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t the end of an auspicious year for Princeton Future, the private, non-profit community planning organization can now share good news about Dohm Alley and its future in 2021.

Dohm Alley, the 10-foot-wide space that runs off Nassau Street between Starbucks and Landau’s store, was transformed several years ago into an arts and performance space, which also offers a quiet and comfortable place to sit — a pleasant discovery for many Nassau Street pedestrians. A team of artists and craftspeople, orga- to offer suggestions for other disnized by Princeton Future’s Kevin plays or exhibits suitable for Dohm Wilkes, created the inaugural ex- Alley. Please e-mail Princeton.Fuhibit dedicated to the Romantic po- ture.2035@gmail.com.

The year 2020, Princeton Fuets. This outdoor space has also been the site of several dance recit- ture’s 20th year of engaging the community in pursuit of smart als, poetry readings, and lectures.

Now Emma Brigaud, a Prince- growth and sustainable and equitaton resident who is a graduate of ble planning, was marked by other the Stuart School and William & good news. Princeton Future’s participatory planning proMary, has replaced the has helped create real alley’s inaugural exBetween cess progress in consideration hibit with “Winter of affordable and market The Wonderland,” a brightrate housing at the former ly lit installation that Lines medical center parking lot creates a warm space on Franklin Avenue. A in the dark days of winter. Emma, who worked on the community wide Princeton Future project with four other volunteers, meeting in February was followed was an intern on the original Dohm up by several workshops and another community meeting in OctoAlley installation.

Another exhibit, sponsored by ber, this one moderated by PrincePrinceton Future in conjunction ton mayor Liz Lempert. A 17-perwith the Arts Council of Princeton son task force, chaired by Princeton and its Artist in Residence, Robin Future board member Tony NelessResch, will open in the spring. The en, now is studying the Franklin work, titled “Taking Pause,” will Avenue project in greater depth.

Last year has been a tumultuous include reflections of Princeton one, with national and global chalduring the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Those going to the arena for testing should use Parking Lot 2 off South Broad Street to access Gate A. Testing will be conducted in the arena concourse. Bring identification showing Mercer ing. We at Princeton Future take heart in the realization that small steps we can all take in our own community can make a difference.

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This year the HGB teen leaders planned a virtual event to invite families and individuals of all ages to pick up a project “kit” to complete at home. Each project will benefit one of four local nonprof-

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Please avoid eating, drinking, chewing gum, or smoking 30 minutes prior to taking the test.

Mercer County also offers an at-home saliva test for COVID-19, which can be requested by visiting www.mercercares. org. If you need help with the online registration process, assistance will be available Tuesday at the arena.

An updated list of COVID-19 testing locations in Mercer County can be found on the Trenton Health Team’s website: www.trentonhealthteam.org/covidtests. its: I Support the Girls (feminine hygiene packs), Seeds to Sew International (decorating paper bags/ boxes), The Rescue Mission of Trenton (making no-sew fleece blankets or face masks), and the Sourland Conservancy (assembling native seed packets).

I would also like to thank the Hopewell Presbyterian Church for once again opening its doors to allow safe pick-up of project kits on Saturday morning and drop off of completed projects on Monday morning.

I am honored to be a part of this special event that welcomes volunteers of all ages and encourages us all to work together to support each other, which is especially important during this challenging time.

Laurie Cleveland Executive Director, Sourland Conservancy Editor’s Note: For more ways to give back on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, see page 7.

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employed. Is it any wonder that Arm in Arm has experienced a dramatic increase in the number of individuals and families needing food support?

This brings me to the second reason for writing. You have an opportunity to help Yes We CAN! Food Drives, and by extension, your neighbors, by supporting the winter market of the West Windsor Community Farmers’ Market. Every first and third Saturday through April, the market is held outdoors, rain, snow, or shine, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at MarketFair on Route 1 in West Windsor.

Unfortunately, not enough people know about the market. What you are missing is an amazing experience — vibrant, fun, and busy.

Come meet your neighbors and enjoy a Saturday morning outing while buying directly from local farmers. Available to you is fresh produce, coastal seafood, farm fresh eggs, artisan cheese, fresh pasta and sauces, soups and chili, pastured meats and poultry, glutenfree baked goods, alpaca fiber wear, and much more.

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Through our food drives at supermarkets and farmers markets, our volunteers have collected an astonishing 14,000 pounds of donations or seven tons.

All that fresh and canned food goes to Arm in Arm food pantries in Trenton and Princeton for free distribution to their clients, a list that includes families, seniors, and veterans.

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Business Meetings Wednesday, January 13

The new nonprofit Imperatives for DEI, nonProfitConnect. www.nonprofitconnectnj.org. Final workshop in a three-part series that offers nonprofits a chance to discuss how to take advantage of this key moment in time to make changes, explore how unconscious bias shows up, and guide participants to develop a plan for their organizations to address social equity issues.

Speakers include Robin Hindsman Stacia of Sage Consulting Network and Vernetta Walker of Walker & Associates Consulting.

Register. noon to 1:30 p.m. anatomy of a Contract, Princeton SCOrE. princeton.score.org.

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JobSeekers, Professional Service Group of Mercer County. www.psgofmercercounty.org.

“Landing Expert” Alex Freund offers guidance on establishing positive rapport, aligning verbal and body language cues, and achieving clear and concise communication in video interviews.

9:45 a.m. to noon. ageism, Isms, and the Workforce in the age of COVID-19, new Jersey advocates for aging Well. www.njaaw.org. Experts discuss issues and solutions to age discrimination in the workplace via Zoom. Free. Register.

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JobSeekers. sites.google.com/ site/njjobseekers. Virtual meeting for those seeking employment.

Visit website for GoTo Meeting link. 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, January 20

Business Before Business Virtual networking, Princeton Mercer regional Chamber of Commerce. www.princetonmercerchamber.org. Networking and presentation. Register. $25; $15 members. 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.

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up at the outdoor market, where we use cash donations from visitors to buy fresh produce from the farmers. A win-win for both the farmers and those in need of food.

So, please mark the farmers’ market dates on your calendar, January 16, February 6 and 20, March 6 and 20, and April 3 and 17. You can reach the market from the Meadow Road side parking lot in front of the AMC Theater.

For more information about the market, go online to www.westwindsorfarmersmarket.org. For information or to volunteer for Yes We CAN! Food Drives, go to https://arminarm.org/yeswecanfooddrives.

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Unbecoming, Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University. arts.princeton.edu. First full production of a new play by Princeton alumna Emma Catherine Watkins that is inspired by the story of the real-life Lady Charlotte Guest, a Victorian housewife and mother.

Much to her husband’s dismay, Charlotte aspires to become the first person to translate the Mabinogion — a collection of ancient Welsh stories — into English.

Performed by a cast of six Princeton students outdoors as a filmed theatrical production. Shown via Zoom followed by live conversation. Register. 7 p.m.

Chasing Grace, Rider Musical Theater. www.rider.edu/about/ events/chasing-grace. A new musical by Elizabeth Addison, directed by DeMone Seraphin with musical direction by Nick Place. Free online viewing via Zoom. Register. Followed by talk-back on “Recovery: the healing and transformative power of the Performing Arts.” 7:30 p.m.

Events for each day are divided into two categories: socially distanced, in-person gatherings, and virtual gatherings taking place online. Visit venue websites for information about how to access the events. To include your event in this section email events@princetoninfo.com.

Wednesday January 13 Wellness Healthy Ways to Manage Eating, Mercer County Library. www. mcl.org. Dietician nutritionist Heather Bainbridge discusses ways you can eat healthy in the new year while learning ways to manage the inevitable challenges that arise. Register to hopeprogs@mcl.org for meeting access. 7 p.m.

Lectures

Changing the Landscape, Princeton Public Library. www.princetonlibrary.org. Representatives from community organizations that are working together to promote sustainable landscaping in Princeton give a presentation.

Submit questions in advance to info@sustainableprinceton.org.

Register. 7 p.m.

Option Green: Climate Change & Community, Plainsboro & East Brunswick Public Libraries, 732-390-6767. www.ebpl.org/optiongreen. Discussion with NJ State Climatologist David A. Robinson of the PBS documentary, “Decoding the Weather Machine,” which cuts through the confusion surrounding climate change and explores new research on the dramatically-changing weather patterns of recent years. VIew the documentary in advance of the program at www.pbs.org. Register. 7:30 p.m.

Socials

Library Drawing Party, Mercer County Library. www.facebook. com/mclsnj. Follow along for a librarian-led drawing lesson, then share your finished work. For all ages. 7 p.m.

Online Trivia Night, State Theater of New Jersey, 732-2467469. www.stnj.org/trivia. Music Trivia hosted by Magic 98.3’s Maryann Morgan. 50 question multiple-choice game held online via Zoom and the Kahoot app.

Register. $5 minimum donation. 7 p.m.

For Seniors

This Old House, Princeton Senior Resource Center. www. princetonsenior.org. PSRC explores five notable American homes in a series continuing through February 10. House of Seven Gables: A 1668 colonial

For Seniors

‘Unbecoming’ Princeton seniors Eliana Cohen-Orth, left, and Paige Allen perform in the filmed production of ‘Unbecoming,’ which will be shown via Zoom on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, January 15, 16, and 17. mansion in Salem, Massachusetts, made famous by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The House of the Seven Gables (1851). Register. $10 per session; $45 for the series. 1 p.m.

Thursday January 14 In Person: Outdoor Action Thursday Afternoon Aerobic Hikes, Washington Crossing State Park, 335 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville, 609-737-0609. 2-3.5 mi. brisk guided hikes on selected trails in the state park. Bring a water bottle and wear hiking shoes.

Weather permitting. Register. 1 p.m.

Faith

Explore the History of Jewish Name Changing in America, Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life, Rutgers University. bildnercenter.rutgers.edu. Dr. Kirsten Fermaglich of Michigan State University discusses her groundbreaking, award-winning book on Jewish name changing in 20th-century America. “A Rosenberg by Any Other Name” reveals that name changing was a broad-based, voluntary response to an upsurge in antisemitism, with a lasting impact on American Jewish culture. Online talk held via Zoom. Register.

7 p.m.

Is America Different? Antisemi-

tism in the United States in Historical Perspective, Jewish Center of Princeton. www.thejewishcenter.org. Professor Jonathan D. Sarna of Brandeis University traces the course of antisemitism in the United States and considers the question of American exceptionalism. Has America been different from Europe with respect to antisemitism? How worried should we be about the spread of the world’s oldest hatred to America’s shores? Register. 7:30 p.m.

Food & Dining

What’s In Your Grocery Cart?, The Suppers Programs. www. thesuppersprograms.org. Webinar led by Marion Reinson to answer questions including: What are the good fats? What is a slow carb? Why is it important to “eat the rainbow” and have fewer ingredients listed on a nutrition label? Register. Donation requested. 5 to 6 p.m.

Lectures

Giving the Future a Chance: A Different Look at Climate Change, 55-Plus Club of Princeton. www.princeton.com/ groups/55plus. Meeting and presentation via Zoom with Princeton University professor of psychology and public affairs Elke Weber.

Free; $3 donation requested. 10 a.m.

Community Arts Conversation: Theater, Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University. arts. princeton.edu. Theater Program Director Jane Cox and Trenton Central High School theater teacher Felicia Brown discuss teaching theater during COVID, balancing their identities as edu-

cators and artists, and more. Register. Free. 5 p.m.

Panel Discussion, Michener Art Museum. www.michenerartmuseum.org. “Black Owned Farms and Gardens: Agriculture as Activism, Community, and Healing,” a panel discussion in conjunction with the exhibit Syd Carpenter: Portraits of Our Places. Panelists include activists and experts on urban agriculture from the Philadelphia farming community. Register. Pay what you can. 6 to 7 p.m.

Art Nouveau: Humanity in Harmony with the Natural World, Pennington Library, 609-9891191. www.penningtonlibrary.org.

Retired public school teacher Janet Mandel gives an illustrated talk on the elegant decorative style that revolutionized visual art and architecture across Europe and the United States at the end of the 19th century and into the 20th. Register. 7 p.m.

Friday January 15 Art Harmony Art Show, West Windsor Arts Council, 609-716-1931. www.westwindsorarts.org. Opening reception held via Zoom for exhibit in which WWAC invited artists to explore the idea of balance disrupted and harmony restored as it relates to personal experience, beliefs, or observations.

On view through February 26.

7:15 to 9 p.m.

Men & Women in Retirement, Princeton Senior Resource Center. www.princetonsenior.org.

“New Jersey’s Changing Climate” presented by David Robinson, distinguished professor of geography at Rutgers University and, for the past 29 years, New Jersey’s state climatologist. Register.

10 a.m.

FYI Seminar, Princeton Senior Resource Center. www.princetonsenior.org. Ruth Kaplan of Progression Physical Therapy will offer specific and appropriate exercises that can relieve your neck or back pain due to inactivity and excessive sitting. Register. 11:45 a.m.

Saturday January 16 In Person: Farm Markets West Windsor Community Farmers’ Market, MarketFair Parking Lot, 3535 Route 1 at Meadow Road, West Windsor. www.westwindsorfarmersmarket.org. Vendors sell fresh produce, seafood, meat, eggs, mushrooms, fibers, cheese, pasta, honey, soups, chocolates, and more. Masks required. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

On Stage

Unbecoming, Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University. arts.princeton.edu. First full production of a new play by Princeton alumna Emma Catherine Watkins that is inspired by the story of the real-life Lady Charlotte Guest, a Victorian housewife and mother.

Performed by a cast of six Princeton students outdoors as a filmed theatrical production. Shown via Zoom followed by live conversation. Register. 2 and 8 p.m.

Chasing Grace, Rider Musical Theater. www.rider.edu/about/ events/chasing-grace. A new musical by Elizabeth Addison, directed by DeMone Seraphin with mu-

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State of the Arts

Gallery Director Balances Safety and Access to Art

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by Dan Aubrey

t’s a bright winter afternoon and Mercer County Community College Gallery director Alice Thompson is busy interacting with regional artists picking up their artwork and helping Thompson get ready for 2021 exhibitions.

“It’s a staged pickup,” she says under her mask, demonstrating that she, the gallery, and the college are following Centers for Disease Control protocols.

In addition to covering the mouth and nose, those precautions include timed visits, providing contact information, coming through security, and using hand sanitizer.

“We’re trying to keep safe, yet provide access to art,” she says.

She is also trying to continue momentum at the gallery on the second floor of the Communications Center building on the West Windsor campus and is in preparation for the first show of 2021, an exhibition of work by the Hamilton-based regional painter Leni Paquet-Morante, “Puddle Architecture.” It opens Monday, February 1, and run through March 11.

“We will have a fully online show,” says Thompson, adding that she is working with the college’s marketing and public relations office directors and designers to create a virtual gallery in order to provide online visitors the sense of walking through the gallery.

Actual visiting is also being considered, but, says Thompson, “that changes as the virus changes” and suggests checking website updates at this time.

Paquet-Morante will also conduct “a virtual but filmed live” artist talk on Wednesday, February 10, that will be available and be a “passionate discussion about art and practice” rather “than a formal lecture.”

“We tend to book two years ahead,” she says about gallery planning and direction. “Some things had to change because of COVID, but the calendar starts

with a faculty show. There are two shows a year of professional artists from New York and Philadelphia, and a show celebrating artist from Mercer County.”

Of the latter, she says after the 2020 season “fell apart, we decided people needed art and pulled off the show.”

She says a quick note sent out to artists and placed on various gallery and social media sites resulted in 87 digital submissions.

And while it was a success, she says submissions were reduced from the normal 180 that she had observed since becoming the gallery’s part-time director in 2018.

“I came here from public school administration and teaching,” Thompson says.

After deciding on a professional change for personal and professional reasons, Thompson, who has a bachelor of arts in elementary education from the University of South Florida and a master’s degree in school administration from Rutgers University, says she came to MCCC in the summer of 2015

“on a fact-finding mission and was so impressed I signed up for classes” in the college’s associate of fine arts program.

She says then-gallery director and fine arts faculty member Lukas Kelly recognized her abilities and

‘I love curatorial work,’ Thompson says. ‘It is how the art fits together and how the pieces come together and how I chose to examine them and listen to them and how they interact and play off one another together.

I find it fascinating.’ “mentored me for the job and mentored me for the first year. (He) was instrumental in helping me obtain the position.”

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About her background, she says, “I grew up in Union County. My mother finished college when we were children and was a teacher.

My father was the retired fire chief for the city of Linden.” She adds later that he had also been a glazer.

She says her parents took her to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Lincoln Center when she was young, and that after starting her career in Florida, she, “like most people who grew up in a metropolitan area,” got bored and along with her Iowa-born husband returned to New Jersey and settled in West Windsor.

After working in several schools and even taking a position in England, Thompson says they returned and bought a house in Chesterfield while she worked first a Hunterdon County school district and then Burlington City.

“Art had been lurking in the background for a very long time,” the past high school art student says of her choice. “When you think of job security and art making and what is good for you, there is a paradigm shift, a recognition that you don’t have an infinite amount of time on earth.”

“I love this,” she says in front of a sign-in sheet on a table at the gallery entrance. “I love curatorial work, and administration is not new to me. It is how the art fits together and how the pieces come together and how I chose to examine them and listen to them and how they interact and play off one another together. I find it fascinating.”

She says her involvement in the arts was from necessity. “When I worked in the south, there weren’t specific art teachers, so any art the children had come from me. I always worked to integrate the subject areas as best as I could — art and math work together nicely. I always integrated art with the subject matter.”

As an example, she says she introduced her American history students to the Western Expansion by creating a Conestoga wagon and replicating the life of the settlers, including cooking over an open fire, using tin plates, and making clothes.

“They had an experience with math, science, and nutrition manifested through that wagon,” she says.

Married for 25 years to a Hopewell Valley school business administrator, she says her husband has been calling her an artist for years and that she has been focusing on three dimensional works,

MCCC Gallery curator Alice Thompson, left, and ‘Pond Life,’ a work by Leni PaquetMorante from the upcoming ‘Puddle Architecture’ exhibit. including a sculpture included in a recent Stockton University exhibition thematically organized around the concept of grief. She says the two triangular prisms were “constructed from windows from my childhood home.”

Another work is one MCCC purchased while she was taking classes, a pop art work of a giant hamburger. “I went to Burger King and bought a Whopper,” she says of her planning for the work she says brought her “full circle. I had worked at a Burger King. It was my first job, besides delivering newspapers.”

Asked about artwork and approaches she finds inspiring, Thompson says her favorite sculptor is Dylan Lewis, an Australian working in metal. In addition to being drawn to his raw images of animals, she is attracted to Lewis’ “process from clay renderings to small versions of what he is going to make into a large outdoor sculpture.”

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he also mentions contemporary Polish artist Agnes Grochulska, whose portraits Thompson discovered on Instagram and was attracted to her colors, layering of images, and emotion.

Then she says, “My favorite painting is a Joan of Arc hanging in the Metropolitan Museum of Art — it is in the impressionist area and has Joan of Arc receiving visions. It was during one of those trips to the Met but with just my mother. It was the most beautiful thing I saw — it struck me.”

Returning to her own work, she says, “I’m on my own journey of my own art making — is it sculpture or painting or is it something else?”

In addition to operating the gallery, Thompson has her own academic tutoring business, Hyacinth Girl Creation. “I named the business that because a college friend used to call me that. There is a Winter Hours song with that title. “(It) is a registered LLC and provides academic support in reading, writing, and mathematics, K through 8. It started in 2015. My

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Theaters Get Creative to Engage Remote Audiences

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by Joe Emanski

he stages went dark before almost anyplace else.

In early March, 2020, few people knew what to think about the looming COVID-19 pandemic.

Few had any idea of the radical changes the coronavirus was about to impose on us all.

Among the first to get a true sense of how difficult things might get were entertainment venues: theaters, movie houses, live music stages. By the time Gov. Phil Murphy issued Executive Order 107 closing all venues on March 16, many had already made the decision to shutter temporarily.

Center in Princeton. Another was Now it’s 2021, and in New JerHopewell Theater, which since sey, as in many places around the 2017 has been a venue known for country, those patrons still haven’t its live music performances and been back. Nine months and countfilm screenings. ing since theaters and other enterHopewell Theater announced its tainment spaces have been able to decision to shut things down on book musicians, movies, and plays, March 12, days before Murphy or pack the house with happy locked the state down with Execucrowds. tive Order 107.

In the days af“None of us ter the pandemic A survey conducted knew how long struck the U.S., a this would last, early in the pandemic new organizaso we canceled tion quickly found that 90 percent shows in stagformed called of responding venues es,” says Sara NIVA: the NaS c u l l y , would have to close tional IndepenHopewell Thedent Venue Asfor good within ater’s executive sociation. NIVA months without interdirector. “We began as a loose thought we’d be vention from the fedconsortium of 75 shut down for music venues eral government. like two weeks from across the to a month or country that something.” wanted to start the discussion of In May NIVA released the rehow to keep the industry from colsults of a survey it had sent out to its lapsing after losing most of their membership. Ninety percent of restreams of revenue. spondents indicated that they exWithin months, NIVA had more pected to close for good within a than 2,000 members, including matter of months, if the federal both music venues and music progovernment did not intervene. moters. One was McCarter Theatre

neighbor asked if I could help her son, and another mom asked me. Now I’m busy five days a week, 4 to 8 p.m.”

With evening work providing her the flexibility to manage the gallery, Thompson says her curating “isn’t about pleasing my own aesthetics — it is bringing artists to students and Mercer County.”

That includes emerging contemporary artists.

“I watched Professor Kelly closely,” she says about making choices. “I accompanied him on studio visits. I stated going to the open studio tours in Philadelphia and Brooklyn and to view work and see how this might fit together with this. I look to see what artists are posting on Instagram. I look to see what contemporary artists are doing.”

She says she got interested in Paquet-Morante’s artwork after viewing her work at a recent show. “I thought it was really interesting and asked if I could have a studio visit.”

Looking back at lessons learned over the past few years, Thompson says she is “astounded by the amount of math — ruler math involved in hanging a show” and that despite the misconceptions regarding artists, “precision and business management comes together for (an artist) to be successful.”

She also points out that “art is work” and says, “Somehow, even as an adult, I had this notion that artists just went into their respective studios and ‘created’ art. In my mind, it was spontaneous and fluid, effortless even. I had no idea of the process of artmaking and truly the amount of work and craftsmanship involved to bring an idea to fruition. When I came to Mercer, I was just going to take a class or two, and perhaps work toward my New Jersey Art Teacher Certification. I became so involved with the processes surrounding the making of art, and of what I was learning, I stayed on to complete the AFA degree.”

Then, looking ahead, she says despite the

In June NIVA began the #SaveOurStages movement with a letter to Congress requesting federal assistance for the industry. By July senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) had co-sponsored a bill known as the Save Our Stages Act, which would provide six months of financial support to help keep theaters and other venues afloat.

“We knew about NIVA, and once they got the Save Our Stages campaign underway, that’s when

Statement on Loss

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he following has nothing to do with the sculpture, yet it has everything to do with it.

My father was 70 years old, my mother was 72 when they each died. I am forever altered in ways so numerous, I cannot begin to describe them here.

Like many only daughters, my father called me, “Princess,” and I was his princess. I adored this fallible man who as a child I thought was the strongest man there was. My mother once said that if there were only one seat left on a lifeboat, and her or me from which he had to choose, she knew she was going down with the ship. My father was my emotional caregiver, the one who read everything I wrote, appreciated every detail to which I attended, came to every school-sponsored event, and walked me down the aisle to marry a man who promised to elevate me to the status of, “Queen.”

My mother sought to keep me safe, unhurt from all the bumps and bruises that life brings. She sewed Barbie clothes and Halloween costumes, packed my lunch all through high school with little notes included and faces drawn on my hard boiled eggs.

She instilled a lifelong love of reading and challenges related to a changing era, personnel needs beyond the volunteer gallery staffing, and operating budgets, she is optimistic.

She mentions the hope for new gallery lighting, the continuation and strengthening of digital exhibitions, and returning to physical exhibitions with weekend hours.

But for now, she says, “We’re very flexible and will open and close when the virus

Sara Scully, left, of Hopewell Theater; Bob Kull of the 1867 Sanctuary in Ewing, and Sarah Rasmussen, artistic director at McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton. they really got on our radar,” Scully says. “We wanted to do everything we could to support the Save Our Stages legislation.”

The act was passed as part of the COVID-19 relief bill signed into law on December 27.

of learning, and finished her college degree while raising three small children. She had a sense of humor and a ready laugh. In my teens, my mother and I had a more tenuous relationship. Eventually, we recognized within each other a strong, independent female. With age and maturity, came mutual respect.

I find myself quantifying or dating things in terms of, “Before my father died,” or “After my mother died.” When my father got sick, I qualified that by stating, “Before Daddy had pneumonia,” or “Before Daddy was in the hospital this time, the next time, the last time...” I now tell people who ask, that my parents raced each other to the finish line. I don’t know who won; I do, however, know we all lost.

I miss them daily, think of things I want to ask them or to tell them.

For a long time, I was consumed by the loss, the grief left unchecked, unprocessed. The hole their collective absence has left is so large, so deep, I don’t know how to fill it.

As a child, I never moved. The first house I remember is the house my parents owned until their deaths. The sculpture before you, constructed using the windows from my childhood home, repretells us.”

Now, another artist has arrived and helps Thompson clear the gallery and prepare for a new year.

The MCCC Gallery is located on the second floor of the Communications Building on the college’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.

The exhibition “Puddle Architecture,”

“We at Hopewell Theater, are grateful for the efforts of NIVA and the public who championed SOS and lobbied, wrote letters, and donated to the cause of getting it Continued on following page

sents their life, their death, and the resounding emptiness left as a result.

— Alice K. Thompson featuring the work of Paquet-Morante, is scheduled to open virtually and be on view from February 1 through March 11. A virtual artist gallery talk is set for Wednesday, February 10, at 7 p.m.

For more details or information regarding physically attending the gallery: www.mccc. edu/gallery or www.facebook.com/ MCCCgallery.

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passed. We are now working as New Jersey’s regional outreach coordinator for NIVA to help make sure that reliable information on how to access these relief funds gets to the New Jersey venues that need it,” Scully said in an e-mail.

Early in the pandemic, Scully, her business partner Mitchel Skolnick, and the rest of the theater’s professional staff kept busy.

As the pandemic wore on and more shows had to be canceled, layoffs became inevitable for Hopewell Theater and many other venues. Which is to say that the only way most NIVA members were able to avoid the survey’s dire prediction of mass permanent closure was by letting go of the majority of their employees.

McCarter, which announced on March 23 that it was canceling all shows through June 30, laid off 70 percent of its staff on May 10.

Hopewell Theater had several rounds of layoffs, until the only employees left were Scully and three others, two of whom work part time.

Scully says that when it became clear that they wouldn’t be hosting any live events for a long time, they had no choice but to come up with ways to pivot the business. They entered what she calls an R&D phase, to try to figure out what would be the best thing they could do to enable the business to survive long term. Even in a pandemic.

The best idea they came up with — one that they are working on right now — is something she calls the Sanctuary System: a system that would allow venues like Hopewell Theater to live stream and do prerecorded live presentations of broadcast quality.

You can think of it, Scully says, as an independent channel for venues. They could prerecord performances, build a library of content, then push it into the world on a multi-tenant platform that would enable them to monetize the content.

“It’s kind of going beyond how live streams are presented creatively and how they’re shot,” Scully says.

To make this happen, Hopewell Theater has partnered with a couple other technical and theater companies that have experience in this area.

“We’re hoping that by the time it’s built, we will be able to keep an audience in the theater and an audience online,” Scully says. “Even when we’re back open, digital’s not going to go away.”

Besides developing the Sanctuary system, Scully says her main priority has been supporting NIVA in its push for the Save Our Stages bill. She has also been busy launching a group similar to NIVA, but for New Jersey-based venues, called NJIVA. “The entire ecosystem of the creative industry has been affected by this,” Scully says. “We were the first places to close, and we’ll be the last to reopen. It’s affected promoters, musicians, technical people, venues — if one goes down it affects all of us. These musicians need venues to play at. That’s why we’ve been so passionate in advocating for Save Our Stages.”

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ust three weeks after the statewide lockdown, McCarter Theatre launched McCarter@ Home, described as “an online

platform for archival footage, new content, and opportunities to engage through classes, readings, and virtual programming.”

One of the first McCarter@ Home events was a virtual conversation between decorated actor Mary McDonnell and outgoing long-time artistic director Emily Mann. Other sessions soon followed, including one with actor Michael Shannon. In December McCarter@Home featured singersongwriter Shawn Colvin and an ongoing virtual festival dedicated to the work of Black playwright Adrienne Kennedy.

Sarah Rasmussen succeeded Mann as artistic director in August.

One of the first pandemic-related

‘The entire ecosystem of the creative industry has been affected by this,’ Scully says. ‘We were the first places to close, and we’ll be the last to reopen.’ challenges she faced was figuring out what McCarter could do regarding its annual holiday favorite, an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic novella “A Christmas Carol,” which it would not be able to produce on stage this year.

The solution they came up with was A Christmas Carol@Home: a box filled with scene readings, conversation prompts, and postcards that would enable groups to enact their own versions of the play in the safety of their homes. The $40 box-

es were a hit and sold out quickly.

Also successful for McCarter has been its online classes for all ages. Topics range from “Mystery Theatre Drama” whodunits for kids to improv classes for adults.

“We’re serving about the same number of students online now that we would have in person,” Rasmussen says. “When we come back to the theater, we’ll be glad to get together in person again. But I hope it’s really the best of both worlds, and I could definitely see us continuing to offer classes online.”

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he 1867 Sanctuary in Ewing, also a NIVA member, has dealt with many of the same challenges that Hopewell Theater and McCarter Theatre have gone through, only it’s been a little different. For one thing, the Sanctuary (like McCarter) is a nonprofit organization, but with a volunteer-driven staff and limited tax liabilities.

For another, the preserved and former First Presbyterian Church of Ewing building has relatively low overhead. The Sanctuary is administered by Preservation NJ, shares services like bookkeeping with that organization, and has been able to reach out to donors who have supported the venue over the 10 years since the initiative began to save the historic site.

Audiences have been good donors, and a “Save Our Sanctuary” GoFundMe campaign raised more than $2,000 to help cover expenses like the oil bill. “We’re not rolling in money, but I think we have enough support that we can anticipate that when the pandemic finally releases its grip on us, we hope by April or May, we’ll still be able to be standing, and be able to have

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One of the Sanctuary’s innovations to try to make some money during the pandemic has been to actually live stream performances from within its walls. Kull says the Sanctuary upgraded its internet to minimize the risk of freezes and other glitches during the show.

But as Kull points out, live streaming is not as simple a thing to do as it might sound, and one of the reasons for that is copyright law.

The 1867 Sanctuary is an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers — aka ASCAP — licensed venue, but for live performances only. While the Sanctuary is permitted through its license to live stream a performance, it would need a different, costlier license from ASCAP to be able to record and rebroadcast the performance or make money from the recording.

Another complication with live streaming is the challenge of charging virtual attendees ahead of time for access.

In terms of welcoming patrons back into the Sanctuary, Kull doesn’t think it will all happen at once. “I think we will be able to become active again later in the spring, but the bigger question is whether audiences will be comfortable in coming, whether there will still be limits on the number of people that can be in a space,” Kull says.

Kull also notes that a lot of musicians have used the abundant downtime to work on their craft. “It should be quite eventful next year when we start having concerts again, not just getting back into the swing of performing, but also there will be a lot of new music out there,” he says.

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GFS Seeks to Bolster Hamilton Arts Community

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hen it comes to arts and culture in Hamilton Township, seemingly everyone agrees on one thing: It all starts with Grounds For Sculpture.

Situated in the northwest corner of Hamilton Township on the former New Jersey state fairgrounds, Grounds For Sculpture has gained acclaim as a world-class art park since the late artist and philanthropist Seward Johnson founded it in 1992. On its 42 acres, GFS features more than 300 outdoor sculptures and six indoor galleries with rotating exhibitions, as well as a cultural center that offers classes, volunteer opportunities, lectures, music events, and gardens. The New York Times recently named GFS — along with Storm King Art Center in New York and the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden in Minnesota — as one of the country’s “can’t miss” sculpture gardens. In a normal year, it draws 250,000 people through its gates.

But GFS has a delicate balance to maintain, a balance between its reputation as a nationally renowned tourist attraction and its place at the heart of the local arts scene and in the local community.

GFS executive director Gary Garrido Schneider said these dueling roles made themselves apparent shortly after he arrived at the park six years ago. He recognized Grounds For Sculpture’s wide appeal, large audience, and role as a tourism driver for the area. But he also saw that GFS was not rooted in Hamilton as much as it should be.

He has set out to change this.

“We weren’t necessarily being good neighbors in a way,” Schneider said. “In Hamilton or Trenton, there weren’t really long-term sustained partnerships. We’ve got a lot of volunteers on staff and a lot of members from Hamilton, but I think there’s a lot more that we can do to be truly engaged. So for me, I have a deep interest in us being both relevant and engaged locally and being rooted in the place that we’re in.”

Hamiltonians make up a substantial percentage of GFS’s volunteers and employees, and about 15 percent of the park’s 5,000 members live in Hamilton. But Schnei-

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der has discovered that a surprising number of Hamilton residents have seen GFS works around town — displayed by the Hamilton train station, at the library or on Interstate 295 — but never have been to the park itself.

One such moment came during an art exhibition GFS hosted for the Hamilton Township School District several years ago. Schneider mingled with visitors, asking them about their experience with Grounds For Sculpture. Some of them said they’ve been coming since the start, but others said it was their first time visiting. He sensed the park had an opportunity to do more with its hometown.

“I think that’s an indication of the work that we can do to welcome

‘What’s going to sustain Grounds For Sculpture as a nonprofit is if we can build a community around Grounds For Sculpture, a community that cares if we thrive and survive,’ director Gary Schneider says. ‘Having community care about you, you need to care about the community, as well. ‘ the residents in Hamilton,” Schneider said.

Schneider has since served on Mayor Jeff Martin’s transition committee and worked with the Hamilton Partnership business group. GFS teamed with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Hamilton to create four Grounds For Healing gardens at the hospital. In 2019 GFS added its first ever member of the board of trustees to live in Hamilton, David Kaiser.

He also has given much thought to how Grounds For Sculpture might help transform Hamilton, particularly the town’s art and cul-

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The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, for example, revitalized its city in northwestern Massachusetts by connecting likeminded businesses to the warehouses that surround its campus.

It’s a case study that Schneider said has similarities to the East State Street corridor near GFS. By helping creative businesses find space on East State Street near the park, GFS could create some synergy that would ultimately spawn a vibrant arts district in Hamilton, Schneider said.

One existing project has this potential already, he said, pointing to the planned 2021 opening of artist studio space in the Mill One at Hamilton development on Johnston Avenue. Any arts district in Hamilton must have affordable space for artist living and studios, Schneider said. Mill One is a mile away from Grounds For Sculpture and should provide a supplement to the artist residencies at GFS and the International Sculpture Center, he said. The vacant Congoleum site at

the corner of Klockner Road and Sloan Avenue provides yet another opportunity near GFS to create what Schneider calls “art-making spaces.”

But Schneider catches himself from getting too carried away with a wishlist, as the COVID-19 pandemic has made apparent the sometimes harsh realities of running a nonprofit organization. In 2020 GFS received funding from the Johnson family for the last time and will have to replace that support with the support of members, donors, and the community. The park currently faces a $2 million deficit and had to lay off staff. Early on in the pandemic, GFS couldn’t open and decreased its staff from 100 people to four. It’s back to about 60 percent of its normal staffing levels, but Schneider said the park will face some financial limitations for the next year or two.

“But we’re ending this year with clarity that we’re going to survive this,” Schneider said. “That wasn’t clear in April.”

Despite the setback from the pandemic, Schneider said GFS should still seek out a leadership role in the community and act as a catalyst for the arts in Hamilton. He

Gary Garrido Schneider directs Hamilton’s 42-acre Grounds For Sculpture. said he recognizes Grounds For Sculpture is one of the largest nonprofits in Mercer County, and with that comes responsibility and expectations.

And GFS is committed to rising to the challenge, Schneider said, for altruistic reasons but also because the park’s survival depends on its connection to its community.

“People that are just coming into GFS as an island, that come for a day and come once a year, that’s not going to sustain us,” Schneider said. “What’s going to sustain Grounds For Sculpture as a nonprofit is if we can build a community around Grounds For Sculpture, a community that cares if we thrive and survive. Having community care about you, you need to care about the community, as well.

So we’re thinking very hard about that in terms of how do we be of service, how do we partner better, how do we make sure that we are engaged in the local community.”

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Gardens Winter Lecture Series, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope, Pennsylvania. www. bhwp.org. Series of guest lectures via Zoom. “Non-native Earthworms and their Effects on MidAtlantic Forest Soils” presented

by Katalin Szlavecz, Ph.D. Register. $15. 2 to 3 p.m.

Lectures

“Playing on Air” Podcast Discussion, Princeton Public Library. www.princetonlibrary.org.

Actor and director Vivia Font leads a four-week series highlighting great short theater from the “Playing On Air Podcast.”

Register. 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Misadventures in Archaeology: The Life and Career of Charles Conrad Abbott, Tulpehaking Nature Center, 609-888-3218. www.abbottmarshlands.org/nature-center. Zoom presentation by Carolyn Dillian, co-author with Charles Bello of a recently published biography of the quirky archaeologist. Register via EventBrite. Free. 6 p.m.

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‘He Cried at His Father’s Funeral’: Adventures in Primary Sources from the Collection of Robert J. Ruben ’55, Friends of Princeton University Library. libcal.princeton.edu/events. Robert J. Ruben ‘55, world-renown bibliophile, presents from his collection of transforming medical and scientific works. He will share stories attached to their backgrounds and acquisitions, emphasizing aspects that shifted paradigms in understanding facets of human development. Register. 3 p.m.

Monday January 18 Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Bank and postal holiday.

World Music We Shall Overcome, Trenton Music Makers. www.trentonmusicmakers.org. 609-394-8700. A concert in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. goes live on YouTube. 6 p.m.

Film

Saturday Night at the Movies: King: Man of Peace in a Time of War, Mercer County Library. www.mcl.org. Borrow the featured title from the Hoopla catalog with a Mercer County Library card and watch it in the virtual company of your community. 8 p.m.

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Community Story Hour with JaZams, Arts Council of Princeton. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org. jaZam’s Jeff and Dean treat attendees to some favorite new books celebrating stories of social justice, civil rights, and equality for all people, accompanied by ukulele tunes. Register.

Free. 11 a.m. to noon.

Lectures

Is Everyone Invited?, Mercer County Community College. www.mccc.edu. Panel discussion focused on focus on diversity within the family, both immediate and extended community. Panel members include Pamela Pruitt, executive director of the Rider University Center for Diversity; James White, MCCC success coach; Pamela Price, director of the MCCC Library Services; and Al Lateef Farmer, interim director of the college’s Educational Opportunity Fund program. On Zoom. 3 p.m.

Virtual Panel Discussion, West Windsor Arts Council. www. westwindsorarts.org. Join the WW-P POC Advocacy and the High School North/South Black Student Unions for a youth-led panel discussion on how high school students are working to promote service, leadership, and unity. Moderated by Michael D. Smith of the School of Education at TCNJ. Via Zoom. Register. 2 p.m.

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Trivia Night, Professional and Business Social Network. www. pbsninfo.com. Questions from a broad range of categories including sports, TV/movies, science, politics, food, music, technology, law, history, theater/arts, nature, and more. Via Zoom. Register on EventBrite. $15 to $20. 6:45 to 8:55 p.m.

Tuesday January 19 Literati Author Talk with Abby Stein, Mercer County Library. www. mcl.org. The activist, educator, and author “Becoming Eve” discusses her experiences in the Ultra-Orthodox community and as an activist for trans rights and gender equality. Register to hopeprogs@mcl.org for meeting access. 7 p.m.

Health

Lunch & Learn, Mercer Council on Alcoholism and Drug Addiction. www.mercercouncil.org.

“Addressing the Opioid Epidemic: A Primer on Opioid Addiction, Overdose Management and Medication Assisted Treatment” presented by the Rutgers Interdisciplinary Opioid Trainers (RIOT) program. Via Zoom. Register.

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Actor and director Vivia Font leads a four-part discussion series on short theater, hosted by Princeton Public Library. The next installment takes place Sunday, January 17.

Lectures Page Dickey: Garden Design & Uprooted, Morven Museum & Garden. www.morven.org. Author and garden designer Page Dickey will share experiences, advice, and guidance for garden design and discuss her latest book, “Uprooted: A Gardener Reflects on Beginning Again.” Virtual event includes Q&A. Register. $15. 2 p.m.

Wednesday January 20 Good Causes Virtual Information Session, CASA for Children of Mercer & Burlington Counties. www. casamb.org. Information on the non-profit organization that recruits, trains, and supervises community volunteers who speak up in Family Court for the best interests of children that have been

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Intermittent Fasting, The Suppers Programs. www.thesuppersprograms.org. Endocrinologist Dr. Adi Benito discusses the concept of intermittent fasting and its potential health benefits. Register.

Donation requested. 4 to 5 p.m.

For Seniors

This Old House, Princeton Senior Resource Center. www. princetonsenior.org. PSRC explores five notable American homes in a series continuing through February 10. Winterthur: The former country home of Henry Francis du Pont (1880-1969) houses the world’s premier collection of Euro-American decorative arts of the pre-Civil War period.

Register. $10 per session; $45 for the series. 1 p.m.

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einventing Masculinity: The Liberating Power of Compassion and Connection” —

by Edward M. Adams, a psychologist practicing in Lambertville and Sommerville, and Ed Frauenheim, Princeton University Class of 1989 and senior director of content at Great Place to Work US in San Francisco — joins the ongoing discussion regarding the psychological situation of men in a changing world, especially contemporary American men.

“People have been debating the nature of what it means to be a man for thousands of years,” they note in the 218-page book. “The ancient Greeks themselves had multiple, sometimes conflicting masculine ideals. There is the concept of the brave, strong hero who ventures forth on adventures and conquests — captured by the figure of Odysseus in the classic epics “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey.” But the Greeks displayed a range of masculine models in their pantheon of male deities, including Zeus, the allpowerful ruler; Ares, the god of war; Apollo, the god of reason and moral virtue; and Dionysus, the god of pleasure, awe, intuition, and ecstasy.”

They then begin to hone in their topic and note: “Definitions of masculinity — that is to say, male gender roles — have differed across cultures and changed over the course of human existence.

“For example, at the time of the American founding fathers, the culture encouraged intimate friendships between men — men holding hands walking down the streets of Philadelphia in 1776 would likely raise no eyebrows.

“Reflecting that reality, Division 51 of the American Psychological Association — the wing devoted to the study of men and boys — no longer refers to masculinity as a singular, fixed concept.

Division 51 of APA now uses the term ‘masculinities’ to indicate that there are many ways men live within and express manhood.

“If you survey the landscape of masculinities and words used to describe the ways men are conditioned to live their lives, you will find phrases ranging from ‘toxic masculinity’ to ‘caveman masculinity’ to ‘traditional masculinity’ to ‘noble masculinity.’”

The writers then say they decided to use the phrases “confined masculinity” and “liberating masculinity” to describe where masculinity has been and where it is headed.

“We chose the terms for a number of reasons,” they continue.

“First, they are grounded in the work of Japanese psychiatrist Shoma Morita (1874–1938). He developed what is called Morita therapy, an action-oriented approach to counseling that blends Western and Eastern principles. Morita made a distinction between the ‘confined self’ and the ‘extended self.’ The confined self is self-absorbed and

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excessively preoccupied with one’s own needs. It’s a mind entangled in subjective fears. Morita believed the confined self was the road to neurosis or poor emotional health.

“The term ‘extended self’ used

by Morita described positive mental health through connection, compassion, and service to others.

Morita’s concept of the confined self, with its ‘me’ focus and fearful outlook, captures key features of the way men and women have been socialized to think about manhood for centuries.”

The writers say another reason they selected the term “confined masculinity” is that “this is a masculinity defined by its limitations.

It is centered on restrictions regarding deep-seated beliefs about manliness — about what roles men ‘should or should not’ play, how men perform those roles, in what domains men can act, and for whom. There is also an underlying sense of finiteness and scarcity associated with this concept of masculinity. The mindset of scarcity — about things ranging from resources to sex to status — is intertwined with a fixed worldview. For confined men, a fundamental mental inflexibility creates anxiety around change and ambiguity, as well as confusion around sexuality and the feminine.”

Adams and Frauenheim say confined masculinity identifies three main roles for men: the protector, the provider, and the conqueror.

“These are the central archetypes or standard models available to men under traditional views of what a ‘real’ man is,” they write.

“These archetypes have ancient origins and tend to be universal across cultures. They hold value because they speak to timeless human experiences and adaptations.

But in each man’s life these archetypes play out in ways that are influenced by time and place. And, like everything else in psychology and biology, there are always individual differences. By keeping individual differences in mind, we can apply the archetypes to our lives, knowing their place is in the realm of the imagination.”

The authors say an antidote to “confined masculinity” is for men to adopt an approach that involves “The Five C’s,” or five words that share the letter: Curiosity, the wondering if there’s a better way than the traditional models of manhood; Courage, the challenging of sub-

Ed Frauenheim, left, and Edward Adams are the authors of ‘Reinventing Masculinity: The Liberating Power of Compassion and Connection.’ jective fears and social constraints on individual expression; Compassion, acknowledging suffering and pain within oneself and in others; Connection, accepting life as an interconnected system; and Commitment, “persisting in the work to expand gender roles in favor of a liberating, powerful masculinity that works for all.”

After exploring the topic further and saying that it isn’t just a male problem because, noting that some women also subscribe to problematic masculine practices and that in order to “succeed in realms where men have had more power, some women have adopted the attitudes and actions of confined masculinity.”

Additionally, they say, “Women also can expect men to fit the contours of a constrained concept of manliness. They can reinforce confined masculinity in the way they praise, reward, slight, shame, and punish men — sometimes sending mixed signals.

“Such contradictory messages can raise tricky questions for men, especially how to balance winning the bread with having enough time and energy to break bread with loved ones.”

The writers also say that while “virtually all men have been exposed to and influenced by this forceful ideology, but that doesn’t mean they adopt it wholesale.”

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hile the book is an easy and engaging exploration of manhood today, the two recently wrote an addendum of sorts that is not in the book.

A November, 2020, U.S.A. Newspaper editor used the two types of masculinity to contrast President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden.

Using Adams’ practice and years of studies, the two made the following observations: “Trump is king of this confined, juvenile masculinity. He is defined by misogyny, combativeness, and

an obsession with seeming strong.

“Trump’s mockery of masks and disregard for social distancing amid the pandemic, for example, reflect a cramped, ‘me only,’ adolescent masculinity. To view masks as unmanly and social distancing as cowardly is to embrace childish understandings of personal freedom and courage. Trump and men like him ignore the rights of others to remain free of avoiding a deadly illness, and skip the self-discipline, the mettle, to refrain from longedfor social gatherings.

“Biden, on the other hand, generally lives out a liberating masculinity. He chose a woman of color to be his running mate, symbolizing his willingness to tackle questions of gender and racial inequality. He is mature and humble enough to listen to scientific experts when it comes to masks and physical distancing. He recognizes the need for global collaboration on climate change.

“Yet Biden’s most dramatic difference from Trump involves compassion. Instead of letting personal tragedy harden his heart, Biden has shared his sorrow and has opened his heart to others who are suffering.

“Perhaps the most striking moment of the first presidential debate was when Trump falsely accused Hunter Biden of being dishonorably discharged from the military for cocaine use. Biden corrected Trump on the facts. But rather than deny Hunter’s struggle, he turned to the camera and said this: ‘My son, like a lot of people … had a

drug problem. ... He’s fixed it, he’s worked on it. And I’m proud of him.’

“Because Trump bullied less in the second debate, many felt a sense of relief. But he continued to make grandiose claims on matters like the economy, his pandemic performance, and his achievements for immigrants and Black Americans. He repeated the line that with the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln, ‘nobody has done more for the Black community than Donald Trump.’

“In contrast to Trump’s braggadocio, Biden offered humility and a willingness to change. About the 1994 crime bill that resulted in many young Black men in jail, he said: ‘It was a mistake. I’ve been trying to change it since then.’

“Signs point to a country ready to leave behind Trump and his backward, self-absorbed masculinity in favor of Biden and his contemporary, inclusive male ethos.

“Many American men clearly are ready to break free of rigid, obsolete, often toxic man rules. In this election, with manhood on the ballot, we hope both men and women will choose a masculinity for our times, one that liberates men and all those around them to live healthier, happier and more connected lives.”

“Reinventing Masculinity: The Liberating Power of Compassion and Connection” by Edward Adams and Ed Frauenheim, $17.95, 218 pages, Berrett-Koehler Publishers.

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Life in the Fast Lane Princeton Health Names James Demetriades CEO

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he University of Pennsylvania Health System named James Demetriades to succeed Barry Rabner as CEO of Penn Medicine Princeton Health. He begins his new role on March 1.

A 17-year veteran of Penn Medicine Princeton Health, Demetriades is currently its senior vice president and chief operating officer. His role has included leading Princeton Health’s efforts to become part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System as well as leading emergency management and response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“James is a proven leader who we are excited to elevate into a role in which he will help chart and execute Penn Medicine Princeton Health’s journey forward as an institution that sets the highest standards in care for patients and the community in New Jersey,” University of Pennsylvania Health System CEO Kevin B. Mahoney said in a statement.

Demetriades previously served as vice president for professional services and has worked in operations in many clinical and non-clinical areas. Prior to joining Princeton Health he worked at Reading Hospital and Medical Center in Pennsylvania and HealthSouth Corporation in North Brunswick.

He earned a bachelor’s in healthcare administration from the University of Scranton and an MBA from Temple University’s Fox School of Business. He is also a reserve medical service corps officer in the United States Navy.

“I am honored to be given the opportunity to serve Penn Medicine Princeton Health as the CEO. I have spent 17 years here because I believe it is an outstanding organization and I hope to provide the kind of strategic leadership that will continue to propel us forward,” Demetriades said in a statement.

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888-742-7496. Barry Rabner, president and CEO. www.princetonhcs. org.

Princeton Festival Names Interim Director

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he Princeton Festival has appointed Becky Brett as its interim executive director to oversee the festival’s 2021 season, help strengthen its professional staff, and take a role in fundraising, among other duties.

“We feel very fortunate to have found an interim ED of Becky’s talent and experience to move us through a phase of leadership transition,” said Benedikt von Schröder, chair of the Princeton Festival board of trustees. “She brings the ideal combination of creative thinking, management knowhow, and interpersonal skills to the position.”

Brett attended Northwestern University and has worked with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Chicago Humanities Festival, and the Chicago Improv Festival. She also cofounded and produced Atlanta’s Spontaneous Combustion Festival. In 2012 she became executive director of the Virginia Highlands Festival. She also advises, consults, and coaches nonprofit leaders.

More information: www.princetonfestival.org.

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r. Eliel Bayever has been named chief medical officer of Elucida Oncology, a biotechnology company focused on targeted cancer therapy.

“We are very pleased to have Dr. Bayever join the company at this key point in its evo-

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James Demetriades, left, will be the new CEO of Penn Medicine Princeton Health. PJ Jayachandran is the new chairman of the Princeton Family YMCA’s board of directors. lution, as we have recently selected our lead C-dot-drug-conjugate to advance into the clinic in 2021,” Geno Germano, CEO and president, said in a statement. “Dr. Bayever’s extensive expertise in oncology drug development, combined with highly relevant industry experience, will be invaluable to Elucida Oncology as we continue to push the boundaries of precision oncology therapeutics.”

Bayever earned his medical degree at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa and taught pediatrics at George Washington University before working in various capacities for numerous pharmaceutical companies, most recently as chief medical officer for OncoQuest.

Monmouth Junction-based Elucida, which operates in partnership with Cornell University and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, is researching C’Dot Drug Conjugates, a therapeutic that can deliver high concentrations of potent tumor-fighting drugs using precise targeting to minimize healthy organs’ exposure to the drugs.

Elucida Oncology, Inc., 1 Deer Park Drive, Suite E, Monmouth Junction 08852. Geno Germano, president and CEO. www.elucidaoncology.com.

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aura Hamilton has been appointed general manager of research centers within Educational Testing Service’s Research & Development Division.

Hamilton, a behavioral scientist who comes to ETS from the Rand Corporation, will in her new role oversee and focus the research centers’ efforts across domains to shape the future of education and learning.

She holds masters and doctoral degrees from Stanford University.

Educational Testing Service, 660 Rosedale Road, Princeton 08540.

609-921-9000. Walt MacDonald, CEO. www.ets.org.

The Princeton Family YMCA board of directors has elected Princeton resident Prashanth “PJ” Jayachandran as its chairman. He takes over for Merilyn Rovira, who has served in the role for the past four years.

Jayachandran has been a member of the Princeton YMCA since 2010 and has served as a volunteer basketball coach. He became a member at large of the board in 2013.

“As a board member for eight years, I’ve watched the organization grow in membership, expand programs, and strengthen its financial position, and I truly believe that our best days are ahead of us,” Jayachandran said in a statement. Priorities for his tenure include diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts as well as renovations to the organization’s facility.

In addition to his work with the YMCA Jayachandran is the chief supply chain counsel for the Colgate-Palmolive Company.

Princeton Family YMCA, 59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton 08540.

609-497-9622. Kate Bech, CEO. www.princetonymca.org.

NJ Foundation for Aging Changes Its Name

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he nonprofit New Jersey Foundation for Aging (NJFA), founded in 1998, has changed its name to NJ Advocates for Aging Well (NJAAW), effective January 11.

This name change is accompanied by a new logo and tagline of “Your Trusted Resource”; redesigned website, now at njaaw. org; and a new look for the organization’s “Aging Insights” TV program.

“As NJ Advocates for Aging Well, we now have a name that more succinctly captures our commitment to our home state,” executive director Melissa Chalker said in a statement. “Everyone has a right to age well in the community of their choice. We provide leadership in public policy and education and work diligently to ensure that every person in NJ can do just that.”

NJAAW’s social action issues include senior housing and hunger, elder economic security, older workers, and transportation.

“We’re excited about starting 2021 with these changes and would like to thank everyone involved in making them possible,” said Chalker. “As a reminder, we are all ‘getting older’ every day. We invite you to visit us at njaaw.org to educate yourself about what you and your loved ones will face as you live and age well in the Garden State.”

NJAAW’s new website was designed by CMA in Princeton Junction and contains services and resources from around the state for older adults, caregivers, and professionals in the field of aging. The site also features a weekly newsletter, monthly blog posts, and a library of archived policy reports and Renaissance magazine editions.

New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well, 145 West Hanover Street, Trenton 08618. 609-421-0206. Melissa Chalker, executive director. www.njaaw. org.

Trenton Catholic Academy to Close in June

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renton Catholic Academy, which serves 550 students in pre-K through grade 12 in Hamilton Township, plans to close after the current school year ends in June.

The 15-year-old school cited growing costs that greatly outpaced fundraising and tuition income, leaving the school with a $2 million deficit each year. The coronavirus pandemic also contributed to the school’s demise as it diminished the ability of some families to afford tuition.

“We have truly been blessed by so many generous people who believed in this mission and backed it up with their ‘sweat equity,’” TCA president Michael Knowles said in a statement.

“We have had the most incredible leadership and dedication in our administration, our faculty and our staff. We are very proud of all of our students and the difference they

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will continue to make in their communities and beyond.”

The school’s founding president, Sister Dorothy Payne, died in 2019.

Vincent de Paul Schmidt, diocesan superintendent of Catholic schools, explained that TCA students will be welcome to enroll at Notre Dame High School in Lawrenceville as well as several area Catholic elementary schools.

Transitional scholarship funds will be made available to students seeking to continue education in Catholic schools, the Diocese noted.

Additionally, TCA’s 57 employees will be offered assistance in finding employment and counseling on severance packages and benefits.

Acquisitions

Borden Perlman, a family-owned insurance company for more than a century, has been acquired by Cleveland-based CBIZ, a national provider of financial and advisory services. Financial terms were not disclosed for the deal that took effect as of December 31.

Borden Perlman, based in Ewing, has 65 employees and $16 million in annual revenue. It provides liability and risk management services to sports programs and high net worth individuals.

“We are excited for the opportunity to partner with an organization with a national platform that is so aligned with our own company values and culture,” partners Doug Borden and Jeff Perlman said in a joint statement. “We look forward to continuing our 100-year tradition of providing best-in-class service while expanding our national reach and maintaining our community roots.”

Borden Perlman Insurance Agency Inc., 250 Phillips Boulevard, Suite 280, Ewing 08618. 609-896-3434.

Doug Borden and Jeff Perlman, partners. www.bordenperlman.com.

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vider, announced the acquisition of Silicon Valley artificial intelligence company Saliency on January 6.

Bioclinica explained that Saliency’s AI technology can be integrated into the imaging platform Bioclinica offers its clients to allow for improved quality control and interpretation. “Clients rely on us for time-sensitive, expert-level image interpretation for their clinical trials, so they can focus on outcomes,” Bioclinica chief information officer Dan Gebow said in a statement. “We evaluated a variety of medical imaging AI platforms and know the Saliency platform is head and shoulders above others in the market in its ability to deliver value for our clients.”

Kevin Thomas and Lukasz Kidzinski, the co-founders of Saliency, will become part of Bioclinica’s image science team. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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oligenix, an Emmons Drive-based biopharmaceutical company that specializes in products to treat rare diseases, has received a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) worth $1.5 million for continued work on its COVID-19 and ebola vaccine candidates.

Both vaccines use the CoVaccine Adjuvant, which Soligenix licensed from Boston Scientific Corporation and is thought to provoke a beneficial antibody response. One works with the coronavirus spike protein; the other with the Zaire ebolavirus glycoprotein.

CiVax, the candidate vaccine for COVID-19, has the added advantage of remaining stable at temperatures up to 40 degrees celsius. This stands in contrast to the vaccines currently in use that require ultra-cold storage. It is a also a subunit vaccine, meaning that it contains a part of the COVID-19 virus, and it can result in a safer and more easily transportable product than the viral vector

vaccines currently in use that act by forcing cells to create that spike protein, thereby triggering an immune response.

“We are appreciative of the continued support provided by NIAID for our thermostabilization program,” Soligenix president and CEO Christopher J. Schaber said in a statement. “This SBIR grant award will further advance our studies with the CoVaccine adjuvant, as well as our CiVax and filovirus vaccine programs.”

Soligenix (SNGX), 29 Emmons Drive, Suite B-10, Princeton 08540. 609538-8200. Christopher J. Schaber, president and CEO. www.soligenix. com.

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eal estate firm Cushman & Wakefield announced that human resources and benefits firm Mercer US has renewed its lease at One University Square. It occupies 20,000 square feet.

The 328,000-square-foot property built in 2008 at the intersection of Route 1 and Alexander Road was recently acquired by Argent Ventures. Kevin Carton, one of the agents who represented the landlord, said in a statement that “Argent has a reputation of being entrepreneurial and in touch with tenants’ needs when navigating office space throughout the pandemic.”

Mercer US, One University Square, Suite 100, Princeton 08540. 609-5202500. www.mercer.com.

Cushman & Wakefield also negotiated a sale-leaseback at 2300 Route 33 in Robbinsville. The three-story building is occupied by Investors Bank.

The bank, which had owned the 47,188-square-foot building in Robbinsville Town Center, sold it to West Orange-based Realty Management Systems for $20 million and signed a long-term lease to remain in the space.

Investors Bank, 2300 Route 33, Robbinsville 08691. 609-259-1830. www. myinvestorsbank.com.

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Deaths Nicholas P. Cream, 100, on January 7. He was the owner and operator of Nick’s Barber Shop in Trenton.

Evette Katlin on January 5. She was a licensed clinical social worker who held positions at area institutions including the Prince­ ton Psychiatric Hospital, Family & Children’s Services in Princeton, and the Family Guidance Center in Hamilton.

Margaret Levy, 87, on January 4. She worked at T&M Vending, Glen Roc Travel, and Graycar Travel.

Kathleen M. Penelli, 72, on January 6.

She worked in the GED program at the state Department of Education for 27 years.

Robert C. Budd, 85, on January 5. He worked at the Congoleum Corporation for 45 years.

Margaret Ann Van Sant, 85, on January 4. She worked as an administrative assistant at the Institute for Advanced Study.

Ronald Bonczkiewicz, 66, on January 4.

He was retired from B-Way Corporation in Lawrenceville.

Dawn M. Carmosino, 59, on January 4.

For the past 15 years she was the executive assistant to the executive director of the Arc Mercer.

Rosemarie A. Companick, 80, on January 6. She worked for the state Department of Labor and Industry as well as for the testing center at Mercer County Community College’s James Kerney Campus.

Roslyn Denard, 96, on December 31. She spent 32 years with the Princeton Packet, from which she retired as general manager.

She later served six years on the Princeton Township Committee.

Alexander M. Runowicz, 74, on January 8. He spent more than 30 years as an accountant with the state in the Department of Education, Division of Fiscal Planning.

Kenneth John Warner, 53, on January 7.

He was a senior communications operator for the state Department of Transportation for the past 22 years.

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SPACE FOR LEASE RETAIL • OFFICE • MEDICAL

MANORS CORNER SHOPPING CENTER

• Individual roof mounted central A/C units with gas fired hot air heating & separately metered utilities • Tenants include Investors Bank, Udo’s Bagels, MASA 8 Sushi, Farmers Insurance & more • 139 on-site parking spaces available with handicap accessibility • Minutes from Routes 1, 206 & Interstate 295 • Close proximity to hotels, restaurants, banking, shopping & entertainment

160 Lawrenceville-Pennington Rd. Lawrenceville, NJ • Mercer County

SPACE AVAILABLE:

1009 & 1910 sf (+/-)

Retail • Office • Medical

PRINCESS ROAD OFFICE PARK

• Private bathroom, kitchenette & separate utilities for each suite • High-speed internet access available • 336 Parking spaces available with handicap accessibility • Two building complex totaling 47,094 sf (+/-) • On-site Day Care • 9 Acres of professionally landscaped & managed medical/office • Close proximity to hotels & restaurants in the Princeton & Trenton areas

4 Princess Rd. Lawrenceville, NJ • Mercer County

SPACE AVAILABLE:

Office • Medical

MONTGOMERY PROFESSIONAL CENTER

1625, 2072, 2973 sf (+/-)

• Built to suit tenant spaces • Pre-built dental space available • Private entrance, bathroom, kitchenette & separate utilities for each suite • High-speed internet access available • 1/2 Mile from Princeton Airport & Route 206 • 210 Parking spaces with handicap accessibility • Close proximity to restaurants, banking, shopping, entertainment, hotels & more • On-site Montessori Day Care

Route 518 & Vreeland Dr. Skillman, NJ • Somerset County

SPACE AVAILABLE:

Office • Medical

741, 1250 up to 3418 sf (+/-)

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