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Vol. LXIII, No. 3
 
Wednesday, January 21, 2009

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(Photo by Ellen Gilbert)

REMEMBERING MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.: John Witherspoon Middle School students recited Dr. King’s “I have a dream” speech at the school’s celebration of Dr. King’s life last week.

“An American Hero”: Witherspoon Students Celebrate the Legacy of Martin Luther King

Ellen Gilbert

In song, dance, recitations, visual images, instrumental music, and sheer spirit, students at the John Witherspoon Middle School celebrated the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. last Thursday morning.

Jazzman Wycliffe Gordon To Help PRS Celebrate Black History Month

Ellen Gilbert

The Princeton Regional School District’s celebration of Black History Month this February will be highlighted by the three-day residency of jazz impresario Wycliffe Gordon and his ensemble, culminating in a family concert on Saturday, February 28, at 2 p.m., in the Performing Arts Center at Princeton High School (PHS). The concert will benefit George Washington Carver Senior High School, located in the lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans which was hard hit by Hurricane Katrina and is still recovering.

Arts Council Moves “Beyond the Document” As Five New Exhibits Open at Robeson Center

Dilshanie Perera

Abstract color photographs, platinum prints, works in video and sculpture, and a showcase of Arts Council faculty work are featured in the five new exhibitions that opened last Thursday at the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts.

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