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Vol. LXI, No. 45
 
Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Calendar

Wednesday, November 7

7:30 p.m.: Readings by Ragged Sky Poets; Princeton Public Library.

Thursday, November 8

7 p.m.: The Kaplan Series with Tony Trischka; Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton.

7:30 p.m.: Talk by Renee Carr on “African-American History in Montgomery”; Mary Jacobs Library, Rocky Hill. Free.

8 p.m.: The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith; Mill Hill Playhouse, Trenton. Also Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m.

8 p.m.: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; State Theatre, New Brunswick.

Friday, November 9

7 p.m.: Screening of Ian Gabriel’s Forgiveness; Princeton Public Library. Free.

8 p.m.: Princeton Triangle Club’s A Turnpike Runs Through It; McCarter Theatre. Also Saturday at 8 p.m.

8 p.m.: Blue Man Group; Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton.

8 p.m.: Barbra Streisand impressionist Steven Brinberg; Cosmopolitan Club, New Hope Inn, New Hope, Pa. Also Saturday at 8 p.m.

8 p.m.: Workshop performance of opera Heart of Darkness; Wolfensohn Hall, Institute for Advanced Study. Free.

8 p.m.: Nobody’s Perfect; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

8 p.m.: Seven Sins; Studio Theatre, Mercer County Community College. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

8 p.m.: Princeton University Program in Theater & Dance production of The Winter’s Tale; Berlind Theatre. Also Saturday at 8 p.m.

8 and 10:30 p.m.: Comedian Michael Petit; Catch A Rising Star Comedy Club, Hyatt Regency. Also Saturday at 8 and 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 10

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

7:30 p.m.: Dryden Ensemble; St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Doylestown, Pa.

8 p.m.: A Festival of Russian Dance; State Theatre, New Brunswick.

Sunday, November 11

11 a.m.: John Lithgow’s Palooza Children’s Concert; Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton.

Noon to 5 p.m.: Swap-o-Rama-Rama; conTEMPORARY Arts Center, Princeton Shopping Center.

3 p.m.: Westminster Conservatory’s Kaleidoscope Chamber Series; Gill Memorial Chapel, Rider University, Lawrenceville.

3 p.m.: America’s Hits on Parade, with The Pied Pipers and The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra; State Theatre, New Brunswick.

3 p.m.: Westminster Choir; Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College.

3 p.m.: The Dryden Ensemble; Trinity Church, Princeton.

4 p.m.: NAACP Legal Defense Fund Fall Reception; Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.

7:30 p.m.: Jubilee Singers of Westminster Choir College; Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College.

8 p.m.: Jazz Friday Series with Maude Maggart; Mount-Burke Theater, Peddie School, Hightstown.

Monday, November 12

Recycling

11 a.m.: Spirit of Princeton Committee’s Veterans Day Ceremony; All Wars Monument, Mercer and Nassau Streets.

7:30 p.m.: The Salzburg Marionettes in The Sound of Music; McCarter Theatre.

Tuesday, November 13

1 to 4:30 p.m.: Princeton Regional Health Department and Princeton HealthCare System flu shots; Suzanne Patterson Building. To register, call (609) 924-7108.

7:30 p.m. RAIN — The Beatles Experience; McCarter Theatre. Sold out.

7:30 p.m.: Talk by Marilee Adams, author of Change Your Questions, Change Your Life; Princeton Public Library.

8 p.m.: Talk by Harvard surgeon Atul Gawande, M.D., “Mediocrity and Its Causes: A Surgeon’s Notes on Medical Performance”; McCosh Hall 10.

Wednesday, November 14

4:30 p.m.: Turkish Poetry Symposium; Stewart Theatre, 185 Nassau Street.

8 p.m.: The 5 Browns; McCarter Theatre.

8 p.m.: Princeton University Players’ Camelot; Matthews Acting Studio, Nassau Street. Also Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m.

Thursday, November 15

12:15 p.m.: Westminster Conservatory at Nassau recital with Trio Brillante; Niles Chapel, Nassau Presbyterian Church. Free.

7:30 p.m.: Borough-Township Joint Recreation Board; 380 Witherspoon Street.

7:30 p.m.: Talk by Dr. Rameck Hunt, author of The Pact; Princeton Public Library.

8 p.m.: Princeton University Program in Theater & Dance production of The Winter’s Tale; Berlind Theatre. Also Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.

8 p.m.: The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith; Mill Hill Playhouse, Trenton. Also Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m.

Friday, November 16

3 p.m.: American Boychoir Open Rehearsal; Boychoir School, 19 Lambert Drive. Free.

4:30 p.m.: Readings by Colum McCann, author of Zoli, and Joseph O’Connor, author of Star of the Sea; Stewart Theater, 185 Nassau Street.

7:30 and 9:45 p.m.: Jazz singer and pianist Mose Allison; Cosmopolitan Club, New Hope Inn, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope, Pa. Also Saturday at 7:30 and 9:45 p.m.

8 p.m.: Nobody’s Perfect; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

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

8 and 10:30 p.m.: Comedian Billy Garan; Catch A Rising Star Comedy Club, Hyatt Regency. Also Saturday at 8 and 10:30 p.m.

8 p.m.: Seven Sins; Studio Theatre, Mercer County Community College. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

8:15 p.m.: Folksinger Priscilla Herdman; Christ Congregation Church.

Saturday, November 17

8 a.m.: Mercer Cup 5k Run; Mercer County Park, West Windsor.

11 a. m.: John Lithgow’s Palooza Children’s Concert; Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton.

3 p.m.: Poetry reading and book signing with John Lithgow benefiting HomeFront; Barnes & Noble, MarketFair Mall.

4 and 8 p.m.: Beatles Cover Band The Fab Faux; State Theatre, New Brunswick.

7 p.m.: Dick Braytenbah Trio with Tony Mennella; Hopewell Valley Bistro, Hopewell.

8 p.m.: NBC’S Last Comic Standing Tour; Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton.

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