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Vol. LXII, No. 24
 
Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Calendar

Wednesday, June 11

2 p.m.: Princeton Senior Resource Center talk by Rutgers University professor of political science emeritus Josef Silverstein on Burma/ Myanmar; Suzanne Patterson Building. Free. To register, call (609) 924-7108.

3:30 to 6 p.m.: Mercer County Youth Job Fair; Trenton War Memorial.

5 to 8 p.m.: Book signing by the Rev. Peter K. Stimpson of Trinity Counseling Service, author of Map to Happiness; Nassau Club, 6 Mercer Street.

7:30 p.m.: Princeton Festival lecture, “Music of La Belle Epoque: from Salon to Stage,” by Timothy Urban; Princeton Public Library.

Thursday, June 12

7 p.m.: Presentation of Princeton Environmental Commission’s third annual Sustainable Princeton Leadership Awards; Mountain Lakes House, Mountain Avenue.

7:30 p.m.: Presentation of Princeton Environmental Commission’s draft of “Environmental Resource Inventory for the two Princetons”; Mountain Lakes House, Mountain Avenue.

7:30 p.m.: Book reading and talk by Trish Ryan, author of He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not: A Memoir of Finding Faith, Hope, and Happily Ever After; Westerly Road Church, 25 Westerly Road. Free.

8 p.m.: Princeton Summer Theater production of Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia; Hamilton Murray Theater, Princeton University. Also Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 8 p.m.

Friday, June 13

Noon: Spirit of Princeton Flag Day ceremony; Township Municipal Complex, 369 Witherspoon Street.

Noon to 6 p.m.: Annual Rummage Sale; Pennington United Methodist Church, 60 South Main Street, Pennington. Also Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

7 p.m.: Disney’s High School Musical; Open Air Theater, Washington Crossing State Park, Titusville. Also Saturday and Sunday at 7 p.m.

7 p.m.: Jazz Trios; Princeton Public Library. Free.

7 p.m.: Passage Theatre’s Playmaking 2008: The Kids Are in Control; Mill Hill Playhouse, Front and Montgomery Streets, Trenton. Also Saturday at 3 and 7 p.m.

7 p.m.: Dance band Generation Next; Crossing Vineyards & Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, Pa.

7 to 9 p.m.: Prom for teens and young adults 12 to 21 with special needs; Community Park School Gym. To register, call (609) 921-9480.

7:30 p.m.: Princeton High School Studio Band Community Concert; PHS Performing Arts Center.

8 p.m.: Folk & Country Music Jamboree; Heritage Center, 635 North Delmorr Avenue, Morrisville, Pa. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 6 p.m.

8 and 10:30 p.m.: Don Jamison and Lawrence Mullaney; Catch a Rising Star Comedy Club, Princeton Hyatt Regency. Also Saturday at 8 and 10:30 p.m.

8 p.m.: Twilight of the Golds; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

8 p.m.: Trout Fishing in America; Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton.

Saturday, June 14

2 p.m.: Discussion and book signing with William Gibson, author of Spook Country; Barnes & Noble, MarketFair Mall.

2 p.m.: “Travel the Silk Road” children’s program with Roja Najafi; Princeton Public Library. Registration required, by calling (609) 924-9529 ext. 240.

2 p.m.: That Blasted Herb: The Substitutes for Tea; William Trent House Museum, 15 Market Street, Trenton. Free.

6:30 to 9:30 p.m.: Darla Rich Quintet; Hopewell Valley Bistro & Inn, Hopewell.

7 p.m.: Prince Hall Family Relief Fund Concert with Jerry Butler, The Manhattans, Gerald Alston and Blue Lovett; Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton.

8 p.m.: Princeton Festival’s Mirette; Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau Street.

8 p.m.: “An American Salute” concert with Westminster Community Orchestra and Westminster Conservatory Children’s Choirs; Richardson Auditorium.

Sunday, June 15

4 p.m.: Princeton JazzNights/Princeton Festival presentation of Mulgrew Miller Jazz Trio; Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall.

Monday, June 16

12:30 p.m.: Princeton Senior Resource Center video screening of Rossini’s Italiana in Algeri; Suzanne Patterson Building.

7 p.m.: Concert by Jim Murphy & The Pine Barons; Princeton Public Library.

7 p.m.: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory; Open Air Theater, Washington Crossing State Park, Titusville. Also Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 p.m.

8 p.m.: Literary Fiction Book Group discussion of Jodi Picoult’s Her Sister’s Keeper; Barnes & Noble, MarketFair Mall.

Tuesday, June 17

5:30 p.m.: Princeton Public Library Board of Trustees; Princeton Public Library.

8 p.m.: Princeton University Summer Concert with the Peabody Trio; Richardson Auditorium.

8 p.m.: Irish band Round the House; Looking Glass Pond, 800 Alexander Road.

Wednesday, June 18

7:30 p.m.: Princeton Festival screening of Moulin Rouge; Princeton Public Library.

7:30 p.m.: Talking Politics book discussion with Susan Jacoby, author of The Age of American Unreason; Princeton Public Library. Free.

Thursday, June 19

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Princeton HealthCare System’s Taste of Wellness expo; Princeton Windrows, 2000 Windrow Drive. Free.

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

7:30 p.m.: Opera New Jersey Preview Concert; Princeton Public Library. Free.

8 p.m.: Princeton Summer Theater production of Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia; Hamilton Murray Theater, Princeton University. Also Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 8 p.m.

Friday, June 20

6:30 p.m.: Karen Zumbrunn Trio; Hopewell Valley Bistro & Inn, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

7 p.m.: Opera New Jersey previews; Crossing Vineyards & Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, Pa.

8 and 10:30 p.m.: Vic DiBitetto and Cal Verducci; Catch a Rising Star Comedy Club, Princeton Hyatt Regency. Also Saturday at 8 and 10:30 p.m.

8 p.m.: Princeton Festival’s Mirette; Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau Street.

8 p.m.: Twilight of the Golds; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

9 p.m.: Late Night Series (live music, poetry, spoken word, drama, dance, comedy, film/video); Studio Theatre, Mercer County Community College, West Windsor. Free.

Saturday, June 21

8 p.m.: Princeton Festival’s La Boheme; McCarter Theatre.

8:30 p.m.: Bad Apples jazz band; Small World Coffee, 14 Witherspoon Street.

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