Town Topics — Princeton's Weekly Community Newspaper Since 1946.
Vol. LXII, No. 27
 
Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Calendar

Wednesday, July 2

1 p.m.: Senior Resource Center screening of Silent Wings; Suzanne Patterson Building. Free.

7 p.m.: Wizard Rock Concert with the Remus Lupins and Draco and the Malfoys; Princeton Public Library. Free.

Dusk (approximately 9 p.m.): Spirit of Princeton Independence Day Fireworks Celebration; Princeton University fields next to University Stadium, Western Way.

Thursday, July 3

6 p.m.: The Blawenburg Band; Princeton Shopping Center Courtyard. Free.

6 p.m.: Newark Black Film Festival screening of Back to Africa; New Jersey State Museum, 205 West State Street, Trenton. Free.

7 p.m.: Riverside country, rock, and acoustic bluegrass band; Weeden Park, Lawrenceville. Free.

7 p.m.: Screening of Charlie Chaplin’s Monsieur Verdoux with commentary by film historian Bruce Lawton; Princeton Public Library. Free.

7 p.m.: Carousel; Open Air Theater, Washington Crossing State Park, Titusville. Also Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 7 p.m.

8 p.m.: Princeton Summer Theater production of Bus Stop; 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 4

10 a.m.: Old Barracks Fifes & Drums Demonstrations; Princeton Battlefield, Princeton Pike.

10 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Independence Day Jubilee with American Historical Theatre re-enactors; Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street. Free.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Interpreting History Demonstrations; Thomas Clarke House, Princeton Battlefield State Park, 500 Mercer Road.

8 and 10:30 p.m.: Joey Gay and Jimmy Graham; Catch a Rising Star Comedy Club, Princeton Hyatt Regency. Also Saturday at 8 and 10:30 p.m.

8 p.m.: Shakespeare ’70 production of The Taming of the Shrew; Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

Saturday, July 5

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Revolutionary Soldiers’ Encampment; Princeton Battlefield, Princeton Pike.

12:15 p.m.: “Picturing Princeton 1783: The Nation’s Capital” exhibition tours; Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street. Also at 1:15, 2:15, and 3:15 p.m. For information, call (609) 924-8144, ext. 106.

2 to 9:30 p.m.: Annual Freedom Fest; Mercer County Park, West Windsor.

3 to 8 p.m.: Arts Council of Princeton’s “Sounds for SAVE” concert; Pettoranello Gardens, Community Park North, Route 206 and Mountain Avenue. Free.

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

7 p.m.: “Ghosts of Princeton Battlefield”; Princeton Battlefield, Princeton Pike.

7:30 p.m.: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; Mercer County Park, West Windsor. Free.

8 p.m.: Twilight of the Golds; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell.

Monday, July 7

Recycling

7 p.m.: Screening of The Lives of Others; Princeton Public Library. Free.

7 p.m.: Aladdin; Open Air Theater, Washington Crossing State Park, Titusville. Also Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, July 8

5:30 p.m.: Township Housing Board; Township Municipal Complex.

7:30 p.m.: Township Sidewalk and Bikeway Advisory Committee; Room A, Township Municipal Complex.

Wednesday, July 9

1 p.m.: Senior Resource Center screening of Pittsburgh; Suzanne Patterson Building. Free.

7 p.m.: Screening and discussion of Juggling Life by Princeton filmmaker Ben Saltzman; Princeton Public Library.

Thursday, July 10

3 p.m.: Teddy Bears Picnic for children 4 to 6 and their stuffed animals; Princeton Public Library. Also at 4:30 p.m.

6 p.m.: VooDUDES New Orleans funk/blues band; Princeton Shopping Center Courtyard. Free.

6 p.m.: Newark Black Film Festival screening of Blackout; New Jersey State Museum, 205 West State Street, Trenton. Free.

7 p.m.: Tone Rangers country, blues, and rock ‘n’ roll band; Weeden Park, Lawrenceville. Free.

7 p.m.: Carousel; Open Air Theater, Washington Crossing State Park, Titusville. Also Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 7 p.m.

8 p.m.: Princeton University Summer Concert with the Parker Quartet; Richardson Auditorium.

Friday, July 11

7 p.m.: Tenor saxophonist Larry McKenna’s jazz quartet; Crossing Vineyards & Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, Pa.

7:30 p.m.: Courtyard Concert with Jessy Tomsko folk rock band; Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton.

8 p.m.: Opera New Jersey’s La Traviata; Berlind Theatre. Also Sunday at 2 p.m.

8 p.m.: Oliver; Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College. Also Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

8 and 10:30 p.m.: Rev. Bob Levy and Bob McGonigle; Catch a Rising Star Comedy Club, Princeton Hyatt Regency. Also Saturday at 8 and 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 12

9:45 a.m.: Keyboard and trumpet player John Henry Goldman; West Windsor Farmers Market, Princeton Junction train station parking lot.

6:30 p.m.: Darla Rich Quintet; Hopewell Valley Bistro & Inn, Hopewell.

6:30 to 9:30 p.m.: Dick Brahtenbah Jazz Trio; Halo Pub, 9 Hulfish Street.

8 p.m.: Opera New Jersey’s La Cenerentola; Berlind Theatre.

Return to Top | Go to Mailbox