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Day by Day, March 11 to 19 8 George Street Playhouse Review: ‘Conscience’ 20 Commentary: St. Patrick – Without Beer, Sleep, or Shoes 22 Opportunities 23 Giving Voice to Death and Despair in America 24 In His Own Words: Benjamin Bagby’s ‘Beowulf’ 25 Spirited Saxophonist Furlong Jazzifies at Sanctuary 26 U.S. 1 Singles Exchange 27 Anne Frank’s Silent Words to Soar in Song 28

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As computers solve problems in ever increasing fields of business, research, art, and everything else, scholars are researching ways that data science can be used for good across multiple disciplines.

One of those researchers is Jeanette M. Wing, who leads the Data Science Institute at Columbia University. She is well known in computer science circles for having written an influential essay called “Computational Thinking” in 2006 when she was a professor at Carnegie Melon.

omputational thinking builds on the power and limits of computing processes, whether they are executed by a human or by a machine. Computational methods and models give us the courage to solve problems and design systems that no one of us would be capable of tackling alone. Computational thinking confronts the riddle of machine intelligence: What can humans do better than computers?

And what can computers do better than humans? Most fundamentally it addresses the question: What is computable?

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Computational Thinker: Jeanette M. Wing is a proponent of applying the principles of computer science to a broad range of fields. ing, and arithmetic, we should add computational thinking to every child’s analytical ability. Just as the printing press facilitated the spread of the three Rs, what is appropriately incestuous about this vision is that computing and computers facilitate the spread of computational thinking.

Computational thinking involves solving problems, designing systems, and understanding human behavior, by drawing on the concepts fundamental to computer science. Computational thinking includes a range of mental tools that reflect the breadth of the field of computer science. Having to solve a particular problem, we might ask: How difficult is it to solve? and What’s the best way to solve it? Computer science rests on solid theoretical underpinnings to answer such questions precisely.

Stating the difficulty of a problem accounts for the underlying power of the machine — the computing device that will run the solution. We must consider the machine’s instruction set, its resource constraints, and its operating environment. In solving a problem efficiently, we might further ask whether an approximate solution is good enough, whether we can use randomization to our advantage, and whether false positives or false negatives are allowed.

Computational thinking is reformulating a seemingly difficult problem into one we know how to solve, perhaps by reduction, embedding, transformation, or simulation. Computational thinking is thinking recursively. It is parallel processing. It is interpreting code as data and data as code. It is type checking as the generalization of dimensional analysis.

It is recognizing both the virtues and the dangers of aliasing, or giving someone or something more than one name. It is recognizing both the cost and power of indirect addressing and procedure call. It is judging a program not just for correctness and efficiency but for aesthetics, and a system’s design for simplicity and elegance.

Computational thinking is using abstraction and decomposition when attacking a large complex task or designing a large complex system. It is separation of concerns.

It is choosing an appropriate representation for a problem or modeling the relevant aspects of a problem to make it tractable. It is using invariants to describe a system’s behavior succinctly and declaratively. It is having the confidence we can safely use, modify, and influence a large complex system without understanding its every detail. It is modularizing something in anticipation of multiple users or prefetching and caching in anticipation of future use.

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Computational thinking is thinking in terms of prevention, protection, and recovery from worst-case scenarios through redundancy, damage containment, and error correction. It is calling gridlock deadlock and contracts interfaces. It is learning to avoid race conditions when synchronizing meetings with one another. Computational thinking is using heuristic reasoning to discover a solution. It is planning, learning, and scheduling in the presence of uncertainty. It is search, search, and more search, resulting in a list of Web pages, a strategy for winning a game, or a counterexample.

Computational thinking is using massive amounts of data to speed up computation. It is making trade-offs between time and space and between processing power and storage capacity.

Consider these everyday examples: When your daughter goes to school in the morning, she puts in her backpack the things she needs for the day; that’s prefetching and caching. ames Peebles, winner of the 2019 When your son loses his mittens, you suggest Nobel Prize for physics, will be the he retrace his steps; that’s backtracking. At speaker at the Princeton Mercer Regionwhat point do you stop renting skis and buy al Chamber’s annual Albert einstein lecyourself a pair? That’s online algorithms. ture on Monday, March 16, at 5:30 p.m.

Which line do you stand in at the supermarat the Institute for Advanced Study. Regket? That’s performance modeling for multiister for the free event at www.princetonserver systems. Why does your telephone still mercerchamber.org. work during a power outage? That’s indepenPeebles, an emeritus professor at dence of failure and redundancy in design.

Princeton University, was honored for How do Completely Automated Public Turhis “contributions to our understanding ing Test(s) to Tell Computers and Humans of the evolution of the universe and Apart, or CAPTCHAs, authenticate humans? earth’s place in the cosmos.”

That’s exploiting the difficulty of solving hard AI problems to foil computing agents.

Computational thinking will have become Computer science inherently draws on ingrained in everyone’s lives when words like mathematical thinking, given that, like all scialgorithm and precondition are part of every- ences, its formal foundations rest on matheone’s vocabulary; when nondeterminism and matics. Computer science inherently draws garbage collection take on the meanings used on engineering thinking, given that we build by computer scientists; and when trees are systems that interact with the real world. The drawn upside down. constraints of the underlying computing deWe have witnessed the influence of com- vice force computer scientists to think computational thinking on other disciplines. For putationally, not just mathematically. example, machine learning has transformed Being free to build virtual worlds enables statistics. Statistical learning is being used for us to engineer systems beyond the physical problems on a scale, in terms of both data size world; ideas, not artifacts. It’s not just the and dimension, unimaginable only a few software and hardware artifacts we produce years ago. Statistics departments in all kinds that will be physically present everywhere of organizations are hiring computer scien- and touch our lives all the time, it will be the tists. Schools of computer science are em- computational concepts we use to approach bracing existing or starting up new statistics and solve problems, manage our daily lives, departments. and communicate and interact with other peoComputer scientists’ recent interest in biol- ple; and For everyone, everywhere. Compuogy is driven by their belief that biologists can tational thinking will be a reality when it is so benefit from computational thinking. Com- integral to human endeavors it disappears as puter science’s contribution to biology goes an explicit philosophy. beyond the ability to search through vast Many people equate computer science amounts of sequence data looking for pat- with computer programming. Some parents terns. The hope is that data structures and al- see only a narrow range of job opportunities gorithms — our computational abstractions for their children who major in computer sciand methods — can represent the structure of ence. Many people think the fundamental reproteins in ways that elucisearch in computer science date their function. is done and that only the Computational thinkComputational biology engineering remains. is changing the way bioloComputational thinking is ing is thinking in gists think. Similarly, coma grand vision to guide terms of prevention, putational game theory is computer science educaprotection, and rechanging the way econotors, researchers, and pracmists think; nanocomputtitioners as we act to covery from worsting, the way chemists change society’s image of case scenarios think; and quantum comthe field. We especially puting, the way physicists through redundancy, need to reach the pre-colthink. This kind of thinking damage containment, lege audience, including will be part of the skill set teachers, parents, and stuand error correction. of not only other scientists dents, sending them two but of everyone else. Ubiqmain messages: uitous computing is to toIntellectually challengday as computational thinking is to tomorrow. ing and engaging scientific problems remain Ubiquitous computing was yesterday’s dream to be understood and solved. The problem dothat became today’s reality; computational main and solution domain are limited only by thinking is tomorrow’s reality. our own curiosity and creativity; and One can Computer science is not computer pro- major in computer science and do anything . gramming. Thinking like a computer scientist One can major in english or mathematics and means more than being able to program a go on to a multitude of different careers. Ditto computer. It requires thinking at multiple lev- computer science. One can major in computer els of abstraction; fundamental, not rote skill. science and go on to a career in medicine, law, A fundamental skill is something every hu- business, politics, any type of science or engiman being must know to function in modern neering, and even the arts. society. Rote means a mechanical routine.

Professors of computer science should Ironically, not until computer science solves teach a course called “Ways to Think like a the AI Grand Challenge of making computers Computer Scientist” to college freshmen, think like humans will thinking be rote; a way making it available to non-majors, not just to that humans, not computers, think. computer science majors. We should expose Computational thinking is a way humans pre-college students to computational methsolve problems; it is not trying to get humans ods and models. Rather than bemoan the deto think like computers. Computers are dull cline of interest in computer science or the and boring; humans are clever and imagina- decline in funding for research in computer tive. We humans make computers exciting. science, we should look to inspire the public’s equipped with computing devices, we use our interest in the intellectual adventure of the cleverness to tackle problems we would not field. We’ll thus spread the joy, awe, and powdare take on before the age of computing and er of computer science, aiming to make combuild systems with functionality limited only putational thinking commonplace. by our imaginations; complements and combines mathematical and engineering thinking.

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ow many times have we seen businesses over spend money in hopes of making more revenue? In most cases the realization is there every month, but poor judgments on part of the business owner result in what is called mismanagement in the business world.

It’s usually when a business spends more than what was in the budget.

As a former banker in financing for more than 20 years, and while having financed more than $100 million, I have also had not-sogreat meetings with business owners, trying to help them get out of business situations that went bad.

My observation?

Many reasons: hiring the wrong people, making poor decisions, lack of budgeting, putting emotions before common sense/logic, weak strategies, fishing in the wrong pond, and the list can go on.

When businesses deviate from their business plan, they slowly but surely find themselves in what I would like to call a “cash flow quicksand.”

For example, trying to increase sales revenue without a strong or qualified sales team to deliver, or chasing new orders with lack of funds for production. How does it get to this point? The common problem in my professional opinion is failure to plan, follow through, and comply — all eventually driving the business into the ground.

Why is this such a common phenomenon in business? Are people just not seeking or getting the right guidance? Or are some business owners too adamant about not pulling out at the right time? Is it because they’re placing the wrong people at the wrong jobs?

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Mismanagement Leads to Cash Flow Quicksand very common problem in most small businesses. Loans are given for start-up capital or business growth — “Cash Flow” in both cases, but due to mismanagement, the result can be the opposite, i.e. lack of sales leading to insufficient cash flow to be in business, or even make loan payments.

An example of this is one where a client of mine started a business and due to some unforeseen circumstances there were delays in getting a Certificate of Occupancy from the city. This further delayed the opening of the business by almost six to nine months and ultimately resulted in a disastrous situation. With no sales revenue coming in and the client having exhausted all of their personal reserves, they didn’t have money to make loan payments.

Now that you have an understanding of some of the problems we’re talking about here, it’s time to look at some possible solutions.

Brainstorming on new ideas to increase revenue: Dead ends can come up, but true success comes when you are ready to think far ahead. All ideas get old at some point, but it’s crucial to stay up to date with new regulations, trends, and various changes related to your business. Brainstorming on ideas for add-on services/products or changing your services/products can possibly help increase revenues. If it’s not working out, then jump on to other ideas to make it work! In business there is no end,

by Parag Nevatia there are only hurdles. Look at the hurdles and figure out solutions to work around them.

Hiring experienced people to increase revenue: Money makes money. Put dollars into hiring experienced and focused staff members, but don’t forget to give an opportunity to the new bees. Make sure to invest in some continuous training so they also believe in your vision. Many business owners hire

Get up, get out, meet people, and tell them why you do what you do, not just what you do. Each profession requires a different approach to reach their target clients. people whom they are emotionally connected to — family and friends — just make sure that it makes business sense and isn’t just a favor! Focus on building a process within the company. That means — a method and a team where every member knows their exact role or what they can bring to the table.

Regrouping to increase revenue: Admit and accept a failed strategy in order to make a change.

You have got to stop the bleeding.

The sooner you realize what it is that is pulling the revenues down, the easier it should be to stop the bleeding. Seek advice from a professional, not necessarily family or friends. See if you can look at a different pond to fish in. Maybe partner with other businesses (B2B — helping customers together) to offer something that they may need; you’ll be surprised by a spontaneous outcome.

Sticking to a plan to increase revenue: Plan out who you want to go after every week. But just having a plan won’t do. The market may be right, but without doing something extra, you’re not really growing. Don’t just pick up business cards or depend on a list of 500 contacts — you have to meet, talk, and hustle. If you feel rejected, don’t worry, that’s a part of business also.

Get up, get out, meet people, and tell them why you do what you do, not just what you do. Each profession requires a different approach to reach their target clients, and sometimes plans take a while to come to fruition. While you may not see the results immediately, keep going at it and give it the respect of time.

Being a broken record but with passion: Yes it is funny but true. Presumably, we all want to say and do the right thing, and there’s nothing wrong in saying the same thing over and over again, every day, multiple times, to the same

or different people. Hear yourself, tweak and polish your presentation, but stick to the core of what you want people to realize. You may sound like a broken record, but the truth is when the same people hear you say the same thing again and again, they will eventually realize your honesty, determination, and ability that will compel them to connect — thus sales revenue!

Don’t just sell (or over sell in cases where you have to sell): Ironically the best salespeople actually don’t sell, they show benefits. Ask around if you don’t believe me. They don’t use a sales pitch. In many networking events that I have attended, I see too many adults using “taglines” as if they are on TV or a radio commercial. It really boggles my mind and forces me to question myself: Are we still in freshman year of college? That path is a sheer road to failure. In business, those who try to make a sale may succeed in the short run but in the long run people run away from these kind of salespeople.

To conclude, the above scenarios have just been some of the very common problems that lead into “mismanagement and cash flow quicksand” subsequently. As mismanagement or new management may have led business owners to be terrified of seeking financing, it has created a new area of focus for companies such as EZ Funding Solutions to step in and get behind the numbers to look at the storyline in every business before suggesting financing.

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Business Meetings Wednesday, March 11

6:30 p.m.: Princeton SCORE, Free workshop: Meet the Entrepreneur, with Karen Ambrose of Sweet Gourmet. East Brunswick Public Library. www.princeton. score.org.

Thursday, March 12

7 a.m.: BNI Growth By Referral, Cherry Valley Country Club, 125 Country Club Drive, Skillman, 609 466-4244.

7 a.m.: BNI Tigers Chapter, Weekly networking. Windsor Athletic Club, 99 Clarksville Road, West Windsor. www.bni-tigers.com, bni. tigersnetworking@gmail.com.

7 a.m.: BNI Top Flight, Free. Town Diner, 431 Route 130 North, East Windsor. www.bnimercer.com/ chapters, 609-426-4490.

5:30 p.m.: Princeton Mercer Chamber, Networking. $45, $40 members. Stumpy’s Hatchet House. www.princetonmercerchamber.org, 609-924-1776.

6 p.m.: UCEDC, Free workshop on the basics of financing your business, with Alejandro Cruz. Hamilton Public Library. www.ucedc. com, 908-527-1166.

Postponed: Princeton ACM / IEEE Computer Society, Data for Good: Data Science at Columbia with Jeanette M. Wing of Columbia University. Princeton University Computer Science Building, William and Olden Streets, Princeton. princetonacm.acm.org, 609285-1066.

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7th Day Adventist Community Church, Robbinsville. www.bninjpa.org, 609-208-2550.

7 a.m.: BNI Excelerators, Networking. Princeton Pong, 745 Alexander Road, Princeton. www.facebook.com/groups/Excelerators.

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9:45 a.m.: Professional Service Group, Doug Amy Raditz - Who Am I Anyway? Princeton Public Library. www.psgofmercercounty. org, psgofmercercounty@gmail. com. 609-924-9529.

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Saturday, March 14

8 a.m.: Breakfast Club NJ, Kick Start Your Job Search: The Essential Checklist, with Valerie S. Williams Days Hotel, 195 Route 18, East Brunswick. meetup.com/ the-breakfast-club-NJ. 11 a.m.: Mercer County Sustainability Coalition, 14th Annual Mercer Green Fest, “Water Clean & Healthy.” Free. Rider University Student Recreation Center, Lawrence. www.sustainablelawrence. org.

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5:30 p.m.: Princeton Mercer Chamber, Albert Einstein Memorial Lecture with James Peebles, winner of 2019 Nobel Prize in physics. Free. Institute for Advanced Study. www.princetonmercerchamber.org, 609-9241776.

Canceled: Princeton SCORE, Free workshop: How to Succeed in Franchising, with Jack Armstrong. Princeton Public Library. www.princeton.score.org.

7 a.m.: BNI Business Synergy, Networking. Ibis Plaza, 3535 Quakerbridge Road, Suite C, Hamilton. www.bnimercer.com/ chapters, 609-581-2211.

7 a.m.: BNI Referral Magnets Chapter, Weekly networking.

South Brunswick Municipal Complex, 540 Ridge Road, Meeting Room A, Dayton. www.bnireferralmagnets.com, 908-672-4017.

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Wednesday March 11

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Jazz & Blues Sanah Kadoura Quartet, Tavern on George, 361 George Street, New Brunswick. www.nbjp.org.

Free. 8 and 9:45 p.m.

Live Music

and Yoav Friedlander, opening reception and talk. Exhibit runs through March 27. 5 p.m.

Dick Gratton, Trenton Social, 449 South Broad Street, Trenton, 609-989-7777. 6 p.m.

On Stage

On Stage

Cabaret, Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, 215-785-6664. www.brtstage.org.

When American writer Cliff Bradshaw arrives at Berlin’s Kit Kat Club looking for inspiration, he falls for its star performer, Sally Bowles. However, their decadent lifestyle is soon threatened by the Nazis’ impending rise to power.

7:30 p.m.

The Diary of Anne Frank, Hopewell Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609-466-1964. hopewelltheater. com. Staged reading. $20. 7:30 p.m.

Sleuth, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609258-2787. www.mccarter.org. A suspenseful game of cat-andmouse that parodies the Agatha Christie thriller. 7:30 p.m.

Conscience, George Street Playhouse, Elizabeth Ross Johnson Theater, 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, 732-545-8100. www.georgestreetplayhouse.org.

Senator Margaret Chase Smith becomes one of the first to stand up against Joseph McCarthy in this play inspired by true events. $25-$65. 8 p.m.

Cancellation

Dark Money, Wolfensohn Hall, Institute for Advanced Study. www.ias.edu. Documentary screening and post-film discussion. Register. Postponed to a date to be determined.

Dancing

Contra Dance, Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Lesson followed by dance with caller Ridge Kennedy and music by Peter, Paul, Ed, Garry. $10. 7:30 p.m.

Literati

Michael Gordin, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609-497-1600. www.labyrinthbooks.com. Talk by the author of “Einstein in Bohemia.” 7 p.m.

Gardens

Gardening for Butterflies, Morven Museum & Garden, 55

The Road

Mercer County Community College’s James Kerney Campus Gallery presents a photography exhibition by Float Photo magazine founders Dana Stirling and Yoav Friedlander, the first in a series of guest-curated shows.

The show runs through Friday, March 27, and features images of iconic Americana.

A reception and talk with the curators take place Thursday, March 12.

Stockton Street, Princeton, 609924-8144, ext. 203. www.morven. org. Illustrated lecture and Q&A on attracting butterflies with horticulturist Louise Senior. $10, $18 tea/tour/talk. Register. 2 p.m.

Health

Blood Drive, New Jersey Blood Services, Education Building, Colllege of New Jersey, 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, 800933-2566. www.nybloodcenter. org. 11 a.m.

Wellness

Eat Right, Bite by Bite, RWJ Fitness & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. Culinary nutrition and mindful eating. $10. 10:30 a.m.

Private Reiki Session, RWJ Fitness & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. Non-invasive, hands-on healing program. $40$80. Register. 5 p.m.

Lectures

John Honeyman, An American Revolution Patriot Legend, Sierra Club, Student Center, Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Talk by Tim Stollery followed by a short film. Register. 6 p.m.

Science Lectures

Pop Music

Delaware Valley Radio Association, , Incarnation-St.James Church, 1545 Pennington Road, Ewing. www.w2zq.com. Meeting and amature radio swap meet.

6:30 p.m.

Casting Crowns, CURE Insurance Arena, 81 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton, 609-656-3200. www.cureinsurancearena.com. “Only Jesus Tour.” $28-$103. 7 p.m.

The Split Squad, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, 609-424-3766. www.mancavenj.com. 7 p.m.

Frank Bell, The Art of Sound, 201 South Main Street, Lambertville. www.eventbrite.com. Unplugged series. $45. 7 p.m.

Socials

Tea and Tour, Morven Museum, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, 609-924-8144. www.morven.org.

Docent-led museum tour followed by tea. Registration required. $22.

1 p.m.

Trivia Jam, Firkin Tavern, 1400 Parkway, Ewing, 609-771-0100. www.firkintavern.com. 8 p.m.

Quizzoholics Trivia, Chickies & Petes, 183 Route 130, Bordentown, 609-298-9182. www.chickiesandpetes.com. Hosted by Matt Sorrentino. 9 p.m.

Thursday March 12 Jazz & Blues Najwa Parkins Quartet, Tavern on George, 361 George Street, New Brunswick. www.nbjp.org.

Free. 8 and 9:45 p.m.

World Music

Charlie Zahm, Hamilton Township Free Public Library, 1 Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Way, Hamilton, 609-581-4060. www.hamiltonnjpl.org. “A St. Patrick’s Day Concert: The Music of Ireland and Scotland.” Free. 7 p.m.

Art

Life Distilled, Alfa Art Gallery, 108 Church Street, New Brunswick, 732-296-6720. www.alfart. org. Opening of exhibit of work by Meredeth Turshen, Betty Jacobsen and Yvonne Skaggs. Exhibit runs through April 25. 5 p.m.

The Road, James Kerney Campus Gallery, Trenton Hall, Mercer County Community College, 137 North Broad Street,Trenton. www. mcc.edu/jkcgallery. Exhibit of photographs curated by Float Magazine founders Dana Stirling

Conscience, George Street Playhouse, Elizabeth Ross Johnson Theater, 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, 732-545-8100. www.georgestreetplayhouse.org.

Senator Margaret Chase Smith becomes one of the first to stand up against Joseph McCarthy in this play inspired by true events. $25-$65. 2 p.m.

Cabaret, Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, 215-785-6664. www.brtstage.org.

When American writer Cliff Bradshaw arrives at Berlin’s Kit Kat Club looking for inspiration, he falls for its star performer, Sally Bowles. However, their decadent lifestyle is soon threatened by the Nazis’ impending rise to power.

7:30 p.m.

The Diary of Anne Frank, Hopewell Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609-466-1964. hopewelltheater. com. Staged reading. $20. 7:30 p.m.

Sleuth, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609258-2787. www.mccarter.org. A suspenseful game of cat-andmouse that parodies the Agatha Christie thriller. 7:30 p.m.

A Little Night Music, Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater, Wallace Theater, Lewis Arts Complex, Princeton University, 122 Alexander St.. www.arts. princeton.edu. $10-$17. 8 p.m.

Cancellation

Anne Case and Angus Deaton, Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street, Princeton, 609-497-1600. www.labyrinthbooks.com. Talk by the authors of “Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism.”

Check library website for livestream information. 6 p.m.

Good Causes

CASA for Children Information Session, CASA for Children of Mercer & Burlington Counties, 1450 Parkside Avenue, Suite 22, Ewing, 609-434-0050. www. casamb.org. Information session for prospective volunteers. 10 a.m.

Comedy

Jay Leno, State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, 732-246-7469. www.stnj.org. $49-$175. 8 p.m.

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Miscellany Substitute Employee Job Fair, HamiltonTownship School District, Administration Building, 90 Park Avenue, Hamilton, 609-6314100, ext. 3043. www.hamilton. k12.nj.us. 9 a.m.

Legal Clinic, Mercer County Bar Association, Mercer County Connection, Hamilton Square Shopping Center, 957 Route 33, Hamilton, 609-890-9800. Free 15-minute consultation with an attorney. Register. 5:30 p.m.

Food & Dining

Murder Mystery Dinner, Rat’s Restaurant, 16 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton. www.ratsrestaurant.com. Three-course meal. $125. 6 p.m.

Farm Markets

Princeton Farmers Market, Princeton YMCA, 59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton. www.princetonfarmersmarket.com. Local produce, farm raised meats, local cheeses and more. SNAP/EBT cards accepted. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Gardens

Organic Lawn Care and Lawn Alternatives, The Watershed Institute, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington, 609-737-3735. www.thewatershed.org. Tips from professional from The Watershed Institute. Free. 6:30 p.m.

Street, Princeton. www.acee. princeton.edu. Talk by Robert Lempert. Free. 12:30 p.m.

Socials

Beulah Oliphant Award Reception, Old Barracks Museum, 101 Barrack Street, Trenton, 609396-1776. Honoring women for outstanding contributions to New Jersey history. $35. 4:30 p.m.

Monthly Artist Meetup, BSB Gallery, 143 East State Street, Trenton, 609-599-3268. www.bsbgallery.com. Meeting of artists, bring a piece of work to discuss. Register. 5:30 p.m.

Ladies’ Night Out, Crossing Vineyards and Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 215-493-6500. 6 p.m.

Mercer’s Best Toastmasters, Lawrence Community Center, 295 Eggerts Crossing Road, Lawrenceville. www.mercersbest. toastmastersclubs.org. Meeting.

6:45 p.m.

Friday March 13 Classical Music

Great Historic Properties in N.J., Prallsville Mills, 33 Risler Street, Stockton, 609-397-3586. www. prallsvillemills.org. Talk by Andrea Tingey, historic preservation specialist. 7 p.m.

The Dryden Ensemble, All Saints’ Church, 16 All Saints Road, Princeton. www.drydenensemble.org. Bach’s “St. John Passion.” $45. 7:30 p.m.

Milos, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-2582787. www.mccarter.org. The classical guitarist play works by Bach, The Beatles, and everything in between. 8 p.m.

Addressing Climate Change as a Deeply Uncertain Risk Management Challenge: Opportunities and Barriers”, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Maeder Hall, 92 Olden

Benjamin Bagby, Wolfensohn Hall, Institute for Advanced Study, 1 Einstein Drive, Princeton, 609734-8228. www.ias.edu. Edward T. Cone Concert Series performance. Free, ticket required.

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Ellis Paul, Hopewell Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609-466-1964. www. hopewelltheater.com. $23.50$25.50. 8 p.m.

Live Music

Live Bands, Championship Bar, 931 Chambers Street, Trenton, 609-394-7437. www.championshipbartrenton.com. Swashbuckle, We Our War, Vivisect, Anticosm. $15. 6 to 1 a.m.

Music and Merlot, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609-737-4465. www. hopewellvalleyvineyards.com.

Rick Winow with acoustic rock. 6 to 9 p.m.

John Bianculli, Steakhouse 85, 85 Church Street, New Brunswick, 732-247-8585. www.steakhouse85.com. 6 p.m.

Art

Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote, William Trent House Museum, 15 Market Street,Trenton, 609-989-3027. www.williamtrenthouse.org. Popexhibit runs through March 27.

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State House Artwork Tour, New Jersey Statehouse, 145 West State Street, Trenton, 609-8473150. www.njstatehousetours. org. Tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Public Buildings Arts Inclusion Act. See artwork incorporated into the capitol complex including stained glass, tilework, paintings, and sculptures.

Reservations required. 1:30 p.m.

Between the Seasons, Straube Galleries, 1 Straube Center Boulevard, Pennington, 609-7373322. www.straubecenter.com.

Exhibit of work by Adriana Groza, Gary Fournier, Hal Vandermark and Ernest Koch, opening reception. Exhibit runs through May 8. 6 to 8 p.m.

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On Stage Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Actors’ NET, 635 North Delmorr Avenue, Morrisville, PA, 215-2953694. www.actorsnetbucks.org.

George Bernard Shaw’s play about a former prostitute who attempts to come to terms with her disapproving daughter. $10-$22.

8 p.m.

Cabaret, Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, 215-785-6664. www.brtstage.org.

When American writer Cliff Bradshaw arrives at Berlin’s Kit Kat Club looking for inspiration, he falls for its star performer, Sally Bowles. However, their decadent lifestyle is soon threatened by the Nazis’ impending rise to power. 8 p.m.

Conscience, George Street Playhouse, Elizabeth Ross Johnson Theater, 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, 732-545-8100. www.georgestreetplayhouse.org.

Unplugged: Singersongwriter Frank Bell performs at the Art of Sound in Lambertville on Thursday, March 12.

Senator Margaret Chase Smith becomes one of the first to stand up against Joseph McCarthy in this play inspired by true events. $25-$65. 8 p.m.

33 Variations, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. A music scholar facing her own health and relationship problems delves into why Beethoven spent four years writing 33 variations of an uninspired waltz. $19-$21. 8 p.m.

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laxing axing elaxing to I to axing ayYour to Your rt Your to ts s estsThe Relaxing port nstitutions up and down the Route 1 corridor are bracing for the impact of the COVID-19 virus. As of press time, there were 11 identified cases of the respiratory disease in New Jersey, and the state government had declared an emergency. A Bergen County man in his mid-60s was the first New Jersey resident to die of the virus on Tuesday.

Institutions of all kinds took measures to combat the spread of the virus. Princeton University was among the first to enact sweeping measures to limit gatherings. The university moved all in-person classes to online beginning March 23, and encouraged students to stay home after next week’s spring break rather than return to campus.

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ers and mobile devices allow most tizer stations at its events.

“We don’t want people to not office workers to work from home support the business community,” with a minimum of setup.

Videoconferencing is now possaid chamber president Peter Crowley. “We don’t want people to sible on most smartphones and lapnot continue to go to stores and pur- tops, whereas just a few years ago, chase items, or to go out to eat at it required going to a dedicated restaurants. We just want them to meeting room with the proper Telecommuting, weequipment installed. “I was on a take precautions.”

Local event planner Mary Harris web call this afternoon with about binars, and videoconsaid her clients are talking about 25 people, most at a desktop or lapferencing: Employers cutting back attendance at wed- top, and three from iPhones. This and event organizers dings and other events, as people would have been sci-fi 10 or 15 over 60, who are more vulnerable years ago,” Gordon said. “Lots of are getting creative to to the virus, avoid gatherings. Else- things have changed for the better.” limit the spread of cowhere in the country, major events, vid-19. such as the SXSW festival in Texas, have been canceled outright. ut with the technological Harris recommends anyone hurdle cleared, there are still chalevents for the business community, planning an event make sure to buy lenges to working at home.

“We know from a lot of history, issued a “no handshake” policy and cancellation insurance.

She said it is also harder to get that people have to be fairly selftold its members to keep personal space. It also provided hand sani- certain supplies from China, such starting and disciplined and so on as floral displays, due to manufac- to be able to do this well,” Gordon turing disruptions due to the virus said. “Some people need the cues overseas. of the office to do their work. That New Jersey Health Commis- doesn’t mean they’re lazy or unsioner Judy Persichilli said the structured, it’s just the way that difstate was looking into mitigation ferent people work.” steps such as recommending peoAnother factor is that not everyple telecommute if possible. one has a suitable space for doing a While telecommuting is impos- lot of working from home. It’s one sible for many jobs, which require thing to spread work out on a dinoperating equipment or serving ing room table for a few hours after people in person, companies that the kids go to bed. It’s another to try do a lot of office work are prepar- doing that for eight hours a day for ing to have large numbers of em- days on end.

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Rutgers will also hold all classes online beginning March 23. Rutgers is starting its break early and encouraging all students to leave campus by March 12. The university is cancelling all events and meetings with more than 15 people through April 15. Rider University extended its spring break by one week, through March 27.

Princeton University also issued guidelines that in-person meetings and campus events were strongly discouraged, and should be replaced with remote technology or postponed. It outright forbade events that involve more than 100 people or use more than one third of the venue’s capacity. The Ivy League basketball tournament was canceled.

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amilton Township is lucky to have three historic homes that are true gems for the community: Kuser Mansion, Sayen House and Gardens, and the Grafton House.

Built in 1892, Kuser Mansion is the former summer home of the Kuser family, whose business interests included Fox Film Corporation, Lenox Company, and the Mercer Motor Car Company.

Today this magnificent Queen Anne-style “Country Home” is a house museum, and home to many special events throughout the year, including movie nights (shown in the dining room, where Fred Kuser used to entertain his guests), Ghost Investigation, and Winter Wonderland Christmas Tours. Kuser Mansion is located at 390 Newkirk Avenue in Hamilton. Tours are available March through October, Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Please call 609-890-3630 for more specific information.

Sayen House and Gardens and the Grafton House are two hidden jewels in the heart of Hamilton that are perfect for hosting weddings, showers, birthdays, anniversaries, and other memorable celebrations.

Both are intimate alternatives to traditional venue rentals.

Sayen House is located in Sayen Gardens, in the heart of Hamilton Square. Sayen House is a 1912 bungalow style home, which Frederick Sayen surrounded with plants and flowers acquired while he traveled around the world. There are over 1,000 azaleas and nearly 500 rhododendrons on the property, and other plants Sayen acquired during his travels. They are lovingly taken care of by the Sayen Gardens groundskeepers.

This historic home comfortably accommodates 80 to 85 guests for dinner and dancing. The 30-acre botanical garden setting is beautiful year-round. Home to many special occasions since the late 1980s, it is a very popular location as the ceremony could take place outside in the Temple Gardens, and photographs can be taken throughout the grounds. Visit www.hamiltonj.

Clockwise from above: Sayen House and Gardens, Grafton House, and Kuser Mansion. com/SayenGardens to view the Sayen House brochure that answers many questions The Grafton house has been hosting special events for the past few years with much success. Located behind Hamilton Marketplace on Edgebrook Road, the Grafton House was once home to the first sheriff of Mercer County. This plantation style home was named after the historic Grafton Plantation, located near where the home sits today. The house can accommodate 50 to 55 guests for all types of special events. Visit www. hamiltonnj.com/GraftonHouse to view the Grafton House brochure that answers many questions.

Discount rental fees for both

homes are available for Hamilton residents. Please call Patti Krzywulak at 609-890-3874 for more information, or email her at pkrzywulak@hamiltonnj.com and let her help you plan your wedding or special event.

BBQ Hours: Tues-Sat 5-9pm - eat in or pick up Sunday until 6pm Monday until 7pm - PICK UP ONLY RESTAURANT WEEK - March 16-22 - 5-9pm

Township of Hamilton’s Office of Historic Homes, 609-8903874. pkrzywulak@hamiltonnj. com. For additional information visit www.hamiltonnj.com.

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Villa Mannino Generations of Hospitality

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he three Mannino brothers — Marco, Maurizio, and Francesco — learned the hospitality business from their mother, Maria, and their father, Giovanni, who believed in treating everyone as family, a tradition still followed today at Villa Mannino. From the family’s first restaurant in 1972 on Hamilton Avenue in the Chambersburg area of Trenton to the large Villa Mannino restaurant, pizzeria, and banquet hall in Bordentown today, the brothers understand the importance of treating your family the same way they would treat their own family.

“Our niche is family functions,” Marco Mannino said recently.

“Our specialties are bridal showers, baby showers, small weddings, rehearsal dinners, birthdays, special anniversaries, first communions, and graduations.

We enjoy accommodating all those functions for families that want to entertain but don’t want big halls with big price tags.”

Banquet menus reflect Villa Mannino’s traditional and casual specialties, as well as the most popular items from the restaurant. The Mannino family strives for comfortable food that appeals to everyone. Pastas can be provided with several tasty sauces, while chicken, fish, steak, and pork are prepared in a variety of ways.

Meals are supplemented with tantalizing salads, appetizers, bread, and dessert depending on packages selected by the cus-

tomer. Music can be piped into all the rooms, and customers can provide their own DJ in the largest banquet room.

“We’ve always emphasized family and treating your family like our family,” Marco Mannino said. “My father started with that family atmosphere and we haven’t changed. We believe in the Italian concept of ‘La Dolce Vita’ — the sweet life. Everyone should have plenty to eat, no one should leave hungry, and providing service with a smile.”

Villa Mannino’s recipes have been handed down through the generations, shaped and formed by the family’s heritage in Sicily and southern Italy. With one kitchen for the restaurant and another kitchen for the banquet and catering services, Villa Mannino can accommodate all their customers at once.

Villa Mannino has one large banquet room that can be divided into two rooms, as well as two additional rooms that serve well for smaller groups. Having the restaurant kitchen gives the staff the opportunity to accommodate special dietary needs, such as gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian, in their banquet rooms for those customers who need that

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Whether you are eating in the restaurant, picking up pizza for take-out or using the banquet facilities for your special function, let the Mannino brothers do the cooking and serving while you enjoy your family and friends on your special day.

Located in Bordentown Township on Route 130, about threefourths of a mile south of where Routes 206 and 130 split, Villa Mannino is in a large, modern facility with plenty of parking for groups of any size.

Villa Mannino, 73 Route 130, Yardville. 609-298-9000. www. villamannino.com. See ad, page 14.

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Once home to the First Sheriff of Mercer County, NJ, the recently renovated Grafton House can accommodate a variety of functions and special gatherings. This historic e and memorable…… jewel quietly hides behind the Hamilton Marketplace House & Gardens is available for a variety of functions and in rural, south-east Hamilton Township, just minutes The House serves as Jersey an elegant, out-of-the ordinary setting for the New Turnpike, Interstate 195 and State g receptions, showers, parties andbestowed much more.

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abebe was a hospitable woman whose door was always open. She was a loving wife and nurturing mother who made sure that anyone who came to her house was well fed.

From her we learned the art of hospitality, the nature of creativity, and the importance of working together. This restaurant is a tribute to Labebe — the woman, mother, and grandmother who inspired a tradition.

Labebe was born and raised in the beautiful village of Jwar el Hawz in Lebanon. She came from a family of farmers who took great pride in their work, who valued family and friends, and who understood the importance of good company. Labebe began to create magic in the kitchen as a young woman where she used fresh produce, livestock, and spices that were abundant in the region.

The aromas that spread

throughout her house were mouth-watering and the recipes she created have been passed down through generations of our family. It is our honor and privilege to bring fresh, healthy, local ingredients to your table at Labebe Restaurant.

At Labebe there is nothing we enjoy more than gathering family and friends and serving up a carefully crafted meal. What’s important to us is your comfort, enjoyment, and pleasure.

Call us to inquire about private dining. Our professional staff and talented chefs will help customize all aspects of your event to create a memorable experience.

Happy Hour is Friday through Sunday noon to 7 p.m. Call us at 732-658-6400 to make a reservation or visit our website at labebenj.com Labebe, 2150 Route 130 North, North Brunswick. Noon to 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday; noon to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday; noon to 9 p.m. Sunday.

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Exquisite and memorable…

The Sayen House & Gardens is available for a variety of functions and gatherings. The House serves as an elegant, out-of-the ordinary setting for wedding receptions, showers, holiday parties and much more. The Sayen House is nestled amongst 30 acres and serves as the perfect backdrop for your outdoor ceremony and photos!!

155 Hughes Drive, Hamilton, NJ 08690

For more information, please visit our website at www.hamiltonnj.com or contact Patti Krzywulak, Program Coordinator at: (609) 890-3874 or PKrzywulak@hamiltonnj.com

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hen Antonio Carannante, co-owner of Hamilton’s Blend Bar & Bistro, is asked how his team came up with the name Blend, he explains, “Blend actually means a lot of things. We used to make our own homemade wine, called Blend 33 (we used three different grapes and 33 percent of each one). And, these days, when you look on bottles, you see the word blend all the time: blended whiskeys, beers, vodkas. It’s a word you can’t get away from. But also, the idea of the word has a positive vibe. We like the idea of blend to bring food, cocktails, and people together.”

Indeed, “blend” is something this establishment does very well. In addition to a modern American cuisine concept, the restaurant also offers dishes that represent other global influences. “We have pork pot stickers and sesame-seared tuna, but we also have nachos, quesadillas, and empanadas, as well as gnocchi. We even do a prime rib night,” explains Carannante. “So we offer a good mix of different flavors and flair to make sure everyone is happy. We are such a blended melting pot in America, we like the idea of pulling so many things together.”

In additional to offering both large and small seasonal dishes, more than 100 spirits, 22-plus draft beers, and a wide variety of wines, the restaurant also has a catering arm, for both on and offpremises. Blend caters to multi-

ple venues in the area and also has a dining room for private events that can seat 50 people, as well as an outdoor patio.

Adds Carannante, “We also rent the entire venue out for parties, which can hold about 100 people.” On and off-site events include wedding rehearsal dinners, baby and bridal showers, bachelor parties, retirement dinners, and much more.

Recently, the restaurant group purchased New Jersey Weddings and Events, a catering and event planning company, “so we do offsite catering for larger parties, like weddings and bar mitzvahs as well,” says Carannante.

“We are one-stop shopping in that way. If a customer chooses to, we can coordinate their entire event, with flowers, music, whatever they want. We are always happy to make recommendations for what vendors to use as well.”

But it doesn’t end there.

Blend’s sister company, Brother’s Pizza on Route 33, allows

them to offer a variety of pizzathemed parties for customers, including wood-burning pizza ovens for backyard parties and cocktail hours for any special event. In other words, “we dabble in a bit of everything,” says Carannante.

Blend consistently holds special events at the restaurant, like wine pairing dinners, regular happy hours, dance parties like the Blend 80s dance party on Saturday, April 4, as well as fundraiser events and holiday parties, but one of its biggest events is the Mercer County Central Jersey Beer and Wine Festival. At the next festival, on Saturday, October 10, from 1 to 6 p.m., guests can taste more than 175 different beers and wines while listening to live music, meeting brewers, and enjoying food vendors.

Explains Carannante, “We are the host and producers of the show, and it brings thousands of people together for live music, food and drink, always on the

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ierre’s of South Brunswick in Monmouth Junction is the perfect choice to hold an unforgettable affair. We can accommodate 25 to 500 guests in our five beautifully decorated banquet rooms.

Our dedicated staff of on-site event planners will ensure that your event will be one that is pleasurable and memorable.

Ask us how we may help with your wedding ceremony, wedding reception, bridal shower, rehearsal dinner, engagement party, anniversary, sweet sixteen,

bar/bat mitzvah, birthday or corporate event.

With our own bakery just steps away from the banquet hall, ordering your special cake has never been easier. Pierre’s was voted “one of the best” Banquet/Reception Halls in Central New Jersey in the Home News Tribune Reader’s Choice Award. Pierre’s has also had the honor of receiving “The Knot Best of” for 2020.

Come see for yourself what sets Pierre’s apart from the rest. Schedule your in-house tour and consultation today.

Pierre’s of South Brunswick, 582 Georges Road, Monmouth Junction. 732329-3219. www.pierresnj.com. See ad, page 18.

second Saturday in October.”

Now that spring is here, Carannante notes, “it’s time to start thinking about your upcoming special events through summer and fall. It’s always good to pencil in your dates ahead of time!”

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Brick Farm Tavern has several options for private dining and special events.

The Crow’s Nest, which seats 10 dinner guests in a “club room” on the second floor, has an adjacent room overlooking the bar for private pre-dinner cocktails and is an excellent location for a quieter, more private event. In the Wine Cellar, guests can be seated at a long community table, comfortably accommodating 18.

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vahs, and any other marquis occasion. The grand lawn can be utilized as an open-air extension of the festivities or tented for a more structured addition to the event. The Brick Farm staff works tirelessly to create the right menu and feel throughout the Tavern to ensure a memorable experience for both clients and guests.

The Brick Farm Market, a renovated former Chevrolet Dealership with an open floor plan, has been hosting private events since its opening in 2013. The rustic setting is perfect for birthday parties, anniversary parties, team celebrations, work functions, school administration gatherings, and more. Parties of up to 48 seated and 100 standing can be accommodated. Again, the team at the Market works with individuals to create the right theme and feel for the party and takes care of all the details so that hosts and guests can enjoy the food and each other.

Finally, Brick Farm Catering has been fortunate to do a variety of events off-site: intimate dinners in private homes, cocktail parties, holiday parties, and large-scale catering for benefits and corporate events, weddings, family reunions, BBQs, and more. Brick Farm catering can also create a menu of items to be picked up and prepared by the host. As clients’ imaginations dream up ideas for entertaining, the staff at Brick Farm Group is there to make it a success.

As is paramount to every entity within the Brick Farm Group, ingredient sourcing is focused on the freshest local ingredients possible, starting with proteins and produce from Double Brook Farm in Hopewell. Grains, dairy, and additional produce are sourced by farming partners in the area who share a philosophy of sustainable agriculture and humane animal treatment. For each event, all dishes are made fresh from scratch either at the Brick Farm Market, the Brick Farm Tavern or the Commissary Kitchen.

Brick Farm Group looks forward to working with you to help you celebrate your next special event with our dedicated catering team or hosting your event at the Tavern or Market!

For more information about events at Brick Farm Tavern, please call 609-333-9200 or email reservations@brickfarmgroup.com. For information about events at Brick Farm Market, or inquiries about Brick Farm Catering and off-site catering, please contact Marianne Murphy at 609-466-6952 or email catering@brickfarmgroup.com. See ad, page 13.

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Plan Your next event With us!

Come in and see us today to plan that special event! Our private dining room is now open and we are accepting reservations to personalize your special occasion. Call to book today! Reserve the private room for approx 50ppl for a business luncheon, corporate presentations, rehearsal dinners, bridal shower, baby shower or any catered event of your choice. Our catering offerings are customized to your taste, whether hosting it at your home, our restaurant or an offsite Ballroom, we can cater to you!

Email drinks@blendbar.com or Call us to reserve your table or to schedule a catering consultation at 609-245-8887 Our most popular ballroom is The Nottingham Ballroom on Mercer Street in Hamilton, NJ. It is available to host a wide variety of events. If you are planning a wedding, bar mitzvah, quinceanera, corporate outing or any imaginable celebration, the ballroom is a great location. The hall can accommodate 300+ people and has many amenities. It also has one of the area’s largest all wood ballroom floors, which is perfect for dancing the night away.

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Brick Farm Market Spring Is Here

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pring is almost here, and Brick Farm Market has something new coming online! Starting March 16, to coincide with the beginning of Hopewell Restaurant Week (March 16 – March 22), Brick Farm Market is launching “SMOKE & CIDER,” a regional BBQ dinner for in-store dining and take-out.

Stop in and sample our new mouthwatering dinner menu of pasture-raised proteins transformed into incredible BBQ by our talented chefs. Hang out in the cool community vibe of Brick Farm Market as you enjoy a frosty, crisp Ironbound hard cider and savor pulled heritage Berkshire pork, smoked beef brisket, pastrami smoked beef short ribs, smoked Double Brook Farm chicken, turkey, and more. Our twist on classic made-fromscratch sides adds layers of complementary flavor. Try root beer BBQ beans, braised greens, local grits, vinegar slaw, sweet corn chow chow, biscuits,

and corn bread.

House-made BBQ sauces will be available: Carolina Vinegar, Sweet Molasses BBQ, Alabama White BBQ, and Coffee Mustard BBQ. Whether you choose to dine in at the Market or bring your BBQ home, we are sure you will enjoy the flavor of this BBQ using the freshest local ingredients.

Ironbound Hard Cider and will have several varieties of their premier, New Jersey-made hard cider on hand for purchase (21 and older only).

It is one of the very few hard ciders you can buy that is not made from concentrate and there is a difference. Plus, Ironbound has a great company philosophy which you can read about on their website (ironboundhardcider.com). Not to mention, cider goes perfectly

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with our BBQ! If you are not a hard cider enthusiast, you may BYOB your favorite beverage as always.

We hope you can join us during Restaurant Week and beyond for this delicious addition to our offerings at Brick Farm Market.

To learn more and see menus, please visit our website (brickfarmmarket.com).

Brick Farm Market, 65 East Broad Street, Hopewell. Market Hours: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. SMOKE & CIDER Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 5 to 9 p.m.; Sunday to 6 p.m.; Monday to 7 p.m. Pick up only. Restaurant week March 16 to 22, 5 to 9 p.m.

609-466-6500. www.brickfarmmarket.com. See ad, page 11.

Easter BRUNCH

S U N DAY, A P R I L 12, 2020 A GRAND BUFFET THAT INCLUDES Chilled Orange Juice • Freshly Baked Mini Muffins Mini Danish • Mini Croissants Decorative Bread • Bagels • Cream Cheese Butter • Jelly • Fresh Garden Salad • Fruit Salad Specialty Salads • Peel & Eat Shrimp

SERVED IN SILVER CHAFING DISHES Scrambled Eggs with Fine Herbs • Broccoli Quiche Homemade French Toast • Crisp Bacon • Sausage Links Seasoned Brown Potatoes • Beef Bourguignon with Egg Noodles Chicken Francaise • Seafood Newburgh • Penne ala Vodka Herb Crusted Salmon • Roasted Potatoes & Mixed Vegetables

OMELET STATION Make your own Omelet

CARVING STATION Roast Whole Leg of Lamb • Sirloin Steak • Roast Turkey • Baked Ham

VIENNESE DESSERT TABLE A Lavish Selection of Pierre’s Bakery Famous Desserts • Coffee • Tea

10 AM - 3 PM Adults $29.99 • Children $14.99 (12 & under) (Price Does Not Include Tax or Gratuity)

A Little Night Music, Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater, Wallace Theater, Lewis Arts Complex, Princeton University, 122 Alexander Street. www.arts. princeton.edu. $10-$17. 8 p.m.

Other World, Bucks County Playhouse, 70 South Main Street, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 215-862-2121. www.buckscountyplayhouse.org. World premiere action adventure musical in which gamer Sri and party-happy Lorraine are transported from their garage into the world of Sri’s favorite video game. $45 to $50.

Through April 11. 8 p.m.

Sleuth, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609258-2787. www.mccarter.org. A suspenseful game of cat-andmouse that parodies the Agatha Christie thriller. 8 p.m.

Family Theater

13, Acting Naturally, 164 N.Flowers Mill Road, Langhorne, Pa., 267-798-9165. www.actingnaturally.com. Musical about Evan, who realizes just what cool is and isn’t after moving to New York following his parents’ divorce. $21$23. 8 p.m.

Into the Woods, Music Mountain Theatre, 1483 Route 179, Lambertville, 609-397-337. www.musicmountaintheatre.org. Musical based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. $23-$25. 8 p.m.

Pop Music

John Eddie, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, 609-424-3766. www.mancavenj.com. Solo acoustic. 7 and 9 p.m.

Film

Ford v. Ferrari, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609-924-9529. www. princetonlibrary.org. Movie screening. 6 p.m.

Dancing

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

Dance, Princeton, Dance, Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609924-8777. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org. “Pi Day Princeton” community dance party. $5. 7:30 p.m.

Folk Dance, Princeton Folk Dance, Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton Street, Princeton, 609-912-1272. www.princetonfolkdance.org. Beginners welcome. Lesson followed by dance.

No partner needed. $5. 8 to 11 p.m.

Miscellany

Avoiding Burnout: Tips for Small Shop Fundraisers, Central NJ & Bucks Co. Women in Development, Princeton Community TV, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. www.widmercer.org.

Roundtable for nonprofit professionals. $10. 8:30 a.m.

Shopping News

Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale, Princeton Day School, 650 Great Road, Princeton. www. bmandwbooks.com. $25. 10 a.m.

Socials

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Friday with Friends Spring Luncheon, YWCA Princeton Area Newcomers and Friends, Acacia, 2637 Main Street, Lawrenceville. www.ywcaprinceton. org/newcomers. Meeting, lunch and pasta making lesson. $36.

Register. 11:30 a.m.

Friday with Friends, YWCA Princeton Area Newcomers and Friends, Bramwell House, YWCA Princeton, 59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton. www.ywcaprinceton.org/newcomers. Meeting, lunch and presentation. $10. Register. Noon.

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Saturday March 14 Classical Music The Dryden Ensemble, All Saints’ Church, 16 All Saints Road, Princeton. www.drydenensemble.org. Bach’s “St. John Passion.” $45. 7:30 p.m.

Capital Philharmonic Orchestra, Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, 1 Memorial Drive, Trenton, 215-893-1999. www.capitalphilharmonic.org. Work by Mozart, Vivaldi, and Tchaikovsky. $30-$65. 7:30 p.m.

Cancellation

Benjamin Bagby, Wolfensohn Hall, Institute for Advanced Study, 1 Einstein Drive, Princeton, 609734-8228. www.ias.edu. Edward T. Cone Concert Series performance. Free, ticket required. 8 p.m.

Jazz & Blues

Vince Lardear, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, Trenton, 609-695-9612. www.jazztrenton.com. $15, $10 drink minimum.

3:30 p.m.

Jack Furlong Quartet, 1867 Sanctuary Arts and Culture Center, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. www.1867sanctuary.org. $20. 8 p.m.

The Hot Sardines, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. www.mccarter.org. Classic jazz. 8 p.m.

Live Music

Music and Merlot, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609-737-4465. www. hopewellvalleyvineyards.com.

The Lifters with classic rock. 6 to 9 p.m.

Saturday Night Live Music, Thomas Sweet, 64 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor, 609-269-5630. www.thomassweet.com. Anker. 7 to 10 p.m.

Saturday Night Live Music, Thomas Sweet, 1325 Route 206, Skillman, 609-454-5280. www. thomassweet.com. The Green Planet Band. 7 to 10 p.m.

Pop Music

Jeffrey Gaines, Hopewell Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609-466-196. www.hopewelltheater.com. $26$28. 8 p.m.

Southside Wanderers, John Billington VFW Post 6495, 1605 Haines Road, Levittown, Pennsylvania, 215-946-6261. Oldies, Motown, British invasion and classic rock. $5. 8 p.m.

World Music

Helen O’Shea and Shenanigans, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609-924-9529. www.princetonlibrary.org. Traditional “kitchen party” featuring Irish music, songs and stories. 2:30 p.m.

Dance

Russian National Ballet, State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, 732247-7200. www.stnj.org. Tchaikovsky’s “Sleeping Beauty.” $19$49. 2 and 8 p.m.

On Stage

Cabaret, Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, 215-785-6664. www.brtstage.org.

When American writer Cliff Bradshaw arrives at Berlin’s Kit Kat Club looking for inspiration, he falls for its star performer, Sally Bowles. However, their decadent lifestyle is soon threatened by the Nazis’ impending rise to power. 2 and 8 p.m.

Conscience, George Street Playhouse, Elizabeth Ross Johnson Theater, 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, 732-545-8100. www.georgestreetplayhouse.org.

Senator Margaret Chase Smith

becomes one of the first to stand up against Joseph McCarthy in this play inspired by true events. $25$65. 2 and 8 p.m.

Other World, Bucks County Playhouse, 70 South Main Street, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 215-8622121. www.buckscountyplayhouse. org. World premiere action adventure musical in which gamer Sri and party-happy Lorraine are transported from their garage into the world of Sri’s favorite video game. $45 to $50. 2 and 8 p.m.

Sleuth, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. www. mccarter.org. A suspenseful game of cat-and-mouse that parodies the Agatha Christie thriller. 2 and 8 p.m.

Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Actors’ NET, 635 North Delmorr Avenue, Morrisville, PA, 215-2953694. www.actorsnetbucks.org.

George Bernard Shaw’s play about a former prostitute who attempts to come to terms with her disapproving daughter. $10-$22.

8 p.m.

33 Variations, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. www. kelseyatmccc.org. A music scholar facing her own health and relationship problems delves into the mystery of why Beethoven spent four years of his life writing 33 variations of an uninspired waltz. $19-$21. 8 p.m.

Family Theater

The Jungle Book Kids, Villagers Theater, 475 DeMott Lane, Franklin, 732-873-2710. www.villagerstheatre.com. Musical based on the Disney film and the works of Rudyard Kipling. $10. Noon and 3 p.m.

Into the Woods, Music Mountain Theatre, 1483 Route 179, Lambertville, 609-397-337. www.musicmountaintheatre.org. Musical based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. $23-$25. 3 and 8 p.m.

13, Acting Naturally, 164 N.Flowers Mill Road, Langhorne, Pa., 267-798-9165. www.actingnaturally.com. Musical about Evan, who realizes just what cool is and isn’t after moving to New York following his parents’ divorce. $21$23. 8 p.m.

Literati

Angela Dodson, William Trent House Museum, 15 Market Street, Trenton, 609-989-3027. www.williamtrenthouse.org. Talk by the author of “Remember the Ladies.” $10. 1 p.m.

Good Causes

Head Shaving Event, St. Baldrick’s Foundation, Amalfi’s Restaurant & Bar, 146 Lawrenceville Pennington Road, Lawrence. stbaldricks.org/get-involved. Fundraiser for children’s cancer research. 11 a.m.

St. Patrick’s Day Party, Joshua Harr Shane Foundation, Mercer Oaks Golf Course, 725 Village Road West, West Windsor. www. joshuaharrshane.org. Cocktails, four-course dinner, dancing. $95.

Register. 7 p.m.

Benefit Galas

Annual Gala, American Repertory Ballet, New Brunswick Performing Arts Center and Heldrich Hotel, 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. www.arballet.org. 65th anniversary gala includes a performance at the Elizabeth Ross Johnson Theater followed by dinner, dancing, and auctions at the hotel. Register. $250 and up. 5:30 p.m.

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Miscellany Bridal & Special Event Showcase, Princeton Meadow Event Center, 545 Meadow Road, Princeton, 609-987-1166. www. princetonmeadoweventcenter. com. Hair and makeup demonstrations, food samples, live DJs. Free. 11 a.m.

Fairs & Festivals

Pi Day, Downtown Princeton. www.princetontourcompany.com.

Pie eating and pie throwing contests, pi recitation contest, Einstein look-alike contest, tours, talks, and more in celebration of Albert Einstein’s 141st birthday.

See website for full schedule. 9 a.m.

Food & Dining

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By Anthony Shaffer Directed by Adam Immerwahr

Cookie & Wine Tasting, Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, East Amwell, 908-284-9463. www.oldyorkcellars.com. Wines paired with Girl Scout cookies. Noon and 1:30 and 3 p.m.

Petillant Naturel & Dry Rose Release Weekend, Unionville Vineyards, 9 Rocktown Road, Ringoes, 908-788-0400. www. unionvillevineyards.com. Complimentary tastings, light fare, live music, and winery tours at noon.

Noon to 5 p.m.

Wellness

Meditation and Mindfulness, Grounds for Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, 609586-0616. www.groundsforsculpture.org. Winter wellness workshop. $30. Register. 1 p.m.

Kirtan Meditation/Bhakti Yoga, Princeton Bhakti Vedanta Institute, 20 Nassau Street, Suite 116, Princeton, 732-604-4135. www. bviscs.org. Register. 1 p.m.

History

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

Kids Stuff

Patterns in Nature: Microscopic to Galactic, Grounds For Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, 609-586-0616. www.groundsforsculpture.org. Young Artist Workshop for ages 6-10. $15.

Register. 10:30 a.m.

Textures: Smooth and Scratchy, Grounds For Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, 609586-0616. Tots for Sculpture program for ages 3-5 accompanied by adults. $5. Register. 10:30 a.m.

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George Street Review: ‘Conscience’

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irect storytelling and simple depiction of politicians at work make “Conscience,” Joe Di­ Pietro’s world premiere play at George Street Playhouse, one of those pieces that holds your attention and claims your interest with every line.

“Conscience” is workmanlike. It isn’t brilliant, stirring, or insightful as much as it is well-crafted to give its audience something constantly compelling to see and witness.

DiPietro doesn’t strive for the deep or profound. He presents the messiness of democracy by showing how easily a country and its people can be swayed and even dominated by populism and demagoguery posing as the public’s good.

It’s DiPietro’s straightforwardness that gives “Conscience” merit.

Transcribing a page from history helps too. Unmitigated good in the person of Sen. Margaret Chase Smith (R-Me.), played with poise

by Harriet Harris, and unmitigated evil in the person of Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-Wisc.), played with wily if oily charm by Lee Sellars, clash as McCarthy gains influence and power by creating mass fear of a Communist takeover and Smith exercises a rare commodity among members of Congress, conscience.

DiPietro’s title comes from Smith’s brief but classic speech, her maiden speech in the U.S. Senate, made in 1950, the initial year of McCarthy’s reign of terror, in which she issued a “Declaration of Conscience,” castigating McCarthy while never naming him for making outrageous accusations but never revealing claimed evidence

by Neal Zoren that would affirm them.

Smith did what many hope a Senator today might do. Although “Conscience” is rooted firmly in the early 1950s, it has intended parallels to current American politics that allow partisans of both extremes to assert and allege outlandishly while never being challenged to produce concrete proof to back those assertions and allegations or being checked, as in hockey, for crossing the line between political difference and populist rhetoric.

DiPietro doesn’t go into the contemporary. He is rightly content to use the tug of war between Smith and McCarthy to make any situation of its kind plain in its insidiousness, danger, and widespread acceptance. Smith only dented McCarthy. The struggle against him didn’t end until an attorney for the U.S. Army, Joseph N. Welch, asked McCarthy, “Have you left no sense of decency?” during hearings on the new medium of television.

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he theater is immediate, and DiPietro and “Conscience” director David Saint use it wisely and effectively to show how a political gamble, the mediocre McCarthy seeking an issue that would propel him to an uncertain re-election in Wisconsin, into a political juggernaut that held a major party and the United States in thrall for four years. It also shows the fortitude of one person who fought McCarthy from the beginning, a woman who made history by being the first to sit in both houses of the U.S. Congress and was being considered for

Dwight Eisenhower’s running mate in 1952.

DiPietro is clever in dropping such bits of history. Amid the argumentative meetings between Smith and McCarthy are looks at their personal lives and political ambitions that give “Conscience” texture and save it from being obvious or pat.

Saint is equally clever is letting “Conscience” play as openly and directly as possible. He eschews effects or overdoing and lets the innate theatricality of DiPietro’s scenes make their own appeal.

Saint’s trust in the material pays off. You look forward to the next confrontation, the next riposte, the next round in the battle of equal wits that denote the relationship of Smith and McCarthy, once friends and allies within the Senate. Smith says at one point she doesn’t object to McCarthy’s politics, but his methods and insincerity.

DiPietro is smart enough to leaven the conflict by letting you see Smith and McCarthy in their own worlds. He reveals secrets that Smith, imperfect as any human for all her ideals and dignity, knows McCarthy will use against her while hoping he doesn’t. He gives some glimpse of McCarthy as a hail-fellow-well-met sort who disarms people with his glad-handing friendliness.

More texture comes from insight into Smith being the lone woman of stature in national politics. One telling scene shows Smith advising McCarthy’s assistant, later his wife, not to let McCarthy pat or smack her behind, however play-

fully, in public. A more contemporary strain comes when we know Smith’s 1950s-era assistant has much to lose, including his freedom, if he can be proven to be gay.

“Conscience” is an old-fashioned well-made play that gives audience the chance to sink their teeth into a situation and enjoy watching two pros spar. Attainment and use of power is a main theme throughout “Conscience.” DiPietro also deals with how politicians operate and what motivates them.

DiPietro is lucky that Saint helmed this first production. In less careful hands, the piece might be overdone. Saint keeps it stringently within the lines of reality, and he has a cast that enhances the play’s quality and boosts its stature further.

Harriet Harris is sublime as Margaret Chase Smith. She has the knack to keep the character formal and unflustered while revealing her loneliness as a widow, her savvy as a politician, and her hopes and fears as a professional in a job that can be taken from her every six years.

Harris endows Smith the magnitude and manners to be a world figure while letting you see Smith as a woman.

Lee Sellars makes the most of McCarthy’s loose-lipped, from the hip style of talking. He takes joy in playing McCarthy’s many dodges

Conscience: Lee Sellars as Joseph McCarthy and Harriet Harris as Margaret Chase Smith. when Smith asks to see some information he promised. He relishes McCarthy as a power figure who can call anyone and get results.

The stars are matched by the simultaneously chilling and charming work of Cathryn Wake as McCarthy’s assistant and the earnest, caring performance of Mark Junek as Smith’s.

James Youmans’s set adds to the cleanness of Saint’s production by keeping center stage uncluttered while using wood and plexiglass cut-out to show monumental Washington. Brian Hemeseth’s costumes are perfect for the characters and the period, especially in the way McCarthy always looks disheveled.

Conscience, George Street Playhouse, 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. Through Sunday, March 29. Tuesday through Saturday, 8 p.m. Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, 2 p.m., and Sunday at 7 p.m. $25 to $70. 732-246-7717 or www.georgestreetplayhouse.org.

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Art Making Day, New Jersey State Museum, 205 West State Street, Trenton, 609-292-6464. www.statemuseum.nj.gov. Part of ArtWorks Trenton Art Making Day. Free. Noon.

For Families

Mercer GreenFest, Rider University Student Recreation Center, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrence. www.sustainablelawrence. org. Vendors, farmers market, student projects, live music, children’s actvities. Free. 11 a.m.

Stars, New Jersey State Museum, 205 West State Street, Trenton, 609-292-6464. www.statemuseum.nj.gov. Planetarium show. $5-$7. Noon.

The Little Star That Could, New Jersey State Museum, 205 West State Street, Trenton, 609-2926464. www.statemuseum.nj.gov.

Planetarium show. $5-$7. 1 p.m.

Orli Shaham’s Bach Yard, Princeton University Concerts, Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University, 609-258-9220. www. princetonuniversityconcerts.org.

“Welcome the Winds” concert for ages 3-6 and their families featuring Ensemble Connect. $5-$10. 1 p.m.

Dinosaurs at Dusk, New Jersey State Museum, 205 West State Street, Trenton, 609-292-6464. www.statemuseum.nj.gov. Planetarium show. $5-$7. 2 p.m.

Wildest Weather in the Solar System, New Jersey State Museum, 205 West State Street, Trenton, 609-292-6464. www. statemuseum.nj.gov. Planetarium show. $5-$7. 3 p.m.

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Einstein Gallery Talk, Historical Society of Princeton, 354 Quaker Road, Princeton, 609-9216748. Introduction to Einstein’s life in Princeton. $4. 2 p.m.

Science Lectures

Science on Saturdays, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, 100 Stellarator Road, Princeton, 609-243-2121. www.pppl. gov. Talk by Arvind Narayanan, associate professor of computer science at Princeton. 9:30 a.m.

Outdoor Action

Winter Tree Identification Workshop, Tulpehaking Nature Center, 157 Westcott Avenue, Hamilton, 609-888-3218. Free. Register. 1 p.m.

Maple Sugaring, Washington Crossing State Park Nature Center, 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Hopewell, 609-737-0609. Participatory demonstration. Register. 1 p.m.

Shopping News

Flea Market, West Trenton Ladies Auxiliary, 40 West Upper Ferry Road, Ewing. 8 a.m.

Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale, Princeton Day School, 650 Great Road, Princeton. www. bmandwbooks.com. 10 a.m.

Socials

Citizens’ Climate Lobby Meeting, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, 609240-2425. citizensclimatelobby. org/chapters/NJ_Princeton/.

Grassroots advocacy organization. 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Sports

Fly Fishing, Orvis, 301 N. Harrison Street, Princeton, 609-9241437. www.orvis.com/princeton.

Introductory fly fishing class.

Free. Register. 9 a.m.

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Sunday March 15 Classical Music Paul Verona, 1867 Sanctuary Arts and Culture Center, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-3926409. www.1867sanctuary.org. $20. 3 p.m.

Princeton Pro Musica, Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University, 609-683-5122. www. princetonpromusica.org. “Annelies,” a musical tribute to the life and legacy of Anne Frank. $25$60. Register. 4 p.m.

Westminster Conservatory Faculty Recital, Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College, 101 Walnute Lane, Princeton. www. rider.edu/events. “Recovery and Discovery.” Free. 7:30 p.m.

Jazz & Blues

The Hot Sardines, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. www.mccarter.org. Classic jazz. 3 p.m.

Live Music

Jazzy Sunday, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609-737-4465. www. hopewellvalleyvineyards.com.

Tom McMillan with jazz. 3 to 6 p.m.

On Stage

Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Actors’ NET, 635 North Delmorr Avenue, Morrisville, PA, 215-2953694. www.actorsnetbucks.org.

George Bernard Shaw’s play about a former prostitute who attempts to come to terms with her disapproving daughter. $10-$22.

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Conscience, George Street Playhouse, Elizabeth Ross Johnson US1 Avenue, Theater, 11 Livingston New Brunswick, 732-545-8100.

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33 Variations, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. www. kelseyatmccc.org. A music scholar facing her own health and relationship problems delves into the mystery of why Beethoven spent four years of his life writing 33 variations of an uninspired waltz. $19-$21. 2 p.m.

Other World, Bucks County Playhouse, 70 South Main Street, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 215-862-2121. www.buckscountyplayhouse.org. World premiere action adventure musical in which gamer Sri and party-happy Lorraine are transported from their garage into the world of Sri’s favorite video game. $45 to $50. 2 p.m.

Cabaret, Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, 215-785-6664. www.brtstage.org.

When American writer Cliff Bradshaw arrives at Berlin’s Kit Kat Club looking for inspiration, he falls for its star performer, Sally Bowles. However, their decadent lifestyle is soon threatened by the Nazis’ impending rise to power. 3 p.m.

Genre Jumper: Montenegrin classical guitarist Milos performs works by Bach, the Beatles, and more at McCarter Theater on Friday, March 13.

Family Theater Dinosaur World Live, State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, 732247-7200. www.stnj.org. Join an intrepid explorer across uncharted territories to discover a prehistoric world of lifelike dinosaurs. $15-$35. 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

The Jungle Book Kids, Villagers Theater, 475 DeMott Lane, Franklin, 732-873-2710. www.villagerstheatre.com. Musical based on the Disney film. $10. Noon.

13, Acting Naturally, 164 N.Flowers Mill Road, Langhorne, Pa., 267-798-9165. Musical about Evan, who realizes just what cool is and isn’t after moving to New York following his parents’ divorce. $21-$23. 2 p.m.

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Commentary: St. Patrick – Without Beer, Sleep, or Shoes

Dan Aubrey

The Island of Poets and Saints

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he island of Lough Durg and its connection to Purgatory has been a source of poetry for centuries and has connections to Dante’s Divine Comedy and the sufferings of the Ghost of Hamlet’s father in Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.”

Yet it seems to have resurfaced in the Irish imagination in the 20th century and is found in the works of poets Paul Kavanagh (whose lines are inscribed on a wall in Station Island’s community room), Seamus Heaney, Paul Muldoon, and William Butler Yeats whose poem “The Pilgrim” follows: I fasted for some forty days on bread and buttermilk, For passing round the bottle with girls in rags or silk, In country shawl or Paris cloak, had put my wits astray, And what’s the good of women, for all that they can say Is fol de rol de rolly O.

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am standing barefoot in the back of St. Patrick’s Basilica on an island in the northwest of Ireland.

It’s dark inside — between midnight and dawn — and I’m having trouble seeing my notepad as I record some notes about a group of 58 men and women keeping a 24-hour vigil and fasting for three days.

And since I’m part of the group and haven’t eaten or slept in hours, I’m feeling the fatigue and wondering, “What on earth is this New Jersey guy doing here?”

The path to this moment opens when my Irish cousin Patrick Lohan invites me to join him on a trip to Lough Derg.

It is his response to me saying I’m interested in myths and plan to visit Ireland during the summer Celtic holiday of Lughnasa, August 1.

Patrick lives in County Galway on the farm where my grandfather, also named Patrick, was raised.

A devout Catholic with siblings dedicated to the religious order, the younger Patrick has been making an annual pilgrimage to Lough Derg since the mid-1980s.

“It’s on an island on a lake in Donegal,” he continues. “It’s very old and connected with Saint Patrick.

It’s not easy.”

He then calls its historic name, Saint Patrick’s Purgatory, and mentions the fasting and the all-night vigil.

Although I am not familiar with the place, I am intrigued and say, “Sounds good.”

“Are you sure you want to do that trip?” my adult son asks later.

“I looked it up online. It looks tough. Perhaps you can just go as a writer and observe.”

I shrug and say I agreed and that I can always stop if and when I want.

I then decide to do as little preinvestigation as possible in order to discover — rather than anticipate — the journey.

But if I had done some preliminary study here’s what I would learn: Lough Derg is Gaelic and translates as Lake Red. While certain minerals sometime make it seem red, legend says the name came from the blood of a giant serpent.

St. Patrick is credited with killing the serpent and allegedly claimed an island there from the Druids in the 5th century. He then used it as a retreat to strengthen his spirit through prayer and fasting and had a vision of Purgatory — the afterworld place where sins are burned away before entering heaven.

A monastic order then settled there and forged the site’s connection to prayer, penitence, and renewal.

A pilgrimage destination since the Middle Ages, it is now one of Europe’s oldest and has the reputation as being one of the toughest — with a 2018 Irish Times article calling it the “Ironman of Pilgrimages.”

Its severity comes from that connection to Purgatory and the ancient penitents who locked themselves in a makeshift cave to atone for their sins.

Some also claimed to meet devils and see hell.

That reputation was cemented in the 12th century with the appearance of “Tractatus de Purgatorio Sancti Patricii,” Irish knight Sir Owyn’s account of visiting the fi-

Round Lough Derg’s holy island I went upon the stones, I prayed at all the Stations upon my marrow bones, And there I found an old man, and though, I prayed all day And that old man beside me, nothing would he say But fol de rol de rolly O.

Welcoming Committee: A St. Patrick statue greets people at the landing where pilgrims take the boats to the island, seen in background. ery underworld.

Manuscript copies spread like hellfire and reportedly shaped Dante’s vision of Purgatory. It also attracted pilgrims who wanted to see for themselves.

That was until one found only an empty cave and complained to the pope who in turn told the island’s religious order to curtail the tales and purge the practice.

Now after centuries of modifications the “cave” has evolved into a basilica directly linked to the pope, and pilgrims – between 15,000 and 30,000 annually — come as remorseful penitents, religious devotees, those seeking to strengthen their souls, and those who want to get away from the contemporary world.

We debark and are assigned to a group of fellow pilgrims and instructed to remove our shoes until the completion of the pilgrimage. We also give up the use of cellphones and most everyday products and beverages beyond water, tea, or coffee — that includes beer.

Others, like me, find their way by happenstance.

I arrive in Ireland on a Sunday morning, meet Patrick, and we begin our fast at midnight.

Early the next morning we take the three-hour trip through several Irish counties and arrive at the Lough Derg center, pick up our three-day passes, and take the ferry for mile trip to the place of the retreat, Station Island.

About the size of New York Harbor’s Liberty Island, it is a small city on water and dominated by the 1931 basilica, a chapel, and a cluster of gray buildings.

We debark and are assigned to a group of fellow pilgrims and instructed to remove our shoes until the completion of the pilgrimage.

We also give up the use of cellphones and most everyday products and beverages beyond water, tea, or coffee — that includes beer.

“You are here for a reason you may not know,” says Monsignor La Flynn, Lough Derg prior, as he launches the formal part of the pilgrimage.

It’s a predictable statement, but it also reflects something about human beings who are frequently governed by unconscious urges.

And then we start.

This day includes an afternoon of devotion stations, an evening church session, and rest. Tomorrow is the start of the 24-hour session running from morning to morning.

And finally there is the completion of the vigil, a rest, a session in the church, and departure. Each day includes a small fasting meal of black tea, brown bread, or wafers.

The physical scope of our pilgrimage is contained to the grounds before, around, and within the basilica.

One important area is a green that connects to the lake. There are a series of circular stone prayer stations dedicated to several Irish saints — with special attention to St. Patrick. They are the remains of ancient beehive prayer cells.

While the pilgrimage is open to anyone of any belief or lack of, it is rooted in Catholic traditions and uses several familiar prayers recited in prescribed patterns — mainly following circular paths that spiral in and out of stations.

The actions are simple, but soon the back and knees ache from the required kneeling and bending and the feet hurt from stepping on sharp-edged stones.

The long day then moves into night, quiet reflection time, and the darkness of the dormitories — one for men and one for women.

Early the next morning softtoned bells summon us to the basilica, where we join a group just finishing its 24 hours.

After a joint prayer and the lighting of our vigil candle we began where they finished and repeat yesterday’s prayer cycles throughout the day and again feel the various aches and the growing fatigue.

Evening now takes us into the basilica where the main doors are ritually closed — an echo of the closing of the penitents’ cave in earlier times.

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e now walk in patterns around the building and participate in several prayer cycles that reverberate throughout the structure and fill the night.

The ritual, however, allows a few breaks to go to an adjoining wing with bathrooms and a community room with chairs and a station to sip hot or cold water.

They seem short, and soon enough we return to the basilica and our cycles.

It is then I break from the group, stand alone, and jot my fluctuating thoughts.

“I am lightheaded,” I write.

“The first half of the pilgrimage is complete, and over the past few hours the air has become warm. I

All know that all the dead in the world about that place are stuck, And that should mother seek her son she’d have but little luck Because the fires of purgatory have ate their shapes away; I swear to God I questioned them, and all they had to say Was fol de rol de rolly O. A great black ragged bird appeared when I was in the boat; Some twenty feet from tip to tip had it stretched rightly out, With flopping and with flapping it made a great display, But I never stopped to question, what could the boatman say But fol de rol de rolly O. Now I am in the public-house and lean upon the wall, So come in rags or come in silk, in cloak or country shawl, And come with learned lovers or with what men you may, For I can put the whole lot down, and all I have to say Is fol de rol de rolly O.

am not used to being barefoot.”

I also note something surprising: The majority of my group is made up of women. And while there were some with white hair, most seem to be between 30 and 50.

I also note that there is only one other American and a woman from Scotland. The rest are from Ireland.

Seconds later my mood changes like the Irish weather, and I think of the absurdity of the scene: Shoeless individuals walking in circles in a dark building on a small island.

And I ask myself, “Why the hell am I doing this?”

I then realize that this is what I was looking for: an authentic and enduring ancient practice that weaves the various strains of my life together: heritage, religion, mythology, history, and writing.

Suddenly energized, I rejoin the others and continue until we gather in the pews to watch the priests reopen the doors and to let the morning light pour in.

And my mind lights up with the stories of renewing light: Lugh banishing the forces of darkness, the solstice light at Stonehenge, pu-

Call to Services: St. Patrick’s Basilica stands on an island in Lough Derg in County Donegal, Ireland. rified penitents emerging from St. Patrick’s cave, and Christ’s statement, “I am the light of the world.”

We then finish our final stations and gather once more in the basilica.

The pilgrimage is over, Fr. Flynn tells us, but you still have your journey through life to continue — so take the experience with you.

Then shoes are put on, and we board the boat to return to the mainland.

As we leave the islands passengers sing a song about Saint Patrick I’ve never heard, and I let the strange sounds fill my ears as I look forward, renewed by the unexpected light of the Celtic summer sun.

For more information on Lough Derg and St. Patrick, visit www. loughderg.org.

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OPPortunities The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra is now accepting applications for the 2020-’21 Colton Fellowship, an excellence-based program for Black and Latinx musicians.

The NJSO will award a fellowship to a violinist, violist, or bassist to join the current Colton Fellow in performing at concerts and participating in a series of developmental activities designed to help them meet their career goals.

Applications are due Wednesday, April 1, and auditions will be held Monday through Wednesday, June 1 through 3. For more information or to apply for the Colton Fellowship, visit www.njsymphony.org/fellowship.

Calls for Volunteers The Princeton Battlefield Society is seeking volunteers for its annual Clean-Up Day. Volunteers are needed to clip, cut, rake and pick-up around the park.

Clean-Up Day will be held Saturday, April 4, from 1 to 4 p.m. in conjunction with the American Battlefield Trust’s National Park Day. Volunteers are asked to bring their own garden tools when possible; water and snacks will be provided. For more information or to register to volunteer, visit www. pbs1777.org.

Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes invites licensed health care professionals and community volunteers who live or work in Mercer County to join the Mercer County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC).

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Into the Woods, Music Mountain Theatre, 1483 Route 179, Lambertville, 609-397-337. www.musicmountaintheatre.org. Musical based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. $23-$25. 3 p.m.

personnel during a crisis in Mercer County.

All volunteers will be trained.

For more information on becoming a Medical Reserve Corps volunteer, go to njlmn.njlincs.net, email smendelsohn@mercercounty.org, or call 609-989-6898.

Friends of Princeton Open Space is asking area residents to get digging.

The group is in need of volunteers to help plant native trees and shrub seedlings at the Forest Restoration Project site, located at the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve. Once completed, the restored site will provide a home for birds, pollinators, and other wildlife.

The Natural Resource Manager will demonstrate how to plant the bare root tree seedlings, and FOPOS will provide volunteers who do not have their own equipment with the necessary tools. There will be two planting sessions on Saturday, March 21, from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. For more information or to register to volunteer, visit www.fopos.org or email info@fopos.org and include “volunteer” in the subject line. The Billy Johnson Lakes Nature Preserve is located at 57 Mountain Avenue in Princeton.

The Delaware-Raritan Canal will get a much needed cleanup this spring thanks to the efforts of two juniors from West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South.

Students Michael Zhilaev and Anha Mehta have devised a plan to clean up the towpath, starting at Washington Road in Princeton, an area used by bikers, joggers, and dog walkers. The only thing they are in need of is help from volunteers.

The cleanup will take place Saturday, March 28, at 9:45 a.m. Volunteers of all ages are welcome to participate. The materials needed for the clean-up, and snacks, will be provided. The clean-up will be followed by an optional mindfulness workshop. To register to help, or for more information, email

For Families

Salvation Stories in the Gospel of Luke, Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street, Princeton. Lecture series led by Eric Barreto 9:30 a.m.

Stars, New Jersey State Museum, 205 West State Street, Trenton, 609-292-6464. Planetarium show. $5-$7. Noon.

The Little Star That Could, New Jersey State Museum, 205 West State Street, Trenton, 609-2926464. $5-$7. 1 p.m.

Dinosaurs at Dusk, New Jersey State Museum, 205 West State Street, Trenton, 609-292-6464.

Planetarium show. $5-$7. 2 p.m.

Wildest Weather in the Solar System, New Jersey State Museum, 205 West State Street, Trenton, 609-292-6464. Planetarium show. $5-$7. 3 p.m.

Food & Dining

Cookie & Wine Tasting, Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, East Amwell, 908-284-9463. www.oldyorkcellars.com. Wines paired with Girl Scout cookies. Noon and 1:30 and 3 p.m.

Back Home Again Dinner, Donauschwaben Verein Trenton, 127 Route 156, Hamilton. www.trentondonauschwaben. com. Featuring fisch paprikasch, beef gulasch, roasted chicken.

Register. 1 p.m.

History

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

Historic Princeton Walking Tour, Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau Street, Princeton. www.princetonhistory.org. $10. Register. 2 p.m.

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Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Mercer County is hosting two information sessions for potential volunteers.

CASA for Children is a nonprofit organization whose volunteers advocate for neglected and abused children in court. All volunteers will be trained.

Information sessions will be held Thursday, March 12, at 10 a.m. and Monday, March 16, at 5:30 p.m. at the CASA office, 1450 Parkside Avenue, Suite 22, in Ewing. For more information or to register for a session, email jduffy@casamercer.org or visit casamb.org.

Prom Preparation With prom season fast approaching, Assemblyman Wayne P. DeAngelo has announced the dates for the ninth annual “Princess Prom Project.”

Princess Prom Project gives girls from the 14th Legislative District — East Windsor, Hamilton, Hightstown, Robbinsville, Cranbury, Jamesburg, Monroe, Plainsboro, and Spotswood — the opportunity to select a prom dress from a collection of new and gently worn dresses at no charge.

“The Princess Prom Project helps families enjoy this memorable time without having to break the bank,” DeAngelo said.

Prom dress seekers can attend one of the “shopping parties,” which will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18, Tuesday, March 24, Wednesday, April 1, Tuesday, April 14, Monday, April 20, Wednesday, April 29, and Tuesday, May 12, at the District Office of Assemblyman DeAngelo, located at 4621A Nottingham Way, Hamilton. Families can also schedule an appointment by calling 609-631-7501. Anyone who has a dress to donate can drop it off at Assemblyman DeAngelo’s office.

Shenanigans: Helen O’Shea and her ensemble share Irish songs and stories at Princeton Public Library on Saturday, March 14.

Faith

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Maple Sugaring, Washington Crossing State Park, 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Hopewell, 609-737-0609.

Demo. Register. 1:30 p.m.

Shopping News

Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale, Princeton Day School, 650 Great Road, Princeton. 10 a.m.

Indoor Flea Market, Princeton Elks, 354 Route 581, Montgomery, 609-921-8972. 10 a.m.

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Author Event Gives Voice to Death and Despair in America

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abyrinth Books, Princeton Public Library, and the Woodrow Wilson School were scheduled to present Princeton University economists Anne Case and Nobel laureate Angus Deaton to discuss their new book, “Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism,” at Labyrinth Books on Nassau Street on Thursday, March 12. The event has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns.

The Princeton University Press publication is an investigation of the rise of mortality rates among of white Americans between the ages of 25 to 64 and its place in a larger and more disturbing social trend.

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s the married couple note in their book’s preface, “This book documents despair and death, it critiques aspects of capitalism, and it questions how globalization and technical change are working America today. Yet we remain optimistic. We believe in capitalism, and we continue to believe that globalization and technical change can be managed to the general benefit. Capitalism does not have to work as it does in America today. It does not need to be abolished, but should be redirected to work in the public interest.

“Free market competition can do many things, but there are also many areas where it cannot work well, including the provisions of healthcare, the exorbitant cost of which is doing immense harm to the health and wellbeing of America. If governments are unwilling to exercise compulsion over health insurance and to take the power to control costs — as other rich countries have done — tragedies are inevitable. Deaths of despair have much to do with the failure — the

unique failure — of America to learn this lesson.”

Later they examine the roles of money and education and write: “Deaths of despair are concentrated among those with less education, and the epidemic is widening the gap in years lived between those with and without a bachelor’s degree. But we have said little about money, or about its absence, and just how income or poverty fits into the story.

Even for those who are not poor, people with higher incomes live longer, and there is evidence that education matters too, even among people with the same incomes. In America, money buys access to better healthcare, and beyond that, life is easier when you do not have to worry about how you are going to pay for a car repair, or childcare, or an unexpectedly large heating bill after an especially cold winter month. Financial worry can suck the joy out of life and bring on stress, often a trigger for pain and ill health . . .

“The United States has a much less comprehensive safety net than other rich countries, in Europe and elsewhere. The absence of benefits gives people sharp incentives to work and earn, which is good for those who can, but can be disastrous for those who, for one reason or another, cannot. The United States is also different from other rich countries in having several million extremely poor people, who arguably live in conditions as bad as poor people in African and Asia.

Poverty is an obvious place to look when trying to explain an epidemic of death that is unique to the U.S. “Income inequality often features in popular discussion of deaths of despair and of American

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Good Causes CASA for Children Information Session, CASA for Children of Mercer & Burlington Counties, 1450 Parkside Avenue, Suite 22, Ewing, 609-434-0050. www. casamb.org. Information session for prospective volunteers. 5:30 a.m.

Gardens

Butterfly Gardening with Native Plants, Washington Crossing Audubon Society, Pennington School, 112 W. Delaware Avenue, Pennington, 609-921-8964. washingtoncrossingaudubon.org.

Presentation by Jane Hurwitz. 8 p.m.

Mental Health

PUSH Support Group, St. Mark United Methodist Church, 465 Paxton Avenue, Hamilton, 609213-1585. Anxiety disorder discussion group meeting 7 p.m.

ill health more generally. Inequalities in income and wealth are higher in the U.S. than in other rich countries, so inequality is a popular candidate to explain other outcomes where the U.S. is exceptional . . .

“Deaths of despair and income inequity are indeed closely linked, but not, as is often argued, with a simple causal arrow running from inequality to death. Instead, it is the deeper forces of power, politics, and social change that are causing both the epidemic and the extreme inequality. Inequality and death are joint consequences of the forces that are destroying the white working class.”

Anne Case and Angus Deaton on “Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism.” Check www.princetonlibrary.org for information about a possible livestream. 609-497-1600 or www. labyrinthbooks.com.

Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale, Princeton Day School, 650 Great Road, Princeton. www. bmandwbooks.com. 10 a.m.

Socials

Elsie the Cow: A Mooving Tale, Women’s College Club of Princeton, All Saints Episcopal Church, 16 All Saints Road, Princeton. www.wccpnj.org. Meeting and talk by William Hart. Free. 1 p.m.

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

For Seniors

The Art of Downsizing, Princeton Senior Resource Center, Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton Street, Princeton. www. princetonsenior.org. FYI Seminar.

Free. Register. 1 p.m.

Tuesday March 17

Lectures

Albert Einstein Memorial Lecture, Institute for Advanced Study, Wolfensohn Hall, 1 Einstein Way, Princeton, 609-9241776. www.princetonmercerchamber.org. Talk by James Peebles. Register. Free. 5:30 p.m.

Feminism Through the Decades: Womens Suffrage to #MeToo, Hickory Corner Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor, 609-448-0957. www.mcl.org.

Presentation by Colleen Murphy.

7 p.m.

ESL, Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren Street, Plainsboro, 609-275-2897. www.plainsborolibrary.org. Conversation class. 7 p.m.

St. Patrick’s Day.

Jazz & Blues

Emerging Artists & Open Session, George Street Ale House, 378 George Street, New Brunswick. www.nbjp.org. Performance

by Mariel Bildsten Trio followed by open session. Free. 8 p.m.

Live Music

Bill O’Neal & Andy Koontz, Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, Lawrence, 609-924-2310. www.terhuneorchards.com.

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Heart & Soul: The Hot Sardines bring their joyful jazz to McCarter Theater on Saturday and Sunday, March 14 and 15.

Pop Music

Southside Wanderers, Greenhouse, 90 South Main Street, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 215-693-1657. Oldies, Motown, British invasion and classic rock. $5. 8 p.m.

World Music

Karan Casey, Hopewell Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609-4661964. www.hopewelltheater.com. Irish folk music. $35.50. 7:30 p.m.

Celtic Woman, State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, 732-246-7469. www.stnj.org. $49-$99. 8 p.m.

Dancing

International Folk Dance, Princeton Folk Dance Group, YWCA Princeton, 59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton, 609-921-1702.

Lesson followed by dance. No partner needed, all skill levels welcome. $5. 7:30 p.m.

Literati

he Institute for Advanced Study’s four-part series of public concerts was scheduled to wind down on March 13 and 14 with a performance of the literary classic “Beowulf” as it was originally designed: recited and sung with harp accompaniment. The performance has been postponed due to coronavirus concerns.

Performer Benjamin Bagby, a faculty member at the Sorbonne in Paris specializing in medieval music performance, explains his effort to return the story of the famed warrior to the ancient voice of the “scop” or bardic storyteller in the following statement:

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was first transfixed by Beowulf in a suburb of Chicago in the early 1960s, when my English teacher, Mrs. Bennett, handed me Burton Raffel’s translation of the poem and laconically said ‘you need to read this’ (she later handed me yet another bombshell: Dante’s ‘Inferno’). Perhaps it’s not a coincidence that a few years later, in high school, I was utterly swept away by the sound of medieval music and started my first ensemble.

The Anglo-Saxons would say that this was simply my wyrd (personal destiny).

In 1981, Sequentia (the medieval music ensemble I co-founded with Barbara Thornton) was invited to give a concert in Louvain, Belgium, as part of a university colloquium about performing historical vocal music. One of the participants in the colloquium was the Anglo-Saxonist Thomas Cable, who had recently published a book titled “The Meter and Melody of ‘Beowulf,’” discussing the theoretical background for various possible modes of performance. We began to talk, and our discus-

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Short stories by female authors, for intermediate and advanced ESL learners. Register. 10:30 a.m.

Monika Zgustova, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609-497-1600. www.labyrinthbooks.com.

Talk by the author of “Dressed for a Dance in the Snow: Women’s Voices from the Gulag.” 7 p.m.

Faith

Cultivating Compassion: Reflecting Upon Our Experiences, Princeton United Methodist Church, 7 Vanderventer Avenue, Princeton, 609-924-2613. www. prince­tonumc.org. Lenten lunch series.

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sions, along with my close collaboration with Vermont harp-builder Lynne Lewandowski, sowed the seeds for making the Beowulf story into a performance. The soundimage for this performance popped into my head a few months later, as I was driving through rural Arkansas one blustery March evening; perhaps my subconscious was prodded by the omnipresent local images of razorback hogs, kin to the wild boar, those symbols of fearlessness so dear to the Anglo-Saxons. An instrument was ordered and built, and the project slowly took musical shape The central dilemma of any attempt to revocalise a medieval text as living art is based on the fact that a written source can only represent one version (and possibly not the best version) of a text from a fluid oral tradition. The impetus to make this attempt has come from many directions: from the power of those bardic traditions, mostly non-European, which still survive intact; from the work of instrument-makers who have made thoughtful renderings of seventh-century Germanic harps; and from those scholars who have shown an active interest in the problems of turning written words back into an oral poetry meant to be absorbed through the ear/spirit, rather than eye/brain. But the principal impetus comes from the language of the poem itself, which has a chilling, magical power that no modern translation can approximate.

Benjamin Bagby’s “Beowulf,” Institute for Advanced Study, Wolfensohn Hall, 1 Einstein Drive, Princeton. 609-7348000 or www.ias.edu/events.

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For one, says the Hopewellraised musician, he has been able to pursue two passions.

“When I was in high school, the two things I felt really blessed to be doing were playing music and baseball,” he says during an interview in advance of his Saturday, March 14, performance at the 1867 Sanctuary in Ewing.

“As I came to the end of my high school career (in 2001), I thought I wanted to continue with music and baseball rather than something that doesn’t fulfill me,” he says.

And while Lafayette College in Pennsylvania gave him that opportunity, he says he had a change of heart.

“Our (Division I) coach was very cut-throat and he was going to make me give up playing music in order to play baseball. As much as I wanted to play baseball professionally as a career, I had to come to my senses and realize I have a better shot as a musician than I do as a baseball player.

“I then spent the next four years delineating what that meant and figuring out what I was going to do as an artist and figuring out what I liked and didn’t like in the music industry and how I was going to make money,” he says.

Then sometime around the time he was a jazz studies graduate student at William Paterson College in Wayne, New Jersey, he decided he would become a performer-composer-arranger-teacher.

“The ambiguity of the [jazz] business can be frightening,” he says. “I realized I didn’t want to just be teaching music and training the next generation of musicians to take my job. I wanted to create and have a place in the history of music before I began to share my talents.

That’s why I find myself so comfortable now as a college professor because I get to do both — continue to thrive as a professional musician and utilize my students who are trying to learn the same thing and so they get to play a role in that with me.”

Furlong has been teaching classes at Kutztown in jazz improvisation, jazz arranging, and music business. And while he let go of his professional baseball aspirations, he still remains active with baseball. He works as a state-certified umpire, officiating levels from Little League through college, and has started his own sports-related charity, The OSIP Foundation, Inc. OSIP stands for Outstanding Sportsmanship Is Paramount.

A 2001 Hopewell Valley Central High School graduate, Furlong says his parents separated when he

by Richard J. Skelly was very young. His mother, Bernadette, was an actress and singer who had attended Rider University and whose career also took a change.

“She was about to work with (the TV soap opera) ‘All My Children’ when she got a bit part in it.

The day she was supposed to go in and shoot, she couldn’t get out of bed. She was so sick. It turned out she was pregnant with me.”

His father, Jack, is a prominent area defense attorney.

Furlong says another reason he feels blessed is his Catholic faith and the joys that come with becoming a seminarian at his American Reformed Catholic Church in Toms River.

“I grew up Roman Catholic and my faith is very important to me, but the way the Catholic Church has gone in recent years, I just could not continue to blindly support that,” he says.

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‘I realized I didn’t want to just be teaching music and training the next generation of musicians to take my job,’ Furlong says. ‘I wanted to create and have a place in the history of music before I began to share my talents.’ olic Church welcomes gay people, divorced people, women who want to be priests, we welcome everyone with open arms, and the fact that I can become a priest there and not have to be celibate is a big plus,” Furlong says.

Asked about influences and developing his own style with baritone saxophone, Furlong cites Jerry Mulligan then adds Miles Davis and John Coltrane. Of Coltrane, he says, “I don’t consider myself anywhere near the virtuoso that Coltrane was, but I think you can hear just a little bit of his sound in my sound.”

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urlong also cites music for television and movies.

“When I did my master’s thesis, the topic was the relationship between jazz and the film cannon of James Bond. It’s a commentary on the fact that we have taken music from so many places in the 20th century and turned it into jazz.” As proof, he points out that literally dozens of classic Beatles tunes have been re-worked by so many prominent and not-so-prominent

jazz musicians.

By incorporating music from TV and films into his live shows and offering up “jazzified takes” on these tunes, he says, listeners “can tap into the emotions of people who relate back to the nostalgia of their childhood, and you play on so many different things inside the psyche of people because music does that. So I say, let’s take a musical journey through our childhood, there’s nothing wrong with that.”

Furlong’s relationship with the 1867 Sanctuary in Ewing goes back five years. He credits his girlfriend, Katelyn Mulligan, a Bristol-Myers Squibb employee, with introducing him to the place, not far at all from where he lives in Pennington.

And while the circumstances of the discovery where unpleasant — he had become unemployed and was helping her recover from a car accident — the results were positive.

“It was kind of serendipitous that I would lose my job at the same time that I would spend the next three years helping her to rehabilitate,” he says.

Then after she recovered, she “went out of her way to go out and act almost as my agent. I had no income. I was living off of her grace and with my mother, and I was trying to contribute what I could. One of the things she did was find the Sanctuary. We went over there, met (coordinator) Bob Kull, and I fell in love with the room and the piano and said, ‘I’ve got to play here.’

And, it’s not every day you can roll out of bed and basically be at the gig,” he says.

He is so enthused with the sound and the friendly administration and volunteers at 1867 Sanctuary, Furlong recorded one of his CDs, “Opportunity,” at the venue, sans a live audience. His other recordings are “And That Happened,” “Bunnies in Limbo,” and “A Jazzebration!”

At the 1867 Sanctuary performance Furlong will be accompanied by his longtime bandmates, Sean Gough on piano, Jon McElroy on bass, and John O’Keefe on drums. O’Keefe is also the owner of the recording studio that Furlong uses.

The presentation, he says, will be “a hodgepodge of traditional jazz with a slight blend of contemporary but also a deference to the past and an exploration of some areas you may not have thought of when it comes to jazz, some things from TV and movies we may remember from our childhood.”

Jack Furlong Quartet, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing. Saturday March 14, 8 p.m. $5 to $20. 609-392-6409. www.1867­ sanctuary.org.

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Mental Health Eating Disorder Friends and Family Support Group, Family Resource Center, 281 Lawrenceville-Pennington Road, Pennington, 267-255-0351. Meeting.

7 p.m.

Wellness

Kids Stuff

Read and Explore: Getting Ready for Spring, Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, Lawrence, 609-924-2310. www. terhuneorchards.com. Story and a craft. $10. Register. 10 a.m.

For Teens

Junior Achievement of New Jersey Career Expo, The College of New Jersey, Brower Student Center, 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing. For eighth-grade students.

9 a.m.

Shopping News

Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale, Princeton Day School, 650 Great Road, Princeton. www. bmandwbooks.com. 10 a.m.

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Private Reiki Session, RWJ Fitness & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. Non-invasive, hands-on healing program. $40$80. Register. 2 p.m.

Weight Loss: Medical and Surgical Options, RWJ Fitness & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-5845900. Register. 6 p.m.

Mindfulness Meditation, St. Mark Lutheran Church, 350 Whitehorse Avenue, Hamilton, 609-585-7087. Beginner and experienced meditators welcome.

6:30 p.m.

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Singles Pizza Night, Yardley Singles, Vince’s, 25 South Main Street, Yardley, PA, 215-736-1288. www. yardleysingles.org. Register. 6 p.m.

Socials

Hamilton Township Philatelic Society, Hamilton Township Public Library, 1 Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Way, Hamilton, 609581-4060. Meeting and presentation on “The Border Between Two Irelands.” 7:15 p.m.

For Seniors

Rishi Manchanda: What Makes Us Get Sick?, Princeton Senior Resource Center, Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton Street, Princeton. www.princetonsenior. org. TED Talk and group discussion Free. Register. 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday March 18 Classical Music Brian A.Tricoli, Downtown Lunchtime Recital Series, First Reformed Church of New Brunswick, 9 Bayard Street, New Brunswick. Handbell concert.

Free. 12:15 p.m.

Live Music

TAACC Poetry Cafe, 1867 Sanctuary Arts and Culture Center, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609392-6409. www.1867sanctuary. org. Free. 6 p.m.

Dick Gratton, Trenton Social, 449 South Broad Street, Trenton, 609-989-7777. 6 p.m.

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he spirit of creativity than 65 languages, making it one of comes from a place deep within the world’s most-read books. Sevus,” observes Dr. Elayne Robinson enty-five years after Frank’s death, Grossman. “It comes from a desire it continues to be taught in public to connect and to matter to some- schools. body.”

Frank was 13 when she began In Grossman’s case, it quite lit- her diary. Over the next two years erally served to connect her with she would confide her innermost the man who would become her thoughts while documenting her husband, Daniel Grossman, now family’s experiences and interacRabbi Emeritus of Adath Israel tions as they lived in hiding in their Congregation in Lawrenceville.

“Secret Annex” overlooking NaziBut for those who faced the in- occupied Amsterdam. Her last encomprehensible, creativity allowed try was made on August 1, 1944, self-expression under a regime that three days before the family’s disdenied its victims their humanity covery and arrest. Having survived and often robbed them of their Auschwitz, Anne and her sister, lives. Through the horrors of the Margot, died of typhus at BergenHolocaust, the Belsen.

Her ember of cremother, Edith ativity susFrank, died of tained hope. starvation. Her Through the horrors Grossman father, Otto, of the Holocaust, the was scheduled miraculously to deliver a preember of creativity survived. It is concert lecture he who edited sustained hope. for Princeton Anne’s diary Pro Musica prefor publication. sentation of In more recent “Annelies,” years an unexpurgated version has James Whitbourn’s full-length also been made available. choral work inspired by the diary of The diary continues to resonate Anne Frank. The March 15 perfor- because it puts a human face on unmance at Princeton University’s fathomable statistics — the murder Richardson Auditorium was can- of 17 million people, according to celed due to coronavirus concerns. the United States Holocaust Me“Annelies” sports a libretto by morial Museum, six million of Melanie Challenger, who distilled them Jews; also, Roma, Blacks, the text from “Anne Frank: Diary Slavs, homosexuals, the physically of a Young Girl.” (Annelies was and mentally disabled, clergy, artFrank’s birth name.) The diary was ists, Communists, and other relipublished for the first time in 1947. gious and political undesirables.

It has been translated into more Anne’s light is only one of millions

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Other World, Bucks County Playhouse, 70 South Main Street, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 215-862-2121. www.buckscountyplayhouse.org. World premiere action adventure musical in which gamer Sri and party-happy Lorraine are transported from their garage into the world of Sri’s favorite video game. $45 to $50. 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Conscience, George Street Playhouse, Elizabeth Ross Johnson Theater, 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, 732-5458100. www.georgestreetplayhouse.org.

Senator Margaret Chase Smith becomes one of the first to stand up against Joseph McCarthy in this play inspired by true events. $25-$65. 8 p.m.

Dancing

Contra Dance, Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Lesson followed by dance with caller Luz Burkhart and music by Pick Up Band (PUB). $10. 7:30 p.m.

Literati

For The Love of Reading Book Club, Hamilton Township Free Public Library, 1 Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Way, Hamilton, 609-581-4060. Discussion on “Educated”

by Tara Westover. 6 p.m.

Lectures

Reconstructing the Life of a Teenager & His Family During the Holocaust, Bayard Rusting Center for Social Justice, 21 Wiggins Street, Princeton. www.rustingcenter.org. Presentation by Ryan Lilienthal.

6:30 p.m.

PSO Soundtracks, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609-924-9529. www.princetonlibrary.org.

Talk by composer Julian Grant. 7 p.m.

to have been snuffed out, but her diary makes the Holocaust tangible in a cumulatively powerful way.

“We can’t fathom the millions,” Grossman says. “We can focus on the one girl. We can focus on her family and her circle of people. It makes us feel, which is what a good work of art does. She kept a diary, but it is so much more than a diary.

It’s so much more than the one girl in hiding. It’s a diary that calls out to the entire world.”

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n relation to Whitbourn’s piece, Grossman says, “The music on top of it, expressing these emotions, but in an unsentimental way, makes it all the more compelling. It takes the already heart-wrenching and universal story, and it heightens it. There’s fear, there’s fright, there’s hope, there’s coming of age, there’s longing, there’s looking up at the sky and still being able to say there are good things in the world.”

Elayne Grossman, left, says James Whitbourn’s music makes Anne Frank’s story more compelling. On March 17, she leads her own ensemble, Sharim v’Sharot, in concert in Philadelphia.

Even in hiding the Franks were in constant danger of discovery. Yet Anne continued to put pen to paper.

What’s remarkable is that so many others did the same.

“Anne Frank’s diary is but one of many, many diaries that were written by children,” Grossman says. “As the years have gone on, they’ve been found in attics, in basements, in concentration camps. People had books and artworks and diaries in floorboards, inside walls, in empty milk bottles.

Things were written in the hope that they would be found.

“One of the things I’ll be talking about is how people had a burning urge to be alive and to do something that would make them feel

connected. They’d write on whatever they could find. They hid these crumpled bits of whatever, and they did so at the peril of death.”

Frank herself had literary ambitions. After listening to a 1944 radio broadcast from London, in which exiled Dutch Minister for Education, Art, and Science Gerritt Bolkestein called for civilians to preserve their diaries and letters as evidence of the atrocities wrought by the Nazis, Frank decided to redraft her diary, for clarity and consistency, with future readers in mind.

Whitbourn’s “Annelies” sports a number of Princeton connections.

The work was given its U.S. premiere at Westminster Choir Col-

Schools Open House, Princeton Learning Cooperative, 16 All Saints Drive, Princeton. www. princetonlearningcooperative.org. For prospective students. 7 p.m.

Socials

Tea and Tour, Morven Museum, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, 609-924-8144. www. morven.org. Docent-led museum tour followed by tea. Registration required. $22. 1 p.m.

Trivia Jam, Firkin Tavern, 1400 Parkway, Ewing, 609-771-0100. www.firkintavern. com. 8 p.m.

Quizzoholics Trivia, Chickies & Petes, 183 Route 130, Bordentown, 609-2989182. www.chickiesandpetes.com. Hosted

by Matt Sorrentino. 9 p.m.

Thursday March 19 Jazz & Blues Mimi Jones Quartet, Tavern on George, 361 George Street, New Brunswick. www. nbjp.org. Free. 8 and 9:45 p.m.

On Stage

Conscience, George Street Playhouse, Elizabeth Ross Johnson Theater, 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, 732-5458100. www.georgestreetplayhouse.org.

Senator Margaret Chase Smith becomes one of the first to stand up against Joseph McCarthy in this play inspired by true events. $25-$65. 2 and 8 p.m.

Other World, Bucks County Playhouse, 70 South Main Street, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 215-862-2121. www.buckscountyplayhouse.org. World premiere action adventure musical in which gamer Sri and party-happy Lorraine are transported from their garage into the world of Sri’s favorite video game. $45 to $50. 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Cabaret, Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, 215-785-6664. www.brtstage.org. When American writer Cliff Bradshaw arrives at Berlin’s Kit Kat Club looking for inspiration, he falls for its star performer, Sally Bowles. However, their decadent lifestyle is soon threatened by the Nazis’ impending rise to power. 7:30 p.m.

Sleuth, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. www.mccarter.org. 7:30 p.m.

Comedy

Men’s Night Out, MC Italian-American Festival Association, 2421 Liberty Street, Hamilton, 609-631-7544 or 609-865-3946.

Italian-style buffet and comedy show. $50.

7 p.m.

Food & Dining

Louis Martini Wine Dinner, Rat’s Restaurant, 16 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton. www. ratsrestaurant.com. Four-course tasting paired with six wines. $100. 6 p.m.

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Climate-Resilient Urban Grassland, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County, 1440 Parkside Avenue, Ewing.

Tips on maintaining a lawn sustainably.

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Wellness

Preventing Drug Use in Youth, RWJ Fitness & Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. Information for families. Register. 6:30 p.m.

How to Break Up with Your Cell Phone and Why You Might Want To, RWJ Fitness & Wellness Center, 3100 Quaker-

Back to the Mesozoic Era: Dinosaur World Live comes to the State Theater in New Brunswick on Sunday, March 15. bridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900.

Practical tips for unplugging. Register. 6:30 p.m.

Lectures

The Many Faces of King David, The Jewish Center Princeton, 435 Nassau Street, Princeton, 609-921-0100. www.thejewishcenter.org. Presentation by Beverly Rubman and Roslyn Vanderbilt. Free. Noon.

Whitehall: Henry Flagler’s Palm Beach Estate, Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, 609-924-8144. www.morven.org. Talk by Erin Manning. $25. Register. 6:30 p.m.

Cycling the East Coast Greenway, Princeton REI, 3371 Route 1, Lawrenceville.

Presentation by Silvia Ascarelli. Free. 6:30 p.m.

A History of Inventing in New Jersey, Yardley Historical Society, Old Library, 46 W. Afton Avenue, Yardley, Pa., 215-4936625. www.yardleyhistory.org. Talk by author Linda Barth. 7:30 p.m.

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lege in April, 2007, in a version for choir and chamber orchestra. The soprano soloist was Lynn Eustis, and the performance was directed

by James Jordan, with the composer in attendance.

Whitbourn, who is on the faculty of music at Oxford University, has served as composer-in-residence at Westminster and enjoys a special relationship with the college.

Jordan would record “Annelies” with his Westminster Williamson Voices for the Naxos label. On that occasion, Arianna Zukerman was the soprano. The instrumental parts were played by the Lincoln Trio and clarinetist Bharat Chandra.

The recording was nominated for a 2014 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance.

The participants reunited last April for another, special performance at Washington National Cathedral, to mark what would have been Frank’s 90th birthday.

Lily Arbisser, Princeton Pro Musica’s scheduled soloist, is a 2008 Princeton University graduate. She received her bachelor of arts degree in art and archeology and a certificate in vocal performance. She earned her master’s from Mannes College of Music in New York. She divides her time between operatic, choral, and recital performances. With Princeton Pro Musica, she has performed Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Serenade to Music.”

Princeton Pro Musica artistic director and conductor Ryan James Brandau is also a Princeton alumnus. He received a B.A. in music in 2003 before heading to Yale for his master’s and a doctorate. He also attended Cambridge University as a Gates Scholar, earning an MPhil in historical musicology.

In addition to his duties as artistic director of Princeton Pro Musica, he is director of Monmouth Civic Chorus and Amor Artis in New York City. He is on the faculty of Westminster Choir College.

Elayne Robinson Grossman was born in Brooklyn. She settled in the area when she married Rabbi Daniel Grossman, who was born in Philadelphia. The two met at a bar mitzvah in 1979. Again, the attraction was creativity — the desire to communicate.

“We both felt very close to the creative exploits and accomplishments of the Jewish people,” Grossman says. “My connection was through music, and he was somewhat of a poet.”

She relates that he was wearing a modern, multi-color tallit, or prayer shawl, when they met, and that children flocked around him. “He loves to tell stories. He’s very creative. I asked him the story of that tallit, and we haven’t stopped talking since.” The couple married in 1980.

Over the course of his career Rabbi Grossman dedicated himself to inclusivity as an advocate of special education programs and counseling for those who often found themselves marginalized. With his wife, he has performed “Siman Tov,” an entertainment that incorporates sign language, mime, music, and storytelling to bring an audience closer to the world of the Jewish deaf. The couple also pro-

duced a recording of songs for Jewish children, “Help Us Bake a Challah.” Rabbi Grossman retired in 2014 after 25 years of service at Adath Israel. The congregation was founded in Trenton in 1923 and moved to Lawrenceville in 1991.

Elayne Grossman directs her own choir, Sharim v’Sharot (Hebrew for “People of Song”), a fourpart a cappella group she founded 20 years ago. In 2006 the ensemble joined with Princeton Pro Musica for “A Tapestry of Jewish Music by Gerald Cohen.”

Grossman is the first to admit that great art transcends ethnicity to speak to the wider world. Not all of Sharim v’Sharot’s members are Jewish. Nor is all of the music it performs by Jewish composers.

Certainly, the appeal of some of its concerts, like the one coming up at Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, is broad.

On Tuesday, March 17, at 8 p.m., the group will participate in “Sing Hallelujah,” a celebration of Jewish voices for the Kimmel stage. Congregation choirs from Pennsylvania and New Jersey will join for an evening of songs by George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein, Sheldon Harnick, Stephen Schwartz, and Leonard Bernstein, with a special tribute to Stephen Sondheim in honor of his 90th birthday. Also featured will be two stars of Joel Grey’s acclaimed production of “Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish,” Steven Skybell (Tevye) and Jennifer Babiak (Golde). Selections from “Fiddler” will be performed. Cantor David F. Tilman

The singers of Princeton Pro Musica, above, and soprano Lily Arbiser, right, a 2008 Princeton alumna. will conduct.

On a more somber note, Sharim v’Sharot will be directed by Grossman as part of an annual Yom HaShoah observance, to be held at Adath Israel, 1958 Lawrenceville Road, in Lawrenceville, on Sunday, April 19, at 1:30 p.m. The interfaith Holocaust memorial will also include a lecture.

Then on Sunday, May 31, at 3 p.m., the choir will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a concert at Congregation Beth El, 375 Stony Hill Road, in Yardley, Pennsylvania. The program, “Music Inspired and Created by Jewish Women,” will include “Sim Shalom,” a newly commissioned work, by Cantor Benjie Ellen Schiller.

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rossman’s earliest musical memories concern her grandfather, a Polish immigrant who played Russian and Yiddish songs on the mandolin. “I, being the youngest grandchild, would sit at his feet in the apartment in Brooklyn and say, ‘Play me another, play me another!’” Now she owns the mandolin.

Her mother often assisted her father in the operation of his kosher butcher shop, but when Grossman began to study music, she took on other jobs. One of those was with a

Cuban sugar company. One of the side benefits was that her mother was often sent home with tickets to the opera. Grossman attended performances at the Old Met and grabbed standing room tickets for Broadway shows.

She took piano lessons and attended Juilliard Prep, but when she graduated from high school at the age of 16 she wasn’t sure what she wanted to do. The siren call of music kept her in its thrall. At Brooklyn College she took voice lessons, sang in choruses, and even took early music classes. Along the way she learned every instrument she could lay her hands on.

She got to the point where she thought she wanted to be a general choral conductor. “I wanted to play the B minor Mass,” she says, “until I got a scholarship through NYU to study at the Rubin Academy of Music (now the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance). There I discovered the choral music of the Jewish

‘We can’t fathom the millions,’ Grossman says. ‘We can focus on the one girl. We can focus on her family and her circle of people.

It makes us feel, which is what a good work of art does.

She kept a diary, but it is so much more than a diary.’

people. And one thing led to another. The music was contemporary, it was classical, it was meant for the concert stage, it was creative. It was all the things I felt were important. I was hooked.”

Grossman would collect a master’s degree and a doctorate from NYU. From 1977 to 1999 she served as music director of New York City’s Rottenberg Chorale.

She studied choral arranging with Alice Parker and edited and transcribed “The Flory Jagoda Songbook,” a collection of Sephardic songs from Yugoslavia. In demand as a voice teacher and as a vocal coach, she also taught woodwinds at Abrams Hebrew Academy in Yardley, where she served as director of the instrumental program until her retirement.

“I came back not to my father’s brand of Judaism, but to something that was more meaningful and egalitarian,” she says of her studies abroad. “Through whatever lens we filter the Creator — whether it’s Jewish, Catholic, Protestant, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist — whatever it is, I feel a connection to everybody, to all people.”

For more information on Princeton Pro Musica: 609-683-5122 or www.princetonpromusica.org.

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ealth and public policy experts who support the benefits of medicinal cannabis and the need for objective research have joined together to create the Cannabis Education and Research Institute, a non-profit organization.

CERI, which now has a website at www.ceriusa.org, does not yet have a physical office. It existed previously as a less formal organization but recently convened a board of directors and officially became a nonprofit group. CERI says its mission is to advance unbiased, evidence-based research on the medicinal use of cannabis and to share reliable information with patients, clinicians, payers, and policymakers.

“We are bringing our voices together to ensure that the value of medicinal cannabis is more widely known and understood — and that medicinal cannabis is available to those who could benefit from it,” said David Knowlton, chair and CEO of CERI. In a statement, the group said that as many states move to legalize cannabis recreationally, it will work to support patient access to effective strains of medicinal marijuana. “The availability of medicinal cannabis can be harmed when states legalize recreational marijuana. Strains useful for the medical cannabis user often are not popular with recreational users. As a result, there is less incentive for cannabis dispensaries to cultivate medicinal strains,” the statement said.

CERI also said it will advocate for third-party payment of medicinal cannabis to help sustain the market for medicinal strains.

“We’ve seen first hand how medicinal marijuana can change lives for the better,” Knowlton said.

“And we believe the best way to preserve access to medicinal cannabis is through reputable research — research that could prompt third party payers to cover medical cannabis. Coverage of cannabis will be essential to sustaining the market for medical marijuana.”

Knowlton is also chairman of the Compassionate Care Foundation, a medicinal cannabis dispensary in Egg Harbor, as well as the founder and former CEO of the New Jersey Health Care Institute (See U.S. 1, June 26, 2019).

David Knowlton, left, is the chair and CEO of CERI, a nonprofit cannabis research organization.

Kraig Adams was appointed vice president of blockchain at GS1 US. Tiki Barber, a sports broadcaster and former NFL running back for the New York Giants, is a member of CERI’s advisory board.

“I have both experienced and personally seen how football can damage the body,” Barber said.

“We need policies that allow players to consider cannabis as an option for treatment. The NFL has refused to accept medicinal cannabis use by athletes even in states where it’s legal.”

CERI plans to work with patient advocacy groups on education and research that help patients living with chronic illnesses, such as cancer and epilepsy. CERI also said it is working with medical schools and is planning a series of PatientCentered Outcome Research studies to obtain feedback from medicinal cannabis users. CERI will collaborate with the Compassionate Care Foundation as well as other medical marijuana dispensaries on research.

“Critical gaps in knowledge exist around cannabinoids and the endocannabinoid system,” said Elisabeth Van Bockstaele, a member of CERI’s board and the founding dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies at Drexel University College of Medicine. “I joined CERI to advance knowledge around a substance that is being used by millions of Americans. We need to support evidence-based research on both the beneficial and harmful health effects of cannabis use.”

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Adams joins the GS1 US team one year after the launch of the GS1 US Blockchain Discussion Group, a cross-industry collaboration focused on identifying challenges with blockchain implementation and investigating opportunities to leverage GS1 Standards with blockchain.

“As a transformative technology that could potentially improve trading partner relationships and business processes, blockchain has become top-of-mind for GS1 US members,” said Siobhan O’Bara, senior vice president, community engagement for GS1 US. “After collaborating with Kraig for many years over the course of his tenure with Coca-Cola, we have confidence that he is the right leader to help industry understand the complexities of blockchain implementation and achieve alignment on GS1 Standards for improved interoperability.”

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rinceton Child Development Institute has selected three members of the current management team to lead the program following the resignation of the former executive director, Patrick R. Progar.

Gregory S. MacDuff will serve as executive director of PCDI’s Adult and Community Living Programs. He has been a part of PCDI since 1977.

Amanda Freeman has been appointed executive director of PCDI’s Education Program. She is responsible for the clinical aspects of the Education Program. She has been with PCDI since 2007.

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Theological Seminary, is still pending.

“Much work already is underway to successfully transition Westminster’s programs to Lawrenceville, and much work remains,” said Rider president Gregory G. Dell’Omo in a statement.

“The transition will be achieved most successfully if we work together as a community, offering one another strength and support as we move forward.

“And we must move forward.

Now is the time for every member of our community to look ahead to the future with hope, confidence and resolution. We recognize that while change can be unsettling, it is sometimes necessary, and it can lead to new possibilities.”

Rider plans to move Westminster Choir College to Riders’s Lawrenceville campus beginning this September.

The plaintiffs in the dismissed lawsuits gave statements saying they would appeal.

Clockwise from above, Gregory S. MacDuff, Christine Fry, and Amanda Freeman will lead PCDI following the resignation of former executive director Patrick Progar.

Christine Fry will continue to serve as principal of the Education Program. In addition, she has been appointed COO and will lead the administration of PCDI. She has been a part of PCDI since 1995.

PCDI, founded in 1970, is a private, non-profit program offering a broad spectrum of science-based services to children, youths, and adults with autism. The Institute provides treatment, education, and professional training and mentoring in New Jersey, but through its research, has pioneered comprehensive intervention models that are used nationally and internationally for the benefit of persons with autism.

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The New Jersey Superior Court dismissed the suit by the Westminster Choir College and another by a group of Westminster students that said the university did not have the legal right to move the institution.

A third suit, filed by the Princeton

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om, I’m coming to see you next week,” I say, “and I’ll stay over for a night.”

“Oh, how wonderful,” she says.

My guilt gnaws even harder than usual. I don’t see her enough. In addition, if I do, it does not seem especially for her. I’ve come to help our daughter move. And my week is already quite full of appointments. My mother gets the leftovers of my time.

But complaining is not her style.

Moreover, she is not used to seeing me much at all. First I couldn’t come often because I was in school, then because I was in love, then busy with work, then I was raising little kids, and now I live far away.

“Shall we go to the supermarket together?” She asks after we have eaten a sandwich. A shopping list is not necessary; she has everything in mind. Since she has been ill it has been difficult for her to walk. She uses the shopping cart as a walker and starts loading it fully. Two loaves of bread. A dozen eggs, a few pieces of cheese. A big package of cooked beef. Large bunches of leeks, onions, celery, carrots.

“So,” she says, “I will soon be making a large pot of soup.”

My mother goes shopping for us all as usual. For the family that we were. Ever, ever longer and longer ago. My father who came back from work every day at 6 p.m. and looked in the pan at what she had cooked. Her three children in the kitchen hungry from school. The stream of boyfriends and girlfriends, neighborhood children, aunts and nephews who join in.

Today my father has been dead for eight years, my brothers and I

Pia de Jong

have been out of the house for many more years.

At home she divides everything into portions and places them in the freezer. Always two slices of bread together. “I take it out in the evening. Then I have nice fresh bread for breakfast.”

She can look forward to a good time, which is a reassuring idea.

Then she starts cutting vegetables.

The pan of water with the soup meat simmers on the fire. She smiles when I am attracted to the aromas of the past.

“Your bed is made,” she says in the evening. “Your blue pajamas are under the pillow.”

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verything in the house is as it always was. The bedrooms of my brothers and mine. My bed, the sink with the cold water tap. On the windowsill the star of beads that I made when I was six. In the hall cupboard are photo albums, boxes

Illustration by Eliane Gerrits with slides, and our school reports.

The decorative gondola with lights that we bought on holiday in Italy.

Vases she received as a gift. Jam jars that she fills with jelly from grapes from the garden.

“Do you want to keep all those rowing magazines?” I ask the next morning. “Of course,” she says.

“There are pictures of the trips on the water that I made with Dad.” I watch her roaming the house with her cane. “I know exactly where everything is,” she says.

I don’t doubt her for a minute.

My mother is the chief curator of our family’s museum. She carefully monitors our past. Fortunately.

Pia de Jong is a Dutch writer who lives in Princeton. Her memoir, “Saving Charlotte,” was published by W.W. Norton in 2017. She can be contacted at pdejong@ias. edu.

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f you have ever taken a whitewater rafting trip, you may have ridden a gush of water that the dam operator releases for recreation and to control the water level.

Too little water, and you are dragging your raft over the rocks; too much water, and you risk being caught in a hydraulic that holds even tree trunks under waterfalls.

River guides call the release of dam water a “bubble,” and they plan their trips to ride the bubble.

Similarly, our economy rides a bubble of money. When we have access to money, we buy things, fix our houses, travel, and invest. Increasingly, we have invested in the stock market, which is risky, but offers better returns than CD rates.

Too little money, and life is hard — we drag our lives across the rocks; too much money, and we drown in inflation.

River managers save and release dam water, but their lives are complicated by flood and drought. In Georgia, Lake Lanier is overflowing. In Nevada, Lake Mead is half empty and, scientists say, will probably never fill again.

Politicians and economists manage the money flow by tweaking interest rates, buying financial assets, cutting taxes, allowing international companies to repatriate money at special tax rates, and investing in infrastructure. The growth of the money supply tends to track GDP growth as shown in this chart.

With the exception of infrastructure spending, our government has already pulled every lever to stimulate the money supply. Now we face a possible natural disaster called the Coronavirus or Covid-19.

Suddenly, the movement of money is at risk. When the Coronavirus reduced Chinese driving and purchasing, Chinese transport declined and world oil prices plunged.

Here in the U.S., we are paying less at the pump and less for heating oil.

We are also shutting down flights to China and Italy and canceling conferences for fear of the virus.

Now we risk a ripple effect of lost jobs, less income, and lower returns, that, no matter how big the money bubble, could blow a hole in our boat.

In the week ending February 28, the U.S. stock market experienced its biggest weekly point drop ever: the S&P 500 dropped by 1024 points, an 11.5 percent drop. This was disconcerting but hardly the biggest shock ever: on October 19, 1987, the market fell 22.6 percent in a single day — without any single threatening factor.

To some degree, the recent decline could be interpreted as an excuse for a correction. Only three weeks ago, I watched happily as my favorite stock, Nvidia (NVDA), rose $18, $8, and $16 per day.

Fear-of-missing-out was the theme. Nvidia reached $314 on February 19; eight days later, it had sunk 20 percent to $252. Nvidia is a company that actually makes money, beats earning estimates, grows sales, and changes the world. This is not a taxi app (UBER) that loses a billion dollars a quarter.

Covid-19 could also be an existential threat to our way of life. On January 31, The Lancet, a medical journal, wrote, “On the present trajectory, 2019-nCoV could be about to become a global epidemic in the absence of mitigation … substantial, even draconian measures that limit population mobility should be seriously and immediately considered.” Two weeks later media outlet Cheddar reported that “Re-

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The graph above shows how the U.S. money supply has tracked GDP growth in the past decade. In a parallel to managing the money supply, river managers use dams to control water but see their efforts hampered by floods and droughts. search Suggests Coronavirus “The complete clinical picture with Could Infect 60% of Global Popu- regard to COVID-19 is not fully known. Reported illnesses have lation.”

Financial advisors everywhere ranged from very mild (including advised their clients to do nothing. some with no reported symptoms) “We’re in this for the long term” is to severe, including illness resultalways the mantra and is most often ing in death.” the best advice. Having lived • CDC Summary of the Outthrough the collapse of 2007-’09 in break: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus­ which markets lost 50 percent of /2019-nCoV/summary.html their value, I took some profits so • CDC’s recommendations for that I could invest if the market colprevention: https://www.cdc.gov/ lapsed again. coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/preSome very smart people have pointed to structural problems that vention-treatment.html Uncertainty causes rumor and could cause a precipitous decline.

Chamath Palihapitiya, the CEO of panic, but also creates opportunity.

Social Capital, a venture capital Generally, one is rewarded accordcompany, commented on CNBC ing to one’s ability to handle uncerthat hedge funds are leveraged five tainty. Let’s see what we can learn to eight times. When the market de- from a limited fact set.

A key missclines, these ing number is funds are forced If Covid-19 becomes the mortality to sell their rate, which has highly levera pandemic with morbeen quoted at aged positions tality similar to the about 2 percent.

— throwing seasonal flu, the panIf 60 percent of more fuel on the the U.S. popufire that has ic could be an opporlation is infectburned billions tunity to buy good ed and 2 percent of dollars in companies that are die, about 4 value. million people Ray Dalio, oversold. will die. Two founder of the percent of the world’s largest hedge fund, published an article in U.S. population died in the Civil November, 2019, called “The War. That would be a severe shock World Has Gone Mad and the Sys- to our way of life and to the world tem Is Broken.” Dalio noted that economy.

Underlying the mortality rate is money is free, pension and healthcare liabilities are unfunded, defi- the missing denominator: we have cits cannot be paid, trickle-down no idea how many people have economics do not work, and that he been infected because we have no believes “the world is approaching tests. I laughed out loud when Vice President Mike Pence announced a big paradigm shift.”

Could Covid-19 be the catalyst last weekend that the government for Dalio’s “big paradigm shift”? would release 15,000 tests — Can we expect another crash like enough for about 18 percent of the city of Trenton. Days later, Pence 2000 or 2008?

Facts have been hard to get, but said that 1 million people could be this is what we know about Cov- tested in the next week, but only because more states will be authoid-19: • This is not another flu; this is a rized to do their own testing.

Tests are given only to those coronavirus. who show symptoms or have trav• We have no medicine for this eled from affected areas or both. virus, and are unlikely to develop a CDC guidelines for testing are vaccine for at least a year, which is signs of cough, shortness of breath, regarded as an aggressive timeta- and a history of travel during the ble. past 14 days to China, Japan, South • Covid-19 is likely to spread to Korea, Italy, or Iran. Since many 40 to 70 percent of the global popu- people show minor or no symptoms, we have no idea of the true lation.

• Our only defense is our own mortality rate.

As of this writing, the numbers immune systems, so we should are puny and not statistically helpstop smoking, lose weight, take a multivitamin, get plenty of sleep, ful: the U.S. has documented 539 exercise, and develop habits that infections and 22 deaths. By comwill build up our immune systems. parison, the CDC estimates that this flu season has seen 34 million • People can get some diseases infected with 20,000 flu-related like strep more than once. We do deaths. not know if the body develops any In areas with wider testing, the immunity to Covid-19, but anec- mortality rate is lower. South Kodotal evidence suggests that people rea has recorded 6,593 cases and 42 who are infected more than once deaths or 0.64 percent. Japan, with are more likely to die.

1,100 cases, including 700 from a • Even the progression of the cruise ship docked in Yokohama, disease is sketchy. The CDC notes,

had 14 deaths or 1.27 percent.

Cruise ships are particularly interesting because they are closed systems. Of the Grand Princess guests and crew of 3,533, 21 people tested positive while 24 people were negative and one was inconclusive. One has died. VP Pence said 46 tests were conducted so far on the ship, which seems bizarrely low or indicative of a shortage of testing kits. Why not test everyone on this floating laboratory to get an idea of how the disease might spread?

Colleen S. Kraft, the associate chief medical officer at Emory University Hospital, notes that “1,700 health care workers in China have been infected and six have died” – 0.35 percent. Dr. Tom Frieden, the former director of the CDC writes, “The proportion could be as low as less than 1 in 1,000 – 30 times lower – and is unlikely to be more than 1 in 100.”

The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention says the virus most seriously affects older people with preexisting health problems. The Chinese CDC reports mortality rates of 0.2 percent up to 39 years old, 0.4 percent to 49, 1.3 percent to 59, 3.6 percent to 69, 8 percent to 79, and 14.8 percent over 80.

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y comparison, seasonal flu strains kill about 0.1 percent of people who become infected. If Covid-19 becomes a pandemic with a similarly low or modest mortality rate, we may look at this panic as a buying opportunity. I am not saying, “Buy the dip,” which could be prolonged, but consider buying good companies that are oversold or are participating in major themes.

For instance, Cactus, Inc. (WHD) is focused on designing, manufacturing, selling, and renting wellheads and pressure control equipment. In 2019 WHD earned $156 million on sales of $628 million. It has $203 million in cash and pays a 2.3 percent dividend. Because of the melt-down in the oil market, the stock has fallen from $35 in January to $15. We still need energy. The Saudis and Russians will want the price to go up. I think WHD will be more valuable in the future.

I bought Clorox (CLX) January 22 Call Options, which are a bet that the price will be more valuable

by January, 2022. CLX has long been a great company that pays a dividend. It might also benefit from the rush to clean the world during the Coronavirus panic, so it’s a

twofer. As I write this, the market is cratering, but the CLX calls are up 9 percent today and 33 percent in the last week.

Uber is also getting its due — not because it incinerates value — but because, “Who wants to ride in a stranger’s car?” A friend in New York who shared a car recently said that she demanded the driver let her out when the other passenger started coughing. The Uber Puts (a bet that UBER will decline) that I recommended in this column are finally in the money.

One small company could make a difference to the world economy.

Inovio (INO) is a vaccine designer in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. Drug design has become more like software: instead of working with bread mold and throwing compounds at the wall, scientists are looking at biological code to define drugs and vaccines.

Medicine has the potential to get much faster and more effective, so when I heard the CEO of Inovio say that they had designed a Coronavirus vaccine in three hours after receiving the genetic map from China, I bought the stock as a hedge against a pandemic. I have never owned anything that went up that fast: I bought INO on Valentine’s Day at $4.39; it opened today at $18.50. When Congress passed an $8.5 billion bill to fight the Coronavirus, it became clear that the government will do everything possible to fast-track and manufacture vaccines.

As I write this on Monday, March 9, 105 cases of the virus have been reported in New York.

The major stock indices are down 5 percent today. Gold is down, too.

As in 2008, panic is sending people into cash. The river of money is drying up.

The river will flow again, though. People hate to do nothing.

If Covid-19 is not the economic and mortal torpedo that we fear, those who prepare now will have an exciting, profitable ride. If Covid-19 is a Civil War-class event, we will suffer through it and find new ways of working. As in 2009, the government will release more money into the river to get the boats moving again.

Send feedback to gpaul@perfectcompany.com. Investment recommendations are solely those of the columnists, and are presented for discussion purposes. Columnists may own shares in recommendations. Investors are advised to conduct their own research and that past stock performance is no guarantee of future price.

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OFFICE RENTALS 1 day/month/year or longer. Princeton Route 1. Flexible office space to support your business. Private or virtual offices, conference rooms, high speed internet, friendly staffed reception. Easy access 24/7. Ample parking. Call Mayette 609-514-5100. www.princeton-office.com.

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Hopewell Office Rooms for Rent on second floor of three-story elevator building on Princeton Ave., right next to the Boro. Shared use of kitchenette and waiting room, all utilities included in rent. Rent one or more rooms from $300 to $700 per month. 609-529-6891.

Office space on Witherspoon Street: Private, quiet suite with 4 offices with approx. 950 sq. ft. on ground floor. $1,700 per month rent; utilities included.

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Professional office space - Suitable for Law Office or Dental/Medical. 1500 or 1900 square foot professional offices in Montgomery Knoll office park in Skillman. Each offers 5 offices, bullpen, bath and kitchenette. Ample parking in a quiet setting 4 miles from downtown Princeton. Call Meadow Run Properties at 908-281-5374.

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Peaceful and attractive office space available 2-3 days per week. Fully furnished, all utilities included with a shared waiting area. Overflow referrals are available, if desired. Please contact Amy Kasternakis, LCSW at 609-5862880.

Two small offices for sublet: One 500 SqFt and one 1000 SqFt space.

Quiet setting in office park along Rte 206 with ample parking. Call Meadow Run Properties at 908-281-5374.

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BUSINESS SERVICES Professional Ghostwriter: Press releases that grab editors’ attention and robust website content that rises above the run of the mill. Have your business history written to preserve the story behind your success. E. E. Whiting Literary Services. 609-462-5734 eewhiting@live.com

MARKETING SERVICES Get It Write. Award-winning PR Pro creates dynamic content: websites, social media, press releases, e-blasts, blogs, brochures, reports, linked-in profiles. Call Anne Sweeney, 732-3296629. aspubrel@aol.com.

TRANSPORTATION A Personal Driver seeking to transport commuters, shopping trips, etc.

Modern, attractive car. References provided. Less than commercial taxi services. E-mail to gvprinter@gmail.com or call 609-331-3370.

INSTRUCTION Music Lessons: Piano, guitar, drum, sax, clarinet, voice, flute, trumpet, violin, cello, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, uke, and more. $32/half hour. Ongoing Music Camps. Free use of an instr. for your trial lesson! Call today! Montgomery 609-924-8282. www.farringtonsmusic. com.

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Garage sale - 5 Benford Drive off Clarksville, West Windsor. Kids toys, yard tools, books, kids hockey equipment, linens, ping pong table, bike, storage, lawn games, Thomas train table, other items. Saturday 3/14, 8a-12n.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS I Buy Guitars and All Musical Instruments in Any Condition: Call Rob at 609-457-5501.

WANTED TO BUY Antique Military Items: And war relics wanted from all wars and countries.

Top prices paid. ‘Armies of the Past LTD’. 2038 Greenwood Ave., Hamilton Twp., 609-890-0142. Our retail outlet is open Saturdays 10 to 4, or by appointment.

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A Seasoned Educator/Artist/Generalist. I have multiple skills and am flexible/comfortable working in non-traditional creative and corporate environments. I am familiar with most software programs for both the office and for creative endeavors and am not averse to manual labor. Friendly, cooperative and can work with a team or independently.

Capable and willing to learn your systems if I am not already familiar with them. My resume ranges from being a Peace Corps volunteer to Financial Aid Officer at a major university to Advertising Account Executive to music producer to English Instructor and there are quite a few things that I’m leaving out.

With the loss of my mother my financial needs have changed considerably and I now have obligations that I did not have before. I’m not cheap because I value my worth and so will you. Not being choosy, but I would prefer not to be considered for any positions in MLM, telemarketing or sales of insurance or new products entering the marketplace. I’ve done the above successfully, but currently those positions would not satisfy my professional or financial goals. I live in Hamilton and would prefer a position nearby but anywhere in Mercer County or nearby would be fine. Available for immediate hire. Please contact me via email at cwilson790@yahoo.com and let me know what your needs are. Thank you for your consideration.

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HAMILTON TOWNSHIP Donna S Matheis $295,000 M L S# N JM E 2 9 2 6 4 4

PENNINGTON BOROUGH Susan L DiMeglio $615,000 ML S # N J M E2 9 2 7 8 8

HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP Deborah W Lane $850,000 M L S # N J M E2 9 2 8 4 4

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PENNINGTON BOROUGH LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP Susan McKeon Paterson $649,000 Jane Henderson Kenyon $365,000 ML S # N J M E2 9 2 6 3 0 M L S # N JM E 2 9 0 1 7 6

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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP Janet Stefandl $857,000 M L S # N J M E2 9 2 3 6 2

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PRINCETON Debra McAuliffe $1,650,000 M LS# N J M E 290120

PRINCETON Robin McCarthy Froehlich $1,800,000

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LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP Scott A Wilson $400,000 M L S # N JM E 2 9 1 5 3 2

PRINCETON Amy Granato $660,000 M L S # N J M E2 8 7 9 7 6

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CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP Grant Wagner $495,000 M L S # N JBL 3 6 7 9 8 6

PLAINSBORO TOWNSHIP Anna M Andrevski $668,000 ML S # N J M X1 2 3 4 3 0

S BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP Kathryn Baxter $900,000 M L S # NJ M X1 2 2 6 5 6

PRINCETON Amy Granato $2,300,000 M LS# N J M E 292702

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RARITAN TOWNSHIP Beth M Steffanelli $669,000 M L S # N J HT1 0 5 9 9 6

MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP Debra McAuliffe $1,049,000 M L S # N J S O1 1 2 8 9 0

PRINCETON Norman T Callaway $2,500,000 M L S# N J M E 292578

LAWRENCE TOWNSHP Jean Grecsek $1,049,000 M L S # N J M E2 8 6 3 3 8

PRINCETON Christina M Callaway $2,990,000 M LS# N J M E 287688

FRENCHTOWN BORO Russell Alan Poles $579,900 M L S # 3605 8 1 1

MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP Valerie Smith $879,000 M L S # NJ S O1 1 2 8 7 6

PRINCETON Marilyn R Durkee $1,850,000 M L S# N J M E 289366

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LAMBERTVILLE CITY Beth M Steffanelli $587,500 M L S # N JH T 1 0 5 8 8 8

MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP Valerie Smith $675,000 ML S # N J S O1 1 2 7 0 0

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LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP Yakenya Songea Moise $595,000 M L S# N JM E 2 9 2 7 4 0

LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP Catherine Stinson $735,000 M L S # N J M E2 9 1 6 1 2

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PRINCETON Sylmarie Trowbridge $1,299,000 M L S # N J M E2 9 0 4 8 8

LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP Susan L DiMeglio $4,450,000

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MONTGOMERY 908.874.0000

PENNINGTON HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP Sita A Philion $599,900 M L S # N JM E 2 9 1 8 6 6

PRINCETON Colleen Hall $775,000 M L S # N J M E2 9 1 8 7 8

PRINCETON Kimberly A Rizk $1,395,000 M L S # N J M E2 8 9 3 7 8

HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP Norman T Callaway, Jr $4,500,000 M L S# N J M E 287456

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1 Union Street, Robbinsville, NJ, Washingto Plainsboro Village Center, Plainsboro, NJ Offices, Conference Room & Open Bullpen Area  Furniture available  Office or across Medical for Lease  Exquisite Finishes and Upgrades Throughout the Office/Medical  New Amenities Building Under Construction 16,000 SF on Each Floor 4 cars/1000for • 1 Lease Drive-in Door; Ceilings: 14’Cafeteria High  &For with Home Depot intersection.

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• 30’ Ceilings   Over 1,700 Acres of Land,Windows with Towering Trees, • Location: Urban Enterprise Zone or Single Site Building Signage  Multi-Tenant Opportunities •Available Near Routes Room, 1, 206,On129, N. Olden Avenue • Near Ave. (Rt.1) Circle, signalized  Perimeter Throughout ofAvailable Many Perimeter Offices, Conference Rooms, Open Area, Building Features: Atrium, Community 2 Brunswick 1st Floor: 4,000 SF Divisible to 1,500 SF  800 –Tenant 10,000 SF Condition!

Beautiful Landscaping  Buildings for Sale or Lease • Fronts on Route 29  Perimeter Windows Throughout with Pond Views • Warehouse, Retail, Showroom Avenue and Forest Reserve Kitchen & Bathrooms intersection of N. Oldenand Management, Gym on Site. inConvenient Area Hotels, & Shopp  2nd Floor: 1,200 &to129 3,200 SF Restaurants  JoinSF AmeriHealth, Bracco Research, ADP & Innophos  Built-out Units Available Between 800 & 2,500 SF Serviced,  Upscale Corporate Headquarters Arctic Parkway, Routes 1,2007 206SF and  Close Proximity to Hospitals, Rou  Elevator Ample Parking, Building Built  Located off RouteLocation One in a Corporate Park

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 Easy Access to Route I-95 & 1-295Train Statio as Tenants  Convenient Location Close to Hamilton Train Station, I-295 1 && the Hamilton  Newly Constructed Building Own Space in New Building from 1,500 Own or Lease Your Own Building I-295 & Route 1  Strategic & Convenient Location  Part of Town Center featuring Retail, Medica with Turnpike Frontage  Easy Access to Route 33, Route 130 & the NJ Mixed Use Town Center Development Exits 7A & 8 Close Proximity to New University Medical Center at Princeton Convenient to Route 1, Route 130 and NJ Turnpike, Exit 8A Join Princeton Medical Group and 10 other Medical Tenants

Property Manager on Site or Customize your Building Signage Available to 10,000 SF Route 1 Amenities Nearby Walk to Princeton Junction Train Station

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Plainsboro Village Center, Plainsboro, NJ Office/Medical for Lease

 800 – 10,000 SF Available  Built-out Units Available Between 800 SF & 2,500 SF

1 Union Street, Robbinsville, NJ, Washington Town Center

 Office or Medical for Lease  1st Floor: 4,000 SF Divisible to 1,500 SF  2nd Floor: 1,200 SF & 3,200 SF