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Vol. LXIII, No. 28
 
Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Calendar

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.

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

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.

7:30 p.m.: CoOPERAtive Program (opera training) student recitals; Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College. Free.

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.: Opera New Jersey production of The Abduction from the Seraglio; Berlind Theatre.

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.

8 p.m.: Finian’s Rainbow; Heritage Center, 635 North Delmorr Avenue, Morrisville, Pa. Also Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 6 p.m.

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.

7:30 p.m.: CoOPERAtive Program (opera training) student recitals; Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College. Free.

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

9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Singer-songwriter Carol Selick and guitarist Felix Buccellato; West Windsor Farmers Market, Vaughn Drive parking lot, Princeton Junction train station.

2 p.m.: Opera New Jersey concert celebrating life and music of Edward T. Cone; Berlind Theatre.

2 to 4 p.m.: Concert with B.D. Lenz Band; Palmer Square. Free.

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

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

7:30 and 9:30 p.m.: Comedian Bob DiBuono; Catch A Rising Star Comedy Club, Hyatt Regency.

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

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

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

8 p.m.: Opera Project’s “A Midsummer Night’s Concert”; Thompson Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1680 Aquetong Road, New Hope, Pa.

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 p.m.: Opera New Jersey production of The Abduction from the Seraglio; Berlind 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.

Monday, July 20

Recycling

11 a.m.: Annual Preschool Parade; Princeton Public Library.

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

1 p.m.: Junior Jam concert; Community Room, Princeton Public Library.

7:30 p.m.: Practitioners of Musick concert of music by Handel; Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College. Free.

7:30 p.m.: CoOPERAtive Program (opera training) master class with Houston Grand Opera head of music Kathleen Kelly; Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College. Free.

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.

1 to 2 p.m.: Lecture, “Burma: Its People and their Stories,” by Bill and Elaine Barger; Princeton Windrows, 2000 Windrow Drive. Free.

7 p.m.: Recital with John Burkhalter, recorder, and Donovan Klotzbeacher, harpsichord; Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College. Free.

7:30 p.m.: Opera New Jersey Arias and Scenes concert (opera highlights); Berlind Theatre.

7:30 p.m.: Reading of Steve Martin’s play Picasso at the Lapin Agile; Princeton Public Library.

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.: CoOPERAtive Program (opera training) student recitals; Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College. Free.

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

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

Thursday, July 23

11 a.m.: Princeton Summer Theater production of Rumpelstiltskin; Hamilton Murray Theater, Princeton University. Also Friday and Saturday at 11 a.m.

5 p.m.: Mercer County Music Fest concert with Jimmy and the Parrots Caribbean band; South River Walk Park, Trenton.

6 p.m.: Newark Black Film Festival screening of A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School; New Jersey State Museum, 225 West State Street, Trenton. Free.

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

7 p.m.: Music in the Park concert with The Whiskey Girls; Weeden Park, Lawrenceville.

8 p.m.: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony conducted by Mark Laycock; Richardson Auditorium.

8 p.m.: Princeton Summer Theater production of No Time For Comedy; 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.: Finian’s Rainbow; Heritage Center, 635 North Delmorr Avenue, Morrisville, Pa. Also Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 6 p.m.

Friday, July 24

7 p.m.: Summer Under the Stars concert with Karen Rodriguez Latin Jazz Ensemble; Crossing Vineyards and Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, Pa.

7:30 p.m.: Westminster Chamber Choir; Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College. Free.

7:30 p.m.: Bravura Virtuoso Trio; Paul Robeson Center for the Arts.

7:30 p.m.: Princeton Ballet School’s “An Evening of Dance”; Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart.

8 p.m.: Opera New Jersey production of The Abduction from the Seraglio; Berlind Theatre.

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

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

Saturday, July 25

9:30 to 11:30 a.m.: Guitarist Arturo Romay; West Windsor Farmers Market, Vaughn Drive parking lot, Princeton Junction train station.

10 a.m.: Historical Society of Princeton’s Albert E. Hinds Memorial Walking Tour: African American Life in Princeton; Bainbridge House. Reservations required; call (609) 921-6748, ext. 100.

2 to 4 p.m.: Concert with The Alice Project; Palmer Square. Free.

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

6 p.m.: Mercer County Music Fest concert with classic rock band British Invasion; Rosedale Park, Pennington.

6:30 p.m.: Larry Tritel & Guy DeRosa folk/jazz band; Halo Pub, 9 Hulfish Street.

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

7:30 p.m.: CoOPERAtive Program (opera training) student recitals; Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College. Free.

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

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

8 p.m.: Jersey Summer Beatles Bash with Glen Burtnik and Friends; State Theatre, New Brunswick.

Sunday, July 26

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

2 p.m.: Opera New Jersey production of Lucia di Lammermoor; 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.: Caribbean Jam with steel band music by Raymond Charles And The Caribbean Authentics; Crossing Vineyards and Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, Pa.

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