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he day was April 1 and the organizers of the press conference at the Roebling Complex were not fooling when they said they had some surprisingly good news for the city. A high tech company was purchasing one of the buildings to open a manufacturing operation that promised to help revitalize the city.

The event, which included members of the Trenton business community and boosters, also served as the prelude to the April 2 Trenton City Council meeting, where Trenton’s mayor and staff expected the plan to be put on the docket and usher in a new era.

But on April 3 the real April Fooling just got started. As the Trentonian newspaper reported, “The $4 million revitalization proposal died on the legislative body’s dais.”

Then the jokes just kept coming.

City council members alleged unsubstantiated schemes. Council members and city administration got into a public war of words with comments ranging from the crazy to crude. And the Trenton police launched an investigation to find the artist who posted a satirical sign on the dilapidated property’s fence.

So what happened?

The following paper trail of newspaper articles, reports, social media postings, and research help tell the tale.

First the background: Let’s start with Princetel. That is the Hamilton-based multi-million-dollar supplier of fiber optic rotary joint products. It partners with other such rotary part companies for a variety of products. It recently acquired Wendon, a New York-based electric slip

A rendering shows Princetel’s plans for redeveloping a dilapidated building in the Roebling Steel Complex. to a September, 2018, Curini Appraisal ring manufacturer.

Princetel was planning to redevel- Company evaluation.

In addition to eliminating an eyeop the dilapidated Roebling building known as Block II into a site for offic- sore and creating a tax ratable, Princees, manufacturing, and green spaces tel was set to hire an estimated 30 for a variety of activities. It was also employees during its first phase. Then planning to move the Wendon opera- there was a potential of another 370 more employees tions to Trenton. over the next sevThe terms of eral years. the agreement The day after a press Now let’s go to had Princetel paythe cast of charing the assessed conference filled acters: $85,000 for the with optimism, City The person city-owned propwho led the erty and spendCouncil effectively charge for the ing $4 million city is Mayor more to update killed Princetel’s Reed Gusciora, the building and redevelopment plans the former New grounds.

Jersey AssemblyAs the Trenthrough inaction. man now in the tonian reports, 10th month of “The rundown his rookie year Roebling Steel Complex is a vacant facility that at- as mayor. A lawyer by profession who tracts prostitution, squatters, and il- served as counsel for several municilegal drug activity. The buildings on palities, Gusciora is serving as a chief site ‘would have no market value in administrator for the first time.

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first year are his attempts to get Trenton’s budget and finances in order, tackling the problem-ridden Trenton Water Works, his unsuccessful nomination of a police director unsupported by the police department or city council, and orchestrating a Chinese New Year’s Festival in a city with few Asian Americans.

Gusciora is assisted by chief of staff Yoshi Manale. A North Jersey import with a constantly evolving resume, Manale is a former township administrator for Bloomfield, New Jersey; director of operations and intra-government services at Kean College; assistant director, City of New York, Mayor’s Office of Contract Services; Ikasio Consulting employee; and founder of Opt.Gov, a web-based platform launched in 2012 to monitor local government spending.

Manale established himself after he arrived in Trenton in late 2018 by allegedly threatening a council member for not supporting his boss’s nomination for police chief and then mistakenly claiming his office was burglarized by a Trentonian reporter when in fact a janitor had accidently moved some desk papers.

The developer is Princetel’s founder and president Barry Zhang. A Chinese-born American who lives in Lawrenceville, Zhang graduated from Princeton University with a Ph.D. in mechanical and aerospace engineering in 1994, created a successful business in Hamilton, serves on the boards for Artworks Trenton and Grounds For Sculpture, owns property in Trenton, and has been interested for several years in developing in Trenton for both personal and business reasons.

Zhang and his career were the subject of a July 11, 2012, U.S. 1 newspaper article, “How Princetel Became A Bright Light in the Fiber Optic Field.”

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Council. The president is Kathy McBride. A council member at large who previously served on council (2010 until 2014) and ran for mayor in 2014 and 2018, McBride was a stay-at-home mother who formed Mothers Against Violence after her son was shot in 1992. She is also remembered for falling for an internet hoax and attempting to rally the city council to address the spread of “Blue Waffle Disease” in Trenton.

Vice President Marge CaldwellWilson is the incumbent North Ward representative, retired State of New Jersey employee, and past president of CWA Local 1087. Another multiterm councilman is the South Ward’s George Muschal, a retired Trenton police officer, former acting mayor, and owner of the Wishie-Washie Laundromat.

The remaining four are council freshmen: At-large member Jerell Blakely, a former NJEA employee and now with the state department of labor; East Ward member Joseph Harrison, a state department of health employee; at large member Santiago Rodriquez, a retired New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) employee; and the West Ward’s Robin Vaughn, a financial services industry professional and owner of Vaughn-Ventures.

Vaughn gained some attention early on when her first council action was

to be the sole vote against McBride’s developing over the past year — with presidency. She was also accused by the council president touring Princeother council members of taping their tel’s Hamilton operations — and that telephone calls. Muschal publicly la- the company was facing a deadline to apply for state incentives to support beled her bipolar. the project.

Now the unfolding: So what happened?

At the April 1 Roebling site press In an April 3 statement on the Trenconference, Zhang said the following about his company’s intentions for ton City Council website, Caldwellthe Trenton site: “It is time for us to Wilson wrote, “Mayor Gusciora has blatantly ignored do something the fact that City to recover the Council is the former glory of Council members Redevelopment this building.

Authority for the Manufacturing claimed an additional City of Trenton. is something appraisal and pay-to“When he first dear to the soul presented this of Trenton. The play paperwork were property to be Roebling comsold to Princetel, plex was built as required for them to [Gusciora] was a manufacturing consider Princetel’s advised by Counsite, and what we cil that any sale of are proposing is proposal. any land or propto do exactly the erty in a redevelsame. Back in its heyday, steel cable manufacturing was opment area has to come before the high-tech. Now we’re talking about fi- City Council (the Redevelopment Auberoptics, and that’s the high technol- thority) and redevelopment attorney prior to being included on the Counogy of today.”

But on April 2 McBride, Caldwell- cil’s docket.

“The Council was advised by their Wilson, Muschal, Rodriquez, and Vaughn did not respond to Blakeley’s legal counsel, the actions of the Admotion to put the Princetel plan on the ministration were improper and were council meeting’s docket — killing it further advised of how [City Council] should proceed. by inaction.

“The City Council serves as the According to several sources, the decision was made despite council’s checks and balances of the Adminisawareness that the project had been tration. We do not work for the Mayor

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but have tried many times to work with him. All business of the Council will be done in a fair, open, and legal manner.”

Then other council members, the mayor’s office, and the community continued the discussion through newspaper interviews, social media, and a council press conference.

“West Ward councilwoman Robin Vaughn threw gasoline on the dumpster fire when she accused the administration of trying to saddle blame on the council for not pushing through the allegedly ‘corrupt’ deal,’” notes the Trentonian in its April 3 account of social media exchanges.

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he report quotes Vaughn as saying, “People could have gone to ‘prison’ if council bent to the administration’s will rather than demanding the company sign off on pay-to-play documentation and require the administration to do another appraisal to ensure the city was properly compensated for the property.”

She said that there was a need for more than one appraisal and that the developer needed to sign off on payto-play laws.

Chief of staff Manele followed up with “Has there been criminal activity regarding the disposition of this sale?

If you have evidence of such, please let us know, and we will provide that information to the proper authorities.”

Caldwell-Wilson then chimed in with, “Let’s talk pay-to-play for starters.”

The Trentonian took her up on that tip and reported, “Gusciora said he didn’t have any personal connections to Princetel CEO Barry Zhang or any company representatives. He denied that anyone from the company donated to his campaign, which appeared supported by a quick search of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission’s contributions database that turned up no donations to Gusciora from Zhang or Princetel.”

Nevertheless the innuendoes continued with Muschal saying the deal “smelled like a 10-day-old fish,” and one community member asking why “Barry and Co. refused to sign the pay-to-play declaration and get a current appraisal as apparently required” and that “Princetel upped their offer over $100,000 when pushed on the pay to play thing? Something sounded strange.”

That $100,000 question was addressed by Gusciora when he posted his own view of the dead deal on the Mayor of Trenton Reed Gusciora Facebook page. “I’m greatly disappointed that the City Council turned down this opportunity to bring redevelopment to the Roebling Block II site that has been vacant for 40 years. While other towns seem to roll out the carpet for bringing business and jobs to the region, this was a missed opportunity.

“Not only did Council pull the proposal from their agenda on three prior Council sessions, they gave a last-minute demand for an additional appraisal and a disclosure document that was not required by this developer.

“Unfortunately, after four months of delays, Princetel decided to move on.

Most disappointing is that there were no alternative proposals put forth and that Princetel had upped its offer to $182,000 ($100,000 more than the appraised value of the property).

“Notwithstanding, we will try harder to bring development and jobs to the City. Trenton needs to send a message that we are open for business and should not miss such opportunities for growth in the future. I still remain optimistic that we can get the job done.”

As Hamilton Township swiftly approached Zhang to consider expanding his operations near the Trenton border, a Trentonian editorial said, “City Council voted to not even consider the Princetel proposal with the only explanations so far being vague accusations (with no evidence) of payto-play and requests for multiple appraisals for the property value.”

The State of New Jersey’s website regarding pay-to-play indicates the law was not applicable to the Princetel plan to purchase a dilapidated building at its assessed value: “Contributions by for-profit business entities that have or are seeking New Jersey government contracts, a practice known as payto-play, are subject to restrictions. A contribution made prior to the award of a contract may disqualify a business entity from receiving a contract, and

A flier mocking council president Kathy McBride appeared in Greenwood Circle near the train station. the business entity is prohibited from Rodriquez saw the plan as a potenmaking certain contributions during tial “sweet deal,” saying “sweet deals the term of a contract. These pay-to- done in the past two or three adminisplay restrictions apply to contracts at trations led to the economic woes that the state, legislative, county, and mu- we have today.” nicipal levels of government. In generMcBride was more colorful when al, regulation of these contributions is she told the Trentonian, “I’m telling a matter of government procurement you the way I see this is from a whole law.” different light than you. I’m an AfroThe paper’s American. If I conclusion?

“It had pushed that sounds more like damn deal, I ‘Trenton is an island foot-dragging wouldn’t be talkthan anything, ing to you. I’d of poverty in a sea since another be talking to the of affluence, in part appraisal of the boys with the iniproperty is likely tials ’cause they due to poor economic to be somewhere would have handin the neighborcuffed my ass. development decisions hood of the first George can tell like the one my one. And $1 or you and Marge $85K or $100K can tell you. colleagues on Council are all more than Tony Mack tried just made.’ what has been to sell a garage. offered for that His ass went to vacant property jail for five years. so far.”

If I push a deal without advertising, Then the paper did some specula- without putting a public bid and just tion of its own. “There is also the pos- pick somebody, one of my friends, my sibility that council is retaliating be- black ass would be in jail. And that’s cause the relationship between mayor just the way it is. Period. So when they and council has been ... difficult. Gus- come for me saying I’m being an obciora has accused council of slowing structionist, no, I understand that I the process and council has accused can’t do that sh-t and get away with it.” the mayor of circumventing their authority.” It also mentioned that “an aceanwhile councilman Blakecusation has been levied that a council ley, who favored having the member has another developer lined plan appear on the council’s docket, up for the building in question, but released the following statement: “In there are no proposals anywhere.” what can only be considered among Over the next few days Caldwell-Wil- the largest economic development son, Vaughn, Muschal, and previously blunders in Trenton’s recent history, unquoted council members McBride five of my colleagues on Trenton’s and Rodriguez were busy talking, City Council recently refused to even speculating, and raising eyebrows. consider a development proposal

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from Princetel, a dynamic technology manufacturer of fiber inter-connect products.”

After comparing the council’s act to the reaction to Amazon in New York City, he said, “Contrary to their claims about procedural or process difficulties, their decision to reject this proposal out of hand fundamentally stems from a misguided understanding and a fear of change and gentrification.”

Blakeley said that his African American parents came from the South to Trenton for economic opportunity, but “that Trenton is gone. Trenton has an unemployment rate that is double the state average and a median salary that is a fraction of the county median. The city requires millions of dollars in state aid to maintain basic services, and our property tax rates are among the highest in New Jersey, a state with the highest property tax rates in the country. In our recent tax reevaluation, the value of city property dropped dramatically. Presently, Trenton is an island of poverty in a sea of affluence, in part due to poor economic development decisions like the one my colleagues on Council just made related to the Princetel proposal. This must change for Trenton to change. Instead of being welcoming of a much needed external investment, five of my council colleagues would not even permit the Princetel proposal to be placed on the council docket in favor of maintaining the status quo.”

Community members and voters share the same attitude and many have gone to the popular Fans of the Irresponsible Blogger Facebook page to voice opinions.

Participating were city supporters and business owners including I Am Trenton’s Kelly Ingram, Trenton Social owner TC Nelson, Trent House board member James Peeples, and community activist Darren Green.

All had unsuccessfully attempted to persuade the council to reconsider approving the plan during the following council meeting.

Gusciora and Zhang also added to the discussion and provided more details.

“There was never an issue with Princetel’s signing any pay-to-play document,” wrote Gusciora. “In fact Princetel’s CEO signed it after the fact.

Took 30 seconds. It was asked for the night of the council meeting when they were expected to vote and used as an excuse to say something was afoul.

Business friendly towns would have said, ‘I’m sorry Mr. Princetel, but you are missing this, here it is.’ Instead, as one council member said, ‘It’s not our job to tell you what you need.’ The second appraisal was also specious. Council had the project (with an independent appraisal) since October, 2018.

They demanded a second (and in one member’s insistence, a third) appraisal on the night of the council meeting.

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Rehabilitation of any of the large Roe- tions from Kelly Ingram and Darren bling buildings is a monumental task. Green, the 25-minute segment, availWe estimated two years to restore able on Facebook, includes Zhang’s building 62 in Block II. Unfortunately, comments on a variety of topics: Trenton City Council: There was we have lost a full year in the process.

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They never expressed this need in the five months they had the project in their laps. It begs the question whether council members ever used Yellow Pages or were able to Google, ‘commercial real estate appraisals, Trenton.’ Council president also pulled the project three times from the docket and chased the CEO of Princetel out of chambers when he tried to do a presentation during public comment. This was purely out of spite and the need to stop any economic development project that came to them. Purely politics.

Trenton be damned. It was never about a missing form or getting a second appraisal. In fact, truth be told, when the state handed over the site to the city, the agreement was that the state (would not) get any sale benefits from the buildings. So literally, this was over nothing. Finally you cry ‘It’s all about bringing in the ratables.’ The site pays zero property taxes since the city now owns the vacant property. While it was always anticipated that council would have negotiated some PILOT (Payment in lieu of Taxes) with Princetel (and I’m sure you would have visited this issue with them beforehand), this project would have been a jumpstart to get the seven empty structures on Roebling Block II back on the tax rolls.

It would have also increased the values on your nearby properties. We’ll try harder next time. But Council should be a willing partner and able to roll out the red carpet for genuine economic development proposals in the future.

Keep in mind that NJ Grow tax credits (and a very big incentive to come to Trenton) expire June 30. Again Council had the project since October, 2018, and caused the need to go elsewhere.”

On Facebook Zhang wrote, “I am indeed extremely disappointed. However, I am not bitter. The outpouring of support from all corners of the city and beyond has been overwhelming.

Dilapidated Building is Dedicated to Trenton City Council for Exceptional Inaction and Ineptitude in Promoting Development. 2019.” The “marker” bore a mock City of Trenton seal that featured a horse head with sunglasses and looking like it was smoking a joint.

The crest symbols included a beer bottle, microphone, and aerosol paint can. They were signed “local artists.”

According to the Trentonian, councilwoman Vaughn called acting police director Chris Doyle to demand the removal of the signs because they were on city-owned property and amounted to vandalism. The police department dispatched an officer to confiscate evidence and begin an investigation.

Meanwhile other signs appeared.

A white generic warning poster at the same Roebling site advised, “Warning.

Do Not Place Satirical Signs at this Location. It Might Make People Think.”

And a flier with McBride’s face on an authoritarian communist revolutionary figure appeared near the Greenwood Circle, close to the train station.

Over the image was the slogan “We are the Law.” An exposed document in the figure’s hand says “No redevelopment until I say so.” The remaining hand lifts the City of Trenton symbol high over her head.

The use of the word “law” echoed a statement McBride made to the Trentonian about the council’s redevelopment authority to stop any discussion of any project: “We are the law.”

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renton’s Passage Theater’s spring main stage production, “Morir Sonyando,” opening Thursday, May 2, for a three-weekend run, talks to a contemporary problem: families torn apart by imprisonment.

The title means “die dreaming” and is based on the name of a popular Dominican drink — an elixir that does everything from give comfort, evoke childhood memories, and even cure hangovers.

The surface story involves a daughter coming face to face with her mother, recently released from prison. But its soul is an exploration of buried pain and a search for connections.

“The play itself is often like a dream, jumping through time and memories with very little linear connections,” says playwright Erlina Ortiz. “Most people agree the most peaceful way for one to die would be in your sleep, and that concept is considered in the play.”

In prior interviews, notes, and direct communication, Ortiz readily talks about the play, her work, and her life. “‘Morir Sonyando’ is first and foremost a play about family,” says the American playwright of Dominican heritage. “A mother and her two children are dealing with the repercussions of an event that took place many years ago. That being mom killing dad, an abusive partner. The ‘issue’ of the play is the cycle of domestic violence, but ultimately it is about how this family finds a way to make it out of that cycle.”

Ortiz says the spark to write the play came when she was at Temple University and participating in a sorority that performed community service. “Our chapter philanthropy was domestic violence. During that time the issue became very important to me and I learned a lot. I also became aware of a documentary called ‘Sin

by Silence,’ which is about women in prison for killing abusive partners.

Hearing these women’s stories really sparked something in me.”

As the artistic director of Philadelphia’s Power Street Theater Company, the Reading, Pennsylvania, raised Ortiz says she is interested in “giving people voices who don’t have one, and I couldn’t think of anyone who’s had their voice stripped away more desperately than an incarcerated woman.”

She says presenting current social situations on the stage engages new audiences into the artistic discussion and creates awareness. “Many of (the Latino audience members) are seeing a play for the first time, and our talk-backs are often bilingual. Even for those who have seen plays before, they’ve never seen their own people on a stage, or heard their own language.

The reactions are so visceral and real.”

The effect is also on the artists. “For

those people from the theater community who do come and support, they are often transformed and transfixed by the community around them in the audience that they maybe never knew existed.”

The playwright shares a similar experience about theater. “Theater was non-existent to me growing up. My mother only began to know about it and enjoy it when I started doing plays in middle school on a whim because I wanted to be a singer like MexicanAmerican superstar Selena.

“Even then most of my family thought ‘theater’ was musicals because that’s all we really did in my public school. But story-telling is a big part of my memories in the Dominican Republic. Over there you only have electric-

‘I wanted to understand the complexities of living in and surviving domestic violence because I felt like it was not a story I had heard told in a way that could resonate with my community.’ ity half the day. My fondest memories are when the lights would go out and everyone would gather outside with a little fire and tell ‘chistes’ or funny stories. I used to think my mom didn’t know anything about performance, but now as I’m growing up I listen to her tell stories sometimes, and she is a natural dramatic performer. It’s in our blood.”

She may also say the blood drove her to production and writing. “When I was a little girl I would staple pieces of paper together and make little books. When I was in middle school I would come home from school every day and plop in front of our family computer and commandeer it for the whole night while I worked on my ‘novel.’ I still have that book I wrote and you know what, it is not that bad.

My secret passion however had always been performing. I wanted to perform. Stage, film, TV, it didn’t matter. I loved assuming characters and getting that possessed feeling.”

Revealing more about her own story, Ortiz says, “My father was already an American citizen when he married my mother in the Dominican Republic. He came when he was 16, started working in kitchens, and now he’s been a chef for pretty much his whole life.

My mother was always very education focused. My grandmother instilled that in all her children. So when my mother married my father, he brought

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her to the U.S. They both worked, but my mom also started working on her degree. Of course it was for the opportunity. That is the legend of the U.S, of Nueva York [New York], that when you come here you will be able to work, study, make a living, and provide something better for your children. We ended up in Reading because it was a dying town being revived by its Latinx population. There were a lot of diners where my dad could work, and my mom has been working in the same bank there now for 20 years.”

She adds she was four years old when she came to the United States.”It wasn’t planned for me to be born (in the Dominican Republic), but circumstances led to that happening, and then it took four years to convince the government that my parents were my parents.”

She says when she decided to continue to write and attend college she focused on Temple University in Philadelphia. “It was the only school I applied for and it met a few important criteria for me: multidisciplinary program (I knew I needed to be a wellrounded artist and not just an actor), in a big city with lots of theater going on, and relatively affordable compared to my other options.”

While her choice to persue theater didn’t surprise her parents, she says it did cause them concern. “My mom was worried though because she just couldn’t understand how I would ever make a living. She had reason to worry of course. This is a long game towards financial stability, which I have not reached. But I am happier being poor and pursuing my art than being rich and bored with myself. That doesn’t mean I don’t want to make money, though.

“There is always this guilt when you are the child of immigrants that you are not doing enough. That your parents sacrificed so much for you to be here how dare you do anything but excel and pay them back? Anyway, my parents love my shows. My mom comes to everything even if she doesn’t always agree with the premise or subject matter, and she shares my stuff on Facebook so I think she’s okay with the path I’ve taken. Hopefully one day I can help her retire and get her her dream kitchen.”

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rtiz says she generally had positive experiences at Temple, yet she also “soon felt the sting of exclusion in my theater department. At the most diverse university in the country I was one of three Latinas in the department, and I soon realized that there was very little opportunity for me to showcase my talent on a Temple stage. The shows were either always an almost all-white cast, or there would be the one ‘black show,’ which I of course wasn’t right for either. I was stuck, and I realized as soon as I

Playwright Erlina Ortiz presents ‘Morir Sonyando’ at Passage Theater. started seeing more shows in the city that the problem was not limited to my university.

“Around this same time I was taking a playwriting course. I found a strange power in writing my own characters. It was like acting, getting possessed by these voices that demanded to speak through me. It was more fun even because I wasn’t limited to one character. I got to be all the characters.”

She says that meanwhile she was approached by Power Street founder Gabriela Sanchez, who told her she was starting a multicultural theater company. “So I joined, and I started writing the characters that I had so longed to see on stage. I started writing the stories that I thought mattered to my people, and the rest is ‘herstory.’”

“Morir Sonyando” is a result of that longing. “I wrote this because I wanted to understand the complexities of living in and surviving domestic violence because I felt like it was not a story I had heard told in a way that could resonate with my community. I think the most important thing about this play is breaking the silence of domestic violence. It coincides with #metoo in a way.

The first time I saw this play go up with my company Power Street Theater five years ago, I was floored by the amount of people in our talk-backs that said something like this happened to them too. ‘My sister’s in jail for killing her boyfriend.’ ‘My dad was abusive to my mom.’ ‘I was in a relationship where I kept a knife beneath my pillow.’ I mean it was just life-altering. I realized the importance of telling difficult stories where people see their truth reflected, but also how we can heal and move forward from the trauma.”

Morir Sonyando, Passage Theater Company, Mill Hill Playhouse, 205 East Front Street. Opens Thursday, May 2. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays at 3 p.m. (except May 4) through May 19. $13 to $38. 609-392-0766 or www.passagetheatre.org.

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Cultural Collaboration’s First Fridays on Front Street set to step out

By Kellie C. Murphy

Executive Director Latarsha Burke has grown the Trenton African-American Cultural Collaborative from a single annual event to a year-round schedule of activities.

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pring has sprung in Trenton. And that means look out for the return of First Fridays On Front Street. The annual series of spring/ summer evening events starts May 4 and continues through September.

The project is made possible by the Trenton African American Cultural Collaborative of Mercer County.

Its executive director is Latarsha Burke, who has overseen the organization’s transformation from a single summer festival to a year-long series of activities.

“It’s kind of rare, especially in our community, to have a nonprofit organization that’s 100 percent African-American and 95 percent run by black women,” says Burke. “I’m just glad that we’ve been blessed to raise money not just to do one event, but events during the entire year. And we’re all volunteers. Nobody gets paid to do what we do.”

Burke began as a volunteer in 2011 doing logistics when the organization was simply the Trenton African American Pride Festival. The festival’s director resigned at the end of 2012, and the group voted Burke in as the executive director. The festival was still a grassroots effort, and she knew she wanted it to grow and become more than just one celebration with a parade every summer. But first she had to learn everything from scratch.

“I didn’t know anything about fundraising, about organizing, event planning, nothing. But I just knew that it was something that could not be lost,” she says.

In 2014 Burke changed the name of the organization to the Trenton African American Cultural Festival to widen its scope, and then the organization became her business. She continued adding different events along with the festival like the youth sports expo, art exhibitions, and film events for youth. At the end of 2015 it was necessary to slow down a bit because with almost 15,000 people it was growing quickly, no longer just a volunteer commitment. It was like a whole other job for Burke.

The organization then needed to pursue its nonprofit status, which was obtained on June 19, 2017 — a good omen since it was granted on the African American celebration of freedom day, Juneteenth.

Soon Burke and the organizers had another idea and changed the name of the organization to the African American Cultural Collaborative of Mercer County or AACCMC. “I didn’t want to restrict our events just to Cadwalader Park. I wanted to spread the word about

our contributions throughout Mercer County. I said that instead of not doing anything, let’s do smaller events. So since I work downtown for the state I know there’s absolutely nothing going on in downtown Trenton after 5 p.m., which is crazy. That’s when we started doing our events downtown on Front Street,” she says.

Burke approached Maurice Hallett — owner of 1911 Smokehouse on Front Street — and presented the idea to him and asked if he would sponsor a First Friday event.

This fourth year will follow the formula developed with the Smoke House. The street is blocked off for live music and entertainment for children and adults. Hallett secures the liquor license and outdoor permits so the AACCMC can serve food and drink from his restaurant.

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urke, 46, was born in Newark, and raised in Jersey City. She moved to the Trenton area in 1990 when she became a student at Trenton State College, now the College of New Jersey. After graduating in 1994 she began a career as a juvenile detention officer, then a case worker, which led to becoming a program coordinator for at-risk youth

and adult offenders. She says her work encouraged her to do more because what she was seeing in the homes of affected youth was so negative.

“I work at a program that oversees expecting and parenting youth. The state has funded programs to house young women and fathers who want to raise their children as single parents or to co-parent.

I’ve been working with at-risk youth for the past 24 years. My career started at the Mercer County Youth Detention Center. Then I was put into residential programs, group homes, I’ve worked in halfway houses. I love working with adolescents,” she says.

Elegant, tall, professional, and friendly, Burke seems perfectly suited to work with Trenton adolescents in group homes who may need a positive role model.

“Going into those homes in Trenton is a whole other world,” says Burke. “It would depress me to see that they weren’t exposed to anything. That’s why I wanted to be a part of something that would bring free arts and cultural education to the community. We do workshops on financial literacy, the importance of the father being in the home, we try to cover everything. Education and empowerment are a part of our mission,” she says.

Burke says that her parents were not active in the community and just trying to make ends meet. But her factory-working mother was very strict about maintaining good grades and about making school a top priority. And both she and Burke’s electrician step-father viewed education as a way out, even though they couldn’t afford many extracurricular activities. The result is Burke and her brother, Charles, a professional photographer.

Burke, married since 1997 to her husband, Andre, is also a parent with two children and two stepchildren, ages 29, 24, 23, and 21, plus two grandchildren. She lives across the Delaware River in Pennsylvania.

Burke emphasizes the educational value of the First Fridays events and all the opportunities for good networking and fellowship that the events provide.

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Attendees at one of the cultural BURKE, continued from Page 10 collaborative’s First Friday events time events. But Burke is pragmatic. pose for a selfie.

“We’ve never had any major incidents at any of our events. I hope people type of cultural programming they recognize our track record and start want to see,” Burke says. “Also, to go financially supporting the organiza- into East Trenton and do events like a tion,” she says.

First Fridays, or some type of cultural Then she looks to the positives. “At programming. Again, bringing the First Fridays we have vendors, and we culture to them. Because you know have nonprofit tables, too. There are the way Trenton works, some people so many resources within the Trenton don’t leave their four blocks. So we’re community that people don’t know going to go into those communities about,” Burke says. and do this cultural programming,” Despite those who dismiss Tren- she says. ton, Burke and others see the city as First Fridays on Front Street is a hotbed of culfrom May 3 untural and historitil September 6. cal learning opRain dates are Her work with at-risk portunities and also scheduled. fun. Fortunately youth and teenagers in There is a posupporters have cafe series group homes in Trenton, etry seen the potential from August to and are respondFebruary of evBurke says, is ‘why I ing. Local AACery year as well. wanted to be a part of CMC supporters Burke also plans include Capital to bring the Afsomething that would Health, Trenton rican American Social, NJM Inbring free arts and Cultural Festival surance Group, to Trenton cultural education to the back and Burke’s this year on Satalma mater, the urday, August community.’

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Morir Sonyando, Passage Theater, 205 East Front Street, 609-392-0766. www.passagetheatre.org. Genesis left her past behind long ago, but her mother’s release from prison forces them both to confront longburied pain. $13 to $38. Through May 19.

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Blues Jam, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, 609-695-9612. www.jazztrenton. com. $5. 6 p.m.

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Music Inspired Art, Princeton Festival, Thomas Sweet Cafe, 1325 Route 206, Montgomery Shopping Center. www.princetonfestival. org. Works by the Trenton A-Team inspired by the festival’s production of “Nixon in China.” On view through May 31. 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Jazz and Sushi Night, Trenton Social Restaurant, 449 South Broad Street, 609-989-7777.

Solo jazz guitarist Dick Gratton performs.

Free. 6 p.m.

Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer Park, Route 29, 609-394-3300. www.trentonthunder. com. New Hampshire. $11 and up. 10:30 a.m.

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CASA Information Session, CASA of Mercer and Burlington Counties, 1450 Parkside Avenue, Suite 22, Ewing. www.casamb.org.

CASA for Children is a non-profit organization that recruits, trains and supervises community volunteers who speak up in family court for the best interests of children who have been removed from their families due to abuse and/or neglect. 10 a.m.

Camp Olden Civil War Round Table, Hamilton Township Public Library, 1 Samuel Alito Way, Hamilton. www.campolden.org. Presentation and meeting. For more information, email kdaly14@aol.com. Free. 7 p.m.

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First Friday Art Show, Base Camp Trenton, 247 East Front Street. www.basecamptrenton.com. Work by all 31 active members of the Trenton Community A-Team. Free. 5 p.m.

Morir Sonyando, Passage Theater, 205 East Front Street, 609-392-0766. Genesis left her past behind long ago, but her mother’s release from prison forces them both to confront long-buried pain. $13 to $38. 7:30 p.m.

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Skylight, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. www.mccarter.org. On a bitterly cold London evening, Kyra receives an unexpected visit from her former lover, whose wife has recently died. As the evening progresses, the two attempt to rekindle their once passionate relationship only to find themselves locked in a battle of opposing ideologies and mutual desires. Through June 2. 8 p.m.

Public Artwork Tours, New Jersey State House Annex, 145 West State Street, 609-8473150. Guided tour of New Jersey’s capitol complex and its artwork, including stained glass, paintings, murals, tilework, sculptures, and marquetry. Free. 1:30 p.m.

Trenton Kennel Club Dog Show, Festival Grounds, Mercer County Park, 609-6101589. www.trentonkennelclub.org. Dog show featuring different breeds, ability courses, and more. $5. 9 a.m.

Cinco De Mayo Celebration, City of Trenton, South Warren Street. www.trentonnj.org.

The City of Trenton hosts a festival offering music, dancing, vendors and mariachi. 5 p.m.

Opening of Renovated Headquarters, Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, 72 Escher Street, 609-695-5456. www.trentonsoupkitchen. org. The Trenton Area Soup Kitchen opens its renovated headquarters. Free. 10:15 a.m.  Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo, CURE Insurance Arena, 81 Hamilton Avenue. www.cureinsurancearena.com. African American cowboys and cowgirls compete in different events. $20-$75. Register. 11 a.m.

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Cinderella Sensory-Friendly Performance, Kendall Theater, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, 609-397-7616. www.roxeyballet.org. $23-$54. Also May 5. 1 and 4 p.m.

The Magic School Bus, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. www.kelseytheatre.net. $16. 2 and 4 p.m.

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Morir Sonyando, Passage Theater, 205 East Front Street, 609-392-0766. www.passagetheatre.org. Genesis left her past behind long ago, but her mother’s release from prison forces them both to confront longburied pain. $13 to $38. 7:30 p.m.

Capital Philharmonic Orchestra, Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, 1 Memorial Drive, 215-893-1999. www.capitalphilharmonic.org. Celebrating youth performers with Joseph Hsia, violin. $30-$65. 7:30 p.m.

Farid Baron, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, 609-695-9612. www.jazztrenton. com. $10. Includes free buffet. 3:30 p.m.

Open Mic Night, Starbucks, 102 South Warren Street. Music, spoken word, poetry, comedy, storytelling, and more. 3 p.m.

Path of Miracles, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 801 West State Street, 609-921-2663. www. rider.edu/arts. The Westminster Choir presents Joby Talbot’s “Ethereal Path of Miracles.” $20. 3 p.m.

An Evening with Gordon Thomas Ward, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609392-6409. $20. Register. 8 p.m.

Trenton Kennel Club Dog Show, Festival Grounds, Mercer County Park, 609-6101589. www.trentonkennelclub.org. Dog show featuring different breeds, ability courses, and more. $5. 9 a.m.

Guided Tour, Kuser Farm Mansion, 390 Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton, 609-890-3630. www.hamiltonnj.com. Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo, CURE Insurance Arena, 81 Hamilton Avenue. www.cureinsurancearena.com. African American cowboys and cowgirls compete in different events. $20-$75. Register. 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.

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Trenton Kennel Club Dog Show, Festival Grounds, Mercer County Park, 609-6101589. www.trentonkennelclub.org. Dog show featuring different breeds, ability courses, and more. $5. 8:30 a.m.

Guided Tour, Kuser Farm Mansion, 390 Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton, 609-890-3630.

Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Eric I. Schwartz, MD, MBA, FACP . Khurram Zubair, MD, FACP Kathleen Bornhoeft, DNP, APN-C . Neida Hernandez-Lewis, MSN, APN-C If you’re not feeling well or if it’s time for a check-up, appointments at Capital Health Primary Care – Brunswick Avenue are available to keep you on the path to better health. Our providers work with support services such as social work, care management, and community behavioral health organizations to better serve your health care needs. We accept most insurances, including Medicaid Managed Care.

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org. Judith Robinson, co-founder of Princeton Farmers Market, presents a program on native plant landscaping. Free. 7 p.m.

Art Chill Night, Championship Bar, 931 Chambers Street. www.championshipbartrenton. com. Crayons and drinks. Art supplies provided. Free. 8 p.m.

Quizzoholics Trivia, Killarney’s, 1644 Whitehorse Mercerville Road, Hamilton, 609-5861166. www.quizzoholics.com. Free trivia every Monday. 8 p.m.

EvEnTS, continued from page 16 House Tour, Benjamin Temple House, 27 Federal City Road, Ewing, 609-883-2455. www. ethps.org. Learn about the families who called the circa-1750 Colonial farmhouse home. 2 p.m.

May Tea, The Old Barracks Museum, 101 Barrack Street, 609-396-1776. www.barracks. org. Tea service with finger sandwiches and pastries, plus a silent auction and a tea cup to take home. $25. Register. 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

NAMI Walks Mercer County, Educational Testing Service, 660 Rosedale Road, Princeton, 609-799-8994. www.namiwalks.org. 5K walk, music, food, and wellness fair. Register. Noon.

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Spring Concert Series, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609570-3333. www.kelseytheatre.net. Mercer County College Orchestra. Free. 7:30 p.m.

CASA Information Session, CASA of Mercer and Burlington Counties, 1450 Parkside Avenue, Suite 22, Ewing. www.casamb.org.

CASA for Children is a non-profit organization that recruits, trains and supervises com-

 munity volunteers who speak up in family court for the best interests of children who have been removed from their families due to abuse and/or neglect. 5:30 p.m.

Trenton Kennel Club Dog Show, Festival Grounds, Mercer County Park, 609-610-

May 18-19, 25-26 June 1-2 11am-6pm Liberty Lake, Bordentown

QUEEN ELIZABETH!

The legendary Queen is back to commemorate our 10th year of wonderous stories & mirth!

The story begins each morning at 11am, continuing through a Joust, Human Chess, and 8 hours of interactive entertainment including Sword Fighting, Fire Breathing, Aerialists, Interactive Comedy, Music & Dance Entertainment.

Plus a wide variety of + food, local beer, gourmet wine, and an eclectic Merchant Village of 60+ fine artisans!

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1589. www.trentonkennelclub.org. Dog show featuring different breeds, ability courses, and more. $5. 9 a.m.

West Trenton Garden Club, Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 137 West Upper Ferry Road, 609-8863-5804. www.westtrentongc.

Music Inspired Art, Princeton Festival, Thomas Sweet Cafe, 1325 Route 206, Montgomery Shopping Center. www.princetonfestival. org. Opening reception for exhibit of works by the Trenton A-Team inspired by the festival’s production of “Nixon in China.” On view through May 31. 3 to 5 p.m.

Spring Concert Series, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609570-3333. www.kelseytheatre.net. Mercer County Choral Concert. Free. 7:30 p.m.

Jazz Jam, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, 609-695-9612. www.jazztrenton.com. $5. 6 p.m.

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information, call 609-396-1511 ext. 110.

We have 3,517 items on our to-do list.

Fire protection is an integral part of our mission. In May, we will begin our annual hydrant inspection and testing program to make sure that the 3,517 fire hydrants in our five-municipality service area operate properly and produce adequate pressure and water flow—typically 500-775 gallons per minute (GPM)—to fight fires. Also, in the first half of 2020 we will be launching TWW's Water-Main Cleaning and Lining Program to improve water quality and increase water pressure. We are committed to better hydrant performance and overall water-distribution-system reliability.

And, we’re on it.

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Past and future at War Memorial

Joseph Hsia, above, and the Westminster Choir, right.

he Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey (CPNJ) closes its 2018’19 season on Saturday, May 4, at the Trenton War Memorial with a program that links the past with the future.

The past is represented by a program of works by composers important to classical music tradition and performed by seasoned professionals. The future reflects the orchestra’s engagement of young musicians participating in the Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey, Bravura Youth Orchestra, and Greater Princeton Youth

Orchestra.

CPNJ music director Daniel Spalding will conduct the program that includes Richard Wagner’ “Overture to Rienzi,” Ottorino Respighi’s “Pines of Rome,” and Felix Mendelssohn’s “Violin Concerto” featuring soloist Joseph Hsia, a West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South student and winner of the Global Music Partnership International Competition.

The War Memorial is located at 1 Memorial Drive. Tickets are $30 to $65. 215-893-1999 or www.capitalphilharmonic.org.

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by Joe Miller, will present contemporary British composer Joby Talbot’s “Path of Miracles” at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral at 801 West State Street on Saturday, May 4, at 3 p.m.

“Path of Miracles” is a 60-minute a cappella evocation of the journey along the Camino de Santiago, the traditional Roman Catholic pilgrimage through Spain, and incorporates several different languages and musi-

cal styles. The Trenton presentation will also be the choir’s preview of its upcoming presentation at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina.

Talbot has an active career creating works for concert, stage, and screen.

Miller is conductor of the Westminster Choir and the Westminster Symphonic Choir, artistic director for choral activities for the Spoleto Festival USA, and director of the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir.

Tickets are $15 for students, $20 for adults. 609-921-2663 or www. rider.edu/arts.

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EvEnTS, continued from page 18 Open Mic Night, Trenton Social, 449 South Broad Street. www.facebook.com/trentonsocial. Hosted by Benny P. 8 p.m.

New Jersey’s High Mountain Park Preserve, NJ State Library, 185 West State Street, 609278-2640. www.njstatelib.org. Author Jim Wright presents. Free. Register. Noon.

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Spring Concert Series, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609570-3333. www.kelseytheatre.net. Mercer County Jazz Band. Free. 7:30 p.m.

Ballroom Newcomers Dance, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609931-0149. www.americanballroomco.com.

Group class included. $10. 7 to 9 p.m.

Women’s Empowerment Breakfast, Trenton Country Club, 201 Sullivan Way, 609-8964112. www.dfscentralnj.org. Dress For Success of Central New Jersey hosts a fundraiser. Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver delivers a keynote address. $50. 8:30 a.m.

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Opening Reception, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, 1 Hamilton Place, Hamilton. www.rwjbh.org. “Healing Trails” exhibition, featuring poetry, images, and GPS maps, running through Thursday, July 11.

Refreshments served. 5:30 p.m.

Blues Jam, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, 609-695-9612. www.jazztrenton. com. $5. 6 p.m.

Capital City Farmers Market, Mill Hill Park, 165 East Front Street. www.destinationtrenton. com. Farmers, artisans, and makers every Thursday through October. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Morir Sonyando, Passage Theater, 205 East Front Street, 609-392-0766. www.passagetheatre.org. Genesis left her past behind long ago, but her mother’s release from prison forces them both to confront longburied pain. $13 to $38. 7:30 p.m.

Public Artwork Tours, New Jersey State House Annex, 145 West State Street, 609-8473150. Guided tour of New Jersey’s capitol complex and its artwork, including stained glass, paintings, murals, tilework, sculptures, and marquetry. Free. 1:30 p.m.

Friday Dance Party, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609-931-0149. $10.

7 to 9 p.m.  Voices Chorale, Trinity Cathedral, 801 West State Street. www.voiceschoralenj.org. Performing “Shakespeare in Love,” works by William Shakespeare set to music. $30. 8 p.m.

Jazz Night, Cook Athletic Association, 411 Hobart Avenue, Hamilton, 609-941-8114. Jazz guitarist Dick Gratton and vocalist Kim Robinson perform. Free. 6 p.m.  Dinosaur Eyelids, Championship Sports Bar, 931 Chambers Street, 609-394-7437. Live music. 7 p.m.

Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer Park, Route 29, 609-394-3300. www.trentonthunder. com. Portland. $11 and up. 7 p.m.

 Guided Tour, Kuser Farm Mansion, 390 Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton, 609-890-3630. www.hamiltonnj.com. Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Composition-on-Location, Grounds for Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton. princetonphotoworkshop.com. Explore the park while practicing composition. $99. 1 p.m.

Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer Park, Route 29, 609-394-3300. www.trentonthunder. com. Portland. $11 and up. 7 p.m.

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Ballroom Newcomers Dance, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609-9310149. Group class included. $10. 7 to 9 p.m.

Capital City Farmers Market, Mill Hill Park, 165 East Front Street. www.destinationtrenton. com. Farmers, artisans, and makers every Thursday through October. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer Park, Route 29, 609-394-3300. www.trentonthunder. com. Binghamton. $11 and up. 7 p.m.

Blues Jam, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, 609-695-9612. www.jazztrenton. com. $5. 6 p.m.

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Morir Sonyando, Passage Theater, 205 East Front Street, 609-392-0766. www.passagetheatre.org. $13 to $38. 7:30 p.m.

Public Artwork Tours, New Jersey State House Annex, 145 West State Street, 609-8473150. Guided tour of New Jersey’s capitol complex and its artwork, including stained glass, paintings, murals, tilework, sculptures, and marquetry. Free. 1:30 p.m.

Friday Dance Party, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609-931-0149. $10.

7 to 9 p.m.

Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer Park, Route 29, 609-394-3300. www.trentonthunder. com. Binghamton. $11 and up. 7 p.m.

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Morir Sonyando, Passage Theater, 205 East Front Street, 609-392-0766. www.passagetheatre.org. Genesis left her past behind long ago, but her mother’s release from prison forces them both to confront longburied pain. $13 to $38. 3 and 7:30 p.m.  Duane Eubanks, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, 609-695-9612. www.jazztrenton.com. $10. Includes free buffet. 3:30 p.m.

Trenton Children’s Chorus, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. www.1867sanctuary.org. $20. Register. 3 p.m.

Open Mic Night, Starbucks, 102 South Warren Street. Music, spoken word, poetry, comedy, storytelling, and more. 3 p.m.

Practitioners of Musick: A Colonial American Entertainment, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. $20. Register. 8 p.m.

Don’t Sleep, Digger, Goddamnit, School Drugs, Mill Hill Basement, 300 South Broad Street.

Live music. 9 p.m.

Guided Tour, Kuser Farm Mansion, 390 Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton, 609-890-3630.

Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Morir Sonyando, Passage Theater, 205 East Front Street, 609-392-0766. www.passagetheatre.org. $13 to $38. 7:30 p.m.

Sharim v’Sharot: Rossi, Solomons, and Kindred Spirits, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. www.1867sanctuary. org. $20. Register. 3 p.m.

Guided Tour, Kuser Farm Mansion, 390 Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton, 609-890-3630.

Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer Park, Route 29, 609-394-3300. www.trentonthunder. com. Binghamton. $11 and up. 1 p.m.

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Dark Star Orchestra, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. www.mccarter.org. Grateful Dead concert experience. $25 to $50. 7 p.m.

Art Chill Night, Championship Bar, 931 Chambers Street. www.championshipbartrenton. com. Crayons and drinks. Art supplies provided. Free. 8 p.m.

Quizzoholics Trivia, Killarney’s, 1644 Whitehorse Mercerville Road, Hamilton, 609-5861166. www.quizzoholics.com. Free trivia every Monday. 8 p.m.

Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer Park, Route 29, 609-394-3300. www.trentonthunder. com. Portland. $11 and up. 7 p.m.

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Music Inspired Art, Princeton Festival, Thomas Sweet Cafe, 1325 Route 206, Montgomery Shopping Center. www.princetonfestival. org. Meet the artists reception for exhibit of works by the Trenton A-Team inspired by the festival’s production of “Nixon in China.”

On view through May 31. 2 to 5 p.m.

Jazz Jam, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, 609-695-9612. www.jazztrenton.com. $5. 6 p.m.

Open Mic Night, Trenton Social, 449 South Broad Street. www.facebook.com/trentonsocial. Hosted by Benny P. 8 p.m.

Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer Park, Route 29, 609-394-3300. www.trentonthunder. com. Portland. $11 and up. 7 p.m.

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Ballroom Newcomers Dance, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609931-0149. www.americanballroomco.com.

Group class included. $10. 7 to 9 p.m.

Neville Dickie, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. www.1867sanctuary.org. $20. Register. 8 p.m.

Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer Park, Route 29, 609-394-3300. www.trentonthunder. com. Portland. $11 and up. 7 p.m.

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Blues Jam, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, 609-695-9612. www.jazztrenton. com. $5. 6 p.m.

Capital City Farmers Market, Mill Hill Park, 165 East Front Street. www.destinationtrenton. com. Farmers, artisans, and makers every Thursday through October. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer Park, Route 29, 609-394-3300. www.trentonthunder. com. Portland. $11 and up. 10:30 a.m.

Spark in the Dark 5K Run, Veterans Park, Klockner Road, Hamilton Township, 609-6958410. www.campfirenj.com. Camp Fire New Jersey hosts its annual 5k run for children and adults. Following the run, a festival will be held featuring face painting, food and a DJ. $25. Register. 6 p.m.

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Inherit the Wind, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. www.kelseytheatre.net. $18. Through June 2. 8 p.m.

Public Artwork Tours, New Jersey State House Annex, 145 West State Street, 609-8473150. Guided tour of New Jersey’s capitol complex and its artwork, including stained glass, paintings, murals, tilework, sculptures, and marquetry. Free. 1:30 p.m.

Friday Dance Party, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609-931-0149. www.americanballroomco.com. $10. 7 to 9 p.m.

Solo and Chamber Music Concert Series, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609392-6409. www.1867sanctuary.org. $20.

Register. 8 p.m.

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Lynn Riley, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, 609-695-9612. www.jazztrenton. com. $10. Includes free buffet. 3:30 p.m.

Musiclick, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. www.1867sanctuary. org. Forgotten gems for violin and piano. $20. Register. 2 p.m.

Open Mic Night, Starbucks, 102 South Warren Street. Music, spoken word, poetry, comedy, storytelling, and more. 3 p.m.

Piano Rock Top, Mamma Rosa’s, 572 Klockner Road, Hamilton, 609-588-5454. Performing classic rock and standards on electric keyboards. 6 p.m.

John Kizzie, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. www.1867sanctuary. org. $20. Register. 8 p.m.

Guided Tour, Kuser Farm Mansion, 390 Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton, 609-890-3630. www.hamiltonnj.com. Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Trenton Pork Roll Festival, Trenton Social, 449 South Broad Street. www.trentonporkrollfestival.com. Specialty pork roll dishes, beer garden, and live music. $5 general admission. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.  The Official Sixth Annual Pork Roll Festival, Mill Hill Park. www.porkrollfestival.com.

Vendors, food trucks, and live music. $5 to $15 general admission. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Victoria Sadowski, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. www.1867sanctuary.org. $20. Register. 3 p.m.

Guided Tour, Kuser Farm Mansion, 390 Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton, 609-890-3630. www.hamiltonnj.com. Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Split Ends, an exhibit featuring artists Atisha Fordyce and Quinci Baker, is on view through Saturday, May 25, at the BSB Gallery. Pictured is Fordyce’s ‘Motisa.’

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Memorial Day. Postal and bank holiday.

Art Chill Night, Championship Bar, 931 Chambers Street. www.championshipbartrenton. com. Crayons and drinks. Art supplies provided. Free. 8 p.m.

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Jazz Jam, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, 609-695-9612. www.jazztrenton.com. $5. 6 p.m.

Open Mic Night, Trenton Social, 449 South Broad Street. www.facebook.com/trentonsocial. Hosted by Benny P. 8 p.m.

Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer Park, Route 29, 609-394-3300. www.trentonthunder. com. Altoona. $11 and up. 7 p.m.

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Ballroom Newcomers Dance, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609931-0149. www.americanballroomco.com.

Group class included. $10. 7 to 9 p.m.

Girls from Mars, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. www.1867sanctuary.org. $20. Register. 8 p.m.

Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer Park, Route 29, 609-394-3300. www.trentonthunder. com. Altoona. $11 and up. 7 p.m.

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Bobby Rydell, Lawrence Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence, 609-883-8294. www. mcl.org. The music legend speaks and signs copies of his autobiography. Register. 7 p.m.

Blues Jam, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, 609-695-9612. www.jazztrenton. com. $5. 6 p.m.

Capital City Farmers Market, Mill Hill Park, 165 East Front Street. www.destinationtrenton. com. Farmers, artisans, and makers every Thursday through October. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Career Fair, Waterview, 1000 Waterview Drive, Hamilton, 877-269-0090. www.genesisbiotechgroup.com. The Genesis Biotechnology group hosts its spring career fair. 9 a.m.

Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer Park, Route 29, 609-394-3300. www.trentonthunder. com. Altoona. $11 and up. 7 p.m.

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Public Artwork Tours, New Jersey State House Annex, 145 West State Street, 609-8473150. Guided tour of New Jersey’s capitol complex and its artwork. Free. 1:30 p.m.

Open Mic Night, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. www.1867sanctuary.org. Free. 8 p.m.

Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer Park, Route 29, 609-394-3300. www.trentonthunder. com. Harrisburg. $11 and up. 7 p.m.

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