Town Topics — Princeton's Weekly Community Newspaper Since 1946.
Vol. LXIV, No. 13
 
Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Calendar

Wednesday, March 31

7 p.m.: Special Joint Meeting of Township Committee and Borough Council to hear a presentation by Appraisal Systems on Township and Borough’s revaluation project; Township Municipal Complex, 400 Witherspoon Street.

7 p.m.: Concert by Epworth Youth Choir; Kingston Presbyterian Church, 4565 Route 27, Kingston.

7:30 p.m.: An Evening of Hip Hop Theatre with Will Power and DJ Reborn; Matthews Acting Studio, Lewis Center for the Arts, 185 Nassau Street.

8 p.m.: Paul Taylor Dance Company; McCarter Theatre.

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

Thursday, April 1

10 a.m.: Lecture by Marta McDowell, “Designing Women: Coffin, Hutcheson and Shipman”; Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street. For reservations, call (609) 9248144 ext. 106.

3 p.m.: Conversation with John Weidman, president of the Dramatists Guild of America; Friend Center 004, Princeton University. Free.

5 p.m.: Lecture, “All That Glitters: Image and Ornament in Early Islam,” by Finbarr Barry Flood of NYU’s Institute of Fine Arts; Wolfensohn Hall, Institute for Advanced Study.

5 p.m.: Princeton University Shakespeare Company presentation of Troilus and Cressida; Butler College Ampitheatre, Princeton University. Also Friday and Saturday at 5 p.m.

7 p.m.: Discussion/book signing with Chang Rae Lee, author of The Surrendered; Barnes & Noble, MarketFair Mall, Route 1.

7:30 p.m.: Talk by novelist Alan L. Moss, author of Island of Betrayal; Princeton Public Library.

8 p.m.: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. Also Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

8 p.m.: Repertory Dance Theater of Utah, Time Capsule: A Century of Dance; Berlind Theatre.

Friday, April 2

5 to 8 p.m.: Hopewell Valley Vineyards Jazz Ensemble; Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington.

8 p.m.: Princeton University senior thesis production, Rosaleen: A New Musical Drama; Richardson Auditorium. Also Saturday at 8 p.m.

8 p.m.: The Great American Backstage Musical; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m.

8 p.m.: Solo Flight Festival performance of Princeton resident Mary Martello’s The Reluctant Optimist; Passage Theatre, Mill Hill Playhouse, Trenton. Also Saturday at 8 p.m.

8 p.m.: Stand-Up Comic Coleman Green; Catch A Rising Star Comedy Club, Princeton Hyatt Regency, Route 1. Also Saturday at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 3

10 a.m.: Annual D&R Canal Watch 5K Fun Run; Washington Crossing State Park, Route 29, Titusville. To register, call (609) 989-1931 or visit www.canal watch.org.

1 to 3:30 p.m.: Easter Weekend Bunny Chase; Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Also Sunday from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

8 p.m.: Annual “Singing for Our Souls” Sing Along with David Brahinsky; Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, Skillman.

8 p.m.: Princeton Laptop Orchestra; Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall.

8:30 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance Society California Mix dance; Unitarian Church, 50 Cherry Hill Road.

Sunday, April 4

Easter Sunday

Monday, April 5

9 a.m. and 1 p.m.: Free tax preparation; Princeton Public Library.

4:30 p.m.: Talk by actress Kerry Washington, “On Being an Artist and an Arts Advocate”; Stewart Theater, Lewis Center for the Arts, 185 Nassau Street.

4:30 p.m.: Talk by Robert Groves, Director of the U.S. Census Bureau, “A Society Measuring Itself: 2010 Census”; Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall, Princeton University.

7:30 p.m.: Talk by novelist Matthew Goodman, author of Hold Love Strong; Princeton Public Library.

8 p.m.: Princeton International Film Festival screening of Olivier Assayas’ Summer Hours; Garden Theatre. Free.

Wednesday, April 7

4:30 p.m.: Readings by Jeffrey Eugenides and Mona Simpson from their work; Stewart Theater, Lewis Center for the Arts, 185 Nassau Street.

7 p.m.: Princeton Recreation Department meeting to discuss future of Community Park Pool; Township Municipal Complex.

7 p.m.: Book signing by Trisha Yearwood, author of Home Cooking With Trisha Yearwood; Barnes & Noble, MarketFair Mall, U.S. 1.

7:30 p.m.: Talk by historian John K. Lee, author of George Clinton: Master Builder of the Empire State; Princeton Public Library.

7:30 p.m.: John Lithgow in Stories by Heart; McCarter Theatre.

8 p.m.: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Don Evans Black Box Studio Theater, Kendall Hall, The College of New Jersey. Also Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.

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

9 p.m. to 1 a.m.: CF Live Fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; Triumph Brewery, 138 Nassau Street.

Thursday, April 8

12:30 p.m.: Organ concert by Gail Archer; Princeton University Chapel.

4:30 p.m.: Talk by Seth Jones, author of In the Graveyards of Empires; Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall, Princeton University. Free.

5 p.m.: Princeton University Shakespeare Company presentation of Troilus and Cressida; Butler College Ampitheatre, Princeton University. Also Friday and Saturday at 5 p.m.

7 p.m.: Engaged Retirement Speaker Series talk by attorney William Isele, “Wills and Estate Planning”; Princeton Public Library.

8 p.m.: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. Also Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

8 p.m.: Princeton University dance program, An Evening of Enchantment; Berlind Theatre. Also Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m.

8 p.m.: Bertolt Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk Circle; Gambrell Room, Scheide Hall, Princeton Theological Seminary. Also Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m.

Friday, April 9

Noon: Westminster Conservatory Gallery Concert with jazz pianist Michael Green; Rider University Art Gallery, Bart Luedeke Center, Rider University, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville.

1:30 p.m.: Talk by Raphael Bostic, Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research at U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, “Making Urban Change: Opportunities for Action”; Bowl 016, Robertson Hall, Princeton University.

5 to 8 p.m.: Jazz concert by Eric Dabb; Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington.

8 p.m.: Westminster Music Theater presentation of She Loves Me; Performing Arts Center, Princeton High School. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m.

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

8 p.m.: Dance Improv; All Saints’ Church, 16 All Saints’ Road.

8 p.m.: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet; State Theatre, New Brunswick.

8 p.m.: Stand-Up Comic Taylor Mason; Catch A Rising Star Comedy Club, Princeton Hyatt Regency, Route 1. Also Saturday at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 10

2 and 4 p.m.: Are You My Mother?; Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College.

4 p.m.: Prison Ministry Annual Meeting with talk by Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, “Transitioning Inmates with Rehabilitation”; Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street.

6 p.m.: Comedy Night with Mike Warsaw, Tom Ragu, Lori Sommer, Nick Cobb; Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington.

7 p.m.: Doo-Wop concert with The Brooklyn Bridge; Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton.

7:30 p.m.: Outlet Dance Project’s Female Choreographer Showcase; Black Box Theater, Arts YOUniversity, 4 Tennis Court, Hamilton. Also Sunday at 2 p.m.

7:30 p.m.: “Lift One Voice” concert by members of Trenton Children’s Chorus, Westminster Conservatory Cantus, Princeton Girlchoir Cantores, Princeton High School Freshman Women’s Choir, and Young People’s Chorus of New York City; Princeton University Chapel.

7:30 p.m.: Pennsbury High School Concert Jazz Band; Bucks County Performing Arts Center, Yardley Community Centre, 64 South Main Street, Yardley.

7:30 p.m.: “Controversies and Contradictions” Film Series screening of Lemon Tree; Mercer County Library, 333 North Post Road, West Windsor. Free.

8 p.m.: Dick Fox’s Golden Boys with Frankie Avalon, Fabian, Bobby Rydell; State Theatre, New Brunswick.

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

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