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Vol. LXII, No. 43
 
Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Calendar

Wednesday, October 22

10 a.m.: Second of four “This I Believe” programs for adults 55-plus, hosted by Keith Wheelock; Princeton Public Library.

4:30 p.m.: Readings by Elizabeth Alexander and Terrance Hayes; Stewart Theater, Lewis Center for the Arts, 185 Nassau Street.

7:30 p.m.: Princeton Environmental Commission; Room A, Township Municipal Complex.

7:30 p.m.: Variety Show and Fund-raiser; Small World Coffee; 14 Witherspoon Street.

7:30 p.m.: Talley’s Folly; 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.: Princeton Country Dancers; Suzanne Patterson Center.

Thursday, October 23

4:30 p.m.: Woodrow Wilson School public talk, “Liberals and Libertarians: Common Ground or Separate Agendas?”; Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall, Princeton University.

6 p.m.: “The Importance of the Arts in Redevelopment,” talks by Jane Golden, Philadelphia Mural Arts Program Director, and Jeffrey Norman, New Jersey Performing Arts Center Vice President of Public Affairs; Surrey Theatre, Paul Robeson Center.

Friday, October 24

6:30 p.m.: Darla Rich Jazz Duo; Positano Mediterranean Grill, 5 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro.

7 to 11 p.m.: “Corner of Chaos” Haunted Corn Maze; Corner-Copia Nursery and Garden Center, 299 Princeton-Hightstown Road (Route 571), East Windsor. Also Saturday from 7 to 11 p.m., Sunday from 7 to 10 p.m.

7:30 p.m.: Mike Vecchione and Butch Fisher; Catch A Rising Star Comedy Club, Princeton Hyatt Regency, Route 1. Also Saturday at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s “Best of Beethoven” Concert; Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton.

8 p.m.: Princeton and Harvard University Glee Clubs; Richardson Auditorium.

8 p.m.: Actors’ NET of Bucks County production of The Investigation; The Heritage Center, 635 North Delmorr Avenue (Route 32), Morrisville, Pa. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 6 p.m.

8 p.m.: Déjà Vu, a Familiar Musical Revue; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

8 p.m.: Princeton Singers concert, “Incandescence”; Princeton University Art Museum. Also Saturday at 7 p.m.

8 p.m.: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem and Arvo Part’s Te Deum; Princeton University Chapel.

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

11:59 p.m.: The Rocky Horror Show; Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. Also Saturday at 11:59 p.m.

Saturday, October 25

10 a.m. and noon: Children’s “Milk and Cookies” series, for children three to eight, with Guy Davis in The Blues Is What It’s All About; State Theatre, New Brunswick. Free.

11 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Annual Fall Festival; Princeton Shopping Center courtyard.

11 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Mercer County Arts Showcase; Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton.

Noon to 4 p.m.: Fall Harvest Festival featuring country and bluegrass music by Past Times; Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road.

2 p.m.: Trolley Line Trail Walk sponsored by West Windsor Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance; WaterWorks parking lot, Community Park, Bernt Midland Drive at Route 571. For information call (609) 275-6355.

2 to 4 p.m.: Arts Council of Princeton’s Spooky Saturday. Registration required by calling Arts Council at (609) 924-8777.

2 and 4 p.m.: Dallas Children’s Theater presentation of Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters; Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

7:30 p.m.: Westminster Chapel Choir; Performing Arts Center, Princeton High School.

7:30 p.m.: Jersey Harmony Chorus and guest barbershop quartets; Thomas R. Grover Middle School, 10 Southfield Road, Princeton Junction.

8 p.m.: Compañia Flamenco José Porcel; State Theatre, New Brunswick.

Sunday, October 26

Noon to 4 p.m.: Fall Harvest Festival featuring country and bluegrass music by Mitchel’s Cajun Aces; Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road.

3 p.m.: Autumn Serenade with Boheme Opera and Greater Trenton Symphony Orchestra; Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton.

3 p.m.: Princeton Pro Musica presentation of Josef Haydn’s The Creation; Richardson Auditorium.

7 p.m.: Talk and book signing by Dr. Mehmet Oz, author and professor of surgery, on “How to Live a Longer, More Vibrant Life”; Princeton High School Performing Arts Center.

Monday, October 27

Recycling

4:30 p.m.: Talk by Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on “Human Rights Challenges in the Next Decade”; Wolfensohn Hall, Institute for Advanced Study.

6 to 10 p.m.: March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction; Princeton Hyatt. For tickets, call (609) 655-7400.

7 p.m.: Organ concert, Musical Mysticism of Messiaen; Princeton University Chapel.

7 p.m.: Book discussion and signing with Nicole Bailey-Williams, author of The Love Child’s Revenge; Barnes & Noble, MarketFair Mall.

7:30 p.m.: Talk by New Jersey journalists Bob Ingle and Sandy McClure, authors of The Soprano State: New Jersey’s Culture of Corruption; Princeton Public Library. Free.

7:30 p.m.: Princeton Pro Musica Preview; Princeton Public Library. Free.

Tuesday, October 28

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

7 p.m.: Multilingual Poetry Night; Princeton Public Library.

7:30 p.m.: Book discussion and signing with Alvin Felzenberg, author of The Leaders We Deserved (And a Few We Didn’t): Rethinking the Presidential Rating Game; Barnes & Noble, MarketFair Mall.

7:30 p.m.: So You Think You Can Dance Tour 2008; Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton.

7:30 p.m.: World CineClub screening of The Beat that my Heart Skipped; Princeton Public Library. Free.

8 p.m.: British folk rock singer Richard Thompson; McCarter Theatre.

8 p.m.: The Rocky Horror Show; Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. Also Wednesday and Thursday at 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 11:59 p.m.

Wednesday, October 29

10 a.m.: Third of four “This I Believe” programs for adults 55-plus, hosted by Keith Wheelock; Princeton Public Library.

1 p.m. and 7 p.m.: Holiday Dinner Theatre Series show, Rear View Screamer; Cranbury Inn Restaurant, Cranbury.

6:30 p.m.: Mercer County First Time Homebuyer Program; Ewing Senior Center, 999 Lower Ferry Road, Ewing.

7 p.m.: Book discussion and signing with M. Ann Jacoby, author of Life After Genius; Barnes & Noble, MarketFair Mall.

7:30 p.m.: Talley’s Folly; 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.: Princeton Country Dancers; Suzanne Patterson Center.

Thursday, October 30

11:30 a.m.: Presentation of Rider University Law and Justice Program’s 13th annual Distinguished Achievement Award to Womanspace, Inc.; Fireside Lounge, Bart Luedeke Center, Rider University, Lawrenceville. For reservations, call (609) 896-5107.

5 to 6:30 p.m.: Arts Council of Princeton’s Annual Hometown Halloween Parade, with Alex and the Kaleidoscope Band; Albert E. Hinds Plaza to Palmer Square.

6 to 8:30 p.m.: Exclusive New Jersey appearance by jewelry designer Temple St. Clair, author of Alchemy: A Passion for Jewels; Hamilton Jewelers, Nassau Street. For reservations, call (609) 683-4200.

8 p.m.: John Guare’s House of Blue Leaves; Mount-Burke Theater, Peddie School, Hightstown. Also Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.

8 p.m.: Roswell Rudd Jazz Quartet; Robert L. Solley Theater, Paul Robeson Center for the Arts.

Friday, October 31

7 to 11 p.m.: “Corner of Chaos” Haunted Corn Maze; Corner-Copia Nursery and Garden Center, 299 Princeton-Hightstown Road (Route 571), East Windsor.

8 p.m.: Déjà Vu, a Familiar Musical Revue; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

8 p.m.: Actors’ NET of Bucks County productioin of The Investigation; The Heritage Center, 635 North Delmorr Avenue (Route 32), Morrisville, Pa. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 6 p.m.

Saturday, November 1

8 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Fifth annual Women’s Wellness Day, sponsored by Hamilton-based Heart to Hearts; Conant Hall, Educational Testing Service. For information, call (609) 689-3131.

6:30 p.m.: Darla Rich Jazz Quintet; Hopewell Valley Bistro, Hopewell.

8 p.m.: Tim Keyes Consort with concert pianist Darlene Popkey; Richardson Auditorium.

Sunday, November 2

2 to 5 p.m.: Arts Council of Princeton’s “Day of the Dead” celebration featuring music, bi-lingual story-telling, and art making workshops; Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon Street.

3 p.m.: Westminster Conservatory’s Kaleidoscope Chamber Series concert of works by Messiaen, The Caged Spirit Sings; Gill Chapel, Rider University, Lawrenceville.

3 p.m.: Organ concert with Kathleen Scheide; St. Paul’s Catholic Church, 214 Nassau Street. Free.

5 p.m.: Benefit concert by CELLO Quartet for Princeton Symphony Orchestra, at Princeton residence. For tickets, call Princeton Symphony Orchestra at (609) 497-0020.

5 p.m.: DisCanto ensemble, performing songs in the Abruzzese dialect; Dorothea’s House, 120 John Street. Free.

Monday, November 3

6 p.m.: Film Italian Style Series screening of Pane e Tulipani (Bread and Tulips); Princeton Public Library. Free.

Tuesday, November 4

Election Day

9 a.m. to 7 p.m.: Election Day Gift Boutique, Silent Auction, Book Fair, and Cafe’; Joan Levin Nursery School, The Jewish Center, 435 Nassau Street.

Wednesday, November 5

10 a.m.: Fourth of four “This I Believe” programs for adults 55+, hosted by Keith Wheelock; Princeton Public Library.

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

3 and 6:30 p.m.: The Wiggles; Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton.

7:30 p.m.: Princeton Adult School lecture, “More Than A Concert,” with Princeton Symphony Orchestra guest conductor Tito Muñoz discussing PSO’s November 9 concert, “Princeton, It’s Revolutionary!”: Princeton United Methodist Church.

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

Friday, November 7

10 a.m.: Rapunzel; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 1 p.m.

8 p.m.: Déjà Vu, a Familiar Musical Revue; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

8 p.m.: Actors’ NET of Bucks County productioin of The Investigation; The Heritage Center, 635 North Delmorr Avenue (Route 32), Morrisville, Pa. Also Saturday at 8

p.m., Sunday at 6 p.m. 10 p.m.: Late Night Series (poetry, spoken word, drama, dance, live music, comedy, video); Studio Theatre, Mercer County Community College, West Windsor. Free.

Saturday, November 8

3 p.m.: Princeton Symphony Orchestra cello master class led by cellist Steven Isserlis; Princeton High School Performing Arts Center. Free.

Monday, November 10

Recycling

7 p.m.: Township Committee; Township Municipal Complex.

Tuesday, November 11

5:30 p.m.: Township Housing Board; Township Municipal Complex.

7:30 p.m.: Township Sidewalk and Bikeway Advisory Committee; Room A, Township Municipal Complex.

Wednesday, November 12

Noon: Noontime Recital with soprano Beverly Owens and pianist Amy Shortt; Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church, 124 Witherspoon Street.

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

Friday, November 14

7:30 p.m.: Salon 33 Pot Luck Dinner and Concert with Epiphany Project duo; Looking Glass Pond, 800 Alexander Road, Princeton Junction. For reservations, call Rob Tannen at (609) 720-0098.

8 p.m.: Déjà Vu, a Familiar Musical Revue; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

8 p.m.: The King and I; Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College. Also Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

8 p.m.: Cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Geoffrey Burleson; Wolfensohn Hall, Institute for Advanced Study. Also Saturday at 8 p.m.

8 to 10:15 p.m.: Dance Improv; All Saints’ Church, 16 All Saints’ Road.

Saturday, November 15

10 a.m. and noon: Children’s “Milk and Cookies” series, for children three to eight, with Lisa Garwood in Folk Tales from Far and Near; State Theatre, New Brunswick. Free.

6:30 p.m.: Upper Princeton Swing Collective; Hopewell Valley Bistro, Hopewell.

8 p.m.: Aquila Theatre production of Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors; Mount-Burke Theater, Peddie School, Hightstown.

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