March 23, 2016

Bryn Mawr Wellesley Book Sale, March 25-30, Features Books from Library of Local Composer

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The 2016 Bryn Mawr Wellesley Book Sale opens at Princeton Day School, 650 Great Road, Princeton, on March 25, Preview Day, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., when tickets are $25.

The first full free-admission day of the regular sale is March 26 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The sale will be closed for Easter on March 27, and open again on March 28 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Half-price Day is March 29, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. $10 a Box Day is Wednesday, March 30, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

This year’s sale, which often receives the libraries of well-known collectors, writers, and educators, features a major collection from the estate of local composer and conductor Moshe Budmor, retired professor of music at the College of New Jersey, music director of the Princeton-based Jewish community chorus LaShir, and music director of the Echobow Theater Dance Company, which he ran with his first wife, the dancer and movement specialist Katya Delakova. Along with extensive sheet music and Hebrew music books are such titles as Yaqui Tribe Easter Ceremonies that reflect his many interests.

Preview tickets purchased online after the March 18, 6 p.m. deadline will be assigned numbered positions at the end of the line in the order that they are purchased. Customers may not take carts, strollers, and other wheeled vehicles into the sales areas at any time during the sale, although wheelchairs, walkers, and other mobility-assisting devices are permitted.

For further details, visit bmandwbooks.com.

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