Town Topics — Princeton's Weekly Community Newspaper Since 1946.
Vol. LXI, No. 38
 
Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Calendar

Wednesday, September 19

2 and 8 p.m.: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged; Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. Also Thursday at 2 and 8 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

4:30 p.m.: James Madison Program lecture by Prof. Stanley N. Katz, “Who’s Afraid of Senator Byrd? Constitutionalism, History, and Academic Freedom”; Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.

7 p.m.: Latin American Task Force Ask-a-Lawyer Program on Immigration Issues; Princeton Public Library. Free.

7:30 p.m.: Talk by Teena Cahill, author of The Cahill Factor: Turning Adversity into Advantage; Princeton Public Library.

7:30 p.m.: Stick Fly; Berlind Theatre. Also Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, September 20

12:15 p.m.: Westminster Conservatory at Nassau recital with pianists Esma Pasic-Filipovic and Larissa Korkina; Niles Chapel, Nassau Presbyterian Church. Free.

4 p.m.: Jumpstart’s national Read for the Record campaign; Princeton Public Library.

7:30 p.m.: Talk by Shelley Frisch, author of The Lure of the Linguistic, on “The Art of the Translation”; Princeton Public Library.

7:30 p.m.: Delaware Valley Poets; Mercer County Library, Route 1 and Darrah Lane, Lawrenceville.

8 p.m.: The Glass Menagerie; Don Evans’ Black Box Theatre, The College of New Jersey, Ewing. Also Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

8 p.m.: Theatre Intime’s The Violet Hour; Hamilton Murray Theater, Murray-Dodge Hall. Also Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.

Friday, September 21

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

4:30 p.m.: Talk by University of Vermont Prof. Anthony Bradley on “Louis MacNeice and Modern Irish Poetry”; James Stewart Theater, 185 Nassau Street. Free.

7:30 p.m.: Lullaby of Broadway Revue; Crossing Vineyards and Winery, Washington Crossing, Pa.

7:30 p.m.: Professional Bull Riders Trenton Invitational; Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton. Also Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

8 p.m.: Michael McDonald; Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton.

8 and 10:30 p.m.: Comedians Mike Irwin and Mark Riccadonna; Catch A Rising Star Comedy Club, Hyatt Regency. Also Saturday at 8 and 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 22

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Apple Day Festival; Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Also Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

6:30 p.m.: Stringzville jazz/bossa nova band; Halo Pub, 9 Hulfish Street.

7 p.m.: Discover Artistic India; State Theatre, New Brunswick.

8:30 p.m.: Misha Fatkhiyev Jazz Trio; Small World Coffee, 14 Witherspoon Street.

Sunday, September 23

2 p.m.: La Boheme simulcast; Richardson Auditorium. Free.

2 p.m.: Friends of Princeton Open Space Native Plant Workshop; Whole Earth Center, 360 Nassau Street.

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

4 to 7 p.m.: Epicurean Palette fund-raiser featuring tri-state restaurants; Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton.

Monday, September 24

7 p.m.: African-American Interest Book Group discussion of Joan Morgan’s When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost; Barnes & Noble, MarketFair, Route 1.

Tuesday, September 25

12:30 p.m.: Rotary Club talk by Richard K. Rein, editor and publisher of U.S. 1; Nassau Inn.

7:30 p.m.: Stick Fly; Berlind Theatre. Also Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

7:30 p.m.: World CineClub screening of Indigenes (Days of Glory); Princeton Public Library.

7:30 p.m.: Talk by Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace, “A View from Washington”; Bart Luedeke Center Theater, Rider University, Lawrenceville. Free.

Wednesday, September 26

2 and 8 p.m.: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged; Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. Also Thursday at 2 and 8 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

4 p.m.: Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies talk by Robert Kuttner, coeditor of The American Prospect, on “Trade and Equality”; 219 Aaron Burr Hall.

6 to 8 p.m.: Princeton HealthCare System’s Confidential Prostate Health Screening; University Medical Center at Princeton Clinic. Free. To register, call (888) 897-8979.

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

7:30 p.m.: Readings by U.S. 1 Poets Adele Kenny and Jane McKinley; Princeton Public Library.

7:30 p.m.: Recital by organist Ken Cowan; Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College.

Thursday, September 27

4:30 p.m.: Annual CancerCare of New Jersey Walk for Hope; Mercer County Park, West Windsor.

7 p.m.: Screening of Ousmane Sembene’s Faat Kine; Princeton Public Library. Free.

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

7:30 p.m.: McCarter Live at the Library talk with Daniel Fish, director of McCarter’s production of Moliere’s Tartuffe; Princeton Public Library.

8 p.m.: Lars Peterson and Co. spoken word; Small World Coffee, 14 Witherspoon Street.

8 p.m.: The Glass Menagerie; Don Evans’ Black Box Theatre, The College of New Jersey, Ewing. Also Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.

8 p.m.: Theatre Intime’s The Violet Hour; Hamilton Murray Theater, Murray-Dodge Hall. Also Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m.

8 p.m.: Passage Theatre’s Random Horrible Thoughts About Love; Mill Hill Playhouse, Trenton. Also Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 5 p.m.

Friday, September 28

4:30 p.m.: Fund for Irish Studies readings by writers Anne Enright, author of The Gathering, and Colm Toibin, author of Mothers and Sons; James Stewart Theater, 185 Nassau Street. Free.

7 p.m.: Eric Mintel Quartet; Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion, Cadwalader Park.

7 p.m.: Lipizzaner Stallions; Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton.

8 p.m.: New Jersey Jazz Festival concert with John Pizzarelli Quartet; State Theatre, New Brunswick.

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

8 and 10:30 p.m.: Comedians Gary Delena and Andrea Kolb; Catch A Rising Star Comedy Club, Hyatt Regency. Also Saturday at 8 and 10:30 p.m.

8:15 p.m.: Folk Music Society concert with singer-songwriter Bill Staines; Christ Congregation Church.

Saturday, September 29

8 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Mercer County Improvement Authority’s Household Chemical and Electronics Waste Disposal Day; Dempster Fire School, Bakers Basin/Lawrence Station Road, Lawrenceville.

9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Bluegrass concert by Riverside Band; West Windsor Farmers’ Market, Princeton Junction train station.

9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Senior Resource Center’s Plan for the Future Day; Suzanne Patterson Center. Free but registration requested; call (609) 924-7108.

11 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Antique Auto Show; Princeton Shopping Center.

11 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Second annual New Jersey Cultural Festival; Mercer County South Riverwalk Park, Trenton.

2 and 4 p.m.: Hot Peas ’n Butter; Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College, West Windsor.

5 p.m.: New Jersey Jazz Festival concert with Cedar Walton Trio; State Theatre, New Brunswick.

6:30 p.m.: Bluegrass and folk rock with John & Carm; Halo Pub, 9 Hulfish Street.

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

7:30 p.m.: Ballet Folklórico de México; McCarter Theatre.

8 p.m.: Peter Nero and the Philly Pops; Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton.

8:30 p.m.: The Knockabouts rock duo; Small World Coffee, 14 Witherspoon Street.

9 p.m.: New Jersey Jazz Festival concert with Paquito D’Rivera Quartet; State Theatre, New Brunswick.

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