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Vol. LXI, No. 15
 
Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Calendar

Wednesday, April 11

4:30 p.m.: Princeton University Program in Creative Writing readings by author Hans Magnus Enzensberger; Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau Street. Free.

7 p.m.: Princeton University Jazz Night; Salt Creek Grille, Princeton Forrestal Village. Free.

8 p.m.: Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio; McCarter Theatre.

8 p.m.: Falsettos; George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick. Also Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 12

7:30 to 9 p.m.: CommonGround lecture by Lloyd Thacker on college admissions process; Saks Auditorium, Hun School. Free.

8 p.m.: Boris Godunov; Berlind Theatre. Also Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m.

Friday, April 13

11 a.m. and 8 p.m.: Seussical the Musical; Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. Also Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

4:30 to 6:30 p.m.: Twilight Garden Tour of Indoor Display Garden; Duke Farms, Route 206, Hillsborough. Also Saturday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. For reservations call (908) 722-3700.

5 p.m.: Trenton2Nite concert with Brian Keith Trio; Trenton Marriott Hotel, Trenton. Free.

6:30 p.m.: Screening of documentary film Who Killed the Electric Car; McCosh 10, Princeton University.

7:30 p.m.: Maryland’s Saint James School Choir; Princeton University Chapel.

8 p.m.: The Heidi Chronicles; Yvonne Theater, Rider University, Lawrenceville. Also Saturday at 8 p.m.

8 p.m.: Momix; McCarter Theatre.

8 p.m.: John Brown: Trumpet of Freedom; Black Box Theater, Performing Arts Center, Princeton High School.

8 p.m.: Capella Romana Ensemble (unaccompanied vocal works in Greek, Latin, and French); Nassau Presbyterian Church. Free.

8 p.m.: Dance Improv, Live; All Saints’ Church.

8 p.m.: Rachael Price Quartet; Mount-Burke Theatre, Peddie School, Hightstown.

8 p.m.: Princeton University student recital, works of Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn; Taplin Auditorium. Free.

8 p.m.: Richard Nader’s Magic Moments to Remember; State Theatre, New Brunswick.

8 p.m.: Community dance with Princeton High School Studio Band; Princeton High School.

8 and 10:30 p.m.: Comedians Jackson Perdue and Ray Pennetti; Catch A Rising Star Comedy Club, Hyatt Regency. Also Saturday at 8 and 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 14

1 to 4 p.m.: YMCA Healthy Kids Day; Princeton Family YMCA, Paul Robeson Place at Route 206. Free.

2 and 4 p.m.: The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere; Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College.

2:30 p.m.: Cello master class with cellist Jeffrey Solow; Performing Arts Center, Princeton High School. Free.

2:30 p.m.: Celebration of Paul Robeson’s 109th Birthday; Arts Council of Princeton’s conTEMPORARY Arts Center, Princeton Shopping Center.

6 p.m.: Patrons Preview Party for opening of ArtFirst! exhibition; University Medical Center, 253 Witherspoon Street.

7 p.m.: Maryland’s Saint James School Choir; Trinity Church.

7 p.m.: Olde Countrie Dance Evening with Princeton Country Dancers; Salon 33, 33 Chestnut Street. For reservations, call (609) 924-7955.

8 p.m.: Reduced Shakespeare Company’s Completely Hollywood (abridged); McCarter Theatre.

8 p.m.: Westminster Chapel Choir, Music of the Seasons; Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College.

8 p.m.: Moscow Festival Ballet; State Theatre, New Brunswick.

8 p.m.: Patti Labelle; Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton.

8:30 p.m.: Ryat and Tim Conley; Small World Coffee, 14 Witherspoon Street.

Sunday, April 15

9 a.m.: Fourth annual Eden Family 5K Race fund-raiser; Princeton Forrestal Village. For information call (609) 631-9211.

2 p.m.: Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio; McCarter Theatre. 3 p.m.: Moscow Festival Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty; McCarter Theatre. Sold out.

3 p.m.: Raising Awareness Destination: Darfur meeting; Princeton Public Library.

3 p.m.: Westminster Choir; Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College.

4 p.m.: Princeton Symphony Orchestra; Richardson Auditorium.

6 p.m.: Nassau at Six Series, Organist Kevin O’Malia; Nassau Presbyterian Church.

6:30 p.m.: Drumming Workshop with Mark Wood; Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, Skillman.

7:30 p.m.: Princeton Community Democratic Organization, Suzanne Patterson Center.

8 p.m.: Rhythm, Dance & Drumming Circle with Mark Wood; Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, Skillman.

Monday, April 16

Recycling

7:30 p.m.: Second Chance Cinema, Three Times; Kresge Auditorium, Princeton University.

Tuesday, April 17

6:30 to 9:30 p.m.: Tuesday Night Jazz with John Bianculli Trio; Witherspoon Grill, Witherspoon Street.

7 p.m.: Multilingual Poetry Night; Princeton Public Library.

8 p.m.: Composers’ Ensemble at Princeton; Taplin Auditorium. Free.

8 p.m.: Falsettos; George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick. Also Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m., Thursday at 2 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 18

7 p.m.: Looking at Jazz Series screening of Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker, with talk by Princeton University director of jazz programs Anthony D.J. Branker; Princeton Public Library.

7 p.m.: Princeton University Jazz Night; Salt Creek Grille, Princeton Forrestal Village. Free.

7:30 p.m.: Reading by Paul Watkins, author of Stingray; Swig Arts Center, Peddie School, Hightstown. Free.

8 p.m.: Lecture, “Extra-Literary Influences: The Things That Help, the Things That Hurt,” by Richard Ford, author of The Lay of the Land; McCosh Hall 50, Princeton University. Free.

Thursday, April 19

12:15 p.m.: Westminster Conservatory at Nassau Lunchtime Recital; Nassau Presbyterian Church. Free.

6:30 p.m.: Annual Family Guidance Center fund-raising dinner; Janssen Pharmaceutica. For information call (609) 586-0668.

7:30 p.m. “The Great Debate,” with Terry McAuliffe, immediate past chair of the Democratic National Committee, and Ed Gillespie, immediate past chair of the Republican National Committee; Bart Luedeke Center Theater, Rider University, Lawrenceville, Free.

7:30 p.m.: McCarter Live at the Library; discussion of Emily Mann’s new play Mrs. Packard with Ms. Mann; Princeton Public Library. Free.

8 p.m.: Richardson Baroque Players; Richardson Auditorium.

8 p.m.: Smart Talk Women’s Lecture Series talk by Irshad Manji, author of The Trouble with Islam Today; State Theatre, New Brunswick.

8 p.m.: Theatre Intime’s The Country Wife; Hamilton Murray Theater, Murray-Dodge Hall. Also Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.

Friday, April 20

11 a.m. and 8 p.m.: Seussical the Musical; Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. Also Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

4:30 p.m.: Poets Vona Groarke and Conor O’Callaghan; Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau Street.

4:30 to 6:30 p.m.: Twilight Garden Tour of Indoor Display Garden; Duke Farms, Route 206, Hillsborough. Also Saturday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. For reservations call (908) 722-3700.

8 p.m.: The Heidi Chronicles; Yvonne Theater, Rider University, Lawrenceville. Also Saturday at 8 p.m.

8 p.m.: Woyzeck; Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College. Also Saturday at 8 p.m.

8 p.m.: TCNJ Percussion Ensemble; Mildred & Ernest E. Mayo Concert Hall, The College of New Jersey, Ewing.

8 p.m.: Boheme Opera’s Rigoletto; Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton. Also Sunday at 3 p.m.

8 p.m.: The Goodbye Girl; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

8 p.m.: Westminster Kantorei; Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College.

8 p.m.: Princeton University student recital; Taplin Auditorium. Free.

8 p.m.: Man of La Mancha; State Theatre, New Brunswick. Also Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m.

8:15 p.m.: Princeton Folk Music Society concert with British folksinger-instrumentalist Brian Peters; Christ Congregation Church.

8 and 10:30 p.m.: Comedians Don McEnery and Randy Epley; Catch A Rising Star Comedy Club, Hyatt Regency. Also Saturday at 8 and 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 21

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Mercer County Earth Day Celebration; Ice Skating Rink, Mercer County Park, West Windsor.

3 p.m.: Princeton University Glee Club; Richardson Auditorium.

7 p.m.: New Jersey State Boxing Championships; Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton.

8 p.m.: George Frideric Handel’s Hercules; Richardson Auditorium.

8 p.m.: College of New Jersey Orchestra; Mildred & Ernest E. Mayo Concert Hall, The College of New Jersey, Ewing.

8 p.m.: Singer Barbara Cook; McCarter Theatre.

8:30 p.m.: Katy Pfaffl with Sean Dixon and percussionist Sebastion Guerrero; Small World Coffee, 14 Witherspoon Street.

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