Farm!
Programs are free unless otherwise noted. Donations are gratefully accepted. For events that require reservations, or for questions, please call the NJBG office at (973) 962-9534.
All events begin or take place at the Carriage House Visitor Center unless otherwise specified.
There is a $5.00 per car State Park parking fee on summer Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day. At all other times, parking is free.
Skylands is a carry-in, carry-out State Park facility. Please carry your trash and litter back out with you and dispose of it properly.
Remember, no pets, picnics, alcohol, balls, frisbees, nor lawn games are permitted in the Botanical Garden.
Winter-Spring 2014
** DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE **
Free Guided Garden Tours - Sundays, 2 p.m., May through October. Steady rain cancels. Meet at the Carriage House Visitor Center and wear comfortable shoes.
Download the entire Spring 2014 NJBG calendar of events.
March
March 2 (Sunday), 11 am-3 pm Skylands Manor Tours. Historic tours guided by knowledgeable NJBG docents. The last tour begins at 3 pm. Manor House tour dates are subject to change; please check back.Donation: Adults: $7; Seniors: $5; Students 13-18: $5; Children 6-12: $3; Under 6: Free.
March 13-16 (Thursday-Sunday), 10 am-5 pm SpringFest Flower & Garden Show. Visit the NJBG exhibit at one of New Jersey's best garden shows. Open 10a-5p daily at the Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta, NJ. With garden exhibits and displays, lectures, special events, a kids' zone and a super garden marketplace, it's a sure cure for cabin fever. Visit the SpringFest website for directions and more information. Tickets may be purchased at the gate. Adults: $12, Seniors (65+): $9 Children under 12: FREE. Special Senior Day: Thursday, March 13, 2014: $8.
March 16 (Sunday), 1 pm Family Woodland Hike. Join Rich Cahayla-Wynne on an easy, child-friendly hike in the Garden's woodlands. Learn a bit about the plants, animals and geology around you on a hike designed to fit the group. Wear sturdy shoes, meet at the Carriage House. Snow/rain cancels. FREE.
March 22 (Saturday), 12 noon-4 pm Volunteer Lunch. By invitation only ~ our special Thank You to our volunteers.
March 23 (Sunday), 1 pm End-of-Winter Tree Walk. [GS] Join Head Landscape Designer Rich Flynn as he leads this perennial favorite. Learn the differences between trees and how to tell them apart in this special tree walk. Meet at the Carriage House, weare sturdy, comfortable shoes. FREE.
March 30 (Sunday), 1 pm Native Plants in the Home Landscape. [GS] Don Torino of the Bergen County Audubon Society offers an indoor photo presentation in which you'll learn why native plants are so important to our environment and how to introduce them into the home landscape. Native plants are critical to our birds and butterflies, and you can turn your yard into a healthy environment that benefits them. FREE.
April 6 (Sunday), 11 am-3 pm Skylands Manor Tours. Historic tours guided by knowledgeable NJBG docents. The last tour begins at 3 pm. Manor House tour dates are subject to change; please check back.Donation: Adults: $7; Seniors: $5; Students 13-18: $5; Children 6-12: $3; Under 6: Free.
April 12 (Saturday), 1 pm Who Makes the Trails?. NJBG has many miles of hiking trails in the hills surrounding the Botanical Garden. Learn more about hiking and who makes the trails in a program presented by the New York New Jersey Trail Conference. In the Carriage House. $5 donation requested.
April 13 (Sunday), 1 pm Design Tips for Knockout, Easy-Care Gardens. [GS] Gorgeous, low-maintenance gardens are no accident. Learn proven design tricks for sensational gardens that will be the talk of the neighborhood. Topics include selecting great plants, incorporating focal points, vertical interest, sustainable practices, natural repellants, the how's and when's of using fertilizer, and more. Nataionally-known speaker Kerry Mendez has over 25 years of experience and is a 'passionate perennialist' who enjoys mixing humor with practical information. $5 donation requested.
April 13 (Sunday), 1 pm Family Woodland Hike. Join Rich Cahayla-Wynne on an easy, child-friendly hike in the Garden's woodlands. Learn a bit about the plants, animals and geology around you on a hike designed to fit the group. Wear sturdy shoes, meet at the Carriage House. Snow/rain cancels. FREE.
April 26 (Saturday), 10 am Early Spring Wildflower Walk. [GS] Spring is peeking out everywhere! Join Nancy Bristow in checking out the early bloomers in the Wildflower Garden! Wear sturdy shoes, meet at the Carriage House. Rain or snow cancels. $5 donation requested.
April 26 (Saturday), 1 pm Introduction to Trail Maintenance. New York-New Jersey Trail Conference volunteers maintain the trails around the Botanical Garden, and many other fine trails throughout the area. Learn more about hiking and trail maintenance in an indoor presentation in the Carriage House. $5 donation requested.
April 27 (Sunday), 1 pm Building Backyard Habitats. [GS] Don Torino of the Bergen County Audubon Society offers an indoor photo presentation on ways to welcome birds and butterflies to your garden, followed by a walk in the Botanical Garden to see different habitats in action. Rain cancels outdoor portion. FREE.
May 2 (Friday), 6:30 pm Plant Sale - Members' Preview & Reception. We thank our members each year with an invitation to the special pre-opening to our annual Plant Sale. You'll love the array of unusual specimens! NJBG members only. (Not a member? Become one!).
May 3-4 (Saturday-Sunday), 10 am-4 pm Plant Sale. Perennials, annuals, vegetables, herbs, trees, shrubs, vines, ground covers, hanging baskets and potted plants. Knowledgeable Master Gardeners will be on hand to offer advice, and the plants are lush and healthy. Come early for the best selection. FREE admission.
May 4 (Sunday), 11 am-3 pm Skylands Manor Tours. Historic tours guided by knowledgeable NJBG docents. The last tour begins at 3 pm. Manor House tour dates are subject to change; please check back.Donation: Adults: $7; Seniors: $5; Students 13-18: $5; Children 6-12: $3; Under 6: Free.
May 10-11 (Saturday-Sunday), 12 noon-4 pm Lilac Garden Splendor. The Lilac Garden is a large collection of these sweet-scented and prolific spring beauties, in the peak of bloom this time of year. Members of NJBG's Lilac team will be in this part of the Garden to answer any questions you might have. FREE.
May 11 (Sunday), 2 pm Free Guided Garden Tours Begin. Knowledgeable NJBG docents take you on a tour of what's blooming around the Botanical Garden. These free tours will be available every Sunday afternoon at 2pm until the end of October. Meet at the Carriage House. Wear sturdy shoes. Rain cancels. FREE.
May 17 (Saturday), 10 am Spring Wildflower Walk. [GS] Join Nancy Bristow in checking out the early bloomers in the Wildflower Garden! Wear sturdy shoes, meet at the Carriage House. Rain cancels. $5 donation.
May 18 (Sunday), 1 pm-3 pm Children's Container Gardening Workshop. [GS] Join Nancy Cochrane and Master Gardener and educator Olga Newey to explore the fun of gardening. Learn to grow veggies and herbs in different containers; you'll take home what you plant. In the Carriage House. Ages 6 and up; children under 14 must be accompanied by a responsible adult. $10 members, $15 non-members. Reservations requested at 973-962-9534; walk-ins are welcome, space permitting.
May 18 (Sunday), 1 pm Family Woodland Hike. An easy, child-friendly hike in the Garden's woodlands where you'll learn a bit about the plants, animals and geology around you in a hike designed to fit the group. Smaller children may need to be carried. Wear sturdy shoes, meet at the Carriage House Visitor Center. Rain cancels. FREE.
(Hopewell Valley News) The Pennington Borough Economic Development Commission (EDC) has announced the recipient of the 2014 Business of the Year Award — Emily’s Café and Catering, on South Main Street.
The EDC chose Emily’s Café and Catering from among several nominees. The award is designed to highlight a business that is found successful in the eyes of its community and to recognize their significant contributions as drivers of economic growth.
”We are pleased to see Emily’s Café & Catering receive this award. It is well deserved in recognition of their support of the borough, its residents and fellow businesses,” said EDC Chairman Eric Kollevoll. “Emily and Jim Matticoli share our enthusiasm for Pennington by both living and working in the borough.”
The EDC also recognized the individual contributions of former Pennington Council member Thomas Ogren for many of the road improvement projects in the downtown area.
”As a member of Borough Council, Mr. Ogren worked very hard to see these projects through with state grants and a significant amount of individual oversight,” Mr. Kollevoll said. “We applaud Emily’s and Tom for making Pennington Borough an even better place to live, work and raise a family.”
The EDC hosted its fourth annual Business of the Year social, honoring Emily’s Café and Catering and Mr. Ogren on Jan. 29 at Sun National Bank in Pennington.
The Pennington Borough Economic Commission presented a plaque to the Matticolis at the event. Emily’s Café and Catering also will be recognized as 2014 Business of the Year on a permanent plaque hanging in Borough Hall.
Mrs. McCarty has been in the district for seventeen years. She taught language arts before becoming the media specialist in September of 2011. Mrs. McCarty is also one of our student council advisors and is behind the scenes on many of the community service projects that take place at Timberlane. Specifically our 7th grade project with Delta Community Service, One for Books in 8th grade as well as our "I Care Cookie" Project which results in cookie care packages shipped to men and women serving our country all over the world.
Mrs. McCarty and the other winners from across the district will be honored at an upcoming Board of Education meeting and by the Hopewell Valley Education Foundation at the annual E2 Dinner on Friday, May 2nd. Tickets for this event will soon be available at www.hvef.org.
Brooklyn has been the epicenter for hipsters and the hip-at-heart for some time now. Whether you have been part of the trend or simply want to discover what all the hype is about, this day trip promises to be exceptional.
Only a few spaces are left for this tour! Join us for a visit to the studio of contemporary sculptor Ursula von Rydingsvard, who recently received a major commission for the Princeton University campus, as well as the studio of renowned artist Matthew Day Jackson, whose work has been shown in galleries and museums throughout the world. Be sure to see August 6, 1945, a three-dimensional, multimedia piece created by Jackson in 2010 that is currently on view at the Princeton University Art Museum.
Photo: Den Haag/Drone Magazine
Cost: $180 per person
Includes: transportation, lunch, snacks, and tour fees
Departure: 8:30 a.m.; Return: 6:30 p.m.
Space is limited. RSVPs may only be received via USPS. Phone and e-mail requests cannot be honored; reservations will be processed according to the postmarked date of the mailedregistration form.
Princeton - Princeton Day School is pleased to announce “Art for Books,” an exhibition featuring the artwork of Paul O. Zelinsky, opening at the Anne Reid '72 Art Gallery on Monday, March 31 and running through Thursday, April 24.There will be a gallery talk on Thursday, April 24 from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. followed by a reception for the artist from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Both events are free and open to the public.
While Paul O. Zelinsky grew up in Wilmette, Illinois, he spent the early years of his childhood in Princeton.His father was a mathematics professor and a visiting scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study. From an early age, Mr. Zelinsky drew compulsively but he became committed to book illustration as a student at Yale University. During his sophomore year, Mr. Zelinsky took a course on the history and making of the picture book, which was co-taught by author and illustrator Maurice Sendak.This pivotal experience led Mr. Zelinsky to become an innovative and successful book illustrator. He has been illustrating books for the past 35 years, and is the Caldecott Award-winning illustrator of Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, Rumplestiltskin, and Swamp Angel. His most popular book, Wheels on the Bus, has sold millions of copies.
Mr. Zelinsky’s exhibit is part of the Imagine the Possibilities guest artist series at Princeton Day School, which is made possible through the generosity of the John John D. Wallace, Jr. ’78 Memorial Guest Artist Series Fund. This series has brought in celebrated authors, poets, and illustrators to work directly with Princeton Day School students for the past nineteen years. Imagine the Possibilities coordinator Bev Gallagher remarked, “What a delight it has been working with this program for the past nineteen years.It truly is inspiring to welcome amazing artists to our campus and watch teachers, students and parents enjoy the experience.We are certainly thrilled that Paul will be with us this year.”
This exhibition is open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday when the school is in session, and by appointment on weekends.For more information about the Anne Reid '72 Art Gallery, please call Jody Erdman, Art Gallery Director, at 609.924.6700 x 1772 or visit www.pds.org.
(BPT) - With many real estate industry watchers predicting 2014 will be a seller's market, you may think you won't need to do much to sell your home this spring. Not so fast - while more buyers are likely to be competing for homes, that doesn't mean they're willing to settle for less than perfect. In fact, coming out of the real estate crash of a few years ago, buyers have learned the importance of getting the maximum value for their home investment.
While home prices are expected to rise in 2014, buyers continue to have high expectations. Homes that meet buyers' lists of "must-haves" and "would-love-to-have" features will be positioned to sell more quickly and closer to - or above - list price, experts say. So what are homebuyers looking for in 2014?
Whole-home, beautiful energy efficient features
In the earliest days of the efficiency trend, many buyers would have settled for a house that reduced heating and cooling costs through good insulation, or cut electricity bills with energy-sipping appliances. Modern buyers, however, are interested in homes that take a holistic approach to energy efficiency. That means supplementing energy savings with more thoughtful features like daylighting and natural ventilation through energy-efficient skylights, using solar-powered water heaters, and employing intelligent controls for skylights, other lighting and heating/cooling systems.
Buyers want energy-efficient upgrades that also offer high aesthetic appeal in addition to functionality, making features like ENERGY STAR-qualified skylights particularly popular. In fact, 55 percent of homebuyers in a National Association of Home Builder's survey said skylights are desirable or essential. Skylight manufacturer VELUX America notes that installing no-leak, solar-powered fresh air (venting) skylights not only enhances indoor air quality, but can boost energy efficiency, working in concert with windows. Add remote-controlled, solar-powered blinds and skylight energy performance ratings can improve as much as 45 percent. And solar powered skylights and blinds, as well as the installation costs, are eligible for a 30 percent Federal tax credit.
Smarter size and space
While buyers will always look to get the most bang for their buck, many are deciding that "bang" does not necessarily mean "bigger." The great recession saw many families downsize into smaller homes - with more manageable mortgages. Even with the economy moving again, many homeowners have found they like the efficiency and utility of smaller, more purposeful spaces.
The functionality of a room is now as important as its size. Buyers will continue to embrace rooms that make the most of the space available, such as compact kitchens that maximize storage, smaller bathrooms that optimize lighting efficiency and privacy, while saving wall space through use of skylights, and open rooms that serve multiple purposes. To see how skylights would look in any room in your home, get a skylight planner app, take pictures in your home, and overlay skylights and blinds on the images with a few clicks.
Aging-in-place potential
As more baby boomers approach and enter their golden years, homebuyers are looking toward the future and seeking homes that offer the potential of allowing them to age in place. In demand are home features that not only look good now (such as an open floor plan or larger bathroom) but that can be easily adapted for older occupants who may face challenges with mobility, vision and other age-related issues.
A range of home features fit the bill, including ground-floor bedrooms, ample natural lighting to enhance vision, open floor plans that minimize obstacles to mobility, larger bathrooms that can easily be fitted with grab bars, kitchens with age-friendly features such as touch faucets, and smaller yards with lower maintenance requirements.
While higher demand and less inventory are likely to make 2014 a better year for sellers than buyers, if you're selling your home, knowing what buyers are looking for can help ensure a faster, more rewarding sale - in any market.
Registration is open for regular season football and cheer. Register by May 1stfor Early Bird Discount ($50, tackle levels only). NEW: Players ages 5-7 will have the option of selecting Flag Football or Tiny Mites (tackle) when registering, HVPW is offering NON-COMPETITIVE Cheer, ages K-8th, to cheer during games only. Online registration by credit cardor check. You canregister onlineand submit payments to HVPW PO Box 247, Pennington, NJ. Pay in full by May 1stto receive Early Bird Discount. Visit theirwebsitefor more information.Click here for flyer.
Dear Parents - HVBSA Baseball & Softball registration for the 2014 spring season is now open at www.hvbsa.org!
Baseball registration is open to Babe Ruth ages 13 to 15 (age as of April 30, 2014) and Cal Ripken ages 6 to 12 (age as of April 30, 2014). Senior Babe Ruth participants ages 16 to 18 will have a separate registration in May. Softball registration is open to all girls ages 6-18. We have upgraded the HVBSA Website to include a new Registration system. To begin the process of registering your child, you must first create a new account by visitinghttp:\\www.hvbsa.org.Thank you and see you at the fields!
Please see the attached flyer for a Parent Workshop on March 31 at Timberlane Middle School with Dr. McCloskey on Executive Functions and the Gap between Knowing and Doing.
Princeton, NJ -- March 6, 2014 -- The Junior League of Greater Princeton (JLGP), a women’s volunteer organization serving the Greater Princeton area for more than 90 years, today invited the community to a May 3rd fundraiser, A Day at the Races. The event, culminating with a viewing of the Kentucky Derby, will fund 2014-15 programs for Mercer and Bucks county women and children.
“We are so excited to offer A Day at the Races to the Princeton community. Though it’s a new event for our area, other Leagues across the country have hosted Derby events for many years. Games of chance, a hat contest, a Junior League Julep…it promises to be a great evening and all the proceeds will allow us to continue to provide robust, meaningful community programs next year,” said Johnelle Whipple, Vice President of Development.
On May 3rd, the Ronson Aviation hangar at Trenton Mercer Airport will transform into a lavish garden, reminiscent of Churchill Downs. Guests will experience the excitement and anticipation while viewing the Kentucky Derby on large screens in our indoor garden. Guests can enter a raffle to choose a winning horse, buy 50/50 raffles, and the chance to win Frontier Airlines tickets. All hats can be entered in the “Best Hat” and “People’s Choice” competitions. Other highlights of the evening include a bourbon tasting, substantial southern fare, a wine arbor, and a silent auction. Buy Rite of Hopewell-Pennington, a long-time League partner, will provide in-kind support.
All proceeds from the evening’s activities will benefit the JLGP’s community programs.For the last two years, the League has partnered with Dress for Success Mercer County to facilitate a job-readiness program. This nine-week program offers classroom presentation coupled with one-on-one mentoring with League volunteers to support each of up to 20 participants. Dress for Success chooses each participant from among the under- or unemployed women who access their services. The program has a national success rate of 41% and has proven even more successful locally, with 61% of participants finding employment in the first six months after the course.
According to Lauren Sgro, Community Vice President, “Both our Women and Children’s Initiatives have exceeded our expectations; we have incredible partners and engaged volunteers. The board looks forward to the opportunity to share these great programs and successes with our guests.”
For the second consecutive year, the League’s Children’s Initiative is offering award-winning wellness programming to two preschools, the Cherry Tree Club and Better Beginnings. The curriculum includes a new theme each month, from heart health to healthy eating and caring for teeth, the children have the opportunity to read about the theme, visit with a professional (dentist, yoga teacher and nutritionist) and enjoy a healthy snack.
Tickets are available online at www.jlgp.org at $50 a person, with VIP tables for 10 available as well for $1000. The event offers excellent sponsorship opportunities for companies and individuals. Please contact event chairs, Adelle Scharloo and Cindy Hollender at derby@jlgp.org.
About The Junior League of Greater Princeton
The Junior League of Greater Princeton is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. The Junior League of Greater Princeton focuses its efforts on the needs of women and children in Mercer and Bucks counties as well as the surrounding areas. Women over the age of 21, committed to voluntarism, regardless of race, religion or national origin are welcome as members. The Junior League of Greater Princeton is part of the Association of Junior Leagues International, which includes 293 Junior Leagues in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Great Britain. For more information please visit www.jlgp.org.
Greenwood House cordially invites you to join in celebrating our 75th Anniversary by becoming a Sponsor of our first food and wine event. The Zebra Tomato Party – A Farm to Table Celebration, will be held at the Grounds for Sculpture on Wednesday, May 14, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This event offers you the opportunity to enjoy the company of friends and to indulge in innovative meatless cuisine while supporting Greenwood House, a senior living organization with an outstanding reputation for quality care.
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. Dine at any of the participating restaurants between Friday, April 25th and Thursday, May 1st and a percentage of the proceeds will be donated to The Parkinson Alliance. Participating restaurants include Blue Point Grill, elements, Eno Terra, Gennaro’s, Mediterra, Mistral, North End Bistro, Pj’s Pancake House, Teresa Caffe, and Witherspoon Grill.
Please let me know if you have any questions or require any additional information.
The culmination of Boheme Opera’s 25th Season is a fully-staged new production of
Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata. On Friday, March 28 at 8pm and Sunday, March 30 at 3pm,
the Company returns to Kendall Main Stage Theater at The College of New Jersey in Ewing, NJ. Boheme Artistic Director Joseph Pucciatti will conduct the Boheme Opera Orchestra and Chorus, with stage direction by Reegan McKenzie.
Three impressive artists are at the helm of this exciting production adorned by original virtual sets by J. Matthew Root. Acclaimed soprano Lorraine Ernest returns as Violetta, having sung the role with Boheme in its semi-staging in 2007. International artists tenor Jeffrey Hartman and baritone Michael Corvino debut with Boheme in the respective roles of Alfredo and Giorgio Germont.
Tickets range from $30 to $50, with group and student rates.Purchases can be made online daily at www.tcnj.edu/boxoffice, by phone at (609) 771-2775 M-F, 10am to 2pm and 6pm to 8pm, or in person at Brower Student Center Box Office M-F, same hours.
Free pre-curtain talks are one hour prior, with projected English supertitles for optimal enjoyment.Kendall Main Stage Theater is ADA-accessible and provides assisted-listening devices upon request.Boheme Opera NJ offers a special needs shuttle on the TCNJ campus, in cooperation with the Mercer County T.R.A.D.E. Department.
Boheme Opera NJ programming is made possible in part by major funding from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Investors Bank and Stark & Stark Attorneys-At-Law.For more details, visit www.bohemeopera.com.
Tuesday, March 11 – Strengthening New Jersey’s Economy Luncheon – 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Trenton Country Club, 201 Sullivan Way, West Trenton, NJ – Join three of the top executives from New Jersey:, Bernie Flynn, Thomas Bracken and Wayne Hasenbalg, as they discuss the economic climate, the current state of business and the potential for growth in the future. Sponsored by: Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader, P.C, NJM Insurance Group and Aqua New Jersey
Tuesday, March 18 – Growth and Redevelopment in Ewing – 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. NJM Insurance Group, 301 Sullivan Way, West Trenton, NJ - This breakfast will highlight economic growth and expansion initiatives in the township. Featured topics will include the Campus Town Project at The College of New Jersey and "The Plan" for Parkway Avenue, the former site of General Motors and the Naval Warfare Center.
Thursday, March 27 – State of Robbinsville Township Address – 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Ritchie & Page Distributing Company, 175 New Canton Way, Robbinsville, NJ – Please join the MIDJersey Chamber in welcoming Mayor Dave Fried for the annual State of Robbinsville Township Address. The third term Mayor will discuss economic growth in the township, objectives for the year ahead and the overall agenda for the months and years ahead. Sponsored by Investors Bank
Tuesday, March 25 – Women Leaders Matter Luncheon – 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. NJHA Conference and Event Center, 760 Alexander Road, Princeton, NJ – The Women in Business Committee present Debbie Walsh, Director of the Center for American Women and Politics will discuss the growing presence of women in both the political and business world. Sponsored by M & T Bank and Saul Ewing LLP
Wednesday, April 9 – 2014 Annual Dinner presented by Hill Wallack LLP – Hyatt Regency Princeton –5:30 p.m. www.2014AnnualDinner.org
Celebrating this year’s Honorees:
Sherise D. Ritter, CPA, CGFM, PSA, CGMA, Managing Director, The Mercadien Group – Citizen of the Year
The Times of Trenton – Distinguished Corporation of the Year
Rue Insurance – Outstanding Small Business of the Year
Girls Scouts of Central & Southern NJ – Community Impact
Five Gallery Curators from local private schools will be exhibiting their own artwork inThe Curators’ Exhibit at The Gallery at Chapin, 4101 Princeton Pike, Princeton, from April 1 through April 30th. The curators are as follows: Dolores Evangelista Eaton, Silva Gallery of Art, Pennington School; Jody Erdman, The Anne Reid Art Gallery, Princeton Day School; Jamie Greenfield, Marguerite & James Hutchins Gallery, Lawrenceville School; Dallas Piotrowski, The Gallery at Chapin, Chapin School; and Phyllis Wright, Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart. Chapin is located at 4101 Princeton Pike, Princeton, N.J. A reception for the artists will be held on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 from 5 to 7 P.M. The exhibit can also be viewed during school hours by appointment by calling 609-924-7206.
Chapin School’s curator, Dallas Piotrowski decided to give the curators an opportunity to shine a light on their own artwork and to give the community a chance to meet with them.
Dolores Evangelista Eaton works in clay and also paints. She feels issues of identity and voice continue to dominate her art making. She said, “In these recent works I am exploring the idea that we are all in a constant state of emerging. Over and over again we adjust our relationship to the world by realizing new ways of being, and new ways of knowing ourselves. Sometimes this is a struggle; sometimes it is as natural and quick as a snake shedding its skin; and sometimes we are given experiences that in a way force us, and we do not resist, to use new lenses through which we see the world and ourselves.”
Jody Erdman uses photography as a means to explore parts of the world around her which she loves. Edrman said, “It’s a means of self expression, to better understand my reality and to embrace the parts of the world which are important to me. I like to explore the world as fragments and as abstract form. I like to focus on things which are timeless; to stop in a meditative space which is timeless.”
Jamie Greenfield is known for her drawings of figures and is also a painter of nature. Her work draws upon inner sources of personal history in combination with close observation of light and form. Greenfield said, “In much of my work, objects, like thoughts, are held in tenuous relation to one another, seemingly unrelated yet anchored in a structured pictorial space. Some affinities are provided to the viewer while others remain ambiguous and, as in dreams, may be the result of memory, longing or prescience.”
Dallas Piotrowski is a painter of the natural world. In the exhibition at Chapin she has concentrated on one particular plant species, the Lotus. Dallas said, “I was fascinated by this mysterious and ancient plant. As I observed and watched, it evolved into many different forms over the course of the seasons. The flowers are particularly spectacular with their huge pink blooms. The pods are the most interesting. I look for abstraction and the rhythm of the repeated pattern in nature and create my painting from its design.”
Phyllis Wright, a photographer and painter, has a deep interest in the mysteries surrounding ancient cultures, archeology, and the language of symbols. She said, “My art-making helps me make sense of the world around me.” She travels a great deal to learn about indigenous cultures and attempts through color, texture, and form to convey through her art the mystery and wonder of the world.
Any questions please contact Dallas Piotrowski, gallery curator at dallasart@optimum.net, 609-249-4401 or Sharon Gomberg, gallery coordinator at sgomberg@chapinschool.org 609-924-7206.
Dates/Times:Friday, April 25 & Saturday, April 26, 2014, 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM
Location:McCosh Hall, Room 10, Princeton University
Join Princeton University faculty, students, and the local community for this campus favorite that combines awe-inspiring MOUNTAIN and ADVENTURE SPORTS films with an intermission FREE-GEAR raffle.The spectacular action-packed films feature rock climbing, mountaineering, mountain biking, kayaking, extreme skiing, and explorations of the natural world.
OR call Frist Campus Center ticket office: 609-258-9220
Sponsored by Princeton University's Outdoor Action Program and Blue Ridge Mountain Sports
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The Banff Mountain Film Festival is an international film competition featuring the world's best footage on mountain subjects. Each year, the festival receives approximately 330 films in the film festival competition. An international film festival jury chooses the best films from the finalists and awards prizes in eight categories: Grand Prize, Climbing, Mountain Sports, Mountain Environment, Mountain Culture, Short Mountain Film, and Feature-Length Mountain Film.
The Sourland Conservancy is pleased to announce its 2014 Train Station Series - a Sourland Mountain-inspired series of educational and cultural programs. Advance registration not required (unless otherwise noted below); $5 donation suggested. Programs take place at the Hopewell Borough Train Station, 1 Railroad Place, Hopewell, NJ 08525 at 7 p.m. (unless otherwise noted below).
April 11 – “A Proud Heritage: African American Presence in Hopewell Valley and Sourland Mountain” presented by Beverly Mills and Elaine Buck of the Stoutsburg Cemetery Association.
May 4- “Sourlands Eastern Region Bus Tour” in partnership with the Van Harlingen Historical Society ($20 members; $25 nonmembers- includes 6 month membership). This event will not take place at the train station– for more information contact director@sourland.org.
June 5 – “Field Biologist: The film, the man and the work” presented by Tyler Christensen (naturalist) and Jared Flesher (documentary filmmaker and editor of “Edible Jersey”). This talk focuses on Tyler’s research in the Nicoyan Peninsula Avian Research Center in Costa Rica, as it relates to birds in the Sourlands, with film clips from Jared’s upcoming documentary film on the subject, “Field Biologist.”
June 12 – “Wildflowers of the Sourlands” presented by Rachel Mackow, photographer, writer and naturalist. This program focuses on uncommon and rare plants that are found in the Sourlands, as well as plants that are unique to the Sourlands and those that are more abundant. The talk will also touch on native plant conservation, pollinators, plant life cycles, and medicinal and traditional uses of the plants.
September 14 – “Swallow Hill Alpaca Farm Field Trip” presented by Patricia and John Flanagan, owners. Back by popular demand, this hands-on farm visit (meet at 583 Montgomery Road, Hillsborough, NJ 08844 at 2 PM) will educate visitors about alpacas and their fiber, through a presentation, barn tour, weaving demonstrations and hands-on weaving experiences.
Tired of winter? Get energized at COA Wellness Day! Along with healthy refreshments and information about recovery services, Wellness Day will include workshops on yoga, Reiki, Tai Chi, nutrition, fitness, massage therapy, stress reduction, meditation, acupuncture, aromatherapy and more… The focus will be education & self care, and how these practices can support recovery. Keith Richards from Recovery Comic will perform and Salon G by Guilia Antoinetta will do makeovers for recoverees and others. Wellness isn’t just for the rich & famous – it’s for everyone who wants to feel better, and especially for those who want to take their recovery to the next level. If you’ve ever been curious about any of these practices – or just want to get out and have a fun afternoon – drop by and check it out. For more details: https://cityofangelsnj.org/wellnessday2013.html [2]. City of Angels NJ, Inc. is a non-profit organization that helps people with addictions get and stay clean. All our services are completely free of charge.
Young Actors Intensive - Our week long, full day program for students in grades 5-7. This camp will be a fun-filled learning experience for students seeking to be the very best they can be on stage and in front of the camera! *Aug. 18-22, 9:00 AM-3:00 PM$795.00 SAVE $200.00 WITH OUR EARLY REGISTRATION PRICE $595.00 (Register with deposit of $300.00 by March 30, 2014)
Acting and Improvisation Showcase Intensive: This 2 week experience will be chock full of awesome opportunities for the young actor grades 8 through High School to learn or improve their craft. We will create a series of one act comedies and dramas based on established written work or with plays written by the students! *Aug. 4-15 2013 9:00 AM-3:00 PM (Register with minimum $500.00 deposit by March 30, 2014)
$1295.00 SAVE $300.00 WITH OUR EARLY REGISTRATION PRICE $995.00 (MUST REGISTER BY MARCH 30, 2014)
This season, every day the first week we will welcome visiting Guest Artists! Our own Meagan Johnson will be joining us again for our singing workshops. We are going to learn the art of “stage combat” so your actor will know how to really give and take a “punch” or learn how to fall properly and safely as well as learning basic stunts for on stage or on camera. Vocal Production & Movement for the Actor professionals from New York will teach the students how to work with their body to be adept at good stage movement and our vocal coaches will work on the various breathing and vocal techniques used by professional actors all over the world! A Film director will be joining us to teach your actor effective camera acting technique. And, we will also have a talent agent seminar to help your young actor practice audition technique as well as to learn all about how the casting process works, head shots, cold readings and much, much more. Parents who are curious about this process are invited as well! Week 2 will be totally dedicated to the professional approach to rehearsals and will culminate with our camp ending showcase (which will be attended by industry professionals) *Aug. 4-15 2014 9:00 AM-3:00 PM (Register with minimum $500.00 deposit by March 30) $1295.00 SAVE $300.00 WITH OUR EARLY REGISTRATION PRICE $995.00 (MUST REGISTER BY MARCH 30, 2014)
SPACE IS LIMITED EARLY REGISTRATION IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
ROBBINSVILLE—Maintaining a Healthy Weight Date: Tuesday, March 4
Time: 7– 8:30 p.m.
Location: Robbinsville Library, 42 Allentown-Robbinsville Road
Registration: Register through the library or visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Join Lisa Dobruskin, MD, specializing in bariatric surgery and a member of the Medical Staff of Princeton HealthCare System, and Jane Schwartz, RD, Outpatient & Community Education Dietitian with University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro’s Nutrition Program, for an informative discussion on how to establish diet and exercise habits designed for a lifetime of optimal health.
ROBBINSVILLE—Attention Deficit Disorder in Children Date: Wednesday, March 5
Time: 7– 8:30 p.m.
Location: Robbinsville Library, 42 Allentown-Robbinsville Road
Registration: Register through the library or visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Learn about available treatment options for your child and how to differentiate between normal and abnormal childhood behavior at this informative program led by Deborah M. Pulver, MD, board certified pediatrician with Princeton HealthCare System.
PLAINSBORO—Health Insurance Marketplace in NJ: What You Need to Know Date: Thursday, March 6
Time 1-2 p.m.
Location: Plainsboro Library, 9 Van Doren Street
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Join a Certified Application Counselor (CAC) from Princeton HealthCare System’s Community Education & Outreach Program for an overview of New Jersey’s health insurance marketplace: how it works; who qualifies; how to enroll; and much more.
PLAINSBORO—1st Anniversary Health Fair: Princeton Fitness & Wellness at Plainsboro Date: Saturday, March 8
Time: 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Location: Princeton Fitness & Wellness at Plainsboro, 7 Plainsboro Road
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Come out and celebrate the first anniversary of Princeton Fitness & Wellness at Plainsboro and take part in free health screenings, including blood pressure, body fat analysis (BMI), posture and balance, and take a tour of Princeton Fitness & Wellness, enjoy special classes, refreshments and more!
HAMILTON—Be Fall-proof: Get Balanced Date: Mondays & Wednesdays, March 10, 12, 17 & 19
Time: 1–2:30 p.m.
Location: Community Education & Outreach at the Hamilton Area YMCA John K. Rafferty Branch, 1315 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Suite 100, Conference Rooms A & B
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Learn how to improve your balance and help prevent falls through this informative four-part class, taught by trained facilitators with a special presentation by Linda Lucuski, MPT, Certified MDT and Vestibular Rehabilitation Specialist, and Rehabilitation Coordinator with University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro’s Outpatient Rehabilitation Network.
MONMOUTH JUNCTION—Health Insurance Marketplace in NJ: What You Need to Know Date: Tuesday, March 11
Time 1-2 p.m.
Location: South Brunswick Library, 110 Kingston Lane
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Join a Certified Application Counselor (CAC) from Princeton HealthCare System’s Community Education & Outreach Program for an overview of New Jersey’s health insurance marketplace: how it works; who qualifies; how to enroll; and much more.
HAMILTON—What You Need to Know About Food Allergies Date: Tuesday, March 11
Time: 6:30–8 p.m.
Location: Community Education & Outreach at the Hamilton Area YMCA John K. Rafferty Branch, 1315 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Suite 100, Conference Rooms A & B
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Learn about the various types of food allergies, the symptoms of a food allergy and substitutions in cooking for the most common allergies at this informative discussion led by Jayanti J. Rao, MD, board certified in allergy and immunology and a member of the Medical Staff of Princeton HealthCare System.
PLAINSBORO—Living with Lupus Date: Tuesday, March 11
Time: 7–8:30 p.m.
Location: University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro Education Center
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Join Michael J. Froncek, MD, board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology, and a member of the Medical Staff of Princeton HealthCare System as well as the Alliance for Lupus Research, for a discussion and question-and-answer session about how Lupus can affect the body, advances in treatment and care and the Anti-Inflammatory Diet.
EAST WINDSOR—When to Call 911 Date: Wednesday, March 12
Time: 12:30–1:30 p.m.
Location: Beth El Synagogue, 50 Maple Stream Road
Registration: Pre-registration is required by March 7. Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
This interactive, educational lecture, led by Barbara Vaning, MHA, EMT Instructor at Princeton HealthCare System, is designed to teach you when to call for help and covers topics including what constitutes an emergency, what you need to tell the emergency dispatcher when you call, what to do if you cannot talk and what you can do while waiting for help to arrive.
EAST WINDSOR—Health Insurance Marketplace in NJ: What You Need to Know Date: Wednesday, March 12
Time 7-8:30 p.m.
Location: Hickory Corner Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Join a Certified Application Counselor (CAC) from Princeton HealthCare System’s Community Education & Outreach Program for an overview of New Jersey’s health insurance marketplace: how it works; who qualifies; how to enroll; and much more.
HAMILTON—Health Insurance Marketplace in NJ: What You Need to Know Date: Thursday, March 13
Time 6:30-8 p.m.
Location: Community Education & Outreach at the Hamilton Area YMCA, John K. Rafferty Branch, 1315 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Suite 100, Conference Rooms A & B
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Join a Certified Application Counselor (CAC) from Princeton HealthCare System’s Community Education & Outreach Program for an overview of New Jersey’s health insurance marketplace: how it works; who qualifies; how to enroll; and much more.
SKILLMAN—Reclaim Your Life—All About Hip Replacement Date: Thursday, March 13
Time: 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Location: Stonebridge of Montgomery, 100 Hollinshead Spring Road
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Join W. Thomas Gutowski, MD, FAAOS, board certified in orthopaedic sports medicine and orthopaedic surgery, and Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro and a member of the Medical Staff of Princeton HealthCare System, for a discussion on how to know when it is time for a hip replacement, what is involved in hip replacement and the services UMCPP provides, including the Jim Craigie Center for Joint Replacement.
EAST WINDSOR—Don’t Miss a Beat: Getting to the Heart of Arrhythmias Date: Thursday, March 13
Time: 7–8 p.m.
Location: Hickory Corner Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road
Registration: Register through the library or visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Learn about the causes, symptoms and treatments of cardiac arrhythmias at this informative program led by Eran Zacks, MD, FACC, board certified in cardiovascular disease, clinical cardiac electrophysiology and internal medicine and a member of the Medical Staff at Princeton HealthCare System.
PRINCETON JUNCTION—Health Insurance Marketplace in NJ: What You Need to Know Date: Monday, March 17
Time 7-8:30 p.m.
Location: West Windsor Library, 333 North Post Road
Registration: Please call 609-275-8901 to register at the library or visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Join a Certified Application Counselor (CAC) from Princeton HealthCare System’s Community Education & Outreach Program for an overview of New Jersey’s health insurance marketplace: how it works; who qualifies; how to enroll; and much more.
PENNINGTON—Hospice and Palliative Care Date: Wednesday, March 19
Time: 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Location: Hopewell Valley Senior Center, 395 Reading Street
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Learn how hospice and palliative care programs provide help and support; their similarities and differences; and how they can make a positive difference in difficult times at this informative session led by Liz Cohen, LCSW, Hospice Social Worker with the Hospice Program of Princeton HomeCare.
HAMILTON—Weight-loss Surgery: What Are My Options? Date: Wednesday, March 19
Time: 6–6:30 p.m.
Location: Community Education & Outreach at the Hamilton Area YMCA John K. Rafferty Branch, Suite 100, Conference Rooms A & B
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Attend this informative seminar led by Lisa Dobruskin, MD, specializing in bariatric surgery and a member of the Medical Staff of Princeton HealthCare System, to learn about bariatric treatment options, including state-of-the-art surgical procedures such as sleeve gastrectomy, that can help you win the battle against obesity and overcome the damaging health effects of being overweight.
HAMILTON—Spring Wellness Health Fair Date: Thursday, March 20
Time: 9–11 a.m. and 5–7 p.m.
Location: Community Education & Outreach at the Hamilton Area YMCA John K. Rafferty Branch, Gymnasium, 1315 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road
Registration: Registration not required.
Cost: Free
Get a fresh, healthy start this spring with free blood pressure, cholesterol, body fat analysis (BMI) and other screenings, as well as an opportunity to learn about prevention for a range of common conditions.
PRINCETON—It Could Be Poison! Date: Friday, March 21
Time: 12–1 p.m.
Location: Suzanne Patterson Center at Princeton Senior Resource Center, 45 Stockton Street
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Join Barbara Vaning, MHA, EMT Instructor at Princeton HealthCare System, to learn more about identifying poisons, including over-the-counter, prescribed and illegally obtained medications; how poisons can enter the body; the dos and don’ts of using medications and household cleaners; and what to do if you suspect poisoning.
WEST WINDSOR—Daddy Boot Camp™ Date: Saturday, March 22
Time: 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Location: Community Education & Outreach at 731 Alexander Road
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: $35 per person
This men-only course, led by a certified male Daddy Boot Camp™ instructor, is designed for fathers-to-be to gain knowledge in parenting skills and to develop hands-on skills for caring for their newborns, including how to hold, comfort, diaper and play with their babies.
HIGHTSTOWN—Community Health Fair 2014 Date: Sunday, March 23
Time: 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Location: St. Anthony of Padua, 156 Maxwell Avenue
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Physicians and health professionals will provide free health screenings, including glucose (prior to 12 p.m.), blood pressure and cholesterol for participants age 18 and over at this health fair, where you can also find out if you are eligible for a free mammogram and vision screening.
PLAINSBORO—American Cancer Society’s Look Good, Feel Better Date: Monday, March 24
Time: 6–8 p.m.
Location: University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro, Edward & Marie Matthews Center for Cancer Care, 1 Plainsboro Road
Registration: Please call 1.800.227.2345 to register.
Cost: Free
This program teaches patients with cancer a variety of beauty techniques to help combat the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment, providing a makeover for the spirit.
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Princeton, N.J.: Elizabeth Strout, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge, will read from her work at the Nassau Club at 7:30 pm on Friday, April 11. The reading is a fundraiser for People & Stories, a local non-profit organization that brings literature discussion groups to vulnerable populations.
Regarding her childhood in Maine, Strout says, “Reading was essential to me. It connected me to the world.” The author is volunteering her time to raise money for People & Stories, a dual language literature program that brings facilitator-led reading and discussion groups to at-risk populations. The program reaches youth, adults, and seniors in diverse social service agencies—including residential treatment facilities, prisons, homeless shelters, adult education programs, libraries, senior centers, and alternative schools—on local, regional, and national levels.
For reservations,email stephanieh@peopleandstories.org or contact Pat Andres at 609-393-3230. Alternatively, contact Michelle McKenna at 609-688-8494. Ticket prices range from $100-$1,500. Sponsors ($250) receive a dinner with the author before the reading, Patrons ($500) include dinner and a signed book, and Benefactors ($1,500) receive dinner for two, two tickets and two signed books.
Since 1972, People & Stories / Gente y Cuentos has been connecting lives to literature through vibrant reading and discussion programs. For more information, visit www.peopleandstories.org.
PRINCETON, February 24 - Irish and awesome, The Alchemist & Barrister's 34th Annual St. Patrick's Day Party and LongBeard Benefit gets underway on Monday, March 17, 2014. This year, the landmark bar and restaurant has two reasons to celebrate. Throughout 2014, The A&B will mark its 40th anniversary with an array of special events, and fund raisers for its new charity, The Mercer Street Friends Food Bank.
From the first call of the bagpipes until the Parting Glass late that night, guests will enjoy Irish music, dancing, Irish fare by Executive Chef/Owner Arthur Kukoda and specialty cocktails, wine and beer. The winner of the Annual LongBeard Benefit will be announced with prizes for the Best Beard and other categories.
Traditionally, the contest and party benefit a local charity and this year, Mercer Street Friends will receive the funds raised. Since adopting the food bank as its permanent charity in October, 2013, the A&B has collected both canned goods and funds to support Mercer Street Friends' Send Hunger Packing Program that provides fresh, nutritious food for school children in Mercer County.
The event starts at noon, and at 5 PM, a piper leads guests into the A&B for a rousing night of Irish dancers, music by The Laundrymen and great food and drink.
The A&B is known for its outstanding selection of beers, and the brews will flow liberally with plenty of Guinness, and other Gaelic favorites. Fine wines are offered by the bottle or the glass. Irish Mist, Bailey's Irish Cream and Jameson's add to the list of Irish spirits.
Princetonians won't have to wait until the 17th - the A&B's Celtic celebrations are starting right now with great cocktails served by guest bartenders and the Shamrock Fund Raiser for Mercer Street Friends Food Bank. Guests are invited to purchase a paper shamrock for $2 (3 for $5) that will be posted on the restaurant walls.
Guests are also asked to bring canned foods to donate to Mercer Street Friends Food Bank. Tuna, cereal, soup, are all good choices.
Guest Bartenders are scheduled as follows:
February 25 - Stacy Mongold and Richard Buckley of Mercer Street Friends.
March 4th - Maxwell Purgavie, bartender at Triumph Brewery and Michael Zingarot owner of "Mike's Barbershop" in Princeton. Michael traditionally measures the beards as part of the LongBeard Benefit on St. Patrick's Day.
March 11th - Carl Defazio, a well-known Princeton Businessman assisted by Deborah Quinn. Both are strong supporters of the A&B and its charitable efforts.
The What Do You Do at Work? Survey indicates that people are now spending about 40% of their time at work engaged in influencing others and they consider this crucial to their success. This high-impact 2-day session will teach you the 3 P’s approach to have influence regardless of whether your talk is short or long; 7 key strategies for customizing you talks in a way that gets buy-in and engagement; and much, much more!
After the discussion, we will have a brief conversation about future books and the organization of our group going forward.
This book group is will take place at Morven and is open EXCLUSIVELY to members of our Friends of Morven program. To become a Friend and learn more about the benefits of membership, click here.
Space is limited and pre-registration is required.
*Snacks and beverages will be served on the bus ride.
Benefits: NJTL of Trenton - "Enhancing lives and developing character by providing opportunities and instruction in nutrition, education and tennis."
TRIP DETAILS:
Arrive at the Hyatt Regency Princeton parking lot no later than 3:45pm, bus to depart at 4:00pm. Arrive at MSG, depending on traffic no later than 6pm. Grab a bite to eat, find your seat and the match/event begins at 7:15 PM. Leave around 11:00 pm, then return back to the Hyatt.
PRINCETON, NJ - One of New Jersey’s most anticipated spring rituals, Morven in May, welcomes a select group of twenty-five professional artists and artisans from throughout the country. Art mediums include glass, ceramics, decorative and wearable fiber, mixed media, jewelry, furniture and basketry.
This year’s Morven in May jurors were James C. Steward, Director, Princeton University Art Museum; David Rago, Founding Partner, Rago Arts; and Veronica C. Roberts, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Blanton Art Museum (U. of Texas).
Along with an array of beautifully crafted art objects displayed in gallery-style booths, under a grand tent on the museum’s Great Lawn, Morven will offer for sale a distinct collection of heirloom perennials and unique annuals.
The weekend-long event kicks-off on Friday, May 2nd with a Preview Garden Party on Morven’s Great Lawn from 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. The show then opens to the public for two days of art and garden treasure hunting. All proceeds from Morven in May help fund the museum’s collections and exhibitions, historic gardens, and educational programs.
Tickets for Friday night's Preview Garden Party are available to purchase on Morven's website or by calling (609)924-8144 ext.113. Tickets for the Saturday and Sunday are available at the door and are $10 per person, $8 for Friends of Morven.
A National Historic Landmark, Morven Museum & Garden is situated on five pristine acres in the heart of Princeton, New Jersey. This former New Jersey Governor’s Mansion showcases the rich cultural heritage of the Garden State through regular exhibitions, educational programs and special events. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton St., Princeton, NJ 08540, www.morven.org, (609) 924-8144.
Princeton, NJ (February 20, 2014) – Festivities for Pi Day Princeton, the annual fun-filled family event celebrating Einstein’s birthday and Pi Day, will begin Friday, March 13 and continue through Sunday, March 15, 2014 in downtown Princeton, New Jersey.
The 3-day event, which began in 2010 and draws over 9,000 revelers to Princeton, celebrates the birth of Albert Einstein, who was born on March 14th -- the numeric equivalent of Pi.Einstein lived in Princeton for over 20 years and Princeton continues to be home to many of the world's most respected mathematicians.This is why on Pi Day, Princeton celebrates Einstein’s birthday and all the genius residents of the famous Ivy League town with fun events for all ages!
Anchored at the Princeton Public Library, this FREE jam-packed weekend will include a Pie Eating Contest, Pie Judging Contest, a Walk-A-Pi-A-Thon, Pie Throwing, a Rubik’s Cube Interactive Demonstration, Mega Chess Champion Demo & Free Style, Engaging Lectures and Book Signings by academic celebrities and authors, a Kid’s Violin Exhibition, Pi Day Dinky Train Rides with Einstein, and Walking Tours of Einstein's favorite hangouts - including his hair dresser's house!
There will be GLOVES OFF competitions for kids 13-and-under, in which the winners receive $314.15 for the Einstein Look-A-Like Contest and the Pi Recitation Contest.The winning person or group of the International Video Contest will also receive $314.15.And, a NEW contest this year - just for middle school students - will award the winner of the Pizza Pi “Top Chef” Competition with a pizza every month for the remainder of the year, courtesy of Princeton Pi.
ADVANCED REGISTRATION for Pi Day Events and EARLY ARRIVAL are preferred to guarantee participation. Registration information can be found at www.pidayprinceton.com
NEW this year, will be a featured event “Princeton Light Up the Night Event” at 8 PM on March 14.The town of Princeton will recreate the 1,000 Fire Flies Experiment when the first 159 Princeton residents to arrive to the Community Park North Recreational Track will receive free LED lights for their bikes. The participants will ride 3.14 miles on the circular track, the lights will synchronize to create an artificial system of blinking lights that mutually synchronize tocreate a scientific mystery and magical display!At the end of the ride, participants will return their lights to be distributed by the Princeton Police Department and Princeton University Department of Public Safety to Princeton residents and University employees who commute by bike throughout the year and are in need of safety lights. The event is sponsored by Princeton University, Princeton Tour Company, the Princeton Pedestrian/Bicyclist Advisory Committee, and the Municipality of Princeton.(When asked about plans for inclement weather, Pi Day Princeton founder, Mimi Omiecinski, playfully recanted, “Well, July 22nd, silly!Because 22/7 is the day/month format and the fraction 22/7 is a common approximation of Pi!”)
A detailed description of all Pi Day 2014 Events can be found below and at www.pidayprinceton.com
On the last day of the event, the Historical Society will hold two “Happy Birthday Einstein” parties, the Public Library will host the Pi Social & Concert and the Princeton Arts Council will present an original Einstein themed production.
Princeton merchants will also join in the fun by pricing items at $3.14 and hosting all sorts of entertaining events. And, don't be surprised if the entire wait staff of many establishments dress-up like the world's most loveable genius!
Pi Day Princeton founder, Mimi Omiecinski, claims "Pi Day Princeton is just another love story in Princeton.All the merchants, non-profits, academic institutions and businesses come together to offer the world another 'quintessentially Princeton' experience.”Omiecinski adds, "I encourage everyone to join the town for Pi Day.You don’t have to be a smarty pants to have fun at these celebrations.If you’re a brainiac, we really treat you like a rock star but, if you’re like me, and are fascinated by smarty pants, you’re going to be mesmerized the whole weekend!Pi Day Princeton is always a genius event!”
A schedule of the Pi Day 2014 Events is attached.
Pi Day Princeton has attracted national and international attention, including coverage on CBS Sunday Morning, PBS, BBC, CNN, CBS, FOX News and articles in Japan Airlines and United Airlines In-Flight magazines.
Pi Day Princeton Sponsors: Princeton Tour Company, princeton genius tours, Princeton University, Kopp’s Cycle Shop, Princeton University Press, Palmer Square, Nassau Inn, Real Possibilities, and Princeton Public Library.
Community organizations have joined with Pi Day Princeton to make this a truly town-wide celebration of Princeton and its history. We acknowledge and thank Princeton University, Palmer Square, Princeton Shopping Center, Historical Society of Princeton, Princeton University Press, The Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, YMCA Princeton, McCarter Theatre, Princeton Pedestrian/Bicyclist Advisory Committee, the Municipality of Princeton, and the Princeton Art Museum.
An Infinitely Delightful Number of Events Planned for the 2014 Pi Day Princeton
& Einstein’s Birthday Celebrations
Thursday, 3.13.14PI DAY EVE
7:00 p.m. Academic Celebrity Pi Day Event with Charles Adler at Library
Friday, 3.14.14THE REAL PI DAY & EINSTEIN’S BIRTHDAY
11:00 a.m. Walking Tour of Einstein’s Neighborhood begins at U-Store
1:59 p.m. Deadline for International Pi Day Princeton Video Contest
3:14 p.m. Walk a Pi Event at YMCA
3:14 p.m. Pizza Pi “Top Chef” Competition at Princeton Pi
6:00 p.m. Academic Celebrity Pi Day Event with famed physicist A. Douglas Stone at Library
8:00 p.m. Princeton Light Up the Night Event – at Community Park North Park
Saturday, 3.15.14OUR UNREAL CELEBRATION DAY
9:00 a.m. Pie Eating Contest at McCaffrey’s
10:00 a.m. Kids’ Violin Exhibition at Library
11:00 a.m. Einstein Look A Like Contest at Library
11:00 a.m. “Happy Birthday Einstein!” party at Historical Society
12:00 pm. Dinky Rides with Einstein at Dinky Station
12:00 pmAcademic Celebrity Book Signing with Jennifer Berne at Jazams
1:00 p.m. Pi Recitation Contest at Library
2:00 p.m.Celebrity Book Party with Laura Overdeck at Labyrinth Books
2:15 p.m. Rubik’s Cube Interactive Demonstration at Library
2:45 p.m.Pie Judging Event at Nassau Inn Tap Room
3:14 p.m. Pie Throwing Event at Palmer Square Green
3:14 p.m. World Premiere & Announcement of International Video Contest Winner on Facebook
3:30 p.m. Guided Einstein Tour begins at Library
4:00 p.m. “Happy Birthday Einstein!” party at Historical Society
4:00 p.m. Mega Chess Champion Demo & Free Style Playfeaturing chess champion David Hua
5:00 p.m. Pi Social & Concert at Library
7:30 p.m. Original Einstein themed production at Princeton Art Council
ADVANCED REGISTRATION for Pi Day Events and EARLY ARRIVAL are preferred to guarantee participation.
Free tax preparation for singles and families making less than $50,000 a year. Call for 448-1330 for an appointment. Provided by United Way of Greater Mercer Alliance to End Homelessness.
Sinusitis: New Approaches for Effective Management
Tuesday, March 4, 6:30 pm
Doctor Samuel Becker of Becker Nose & Sinus Center will talk about common sinus problems such as nasal blockage, snoring, nasal polyps and sinus infections as well as treatment options. Registration required. Call 448-1330.
Art of Living: Mind & Meditation
Saturday, March 8, 2 pm
Tuesday, March 18, 10 am
Learn innovative breathing techniques that can reduce stress and heighten mental clarity and awareness. Registration required. Call 448-1330.
Afternoon Movies
Sunday, March 9, 2 pm
Gravity starring Sandra Bullock.PG-13. 91 minutes
Friday, March 21, 2 pm
All is Lost starring Robert Redford. PG-13. 106 minutes
Sunday, March 23, 2 pm
Blue Jasmine starring Cate Blanchett.PG-13. 99 minutes
Resume Review
Tuesday, March 11, 10 am to 12 pm
Make an appointment to have a librarian check your resume for content and grammar. Call 448-1330.
Estate Planning
Tuesday, March 11, 7 pm
Attorney Rob Morris will cover basic taxation and probate issues including:NJ and Federal estate and gift taxes, potential changes in the Federal estate tax laws, guardianships and transfers to minors, and the probate process. Registration required. Call 448-1330.
Health Insurance Marketplace in NJ: What you Need to Know
Wednesday, March 12, 7 pm
A Certified Application Counselor from Princeton HealthCare System's Community Education & Outreach staff will help you navigate the Affordable Healthcare website providing an overview of NJ’s health insurance marketplace, who qualifies, how to enroll and much more. Registration required. Call 448-1330.
Don’t Miss a Beat: Getting to theHeart of Arrhythmias
Thursday, March 13, 7 pm
Join Dr. Eran Zacks FACC board certified in cardiovascular disease, clinical cardiac electrophysiology and internal medicine, at this informative session to learn about the causes, symptoms and treatments of irregular heartbeats.Registration required.Call 448-1330.
Tax Preparation Day
Saturday, March 15, 9:30 am to 3 pm
Free income tax preparation for singles and families making less than $50,000 a year. Appointment required.Call 448-1330. Provided by United Way of Greater Mercer Alliance.
Downton Abbey Tea & Trivia
Sunday, March 16, 2 pm
Celebrate the end of Season 4 with a sampling of teas, cookies and other treats. See how many trivia questions you can answer correctly. The winner of a raffle will be awarded a prize. Registration required. Call 448-1330.
Mystery Book Club
Monday, March 17, 7 pm
The group will be discussing The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie.
Alzheimer ’s Disease: Techniques to Handle Challenging Behaviors
Wednesday, March 19, 6:30 pm
Learn techniques for dealing with different types of behaviors in those with Alzheimer’s or other dementias. Presented by Home Instead Senior Care. Registration required. Call 448-1330.
Alzheimer ’s Disease: Activities to Encourage Engagement
Wednesday, March 19, 7:30 pm
Learn about activities that are suitable for late stage Alzheimer’s disease to stimulate your loved one’s five senses. Presented by Home Instead Senior Care. Registration required. Call 448-1330.
Healthy Ideas for Seniors
Thursday, March 20, 11 am
A monthly workshop highlighting some of the challenges of aging and the choices available to help seniors maintain psychological and emotional stability. Facilitated by Jo Carolyn Dent-Clark of Greater Trenton Behavioral Healthcare. Registration required. Call 448-1330.
Understanding Metabolic Syndrome
Thursday, March 20, 7 pm
Metabolic Syndrome is one of the major causes of diabetes and heart disease. Learn about the symptoms, risk factors and treatment options.Presented by registered dietitian Sangeetha Varishta. Registration required. Call 448-1330.
Hickory Corner Book Discussion
Wednesday,, March 26, 7:30 pm
The group will be discussing Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear.
How to Build, Implement and Monitor Your Investment Portfolio
Tuesday, March 25, 7 to 8:30 pm
Designing a successful investment portfolio is both art and science. What asset classes should be included, when should you make changes, how can you protect your portfolio from market downturns? All of these important topics will be discussed so every investor can apply these tools in developing a long-term investment strategy.Free. Presented by Integrated Asset Management Presented by Integrated Asset Management. Registration required. Call 448-1330.
Introduction to Ayurveda
Sunday, March 30, 2 to 4 pm
Ayurveda teaches the individual how to live a balanced life mentally, physically and emotionally. Daily practices include cleansing of the senses, massage, yoga and meditation to aid digestion, enhance balance, improve self-esteem, happiness and longevity. Registration required. Call 448-1330.
Artwork by Ewing Art Group
March 5 through April 25, 2014
Artists of the Ewing Art Group will exhibit approximately 25 paintings in an exhibit March 5 through April 25, 2014.
For the first time EVER, Princeton School of Rock is proud to announce we will be hosting a School of Rock Scholarship Fund event on February 22nd at New Hope Winery.
Proceeds will benefit the Rock School Scholarship Fund, a 501(c)3 public charity that provides music education for underserved kids at rock music schools across the USA. More information on this organization can be found here.
This event will feature Lamont Caldwell's band, Mach22, a performance by our own ZTeam and a special set of music performed by Princeton SOR teachers. Food will be served and a selection of items will be available for silent auction.
Tickets prices are structured as follows;
General admission: $50
Entitles you to entry for general event starting at 7pm with all three sets of music, food and silent auction being available.
General admission +: $75
Entitles you to everything included with general admission plus a wine tasting along with hor d'oeuvres with a start time of 5pm.
VIP: $100
Entitles you to everything general admission+ provides along with premium seating for the show and four (4) drink tickets.
If interest exists for additional VIP packages, arrangements can certainly be made with numerous options available.
All kids (students or otherwise) who are not in ZTeam will be charged $10 for admission to the general event.
Please contact the school at princetonsor@gmail.com or 609-890-7090 with any questions you may have and to reserve your spot and contribute towards a great cause that directly benefits our school, Princeton School of Rock.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - On March 15, 2014, American Repertory Ballet will hold its annual Gala performance and reception, Diamond Gala, in downtown New Brunswick, NJ. The performance will begin at 6:00pm at Crossroads Theater, and the reception will begin at 7:00pm across the street at the Heldrich Hotel. The reception, designed by Cassandre Snyder Events and Design, will include a gourmet dinner, dancing to the music of The Kenny i Orchestra, live and silent auctions, and more. Princeton Ballet School students ages 12-18 years can enjoy a Junior Gala party with dinner, dancing and silent auction, also at the Heldrich Hotel.
American Repertory Ballet’s annual gala celebrates and showcases the three branches of the organization: American Repertory Ballet, New Jersey’s preeminent ballet company; its official school, Princeton Ballet School, one of the largest non-profit dance schools in the country; and ARB’s Access & Enrichment programming. This year, Diamond Gala will also celebrate the diamond anniversary of the organization, which was established as Princeton Ballet Society in 1954. The Diamond Gala honorees are: Johnson & Johnson, for their outstanding support of ARB’s DANCE POWER program; Covance and Lee and Joseph Herring, for their outstanding support of ARB’s Nutcracker; and Princeton Ballet School faculty member Janell Byrne, the 2014 recipient of the Audrée Estey Award for Excellence in Dance Education.
Johnson & Johnson is a three-sector health care company with more than 275 operating companies in more than 60 countries employing approximately 128,700 people. Their worldwide headquarters is in New Brunswick, NJ. Johnson & Johnson’s responsibility to its Credo inspires the corporation to advance the health of communities. They fulfill this mission by developing enduring partnerships that deliver community-based solutions to health and education challenges.DANCE POWER is a long-standing partnership between ARB and the New Brunswick School District that delivers these solutions to New Brunswick students.Now in its 29th year, ARB’s DANCE POWER is the longest-running arts/community partnership in New Jersey. It brings dance education to all second and third grade students in New Brunswick Public Schools and awards select students full scholarships to study at Princeton Ballet School from fourth grade onward.
Covance, one of the world's largest and most comprehensive drug development services companies, has been sponsoring ARB's Nutcracker productions since 2010, when Artistic Director Douglas Martin’s version of the production first took the stage. Their contributions have funded many aspects of the production, including designs by Carl Sprague: new sets for the Act II “Kingdom of Sweets” and Act I “Land of Snow” scenes and, for the company’s 50th annual Nutcracker season, a new growing Christmas tree.
Janell Byrne has been teaching at Princeton Ballet School for 35 years. An accomplished and prolific choreographer, Byrne has created over 100 works, mainly for Mercer Dance Ensemble, of which she is the director.She has also created ballets for Teamwork Dance and Princeton Ballet School's Summer Intensive.She shares her knowledge of the craft of choreography with aspiring students, as the Director of Princeton Ballet School's Summer Intensive Choreography Lab.Mary Pat Robertson, Director of Princeton Ballet School, praises Byrne for her "extraordinary contribution to our school and our arts community, through her thorough teaching of dance technique, and her sophisticated choreography.She was one of the last teachers hired by our founder Audree Estey before her retirement, and it is an honor to present her now with the Audree Estey Award for Excellence in Dance Education."
The Diamond Gala performance at Crossroads Theatre will feature American Repertory Ballet, advanced students of Princeton Ballet School, and ARB’s DANCE POWER Scholars. American Repertory Ballet will perform selections from the current repertory, including Douglas Martin’s Firebird. Advanced students from Princeton Ballet School’s Professional Training Program will perform excerpts from Sleeping Beauty. First and second year DANCE POWER Scholars will also perform a selection from Sleeping Beauty as well as a piece choreographed to Camille Saint-Saëns “The Carnival of the Animals.”
“We are excited to be returning to New Brunswick for our gala this year, after such a successful performance and reception last year at the same venues,” says Artistic Director Douglas Martin.“New Brunswick has been one of the company’s home bases since 1981.The Crossroads Theatre and the Heldrich Hotel are wonderful settings for us to interact with our New Brunswick community and to celebrate the success of the organization in its 60th year.”
For more information, or if you would like to be a sponsor, please contact Naomi Levecchia, Director of Development: 732-249-1254 ext. 25, nlevecchia@arballet.org.
American Repertory Ballet's Annual Gala 2014, Diamond Gala
March 15, 2014
Performance: 6:00pm, Crossroads Theatre
7 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ
Reception: 7:00pm, The Heldrich Hotel
12 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ
Honorees: Johnson & Johnson; Covance & Lee and Joseph Herring; and Janell Byrne, 2014 recipient of the Audrée Estey Award for Excellence in Dance Education
About American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School
American Repertory Ballet's mission is to bring the joy, beauty, artistry and discipline of classical and contemporary dance to New Jersey and nationwide audiences and to dance students through artistic and educational programs. The organization is comprised of: American Repertory Ballet, the preeminent contemporary ballet company in the state; Princeton Ballet School, one of the largest and most respected non-profit dance schools in the nation; and the Access & Enrichment initiatives, ranging from the long-running and acclaimed DANCE POWER program to the popular On Pointe series. The professional company is a classical and contemporary ballet company committed to presenting ballets from the 19th and 20th century alongside new and existing works by choreographers from today. Founded in 1963, the company is currently under the artistic leadership of Douglas Martin, former principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet. The company's rich history of repertory includes established masterpieces by distinguished American choreographers such as George Balanchine, Gerald Arpino, Alvin Ailey, Paul Taylor and Twyla Tharp; cutting edge works by choreographers such as Val Caniparoli, Kirk Peterson, Dominique Dumais, Harrison McEldowney, Amy Seiwert, Susan Shields, Melissa Barak, and current ARB Resident Choreographer Mary Barton; and former Artistic Directors Dermot Burke, Marjorie Mussman, Septime Webre and Graham Lustig. ARB has been designated a "Major Arts Institution" by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts consistently for the past two decades, and has repeatedly been awarded a Citation of Excellence by the Council. ARB was voted People's Choice for Best Dance Company in 2008, 2011, and 2012.
Princeton Ballet School has gained a national reputation for its excellent dance training since its founding in 1954 by Audrée Estey. Princeton Ballet School currently enrolls approximately 1500 students annually from age three through adult and is directed by Mary Pat Robertson. Princeton Ballet School has studios in Cranbury, New Brunswick, and Princeton which are equipped with shock-absorbent floors, non- slip dance surfaces and pianos for live accompaniment. Many of Princeton Ballet School’s faculty members have performed professionally; others have attained graduate degrees in dance education and have won awards for their teaching. Students from the school have gone on to dance in professional ballet and contemporary dance companies in the US and abroad. Graduates have danced with such diverse organizations as the American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Miami City Ballet, STREB, Momix, Complexions, Mark Morris Dance Company, Twyla Tharp Dance, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, New York Theatre Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Ballet Met Columbus, and American Repertory Ballet.
Register now at www.homefrontnj.orgto reserve your seat. Remember to bring your friends and colleagues.
We look forward to seeing you.
Poker Tournament - prizes include Visa Gift Cards of
$500 for 1st place, $250 for 2nd place, $150 for 3rd place, $50 for 4th and 5th place.
6th - 10th place will each receive a $10 Starbucks gift card.
In addition to the Poker Tournament and Casino Games there will be a 50/50, a Lottery Ticket Tree, great raffle baskets, Silent Auction items ranging from fantastic night out to golf foursomes, wine and martini baskets, dinners and more.
George Clarke (b. 1764). Micah Williams (1782-1837). Pastel on paper. Collection of Edward King, Jr.
February 18, 2014
Opening Reception: April 10th, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Traveling portrait artist and New Jersey resident Micah Williams (1782-1837) was a prolific artist who has 272 known existing works. His works are represented in many major museums and are highly sought after by folk art collectors. Yet, there has never been an exhibition dedicated solely to the work of Micah Williams. Micah Williams: Portrait Artist, on loan to Morven from the Monmouth County Historical Association, tells a story about the new America of the 19th century. With over 40 portraits on view, visitors can come face-to-face with the state’s nineteenth century farmers, orchard growers, militia officers, politicians, silversmiths, potters, carpenters, and their families.
The exhibition will also debut Morven’s newest acquisition: a pastel portrait of Commodore Robert Field Stockton (1795-1866) completed by Micah Williams around 1821. Stockton was a third-generation resident of Morven, head the Pacific Fleet and a U.S. Senator. With this exhibition, the portrait makes its return to the walls at Morven.
Morven will host an opening reception for the exhibition on Thursday, April 10th from 5:30-7:30 p.m. This reception will be free and open to the public (no reservations required). Micah Williams: Portrait Artist exhibition will be on display at Morven through September 14, 2014.
Morven Museum & Garden is a museum and public garden located in Princeton, New Jersey. A National Historic Landmark, Morven was the home to Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, as well as the former Governor’s mansion of New Jersey. Public Hours: Wed.-Fri 11-3; Sat. & Sun. 12-4. www.morven.org. 609.924.8144.
Princeton, NJ—The 2014 Grammy Award-winning vocal octet Roomful of Teeth culminates the Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s 2013-2014 Chamber Series with concerts March 6, at 8 pm at The College of New Jersey; March 9, at 4:30 pm at The Institute for Advanced Study; and March 10, at 1 pm at the Monroe Township Public Library. Roomful of Teeth member Caroline Shaw’s 2013 Pulitzer Prize-winning Partita for 8 Voices will be featured along with new music by William Brittelle, Judd Greenstein, Brad Wells, Rinde Eckert, and Merrill Garbus.
Roomful of Teeth founder and Artistic Director Brad Wells exclaimed “new music is well and alive” upon accepting the group’s 2014 Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance. Mr. Wells formed the group in 2009 to re-imagine a cappella vocal music by employing non-traditional and non-Western singing techniques from around the world. “The range of unconventional sounds they produce, from unearthly lows to falsetto highs, from eerie harmonics to slinky whistles, is amazing” (Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times).Roomful of Teeth vocalists include Brad Wells, Artistic Director, Estelí Gomez, soprano, Martha Cluver, soprano, Caroline Shaw, alto, Virginia Warnken, alto, Eric Dudley, tenor, Jeff Gavett, baritone, Dashon Burton, baritone, and Cameron Beauchamp, bass.
The multi-talented vocalist, violinist, and composer Caroline Shaw was awarded the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Music for her Partita for 8 Voices. Partita includes four movements: I. Allemande, II. Sarabande, III. Courante, and IV. Passacaglia.Ms. Shaw describes the piece as“Born of a love of surface and structure, of the human voice, of dancing and tired ligaments, of music, and of our basic desire to draw a line from one point to another.” Brad Wells demonstrates his own composing abilities with two works on the program: Otherwise, featuring Sardinian cantu a tenore-style singingand Render, inspired by David Eagleman’s short story Search.
Roomful of Teeth regularly commissions young composers to create works which go beyond existing music genres and styles, providing the ensemble with an exciting, if non-traditional, repertoire. William Brittelle’s High Done No Why To, Judd Greenstein’s Montmartre, Rinde Eckert’sCesca’s View, and Merrill Garbus’ Quizassa are prime examples to be shared with Princeton area audiences.
The 2013-2014 Princeton Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series has previously featured PSO’s Brass Quintet, PSO principal flutist Chelsea Knox and pianist Rinate Rohlfing, and the string ensemble Momenta Quartet. Our partner venues include The College of New Jersey’s Mildred and Ernest E. Mayo Concert Hall, The Institute for Advanced Study’s Wolfensohn Hall, and The Monroe Township’s Cultural Arts Commission’s concert sponsorship at The Monroe Township Public Library.
Ticket Information for PSO Chamber Series Concert A Pulitzer Partita and More:
Thursday, March 6, 8 pm Mildred and Ernest E. Mayo Hall
The College of New Jersey
2000 Pennington Road
Ewing, NJ 08628-0718
(609) 771-2775
Tickets $5-$10; www.tcnj.edu/cfa
Sunday, March 9, 4:30 pm Wolfensohn Hall
Institute for Advanced Study
Einstein Drive
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
(609) 734-8000
Free, with reserved ticketing (limit 2/household, children under 12 not admitted), email name, mailing address, and phone number to info@princetonsymphony.org.
Monday, March 10, at 1 pm Sponsored by The Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission
Monroe Township Public Library
4 Municipal Plaza
Monroe Township, NJ 08831
(732) 521-5000 Free, with advance registration for tickets at the library’s Welcome Desk beginning February 24.
Dates, times, programs, and artists subject to change.
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Thursday, March 6, at 8 pm—The Princeton Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series presents the 2014 Grammy Award-winning vocal octet Roomful of Teeth’s concert A Pulitzer Partita and More. Programfeatures a performance of Caroline Shaw’s 2013 Pulitzer Prize-winning Partita for 8 Voices, and new music by William Brittelle, Judd Greenstein, Brad Wells, Rinde Eckert, and Merrill Garbus. Mildred and Ernest E. Mayo Hall ,The College of New Jersey, 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, NJ 08628-0718. (609) 771-2775. $5-$10; www.tcnj.edu/cfa
Sunday, March 9, at 4:30 pm—The Princeton Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series presents the 2014 Grammy Award-winning vocal octet Roomful of Teeth’s concert A Pulitzer Partita and More. Programfeatures a performance of Caroline Shaw’s 2013 Pulitzer Prize-winning Partita for 8 Voices, and new music by William Brittelle, Judd Greenstein, Brad Wells, Rinde Eckert, and Merrill Garbus. Wolfensohn Hall, Institute for Advanced Study, Einstein Drive, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. (609) 734-8000.
Free, with reserved ticketing (limit 2/household, children under 12 not admitted), email name, mailing address, and phone number to info@princetonsymphony.org.
Monday, March 10, at 1 pm—The Princeton Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series presents the 2014 Grammy Award-winning vocal octet Roomful of Teeth’s concert A Pulitzer Partita and More. Programfeatures a performance of Caroline Shaw’s 2013 Pulitzer Prize-winning Partita for 8 Voices, and new music by William Brittelle, Judd Greenstein, Brad Wells, Rinde Eckert, and Merrill Garbus. Sponsored by The Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission, at Monroe Township Public Library, 4 Municipal Plaza, Monroe Township, NJ 08831. (732) 521-5000. Free, with advance registration for tickets at the library’s Welcome Desk beginning February 24. www.monroetwplibrary.org.
ABOUT THE PRINCETON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Whether performing classical masterworks, introducing music by modern-day masters, or hosting students at their first live symphony performance, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is a cultural centerpiece of the Princeton community and one of New Jersey’s finest music organizations. Led by Music Director Rossen Milanov, the PSO offers orchestral, pops, and chamber music programs of the highest quality, as well as lectures and other events to complement these concerts. Through PSO BRAVO!, the orchestra produces wide-reaching and innovative education programs, carried out in partnerships with local schools and arts organizations. With considerable community support and funding for excellence from the National Endowment for the Arts, the PSO is also a multiple-year recipient of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts’ highest honors. In addition, the PSO has been recognized for its commitment to new music with an ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming and a Copland Fund Award. The only independent, professional orchestra to make its home in Princeton, the PSO performs at historic Richardson Auditorium on the campus of Princeton University.
The Princeton University Orchestra performs Friday, March 7 at 7:30PM and Saturday, March 8 at 7:30PM at Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall. Led by Maestro Michael Pratt, the Orchestra will perform a program to include Benjamin Britten's cantata Phaedra - the composer's last vocal work - featuring mezzo-soprano Barbara Rearick. Princeton sophomore Jessie Chen will join the Orchestra as soloist for Max Bruch'sScottish Fantasy for violin and orchestra and junior Nicholas Stead will perform Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand. Both Chen and Stead are winners of the Orchestra's annual Concerto Competition. The program will conclude with one of Mozart's beloved late works,the Symphony No. 38 in D Major "Prague." Princeton Professor of Music Wendy Heller will offer pre-performance remarks about Phaedra, which is presented as part of the campus-wide initiative"Myth in Transformation: The Phaedra Project"
Tickets are $15 General, $5 Students. Please call 609-258-9220.
Pre-concert talk moderated by Professor Jeff Dolven at 2:00PM
On the heels of the successful Princeton University Concerts collaboration of countertenor David Daniels and choreographer Mark Morris, two more superlative artists partner in 2014: Grammy-winning pianist Richard Goode and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet C.K. Williams.
The New York Times calls the poetry-loving Mr. Goode
"a poet of the piano," while Paul Muldoon hails Mr. Williams, who has written of music as "this exaltation, this splendor, this bliss," as "one of the most distinguished poets of his generation." Among the pieces Mr. Goode will perform is Janacek's On an Overgrown Path, one of the works in which the composer expressed his profound despair at the death of his 21-year-old daughter. Missing the partnership of these like-minded poets -- a Princeton exclusive -- would be tragic indeed.
Please note that this concert was rescheduled from the 2012-2013 season and will be offered free to all subscribers who were originally holding a ticket to the concert on May 9, 2013.
Tickets are $45, $35, $20 General and $10, $5 Students. Please call 609-258-9220 or BUY TICKETS NOW >
Kids ages six and up embrace the joys of classical chamber music in this renowned program of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, hosted by composer Bruce Adolphe, Director of Family Programs at CMSLC. A 21st Century embodiment of composer/educator Leonard Bernstein and comedian/performer Victor Borge, Adolphe makes the discovery -- or rediscovery -- of chamber music a hoot for the whole family.
Beethoven's instrumental music creates powerful stories. But what is the tale? His music tells of everyday human life, full of action and emotions. Beethoven himself will appear in Richardson to help a young pianist play his music as he meant it to be played. Featuring music of Beethoven.
Tickets are $10 Adults, $5 Kids. Please call 609-258-9220 or BUY TICKETS NOW>
Tuesday, March 25
Princeton Sound Kitchen
Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall, 8:00PM
The Princeton Sound Kitchen presents an evening of video works and multi-channel audio works by Princeton composers.
"A commanding, royal presence" is how Vanity Fair refers to golden-voiced mezzo Joyce DiDonato, who says the characters in her recent album, "Drama Queens," run the gamut of emotions from "suicidal sadness to rapturous bliss." For Gramophone Magazine's Hall of Fame issue, composer Jake Heggie said the Kansas-born mega-star's staggering artistry "reminds us that in any generation there are few giants... She is a transformative presence... Joyce sings and the world is suddenly brighter. Every gleaming note and phrase is infused with connection, meaning and an almost unnerving empathy." And here is Alex Ross in The New Yorker: "There are singers who are secure in technique but cautious in expression, there are singers who deliver passion but damage the ears, and then there is Joyce DiDonato, who consistently finds the golden mean... [She] has a way of capturing extreme emotions without resorting to excess: she is a singer not only of flair and power but of intelligence and taste." The intelligent (not to mention tasteful) thing for you to do would be to purchase tickets to her only 2014 United States recital -- right here in Princeton -- right now.
Tickets are $45, $35, $20 General, $10, $5 Students. Please call 609-258-9220 or BUY TICKETS NOW>
Art & Wine - Wine Trail Weekend March 22&23, 12pm-5pm
Join wineries of Vintage North Jersey for a weekend of Art & Wine. At Terhune Orchards, local artists will be painting in the orchards and have work display for show and sale.See what wonderful art our local community has to offer. Enjoy a weekend of celebrating spring. The whole family is welcome at Terhune. After wine tasting, explore the farm, barnyard and discovering art. Continue on the trail www.vintagenorthjersey.com
Kite Day – Saturday, May 3 & Sunday, May 4 - 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Kite Day is a perfect time to explore the farm during our annual spring festival - Saturday, May 3 & Sunday, May 4 - 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Spring on the farm is one of the most beautiful and exciting seasons.All is ready for the bountiful growing season.Bring your own kite or choose a ready-made kite from the wide selection in the store.Or better yet, make a “guaranteed to fly” kite.Whichever you choose, test fly your kite in our wide-open 10-acre pasture with all the farm animals looking on.
The farm will ring with country music and entertainment all weekend. The whole family can tour the orchards and fields while riding in a tractor-drawn farm wagon.The sheep will be shorn on Sunday and the children can take home a piece of real fleece.There will be special activities and games for children in the barnyard.Pinwheel fun for kids - make your own pinwheel area. For all those hungry kite fliers, we’ll have lots of good country food.The whole family will enjoy Terhune Orchards’ famous apples, cider, donuts, pies, country chili, hot dogs, our own fresh and grilled asparagus, salads, soup and all kinds of cookies and goodies. Taste our own Terhune Orchards Vineyard and Winery wines in the tasting room.
Admission to the festival area is $5, age 3 and up. No admission fee to farm store or winery. Parking is at the farm.For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com
Read & Pick Program: Vegetables – Tuesday, May 6 - 9:30 am & 11:00 am
Vegetables – Tuesday, May 6- 9:30 am & 11:00 am - Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines a hands-on activity with your young child and listening to a story highlighting the fruit or vegetable. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about vegetables.See how this amazing first spring crop grows! We will be reading the book: The Ugly Vegetable and Oliver’s Vegetables followed by an education component. Then everyone will pick his or her own small container of asparagus.The cost is $7.00 per child and includes the container of asparagus.Our farm staff will explain how vegetables grow and how they should be picked.Pre-registration is requested.
Mother's Day Wine Trail Weekend May 10 & 11, 12pm-5pm
Celebrate mom on the special weekend. Free tastings for moms. What a wonderful way to treat her than an afternoon of wine tasting. Special samplings from our own bakery. The whole family is welcome here at Terhune Orchards. After wine tasting, visit the barnyard and farm store.
Read & Pick Program: Farm Animals – Tuesday, May 20-9:30 am & 11:00 am
Farm Animals - Tuesday, May 20 -9:30 am session & 11:00 am session - Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines hands on farm activity with your young child and listening to a story highlighting the fruit or farm area. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about farm animals.We will be reading books about farm animals followed by an educational component.Then everyone will participate in a farm craft activity with wool from Terhune Orchards sheep!The cost is $7.00 per child and includes the craft to take home. Pre-registration is requested.
Read & Pick Program: Strawberries – Tuesday, June 3 - 9:30 am & 11:00 am
Strawberries – Tuesday, June 3 - 9:30 am session & 11:00 am session - Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines picking fruit with your young child and listening to a story highlighting the fruit. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about strawberries. We will be reading two books highlighting strawberries by an educational component.Then everyone will pick his or her own container of strawberries.The cost is $7.00 per child and includes the container of strawberries.Pre-registration is requested. Our farm staff will explain how strawberries grow and how they should be picked.
Read & Pick Program: Cherries – Tuesday, June 17 - 9:30 am & 11:00 am
Cherries – Tuesday, June 17 - 9:30 am session & 11:00 am session, Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines picking fruit with your young child and listening to a story highlighting the fruit. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about cherries.We will be reading the book: Oliver’s Fruit Salad and Bumblebee at Apple Tree Farm. Then everyone will pick his or her own container of cherries.The cost is $7.00 per child and includes the container of cherries.Our farm staff will explain how cherries grow and how they should be picked.Pre-registration is requested.
Firefly Festival – Sunday, June 22 – 4:00 pm – 9:00pm
Fireflies are an “electrifying” part of summer. To celebrate this exciting FREE event, enjoy an evening of nature, music, wagon rides, outdoor fun and, or course, the whole farm for firefly hunting!
Our naturalist Elaine Madigan and other staff will talk about fireflies, using hands on materials, crafts activities, and games. There will be a $5.00 charge for the crafts activities. Schafer's Gymnastics will demonstrate the "Art of Flying" techniques and show those who would like some moves through a mini-obstacle course. Enjoy live music by Miss Amy and her Big Kids Band while you wait for the fireflies to come out.
Hungry? You’ll find lots of goodies available at Pam’s Firefly Tent: grilled chicken, hot dogs, corn on the cob, pie, apple cider, donuts, cookies, apples and more! Pony rides and wagon rides through the farm and orchards will be available all evening. Everyone should wear their wings!
Come and enjoy a flickering, flying, fun evening on the farm. Parking is available at Terhune Orchards.For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com
Monarchs, Swallowtails and Honeybees – Oh My!– July 1 - 9:30 am session & 11:00 am session - Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines hands on activity with your young child and listening to a story highlighting that aspect of farm life. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about butterflies, bees and other helpful pollinators.We will be reading two books about flowers, gardens, honey and insects followed by an educational component. Then everyone will make their own butterfly to take home.The cost is $7.00 per child and includes the craft activity.Pre-registration is requested.
Educational programs offered at Terhune Orchards give children of all ages the opportunity to experience life on a farm – up close and personal – lead by our knowledgeable Guides.In July and August, enjoy our Summer Discovery Walks along the Terhune Orchards Farm Trail. The program investigates nature, discusses the compatibility between wildlife habitats and agriculture and recycling.Children identify spittle bugs, praying mantis, and the three different ways poison ivy grows.Visit the farm animals and enjoy a snack of cider and apples. The 1.5 hour program includes a snack and a craft activity. Pre-registration and a minimum of 10 children are required. Summer Walks, call the Farm Store at 609-924-2310 to schedule your group and speak to Elaine.
Blueberry Bash – Saturday & Sunday, July 5 & 6- 10:00 am – 5:00pm
Join Terhune Orchards as we celebrate “everything blueberry.” - Sat & Sun, July 5 & 6 - 10:00 am – 5:00pm. Wander through our Pick-Your-Own blueberry bushes; relax on a wagon ride around the farm. Pony rides, music and lots of tasty blueberry treats – blueberry muffins, blueberry cobbler, and blueberry salsa!Adults visit the tasting room for a sample of our award winning Harvest Blues wine.
Everyone will enjoy Tuckers' Tales Puppet Theatre, Saturday and Sunday. Children will be enthralled with the lively songs and adventures of these characters.
Get in the spirit by entering your favorite recipe in the juried Blueberry Bash Bake-off on Sunday.Contest rules will be available at the farm store.The prize winners will receive Terhune Orchards Gift Certificate good for any purchase in the Farm Store.
Admission to the festival area is $5, age 3 and up. No admission fee to farm store or winery. Parking is at the farm.For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com
Read & Pick Program: Blueberries – Tuesday, July 15 - 9:30 am & 11:00 am
Blueberries– Tuesday, July 15-9:30 am session & 11:00 am session - Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines picking fruit with your young child and listening to a story highlighting the fruit. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about blueberries.We will be reading the book: Blueberries for Sal followed by an educational component. Then everyone will pick his or her own small container of blueberries.The cost is $7.00 per child and includes the container of blueberries.Our farm staff will explain how blueberries grow and how they should be picked. Pre-registration is requested.
Future Farmer Summer Camp – July 7-11, July 28-August 1 & August 4 –Aug 8
Come experience life on the farm! For children between ages of 8 to 12 years old, spend a week of summer at gardening camp on the farm.The one-week sessions, lead by John Emmons, focus on hands-on farming –how the environment impacts farming, how to grow and harvest healthily crops. Campers will have a full week of activities focused around Terhune Orchards’ own children’s garden as well as harvesting from the fruit crops.Gardening topics include garden preparation and planting, tool safety, weeding, watering, plant types and harvesting. The camp sessions are from July 7-11, July 28-August1 and August 4-8, Monday- Friday 9am-3:30 pm.For additional details visit https://terhuneorchards.com/farm_camps.html or call the Farm Store at 609-924-2310.
Farm Summer Camp – July 14-18, & July 21-25 9am-3:30pm
Terhune Orchards welcomes children between the ages of 7 and 10 to enjoy a fun filled week of summer camp on the farm.Directed by Elaine Madigan, the two identical one-week sessions focus on how the farmer and nature work together to grow healthy crops. During the week campers will take advantage of our beautiful surroundings, get a closer look at our resident insects, birds, wild and domestic animals, and sample crops in season.Call early, as space is limited. The camp sessions from July 14-18 & July 21-25, between 9:00 am – 3:30 pm. For additional details https://terhuneorchards.com/farm_camps.html or call Elaine at the Farm Store at 609-924-2310.
Read & Pick Program: Flowers – Tuesday, July 29- 9:30 am & 11:00 am
Flowers– Tuesday, July29 -9:30 am session & 11:00 am session Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines a hands-on activity with your young child and listening to a story highlighting the activity. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about Flowers.We will be reading a book about flowers, gardens and insects followed by an educational component. Then everyone will pick his or her own bunch of flowers.The cost is $7.00 per child and includes the flowers.Pre-registration is requested.
Pam’s Annual Freezing, Canning & Preserving Class – Sat., August 2– 10:00am–11:00 am
Pam is frequently asked for her advice on freezing and canning the fresh fruit picked at the farm.Learn Pam Mount’s secrets for enjoying summer’s bounty all year long!This free class is offered only once every summer.Please call in advance to reserve your place.The class will be held rain or shine.Terhune Orchards’ own cider and donuts will be served as refreshments.For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com
Just Peachy Festival – Sat. & Sun, August 2 & 3– 10:00am–5:00 pm
Celebrate Jersey Fresh and one of our state's favorite fruits by joining us for our second annual Just Peachy Festival August 3 and 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A special feature of this festival will be our "Summer Harvest " farm-to-fork tasting section featuring local chefs who will use locally sources ingredients to prepare recipes for visitors to sample. The tasting area will be open from noon to 4 p.m. both days and admission to the special tasting section is $10 for adults. Children 12 and under are $5.
The weekend will be filled with plenty of activities for kids, including a ride through the orchards on our tractor-drawn wagons, pony rides, games and barnyard fun.
Bring your appetites for Pam's food tent, filled with lots of tasty peach treats: peach pie, sliced peaches and cream, and peach salsa. Enjoy tasty summer fare like barbecued chicken, hot dogs, homemade gazpacho, salads, apple cider donuts, and cider slushies. Enjoy live local music both days, 12pm-4pm.
Make sure to visit our winery tasting room to sample our wines, including our award-winning Just Peachy wine. Filled with the freshest summer fruit, try our own peach sangria.
Pam Mount's popular free canning class will be held during the festival at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3. Plenty of parking is available at the farm.
Admission to the festival area is $5, age 3 and up. No admission fee to farm store or winery. Parking is at the farm.For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com
Read & Pick Program: Peaches – Tuesday, August 5- 9:30 am & 11:00 am
Peaches – Tuesday, August 5 - 9:30 am session & 11:00 am session Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines picking fruit with your young child and listening to a story highlighting the fruit. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about Peaches.We will be reading two books about peaches followed by an educational component. Then everyone will pick his or her own small container of peaches.The cost is $7.00 per child and includes the container of peaches.Our farm staff will explain how peaches grow and how they should be picked. Pre-registration is requested.For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com
Sangria Weekends in August - August 9 & 10 through August 30 & 31, Saturdays & Sundays 12pm-5pm
Join us in the Terhune Orchards Vineyard and Winery Tasting Room weekends in August forSangriaWeekends. Cool off with a taste or a glass of our redsangriafeaturing our Chambourcin wine and our own apples or our whitesangriamade with our favorite Vidal Blanc and Terhune Orchards just-picked peaches. While you are here, sample our other award-winning wines, enjoy a glass while admiring local art in our 150 year old barn, or take home a bottle. The Terhune Orchards Vineyard and Winery Tasting Room is open Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 6 pm. For more information, call609-924-2310or visithttps://www.terhuneorchards.com.
Read & Pick Program: Pears – Tuesday, August 19 - 9:30 am & 11:00 am
Pear– Tuesday, August 19 -9:30 am session & 11:00 am session Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines picking fruit with your young child and listening to a story highlighting the fruit. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about Pears.We will be reading two books about pears and tree fruit followed by an educational component.. Then everyone will pick his or her own small container of pears.The cost is $7.00 per child and includes the container of pears.Our farm staff will explain how pears grow and how they should be picked. Pre-registration is requested.For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com
Read & Pick Program: Apples – Tuesday, August 26- 9:30 am & 11:00 am
Apples – Tuesday, Aug 26 - 9:30 am session & 11:00 am session Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines picking fruit with your young child and listening to a story highlighting the fruit. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about apples.We will be reading books about apples and Johnny Appleseed followed by an educational component..Then everyone will pick his or her own small container of apples.The cost is $7.00 per child and includes the container of apples.Our farm staff will explain how apples grow and how they should be picked.Pre-registration is requested. For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com
School Tours at Terhune Orchards: Linking Education with Agriculture - September & October
Educational programs offered at Terhune Orchards give children of all ages the opportunity to experience life on a farm – up close and personal – lead by our knowledgeable Guides. Learn how a real family farm operates, how apples and vegetables grow, and the importance of farming and food production. Visit the farm animals and enjoy a snack of cider and apples. The one hour program includes a snack, additional pumpkin and apple picking is available. Pre-registration and a minimum of 10 children are required. Call the Farm Store at 609-924-2310 to schedule your group.
Read & Pick Program: Chickens– Tuesday, September 9 - 9:30 am & 11:00 am
Chickens– Tuesday, September 9 - 9:30 am session & 11:00 am Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines hands on farm activity with your young child and listening to a story highlighting that area of the farm. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about chickens at 9:30 am and 11 am. We will be reading two books about chickens and learn the many ways chickens are useful to humans. We will visit our “lady hens,” make a clucking chicken, and even learn a dance! The cost is $7 per child and includes the activity. Registration is requested. Please call to register. For more information please call 609-924-2310 or visit https://www.terhuneorchards.com.
Read & Pick Program: Tractors – Tuesday, September 23- 9:30 am & 11:00 am
Tractors – Tuesday, September 23 - 9:30 am session & 11:00 am session Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines hands-on activity with your young child and listening to a story highlighting that aspect of farming. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about Tractors.We will be reading two books about tractors and how they help farmers. Then everyone will pick participate in a tractor craft and take a tractor drawn wagon ride.The cost is $7.00 per child and includes the craft. Pre-registration is requested.For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com
Read & Pick Program: Pumpkins – Tuesday, October 7- 9:30 am & 11:00 am
Pumpkins– Tuesday, October 7-9:30 am session & 11:00 am session Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines picking with your young child and listening to a story highlighting that crop. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about gourds and pumpkins.We will be reading two books about pumpkins. Then everyone will pick his or her own decorative mini-pumpkins and gourds.The cost is $7.00 per child and includes the gourds.Pre-registration is requested.For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com
Apple Day – Saturday & Sunday September 13 & 14 - 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Celebrate fall at the 38th Annual Apple Day at Terhune Orchards– September 13 & 14 from
10 am – 5pm. Join your friends and neighbors for two days of fun, activities, and music for the harvest season at Terhune Orchards.
Dance to the Daisy Jug Band, playing both Saturday and Sunday.Bring your appetite! Fresh apple pies, juicy roast pork, fresh apple cider and apple cider donuts are among the favorite treats.Wine tasting in the Terhune Orchards Vineyard and Winery tasting room.
Fill your day at Terhune Orchards with your favorite farm activities – wagon rides, pony rides, face painting, pumpkin painting, make your own scarecrow and more. Terhune Orchards grows the best apples and pumpkins – Pick-Your-Own this weekend.Our own Corn Stalk Maze and Barn of Legends & Lore make the visit fun for the whole family.
Parking is at the home farm on Cold Soil Road. Admission to the festival area is $5, age 3 and up. No admission fee to farm store, winery or pick-your-own apples. Parking is at the farm.For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com
Fall Family Fun Weekends Saturday & Sunday, September 20 & 21 - 10 am – 5 pm. Runs Weekends Until Oct. 25-26
Come to Terhune Orchards for a day of family fun on the farm!What better way to celebrate fall than with Pick-Your-Own Apples and Pumpkins!Enjoy pony rides, pedal tractors, wagon rides, visit the Corn Stalk Maze, adventure barn and our barnyard of farm animals.Children can paint their own pumpkin to bring home.
Don’t worry about lunch, there’s lots of homemade farm fresh food available – soup, chili, hot dogs, pies, apple cider donuts, apple cider, and more!
Wine tasting in the Terhune Orchards Vineyard and Winery tasting room. Terhune Orchards features live music played by some of our best local talent, (between noon and 4pm).
Admission to the festival area is $5, age 3 and up. No admission fee to farm store, winery or pick-your-own apples. Parking is at the farm.For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com
Fall Harvest Weekend Saturday & Sunday, November 1& 2 - 10 am – 5 pm.
Don’t miss the final weekend of fall family fun at Terhune!Enjoy pony rides, pedal tractors, wagon rides, visit the Corn Stalk Maze, adventure barn and our barnyard of farm animals.Children can paint their own pumpkin to bring home.
This weekend only, help harvest the corn from the corn maze to feed to our barnyard animals during winter.
Don’t worry about lunch, there’s lots of homemade farm fresh food available – soup, chili, hot dogs, pies, apple cider donuts, apple cider, and more!
Wine tasting in the Terhune Orchards Vineyard and Winery tasting room. Terhune Orchards features live music played by some of our best local talent, (between noon and 4pm).
Admission to the festival area is $5, age 3 and up. No admission fee to farm store or winery. Parking is at the farm.For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com
Join wineries on the Vintage North Jersey wine trail for a weekend of more than just wine tasting. At Terhune Orchards we will be partnering with local restaurants and gourmet food purveyorsto pair our wines with delicious local treats. Just in time for holiday meals, come and talk with our tasting room staff about holiday meal ideas. www.vintagenorthjersey.com
Pie Sampling Weekend Saturday & Sunday, November15 & 16 - 9 am – 5 pm.
Come and Taste our delicious home bakedpies Saturday and Sunday, 9am-5pm. Not sure which of our over 20 varieties ofpiesto serve for your Thanksgiving meal? Come out to try something new or taste your favorite. Our friendly store staff will be on hand to take your Thanksgivingpieorders.
Kick off the Holiday Season & Holiday Wine Trail Weekend, Sat. & Sun., November 29 & 30 - 12pm – 5 pm.
Join us for holiday festivities.
In the wine tasting room, Try our award winning wines and warm up with our hot mulled wine. Sample our delicious Gift Basket "ingredients" - homemade baked goods, cheeses, apple butter and more.
Enjoy fun for the whole Family with wagon rides and visiting our barn yard of animals. Choose the perfect Christmas tree and wreath. Start your holiday shopping. Unique selection of gift baskets, with Terhune Orchards fruit, baked goods, and even wine - perfect for anyone on your list!
Kick off the Holiday Season Weekend, Sat. & Sun., December6 & 7 - 10am-5pm.
Join us for holiday festivities.
Enjoy fun for the whole Family with wagon rides and visiting our barn yard of animals. Choose the perfect Christmas tree and wreath. Start your holiday shopping. Unique selection of gift baskets, with Terhune Orchards fruit, baked goods, and even wine - perfect for anyone on your list!
In the wine tasting room from 12pm-5pm, Try our award winning wines and warm up with our hot mulled wine. Sample our delicious Gift Basket "ingredients" - homemade baked goods, cheeses, apple butter and more.
Don't miss this great opportunity to see some of the treasures that bring over 350 years of maritime history and tradition to life! This day trip will fascinate naval enthusiasts and novices alike!
The USNA Museum is home to an impressive collection of rare paintings, books, photographs, ship instruments and gear, and a wide variety of personal memorabilia.
Perhaps most noteworthy is The Beverley R. Robinson Collection of 6,000 prints that reflect the naval history of Europe and the New World from 1514 through World War II.
Below is our itinerary for the day:
7:00 a.m. - Meet at Morven for coffee, juice and muffins
7:30 a.m. - Bus leaves Morven's parking lot for Annapolis (approx. 3-hour trip)
11:00 a.m. to noon - Private tour of the USNA Museum with James Cheever, Senior Curator
12:30 to 1:30 p.m. - Lunch (place TBD)
1:45 to 3:15 p.m. - Private tour of USNA Chapel and other historic monuments in the central academy quadrangle
3:30 p.m. - Bus leaves to return to Princeton
There will be one bus going to Annapolis which holds a maximum of 35 people. The cost for the trip is $150 per person and includes light breakfast, transportation and lunch.
Pre-registration is required. Space is limited.
Please call (609)924-8144 ext.106 or email msheridan@morven.org to secure your spot and for how many. Payment is due at time of booking.
Above images are all part of the US Naval Academy Museum Collection.
STAY CONNECTED TO MORVEN MUSEUM & GARDEN
Morven receives an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission
Museum Hours:
Wednesday - Friday: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Tours are given on the hour. Final tour is at 2:00 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday: Noon - 4 p.m.
Tours are given on the hour. Final tour is at 3:00 p.m.
Eden Autism Services’ 20th Annual Princeton Lecture Series on Autism will take place on Friday, March 21, 2014 at Princeton University from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. Presentations include Understanding and Treating Severe Behavior Problems in Persons with ASD by V. Mark Durand, Ph.D.; Youth with Autism: Bridges from School to Adulthood by Paul Wehman, Ph.D.; and a presentation about Neurology of Autism by Margaret Bauman, M.D. The lecture is $75 per person, Students $25 and includes continental breakfast and lunch. Also, on Thursday, March 20th, Dr. Durand will hold a pre-conference symposium Overcoming Obstacles to Successful Behavioral Intervention at the Conference Center at the Foundation for Educational Administration in Monroe Twp, NJ.For more information about the Symposium or Lecture Series visit www.princetonlectureseries.org or call (609) 987-0099 ext. 4010.
The Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra proudly announces the 2014 Young Artists Concerto Competition.It will be held on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts in New Brunswick, New Jersey. A minimum of three soloists will be selected to perform with the orchestra at the Winners’ Concert on June 1, 2014.In addition, a winner from the West Windsor-Plainsboro area will be selected.The application deadline is postmarked February 15, 2014.
Feel free to forward the attached application to budding young musicians. The competition on Saturday, March 2 is open to public, and is free admission. If you have any further questions, please contact Ms. Ellen Deerberg (email: deerberg@comcast.net) or at (609) 324-7603.
Attached please find the application for the competition.
West Windsor, N.J. – Calling local artists! Artists aged 18 or older who live, work, or attend school in Mercer County are invited to submit their art for consideration for this year’s “Mercer County Artists 2014” exhibition at The Gallery at Mercer County Community College (MCCC). Jurying takes place on Saturday, March 1, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Gallery.
The MCCC Gallery is located on the college’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. Directions and a campus map can be found at www.mccc.edu.
Artists may enter up to two original works completed since March 2012 in any media except photography. (The county hosts a separate photography exhibit). They are asked to drop off their work between 9:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. Works that are not accepted for the show should be picked up between 3:30 to 5 p.m.
More than $1,000 in prizes will be awarded, including Purchase Awards from the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission. Artwork selected for Purchase Awards will become part of the county's permanent collection.
A full prospectus for the exhibit is available at www.mccc.edu/gallery. For a hard copy of the prospectus, artists should email their name and full mailing address to gallery@mccc.edu.
The “Mercer County Artists” show will be on display from Tuesday, March 11 to Thursday, April 3. An Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony will be held Thursday, March 13 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The show is free and open to the public.
The exhibition is co-sponsored and supported by the county’s Cultural and Heritage Commission through a grant from the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission, with funding from the New Jersey State Council of the Arts/Department of State, a partner of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Princeton Nurseries history will be highlighted in an exhibit at the Mary Jacobs Memorial Library, in Rocky Hill, NJ. A family-run business for four generations, Princeton Nurseries was once one of the largest wholesale tree nurseries in the United States, reaching more than 1,200 acres in the Kingston area at its peak.
The exhibit will feature historic and contemporary items from Princeton Nurseries, including plant catalogs, images of nursery structures reproduced from the Rose Photography Studio Collection of Glass Plate Negatives, a 1920s aerial photograph, images of the Nurseries' fleet of vehicles, and photos of members of the Flemer Family. Books, maps and pamphlets from the library of William Flemer III, who was held in international esteem by the horticultural world, will also be shown, as will art inspired by the Princeton Nurseries landscape.
The exhibit is sponsored by the Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands (www.fpnl.org) and is free and open to all. It will be open throughout the month of March 2014.
This year’s spectacular show, themed “Violets under the Big Top,” will feature the African violet, in horticulture form and in flower arrangements, displayed in the spirit of the circus. Don’t miss this opportunity to see hundreds of judged plants on display grown by local club enthusiasts and prominent growers. Experts will be on hand to answer your questions. There will be free workshops available both days. Shop for your Mother's Day gifts from the selection of unusual plants for sale from commercial growers and club members, and sign-up to win one of several door prizes.
May 3,2014 from 12-4 pm. May 4, 2014 from 11 am-3 pm
HAMILTON—Heart Attack and Heart Disease: What Men AND Women Need to Know Date: Thursday, February 6
Time: 6:30–8 p.m.
Location: Community Education & Outreach at the Hamilton Area YMCA John K. Rafferty Branch, 1315 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Suite 100
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online atwww.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
This informative program led by Dan M. Sodano, MD, board certified in cardiovascular disease and a member of the Medical Staff of Princeton HealthCare System, focuses on the differences between how men and women experience heart attacks and heart disease, prevention, risk factors and available treatment options.
PLAINSBORO—Beat the Blues Date: Friday, February 7
Time: 1–2 p.m.
Location: Plainsboro Recreation Center, 641 Plainsboro Road
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online atwww.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Join Danielle Tararuj, LSW, MEd, Primary Therapist, Senior Link Program with Princeton House Behavioral Health, for this uplifting program on recognizing the signs of depression and learning healthier ways to cope with life’s stressors.
PRINCETON—Preparing for Surgery Date: Monday, February 10
Time: 7–8 p.m.
Location: Princeton Fitness & Wellness Center, 1225 State Road
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online atwww.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Learn how to properly prepare for an operation to ease your mind and lead to a smoother recovery at this informative session led by Alexander Wolfson, MD, board certified in anesthesiology and a member of the Medical Staff of Princeton HealthCare System.
PRINCETON—Grandparenting 101 in the 21st Century Date: Tuesday, February 11
Time: 7–8:30 p.m.
Location: Princeton Library, 65 Witherspoon Street
Registration: Register through the library or visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
This fun, interactive class, presented by Carolyn Schindewolf, a health educator with Princeton HealthCare System, is designed to bring grandparents-to-be and new grandparents up-to-date on the latest in baby care on topics ranging from the changing birth environment to safety considerations.
PLAINSBORO—Hospice Bereavement Support Group ? Date: Thursdays, February 13, 20 and 27 and March 6, 13 and 20
Time: 1–2:30 p.m. or 6:30–8 p.m. ?
Location: University Medical Center of Princeton, 1 Plainsboro Road ?
Registration: Call Sherri Goldstein, LCSW, bereavement coordinator, Princeton HomeCare, at 609-819-1226 to register for either an afternoon or evening session. ?
Cost: Free
The Hospice Program of Princeton HomeCare hosts a bereavement support group at UMCP. The group, led by chaplains and licensed clinical social workers, is open to community members who need support and assistance coping with grief and loss. Registration is required.
HAMILTON—Weight-Loss Surgery: What Are My Options? Date: Wednesday, February 19
Time: 6–6:30 p.m.
Location: Community Education & Outreach at the Hamilton Area YMCA John K. Rafferty Branch, 1315 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Suite 100
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online atwww.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Bariatric surgery is a successful clinical treatment for fighting morbid obesity and overcoming the damaging health effects of being overweight, such as diabetes, high blood pressure and infertility. Attendees of this informative seminar with Lisa Dobruskin, MD, a member of the Medical Staff of Princeton HealthCare System specializing in bariatric surgery, will learn more about treatment options, including state-of-the-art surgical procedures such as sleeve gastrectomy.
PRINCETON—Grandparenting 101 in the 21st Century Date: Thursday, February 20
Time: 10–11:30 a.m.
Location: Community Education & Outreach at 731 Alexander Road
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online atwww.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
This fun, interactive class, presented by Carolyn Schindewolf, a health educator with Princeton HealthCare System, is designed to bring grandparents-to-be and new grandparents up-to-date on the latest in baby care on topics ranging from the changing birth environment to safety considerations.
EAST WINDSOR—Breast Surgery: New Options in Reconstruction, Reduction and Augmentation Date: Thursday, February 20
Time: 6:30–8 p.m.
Location: University Medical Center of Princeton Breast Health Center, East Windsor Medical Commons 2, 300B Princeton–Hightstown Road
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online atwww.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Matthew J. Lynch, MD, board certified in plastic and reconstructive surgery and a member of the Medical Staff of Princeton HealthCare System, will discuss the latest surgical options for breast reconstruction after breast cancer, as well as breast reduction and augmentation.
Florida Keys When Southwest Airlines began offering flights to Key West, Conch Republic fans rejoiced. The new route means forgoing the flight into Miami and the four-hour road trip down U.S. 1. We love that it’s now easier to get to Little Palm Island; 2013 marks the 25th anniversary for this private-island resort — only accessible via seaplane or boat. From Key West, a 30-minute cab ride delivers guests to Little Torch Key, where a private yacht finishes the jaunt to Little Palm’s hammock-strung trees, sunset cruises and live music on the sand.
Grenada
LaSource has always been one of Grenada’s favored all-inclusive properties. (It was doing all-inclusive before it became a Google buzzword). This year, there are 19 million new reasons to go. Sandals recently invested $19 million in the property, which has been transformed into Sandals LaSource Grenada. The resort beckons with three individualized villages — typical to the Sandals brand — as well as three pools, two river pools, nine restaurants and private plunge pools on every balcony. Now’s the time to get in on the action: An opening date of Dec. 12, 2013, means killer promos are rolling out now.
La Paz, Mexico Thanks to AeroMexico’s recent addition of twice-weekly direct flights from Los Angeles, you’ll reach this city north of Cabo before the in-flight rom-com ends. A prime spot on the Sea of Cortez, La Paz brings access to Isla Espiritu Santo (and visits from Baja’s big five: whales, dolphins, sharks, sea lions and manta rays). But it’s not just about the water here: La Paz is old-world Mexico, with the scent of warm tortillas wafting through the walkways and family-dominated mariachi bands strolling the streets. For honeymooners, we suggest CostaBaja Resort & Spa and an amble on the Malecon seaside boardwalk lined with bronze sculptures by local artists; it’s the perfect photo opp.
Maldives In April 2013, Etihad Airways announced it was adding Washington, D.C., to its list of North American cities (New York, Chicago and Toronto) offering routes to the Maldives through Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. More good news: Etihad is a partner of American Airlines, so you can use those AAdvantage miles. After that 18-hour flight (yikes!), fight jet lag in your overwater villa at Baros Maldives. The waters offer all-you-can-snorkel reefs, and the Lighthouse Restaurant lets you get googly-eyed romantic in the overwater pavilion. Not to mention — it doesn’t get much sexier than sleeping above schools of fish.
Charleston, South Carolina Start your culinary adventure at Husk restaurant with smoked butter beans in a pot-liquor broth, or at The Ordinary, with oysters, clams and amberjack pâté. Savor the Flavors of Charleston runs 2 1/2-hour tours; the Friday-only Chef’s Kitchen Walk grants access to the back of the house at places like Magnolias. The Great Hall at the City Market, founded in 1804, showcases local edible treats (try the buttery, sesame sweet wafers). Fall into a food coma at the new 18-suite Zero George, located in the original carriage house.
Playa del Carmen, Mexico Beaches are what traditionally bring honeymooners to Playa del Carmen. But in-the-know shoppers head to Quinta Avenida — Mexico’s answer to Fifth Avenue. Also on the scene: restaurants, art galleries and luxury boutique hotels like Acanto Boutique Hotel and Residences. Bonus: The beach is only 500 yards away. Come evening, the hotel will set up a dinner for two on the rooftop — the best place to enjoy Kobe beef carpaccio, grilled lobster risotto and kicking views of the city.
Kingston, Jamaica
In the past, commercial airlines have focused on Montego Bay and its cruise terminal, leaving Kingston-bound travelers with a 3 1/2-hour drive from the airport. With Delta Air Lines launching its first daily nonstop round-trip service between Atlanta and Kingston in May 2013, all that has changed. It also made Strawberry Hill an attractive option for low-impact jet-setters. Just a 50-minute jaunt from the airport, this hotel is perched 3,100 feet in the Blue Mountains and features just 12 cottages, including a 3,000-square-foot, two-story villa.
Peru Not into watching your money disappear with your first cocktail? Cuzco, Peru’s liveliest city, will grant you around $2.75 nuevo soles (PEN) per U.S. dollar (USD). (Plus, many shops, restaurants and hotels accept U.S. currency.) Opened in June 2013, Palacio Nazarenas is the city’s newest hotel and the perfect stop before hopping aboard the luxury Hiram Bingham train to the country’s legendary sacred site. Or opt for Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge, which is next door to the Incan monolith. End your day with pisco sours, plates of Peruvian dishes and a slumber party in your oxygen-infused room — to ward off any pending altitude sickness.
St. John, USVI The U.S. Virgin Islands’ no-passport-required angle is a big draw, but the trendy rise of small-batch rums has turned the Caribbean’s signature elixir into a cottage industry. Start your tasting tour in Coral Bay at Sweet Plantains Restaurant. On the rum menu: Haitian, Jamaican, Nicaraguan, French, cheap and ultrapremium (it’s closed August-November). For an all-day rum trip, the daily ferry from Cruz Bay will take you to Tortola, BVI’s West End in 30 minutes. At the rustic Callwood Rum Distillery in Cane Garden Bay, which dates back 400 years, try the Arundel rum — the distillery is the only place it’s sold. Pass out at the 47-acre Westin St. John Resort & Villas near the ferry terminals.
Belize Many newlyweds are seeking “a more active or adventurous element to begin their journey through life,” according to last year’s honeymoon-trends report by global research firm Mintel. Belize has you covered by land or by sea. Snorkelers and divers gravitate to Belize’s Blue Hole, often opting to hang up their fins at Xanadu Island Resort. Back at sea level, Ka’ana Resort, hidden in the jungle of San Ignacio, leaves you and yours to get your adrenaline boost with zip-lining tours, cave tubing and horseback riding to ancient ruins.
Cabo San Lucas Even celebs like Chelsea Handler and Jimmy Kimmel want to get in on the A-list parties Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux throw at One&Only Palmilla. And rightfully so: On check-in day, guests are given customized sewing kits with pre-threaded needles to match their wardrobes. At night the property’s gardens are transformed into a candlelit fantasy world with 1,000-plus lanterns hanging from trees. For a private day at Lover’s Beach, resort yacht One&Only drops couples off with a picnic lunch. And that treatment goes for everyone, not just Jen and Justin.
New Orleans, Louisiana Sure, pralines and hurricane cocktails are great, but perhaps you want to add some conch stew and rum punch to the menu. No problem, thanks to the increasingly popular Port of New Orleans. The cruise terminal handled a record 977,000 passengers in 2012, up 32 percent from the year prior. Cruise lines like Norwegian, Carnival and Royal Caribbean can take you to the Bahamas, Grand Cayman, Belize and Mexico. For a night on Bourbon Street, try the W French Quarter Hotel. With fewer than 100 rooms, the vibe is sleek but never snobbish.
St. Maarten
Instagram junkies, start your filters. Any traveler who has visited St. Maarten knows you can’t come home without the island’s iconic plane shot. (It’s the Caribbean version of London’s changing-of-the-guard pic.) Maho Beach is so close to Princess Julianna Airport’s runway that everyone tries for the prized snapshot of a massive 747 landing over one’s head. So get yourself into a premier ocean-view room at Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino (the island’s only all-inclusive), take a walk down the beach to the airport, and prepare to go viral.
Cancun, Mexico A spa, an award-winning restaurant, a casino, a golf course: In Cancun, it’s standard practice for resorts to extend these perks. Then here comes Moon Palace Golf and Spa Resort and its $55 million renovation, and now you can add “concert venue” to that list. The upscale all-inclusive has hosted acts like Shakira, Enrique Iglesias and Usher. Don’t have your honeymoon dates picked yet? Be on the lookout for more concert announcements: Couples booking five nights or more get comped tickets.
The Community Christian Choir, known for innovative, spirit-filled Christian music programming, is now registering new and returning singers on Friday through 2/16/14 for their 39th season. The choirs will present an inspiring series of benefit concerts in late April and early May at several area venues. To date the choir has raised more than $195,000 for worthwhile area charities through their benefit concert series. Registration for singers who are new to the choir is currently discounted by 25%.
The CCC is made up of singers from many Christian denominations representing more than 45 churches throughout New Jersey and Bucks County, PA. However, church affiliation is not a requirement for membership in the choir. The choir has both adult and children divisions which sing a variety of music ranging from traditional to contemporary Christian music.
The children’s choir has divisions for ages 6 yrs. old – 12th grade. Singers are placed according to experience, ability, and commitment to ensure each singer’s success. The children’s divisions rehearse Sundays late-afternoon - evening at PondRoadMiddle School in Robbinsville, NJ. Rehearsal times can be found on our website www.ccchoir.com
The adult choir is un-auditioned and rehearses 2-3 Friday evenings a month. There is also an auditioned adult Ensemble. Practice traxs are provided for registered singers. Music reading ability is helpful but not required.
For more information about the Community Christian Choir, registration forms, video links, and more visit the choir’s website at www.ccchoir.com or e-mail ccchoir@optonline.net or call (609) 587-7076
Montgomery EMS (MEMS) is hosting a Community Blood Drive for the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro (UMCPP). The drive will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2014 from 9 am to 2 pm at the Montgomery EMS squad building on 8 Harlingen Rd. Belle Mead, NJ 08502.
Winter is one of the times of the year where blood supplies are low. This year persistent cold weather and storms across the country have further reduced supplies nationwide. Donate blood and be someone's hero - in fact, you could help as many as three lives with just one donation.
Lunch will be served for all blood donors! Also, donors will receive a Thomas Sweet ice cream coupon from UMCPP.
All blood collected at the Community Blood Drive will be used for patients at the University Medical Center of Princeton hospital.
Please call or e-mail MEMS & leave your name, phone number and time of your donation @ 908-359-4112 or giveblood@mems47.org .
Remember to bring Photo ID, eat a good meal and drink plenty of fluids
The Louis XIII Experience pairs some of the world’s best wines and spirits with The Peacock Inn’s award winning food
The Peacock Inn, Princeton’s luxury boutique hotel and fine dining restaurant is proud to be hosting the Louis XIII Experience on February 20th, 2014. The experience will feature a 4-course dinner prepared by The Peacock Inn’s award winning executive chef, Manuel Perez, formerly of Restaurant Nicholas in New Jersey and trained at Le Bernardin and The Water Club in New York Le Bernadin in New York City.
“The Peacock Inn is extremely proud to be hosting such a rare and extraordinary event,” said Proprietor, Barry Sussman, while discussing the event. “The reason that we are so proud is because, there are only two Louis XIII dinner’s in New Jersey each year, and this will be the first one ever in Princeton.” Barry continued.
The Peacock Inn was chosen to host the Louis XIII Experience because of the quality of the restaurant and bar. The Peacock Inn bar features some of the most interesting and creative drinks in the greater New Jersey area. Mixologist, Josean Rosado currently has an oak barrel of bourbon that he aged with maple syrup and bacon. It is a must try, even for the non-bourbon drinkers.
The Louis XIII Experience will start with passed Hors d'Oeuvres paired with Charles Heidsieck Brut Champagne, and continue to a first course of Madai Snapper Carpaccio, Asian Pear-Jicama Salad, Petite Herbs, Laudemio, Olive Oil, Rice Crisp paired with Charles Heidsieck Rosé Champagne. The Second Course will consist of a Pheasant Duo: Truffled Breast Roulade, Leg Confit Raviolo, Root Vegetables, Rich Pheasant Broth paired with 2010 Louis Jadot Puligny Montrachet. The Third Course will be a Kobe Sirloin & King Crab "Surf N' Turf," Smoked Potato-Leek Purée, Maitake Mushroom Tempura, Bone Marrow, Beurre Rouge with 2007 Chateau Montelena Estate, Cabernet. This will all be followed by a dessert prepared by Pastry Chef Cindy Perez. Following dinner and dessert, all attendees will have Louis XIII de Remy Martin, a Grande Champagne Cognac, a bottle that is valued at over $2,500.
Reservations for The Louis XIII Experience will cost $300 per person.
There are still reservations available for this incredible dinner and experience! For reservations, please call The Peacock Inn, (609) 924-1707, or e-mail reservations@thepeacockinn.com.
ABOUT THE PEACOCK INN: The Peacock Inn is the only luxury boutique hotel and fine dining restaurant located in the heart of downtown Princeton! Personalized service is a top priority throughout our Inn. A premier restaurant can transform a good meal into a great one, and here at The Peacock we are proud to provide excellent dining services to all our guests!
WE’RE STOKED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE NEXT TRENTON PUNK ROCK FLEA MARKET WILL BE ON SUNDAY MARCH 30, 2014 AT THE HISTORIC ROEBLING MACHINE SHOP! VENDOR REGISTRATION IS ALL SYSTEMS GO!
Use our online, secure registration system to register a vendor while you still have time! For those of you new to this process, you can use our online registration system and pay with either a credit card or Paypal. Click here to register your table today!
This edition of the Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market will be held at the Historic Roebling Machine Shop (built in 1890), which is located at 675 South Clinton Avenue in Trenton and is a former 50,000 square foot factory that made the wire rope for the countries first suspension bridges. You may have heard of some of them… the Brooklyn Bridge, the George Washington Bridge as well as the Golden Gate Bridge. It also happens to be the space that is used for another event that we run called Art All Night – Trenton. This building is filled with a tremendous amount of history and we couldn’t be any happier to have acquired this space for the TPRFM!
This TPRFM will feature over 200+ vendors selling everything from vintage and handmade goods, vinyl, clothing, original art, unique collectibles, movie memorabilia and just about anything else you can possibly imagine. We should mention that due to the overwhelming response we have received for vendor registration, we have found the need to limit tables to a maximum of three (3) per vendor. As always, the associated vendor registration fees include your 6′ table(s).
As always, this event will also act as a benefit to a local, Trenton-based non-profit. This time around we'll be hosting a "Dunk The Punk"! That's right... get a chance to dunk your favorite punk rocker in our dunk tank with all proceeds going to Res-Q-Pets, a Mercer County-based pet rescue organization.
Three pilot programs will be offered in the Hopewell Valley Regional School District this September, 2014. Two of our new Magnet Academy programs will be offered at Bear Tavern Elementary School and developed in coordination with The College of New Jersey (TCNJ): our Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) class for students entering fourth grade and our all-boys class for students entering first grade. These programs will feature a unique learning environment geared to the particular talents, interests, and learning styles of its participants. The third program, a Performing Arts academy, will be offered at Central High School for students entering 9th grade.
These programs are available to any eligible HVRSD student and a limited number of students from out side of the district (2 for All Boys and 4 for STEM). Eligibility of all students will be determined through a rigorous admission process including interviews and/or targeted assessments depending on the program. Transportation will be provided to those selected as participants and in-district students will attend at no charge.
Elementary Program Information:
Information sessions will take place at the Bear Tavern School onFebruary 5, 2014:
All-Boys Academy: 9:00am and 6:30pm
STEM Academy: 10:00am and 7:30pm
The application deadline isFebruary 21, 2014.
Student interviews and assessments will take place at Bear Tavern School as follows:
All-Boys Academy:February 28, 2014
STEM Academy:March 14, 2014
For brochure and application information, go towww.hvrsd.org, then choose “Magnet Programs.”
Performing Arts Program Information:
Due to the flexible structure of the Performing Arts program, a large number of interested student can be accommodated. Interested 8th grade students should fill out the Performing Arts Interest Survey available fromwww.hvrsd.org, then choose “Magnet Programs” and submit it to their school counselor when making course selections for the 2014-15 school year. Program information will be presented during the 8th grade parent night onFebruary 4, 2014
We are excited to offer these unique educational opportunities for students and parents in our district. At the end of the 2014-15 school year, we will assess the impact of these programs and plan for potential expansion as they evolve to meet student needs and interests.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - American Repertory Ballet will present revivals and world premieres at venues across the state - from Mahwah to Princeton - February through May, 2014.The spring season features two performances of Artistic Director Douglas Martin’s acclaimed Romeo and Juliet, the world premiere of Douglas Martin’s Firebird and the company premiere of Kirk Peterson’s Afternoon of a Faun at McCarter Theatre, a world premiere choreographed by former Joffrey Ballet star Trinette Singleton, and American Repertory Ballet’s Diamond Gala - celebrating 60 years since the founding of the organization in 1954.
ARB’s spring season opens with two performances of Douglas Martin’s full-length Romeo and Juliet, which premiered to a full house at State Theatre in October 2013.The first performance is February 22, 2014 at 8:00pm at the Berrie Center for the Performing and Visual Arts at Ramapo College in Mahwah, NJ.The second is March 8, 2014 at 8:00pm at The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg, NJ.
Based on Shakespeare’s tragic story, and set to Prokofiev’s passionate score, the ballet features a company of 30 dancers, beautiful sets, and stunning costumes.Martin’s Romeo and Juliet was recently named one of The Star-Ledger dance critic Robert Johnson’s “Top Ten in Dance” for 2013.Johnson called the October premiere a “watershed” mark in ARB’s history.He said that the ballet “moved seamlessly from one episode to the next, hitting all the passionate high-notes in Prokofiev’s score. Though simply decorated, the production never failed to create a sense of place; and Martin’s handling of the boisterous crowd scenes — making the company appear larger than its actual size — revealed his canny professionalism.”
Jerry Hochman writes in CriticalDance Magazine that Martin’s Romeo and Juliet is “a small miracle: a choreographic rendering of the story that is both simply-told and compelling, that inspires [the] dancers to, and beyond, whatever technical limitations they may have, and that moves an audience that already knows the story just by what it sees on stage.”He also characterizes the production as “ambitious,” “emotionally and artistically fulfilling,” “exuberant and exciting to watch,” and “invit[ing] comparisons to other well-known productions,…including…that of Sir Kenneth MacMillan.”Marina Kennedy of Broadway World calls the production “an outstanding example of dance being perfectly adapted to dramatic interpretation, with the ARB dancers in full command of their art.”
On March 12, 2014, ARB will present the world premiere of Douglas Martin’s Firebird, set to Stravinsky’s score, at 7:30pm at McCarter Theatre in Princeton, NJ.This ballet will share the program with Martin's Rite of Spring, also set to music by Stravinsky, and Kirk Peterson’s Afternoon of a Faun, set to Debussy's score.All of these ballets are inspired by the 20th-century works of Sergei Diaghilev's revolutionary Ballets Russes.This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
As Tony Angarano, dance critic for The Courant who reviewed Hartford Ballet’s premiere of the work, Peterson’s Afternoon of a Faun“retains its setting of a Grecian idyll, but the characters, a faun that is half-human/half-beast and a flirtatious nymph, interact with more tender innocence than Nijinsky's originals, which caused a scandal at the 1912 premiere in Paris with their eroticism.”He goes on to say, “Peterson's movements seem like the natural expression of Debussy's heated music....a re-interpretation [with] stunning impact.”
Martin’s Rite of Spring transports the original libretto of Nijinsky’s Le Sacre du Printemps - a story based on pagan ritual and sacrifice - to a competitive 1960’s office environment.In response to its spring 2013 premiere, Robert Johnson described the work as, “Part sentimental tribute and part screwball comedy” which “avoids primitivist clichés and, in gender parity...manages to find a concept still radical enough to make audiences squirm.”As Hochman says of Martin’s Rite, “Mr. Martin’s choreography fills the stage...The steps...are to this viewer an indescribable potpourri that work together because they fit both Mr. Martin’s concept and the Stravinsky score...a tribute to Mr. Martin’s choreographic ability.”
Just as Martin infused Rite of Spring with a feminist statement, he layers a gender twist onto the classic Firebird libretto.In his version of this classic Russian folk tale, the namesake character will be portrayed by a male rather than a female dancer.Martin will tell the original story with new choreography and set design.
“It is a great challenge for any arts organizations to present original works,” says Martin.“I am committed to keeping great 20th century work alive by both continuing to perform those great works and by creating new versions and new takes on those themes.These Diaghilev-era ballets opened the west to eastern pageantry and lore.They introduced western audiences to the artist that would go on to define art in the 20th century.Exploring that history and expounding upon it is essential to the identity and personality of my work.”
On February 25, 2014 at 7:00pm at the Princeton Public Library, ARB will present “Behind the Music of the Ballets Russes: American Repertory Ballet talks Diaghilev, Debussy, and Stravinsky with Music Scholar Simon Morrison.”This special pre-performance insights lecture is free and open to the public and will take place in the library’s Community Room on the first floor.Through discussion between ARB Artistic Director Douglas Martin and foremost music scholar and Princeton University Professor Simon Morrison, "Behind the Music of the Ballets Russes" will provide a special insight into the music of some of the most iconic ballets premiered by Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, including those that have been re-imagined by Martin and Kirk Peterson.
On March 15, 2014, ARB will celebrate its annual gala - the organization’s signature fundraising event.This year, it is the Diamond Gala, celebrating the diamond anniversary - 60 years - of the organization (est. 1954).The evening will begin with a 6:00pm performance at the Crossroads Theatre in New Brunswick, followed by a reception at 7:00pm, at the Heldrich Hotel, located across the street.The performance will feature dancing by the professional company, students of Princeton Ballet School, and DANCE POWER Scholars.This range of performers represents all branches of the organization - the professional company, the school, and the organization’s Access & Enrichment department.The Diamond Gala honorees are Covance and Lee and Joseph Herring, for their outstanding support of ARB's Nutcracker, and Princeton Ballet School faculty member Janell Byrne.Contact Director of Development Naomi Levecchia for details and sponsorship opportunities: nlevecchia@arballet.org; 732-249-1254 x25.
The weekend following the gala, ARB will present Signature Duets: Dances of Daring and Devotion at Union County Performing Arts Center’s Hamilton Stage on March 21, 2014 at 7:00pm and March 22, 2014 at 2:00pm and 7:00pm.In his review of ARB’s Fall 2013 repertory program at Hamilton Stage, Patrick Kennedy of Broadway World praised the company’s dancing and the mixed-bill programming: “Performed at New Jersey's own Hamilton Stage-a small but sophisticated theatrical space-the ARB's new offerings are neatly fitted to a scaled-down format. Small format, but broad emotional resonance. For the most part, these are dances that give off reassuring warmth, let you get comfortable-then, when you least expect it, burst into fantastic heat and light.”
Signature Duets: Dances of Daring and Devotion will feature a world premiere by Trinette Singleton, former premier dancer of the Joffrey Ballet and choreographer of ARB repertory favorite Capriccios, ARB Resident Choreographer Mary Barton’s Fantasy Baroque, and Gerald Arpino’s Confetti.Marina Kennedy of Broadway World reviewed the premiere of Barton’s Fantasy Baroque this past fall, characterizing it as “light and lovely” and “fresh and fanciful.”Robert Johnson praised ARB’s original performance of Confetti, writing, “Trying to resist ‘Confetti’s’ charms ultimately proves futile. The dancers’ courage is exhilarating, and Arpino, its under-appreciated choreographer, wins a belated round of applause.”
On May 2, 2014, ARB will perform Our Town at 8:00pm at the Crossroads Theater in New Brunswick, NJ.Set to the majestic music of Aaron Copland, Our Town is a ballet by Philip Jerry based on Thornton Wilder’s classic play - a tale of love, loss and modern life.Jennifer Dunning for The New York Times says that the ballet “remains faithful to its source while translating it into vivid impressionistic physical terms.”
The following evening, on May 3, 2014 at 7:00pm, American Repertory Ballet will join Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Cleo Mack Dance Project, tap dancer Maurice Chestnut, dancer Timothy Kochka, and dance artist Claire Porter on stage at New Jersey Performing Arts Center as part of the Jersey Moves! Festival of Dance.This annual performance festival brings together the best of the Garden State’s diverse dance companies.This May 3 performance is the second installment of a two-part showcase featuring excerpts from works that span the globe and dance genres.ARB will perform an excerpt from Douglas Martin’s Rite of Spring.
“I am looking forward to this spring season full of new works, new venues, and repertory favorites,” Martin says.“We have built such a strong roster of rotating repertoire including Arpino works, full-length ballets, and we are continuing on that strong path.I am really looking forward to seeing the dancers sink their teeth into Romeo and Juliet once more before we dive into the very ambitious Ballet Russes program at McCarter, and beyond.This is a very fertile time for the company.I'm eager to see the fruits of our labor on the stage.”
American Repertory Ballet presents Firebird
(World Premiere)
Plus Rite of Spring and Afternoon of a Faun
March 12, 2014 at 7:30pm
McCarter Theatre
91 University Place
Princeton, NJ
American Repertory Ballet presents an evening of ballets inspired by the 20th-century works of Sergei Diaghilev's revolutionary Ballets Russes.The ambitious program features: the premiere of Martin’s Firebird, set to a compelling score by Stravinsky, Martin's Rite of Spring, also set to music by Stravinsky, and Kirk Peterson’s Afternoon of a Faun, set to Debussy's provocative score.
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Art Works.
American Repertory Ballet's Diamond Gala
Celebrating 60 Years: 1954-2014
March 15, 2014
6:00pm performance at the Crossroads Theatre
7 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick, NJ
7:00pm reception at the Heldrich Hotel
10 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, NJ
Join us for a 6:00pm performance at the Crossroad Theatre in New Brunswick, followed by an elegant reception at 7:00pm, across the street, at the Heldrich Hotel.
The performance will feature dancing by the professional company, students of Princeton Ballet School, and DANCE POWER Scholars.
Gala honorees are Covance and Lee and Joseph Herring, for their outstanding support of ARB's Nutcracker, and Princeton Ballet School faculty member Janell Byrne.
Contact Director of Development Naomi Levecchia for details and sponsorship opportunities:nlevecchia@arballet.org; 732-249-1254 x25
Signature Duets: Dances of Daring and Devotion
This evening of duets will feature Confetti, a virtuoso classical ballet in the spirit of the tarantella, Tears of the Moon, a “sensitive” and “passionate” work set to Beethoven, Fantasy Baroque, a “fresh and fanciful” baroque dance (Marina Kennedy, Broadway World), and a world premiere by Trinette Singleton.
“Trying to resist ‘Confetti’s’ charms ultimately proves futile," says Robert Johnson, dance critic for The Star-Ledger."The dancers’ courage is exhilarating, and Arpino, its under-appreciated choreographer, wins a belated round of applause.” He has praised Peterson's ability to "[give] Giving sleek, modern form to romantic ideals."
Our Town
May 2, 2014 at 7:00pm
Crosswords Theatre
7 Livingston Ave.
New Brunswick, NJ
Set to the majestic music of Aaron Copeland, Our Town is a ballet by Philip Jerry based on Thornton Wilder’s classic tale of love, loss and modern life.
The ballet “remains faithful to its source while translating it into vivid impressionistic physical terms.” – Jennifer Dunning, The New York Times
About American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School
American Repertory Ballet's mission is to bring the joy, beauty, artistry and discipline of classical and contemporary dance to New Jersey and nationwide audiences and to dance students through artistic and educational programs. The organization is comprised of: American Repertory Ballet, the preeminent contemporary ballet company in the state; Princeton Ballet School, one of the largest and most respected non-profit dance schools in the nation; and the Access and Enrichment initiatives, ranging from the long-running and acclaimed DANCE POWER program to the popular On Pointe series. The professional company is a classical and contemporary ballet company committed to presenting ballets from the 19th and 20th century alongside new and existing works by choreographers from today. Founded in 1963, the company is currently under the artistic leadership of Douglas Martin, former principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet. The company's rich history of repertory includes established masterpieces by distinguished American choreographers such as George Balanchine, Gerald Arpino, Alvin Ailey, Paul Taylor and Twyla Tharp; cutting edge works by choreographers such as Val Caniparoli, Kirk Peterson, Dominique Dumais, Harrison McEldowney, Amy Seiwert, Susan Shields and Melissa Barak; and former Artistic Directors Dermot Burke, Marjorie Mussman, Septime Webre and Graham Lustig. ARB has been designated a "Major Arts Institution" by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts consistently for the past two decades, and has repeatedly been awarded a Citation of Excellence by the Council. ARB was voted People's Choice for Best Dance Company in 2008, 2011, and 2012.
Princeton Ballet School has gained a national reputation for its excellent dance training since its founding in 1954 by Audrée Estey. Princeton Ballet School currently enrolls approximately 1500 students annually from age three through adult and is directed by Mary Pat Robertson. Princeton Ballet School has studios in Cranbury, New Brunswick, and Princeton which are equipped with shock-absorbent floors, non- slip dance surfaces and pianos for live accompaniment. Many of Princeton Ballet School’s faculty members have performed professionally; others have attained graduate degrees in dance education and have won awards for their teaching. Students from the school have gone on to dance in professional ballet and contemporary dance companies in the US and abroad. Graduates have danced with such diverse organizations as the American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Miami City Ballet, STREB, Momix, Complexions, Mark Morris Dance Company, Twyla Tharp Dance, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, New York Theatre Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Ballet Met Columbus, and American Repertory Ballet.
(BPT) - Interior design is in a constant state of transformation, and this year homeowners are taking control. The "keeping up with the Joneses' mentality is giving ground to the desire for personalized design that reflects the exact needs and design aesthetic of the residents. In 2014, more people will actively embrace the role of designer in order to create a home that is truly one of a kind.
"We're at a fascinating point in the evolution of the interior design process. Interior design professionals once ruled the roost, but that's all changed with design TV, blogs and the Internet," says Elaine Griffin, New York interior designer and author of "Design Rules." "Clients today are well educated and have taken back the power. They're so knowledgeable that they're doing it themselves."
Assuming the role of designer doesn't have to be intimidating. Griffin offers a few expert tips for taking your home design into your own hands and creating a custom space that's perfectly personalized:
* Research and check twice
Taking the time to properly research and educate yourself is important so you get beautiful results without unwanted surprises. "You want to know what your options are in terms of price, value, quality, design and style," says Griffin. "What's returnable? What's not? Sometimes custom means you buy it, you own it. Do your research." Griffin also suggests being cautious when measuring. "Always measure twice, buy once," she says. "That's the first place where DIYers fall short. You only have one option when you're going custom - just right. Scaled drawings should be involved."
* Customize visible features
Griffin suggests investing in highly visible features of your home. "Like in the bathroom, you can focus on something that's focal-point-worthy, like the KOHLER Artifacts faucet collection. It's a piece that just belongs to you," she says. Artifacts collection allows you to create a custom faucet by choosing from a variety of spouts, handles and finishes for a look that's all your own.
Window treatments and lamp shades are other highly visible features of the home that are too often ignored. Updating these features can instantly breathe new personality into a room. "Lamp shades deliver great bang for the buck; remember you always want to take the lamp with you when shopping," Griffin suggests.
* Customize color
"It's all about the customization of color," says Griffin. "It's not just about a color palette for personality, it's about having that shade that no one else has." Numerous paint manufacturers offer technology that allows you to provide a fabric swatch or other color sample and they'll recommend a custom hue for you.
* Salvage and tell
Using salvaged materials in a renovation isn't only green, it's also a chance to incorporate your family's history. "When you're remodeling, always look for pieces to salvage: timbers from old floors, side tables, etc," says Griffin. "We've always loved our heirlooms, but now we're looking at recycled and salvaged stuff in a different light. We have a green eco-conscious, so we want to save what we can."
* Don't overlook the ceiling
"The ceiling is the second biggest real estate after the floor - don't neglect it!" stresses Griffin. "Especially in small or awkward spaces - like the foyer, powder room, stair hall - do something sexy with your ceiling. Add a striking color, install wallpaper, add beams."
When it comes to customized design, the sky is the limit. Expect 2014 to be the year when homeowners take charge and create spaces that truly speak to them from a functional and design perspective. With these expert tips, the one-of-a-kind results will be nothing short of magazine-worthy.
2014 Princeton Environmental Film Festival Schedule.
Please note that schedule will be updated with additional programming details and announcements of speakers. All screenings are offered free of admission and will be in the Community Room of the Princeton Public Library unless noted otherwise.
THURSDAY JANUARY 30
7:00 p.m.
Opening Night Film
Thin Ice: The Inside Story of Climate Science
Directed by David Sington and Simon Lamb
2013, 73 min.
In recent years climate science has come under increasing attack, so geologist Simon Lamb took his camera to find out what is really going on. For over three years he followed scientists from a wide range of disciplines at work in the Arctic, Antarctic, Southern Ocean, New Zealand, Europe and the United States.
They talk about their work, their hopes and fears with a rare candor and directness, resulting in an intimate portrait of the global community of researchers racing to understand our planet’s changing climate and provide a compelling case for rising CO2 as the main cause.
The screening will be followed by a talk with Dr. Elisabeth Sikes, associate professor of marine sciences at the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University; Dr. Anthony Broccoli, professor of Environmental Sciences, co-director Rutgers Climate Institute; Dr Enrique Curchister, associate professor of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University; and Elias Hunger, research specialist and marine technician, Rutgers University.
Sustainable Princeton hosts this bright and early morning event, featuring “lightning talks” from local residents and others on the theme of “Visioning Sustainability in the Princeton Community in 2020.″ They will provide a free & zero-waste breakfast, featuring Fair Trade foods, coffee & tea.
11:00 a.m.
Garbage or Resource: A Dominican Republic Experience
Produced and directed by Natasha Despotovic
2013, 17 min.
Through corporate and education projects, the Dominican Republic has turned recycling into an important economic opportunity for its citizens.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Natasha Despotovic, executive director of the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development and Director of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival.
12:00 p.m.
Elemental
Produced and directed by Gayatri Roshan and Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee
2013, 93 min.
“Elemental” tells the story of three individuals united by their deep connection with nature and driven to confront some of the most pressing ecological challenges of our time.
The film follows Rajendra Singh, an Indian government official gone rogue, on a 40-day pilgrimage down India’s once pristine Ganges River, now polluted and dying. Across the globe in northern Canada, Eriel Deranger mounts her own struggle against the world’s largest industrial development, the Tar Sands, an oil deposit larger than the state of Florida. And in Australia, inventor and entrepreneur Jay Harman searches for investors willing to risk millions on his conviction that nature’s own systems hold the key to our world’s ecological problems. Harman finds his inspiration in the natural world’s profound architecture and creates a revolutionary device that he believes can slow down global warming, but will it work?
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Emmanuel Vaughan Lee via videoconference.
Meet Lou. Abandoned in a foreclosed home, Lou is one of thousands of parrots in need of rescue. From the wilds of Costa Rica to suburban America, a lovable, quirky cast of parrots will reveal their unforgettable tales and the bittersweet world they share with humans. Their outrageous intelligence and uncanny ability to communicate in any language has made parrots one of the world’s most popular pets. But unlike dogs and cats, parrots have not been domesticated. With high decibel squawks and complex behavior, they are hardwired for the wild. Add a lifespan of up to 70+ years with their intense need to bond, and a life in captivity doesn’t always have a happy ending. With shelters and sanctuaries struggling to meet the demand, too many birds like Lou have no place to go.
A PBS NATURE program, a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC and Argo Films in association with WNET.
Speaker: Charles Leck, who served at New Jersey State Ornithologist. Dr. Leck is a retired professor of ecological sciences at Cook College, Rutgers University.
Produced and directed by Beth Gage and George Gage
2013, 72 min.
In 2008, University of Utah economics student Tim DeChristopher committed an act of civil disobedience demanding government and industry accountability, igniting a spirit of civil disobedience in the name of climate justice.
As “bidder #70” Tim bid 1.8 million dollars and won 22,000 pristine acres surrounding Utah’s National Parks. He had no intention to pay or drill. Tim was indicted on two federal felonies with penalties of up to ten years in prison.
A personal portrait, “Bidder 70” illuminates how the choices we make determine our future and the world we live in.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Beth and George Gage.
Wildlife educator Travis Gale returns to the PEFF sharing his humor and live animal guests from all over the world in a presentation for the whole family. Entertaining, high-energy and educational, the program highlights the importance of protecting the wildlife of the world.
12:00 p.m.
Fighting for the Futaleufú
Directed by Stephanie Haig
2013, 17 min.
For years, Chileans living in the Azul valley in Patagonia viewed the Futaleufú river with awe and apprehension. The late 1980′s brought kayakers and white water rafters to the region. The conquest of the river and the resulting eco-tourist business has brought opportunity, jobs and a vibrant community.
“Fighting For The Futaleufú” explores the fierce natural beauty of this river. It looks at the lives of Chilean rafters Robert Currie, his son and the local natives who work to protect the river and the region from foreign damming and mining projects. Chileans, river-runners and all who know the beauty of nature are encouraged to preserve what has rightly been called ‘the world’s most beautiful river’.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Stephanie Haig.
1:00 p.m.
To Be Forever Wild
Produced and directed by David Becker
2014, 67 min.
This is a work-in-progress screening of the film, which will be released later in 2014.
“To Be Forever Wild” was created by a group of filmmakers, musicians and artists in New York’s Catskill Mountains. Based in a little red cabin perched above a waterfall, the crew spent several weeks exploring the landscapes that are considered to be “America’s first wilderness.”
More than a portrait of a place, the film profiles the people who live in and visit this region, including artists, hikers, scientists, farmers and young people. In the film we see the power of nature to restore, reclaim and provoke our deepest emotions and connections to the world. It’s a film that inspires people to reconnect with nature in their own way, wherever they happen to be.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film’s director/producer David Becker, and Ian Holden, editor.
Produced by Burke Cherrie & Ben Nabors, directed by Michael Tyburski
2013, 26 min.
The film explores the unique challenges facing Brooklyn Grange, a group of urban farmers who endeavor to run a commercially viable farm within the landscape of New York City.
It follows Head Farmer Ben Flanner, CEO Gwen Schantz, Communications Director Anastasia Plakias, Farm Manager Michael Meier, and Beekeeper Chase Emmons as their growing operation expands from Long Island City, Queens to a second roof in the Brooklyn Navy Yards. The team confronts the realities inherent in operating the world’s largest rooftop farm in one of the world’s biggest cities.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Michael Tyburski.
A group of farmers and naturalists from our region will talk about their farming practices, philosophy, ethics, business models, challenges and their optimism for this next generation who are embracing working closely with the land. Many on the panel are also visual artists and the presentation will exhibit their photography focused on their work. This session will also feature the opportunity for a Q&A and networking.
The panel features:
Alec Gioseffi, Adam Martin and Lauren Nagy, Cooperative 518; Lindsay Napolitano and Johann Rinkens, Fields Without Fences; Jared Rosenbaum and Rachel Mackow, Wild Ridge Plants, Growers and Stewards of Native Plants; and Steve Tomlinson, who works at Great Road Farm.
Jared Flesher, documentary filmmaker and Edible Jersey editor will be the moderator of the panel. Jared is an award-winning reporter, photojournalist and documentary filmmaker, with a focus on the topics of energy, agriculture and ecology. His last two documentaries are “The Farmer and the Horse” (2010) and “Sourlands (2012.) His latest film “Field Biologist” is in production will be released later in 2014. A trailer previewing this film will be featured during the session.
5:30 p.m.
Cool Vines: Stories About Wine
Natural wine making is not only happening, it’s also delicious, healthier for you and healthier for the earth. Cool Vines on Spring St. hosts a Wine Tasting and chat around the singularly wholesome practices of today’s most conscientious winemakers. Join us to hear the fascinating stories behind the vines, their caretakers and what is and isn’t allowed around the “Natural” farm. Unearth the hidden ingredients added to processed wines, and discover that yes, options of remarkable quality and diversity abound!
“GMO OMG” explores the systematic corporate takeover and potential loss of humanity’s most precious and ancient inheritance: seeds. Director Jeremy Seifert investigates how loss of seed diversity and corresponding laboratory assisted genetic alteration of food affects his young children, the health of our planet, and freedom of choice everywhere. The film follows one family’s struggle to live and eat without participating in an unhealthy, unjust, and destructive food system. The film looks at the encroaching darkness of unknown health and environmental risks, chemical toxins, and food monopoly meets with the light of a growing global movement to take back what we have lost. Has the global food system been irrevocably hijacked? Or can we take back our food, heal the planet, and live sustainably?
A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet
Directed, produced and written by Mark Kitchell
2012, 101 min.
The film explores exploration of the environmental movement – grassroots and global activism spanning fifty years from conservation to climate change. Narrated by Robert Redford, Ashley Judd, Van Jones, Isabel Allende and Meryl Streep, the film tells vivid stories about people fighting – and succeeding – against enormous odds.
The film unfolds in five acts, each with a central story and character: David Brower and the Sierra Club’s battle to halt dams in the Grand Canyon; Lois Gibbs and Love Canal residents’ struggle against 20,000 tons of toxic chemicals; Paul Watson and Greenpeace’s campaigns to save whales and baby harp seals; Chico Mendes and Brazilian rubbertappers’ fight to save the Amazon rainforest; and Bill McKibben and the 25-year effort to address the impossible issue – climate change.
Surrounding these main stories are strands like environmental justice, going back to the land, and movements of the global south such as Chipko in India and Wangari Maathai in Kenya. Vivid archival film brings it all back and insightful interviews shed light on the events and what they mean. The film offers a deeper view of environmentalism as civilizational change, bringing our industrial society into sustainable balance with nature.
The atomic bomb and meltdowns like Fukushima have made nuclear power synonymous with global disaster. But what if we’ve got nuclear power wrong? “Pandora’s Promise” asks whether the one technology we fear most could save our planet from a climate catastrophe, while providing the energy needed to lift billions of people in the developing world out of poverty. Stone tells the intensely personal stories of environmentalists and energy experts who have undergone a radical conversion from being fiercely anti to strongly pro-nuclear energy, risking their careers and reputations in the process.
Stone exposes this controversy within the environmental movement head-on with stories of defection by heavy weights including Stewart Brand, Richard Rhodes, Gwyneth Cravens, Mark Lynas and Michael Shellenberger. Undaunted and fearlessly independent, “Pandora’s Promise” sparks the conversation about the myths and science behind this deeply emotional and polarizing issue.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Robert Stone.
In 2001, William Kamkwamba, a 14-year-old from a family of subsistence farmers in Malawi, was forced to drop out of school due to a devastating famine. Turning to self-education, William saw a picture of a windmill in a textbook, and learned that windmills could pump water and generate electricity. Using scrapyard parts, William built a functioning windmill that not only rescued his family from poverty but attracted the attention of the larger world.
At the international TEDGlobal conference, William meets American entrepreneur Tom Rielly, who helps him imagine an incredible new future, and they develop a unique mentor relationship. Fame and recognition follow William’s achievements, and his life is fundamentally transformed as the film follows him from the ages of 19 to 24. Staggering opportunities, a world-class education, international relocation, and newfound village responsibilities lead to unforeseen conflict, stress, and cultural isolation. As an icon of innovation from the developing world William is idolized by those he meets in the West. As a bridge between two different cultures, he grows slowly more detached from his family and friends in Malawi and his former way of life. As William struggles with the potential of his promising future, he privately yearns to distance himself from his windmill, the very thing that made him famous.
This film is a story about a complex young man overcoming unimaginable challenges including poverty, famine, and lack of education while being thrust head-on into the Western world. Through his story, we understand the lingering burdens of the accomplishments of our youth, the delicate and difficult balance of giving support, and a young man’s desire to be recognized for who he is and what he may become, rather than the great things he has done.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Ben Nabors.
SCREENING LOCATION: This film will be screened at The Garden Theatre, 160 Nassau Street
This is the story of a revolution. A slow revolution. As slow as a snail. This revolution has been in motion for 25 years and shows no signs of stopping.
It has its Commander in Chief, whose name is Carlo Petrini, or just Carlin, recognized as the inventor of Slow Food. Petrini founded the Italian gastronomic association Arcigola in 1986, and three years later in Paris launched Slow Food, an international movement that began as a resistance to fast food, which at the time was threatening the local cuisine all over the planet. Today the association has 85,000 members in 130 countries, and has a tremendous impact in the world of gastronomy and culture of our time.
A life rich and unique, that Carlin, who still – it is a “hero Europeo” for Time and a columnist for an Italian newspaper – is firmly anchored in the small town from which it took its way, in spite of the global dimension and international movement which gave birth in his small town (now in his town of Bra is a company of 200 employees.)
“Slow Food Story” is the story of his life, growing up in the province of jokes, food, wine, music and political passion between Petrini and his best friends, Azio Citi and John Ravinale. It is the story of their friendship. Joys, but also pain. A story that shows us how even the most important cultural adventures can arise from an amused and ironic approach to life.
The Terra Momo Restaurant Group is hosting a special dinner event to compliment the screening.
7:30 p.m.
The Terra Momo Restaurant Group is hosting three-course dinners with menus inspired by the Slow Food Story at Mediterra Resturant on Hulfish Street and Teresa Café on Palmer Square in Princeton. It is suggested to make reservations, details available at Special Events. Proceeds of this event benefit the PEFF.
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 6
4:00 p.m.
Growing Cities
Directed by Dan Susman
2013, 60 min.
Growing Cities is a documentary film that examines the role of urban farming in America and asks how much power it has to revitalize our cities and change the way we eat. The film follows two friends on their road trip across the country as they meet the people who are challenging the way this country grows and distributes its food—from those growing food in backyards to make ends meet; to educators with the goal of teaching kids to eat better; to activists seeking a meaningful alternative to the industrial food system, and more.
By showcasing innovative ways urban dwellers are producing food, the film will inspire people to engage more deeply with their food system—whether that means growing tomatoes in a windowsill or getting a flock of backyard chickens. At its core, the film asks viewers to re-imagine what’s possible in urban settings and shows how everyone can be a producer in a society driven by consumption.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Dan Susman.
Produced and edited by Josh Granger, directed by Maxine Trump
2012, 80 min.
For hundreds of years guitars have been made the same way, but now, this could all change.
“Musicwood” is an adventure-filled journey, a political thriller with music at its heart. An unusual band of the most famous guitar-makers in the world (Bob Taylor of Taylor guitars, Chris Martin of Martin Guitars and Dave Berryman of Gibson Guitars) travel together into the heart of one of the most primeval rainforests on the planet. Their mission: to negotiate with Native American loggers and change the way this forest is logged before it’s too late for acoustic guitars. “Musicwood” is a culture clash of staggering proportions. Native Americans who’ve been given a notoriously raw deal from the US government are distrustful of the white man telling them what to do. Enter Greenpeace, a radical environmental group, and soon all are battling over a forest that is the last of its kind on the planet.
As the tug-of-war over natural resources unfolds, acoustic virtuosos such as Kaki King, Yo La Tengo, The Antlers, and Steve Earle offer some of the most profound insights in the form of a soundtrack, which doubles as the heartbeat of this debate.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Josh Granger and Maxine Trump.
Produced and directed by Linda Booker and Blaire Johnson
2013, 52 min.
More industrial hemp is exported to the U.S. than to any other country and American consumers are purchasing over $450 million in hemp products annually. The film explores the question of why a crop with so many widespread benefits cannot be farmed in the United States by illustrating its history, current industries and talking to both opponents and proponents of the industrial hemp farming legalization effort. The story looks at hemp’s past, present and future through interviews with hemp business leaders and entrepreneurs from all over the globe, historical images and media clips, and footage filmed in the U.K, Spain, Washington D.C., California and North Carolina. The documentary aims to magnify dialogue about hemp in order to facilitate America’s transition to a more informed, sustainable, and healthy future.
Produced and directed by Merete Mueller and Christopher Smith
2013, 62 min.
After a decade of travel, Christopher Smith approaches his 30th birthday and decides it’s time to plant some roots. He impulsively buys a 5-acre plot of land in hopes of fulfilling a lifelong dream of building a home in the mountains of Colorado. With the support of his girlfriend, Merete, he sets out to build a Tiny House from scratch despite having no construction experience.
From 1970 to 2010, the average size of a new house in America has almost doubled. Yet in recent years, many are redefining their American Dream to focus on flexibility, financial freedom, and quality of life over quantity of space. These self-proclaimed “Tiny Housers” live in homes smaller than the average parking space, often built on wheels to bypass building codes and zoning laws. The film takes us inside six of these homes stripped to their essentials, exploring the owners’ stories and the design innovations that make them work.
When Christopher decides to build his own “Tiny House,” he dives into the tension between settling down and staying adrift, between preserving a parcel of land that he loves and developing it. Merete begins to ask her own questions about settling down, and both walk away with unexpected lessons about the meaning of home, the importance of place, and the personal impact of sticking with a project that became bigger than they’d ever imagined.
It’s is a coming-of-age story for a generation that is more connected, yet less tied-down than ever, and for a society redefining its priorities in the face of a changing financial and environmental climate. More than anything, “Tiny” invites its viewers to dream big and imagine living small.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Merete Mueller.
This eye-popping film seamlessly combines twenty years of stunning action footage with new specially-shot verité footage and interviews as it follows U.S. champion snowboarder Kevin Pearce and exposes the irresistible but potentially fatal appeal of extreme sports.
An escalating rivalry between Kevin and his nemesis Shaun White in the run-up to the 2010 Olympics leaves Shaun on top of the Olympic podium and Kevin in a coma following a training accident in Park City, Utah. Kevin’s tight-knit Vermont family flies to his side and helps him rebuild his life as a brain injury survivor. But when he insists he wants to return to the sport he still loves, his family intervenes with his eloquent brother David speaking for all of them when he says, “I just don’t want you to die.” Kevin’s doctors caution him that even a small blow to the head could be enough to kill him. Will Kevin defy them and insist on pursuing his passion? With his now impaired skills, what other options does he have? How much risk is too much?
Presenation for youth and families by the Marine Mammal Stranding Center
Discover what makes a marine mammal different than a fish, which types of marine mammals and sea turtles come to New Jersey and the dangers they face while they are here.
The Marine Mammal Center is a private non-profit organization based in Brigantine, New Jersey. Since the Center’s founding in 1978, staff and volunteers have responded to over 4000 calls for whales, dolphins, seals and sea turtles that washed ashore on New Jersey beaches. These animals range from a five-pound Kemps Ridley Sea Turtle to a 25-ton Humpback Whale (both of which are endangered species.)
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center is? dedicated to responding to marine mammals and sea turtles in distress along all of New? Jersey’s waterways and to the rehabilitation?of these animals for release back into the?wild. In situations where animals may not ?be re-released, every effort is made to secure a proper, enriching facility to provide lifetime care. They are further committed to the well-being of marine mammals and to inspire ?responsible stewardship of our oceans through educational programs and collaboration.
11:30 a.m.
Saving Otter 501
Produced by Amy Miller and Josh Rosen, directed by Bob Talbot and Mark Shelley.
2013, 60 min.
On a typical late summer day a baby sea otter washes up on the beach in Monterey, California — hungry, lost, injured. It’s a tragic event, but not surprising. California sea otters are struggling. For decades marine biologist Karl Mayer and his small staff have worked unceasingly — one otter at a time — to bring this “keystone” species back from the brink of extinction so it can play its important role in the local marine environment. But the effort has stalled, and no one knows why.
This is the story of the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s 501st attempt to save an orphan otter. From her discovery as a stranded newborn pup crying on the beach through her rehabilitation in secret roof tanks atop the Aquarium, NATURE follows as Otter 501 learns how to dive, hunt, eat, and fend for herself in the wild, where survival is a long shot at best.
A PBS NATURE program, and production of Sea Studios Foundation and Thirteen Productions LLC in association with WNET.
During a Tara Oceans expedition to study the health of the oceans, NYC sci-artist Mara Haseltine finds an unsettling presence in samples of plankton she collected. The discovery inspires her to create a sculpture revealing an ongoing invisible battle beneath the water’s surface, showing that the microscopic Ocean world affects all life on Earth.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Emily Driscoll, producer/director and artist Mara Haseltine, who is featured in the film.
A selection of short films will be highlighted, including those submitted by student filmmakers.
4:00 p.m.
Running Wild: The Life of Dayton O. Hyde
Directed and produced by Suzanne Mitchell
2013, 92 min.
Dayton Hyde’s destiny leads him on a dramatic journey through the West. From rodeos, conservation battles, and wild horse rescues, to award-winning books, personal heartbreak and new found love, “Running Wild”is a self-told tale of a 6’5” cowboy who demonstrates the importance of defending our natural world before it’s too late. Through his protection of wild horses, Hyde finds personal freedom delivering a message that we can truly make a difference if we try.
Running Wild includes breathtaking scenery shot in the Black Hills Wild of South Dakota; western Oregon and Michigan’s Lake District. Footage of captured wild horses presents a stark contrast to the horses running free on the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary. Through a series of interviews with Dayton, his family and the volunteers at the sanctuary, the film reveals Dayton Hyde’s extraordinary life and vision conveying the emotional healing that the sanctuary nurtures in Dayton, the volunteers and each and every horse that now runs free. Beyond telling this intimate story we are creating a film that also serves as an enduring record of tales from “a West that was and will never be again.”
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Suzanne Mitchell.
“Blackfish” tells the story of Tilikum, a performing killer whale that killed several people while in captivity. A shocking compilation of footage and emotional interviews explore the creature’s extraordinary nature, the species’ cruel treatment in captivity, the lives and losses of the trainers and the pressures brought to bear by the multi-billion dollar sea-park industry.
This emotionally wrenching, tautly structured story challenges us to consider our relationship to nature and reveals how little we humans have learned from these highly intelligent and enormously sentient fellow mammals.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Associate Producer Tim Zimmermann.
In a cottage in northern Scotland, Megan Boyd twirled bits of feather, fur, silver and gold into elaborate fishing flies – at once miniature works of art and absolutely lethal. Wherever men and women cast their lines for the mighty Atlantic salmon, her name is whispered in mythic reverence, and stories about her surface and swirl like fairy tales.
With breathtaking cinematography and expressive, hand-painted animation, “Kiss the Water” adheres to and escapes from traditional documentary form, spinning the facts and fictions of one woman’s life into a stunning film about craft, devotion, love, and its illusions.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Eric Steel via videoconference.
Produced by Amy Browne, co-directed by Amy Browne, Jeremy Kaplan, Tony Hale and Brian Wilson.
2013, 92 min.
A man’s passionate wish for a legacy of green burials inspires a profoundly affecting and optimistic portrait of people finding meaning in death. Musician, folk dancer, and psychiatrist Clark Wang battles lymphoma while facing a potentially imminent need for funeral plans.
Determined that his last act will not harm the environment and may even help protect it, Clark has discovered the movement to further sustainable funerals that conserve natural areas. Enabling Clark’s wish is green burial pioneer Joe Sehee, who aims to realize this concept’s vast potential by helping define its goals and standards and endeavoring to open the world’s largest conservation burial ground. Moved by Clark’s persistence and relying on Joe’s guidance, local cemetarian Dyanne Matzkevich, though avowedly “not a greenie,” establishes the first natural burial ground in North Carolina. Together she and Clark endeavor to protect the tract of forest adjacent to her conventional cemetery, developing a close bond. While Clark continues the battle to overcome his illness, he and his partner Jane find great comfort in the thought that his death – whenever it happens – will be a force for regeneration.
“A Will for the Woods” is an immersive, life-affirming depiction of people coming to terms with mortality by embracing their connection to timeless natural cycles.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Jeremy Kaplan, Tony Hale and Brian Wilson.
Rocky Braat, a young man from a fractured family and a troubled past, went traveling through India without a plan. Then he met a group of HIV positive children living in an orphanage — a meeting that changed everything for him.
Rocky left his life, friends, and career in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to live with the kids. Steve Hoover, his best friend and filmmaker, was unsettled and intrigued by this drastic action. In an effort to find out what compelled Rocky to give up every source of stability in his life, Hoover decided to trace Rocky’s story, following him to India. He witnessed Rocky and the kids endure disease, abject poverty, and death. But, strangest of all, in the midst of these troubles, he also saw their deep joy. And he came to understand why Rocky had given up everything he had to experience it.
“Blood Brother” is a story of friendship. It’s a story of a life, stripped down to its essence. Most of all, it is a story about love, enduring in the face of death.
As a result of the current snowstorm all over-night on-street parking will be prohibited January 21st and January 22nd for snow removal. Additionally, residents are reminded to refrain from plowing or shoveling snow into the roadways as this creates unsafe traffic conditions and inhibits snow removal efforts. Please be advised that the Department of Public Works will not be picking up discarded Christmas trees until further notice. Thank you for your cooperation and updates will be provided as needed throughout the storm.
PRINCETON, N.J. (January 20, 2014)—State Sen. Joseph F. Vitale, D-19th District, will be the keynote speaker at a conference hosted by Princeton House Behavioral Health on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, to examine current trends related to opiates and addiction treatment.
Sen. Vitale, Chairman of the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee, will provide an overview of governmental responses to opiate use in New Jersey. Also scheduled to speak at the conference are George F. Wilson, MD, Medical Director of the Women’s Program at Princeton House, and Mark P. Schwartz, MD, Medical Director of the Medical Detoxification Program at Princeton House and a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
The 90-minute conference is geared toward the continuing education needs of psychotherapists, psychologists, counselors and beginning- to advanced-level social workers.
News media representatives also are invited to attend the free conference.
WHO/WHAT:
Sen. Joseph F. Vitale: Governmental responses to opiate use in New Jersey
George F. Wilson, MD: Trends in opiate use and addiction treatment
Mark P. Schwartz, MD, FASAM: The role of methadone in treatment
Dancescapes NJ: The Exhibition
January 7- 25, 2014
Closing Reception: Friday, January 24 6pm
Panel Discussion - Diana Moore (Curator) and DanceSpora Dance Company
Dancescapes NJ: The Exhibition is a photographic documentary of the September 2012 collaboration between Trenton's Passage Theatre, DanceSpora Dance Company, and D&R Greenway Land Trust. These partners presented a site-specific celebration of New Jersey's rich landscapes with two events on the theme of stewardship at two locations: Trenton's historic Cadwalader Park and Hopewell Township's St. Michael's Farm Preserve.
Trenton's visual arts center connecting community, culture and creativity through the arts.
It has already been one FULL YEAR since Good Grief in Princeton opened its doors.
We are grateful for the support from our friends, families, volunteers, and community partners. With such an invested group, it enables us to grow our free programs and strengthen our foundation and roots here in the Princeton community.
In one year alone, Good Grief in Princeton trained 27 facilitators to help
support nearly 100 participants!
There's so much more to do, but please join us as we reflect back and look forward!
On February 23 at 2:30 PM, enjoy Sharim v'Sharot's Seventh Mercer County Jewish Choral Festival, Dr. Elayne R. Grossman, Musical Director, featuring "The Three B's: Baroque, Brit Milah, and Beautiful Singing." Come Hear Cantor Davil Tilman, the Festival's first Scholar-in-Residence and Guest Conductor, discuss Louis Saladin's "Canticum Hebraicum," composed for a Brit Milah (circumcision) around 1680. Cantor Tilman will then conduct a hundred Jewish voices in its performance.
Also hear 6 Jewish choirs of Mercer County: Sharim v'Sharot, Lashir, Beth El, Koleinu - Princeton University A Cappella, Adath Israel, and Beth Chaim.
Doors open at 2:15. Cantor Tilman's discussion begins at 2:30; Concert at 3 PM, the public is welcome. A voluntary donation of $10 is requested at the door. The Festival will be at Adath Israel Congregation, 1958 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ, on Rt. 206. Choral Festival inquiries to: 609-22-CHOIR, which is 609-222-4647, and www.sharimvsharot.com
Princeton Area Community Foundation, the community foundation serving
central New Jersey, has awarded $460,000 in competitive grants to local
nonprofit organizations that build social capital and provide
opportunities to low-income individuals and families.
The grants, supporting organizations that create shared will and
networks to tackle community problems, target greater Mercer County
through the “Greater Mercer Grants,” the Community Foundation’s
signature program.
The grants are as follows:
Supporting Low-Income Individuals and Families
CASA of Mercer County – $25,000 for “Fostering Futures” helping youth
aging out of the child welfare system through preparation and planning
for emancipation.
HiTOPS – $25,000 for sexual health risk reduction programs for youth who
live in residential facilities and secure sites.
The Intersect Fund – $25,000 for microenterprise development in East
Trenton where they will develop entrepreneurs and potentially increase
employment.
NAMI Mercer – $20,000 to give parents, teachers and counselors tools to
recognize early warning signs of mental illness in middle school
students, a population that is underserved, and where early intervention
can make a lifelong difference.
New Jersey Agricultural Society – $20,000 for the Farmers Against Hunger
program, which collects excess fruits and vegetables from New Jersey’s
farms and delivers to organizations dedicated to feeding people
Progressive Center for Independent Living – $25,000 to empower people
with disabilities to provide for their own safety by learning how to put
together a disaster plan for themselves and make sure it is followed by
their caregivers and emergency personnel.
Rescue Mission of Trenton – $20,000 for the basic necessities of food,
shelter and clothing for the citizens of Mercer County who are in the
greatest need.
UIH Family Partners – $25,000 for “A Health-ing Hand,” a program focused
on helping men make positive changes in their health practices.
Urban Promise Trenton – $25,000 for after school and summer programs in
the West Ward focused on homework and academic achievement with an
emphasis on long term involvement and leadership development.
Building Social Capital
Artworks Trenton – $35,000 for Building Community Through Arts & Culture
CityWorks – $40,000 for the East Trenton Collaborative, a partnership of
organizations working together to permanently improve a city
neighborhood.
Isles, Inc. – $50,000 for predevelopment work on the Mill One Nonprofit
Center.
Trenton Area Stakeholders (Mill Hill Child & Family Development Center
as fiscal sponsor) – $25,000 to help bring leaders in the social service
sector together to discuss mutual concerns and opportunities for
collaboration.
The Community Foundation collaborates with the Harbourton Foundation,
NRG Energy, and charitable funds established at the Foundation by
individuals and families to support this signature program, including:
Tristan Beplat Fund, Blair Family Fund, Charles L. and Ann Lee Brown
Fund, James E. & Diane W. Burke Fund, Judith and William Burks Fund,
Jane M. Campbell Fund, Esther Y. Eure Fund, Archer & Thomas Harvey Fund,
Robert Wood Johnson Jr. Fund, Kuser Arts Fund, LVC Fund, Princeton Youth
Fund, Leroy E. “Brick” Purvis Charitable Fund, Barbara B. Smoyer
Memorial Fund, Marjorie R. Smoyer Fund, Stanley C. Smoyer Fund, Speir
Fund, Frank E. Taplin Jr. Fund, Weymar Fund, Whitehead Fund, Willy N.
Fund; and advised funds including: Jim and Jean Davidson Fund, Norman
and Nancy Klath Fund, McAlpin Fund, Russo Philanthropic Fund, Thomas
Fund, Reichelderfer-Blair Fund, and the Myra and Van Zandt Williams Jr.
Fund.
For information on establishing a fund, or participating as a supporter
of Greater Mercer Grants in future funding cycles, please visit www.pacf.org/give.
Meet diverse wedding exhibitors, see the latest trends in the bridal industry, enjoy a runway fashion show you won't want to miss, take a tour of the Nassau Inn, and win bridal prizes, including vendor discounts and a grand prize! Click hereto register for free, or to become an exhibitor.
After a long hiatus this popular and life-changing program returns to Princeton Yoga! This is the only MBSR program scheduled for 2014 at this time.
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) with Jeffrey S. Rutstein, Psy.D & Deborah Metzger, MSW, E-RYT 500 8 weeks: Wednesdays, Mar.12-Apr.30, 7 to 9 pm Retreat: Saturday, 4/19 - 10 am to 5 pm
Based on the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn, the program's structured educational approach offers mindfulness meditation and gentle yoga as the core of its program to guide people to take better care of themselves and to live healthier and more adaptive lives.
MBSR provides training in meditation, mindful-yoga, and relaxation to mobilize your mind/body resources to work with stress, pain, and illness in new ways that can promote growth and healing. People who have participated in MBSR have found relief from a range of physiological and stress-related conditions including:
The program includes eight 2 hour sessions, a one day retreat, a workbook, and practice CDs. Your success requires a strong commitment to daily practice.
The program is taught by Jeffrey S. Rutstein, Psy.D & Deborah Metzger, MSW, E-RYT 500
Free Introductory Sessions Wednesday, January 22, 7:00 to 8:30 pm - Sign-up Wednesday, February 19, 7:00 to 8:30 pm - Sign-up Learn new strategies to release stresses of the season and a new sense of calm. Learn about this innovative and effective program, meet the program leaders.
Bring your questions. The session includes short experiential meditations. Participation in the introductory session not necessary for participation in the full program.
2014 Pricing Special
Special New Year's rate - our gift to you: This is the only time this program is scheduled in 2014 at this reduced rate. $597 (regularly $850) Save an additional $50 if paid by February 12 - Register Now
“Morning of Service” Allows Each Grade, PreK-4, to Work on Special Project to Benefit the Community
Princeton –Princeton Day School is pleased to announce the Lower School Morning of Service, planned for Friday, January 17, to coincide with the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. This special morning, organized by Lower School Community Service Coordinator Margie Gibson, Head of Lower School Lisa Surace, and Lower School faculty, allows each grade, from PreK-4, to take on a specific project to benefit the Princeton community.
In announcing the news, Head of the Lower School Lisa Surace noted, “As a way to honor Dr. King’s important legacy and his passion for helping others, each grade level, from PreK to 4th, has developed a unique community service project which will touch a wonderful sampling of constituents.”
The PreK class will be collecting and assembling personal hygiene kits for the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK).
Kindergartners will be making no-bake dog biscuits to help animals in local shelters, including the West Trenton Animal Hospital and SAVE.
The 1st grade will be making bird feeders for the resident PDS birds during the cold winter months.
The 2nd grade will be making Rainbow Loom bracelets to donate to the Pediatric Unit at the Princeton Medical Center at Plainsboro.
Third graders will be working at the Nearly New Shop in Princeton, a used clothing store, which, since its inception in 1944, has been run by PDS families for the greater Princeton community. Students will be sorting donated items, putting clothing on hangers, setting up displays and creating signs to help direct customers, as well as each donating a gently used item of their own.
Finally, the 4th grade students will be spending time at Elm Court, a senior housing center, conversing with and interviewing residents about their life stories using their PDS iPads. The students will film all willing participants as the first step in their production of a short film, which they will share with Elm Court residents in the spring.
Dr. Surace added, “In preparation for the Morning of Service, we will be conducting several drives throughout the week. We are encouraging families to donate items such as toiletries, canned goods, and animal supplies to help with the Morning of Service projects.”
Guest speakers J. Robert Hillier and Jorge Otero-Pailos
LABATUT'S STUART
Sunday, February 2, 2014, from 1:00 – 3:00 PM.
Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart will host a lecture and tour titled, “Labatut’s Stuart” celebrating the life and work of Stuart’s designer and architect, Princeton University Professor of Architecture Jean Labatut.
Sunday, February 2, 2014, from 1:00 – 3:00 PM. in the Stuart Little Theater, 1200 Stuart Road in Princeton. The public is invited.
Special guest speakers will be Princeton architect J. Robert Hillier and historic preservation architect Jorge Otero-Pailos. Presentations will be followed by a tour of the architecture and sacred spaces of Stuart, which is the only building that Jean Labatut ever had built in his professional career.
“Stuart is no ordinary building – it’s an organic entity that is part and parcel of the nature that surrounds it and the children who fill its hallways,” said Dr. Patty Fagin, head of school at Stuart. “From the streaming light, to the boulders under the stairs, to the peek holes that overlook the Zen Garden, our building is a living, breathing legacy of Jean Labatut’s vision. 50 years later, we are extremely excited to celebrate his work and share our special home with the public.”
Professor Jean Labatut was the Director of Graduate Studies in Architecture at Princeton University when he built Stuart in 1963. He joined the University faculty in 1928 and was there for nearly 60 years. Awarded for his work both as an architect and teacher, Labatut had a great influence on contemporary architecture. At one point, 17 of his former students were deans of schools of architecture across the United States.
Labatut received many awards from the American Institute of Architects and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture including the Distinction in Education award. He designed the great spectacle of water, flame and fireworks in the Lagoon of Nations at the New York World’s Fair of 1939, one of the world’s first sound and light installations.
When building Stuart, Professor Labatut incorporated many European design and construction techniques including what he called “Eucharistic Architecture,” in which religious symbolism is embedded in the physical structure. The architectural tour will include the sacred spaces of Stuart.
J. Robert Hillier, FAIA, was a student of Jean Labatut’s at Princeton University, and as a young graduate served as Labatut’s designer/drafter on the Stuart project. Mr. Hillier went on to found Hillier Architecture in 1966 and led it to become the third largest solely architecture practice in the U.S. In 2007 he merged the firm with RMJM from Scotland, thus creating the third largest firm in the world. The Hillier firm received over 300 state, national and international design awards, many of them for projects for which Hillier personally was the lead designer. In 2009, Mr. Hillier established Studio Hillier, a new type of architectural firm based on land use strategy and execution. The firm focuses on community need and neighborhood enhancement. Mr. Hillier is a visiting lecturer at the Princeton University School of Architecture.
Jorge Otero-Pailos, PhD, has written extensively on the work and influence of Jean Labatut. Dr. Otero-Pailos is an architect, artist, and theorist specializing in experimental forms of preservation. He is an assistant professor of historic preservation in Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. His research and work rethinks preservation as a powerful countercultural practice that creates alternative futures for our world heritage. His installations have been exhibited at the Venice Art Biennial (2009), and the Manifesta European Contemporary Art Biennial (2008). He is the founder and editor of the journal Future Anterior, and the author of Architecture's Historical Turn: Phenomenology and the Rise of the Postmodern which traces the intellectual origins of postmodern architectural theory. His current research project probes the manner in which the advent of large-scale environmental pollution changed how architects understood the nature of architecture and its history.
Lecture and architectural tour open to the public Sunday, February 2, 2014, 1-3PM at Stuart, 1200 Stuart Rd., Princeton. www.stuartschool.org.
D&R Greenway Land Trust invites the public to “Wild Creatures – 40 Years Protecting Endangered Species”, a multi-media exhibition of creatures on the brink of extinction, creatures lost for all time, and species brought back to various levels of thriving. This art may be viewed from January 29 through March 21 in the MarieL.MatthewsGalleries of the JohnsonEducationCenter. Originally conceived as a folklore of wild creatures, the exhibit has expanded to honor the passing of the Endangered Species Act forty years ago.
The artists’ reception is Friday, January 31, from 5:30 to 7:30. Exhibit and reception are free, but call 609-924-4646 or info@drgreenway.org to register for reception. Call to be sure Galleries are not rented at time of prospective visits at other times. The land trust is located south of Princeton, off Rosedale Road, at One Preservation Place, Princeton, 08540.
D&R Greenway Curator, Diana Moore, gathered species-specific work of a broad range of local artists for aesthetic reasons, first and foremost: Annelies van Dommelen, James Fiorentino, Susan Hoenig, Tom Mills, Dallas Piotrowski, Tricia Zimic, Megan Uhaze and Lynn Varga.
Ms. Moore’s paradigm, and that of D&R Greenway President and CEO Linda Mead, is always to heighten visitors’ awareness of the plight of animals in our midst, and intensify determination to preserve and steward land.
The land trust is located south of Princeton, off Rosedale Road: One Preservation Place, Princeton, 08540. The artists’ reception is Friday, January 31, from 5:30 to 7:30. Exhibit and reception are free, but call 609-924-4646 or info@drgreenway.org to register for reception. Call to be sure Galleries are not rented at time of prospective visits at other times.
Diana Moore describes the upcoming exhibition as “really rich, educationally. The viewer’s experience will segue from Extinction Timeline realities to promising Success Stories of Extermination. A unique feature will be The ABC’s of Preservation. The EVJ Room will be transformed into Annelies van Dommelen’s Bestial Alphabet. Guests will learn why these fascinating creatures are endangered, and how they can help.” The selected pieces include include images of animals such as deer and foxes, whose populations are currently out of balance. Success stories include the peregrine falcon, black-footed ferret, American bald eagle, grey wolf and American bison, among others.
To the curator, the plight of endangered and threatened species recalls Ariadne’s cry to Theseus, after he abandoned her upon the Isle of Naxos. Ms. Moore describes the line as she speaks it, as being “one of the most heart-wrenching and dramatic scenes from Homeric poetry.” The Greek: Θεσε?, Θεσε?! ´Επ?νελθε και σ?ζε με.istransferred into its Arabic alphabet equivalent: “Theseu, Theseu! Epanelthe kai soze me!: The English translation speaks for all imperiled creatures; “Come back and save me!”
BACKGROUND
Endangered Species Act: (Wikipedia) TheEndangered Species Act of 1973(ESA;7 U.S.C.§ 136,16 U.S.C.§ 1531et seq.) was signed into law in December of 1973. It protects critically imperiled species from extinction as a "consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation" According to the United States Supreme Court, the "plain intent of Congress in enacting [the ESA] was to halt and reverse the trend toward species extinction, whatever the cost."
D&R Greenway Land Trust’s mission is to preserve and protect natural lands, farm lands and open spaces throughout central and southern New Jersey. The land trust celebrates preservation of 26.5 miles since1989, - an area three times the size of Trenton. Through continuous preservation and stewardship, D&R Greenway nurtures a healthier and more diverse environment in seven counties.
D&R Greenway’s home, --a circa-1900 restored barn--, the Johnson Education Center,has become a focal point for conservation activity. Through programs, art exhibits and related lectures at One Preservation Place, the non-profit inspires greater public commitment to safeguarding land.
Linda Mead, President and CEO, since 1997, has been increasingly recognized as a leader in creating the partnerships and orchestrating the complex transactions that lead to preservation success. www.drgreenway.org
Endangered is defined in the 1913 version of Webster’s Dictionary as “being in a condition or situation where life is in danger or at risk, where serious harm is possible; small in numbers, with significant possibility of extinction.” Extinction, according to the Cambridge dictionaries, means a situation in which something no longer exists.”
WHO: Auditions are open to all area ballet dancers between the ages of 6 and 19.
Audition Schedule
10:30 - 12:00: Boys 8+,
Girls 11+
12:15 - 1:15: Girls 6-10 with one or more years of ballet training.
Older dancers: please arrive 30 minutes early to warm up. Ballet attire required along with pointe shoes if appropriate.
A mandatory parent meeting will be held during each audition group.
Registration fees
Registration fees or a request for a scholarship is required at the time of the audition.
Full and partial scholarships are available and no child will be turned away due to an inability to pay the fees.
In addition, fees may be waived if a parent is able to perform crew or technical duties during the performances. Email info@dancevisionnj.org to request a scholarship, or for more information regarding work exchanges.
Rehearsal Commitment
Female dancers under 11 years of age will be cast in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Rehearsals will take place on Saturdays between 1:15 and 6 p.m. While not every dancer will be called for every rehearsal, every dancer must be available during this time in case they are called. One pre-approved absence is allowed prior to April 1st. After April 1st, full attendance is mandatory, and some Sunday rehearsals may also be required.
Dancers who are 11-12 (PDT Ballet Level 4) may choose to be in Graduation Ball in addition to
A Midsummer Night's Dream. Those who chose to be in both performances will pay the higher registration fee and must be available to rehearse both Saturday and Sunday.
Dancers over 12 (PDT Ballet Level 5 and up) and all boys will be cast in both A Midsummer Night's Dream and Graduation Ball. Rehearsals will take place on Saturday between 1:15 and 6 p.m. and Sundays between 10:30 and 4 p.m. One pre-approved absence is permitted and must take place before April 1st.
Three Danes and a Norwegian, all in their early 30s and boasting copious amounts of hair and humor, comprise the Danish String Quartet, newly chosen as members of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's CMS Two. They joke about being modern Vikings -- "perhaps a touch more harmless than our ancestors. We're not pillaging cities or razing the English coastline! We are simply your friendly neighborhood string quartet with above average amounts of beard." And talent. Members of the Princeton Pianists Ensemble perform a musical preview at 7PM free to ticket holders.
NEILSEN String Quartet No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 14
A JOURNEY THROUGH SCANDINAVIAN FOLK MUSIC
MENDELSSOHN String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op.13
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This summer we will be implementing some exciting changes to the structure of our summer camp programming. To provide a better experience for those athletes hoping join our Novice Competitive Program in the fall, we are breaking the camp sessions into 3 levels: Level 1, Level 2, and Advanced.
Level 1 Camp: An introduction into the fundamental aspects of the sport. This camp will operate on the same schedule as in the past.
Level 2 Camp: A comprehensive overview of the sport, including advanced rowing technique, equipment, terminology, and boathouse safety.
Advanced Camp: The advanced camp will build on level 2 by further refining technique and layering on the building blocks of endurance training in hopes to better prepare the athletes to join the Novice Competitive Program in the fall.
For more information including dates and sign up information please visit the Novice Rowing Camps page.
The Princeton National Rowing Association, a 501c3 organization, operates the Finn M.W. Caspersen Rowing Center located on the shores of Mercer Lake, Mercer County Park in West Windsor, New Jersey. The Princeton National Rowing Association is dedicated operating a world-class training site for our nation's elite athletes, providing opportunities for area youth to excel in the sport of rowing and to expand rowing in the greater Mercer County area through community based programs. PNRA runs the Mercer Junior Rowing Program which provides rowing opportunities for the youth from over 30 Mercer County area high schools. PNRA also runs the Mercer Masters program, giving adults the opportunity to participate in rowing, from learn to row through a competitive team. The center is a home to the USRowing National and Olympic Teams, as well as The College of New Jersey, the Hun, Lawrenceville and Peddie School's rowing Teams.
On February 1st 12pm – 5pm with the help of curator Lauren Otis, assisted by Burgess Ekman the 2nd annual Common Threads art show returns to Hopewell Valley Vineyard (www.hopewellvalleyvineyards.com). Common Threads will again feature 6 artists influenced by or tied to the Trenton NJ art scene.
Join Artist C. A. Shofed and his guest artists Rory Mahon, Robert Lowe II, Will Kasso, Jamaila Hernandez and Marisa Benson as they present their art at Common Threads 2: Trenton Inspires the World Takes. This year the artists have been asked to show a piece of work that they have not shown previously or that has taken their vision to an unexpected place.
About the Artists
Rory Mahongrew up in NYC and attended The Cooper Union where he received his BFA. Rory worked at The Johnson Atelier from 1976 to 2004. Since then Rory haspursued his teaching aspirations at several area educational facilities teaching secondary level students and adults. He has conducted sculpture workshops, lectures, and demonstrations around the globe in countries such as Ireland, France, and Canada. Rory Mahon’s photography is in many private and public collections and can be seen locally on the walls of Capital Health Hospital in Hopewell, NJ. Rory currently runs his own Sculpture Foundry and Photography studio from home in Hopewell Township, NJ.
Robert Lowe II enjoyed a successful and varied career serving individuals with developmental disabilities, and a lifelong practice of photography, Robert turned his interests to other mediums. Having grown up in the New Hope/Lambertville area and having studied Art History while attending Swarthmore College, Robert found that he was strongly influenced by the American Impressionists. Presently he concentrates in Oils and Watercolors, although he continues in photography and periodically works in Pastel and other drawing mediums. Robert is an associate member of the Garden State Watercolor Society and maintains pieces at the Farnsworth Gallery in Bordentown, NJ.
KASSO was born Willie Condry Jr. and was raised in Trenton, NJ. He first noticed graffiti art at the age of 7 when graffiti artist from North Jersey and New York were creating murals for local businesses in Trenton. KASSO went on to study Fine Arts and Illustration at the College of New Jersey, where he excelled in painting, drawing and ceramic sculpture. He furthered his education under the tutelage of legendary graffiti artist, teacher, and mentor Daniel "POSE 2" Hopkins, where he mastered the fine art of aerosol painting. Today KASSO is primarily known for his unique portraits and vivid aerosol based murals. He is a pioneering force in the Trenton, NJ’s art scene and has worked with numerous non-profit organizations. Along with S.A.G.E. Collective and the Vicious Styles Crew, KASSO has produced dozens of murals throughout the city of Trenton and across the east coast. He has also been commissioned to produce fine art for numerous celebrities and avid art collectors. His goal is to keep producing art by any means and to keep pushing the limits of what art can conceive and achieve it.
Jamaila Hernandez was born and raised in Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines. She currently lives in Franklin Park, New Jersey. She is a graphic designer/artist. She loves to draw, sculpt, illustrate and she is currently experimenting with watercolor painting. Jamaila's been active helping her family and friends who have lost homes dues to Typhoon Haiyan. She uses her artwork to raise funds for them to get back on their feet. Her creative talent is also able to help other non-profit organizations design campaign t-shirts, redesign logos, etc. to bring awareness of those who are suffering in the Philippines.
Marisa Benson is an American hip-hop and spoken word performance artist and lyricist, with a degree in Diplomacy. She was born and raised in New Jersey and has been writing and performing music since the age of 12. She has performed in open mic venues throughout New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, New Jersey, and the African continent. Her music content focuses primarily on international issues and relationship issues that are not often discussed. Marisa views music as "the best platform to effectively address issues in a way that can resonate with audiences and communities." Her influences include Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Eve, Salt~n~Pepa, Zap Mama, Talib Kweli, Q-Tip, Meshell Ndegeocello, Jill Scott, Tori Amos, Sarah McLachlan and Bjork. In addition to her music, Marisa is an international arts consultant and has managed a diverse range of cultural and academic programs.
C.A. Shofed was born in Fort Dix, NJ. In high school, he studied Graphic Arts at Assunpink Vocational School, moving into Advertising Design in college. It was college that first exposed him to what now is his love for photography. Although C.A. Shofed’s early professional life has focused on technology, he maintained an interest in photography, always carrying his camera with him, taking photographs whenever the opportunity presented itself or whenever a particular scene or object inspired him. In recent years he has made the transition to digital, although he still prefers film. C.A. Shofed occasionally dabbles in other mediums, acrylics and mixed pen and inks. Increasingly his work seeks to bring attention to objects in an urban landscape. C.A. Shofed’s art has been described has “industrial meets nature”. C.A. Shofed has private collections located throughout the Mercer County region including Blue Lotus Kitchen and Bath Design and The Wellness Center of Lawrenceville.
With changing lifestyles and more flexible work schedules for many families, Chapin has decided to offer greater flexibility for families interested in our Pre-K program. Starting next fall for the 2014-15 school year, we will offer two additional Pre-K program options:
1) Five half-days a week from 8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
2) Three full-days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday)*After School Program is available.
The school's full-time, five-day week program will remain, which offers the most diverse curriculum consisting of literacy, math & science, imaginative play planning and graphics practice as well as a rich co-curricular experience including gym, computer, music, art, field trips and other special school events.
To find out more about these programs, please contact Admission Office at (609) 986-1702.
On February 1st 12pm – 5pm with the help of curator Lauren Otis, assisted by Burgess Ekman the 2nd annual Common Threads art show returns to Hopewell Valley Vineyards in Pennington (www.hopewellvalleyvineyards.com). Common Threads will again feature 6 artists influenced by or tied to the Trenton NJ art scene.
Join Artist C. A. Shofed and his guest artists Rory Mahon, Robert Lowe II, Will Kasso, Jamaila Hernandez and Marisa Benson as they present their art at Common Threads 2: Trenton Inspires the World Takes. This year the artists have been asked to show a piece of work that they have not shown previously or that has taken their vision to an unexpected place.
About the Artists
Rory Mahon grew up in NYC and attended The Cooper Union where he received his BFA. Rory worked at The Johnson Atelier from 1976 to 2004. Since then Rory has pursued his teaching aspirations at several area educational facilities teaching secondary level students and adults. He has conducted sculpture workshops, lectures, and demonstrations around the globe in countries such as Ireland, France, and Canada. Rory Mahon’s photography is in many private and public collections and can be seen locally on the walls of Capital Health Hospital in Hopewell, NJ. Rory currently runs his own Sculpture Foundry and Photography studio from home in Hopewell Township, NJ.
Robert Lowe II enjoyed a successful and varied career serving individuals with developmental disabilities, and a lifelong practice of photography, Robert turned his interests to other mediums. Having grown up in the New Hope/Lambertville area and having studied Art History while attending Swarthmore College, Robert found that he was strongly influenced by the American Impressionists. Presently he concentrates in Oils and Watercolors, although he continues in photography and periodically works in Pastel and other drawing mediums. Robert is an associate member of the Garden State Watercolor Society and maintains pieces at the Farnsworth Gallery in Bordentown, NJ.
KASSO was born Willie Condry Jr. and was raised in Trenton, NJ. He first noticed graffiti art at the age of 7 when graffiti artists from North Jersey and New York were creating murals for local businesses in Trenton. KASSO went on to study Fine Arts and Illustration at the College of New Jersey, where he excelled in painting, drawing and ceramic sculpture. He furthered his education under the tutelage of legendary graffiti artist, teacher, and mentor Daniel "POSE 2" Hopkins, where he mastered the fine art of aerosol painting. Today KASSO is primarily known for his unique portraits and vivid aerosol based murals. He is a pioneering force in the Trenton, NJ’s art scene and has worked with numerous non-profit organizations. Along with S.A.G.E. Collective and the Vicious Styles Crew, KASSO has produced dozens of murals throughout the city of Trenton and across the east coast. He has also been commissioned to produce fine art for numerous celebrities and avid art collectors. His goal is to keep producing art by any means and to keep pushing the limits of what art can conceive and achieve.
Jamaila Hernandez was born and raised in Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines. She currently lives in Franklin Park, New Jersey. She is a graphic designer/artist. She loves to draw, sculpt, illustrate and she is currently experimenting with watercolor painting. Jamaila's been active helping her family and friends who have lost homes due to Typhoon Haiyan. She uses her artwork to raise funds for them to get back on their feet. Her creative talent is also able to help other non-profit organizations design campaign t-shirts, redesign logos, etc. to bring awareness of those who are suffering in the Philippines.
Marisa Benson is an American hip-hop and spoken word performance artist and lyricist, with a degree in Diplomacy. She was born and raised in New Jersey and has been writing and performing music since the age of 12. She has performed in open mic venues throughout New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, New Jersey, and the African continent. Her music content focuses primarily on international issues and relationship issues that are not often discussed. Marisa views music as "the best platform to effectively address issues in a way that can resonate with audiences and communities." Her influences include Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Eve, Salt~n~Pepa, Zap Mama, Talib Kweli, Q-Tip, Meshell Ndegeocello, Jill Scott, Tori Amos, Sarah McLachlan and Bjork. In addition to her music, Marisa is an international arts consultant and has managed a diverse range of cultural and academic programs.
C.A. Shofed was born in Fort Dix, NJ. In high school, he studied Graphic Arts at Assunpink Vocational School, moving into Advertising Design in college. It was college that first exposed him to what now is his love for photography. Although C.A. Shofed’s early professional life has focused on technology, he maintained an interest in photography, always carrying his camera with him, taking photographs whenever the opportunity presented itself or whenever a particular scene or object inspired him. In recent years he has made the transition to digital, although he still prefers film. C.A. Shofed occasionally dabbles in other mediums, acrylics and mixed pen and inks. Increasingly his work seeks to bring attention to objects in an urban landscape.
C.A. Shofed’s art has been described has “industrial meets nature”. C.A. Shofed’s work is in private collections located throughout the Mercer County region including Blue Lotus Kitchen and Bath Design and The Wellness Center of Lawrenceville.
Registration has started for students who will be new to the Hopewell Valley School District in the Fall of 2014. Here is a link to the district website:
(BPT) - Do you wonder how you could better manage finances? You're not alone. When it comes to money, most people are far from perfect. Whether you make $20,000 a year or $200,000, some simple steps can start you on the right financial path, and some of them only take a few minutes to complete.
"Personal finance is an intimidating topic, especially if you've made mistakes in the past," says Michael McAuliffe, an adjunct instructor at Morton College and president of the nonprofit Family Credit Management. "But everyone has the opportunity to start fresh and make improvements. Your past missteps don't have to dictate your financial future if you resolve to be proactive today."
McAuliffe recently co-authored a financial workbook titled "Personal Finance Made Easy." Thanks to a grant from State Farm, the workbook can be downloaded for free at www.familycredit.org, or you can request a hard copy be mailed to you free of charge. You can use the workbook alone or pair with the free online video lessons. Topics covered include money management, savings, investing and more.
McAuliffe suggests 10 simple ways for you to start improving your finances immediately:
1. Stop, think, save - When out shopping, don't mindlessly pile things in the cart. Take a moment to stop, think what you really need, and save by not buying extras. Cutting unnecessary spending is easy when you make a habit of briefly pausing to analyze what you really need.
2. Cut 5 percent - If your employer cut your paycheck by 5 percent, you'd be unhappy, but you'd still be able to survive. Why not make that cut now? Reduce the extras like your daily latte or weekly visit to the salon and the savings will mount quickly.
3. Save - Every little bit counts when it comes to savings. If you save just $5 a day - the cost of a fast food lunch - you'll have $1,800 in a year. It's OK to start slow and build momentum. The ultimate goal should be to save at least 10 percent of your net income (income after taxes and other deductions).
4. Budget - It sounds simple, but most people don't have a solid budget. Create a spending plan now and stick to it. List all expenses and see where adjustments can be made. Refer back to your budget regularly to stay on track.
5. Keep multiple savings accounts - The less accessible your money is, the easier it is to reduce spending. Keep multiple savings accounts and pay yourself first. One savings account could be designated for an emergency fund, another for a new car or a future vacation.
6. Make it visual - Discourage overspending by reminding yourself why you are trying to save. A photo of your vacation destination, for example, illustrates what you're saving for; put it everywhere you spend money - wallet, computer monitor, vehicle, etc.
7. Make your money work for you - Consistent contributions add up over time, and thanks to the power of compound interest, the longer you leave your money untouched in a savings account or other investment, the more it can grow.
8. Home savings - If you own a home, you know it can cost a lot of money. Cut costs by doing home improvements and maintenance jobs yourself rather than hire out. Call your insurance agent and see if there is a lower rate for homeowner's insurance. Check into refinancing while rates are still low.
9. Manage checking accounts - You need a checking account, but are you really keeping track of your money? Online banking makes it easier than ever to balance your checkbook, track your spending and set up alerts when your balance goes under a certain amount.
10. Review your credit report - From mortgages and car loans to employment and renting eligibility, your credit report and score affect many aspects of life. You can review your credit report for free annually by going to www.annualcreditreport.com. Make sure you know what's on it and make corrections as necessary.
For more practical financial tips, visit www.familycredit.org and order your free "Personal Finance Made Easy" workbook. In addition to partnering with State Farm on this project, FCM received grants from Bank of America, Barclays Bank and AICCCA (Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies.)
MERCERVILLE (January 7, 2014) – To live a high quality life, many aspects of life must be consistently addressed: not only physical and behavioral health, but also the need for social connections, positive family and other relationships, recreation and other stimulating activities. The Jewish Family Service (JFS) agencies throughout the state offer a range of services to meet these needs. To build awareness of these services and how they enhance quality of life for the elderly, the New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies (NJAMHAA) and the New Jersey Association of Jewish Family Service Agencies will host Striving to Ensure the Golden Years Are Indeed Golden: How Jewish Family Services Organizations Support New Jersey’s Elderly in their Communities, on January 13, 2014, from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Congregation Beth Chaim, 329 Village Road East, Princeton Junction, NJ 08550. There is no charge to attend this event. Online registration can be completed through the Conferences section of www.njamhaa.org.
“Thanks to Jewish Family Services agencies, for many, the golden years can be more golden. These providers offer a wealth of services, including Meals on Wheels, assistance in the elderly individuals’ homes, transportation, educational and social activities and physical and mental healthcare services. With Baby Boomers now entering late middle age, these types of services are going to be more important than ever,” said Debra L. Wentz, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of NJAMHAA, a trade association that includes the state’s 12 Jewish Family Services agencies as members, along with 170 other organizations that provide mental healthcare and substance use treatment services.
“Our goal is to keep older adults safe, stable, healthy and happy in their homes with dignity for as long as possible. We call this aging in place. We literally save lives,” said Reuben Rotman, MA, Executive Director, JFS of MetroWest. “We facilitate the transition to other living environments that become necessary because of aging, psychiatric history, the economy or other dynamics. Our agencies are extended families for many older adults.”
“Most of all, providers give people hope. As they look forward to aging, they look forward to life, rather than dwelling on the inevitable end of life,” Dr. Wentz added.
Program Features State and National Experts
Following opening remarks from Dr. Wentz, additional insights will be shared by Lowell Arye, Deputy Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Human Services, and Lee I. Sherman, President & CEO, Association of Jewish Family & Children’s Agencies, will present on Emerging Trends in Serving Older Adults.
Then, Grace Egan, Executive Director, New Jersey Foundation for Aging, will deliver the keynote presentation, A Profile on Elder Economics in the Garden State. “Clearly 25 percent of New Jersey’s elders are living below or on the edge of poverty. It is essential to connect seniors to community programs that can help them to close the widening gap between their income and the expenses,” Egan said.
Following Egan’s presentation, a panel discussion, Insights from Clients and Providers about the Value of Services and the Need for More Resources, will take place with Reuben Rotman, Executive Director, Jewish Family Services of MetroWest; Marilyn Askin, Chief Legislative Advocate, AARP; Linda Meisel, LCSW, Executive Director, Jewish Family & Children's Service of Greater Mercer County and a client from her agency.
“We hope state legislators, policymakers and their staff; social service and behavioral healthcare providers; and individuals who are caring for elderly loved ones will join us to discover how meeting seniors’ physical, social and emotional needs enhances their ability to remain in the community and improves their quality of life,” Dr. Wentz said.
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Based in the Greater Trenton, New Jersey area, the New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies, Inc. (NJAMHAA) is a statewide trade association representing nonprofit behavioral health agencies. Founded in 1951, NJAMHAA represents 180 hospital-based and freestanding providers of mental health and substance use treatment services throughout New Jersey. In aggregate, NJAMHAA members help more than 500,000 children and adults with mental health and substance use issues annually and employ approximately 98,000 members of New Jersey’s workforce. NJAMHAA’s mission is to champion opportunities that advance its members’ ability to deliver accessible, quality, efficient and effective integrated behavioral healthcare services to individuals who have mental illnesses and/or addictions, and their families. NJAMHAA is committed to recovery and wellness for all individuals. For more information about NJAMHAA, please visit www.njamhaa.org.
The New Jersey Association of Jewish Family Service Agencies is a network of 12 Jewish Family Service agencies which are located throughout the State of New Jersey.
SAVE THE DATE(s):
January 9, 2014 - Crisis Intervention Training Conference - RWJ Conference Center, Hamilton, NJ March 5, 2014 – IT Project Annual Conference – Pines Manor, Edison, NJ April 2 – 3, 2014 – NJAMHAA Annual Conference – Pines Manor, Edison, NJ April 29, 2014 – APN Conference – RWJ Conference Center, Hamilton, NJ May 15, 2014 - ICMS Conference - National Conference Center, East Windsor, NJ
To register for any NJAMHAA Conference or Training, please click the link below to visit us at www.njamhaa.org.
West Windsor, N.J. – Poking fun at theater and theater people has become a popular subgenre that winks and nods straight to the funny bone. For one weekend only, M & M Stage Productions presents theater parody at its best at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre with Lawrence Casler’s “A Night in the Theatre” and Christopher Durang’s “The Actor’s Nightmare.” These delightful one-acts will be performed Friday and Saturday, Jan. 24 and 25 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college’s West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on Jan. 24.
“A Night at the Theatre” features two couples who are at the theater for their weekly dose of culture, this time in the form of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” What ensues between Margaret and Stanley (Jennifer Nasta Zefulte and Peter Bisgaier) and Donna and Walter (Diana Maurer and Dave Christopherson) is theatrics of a different sort, as they chatter incessantly about themselves, their children, dead friends, hunger – and even occasionally Hamlet. Secrets emerge and friendships unravel. Audience members will join in the joke as they recognize these obnoxious theatergoers as the people who sometimes sit behind them!
In “The Actor’s Nightmare,” an accountant (Tim Moran) wanders on stage, where he is confronted by Meg (Morgan O’Neil Petronis), the stage manager. She informs him that he is the understudy for the lead actor and that he must perform in the lead’s stead. Inexplicably, he is referred to as "George" and “Stanley” throughout the play, despite his feeling that neither one is his name. Adding to the strangeness, he cannot remember attending any rehearsals or, in fact, being an actor at all. And no one will tell him the name of the play! One actor, Sarah (Gina Rose Tiso), tells him that it is a Noël Coward play, while another actor, Ellen (Jennifer Nasta Zefulte), tells him it’s a play by Samuel Beckett. A third actor, Henry (Dave Christopherson), reads from “Hamlet.” Literally shoved on stage, George tries to improvise his lines, but the plot keeps shifting between the plays as he finally learns that his role is that of Sir Thomas More – and the execution scene seems a bit too real for his liking. He tries to convince himself that he is merely in a dream…but is he?
The appealing ensemble cast includes Peter Bisgaier of Princeton Junction, Dave Christoferson of Lawrenceville, Chuck Denk of Princeton, Diana Maurer of Ewing, Tim Moran of East Windsor, Morgan O’Neil Petronis of Ewing, Josh Stanlaw of Columbus, Gina Rose Tiso of Lawrenceville, and Jennifer Nasta Zefulte of Cranbury.
Mike DiIorio is the director for “A Night at the Theatre” and Dan Spalluto directs “The Actor’s Nightmare.” The show is produced by Mike Almstedt and Mike DiIorio. Lighting design is by M. Kitty Getlik; sound design is by Mike Almstedt; and costumes are by ElleryJane Rodger-Ring.
Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors, and $14 for students and children. Tickets are available online at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Theatre Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking available next to the theater.
The YWCA Princeton has announced the ten winners of its annual “Tribute to Women Awards". The awards, which were established in 1984, recognize outstanding women achievers who have excelled in their professional careers, who live or work in greater Princeton or central New Jersey area and who have made extraordinary contributions to their professions and community in executive, entrepreneurial, professional, educational, and elected roles.
A special awards dinner will be held on March 6 at the Hyatt Regency in Princeton where 400 individuals and corporations will recognize the significant achievements of these remarkable women and celebrate the YWCA mission of eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity.
This year’s event chairs are Linda Richter, Personal Paperwork Solutions & More, Inc. and Georgianne Vinicombe, Monday Morning Flower and Balloon Co,. The ten honorees for the 2014 “Tribute to Women Awards" are:
·Kristin Appelget, Director of Community and Regional Affairs, Princeton University
·Joan Bartl, President, Payment Management Systems
·Sheila Berkelhammer, Past President, Princeton Community Housing
·Barbara Flythe, Community Volunteer and elder of Witherspoon Presbyterian Church
·Danielle Gletow, Founder, One Simple Wish, CNN Award Winner
·Amy Rabner, Community Leader, Philanthropist
·Jigna Rao, Healthcare Advocate (TB and global issues)
·Ann Reichelderfer, Sharehold, Stevens and Lee and Board Member, Princeton Area Community Foundation
·Waxwood Award Recipient: Jane Dennison, Long-time Friend of the YWCA Princeton
YWCA Princeton Established in 1922, the YWCA Princeton is a local not-for-profit organization with thousands of women, men, children and families as members. Serving the greater Princeton, Mercer County, and Bucks County communities, the YWCA Princeton offers a wide array of classes including aquatics, arts, breast cancer resources, dance, early childhood education, after school programs, English as a second language, martial arts, newcomer and womens networking groups, adapted programs, and summer camps. The YWCA Princeton offers affordable programs for adults and children in addition to social services, advocacy, education, and leadership development dedicated to the empowerment of women and girls, and the elimination of racism. It is one of 300 YWCA USA affiliates nationally and part of World YWCA with locations in 106 countries. For additional information, visit www.ywcaprinceton.org, or contact (609) 497-2100 ext. 0.
January 14-17 isHomeschool Weekat the Princeton University Art Museum, with self-guided, interactive tours and related art projects daily from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Each day will focus on a different culture or time period. Homeschool students ages 6 through 12 and their families are invited to discover, discuss, and create! No tickets or reservations are needed.
January 14: Northwest Coast
January 15: Egypt
January 16: Ancient Greece and Rome
January 17: Japan
Princeton University Art Museum | Princeton University | Princeton | NJ | 08540
How does one successfully navigate the vast sea of foods, supplements, health, and fitness options? Finding the path to your best health can be a challenging process, amidst competing medical, dietary, environmental and cultural theories. The Whole Earth Center is now pleased to support your wellbeing, by hosting Healthy Living Discussion Groups. Group participants gain useful information, as healthy approaches to life are explored.
In each gathering, brief presentations will be followed by dynamic discussion and group exchange. Helpful tools to map a healthier course will be shared, throughout this fun, six-sessionoffering. An enriching experience is promised to all who join in.
Participation is free, but space is limited. Advance email registration is required for one of two summer groups offered:
The Wednesday Evening Group meets at 7PM beginning January 29th, 2014.
(Program Dates are 1/29, 2/12, 2/26, 3/12, 3/26, 4/9)
The Thursday Morning Group meets at 9:30AM beginning January 30th, 2014.
(Program Dates are 1/30, 2/13, 2/27, 3/13, 3/27, 4/10)
V Bea Snowden, AADP, CHC- - A respected Health Educator, Integrative Health Practitioner & Nutritionist, Snowden focuses on the wisdom of prevention and the health of the body, mind and spirit. Formally educated at Gettysburg College, University of Pennsylvania, New York Chiropractic College and The Institute of Integrative Nutrition®, Snowden feels her informal education has been just as powerful in uncovering excellent pathways to health. Direct instruction from great teachers, like Andrew Weil, MD, Mark Hyman, MD, Joel Furhman MD, Deepak Chopra MD and Walter Willet MD, inspires her integrative approach to wellness. Her work for Georgetown University, Kaiser Permanente and other local, national, and international health projects demonstrates her devotion to healthy outcomes.
Questions about this program can be answered by calling 609-924-8021 or by emailing:
PRINCETON JUNCTION—Free Memory Screenings Date: Monday, January 6
Time: 6:30–8:15 p.m.
Location: West Windsor Library, 333 North Post Road
Registration: Call 609.799.0462 for an appointment time
Cost: Free
Take advantage of a free, private, 20-minute memory screening and results review by The Princeton Medical Institute.
HAMILTON—Oh, My Aching Back! Date: Thursday, January 9
Time: 1–2 p.m.
Location: Community Education & Outreach at the Hamilton Area YMCA John K. Rafferty Branch, 1315 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Suite 100, Conference Rooms A & B
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free Join Linda A. Lucuski, MPT, Certified MDT, Rehab Director and Certified Vestibular Rehabilitation Specialist and Rehabilitation Coordinator with University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro’s Outpatient Rehabilitation Network, for this educational program on back pain prevention and rehabilitation.
PLAINSBORO—Aging Gracefully in Your Home Date: Friday, January 10
Time: 1–2 p.m.
Location: Plainsboro Recreation Center, 641 Plainsboro Road
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free Gain a better understanding of the changes in muscles' flexibility and strength as you age and how to successfully adjust to these changes by joining Gogilavaani Pillai, MSPT, clinical educator with Princeton HomeCare, at this informative program.
PRINCETON—Bereavement Support Group Date: Monday, January 13
Time: 1–2:30 p.m.
Location: Princeton Senior Resource Center, Suzanne Patterson Building, 45 Stockton Street
Registration: Not required—please call Sherri Goldstein, LCSW, bereavement coordinator, Princeton HomeCare, at 609.819.1226 for more information
Cost: Free
Community members who need support and assistance coping with grief and loss are welcome to participate in a bereavement support group provided by the Hospice Program of Princeton HomeCare.
PRINCETON JUNCTION—Memory, Aging & the Brain Date: Monday, January 13
Time: 7–8 p.m.
Location: West Windsor Library, 333 North Post Road
Registration: Call the West Windsor Library at 609.275.8901 to register
Cost: Free Join Jeffrey T. Apter, MD, board certified psychiatrist and member of the Medical Staff of Princeton HealthCare System, to learn about aging; brain function; and the importance of early detection, diagnosis and intervention when it comes to changes in memory.
HAMILTON—Happy New Year to Your Health Date: Tuesday, January 14
Time: 8:30–10 a.m. and 5–7 p.m.
Location: Community Education & Outreach at the Hamilton Area YMCA John K. Rafferty Branch, 1315 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Suite 100, Conference Rooms A & B
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar (morning session) (evening session) or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free Kick-start your New Year’s resolution to get in shape by getting a few basic health screenings — including weight, blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), cholesterol, glucose, posture, and balance — to see how you measure up, and discuss guidelines and results with nurses from Princeton HealthCare System and physical trainers from the Hamilton Area YMCA John K. Rafferty Branch.
MONROE TOWNSHIP—GERD: The Burning Question Date: Tuesday, January 14
Time: 1–2 p.m.
Location: Monroe Township Library, 4 Municipal Plaza
Registration: Register through the library or visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free Anish Sheth, MD, board certified in gastroenterology and a member of the Medical Staff of Princeton HealthCare System, will discuss the causes of gastroesophogeal reflux disease (GERD), treatment options, and Barrett’s esophagus, a complication of chronic acid reflux that can lead to esophogeal cancer.
PLAINSBORO—Early Pregnancy Class Date: Tuesday, January 14
Time: 7–9 p.m.
Location: University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro Education Center, 1 Plainsboro Road, Ground Floor, Conference Rooms A and B
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Learn about the basics of prenatal nutrition, exercise and staying healthy throughout your pregnancy at this class designed for parents in the first five months of pregnancy, and led by a healthcare professional from Princeton HealthCare System.
ROBBINSVILLE—Health Insurance Marketplace in NJ: What You Need to Know Date: Wednesday, January 15
Tine: 7–8 p.m.
Location: Robbinsville Library, 42 Allentown-Robbinsville Road
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free A Certified Application Counselor (CAC) from Princeton HealthCare System’s Community Education & Outreach Program will provide an overview of the health insurance marketplace; how it works; who qualifies; how to enroll; and much more.
PLAINSBORO—Robotic Colon Surgery: Faster Recovery with Minimal Scarring Date: Monday, January 20
Time: 6:30–8 p.m.
Location: University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro, 1 Plainsboro Road, Ground Floor, Education Center, Room E
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free Join Sanjiv K. Patankar, MD, board certified in colon and rectal surgery and a member of the Medical Staff of Princeton HealthCare System, for this informative program to learn about the latest uses of the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System to treat conditions such as colon cancer, diverticulitis and inflammatory bowel disease.
EAST WINDSOR—Grandparenting 101 in the 21st Century Date: Wednesday, January 22
Time: 10–11:30 a.m.
Location: Hickory Corner Library, 138 Hickory Corner Rd.
Registration: Register through the library or visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free This fun, interactive class, presented by Carolyn Schindewolf, a health educator with Princeton HealthCare System, is designed to bring grandparents-to-be and new grandparents up-to-date on the latest in baby care on topics ranging from the changing birth environment to safety considerations.
EAST WINDSOR—For Every Woman: Prevention & Early Detection of Gynecological Cancers Date: Thursday, January 23
Time: 7–8:30 p.m.
Location: UMCPP Breast Health Center East Windsor Medical Commons 2, 300B Princeton–Hightstown Road
Registration: Visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free This informative discussion will focus on the prevention, warning signs and early detection of cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, vulvar and fallopian tube cancers and includes a question-and-answer session led by Christopher Naraine, MD, board certified OB/GYN, and a member of the Medical Staff of Princeton HealthCare System.
EAST WINDSOR—Homecare Options Date: Friday, January 24
Time: 10–11:30 a.m.
Location: Hickory Corner Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road
Registration: Register through the library or visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free
Join Christine Diaz, RN, clinical liaison with Princeton HomeCare, to learn where to begin and what services and homecare professionals are available to assist you, as well as which homecare services are covered by insurance and Medicare and how to choose a private-pay company and a quality homecare company.
HAMILTON—Health Insurance Marketplace in NJ: What You Need to Know Date: Tuesday, January 28
Time: 6:30–8 p.m.
Location: Community Education & Outreach at the Hamilton Area YMCA John K. Rafferty Branch, 1315 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Suite 100, Conference Rooms A & B
Registration: Register through the library or visit Princeton HealthCare System online at www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call 1.888.897.8979
Cost: Free A Certified Application Counselor (CAC) from Princeton HealthCare System’s Community Education & Outreach Program will provide an overview of the health insurance marketplace; how it works; who qualifies; how to enroll; and much more.
LAWRENCEVILLE—Put Your Best Foot Forward: Common Foot Problems and Solutions Date: Thursday, January 30
Time: 7–8:30 p.m.
Location: Lawrenceville Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike
Registration: Call the Lawrenceville Library at 609.989.6920
Cost: Free This informative session, presented by Donna M. Barrese, DPM, board certified in podiatry and a member of the Medical Staff of Princeton HealthCare System, will provide an overview of the treatment options for common orthopedic, dermatologic, vascular and neurological disorders of the foot and ankle.
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Princeton—Princeton Day School is pleased to announce Origami, an exhibition opening at the Anne Reid '72 Art Gallery on Monday, January 13 and running through Thursday, January 30. There will be an Origami Workshop lead by Georgia Wong PDS ’14 on Thursday, January 23, from 10:55 - 11:45 a.m. followed by an opening reception from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.Both of these events are open to the public.
While evidence of origami goes back to the Sung Dynasty in 1000 CE, contemporary interpretations of ori “folding” gami “paper” are made on every continent in the world.The exhibit in the Anne Reid '72 Art Gallery will include the Origami USA 2012 traveling exhibit of Origami by Children projects from children around the world, including a work by PDS student Krishna Sivakumar ’18; a folded paper installation by Georgia Wong and Natalie Szuter, both in the Princeton Day School class of 2014; works by Zach Rothholz, the designer and manufacturer of Chairigami, sustainable, cardboard furniture; works by Chris Maher, PDS woodworking instructor; and mathematical folded paper projects from the Princeton Day School sixth grade class of Middle School teacher Arlene Cohen.
Founded in 1978, Origami By Children provides inspiration for children of all ages to explore their own creative potential as well as enjoy the creativity of other children from around the world. Every year at Origami USA, children are invited to submit their best folded models. The finest of these are selected to become the Origami By Children exhibit for that year.Winners of the competition are included in the exhibit which travels to communities across the country.
Zach Rothholz, founder and CEO of Chairigami, based in New Haven, is an innovative designer and manufacturer of cardboard furniture. He provides lightweight, flatpacking, sustainable, and inexpensive products to fill the need for temporary yet durable furniture. Mr. Rothholz noted, “I was a cardboard apprentice at Adaptive Design and designed equipment for disabled children. This evolved into a senior project at Yale, in mechanical engineering, and then into a pop-up storefront in New Haven, Connecticut creating sustainable furniture.”
This exhibition is open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday when school is in session, and by appointment on weekends. For an appointment or more information about the Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery, please call Jody Erdman, Art Gallery Director, at (609) 924-6700 x1772, or visit www.pds.org.
Cast members for "Alexander”: front, from left, Paul Ferretti and Hayley Richelson; back, from left, Nathan Freeman, Mindy Kay Smith and Jessica Pierson.
December 17, 2013
Some Days Are Just Like That in “Alexander” Jan. 11 at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre
West Windsor, N.J. – Young audiences will sympathize and sing along as Alexander has his worst day ever! Theatreworks USA and Two Beans Productions presents “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre for two shows only on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
Alexander’s misfortunes – from getting gum in his hair to tripping on a skateboard to learning that a schoolmate doesn’t want to be his friend anymore – are captured in this hilarious musical adaptation featuring book and lyrics by Judith Viorst, author of the best-selling children’s classic. The younger set will embrace the lesson Alexander learns – that everyone has a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day sometimes…and survives!
Based in New York City, TheatreworksUSA is America's largest and most prolific professional not-for-profit theater for youth and family audiences. Since 1961, the company has enlightened, entertained and instructed more than 90 million people in 49 states and Canada.
Tickets are $10 for children and seniors, and $12 for adults. Tickets may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Theatre Box Office at 609-570-3333. Free parking is available next to the theatre. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible and provides assisted listening devices upon request. For a complete listing of adult and children's events, visit the Kelsey website or call the box office for a brochure.
A new local history book reveals the intriguing characters and everyday citizens who have made Princeton’s history legendary. Legendary Locals of Princeton shares the stories of unique individuals and groups, past and present, who have had a lasting impact on the community throughout its history.
Vintage images coupled with facts and anecdotes culled by local author Richard D. Smith reveal the fascinating history of legendary locals in Princeton. Smith acknowledges the impossibile task of including everyone worthy of being included in the book. ”Like a coach with a deep bench, the problem was not finding players, but deciding who to put on the field,” Smith said.
The book covers includes the town’s famous like Blues Traveler, Christopher Reeve, Peter Benchley creator of Jaws and George Gallup Sr. who is credited for creating modern day opinion polling. Lesser known individuals or also featured like country store owner Mary Watts and mayor and unabashed cancer battler Barbara Boggs Sigmund.
Locals are familiar with Albert Einstein’s legendary status but the book reveals hidden history like the touching story of a handmade telescope that was given to Einstein as one of his last birthday presents; his humble response to the giver – “I envy you. I’ve never been good with my hands.”
Smith is excited to share the new book with locals. “There are many Princeton personalities worthy of local lore. The stories are occasionally amusing and frequently moving,” he said.
The book will be available at area bookstores, independent retailers, online retailer, and through the publisher at www.legendarylocals.com or (888)-313-2665.
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Read and Explore: Gingerbread Man – Tuesday, January, 14 – 10:00am & Saturday, January 18 -10:00 am
Terhune Orchards Read and Explore Program is our winter education series, following the popular seasonal Read and Pick Program. Our first Read and Explore program is on January 14 & 18 at 10 am, when we will read The Gingerbread Man and learn about how the gingerbread man comes from a farm. Then each child will decorate a big gingerbread man cookie to take home.
Everyone is welcome. Please call 609-924-2310 to register. Registration is requested. The fee is $7.00 per child.
Wassailing the Apple Trees – Sunday, January 26 – 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Raise a glass of hot cider with us on Sunday, Jan. 26 – 1:00pm – 4:00pm as Terhune Orchards honors the trees that give us our wonderful apples. The ancient British tradition of wassailing the apple trees to protect them from harm is a popular winter celebration at Terhune Orchards that you won’t want to miss!
Activities include singing, dancing and playing of primitive instruments, toasts of hot cider and placing gifts of cider-soaked bread in the tree branches while chanting the lively words of praise and New Year. Warm yourself next to our bonfire (marshmallow roasting included) or in our store. Farm wagon rides, weather permitting. Live music will be performed all afternoon in the farm market. The festivities are free and open to the public, young and old. Call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com for more information
Read and Explore: Animal Tracks – Tuesday, February 4– 10:00am
& Saturday, February 8 -10:00am
Terhune Orchards Read and Explore Program is our winter education series, following the popular seasonal Read and Pick Program. Our second Read and Explore program is Animal Tracks on Tuesday, February 4 and Saturday, February 8 at 10am. The program lasts about an hour and includes a craft program plus a story and educational segment. After story time, we will make bird feeders with wild bird seed to take home and help the birds through winter.
Everyone is welcome. Please call 609-924-2310 to register. Registration is requested. The fee is $7.00 per child.
Read and Explore: Fur, Feathers, Fluff: Keeping Warm in Winter –
Tuesday, February 18– 10:00am & February 22 -10am
Terhune Orchards Read and Explore Program is our winter education series, following the popular seasonal Read and Pick Program. For our third Read and Explore program learn about how animals keep themselves warm in winter on Tuesday, February 18 and Saturday, February 22 at 10am. We will read two stories about animals; explore the sense of touch with wool, feathers, etc. Each child will make paper bag animal to take home.
Everyone is welcome. Please call 609-924-2310 to register. Registration is requested. The fee is $7.00 per child.
Read and Explore: Composting– Tuesday, March 4 – 10:00am
& Saturday, March 8 -10:00am
Terhune Orchards Read and Explore Program is our winter education series, following the popular seasonal Read and Pick Program. Our fifth program is on Composting on Tuesday, March 4 and Saturday, March 8 at 10am. We will talk about turning our “garbage” back into soil. Reading stories and looking at compost materials. Each child will make his or her own compost container to take home.
Everyone is welcome. Please call 609-924-2310 to register. Registration is requested. The fee is $7.00 per child.
Gary’s Pruning Demonstration – Sunday, March 16 – 12:30pm
Gary Mount, owner of Terhune Orchards, is offering a free pruning class in his orchards on Sunday, March 16– 12:30pm. Mr. Mount is frequently asked for his advice on pruning and other cultural practices in the orchards. Mr. Mount will explain how he prunes and answer questions right out in the orchards. He will also discuss new varieties of fruit trees suitable for planting by the homeowner and the difference between various rootstocks. The class will be held rain or shine. Terhune Orchards’ own cider and donuts will be served as refreshments.
Read and Explore: Getting Ready for Spring– Tuesday, March 18 – 10:00am & Saturday March 22-10:00am
Terhune Orchards Read and Explore Program is our winter education series, following the popular seasonal Read and Pick Program. Our fourth program is Getting Ready for Spring on Tuesday, March 18 and Saturday, March 22 at 10 am. We will get ready to wake up from winter and prepare to start gardening, as Saint Patrick’s Day is the traditional day to plant peas and spinach and get the garden ready! The program lasts about an hour and includes a story and educational segment. After story time, each child will plant seeds to take home.
Everyone is welcome. Please call 609-924-2310 to register. Registration is requested. The fee is $7.00 per child.
Read and Explore: Birds, Nesting and Birdhouses– Tuesday, April 1– 10:00am & April 5-10:00am
Terhune Orchards Read and Explore Program is our winter education series, following the popular seasonal Read and Pick Program. Our final program is Birds, Nesting and Birdhouses on Tuesday, April 1 and Saturday, April 5 at 10am. Birds are getting ready for spring and new families. The program lasts about an hour and includes a story and educational segment. After story time, each child will make their own nesting materials and birdhouse to take home.
Everyone is welcome. Please call 609-924-2310 to register. Registration is requested. The fee is $7.00 per child.
Bunny Chase - Sat & Sun, April 19th & 20th- 10:00 am - 4pm
Celebrate the arrival of spring at Terhune Orchards' Bunny Chase on Easter weekend, Saturday and Sunday, April 19 and 20 from 10am to 4 pm.
Spring has sprung at Terhune Orchards! The farm animals are enjoying spring in the pasture and the bulbs are blooming. Come for a free, fun event for all young ones and their families. Follow the treasure hunt clues and find our spring surprise at the end of the hunt! Wonderful for children ages 2 – 8 years. Each child can make a bunny to take home; everyone can enjoy a Terhune Orchards bunny cookie.
Enjoy wagon rides around the farm and pony rides too. Hungry? Our Farm Food Tent will be filled with homemade goodies including donuts, pie, cookies, apple cider, soup, chili, salads, hot dogs and much more. Adults visit our Terhune Orchards Vineyard and Winery Tasting Room to sample our award winning wines made from grapes grown right here on the farm. Fun event for all ages.
Celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of our spring season on the farm. For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com
Arbor Day Celebration – Friday, April 25 – 10:00 am
Trees are one of our favorite things at Terhune Orchards so we would like to celebrate Arbor Day with all our friends! Join your neighbors and friends on Friday, April 25, at 10 a.m. as we invite all the little ones to the farm to listen to a “tree” story and receive a free blue spruce seedling to take home and plant. Come enjoy the farm, the orchards in bloom, and fields being planted and celebrate the wonder of trees! No admission fee.
For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com
Kite Day – Saturday, May 3 & Sunday, May 4 - 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Kite Day is a perfect time to explore the farm during our FREE spring festival - Saturday, May 3 & Sunday, May 4 - 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Spring on the farm is one of the most beautiful and exciting seasons. All is ready for the bountiful growing season. Bring your own kite or choose a ready-made kite from the wide selection in the store. Or better yet, make a “guaranteed to fly” kite. Whichever you choose, test fly your kite in our wide-open 10-acre pasture with all the farm animals looking on.
The farm will ring with country music and entertainment all weekend. The whole family can tour the orchards and fields while riding in a tractor-drawn farm wagon. The sheep will be shorn on Sunday and the children can take home a piece of real fleece. There will be special activities and games for children in the barnyard. For all those hungry kite fliers, we’ll have lots of good country food. The whole family will enjoy Terhune Orchards’ famous apples, cider, donuts, pies, country chili, hot dogs, our own fresh and grilled asparagus, salads, soup and all kinds of cookies and goodies. Taste our own Terhune Orchards Vineyard and Winery wines in the tasting room.
Parking at the farm. No admission charge. Call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com for more information.
Terhune Orchards
330 Cold Soil Road (crossroad Carter Road)
Princeton, NJ 08540
Mercer County www.terhuneorchards.com
info@terhuneorchards.com
609-924-2310
December 4, 2013 – Morristown, New Jersey – The Women’s Association of Morristown Medical Center (WAMMC) is pleased to announce its 17th Mansion in May Designer Showhouse and Gardens at BLAIRSDEN, the largest estate ever built in the beautiful Somerset Hills, located in Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey. BLAIRSDEN, once the magnificent country home of New York financier, C. Ledyard Blair, will once again open its doors to the public as the Mansion in May for 2014.
Mansion in May is the signature fundraiser for the Women’s Association of Morristown Medical Center (WAMMC), having generated over $8 million for Morristown Medical Center since 1974. WAMMC is excited to announce their “One Big House, Two Great Causes for Kids” campaign as proceeds from Mansion in May 2014 at BLAIRSDEN will benefit an expanded Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and a new Autism Center at the Goryeb Children’s Hospital located at the Morristown Medical Center. These expanded facilities will help provide all children who come to the facility, the best care they can receive anywhere in the country.
Designed and constructed between 1898 and 1903, BLAIRSDEN, a 62,000-square-foot Louis XIV Chateau-style mansion, was the masterpiece of the renowned architecture firm of Carrere and Hastings, who also designed the New York Public Library, the Frick mansion in New York City, the U.S. Senate and House office buildings and several large mansions in Newport, Rhode Island.
C. Ledyard Blair, entrepreneur, sportsman and commodore of the New York Yacht Club, was the grandson of self-made multimillionaire, philanthropist and Princeton University benefactor, John Insley Blair, who made his fortune in mining and building much of American’s rail system. BLAIRSDEN, which sits atop 30 acres of opulent terraced gardens with magnificent views of New Jersey’s horse country, was built as a grand country retreat for C. Ledyard Blair and his family. It was the quintessential estate for entertaining guests and became a favorite destination of New York City’s elite during the Gilded Age.
Revisiting the elegance of yesteryear, BLAIRSDEN will be brought to life again through the design inspirations of over 40 of the metropolitan areas leading interior designers. Mansion in May will be open to the public from May 1 to May 31, 2014 and will be available for private tours and private events. Advanced tickets will be available online and at select local retail locations in early 2014. To learn more about the Mansion in May 2014 and BLAIRSDEN, visit: www.MansionInMay.org.
About WAMMC: The WAMMC has been a driving force and supporting presence at Morristown Medical Center since its earliest days. The Association has over 600 members and raises more than $700,000 annually for the hospital. Mansion in May is its most profitable event, generating over $8 million for Morristown Medical Center since the first Mansion in May in 1974.
WAMMC’s most recent 2012 Mansion in May at Glynallyn Castle in Morristown raised $1.3 million for a new Inpatient Hospice and Palliative Care Center at Morristown Medical Center. The event involved over 1,000 individuals volunteering in excess of 12,000 hours in the Showhouse and Gardens. Over 27,000 visitors visited Glynallyn.
With the next round of holiday our 'busy' schedules are kicking into high gear. But we at Princeton Yoga are already looking ahead and we are so excited to extend and add events, workshops and classes for you to relax and find calm in the midst of all the activities and stresses surrounding us.
After a long hiatus this popular and life changing program returns to Princeton Yoga! This is the only Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program scheduled for 2014 at this time.
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) with Jeffrey S. Rutstein, Psy.D & Deborah Metzger, MSW, E-RYT 500 8 weeks: Wednesdays, March 12- April 30, 2014 - 7:00 to 9:00 pm Retreat: Saturday, April 19, 2014 - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Free Intro:January 22 - 7:00 to 8:30 pm
Jeffrey Rutstein, Psy.D, clinical psychologist and director of the Life Center for Growth and Health, PC and Deborah Metzger, E-500-RYT, LSW, PCYH's Founder and Director, will teach students the same 8-week series that forms the basis today for the key research studies with meditation.
Based on the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn, the program's structured educational approach offers mindfulness meditation and gentle yoga as the core of its program to guide people to take better care of themselves and to live healthier and more adaptive lives. MBSR provides training in meditation, mindful-yoga, and relaxation to mobilize your mind/body resources to work with stress, pain, and illness in new ways that can promote growth and healing.
Special New Year's rate Our gift to you: This is the only time this program is scheduled in 2014 at this reduced rate.
The program includes eight 2-hour sessions, a one day retreat, a workbook, and practice CDs. Its success requires a strong commitment to daily practice.
Free Introductory Sessions Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 7:00 to 8:30 pm- Sign up Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 7:00 to 8:30 pm - Sign up Learn new strategies to release stresses of the season and a new sense of calm.
Learn about this innovative and effective program, meet the program leaders.
Bring your questions. The session includes short experiential meditations. Participation in the introductory session not necessary for participation in the full program.
Artworks, Trenton’s downtown visual arts center is pleased to announce “Steel Ice & Stone: An Experiential Sensory Exhibition”Exhibiting in the Artworks ArtLab December 14, 2013 through January 4, 2014
An opening reception will be held on December 14, 2013 5-7pm
The photographer and installation artist, Anita Giraldo, conceptualized the piece, uniting concepts and media into an integrated sensory environment—activated only upon the presence of viewers. Steel Ice and Stone is the latest of multi-media works created by the New York-based artist, and it melds the latest technology in transmitted imagery and micro-controller sound playback.
LED technology is nothing new, but thin, light-weight HD panels is, and the back-lit photographic film prints yield vibrant, high-resolution color. The embedded sound units are mini-computers with programmed instructions to react to viewers’ presence in the exhibition space.
Giraldo on the concept: “Memory recall is at the heart of the piece. I was thinking about fleeting events in my life and how I could make sense of what held them together. I had to share this experience: How could I get others to feel the same way I did?
“To recreate the experience, I made photographic images of what I was sensing. I taped the sounds similar to what I heard inside and outside my head. I came up with an arrangement that would be confrontational yet allow passage through it. And, it had to interplay only with those present in that environment. By adapting visual and sound technology, I layered sensory experiences to create a surreal environment and bring dormant subtleties to the forefront. A discourse opens on how technology awakens nuances in our lives.”
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PRINCETON Now in its 14th year, the YWCA Princeton’s “St. Nicholas Project” is seeking help providing holiday presents so that local families can create the magic of Christmas in their own homes.
Anyone can participate. It is an ideal opportunity for organizations, community members, individuals, families, and businesses to spread happiness during the holiday season and into the New Year. When you become “St. Nicholas", you can choose to sponsor a large family, a small family, or an individual. The project embodies the spirit of giving and can be arranged to fit any budget.
The St. Nicholas Project was founded in 2000 by Jill Jachera to help the families in need right here in Princeton, many who are new immigrant families like her husband who came to this country at four years old from Cuba with no money, no English speaking skills, and one suitcase of clothes for his entire family. “Even though he was only four, he still remembers the acts of kindness that made his family feel welcome when they started in this country. We want to pay it forward and do the same for immigrant families and those in similar situations throughout Princeton," she shares.
The project, originally called the “YWCA Adopt-a-Family”, was renamed after its first year in memory of her nephew Nichols Nutile, who was killed in an automobile accident in 2001. Jachera continues to lead the drive each year encouraging businesses and individuals to join in the grass roots effort to enrich the lives of local families and as a way to strengthen the community.
"It is a way to support those right in our own neighborhood and a way to celebrate the spirit of giving and community,” says Jachera.In addition to toys, food, and clothes, educational tuition payment in the YWCA’s Nursery School are appreciated. “In today’s economic environment, finding the extra cash for tuition has been a particular challenge for many families. Parents want their children to be in school, but sometimes it is a choice between school or the day-to-day living,” she adds.
There are a number of sponsors who have made the St. Nicholas Project a tradition with their families or business with some having participated for ten consecutive years.
To adopt a family as "St. Nicholas" or make a contribution, simply contact Jill Jachera at jill.jachera@gmail.com by December 9th. Please be sure to include your current contact information (name, email address, and phone number). Participants will be provided with a "wish list" for a particular family and/or individual in need. Gifts should be new and unwrapped. All items MUST be dropped off on Tuesday, December 17th, between 8 a.m. and 12 noon at the YWCA Princeton’s Bramwell House located at 59 Paul Robeson Place (at the corner of Rt. 206).
This initiative is unique because it allows parents of your adopted family to participate in creating a magical Christmas holiday for their children. It enables them to take part in pre-holiday rituals such as wrapping and personalizing the gifts themselves. A gift given to a child by a stranger (however well meaning) cannot compare to the feeling of receiving one from Santa on Christmas Day. The delight of Christmas and the memories of the day are cherished gifts to children and parents alike.
For those who wish to contribute and cannot shop, a tax-deductible donation can be made to the YWCA Princeton. By indicating the donation is for the St. Nicholas Project, the entire donation will be used to support scholarships for the Bilingual Nursery School. To be matched with a family or for more information on how to contribute, please contact Jill Jachera at jill.jachera@gmail.com.
Shop LOCAL this holiday season and rediscover the way holiday shopping used to be - in the town that NJ Monthly ranked as one of the best town to live in NJ.
The Front Porch, Flutter Boutique, Twirl Toy Shop - will all be open with special offerings!
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550. November 14, 2013: The West Windsor Arts Council offers the best cure for your Winter Blues! New classes for all ages and for everyone begin January 13. Discounted enrollments are available before December 16th [members always save 10% on classes!] Register online at www.westwindsorarts.org or call 609.716.1931.
Spark your creativity in 2014 at the West Windsor Arts Center. Budding engineers, scientists, and designers will love “Creative Design Techniques,” with Sejal Krishnan, a textile designer from Princeton, who encourages children to solve problems as they work from a concept to create an image and then transfer it to an object. Krishnan is also teaching “Creative Painting Techniques” for adults who want to explore painting, but may be intimidated by traditional methods.
Those who want to move will love “Modern Dance,” with Christine Bodwitch and “Brazilian Zouk for All” with local dancer and choreographer, Marie Alonzo Snyder. Zouk is a popular and fun dance style, and this class incorporates wheelchair bound dancers along side their standing peers.
“In the Style of the Masters,” with popular Teaching Artist Aparajita “Pooja” Sen of Princeton Junction, incorporates art history with practice. Students will analyze and discuss the works of masters like Van Gogh, Monet, Picasso and Jackson Pollock, and then create their own artwork using the masters’ techniques and materials. This is a great opportunity to foster imagination, creativity and understanding of art history!
We will also be welcoming back some of our popular teaching artists who have offered classes in the past. Katie Truk of Hamilton Square brings us "Intro to Painting" and "Art Sampler" Classes for ages 4-10. Levi Guerrero of Hamilton teaches "Capoiera," a Brazilian art form that combines martial arts, dance, music and language acquisition. And Judy Langille, of Kendall Park, returns with “Surface Designs on Fabric,” her highly successful silkscreen class as well as “Fabric Works,” a popular sewing and design class for children.
All of our classes at the West Windsor Arts Center focus on nurturing creativity and helping students to develop their own artistic “voice.” And no previous experience is required. With Creative Choices for all ages, we are sure that the West Windsor Arts Center’s Winter 2014 class schedule offers something for everyone. Beat the Winter Blues and register today!
About the West Windsor Arts Council:
The West Windsor Arts Council’s mission is to provide professional quality community arts programming in order to support, educate, inspire, and promote the arts and art appreciation. Founded in 2002, the West Windsor Arts Council opened the doors of the new West Windsor Arts Center on September 25, 2010 in the historic Princeton Junction Firehouse at 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor, NJ 08550.
For information on the West Windsor Arts Council and West Windsor Arts Center, please visit www.westwindsorarts.org. Office and gallery hours: Mon-Fri, 10:00-6:00 pm and Sat, 10:00 am-4:00 pm. Call 609.716.1931 or write info@westwindsorarts.org.
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Learning Ally is hosting Dyslexia Winterfest, a free educational and interactive family event with art activities for kids, on the afternoon of Saturday, December 14th. The event offers families, many of whom are relatively new to dyslexia and learning disabilities, an opportunity to learn, connect with fellow parents, and have fun.
*Attendees are asked to stay for the entire program. Parent attendance is required for all child participants (no drop-offs). Refreshments will be served during breaks. Appropriate for children ages six and older.
L-R: Aaron Goodman, Finn Ludwig, Conner Ilchert, Sean Kelly, Matthew Perez, Tom Walker, Elias Abilheira, Ron Haines, Clint Hetzell
November 13, 2013
Princeton National Rowing Association’s Mercer Rowing Club (PNRA/Mercer) ended its fall racing season with its Men’s High School Varsity 8+ crew and Women’s High School 4+ crew winning trophies at the 40th Annual Bill Braxton Memorial Regatta on November 10th on the Cooper River in Camden County, NJ. Both events were 1500m races.
“This race was a must win for us,” stated senior co-captain Conner Ilchert (Lawrence HS). “Our 8+ last year had the first place finish snagged out from under them at the last second and that was an image that stuck with a lot of the guys who raced here today. Coach Newcombe's pre-race advice was pretty simple, ‘Treat it like a drag race and ride the lightning all the way through’. This race capped off a pretty successful fall season for the Varsity 8+ after the solid finish at the Head of the Charles and now a gold medal from the Braxton, we're all pretty psyched for the championship season come springtime.”
In addition to Ilchert, other members of the men’s 8+ who were awarded the Colletta Family Trophy were Sean Kelly (West Windsor-Plainsboro HS South), Aaron Goodman (Princeton HS), Finn Ludwig (West Windsor-Plainsboro HS South), Tom Walker (Princeton HS), Elias Abilheira (Princeton HS), Clint Hetzell (Monroe Township HS), Ron Haines (Hamilton High West), and coxswain Matt Perez (Robbinsville HS).
Later in what turned out to be the last race of the day, Mercer’s Women’s High School 4+ battled wind gusts up to 25 mph and won the Braxton Family Trophy. The 4+ crew consisted of Rachel Calabro (Robbinsville HS), Rena White (Princeton HS), Alex Natale (The Hun School), Badia Shehab (Hopewell Valley Central HS) and coxswain Katarina Stough (Princeton HS).
After the Women’s High School 4+, the remaining races were canceled due the high winds and weather.
The Bill Braxton Memorial Regatta honors the spirit of Bill Braxton, a rower who was killed in an auto accident after his sophomore year at Marietta College. Proceeds from the regatta fund two scholarships for college rowers.
About the Princeton National Rowing Association
The Princeton National Rowing Association, a 501c3 organization, operates the Finn M.W. Caspersen Rowing Center located on the shores of Mercer Lake, Mercer County Park in West Windsor, New Jersey. The Princeton National Rowing Association is dedicated to operating a world-class training site for our nation’s elite athletes, providing opportunities for area youth to excel in the sport of rowing and to expand rowing in the greater Mercer County area through community based programs. PNRA runs the Mercer Junior Rowing Program which provides rowing opportunities for youth from over 30 area schools and the Mercer Masters Rowing Program which provides rowing opportunities for adults. The center is a home to the USRowing National and Olympic Teams, as well as rowing clubs and schools. PNRA has teamed up with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County to provide mentors and rowing opportunities to the students of the Joyce Kilmer School. PNRA received generous support from University Orthopaedic Associates, Resolute Racing Shells, Killarney’s Publik House and Shavel Home Products.
For more information, contact Kristopher Grudt, tel: 609-977-1094, krisgrudt@rowpnra.org.
(Skillman, NJ) Princeton Center for Yoga & Health welcomes internationally acclaimed yoga and anatomy educator and author, Leslie Kaminoff (his second visit to the Center) for a series of 3 workshops on December 14, 2013: “Fitness and the Breathing Body: Breath and Anatomy Workshop”, from 12:00 – 2:00 pm, “The Yoga of Walking – Foot Anatomy, Gait Analysis and Re-Patterning”, from 2:30 – 4:30 pm, and “Better Backbends Through Breathing”, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Participants can sign up for all three programs or any one or two. Fee for 1 session: $55, 2 sessions: $110, 3 sessions: $150.
A respected teacher of teachers with a style that is welcoming (and accessible) to all, these classes are suitable and relevant to teachers and students of yoga, other movement disciplines, massage therapists, physical therapists and more. The programs are suitable for all levels of practice and ample time will be devoted to individual concerns and questions. Yoga teachers can earn continuing education credits for these programs.
“We are thrilled to welcome such a passionate and gifted teacher to our community for this information packed experiential journey. His irreverent style is a refreshing wake-up for many who have been taught yoga will little regard to anatomical wisdom of the body. There are many ‘a-ha’ moments in his programs,” notes Princeton Yoga director, Deborah Metzger. “Having a basic understanding of human anatomy can greatly influence anyone’s yoga practice. People travel across oceans to study with Leslie. We hope both teachers and curious students will take advantage of learning from this master - and right in our own backyard! Leslie’s programs filled with a wait list for his first visit last February so we encourage early sign ups!”
Leslie Kaminoff is a yoga educator inspired by the tradition of T.K.V. Desikachar. He is an internationally recognized specialist with thirty three years’ experience in the fields of yoga and breath anatomy. He has led workshops for many of the leading yoga associations, schools and training programs in America. Leslie’s book Yoga Anatomy, (co-authored with Amy Matthews), sold out its first print run of 19,000 within one month of its June 2007 release, and has been a top-selling yoga book on Amazon ever since. The book is in its 12th printing, and there are currently 300,000 copies in print. The newly-revised second edition of Yoga Anatomy was released on October 31, 2011.
The Center has been privileged to host other well-known, insightful and entertaining educators and special guests. Leslie will return for a special weekend July 26-27. Other nationally known yoga and meditation educators coming to the Center include Larry Payne, Ph.D (Prime of Life Yoga and Yoga Therapy Rx), Gary Steinberg (Insight Dialogue), Paulie Zink (Yin Yoga), Judith Lasater (Restorative Yoga), Jeff Migdow, MD (Prana Yoga) Erin Motz (“Bad-Yogi”), Sadie Nardini (Rockin Yogi). We also host Little Flower Children’s Yoga Teacher trainings, and are the East Coast home of the 2 year Hakomi Body Centered Psychotherapy training program, both upcoming in 2014.
The program will be held at the Princeton Center for Yoga & Health at its new home in the Orchard Hill Center, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman.
Featured as one of the top five traditional yoga studios in New Jersey by New Jersey Life magazine and serving the greater Princeton Area, Princeton Center for Yoga & Health (PCYH) is a yoga and holistic health center located just 10 minutes from downtown Princeton. Established in 1996, PCYH was the first yoga center of its kind in this area and is honored that the community continues to look to the Center for their physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs. A full schedule of yoga classes, holistic programs, professional training seminars and services are offered mornings, evenings, and weekends. The Center is located at the Orchard Hill Center, 88 Orchard Road, Suite 6, Skillman, NJ, one-half mile from the intersection of Routes 206 and Orchard Road. Free parking is available. For a full schedule of classes and workshops or directions to the Center, phone 609-924-7294 or visit www.princetonyoga.com.
ABOUT LESLIE KAMINOFF
Leslie Kaminoff is a yoga educator inspired by the tradition of T.K.V. Desikachar. He is an internationally recognized specialist with thirty three years’ experience in the fields of yoga and breath anatomy. He has led workshops for many of the leading yoga associations, schools and training programs in America. Leslie’s book Yoga Anatomy, (co-authored with Amy Matthews), sold out its first print run of 19,000 within one month of its June 2007 release, and has been a top-selling yoga book on Amazon ever since. The book is in its 12th printing, and there are currently 300,000 copies in print. The newly-revised second edition of Yoga Anatomy was released on October 31, 2011.
Leslie currently practices in New York City and Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He is the founder of the yoga blog, “e-Sutra,” and “The Breathing Project,” a New York City yoga studio dedicated to the teaching of individualized, breath-centered yoga. Leslie teaches The Breathing Project's unique year-long course in yoga anatomy, and is the co-author, with Amy Matthews, of the bestselling book, “Yoga Anatomy” published by Human Kinetics. He also teaches The Breathing Project's unique year-long course in yoga anatomy, which is now available online to a world-wide audience.
Leslie has also released two innovative instructional products: The Human Kinetics DVD "Breath-Centered Yoga with Leslie Kaminoff" and the Sounds True Audio CD "Freeing the Breath - Health, Relaxation and Clarity Through Better Breathing."
Leslie is the founder of The Breathing Project, a non-profit educational corporation dedicated to the teaching of individualized, breath-centered yoga practice and education. The Breathing Project currently teaches classes and advanced training programs out of its studio in New York City. From October to June, Leslie can be found teaching his highly respected year-long courses in Yoga Anatomy at The Breathing Project in NYC. His courses are also available online to a worldwide audience at yogaanatomy.net. Currently there are 200 students from 27 countries participating in this growing online community.
Leslie has also helped to organize international yoga conferences while serving as Vice-President of Unity in Yoga, and was part of the ad-hoc committee that established national standards for yoga teacher training. Prior to the formation of The Yoga Alliance, Leslie was a strong voice in the ensuing national debate regarding the application of those certification standards. This dialogue resulted in the creation of e-Sutra, an influential e-mail list and blog that has an active worldwide membership, and IYEA (The Independent Yoga Educators of America).
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Rider University Musical Theatre presents the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical A Chorus Line, with original direction and choreography restaged by Luis Villabon and musical direction by Nathan Hurwitz, Wednesday, November 20 through Sunday, November 24 in the Bart Luedeke Center Theater on the campus of Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J.The preview performance is on Wednesday, November 20 at 7:30 p.m., and performances are Thursday, November 21 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, November 22 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday November 23 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, November 24 at 2 p.m.
Centered on 17 Broadway dancers auditioning for a spot on the infamous chorus line, A Chorus Line features some of contemporary musical theatre’s more memorable and popular songs, including What I Did for Love; Dance Ten, Looks Three and One Singular Sensation. The production features music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban and a book by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante. These performances will feature the choreography from the original Broadway production.
Luis Villabon has also enjoyed a career as a choreographer and assistant director/choreographer. He has choreographed productions of Annie, Evita, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Little Shop of Horrors, Closer Than Ever, Into the Woods, A Chorus Line, Seussical the Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Beauty and the Beast, Oklahoma, Once on this Island and Once Upon a Mattress. He was Baayork Lee’s assistant choreographer for the European Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar and A New Brain.He was also Paula Abdul’s assistant choreographer for the New York premiere of Reefer Madness, which starred Michelle Pawk, Kristen Bell and Christian Campbell, and Master of Disguise, a feature film starring Dana Carvey. As a performer, he played Paul in A Chorus Line for director Baayork Lee, the original Broadway cast member and choreographer of the 2005 Broadway revival. He has also appeared in musicals West Side Story, Peter Pan, Jesus Christ Superstar, Follies, Seussical the Musical, Crazy for You, Evita and Twist; as well as plays including A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Lion in Winter, On Golden Pond and Cooper Savage.
Nathan Hurwitz has been a director and musical director for more than 30 years. As a musical director and conductor, his career spans from Broadway to regional theatres to the concert halls of the United States and Europe. His Broadway credits include Blood Brothers, Dream and Phantom of the Opera. He has performed with the international tours of Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story and The Best of Andrew Lloyd Webber, while his United States tours include Blood Brothers, Funny Girl, The Sound of Music, Company, The Who's ‘Tommy, Annie, Leaderof the Pack and the 25th Anniversary all-star Nunsense tour. Dr. Hurwitz has directed regionally, and at colleges and universities across the country, including most recently Lucky Stiff and The World Goes Round for Syracuse University. A member of Actor’s Equity as well as the American Federation of Musicians, Mr. Hurwitz, has taught acting and coached voice for many years in private practice as well as at New York University, HB Studios, Point Park College, the University of Pittsburgh, Northwestern State University of Louisiana and Syracuse University.
Rider University Musical Theatre productions features students enrolled in the University’s highly regarded Musical Theatre program, as well as other talented students selected by audition. Graduates of the program are appearing on Broadway, in national touring productions and in major regional theaters. Its productions offer the community the opportunity to see aspiring actors in the early stages of their careers.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors. They can be purchased at the door, through the box office at 609-896-7775 or online at www.rider.edu/arts. General admission preview tickets are $9 and are only available at the door. For more information, visit rider.edu/arts.
Rider University is located at 2038 Lawrenceville Road in Lawrenceville, N.J.
For many, the pens are out ready to mark November 23 and 24on the calendar as their “must do” event for the weekend. The ever popular YWCA Princeton Crafters’ Marketplace Weekend marks its 40th anniversary this year.
The two-day shopping extravaganza benefiting the YWCA’s scholarship fund will be held at the John Witherspoon Middle School located at 217 Walnut Lane in Princeton. The event is open 10 am-5 pm on Saturday and 10am-4pm on Sunday.
This upscale, juried craft show continues to get better each year as the thousands that attend will testify. The event highlights the work of over 90 gifted artisans specializing in glass, distinctive jewelry, clay/porcelain, artwork, wood, mixed media, trendy adult and children’s fashions, and much more.
Reaching its fourth decade, the show has rightly earned distinction for shoppers and vendors alike. “The Crafters’ Marketplace has a long and proud history of providing a unique and special experience for attendees. It is a juried show with top-quality crafters and ideal for those looking to sneak away for a few hours or for groups looking to kick off the holiday season.” says Diane Hasili, YWCA Princeton spokesperson. “For many families and groups of friends, the weekend has become an annual outing and has been marked on their calendars a year in advance.”
New this year will be a Children’s Craft Center. Parents can enjoy their shopping experience while their children are engaged in a variety of arts and crafts of their own. The center is open on Sunday only for children ages 3 to 8. The fee is $10 for 90 minutes.
A large part of the appeal is the wide array of items and the experience of interacting with the craftsmen first-hand. There a number of loyal customers who follow particular merchants seeking new items for gifts or to add to their collections. Last year saw many people more willing to buy handcrafted gifts because they wanted quality products that are made in the USA. A sneak peek of this artisans and their works can be found at www.craftersmarketplace.org.
Because there is still time before the holidays, merchants are often able to accommodate special order requests ensuring the perfect gift for that perfect someone in your life.
Not to be missed is the famous Newcomers’ & Friends Café. Always a welcome treat for weary shoppers, it is a chance to refuel, socialize, and fund a great cause. The cafe offers a chance to nosh on sandwiches, salads, and its famous taco salads – offered with meat and a vegetarian version. Cookies will be baked on the premises throughout the day providing an opportunity to get them “right out of the oven”.
The cafe is just one of many activities the YWCA’s Newcomers’ & Friends does throughout the year. For more than 50 years, the group has welcomed those new to the greater area to “plant roots”, become familiar with the area, and develop new friendships. It offers a variety of year-round activities and outings. Representatives will be on-hand to share their personal stories and welcome anyone wishing to join.
Additionally, one hundred percent of the net proceeds from Crafters’ Marketplace and Cafe will benefit the YWCA Princeton’s Pearl Bates Scholarship Fund, which provides crucial scholarships to women, children and families in need enabling them to participate in programs and services.
Because of the scholarship fund, hundreds in the community have been able to participate in the YWCA’s programs including its after-school programs, nursery school, swim classes, arts and crafts, English as a Second Language, gymnastics, adult education programs, dance, the bilingual nursery school, and summer camps.
“Bates scholarships have been awarded to people from age 3 to those age 80+ providing an opportunity to learn, laugh, and learn,” shares Hasili. The need for scholarships has increased particularly in these challenging economic times.
Being able to give a child a chance to participate in our after school program, or enhancing an adult’s English skills so they can speak with their doctor or advance in job are just a few of the ways the scholarships help. One beneficiary benefited from the YWCA’s aquatics program as part of her rehabilitation. For others, it’s having a welcoming place in which to learn and have fun that somehow morphs into a family.
Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors (62+) and those under age 16, and free for children under age 6. Please note that strollers are not allowed by order of the local fire marshal. Visit www.craftersmarketplace.org or www.ywcaprinceton.org for more information on the show and this year’s artisans.
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) and The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) are thrilled to announce their partnership for the 2013-2014 performance season. This exciting and new collaboration acts to broaden audiences and educational opportunities in our community. Together, PSO and TCNJ believe that classical music serves as a window to history, a vehicle for community engagement, and an important tool for the development of creativity in all aspects of our lives.
Dean John Laughton comments, “We are thrilled to join with Princeton Symphony Orchestra as we at the College of New Jersey expand our mission of community engagement and education. Both organizations share a commitment to the importance of orchestral and chamber music as important tools for historical understanding and social engagement.”
Founded in 1980, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra has evolved from a small yet highly respected community-based chamber orchestra into a professional orchestra of the highest artistic quality. Offering orchestral, pops, and chamber music concerts, as well as lecture events, children’s programs, and innovative collaborative programming, the orchestra is Princeton’s hub for classical music knowledge, a gateway to the greater Princeton cultural community, and a means of connecting with like-minded music enthusiasts. Music Director Rossen Milanov continues to take the orchestra to new artistic heights, and 2013 marks his 5th year as director.
PSO Executive Director Melanie Clarke summarizes PSO’s enthusiasm for this new venture, “Rossen Milanov, PSO’s music director, joins me to say how excited and honored we are to present highlights of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s 2013-2014 season at the gorgeous Mildren and Ernest E. Mayo Concert Hall on the campus of TCNJ. We are delighted to have the opportunity to extend PSO’s geographic reach to Ewing, Lawrenceville and Bucks County and to be present on a campus known for its highly motivated and curious students. Mayo Hall is a gem - stately and intimate, each seat having unusual proximity to the stage, making it ideally suited to a live performance experience. With the partnership of TCNJ’s outstanding performing arts faculty, we are eager to engage TCNJ audiences in pre and post-concert events that will make each concert experience memorable."
The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) is a highly selective institution that has earned national recognition for its commitment to excellence. Founded in 1855 as the New Jersey State Normal School, TCNJ has become an exemplar of the best in public higher education and is consistently acknowledged as one of the top comprehensive colleges in the nation. The School of the Arts and Communication at TCNJ educates students in their disciplines and serves an advocate for the arts and communication by engaging the campus and larger community. They cultivate social inclusiveness, intellectual curiosity, technical mastery, disciplinary fluency, and an appreciation of the transformative power of creativity. They provide a foundation of core skills to prepare students for diverse and evolving opportunities.
Three concerts are planned for this upcoming season at The College of New Jersey. Pre and post performance receptions and audience talk-backs with the performers will be announced. The concert schedule is as follows:
PSO Chamber Series
Momenta In Motion
Momenta Quartet
Thursday, January 23, 2014, 8 pm
Mayo Concert Hall, Music Building
Works by Claude Debussy, Tomas Luis de Victoria, Agusten Fernandez
Emilie-Ann Gendron and Adda Kridler, violins; Stephanie Griffin, viola; Michael Haas, cello
A Pulitzer Partita* and More
Roomful of Teeth – a vocal octet
Thursday, March 6, 2014, 8 pm
Mayo Concert Hall, Music Building
Works by Caroline Shaw, William Brittelle, Merrill Garbus, Brad Wells and others
Estelí Gomez, Martha Cluver, Caroline Shaw, Virginia Warnken, Eric Dudley, Avery Griffin, Dashon Burton, Cameron Beauchamp, vocalists
JM Group is pleased to announce the kickoff of our 2nd annual “Turkey Drive” benefiting The Mercer Street Friends Food Bank starting October 13th – November 14th 2013.
Give the gift of thanks to families in need this Thanksgiving by donating $10 to purchase a turkey for The Mercer Street Friends Food Bank, and the JM Group will match each donation. “Purchases” can be made at Witherspoon Grill, Blue Point Grill and Nassau Street Seafood & Produce. The turkeys, provided by J.Vrola will be donated in time for Thanksgiving, and will help feed hundreds of families this holiday season. The Mercer Street Friends Food Bank channels three million pounds of food and groceries annually to more than 60 food assistance programs run by food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and non-emergency feeding sites. The programs of the Food Bank reach over 25,000 children, adults and seniors at risk for hunger and food insecurity.
“We are so pleased to once again help those families in need this holiday season. With the help and support of this great community the JM Group Turkey Drive is a wonderful platform to help those in need by providing Thanksgiving turkeys to the Mercer County area. Last year’s driving resulted in donating over 500 turkeys to The Mercer Street Friends Food Bank. Please help us help those in need this Thanksgiving,” said Jack Morrison, President of JM Group (Witherspoon Grill, Blue Point Grill, Nassau Street Seafood and The Princeton Farmer’s Market).
Join Ewing Mayor Bert Steinmann, Hamilton Mayor Kelly Yaede, Lawrence Mayor Jim Kownacki, Robbinsville Mayor Dave Fried, Trenton Mayor Tony Mack to discuss:
*Sustainability and municipal growth
*Residential development
*Economic growth opportunities in our communities
*Transportation issues
Come enjoy a hot breakfast & lively discussion!
When we work together on common concerns in the region, we believe solutions are reached earlier, answers more easily found, and results implemented quicker.
Join us to voice your opinion and hear from others about concerns that impact all businesses and residents in Central New Jersey!
The Pennington Players are pleased to announce open auditions for a February/March 2014 production of Terence McNally’s Master Class.The show will be performed at Kelsey Theatre, on the campus at Mercer County Community College (West Windsor, NJ).Performance dates are: February 21, 22, 23, and February 28, March 1, 2, 2014 (Friday and Saturday night performances at 8:00PM; Sunday afternoon performances at 2:00PM).
AUDITIONS:
Wednesday, November 20, 20137 PM to 9:30 PM
Saturday, November 23, 2013 11AM to 3 PM
Callbacks (as needed: by invitation only)Monday, November 25, 2013 7 PM to 9 PM
·Audition forms and information are available on the Pennington Players’ website:www.penningtonplayers.org
·Appointments are strongly encouraged.Walk-ins will be seen on a time-available basis.
·Auditions and callbacks will be held in the Communications (CM) building adjacent to Kelsey Theatre; for maps and directions, please visit www.kelseyatmccc.org
ABOUT THE PLAY:Maria Callas is teaching a master class in front of an audience. She's glamorous, commanding, larger than life—and drop-dead funny. An accompanist sits at the piano. The play is based on master classes that Callas taught at the Juilliard School.Over two 6-week periods in 1971-72, Maria Callas taught a master class "The Lyric Tradition" for young, beginning professional singers at the Juilliard School.Included in this course was a series of semiweekly 2-hour public working sessions with the variety of voices and repertoires in the class, intended to pass on her knowledge and experience to the students collectively, as well as to the public at large.When she died in 1977, she was 54.
The following roles are open:
Maria Callas(f –mid 50’s) non-singing role with extensive monologues.This is a tour-de-force for the actress playing the role; she is on stage the entire time.Those auditioning for Callas must prepare the 2 monologues provided and they must be fully memorized. Those auditioning may also be asked to do a reading from the script.
NOTE:Those auditioning for any of the following roles, must prepare the aria cited for the role.It is suggested that sopranos prepare both arias cited, but it is not required.An accompanist will be provided.No a cappella singing or recorded accompaniment will be allowed. You may be asked to do a cold reading from the script.
Sophie De Palma(f –mid 20’s) operatic soprano with dialogue; sings: “Ah non credea mirarti” from Bellini’s La Sonnambula
Sharon Graham(f –mid 20’s)operatic soprano with dialogue; sings:“Vieni t’affretta” from Verdi’s Macbeth
Anthony Candolino(m –mid/late 20’s) operatic tenor with dialogue; sings:“Recondita armonia” from Puccini’s Tosca
ABOUT REHEARSALS:First read thru will be either November 30, 2013, or December 2, 2013.Rehearsals with the actress cast as Maria Callas will begin in December. Most rehearsals will be Monday and Wednesday evenings, and Saturday afternoons until a few weeks prior to opening night.Additionally, the majority of early rehearsals will be with “Maria Callas” only, due to the significant amount of monologues and stage time.Rehearsals with the accompanist and the 3 singers and dialogue rehearsals with the singers will begin in January.Once the ground work for all the roles has been laid, we will start putting the various pieces together.There will be very little need to have everyone at all the rehearsals until a few weeks before the show opens.The only 2 people with significant stage time are Maria and the accompanist.
Production staff
Company:Pennington Players
Producer:Sally Page
Director:Judi Parrish
Stage Manager:Tara Gruber-Etter
Accompanist:Andrew Monath
Lighting:Kitty Getlik
Set/Sound Design:Judi Parrish
MONOLOGUES:Maria Callas
Those auditioning for Callas must prepare the 2 monologues provided and they must be fully memorized.These monologues are representative of the extent of memorization needed by the actress playing Maria.It is not an exaggeration to state that out of a 43 page script there are at least 20 pages that an ONLY Maria Callas!The rest of the time she is in dialogue with the other characters.
Monologue #1
MARIA:No folderol. This is a master class. Singing is serious business. We're going to roll up our sleeves and work. I appreciate your welcome but enough is enough. Basta. Fini. Eh? So. How is everyone? Can you hear me? I don't believe in microphones. Singing is first of all about projection. So is speech. People are forgetting how to listen. They want everything blasted at them. Listening takes concentration. If you can't hear me, it's your fault. You're not concentrating. I don't get any louder than this. So come down closer or leave. No takers? What? You're all scared of me? Eh? Is that it? I don't bite. I promise you. I bark, I bark quite a bit actually, but I don't bite. I don't know what you're expecting. What did they tell you? I hope you're not expecting me to sing. Well, we shall see what we shall see. Allom, so, let's begin.
Where is the first student? Who is the first student? Are they here? When I was a student, I never missed a lesson. Never. Not once. I was never late for one either, In fact, I was usually early. I never wanted to leave the conservatory. I lived, ate and slept music. Music is a discipline. Too many of you are looking for the easy way out. Short cuts. No. If you want to have a career, as I did, and I'm not boasting now, I am not one to boast, you must be willing to subjugate yourself ... is that a word? ... subjugate yourself to the music. Always the music. You are its servant. You are here to serve the composer. The composer is God. In Athens, and this was during the war, I often went to bed hungry but I walked to the conservatory and back every day, six days a week, and sometimes my feet were bleeding because I had no proper shoes. I don't tell you this to melodramatize. Oh no. I tell you to show you who I am. Discipline. Courage. Here. Right here. From the guts. These lights. Who is in charge of these lights? Is someone in charge of these lights? May we have the lights in the auditorium off, please? This is really terrible. We can't work under these conditions. I'm not going to ask a student to come out here until these lights are taken care of. This is what I was talking about. Attention must be paid to every detail. The lights. Your wig. The amount of stage dust. A career in the theatre demands total concentration. 100% detail. You think I'm joking? I'm not joking. You wait, you'll see. If you're ever so lucky to sing in one of the great theatres. I mean La Scala. I mean Covent Garden. I mean L'Opera. I mean Vienna. I mean the Metropolitan. You think it's easy? A great career? Hah! That's all I have to say to you. Hah! Is this my chair? I don't see a cushion. I asked for a cushion. Thank you.
Monologue #2
MARIA. I want to hear you. A straight line. From you through me to Pasta.
All right. Let's hear it again. With a broken heart this time.
I hate to say it but you should wear longer skirts or slacks. During daytime it's all right. But you must remember, I'm sorry I'm bringing this up, but the public that looks at you from down there sees a little more of you than you might want. Eh?It's no use now. You should have thought of it before. Forgive me, eh? No laughing. This is a serious matter. Maestro. (Accompanist begins to play again.)
I want you to imagine you are Amina. This is opera, Sophie. You're alone on a great stage. Make us feel what you
feel. Show us that truth. (First Soprano begins the recitative again as lights fade on her and Accompanist and come up strong on Maria who is hearing her performance of the same music. So are we.)
How quickly it all comes back. The great nights. (She listens.)
Ma, Luchino, perche? Why do you have me wearing jewels? I am supposed to be a poor Swiss village girl. "You are not a village girl. You are Maria Callas playing a village girl." Ah, capisco, capisco! I understood. (She listens.)
This was the terrifying moment. The beginning. In the utter, utter silence, my voice filling the void of that vast, darkened auditorium. I felt so alone, so unprotected. Coraggio. It's begun. (She listens.)
What were they expecting? (She listens.)
Ari always said, They're not coming to hear you, no one comes to hear Callas anymore. They've come to look at you. You're not a singer. You're a freak. I'm a freak. We're both freaks. They've come to see us. You're a monstre sacree now. We are both monstres sacrees. And we are fucking.
I don't like that word, Ari.
Fuck you, you don't like that word.
This phrase. Lovely. And I did it well.
Did you hear what I said? Before you were just a singer. A canary who sang for her supper. A fat, ugly canary. And now you are a beautiful woman who fucks Aristotle Onassis.
Ari.
This is how I talk. This is how I have always talked. This is who I am. I'm coarse. I'm crude. I'm vulgar. Unlike some people, I remember from whence I came.
I remember. I remember too well.
They listen to you sing this boring shit music and clap and yell Brava! Brava La Divina! but what they all want to know is what we do in bed. The two Greeks. The two sweaty, piggy, beneath-them Greeks. The richest-man-in-the-world Greek and the most-famous-singer-in-the-world Greek. Together we rule the world. I have people by the balls and I squeeze. I squeeze very hard and without pity. I have you by the balls, Cecilia Sophia Anna Maria Kalogeropoulou. Everyone is for sale and I bought you.
This part. "She sang Amina's great lament in a voice suffused with tears."
You give me class. I give you my big thick uncircumcised Greek dick and you give me class. I give you my wealth and you give me respect where I never had any. I give you safety from your terror of the theatre, you don't have to go there anymore. I give you everything you want and need but love. I'm lucky. I don't need love. I have class now. ("He" laughs.)
Everyone needs love, Ari. I'm proud. I'm very proud but when it comes to this, to love, to you, to us, I am not.
I don't give love to anyone but my children. Have a child of mine and I will love him. Yes?
Yes, Ari.
Hey, canary, chin up. Look at me. You don't need love either. You have theirs. The snobs and the fags. They adore you. The snobs all want to take you to dinner at Lutece and the fags all want to be you. Frankly, I'm not threatened. You hate it when I call you canary, don't you? It's affectionate. Can't you hear the affection in canary?
I was good tonight. I was very good.
Why don't you give all this up. It's caca, skata anyway. Eh? You know it, I know it. You live on the boat. You can go anywhere you want, stay as long as you want, buy anything you want, within reason. Always within reason. I hate a woman who tries to bleed a man dry. Of course she would have to be some woman to bleed this mother-fucker dry. Do you know how much I'm worth? Do you have any idea of just how much money I have? I breathe money, I sweat money, I shit money.
I don't have to sing anymore? I won't if you don't want me.
Okay, so you don't sing anymore. You don't retire, you stop. There's a difference. Retiring is depressing. Stopping is class. They beg you. You're adamant. No means no, you tell them. I bet you didn't know I had that word in me, did you? Adamant. It means unshakable or immovable, especially in opposition. Hard. Like diamonds. That's us, baby.
That's us, Ari. A matched pair.
But when I want you to sing, you sing. You sing only for me. I have you under the most fucking exclusive contract anybody ever had. And when I ask you to sing, you know what you're going to sing for me, baby? None of that opera skata. That song I taught you about the whore from Piraeus who took it five different ways at the same time. I had to tell you what four of those ways were.
I don't like that song, Ari.
Where have you been all your life, canary? Don't they fuck in the opera house?
Celebrate the holiday season by visiting Morven between November 27, 2013 and January 5, 2014 for its annual Festival of Trees. Morven’s elegant galleries are adorned with holiday trimmings and trees decorated by Princeton area non-profits, garden clubs and businesses, including McCarter Theatre Center, The Arts Council of Princeton, the Stony Brook Garden Club of Princeton and many more. A festive holiday open-house and cocktail party will take place on Sunday, December 1st from 5-7:30. Limited tickets are available for $125 by calling 609-924-8144 x 113.
Princeton, NJ, October 14, 2013:Nearly 40 years ago, twenty philanthropic women joined together to raise funds for Greenwood House, a nonprofit, nonsectarian organization providing care and services to seniors and their loved ones.While the term “fashionista” might not have existed in 1974, these were women of style and grace who worked to raise awareness and funds for Greenwood House.
History is repeating itself with a modern interpretation, as a new team of women are coming together to present “Friendship and Fashion”, an exclusive event to be held at the prestigious private club, Jasna Polana in Princeton.As Greenwood House celebrates 75 years of caring for local seniors and their families, the 2013 committee has created an exceptional afternoon of fashion and fundraising, not unlike their predecessors.The celebration includes an elegant lunch, exclusive fashion show by Neiman Marcus of King of Prussia, and the chance to win a beautiful stole by Loro Piana and a Chanel handbag.
Greenwood House enjoys a heritage rich in strong women supporting their important mission.More than a half century ago, the women of the Trenton Ladies Sick Benefit Society, a charitable and humanitarian organization, recognized the need in the community for a Home for elderly Jewish people who required medical, nursing and personal care in a secure environment. In 1939, they purchased and renovated a spacious home on Greenwood Avenue and named the facility the Home for the Aged Sons and Daughters of Israel.In 1974 the organization was renamed Greenwood House, Home for the Jewish Aged and was relocated to its present location in Ewing Township.
The private luncheon is on Thursday October 24, 2013 at 11:15am.Tickets and more information may be found at www.greenwoodhouse.org
Save Our Schools NJ, Labyrinth Books, and Princeton Public Schools invite you to hear Dr. Diane Ravitch speak about her new book, Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools. Ravitch, a former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education, is leading a national battle to save public education. She will put forth a plan for what we can do to protect and improve public schools, including here in NJ.
Reign of Error is an incisive, comprehensive look at today's American school system that argues against those who claim it is broken and beyond repair. It is an impassioned but reasoned call to stop the privatization movement, which is draining students and funding from our public schools. Diane Ravitch argues that federal programs such as George W. Bush's No Child Left Behind and Barack Obama's Race to the Top set unreasonable targets for American students, punish schools, and result in teachers being fired if their students underperform, unfairly branding those educators as failures. She warns that major foundations, individual billionaires, and Wall Street hedge fund managers are encouraging the privatization of public education; some for idealistic reasons, others for profit. Ravitch makes clear what is right about U.S. education, how policy makers are failing to address the root causes of educational failure, and how we can improve our public schools rather than destroying them.
Diane Ravitch is a historian of education and Research Professor of Education at New York University. She was assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Education in the administration of President George W. Bush and was appointed to the National Assessment Governing Board by President Bill Clinton. She is the author of seven previous books on education, including the critically acclaimed The Death and Life of the Great American School SystemandLeft Back: A Century of Battles Over School Reform.
The weather is feeling more like fall. Come join us for three days of fall festival fun this weekend! There is something for all ages.
A must-see is our Adventure Barn, designed and decorated by our own Elaine Madigan. The theme this year all about apples and how orchards got planted in the United states. We hope you enjoy this "show" as much as we enjoyed creating it for you!
Children will enjoy pony rides, wagon rides, visit the Corn Stalk Maze, Hay Bale Maze, children's pedal tractors and bigger play tractors, facepainting, and our barnyard of farm animals.
Get in the spirit of fall with a trip to the pumpkin patch. Choose the perfect pumpkin for Halloween decorating or making into a Jack-o-lantern. Take our tractor drawn wagon on a ride around the farm and stop in the patch. Free pumpkin painting is available at the festival with the purchase of the pumpkin. Children will love to paint our child-size pumpkins with their creative designs.
Don't miss live music from 12-4pm. Saturday, Jersey Corn Pickers, Sunday Tom & Jerry and Monday, Jay Smarr. While you listen to the tunes, enjoy tasty homemade goodies at our Food Tent. - soup, chili, hot dogs, pork sandwiches, homemade fruit and pasta salads, pies, muffins, apple cider, and more! Our famous apple cider donuts are made fresh all day long so have one on the farm and take home a bag. Adults can stop in our Terhune Orchards Vineyard and Winery and enjoy a tasting or glass of our award winning wines made from grapes grown right here at Terhune Orchards as well as three varieties of fruit wines.
For additional details click. Admission $5.00-children under 3 are free. The Farm Store, pumpkin and mum display and our winery and tasting room are open without admission. Parking is at the farm. No admission to Pick-Your-Own orchard on Van Kirk Road.
Pick Your Own Apples
A variety many have been waiting for is Stamen Winesap. It is now ready for picking at the Van Kirk Pick Your Own Orchard. Read more about these heirloom apples here Along with stamen winesap, pickers can also pick Red Delicious, and Golden Delicious.
All apple picking is located at our Van Kirk Road Orchard, just around the corner from the main farm. Our apples are grown on dwarf trees so they are easy for all ages to pick. Our friendly staff is there to greet you and explain how to pick and the different varieties.
Picking is at Van Kirk Road Orchards, 9-5pm 7 days a week. There is no admission to our Pick Your Own Orchard. See directions here
Terhune Orchards Vineyard & Winery
This season stop in to try our award winning wines. Enjoy a tasting or glass in our historic 150 year old barn and outdoor seating.
Photography Contest - "Four Seasons of Terhune Orchards" The entries and winners for this years Photography Contest are on display. See some really wonderful views of Terhune Orchards.
Fridays in the Tasting Room - with the purchase of a bottle enjoy free tastings
Hours: Friday - Sunday noon-6pm
Trenton Farmers Market - On Friday and Saturdays, our stand at the Trenton Farmers market will be sampling and selling our own wine!
Fun on the Farm
Bring your group to the farm to take part in all the fun fall has to offer. We offer a unique experience for your team, family & friends or children.
In ways largely unacknowledged until now, New Jersey was the site of and catalyst for major breakthroughs in the genres of Pop, conceptual, performance, land, and black art throughout the post-World War II era. Focused on 17 artists working from 1950 to 1975, New Jersey as Non-Site will make you think differently about the art of the avant-garde(n) state. Click here to explore the dynamic new website!
Princeton NJ – Sustainable Princeton, a nonprofit organization focused on practical solutions to reduce energy use and waste, has joined forces with the Municipality of Princeton to assist the town with three new sustainable actions through 2014.
Mayor Liz Lempert has formed a Municipal Green Team to create “greener” municipal operations and Sustainable Princeton is launching its EnergySmart Homes campaign.Together, these initiatives will help Princeton secure the 350 points needed to achieve Silver Certification with Sustainable Jersey, a designation only 11 of the 565 municipalities in the state have received.
“The entire town can participate in achieving silver certification. Residents can take part in the EnergySmart Homes Campaign and other actions. The municipality, schools and nonprofit organizations can implement programs to reduce waste and energy and support walking, biking and much more. My goal is for Princeton to become a state leader and, eventually, a national model of sustainable behavior,” Lempert said.
Princeton is currently certified at the bronze level and will need to gain at least 350 points to reach silver by August of 2014. Twenty points will be earned through theEnergySmart Homes Campaign, a partnership between Sustainable Princeton and Ciel Power, an accredited contractor through the New Jersey Home Performance with Energy Star Program.Financial support for the Campaign has been provided by Princeton University’s Office of Community and Regional Affairs, through a $10,000 grant.
The Campaign kicks off with Ciel Power offering home energy assessments at a discounted price of $49 with a goal of assessing at least 100 homes. With support from Princeton University, the next phase of the campaign will feature two panel discussions with local home energy experts and the creation of a video series about the benefits and ‘how to’s’ of home energy improvements that will be aired during Princeton Public Library’s Environmental Film Festival in February 2014.
Towns can receive points for more than 100 actions, such as establishing a sustainable land use policy, hosting farmers’ markets, establishing an organics recycling program, and supporting school gardens, to name a few. Most of the points come from potentialactions taken by municipal departments such as Public Works, Health, Engineering, and Planning.
The members of the Municipal Green Team are: Princeton Mayor, Liz Lempert; Princeton Administrator, Robert Bruschi; Princeton Environmental Commission Liaison; Gail Ullman; Princeton Planning Board Liaison, Cecelia Birge; Princeton Engineer, Robert Kiser; Princeton Health Officer, (to be appointed); Princeton Infrastructure & Operations Director, Robert Hough; and Sustainable Princeton Executive Director, Diane M. Landis.
The Municipal Green Team is one of several green teams working with Sustainable Princeton to encourage sustainable practices.Other green teams, chaired by community volunteers, are the Green Core (Community Outreach and Residential Engagement) co-chaired by Annarie Lyles and Alexandra Bar-Cohen and the Green Schools Coalition, co-chaired by Stephanie Chorney and Karen Nathan.
About Sustainable Princeton:
Sustainable Princeton is a nonprofit dedicated to reducing Princeton's waste and energy use - as well as its impact on the natural environment. Sustainable Princeton works with local Princeton residents, businesses, schools, local government and other community groups to achieve measurable results.
Sustainable Princeton has set two ambitious goals for the community:
·Reduce energy from fossil fuels 20 percent in Princeton by 2020;
This palette is a reaction to all the color cues that we have noticed popping up in the home furnishing industry... textiles, carpets, wallpapers, tabletops and pottery, as well as color schemes that emerge in landscape design, the auto industry, fashion, and graphics.
As color rarely exists in isolation, we have designed a palette of 23 colors that work well together. There is harmony among the colors. There is an art to sequencing color from one room to another—hallways are the arteries of the house, rooms radiate off the hallways and this palette helps the transition because the colors flow seamlessly.
We've detected a 'lighter touch', hints, whispers, tints of color. Shifts to pastels without looking too 'candy', too 'Easter egg' which is an exciting message for us, a color company. We've begun to see a shift away from gray to tints of blues, greens, lavenders and pinks. Pastels, softened and filtered, to lift the spirit but not shout too loud... colors that can make a room happy, flatter your possessions and your art. We call these the new neutrals.
Personal expression is the best expression. We are here to make the selection easier. You want to pick a color that is enduring, resonates and is signature to your personal style. This is What Matters.
PRINCETON, NJ -- Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County and Greenwood House Provider of Senior Healthcare Services have announced the co-sponsorship of “Breakfast with Jane E. Brody: How to Get the Most Out of Your Older Years by Keeping Yourself Physically, Emotionally & Spiritually Healthy.” The breakfast program will feature The New York Times Personal Health columnist Jane E. Brody on Thursday, November 14th at 10:00 a.m. at Greenacres Country Club in Lawrenceville, NJ.
“As the baby boomers age, people are changing the way they think about aging,” says Linda Meisel, JFCS Executive Director. “This program will emphasize that as we age we can remain vital and vibrant members of our community. Older adults need to explore their potential and make plans for the future – like buying green bananas,” Linda adds.
“We think that Jane Brody’s columns embody so much of what older adults encounter,” says Linda Grenis, Director of Outreach at Greenwood House. She continues, “Whether it’s about sleep, ankle injuries, avoiding emergency rooms or becoming widowed, Jane really has a pulse on what’s going on with the aging population.”
The cost of the breakfast is $25.00 and registration is required by November 8th. To register, visit www.jfcsonline.org or contact Beth Englezos at 609-987-8100, ext. 126 or bethe@jfcsonline.org.
Summary
How to Get the Most Out of Your Older Years: Keeping Yourself Physically, Emotionally & Spiritually Healthy featuring The New York Times Personal Health columnist Jane E. Brody
Thursday, November 14th at 10:00 a.m.
Greenacres Country Club (2170 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ)
Cost: Breakfast Buddy: $25
Breakfast Benefactor (includes breakfast and centerpiece sponsorship): $72
Buy Jane's Book: Jane Brody's Guide to the Great Beyond: $21
Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County (501(c)(3) is a community service agency that strengthens individuals and families by empowering people to care for themselves and each other. This is accomplished through a wide range of high quality social services and programs including therapy, information and referral, support, education and advocacy. For further information on Jewish Family & Children’s Service and our programs, please visit www.jfcsonline.org or call (609) 987-8100.
For 75 years, Greenwood House, a non profit organization has provided services designed to meet the needs of our aging population with skilled nursing, rehabilitation, assisted living, homemaker services, kosher meals on wheels and hospice care. Our resident-focused services are delivered by a caring team of healthcare professionals, dedicated to ensuring our residents and clients experience the highest quality of life possible. Greenwood House is a non-sectarian organization but operates in keeping with the rich traditions and values basic to Jewish heritage. For more information, please visit www.GreenwoodHouse.org or call 609-883-5391.
Progressive Credit Union is the corporate underwriter for this event.
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Jewish Family & Children’s Service of GMC
707 Alexander Road, Suite 102, Princeton, NJ 08540
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Join Dr. Thomas A. Leach, M.D., Board Certified Plastic Surgeon of the Princeton Center for Plastic Surgery. Enjoy light refreshments as you learn about CoolSculpting, a revolutionary new non-surgical treatment designed to remove stubborn fat. Free consultations and special pricing for attendees only!
Date: Thursday, October 24, 2013
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Place: Princeton Center for Plastic Surgery & Medispa
932 State Road, Princeton, New Jersey 08540
Admission is free but space is very limited so RSVP by October 23, 2013 to reserve your spot. Call 609-921-7161. For more information about CoolSculpting visit www.princetonsurgery.com.
Princeton Center for Plastic Surgery & Medispa
932 State Road
Princeton, New Jersey 08540 609-921-7161
The powerful tale of Huckleberry Finn is vividly brought to life for both the hearing and deaf communities when the Pennington Players present “Big River,” Roger Miller and William Hauptman’s Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of Mark Twain’s 1884 novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Performances are Fridays, Oct. 4 and 11 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Oct. 5 and 12 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, Oct. 6 and 13 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on Oct. 4.
The production is based on the 2003 Broadway staging by the Roundabout Theatre Company and the American Deaf West Theatre. Huckleberry Finn narrates the story of Huck, a young man who takes a long journey to accompany an escaped slave named Jim on his quest for freedom. In the process, Huck learns a great deal about himself and about the developing country around him.
The show blends American Sign Language (ASL) with traditional choreography and staging, affording a unique opportunity for deaf and hearing actors to work collaboratively and provide accessibility to a wider audience. In this adaptation, every line and lyric is simultaneously performed in spoken (or sung) English and ASL, and interwoven with music, dance, and storytelling techniques from both hearing and deaf cultures.
The Broadway production earned glowing reviews from New York Times critic Ben Brantley, who wrote that the interplay of the languages on display results in a production where it is impossible to "make a conscious distinction between the two styles of performance.”
According to Pennington Players’ director, Frank Ferrara, assembling the production has been a unique challenge. “Stage directions have been modified throughout. Both hearing and deaf actors are alerted to their spoken, sung, or signed cues through a system of nudges, gestures, and offstage cues that have been incorporated into the action. Every line is performed in three different languages – English, ASL, and music – each with has its own grammatical constructions, conventions, and nuances,” Ferrara explains. “And every moment is accessible to both hearing and deaf patrons.”
For hearing audiences, “Big River” offers Roger Miller’s award-winning musical score, a wholly American blend of country, bluegrass, folk, and gospel styles that features songs such as “Muddy Water,” “River in the Rain,” “Waiting for the Light to Shine,” and “Free at Last.”
The company is pleased to welcome J.W. Guido, a New York-based deaf actor who is also the artistic director of the 30-year-old New York Deaf Theatre, as Huck, with voice by Gary Wellbrock of Trenton, who serves as the narrator and voice of Huck Finn. The show’s associate director, Lynn Baskin of Lambertville, who plays the escaped slave, Jim, is a professional ASL interpreter and is working with the deaf actors on cues and choreography.
Other cast members include: ASL performer Noah Buchholz of Princeton as the Duke/Huck’s father, Pap, with voice by Shawn Doremus of Forked River (who also plays Tom Sawyer in this production); Tom Bessellieu of Hamilton as the Duke’s partner; and Jill Bradshaw of Oaklyn as Mary Jane Wilkes. The roles of Huck’s initial caretakers, the Widow Douglas and Miss Watson, are split among hearing actor Ellen LaCorte of Titusville (Douglas), deaf actor Cindy Palella of Langhorne (Watson), and hearing actor Samantha Kamen of Mercerville.
Other cast members are (with * denoting deaf actors): Alan Naidoff of Princeton, Debra Fleetwood* of Plainfield, Sally Page of Princeton, Arnold Aromando of Neshanic Station, Noah Barson of Yardley, Pa., May Lynn* of Princeton Junction, Allie DeKorte of Southhampton, Pa., E.J. Ferrara of West Windsor, Jaime Schwartz of Croydon, Pa., Lisette Weiland of Lambertville, and DiAnna Freeman Westcott of Hamilton. Local performers Kyrus Keenan Westcott, Jamie McMillin, and Aimee Robidoux provide offstage vocal support.
In addition to Ferrara and Baskin, the production staff includes Producer Jenn Gregg, Musical Director Shannon Ferrara, Choreographer Rachel Tovar, Stage Manager Tara Gruber-Etter, Assistant Director Alison McMullen, a teacher of the deaf who is assisting the hearing actors as they learn learning and develop their ASL skills, Set Designer Bryan Schendlinger, Lighting Designer M. Kitty Getlik, Costume Designer Jay Stevens, and Sound Designer Wayne Irons.
Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, and $16 for students and children. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333 or online at www.kelseytheatre.net Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible. Free parking is available next to the theater.
Join the Arts Council of Princeton's fall 2013 Anne Reeves Artist-in-Residence, James Christy, in his free Playwright’s Workshop for ages 14-18. The workshops will run from September 24 - November 5 and take place on Tuesdays from 4:00-5:30 pm. Registration is required.
The workshop will use a variety of writing exercises and in-class performances to help students develop new plays. No experience is required but students must be engaged and interested in exploring theater, be willing to fully participate during workshop sessions, and complete writing assignments. Mr. Christy will encourage students to explore stories happening in Princeton and use the two sides of the ACP’s Witherspoon Street and the Jackson-Witherspoon neighborhood as a model to explore stories. The workshop will culminate in a public reading of short pieces from each participant.
Christy states, “I’m excited to teach a workshop playwrighting class for teens. The focus will be learning the craft of playwrighting by telling stories from our community. I’m looking forward to hearing what they have to say.”
As part of his residency with the Arts Council of Princeton, Christy will also be developing a play called “Egyptian Song.” Christy says the play “follows the life of a young girl growing up in rural Egypt in the 1920s. This play, loosely based on the childhood of the legendary Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum, tackles social, cultural and political issues between the West and the Middle East that we continue to see in the headlines…. While not a musical, the play incorporates some music, and I’ll be using my time with the ACP to collaborate with a musician on songs for the piece.”
The workshop will take place at the Arts Council of Princeton’s Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ. To learn more, visit www.artscouncilofprinceton.org or call (609) 924-8777. Parking is available in the Spring and Hulfish Street Garages as well as at metered parking along Witherspoon Street and Paul Robeson Place.
The Arts Council of Princeton(ACP), founded in 1967,is a non-profit organization with a mission of Building Community through the Arts. Housed in the landmark Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, designed by architect Michael Graves, the ACP fulfills its mission by presenting a wide range of programs including exhibitions, performances, free community cultural events, and studio-based classes and workshops in the visual, performing and literary arts. Arts Council of Princeton programs are designed to be high-quality, engaging, affordable and accessible for the diverse population in the greater Princeton region.
The Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University will present over 100 events during its sixth season, running September 2013 through May 2014, including theater and dance performances, readings by internationally-known writers, exhibitions, film screenings and lectures.
“The Lewis Center looks forward to a uniquely exciting program this year,” noted Michael Cadden, Chair of the Center. “We invite the entire community to experience the wide-ranging work we produce – work created by our students, our faculty, and the dozens of guest artists who visit our campus. Artists need audiences, so most of our events are free or ticketed at no more than $15, making them accessible to just about anyone. And most are family-friendly as well. Come see what the Lewis Center is really about – making art happen!”
The Lewis Center offers undergraduate courses through Princeton University’s programs in creative writing, dance, theater, and the visual arts, as well as through the interdisciplinary Princeton Atelier.
The Program in Theater will present its annual fall show on November 8-16, a new interpretation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing directed by Princeton alumna Lileana Blain-Cruz. Blain-Cruz recently received a New York Theatre Workshop 2050 Fellowship and is gaining a reputation for her innovative interpretations of classical works. Other theater productions scheduled this season include Chekhov’s classic of the Russian stage, Uncle Vanya (October); a gender-bending interpretation of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler (January); Neil Bartlett’s adaptation of the Dickens classic, Great Expectations (February); The Producers, the hit musical by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan (March); and Euripides’ ancient Greek tragedy Hippolytus with an original vocal score (March). Also planned are premieres of two new student-written plays being developed by seniors in the Program in Theater.
The Lewis Center will again partner with the Department of French and Italian and L’Avant-Scène student theater group to present Seuls en Scène - Princeton French Theater Festival. French actors and directors will present a nine-day series of classic and new plays in French on September 21 through 29 including a production of L’Épreuve by Marivaux directed by Clément Hervieu-Léger of Comedie-Française.
Princeton’s Music Theater Lab returns this season with “Fiddler at 50,” a symposium examining Fiddler on the Roof on the 50th anniversary of this beloved musical. An evening screening of the film version and talk back will be held on November 14 followed on November 15 with interviews with artists and lectures including lyricist Sheldon Harnick, director John Doyle, and scholar Alisa Solomon. A symposium on the work of Stephen Sondheim is planned for the spring.
The Program in Dance brings its annual Spring Dance Festival to the community on February 21-23 presenting student-performed, new and repertory works choreographed by internationally renowned and emerging guest artists and faculty. This year’s festival will include works by Bill T. Jones, Doug Varone, Rebecca Lazier, Tina Fehlandt and Pam Tanowitz. New student choreography will be the focus of performances in January and April, and informal showings of works-in-progress will be presented at various points throughout the year. Widely recognized guest choreographers and dancers will present a series of master classes, which will be open to the public to observe.
The Performance Central series at the Lewis Center will present a range of events beginning on September 19-20 with theater professor Brian Herrera’s solo, multimedia autobiographical show, I Was the Voice of Democracy. On November 4 the series will present “Pam Tanowitz/FLUX Quartet: An Informal Evening of Dance, Music and Discussion,” featuring Hodder Fellow and choreographer Pam Tanowitz. In March, Shanghai’s Yue Opera Company is planning a stop in Princeton on its U.S. tour to present operatic interpretations of two Ibsen plays, Hedda Gabler and The Lady from the Sea.
Princeton’s internationally acclaimed Program in Creative Writing will continue its presentation of world-renowned writers in the Althea Ward Clark W’21 Reading Series. Authors scheduled to appear include: novelist and essayist Geoff Dyer along with poet Richard Blanco (October 16); novelist Jamaica Kincaid and poet David Ferry (November 13); poet Denise Duhamel and fiction writer Teju Cole (February 12); poet Dana Levin and fiction writer Claire Vaye Watkins (March 12); and poet D.A. Powell with fiction writer Ann Beattie (April 16). Readings will be held at 4:30 p.m. at the Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center. In addition, students in the Creative Writing Program will read at the end of each semester from new work, and in May seniors earning a certificate in the program will present their poetry, fiction, screenwriting and translation.
In September the Program in Visual Arts will kick–off its exhibition series on September 19 with a unique show of work by computer scientist and exuberant, self-identified amateur artist David Dobkin, Princeton’s Dean of the Faculty. This exhibition in the Lucas Gallery will feature sculptures, photo-collages, and site-specific installations by Dobkin, who collects and creatively repurposes a vast array of objects from daily life. Later this fall Tino Sehgal’s performance installation, “This Situation,” which has been presented internationally, will be performed at Princeton. Beginning in January and running through May, work by seniors completing a degree or certificate in visual arts will present individual exhibitions of work created as part of their senior thesis projects. Each exhibition will open with a public reception in the gallery where guests can meet the artists.
Serving as a unique incubator of interdisciplinary creativity, the Princeton Atelier will again bring guest artists to campus to team-teach several courses in the fall and spring. In these intensive collaborations, professional artists work with one another and with students to create innovative work that often pushes the boundaries of given artistic forms. While specific events are yet to be imagined, audiences can expect to see a wide range of programming including original songs and scenes created in a course with best-selling author Meg Wolitzer and singer/songwriter Suzzy Roche of the music group The Roches; “Making Theater without a Script” led by John Collins and the innovative theater group Elevator Repair Service; a production of Fred Ho’s martial arts opera, The Further Adventures of Monkey, directed by faculty member Rebecca Lazier with fight choreography by Teake; and the return of the comedic musical theater improv group Baby Wants Candy, the hit of last year’s Performance Central series.
The Lewis Center will also cosponsor a number of events with other departments at the university including a screening and panel discussion on To You, the Birdie (Phèdre), a film by avant garde artists company The Wooster Group; a conversation with 2013 Pulitzer Prize-winner for Drama Ayad Akhtar; and a lecture on the critical importance of including the arts in education along with science, technology, engineering and math by John Maeda, president of Rhode Island School of Design.
Expanding its programs nurturing emerging artists, Princeton’s inaugural Fellows in the Creative and Performing Arts, funded in part by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will begin their two-year residencies of teaching, creating new work, and engaging with the university’s creative community. Graphic designer Danielle Aubert and composer and percussion musician Jason Treuting will be featured in a number of upcoming events. They will join the 2013-14 Hodder Fellows: poet Katy Didden and fiction writer Adam Ross will be featured in a reading on September 25, choreographer Pam Tanowitz will be working with students on a piece for the Spring Dance Festival; and plans are in the works for a screening by filmmaker Chinonye Chukwu.
Associated with the Lewis Center, Princeton’s Fund for Irish Studies will present its annual series of lectures by artists and scholars on a wide range of contemporary and historical topics related to Ireland and Irish culture. On November 15, playwright Enda Walsh, who received the 2012 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for Once, will be “In Conversation with Lewis Center Chair and Senior Lecturer in Theater Michael Cadden.” Other lectures scheduled include: Marilynn Richtark on “Stewart Parker: The Playwright in His Place” (September 20); Amy Martin on “The Origins of Irish Internationalism: Violence and Terror in Ireland, India and Jamaica, 1857-1870” (September 27); Kevin Barry, reading from his new short story collection, Dark Lies the Island (October 11); a performance by Irish jazz singer Christine Tobin of her award-winning settings of poems by W. B. Yeats, “Sailing to Byzantium” (October 18); and Philip King on “The Irish Song Lyric from Tom Moore to Christy Moore” (November 8). These free lectures are held on Fridays at 4:30 p.m. at the James M. Stewart ’32 Theater at 185 Nassau Street. In addition, the Fund for Irish Studies will recognize its 15th anniversary season by hosting a daylong symposium on Irish culture, politics, history, and life in April 2014.
Members of the community can receive weekly email updates on events at the Lewis Center by signing up for the Center’s newsletter:
Hamilton, NJ –September 4, 2013 – In observance of the month of September being “Recovery Month,” Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County is partnering with the Mercer County Office on Aging and the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence – NJ to present a free community workshop entitled, “Addiction Issues in Older Adults” on Tuesday, September 24th.
Open to the public, the program will be held from 7:30 to 9 pm in the cafeteria of St. Gregory the Great Academy at 4680 Nottingham Way in Hamilton, NJ.Informational sessions will focus on the causes and signs of addiction; strategies and resources to help those affected; and personal recovery stories of older adults who have successfully overcome their own challenges.
ICGMC Executive Director Jane Latini, states, “People usually think of street drugs and younger people when they think of addiction. But that is just the tip of the iceberg. Addictions affect people of all ages and also include prescription drugs, alcohol and gambling. We want to help increase community awareness of these problems, and, most importantly, the fact that there are resources out there to help!”
The federal Subtance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, part of the US Department of Health and Human Services, designated September “Recovery Month” to help spread the positive message that “prevention works, treatment is effective and people can and do recover.”
About Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County (ICGMC)
Based in Hamilton, NJ, and serving all of Greater Mercer County, Interfaith Caregivers has recruited, screened, trained and managed nearly 2,000 volunteers who have given more than 160,000 hours of free services to more than 2,500 homebound seniors and people with disabilities. In 2012 alone, volunteers from a coalition of 25 interdenominational congregations provided 11,821 hours of free caregiving services – an 8 percent increase over 2011 – to 319 people. Services included friendly home visiting, phone calls and respite care; transportation to medical and other appointments; clerical assistance; shopping; occasional meal preparation; indoor and outdoor chores; and health/wellness education and workshops. For further information about Interfaith Caregivers and/or to reserve a seat at the September 24th“Addiction Issues in Older Adults” workshop, call 609-393-9922. The organization’s website is www.icgmc.org.
Strategies for Your Year-End Giving:
Taxes, timing, and all that mail
Friday, October 4, 2013
12:00 pm - 1:30pm
Princeton Area Community Foundation
15 Princess Road
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Please register for this event by Tuesday, October 1
Please contact Trisha Volk, 609-219-1800 x 16 or tvolk@pacf.org
Lunch will be served
Workshop Overview We all get loads of charitable solicitation in November and December. Every year, we hear that the onslaught makes our donors feel irritated, overwhelmed and guilty - and we think that you are the most generous people around! Join us to create a strategy for your year-end giving, which will leave you proud of the philanthropic choices you make during this busy giving season. We'll also share some words to use when you're solicited for a cause that is not one of your priorities.
In Pursuit of Yesterday: A Family Day of Archaeological Discovery
Saturday, September 14th, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
FREE and open to the public
Come out and experience the thrill of the dig for a day of historical discovery at Morven Museum & Garden! Hunter Research is currently conducting an archaeological study of Morven's grounds in pursuit of clues to Morven's past.
Join Hunter Research's archaeologists for a tour of the current site and assist in the process of excavating artifacts from Morven's past and MORE! Individuals and families are welcome. Children must be accompanied by a participating adult. Please wear close-toed shoes and comfortable clothes!
Schedule of Events
Family Artifact Processing
Ongoing throughout the day: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Children and adults alike will delight in the experience of handling, cleaning and studying artifacts found on the Morven grounds at a workstation at the Carriage house.
Interpretive Tours by Archaeologists
Scheduled tours: 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. (no reservation required but space is limited for each tour)
Join archaeologists on a tour of various workstations set up on the property and learn about the methods used and what they have discovered during their excavation of the historic Morven grounds.
Hands-on Archaeological Experience
Reservation required and space is limited.Call 609-924-8144 x106 or email msheridan@morven.org to sign up.
Schedule: 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Visitors (ages 16+) are invited to register ahead for an hour-long program working side by side with the archaeologists learning first-hand techniques for excavating a historical site.
For more information, please visit the Morven website. Also note that parking is FREE for visitors of Morven!
55 Stockton Street
Princeton NJ 08540
609.924.8144
To learn more about Morven Museum & Garden, visit Morven's website
The Gallery at Chapin is pleased to feature the sculpture and paintings of Kate Graves in an exhibit entitled “Trenton: A Post Industrial Survey”. The exhbit will run from September 4 to September 28, 2013. This exhibit will be the first occasion that her sculpture and paintings of buildings will be shown together.
Kate Graves moved from Santa Barbara, California in 1995 to work as an apprentice for the Grounds for Sculpture. She settled in the Mill Hill area of Trenton and became inspired by her local environment. As she rode her bike to work along East State Street, she passed abandoned buildings and became interested in their present states, what it said about the past and how these places might be interpreted for the future. Two of the sculptures of these abandoned houses will be in Graves’ exhibit along with her paintings of Trenton’s abandoned Roebling factories.
Graves began the paintings in the spring of 2012 when she was given a tour by a friend from the Trenton Atelier. From that time on Graves and her painter friend, Suzanne Dinger, visited the sites and painted together. She produced all the paintings on site from direct observation, requiring many hours in “the silent presence of these cathedrals of industry.” Graves said. “I document buildings that are held in the flux of unseen forces,” continues Graves “such as gravity and entropy, at a point in their life span long past their greatest beauty and utility. My sculpture and paintings are snapshots of a moment in the continuum of the subject’s temporal existence. When the factory is abandoned or the house is torn down, people who recognize them in my work remember them, allowing them in this way to live on. It’s my hope that these sculptures and paintings act as a subtle catalyst within the perception of the viewer: that through the contemplation of absence and what has fallen away, a deeper appreciation will be experienced for that which endures.”
Graves studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Fleisher Art Memorial, Johnson Atelier Technical Institute for Sculpture, where she apprenticed and worked as purchasing agent and was on the foundry’s department teaching staff. She graduated with a BA in Asian Art History from Mills College, Oakland, Ca. She has exhibited her work widely throughout the United States. Permanent installations can be found at Capital Health in Hopewell and the D&R Greenway in Princeton.
In addition to the artists' reception, the exhibit can be viewed by appointment during school hours between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The Chapin School is located at 4101 Princeton Pike, Princeton, N.J. To make an appointment to visit the gallery, please call 609-924-7206.
PRINCETON, NJ – On Saturday, September 14th, Morven Museum & Garden is inviting the Princeton community to come out and experience the thrill of an archeological dig on the grounds of Morven. This day of historical discovery will be led by the Hunter Research team who are currently conducting an archeological study of Morven’s grounds in pursuit of clues to Morven’s past. The oldest artifacts found (thus far) date back to the 18th century but there is still plenty of digging to do and Morven wants the public to join in on this rare opportunity!
Children and adults (of ALL ages) will delight in the experience of handling, cleaning and studying artifacts found on the Morven grounds at workstations set up throughout the property. Additionally, visitors (ages 16+) are invited to pre-register for the “Hands-on Archeological Experience”, an hour-long tour where they will learn first-hand techniques to excavating a historical site. To reserve a spot, please call (609) 924-8144 x106 or email Michelle Sheridan at msheridan@morven.org.
This event is FREE and open to the public. Individuals and families are welcome. Children must be accompanied by a participating adult. Please wear close-toed shoes and comfortable clothes.
For further information, please visit www.morven.org or call (609) 924-8814 x106.
Michael Feinstein, renowned entertainer and conservator of the Great American Songbook will perform with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra Saturday, February 8, 2014.
August 27, 2013
Princeton, NJ – The Princeton Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to announce the signing of Michael Feinstein, renowned entertainer and conservator of the Great American Songbook, to headline its 10th Anniversary Broadway POPS! concert. The full Princeton Symphony Orchestra will serve as his accompanist at this celebratory event scheduled for Saturday, February 8, 2014 at 8 pm, at Richardson Auditorium on Princeton University campus.
Tickets will go on sale Monday, September 16, and can be purchased online at www.princetonsymphony.org or by calling the PSO at (609) 497-0020. Ticket prices are $90, $70, $55 and $35.
Mr. Feinstein is a consummate entertainer who knows how to please an audience with big-voiced show tunes as well as softly sung ballads. He is also a respected preserver of 20th century American music standards and former assistant to Ira Gershwin. The two-time Emmy and 5-time Grammy nominee is expected to draw a sell-out crowd.
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra is an independent organization of music professionals committed to innovative programming and community engagement.
Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University Campus
American Voices
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Pre-concert talk, 3 pm
Concert, 4 pm
Juilliard Jazz Orchestra
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Derek BermelMigration Series
Aaron CoplandSuite from Appalachian Spring
George GershwinPorgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture
Eternal Light
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Pre-concert talk, 3 pm
Concert, 4 pm
Susan Babini, cello
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Aaron Jay KernisColored Field
Richard StraussDeath and Transfiguration
Richard StraussSalome’s Dance
La Noche Española
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Pre-concert talk, 3 pm
Concert, 4 pm
Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Maurice RavelRapsodie espagnole
Óscar NavarroII Concerto for Clarinet and Symphonic Orchestra
Emmanuel ChabrierEspaña
Claude DebussyIbéria
Nights and Dreams
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Pre-concert talk, 3 pm
Concert, 4 pm
Dominic Armstrong, tenor
Eric Ruske, French horn
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Julian GrantDances in the Dark
Benjamin BrittenSerenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings
Hector BerliozSymphonie fantastique
Classical Peaks
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Pre-concert talk, 3 pm
Concert, 4 pm
Joseph Kalichstein, piano
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Bach (arr. Webern)Ricercare from The Musical Offering
BeethovenPiano Concerto No. 4 in G Major
BrahmsSymphony No. 2 in D Major
PSO POPS!
Holiday POPS!
Princeton High School Choir
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Saturday, December 14, 2013
4 pm, Richardson Auditorium
Tickets (general admission): Adults $40, Students $25
Broadway POPS!
10th Year Anniversary Concert Starring Michael Feinstein!
Saturday, February 8, 2014
8 pm, Richardson Auditorium
Tickets are: $90, $70, $55, and $35
PSO Chamber Series
Sundays, at 4:30pm
October 20 – American Brass
November 10 – Baroque and Blue
January 26 – Momenta in Motion
March 9 – A Pulitzer Partita and More
Wolfensohn Hall, Institute for Advanced Study; Free, with reservation
The Chamber Series offers sophisticated music in an intimate setting. PSO’s leading players and soloists join with their colleagues to present traditional and modern works. The Chamber Series is also performed at area retirement communities and the Monroe Township Library. A new partnership venue will soon be announced. Programs and dates can be found at www.princetonsymphony.org.
Special Family Programming by the PSO
Sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts
Festival of Music and Art – Freedom Expressed!
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Princeton University Campus
PSO Family Concert: A Salute to African Americans’ Jazz Heritage
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm, Richardson Auditorium; $10
Art for Families: African American Art
10 am – 5 pm, Princeton University Art Museum; Free
Enjoy an afternoon of culture and family fun in the heart of Princeton at the third annual Festival of Music and Art: Freedom Expressed! Conductor Rossen Milanov leads the PSO’s Family Concert at Richardson Auditorium at 12:30 pm, and the Princeton University Art Museum offers activities before and after the concert.
PSO BRAVO!
Always free of charge, the PSO BRAVO! education programs reach more than 10,000 students of all ages and present creative classical music performances, coaching and instruction to the next generation of musicians and audiences.
PSO Lectures
In addition to pre-concert talks by PSO Music Director Rossen Milanov, the PSO’s three different lecture series provide opportunities to discover more about classical music. Programs and dates will be announced on the PSO website, www.princetonsymphony.org.
Soundtracks-Presenting PSO concert-inspired community lectures featuring experts in music, art history and more.
7 pm, Princeton Public Library; Free
Tuesday, October 1 – African American Art Talk
Wednesday, October 23 – Art Response to the Holocaust
Wednesday, January 15 – Yoga for the Arts
Wednesday, March 19 – TBD
Wednesday, April 23 – The First Four Notes
Behind the Music- Presenting living composers in moderated discussions of their works.
Princeton Symphony Orchestra Music Director Rossen Milanov has been recognized as “one of the most promising figures in the upcoming generation of conductors” by The Seattle Times and “one who bears watching by anyone who cares about the future of music” by the Chicago Tribune. He began his tenure with the PSO in June 2009. Mr. Milanov is former associate conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra and former artistic director of The Philadelphia Orchestra’s series at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts. In February 2012, he was appointed principal conductor of Orquesta Sinf?nica del Principado de Asturias in Oviedo, Spain. As a committed supporter of music education, Mr. Milanov is music director of both the New Symphony Orchestra, a youth orchestra in his native city of Sofia, Bulgaria; and Symphony in C, one of the leading professional training orchestras in the United States. Mr. Milanov studied conducting at The Juilliard School, the Curtis Institute of Music, Duquesne University, and the Bulgarian National Academy of Music. He has received the Award for Extraordinary Contribution to Bulgarian Culture and in 2005 was chosen as Bulgaria’s Musician of the Year.
ABOUT THE PRINCETON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Whether performing classical masterworks, introducing music by modern-day masters, or hosting students at their first live symphony performance, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is a cultural centerpiece of the Princeton community and one of New Jersey’s finest music organizations. Led by Music Director Rossen Milanov and guided by an extraordinary Board of Trustees, the PSO offers orchestral, pops, and chamber music programs of the highest quality, as well as lectures and other events to complement these concerts. Through PSO BRAVO!, the orchestra produces wide-reaching and innovative education programs, carried out in partnerships with local schools and arts organizations. With funding for excellence from the National Endowment for the Arts, the PSO is also a multiple-year recipient of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts’ highest honors—a Citation of Excellence and designation as a Major Arts Institution—and in June 2011, the PSO received an ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming. The only professional orchestra to make its home in Princeton, the PSO performs at historic Richardson Auditorium on the campus of Princeton University.
Celebrate the fall harvest season at Terhune Orchards during our Apple Day Festival September 14 and 15. In addition to the many fall activities, including apple picking, wagon rides, pony rides, corn maze, and the adventure barn, visitors can relax in the shade and listen to the Daisy Jug Band. One of our favorites, they will play real country music to enjoy while dunking your donut in some Terhune Orchards hot or cold fresh-pressed cider. The Daisy Jug Band will play both Saturday and Sunday, from noon to 4 p.m. The festival is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550, August 23, 2013: The West Windsor Arts Center is pleased to announce its 2013-2014 Open Mic Series. Generously sponsored by Boston Properties, the first Open Mic Night of the season kicks off on Friday, October 4th at 7:00PM.
Calling all singers, comics, poets and other individuals and groups with a talent to share! The West Windsor Arts Council invites you to participate in its highly successful Open Mic Event at the West Windsor Arts Center. Open Mic Nights occur on the first Friday of everything month, October through May. Our first Open Mic Night of 2013 is scheduled for Friday, October 4th from 7:00-9:00PM.
SIGN UP TO PERFORM at openmicsignup.weebly.com. Space permitting, a sign up list will also be available at the door. Each performer is permitted to perform two pieces with a limit of 10 minutes per performer or group.
In July, the West Windsor Arts Council selected among the best regular performers at Open Mic Night for a curated evening of music at Nassau Park Pavilion. Performers dazzled onstage and audiences saw the wealth of talent our area offers. Performers included: Jack Marley, a 7th grader from West Windsor, The Gruenberg brothers’ band, Oddme’s blend of interesting music and more. With a headlining performance by Jason Anker Covelski, the evening provided everyone with something to get toes tapping. Additional 2013-2014 dates for the Boston Properties Open Mic Series are November 1st, December 6th, January 3rd, February 7th, March 7th, April 4th, and May 2nd.
For more information, write info@westwindsorarts.org. Free event parking is available at the Wallace Road Special Permit Lot.
About the West Windsor Arts Council:
The West Windsor Arts Council’s mission is to provide professional quality community arts programming in order to support, educate, inspire, and promote the arts and art appreciation. Founded in 2002, the West Windsor Arts Council opened the doors of the new West Windsor Arts Center on September 25, 2010 in the historic Princeton Junction Firehouse at 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor, NJ 08550.
For information on the West Windsor Arts Council and West Windsor Arts Center, please visit www.westwindsorarts.org. Office and gallery hours: Mon-Fri, 10:00-6:00 pm and Sat, 10:00 am-4:00 pm. Call 609.716.1931 or write info@westwindsorarts.org.
Concerts are held the third Friday of the month, 8:15 pm, at Christ Congregation Church, 40 Walnut Lane, Princeton. Ample free parking. Admission is $20 ($15 members, $10 students and $5 children 11 and under). For more information:609-799-0944, info@princetonfolk.org, www.princetonfolk.org
Sept 20 – Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen
Longtime Princeton favorites, they are the best in contemporary and traditional folk music. This duo combines Gillette's renowned country-folk songwriting and guitar playing with Mangsen's traditional Appalachian singing and accompaniment on dulcimer, guitar, banjo, and concertina.
Oct 18 – Anne Hills
Marvelous singer, recognized as one the top contemporary folk vocalists, Hills is also a songwriter and interpreter of both traditional and contemporary songs. Her own songs contain memorable stories that are heartfelt expressions for the experience of others. “She is quite simply one of my absolute favorite songwriters. ”Tom Paxton
Nov 15 Bryan Bowers
Bryan Bowers is to the autoharp what Earl Scruggs was to the five-string banjo. He is a great , expressive singer and autoharp virtuoso. If you like Blue Grass or American folk music, Bowers is for you. His songs and story telling draw in the audience.
Dec 20 – Noel Sing We Clear
The group celebrates Christmas as it was known for centuries in Britain and North America by singing songs from an age when midwinter was a time for joyous celebration and expression of older, perhaps Christian and pagan ideas. Performances often include a Mummers Play.
Jan 17 – TBA
Feb 21 – Jeff Warner “From the Mountains to the Sea”
Warner offers a multimedia presentation featuring the voices and photographs of singers collected by his parents, Anne and Frank Warner, as they traveled through rural America from 1938 to 1966 in search of old songs. The program also includes live performance by Jeff of songs from his parents' collection as he plays the concertina, banjo, guitar and several “pocket” instruments, including bones and spoons.
Mar 21 – David Jones
Jones’ repertoire includes sea chanties, ballads, drinking songs, music hall and a wide range of material from the sublime to the ridiculous. He is considered one of the finest singers on the American folk scene.
April 17 – The Honey Dewdrops
A Virginia-based roots duet of Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish who blendnew Americana and traditional folk music in their songs which are rooted in the experience and lives of people. Their transcendent sound is composed of tightly layered harmonies, energy and emotion, accompanied on a handful of acoustic instruments. Their music covers the ground between hand crafted folk songs, Appalachian ?ddle tunes, and a cappella spirituals.
May 16 – Tom Chapin
Grammy-award winner Chapin is a multi-talented singer-songwriter-guitarist who appeals to both children and adults. He is known both as a contemporary folk artist and as a pioneer in the field of children's music. The songs he will be performing are adult songs and tell stories that draw you in, his vocals and melodic guitar playing invite you to sing along.
Now accepting applications to host a 2014 Business After Business!
Now's the time to seriously consider becoming a host of one of the PRCC's most popular and important events -- the monthly Business After Business networking receptions!
Business After Business receptions are monthly networking events hosted by PRCC members from all industries. Attendees enjoy networking and making new contacts in an informal atmosphere. These events are applauded for the results they produce & allowing you to make solid business connections.
Why host a Business After Business?
*Extremely popular and well-attended
*Excellent way to promote your business professionally
Recent Members who have hosted Business After Business events include Despana Princeton, Capital Health, Miele USA, Chauncey Conference Center, & many more!
To learn more about this opportunity, please click here to download the application or email Vikki Hurley-Schubert at vikki@princetonchamber.org
Trenton Community Singers, under the direction of Richard M. Loatman, is seeking new members for our 2013-2014 Season. We are particularly looking for tenors and basses, but all are welcome to join our chorus. Music selections are mostly classical, but also include an eclectic mix of styles.
To learn more about Trenton Community Singers and Capital Singers of Trenton, please visit our website: www.capitalsingers.org
For further information about joining, please call Suzanne Kazi at 609.799.5939 or email newtcs.cst@gmail.com
Tuesday, September 24th, 7 P.M. at Littlebrook Elementary School
Princeton, NJ (August 14, 2013) – Princeton Cub Scout Pack 43 will host its annual new membership “Round Up” open house on Tuesday, September 24, 7 p.m. – 8 p. m. at the Littlebrook Elementary School gymnasium located on 39 Magnolia Lane. The event will provide a fun-filled introduction to the Cub Scouts for interested boys in the first to fifth grades (ages 7-11).
With its motto of “Do Your Best,” the Cub Scouts experience is designed to help kids build character, good citizenship and personal fitness through fun-filled, age appropriate activities. Princeton Cub Scout Pack 43 offers a unique Scouting experience with Scouts coming together from many different Princeton area public and private schools including: Community Park, Riverside, Littlebrook, Princeton Charter School, Princeton Academy, Princeton Friends School, Princeton Montessori School, Princeton Day School, and Princeton Junior School. As a member of Princeton Cub Scout Pack 43, boys will:
·Make new friends from other schools and be part of a team through Den and Pack meetings
·Learn skills like taking care of the planet, how to spend an overnight in the wilderness, what to do in an emergency, and how to use a variety of tools
·Earn awards and recognition for personal achievements in community service, academics, sports, and a wide range of other skills
·Feel a sense of accomplishment and excitement from building and racing a Pinewood Derby car
·Participate in community volunteerism programs
·Go on exciting field trips such as overnight camping excursions
In addition to the activities for kids, the “Round Up” event will offer parents an opportunity to talk to the Pack 43 Pack and Den leaders and other Cub Scout parents about what Cub Scouts offers boys.
Princeton Cub Scouts offers an affordable, year-long experience, with annual dues of just $70. More information on Princeton Cub Scout Pack 43 is available on the Pack’s web site at: www.pack43.net.
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PRINCETON CUB SCOUT PACK 43 NEW MEMBERSHIP OPEN HOUSE
Macy’swill partner withJunior League of Greater Princetonto invite customers to participate in Macy’s eighth annual national “Shop For A Cause” charity shopping event on August 24, 2013. Customers can purchase shopping passes from Juniornow. Macy’s “Shop For A Cause” is a unique one-day-only shopping event created to support local charities’ fundraising efforts, which has helped raised more than $46 million for charities across the country since 2006.
“Over the past eight years, Macy’s annual ‘Shop For A Cause’ has raised more than $46 million for local and national charities, providing our associates and customers an opportunity to give back to those organizations that touch their hearts each and every day,” said Martine Reardon, Macy’s chief marketing officer. “Giving back is a key component of Macy’s culture. We are honored to offer our customers an easy and convenient way to make a positive difference in their communities and in the lives of others, while enjoying great savings at Macy’s.”
Macy’s has providedJunior League of Greater Princetonwith shopping passes to sell for $5 each. Junior League of Greater Princeton will keep 100 percent of every shopping pass it sells. The more Junior League of Greater Princeton sells, the more money it will raise!
By purchasing a shopping pass from Junior League of Greater Princeton, customers support an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving our local communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers while enjoying a day of spectacular discounts, entertainment and special events at Macy’s. Pass holders will receive special discounts on most regular, sale and clearance purchases all day, but some exclusions apply.
For more information about Macy’s “Shop For A Cause,” visit macys.com/shopforacause.To purchase a shopping pass from Junior League of Greater Princeton, click here.
In this two-day workshop, Arts Council of Princeton instructor, Kathleen Metexas, will teach students how to make paper using natural abaca and cotton fibers combined with botanical materials collected from plant life at Morven.
Leaves, blossoms, grasses and seed pods are just a few examples of the types of organic materials that will be used to produce tactile and intriguing natural paper effects.
The direct hands-on process of making paper promises to unlock the creativity of each student and no previous papermaking experience is required! All students will come away with a stack of their own personally made paper. A materials fee of $12 is payable directly to the instructor.
All experience levels welcome. Ages 14+. Registration is $155; $130 for Members of the Arts Council of Princeton or Friends of Morven.
West Windsor, N.J. – Something familiar, something peculiar, something for everyone, a comedy tonight! Mercer County Community College's (MCCC) Kelsey Theatre kicks off its 2013-14 season with a trip back to Roman times when PinnWorth Productions presents “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” Sept. 6 to 15. This high-energy classic starts off a colorful season of 22 full-length dramas and musical productions, along with eight shows for the younger set through the Kelsey Kids Series, performed by traveling professional troupes and local companies.
Kelsey Theatre is conveniently located on the college's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
Discounted series packages are on sale now; subscribers receive over 45 percent off regular ticket prices. Subscriptions are also available for the Kelsey Kids Series. Current subscribers must renew by Aug. 10 to receive priority seating. New subscriber orders will be filled after Aug. 10. Tickets for all single shows go on sale Aug. 20.
In addition to “A Funny Thing Happened,” the fall scheduled includes:“A Flea in Her Ear” Sept. 20-29 (The Yardley Players); “Big River – The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” Oct. 4-13 (The Pennington Players); “Laramie Project – A Staged Reading” Oct. 6 (The James Tolin Memorial Fund); “TBA, The Horror Musical” Oct. 18-27 (a Halloween special based on the bestselling novel by the King of Horror that just recently left Broadway and presented by Pierrot Productions); “Rosmersholm” Oct. 24 (MCCC Academic Theatre Company and Professor Emeritus Mel Leipzig); “Working” Nov. 1-10 (Playful Theatre Productions); “Mad Forest” Nov. 8-10 (MCCC Theatre/Dance students, Studio Theatre), and “Spamalot” Nov. 15-Dec. 1 (Maurer Productions OnStage).
From Nov. 1-10, Playful Theatre Productions presents “Working,” a celebration of the lives of everyday people featuring 26 songs by all-star composers. In the Studio Theatre Nov. 8-10 is "Mad Forest," presented by MCCC Theatre students. Next up are three weekends of the Monty Python comedy fest that is “Spamalot,” brought to you by the award-winning Maurer Productions OnStage Nov. 15-Dec. 1.
Family events in December will add to holiday merriment. Children and their grown-ups will enjoy “Annie the Movie Sing-Along” Dec. 13-14, followed by the Nutcracker-inspired Latin and Spanish dance spectacular “El Sueno” Dec. 15 (Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre).
More memorable events come to Kelsey Theatre in 2014: “Love! Valour! Compassion,” Jan. 10-19 (PinnWorth Productions); “The Actor’s Nightmare and A Night in the Theatre” Jan. 24-26 (M&M Stage); “The 39 Steps” Jan. 31 to Feb. 9 (Pierrot Productions);“Eric Clapton – Journeyman,” Feb. 15-16 (Reock & Roll Revue); “Master Class” Feb. 21-March 2 (The Pennington Players); “Peter Pan, the Musical” Mar. 8-14 (The Yardley Players); the acclaimed Broadway musical set in 19th century France – we can’t mention the name in print, but let’s just say that we can “hear the people sing” – Mar. 28-April 13 (Playful Theatre Productions); “Hair” April 25-May 4 (MCCC Theatre and Entertainment Technology students); “Something for Everyone” May 10-11 (Mercer Dance Ensemble); “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” May 16-25 (Pierrot Productions); “Shrek, the Musical” May 30-June 8 (Maurer Productions); and “Much Ado About Nothing” June 13-22 (Shakespeare ’70).
Children’s shows include “The Velveteen Rabbit” Oct. 19 (Theatre IV); “Heidi” Nov. 9 (Kaleidoscope Theatre); “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” Dec. 6-8 (The Kelsey Players); “The Nutcracker” Dec. 20-22 (The New Jersey Youth Ballet); “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” Jan. 11 (Theatreworks/USA and Two Beans Productions); “The Monster Who Ate My Peas” Feb. 8 (ArtsPower); “Stuart Little” April 5 (Theatre IV); and “The Emperor’s New Clothes” May 17 (Kaleidoscope Theatre).
Ticket prices for full-length musicals are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, and $16 for students/children; non-musicals are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors, and $14 for students/children. Ticket prices for the Kelsey Kids Series are $10 for children and seniors, and $12 for adults. Discounted subscriber packages include premium seating, exchanges for performances of the same show, special "add-a-show" rates, and advance sales of single tickets. Group discounts are also available.
To purchase a subscriber series or for tickets to individual shows, call the Kelsey Theatre Box Office at 609-570-3333. Online purchases will be available Aug. 20 at www.kelseytheatre.net. Patrons may also purchase tickets by mail with checks payable to MCCC/Kelsey Theatre, P.O. Box 17202, Trenton NJ 08690, or by ordering in person at the Box Office. Box Office hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to noon; and one hour before show time. Gift certificates are available in any amount. To request a print copy of the 2013-14 season brochure, email kelsey@mccc.edu or call the Box Office.
Kelsey Theatre has open auditions for many of its productions and welcomes assistance from community volunteers to usher and work behind the scenes. The theater gratefully accepts donations. Call 609-570-3581 or visit the website for more information.
The theater is wheelchair accessible and has secure lighted parking. Funding for performances is made possible in part by the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission through funding from the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment of the Arts.
Princeton, NJ—Princeton Symphony Orchestra engages audiences in and beyond the concert hall with a 2013-2014 season shaped by the theme of nights and dreams. Five Classical Series concerts featuring superb guest artists provide a foundation for PSO community enrichment and education offerings. PSO’s Festival of Music and Art for Families accompanies the opening concert and celebrates the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. Season highlights include a 10th Anniversary POPS! celebration featuring America’s most renowned curator of the American songbook and the Princeton premiere of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in music composition. Numerous lecture series and BRAVO! community education programs round out the visionary season.
The Classical Series features the works of four living, contemporary composers including Derek Bermel, Aaron Jay Kernis, Oscar Navarro and Julian Grant, all of whom will be in residence with the PSO during the performances of their pieces. Bermel’s Migration Seriesportrays African Americans’ uniquely burdened pursuit of the American Dream while Kernis’ Colored Fieldconfronts and contrasts the forces of evil in a beautiful world. Playful aspects of the night abound in Princeton composer Julian Grant’s Dances in the Dark and, as a tribute to Music Director Rossen Milanov’s Oviedo orchestra, PSO devotes an entire concert, “La Noche Espanola,” to Spanish-inspired music, including Navarro’s Il Concerto for Clarinet and Symphonic Orchestra. Much-loved classical repertoire are also spread throughout the season’s offerings, including Berloiz’ Symphonie fantastique, Strauss’ Death and Transfiguration, Debussy’s Iberia, and a final concert featuring the three Bs: Bach, Beethoven and Brahms.
Recounting his inspiration for the season’s programs, Music Director Rossen Milanov observed, “The theme nights and dreams affords such an enormous range of musical and artistic expression which I and the wonderful musicians of the PSO are eager to share with the enthusiastic audiences we meet at each of our concerts. The concerts themselves are not to be missed and the surrounding PSO-sponsored events, all free and open to the public, offer exceptional windows into the creative forces that are so essential to our human experience.”
This dramatically expressive season draws upon the talents of both seasoned and emerging guest soloists. In addition to the stunning virtuosi of the Julliard Jazz Orchestra who will perform in the opening concert, PSO will introduce cellist Susan Babini, praised for her “stoic emotional reserve” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) and the charming, skilled clarinetist Jose Franch-Ballester. Further genius comes from the “clarion voiced tenor” (New York Times) Dominic Armstrong partnered with premiere French horn player Eric Ruske, and the illustrious pianist Joseph Kalichstein. Ticket sales and subscription rates are approaching an all time high as concert goers in Princeton embrace the distinctive appeal of the PSO, a flourishing professional orchestra at the heart of its community.
The PSO is proud to announce that its opening concert weekend, October 5 & 6, has received national recognition for artistic excellence from the National Endowment for the Arts. The American Voices Classical Series concert and its accompanying Festival of Music and Art: Freedom Expressed! follow other Princeton-wide, year-long events to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation by spotlighting the history of Black Americans’ migration south to north in the early 20th century. The Bermel piece Migration Serieswas originally commissioned by Wynton Marsalis and will be performed with the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra, featuring young jazz artists from the renowned Juilliard School. In this stunningly creative work, Bermel draws on the striking folk images from painter Jacob Lawrence’s groundbreaking series of 60 panels, also titled The Migration Series, which capture the hardships and triumphs of this important chapter in the lives of Black Americans. Partnership tours and activities at the Princeton University Art Museum, with additional lectures and guided book discussions held at Princeton Public Library and The Arts Council of Princeton augment this event.
“PSO’s second consecutive National Endowment of the Arts award underscores the artistic excellence of our ensemble. It attests to the public value of our programming, which we intentionally design to be meaningful to our entire community,” comments Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s Executive Director Melanie Clarke.
Additional season highlights include the annual Holiday POPS! and Broadway POPS! concerts and the PSO’s Chamber Series. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Broadway POPS!, and the orchestra’s leadership will announce a headline performer to mark the occasion. PSO’s final chamber concert this spring will feature the Pulitzer Prize-winning work Partita for 8 Voices by Princeton University composer Caroline Shaw, a musician whose talent and wide scope of musical activity include occasional performances as a member of the violin section of the PSO.
Music Director Rossen Milanov will conduct each of this season’s five Classical Series concerts, and join all four living composers in Behind the Music discussions at the Arts Council of Princeton. Milanov began his tenure with the PSO in 2009, and, in addition to numerous guest engagements at major orchestras throughout the world, he divides his time between Princeton and Spain where he is principal conductor of Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias in Oviedo. He also directs the professional training orchestra Symphony in C in Camden, NJ.
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra is an independent organization of music professionals committed to innovative programming and community engagement. Concert and ticket information for Classical Series performances at Richardson Auditorium and information on pre-concert lectures and other related community events are available online at www.princetonsymphony.orgor by phone, (609) 497-0020.
Subscriptions to all five Classical Series concerts are available by calling the PSO office at (609) 497-0020. Tickets to most concerts will be available August 15 online at www.princetonsymphony.org/performances/tickets.
Princeton Friends School is accepting applications for the 2013-14 school year, with limited spots open, primarily in the lower grades. Families interested in progressive, Quaker education are encouraged to get in touch with Director of Admissions Shu Shu Costa for more information. shushu@princetonfriendsschool.org.
PRINCETON, NJ - American Repertory Ballet, New Jersey’s preeminent ballet company, voted NJ’s Favorite Dance Company in the Jersey Arts People’s Choice awards, is delighted to announce its 2013-2014 Season of performances around the state. Season highlights include three major productions: the premiere of Artistic Director Douglas Martin’s Romeo and Juliet at State Theatre in New Brunswick, with live music played by the Rutgers Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Kynan Johns; ARB’s 50th Annual Nutcracker Season, which will span five weekends at theaters across NJ and include a “Celebrate the Legacy” reception; and Night of Fire, a program featuring the premiere of Martin’s Firebird and the company premiere of Kirk Peterson’s Afternoon of a Faun, at McCarter Theatre in Princeton. The 2013-2014 season will also include brand new works by American choreographers Mary Barton, Trinette Singleton, and Kirk Peterson and revivals of works by Ann Marie DeAngelo, Patrick Corbin, and the late Gerald Arpino, Joffrey Ballet co-founder and choreographer.
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On October 11, 2013 at 8:00pm, Douglas Martin’s Romeo and Juliet will premiere at State Theatre in New Brunswick, with Prokofiev’s score played live by the Rutgers Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Kynan Johns. ARB will reprise Martin’s Romeo and Juliet at the Berrie Center at Ramapo College on February 22, 2014 at 8:00pm and at The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College on March 8, 2014 at 8:00pm.
Based on Shakespeare’s tragic story, and set to Prokofiev’s passionate score, the ballet features a company of 30 dancers, beautiful sets, and stunning costumes. In his review of a spring 2012 preview performance, NY-based dance critic Jerry Hochman of CriticalDance and Ballet-Dance Magazine characterizes Martin’s masterwork as “an ambitious production...emotionally and artistically fulfilling...exuberant and exciting to watch...[and] invit[ing] comparisons to other well-known productions,…including…that of Sir Kenneth MacMillan.” Marina Kennedy of Broadway World calls the production “an outstanding example of dance being perfectly adapted to dramatic interpretation, with the ARB dancers in full command of their art.”
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ARB’s Nutcracker is a holiday classic featuring Tchaikovsky’s score and a cast of over 100 performers. The Company has been performingNutcracker for 50 consecutive years, making it the longest-runningNutcracker production in New Jersey and one of the longest-running in the United States next to a very few, including New York City Ballet, Ballet West, Ballet Austin, San Francisco Ballet, and Washington Ballet. ARB’s 50th Annual Nutcracker Season will run from November 23 through December 22, visiting: the main stage at Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway, McCarter Theatre in Princeton, Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, the Algonquin Arts Theatre in Manasquan, and State Theatre in New Brunswick. ARB is also holding a "Celebrate the Legacy" reception at The Nassau Club in Princeton for alumni who have performed in past Nutcrackers and ARB supporters.
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On March 12, 2013 at 8:00pm, ARB will return to McCarter Theatre with its Night of Fire program. The company will dance an evening of 21st century interpretations of revolutionary works premiered by Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes in the early 20th century. As a former principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet, Martin has an extensive background with Diaghilev-era works. He had the honor of performing several other Ballets Russes classics, including Petrouchka, Le Noce, and Parade. He also was an original cast member of the reconstruction of Nijinski's Le Sacre du Printemps. The program will feature the premiere of Martin’s Firebird, which will share a program with his Rite of Spring and Kirk Peterson’s Afternoon of a Faun.
As Tony Angarano, Dance Critic for The Courant who reviewed Hartford Ballet’s premiere of the work, Peterson’s Faun“retains its setting of a Grecian idyll, but the characters, a faun that is half-human/half-beast and a flirtatious nymph, interact with more tender innocence than Nijinsky's originals, which caused a scandal at the 1912 premiere in Paris with their eroticism.” He goes on to say, “Peterson's movements seem like the natural expression of Debussy's heated music....a re-interpretation [with] stunning impact.”
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Martin’s Rite of Spring transports the original libretto of Nijinsky’s Le Sacre du Printemps - a story based on pagan ritual and sacrifice - in a competitive 1960’s office environment. In response to its spring 2013 premiere, The Star-Ledger’s Robert Johnson described the work as, “Part sentimental tribute and part screwball comedy” which “avoids primitivist clichés and, in gender parity...manages to find a concept still radical enough to make audiences squirm.”As Hochman says of Martin’s Rite, “Mr. Martin’s choreography fills the stage...The steps...are to this viewer an indescribable potpourri that work together because they fit both Mr. Martin’s concept and the Stravinsky score...a tribute to Mr. Martin’s choreographic ability.”
Just as Martin infused Rite of Spring with a feminist statement, he layers a gender twist onto the classic Firebird libretto. In his version of this classic Russian folk tale, the namesake character will be portrayed by a male rather than a female dancer. Martin will tell the original story with new choreography and set design.
“It is a great challenge for any arts organizations to present original works,” says Martin. “I am committed to keeping great 20th century work alive by both continuing to perform those great works and by creating new versions and new takes on those themes. These Diaghilev-era ballets opened the west to eastern pageantry and lore. They introduced western audiences to the artist that would go on to define art in the 20th century. Exploring that history and expounding upon it is essential to the identity and personality of my work.”
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ARB will present mixed-bill repertory evenings at Rider University’s Bart Luedeke Center, The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College, and Union County PAC’s Hamilton Stage this fall and spring. The fall season will open with ARB’s Fall Kick-Off Performance at Rider University’s Bart Luedeke Center on September 20 and 21, 2013 at 7:30pm. The performance will feature, among other works, Douglas Martin’s Rite of Spring and Patrick Corbin’s Caress, which was characterized by Hochman as “vibrant, inventive, and multi-faceted.”
American Artist Showcase will run October 18, 2013 at 7:00pm and October 19, 2013 at 2:00pm and 7:00pm at Hamilton Stage. The program will feature ARB Resident Choreographer Mary Barton’s Faerie Tyme, a narrative work in one act filled with both whimsy and athleticism. Also on the program is the great Joffrey Ballet co-founder and choreographer Gerald Arpino’s Viva Vivaldi, which ARB originally revived in the fall of 2012. This uniquely charming work is set to Antonio Vivaldi’s Concert in D for Violin, Strings, and Cembalo.
The following weekend, on October 26, 2013 at 8:00pm, ARB will present Premieres Evening at Raritan Valley Community College. This evening will feature world premieres by Kirk Peterson, former dancer with American Ballet Theatre and now acclaimed choreographer, and Barton.
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ARB will return to Hamilton Stage on March 21, 2014 at 7:00pm and March 22, 2014 at 2:00pm and 7:00pm to present Signature Duets, featuring a brand new work by Trinette Singleton, choreographer of ARB repertory favorite Capriccios, and Gerald Arpino’s Confetti. Robert Johnson praised ARB’s original performance of Confetti, writing, “Trying to resist ‘Confetti’s’ charms ultimately proves futile. The dancers’ courage is exhilarating, and Arpino, its under-appreciated choreographer, wins a belated round of applause.”
“We’re all extremely excited about this season - which will be a busy one,” says ARB Executive Director Christine Chen. “It will be a particular treat to present Romeo and Juliet with the Rutgers Symphony Orchestra at State Theatre this fall and to see Douglas Martin’s highly anticipated take on Firebird at McCarter next spring. As his Rite of Springdemonstrated, no one understands and visualizes Stravinsky’s genius like Mr. Martin. In addition to all that’s going on in our own season, we’re also very honored to be opening our season at the incomparable Jacob’s Pillow this summer and on an incredible lineup as part of the Career Transition for Dancers Annual Jubilee at City Center New York.”
American Repertory Ballet is offering two subscription packages for the 2013-2014 Season. The World Premieres Package includes 1 ticket to each of the three Premiere Performances: Romeo and Juliet at the State Theatre on October 11, 2013 at 8:00pm; Premieres Evening at The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College on October 26, 2013 at 8:00pm; and Night of Fire at McCarter Theatre on March 12, 2014, at 7:30pm. The Repertory Lovers Package includes 1 ticket to four performances not included in the World Premieres Package. Visit www.arballet.org/ARB/subscribe or call 732-249-1254 for details and purchase.
American Repertory Ballet’s 2013-2014 Performance Season
About American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School
American Repertory Ballet's mission is to bring the joy, beauty, artistry and discipline of classical and contemporary dance to New Jersey and nationwide audiences and to dance students through artistic and educational programs. The organization is comprised of: American Repertory Ballet, the preeminent contemporary ballet company in the state; Princeton Ballet School, one of the largest and most respected non-profit dance schools in the nation; and the Access and Enrichment initiatives, ranging from the long-running and acclaimed DANCE POWER program to the popular On Pointe series. The professional company is a classical and contemporary ballet company committed to presenting ballets from the 19th and 20th century alongside new and existing works by choreographers from today. Founded in 1963, the company is currently under the artistic leadership of Douglas Martin, former principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet. The company's rich history of repertory includes established masterpieces by distinguished American choreographers such as George Balanchine, Gerald Arpino, Alvin Ailey, Paul Taylor and Twyla Tharp; cutting edge works by choreographers such as Val Caniparoli, Kirk Peterson, Dominique Dumais, Harrison McEldowney, Amy Seiwert, Susan Shields and Melissa Barak; and former Artistic Directors Dermot Burke, Marjorie Mussman, Septime Webre and Graham Lustig. ARB has been designated a "Major Arts Institution" by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts consistently for the past two decades, and has repeatedly been awarded a Citation of Excellence by the Council. ARB was voted People's Choice for Best Dance Company in 2008, 2011, and 2012.
Princeton Ballet School has gained a national reputation for its excellent dance training since its founding in 1954 by Audrée Estey. Princeton Ballet School currently enrolls approximately 1500 students annually from age three through adult and is directed by Mary Pat Robertson. Princeton Ballet School has studios in Cranbury, New Brunswick, and Princeton which are equipped with shock-absorbent floors, non- slip dance surfaces and pianos for live accompaniment. Many of Princeton Ballet School’s faculty members have performed professionally; others have attained graduate degrees in dance education and have won awards for their teaching. Students from the school have gone on to dance in professional ballet and contemporary dance companies in the US and abroad. Graduates have danced with such diverse organizations as the American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Miami City Ballet, STREB, Momix, Complexions, Mark Morris Dance Company, Twyla Tharp Dance, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, New York Theatre Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Ballet Met Columbus, and American Repertory Ballet.
Celebrate Jersey Fresh and one of our state's favorite fruits by joining us for our summer harvest festival. The festival is free and will include live music, on Saturday, Blue Jersey Band and Sunday, Swing Dixie. .
A special feature: "Summer Harvest " farm-to-fork tasting section featuring local chefs who will use fresh Terhune Orchards and Jersey Fresh ingredients to prepare recipes for visitors to sample. Terhune Orchards is partnering with Zone 7 for this special offering. The tasting area will be open from noon to 4 p.m. both days and admission to the special tasting section is $5 for adults. Children 12 and under are free.
The weekend will be filled with plenty of activities for kids, including a ride through the orchards on our tractor-drawn wagons, pony rides, games and barnyard fun.
Food will be available for purchase at Pam's food tent, which will offer lots of tasty peach treats along with other tasty summer fare. Bent Spoon will be scooping their delicious summer peachy cool treats on Saturday. Jammin' Crepes will be selling peach crepes at the festival on Sunday. So come hungry!
Adults can visit our winery tasting room to sample our wines, including our award-winning Just Peachy wine. We will also be serving peach sangria. In the tasting rooms, view works and meet the artists from local Creative Collective, a collaborative of Mercer County artists and artisans.
Take part in the New Jersey Peach Promotion Council's "Perfect Peach Pie". The contest is open to any amateur baker and must be either a peach pie or peach cobbler. The entries will be judged at Terhune Orchards at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Pam Mount's popular free canning and freezing class will be held during the festival at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3.
Admission is free and plenty of parking is available at the farm.
McCarter Theatre Center is pleased to announce its 2013-2014 roster of world-renowned artists on its 2013-14 Presenting Series. During the upcoming season, McCarter will present over 40 performances by world-class performing artists curated by Special Programming Director William W. Lockwood. Mr. Lockwood has been responsible for McCarter’s special programming for over 50 years, and remains the senior arts presenter in the country. Additional performances will be added throughout the season.
Returning favorites will include violinist Joshua Bell, tap dancer extraordinaire Savion Glover, jazz trumpet superstar Chris Botti, five-time Tony Award-winning Audra McDonald, the charismatic Max Raabe & Palast Orchester, comic legend Lewis Black, tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain’s Masters of Percussion; and British Folk/Rock legend Richard Thompson.
Artist making their McCarter Theatre debuts include Chinese pianist Yuja Wang, jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, Cuban composer/pianist/bandleader Omar Sosa, an evening with the young, extraordinary gifted composer Nico Muhly, and the Simon Shaheen Quartet, one of the most significant Arab musicians, performers, and composers of his generation. In the fall, McCarter will also present SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody, a hilarious new musical that brings all the naughty fun of the best-selling book to life.
The season there will also be several milestone performances. For the first time ever in its history, McCarter’s Music Series will present a concert by one of the world’s greatest symphony orchestras, the Mariinsky Orchestra from St. Petersburg, Russia. Mezzo-soprano superstar Stephanie Blythe will pay homage to the life and music of Kate Smith; the NJ premiere of Kevin Kline in Shakespeare: One Man in his Time; and Take 6, the most award vocal group in history, will celebrate both their 25th Anniversary and their McCarter debut.
CLASSICAL MUSIC
McCarter’s 2013-2014 Classical Music Series is filled with eight of the world’s finest virtuosos. On October 8 McCarter will present its first Music Series concert ever by a major symphony orchestra: Valery Gergiev’s Mariinsky Orchestra from St. Petersburg will crown the stage at Richardson Auditorium on the Princeton campus. Gergiev has made the Mariinsky not only Russia’s best, but one of the four greatest ensembles in Europe today (with those of Vienna, Amsterdam, and Berlin). And while he, himself, will be conducting at the Met that same evening, he has asked his colleague Ignat Solzhenitsyn, to take the podium for an all-Russian program of music by Mussorgsky, Rachmaninoff, and Shostakovich’s monumental Fifth Symphony, a landmark of the 20th century orchestral repertoire.
The 2013-14 concert lineup will include other notable events, from the superstars of today like violinist Joshua Bell and the return of McCarter favorites – the duo of violinist Pinchas Zukerman and pianist Yefim Bronfman – to conductor/violinist Vladimir Spivakov and his Moscow Virtuosi. The series will also feature one of the today’s truly great voices: the mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, whose program We’ll Meet Again pays homage to the immortal Kate Smith.
The series will also spotlight some of the world’s most renowned pianist. Kirill Gerstein replaced Yundi two season ago at the last minute, and the standing ovation he received that night was enough to bring him back to McCarter! The celebrated Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes returns with an all-Beethoven program; and the Chinese pianist Yuja Wang, a true superstar in the making, already a YouTube sensation noted both for her phenomenal talent as well as her flair for fashion.
What would the Christmas season be without McCarter’s annual holiday tradition: Bach’s Complete Brandenburg Concerti, as played by The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center? And no McCarter music season is ever complete without at least one new face. This year it’s mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile in collaboration with Princeton University Concerts.
DANCE
Luis Bravo’s Forever Tango, an international sensation that played to great acclaim in Europe, Canada, on Broadway, and throughout the U.S., will launch McCarter’s Dance series. The ensemble features 14 world-class dancers, one vocalist, and an on-stage 11-piece orchestra in an evening that celebrates the passionate music and dance of Argentina.
Internationally acclaimed tap dance virtuoso Savion Glover will return to McCarter with his new show STePz, a celebration of tap dance to sound and sound to dance. In this production, Mr. Glover and his ensemble of dancers take tap dance to new heights while fusing traditional music selections of the past with his self-proclaimed top style and energy.
This season McCarter will bring back to new companies for the second time several years after their McCarter debuts: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet and Aspen Santa Fe Ballet.
In a very short time, New York’s Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet has won its spurs as the country’s most innovative contemporary ballet troupe. Last seen at McCarter in 2010, they return with a program featuring works by two of today’s most influential dance creators, Jiri Kylian and the Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite.
The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet is another success story. Who would have thought that a decision made in 1996 to locate cutting-edge art no in New York, but in the relative calm of the American heartland, would have produced a small group of classically trained dancers who can handle the full range of contemporary ballet with European flair? This will be Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s third time at McCarter and they will be performing works by Norbert De La Cruz, Alejandro Cerrudo, and another premiere to be announced.
It is not often McCarter has a chance to host a major New Jersey premiere, but McCarter has one this season: Wendy Whelan’s Restless Creature, in which the New York City Ballet star – America’s greatest contemporary ballerina – joins forces with four of today’s top male choreographers in a suite of duets to be performed by Wendy and each choreographer in turn. Each of the four – Brian Brooks, Kyle Abraham, Joshua Beamish and Alejandro Cerrudo – has his own company, providing Ms. Whelan with the opportunity to adapt to another’s vision while maintaining and even amplifying her own individuality, a project she says “that has been on my mind for many years.” (Presented in association with the Dance Program of the Lewis Center).
Rounding out the 2013-14 Dance Series will be Sleeping Beauty danced by Russia’s Rudolf Nureyev State Ballet Theatre, and the Krasnoyarsk National Dance Company of Siberia featuring a company of 55, hundreds of costumes, and accompanied by an orchestra of folk and traditional instruments; and perennial McCarter audience favorite – Pilobolus.
SIGNATURE
The Signature Series is filled with important events: jazz, cabaret, world music, and those acts that defy categorization. For example, in the jazz world, there is no new artist generating greater buzz today than the 23-year-old singer Cécile McLorin Salvant, whom The New York Times has nominated as the most likely “to extend the lineage of The Big Three- Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald.” Her first CD, WomanChild, has the critics reaching for superlatives and is already a front runner for 2013’s Jazz Album of the Year. Then, there are the veterans, like Grammy-winning trumpet superstar Chris Botti and pianist Bill Charlap, who with his trio, is one of the premiere interpreters of the Great American Songbook. And then there are the envelope-pushing eclectic sounds of The Bad Plus and the rhythms of Cuban pianist Omar Sosa, one of the grand masters of Latin Jazz.
The series will also include bassist/singer/composer Grammy Award winner Esperanza Spalding who has become the jazz world’s biggest breakout star. She will appear at McCarter as one-quarter of an all-star quartet, including legendary drummer Jack DeJohnette, saxophonist Joe Lovano, and pianist Leo Genovese.
And if that’s not enough, there are the singers starting at the top with Audra McDonald, the “First Lady” of the Broadway musical stage who picked up a record-setting fifth Tony Award for her performance in The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. Broadway is also represented by two other artists: the quirky Nellie McKay, a cabaret-leaning contemporary pop chanteuse who is wowing audiences in the off-Broadway hit Old Hats; and Jarrod Spector, who spent two years as the iconic Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys. But the quintessential cabaret evening is always the return of Max Raabe and his Palast Orchester, recreating the cabaret days of 1920’s and 1930’s Wiemer Berlin.
Acts that fall under those that defy categorization include Laurie Anderson, still the foremost performance artist of our time; the death-defying acrobatics of The Peking Acrobats; and
Cirque Eloize with their newest creation Cirkopolis, where dance , circus, and theater combine to create a surreal, dream-like experience.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Patrons may subscribe to any one or more series or design their own package. The Music and Dance Series are four events each, while the Signature Events package starts at 3 events. The 3-2-1 Pick Your Own package includes 3 plays from the Theater Series selections with 2 events from any other series to provide a flexible subscription combination for one great price. Subscribers are guaranteed prime seating locations all season, receive first choice of seating upgrades at time of renewal, are eligible for unlimited ticket exchanges, and are able to add tickets to additional shows – before the general public. The McCarter Subscription Office can be reached at 609.258.5050.
MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM Not quite ready to subscribe? Try out McCarter’s Membership program or enhance your subscription with a McCarter membership that saves money on tickets. Memberships are $35 per person for each season and tickets for most events are $35. Memberships are ideal for people who like to see many shows but are looking for flexibility and savings; a perfect add-on to any McCarter subscription that will help save money on additional single tickets; and allows patrons to receive early access to the best seats for McCarter events with priority ticket ordering periods throughout the season.
SINGLE TICKETS
Single tickets covering events from September 2013 to December 2013 go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10am.
West Windsor, N.J. – Audiences can travel back to jolly ol’ England as Theater To Go presents an interactive presentation of the Oscar-winning Disney classic film “Mary Poppins” at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre.The movie sing-along will take place on Friday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 3 at 2 p.m.; and Sunday, Aug. 4 at 2 p.m.Kelsey Theatre is located on the college’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
Join the "practically perfect" nanny Mary Poppins for a "Jolly Holiday" as she magically turns every chore into a game and every day into a whimsical adventure. Along the way, audiences will become enchanted by unforgettable characters such as the multi-talented chimney sweep Bert, played by Dick Van Dyke.This 1964 movie continues to pull lasting magic from its cinematic carpetbag of tricks, including extraordinary animation, dazzling special effects, and award-winning music and dance.
“Mary Poppins” received a total of 13 Oscar nominations, an unsurpassed record for any film released by Walt Disney Studios.The musical won awards for Best Film Editing, Original Music Score, Best Song, Best Visual Effects, and Best Actress for Julie Andrews in the title role.
The movie sing-along will be led by Kelsey Theatre veteran actors Elizabeth Rzasa of Lawrenceville dressed as Mary Poppins and Casey Woods of Sayerville dressed as Bert, who will guide the activities, introduce the film, and of course, sing along with everyone to the lyrics on the screen.A costume contest, trivia contest, and interactive games will be part of the event, along with an audience participation kit including kazoos, bubbles and noise makers.Sweets by Aunt Selma’s Chocolate and Candy Company will be available in the lobby to help audience members get their “Spoonful of Sugar.”
Based in Lawrenceville, Theater To Go is a full-service theatrical production company.Known for murder mysteries and comedy shows, the company’s performances emphasize improvisation and audience participation.This will be its third interactive film presentation at Kelsey.
Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors, and $14 for students and children.For tickets, call the Kelsey Theatre box office at 609-570-3333, or visit www.kelseytheatre.net.Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking available next to the theater.
Happy 4th of July! The holiday is almost here and our July 4th Sale is going on now. Mrs. G's manufacturers like Weber, GE, Whirlpool, Frigidaire, Bosch, and more are offering incredible deals in our biggest sale of the summer.
In addition to all the details on our huge July 4th Sale, we also have a summer tip for choosing a new AC and some amazing recipes from Mrs. G's Appliance Chef Mary Beth. Read on to find out more.
Mrs. G's 2013 July 4th Sale is going on now through July 7th. The sale features huge savings in kitchen and laundry appliances, grills, air conditioners, 4 piece kitchen packages, and more. Plus, we have 2 different periods of 12 month no interest financing available.
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MANDOLINIST CHRIS THILE MAKES HIS PRINCETON UNIVERSITY CONCERTS DEBUT
OCTOBER 24, 2013 AT RICHARDSON AUDITORIUM IN ALEXANDER HALL
Single Tickets – Just $35 ($10 for Students) – Go On Sale Online Only On July 1
Princeton University Concerts, in collaboration with McCarter Theatre, is thrilled to present the celebrated solo mandolin player Chris Thile at Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on Thursday evening, October 24 at 7:30PM. A former member of the trio Nickel Creek and current member of the Bluegrass quintet Punch Brothers, Mr. Thile has won multiple Grammy Awards and was a 2012 recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship. A versatile artist who transitions between genres with the greatest of ease, Mr. Thile recently teamed up with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, bassist Edgar Meyer and fiddle player Stuart Duncan on the Grammy-winning recording "Goat Rodeo Sessions" and his music was included on the soundtrack to the box office smash The Hunger Games. This August Mr. Thile will release an album of Bach Sonatas and Partitas transcribed for mandolin on Nonesuch Records.
Mr. Thile’s Princeton program features Bach transcriptions from his new CD as well as his own compositions and other contemporary works. Single tickets for this special event go on sale online only on July 1 and are just $35, please visit princetonuniversityconcerts.org to purchase. Patrons who plan to attend 3 or more events can save 10% on single tickets by making their own series. Please call 609-258-2800 or visit princetonuniversityconcerts.org for more information. Starting September 3, single tickets will be available for all concerts of the 2013-14 season online, by phone, and at the Frist Campus Center Box Office.
Chef Scott Anderson, of the award-winning elements restaurant in Princeton, has announced that the popular “Farm to Fork Menu” summer dinner series will kick off July 4th. The 3-course dinner menu – featuring a variety of local New Jersey and Pennsylvania farms – will run Sunday through Thursday evenings, and continue through Labor Day 2013. For more information, see attached press release or visit www.elementsprinceton.com.
Princeton, NJ – The tenth annual Eden Autism 5KandFun Run, sponsored by Munich Re, will be held on Sunday, July 14, 2013 in the Princeton Forrestal Village; the location of Eden’s Education and Outreach Center.Proceeds from the race will benefit children and adults with autism.
One special group participating is Ryan’s Roadies, named in honor of Ryan Picariello, a student in Eden’s Early Childhood Program.With Ryan being the star athlete, the heart of Ryan's Roadies is made up of 13 closest family members (Mom, Dad, brothers, aunts, uncles and cousins) who wanted to band together to raise money for Eden.Ryan’s Roadies further enjoy the additional support of many good friends and extended family that show their devotion by being a member of the team. Uncle Brian’s company, Traust Sollus Wealth Management in Princeton, has lovingly sponsored Ryan’s Roadies for the past 3 years.Aunt Heather, a Princeton local and avid runner, created the catchy team name and designed the team t-shirt which features a smiling photo of Ryan on the back to remind everyone who it is they are running for.Outside of Eden 5K primary sponsor Munich Re, Ryan’s Roadies has been Eden’s top fundraising team, raising more than $22,000 over the past two years!
“This cause is very close to our hearts as Eden plays a priceless role in the development of our son Ryan who was diagnosed with autism just before we celebrated his 2nd birthday,” says Ryan’s mom Kim.“Eden has been a blessing to my husband and me as we struggled with Ryan's diagnosis and searched for the absolute best treatment for our son.Eden has been our lifeline to understanding Ryan's needs and providing him with a better quality of life.Ryan, now 5 yrs old, has been a student at Eden for two years and his progress is nothing short of impressive due to the tireless efforts of his therapists and enormous amounts of hard work put forth by Ryan.The program and staff have enlightened our family with hope.Although Ryan has a very long road ahead of him, we look forward to what he will accomplish this coming year at Eden and we're grateful for who he is and what he can do today.”
Last year’s race was record breaking with nearly 1,000 people participating in all festivities and over $142,000 in net proceeds.The 5K Race committee is hoping to break records again this year.Playing a huge role in the success of the Eden 5K is primary sponsor Munich Re.
“For the fourth year in a row, Munich Re is honored to be the Title Sponsor of the Eden Autism Services 5K run.Munich Re employees and I know the quality of services that this organization offers to individuals with autism.Their work is inspiring, and we are proud to donate to such a great cause,” says Tony Kuczinski, President and CEO of Munich Reinsurance America.
Additional sponsors include Mission 1st Group, Inc.; Linque Management Company, Inc.; PSE&G; Novo Nordisk; Traust Sollus Wealth Management; Roundview Capital, LLC; NRG Energy; Princeton Windrows; Van Note-Harvey Associates; The Bank of Princeton; and Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC.
The event features a 5K road race on a USATF Certified course and 1 mile fun run.Participants will receive T-shirts (while supplies last), awards to 5K age-category and group team winners, and door prizes.Additional festivities include food, music, live entertainment, live broadcast by 98.3 WMGQ, and the drawing of the 10 prizes for Eden’s annual raffle.
Registration for the 5K begins at 7:30 am and is $25.00 in advance and $30.00 on race day.Registration for the Fun Run is $17.00 in advance and $20.00 on race day.Individual walkers and families welcome.Sponsorship opportunities starting at $500 are available.For more information or to register for the race visit www.edenautism5k.org or call (609) 987-0099.
About Eden
Since 1975, the not-for-profitEden Autism Services has provided early intervention, education, employment training and residential services for children and adults with autism.Eden offers both in-person and online support and training programs for families and professionals. Recognized nationally, Eden is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.For more information about Eden visit www.edenautism.org or call (609) 987-0099.Follow Eden on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
As the school year winds down, many are focused on the last day of school and not thinking much farther ahead about the upcoming summer.
In fact, summer is one of the busiest times of the year, with plenty of activities in which members can participate at the YWCA Princeton. “Summer is the perfect time to develop new skills or enjoy an activity that one cannot do during the year,” states Diane Hasili, YWCA Princeton spokesperson. “We have a variety of programs for adults, teens, and children.”
While the majority of summer classes and programs kick off on Monday, June 24th, shorter one- and two-week programs are offered throughout the summer to accommodate the public’s travel schedules. “Our goal is to have everyone experience something unique and exciting this summer,” Hasili adds.
A lot of new things are available at the YWCA. “FABULOUS FRIDAYS” were introduced this summer where most campers enjoy a full day of fun. Some Fridays might include a day at the beach, the Liberty Science Center, the Academy of Natural Science, or even the Funplex, while others Fridays will be special themed days onsite. “Parents are seeking a stimulating summer experience beyond watching TV and playing on the computer for their children,” shares Hasili. “We heard them and created new camps, full and half day options, and something that will appeal to every child.”
Adult education programs are also available this summer. There are more than 15 ESL classes for adults and more including free Citizenship Preparation and free GED prep. And there isn’t a better time to learn how to swim. The YWCA offers American Red Cross Aquatics instruction for adults, children, and families providing an opportunity to develop critical swim skills and build confidence at its Princeton location and at West Windsor Plainsboro High School North in conjunction with the Plainsboro Township Recreation Department.
Breast cancer support groups and weekly wellness walks will be available throughout the summer to those living with, through, and beyond breast cancer.
“We also tried to create opportunities for families to experience summer together. Whether taking a family swim or martial arts class, or sharing in a new ballet each week culminating in a dance performance each Friday, we truly are focused on strengthening family bonds and community ties,” states Hasili.
And for the wee ones, the preschool will be available in two week blocks on a half-day or full-day option. Staffed by educators, children will focus on fun-in-learning activities such as music and movement, scientific discovery, and culinary arts. As a bonus, they will also receive American Red Cross instructional swim (twice weekly).
For detailed information regarding these and more summer opportunities, a summer program class guide can be downloaded from the YWCA’s website at www.ywcaprinceton.org/classes. Hasili shares, “We look forward to what is shaping up to be a great summer, new and familiar faces, and lots of smiles!”
YWCA Princeton
Established in 1922, the YWCA Princeton is a local not-for-profit organization with thousands of women, men, children and families as members. It serves Mercer County and central NJ through educational and recreational classes, social services, advocacy, and leadership development. Programs include summer camps, aquatics, arts and crafts, breast cancer resources, community events, dance, early childhood education, English as a second language, gymnastics, martial arts, American Red Cross and lifeguard certification classes, Newcomers Club for those new to the area, and its Women’s Group. The YWCA is the oldest and largest multicultural women's organization in the world with 300 U.S. affiliates and locations in 106 countries. It is a safe community building strong women leaders, empowering women, and eliminating racism. For more information, call (609) 497-2100 or visit www.ywcaprinceton.org.
Join Blue Moon Acres with Scott Anderson of Elements Restaurant in Princeton, NJ for a dinner on Blue Moon Acres Farm. Beginning at 5:00 pm enjoy hors d'oeuvres, locally produced beer and wine, live music, and a farm tour. The night will culminate with a delicious meal created by chef Scott and the Elements team using Blue Moon's own Certified Organic produce and a variety of local foods. A five-star, pre fixe meal served on tables in the beautiful fields of a lush, 63 acre organic farm. The market will be open throughout the event with items from event sponsors being sold at a 10% discount. Guests may want to bring a cooler! A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen.
DATE: Sunday July 14th 2013
LOCATION: Blue Moon Acres Farm & Market, 11 Willow Creek Dr. Pennington, NJ 08534
START TIME: 5:00PM
TICKETS: $125 per person
EARLY BIRD PRICE - PURCHASE BY JUNE 15TH: $100 per person
During the hot days of summer, the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers Universityis the place to be for budding young artists! Zimmerli Summer Art Camp offers weekly sessions fromJune 24 to July 26.More than 20 topics are designed for children 7 to 14 years old, from beginning to advanced levels. Studio classes explore such mediums as pastels, sculpture, and watercolor, as well as styles that examine the techniques of ancient Egypt, 19th-century masters, and abstraction. Among popular topics returning this year are Dinosaur Delights, Japanese Animé, and Puppet Power. New classes feature Urban Expressions: The Art of Graffiti and Fashion Design.Morning, afternoon, and all-day classes are available. Complete information and registration form are available at https://bit.ly/ZArtCamp. For additional questions, contact the Education Department at education@zimmerli.rutgers.edu or 848.932.6766. 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick.
Join the Princeton Leeep Young Professionals for a great night out and a concert at Grounds for Sculpture. At 5:30 p.m. we'll begin with an exclusive private party, catered by Rats Restaurant at the water garden. The concert, featuring The Deb Callahan Band will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the courtyard. Come early & explore the park!
Ticket includes: entrance to park, concert ticket, private party, food & one drink. Event is rain or shine and will be indoors in case of inclement weather. Register now!
PinnWorth Productions presents the humorous and touching play “On Golden Pond” at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre.Performances are Fridays, June 14 and 21 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, June 15 and 22 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, June 16 and 23 at 2 p.m.Kelsey Theatre is located on the college’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on June 14.
Norman Thayer, a cranky 80-year-old retired professor, makes his annual summer pilgrimage with his wife, Ethel, to their New England summer cottage on a lake called Golden Pond.Their solitude is interrupted when the couple’s daughter, Chelsea, arrives with her fiancé and teenage son in tow.Written by Ernest Thompson, “On Golden Pond” explores the turbulent relationship the young woman shared with her father growing up, and the difficulties faced by a spirited couple in the twilight years of a long marriage.
This endearing story of a family and its complexities had its initial Broadway run in 1979, and received five Drama Desk Award nominations.It was then made into the hit 1982 film starring Katherine Hepburn, Henry Fonda and Jane Fonda. In 2001 a television adaptation of the play starred Christopher Plummer and Julie Andrews, and in 2005 it was revived on Broadway with an African American cast, starring James Earl Jones and Leslie Uggams.
“This play represents a return to my first love: intimate shows,” said Director Lou J. Stalsworth of Allentown.It has given me the opportunity to work with a small, dedicated cast who in turn must focus on the playwright’s vision: subtleties and subtext.”
The show stars John Shanken-Kaye of Doylestown, PA, as Norman; Laurie Hardy of Hamilton as Ethel; and Elizabeth Rzasa of Lawrenceville as their daughter, Chelsea. The cast also features Calvin Tobias of Ivyland, PA, as 13-year-old Billy Ray; Rob Gougher of Newtown, PA, as Chelsea’s fiance, Bill Ray; and Wayne Rossignol of Hamilton as Chelsea’s childhood sweetheart, Charlie.
The show is directed by Lou J. Stalsworth of Allentown, with stage management by Rachel Piscopo of Morrisville, PA, lighting and sound design by Robert Terrano of East Windsor, and costumes by Kate Pinner of Allentown.
Tickets are $16 for adults, $14 for seniors, and $12 for students and children.For tickets, call the Kelsey Theatre box office at (609) 570-3333, or order online at www.kelseytheatre.net.Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking available next to the theater.
Kelsey Theatre has announced its summer schedule of shows: “As You Like It,” June 28-July 7; “Godspell,” July 12-21; Reock and Roll presents Beatles’ “White Album,” July 27-28; “Mary Poppins” Movie Sing-a-long, Aug. 2-4; and the Third Annual Kelsey Theatre Awards Ceremony on Aug. 10.Discount packages are available, up to 35 percent off.For more information, call (609) 570-3333, or visit www.kelseytheatre.net/summer13.
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DanceVision, Inc., is pleased to announce another free four week series of the Princeton Dance for Parkinson (PDP) program. This four week series will begin May 22 to June 12,, 2013; anyone with Parkinson’s Disease, their caregivers, friends and family members are invited to attend these classes free of charge!
The series will begin Wednesday May 22, from 1:00-2:15pm at PDT Studio, Forrestal village, 116 Rockingham Row, Princeton NJ. The dates of the series are as follows: May 22, May 29, June 5, June 12, 2013. Classes for this series will be FREE, though donations are encouraged. No dance experience is necessary and participants can start anytime during the series! Caregivers, family members, and friends are also welcome to attend the free classes.
DanceVision and The Parkinson Alliance have been offering Princeton Dance for Parkinson classes since early 2011. In each 75-minute workshop, participants explore elements of modern dance, ballet, social dance, and repertory in an enjoyable, non-pressured environment that features live musical accompaniment. Classes are appropriate for anyone with Parkinson’s Disease, no matter how advanced, and no prior dance experience is necessary. The Princeton Dance for Parkinson classes empower the participants who enjoy movement, music, and dance, while gaining confidence and freedom in a relaxed fun social atmosphere.
(Photo: Lauren Barbero)
In January 2011, DanceVision partnered with The Parkinson Alliance to bring John Heginbotham and David Leventhal—lead teachers of the Dance for Parkinson’s Disease program founded by Mark Morris - to central New Jersey to host a master class of their innovative dance program. Since this master class, DanceVision teachers trained with Morris’s Dance for Parkinson’s Disease program and created the Princeton Dance for Parkinson to bring the classes to central New Jersey on a recurring basis. DanceVision, in conjunction with The Parkinson Alliance, has hosted eight, six/four-week series of the class.
Manola, a PDP participant shared: “It works for all levels of the disease and for caregivers as well. Each of us can participate in our own way, and be comfortable with each other.” Dr. Sydney and Roslyn Helfen, who have attended each series together, shared: “It is the first activity we have found that is as much fun as it is vital for living with Parkinson’s Disease. We look forward to it each week.”
“DanceVision’s mission to enrich the community with quality dance experiences and we are thrilled to work with The Parkinson Alliance on producing this vital program for the community,” says President of the DanceVision Board of Trustees, Cadence Bowden. For more information on the Princeton Dance for Parkinson program and DanceVision, please visit our website at www.dancevisionnj.org, email info@dancevisionnj.org or call 609-520-1020.
May 24, 25 and 26, 2013 at 7:30 PM
May 31, June 1 and 2, 2013 at 7:30
Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison
Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar
A die-hard musical theatre fan plays his favorite cast album and suddenly the musical bursts to life in his living room, telling the rambunctious tale of a brazen Broadway starlet trying to find and keep her true love.
Forty-four MCCC alumni who have earned their bachelor’s degrees through the William Paterson University (WPU) at Mercer program during the 2012-13 academic year were the stars of a graduation reception May 3. The event, hosted by WPU at the Mercer County Community College (MCCC) Conference Center, celebrated students’ hard work and perseverance and the start of the next phase of their lives.
“This is the third time I have congratulated you,” said MCCC President Dr. Patricia Donohue, noting that she welcomed them as new students at Mercer and saluted them as Mercer graduates. “That was the beginning of the work. And I hope you will remember that this is the beginning of the next step.”
Since the WPU at Mercer program began in 2009, 79 MCCC graduates have continued their studies at WPU on the West Windsor campus in degree programs including Management, Early Childhood Education/Elementary Education, Liberal Studies, and Psychology. Currently, 180 students are enrolled.
“This is a model program throughout the state,” said Dr. Guy Generals, Mercer’s vice president of academic affairs and a WPU alumnus. “William Paterson is very much engaged and very much part of the Mercer family.”
Also participating in the ceremony were WPU President Kathleen Waldron, Ph.D., and Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Edward Weil, Ph.D. WPU deans from the Colleges of Business, Education, and Humanities and Social Science also spoke, as well as MCCC Dean of Liberal Arts Robin Schore, Ph.D.
WPU at Mercer graduates are also invited to participate in William Paterson's regular spring commencement, to be held May 15 at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford.
According to Dr. Weil, MCCC graduates are excelling in WPU’s programs at Mercer. “Most are highly motivated to complete their bachelor’s degrees in an affordable program located at their community college. It’s a great partnership for us all.”
Two graduates who attended the ceremony, Education majors Eric Stewart of Bordentown and Dana Skillman of Hamilton, are already feeling the value of their undergraduate degrees. Both landed jobs in their field following graduation in December.
Stewart, who enrolled at MCCC in 2007, chose Mercer for its solid reputation, proximity to home and affordable tuition. “It was the best decision for me,” he said. “I graduated with barely any debt.” Stewart says that WPU was another move that was best financially. “Plus I had familiarity with the MCCC campus. I was moving on with many of my peers,” he observed. He notes that WPU’s discounted tuition rates for MCCC students made the remaining cost of his undergraduate education reasonable, enabling him to focus 100 percent on learning and on extracurricular activities like the Future Teachers Club, where he served as vice president. He was a member of Kappa Delta Pi, the international education honor society, and Pi Lambda Theta, a WPU organization for future teachers.
At WPU at Mercer, Stewart took 16 courses on campus and 16 courses online. He notes that those who major in Education are also required to have a second major. Stewart chose Liberal Studies, selecting concentrations in English and History. “It worked out and I enjoyed it all,” he said.
In his final semester in the fall, Stewart was a student teacher at Beverly City School in Beverly, NJ, a pre-K to 8th grade school. He was offered a job there as a paraprofessional following graduation. “I work one-on-one with a student and also assist the teacher,” he said. “It’s a lot of work, but it’s also a lot of fun.”
Stewart considers MCCC, followed by WPU at Mercer, to have been excellent stepping stones. He is thinking about pursuing his master’s degree in teaching or library science. And right now, Stewart says, “I am truly happy to have a job.”
Dana Skillman says that WPU was the answer she was looking for. “The cost was right and the location was right. I still felt part of the WPU family even though I was not on the main campus.”
Graduating from MCCC in 2010, Skillman transferred seamlessly to WPU alongside Stewart and other associate degree grads from Mercer’s Education program, earning dual certifications in Early Childhood/Elementary Education in December, with a second major in Psychology. She says she was well prepared for her current job as a lead teacher at the Goddard School, a pre-school with several locations in Central New Jersey.
Skillman enjoyed the diversity she found in the classroom, as a student at Mercer and at WPU. “I’m 28. There were all different ages in the classroom. We became good friends and I am still close with the whole group.”
Now she is experiencing that same kind of camaraderie at Goddard where, as lead teacher for the 6- to 18-month class, Skillman says that a team approach makes a good program great. “We all work together,” she said.
Skillman often gets asked what she teaches the babies and toddlers in her care. “Actually they grasp a lot of things very quickly,” she says. “I have lesson plans. We do weather, numbers, manners, even yoga. I generate reports and communicate regularly with parents. I am happy where I am.”
And that’s important. “You have to enjoy being a teacher,” Skillman emphasizes. “If you are not into it, that comes through in your teaching.”
William Paterson University has rewarded excellence for MCCC graduates who transfer to WPU at Mercer. The university has awarded more than $150,000 in scholarships to 30 MCCC graduates who are members of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year schools, and other students with high grade point averages. Another seven will receive scholarships in May for the 2013-14 academic year.
More information about WPU at Mercer and other bachelor degree programs on the MCCC campus is available at www.mccc.edu/universitycenter.
Art +10 is pleased to announce their second group exhibition, ‘Away We Go’, at Small World Coffee, 14 Witherspoon Street, Princeton NJ with a reception open to the public on Friday June 7th from 7-9pm. Art +10 is a group of independent, professional artists working in and around the Princeton area. Their mission is to promote the arts in the local community. The Group's major aim is give to support to one another.
The title “Away We Go”, leaves each artist to respond independently. The result is a collection of images, each reflecting a different media, with a wide range of subject matter.
As a whole the collection reflects the lazy days of summer. Steve Kennedy, Meg Michael, Mary Waltham and Katja De Ruyter present landscapes of sun and silent countryside. Tasha O’Neill’s photographs reflect quiet, summer days, including an image of lupines emerging through a misty morning. A local landscape by Heather Barros’ depicts Morven – while other images are of other parts of the world – Jim Bongartz’ Spain, and Gill Stewart’s London.
Small World Coffee open Monday – Thursday 6.30am – 10pm, Friday – Saturday 6.30am – 11pm, and Sunday 7.30am – 10pm
(TRENTON, NJ) — A grant of $40,000 by the Corella and Bertram R. Bonner Foundation will support The Crisis Ministry of Mercer County, Inc., in 2013.
The grant will primarily support the Crisis Ministry’s Hunger Prevention program, helping to keep heart-healthy foods, including non-perishables and fresh produce, available to families that experience food insecurity. The grant will also provide support for families and individuals enrolled in the organization’s Housing Stability and Case Management program.
The Bonner Foundation is a long-time supporter of the Crisis Ministry. It supports anti-poverty programs in the area of hunger and education, and concentrates many of its efforts in central New Jersey through support of 25 community-based and educational institutions combating poverty, especially in the area of hunger. The Foundation also supports the Bonner Scholar and Bonner Leader Programs, four-year, service-based college scholarship programs at more than 75 colleges and universities across the country, providing access to education, and an opportunity to serve to more than 3,200 students annually.
“The Bonner Foundation’s consistent and generous support is vital to our programs and has an important impact on food security and housing stability in our community” said Carolyn Biondi, Executive Director of the Crisis Ministry.
The Crisis Ministry of Mercer County, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 1980 by Nassau Presbyterian Church and Trinity Church to respond to local struggles brought on by the nationwide recession of the time. Today, the organization provides vital assistance to some 5,000 households each year through effective initiatives that address hunger insecurity and nutrition education; housing stability and homelessness prevention; and job readiness and employment stability. The organization also conducts weekly bilingual nutrition classes with the Rutgers Extension Service and quarterly “Lunch and Learn” health screenings with partner Capital Health System’s Community Health Education Department. For more information on the organization, visit thecrisisministry.org or call 609-396-5327.
DanceVision Performance Company is pleased to present the original ballet
A Midsummer Night's Dream, based on William Shakespeare's classic comedy and set to Mendelssohn's lush score. Risa Kaplowitz, DanceVision's Artistic Director and choreographer of The Snow Queen and The Secret Garden, has once again used her ethereal choreography to bring to life this wonderful tale of magical characters caught up in a comedic entanglement of love, jealousy, and fun. Where Fairies, Pixies, and Sprites make mischief with the lives of unsuspecting, love-struck Mortals. DanceVision will also perform Graduation Ball as a special bonus feature, with original choreography by David Lichine, and staged by Sergio Manolo Molina. Watch what ensues as a group of male cadets are invited to dance at a girl's school in this hilarious and playful ballet.
DanceVision also offers a free, educational, pre-performance talk one hour prior to each performance. Get a preview of the story, and learn about the process of translating great literature into dance. Simply come to the theater one hour early and show your ticket stub to attend.
LAWRENCE, N.J.—The Rutgers Master Gardeners of MercerCounty will conduct its annual Spring Plant Expo and Garden Market on Saturday, May 4, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the MercerEducationalGardens, 431A Federal City Road, Hopewell Township, adjacent to the MercerCountyEquestrianCenter.
New and exciting this year is a garden market featuring selected top-notch nurseries from Pennsylvania and New Jersey. (Go to www.mgofmc.org for a complete listing.) This is a rare opportunity to meet these vendors and purchase a wide assortment of native plants, woody ornamentals, herbs, annuals, perennials and even a bit of garden whimsy! Master Gardener homegrown tomatoes, veggies and perennials will, of course, be in abundance. Back by popular demand is a second-hand sale of garden-related items. Once again Mercer County Horticulturist Barbara J. Bromley will be available to answer gardening questions.
Cooperating Agencies include Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, U.S. Department of Agriculture and CountyBoard of Chosen Freeholders. Rutgers Cooperative Extension, a unit of the New Jersey Agricultural Experimental Station, is an equal opportunity program provider and employer. Contact your local Extension Office for information regarding special needs or accommodations. Contact the State Extension Director's Office if you have concerns related to discrimination, (732) 932-5000, ext. 584.
The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County is a volunteer educational outreach program of Rutgers Cooperative Extension. Master Gardeners participate in many volunteer programs throughout the County, as well as answer home horticulture questions through their Rutgers Master Gardener Helpline, (609) 989-6853, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (March through October) and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (November through February). For more information on Master Gardener educational programs and events, visit www.mgofmc.org.
Assembling perspectives from musicology, theater and performance studies, dance history and criticism, and cinema and media studies, “The Agon of Opera and Dance” aims to explore the conceptual and practical polarities of opera and dance. Through the cultivation of a meaningful dialogue between academics and practitioners, it is our hope that the symposium will bring new prominence to the question of this longstanding agon, launching a sophisticated and thorough inquiry into the confrontation and complementarity of opera and dance.
The two-day event taking place at Princeton University on May 3 & 4, 2013 will feature academic presentations by distinguished opera and dance scholars from around the country including Mary Ann Smart (University of California Berkeley), Rebecca Schneider (Brown University) and Timothy Scholl (Oberlin College and Conservatory); a lecture-demonstration by composer Barbara White (Princeton University) involving her one-act opera, Weakness, with choreography by Kate Weare; and a roundtable discussion of “choreographer’s opera” that examines the work of Trisha Brown, Pina Bausch, and Mark Morris, to be moderated by David J. Levin (University of Chicago; Co-Executive Editor, Opera Quarterly).
We are delighted to welcome as discussants for the symposium members of the editorial board of The Opera Quarterly including Alessandra Campana, Bonnie Gordon, Ryan Minor, Christopher Morris and Heather Wiebe. Dance scholars and critics Joan Acocella (The New Yorker Magazine), Lynn Garafola (Barnard College), Janice Ross (Stanford University), and Elizabeth Kendall (The New School) will serve as discussants, joined by a roster of Princeton faculty that includes Wendy Heller, Simon Morrison, Caryl Emerson, Peter Brooks, Serguei Alex Oushakine, Tina Fehlandt and Jeffrey Dolven.
The symposium will conclude on May 4 with two back-to-back performance events: a screening of the dance film “Baroque Suite” by Princeton composer Troy Herion, and a work-in-progress, “Structural Appropriation,” by Princeton Senior Lecturer in Dance and choreographer Rebecca Lazier in collaboration with dancers Silas Riener ’06, Cori Kresge, Pierre Guilbault, Christopher Ralph and Princeton composers Leila Adu, Cenk Ergun, Quinn Collins, and Jeff Synder. The piece attempts to give the independent forms (choreography, voice, music, and dancers) equal value and follows conditions appropriated from Terry Riley’s In C. (6:30pm, Lewis Center for the Arts, Hagan Dance Studio).
The events are free and open to the public, but registration is requested. Please register for the event by sending an email with your name, email and affiliation to agonsymposium@gmail.com
PTP's spring outdoor season will begin as of Wed., April 24. With the start of the new season PTP is excited to welcome Darren Kindred, USPTA/PTR to the PTP full time staff. Darren will be teaching all levels at Community Park.
As many of you registered in March, this email is to remind you of the site you registered for, as well as, the start and end dates for each specific day. Please review the information below and mark your calendar with these dates. In the event of questionable court or weather conditions please call the CP hotline 609-520-0015x2. A message will be left 30 minutes prior to the start of classes. All CP classes will be brought indoors to the Eve Kraft Community Tennis Ctr. (KCTC), 92 Washington Rd., Princeton Jct 08550 in the event of wet court conditions or inclement weather. (NOTE: Round robins and matchplays WILL NOT be brought indoors.) PTP does not offer make-ups for personal absences. No credits or refunds.
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Community Park (CP), Princeton, the courts are located behind the Community Park Elementary School (GPS 372 Witherspoon Street, Princeton NJ 08540)
START AND END DATES:
MONDAY: April 29-June 17 (No class May 27/Memorial Day. The last Monday class will be held FRIDAY, JUNE 21)
TUESDAY: April 30-June 18
WEDNESDAY: April 24-June 19 (No class June 5/PTP annual fundraiser)
THURSDAY: April 25-June 20 (No class June 6/PTP annual fundraiser)
FRIDAY: April 26-June 14
SATURDAY: April 27-June 15
SUNDAY: April 28-June 16
CLASSES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE:
PEEWEE:
Tue 3:45-4:30pm
Fri 4:15-5:00pm
BEG 7-9:
Wed. 5:00-6:00pm
Sat. 4:30-5:30pm
BEG/ADVBEG 7-9 :Wed. 4:00-5:00pm
Tue 6:30-7:30pm
Fri. 5:00-6:00pm
Fri 6:00-7:00pm
Sun. 4:00-5:00pm
ADVBEG 7-9:
Wed. 5:00-6:00pm
Thu. 4:00-5:00pm
INTERMEDIATE 10-12:
Wed. 4:00-5:30pm*new class offering
We look forward to seeing everyone on court.
Thank you for your support of the Princeton Tennis Program.
Mercer County Community College’s Fashion Design program invites the community to an inaugural runway show as the college celebrates its first graduating class of fashion students. “Trenton Makes: An MCCC Student Fashion Show Benefit and Awards Ceremony” takes place Saturday, May 4, from 3 to 5 p.m. in Kerney Hall in the James Kerney Building on Mercer’s Trenton Campus, 102 North Broad Street.
Five Fashion/Apparel Design students will present multiple garments from their collections, from dresses and jackets to skirts and menswear. Among the models will be fellow students and friends, including some young people from local high schools. Also showcased at the event will be garments the students have designed for MCCC’s Fashion Program Coordinator Allegra Ceci, Bursar Lucia Brown-Joseph, Board Trustee Pam Hersh, Trenton Campus Provost Monica Weaver, and President Patricia C. Donohue, all of whom will be wearing their outfits. Original styling, including hair, make-up and accessories, will be carried out by MCCC’s Fashion Club students.
Student designers for the event include Shannon Brown of Trenton, Tashanique Purnell of Trenton, Ryan Ramoo of West Windsor, Nylea Rivers of Plainsboro, and Pina Succi of Princeton Junction.
“Our students have created outfits for real people who seek to live, work and have fun in their clothing,” Ceci said.“A tremendous amount of work has gone into the designing and making of these garments. I am so proud of this first group of students for their dedication to their craft.I have seen them grow as designers and as people.”
Special guests include New Jersey-based fashion designers Ray Brown of Trenton and Tammy Duffy of Hamilton, both of whom are MCCC alumni, and Lori Ann Diaz, regional manager for Gap, Inc.The three industry professionals will offer their critiques of the students’ lines at the conclusion of the show.Diaz will be awarding scholarships to students as part of the Gap Inc. for Community Colleges initiative.
MCCC President Donohue observes that this show represents the fruition of the college’s vision to bring fashion design to Trenton. “Trenton was a creative engine for the design and manufacturing sector,” Donohue observed.“We are proud to be introducing a program in the city that connects to its creative roots and is ideally located along the Northeast Corridor.Many of our students will transfer to four-year fashion schools in New York and Philadelphia.”
Mercer’s Fashion/Apparel Design program was introduced at Mercer in 2011. The Fashion Merchandising program, whose curriculum includes the business side of the industry, was introduced at the college in Fall 2012.The programs are housed in Trenton Hall, which opened last year across the street from the existing Trenton campus.Students study in a state-of-the-art Fashion Design laboratory and art studio, and use a storefront gallery to display their work.
Tickets for this fashion benefit event are $10 and are available at the bursar’s offices on both campuses (SC256 at the West Windsor campus and KC211 at the Trenton campus). Tickets will also be available at the door.(advance ticket purchases are recommended.For more information, call (609) 570-3160.
Rider University students Nicole Sheehan plays the role of Sarah and Colby Dezelick is Frank in Rider University’s upcoming production of the musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
April 09, 2013
(Princeton, N.J., March 15, 2013) The musical theatre program at Rider University presents the rollicking musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers April 24 through April 28, 2013 in the Bart Luedeke Center Theater on the campus of Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J. Robin Lewis is the director, and Nathan Hurwitz is musical director for the cast composed of students studying musical theatre at Rider University’s Westminster College of the Arts.
Based on the popular movie, this production of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers was adapted by Lawrence Kasha and David Landay with music by Gene de Paul and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The story centers around Milly, a young bride living in the 1850's Oregon wilderness, who plans to civilize and marry off her six rowdy brothers-in-law to ensure the success of her own marriage. Her plan backfires when the brothers in their enthusiasm, kidnap six women from a neighboring town to be their brides. Bursting with the rambunctious energy of the original film, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is full of the boisterous fun and romance that harkens back to the glory days of the movie musical.
Robin Lewis' Broadway credits include Fosse, Beauty and the Beast, A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden and the first national tours of Victor/Victoria and The Producers. Other national tours include A Chorus Line, Hello Dolly!, Beauty and the Beast and special performances at The Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall. He appears on the PBS Dance in America movie Fosse: A Celebration in Dance. Lewis' choreographic work includes the Richard Linklater film BERNIE, starring Shirley MacLaine and Jack Black. He has choreographed scores of others shows regionally, garnering multiple critical awards, including the Kennedy Center/ACTF Excellence in Choreography.
Nathan Hurwitz’s career spans from Broadway to regional theatres to the concert halls of the United States and Europe. His Broadway credits include Blood Brothers, Dream and Phantom of the Opera. He has taught acting and coached voice for many years privately as well as at New York University, HB Studios, Point Park College, the University of Pittsburgh, Northwestern State University of Louisiana and Syracuse University.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors. They can be purchased at the door, through the box office at 609-921-2663 or online at www.rider.edu/arts. General admission preview tickets are $9 and are only available at the door.For more information, visit rider.edu/arts.
Buck's longtime love of music benefits Princeton student performers
By the Office of Development Communications
A generous bequest from a member of Princeton's Class of 1946 will provide essential support to the Princeton University Orchestra and the Princeton University Glee Club.
The J. Mahlon Buck Jr., Class of '46, Endowment will, among other uses, allow the two groups to make more frequent domestic and international tours, help fund production costs for performances, and enable the ensembles to expand their library of instrumental and choral scores.
"The University is deeply grateful to Mr. Buck and his family for this gift," said President Shirley M. Tilghman. "It really has two beneficiaries — Princeton's exceptionally gifted student-musicians and the audiences who will have the pleasure of seeing and hearing them perform."
Buck, who helped build pharmaceutical distribution businesses and was an owner of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team, died in 2011 at age 85 in Haverford, Pa. An enthusiastic, lifelong musician who came from a highly musical family, he learned to play many instruments, although piano and voice were his first loves. As an undergraduate, he was a member of the Glee Club as well as the Nassoons a cappella group and the Triangle Club, Princeton's renowned musical-comedy troupe. In later years, he and his wife, Elia, loved and supported the arts in their city and were recognized as leading patrons of the Philadelphia Orchestra for many years.
"It's clear that music was very important to Mr. Buck," said Professor of Music Steven Mackey, a Grammy-winning composer and musician who chairs the Department of Music. "Music plays a part in all of our lives, and its study and performance has long been deeply embedded in Princeton's culture. This support from the Buck endowment helps to carry on this tradition, and will give our students more opportunities to deepen their abilities while sharing their talents with the world."
Both ensembles attract "varsity musicians" — Princeton's top singers and instrumentalists. The Glee Club, which began in 1874 with a handful of students, now numbers more than 80 singers. The orchestra, formed in 1896, is an ensemble of more than 110 musicians. Grammy nominee Gabriel Crouch, a former member of the United Kingdom's King's Singers, has directed the Glee Club since 2010; Michael Pratt has led the orchestra for 35 years in performances of the many challenging works in its repertoire. Both Crouch and Pratt are senior lecturers in the Department of Music.
The fund will expand the ensembles' ability to tour, adding domestic trips and enabling all students to participate in international tours regardless of their ability to pay.
"The tours provide a bonding between students like nothing else, one that spills over into and elevates music making," Pratt said. "These projects often take us to some of the great locations of musical history, the homelands of the composers whose music is central to our educational mission. The experience of that music is forever altered after that. The term 'life-changing' is one heard not infrequently from our alumni."
Crouch agreed, emphasizing that the benefits extend well beyond the students' years at Princeton.
"The world hears Princeton music at its absolute best whenever we perform abroad," he said. "But as wonderful as this is, the greatest joy of completing a tour comes in knowing that the students have ignited new inner resources and built new relationships with each other that will sustain their entire lives."
Tours also reach a wider audience of prospective students and let alumni around the world experience Princeton students' musical skill, the conductors said.
The fund will support production costs for performances that require elaborate staging, guest soloists, performance workshops and master classes. It will permit the University library to acquire up-to-date performing editions, and it will pay for administrative assistance that will free up the conductors to focus their time on musical preparation and teaching.
In addition, the fund will provide operational support for Sinfonia, an orchestra composed of the many excellent musicians for whom there is no room in the Princeton University Orchestra, and the Chamber Choir, a small vocal ensemble that has some overlap with the Glee Club but sings a repertoire suitable for 20 voices instead of 80. The fund will enable all of the ensembles to record more of their performances.
Buck was a loyal supporter of Princeton over the years. He, his wife and their family made generous gifts to the arts, athletics, academic programs and Annual Giving, Princeton's annual fundraising campaign. Their children, Caroline Buck ("Cackie") Rogers, a member of the Class of 1977, and James M. ("Jim") Buck III, a member of the Class of 1981, are Princeton alumni, and members of the next generation are following in their footsteps.
"Dad loved 'all things Princetonian,' but he was never happier and more connected to his alma mater than when he played music and sang with his close friends, many of whom he came to know as an undergraduate," Jim Buck said. "He credits the University with fueling his lifelong interest in music, and our family is forever grateful for this gift he shared with us all."
Buck, who enrolled in Princeton in the summer of 1942 at age 17, enlisted in the Army in 1943, serving in the 92nd Field Artillery Division, which fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He returned to Princeton in 1945, earning his degree in economics in 1948 but retaining his original class affiliation.
Immediately after Princeton, he joined his family in Smith Kline & French's wholesale drug distribution business. In 1965, he and his brothers, Bill and Whip, bought SK&F's distribution arm and renamed it The Drug House Inc. He was chairman when the business was sold to Alco Standard in 1977, and he became chairman of the Alco Health Services Division, which eventually became AmerisourceBergen Corp., one of the nation's largest pharmaceutical distribution services providers. Upon the sale of the drug distribution business to Alco, Buck and his brothers formed TDH Capital Corp., and it was soon thereafter that they joined together to purchase a minority stake in the Phillies. A lifelong dream of theirs was realized in 2008 with the team's second-ever World Series championship.
Buck's bequest was part of Aspire, the University's five-year fundraising campaign that concluded on June 30, 2012, after raising $1.88 billion.
Building on an exceptional 2012-2013 season that has both drawn critical praise and attracted capacity audiences, Princeton University Concerts (“PUC”) is pleased to announce the details of its 2013-2014 season. Once again, PUC will offer a dynamic series of concerts featuring a broad variety of programs and artists. Highlights of the upcoming season include performances from three of the world’s finest string quartets, a mezzo-soprano superstar, two pianists at very different points in their careers, and mandolin player and MacArthur genius Chris Thile in a special solo recital connecting him to his classical roots with a program featuring music by Bach.
PUC is also pleased to announce the addition of “Meet The Music,” two concerts for kids ages 6-12 and their families, featuring musicians from The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center with host Bruce Adolphe. Inspiring and educating, these critically acclaimed programs are sure to encourage a love of classical music in our young listeners and delight audiences of all ages.
From Greece and Denmark to Poland and Uzbekistan, “PUC” has drawn performers from an international pool of the best of today’s classical musicians. The concerts will be presented in Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, regarded as one of the finest spaces to hear classical music in the country. PUC will present a total of 15 concerts, including 2 special events, as well as its Richardson Chamber Players series.
The 2013-2014 season opens in October with the Takács String Quartet performing all of the Bartók String Quartets over two evenings. Bartók’s string quartets have been at the very heart of the Takács Quartet’s repertory since the group was founded in Budapest in 1975, and it was a recording of those very works that put the Quartet’s name on the international map in the late 1990s. For the final concert of the season in May 2014, PUC is honored to present the brilliant Polish pianist Piotr Anderszewski, one of the most important artists of his generation. In between, five musicians will make their PUC debuts, including young Uzbeki piano virtuoso Behzod Abduraimov, and the incomparable mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, whose Princeton engagement is her only recital to be given in the United States next season. PUC’s Director, Marna Seltzer, says “Princeton University Concerts has presented the world’s most commanding performers since 1894. Next year’s series builds on that tradition while broadening our audience by presenting artists like Chris Thile and reaching out to younger audiences with a new set of Family Concerts. We are on a mission to expand our impact in this community and to develop future audiences for classical music. I think the 2013-14 season reflects the diversity of scope and offerings that will do just that.”
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At Play Barnegat Bay, Carl Buergerniss (1877-1956), c.1912, oil on canvas. Collection of Roy Pedersen.
When you think of art colonies that contributed to the cultural history of the region, you might think of Old Lyme, Connecticut, or New Hope, Pennsylvania. Collector and gallery owner Roy Pederson emphasizes that the New Jersey Shore art community undeniably belongs in this list. Its close-knit group of artists painted dramatic scenes at Barnegat Bay, the Manasquan River, Sandy Hook, and many other shore points; they shared friendships, experiences, and a fascination with the sea. Pederson, together with Morven Museum’s curator Elizabeth Allen, has gathered an exciting collection of works that reveal the varied and connecting paths of these New Jersey artists. The exhibition includes works lent by the Phoenix Art Museum, Hunter Museum of American Art, the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, in addition to those owned by Pederson and other private collectors.
Collectively the Jersey Shore artists showed their work at the most competitive nineteenth and twentieth century venues, including the Paris Salon, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the Paris Exposition. They studied together, taught classes together, modeled for each other. And they all shared a belief that the New Jersey Shore was a place that would enable their art to evolve and grow.
“It is no accident that many of the greatest impressionist paintings contain the effects of light on objects, especially water,” writes Pederson in his newly published book, The Fascination of Sun and Shore: Painters of the Jersey Shore, 1880-1940 “The term ‘impressionism’ was taken from Claude Monet’s painting Impression; Soleil Levant, the artist’s description of the motion of water and reflected light at sunrise at the harbor of Le Havre, painted in 1872.” Artists drawn to the Jersey Shore strove to capture the brilliance of the light and the motion of the sea. Much of the impressionists’ work was executed outdoors, en plein air, rather than in a studio, in the effort to capture quickly the dramatic movement of sea and sky and the effects of light on water.
This exhibition brings the timeless beauty of the Jersey shore to life. It highlights an aspect of American impressionism that should, says Roy Pederson, be better known.
Included in the exhibition are works by Edward Boulton, Wyatt Eaton, Albert Reinhart, Julius Golz, Charles Freeman, John F. Peto, Thomas Anshutz, Hugh Campbell, and Carrie Sanborn – to name a few.
Funders for this exhibition include PNC Wealth Management; Rago Arts and Auction Center; Saul Ewing, LLP; Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty; Pheasant Hill Foundation; Jack Morton Exhibits; Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest; and the New Jersey Historical Commission.
Morven Museum & Garden is a museum and public garden located in Princeton New Jersey. A National Historic Landmark, Morven was the home to Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, as well as the former Governor’s mansion of New Jersey. Public Hours: Wed.-Fri 11-3; Sat. & Sun. 12-4. www.morven.org.
West Windsor, NJ, April 8, 2013 —The West Windsor Community Farmers Market is pleased to announce the opening of its 2013 farmers market season. Beginning May 4th and continuing through to November 23 (rain or shine!), the Market will be open on Saturdays from 9:00am-1:00pm.
The Market hosts 15 farms and 11 artisan food and natural product vendors in its 2013 line up. Visitwww.westwindsorfarmersmarket.org for up to date weekly event listings at the Market.
New vendors to the Market this year include Great Road Farm, Fulper Dairy Farm, Terra Momo Bread Company and Nice and Sharp Sharpening Service. For a complete list of vendors, visit the Vendors link atwww.westwindsorfarmersmarket.org.
Events at the Market in May include:
MAY 4: OPENING DAY!!
·MUSIC: Acoustic Tide
·WWBPA (West Windsor Bike and Pedestrian Alliance): Walk from Hawk
·UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER AT PRINCETON: Blood pressure screenings
·MASSAGE: The Touch That Heals
MAY 11:
·MUSIC: Odessa Klezmer Band
·TWIN W RESCUE SQUAD: Blood pressure screenings
·COOKING DEMO: Allie O’Brien
MAY 18:
·MUSIC:Straight on Red-Alan Stein
·WWBPA: (West Windsor Bike and Pedestrian Alliance)
·UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER AT PRINCETON: Blood pressure screenings
·MASSAGE: The Touch That Heals
MAY 25:
·TWIN W RESCUE SQUAD: Blood pressure screenings
JUNE 1:
·10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: The Market will celebrate its 10th season on June 1st at a10am ceremony featuring Township officials and invited guests.
·WWBPA: (West Windsor Bike and Pedestrian Alliance)
·UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER AT PRINCETON: Blood pressure screenings
·MASSAGE: The Touch That Heals
·FOWWOS: (Friends of West Windsor Open Space)
·TWIN W RESCUE SQUAD: Education and Awareness
·YES, WE CAN: Food Drive to benefit the Crisis Ministry of Princeton and Trenton
The Market is located in the Vaughn Drive Parking Lot of the southbound side of the Princeton Junction Train Station, one mile from the Alexander Road and Route 1 intersection. Parking is free. For directions to the market, visit the website at www.westwindsorfarmersmarket.org. For more information, call 609 933-4452 or emailwwcfm@yahoo.com.
Currently in its 24th Anniversary Season, Boheme Opera NJ, one of the State’s most enduring opera companies, is presenting a new production of Charles Gounod’s Faust, conducted and stage-directed by BONJ Artistic Director Joseph Pucciatti. It is the first return for the company to one of opera’s most popular French romantic classics since 1994, when Boheme also premiered its English supertitles.
There will be two performances of this production – Saturday, April 20 at 7PM and Sunday, April 21 at 4PM, to take place in Kendall Main Stage Theater on the beautiful campus of The College of New Jersey in Ewing, NJ at its Center for the Arts, 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, NJ 08628. Returning as a backdrop for the action after last season’s success in The Magic Flute will be stunning virtual sets and original designs by J. Matthew Root. For its audiences, Boheme returns with English Supertitles for this French-sung production, Pre-Curtain Talks one hour prior, and on-campus Special Needs Shuttle service.
Tickets range from student rate of $15 to adult pricing of $30, $40 and $50 which can be self-chosen. Tickets are easily obtained by going online at www.tcnj.edu/boxoffice, by phone at (609) 771-2775 or by in-person purchase at TCNJ’s Brower Student Center. TCNJ Box Office hours are Mon-Fri, 10am – 2pm and 6pm – 8pm. An opening
night pre-opera dinner will take place at TCNJ’s 1855 Room with reservations being taken at (609) 581-9551.
Faust is the story of an aging scholar who upon contemplating suicide, inadvertently summons the devil and signs a contract to be transformed into a young man with far-reaching consequences. Loosely based upon the Goethe tragedy of the same name, Gounod’s Faust is a work of beauty, temptation, passion and revelation. For over 150 years, audiences have been flocking to the opera to hear its memorable tunes and to see its theatrical possibilities.
For this production, Boheme has assembled a veteran cast who will truly create vocal fireworks. In the title role is international tenor Daniel Snyder, who made his Boheme debut in 2011 as Cavaradossi in Tosca, noted as a dramatic performer of innate musicality and powerful presence. He has appeared throughout the United States, as well as Mexico and the Dominican Republic. His recording work has taken him to Berlin and he has concertized in theaters and halls as far away as Mozambique, and as noted as the Seattle Symphony and Carnegie Hall.
Making his debut with Boheme in the role of Mephistopheles is veteran bass-baritone Frank Basile. Opera News declared him to be “a cross between Giorgio Tozzi and Ezio Pinza”. After making his European debut in Turandot in Augsburg, Germany, he took a four-year position as soloist and singer with the United States Air Forces Singing Sergeants, frequently called upon to sing at the White House and for foreign heads of state as an official ambassador to the United States. Upon his departure from the Air Force, he continued his operatic career singing with houses such as the Metropolitan Opera, Baltimore Opera, Utah Opera, Nevada Opera and Sarasota Opera.
Returning after last season’s Boheme debut as an impressive Pamina in The Magic Flute, Seattle soprano Kristin K. Vogel sings her first Marguerite in this production. Lauded for her powerful lyric voice, her control and her musicality, she has been heard for the past several seasons in principal opera and operetta roles at Natchez Festival of Music, Light Opera of New York and Opera Manhattan. An eclectic artist of many eras of the vocal repertoire, she distinguished herself in Opera Scenes performance classes with Ken Merrill, and as “Cleopatra” in the Baroque Aria Ensemble production of Giulio Cesare.
A popular principal artist with Boheme Opera for over a decade, Met baritone Daniel Sutin returns for his first Valentin after his most recent role with the company as Baron Scarpia in its 2011 Tosca. He has sung with the Metropolitan Opera for Wozzeck, Boris Godounov, Hansel and Gretel, Falstaff, Romeo et Juliette, Turandot and the world premiere of Tan Dun’s The First Emperor. He has been featured in many principal roles across the country and abroad, with such notable companies as Royal Opera House Covent Garden, L’Opéra de Montréal, Canadian Opera Company, Lyric Opera of Chicago, The Reisopera in the Netherlands, Caramoor Festival, Michigan Opera Theater, San Antonio Opera, Santa Barbara Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Spoleto Festival USA, Lincoln Center Festival and Savonlinna Opera Festival, among others.
The supporting pant role of Siebel will be sung by mezzo-soprano Jessica Renfro, last heard at Boheme Opera in the role of Hansel in its 2011 production of Hansel and Gretel. Portraying Martha is area mezzo-soprano Susan Reinghans, last heard at Boheme Opera in the role of Flora in its 2007 production of La Traviata. Area singer Jared Salwen will sing the role of Wagner.
Sponsors for Boheme Opera NJ’s Faust are New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Department of State, A Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; Boheme Opera Guild, Inc., Roma Bank and NJM Insurance Group.
Next season, Boheme Opera NJ celebrates its milestone 25th consecutive anniversary season, which will highlight Giuseppe Verdi’s 200th Birthday with a huge festive Gala Concert and a fully-staged production of La Traviata.
PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY - The Princeton Girlchoir is now accepting audition appointment requests for girls to be part of the organization's highly anticipated 25th Anniversary Season. This exciting landmark year will kick-off in September 2013, and will feature:
Collaborations with arts organizations throughout the tri-state area
Performances in Pennsylvania, Delware, Boston, New York, and other regional locations
World premiere of newly commissioned works written for PGC's anniversary
Culminating concert featuring choristers and alumnae in a major NJ venue
Exciting summer performance tour for the performing division choirs
All girls who will be in 3rd through 12th grades during the 2013-2014 school year are eligible to audition. The audition schedule, application, and further information is available at www.princetongirlchoir.org. For more information, please contact the PGC office at (609) 688-1888 or auditions@princetongirlchoir.org.
More About the Princeton Girlchoir
The choir that Founder and Artistic Director Emeritus Jan Westrick started in 1989 as an after-school activity for a small number of girls interested in choral music has grown into the area's premier training and performance choir for over 200 girls aged 8 to 18. To date, Princeton Girlchoir's alumnae number more than 400 young women, many of whom continue to sing in their schools, churches, communities and on professional stages around the world.
Princeton Girlchoir presents a wide array of musical genres, conductors and composers. While honing their musicianship, our choristers begin life-long friendships, enjoy professional performance opportunities, and travel the world.
We are a family of six choirs, beginning with third-graders and including girls through their high-school years. Choristers from towns throughout Central New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania come together each week from September through May to rehearse, and they perform some four to twenty concerts throughout the year, depending upon their choir level. Members of the Concert Choir may also take part in the annual summer tour.
The Princeton Girlchoir makes powerful, graceful and joyous music, and music makes powerful, graceful and joyous girls. We are dedicated to presenting extraordinary treble music, while building artistry, confidence, and a life-long love of singing together.
Pennington Montessori School is currently accepting applications for the 2013-2014 school year, ages 15months – 6 years. Please visit our website at www.penningtonmontessori.org for information on summer camp and school enrollment!
Morven Museum & Garden in Princeton, New Jersey presents Morven in May: A Celebration of Art, Craft and Garden (Morven in May) on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 3rd, 4th and 5th 2013.
One of New Jersey’s most anticipated spring rituals, Morven in May welcomes a select group of twenty professional artists and artisans from throughout the northeast region of the U.S. Art mediums include glass, ceramics, decorative and wearable fiber, mixed media, jewelry, furniture and fine art. Along with an array of beautifully crafted art objects displayed in gallery-style booths, under a grand tent on the museum’s Great Lawn, Morven will offer for sale a distinct collection of heirloom perennials and unique annuals.
The weekend-long event kicks off on Friday, May 3rd with an early-evening preview garden party from 6:30 – 9:00. The show then opens to the public for two days of art and garden treasure hunting. All proceeds from Morven in May help fund the museum’s collections and exhibitions, historic gardens, and educational programs.
Artist and book publisher, Wendy Hollander, will be the special guest speaker at this year’s Morven in May. On Saturday afternoon at 2:00, Ms. Hollander will present a program about delicious and nutrient-packed foods that grow rampant in fields, forests, and backyards. Her three-year foraging adventure has taken Wendy from field to forest, to the drawing studio, and into the kitchen. Wendy Hollander is the illustrator and co-author of Foraging and Feasting, a combination field guide and cookbook scheduled to be published in June, 2013. The program is free with art show admission.
Sponsors for this year’s Morven in May include, Rago Arts and Auction Center; Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty; PNC Wealth Management; Saul Ewing, LLC; Munich RE; Masterminds Agency; Contemporary Graphics; and Jack Morton Exhibits.
Preview Garden Party tickets are available by calling the museum at 609-924-8144 x 113.
Tickets for the Saturday and Sunday public sale hours are available at the door and are $10 per person, $8 Friends of Morven (no ticket necessary for plant sale).
(March 13, 2013) Rider University will presentCrumble (Lay Me Down, Justin Timberlake),directed by Ivan Fuller,Thursday April 4 through Sunday, April 7, 2013 in The Spitz Studio Theater on Rider's campus in Lawrenceville, NJ.
Presented by a cast of Rider University Musical Theatre and Theatre Performance majors, Shelia Callaghan'sCrumble (Lay Me Down, Justin Timberlake)follows the life of Janice, who is struggling to cope with the untimely death of her father.Janice holds spiteful conversations with her dolls while her Mother is suffering from panic attacks, with only her baking skills to keep her busy. In their deteriorating Apartment, which has a role in the play and incessantly begs for repairs, their only comforts are visitations from their respective celebrity crushes - Justin Timberlake and Harrison Ford. With the support of Justin's affection, Janice begins to craft a plan that will mend the chasm in their lives. Meanwhile, the Apartment is developing murderous plans of its own.
Ivan Fullerserves Rider University as professor of theatre, chair of the Theatre and Dance Department and Associate Dean of the School of Fine and Performing Arts. Before joining theRider faculty, he was professor of theatre at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D., where he served as chair of the Performing and Visual Arts Department. He was the founder and artistic director of the Bare Bodkins Theatre Company. His playEating into the Fabricwas awarded a Holland New Voices Award for Outstanding Play, and it was a semi-finalist for the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Playwrights Conference. In July 2009, he served as playwright-in-residence for the Summer Literary Seminars in Lithuania, where he wrote his playAwake in Me. In 2012, he returned to St. Petersburg, Russia, where he completed the final chapter of his Siege Cycle,In Every Note, which was recently named a semi-finalist for the O’Neill Conference.
Tickets forCrumble (Lay Me Down, Justin Timberlake)are $20 for adults and $10 for students/seniors. To order tickets call (609) 896-775 or order online at www.rider.edu/arts.
West Windsor, N.J. -- Artistic vision comes in all colors, shapes and sizes at the Mercer County Artists exhibit now on display at the Gallery at Mercer County Community College through April 4. One-hundred-seven works by 88 artists include paintings in oils, acrylics and watercolors, as well as sculptures and mixed media collages.
The Gallery at Mercer is located on the second floor of the Communications Building on the West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. Directions and gallery hours are available at www.mccc.edu.
The winners of 16 awards were announced at an Opening Reception on March 13. Participating in the awards ceremony were County Executive Brian Hughes and Mercer County Freeholder Pat Colavita, representing the Mercer County Cultural & Heritage Commission, which co-sponsors the exhibit. Also presenting was West Windsor Arts Council Executive Director Arin Black, who selected two West Windsor artists, Renee Kumar and Janet Fulton, from 14 West Windsor artists featured in the show.
Said Hughes, “This is an opportunity to celebrate the arts and how they bind us all together. Added Colavita, whose brother Jim was an art professor at MCCC until his death in 1996, “There is so much that takes places in the arts. It’s a place for true freedom of expression. Artists are unsung heroes. The fame is in your creation.” Many of the winners acknowledged the enduring influence of Jim Colavita as they accepted their awards, noting they had once been his students.
In her welcome, Gallery Director Tricia Fagan observed that visitors are invariably awed by the work of those who live among them in the county. “This is a venue for the county’s talent and has also helped to create a county collection through Mercer County Cultural & Heritage Commission Purchase Awards,” Fagan said.
Fagan explained the image used on the exhibit postcard is “Waterfall,” a painting by Al Aronson that was one of the Purchase Award winners from last year’s show. She noted that the 2013 exhibit is dedicated to Aronson and two other artists, Tito Cascieri and Elizabeth Ruggles, who died in the past year.
Hamilton resident John Szabo, a 1987 alumnus of MCCC’s Advertising Design program, earned the Utrecht Art Supplies Best in Show award for “Unfit Survival,” one of two paintings he had accepted for the show. Attributing his inspiration to science fiction, Szabo said he captures themes that suggest the world is going in the wrong direction.
“Sometimes I touch on political themes. I get my ideas out on canvas,” Szabo said, adding that he began doing pencil drawings approximately five years ago, which has progressed into painting on large canvases. He said the validation that comes from winning a prize spurs his creative energy. He works full time as a conceptual designer for The Royal Group, which is based in Chicago and has an office in Hamilton.
MCCC alum Bill Plank, a retired art teacher who now pursues painting full time from his Lawrenceville studio, has been selected for the show numerous times and says it’s always special. He was especially pleased that Guadalupe Reyes, one of his former students from Hightstown High School, is also in the show. Reyes is a Mercer Fine Arts student who will complete her associate’s degree in May. Reyes’s Latino-inspired works reflect her ethnic background. Her oil painting “Viva La Vida Con Frida Kahlo" earned an Honorable Mention.
Inspiration sometimes originates from the most unexpected places. Trenton resident Arlene Gale Milgram’s “Dark Thoughts,” a mixed media on wood that received an Honorable Mention, was inspired by Milgram’s having broken a bone recently. “This is the last in a series of six pieces that suggests systems falling apart and incorporates imagery of scars and bone totems,” Milgram explained.
Mic Boekelmann, of Princeton, didn’t have to look far for inspiration for her two paintings selected for the show. They are portraits of her children, Max, 14, and Luisa, 8, who attended the exhibit with their mom and say they were proud to be her models and to be included in the show. Boekelmann’s painting “Max” won a Juror’s Choice Award. “This show is a nice opportunity for the art community,” she said. Boekelmann works out of a gallery in Hopewell, a space she shares with several other artists.
Said Princeton resident Priscilla Snow-Algava, a past award winner whose monoprint “Dance for Oneself was accepted for this year’s exhibit, “This is my favorite show. I like the space. I always feel good when I come here. It’s an honor to be part of this community of artists.” Retired from teaching, she now pursues her art full time in a studio space in Princeton.
Margaret Miller, of Lawrenceville, winner of a Mercer County Cultural & Heritage Commission Purchase Award for her oil painting “Autumn Tide,” said the show was a wonderful first experience. She said she was thrilled to have won a prize and beamed when another visitor deemed her painting “the best work in the show.” She notes that she has taken art courses at MCCC in the past and had focused on crafting before recently turning her creative energy to painting.
For artist Keiko Ishida, the exhibit was like coming home. A native of Japan, Ishida earned her degree in Fine Arts at Mercer in 2007 before transferring to Rutgers University. Shortly thereafter, she moved to Boston and completed her bachelor’s degree at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She next moved to Los Angeles, but relocated back to Princeton last year, where she still has friends and fond memories, especially of her MCCC instructors. Her lithograph “Our favorite table in a cozy café” comes from her practice of carrying a sketchbook around like a diary. “I create narrative stories,” she says, noting that the print was based on a couple she observed in a Boston coffee shop.
A handcrafted chair by Salvatore Damiano, of Trenton, drew a lot of attention. According to this versatile artist, who also has an acrylic painting featured in the show, his “Free Form Chair” has been many years in the making. “I have collected interesting pieces of wood over the years when I walk through the woods. I let them dry for six months or more. Artists get tied to their art. This is a very personal thing for me,” Damiano said. He noted that despite its fragile appearance, the chair is bolted together and is very solid.
Juror Dolores Eaton, director of the Pennington School’s Silva Gallery, says judging the show solo was a privilege and a challenge. She had a large number of submissions to review and only a few hours to do it. She explained that the works fell into three categories. “Certain pieces qualified with no question. In some cases, the artists still need time to grow. Then there was the middle group, which was the most difficult.” She notes that she learned a lot about herself in the process. “It made me question my biases and personal preferences as I selected the art,” she said.
Long-time painter Lynne Faridy, whose acrylic painting “Old Oaks” is featured in the show, perhaps summed it up best as she described her long-time passion for creating art. “There is problem-solving involved. I have an idea and I want to execute it. I like light and atmosphere and that’s what I try to capture. When I paint, there is nothing wrong with the world.”
Pictured in rehearsal, from left, are Dan Johnson of Ewing as Bobby; Danielle Grosso of Hamilton as Sally Bowles; and Adiin Clemons of Trenton as Herman
March 19, 2013
West Windsor, N.J. – Step into the Kit Kat Klub and hear the music play as Mercer County Community College’s Theatre and Dance Program and Entertainment Technology students present the Tony Award-winning musical “Cabaret” at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre.Dates and times are Fridays, April 5 and 12 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, April 6 and 13 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, April 7 and 14 at 2 p.m. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on April 5.
Set in 1931 Berlin, the musical captures the essence of a society on the brink of massive change in Nazi Germany. This upheaval is mirrored in the intertwined lives of the characters – denizens of a seedy nightclub and a nearby boarding house – all overseen by the nightclub’s creepy master of ceremonies.
With music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, this 1966 Broadway production became a hit that spawned the 1972 film starring Liza Minnelli.The show’s upbeat music reflects leftover Roaring ‘20s optimism, while the lyrics reveal the cynicism, decadence and moral ambivalence that existed when the Nazis were rising to power.
Cast members include Megan Sherow of Clarksburg as the emcee; Danielle Grosso of Hamilton as Sally Bowles; Parker Harris of Lawrenceville as Clifford "Cliff" Bradshaw; Sari Ruskin of Princeton as Fräulein Schneider; John Shanken-Kaye of Huntington Valley, PA, as Herr Schultz; Jonathan V. Polanco of Hamilton as Ernst Ludwig; Sally Page of Princeton as Fräulein Kost; Joe Schachter of East Windsor as Max; Nicole Erkoboni of Lawrenceville as Rosie; Dan Johnson of Ewing as Bobby; Bridget Hughes of Jackson as LuLu; Maria Laurenti of Chesterfield as Frenchie; Dominique Shaw of Hamilton as Texas; Melissa Kettner of Bordentown as Fritzie; Mariah King of Trenton as Helga; Darranie Gibson of Trenton as Hans; Jon Cintron of Trenton as Victor; and Adiin Clemons of Trenton as Herman.
Ensemble cast members include Nick Andrejco of Hamilton, Jenna Hutchings of Burlington, Elizabeth Koenig of Yardley, PA, and Mike Miele of Montgomery.
The show is directed by Lou Stalsworth, with stage management by Jill Donchak, choreography by MCCC Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance Jody Person, set and costume design by Kelsey Theatre Technical Coordinator Kate Pinner, and lighting and sound design by MCCC Associate Professor of Communication Robert Terrano and his Entertainment Technology students.
Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors, and $14 for students and children.For tickets, call the Kelsey Theatre Box Office at (609) 570-3333, or visit www.kelseytheatre.net.Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking available next to the theater.
The Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery at Princeton Day School is pleased to present “World Within Worlds,” featuring the works of renowned author and illustrator David Wiesner, fromApril 1st through April 24th. There will be artist’s reception on Thursday, April 18th from 11:30-1:00 pm in the gallery, which is open to the public.
Mr. Wiesner is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, with a BFA in Illustration, and the three-time Caldecott Award-winning author of such beloved children’s books as Tuesday, The Three Pigs, and Flotsam. In “World Within Worlds,” Mr. Wiesner exhibits rarely-seen drawings, preliminary sketches, and finished works—including an animated video of his book Tuesday featuring music by Paul McCartney—from his personal collection with a focus on his process. “The idea is the process, or writing and drawing, and how the stories come together. I’m including pieces I drew during high school and earlier, to show how visual themes reoccur in my work,” he notes.
In announcing the exhibition, Gallery Director Jody Erdman remarked, “We are overjoyed to be exhibiting David Wiesner’s personal works at the Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery. Sometimes spending several years on one book, with at least a half a dozen galleys and sketches, the detail, and beauty of his illustrations is both intricate and remarkable.”
“World Within Worlds” is part of this year’s “Imagine the Possibilities” program, made possible through the John D. Wallace, Jr. ’78 Memorial Guest Artist Series Fund, which
began in 1996 to bring authors, illustrators and poets to Princeton Day School.Mr. Wiesner will spend the day on campus in April, visiting and working with classes in all three divisions.
David Wiesner’s “World Within Worlds” is open to the public from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday when school is in session, and by appointment on weekends. For an appointment, please call (609) 924-6700 or visit www.pds.org. The Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery is part of the Princeton Day School arts wing dedicated to photography, ceramics, architecture and dance, as well as woodworking, set-building and performance art spaces. For more information about the Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery, please call Jody Erdman, Art Gallery Director, at (609) 924-6700 x1772.
On Saturday, May 4, 2013 the WILDLIFE CENTER INC., will host its First Annual Benefit which raises critical resources to support the Mercer County Wildlife Center. The Spring for Wildlife Fest, a Food and Wine Tasting Benefit will be held at Baldpate Mountain, Fiddler's Creek Road, Titusville, New Jersey, from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
WILDLIFE CENTER INC. is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that supports the efforts of the Mercer County Wildlife Center. The Mercer County Wildlife Center is operated by the County of Mercer, New Jersey. It is a state and federally licensed facility that cares for injured, ill, and displaced native wildlife. There are seven veterinarians who donate their time; we have an intake of 2,200 animals per year; a release rate of 50% 60 % (well above the national average); 12,000 incoming calls per years; a community outreach of 100,000 through the school children; and 150 volunteers. All services provided by the Center are free of charge to those who call us for advice or bring animals in need of care. Although all services we provide are free of charge to those who bring animals in need of care, we greatly appreciate donations.
Our next major fundraiser is the 4th Annual HKA Flea market, which will be held on the weekend of March 23 and 24. Start your spring cleaning early! We need your unwanted but useable household items, clothing, books, toys, etc. We are sorry, but we can NOT take electronic goods, TVs or large furniture. Donations will be accepted on Saturday, March 23 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Hopewell Valley Central High School, 259 Pennington-Titusville Road, Pennington, NJ 08534.
The Flea Market will be held from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 24 in the Cafeteria of the High School. Come and spend a couple of hours of your time shopping for bargains! 100% of the profits will go towards health, education and improving infrastructure in Kenya.
Please contact HKA President Lillian Rankel on (609) 737-8345 or lil.rankel@gmail.com if you have any questions about donations or would like to volunteer to help at the flea market.
Clink on this link to see the flyer for the Flea Market: Flea Market flyer
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. Dine at any of the participating restaurants between Sunday, April 14th and Saturday, April 20th and a percentage of the proceeds will be donated to The Parkinson Alliance. Participating restaurants include Blue Point Grill, elements, Eno Terra, Gennaro’s, Mediterra, Metro North, Osteria Procaccini Pennington, Pj’s Pancake House, Teresa Caffe, and Witherspoon Grill.
DanceVision Performance Company is pleased to present the original ballet A Midsummer Night’s Dream, based on William Shakespeare's classic comedy and set to Mendelssohn's lush score. Risa Kaplowitz, DanceVision's Artistic Director and choreographer of The Snow Queen and The Secret Garden, has once again used her ethereal choreography to bring to life this wonderful tale of magical characters caught up in a comedic entanglement of love, jealousy, trickery, and fun, where Fairies, Pixies, and Sprites make mischief with the lives of unsuspecting, love-struck Mortals. After intermission, DanceVision will also perform Graduation Ball as a special bonus feature, with original choreography by David Lichine, and staged by Sergio Manolo Molina. Watch what ensues as a group of male cadets are invited to dance at a girl’s school in this humorous and playful ballet. Performed by the region's most talented and well-trained young dancers, this ballet double-feature is sure to please audiences of all ages. Performances will be held on Saturday, May 4th at 3 PM and Sunday, May 5th at 2 PM at The College of New Jersey’s Kendall Theater, 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, New Jersey. Tickets are just $20 for adults and $15 for children, students, and seniors. Group discounts are available, and DanceVision is offering a special discount to students studying A Midsummer Night’s Dream. To purchase tickets, visit www.dancevisionnj.org, or email info@dancevisionnj.org for more information about group discounts.
DanceVision also offers a free, educational, pre-performance talk one hour prior to each performance. Get a preview of the story, and learn about the process of translating great literature into dance. Simply come to the theater one hour early and show your ticket stub to attend.
DanceVision is proud to present the highest quality performances at a most affordable price. For less than the cost of most trips to the movie theater, families can enjoy an entertaining, live performance filled with the rarified beauty and culture that is unique to classical ballet.
DanceVision, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation founded by Artistic Director Risa Kaplowitz and Susan Jaffe in 2005. DanceVision’s mission is to enrich the community with quality dance experiences, including performances, school residencies, and dance festivals.DanceVision's performance arm produces full-length ballets which are performed at TCNJ's Kendall Theater twice a year. In addition, DanceVision Performance Company members will be performing with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra around the state this coming May. DanceVision also has an active community outreach program which includes the Princeton Dance for Parkinson program, a free series of dance classes for local residents with Parkinson's disease. DanceVision maintains a long-standing relationship with the children of HomeFront, who are invited to attend all DanceVision performances and events at no cost.
The acclaimed Elias StringQuartet will make its Princeton University Concerts debut at Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on Thursday evening, April 4at 8:00PM. The ensemble was heard for the first time in North America just last year, when they performed with pianist Jonathan Biss at Carnegie Hall and other venues. Following a concert at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C., critic Charles Downey ofThe Washington Post wrote: "their willingness to push the dramatic edge of the work transformed the performance into something extraordinary." Their Princeton program features Leoš Janácek’s second string quartet entitled “Intimate Letters,” written for his much younger lover Kamila Stösslová, whose image Janácek described as “translucent as mist.” String quartets by Schumann and Haydn, the father of the form, make up the balance of the program. A musical preview featuring Princeton University students will take place at 7:00 PM and is free to ticket holders. The complete program follows:
HAYDN Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 64, No. 6
JÅNACEK Quartet No. 2 (“Intimate Letters”)
SCHUMANN Quartet in A Minor, Op. 41, No. 1
Also making his Princeton University Concerts debut, Polish pianist Rafal Blechacz presents a program of works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Szymanowski on Thursday evening, April 25 at 8:00PM at Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall. The uncontested winner of the 15th Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw in 2005, he took home special prizes for the best performances of mazurka, polonaise, concerto and sonata as well. That led to an exclusive recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon, which in turn led to “Best of the Year” honors from Gramophone Magazine for Mr. Blechacz’s recording of the Chopin Piano Concertos. With those bona fides, this rising young artist is ideally suited to perform the varied works on this program. A pre-concert talk by Ruth Ochs begins at 7:00PM and is free to ticket holders. The complete program follows:
BACH Partita No. 3 in A Minor, BWV 827?
BEETHOVEN Sonata in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3?
CHOPIN Two Polonaises, Op. 40 and Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 39?
SZYMANOWSKI Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 8
Tickets for both concerts are $20 - $40 ($5 & $10 for students) and are available by calling 609-258-9220 or online at www.princeton.edu/utickets. They may also be purchased in person at the Frist Campus Ticket Office which is open Monday – Friday from noon to 6:00PM or at the Richardson Auditorium Ticket Office two hours prior to the concert.
Put the pieces of your retirement together in this four session, hands-on workshop, led by Carol King.
·Explore your attitudes and feelings about retirement, work, aging and managing transitions.
·Discover your passions and purpose, gifts, strengths, talents, assets and experiences.
·Identify possibilities: How do you want to spend your time in retirement? What opportunities are out there for you? Is there an Encore Career in your future?
·Turn your dreams into goals and develop an action plan to achieve your goals.
March 14, 2, April 4, 11 at 7 pm Princeton Adult School.See the PAS brochure or website for details and registration.
Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) Executive Director, Jeff Nathanson (left), and Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, Peter Crowley (right), welcomed Chamber members to a "Business after Business" networking event recently hosted by the ACP. Nathanson announced that the Arts Council's Communiversity Festival of the Arts event will be held on Sunday, April 28th this year -- the first time in its 40 year history that this community festival will be held on a Sunday.
A Next Step: Engaged Retirementsm & Encore Careers program
March 6, 13, 20, and 27. 2013, from 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Suzanne Patterson Bldg, 45 Stockton Street.
Cost: $40. Register by calling 609-924-7108.
Do you and your financial picture match? Hate to think about numbers and finances (but we all must)? Come join us to learn ways to match up your finances with your current lifestyle—and your future lifestyle. Come explore ways to get rid of that “mismatched” feeling! (P.S. the word “budget” is outlawed in these sessions.)
This short course is designed for those who are bored or terrified by numbers, money, and finance! But who, at the same time, know in their hearts the critical role that money plays. The “Match” program takes a different perspective: In a colorful and graphic way and in simple terms, the Program will show how to, first, clearly and simply see what you have and what you need; then, match up what you have with what you want and need. Armed with this initial clarity, decisions become much easier. That’s what it’s really all about, isn’t it?
Eleanore Szymanski
Eleanore K. Szymanski, a Princeton Fee-Only financial planner for over two decades, is well experienced in the financial life-planning field. She has achieved the coveted CFP designation and has been honored many times over the years by Worth, Medical Economics, and NJ Monthly as one of the top financial planners/wealth managers in the country and in NJ.She regularly teaches her own courses at the Princeton Adult School and has written a regular column, “Your Money” for The Times of Trenton for over two decades. In addition to serving individuals and their families, Elly has served her profession as a member of the board of local and national financial planning associations. She has also served the community as a member of the board of the United Way and the Springpoint Foundation.
Elly created the Financial Planning Answerplace in 2011 to provide a reliable trusted place for Do-It-Yourselfers to get answers to their financial-related
questions without the conflicts of product sales. Elly’s personal aim is to bring comfort to others through clarification and better understanding of
Money-related issues so they can make peace in their lives as a result.
Background
Next Step: Engaged Retirementtm & Encore Careers programs are focused on the boomer generation planning, entering or already inretirement. The programs offer a broad overview of the various aspects of retirement or major life change. Next Step programs also recognize that many people need or want to continue in paid employment, and include programs to help the older job seeker reenter the job market. Information about upcoming Next Step programs is available at www.engagedretirement.org.
Next Step programs recognize that retirement is not an ending of working life, but rather the next step in one’s life progression – the opportunity to move to a new and rewarding stage of one’s life. That may be a new and more meaningful career, a chance to travel, volunteer, spend time with family, take courses and learn new skills, or anything else that you may have dreamed about doing with your life but never had the chance to do so.
Next Step programs are funded by support from the Princeton Area Community Foundation, AARP, and Friends Foundation on Aging.
PSRC, the Princeton Senior Resource Center, empowers adults 55 and older in the diverse Princeton community to make informed choices and live healthy lives. PSRC offers affordable services, programs, and opportunities that support, educate and engage older individuals, their families and caregivers. PSRC is a non-governmental, independent, 501(c)(3) organization.
For more information, contact Carol King or Susan Hoskins at the Princeton Senior Resource Center, 609-924-7108, or email at info@princetonsenior.org
PSRC: the Princeton Senior Resource Center 45 Stockton Street · Princeton · NJ · 08540
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Carol A. King, Director
Next Step: Engaged Retirement & Encore Careers Center
Princeton Senior Resource Center
45 Stockton Street, Princeton NJ 08540
609-924-7108 cking@princetonsenior.org www.engagedretirement.org
The Mrs. G TV & Appliances 2013 Presidents' Day Sale has arrived and, like our Black Friday sale, it is starting early on February 14th and is extended through February 24th. Mrs. G's manufacturers like Whirlpool, Maytag, GE, Frigidaire, Bosch, and more are offering incredible appliance discounts and rebates.
The Mrs. G's 2013 Presidents' Day circular is full amazing options in kitchen appliances, including ranges, refrigerators, dishwashers, and microwaves, from various brands. We also have a big laundry selection, so if you are looking for a new washer or dryer, now is the perfect time with so many to choose from. No matter what you are looking for, our Presidents' Day circular is filled with pricebusters and unbeatable rebates for every budget.
There is also a special promotion going on in the Mrs. Gzzzz Sleep Center, where if you purchase any Serta iComfort or iSeries mattress, you receive a free boxspring or up to $400 off a Motion Perfect Adjustable Base.
Plus from Feb 15th - 18th we will once again be offering 12 month interest free financing with minimum payments. See store for details.
View our circular (Flash or PDF) and start shopping on our site or bring it with you when you shop. When you meet with our experienced and knowledgeable sales team, they will help direct you to the best deal for your budget and lifestyle. We looking forward to helping you.
the numeric equivalent of Pi! Princeton celebrates the amazing coincidence like no other city on earth!
March 8th thru 10th & March 14th
Here's a cheat sheet for the 2013 events:
Suzuki Violin Contest
($314.159 Prize Courtesy of Coordinated Wealth Management)
Einstein Look A Like Contest
($314.159 Prize AND a New Bike Courtesy of Princeton Chamber & CVB and Kopp's Cycle Shop)
Pie Judging Contest
($314.15 Prize to winning baker - 50 first-come residents will be judges! Courtesy of Nassau Inn Tap Room and Princeton Center for Dental Aesthetics - Dr. Huckel & Dr. Balescu )
Pi Recitation Contest
($314.159 Prize courtesy of Princeton Black Squirrel)
International Video Contest
($314.159 Prize courtesy of princeton genius tours)
Princeton Arts Council dramatic performance Hysterical Ultimate Brain Teaser Hour
Birthday Parties for Einstein Dinky Rides with Einstein Pie Eating Contest at McCaffrey's
Reenactor Tours Pie Throwing
Live music by Pi Fight Pi Deals from Your Favorite Merchants
This has grown beyond a reasonable celebration and this irrationally long event listing proves it:
Friday, March 8
3:14 pm: Pi Day Pricing & Pi Day Princeton Video Contest Submissions Begin
Contestants 18 years and younger from all over the planet upload videos into our Geek Zone! Content must include celebration of Pi & Einstein’s Birthday and run LESS than 3.14 minutes On Pi Day, we’ll skype the winner at 3:14p to let them know we’re sending a check for $314.15!
Throughout the weekend the Library will be hosting a number of reading groups and will provide multiple copies of the book. You can also enjoy reading copies of the book at local hangouts such as Tico’s, Olives, and Bent Spoon.
Saturday, March 9
10:00 am – 11:00 am: Kids’ Violin Contest – Princeton Public Library, Community Room – Sponsored by Princeton Symphony Orchestra & Coordinated Wealth Management
Practice your “Twinkle Variations” or “Lightly Row!” Grab your violin and get ready for a Kids’ Violin Contest, part of Pi Day Princeton’s weekend-long celebration of Albert Einstein’s birthday. Einstein is known to have loved to play the violin – he even played in the Westminster Community Orchestra – and he was also very fond of children, so it’s fitting that his birthday celebration should include young violinists.
For ages 3yrs-6yrs
Participants should come prepared to play one piece for beginning violin, such as a selection from the Suzuki repertoire. To inquire for more information, please email mlaing@princetonsymphony.org!
This friendly contest will be judged by members of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra staff, and extra credit will be awarded to contestants who come dressed as Einstein!
The first-place winner is awarded $314.15!
There is no advanced registration. Simply arrive by 9:30am and report to The Genius Zone inside the Princeton Public Library lobby to compete in this event! If your child is dressing like Einstein, be sure to register for the Einstein Look A Like Contest being held at 11:00am!
Courtesy of Coordinated Wealth Management
10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Princeton University Art Museum
Did you know that the Princeton University Art Museum has artwork by contemporaries of Albert Einstein? The museum less than 2 city blocks away and now is a GREAT time to go to Princeton University campus and check out the works of Degas, Monet and Picasso FOR FREE!
11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Happy Birthday, Albert! at the Historical Society of Princeton
For children ages 6 – 12
Tickets: $5 child / $4 HSP members
(1 adult included with each child; additional adults are $5)
158 Nassau Street, Princeton
Who was Albert Einstein? Learn about the public and private life of the famous scientist and humanitarian through examination of photographs and his personal belongings. Then, play like Einstein – build a house of cards, solve puzzles and enjoy some cake!
Space is limited. Please call 609-921-6748, x102 or e-mail eve@princetonhistory.org to reserve a space.
11:00 am: Einstein Look-A-Like Contest – Princeton Public Library, Community Room, Sponsored by Princeton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau and Kopps Cycle Shop
Fun for all ages
Contestants may portray any age of Einstein.
Is Pi Day YOUR BIRTHDAY? You can be one of our lifetime judges! Mayor Liz Lempert and members of the Princeton Council will join the judges in honor of consolidation!
Contestants 18 yrs and younger are eligible to win $314.15 AND a bike from Kopp’s Cycle Shop for the retail value of $314.15!
There is no advanced registration. Simply arrive by 10:30am and report to The Geek Zone inside the Princeton Public Library lobby to compete in this event!
Courtesy of Princeton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau & Kopps Cycle Shop
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: Ultimate Brain Teaser Hour – Princeton Public Library, Community Room – Sponsored by Princeton Black Squirrel
This event is FUN for the whole family and guaranteed to make your head hurt! The audience will try to solve riddles, logic problems and mind puzzles. Each participant receives a small gift from Pi Day Princeton just for trying!
2:00 pm: PiGami – Princeton Public Library, Community Room
Paper folding origami grandmaster Akira Yoshizawa’s birthday is March 14th! Come to the Princeton Public Library and create your own origami masterpieces with members of the Princeton Origami club. You will even see a demonstration of how to fold a piece of paper into a slice of pie! (Did you know Akira Yoshizawa was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, one of the highest honors that can be given to a Japanese citizen? TRUE! .... File this under Life Bucket Moment No One Can Top!)
2:30 pm: Princeton University Cube Club – Princeton Public Library
Yes! Yes! Yes! The Princeton University Cube Club is coming back to demonstrate how to solve a Rubik’s Cube. This is ALWAYS a standing room only event, regardless of where we hold it in the Library. Grab your cube and join the fun!
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Happy Birthday, Albert! at the Historical Society of Princeton
For children ages 6 – 12
Tickets: $5 child / $4 HSP members
(1 adult included with each child; additional adults are $5)
158 Nassau Street, Princeton
Who was Albert Einstein? Learn about the public and private life of the famous scientist and humanitarian through examination of photographs and his personal belongings. Then, play like Einstein – build a house of cards, solve puzzles and enjoy some cake!
Space is limited. Please call 609-921-6748, x102 or e-mail eve@princetonhistory.org to reserve a space.
7:30 pm: A Presentation by The Princeton Theatre Experiment & The Arts Council of Princeton
Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, Solley Theater - Please check website for more information on the event and special Pi Day Princeton pricing!
Sunday, March 10
11:00 am: Pie Eating Contest – McCaffrey’s, Princeton Shopping Center, Upstairs in sit down dining area – Sponsored by McCaffrey’s of Princeton
Contestant Age Groups: Youth 4yrs-8yrs and 9yrs-13yrs,
Teen 14yrs-18yrs, Adult 19yrs and up.
Participants must sign waivers.
Minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Adults will consume a regular size pie.
Youths will consume a miniature size pie.
There is no advanced registration. Simply arrive by 10:15am and report to the 2nd floor inside McCaffrey’s to compete in this hysterical event!
11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Happy Birthday, Albert! at the Historical Society of Princeton
For children ages 6 – 12
Tickets: $5 child / $4 HSP members
(1 adult included with each child; additional adults are $5)
158 Nassau Street, Princeton
Who was Albert Einstein? Learn about the public and private life of the famous scientist and humanitarian through examination of photographs and his personal belongings. Then, play like Einstein – build a house of cards, solve puzzles and enjoy some cake!
Space is limited. Please call 609-921-6748, x102 or e-mail eve@princetonhistory.org to reserve a space.
12:00 pm – 1:11 pm: Dinky Train rides with Einstein
Start the Sunday festivities off right! Be like Einstein and ride the Dinky train into Princeton! Meet Einstein, his mother, first girlfriend, first wife, secretary and good friends. Be sure to ask “Einstein” where he is going on the train because sometimes he forgets! If you’ve ever had breakfast with Cinderella in the Disney castle, this event will give that memory a run for its money!
Departing Princeton Station – 12:00pm, 12:27pm, 1:00pm
Departing Princeton Junction Station – 12:11pm, 12:37pm, 1:11pm
$2.75 per adult each way, up to two kids (ages 5-11) can ride free with a passenger paying any valid fare
1:00 pm – ?: Pi Recitation Contest – Princeton Public Library, Community Room – Sponsored by Princeton University
Marc Umile, 2007 Pi Recitation North American Champion with over 15,000 digits of Pi, will join us to cheer on the contestants! Click here to learn Marc’s training secrets!
Contestant Age Groups: Youth 7yrs-13yrs, Teen 14yrs-18yrs
Minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Contestant from the Youth Category is awarded $314.15!
There is no advanced registration. Simply arrive by 12:30pm and report to The Genius Zone inside the Princeton Public Library lobby to compete in this event!
Courtesy of Princeton University
2:30 pm: Pie Judging Contest – Yankee Doodle Tap Room, Nassau Inn – Sponsored by Princeton Unwrapped & Princeton Center for Dental Aesthetics – Dr. Huckel & Dr. Balescu
Move over Top Chef! It’s a GLOVES OFF competition in Princeton!
The residents of Princeton determine the winner of the coveted “Best Tasting Pie in Princeton” award.
Winning Baker is awarded $314.15!
Beginning at 2:30pm, the first 50 guests to arrive will be the judges. They will receive small samples of professionally baked pie submissions and choose the winning pie!
Courtesy of Princeton Center for Dental Aesthetics – Dr. Huckel & Dr. Balescu
3:14 pm – 4:00 pm: Pie Throwing – Palmer Square Green – Sponsored by Palmer Square Management
Bring your favorite friend or frenemy to this hysterical event!
$1 per throw – all proceeds to benefit 101: A non profit volunteer organization dedicated to helping Princeton High School graduates in need of financial assistance.
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm: Guided “Insiders Only” Tour by Re-Enactors – Sponsored by Princeton Tour Company
We admit it, Einstein’s mother was built for fame and this tour proves it! Guests will start in the lobby of the Princeton Public Library and weave through downtown Princeton. Pauline will be telling her version of her son’s life as she takes her guests to see little known places throughout town. Think you know Princeton? Pauline will show you where Einstein used to get his hair cut and even a secret plaque on campus outlining his commute from his house! Along her route, Robert Oppenheimer will pay the group a visit and the tour ends with Einstein himself inside the Einstein museum at 112 Nassau Street!
Pauline, Einstein’s mother
played by Donna Renner – mom to the owner of Princeton Tour Company
Albert Einstein
played by Bill Agress – professional re-enacter for AT&T
Robert Oppenheimer
played by Henry Vega – friend to the owner of Princeton Tour Company
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Happy Birthday, Albert! at the Historical Society of Princeton
For children ages 6 – 12
Tickets: $5 child / $4 HSP members
(1 adult included with each child; additional adults are $5)
158 Nassau Street, Princeton
Who was Albert Einstein? Learn about the public and private life of the famous scientist and humanitarian through examination of photographs and his personal belongings. Then, play like Einstein – build a house of cards, solve puzzles and enjoy some cake!
Space is limited. Please call 609-921-6748, x102 or e-mail eve@princetonhistory.org to reserve a space.
5:00 pm: Pi Social – Princeton Public Library, Community Room – Featuring PiFight, The Einstein Alley Rock and Roll Band
Geek Freak Weekend wraps up with a birthday party! Come sing “Happy Birthday” and eat cake while rockin’ out with PiFight.
Thursday, March 14
Happy Birthday Einstein! Happy Pi Day!
3:14 am: Visit www.PiDayPrinceton.com
DEADLINE to submit your video for the Worldwide Pi Day Princeton Video Contest
Find out winners of challenges
See photos and videos of the events
Congratulatory shout-outs to winners
11:00 am: Walking Tour of Einstein’s Neighborhood – Sponsored by Princeton Tour Company
You’ll see Albert Einstein’s homes (he lived in two places, not just 112 Mercer) while you hear all about his home life, his friendships with other geniuses (Robert Oppenheimer, Kurt Godel, and John von Nuemann – they lived in Princeton too) and Einstein’s remarkable humanitarian efforts as well!
$3.14 per person – All proceeds benefit the Paul Robeson Foundation
3:14 pm: World Premiere & Announcement of the Pi Day Princeton Video Winner! – Sponsored by princeton genius tours
DEADLINE to submit your video for the Worldwide Pi Day Princeton Video Contest
Video must be received by 3:14am on Pi Day & content must include celebration of Pi & Einstein’s Birthday
Contestants 18 yrs and younger from all over the planet upload videos in our Genius Zone. We’ll call the winner at 3:14p to let them know we’re sending a check for $314.15!
Have you visited a community event that proves everything is possible?
Come to 2013 Pi Day Princeton! Enjoy the activities and see how Princeton residents, non-profit organizations, academic institutions and business communities work together brilliantly to celebrate our one of a kind Ivy League town!
www.pidayprinceton.com
Got questions? No problem, we love the curious kind! email Mimi O at princetonmimi@gmail.com!
For Classical and Jazz Music Lovers, the Harlem Quartet Comes to Lambertville
The Riverside Symphonia presents the Harlem Quartet, nominated for 2 Grammy nominations and praised for its “panache” by the New York Times.You’ll enjoy the vitality and energy of their music in repertoire ranging from Mozart to Chick Corea. The Quartet has performed by invitation with Itzhak Perlman, and at the Kennedy Center and the White House, among other distinguished performances. Their mission is to bring diversity and excitement to classical music. Each member is a seasoned solo artist having performed with numerous metropolitan orchestras. The Quartet will perform February 24, 2013 at the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Lambertville, NJ. Visitwww.riversidesymphonia.orgfor tickets and more information or call the Symphonia at 609-397-7300.
65 singers and instrumentalists of VOICES will perform music from the early baroque to the twentieth century. Music popular around 1687 includes Charpentier’s Te Deum in D, performed at the celebration of the victorious Battle of Steenkerque, part of the Nine Years War. This piece was lost, then rediscovered in 1953; the following year the prelude was chosen as the opening music for The European Broadcasting Union, and has been used since then, making it Charpentier’s best known work. Also included are the final chorus from Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and an excerpt from Ode for St. Cecelia’s Day by Handel.
From 1787, VOICES offers three sections of Michael Haydn’s brilliantRequiemmass, which Mozart admired and later used as a model for his own.“Just as Mozart was admired for opera and Joseph Haydn for orchestral innovation, the younger brother, Michael, was a highly acclaimed for his sacred music—and this requiem is an outstanding example! The singers really love this piece, as I do,” said Lyn Ransom, founder and music director of VOICES. Soloists for the Haydn Requiem are Jennifer Brader Moskal, soprano, Helen Kull, mezzo-soprano, Robert Kramer, tenor, and Andrew Monath, baritone.
During the 1800s, with the advent of opera houses and stages, music became public and concerts were attended by hundreds, even thousands of people. As the audiences expanded, so did the variety—from 1887 VOICES performs music of Debussy, Fauré, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, and Gilbert and Sullivan. The concert concludes with varied music from 1987, including works by Arvo Pärt, Carol Barnett, René Clausen and piece by Messiaen performed by organist Camilla Jarnot.
Tickets:
General Admission: $20 advance sale, $25 at the door; FamilyPass: $50 advance sale, $55 at the door; Children/Students with ID: $10; New Jersey Pass Holders: 25% ticket discount for the Princeton performance.
All tickets can be bought online at www.VOICESChorale.org, by leaving a message at 609-637-9383, or at the door. Both venues are handicapped-accessible.
The Reock & Roll Revue is returning to Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre for a weekend of performances of the band’s latest show, “The Band and Music From Big Pink,” a tribute to the classic group of the late ’60s and early ’70s.The theater gets rocking on Friday, Feb. 22, at 8 p.m., with additional shows on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 24 at 2 p.m.Kelsey Theatre is located on Mercer’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
Reock & Roll Revue has developed a devoted following at Kelsey, having performed to sold-out crowds in the past, including last summer’s performance of the Allman Brothers’ “Eat a Peach” album, as well as tribute concerts for Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, The Who, and The Beatles.
This winter’s musical and video journey chronicles the collaborations between Bob Dylan and members of the group that later became known as “The Band,” as they turned a house known as Big Pink into their very own recording studio.They will cover music featured in the albums “The Music From Big Pink,” “The Band,” and “Stagefright.”
Said band leader Tom Reock: “In the history of recorded music there are only a few bands or artists that can claim to have shaped the direction of the music for their generation.It is rare when a band that receives such acclaim has gone virtually unnoticed in the popular narrative.The Band changed the direction of the recording industry without compromising their music, and changed the musical landscape for years to come.”
Reock and Roll Revue features Mario DiBartolo of Hamilton, Jerry Steele of Princeton, Joe D'Angelo of Pennington, Bud Belviso of Hamilton, and Tom Reock of Hamilton, with special guest Brian T. Leahy of Hamilton on keyboards. The horn section will feature Chandler Scales of Hamilton and Elias Argabrite of North Jersey.
The Reock & Roll Revue was formed in 2004 as an outlet for Tom Reock to perform original and other eclectic cover songs, while still performing with Trenton rock and blues legend Ernie White.In 2008, the band decided to undertake a stage presentation of The Beatles' “White Album,” at Kelsey Theatre, which was so successful they followed it with tributes to several other notable bands from the ’60s and ’70s.
Tickets are $25 per person and may be purchased by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333 or online at www.kelseytheatre.net.Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible.Free parking is available next to the theater.
Adath Israel Women's League will be hosting its annual Spring Brunch on Sunday, April 14th, at Greenacres Country Club in Lawrenceville, New Jersey from 9 am to 1 pm. Shopping time with Friendz Inc., a delicious brunch, wonderful raffle prizes, and a fantastic guest speaker, author Ilene Beckerman, will make this a memorable morning. Ilene Beckerman was nearly 60 when she began her writing career. Her first book, Love, Loss, and What I Wore, was a best-seller and the inspiration for a hit Off-Broadway play that broke Off-Broadway records. Her latest book, The Smartest Woman I know, is a tribute to her Grandma Ettie and is filled with her indispensible wisdom. Now 77 years old, Beckerman says, "After raising five kids, I feel like I'm just getting started. Ladies, go for it...don't give up. Your time is now!"
Cost to Attend: $45 per person; $40 for ages 65 and over; and $25 for ages 12 and under. Please contact Janet Cohen at janetc.womensleague@gmail.com or 609-896-0090 if you have any questions or would like to reserve your spot for this fun event.
Adath Israel Congregation is an egalitarian conservative synagogue, providing religious, cultural and social education for congregants of all ages.
(TRENTON) — Corporate philanthropy programs and private foundations awarded grants and contributions totaling nearly $164,000 between November 1 and December 15 to the Crisis Ministry of Mercer County, Inc.
“Generosity of this magnitude and from a variety of supporters helps to ensure that we will be there for our neighbors who experience financial instability and food insecurity,” said Sarah Unger, development and communications director of the Crisis Ministry. “Our supporters’ financial leadership makes it possible for us to provide effective solutions that not only provide assistance in the short term but help lay the groundwork for long term stability for families and individuals across Mercer County.”
The organization’s Hunger Prevention program received grants from the James Kerney Foundation ($15,000 to support the purchase of a new refrigeration system); Bristol-Myers Squibb (a $10,000 grant to reduce health disparities among low-income families); Novo Nordisk (a grant $7,500 to support heart-healthy food program); and Fox & Roach Charities (a grant of $780 through its Princeton office associate’s contributions).
The organization received general program support from the Merancas Foundation (a grant of $50,000); Janssen Pharmaceuticals (a grant of $15,000 for Hunger Prevention and Homelessness Prevention); the Curtis McGraw Foundation (grant of $10,000); the David Mathey Foundation (grant of $7,500; the Dorothea Van Dyke McLane Foundation’s grant of $2,500; the RSW Foundation’s grant of $2,500; a Bank of America GWIM Hopewell employee drive ($2,095 plus corporate match); the PNC Fund of Princeton Area Community Foundation, with a grant of $1,000; and an anonymous corporate foundation with a general grant of $10,000 and Hurricane Sandy relief grant of $5,000.
The Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation awarded the Crisis Ministry a grant of $10,000 for relief related to Hurricane Sandy. The Concordia Foundation awarded a grant of $7,500 to support the Utilities Assistance initiative of its Housing Stability program. The Karma Foundation awarded a grant of $7,500 to support its License to Succeed program, which helps men and women to restore suspended driver’s licenses in order to improve employment options.
The Crisis Ministry of Mercer County, Inc., is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 1980 by Nassau Presbyterian Church and Trinity Church. It partners with the community to achieve stability for neighbors in need, serving some 1,300 households each month through effective hunger prevention, housing stability, work training, and driver’s license restoration programs. The organization also conducts weekly bilingual nutrition classes with the Rutgers Extension Service and quarterly “Lunch and Learn” health screenings in partnership with Capital Health System’s Community Health Education Department. For more information on the Crisis Ministry, visit thecrisisministry.org or call 609-396-5327.
PRINCETON, NJ (January 22, 2013) – Mark your calendars and get ready as the action-packed 14th annual Oyster Bowl is just around the corner!New Jersey’s celebrated oyster eating contest and fundraiser kicks off on Super Bowl Sunday, February 3, 2013, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.This fun-filled event benefits the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Central and South Jersey Affiliate.
For the past 14 years, hundreds of spectators have gathered at Blue Point Grill on the corner of Nassau and Pine Street in Princeton to watch individual and corporate team contestants devour all the oysters they can eat in a two-minute period.The highly anticipated event also features a spectacular lunch at Blue Point Grill restaurant, kids’ activities, and a raffle with fabulous prizes. To date, the oyster eating record was set in 2009 with 102 oysters consumed in two minutes.Last year’s winner ate 99 oysters in the allotted time period.
This year’s 2013 oyster eating champion will receive an amazing prize of an all-inclusive trip for two to the Caribbean courtesy of WPST and Nassau Broadcasting Partners.A raffle will be drawn that day, and the Grand Prize raffle winner will receive a flat-screen television courtesy of Mrs. G’s TV & Appliances.Other raffle prize highlights include a golf foursome at Springdale Country Club, Chef Tasting for four at elements, a Princeton Getaway at the Nassau Inn and much more!
Presented by Blue Point Grill restaurant, Nassau Broadcasting Partners and Komen for the Cure, New Jersey’s Oyster Bowl XIV is made possible through the following sponsors:
Topneck Sponsors:The Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce,
Borden Perlman Salisbury & Kelly, Dey Equine Vets, First Choice Bank, JM Group, 94.5 WPST, B&H Consulting Services Inc., Mrs. G’s TV & Appliances, East Point Brand Oysters
Middleneck Sponsors:The Princeton Packet, Provident Bank, Mercedes-Benz of Princeton, Trenton Thunder, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., Fulton Bank of New Jersey, Costanza Builders
Special Thanks To:Joel Gibbs Productions, Fennelli Design Group,
For a $50 individual entry fee and $200 per four-person corporate team entry fee, contestants will try to eat as many oysters as possible in two minutes.Prizes are awarded based on the total number of oysters consumed in that time period.To prepare for the anticipated 100 contestants, Blue Point Grill will begin shucking oysters at 8:00 a.m. Volunteer judges and oyster counters determine the winners.
“Oyster Bowl is such a wonderful community event. We are grateful for the dedication of the JM Group, Blue Point Grill and all of our fantastic sponsors,” said Nancy Healey, Susan G. Komen for the Cure Executive Director.Blue Point Grill GM, Steve Murray, adds “we are proud to host this exciting day and to have raised over $195,000 to support Komen for the Cure.It’s great fun for a great cause.”
New Jersey’s Oyster Bowl XIV event details including contest rules, online registration and up-to-the-minute news and raffle prize additions can be found at www.oysterbowlnj.com, or for more information, please call Blue Point Grill at 609.921.1211.
Seniors and people of low and moderate income can get free help preparing and electronically filing their federal and New Jersey state tax returns at Princeton Public Library. Part of AARP's Tax-Aide program, the help is available by appointment on Monday mornings, from Feb. 4 to April 15.
This assistance is for individual returns only and only for those who are prepared to have their return electronically filed on the day of their appointment. Returns will not be completed for customers to mail on their own (unless their visa status requires that), and previously completed returns will not be reviewed.
The AARP Tax-Aide program does not handle complex returns. For best results, participants should bring a copy of last year's return, as well as documentation for all current year income and expenses that may be deductible. These should be official documents for income (a W-2, 1099, Social Security Year-End report or retirement account statement).
Those seeking help should also bring a list of expenses and charitable donations for which they can provide receipts and other back-up documentation if ever requested by the IRS. In many cases, a local pharmacy can provide a printout of all medications and their cost.
Appointments will be scheduled between 9 a.m. and noon and typically last an hour. To schedule, call 609.924.9529, ext 220.
The County of Mercer officially kicks off a yearlong celebration of its 175th Anniversary year with “Mapping Mercer!”, an exhibition of historic and contemporary maps that trace some of the history of Mercer County,New Jersey. The exhibit will be on display at The Gallery at Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, from Jan. 23 through Feb. 14. It starts with an Opening Reception on Wednesday, Jan. 23, from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
On display for the first time since the early 1930s will be two of the county’s hand-rendered Master Plan maps. Other featured maps include a 1719 map of “Pensilvania, New-Jersey, New-York, and the Three Delaware Counties”; Victorian bird’s eye view maps of Hightstown, Hopewell Borough and Trenton; the last official map of New Jersey (1833) before Mercer became a county in 1838; and a county map from the 1860s. One of the three gallery rooms will be dedicated to the mapping of Bear Tavern Road, dating from the 1700s when the road was called River Road. The newest map will reflect the recent merger of Princeton Borough and Princeton Township.
An interactive computer installation will allow visitors a first-hand experience of contemporary mapping techniques.
The Gallery will host two lectures in conjunction with the exhibit. The first, entitled “Planning and Engineering Today,” takes place on Thursday, Jan. 31 at noon. Featured speakers are Donna Lewis, director of the County’s Planning Division, and Paul Pogorzelski, Hopewell Township's administrator/engineer.
The second talk will feature Maxine Lurie, Ph.D., and Michael Siegel, editor and cartographer, respectively, of the book Mapping New Jersey: An Evolving Landscape. They will discuss their book and the power of maps in telling a complex story.
The exhibition and all events are free and open to the public. More information about Mercer County’s 175th Anniversary celebration is available at www.mercer175.org. For more information about The Gallery at MCCC, visit www.mccc.edu/gallery, contact by email at gallery@mccc.edu, or call 609-570-3589.
It's that time of year again - the annual Lambertville-New Hope Winter Festival. Fire and Ice Ball, Chili Cook-off, Pure Prairie League Concert . . . click here for a complete schedule of events: https://www.winterfestival.net/schedule.html
Featuring the photographs of Princeton native Richard Speedy, this exhibition captures the incredible beauty of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. This show also explores the history of Pine Barrens' preservation and New Jersey Governor (and Morven resident) Brendan Byrne's role in saving this unique natural resource.
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(BPT) - Whether it's the new year, a new job, a new baby or simply the right time to get your finances order, the process usually starts with setting some goals. The first step in the process of achieving your financial goals is to recognize what needs to be done to put yourself in the position you want to be in. Once you've identified those goals, you just need to figure out how to accomplish them.
TransUnion, one of the national credit reporting companies, recently asked people what type of financial goals they were looking to accomplish in the next year. Here are four of the most common answers and how you can achieve them if you, too, are looking to obtain financial health:
* Spend less on unnecessary expenses: The first step in cutting out unnecessary expenses is to determine your current spending habits to understand just how much disposable income you have so you can set a monthly budget and manage it wisely. TransUnion Plus is a new tool that allows you input all of your information about your bank accounts, loans and any other accounts that influence how you budget. By examining your spending habits during the past few months and inputting monthly payments and deposits using this tool, you can get a better idea about where you can possibly cut spending. To help stay on track, it is important to check your budget monthly to see how you are doing.
* Achieve healthier credit: Start by checking your score. This will give you a baseline, making it easier to track your progress. From there, check your credit reports frequently and look for any bad financial habits that may be keeping your score down, such as late payments or bloated credit card balances. Checking regularly can also help you minimize your exposure to identity theft and ensure your credit report accurately reflects your credit history. -If you discover information on your report that might not be accurate, you can find an online dispute form at TransUnion.com.
* Save more money: Once you've created your monthly budget, you can begin to identify ways to cut unnecessary expenses and save more. Sit down with your financial adviser to see what type of investments, such as a 401k, make sense with any money that's left over. As you are reassessing your financial goals, review your investments to solidify your returns.
* Pay down existing debts: For most folks, paying down debts is the first step toward saving more, so the two often go hand in hand. Identify which debts carry the highest interest rates and focus on paying those off first. Attack credit card debt before you increase principal payments on "good" debt like students loans with low interest rates. As you're setting your monthly budget, dedicate any money that's left over to paying down your debts.
When you're setting financial goals, it pays to develop a plan that you can execute and then have the discipline to stick to it. For more information about how you can achieve your financial goals and obtain budgeting tools, visit www.transunionplus.com.
Jason Robinson is appointed new Head of the Upper School at Princeton Day School for the 20-13-2014 academic year.
January 07, 2013
JASON ROBINSON Hails from the Lawrenceville School and Will Begin at PDS on July 1, 2013
Princeton – Princeton Day School is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Robinson as Head of the Upper School, beginning in the next academic year, 2013-2014.
Mr. Robinson is currently at the Lawrenceville School, serving as the Chair of the Interdisciplinary Studies Program, Director of the Capstone Program, Chair of the Discipline Committee and Honor Council, and Chair of the Academic Integrity Committee, as well as Housemaster of Stephens House, and a teacher in with courses in government, ethics, constitutional law, and history. Prior to his tenure at the Lawrenceville School beginning in 2007, Mr. Robinson taught at the Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland, and was Chair of the Honor Council, in addition to coaching basketball and baseball and advising the school newspaper.
Before his teaching career, Mr. Robinson was an attorney at Covington and Burling/Ross, Dixon & Bell in Washington, DC, specializing in labor and employment disputes.
A Virginia native, Mr. Robinson attended North Cross School in Roanoke and matriculated at Washington and Lee University, from which he graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He went on to earn an M.A. in government and foreign affairs at the University of Virginia and, three years later, a J.D. at Stanford University Law School.
In announcing the news, Head of School Paul Stellato remarked, “Mr. Robinson is a gifted classroom teacher and thoughtful, accomplished school leader, and we are very pleased to welcome him to Princeton Day School.”
Mr. Stellato went on, “I’d also like to recognize and thank Upper School Head Carlton Tucker. In his 20 years at Princeton Day School, Mr. Tucker has built an Upper School that stands among the finest of its kind in the community of independent schools. Given his legacy of leadership, it was no surprise that more than 80 school leaders from the most vital independent boarding and day schools in the country – and across the globe – sought this position.”
Princeton, NJ, January 2013 — Join us for an interactive discussion with panelists including professionals, parents, and siblings to discuss topics including building healthy sibling relationships, constructive roles for parents, grandparents and other relatives, and practical ideas for helping families with special needs to thrive. Sponsored by Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County, the panel will take place at Congregation Adath Israel in Lawrenceville from 7:30PM-9:00PM onMonday, February 4th, 2013.
Free and open to the public but donations are welcome. Non-denominational program open to all.
For more information about registering for this workshop, please contact Lara Wellerstein at 609-987-8100 orlaraw@jfcsonline.org. A flyer with details can be found on the JFCS website atwww.jfcsonline.org.
Jewish Family & Children's Service (JFCS) of Greater Mercer County is a nonprofit, non-sectarian agency providing social services, counseling and support to individuals, families, children and teens. Professional, licensed social workers offer one-on-one and group counseling, family education, crisis and domestic violence support, re-employment assistance, grief and bereavement programs, and services for special needs children and their siblings. Services include food vouchers, meals on wheels, the kosher food pantry and kosher cafes, which serve thousands of meals to the elderly. The Secure@Home program is a vital program which allows participants to retain their independence and age at home. Youth programs include leadership, social skills and peer education. Visit the JFCS website for a complete listing of serviceswww.jfcsonline.org
The 2013 Princeton Environmental Film Festival opens Thursday, Jan. 24, at Princeton Public Library and runs through Sunday, Feb. 10. Now in its seventh year, the award-winning festival features a line-up of acclaimed films and speakers presented over three consecutive four-day weekends.
Under the direction of founder Susan Conlon, the festival has grown over the years but remains true to its original focus on films with local as well as regional and international relevance.
“Our theme this year, A Sense of Place, emerged as a common thread between many of thefilms being shown during the festival,” said Conlon. “A mindset including how we feel about and relate to both the natural and built environments of our homes and communities, it is the force that drives many of those featured in this year’s films.
“Looking back at how our own Sense of Place was impacted as we braced for and dealt with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy last fall, it isn’t hard to understand the passion sparked when people feel their personal environment is threatened, Conlon said. “Matched by incredible resiliency, that passion is evident in “You’ve Been Trumped,” our festival opener; “The Island President” our closing film; and many selections in between including the widely praised feature “Beasts of theSouthern Wild.
“It’s also evident in the acclaimed documentaries “Detropia,” “The House I Live In,” “Chasing Ice” and “The Queen of Versailles,” all of which will be screened as part of the festival along with works by emergingfilmmakers.”
Through the generosity of festival sponsors Church & Dwight Co. Inc., Terra Momo Restaurant Group and the Whole Earth Center of Princeton, all screenings are free.
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The Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery at Princeton Day School is pleased to present Celia Reisman: Hidden Spaces from January 14th through the 31st. There will be an opening reception with the artist on Tuesday, January 15th from 12:30-1:30 pm in the gallery.
Ms. Reisman paints her architectural vision of suburban landscapes, primarily around Philadelphia. “My aim is certainly not to replicate but instead to communicate the feeling of visual excitement that I felt when I first lay eyes on a place,” remarked Ms. Reisman about her paintings. Edward Sozanski of the Philadelphia Inquirer has praised Ms. Reisman’s work, noting that it “offers a lushly colored and geometrically harmonious balance between realism and abstraction.”
Represented by the Paul Thiebaud Gallery in New York and San Francisco, Ms. Reisman received a Bachelors of Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University and a Masters of Fine Arts in Printmaking from Yale University. She was the recipient of the Hassam, Speicher, Betts, and Symons Fund Purchase award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2009. Ms. Reisman has served as Assistant Professor of Art at Swarthmore College, and is currently a Visiting Critic at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art in Philadelphia, and resides in Merion, Pennsylvania.
Celia Reisman is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday when school is in session, and by appointment on weekends. For an appointment, please call (609) 924-6700 or visit www.pds.org. The Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery is part of the Princeton Day School arts wing dedicated to photography, ceramics, architecture and dance, as well as woodworking, set-building and performance art spaces. For more information about the Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery, please call Jody Erdman, Art Gallery Director, at (609) 924-6700 x1772.
Morven will host a pre-theater cocktail reception showcasing creative and delicious tastings from local caterers and eateries, including Ruth's Chris Catering, Chez Alice, and Max Hansen Caterers. Afterwards stroll, and carol your way over to McCarter's Matthews Theatre for a 7:30pm performance of A Christmas Carol.
Door prizes, goodie bags and a live performance by the Princeton High School Choral Group included at the reception. What a joyous evening it will be!
Morven Package is Appropriate for ages 12 and up. All inclusive package price: $65 per person. For further information, please contact Megan Johnston at 609.258.6526.
Princeton Day School is delighted to announce that the annual ice hockey tournaments hosted by the School will now be known as the Harry Rulon-Miller ’51 Invitational Ice Hockey Tournament.
In announcing the news, Head of School Paul Stellato remarked, “Grateful as we are to our participants and sponsors of this annual rite of winter, the tournaments’ guiding spirit and great heart are to be found in one man: tournament director Harry-Rulon Miller ’51.Princeton Day School hockey has flourished because Harry would have it no other way.I know you will agree that these tournaments have flourished – and their reputation has grown – because Harry is a host unlike any other.”
The tournament kicks off on Friday, December 7th, with a dedication at the Lisa McGraw ’44 Rink at 6:00 pm, immediately preceding the hockey game between the PDS Boys hockey team and Rye Country Day School. The tournaments will continue throughout the weekend, with some great games scheduled (visit www.pds.org for a sneak peek at the program for the tournament).
Princeton Day School has celebrated a long, successful run of both tournaments (43 years for boys; 23 years for girls), and has welcomed to its campus the finest independent boarding and day school ice hockey programs. Harry Rulon-Miller ’51 has been a member of the staff since 1961, and has been managing the rink for much of that time. The School is delighted to honor our esteemed colleague in this way.
Princeton Day School is an independent, coeducational school educating students from
Princeton, NJ (November 29, 2012) – Princeton Child Development Institute (PCDI) is proud to announce that it has received a $40,000 grant from the Toys“R”Us Children’s Fund, a public charity affiliated with Toys“R”Us, Inc. Toys“R”Us and the Toys“R”Us Children’s Fund together support organizations that share in their mission to keep kids safe and help them in times of need.
With the donation from the Toys“R”Us Children’s Fund, PCDI will continue its pioneering work in autism intervention and the development of innovative science-based treatment programs and early intervention strategies for toddlers. Princeton Child Development Institute currently serves students from 30 towns in 8 counties in NJ, as well as students from PA and five dissemination sites in the US, Poland and Turkey.
As awareness of this devastating disability grows, young children are diagnosed earlier than ever. Research shows that early behavioral intervention provides the best possible chance for them to overcome the challenges of autism and achieves particularly remarkable and lasting results for young children.
For over 42 years, PCDI has been widely recognized as a leader in developing groundbreaking intervention strategies for children with autism, and is one of a handful of research and treatment organizations to report that, of children who enter treatment before age 5, nearly 50% later make successful transitions to regular classes in public or private schools. A growing body of evidence indicates that children may benefit even more if they receive intervention before age 3. PCDI began an Early Intervention program in 1997 and half of the children who entered this program as toddlers were mainstreamed to regular education settings. These successes emphasize the critical role of early intervention in helping children with diagnoses of autism lead normal and productive lives in their families and communities. PCDI is committed to addressing the needs of children with autism and their families.
Edward C. Fenske, Executive Director of PCDI thanked Toys“R”Us, saying, “We are grateful to the Toys“R”Us Children’s Fund. Through the years, their generosity has enriched our early intervention efforts, enabling children to speak, read, play and become independent. With the support of the Children’s Fund we can continue to develop teaching strategies that help children make strides thought impossible 40 years ago.”
“At Toys“R”Us, we love kids and are proud to support organizations like the Princeton Child Development Institute that help fulfill our mission of giving back to the communities we serve,” said Kathleen Waugh, Chairman of the Toys“R”Us Children’s Fund.The Toys“R”Us Children’s Fund supports numerous national nonprofit organizations, such as Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, Autism Speaks, Make-A-Wish America, Save the Children, Special Olympics, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation and many others.
About the Princeton Child Development Institute
ThePrinceton Child Development Institute, founded in 1970, is a private, non-profit program offering a broad spectrum of science-based services to children, adolescents, and adults with autism by pioneering innovative treatment programs based on the science of applied behavior analysis. Now the third most common developmental disability, autism is found in every ethnic group throughout the world, occurring in 1 in 88 births nationwide, and 1 in 49 in the state of New Jersey. The Institute not only provides quality treatment, education, and professional training and mentoring in New Jersey, but also through its research, has pioneered comprehensive intervention models that are used nationally and internationally for the benefit of persons with autism. For more information, visitwww.pcdi.orgor call 609.924.6280.
About the Toys“R”Us Children’s Fund
TheToys“R”Us Children’s Fundis a public charity affiliated with Toys“R”Us, Inc., a company that unabashedly declares “We love kids!” The core mission of the Toys“R”Us Children’s Fund is to keep children safe and help them in times of need. Since it was founded in 1992, the Toys“R”Us Children’s Fund has contributed millions of dollars to qualified organizations that support that mission, including those providing disaster relief to children and families who are victims of large-scale crises. The Toys“R”Us Children’s Fund also provides grants to leading organizations that support children with special needs.
Primary fundraising activities include the annual Toys“R”Us Children’s Fund Gala, a private, invitation-only event that showcases the work of the Fund and raises money to support its many beneficiaries. This annual benefit has raised $100 million since its inception in 1985 and is one of the largest single-night fundraising events held in New York City.
Join Lawrenceville Main Street (LMS) as we gather to celebrate Holidays in the Village on Sun., Dec. 9, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. in Weeden Park, located on Main Street (Route 206) just south of Craven Lane in Lawrenceville.
Gather with friends and neighbors to decorate and light the Village tree. Join our carolers with songs of the season. Meet Santa Claus and pose for photos. Enjoy hot chocolate and cookies provided by Fedora’s Café.
We would like to thank the Buxton-Monsport Real Estate Team of Keller Williams in Princeton for joining LMS in sponsoring this event.
Lawrenceville Main Street is a volunteer-led organization dedicated to fostering a sense of community and continuing the revitalization of our historic downtown area by organizing events, building partnerships, cultivating the business environment, and enhancing the physical setting of the Village of Lawrenceville. An official Main Street New Jersey community, LMS is accredited by the Main Street Center of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. For more information, call 609-219-9300 or visit www.lawrencevillemainstreet.com. Please like us on Facebook.
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Morven will host a pre-theater cocktail reception featuring Chez Alice,Max Hansen Caterers,Provence CateringandRuth’s Chris Catering, showcasing their delicious tastings. Afterwards stroll, and carol your way over to McCarter’s Matthews Theatre for a 7:30pm performance of A Christmas Carol.
Door prizes, goodie bags and live choral performance included at the reception. A cast of A ChristmasCarolwill join the reception for photo ops.
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Sixteen junior tennis teams in the 14 & Under category, from all over the country, came to battle in the United States Tennis Association (USTA) National Championships from October 19-21 in Cayce, South Carolina. Nassau Tennis Club’s junior tennis team beat teams from Texas, New England, the Midwest and the Southwest to earn a spot in the finals.
The Nassau finalists lost in a closely contested match to another New Jersey team from the Eastern division that included three players also training at Nassau’s prestigious High Performance Academy.
“Despite our best effort, including 3 tie-break sets, the Nassau Dare Doubles finished second. The last-match loss didn’t damp our high spirits: the team was thrilled with their accomplishment. At the awards ceremony, we learned that 13,000 teams with a total of 90,000 players had participated in the season that culminated in the National Championships we had just competed in. Finishing 2ndin the nation in a league of that size felt very impressive and made us proud!” exclaimed Benton Camper, Team Coach, Manager of the Nassau Tennis Club and proud father of two sons on the team.
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The Princeton Festival celebrates fall and announces its summer 2013 season with a Fall Fest on Sunday, November 4 from 5 to 7 pm at The Tree House, Marriott Hotel at Princeton. Heralding its already-announced Wagner opera, The Flying Dutchman, the Festival party will celebrate with a grand selection of German beer and wine, accompanied by hors d’oeuvres. Guests will not only enjoy good food and drink, they will also be treated to relaxing jazz as found in the Great American Songbook, played by the Shikantaza Trio of piano, acoustic bass and percussion, joined at times by a vocalist.
While the Festival’s plan to present Wagner’s thrilling musical telling of the legend of The Flying Dutchman has already been announced, Artistic Director Richard Tang Yuk will present news of the rest of the 2013 Princeton Festival season, which promises to be another varied, exciting, and highly enjoyable three weeks in June.
Tickets to the Princeton Festival’s Fall Fest are available for $75 and $150. All proceeds will benefit the Princeton Festival 2013.For more information or to register, e-mail events@princetonfestival.org, or go to the website princetonfestival.org, or call 609 759 0379.
To help get the vote out – there will be a Princeton Rocks the Vote Concert, Hinds Plaza, Saturday, October 27th, 4-7:30 PM. According to Bainy Suri, the lead organizer, the idea is to ROCK local, VOTE local, BE V-O-C-A-L– make your voice known!
This concert marks the upcoming Presidential election and celebrates the role of volunteers in this critical election. The event is non-partisan and is designed to get people engaged in the political process, and to increase voter participation, and local activism!
Performers have been selected from local talent and include Jed Steadson & The Kumas, Chris Harford and his Band of Changes, JW Middle School Student Ben James, and Impact Winter.
Cosponsors to date include the Princeton Public Library, League of Women Voters, Liz Lempert for Mayor, Woodbridge 4 Mayor, Princeton Community Democratic Organization (PCDO), and the Record Exchange.
Local merchants and community organizations are invited to cosponsor or to have a table at the event.
Hinds Plaza is located at 55 Witherspoon Street, next to the Princeton Public Library. In case of rain, the event will be relocated into the Princeton Public Library, at 65 Witherspoon Street. Free. More information can be found at bainy.suri@facebook.com. For questions, please e-mail to ken.soufl@gmail.com.
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Rider University’s Westminster College of the Arts will present Arthur Miller’sThe CrucibleOctober 31 through November 4 in the Bart Luedeke Center Theater on the Rider University campus in Lawrenceville.Performances are Thursday, November 1, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, November 2 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, November 3 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, November 4, at 2 pm. A preview performance will be presented Wednesday, October 31, at 7:30 p.m.
The Crucibleis set during the 17th-century Salem witch trials. The recipient of the 1953 Tony Award for “Best Play,” this dramatic and thought-provoking play examines how intolerance and hysteria can intersect and tear a community apart. It follows protagonist John Proctor as he tragically attempts to save his wife and himself from the injustice of the Salem witch trials.
Director Trent Blanton is an assistant professor of Theater at Rider University. At Rider, he has directed Anatomy of Grey and The Laramie Project.He has also directedUrinetown,Romeo & Juliet, andThe Winter’s Talefor McCarter Theater Company’s education programs. An active member of Actor’s Equity, his acting credits include,Sweet Charity,Slippery as Sin,Les Miserables,A ChristmasCarol,1776,Fiddler on the Roof, and several others. He peformed in virtually every major city in North America as part of the Broadway National Tour ofLes Miserables.
The Bart Luedeke Center Theater is located on the campus of Rider University at 2083 Lawrenceville Road in Lawrenceville, N.J. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Preview tickets are $9 for adults and $5 for students and seniors.Tickets may be purchased at the door, online atwww.rider.edu/artsor at 609-896-7775.
·Saturday, October 13, from 4-6pm there will be a wine & cheese reception where Exhibit Award winners will be honored. This includes the 1stAnnual Emeritus Award to noted Artist, long time Trenton resident &GSWSmember, Marge Chavooshian as well as top Mercer County Community College Art Students.
·Sunday, October 14, 3pm, the renowned Artist & Princeton resident, Charles McVicker will give a gallery walk & discussion.
Columbia University Photography Professor Kai McBride will discuss his recent landscape photography projects at Mercer County Community College on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at noon in the Communications Building, Room 109.His talk, entitled “The Untamed American Landscape,” is the first in the college's Fall 2012 Distinguished Lecture Series and will be held at the college’s West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.The lecture is free and open to the public.
Professor McBride will present his work and discuss how his three projects present a darker range of the modern American landscape by exploring loss, struggle, and hope, as reflected in his stark black and white photographs.His work details the Southern Gothic swallowing of the south by the invasive Japanese kudzu vine; the alienating streets of Tampa, Florida, after the burst of the real estate bubble; and the resilient and beleaguered waters and banks of Newtown Creek, New York's latest Superfund site.
"I've long been drawn to making landscapes that reflect our humanity, rather than showing the transcendent natural world on its own,” Professor McBride said.“I'm looking for where we are in our struggle with nature, and where that struggle has the opportunity to reveal the strengths and vulnerabilities of each."
McBride received his MFA degree from Columbia University, where he teaches photography and manages the School of the Arts photography facilities.His work has been shown in museum and group exhibitions, and he is currently working on a book of his photographs, "About Face: Picturing Tampa."McBride lives in Brooklyn, where he shares his apartment with his darkroom.
For more information on MCCC’s Distinguished Lecture Series, call 609-570-3324 or visit www.mccc.edu/events.
The Gallery at Chapin presents “Abstract Drawings and Paintings” by Pat Martin, November 1 thru December 14, 2012.A reception will be held for the artist on Wednesday November 7 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Pat Martin is a well known abstract artist.“My paintings and drawings,” states Martin, “are about the process of creation and its endless possibilities. I try to merge or partner with a variety of materials and techniques to create my own visual language.”
In the beginning stages of a painting, Martin works as feely as possible -- “brainstorming” on a visual level. “I may pour paint,” she explains, “use gestural drawing, or move paint around with tools other than brushes. I give myself the freedom to pursue impulses. I do not have a plan for creation that will eventually emerge. The canvas becomes a field of ideas, a panorama of visual imagery. I draw excitement from the potential of many of the passages. Many visual ideas are explored. Most of them will be buried in a later revision, but a segment or suggestion will remain. It is a give and take process.”
Martin was recently awarded the Honored Artist of 2012 at the 83rd Annual Phillips’ Mill Juried Exhibition in New Hope, an awardgiven to artists who continuously excel in their art.She has a distinguished career not only as an artist, but also as a teacher and lecturer.Martin has been teaching since 1970 and has taught at the Michener Art Museum, Mercer and Bucks County Community Colleges and continues to teach privately.Although Martin has lived in the Bucks County area for 42 years, she originally hails from Southern California, where she received a BA at California State University, Los Angeles.She continued her education at Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA and received scholarships from Otis Art Institute, and UCLA in Los Angles.
Martin was a member of the Princeton Artist Alliance for sixteen years and a member of the Roots Critique Group in Princeton for nine years.She has had numerous one person shows and group shows.Martin’s last exhibit was a retrospective at Pennswood Village Art Gallery, Newtown, PA.
In addition to the artist’s reception, the exhibit may be viewed by appointment during school hours between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.The Chapin School is located at 4101 Princeton Pike, Princeton, N J.To make an appointment to visit the gallery, please call 609-924-7206.
Lawrenceville Main Street (LMS) is pleased to announce “A Night in the Village: A Walking Restaurant and Art Tour”, on Sunday, Oct. 14 from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The benefit tour of historic downtown Lawrenceville will feature tastings at village restaurants, live local music by Stringzville, and an art show at the LMS Artists Network (AN) gallery.
Favorite Main Street restaurants, including Acacia, Buds and Bowls, Chambers Walk, and Vidalia will be joined by Enzo’s La Piccola Cucina and Leonardo’s II in providing main course offerings. The Purple Cow and The Village Bakery will provide all the sweet treats for the evening. In keeping with the tour’s theme, the LMSAN gallery will showcase art that celebrates food.
Tours will begin at 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm, leaving from the LMS office at 17 Phillips Ave. Attendees should allow approximately three hours for the tour, which will be held rain or shine.Please dress appropriately. “A Night in the Village” is a “bring your own bottle” (BYOB) event.
Tickets are $50 per person and can be purchased online at the LMS website at lawrencevillemainstreet.com/events/nightinthevillage.htm, by phone at 609-219-9300, or by email to director@lawrencevillemainstreet.com. LMS will not issue paper tickets. You can print your ticket or download your receipt to your smartphone to verify your purchase on event night. $45 of the ticket price is tax-deductible.
Lawrenceville Main Street would like to thank its sponsors for this fun evening:the Lawrenceville School, Brandywine Realty Trust, Smith Pizzutillo LLC, Design Spree, and Allstate.
Revenue from the tour will benefit Lawrenceville Main Street, a volunteer-led organization dedicated to fostering a sense of community and continuing the revitalization of its historic downtown area by organizing events, building partnerships, cultivating the business environment, and enhancing the physical setting of the Village of Lawrenceville. An official Main Street New Jersey community, LMS is accredited by the Main Street Center of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. To get all the latest LMS information, please “like” Lawrenceville Main Street on Facebook, visit www.LawrencevilleMainStreet.com, or call 609-219-9300.
Princeton Lacrosse Club is proud to announce the 1st Annual Turkey Shootout, a 5v5 boy's lacrosse tournament. In memory of Princeton native Bobby Campbell and his passion to play, coach and enable others to experience the thrill of lacrosse, all profits from the tournament will be donated to the Trenton BRIDGE Lacrosse program. Together, PLC, The Bobby Campbell Lacrosse Foundation and The Trenton BRIDGE Lacrosse Program support the values of good sportsmanship, integrity and fair play in a positive learning and playing environment.
Where: Princeton High School Turf Field
Time: registration 8-8:45am. Games 9am-1:30pm
Who: 5th/6th grade division and 7th/8th grade division. Get your buddies together and form a team of 8-10 players including a goalie. If you would like to participate but don’t have a complete roster PLC will try to help place players on a team. PLC will gladly supply any teams with a coach, if needed. All players must be valid US Lacrosse members.
Fee: $300/ team (includes sweet Turkey Shootout pinnie for each player). Individual player fee is $35.
Environment: Fun competition, It's the off season!
Each team is guaranteed 4 games: 3 games plus a championship/ consolation game. Each game is 25 minute running time.
All teams must submit payment and rosters by October 20th. Teams will be selected on first payment basis.Please return attached form with payment and mail to: Jack Ruddy 128 Poe Road Princeton, NJ 08540.Checks should be made out to Princeton Lacrosse Club.
Please contact John Ruddy (732)266-7756 or Jack Ruddy (609)497-1963 with any questions.
Pierrot Productions presents the local premiere of the emotional powerhouse rock musical “Next to Normal” at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre.Dates and times for this award-winning Broadway show are Fridays, Oct. 5 and 12 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Oct. 6 and 13 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, Oct. 7 and 14 at 2 p.m.Kelsey Theatre is located on the college’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on Oct. 5.
“Next to Normal” tells the story of a mother who struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and its effects on her and her family.With a thrilling contemporary score, this show will grab audiences by the heart as it presents one family’s struggles with madness, sorrow, rage, forgiveness, and living life to the fullest.
Nominated for eleven Tony Awards when it premiered on Broadway in 2009, the show won three awards, including Best Original Score and Best Orchestration. It also won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, becoming just the eighth musical in history to receive the honor.The Pulitzer Board called the show "a powerful rock musical that grapples with mental illness in a suburban family and expands the scope of subject matter for musicals."
The show features Jen Rosario-Kent of Cherry Hill as Diana, William Kamps of Burlington as Dan, Jason MacDermott of Moorestown as Gabe, Lindsey Krier of Maple Shade as Natalie, Frankie Confalone of Bordentown as Henry, and James Petro of Hamilton as Drs. Fine & Madden.
The production is directed by Kat Kline of Ewing with musical direction by Peter de Mets of Newtown, PA.Assistant director and stage manager is Jaci D’Ulisse of Hamilton.
Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors, and $14 for students and children.For tickets, call the Kelsey Theatre Box Office at 609-570-3333, or visit www.kelseytheatre.net.Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking available next to the theater.
·Saturday, October 13, from 4-6pm there will be a wine & cheese reception where Exhibit Award winners will be honored. This includes the 1stAnnual Emeritus Award to noted Artist, long time Trenton resident &GSWSmember, Marge Chavooshian as well as top Mercer County Community College Art Students.
·Sunday, October 14, 3pm, the renown Artist & Princeton resident, Charles McVicker will give a gallery walk followed by a discussion and wine.
PRINCETON, NJ (SEPTEMBER 18, 2012) — Witherspoon Grill celebrates fall with its 4th annual “Harvest & Music Festival” presented on Sunday, October 7th, from noon to 5pm at Hinds Community Plaza (adjacent to the Princeton Public Library on Witherspoon Street).
There will be live music at this family-friendly event, along with a delicious array of foods available from Witherspoon Grill and other local vendors.Kids can enjoy pumpkin painting, apple dipping, face painting, pie-eating contests and more.Entrance is free, and a portion of all proceeds from food and activity sales will benefit the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (T.A.S.K.).
“We’ve been celebrating the fall harvest season with the community for four years at the festival, using this platform to help those in need by collecting food donations and raising funds, especially given the hardships that so many have faced the past several years,” said Jack Morrison, President of JM Group (Witherspoon Grill, Blue Point Grill, Nassau Street Seafood and The Princeton Farmer’s Market).
In addition to the festival, Witherspoon Grill and Blue Point Grill will be collecting donations of food, hygiene and monetary items for T.A.S.K. beginning on September 8th through November 1st.Items may be dropped off at either location.
T.A.S.K. is in need of the following non-perishable items (no glass, please): canned spaghetti sauce, canned fruit, microwavable prepared pasta, salad dressing, individual servings of Jello or pudding that do not require refrigeration, & juice boxes. Hygiene items including toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, razors, shampoo, and hand/body lotion are also appreciated. We are also collecting large plastic storage boxes in which we will deliver the food.
For more information please visit www.witherspoongrill.com and click on “News.” You may also follow us on Facebook (facebook.com/witherspoongrill) or Twitter (@WitherspoonGril).
We invite you to join us for our largest sale event in our 100 year history! Hundreds of items including diamond jewelry, gemstones, Swiss timepieces, and home décor. Many world-famous designers and brand names.
Also including pre-owned, discontinued, and retired styles from the finest names you know and love.
You can’t afford to miss this sale!
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH THROUGH MONDAY,SEPTEMBER 24TH.
FRIENDS OF THE PRINCETON PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL BOOK SALE — Friday, Oct. 12: 10 a.m. to Noon, Preview Sale, $10 admission, free to members of the Friends (no admission fee after preview sale); noon to 8:30 p.m., Regular Sale (free admission)
Saturday, Oct. 13: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Regular Sale (free admission)
Sunday, Oct. 14: 1-5:30 p.m., Half Price Sale; 3-5:30 p.m., Bag Sale (fill a bag for $5) in Tent on Hinds Plaza (free admission)
Community Room and Hinds Plaza, Princeton Public Library, Sands Library Building, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton, NJ. (609) 924-9529, ext. 280.www.princetonlibrary.org
The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Course
Sept 24 - Nov 12, 2012, 7:30 - 9:30 pm.
Gratitude Yoga, 26 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609 818 1226
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a highly researched, structured eight-week program that uses mindfulness meditation and yoga to teach taking better care of ourselves and living healthier and more satisfying lives. Those who have participated in MBSR have found help with depression, anxiety, pain, and a range of other stress-related problems. It has been featured in Time, Newsweek, and Oprah, as well as professional journals. $550/ $500 (early registration) Co-led by Pat Vroom, PhD and Robin Boudette, PhD, 609 818 1226,www.MindfulnessinPrinceton.com
Princeton University Concerts opens its 2012-2013 season on Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 8PM with the Takács String Quartet, recognized by many as the finest string quartet in the world today. The concert will take place in Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall with works by Schubert, Britten and Dvorák. Professor Scott Burnham will bring the program to life in a pre-concert talk at 7PM, free to ticket holders.
PROGRAM SCHUBERT String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, D. 804 (“Rosamunde”) BRITTEN String Quartet No. 2 in C Major DVORÁK String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 (“American”)
The Takács has entered the pantheon of the world’s great string quartets, as evidenced by their hugely engaging performances and unique blend of drama, warmth and humor, as well as their recent appointment as Associate Artists of London’s prestigious Wigmore Hall. Takács “established itself as one of the world’s eminent string ensembles soon after its founding in 1975,” according to The New York Times, which termed their recent Carnegie Hall performance “utterly gripping.” Their program begins with one of Schubert’s last quartets and, marking the centenary of his birth, one by Britten, who in 1945 called it “the greatest advance that I have yet made.” The evening concludes with Dvorák’s “American” Quartet, which, during a visit to the Czech community in Spillville, Iowa, spilled out of the composer in a matter of days.
JUST ADDED
Princeton University Concerts is pleased to announce an addition to its schedule. The Tokyo String Quartet will appear on the series on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 7:30PM. This FREE concert, a gift to the Princeton community, will mark one of the Tokyo Quartet’s final performances before its extraordinary 44-year history comes to an end in June 2013. Princeton’s love affair with the quartet spans four decades and dozens of appearances. They leave behind an amazing legacy, including close to 20 CD’s recorded in Princeton’s own Richardson Auditorium. PUC is proud of its association with this exceptional ensemble and invites the public to join them in bidding the quartet a musical farewell. Admission is free but reservations are required. Call University ticketing at 609-258-9220.
Both Subscriptions and Single Tickets are now on sale for the 2012-2013 season. PUC offers several different subscription packages making it easier to subscribe. For more information, contact the PUC concert office at 609-258-2800.
LISTING INFORMATION
TAKÁCS STRING QUARTET
WHEN: Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 8:00PM; Pre-Concert talk by Scott Burnham at 7:00PM
WHERE: Princeton University Concerts, Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
TICKETS: $40, $30, $20 General; $10, $5 Students
By Phone: 609-258-9220
Online: princeton.edu/utickets
In Person: Frist Campus Center Ticket Office (open Monday-Friday, 12-6pm), Richardson Auditorium Ticket Office (open two hours prior to the performances at Richardson Auditorium)
PICTURES: Please contact Princeton University Concerts for pictures of the Takács Quartet or download them directly from the artist’s website athttps://www.takacsquartet.com
PROGRAM NOTES: Program Notes are available by contacting Princeton University Concerts at (609) 258-2800
TOKYO STRING QUARTET
WHEN: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 7:30PM
WHERE: Princeton University Concerts, Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
TICKETS: Free but reservations required. Call 609-258-9220 for tickets.
PICTURES: Please contact Princeton University Concerts for pictures of the Tokyo Quartet or download them directly from the artist’s website athttps://www.tokyoquartet.com
PROGRAM NOTES: Program Notes are available by contacting Princeton University Concerts at (609) 258-2800
For all questions, contact the Concert Office at (609) 258-2800.
The 9th annual Gourmet Garden, a fantastic food and wine tasting event sponsored by the Zonta Club of Trenton/Mercer, will take place Thursday, October 4, 2012 at The Stone Terrace, Kuser Rd., Hamilton, NJ from 6-9pm. The Gourmet Garden is an exciting experience, providing guests with a tasting of the finest foods from area restaurants, a sampling of wines provided by vendors, and the opportunity to bid on spectacular specialty baskets. Proceeds from this event benefit community outreach programs, service projects and scholarships supported by the Zonta Club.
The Fifth Annual Hopewell Tour des Arts will take place this year on Saturday October 6 from 10 until 5 and Sunday October 7 from 11 until 4. This event will be held rain or shine.
The Hopewell Tour des Arts is a Self-Guided Free Event.
Maps will be available at the Train Station, Rail Road Place, and The Brothers Moon, 7 W. Broad Street, or available online atwww.hopewellarts.com. This event is open to the whole family.
Hopewell Tour des Arts takes visitors inside artist’s studios. Visitors will meet the artists, see where they work and create. Some artists will have artwork for sale.
“It’s a wonderful opportunity for Hopewell to celebrate the incredible diversity of artistic talent in our community”, Webb says, “Also, it’s a chance for surrounding communities to get to know the range of artistic talent in Hopewell. The Tour shines light on Hopewell, which is full of wonderful small businesses, including top notch restaurants and art galleries, all of which contribute to making this town a fabulous place in which to live.”
Hopewell Borough administrator, Michele Hovan says the sense of spirit and community pride is in “full bloom” today.
“It’s a walking friendly town”, said Hopewell resident and Councilwoman, Deborah Horowitz.
The Tour includes: Mic Boekelmann and Janet Zamost of Lux Gallery; Linda Bradshaw, Lucia Stour-Huebner and Joyce Parkinson of the Hopewell Monday Night Artist Group; Lynn Ebeling; Beth Judge; Janet Keller-Laughlin; Alissa Keller-Laughlin; Dieter Lique; Sean Mannix; Karen McClean; Charles McCollough; Thom Montanari; Morpeth Gallery; Jody Olcott of Ebb; Julie Rosenthale of Art Sparks; Armando Sosa; Ric Stang and Jim Webb.
The event is co-sponsored by the Hopewell Economic Development Committee.
PRINCETON,NJ—The Arts Council of Princeton celebrates its 45th anniversary by continuing its mission ofbuilding community through the arts. In celebration, the ACP has four fun events planned including the Annual Members Show Opening Reception, Free Fall Open House, a Dance Party and a Benefit Concert featuring Francis Dunnery.“Thanks to the support of so many members, volunteers and donors, the ACP continues to successfully provide the community with creative, inspiring and thoughtful programs, events and performances. The entire community is invited to celebrate our 45thAnniversary,” saidJeff Nathanson, Executive Director.
“What began as the brilliant seedling of Founding Director, Anne Reeves 45 years ago, the ACP has grown into the culturally diverse leader of arts and education for our entire region, stated Cindi Venizelos, Board President for the Arts Council of Princeton. “Our community is extremely fortunate to have such an incredible resource in our backyard. As my ten-year-old daughter who has attended classes and summer camp stated, "I love the Arts Council. It teaches young children to learn about their inner-self and discover their true passions for art."
The ACP has beenbuilding community through the artssince 1967 based upon the belief that the arts and arts education promote academic achievement and improve literacy for school students; enhance the quality of life for all area residents through the promotion of cross cultural understanding and appreciation; and contribute to a healthy society by fostering both creativity and economic development.
In recognition of the Arts Council’s dedication to the arts in the community the ACP has planned a month-long series of events.
The ACP will kick-off their 45thAnniversary celebrations on Saturday, September 8, 2012 from 4–6 pm with an opening reception for itsAnnual Members Show. This exhibition features artwork by member artists which celebrates the joy of art and artistsand exemplifies what artists love about art with complete freedom of expression.Thisexhibition will be on view in the from September 8–29 andis free and open to the public.
OnSunday, September 9 from 12-4 pm learn about ACP classes, programs, events, membership, volunteer opportunities and meet our instructors at ACP’sFree Fall Open House.There will be hands-on art activities for children, participatory art demonstrations for adults, interactive circus arts, a Flamenco performance and a Bollywood performance. Enjoy complimentary treats provided by Halo Farms ice cream, small world coffee and Bai beverages.Special Offer:Register for fall programs at ACP's Free Fall Open House to receive 10% off of your registration.This event is free and open to the public.
Celebrate with us onFriday, September 14 from 7-11pm! A jukebox that spins "45s" will be the centerpiece of ACP’s celebratoryDance Party. From 7–9 pm a family-friendly program will include a variety of activities and games for kids of all ages. At 9 pm the party will become an adults (21+) only dance party inspired by the music of 1967, the year the ACP was founded. Enjoy food and drinks and dance the night away! Tickets are available for$10/$5 ACP members or $25/$15 member families.
World-renowned singer/songwriterFrancis Dunnerywill perform a benefit concert on Friday, September 21 at 7 pm. Following the concert will be and “Age of Aquarius” after-concertcocktail reception. $45 non-member ticket includes complimentary six-month membership /$30 ACP members, students and seniors.
The Arts Council of Princeton(ACP), founded in 1967,is a non-profit organization with a mission ofBuilding Community through the Arts. Housed in the landmarkPaulRobesonCenterfor the Arts, the ACP fulfills its mission by presenting a wide range of programs including exhibitions, performances, free community cultural events, and studio-based classes and workshops in a wide range of media. Arts Council of Princeton programs are designed to be high-quality, engaging, affordable and accessible for the diverse population of the greaterPrincetonregion.
American Repertory Ballet will open its 2012-2013 Season with4 Flavorsat Union County Performing Arts Center’s brand new Hamilton Stage for the Performing Arts on Friday, September 28 at 7:00pm and on Saturday, September 29 at 2:00pm and 7:00pm. 4 Flavorswill showcase a sampling of dances designed to display the range and talent of this award-winning company and will feature live music composed and performed by Oakland-based musician Kaila Flexer and her band.
The program will be anchored by two pieces choreographed by acclaimed ARB Artistic Director Douglas Martin:Ephemeral Possessions(2010) and a new scene fromRomeo and Juliet, his full-length ballet in development. The elegantly expressive Ephemeral Possessions, set to Samuel Barber’s haunting “Adagio for Strings”, was described as “wonderfully candid” byThe Star-Ledger’s Robert Johnson. The new scene from Romeo and Juliet, set to Prokofiev’s lush score, will be and romantic and virtuoso. Trinette Singleton’s furiously athletic Capriccios, set to Shostokovich’s driving Piano Concerto #2, and Resident Choreographer Mary Barton’s playfully sensual Straight Up With a Twist, danced to music by Kaila Flexer, will round out the program. The music for this performance ofStraight Up With a Twistwill be played live by Kaila Flexer and her band, thanks to a generous grant from American Music Center.
Based in Oakland, California, Flexer is a violinist, composer, and music educator who blends a diverse range of world music influences into original compositions. She and multi-instrumentalist Gari Hegedus compriseTeslim, performing Sephardic, Greek, Turkish, and original music. She is also Artistic Director ofPomegranates & Figs: A Feast of Jewish Musicand the nonprofit organization Worldview Cultural Performances. The ensembles Third Ear, Next Village, and Kaila Flexer’s Fieldharmonik feature her compositions. Flexer’s work reflects her deep respect for folk music and showcases her innovative abilities.
“I heard [Kaila Flexer’s] CD ‘Listen’ years ago and loved it,” explains Mary Barton. “I put it away in the back of my mind as something I would like to choreograph to when I got a chance to work with a large number of professional dancers.” Barton took ARB’s 2011 Fall Season as her opportunity to create this work she had been envisioning for years. Since its premiere last Fall,Straight Up With a Twisthas become an ARB repertory favorite.
“We’re excited to introduce our new audience at Hamilton Stage to ARB and to this fun and inventive work with live musical accompaniment,” says Artistic Director Douglas Martin. “I am very pleased we are able to open our 2011-2012 Season with live music.”
ARB is able to bring Kaila Flexer and her band to Hamilton Stage through a generous grant from the American Music Center (AMC). In Spring 2011, the Company performed Twyla Tharp’s8 Jelly Rollsto live music through the same AMC grant. This performance was met with critical acclaim, and was named one of “The Year’s Top Ten in Dance” by Robert Johnson, foremost dance critic forThe Star-Ledger. ARB has a strong commitment to live music, both on stage and in the studio. All classes at Princeton Ballet School, the Official School of American Repertory Ballet, are accompanied by live piano music.
Before4 Flavorstakes the stage, American Repertory Ballet/Princeton Ballet School’s Trainee dancers will be featured in Hamilton Stage’s Opening Performance on September 22. They will perform alongside the new theater’s other Artistic Affiliate organizations. As an Artistic Affiliate, ARB will take residency at Hamilton Stage three times this year: for4 Flavorsin September,A Nutcracker Suitein December, and a full choreography premiere of Douglas Martin’sRomeo and Julietin April. Visitwww.hamiltonstage.com/the-arb-seasonfor more information.
About American Repertory Ballet
American Repertory Ballet's mission is to bring the joy, beauty, artistry and discipline of classical and contemporary dance to New Jersey and nationwide audiences and to dance students through artistic and educational programs. The organization is comprised of: American Repertory Ballet, the preeminent contemporary ballet company in the state; Princeton Ballet School, one of the largest and most respected non-profit dance schools in the nation; and the Access and Enrichment initiatives, ranging from the long-running and acclaimed DANCE POWER program to the newly launchedOn Pointeseries. The professional company is a classical and contemporary ballet company committed to presenting ballets from the 19th and 20th century alongside new and existing works by choreographers from today. Founded in 1963, the company is currently under the artistic leadership of Douglas Martin, former principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet. The company's rich history of repertory includes established masterpieces by distinguished American choreographers such as George Balanchine, Gerald Arpino, Alvin Ailey, Paul Taylor and Twyla Tharp; cutting edge works by choreographers such as Val Caniparoli, Kirk Peterson, Dominique Dumais, Harrison McEldowney, Amy Seiwert, Susan Shields and Melissa Barak; and former Artistic Directors Dermot Burke, Marjorie Mussman, Septime Webre and Graham Lustig.
ARB has been designated a "Major Arts Institution" by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts consistently for the past two decades, and has repeatedly been awarded a Citation of Excellence by the Council. ARB was voted People's Choice for Best Dance Company in 2008 and 2011.
Princeton, N.J. (August 23, 2012) —Participating Renaissance and Marriott Hotels in NewJersey are offering a 72-Hour Sale starting at noon on September 4th which translates into savings of as much as 50% off per room, per night just when consumers need it most: during the holidays. The sale runs through noon on September 7.
Many people travel over the holidays to visit friends and family — or to take some much needed time off — and if they plan early, they can enjoy rates between $79 and $99 per night throughout New Jersey at these participating hotels:
A number of these hotels are also at an easily commutable distance into New York City which is an even bigger reason to take advantage of the sale and see New York City dressed up in her holiday finery.
Additionally for travelers flying out of Newark Airport to Europe, the Caribbean, and beyond, these rates provide a great opportunity to spend a relaxed, comfortable, and affordable night at a Newark Liberty International Airport hotel versus getting up incredibly early and potentially getting stuck in traffic the day of the flight.
The 72-Hour Sale is valid for stays from December 21, 2012 through January 5, 2013. The offer is not valid on December 31, 2012. A limited number of rooms are available for this promotion and tax is additional. Reservations must be made between September 4 and September 7 and paid in full in advance. No refunds or changes are possible.
To make a booking during the 72-Hour Sale, consumer should visit the hotel's website at any time between 12 noon on September 4 through 12 noon on September 7 and click on the"Find Deals & Promotions" tab right at the top of the hotel photo or the"72-Hour Sale" link near the bottom of the home page.
Princeton Cub Scout Pack 43 will host its annual new membership “Round Up” open house on Tuesday, September 18, 7 p.m. – 8 p. m. at the Littlebrook Elementary School gymnasium located on 39 Magnolia Lane. The event will provide a fun-filled introduction to the Cub Scouts for interested boys in the first to fifth grades (ages 7-11).
With its motto of “Do Your Best,” the Cub Scouts experience is designed to help kids build character, good citizenship and personal fitness through fun-filled, age appropriate activities. Princeton Cub Scout Pack 43 offers a unique Scouting experience with Scouts coming together from many different Princeton area public and private schools including: Community Park, Riverside, Littlebrook, Princeton Charter School, Princeton Academy, Princeton Friends School, Princeton Montessori School, Princeton Day School, and Princeton Junior School. As a member of the Princeton Cub Scout Pack 43 family, boys will:
· Make new friends from other schools and be part of a team through Den and Pack meetings
· Learn skills like taking care of the planet, how to spend an overnight in the wilderness, what to do in an emergency, and how to use a variety of tools.
· Earn awards and recognition for personal achievements in community service, academics, sports, and a wide range of other skills
-Feel a sense of accomplishment and excitement from building and racing a Pinewood Derby car
· Participate in community volunteerism programs
· Go on exciting field trips such as overnight camping excursions.
In addition to the activities for kids, the “Round Up” event will offer parents an opportunity to talk to the Pack 43 Pack and Den leaders and other Cub Scout parents about what Cub Scouts offers boys.
Princeton Cub Scouts offers an affordable, year-long experience, with annual dues of just $70. More information on Princeton Cub Scout Pack 43 is available on the Pack’s web site at:www.pack43.net.
Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre celebrates its Ruby Pink 40th Anniversary with a “Salute to the Ladies” during its 2012-13 season. Nineteen full-length adult and family productions will feature strong, determined, feisty women, like the adventurous Maria in “The Sound of Music,” and the fashionista turned lawyer Elle Woods in “Legally Blonde – The Musical.” The Kelsey Kids Series offers 12 productions featuring traveling professional companies and local troupes, in fun family shows like “Charlotte’s Web” and “Cinderella.” Kelsey Theatre is conveniently located on the college's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
Discounted series packages are on sale now; subscribers will receive more than 45% off regular ticket prices. Current subscribers must renew by August 19 to receive priority seating. New subscribers and tickets for single shows will be processed after August 26.
Full-length performances appealing to both the young and young-at-heart kick off with the Tony Award-winning musical “Pippin,” as performed by the Pennington Players Sept. 7-16. Next up is the Yardley Players in “Born Yesterday,” a timeless and timely comedy about politics and the power of female persuasion, Sept. 21-30.
Pierrot Productions presents the emotional powerhouse musical “Next to Normal,” the tale of one family’s struggles with madness, sorrow, rage and forgiveness, from Oct. 5-14. A lighter take on relationships – including one very mean plant! – follows in the rock ‘n roll classic “Little Shop of Horrors,” performed by Playful Theatre Productions from Oct. 19-28.
Up next, the Perry Award-winning Maurer Productions Onstage presents “A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody” Nov. 2-11, when bumbling Matthew has made it his New Year’s resolution to murder his wife before the year is out.
The mood turns decidedly more celebratory in December when the Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre returns to Kelsey with “El Sueno,” a unique adaptation of The Nutcracker holiday classic Dec. 7-8.
PinnWorth Productions starts off the new year with the visually and musically stunning masterpiece “Sunday in the Park with George” Jan. 11-20. Then, it’s time for poodle skirts and leather jackets when Kelsey Theatre presents the “Grease! Movie Sing-Along” Jan. 25-27.
Telling the story of two miraculous women, “The Miracle Worker,” presented by the Pennington Players, is the century-old story of Helen Keller and her teacher, Annie Sullivan, coming to Kelsey Feb. 1-10. It will be followed by “Love Letters,” a show for romantics by A.R. Gurney, to be presented by M&M Productions over Valentine’s Day weekend, Feb. 15-17.
In a tribute to Bob Dylan and members of the group that became known as The Band, the Reock & Roll Revue returns to Kelsey Feb. 22-24 to perform “The Band and Music From Big Pink.” Then, from the production company that wowed audiences with “The Drowsy Chaperone” in 2012, Maurer Productions Onstage is back March 1-10, with a musical that has nothing to do with Jim Henson Company, The Muppets, or Sesame Workshop. (Stay tuned for the name of this one, which won the Tony Award for Best Musical).
Kelsey Theatre celebrates spring with three traditional musicals and one new show stopper. Head back to the 1920s and the dawning of Burlesque with the classic musical, “Gypsy,” performed by Pierrot Productions March 15-24. Then, the Roaring ’20s and the darker mood of the 1930s are revealed in “Cabaret,” performed by MCCC Theater and Dance students April 5-14. Next up is lighter fare in the form of “Legally Blonde – The Musical,” based on the 2001 MGM film of the same name, presented by Playful Theatre Productions April 19-28. The Yardley Players recreate one of the most popular musicals of all time when they present “The Sound of Music” May 3-12.
On May 18 and 19, The Mercer Dance Ensemble, featuring MCCC Dance students and community dancers, perform a varied and fast-paced modern dance production entitled “Shades of Pink.” The theme returns to relationships in the hilarious and heartfelt comedy “Lovers and Other Strangers,” performed by Pierrot Productions May 31-June 9. PinnWorth Productions completes the season with the wise and touching story of a devoted elderly couple in “On Golden Pond” June 14-23.
The Kelsey Kids Series provides its own special thrills for the younger set – from a talking dog to a girl no larger than a thumb. Children's shows run approximately 60 minutes and feature award-winning professional touring troupes and local companies.
The season starts with Theatreworks/USA production “Martha Speaks” Oct. 6, a musical based on the book series and PBS TV series starring a dog named Martha, followed by Kaleidoscope Theatre’s “Sleeping Beauty” on Nov. 3, the traditional fairytale told with delightful musical numbers.
Four children’s shows celebrate the holiday season at Kelsey, starting with ArtsPower’s hit musical “A Little Princess Christmas” on Nov. 10, followed by “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” about a couple trying to put on a Christmas pageant with a group of raucous kids performed by The Kelsey Players and Tomato Patch performers from Nov. 16-25.
Two additional holiday classics follow. The Kelsey Players perform the annual favorite “’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” Nov. 30-Dec.2, and the New Jersey Youth Ballet presents a family friendly, hour-long version of the classic ballet “The Nutcracker” Dec. 14-16.
Kelsey’s youth audiences can ring in the new year with ArtsPower’s dynamic, song-filled adventure “The Little Engine That Could Earns Her Whistle” on Jan. 26, followed by Theatre IV’s joyous musical adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson’s “Thumbelina” on Feb. 16. Next up, Theatreworks/USA presents E.B. White’s treasured story of the friendship between a pig and a spider in “Charlotte’s Web” on April 20.
The Kelsey Kids Series continues with Theatre IV’s square-dance-meets-sock-hop retelling of the Aesop’s Fable “The Town Mouse & The Country Mouse” on April 27 and finishes with Kaleidoscope Theatre’s delightful rendition of the classic musical “Cinderella” on June 1.
Ticket prices for most full-length musicals are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors, and $14 for students/children. Prices for non-musicals are $16 for adults, $14 for seniors, and $12 for students/children. Tickets for most shows in the Kelsey Kids Series are $10 for all. Discounted subscriber packages include premium seating, exchanges for performances of the same show, special "add-a-show" rates, and advance sales of single tickets. Group discounts are also available.
E-tickets may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net and printed out at home. Tickets may also be purchased with a credit card by calling the Kelsey Box Office at (609) 570-3333; by mail with checks made payable to MCCC/Kelsey Theatre, P.O. Box 17202, Trenton, NJ 08690; or by ordering in person at the Box Office. Box Office hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to noon; and one hour before show time for in-person purchases only. Gift certificates are available in any amount. To request a print copy of the 2012-13 season brochure, emailkelsey@mccc.edu or call the Box Office. The brochure is also available online at https://digital.turn-page.com/i/75897.
Kelsey Theatre has open auditions for many of its productions and welcomes assistance from community volunteers to usher and work behind the scenes. The theater gratefully accepts donations to cover needed upgrades to the lighting and sound systems. Call (609) 570-3581 or visit the website for more information.
The theater is wheelchair accessible and has secure lighted parking. Funding for performances is made possible in part by the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission through funding from the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment of the Arts.
Princeton Community Housing will celebrate its 45th anniversary with a bird house auction on Sunday, September 30, 2012, at Conant Hall on the ETS campus from 3 to 5 p.m. The admission fee is $25. If interested, please contact Sandra@princetoncommunityhousing.org.
August 14-16, 2012 Young Women in Leadership Workshop
For Girls Rising to Grades 7–9
Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart
1200 Stuart Road, Princeton (609) 921-2330 x235 www.stuartschool.org
At this three-day workshop, girls will have the opportunity, through problem-based learning activities, to explore and practice leadership skills including:
• Being a Good Leader
• Building and Collaborating as a Team
• Recognizing & Developing Personal Strengths
• Delivering an Effective Presentation
Workshop hours: 9:00 AM–3:00 PM. Parents are invited to student presentations on closing day at 2:00 PM. $75 registration fee. Lunch will be provided. Space is limited.
Trenton/Princeton, NJ – On June 14, 2012 One Simple Wish, the NJ-based charity that grants simple wishes to children in foster care, launched a 24-hour fundraising campaign to raise money for their wish granting program as well as to kick-start“The Ohana Project”,a new initiative aimed at providing basic needs and personal care essential for children and teens removed from their homes and placed in foster care.While One Simple Wish’s fundraising efforts have always been met with wonderful support the organization was overwhelmed with gratitude when Imagine Outdoor’s President Paul Ducharme came through at the final hour with a surprise $800 donation to bring the day’s total to just over $5,000.
The generous donation was made during a Princeton Chamber of Commerce Business After Business networking event hosted by One Simple Wish at Triumph Brewing Company in Princeton, NJ.
Representatives from Imagine Outdoor said in a statement, "When we heard about the mission of One Simple Wish and their dedication to foster kids, we knew we had to help. Whether it's a new bike or a new pair of sneakers, we are pleased we could help in a small way to grant wishes and launch "The Ohana Project"."
One Simple Wish plans to use the funds raised from the day-long campaign to grant close to 50 wishes to children in foster care and to begin preparing their new space to handle their large inventory of personal care items, school supplies, new shoes and clothing and other basic needs to support the more than 6,000 children in foster care in NJ.
Chef Will of Brother's Moon- cooking demonstration
Nomad Pizza truck
Unionville Vineyards
face painting
old-fashioned games
live animals
product samples
Triumph Brewing Co.
We're celebrating theGrand Opening of our Farm Marketand hope you can join usSaturday, August 4, fromnoon to 4pmat ourPennington farm.
We are thrilled to provide quality locally produced goods to the community; and happy we live in such a place where individuals support their local independent businesses and growers. Our thanks to everyone who has visited and supported the farm market thus far.
We would be honored to have you join us at the celebration. There will be live music, pizza from the Nomad Pizza Truck, wine tastings from Unionville Vineyards, kids games, beer samples from Triumph Brewing Co., a cooking demonstration by Chef Will of Brother's Moon, and an opportunity to meet the folks who are growing the Certified Organic produce in our fields, as well the makers of some goods we carry in store.
(Princeton, N.J., July 9, 2012)The 2012 Westminster Summer Concert Series continues with master classes, recitals, a community sing-in and a performance of Bach’s monumental Mass in B Minor. Admission to all events is free.Unless otherwise noted, all events are in Bristol Chapel on the Westminster Choir College campus in Princeton.
OnSaturday, July 14, at 7:30 p.m.participants in the CoOPERAtive program will celebrate Bastille Day with a recital focused on French mélodie.Directed by Westminster voice faculty members Laura Brooks Rice and Christopher Arneson, the CoOPERAtive Program is designed to help young singers prepare for the essential next step toward acceptance into an advanced young artist or summer apprentice program.
Kathleen Kelly will lead the first master class of the week onMonday, July16 at 7:30 p.m., coaching program CoOPERAtive participants as they sing various selections. It will take place in thePrinceton Regional Schools Performing Arts Center at Princeton High Schooland will also be broadcast on the Web. Former director of Houston Grand Opera Studio, Ms. Kelly is now the director of staff at Vienna State Opera and has been affiliated with the Metropolitan Opera.Learn more atwww.rider.edu/arts.
Also onMonday, July 16 at 7:30 p.m.pianistRadoslawMaterka will present a recital entitledChopin and Liszt: The Titans of Romanticism inBristol Chapelon the Westminster Choir College campus.The program will include Franz Liszt’sNuages GrisandFantasia and Fugue on the Theme B A C Has well as Frederick Chopin’s Piano Sonata No.2 in B-flat Minor and more.
The Polish-born pianist Materka has appeared in recitals and with orchestras in Europe, North and Central America and Asia performing in concert venues such as the Carnegie Recital Hall and Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City.He has made recordings for Polish, American and Mexican radio and television and has won top prizes in piano competitions in Europe and the United States.He is professor of piano and dean of academic affairs at the Escuela Superior de Música “Fausto Andrés y Aguirre” in Puebla, Mexico, a new high-level performance school for young artists.
Tuesday, July 17, at 7:30 p.m.William Hobbs, a member of Westminster’s voice faculty and director of Westminster Opera Theater, will conduct a community sing-in of Verdi’sRequiem.Scores will be provided.Mr. Hobbs works at many of the world’s major opera houses including the Opéra National de Paris, the Salzburg Festival, San Francisco Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, Seattle Opera, Washington Opera and the Opéra de Monte-Carlo as repetiteur and conductor. He has also assisted conductors Claudio Abbado, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir Andrew Davis, and Donald Runnicles.
Wednesday, July 18at7:30 p.m.The Westminster CoOPERAtive program participants will present a recital of opera arias and scenes.
Friday, July 20 at 7:30 p.m.The Westminster Summer Choral Festival Chorus, the Westminster Chamber Choir and the Westminster Festival Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Joe Miller, will perform J.S. Bach's Mass in B Minor in Richardson Auditorium on the Princeton University campus.Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors.For tickets call 609-924-7416 or go towww.princeton.edu/utickets.
The Westminster Chamber Choir offers professional-level choral and vocal artists the opportunity to explore challenging works for two weeks each summer on the Westminster campus in Princeton. The Westminster Choral Festival Chorus, based on the tradition established by the legendary conductor Robert Shaw, gathers at Westminster for one week each summer to focus on the study, preparation and performance of a major choral orchestral work.
OnSaturday, July 21,at 2 p.m.participants of the CoOPERAtive program will present a final concert of opera arias and ensembles.
Programs are subject to change.For updates, please go to atwww.rider.edu/artsor call 609-924-7416. Westminster Choir College of Rider University is located at the corner of Hamilton Avenue and Walnut Lane in Princeton.
For a unique, colorful, and fascinating way to spend a Summer’s evening, bring a lawn chair or a blanket to spread on the lawn of the Old Barracks Museum in Trenton, New Jersey (immediately East of the NJ State House) at 8PM, Saturday, August 4th. The Fifes and Drums of the Old Barracks Museum will perform a traditional “Taptoe” (“Closing of the Taps” signaling the end of the soldier’s day) at sunset, performing a variety of military and traditional songs common during the time of the American Revolution, including the ceremony retiring the “Colours”, displaying the remarkable versatility of these most common of military instruments. Selections will also include vocal selections, the Celtic flute, the fiddle, the bodhran, all set against the romantic and dramatic setting of the Sun behind the 254 year old Barracks and Officer’s House.https://www.barracks.org/about/fifes-and-drums.html
For a fee of $10, visitors are invited to bring a blanket or a lawn chair and spread it on the lawn surrounding the Barracks Parade Ground; light refreshments will be available for purchase at a low cost. For $20, visitors may reserve a seat on the Barracks 2nd floor gallery surrounding the Parade where they will be served some complimentary wine and cheese. Seating will be limited so interested souls are encouraged to make reservations in advance by calling (609) 396-1776 for lawn and gallery seating by August 1st.
Old Barracks Museum 101 Barrack Street, Trenton, NJ (609)396-1776 www.barracks.org
Chad has become a rock star here at the Corkscrew. He always brings us fantastic wines at an amazing price--usually around a 50% discount!
This 4th of July, enjoy a classic American Cabernet and toast America's independence with a glass, or bottle, of Chad! It's perfect for your BBQ--and don't be afraid to throw it on ice, a little chill will be refreshing and great with a burger or dog!
Happy 4th!
The Plan
The Chad Plan calls for wineries to bottle their new wines in "shiners", which are wine bottles without a label or a branded cork. For many wineries with bloated inventories, this gives them an out when current markets aren't providing one. Chad offers a price on the entire lot that is substantially higher than the depressed bulk market but still dramatically less than the intended retail. Chad bottles these "shiners" under his own label, talks about vineyard sources and how the wine is made but doesn't mention the winery's name. The Chad label is all about opportunity; the opportunity for wineries to get out of stuck product without cheapening their brand and the opportunity of a lifetime for consumers to buy fantastic American wine at everyday prices.
A No-Brainer
The 2009 Red Hills Chad Cab is a no-brainer candidate for anybody's house wine. It is aromatic and structured with a deep mid-palate just singing with classic cassis and berry fruit. A good dose of Petit Verdot from a spectacular vineyard on the Napa Valley floor gives it that perfect color and hint of spice.
This is juicy, powerful Cabernet, displaying the complexity and length generally found in bottles twice the price (that's because what's in the bottleIStwice the price!).
As it is, we are lucky not to be paying $40 for this fantastic wine. Our already discounted shelf price is $19, but for this week only, take15% OFFand enjoy it for just$16.15per bottle (no further discounts).
The 4th of July is right around the corner and it's the perfect time to relax and enjoy the summer. It's also a great time to save big on appliances. Mrs. G TV & Appliances 2012 July 4th sale begins early, on June 21 and lasts through July 8th.
Mrs. G's manufacturers like Whirlpool, Maytag,GE, Bosch, Samsung, LG, Frigidaire, and more are offering incredible discounts and rebates throughout the sale. Plus, enjoy a storewide clearance and a great financing opportunity.
There's no better time than the 4th of July sale to get some big deals on kitchen and laundry appliances, grills, and more! Read on for more details.
The 2012 July 4th sale features big summer savings in kitchen and laundry appliances. There are also huge grill closeout sales, so don't miss out on your chance to take home an exceptional grill for your cookout at an amazing price.
Our 4th of July sale includes a storewide clearance with floor samples, scratch 'n dents, etc. with up to 50% off.
And from July 4th - July 7th, Mrs. G's is offering 0% no interestfinancing til June 2013 on all brands. So with all these great deals, why wait to save? Come on in, we look forward to helping you!
Lawrenceville Main Street (LMS) is pleased to announce its Music in the Park schedule for 2012. Concerts begin on June 14 and continue every Thursday evening at 7:00 pm through Aug. 16.
Run To Sandy, an indie/pop/rock band from Yardley, PA, will lead off the season on June 14. Formed in 2005, the band has recorded two CD’s––“Run To Sandy” (2006) and “Icebreaker” (2010). Band members are Jeff Sawyer (lead vocals/guitar), Dave Palmer (bass), Jonathan Millen (drums), Ritchie Lather (guitar/backing vocals), and Les Schriber (guitar/backing vocals).
LMS began its free concert series eleven years ago. This summer’s expanded program of ten performances will be sponsored by the Lawrence Township Community Foundation and Roma Bank.
The entire community is invited to enjoy local artists perform in a variety of musical genres including country, bluegrass, pop/rock, jazz, show tunes, Americana, and classical. LMS volunteers Jill and Steve Hendershott assembled the talent for this year’s season.
The Concert Café will open at 6:30 pm before each performance. Local restaurants will offer reasonably priced a la carte dinners (cash only). Among participating restaurants are Buds & Bowls, Chambers Walk Café, Fedora’s Nice ‘N EZ Café, Leonardo’s II, Acacia, Vidalia, TJ’s Pizzeria, Enzo’s La Piccola Cucina, and the Purple Cow.
All concerts take place in Weeden Park, located on Main Street (Route 206) just south of Craven Lane in Lawrenceville. There is a ramp at the rear of the Post Office parking lot for wheelchair access to the park.Bring blankets or chairs to relax in the open air.
If the concert is cancelled due to inclement weather, there will be a recorded message on 609.219.9300 and a post to the LMS Facebook page after 4:00 pm on the day of the event.
SCHEDULE
June 14Run to Sandy (indie/pop/rock)
June 21RAVE ON! (classic rock)
June 28Lawrence Community Concert Band (show tunes/Americana)
July 5Riverside (bluegrass)
July 12Don’t Mind the Dog (rock/blues/country)
July 19Reock & Roll Revue (eclectic rock)
July 26Darla Rich Quartet (American songbook)
Aug. 2Off the Map (alt rock/pop)
Aug. 9Stringzville (jazz/bossa nova)
Aug. 16The Whiskey Girls (country)
Lawrenceville Main Street is a volunteer-led organization dedicated to fostering a sense of community and continuing the revitalization of its historic downtown area by organizing events, building partnerships, cultivating the business environment, and enhancing the physical setting of the Village of Lawrenceville. An official Main Street New Jersey community, LMS is accredited by the Main Street Center of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. To get all the latest LMS information, please “like” Lawrenceville Main Street on Facebook, visit www.LawrencevilleMainStreet.com or call 609-219-9300.
PRINCETON,NJ- The Arts Council of Princeton’s (ACP) Annual Membership Meetingand the dedication of the mural “Continuum” by artistIllia Bargerwill take place on Thursday, June 14, 2012. The Mural dedication will be held at 6:30 and the Annual meeting will take place from 7:00-8:30 pmat thePaulRobesonCenterfor the Arts. Among the many activities planned for the evening will be a Bollywood performance by InstructorUma Kapoorand students.
The Arts Council annually presents awards for a range of contributions to the arts and the community. During the evening, the ACP will also present the annual Pride of the Arts Council Awards for outstanding volunteers, business and community partners, and artists.
The Arts Council of Princeton is a membership organization in which members have the right and responsibility to elect trustees each year at the annual meeting. Therefore, the ACPinvites all current members to vote on the slate that the Nominating Committee has submitted. Incumbent names for re-election to the Arts Council Board of Trustees for another three-year term areGail Everett and Orlando Fuquen. Members will also have the opportunity to vote for new nominees includingPaul Breitman and Leigh Bartlett.
Anybody can become a member of the Arts Council of Princeton by joining online atwww.artscouncilofprinceton.org, calling (609) 924-8777, or stopping by thePaulRobesonCenter. All members receive discounted rates on classes and performances and an ArtsCard, which offers discounts at local stores and restaurants in thePrincetonarea.
ThePaulRobesonCenterislocated at102 Witherspoon Street,Princeton,NJacross from the Princeton Public Library in downtownPrinceton. Parking is available in the Spring and Hulfish Street Garages, as well as metered parking alongWitherspoon StreetandPaul Robeson Place.
The Arts Council of Princeton(ACP), founded in 1967,is a non-profit organization with a mission ofBuilding Community through the Arts. Housed in the landmarkPaulRobesonCenterfor the Arts, the ACP fulfills its mission by presenting a wide range of programs including exhibitions, performances, free community cultural events, and studio-based classes and workshops in the visual, performing and literary arts. Arts Council of Princeton programs are designed to be high-quality, engaging, affordable and accessible for the diverse population in the greaterPrincetonregion. For more information about the Arts Council of Princeton visitwww.artscouncilofprinceton.orgorcontactVashtie Coeferatvcoefer@artscouncilofprinceton.org.
West Windsor, N.J. – Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the James Tolin Memorial Fund (JTMF) by going back to the show that started it all – Paul Rudnick’s “Jeffrey.”Dates and times for this Obie Award-winning show are: Friday, June 22 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, June 23 at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, June 24 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on Mercer County Community College’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. Performances on Friday and Saturday night are special fundraising nights and include a reception and silent auction starting at 7 p.m.
Rudnick’s romantic comedy follows the title character, a gay actor/waiter who has just given up trying to find love in the treacherous HIV/AIDS landscape of 1990s New York.Then he meets the man of his dreams, who is HIV positive.Follow Jeffrey’s powerful emotional journey as he struggles to face his fear and accept love.
“Jeffrey” was selected as JTMF’s annual AIDS Benefit production at Kelsey Theatre.With a decade of productions behind it, the actors decided to recreate the very first show produced by the company. The tribute is fitting on several levels, as Tolin was a gay actor who was deeply involved with Kelsey Theatre.The memorial fund was created after he died of AIDS at age 37.
Proceeds from the performances benefit the Open Arms Foundation of Hillsborough, a support group network that was established at the medical offices where Tolin received treatment. With funding supplied by Open Arms, an educational Performing and Visual Arts project has been developed through Graffiti Productions, as well as a scholarship at MCCC.
The show features JTMF members Damian Gaeta of Hamilton as Jeffrey, with other JTMF members and MCCC students playing multiple roles, including Christian DiTullio of Lawrenceville, Dan Newsome of Lawrenceville, Bill Mercado of Hightstown, Chino Devine of Hamilton, Brian Bara of Levittown, PA, David Hamm of Wrightstown, and Alycia Bauch-Cantor of Bordentown.
Produced by Tracy Antozzeski, the show’s stage manager is Judi Parrish, with Bob Terrano as the technical director.
Tickets for Friday and Saturday are $25, and include the reception and silent auction at 7 p.m.Tickets for Sunday are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors, and $14 for students.For tickets, call the Kelsey Theatre box office at 609-570-3333, or visit www.kelseytheatre.net.Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible, with free parking available next to the theater.Please note: This production contains language and themes not suitable for children.
The 13.1 mile road and trail course may be the most picturesque in the county, winding through tree-lined streets, the Rogers Wildlife Refuge, historic Princeton University and past Albert Einstein's Princeton cottage.
All proceeds benefit HiTOPS Adolescent Health and Education Center. The cause for this year's event is increasing awareness and services for adolescent mental health screening.
Race registration is $75, which includes participant t-shirt. You can also register a team and encourage your running club, business, or volunteer group to run.
If you're not a runner, we will need many volunteers and helpers leading up to the event and on the day of the race. Visithttps://princetonhalfmarathon.com/volunteer to sign up.
WHEN:Thursday, May 24 at 5:30 p.m.Students will begin lining up in cap and gown at 5 p.m.
WHERE:The college’s central quadrangle on the West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.(In the event of rain, ceremonies will be held in the Physical Education Building and telecast to Kelsey Theatre and the Communications building.)
WHO:
The college estimates that 1,084 students will be graduating this year.
The keynote speaker will be Newark Mayor Cory Booker
The student speaker will be Norman Glover of East Windsor, a mature student and Vietnam veteran who achieved his college education while working full time and raising a family.
During the ceremony one of Mercer's faculty members will receive the MCCC Distinguished Teaching Award. Each year the name of the awardee is kept secret until the presentation.
Honors:Also on May 24, an Honors Convocation begins at 3 p.m. at Kelsey Theatre for top students who are receiving scholarships and awards.
Keynote Speaker: Honorable Cory A. Booker, Mayor, City of Newark
The Honorable Cory A. Booker is the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey who took the oath of office July 1, 2006. He was re-elected to a second term on May 11, 2010. He says his mission is to set a national standard for urban transformation by marshalling resources to achieve security, economic abundance and an environment that is nurturing and empowering for individuals and families.
Mayor Booker’s political career began in 1998, after serving as Staff Attorney for the Urban Justice Center in Newark. He rose to prominence as Newark’s Central Ward Councilman. During his four years of service from 1998-2002, then-Councilman Booker earned a reputation as a leader with innovative ideas and bold actions, from increasing security in public housing to building new playgrounds. This work was the foundation for his leadership as Mayor.For this work, he has been recognized in numerous publications, including, among others, Time, Esquire, New Jersey Monthly (naming him as one of New Jersey’s top 40 under 40), Black Enterprise (naming him to the Hot List, America’s Most Powerful Players under 40) and The New York Times Magazine.
Reflecting his commitment to education, Mayor Booker is a member of numerous boards and advisory committees including Democrats for Education Reform, Columbia University Teachers’ College Board of Trustees and the Black Alliance for Educational Options. Mayor Booker received his B. A. and M. A. from Stanford University, a B. A. in Modern History at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and completed his law degree at Yale University.
(TRENTON)—The Crisis Ministry was awarded a grant of $40,000 by the Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation. Carolyn Biondi, Executive Director of the Crisis Ministry, said the funds would support the organization’s Hunger Prevention program, AmeriCorps staffing, and new initiatives.
“The Bonner Foundation is a steadfast and influential partner in our efforts to reduce hunger among Mercer County’s low-income households,” said Biondi. “We are grateful for this support of our efforts.”
A program of the 501(c)3 non-profit Princeton Outreach Projects, Inc., the Crisis Ministry partners with the community to achieve stability for neighbors in need, serving some1,300 households each month with programs in hunger prevention, homelessness prevention, and workforce development. In addition, with Capital Health System, it holds free, bi-monthly health screenings hosted by First Presbyterian Church of Trenton. The Crisis Ministry counts among its active partners more than 60 congregations of different faiths, businesses, private foundations, schools and colleges, hundreds of volunteers and individual donors, and the public sector. Visit thecrisisministry.org or call 609-396-9355.
The Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation supports anti-poverty programs in the area of hunger and education, and concentrates many of its efforts in central New Jersey through support of 25 community-based and educational institutions combating poverty, especially in the area of hunger. The Foundation also supports the Bonner Scholar and Bonner Leader Programs, four-year, service-based college scholarship programs at more than 75 colleges and universities across the country, providing access to education, and an opportunity to serve to more than 3,200 students annually.
This year, Hunterdon Behavioral Health marks their 40thanniversary serving the community with their mental health needs.In 1972,HunterdonMedicalCenteropened theCommunityMentalHealthCenterin which the population inHunterdonCountywas 77,000 and the Center served 900 clients.
Today, renamed Hunterdon Behavioral Health, nearly 7,000 clients were provided care in 2011 which equaled 93,995 visits.Hunterdon Behavioral Health offers evaluation, medication monitoring and therapy for individuals with mental health issues; counseling for families in crisis to help provide a stable home environment; support for adolescents and adults struggling with alcohol or drug addiction and employee assistance to work with employers to resolve personal issues.In addition, Hunterdon Behavioral Healthprovides treatment for children, adolescents and adults who experiencedifficulties in their work or school environment, depression, anxiety disorders, attention disorders, sleep disorders, eating disorders, emotional and behavioral issues and peer pressure.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, Hunterdon Behavioral Health is calling on the community to help the one in four American adults who live with a diagnosable, treatable mental health condition and understand how important mental health is to overall health.
“We want people to know that while mental health and substance use conditions are common, they are extremely treatable and individuals go on to recover and lead full and productive lives.We want to be a resource and help individuals and families who may be reluctant to ask for help or do not know where to find it,” stated Gary Piscitelli, LCSW, Administrative Director, Hunterdon Behavioral Health.Piscitelli went on to say, “We recognize how essential mental health is to our overall health and well-being.We understand how events and life changes can affect us.It could be a veteran struggling with the invisible wounds of war or someone coping with the stress of caregiving or divorce or losing a loved one.Sometimes, people are dealing with depression associated with a chronic disease such as diabetes, cancer or hypertension.”
For more information about the services offered by Hunterdon Behavioral Health, call1-866-HBH-2060or the 24-hour Crisis Hotline at908-788-6400.
Princeton Day School is pleased to announce the second annual Barn Week, running from Monday, April 30th to Friday, May 4th at Pretty Brook Farm, on campus. Barn Week is a unique program that offers our Lower School students the opportunity to visit farm animals, including a horse, sheep, goats (including a baby goat), and a pot-bellied pig, who will reside at the school for a week, while deepening their science and social studies curricula, and learning about sustainability.
The Lower School students will engage in a number of activities during Barn Week, all tying into their curriculum. These activities include interacting with the animals, learning about the history of the barn, making butter, learning how to square dance, and watching a blacksmith presentation, as the horse has his hooves trimmed and shoes fitted.
Lower School science teacher Aaron Schomburg, an organizer of the event, noted, “our third graders start the week discussing how certain animals helped pioneers move west. This ties in nicely to their classroom study on the westward movement. Our fourth graders will learn about how certain animals we have in the barn are not native to North America and we'll learn where they originally came from. This investigation fits in nicely with the students’ immigration unit.”
Princeton Day School is an independent, coeducational school educating students from
Pre-Kindergarten – Grade 12.
PRINCETON, NJ – APRIL 11, 2012- MaysGroup Investment Advisors (Princeton, NJ) today announced that Anthony Mulongo and Thomas Keown, founders of One Home, Many Hopes (OHMH) will speak at a reception honoring their work at Cherry Valley Country Club in Skillman, NJ, May 4, 2012, 7:30 pm.
One Home Many Hopes finds, rescues, houses, loves and educates orphaned and abandoned girls in Mtwapa, Kenya and equips them to be the future agents of change in their community. “We've 'grown up' as an organization from our beginning as a few friends seeking to do something good, to a movement that has resonated with long term thinkers and strategic givers from coast to coast.We want our events to show people that they can do justice in places like Kenya without leaving their offices or getting a vaccination. We look forward to telling our story to a new group of friends in Princeton” states co-founder and executive director Thomas Keown.
Today in Kenya, an estimated 2.6 million children under the age of 17 have no parent, guardian or shelter and are forced to live on the streets. In coastal Kenya an estimated 10,000 to 30,000 Kenyan children have been caught up in the commercial sex trade. One Home Many Hopes is changing this.
Edwin Mays, founder of MaysGroup Investment Advisors states, “As a committed supporter of the One Home Many Hopes mission, we are honored to be able to share their accomplishments with the Princeton community. Our goal is to increase awareness of the challenges faced by millions of girls in Kenya and highlight how OHMH has been making a real difference in their lives.”
About One Home Many Hopes
One Home Many Hopes finds, rescues, houses, loves and educates orphaned and abandoned girls in Mtwapa, Kenya and equips them to be the future agents of change in their community. For more information about becoming a volunteer or to give a donation, please visit www.onehomemanyhopes.org.One Home Many Hopes – USA is a federally approved 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization and all donations are fully tax deductible. Please email donations@onehomemanyhopes.org or call 617-230-2574. For donors, 100% of contributions goes to the One Home Many Hopes mission because a specific group of supporters funds operating costs.
About MaysGroup Investment Advisors
MaysGroup Investment Advisors was founded in Princeton, New Jersey in 2009 by Edwin Mays, a financial executive with more than 20 years of experience on Wall Street.
MaysGroup Investment Advisors is a financial planning firm which draws on a worldwide network of experts to advise clients on long term strategies in an attempt to help grow and preserve their investments.
Our insights and personalized approach enable our clients to succeed in a complex world where the understanding of policy and economics, insurance and investments is critical. Our firm offers a full spectrum of wealth management services for individuals, families and businesses including retirement planning, education planning, insurance planning and lending solutions. More information can be found at www.themaysgroup.com.
If your friends can't make it, encourage them to sponsor you and help you to fundraise!
DON'T MISS IT! The event includes a live DJ, free commemorative t-shirt and goody bag, post race snacks and awards ceremony for overall top 3 male and female winners as well as the top 3 male and female winners in each age group. Age groups:
All proceeds will help support HomeFront's Summer Camps. Help a child in need have the summer of their life by sending him or her to HomeFront's Summer Camp!
A limited number of sponsorships are still available. To learn more contact Heather at heatherl@homefrontnj.org.
A weekend of local artists on the wine trail. Vineyards display and sales of local artists. Enjoy local wines from Terhune Orchards Vineyard and Winery, Old York Cellars, Unionville Vineyard and Hopewell Valley Vineyards!
At Terhune Orchards, Lawrenceville Main Street Artist Network will be displaying paintings, water colors, sculptures and other local work by artist right here in Lawrenceville. Show and Sale. For children, 1pm & 3pm, Saturday & Sunday, fun art activities by the director of Artist Network children's program's.
Artist Appreciation - with artist ID buy one tasting get one free.(an "Artist ID" is anything that proves you are an artist, from a business card, to pics of your latest creation, to paint covered jeans).
Main Street's Clocktower Cabana Patio Bar Opens May 4, 2012
The greater Princeton area can now enjoy the best that summer has to offer without the shore drive. Outfitted with a new 360-degree Cabana Bar and surrounded by comfortable patio furniture, there is no cooler place to settle in for lunch, an afternoon smoothie, early cocktail, dinner, or dessert. Equipped with a drink menu packed with frozen delights, cocktails, smoothies and Iced Teas; everyone is sure to find a favorite. Come celebrate the season, stay for lunch or dinner, or just stop by on your way to other events.
The Dance Department at the YWCA Princeton proudly presents its acclaimed annual dance concert, “I’ll Have What She’s Having…” Dance Project on May 4-6 at the YWCA Princeton’s new Black Box Theater located in downtown Princeton. The evening will highlight professional dancers who are living and working as artists in Mercer County and across New Jersey and is a tribute to female dancers and choreographers. This year’s performances are Friday, May 4 at 8:00 pm, Saturday, May 5 at 8:00 pm and Sunday May 6 at 3 pm.
The Dance Project is a unique showing of works choreographed and performed by dancers who are all over the typical age associated with being a dancer, age 40. This evening of dance is unique to Mercer County as the dance project only accepts new, innovative and risk taking works of dance. The representation of dance portrayed is on the cutting edge of modern dance in New Jersey, bringing forth a new perspective of dance and uniquely using the human body to finding metaphor, meaning and content through the art of dance.
Audience members can expect to experience a variety of themes and ideas relating to women’s rights and the empowerment of women (the YWCA’s mission) along with global issues, political issues and issues on gender and sexuality.
The Dance Project will highlight works of Mercer County residents and a few from other corners of New Jersey. Featured choreographers include is Marie Alonzo and Linda Mannheim of West Windsor, Lisa Botalico of Princeton, Christine Colosimo and Joy Sayen of Princeton, Fara Lindsay of Old Bridge, Shari Nyce of Nyce Bodies in Pennington, and Stephanie Beauchamp of Jersey City.
New artists are continually welcome to be part of this supportive and non-competitive dance environment. Participation can occur in two ways, either as a dancer or choreographer. The criteria by which applicants are considered are: be a woman over age 40, have had professional dance experience, and be a NJ resident. Choreographers make their submissions each fall for participation in the spring exhibition. Works are reviewed on a first come/first serve basis and must show documentation of previous work (i.e. video). The Dance Project is also a cooperative with each participating artist agreeing to contribute her skills and talents to some technical or administrative aspect of the whole production.
This year’s performances are Friday, May 4 at 8:00 pm, Saturday, May 5 at 8:00 pm and Sunday May 6 at 3 pm. Performances will be at the new YWCA Princeton, Black Box Theater, 59 Paul Robeson Place at the intersection of Route 206. Plenty of free parking is available. Tickets are $15 for seniors and students; $20 for general admission. Tickets will be available at the door just prior to the performances or may be reserved. To reserve tickets or to become involved in future dance projects, please contact the YWCA Princeton’s Dance Director, Christine Colosimo, phone: 609-497-2100 ext. 332, email: ccolosimo@ywcaprinceton.org
The 2012 Princeton Colloquium on Public and International Affairs will be held on Friday, April 13 and Saturday, April 14, 2012 in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall on the Princeton University campus. This year’s Colloquium,“The State of the States,”will explore ways that states can use policy levers to improve the health, education, and well-being of the United States populace. Hosted by the Woodrow Wilson School, the Colloquium brings together policy-makers, academics, government officials, leaders of non-governmental institutions and foundations, and journalists who take a hard look at the levers that can be used to achieve stability and economic development around the world.
The opening keynote conversation will be held on Friday, April 13 at 8:30 p.m. and will feature Congressman Rush Holt (D-NJ), and Congressman Leonard Lance (R-NJ), MPA ’82, discussing the state of the states from a federal perspective.
State policy making will be examined from four key angles on Saturday, April 14: education, health, energy, and economic development. These issues will be addressed through panel sessions, keynote addresses, and featured presentations.
Panel participants during the day on April 14 will include Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff ’85, Treasurer, State of New Jersey; Christopher Cerf, Acting Commissioner of Education in New Jersey; Gordon MacInnes, member Board of Governors of Rutgers, The State University; Christine Sturm, MPA-URP ’89, senior director of state policy, NJ Future; and Thomas Wright ’91, executive director, Regional Plan Association. Many Wilson School alumni and faculty will also participate.
Trained tax volunteers for the Crisis Ministry will provide an additional day of free tax preparation services Tuesday, April 10, from 1 to 4 pm at the organization’s site at 117 East Hanover Street in Trenton. Its free tax prep season’s final two days of service are Thursday and Friday, April 12 and 13, from 1 to 4 pm. Appointments are not necessary for any of the days. Individuals and families with income under $50,000 are eligible.
Those who are interested should bring: picture ID; Social Security cards or ITINs; dates of birth for the taxpayer, spouse, children and any other dependents; W2 and/or 1099 forms; a copy of 2010 income tax return if possible; and a voided check with bank account number and routing number.
Since 1980, the Crisis Ministry has partnered with the community to achieve stability for neighbors in need. It serves people from over 1,300 households each month with health-focused food pantries, homelessness prevention assistance, and work training. The Crisis Ministry also provides bimonthly health screenings and weekly nutrition classes as well as free tax preparation services. Visit thecrisisministry.org or call 609-396-9355
Morven in May: A Celebration of Art, Craft and Garden
Friday – Sunday, May 4-6, 2012
It’s time for one of New Jersey’s most anticipated spring rituals,Morven in May.
This year, in addition to our traditional heirloom plant sale, Morven will welcome twenty of the region’s most talented artists and craftspeople. The weekend will commence with a fabulous Preview Garden Party on Morven’s Great Lawn, then open to the public for a weekend of art and garden treasure hunting! For information on exhibiting artists and a full list of events visitwww.morven.org
Lawrenceville Main Street (LMS) welcomes guests of all ages to its 14th Annual Jubilee on Sunday, April 29. Bring the entire family to this old-fashioned street fair for a fun-filled afternoon with radio station 101.5 FM, live music and entertainment, great food, rides, games, and activities.
The Jubilee will be held rain or shine from 12:00 to 5:00 pm in the Village of Lawrenceville between Gordon and Phillips Avenues, which intersect Route 206 about one-half mile north of Franklin Corner Road.
There will be many activities to delight the children, including the Giant Slide and Castle Bounce. In addition, kids can ride on a pony, play a wide assortment of games, have their faces painted, and enjoy hot dogs, popcorn, ice cream, cotton candy, funnel cake and snow-cones. Local restaurants will offer a variety of delicious foods such as barbecued chicken and ribs and shish-kabobs (just to name a few selections). Radio 101.5 FM will be on-site with its Big Yellow Van and the Jersey Prize Team with games, contests, t-shirts, and other premiums. Enjoy the music of local band Riverside and other entertainment on the Jubilee stage, including the annual pie-eating contest!
At noon, Jubilee guests are invited to attend the dedication of a new copper beech tree in the north cemetery of the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville, directly across Route 206. The tree, planted in memory of Leah Deni, replaces a magnificent 200-year-old American beech that fell in 2009. The congregation will be selling cheese and bread boards made from the wood of the historic tree.
VENDORS WANTED: The Jubilee also provides an excellent opportunity for local businesses, artists/artisans, and nonprofit organizations to exhibit their products and services. The fee for a 10’ X 10’ space is $50 ($75 for food vendors). Contact either Jubilee Chair Joanne Lasky at lawrencevillejubilee@gmail.com or Lindsey Bohra, Executive Director of Lawrenceville Main Street at 609-219-9300 or director@lawrencevillemainstreet.com for information.
SPONSORS NEEDED: LMS gratefully accepts sponsorships to help make our event a success. Call the LMS office to learn about sponsorship opportunities. Sign up early to see your company’s name on all promotional materials and advertising.
Lawrenceville Main Street is a volunteer-led organization dedicated to fostering a sense of community and continuing the revitalization of our historic downtown area by organizing events, building partnerships, cultivating the business environment, and enhancing the physical setting of the Village of Lawrenceville. An official Main Street New Jersey community, LMS is accredited by the Main Street Center of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. For updated Jubilee information and other LMS events, visit www.lawrencevillemainstreet.com.
SATURDAY, JUNE 23 – SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2012
CAMPING IN TENTS · NATURE WALKS · S’MORES
CAMPFIRE STORIES & SONGS · OWL PROWL ·
STARGAZING · COMPLIMENTARY BREAKFAST
REGISTRATION FEE: $45 PER CAMPSITE
SPACE IS LIMITED – REGISTER SOON!
You and your family are invited to join
us and others across the country for an
outdoor adventure – gathering in
backyards, neighborhoods and parks—
for one night under the stars.
Connect with nature, invite your friends
and neighbors, and support Hopewell's
Open Space.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
1. REGISTER BY MAIL OR IN PERSON ONLY. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MAY 19, 2012.
2. REGISTRATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT HOPEWELL BOROUGH HALL AND ARE TO BE
SENT TO: HOPEWELL COMMUNITY CAMPOUT 2012, C/O HOPEWELL BOROUGH, PO
BOX 128, HOPEWELL NJ 08525. (609) 466.2636
3. REGISTRATION FEE MUST ACCOMPANY FORM AND IS PAYABLE TO: D & R GREENWAY
LAND TRUST.
4. CAMPOUT IS WEATHER/CONDITIONS PERMITTING. IN THE EVENT OF FOUL WEATHER
EVENT MAY BE CANCELED. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY EMAIL.
5. REGISTRATION FEE IS NON-REFUNDABLE.
6. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND/OR TO DOWNLOAD A REGISTRATION FORM, GO TO WWW.HOPEWELLBORO-NJ.US.
AND HOPEWELL BOROUGH RECREATION
The greater Princeton area can now enjoy the best that summer has to offer without the shore drive. Outfitted with a new 360-degree Cabana Bar and surrounded by comfortable patio furniture, there is no cooler place to settle in for lunch, an afternoon smoothie, early cocktail, dinner, or dessert. Equipped with a drink menu packed with frozen delights, cocktails, smoothies and Iced Teas; everyone is sure to find a favorite. Come celebrate the season, stay for lunch or dinner, or just stop by on your way to other events.
Conference Schedule
Visit information tables: 8-9 am
Workshop 1: 9-9:45 am
Workshop 2: 10-10:45 am
Lunch: 11-12 pm
Workshops to choose from...
Sexuality & Teens with Special Needs
Supported Employment
Housing for Adults with Special Needs
Mental Health
Sibling Issues and Children with Special Needs
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), Mercer County Office for the Disabled,
Progressive Center for Independent Living, Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance, Kevin Pollock
LLC, Music Together Music Therapy, Autism Speaks, Capitol County Children's Collaborative,
Mercer County Family Service Organization and Advancing Opportunities + more!!!
Lunch and childcare provided!
Less Stress, More Energy - This Year!
T’ai Chi Chih®: Joy thru Movement 8 week class beginning April 4th.
4446 Rt. 27, Kingston,NJ
8 a.m.: Beginner’s Class
10 a.m.: Advanced Class
Additional Classes in Langhorne, PA; New Egypt, Brick, Toms River, & Hazlet, NJ
This is a gentle moving meditation for beginners with many health benefits. Adopted by UCLA for research studies: increases immunity for seniors, helps relieve insomnia, and decreases symptoms of depression. Strengthens balance, increases energy while enhancing well-being; people with arthritis report improvements, as do people with Parkinson’s.
Princeton University will be closing Faculty Road between Alexander Road and Washington Road as well as Lawrence Drive and West Drive from11 o'clock PM SaturdayMarch 17through 11 o'clock PM SundayMarch 18, 2012.
There will be barricades placed at Alexander and Faculty, Washington and Faculty, Alexander and Lawrence Dr. and Alexander and West Dr. Princeton University Department of Public Safety will be on site at the barricades throughout the closure.
Emergency vehicles and ambulances will have access. Residents of Hibben, Maggie and Lawrence Apartments will be allowed access.
Visitors to Princeton University main campus and Springdale Country Club will be allowed access around the barricades.
Questions regarding the closure may be directed to Captain Donald Reichling, Princeton University Office of Public Safety
It's that time of year again when we have our anniversary SALE -- 15% off cases (12 bottles or more), mix and match, on wine, sake, port and sherry. The discount applies only to items we currently have in stock.
Can't make it in, no problem! Place your orders through our website:
On March 24th, 2012 from 9AM-2PMFirst Pentecostal Church and Capital Health Systems will conduct free screenings to pre-registered participants focused on “knowing your numbers” as it relates to Health.Participants will be tested for hypertension, hyperglycemia, HIV, weight, height, and BMI (body mass index).The event will take place at First Pentecostal Church, 638 Brunswick Pike – Lambertville, NJ08530.
This event is a unique preventive health care collaboration between the church, community, and health care service providers aligned with First Pentecostal and Capital Health’s joint mission of fostering programs that improve the quality of lives physically and spiritually of community residents.
Lecture topics on Nutrition and obesity, stroke awareness, and Natural foods healing will be provided by respected speakers and Capital Health physicians.Pre-registeredparticipants in addition to receiving priority screening over walk-ins will be entered to win many of the donated door prizes from our supporting vendors.
Transportation will be provided from various points across Mercer and Hunterdon counties.For more information contact First Pentecostal Church at 609-397-3133 or pre-register online at www.1stpentecostal.org/healthfair.html or email questions at healthfair@1stpentecostal.org .
This is the tenth year of the event, which is a national grassroots effort run by the National Council on Problem Gambling and its 37 state affiliate councils. The goal of NPGAW is to increase awareness about problem gambling among individuals, families, communities and health care professionals.
The Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey Inc. (CCGNJ) is an active participant in NPGAW. Jeffrey Beck, Clinical Coordinator of the Council, is Chairman of NPGAW. Mr. Beck is also an active member of the Prevention Coalition of Mercer County which Mercer Council sponsors. The Council on Compulsive Gambling can be reached by calling 609-588-5515.
Gambling treatment professionals throughout New Jersey will be involved in outreach activities the entire month of March, which in New Jersey is designated Problem Gambling Awareness Month. Activities will include school lectures, jail lectures, walk-in screenings and literature distribution.
The theme of 2012 is "Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime." An estimated 350,000 NJ residents are considered to be pathological, problem or at-risk gamblers. Problem gamblers can be found in every community in our state and can be young or old, male or female, and from any ethnic or socio-economic group. Gambling problems often remain hidden until late in the addiction, because they cannot be detected in the same ways as other addictions, For more information see the NPGAW website at www.800gambler.org/GAW. Free and confidential assistance with a gambling problem is available at 1-800-GAMBLER. You can also call Mercer Council at 609-396-5874 for information and free literature.
After a severe combined right ACL and MCL injury during pick-up basketball, I elected to treat my MCL non-surgically with prolotherapy injections, and to have the ACL treated surgically.
When I woke up from the surgery, it felt as though time had not even passed.I looked down and saw that my right leg was wrapped with an ace wrap from my ankle up to the thigh.There was a large brace with stabilizing hinges already fitted on my leg.I also had a special femoral nerve catheter in place to provide continuous local anesthesia to the knee and was instructed to leave this in place for 3 days.
Carefully, with crutches I maneuvered to the car and went home.Within an hour of returning home the pain in the right leg began increasing, and I noticed that the inner thigh area was numb, and yet the front of the thigh and knee was not.I surmised the reason was that the femoral nerve catheter was placed in a slightly different location and therefore was providing anesthesia to an area supplied by another nerve.After waiting another day and discussing the issue with the anesthesiologist who placed the catheter, we agreed I should just pull it out since it wasn’t really working on its intended purpose.
The first day post-op was the most difficult in terms of knee pain.The knee was swollen, discolored (as happens from a bruise and is typical post-surgery), but there was no redness or any sign of infection. I was able to bend it about 40 degrees but was unable to fully extend the knee.
On day 2, I developed a sciatic pain down the right buttock and the back of the thigh and knee, which steadily progressed to the point where it was severe enough to mask the knee pain entirely.
This turned out to be the worst case of “sciatica” that I had ever experienced in my life.The pain prevented sleep, it prevented even normal conversation.The pain medication which helped the knee pain did not provide any relief whatsoever for the new pain.I knew it would be unlikely that my orthopedic surgeon could help me, since my back pain was not directly caused by my knee.However, my theory was that walking around the house with a heavy brace and stiff knee caused either my sacroiliac joint to become irritated or exacerbated a pinched nerve in the back.
People who have experienced sciatica will understand what I am saying.When they lift up their leg, there is a lightning bolt of pain that shoots down the leg which takes the breath away.Those who know will also admit that there is little sense in taking opioids for sciatic pain since it really does not work for this type of nerve pain.As a specialist in interventional spine and rehabilitation, I was astonished at how quickly this ‘sciatica’ came on and humbled by how little I could cure it on my own.I tried positioning my leg in different positions, changing my seatback, taking anti-inflammatories, vitamins, supplements, and anything else I could think of.
Finally, I called our chiropractor and was seen for an adjustment as well as traction on a special machine that gently pulls the lower spine apart.For several days I continued this program and gradually over the course of 20 days, the right sided sciatic pain resolved!From a medical doctor’s standpoint, I know there are many in my specialty that might be skeptical of chiropractic treatments, however from personal experience, I can say that my pain was certainly improved because of a chiropractor.Accordingly, in our practice, we deliver coordinated care with athletic trainers, chiropractors, medical doctors, and physical therapists all under one roof.
By post op day 21, I wrote this in my journal: “Swelling is about same as last week, perhaps more pronounced when I looked at it today at 4pm, towards end of the work day, on my feet all day. And hot, humid weather. Straight leg raise for quad strengthening hurts back /buttock only a little now, not shooting down leg as much, and now able to prevent knee from lagging although quite weak. I wish I remembered what I felt like at this time post initial injury, b/c feeling frustrated that i'm not better than I am. Also of concern is the lack of mobility of skin tissue overlying the hamstring incision located at per anserine insertion. Seems to be fixed to underlying tibia. Flexion of knee is passively to 100 degrees, actively 60 degrees. “
Up to this point, I had not started formal physical therapy.Please join me in my next post, as I discuss my experience as a physical therapy patient.
EVENT: "The Susice Holocaust Torahs: The Story-The Journey-The Reunion"
LOCATION:The Jewish Center, 435 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08540
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Princeton, New Jersey:
Six Holocaust-Era Torahs To Be Reunited at Yom HaShoah Ceremony Sunday 4/22/12
at The Jewish Center in Princeton, NJ
Princeton, NJ - The Jewish Center invites the public to a program entitled"The Susice Holocaust Torahs: The Story. The Journey. The Reunion."This special reunion will take place on Sunday, April 22 at 4:00 p.m. in observance of Yom HaShoah, the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day observed in Israel and the United States. The event is presented in conjunction with the Mercer County Holocaust/Genocide Resource Center, located at Mercer County Community College (MCCC), The New Jersey State Commission on Holocaust Education and the Czech Torah Network.
The program will bring together six sacred scrolls that were part of the religious life of Susice, Czechoslovakia, a small Jewish community in Czechoslovakia in the early Twentieth Century. After World War II, these sacred scrolls were collected and housed at the Westminster Synagogue in London and eventually sent out to six different communities. This will be the first time they will be back together in over 65 years.
Rabbi Adam Feldman, of The Jewish Center, says "We want to bring these sacred scrolls together to demonstrate to members of our community, both those who survived and those who have only learned about the Shoah from others, how important it is to continue to tell the stories of what happened to our people and how these sacred scrolls survived."
One scroll is currently on permanent display at The Jewish Center, while a second one is on display at MCCC's Holocaust Center. The other four are being flown in under the care of congregation members from Sha'arei Am Synagogue in Santa Monica, CA, Temple Emanuel in Grand Rapids, MI, Rose Medical Center in Denver, CO, and The Jewish Congregation of Venice, FL. The airline tickets for these sacred scrolls are being donated by United Airlines.
In addition to the remarkable story of the Torahs and how they came to their present homes, guests will include Hana Gruna, a New Jersey resident who is now 92 and one of the few Jewish Holocaust survivors from Susice. Also expected to attend will be representatives of the NJ State Commission on Holocaust Education, the Czech Torah Network and the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC.
The Jewish Center is a Conservative Jewish congregation serving the greater-Princeton area and providing members with opportunities for spiritual, intellectual, social and Jewish growth. The Jewish Center is affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. Shabbat services are Friday evenings at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday mornings at 9:45 a.m.
Westminster Choir College will present the 2012 Art Song Festival, focusing on British song, Saturday, March 3 and Sunday, March 3 in Bristol Chapel on the campus of Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, N.J. The program will feature lectures, master classes and recitals.
Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 10 a.m.Kathryn LaBouff, author ofSinging and Communicating in English: A Singer’s Guide to English Diction, will conduct a master class focusing on singing in English.
Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 8 p.m.Westminster Choir College students, accompanied by J.J. Penna, will perform works by Roger Quilter, Thomas Dunhill, Hubert Parry, Peter Warlock, Ralph Vaughan Williams, George Butterworth, Gerald Finzi, William Walton, Michael Tippett and more. Professor of Voice Lindsey Christiansen will present a pre-recital lecture about British song at 7:15 p.m.
Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 8 p.m.,Westminster Choir College students, accompanied by J.J. Penna, piano; Andrew Megill, harpsichord and John Rosendaal, viola da gamba, will perform songs by Benjamin Britten and Henry Purcell. Associate Professor Stephen Arthur Allen will present a pre-concert lecture at 7:15 p.m.
Stephen Arthur Allen has earned performing and teaching diplomas in brass instrument playing and has won national awards as a euphonium soloist. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from the Birmingham Conservatoire and his Doctor in Philosophy from Oxford University. He is the founder and musical director of The Princeton Brass Band, a British-style brass band.
Lindsey Christiansen is active as a clinician for master classes and lectures in song literature and voice pedagogy. Ms. Christiansen holds a Bachelor of Art in Music History from the University of Richmond, and a Master of Music in Voice and Organ from the University of Illinois. In addition to teaching at Westminster Choir College, she has taught at the University of Illinois and the University of North Carolina.
Kathryn LaBouff, a vocal arts diction coach, holds a Bachelor of Music, Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts in Voice Performance from the University Of Michigan School Of Music. She is assistant chair of the Voice department at Manhattan School of Music, has coached various opera productions, and has been on the Juilliard School’s faculty since 1986. Her book, Singing and Communicating in English: A Singer’s Guide to English Diction, was published by Oxford University Press in 2007.
Andrew Megill, Westminster Choir College professor and conductor of Westminster Kantorei, is recognized as one of the leading choral conductors of his generation. He also leads the Carmel Bach Festival Chorale and the Chorus of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, as well as The Masterwork Chorus. Dr. Megill is the artistic director of Fuma Sacra, and he is admired for his performances of Baroque repertoire.
Pianist J.J. Penna, has performed in recital with some of the world’s most notable singers. Dr. Penna holds a doctoral degree from the University of Michigan, and he has served on the faculties of the Yale University School of Music, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, the Bowdoin Chamber Music Festival and the Ravinia Festival’s Steans Institute for Young Artists. He is currently serving on the coaching faculty of The Juilliard School.
Admission to all events is free. Westminster choir College of Rider University is located at 101 Walnut Lane in Princeton, N.J. For more information or updates about these events, visitwww.rider.edu/artsor call the box office at 609-921-2663.
Picture a post-war, still fragile Leningrad, mid-1970s – three decades after one of the most deadly and destructive sieges of World War II. Enter a less-than-objective newsman, a passionate (and dead) poet and a sister who wants to bury the past.
Welcome toAwake in Me, a haunting romantic tragedy about the loss of identity, inspired by the life and work of Soviet poet, Olga Berggolts. The play will have its east coast premiere at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29, in Rider University’s Spitz Studio Theater in Lawrenceville. Additional performances will be presented Thursday, March 1 at 7 p.m., Friday, March 2 at 8 p.m., Saturday, March 3 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 4 at 2 p.m.
Written in 2009 by Ivan Fuller, associate dean of Rider’s School of Fine & Performing Arts and chair of the Theatre and Dance department,Awake in Meis part of Fuller’s “Siege Cycle,” a collection of plays inspired by the nearly 900-day-long Nazi siege of Leningrad during WWII. Fuller developed the series while working as playwright-in-residence for Summer Literary Seminars in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Awake in Mefollows a Russian journalist, Dmitri, as he visits the poet’s sister, Maria, in 1975 with the goal of writing a story about the recently deceased Olga. Not the typical, objective newsman on assignment, Dmitri has a passionate connection to the poet who was once called the Madonna of Leningrad. Once he wins the trust of Maria, the two begin a journey of memory and revelation that takes them back to the start of Olga’s work as a poet, wife, mother, prisoner, radio personality, hero of Leningrad during the WWII siege and, ultimately, a figure of great tragedy.
In March 2009, Augustana College presented the first installment of Fuller’s “Siege Cycle,”Eating into the Fabric, a work that received the Best New Play award from the Great Plains Theatre Conference in 2009.
Tickets for the February 29 and March 1 performances are $9 and available only at the door. Tickets for other performances are $20 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Rider University students with valid ID may purchase tickets for all performances for $5. To order tickets call 609-896-5303 or e-mailticketbooth@rider.edu. The Spitz Studio Theater is located in the Fine Arts Building of Rider University at 2083 Lawrenceville Road in Lawrenceville, NJ.
Lawrenceville, NJ – (February, 21, 2012)Dress for Success Mercer County, an affiliate of the international non-profit organization that promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women, is participating in S.O.S. – Send One Suit – Weekend®taking place March 1-4, 2012. In its 10thyear, the campaign encourages women nationwide to donate one new or nearly-new interview suit to help another woman enter the workforce and take charge of her life.
Dressbarn, the national title sponsor and drop-off location for S.O.S. - Send One Suit – Weekend®, will accept donations of professional apparel for women throughout the four-day event. Last year, more than 51,000 suits and career separates were donated by consumers at dressbarn stores. The donations are distributed to Dress for Success affiliates located throughout the United States. Onaverage, more than 20% of each affiliate’s annual suiting needs are met through S.O.S –Send One Suit- Weekend®.
“We are proud to participate in S.O.S. – Send One Suit – Weekend,” said Lorrie Klaric. “By donating just one suit, you are supporting a local woman on her journey to economic independence and to achieving a brighter future for herself and her family.”
About Dress for Success Mercer County
Dress for Success Mercer County is a non-profit organization that promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. The Lawrenceville office includes a boutique where clients receive custom suits and accessories, a Career Center offering guidance, technology and job search skills and a Professional Women’s Group for support and training.All services are provided free of charge to eligible clientswith the goal of instilling confidence and professionalism. Since 2007 they have assisted 1600 women in central NJ.The organization is a member of Dress for Success, with affiliates in more than 110 cities in 13 countries. To learn more, visitwww.dressforsuccess.org/mercercounty. Connect on twitter @DFSMercer.
A new offering, “India: Culture, Etiquette & Traditions,” is being introduced to the public by the YWCA Princeton and promises to be a fun, tasty, and educational experience. Participants will explore the colorful culture of India with a different aspect of India highlighted each week. The program will be held Friday evenings, starting March 9th continuing through March 30th, from 7:00-8:30 pm. The cost to participate in all four captivating evenings is $65 for YWCA members and $ 75 for non-members.
Program Highlights
March 9:Introduction to India Learn briefly about the history and geography of this ancient country, its people, economy, India’s contributions to the modern world, and weather.
March 16 Travel and Business Etiquette Get pointers to planning a visit to India, places of interest (from the most popular locations to the hidden gems), learn some Hindi phrases, standard travel precautions, and much more.
March 23Food & Clothing Learn to wrap a sari, participate in a “spice journey”, experience regional cuisines of India, marvel at a beautiful display of Indian clothes, jewelry, and bindis.
March 30Traditions & Customs Learn Bollywood dance moves, enjoy a performance by talented school kids, get a henna tattoo, learn interesting facts about centuries old customs and practices of Indian such as weddings ceremonies, and festivals.
Sushma Jain who hails from Rajasthan, India will lead the program. Bollywood music, dance and Indian traditions are Jain’s forte. “This is an excellent and fun-filled opportunity for the public to experience and understand Indian culture, first-hand” says Jain.
During each of the evenings, Princeton’s Masala Grill will provide samples of various traditional Indian dishes with special emphasis on the regional cuisines of India. “Indian food is as diverse as its people. The various regions of India have unique flavors and many dishes have been influenced by the history and climate” explains Arthi Tamilselvam, co-facilitator of the series, who hails from southern India. Jain and Tamilselvam hope to transport participants into a memorable voyage through India by invoking the five senses of touch, taste, smell, hearing and seeing.
The YWCA Princeton has been at the cultural forefront since its founding in 1922 providing a community place for residents to connect, play, and learn. It has a long history in providing a welcoming place to those new to the community.
In keeping with its multicultural environment, the YWCA Princeton strongly believes in creating cultural understanding and harmony through fun, educational, and interactive programs and events. This is the second multi-cultural workshop offered to the public by the YWCA Princeton. Last year, Japan and its wonderful culture was highlighted. Participants learned about Japanese customs and etiquette, practiced Japanese phrases, dining rituals, and sample authentic Japanese cuisine such as sushi, tendon and sesame-tofu. It plans to expand these multicultural offerings in the future.
“We are very excited to bring unique programs like this to the community,” said Diane Hasili, YWCA Princeton Chief Marketing Officer. “The response was overwhelmingly positive and it was especially gratifying to see the participants embrace diversity and learn about a new culture. This is an important step toward creating an opportunity for new connections and understanding within the community.”
The program is open to the public, and is ideally suited for teens and adults. For more information or to register, please visit www.ywcaprinceton.org or call (609) 497-2100 ext. 307. Early registration is encouraged as class size is limited.
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The Candlelight Concert for Epilepsy Awareness will be held on March 24, 2012 at The Patriots Theater in Trenton to raise funds and awareness of epilepsy.
The concert will honor the memory of Carolina Barcelos Carneiro de Oliveira Miller, who passed away tragically as a result of Epilepsy at the early age of 25. Carolina’s husband, Eric Miller, is organizing this benefit to raise necessary funds to help those living with epilepsy and to honor the life and music they shared together.
The evening will feature a rare acoustic set by Dennis DeYoung of Styx, Marshall Crenshaw, Mary Fahl (of October Project), Dan Reed (of Dan Reed Network), Corey Glover (of Living Colour), Emily Grove, classical violinist and epilepsy advocate Martha Curtis and more. As well as being talented and celebrated artists, each performer holds a personal significance to Eric and Carolina’s life together.
“Almost immediately after Carolina’s passing, I reached out the Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey to begin work on this project. I thought it was a positive way to direct the tempest of emotions I was feeling and help me along in the grieving process. And for a greater good beyond my own grieving process in terms of awareness and fundraising for the Epilepsy Foundation,” explained Eric Miller.
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The event will also host various information and fundraising activities including a meet & greet with the performers and a merchandise/information table provided by EFNJ staff volunteers.
Carolina was diagnosed with epilepsy in her teenage years, had taken medication daily and kept her condition generally private due to the stigma too often associated with epilepsy. Carolina passed in August of 2011 from Sudden and Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP). The exact cause of SUDEP is not yet known. Although epilepsy is controllable through daily medication, still 1 out of 1,000 patients with epilepsy die unexpectedly each year. In those with uncontrolled epilepsy, the risk of SUDEP increases to 1 out of every 150 patients.
The concert aims to provide support and advocacy to reverse the history of stigmatization and further contribute to seeking a cause and cure for epilepsy. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey (EFNJ) and the Epilepsy Foundation of America (EFA) and will be directed specifically towards national research, emergency medication, and public and professional awareness.
Tickets vary in price ranging from $45 to $180 and can be purchased at www.comcasttix.com. The $180 VIP ticket includes an autographed poster and exclusive meet & greet with the performers. For more information on the Candlelight Concert for Epilepsy Awareness or Carolina’s story, please visit www.candlelightconcert.org.
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The Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey (EFNJ), an affiliate of the National Epilepsy Foundation and The Family Resource Network, provides programs for families living with epilepsy, such as a residential summer camp, support groups, scholarships, referral programs and respite care. EFNJ also institutes free educational presentations about seizure first aid and police training. To learn more, please visit www.efnj.com call (800) 336-5843.
Pierrot Productions brings the fiercely eloquent American classic, "Death of a Salesman," to the stage at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre. Dates and times for this award-winning drama are Fridays, Feb. 24 and March 2 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Feb. 25 and March 3 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, Feb. 26 and March 4 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on Mercer's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on Feb. 24.
Written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Arthur Miller, the play is a tragedy of Shakespearian proportions. It follows the waning days in the life of Willy Loman, a simple man who has striven for the American Dream as a traveling salesman while fighting economic forces and his own personal demons. In addition to facing his own increasing obsolescence, Willy struggles with a strained marriage and his failed dreams for his two sons, Biff and Happy.
Premiering in New York in 1949, the original production ran for a total of 742 performances, winning the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play. The music that served to accentuate the plot development in the Broadway original will be utilized in the current production.
Notes Director Ruth Markoe, of Lawrenceville, "Although the play was written in the 1940's, many of its themes reflect the troubled times we live in today, and, as such, is particularly poignant."
The cast features Tim Anderson of Princeton as Willy Loman; Peggy Waldron of Hamilton as Linda Loman; Chris Scheid of Newtown, PA, as Biff Loman; and Tim Liu of Kendall Park as Happy Loman. Ensemble cast members include Derek Capre of East Windsor, Kevin Hallam of Hamilton, Lauren Makrancy of Florence, Jean Prall Rosolino of Princeton, Walter Rosenthal of Pennington, Wayne Rossignol of Hamilton, Paul Saunders of Lawrenceville, and Aziza Seven of Princeton.
In addition to Markoe, the production crew includes producer Pete LaBriola and stage manager Tara Simonelli. Lighting design is by Kelsey Theatre's own Kitty Getlik and costumes are by Ruth Rittmann.
Pierrot Productions was founded in 1989. Since its inception Markoe and LaBriola have shared directing duties on their productions. Markoe directed last season's "Blithe Spirit" at Kelsey Theatre, as well as a double bill of "Pygmalion" and "My Fair Lady" in 2010, while LaBriola was the director for "The Producers" in 2009.
Tickets for “Death of a Salesman” are $16 for adults, $14 for senior citizens, and $12 for children and students.Tickets may be purchased by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333 or online at www.kelseytheatre.net.Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible. Free parking is available next to the theater. For a complete listing of adult and children's events for the remainder of the 2011-12 season, visit the Kelsey website or call the box office for a brochure.
Cast members, standing left to right, are: Wayne Rossignol of Hamilton, Timothy Liu of Kendall Park, Christopher Scheid of Newtown, PA, Paul Saunders of Lawrenceville, Derek Capre of East Windsor, Timothy Anderson of Princeton, Walt Rosenfeld of Pennington and Kevin Hallam of Hamilton; seated: Aziza Seven of Princeton, left, and Peggy Waldron of Hamilton. “Death of a Salesman” comes to MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre Feb. 24-Mar. 4. For tickets, call 609-570-3333 or order online at www.kelseytheatre.net.
St. Paul School of Princeton is joining the celebration of "Catholic Schools Week" (Jan. 29-February 4th) with some great, fun events... and each day has a different "service" in mind.
Service to the Students- The week kicks off with a special "Jersey" day Monday where students can wear their favorite team jersey to school as well as start contributing for the Soup-er Bowl Competition, which takes place Monday-Friday at the school. St. Paul children can vote for their favorite Super Bowl team by bringing in canned soup/goods all week. All donations collected will go to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen.
Service in the Community- Tuesday is St. Paul's Good Neighbor Day when students and faculty reach out to the Princeton Community and thank them for their support of Catholic education. Weather permitting, you may see St. Paul’s teachers and students strolling through town to greet their neighbors.
Service & Volunteerism-Thursday is St. Paul Reads Day, where the school honors its on-going reading initiative. Students will take special time out to read today, with older students pairing up with their younger buddies for quiet reading. A Book Drive that day, with students donating new or gently used books for local charities will cap things off.
For more on St. Paul Catholic School week agenda, including a special mass, pep rally and student/faculty switch day, click herewww.spsprinceton.org
St. Paul School students --including the 1st-graders shown here-- enjoyed "Jersey Day" as a kick-off to 2012's Catholic Schools Week.
Princeton, NJ, -- February 14, 2012--Working diligently in the back office, she gets called to the reception area.A small crowd gathers, surrounding the unique Valentines Day gift her husband had sentover. A pitch is blown, and four men in tuxedos break into a heartwarming love song. While she holds a rose and card, others in the office sigh, and wish their significant others were that romantic.
On Valentine's Day, this scene gets played out over and over as the Princeton Garden Statesmen (PGS) Barbershop Chorus send singers throughout Central New Jersey, wherever their missions of love take them. For decades these on-call quartets head to offices, restaurants, homes, senior centers, bringing four-part harmony and love messages to woman and men alike.
PGS Singing Valentine's are available for delivery on February 12, 13, & 14, 2012, wherever and whenever Romeo or Juliet wants their gift delivered.
A $75 value, Singing Valentines will be available at a discounted price of $50 for a limited time. Order now to ensure desired delivery times.
This year, instead of the same old jewelry, flowers, or clothes, give the gift of song and a memory they will treasure always.
The Princeton Garden Statesmen Barbershop Chorus, a non-profit chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, has been a part of the greater Central New Jersey entertainment community since 1969. Our great joys are singing for ourselves, performing for our audiences, and keeping the great American tradition of Barbershop Harmony alive and well for future generations to enjoy.
Baseball fans of all ages are invited to the Trenton Thunder Pre-Season Party onSaturday, February 4th from Noon-2pmat the Mrs. G showroom in Lawrenceville. This is the first opportunity for fans to pick up their Thunder Mini-Plans(The Mrs. G Six Pack, The Summer Swing, The Happee Yankee, and Rivals)and includes chances to win prizes!
Enter to win 1 of 6 appliances from top household brands!
We are giving away appliances during theMrs. G Six Packgames, but we'll have them on display so you can enter in advance to win. We're talking a Maytag washer & dryer, Jenn-Air wine cooler, GE washer & dryer, Bosch dishwasher, LG gas or electric range, and a Miele vacuum cleaner.
The Thunder giveaways will make you the envy of your friends!They are giving away TWO chances to throw the first pitch at a Thunder game!Additional prizes include Andy Pettitte and Phil Hughes autographed baseballs and a Derek Jeter commemorative plaque. No purchase is necessary to enter and win any of the prizes and giveaways. Eligibility to enter is not limited to mini-plan ticket holders.
Bring your sweet tooth, kids!
There will be cookie-decorating workshops with Mrs. G's Executive Chef Mary Beth Madill. The workshops are offered at Noon and at 1pm; pre-registration is requested with the number of children attending and preferred time slot.
Food is provided and the event is free to attend. For questions, contact 609-882-1444 or info@mrsgs.com. Visit MrsGs.com for store info and current sales. For info on the Trenton Thunder Mini-Plans, visit www.TrentonThunder.com.
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Princeton Adult School will gear up with its spring classes on February 14. The varied and exciting selection of classes are available to view online atwww.princetonadultschool.org. Take a look at 001 "Science Times" for lectures in the frontier of scientific research. Going to the movies? 018 Second Chance Cinema gives you a chance to see movies that the commercial theaters do not feature. ESL, foreign languages, crafts and body and mind fitness are all available for your springing into new areas of knowledge.
What can you do if you have a child who is depressed or anxious? Or if your child seems out of it, or bored with everything? How, as a parent, can you help your child deal with raging hormones and peer pressure?
Young people often feel there has to be more to life, but they don’t have the tools or support to find the safe and practical answers they are looking for. For parents who don’t know where to turn for help for their child’s emotional or behavioral problems, medical orgone therapy may be the answer. This body-oriented, characteranalytic therapy is an effective treatment for many emotional problems. It has been shown to provide true change for youngsters and adults suffering with anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and bipolar affective disorder, to name a few –often without medication.
On Saturday, February 4, 2012, board-certified psychiatrist, Dale Rosin, D.O. will present “Medical Orgone Therapy for Children and Teens: Treating Emotional and Behavioral Problems” at the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ from 3:00PM to 5:00PM as part of a series of social orgonomy talks sponsored by the American College of Orgonomy (ACO). Dr. Rosin will discuss the treatment of children and teens with medical orgone therapy and how trained therapists work extensively and closely with parents as a vital part of the treatment process. A brief description of medical orgone therapy will be given, case studies will be presented, and contemporary youth culture will also be explored. The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion with therapists from the ACO social orgonomy training committee, Drs. Dee Apple, Peter Crist and Virginia Whitener, who will join Dr. Rosin for further discussion of child-parent problems and the important implications of this kind of therapy for individuals and society.
Dr. Rosin received his medical degree from the Des Moines University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Des Moines, Iowa and completed his residency in general psychiatry and fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey. Dr. Rosin maintains private practices in Somerville, New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania where he treats children and adults. Dr. Rosin has authored numerous articles on the treatment of children and adults in theJournal of Orgonomy. He is available for interview prior to the event.
Admission is free thanks to underwriting support. Donations are welcome. Suggested adult, non-student donation is $45. Reservations are recommended. Call(732) 821-1144or make your reservation online by visitingwww.orgonomy.org.
A Spirituals Experience | Renowned Gospel Singer & Opera Artist Yolanda F. Johnson
Saturday, February 4, 8:00 pm
Celebrate Black History Month at the West Windsor Arts Center
952 Alexander Road, Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
Tickets: $20/$18 Members, $15 Seniors & Students | 609.716.1931
West Windsor, NJ 08550, January 20: In Yolanda F. Johnson’s performance, A Spirituals Experience, which is both concert and lecture on Saturday, February 4 at 8:00 pm at the West Windsor Arts Center, she will give the audience a glimpse of the history of spirituals, and what this music meant in the lives of enslaved Africans. From serving as personal historic narrative, to literal maps to freedom, the spirituals were a brilliant way to use music as the very fabric of the slaves' lives.
The true beauty of spirituals is their universality. While they are an essential element of the African-American experience, they also share themes which resonate with any race or demographic. One of the most common statements made about "A Spirituals Experience", is that the audience was truly thankful for having a better understanding of the importance of spirituals - especially the secret and hidden meanings.
“Strife, difficulty, hope, faith, determination, and freedom: Can we not all say that we've experienced these things in our lives? The spirituals can help us all to tell our own personal stories, while honoring and remembering the personal stories of those who came before us,” Johnson told the WWAC in an exclusive interview.
Although Yolanda F. Johnson is a classically trained opera singer, she was raised by a Baptist minister and grew up influenced by gospel music, including spirituals. However, her true interest in and love for spirituals and their incredible meaning came a few years ago, during Black History Month, when she decided to dig deeper into the relationship of spirituals to slavery and the Underground Railroad.
The West Windsor Arts Council invites you to celebrate Black History Month with this very special event. Tickets are $20/18 Members; $15 Seniors & Students. Online box office is atwww.westwindsorarts.orgor call 609.716.1931, Wed-Fri, 12:00-6:00 pm and Sat, 10:00 am-4:00 pm. Writeinfo@westwindsorarts.org.
A Spirituals Experience is part of the West Windsor Arts Council’s ‘Special EVENTS at the center-Season 2’ presentation sponsored in part by Jan and Irv Cyzner, Cyzner Properties.
Hunterdon Medical Center Foundation was recently awarded a $247,000 grant by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation through its New Jersey Health Initiatives program to conduct a county-wide community health needs assessment and to develop strategic improvement plans to address the identified needs. This initiative will be managed by Hunterdon Regional Community Health in collaboration with Hunterdon Medical Center, Hunterdon County Division of Health and the more than 40 members of the Hunterdon County Partnership for Health.
In the past three months some members of the community participated in focus group sessions that identified important quality of life concerns and assets within the county. In February, some key informants and stakeholders will be asked to take part in a brainstorming session to discuss anticipated changes that can impact our local public health system. The data and information collected will be used to help the hospital and the community understand health-related issues that need to be prioritized and determine areas of strengths and weaknesses.
An innovative piece of this initiative is the use of management software and social media. These tools will be used to improve community participation and communication as well as to encourage teamwork and collaboration among the existing organizations that are working toward improving community health and quality of life. In addition, it will help increase the community’s understanding of available public health services and the wealth of resources offered in the county. Although Hunterdon County has been ranked the healthiest county in New Jersey by the University of Wisconsin’s County Health Rankings, there is still room for improvement. This grant will help ensure that Hunterdon County residents are as healthy and as safe as can be. The Partnership for Health, part of the healthier community initiative, was co-founded in 1995 by John Beckley, former County Health Department director, Robert Wise, President and CEO of Hunterdon Healthcare and Bernadette West, Associate Dean at University of Medicine and
Dentistry of New Jersey School of Public Health. The Partnership for Health is a county-wide initiative represented by Hunterdon Medical Center, the Hunterdon County Department of Health, and more than 40 concerned community service providers. The Partnership for Health's vision is that every individual of Hunterdon County has the state of optimal physical, mental, spiritual and social wellbeing which allows the individual to pursue the most fulfilling life possible, and not merely a life absent of disease or infirmity. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focuses on the pressing health and health care issues facing our country. As the nation’s largest philanthropic organization devoted exclusively to improving the health and health care of all Americans, the Foundation works with a diverse group of organizations and individuals to identify solutions and achieve comprehensive, meaningful and timely change. For more than 35 years the Foundation has brought experience, commitment and a rigorous, balanced approach to the problems that affect the health and health care of those it serves. When it comes to helping Americans lead healthier lives and get the care they need - the Foundation expects to make a difference in your lifetime. For more information, visit www.rwjf.org.
For those interested in learning more about the initiative or participating in future workshops contact Joanna Chua, MPH, Program Coordinator at 908-788-2572.
KNOW YOUR OPTIONS: A LOCAL LONG-TERM CARE OPEN HOUSE
Learn about a broad array of long-term care options available in Hopewell Valley and the surrounding communities on Tuesday, January 24 from 11am-1pm at the Hopewell Township Municipal Building, 201 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road in Titusville. Stop in to learn more about services for a variety of care needs and budgets. Participating organizations include: Arbor Group, Acorn Glen Assisted Living, Brandywine Senior Living, Buckingham Place Home Care and Adult Day Services, CareOne of Ewing, Jewish Family & Children’s Services, FISH (delivered meals), LIFE St. Francis, Mercer Street Friends, Synergy Home Care, and Senior Care Management. Brandywine Senior Living at Pennington and Princeton will be providing a healthy lunch while supplies last. No registration required. All ages welcome. For more information, contact Hopewell Valley Senior Services at 737-0605, ext. 692 orawaugh@hopewelltwp.org.In case of poor weather, event will take place on 1/26/12.
VOICES Chorale announces that its annual Children’s Music Composition Contest will culminate in a Young Composer Concert onApril 17, 2012,7 pm, at Music Together inHopewell,NJ. The deadlinefor contest entries is March 1.
Children ages5 to 12are invited to compose a piece of music with a vocal element for a soloist orchoral ensemble, either unaccompanied or with instrumental accompaniment. The music can be written down in any kind of notation, formal or invented. Parents, piano teachers, and music teachers are invited to support, but not edit, the child’s composition, as children hear things in their own imaginations differently from adults. Please submit a recording and three written copies of the child’s music (with the child’s name and age, assisting adult’s name, phone number, address, and child’s background in music), together with a $12.00 processing fee, to:
Established composers will review all entries, and children will receive written feedback and encouragement on their pieces. In addition, there is a composition workshop for all children who enter, in which they play their pieces for each other and receive comments from their peers. Because the goal of the contest is to encourage composition, most children are declared gold and silver winners. Many children write a song with no accompaniment; others write a solo with piano or guitar accompaniment. Still others, primarily those who have been part of the program before, write for chorus. They have theoption of having their piece performed at VOICES’ Young Composer Concert on April 17. A winning composition from 2010 by Emily DeLia, age 10, was recently performed at VOICES’ Christmas concerts.
VOICES Music Composition Contest for Children is an opportunity for children to develop their musical talent and get feedback from a professional composer. Says Dr. Lyn Ransom, Music Director of VOICES Chorale: “Every child who learns to talk has the ability to sing, given the opportunity. Every young child who has musical experiences can compose a song, given the opportunity. Let the imagination of your child thrive on creating a song or a dance about a birthday, holiday, family event, or any topic of special
interest to him or her.”
For additional information on this contest and free song-writing workshops for children and their
parents,please contact Shirley Piercy at 215-598-0783 / 215-350-0682 (cell), or email at
Local authors from New Jersey and Pennsylvania with a new or recently published book are invited to apply to participate in Princeton Public Library’s Local Author Day, March 24. The deadline for applications is Feb. 15.
Twenty-four authors will be chosen to participate in the event, with preference given to those who live within a 20-mile radius of Princeton Public Library. Acceptance notification will be given by March 1.
During Local Author Day, each chosen author will be given space to create a display of their books and other relevant materials as well as the opportunity to sell and sign books. Authors must bring their own supply of books. There is no fee for the event, and authors will keep all proceeds from the day’s sales.
Four featured authors have been chosen to read for 12-15 minutes during the event. Ten additional writers will be chosen by lottery to read or speak for 5-7 minutes.
In addition to being an opportunity for authors to promote their book, Local Author Day is a chance for networking and personal development.
Two writing workshops, both open to anyone in the community, will take place the morning of the event. Scott Morgan, author of “Character Development from the Inside Out” will lead a workshop on character development at 10 a.m. At 11 a.m., Karen Miller, author of “Finish Your Book! A Time Management Guide for Writers,” will discuss time management.
At 4 p.m., members of the Philadelphia Liar’s Club will help wrap up the day’s events with readings and a meet-and-greet session.
“Local Author Day has really grown in the last few years,” said Janie Hermann, Princeton Public Library’s public programming librarian “While the focus remains on having at least 60 percent of participating authors from within a 20 mile radius of Princeton, we have also received quite a few inquiries from well-known authors from New York and Philadelphia. Applications to be a part of this day are coming in earlier than ever and at a faster rate, but preference will be given to those from Princeton.”
Authors who wish to apply should go tohttps://bit.ly/ladppl12or contact Shelly Hawk atshawk@princetonlibrary.org. Authors who have previously participated in this event must have a new work to exhibit.
Inspired by the upcoming exhibitionPrinceton and the Gothic Revival: 1870-1930, the Friends of the Princeton University Art Museum invite you to the Museum's annual benefit Gala,Midnight in the Garden.This year's theme unites art and architecture as it celebrates the role of the Victorian-era Gothic Revival movement in shaping the identity of the modern university.
Set against a backdrop of midnight blue fabric and brilliant garlands of flowers,Midnight in the Gardenrecreates the atmosphere of the Victorian age and features period-inspired food and drink.
Beginning at 6 p.m. with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at the Art Museum, we continue at 8 p.m. with dinner and dancing at Prospect House, adjacent to the Museum.
Main Street Catering will provide food for the reception, with musical entertainment by Courtney Colletti Music and decor by Janet Makrancy's Florals, Weddings & Parties.
Tickets for the Gala may be purchased to attend both the cocktail reception and dinner or for the reception only. Sponsorship packages, including multiple tickets and a range of additional recognition opportunities, are available.
A portion of each ticket is a tax-deductible, nonrefundable contribution to the Princeton University Art Museum.
To reserve your spot forMidnight in the Garden, simply complete theonline formand follow the instructions for payment. For more information contact Patricia Veerasamy in the Friends office at (609) 258-5013 or emailjveerasa@princeton.edu.
Poker Tournament & Casino Night to Benefit HomeFront Families
Friday, February 24, 2012 - 7:00PM – Midnight
The Stone Terrace by John Henry’s
2275 Kuser Road Hamilton, NJ 08690 609-581-8855
Poker Tournament Only - $70.00
1st Place Winner - $500, 2nd Place - $250, 3rd Place - $150. You must be 21 or older to play. Casino Games Only - $60.00 Blackjack, Craps and Roulette. You must be 21 or older to play.
All admissions include hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, and access to Silent Auction, Raffle Baskets and 50/50.
On Tuesday, January 24, the Trenton/Mercer Continuum of Care (CoC) will conduct a one-day event calledProject Homeless Connect. This event sponsored by community leaders and designed to provide housing referrals, support services, haircut, clothing and hospitality in a convenient one-stop format for people experiencing homelessness.
Last January, we served over 375 individuals atProject Homeless Connectevent. The July 2011 event served over 425 people.
We areseeking volunteersto help set-up, to serve food, pass out items, and act as guides and survey takers. We are seeking donations of new socks, underwear, hat, gloves, sneakers, boots and personal care items.
DROP-OFF LOCATION and DAYS - CLOTHING/SNEAKERS –Friday, January 13 (11am-4pm), and Monday, January 16 (11am to 4pm) ONLY– Mercer Alliance will accept donations of jeans, sweaters, coats, hats, gloves, sneakers or work boots only. Most of the clients are male and all sizes ofpant sizes 28 to 56, Small to 4 x shirts and larger men shoes sizes are needed.
Other itemsthat are being collected: Flashlights/batteries, Reading Glasses; Personal Care kits: Toothbrushes, Razors, Brushes, Deodorant, Chap sticks, Tissues packets, Handi-wipes or personal hygiene wipes, and Personal first aid kits.
Location:3131 Princeton Pike, Building 4, Suite113, Lawrenceville- Please come to the back of the building and come to the glass door on the left with donations.We only accepting on the above dates and times– (Friday, January 13 (11am-4pm), and Monday, January 16 (11am to 4pm) ONLY),there will not be anyone at other times! Call 609-844-1008 for more information.
Volunteer trainingis scheduled for the following dates: 2 Training Times. Choose one to attend and email:
Thursday, January 12 @ Noon
Thursday, January 12 @ 6:30pm at the Rescue Mission.
January 4, 2012 (Princeton, NJ) – In January 2011, the first in NJ Master Class on Dance for PD® was offered, and now in 2012, barely a year later DanceVision and The Parkinson Alliance are thrilled to announce the 4thl 6- week series classes:Princeton Dance for Parkinson.The class empowers those afflicted with Parkinson's disease, their partners, their caregivers, and friends to enjoy movement, music and dance.
Princeton Dance for Parkinson’s for 6 Wednesdays starting January 18 – February 22, 2012 @ 1-2:15 pm at PDT Studio, Forrestal Village, Princeton, NJ.
Classes for walk-ins are $10 per person. If caregiver or spouse or partner participates it is only an additional $5. Special discounts for 6-class package @ $55 and for caregiver @ $25 for 6-class series. No dance experience necessary, all levels and can start anytime in the series!!
For more information please contactmariesnyder@dancevisionnj.orgor call (609) 520 1020. DanceVision is at PDT Studio @ Forrestal Village 116 Rockingham Row, Princeton NJ 08540.
Manola, a participant shared: “ It works for all levels of the disease and for caregivers as well. Each of us can participate in our own way, and be comfortable with each other.” Dr. Sydney & Roslyn Helfen, who have come together each time, shared: “ It is the first activity we have found that is as much fun as it is vital for living with Parkinson’s Disease. We look forward to it each week. Marie, Deborah and Linda are wonderful instructors who are lighthearted and sensitive to our needs and capabilities even as they prompt us to move as much as possible and in ways we have not done before”. Elisa, who also brought her mother, shared: “ I think many of us are surprising ourselves with what we can do. Without this opportunity, we couldn’t know we have it in us”
Princeton Dance for Parkinson’sclasses are based on the Dance for PD®started at the Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn in 2001 and have since been replicated in more than 40 other communities around the world. Classes are appropriate for anyone with PD, no matter how advanced. No prior dance experience is necessary.
There are only 100 dance teachers in the U.S. who have been trained by the Mark Morris Dance Group, Dance for PD® program, and are activelyleading classes. The Princeton ares ia proud to have three:Marie Alonzo Snyder, Linda Mannheim and Debra Keller. All three are experienced dance instructors who were trained by the Mark Morris Dance Group teachers of Dance for PD®, and have continued their training with continuing education workshops. They will take turns co-leading the 75-minute class. Participants will explore elements of modern dance, ballet, social dancing and repertory from each of the choreographer in an enjoyable, non-pressured environment that features live musical accompaniment.
The Parkinson Alliancehas offered to match grants received byDanceVision Incearmarked forPrinceton Dance for Parkinson’sfor the express purpose of continuing this program.
Elixir Fund Bridges to Wellness- A four-week interactive, introduction to complementary therapies that help to reduce stress and manage common issues such as pain, sleeplessness, and nausea, as well as promote overall wellness. Learn about and experience meditation, yoga, jin shin jyutsu (acupressure), and massage. Information will also be provided on where you can go in the community to continue any of the practices. Begins Tuesday Feb 8 at Capital Health Hospital in Hopewell from 7-8pm or Thursday Feb 16 from 12-1pm at Capital Health, 1445 White-Horse Mercerville Rd. Hamilton. $40 fee for the entire series, or $12/session for drop-ins. All supplies included. Registration required. Please call (800) 494-9228 or visit www.elixirfund.org for more information or to register.
The 2012 Lemon Ball will be an incredible evening once again. Join us for a night of amazing auction items, stories shared by a childhood cancer hero, memories of Alex and her legacy, updates on the Foundation’s achievements, not to mention fabulous food and dancing to the sounds of Brandywine Valley Talent’sStrangers.
We are excited to announce that our 2012 Gala Co-Chairs are Melanie & Billy King, along with Liz & Jay Scott, Alex’s parents. The night will begin with a silent auction of more than 200 items, followed by the live auction of one of a kind items including an 11 month lease of an original Alex Scott painting and a private jet for two to the Duke vs. UNC basketball game. The 2012 Alex Scott Crystal Cup winner, Harry Rose of The Rose Group; Volunteers of the Year, Natalie & Albert Gigliotti and our Stand Hosts of the Year, Riley Miller and Family will be recognized and thanked for their commitment to the Foundation.
The Gala is expected to attract close to 1000 attendees, so purchase tickets early and don’t miss this inspirational evening!
Audition times are
Ages 4 to 6 3:00- 3:30
Ages 7 to 10 3:30 - 4:00
Ages 11 to 13 4:00- 4:30
Ages 14 -18 4:30-5:00
Audition fee $30.00
Participation Fee: $175.00 if chosen to participate in the production.
Performances will be May 12-13 2012.
J.P Case Theater, Flemington , NJ
All dancers must arrive 1/2 hour before the scheduled audition to register. Dancers who dance on pointe should prepare to do so. Male dancers should prepare to some partnering.
This is a children's production, so children of all ages are encouraged to audition. All dancers who do not have a driver's license must have one parent present.
For more information e-mail us atinfo@roxeyballet.orgor call phone: 609-397-7616.
Roxey Ballet is supported in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, The Bunbury Company, The Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission and The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, in addition to individual donors.
Today the Princeton Area Community Foundation announced $424,750 in grants to 20 Mercer County nonprofit organizations as part of the biannual Greater Mercer Grants.
At this time of year, we are always reminded that generosity ties our community together. Thank you for the excellent work you have been doing to shine a light on our region's essential nonprofit organizations and the important work they do — these stories really do encourage acts of generosity that change lives.
You will notice that among the grantees (listedonlineand below for your reference) are several organizations that have been much in the news this past week. We will be publishing short profiles of several of these grant recipients in the coming weeks, and if we can be of assistance to you — by providing a quote, a contact, or a pitch for a story — please don't hesitate to contact me.
Very best wishes to you and yours for a wonderful holiday season.
The West Windsor Arts Council is excited to present Philadelphia artists Phyllis Chapell & SIORA to take you on an international journey of haunting vocals and the sounds of Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and contemporary America, in a unique blend of world rhythms and contemporary jazz. Phyllis Chapell & SIORA will perform provocative original compositions and several pieces from all over the world in their original languages, on Saturday January 14, 2012 at 8:00 p.m., a performance which has been enthusiastically received by live audiences at US and International premier jazz concerts. Chapell has performed as a solo artist in concert in the U.S., Mexico, Brazil and Switzerland. In addition to her CDs with SIORA, she has recorded 2 solo CDs called "World Songs" in 1999 and "Voice in Flight" in 2009. For more on Phyllis Chapell and SIORA visithttps://siorajazz.com. Chapell has spent her life developing a universal musical style, singing "world songs." In 2009, Chapell was named one of the top 500 jazz vocalists of all time by Scott Yanow in his book "The Jazz Singers: The Ultimate Guide" published by Hal Leonard. Tickets are $20/$18 Members; $15 for Seniors & Students. Tickets may be purchased online atwww.westwindsorarts.orgor by calling box office at 609.716.1931, Wed-Fri, 12:00-6:00 pm and Sat, 10:00 am-4:00 pm. The West Windsor Arts Center is a short walk from the Princeton Junction train station. Free event parking is available at the Wallace Road Special Permit Lot. Directions are posted atwww.westwindsorarts.org Phyllis Chapell & SIORA and the WWAC 2011-2012 Special EVENTS At the Center is sponsored in part by Jan & Irv Cyzner, Cyzner Properties About the West Windsor Arts Council: The West Windsor Arts Council’s mission is to provide professional quality community arts programming in order to support, educate, inspire, and promote the arts and art appreciation in the greater West Windsor community. Founded in 2002, the arts council opened the doors of the new West Windsor Arts Center as of September 25, 2010 in the historic Princeton Junction Firehouse at 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor, NJ 08550. For information on the West Windsor Arts Council and West Windsor Arts Center, please visitwww.westwindsorarts.org. Office and gallery hours: Wed- Fri: 12:00 pm-6:00 pm; Sat: 10:00 am-4:00 pm. Call 609.716.1931. Writeinfo@westwindsorarts.org --
(Must enter after 4:30 and leave before 10pm for Free Parking)
Are you having trouble picking out the perfect holiday wine? Stop by the Corkscrew Wine Shop TONIGHT ONLY between 4:30 and 8 PM and taste 4 great wines that will make your holidays extra special!
On Saturday March 24, 2012, veteran rocker Dennis DeYoung (www.DennisDeYoung.com) will headline Candlelight Concert for Epilepsy Awareness. Dennis will be bringing a special show entitled Dennis DeYoung: The Music of STYX Unplugged and will bring his legendary musicianship and songs to this wonderful benefit concert with all proceeds going to the Epilepsy Foundation (www.efa.org) and the Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey (www.efnj.org)
The event, scheduled to be a four hour concert, will feature performances from many other iconic singers spanning three decades including Marshall Crenshaw (www.marshallcrenshaw.com), Corey Glover of Living Colour (www.livingcolourmusic.com), Dan Reed formerly of Dan Reed Network (www.danreed.com), Mary Fahl formerly of October Project (www.maryfahl.com), violinist Martha Curtis and others to be announced.
The venue is the Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, One Memorial Drive, Trenton NJ.
Doors for the event will open at 6:00pm with the show time being 7:00pm.
No strobe lights will be used during this event and it is open to all ages.
Tickets are available now at www.ComcastTix.com and at the Patriots Theater box office at 609-984-8400.
Tickets range in price from $45 to $180 with a special VIP package including a signed poster and access to a special meet & greet.
For more information on the Epilepsy Foundation, the venue and the artists announced can be found on the two pages following this release. Additional information can be found online at www.CandlelightConcert.org
DENNIS DEYOUNG:THE MUSIC OF STYX UNPLUGGED showcases the Greatest Hits spanning the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s performed live in a rare and intimate acoustic evening with Dennis on grand piano, plus August Zadra and Jimmy Leahey on acoustic guitars/vocals and Craig Carter on bass/vocals. Highlights of this acoustic format allows the purity of DeYoung’s distinctive tenor to shine along with soaring four part harmonies, great musicianship and Dennis telling some of the stories behind these great songs. Dennis is a founding member of Styx. He wrote and sang lead on seven of the band’s eight Top 10 hits (i.e. Babe, ComeSailAway, Lady, TheBest of Times.) He is a legendary singer, songwriter, keyboardist, composer and record producer with a career spanning over 40 years. His voice is one of the most recognizable in the music world today and continues to inspire new generations of fans.
Drawing inspiration from one of the Museum's most renowned works of art--Sir Edward Burne-Jones's stained glass panel Saint Cecilia--and celebrating the upcoming exhibition Princeton
and the Gothic Revival: 1870-1930, the Art Museum invites you to an evening of cocktails, dinner, and dancing in support of education and outreach programming. Always a highlight of the Museum's calendar--and of the greater Princeton social calendar--the Gala is not to be missed! Contact our events office for more details.
Back-to-back events surrounding Sherlock Holmes take place at Princeton Public Library just before the release of “Holmes: A Game of Shadows,” the second movie starring Robert Downey Jr. as the legendary sleuth.
On Wednesday, Dec. 14, author Michael Dirda discusses his latest book, “On Conan Doyle,” about writer Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of the mysteries involving Sherlock Holmes. Dirda is a Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and longtime book columnist for the Washington Post. He is the author of four collections of essays as well as the memoir “An Open Book."
In his book, Dirda introduces the reader to Conan Doyle’s many works beyond the Holmes mysteries in a wide range of other genres. A prolific professional writer, Conan Doyle was among the most important Victorian masters of the supernatural short story, an early practitioner of science fiction, a major exponent of historical fiction, a charming essayist and memoirist, and an outspoken public figure who attacked racial injustice in the Congo, campaigned for more liberal divorce laws, and defended wrongly convicted prisoners.
In 2002, Dirda, a lifelong Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle fan, was inducted into The Baker Street Irregulars, the most famous and romantic of all Sherlockian groups. An insider’s account of the group is included in “On Conan Doyle.”
The second event is a screening of “Sherlock Holmes,” the first Holmes movie that starred Downey Jr. It will take place on Thursday, Dec. 15, the eve of the release of the sequel. The screening is at 7 p.m. in the library’s Community Room.
All Princeton Public Library programs are free and open to the public. If programs require registration, preference is given to library cardholders. The physically challenged should contact the library at (609) 924-9529 48 hoursbefore any program with questions about special accommodations.
Opinions expressed during programming at Princeton Public Library do not necessarilyreflect the views of the library, its staff, trustees or supporters.
The library is in the Sands Library Building at 65 Witherspoon St. in PrincetonBorough. Convenient parking is available on neighboring streets and in the borough-operated Spring Street Garage, which is adjacent to the library. For more information about library programs and services, call (609) 924-9529 or visit www.princetonlibrary.org
On Saturday December 3rd & Sunday December 4th we will be celebrating our 2nd Anniversary. The Entire Store will be 10% OFF!! We will have FREE treats for both humans and dogs. So come join the celebration and enjoy great savings for your Holiday shopping.
Princeton North Shopping Center
1225 State Road 206 Suite 8
Princeton, NJ 08540
The holiday season kicks off in Victorian England at Mercer County Community's Kelsey Theatre. Actors from The James Tolin Memorial Fund present Anthony Palermo's adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," on Friday, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 4 at 2:00 p.m. The show will be performed as a live radio play circa 1940. Kelsey Theatre is located on MCCC's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
According to director Brian A. Bara, this special production recreates radio storytelling of the 1940s at its best – complete with a live Foley sound effects crew – just as a studio audience would have experienced it.All actors will take on multiple roles.The cast includes Bara, along with Matty Daley of Toms River, Damian Gaeta of Hamilton, Kathy Garofano of Morrisville, Pa., Michael Lovett of Old Bridge, Sean McGrath of Churchville, Pa., Madeline Patrick of Ewing, and Janet Quarterone of Flemington.
This Dickens classic tells the tale of the one and only Ebenezer Scrooge – the most famous miser of them all. Scrooge, who believes Christmas is "humbug," has a change of heart after being visited by four spirits on Christmas Eve. Also coming to life in this family-friendly production are Marley, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, Fezziwig and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
Tickets are $16 for adults, $14 for senior citizens, and $12 for children and students. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333 or www.kelseytheatre.net.
Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible. Free parking is available next to the theater. For more information about The James Tolin Memorial Fund, please visit www.jtmf.org or search "James Tolin Memorial Fund" on YouTube. Partial proceeds benefit The Trevor Project.
Principal Kalefe to Speak at Rescue Mission of Trenton
Motivational Speaker to Offer Lessons on Manhood and Personal Responsibility
November 9, 2011, Trenton, NJ – On Monday, November 14th the Rescue Mission of Trenton welcomes Principal Kalefe to speak to residents and the public on the topic of manhood, personal responsibility, and fatherhood. The speaking engagement will take place at 1:00 pm at 96 Carroll Street in Trenton.
Principal Kalefe is the author of five books which include the national best-seller, Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School and in Life. He is also the recipient of over one hundred educational, professional, and community awards which include the prestigious Milken National Educator Award in 2009. Kalefe is an engaging speaker, dedicated to his mission of spread his empowering message of attitude transformation throughout the U.S. and beyond.
Rescue Mission staff members are enthusiastic about Kalefe’s presentation, anticipating a great response from Mission residents. “I’ve seen Principal Kalefe speak in the past and his passion for his message is clear,” said Barrett Young, Director of Operation at the Rescue Mission. “I asked him to come to the Rescue Mission, because I knew how much his words would touch our guys.”
The Rescue Mission of Trenton operates a licensed residential substance abuse treatment program, providing long term, halfway house, and extended care level of service to adult men. The Mission offers a full range of addictions and life skills treatment including individual and group counseling sessions, medical evaluation and referral, work therapy, job skills development, and education. Rescue Mission services are offered free of charge to the needy in Mercer County, a population which could benefit greatly from Principal Kalefe’s motivational message.
For more information about the Rescue Mission of Trenton, please visit www.rmtrenton.org.
The Princeton Clergy Association warmly welcomes all to the annual Community Thanksgiving Service at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 24, 2011 at the Princeton University Chapel. Worship will be led by members of various Princeton faith communities, and a community choir directed by Frances Fowler Slade, a liturgical dancer and a solo violinist. Princeton Borough Mayor Mildred Trotman will read the Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamation. The congregation hymns will be “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come”, “We Gather Together” and “America the Beautiful”. Eric Plutz, Princeton University organist, will play a prelude and a postlude.
Donations of nonperishable food for the food pantries of The Crisis Ministry will be greatly appreciated.A monetary offering, supportingthe Interfaith Chaplaincy of the University Medical Center in Princeton, will be collected.
COMMUNITY CHOIR:Those who would like to be part of the Community Choir at the service should come to the Princeton University Chapel at 9:15 a.m. on November 24, 2011 for rehearsal with Frances Slade before the service. The anthems will be “Old Hundredth”, arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and “Let All Things Now Living”. Community Choir members should bring choir robes if they have them or wear white tops with black pants or skirts.
If you would like to be part of the Community Choir, please let Julia Coale at jbcoale@aol.com what voice part you sing. Drops ins are fine, but rehearsal will be much smoother if we have advance notice.
Holiday Cheer - Barbershop Style
Start Your Holidays With A Champagne Toast and A Song In Your Heart
Princeton, NJ, - Jump-start your holiday cheer with a luxurious buffet brunch, an unlimited champagne, and your favorite holiday music, sung a capella, by a men's chorus in a rustic setting.
ThePrinceton Garden Statesmen Barbershop Chorusinvite you to join them at theThe Cranbury Innin Cranbury, New Jersey, on the afternoon of December 4th, 2011, for their delicious holiday festivities. This event is guaranteed to create a lasting seasonal memory of food and song, shared with friends.
Buy your tickets now, and save big. While our door price will be $58.00 per person, for a limited time only, we are offering tickets at $45 per person, or two for only $89. For more information, and to purchase advance tickets, simply visit our web site atwww.princetongardenstatesmen.com/CranburyShow2011.htm.
The event begins in The Legacy at the historic and rustic Cranbury Inn with a spectacular Champagne brunch buffet of hot and cold foods, breakfast and dinner foods including: unlimited champagne; eggs Benedict and Belgian waffles; a variety of breads, salads and soup; a carving station; an omelet station; a variety of hot items including bacon, sausage, chicken, fish & pasta; and, of course, a dessert table filled with a selection of treats like pie, cakes, cookies, brownies, puddings and fruit.
Enjoy this leisurely buffet, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, and then at 1:00 pm, it's on to a festive, cheerful, a capella holiday show, featuring the Princeton Garden Statesmen Chorus and quartets, singing some of your favorite seasonal classics.
This year take a moment to relax, away from the shopping hustle and bustle, and get in the holiday mood with friends, a great meal, and holiday classics performed as only a barbershop chorus can.
The Princeton Garden Statesmen Barbershop Chorus, a non-profit chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, has been a part of the greater Central New Jersey entertainment community since 1969. Our great joys are singing for ourselves, performing for our audiences, and keeping the great American tradition of Barbershop Harmony alive and well for future generations to enjoy.
You’re in good company with Pennington Players’ URINETOWN!!
The Pennington Players take you to a gloomy Gotham-like city where a terrible water shortage has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens are held hostage by a single malevolent company (Urine Good Company) that profits by charging admission for one of humanity's most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides he's had enough, and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom!Urinetown (yes that’s the real title) played to full houses on Broadway for three years, and now residents of central New Jersey can enjoy the Pennington Players production at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre on Fridays, Nov. 4 and 11 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Nov. 5 and 12 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, Nov. 6 and 13 at 2 p.m.Kelsey Theatre is located on Mercer's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night show on November 4th.
Don’t be put off by the title – URINETOWN - this hilarious musical tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution is one of the most uproariously funny musicals in recent years. Inspired by the works of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, URINETOWN is an irreverently humorous satire in which no one is safe from scrutiny. Praised for reinvigorating the very notion of what a musical could be, URINETOWN catapults the “comedic romp” into the new millennium with its outrageous perspective, wickedly modern wit, and sustained ability to produce gales of unbridled laughter.The show also parodies musicals such as The Cradle Will Rock and Les Misérables, and the Broadway musical itself as a form. In reverse pantomime style, the unconventional plotline shatters audience expectations of a pleasant ending. URINETOWN contains some language not suitable for children.
Urinetown is a story set in the future where a drought of epic proportions has forced corrupt city officials to come up with a unique way to conserve water: people may only use public restrooms and they have to pay for the privilege. Fed-up citizens take to the streets, but those caught breaking the law are carted off to the mysterious Urinetown, never to be seen or heard from again. Along the way, this gleefully irreverent, laugh-out-loud, Tony Award-winning musical pokes fun at every imaginable musical and theatrical convention with biting humor and catchy music you're sure to be humming long after the show is over.Even more simply, it is the story of two kids who fall in love in a city in the middle of a water shortage.
The actors in URINETOWN are among the most talented in the Delaware Valley.Playing the “two kids who fall in love” are Kim LaSala Cupo of Fairless Hills, PA as Hope Cladwell and Caleb Whipple of Princeton, NJ as Bobby Strong. Other cast members include John Fischer, of Hamilton, NJ as Caldwell B. Cladwell; Salena Qureshi of Columbus, NJ as Little Sally; Mackenzie Smith of Moorestown, NJ as Penelope Pennywise; Gary Gilbert of New Hope, PA and Frank Ferrara of West Windsor, NJ as Officers Lockstock and Barrel, respectively; Jerry Tower of Sicklerville, NJ as Senator Fipp; and Jaimie McMillan of Bordentown, NJ as Mrs. McQueen.The rest of the ensemble is rounded out by Zach Mazouat, Shannon Ferrara, Maria Aromando, Jennifer Fischer, Dominick Sannelli, Tia Brown, Benji Sills, Lynn Baskin, Stephanie Venanzi, Heather Santos and Alison McMullen.
URINETOWN is directed by kYrusKeenan Westcott of Plainsboro, NJ, with musical direction by Timothy Walton of Easton, PA and choreography by Rachel Tovar of Plainsboro, NJ.Frank Ferrara is the producer, with John Boccanfuso serving as stage manager.The design team is led by Bryan Schendlinger, set design; Judi Parrish, lighting design and Dottie Farina, props.
Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors, and $14 for students and children. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333 or online at www.kelseyatmccc.org. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible. Free parking is available next to the theater.
McCaffrey’s Supermarket in Princeton will hold their annual specialty food showcase, October 14th & 15th, from 11 am – 5 pm, under a big tent in their courtyard at the Princeton Shopping Center.
Attendees may sample organic, gourmet, and specialty meats, sauces, cheeses, breads, pastas and more.Many visiting vendors are local likeGRIGGSTOWN FARMS PRODUCTS, CURLY’S CREATIONS BBQ SAUCES & RUBS andMONTANA RANCH BRAND NATURAL BEEF.McCaffrey’s Bakery Department will feature their award winning special occasion cake designs.
All items will be available for sale. Attendees will also enjoy live music.
A $5 admission charge will benefit The Crisis Ministry of Princeton & Trenton and Canine Support Teams, as well as entitle admitted to $5Offat McCaffrey’s Market.
Crisis Ministry is a 32 year-old nonprofit organization who partners with the community to achieve stability for those in need.They run practical, innovative, caring programs that address hunger prevention, homelessness prevention and workforce training.
Canine Support Teams has been providing specially trained assistance service dogs to people with disabilities to support their personal, social, and occupational independence, since 1989.
The Princeton Shopping Center is located at 301 North Harrison Street in Princeton Township.See www.princetonshoppingcenter.com for more information
A Vinyasa class performed in a heated room designed to heal and detoxify. Practice energetic asanas and sequences that focus on combining breath with movement. Build a strong flexible body and mind, detoxify and reenergize, and leave with a greater sense of peace and well being. All levels welcome, modifications will be offered.
Princeton, NJ - Planned Parenthood Association of the Mercer Area (Planned Parenthood) was thrilled to welcome award-winning writer and activist Gloria Steinem to Princeton on Thursday, September 15th, 2011, at the Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village.
Gloria Steinem had inspiring words for an enthusiastic room of nearly 400 Planned Parenthood supporters.In addition, she presented “Champions of Women’s Health” awards to Senator Loretta Weinberg and Assemblywoman Linda Stender for their tireless advocacy in the fight to ensure access to essential reproductive health care for thousands of New Jersey women.
Steinem – who has been involved in feminist and other social justice movements for over 40 years - spoke of the importance of Planned Parenthood:“There is no other organization in this country or in the world that is more important than Planned Parenthood,” proclaimed Steinem.
“We were elated to have Ms. Steinem join us in Princeton,” said Xan Blake, President/CEO of Planned Parenthood.“Ms. Steinem recognizes the importance of access to basic reproductive health care.We were honored to have support as we continue to provide life-saving cancer screenings, contraceptive services, and routine gynecological care in the face of complete state elimination of women’s health care funding.”
On Saturday, September 24, 2011(rain date: Sunday, 9/25), the
25th Annual Hopewell Harvest Fair will be held on the grounds of Hopewell Elementary School on
Princeton Avenue in Hopewell, NJ from 10 AM–4 PM. It promises to be a day of fun for the entire family.
Activities for kids of all ages: Pony/wagon rides, a petting zoo, games, inflatables, make-your-
own scarecrows, T-shirt tie-dying, face-painting, a straw maze to explore, and more!
Old-fashioned country fun: A bake-off, relays, sack races, and a pie-eating contest.
Entertainment all day: Performances by the Hopewell Valley Central High School Marching
Band, kids’ performer Miss Amy, the local band the Cherrypickers, and much more.
Contests for all: Kids’ art, pumpkin painting, photography, doggie dress-up, and the bake-off.
Farmers’ market: Flowers and produce from many of our local farms will be for sale.
Raffle: Buy tickets for your chance to win two fabulous prizes: a tree from Jack’s Nursery or a
set of twenty-five $25 gift certificates—in honor of the 25th Annual Fair ($545 value!).
Business Alley: A chance to learn more about many local businesses, including those committed
to sustainability at the new “Green Lane.”
. . . And more, including local food vendors and a crafters’ tent!
The Hopewell Harvest Fair is a fabulous event that brings together residents of the Hopewell Valley
each year. It is also a fundraiser for a community grant program that provides support for nonprofit
organizations doing important work in the Hopewell Valley. A percentage of all proceeds from the Fair
go directly to the program. Since its inception, over $183,000 has been distributed to deserving local
groups. Your attendance at the Fair will help ensure that funds will again be dispersed this year.
Nonprofit organizations wishing to apply for 2011 grants can find applications at the Hopewell Public
Library in mid-September.
John Witherspoon Middle School is pleased to announce its upcoming annual Super Saturday Carnival. The proceeds from this fundraiser will support the school’s 6th Grade Environmental Education Trip, as well as other educational enrichment programs that JWMS offers throughout the school year. Super Saturday will take place September 24, 2011 from 11am to 3pm at the School, 17 Walnut Lane, in Princeton. In case of rain, the event will be held October 1, 2011.
Roxanne List and Bonnie Itkoff, co-chairs of this year’s Super Saturday Committee, commented “We love this event. Although this is our biggest fundraiser of the year, we feel it is much more than that. It is truly a community event that directly supports our children and allows us to provide fabulous educational enrichment opportunities throughout the school year. There will be professional carnival rides,boardwalk-style game booths, fun food and lots of familiar faces. This is a great event for the entire family!”.
August 25, 2011 (Princeton, NJ) – DanceVision and The Parkinson Alliance are thrilled to announce new Fall 6- week series of special dance classes: Princeton Dance for Parkinson’s. People with Parkinson’s disease, their caregivers, partners and friends will get a chance to participate in a specialized Princeton Dance for Parkinson’s for 6 Wednesdays starting September 14- October 19 @ 1-2:15 pm at PDT Studio @ Forrestal Village, Princeton, NJ.
Classes for walk-ins are $10 per person. If caregiver or spouse or partner participates it is only an additional $5. Special discounts for 6-class package @ $55 and for caregiver @ $25 for 6-class series. No dance experience necessary, all levels and can start anytime in the series!!
Manola, a participant shared: “ It works for all levels of the disease and for caregivers as well. Each of us can participate in our own way, and be comfortable with each other.” Dr. Sydney & Roslyn Helfen, who have come together each time, shared: “ It is the first activity we have found that is as much fun as it is vital for living with Parkinson’s Disease. We look forward to it each week. Marie, Deborah and Linda are wonderful instructors who are lighthearted and sensitive to our needs and capabilities even as they prompt us to move as much as possible and in ways we have not done before”. Elisa, who also brought her mother, shared: “ I think many of us are surprising ourselves with what we can do. Without this opportunity, we couldn’t know we have it in us”
Marie Alonzo Snyder, Linda Mannheim and Debra Keller, all three experienced dance instructors who were trained by the Mark Morris Dance Group teachers of Dance for PD®, will take turns co-leading the 75-minute class. Participants will explore elements of modern dance, ballet, social dancing and repertory from each of the choreographer in an enjoyable, non-pressured environment that features live musical accompaniment.
Princeton Dance for Parkinson’sclasses are based on the dance classes for PD started at the Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn in 2001 and have since been replicated in more than 40 other communities around the world. Classes are appropriate for anyone with PD, no matter how advanced. No prior dance experience is necessary.
The Parkinson Alliance has offered to match grants received by DanceVision Inc earmarked for Princeton Dance for Parkinson’s for the express purpose of continuing this program.
To register, interested participants should call (609) 514-1600 Pre-registration is required due to limited space. DanceVision is at PDT Studio @ Forrestal Village 116 Rockingham Row, Princeton NJ 08540
Save the Date- Saturday September 24, 2:00-4:00 pm
Celebrate National Public Lands Day at Mapleton Preserve
Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands (FPNL) will hold its 3rd annual National Public Lands Day Event at the Mapleton Preserve,
145 Mapleton Rd. in Kingston, NJ from 2:00 to 4:00 on Sat. September 24.
Come, play a part and contribute to the restoration of this significant site in Central New Jersey.
Says FPNL president Karen Linder, "Last year twenty-two volunteers helped us plant trees, mulch, water, clear vines and brush,
weed the butterfly garden, and collect litter." Come spend an hour or two and help with volunteer efforts, then take a self-guided
walk in the preserve, or simply bring a picnic and enjoy it at this beautiful site. Refreshments (water, apples and cookies) will be
provided, open to the public. For more information, visit our website at www.fpnl.orgor call 609-683-0483.
Princeton Cub Scout Pack 43 will host its annual new membership “Round Up” open house on Tuesday, September 27, 7 p.m. – 8 p. m. at the Littlebrook Elementary School gymnasium located on 39 Magnolia Lane. The event will provide a fun-filled introduction to the Cub Scouts for interested boys in the first to fifth grades (ages 7-11).
With its motto of “Do Your Best,” the Cub Scouts experience is designed to help kids build character, good citizenship and personal fitness through fun-filled, age appropriate activities. Princeton Cub Scout Pack 43 offers a unique Scouting experience with Scouts coming together from many different Princeton area public and private schools including: Community Park, Riverside, Littlebrook, Princeton Charter School, Princeton Academy, Princeton Friends School, Princeton Montessori School, Princeton Day School, and Princeton Junior School. As a member of the Princeton Cub Scout Pack 43 family, boys will:
· Make new friends from other schools and be part of a team through Den and Pack meetings
· Learn skills like taking care of the planet, how to spend an overnight in the wilderness, what to do in an emergency, and how to use a variety of tools.
· Earn awards and recognition for personal achievements in community service, academics, sports, and a wide range of other skills
-Feel a sense of accomplishment and excitement from building and racing a Pinewood Derby car
· Participate in community volunteerism programs
· Go on exciting field trips such as overnight camping excursions.
In addition to the activities for kids, the “Round Up” event will offer parents an opportunity to talk to the Pack 43 Pack and Den leaders and other Cub Scout parents about what Cub Scouts offers boys.
Princeton Cub Scouts offers an affordable, year-long experience, with annual dues of just $70. More information on Princeton Cub Scout Pack 43 is available on the Pack’s web site at:
The Mercer-Bucks Running Club presents the 2011 Hopewell Challenge 10K road race. This race has been held for 31 years in Hopewell Borough and attracts nearly 350 runners. The Hopewell Challenge is set for Saturday, September 24, 2011.
Proceeds from the race are donated to the Hopewell Food Pantry, an organization depending solely on donations to feed the needy. The Pantry is a giving community group that this year badly needs your monetary assistance.
I invite you to consider sponsoring the Hopewell Challenge. In order to keep this race a successful running and charitable event, MBRC needs your sponsorship and a contribution would be sincerely appreciated. Note: Two major 2010 race sponsors will not be contributing this year. Your contribution would be very much appreciated.
If you are interested in sponsoring the 32nd Hopewell Challenge, please fill in the information requested below and send to:
Hopewell Challenge
687 Brunswick Pike, Lambertville, NJ 08530
Checks should be made payable to “MBRC”
If you have any questions, please feel free to call me, Jim Hake (race director), at 609-773-0459. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.
One Simple Wish is thrilled to invite you to join us as we honor foster children and our amazing supporters at our first annual awards dinner, A Night of 1000 Wishes, on Saturday, September 24th, 6pm at the Trenton War Memorial in Trenton, NJ.
Performances by ArtsYOUniversity's Movements of Grace Dance Team and the Darla Rich Band will entertain as our guests enjoy delicious food by Bitter Bob's of New Hope.
Our silent auction includes some incredible items such as an all inclusive 4 night trip to Aruba, David Yurman Jewelry, Golf at Jasna Polana, box seats to a 76ers game and much, much more.
Plus: Take a walk through our life-size Wish Garden and make some wishes come true!
The Mercer County Community College (MCCC) Athletics Department hosts its 20th Annual Golf Classic on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at the Mercer Oaks East Golf Course.The 18-hole championship course is located on a beautifully landscaped site adjacent to Mercer County Park in West Windsor, N.J. Proceeds from the tournament will be donated to the MCCC Student-Athlete Scholarship Fund.
The practice range for tournament participants opens at 10:30 a.m. Registration and lunch begin at 11:30 a.m. with tee-off at 12:30 p.m. The tournament features a shotgun start, scramble format.
Skill prizes include hole in one, longest drives for men and women, and closest-to-the-pin on four holes. The tournament concludes at 5:30 p.m. with an awards reception, door prizes and dinner. Golfers and party-only guests will enjoy the premiere facilities available in the Mercer Oaks clubhouse.
Committee members include: Victoria Baldwin, vice president of The Bank; Doug Borden of Borden Perlman Insurance Company; David Fraytak of Faridy, Veisz, Fraytak Architects; MCCC Foundation Chair E. Karen Kennedy; Foundation member Thomas Kull; Nina Melker of The Bank of Princeton, Scott Needham of Princeton Air Conditioning, Inc.; and Steve Ritzau. The tournament is held in memory of Ritzau's late wife, Dr. Cynthia Schaffer, an MCCC Foundation board member and area physician. Schaffer strongly supported Mercer's mission and was an ardent sports enthusiast, especially in golf and youth tennis.
The cost for a foursome is $800; twosomes are $400; and individual golfers are $200. (Foursomes will be arranged for individual golfers.) For non-golfers, tickets for the awards dinner may be purchased separately at a cost of $100. The tournament is open to the public.
There are numerous opportunities to participate as an event sponsor, starting at $5,000 for a title sponsorship and ranging down to $160 for a hole sponsorship. Sponsors receive a variety of benefits based on their level of participation. Prize donations are also welcome.
According to MCCC Athletics Director and Assistant Dean for Student Services John Simone, Mercer supporters are enthusiastic about the event because they recognize the important role of athletics in the lives of many college students.“Participation on a sports team helps students develop leadership skills and stay committed to earning their degrees. This event is all about community members stepping up to ensure that our athletes get the scholarships they need to attend college.” In the past year alone, 65 MCCC students have directly benefited from athletic scholarships.
Adds MCCC Vice President for College Advancement Mellissia Zanjani, the college celebrates the contributions of these student athletes, who add significantly to campus culture and represent Mercer with distinction throughout the region and beyond.“We are delighted to host an event that provides support for them to pursue their academic goals,” Zanjani said.
The 2010-11 year was a successful one both in sports and academics for MCCC athletes. Highlights include a third place national finish for the men’s tennis team, with second doubles partners Travis McCaughan and Juan Ramirez winning the NJCAA national title.In women’s tennis, Alison Noll won the national title at no. 1 singles.The men’s soccer team advanced to the Northeast District final and the men’s basketball team advanced to the Region 19 final.Baseball player James Pugliese was drafted by the Chicago Cubs.Nine students were named All-Americans and three were named Academic All-Americans. Thirty-three students were named to the Garden State Athletic Conference's All-Academic Team. Twenty-two athletes will transfer to four-year schools in the fall, many with athletic scholarships.
For ticket and/or sponsorship information, call (609) 570-3740 or see the tournament website at www.mccc.edu/golf.Participants and sponsors may register online; a printable registration form is also available online.
EAST WINDSOR, NJ – August 9, 2011 – With the economy still struggling and tuition costs soaring, residents of Meadow Lakes, a senior living community, have donated an extraordinary amount — nearly $100,000 — to help 40 young employees and their families pay college bills.
In a ceremony held here in late July, scholarship winners received from $3,000 to $500 each to fund a variety of academic endeavors, from traditional four-year colleges to nursing school and classes in massage therapy. The winners represent a cross-section of South/Central New Jersey, coming from Trenton, East Windsor, Cranbury, Roosevelt, Hightstown, Hamilton and Millstone.
Scholarship fund award winners were selected based on an interview with the selection committee and a 300-word essay describing their proposed future career and the influences leading to this choice.
The Education Award Fund is chaired by resident Caroline Stuart. Committee members are: Elma Weltchek, Jane Brewer, Mary Bauer, Helen MacKenzie and Catherine Poltronieri.
The Meadow Lakes Education Award Fund was launched in 2002 at the suggestion of Meadow Lakes residents, who wanted a way to recognize outstanding service and to help both full- and part-time employees further their education goals. The fund has raised some $500,000 since its launch.
Meadow Lakes is affiliated with Princeton-based Springpoint Senior Living, New Jersey’s leading not-for-profit provider of senior housing and care. To learn more, please visit www.meadowlakesonline.org.
Featuring live music by the Philadelphia Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Joe Bongiovi
McCarter Theatre will kick off its 2011-2012 season with a community-wide Block Party on the Front Lawn on Wednesday, August 24 from 5pm to 9pm. All are welcome!
This free, fun night of entertainment and community bonding will include dancing under the stars with members of Fred Astaire Dance Studio to live music of the Philadelphia Jazz Orchestra, featuring the finest high school and college jazz musicians in the Greater Philadelphia and New Jersey regions; and opportunities to win fabulous prizes and tickets to McCarter’s 2011-2012 season. Bring the kids for spin art, face painting and activities with JaZams, Princeton’s locally owned and operated independent toy store.
There will also be vendor food items for purchase from Bitter Bob’s BBQ, Blue Diamond Que, Carter & Cavero Old World Olive Oil, Chambers Walk, Chez Alice Catering, Dish Catering, elements, Emily’s Café & Catering, Jen’s Cakes & Pastries, Jimmy Duffy’s Catering, Mediterra, Olsson’s Fine Foods, and Uncle LouisG’s Italian Ices. There will also be a cash bar offering beer, wine and other refreshing beverages.
To learn more about McCarter’s 2011-2012 season, visit ww.mccarter.org or call (609) 258-2787. McCarter Theatre is located at 91 University Place in Princeton.
Caitlin McCarville, classically-trained soprano, will present a recital on Sunday, August 14, at 4:30 p.m. at the Princeton United Methodist Church. Her performance will benefit the 2012 Appalachian Service Project (ASP) at the church, located at Nassau and Vandeventer in Princeton. Accompanied by Sarah Pelletier, Ms. McCarville will perform works by Mozart, Duke, Hundley, and Debussy. No tickets are necessary, and donations will be welcome.
Ms. McCarville, a member of Princeton United Methodist Church, participated in ASP for four summers while she was in high school. “I will never forget my several summers with ASP, and their major impact on the rest of my life” says Ms. McCarville.This year the church sent 35 teens and 15 adults to build and repair homes in Lee County Virginia.
With a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Davidson College, Ms. McCarville is pursuing a Master of Music degree in vocal performance from Longy School of Music under Carol Mastrodomenico.During her years at Princeton High School, she studied at Westminster Choir College. She has worked with such notable coaches as Martin Katz, Tom Meglioranza, Sondra Kelly, and in such places as Boston, Manhattan, and Arezzo, Italy. She maintains a private teaching studio in Cranbury.
For information, visit www.princetonumc.org or call 609-924-2613.
MERCER CHAMBER OFFERS RELIEF AFTER THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER!
Once the dog days of summer are over, continue your family fun by attending the Annual Pet Expo being held at the Waterfront Park, Home of The Trenton Thunder on, September 24, 2011, from 10 am – 4 pm.The day will feature lots of activities and entertainment for the entire family.Over 60 exhibitors will be on hand promoting products and services.The expo will also feature demos, photo ops, food and much more.
The fun actually begins before the expo date with a pet photo contest, sponsored by The Trentonian, with the winner being announced on September 24th. Look for details coming soon in The Trentonian.The Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Pet Expo has a special feature; a chance for adoptable animals to find new homes.Space is being donated to shelters and rescue groups throughout all of Central New Jersey.Rain or shine.Admission $5.00 per person, 12 and under are free.Bring your BFF (Best Furry Friend); one leashed pet per adult please. For more information about being an exhibitor please contact the Mercer Chamber at 609.689.9960 x11 or visit MercerChamber.org or CentralJerseyPetExpo.com.
The Garden State Water Color Society's 42nd Annual Juried Exhibition, "Garden State In Step With Nature" will be held at the D&R Greenway Land Trust, Johnson Education Center in Princeton.
Dates: August 4 th - October 15, 2011
Place: D&R Greenway Land Trust, Johnson Education Center Gallery, 1 Preservation Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
Telephone: 609.924.4646
Gallery hours: M - F 10am-5pm, not open Holidays
Exhibit Events:
1.Gallery Tour by famed artist, Charles McVicker, Wednesday, August 17th, 5:30-7:30pm
2.Watercolor demo by supurb watercolorist, Robert Sakson, Wednesday, August 10th, 5:30-7:30
3.Reception/Awards, Saturday, August 6th, 5:30-7:30 pm
The Gallery at Chapin will feature the mixed media paintings of Lucy Graves McVicker in an exhibit entitled “This Fragile Earth,” from September 4 to September 30, 2011.A reception for the artist will be held on Wednesday, September 14, from 5 p.m-7 p.m.
Lucy Graves McVicker looks to the outdoors as her inspiration for her artworks.“The moods of nature have been my primary concern,” explains McVicker. “But I do not wish to portray them in a literal fashion. By working and experimenting with various media, I attempt to capture the essence of the natural subject I am depicting. And so the interplay between what I see before me, and my desire to paint it in a more creative, semi-abstract way, is my challenge.”
“I must say,” McVicker continues, “my method of painting in the summer is somewhat different from the work I do in winter. In summer, I occasionally paint outside on location (plein air), but in the winter I prefer to paint in a more imaginative manner – sometimes ruining a picture in a desire to experiment and take risks with my method of layering paint and materials. In these artworks I endeavor to create a mood (or even a mystery) which will encourage the viewer to participate along with me in the creative process.”
But whether the work is done inside or out, and whether the medium is oil, watercolor or mixed media, McVicker’s subject matter is always the same, which is the world close to her – woods, and flowers, scenes along the canal towpath where she walks each day, and memories of her childhood farmland. These are the things she loves and, is trusting will be preserved forever.
McVicker received her BA degree from Principia College and continued graduate studies at Parsons School of Design and Rutgers University. Since 1986, her artworks have been shown in over 60 exhibitions, 42 of them in juried competitions – both national and state-wide, and have received awards in 22 of these shows. She has had numerous one and two person shows in various galleries. She is an active art teacher and juror and her works are included in numerous public and private collections including Johnson and Johnson, DuPont Corporation, Capital Health System, Princeton University and New Jersey State Council of the Arts.
In addition to the artists’ reception, the exhbit can be viewed by appointment during school hours between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m..The Chapin School is located at 4101Princeton Pike, Princeton, NJ.To make an appointment to visit the gallery, please call 609-924-7206.
Conducting the sing are Andrew Monath, VOICES’ Associate Conductor, Paul Chapin, vocal music teacher at Riverside Elementary School in Princeton, NJ, and Janice Chapin, choir director at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School, NJ. Joshua Suslak, a music student at the University of Rochester and Eastman Conservatory of Music, will accompany on the piano.
Pieces on the program include “With a Voice of Singing,” “When in our Music God is Glorified,” “The Lord Bless
You and Keep You,” “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” and “The Hallelujah Chorus,” among others. Scores
will be provided. An ice-cream social featuring fresh fruit and ice cream will follow the sing. Suggested donation
at the door, $5.
Singers interested in joining VOICES Chorale in the fall for the 2011-2012 concert season should contact Sandy Duffy, Membership Chair, at 609-799-2211, or write to auditions@VOICESChorale.org to schedule an audition before or after the sing. The audition is informal and conducted in a friendly atmosphere by Dr. Lyn Ransom, VOICES’ Music Director.
The 2011-2012 concert season includes “Christmas from England, Scotland, and Wales”on December 17-18,an all Irish concert with tenor soloist Gerry Dignan on March 10-11, and a joint concert with the Bucks County Choral Society on June 10.
The Arts Council of Princeton presents the Chimera Productions performance of Becky Shawon Thursday, July 14, Friday, July 15 & Saturday, July 16 at 8:00 pm each night. In Gina Gionfriddo's Becky Shaw, a newlywed couple fixes up two romantically challenged friends: wife's best friend meets husband's sexy and strange new co-worker. When an evening calculated to bring happiness takes a dark turn, crisis and comedy ensue in a wickedly funny play that asks what we owe the people we love and the strangers who land on our doorstep.
General admission tickets are $12, $9 for ACP members, students, and seniors. Tickets are available for purchase online at www.artscounciloprinceton.org, by calling (609) 924-8777, or at the door the night of the show. The event will take place in the Solley Theater at the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542. Parking is available in the Spring and Hulfish Street Garages as well as at metered parking along Witherspoon Street and Paul Robeson Place. Visit www.artscouncilofprinceton.org for more information.
About Chimera Productions:A Chimera is an imaginary monster compounded of incongruous parts; an illusion or fabrication of the mind; something that is fantastically visionary, improbable or the product of an unchecked imagination. Sounds like theatre, doesn’t it? Chimera Productions was founded by a group of artists to produce plays solely for their artistic merit. The company’s goal is to only produce work they feel is interesting, enlightening, and not often seen; to explore the power of theatre, the bond between artist and live audience. Becky Shaw is their latest production, and their fifth at the Arts Council of Princeton.
June 29, 2011 (Princeton, NJ) – DanceVision and Parkinson Alliance are thrilled to announce new Summer 4- week series of special dance classes: Princeton Dance for Parkinson’s. People with Parkinson’s disease, their caregivers, partners and friends will get a chance to participate in a specialized Princeton Dance for Parkinson’s for 4 Mondays starting July 11 to August 1 @ 5:30 pm at PDT Studio @ Forrestal Village, Princeton, NJ. Classes are $10 per person. If caregiver or spouse or partner participates it is only an additional $5.
Manola, a participant shared: “ It works for all levels of the disease and for caregivers as well. Each of us can participate in our own way, and be comfortable with each other.”
Dr. Sydney & Roslyn Helfen, who have come together each time, shared: “ It is the first activity we have found that is as much fun as it is vital for living with Parkinson’s Disease. We look forward to it each week. Marie, Deborah and Linda are wonderful instructors who are lighthearted and sensitive to our needs and capabilities even as they prompt us to move as much as possible and in ways we have not done before”. Elisa, who also brought her mother, shared: “ I think many of us are surprising ourselves with what we can do. Without this opportunity, we couldn’t know we have it in us”
Marie Alonzo Snyder, Linda Mannheim and Debra Keller, all three experienced dance instructors who were trained by the Mark Morris Dance Group teachers of Dance for PD®, will lead the 75-minute class. Participants will explore elements of modern dance, ballet, social dancing and repertory from each of the choreographer in an enjoyable, non-pressured environment that features live musical accompaniment.
Princeton Dance for Parkinson’sclasses are based on the dance classes for PD started at the Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn in 2001 and have since been replicated in more than 40 other communities around the world. Classes are appropriate for anyone with PD, no matter how advanced. No prior dance experience is necessary.
To register, interested participants should call (609) 514-1600 Pre-registration is required due to limited space. DanceVision is at PDT Studio @ Forrestal Village 116 Rockingham Row Princeton, NJ 08540.
About Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative movement disorder that results when the cells in the brain that produce the chemical dopamine are damaged and can no longer produce sufficient levels of the chemical. PD usually progresses slowly in most people. Although symptoms vary from person to person, PD symptoms often include a resting tremor, rigidity, slow movement, and impairments in balance and coordination. Approximately 50-60,000 new cases of Parkinson’s are diagnosed in the United States each year.
About The Parkinson Alliance
The Princeton, NJ-based Parkinson Alliance is a national non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds to help finance the most promising research to find the cause and cure for Parkinson's disease. Through the generous support of The Tuchman Foundation and our numerous partnerships, we are in the unique position to guarantee that 100% of all individual donations and all net proceeds from all events go directly to research. To learn how, visit www.parkinsonalliance.org
The Parkinson Alliance is also the umbrella organization responsible for the Parkinson’s Unity Walk, the largest single-day grassroots awareness and fundraising event for the Parkinson’s community which takes place each spring in New York City’s Central Park, and for Team Parkinson, a fundraising event which began as an official charity of the Los Angeles Marathon and is growing into additional race events in other major U.S. cities. The Parkinson Alliance is also devoted to improving the quality of life in the DBS-STN community. Margaret Tuchman, President of The Parkinson Alliance, underwent bi-lateral deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (DBS-STN) in 2000. As a way of keeping the DBS community connected and informed, Margaret founded WWW.DBS-STN.ORG which offers patient surveys, current science reviews and related health news.
About DanceVision
DanceVision's mission is to enrich the community with quality dance experiences, including performances, school residencies, and dance festivals. DanceVision, Inc., provides the highest quality dance education and performance opportunities while fostering artistic excellence and professionalism among young, emerging dancers. The community is invited to take part in all aspects of our productions and to attend participatory and educational dance events. Founded by artistic directors Susan Jaffe and Risa Kaplowitz, DanceVision was incorporated in 2005 as a nonmembership, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation in New Jersey (www.dancevisionnj.org)
DanceVision successfully completed its first pilot program of D.A.N.C.E. (Dance As a Necessary Component of Education) in February 2006 at Montgomery Township's Lower Middle School with a two-week dance program called Water Dance based on poetry from a book of the same name. In April 2008, D.A.N.C.E. completed a similar program at Millstone River School thanks to a generous grant from the West Windsor-Plainsboro Education Foundation. The residencies help schools meet the New Jersey Department of Education Core Curriculum Standards and introduce different learning modalities.
DanceVision’s Youth Ensemble made its debut in December 2007 with a production of Susan Jaffe’s The Nutcracker. The performances highlighted some of the region’s most talented young dancers. The Youth Ensemble went on to perform excerpts of the ballet at the Delaware Township School in an informative lecture demonstration, Multicultural Nutcracker, written and narrated by Dr. Marie Alonzo Snyder. Since 2007, DanceVision Youth Ensemble has been enchanting audiences with their productions of The Nutcracker and The Secret Garden, an original ballet choreographed by Risa Kaplowitz. The company also performed Carnival of the Animals with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra in 2008 and 2009.
The two founding trustees of DanceVision have a great deal of dancing, teaching, and outreach experience. Susan Jaffe is a world-renowned, former principal dancer with American Ballet Theater and Risa Kaplowitz, a former principal dancer with the Dayton Ballet and Manhattan Ballet, also danced with Houston Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, and the Metropolitan Opera Ballet.
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4 Action Initiative to Launch Groundbreaking K-12 Curriculum, Learning from the Challenges of Our Times: Global Security, Terrorism, and 9/11 in the Classroom July 14 Event at Liberty Science Center Offers Interview Opportunities with Educatorsfrom Across New Jersey
July 27, 2011 --- (Jersey City, NJ) For the past three years, members of the 4 Action Initiative have worked to develop a curriculum for teaching one of the most challenging sets of lessons conceivable –-how to talk to and teach schoolchildren about terrorism.
On July 14 at 9:30 am at Liberty Science Center (lsc.org), the 4 Action Initiative will launch Learning from the Challenges of Our Times: Global Security, Terrorism, and 9/11 in the Classroom,making this vital educational resource available to educators across the state and around the globe.
Former New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean and Acting New Jersey State Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf will make remarks, among others.
Initially conceived of by Maryellen Salamone, a co-founder of Families of September 11, the curriculum provides opportunities for teachers to help students to explore one of the most challenging issues facing the world today, and give youngsters the tools needed to take positive action through service and volunteerism.
"With the approach of the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks this fall,” Ms. Salamone says, “we want to be sure teachers have the resources they need to put the attacks into context and provide a positive approach to addressing student concerns. By helping students examine and understand global terrorism while giving them tools to feel empowered rather than vulnerable, we hope to show them how to build a better future."
The volunteer educators who developed the rich lesson plans and curriculum under the guidance of the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education utilized new and existing material covering multiple subject areas (history, the arts and sciences) ranging from human behavior to activities that help students understand how they can contribute to their communities and the global society. Lesson plan themes include:
Human Behavior
From Playground to World Stage: Aggression, Hostility and Violence
The Historical Context of Terrorism,
9/11/01: A Contemporary Case Study
Consequences and Challenges in a Post- 9/11 World
Remembrance and Public Memory
Building Better Futures; Narrative, Recovery and Responsibility.
Sixty-two New Jersey teachers representing urban, suburban and rural districts as well as the south, central and northern regions of New Jersey, taught the pilot lessons in their classrooms during the 2009-10 academic year.
"The nearly one hundred volunteers who researched this curriculum deserve our genuine compliments and gratitude,” says William A. Tansey, Board Chair of Liberty Science Center.“Terrorism and other forms of overt personal hostility need to be studied and understood in the broad context of historical and ethnic realities. Education enables vital rebound from awful events. We hope this comprehensive curriculum, produced by teachers, will constructively inform classroom conversations and will enable students in New Jersey and beyond to find a responsible, personal role in an ever more challenging world. “
“We thank Families of September 11, The Liberty Science Center and The New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education which supported this project from the beginning, and we are also grateful to Investors Savings Bank Foundation for providing additional funding to help us complete, print and launch this valuable educational resource," he concludes.
Press RSVP: Mary Meluso, Liberty Science Center, mmeluso@lsc.org, 201.253.1335
Princeton Public Library salutes the Harry Potter phenomenon July 7-14 with a special series of events that includes a publicreading and screenings of all the Harry Potter films, eading up to the July 15 theatrical release of the next and final film in the series, part two of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.”
The fun begins July 7 at 9:30 a.m. with the “Harry Potter Filibuster,” in which participants will take turns reading aloud from “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” the book by J.K. Rowling that started it all in June 1997. Young people ages 7 and older and adults are invited to read in 15-minute slots on Hinds Plaza (weather permitting) or in the Community Room. Prospective readers should sign up using the online events calendar at www.princetonlibrary.org
The movie marathon begins that evening and includes all of the films in the series: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (July 7, 7 p.m.); “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (July 8, 3 p.m.); “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (July 9, 11 a.m.); “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (July 9, 2 p.m.); “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” (July 10, 1 p.m.); “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (July 10, 1 p.m.); and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1” (July 14, 7 p.m.).
Potter fans of all ages are invited to share in this special tribute. All programs will be held in the library’s Community Room.
All Princeton Public Library programs are free and open to the public. If programs require registration, preference is given to library cardholders. The physically challenged should contact the library at (609) 924-9529 48 hours before any program with questions about special accommodations.
Opinions expressed during programming at PrincetonPublic Library do not necessarily reflect the views of the library, its staff, trustees or supporters.
The library is in the Sands Library Building at 65Witherspoon St. in Princeton Borough. Convenient parking is available on neighboring streets and in the borough-operated Spring Street Garage, which is adjacent to the library. For more information about library programs and services, call (609) 924-9529 or visit
Oh, what a beautiful morning it will be at Mercer County Community College. The Yardley Players present Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s timeless musical “Oklahoma!” Fridays, July 15 and 22 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, July 16 and 23 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sundays, July 17 and 24 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is conveniently located on the college’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night show on July 15.
An immediate sensation when it opened on Broadway in 1943, “Oklahoma” is set in the Oklahoma Territory in 1906 as statehood approaches. It blends tales of love with simmering tensions between farmers and cowmen in a rugged, still-developing landscape. The charming romance between cowboy Curly and farm girl Laurey produces some of the show’s most memorable musical numbers, including “The Surrey With The Fringe on Top” and “People Will Say We’re In Love,” while the antics of cowboy Will Parker and his flirtatious fiancée, Ado Annie, provide delightful comic moments. Ultimately, though, the story is one of love for the land in a budding state that will turn these pioneering people into a true community.
Featuring a cast of 38, the show stars Joanna Latini, of Hamilton Square, as Laurey; Michael Niederer, of Pennington, as Curly; Del Howard, of Lawrenceville, as Will Parker; Kate McCabe, of Cookstown, as Ado Annie; Jack Petzko, of Cranbury, as Andrew Carnes; Mark Swift, of Hamilton, as Ali Hakim; Kathleen Kutalek, of Hightstown, as Aunt Eller; and Joe Zedeny, of East Windsor, as Jud Fry.
Other cast members are Tara Wagner, of Hamilton, as Gertie Cummings; Doug Eberhart, of Yardley, Pa., as Ike Skidmore; Benji Sills, of Plainsboro, as Slim; Walter Smyth, of Trevose, Pa., as Cord Elam; Laura Murey, of Hamilton Square, as Dream Laurey; Kyle Sheehan, of Hamilton, as Dream Curly; Matt South, of Levittown, Pa., as Fred/Soloist; Joseph Poliziano, of Robbinsville, as Joe; Christopher McHugh, of Morrisville, Pa., as Farmer; Andrew Millin, of Perrineville, as Mike; and Amy Zalot, of Levittown, Pa., as Kate.
Featured ensemble members and dancers are: Alexa Agourides of Hamilton, Holden Bihl of Robbinsville, Diana Cooper of Hamilton, Stacy Danka of Allentown, Katie Downey of New Brunswick, Justin Ghaffoor of Hamilton, Ethan Daniel Levy of Plainsboro, Abby Oliver of Hamilton, Sally Page of Princeton, Ashley Patrick of Langhorne, Pa., Lorraine Perri of Florence, Julia Procaccino of Yardley, Pa., Cynthia Reynolds of Bordentown, Mollie Rubenstein of West Windsor, Karlee Sangiovanni of Burlington, Ron Sangiovanni of Burlington, Sarah Williams of Robbinsville, Erin Wurtz of Levittown, Pa., and Liz Wurtz of Levittown, Pa.
The production is directed by Marge Swider, with musical direction by David Bohn and choreography by Laura Murey.
Tickets are $16 for adults; $14 for seniors, and $12 for students and children. Free parking is available next to the theater. Tickets may be purchased online at
or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible. For a complete listing of adult and children's events, visit the Kelsey website.
The Yardley Players’ “Oklahoma” stars Del Howard, of Lawrenceville, as Will Parker, Katie McCabe, of Cookstown, as Ado Annie, and Michael Niederer, of Pennington, as Curly McLain. The show comes to MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre July 15-24. For tickets call 609-570-3333 or order online at www.kelseytheatre.net.
Witherspoon Grill will be hosting our Second Annual Wine Tasting Event, "The World According to Wine." The date of the event is Thursday, July 14th from 7-9:30pm. The event will feature wines from seven different countries including the United States of America, France, Spain, Chile, Italy, Australia & South Africa. There will also be delicious foods to compliment the wines being poured at every table! The cost of the event is $75 per person and tickets can be purchased at the restaurant before beginning today, Friday June 10th or they can be purchased at the door the night of the event. For more info call Will Rodriguez at 609-924-6011 or email us at witherspoongrill@aol.com.
Guests are welcome to come over at the beginning or stroll in when they can get here. The wines will continue to be poured throughout the event and the food will be fresh and fantastic til the end! Tickets to this event would make a great post-graduation or Father's day gift! And having a "Girls or Guys night out" at the Witherspoon Grill would be an awesome time too!
The Pennington Farmers Market will open this Saturday, June 4th beginning at 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Each Saturday from now through then end of October. The market is located at 101 Rt. 31 S. in Pennington, NJ; Easily situated in front of Rosedale Mills at the intersection of Titusmill Rd and Rt. 31.
The open air market offers a variety of local vendors selling their finely crafted, freshly grown, handmade and produced wares.
There will also be live music each week as well as some special guest vendors throughout the season. The market features Organic Produce and flowers from Chickadee Creek Farm, Prepared foods from Comfort Food., Beechtree Farms will provide pasture raised meats, , Kerr's Korn has honey, eggs and veggies plus later in the summer Corn! Woods Edge Farm will offer alpaca and llama wool products plus honey, and bees wax candles.
New this year at the market we are excited to welcome, Hopewell Valley Vineyards: wines and Village Bakery - featuring artisan breads and pasteries. In addition 9 Acre Farm will join us again this year spreading sunshine with a variety of sunflowers.
Audiences will be whisked away on a high-energy ride that is part action adventure and part rock concert in the all-new Disney’s Phineas and Ferb Live! On Tour, coming to the Sun National Bank Center on November 20 for two shows at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Tickets as low as $16 go on sale this Saturday, June 4 at 10 a.m. on www.ComcastTIX.com, by phone at 1-800-298-4200 or in person at the Sun National Bank Center Box Office. Group discounts are available by calling 609-656-3234.For more information, visit www.sunnationalbankcenter.com.
Produced by Feld Entertainment, Disney’s Phineas and Ferb Live! On Tour,brings Phineas, Ferb, Candace, Isabella, Baljeet, Buford and friends to the stage as they make the most of the last day of summer by building an invention bigger, better and more amazing than ever. Before anyone can wonder “Hey! Where’s Perry?,” the pet platypus dons his Agent P fedora, and hilarious hijinks unfold as he battles Dr. Doofenshmirtz to save the Danville Tri-state area and audiences everywhere from the evil scientist’s most havoc-wreaking scheme to date.
All your favorite characters will move it and shake it to a soundtrack of hit songs from the animated series, including “Gitchee Gitchee Goo,” “Squirrels in My Pants,” “Backyard Beach,” “Busted,” “Today is Gonna Be a Great Day,” and “Summer Belongs to You.” Familiar songs serve as a main ingredient in the plot, advancing the story from scene to scene, while taking on a whole new feel when fused with fresh, original choreography and inventive special effects.
Disney Channel's animated gem, the critically acclaimed “Phineas and Ferb,” is TV's #1 animated series among Tweens 9-14 for three years running and is the inspiration for the live touring stage show.
Global Spectrum (global-spectrum.com) manages the Sun National Bank Center as well as more than 100 other public assembly facilities around the world. Nearly 20-million people attended more than 11,000 events in Global Spectrum venues last year. Based in Philadelphia, PA, Global Spectrum is part of Comcast-Spectacor, one of the world’s largest sports and entertainment companies. Comcast-Spectacor also owns the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage services provider, New Era Tickets, a full-service ticketing and marketing product for public assembly facilities, Paciolan, the leading provider of venue establishment ticketing, fundraising and marketing technology solutions, Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company, and Flyers Skate Zone, a series of community ice skating rinks. In a partnership with Disson Skating, Comcast-Spectacor annually produces eight nationally televised figure skating spectaculars on NBC-TV.
A fallen pop diva battles her vicious husband, vengeful children and a hornet’s nest of secrets in the hilarious thriller “Die, Mommie Die!”As part of its ninth annual theater fundraising weekend, the James Tolin Memorial Fund (JTMF) brings this campy spoof to life at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, June 26 at 2 p.m. The Friday and Saturday shows will feature a silent auction of authentic theater memorabilia starting at 7 p.m., along with a catered reception.Proceeds benefit the Open Arms Foundation and the James Tolin Memorial Scholarship at MCCC.Kelsey Theatre is located on Mercer’s West Windsor campus at 1200 Old Trenton Road.
Written by Tony nominated theater veteran Charles Busch, “Die, Mommie, Die!” is the melodramatic tale of faded singer Angela Arden, who is trapped in a bad marriage and attempts to find happiness in the arms of a younger man.When Arden’s husband turns up murdered, daughter Edith quickly suspects her mother and joins forces with her brother to get revenge. The show was adapted for the big screen in 2003, starring Jason Priestly as the younger man and Busch as the lead character.
Directed by Brian A. Bara of Levittown, Pa., JTMF’s “Die, Mommie Die!” features Damian Gaeta of Hamilton, D.C. Hamm of Wrightstown, Kathy Garofano of Morrisville, Pa., Matty Daley of Toms River, Kelly Reilly of Mercerville, and John Devennie of Mercerville.
Over the past eight years, the JTMF has raised more than $50,000 for AIDS and arts education charities. Past shows presented by the group at Kelsey Theatre include such LGBT-related plays as "Jeffrey," "Torch Song Trilogy," "Mr. Charles" and "Psycho Beach Party," another of Busch's parodies of 1960s cult movie classics.
According to Tracy Antozzeski, JTMF’s co-founder and president, the actors and production staff welcome the chance to come back to Kelsey Theatre each year to honor the memory of James Tolin, an MCCC Theatre alumnus who died in 2002.“We are very excited to work with these fine actors and are looking forward to another memorable and incredibly fun production,” Antozzeski said. For more information about the James Tolin Memorial Fund, visit www.jtmf.org.
Tickets for the June 24 and 25 benefit shows are $25.Tickets for the June 26 show are $14 for adults, $12 for seniors and $10 for students. (The show contains adult themes and language and is intended for mature audiences). Tickets may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible and free parking is available next to the theater.
Tickets for Kelsey’s Summer Series are on sale now.Offerings include "Twelfth Night" July 1-10; "Oklahoma!" July 15-24; "13 the Musical" July 29-Aug. 7; "Forever Plaid" Aug. 19-27; and, for the younger set, "Camp Muckalucka" July 8-9. Learn more at www.kesleytheatre.net.
Jill Jachera and Reverend Calton Branscomb, pastor First Baptist Church of Princeton, were all smiles at the YWCA’s 4th Annual Stand Against Racism. A new record was achieved this year as over 267,000 participants, 71 YWCAs, and 3,000 organizations across the United States joined in the event started by the YWCAs of Trenton and Princeton just three short years ago.
A long-time resident of Princeton and the mother of two, Jachera saw a need and committed to creating a better life for all residents, regardless of race, religion, or economic strata. In 2008, as President of the YWCA Princeton Board of Directors, she supported a bold collaboration of area businesses, organizations, and the two YWCAs to address critical social justice issues in Mercer County. The focus was not about what makes us different, but what makes us all the same.
The Stand Against Racism encouraged people to pause and open one’s mind to those who were different from themselves. The hope was to replace stereotypes with real people. What it did was provide the opportunity for dialogue, to change misperceptions, and to empower people to find their voices.
Because of their efforts and support during that first year, 5,000 participants across Mercer County sought to increase awareness of racism and find ways to eliminate it. It became a day of peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all people. Since then, it has become a national movement celebrated annually in late April.
Each “stand” is a personal expression of how to eliminate racism. This year, Greenwich, CT, held a city-wide event at Town Hall, while Charleston, SC held a poetry slam. In Mat-su, Alaska, staff snapped pictures of just about every student at Colony Middle School holding a sign of their best trait or characteristic and wove it into a slide-show providing a forum for students to connect on a deeper level than skin color. At Saint Louis University, there was a rally at their clock tower.
While there are many that think that racism is a black-and-white issue, it is much more than that. The YWCA’s English as a Second Language program represented by students from 36 countries illustrates the vast cultural diversity found in many towns. Sometimes such diversity points to the complexities of racial prejudices and all too frequent misperceptions about someone’s skin color, religion, or ethnic background. And sometimes, just standing strong is what creates a vibrant, respectful, and kind community.
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YWCA Princeton
Established in 1922, the YWCA Princeton is a local not-for-profit organization with thousands of women, men, children and families as members. It serves Mercer County and central NJ through educational and recreational classes, social services, advocacy, and leadership development. Programs include summer camps, aquatics, arts and crafts, breast cancer resources, community events, dance, early childhood education, English as a second language, gymnastics, martial arts, Red Cross and lifeguard certification classes, Newcomers Club for those new to the area, and its Women’s Group. The YWCA is the oldest and largest multicultural women's organization in the world with 300 U.S. affiliates and locations in 106 countries. It is a safe community building strong women leaders, empowering women, and eliminating racism. For more information, call (609) 497-2100 or visit www.ywcaprinceton.org.
The Historical Society of Princeton invites families to the Updike Farmstead on Saturday, June 4, 2011 to celebrate Father’s Day! It’s a day full of fun activities for the whole family! Bring your friends for an exciting day of crafts and games at the Farmstead from 10:00am – 4:00pm, featuring Father’s Day arts and crafts, nature scavenger hunts, historical games, and a live musical performance by local talent, the Sustainable Jazz Ensemble, featuring Steve an Anna Hiltner! Don’t forget to bring a blanket and picnic lunch to enjoy on the front lawn!
Special program from 2-3pm for children ages 8 and older – ”Widgets” an introduction to Medelian genetics! Limited to 10 children per half-hour session, so please call to reserve a spot!
For more information about our programs, please call 609.921.6748 x100 or visit us at www.princetonhistory.org.
ABOUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PRINCETON - The Historical Society of Princeton, founded in 1938, is a museum and library dedicated to interpreting the history of Princeton, New Jersey. The programs, lectures, exhibitions, and events of the Historical Society of Princeton are presented at our two facilities: Bainbridge House and the Updike Farmstead. The Farmstead includes a recently renovated late 18th/early 19th century farmhouse and 6 acres of land. Visit us at princetonhistory.org.
24 students from Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart participated in Stuart’s 11th Annual Locks for Love charity hair cutting event on May 17th. The girls ranged in age from Kindergarten through Upper School, and had to cut off a minimum of 10 inches of hair. Locks of Love provides hairpieces to children with long term medical hair loss who cannot afford them.This event was started at Stuart, in keeping with the school's goal to commit themselves to a social awareness which impels to action, by third grade teacher Shannon Rangecroft, whose daughter begged her mother to allow her to donate hair after learning about children with hair loss when she was in Kindergarten at Stuart.Stylists from Metropolis Spa Salon in the Princeton Shopping Center donated their time to cut the ponytails and give each girl a complementary professional hair cut and styling.
Sarah Siman, a second grader at Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, before and after having 10 inches of hair cut off to donate to in Stuart’s 11th Annual Locks of Love charity event. Styling services were donated by Metropolis Spa Salon in the Princeton Shopping Center.
Hopewell Valley Trail Run on June 4 by this Sunday to guarantee your free technical shirt!
THE SECOND RUNNING OF THE
HOPEWELL VALLEY TRAIL RUN
JUNE 4, 2011
5 MILE TRAIL RUN / 1 MILE KIDS FUN RUN
8:30 A.M.
ST. MICHAELS FARM PRESERVE
Cost: $25 Trail Run; $15 Kids Fun Run
Pre-register by May 22 to secure your free North Face technical shirt!
If registering after May 22 or on race day, shirts while supplies last.
Celebrate National Trails Day on June 4, 2011 by joining local runners and their families at the Second Running of the Hopewell Valley Trail Run, a 5 mile trail run and a 1 mile kids fun run at the St. Michaels Farm Preserve benefitting D&R Greenway Land Trust. Last year's inaugural race was a tremendous success: 80 trail runners, 30 kid runners, and $1300 raised to support D&R Greenway's open space initiatives.
In 2010, the 340-acre St. Michaels Farm Preserve in Hopewell was preserved by D&R Greenway Land Trust, through the concerted efforts and funding of a lively mix of municipalities, New Jersey State government, families, individuals, nonprofit organizations, community groups, and businesses. Over 900 individuals were involved, the greatest number of public and private funding partners of any of D&R Greenway Land Trust's acquisitions. The allowable development scenario would have covered the former St. Michaels Orphanage with 1200+ homes, altering the Hopewell community for all time. Instead, the St. Michaels land is being transformed into a Hopewell community resource.
Please visit www.drgreenway.org to learn more about D&R Greenway's land preservation and stewardship mission.
Photos from last year's inaugural Hopewell Valley Trail Run:
Runners being led through a series of pre-race yoga stretches
Race start by D&R Greenway's former Chairman of the Board,
Rich Goldman
Representative Rush Holt congratulates Hopewell's Christian Baumbach, winner of the first annual Trail Run
Registration will be held at Princeton Charter School on June 4 and 5 from 10 AM to noon. Boys and girls ages 5-14 are eligible for the football or cheer programs. The following table details the eligibility by age and weight. Price includes all equipment and uniforms except cleats. Scholarships are available.
Programs
Eligible
Ages
Eligible
Weights
Fee
Flag Football
5,6,7
35 – 75*
$120
Tackle Football
5 - 14
45 – 160*
$250
Cheer
5 - 14
$250
* Additional information on weight/division breakouts is available on the website.
Pre-Registration can be performed on our website. All required registration forms can be downloaded from the website. All forms and required documents must be submitted before the participant can play or practice. Alternatively, completed forms and payment can be mailed to:Princeton Pop Warner, P.O. Box 386, Princeton, NJ 08542
Practice Schedule *
All football/cheer participants (except flag) must have 20 hours of practice
(10 hours of conditioning and 10 hours of contact for football players) prior to participating in the first game.
Starting August 1 -
Tue, Wed, Thu6:00-8:30 PM
Sat 9:00-11:30 AM
September/October -
Tue, Thu5:00-7:00 PM
Sat 9:00-11:00 AM
*Exception to Practice Schedule - Flag Team only practices on Tues/Thurs/Sat in August for 1 hour,
(6-7 PM and 9-10 AM), in Sept/Oct only Tues from 5-6 PM and Sat. 9-10 AM.
Game Schedule
Season starts on Sunday, Aug 21 and is planned for10 weeks. Game times are based on division assignment.Home games are played at Princeton High School.
The New Hope Automobile Show has become a showplace for the magnificent antique and classic automobiles that compete. This year the show is limited to just 250 vehicles per day. So to ensure your place on the field, be sure to register early. Remember, ALL vehicles MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE.
Make plans to spend August 13th and 14th with us at The 2011 New Hope Automobile Show.
If you're attending the show
The show will be held at the New Hope-Solebury High School on Saturday August 13th and Sunday August 14th. Show times are 9AM to 4PM daily.
Admission to the show is $5.00 per person. $3.00 for Senior Citizens 62 and over, children under 12 accompanied by an adult are free. Active duty military and dependents are free.
Parking is $5.00. On site parking can be accessed from the Route 202 spur road at Hardy Bush Way. If traveling north on Route 202 it will be just prior to the New Jersey Bridge. If traveling from New Jersey heading south on Route 202 you will take the first exit to Route 32 South just after the bridge, make the second right onto the 202 spur (south). From the center of New Hope follow Route 32 (River Road) North and turn left on the 202 spur (south). Look for the signs on the surrounding roads as you enter New Hope from any direction. Please follow the directions of the traffic police and the parking lot staff. Shuttle busses will be running all day long to take you to and from the show.
There will also be a pedestrian visitor entrance gate off Bridge Street by the old high school building.
Please remember to vote for your favorite vehicle • Obtain a ballot at either gate, the awards table, or the New Hope Automobile Show merchandise tent. The vehicle that gets the most votes will win the People's Choice Award at the end of each day! • Each vehicle will have a window placard with the person's name and vehicle information on it to assist you in identifying the vehicle. •Please vote by 2PM. The vehicle that gets the most votes will win the People's Choice Award at the end of each day!
Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco Use – Because the show is conducted on school grounds, consumption of alcoholic beverages and the use of tobacco products in any form are strictly prohibited at all times. State and local regulations prohibit any exceptions to this policy.
Pets – No pets are allowed on the show grounds unless they are Leader, or Seeing Eye, dogs or other animals used for assistance by handicapped persons.
Bicycles – Bicycles are not allowed on show grounds. A bicycle parking area will be available at the spectator entrances.
Directions The show is at the New Hope-Solebury High School on Bridge Street (Route 179) in New Hope, Pennsylvania about 1 hour north of Philadelphia and 1.5 hours south of New York City.
The Mercer Dance Ensemble presents “Poetry in Motion” at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre.Performances will be held Saturday, June 4 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 5 at 2 p.m.With choreography by Janell Byrne, the show will incorporate a variety of dance styles as it celebrates the body in motion.The ensemble features the college’s dance students and community dancers.Kelsey Theatre is located on the college’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
Tickets are $14 for adults, $12 for seniors, and $10 for students.Tickets may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net, in person at the Kelsey Theatre box office, or by phone at 609-570-3333.Free parking is available next to the theatre.Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible and provides assisted listening devices upon request.
The MCCC Dance program includes the study of jazz, ballet, and modern dance styles from the fundamentals to advanced instruction.With the benefit of small classes and individualized instruction, students may earn either an A.A. degree, which prepares them for transfer as juniors into a bachelor of arts program in Dance, or an A.F.A. degree in the Performing Arts, a transfer program in which they combine conservatory training in theatre, dance and music with education in the liberal arts and sciences.
Princeton Yoga Sunrise Challenge begins at 5:45 this Monday, May 16! Attend early morning classes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for six weeks in a row, and we'll reward you with an upgraded Princeton Yoga Gift Pack worth up to $119.
The Challenge: Attend Monday, 5:45 am Power Vinyasa, Wednesday, 5:45 am Power Hour+, and Friday, 5:45 am Power Vinyasa for six weeks to be eligible for Gift Pack.
The Rewards:
TWO FREE WEEKS of unlimited classes, PLUS:
A FREE BOTTLE of Young Living Essential Oil (lemon, orange or spearmint. To learn about the properties and benefits of these therapeutic grade oils, link here and search under Product Line), PLUS
YOUR CHOICE of a Princeton Yoga water bottle, T-shirt, or Morpher egg.
The greater reward, of course, is the improved fitness, flexibility and outlook that comes with growing your yoga practice.
To participate, simply call us at 609-924-7294, use this email link, or inform your teacher that you'd like to participate.
May not to be combined with any other offers, specials, or discounts.
Montgomery Professional Center
50 Vreeland Drive,
Suite 506,
Skillman, New Jersey 08558, USA
Community Park School is celebrating it's 50th anniversary with a gala event and silent auction. The event will be held Saturday May 14, 2011, from 8 pm until midnight, at the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts in downtown Princeton. There will be an open bar, music and dancing, with party fare provided by Main Street Catering, the Bent Spoon and Chez Alice. Guests are asked to come dressed in the attire of their favorite decade. All proceeds from the event benefit Community Park's PTO.
Spring Wine Festival at Unionville Vineyards Saturday, May 14, 2011
12 Noon to 5 PM
A Fun Family Event with Children's Activities Rain or Shine, we are celebrating Spring at the Vineyards! Bring along your favorite Kite to fly with us, some lawn chairs or a picnic
blanket and relax under the big tent, on our rolling green lawns or
inside of the winery while enjoying great food by Maddalena's, Delight B Gourmet Bakery, J. Emanuel Chocolatier, Randi's Gourmet, Jersey Jams and Jellies, Stace of Cakes, Tassot Apiaries, Tastefully Simple, Valley Shepherd Creameryand
a live music performance with the Paul Plumeri Blues Band.
There will be educational wine tasting and tours,
local crafters, pottery, artists, wood working, jewelry designers,
Jersey Girl Photography, a flower market, flower pot painting,
flower planting, a Wine Pairing Seminar and so much more! Click Here for more details.
1:30 Winery Tour
2:30 Wine and Cheese Tasting
3:00 Movie Screening of "A Good Year"
3:30 Winery Tour
4:00 Vineyard Tour
Complimentary Admission for Designated Drivers
Open auditions for the YOCJ ensembles will take place on Tuesday June 14, 2011 from 7-9pm.Registration is required.To learn more about YOCJ or to register for an audition, please send an email to contactyocj@comcast.net or visit the website at www.yocj.org.
The Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey (YOCJ), under the guidance of Artistic Director John Enz, has earned a reputation as one of New Jersey’s finest youth orchestras.Founded in 1978, YOCJ is a nonprofit that brings together approximately 200 gifted instrumentalists between the ages of 9 and 18 from the New Jersey and Pennsylvania area.The mission of YOCJ is to provide opportunities for talented young musicians to participate in musical performance at a level beyond that which is traditionally offered by school bands and orchestras.Its award winning orchestras and chamber ensembles rehearse Tuesday evenings at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, in Plainsboro, NJ
The 14th Annual Iris Festival & Garden Show is inspired by the late Franklin Carr whose life long hobby of horticulture lead to the successful efforts of growing the hybrid Iris which resulted in twelve international awards to Mr. Carr. The 14th Annual Iris Festival & Garden Show events include a juried Iris Growers competition; History in Bloom Garden Tour; Merchant Sidewalk Sale and City Alfresco dining at the fine eateries of Bordentown City.
You are invited to a day of entertainment to raise funds to benefit The Trenton Books at Home Program, Saturday May the 14th from 11 am to 5 pm at Classics Used and Rare Books, 117 South Warren Street, in downtown Trenton.
Come support the program, and enjoy the Trenton Dance Project (12:30), Trenton rockers Working Class Hussys (1:00), spoken word artist Jermaine Fredericks (3:00) and HBO Def Poet Narubi Selah (3:30).
The proceeds of this event will support The Trenton Books at Home Program, which makes books available for all Trenton children. Studies show that when kids have more books in their home libraries, they do better in school. In a struggling school district, this program is something everyone can support to help our city’s children succeed. In 2010, donations helped us distribute more than $4,000 worth of books to Trenton kids. Your support will help us do even more this year!
For each donation, Classics will provide an equivalent dollar amount worth of books to Trenton kids for free.
In addition, your donation will also be used for overhead (rent and utilities) for the coming fiscal year to provide a home for the program—which will also help keep going other Classics programs, such as supporting local authors with book signings and consignment sales, as well as hosting community groups like Reel Radio, Trenton Knit & Stitch, Kids Book Club, Trenton Scrabble Club and People & Stories/Gente y Cuentos.
Checks should be made payable to our fiscal sponsor, Children’s Futures. Inc, with "Classics Books at Home Program" in the memo line. Children’s Futures is a 501c3 non-profit organization (tax ID #31-1806276), so donations are tax-deductible.
AUDITIONS for Pennington Players Production June 4 & 5, 2011
A community event called “Sing With Us” will be held Saturday afternoon and evening, June 4, 2011, at Nassau Presbyterian Church. Youth from area community music organizations and houses of worship will provide the core of the chorus, with the audience joining in the fun. Here’s how it will all work:
Boston-based song leader, composer and writer Nick Page will present a workshop for youth in middle and high school (grades 6-12) followed by an audience participation concert that same evening. A freewill offering will be taken at the concert to benefit CASA of Mercer County (Court Appointed Special Advocates) which provides support for children and youth in foster care.
Youth who enjoy singing and the idea of using song to raise funds for a worthy case are encouraged to sign up. Registration for the workshop and concert is $15 per participant and includes snack, supper and T-shirt. Last day to register is May 9, 2011. Contact Lauren Yeh at 609-924-0103 or lauren.yeh@nassauchurch.org. Sponsoring organizations are Princeton Methodist Church, Princeton Area Homeschool Choir, Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton Girlchoir, and The Trenton Children’s Chorus.
Song leader Nick Page liberates the old model of the sing-along, bringing choral groups and audiences together to sing powerful songs from around the world in celebration of many styles and cultures. Nick Page is dedicated to teaching people of all ages that they are capable of great miracles through the simple, yet powerful, act of singing. He holds a degree in Music Education from Ithaca College and a Masters in Education from Lesley College. He leads sings and workshops throughout North America.
Great Looks 4 Less Hair Salonin the Mercer Mall is hosting a blue hair fundraiser during May for Arthritis Awareness Month with a percent of proceeds from each blue hair or feather extension going to The Kelly Award with the Arthritis National Research Foundation, named in honor of Hamilton Resident and arthritis author Kelly Rouba. For more information about the fundraiser, contact the salon at 609-378-5360 or contact Hilary Morris at 609-462-3228 or hilary@hm-pr.com. To support The Arthritis National Research Foundation and The Kelly Award, visit www.curearthritis.org.
What’s going on:This annual street festival has been held for 35 years in the lovely borough of Pennington.This celebration of community will have family and children’s entertainment all day long.Several bands, dance and local theater groups performing will be performing. The Art and Quilt Shows will provide a quite backdrops to the energy of the festival.Events are located along Main Street in the borough.See www.penningtonday.com for more details.
Hunterdon Medical Center and Hunterdon Healthcare Partners will host
Women’s Health Day on Saturday, May 14th from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Bring your mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt or friend and
learn about maintaining and improving your health at this free event .
Women’s Health Day will be held on the 1st floor at Hunterdon Medical
Center, 2100 Wescott Drive in Flemington.
Attendees will enjoy free screenings which include a skin screening
provided by Michael Sisack, M.D., Dermatologist at Hunterdon Medical
Center and a Cardiovascular Risk Assessment which will test your 10 year
risk for having a heart attack or stroke, includes blood pressure check
and BMI (Body Mass Index).
Presentations in the auditorium include:
9:00 a.m. - Osteoarthritis and Treatment Options
Speaker: Philip Glassner, M.D., Orthopedic Surgeon
10:00 a.m. - Ingredients for Good Health
Featuring: Lori Wyble, RD, CSO, Oncology Dietitian, Hunterdon Regional
Cancer Center and Matt McPherson, Chef and Owner of Matt’s Red Rooster
in Flemington.
11:00 a.m. - Heart Disease and Menopause, The Beat Goes On…
Speaker: Glen Tonnessen, M.D., Cardiologist
12:00 p.m. - Ingredients for Good Health
Featuring: Lori Wyble, RD, CSO, Oncology Dietitian, Hunterdon Regional
Cancer Center and Matt McPherson, Chef and Owner of Matt’s Red Rooster
in Flemington.
The cooking demonstrations are presented by Hunterdon Regional Cancer
Center, Hunterdon County Cancer Education and Early Detection program
and the Hunterdon County Cancer Coalition. Free samples will be
provided.
Attendees can also participate in the following classes in Meeting Room
C:
9:30 a.m. - Zumba
10:30 a.m. - Singing Bowl Meditation
11:30 a.m. - Weight Loss for Hypnosis
The event will feature educational displays and free literature on a
variety of health topics from departments and physician practices of
Hunterdon Healthcare. In addition, Echelon Studio in Flemington will
provide free hair consultations.
Registration is not required. For more information call 908-788-6157
or visit www.hunterdonhealthcare.org.
Pictured: Matt McPherson, Chef and Owner of Matt’s Red Rooster in
Flemington and Lori Wyble, RD, CSO, Oncology Dietitian at Hunterdon
Regional Cancer Center will present a cooking demonstration, Ingredients
for Good Health at Women’s Health Day on May 14th. The cooking
demonstrations are presented by Hunterdon Regional Cancer Center,
Hunterdon County Cancer Education and Early Detection program and the
Hunterdon County Cancer Coalition. Free samples will be provided.
Hunterdon Medical Center
2100 Wescott Drive
Flemington, NJ 08822
Phone: 908-788-6515
Fax: 908-788-6526 www.hunterdonhealthcare.org
The Bridge Academy of Lawrenceville, NJ raised over $46,000 at its 8th Annual “Reach for the Stars” Gala and Auction. The event was held at the Trenton Country Club on Saturday, April 9. Parent Co-chairs of the event were Christine Yetka of Manasquan NJ, Barabara Anderson of Morganville,NJ and Lynne Florio of Allentown, NJ.
At the Gala the school also raised $10,000 for its Build the Bridge Fund, enabling the school to receive a $5,000 matching grant from the Bruce J. Heim Foundation of Metarie, Louisiana. This is the 5th year in a row the school has received this generous challenge grant.
The Gala was a fantastic evening, highlighted by remarkable testimonials from Bridge students. Students at the Bridge Academy, a private, state approved school for the disabled, are bright kids with language-based learning disabilities. At Bridge they are provided with the environment, culture and resources they need to manage their disabilities, build their self-confidence and achieve academically.
The school thanks friends, neighbors and businesses in Lawrenceville and Princeton that helped to make this year’s Gala successful. Proceeds from the event support the future expansion of the school’s facilities.
This year’s fair will feature a traditional dance around the May Pole and joyful children’s activities such as a fairy glen complete with a fairy tea house and a make-your-own fairy necklace booth. Also at the fair will be an array of local artisan vendors. Alpaca farmers John and Patricia Flanagan of Swallow Hill Farm in Hillsborough will be at the fair with their alpacas and with items such as hand knitted scarves and socks made from alpaca yarn. Sandeep Agarwal, owner of Pure Indian Foods in Princeton Junction, will be featuring his company’s grass-fed ghee (or Indian clarified butter) and organic coconut oil. Dar Hosta, local artist and a member of the faculty at the Arts Council of Princeton will feature her original paintings, limited edition prints and children’s books.
. The fair will also feature live music, delicious food and tours of the school. In addition, as part of fundraising activities to benefit the victims in Japan, people will have an opportunity to learn the ancient Japanese art of paper folding and to purchase Japanese products. For more information about the event please send an email to events@princetonwaldorf.org.
The Princeton Corkscrew Wine Shop is excited to welcome
François Barmès of Domaine Barmès Buecher
this Thursday, April 14, from 5 to 8 PM here in the shop!
Please join us Thursday evening to taste the wines of François Barmès -- one of my favorite wine makers in Alsace!
Hope to see you in the shop!
Laurent
We will be offering 10% off ALL Barmès Buecher wines
and
15% off CASES,
Mix and Match of Barmès Buecher wines ONLY
on the night of the tasting.
*Can't make it to the tasting? No problem. Call ahead or order online and we'll gladly set the wine aside for you. All orders must be finalized by Thursday evening.
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Lecture and Discussion
Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Time: 7-9pm
Topic: “Challenging Child? Challenging No More….The Collaborative Problem Solving Solution"
Speaker: Alicia Stevenson, Certified Think:Kids Mentor
“Collaborative Problem Solving” is a model designed by the highly-regarded child behavior management authority, Ross Greene, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and author of “The Explosive Child” and “Lost at School”. This revolutionary and innovative model is compassionate, effective, and respectful and is gaining widespread, international attention! This presentation will show why traditional methods of intervention don’t work for so many challenging kids and what does work - from the perspective of a parent who’s been there.
CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) of Princeton-Mercer County will be hosting. The community is welcome to join us. We meet in the Gym of the Riverside School. Address: 58 Riverside Drive, Princeton, NJ 08540 Questions – call 609 683 8787 or email adhdcoachjane@gmail.com
Directions to the Riverside School (58 Riverside Drive Princeton NJ):
Route 1 to the Harrison Street Exit. At 2nd Traffic light turn Right onto Prospect Street. At Stop Sign, turn Left onto Riverside Drive, school driveway is on the right, and the Gym entrance is on the left side of the building.
Bio- Alicia Stevenson
Trainer and Program Coordinator NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Ms. Stevenson has Advanced Training in the Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) model and recently received her Mentor Certification in the CPS model from Think:Kids at Massachusetts General Hospital. She has been an active member of NAMI for the past 15 years, volunteering over 50 hours a week to educate parents, school personnel, law enforcement, civic organizations, and mental professionals on childhood-onset mental illness and family perspectives. She currently serves as a National Trainer and NJ Program Coordinator for NAMI’s Basics program that educates parents/caregivers about their children/adolescents with mental health challenges.
CHADD Mercer County
AD/HD Academic/Career Coach
phone: 609-683-8787
cell: 609-731-7556
e-mail : adhdCoachJane@gmail.com
Office: 20 Nassau Street, Suite 228
"Difficulties mastered are opportunities won."
Winston Churchill
Brothers in Harmony, the Internationally-recognized Hamilton Square, NJ Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, will present their annual spring show – Musical Masterpiece XVII – on May 14 at 7:30pm at the new Robbinsville High School, 155 Robbinsville Edinburg Road.
The Chorus will perform music from their extensive repertoire of traditional and modern songs.The Show will also feature the 2009 and 2010 International Championship silver medalist quartet Old School. This outstanding quartet features four of the finest quartet singers in the country, including Brothers in Harmony director Jack Pinto singing baritone
The Brothers in Harmony sing under the direction of Hamilton Square native and resident Jack Pinto. They have been providing audiences with rich, vibrant, award-winning barbershop harmony for over a decade. The Brothers relocated from Easton, PA to Hamilton Square in 2008, where their ongoing membership-growth efforts have added more than 40 new singers and have helped the Chorus to steadily improve its standing in the world of competitive barbershop singing.In July 2010, their superb vocals and choreography placed them ninth out of nearly 900 registered Choruses at the International Championships of the Barbershop Harmony Society held in Philadelphia.The Chorus has performed widely across the US, and in 2005 they were featured guests at the prestigious summer festival in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Members of the chorus commute to weekly rehearsals in Hamilton Square from the greater Mercer County area, and from as far as the Jersey shore, Wilmington, DE, and Eastern PA.Rehearsals are open to the public Wednesday evenings at the First Presbyterian Church of Hamilton Square from 7:00 to 9:45 PM.The Chorus is also available year-round for performances at community, private, corporate and charitable functions. A photo will be supplied on request.
Tickets for the Annual Show are $20, ($15 seniors and $10 students). Call 732-940-0224 or email jyates@vctinc.com.Visit their website www.brothersinharmony.org for credit card orders. There is a $5 discount for all tickets purchased before April 16.
Location:Mercer County Library at 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville
Cost:Free Admission. All are welcome.
Activities:Film Screening of “Glen Acres: A Story in Black and White”
Filmmaker, Diane Ciccone and local residents from Glen Acres will share their experiences 50 years later.
Info:For more information contact, Debra Raines at (609) 497-2100 ext. 307 or draines@ ywcaprinceton.org.
Because racism hurts everyone, the YWCAs of Trenton and Princeton aim to make this year’s “Stand Against Racism,” on April 29th, the most far-reaching ever. What started as a joint initiative between the two organizations to increase awareness just four years ago has grown into a national event with individuals, churches, businesses, and local governments participating. In 2010, there were over a quarter million participants and over 2,000 partnering organizations. Endorsements were received by five U.S. Governors and events were covered by ABC, CBS, NBC and other smaller networks throughout the country.
On Friday, April 29, 2011, the YWCA Trenton and Princeton will stand united for the Fourth Annual Stand Against Racism. Local residents are invited to stand against racism by paying homage to a select group of Glen Acres’ residents who chose to take a “stand” in the 1950s when racial prejudice was overt and pervasive. “Glen Acres: A Story in Black and White” a documentary film, allows us to take a look at an important “...experiment of sorts...” A panel discussion and words from filmmaker Diane Ciccone will follow immediately after the film presentation. The event will begin at 11:00 am and end by 12:30 pm at the Mercer County Library off Route 1 in Lawrenceville.
Special Remarks by World YWCA General Secretary, Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda and Founding CEOs, Jose A. Hernandez, Chief Executive Officer, YWCA Trenton and Judy Hutton, Chief Executive Officer, YWCA Princeton are sure to open hearts and minds to new perspectives and the richness of diversity.
Because the YWCA stands for the right of individuals to be treated with dignity and respect, it believes that the key to effecting real change is to engage individuals and whole communities in a conversation about the issues. On April 29th, it intends to raise awareness of the issues of racism, and to affect real change through a process that identifies and eradicates the barriers that divides people and perpetuates racism and other forms of oppression.
“The more participating sites there are, the stronger and more powerful the message of intolerance becomes. Today, we call on local organizations, corporations, churches and other houses of worship, government agencies, and individuals nationwide to become a participating site in the 2011 Stand Against Racism,” announced Jose A. Hernandez, CEO of the YWCA Trenton.
How to Host a Local Event
Any organization or group of individuals can become a participating site by signing up at www.standagainstracism.org. It can host its own event, which can be private or open to the public, at its own location.
Participation is free and becoming a participating site is very simple. The YWCA will provide all the necessary materials and documents, including a How to Run the Event Template that can be customized to meet the organization’s needs. A toolkit will be mailed to participating event sites that sign up. It includes a choice between buttons or stickers, color bookmarks, and posters.
There are a wide range of activities that a participating site can choose from such as work gatherings, rallies, marches, obtaining a proclamation from local governmental authorities, watching a movie, hosting a panel discussion, lighting candles, creating visual representations, hosting a panel discussion, or having members take the YWCA’s Stand Against Racism pledge. Or they can choose to design their own event.
Where to Start
On a personal level, there is a wide range of activities that an individual can do towards eliminating racism. They include learning about one’s family ethnic background, noticing how people talk about differences, reading a magazine directed at a different group, or even making a list of personal assumptions about anther ethnic group. And, they are welcome to join a local event listed on www.standagaisntracism.org.
“We invite any group of any size that believes in a society free of racism and dignity for all people to join us on April 29th. It is knowing that each one of us can be “that difference” which facilitates a larger movement locally and globally. And, it all starts with taking that first step,” adds Judith Hutton, YWCA Princeton’s CEO.
Hate Groups
Why take a Stand? Think there’s no racism in your own community? Think again.
There are close to 1,000 active hate groups in the United States today. The number of hate groups operating in the United States has grown by 54% in the last eight years. According to the Intelligence Report of the Southern Poverty Law Center, “immigration fears, a failing economy, and the successful campaign of President Obama” all are factors that have fueled the increase. Hate groups have beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people. They promote hate, hostility, and sometimes violence.
The persistence and pervasiveness of racism divides our community and keeps individuals from achieving success in education, economics, employment, and quality of life.
About the Stand Against Racism Movement
The “Stand Against Racism” is an annual event managed by the YWCA Trenton and YWCA Princeton, N.J., in collaboration with 65 YWCA Associations nationwide. The YWCA has a rich history of advocating for racial justice and has been at the forefront of most major race relations movements in the United States. The YWCA and its local associations affect real change through a process that identifies and eradicates the barriers that divide humans and perpetuate racism and other forms of oppression. Individuals can learn new ways of working cooperatively through shared resources and perspectives. https://www.standagainstracism.org
The Trenton Meeting of Friends (Quakers) will present the acclaimed documentary NOT IN OUR TOWN. NOT IN OUR TOWN is the inspiring ½ hour documentary film about the residents of a Montana town who stood together to say NO to a growing threat of hate crimes and racial intolerance. The community made an unmistakable declaration; since then, no serious acts of hate violence have been reported in Billings, Montana.
Join the Trenton Quakers at one of the following showings:
Thursday April 14 at 5:15 pm
Friday April 15 at 5:15 pm
Saturday April 16 at 12:30 pm followed by a discussion facilitated by Marietta Taylor
Sunday April 17 at 12:30 pm
Popcorn and soda will be served. There will be no charge for this event.
The Trenton Friends Meetinghouse is located at 142 East Hanover St., corner of North Montgomery St., Trenton, NJ 08608 (right next to the YWCA).
For more information call (609)278-4551 and leave a message.
A free health screening will be available for Hunterdon County
residents between the ages of 50 to 64 who are uninsured or underinsured
on Saturday, April 16th from 8:00 a.m. to noon at Hunterdon Medical
Center.
Screening tests available are:
? Balance Assessment
? Blood Pressure Check
? Colorectal Risk Factors/Testing
? Fasting Lipid Glucose Blood Test
? Depression Screening
? Diabetes and Nutrition Consultation
? Height/Weight/Body Mass Index
? Hearing Consultation
? Medication Review
? Peripheral Arterial Disease Testing (this test will only be done
if you meet screening criteria)
? Visual Acuity and Internal Pressure/Glaucoma
These tests were selected based on the recommendations of the U.S.
Preventive Services Task Force. For accuracy, blood tests require
fasting for 10-12 hours prior to screening. These screenings are
generously funded by Merck & Company.
Hunterdon Medical Center is proud to be sponsoring the United Way of
Hunterdon County and NORWESCAP’s Diaper Bank during the month of
April. The diapers will be distributed to local food pantries in our
community. With every box of diapers (infant or adult) an attendee
brings to the fair, he/she will be entered to win a three-month
membership to the Hunterdon Health and Wellness Centers.
This health screening is brought to the community by the Partnership
for Health Initiative: Hunterdon Healthcare, Hunterdon County Division
of Senior Disabilities & Veteran Services and Hunterdon County
Department of Health.
The screening will be held at Hunterdon Medical Center, 1st floor, 2100
Wescott Drive in Flemington. Pre-registration is required. To register
visit www.co.hunterdon.nj.us and follow the link for Senior
Services/Screenings or call Eleanor Langeveld at 908-782-7224, e-mail:
elangeveld@co.hunterdon.nj.us.
Pity. Horror. Fascination. One can only gape at this man, existing as a freak-show attraction until a sympathetic surgeon swoops in to realize the dreams inside his grossly swollen head--dreams of becoming a man like the men who have stood staring through the bars. Based on the life of the 19th century "human curiosity" Joseph Merrick, Pomerance's award-winning drama puts a gritty but ultimately tender examination of human deformity on display. Step right up and see.
Showing April 14-16 and 21-23 - Hamilton Murray Theater, Princeton University, 609-258-1742 8 p.m., $12., www.theatreintime.org
Welcome to the New Jersey Audubon’s Family Nature Programs. Each program is designed to explore nature through a theme. A portion of each program may be spent outdoors building a deeper connection to the natural world through fun and informative activities. We provide a highly trained environmental educator for each of our programs. Join us and create memories that will last a lifetime. Educational and fun, these Family Nature Programs are perfect for beginning naturalists and their families ages 6 to adult. Cost: members, $3 per person; nonmembers, $5 per person (unless otherwise noted). Pre-registration is encouraged. (609) 897-9400
*Unless otherwise noted
BUILD A BIRD NEST
Saturday, April 2nd
3:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Birds use all kinds of materials to construct their nests—grass, mud, sticks, feathers, fur, even bits of yarn or plastic that they find! In this hands-on program, we’ll first look at some sample bird nests to investigate how they were built. Then we’ll head outside to gather nesting materials, select a good nesting tree, and try to construct your own bird nest!
NATURE WELLNESS WALK
Saturday, April 9th
3:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Spring is the time when many of us think about going outside to exercise as the weather starts to warm. It is also a time when we think about getting our general health back on track after the holiday season and winter months. To help you take your first step towards health this season, join Sändra Hoedemaker, certified Health and Nutrition Counselor, on a 3-mile Nature Wellness Walk through Plainsboro Preserve. You can ask her questions about your diet and health in general, and she will share with you eight important actions you can take to stay healthy all while you enjoy the great outdoors. EARTH DAY FESTIVAL
Saturday April 16th, 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. In celebration of Earth Day we are offering Family Nature Programs at 8:00am, 11:00am, & 3:30pm.
SPRING BIRD MIGRATION AT THE PLAINSBORO PRESERVE
Saturday, April 16th
8:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. Come and join Associate Naturalist Vicki Schwartz for a stroll around the preserve looking and listening for a variety of birds. We will start with some close observations at our feeders and then look for some early spring migrants.
SIGNS OF SPRING HIKE ON THE PLAINSBORO PRESERVE
Saturday, April 16th
11:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. The Plainsboro Preserve is a great place to go for a spring hike. Bring your hiking shoes, dress in layers and come prepared for a moderate hike to some of the lesser explored areas on the Preserve. Expect to cover several miles at a moderate pace with Associate Naturalist Shari-Beth Nadell.
SALAMANDER SEARCH
Saturday, April 16th
3:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. The lives of salamanders are secretive and relatively unknown yet salamanders may be the most abundant and easily observed animals in our forests. Learn some facts about salamanders through a live salamander viewing and discussion. Then we will head out into the hardwood forest to carefully search for the secretive salamanders.
AMAZING ANIMALS OF OUR VERNAL POOLS
Saturday, April 23rd
3:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. In spring, temporary ponds fill up, and these are magnets for breeding amphibians. Vicki Schwartz will lead a walk to the vernal pools at Plainsboro Preserve, where you will learn what vernal pools are, why they are important, and what kind of animals can be found there. Plan to get wet and muddy feet!
THE BIRDS ARE BACK IN TOWN
Saturday, April 30th
3:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. Our feathered friends are heading back to and through New Jersey as they travel on their annual migration. Many of the birds we see here have spent the winter in Central and South America and come here for the seasonal abundance of insect life - the principal food resource for many baby birds. Please join us for a classic bird walk where we will try to identify as many birds as possible through colorful calls and pretty plumage.
FIELD TRIPS & PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS AND TEENS
Please pre-register ten days in advance with a payment of $10 for NJA members or $15 for nonmembers. Checks must be made out to “NJ Audubon”. Send payment to Plainsboro Preserve, 80 Scotts Corner Road, Cranbury, NJ 08512, or pay with a credit card over the phone.
DUKE BIRDING BY BIKE
Saturday, April 23rd
8:00A.M. -12:00P.M.
Moderate bike Duke Farms is a beautiful five square mile piece of mixed habitat in central New Jersey that is a haven for bird migrants. Interlaced through fields and forest is an extensive bike path that allows us to cover distance at a moderate pace and locate a large variety of bird species. Join Sanctuary Director Sean Grace, Michael Polluck, and Stephen Bagen for a birding by bike bonanza.
BIRDING: SOURLAND MOUNTAINS SERIES
PART 1: SOMERSET SOURLANDS
Saturday, April 30th
8:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M. Moderate hike.
This Somerset County site is not only a great place to hike, but also a great place to witness migration in Central New Jersey. Warblers, Tanagers, Orioles and Bluebirds find the forests here a welcome haven during their arduous journey. Join Sanctuary Director Sean Grace on this wonderful hike and learn about spring migration.
Princeton High School’s Spectacle Theatre Company
presents their spring musical:
The Boy Friend
Directed by drama teacher Patricia Wray
With book, music and lyrics by Sandy Wilson
(Original Broadway version was in 1954)
All performances will be at Princeton High School in the Princeton Regional Schools Performing Arts Center
(Located at the corner of Walnut Lane and Franklin Avenue)
Wednesday, March 30 at 7:30pm
Friday, April 1 at 8pm
Saturday, April 2 at 8pm
Tickets may be purchased at the door:
Adults $12, Students and Seniors $7
With its catchy tunes, period dances (including the Charleston) and winning sense of humor, "The Boy Friend" is a sparkling, tongue-in-cheek 1920's romp in the spirit of "No, No, Nanette." It is appropriate for all audiences (rated G).
PRINCETON, N.J. (March 23, 2011) – Dr. Wai-Yip Chau, a specialist in bariatric surgery, including gastric bypass and gastric banding, will outline options for weight-loss surgery when Princeton HealthCare System (PHCS) hosts its next live Web chat on Thursday, March 24.
Dr. Chau, a member of the treatment team at the Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence at University Medical Center at Princeton, offers patients a full range of procedures. Through his affiliation with UMCP, Dr. Chau now accepts several commercial insurance plans.
To participate in the Web chat, users will need a PC or MAC with a broadband Internet connection and Adobe Flash Player installed. Download the latest Adobe Flash Player at https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
Participants will be required to log in or create a new account at the site to ask questions. To pre-register, call (609) 897-8980 or visit www.princetonhcs.org/calendar. Those who register will be entered in a drawing immediately following the Web chat for one of several $25 gift cards.
The UStream events are intended to give consumers a free and convenient way to pose their questions to an expert in his or her field. The chat with Dr. Chau will be his second appearance on PHCS’ UStream channel.
Previous Web chats have featured Dr. Heather van Raalte, a fellowship-trained urogynecologist, discussing pelvic floor disorders; Anthony Dissen, R.D., offering advice on sustainable weight loss; and Dr. John Passalaris, a cardiologist discussing heart and vascular health. The previous Web chats can be viewed at www.ustream.tv/channel/princetonhealth.
The Arts Council of Princeton presents free John McDevitt Outdoor Sculpture Demonstrations on April 14th (rain date: April 15th) on the Paul Robeson Center’s Michael Graves Terrace. Workshop times are 1:00 – 2:00 pm, 4:00 – 5:00 pm, or 5:00 – 6:00 pm. The Arts Council is currently showing recent steel sculptures by award winning New Hope sculptor John McDevitt on the outdoor terrace until May 3, 2011. McDevitt has exhibited extensively in the tri-state region and his works are in collections throughout the U.S. He is also a dynamic art educator and serves as Director of Education for the Elephant’s Eye Artist Studio Tour. John McDevitt will demonstrate how he transforms cold, hard steel into warm and engaging forms that tell his stories. The presentation will involve a step by step show and tell – explaining how he fabricates his steel works from concept development to cutting, bending, welding, and patination. Students will even see the artist bend steel with his bare hands!
McDevitt describes his work as revolving around the constancy of change and the challenge of self-transformation. His forms are simple and inviting and give the viewer a moment to transform an otherwise abstract notion into something consequential. Each workshop is free and 60 minutes long; they will be scheduled on a first come, first served basis.
The workshops will take place at the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542. Parking is available in the Spring and Hulfish Street Garages as well as metered parking along Witherspoon Street and Paul Robeson Place. Please call (609) 924-8777 or visit www.artscouncilofprinceton.org <https://www.artscouncilofprinceton.org/> for more information.
The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP), founded in 1967,is a non-profit organization with a mission of Building Community through the Arts. Housed in the landmark Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, designed by renowned architect Michael Graves, the ACP fulfills its mission by presenting a wide range of programs including exhibitions, performances, free community cultural events, and studio-based classes and workshops in the visual, performing and literary arts. Arts Council of Princeton programs are designed to be high-quality, engaging, affordable and accessible for the diverse population in the greater Princeton region.
For more information and to register, contact Maria Evans at mevans@artscouncilofprinceton.org or call (609) 924-8777.
Young love and a fateful deal with the devil are the subjects of two Stravinsky works presented by the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) in the season’s final Chamber Series concert, performed Sunday, April 3 and Monday, April 4, 2011. Sunday’s performances take place at 2 pm at Stonebridge retirement community, and 4:30 pm in Wolfensohn Hall at the Institute for Advanced Study. Monday’s performance takes place at 4 pm at Princeton Windrows retirement community. The program, titled Stravinsky’s Russian Tales, is a complement to the PSO’s May 15 Classical Series concert, Russian Night.
Based on Alexander Pushkin’s The Little House in Kolomna, Stravinsky’s short comic opera Mavratells the story of Parasha and Vassily, who are in love but are rarely able to meet. The young lovers devise a scheme under which Vassily disguises himself as a maid so that he can work in Parasha’s home and they can steal some time together. The plan goes off without a hitch … at least at first! This performance of Stravinsky’s lighthearted one-act opera, arranged by Winfried Radeke, is sung in English.
Another stage work by Stravinsky, L’Histoire du Soldat (The Soldiers’ Tale)has a more serious undercurrent. A soldier playing a violin attracts the devil, who suggests a barter: his violin in return for a book of economic forecasts that will make him immensely rich. The soldier accepts the deal, but it proves to be more trouble than it was worth when he returns home and finds that he is now a stranger to his loved ones. He tries to make a new life for himself, but can’t find complete happiness; the traded violin, it might seem, represents his soul.
The nine-piece chamber ensemble performing these works is made up of PSO musicians, and is joined by four vocalists, including soprano Tory Browers, mezzo-soprano Katharine Gunnink, alto Melissa Fajardo, and tenor Steven Caldicott Wilson. PSO Assistant Conductor Eric Dudley conducts.
"In both works on this exciting concert we encounter Stravinsky's brilliance and flair for the dramatic,” says Dudley. “With equal doses of energy, humor, and thoughtful irony, these fables-in-music from Russian folklore have an immediacy and wit that resonate in any time and place."
There is no charge for admission, but reservations are required for the April 3 performance at the Institute for Advanced Study. For more information on Stonebridge and Princeton Windrows, please visit www.stonebridgeatmontgomery.org and www.princetonwindrows.com.
What: Chamber Series Concert: Stravinsky’s Russian Tales
Stravinsky, Mavra
Stravinsky, Suite from L’Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier’s Tale)
When & Where: Sunday, April 3 at 2 pm, at Stonebridge retirement community; Sunday, April 3 at 4:30 pm, in Wolfensohn Hall at the Institute for Advanced study; Monday, April 4 at 4 pm at Princeton Windrows retirement community
Admission: There is no charge for admission, but reservations are required for the April 3 performance at the Institute for Advanced Study. Please call the PSO at (609) 497-0020 or email info@princetonsymphony.org.
With programs connected to themes explored on Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) Classical Series concerts, the PSO’s Chamber Series presents a wide array of classical music in an intimate setting. PSO musicians and other top-tier musicians are featured performers on the Chamber Series’ sophisticated programs. Works both traditional and modern, from duos to short operas, may be heard four times a year, free of charge. The series is presented in partnership with the Institute for Advanced Study, and each program is also performed at Stonebridge and Princeton Windrows retirement communities.
ABOUT THE PRINCETON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Whether performing classical masterworks, introducing music by modern-day masters, or hosting students at their first live symphony performance, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is a cultural centerpiece of the Princeton community and one of New Jersey’s finest music organizations. Guided by an extraordinary Board of Trustees and invested in artistic excellence, the PSO offers concerts of the highest quality, including orchestral, pops, and chamber music programs. Under the auspices of BRAVO!, the PSO produces wide-reaching and innovative education programs, carried out in partnerships with local schools, arts organizations, and other community agencies. The PSO is proud to have been awarded the New Jersey State Council on the Arts’ highest honors: a Citation of Excellence and designation as a Major Arts Institution. The only professional orchestra to make its home in Princeton, the PSO performs at beautiful Richardson Auditorium on the campus of Princeton University. In June 2009, the Board of Trustees appointed Rossen Milanov as the PSO’s third music director.
Lawrenceville Main Street (LMS) will host its sixth biennial house tour on Saturday, May 14, 2011 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This year’s theme will be “Country Living,” in celebration of the rural, agricultural heritage of today’s suburban community. Visitors will have the opportunity to view six residences in Lawrence Township that retain their traditional ties to the land.
The homes on this year’s LMS tour span more than 250 years of history, from a rustic early 18th century farmhouse made of mud and stone to a dramatic late 20th century contemporary house with vaulted ceilings and vast windows. In spite of their differences, all the homes are set on beautiful acres of current or former farmland.
Every two years, LMS presents a house tour that showcases some of the community’s interesting and historic homes and also raises money for the town’s beautification efforts. Visitors from all over the region come to gather decorating and landscaping ideas and to share thoughts on antiques, artwork, and architecture.
Advance tickets are $20 and will be available in April at the following Lawrenceville businesses: Empower Fitness (2495 Route 1, Lawrence Shopping Center), Fedora Café (2633 Main St.), the LMS Artists Network (2683 Main St.), Terhune Orchards (330 Cold Soil Rd.); and the Village Bakery (2 Gordon Ave.). To order by mail, send a check payable to LMS to Lawrenceville Main Street, 17 Phillips Ave., Lawrenceville, NJ 08648.
On the day of the tour, tickets will be available for $25 at Weeden Park on Main St. (Rte. 206) between Craven La. and Titus Ave. Many village restaurants will offer discounts on lunch that day, and the Artists Network gallery will be open.
Lawrenceville Main Street gratefully acknowledges the following businesses for their sponsorship of this year’s house tour: Bregenzer Brothers, the Inn at Glencairn, iTi Tropicals, the LMS Artists Network, Luxe Home Company, Meadowgate Farm Alpacas, and Wealth Strategies.
celebrating Pi Day and Einstein's birthday on March 14th.
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starting Friday March 11th and ending monday, 3/14 in celebration of Pi
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Are You Uninsured or Underinsured? Free Health Screening for Hunterdon
County Residents Ages 50-64
A free health screening will be available for Hunterdon County
residents between the ages of 50 to 64 who are uninsured or underinsured
on Saturday, April 16th from 8:00 a.m. to noon at Hunterdon Medical
Center.
Screening tests available are:
? Balance Assessment
? Blood Pressure Check
? Colorectal Risk Factors/Testing
? Fasting Lipid Glucose Blood Test
? Depression Screening
? Diabetes and Nutrition Consultation
? Height/Weight/Body Mass Index
? Hearing Consultation
? Medication Review
? Peripheral Arterial Disease Testing (this test will only be done
if you meet screening criteria)
? Visual Acuity and Internal Pressure/Glaucoma
These tests were selected based on the recommendations of the U.S.
Preventive Services Task Force. For accuracy, blood tests require
fasting for 10-12 hours prior to screening. These screenings are
generously funded by Merck & Company.
Hunterdon Medical Center is proud to be sponsoring the United Way of
Hunterdon County and NORWESCAP’s Diaper Bank during the month of
April. The diapers will be distributed to local food pantries in our
community. With every box of diapers (infant or adult) an attendee
brings to the fair, he/she will be entered to win a three-month
membership to the Hunterdon Health and Wellness Centers.
This health screening is brought to the community by the Partnership
for Health Initiative: Hunterdon Healthcare, Hunterdon County Division
of Senior Disabilities & Veteran Services and Hunterdon County
Department of Health.
The screening will be held at Hunterdon Medical Center, 1st floor, 2100
Wescott Drive in Flemington. Pre-registration is required. To register
visit www.co.hunterdon.nj.us and follow the link for Senior
Services/Screenings or call Eleanor Langeveld at 908-782-7224, e-mail:
elangeveld@co.hunterdon.nj.us.
MAY 14, 2011 - Paws Walk is an annual event that celebrates the love we have for our dogs. We promote the event as a way for owners to spend quality time with their dog(s), have fun, as well as learn something about various pet subjects: rescues, behavior, organizations, pet products. Families, singles and adult couples all enjoy the day. The event lasts about 3 to 4 hours including the walk. Located in Hightstown NJ at Association Park. Registration starts at 10:30. About 150 dogs wag their tails for hours at the event.
It is a fun day! We will have a star attraction or demo of some kind (in the past we have had a K9 demo, Agility demo, etc). There is an “Ask the Expert” booth with a Vet and a Behaviorist, rescue groups, usually a pet first aid booth, pet-related vendors, etc. In addition, we will have fun activities, perhaps a scavenger hunt, Pet Idol, pet paw craft, etc. We are still developing this year’s agenda so do not have any more specific info that we can share right now.
The proceeds benefit the Hightstown Animal Welfare Committee, a non-profit all-volunteer group that relies on donations. Our mission is to protect, educate and adopt.
Register/wristbands for Walk at Hightstown Historical Society on Bank Street, or pre-register online. The first 150 dogs receive a valuable goody bag. https://bitsy.me/068
Spring Break Camps:
March 14th-18th: Simple Tools. 9:00am-3:00pm - 80 Spruce Street Rear - Princeton, NJ 08540 - 917 453 1451 (extended hours available by arrangement)
Join us for a week of discovery as you explore a variety of scientific concepts and build tools to illustrate these concepts. Topics will include simple machines (levers, planes, wedges and pulleys) as well as simple measuring concepts. Camps are geared towards children in K-5th grade.
Projects which will depend on the age of the participants may include:
building a crane
building a simple flashlight
tools for measuring area and perimeter
barometers and other weather tools
March 21-25: Chemistry For all. 9:00am-3:00pm - 80 Spruce Street Rear - Princeton, NJ 08540 - 917 453 1451(extended hours available by arrangement) Join us as we mix safe household chemicals together and learn about why things bubble, fizz and foam. We will explore liquids, solids and gases, make our own potions and explore properties of various ingredients. We will make molecule models and take a quick tour of the periodic table. This week is your chance to mix, measure and test your own concotions . Each student will make his/her own lab notebook in which they will log their experiments.
The Gallery at Chapin will feature the oil paintings of Csilla Sadloch in an exhibit entitled “Junctures Observed” from April 4 thru April 29. 2011.A reception for the artist will be held on Wednesday, April 6, from 5 p.m-7 p.m.
Csilla Sadloch looks to nature to inform her interest in movement and rhythm and while plants provide the inspiration, Sadloch grapples with themes of innocence, danger, mischance to form her loosely-knit narrative.
“My creative process begins with photography,” states Sadloch.“The camera allows me to zoom and discover veins, bumps, creases and parts of plants which would normally go unnoticed.These hyper-examined forms become discoveries for me and, as I paint them, mischievous and thorny interpretations often result.”
“While I’m painting,” continues Sadloch, “I find myself attracted to junctures at which two disparate parts join, such as a stem joined to a leaf or seeds born of a pod.Where does the seed come from, how did it grow? I focus on detail to understand form. At the same time, I realize this obsessive focus often changes the observed plant/object.The pleasure comes when the ordinary object metamorphoses into a somewhat extraordinary, ambiguous and sometimes menacing new form.”
A Hungarian-born painter, Sadloch received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts from Montclair State University.Her work has been featured in two FLOW Miami Art Fairs, as well as in multiple exhibition venues throughout Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York and New Jersey.Her paintings were included in the Mid-Atlantic Painting Overview in Arlington, Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic Painting Exhibit at University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
She was selected as a Visual Arts Fellow by the Independence Foundation and received a two year service grant from the Creative Artists Network (now known as CFEVA).She was selected for a solo show by the Woodmere Art Museum and the Philadelphia Art Alliance. She is represented by Schmidt Dean Gallery in Philadelphia.
In addition to the artists’ reception, the exhbit can be viewed by appointment during school hours between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m..The Chapin School is located at 4101Princeton Pike, Princeton, NJ.To make an appointment to visit the gallery, please call 609-924-7206.
Welcome to the New Jersey Audubon’s Family Nature Programs. Each program is designed to explore nature through a theme. A portion of each program may be spent outdoors building a deeper connection to the natural world through fun and informative activities. We provide a highly trained environmental educator for each of our programs. Join us and create memories that will last a lifetime. Educational and fun, these Family Nature Programs are perfect for beginning naturalists and their families ages 6 to adult. Cost: members, $3 per person; nonmembers, $5 per person (unless otherwise noted). Pre-registration is encouraged. (609) 897-9400
*Unless otherwise noted
THE SOUNDS OF NATURE
Saturday, February 26th
2:30 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Every species of frog, toad, and bird have their own songs and calls. This is a great way to learn about how animals communicate and the songs that they make. We will test our ability to identify a variety of New Jersey’s animal life and may even try our hand at imitating them.
TERRIFIC TURTLES
Saturday, March 5th
3:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Did you know that the vernal pools of Plainsboro Preserve are home to many types of elusive turtles? Participants meet several species of turtles in our nature center up close before creating their very own paper turtle to take home! We will also hike out to the vernal pools to search for turtles, weather permitting.
Woodcock and amphibian evening walk *Special Time*
Saturday, March 12th
Walk begins at 5:30 P.M. Join us at the Plainsboro Preserve to witness the nuptial flights of the male woodcock as they try to woo their female counterparts. The Preserve has a number of these amazing and secretive birds and in years past we have seen and heard many of them. Linger into the night as the amphibian chorus grows. Join Sanctuary Director Sean Grace for this fun and informative evening walk.
FULL MOON HIKE *SPECIAL TIME* Saturday, March 19th
7:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M. A familiar trail by day becomes a whole new experience at night! Our fearless naturalist will lead you on an adventure in which owls hoot, coyotes howl and strange rustlings in the brush are wonderful possibilities. Join us for this family friendly exploration into the animal world at night.
LITTLE TYKE HIKE
Saturday, March 26th
3:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Join Teacher Naturalist Corey Sperling on a fun adventure into the natural world with your favorite budding naturalist. We will explore the natural world together through stories and hands on explorations. For children ages 3-6, must be accompanied by an adult.
FIELD TRIPS & PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS AND TEENS
Please pre-register ten days in advance with a payment of $10 for NJA members or $15 for nonmembers. Checks must be made out to “NJ Audubon”. Send payment to Plainsboro Preserve, 80 Scotts Corner Road, Cranbury, NJ 08512, or pay with a credit card over the phone.
RESERVOIR ROMP
Saturday, February 26th
8:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. Ages 9 – adult
During late winter we get a variety of waterfowl species in central New Jersey. We will visit Round Valley Reservoir to look for roosting and feeding waterfowl. Depending on our luck we may continue along to Spruce Run Reservoir to see what other winter waterfowl we can turn up. Join Vicki Schwartz for a fun and informative day in the field.
SOURLANDS SALAMANDER SEARCH
Friday, March 25th 7:00 – 9:00PM Join us for an adventure into the Sourland Mountains as we search for the remarkable spotted salamander. When the first warm rains of spring arrive, many amphibians emerge from their winter burrows and migrate to their breeding pools. This is the only time of year that these large bodied salamanders can be seen above ground in large numbers. Don’t miss this spectacular natural event! Bring a headlamp or flashlight and dress warmly. This trip requires a short walk into the woods at night. Join Melissa Craddock and Sean Grace on this nighttime adventure.
High School students in and around Princeton are invited to sign up to perform in What’s Up Princeton’s first ever Open Mic Night to be held on Friday, March 4 from 7:00 – 10:00 pm. An “open mic” event is one in which anyone can perform a short set, regardless of style. We are looking for singers, musicians, poets, comedians, dancers, jugglers…you name it! Any style of music is welcome from rock, jazz, hip hop and funk to musical theater, a capella, and classical. Performers must pre-register to perform by filling out the form at https://tinyurl.com/4j2dldw.
This event is free and the public is invited to come and enjoy performances by some of Princeton’s best young talent. The Arts Council’s theater will be set up in café style and there will be a stage, sound system, piano and theater lighting so that all performers will look and sound their very best.
What’s Up Princeton is a collaboration of organizations in Princeton who provide services to youth in the Princeton area: The Arts Council of Princeton, Corner House, HiTOPS, The Princeton Public Library and the Princeton Recreation Department. Its mission is to provide teenagers and young adults in Princeton with news and information about these youth-serving organizations and their services, and to create and support collaborative programming for youth in the community.
The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP), founded in 1967, is a non-profit organization with a mission of Building Community through the Arts. Housed in the landmark Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, designed by renowned architect Michael Graves, the ACP fulfills its mission by presenting a wide range of programs including exhibitions, performances, free community cultural events, and studio-based classes and workshops in the visual, performing and literary arts. Arts Council of Princeton programs are designed to be high-quality, engaging, affordable and accessible for the diverse population in the greater Princeton region.
Established 36 years ago, as a joint agency of Princeton Borough and Township, Corner House, a non-profit counseling center for adolescents, young adults, and their families, has been the leading force in the community’s response to substance abuse and family crisis issues. As in the beginning, they remain dedicated to providing quality programs in a warm, friendly, and supportive environment. Their treatment and prevention programs are open to the entire community and no one is ever turned away because they are unable to pay for services.
Corner House operates extensive prevention and outreach programs. Their focus is on seeing young people reachtheir full potential by having a positive self image and learning the coping skills necessary to deal with a wide range of personal and social pressures. The teens and young adults who seek services at Corner House are struggling with problems ranging from difficulties at home and at school to alcohol and drug addiction.
Founded in 1987, HiTOPS is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, located in Mercer County, New Jersey whose mission is to promote adolescent health and well-being. HiTOPS helps adolescents clarify their values and make responsible decisions regarding their health and actions, and gives parents, teachers and caregivers of adolescents the tools they need to best support and guide the young people they nurture.
The Princeton Public Library, the community's living room, connects people with ideas, information, technology, resources and each other in ways that enrich their lives and help them to realize their dreams.
The Princeton Recreation Department is committed to enhancing the quality of life for the diverse Princeton community. The staff and board members are dedicated to developing, promoting and executing quality educational, cultural and recreational opportunities. It is the Rec Department’s intent to encourage participation of individuals and families to develop physical fitness and mental well-being. They believe that through this lifestyle, our community will be more productive and healthy thereby strengthening its foundation.
Additional support for Open Mic Night is provided by AMO Productions and Haneman Associates.
This is a free event and will take place in the Solley Theater at the Arts Council of Princeton’s Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542. Parking is available in the Spring and Hulfish Street Garages as well as metered parking along Witherspoon Street and Paul Robeson Place.
The intricate webs of love lost, found, and anticipated will be revealed in Pierrot Productions’ presentation of "A Little Night Music," the award-winning Stephen Sondheim musical, at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre. Dates and show times for this elegant bittersweet comedy are Fridays, March 4 and 11 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, March 5 and 12 at 7:30 p.m.; and Sundays, March 6 and 13 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on Mercer's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on March 4.
Based on the Ingmar Bergman film "Smiles of a Summer Night," the scene is a Swedish country estate at the turn of the last century. Surprising liaisons, long-stirring passions and a taste of love's endless possibilities are all resurrected in a gathering of the current, previous, and prospective lovers of the beautiful actress, Desirée Armfeldt, along with their wives, who are united in their jealousy. Desirée, however, secretly envies the wives, and would just as soon simplify her life and settle down.
With music set almost entirely in waltz time, the musical's hit numbers include "Remember," "Night Waltz," "Liaisons" and the most memorable of them all, "Send in the Clowns."
Since winning numerous Tony Awards in 1973 (including Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book), "A Little Night Music" has been performed in venues throughout the United States and Europe, and recently completed an award-winning revival on Broadway, starring Bernadette Peters and Elaine Stritch. Now, directly after the end of its Broadway run, the show is making its Kelsey Theatre debut.
Starring in "A Little Night Music" are Vicky Czarnik of Hopewell as Desiree Armfeldt; Tom Chiola of Trenton as Fredrik Egerman; Mariel Rosati of Ivyland, Pa., as Anne Egerman; Jim Petro of Hamilton as Henrik Egerman; Sue Robbins of Titusville as Madame Armfeldt; Melissa Rittmann of Ewing as Petra; Joe Giglio of Trenton as Carl-Magnus Malcolm; and Cathy Liebars of Langhorne as Charlotte Malcolm.
The cast also features John Bergeron of Morrisville, Pa. as Lindquist; Matthew Kennedy of Princeton as Erlanson; Kat Ross of Ewing as Fredrika Armfeldt; Lauren Parsons of Delran as Nordstrom; Nick Pecht of Hamilton as Frid; Kate Skelly of Bordentown as Malla; Lauren Snyder of Princeton as Segstrom; and Wendy Watt of Hamilton as Anderssen.
The show is directed by Pete LaBriola of Pennington and choreographed by Kat Kline of Ewing, with musical direction by Lou Woodruff of Washington Crossing and vocal direction by Pam Sharples of East Windsor.
Tickets are $16 for adults, $14 for seniors, and $12 for students and children. Free parking is available next to the theater. Tickets may be purchased at online at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible and free parking is available next to the theater.
The Princeton University Orchestra and Michael Pratt will present two evenings of student winners of the University Concerto Competition on concerts Friday March 4 and Saturday March 5 at 8:00 pm. in Richardson Auditorium.Also featured on the concerts will the premiere of new work for Electric Guitar and Orchestra with the composer as soloist.
Mark Dancigers, a fourth year fellow in Princeton’s Ph.D. program in Composition will be the soloist in his own new work, “Concerto for Electric Guitar and Orchestra”. Michael Pratt commented, “Mark is part of a brilliant new generation of composers to blend music from the club and the concert hall into a vibrant stream that is revitalizing much of our concert life. Plus, he is a virtuoso guitarist.”
Jessica Anastasio ’11, a flutist who won the Concerto Competition in 2009, will play Mozart’s “Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in D major”. Yoon Won Song ’11 will play Sibelius’” Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor”.
“The concerti by Mozart and Sibelius are among the most beloved works for each of their respective instruments. Jessica and Yoon are in so many ways representative of Princeton’s musical stars—both engaged in rigorous academic courses of studies, yet both achieving an exceptional level of musical accomplishment. They both will be pursuing graduate study in music performance”, concluded Pratt.
One may purchase tickets ($15 general, $13 seniors, $8 students) by calling 609-258-9220 or ordering online at www.princeton.edu/utickets.
Biographies for the featured students follow:
Jessica Anastasio is a senior majoring in Classics and pursuing the Musical Performance certificate. In the summer of 2007 she performed at the Kennedy Center as a Presidential Scholar in the Arts, and is now an Emerging Artist for Miyazawa Flutes, Inc. She has performed at numerous summer festivals, including the Tanglewood Music Center (where she was the youngest student ever to attend), the Aspen Music Festival and the National Repertory Orchestra where she has performed under the batons of James Levine, Michael Tilson Thomas, Christoph von Dohnanyi and Rafael Frübeck de Burgos. She is a substitute flutist for the Kansas City Philharmonic, the San Antonio Symphony and the New World Symphony. She studies flute at Princeton with Jayn Rosenfeld, Principal Flute of the Princeton Symphony.
Yoon Won Song is a senior where she is pursuing a degree in Economics and is
Co-concertmaster of the Princeton University Orchestra. She has performed in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Poland, Russia, Japan, and Korea, as well as in the United States. In March 2004, she became the third prize laureate of the renowned International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians. In addition, she has received many awards including first prizes at the Daily Korea Times competition, the Music Journal Competition, and the Seoul Symphony Orchestra Competition. Her teachers include Dorothy DeLay, Hyo Kang, Stefan Milenkovich, Nam-Yun Kim, and, at Princeton, Anna Lim.
Described by the New York Times as "entrancing" and "rich in beguiling timbres", the music of Mark Dancigers has been commissioned and performed by orchestras and chamber ensembles across the United States. An active electric guitarist and advocate for new music, he has premiered over 60 new works for the electric guitar across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and been hailed as "one of indie-classical's top shredders" by Seth Walls of Newsweek. He studied at Yale University and the Yale School of Music, where his principal teachers included Martin Bresnick, Ezra Laderman, Kathryn Alexander, Aaron Jay Kernis, Matthew Suttor, and John Halle.. He is currently completing his doctorate in music composition at Princeton University under Steven Mackey.
Princeton – The Princeton Day School Performing Arts Department will present The Wedding Singer, a musical comedy based on the New Line Cinema film of the same name, starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, on February 24-26 in the McAneny Theater on the PDS campus.
Directed by PDS Artist-in-Residence Stan Cahill, The Wedding Singer chronicles the story of rock-star wannabe Robbie Heart, who still lives in his grandmother’s basement, and is New Jersey’s favorite wedding singer. It’s 1985, the era of the power ballad, and Robbie is the life of the party until his fiancé, Linda, leaves him at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. Then he meets Julia, an admiring young waitress, and Robbie falls madly in love. The only trouble is Julia is about to be married to a Wall Street shark, and unless Robbie can pull off the performance of a decade, the girl of his dreams will be gone forever. With a score that pays loving homage to the pop songs of the 1980s, The Wedding Singer takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up, and a wedding singer might just be the coolest guy in the room.
The production, choreographed by Artist-in-Residence Ann Robideaux, features thirty-three student actors in grades 9 through 12 and an elaborate and colorful set designed by Technical Director Jeffrey Van Velsor. Twenty-five students will be serving as the crew for the shows, and the projection sequences were designed by senior Eric Falcon of Princeton.
Performances are open to the public and begin at 8 p.m. Thursday, February 24, with evening shows Friday and Saturday as well as a 2 p.m. matinee Saturday. Tickets, priced $10 for adults and $8 for students, can be purchased at the theater box office or online at www.pds.org/boxoffice.
For this production, PDS will be offering special VIP On-Stage Tickets. These tickets offer audience members the opportunity to be part of the action on-stage, but also the chance to play an integral part in sending a group of PDS students to Edinburgh, Scotland, where they will represent United States high schools at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer.
Studies show that when kids have more books in their home libraries, they do better in school. Classics Used and Rare Books, 117 South Warren Street, in partnership with Children's Futures raises store credit and money to make books available for all Trenton kids. In a struggling school district, this is one thing everybody can do to help kids succeed.
Through a partnership with local groups, Classics distributed $4,668 worth of books to Trenton students in 2010. Distribution partners include the NAACP Education Committee, Hedgepeth Williams School, the Classics Kids Book Club, Alexander’s Run, the Boys and Girls Club, Dr. Martin Luther King Elementary, the Passage Theatre after-school program, and Greater Emmanuel Church.
Monetary support in 2010 came from Black Rock Financial, Capital Health Systems, Hutchinson, Weidel Insurance and individual donors.
If you would like to help
Book donations, which will be converted to store credit (kids and adults books), can be made by bringing books down to Classics Used and Rare Books, 117 South Warren and identifying them as books for the Books at Home Program.
Monetary donations can be made by bringing checks or money orders to Classics, made out to our partners at Children’s Futures. Inc, with "Classics Books at Home Program" in the subject line.
Credit card donations can be made through "Donate Now using Just Give" located at www.childrensfutures.org. The section marked "Enter a description below of how you would like your donation to be used" should read "Classics Books at Home Program."
Children’s Futures is a 501c3 non-profit and these cash donations are tax deductible.
While figuring our your charitable donations for 2010, and while cleaning out your bookshelves, please consider the Trenton Books at Home Program.
Purchase "Valentines for Food" for $3.99 each at McCaffrey's Supermarket in Princeton from February 6 to 14. McCaffrey’s is matching purchases dollar for dollar up to $5,000.
Purchase “Virtual Valentines” starting at $10 at www.thecrisisministry.org. The Crisis Ministry will act as “Cupid,” sending special greetings by email or regular mail to designated loved ones.
Area congregations holding special collections February 13 are: Trinity Church Princeton, Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton United Methodist Church, Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville, Trinity Church Rocky Hill, Christ Congregation, St. David’s Episcopal Church Cranbury, and Dutch Neck Presbyterian Church, West Windsor.
4BestSolar is proud to congratulate Mr. Michael Kaiser on his promotion to Vice President of Engineering and Operations and Partner, as well as, Mr. Tom Loredo as Vice President of Commercial Sales. In recognizing these two individuals, Rich Albano, co-founder of 4BestSolar expresses that, “The commitment to excellence and our customers support has precipitated the promotion of two key individuals within 4BestSolar. Both Mike and Tom has demonstrated that they are key to our success as a solar systems developer and we are ecstatic to have two talented customer focused individuals on-board.”
“Mike Kaiser has set the standard for design and construction excellence that has set 4BestSolar apart from our competition” reflects Albano,” We are distinguishing ourselves in the market as a result of Mike’s insistence to a high quality standard.”
The promotion of Michael Kaiser to VP of Engineering and Operations will amplify the success of 4BestSolar. Michael exhibits his expertise and professionalism not only in the field, but also in the classroom, a graduate of Penn State University with a BS in architecture. Mike is a NAHB Certified Graduate Remodeler (CGR), NAHB Graduate Master Builder (GMB) and a NAHB Certified Green Professional (CGP). The commitment to excellence has earned recognition among his peers as a winner of numerous awards to include; Chrysalis Award, Professional Remodeler Best of the Northeast Bronze Award, Professional Remodeler Best of the Best Award, Professional Remodeler Best of the Best Platinum Award – Commercial Remodel, Shore Builders Association FAME Award, among others.
An active family guy, Mike is a lifelong resident of New Jersey and lives with his family in Cranbury, NJ. In the area, Mike is involved with a list of local charities and non-profit organizations among those are Cranbury Lions Club where he has held numerous local and state positions: NJ State Region Four Past-Chairman, President, Melvin Jones Fellowship, among others.
The promotion of Mr. Loredo as VP of Commercial Sales represents the dynamically growing commercial sector of 4BestSolar. With Tom’s promotion to this vital position, we are excited to see the success he will bring to this department. Tom brings over 40 years knowledge and experience in the construction industry having hands-on experience as a laborer, ironworker, project superintendent, manager and executive while he owned two construction companies. Tom has managed construction of in excess of 2 million square feet of commercial building space of multimillion dollar project budgets.
Tom has a BS in Civil Engineering from Fairleigh Dickinson University as well as being NABCEP certified technician. A lifelong resident of New Jersey, Tom lives with his wife and daughter in Far Hills, NJ.
Follow the adventures of “Pinocchio,” a puppet on a mission to be a real boy. The Yardley Players present this heart-warming fairytale classic at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre on Friday, Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 5 at 2 and 4 p.m.; and Sunday, Feb. 6 at 2 and 4 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening performance on Feb. 4.
Lonely old Geppetto carves himself a son out of wood. No sooner does he complete the job than the puppet springs to life. But Pinocchio is not yet a real boy. First he must prove himself worthy. After many missteps – and a nose that grows longer with each one – Pinocchio finally learns the important lessons of honesty, bravery and loyalty that ensure his entry into the human world.
Featured in “Pinocchio” are Stephen Szemis of West Windsor as Pinocchio; Michael McCollum of Feasterville, Pa., as Geppetto; Jeffrey Milstein of East Windsor as Master Cherry; Laura Murey of Hamilton as Blue Fairy; Kyle Ossowski of Lawrenceville as Harlequin; Emma Rulli of Burlington as Columbine; Marina Vrahnos of Plainsboro as Fire Eater; Caroline Scott of Skillman as The Fox; Simon Hamilton of Princeton as The Cat; Claire Norden of Newtown, Pa., as Candlewick; Douglas Eberhart of Yardley, Pa., as Barker; Jim Guenther of Lawrenceville as Coachman; and Walter Smyth of Trevose, Pa., as The Voice of the Cricket.
Tickets are $8 for students and children and $10 for adults. Free parking is available next to the theater. Tickets may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible. For a complete listing of adult and children's events, visit the Kelsey website.
We’ll spend 4 cozy Saturday afternoons at the Updike Farmstead, reading a work of historical fiction together and learning about exciting events in history! The program is a four-part series to be held on the following Saturdays: Jan 22, Jan 29, Feb 5, and Feb 12 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm. This program is ideal for children ages 9 – 11 (4th and 5th graders only, please). The cost is $60/child (4 sessions); $50/HSP members
Updike Farm is located at 354 Quaker Road, Princeton (the white house with the paved driveway next to the Friends School). Registration is required and the club is limited to 12 children. For more information or to register, please call 609.921.6748 x100 or email Jeanette@princetonhistory.org. Please visit us at www.princetonhistory.org.
The Central Jersey Choral Society will present works this season by 4 great masters who transcend tie, language, culture and religion: Bach, Beethoven, Brahms and Bernstein. “The great classical works have an innate ability to bind us together,” says Artistic Director, Christopher Loeffler. These composers span 2 major religions, 3 languages, and 4 generations.
Each concert will be offered twice, as follows:
Bach's Cantata 140, Beethoven's Mass in C, & Bernstein's Chichester Psalms will be performed at 7:30 PM on Saturday, January 8th, at Bristol Chapel on the campus of Westminster Choir College, the School of Music of Rider University, 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton, NJ. & at
3:00 PM on Saturday January 15th, at St. David's Episcopal Church, 90 S. Main St., Cranbury, NJ
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem will be performed at
3:00 PM on Saturday, June 4th, at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 801 W. State St., Trenton, NJ, & at 8:00 PM on Saturday, June 11th, at Princeton University Chapel, 7 Vandeventer Ave., Princeton, NJ.
The Central Jersey Choral Society (formerly known as the Greater Trenton Choral Society) has been providing quality choral music for over 60 years. Both professional and community vocalists find a common voice with CJCS through music shared with their audiences. The CJCS repertoire encompasses the great classical works, including familiar favorites and lesser-known gems. Performances are often held in the Princeton, Trenton and Cranbury areas.
These programs are made possible in part by the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission through funding from the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders, and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment of the Arts.
For more information, to schedule an interview, or to request complementary tickets for one of our performances, please contact us by phone (609-751-5805), or email centraljerseycs@gmail.com. Also, please access our website, www.cjchoralsociety.org.
Princeton, NJ, December 17, 2009 -- The Westerly Arts Series will host the first event of its 2011 season bypresenting a violin concert by Anne Martindale Williams, Principal Cellist of the Pittsburgh Symphony with pianist Paul S. Jones.The program will feature works by Bach, Beethoven, Prokofiev, Kile Smith and others.Admission is free.
Anne Martindale Williams has enjoyed a successful career as Principal Cellist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since 1979. Throughout her tenure with the Orchestra, she has often been featured as soloist both in Pittsburgh and on tour in New York at Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall. She has also collaborated with guest artists such as Yehudi Menuhin, André Previn, Lynn Harrell and Pinchas Zukerman in numerous chamber music performances. Her solo inThe Swanon the Pittsburgh Symphony’s recording ofCarnival ofthe Animalsby Saint-Saëns was described byGrammophoncritic Edward Greenfield as “…the most memorable performance of all.”
Mrs. Williams divides her time between the orchestra, teaching at Carnegie Mellon and Duquesne universities, and solo and chamber music performances in America, Europe and the Far East. Mrs. Williams has appeared in several nationally televised productions including “Concertos,” produced by the BBC and “Previn and the Pittsburgh,” produced by WQED. She also is a member of the Carnegie-Mellon Trio, which performs throughout the United States.
Anne Martindale Williams has given master classes at many universities and festivals throughout the country, including SUNY at Stony Brook, Manhattan School of Music, the National Orchestral Institute, Aspen and the Masterworks festivals. She also enjoys performing at many of America’s prestigious summer music festivals including Aspen, Caramoor, Skaneateles, Maui, Rockport, Grand Teton, Strings in the Mountains, and Mainly Mozart in San Diego.
Anne Martindale Williams has performed as soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in Schumann’s Concerto in A minor, Tippett’s Triple Concerto, Previn’sReflections, Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3 and 6, Strauss’sDon Quixote, Bloch’sSchelomo, Dvorák’s Cello Concerto, Dutilleux’sTout un mondelointain, Saint-Saëns’ Concerto No. 1 and Brahms’ Double Concerto, as well as Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro for String Quartet. In recent seasons she was featured in Elgar’s Cello Concerto, Haydn’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon and Orchestra, and Walton’s Cello Concert.
Mrs. Williams is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music where she studied with Orlando Cole. Her Tecchler cello was made in Rome in 1701.
Accompanying Mr. Kim on the piano will be Paul S. Jones, D.M., composer, organist & music director at Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. Dr. Jones holds a master's degree in piano performance from Indiana University and a Doctor of Music in choral conducting from Indiana University.
The concert will be held at Miller Chapel on the Princeton Theological Seminary campus at 4 PM on Sunday, January 23, 2010.Admission is free.A freewill offering will be taken.
The Westerly Arts Series is sponsored by Westerly Road Church.For further information about the series, call 609-613-2356 or email info@westerlyroad.org.Westerly Road Church is an evangelical nondenominational church located in Princeton, NJ.www.westerlyroad.org.
The highly popular Facebook social networking website will be the focus when The Computer Learning Center presents its free “Computer Tips and Tricks” program on Tuesday, January 4. “Facebook: Connect, Share and Network! Oh My!” will be presented by computer expert Anna Van Scoyoc, a Reference Librarian with the Hopewell Branch of the Mercer County Library System who has developed a special familiarity with the many features Facebook offers.
The Facebook presentation will begin at 2 p.m. in the Ewing Senior and Community Center located at 999 Lower Ferry Road. At 1 p.m. CLC staff expert Mary Kay Podlecki will invite those interested in or already using Apple’s new iPad tablet computer to “Get Answers to Your iPad Questions.” At 1:30 p.m. those attending will also be invited to address their general computer questions to members of the CLC faculty. The all-volunteer CLC presents “Computer Tips and Tricks” programs as a public service on the first Tuesday of each month. No prior registration is required.
During her presentation, Ms. Van Soyoc plans to help computer users both new and already on Facebook to explore its various features. “We’ll take a basic look at what I call ‘The Anatomy of a Profile Page,’ as well as important tips on how to create an account, add friends lists, deal with account and privacy settings, initiate searches, and use some of the other options Facebook offers.”
After completing her Master of Science degree in Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001, Ms. Van Scoyoc began her professional career as an instructional technology librarian at The University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. She initially used Facebook in 2005 as an outreach tool to connect with first-year students while working as a reference and instruction librarian at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. As Facebook has evolved, so has her experience with the social networking platform. Since moving to the public library sector, she has remained involved with teaching, both conceptualizing and implementing workshops designed to enhance and strengthen community members’ skills.
The non-profit Computer Learning Center at Ewing offers a full range of computer skills courses for adults in the central New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania region. For further information about the January 4 program, courses or directions, call 609-882-5086, 609-883-1776, Ext. 6205 or visit the CLC web site at www.ewingsnet.com.
The Woodrow Wilson School (WWS) will host a panel discussion titled "WikiLeaks: Woodrow Wilson School Ambassadors Weigh In," at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 14 in Bowl 016, Robertson Hall, on the Princeton University campus. This discussion is part of the School's "Up to the Minute" series that focuses on world events as they occur. A public reception will follow the talk in the Bernstein gallery.
The panel will feature Ambassador Barbara Bodine, Lecturer in Public and International Affairs, Director of the School's Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative, and former U.S. ambassador to Yemen; Ambassador Robert Finn, Lecturer of Public and International Affairs, Research Associate at Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination, and former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan; and Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer, the S. Daniel Abraham Professor in Middle Eastern Policy Studies, and former U.S. ambassador to Israel and Egypt.
Ambassador Bodine is also the director of the Scholars in the Nation's Service Initiative, a WWS program that encourages and supports students committed to careers in federal public service through scholarships, intensive language training, internships, fellowships and mentoring. Bodine served as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen from 1997 to 2001. She also served in Baghdad as Deputy Principal Officer during the Iran-Iraq War, Kuwait as Deputy Chief of Mission during the Iraqi invasion and occupation of 1990-1991, and again, seconded to the Department of Defense, in Iraq in 2003 as the senior State Department official and the first coalition coordinator for reconstruction in Baghdad and the Central governorates.
Ambassador Finn served as the first U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan in more than 20 years, from March 2002 until August 2003. He had also been the Ertegun Professor at Princeton, after serving as U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan from 1998 to 2001. His other diplomatic postings include Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, Turkey; Lahore, Pakistan; and Zagreb, Croatia. He opened the U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan in 1992. From 2005-2008 he was also a lecturer in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University.
Ambassador Kurtzer served from 2001-2005 as the United States Ambassador to Israel and from 1997-2001 as the United States Ambassador to Egypt. He served as a political officer at the American embassies in Cairo and Tel Aviv, Deputy Director of the Office of Egyptian Affairs, speechwriter on the Policy Planning Staff, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research. He crafted the 1988 peace initiative of Secretary of State George P. Shultz, and in 1991 served as a member of the U.S. peace team that brought about the Madrid Peace Conference. Subsequently, he served as coordinator of the multilateral peace negotiations and as the U.S. Representative in the Multilateral Refugee Working Group.
The next Princeton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau (PRCVB) General Membership meeting will take place on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm at the Nassau Inn in Princeton. The event is free to attend and will be populated by representatives from the 200+ Members of the Princeton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau. The scheduled keynote speakers is Grace Hanlon, Executive Director of New Jersey's Division of Travel & Tourism. Please pre-register for this meeting at https://www.princetonchamber.org/events_detail.aspx?eid=96.
The Princeton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau has been working hard to maximize the economic contribution of tourism to the 17 municipalities that define the Princeton Region by developing and marketing this area as a premiere travel and meeting destination. At the December 14th meeting the Princeton Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau Members will meet to learn about ongoing marketing efforts and discuss upcoming regional activities with fellow stakeholders. All representatives of travel and tourism related businesses and organizations are welcome to attend, regardless of Chamber Membership status. Feel free to forward this meeting reminder along to contacts and colleagues who may be interested in attending.
In addition, the PRCVB will be collecting items on behalf of the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK). TASK, a long standing Chamber Member, is a charitable, non-profit organization whose mission is to respond to the needs of people in the Trenton area by providing meals to all those who are hungry; providing services to encourage self-sufficiency and improve quality of life; informing the wider community of the needs of the hungry, and advocating for resources to meet these needs. Delivery of the collected items will be generously provided by Stout's Transportation, another longstanding Chamber Member.
The PRCVB is proud to support this vital community partner and asks you to participate in this activity. When you attend the PRCVB meeting on December 14th we ask that you to bring items from the following list:
Free presentation, open to the public Financial Planning Luncheon: An Expert Tells You What You Need to Know
Join us for lunch and find out how to get started with estate planning. How can you preserve the most value for your heirs? If you are planning a move to a CCRC, does that affect the planning process? Expert financial planner David S. Workman will tell you what you need to know. Afterward, come for a tour of our community.
Friday, January 14 at 12:30 pm
Stonebridge at Montgomery
100 Hollinshead Spring Road
Skillman, NJ 08558
RSVP by January 11 to (609) 759-3603
Stonebridge at Montgomery is affiliated with Princeton-based Springpoint Senior Living, New Jersey’s leading provider of senior housing and services. To learn more, please visit
Join us and create memories that will last a life time. Educational and fun, these Family Nature Programs are perfect for beginning naturalists and their families ages 6 to adult. Cost: members, $3 per person; nonmembers, $5 per person (unless otherwise noted). The Family Nature Program is sponsored in part with a generous grant from Bayer Health Care LLC., dedicated to science education. Pre-registration is encouraged. (609) 897-9400
FORECASTING THE WEATHER
Saturday, December 18th
2:30 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Have you always wanted to unravel the mysteries of forecasting the weather? Come and take our cloud quiz and discover the forces that drive our weather and seasonal cycles. Learn how you can forecast the weather with simple tools or no tools at all.
THE WONDERS OF WINTER BIRDING
Saturday, January 8th
2:30 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Winter presents a variety of identification challenges for the birder. Many of the birds we see have recently arrived and are here only during the winter months. Join Associate Naturalist Vicki Schwartz for a fun afternoon in the field identifying some usual and not so usual suspects.
COOKING OUTDOORS - FOOD IN THE WILD
Saturday, January 15th
2:30 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Have you ever wanted to learn how to cook over a campfire? Come and learn how to make a proper cooking fire and use Dutch Ovens to make a feast. Enjoy venison stew, blueberry biscuits, and tea, and take home some great recipes. Our well seasoned camp cook will tantalize your taste buds and share some secrets for making your very own camp feast. There is an additional $3 materials charge for this program.
NEW JERSEY OWL PROWL
Saturday, January 22nd
6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. ***SPECIAL TIME*** Looking and listening for owls is fun and this is a favorite program with our members. Which owls live here year round and Hooo migrates to New Jersey? Which owl has been known to snack on fish and earthworms? Join us for a presentation learning some cool owl facts followed by a hike looking for these creatures of the night at the Preserve. Join Sanctuary Director Sean Grace as we try to call in some of New Jersey’s nocturnal hunters. WINTER WONDERLAND HIKE
Saturday, January 29th
2:30 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. The Plainsboro Preserve is a great place to go for a winter wonderland exploration. Animals, insects, even wildflowers and trees are actively preparing for a new year. Associate Naturalist Shari-Beth Nadell will be leading us on a hike to seek out signs of winter activity and will be sharing a variety of information on New Jersey’s natural history. Bring your hiking shoes, dress in layers, and come prepared for a moderate hike to some of the lesser explored areas on the Preserve. Expect to cover a couple of miles at a moderate pace.
PAWS, CLAWS, WINGS, & THINGS
Saturday, February 5th
2:30 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Animals have a variety of adaptations that allow them to survive in the wild. We will study animal mounts, furs, and live animals before we head outside and look for signs of animals in winter. We will discuss some of the adaptations that allow animals to survive during the winter months.
TRUSTED TOOLS OF THE BIRD WATCHER
Saturday, February 12th
2:30 P.M to 4:00 P.M. This is your opportunity to gather some information about binoculars, scopes, and field guides. There are many different kinds of optics, field guides, and accessories that can help you to take birding to a new level. We will start inside the classroom and finish at our beautiful bird feeding observation window.
FIELD TRIPS & PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS AND TEENS
Please pre-register ten days in advance with a payment of $10 for NJA members or $15 for nonmembers. Checks must be made out to “NJ Audubon”. Send payment to Plainsboro Preserve, 80 Scotts Corner Road, Cranbury, NJ 08512, or pay with a credit card over the phone.
NEW JERSEY OWL PROWL
Friday, January 28th
6:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. Ages 9 – adult
Looking and listening for owls is fun and this is a favorite program with our members. Which owls live here year round and Hooo migrates to New Jersey? Which owl has been known to snack on fish and earthworms? Join us for a presentation learning some cool owl facts followed by a hike looking for these creatures of the night at the Preserve. Join Sanctuary Director Sean Grace to learn about New Jersey’s nocturnal hunters.
RADICAL RAPTORS OF THE GREAT SWAMP
Saturday, February 5th
2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Visit the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge with Sean Grace and Stephen Bagen for winter raptors and passerines. We will begin our adventure at the Raptor Trust where a variety of owls, eagles, falcons, and hawks are housed and rehabilitated. Then we will travel into the Great Swamp NWR and look for a variety of winter raptors and specialties including: northern harrier, red-tailed and red shouldered hawks, American kestrels, long eared owls, short-eared owls, barred owls, northern shrike, and the rare and elusive red-headed woodpecker. An additional donation of $2 to the Raptor Trust is encouraged.
Mark your calendar for the networking event of the year, Princeton Community Works at Frist Center on the Princeton University campus, January 24, 2011 from 5 to 9:15 p.m.
Start your year off right when you join more than 400 professionals and volunteers in this long-standing tradition of empowering individuals and nonprofits through networking, workshops and training.
Gain a better understanding of key interpersonal and management skills and organizational best-practices. Interact with and learn from nonprofit leaders and industry experts. Increase your exposure in the nonprofit community. Learn about what other nonprofits are doing.
According to Founder Marge Smith, “Community Works is a conference designed to enable boards, staff and volunteers in the non-profit community to work together more effectively by networking, developing skills and raising community awareness.”
Registration has begun and workshops fill up quickly. To insure you can get the classes you choose - register early! $29 fee includes box supper, refreshments, enrollment in 2 workshops and workshop materials.
For additional information, registration and workshop updates, please visit www.PrincetonCommunityWorks.org or call 609-924-8652.
Investing a few hours in Princeton Community Works reaps a lifetime of reward.
Every Friday in December, get festive with us. Enjoy some hot cider or egg nog and holiday treats while you browse the gallery and gift shop. Hours Thurs 1-4pm, Fri. 11am-9pm, Sat. 11am-7pm, Sun. 11am-5pm; Admission free. Lawrenceville Main Street Artists Network Gallery and Gift Shop, 2683 Main Street (Rt. 206 corner of Gordon Ave), Lawrenceville NJ. 609-512-1359m www.lmsartistsnetwork.com
Saturday, December 4
12:30-3 PM
Buttinger Nature Center
Families Welcome - FREE!
Celebrate the holidays with us! Meet our staff, check out our critters and educational displays, make a craft, and enjoy refreshments and a nature hike! Great gifts for all ages in our Shop!
See you Saturday!
Enjoy 20 percent off Nature Shop Purchases!
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Holiday Exhibition & Open House: Saturday, December 4th, 4 to 8 pm
new work by gallery artists | introducing artists new to the gallery
exhibit continues thru December 24th
frame studio at morpeth contemporary
10% off custom picture framing now thru January 31, 2011
Together, Mike Vecchiarelli and Ruth Morpeth bring over 40 years of experience in designing and executing custom picture framing. Our selection comprises both traditional and modern frames assuring appropriate and complementary options for everything from posters to valuable works of art. Knowledgeable in conservation techniques, museum quality materials are utilized ensuring artwork is properly presented and presserved.
The Mercer County Community College invites the community to two free winter concerts, when the college’s Chorus and Jazz Band perform at Kelsey Theatre, located on the college’s West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. Admission is free. For more information, contact the Music Department during business hours at (609) 570-3735.
The MCCC Chorus, directed by Pamela Sharples, will perform on Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. Consisting of music majors and students from across the campus, this diverse group will perform choral works by Orlando di Lasso, Mozart, Handel and contemporary works including a recently composed piece for male voices by music faculty member Dr. Mark Jurcisin. The group will also perform the Hallelujah Chorus and invite audience members to sing along. Several vocal music majors will perform solo works.
Directed by Professor James Kelly, the MCCC Jazz Band will present a varied and exciting show on Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 8 p.m. The repertoire will range from Van Morrison’s perennial classic, Moondance, to Dexter Gordon’s hard bop excursion, Cheesecake, to an “out of this world” version of Fly Me to the Moon. Other selections will include Pat Metheny’s haunting ballad, Always and Forever, and a funky reworking of Thelonious Monk’s be-bop classic, Well You Needn’t. All selections will feature standout improvisations by jazz students, who will be performing in small groups as well as in the full band.
Great Bargains on Gently Used Audio Visual Materials
and Foreign Language Books
Saturday, December 4, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Princeton Public Library Community Room
A rich assortment of fiction and non-fiction, dictionaries and language instruction books (as well as tapes and CDs) in German, French, Spanish, Asian and Eastern European languages, Russian, Hebrew, and other languages for adults and children. While unusual selections may be priced higher, most paperbacks will be priced at $1.00 and most hardcover books will be priced at $2.00.
Bargain hunters will also find a wide selection of DVD’s including movies, TV series, documentaries, children’s titles, exercise instruction and more. Most single DVD’s will be priced at $4.00 with sets priced somewhat higher. Audio books on CD will be priced at $6.00, while books on tape will go for $1.00. The large selection of classical and popular music CDs will be priced at $2.00, with LPs, VHS tapes, and cassettes going for $1.00
Come enjoy an evening filled with the sounds of songs dedicated to the themes of love and romance when the Princeton University Concert Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Vocal Collective, directed by Dr. Anthony D.J. Branker present the program “You and the Night and the Music: Singing Songs From Songbooks” on Saturday, December 4. The concert will feature such time-honored standards as “A Time for Love,” “All of Me,” “I Cried For You,” “The Touch of Your Lips,” “Angel Eyes,” “Dream a Little Dream of Me,” “If I Were a Bell,” “Mean to Me,” and “I Wish You Love.” This performance will begin at 8:00 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, located on the Princeton campus. Tickets are $15 ($5 for students) and may be purchased at the Box Office in Alexander Hall. For more information, call (609) 258-9220 or order online at www.princeton.edu/utickets.
Throughout the years, the Princeton University Jazz Program under the direction of Dr.Anthony D.J. Branker has sought to educate and expose the university community to the artistic and historical significance of jazz by presenting artists and repertoire that are representative of the wide spectrum of styles and conceptual approaches found throughout the music’s evolution. Students involved in jazz performance have numerous opportunities to concertize, participate in master classes, study privately, and to pursue independent projects. They also have the opportunity to participate in academic courses from the music department curriculum that encourage the study of the historical, social, theoretical, stylistic, and creative issues that pertain to the jazz idiom. In 2008, Princeton University received a $4 million gift that will enhance the study and performance of jazz, significantly expanding the university’s ability to support performances and develop innovative research and teaching in this uniquely American and broadly influential art form. As a result of this generous contribution to the development of jazz studies at Princeton, we are proud to announce the establishment of the newly created Certificate Program in Jazz Studies at Princeton University.
Presently, the ensemble program features one 17-piece big band and an ever changing variety of small groups, which have included Jazz Composers Collective, Crossing Borders Improvisational Music Ensemble, Free to Be Ensemble, Jazz Vocal Collective, Tadd Dameron Ensemble, Horace Silver Ensemble, Old & New Stories Collective, Ralph Bowen Ensemble, Modal Ensemble, Pat Metheny Ensemble, New Voices Collective, Miles Davis Ensemble, Wayne Shorter Ensemble, Afro-Latin Ensemble, Jazz Messengers Ensemble, Ornette Coleman Ensemble, Swingtet, Fusion Ensemble, Ellington/Strayhorn Ensemble, Afro-Groove Ensemble, John Coltrane Ensemble, Horace Silver Ensemble, Ensemble X, New Orleans Ensemble, Jazz Saxophone Quartet, Art Blakey Ensemble, Avant Garde Ensemble, Monk/Mingus Ensemble, Hard Bop Ensemble, Jazztet, and the Jazz Vespers Ensemble. Qualified students have the opportunity to pursue further studies in jazz performance through the Music Department’s Certificate Program in Musical Performance.
In an effort to provide ensemble members with the opportunity to learn from recognized jazz masters, Princeton’s national award-winning jazz program has been fortunate to sponsor master class residencies and feature its ensembles in concert performances with such internationally renowned artists as Clark Terry, Phil Woods, Slide Hampton, Jimmy Heath, Gilberto Gil, Jon Faddis, Conrad Herwig, Oliver Lake, Frank Foster, Benny Carter, Ted Curson, Stanley Jordan, Bobby Watson, Terence Blanchard, Bob Mintzer, Ralph Peterson, Steve Nelson, Antonio Hart, Don Braden, Jacky Terrasson, Jonny King, Walt Weiskopf, Valery Ponomarev, Bryan Carrott, Michael Philip Mossman, Rick Margitza, Ralph Bowen, Mark Gross, Clifford Adams, Jeffery Smith, Guilherme Franco, Renato Thoms, and Winston Byrd.The program has also been fortunate to feature Dr. Billy Taylor, Maria Schneider, Geri Allen, Omar Sosa, Victor Lewis, Bill Frisell, Fred Hersch, Joanne Brackeen, Roy Hargrove, Hugh Masekela, James Williams, Craig Handy, Jeremy Pelt, Gene Bertoncini,Jim Black, Bruce Williams,Scott Lee, and Wilson “Willie Tee” Turbinton as guest lecturers in master class situations. For more information on the jazz program please visit www.princeton.edu/~puje
Dr. Anthony D.J. Branker holds the endowed chair of the Anthony H.P Lee ‘79 Senior Lecturer in Jazz Studies, is Founder/Director of the Program in Jazz Studies, and serves as Associate Director of the Program in Musical Performance at Princeton University, where he directs an extensive list of ensembles and teaches courses in jazz theory through improvisation & composition, jazz performance practice in historical and cultural context, jazz composition, and the evolution of jazz styles. He has served as a U.S. Fulbright Scholar and visiting professor at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in Tallinn, Estonia and has also been a member of the faculty at the Manhattan School of Music, Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts, Hunter College of the City University of New York, Ursinus College, and the New Jersey Summer Arts Institute.
YWCA English as a Second Language Program
OPEN HOUSE and REGISTRATION
Friday, December 3rd 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 4th 9:00 a.m. to Noon
YWCA Princeton English as a Second Language Program OPEN HOUSE and REGISTRATION for 2011 Winter/Spring term. The Princeton ESL Program offers over 30 day and evening courses at all levels of English language learning including enrichment, citizenship and TOEFL preparation classes. A multi-level course is offered in Lawrence Township on Saturday. Customized private, small group and on-site corporate classes are also available.
November 20, 2010 with Ken Wilkie:Cartooning - Draw faces in different directions, showing different emotions. Create one panel cartoons based on emotions. Give cartoon characters movement. Taught by professional magazine cartoonist, Ken Wilkie.
December 4, 2010 with Maria Newman: Teddybear Project Runway
This is a must-do workshop for each and every budding young fashion designer! Learn the basics of threading a needle, master simple hand stitching to create a garment cut from first patterns, and adjust the look based on your imagination and creative application of embellishments, shirring techniques, and fabric painting. Students must bring a 12-18 inch teddy, some magazine pictures for inspiration, and scissors. Each will work to create a one-of-a-kind T-shirt for their special, furry friend.
Cost: $10 per class per child
For more information contact Judy Sears at 215-442-1041 after 5PM or
Thirty-five years ago someone suggested that Santa fly in to the airport for the area children watch. Over this period the event has evolved into a wonderful annual event for families and those less fortunate.
The tradition will continue on Christmas Eve day when the Nierenberg family, owners of Princeton Airport, will open the hangar doors to area children while they await Santa’s arrival. The event began at a neighboring airport and brought the tradition to the Princeton Airport in 1985. This year the event will be held on Friday, December 24th. Airport Manager Kenneth Nierenberg has confirmed Santa’s arrival time to be 11:00 A.M.
Participants come from wide and far for this event. If you wish to have your children participate in the event, please bring a wrapped gift for each child with the name in large print to the lobby of the airport. If you have several children, wrap the gifts in the same paper and tie them together to expedite the distribution. Gifts should be no larger than 12” to accommodate Santa.
On the day of the event adults are advised to bring the children prior to 11:00 A.M. and wait in the Maintenance Hangar. Santa will call in on the airplane’s radio to confirm his ETA (estimated time of arrival). While waiting, members of the Princeton Airport Flying Tigers will be serving cocoa and cookies. Ms. Pat McKinley, a local folk singer, will lead the audience in a variety of holiday songs.
Once contact has been made with Santa, everyone will outside onto the ramp in front of the hangar where they can watch Santa fly low over the runway. After he lands, he’ll go in to the hangar and will distribute each gift individually.
The event will be held regardless of the weather conditions. Parents will have to opportunity to take pictures on their children on Santa’s lap. Typically the distribution lasts about an hour and a half.
The most important feature of this event is the collection of gifts for needy children. If you plan to participate, you are required to bring new unwrapped gifts of clothing, books, or toys. These gifts are being collected and distributed through the Mercer County Board of Social Services. Although toys are a common donation, items such as scarves, mittens, and other articles of clothing are welcome. Personal checks made out to the “FoodBank Network of Somerset County” will also be collected. The airport will have a container for the public to donate canned or boxed food to help the local food banks in this particularly difficult year.
The airport will begin the collection the day after Thanksgiving and it has set a deadline for the collection of both the gifts for area children and the needy of December 16th in order to enable county workers to arrange for the best matches for the needy. The gifts can be deposited in the “chimneys” in the lobby at the airport between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. In fairness to all, Santa will distribute the gifts in the order in which they are received at the airport. Usually the distribution of the gifts is completed by 1:00 P.M. when Santa will continue his journey.
There is no charge for the event. Princeton Airport is located at 41 Airpark Road in Montgomery Township, 3.5 mile north of Princeton on Route 206. For further information, call 609-921-3100 or www.princetonairport.com.
Two special holiday concerts for children and their families and friends will be presented by MUSIC TOGETHER teachers and members of Sotto Voce, VOICES’ chamber chorus.
The program includes well-loved holiday songs such as Jolly Old St. Nicholas, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, One Horse Open Sleigh, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, Carol of theBells, Frosty the Snowman, Haneyrot and Great Big Stars, as well as the original songs Happy Holiday Time and May All Children, written by Music Together’s Founder/Director Ken Guilmartin.
Although this concert is best suited for families with children up to age nine, audiences of all ages will enjoy the festive songs and holiday favorites!
Tickets: Family Pass $25; Adults $10; Children $8; under 2 free
All concert attendees are invited to bring a pair of children’s mittens or gloves, a hat, or a scarf for a “Mitten Tree.” Collected items will be donated to HomeFront NJ.
The Princeton Shopping Center is hosting a Holiday Party with Santa and Snowy, on Saturday, December 4th, 12:30-3:00pm, at the outdoor courtyard.
Santa and Snowy will arrive on a fire engine at 12:30pm, driven by Princeton Fire Company.
Children may visit with Santa and Snowy and receive a free gift.Parents are welcome to take a photo of the visit. There will be refreshments and craft projects.
Rhythm & Balloons, the dynamic duo of Evan Milman and Eric Butler, will perform a concert of their popular sing along songs and holiday rock and roll from 1-3pm
The Princeton Shopping Center is located at 301 North Harrison Street, Princeton, NJ.For more information, please call 609-921-6234.
For one afternoon only, the Princeton Girlchoir stage will hold more than Princeton girls. The Concert Choir and the Cantores of the Princeton Girlchoir are delighted to welcome The Graduates of the Keystone State Boychoir for a joint concert in Miller Chapel at Princeton Theological Seminary, November 14 at 3:30pm.
In Mixed Company
The program, In Mixed Company, has become a frequent tradition for the Princeton Girlchoir, who in recent years has collaborated with the Maryland State Boychoir and the American Boychoir. The opportunity in these concerts to share the bill and to enjoy the contrast in sound between a treble choir of girls and a treble choir of boys, enriches the Girlchoir’s season and brings some of the finest choirs of young men in our region to share their music with Princeton audiences.
This year’s concert, however, will highlight the most advanced choirs from both the Princeton Girlchoir and the Keystone State Boychoir. The Graduates feature high-school aged developing tenors and basses, the most seasoned and accomplished members of KSB. The Keystone State Boychoir is one of the only boychoirs in the nation that continues to nurture its singers through the voice change, offering guidance and training through a critical time in the development of a young man’s voice – a distinction key to the formation of fine young tenors and basses.
Strength in Numbers
This concert will be the first of two collaborations in as many weeks for the Princeton Girlchoir; the younger Grace Notes and Semi-Tones will give a joint concert with the TrentonChildren’s Chorus a week later. For this concert, not only will the Concert Choir, the Cantores and The Graduate Choir of the Keystone State Boychoir share the program, but they will join their voices. The repertoire of joint music will include “Look at the World” by John Rutter, “Lux Aurumque” by Eric Whitacre, “Walk in Jerusalem” by Rollo Dilworth, and a medley of traditional South African songs arranged by the Keystone State Boychoir’s Co-Founder and Associate Music Director, Steven Fisher.
And to complete the circle, the Princeton Girlchoir will join Keystone State Boychoir for a concert in Pennsylvania during the 2011-12 season.
“A collaboration of this kind provides an exhilarating experience to the most seasoned singers of two outstanding community youth choirs,” explains Lynnel Joy Jenkins, the Princeton Girlchoir’s Artistic Director. “Together, these young artists will share musical ideas, repertoire and the joy of singing with new colleagues, in a full-day workshop on Saturday. We anticipate with joy the weekend’s culmination in a choral performance of celebratory splendor on Sunday, November 14th.”
Miller Chapel is located on the campus of Princeton Theological Seminary, 64 Mercer Street in Princeton. For more information and to order tickets, visit www.princetongirlchoir.org, or call the Princeton Girlchoir at 609.688.1888.
Arts and Crafts Show, Transformations, Hopewell Train Station, Railroad Place, Hopewell, 609-397-8126 Noon., Jewelry, hand-blown glass, ceramics, fiber arts, wood, clothing, paintings, baskets, and floor clothes. The sale ran for 25 years at the Princeton University bookstore and has been in Hopewell since 2002. Opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Continues Saturday, November 13, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, November 14, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Princeton Community Television and Digital Media Center
Contact: Sharyn Murray 609-252-1963
Princeton Community Television and Digital Media Center is offering two lighting classes with Lawrence Roth. Space is limited. Please make a reservations at www.princetontv.org, Production Classes link.
Lighting 101 Monday, November 15, at 6:00 p.m.
This course will cover proper instruction in set up, break down and handling professional lighting equipment. This starter class will teach participants to how to set up lighting equipment for an interview situation. A required class for anyone wishing to reserve lighting equipment.
Fee: free to members/non members $20 (includes yearly membership)
Location: Green Room, Princeton Community Television and Digital Media Center, 369 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ
Lighting Beyond the Basics, Saturday, December 4, 1:00-5:00 p.m.
This class is designed for anyone who would like to improve your technique in any lighting situation. Bring a photo of lighting you’d like to try. We will attempt to recreate it.
Lawrence Roth Bio
While attending Columbia College in Chicago, Lawrence got his first taste of film as a production assistant for a couple of the big crowd shots on Ferris Buellers Day Off. After graduation, Lawrence worked on lighting crews for films, The Untouchables, Crime Story and She’s Having a Baby.
He has worked with Janusz Kaminski (currently Steven Spielberg’s Director of Photography), Wally Pfister (Batman) and Mauro Fiore (Training Day).
He has also been the lighting director for many television shows and commercials including pilots of the Osbournes, Wife Swap and Trading Spaces.
Most recently, Lawrence has served as lighting director on the Dr. Phil House, 48 Hours, ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary series and CBS’s Lucky to be Alive.
Experience the magic of millions of lights illuminating acres of farmland during our Holiday Light Show! Whimsical holiday displays and familiar characters. Drive through in the comfort of your own car or enjoy the show on a moonlit hayride. Drive-thru open Nov. 24, 2010 through Jan. 9, 2011 from Dusk to 10 PM. Hayride open DAILY Nov. 26 through Dec. 30 from 6 to 8 PM. Our Holiday Light Show benefits the Salvation Army, & the MS Society.
Winter “Holiday” Bazarr – a community fund raiser December 4, 2010 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Pennington Fire House on Brommel Place, Pennington, NJ. This event is open to the public with free admission. Gifts – Crafts & Treasurers which are new, gently used and or handmade will be featured along with fresh baked goods for purchase. Vendors are welcome for this event & will be considered on a first come first serve basis prior to the event. To reserve a table please call 737.2751 or email eschwab@glorianilson.com with your request. Table charge $30. Includes table & chairs.
Lecture Series for Parents, Common Ground, Chapin School, 609-924-6700 7:30 p.m.to 9 p.m., 'Youth Sports....Fun or Work?' presented by Bob Bigelow, who talks about elite travel teams, organization of youth sports, and whether winning is really the true measure of success. Bigelow played for the Boston Celtics, San Diego Clippers, Kansas City Kings, and the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of 'Let the Kids Play: How to Stop Other Adults from Ruining Your Child's Fun and Success in Youth Sports.' Register. Free., www.princetoncommonground.org
Yes, it may be 70 degrees out and it's the end of October, but before you know it the snow will be falling and you will want to get outside with your family on the weekend and play. Well don't forget the great mountains in Pennsylvania, which are alot closer than heading up to Vermont. Get up early and you can be on the slopes of Blue Mountain, Bear Creek and Camelback by 9am.
And don't forget that if you have a 4th or 5th grader they ski-ride for free! Just submit an application to skipa.com with a photo and copy of your child's latest report card and they will receive 3 free lift ticket coupons for each of the 22 participating PA ski areas.
“Driving Clean Machines: The Case for Nuclear Power and Electric Vehicles”
David Crane, CEO, NRG Energy, Inc. will be the featured speaker at the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce Monthly Membership Luncheon on November 4, 2010. The meeting, at the Princeton Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 100 College Road East, Princeton will begin at 11:30 a.m. with a networking reception followed by the program at noon and will conclude at 1:30 p.m. Cost to attend is $40 for Chamber Members and $60 for non-members. Please reserve in advance at www.princetonchamber.org or by calling (609) 924-1776.
History will mark 2010 as the start of two industries that, taken together, could profoundly impact America’s global competitiveness – the launch of mass-market plug-in electric vehicles and the rebirth of the domestic nuclear power industry. Come hear David Crane, CEO of NRG Energy, speak about NRG’s efforts in these areas and other clean energy initiatives, and how the electric vehicle infrastructure will create new opportunities to serve the emerging green consumer.
David Crane is the CEO of Princeton-based NRG Energy, a Fortune 300 electric power generation company. Crane is a leading voice on the need for climate change legislation and the power industry’s role in reducing greenhouse gases by utilizing new, clean technologies to meet growing energy needs. As part of Crane’s commitment to low and no carbon generation, NRG is the leading finalist for a government loan guarantee to build new, zero-emission nuclear power. NRG’s other clean energy initiatives include developing renewable sources of electricity – such as wind, solar, biomass and offshore wind. Crane holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
Princeton Center for Leadership Training (PCLT), in collaboration with long-time partner HiTOPS, was awarded a five-year, $4.8 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to replicate and evaluate a teen sexual health peer education program, known as the Teen Prevention Education Program (Teen PEP), in 16 high schools in rural North Carolina communities with high teen birth rates. Since the program's launch in 1995, PCLT and HiTOPS have worked collaboratively with the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services to develop and implement Teen PEP in more than 50 high schools in New Jersey.
The new federal grant will enable this successful and proven New Jersey program to expand its impact significantly in the state of North Carolina. The project will:
build the capacity of schools to provide effective and sustainable sexuality education through a model of peer education;
support the development of students as effective sexual health educators effecting positive behavioral change among their peers; and
provide students with the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to reduce unintended pregnancy, HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections.
"We are both honored and thrilled to receive this prestigious award that will enable us to reach thousands more young people with medically-accurate sexual health education and leadership development programming," said Daniel F. Oscar, President & CEO of PCLT. "The success of Teen PEP as a statewide model in New Jersey offers a solid foundation for wide-scale replication of the program in rural communities across North Carolina."
"A young person's future depends on the decisions he or she makes today," said Dr. Elizabeth Casparian, Executive Director of HiTOPS. "Adolescents are already a medically underserved population, and are often just a choice away from life-altering actions. Through this project, we can provide the resources they need to make decisions that protect their health, which will enable them to live healthy, responsible lives."
Teen PEP is a school-based program that utilizes peer education to increase responsible decision-making by students around issues of sexual health. High school juniors and seniors serve as peer educators who conduct-for groups of younger peers, faculty, and family members-a series of structured workshops designed to reduce risk factors for unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and HIV as well as to enhance protective factors against these issues. Peer educators are trained through a daily, credit-bearing leadership course taught by school faculty during regular school hours. PCLT and HiTOPS build the capacity of schools to implement Teen PEP by providing training, curriculum, and on-site technical assistance to stakeholders and school faculty. The direct implementation of Teen PEP is carried out by faculty employed by and peer educators enrolled in participating schools.
The proposed project will reach more than 12,000 program participants, including 10,000 ninth grade students, who are the recipients of peer-led workshops. PCLT and HiTOPS will partner with Abt Associates, Inc. to conduct a scientifically rigorous evaluation of the program's impact on student outcomes in order to further enhance the knowledge base and field of teen pregnancy prevention and peer leadership.
The meatballs have gone missing from a local Italian restaurant -- but instead of sending out a search party, diners will be celebrating their absence.
At Animal Alliance’s “Spay-ghetti and No (Meat) Balls Dinner” – an event whose name is a play on words to urge people to spay and neuter their pets – people will be sharing a meal and supporting a good cause at the same time. The fundraiser may have a politically incorrect name, but its message is something animal lovers are sure to support.
“Spay-ghetti and No (Meat) Balls is meant to be a fun and tongue-in-cheek way to deliver the crucial, life-saving message of spay-neuter,” says Anne Trinkle, Executive Director of Animal Alliance. “It’s serious, because almost 40,000 homeless animals were euthanized last year in New Jersey, and nearly 20,000 in the City of Philadelphia lost their lives in shelters because there were not enough homes for them.”
Spay/neuter is supported by Animal Alliance, as well as animal welfare agencies nationwide, as the best, most effective way to end the pet overpopulation problem. To make sure high-quality, affordable surgery options are available to all pet owners regardless of their ability to pay, Animal Alliance operates the Planned Pethood Clinic in Lambertville, New Jersey. “Planned Pethood makes it affordable for people to do the right thing for their pet,” says Trinkle. The successful, not-for-profit clinic is the only one of its kind in Mercer and Hunterdon counties. All proceeds from the “Spay-ghetti and No (Meat) Balls Dinner” will benefit the clinic.
Spay/neuter is best for the health of the pet because it eliminates certain types of cancer and other health problems. In addition, it reduces unwanted behavior problems that can lead to pets being relinquished to animal shelters.
The event will be held on Sunday, November 14 at DeAnna’s Restaurant at 59 North Franklin Avenue in Lambertville, New Jersey. Reservations are available anytime from 4 to 7 p.m. by calling DeAnna’s at (609) 397-8957. The cost is $75 per person, with all proceeds to benefit Animal Alliance’s Planned Pethood Spay/Neuter Clinic; the meal includes a vegetarian pasta dinner with garlic bread, salad and homemade dessert. There will be a cash bar, raffle and door prizes.
Animal Alliance, a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization, finds euthanasia to be an unacceptable fate for adoptable animals in shelters, who will lose their lives due to pet overpopulation. Animal Alliance places animals removed from shelters into temporary foster care where they are rehabilitated, spayed/neutered, restored to health, and readied for a speedy adoption. Through its Planned Pethood Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic, Animal Alliance offers spay/neuter community outreach services to substantially reduce pet overpopulation. www.animalalliancenj.org
Brush off your dictionary and let the spelling begin! Join Playful Theatre Productions at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre for the irreverently endearing musical, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” Fridays, Nov. 5 and 12 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, Nov. 6 and 13 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sundays, Nov. 7 and 14 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is conveniently located on the college’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening performance on Nov 5. (Due to some mature content, the show is not recommended for children under the age of 13.)
Written by William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin, this Tony Award-winning musical features a quirky band of misfit adolescents in a tiny fictional town. Their everyday angst grows exponentially with the approach of one of the most anticipated events of the year - the Annual Spelling Bee. Hilarity rules as the adults in charge of the proceedings prove just as quirky as their students.
Audience members are drawn in from the start, with three or four invited to participate along with the six contestants. The charming cast and all in attendance will learn from this unlikely group of heroes that winning isn’t everything and losing doesn’t necessarily make you a “loser.”
Cast members include Jill Bradshaw, of Audubon, as Olive Ostrovky; Carrie Denito, of Doylestown, PA, as Marcy Park; William Mercado, of Hightstown, as William Barfee; Jaimie McMillin, of Bordentown, as Rona Lisa Peretti; Brian Meltzer, of Pennington, as Vice Principal Douglas Panch; Dominick Sannelli, of Levittown, PA, as Leaf Coneybear; Danielle Shinder, of Holland, PA, as Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre; Tim Walton, of Easton, PA, as Mitch Mahoney; and Kyrus Westcott, of Hamilton, as Chip Tolentino.
The production is directed by Frank Ferrara, with musical direction by Shannon Ferrara and Nick Cheng, and choreography by Nicole Machin.
Tickets are $16 for adults, $14 for seniors, and $12 for students and children. Free parking is available next to the theater. Tickets may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible. For a complete listing of adult and children's events, visit the Kelsey website.
Happy Healthy Holidays, a workshop being held on Sunday, November 14, 2010 from 1-3 pm. Topics will include: Balance: maintain balance internally and externally during the holidays; Holiday Eating: recipes, tips, and food samples of healthy, clean holiday foods that will maintain your waist line and make you feel good; Gift Giving: simple gift ideas that support the local economy, are easy on the wallet, and support individual wellness. Come Experience: Organic, wholesome holiday recipes, giveaways, easy and fast gift making ideas, ways to deal with holiday stress. Give a gift to yourself this holiday session. Workshop cost: $80/$75 in advance. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 609-924-7294, www.princetonyoga.com, pcyh@mindspring.com.
Westminster Conservatory will celebrate its 40th Anniversary with a performance by pianist Ena Bronstein Barton on Saturday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the campus of Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton.
She will perform Robert Schumann’s Symphonic Etudes and Frédéric Chopin’s 24 Preludes, Op. 28 in honor of the 200th anniversary of their births. The event will also celebrate Westminster Conservatory’s 40 years of music lessons, classes and performances in the Princeton community.
Born in Santiago, Chile, pianist Ena Bronstein Barton began her career in South America, touring her native continent. Her New York debut at Town Hall was received with critical acclaim. Since then, Ms. Barton’s career has taken her across the United States, back to South America, to Europe, the Near and Far East, Australia and New Zealand. Among her engagements abroad was an extended tour of Israel and Europe, highlighted by performances as soloist with orchestras in Jerusalem, Luxembourg and Rome. Ms. Barton has received many honors throughout her career, including an invitation to attend the Casals Festival, a Martha Baird Rockefeller Grant that resulted in a solo recital at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall and the 1996 Distinguished Artists Piano Award by Artists International. Her chamber music performances have included appearances with violinist Jaime Laredo and the Guarneri Quartet. She is head of the piano department at Westminster Conservatory and a member of the piano faculty at Westminster Choir College.
The performance will be followed by a dessert reception open to all. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors, and they can be purchased by calling the Westminster box office at 609-921-2663. Patron tickets are $75, and they may be reserved by calling Westminster Conservatory at 609-921-7104. Proceeds from the performance will benefit the Westminster Conservatory scholarship fund, faculty development and the upkeep of musical instruments.
Westminster Conservatory is the community music school of Rider University’s Westminster College of the Arts. The Westminster Choir College campus is located at in the corner of Hamilton Avenue and Walnut Lane in Princeton. For updates visit www.rider.edu/arts.
CommonGround Presents Bob Bigelow: YOUTH SPORTS…FUN OR WORK?
CommonGround Lecture Series presents thefirst lecture of the 2010-2011 school year with YOUTHSPORTS…FUN OR WORK? presented by Bob Bigelow at Chapin School in Princeton on Thursday, November 4, 2010 from 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Mr. Bigelow will lead a highly charged and interactive lecture on how to stop other adults from ruining your child’s fun and success in youth sports. He is a former NBA player and an authority on youth sports. His topic will include insights on:
-Do elite travel teams help children’s development – or burn them out?
-Is there a better way to organize youth sports?
-Is wining really the true measure of success?
Bob Bigelow played for the Boston Celtics, San Diego Clippers, Kansas City Kings and the University of Pennsylvania.He is the author of the highly acclaimed book Just Let the Kids Play: How to Stop Other Adults from Turning Your Child’s Fun and Success in Youth Sports.
CommonGround sponsors a free lecture series featuring distinguished speakers who address contemporary education and parenting issues. Founded in 1918, CommonGround is a collaborative effort of the Parent Associations of 14 Princeton independent schools. Lectures are free and open to the public.
Chapin School is a pre-kindergarten thru eighth grade school located at 4101 Princeton Pike, Princeton, New Jersey.For directions, please go to Chapin’s website: www.chapinschool.org.
This very special 2-day program will introduce children (grades 3-5 and grades 6-8) to the exciting world of art. Instructors at the Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) will treat campers to an age-appropriate review of art history, art movements, famous artists, techniques, and materials.Participants will then put this knowledge to use in creating their own studio artwork.They will be further inspired by ACP-led tours of the Princeton University Art Museum’s outstanding collections where they will “Meet the Masters” – experiencing, first-hand, treasures created by the likes of Monet, Cezanne, Manet, Degas, Van Gogh, Gauguin … and so many others!
Section IGrades 3-5
Section II Grades 6-8
* Before- and After-Care options are available
Call, Drop in, or go online to register today
Paul Robeson Center for the Arts -- 102 Witherspoon Street Princeton, NJ -- 609.924.8777
On Sunday, November 14, the Hopewell Valley Education Foundation (HVEF) will host its fifth annual Book Lovers' Luncheon from 12 noon - 3 p.m. at the Greenacres Country Club in Lawrenceville, N.J. The luncheon, a fund raiser for the district’s author-in-residence program supported annually by the HVEF, will feature guest speaker Sheila Kohler, author of 10 novels and a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University. Details are available by visiting www.hvef.org
The USA has a crisis brewing. Many of us believe that the USA needs to get more young people interested in science, engineering, and technology, choosing technical careers, becoming assets to industry, and developing new industries if we are to continue to function and grow as a viable country. It appears that the general population is less interested in science than ever before, and they have a minimal understanding of technology.
The Festival, which will be similar to those staged throughout Europe and Asia, will be a great way to get people of all ages excited to experience a wide range of state of the art science and it’s practical application. We hope to revitalize and re-invigorate our country by doing this, and make the USA more competitive in the Global Economy.
This will NOT be a classic "Science Fair" that is geared towards highly technical research projects that would bore most people. It is totally FREE TO THE PUBLIC, and is designed to be EXCITING, FUN, INSPIRATIONAL, and educational, to be enjoyed by the public and people of all ages - including students of all grades, from elementary school through college and graduate programs!
The Festival can best be thought of as a "Worlds Fair" of science and technology, with different exhibitors providing many types of exhibits for all different types of people, with different levels of interest, education, understanding of science and technology. There will also be lectures, live music, theater, and other forms of live science entertainment for the masses, as well as the aviation and aerospace exhibits at Essex County Airport (Caldwell Airport) to display the importance of General Aviation.
Many of New Jersey’s Nobel Laureates, leading scientists, industrial and education leaders, and possibly an Astronaut, who are anticipated to attend, should make this a phenomenal event. Exhibitors from major Industries - including biotech, life science, high technology, robotics, electronic, automation, aeronautics, defense, etc. are expected, as well as representation and exhibits from several Universities, Museums, Institutes, Government Agencies, Science Centers, and Professional Societies are expected.
PRINCETON, New Jersey — The Princeton University Orchestra under the direction of Michael Pratt will present concerts on Saturday October 23 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday October 24 at 3:00 pm in Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall. The Orchestra has earned an international reputation for giving fiercely committed and fresh interpretations by gifted student performers under the guidance of Mr. Pratt, now beginning his 34th season in Princeton.
Repertoire on the October concerts will be Benjamin Britten’s Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes; Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto with Sunghae Anna Lim, violin; and Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring (complete ballet).
Mr. Pratt commented, “This season opener combines three of the most beloved British and American composers. Britten’s seascapes are so vivid one can almost sniff the salt air. We celebrate Barber’s one-hundredth birthday with one of his most rapturous masterworks, performed by an international-class artist (and teacher of many members of the Orchestra). Finally we bring the original-length ballet version of the most revered of all American works; Appalachian Spring gives deep voice to who we are as a people.”
Sunghae Anna Lim, soloist on the Barber, teaches violin at Princeton University. She has performed extensively throughout the United States, Central America, Europe and Japan and is a founding member of the Laurel Trio, which won the Nathan Wedeen Award at the Concert Artists Guild Competition in New York. As violinist of the New Millennium Ensemble, she won the Naumburg Chamber Music Award and gave a debut recital at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center.
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Admission is $15 (general), $13 (seniors) and $8 (students). One may call University Ticketing at 609.258.9220 or order online at www.princeton.edu/utickets.
Don’t miss the Princeton Public Library Centennial Used Book Sale
Friday, October 22 – Sunday, October 24
Hosted by the Friends of the Princeton Public Library, this year’s sale will be our biggest ever! So big, that we’re adding a tent to the Library’s Community Room to hold our enormous selection of adult reading and children’s books. In addition, several important collections have been donated for this year’s event. Among them are extraordinary art and cook books from the estate of Susan Merians, former board member of the P.U. Art Museum, volumes on furniture, literature and history from the collection of Nancy McMorris, a specialist in furniture valuation at Sotheby Parke-Bernet, as well as collections from publisher Edward M. Crane Jr.; author and scholar Ann Waldron; former Senator Bill Bradley; and P.U. Lewis Center for the Arts.
Preview Sale - Friday, 10/22, 10 a.m. to noon
Admission $10; free to members of the Friends of the Princeton Publilc Library
Regular Sale - Friday, 10/22, noon to 5:30 p.m., Saturday, 10/23, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Half-Price Day - Sunday, 10/24, 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Community Room
Bag Day - Sunday, 10/24, 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Tent. We provide a paper supermarket bag. Fill it for $5.
A reprise screening of “So Right So Smart,” one of the most popular films from the Princeton Public Library’s 2010 Princeton Environmental Film Festival, will kick off the PEFF Rewind series on Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. The screening will be preceded by a business networking session that begins at 6 p.m. A panel discussion featuring representatives of local businesses will follow the screening.
“So Right So Smart” is a documentary that shows the success of businesses that have begun to take positive steps toward a sustainable future. Those looking to find encouraging news in the midst of our current environmental crisis will be inspired by this story of leadership and hope. From Wal-Mart to Patagonia, Stonyfield Farms to New Belgium Brewery, several institutions are making an effort toward sustainability with the goal of becoming restorative in nature.
Refreshments will be offered at the networking session before the screening. The panel discussion after the film will feature Steve Carney, store manager of McCaffrey's Market in Princeton; Lee Ballin of the Office of Sustainability at Bloomberg LP; and Matt Wasserman, director of Global Portfolio and Product Stewardship, Church and Dwight Co, Inc.
All Princeton Public Library programs are free and open to the public. If programs require registration, preference is given to library cardholders. The physically challenged should contact the library at (609) 924-9529 48 hours before any program with questions about special accommodations.
Opinions expressed during programming at Princeton Public Library do not necessarily reflect the views of the library, its staff, trustees or supporters.
The library is in the Sands Library Building at 65 Witherspoon St. in Princeton Borough. Convenient parking is available on neighboring streets and in the borough-operated Spring Street Garage, which is adjacent to the library. For more information about library programs and services, call (609) 924-9529 or visit www.princetonlibrary.org
Cranstock, a two day a candlelight picnic festival in Village Park on Sept. 24 and 25. The Friday night show will begin at 6 p.m. and end at 10 p.m. and will feature a cappella, Celtic fusion and jazz music. Saturday's show begins at 1 p.m. and ends at 11 p.m. and will feature bluegrass, R&B, acoustic rock, rock 'n' roll and swamp blues!
Food will be for sale by Cranbury Delights and Zinna's Bistro, or feel free to pack a picnic. The Cranbury School eighth grade will also offer baked goods as part of its class fundraising efforts.
Plan on visiting the Cranbury Historical Society table, where they will be selling Cranbury flags and other items.
Bring a chair or blanket, a flashlight and your dancing shoes! Suggested minimum donation per person is $5. For more information, e-mail Debbie Rifkin at drifkin82@hotmail.com.
The fundraiser benefits programs of the Cranbury Arts Council, including operation of the Gourgaud Gallery, located in Town Hall; the Youth Shelter Arts Program, an enrichment program at the Middlesex County Youth Shelter; Art in the Park; the summer Art & Technology Camp; and the Lee Stang Harr Student Art Award, given to a Princeton High School senior who shows outstanding artistic promise.
Princeton, NJ (September 7, 2010) – Princeton Cub Scout Pack 43 will host its annual new membership “Round Up” open house on Tuesday, September 28, 7 p.m. at Littlebrook Elementary School located on 39 Magnolia Lane. The event will provide a fun-filled introduction to the Cub Scouts for interested boys in the first to fourth grades (ages 7-10).
With its motto of “Do Your Best,” the Cub Scouts experience is designed to help kids build character, good citizenship and personal fitness through fun-filled, age appropriate activities. Through the Princeton Cub Scout Pack 43, boys will:
Make friends and be part of a team through Den and Pack meetings
Learn skills like taking care of the planet, how to survive in the wilderness, what to do in an emergency, and how to use a variety of tools.
Earn awards and recognition for personal achievements in community service, sports, and a wide range of other skills
Participate in community volunteerism programs
Go on exciting field trips such as overnight camping excursions.
In addition to the activities for kids, the “Round Up” event will offer parents an opportunity to talk to the Pack 43 Pack and Den leaders and other Cub Scout parents about what Cub Scouts offers boys.
More information on Princeton Cub Scout Pack 43 is available on the Pack’s web site at: www.pack43.net.
If you are a Parent, Teacher, Spouse or the Child of a person affected by AD/HD,
this is an unprecedented opportunity to meet local Professionals, Service Providers
and Organizations supporting the AD/HD community in New Jersey
CHADD ADHD INFORMATION & SERVICES FAIR
Saturday, September 25th 12 PM - 4 PM
John Witherspoon Middle School, 217 Walnut Lane, Princeton NJ 08540
Free Admission Open to All
Schedule and Keynote Speakers:
12:00PM Dorothy Mullen, founder of the Suppers Program, “How You Feel is Data: An Experiential Workshop with Food”
1:00 – 4:00 - Exhibit Hall is Open
3:30 PM Dr. Jennifer Nasser, researcher in the field of nutrition, from Drexel University, will be discussing ADHD brain chemistry and nutrition from the viewpoint of the latest scientific research.
1:15- 3:15 PM Demonstrations by the YWCA of Princeton, Schaefer Gymnastics, and the ATA Blackbelt Academy
Exhibitors Include
Nutritionists, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Pediatricians, Social Skills Providers, Speech Therapists, Occupational Therapists, ADHD Coaches, Recreation Providers, Schools, Lawyers, Advocates, Specialty Book Publisher, Toy Stores, Recreation Providers, Desks for AD/HD students, and Regional Not for Profit Support services for all ages.
This Event is underwritten by our Exhibitors, with all the proceeds going to CHADD. Please attend to show them you care about AD/HD excellence in service
If you have any questions or would like to become an exhibitor please email CHADDFAIR@aol.com
Event Co-Directors Camille Quinton and Cindy Alvarez
The Arts Council of Princeton presents “Material Translations: Artists’ Books from 1970 to Now” from Thursday, October 7 until November 24, 2010, as part of the community-wide celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Princeton Public Library. The exhibition brings together pieces by 17 artists who are working, or have worked, in the book format. Visitors can expect to see books made of glass, embroidered fabric, handmade paper and found materials.
With the support of a grant from the New Jersey State Council for the Humanities, two panel discussions featuring artists from the exhibition will be presented that are free and open to the public. The first panel takes place from 4:00-5:30PM on Thursday, October 7, immediately before the exhibition’s opening reception. The second panel discussion will take place on the evening of Thursday, October 21 at 7:00PM. Both the exhibition and the two panel discussions will be held at the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ.
Guest curator, Michael Joseph, of the Rutgers University Libraries, has selected artists from New Jersey and beyond that inform our understanding of the book as a work of art. Sue Gosin, founder of Dieu Donné Papermill, Inc. in New York, will present remarkably crafted books that she produced in collaboration with internationally known artists William Kentridge and Jane Hammond, as well as a 1980 volume featuring her own etchings and watermark ”drawings.” Book artist Lois Morrison will share with viewers her meticulously pieced and sewn cloth book, “Dark Ahab,” embroidered with edited phrases drawn from the last sentences in chapters of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. Karen Guancione is exhibiting Guide de la Correspondance Amoureuse, a mixed media album held together with a bright red brassiere that she created in Nice, France in the winter of 2004-05 using found materials, scraps from antique books and actual love letters.
Two artists in the Material Translations exhibition have a special resonance to the celebration of the Princeton Public Library’s anniversary. Princeton resident and artist Margaret Kennard Johnson is exhibiting a wall-size book with several layers of nylon mesh pages, which she originally created as a commission for the library’s first floor reading room. (The scale of the project changed and a different piece in the same vein is now hanging in the library). Book artist Buzz Spector, who now teaches at Washington University in St. Louis, was commissioned to create the altered Donor Book, which is prominently displayed at the entrance to the library. Spector is exhibiting two altered books in the Arts Council exhibition.
The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP), founded in 1967, is a non-profit organization with a mission of Building Community through the Arts. Housed in the landmark Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, designed by renowned architect Michael Graves, the ACP fulfills its mission by presenting a wide range of programs including exhibitions, performances, free community cultural events, and studio-based classes and workshops in the visual, performing and literary arts. Arts Council of Princeton programs are designed to be high-quality, engaging, affordable and accessible for the diverse population in the greater Princeton region.
A fine art exhibit, Generations, featuring the works of Jill Sacalis Turndorf, John Sacalis, Joy Sacalis and Ben Turndorf will be held September 24 through October 3 at 73 Palmer Square West in Princeton.
The three generations start with John Sacalis, noted watercolorist and Jill's father; Jill Turndorf, stone sculptor and Pysanky egg artist; Joy Sacalis, painter and Jill's sister; and Ben Turndorf, photographer and Jill's son. Each artist will have numerous works on display and will be on-site to discuss their work and their inspiration.
50% of all proceeds from the show will go to HomeFront.
Thursday and Friday, 9:30 AM-4 PM, Children 6-12 years old, Fee per day: $50 M / $65 NM, extended day available (8:30 AM-5:30 PM), $15 per child per day Sibling Discount: Register 2+ siblings for the same day and take $10 off each child’s fee. Multi-day Discount: Register one child for both days and take $10 off.
Spend the November public school break at the Watershed Reserve with our naturalists. Outdoor autumn activities will focus on the turning of the seasons and may include trail explorations, shelter building, or a pond exploration. Enjoy a campfire each afternoon with a marshmallow roast. Bring your lunch daily. New for 2010 – take advantage of either the sibling or multi-day discount! Choose only one discount please.
Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association
31 Titus Mill Road
Pennington NJ 08534
Main Office
J. Seward Johnson Sr. Environmental Center
(609) 737-3735
Princeton Cub Scouts Pack 43 will host a Round Up for new scouts,
grades 1-4, on Tuesday, September 28th, at 7:00 at Littlebrook
Elementary School. This is a night of fun for boys so they can get a
taste of what cub scouting is like. Parents can ask questions and
register their boys for the year. Pack 43 scouts have fun doing cool
activities like campouts at Washington Crossing State Park, racing
model cars they make themselves in the annual Pinewood Derby, and
marching in the Memorial Day parade. They learn life-saving skills, do
service projects, play games, earn badges and have a great time! For
more information, come to the Round-Up or email Adrienne Rubin, Pack
Committee Chair, at adrienne.rubin@gmail.com.
Location: Mercer County Park
1678 Old Trenton Road
West Windsor, New Jersey 08550
Description:
Picture a picnic with 100,000 of your closest friends sharing food, laughter,
music and a good time and you will capture the essence of the Mercer County
Italian American Festival. This Italian cultural festival includes a Food
Piazza featuring regional Italian restaurants; an Italian Market with Italian
specialty products; a Heritage Pavilion with art, memorabilia, and historical
artifacts; a Cultural Theater with cooking demonstrations and authors;
entertainment on two stages including national recording acts; amusement rides;
bocce; children's entertainment; and fireworks. Named one of the Mid-Atlantic
region’s top events by aaaworld.com.
Admission: Adults - $3.00, Children 12 and under - Free
AUDITIONS FOR THE YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF CENTRAL JERSEY
Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Location: West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North
Auditions for the Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey will be held on September 14, 2010 starting at 4 pm at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North (90 Grover’s Mill Rd, Plainsboro, NJ 08536)
The Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey (YOCJ), under the guidance of Artistic Director John Enz and Conductors Phillip Pugh and Brian Woodward, has earned a reputation as one of New Jersey’s finest youth orchestras. YOCJ brings together some of the finest young musicians representing several school districts from Mercer County and the surrounding areas. YOCJ provides a unique opportunity for young musicians to expand their musical capabilities, in a stimulating and collegial environment. In addition to their usual annual events, they plan to offer master classes and opportunities for participation in chamber ensembles.
For more information about audition requirements or to register online, please visit: https://www.yocj.org or contact info@yocj.org
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Hunterdon Regional
Cancer Center presents: Hoda Kotb: How I survived War Zones, Bad Hair,
Cancer and Kathie Lee on Thursday October 14th at Hunterdon Central
Regional High School (84 Route 31, Flemington). Doors will open at 6:00
p.m. and the program will start 7:00 p.m.
Hoda Kotb is the co-host of the fourth hour of NBC’s Today Show. She
began hosting the 10 a.m. hour when it debuted in 2007, which she
currently hosts alongside Kathie Lee Gifford. Ms. Kotb has been a
correspondent for Dateline NBC. She has covered a variety of domestic
and international stories for NBC News, including Hurricane Katrina.
A two-year breast cancer survivor, Ms. Kotb has been part of several
initiatives to raise awareness about the disease.
During this program Ms. Kotb will talk about her tight-knit family, her career in
journalism, Hurricane Katrina, Kathie Lee and the double whammy that
took her breast and broke her heart. She describes cancer survival and
Hurricane Katrina as two life transforming events.
Admission is $35 per person and includes a copy of Hoda’s new book,
HODA: How I Survived War Zones, Bad Hair, Cancer and Kathie Lee. A
health fair before the program will give attendees the opportunity to
talk to professionals about cancer, mammograms, nutrition, exercise and
more. Attendees are encouraged to wear pink to the event to recognize
breast cancer awareness. Hoda Kotb was scheduled through Friends’
Health Connection. To register online visit: www.friendshealthconnection.org or call 1-800-483-7436.
Pictured: Hoda Kotb, co-host of NBC’s Today Show and a breast cancer
survivor will speak at an event sponsored by Hunterdon Regional Cancer
Center.
Hunterdon Medical Center
2100 Wescott Drive
Flemington, NJ 08822
Phone: 908-788-6515
Fax: 908-788-6526 www.hunterdonhealthcare.org
Garden State Watercolor Society’s 41st Annual Juried Exhibition
to be held at the Trenton City Museum, Ellarslie Mansion,
Cadwalader Park, Trenton, NJ 08618
To participate/enter: Open to all current GSWS members and ANY New Jersey resident over age 18 yrs
Details re participation/entry fees go to https://www.gardenstatewatercolorsociety.org/
Highlights of show:
September 18, 2010, Opening Reception, 6-7 PM (Members & Artists), 7-9 PM (open to public)
September 25, 2010, 1 PM - Gallery Walk with Marge Chavooshian
October 9, 2010, 1 PM - Watercolor Demonstration with Robert Heyer
AUG. 14: THE BIKE EXCHANGE AT CAPITOL PLAZA CONTINUES SUPPORT OF BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF TRENTON/MERCER; $54,000 DONATED SO FAR
Reconditioned Bikes to Highlight Shopping Center’s One-Day Sidewalk Sale
EWING, N.J., August 10, 2010 – A bike sale, featuring bikes reconditioned by The Bike Exchange at Capitol Plaza shopping center in Ewing, will benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Trenton/Mercer County and will highlight a summer sidewalk sale at the property on Saturday, Aug. 14, from noon to 4 p.m. Levin Management Corporation, Capitol Plaza’s exclusive leasing and managing agent, noted that many additional stores at the property will offer merchandise discounts during the one-day event, and tenant Cricket Wireless will host a radio remote with personalities from radio station WRDW from 2 to 4 pm.
“Thanks to the generosity of local residents, who continue to donate their used bikes for The Bike Exchange’s program, our tenant has already raised more than $54,000 for the Boys and Girls Club this year,” said Matthew Harding, president and chief operating officer of Levin Management. “We hope area shoppers will come out during the sidewalk sale to help support this worthy cause and raise even more money to fund important programs for the children in Mercer County.”
The reconditioned bike sale comes on the heels of a highly successful bike drive hosted by The Bike Exchange at Capitol Plaza, during which area residents donated used bicycles. Bike Exchange volunteers, many of whom are from the Princeton Free Wheelers bicycle club, then repair the bikes, which are sold at discounted rates. All types of bicycles, including children’s bikes, road bikes and mountain bikes are accepted, refurbished and resold. In addition to helping the Boys and Girls Club, the mission of The Bike Exchange is to help low-income families and their children purchase bicycles at affordable prices.
The Bike Exchange already has sold 1,445 bicycles since March, most of them to low-income families. Proceeds are benefiting the Boys and Girls Club’s after-school, summer camp and academic enrichment programs that serve more than 2,000 children and teens.
“Capitol Plaza is committed to fully supporting the Bike Exchange’s efforts to serve area youngsters, and we hope to see another $54,000 raised,” noted Harding.
The Bike Exchange also recently launched a bicycle consignment program for unused bikes in good condition with a market value of $200 or more. In addition, The Bike Exchange will sell bicycles to Princeton University students on campus this fall. All net proceeds will help the Boys and Girls Club. For more information about the Bike Exchange, please call (609) 571-9476 or visit www.BikeExchangeNJ.org.
Capitol Plaza is located at 1500 N. Olden Avenue. The shopping center has entrances from Route 206, Olden Avenue and Spruce Street and is within a short distance of Interstates 95 and 295 and N.J. Route 1. Tenants include Cricket Wireless, Save-A-Lot, Forman Mills, Harbor Freight Tools, AJ Wright, Ashley Stewart, Advance Auto, Kicks USA, and a full complement of service and retail tenants.
MERCER COUNTY 4-H FAIR 92nd Annual
July 31 & August 1
10:00am-8:00pm Saturday
10:00am-4:00pm Sunday
Howell Living History Farm
For directions, see https://www.howellfarm.org/ (the farm is located 2 miles east on Valley Road, off Rt.July 31 - August 1
10:00 am – 8:00 pm on Saturday
10:00 am – 4:00 pm on Sunday
Free Admission. Free Parking
Join us for the fair’s third year at Howell Living History Farm.
The fair includes 4-H animal shows and exhibits; food and homemade ice cream; hay rides; pony rides; music; farm tours and demos; cow milking demos; spinning, felting and fiber demos; egg grading demos; children’s crafts and activities; and displays by the Master Gardeners of Mercer County and
the Mercer County Equestrian Center.
For information contact: Kate Everett at the Mercer County 4H Office
(609) 989-6833.
Join us on Saturday July 24th to celebrate the 10th Birthday of Willow, Utopia for Pets best and furriest employee. We will have cake for both dogs and humans.
In honor of this event we will also be having a Huge Sale. On Saturday July 24th and Sunday July 25th the Entire Store will be 15% OFF!!
The New Hope Automobile Show has become a showplace for the magnificent antique and classic automobiles that compete. This year the show is limited to just 250 vehicles per day. So to ensure your place on the field, be sure to register early. Remember, ALL vehicles MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE.
The show will be held at the New Hope-Solebury High School on Saturday August 14th and Sunday August 15th. Show times are 9AM to 4PM daily.
Admission to the show is $5.00 per person. $3.00 for Senior Citizens 62 and over, children under 12 accompanied by an adult are free. Active duty military and dependents are free.
Parking is $5.00. On site parking can be accessed from the Route 202 spur road at Hardy Bush Way. If traveling north on Route 202 it will be just prior to the New Jersey Bridge. If traveling from New Jersey heading south on Route 202 you will take the first exit to Route 32 South just after the bridge, make the second right onto the 202 spur (south). From the center of New Hope follow Route 32 (River Road) North and turn left on the 202 spur (south). Look for the signs on the surrounding roads as you enter New Hope from any direction. Please follow the directions of the traffic police and the parking lot staff. Shuttle busses will be running all day long to take you to and from the show.
There will also be a pedestrian visitor entrance gate off Bridge Street by the old high school building.
Please remember to vote for your favorite vehicle • Obtain a ballot at either gate, the awards table, or the New Hope Automobile Show merchandise tent. The vehicle that gets the most votes will win the People's Choice Award at the end of each day! • Each vehicle will have a window placard with the person's name and vehicle information on it to assist you in identifying the vehicle. •Please vote by 2PM. The vehicle that gets the most votes will win the People's Choice Award at the end of each day!
Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco Use – Because the show is conducted on school grounds, consumption of alcoholic beverages and the use of tobacco products in any form are strictly prohibited at all times. State and local regulations prohibit any exceptions to this policy.
Pets – No pets are allowed on the show grounds unless they are Leader, or Seeing Eye, dogs or other animals used for assistance by handicapped persons.
Bicycles – Bicycles are not allowed on show grounds. A bicycle parking area will be available at the spectator entrances.
Directions The show is at the New Hope-Solebury High School on Bridge Street (Route 179) in New Hope, Pennsylvania about 1 hour north of Philadelphia and 1.5 hours south of New York City.
The Master Gardeners of Mercer County will host a program, “Planting a Wetland Meadow” on Saturday, July 24 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. The program will be held at the Mercer Educational Gardens, 431A Federal City Road, Pennington, adjacent to the Mercer County Equestrian Center, a facility of the Mercer County Park Commission.
The wetland meadow at Mercer Educational Gardens is flourishing with native grasses and wildflowers which are important sources of food and shelter for wildlife. Walk through the meadow with Master Gardener Nancy Putnam and learn how it has been transformed from invasive plants to natives. Several varieties of native wetland/rain garden plants will be discussed. To benefit the Master Gardeners of Mercer County educational programs, a donation of $3.00 is suggested.
July 15, 2010
HAVE YOU GOT 4 MINUTES A DAY TO SHED FAT?
4 MINUTES TO FIT
Hey gang,
Have you got 4 minutes a day to set your metabolism on fire for 36 to 48 hours? If you answer is yes have I got a 4 minute workout for you. The way this works.
This workout consists of 20 seconds of work and ten seconds of rest.complete 2 rounds for a total of 4 minutes and Burn Fat! for 36 to 48 hours. You must push hard for all 4 minutes to get the results you desire.
The 4 minute Metabolic Workout
1) Squat Thrusts with a push-up 20 Sec
Rest 10 Sec
2) Mountain Climbers on floor or hands on a chair. 20 sec
Rest 10 Sec
3) High Knees 20 Sec
Rest 10 Sec
4) Jumping jacks 20 Sec
Rest 10 sec
Complete 2 rounds for 4 minutes of metabolic fire
Give it a shot.
Dave
African Bead Party with Kristen Boccumini-Thwing
Saturday, July 24, 7-9 pm, FREE
Last year PCYH's yoga teacher Kristen Boccumini achieved her fundraising goal of $20,000 for humanitarian work in Uganda, Africa through Off the Mat Into the World, thanks to you!!! We will celebrate together will delicious African food, African drumming with Sharon Silverstein, and a presentation on the trip and work in Uganda by Kristen. We will also learn how to roll beads to create beautiful necklaces and bracelets, which the Ugandans do every day to support their families. Handmade necklaces from Uganda will also be available for purchase to support and families of the Acholi Tribe, victimized by the Lord's Resistance Army, and create a scholarship fund to educate these "invisible children". Come on out for a night of fun, food, and drumming, while learning about all the work we supported as a strong and powerful community! Princeton Center for Yoga & Health. 609-924-7294. www.princetonyoga.com . pcyh@mindspring.com
The Garden State Cat Club celebrates its 74th anniversary with its third CAT EXPO. The Expo is designed to educate the cat owning public about cats, cat care, new products and training, while assisting area shelters with its Adopt-A-Cat. The event will be complimented by the club's annual cat show. One of the top five cat shows held in the United States, it is the largest in the Northeast. We believe that our proposed activities will draw the general public to the CAT EXPO and also inform and educate them about the world of cats. The Adopt-A-CAT and show have a history of drawing many visitors from the New York-New Jersey Metro area and all of the Mid-Atlantic States. Exhibitors come from across the United States with most from the East Coast. Over two days between 2,500- 5,000 people have attended the show. Based on our past experience and with the event expanded to a CAT EXPO, we hope to have well over 5,000 this year.
Garden State Exhibit Center, 50 Atrium Drive, Somerset, NJ,
PENNINGTON, N.J. (June 14, 2010) – The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association has been honored with a RBC Blue Water Project™ Leadership Grant of $40,000 to help engage and mobilize the community to help restore local waterways and become better stewards of their land. The prestigious award, presented at a recognition event at RBC Wealth Management’s Princeton office, was one of only two leadership grants awarded in the U.S. by the Canada-based financial institution, RBC.
“Hundreds of thousands of people depend on the water in the 265-square-mile region drained by the Stony Brook and Millstone River and this grant goes a long way towards helping us achieve our goals of awareness and preservation of this natural environment,” said Jim Waltman, executive director for the Watershed Association. “Our organization exists due to the partnerships with corporations like RBC that remain committed to their environmental initiatives regardless of economic climate.”
The RBC Blue Water Project™ accepted applicants that focused on watershed protection and/or access to safe drinking water on a local, regional or national level within the communities they serve. The partnership with the Watershed Association was a natural fit because the organization’s mission as a guardian of the environment in central New Jersey, by providing a voice and taking action to promote conservation and responsible stewardship of its natural resources, aligned with the goals of the grant-giving program.
"Water is our most precious natural resource, and we know that industry, government, business and individuals can all play a part in watershed protection,” said Steve Waitneight, Princeton branch director for RBC Wealth Management. "We are thrilled to be helping the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association contribute to a culture of water stewardship here in our community."
Now in its third full year, the RBC Blue Water Project is a wide-ranging program aimed at helping foster a culture of water stewardship in North America and abroad though a 10-year, $50 million grant program.
The RBC Blue Water Project™ Leadership Grant will help fund the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association’s River-Friendly Stewardship Program, which partners with area land owners – residents, schools, businesses and golf courses – to promote responsible land management, restore ailing habitats and mobilize the community to take action to protect our water and environment.
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About the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association
The Watershed Association is central New Jersey's first environmental group, protecting clean water and the environment since 1949 through a combination of conservation, advocacy, science and education. It is a member supported non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of the natural environment in the 265-square-mile region drained by Stony Brook and the Millstone River. The organization is committed to intelligent and informed land use decision-making, the protection of water quality and supply, and the improvement of the community's awareness of environmental issues. To learn more about the Watershed Association and River-Friendly, visit www.thewatershed.org.
Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association offices are located at 31Titus Mill Rd. in Hopewell – (609) 737-3735.
About RBC
Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) and its subsidiaries operate under the master brand name of RBC. It is Canada’s largest bank as measured by assets and market capitalization and one of North America’s leading diversified financial services companies. RBC employs approximately 80,000 full- and part-time employees who serve more than 15 million personal, business, public sector and institutional clients throughout offices in Canada, the U.S. and 36 other countries. In 2007, the company released the RBC Environmental Blueprint, outlining its environmental priorities and objectives. In 2010, RBC was named one of the “Global 100: Most Sustainable Companies in the World” at the World Economic Forum for the sixth straight year since the inception of the award.
For more information on the RBC Blue Water Project, as well as grant guidelines and online applications, visit www.rbc.com/bluewater.
RBC Wealth Management offices are located at 192 Nassau St. in Princeton – (609) 924-0314.
RBC Capital Markets offices are located at 196 Princeton Hightstown Rd. in Princeton – (609) 936-6200.
USGBC-NJ North & Central Branches Present:
NJ Green Home Remodeling Guidelines
Monday, June 14, 2010, 6:00-9:00 PM
Guest Speaker: Jennifer Senick, Executive Director, Rutgers Center for Green Building
The Barn at Baker Farms
93 Church Lane
East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816
Are you “upside down” on the mortgage for your home? Many Americans are and find
themselves “caught between a rock and a hard place”. They can’t sell their homes without
taking a major loss and can’t get a second mortgage to help bail themselves out of fiscal
problems. What to do?
More folks in NJ are learning that renovating their homes in a “green” affordable manner can
increase the value of their home (especially if they work with a LEED Accredited appraiser who
knows what added values to cite in his/her report). Those of you that find yourselves in this
situation or simply want to “do the right thing” would benefit from attending this event.
The New Jersey Green Home Remodeling Guidelines generated by The Rutgers Center for
Green Building exemplify ways a homeowner or remodeling professional can incorporate green
building practices into common home remodeling projects. The Rutgers Center for Green
Building developed the guidelines with extensive input and review by an expert advisory group
comprised of residential building and remodeling professionals, interior designers, landscape
architects, and experts in the field of green building and energy-efficient design. Approved for 1
AIA CEU.
Beer, wine and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided at the event, as well as a full buffet, coffee,
dessert and ample time for networking for all attendees during the event. Join us now!
USGBC-NJ Chapter members: $45, Non-members $60, students $25
Registration at 5:30pm, Program 6pm- 7:15pm, Dinner, Dessert & Networking 7:15pm-9:00pm
Sponsorship opportunities still available.
Thank you to the current sponsors
PRINCETON, NJ, May 21, 2010 — On Saturday, June 19th, 2010, from 1:00 to 2:00 the Music Together Princeton Lab School and Music Together LLC will host a concert in conjunction with Family 411. This event will be geared towards families who have children with Special Needs.
This interactive music making event will allow the participating families to view and experience Music Together's highly developed curriculum led by favorite Music Together teachers and staff. Music Therapist and advocate for children with special needs, Carol Ann Blank, will be guiding teachers and families to work together in a music making extravaganza.
Suggested donations for tickets are $15/family. Donations can be made at www.musictogetherprinceton.com <https://www.musictogetherprinceton.com> or call (609) 924-7801.
The concert will be held at Music Together LLC headquarters located at 225 Hopewell – Pennington Road in Hopewell NJ, 08525.
Led by Angela Jacobs and Karen Brzoska, The Family 411 Resource Network is a Hopewell Valley parent-driven group that serves other parents of medically and/or physically challenged/differently abled/learning different children district-wide in grades pre-k through 12th grade. Its purpose is to a)offer helpful programming, b)provide parents with local and national resources, and c)provide a peer network where parenting experiences can be shared.
Music Together is an internationally recognized early childhood music and movement curriculum for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarteners, and the adults who love them.
Originally offered to the public in 1987, it pioneered the concept of a research-based, developmentally appropriate early childhood music curriculum that strongly emphasizes and facilitates adult involvement.
Music Together classes are held in more than 2,000 communities around the world. Classes are offered throughout the greater Princeton area by the Music Together Princeton Lab School. For more information, visit www.musictogetherprinceton.com .
(May 5, 2010) – To combat the growing threat of “people” pollution, the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association – central New Jersey’s first environmental group – held its 4th Annual Stream Clean-ups the weekends of April 24 & 25 and May 1 & 2. Volunteers from 10 towns and four counties rolled up their sleeves to help keep our lakes, rivers and streams clean and healthy.
“The choices we make every day have the biggest impact on the health of our water and environment,” said Jim Waltman, executive director of the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association. “From the chemicals we use to treat our lawn, to the cup from the coffee shop that we toss aside – each year thousands of pounds of trash and pollutants are washed from our streets and yards into our lakes, rivers and streams.”
This “people” pollution is having a negative impact on the health of aquatic life in our local waterways and the quality of water throughout Central Jersey, according to the Watershed Association’s recently released State of the Watershed Report. Combining water quality, environmental policy and land use analysis, the report details the condition of our water today and how we all need to take steps to make a difference.
“Central Jersey’s water is in trouble,” said Mr. Waltman. “The Stream Clean-ups are just one way we can all chip in to help keep our water clean and healthy. This year we broke all our records in terms of the number of volunteers, bags of trash collected and weight of trash picked up.”
This year, a total of 287 volunteers across 10 towns helped haul 461 bags of trash and debris from area waterways weighing a combined 8,437 pounds – including a rusting car, decaying refrigerators and countless plastic bottles, plastic bags and aluminum cans. In 2009, more than 244 volunteers cleared out 7,013 pounds of trash. Since its inception, the Stream Clean-ups have removed more than 10 tons of trash from in and around waterways across central New Jersey.
“While it’s positive to remove so much trash from our environment, it’s a negative sign for the overall health of our waterways,” added Mr. Waltman. “our ultimate indication of success will be that these stream clean-ups are no longer necessary,”
Two of this year’s original 12 clean-ups – in Princeton and South Brunswick – were postponed due to inclement weather. The clean-ups will be rescheduled. Interested parties should stay tuned to www.thewatershed.org for details.
Here’s a town-by-town breakdown of results.
Cranbury Township
In Cranbury Township 32 volunteers teamed up with the Cranbury Township Environmental Commission, Department of Public Works and Watershed Association staff to collect 41 bags of trash weighing 597 pounds on Saturday April 24. The volunteers met at Village Park to clean up near Brainerd Lake and other locations throughout the town. The largest items collected included milk crates, a ladder and a plastic slide. The most common litter was plastic bottles and aluminum cans. In 2009, 49 volunteers picked up 766 pounds of trash in the township.
East Windsor
The East Windsor Environmental Commission, Department of Public Works, Watershed Association staff and 16 volunteers picked up 23 bags of trash in Anker Park on Sunday May 2. Weighing in at 262 pounds, the largest trash items collected included tires, cement blocks, a tent, umbrella, license plates and parts of a metal grill. The most common items were plastic bottles and food wrappers.
Franklin Township – Most bags of trash!!
In Franklin Township 22 volunteers partnered with the Watershed Association, Franklin Township Environmental Commission and Department of Public Works to remove 70 bags of trash weighing 1,460 pounds. Volunteers met at Hamilton Street and Hawthorne Drive near the St. Peter & Paul Church on Saturday April 24. Some of the largest items collected included carpet, tires, two bike frames, bike rims, gutter and a mattress. The group also identified four shopping carts that required additional assistance for removal at a later date. The most common trash identified was glass bottles, food wrappers and clothing. In 2009, 23 volunteers collected 1,000 pounds of trash at the Delaware & Raritan Canal.
Hightstown Borough
On Saturday April 24, the Watershed Association partnered with the Hightstown Environmental Commission, Department of Public Works and 35 volunteers to collect 62 bags of trash weighing 1,296 pounds at Peddie Lake. Participants cleaned up the lake area and dispersed to clean other areas of the borough as part of a town-wide clean-up effort. The largest items found included a tractor tire, inner tubes, fencing, car seats, a child’s pool and refrigerator parts. The most common trash picked up was aluminum cans and plastic bottles. In 2009, 13 volunteers picked up 416 pounds of trash in the borough.
Hopewell Township
In Hopewell Township, 27 volunteers, Watershed Association staff and the township Environmental Commission met at Bear Tavern and Washington Crossing roads to clean up Jacob’s Creek on Saturday May 1. A total of 35 bags of trash weighing 743 were removed. The largest trash items found included tires, metal, wood and a toilet seat. The most common litter was aluminum cans and alcoholic beverage containers. In 2009, four volunteers picked up 150 pounds of trash near the Stony Brook.
Lawrence Township
On Saturday May 1, 22 volunteers in Lawrence Township picked up 46 bags weighing 340 pounds near Colonial Lake and the Assunpink Creek with the help of Watershed Association staff, the Lawrence Township Environmental Resource Committee and Department of Public Works. Some of the largest items removed included tires, metal fencing and several basketballs. The most common trash was Styrofoam and aluminum cans. In 2009, 20 volunteers collected 680 pounds of trash near Colonial Lake and Assunpink Creek.
Millstone Township – Most trash by weight!!
The Watershed Association, Millstone Township Environmental Commission, Department of Public Works and 26 volunteers hauled away 60 bags of trash weighing 1,512 pounds in Millstone Township on Saturday April 25. Participants met at the Millstone Township Municipal Building and cleaned up the Millstone River and other locations throughout the town. Some of the largest trash picked up included real estate signs, five car tires, two truck tires, a television, a chair and wire. The most common trash was plastic bottles, food wrappers and cups. In 2009, 25 volunteers picked up 1,850 pounds of trash and debris throughout the township.
Monroe Township
In Monroe Township, 28 volunteers teamed up with the township Environmental Commission, Department of Public Works and Watershed Association staff to pick up 35 bags of trash weighing 496 pounds from around the Millstone River on Saturday April 24. The largest trash found included a wooden ladder, tires, a table, shelving and a 130-pound piece of plastic pipe. The most common trash was cigarette butts, plastic bottles and aluminum cans. In 2009, 22 volunteers collected 670 pounds of trash near the Millstone River.
Plainsboro Township – Largest trash items!!
In Plainsboro Township, 26 volunteers, Watershed Association Staff, and the Plainsboro Township Recreation Department picked up more than 1,510 pounds of trash along the Lenape Trail and Cranbury Brook on Saturday April 24. Some of the largest items collected included bedsprings, a turntable, two refrigerators and a rusting car. The most common trash reported was plastic bottles, food wrappers, shopping bags and aluminum cans. In 2009, 59 volunteers picked up 750 pounds of trash along Cranbury Brook.
The Princetons
The Princeton clean-up on Sunday April 25 was postponed due to incluement weather. The event will be rescheduled. Stay tuned to www.thewatershed.org. In 2009, nine volunteers picked up 300 pounds of trash and debris from near the Delaware and Raritan Canal.
South Brunswick Township
The Sunday April 25 clean-up with first-time participant South Brunswick Township was postponed due to inclement weather. The event will be rescheduled. Stay tuned to www.thewatershed.org.
West Windsor – Most volunteers!!
A total of 42 volunteers teamed with Watershed Association staff, West Windsor Township Environmental Commission and Department of Public Works to remove 38 bags of trash weighing 221 pounds from along the Delaware & Raritan Canal at Port Mercer on Quaker Road. Some of the largest trash hauled away included a section of guard rail, recycling buckets, tires, a float from under a dock, a caulk gun and house siding. The most common trash was plastic bottles. In 2009, 20 volunteers picked up 430 pounds of trash and debris along the canal.
Special thanks to our 2010 Stream Clean-up Sponsors: American Rivers, Aztec Graphics, Home Depot, McCaffrey's Supermarket, NJ Clean Communities, Saul Ewing LLP, Wawa, Wegmans and Whole Foods Market.
About the Watershed Association
The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, a not-for-profit organization, protects the 265-square-mile region drained by the Stony Brook and Millstone River – an area spanning 26 towns and five counties. Founded in 1949, the Watershed Association is central New Jersey’s first environmental group protecting clean water and the environment through conservation, advocacy, science and education.
Interviews with Executive Director Jim Waltman and logo contest winner Vera Crabtree available upon request. Contact Gwen McNamara, Communications Manager, at (609) 737-3735 x16 or gmcnamara@thewatershed.org.
Gallery 14 invites artists working in all photographic media to submit works for a juried photographic exhibition which will be held July 9-August 8 at Gallery 14, 14 Mercer Street, Hopewell, NJ. The exhibit is open to all excluding current members of Gallery 14.
Judge
Kenneth Kaplowitz is a Professor of Art at The College of New Jersey where he was Photography Coordinator for 21 years. He has taught Darkroom Photography, Studio Photography, Documentary Photography, History of Photography and Art Photography for the past 39 years. He has a BA in Art Education from Montclair University, an MA in Television and Film from New York University and an MFA in Sculpture and Studio Art from Rutgers University. His photographic work appeared in two photography text books as well as 40 one-person exhibitions. During the past 4 years Ken’s prints and photographs were hung in 66 national and international group shows and were added to 40 museum, university and college permanent collections.
Submission Guidelines
1. Submission must include on paper the artist's name, home address, phone number and email address along with a brief biography/resume, and a numbered list of the 5 photographs submitted. Submit up to 5 JPEG images (4" x 6" at 300 dpi.) on one CD only (no other submissions will be considered). Be sure to write your name on the CD as well.
2. The list on paper and the titles of the photographs on the CD must correspond exactly in number and name. Use this format for titling your electronic files: your name_ number_ photo title_ framed dimensions_year created. For example : SmithJ_1_Evening on the River_16x20_2007.
3. Mail submissions to Gallery 14, 14 Mercer Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525. All submissions must include an entry fee of $20, check payable to Gallery 14. You may also bring your submission to the gallery during our regular hours: Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 5 pm. Please include a stamped self-addressed envelope if you wish to have your CD returned.
All entrants will be notified of the juror’s decision by email after June 22.
Photographs selected for exhibit must be brought to the Gallery ready for hanging on July 5 and 6 from 1-3 and 6-8 PM. Size of framed prints must correspond exactly to the size stated in your submission—no exceptions.
Gallery 14 will make every reasonable effort to protect your work while it is in our possession, but will not be legally responsible for it. Insure your work individually if that is a concern.
The Gallery will receive a 30% commission if your work sells while on display at the Gallery.
For further information check the gallery's website (www.photogallery14.com), call Tasha O’Neill at 609 865 5456, or e-mailgalleryfourteen@yahoo.com.
Schedule
Deadline for Submissions June 15
Notification of Acceptance June 22
Delivery of Accepted work to Gallery July 5-6: 1-3 and 6-8 PM
5th Biennial Grilling Demonstration, Friday, May 14, 2010 7-10pm A biennial favorite not to be missed! Please join us for a fun-filled evening of delicious offerings from the grill, surrounded by a beautifully landscaped setting. Delight your senses as Chef Scott Anderson of elements restaurant demonstrates grilling techniques on the latest generation of Sub-Zero/Wolf outdoor cooking technology. Discover why "Outdoor Kitchens are Hot" from the experts in design and accoutrements, including Debbie Schaeffer of Mrs. G TV & Appliances, Darlene Flood of A Step In Stone, T.J. Tindall of The Light Gallery, Bill Noval of Spyglass Design, Inc, Marianne Noval & Greg Crouse of Sub-Zero/Wolf and Mastroianni Landscaping. Tap their knowledge to fulfill your dreams in outdoor entertainment. A spectacular performance with "Opera in the Gardens" by Opera New Jersey completes this magical experience.Ticket price: $40 per person, (This price does not include the Showhouse tour ticket, which must be purchased separately)
Tyler Vernon of Biltmore Capital Advisors will be a guest host with Liz Claman on FOX Business News tomorrow, Tuesday, May 4th at 3:00 PM ET.
Biltmore Capital Advisors is a boutique asset management firm located in Princeton, NJ specializing in delivering family office services to clients nationwide.
Experience an evening of exclusive promotions and discounts by the shops and restaurants on Palmer Square - food, live music, raffles, and more! Check-in on the Green to receive your GNO packet - complete with FREE parking pass at Hulfish and Chambers garages.
At the beginning of the 1900’s everything was changing and everything was possible. RAGTIME, set in the volatile melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York, weaves together three distinctly American stories -- that of a stifled upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant and a daring young Harlem musician -- who are brought together by circumstance and united by their courage, compassion and belief in the promise of the future. Their compelling stories are set to the glorious, Tony Award-winning score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens and an extraordinary, Tony Award-winning book by Terrence McNally. The Pennington Players’ production is directed by Frank Ferrara, with musical direction by Shannon Ferrara and choreography by Nicole Farina-Machin and features a vibrant cast of 37.
RAGTIME will be presented Fridays and Saturdays, June 4, 5, 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m.; and Sundays, June 6 and 11 at 2 p.m. at Kelsey Theatre. Kelsey Theatre is conveniently located on the West Windsor campus of Mercer County Community College at 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on June 4th.
Based on the 1975 novel by E.L. Doctorow, RAGTIME is set in the opening years of the last century. It mixes historical figures including J. P. Morgan, Henry Ford, Emma Goldman and Harry Houdini with the interconnected but fictional stories of three very different families: represented by Mother, the matriarch of an upper class family in New Rochelle, NY; Tateh, a Latvian Jewish immigrant; and Coalhouse Walker Jr., a Harlem musician.
The talented cast is lead by Vicky Czarnik of Hopewell, as Mother, Brian Meltzer of Pennington, as Tateh and Kyrus of Hamilton as Coalhouse Walker, Jr. Also starring are Michael Schiumo of Clarksburg as Father, Williams Kamps of Burlington as Younger Brother, Matthew Blazejewski of Trenton as Little Boy, Salena Qureshi of Columbus as Tateh’s Little Girl, and Cathryn Hardy of Matawan as Sarah. Other featured cast members include Wayne Irons of Princeton as Grandfather, Michaela Alyse Tomcho of Hamilton as Evelyn Nesbitt, Shawn Doremus of Philadelphia, PA as Harry Houdini, Laurie Gougher of Newtown, PA as Emma Goldman, Lynn Baskin of Lambertville as Booker T. Washington, Alan Naidoff of Princeton as J.P. Morgan, Christopher Kamps of Marlton as Henry Ford and Tom Bessellieu of Lawrenceville as Willie Conklin. The members of the ensemble play various roles throughout the production including Admiral Peary, Matthew Henson, firemen, policemen, factory workers, immigrants, vaudeville dancers, and many others.
The Tony award winning score skillfully mixes the musical genres of ragtime, marches, gospel, among others and includes the exuberant opening number and title song “Ragtime,” the vaudeville number “Crime of the Century,” the powerful “Wheels of a Dream,” and the touching “Sarah Brown Eyes.” RAGTIME was originally produced on Broadway in 1998 and ran for 2 years. It recently enjoyed a critically acclaimed revival on Broadway.
Tickets are $16 for adults; $14 for seniors, and $12 for students and children. Free parking is available next tothe theater. Tickets may be purchased online at https://www.kelseyatmccc.org/ragtime.shtml or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible.
Always in the mood for a celebration, Lambertville residents hosted the first Shad Fest in 1981 to highlight the local art scene. The Shad Fest tradition was born as spring blossomed, the shad made their way upriver, and the locals strolled through town enjoying the arts and crafts of their friends and neighbors. Almost 30 years later, Shad Fest has grown from a local event to an award-winning tourist attraction. Click on the link below for event schedule and all the info you need for SHADFEST 2010!
As the movement to “plant local” flourishes, many people are realizing the benefits of using native species in home landscapes and gardens. Plants native to the state of New Jersey will be offered to the public at the D&R Greenway Spring Native Plant Sale, Friday, May 14th, 2010 (3:00 – 6:00 pm) and Saturday, May 15th (2:00 – 5:00 pm), rain or shine. The sale will be held at D&R Greenway’s Johnson Education Center, One Preservation Place (off Rosedale Road), Princeton, NJ, 08540. Further information, including a full listing of plants offered, can be found online at www.drgreenway.org.
At the spring plant sale, the public will be able to take a little bit of wild New Jersey home with them. Among species available will be the aromatic native shrub Spicebush; the stunningly crimson Cardinal Flower; the edible native Persimmon tree; the butterfly magnet Wild Bergamot; and many other native trees, shrubs, ferns, grasses and sedges, not commonly available in commercial nurseries.
The sale will be preceded by an indoor presentation from Native Plant Nursery founder, Jared Rosenbaum. He will highlight both ornamental and ecological benefits of Native Plant Sale offerings. The presentation will be from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm on Friday, May 14th. Please call 609 924 4646 to register for the presentation.
The 40th annual Communiversity Festival of the Arts will take place Saturday, April 24 (rain or shine) from noon to 5:00 p.m. on the streets of downtown Princeton and the adjacent Princeton University campus.
Presented by the Arts Council of Princeton and the students of Princeton University, the Festival originated as “The Art People’s Party” on the lawn of Nassau Hall in 1970. Later renamed Communiversity to capture the Town-Gown spirit of the event, the Festival has grown to attract more than 35,000 visitors to Princeton each spring. It has become one of Central New Jersey’s most well-known events and beloved annual traditions.
Communiversity Festival of the Arts 2010 will feature more than 200 artists, crafters, and merchants from around the tri-state area; continuous live entertainment on five stages; children’s activities and games; a wide array of delicious food from around the globe; and a broad representation of the many businesses and organizations that play a prominent role in the vibrant life of the Princeton community.
Once again, the Communiversity spirit will expand this year to encompass the entire weekend. “Princeton Arts Weekend” kicks off on Friday evening, April 23, with Pinot to Picasso ~ Vintage 2010, the Arts Council’s fifth annual spring art and wine fundraiser. A highlight of this ticketed event is the popular “Tombola,” an art draw featuring original works by more than 90 local artists. Please refer to the Arts Council website (www.artscouncilofprinceton.org) for Pinot to Picasso ticket information and for a schedule of other arts-related events happening in Princeton from Friday evening, April23 through Sunday evening, April 25.
This year’s Festival of the Arts is supported in part by sponsorships from: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Palmer Square Management, Packet Publications, Princeton Shopping Center, PNC Bank, Princeton Self Storage, All Saints’ Church, The Bank of Princeton, Camp Bow Wow, New Jersey Family Magazine, Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty, MacLean Agency, PrincetonKIDS, Princeton Scoop, The Residences at PalmerSquare, Triumph Brewing Company, Tuscan Hills, LLC, Whole Foods Market, Witherspoon Grill and Blue Point Grill. Planning support is provided by Grayson Bridge Communications & Events of Princeton. Also, Sustainable Princeton is pitching in this year to make sure there are plenty of recycling bins, so that Communiversity is an environmentally responsible event.
Some of the highlights planned for this year’s Communiversity include live music by local favorites, such as Sarah Donner, The Shaxe, The Blue Meanies Beatles Tribute Band, Chris Harford and the Band of Changes, Blue Jersey Band, The Hot Taters, and Luke Hilgendorff. Also scheduled to perform are University bands, a cappella groups, local dance troupes, and classical musicians. Rounding out the exciting entertainment schedule will be the popular Shakespear-e-Thon, as well as children’s favorites – Stone Soup Circus, Wendy Zoffer (and the “Sing Me a Day” band), and the Kamishibai Kids.
At the Arts Council activity areas, children will have the opportunity to express their creativity through painting at Nana’s Make a Mess Workshop, sponsored by the family of artist Julienne Sylvia Winarsky in her memory. Youngsters can also enjoy art-themed carnival games, face painting, arts and crafts workshops, and cotton candy – a Festival favorite. Communiversity tee-shirts will be available for sale at the main Arts Council booth (on Nassau Street).
Communiversity will take place in downtown Princeton on Nassau and Witherspoon Streets, in Palmer Square (along Tiger Park and on the Green), and throughout the University campus. Public parking is available in lots and garages located on Chambers Street, Hulfish Street (next to Halo Pub), and Spring Street. Additional parking can be found on side streets and in Princeton University lots 10 and 10A, located off Washington Road on William Street.
For more information or a complete schedule of events, call the Arts Council of Princeton at 609-924-8777, or visit their website at www.artscouncilofprinceton.org. or see info below:
Communiversity Festival of the Arts
2010 Performance Schedule
Town and Gown Stage
Sponsored by Packet Publications
(Nassau Street at Witherspoon Street)
NoonOpening Ceremony
12:15Sarah Donner
1:15Princeton Tango Club
1:30American Repertory Ballet’s Princeton Ballet School
1:45Lisa Botalico – Fiesta Flamenca
2:15Chinese Lion Dance
2:25International Parade of Flags
2:45The Shaxe
3:45The Blue Meanies – A Beatles Cover Band
Paul Robeson Stage
Sponsored by Princeton Shopping Center
(Witherspoon Street at Paul Robeson Place)
12:30Blue Jersey Band
1:15The Kamishibai Kids
1:45The Hot Taters
2:30“Spring into Shape” with Olivia’s Wellness Connection
2:45Princeton Academy of Martial Arts
3:15Princeton Garden Statesmen
4:00Luke Hilgendorff
Chambers Street Stage
Sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb
(Nassau Street at Chambers Street)
12:30The Ocean
1:30Miss JoAnna’s Dancers
1:45YWCA Dance Department
2:15Reyes/Simon – Argentine Tango
2:45The Tyrone Birkett Group
3:45Chris Harford and the Band of Changes
Stage on the Green
Sponsored by Palmer Square Management
(Lawn in front of the Nassau Inn, on Palmer Square)
12:15Youth Orchestra of Central New Jersey
1:00Stone Soup Circus/Arts Council of Princeton
2:00Wendy Zoffer and the “Sing Me a Day” Band
2:45Trio “Poco a Poco”
3:15Shakespear-e-Thon 2010
4:15Bravura Philharmonic Ensemble
A cappella in East Pyne Arch
(In Princeton University’s East Pyne Hall)
12:30Tigressions
1:00Katzenjammers
1:30Deaftones of Westminster Choir College
2:00Tigerlilies
2:30Nassoons
Stanhope Stage
(In front of Princeton University’s Stanhope Hall)
12:30Raks Odalisque
1:00Triple 8
1:30TapCats
2:00Princeton Tango Club
2:30Ballet Folklorico
3:00Shape Machine
3:45Kid Collision
4:20The Kamishibai Kids
Also be sure to check out:
·Italian Street Painting along Palmer Square West
·The ChessSimultaneous Exhibition - 1 against 10! from 1:00 to 4:00 on Palmer Square Green
·A demonstration by the Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad at 2:00
·Ongoing children’s athletic activities – hosted by some of your favorite Princeton athletes – on the back lawn of Firestone Library
Princeton Center for Yoga & Health is delighted to welcome Jim Gagnon of The Dreamtime Project, a world traveling multi-instrumentalist, storyteller, teacher and sound therapist, for Stories and Music from Around the World and The Dreamtime Workshop on Saturday, April 24. The Stories and Music from Around the World concert will start at 6 pm and cost $15 per person. The Dreamtime Workshop that introduces the Australian didgeridoo to participants will start at 7:30 pm and cost $40 per person. For those wanting to attend both, cost is $50 per person. For more information or to reserve your spot, call 609-924-7294.
Princeton Center for Yoga & Health
Montgomery Professional Center
50 Vreeland Drive, Suite 506
Skillman, NJ 08558
(609) 924-PCYH www.princetonyoga.com
Join the Mercer County Woman Newspaper on Saturday, May 7th as they host the 4th Annual Head to Toe Women’s EXPO ‘The Ultimate Girl’s Day Out’. Along with over 100 exhibitors, a Wellness Center for Health Screenings, massage and pampering stations, an Antique Road Show, the “BOOK NOOK’ WHICH WILL FEATURE LOCAL WOMEN AUTHORS, three breakout sessions throughout the day featuring educational seminars ranging from how to improve your sex life, to decorating your space to affect your mood, to cooking demonstrations and more. It’s FREE to Attend. Register @ www.whoscoming.com/headToToesWomenEXPO. Expo location is Robbinsville High School, Robbinsville, N.J. Doors Open at 9am till 3pm. Visit our website at www.MercerCountyWoman.com for details.
BURGUNDY WINE DINNER
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14 AT 7:00 PM
$75.00/PER PERSON INCLUSIVE
FEATURING LOUIS LATOUR WINES
Reception: Simonnet Fevre Cremant de Bourgogne Rose
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Asparagus Soup with Black Truffle Crème Fraiche
OR
Pan Seared Crabcake with Black Bean, Mango,
Chayote Squash and Yellow Pepper Salad,
Ancho Aioli and Microgreens
Louis Latour Macon-Lugny “Les Genievres” 2008
Henry Fessy Brouilly Cru Beaujolais 2007
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Housemade Porcini Gnocchi with Asparagus, English Peas,
Sauteed Mushrooms and Sherry Cream Sauce
OR
Pan Seared Arctic Char, Sauté of White Runner Beans, Sauccison Sec, Artichoke
and Marjoram with Red Pepper, Caper and Olive Relish and Fried Parsnips
Louis Latour Meursault 2007
Louis Latour Chassange Montrachet Rouge 2007
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Grilled Painted Hills Ribeye Steak with Whipped Boursin Potatoes ,Baby Carrots,
CippoliniOnions, French Beans and Horseradish Jus
OR
Berkshire Pork Tenderloin Glazed with Honey, Coriander and Fennel Roasted
Purple Fingerlings, Maiitake Mushrooms and Sauteed Leeks
Louis Latour Volnay “En Chevret” 1er Cru 2006
Louis Latour Pommard “Epenots” 1er Cru 2006
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Toasted Walnut and Brandied Cherry Tart with Gorgonzola Fondue
OR
Dark Chocolate Ganache Tart with Raspberries and
Lavender Crème Anglaise
Henry Fessy Fleurie Cru Beaujolais 2007
Reservations call (609) 466-1937
The $75.00 price includes tip, tax and gratuity, $53.00 Blue Bottle Café and $22.00 to Hopewell House. Customers may purchase the dinner only and bring their own wine. If you choose to purchase the dinner/wine combination, you will be charged $22.00 by Hopewell House and the wines will be delivered to the Blue Bottle Café. The wines will be shared by the group choosing to do the dinner/wine combination.
PRESS RELEASE - On Sunday, April 25 at 1:05 p.m., hundreds of dogs will once again “watch” baseball at Waterfront Park, home of the Trenton Thunder Minor League Baseball team, as part of the Fourth Annual Bark at the Park game presented by Dogs & Cats Rule.
All dog owners are invited to bring their well-behaved dogs into the stadium for free with the purchase of a regularly priced ticket for themselves. Dogs are free if they sit on a person’s lap during the game but if they require more space, a child priced seat may be purchased. Hundreds of canines have been in attendance at each of the first three Bark at the Park events in Trenton.
The Trenton Thunder will square off against the Boston Red Sox affiliate, ironically named the Portland Sea Dogs and Trenton’s resident golden retrievers, Chase and Derby, will take turns working as “bat boys”.
In addition, there will be a “Canine Cash Scramble” on the field after the game. The Canine Cash Scramble will give one lucky fan and their dog the opportunity to go out on the field for a chance to win $10,000. The contest will involve the dog attempting to choose the “Lucky Ball” out of one hundred numbered tennis balls that will be spread out on the infield grass.
Fans interested in participating in the Canine Cash Scramble must go to Dogs and Cats Rule in Newtown, PA or Pennington, NJ to register for the event. No purchase is necessary to enter the contest. Registration for the event will end on April 12.
Another feature of “Bark at the Park” will be a Pet Products Display on the main concourse throughout the game. There will be displays from at least ten different dog product vendors for fans to browse.
The “Bark at the Park” festivities will also feature an online photo gallery.
Fans are encouraged to submit pictures of their dogs wearing Thunder or Yankee apparel. Submissions to the “Dogs of Thunder” gallery will be posted on the Thunder website for the 2010 season and each response will be entered to win four free tickets to “Bark at the Park”.
The contest will conclude on April 12. Photos should be submitted to jhurley@trentonthunder.com and will be posted on the website within three days of receipt.
Leashes are required on the dogs at all times and the Thunder reserve the right to remove a dog from the stadium if it is not well behaved. Season Ticket holders will be allowed to stay in their seats if they wish to bring their dog. Also, a grassed area will be roped off outside of the first base gates for dogs to do their business.
Dogs and Cats Rule opened in September 2001 in Newtown, PA and its second location was opened in June 2005 at the Hopewell Crossing Center in Pennington, NJ. Dogs & Cats Rule strives to ensure that our pets enjoy the most natural, safe and well-made products that are available. With this philosophy intact, Dogs & Cats Rule has evolved into the leader in this area and is on the cutting-edge when it comes to natural foods and pet supplies.
Chase and Derby are the Trenton Thunder’s golden retriever “mascots”. Chase That Golden Thunder has been entertaining fans at Waterfront Park for the past 7 seasons. During the games, Chase is the Thunder batboy during the first inning, he also brings water to the umpires, catches Frisbees in the outfield and meets with fans both on the field and in the stands. Derby is Chase’s two year old puppy . He will begin doing some “tricks”, including serving as the batboy at the ballpark this season.
All Trenton Thunder tickets, including Mini Plans, Season Tickets, Group Outings and Luxury Suites are on sale now at trentonthunder.com or by calling 609-394-3300.
Trenton begins its 2010 season by hosting the Erie Sea Wolves (double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers) on Thursday, April 8. Game time is set for 7:05 p.m.
The Historical Society of Princeton and the Drumthwacket Foundation are delighted to present their fourth annual co-sponsored lecture. This year’s speaker will be Ulysses Grant Dietz, Senior Curator of Decorative Arts at the Newark Museum. The great-great grandson of President Ulysses Grant, Dr. Dietz will discuss his new book Dream House: The White House as an American Home (co-authored by Sam Watters), which examines changing White House styles from the 1800's through the Kennedy years.
The event, which will be held at Drumthwacket, begins with a light reception at 2:00 p.m., followed by the lecture at 2:30. Dr. Dietz will sign books at the conclusion of his talk.
Seating is limited to 130. Registration is required; please RSVP by calling 609-683-0057, x4.
This event is free for members of either Drumthwacket Foundation or HSP; the cost is $10.00 for the general public. For directions, please visit www.drumthwacket.org . Parking is available on site.
4th Annual Stream Clean-up! Coming April 24-25 & May 1-2 Join your friends and neighbors in the fresh air for our annual clean-up. This year we want to beat our highest trash total, 10,000 pounds. Can we do it? With your help we can! So don your boots and work gloves, grab your family and shake out the winter blues. Support clean water by keeping our environment green and our water clean. Click here to find a clean-up near you. Or contact Community Advocate Coordinator Leslie Brecknell at lbrecknell@thewatershed.org or 609-737-3735 x30.
Women! Come to expand your social circle or to network with professionals and business owners. Our 4-Minute Friending events for Women ONLY will bring you face to face with local women who are 21 to 39 years old. By the end of the evening you will walk away having made 10 to 20 new contacts!
Bonus!
We will share the guest list with you. That means upon arrival you will receive a list of everyone’s names, emails, hobbies, etc. Following the event you can easily reach out to your new contacts.
Who should attend:
This event is open to WOMEN who are 21-39, single or married.
Come out to make new friends or come to network.
There is no dress code and you may bring business cards.
2 Item Minimum:
Everyone must purchase 2 items (food or drink). Ask the bartender if there are any drink specials going on.
Member Cost:
$5 for the first 20 to register
$10 for the next 21 to 39 to register
$20 for walk-ins
Walk-Ins will not be on the shared information sheet.
Non-Member Cost:
$20 online and at the door
Walk-Ins will not be on the shared information sheet.
Tickets:
There are a limited number of Tickets for sale. Tickets are not mailed, but your name will be kept at the door. All sales are final.
Princeton United Methodist Church will begin Holy Week with special services on March 28 (Palm Sunday) and April 1 (Holy Thursday). On Good Friday, April 2, after a one-hour service at noon, a cantata by Dietrich Buxtehude will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Easter Sunday, April 4, begins with a sunrise service at 6:30 a.m., followed by services of the Resurrection at 9:30 and 11 a.m.
PUMC is a diverse congregation whose members come from many surrounding communities, backgrounds, and faith histories. For further information, call 609-924-2613 or visithttps://www.princetonumc.org/.
Palm Sundayservices are at 9:30 and 11 a.m. At 5 p.m. all are invited to a Passover Seder meal, concluding with communion. For $6 dinner reservations, call 609-924-2613.
The service on Thursday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m., will be a solemn commemoration oftheLast SupperofJesus with his disciples, including the Stripping of the Altar and Holy Communion in candlelight.
On Good Friday, April 2, a one-hour service is at noon. At 7:30 p.m. the PUMC choir will be joined by instrumentalists and soloists from Westminster Choir College of Rider University in a service of contemplation.It is based on three movements from a 1680 cantata by Dietrich Buxtehude, along with poetry by a medieval mystic and 20th century artwork.
“The subject of this poem is a contemplation of the crucified Christ. These three movements will be spaced throughout the service and employed in combination with stirring artwork by Luc Freymanc depicting the struggle of Jesus’ journey to the cross,” says David Edmonds, PUMC music director.
Easter Sunday begins with a sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. on the lawn in front of the church, followed by a continental breakfast. Traditional services of the Resurrection will be in the sanctuary at 9:30 and 11 a.m.
Celebrate Earth Day by getting out to enjoy the outdoors in the one of the most visited state parks in New Jersey. The park historian and naturalist will be leading a 9-mile round trip bike ride along the towpath beginning at Washington Crossing State Park and continuing towards Belle Mountain. Interested participants are asked to meet at the Washington Crossing State Park parking area located directly off Rt 29 and adjacent to the D & R Canal path at 1:00 pm. The D&R towpath is relatively flat and well-graded dirt with some occasional loose dirt and gravel. Hybrid or mountain bikes are recommended but HELMETS ARE REQUIRED. Participants can bring their own bikes or rentals will be available at the meeting location (visit www.greenwaybikerentals.com for rental information). Pre-registration IS REQUIRED. Weather permitting. Register for this program
Listen to Garden Talk with Nanci Angle, Horticulturalist at Lawrence Landscapes, on Saturday mornings at 8 am WIFI 1460 AM.Call in to ask your gardening questions on the air ,(609) 447-0236, or listen online at www.WIFI1460am.com.
Come enjoy an afternoon of fine international cuisine paired with our specially-selected wines from Italy, Spain, Austria and South America. Hosted by Liz Harcharek of Aubergines, etc. in Princeton, you’ll learn, laugh, and cook! But hurry. This exclusive event is strictly limited to 8 guests, so make your reservation today! $65.00
Bring some of your own seeds to exchange with others in the session to increase the number of locally-adapted heirloom varieties. Learn about timing and techniques for gathering and storing seeds over the winter.
Fee: The cost is $30 per session or $150 for the series. Discount for NOFA Members: The cost for NOFA members is $20 per session/$100 for the series.
Location: Duke Farms is located at 80 Route 206 South, approximately 1.75 miles south of the Somerville traffic circle in Hillsborough, N.J. Enter via the gate at Dukes Parkway East. Directions are available at www.dukefarms.org.
Registration: Register for individual classes online at www.dukefarms.org. To register for the series, have your credit card ready and call (908) 722-3700 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Join us on Saturday, March 20, 2010 for our 34th Annual Home Gardeners School!
The Home Gardeners School offers you expert instruction in the most innovative gardening and landscaping subjects available. For March 2010, we have reunited the spring and fall sessions onto one expanded program – featuring a wider variety of classes, spread out over four different sessions, so that you may participate in many diverse offerings throughout the day. For 2010, we are also proud to offer you 10 NEW TOPICS to choose from!
Speakers from our commercial horticulture and landscape design programs will be participating along with Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) and School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) faculty and staff , providing you with the opportunity to learn from the best in the business.
Spend the morning learning how to design your landscape and the afternoon listening to a lecture on bulbs. Participate in our hands-on flower-arranging workshops and take home a beautiful container of fresh flowers that you designed. Highly energetic and knowledgeable speakers will teach you about landscape design, annuals, perennials, containers, water gardens, butterflies, pruning, gardening equipment, and a whole host of other practical topics designed to prepare you and your garden for the spring … and beyond.
You will not find more information on more subjects anywhere else in the state. And, best of all, it is all conveniently offered in one place, for one day … at new, lower registration fee!
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Click the registration link below and select up to four (4) sessions that you wish to attend. Choose only ONE workshop per time slot – BY NUMBER. Admission will be on a first-come, first-served basis so be sure to register early to reserve a seat in your preferred sessions. If you require special arrangements, please call (732) 932-9271.
An additional 10% discount is available to certified Master Gardeners.
Proof of certification is required. Please click here for more information.
$45.00
Late Fee/Walk in fee
$60.00 after March 5, 2010
Location
Hickman Hall
Cook/Douglass Campus
New Brunswick, NJ
Mail / Fax / Phone Registration
Registration by Phone
Please call our Registration Desk: 732-932-9271
Registration by Mail or Fax
Print out our Electronic Brochure and mail or fax it back to us. Our address and fax number can be found at the top of the form.
Location: Sussex County Fairgrounds, 37 Plains Rd., Augusta, NJ
‘Springfest, all things green’, highly regarded as “NJ’s Best Flower Show” featuring 50,000 sq.ft of “indoor-spring” including inspiring landscape displays, live topiaries, free lectures, educational tables, commercial exhibitors kid’s zone, café and boutique. This non-profit show, seeks to educate, inspire, and share the passion for gardens, flowers.
Hours:
10:00 to 5:00 Thursday & Sunday
10:00 to 8:00 Friday & Saturday
Admission/Fees:
Gate $11.00 Senior $8.00 Senior Day $6.00 Group $8.00 Under 12 free
Type of Event: Show; Festival; Plant Sale; Lecture
Presented by The Arts Council of Princeton and the students of Princeton University, Communiversity has become a cherished area tradition, attracting more than 35,000 people to the heart of Princeton, N.J., each spring. The event features more than 200 artists, crafters, and merchants; continuous live entertainment on five stages; children’s activities and games; a wide array of delicious food from around the globe; and a broad representation of the many businesses and organizations that play a prominent role in the vibrant life of the Princeton community.
Communiversity takes place in downtown Princeton on Nassau and Witherspoon Streets, in Palmer Square (on the Green), and throughout the University campus. Public parking is available in lots and garages located on Chambers Street, Hulfish Street (next to Halo Pub), and Spring Street. Additional parking can be found on side streets and in Princeton University lots 10 and 10A, located off Washington Road on William Street.
On Saturday, July 31, 2010 Rutgers Gardens will host the 45th Annual Open House Festival. The festival showcases the latest flower introductions and how they can be displayed in the garden. The day consists of tours of the Donald B Lacey Display Garden which reflects “Now and Then in 2010”. This year’s Gardens will include the latest and greatest All American Selection hybrid winners along with tried and true plants of the bygone days. An educational Victory Garden will also be part of this year’s display.
Also included in the day’s events are Gardening talks as well as the popular “Ask The Expert” clinic. Other events include some of our Jersey Fresh vendors from our weekly farm market, and hands on activities for children and a Garden Market place.
Six of New Jersey's award winning wineries will attend this year's Wine Garden. Come and sample some of the best wines made from grapes grown in the Garden State. There is a fee for tasting and this includes a souvenir glass from one of the wineries in attendance.
On Sunday, March 14, at 2 PM, Sharim v’Sharot’s Second Princeton Mercer Jewish
Choral Festival will take place at Har Sinai Temple, 2421 Pennington Road, Pennington,
New Jersey.
Four adult Jewish choirs will perform: The Beth El Congregational Choir, Janet
Nagourney, conductor; The Har Sinai Temple Choir, Cantor Emily Wigod Pincus,
conductor; Lashir, The Jewish Choir of Princeton, Raanan Shefa, conductor; and
Sharim v’Sharot, Central New Jersey’s Select Jewish Choir, conducted by festival
organizer, Dr. Elayne Robinson Grossman. The individual choirs will feature music of
Israeli composers, Sephardic, liturgical, folk, and concert music. The four choirs will
combine for three additional selections under the direction of Dr. Grossman.
Doors open at 1:45 PM; admission is free. No tickets required. Light refreshments
follow the festival.
Sharim v’Sharot’s Second Princeton Mercer Jewish Choral Festival is partially
supported by the Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer Bucks.
For travel directions go to: www.harsinai.org/about us/directions/ Tel. 609-730-8100.
WEST WINDSOR, N.J. -- Four will be honored by Mercer County Community at the 2010 Scholarship Dinner Dance, “Puttin on the Ritz,” set for April 24 at the Hyatt Regency, Princeton. All proceeds go directly to scholarships for deserving students.
Receiving the "Distinguished Benefactor Award” will be William and Judy Scheide of Princeton. The “Distinguished Corporate Partner Award” will go to Dow Jones & Company, and the “Spirit of Education Awards” will go to Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes and J. Lynn Cannon, president of Princeton Management Development Institute.
The gala event will include dinner, dancing and a silent auction with original artwork donated by area artists. Serving as co-chairs of the event committee are Nina Melker of The Bank of Princeton and Pasquale Colavita, a Mercer County Freeholder.
Last year the Mercer County Community College Foundation awarded scholarship dollars to more than 200 high-achieving and financially qualified students, including part-time students and single parents. Additional students benefited from endowed or named scholarships established by donors through the Foundation.
Businesses and community members are invited to participate in the Scholarship Dinner Dance through corporate sponsorships, advertisements in the program book, silent auction donations, and/or tickets to the event. For further information contact Art Cianfano at 609-570-3728 or e-mail cianfano@mccc.edu.
The Crisis Ministry’s sixth annual "Valentines for Food" Drive will get underway February 6 among a team of schools, congregations, McCaffrey’s Supermarkets, and the Rotary Club of Princeton. All are working to help fill the shelves of the Crisis Ministry with high-quality foods as demand for the organization’s services continues to rise throughout greater Mercer Country.
“This event allows many people of all ages to work together to support neighbors in need in these difficult times,” said Daphne Jones, volunteer Valentines for Food coordinator for the Princeton schools. The volunteer coordinator for West Windsor-Plainsboro schools is Sharyn Kerschman of West Windsor. Participants in last year’s school drives donated a record 24.4 tons, or 48,800 pounds, of non-perishible foods to the Crisis Ministry’s shelves.
Jarrett Kerbel, executive director of the Crisis Ministry, said, “With broad support, a successful Valentines for Food initiative will raise 15 percent of the Crisis Ministry’s entire annual food budget.” He added, “We are pleased to once again benefit from the generosity of McCaffrey’s, which will provide a dollar-for-dollar match, up to $5,000, for special Valentines purchased in their stores’ checkout aisles. This year, the Princeton Rotary will make the same generous match.”
There are several ways to support Valentines for Food 2010:
Purchase "Valentines for Food" for $3.99 each at McCaffrey's Supermarket in Princeton from February 6 to 14. McCaffrey’s and Princeton Rotary will both match purchases dollar for dollar up to $5,000, for a combined total of $10,000. Shoppers who purchase a Valentine for Food will receive a red Valentine to give to someone special.
Purchase online “Virtual Valentines” for $10, $25, or $50 at www.thecrisisministry.org. The Crisis Ministry will act as “Cupid,” sending special Valentines by email or regular mail to designated loved ones.
Schools in the Princeton and West Windsor-Plainsboro, and other public and independent area schools, are holding in-school food drives.
Donations are welcome any time to help the Crisis Ministry its annual food budget. Donations can be made at www.thecrisisministry.org or by checks payable to the Crisis Ministry (“Food” in memo line), and mailed to 123 E. Hanover St., Trenton, NJ 08608.
Several area congregations will hold special collections on February 14: Trinity Church Princeton, Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton United Methodist Church, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville, Trinity Church Rocky Hill, Titusville Presbyterian Church, Christ Congregation, and All Saints’ Episcopal Church.
Luxaby Baby & Child will be hosting a Meet & Greet with Children's Clothing Designer, Jeanine Johnsen on Wednesday February 24th at 10am. Special Savings for all who attend!
The 79th Annual Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale, a popular community event, will take place from March 24th to March 28th this year
Details:
Preview Sale ($20 admission fee)
Wednesday, March 24 --- 10 am - 6 pm
General Public (no charge)
Thursday, March 25 --- 10 am - 9 pm
Friday, March 26 --- 10 am - 9 pm Half Price for Seniors and Children (10 books per person at half price)
Saturday, March 27 --- 10 am - 7 pm Half Price Day for everyone
Sunday, March 28 --- 10 am - 3 pm Box Day (Box $10, standard paper grocery bag $5)*
* Maximum box size 17" x 13" x 13", Bring your own box or buy a used box for $1 at the sale
Location:
Princeton Day School
650 The Great Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
On Thursday, February 4, 2010, the Special Education PTO will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria of John Witherspoon Middle School, 217 Walnut Lane, Princeton.
We are pleased to have as our featured speaker, Ms. Eileen Sanchez, Supervisor for Special Education of Princeton Regional Schools. Ms. Sanchez will address the issues of inclusion of special education students and will present the powerful documentary “Including Samuel”, by photojournalist Dan Habib.
Dan Habib rarely thought about inclusion before is son Samuel was born. Now he thinks about inclusion every day. Mr. Habib’s award-winning film, Including Samuel documents his family’s hopes and struggles as well as the experiences of four other individuals with disabilities and their families. Including Samuel – a highly personal, passionately photographed film – captures the cultural and systemic barriers to inclusion and features interviews with teachers, parents and disability rights experts.
Ms. Sanchez will lead a discussion period following the film.
The Special Education PTO seeks to enhance the education of all students district-wide through the collaborative efforts of parents, staff, child study teams and administration. We provide informational programs throughout the year, and serve as an informal and discreet network for families seeking knowledge, recognizing and respecting privacy and individual needs.
Please try to attend this meeting. There is strength and power in knowledge which helps all of our students.
Note: If you require a translator for this meeting, please call the Office of Student Services in advance, at (609)806-4206, extension 4.
On Sunday, January 24, Mercer hosts a “Summer Camps Open House” to introduce families to its programs for children ages 6 to 16. The event takes place from noon to 3 p.m. in the Student Center on Mercer’s West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. The snow date is Sunday, January 31. Registration forms will be accepted at the Open House. Additional information about MCCC’s summer youth programs is available at www.mccc.edu. Camp College will host additional information sessions on Feb. 20, March 27 and April 24, 12 to 2 p.m., in the West Windsor campus Student Center. For more information, call (609) 570-3311. The camps seek area teachers and counselors (students ages 17 and older) who are interested in summer employment. To learn more about employment opportunities, call (609) 570-3311, or email campcollege@mccc.edu.
West Windsor, N.J.– A weekend of spectacular magic is in store at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre in January.Step right up for “Nelson Illusions,” a blend of theater, mystery, magic, comedy and even a touch of romance on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 22 and 23 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Jan. 24 at 2 p.m. One-hour performances for the younger set will be presented in “Magic with the Nelsons” onSaturday, Jan. 23 at 2 and 4 p.m.Kelsey Theatre is located on the college's West Windsor campus at 1200 Old Trenton Road.
The impossible appears wondrously possible in this performance by husband and wife Jeff and Lynn Nelson and daughter Sharii, who perform both individually and as a unit.The mesmerizing “Nelson Illusions” includes an award-winning bird act, suspenseful interactive routines, a ghostly floating table and more.The Nelsons have performed in 32 countries and appeared on more than 40 television shows, as well as on cruise ships, arenas and fairs throughout the United States and Canada.
Tickets for “Nelson Illusions” are $16 for adults, $14 for seniors, and $12 for children/students.Tickets for the children’s show, “Magic with the Nelsons,” are $10 for all ages. Free parking is available next to the theater. Tickets may be purchased at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair accessible. For a complete listing of adult and children's events for the 2009-10 season, visit the Kelsey website or call the box office for a brochure.
PDS Hosts 40th Annual Ice Hockey Tournament
Invitational competition Dec. 12-13 at Lisa McGraw ’44 Ice Rink
Princeton -- Princeton Day School will host its 40th annual Invitational
Ice Hockey Tournament as the high school season opens, with competition
Dec. 12-13 at the Lisa McGraw ’44 Ice Rink.
This year’s tournament marks the 40th annual challenge for boys and the
20th competition for girls. The girls games begin Saturday at 1 p.m.,
followed by the first boys game at 3 p.m. Championship games will be
played Sunday.
Teams are competing in the boys tournament this year include PDS, DeMatha
Catholic High School of Hyattsville, MD; Calvert Hall of Baltimore, MD and
St. Joseph’s of Philadelphia. Four teams competing in the girls tournament
are PDS, Landsdale Catholic, Rye Country Day and Princeton High School.
As in previous years, the boys and girls tournaments will be held
concurrently beginning Saturday Dec. 12 afternoon and culminating with
championship games on Sunday.
“The tournaments promise to be exciting and a great time for the PDS
hockey community to get together,” said Harry Rulon-Miller ’51, tournament
director. “We hope to see you there!”
Saturday, December 12
Girls
1 pm PDS (vs) Lansdale Catholic
5 pm Princeton High School (vs) Rye Country Day
Boys
3 pm DeMatha Catholic (vs) St. Joe’s Prep
7 pm PDS (vs) Calvert Hall
Sunday, December 13
Girls
7:30am Consolation Game
11:30am Championship Game
Boys
9:30am Consolation Game
1:30pm Championship Game
Sewer line repair work in vicinity of 70 Wiggins St. will necessitate alternate traffic patterns. Work scheduled for Monday, November 9, 2009 from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM. Two police officers will be posted at this location for alternating traffic. Wiggins St. will be one lane of travel during this time period. Nassau St. may be used as an alternative route of travel
OK, I must confess. I’ve been involved in a long time affair. Not with a lover, but it is a love affair. I have a life-long love affair with books and movies.
Anyone who knows me well (or even sort of knows me) may recall how I generally liken someone to an actor or character in a book, or a book to a hybrid/hyphenate – “oh, that’s Four Weddings and a Funeral meets Bridget Jones Diary” … Local movie producer/director friend James Burke and I just cut to the chase in such interactions – he describes a movie he is directing and I say, “Oh, that’s Traffic meets 21 Grams meets Crash.” And he immediately agrees. (More on that genre later too…).
Perhaps like for me, movies remind you of certain periods in your life, or specific moments in time. For some reason, the big old theaters resonate the most in my memories. My first movie was Mary Poppins – seen on a big screen in New York City at age 3 after a crazy day of the 1964 World’s Fair and my first subway ride to Flushing Meadows. I recall crying through Gone with the Wind on the big screen at the High Point NC’s downtown screen (the first, and maybe only movie, I’ve ever seen with an intermission) and my first PG movie – Paper Moon with the now infamous Tatum and Ryan O’Neal. (I want my $200!”).
Other great movies have been caught illicitly as I snuck outside my parent’s bedroom and watched through a cracked door. (Does anyone else get the chills thinking of Rosemary’s Baby and the chocolate mousse with the “chalky under-taste“?)
Us movie lovers are lucky to have the Princeton Garden Theater and Market Fair and AMC Hamilton 24 and Montgomery Cinema just a short drive away…and Netflix just down the driveway for any movies we missed in the theater because we had babies or crazy jobs or no babysitters… and the list goes on. On any given Saturday or Sunday or Wednesday matinee (a real treat – more on that later too), we can whet our appetites for fantasy and mystery and action/adventure and chick flicks and bawdy comedy and historical epics and wry documentaries….
So as I kick off this weekly (or thereabouts) “blog” on all things movies and books, here’s my own list of best (personal favorite) movies of all time. You’ll be hearing about all of these at some point in the near future, as great movies borrow from other great movies… there’s no such thing as a new idea, as they say. And when you really relate to a movie, it’s often because it reminds you of one from another point in your life.
Here’s my top 25 list and some honorable mentions, in no particular order…
We are pleased to notify you about the dates of Denise Bonnaig's next 40 Days to Personal Revolution program at the Princeton Center for Yoga & Health.
The first program (limited to 30 participants) just completed, filled with a waiting list!
We are now taking registrations. The dates are August 30 (opening dinner) through October 9.
Details of the program are beneath my signature.
Fee for the program is $450/$375 if paid by July 15.
Please let us know if you'd like to sign up. You can call in your address and credit card information or go to our online registration system and find your name or create an account to register. https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studioid=-174&stype=-8&sTG=8&sTrn=100000088 <https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studioid=-174&stype=-8&sTG=8&sTrn=100000088>
Let me know if you have any questions.
Congratulations on contemplating this commitment to yourself through this very special program.
August 18, 2006
By Courtney Gross
- The Princeton Packet
West Windsor Township Council approved a bond ordinance for $4.1 million that will be used for capital projects throughout the township. These projects involve renovations to township facilities and pedestrian improvements.
August 02, 2006
By Anthony Stoeckert
- The Princeton Packet
The 40 Art, a new type of art show taking place in Bucks County, is quickly growing in popularity. The art show is anonymous, with artists ranging from amateur beginners, to prominent artists. The works are anonymous, and are all priced at $40. This new twist of a gallery is brining lots of attention to this Doylestown show.
Windmill at Updike Farm, 354 Quaker Road
September 21, 2005
By The Historical Society of Princeton
Reflections of the Mercer Oak, winter 1983 and summer 1984
January 01, 1984
By The Historical Society of Princeton
Hey gang,
Have you got 4 minutes a day to set your metabolism on fire for 36 to 48 hours? If you answer is yes have I got a 4 minute workout for you. The way this works.
This workout consists of 20 seconds of work and ten seconds of rest.complete 2 rounds for a total of 4 minutes and Burn Fat! for 36 to 48 hours. You must push hard for all 4 minutes to get the results you desire.
The 4 minute Metabolic Workout
1) Squat Thrusts with a push-up 20 Sec
Rest 10 Sec
2) Mountain Climbers on floor or hands on a chair. 20 sec
Rest 10 Sec
3) High Knees 20 Sec
Rest 10 Sec
4) Jumping jacks 20 Sec
Rest 10 sec
Complete 2 rounds for 4 minutes of metabolic fire
Give it a shot.
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A cave adventure takes a bad turn for, from left, Shealyn Davis as Becky Thatcher, Nick Torres as Tom Sawyer, and Tristan Davis as Huck Finn.
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Tracy K. Smith, poet laureate, will visit Princeton Day School on January 4. Photo by Rachel Eliza Griffiths, courtesy of Blue Flower Arts.
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From left, starring in "American Idiot" are Evan Krug as Will, Steven Brandt as Johnny, and Brian Johnston as Tunny. 
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Susan (Allison Spann, Left) Michael (Chibueze Ihuoma, Center) and Jon (Isaac Piecuch, Right) sing "Louder Than Words" the show's closing number.
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Bianna Golodryga
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Photo By Leighton Chen
The company will begin its 2014 Nutcracker season at Union County Performing Arts Center's main stage in Rahway on November 22 at 2:00pm. ARB's Nutcracker will be at McCarter Theatre in Princeton for Thanksgiving weekend: Wednesday, November 26 at 7:00pm and Friday, November 28 and Saturday, November 29 at 1:00pm and 4:30pm. On Saturday, December 6 at 1:00pm and 4:30pm, ARB's Nutcracker will be at Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton. Performances at Algonquin Arts Theatre in Manasquan are the following weekend - on Saturday, December 13 at 1:00pm and 4:30pm and on Sunday, December 14 at 3:00pm. The closing weekend of ARB's Nutcracker will be at State Theatre in New Brunswick, with performances on Friday, December 19 at 7:30pm and Saturday, December 20 and Sunday, December 21 at 1:00pm and 4:30pm. These performances at State Theatre will feature a live orchestra, conducted by Maestro Michael Pratt, and the Princeton GirlChoir.
ARB will be holding its annual "Nutcracker Sweets" party on November 28 at 3:15pm - between the 1:00pm and 4:30pm performances at McCarter Theatre. At "Nutcracker Sweets," families can enjoy homemade treats; tea, coffee, and hot cocoa served in china teacups; story time; and free photos with costumed characters. Tickets for "Nutcracker Sweets" are sold separately from performance tickets, but they are also available by calling the McCarter box office: 609-258-ARTS (2787). Please contact Development Coordinator Vanessa Ramalho with any questions: 
Robinson’s Racing Pigs 
Rise & Shine Yoga: 4 Week Series
Spring 2014
The event starts at noon, and at 5 PM, a piper leads guests into the A&B for a rousing night of Irish dancers, music by The Laundrymen and great food and drink. 
The A&B is known for its outstanding selection of beers, and the brews will flow liberally with plenty of Guinness, and other Gaelic favorites. Fine wines are offered by the bottle or the glass. Irish Mist, Bailey's Irish Cream and Jameson's add to the list of Irish spirits. 
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
LSW, PCYH's Founder and Director, will teach students the same 8-week series that forms the basis today for the key research studies with meditation. 
Learn new strategies to release stresses of the season and a new sense of calm.
The Program in Theater will present its annual fall show on November 8-16, a new interpretation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing directed by Princeton alumna Lileana Blain-Cruz. Blain-Cruz recently received a New York Theatre Workshop 2050 Fellowship and is gaining a reputation for her innovative interpretations of classical works. Other theater productions scheduled this season include Chekhov’s classic of the Russian stage, Uncle Vanya (October); a gender-bending interpretation of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler (January); Neil Bartlett’s adaptation of the Dickens classic, Great Expectations (February); The Producers, the hit musical by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan (March); and Euripides’ ancient Greek tragedy Hippolytus with an original vocal score (March). Also planned are premieres of two new student-written plays being developed by seniors in the Program in Theater.
The Program in Dance brings its annual Spring Dance Festival to the community on February 21-23 presenting student-performed, new and repertory works choreographed by internationally renowned and emerging guest artists and faculty. This year’s festival will include works by Bill T. Jones, Doug Varone, Rebecca Lazier, Tina Fehlandt and Pam Tanowitz. New student choreography will be the focus of performances in January and April, and informal showings of works-in-progress will be presented at various points throughout the year. Widely recognized guest choreographers and dancers will present a series of master classes, which will be open to the public to observe. 
Princeton’s internationally acclaimed Program in Creative Writing will continue its presentation of world-renowned writers in the Althea Ward Clark W’21 Reading Series. Authors scheduled to appear include: novelist and essayist Geoff Dyer along with poet Richard Blanco (October 16); novelist Jamaica Kincaid and poet David Ferry (November 13); poet Denise Duhamel and fiction writer Teju Cole (February 12); poet Dana Levin and fiction writer Claire Vaye Watkins (March 12); and poet D.A. Powell with fiction writer Ann Beattie (April 16). Readings will be held at 4:30 p.m. at the Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center. In addition, students in the Creative Writing Program will read at the end of each semester from new work, and in May seniors earning a certificate in the program will present their poetry, fiction, screenwriting and translation.
In September the Program in Visual Arts will kick–off its exhibition series on September 19 with a unique show of work by computer scientist and exuberant, self-identified amateur artist David Dobkin, Princeton’s Dean of the Faculty. This exhibition in the Lucas Gallery will feature sculptures, photo-collages, and site-specific installations by Dobkin, who collects and creatively repurposes a vast array of objects from daily life. Later this fall Tino Sehgal’s performance installation, “This Situation,” which has been presented internationally, will be performed at Princeton. Beginning in January and running through May, work by seniors completing a degree or certificate in visual arts will present individual exhibitions of work created as part of their senior thesis projects. Each exhibition will open with a public reception in the gallery where guests can meet the artists. 
Serving as a unique incubator of interdisciplinary creativity, the Princeton Atelier will again bring guest artists to campus to team-teach several courses in the fall and spring. In these intensive collaborations, professional artists work with one another and with students to create innovative work that often pushes the boundaries of given artistic forms. While specific events are yet to be imagined, audiences can expect to see a wide range of programming including original songs and scenes created in a course with best-selling author Meg Wolitzer and singer/songwriter Suzzy Roche of the music group The Roches; “Making Theater without a Script” led by John Collins and the innovative theater group Elevator Repair Service; a production of Fred Ho’s martial arts opera, The Further Adventures of Monkey, directed by faculty member Rebecca Lazier with fight choreography by Teake; and the return of the comedic musical theater improv group Baby Wants Candy, the hit of last year’s Performance Central series.
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The 2009 Red Hills Chad Cab is a no-brainer candidate for anybody's house wine. It is aromatic and structured with a deep mid-palate just singing with classic cassis and berry fruit. A good dose of Petit Verdot from a spectacular vineyard on the Napa Valley floor gives it that perfect color and hint of spice.
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Princeton Center for Yoga & Health is delighted to welcome Jim Gagnon of The Dreamtime Project, a world traveling multi-instrumentalist, storyteller, teacher and sound therapist, for Stories and Music from Around the World and The Dreamtime Workshop on Saturday, April 24. The Stories and Music from Around the World concert will start at 6 pm and cost $15 per person. The Dreamtime Workshop that introduces the Australian didgeridoo to participants will start at 7:30 pm and cost $40 per person. For those wanting to attend both, cost is $50 per person. For more information or to reserve your spot, call 609-924-7294.
