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Newly greened trees, the songs of birds, colorful flowers that make us smile, and the rejuvenation of farm fields — all of these miracles create new hope.

This Earth Day, I find myself reflecting on the legacy of people who have cared for our Earth. For it’s in the little things we do every day, the causes we support, and the choices we make in how we live our lives, that we become integral to the Earth’s stewardship.

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he New Jersey Business Action Center (NJBAC), a program of the New Jersey Department of State, is hosting an interactive virtual learning series designed to provide New Jersey businesses and nonprofits with the latest information to support recovery from disruptions caused by COVID-19.

The series runs through May 13 and is free. Visit https://nj.gov/ state/bac/bac-webinars.shtml to register. Topics include: • “Government Procurement – Making Government Your Customer” on Thursday, April 22, at noon.

• “Technical Assistance Opportunities” on Tuesday, April 27, at noon.

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• “COVID Safety in the Workplace” on Tuesday, May 11, at noon.

• “Let These Government Services Help You” on Thursday, May 13, at noon.

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Saturday, April 24

Area Organizations Celebrate Earth Day

The warm spring weather has brought people outside to their

yards, and while they are places for gathering and personal relaxation, they are also part of the local ecosystem and should be sustainably managed.

To educate the public on how to go about doing that, Sustainable Princeton is presenting an outdoor Sustainable Landscaping MiniExpo at the Princeton Shopping Center on Saturday, April 24, from noon to 3 p.m.

Attendees will have an opportunity to explore best practices in sustainable landscaping by checking out electric landscaping equipment, learning about organic lawn care techniques, and diving into native plants.

Quiet Princeton, a group focused on reducing the use of loud

and environmentally wasteful leaf blowers, will provide advice on sustainable landscaping and mulching.

Native plant garden designer Judith Robinson will share her knowledge about native plants and show off a few that might work in your garden. In addition, The Watershed Institute, D&R Greenway, and Princeton’s Shade Tree and Environmental commissions will share additional best practices.

The Mini-Expo will offer several models of electric landscaping equipment for attendees to check out. A few “green” residents will be present to show off their favorite battery-powered mowers, blowers, tillers, leaf shredders, hedge trimmers, line trimmers, and more.

This event will be held outdoors in the courtyard of the Princeton Shopping Center to maintain social distance. Attendees are asked to wear a mask and stay home if they feel unwell. To encourage sustainable transportation, attendees are encouraged to bike to the free event. Princeton Bike Advisory Committee (PBAC) will be onsite hosting a bike valet near the Verizon store for all attendees.

In advance of the event, Sustainable Princeton is also hosting a webinar on Wednesday, April 21, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Princeton’s “Changing the Landscaping: Healthy Yards = Healthy People” project. To register visit bit.ly/ ChangingTheLandscape-2.

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he Mercer County Sustainability Coalition is also offering a series of events from April 24 to 30 in celebration of Earth Week. All events are free, but registration is required.

The annual storm clean-up at Colonial Lake in Lawrenceville takes place Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m. to noon, coordinated

by Public Works and The Watershed Institute.

On Sunday, April 25, at 3 p.m.

Kathleen Biggins, founder of CChange Conversations, presents “Climate Change and Energy” to learn about the science of Climate Change and its impacts.

At 4 p.m. artist Susan Hockaday, shows another way of seeing the impact of climate change. At 5 p.m.

KerriAnn Lomardi and Michele Calabrese present NJ Clean Energy Plan incentives, which are designed to help reduce our energy and carbon footprint.

On Monday, April 26, at 7 p.m. the Hopewell Valley and West Windsor green teams present “Journey Toward Zero Waste” with tips for assessing the waste that your family generates and ways to reduce it.

Trenton’s Green Team hosts a panel discussion on Tuesday, April 27, at 7 p.m. on “Clean Transportation in the Capital City.” Learn about the EV car share initiative, bike projects, and other transit-oriented development plans.

Water Wednesday kicks off April 28 at 7 p.m. Learn why Mercer County is experiencing more

flooding and what that means for water quality in a program hosted by the Friends of Colonial Lake and The Watershed Institute.

On Thursday, April 29, at 7 p.m. stormwater specialist Kory Kreiseder of the Watershed Institute presents “Green Infrastructure Resources” and discusses how we can use trees, plants, and soil to capture and clean the polluted stormwater runoff.

Friday, April 30, concludes Earth Week events with two Zoom sessions. At 2:30 p.m. Jillian Stark, land steward for Mercer County Parks, presents “ Spotted Lanternfly — Learn what to do.” And at 6:30 p.m. Mercer County Parks naturalist Christy Athmejvar presents the family-friendly program “Trees are Terrific.”

Visit www.mercersustainabilitycoalition.org/greening-together-2021/ for more details on these events and to register.

Business Meetings Wednesday, April 21

Business Before Business Virtual Networking, Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce. www.princetonmercerchamber.org. Networking over your morning coffee, followed by a presentation. Register. $25; $15 members. 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.

Thursday, April 22

Women in the Workplace Summit, Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce. www. princetonmercerchamber.org.

The Women in Business Alliance presents a series of speakers to discuss how women have been affected disproportionately by the pandemic, and how we can make the most change in our culture, at work and beyond. Panelists include Rosina L. Racioppi of WOMEN Unlimited, Inc.; Theresa Richardson, of WithumSmith +Brown; and Stefania Albanesi, professor of economics at the University of Pittsburgh; moderated by Claudia L. Dulac of Bank of America. Register. $35; $25 members. 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Friday, April 23

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

PSG Executive Committee Member Bill Pigula addresses internal and external factors in the job search process, how they affect your job search marketing strategy, and tactics to support your strategy. 9:45 a.m. to noon.

Tuesday, April 27

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

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

Wednesday, April 28

Business After Business Virtual Networking, Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce. www.princetonmercerchamber.org. Evening of virtual networking, cocktails, and connections from your home. Attendees have the opportunity to present a 30-second commercial and participate in breakout discussion groups. Register. $25; $15 members. 4 to 5:30 p.m.

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

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

Pop/rock. 4 to 7 p.m.

Friday Night Wine & Music Series, Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes. www.oldyorkcellars.com. Live music with Chaplin-Fortunato. Reservations required. Food available for purchase. 6 to 9 p.m.

Wednesday April 21

In Person: Outdoor Action

In Person: Outdoor Action Just a Hike, Mercer County Park Commission, Tennis Center at Mercer County Park. www.mercercountyparks.org. Join a naturalist on a walk through the park with pauses to admire various elements of nature. For teens and adults. Register. Free. Wear sturdy shoes and bring a water bottle.

1 to 3 p.m.

ON THe GReeN The Street Beat Brass Band kicks off McCarter Theater’s series of free weekly concerts in Palmer Square on Sunday, April 25.

Classical Music

Downtown Lunchtime Recital Series, First Reformed Church of New Brunswick. www.facebook.com/FRCNewBrunswick.

Carlos Vasquez and Mark Monaghan play the music of Joseph Tompkins, Bob Becker, a traditional Afro-Caribbean improvisation, and an original solo for snare drum and bass drum.

Livestream via YouTube. 12:15 p.m.

On Stage

Everybody, Rider University Theater. www.rider.edu/about/ events/rider-theatre-everybody.

2018 Pulitzer finalist written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and directed by Ryanne Domingues follows Everybody (chosen from among the cast by lottery at each performance) as they travel down a road toward life’s greatest mystery. Free online viewing. 7:30 p.m.

Lectures

Religion and the Public Conversation, Center for the Study of Religion. csr.princeton.edu. University of Pennsylvania Professor Anthea Butler discusses her new book, “White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America,” with Princeton PhD candidate William Stell. Via Zoom. Register.

Free. 4:30 p.m.

Socials

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

Thursday April 22 In Person: Wellness Tai Chi, Grounds For Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton. www.groundsforsculpture.org.

Staff from veteran-owned Dao Concepts promotes overall wellness through the practice of Tai Chi, an ancient Chinese art that blends exercise with stress reduction. Register. $20. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

In Person: Outdoor Action

Early Bird Walks, Mercer County Park Commission, Reed/Bryan Farm at Mercer Meadows. www. mercercountyparks.org. Casual hike dedicated to spotting our fine feathered friends during the spring migration. All abilities of birders are welcome. Bring a pair of binoculars if you have them.

For teens and adults. Free. 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

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

Weather permitting. Register. 1 p.m.

more equitable, just, and anti-racist arts and cultural sector. Continues April 23. Register. $75. 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

On Stage

Everybody, Rider University Theater. www.rider.edu/about/ events/rider-theatre-everybody.

2018 Pulitzer finalist written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and directed by Ryanne Domingues follows Everybody (chosen from among the cast by lottery at each performance) as they travel down a road toward life’s greatest mystery. Free online viewing. 7:30 p.m.

Film

Screening of Class Dismissed, Princeton Learning Cooperative. www.princetonlearningcooperative.org. Screening via Zoom of a film that challenges viewers to take a fresh look at what it means to be educated in the 21st century and offers up a new way of thinking about the process of learning. Discussion follows. Register. 7 p.m.

Literati

Earth Day Author Talk, Princeton Public Library. www.princetonlibrary.org. Geologist Andrew H. Knoll discusses his new book, “A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters,” with Adam Maloof of Princeton University’s Department of Geosciences.

Register. 7 p.m.

The Arts

Faith

Creating Change, NJ Theatre Alliance & ArtPride NJ. www.accelevents.com/e/CreatingChange.

Two-day virtual gathering built around reflecting, healing, and learning as we work toward a

A World Within Worlds: The Music of Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell, Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life, Rutgers University. bildnercenter.rutgers.edu. Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell, an award-

winning American singer and musician specializing in Yiddish song, gives a performance and discusses the musical convergences that define his work. Dr. Josh Kun, an award-winning cultural historian, moderates. Via Zoom.

Register. 7 p.m.

Gardens

Thursday Night Nature, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope, Pennsylvania. www. bhwp.org. Series of guest lectures via Zoom. “Deer-Resistant Natives for the Northeast” with Gregg Tepper and Ruth Clausen.

Register. $15. 7 to 8 p.m.

Lectures

What Is Right-Wing Populism and Why It Is Dangerous, 55-Plus Club of Princeton. www. princeton.com/groups/55plus.

Meeting and presentation via Zoom with AJan Kubik, professor in the Department of Political Science at Rutgers University and professor of Slavonic and East European studies at University College London. Free; $3 donation requested. 10 a.m.

From Frozen Chosen to the Hebrew Hammer: The Inspiring Story of Israel’s Olympic Bobsled and Skeleton Team, Jewish Center of Princeton. www. thejewishcenter.org. David Greaves and Larry Sidney tell the incredible and unlikely story of Israel’s bobsled and skeleton team.

Via Zoom. Register to info@thejewishcenter.org. 7:30 p.m.

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Eyes on Eagles In-person Nest Viewing, Mercer County Park Commission, West Picnic Area, Mercer County Park. www.mercercountyparks.org. Join leaders lakeside for 30-minute sessions where they interpret bald eagle ecology and behavior, provide participants with an up-close look at the nesting pair, and answer any questions. 1 to 3 p.m.

Jazz & Blues

Marianne Solivan Quartet, Plainsboro Public Library, 609275-2897. www.plainsborolibrary. org. Vocalist Solivan with guitarist Leandro Pellegrino, bass player Steve Wood, and drummer Jay Sawyer. Concert via Zoom in celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month. 7 p.m.

The Arts

Creating Change, NJ Theatre Alliance & ArtPride NJ. www.accelevents.com/e/CreatingChange.

Two-day virtual gathering built around reflecting, healing, and learning as we work toward a more equitable, just, and anti-racist arts and cultural sector. Continued from April 22. Register. $75.

10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

On Stage

Everybody, Rider University Theater. www.rider.edu/about/ events/rider-theatre-everybody.

2018 Pulitzer finalist written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and directed by Ryanne Domingues follows Everybody (chosen from among the cast by lottery at each performance) as they travel down a road toward life’s greatest mystery. Free online viewing. 7:30 p.m.

The Letter: A Radio Opera, Rider University Theater. www.rider. edu/about/events/letter-radio-opera. A radio opera told in scenes and songs. Performed by Westminster Choir College’s “Opera Workshop” class. Free listening on 107.7 The Bronc. 8 p.m.

Gardens

Improving Composition in Your Landscape, Nature, and Travel Photographs, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope, Pennsylvania. www.bhwp.org.

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Todd Evans Serving Trenton Art Family Style

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am an open mic host, community artistic event organizer, a bit of a poet, and run a community theater group — most, if not all, of my events are free,” says Todd Evans.

A ubiquitous presence at poetry readings and spoken word events from Trenton to Princeton, Evans says, “I have been doing this for quite a few years.”

Then the 56-year-old father of two biological sons, three foster sons, and four grandchildren adds, “I was looking to ‘retire’ from it, but when COVID came on and shut so much down artistically, the fire was lit to press on.”

While Evans resides in Willingboro with his wife of 34 years, Debbie (aka “a saint and the wisest person I know”), he was born in Trenton to a noted arts family and maintains that connection with the Capital City.

His mother, Francis Evans, was a Trenton teacher and a mezzo-soprano who had performed at the White House.

His father, Don Evans, was a nationally noted playwright whose work examined the lives of Americans of African heritage and included such titles as “Mahalia” (a musical biography of Mahalia Jackson), “One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show,” and “A Love Song For Miss Lydia,” the latter televised by New Jersey Network. He was also a Princeton High School English instructor and an adjunct professor at Princeton University and Rutgers University, where he taught and collaborated with the founders of Crossroads Theater.

Additionally Evans’ brother is Grammy-nominated jazz pianist Orrin Evans. His sister, Rachel Evans, is a poet/educator.

Although he calls his parents “a huge influence” and graduated from Notre Dame High School, he dropped out of Morgan State University, a historically Black institution in Baltimore, Maryland. “I tried to follow them but somehow got distracted in a bad addiction and street life that neither of them exposed me to.”

As tells it, he remembers his father producing new and classic Black plays in Trenton through the Players Company, seeing “all different kinds of folks coming together,” and recalling “the family vibe and unity,” and wanted to re-

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connect with that life.

“It took me quite some time to get back to ‘here,’ but I am back and have been serving the community ever since.”

The road back included a stint in the U.S. Army, an associate’s degree from Burlington County College, and a culinary certificate from Burlington County Institute of Technology — he’s a fulltime chef.

He says his reentry into the art world was helped by being “mentored and pushed” by Trenton artists who knew his parents. That included the late nationally known poet Doc Long, noted Cool and Gang trombonist Clifford Adams, influential Trenton music teacher and saxophonist Tommy Grice, and the late Players Company actor and director — and Evans’ godfather — Ken McClain.

“They saw (the potential) in me and guided me,” he says. “The only obstacle is being wary of my own lack of confidence and low self-esteem. I suffer greatly there, but I learned how to ‘fake it ‘till I make it,’ plus I have seen young people achieve from my events, so that is a great push as well.”

Recently included in a NorthJersey.Com newspaper article on influential Black leaders, Evans pays tribute to his father through the Don Evans Theater Company, recently presenting a reading of “A

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Friedman for an online presentation focusing on photographic composition and ways to improve your images. He will provide a series of specific suggestions and will use his own images of Bucks County, the Preserve and his travels elsewhere to illustrate these concepts. Via Zoom. Register. $15.

7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Lectures

Catalyzing the Billions for a Green Recovery, School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University. spia. princeton.edu. Talk by Anouj Mehta, unit head of Green and Innovative Finance and the ACGF, Southeast Asia Department of the Asian Development Bank. Free. Register for Zoom access. 12:30 p.m.

For Seniors

FYI Seminar, Princeton Senior Resource Center. www.princetonsenior.org. Ari Charlestein, owner and founder of First Class and Beyond, presents “Understanding Travel Points and Miles.” Register.

Free. 11:45 a.m.

Todd Evans performing during a Levitt concert event in Trenton.

Love Song for Miss Lydia” at the Trenton City Museum.

His stage name, Son of Black, also references his father. The elder Evans was a pipe smoker fond of Captain Black tobacco. Brother Orrin also uses the reference for the name of his band.

About his own work, Evans says, “My writing themes started out always being about the horrors of addiction and the freedom of recovery. I wanted to send a message about how bad addiction is and how good recovery can be. But that has broadened into poems about growing up, getting old, and my (grandchildren).

“The underlying intent of my events is for folks to be able to express themselves affordably, and avoid the dreadful ‘cliquishness’ of some events. You don’t have to be the best at my events, but you can be. All are welcome.”

Evans says some of the events coming up include “The Doc Long Poetry Through Windows Festival,” the month of May I Am Trenton grant supported tribute to the

Saturday April 24 In Person: Live Music Spring Wine & Music Series, Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes. www. oldyorkcellars.com. Live music with Thomas Johnston. Reservations required. Food available for purchase. Noon to 6:30 p.m.

Weekend Music Series, Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, 609-924-2310. www.terhuneorchards.com.

Live music by Chris Giakis, wines by the glass, and light fare. 1 to 4 p.m.

Williamsboy, Working Dog Winery, 610 Windsor Perrineville Road, East Windsor, 609-371-6000. www.workingdogwinerynj. com. Free live music. Wine available for purchase. 1 to 5 p.m.

Rainbow Fresh, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609737-4465. www.hopewellvalleyvineyards. com. Pop/rock. 4 to 7 p.m.

In Person: For Families

Potato Planting, Howell Farm, 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell, 609-737-3299. www. howellfarm.org. Visitors of all ages can join workhorses Bill and Jesse to help plant a field of potatoes that will yield over 2,000

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“We are looking for interested establishments, please call 609 346-4329 if you’re interested in hosting a poem for a month,” he says.

There is also the monthly free

pounds of food for local soup kitchens.

Register. 10 a.m.

In Person: Outdoor Action

Spring Bird Walks, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope, Pennsylvania. www.bhwp.org. Spot a variety of birds, including warblers, thrushes, woodpeckers, raptors, and more. Walks are led by seasoned birders and Preserve Naturalists and are suitable for ages 10 and up. Bring your binoculars if you have them. Register. $5.

7:30 to 9 a.m.

Pop Music

Jasper String Quartet, Edward T. Cone Concert Series, Institute for Advanced Study. www.ias.edu/matthew-shipp-pianoequation. Virtual concert, live from Wolfensohn Hall, featuring Shelley Washington’s “Middleground” and Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 14. Register. Free. 8 p.m.

Art

Creative Conversations, Covered Bridge Artisans. www.coveredbridgeartisans. com/creative-conversations. Jerry Bennett, pottery; Karen Caldwell, fused and stained glass; Diana Contine, silver jewelry; Sheila Fernekes, woven bead jewelry: Carol Heisler-Lawson, modern quilting; Bernard Hohlfeld, woodturning; Jeanine Pennell, sculptural pottery; Don Schoenleber, photography; Helena van Emmerik-Finn, pastel

Friday open mic at the Ellarslie, the Trenton City Museum, in Cadwalader Park. Evans says, “It is streamed live off (the museum’s) Facebook page, but the artists come and perform.” The April 23, 7:30 p.m. event features Trenton-born Margaret Brown, Bucks Countybased Barry Gross, Trentonian Rejon Erin, and Trenton’s Tamika Somorin. To attend, visit www.facebook.com/watch/Ellarslie.

& oil painting; and Ellie Wyeth, painted floorcloths, greet visitors to virtual booths and participate in chats about their inspiration and process. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

On Stage

Everybody, Rider University Theater. www.rider.edu/about/events/rider-theatreeverybody. 2018 Pulitzer finalist written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and directed by Ryanne Domingues follows Everybody (chosen from among the cast by lottery at each performance) as they travel down a road toward life’s greatest mystery. Free online viewing. 2 and 7:30 p.m.

The Letter: A Radio Opera, Rider University Theater. www.rider.edu/about/events/ letter-radio-opera. A radio opera told in scenes and songs. Performed by Westminster Choir College’s “Opera Workshop” class. Free listening on 107.7 The Bronc. 2 and 8 p.m.

The Importance of Being Earnest, Somerset Valley Players. www.svptheatre.org.

Virtual production of Oscar Wilde’s comedy.

Register. $12 per device. 8 p.m.

Film

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

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Calls for Diapers Maker’s Place, a Trenton-based nonprofit diaper bank, is running an “In Honor of Mom” Mother’s Day fundraiser. Make a donation to Maker’s Place, and a personalized letter of recognition will be sent to your honoree, letting her know a contribution made in her honor is supporting Mercer County moms.

Maker’s Place provides diapers, wipes, and baby formula to Trenton-area mothers. To donate visit www.makersplace.org/give or mail to The Maker’s Place, Box 54, Trenton 08601.

Lawrence-based HomeFront is attempting to set a world record by collecting 250,000 diapers and baby wipes for families in need by Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 9.

Donations can be delivered directly to HomeFront, 1880 Princeton Avenue, Lawrence, Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., or Saturdays, 9 a.m. to noon. Visit

Sunday April 25 In Person: Live Music Spring Wine & Music Series, Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes. www.oldyorkcellars. com. Live music with Russell Norkevich. Reservations required.

Food available for purchase.

Noon to 6:30 p.m.

HVV Jazz Band, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609-737-4465. www. hopewellvalleyvineyards.com.

Jazz. 1 to 4 p.m.

Weekend Music Series, Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, 609-924-2310. www. terhuneorchards.com. Live music

by Acoustic DuOver, wines by the glass, and light fare. 1 to 4 p.m.

Roger Gardella, Working Dog Winery, 610 Windsor Perrineville Road, East Windsor, 609-3716000. www.workingdogwinerynj. com. Free live music. Wine available for purchase. Food from Twisted Steaks Food Truck. 2 to 5 p.m.

Street Beat Brass Band, McCarter Theatre, Palmer Square, Princeton. www.mccarter.org/ palmersquare. Influenced by the multiculturalism of NYC, Street Beat plays a wild diversity of brass-based music, from New Orleans Jazz to Polka, Mexican Banda, Gospel, Klezmer, and Funk. Free. 4 to 6 p.m.

In Person: Gardens

Wild Edible Plants, Washington Crossing State Park, 335 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville, 609-737-0609.

Participants will learn to identify and prepare some of the many native and introduced plants which earlier inhabitants of the area used to supplement their diets.

Led by Pat Chichon of Lambertville. Bring a pair of plant clippers and a garden trowel. Register. $2.

Free for ages 6 and under. 1:30 p.m.

Art

Creative Conversations, Covered Bridge Artisans. www.coveredbridgeartisans.com/creativeconversations. Jerry Bennett, pottery; Karen Caldwell, fused and stained glass; Diana Contine, silver jewelry; Sheila Fernekes, woven bead jewelry: Carol HeislerLawson, modern quilting; Bernard Hohlfeld, woodturning; Jeanine Pennell, sculptural pottery; Don Schoenleber, photography; Helena van Emmerik-Finn, pastel & oil painting; and Ellie Wyeth, painted floorcloths, greet visitors to virtual booths and participate in chats about their inspiration and process. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

On Stage

Everybody, Rider University Theater. www.rider.edu/about/

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Scholarships Available

The application deadline is Tuesday, June 1. For more information or to apply, visit www.JFCSonline. org.

Call for Volunteers

The Dr. Esther Wollin Memorial Scholarship Fund offers a scholarship opportunity available to Jewish female students who reside in the Princeton Mercer Bucks community. Monies from Dr. Wollin’s estate were designated to grant a college scholarship to eligible Jewish female full-time students who will be, or are already attending Rutgers University and raised by a Jewish mother in a single-parent household in the Princeton Mercer Bucks Community. Eligibility is based on financial need.

New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), which provides blood for local patients, is looking for a few good volunteers. The blood drive volunteer is an integral member of our team whose tasks include assisting donors with registration and/or at the refreshment area. No medical background necessary.

Volunteers should be outgoing to provide friendly customer service and be able to perform tasks as needed. Must have transportation.

All training is provided including additional precautions for the safe-

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2018 Pulitzer finalist written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and directed by Ryanne Domingues follows Everybody (chosen from among the cast by lottery at each performance) as they travel down a road toward life’s greatest mystery. Free online viewing. 2 p.m.

The Letter: A Radio Opera, Rider University Theater. www.rider. edu/about/events/letter-radio-opera. A radio opera told in scenes and songs. Performed by Westminster Choir College’s “Opera Workshop” class. Free listening on 107.7 The Bronc. 2 p.m.

tures Jeffrey Gray, professor emeritus at Seton Hall, and Mary McAleer Balkun, professor of English at Seton Hall and scholar of early American literature, discuss the poetry of the American Revolution and compare and contrast its counterpart in contemporary poetry. Register. $15. 6:30 p.m.

Lectures

Barn Swallow Celebration, Mercer County Park Commission. www.mercercountyparks.org.

Zoom presentation on barn swallows, blue and white birds that travel annually from South America to build their nests in the beams above the horse stalls at Howell Living History Farm. For all ages. Register. Free. 1 to 3 p.m.

The History of Blues in America, Princeton Public Library. www. princetonlibrary.org. Music historian and acclaimed guitarist Leone presents the history, influence and social impact of American blues music through songs, stories and historical facts in tribute to Jazz History Month. Via Zoom.

Register. Free. 3 p.m.

Monday April 26 On Stage A Passage in Relief, Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University. arts.princeton.edu/ events/a-passage-in-relief. The Program in Theater partners with Fordham University, Purchase College, and University of Massachusetts-Amherst to create a virtual theatrical response to Naomi Wallace’s play “One Flea Spare.”

This play, about strangers quarantining together during London’s 17th-Century Great Plague, provoked this wild artistic departure about our own communities’ social iniquities, abuses of power, classism, racism, fake science, and questions about who can afford to survive a plague and the boundaries of gender and the body. The production, devised by the students and led by Princeton faculty member Elena Araoz, will be performed live. Register. Free.

1:30 and 8 p.m.

Lectures

Poetry Palooza, Morven Museum & Garden. www.morven.org.

Virtual celebration of National Poetry Month featuring the poems of Morven’s resident poet Annis Boudinot Stockton, ornithology, conservation, morality, and more.

Writing prompts and beverage recipes provided to ticketholders.

“Women, Poetry, and War” fea-

For Seniors

PSRC Commemorates Earth Day, Princeton Senior Resource Center. www.princetonsenior.org/earth-day. “Bird Migration: Spring Happenings at Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge” presented by Randi Emmer of Friends of Great Swamp. Register. 10 a.m.

Tuesday April 27 In Person: Outdoor Action Just a Hike, Mercer County Park Commission, Reed/Bryan Farm at Mercer Meadows. www.mercercountyparks.org. Join a naturalist on a walk through the park with pauses to admire various elements of nature. For teens and adults. Register. Free. Wear sturdy shoes and bring a water bottle.

1 to 3 p.m.

ty of our team and blood donors.

For additional information call or text Sharon Zetts, Manager, NJBS Volunteer Services at 732-8508906, Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. To apply online as a blood drive volunteer, go to www.nybc. org/support-us/volunteer-nybc/ volunteer-application.

Camp Offerings Villagers Theater, located at 475 Demott Lane, Somerset, is offering three summer camp sessions.

The first, for campers entering grades four through eight, is “Showcase Week” running Monday through Friday, June 21 to 25, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The session is focused on building theater Register. $25. 6:30 p.m.

Lectures

Toni Morrison Lectures, Department of African American Studies, Princeton University. aas. princeton.edu. MacArthur Genius and two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward in conversation with Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., Princeton professor and chair of the Department of African American Studies. Register.

Free. 6 p.m.

Socials

Princeton Pecha, Arts Council of Princeton. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org. Area artists gather virtually to share their work in a format inspired by the Japanese PechaKucha. Featured artists include Susan Hockaday, Pietro del Fabro, Hetty Baiz, Jim Perry, Leon Rainbow, and Vaishali Pundir.

Each artist will show 20 slides for 20 seconds each, exhibiting for the audience an array of visual expression. Register. Free. 8 to 9:15 p.m.

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skills including auditioning, song interpretation, improvisational skills, scene work, vocal technique, musical theatre choreography and many more. This week will culminate in a live-streamed showcase where every camper will perform a pre-selected musical theatre piece, monologue, and choreographed musical number. Cost: $300 for the week.

Two three-week production camps will be offered to immerse campers in the process of staging a scripted musical production. The sessions run June 28 through July 17 and July 19 through August 7 and each culminate in a livestreamed performance of Disney’s “Camp Rock.” The full-day program for ages 9 to 16 costs $850; the half-day program for ages 5 to 8 runs from 9 a.m. to noon and costs $400.

Contact villsummertheatre@ gmail.com with questions. For more information visit www.villagerstheatre.com. understanding of how humans connect to and reflect natural systems with Priscilla Hayes. Register. Pay what you can, $8 and up.

8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

In Person: Outdoor Action

Just a Hike, Mercer County Park Commission, Reed/Bryan Farm at Mercer Meadows. www.mercercountyparks.org. Join a naturalist on a walk through the park with pauses to admire various elements of nature. For teens and adults. Register. Free. Wear sturdy shoes and bring a water bottle.

1 to 3 p.m.

Classical Music

Lecture Performance Series, Boheme Opera NJ, Monroe Township Library. www.monroetwplibrary.org. “Let Us Entertain You,” a presentation of selections featuring the musicals of Jule Styne, including Funny Girl and Gypsy. Streamed online. Free. 1 p.m.

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Area Handbell Composer Ringing Sue’s Blues (Editor’s Note: With the guidance of the devoted host of WPRB radio’s Classical Discoveries, Marvin Rosen, U.S. 1 has started to reach out to area composers who are still creating despite the disruption of live concerts during the pandemic).

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andbell music composer Susan Nelson is a rock star in Estonia.

In this country near the Baltic Sea, hundreds of people come out for handbell choirs. But they also get together in substantial crowds for all kinds of other music, as well as performing and literary arts, even poetry readings.

That’s the power of the arts in Estonia, and Nelson got swept up in that love when she befriended the Campanelli Handbell Ensemble and its leader, Inna Lai, who embraced Nelson and her work.

“Estonian commitment to and love for music is amazing, in fact they like to say they sang themselves free from Soviet occupation,” Nelson says, adding, “Music is mandatory in education, there are statues of poets, writers, musicians, visual artists everywhere, it’s a very creative and artistic country.”

The Hamilton resident was invited to Estonia in October, 2013,

by Lai, to attend an “author’s concert,” consisting entirely of her works. The composer knew her music was being performed in the Baltic country but was quite surprised when Lai reached out via email and described the all-Nelson program, which would be titled “Sue’s Blues.”

The ongoing friendship with Lai led to more international collaborations, and handbells and hands reached back across the sea, when the Campanelli group and Lai came to central New Jersey in 2017, for “Sue’s Blues Too.” “Campanelli’s U.S. tour was a great success,” says Nelson. “This grass roots, independent venture was managed by the Estonian Outreach Committee of Hamilton, consisting of four members: Bill Simon, Nancy Scanlan, my sister Cecilia Gilligo, and me.”

The Campanelli choir performed at the New York Estonia House in New York City, Our Lady of Sorrows Church, in Hamilton Township, St. Paul Lutheran Church in Beachwood, and the Washington Crossing Visitor Center in Pennsylvania.

She notes that “Sue’s Blues Too” was different in that half of the program was devoted to Estonian music and composers, in addition to her work. “Why bring 17 musicians all the way from Estonia without introducing audiences to their wonderfully creative music?”

Nelson says.

“Miraculously we didn’t lose our shirts, and every cent of funds raised and proceeds from the concerts went to Campanelli to cover their expenses,” she says.

The volunteer group handled ev-

Susan Nelson, far right, with Marvin Rosen and Inna Lai in the WPRB studios for an episode of ‘Classical Discoveries.’

by Susan Van Dongen erything — fundraising, hotels, homestay lodging, bus transportation, car rentals, booking venues and getting backers, programs, advertising, press releases, bulk mailings, securing equipment, bells, performers, and other details. Nelson’s son Jonathan assisted with driving and errands.

“We even fit in a weekend trip to Niagara Falls,” Nelson says. “It was a wild ride, but we’ve all said we would do it again in a minute.”

Two years later, in 2019, Nelson would return to Estonia for “Sue’s Blues 3.”

Her career in composing, conducting, and performing with handbell choirs began more than 30 years ago, when Nelson was director of music and organist at the now shuttered Advent Lutheran Church in Trenton. To mark its 100th anniversary, the church purchased a two-octave set of handbells.

They turned to Nelson for instruction, which she was pleased to do. “I said, ‘Sure, but send me to school.’ So I took Saturday seminars at Westminster (with Katsumi Kodama) and learned everything I needed to know about how to start a bell choir. This was a no-brainer: I saw the opportunity and took it.”

Nelson was especially drawn toward handbells because of their lovely tonalities and almost angelic ambiance.

“Handbell choirs and music for the choirs are a whole universe in themselves,” she says. “Handbells just have this aura. They’re not only beautiful to listen to, they’re visually beautiful as well.”

Nelson recently retired after more than 20 years working in cataloging at Westminster Choir College’s Talbott Library. With the goal of pursuing composition full time, she also left her position as organist and director of music at St. Mark Church in Bristol, Pennsylvania, one of a string of directorships she has had throughout four decades.

Nelson has played piano, organ, harpsichord, handbells, recorder, guitar, flute, and the Renaissance double-reed instrument the crumhorn for more than 40 years.

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rowing up in Ewing among a musical family, she was originally a pianist. Her dad and mom — a maintenance worker and legal secretary — insisted on private lessons.

“My parents grew up during the Depression, and their parents couldn’t afford to give them music lessons,” Nelson says. “So they made sure to give each of their children a musical education.”

Nelson earned her BA in music

theory and composition from Rutgers University in 1979. She went back to school while in her 50s and in 2014 graduated summa cum laude with a master’s of music degree from the University of Valley Forge, PA. The “Sue’s Blues” concert served as her graduate composition recital for the university, supported by a 200-page thesis, “A Ringing Evolution: An International Graduate Composition Recital.”

Naming Johann Sebastian Bach as her strongest influence (“I’ve loved him since I was about 10,” she says) Nelson focused on com-

‘Handbell choirs and music for the choirs are a whole universe in themselves,’ Nelson says. ‘Handbells just have this aura.

They’re not only beautiful to listen to, they’re visually beautiful as well.’ position, which tickled her love of solving problems and putting things together.

“Composition is like a puzzle, and I love puzzles and crosswords,” she says. “I love to figure how things ‘tick,’ how to make things work, and that ties in with crosswords and whatnot.”

Nelson’s first original work was published in 1991, a piece she had written for a friend who had died.

Titled “Appalachian Air,” it was dedicated to the memory of Timothy Gorman, who was director of music at the First United Methodist Church of Bristol, PA. The budding composer had such affectionate feelings for the work, she almost didn’t submit it.

“I’m shy about sending stuff out, but I saw an ad calling for submissions, so I did it,” Nelson says. “I

wrote it up as neatly as possible, gathered up my courage, and popped it in the mail, and I just about fell over when I got the contract. That first time was very, very hard, though. I felt like I was putting one of my children in the mail.”

Currently, her compositions are in print with 22 major publishers.

Nelson’s works have been performed, recorded, and broadcast on six continents, and featured in festivals around the world, including in Scotland, Hong Kong, and of course Estonia, where her biggest “fan base” exists.

Nelson’s arrangement of the “Brian Boru March” was used for an Estonian TV commercial, her “Trumpet Voluntary” was the processional for the opening ceremonies of Estonia’s Independence Day celebration in 2017, and she continues to be the Campanelli ensemble’s personal composer.

She is also an innovative teacher, and as a clinician has taught composition, orchestration, music theory, and various handbell technique classes for more than 30 years. Nelson is the author of the innovative “KidzRing” series of books for children studying handbells.

She likes to say she’s pushing the envelope in her compositions, always looking for creative ways to enhance handbell literature, arranging for unusual instrumental collaborations, and writing in a wide variety of styles.

Unfortunately, concerts and tours came to a halt early last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic put life on hold, not just the performing arts.

Nelson hasn’t slacked, though, and has kept working and collaborating as best as possible.

“I had just finished a commission in February, 2020, when COVID exploded, and since no one is practicing — handbell or vocal choirs — I still haven’t heard the piece,” she says. “It was interesting because the woman who commis-

sioned me plays Native American flute, so it was a fascinating piece to write.”

Nelson has also been figuring out ways her compositions and arrangements can be enjoyed and played while socially distancing.

For large-scale handbell works, playing together is not feasible, so most compositions of this kind are not selling right now. Nelson says what groups need and what is really working for social distancing are pieces for just a few “ringers” with proper separation, or music that can be shared virtually.

An excellent example is her arrangement of the traditional round, “Dona Nobis Pacem” (Give us Peace).

“It’s an easy arrangement of ‘Dona Nobis Pacem’ with a lot of options,” she says. “It’s playable as a handbell solo or for more ringers, or for a ‘C’ instrument, etc., plus an MP3 of the guitar accompaniment is included so they don’t even need an accompanist.”

“I’ve published this (and other works) out of my own company,” she adds. “People can just download a PDF, there are no shipping fees, and it’s not expensive at all.

This way, people can have new work while there’s no money coming in.”

“I’ve been re-vamping my website so I’ll be able to get more (works) out there, but also, with things at a standstill, I’ve been giving (compositions) away,” Nelson says. “Think of Estonia: It’s so expensive for another country to get a piece of music. I continue to produce music, but if I’d like to hear if something works, I’ll give it away.”

This way the ensemble can rehearse, perform, and record Nelson’s music, stream it or create a CD, which the group can share with or send to her.

“You always get something back when you give a piece of music away,” she says.

Susan Nelson on the web: www. susantnelson.com

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Photo Project Asks Viewers to Pause and Reflect

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by Dan Aubrey

rts Council of PrinceThe project began in 2018 when ton artist-in-residence Robin Resch the Princeton-based professional says she likes the idea of using Nas- photographer “reached out to a few sau Street’s Dohm Alley as the set- people in town and bounced the ting for her current photographic idea off them. A few of those early exhibition, “Taking Pause.” people were my first participants.”

That’s because the exhibit’s Eventually, she says, she had dename is also a desired reaction, for veloped criteria for subjects or pararea residents and visitors to take a ticipants, “not a client, not a close pause to view her collaborative vi- friend, someone out of my comfort sual meditation that asks subjects zone, not in my reach. I started with — and viewers — to reflect on about eight people in here, New things that are personally essential York, and Pennington, and I asked and irreplaceable — a provocation each person to help me” to find parmade more poignant during our ticipants.

COVID-19-challenged era.

She says she chose to trust othResch says the exhibition, on ers to take her project seriously and view through October, is based to connect her with others who around a three-level approach that would do the same. “I was trusting involves a subject, the irreplace- them to help, and they did. Trust able, and a personal statement. has been part of it.”

“It was very important to me as I Resch followed recommendastarted to work on this that each tions with a letter inviting them to person is not a passing subject. participate, including addressing They are a participant. They’re en- the question regarding the irregaging in this project and engaging placeable, writing or sharing some on few levels. Their voice is so im- thoughts regarding on it, and posportant to me.” sibly connecting her to another parShe says the ticipant. idea for a series The project ‘I am a curious perfeaturing a meaneventually ingful portrait of a son. And I am a visual grew to inperson through clude a fourperson. I respond to something that month trip certain moments. matters to them across the came from a persouthern porPeople trust me to sonal experience. tion of the see what they’re not “My mother United States. seeing and bring that has an old mari“I went to time painting that participant to to them.’

I love — crashing participant, water and energy. and sometimes It is something that will never be they hosted me. Both of us were out mine. So I thought how can I make of our comfort zone, and in certain it mine?” cities I had a very generous host or Although she used photography, hostess and stayed with them and she says, “I deconstructed (the worked in that community.” work) in a way, took moments from When she returned home to adit, created other versions of it, and dress some professional and artisput it together on panels. Images tic needs, she says, “I was looking were wood panels covered in caus- at what I did and what could haptic wax. So it doesn’t look like pho- pen, and then the pandemic hit. tographs. It looks different. This That put travel on hold, to put it process became important to me.” mildly.”

The approach also provided her However, she continues, “In with a method where she could New Orleans I got to work with a work on a portrait that would con- wide range of people that I would vey the depth of the subject. Al- never have had to the chance to. though, she says, it took a while for And I realized that it would be great her to find the language to convey to work in a community. In a way her intent. that is what I’m doing now in “It isn’t ‘What is important to Prince­ton.” you?’” she says about communiSince the pandemic thwarted cating with the subject “But, ‘What planning for an indoor gallery exis irreplaceable to you?’ Not every- hibition, she and the ACP chose to one thinks about the question.”

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present “Taking Pause” in the outdoor Dohm Alley — an art presentation space created several years ago by Princeton-based artists and now coordinated by Princeton Future.

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riginally from Wilton, Connecticut, Resch came to Princeton to study architecture.

Describing her progression to an established commercial and fine arts photographer, Resch says, “Photography came first. I always had a camera since I was 16. I was given a camera by my dad and was always passionate. But architecture was something I wanted to study when I was younger. My father was an architect and thought it was a difficult profession. My mother thought so, too. Architecture was always something I wanted to do.”

Arts Council of Princeton artist-in-residence Robin Resch preparing for her ‘Taking Pause’ installation on view in Dohm Alley through October.

After graduating from Wilton High School, where she was a yearbook photographer, she spent a year in Italy as a foreign exchange student and then attended the University of Michigan. “I chose to study art history because it encompasses a lot. Afterwards I still had a design interest and thought of fashion. I actually got accepted into a school in Paris, but my parents said try the fashion industry. So after college I went to New York and the fashion industry and then worked as a marketing director for several established companies.

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he conservation of one of Bordentown City’s most prominent historic sites — the Joseph Bonaparte estate — has made headlines from the Philadelphia Inquirer to the New York Times (and U.S. 1, too). But some local preservationists have their sights set on another landmark in the city.

Under the city, too.

The Farnsworth Avenue Stone Arch Carriage Bridge and Tunnel was slated to be replaced based on a plan proposed by the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The state cites shortcomings, including missing stones, water leakage, cracked and bulging walls, voids, and scaling. The tunnel’s inadequate vertical clearance, the state said, renders it functionally obsolete.

But residents and historians argue that the site, which dates back to the 1830s, should instead be preserved and restored.

“The state says it’s falling apart, but others say it’s not,” said Doug Kiovsky, vice president of the Bordentown Historical Society. “If anything, it should be rehabilitated, not destroyed. Once you do that, that’s history. That’s it.”

The Farnsworth Avenue bridge is the oldest carriage bridge constructed over modern railroad tracks made of rolled iron and inverted T-rails, wrote local train enthusiast Pierre Lacombe in a letter to the Department of Transportation.

It dates back to the Camden & Amboy Railroad, the state’s first permanent railroad and one of the

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Europe, she moved back to her parents’ home, decided to study architecture, and applied to several universities. “I got into all the programs, but Princeton made it irresistible, and it all worked out.”

That includes her engagement with another department. “(Distinguished American photographer) Emmet Gowin was in the visual arts department at Princeton, and I studied with him for several semesters. It was a very tactile approach — a way of thinking, being, and doing that I had never studied because I was self-taught.”

Of her interest in architecture, she says, “I think very fundamentally I’m interested in people and their environments and spaces. So at its most basic level, it’s that. I also think that architecture is an ability to make something and tell a story to say something — it was a language that I wanted to learn. It is also about design, and, at a core level, it is about who we are in our space.”

Drawn to contemporary or modern architecture, such as those buildings designed by Mies van der Rohe, she says another level of interest in studying architecture is that it is “encompassing. It’s about materials and space. It’s about the needs of the space. A good architect deals with so much more than the technical.

“When I applied to the architecture schools, I wanted the education not the profession. I went into it for the tool kit, the language.”

Additionally, she adds, “Princeton didn’t insist I use CAD. As long as I could convey my idea, it was okay. I learned visual skills that I didn’t have. The architectural education forced me to learn. I had a very amazing visual education

Edited by Sara Hastings first in the country. The bridge and tunnel is the largest manmade structure along the entirety of the C&A corridor.

“It’s a significant bridge,” Kiovsky said. “It’s kind of like a bookend. The John Bull locomotive went right under that tunnel.

This was the first tunnel that the John Bull ever went under. Where’s the John Bull now? In the Smithsonian.”

The state proposed tearing down the existing structure and replacing it with a prefabricated archway in 2019. The plans also affect the veterans memorial that sits on top of the bridge, at the corner of Farnsworth and Railroad avenues.

Under the state’s proposal, the memorial would be removed, store,d and replaced with a new structure, said Stephanie CorboPecht, a longtime Bordentown resident and member of the Bordentown City Veterans Memorial Committee.

“The artist’s rendering of the new design was representative of something you’d find in Bucks County, loaded with fieldstone as if it was built in 1700,” she said. “It was definitely not representative of the brick facade of the rest of Bordentown City. The possibility also existed that, because it would be the last stage of the project, the memorial would wind up not being replaced because of time or budgetary restraints.”

“That is the first bridge on Earth to have modern rail put underneath it,” Lacombe said.

And the reason the tracks go un-

der the bridge instead of on top of it — like many historical finds in town — can be traced back to Joseph Bonaparte.

Robert Stevens, the president of the C&A Railroad, envisioned the line traveling over Black Creek, curving along the shoreline of Crosswicks Creek, snaking up Thornton Creek, then ending up behind what used to be the Ocean Spray plant.

“It would have been so much easier to cut a notch on the flanks of Crosswicks Creek and a notch going up Thornton Creek rather than digging that huge tunnel,” said Lacombe, a Florence resident and former geologist.

But that would have ended up on the far side of the pond located on the Bonaparte estate. Bonaparte objected to the plans. A trained lawyer with plenty of resources, he ended up suing the Camden & Amboy Railroad over its use of eminent domain. The agreement wasn’t for property being used by the state for the state, but a private entity for a private entity.

“He fought them by saying it was all just for profit,” Lacombe said. “[C&A] realized they were going to lose in court, so they settled. The settlement was — bingo.

‘Dig a trench through the center of Bordentown, and I’ll let you go across my property at Thornton Creek.”

After Lacombe learned about the DOT’s plans two years ago, he prepared a 68-page report outlining the historical significance of the site.

“I’m not a bridge engineer more than I’m anything else, but after reading engineering reports for so long, after a while, it was not really correct,” he said. “If I put together a critique of it, they’re not going to listen. However, if I lay out the scientific reasons why I think the facility should be considered a historical site, they can’t say, ‘Nobody told us. We didn’t know.’ They can’t use that as an excuse.”

Its original keystone marker, still intact, is dated 1831, and the original stone sleepers are still present around the tracks. Graffiti that goes back to the 1800s — likely the initials of the men who built the structure — can be found on the tunnel walls.

Another stone sleeper, he said, was used by a group of government officials, academics, and shipping

industry professionals to determine the depth of the Delaware River after the Civil War — “all those issues that are important for navigation and transportation,” Lacombe said. They got together at the Navy base at Sandy Hook in 1883 and monitored sea levels consistently over five years.

“The benchmark down on the monument states that this place is 38.96 feet above the mean sea level at Sandy Hook,” Lacombe said.

“Only one other was found, in Phillipsburg. It’s pretty neat.”

But these artifacts — and the structure itself — are just a slice of the whole C&A pie.

“The whole Camden & Amboy corridor is a historical site,” Lacombe said. “It’s accepted as being the first major railroad in New Jersey.”

with Gowin and a theoretical education in architecture. At Princeton I got the best of everything.”

Then turning to her life with a camera, Resch says she was drawn to photography by “the magic of the medium. It was the beauty of it.

If you ever worked in a dark room — there is something magical. I was making pictures because I loved it and had not thought of doing it professionally.

“When I was in Holland, I took it more seriously. In the context of the people I was with, cutting edge and contemporary art work, I learned from all that and kept going. From there I felt the importance of doing it and what it meant to me.”

motions, Resch says she approaches them in a spirit similar to her fine art photography. “I am a curious person. And I am a visual person. I respond to certain moments. People trust me to see what they’re not seeing and bring that to them.

“The professional jobs that I love to do are weddings. You’re given access to a special event and share it from an angle that the bride and groom are never going to see. It is a great joy to do weddings. It is my job to see things that others may not see.”

With a portfolio that includes black and white and color, Resch says the following about the two approaches. “I love black and white. I started in black and white. I developed film myself and never learned color process. I love the power of black and white. In color, you focus on different things. Certain circumstances call for color.

The color becomes so important that it is part of the story. It depends on the situation. Color is really powerful.”

She is also drawn to images that require a blend between the two, such as a scene of flowing water where the color was so muted that it appears to be black and white.

That image was one in a series where Resch set out to capture movement. “I started photographing kids — and I had my own kids — the movement of life. It just isn’t static. Movement and being out of focus — it is my own self-portrait mode. Life is fluid, and we’re going through it. What is the experience of this fluidity?”

She also demonstrates an interest in creating photographic images that push the limits of traditional photographic presentation, including painterly works where the color glows like stained glass or disfocused images to “bring an emotional feeling — an energy. Something I feel in the moment.”

Reflecting on the difference between being commissioned as a photographer or an architect, Resch says, “The reason people hire me is that they trust me. Compare it to architecture where the client is more involved. I am trusted for my eye.

Architecture is a much more complicated process; it is less immediate. I am given a lot more control and independence.”

That independence allows her to see projects as “an invitation to see things” and create portraits of machines and photographing products to reflect the energy of the maker.

Resch’s portraits of people, the irreplaceable, and their statements now line the walls of Dohm Alley.

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esch says instead of seeing it as a career path, she saw it as a way of making something for others. “It meant to me that you can make something, that you can see something that others may not notice, and create something that can resonate. Something that can exist beyond what you made for yourself and could be meaningful to someone else. It’s the ability to perceive and notice something that others may not see. It has some sort of impact.”

Although she mentions photographers she appreciates — Walker Evans for “his eye and his attention to little moments and humor”; German photographer Thomas Struth’s “very beautiful” portraits — she says, “Generally speaking I don’t look to a lot of previous examples.

I like different people’s work. But I don’t have a role model. There are so many beautiful moments in the history of photography. I love something by (Edward) Steichen and (Eugene) Atget.”

As a commercial photographer whose practice includes weddings, family portraits, and corporate pro-

Bordentown City history enthusiasts want the state to reconsider its plans to replace the 1831 Farnsworth Avenue Stone Arch Carriage Bridge and Tunnel.

“I like that diversity, and I like that challenge,” she says.

Taking Pause by Robin Resch, April through October, Dohm Alley, 102 Nassau Street, Princeton.

For more on Robin Resch, visit www.robinreschstudio.com.

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And Kiovsky thinks that could be a big draw to Bordentown in the future — the 200th anniversary of railroading in New Jersey is 10 years down the line. He’d like to see the bridge become part of a rail trail or steam ride, similar to the locomotive in New Hope.

“To have something significant like the railroad bridge nominated and saved would help us out from a railroaders standpoint,” he said.

“We’re not an Altoona. We’re not a Scranton. But we have some significance in that we have this old bridge that Scranton or Altoona may not have. You’d be very hardpressed to find any railroad bridge in the United States that says 1831 or older.”

He also added that he has found items like original 1830s railroad spikes while out and working on something unrelated to the bridge.

Visitors can compare the original rails to modern ones. There are scrape marks on the tunnel from old rail cars that outgrew the space.

The historical significance is there, he said. The state just needs to recognize it.

“It’s the largest manmade structure along the Camden & Amboy Railroad,” Kiovsky said. “I hope it’s still up in 10 years.”

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Access and Opportunity to bring together the university’s initiatives in college access and opportunity, serve as a hub for research and innovation in the field of college access and success, and inform and strengthen similar efforts at colleges and universities across the country.

Emma Bloomberg is a member of the Class of 2001 and the daughter for former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg.

“My years at Princeton were tremendously formative and inspiring, and my closest friends to this day remain my classmates. I am forever grateful to have experienced such an incredible opportunity, and I want young people across the world, regardless of race, class or geographic origin, to access the same resources and opportunities,” Emma Bloomberg said in a statement.

“But to achieve that vision, we know that getting students to college isn’t sufficient; we must do all we can to provide a more comprehensive support system for all who matriculate. This center will help make sure that students who are disproportionately affected by the current inequities in education are better able to access supports, resources and opportunities, and that lessons learned are shared broadly across the country.”

“Increasing educational access and opportunity is one of the University’s highest priorities, and support from Bloomberg Philanthropies will enhance and expand current programs that help more students thrive in college and beyond,” Princeton president Christopher Eisgruber said in a statement. “The Emma Bloomberg Center will make its insights and initiatives available to other institutions that share our commitment to increasing socioeconomic diversity on college campuses.”

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Additionally, Lydia and Bill Addy, a member of the Class of 1982, have made a donation as part of Princeton’s planned expansion of the undergraduate student body.

Addy Hall will be a dormitory in one of the two new residential colleges being built in the southern portion of the campus.

“As we write the next chapter in the University’s history and enrich the Princeton experience by inviting a larger number of talented students than ever before, new dormitory construction is essential,” said Jill Dolan, the dean of the college, in a statement.

“It fortifies the strong sense of community, collaboration and mutual respect the residential colleges aspire to cultivate. Knowing the Addys’ devotion to Princeton and their commitment to service, I am so pleased that future Princetonians will be able to call Addy Hall their home. ‘Addy’ will take its rightful place alongside the names of buildings that have been on this campus for generations.”

Addy earned his undergraduate degree in chemical engineering and later received an MBA from Harvard. After working with Boston Consulting Group he founded ISN Software Corporation in 2001.

PU Partners with Cancer Institute

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rinceton University has entered a partnership with the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, an international collective of scientists.

Other branches of the institute are located at Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, Memorial Sloan Kettering, MIT, Stanford University, the University of California-San Diego, the University of

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At Princeton the branch will be led by chemistry professor Joshua Rabinowitz and will focus on cancer metabolism. Joining Rabinowitz are associate director Eileen White, a professor of molecular biology and biochemistry at Rutgers, and principal investigator Yibin Kang, a professor of molecular biology at Princeton.

“The new branch offers us the chance to capitalize on multiple areas where Princeton is a world leader and has world-leading technologies that haven’t yet been applied to cancer,” Rabinowitz said in a statement. “We want to continue to push the frontiers of those technologies, because ultimately technologies drive biological understanding, which opens up new avenues for cancer treatment and prevention.”

Specific areas of focus will include dietary strategies to prevent and treat cancer; how bodies inadvertently support tumor growth and metastasis; and the interplay between a patient’s metabolism, gut microbiome, and anti-cancer immune response.

Management Moves Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund, 714-716 South Clinton Avenue, Trenton 08611. 609688-0881. www.laldef.org.

The Trenton-based Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund (LALDEF) has named Cecilia Jiménez-Weeast as its executive director.

Lorraine Goodman, who had been filling the role in an interim capacity, will stay on as associate director in charge of development and communications.

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“I am happy to report that we have identified an ideally suited person to fill the post of permanent executive director at LALDEF,” board chair Patricia FernándezKelly said in a statement. “Cecilia Jiménez-Weeast — known as Cecy — is the former director of Latinas Unidas at the YWCA and comes to us with more than 25 years of experience. She is well connected to our Latino/a community, speaks Spanish fluently, and has a stellar trajectory in management, accounting, and public relations. We are excited to have her join our LALDEF community.”

“I am thrilled to join the dedicated team of LALDEF to continue their commitment to providing vital services to the immigrant community of Mercer County,” Jiménez-Weeast said.

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Deaths Sohaib Nazeer Sultan, 40, on April 16. He had served since 2008 as Princeton University’s first Muslim life coordinator and chaplain.

Bruce Bitler, 72, on April 9. He owned and operated Mattress Fair of Pennington and later worked for Sleepy’s.

Walter M. Krecicki Jr., 68, on April 9. He worked for ETS for many years.

Janice E. Watterworth, 85, on April 6. She worked as a librarian at Princeton University before spending 25 years with Mathematica Policy Research.

William Henry Powell on April 12. He was a past owner of the Candlelight Lounge in Trenton.

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