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ew Jersey made a huge change with new • Mandates a three-tiered warning system for legislation regarding the use of marijuana. Yet underage alcohol or marijuana use and possesthere is still a slight haze about what’s what. sion; on the first offense, the person would be But with the help of the online news publica- issued a written warning; on the second offense, tion New Jersey Spotlight, let’s clear the air the person’s parents or guardians would be notiabout what’s what: fied and provided information about According to NJ Spotlight, Legalcommunity services or groups offerization (A-21) does the following: Between ing education on substance use; on a third or subsequent offense, the per• Permits adults 21 and over to posThe son would be referred to those comsess up to 6 ounces; Lines munity services or groups.

• Establishes the Cannabis Regula• Requires police have their body tory Commission to regulate a new, cameras enabled during interactions, which legal industry, and issue six types of licenses: cultivation, processing, wholesale, distribution, must be reviewed by the state attorney general. retail and delivery; • Lessens the criteria of criminal liability for • Directs (but does not guarantee) that 70 per- police officers who conduct illegal marijuana cent of the state sales tax revenue from purchas- searches. Bars the odor of marijuana as cause for es and all of an excise fee on growers go to cer- a search. tain minority communities disproportionately impacted by the drug war; • Limits the number of growers to 37 for the first two years, but does not limit retail outlets; • Prohibits all home growing; aster Falconer Hugh Pribell, the subject • Establishes a 7 percent sales tax and a mu- of the February 10 U.S. 1 cover story on falconry nicipal tax of up to 2 percent when sales begin. in New Jersey, responded to the story with two Includes a sliding tax to for growers — from $10 points. an ounce up to $60 an ounce as the price of marThe first was to correct the spelling of the ijuana falls over time. name of mentor, Princeton area Master Falconer • Permits the sale of certain edible products Chris Browne (we missed the “e”).

He then added, “She has been a great teacher that cannot be mistaken by children as candy. for me and others in Falconry, and has allowed Then the newly passed decriminalization law me to be part of a very special group of people, all (A-1897): who are similarly minded in our awareness and • Removes criminal and civil penalties for importance of conserving and maintaining the possession of up to 6 ounces for adults 21 and quality of our environment and protecting our over; state’s wildlife and the habitats that they live in.

• Treats the distribution of 1 ounce or less with “The other point that might need clarification a written warning for a first offense. Subsequent is that once you’ve jumped through the required incidents would be fourth degree offenses. hoops and have apprenticed for two years, and And, finally, the underage penalties (S-3454): obtained your permit to trap, you are a General * Removes criminal penalties for marijuana Class falconer.

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Survival Guide Adult School Has Classes for the Work from Home Era

The workplace has had to adjust to many changes in the last year. In order to assist

the working community, Princeton Adult School is presenting a number of courses to help in business and workplace skills beginning during the first week of March.

Some of these courses are geared toward improving your home office experience. For example Kyle Van Dyke and Patrician Totaro, partners of KVD+ Architecture Inc., in Princeton, offer a two-session course on home office design on Wednesdays, April 21 and 28.

Others address the current reality of working in an office setting. “Wellness in the Workplace: Staying Healthy in the Work Place” includes tips on preventing the spread of COVID-19 among coworkers. The singlesession course on Thursday, March 18, is led

by Debbie Millar, a registered nurse with Penn Medicine Princeton Health who is the director of community wellness and engagement, and Craig Harley, the senior ranger for Plainsboro Township who previously worked in health, safety, and environmental affairs in the pharmaceutical industry.

Additional courses in the “Wellness in the Workplace” series include sessions on restorative yoga for stress relief, Thursday, March 25; workplace violence, Thursday, April 1; and mindful/healthy eating, Thursday, April 8.

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Eileen Sinett, left, and David Schuchman teach courses for Princeton Adult School. Joanne Farina, right, leads a March 2 workshop for Princeton SCORE on independent contractors vs. employees. many in the workforce, regardless of the ongoing pandemic.

On Tuesday, March 9, Eileen Sinett, a communications specialist who runs Plainsboro-based Speaking That Connects, offers “Proactive Interviewing: Presenting and Answering Questions.”

David Schuchman, principal consultant with Princeton Technology Advisors, teaches several programs related to the job hunt and career transitions. In a workshop titled “What To Do When You Can’t Do What You Used To Do” on Monday, March 15, he discusses options for job hunters whose line of work has become obsolete. On Wednesday, March 24, he leads “The Way to Assess Your Job Skills.” And on Thursday, April 8, he teaches “Uncover the Hidden Job Market” to help attendees gain exposure to additional job opportunities.

Courses also address technical skills. On Thursday, April 15, Schuchman leads “Using Technology to Grow Your Business.”

Other workshops discuss LinkedIn strategies, Tuesdays, March 9 through April 13; and time management, Tuesdays, March 9 and 16.

For complete course offerings, view the online catalog at www.princetonadultschool. org or call 609-683-1101.

Business Meetings Wednesday, February 24

Business After Business Virtual Networking, Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce. www.princetonmercerchamber.org. Re-engage with chamber friends for a fun evening of virtual networking, cocktails and connections from your home. Attendees have the opportunity to present a 30-second commercial and participate in breakout discussion groups.

Register. $25; $15 members. 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Friday, February 26

JobSeekers, Professional Service Group of Mercer County. www.psgofmercercounty.org. Melanie Hazim, director of outreach for the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, discusses strategies to protect your identity, privacy and assets from phone, email and other forms of scamming. 9:45 a.m. to noon.

Saturday, February 27

Creating a Great Value Proposition, Princeton SCORE. princeton.score.org.

Interactive workshop led by Amulya Garga to learn the steps for creating a great value proposition. An assigned mentor will work

with you one-on-one to help you improve the value proposition. Via Zoom. Register.

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Tuesday, March 2

Employee vs. Independent Contractor, Princeton SCORE. princeton.score.org.

Comprehensive webinar led by Paychex human resources consultant Joanne Farina on the factors that determine whether a new hire is an employee or independent contractor. Register. Free. 6 p.m.

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, March 3

What the New Administration Means for Your Business, Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce. www. princetonmercerchamber.org. Panel discusses initiatives that present opportunities for businesses. Followed by virtual networking with the Middlesex County Chamber. Register. $20; $15 members. 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Virtual Networking Happy Hour, NJ CAMA. www.njcama.org/events. Free program on effective e-mail marketing led by Maisha Walker, president of Message Medium, followed by Q&A and virtual networking. Register. 7 p.m.

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Urban farming — Many Black ogan Davis has a dream a new administration sets its agenof running his own organic farm, da for the next four years, the time farmers got their start through urone that would use no-till, “regen- may be right for a renaissance of ban farming. Most of New Jersey’s erative” methods to enrich the soil, Black farmers. Among the Biden cities — including Newark, Trengrow healthy foods, and sequester administration’s top priorities are ton and Camden — have a network carbon that contributes to climate addressing racial inequality and of urban farms and community garfighting climate change, two inter- dens. One great example is Capital change.

As a young Black farmer, he ests that come together in farmers City Farm, which provides produce to a local soup kitchen and nearby faces many challenges. The vast like Logan Davis. residents. More urban farms should majority of farmers in New Jersey be established using this model to and throughout the U.S. are White, n addition, New Jersey Sena- produce fresh, healthy foods for urand many have the advantage of coming from families that have tor Cory Booker is leading an ini- ban communities and encourage more non-White farmed the same land for genera- tiative to enable people to enter Black tions. Logan doesn’t have family more farming. farmland to inherit, or older family farmers to enter Senator Cory Booker members with farming skills to farming. Booker As our sociis one of the sponpass on. He also feels that, at times, favors making ety tackles sevhe has been taken less seriously as a reparations for sors of the Justice for eral major chalwhat he calls “an farmer because of his color. lenges — inBlack Farmers Act, But he’s optimistic that he’ll ugly history of cluding climate which includes a prodissucceed through new initiatives de- profound change and prosigned to encourage Black people crimination by posed system of land viding food for a to return to farming, following de- our own governgrowing popugrants for eligible cades of systematic racism that ment.” lation — susBlack farmers.

The U.S. Deseparated them from the land. tainable farming “One of the biggest disparities partment of Agoffers great between Black and White farmers riculture’s acpromise. Corin America is our lack of access to tions “caused a loss of millions of recting past injustices and enabling land,” Logan notes. “The history of acres of Black-owned farmland people of all races to become part America is one of systemic barriers over the last century, accelerating of these efforts benefits everyone. to Black landownership and inter- in the past 50 years,” said Booker in For more information about the generational wealth transfer. An- his keynote remarks at the North- Justice for Black Farmers Act, go other disparity is the lack of access east Organic Farming Association to www.booker.senate.gov. to agricultural knowledge. Tech- of New Jersey (NOFA-NJ) Winter To learn about Capital City niques are often passed down Conference in January.

Booker is one of the sponsors of Farm, go www.facebook.com/ through the generations, and links to the land have been broken in the Justice for Black Farmers Act, CapitalCityFarmTNJ. For informost African-American families.” which includes reforms within the mation about NOFA-NJ, go to Today Logan is hoping to lease U.S. Department of Agriculture https://nofanj.org.

And to learn more about prepreserved farmland in the Sourland and a proposed system of land serving New Jersey’s land and naMountains of central New Jersey, a grants for eligible Black farmers.

“When it comes to farming and ture resources — including farmplace with a rich agricultural history. He’s hoping his farm will sus- agriculture, we know that there is a land for growing fresh food — visit tainably produce organic fruits and direct connection between discrim- the New Jersey Conservation vegetables, and serve as a resource inatory policies within the USDA Foundation website at www.njconfor Black and other marginalized and the enormous land loss we servation.org or contact info@njhave seen among Black farmers conservation.org. people who want to learn to farm.

He also wants to share his over the past century,” said Booker.

Michele S. Byers is executive diknowledge of regenerative agricul- “The Justice for Black Farmers Act rector of the New Jersey Conservature at Capital City Farm in Tren- will work to correct this historic in- tion Foundation. ton, an urban farm serving a mostly justice by addressing and correctminority population. Regenerative ing USDA discrimination and takagriculture is a system of farming ing bold steps to restore the land principles and practices that in- that has been lost in order to emcreases biodiversity, enriches soils, power a new generation of Black improves watersheds, and enhanc- farmers to succeed and thrive.”

Land grants would help many es ecosystem services.

“These practices were mostly Black farmers, but even greater eforiginated by Black and Brown forts are needed from both governpeople,” he points out, although ment and nonprofit organizations: credit hasn’t alLand — The ways been given NJ Department where it’s due. of Agriculture Black farmers face Logan would many challenges: The runs the Farm like to help right Link program, vast majority of farmthat wrong. matching farmIn the past ers in New Jersey and ers seeking land century, Black with owners throughout the U.S. farmers have not looking to sell or are White, and many been on a level lease. Nonprofit planting field. have the advantage of land preservaFor years, they tion groups that coming from families were systematiacquire farmthat have farmed the cally denied cruland could do cial U.S. Departsame land for genera- something simiment of Agricullar with their untions. ture loans for the derutilized purchase of acres. land, equipment, Education seeds and livestock — effectively — There’s a lot to know if you want forcing many out of business. to run a successful farm — espeAccording to the U.S. Census of cially a sustainable organic farm Agriculture, 100 years ago there using climate-friendly practices. were more than 925,000 Black-run Organizations like NOFA-NJ offer farms, accounting for over 14 per- beginning farmer and mentoring cent of all farms in the U.S. By programs. And if the Justice for 2017, the number of Black-run Black Farmers Act becomes law, it farms had dropped to under 35,000, will include a USDA program to or less than 2 percent of the U.S. teach young adults from socially total. disadvantaged communities the As America faces a national skills needed to pursue careers in reckoning over racial injustice, and farming and ranching.

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DAY-BY-DAY EVENTS, FEBRUARY 24 TO MARCH 3 and sexuality studies at Rutgers University. Register. Free. 6 p.m.

EVent Listings: E-mail events@princetoninfo.com

Good Causes

Virtual Casino Night, Habitat for Humanity of Burlington and Mercer Counties. www.hfhbmc. org. Blackjack, three-card Poker, or Races with live dealers in gaming rooms, networking, and chances to win prizes including best derby outfit. Register. $50 and up. 6:30 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.

Faith

Hooray for Purim, Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor, 609443-4454. www.bethel.net. Wear your costume, listen to a Purim story, and participate in a craft.

Livestream reading of the Megillat Esther follows at 6:30 p.m. 6 p.m.

Wednesday February 24

History

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The Revolutionary World of a Free Black Man, Hunterdon County Historical Society. www. hunterdonhistory.org. Author and historian William “Larry” Kidder discusses the life of AfricanAmerican patriot Jacob Francis, who fought alongside Continental soldiers during the American Revolution. Kidder’s presentation is based on his research for his forthcoming book-length biography of Jacob Francis to be published by Knox Press. Register for Zoom link. Free. 7 p.m.

Black Citizenship in the age of Jim Crow, Princeton Public Library. www.princetonlibrary.org.

Presentation based on the NewYork Historical Society’s 2018-19 exhibition, this virtual presentation explores Black Americans’ struggle for equality under the law from 1865 through World War I. Register for Zoom link. 7 to 8 p.m.

C.K. Williams Reading, Lewis Center for the arts, Princeton University. arts.princeton.edu.

Reading by bestselling, awardwinning novelist and screenwriter Ottessa Moshfegh and Program in Creative Writing seniors. Register for Zoom presentation. Free. 6 p.m.

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 removed from their families due to abuse and/or neglect and placed in the foster care system. Register by email to jduffy@casamercer. org. 11 a.m.

Virtual Fundraiser, Princeton Community Housing. www.pchhomes.org. Keynote Speaker Eddie S. Glaude Jr. speaks about his latest book, New York Times Bestseller, “Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own.” A question and answer session is moderated

by Rev. Lukata Mjumbe of Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church. Proceeds benefit PCH’s COVID-19 Rent Relief Fund. Register. $50; $85 with copy of book.

7 p.m.

Lectures

Exploring Our National Parks, Jewish Center of Princeton. www.thejewishcenter.org. Join Ed and Lori Simon as they “show and tell” about their favorite National Park experiences. Learn why each of our National Parks is unique. Gain appreciation for their inspiring beauty. Hear travel tips these experienced explorers will offer to enhance your visit for a fabulous vacation to one of these majestic locations. Register by email to info@thejewishcenter. org for Zoom link. 7:30 p.m.

Politics

Towards an anti-Racist Robbinsville: a Community Forum, Robbinsville Democratic Club. tinyurl.com/RobbinsvilleForum.

Event moderated by County Commissioner Samuel Frisby. Panelists include Amman Seehra, Kiran

Lectures

Collage CollaB The Arts Council of Princeton and Princeton University Art Museum offer ‘Virtual Art Making: Storytelling with Collage,’ a free Zoom-based workshop with artist Barbara DiLorenzo, on Thursday, February 25.

The lesson is inspired by Jacob Lawrence’s ‘The 1920s . . . The Migrants Arrive and Cast Their Ballots,’ pictured above.

Agrahara, Delia Pollard, Rabbi Adena Blum, and others. Register. 7 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.

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Thursday February 25 Purim begins at sundown.

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 wa-

ter bottle and wear hiking shoes.

Weather permitting. Register. 1 p.m.

Literati

Peter Coviello, Gustavus Stadler, and Kyla Schuller in Conversation, Labyrinth Books. www.labyrinthbooks.com.

“Left Past, Left Futures,” a discussion about fraught histories, hardwon solidarities, and possible futures for the Left. Peter Coviello is professor of English at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Gustavus Stadler is professor of English at Haverford College. Kyla Schuller is professor in women’s, gender,

Cybergeddon: Fact, Fiction, and the Future of Warfare, School of Public & International affairs, Princeton University. spia. princeton.edu. Talk by David Ignatius, novelist and foreign affairs columnist, The Washington Post.

Via Zoom. Register. Free. 4:30 p.m.

Voices of Change: african american Political Participation and the Legacy of Shirley Chisholm, Plainsboro Public Libary. www.plainsborolibrary.org. Virtual discussion moderated by professor Claude Taylor of Monmouth University to explore the legacy of Shirley Chisholm, the first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination and the first African American candidate for a major party’s presidential nomination. A starting point for the discussion will be Shola Lynch’s film “Chisholm ‘72 - Unbought and Unbossed.” Participants may screen the film in advance through the library’s Kanopy platform. Register. 7 p.m.

The Junior No. 1 Stories, Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, 609-989-1191. www.ellarslie.org.

Zoom presentation on “William A Poland, Architect of Junior No. 1 and over 2,000 other buildings” by David Bosted and Karl Flesch.

Part of a series featuring the stories uncovered while researching the building of Junior No. 1, the first junior high school built in the Eastern United States. Register. $10. 7 p.m.

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This week’s pick is Jacob Lawrence’s 1943 painting “The Music Lesson,” part of his “Harlem Series.” The work is part of the State Museum’s extensive collection of art by Americans of African heritage.

In the publication “Art By African Americans in the Collection of the New Jersey State Museum,” arts writer Lisa Farrington-Kent noted the following about Jacob Lawrence and “The Music Lesson”: TIMELESS IMAGES OF HARLEM and African-American heroes and heroism, configured in meticulously structured spaces are the hallmarks of the art of Jacob Lawrence.

Beginning with his earliest painting sequences — “Fredrick Douglass” (1938-39), “Toussaint L’Ouverture” (1939), “Harriet Tubman” (1939-40), “Migration”

Socials Black History Month Bingo, Princeton Family yMCa. www. princetonymca.org. Held over Zoom. All ages welcome. Theme for the week is Leaders. Register.

6 to 7 p.m.

Virtual art Making: Storytelling with Collage, arts Council of Princeton & Princeton University art Museum. artmuseum. princeton.edu. Artist Barbara DiLorenzo teaches via Zoom. Inspired by Jacob Lawrence’s “The 1920’s . . . The Migrants Arrive and Cast Their Ballots.” Register.

Free. 8 p.m.

Friday February 26 Classical Music Soulful and Scintillating Solos, Princeton Symphony Orchestra. www.princetonsymphony.org.

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Buskaid Founder Rosemary Nalden conducts the concert which also features a virtuosic performance of Camille Saint-Saens’ Wedding Cake – Caprice-Valse by guest pianist Melvyn Tan. Register. Available on demand through February 28. $5 per device. 9 a.m.

Dancing

Virtual Folk Dance Party, Princeton Folk Dance. www.princetonfolkdance.org. Visit website for link to join. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Literati

acrobatics: Moving Through the Trans archives, Friends of Princeton University Library. https://libcal.princeton.edu/calendar/events/transarchives. Beginning with the celebrated career of the 19th-century gender-fluid acrobat Mademoiselle Lulu (Sam Wasgott), a panel will present and discuss 20th and 21st-century materials that define the trans archive, with an emphasis on race as well as gender. Register. Free.

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Lectures

1921 and 2021: The Partition of Ireland, Then and Now, Fund for Irish Studies, Princeton University. fis.princeton.edu. Lecture

by Fintan O’Toole, a visiting lecturer and one of Ireland’s leading public intellectuals. Register for Zoom link. Free. 4:30 p.m.

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FyI Seminar, Princeton Senior Resource Center. www.princetonsenior.org. Introduction to Feldenkrais presented by Jaclyn Boone. Register. 11:45 a.m.

Saturday February 27 In Person: Sports Healthy Hearts Really Do Matter 3.1 Mile Walk, Olivia’s Wellness Connection. www.princetonymca.org. The wellness ministry run

by Gail Olivia Everett in partnership with the Princeton Family YMCA hosts a walk starting from the tent in the Y parking lot. Masks and social distancing required.

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Off the Presses: ‘Haring-isms’

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rinceton University Press’s “Haring-isms” is a collection of statements and comments by late noted American street artist Keith Haring.

Published in association with No More Rules — a New York City-based organization that partners with international institutions, legacy artists, and estates — the book was edited and developed by Larry Warsh, a New York City art collector, publisher, and art trader.

This new pocket-sized 154-page hardback is a part of a PUP series edited by Warsh, including the late Jean-Michael Basquiat’s “The Notebooks” and “Basquiat-isms” and contemporary Chinese artistactivist Ai Weiwei’s “Humanity” and “Weiwei-isms.” As the head of AW Asia, Warsh promotes Chinese arts through acquisitions and loans and managed Ai Weiwei’s “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads” to travel to New York City and Princeton, where they can be seen near the Lewis Center for the Arts.

Keith Haring (1958 – 1990) burst into public consciousness in the 1980s when he used the buildings and subways of New York City as his own personal canvas.

In his introduction to “Haringisms,” Warsh puts the artist, the arts scene at the time, and himself in context:

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y introduction to Keith Haring’s art occurred on the streets of New York City during the 1980s — a long time ago, in a galaxy far away. I first started to see his lively, gyrating figures and signature symbols in the form of white chalk drawings in the subway stations around Manhattan, his bold line taking its place amid the chaos of the surrounding graffiti. Keith’s work was always instantly recognizable.

It was not uncommon to see Keith at those subway stops, too.

He was courageous when it came to his art making, and despite several arrests he continued to contribute his gleeful artistic language to those underground spaces all over the city. I think that kind of fearlessness says a lot about Keith as a conscious human being — he created work that aimed to bring light and levity, despite the risk. He was a person of action and communication: He cared and he made a differ-

by Dan Aubrey

The thoughts and sayings of American artist Keith Haring (1958 to 1990), creator of the Princeton University Art Museum’s 1983 painting ‘Dog’ (above), is the subject of the new Princeton University Press book ‘Haring-isms,’ edited by New York City art collector Larry Warsh (below right). ence for people, especially children in crisis and in need.

I was coming of age during those years, and it was an exciting moment in the development of American art, music, dance, theater, and

‘Anyone familiar with Keith’s art will also notice the power and conviction of his artistic representations.’ performance — all of these cultural areas were being transformed in the hotbed of Manhattan’s vibrant metropolitan sphere. It was also during the time that an incredibly motley group of creative individuals were based there — including Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kenny Scharf, Futura (aka Leonard McGurr), Patti Astor, and Fab 5

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Freddy (aka Fred Brathwaite), among many others — were defining and redefining the zeitgeist.

Keith was closely aligned with his community, and his genuine spirt of generosity is remembered by these closest friends. Their collective energy not only revolutionized the era, it has remained an enduring inspiration that continues to shape our understanding of contemporary art, aesthetics, fashion, and design on a global scale.

Looking back on those extraordinary days, I now see how that time was a truly pivotal moment in the development of art as we understand it today. Those fertile years are now commonly referred to as the “downtown scene” (synonymous with the East village of Manhattan) — and it was an era like no other. There were many significant people that contributed to my burgeoning knowledge of the art being created during that decade, and Rene Ricard was among the most prominent. An important writer and cultural critic, Rene was a brilliant person and a passionate thinker. He wrote intensely about art, and his ideas were hugely influential on my perspective and journey as a collector. Rene pushed open a lot of conceptual doors for me, and he also led me deeper into Keith’s work.

As a maturing collector, I could see that new kind of artistic focus was taking shape and that it was the result of that special combination of people, time, and place — it was the moment! It was clear to me that Keith’s art was extremely relevant, and my passion, combined with my ambition, drove me to collect many

more works by him. Times have indeed changed, and I am honored to be one of the custodians of Keith’s oeuvre.

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nyone familiar with Keith’s art will also notice the power and conviction of his artistic representations. Besides the evident charm of his radiant babies, cheerful dogs, and spirited dancing dudes, Keith’s work also addressed some of the heaviest social issues of the 1980s, including the rise of AIDS, homophobia, racism, and urban police brutality. AIDS especially was an unprecedented epidemic that took many of his friends (mine too) and ultimately Keith. Yet he brought those controversies into his art, and his unwavering commitment to those themes remains evident in the power of his symbolism.

Keith’s freewheeling, expressive style was also a strong catalyst for the dissolution between the exclusive, elite side of the art busi-

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ness and the multitude of casual art lovers around the world. His personal style eventually morphed into a recognizable brand, and in that sense he was ahead of his time with respect to self-styled influence. His famous Pop Shop on Lafyette Street in New York City was also a bridge that brought so-called high art and low art together. There he offered his editioned prints, multiples, clothing, and other custom Keith Haring merchandise within reach. I lived in that area and frequented the Pop Shop often — it was a great place to interface with other artistic types and catch up on the latest happenings.

Keith Haring was one of the most important artists of his generation and beyond, and this book of Haring-isms was created to further his singular genius to a new epoch of admirers. The phrases herein are gathered from various sources, including interviews, articles, and recordings of the artist in conversation, revealing Haring’s influences and his thoughts on a variety of topics, including birth and death, possibility and uncertainty, and difference and conformity.

These writings demonstrate Haring’s sincere engagement with subjects outside of the art world, and his outspoken commitment to activism. Taken together, these quotes reflect Haring’s singular voice and remind us why his art continues to resonate with fans far and wide. May you enjoy these pages in the spirit of the phrase that Keith sometimes wrote on the back of his artworks: ‘endless love.”

“Haring-isms,” Edited by Larry Warsh, 168 pages, $12.95, Princeton University Press.

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In Person: Outdoor Action Maple Sugaring, Howell Farm, 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell, 609-737-3299. www.howellfarm. org. Join Howell Farm’s expert tree-tappers for a lesson in how to tap a backyard maple tree and make syrup at home. Outside activities include firewood cutting, rail splitting and, if conditions permit, a continuation of ice harvesting operations. Register. 11 a.m., 1:30 and 3 p.m.

Art

Harlem Renaissance & the Art of Collage, Arts Council of Princeton. www.artscouncilofprinceton. org. Join local artist Kenneth Lewis Jr. in an exploration of the Harlem Renaissance and the collage work of Romare Bearden. For all ages. Register. Free. 1:30 p.m.

Film

Saturday Night at the Movies: Anita, 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.

“American Hasi” Film Screening and Q&A, West Windsor Arts Council. www.westwindsorarts. org. American Hasi (Hindi for “American laughter”) follows stand-up comedian Tushar Singh and his number one fan — his mom — on a 35-day comedy tour across six cities in India as he hits stages with dark, self-deprecating stand-up material. Register. $15.

Film will be accessible starting at noon. Q&A via Zoom with Tushar Singh and director Lauren Asherman begins at 8. 8 p.m.

Princeton University’s Fund for Irish Studies presents a lecture on the partition of Ireland

by Fintan O’Toole on Friday, February 26.

Benefit Galas Hot Music for a Cold Night, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, 609-497-0020. www.princetonsymphony.org. Virutal program featuring PSO guest artists and friends, hosted by Maestro Rossen Milanov. Register. $125 and up per household. Contact ayeager@princetonsymphony.org with questions. 7 p.m.

Zoom Gala Gala, Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor, 609443-4454. www.bethel.net. Put on your most festive pandemic party wear and participate in this unique online event to honor Drs. Danna and Michael Livstone for their dedicated years of service. Featuring the Listen Up! Jewish Vocal Band. Register. $54 per person; catered meal boxes for an additional $32 per person. 7:30 p.m.

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Somerset Valley Players, Hillsborough’s community theater, is looking to fill nine roles for the classic comedy “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde.

A recording of the virtual performance will be streamed in April.

Auditions will be held virtually via Zoom by appointment only on Saturday, February 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and on Sunday, February 28, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Director Richard Butler is looking for four adult females, ages 1865+, and five adult males, ages 2165+. Auditions are open to actors residing in any location. All roles are open to any ethnicity. All roles require upper class British stage accents.

Auditioners must sign up for an appointment at www.signupgen i u s . c o m / g o ­/ 6 0 B 0 5 4 4 A 5 A 8 2 B A 5 F E 3 ­important. Direct questions to earnestsvp@gmail.com by Friday, February 26. For complete information including character breakdowns, sides, and required forms, go to the auditions page at the theater’s website: www.svptheatre. org.

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For additional information call or text Sharon Zetts, manager, NJBS Volunteer Services at 732-8508906, Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Lenten Activities Over the 40 days of Lent, Prince­ton United Methodist Church offers virtual programs for adults and children that can be accessed through the church’s website, www.princetonumc.org or through its Facebook page.

For the six Tuesdays in Lent from noon to 1 p.m., staff members at PrincetonUMC will lead virtual Lenten services, focusing on a specific scripture each week. A discussion period will follow each 30-minute service.

On Sundays in Lent, children in Compassion Camp (pre-K to 5th grade) and in the Grow program (6th and 7th grade) are invited to join classes at 11:30 a.m. Compassion Campers use online music, storytelling, and discussion to reflect on times when Jesus prayed and consider ways to integrate prayer in their lives. Older students explore the “Lost and Found” story series. Email evangeline@princetonumc.org to register and receive supply kits.

For further information, call 609-924-2613, email office@ princetonumc.org, or visit www. princetonumc.org/

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For Dancers Bucks County Playhouse has added a new online Broadway dance class series to its lineup of education programs moved online for Winter 2021. In the Broadway Dance Workshops: Disney Series, participants will learn original choreography from various Disney Broadway musicals! Students can enroll in all three weeks ($65) or choose the weekly drop-in option ($25 per class).

The course will run on Saturdays from 12:45 to 2 p.m. on February 27 (“Aladdin”), March 6 (“The Lion King”), and March 13 (“Newsies”). Returning students can receive a 20 percent discount for referrals, and there is a sibling discount of 20 percent as well. To receive a discount, please inquire prior to registration at info@bcptheater.org. Registration is available online at www.bcptheater.org.

From Mercer County Customers of the Mercer County Clerk’s Office can now make online appointments.

The new scheduling program allows individuals to schedule an appointment in the Trenton Office for passport processing, County and Veteran ID cards, notary public swearings-in, and to reserve a time slot to research in the public records room. There are also appointments available for many other services.

The program can be found on the Mercer County Clerk’s website at www.mercercounty.org/government/county-clerk.

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Artist Celebrates 20 Year Journey of Creating

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rtist Khalilah Sabree is abstraction kind of happened in commemorating 20 years of creat- life, with the Islamic concept of not ing art in the Capital City with a depicting the figure that much. As I retrospective at Artworks Trenton, developed my style I am able to the downtown gallery where the convey the essence of the figure without depicting the figure.” artist has also had a studio.

As an example, Sabree mentions There the exhibition, “Journey to Now,” uses several series of her image of “Mary,” part of her large works created during differ- “Vailed” series, early works creatent phases of the artist’s life to qui- ed she says to “illustrate the notion etly invite visual engagement and of levels of personal enlightenment.” reflection.

About the subject matter that is Sabree’s artistic celebration is also taking place three miles away usually connected to Christian art, Sabree says, “I at the Trenton have always City Museum, found her to be Ellarslie ManArtist Khalilah Sabree fascinating, sion, in Cadis celebrating 20 even in my prewalader Park.

Islamic days as At Ellarslie years of creating art a Southern Bapshe is one of the in Trenton with a rettist. When I be11 artists fearospective at Artcame involved tured in the exwith Islam I hibit “Women works as well as a found she was a Artists, Trenton role in Ellarslie’s very important Style,” curated ‘Women Artists, Tren- figure.” by nationally Talking known Trentonton Style’ exhibit. about her apbased artist Mel proach to subLeipzig. ject matter and R e c e n t l y, while working in a studio that has interest in series, the artist says, stacks of finished work and works “I’m a solitary painter and paint in progress on the walls, Sabree how I’m feeling and how things afshares some thoughts regarding the fect me. I’m not a painting-a-picture-to-hang-in-your-living-room above mentioned journey.

That includes creating her main- type of person. It is a therapy for ly abstract works on birch wood me.

“Generally I’ll spend some time panels. “I started with canvas. But with the medium I use, the canvas thinking of a topic. And do some moved. I tried to use Masonite, but research. And put a collection of it was heavy. Birch wood is light” boards on walls and work on them simultaneously, and often it feeds and firm, she says.

Then moving to her approach, off one another until the group is she says, “I’m formally trained, but resolved.

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“I move from one to another. It’s almost like it’s one painting, but they’re not.”

In addition to the variation of subject matter, she also unifies single and multiple works by techniques the retired Lawrence Township art teacher carried from “my art teaching background. Things in your formal training that help you to unify.”

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he also adds something deeper. For example, in her recent painting, “In Translation,” a mixed media work that uses pages from the Koran, Sabree calls her deliberate and painstaking crossing-out of words and lines and the stippling of an image a “form of remembrance.

It is a prayer and has a calming effect, like reciting with rosary beads.

tions about the problems of everyday racism and living whole in times of uncertainty.

Register. $65 includes a copy of the book and benefits the library’s collections. 11 a.m.

Artist Khalilah Sabree sitting in front of a work in progress in the Artworks Trenton studio she has maintained for 20 years.

It helps transfer what I’m thinking to the viewer.”

This particular work is part of Sabree’s newest series on women.

It also brings up a new consideration of the Islamic artistic practice of refraining from depicting human and animal figures. One cited reason is that it is only God’s prerogative to create living forms. Another is the potential for a form of idolatry.

“It was a problem originally,” Sabree says. “But in my research in Islamic art [I learned] the figure can be used and without crossing a religious line. It is something I

book on Darwin. In conversation with Holly Dunsworth, professor of anthropology at the University of Rhode Island, and Augustin Fuentes, professor of anthropology at Princeton University. Register. Free. 6 p.m.

History

Gardens

Lectures

Open the Door, I’ll Get It Myself: The Great Migration to New Jersey, Trent House Association. www.williamtrenthouse.org. Linda Caldwell Epps, noted history scholar and acclaimed speaker, presents a virtual illustrated talk. Register. $10 suggested donation. 1 p.m.

Winter Lecture Series, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope, Pennsylvania. www.bhwp.org. Series of guest lectures via Zoom. “Nature’s Best Hope” presented by Doug Tallamy, Ph.D. Register. $15. 2 to 3 p.m.

Rose Workshop, Morven Museum & Garden. www.morven.org. Michael Marriott, one of the world’s leading rosarians, presents a rose growing workshop including history on some of Morven’s roses. Register. $15. Via Zoom. 2 p.m.

An Evening with Erin Brockovich, Present Day Club, Princeton. www.presentdayclub.org. Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has been fighting for clean water for decades. Today Brockovich says there is a larger threat facing water’s very existence: climate change. She discusses what’s at stake and how we can create meaningful change. Register for virtual presentation. Free. 7 p.m.

Train Station Series, Sourland Conservancy. www.sourland.org. “Script Your Family’s Future: Why You Need an Estate Plan” presented by Sneha Salgam, Financial Advisor with Edward Jones and Robert Morris, Estate Planning Attorney with Stark & Stark. Free webinar. Register. 7 p.m.

Science Lectures

Science On Saturday Lecture Series, Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. www. pppl.gov. “Mars Exploration” presented by Tracy Drain of JET and NASA. Held via Zoom. Register. 9:30 a.m.

Sunday February 28 In Person: Gardens Signs of Spring Walk, Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton. www.morven.org. Horticulturist Louise Senior leads a walk through the gardens in search of signs of spring. Register. $10.

Masks and social distancing required. 2 p.m.

On Stage

Word of Mouth: Fast Forward, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pennsylvania. www.bcptheater.org. Hosted by renowned storyteller Michaela Murphy and NPR’s Ophira Eisenberg, “Fast Forward” features storytellers Jackie Hoffman, Eric Woodall, and Eric Rutherford. Livestream via stellartickets.com. Register. $15. 7 p.m.

Literati

The Toni Morrison Book Club, Friends of Princeton Public Library. www.princetonlibrary.org. Discussion with the authors of a group memoir by four friends who are all professors at the College of New Jersey and use Toni Morrison’s novels as a springboard for intimate and revealing conversa-

Lectures

Virtual Tour of the Negev Desert, Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor, 609-4434454. www.bethel.net. Award-winning Israeli tour guide and educator Joel Meyer uses video, photographs, maps, stories and more, to bring the Negev to life. Via Zoom.

Register at https://mailchi.mp/joelmeyer/ beth-el-negev. 10:30 a.m.

Monday March 1 For Seniors Understanding Social Security, Mercer County Library. www.mcl.org. Workshop provided by William M. Greenfield of Wealth Bridge Advisory to review how the program works and how and when you should utilize your benefits, including claiming strategies, spousal benefits, survivor benefits, and more. Register to hopeprogs@mcl.org. 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday March 2 Literati A Most Interesting Problem: What Darwin’s Descent of Man Got Wrong about Human Evolution, Labyrinth Books. www.labyrinthbooks.com. Jeremy DeSilva is associate professor of anthropology at Dartmouth College and the editor of a new

struggle with. The women are figures. As I mature I have a better understanding of worshipping an image or not. But I am not a scholar, just an artist — not an Islamic scholar by any means.”

She says that the women are also women she knows and who live in Trenton — a city that is more than just then the place for her studio.

“I’ve been in Trenton since I was five years old. My mother (from Macon, Georgia) was a single mother with five children,” she says, adding they lived “predominately in West Trenton. Edgewood Avenue.”

Socials

Princeton Pecha, Arts Council of Princeton. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org. Area artists gather virtually to share their work in a format inspired by the Japanese PechaKucha. Featured artists include Heather Barros, Betty Curtiss, Maria Evans, Kenneth Lewis, Tasha O’Neill, Rhinold Ponder, and Andre Veloux. Each artist will show 20 slides for 20 seconds each, exhibiting for the audience an array of visual expression. Register. Free. 8 to 9:15 p.m.

Wednesday March 3 Literati 1930s and Today: What Does it Mean to Be a Neighbor?, Princeton Public Library. www.princetonlibrary.org. Author Mimi Schwartz discusses her new book, “Good Neighbors, Bad Times Revisited:

Mimi Schwartz discusses her new book, ‘Good Neighbors, Bad Times Revisited,’ on Wednesday, March 3, at Princeton Public Library.

New Echoes of My Father’s German Village,” with Ingrid Reed. Register. 7 to 8 p.m.

Gardens

Ready, Set, Garden!, Mercer County Library. www.mcl.org. Margaret Pickoff, county horticulturist, discusses early spring tasks in the garden, such as soil testing, pruning, fertilizing, and seed starting. Register to hopeprogs@mcl.org. 11 a.m.

Lectures

Schools Program Info Session, Good Grief. www.good-grief.org. Live webinar and Q&A to provide educators with a comprehensive overview of the Good Grief Schools program. Register. 3 p.m.

Compelling Communication Strategies During COVID, Trinity Counseling Service. www.trinitycounseling.org. Develop communications tools in general and in the virtual world of Zoom relationships, with communications expert, Matt Kohut, co-author of “Compelling People: The Hidden Qualities that Make Us Influential.” 6 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.

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She says most of her development as an artist “came from wonderful art teachers in Trenton schools: Jacob Davis in Junior Three and Carl Overton in Trenton Central High School.

“They were my mentors, and they always encouraged me. I’d tell Mr. Davis that I was going to come back and take his job, and I became an art teacher — 27 years in Lawrence Township Public Schools.”

About her connection to creating art, she says, “It just came naturally. It was a natural ability, even as a child. It was a passion. It’s a vocabulary. It’s how I speak. I can’t sing or write well. But I can say what I need to say visually.”

She says that she experienced the challenges one has when you “come from a single parent home,” but she says at the time — in the 1970s — there were programs to help with education.

“If you wanted to go to school you could,” she says about going to the College of New Jersey to get her degree in art education.

Her journey to graduate school and establishing herself as an artist came when “I was teaching at the middle school (in Lawrence), and I was told of a program to get your masters, but you needed a studio, so I needed to get a studio.”

At the same time she had been taking classes offered at Artworks, and one of her teachers who had a studio at Artworks mentioned he was leaving. She took the opportunity, entered a graduate program at the University of the Arts in Penn-

One of Khalilah Sabree’s recent art series mixes images of Trenton women with detailed patterns made from stencils or, as seen on the right, actual pages from the Koran. The lower right close-up reveals her painstaking approach. sylvania, and has been at Artworks for 20 years.

About her work and influences, she says, while everyone interests her, she singles out Rembrandt for her own “high contrast of light and darkness. I take from everybody.

There is something that everyone has that influences me.”

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lso influencing her work is travel. In addition to traveling to China to study calligraphy for a month, she has also traveled to the Middle East and participated in the annual Hajj and created the mixmedia series based on that ritual.

It is also on display, along with other works important to the Muslim artist who is also of an American of African ancestry: “The Post 9/11 Series,” where she attempts to process the World Trade Center attacks; “Ebola Over Africa,” mixing

traditional designs with the virus as a way to remind viewers that “no one is safe from global threat;” and “Destruction of Culture.”

“In that series I am focusing on the human aspect of war and destruction and what impact it has on the people. In the last piece the people are no longer important; they’re decimated. They’ve dissolved.”

Using a current war, she says, “All we hear about is Syria and the camps. We know very little about the people from the media. These are all things rattling through my mind.”

Reflecting on her art education background, she says that while many of the students she had will never become artists, they have an understanding of art as a way of communication.

One result is that it promotes understanding and tolerance. “If we

understand (art), we can better understand each other. We need to understand one another more, to see from that other person’s view.”

Adding that she participates in a Muslim and Jewish dialogue group, she says, “If we understand, we don’t have to battle.”

Sabree, who recently moved from Trenton to Columbus, New Jersey, says her next series will be on the planet. “The Koran speaks a lot of about the environment, and that’s stirring around in my head, observing nature.”

But most on her mind is her 20-year retrospective and Trenton City Museum exhibition. “It’s like

‘It’s like seeing your children grow up,’ Sabree says of her Artworks retrospective. ‘As I was pulling (the exhibition works) out, I said to myself, ‘You have a lot of stuff.’ My husband says ‘you’ve got to sell some of that.’ They are for sale. (But) I paint because it’s my passion — I can’t help it.’

seeing your children grow up. As I was pulling (the exhibition works) out, I said to myself, ‘You have a lot of stuff.’

“My husband says ‘you’ve got to sell some of that.’ They are for sale. (But) I paint because it’s my passion — I can’t help it.”

Journey to Now, Artworks Trenton, 19 Everett Alley, Trenton. Thursday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., through March 6 (masks and social distancing required). free. 609-394-9436 or www.artworkstrenton.org.

Women Artists, Trenton Style, The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, Cadwalader Park, Trenton.

Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m., Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. , through June 6 (masks, social distancing required, and timed entry). Free. For more information, call 609-9891191. To reserve a viewing time, go to www.ellarslie.org.

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Exit 7A: Trenton’s Creative Connection

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ou know a business is As soon as conditions allow, from New Jersey when it’s named Miller says Exit 7A will be opening for an exit off the Turnpike. its large studio building for monthThat would be Exit 7A Creative ly indie film screenings, open mic Services and Studios, on West events, podcasts and talk shows, Front Street in Trenton, managed indie film productions, and private and masterminded by owner/pro- events. ducer Scott Miller, who lives on the To help run Exit 7A, Miller second floor of the 1873 building. sometimes utilizes the services of The business provides custom interns from Rider University or audio and video productions, stu- the College of New Jersey. Otherdios, and technology and support wise, he likes to keep the business services for performers, business- lean with only one other regular es, campaigns, and events. Since employee, Tony Catanese (Tony 2003 Exit 7A has been creating Goggles), a graphic artist and professional media for promotions, drummer for Trenton-based hard product and client development, rock band Honah Lee. fundraising, social media, web(As a filmmaker, Catanese has sites, training, and sales presenta- had success with his exploitation tions.

Trenton vampire film “Girls Just Nationally and internationally, Wanna Have Blood” — originally clients include small and large titled “Teenage Bloodsuckin’ Bimbusinesses, media outlets such as bos” — a hit at the New Jersey film CNN, the British Broadcasting festival in the winter of 2019.)

Company (BBC), National Public “Tony does most our graphic deRadio (NPR), sign, but I’ve and USA Track also helped him and Field. The make feature Since 2003 Exit 7A studio has also films — in fact assisted politihas been creating we just spent 40 cians, labor hours in the professional media unions, and mufreezing cold for promotions, prodnicipal governworking on a ments, as well as uct and client develshort film,” other media proMiller says. opment, fundraising, fessionals.

“He’s very cresocial media, webLocally, Exit ative, and I think 7A and Miller sites, training, and he’s the only have done sound, (filmmaker) in sales presentations. recording, and Trenton who other technical ever got a distrisupport for Art bution deal, and All Night, as well as the Trenton not just with independent films, Punk Rock Flea Market, the Tren- there’s interest from the ‘majors’ ton Farmer’s Market, the Capitol for Tony. He’s latched onto some Philharmonic of New Jersey, the great connections.”

Trenton Half Marathon, and the One of Exit 7A’s latest producTrenton Pork Roll Festival, which tions was a live gospel concert vidMiller produces. eo for the Bishop’s Choir of the The company supports all kinds Grace Cathedral in Trenton, which of musicians and bands, students, was streamed live in late January to indie filmmakers, and other per- rave reviews and more than 25,000 forming and creative artists, in- views. Take a look at https://fb. cluding Pulitzer Prize-winning po- watch/3tavsqQCRe and you can et Yusef Komunyakaa. see how the expert camera work “One simple project we did (re- and audio capture the moving cently), which I’m really proud of, sound and spirit of this ensemble. was an audio recording for the At the same time, Miller has newly remodeled MoMA in New been working with June Ballinger, York,” Miller says. “It’s a record- playwright, producer, actor, and ing of Yusef Komunyakaa reciting former producing artistic director a poem he wrote for the museum of the Passage Theatre, whose retour of Wifredo Lam’s famous cent one-woman play “Remempainting ‘The Jungle.’” brance Day” is an homage to her Exit 7A is a bustling place for lo- late mother, Nancy Annan, a cal and regional photographers as Bletchley Park code breaker during well. In fact, on a recent socially World War II. distanced interview, Miller had to “Before she was married, June’s end the conversation to open the mother was code breaker with Alan backyard barn, which is being used Turing (and others) in England,” as a photography studio.

Miller says. “So parts of the play Will Foskey, Ebony Johnson, have her dating airmen in the U.K., and Habiyb Shu’Aib, among others then moving to New Jersey to have professional photographers, use a family, etc., and June plays each the studio for their client photo role (in each time period). We’ve shoots. made a film out of that, and it’s in

the final editing stages.”

Reflecting on the end of 2020, Miller says Exit 7A had a good year, even though the COVID-19 pandemic put a real damper on business at first.

“When the pandemic hit last spring, we got wiped out; there was no business at all in Trenton,” Miller says. “But a couple of months later, things started trickling back.

We were still doing vocal recordings. It’s a separate booth, so it’s a very safe operation.”

“It seems like during the pandemic people revisited their creative side, and we started to get all kinds of projects,” he adds. “People were stuck at home and needed to create something.”

Miller says 2020 was an especially busy year for collaborations on new music projects with Michael Ray, long-term trumpeter with Kool and The Gang, for Ray’s own band, the Cosmic Krewe.

“These include a few sessions with 96-year-old sax player Marshall Allen and other members of the legendary Sun Ra Arkestra — who themselves currently have an album on the international jazz

Exit 7A owner Scott Miller (top center and above) stands with members of the Sun Ra Arkestra outside his Front Street studio, top. Above, Miller oversees his annual Pork Roll Festival. charts,” Miller says. “We also did trumpet recordings for five songs with Michael, for Kevin Hearn and the Canadian band the Barenaked Ladies for their new album, coming later in 2021.”

It’s not the first time Miller and Exit 7A has collaborated with the Canadian super band. “We also did the horn recordings for the Barenaked Ladies’ 2018 album ‘Fake Nudes,’” he says.

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ne of the highlights of 2020 for Miller and Exit 7A was last summer’s production of a 75th birthday tribute for funk, soul, and disco legend Sarah Dash, the iconic Trenton-born singer who was, of course, one third of Labelle.

“Sarah’s concert was supposed to be part of the Levitt AMP concert series, so (the organization) had

money but no concerts to spend it on,” Miller says. “Instead, the funds were put towards creating this birthday tribute, which we figured we could stream, so everyone could see it.”

“We got birthday greetings from all kinds of celebrities, including the Rolling Stones,” he adds. “We staged a concert at the 1867 Sanctuary with a live band, Sarah did two numbers solo, then her friends came on and sang.”

Growing up in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, Miller is the son of an engineer father, while his grandfather was an enthusiastic collector of Edison cylinder recordings.

“He had different machines to play them all, even the Edison Victrolas with the big cone amplifier, and I used to help him fix them,” Miller says.

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Life in the Fast Lane Management Moves Thomas Edison State University, 111 West State Street, Trenton 08608. 609-7775680. Merodie A. Hancock, president. www.tesu.edu.

John P. Thurber, vice president for public affairs and executive vice president for the Thomas Edison State University Foundation, has announced his intention to retire this fall. He has served in both roles since January, 1996.

Thurber was previously the founding executive director of the John S. Watson Institute for Public Policy and its predecessor, the Trenton Office of Policy Studies at the institution in 1991.

“Under John’s 30-year stewardship, the university has made significant strides in the areas of public affairs and institutional advancement,” said TESU president Merodie A. Hancock. “The university’s community profile and impact in the region has also grown substantially,” she said, referring to his leadership roles for organizations like the Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Mercer County Improvement Authority, the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation, and the Trenton Downtown Association.

Thurber was also instrumental in the growth of philanthropic support for the university through the TESU Foundation, including his collaboration on securing Wells Fargo’s donation of a historic mural by N.C. Wyeth valued at $4 million as well as his work with former university President George A. Pruitt to secure a $2 million endow-

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TESU’s John Thurber, left, and RWJUH Hamilton Foundation board leaders Yolanda Zaffutti Stringer and Mary Pucciarelli. ment from Gary and Diane Heavin.

During his tenure, the total assets of the TESU Foundation grew from $600,000 to more than $12 million to support the university’s strategic priorities.

“It has been a great privilege to have served our students, our community and our region as vice president for Public Affairs of Thomas Edison State University,” Thurber said in a statement. “Advancing the mission of the university to transform the lives of adult students has been deeply rewarding, and I am grateful to Dr. Hancock and the university and foundation’s exceptional leadership team for this opportunity.”

TESU has begun a nationwide search for Thurber’s replacement.

field trip to the Thomas Edison Museum that really put the idea in my brain about media creation,” he adds. “When I saw all those great inventions of Edison’s, it really resonated for me.”

Miller reflects that he strayed from his first love when he studied engineering management, environmental engineering, and business, earning a B.S. from Wilkes University in 1990. He also studied art and audio engineering there.

After graduation Miller worked on complex soil and groundwater remediation projects in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and California. He began his career in environmental services as a field engineer and left as a senior design and project engineer.

He was starting to hate his work and daydreamed about running his own multi-media studio. Miller had dipped his toe into sound production, providing audio equipment and services for area bands and events (helping out at the Mill Hill Saloon in Trenton, for one thing) and wondered how he could make the jump and do it full time.

“I was living on the other side of the river in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, when I saw the Trenton Downtown Association had a business plan competition to entice people to move to the New Jersey side of the river,” Miller says. “Funny thing was, the deadline for the proposals was the next day.”

“I wrote a business plan, they liked it, and they gave me about $3,000 in seed money,” he says. “The revitalization of downtown Trenton had a lot of energy and money behind it at the time.”

He notes that in the early 2000s Front Street had been redone in cobblestone, the Trenton Marriott at Lafayette Yard opened, Maxine’s restaurant had been rehabbed, and the Patriots Theatre at the War Memorial was going strong with concerts.

“I was friends with J.R. Capasso (Brownfields coordinator for the city of Trenton), and he said, ‘take a look at downtown, things

Information about that search can be found at www.tesu.edu/about/ cao-search.

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJuH) Hamilton, 1 Hamilton Health Place, Hamilton. www.rwjbh. org.

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Hamilton has announced new RWJUH Hamilton Foundation board leaders and members.

Yolanda Zaffutti Stinger, formerly the Foundation board’s vice chair, is now chair; Foundation board member Mary Pucciarelli took on the role of vice chair; and the board welcomed two new members, Ryan Kennedy and Christina Spinelli.

Grants Awarded Princeton area Community Foundation, 15 Princess Road, Suite A, Lawrenceville 08648. 609-219-1800. Jeffrey M. Vega, president. www.pacf.org.

The Princeton Area Community Foundation awarded over $2 million to more than 50 local nonprofits in its second phase of COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Grant funding activities.

Among organizations addressing food insecurity, grants were awarded to: Arm In Arm, Trenton, for its Hunger Prevention Program, which is providing food to thou-

sands of households through its traditional pantries, a mobile pantry and home food delivery service.

Calvary Baptist Church, Hopewell, through the Chubby’s Project, it delivers meals three times a week to 50 individuals and families, many of whom are elderly or have chronic health issues.

Help Self Community Development Corporation, Trenton, to deliver a daily meal to 150 seniors living in low-income senior housing in the city.

Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County, Princeton, to support its brick and mortar and mobile food pantries, which are expected to serve more than 22,000 people.

Meals on Wheels of Mercer County, Ewing, to support meal delivery to residents of Trenton, Ewing, Hamilton, Lawrence, Hightstown, Princeton, East Windsor, and West Windsor.

New Jersey Agricultural Society, Bordentown, to provide meals for those facing food insecurity; its Farmers Against Hunger program feeds thousands of families and schoolchildren.

Pinelands Preservation Alliance, Southampton, to help Farmers Against Hunger and related programs provide least 6,000 pounds of produce to those in need.

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The New Jersey Turnpike exit-inspired Front Street studio supports all kinds of musicians, bands, filmmakers, and other performers. are moving and shaking.’ He showed me this property, which had been abandoned for 30 years,” Miller says. “I didn’t know anything about rehabbing a house, but everything else around here was looking real good.”

“I thought, ‘wow, I could put a studio in here,’ so I made the decision to buy the abandoned building, which also had this barn in the backyard,” he continues.

Although Exit 7A’s official address is on West Front Street, Miller says that the house and barn are situated on tiny Howell’s Alley, “which dates back to the 1700s. This neighborhood is one of the oldest parts of Trenton, and it’s really unusual.”

“The Old Barracks is only about 100 yards from my house, so reenactments and other events spill out of there,” he says. “Several buildings within a block are on the National Historical Register, including the Masonic Temple. There’s a real 18th-century flavor to this part of Trenton, and it’s turning me into a history buff.”

Exit 7A Creative Services and Studios, 9 West Front Street, Trenton. 609-815-1343. www.exit7a.com.

FEBRUARY 26 Fintan O’Toole delivers the annual Robert Fagles Memorial Lecture on “1921 and 2021: The Partition of Ireland, Then and Now”

4:30 p.m. via Zoom For more information about the event and Zoom link, visit fis.princeton.edu The Fund for lrish Studies is generously supported by the Durkin Family Trust and the James J. Kerrigan, Jr. ’45 and Margaret M. Kerrigan Fund for lrish Studies.

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t’s still there. Still resting against the oak tree, with its front wheel curved outward, pointing at the old Shepherd house.

I’ve passed it many times. It has become so much a part of the neighborhood that it doesn’t surprise me anymore. It don’t surprise anyone, except the few tourists who come through this part of Petersburg, on their way to the better part of town. But once, when I was a lot younger, this was the better part of town.

I’m pretty sure that tourists don’t know the story of the bicycle. All of us old-timers know the story, though I can’t say we ever really believed it. And some of us thought it must surely be a joke — a practical joke — though why someone would play such a joke I can’t say. But the rest of us knew it was no joke: that it was real and a very strange story.

Nate Washington was a colored boy who lived on the edge of town.

This was before the colored folk moved into the neighborhood, but in those days most of them stayed away — at least all but the ones who worked cleaning the houses of the richer white folks. But Nate was a lot more outgoing than most

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drivers, case managers, food storage and refrigeration space.

Rolling Harvest Food Rescue, Lumberville, its Farms to Families program distributes produce from local farms at emergency food popups at the Cure Arena in Trenton and surrounding areas.

Send Hunger Packing Princeton to provide food to families in need, including those whose children are in the free- and reducedprice school meals program.

Share My Meals, Princeton, to partner with local restaurants to prepare and deliver meals to up to 150 families and homeless individuals.

Snipes Farm & Education Center, Morrisville, Pa., to provide food to those in need in Trenton, Hamilton and Morrisville Pa., including seniors, disabled adults, and homeless families.

Trenton Health Team, Trenton, to expand its research and data analysis of local food systems, with a focus on systemic issues.

Community development and social welfare organizations that received grants include: CASA for Children of Mercer & Burlington Counties, Ewing, to train volunteers who serve 225 foster children in Mercer County.

The Children’s Home Society of New Jersey, Trenton, to train doulas and to provide counseling services to pregnant women and new mothers.

Every Child Valued, Lawrenceville, to address food insecurity, prevent learning loss, and provide individual counseling and a Parenting in the Pandemic support group.

The Father Center (Formerly UIH Family Partners), Trenton, to increase and strengthen virtual education and job training programs for 800 men in the Trenton area.

HomeFront, Lawrenceville, to

of his family: even when he was going into town, he would purposely go through your neighborhood, as if to show us he could. He was a caution, I’ll tell you.

It was on one of his trips through here that he met Priscilla Shepherd. She was out disporting herself around, always passing us by and showing off her newest clothes and her airs, like she was a princess. And I guess she was: at sixteen, she was the prettiest girl in town and a whole slew of boys in the high school wanted to date her.

But Priscilla kept her distance, like she was waiting for the boy of her dreams to come along.

Nate had this old bicycle: I remember it well because it was so beaten up that you wondered if it could move at all. But Nate drove it, and drove it good, and as he passed by the Shepherd house he caught sight of Priscilla and he fell off the bike. Or, at least, that’s what Priscilla always said, because she was always pretty dramatic about everything, and she laughed and laughed at this colored boy and turned away.

But Nate, I guess because he didn’t like to be ridiculed, ran after her and scolded her, and treated her like no one had ever treated her before. And Priscilla, darn it, was very impressed, so they started to talk and, like people say, the rest is history. Before you knew it, Priscilla got out her bicycle, the beau-

tiful silver one that everyone said went so well with her, and she and Nate began tooling around the town.

At first they did it once in a while and nobody noticed, but then they began to do it most every day after school and people started to talk. And once they were seen in town, having a chocolate malt to-

provide case management, food and diapers to about 100 vulnerable households living in local motels.

Isles, Trenton, for its Create the Peace program, which will use young people, respected individuals and groups to promote anti-violence messages.

Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Trenton, to hire a bilingual client advocate to help individuals navigate health care options in the city.

LifeTies, Princeton, to buy laptops for young people, ages 18-24, in the transitional and rapid rehousing programs, so they connect to classes and support systems, such as tele-health.

NonProfitConnect (formerly VolunteerConnect), Princeton, which provides training for board members and educational programs for nonprofit leaders.

Passage Theatre Company, Trenton, to help the theater move its spring programming online, pay contracted artists and offer highquality programming for children and adults.

Trenton Area Soup Kitchen and The Rescue Mission of Trenton, to create the Trenton Collaborative Warming Center, which is expected to serve up to 1,300 residents.

Trenton Circus Squad, Trenton, to help sustain its new virtual program, Trenton Circus LIVE, which supports children and teens through daytime and after-school programming.

Grantees in physical health/ mental health/counseling services include: Foundation for Educational Administration, Monroe, to help support a pilot program on traumainformed instruction and help educators identify students with mental health needs.

Friends of Foundation Academy, Trenton, to support a series of mental health and wellness initiatives for students and their families.

KinderSmile Foundation, Trenton, to cover the surging costs of safety and protective equipment at the dental office that provides services to low-income children.

Millhill Child & Family Development, Trenton, to continue its teletherapy program for vulnerable individuals and families.

Trinity Counseling Services, Princeton, to provide therapy, education, programming and resources to vulnerable children and families in Princeton, Cranbury, and West Windsor.

In childcare/education/youth support grants went to: Boys & Girls Club of Trenton & Mercer County, Trenton, for its full-day virtual schooling and after-school programs, which provide childcare and help with remote learning.

Catholic Youth Organization, Trenton, to provide out-of-school programs for 75 children at two sites in the city; children, ages 5-12, do their schoolwork virtually at the programs.

Child Care Connection (CCC), Trenton, for Project Connect. CCC staff provide PPE and conduct nonclinical assessments of the mental health and well-being of family childcare providers.

Hamilton Township Public Schools, Hamilton, for mental health services, parental/community workshops and support, translations services, tutoring and resources for families.

HomeWorks Trenton, Trenton, to provide transportation, daily meals, and tutoring so its students can attend virtual classes at the nonprofit.

James R. Halsey Foundation of the Arts, Trenton, to provide a nine-week Let’s Film Program to 25 current and new students.

Mercer Street Friends, Trenton, to help fund reading specialists at Gregory Elementary School in Trenton, where more than half of first- through fifth-grade students read below grade level.

Nate had this old bicycle: I remember it well because it was so beaten up that you wondered if it could move at all. But Nate drove it, and drove it good, and as he passed by the Shepherd house he caught sight of Priscilla and he fell off the bike. gether, and Priscilla’s father became very angry and told her never to see “that boy” again.

But I reckon Priscilla had become very fond of the boy and the more people protested, the more she and Nate would ride their bikes to the disgust of our polite society. And then there was that awful night when I guess Nate and

Priscilla decided to run away together and maybe get married, because a policeman grabbed the two of them and brought them back to town. Priscilla was scolded and forced to stay in her room, but Nate was put in jail and charged with kidnapping or something.

What exactly happened that night I don’t rightly know — no one does, or if they do, they ain’t talkin’. But the next morning our Baptist minister found Nate strung up on the oak tree outside the Shepherds’ house. “He had it comin’,” some folks said, but it was a disgrace that the town never lived down and to make matters worse, no one was ever charged with anything.

I reckon the Shepherds thought that was that, but Priscilla never did. She cried and cried, and she wandered around town with that crazy look that we all came to know. And somewheres along the line she propped up her bicycle against the tree and she screamed that it should never be taken away.

At first, people honored her wish, but as time went by and her folks said she wasn’t recovering, that silver bicycle was put away in the Shepherds’ garage. But in the morning it appeared outside, right by the tree.

So finally the police came and removed it and brought it to the pound, ‘cause it seemed like it might be of some use to someone.

Puerto Rican Community Center (PRCC), Trenton, to purchase a device and a hotspot for its 90 preschool students engaged in remote learning.

Princeton Family YMCA, Princeton, to help support its Young Achievers after-school enrichment program.

Princeton Nursery School, Princeton, to offset additional PPE costs and higher demand for scholarships for children in its affordable preschool program.

Trenton Children’s Chorus, Trenton, to expand its Learning Academy, provide learning coaches, Kindle Fires and laptops for students.

Trenton Music Makers, Trenton, to help sustain pre-k and orchestra programs, and adapt them to a remote-learning format.

Young Audiences New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania, Princeton, to support arts programming, grounded in social and emotional learning, for 1,300 students at five Hamilton schools.

Grants were awarded to the following organizations offering housing and rental assistance: Anchor House, Trenton, to provide rental assistance and food, and to help students navigate remote learning; it serves runaway and homeless youth and their families.

Housing Initiatives of Princeton, Princeton, to provide rental assistance and prevent evictions.

Deaths John K. “Jack” Rafferty, 82, on February 17. In 1975 Rafferty became Hamilton’s first full-time mayor, a title he held for 24 years.

Prior to his time as mayor, he served six years on the Hamilton Township Committee (now council). He also served one term in the New Jersey General Assembly.

Under his stewardship, Hamilton Township welcomed Hamilton Hospital (now RWJ Hamilton), the Hamilton Train Station, and the de-

But the next morning, sure enough, the bicycle had found its way back to the oak tree. Like I said, some folks began to see it as a joke, but it’s a pretty sick joke if you ask me.

And people kept trying to take it away, but every time it returned.

So finally folks just left it there.

Priscilla just stayed in her folks’ house and pretty much didn’t leave. She was taken care of by her parent and then by some sort of nurse, but she never improved.

Her folks died but we almost never saw her out of the house, not even at her mother’s funeral. I guess she’s still in there, ‘cause I never did see an obit or nothin’.

But that silver bicycle is still outside the house — still as shiny as new, despite the heat and rain of summer and the cold and ice of winter. I reckon it’s still waiting for its mistress to ride it again, and its mistress is still waiting for her one true love to return so they can ride along together.

Like I said, it’s a really strange story. But I hope — I hope will all my heart — that one day he will get on his broken-down bike, she will get on her perfect silver bike, and they will ride away together, just like they always planned.

A longtime Princeton resident, Cheiten is the author of numerous short stories and poems, several plays, and the Princeton-based novella “The Hidden Ally.”

Former Hamilton mayor Jack Rafferty. velopment of Veterans Park.

After retiring from his position as mayor, Rafferty served as the executive director of the Hamilton Partnership and remained active in the New Jersey Republican Party, where he served on the New Jersey Republican State Committee.

Giuseppe Amendola, 91, on February 20. He worked for Star Porcelain in Trenton for 16 years and also with the state Department of Defense for nine years.

Richard Cochran Green on February 15. He was a firefighter with the Trenton Fire Department for 26 years and also worked for the Slatoff Auction Company in Trenton.

Stanley E. Sostak, 74, on February 14. He worked for General Motors in Ewing as an assembly line production worker for 34 years.

Albert Mennello, 85, on February 11. He was a former vice president of Princeton Bank, which later became Chemical Bank of New Jersey. He also served with community organizations including Dorothea’s House and the Princeton-area chapters of the United Way and American Red Cross.

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