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Vol. LXI, No. 39
 
Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Calendar

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.: Stick Fly; Berlind 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.

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.: Regional Planning Board; Township Municipal Complex.

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.: Fuma Sacra vocal ensemble; Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College.

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 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Princeton Day School Class of 2015 First Annual Flea Market; Princeton Day School.

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.

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

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.

1 p.m.: Lecture and simultaneous chess match with chess master Jon Crumiller; Princeton Public Library. Free.

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.: Recital with soprano Sarah Pelletier and pianist Dr. Charles Sundquist, “The World so Wide: A Journey Through Song”; Princeton High School Performing Arts Center.

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.

Sunday, September 30

10 a.m. to noon: Princeton Regional Health Department’s Fall Rabies Clinic vaccinations for dogs and cats; Community Park Pool, 400 Witherspoon Street. Free.

Noon to 6 p.m.: 15th Anniversary Storytelling Festival; Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton.

3 p.m.: Kaleidoscope Chamber Series concert; Gill Memorial Chapel, Rider University, Lawrenceville.

3 p.m.: New Jersey Jazz Festival concert, “Tribute to Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie,” with the Jon Faddis Quartet; State Theatre, New Brunswick.

4 p.m.: Princeton Symphony Orchestra; Richardson Auditorium.

4:30 p.m.: Boheme Opera New Jersey; Mercer County Park, West Windsor. Free.

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

Monday, October 1

Recycling

9:30 a.m.: Registration for Association for Advancement of Mental Health Annual Golf Outing; Cherry Valley Country Club, Skillman. For information, call (609) 759-7557.

7 p.m.: Screening of Fotografías; Frist Theater 301, Princeton University.

Tuesday, October 2

6 p.m.: Rally in support of presidential candidate Barack Obama; Palmer Square.

7 p.m.: Talk by Time magazine technology correspondent Jeremy Caplan on “25 Most Interesting and Useful Web sites”; Princeton Public Library.

7 p.m.: Screening of El telón de azúcar (The Sugar Curtain); Frist Theater 301, Princeton University.

7:30 p.m.: Borough Council; Borough Hall.

7:30 p.m.: Stick Fly; Berlind Theatre. Also Wednesday and 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.

Wednesday, October 3

2 and 8 p.m.: Little Shop of Horrors; 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.: Screening of Our Brand is Crisis; Frist Theater 301, Princeton University.

7 p.m.: Darla Rich Quartet; Fedora Cafe, Lawrenceville.

7 p.m.: Screening of Cocalero; Frist Theater 301, Princeton University.

7:30 p.m.: Princeton Area League of Women Voters talk by Debbie Walsh, Director of the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers’ Eagleton Institute, “New Jersey Politics: Where Are The Women?”; Township Municipal Complex.

Thursday, October 4

5 p.m.: Humanities Council talk and reading by Ian McEwan, author of On Chesil Beach; McCosh 50.

7 p.m.: Screening of Santiago; Frist Theater 301, Princeton University.

7 p.m.: Talk by Meg Caddeau, associate dean of admission at Princeton University, on writing college admission essay; Princeton Public Library.

8 p.m.: Unapologetic with D.L. Hughley; Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton.

8 p.m.: Princeton Regional Schools Special Education PTO; John Witherspoon Middle School.

Friday, October 5

3 p.m.: Genealogy Class on Free Genealogy Resources Online; Princeton Public Library.

3:30 p.m.: Screening of Santiago; Princeton Public Library.

7 p.m.: Screening of Fotografías; Princeton Public Library.

7:30 p.m.: Sugarland Change for Change with Little Big Town and Jake Owen; Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton.

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

8 p.m.: Death of a Salesman; The Heritage Center, Morrisville, Pa. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 6 p.m.

8 and 10:30 p.m.: Comedians Randy Lubas and Dean Larit; Catch A Rising Star Comedy Club, Hyatt Regency. Also Saturday at 8 and 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 6

8 a.m. to noon: Princeton Charter School Tag Sale Fundraiser; 100 Bunn Drive. Rain or shine.

2 and 4 p.m.: Fish Face; Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College.

2 and 8 p.m.: Lindbergh and Hauptmann: The Trial of the Century; Hunterdon County Courthouse, Flemington. Also Sunday at 2 p.m.

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

8 p.m.: Proteus 7 chamber ensemble; Mount-Burke Theater, Peddie School, Hightstown.

8 p.m.: Jazz singer Doris Spears; Lambertville Station, Lambertville.

8 p.m.: Singer-songwriter David Brahinsky; Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, Skillman.

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