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Vol. LXIII, No. 26
 
Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Calendar

Wednesday, July 1

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

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

Thursday, July 2

11 a.m.: Princeton Summer Theater production of East of the Sun and West of the Moon; Hamilton Murray Theater, Princeton University. Also Friday and Saturday at 11 a.m.

Noon: American Boychoir concert of patriotic music; Princeton Public Library. Free.

6 p.m.: Newark Black Film Festival screening of This is My Africa; New Jersey State Museum, 225 West State Street, Trenton. Free.

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

7 p.m.: University of London’s Choir of Royal Holloway; Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 801 West State Street, Trenton.

7 p.m.: Music in the Park concert with Riverside Bluegrass band; Weeden Park, Lawrenceville.

8 p.m.: Princeton Summer Theater production of Urinetown; Hamilton Murray Theater, Princeton University. Also Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

9 p.m.: Spirit of Princeton’s annual Independence Day Fireworks; fields next to Princeton University Stadium, Western Way.

Friday, July 3

8 p.m.: Musical, Soup du Jour; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

8 p.m.: Romeo and Juliet; Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College. Also Saturday at 2 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

Saturday, July 4

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Children’s ice cream party; Howell Living History Farm, 70 Wooden’s Lane, Lambertville.

1 to 5 p.m.: Demonstration of 18th century ice cream making by food historian Susan McLellan Plaisted; Johnson Ferry House, Washington Crossing State Park, Titusville. Free.

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

8:30 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance Society No Name California Mix Dance; Unitarian Church, 50 Cherry Hill Road.

Sunday, July 5

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, July 6

Recycling

Tuesday, July 7

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

Wednesday, July 8

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

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

Thursday, July 9

11 a.m.: Princeton Summer Theater production of East of the Sun and West of the Moon; Hamilton Murray Theater, Princeton University. Also Friday and Saturday at 11 a.m.

Noon: Mercer County Music Fest concert with Arturo Romay Latin jazz band; Mill Yard Park, Trenton.

6 p.m.: Arts Council of Princeton’s Courtyard Concert with Alex Mitnick and the Kaleidoscope Band; Princeton Shopping Center. Free.

6 p.m.: Newark Black Film Festival screening of Dreams Deferred: The Sakia Gunn Film Project; New Jersey State Museum, 225 West State Street, Trenton. Free.

6 to 8 p.m.: Book signing with Princeton resident Tad Troilo, author of children’s adventure novel Rosie Fights the Twisted Wind; Learning Express toy store, Princeton Shopping Center.

7 p.m.: Music in the Park concert with Reock & Roll band; Weeden Park, Lawrenceville.

8 p.m.: Princeton Summer Theater production of The Glass Menagerie; Hamilton Murray Theater, Princeton University. Also Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

Friday, July 10

2 p.m.: Princeton Senior Resource Center Science Café talk by Jim Manganaro, PhD., “Biofuels”; Suzanne Patterson Building.

7 p.m.: Summer Under the Stars concert with Nassau Brass; Crossing Vineyards and Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, Pa.

8 p.m.: Musical, Soup du Jour; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m.

8 p.m.: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College. Also Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

8 p.m.: Opera New Jersey production of Lucia di Lammermoor; McCarter Theatre.

Saturday, July 11

10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Odessa Klezmer Band; West Windsor Farmers Market, Vaughn Drive parking lot, Princeton Junction train station.

1:30 p.m.: Opera New Jersey concert of arias and ensembles from popular operas; Meadow Lakes, 300 Meadow Lakes, East Windsor. Free.

3 p.m.: Talk by Lenore Look, author of Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things; Barnes & Noble, MarketFair Mall, Route 1.

5 p.m.: Mercer County Music Fest concert with pop group Party Dolls; Mercer County Park Marina, West Windsor.

6 to 8 p.m.: Kingston Community Blueberry Festival; Kingston Presbyterian Church, 4565 Route 27, Kingston.

6 p.m.: West Windsor Arts Council “Celebrate Americana” concert with School of Rock; Nassau Park Pavilion, Nassau Park, West Windsor. Free.

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

7 to 9 p.m.: Jay Schwed’s “The Song of the Healing Crystal Bowls”; Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 50 Vreeland Drive, Skillman.

8 p.m.: Musical Soup du Jour; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m.

8:30 to 11:30 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance Society Ballroom Blitz dance; Unitarian Church, 50 Cherry Hill Road.

Sunday, July 12

2 p.m.: Opera New Jersey production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado; McCarter Theatre.

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.

5 to 9 p.m.: Firefly Festival, with music by Miss Amy and Her Big Kids Band; Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road.

8 p.m.: Golandsky International Piano Festival concert with pianist Stephen Beus; Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall, Princeton University.

Monday, July 13

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

7 p.m.: Talk by Princeton University Art Museum curator Caroline Harris, “Artists on Film: Vincent Van Gogh and Pablo Picasso”; Princeton Public Library. Free.

8 p.m.: Princeton University Summer Concert with St. Petersburg String Quartet; Richardson Auditorium. Free.

8 p.m.: Golandsky International Piano Festival concert with pianist Misha Dacic and bandoneón player Héctor Del Curto; Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall, Princeton University.

Tuesday, July 14

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

Wednesday, July 15

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

2 p.m.: Opera New Jersey read‐through of Michael Ching’s opera A Midsummer Night’s Dream; McCarter Theatre. Free.

7 p.m.: “Dark Side of Oz” screening of 1939 film The Wizard of Oz with simultaneous presentation of Pink Floyd album Dark Side of the Moon; Princeton Public Library.

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

Thursday, July 16

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

6 p.m.: Newark Black Film Festival screening of Medicine for Melancholy; New Jersey State Museum, 225 West State Street, Trenton. Free.

7 p.m.: Music in the Park concert with The Dadz classic rock band; Weeden Park, Lawrenceville.

7:30 p.m.: Talk and book signing by Gavin Schmidt and Joshua Wolfe, authors of Climate Change: Picturing The Science; Barnes & Noble, MarketFair Mall, Route 1.

8 p.m.: Golandsky International Piano Festival concert with pianists Yehudi Wyner and Patrick Connolly; Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall, Princeton University.

8 p.m.: Princeton Summer Theater production of The Glass Menagerie; 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.: “An Evening With Michael Cavanaugh: The Music of Billy Joel”; State Theatre, New Brunswick.

Friday, July 17

Noon: Princeton Senior Resource Center Brown Bag luncheon/discussion, “How to Get the Most from Your Doctor Visit”; Suzanne Patterson Building.

7 p.m.: Summer Under the Stars concert with Eric Mintel Jazz Quartet; Crossing Vineyards and Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, Pa.

7:30 p.m.: Golandsky International Piano Festival concert with Russian pianist Ilya Itin performing world premiere of Prokofiev’s Music for Athletes; Richardson Auditorium.

8 p.m.: Opera New Jersey production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado; McCarter Theatre.

8 p.m.: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College. Also Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

8:30 to 11:30 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance Society’s Jersey Jumpers Swing Dance; Unitarian Church, 50 Cherry Hill Road.

Saturday, July 18

6:30 p.m.: Odessa Klezmer Band; Halo Pub, 9 Hulfish Street.

8 p.m.: Golandsky International Piano Festival concert with jazz pianist Antonio Madruga and trio; Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall, Princeton University.

8 p.m.: Highway 61 Revisited: The World’s Only Bob Dylan Tribute Show; State Theatre, New Brunswick.

8 p.m.: Opera New Jersey production of Lucia di Lammermoor; McCarter Theatre.

8:30 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance Society Salsa Sensation dance, with Bachata lesson at 7:30 p.m.; Suzanne Patterson Center.

Sunday, July 19

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, July 20

Recycling

11 a.m.: Registration for Princeton Child Development Institute’s 11th Annual Golf Classic; Jasna Polana. For information, call (609) 924-6280.

7:30 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance Society Salsa Sensation dance; Suzanne Patterson Center.

8 p.m.: Princeton University Summer Concert with Afiara String Quartet; Richardson Auditorium. Free.

Tuesday, July 21

Noon to 2 p.m.: Concert On The Landing with Ernie White & Tom Reock; Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton. Free.

Wednesday, July 22

7:30 a.m.: Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce Business Before Business Breakfast with Bloomberg TV Commentator Tom Sowanick discussing “Making Cents of Tomorrow’s Economy”; Nassau Club, 6 Mercer Street. Reservations required by calling (609) 924-1776.

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

7 p.m.: Opera New Jersey musical theatre concert; Grounds for Sculpture, 18 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton. Free.

7:30 p.m.: Township Environmental Commission; Township Municipal Complex.

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

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