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by the Cicadas broods emerging from the earth every 17 years. I take Cicada walks in different areas of Princeton to see them. Their life inspires me. My soul is filled with the ecstatic mating calls. I painted the essence of the Cicada in the soft sculpture,” pictured above.

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he New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) is accepting applications for its 2021 Net Operating Loss (NOL) Program through June 30. The program, which was recently expanded as part of the New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020, enables early-stage technology and life sciences companies to sell their New Jersey net operating losses and unused research and development tax credits to unrelated profitable corporations for cash.Learn more at www.njeda.com/nol.

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Since the program’s inception in the late 1990s more than $1.07 billion in funding has been distributed to more than 550 technology and life sciences companies. The average award in 2020 was $1.1 million.

The program also benefits the companies that buy the losses and unused tax credits. A profitable company can purchase tax credits at a discount, based on the market price at the time. These tax credits have traditionally traded somewhere between 88 and 94 cents on the dollar. Once purchased, the tax credits can then be applied to reduce the buyer’s state tax obligation.

The Economic Recovery Act increased the program’s annual cap from $60 million to $75 million and increased the lifetime cap for individual applicants from $15 million to $20 million.

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Business Meetings Wednesday, May 26

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.

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

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Susan Meier leads the first session in a two-part series on succession planning hosted by NonProfitConnect on Tuesday, June 1.

Thursday, May 27

Business Health & Safety for Any Pandemic, NJ Small Business Development Center. www.njsbdc.com. Webinar to learn how to integrate health and safety standards into your business; protect workers and customers in the long term; and set up safety measures for diseases and other hazards. Presented by Marie Dessanti, program coordinator at Rutgers Center for Public Health Workforce Development.

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Friday, May 28

JobSeekers, Professional Service Group of Mercer County. www.psgofmercercounty.org. Alex Freund explains how bot interviewers analyze candidate responses before human recruiters determine who to interview and how to provide the best answers.

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Register. $300. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Succession Planning: Who’s Next?-Proactively Navigating Successful Transitions, NonProfitConnect, 609-921-8893. www.nonprofitconnectnj.org.

Two-part virtual session for nonprofit board members and executive directors covers practices and emerging trends around executive succession planning and board leadership cultivation and considers how to identify a diverse pool of candidates. Led by Susan Meier. Continues June 8.

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How to Start a Business: Simple Start-Up Basics, Princeton SCORE. princeton.score.org.

Webinar covers the essentials for starting a small business including factors that contribute to small business success; testing your business idea; common business structures; create new, buy existing or franchise; fundamentals of a business plan; basics of financial management for small business; pitfalls to avoid when starting your small business; and leveraging 2021 small business trends. Presented by Amulya K. Garga. Register. Free. 6:30 p.m.

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

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Wednesday, June 2

Food Business Basics Workshop, Food Innovation Center at Rutgers. bit.ly/3hl3f4y. Presentations on product development to commercialization, sales strategy, food safety, developing your business plan, an entrepreneurial success story, and a virtual tour of the FIC South. Second day of two-day conference. Register. $300. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Friday May 28

Event Listings: E-mail events@princetoninfo.com

In Person: Live Music

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.

Friday Night Wine & Music Series, Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes. www.oldyorkcellars.com. Live music with Josh Zuckerman. 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. Tony nominee Sally Mayes performs. Register. $40. 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 American composer in honor of the Princeton High School Class of 2021. 4 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 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.

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 us with a unique window into the experience of a bicultural family. From a place of delight and humor, the Chopsticks-Fork Principle encourages people to relate, understand, and laugh about how we are all at least bicultural in a

In Person: On Stage

Prints in Princeton Princeton University Library hosts a Zoom-based discussion of the Princeton Print Club, founded in 1940 by book designer and collector Elmer Adler, on Friday, May 28. way that shatters stereotypes yet explains generalizations. Register for GoToMeeting link. 7 p.m.

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.

Thursday May 27 In Person: Classical Music America the Beautiful, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Morven Museum and Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton. www.princetonsymphony.org. Program of works by American composers performed by the PSO Brass Quintet. 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. Tony nominee Sally Mayes performs. 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.

Gardens

Thursday Night Nature, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope, Pennsylvania. www. bhwp.org. Series of guest lectures via Zoom. “Schooled by the Forest: Connecting Children and Nature” with Nicole Langdo. Register. $15. 7 to 8 p.m.

Lectures Conversation on Darkness and Light, Princeton University Art Museum. artmuseum.princeton. edu. Conversation between Jane Cox, Tony-nominated lighting designer and director of the Program in Theater at the Lewis Center, and MacArthur Fellow, playwright, and Princeton alum Branden Jacobs-Jenkins to bring reflections from their spring Princeton Atelier course “Darkness and Light: Writing, Lighting, Blackness, and Whiteness” to works from the museum’s collections. Introduced by Veronica White, curator of academic programs. Free. Register for Zoom access. 5:30 p.m.

Gerrymandering & Redistricting in NJ, Mercer County Library. www.mcl.org. Learn the basics of redistricting and the criteria for producing fair districts that reflect a state’s demographic and political makeup. No prior knowledge of redistricting or politics is necessary. Presented by Brad Van Arnum. Register for GoToMeeting link. 7 p.m.

“We’re Back!” The Emergence of the Brood X Periodical Cicadas, Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands. www.fpnl.org. Professor George Hamilton, chair of the Department of Entomology and director of the Rutgers Graduate Program in Entomology, speaks about the emergence of the 17-year cicadas, which has been living underground, feeding on tree sap since 2004. Register for Zoom access via email to karenlinder@fpnl.org. 7:30 p.m.

How Jewish Women Shaped Modern America, Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor, 609443-4454. www.bethel.net. Presentation by Joyce Antler, professor of American Jewish history and culture and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at Brandeis.

Register for Zoom link. 8 p.m.

The Fantasticks, Music Mountain Theater, 1483 State Route 179, Lambertville. www.musicmountaintheatre.org. Funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. Seating at 50 percent capacity as well as stream-at-home options. $25. 8 p.m.

In Person: Literati

Story & Verse: I’m Coming Out, Arts Council of Princeton, Pettoranello Gardens, Mountain Avenue, Princeton. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org. Story telling and poetic open mic event welcomes anyone to tell a well-prepared story or perform their poetry inspired by this month’s theme: “I’m Coming Out.” Performers must present their own work and are invited to interpret the theme as broadly as they wish. Masks are required.

Register. Seating is limited. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Classical Music

Fabulous Finale, Princeton Symphony Orchestra. www.princetonsymphony.org. Fifth and final installment of the Buskaid – A Musical Miracle series features Jean-Philippe Rameau’s Chaconne from the opera Dardanus, the first movement of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K. 415 with guest pianist Melvyn Tan, and Edward Elgar’s Sospiri, Op. 70. Buskaid-trained musicians alternate as soloists in each of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Five Pieces for Two Violins, adding a twist by substituting cellists for violins in the Elegy. Buskaid founder Rosemary Nalden conducts.

Register. $5 per device for on-demand access available through May 30. 9 a.m.

For Seniors

FYI Seminar, Princeton Senior Resource Center. www.princetonsenior.org. Rich Sodon, a volunteer for AARP New Jersey Speakers Bureau, presents “What AARP Can Do For You.” Register.

Free. 11:45 a.m.

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by Ed Leefeldt

ack when I worked at Bloomberg News, I was assigned to write a story on Faisan Shah, the investment banker.

“Investment” was a polite way of saying what Shah did. He ran a hedge fund that struck fear into the corporate giants in America. He would buy up big chunks of a stock, sending the price up so fast that brokers would scratch their heads and wonder what was happening. They stopped scratching and started buying when Shah put out a press release attacking “lax” company management and threatening to acquire the company.

Wall Street would go along for the ride, sending the stock higher.

Corporate management would wet their pants and then buy Shah out with an offer that was even higher.

That made everyone happy, except the employees, who were fired by the thousands to pay off Shah and his confederates. Wall Street didn’t care, but it did acknowledge how much damage Shah caused by calling him “Ming the Merciless.”

Shah was Pakistani, not Chinese, but hey, it was all the same continent.

Given his savage and duplicitous reputation, I was skeptical about his transactions. Usually, he ducked out of a target after making a huge financial killing.

Then I got roped in. As the stock of his next victim soared, analysts started calling me, claiming they had inside knowledge that – this time – it was real.

“He wants this company,” they whispered. “He’s going to get on the board and buy a controlling interest.”

I ignored the noise for a while, until the editor came over. “He’s nearly reached the five percent threshold,” the quivering editor said. “When he declares, it’s gonna’ be big news! We need to be the first to write this.”

So, I did. And then there was radio silence. And then we learned the Shah had sold, leaving investors holding the now-empty bag and this reporter with an omelet on his face.

I went to my sources, who said Shah had told them to lie. They had done it well and I had learned a hard lesson.

The past became prolog. “Who is this Shah?” asked my now-enlightened editor. “We need a story on him.”

I tried. I called and got ignored, texted and got rejected. Emailed and sent a registered letter with no response. Then I pulled a reporter’s trick. I phoned his office on a Saturday when a guy like Shah would certainly come in and probably couldn’t resist answering a ring.

He didn’t, but I got something anyway. A male voice, maybe a security guard, told me: “He just left.

He’s headed for Haven Long Term Care. He goes there every Saturday at 10 to visit a friend.”

I headed over to Haven. When I reached the front lobby, he was just leaving. Slim and elegant in the usual jet-black suit that he probably wore in bed, he had a strange smile on his face that didn’t fit with the disinfectant surroundings. I introduced myself and the smile vanished. “Can’t talk now,” he said, rushing to the waiting town car. “Call me Monday.

We’ll chat then.”

Sure. I walked on into the guts of the place and found a middleaged nurse who looked sweet enough to empty your bedpan if you asked her politely. “I thought I saw Faisan Shah,” I told her.

“Yes,” she said. “He was visiting Teddy Porcini. He brings flowers every Saturday. What a nice man! He and Teddy were classmates back in the seventh grade.”

Down the corridor was the placard identifying “Theodore Porcini.” I ducked in, and saw that Porcini could barely identify himself.

He must have once been a big guy, but being bedridden had shrunk him, and his eyes were vacant. The most distinguishing feature in the room was a huge spray of violets with the inscription “Our Memories Together.”

“He’s just had his meds so he’s not talking much right now,” said the nurse, who had followed me in.

“Poor dear,” he’s been here since his accident, and he’s never going to improve. But aren’t these flowers lovely?”

His accident. Middle school. I wasn’t going to get much out of Porcini, but I now had a lead.

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Lectures The Princeton Print Club, Princeton University Library. libcal.princeton.edu/calendar/events/printclub. In 1940 book designer and collector Elmer Adler was invited to Princeton University for three years and stayed for 12 in an “experiment in the study of printing and the graphic arts.” He filled 12 rooms at 40 Mercer Street with permanent displays of fine printing along with rotating exhibitions managed by undergraduates.

They formed the Princeton Print Club to reach a broad community of artists, printers, and collectors. Graphic Arts Curator Julie Mellby presents an illustrated history of the Princeton Print Club, joined by Marilyn Kushner, New York Historical Society, who talks about the explosion of interest in printing and print collecting at that time, and

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I already knew a lot about Shah.

His family had emigrated from Pakistan when he was 10. He was a – no surprise – brilliant student who had followed scholarships all the way to Wharton, where he had won laureates for a brilliant dissertation on Carl Icahn, the granddaddy of takeover artists.

What I didn’t know, what sometimes nobody knows, even about themselves, is what makes them tick. So, dig we must. And the nexus was Shah, Porcini and middle school. Who else had been there?

The mini-yearbook showed pictures of a skinny bespectacled Shah, a big wise-ass-looking Porcini and their teachers, one of whom had just retired. I looked up the literature teacher, Ronald Updike, made a phone call and landed

‘He bottled it up for a while. Then one day I saw him alone in the gym. He was punching a mat he had set up against the wall. Just one punch, over and over and over again. An uppercut. He stopped when he saw me.’ both a visit and several cups of coffee.

Updike was one of those nice guys who care about the kids and will never make principal. He was happy to talk about his prize pupil.

But when I pressed harder, I got resistance. There was something he wanted to tell, something that would clear his conscience, but the words wouldn’t come, even from an English teacher.

Finally, he got it out. “There was a fight … on the schoolhouse steps.”

“And Shah got the worst of it,” I predicted. I remembered how vulnerable he looked in that class photo.

“No, he didn’t,” said Updike, shaking his head as if to shed a bad dream. “We had a kid named Porcini.”

Even in the seventh grade Porcini was so big that everyone was afraid of him. He had his cadre and they loved to pick on kids who

were smaller and mostly smarter than they were. “I was reluctant to even call on Faisan because I knew it would earn him a beating after class,” Updike recalled.

Porcini especially hated Shah.

Possibly it was the race thing or maybe just because Faisan, small as he was, made Porcini feel even smaller. The physical abuse was bad, but the verbal violence was even worse. He and his gang would make a “lu-lu-lu” noise whenever they saw him in the hall.

“Their favorite mockery was …” and Updike halted.

“What was it?”

“They’d yell, ‘Raghead, raghead, Your momma’s on the rag.’

They got everyone to sing it, even kids he thought were his friends.

Children are horrible mimics.”

“Didn’t the school do anything about it?”

“The vice principal called him in and he laughed at her. The she called his parents. Porcini’s father came in. He threatened her and said he’d get a lawyer.”

“So how did it end?” I said.

“I liked Faisan and I tried to watch out for him. He bottled it up for a while. Then one day I saw him alone in the gym. He was punching a mat he had set up against the wall. Just one punch, over and over and over again. An uppercut. He stopped when he saw me.

“The next day Porcini caught him on the steps as they were about to come in. I saw Porcini get up close and say something. Then there was the flash of a fist, so fast and so accurate that you knew it had been practiced. Faisan hit Porcini right at the base of his nose.

“Porcini fell backwards and hit his head. There was blood all over from the nose and the back of his head. One punch. All the children were screaming. I saw Shah standing there motionless. Not crying, not laughing. With his fist cocked, like Muhammed Ali after a knockout.

“We called the ambulance and Porcini went to the hospital. He was barely moving. Shah went to class as if nothing had happened, until the police called him out. We all had to talk to the police. Nobody knew what had really happened. Some said Porcini had hit Shah first.”

“But you knew he hadn’t,” I said.

Updike nodded. “And I knew something else. When I went to look at the bloody stairs, there were quarters scattered all over.”

I nodded. “He put them in his hand to add weight to his fist. It’s an old fighter’s trick.”

“I took a broom and swept them away,” said Updike. “Some people went to see Porcini, but not many and I didn’t go. It was scary to see, because he was blind and his head and spinal injuries had permanently disabled him. He’s still somewhere getting care.”

I thanked Mr. Updike, left, and waited for the next weekend. On Saturday I went back to the nursing home, slipped into Porcini’s room, and sat down. Porcini was quiet. I’m not sure he even knew I was there.

At 10 a.m. Shah showed up in his black suit. He had yellow orchids this time, a symbol of friendship. He paused at the doorway.

“I thought I’d find you here,” he said. “I’m still not going to talk to you.”

“I don’t need you to talk,” I said. “I already know.”

He looked at me with those predator eyes that had already seen too much. “Maybe you do,” he said. “Maybe you know me too well.” He handed me the latest wreath. “Set that up and when you leave, throw the old one out.”

He walked away. I thought about what he’d said, or didn’t say.

Yeah, he knew, knew that I had been bullied just like him, a diminutive four-eyed victim of all the Porcinis of the world, and now trying to get back a piece of myself.

I hated Porcini as much as he did.

I set up the new flowers and threw the old ones in the trash. I went over to Porcini, who was blinking through those unseeing eyes, probably wondering what was happening. I whispered in his ear, “Have a beautiful day.”

Then I left. I never wrote the story.

Ed Leefeldt writes for Forbes Magazine after a career at CBS, Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal. “I’ve been watching these mass shootings and trying to learn the untold backstory,” he writes. “In many cases, the perpetrators of violence suffered a huge amount of bullying when they were young.”

Saturday May 29 In Person: Classical Music Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey, Cadwalader Park, Trenton. www.capitalphilharmonic.org. Free outdoor concert in honor of Memorial Day. Bring your own chairs or blanket and a mask. Music by Aaron Copland, John Philip Sousa, John Williams, and George Antheil as well as Florence Price, the first African American woman recognized as a composer of classical music in the United States. 4 p.m.

In Person: Live Music

Spring Wine & Music Series, Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes. www. oldyorkcellars.com. Live music with David Dedrick and guitarist Bob Daley. Reservations required. Food available for purchase.

Noon to 6:30 p.m.

Spring Music Series, Palmer Square Green, Princeton. www.palmersquare.com.

The Outcrops perform original rock music with roots in blues, funk, R & B, soul, folk, country, and jazz. Noon to 2 p.m.

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

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

Musicians from the Princeton Symphony Orchestra perform on Wednesday, May 26, in Palmer Square, and on Thursday, May 27, in a program titled ‘America the Beautiful’ at Morven.

In Person: On Stage

In Person: Art

The Fantasticks, Music Mountain Theater, 1483 State Route 179, Lambertville. www.musicmountaintheatre.org. Funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. Seating at 50 percent capacity as well as stream-at-home options. $25. 3 p.m.

Artists Reception, Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, Cadwalader Park, Trenton. www. ellarslie.org. Celebrate and meet the 11 artists behind the “Women Artists, Trenton Style” exhibit on view to June 6. Timed entry.

Free; donations requested. 1 to 4 p.m.

Kevin McGowan, Working Dog Winery, 610 Windsor Perrineville Road, East Windsor, 609-371-6000. www.workingdogwinerynj.com. Free live music. Wine available for

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purchase by the bottle. 21+ only.

1 to 5 p.m.

In Person: Fairs & Festivals

NJ Renaissance Faire, Liberty Lake Day Camp, 1195 FlorenceColumbus Road, Bordentown. www.njrenfaire.com. Enjoy a family friendly, plague-safe “Masquerade Party” at the behest of the Duke and Duchess of Crossford.

Festivities include jousting contests, sword fighting, fire breathing, aerialists, comedy, music, food and drink, and an eclectic merchant village. Advance ticket purchase required. $25 for single day. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

In Person: Farm Markets

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.

In Person: For Families

Haying, Howell Farm, 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell, 609-7373299. www.howellfarm.org. Learn how to make hay the old-fashioned way. Watch farmers in the field cutting, tedding, and raking loose hay to store in the barn for the horses. Children’s craft program available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Register. 10 a.m.

In Person: Science Lectures

Solar Observation, Washington Crossing State Park, 335 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville, 609-737-0609.

View magnetic sun storms safely through a telescope equipped with special filters. Observe sunspots, solar flares, prominences and other solar phenomena. Led by members of the Amateur Astronomer’s Association of Princeton. Clear skies required. Register. $5 per vehicle park entry fee.

Rain date May 31. 1 to 3 p.m.

In Person: Socials

Flag Ceremony, 6th Regiment U.S. Colored Troops Reenactors & Kiwanis Club of Trenton, Locust Hill Cemetery, 73 Hart Avenue, Trenton, 609-208-9991.

Honoring the veterans interred at Locust Hill in a traditional flag placement ceremony. At least 10 African American veterans of the Civil War rest there. During the ceremony ten flags will be planted in the Cemetery sod. Free to attend. 10 a.m.

Holidays & Special Days

Memorial Day Commemoration, Monument Hall, Princeton. www. spiritofprinceton.org. Wreath-laying ceremony and words of thanks to service men and women who sacrificed their lives, followed by a three-minute, community bell-ringing salute by Princeton University and Trinity, Witherspoon Presbyterian, and St. Paul’s churches. Streamed live on Facebook. 11:30 a.m.

Memorial Day Program, Princeton Battlefield Society, Princeton Battlefield State Park, 500 Mercer Road, Princeton. www. pbs1777.org. Memorial wreath laying, musket firing demonstration, battlefield tour at 1:30 p.m., used American history book sale from 1 to 3 p.m., pop-up Princeton Battlefield Society general store, and more. 1 to 4 p.m.

Sunday May 30 In Person: Live Music Spring Wine & Music Series, Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes. www.oldyorkcellars. com. Live music with Ralph James. Reservations required.

Food available for purchase.

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’m calling to just say you haven’t lost your nerve.” The encouraging caller was Stu Duncan.

The receiver was me a few days away from the professional premiere of my stage adaptation of “Beowulf.”

The two of us had been friendly rivals as theater reviewers for two central New Jersey newspapers.

We also had theater producing experience.

While the Princeton-based Duncan, who recently died at the age of 93, hit pay dirt as a producer of the 1971 major Broadway musical, “Godspell,” I only get to say that in the early 1980s I changed regional culture by producing the play that launched the capital city’s first professional theater company.

Nevertheless, we connected by being a strange breed of person who would exhaust ourselves to raise money in order to assemble a group of artists of all stripes and opinions to create a temporary piece of art while becoming a very visible target for public and professional criticism — and strangely enjoying every moment.

As I already noted, another connection was that we were theater reviewers who over the years spent hundreds of nights in theaters in New Jersey, New York, and Philadelphia.

Yet, unlike others, as producers, and in my case a playwright, we knew how painful an unthoughtful review could be and, I would like to think, considered the weight of our own words as we rushed from theaters to write our reviews — as quickly and as reflectively as possible.

It was all of the above that made it seem very natural when Stu and I found ourselves colleagues at U.S. 1.

And over the last decade, I gave him reviewing assignments and edited his copy while he would call or show up at the office to deliver something, tell a cringe-worthy joke, or wonder if his copy was balanced and not dispiriting.

After all, he was so in love with theater he left the security of his family-owned business, the sole U.S. distributors of Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce, to go into the uncertainty of the theater world.

Yet, it obviously loved him back.

It’s where he met his wife of 65 years, Petie; produced two important New York revivals, “Waiting for Godot” and “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”; and saw “Godspell” royalties roll in day by day.

In 2013 I sat down with Stu Duncan to talk about his career and how he and fellow New York theater producer Edgar Lansbury took a modest little work by a devoutly religious college student, brought it to a Princeton living room, and launched a legend.

As a memorial of my print and stage colleague, here’s the producer talking fast and lose about the creation of his biggest hit, “Godspell”:

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odspell” was a master thesis by Carnegie Mellon student John-Michael Tebelak, who arranged a brief showcase of the show in New York City. “Edgar Lansbury, Angela’s younger brother, and I were producing in New York, Lansbury/Duncan. The shows we were producing were ‘A Long Day’s Journey into Night,’ a revival, and ‘Waiting for Godot,’ also a revival,” says Duncan.

“Our company manager, Joe Beruh, went to Carnegie Mellon.

This professor there knew that (Beruh) was with us, called, and

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said, ‘Hey, you might be interested in (Tebelak’s) show.’ So the three of us on a cold February night in 1971 went to (off-off-Broadway experimental theater) Cafe La Mama, where this show was playing for the weekend. It had no music, except one guitar song, ‘By My Side,’ written by a cast member.”

Duncan says that one of the first things that struck him was the overtly religious nature of the work and the minefield of politics of producing such a show. “Godspell” is based on the Gospel of Saint Matthew. Yet it uses a modern setting to present Christ’s message of peace and love, his conflict with religious and public authorities, and his persecution. In 1971 that setting included the anti-Vietnam War protests, and the women’s rights, black power, and environmental protection movements.

Despite his partners not being fully in tune about the show, Duncan says there was opportunity.

“Joe was Jewish and recognized a small part of it, like the ending. Edgar claimed to be atheist (he really isn’t; he’s an agnostic). I was the Episcopalian and had a reasonably formidable New York social religious education — that is, I got sent to Sunday school. So I recognized it. I also knew who Saint Matthew was, that he was dead, and that he didn’t have a lot of family members left,” alluding to the fact that producers need to purchase producing rights from the original author or their descendants.

After some discussion about how a play with religious themes is a two-edge sword that can attract and offend audience as well as generate publicity, Duncan says that he and Lansbury decided that they would let audience members make up their own minds, and they talked to Tebelak, who, Duncan says, “was real devout and wrote it from a real love. We said that it should be a musical. He said that he wrote it as a celebration; ‘I don’t write musicals.’”

The solution was, in a sense, an act of God. “We had these two hits

He was so in love with theater he left the security of his familyowned business to go into the uncertainty of the theater world. (‘Long Day’ and ‘Godot’) and people were interested in what we were doing. A week earlier we had a young kid coming in and presenting a musical. It turned out to be a major show, a thing with magic and music, ‘Pippin.’ But we felt that it was far too big for us,” says Duncan, adding that with two shows running he and Lansbury were maxed out in raising money.

But, he says, “this kid can write music and he’s a nice kid.” The “kid” was Stephen Schwartz, who would eventually collaborate with Leonard Bernstein on “Mass,” provide the hit stage adaptation of Stud Turkel’s “Working,” was the lyricist for Disney’s “Pocahontas,” and is the composer and lyricist for the popular Broadway show “Wicked.”

Duncan says that he and Lansbury decided to try to team Schwartz with Tebelak and were surprised to find that the two young artists had attended the same directing class at Carnegie Mellon.

“We teamed them up, and we had a score in 10 days. The score included ‘Day by Day,’ which was so

Stu Duncan, who died earlier this month at the age of 93, left a secure job in the family business to pursue his passion for theater. The result was the hit musical ‘Godspell.’ good. Edgar and I had no musical background, but we said that it could be the thing to make the show.”

The producer says that they started rehearsals for an off-Broadway production with no money but lots of faith and naivete. “I said we have two shows running — how hard could it be to run another?

Which shows you what an ass I could be,” says Duncan, whose advice to young producers has been summed up with “when you think you know what you’re doing, you’re in trouble.”

Undaunted and resourceful, Duncan remembered (from previous experience) that charity and investment began at home and rented a bus, brought the cast to Princeton, and had them perform for a gathering of potential backers at his home at 114 Elm Road. With the production’s start-up value estimated at $45,000 (approximately $250,000 in today’s economy), $22,500 (or $126,000 today) was needed for a cash infusion, and the plan called for selling shares for $900 ($5,000 today).

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he response was providential. “We raised the money in my living room in one afternoon. This happened with the cast showing up a little bit into rehearsal and a few songs just written. Everyone (there) took something, and it made a lot of people rich.”

Duncan says that the investors “were people we knew who were interested in theater and had said so.” That included familiar area names such as the Sturhahns and Stackpoles, Herb Kendall, and the late Sam Kind (owner of LaVake Jewelers and father to sit-com actor Richard Kind). He adds that their investments “paid out about 50 to 1 over the years.”

The arrangement to meet the entire budget, he says, was a mixture of hard cash, invested services (including legal fees), revenues, and partnership with the presenting venues, including a theater that Lansbury owned.

Since the production company had developed with actors and musicians already working, there were irregularities in the arrangements for a traditional professional production that includes contracts with various unions integral to creating a professional production in New York.

Duncan says, “When we opened we were not union. We opened non-(Actors’) Equity. They were furious, but it became obvious that we were going to be running a hit.

So we went back, paid everyone to enter (Actors’ Equity), and gave (each actor) one percent of the show if they stayed in for a year.”

“We never completely revealed this before, but it has been hinted at,” says Duncan. “We broke all the rules. The cast was back-paid from the first day of rehearsal. The union didn’t want any part of it; they hated us. In the process, we tied the cast up for a year, which was unheard of. The people showed trust in us, and we showed trust in them too. It was unusual. It has never been done before and never been done since.”

The result, he says, is “that eventually the union ended up with a show that employed over 500 people (over the seven years that it ran off and on Broadway). The original cast — who were hired at Equity minimum — all made over $200,000 from their investment.

These kids have done well over the years.”

Listing a variety of factors — the simple, familiar, and popular show with no set — Duncan gives a quick list for the show’s success: “The show was cheap; we paid the cast off; we paid our investors back; and the next thing we began to put the show on the road in London and San Francisco. We had five shows going on at one time.”

The creation of a major motion picture version, produced by Edgar Lansbury, added to the revenues as do the royalties of the ongoing performances around the world. And, in theater parlance, the show still goes on.

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In Their Own Words: Speaking and Memorializing Victims of Injustice Editor’s note: The current exhibition at the Trenton City Museum, “Women Artists, Trenton Style,” includes “Speak,” a new work by Trenton-born sculptor Nora Chavooshian.

In her notes regarding the large forceful work that looms over a gallery, the artist explains how the work intertwines the memory of the historic injustice her family experienced more than 100 years ago in Europe with the more recent injustices experienced by others in South America.

The daughter of the late well known Trenton artist Marge Chavooshian explains:

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am the granddaughter of survivors of the 1915 Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Young Turk regime of the Ottoman Empire.

Each of my four grandparents escaped and immigrated to the United States from 1915 to 1920. My maternal grandmother’s story of witnessing atrocities against her family and community and the ensuing five-year struggle to survive and escape Turkey is a personal beacon of hope, testament to resilience, and affirmation of will. Anna’s life has informed the trajectory of my own life and work.

Several years ago I began following the news of the human rights trials in Guatemala, where for the first time in world history a former head of state had been prosecuted for genocide by a national court, as opposed to an international court. The atrocities took place during the civil war in Guatemala which began in the early 1960s as a result of griev-

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

by Kingston Ridge, wines by the glass, and light fare. 1 to 4 p.m.

Nick Moccia, Working Dog Winery, 610 Windsor Perrineville Road, East Windsor, 609-3716000. www.workingdogwinerynj. com. Free live music. Wine available for purchase by the bottle.

21+ only. 1 to 5 p.m.

Jeiris Cook Trio, McCarter Theatre, Palmer Square, Princeton. www.mccarter.org/palmersquare.

Coming from a long generation of musicians with deep roots in the south, Jeiris Cook is an original singer/songwriter, producer, and R&B artist. Free. 4 to 6 p.m.

In Person: On Stage

The Fantasticks, Music Mountain Theater, 1483 State Route 179, Lambertville. www.musicmountaintheatre.org. Funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. Seating at 50 percent capacity as well as stream-at-home options. $25. 3 p.m.

In Person: Fairs & Festivals

NJ Renaissance Faire, Liberty Lake Day Camp, 1195 FlorenceColumbus Road, Bordentown. www.njrenfaire.com. Enjoy a family friendly, plague-safe “Masquerade Party” at the behest of the Duke and Duchess of Crossford.

Festivities include jousting contests, sword fighting, fire breathing, aerialists, comedy, music, food and drink, and an eclectic merchant village. Advance ticket purchase required. $25 for single day. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

In Person: Food & Dining Free Vegetarian Meals, Princeton Bhakti Vedanta Institute,

ances provoked by economic and political life and resulted in the genocide against the indigenous Mayan peoples of Guatemala peaking from 1978 to 1986. The Guatemalan Army instituted several counterinsurgency military operations including “Operation Sophia” in which the army destroyed 626 villages, killed or disappeared more than 200,000 people, and displaced an additional 1.5 million. Forced disappearance policies involved secretly arresting or abducting people who were often tortured, killed, and buried in unmarked graves. The U.S. government supported the re-

The cascading leathery cracked surface, which is reminiscent of earth and excavated fabric, house the pieces of textiles and hangs from a threefoot-wide human mandible. pressive regime as a part of its antiCommunist policies during the Cold War and to further U.S. commercial interests while exploiting Guatemalan labor and natural resources. In the National Court the indigenous Mayan people testified to these atrocities and for a unique moment in history successfully prosecuted some of the key perpetrators of the genocide.

During the time of these trials I began communicating with Trama, a 100 percent worker- owned wom-

Princeton Family YMCA, 59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton. www. bviscs.org. Distribution of free meals from the playground picnic tables. 1 to 3 p.m.

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: Outdoor Action

Stream Stomp, Washington Crossing State Park, 335 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville, 609-737-0609.

Come out for a wet hike and follow a park stream in search of crayfish, salamanders, caddisflies, stoneflies, mayflies, frogs, minnows, and other stream inhabitants. Wear water shoes or old sneakers and come prepared to get wet at least up to the knees.

Register. For ages 6 and up. $5 per vehicle park entry fee. 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Monday May 31 Memorial Day. Bank and postal holiday.

In Person: Live Music Spring Wine & Music Series, Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes. www.oldyorkcellars. com. Live music with Chris Giakas. Reservations required.

Food available for purchase.

Noon to 6:30 p.m.

In Person: Wellness

Mindfulness Nature Walk, D&R Greenway Land Trust, Woosamonsa Ridge Preserve, 180 Woosemonsa Road, Hopewell, 609-616-2489. www.drgreenway. org. Guided meditative walk with mindfulness principles through

en’s weaving cooperative in Guatemala. The cooperative evolved from a need to rebuild and support their families and culture after the genocide, in which many of the men from the Mayan villages were killed or disappeared. Our connection grew as we acknowledged the parallels between the work of women in my ancestral history and in the Mayan women’s current struggles. The weavers sent me remnants from their textiles and I “wove” them into the sculpture “Speak.” The cascading leathery cracked surface, which is reminiscent of earth and excavated fabric, house the pieces of textiles and hangs from a three-foot-wide human mandible, which references the work of the Forensic Anthropology Foundation of Guatemala (FAFG), whose forensic evidence has been crucial for the prosecution.

Each colorful weaving is imbued with a life and a history; a collective visual impact that illuminates the indomitable strength of these women.

— Nora Chavooshian Women Artists, Trenton Style, curated by nationally known Trenton artist Mel Leipzig, 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. (Time Entry Reservations). Free. 609-9893632 or www.ellarslie.org.

Nora Chavooshian’s sculpture ‘Speak,’ right, incorporates textiles from the Guatemalan weaving cooperative Trama.

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renton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion in Cadwalader Park will host a May 29 closing reception of “Women Artists, Trenton Style,” curated by artist Mel Leipzig and featuring the work of Greater Trenton area artists Pricilla Snow Algava, Elizabeth Aubrey, Nora Chavooshian, Cheryl Eng, Tracey Jones, Marge Miccio, Dallas Piotrowski, Tamara Torres, Khalila Sabree, Aundreta Wright, and Mary Yess.

The socially distanced event runs from 1 to 4 p.m. and requires timed visits. It will be followed at a 4 p.m. a Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey concert in the park.

The bring your own chair or blanket event features music by Aaron Copland, John Philip Sousa, John Williams, Trenton composer George Antheil, and in a selection to complete the all women exhibition, Florence Price’s “Dances in the Canebreaks.”

The event is free but donations are requested. For more information, go to www.ellarslie.org. the place of the wrinkled trees.

Register. $10 suggested contribution. 6 p.m.

Tuesday June 1 In Person: Sports Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer Park, Route 29, Trenton, 609-394-3300. www.trentonthunder.com. Syracuse Mets. $12. 7 p.m.

A painting of the band shell at Trenton’s Cadawalder Park, above, and composer Florence Price, whose ‘Dances in the Canebreaks’ will be performed there.

Wednesday June 2 In Person: Art Art Speaks, Small World Coffee, 14 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609-924-4377. www.smallworldcoffee.com. First day for gallery show of paintings and photographs by Art+10’s area artists.

On view through July 5.

In Person: Sports Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer Park, Route 29, Trenton,

609-394-3300. www.trentonthunder.com. Syracuse Mets. $12. 7 p.m.

Lectures

Dreaming/Undreaming: Creating an Interdisciplinary Event, Princeton Festival. www.princetonfestival.org. Carmen-Helena Téllez and her artistic team discuss the challenges and adventures of creating a new inter-artistic event with the interdisciplinary collective Kosmologia. The new art-music video Dreaming/Undreaming was inspired by two tales of the masterful Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges – the “Library of Babel” and “The Aleph.”

Free. Register for Zoom stream. 7 p.m.

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Off the Presses: Grant’s Tomb by Louis L. Picone

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he newly released “Grant’s Tomb: The Epic Death of Ulysses S. Grant and the Making of an American Pantheon” by Louis L. Picone is a fresh look at the United States figure who made President Abraham Lincoln’s resolve to maintain the union during the Civil War a reality.

While the book on the victorious Civil War general who became the 18th president of the United States is of general and national interest, it is also regionally significant for several reasons.

One is that Grant had a home in nearby Burlington, New Jersey, an 1856 structure located at 309 Wood Street.

Grant, whose family had been in the Washington D.C. area, moved his wife and children to New Jersey in 1864 to avoid the physical conflicts related to the Civil War. The general visited his family in Burlington during and after the war. One particular visit includes April 14, 1865, after Grant turned down President Lincoln’s invitation to join him for a production at Ford’s Theatre — where the president was assassinated.

Grant moved his family in 1865, and the house has been in private hands. Its current owners are artist William Knight and opera singer and musician David Arnold.

Another significant element is that in addition to Grant’s Tomb being in close proximity to the region and easily visited on Riverside Drive in New York City, another memorial by Grant’s Tomb designer John Hemenway Duncan is the Trenton Battle Monument at the point where the decisive Revolutionary War battle took place in downtown Trenton. The 148-foothigh granite column design includes sculptures as well as two bronze relief plaques by major American artist Thomas Eakins.

Then there is the author who was raised in Hamilton, attended Notre Dame High School in Lawrence, and has a master’s degree in history from William Paterson University.

He is also married to Francesca Leipzig, daughter of noted Trenton artist Mel Leipzig.

This is Picone’s third in a series of American history books including the 2012 “Where the Presidents Were Born: The History and Preservation of the Presidential Birthplaces” and its 2016 companion “The President Is Dead: The Extraordinary Stories of the Presidential Deaths, Final Days, Burials, and Beyond.”

Here he focuses his substantial research and engaging style on an object where Grant and others play supporting role.

The spirit that built the memorial is summed up early in chapter five when Picone notes, “Given Grant’s unique place in American history, the public demanded a memorial tomb surpassing any other created before. (A prominent 19th century American sculptor) Karl Gerhardt, who had sculpted Grant’s death mask, made an appeal published in the North American Re-

Louis L. Picone, above, in front of Grant’s Tomb, the subject of his latest book, subtitled ‘The Epic Death of Ulysses S. Grant and the Making of an American Pantheon.’. view: ‘As America is the greatest of modern nations, to be a truly national memorial, it should excel in grandeur any existing monument ...

As no one moment of time, therefore, could tell to the future the story of Grant’s life, we should erect to his memory, the grandest mausoleum or temple of modern times.’”

The chapters leading to that quote put Grant and his era in context and illuminate the sentiment.

“At the end of the Civil War, Grant was amongst the most admired Americans, if not the most admired, especially in the North. He epitomized the country’s highest aspirations. Grant’s presidential campaign slogan was ‘Let us have peace,’ and he personified the reunification of North and South.

When he died in 1885, Grant had become one of the most popular men in the world and undoubtedly the most beloved in America. His death was deeply mourned by people both north and south of the Mason-Dixon Line. ‘Let us have peace’ became his inspiring epithet.”

One of the reasons is that after Lincoln’s assassination Grant survived to receive the nation’s adulation.

Another reason was about Grant’s character. “Grant never forgot his enemies were fellow Americans, and in accepting the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox he was generous and accommodating.

Grant shared rations with the starved Confederate soldiers and allowed them to return to their homes with dignity. For this, he earned the respect of the defeated

Southerners,” writes Picone.

That reputation survived despite a presidency marred by scandal and a corrupt inner circle whose shenanigans fill a half page of the book.

However, as Picone notes, “Grant’s administration had several notable successes. The Treaty of Washington strengthened relations with Great Britain, and he ushered in the conservation movement with the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act. He also advocated for the rights of Native Americans and African Americans . . .When former Confederate soldiers formed the Ku Klux Klan to terrorize free blacks in the South and reverse grains made during Radical Reconstruction, Grant attacked the organization with the same ferocity he had demonstrated in (the Civil War battles at) Vicksburg and Shiloh years earlier.”

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his record and his position as the man who saved the union kept him in favor with a public that eventually supported him in his final battle in 1895. That was when Grant — who was dying of cancer and in financial ruin, thanks to investments arranged by manipulative associates — depended on the sales of his Civil War memoirs to support his family.

The combined book sales and the reinstatement of his pensioned commission as general — surrendered when he became president but returned to support his wife — were his last victories.

They were then followed by a series of skirmishes as cities and states vied for the honor of being

the final resting place for Grant, with New York City mayor William Grace seizing the very moment of the general’s death to telegraph Grant’s New York Citybased family and propose a national monument at “the prominent height of Riverside Park, on the banks of the Hudson.”

The book then turns into a Gilded Age saga of wheeling and dealing, and high profile starts over the 12 years it took to actually get the memorial built — modeled, incidentally, after Napoleon Bonaparte’s tomb.

And while the original fervor for creating the tomb may have diminished by the time it was dedicated on Grant’s 75th birthday on April 27, 1897, it still touched something in the people still struggling with personal and social traumas of the Civil War. Picone focuses on two events on the morning of the dedication that highlight “the paradoxical meaning of Grant’s Tomb. Before crowds gathered, an elderly African American man walked toward the crypt with a handful of violets.

The white-haired man approached the policeman on guard and asked him to lay the flowers by the tomb, saying ‘He helped to make me a free man boss.’ Later that morning, a group from the Sons of the Confederate Veterans placed an elaborate floral arrangement of crossed swords on the tomb. Only at the altar of Grant’s Tomb could both oppressed and oppressor worship together.” Also in attendance was Confederate President Jefferson Davis’s widow, Varina Howell Da-

vis, who had become a friend of Grant’s wife, Julia.

After an account of the dedication, the book then chronicles the life of the monument to today — suggesting that more than building an American Pantheon the book is about the birth, triumph, and struggles of one.

That latter includes the general decline of New York City during the second part of the 20th century and the tomb becoming a haven for drug dealers and addicts after the National Park Service neglected to maintain it.

It also includes how a young historian attending Columbia singlehandedly waged a personal campaign to have the deteriorating monument restored — first by volunteering at the site and making internal reports through the chain of command. And then, more effectively, creating a media campaign that took the tomb’s plight to millions and got the attention of President Bill Clinton and his Secretary of the Interior, Bruce Babbitt.

Picone achieves his goal of telling the tale of one particular monument and how something has unanticipated results. And in an era when monuments are being reevaluated for their significance, political divisiveness seems insurmountable, and individuals feel ineffectual, the story of this monument is in a way a fable for out times.

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Artisan Wraps Strong Memories in Soft Materials

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ichelle Schragger keepsakes. stands in the front room of her early Although she says the end of the 19th century home on Main Street academic year and Christmas are in Pennington and gestures to a her busiest times, over the past year large space between a coffee table she has done more than 200 quilts and fireplace hearth extension, — as well as 2,400 COVID-19 both covered with materials of var- masks. ious brightness and texture.

“This is how I lay it out,” she “This space here is where I lay says showing me a cellphone phoout everything,” says Schragger tograph of a multicolor arrangediscussing her ment of squares business, Memof three sizes ‘There might be Tory Quilts by based on the Michelle. “I cut number of 12 shirts in there. But the pieces into inch squares of there also may be squares and lay materials: dress shirts and khathem out.”

Throw, 12 The squares squares, $84; kis. I’ve used yarmulare clothing or twin, 24 squares, kes and bow ties, other fabrics $168; and full/ bathing suits. Pretty used by a person queen, 30 who is being squares, $210. much anything that memorialized She thn sends was special.’ after death or the image to the celebrating a client and says, milestone.

“That’s what I have. Some will say, For the former, Schragger says, ‘It’s okay. Others will move things “There might be T-shirts in there. around to make it more meaningBut there also may be dress shirts ful. I let them shift things around on and khakis. I’ve used yarmulkes something that they want to feaand bow ties, bathing suits. Pretty ture. It is collaborative. But somemuch anything that was special, times people drop stuff on my front grandpa’s favorite shirt — even porch and say do what you do.” with the spots on it.”

Picking up another item, a twoThe others commemorate per- tone memory pillow, and showing sonal milestones, kids graduating its design, she says the somber from high school or college, and brown section is from the shirt a mainly use students’ T-shirts as man was wearing when he died.

Michelle Schragger uses t-shirts and other personal possessions to create quilts as memorials or as gifts for milestones like high school and college graduations.

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Michelle Schragger, above, with Uncle Sam on her front porch in Pennington, and at right with a quilt she created. ‘I live in a world that was built in 1800. Uncle Sam is on the front porch — Americana,’ she says.

The contrasting floral arrangements on the other side are from the Hawaiian shirts he loved to wear She says her clients ask for the memorial or memory-related objects “To have something that they can touch or feel of their loved one.”

Pointing to a dark swath of material, Schragger says, “For memory quilts, I use this really soft plush to make it comforting and soft, something you can snuggle with.”

As we walk into her sewing room, a small room connecting the front room and kitchen and table with a sewing machine and piles of cloth, Schragger says all the projects in process there are memory quilts for people who have died of COVID, including a young father whose widow asked if Schragger would make matching pillows for their sons.

She says the business grew from doing something for her own nowadult son. “He was turning 12, played every sport imaginable, and had accumulated dozens of shirts. I had a sewing machine and was selftaught I looked up some videos on YouTube and talked to friends and made a blanket from the T-shirts. It worked well. Word got out, and neighbors started asking for (blankets). Then people started requesting memorial blankets, and I thought, ‘Sure why not?’ That was 11 years ago. What started as a parttime hobby has turned into a fulltime job.”

Prior to that, the former Hamilton resident and daughter of a public school teacher mother and truck leasing consultant father, used her degree in marketing from James Madison University to work at an ad agency in Lambertville and a country club.

She says after her third child, she became a stay-at-home mother. After 25 years in Hopewell Township, she and her construction manager husband, John, downsized after the children went to college and moved to Pennington.

Reflecting on her practice, she calls it “a combination of art and business. I have to market it and use social media. But (at a former job) I was the person they had to meet with to design interiors — selec-

tion not decorating. I started transitioning and used some creativity.

“I am creating something that hasn’t been there before. It is a type of folk art. Repurposing and reusing things. It’s good for the environment and a popular trend. Instead of people throwing things away they’re creating something out of it. I am creating a memory, consolidating all (the client’s) memories into a piece of art.”

“I tend to like folk art and whirlygigs,” she says about her own art preferences. “I live in a world that was built in 1800. Uncle Sam is on the front porch — Americana.”

Schragger says there are two answers to the question regarding how long it takes for her to create a quilt: six hours or up to two weeks.

The six hours is the actual sewing or physical work. But that’s done

‘I was surprised how emotional it can be even when I don’t know the person and handling the clothing.

I have gotten teary,’ Schragger says. over a week or two. The rest of the time is cutting, thinking, designing, and, if applicable, adjusting based on the client’s input.

There is also a type of emotional processing that Schragger experiences. “Sometimes it is hard to for me to cut the pieces of clothing, especially if it is a baby blanket or from a toddler, or something that is adorable. I have two daughters who were competitive dancers, so friends give me dance costumes that are beautiful, sequins and feathers. It hurts to cut them.

“Also knowing that someone wore these clothes all the time, it is difficult to cut the pieces, although I didn’t know them.

“There was a woman whose son died by suicide, that’s her words, and she had four other children and had me make blankets with his clothing for all of her children for last Christmas.

“That was a huge project. It took her many years to get to that point.

And it was difficult for her — and difficult for me to cut the clothes.

But she sent me photos on Christmas morning of her sons holding their shirts and her daughter wrapped in it. That was especially rewarding.

“I was surprised how emotional it can be even when I don’t know the person and handling the clothing. I have gotten teary.”

Schragger says her clients come from word of mouth or via her website, and while people could go to other websites offering the same concept, they will not receive the personal attention she gives them.

“I would say its 50 percent local and 50 percent that find me online,” she continues. “I get a lot of referrals from the Pennington Quilt Works. They do the more traditional quilts for beds, but they refer a lot of business.”

Those clients are “mostly women and some men. A man I worked with recently was a runner. He had accumulated T-shirts. He stands out. But it’s mostly women. Women are more sentimental and in charge of the graduation gifts.”

Back in the front room and standing amidst unfinished quilts and piles of fabric squares, Schragger says, “I guess the commonality is how appreciate people are at the end. No matter how they got to that point (of deciding to make the quilt), they’re appreciative and emotional.”

Summing up her work, she adds, “It was a hobby that turned into something that people happened to be interested in.”

For more information on Memory Quilts by Michelle, visit tshirtquilts.weebly.com or look for Memory Quilt by Michelle on Facebook.

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Kate Graves and the Art of Memory

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met sculptor and painter Kate Graves on a cool, drizzly morning at the entrance to Princeton Cemetery.

Although known for her various-sized metal sculptures of accurately detailed sturgeons and sets of old Trenton buildings as well as her paintings of buildings from Trenton’s illustrious past, we’re meeting to discuss one of her less known artistic endeavors: creating memorials.

Fittingly, as we stand in the 264-year-old cemetery, thoughts turn to mortality and spirit.

Graves, a Californian who traveled East in 1990s to work at the Johnson Atelier and remained in the region (she lives in Morrisville), tells me she went to Mills College and took an elective course based on Elisabeth Kuber-Ross’s 1969 pioneering book “On Death and Dying,” which described five stages humans experience when facing or dealing with death: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.

“I took (the course) after returning from a semester abroad in 1991 with the School for International Training’s Tibetan Studies program, a truly remarkable opportunity to travel overland through Chinese-occupied Tibet with Tibetan guides,” she says.

“My degree is in Asian art, with an emphasis on Himalayan art, which fascinates me for a variety of reasons. The iconography is specific and precise: maps of states of consciousness. The idea that a place so isolated could create such powerful introspective tools took root. At such a high altitude, my mind felt very clear — free from the distractions of the sea-level life I had experienced thus far.”

She continues to talk about the Buddhist idea that “Life is illusion.

The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism begin with the truth of suffering, and the cause of suffering:

attachment.”

Graves says she has had the human experience to observe this in her own psyche — the longing for things like love, acceptance, and a place of refuge and the pain caused when such is not consistently available from outside sources.

She adds that of all the difficult events in life and emotions to process, grief is high on the list, and “the pain that results from loss of a

Of all the difficult events in life and emotions to process, grief is high on the list, and ‘the pain that results from loss of a loved one is both universal and unique to the relationships of the individuals involved,’ Graves says. loved one is both universal and unique to the relationships of the individuals involved.”

Wanting to be clear and have her thoughts in order, Graves presented me with a statement that not only reviewed her above thoughts but explained how she came to create several Princeton Cemetery memorials for children and objects of support for others:

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y first memorial project was for Olivia Kuenne. She was four when she died, in an accident.

I had never met her and was introduced to her parents through a mutual friend. We met for the first time at the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, where four of my Zero Tolerance Area bronze sculptures were on exhibit. I was amazed at

the level of communication between her parents: Chris and Leslie spoke so clearly to me about who their daughter was, and were able to describe what kind of memorial they wanted for her: a young female angel, uplifting and joyful, with an inscription reading “A Daughter, A Sister, A Painter of Rainbows” and a paintbrush at her feet to recognize her budding artistic talent.

At the time I was working at the Johnson Atelier, so I was able to cast the life-sized bronze sculpture in one piece. My friend and now proprietor of Integral Sculpture Works, Bruce Lindsay, was instrumental in assisting with the technical aspects of casting. The angel was made by making a mold from a lead “La Brezza” sculpture purchased for the project with permission from the Florentine Craftsmen, casting it in wax and adding wings, which I fabricated using Styrofoam and wax. Some alterations were made to bring it into alignment with the Kuennes’ vision, and the resulting memorial is installed at the Princeton Cemetery near the corner of its Green Street entrance.

Some time after this project, I was put in touch with the Walson family by Doug Kale, head of the landscaping company that has kept the Grounds For Sculpture looking beautiful since its inception. Christopher Walson died in a tragic swimming pool accident, leaving three siblings and bereft parents behind. Where Olivia’s death was equally tragic, her parents had time to process their grief to a point they were able to talk quietly and clearly about her memory. The Walsons, especially Christopher’s mother Deborah, were still in a raw state, and it was a much more involved process to determine what sort of sculpture to make for him.

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Sculptor Kate Graves is known for her depictions of sturgeon and various Trenton scenes, but she has also made a name as a creator of memorials. woman, with beautiful children whose features all echoed their brother — the absence of his presence was palpable in their home.

Over time, the details were parsed out: a boy angel, slightly mischievous, pausing to sit before heading off to his next adventure. Deborah had spent time in Paris and New Orleans and appreciated ornate funerary monuments and visual symbolism, so I did lots of research, and we incorporated many such elements.

There’s a tree trunk, chopped to show a life ended untimely, with acorns and oak leaves to show regeneration and hope. A poem is carved into the trunk, along with his siblings’ initials, done in their own hands. His favorite Beanie Baby, Cheezer the mouse, now cast in bronze, sits at one corner of his marker stone that’s located close to the Arts Council of Princeton side of the cemetery.

That sculpture was hard to make.

The Walsons are no longer married.

I can see how impossible it is to come to terms with the death of a child, no matter how it happens.

The third memorial for a child is for Lydia Frederick, who died at two and a half from a brain tumor. Her parents had split after her passing, and I admire to this day their courage and fortitude in working together with me to create her memorial.

Her Mother, Debbie, has a cracking sense of humor — at our first meeting, I opened with the statement that I had no idea of the grief they were experiencing, but the way I could help was by asking some questions to help find out what kind of sculpture would best encapsulate Lydia’s life, and memory.

It’s almost like playing 20 questions — by asking, and gauging the yes and no answers, the idea for the form emerges. A female form was obvious, but with wings? Debbie immediately said she preferred fries with her wings. My eyes got big, and her smile broke a lot of the tension held in that moment. She said that her faith did not really include angels as depicted with wings, and Lydia did not have any

in life, so her memorial could be more aligned with terrestrial reality. A floppy sun hat was the proper accessory, with a winsome and wistful gaze.

The relationships formed by making memorial sculptures are unlike any other, in my experience.

It takes a lot of trust, faith, and emotional vulnerability for people to openly discuss the attributes and stories that help to give a sense of the person the memorial is for.

I had not met Meredith Petersen but was invited to make a proposal for a Garden for Inspiration her friends were planning to create in her memory at the headquarters of the D&R Greenway in Princeton. At our first meeting, the design directives of “light, airy, feminine, with movement” were discovered.

A poem about a butterfly was suggested as a plaque to be integrated into the composition, and the placement was to be in a stone circle created to resemble a silo base.

It took quite a bit of deliberation to figure out, but again with the help of Bruce, the idea of a fabricated stainless steel tree with 150 water-jet cut bronze butterflies of various sizes came to fruition. Little ball bearings were welded to the tips of each twig and branch, and the lacy look of the butterflies emulates the leafing structure of the Amelanchier, a native planting represented with multiple actual plantings in the Garden.

My most recent memorial has been for Olivia Kuenne’s mother, Leslie, a woman I feel incredibly fortunate to have met. Her husband and three grown boys shared the intricately detailed pen-and-ink drawings she made during their travels far and wide. We selected elements from them to incorporate in a memorial sketchbook like the one she carried, the drawing incised in a wax page, with pens stuck in the spiral binding, and a paintbrush to echo the one on Olivia’s memorial — linking them forever as artists, as well as mother and child.

Additional memorial projects include one my father commissioned for his friend Tom. His

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wife had pre-deceased him by a number of years, so Tom was my Dad’s dinner companion and good friend. Mrs. Tom had been cremated, her remains housed in a bronze box for which the pattern had been made by a family member. The wooden pattern was shipped to me, and fellow atelierite Rory Mahon was able to sand-cast an identical bronze box after Tom “slipped his body.” I was proud to be of service in helping my Dad to honor his friend this way, and it gave me a good reason to visit him to deliver the urn in person.

Along the way, when friends have been afflicted with life-threatening illness, I have worked together with mutual friends to create quilts to let them know that we love them and are thinking of them. The first was for Trygve Van Tongren, orphaned son of sculptor Herk.

Trygve came to work in horticulture at Grounds For Sculpture, and we bonded over the care of Nefertiti, an Egyptian Tortoise who spent a summer in an outdoor pen he built for her in a non-public area.

He was involved in a near-fatal accident that landed him in a rehab in Absecon, New Jersey. He withered from a robust giant of a man to a much-diminished frame, and after visiting him I resolved to do something. He had been part of the Atelier family from birth, there were quite a few people still working there who knew him, so I called in their assistance. Each of them brought fabric to reflect his interests in plant and animal life, and together in one day we ironed, cut, and laid out a quilt for him. This way he had the comfort of the textile, and the knowledge that it was made with love by people who

Clockwise from above, memorials for Olivia Kuenne and her mother, Leslie Vought Kuenne; Lydia Nicole Frederick; and Christopher Walson at Princeton Cemetery; and a Garden for Inspiration created at the D&R Greenway’s headquarters in memory of Meredith Petersen. cared about him.

When the new Capital Health Hopewell project was in development, Lin Swennson, who was the coordinator for all the art to be installed there, contacted me. She had a massive task ahead of her, having winnowed through nearly 500 local applicants to find sources for commissioned work.

The relationships formed by making memorial sculptures are unlike any other, in my experience. It takes a lot of trust, faith, and emotional vulnerability for people to openly discuss the attributes and stories that help to give a sense of the person the memorial is for.

My part was to fabricate three “Healing Tree” sculptures for the patient bed-tower lobbies (to visually assist with way finding), and to sew a “Building Blocks” double quilt for the oncology area. That

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project involved sourcing fabric from the nurses and doctors who worked there (I figured they’d be the ones looking at it every day!), and stitching a poem about “What cancer cannot do” into the quilting.

During the piecing process, Lin shared with me her diagnosis of breast cancer, so I immediately sewed a lap sized quilt using the fabrics and building blocks pattern for her to keep with her during her chemo treatments.

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ast, but certainly not least, my friend George Davison had two battles with pancreatic cancer. The first involved an operation called a Whipple — from which few manage to survive the four and a half years he did before the tumor returned. In the interim, using social media, I reached out from my home on the east coast to our mutual friends on the west coast. With fabric sent from numerous sources, most notably legendary street stencil artist Scot Williams (who created almost 100 individual small works on fabric to fit the five inch square format), a truly gorgeous quilt was pieced for our dear friend. It was with him until the end.

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Princeton-based site selection consulting firm Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Company LLC has hired Haley Hop as its newest site selection and incentives consultant in its Princeton, N.J., headquarters.

BLS, which also has offices in New York, Chicago, Cleveland, and Walnut Creek, California, provides site selection, incentives advisory, redevelopment, and energy and economic development services to clients across the country.

“We’re pleased that we continue to attract top talent and look forward to utilizing Haley’s engineering and economic development education, as well as her experience working with BIO Alabama, to serve our growing roster of clients,” said Jay Biggins, executive managing director, in a statement.

Hop’s work experience includes positions with the University of Alabama, Garver, and BIO Alabama. During her time at BIO Alabama, she coordinated efforts to create the organization’s economic development strategic roadmap.

Hop earned a bachelor of science in civil engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and holds a master of science in economic development. Hop is on track to secure her MBA from the University of Southern Mississippi this summer.

“I’m honored to join BLS & Co. and for the opportunity to serve clients regionally and nationally,” Hop said in a statement. “The BLS team has helped many of the world’s best-known companies select the optimal locations for their diverse operations and I look forward to supporting the BLS team to build on an already impressive legacy of success.”

Experic, 2 Clarke Drive, Cranbury, 08512. Dave Wood, chairman and CEO. 609-5374040. www.expericservices.com.

Experic, a Cranbury-based contract development and manufacturing organization that serves the pharmaceutical industry, has named Dave Wood as its new chairman and CEO. He replaces Jeffrey McMullen, a co-founder of the company who had been serving as interim CEO since 2019.

Wood has more than 30 years of experience in the life sciences industry, including roles at Captek Softgel International, Catalent Pharma Solutions, Cardinal Health PTS and Becton Dickinson.

“I am excited to work with the talented Experic team and impressed with their dedication to serving clients,” Wood said in a statement. “Combined with a great facility and capabilities, Experic is an organization that brings expertise and value to its pharmaceutical clients as they race to address the challenges of product development and commercialization.”

Princeton Theological Seminary, 64 Mercer Street, Box 821, Princeton 08542. 609921-8300. M. Craig Barnes, president. www.ptsem.edu.

Rev. Dr. David Latimore has been appointed the first full-time director of Princeton Theological Seminary’s Betsey Stockton Center for Black Church Studies, effective June 1.

“I consider this an extraordinary opportunity to utilize the full span of my academic training and re-

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David Latimore will direct Princeton Theological Seminary’s Betsey Stockton Center for Black Church Studies. search interests, along with my ecclesial and professional experiences, in Princeton Seminary’s vibrant academic community and campus life,” Latimore said in a statement.

Latimore’s teaching and research interests focus on the intersection of religion, race, and economic justice through the examination of how economic ideological pre-suppositions underlie many of the disparities and inequalities witnessed in African American communities and their impact on the theology of the Black church.

Under the umbrella of Academic Affairs, Latimore is charged with enhancing programming to support ongoing critical theological research and engagement on the legacy of enslavement and enriching the formative experience of seminarians.

Latimore comes to Princeton Seminary from Tennessee, where he served as senior pastor at Fifteenth Avenue Baptist Church in Nashville, taught at Belmont University, acted as a minority student mentor, and was associate director for the Academy of Preachers. He earned his PhD from the University of Chicago, his doctor of ministry from McCormick Theological Seminary, his master of divinity from Duke Divinity School, and his bachelor’s from Harvard University.

He has served as pastor at three other congregations, Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Joliet, Illinois; Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Gainesville, Florida; and Southern Union Baptist Church in St. Louis, Missouri. Before attending seminary, Latimore had a successful career in investment management and economic development.

This appointment marks another significant milestone in the implementation of a multi-year action plan to repent for the Seminary’s historical ties to slavery. The Center has been named for Betsey Stockton, a prominent African American educator in Princeton during the antebellum North and a Presbyterian missionary in the Sandwich Islands (present-day Hawaii). Prior to her emancipation in 1817, Stockton was enslaved by the chair of Princeton Seminary’s Board of Trustees.

MCCC Program Earns National Accreditation

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ercer County Community College’s Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) Program, under the supervision and direction of professor Michael Hanna, has received national accreditation by the National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS). MCCC is

the only institution in the state to receive the accredited certification in the nation’s precision manufacturing industry.

NIMS accreditation is the nation’s only distinction for excellence in metalworking training as based on NIMS industry-written, industry-approved skills standards.

Accredited programs demonstrate the ability to produce skilled, workready individuals that fulfill industry’s 21st century workforce needs.

“NIMS accreditation is a mark of excellence for Mercer,” said Hanna, who joined MCCC in 2018.

“Earning this distinction in manufacturing, training, and safety has established Mercer as the premier provider of Advanced Manufacturing Technology training programs in the state of New Jersey.”

The Advanced Manufacturing Technology program at Mercer is designed to prepare students for the modern manufacturing environment. Certificates of proficiency in the industry are highly attractive to employers who implement teamoriented design, production quality, and maintenance systems within the manufacturing environment.

The accreditation process included a full revamp of the curriculum, practical and theory-based tests for students and teachers, and an onsite safety evaluation of MCCC’s advanced manufacturing lab.

“Students who take advantage of the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Program at MCCC will now have the opportunity to earn an NIMS credential, which secures a competitive edge when applying for jobs, as they have demonstrated that their skills meet the established industry standards both on the practical side of advanced manufacturing as well as the theory side,” Hanna said.

Students may choose a full twoyear degree program or individual certifications. For information visit www.mccc.edu/amt/academic_ cert.shtml or www.mccc.edu/catalog/manuf_tech_amt_aas.shtml.

Funding News Edison Partners, 281 Witherspoon Street, Suite 300, Princeton 08540. 609-8961900. Chris Sugden, managing partner. www.edisonpartners.com.

Witherspoon Street-based investment firm Edison Partners has announced a $15 million growth capital investment in MacroFab, an electronics manufacturing-as-aservice company.

MacroFab, based in Houston, plans to use the funding for sales and marketing of its cloud manufacturing platform for midmarket industrial, energy Internet of Things, robotics, and computing businesses.

“MacroFab is at the forefront of building supply chain resilience as the trend to nearshoring and multisource shoring continues with rising costs in Asia, component shortages and the increasing need for agile production,” Edison Partners’ Daniel Herscovici, who led the investment, said in a statement. “By optimizing both factory capacity and breadth of capability, while digitizing that interface, CEO Misha Govshteyn and his leadership team are unlocking the $29 billion in manufacturing volume that is currently stranded in North America. All this, plus expanding economic opportunities and job creation in local factory markets.”

Herscovici will join MacroFab’s board of directors.

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

Professional office space, 1500 sq/ ft located in Montgomery Knoll office park on Rte 206 in Skillman. Five private offices, reception area, 2 baths and a kitchenette. Ample parking in quiet setting 4 miles from downtown Princeton.

Call Meadow Run Properties at 908281-5374.

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

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

MUSIC SERVICES Brass Instrument Teacher: Professional musician, University of the Arts graduate. Instruction on Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Baritone/Euphonium, Improvisation/Music Theory. 609-2408290. Frank.rein@yahoo.com

BILLBOARD BURIAL PLOT FOR SALE: Double Crypt in Magnificent, Granite Mausoleum in Historic Ewing Church Cemetery.

Open to All Faiths. Prime location in Mercer County. Just off Exit 73-b on I-295. Motivated Seller. Call for details 609-323-7565.

Tired of working from home? Two small offices for sublet: One is 250 sq/ ft and one is 500 sq/ft. Quiet setting in Montgomery Knoll office park on Rte 206 in Skillman with ample parking. Call Meadow Run Properties at 908-2815374.

I Buy Guitars and All Musical Instruments in Any Condition: Call Rob at 609577-3337.

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Hamilton Bldg Lot, Blk 1573, Lot 1.10, corner of McCoy & 7th Ave. 16,524 sqft. zoned residential sewer on property, includes sealed survey. 82K Call 609-306-8147 for more information.

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PERSONAL SERVICES Professional Ghostwriter. Capture family stories or business histories for posterity. Writing your own memoir? Let me bring your memories alive. Memorialize special events with reminiscences of family and friends printed for all to share. Obituaries and eulogies are sen-

Grants Received Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Box 250, Princeton 08542. 609-497-0020. Marc Uys, executive director. www. princetonsymphony.org.

The League of American Orchestras has awarded a $19,500 grant to the Princeton Symphony Orchestra to strengthen its understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion and to help transform organizational culture.

Given to just 25 orchestras nationwide, the one-year grants comprise the final round of The Catalyst Fund, the League’s three-year, $2.1 million grant-making program. In 2020 the Princeton Symphony received $15,000 from the program.

“This grant represents the second consecutive year of Catalyst funding for the PSO, which will enable us to build upon the foundational work we have begun under the guidance of our EDI consultant

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MEN SEEKING WOMEN Elderly gentleman seeks a woman who is more concerned about the suffering occurring around the world than she is about hedonistic pleasures. Box 240346.

Professional seeks a woman from 40-55 years old. I enjoy family, I like to go to movies, go to the beach, festivals, and sometimes dine out and travel.

Please send phone, email to set up meeting. Box 240245.

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this season,” PSO executive director Marc Uys said in a statement.

Through this grant, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra will develop and enact a formalized plan for equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts. The EDI plan will become part of the larger strategic plan, which will guide the organization forward in the years ahead. Board members, staff, and musicians will continue to engage in shared learning opportunities and discussion through the EDI Task Force and external trainings and workshops.

Deaths Trudy Glucksberg, 86, on May 22. An artist and longtime fixture of the Princeton arts scene, she worked as a graphic designer for Princeton University Press, retiring in 2000, and volunteered for many years with the Arts Council of Princeton.

Robert Joseph Cartlidge, 86,

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HELP WANTED Real Estate Management Company in Princeton seeks part time Office Assistant. 20 hours a week, flexible.

Candidate will be responsible for the organization of all office activities. Duties include maintaining paper and electronic filing, paying bills, invoicing, preparing documents, answering phone, ordering supplies. Must be experienced with Microsoft Office. Interested candidates send resume to vjp@puglieseproperties.com.

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LAMBERTVILLE CITY $649,000 Louis R Toboz 609.751.1247 MLS# NJHT106878

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