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Vol. LXIII, No. 32
 
Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Calendar

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.

6 to 7:30 p.m.: Historical Society of Princeton panel discussion, “People Feeding People: A Hunger Roundtable”; Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road. For reservations, call (609) 921-6748, ext. 100.

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

10 p.m.: Annual Mercer County Park Commission Meteor Showers Watch; Mercer County Park Northwest, Cold Soil Road at Keefe Road entrance. Attendees should bring flashlights, lawn chairs, blankets.

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

5 to 11 p.m.: Latin Night; Rat’s Restaurant, Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton. For reservations, call (609) 584-7800.

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.

8 p.m.: Actors’ NET of Bucks County’s Very Vaudeville; Heritage Center, 635 North Delmorr Avenue, Morrisville, Pa. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 6 p.m.

Saturday, August 15

9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Max McGuire and Dan Corica; West Windsor Farmers Market, Vaughn Drive parking lot, Princeton Junction train station.

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.

8:30 to 11 p.m.: Guitarist Terrence McManus and drummer Gerry Hemingway; Small World Cafe, 14 Witherspoon Street.

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.: Touching A Goddess; Hamilton Murray Theater, Princeton University. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 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.

Saturday, August 22

9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: The Billies musical duo; West Windsor Farmers Market, Vaughn Drive parking lot, Princeton Junction train station.

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

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

6:30 p.m.: Stringsville jazz/bossa nova band; Halo Pub, 9 Hulfish Street.

7 p.m.: Darla Rich Quintet; Hopewell Valley Bistro, Hopewell.

7 to 10 p.m.: Arts Council of Princeton’s Cafe Improv cabaret; Solley Theatre, Paul Robeson Center, 102 Witherspoon Street.

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

Sunday, August 23

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.

6 to 9 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance Society’s “Dancing Under the Stars”; Hinds Plaza, Princeton Public Library. Free.

Monday, August 24

7 p.m.: African-American Interest Book Group discussion of Toni Morrison’s A Mercy; Barnes & Noble, MarketFair Mall.

Tuesday, August 25

Noon to 2 p.m.: Concert On The Landing with Dick Gratton & Bob Smith; Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton. Free.

Wednesday, August 26

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

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

8 p.m.: KC & The Sunshine Band; State Theatre, New Brunswick.

Thursday, August 27

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

7:30 p.m.: Talk by Emily Mann on Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years; Princeton Public Library. Free.

Friday, August 28

8 p.m.: There Goes the Bride; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 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 29

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

4 p.m.: Concert of solo piano works by pianist Amy JiaQi Yang; Yardley Community Centre, 64 South Main Street, Yardley, Pa. Free.

6:30 p.m.: John & Carm rock, blues, and bluegrass band; Halo Pub, 9 Hulfish Street.

9 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance Society Argentine Tango dance; Suzanne Patterson Center.

Sunday, August 30

11 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Holistic Life and Health Expo; Princeton Racquet Club, 150 Raymond Road.

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 31

Recycling

7 p.m.: Screening of Vicky Cristina Barcelona; Princeton Public Library. Free.

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