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Vol. LXIII, No. 10
 
Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Calendar

Wednesday, March 11

10:30 a.m.: Dora The Explorer LIVE!, Search for the City of Lost Toys; State Theatre, New Brunswick. Also at 2 p.m., 5 p.m.

5:30 p.m.: Talk by Thelonious Monk biographer Robin D.G. Kelley; 101 McCormick Hall, Princeton University. Free.

5:30 p.m.: Archaeology lecture by Dr. Susan H. Auth, Roman Paintings at the Temple of Luxor in Egypt; Room 302, Frist Center, Princeton University. Free.

7:30 p.m.: Princeton Symphony Orchestra lecture, “More Than a Concert”; Princeton United Methodist Church.

7:30 p.m.: William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night; McCarter Theatre. Also Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

8 p.m.: The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith; George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick. Also Thursday at 2 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 and 7 p.m.

8 p.m.: Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire; Berlind Theatre. Also Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m.

Thursday, March 12

7 p.m.: Guitarist Tom Rush; Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton.

7 p.m.: Screening of Uruguayan film The Pope’s Toilet; Lawrence Public Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike. Free.

7:30 p.m.: Princeton Festival talk by poet Betty Lies, “Midsummer Magic: Lunatics, Lovers, and Poets”; Princeton Public Library. Free.

Friday, March 13

7:30 p.m.: Arts Council of Princeton screening of Quark Park documentary by filmmaker Chris Allen; Solley Theater, Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon Street.

8 p.m.: Recital by fiddler Brittany Haas; Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall. Free.

8 p.m.: Russian National Ballet Theatre’s Cinderella; State Theatre, New Brunswick.

Saturday, March 14

10 a.m. to noon: Open House; Waldorf School of Princeton, 1062 Cherry Hill Road, Montgomery Township.

10 a.m. and noon: Milk & Cookies Series concert, Dylan Pritchett: African Tales, for children 3 to 8; State Theatre, New Brunswick. Free, but registration required by calling (732) 246-7469, ext. 545.

2 p.m.: Two-time American Women’s Chess Champion Jennifer Shahade, competing against 25 players at once; Princeton Public Library.

7:30 p.m.: Mulgrew Miller Trio; Berlind Theatre.

7:30 p.m.: Arts Council of Princeton’s presentation of James Christy Jr.’s play Love and Communication; Solley Theater, Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon Street.

Sunday, March 15

11 a.m. to noon: Historical Society of Princeton’s celebration of Einstein’s 130th birthday, for children ages 6-9; Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau Street. Also from 1 to 2 p.m.

1 and 5 p.m.: Screening of documentary A Crude Awakening; Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Road. Free.

3 p.m.: Westminster Conservatory Faculty Recital, “Vive Jolivet: the Music of André Jolivet”; Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College.

3 p.m.: Colored Lights with cabaret singer KT Sullivan; Berlind Theatre.

3 p.m.: Screening of Siamo Uomini o Caporali (Are we Men or Corporals?); Dorothea’s House, 120 John Street.

4 p.m.: Princeton Symphony Orchestra concert, “Folklore, Village Life and Nationalism”; Richardson Auditorium.

p.m.: Israeli/Jewish Film Festival screening of Orthodox Stance; Jewish Center, 435 Nassau Street.

Monday, March 16

Recycling

7:30 p.m.: Talk by Jeff Madrick, author of The Case for Big Government; Princeton Public Library. Free.

7:30 p.m.: Princeton Adult School’s Second Chance Cinema screening of A Girl Cut In Two; Kresge Auditorium, Princeton University.

Tuesday, March 17

7 p.m.: Sesame Street Live, Elmo Makes Music; Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton. Also Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.

7:30 p.m.: Irish music by McDermott’s Handy, husband-and-wife duo of Kathy DeAngelo and Dennis Gormley; Princeton Public Library.

8 p.m.: The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith; George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick. Also Wednesday at 8 p.m., Thursday at 8 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 and 7 p.m.

Wednesday, March 18

7 p.m.: Storytelling workshop, “The Riddle of the Prize,” with Philadelphia psychoanalyst Ann Goffe; Princeton Public Library.

7 p.m.: Guitarists Jorma Kaukonen and Barry Mitterhoff; Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton.

7:30 p.m.: William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night; McCarter Theatre. Also Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 7:30 p.m.

8 p.m.: Musica Alta; Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall. Free.

Thursday, March 19

12:15 p.m.: Westminster Conservatory at Nassau recital with pianist Eric Houghton; Niles Chapel, Nassau Presbyterian Church. Free.

7 p.m.: Alive Mind Film Series screening of The American Ruling Class; Princeton Public Library. Free.

Friday, March 20

10 a.m.: The Little Engine That Could; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

8 p.m.: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; Richardson Auditorium.

8 p.m.: Midlife! The Crisis Musical!; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

8:15 p.m.: Princeton Folk Music Society concert with singer-songwriter Cosy Sheridan; Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane.

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