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Vol. LXIII, No. 31
 
Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Calendar

Wednesday, August 5

1 p.m.: Princeton Senior Resource Center’s Movies for Seniors screening of Taking Chance; Suzanne Patterson Building. Free.

2 and 8 p.m.: A Chorus Line; Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. Also Thursday at 2 and 8 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

7 p.m.: Darla Rich Quartet; Fedora Café, Lawrenceville.

7 p.m.: NJ Water Watch Benefit Concert with Red Hawk Fly, Jàc, and Michael Kragh Band; Small World Coffee, 14 Witherspoon Street.

8 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers; Suzanne Patterson Center.

Thursday, August 6

6 p.m.: Arts Council of Princeton’s Courtyard Concert with The Alfred James Band; Princeton Shopping Center. Free.

6:30 p.m.: Whiskey Girls concert; Weeden Park, Lawrenceville. Free.

7 p.m.: Talk by career expert Ford R. Myers, author of Get the Job You Want, Even When No One’s Hiring; Barnes & Noble, MarketFair Mall.

7:30 p.m.: Voices Chorale read-through of Fauré Requiem and Cantique de Jean Racine; Music Together Community Room, 225 Pennington-Hopewell Road, Hopewell.

8 p.m.: Princeton Summer Theater’s The Underpants; Hamilton Murray Theater, Princeton University. Also Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

Friday, August 7

7 p.m.: Summer Under the Stars concert with Mark Cosgrove & the Good Medicine (bluegrass) Band; Crossing Vineyards and Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, Pa.

7 to 10 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance Society’s “Dancing Under the Stars”; Hinds Plaza, Princeton Public Library. Free.

8 p.m.: There Goes the Bride; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, August 8

9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: John Henry Goldman and StraightJazz combo; West Windsor Farmers Market, Vaughn Drive parking lot, Princeton Junction train station.

11 a.m. to 3 p.m.: 18th Century Day of Leisure Demonstration; Thomas Clarke House, Princeton Battlefield State Park, 500 Mercer Road (Princeton Pike). Free.

2 to 4 p.m.: Concert with Sundog Band; Palmer Square. Free.

3 to 5 p.m.: Talk and book signing by Sophie Glovier, author of Walk the Trails In & Around Princeton; Blue Ridge Mountain Sports, Princeton Shopping Center.

4 to 8 p.m.: Terra Momo Restaurant Group’s fourth annual Farm to Table Dinner; Fernbrook Farms, 143 Bordentown-Georgetown Road, Chesterfield.

6 p.m.: West Windsor Arts Council “Celebrate Americana” concert with Sandy Zio Band; Nassau Park Pavilion, Nassau Park, West Windsor. Free.

6:30 p.m.: Without a Net rock band; Halo Pub, 9 Hulfish Street.

7:30 and 9:30 p.m.: Comedians Erin Jackson and Al Cassanova; Catch A Rising Star Comedy Club, Hyatt Regency.

8:30 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance Society Ballroom Blitz dance; Unitarian Church, 50 Cherry Hill Road.

Sunday, August 9

2 to 4 p.m.: Historical Society of Princeton Sunday Walking Tour of downtown Princeton and University campus; Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau Street. No reservations required.

Monday, August 10

4 p.m.: Historic Preservation Commission; Township Municipal Complex, 400 Witherspoon Street.

7 p.m.: Talk and book signing by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, authors of Winds of Dune; Chicklet Books, Princeton Shopping Center.

7:30 p.m.: Delaware Valley Poets John Baldwin and Corey Langer; Barnes & Noble, MarketFair Mall.

Tuesday, August 11

Noon to 2 p.m.: Concert On The Landing with Donald “Pup” Bolding; Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton. Free.

Wednesday, August 12

1 p.m.: Princeton Senior Resource Center’s Movies for Seniors screening of Gran Torino; Suzanne Patterson Building. Free.

2 and 8 p.m.: A Chorus Line; Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. Also Thursday at 2 and 8 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

8 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers; Suzanne Patterson Center.

Thursday, August 13

6 p.m.: Arts Council of Princeton’s Courtyard Concert with Rackett; Princeton Shopping Center. Free.

7 p.m.: Interactive musical concert with Presley & Melody duo; Mary Jacobs Library, 64 Washington Street, Rocky Hill. To register, call (609) 924-7073, ext. 5.

8 p.m.: Princeton Summer Theater’s The Underpants; Hamilton Murray Theater, Princeton University. Also Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

8 p.m.: How It Works; Solley Theater, Paul Robeson Center. Also Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.

Friday, August 14

6:30 p.m.: Darla Rich Duo; Positano Mediterranean Grill, Plainsboro.

7 p.m.: Summer Under the Stars concert with the Tres Compadres (flamenco jazz fusion) Band; Crossing Vineyards and Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, Pa.

7 p.m.: Barn Dance with Jugtown Mountain String Band; Howell Living History Farm, 70 Wooden’s Lane, Lambertville. Free.

8 p.m.: There Goes the Bride; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

8 p.m.: The Musical of Musicals: The Musical; Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

8 p.m.: Souvenir; New Hope Arts Center, 2 Stockton Avenue, New Hope, Pa. Also Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m.

Saturday, August 15

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: 9th Annual Butterfly Festival; Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, Titus Mill Road, Hopewell.

2 to 4 p.m.: Concert with Karl Latham; Palmer Square. Free.

6:30 p.m.: The Tone Rangers rock, blues, and bluegrass band; Halo Pub, 9 Hulfish Street.

8:30 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance Society Salsa Sensation dance; Suzanne Patterson Center.

Sunday, August 16

2 to 4 p.m.: Historical Society of Princeton Sunday Walking Tour of downtown Princeton and University campus; Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau Street. No reservations required.

Monday, August 17

Recycling

10:30 a.m.: Registration for UIH Family Partners’ 7th Annual Golf Classic; Hopewell Valley Golf Club, Hopewell. To register, call (609) 695-1492, ext. 131.

8 p.m.: Literary Fiction Book Group discussion of Ann Petry’s debut novel The Street; Barnes & Noble, MarketFair Mall.

Tuesday, August 18

Noon to 2 p.m.: Concert On The Landing with B.D. Lenz; Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton. Free.

7 p.m.: Screening of George Segal: American Still Life; Princeton Public Library.

7 p.m.: Screening of Against the Tide; Bart Luedeke Center Theater, Rider University, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville.

Wednesday, August 19

1 p.m.: Princeton Senior Resource Center’s Movies for Seniors screening of A Man Named Pearl; Suzanne Patterson Building. Free.

5 p.m.: Darla Rich Duo; Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington.

8 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers; Suzanne Patterson Center.

Thursday, August 20

6 p.m.: Arts Council of Princeton’s Courtyard Concert with The VooDudes; Princeton Shopping Center. Free.

Friday, August 21

7 p.m.: Summer Under the Stars concert with the Jericho Grass (bluegrass) Band; Crossing Vineyards and Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, Pa.

8 p.m.: There Goes the Bride; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

8 p.m.: The Musical of Musicals: The Musical; Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

8 p.m.: Souvenir; New Hope Arts Center, 2 Stockton Avenue, New Hope, Pa. Also Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m.

8:30 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance Society’s Jersey Jumpers Swing Dance; Unitarian Church, 50 Cherry Hill Road.

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