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Left, irises in bloom around the memorial to horticulturist Franklin Carr in Bordentown. Above, Dr. John Kazmierczak with his Carr irises in bloom at West Trenton Animal Hospital in Ewing. provided directly from the Carr family.

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virtual networking at a meeting of the Professional Service Group of Mercer County taking place via Zoom on Friday, May 21, at 9:45 a.m. Access the free session at www.psgofmercercounty.org.

Manyoky earned a degree in graphic design from Rochester Institute of Technology and worked briefly for a Princeton-based design firm before establishing her own business assisting companies with all aspects of marketing and communications.

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Business Meetings Wednesday, May 19

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

Thursday, May 20

Young Professionals Networking Cafe, Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce. www.princetonmercerchamber. org. Three rounds of speed networking with the Princeton Mercer Young Professionals. Register. $20; $15 members. 9 to 10:15 a.m.

Expanding from Brick & Mortar to an Online Business, America’s SBDC - New Jersey. www. njsbdc.com. Webinar led by Tim Peter, founder and president at Tim Peter & Associates, to learn exactly how to shift your local small business to an e-commerce platform and meet more of your customers online. Register via EventBrite. Free. Noon to 1 p.m.

Social Listening, Women in Development. www.widmercer.org/ events. Social Listening is a way to monitor your organization, activities, and associations throughout social media, but not exclusively focused on analytics. It is more than following a share or a hashtag. It is a strategy to learn how your organization is being discussed (or not) through your social networks. This session is a basic introduction and will answer questions like: “What is social learning?;” “Why is it important?;” and “How can we stop talking at my community and start listening to them?” Register. $15; free to WID members. Noon.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software for Small Business, Princeton SCORE. princeton.score.org. Webinar presented by Cecilia Jackson, CEO of Forte Consulting, covers factors to consider when selecting CRM software including how much it costs; whether it has all the features and tools your company needs; what should you be thinking about when choosing CRM software?; which CRM is right for your business?; and how do you assess the CRM that is suitable for your business processes and continued growth?

Register. Free. 6:30 p.m.

Friday, May 21

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

Marketing and communication specialist Lisa Manyoky presents on effective virtual networking to make connections that are meaningful, memorable, and productive. 9:45 a.m. to noon.

Tuesday, May 25

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.

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Business After Business Virtual Networking, Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce. www.princetonmercerchamber.org. Engage with your Chamber friends, make some new contacts, have topical conversations and participate in four rounds of Speed Networking.

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

Wednesday May 19 In Person: Health Walk-in COVID-19 Vaccinations, CURE Arena, 81 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton. covidvaccine.nj. gov. Adults ages 18 and up can receive a dose of the two-shot

A Life in Art An exhibit of works by the late Princeton-based artist Leslie Kuenne is on view at the Arts Council of Princeton through June 19.

The collection of paintings, sketches, and photographs includes ‘The Vibrancy of Cuba,’ pictured above.

Moderna vaccine. 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In Person: Outdoor Action

Just a Hike, Mercer County Park Commission, Mercer Meadows, Blackwell lot. 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.

Wellness

Healthy Skin and Sun Safety,

Penn Medicine Princeton Health. www.princetonhcs.org/ events. Board certified dermatologist John Vine speaks on what effects the sun has on the skin, sun protection and other tips for healthy skin. Free online presentation. Register. 11 a.m.

Lectures

Focus on Your Future: Credit and Money Management Workshop, Trenton Public Library. www.trentonlib.org. Learn the basics of making a budget, how to read a credit report, and about what can be done to correct errors that may negatively affect your credit rating. Led by a HOPE Fi-

nancial Wellbeing Coach, the workshop will also cover your rights as a consumer, and how to make the most of them. Email debra.douglas@operationhope. org to receive the Zoom link. 1 to 2 p.m.

Oil and Water, Two Artists Two Approaches: An Evening with Joe Kazimierczyk & Beatrice Bork, Morven Museum & Garden. www.morven.org. New Jersey artists Beatrice Bork and Joe Kazimierczyk both draw their subject matter from their outdoor experiences and share their artwork and inspirations in this virtual program. Register. $10; $5 members.

6:30 p.m.

History of the Bottling Industry of Central NJ -- 1840 through Prohibition, Mercer County Library. www.mcl.org. Jerry Pevahouse talks about the local bottling and brewing business. This includes the history of local immigration and the contributions of early German and Irish immigrants, then later Italian, Eastern European and Jewish immigrants.

Many became prominent local businessmen. Jerry also discusses the bottling business, which evolved over a 100-year period from a low tech to a high tech industry. Register for GoToMeeting link. 7 p.m.

Sounds Of Wind, Princeton Public Library. www.princetonlibrary. org. Gamin Kang, one of the most well-known performers of gugak (traditional Korean music) residing outside of Korea, performs and discusses the place of traditional wind instruments in Korean music. 7 p.m.

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Gallery Going: Point Breeze at the New Jersey State Museum

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he historic property Point Breeze in Bordentown recently became news when it was purchased for public use by the City of Bordentown, D&R Greenway, and the State of New Jersey.

While the property’s history includes evidence of Native American and colonial settler usage, it is best known as the home of Joseph Bonaparte, who played an important part in European history and created U.S. history for his worldclass library and art collection and creating what has been argued was the nation’s first major landscape architecture project.

A painting in the New Jersey State Museum by New Jersey-born artist Charles B. Lawrence captures a view of the Point Breeze mansion on a high hill and the estate’s human-made lagoon connecting to the Crosswicks River.

The work was donated to the collection by Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Jones in 1962.

The following note from “Selections from the American Art Collection of the New Jersey state Museum” provides some insight on the artist and the site:

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Singles What’s Up Wednesday, Professional and Business Social Network. www.pbsninfo.com.

Mix, mingle, and chat with new friends. Everyone is invited to enjoy their own food and beverage.

Via Zoom. Register on EventBrite.

Free. 6 to 8 p.m.

For Seniors

Making Music, Princeton Senior Resource Center. www.princetonsenior.org/earth-day. Series traveling the globe to learn about the intersections between music and culture. Guided virtual tour of the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. Register. $10 per session. 11 a.m.

Thursday May 20 In Person: Classical Music Momenta Quartet, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Morven Museum and Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton. www.princetonsymphony.org. Program of contemporary and past music with Emilie-Anne Gendron and Alex Shiozaki, violins, Stephanie Griffin, viola, and Michael Haas, cello. Outdoor concert on Morven’s grounds. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Register. $35 per pod.

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In Person: Pop Music

Broadway Spotlight Concert Series, Bucks County Playhouse, 70 South Main Street, New Hope, PA, 215-862-2121. www.buckscountyplayhouse.org. Karen Mason presents “Vaccinatin’ Rhythm.” Register. $40. 7:30 p.m.

In Person: Farm Markets

Princeton Farmers Market, Franklin Avenue Lot, Princeton. www.princetonfarmersmarket. com. Vendors sell fresh produce, meats, baked goods, and artisanal products. Face coverings and social distancing required. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Known in this time as a fine portrait and landscape painter, Charles B. Lawrence was born near Bordentown, New Jersey, in the late 1790s. He settled in Philadelphia in 1813, when first exhibiting at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He is thought to have studied with Rembrandt Peale and Gilbert Stuart, two prominent transmitters of British pictorial styles.

Until about 1837, when he quit painting for commerce, Lawrence was a competent portrait artist active in Philadelphia. He was employed as a clerk in the Bank of Penn Township in 1840-42 and, later, as a plumber in Philadelphia in 1844-56. From the works attributed to him, Lawrence was an able painter. His oils show technical sophistication in the preparation of canvas and the application of pigment.

Lawrence’s method of execution, minutely accurate and exquisitely rendered, borrows form contemporary English landscape painters. Their influence is evident in the “Breeze Point” paintings, a pair of landscapes of the luxurious estate of Joseph Bonaparte.

Bonaparte, the eldest brother of Napoleon I and the exited king of both Naples and Spain, acquired the vast property overlooking the

Delaware River near Bordentown, New Jersey, sometime after 1815, following his emigration to America. He surrounded his handsome

Benefit Galas

Lectures

A Night with Crossroads Theatre Company, Crossroads Theatre. www.crossroadstheatrecompany. org. Virtual gala honors the late Cecily Tyson with performances and tributes led by Regina Taylor.

Silent auction online. Register. $42 and up. 7 p.m.

Fixing Bugs in Democracy with Law, Math, and Data, 55-Plus Club of Princeton. www.princeton.com/groups/55plus. Meeting and presentation via Zoom with Sam Wang, Princeton University neuroscience professor and creator of the Princeton Election Consortium and Princeton Gerrymandering Project. Free; $3 donation requested. 10 a.m.

A Local History of Tuckerton, New Jersey State Library. www. njstatelib.org. Joel Mott, public programs specialist with the Pinelands Commission, leads a webinar in which he describes the local history of Tuckerton as it has been passed down by 10 generations of his relatives who have lived in the area since the early 1700s. 10 a.m.

The Politics of Health Inequalities, School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University. spia.princeton.edu. Panel discussion featuring Andrea Campbell, professor of political science at MIT; Daniel Carpenter, professor of government at Harvard University; Jamila Michener, associate professor of government at Cornell University; LaFleur Stephens-Dougan, assistant professor of politics at Princeton; and moderated by Tali Mendelberg, professor of politics at Princeton University. Free. Register for Zoom access. 4:30 p.m.

manor house with a thousand acres of parkland and decorated it with one of the finest and most extensive art collections of the time.

In Person: Health Walk-in COVID-19 Vaccinations, CURE Arena, 81 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton. covidvaccine.nj. gov. Adults ages 18 and up can receive the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Walk-in COVID-19 Vaccinations, Mercer County Park Skating Center, 1638 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. covidvaccine. nj.gov. Adults ages 18 and up can receive a dose of the two-shot Moderna vaccine. Children and adults ages 12 and up can receive a dose of the two-shot Pfizer vaccine. Those under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. 2 to 6 p.m.

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, East Picnic Area, Mercer County Park. www. mercercountyparks.org. Casual hike dedicated to spotting feathered friends during the spring migration. All abilities of birders are welcome. Bring binoculars if you have them. For teens and adults.

Free. 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Literati

Dan-El Padilla Peralta, Hannah Culik-Baird, Liv Mariah Yarrow in Conversation, Labyrinth Books. www.labyrinthbooks.com.

Conversation on Peralta’s “Divine Institutions: Religions and Community in the Middle Roman Republic.” Peralta is an associate professor of classics at Princeton.

Culik-Baird teaches classics at CUNY and Yarrow teaches classics at Boston University. Register. Free. 6 p.m.

Hidden in Berlin: A Holocaust Memoir, Princeton Public Library. www.princetonlibrary.org.

Evelyn Joseph Grossman discusses her recently released book, the story of how her young parents - with help - survived the horrors of World War II Berlin and the struggles they faced in America. Register. Presented via Crowdcast. 7 p.m.

Gardens

Thursday Night Nature, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope, Pennsylvania. www. bhwp.org. Series of guest lectures via Zoom. “Forest Bathing: Finding Wellness Naturally” with Suzann Schiemer. Register. $15. 7 to 8 p.m.

Mental Health

Same Hope, Different Pathways: Recovery is Possible, NAMI New Jersey. www.naminj.org.

Panelists from four multicultural groups discuss how they have overcome cultural barriers, how they embrace their cultural identity while living with a mental illness, share their own mental health journey, and talk about how each of them as members of society can play a part in embracing perceptions and experiences of mental illness in different cultures.

Register. Free. 1 to 2 p.m.

Trenton’s Candle Light Lounge is open for business, with live music by jazz pianist Orrin Evans’ quartet on Saturday, May 22.

Francis Bacon: Revelations, Princeton University Art Museum. artmuseum.princeton.edu.

Conversation between Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan, 1973 Princeton alumni and authors of a new biography of the artist Francis Bacon. Register for Zoom access. Free. 5:30 p.m.

My Evolving Artistic Journey, Artsbridge Distinguished Artist Series. www.artsbridgeonline. com. Presented by award-winning Bucks County artists Jean Childs Buzgo via Zoom. 7 p.m.

Exploring by Bicycle: Great Family-Friendly Rides on Central Jersey Trails, Mercer County Library. www.mcl.org. Silvia Ascarelli, cyclist and author of the blog, Exploring by Bicycle, and Michael Gray, owner of Hopewell’s Sourland Cycles, for an informative event to help get you and your family out and about on bicycling adventures. Register for GoToMeeting link. 7 p.m.

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his short book grew out of conversations I had with ing up to new ideas, perfriends about my creative journey information, and how I expanded my boundaries spectives, and possiin my art and more importantly in bilities.

He says one of the my life expression,” writes Skillman-based sculptor and graphic best methods he artist Don Campbell in his book found for accessing “Creativity: It’s Not What You the “hidden creative flow is from Otto Think.” book Calling the publication “an art- Scharmer’s ist’s inner journey from mind to about Theory U. “Scharmer is an heart to the source of all creativity,” Campbell writes in his book’s fore- MIT senior lecturer word the above-mentioned person- and co-creator of al conversations grew into public Theory U, co-foundtalks he started giving to local orga- er of the Presencing nizations on creativity and eventu- Institute, chair of the ally the book, “a companion to my MIT IDEAS protalks for audience members who gram for cross-sector wish to review the ideas that I intro- innovation, and has a PhD in economics. duced.”

“Theory U is a He says the book published through his design and creative change management company is a work in progress, “in- method that helps fluenced and inspired by many art- business leaders, poists, scientists, business leaders, litical leaders, civil psychologists, and mystics servants, and managers as well as indithroughout my life.” break But, he adds, it “is not intended viduals for artists only, but for anyone who through old, unprohas ever experienced an inner urg- ductive patterns of ing, a voice, a feeling that some- behavior while fostering a state of thing is inside that calls out to be being where more creative and innovative outcomes can flourish.” born.”

Campbell says the theory starts Campbell starts his book with a personal example of how the addi- with the premise that people “live tion of a simple word freed his from the perspective of what we thoughts from stifling his creativi- know, or what we have accepted as ty. The word was “and,” and it al- true” and create closed systems or lowed him to have a career as a “a karmic loop, repeating much of graphic artist to pay the bills and the past over and over. Inside this system being support his other creative is alcareer as a Campbell says his most impossisculptor. book is a work in ble.”

P r e v i o u s ly, He says it he says he “had progress ‘influenced then provides inonly been exand inspired by many dividuals with a posed to the steartists, scientists, process of “shiftreotype of ‘the ing our focus starving artist,’ business leaders, and awareness and it was reinpsychologists, and into what is esforced by my mystics throughout sential, what family dynamwas hidden, and ic.” my life.’ create a space or Looking landing field for back, he says, while his art teachers “considered our inner source to emerge through me quite talented and felt I had a us. Creativity is born out of the bright future ahead of me, I chose deep connection to the present moto be a graphic designer because I ment and sensing a new future as it felt it was my best option for mak- emerges through us.

“We have, for the most part, aling a good, secure living.”

Yet, he adds, “Unknowingly, I ways learned from experiences of planted a seed that would grow into the past, but Scharmer says this is a belief system that would limit me not enough anymore. We must for many years to come.” And de- open our minds, hearts, and wills to spite his success in his field, he access as state he calls ‘presencnotes “though the span of many ing.’ In this state we let go of our years, I longed for time to spend on old ego and old beliefs and let what I really loved to do — sculpt- something new come into this open ing. I was also somewhat of a self- space of presence. In this state of help junkie, always looking for the presence we see and sense ourselves at a much deeper level of magic key to improve my life.”

That included joining a “Do awareness. We become open and What You Love” workshop where neutral.” he learned the word “and.”

Campbell says that creativity n individual also becomes was always part of his work as a graphic artist, but after the work- aware of two choices: Continue the shop his sculpting took off, as did past by repeating old behaviors his contemplation on the creative based on old beliefs or use the state process — and of course this book. of presencing (or being in the presAdmitting that “many books ent moment) as a portal to become have been written about (creativi- more conscious and open up to new ty) from varying perspectives,” he emerging future possibilities.

As befitting a graphic artist, begins his discussion with the following quote by 20th century Campbell points the reader to an ilAmerican psychologist Rollo May: lustration using a U-shape and “Creativity is the process of bring- guides the reader on how to “downing something new into being. Cre- load” known information from the ativity requires passion and com- top of one side of the U, allow bemitment. It brings to our awareness liefs and assumptions to be what was previously hidden and dropped, reach a point of being points to new life. The experience presencing, and then “moving up is one of heightened conscious- the other side of the U, we begin crystallizing, experimenting, and ness: ecstasy.”

Campbell adds that “it is about doing, without the limitations of transcending or letting go of old be- our old patterns. Creativity is born liefs, patterns, and habits and open- out of this deep connection to the present moment and sensing a new

future as it emerges through us.

“Prototyping is exploring by bringing new forms and ideas into reality. We operate from wholeness using head, heart, will, and hand to manifest what wants to be born through us.”

Through the next chapters, Campbell then coaches the reader to practice deep listening to examine habits and learn to open one’s mind, heart, and will. He also then cautions the reader about obstacles to the transformation: the voices of judgement, cynicism, and fear as well as the need and desire for instant gratification and control.

They are followed by other chapters on meditation, imagination, and life flow, along with personal examples of “sculpting from presence” and the creation of work that revealed a memory of a figure he had once discovered reading “about a mythological religious order in a land entangled in an ageold rivalry of the forces of light and

Skillman-based graphic artist and sculptor Don Campbell, left, offers guidance on how to tap into your creative side in his book, ‘Creativity: It’s Not What You Think.’ darkness.” And finally, the reader is provided a 30-page workbook that provides information on how to listen on various levels and how to overcome the already noted obstacles.

Yes, it is familiar territory, and as Campbell notes, there are many such books worth exploring. Yet, as he adds, “My hope is that in sharing my story I may touch something in you that will launch you into a new

future. Maybe it will be opening your mind, opening your heart, or opening your will that will create a new space for something new to emerge.”

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Japonisme, Pennington Public Library. www.penningtonlibrary. org. Arts eduator Janet Mandel discusses how Japanese art and culture influenced well known Western artists including Whistler, the Impressionists, Van Gogh, and the Post-Impressionists. Register. Via Zoom. Free. 7 p.m.

Great Minds Salon: Jane Austen, Superstar: From Classic Author to Pop-Culture Phenomenon, Jewish Center of Princeton. www.thejewishcenter.org. Interactive Zoom class with Deborah Yaffe, an award-winning journalist and author who has been a passionate Jane Austen fan since first reading Pride and Prejudice at age ten. Register. Free. 8 p.m.

Spring Evening Series, New Jersey State Museum. www.statemuseum.nj.gov. “Museology 103” features New Jersey State Museum staff members discussing their best practices and tips for your own collections. Register.

Free. 8 p.m.

Socials

Social Coffee, YWCA Princeton Area Newcomers. www.ywcaprinceton.org/newcomers. Learn about the organization, meet members, and find opportunities to explore your interests and community. Held over Zoom. Contact newcomersmembership@ywcaprinceton.org for more information.

9:30 to 11 a.m.

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

Singer-songwriter presents Americana. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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

In Person: Pop Music

Broadway Spotlight Concert Series, Bucks County Playhouse, 70 South Main Street, New Hope, PA, 215-862-2121. www.buckscountyplayhouse.org. Karen Mason presents “Vaccinatin’ Rhythm.” Register. $40. 8 p.m.

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The Lion King Jr., Princeton Friends School & Pegasus Theater Company, 470 Quaker Road, Princeton. www.pegasustheatrenj.org. Outdoor performance on the school’s playground. Open seating is firstcome, first-served. Masks required. Canceled in case of rain.

Streaming available. Register. $15. 6:30 p.m.

In Person: Film Films on the Farm, Princeton Garden Theater, Cherry Grove Farm, 3200 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrence. www.cherrygrovefarm. com. Screening of “American Graffiti.” Register. $12. Cracker and cheese platters available for pre-purchase. Bring your own seating. 7 p.m.

Carpool Cinema Family Film Night, Acme Screening Room, 204 North Union Street, Lambertville. www.acmescreeningroom. org. Parking lot screening of “Abominable” with pre-show cartoons. Register. $25 to $40 per car. 8 p.m.

In Person: Health

Walk-in COVID-19 Vaccinations, Mercer County Park Skating Center, 1638 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. covidvaccine. nj.gov. Adults ages 18 and up can receive a dose of the two-shot Moderna vaccine. Children and adults ages 12 and up can receive a dose of the two-shot Pfizer vaccine. Those under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Walk-in COVID-19 Vaccinations, CURE Arena, 81 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton. covidvaccine.nj. gov. Adults ages 18 and up can receive a dose of the two-shot Moderna vaccine. 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In Person: Outdoor Action

Bird Basics with the Mercer County Park Commission, Grounds For Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton. www. groundsforsculpture.org. Naturalist-led walk to learn how certain habitat features attract feathered friends to this space as well as how to identify common species.

Bring your own binoculars. For ages 12 and up. Register. $20.

9:30 to 11 a.m.

Art

2021 Faculty/Student Show Opening Reception, West Windsor Arts Center. www.westwindsorarts.org. Show features at least one work of art from each student and teacher. Exhibit posted online and available in the gallery through July 9. Register for Zoom link. 7:15 to 9 p.m.

New Jersey-based rock singer Constantine Maroulis performs a concert titled ‘Don’t Stop Believing’ on Saturday and Sunday, May 22 and 23, at Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope.

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

Heather Bainbridge, registered dietician, shares which foods promote and reduce the body’s inflammatory response. Register.

Free. 10 a.m.

FYI Seminar, Princeton Senior Resource Center. www.princetonsenior.org. Ariel Fishman presents “The Life Saving Power of Blood Donation” by sharing his personal story of receing 70 pints of blood after a major accident almost killed him. Register. Free.

11:45 a.m.

Transition to Retirement, Princeton Senior Resource Center. www.princetonsenior.org. Group facilitated by social worker Dave Roussell addresses the many kinds of issues that can arise during the transition to retirement.

Register. Free. 3 p.m.

Saturday May 22

Lectures

A New Art Museum for Princeton: A Hub for University Life, Princeton University Art Museum. artmuseum.princeton.edu.

Museum director James Steward offers an illustrated overview of the history of collecting at Princeton, the museum’s history of building and rebuilding, the designs for the new Museum by Sir David Adjaye, and the ways in which design can shape human experience. Register for Zoom access. Free. 5:30 p.m.

Invisible Wounds, Plainsboro Public Library. www.plainsborolibrary.org. Zoom discussion on Asian-American discrimination provides an opportunity for people to share their experiences of discrimination, as well as their thoughts and fears. Panelists include Dr. Jianping Wang, president of Mercer County Community College; Joseph Greer, Plainsboro Human Relations Council; and Officer Eamon Blanchard, Plainsboro Police Department.

Register. 7 p.m.

In Person: Jazz & Blues Orrin Evans Quartet, Candle Light Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, Trenton. www.jazztrenton.com.

Internationally known Trenton born jazz pianist, $15 cover, free buffet. 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.

In Person: Live Music

Spring Wine & Music Series, Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes. www.oldyorkcellars. com. Live music with Russell Nokevich. Reservations required.

Food available for purchase.

Noon to 6:30 p.m.

Spring Music Series, Palmer Square Green, Princeton. www. palmersquare.com. JB Abbott Trio performs jazz standards of the Great American Songbook. Noon to 2 p.m.

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Call for Stories Princeton Public Library and the Historical Society of Princeton are seeking pandemic stories to preserve as part of the Voices of Princeton oral history project.

Community members can record a conversation with a family member, friend, or neighbor, or can record a monologue reflection.

Comprehensive instructions, including technology tips and question prompts, are available in a pandemic oral history guide on the Voices of Princeton website. No oral history experience or special equipment is needed.

Questions probe reflection on pandemic life, including day-today activities, emotions, family, activities, new hobbies, coming out of isolation, vaccination, and hopes and plans for the future.

All recordings will be archived at the Historical Society of Princeton and will be made available on the Voices of Princeton website.

Stories already shared over the past year are available now as part of the COVID-19 Collection on the Voices of Princeton website.

The Voices of Princeton project collects, shares, and archives the stories and memories of Princetonians. The project is a collaboration between the Princeton Public Library, the Historical Society of Princeton, the Arts Council of Princeton, and the WitherspoonJackson Historical and Cultural Society. For more information visit www.voicesofprinceton.org.

Opportunities Call for Volunteers 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 safety 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.

Call for Donations The Friends of South Brunswick Public Library are holding an outdoor book and media donation drive on Saturday, June 5, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and Sunday, June 6, from noon to 3 p.m., in the rear of the library parking lot at 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction. Please donate only new and gently used books and media items in good condition. No maga-

nington, 609-737-4465. www.hopewellvalleyvineyards.com. Classic rock and pop. 1 to 4 p.m.

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

Live music by Brian Bortnick, 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 by the bottle. 21+ only. 1 to 5 p.m.

DCDuo, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609-737-4465. www.hopewellvalleyvineyards.com. Rock/ pop/country/blues. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

In Person: Pop Music

Broadway Spotlight Concert Series, Bucks County Playhouse, 70 South Main Street, New Hope, PA, 215-862-2121. www.buckscountyplayhouse.org. Constantine Maroulis presents “Don’t Stop Believing.” Register. $40. 8 p.m.

In Person: Art

zines, encyclopedias, VHS, or audio cassette tapes. All items must be boxed. For more information visit www.sbpl.info.

The Hightstown/East Windsor Lions Club is holding a clothing drive fundraiser on Saturday, May 22, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the American Legion parking lot located at 895 Route 130 North in East Windsor. Drop off new or gently used clothing, shoes, purses, belts, bed and bath linens, and stuffed animals. The Hightstown/ East Windsor Lions Club is a volunteer community service organization and all proceeds of fundraisers are allocated to service projects for sight programs and other community service programs.

Audition Bucks County Playhouse is seeking teens age 13 to 18 to audition for the 2021 Bucks County Playhouse Youth Company. This year’s program will have the teens involved in the writing and creative process culminating in an original theater piece of songs, dances and stories. Virtual and in-person auditions are available. In-person auditions will take place on Saturday, May 22, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., and 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Lambertville Hall, 57

In Person: Health

Sports

Walk-in COVID-19 Vaccinations, CURE Arena, 81 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton. covidvaccine.nj.gov. Adults ages 18 and up can receive a dose of the two-shot Moderna vaccine. 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

NAMIWalks Your Way Mercer County, NAMI Mercer. www.namimercer.org. Virtual walk to support NAMI’s mission of destigmatizing mental illness and providing support, education, and advocacy for families and individuals affected by mental illness in New Jersey’s Capital region. Participants this year are encouraged to get creative for NAMIWalks Your Way, whether it’s walking with loved ones, going on a solo run and posting about it on social media, hosting a live stream of a yoga flow, doing a virtual bake-a-thon, or coming up with another imaginative way to raise awareness for mental health. 10 a.m.

In Person: For Families

Hog Slopping and Weighing, Howell Farm, 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell, 609737-3299. www.howellfarm.org. Guess the weights of the Howell Farm hogs as they step onto the scales for their summer weigh-in. Visitors learn the finer points of keeping pigs, including their history, diet, and some fun facts. Register. 10 a.m.

ArtWalk 2021, West Windsor Arts Center. www.westwindsorarts.org/event/artwalk-2021/. One-mile family fun walk with art activities, family picnic, music, and more. Register. $25 for family of four; $8 per individual. Rain date May 23. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

In Person: Sports for Causes

In Person: Film

Miki & Friends Open AIR Event, Attitudes in Reverse, West Windsor Community Park, Bernt Midland Boulevard, West Windsor. www.walkforair.org. 5k walk, live music by teen musicians and bagpipe music by Graham Kronk, book signing by “Penny Panic” author Laura Vaisman, poetry recitation, butterfly release, and tent displaying photos of departed loved once. Register.

Benefits mental health awareness and suicide prevention. 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Rotary Mental Health Awareness Event / Stigma Free Society, One-mile Rotary Walk, in partnership with NAMI-Mercer (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Robbinsville Hamilton Rotary Club, Town Center, Lake Drive, Robbinsville. www.namiwalks.org/team/42538. One-mile Rotary Walk, in partnership with NAMI-Mercer (National Alliance on Mental Illness).

Brief presentation, including a Narcan demonstration, followed by a walk around the lake. Register. Donations requested. 10 a.m. to noon.

Carpool Cinema, Acme Screening Room, 204 North Union Street, Lambertville. www. acmescreeningroom.org. Parking lot screening of “Jaws.” Live pre-show entertainment. Register. $25 to $40 per car. 8 p.m.

The Radio Play Disaster, Somerset Valley Players. www.svptheatre.org. Virtual production of Dan Zolidis’ comedy. Register. $12 per device. 8 p.m.

Gallery Walk with Hardenbergh Collector Tom VanNostrand, Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton. www.morven.org. Hardenbergh collector Tom VanNostrand leads an in-person gallery walk through the exhibition “In Nature’s Realm: The Art of Gerard Rutgers Hardenbergh.” Register. $15; $10 members. 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

In Person: Family Theater

The Lion King Jr., Princeton Friends School & Pegasus Theater Company, 470 Quaker Road, Princeton. www.pegasustheatrenj.org. Outdoor performance on the school’s playground. Open seating is first-come, first-served. Masks required.

Canceled in case of rain. Streaming available. Register. $15. 1 and 4 p.m.

Bridge Street in Lambertville.

The program will take place June 26 through July 25 (no rehearsals July 2-5). Rehearsals will be Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; however, this schedule may change slightly due to pandemic related protocols. The show will have two performances a day July 22 through 25 on the Playhouse stage.

An appointment is required for both in-person and virtual submissions. Please contact Kelly Wilson: kelly@bcptheater.org. The deadline for securing an appointment is Friday, May 21. Participants must prepare 16 bars of a ballad or 16 bars of an up-tempo song of their choice and one three minute-monologue of their choice.

For in-person auditions, attendees must provide their own sheet music, and virtual auditions candidates should have recorded music ready as an accompaniment. A photo is required for in-person and virtual submissions. Resumes are not required, but participants may bring them. Callbacks, by invitation only, will be held Sunday, May 23, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Princeton Girlchoir (PGC) and Princeton Boychoir (PBC) are now auditioning new choristers for the 2021-’22 season. Any child entering grades 3 to 12 this fall is warmly welcomed. Both choirs are

On Stage

In Person: Farm Markets

Good Causes

West Windsor Community Farmers’ Market, Vaughn Drive Lot, 877 Alexander Road, Princeton Junction. www.wwcfm.org.

Seventeen farms, 20 artisan food makers, and a knife sharpener. Face masks required. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Art of Wine Tasting, Arts Council of Princeton. www.artscouncilofprinceton. org. Kevin Zraly runs his “one-hour wine expert course.” Live music follows. Register. $500 includes four bottles of wine and a paired cheese/charcuterie board curated

by Olsson’s. Proceeds benefit the Arts Council Scholarship Fund. 5 to 6 p.m.

Sunday May 23 In Person: Farm Markets Hopewell Farmers Market, Fairgrown Farm, 62 East Broad Street, Hopewell. www.facebook.com/hopewellfarmersmarket. Fresh produce and vendors selling grass-fed beef, flowers, and more. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

In Person: Live Music

Spring Wine & Music Series, Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes. www. oldyorkcellars.com. Live music with Faye Meyer. 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 Bill O’Neal and Andy Koontz, wines by the glass, and light fare. 1 to 4 p.m.

HVV Jazz Band, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609737-4465. www.hopewellvalleyvineyards. com. 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Brooke DiCaro, Working Dog Winery, 610 Windsor Perrineville Road, East Windsor, 609-371-6000. www.workingdogwinerynj. com. Free live music. Wine for purchase by the bottle. 21+ only. 2 to 5 p.m.

In Person: Pop Music

Broadway Spotlight Concert Series, Bucks County Playhouse, 70 South Main Street, New Hope, PA, 215-862-2121. www.buckscountyplayhouse.org. Constantine Maroulis presents “Don’t Stop Believing.” Register. $40. 2 p.m.

The Suyat Band, McCarter Theatre, Palmer Square, Princeton. www.mccarter.org/ palmersquare. The seven-piece Suyat Band delivers hits from yesterday and to-

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programs of Westrick Music Academy (WMA).

A strong desire to learn, a musical ear, and an eagerness to share music with others are key to a successful audition. No music needs to be prepared in advance. Singers will be asked to introduce themselves, sing a major scale and a familiar song like “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” or “Happy Birthday.”

Interested singers have the option to have a live audition via zoom or submit an audition video.

Auditions for new choristers are scheduled throughout the month of June, but interested singers are encouraged to apply early. To learn more about the process or to schedule an audition, visit www. westrickmusic.org/auditions.

Call for Artists Artworks Trenton’s Art All Night festival is now accepting submissions of artwork for the virtual festival taking place online on June 19 and 20.

Artists are invited to submit one work of art that will become part of a virtual gallery that will connect artists with people interested in buying and selling their art.

Musicians interested in performing for the online stream may also register for the opportunity to perform remotely or on location at Artworks. Visit www.aantrenton. org for details.

‘Strum,’ a work for strings by composer Jessie Montgomery, above, features in Prince­ton Symphony Orchestra’s virtual concert ‘Strum, Sospiri & Serenade’ on Sunday, May 23. day with rock-solid musicianship and warmhearted Aloha spirit. Free. 4 to 6 p.m.

In Person: Outdoor Action

Baldpate Mountain Hike, Washington Crossing State Park, 335 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville, 609737-0609. Hike the Summit Trail from its trailhead on Fiddlers Creek Road. Meet at the parking lot by Niederer’s Pond. Register. Free. 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Classical Music

Strum, Sospiri & Serenade Virtual Concert, Princeton Symphony Orchestra. www.princetonsymphony.org. Jessie Montgomery’s Strum, Edward Elgar’s Sospiri, and Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings. Register. $15 per device. 4 p.m.

Live Music

Songs We Love to Sing: A Choral Festival. bit.ly/songs2021. Online concert featuring songs from the Hopewell Valley Chorus, Orpheus Club Men’s Chorus, and Sharim v’Sharot: People of Song, culminating with “Let There Be Peace on Earth.”

Register to sharimvsharot@gmail.com for Zoom link. Donation requested. 1:30 p.m.

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Summer Fiction All Year Long

How to Wait for Your Daughter in Europe

by Richard Corbett

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rder a fourth café con leche. You feel comfortable ordering that in Spanish, sitting at a table in the Lion Cafe, on the afternoon of your first day in Madrid, two days after Christmas. Plan to lay low today, start to get over the jet lag and wait until your daughter arrives in the evening with some language skills.

The waiter doesn’t know what to say to you because he doesn’t speak English and he has figured out that you don’t know Spanish.

All you’ve said so far is café con leche. Four times.

Men supposedly do not like to ask for directions or for help generally but you would be glad to ask lots of questions now, if you knew how. The other Spanish phrases that you memorized for this trip don’t seem helpful. You examine them anyway, sipping your coffee.

Soy americano.

Everyone in the cafe has probably guessed that. Saw you coming a mile away.

Soy abogado.

Why would that interest anybody? There are plenty of lawyers in Spain, just as there are plenty of lawyers everywhere.

Estoy cansado.

There was no sleep to be had on that noisy overnight flight from Newark. So, you probably look tired, even after four café con leches. So, no need to tell anyone.

Best to wait for Anne to arrive on her midyear break from Aix-enProvence where she has been studying through her Wellesley program. With a slight smile, she’ll switch from French to Spanish (however that happens in her brain). Tomorrow she’ll take you to the phone store to get your phone programmed to work in Europe (however that happens in this country). When Anne arrives, you can work out your plans for the first visit to Spain for both of you.

The Prado. El Retiro. Tapas bars.

New Year’s Eve in the Puerta del Sol. Another Spanish sentence comes to mind, with no one to tell it to. Mi hija habla español. My daughter speaks Spanish.

Still, there is an urge to somehow signal that you are sympatico.

You want to tell someone that you like this cafe — that it is a clean, well-lighted place. But you don’t know how to say that. There is a powerlessness to your first day so you begin to strategize.

Consider becoming extraordinarily good at hand gestures.

Or perhaps just appreciate the humor of your situation.

What do you call someone who speaks three languages?

Trilingual.

What do you call someone who speaks two languages?

Bilingual.

What do you call someone who speaks only one language?

American.

Or maybe forget strategies and just wait for Anne. You settle up with your waiter by flourishing a handful of euros and letting him sort through them.

At midnight, back out on the street, you see every vehicle as a taxi, until it comes far enough down the street to prove otherwise. Every vehicle is a fresh opportunity for disappointment, for further concern. You stay on the street, waiting, your phone useless in your pocket.

Crossing the cobblestoned street of Calle de Bordadores to go back to your Airbnb apartment just across from the cafe, you notice the numbers on the buildings are misaligned. There is no number 9 on the building to the left of your apartment building, which is num-

ber 11. The next building to the right is number 15. Inexplicably, number 12 across the street is just two buildings away from the cafe, which is number 4.

Back at the apartment, jet lag overrides the four coffees and your nap goes into the evening. Anne’s ETA at the apartment was never definitively established in your planning, but as you awaken, eight o’clock sticks in your mind. When did it happen that your daughter took over more of the planning, more of the decisions? When did you become so dependent?

It couldn’t hurt to go down to the street and walk up and down a bit. At eight o’clock, Madrid is already very dark. There are a few dim street lights on Calle de Bordadores but far apart. Consider your first walk exploratory. Just checking things out, up and down the sidewalk, while wondering how a taxi driver will find number 11 in the dark on a street that is badly numbered.

As nine o’clock approaches, start peering at cars coming down the one-way street. Since they all go slowly on the cobblestones they all look like they may be pulling up to the curb with your daughter at any moment.

At eleven o’clock, your knee is acting up. The Lion Cafe is closed.

Take a break and go back inside the apartment to rest.

At midnight, back out on the street, you see every vehicle as a

taxi, until it comes far enough down the street to prove otherwise.

Every vehicle is a fresh opportunity for disappointment, for further concern. You stay on the street, waiting, your phone useless in your pocket. You walk less. You stay standing in one place longer.

You rest the knee.

At two in the morning, exhausted, your dark thoughts have fully developed. She is lost somewhere in Europe. A flight went to the wrong place. Some disturbance has arisen; no amount of American ingenuity or education can overcome it. Maybe she never got on the plane. Or the plane never took off, for reasons known only to people who travel around Europe by plane.

Just now, sitting on the curb, your knee aching, your eyelids closing, the taxi comes upon you suddenly. Your daughter is there, hugging you, explaining about a Ryanair flight cancellation and no way to let you know.

“Muchas gracias, señor,” you say to the driver, while you struggle not to sob openly . “Muchas gracias,” you say again. “Soy americano. Soy abogado. Estoy cansado. Mi hija habla español.”

Richard Corbett is a freelance writer based in the Princeton area.

He was previously an attorney with the State of New Jersey, from which he retired in 2019. He has been a resident of Plainsboro for 27 years.

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World Music Chinese Landscapes in Poetry, Music and Ink, Westminster Conservatory. www.facebook. com/westminsterconservatory.

Faculty recital in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month includes recitation of poetry by such famous poets as Li Bai (701-762), Tao Yuanming (365-427), and Su Sher (1037-1101); musical settings of poetry by Bai Ju-Yi (772 – 846), Wang Wei (701-761), and Chang Chi (772-846), as well as folk melodies depicting the Mongolian landscape played on er-hu.

Accompanying these presentations will be images of the Chinese landscape and traditional Chinese mountain-water paintings, including paintings by Wu Zheng (1280-1354) and Huang Gongwang (1269-1354). Performers are Timothy Urban, voice; Fang-Ting Liu, piano; Christine Chan, piano; Dezheng Ping, erhu; Shunzhu Wang of Rider University’s Foreign Language and Literature Program as reciter.

Free stream via Facebook. 3 p.m.

On Stage

The Radio Play Disaster, Somerset Valley Players. www.svptheatre.org. Virtual production of Dan Zolidis’ comedy. Register. $12 per device. 7 p.m.

Good Causes

Peace Award Ceremony, Nakashima Foundation for Peace, New Hope, Pennsylvania. www. nakashimafoundation.org. Annual ceremony honors Scott and Hella McVay of Skillman and features a virtual tour of the Nakashima property in bloom guided by Mira Nakashima with Gordon Kortange on Carnatic bamboo flute providing a musical background; meditation by Miriam Belov, a tribute

by Julian Lines, a remembrance of Kevin Nakashima, and a testimony to the work of George Nakashima by the McVays. Register.

$25 suggested donation. 4 p.m.

For Families

Math E-Carnival, Princeton Public Library & Institute for Advanced Study. www.princetonlibrary.org. Professor Margaret Readdy and students from the Institute for Advanced Study’s 2021 Women and Mathematics program present an interactive, fun and hands-on mathematics eCarnival. Test your skills at solving mathematical challenges, try to decode secret messages, learn what math has to do with voting, and see if you can construct a one-sided piece of paper. Register. Via Zoom. For ages 6 and up.

2 to 4 p.m.

Monday May 24 In Person: Wellness Sound Healing, Sand Hills Well-

ness Center, 57 Sand Hillls Road, Kendall Park, 732-7184430. www.deeprootsrising.com.

Gongs, bowls, chimes, and other sound instruments are played for the purposes of healing, relaxation, and letting go. 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Lectures

When Art Works: Building Beauty and Functionality into Green Infrastructure Projects, Arts Council of Princeton. www. artscouncilofprinceton.org. Webinar with environmental artist Stacy Levy, who creates large-scale public installations in rivers, streets, parking lots, airports and nature centers. Register. Free. 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Delaware River Lecture Series, D&R Greenway Land Trust, 609-924-4646. www.drgreenway. org. “Arts and Culture” presented

by Diana Moore, who holds a master’s in contemporary art from Sotheby’s Institute of Art. Register. Free. 7 p.m.

Bucks County-based artist Jean Childs Buzgo, whose works including ‘A Forest,’ left, are on view at the Silverman Gallery in Buckingham, Pennsylvania, speaks on ‘My Evolving Artistic Journey’ as part of the Artsbridge Distinguished Artist Series on Thursday, May 20, via Zoom.

Tuesday May 25 In Person: Health Blood Drive, New Jersey Blood Services, Hightstown American Legion, 895 Route 130 North, East Windsor. www.nybloodcenter.org. Register. 1 to 7 p.m.

In Person: Kids Stuff

Read and Pick: Growing a Garden of Goodies, Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, Lawrence, 609-924-2310. www. terhuneorchards.com. Hands-on educational program on the farm followed by a story. One adult chaperone per family group. Reg-

ister. $10. Masks required for ages three and up. 9:30 and 11 a.m.

In Person: Outdoor Action

Just a Hike, Mercer County Park Commission, Baldpate Mountain, Pleasant Valley Road lot. 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.

Literati

Shakespeare Community Reading Group, McCarter Theater. www.mccarter.org. All are welcome to join the virtual group reading Henry IV, Part 1, Acts 3 to

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t will be another summer of love,” the girl says, inspecting a lock of her hair for split ends. “You know, like in those hippie days in the previous century.”

She and her mother sit on wooden chairs on the porch in front of their house, the smaller colonial they moved to a couple of years ago.

The girl buttons up a cardigan over her mini dress and stretches out her pale legs on the table. She shivers. March sometimes offers some nice sunny days on the East Coast, but this year the winter seemed to go on forever.

“I have these vivid dreams of this summer,” she goes on. “People dancing on the streets till dawn, families sitting on the grass in parks, listening to concerts.

Friends meeting friends in cafés all over town. If someone they know walks by, they invite him over for a glass of beer.”

“I hate beer,” her mother says.

“The smell always nauseates me.

When dad had been drinking, I slept in the guest room, because I couldn’t stand his breath.” She picks up the cashmere shawl that hangs over the chair and flips it over her shoulders.

The six-year-old twins next door are bickering, as they always do around this time of the day. The neighbors affectionately call it the zoomies, failing to recognize how annoying it is for others.

The mother takes a hand mirror out of her purse and snaps it open.

It’s an old one, cheap too. Gold paint chipped off the back. Peering

5. Register. Free; donation requested. 7 p.m.

Lectures

The Cultural Phenomenon of Home DNA Testing, Trenton Public Library. www.trentonlib. org. Facebook Live presentation

by Libby Copeland, author of “The Lost Family: How DNA Testing is Upending Who We Are.” Free. 6 p.m.

Fertile Fields: A History of Farmers and Farming in South Brunswick, South Brunswick Public Library. www.sbpl.info.

Virtual meeting of the South Brunswick Historical Society.

Register. 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday May 26 In Person: Classical Music Brass Quintet Performance, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Palmer Square, Princeton. www.princetonsymphony.org.

Free outdoor concert of works by

in the glass, she adjusts her brows, stroking up some stray hairs with her index finger.

“There will be sooo much touching going on,” the girl says.

“Oh my gosh. I haven’t been with a guy since the pandemic started way over a year ago.”

She flips the hair lock over her shoulder and looks up.

“For chrissake, mom, what are you doing?” she says.

She puts her hand on top of her mother’s arm, then lowers it forcefully. “Your brow is fine. Besides, no one notices anyway. Oh, and please, please, please, throw out that mirror. Only bag ladies carry ugly things like that.”

Her mother puts the mirror with the torn side on the table.

“Did you listen to me, mom?

Are you at all interested in what I say?”

“I do, dear,” the mother says.

“These days we all are frustrated to a certain extent, aren’t we?”

The girl leans her chair back, folds her legs under it.

“Who is we?” she asks sharply.

“And to a certain extent, what is that supposed to mean? Why don’t you talk to me like a normal person?”

“Listen,” the mom says. “Tell me, how’s Frederic?”

“Frederic?” the girl asks, puzzled. “You mean, that boy from high school.”

“Do we know another Frederic?” her mom asks. “Quite an unusual name, don’t you agree?”

The girl shrugs. “His father is named Frederic and so is his grandfather. I suppose his kid someday will be Frederic too.”

“Do you still see him?” her mom asks, rocking back and forward.

“Nobody sees anyone these days,” the girl says. “Unless it’s family. Or you are seriously dating.”

“Remind me, where did Frederic go?” the mom asks.

“He went to a university in Paris,” the girl says. “Paris, France, that is. Why are you bringing him up now?”

“He was kinda nice,” the mother says. “And such a good tennis player. You were always happy when Frederic was around.”

“What do you know about us,” the girl says. “I never really liked him.”

“You can invite him when he returns,” the mom says.

American composer in honor of the Princeton High School Class of 2021. 4 p.m.

Moon, up the Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath toward the Lambertville wing dam (13 miles round trip). Meet at the Nelson House parking lot. Bring your own bike, bike light, and helmet. Register.

Free. 8:45 p.m.

In Person: Kids Stuff

Read and Pick: Growing a Garden of Goodies, Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, Lawrence, 609-924-2310. www. terhuneorchards.com. Hands-on educational program on the farm followed by a story. One adult chaperone per family group. Register. $10. Masks required for ages three and up. 9:30 and 11 a.m.

In Person: Outdoor Action

Just a Hike, Mercer County Park Commission, Baldpate Mountain, Pleasant Valley Road lot. 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.

Full Moon Bike Hike, Washington Crossing State Park, 335 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville, 609-737-0609.

Take a guided night time bicycle ride, by the light of the Flower

‘I have these vivid dreams of this summer,’ she goes on. ‘People dancing on the streets till dawn, families sitting on the grass in parks, listening to concerts.

Friends meeting friends in cafés all over town.’

“Don’t think so,” the girl says.

“He posted a selfie kissing some blonde on a beach the other day.

Looked like a tropical island. Aruba. Or St. Kitts.”

“Ah, St. Kitts,” the mom says.

“Remember when we went there in your junior year?”

“Yeah,” she says. “I remember.

Dad still lived with us. He bought you that bracelet from a blind street vendor. The one with beads in all colors. You never wore it.”

Literati

Living & Laughing by the Chopsticks-Fork Principle, Mercer County Library. www.mcl.org.

Rooted in the telling of one family’s life, The Chopsticks-Fork Principle: A Memoir and Manual

by Cathy Bao Bean is a story for all families. Bean attempts to satisfy disparate cultural norms; she provides a unique window into the experience of a bicultural family.

The Chopsticks-Fork Principle encourages people to relate, understand, and laugh about how we are all at least bicultural in a way that shatters stereotypes yet explains generalizations. Register for GoToMeeting link. 7 p.m.

Daily updates on Twitter @princetoninfo

“He was seeing that woman already,” the mom says. “That whole trip was a lie. He did not touch me even once that vacation. I did not understand it then. How could I? It all was so picture perfect.”

“That trip, dad talked to me for the first time as a grown-up,” the girl says. “He asked me what I saw in my future. I did not know what he meant. I remember telling him stupid things. Like, I can see myself getting my driver’s license.

Stepping in a car and driving away from home.”

“And you did,” the mom says.

“You drove away that same afternoon. Frederic was with you. The two of you did not come home till the next morning.”

“Dad meant different things,” she says curtly. “Not ordinary stuff, but deeper. More philosophical. I know that now.”

They sit motionless. The girl’s lips turn blue. The mom has goosebumps on her arms.

“I have a bottle of white wine in the fridge,” the mother says after a while, standing up. “Cheese, too.

That Gouda, from the farmers’ market.” Her knees have stiffened from the chill that had crept up under her pants.

She brings a blanket when she returns and puts it on her daughter’s lap.

“I wonder how dad is doing with the pandemic and all,” the girl says. “I want to tell him what I see in my future now. I am not the same person I was in high school, you know. I have thought a lot about my life.”

She drapes the blanket over her legs, winding a loose thread around her thumb.

“Do you think dad will come back to us one day, mom?” she

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asks. “I mean, he could, couldn’t he? You are not seeing anyone, after all.”

The neighbor kids are called inside. The sound of a bike’s handlebars crashing into the gravel. Feet running on a driveway.

Then quietness.

“We would be able to hear the birds,” the mother says. “Except that it is now too late for them to sing.”

They sip their wine and eat the cheese that is cut in small squares.

Neither admits they are cold.

The mother pours herself another glass, filling it up to the brim.

“Look at the two of us,” she says, with a smile. “All cozied up.”

It’s almost dark outside. They can hardly see each other, except for a flicker in their eyes.

A fox sneaking past the veranda makes them simultaneously jump up. They grab the glasses and the bottle and hurry inside.

When the girl waits for her mother to slip through the sliding door she turns around.

The sycamore in front of their house has turned into a silhouette, its bare branches barely noticeable against the dark sky. But it is there, she thinks, no mistake about it, like a bad omen.

“You don’t mind if I turn in early?” the mom asks, when her daughter locks the door. “I want to finish my book.”

“No worries, mom,” the daughter says, watching her mother walks up the stairs, holding on to the handrail. “But remember what I said. We will have a summer of love. Lots and lots of kissing.”

Pia de Jong is a Dutch writer who lives in Princeton.

The Momenta Quartet, left, performs at Morven on Thursday, May 20, as part of Princeton Symphony’s spring chamber concert series. A brass quintet, above, performs in Palmer Square on Wednesday, May 26, to celebrate the Princeton High School Class of 2021.

For Teens Meaningful Learning Through Self-Directed Education, Princeton Learning Cooperative. www.princetonlearningcooperative.org. A panel of teens and young adults discuss taking a non-conventional educational approach. Register. Free. 7 to 8 p.m.

Lectures

The Mercer & Somerset Story & The Frog War, Pennington Public Library. www.penningtonlibrary.org. John Kilbride presents the history and legacy of the Mercer & Somerset Railroad, an obscure, rural, central New Jersey line that became famous not for its trains, but for its fate as a Pennsylvania Railroad proxy in the 1876 “Frog War.” Via Zoom.

Register. Free. 7 p.m.

Decoding the Mysteries of Cats, Princeton Public Library. www. princetonlibrary.org. Feline behaviorist Stephen Quandt explains cat behavior from the perspective of the evolutionary and adaptive forces that shape cats’ lives. Via Zoom. Register. Free. 7 to 8 p.m.

For Seniors

Making Music, Princeton Senior Resource Center. www.princetonsenior.org/earth-day. Series traveling the globe to learn about the intersections between music and culture. Take a virtual walk through Beethoven’s House in Bonn, Germany, and get to know the famous composer from new perspectives. Register. $10 per session. 11 a.m.

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o go or not to go? That is the question many of us are asking as we contemplate visiting some of the area’s cultural venues. And while the spirit to go is there, there is the very real concern regarding personal safety going out and about during the current pandemic, even as more and more people are getting vaccinated — and recent CDC guidance indicates that the vaccinated can go maskless in most situations.

So how safe and easy is for someone to go to the area’s museums and exhibition centers at this time?

Three time reserved visits tell the story.

Grounds For Sculpture I initially experienced some difficulty with online entry. I was told there were tickets for a time, but when I went to the link to reserve, I was told it was already filled. I was willing to say that I was klutzy, but there seemed to be inconsistency of information. One page listed all the times available, then another had me look for times.

Nevertheless, after some perseverance I was set and got an email confirmation for my timed entry.

I drove up to the gate box at the entrance and saw signs instructing me to put on my mask and be prepared to use it in the buildings and outside if social distancing was difficult. The attendant asked me for my scheduled time and name. She confirmed it, opened the gate, and instructed me where to park — the opposite side of the main visitors’ center — and verbally informed me about mask and social distancing.

As I walked from the car I saw signs encouraging people to put masks on by asking them to take a mask selfie and share it.

When I entered the building I was uncertain where to go. In the past there was a queue that led to the ticket and membership desk to get a wristband to show payment. I spotted and followed a path of stanchions and ropes, only to find that it led to the restrooms.

Confused, I retraced my steps and realized that in order to get to the grounds I didn’t need to stop at the desk but just go through the doors opposite of those I entered.

As I moved into the formal grounds, I came across signs that asked visitors to wear masks and not to touch the sculptures or signage, a health concern practice that turns over GFS’s longstanding invitation to touch the work.

During a visit to the Museum Building to see the featured exhibition — a retrospective of American sculptor Bruce Beasley — a guard greeted me and other visitors by welcoming us, thanking us for wearing masks into the building, asking us to refrain from touching objects and signage, and instructing how to move through a portion of the exhibition.

After my bumpy start, I was feeling more comfortable and safe.

With the timed scheduling, the park wasn’t overcrowded, providing a good atmosphere for maintaining social distancing.

Grounds For Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton. Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Timed entry reservations required, $10. www.groundsforsculpture.org.

Trenton City Museum Also known as Ellarlsie, the historic John Notman-designed mansion in Cadwalader Park, the TCM has been operating on timed visits for the past several months.

While the museum was experiencing a website-related glitch when I set up a visit, it got worked out and it was pretty easy.

The fixed times are to assure that there are no more than 25 people in the space at a time. And although I was the only one who showed up for that time, the timed entrances help the museum staff monitor visitor attendance and gauge occupancy.

Unlike Grounds For Sculpture, the TCM will allow entrance to visitors who show up without a reservation.

When I arrived I followed the small signs that guided me around a closed section of the park and into the area in front of the mansion that houses the museum. Parking and the walk to the museum were simple.

When I entered I was greeted by a masked museum member who

used an electric thermometer take my temperature and informed me that social distancing and masks were required — and had extra ones on hand. The distancing point was reinforced by signs noting how many people could be in the room at one time and to keep six feet away from one another.

The midday Friday appointment seems an optimum time to have the galleries alone and easily view the current exhibition, “Women Artists, Trenton Style,” curated by na-

With timed reservations required, social distancing is easy at the expansive Grounds For Sculpture, even in indoor spaces. tionally known Trenton artist Mel Leipzig and on view through June 6.

Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, Cadwalader Park, Trenton.

Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m., Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. Timed entry reservations available. Free.

609-989-3632 or www.ellarslie. org.

Morven Museum and Garden Morven Museum and Garden has also been using timed entrance

Grounds For Sculpture’s indoor exhibition spaces have recently reopened with a retrospective of works by the American sculptor Bruce Beasley. for the past several months and has a good and easy site to select times — including those with docent tours.

They also clearly show they are adhering to pandemic-related health practices. Signage for masks and six-foot social distancing are visible, and no more than 12 visitors per floor are allowed at one time in the two-story building.

I showed up and followed the signs directing me to the gift shop to pick up tickets. There I encountered a masked Morven representative behind a Plexiglass screen who checked my name and directed me to the main building, where another masked museum rep behind plexiglass checked me in, listed the museum protocols regarding keeping masks on and not touching objects, and introduced me to the masked docent assigned to lead the 2 p.m. tour.

Again I was the only one there and got a tour of Morven’s permanent first floor history of the home by enthusiastic guide Mollie Brod and then self-toured the second floor art exhibition, “In Nature’s Realm: The Art of Gerard Rutgers Hardenbergh,” the 19th century self-taught wildlife painter. It’s on view into 2022.

As I left, Morven’s attention to health was re-enforced with one of

the museum staff members wiping the handrails.

Morven Museum, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton. Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Timed entry reservations required. $8 to $10. 609-924-8144 or www. morven.org.

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o the area museums were pretty on top of it, but what about group venues — such as concerts?

The Princeton Symphony Orchestra at Morven’s first spring concert was the test.

Ordering tickets was easy, and I was instructed to show up before 6 p.m., be prepared for outdoor presentation, wear a mask, and practice social distancing.

As my wife and I drove up the Morven driveway, a PSO representative standing next to an orchestra sign placed at the walkway leading to the reception desk and performing area waved us on to the parking area and remained in place to make sure visitors were clear about where to go.

Once the reservations were confirmed, a PSO rep led us to one of the 51 pods — six feet by six feet or so lawn areas boxed off by tape and appropriately distanced from one another. They were arranged in front of the glass façade of Mor-

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Above, attendees at Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s chamber concerts at Morven are assigned a socially distanced seating pod and bring their own chairs. A masked violinist performs at right from the education center.

Below, masked staffers and volunteers greet visitors to the exhibits at Morven Museum and Garden and the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie. ven’s educational building that, with its series of double doors open, ably served as a makeshift stage. Reservations clearly noted that attendees should bring chairs or blankets.

The program featured the PSO conductor Rossen Milanov leading a string musicians in works includ-

I can’t help but think that decades from now someone will be telling visitors that during the pandemic of 2020-2021 masked audiences sat outside the building while a masked orchestra performed within and let the music out the doors. ing Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade in C.” And while the sound did not resonate as it would from a space designed for a full orchestra (and sometimes was punctuated by the addition of a bird singing or plane flying over), it did the trick, engaged a pandemic starved audience hungry for a live music, got musicians back to work, and actually was creating history.

I can’t help but think that decades from now someone will be telling visitors that during the pandemic of 2020-2021 masked audiences sat outside the building while a masked orchestra performed within and let the music out the doors.

You can find more on the PSO’s outdoor season at www.princetonsymphony.org and enjoy a seemingly safe outing — and be part of an historic moment.

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Robbinsville Temple Subject of Class Action Lawsuit

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BI agents descended on the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha Hindu temple in Robbinsville early on the morning of May 11, on the heels of a lawsuit that claims 200 Indian nationals were trafficked to the United States under false pretenses and forced to live and work on temple grounds for $1.20 an hour.

The class action lawsuit names six plaintiffs — Mukesh Kumar, Keshav Kumar, Devi Laal, Niranjan, Pappu and Brajendra — and alleges wage theft and “shocking abuses” by BAPS. The workers often exceeded 80 hours a week with few days off for what amounted to $450 a month.

The lawsuit seeks the workers’ unpaid wages, an award of money for other damages, and a court order against BAPS. According to the complaint, 200 Indian nationals were recruited and brought to the United States under R-1 religious visas to do stonework and other construction on the temple. Under federal immigration law, R-1 visas are available to those who minister or work in religious occupations — BAPS told the United States government that the workers were coming to New Jersey as religious volunteers. In reality, though, they performed manual labor, not religious tasks. Many, the suit says, were not of the Hindu denomination.

“We were first made aware of these accusations early Tuesday morning, and we are taking them very seriously,” said Matthew Frankel a spokesperson for BAPS. “We are thoroughly reviewing the issues raised.”

The suit says that BAPS intentionally recruited workers from the Scheduled Caste, also known as Dalit, and other marginalized communities in India in order to maintain control over them. In India, people belonging this caste have been referred to as “untouchables” who “endure near complete social ostracization.” BAPS used this to its advantage, the complaint says, by referring to the workers as “worms” and continuously reminding them of their perceived place in the social hierarchy.

“These individuals have suffered greatly — financially as a result of the wage theft, physically as a result of the grueling work they were forced to undertake, and mentally as a result of being forced for

The BAPS Mandir in Robbinsville was raided by federal agents amid allegations of wage theft and inhumane working conditions for Indian nationals brought to work there under false pretenses. stay within the temple compound for months, and for many, years,” said Swati Sawant, an attorney for the workers. “They are brave for standing up for their rights.”

The suit states that workers’ passports were confiscated upon arrival to the United States. They were forced to live and work in a fenced compound watched by BAPS uniformed security guards and were not allowed to leave the grounds unaccompanied.

The plaintiffs also allege that they were constantly monitored by cameras and threatened with fines, physical restraint, harm and arrest.

Workers were banned from speaking with visitors to the temple and were faced with pay reduction if they didn’t obey.

One man, Moham Lal, died on the grounds of the temple last year.

Other workers organized to demand that Lal’s remains were handled according to his religious rituals and that BAPS improve working conditions.

“This is a horrific case of worker exploitation and it is even more disturbing that it has gone on for years in New Jersey behind the temple’s walls,” said Daniel Werner of Radford and Keebaugh, one of the attorneys who filed the suit. “These workers were coerced through lies to come to the United States to work and then suffered tremendously — they were basically forced into servitude.”

Robbinsville Township released the following statement: “Based upon media reports, the township was made aware of federal law enforcement activity this morning on the BAPS property located in Robbinsville. The township’s jurisdiction over the property is limited to land use and Uniform Construction Code (UCC) matters. At no time in approving BAPS’s land use applications, or in conducting UCC inspections on the property, did Robbinsville Township officials witness, or become aware of any labor issues that may have been present. The township was aware of temporary housing on the site and conducted inspections of that housing in April and June of 2020, until in-person inspections were suspended due to COVID-19. As to not interfere with this ongoing federal investigation, the township will have no further comment.”

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Area Historic Sites Named to ‘Most Endangered’ List

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reservation New Jersey named historic sites in two U.S. 1-area towns on its annual list of the 10 most endangered historic places in the state.

The list, published in conjunction with National Preservation Month, is based on historic significance and architectural integrity, how critical threats to the site are, and the likelihood that inclusion on the list will have a positive impact on efforts to protect the resource.

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ne site, in Trenton, is the Greater is He Ministries at the former St. Monica’s Episcopal Church on Spring Street in Trenton.

Preservation New Jersey writes: “St. Monica’s Episcopal Church lies in the very center of the Spring Street neighborhood of Trenton.

Spring Street was the center of Trenton’s middle class AfricanAmerican community during the mid-twentieth century. St. Monica’s was included as one of 34 African American sites identified in the 2011 publication by Richard Grubb & Associates for the Trenton Historical Society, ‘Three Centuries of African-American History in Trenton: A Preliminary Inventory of Historic Sites.’

“St. Monica’s Mission for Colored People was established in 1919 as a mission congregation of the Trinity Cathedral. In 1935, a three-story dwelling located on the church property was removed and the existing one-story church constructed. St. Monica’s was the first Black Episcopal congregation in Trenton. The congregation was merged with that of St. Michael’s Episcopal on Warren Street around 1960.

“The site today is operated by Greater is He Ministries. The primary threat to the site is the expenses associated with critical upkeep.

Greater is He Ministries leadership would like to upgrade work that was done piecemeal by previous tenants to protect the structure.

“Preservation New Jersey believes it is critical to identify and save more resources like this one with a direct history to communi-

The Greater Is He Ministries headquarters on Spring Street in Trenton, top, and the Shahn House & Studio in Roosevelt were named to Preservation New Jersey’s list of most endangered historic sites.

Shahn photo by Amanda Brown/Inside Jersey. ties of color in Trenton. Preservation New Jersey encourages the City of Trenton to prioritize taking the next steps identified in the 2011 Inventory and prepare a nomination for the Spring Street District to the National Register of Historic Places. This site spotlights how the 2018 New Jersey Supreme Court decision to prevent New Jersey Historic Trust grants to religious structures could hamper future fundraising efforts for this important structure.”

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he second site, in historic Roosevelt in Monmouth County, is the Shahn House & Studio.

Preservation New Jersey writes: “The Shahn House was constructed in 1936 as part of Jersey Homesteads (later renamed Roosevelt), a New Deal project established in response to the Great Depression as an agricultural-industrial cooperative community for Jewish garment workers and farmers.

“Architect Alfred Kastner was commissioned for the project, and he hired a young Louis Kahn as assistant architect. Combining modernist design with suburban American ideals, they used prefabricated construction techniques and clusters of housing with common space in the middle of each block.

“Ben and Bernarda Bryson Shahn, both successful artists, moved to Jersey Homesteads in 1938 after Ben painted a mural in the town’s public school (included on PNJ’s 10 Most list in 2020).

George Nakashima, a leading woodworker, architect, and furniture designer of the mid-20th century, and a close personal friend of the Shahns, designed additions and modifications to the house in the 1960s. The Shahns continued to live in the house throughout the rest of their lives.

“In 2010, the family decided to sell the home and placed a preservation easement on the property through the New Jersey Historic Trust to protect its significant architectural heritage. The new owners had an interest in Kahn and Nakashima’s work and expressed their intent to restore the home.

“However, due to a work relocation, they were never able to fully occupy the home, and it has suffered from a lack of attention and regular maintenance over the years.

The current owners have made some interior repairs and installed a new roof in 2019-2020, but more repairs are needed. Unless the property receives the full attention it needs and deserves, it will continue to deteriorate.

“Preservation New Jersey encourages the Trust to maintain the intent of its easement and work to ensure the preservation of this important resource.”

For more information visit www.preservationnj.org.

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pertise of Mural Arts Philadelphia, this project will help improve the lives of residents throughout Trenton and literally change the face of the city.”

“This is great news for the Capital City arts community,” Gusciora said. “In Trenton we have the celebrated Art All Night festivities as well as other local art venues that add to the City’s landscape. It is hoped with continued NEA support we will see more flourishing artists among our residential byways.”

In 2011, Artworks worked with Mural Arts Philadelphia and other partners on the creation of Philip Adams’ “Passage of Time” mural along Route 129 in Trenton’s South Ward. In recent years, Artworks has executed numerous other public art projects in Trenton with multiple community partners, and is actively planning several new projects at present.

The creation of a public art program for Trenton will enable Artworks to move beyond a piecemeal, individual project-based approach and engage residents throughout the city on planning community-driven art projects in areas of the city beyond downtown.

After the establishment of the program, benefiting from MAP’s expertise and best practices, Artworks will commence planning for public art projects in each of Trenton’s four wards.

“We are honored to build on our past work with Artworks and the City of Trenton to support their developing a public art program that is driven by community and rooted in inclusive, participatory creative practices, ” said Mural Arts Philadelphia’s Executive Director, Jane Golden.” Through the Mural Arts Institute, we bring the Mural Arts model to other change-oriented cities looking to build their capacity in this important work.”

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rtworks, Trenton’s visual arts non-profit, has been approved for a $25,000 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Our Town grant to support the establishment of a public art program in Trenton in partnership with the City of Trenton and the public art organization Mural Arts Philadelphia.

The NEA funding is one of 63 grants nationwide that the agency has approved to support projects that integrate arts, culture, and design activities into efforts that strengthen communities by advancing local economic, physical, and/or social outcomes; ultimately laying the groundwork for sustainable systems change.

“As the country and the arts sector begin to work towards a postpandemic world, the National Endowment for the Arts is proud to announce this Our Town funding.

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