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Economic Energy, page 5; Abilities, Not Disabilities, 27;
Laugh If You’re Single, 34; Snowdon Pharma Expands, 43.
Elvis Before He Was Elvis:
‘Reading Fan Mail’ by Alfred
Wertheimer, from an exhibit at the
Michener Museum, Doylestown.
See story page 20.
Event listings, page 19.
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It’s called the Philadelphia Jazz Orchestra Camp, but it’s held
at Princeton High. For some campers it’s a springboard to the PJO,
and summer performances at the Kennedy Center and abroad.
Above: Camp director Joe Bongiovi rehearses students at Princeton High. Kevin Carter reports, page 8.
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in a few days we received the fol- times right around 7 a.m. when the
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gave some new insight into the recording goes directly from “Our
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challenges of the unemployed:
high volume of calls, we cannot
take your call at this time.” When I
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than 30 minutes.
To make matters worse, the NJ
Department of Labor and Workxcept for temporary assign- force Development (DLWD) has
ments, I have been unemployed discontinued mailing the paper noand actively looking for work for tices that provided important inforalmost five years, so your article mation, including the date of your
about Katie DeVito and her efforts next filing for continuing benefits.
on behalf of unemployed New Jer- Without these notices, someone receiving UI benefits has no record
sey workers was of great interest.
I think a critical need at this time of their unemployment income,
is to upgrade the phone center sys- and applications for any other type
tem at UI and hire and train more
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Healthcare, 45; It’s a Grind, 6;
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LeadingAge New Jersey, 45;
Marsh Financial, 45.
MediMax Communications, 46;
Mercer Human Resource Consulting, 45; PB Americas, 45;
Philadelphia Jazz Orchestra, 8;
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FEBRUARY 16, 2011
I
remember almost nothing
about grammar school. I only really remember two or three incidents
— one involving a kid in my first
grade class who sneezed into his
hands during morning prayer (I
went to a Catholic school), one involving my tripping on somebody
in the playground and landing forehead-first on the asphalt, and one
vividly red moment when during a
game of Duck-Duck-Goose a
friend (!) stood up in my path and I
broke my nose on the back of his
head.
Past that, I don’t think I have
even an anecdote-length memory
until my freshman year in high
school, and only then because I was
on the football team and I got
knocked out in practice.
And yet, despite the recurring
head trauma, I still, 30 or 35 years
after I met my classmates, remember all the February birthdays. February 3 is Joe, 4 is Eric, 5 is Mark
and Bob, 8 is Maureen, 20 is Kim,
22 is the other Kim, and 25 is me.
Between the Lines
Continued from page 2
of assistance — food banks, food
stamps, home energy assistance,
etc. — require proof of income.
According to UI, the only way you
can get this is to call them (via the
problematic phone system described above) and have them mail
it to you, or visit a DLWD OneStop Center.
It should be possible for any person who receives unemployment
benefits and who has access to a
computer to access their UI record
on line and download and print
their payment records any time
they need them. That would still
INSIGHTS & ARGUMENTS
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INTERCHANGE
10 Years Later, 10 Lessons Learned
It’s an illness of mine that I remember dates. Came in handy for history classes and is best applied today
to the significant dates involving
my wife, but it’s somewhat annoying, I have to say. I’d like it better if
more days went by without my
knowing whose birthday it is, or
who died today, or that this was the
day my car got stolen.
I suppose it shouldn’t surprise
me then that I recognize the significance of this particular February.
It’s not because I turn 40 this
month. It’s because this month
marks my 10th year in the newspaper business. If I survive the next
two weeks I will have officially
spent my entire 30s working at a
newspaper.
None of this makes me wonder
what-if, because who cares? But it
leave people who don’t have computer access standing in line at the
One-Stop Centers, but even that
would be preferable to the current
untenable situation.
Rose Mary Schwarz
Ewing
I FILED ONLINE and have claimed
benefits online. Yes, the few times
I have had to call in because of a
problem, it has been ghastly —
two-plus hour waits on the phone.
It was also interesting to read an
article in today’s Wall Street Journal about New Jersey being one of
only six states that allow support
for starting a small business when
unemployed.
Linda Mather
Princeton
by Scott Morgan
does make me notice how different
things are from 10 years ago. When
I started as a reporter, 9/11 hadn’t
happened. Neither had Craig’s
List, nor texting, nor YouTube, nor
American Idol. Not in the big, fat,
public way they exist now. Newspapers still made money, particularly from classified ads. Reality
programming pretty much was
limited to Cops and MTV’s Real
World (in fact, we were still in the
throes of a game show resurgence).
And my mother, father, father-inlaw, and two brothers were alive.
I also think about all the adventures being a reporter afforded me
in my 30s. After watching my family shrink from seven people to
three I’m better able to shrug off
bad memories like sitting in planning board meetings until midnight, so I don’t think about all the
crap I put myself through to write
stories no one read. Instead, I think
about some of the fun stuff I got to
do on the job — pet a rhino; fly in a
post-WWI biplane; meet Sparky
Lyle; ride the in the pace truck during an auto race; go to St. Louis.
Modest stuff to be sure, but even in
their salad days, my newspaper
employers were not eager to spring
for a “Where In the World Is Scott
Morgan?” kind of travelogue adventure. Cheapskates. Seriously,
how much could it possibly cost to
fly me to Bulgaria? I only wanted
to go one time.
It’s funny how often I don’t realize that something I did or some
place I visited was 20 years ago,
and yet the past 10 years seem as if
they’ve taken so long. It’s also funny how the world seems so very
much the same, and yet so very different. I don’t know how to keep up
with the world the way I used to.
Technology has surpassed my interest and my ability to comprehend it. And yet I’m still married to
The world has
changed so much
since my first byline.
And so little. At least
I’ve learned a thing or
two since then.
the same girl. Still writing for a
newspaper. Still clearing snow off
my car every January.
But a decade doing the same
thing has to teach you something
about yourself. Or at least it has to
make you think about what you’ve
learned about life. Between age 30
and 40, I have come to a lot of conclusions that I don’t believe I
would have come to had I not been
a reporter:
1.) Everybody works for the
same company.
2.) No matter who you are or
what you do, 2 percent of the people who know about you will think
you’re a jackass, 2 percent will
think you’re awesome, and 96 percent won’t give a damn either way.
3.) It’s your own fault. Everything. Get over yourself and get on
with life.
4.) Having money is better than
not having it, but you need way less
money to live on than you really
think. Unless you have kids.
5.) If you’re in business, you’re
in sales.
6.) All those old cliches — day
really does break after a long, dark
night; it is easier to be forgiven than
to get permission — are actually
true. And their wisdom is legitimately profound, if you’re listening.
7.) The people who mind don’t
matter and the people who matter
won’t mind.
8.) White people take themselves way too seriously.
9.) Football is loaded with
cheerleaders and halftime shows
because fundamentally it is a really
lousy game.
10.) Editors will always change
your headlines (I wanted to call
this “A Decade 10 Years In the
Making,” just so you know).
I often think of my grandfather,
who was born in 1902 and died in
1999. The world he entered was so
different from the world he left,
and I’m not sure any other age of
humans will ever see that much
change in a single lifetime again
Think about it — from a world
without radio to a world full of microchips? Wow!
But in 10-year chunks, we will
notice lots of little differences. In
February of 2021 will there still be
fax numbers? Broadcast television? Printed newspapers? The
Cubs?
I think so. But then, I’m not
known for my accurate predictions
of the future. Would I have been a
Cubs fan if I had known what I was
in for?
FEBRUARY 16, 2011
SURVIVAL
GUIDE
EDITOR:
SCOTT MORGAN
[email protected]
Thursday, February 17
Economic Energy
For New Jersey
A
business’ success is linked
to the success of its community, its
growth, and to job creation, says
Ralph LaRossa, president and
COO of PSE&G. The state’s oldest
and largest provider of gas and
electric service, PSE&G provides
service to more than 1.7 million
gas customers and 2.1 million electric customers in more than 300
municipalities around the state.
LaRossa will speak on “Moving
New Jersey’s Economy Forward,”
at the Mercer Regional Chamber of
Commerce on Thursday, February
17, at 11:30 a.m. at the Greenacres
Country Club in Lawrenceville.
Cost: $60. He will discuss New
Jersey’s economic development
programs, especially those in central New Jersey, and how chambers
of commerce and businesses can
get involved. Visit www.mercerchamber.org.
LaRossa was named president
and chief operating officer of
PSE&G in 2006. “Unlike a lot of
people in my area, I came up
through the operations side of the
business,” he says. He was born in
Jersey City and grew up in Rutherford. He began working with the
utility company while attending
the Stevens Institute of Technology. “I saw they had openings for
jobs at PSE&G and I’d always
wanted to know what those people
in the white cars did,” he says.
He joined the company in 1985
as an associate engineer and advanced through a variety of management positions in the utility’s
gas and electric operations.
While PSE&G is always interested in working with communities
and other industries to promote
growth, LaRossa says it is particularly important right now, as we begin to see the economy turn
around. “More business means
more jobs and more jobs mean
more residents who need services,” he says.
Supporting NJ’s energy policies. PSE&G has a long-standing
policy of helping the environment
and supporting New Jersey’s energy policy goals, including supporting programs for renewable energy
and for energy efficiency, LaRossa
says. The company has invested
$750 million in two programs designed to help increase the amount
of solar capacity in the state: Solar
4 All and the Solar Loan Program.
The Solar Loan Program removes the financial barriers that
prevented many home and business owners from installing solar
power systems. Solar 4 All is a
$415 million program that oversees the installation of grid-connected solar power for the benefit
of all PSE&G electric customers.
The program, says LaRossa, allows all electric customers to benefit from grid-connected solar power while creating a healthier envi-
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LaRossa foresees a
future in alternative
energy for New Jersey and PSE&G.
ronment through carbon-free power generation. The program also
makes New Jersey second only to
California in solar energy installation, while also helping to create
new jobs.
The Neighborhood Solar program, for instance, which is one
part of the Solar 4 All initiative, is
just one of the energy-efficiency
programs that have provided economic growth. Through the program PSE&G has installed
200,000 “smart solar panels” on
utility poles throughout the state.
The panels are a “creative way to
use pole space for renewable energy,” says LaRossa. Each panel provides about 200 watts of power locally.
“We’re working with companies such as Petra Solar in South
Plainfield, which is creating the soContinued on following page
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lar panels. The work is invigorating the company and allowing it to
hire a large number of new employees,” says LaRossa. Putting
solar panels on utility poles is “a
great use of existing assets,”
LaRossa says. Programs like
Neighborhood Solar also give
PSE&G the opportunity to earn a
regulated return on investment for
solar installations.
From brownfield to solar
farm. The company’s solar farm
program is another way PSE&G
has found to support economic
growth as well as the environment.
The company has developed four
solar farms, in Linden, Silver Lake,
Yardville, and Trenton. All but
Yardville are built on remediated
brownfield sites.
“These sites promote economic
development in several ways,”
says LaRossa. “Land that was unused and was costing the taxpayers
money is now being put to a good
use. And we sell the energy produced by the farms back to the
grid.”
It costs six to ten times more to
produce solar energy versus traditional energy sources such as nuclear and coal. But government
subsidies are making it more affordable for companies such as
PSE&G to develop the infrastructure needed to make solar energy
more cost-effective. “It is much
like comparing them to the cost of
silicon chips when they first came
into use. As more becomes available we are already seeing the costs
come down,” LaRossa says.
Energy-efficient fleet. The
business of producing gas and
electricity for millions of customers requires a large fleet of vehicles and equipment; that means
that it is also important for PSE&G
to be efficient in its consumption of
gasoline, both for cost savings and
for good environmental practices.
“We are constantly working to
improve our gas economy,” says
LaRossa. “Last year we improved
by one to two tenths of a gallon by
moving to hybrid vehicles, by using bio-diesel fuels, and by rightsizing our equipment. A few tenths
of a gallon may not sound like a lot,
but when it is multiplied by 5,000 it
is an important savings.”
Every business, no matter what
the product or service, can support
economic development in the
state. “The big thing I think we
need to do in New Jersey is to stop
beating ourselves up,” says
LaRossa. “The best way to promote economic development in the
state is to quit saying, ‘Woe is me’
and look at everything we have going for us.”
— Karen Hodges Miller
Tuesday, February 22
Getting To Business
In Plainsboro
P
aul O’Brien may not have
won the race for the Plainsboro
Township Committee in 2009, but
Good Relations:
Paul O’Brien says
Plainsboro is ripe for
its own business partnerships group.
his candidacy produced results
nonetheless: the Plainsboro Business Partnership, which had its first
meeting in September, 2009. “It
was part of my platform to bring together the residents with the businesses of the town,” says O’Brien.
To gather information about
what kind of organization was
needed, he started by going door to
door and asking businesses if they
were participating in the Princeton
Regional or Greater Mercer chambers of commerce or any other networking groups.
“I found that the majority of
folks don’t,” says O’Brien. “I decided to create an entity so that we
could promote ourselves to residents of Plainsboro and allow business-to-business networking as
well.”
Partnership meetings are free
and the organization has no membership fees. The people who sponsor the meetings donate their space
and, if they so choose, provide food
or beverages. Many alliances are
formed at these meetings, says
O’Brien.
The partnership’s next meeting
will be on Tuesday, February 22, at
8 a.m. at the Caddyshack Bar and
‘Plainsboro is a very
transient community.
People tend to come
and go at a quicker
pace.’
Grill, 70 Hunters Glen Drive. A
representative of Bancroft Brain
Injury Services in Plainsboro will
speak about traumatic brain injuries and the programs offered at
Bancroft for rehabilitation and
treatment. For information about
the meeting or the Plainsboro Business Partnership, contact Ed
Keenan
at
[email protected]. For information on Bancroft Brain Injury Services, contact
Lynn Tomaio at 856-616-6454 or
[email protected].
O’Brien’s own habits have been
strongly influenced by his involvement in the partnership. “If I want
to get coffee, I go to It’s a Grind [located in Plainsboro Town Center]
because I know the owner, John
Nuzzo,” he says. And of course
once he went the first time, the
comfortable atmosphere of the establishment drew him back again.
For his own business, Golden
Rule Real Estate, based at 607-A
Plainsboro Road and which provides placement help for assisted
living facilities while helping families sell their homes, O’Brien also
turns to fellow Plainsboro businesspeople when he can. “When I
need any collaterals, I go to Document Depot, owned by Ed
Keenan,” he says. Before the partnership, he didn’t even know there
was a printer in Plainsboro.
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O’Brien explains why Plainsboro in particular needs an organization whose goal is to bring the
people of the town together with its
businesses: “Plainsboro is a very
transient community, driven by a
large number of rental apartments
and condominiums,” he says.
“People tend to come and go at a
quicker pace.”
Because these citizens of Plainsboro may be less established, he
continues, they will automatically
jump to big box stores on Route 1
or Route 130 for their commercial
needs. To counter this tendency,
the partnership’s website, myplainsboro.com, sends out a weekly E-mail newsletter (“This Week
in Plainsboro”) to about 1,200 people. The website also includes banner ads. Princeton HealthCare System, for example, purchased one to
advertise its community education
and outreach program to Plainsboro citizens.
The count at meetings averages
about 30 people, but O’Brien expects an uptick in the numbers with
the
higher-profile
speakers
planned for the next few months.
Each meeting starts with a half
hour of mingling, networking, and
business card exchange. This is
followed by a roll call, where each
attendee has 20-30 seconds to say
who they are, what they do, and
what they are offering. The morning closes with a topical speaker.
Meetings are held every fourth
Tuesday.
Future meetings will feature
Barry Rabner, CEO of Princeton
Healthcare System, on March 22;
Plainsboro Mayor Peter Cantu on
April 26; and State Senator Linda
Greenstein on May 24.
O’Brien grew up in New Milford in Bergen County. He earned a
bachelor’s in psychology from
Pace University in Manhattan in
1990 and also has a master’s in
public administration from King
University in Union.
He worked in mental health and
human services, focusing primarily on brain injury rehabilitation at
Rehabilitation Specialists. Soon he
ran the company’s residential departments, and, when he left, was
director of sales and marketing.
After six years with Rehabilitation Specialists O’Brien became
program director for HealthSouth
in North Brunswick, where he was
in charge of moving some group
homes and supported apartments
into Plainsboro. When he took the
job he moved into a small one-bedroom apartment but ended up liking Plainsboro and bought a condominium and then a townhouse.
After two years with HealthSouth O’Brien moved into the
world of assisted living. With a certificate in assisted living administration he worked for a few companies, but ended up at Bear Creek in
West Windsor. “I was recruited
while the company was in bankruptcy protection and was changing ownership,” says O’Brien. “I
saw that as a challenge and ended
up turning the company around.”
When he arrived in 2002 the facility had only 19 residents; when he
left in 2002, it was up to 97.
At that point O’Brien had begun
to tire of the 24/7 responsibility for
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facilities and staff required in his
field. He had always wanted to run
his own business and thought
about what would work best for
him. He did not want to be stuck in
a shop all week, and, having just
bought his condo, his attention
turned toward real estate.
In 2004 he started as a real estate
agent with Century 21 Carnegie,
which was purchased and became
Gloria Nilson GMAC. When he
got his broker’s license he opened
his own real estate brokerage in
2008.
Having been a resident of
Plainsboro since 1996, O’Brien
had noticed something peculiar
each time he got his sample ballots.
“I thought it was strange that only
one party [Democrat] ever ran,” he
says. “As far as I could recollect,
every election was unopposed.”
Thinking that the lack of choice
was not good for the democratic
process, O’Brien, a Republican,
decided to give it a shot. “If people
know they are going to be opposed,
maybe they will do things a little
differently,” he says. “Win or lose,
it’s a victory because people had a
choice.”
He does not plan on running
again, but he deems the experience
to have been very beneficial. “As a
result of that, we have the Plainsboro Business Partnership, which
is very positive for the community,” he concludes.
— Michele Alperin
of 2011 on behalf of the Cancer Institute of New Jersey Foundation.
Panera also will match a portion of
the donations.
Walmart and TerraCycle, a
Trenton-based maker of products
from waste packaging, have given
$125,000 to New Jersey public
schools through the companies’
Trash to Cash contest. The contest
ran from October 1 to December 15
and collected more than 1.6 million
pieces of packaging from 448
schools in the state.
Pennington Fit Body Boot
Camp recently kicked off its
“Frowns Upside Down” fundraiser
for CASA, a social and family
services nonprofit based in Hightstown. The fitness studio will donate $100 to CASA each time
someone signs up to participate in
the program.
Classics Used and Rare Books
of Trenton recently announced that
it donated $4,668 worth of books to
kids in the capital city in 2010. In
partnership with Children’s Futures, Classics raises store credit
and money to make books available for Trenton kids. Monetary
support came from Black Rock Financial, Capital Health Systems,
Hutchinson, Weidel Insurance, and
individual donors.
Wednesday, February 23
7:30 a.m.: Bartolomei Pucciarelli,
Business Getting Results,
Michael Pucciarelli. Free for firsttime attendees, but registration is
required. 2564 Brunswick Pike.
609-883-9000.
8 a.m.: Round Table Referral Network, weekly morning networking, free. Klatzkin & Co., Whitehorse-Hamilton Square Road,
[email protected]
m. 609-454-4659.
11:45 a.m.: Middlesex Chamber,
Third Thursday Leadership Luncheon. Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno, $45. Pines Manor, Edison.
732-745-8090.
Noon: Women Interested In Networking, monthly luncheon, $20.
Every third Thursday. Villa Manino Restaurant, Route 130, Hamilton. 609-890-4054.
5:30 p.m.: Middlesex Chamber,
“Young Professionals Happy
Hour,” networking, $10. Mike’s
Courtside Bar, New Brunswick.
732-745-8090.
8 p.m.: Princeton ACM/IEEE, “The
Role of the Scientific Method in
Programming,” Robert Sedgewick, Princeton University, free.
Computer Science Building,
Princeton University. 908-5827086.
Mercer County
On the Move
With business and tourism
growing in Mercer County, traffic
and transportation are major concerns. On Wednesday, February
23, the Mercer County and Greater
Philadelphia Regional chambers of
commerce will host their seventh
annual joint County Breakfast
Conversation to discuss how transportation infrastructure in Mercer
County is changing where we live,
work, relax, and do business.
The breakfast, which features
Matthew Lawson, principal planner for Mercer County, and John
Subacus, director of site services
for Janssen in Hopewell, begins at
8 a.m. at the Nassau Inn. Cost: $35.
Visit www.mercerchamber.org
Lawson, who holds a bachelor’s
in anthropology from Indiana University Bloomington (Class of
1984), a master’s in cultural anthropology from the University of
Chicago (1989) and a Ph.D. in sociology from Princeton University
(1994), joined the county planning
division in 2004. Prior to that he
spent his career teaching sociology
at the College of New Jersey, Brandeis University, and Williams College.
Subacus was at the helm of
Janssen’s 2003 installation of
2,850 solar panels at its Hopewell
site.
That installation was one of the
earliest and largest solar arrays on a
major corporate center in the country at the time. The array still generates between 245 and 500 kilowatts of power.
County Breakfast Conversations is a program by the Philadelphia chamber that visits counties
throughout northern Delaware,
southern New Jersey, and southeastern Pennsylvania to examine
the latest developments within particular counties.
Corporate Angels
Panera Bread, which has several restaurants around central
New Jersey, will collect money
through coin boxes through the rest
Business Meetings
Friday, February 18
10:30 a.m.: Professional Service
Group, weekly career meeting
and networking for unemployed
professionals, free. Mercer County One-Stop Career Center, Yard
Avenue, Trenton. 609-292-7535.
Saturday, February 19
6 a.m.: African American Chamber, “Circle of Achievement
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New Brunswick, [email protected]. 609-571-1620.
8:15 a.m.: St. Gregory the Great
Networking Group, Support for
the job search process, every
third Saturday. 4620 Nottingham
Way, Hamilton, [email protected]. 609-448-0986.
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11 a.m.: Mercer Chamber, annual
Bridal Expo. Rider University, [email protected]. 609689-9960.
Tuesday, February 22
7 a.m.: BNI Ivy League, weekly
networking breakfast, free. 100
Overlook Center. 732-960-1730.
8 a.m.: Plainsboro Business Partnership, For business owners,
residents, and community leaders
to promote the spirit of Plainsboro. Free. Caddyshack Restaurant, Plainsboro, [email protected]. 609-240-6022.
4:30 p.m.: Middlesex Chamber,
“Goal Setting,” followed by
evening networking, $20. Sunny
Palace, East Brunswick. 732745-8090.
7:30 p.m.: JobSeekers, networking and job support, free. Trinity
Church, 33 Mercer Street. 609924-2277.
Wednesday, February 23
7 a.m.: BNI West Windsor chapter,
weekly networking, free. Macaroni Grill. 609-462-3875.
8 a.m.: Mercer Chamber, “Seventh
Annual County Breakfast,” with
Princeton and philadelpia chambers. Topic: Transportation issues
in Mercer County, $35. Nassau
Inn, [email protected].
609-689-9960.
9 a.m.: Fred Pryor Seminars, “Essential Skills for the New Manager or Supervisor,” $179. Holiday
Inn. 800-780-8476.
8 a.m.: Round Table Referral Network, weekly morning networking, free. Klatzkin & Co., Whitehorse-Hamilton Square Road,
[email protected]
m. 609-454-4659.
6:45 p.m.: SCORE Princeton,
“The Business Plan – A Tool for
Funding,” Bill Litchman, free.
Lawrence Library, [email protected]. 609-3930505.
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Just Jazz: Cultivating the Next Thelonius Monk
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by Kevin L. Carter
n a recent afternoon, as sions $650. Bongiovi says that
Princeton High School jazz band each session of Jazz Week, operatdirector Joe Bongiovi walks ed independently of each other, has
through the school’s state of the art about 60 youth participating.
performing arts annex, the sounds
After noticing that his students
of the Sonny Rollins calypso stan- were sliding back during the sumdard “St. Thomas,” with its in- mer because they weren’t practicvolved, happy melody and synco- ing their instruments, Bongiovi espated rhythm, follow him. One of tablished the Philadelphia Jazz Orthe six bands he oversees at PHS — chestra (PJO) in 2003 for high
one for younger, less experienced school and college musicians withmusicians — is cutting its collec- out a creative outlet during the
tive teeth on the Rollins song.
summer. The PJO performs in
The burly bandmaster believes Burlington at the Lyceum Hall
strongly that music is important in Center for the Arts, in Philadelphia
the lives of students, and that a at Chris’s Jazz Cafe, and each Augood education in the arts will al- gust, at the Kennedy Center’s proways help in every aspect of life, gram of free summer concerts.
both in and outside the classroom. They have also played abroad.
In an age, however, when school
“The bridge for us is good music
districts are cutprograms in the
ting down on or
p u b l i c
even eliminatschools,” says
Joe Bongiovi started
ing music proBongiovi in an
grams,
the
the Philadelphia Jazz
interview
Philadelphia
squeezed in beOrchestra
summer
Jazz Orchestra
tween meetings
camp when he saw
Jazz Week, a seand rehearsals
ries of two nonkids who were turned
for the Princeconsecutive
ton
High
on to jazz but had no
weeks of sumSchool
Jazz
summer programs.
mer camp BonFestival, which
giovi runs at
took place FebPrinceton High,
ruary 12 and 13,
helps keep young jazzers engaged. and featured master classes and
The first week takes place in late performances by renowned jazz
June or early July, the second in trumpeters Tim Hagans, a 2011
August.
Grammy nominee, and Marvin
Open to musicians from middle Stamm.
school to high school (6th through
Bongiovi has been teaching at
12th grades), the camps welcome Princeton High since 2007. Before
players of all abilities and experi- that he taught at Neshaminy High,
ence. And there are a lot of players. Steinert High, and Levitt Middle
Last year, each weekly session cost School in Willingboro, and Not$400, with admission to both ses- tingham High, where he served as a
student teacher. When he came to
Princeton, Bongiovi, just a tad past
his 30th birthday, had some big
shoes to fill. The two studio jazz
band leaders who preceded him,
Anthony Biancosino and then his
brother, Joe Downey, both led the
band to first place finishes in national competitions at Berklee
School of Music. But Bongiovi
arrived with his own calling card:
the Philadelphia Jazz Orchestra.
Bongiovi recognizes the exemplary music instruction available to
students in this area during the
school year. “We live in an area
where there are excellent programs. Princeton has an excellent
one. West Windsor-Plainsboro has
Mix One Part Coltrane and Three Parts Practice:
Joe Bongiovi, pictured with the Princeton High
School Studio Jazz Band, is the founder and
director of the PJO Jazz Week, an intensive
summer camp held at the high school.
an excellent one. Montgomery has
an excellent one. When you go into
Pennsylvania, Pennsbury, Neshaminy, Council Rock, all have
excellent programs.” But summer
can leave a big hole in a budding
musician’s progress.
He says he saw kids who were
turned on to jazz but had no summer programs to keep them en-
gaged. “So what we did was get the
kids together in the summer and rehearse once a week. We brought
them down to University of the
Arts (in Philadelphia, where Bongiovi earned a master’s in music
education in 2003) and rehearsed.”
Continued on page 37
FEBRUARY 16, 2011
Arts Camps
Actors’ NET of Bucks County,
635 North Delmorr Avenue, Morrisville 19067; 215-295-3694. [email protected]. www.actorsnetbucks.org.
Summer Stars Theater Training
program includes acting, voice, and
dance workshop for ages 7 to 12, 9
a.m. to noon; and ages 13 to 17,
1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Four-week courses
conclude with two original one-act
musicals for each class. Monday, July 11, to the weekend of August 5.
$450.
Allegra School of Music and
Arts, 856 Route 206, Building D,
Second Floor, Hillsborough 08844;
908-874-4351. [email protected]. www.allegrasma.com.
Broadway camp in two-week sessions for ages 7 to 16, starting Mondays June 27, August 1, and August
15, $795. Teen Premier performance
workshop, a three-week program
based on audition, Monday to Friday,
July 11 to 29, for ages 13 to 19,
$990.
American Boychoir School, 19
Lambert Drive, Princeton 08540;
609-924-5858. [email protected]. www.americanboychoir.org.
Camp Albemarle is a co-educational, day and boarding summer
music camp for 7 to 14 year-olds,
with or without musical training. No
auditions are held. Two-week sessions culminating in musicianship
and choral concerts, include traditional camp activities. July 3 to 30,
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Day, $1,115
per session; boarding, $1,420 per
session. American Boychoir Experience, a one-week camp for boys
ages 8 to 12, focuses on choral training and music theory, June 26 to July
2 (by audition). Day, $650; boarding,
$800.
American Repertory Ballet’s
Princeton Ballet School, 301 North
Harrison Street, Princeton Shopping
Center, Suite C, Princeton 08540;
609-921-7758. [email protected].
www.arballet.org.
Summer Intensive, a residential
program in dance for ages 13 and up
by audition. (Day only for age 13).
Monday, June 26, to Friday, July 30.
Appel Farm Summer Arts
Camp, 457 Shirley Road, Box 888,
Elmer 08318-0888; 856-358-2472.
[email protected]. www.appelfarm.org.
Residential arts program with two,
four, and eight-week sessions for
ages 9 to 17. Music, dance, theater,
visual arts, photography, creative
writing, recording arts, and video.
Two-week sessions begin Sundays,
June 26 and July 24; $3,000; fourweek sessions begin Sundays, June
26 and July 24, $5,400; eight-week
session, Sunday to Friday, June 26
to August 19, $8,300.
Arden Theatre Company, 40
North 2nd Street, Philadelphia ; 215922-1122. [email protected]. www.ardentheatre.org.
Summer Theater camp for grades
1 to 5. One-week sessions from
Monday, June 27 to Friday, August
19, $400. Also two teen programs,
one for grades 6 to 8, and one for
grades 9 to 12. Extended day available.
Art Collaborations, 61 Leigh Avenue, Princeton 08542; 609-4301199. [email protected].
Day camp for grades 1 to 6 in
Princeton.
Arts Council of Princeton, 102
Witherspoon Street, Princeton
08540; 609-924-8777. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org.
Arts camps are held at Princeton
Junior School, 90 Fackler Road,
Lawrenceville and 102 Witherspoon
Street, Princeton. Arts and drama
programs for children ages 5 to 12
and art studio programs for tweens
and teens are offered in sculpture,
painting, mixed media, digital arts,
and drama. Full and half-day sessions. Extended hours and scholarships available. Monday, June 20 to
Friday, August 26.
Arts Youniversity, 4 Tennis
Court, Hamilton 08619; 609-5863008. [email protected].
www.artsyouniversity.com.
Broadway Babies day camp for
ages 3 to 6, Monday to Friday, July
18 to 22, and July 25 to 29, 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. On Broadway day camp for
ages 7 to 12 offers performing arts
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The Lewis School will
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We look forward to having students join us for another exciting
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From June 27 to July 22,
2011, the program will consist of
the following components:
The Morning Academic Session (8:30 to 11:30 a.m.) includes
integrated, multisensory classes,
which strengthen the student's
academic skills and reinforce the
essential mechanics of language. The Morning Session is
open to all levels, from PreSchool to Upper School, and
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The Afternoon Enrichment
Session (noon to 3:00 p.m.) includes a wide variety of "handson," discovery learning programs
in both enrichment subjects and
athletics. This year our Afternoon Enrichment Program is
open to Lower, Middle, and Upper School students.
The morning session will
make a difference even over a
period of four weeks in a student's approach to learning and
studying. The skills and strategies taught in the morning are also reinforced in the afternoon enrichment program by learning
specialists trained at The Lewis
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We envision these four weeks
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to come — allowing children to
confidently plant both feet on the
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and strategies will engage the
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Current students, as well as
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beneficial to reinforcing the foundations of learning and to repair
those skills that are not yet welldeveloped.
Among our students and
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These stories are the reason The
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08540; 609-924-8120. www.lewisschool.org.
Stony BrookMillstone Watershed Association
‘Water’ You Doing
This Summer? Make
Camp an Environmental
Experience
by Jeff Hoagland
N
ever have kids been more
disconnected from their
local environment. According to the National Wildlife
Federation's recent report "Connecting Today's Kids With Nature" we are now seeing the "first
American generation to grow up
effectively isolated from nature."
In "Last Child in the Woods,"
Richard Louv enumerates some
of the reasons behind and costs
associated with this disconnection. For example, instead of
hours of free play outdoors in the
"wild" edges of our neighborhoods, the average child is engaged with screens at home and
at school for 4 hours per day, according to research by the American Academy and Pediatrics.
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Stony Brook-Millstone
Arts Camp Listings
Research has confirmed what we once
considered intuitive for children, that time
spent outdoors in nature enhances creativity and problem solving; improves self
esteem and self control; improves health,
reduces stress and improves cognitive
ability.
So what's a concerned parent to do?
This summer, why not give nature camp a
try.
For more than 30 years the Stony
Brook-Millstone Watershed Association's
Nature & Environmental Summer Day
Camp in Hopewell has offered the fun
and fellowship of summer camp, the
magic and inspiration of nature, and the
timeless value of education about our environment.
At the Watershed Association's 860acre Watershed Reserve, children entering grades one through nine can enjoy a
variety of environmentally themed weeklong camp sessions, which run from June
28 through August 19. Whether it's learning about animals and wildlife, water, insects or even outdoor skills, there's
something to spark the inner explorer in
every child.
Want to learn more? Stop by one of
two Summer Camp Open Houses at the
Watershed Association's Buttinger Nature Center (31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington) on Saturday March 19 and Saturday
May 21, 1 to 4 p.m. Meet the Camp Director, check out the Buttinger Nature Center, explore the Watershed Reserve's
trails, fields and forest, and register onsite.
Don't miss out on Early Bird Registration! Sign up before April 1 and receive a
free gift for each child registered. Sibling
and multi-week discounts also available.
To download a Summer Camp Brochure
& Registration Form visit http://www.thewatershed.org/education/summer-camp/.
See you this summer!
with classes in dancing, acting, and singing.
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Script to Screen Movie
Camp for ages 11 to 17, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
Monday, July 11, to Sunday, July 17, dinner included. Company Intensive for ages 13 to 18,
Monday to Friday, August 22 to 26, 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. College audition bootcamp is new; details not available yet.
Aubergines Etc., 30 Robert Road, Princeton 08540; 609-497-0121.
[email protected]. www.auberginesetc.com.
Cooking camp for students entering fifth
grade and older weekly from June 27 to July
18, $10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Extended day available. $295 per week.
Community Christian Choir, Box 9486,
Trenton 08650; 609-587-7076. [email protected]. www.ccchoir.com.
Christian music and arts for ages 9 to 15
held at First Presbyterian Church of Hamilton
Square, 3550 Nottingham Way, Hamilton. Music, July 11 to 22, 8:30 to 3:30 p.m. $400; theater arts, August 15 to 26, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
$500; techno, August 15 to 26, 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m., $525. Extended hours available.
Cranbury Arts Council, 183 North Main
Street, Cranbury 08512; 609-655-1705. [email protected]. www.cranbury.org/clubs/artscouncil.
Art and Technology Camp for grades K to
nine. Computer graphics, filmmaking, jazz
band ensemble, fashion design, sewing, model rockets, robotics, art, pottery, maskmaking,
woodworking, and digital camera. One week
session, $120 to $150; two week sessions,
$270 to $300. Theater workshops for grades 2
to 6, $300 to $330.
The Dance Connection, 1 Jill Court, Building 16, Suite 12, Hillsborough 08844; 908-8748800. [email protected]. www.danceconnectionnj.com.
Performing arts day camp for kindergarten
to fifth grade. Daily dance, music, singing, acting, arts and crafts, yoga, and a short musical
production to present to family and friends at
the end of the week. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with extended days included. $349 per week. Monday, June 27 to Friday, August 12.
Dance Corner Inc., 335 Princeton-Hightstown Road, Southfield Shopping Center,
West Windsor 08550; 609-799-9677.
[email protected]. www.thedancecorner.org.
Senior Ballet Intensive features two one-
Camp Counselor/Bristol-Myers Squibb Intern Nick Wilson
leads 2010 Watershed Association campers in a pond exploration.
Jeff Hoagland has directed the Education Program at the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association since 1984.
An environmental educator and teachernaturalist, Jeff founded the Buttinger Nature Center in 1989 and provides workshops for classroom teachers interested
in incorporating the environment into their
classroom.
The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association is central New Jersey's first environmental organization,
protecting clean water and the environment since 1949 through science, education, conservation and advocacy. The
Watershed Association protects the 265square-mile area drained by the Stony
Brook and Millstone River and serves
more than 10,000 children and adults
each year through nearly 400 education
programs. Visit: www.thewatershed.org.
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pointe, variations, choreography, and Pilates,
$350 per week, Monday to Friday, July 25 to
29 and August 1 to 5, 9:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. Storytime Princess Camp for ages 4 to 6, Monday
to Friday, July 11 to 15 and July 18 to 22, 10 to
11:30 a.m., $125 per week. Junior Ballet Intensive for ages 7 and up. Monday to Friday, July
25 to 29; and August 1 to 5, 9:15 a.m. to 3
p.m., $350 per week. Cheer Camp for ages 6
and up. Monday to Friday, July 11 to 15 and
July 18 to 22, 9:15 to 3 p.m., $350 per week.
Half days available for some programs. Dynamic Dance Camp through WW Recreation
Department for ages 5 to 14 includes ballet,
hip hop, tap, jazz, lyrical, and acro/jazz,
Grover Middle School, $250 to $450.
Dance Expo, 4 Market Street, Plainsboro
Village Center, Suite 800, Plainsboro 08536;
www.danceexpo.org.
Musical theater camp for ages 6 and up,
dance camp for ages 4 and up, and Around the
World Dance Camp for ages four and up. Full
and half-day camps available.
Dance Expo, 572 Route 130, East Windsor
08520; 609-371-2828. [email protected]. www.danceexpo.org.
The Dance Network, 160 Lawrenceville
Pennington Road, Lawrenceville 08648; 609844-0404. [email protected]. www.thedancenetwork.org.
EnCorp Inc. Theater School, Box 709,
Buckingham 18912; 215-262-1232. [email protected]. www.encorpinc.org.
Broadway Memories theater camp features
singing, dancing, and acting with stage professionals at Villa Victoria in Ewing.
Firehouse Art Camp, 8 Walnut Street, Bordentown 08505-1725; 609-298-3743.
[email protected]. www.firehousegallery.com.
Art classes for ages 7 to 17. Half and fullday programs from Monday to Friday, June 27
to August 12, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cartooning,
sculpture, drawing, painting, pop-ups, design,
etc. $125 for a half-day week; $250 for a full
day week. All supplies included. Scholarships
are available. Extended hours available.
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Galaxy of Dance, 51 Everett Drive, Suite B-80, West Windsor 08550;
609-275-7100. [email protected]. www.galaxyofdance.net.
Jazz, hip hop, lyrical, contemporary, tap, ballet, and pointe. Musical
theater.
George Street Playhouse, 9 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick
08901; 732-846-2895.
[email protected].
www.gsponline.org.
Theater classes for ages 5 to
18,including teen workshops and
programs. Monday, June 20 to Friday, August 5, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Culminates in a performance for family
and friends.
Helen Studio, 637 Ridge Road,
Monmouth Junction 08852; 609642-4198. [email protected].
www.helenstudio.com.
Art programs for ages four and
up.
Highland Studio, Box 40,
Hopewell 08525; 609-466-3475.
[email protected]. www.karenmclean.com.
Summer art workshops with digital photography, drawing, and painting for ages 7 to 17.
The Hun School of Princeton,
176 Edgerstoune Road, Princeton
08540; 609-921-7600.
[email protected]. www.hunschool.org.
Arts classes available.
Hunterdon Art Museum, 7 Lower Center Street, Clinton 088091303; 908-735-8415. [email protected]. www.hunterdonartmuseum.org.
For artists ages four to fourteen.
Mornings, afternoons, and full days.
Monday, June 27, to Friday, August
19.
Interlochen Center for the Arts,
4000 Highway M-137, Box 199, Interlochen 49643; 231-276-7472. [email protected]. www.interlochen.org.
Elite residential camps focus creative writing, dance, general arts,
motion picture arts, music, theatre,
and visual arts. Submit audition or
portfolio online is new for 2011.
Kean University, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union 07083; 908-737-4077.
[email protected]. www.kean.edu/premierestages.
Premiere Stages offers workshops in acting, play development,
movement and speech for middle
and high school students. Carolyn
Dorfman Dance Company explores
modern dance for teens and adults,
beginners through advanced. American String Teachers Association offers residential programs for student
chamber music players from eighth
grade to college freshman. Robert
Busch School of Design hosts the
Thinking Creatively Design camp for
interior, industrial, promotional, and
interactive design.
Lynn Academy of Irish Dance, 3
Jill Court, Building 15, Unit 16, Hillsborough 08844; 877-946-5966.
[email protected].
www.lynnacademy.com.
Irish dance for all ages. Ballet,
belly dancing, drama workshops,
and mini trampoline. Camps Monday
to Friday, July 11 to 15; August 8 and
12, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., $200 per week.
McCarter Center Summer Theater Program, 91 University Place,
Princeton 08540; 609-258-8289.
[email protected]. www.McCarter.org.
Programs for kindergarten to
grade 12. Each program culminates
in a performance for friends and family. Monday, June 27 to Sunday, August 14. Check website for dates,
programs, and grades. High School
program is by audition only, $1,440.
Tomato Patch Performing Arts
Workshops, 1200 Old Trenton
Road, Box B, West Windsor 08550;
www.mccc.edu.
Visual and performing arts workshops explore arts, dance, theater,
and vocal music. Students select a
major concentration and electives in
stage combat, children’s theater,
computer art, painting, drawing, jazz,
musical theater, tap dance, cartooning and anime, hip hop, vocal ensemble, comedy, music video, or
web video.
Session one is a four-week session for grades 8 to 12. Mondays to
Thursdays, June 27 to July 21, 8:45
a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Festival of the Arts
is Wednesday and Thursday, July 20
and 21, at 7 p.m. Tuition is $675.
Session two is a three-week session
for grades 5 to 7. Mondays through
Thursdays, July 25 to August 11,
8:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Festival of The
Arts is Wednesday and Thursday,
August 10 and 11, 7 p.m. Tuition is
$575. Master class is for students in
grades 8 to 12 who have attended
Tomato Patch or had other formal
theater training. Monday to Thursday, July 25 to August 12, 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. The focus is on preparing a polished audition piece, scene work, the
ins and outs of show business, and
how to find jobs for theater, television, and movies. Final performance
is Friday, August 12, at 7 p.m. Tuition
is $550.
Michener Art Museum, 138
South Pine Street, Doylestown
18901; 215-340-9800. [email protected].
www.michenermuseum.org.
A variety of art programs for ages
3 to 18 to explore art media and
crate original works of art including
sculpture, anime, fashion design,
and comics.
New Jersey Performing Arts
Center, One Center Street, Newark
071023-9090; 973-297-5838. [email protected]. www.njpac.org.
Five-week performance workshop in acting, dance, musical theater, or vocal music for ages 13 to
18. Apply by Friday, February 25,
with $20 application. Auditions Saturday and Sunday, March 12 and 13.
New Jersey School of Ballet, 15
Microlab Road, Livingston 07039;
www.njschoolofballet.com.
Intensive workshop, Monday to
Friday, July 13 to August 21; performance on Saturday, August 22.
Opera New Jersey, Box 3151,
Princeton 08543; 609-799-7700.
www.opera-nj.org.
“Exploring Opera” camp presents
the world of opera through singing,
acting, and participating in a professional opera company. Vocal and
acting classes by teachers and
opera professionals. Participants also present a final performance.
Tuesday, July 5 to Friday, July 8,
$160; and Monday to Friday, July 11
to 15, $200; both weeks, $325. Program will be held at McCarter Theater.
Peddie School, South Main
Street, Box A, Hightstown 085201010; 609-490-7532. [email protected]. www.peddie.org.
Summer theater camp for ages
12 to 15 culminates in a showcase.
Green Apple Theater features one
week camps focusing on acting,
dance, and music for ages 8 to 11.
Pennington Dance, 1165 Bear
Tavern Road, Titusville 08560; 609737-7596. [email protected]. www.penningtondance.com.
Young dancers, ages 4 to 8, and
interns, ages 9 to 18, explore dances
and culture from around the globe
through crafts, storytelling, and music. half-day program.
Philadelphia Jazz Orchestra
Summer Camp, 151 Moore Street,
Princeton 08540; 215-275-7799. [email protected].
www.philadelphiajazzorchestra.com.
Two summer camp sessions held
at Princeton High School. See story,
page 8.
Piano Summer Workshop, 314
Overbrook Road, Piscataway 08854;
732-463-2268. [email protected]. www.pianosummer.org.
Two-week music program mixes
ensembles, composition, singing,
and solo performance, focusing on
violin and piano. Sessions run Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. and end with a student and faculty performance.
Playwrights Theater Camp, 33
Green Village Road, 1295, Madison
07940; 973-514-1787 ext. 21. [email protected]. www.ptnj.org.
Creative Arts Academy’s Summer
Theater Camp includes five twoweek sessions for students ages 4 to
18. Half and full-day programs.
Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart, 1128 Great Road,
Princeton 08540; 609-921-6499.
[email protected].
www.princetonacademy.org.
Sports, nature, reading, robotic,
and writing workshops. Monday to
Friday, June 13 to July 8. Clown
Academy for students from grades 4
to 12. Features miming, pie-throwing, slapstick, make-up, unicycling,
juggling, stilt-walking, costuming,
tumbling, and acrobatics. One week,
9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Also New York
Giants Youth Football Camp.
Princeton Dance & Theater Studio, 116 Rockingham Row, Princeton 08540-5732; 609-514-1600. [email protected]. www.princetondance.com.
Summer intensive for ages 12
and up with ballet, pointe, partnering,
pilates, jazz, modern, and musical
theater, By audition. Also classes for
all ages.
Princeton Day School, The
Great Road, Box 75, Princeton
08542; 609-924-6700. [email protected]. www.pds.org.
Summer arts institute offers college preparatory work and portfolio
development. Architecture, ceramics, photography, drawing, painting,
acting, dance, creative writing, installation art, scene design, art history, and 3D design. Grades 9 to 12.
Red Green Blue True Color Creations, 4 Hulfish Street, Princeton
08542; 609-683-5100. [email protected]. www.redgreenblueonline.com.
Mixed media including glass fusing, mosaic, sculpture, painting, and
games. Ages 6 to 14. 9 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. Extended session available.
Snack provided. $319 per week. Day
sessions, $89 per day. Monday to
Friday, June 20 to September 5 for
groups of eight or more.
Shakespeare Theater of New
Jersey, 36 Madison Avenue, Madison 07940; 973-408-3980. [email protected]. www.shakespearenj.org.
Summer professional training
program in all theatrical disciplines
for ages 18 and up.
Spotlight School of Drama, 28
South Main Street, Allentown 08501;
609-228-3069. www.spotlightdrama.com.
Camps for ages 7 to 15 focuses
on acting, improv, comedy, movement, voice, film, stage combat, writing, and art. Monday to Friday, August 1 to 19. $350. Formerly located
in West Windsor.
Taubenslag Productions, 496
Taylor Place, North Brunswick
08902; 732-422-7071.
[email protected]. www.taubenslagproductions.com.
Theater camp with half and fullday programs, two to eight-week
sessions, ages 7 to 14. CIT program.
That Pottery Place, 217
Clarksville Road, Village Square
Shopping Center, West Windsor
08550; 609-716-6200. [email protected]. www.thatpotteryplace.biz.
Multi media art classes for ages 5
to 14.
VSA Arts of New Jersey, 703
Jersey Avenue, New Brunswick
08901; 732-745-3885. [email protected]. www.vsanj.org.
Fine arts programs for ages 8 to
21 with a disability. Various locations.
Villagers Theater, 475 DeMott
Lane, Municipal Complex, Box 6175,
Somerset 08875-6175; 732-8733009. [email protected].
www.villagerstheatre.com.
Summer theater arts training for
ages 6 to 16 includes vocal training
and production arts, with live theatrical productions. Divided into Little
Villagers, ages 6 to 8; Villagers Apprentice, ages 8 to 12; and Teen Performance, ages 12 to 16.
West Windsor Arts Council, 952
Alexander Road, West Windsor
08550; 609-919-1931. [email protected]. www.westwindsorarts.org.
Classes for students in grades 2
to 5 in visual, performing, dance, environmental arts, and literary arts
held in the new arts center. Monday
to Friday, August 22 to 27 and August 29 to September 2, 9 a.m. to 4
p.m., $300 per week. Mornings only,
$200 per week; afternoons only,
$200 per week. Extended hours
available.
Westminster Conservatory of
Music, 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton
08540-3899; 609-921-7104. [email protected]. www.rider.edu/conservatory.
Music and performance for age
two through high school. Most are
one-week sessions. Piano, flute, guitar, strings, and chamber music. Musical theater programs for grades 1
to 8.
Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street,
New Brunswick 08901; 732-9327237. [email protected].
www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu.
Two sessions of art camp for ages
7 to 14. Monday to Friday, June 17 to
July 29, 9 a.m. to noon or 1 to 4 p.m.
FEBRUARY 16, 2011
Day Camps
Black Bear Lake Day Camp, 457
Stage Coach Road, Millstone Township 08510; 609-259-1777.
[email protected]. www.blackbearlake.com.
Four to eight week programs for
ages 4 to 15, $2,575 to $4,495.
Horseback riding, transportation,
towel service, and lunch are included. Fishing, boating, photography,
and mountain boarding for ages 4 to
14. New electives chosen weekly.
Daily swim lesson and free swim in
three heated pools. Monday, June
27, to Friday, August 19. Extended
hours, central transportation, and
sibling discount available.
Camp Gan Israel, 731 Princeton
Kingston Road, Princeton 08540;
609-252-0124. [email protected]. www.princetonchabad.org.
Boys ages 3 to 9, girls ages 3 to
12. Pre Bar Mitzvah program boy
boys 10 to 12. Jewish day camp located at Princeton Junior School.
Transportation available.
Cedarville Country Day Camp,
148 Cedarville Road, East Windsor
08520; 609-448-3881.
[email protected]. www.cedarville.com.
Half-day, full-day, and extended
day sessions for ages 3 to 13. Three
to five days a week, four to eight
weeks. Softball, lacrosse, basketball, tennis, trips, golf, soccer, pools,
electives, and trips. Transportation
and extended day available.
Chesterbrook Academy, 108
Woodward Road, Manalapan 07726;
732-446-1379. [email protected]. www.chesterbrook.com.
Camp Zone, day camp for preschool to grade 8. Musical stage productions, young business entrepreneurs, culinary arts, sports, chess,
golf, bowling, swimming, trips.
Country Roads Day Camp, 139
Pinebrook Road, Manalapan; 732446-4100. [email protected]. www.countryroadsdaycamp.com.
Four, six, and eight-week sessions. Hot lunch with a salad and
pasta bar daily, and towel service are
included. CIT program. Mini, half,
and full days for ages 3 to 5. Monday, June 27, to Friday, August 19.
New transportation options available.
Catholic Youth Organization
Day Camp, 453 Yardville Allentown
Road, Yardville 08620; 609-5854280. [email protected]. www.cyomercer.org.
Day camp under the auspices of
Catholic Youth Organization of Mercer. Monday, June 27 to Friday, August 26.
ESF Summer Camps at
Lawrenceville School, 750 East
Haverford Road, Bryn Mawr 19010;
610-581-7100. [email protected]. www.esfcamps.com.
Coeducational camps at
Lawrenceville School include a day
camp for ages 4 to 8 and a senior
camp for ages 9 to 15. Extended day
available. Monday to Friday, June 20
to August 19. $1,035 to $1,155 per
two weeks; $3,720 to $4,095 for nine
weeks. Open house on Saturdays,
February 27 and April 3, 1 to 4 p.m.
Eagle River Day Camp, 1470
Perrineville Road, Monroe 08831;
609-448-5885. [email protected]. www.eagleriverdaycamp.com.
Co-educational for ages 3 to 15
features two to eight week programs.
Four transportation choices. Trip
program for grades six to eight. Mini
program for ages 3 to 6 available.
LIT and CIT for grades nine and ten.
Pool for swimming and lake for boating. Monday, June 27, to Friday, August 190, 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Extended day available. Nut-free.
Fernbrook Farms Education
Center, 146 Bordentown Georgetown Road, Chesterfield 08515. [email protected]. www.fernbrookeducation.org.
Fiddlehead Day Camp for ages 6
to 14 to explore ponds, and creeks,
harvest vegetables, tend to animals,
and catch insects. Extended day
available. Monday to Friday, June 27
to September 27. $380 per week.
Frogbridge Day Camp, 7 Yellow
Meeting House Road, Millstone
Township 08514; 6092089050. [email protected]. www.frogbridge.com.
Day camp for ages 3 to 15 in four,
six, or eight-week sessions. Extended hours available. Mini week for
ages 3 to 6. Day trips for seventh to
ninth grades and overnights for ninth
and tenth grades. CIT program.
Transportation, bathing suit laundering, and hot lunch included. Ziplines
and rock climbing. Monday to Friday,
June 27 to August 19, 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. $2,395, four weeks; $3,195,
eight weeks.
Girl Scouts of Central and
Southern NJ, 40 Brace Road, Cherry Hill 08034; 800-582-7692.
[email protected]. www.gscsnj.org.
Oak Spring Girl Scout Day Camp,
228 Weston Road, Somerset 08873,
is a day camp for girls ages 5 to 17
including swimming, boating, traditional camp skills and crafts, biking,
leadership skills, science, drama,
sewing, and cooking. Bus transportation available. Open house on
Sunday, May 22, 1 to 3 p.m. July 6 to
August 12.
Harmony Schools/Foxmoor,
2022 Washington Boulevard, Robbinsville 08691; 609-443-7575. [email protected]. www.harmonyschools.com.
Camp program for ages 3 to 9.
Swim, computers, gym, Spanish, yoga, music, and martial arts. One to
nine weeks. Optional hot lunch.
Open house Saturday, March 19, 10
a.m. to noon.
Howell Living History Farm,
101 Hunter Road, Titusville 08560;
609-737-3299. [email protected]. www.howellfarm.org.
Farm camp to help with chores including feeding animals, shelling and
grinding corn, and gathering eggs.
Parents must attend a meeting and
volunteer time in exchange for their
child’s admission into the program.
The Hun School, 176 Edgerstoune Road, Princeton 08540; 609921-7600. [email protected].
www.hunschool.org.
Day camp, for boys and girls ages
5 to 13, Monday, June 27 to Monday,
July 19. 9 a.m to 3 p.m. Extended
day available. $1,710 for five weeks.
Ivy League Day Camp, 140 Gordon’s Corner Road, Box 735, Manalapan 07726; 732-446-7305.
[email protected].
www.ivyleaguedaycamp.com.
Swimming, sports, camp activities. Half and full days. Teen travel
camp. Includes transportation and
lunch.
Jewish Community Center
Princeton Mercer Bucks, 4 Princess Road, Suite 206, Lawrenceville
08648; 609-219-9550. [email protected]. www.JCCtoday.org.
Camp Abrams for age three to
grade five, four to eight week sessions. Sports, arts, music, crafts,
Jewish heritage, and Israeli culture.
Extended days available. Specialty
camps in sports, arts, and adventure,
Transportation, lunch, and snack included. CIT program. Half-day camp
for ages two to four. Camp located at
Rider University. Monday to Friday,
June 27 to August 19, 9 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. Teen Travel Camp for grades 6
to 10 has daily trips, as well as trips
to Boston, Cleveland, and the Grand
Canyon. Open houses at Rider University, Sundays, February 27 and
March 13, 2 to 5 p.m.
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Day Camp Listings
Kiddie Academy, 2239 Route 1
South, North Brunswick 08902; 732940-9391. [email protected].
Programs for ages 2 to 12; half,
full, and extended days available.
Kinder Care Learning Center, 1
Kinder Court, West Windsor 08550;
609-799-8787. www.kindercare.com.
Ages six weeks to 12 years.
Lakeview Child Center at
Hamilton, 4 Hamilton Health Place,
Hamilton Square 08690; 609-8901442. [email protected]. .
Full-day program for school age
children.
Lawrenceville Happy Hollow
Day Care & Summer Camp, 11
Fairfield Avenue, Lawrenceville
08648; 609-882-9146.
Day camp for ages 2 to 7.
Liberty Lake Day Camp, 1195
Florence-Columbus Road, 370,
Columbus 08022; 609-499-7820.
[email protected].
www.libertylakedaycamp.com.
Athletics, fine and performing
arts, boating, fishing, photography,
archery, golf, rock climbing, rocketry,
and mountain boarding. For ages 4
to 15. Transportation, extended
hours, trips, and hot lunch included.
Meadowbrook Country Day
Camp, 73 East Valley Brook Road,
Long Valley 07853; 908-876-3429.
[email protected].
www.meadowbrookdaycmap.com.
Riding, archery, performing arts,
swimming in heated pool, sports,
computers, bumper boats, for ages 3
to 15. Four to eight-week programs.
Transportation included. Also a teen
program with day trips.
Mercer County Community College, Nautilus Fitness Center, 1200
Old Trenton Road, Box B, Trenton
08690; 609-570-3311. [email protected]. www.mccc.edu.
Camp College, for ages 6 to 12,
offers a personalized schedule from
60 choices including calligraphy, Italian, pet care, and jewelry. Sports
Camps, for ages 7 to 17, offers
weeklong sessions in baseball, soft-
Not Just For Girls:
Boys are now taking
their turn at field
hockey, giving them a
chance to practice
their stick work well
after all the ice has
melted. The Garden
State Field Hockey
event will return to
Princeton Day School
July 16 and 17. Visit
OAFHA.org for more
information.
And the Mercer
County Community
College sports camp
will offer co-ed field
hockey this year for
the first time.
ball, basketball, soccer, golf, tennis,
and in-line hockey. Tomato Patch, for
ages 10 to 17, is for visual and performing arts with performance and
exhibit at the end. Institute for Arts
and Sciences, for ages 7 to 14, offers
hands-on workshops, English, and
pre-Algebra programs. Specialty
camps in science, culinary arts, computers, chess, and aerospace, are
also available.
Mercer County Park Commission, 334 North Post Road, Box
8068, West Windsor 08550; 609883-6606. [email protected].
http://nj.gov/counties/mercer/commissions/park/natureprog.html.
Nature camps focusing on handson nature explorations.
Middlesex County College,
2600 Woodbridge Avenue, Box
3050, Edison 08818-3050; 732-5486000. [email protected].
www.middlesexcc.edu.
A variety of week-long special interest camps, including arts, theater,
sports, and magic, for ages 6 to 18.
Half-day or full-day, pre-camp and
after-camp available. Most camps
are $175 per half-day camp. Opens
Monday, June 27. Open house is
Sunday, March 6, 1 to 4 p.m. in the
technical services center.
Middlesex 4-H, 645 Cranbury
Road, South Brunswick 08536; 732398-5264. [email protected]. www.co.middlesex.nj.us.
One week program for grades 3 to
7.
Mill Road Day Camp, 74 Davidsons Mill Road, North Brunswick
08902; 732-821-9155. [email protected]. www.millroaddaycamp.com.
Day camp for ages 3 to 15. Mini
day, CIT, horseback riding, tennis,
and fishing. Extended hours available.
Montessori Corner Country
Day, 72 Grovers Mill Road, Plainsboro 08536; 609-799-7990. www.MontessoriCorner.org.
Programs for ages 18 months to 9
years.
Camp Shadyrest, 187 Crosswicks-Chesterfield Road, Trenton
08620; 609-298-1244.
[email protected]. www.campshadyrest.org.
Christian day camp for ages 5 to
14 located at Shadyrest Bible
Church in Chesterfield.
North East Academy of Martial
Arts, 4054 Quakerbridge Road, Mercerville 08619; 609-587-6644.
www.northeastama.com.
Program options include one day,
one week, or the whole summer.
Sports, crafts, trips, learning through
hidden math, science, reading, and
writing activities.
Oak Crest Day Camp, 92 Cortelyou Lane, Somerset 08873; 732297-2000. [email protected]. www.oakcrestdaycamp.com.
Full and part-time programs for
ages 3 to 15. Four, five, six, seven, or
eight-week sessions. Monday, June
27, to Friday, August 19. Transportation and hot lunch included. Extended day available. Golf, archery,
swimming, bumper boats, mountain
biking, and arts. CIT program for
campers entering 10th grade. Open
house, Sunday, February 27, 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m.
PEAC Health & Fitness, 1440
Lower Ferry Road, Ewing 08618;
609-883-2000.
[email protected]. www.PEAChealthfitness.com.
KidsKamp program features eight
one-week sessions for ages 6 to 14.
Half and extended day available.
Monday to Friday, June 27 to August
19, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Open house on
Saturday, April 16, 9 a.m. to noon.
Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville
19067; 215-946-0400.
[email protected]. www.pennsburymanor.org.
Colonial camp for grades 1 to 6,
WEST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP
Division of Recreation and Parks
271 Clarksville Road
West Windsor, New Jersey 08550
(609) 799-6141
wwparks-recreation.com
Online Registration Available
SPRING/SUMMER PROGRAM REGISTRATION BEGINS FEBRUARY 28
8 Week Summer Camp (Visit Our Website for Dates & Location)
F Recreation Camp (entering pre-K to 5th grade)
F Intermediate Camp (grades 6-7)
5 Week Travel Camp (July 11-August 12)
F Prime Time Camp (entering grades 8-10) at Grover Middle School
Camp Includes:
F Camp hours from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (extended days for the travel camp)
F Recreation Camp Only - Half day registration available A.M. (9a.m. -12p.m.) & P.M. (1p.m. - 4p.m.)
F One week registration available
F Exciting New Trips
Other Camps Offered Include:
Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Dance, Field Hockey, Football, Golf Lessons, Lacrosse, Multi Sports Camps, Performing Arts,
Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball and much more!
VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWPARKS-RECREATION.COM FOR MORE
INFORMATION AND DOWNLOADABLE REGISTRATION FORMS.
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Arts on the Farm: Appel Farm Summer Arts
Camp offers two-week programs in music, dance,
theater, visual arts, photography, creative writing,
recording arts, and video.
one-week sessions with hands-on
history, candle making, arts and
crafts, and life in the 17th century.
$150 per week. Monday to Friday,
July 11 to 15 and July 25 to 29, 10
a.m. to 3 p.m.
Pinky Toes Party Palace, 2350
Route 33, Robbinsville 08691; 609920-9264. [email protected]. www.pinkytoespartypalace.com.
Summer camps include “Etiquette
Camp,” ages 6 and up; “Courtesy for
Kids,” ages 7 to 10; and “Confidence
is Cool,” ages 10 to 13. $165 per
week.
Plainsboro Preserve, c/o New
Jersey Audubon Society, 80 Scotts
Corner Road, Cranbury 08512; 609897-9400. [email protected]. www.njaudubon.org/centers/Plainsboro/.
One-week nature camp sessions
for grades 1 to 6 include nature
awareness, sensory safari, survival,
fascinating creatures, and predator
and prey. All camps are Monday to
Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., $275 per
week. Membership is required in
New Jersey Audubon. Volunteer
camp counselors may apply by Email to [email protected].
Plainsboro Township Recreation, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro 08536; 609-799-0909.
[email protected]. www.plainsboronj.com.
Pre-k day camp for ages 4 and 5.
Lenape Trailblazers Camp for
grades 1 to 6. Theater camp for
grades 1 to 8. Basketball, tennis,
cross-training, lacrosse, fencing,
soccer, baseball, cheerleading, football, softball, and volleyball camps,
mostly for grades 1 to 12. Speed
agility clinic, grades 6 to 12. Supersport multi sports camp. Tennis clinic. Only for Plainsboro and West
Windsor residents.
Co-educational for pre K and up.
One to four week camps with halfday, full-day, extended day programs
include academics, SAT prep, robotics, writing workshops, computers,
math, chess, and science. June 13 to
August 5.
Princeton Family YMCA, 59
Paul Robeson Place, Princeton
08542; 609-497-9622.
[email protected].
www.princetonymca.org.
Discovery camps, Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., ages 4 to
12. Leadership Academy, ages 13 to
15, includes community service and
team work skills. Camp M.V.P. Sports
Camp, ages 5 to 12, Princeton Theological Seminary. Specialty camps in
arts, science, and sports available.
Princeton Friends School, 470
Quaker Road, Princeton 08540; 609683-1194. [email protected]. www.princetonfriendsschool.org.
Nine one-week sessions for pre-K
to eighth grade. Opens Tuesday,
June 21. Swimming, sports, arts,
music, and field trips. Extended
hours and swim lessons available. 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Princeton Montessori School,
487 Cherry Valley Road, Princeton
08540; 609-924-4594. [email protected]. www.princetonmontessori.org.
Day camp for infants through
grade four. Format for elementary
grade students offers science and
basic skills training for a specific outdoor sport. Piano and violin lessons
available. Mondays to Fridays, June
20 to August 18.
Princeton Recreation Department, 380 Witherspoon Street,
Princeton 08540; 609-921-9480. [email protected].
For Princeton borough and township residents only. Arts and crafts,
swimming, and sports for rising first
to sixth graders, full and extended
days. Travel camp for grades 6 to 10.
Princeton University Day
Camp, Dillon Gym, Room 3, Princeton 08544; 609-258-3533. [email protected]. www.princetonedu/campusrec.
Day camp for ages 6 to 13 includes sports, field trips, swimming
lessons, and free swim. Extended
hours available. CIT program for
ages 14 to 17.
Rambling Pines Day Camp,
Route 518, Box 3, Box 3, Hopewell
08525; 609-466-1212. [email protected]. www.ramblingpines.com.
Eight-week program with full, mini, or extended days featuring horseback, gymnastics, performing arts,
computer, ropes, off-road biking,
basketball, golf, and swimming.
Lunch and transportation included.
Ages 3 to 14. Teen Camp for grades
7 to 10 for eight weeks. Open houses
on Sundays, February 27, and
March 13 and 27, 1 to 3 p.m.
Robbins Nest Day Camp and
Child Care Centers, 2000 Route 27,
North Brunswick 08902; 732-8211515. [email protected]. www.robbinsnestlearningcenter.com.
Summer camp for ages 3 to 10.
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
of Mercer County, 930 Spruce
Street, Lawrenceville 08648; 609989-6833. [email protected]. www.njaes.rutgers.edu.
Junior master gardener day camp
at Lawrence Nature Center.
Rutgers Preparatory School,
1345 Easton Avenue, Somerset
08873; 732-545-5600.
[email protected]. www.rutgersprep.org.
Academic summer school offers
courses for elementary and middle
school students in math, writing,
English, reading, robotics, programming, and digital film. Upper school
courses in algebra, calculus, biology,
chemistry, physics, SAT review, history, Chinese, sports, and games.
Camp for ages 3 to 14.
Solebury School, 6820 Phillips
Mill Road, Box 249, New Hope
18938; 215-862-5261. [email protected]. www.solebury.org.
Summer day camp, CIT program,
swim club, and jazz academy.
South Brunswick Recreation &
Community Affairs, 124 New Road,
Community Center, Monmouth Junction 08852; 732-329-4000 X7671.
[email protected]. www.sbtnj.net.
Day camp for grades 1 to 8.
Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill
Road, Pennington 08534; 609-7377592. [email protected].
www.thewatershed.org.
Day camp featuring environmental education for grades 1 to 9. Some
include overnights on the reserve.
Two-week counselor-in-training program for age 15 and up, $200. Mini
camps include one for ages three to
five with an adult, $75 to $85. Most
programs scheduled from Tuesday,
June 28 to Friday, August 19. $290 to
$390 per week. Open house on Saturdays, March 19 and May 21, 1 to 4
p.m.
Stuart Country Day School of
the Sacred Heart, 1200 Stuart
Road, Princeton 08540-1297; 609921-2330. [email protected]. www.stuartschool.org.
Co-educational program for ages
4 to 18 features academic enrichment, visual and performing arts,
and cultures and travels. All-girl athletic camps for tennis, field hockey,
lacrosse, and basketball. Camp Stuart for pre-kindergarten to first grade.
Programs run from Monday, June
13, to Friday, August 26.
Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil
Road, Princeton 08540; 609-9242310. [email protected].
www.terhuneorchards.com.
Two identical one-week sessions
for ages 7 to 11 is a hands-on program with games, crafts, field trips,
picking and preparing fruits and vegetables, tending animals, identifying
trees, and studying insects.
Waldorf School of Princeton,
1062 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton
08540; 609-466-1970. [email protected]. www.princetonwaldorf.org.
Day camp for ages 4 to 16. Three,
two-week sessions, Monday, June
27, to Friday, August 5. 8:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. Afternoon option, 1 to 3:30 p.m.
Tennis and sports camp, ages 9 to
14; art, ages 11 to 14; naturalist,
ages 11 to 14; and acting, ages 10 to
16.
West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Education, 505 Village
Road West, Box 505, Princeton
Junction 08550; 609-716-5030. [email protected], [email protected]. www.ww-p.org.
Multiple programs for pre-K to
ninth grade at Millstone River, Village, and Community Middle
schools. Eight one-week sessions
from Monday, June 20 to August 12
with a bonus week beginning August
15. Full and half days. Travel programs, science, dance, cheerleading, crafts, basketball, baseball, tennis, acting, drawing, computers,
cooking, fitness, jewelry making, creative writing, literature. Early Child
Care and Summer Camp Fair is Saturday, February 26, from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m., at High School South, 346
Clarksville Road, West Windsor.
West Windsor Police, 20 Municipal Drive, West Windsor 08550; 609799-0452. www.westwindsorpolice.com.
Youth Academy: Two one-week
sessions for West Windsor youth entering grades 4 to 6 in September of
this year. Free.
West Windsor Recreation, 271
Clarksville Road, Box 38, West
Windsor 08550-0038; 609-7996141. [email protected]. www.wwparks-recreation.com.
Prime time program for students
in grades 8 to 10. Daily trips to age
appropriate destinations. One-week
sessions, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Some ex-
tended days and two overnight trips.
Recreation camp for pre-K to grade
5. Also available are camps focusing
on baseball, basketball, cheerleading, dance, field hockey, football,
golf, lacrosse, cricket, video production, mountain biking, geocaching,
performing arts, soccer, tennis, and
volleyball. Most program open Monday, June 27.
YMCA Hamilton Area, 185
Sawmill Road, Hamilton 08620; 609581-9622. [email protected]. www.hamiltonymca.org.
Camp at 185 Sawmill Road is
open for regular day camps Monday,
June 20 to Friday, August 26. Extended hours and transportation are
available. Speciality camps include
horseback riding, teen camp, and
program for those with mental and/or
physical disabilities. Open house
Saturday, March 5, 12:30 to 3:30
p.m.
YMCA Hightstown East Windsor, 230 Mercer Street, Hightstown
08520; 609-448-1357. [email protected]. www.ymcanj.org.
Kiddie Kamp for ages 6 to 10 has
field trips, instructional swim, music,
arts and crafts, and recreation, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., $165
per week. Extended care available.
YMCA Princeton, 59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton 08540; 609497-9622. [email protected]. www.princetonymca.org.
Day camp for ages 4 to 16 at the
YMCA or at the Princeton Theological Seminary, 36 Hibben Road,
Princeton. Tuesday, June 21 to Friday, August 26. Ten one-week sessions, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., $290 to
$370 per week. Leadership Academy for ages 13 to 15, two week session. Half-day and sports camp programs available.
YMCA Raritan Valley, 144 Tices
Lane, East Brunswick 08816; 732257-4114. [email protected]. www.raritanvalleyymca.org.
Traditional camp for ages 5 to 13.
Extended day included, 7 a.m. to
6:30 p.m. Specialty camps include
multi-sports, creative art, fitness, tennis, aquatic leadership, and computer.
YMCA South Brunswick, 329
Culver Road, Monmouth Junction
08852; 732-329-1150. [email protected]. www.southbrunswickymca.org.
Cambridge School
Where Children Who Learn Differently Thrive
OPEN HOUSE
March 6th – 1 PM
Celebrating 10 Years of Excellence
Offering Orton-Gillingham,
Wilson Reading
Cambridge is a nurturing, traditional
co-educational, day school, grades K-8
Contact the Admission Office 609-730-9553
or visit us at www.thecambridgeschool.org
100 Straube Center Boulevard
Pennington NJ 08534
Accredited by the
Middle States Commission
on Elementary Schools
Camps for ages five and up include sports, gymnastics, science,
and aquatics programs. Monday to
Friday, June 20 to September 2. CIT
camp available. Extended day is included. $275 to $320 per week.
Open house on Saturdays, February
19, March 19, April 16, May 21, and
June 4, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
YWCA Princeton, 59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton 08540; 609497-2100. [email protected]. www.ywcaprinceton.org.
Summer fun for ages 3 to 4; ballet
camp for pre-K to age 8; adventure
camp for ages 5 to 10; gymnastics
for ages 5 to 12; and adventure teen
camp, for ages 11 to 14. Camps begin Monday, June 20. Extended day
available. Must be YWCA member.
YWCA Young Wonders Preschool, 3562 Nottingham Way,
Hamilton Square 08690; 609-5871815. [email protected]. www.ywcatrenton.org/youngwonders.html.
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OPEN HOUSES FOR PARENTS & KIDS
Open House, Black Bear Lake
Day Camp, 457 Stage Coach
Road, Clarksburg, 609-259-1777.
www.blackbearlake.com. 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m.
South Brunswick YMCA, 329
Culver Road, Monmouth Junction, 732-329-1150. www.campmason.org. Summer programs
for children and teens. 11 a.m. to
1 p.m.
Summer Camps Open House,
Mercer County College, 1200
Old Trenton Road, West Windsor,
609-586-9446. www.mccc.edu.
Information for Camp College,
Sports Camps, and Tomato Patch
Camp. Meet camp directors, tour
the facilities, and register. The
camps seek counselors and area
teachers interested in summer
employment. Noon to 2 p.m.
Chapin School, 4101 Princeton
Pike, Princeton, 609-986-1702.
www.chapinschool.org. Pre-K to
grade 8. 9 to 11 a.m.
Early Child Care and Summer
Program Fair, West WindsorPlainsboro Community Education, High School South, 346
Clarksville Road, West Windsor,
609-716-5030. www.ww-p.org.
Annual fair featuring choices for
day and summer care programs.
Register for district kindergarten.
Free. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
French American School of
Princeton, 16 All Saints Road,
Princeton, 609-430-3001.
www.ecoleprinceton.org. Information about summer immersion
program. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sunday, February 27
Oak Crest Day Camp, 92 Cortelyou Lane, Somerset, 732-2972000. www.oakcrestdaycamp.com. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Open House, Eagle River Day
Camp, 1470 Perrineville Road,
Monroe, 609-448-5885. www.eagleriverdaycamp.com. Noon
to 3 p.m.
Open House, ESF Camps,
Lawrenceville School, Route 206,
Lawrenceville, 800-529-2267. esfcamps.com. 1 to 4 p.m.
Route 518, Hopewell, 609-4661212. www.ramblingpines.com.
Tour the facility and meet staff
members. Register. 1 to 3 p.m.
Camp Open House, Jewish
Community Center, Rider University, Lawrenceville, 609-2199550. www.jcctoday.org. Information about Abrams Day Camp and
teen travel. Also seeking to fill
several staff positions. 2 to 5 p.m.
Camp Listings
COMING IN SUMMER 2011
STEVE BRAUN’S BASEBALL CAMPS
5-Week Winter Program • Starting March 5
Held Wednesdays and Saturdays for players 7 and up
New Location! Gold’s Gym in Lawrenceville
SteveBraunBaseball.com
Facility Rental for Your Team!
609-882-4873
Sleepaway Camps
American Lung Association of
New Jersey, 1600 Route 22 East,
Union 07083; 908-687-9340. [email protected]. www.lungusa.org.
Camp Superkids, a residential
camp for children with asthma, for
ages 8 to 12, will be held in Pennsylvania.
Central New Jersey Council,
Boy Scouts of America, 2245
Route 130, Suite 106, Dayton
08810-2420; 609-419-1600. www.cnjcscouting.org.
Resident camp is closed. Day
camps for cub scouts, ages 7 to 11
include one week at Rosedale Park
in Pennington and two weeks at Mer-
Saturday, March 5
Open House, Frogbridge Day
Camp, 7 Yellow Meeting House
Road, Millstone, 732-786-9050.
www.frogbridge.com. 11 a.m. to 3
p.m.
Hamilton YMCA, 185 Sawmill
Road, Hamilton, 609-581-9622.
www.hamiltonymca.org. Information about day camp for kindergarten to grade 8. Snowdate is
Saturday,, March 12. 12:30 to
3:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 6
Cambridge School, 100 Straube
Center Boulevard, Pennington,
609-730-9553. www.thecambridgeschool.org. Co-educational day school for students in
grades K to eight who learn differently. Register. 1 p.m.
Saturday, March 12
The Lewis School, 53 Bayard
Lane, Princeton, 609-924-8120.
www.lewisschool.org. Open
house for alternative education
program for learning different students with language-based learning difficulties related to dyslexia,
attention deficit, and auditory processing. Pre-K to college
preparatory levels. Summer study
available. 10 a.m.
cer County Park in West Windsor.
Call or visit website for dates and
times.
Camp Chateaugay, 233 Gadway
Road, Merrill 12955; 518-425-6888.
[email protected]. www.chateaugay.com.
Sports, trips, dance, animal care.
aquatics, theater, arts and crafts.
Four and eight week sessions.
Camp Dark Waters, 26 New
Freedom Road, Medford 08055;
800-442-2267. [email protected]. www.campdarkwaters.org.
Residential camp for boys and
girls, ages 7 to 14.
Camp Matollionequay, 1303
Stokes Road, Medford 08055; 800442-2267. [email protected]. www.ycamp.org.
For girls ages 7 to 16. One and
two week session.
Camp Ockanickon, 1303 Stokes
Road, Medford 08055; 800-4422267. [email protected]. www.ycamp.org.
For boys ages 7 to 16. One and
two week sessions.
Camp Regis-Applejack in the
Adirondacks, 60 Lafayette Road
West, Princeton 08540; 609-6880368. [email protected]. www.campregis-applejack.com.
Sleepaway co-educational camp
in the Adirondacks. Camp Regis is
for ages 6 to 12. Applejack is a teen
camp for ages 13 to 16. Four and
eight-week programs, a special twoweek offering for younger, first-time
campers. Group transportation
arranged from Hightstown. Cabins,
watersports, trips, arts and crafts,
sports, performing arts. Camp director Michael E. Humes is a Princeton
resident.
Camp Saginaw, 125 North Burnt
Mill Road, Suite 200, Cherry Hill
08003; 856-428-6256.
[email protected]. www.campsaginaw.com.
Residental camp located at 740
Saginaw Road, Oxford, Pennsylvania. Open house on Sundays, March
21, April 18, May 16, and June 19, 10
a.m. to 1 p.m.
Camp Silver Beach, Downing
Beach Drive, Box 69, Jamesville
23398; 877-231-2012. [email protected]. www.campsilverbeach.org.
Residential camp for ages 8 to 16.
One week sessions. Open houses
on Sundays, March 13, April 17, and
May 1, 2 to 4 p.m.
Camp Speers-Eljabar YMCA,
143 Nichecronk Road, Dingmans
Ferry 18328; 570-828-2329. [email protected]. www.campspeersymca.org.
Camp Eljabar for grades 3 to 7;
Camp Speers, for grades 8 to 11;
Service Camp for grades 8 to 11;
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Schafer School of Gymnastics,
1880 Princeton Avenue,
Lawrenceville, 609-393-5855.
www.schafergymnastics.com. Information about classes, teams,
holiday and summer camps, adult
boot camp, karate, and birthday
parties. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sunday, March 13
Saturday, March 19
Quakerbridge Learning Center.,
4044 Quakerbridge Road,
www.quaker-bridge.com. Information about summer academic
camp. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Open House, Harmony Schools,
2002 Washington Boulevard,
Robbinsville, 609-799-4411.
www.harmonyschools.com. Ages
six weeks to eight years, nursery
and full day schedules, pre-K, before and after school programs,
summer camp through age nine,
and a six-week parent and child
class. 10 a.m. to noon.
Open House, Harmony Schools,
1 Merwick Road, Forrestal Village, Plainsboro, 609-799-4411.
www.harmonyschools.com. Ages
six weeks to eight years, nursery
and full day schedules, pre-K, before and after school programs,
summer camp through age nine,
and a six-week parent and child
class. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
1 p.m.
Camp Open House, Stony
Brook-Millstone Watershed, 31
Titus Mill Road, Pennington, 609737-7592. www.thewatershed.org. Nature and environmental summer day camp for
boys and girls entering grades
one to nine. 1 to 4 p.m.
Sunday, April 3
Sunday, March 20
Saturday, April 23
Quakerbridge Learning Center.,
4044 Quakerbridge Road,
www.quaker-bridge.com. Information about summer academic
camp. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
609-586-9446. www.mccc.edu.
Saturday, March 26
609-586-9446. www.mccc.edu.
and Acces Camp for campers with
mild to moderate developmental disabilities. Sunday, June 26 to Saturday, August 20, $710 for one week;
$5,460 for eight weeks. CIT fourweek program. Horseback riding
available. Family camp weekends,
May 27 to 30, and September 2 to 5.
Spring Fling on Sunday, May 1, 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Open houses on Sundays, April 17, May 15, or June 5,
from 1 to 4 p.m.
Camp Watonka, Box 127, Hawley 18428; 570-226-4779. [email protected]. www.watonka.com.
Camp for boys ages 7 to 15 focuses on science, sports, and adventure. Two to eight weeks.
Campus Kids Summer Camp,
Box 8, Madison 07940; 973-8459260. [email protected]. www.campuskids.com.
Sleep-away camp from Monday
to Friday for ages 7 to 15, at Blair
Academy in Blairstown. Transportation included. Two to eight-week sessions. Register for tours on Saturdays and Sundays, February 19, 20,
26, and 27; March 12, 13, 19, 20.
Chestnut Lake Camp, 369,
Beach Lake 18405; 570-729-1010.
[email protected].
www.chestnutlakecamp.com.
Residential camp for girls and
boys entering second through eighth
grades. Three and six week options.
Diamond Ridge Camps, 1965
Deer Run Drive, Jamison 18929;
215-343-8840. [email protected]. www.diamondridgecamps.com.
Overnight camp for ages 6 to 14.
Ebner Camps, 1 Torrington Office
Plaza, 308, Torrington 06790; 800662-2677. [email protected].
www.mysummerfamily.com.
Camp Awosting for boys and
Camp Chinqueka for girls are seven
miles apart. Sports, aquatics, arts
and sciences, and horseback riding.
Open House, ESF Camps,
Lawrenceville School, Route 206,
Lawrenceville, 800-529-2267. esfcamps.com. 1 to 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 16
1 p.m.
Sunday, April 17
Ferry, PA, 570-838-2329.
www.campspeersymca.org. 1 to
4 p.m.
Thursday, April 21
Titus Mill Road, Pennington, 609737-7592. www.thewatershed.org. Nature and environmental summer day camp for
boys and girls entering grades
one to nine. 1 to 4 p.m.
Girl Scouts of Central and
Southern NJ, 40 Brace Road, Cherry Hill 08034; 800-582-7692.
[email protected]. www.gscsnj.org.
Camp Sacajawea in Newfield offers sleepaway camp for girls in
grades 3 to 10. Sunday and Friday
bus from East Brunswick. Open
house, Sunday, June 5, 1 to 4 p.m.
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Friday, May 13
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Still Availa
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Camp Open House, Jewish
Community Center, Rider University, Lawrenceville, 609-2199550. www.jcctoday.org. Information about Abrams Day Camp and
teen travel. Also seeking to fill
several staff positions. 2 to 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 15
ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY, ROBOTS
& SPECIAL EVENTS, TOO!
Creative, individualized program for Ages 7 - 15
Ferry, PA, 570-838-2329.
4 p.m.
Saturday, May 21
Culver Road, Monmouth Junction, 732-329-1150. www.campmason.org. Programs for children
and teens. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Titus Mill Road, Pennington, 609737-7592. www.thewatershed.org. Nature and environmental
summer day camp for boys and
girls entering grades one to nine.
1 to 4 p.m.
with
ANIMATION - FLASH, GIF, Animé, Manga
GRAPHICS - Illustrator, Publisher, SketchUp8
VIDEO / DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY Flip
iMovie
Photoshop
Photo Story
Comic Life
WEBSITE CREATION - HTML
GAME CREATION and SO MUCH MORE!
29th Year in the Princeton Area
(Princeton Courtyard by Marriott)
email: [email protected]
www.computersandkids.com
609-730-0746
Saturday, June 4
Culver Road, Monmouth Junction, 732-329-1150. www.campmason.org. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sunday, June 5
Ferry, PA, 570-838-2329.
4 p.m.
More Camp Info
Tips on Trips and Camps, 16
Castleton Road, Princeton 08540;
609-497-3434. [email protected]. www.tipsontripsandcamps.com.
Nurit Zachter is a consultant with
the organization based in Baltimore
that opens doors to summer opportunities. They work with more than
400 camps and programs throughout the United States and abroad.
The service is free to families because they are compensated on a
referral basis by the camps. Consultants visit overnight camps in session and meet with directors of teen
programs and owners of camps.
See U.S. 1, February 17, 2010.
Jewish Community Center
Princeton Mercer Bucks, 4
Princess Road, Suite 206,
Lawrenceville 08648; 609-219-9550.
[email protected]. www.JCCtoday.org.
One and two week sleep away
camps available. Open houses at
JCC SUMMER
CAMPS
!
Abrams Day Camp
Teen Travel
at Rider University
• Staff from Israel • Shabbat activites
• Professional & caring staff • Trip every week
• Two week minimum • Specialized programs
Meet the staff and preview Camp 2011
Open House at
Rider University, Lawrenceville
Sundays, 2-5 pm
February 27
March 13
Princeton Mercer Bucks
609-219-9550
www.jcctoday.org
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.princetonacademy.org
SPORTS CAMP JK - 4th
TENNIS CAMP
June 13 - July 8
Full Day (9am - 3pm) Half Day (9am - 12pm)
Entering 5th - 9th
June 20 - June 24 (8am - 11am)
BASKETBALL CAMP
SOCCER CAMP
Entering 5th - 9th
June 13 - June 17 (8:30am - 11:30am)
Entering 5th - 9th
June 27 - July 1 (8:30am - 11:30am)
WRESTLING CAMP
CROSS COUNTRY CAMP
Entering 5th - 9th
June 13 - June 17 (8:30am - 11:30am)
Entering 5th - 9th
June 27 - July 1 (8:30am - 11:30am)
BASEBALL CAMP
NATURE & SURVIVAL CAMP
Entering 5th - 9th
June 20 - June 24 (8:30am - 11:30am)
LACROSSE CAMP
Entering 3rd - 7th
June 13 - June 17 Full Day (9am - 3pm)
Half Day (9am - 12pm)
June 27 - July 1 (12pm - 4pm) Survival Camp
Entering 5th - 9th
June 20 - June 24 (8:30am - 11:30am)
LEGO ROBOTICS
ADVENTURE CAMP
Entering 5th - 9th
June 20 - June 24 & July 5 - July 8
(9am - 3pm)
ADVENTURES IN READING
AND WRITING
Entering 2nd - 4th
June 13 - July 8 (8am - 12pm)
WRITERS WORKSHOP
EARLY WRITERS
(Parts 1 & 2) JK - 1st
Part 1: June 13 - June 17 (1pm - 4pm)
Part 2: June 20 - June 24 (1pm - 4pm)
WRITERS WORKSHOP
INTERMEDIATE WRITERS
(Parts 1 & 2) Entering 2nd - 4th
Part 1: June 27 - July 1 (1pm - 4pm)
Part 2: July 5 - July 8 (1pm - 4pm)
ROBOLAB (Entering 2nd - 4th)
Summer Program Director: Vince Geraci
& NXT (Entering 5th - 8th)
Email Contact: [email protected]
ROBOLAB June 13 - June 17
1128 Great Road, Princeton, NJ 08540
(8:30am - 11:30am)
Tel: 609.921.6499 • Fax: 609.921.9198
www.princetonacademy.org
NXT June 20 - July 1 (8:30am - 11:30am)
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Sleepaway Camps
Rider University, Sundays, February
27 and March 13, 2 to 5 p.m.
South Mountain YMCA’s Camp
Conrad Weiser, 201 Cushion Peak
Road, Wernersville 19565; 610-6702267. [email protected]. www.smymca.org.
Residential camp for boys and
girls, ages 7 to 16. Speciality camps
and CIT program.
YMCA Camp Ralph S. Mason,
23 Birch Ridge Road, Hardwick
07825; 908-362-8217. [email protected]. www.campmason.org.
Two and four-week sessions at
sleepaway camp for boys and girls
ages 7 to 15, Sunday, June 26 to
Saturday, August 20. Swimming,
archery, riflery, performing arts,
kayaking, campouts, and rock climbing. Two-weeks, $1,350; four-weeks,
$2,600. Ranch Camp for western
horsemanship, two weeks, $1,550.
CIT, four weeks, $2,600. Adventures
Bound for grades 7 to 10, $750.
@real:YMCA Camp Conrad
Weiser, Box 147, Wernersville
19565; 610-670-2267. www.smymca.org.
Overnight co-ed camp for ages 7
to 17; and two week sessions, $475
to $685 per week. One and two week
riding camps available, $795 and
$1450. Three-week CIT program,
$1575. International camper exchange program available (Spain in
2011).
Sports Camps
Arena Gymnastics at Gymland,
6 Tennis Court, Hamilton 08619;
www.gym-land.com.
Weekly sessions with daily, extended day, and half day available
for ages 6 to 16, $72, day; $306,
week. Mini-camps for pre-schoolers
include tumbling, fitness, agility, and
backhandspring, Monday, June 27,
to Friday, September 2, 9 a.m. to
noon.
BounceU, 410 Princeton-Hightstown Road, West Windsor 08550;
609-443-5867.
[email protected].
www.bounceu.com/westwindsor.
Programs focusing on the warehouse sized rooms filled with giant
inflatable toys and activities.
Cando Fitness, 121 Main Street,
Princeton 08540; 609-514-0500.
Novice Rowing Camp
Sponsored by the Princeton National Rowing Association
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY
The Princeton National Rowing Association operator of the
Caspersen Rowing Center on Mercer Lake, a United States
Olympic Committee licensed training site, announces the start
of registration for summer 2011 Novice Rowing Camp. This program is open to male and female athletes from 7th-12th grade. It is an opportunity
for beginners to learn more about the sport of rowing from the Mercer Junior
Rowing Club staff.
We will teach everything from basic rowing commands and the fundamentals of the stroke to how to race in an eight person shell. No experience
is necessary!
Please consult www.rowpnra.org for schedules,
fees, and application procedures.
[email protected].
www.candofitness.com.
Full and half-day programs, Monday to Friday, for ages 3 to 13.
Champion Football Camp, 601
Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville
08648; 609-882-7900.
[email protected].
Football camp for grades 3 to 6.
At Notre Dame High School.
College of New Jersey, 2000
Pennington Road, Box 7718, Ewing
08628-0718; 609-771-1855. [email protected]. www.tcnj.edu.
Camps for lacrosse, football, soccer, softball, wrestling, swimming,
basketball, and football. Visit main
website for specific information
about each camp.
Cranbury Gymnastics Academy, 12 Stults Road, Suite 111, Dayton 08810; 609-395-1416. [email protected]. www.cranburygymnasticsacademy.com.
Educational gymnastics and kids’
fitness program, preschool through
age 12.
ESF Summer Camps at
Lawrenceville School, 750 East
Haverford Road, Bryn Mawr 19010;
610-581-7100. [email protected]. www.esfcamps.com.
Coeducational multi-sports
camps at Lawrenceville School for
ages 6 to 14. Extended day available. Monday to Friday, June 20 to
August 19. $1,035 for two weeks;
$3,720 for nine weeks. Open house
on Saturdays, February 27 and April
3, 1 to 4 p.m.
Early Prospects Baseball
Camp, 2083 Lawrenceville Road,
Rider University, Lawrenceville
08648; 609-289-6262.
[email protected]. www.earlyprospects.com.
All Skills day camp for ages 8 to
12. Half-day tee ball camp for ages 6
to 8. Hitting camp for ages 13 to 18.
Extended day available.
Ed Tseng Tennis Camp, WW-P
Community Education, Village Road,
West Windsor 08550; 609-7165030. [email protected]. www.ww-p.org.
Monday to Friday, June 20 to August 12. Ed Tseng, former pro of the
year and a graduate of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School, Class of
1991, teaches with his trained staff.
Rain or shine. Full-day camp for
ages 7 and up held at WW-P High
School North.
Extra Innings-Cranbury, 9 Corporate Drive, Cranbury 08512; 609409-1400. [email protected]. www.extrainnings-Cranbury.com.
All sports camps for boys and girls
ages 5 to 12, one week sessions, 9
a.m. to 1 p.m.
Garden State Baseball, Box 278,
Colonia 07067; 732-382-4610.
[email protected]. www.gardenstatebaseball.com.
Programs for age 14 and up.
Riding High Ranch, 145 Route
526, Allentown 08501; 609-2593884. [email protected]. www.ridinghighfarm.org.
Summer camp program offers
adaptive recreational horseback riding and therapeutic intervention five
days a week.
Hasty Acres, 121 Laurel Avenue,
Box 123, Kingston 08528; 609-9218389. [email protected].
www.hastyacres.com.
Horseback riding camp with one
week sessions include English,
Western, and bareback riding; basics of stable management, equine
behavior, basic nutrition, and conformation. Campers can choose as
many weeks as they like. For ages 8
and up. $450 per week. Monday to
Friday, June 27 to August 19, 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m.
Riding Eagle River:
Campers get their
workout at Eagle River Camp in Monroe.
Hillsborough Racquet & Fitness Club, 345 Amwell Road, Belle
Mead 08844; 908-359-3600.
[email protected]. www.hrcfitness.com.
Swimming, sports, and trips for
ages 4 to 13, full and extended day.
Swim lessons and extended hours
available.
Ice Land, 6 Tennis Court, Mercerville 08619; 609-588-6672. [email protected]. www.ice-land.com.
Hockey and figure skating school
for players ages 6 to 14 at all skill
levels.
Irish Strength Club, 601
Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville
08648; 609-882-7900.
[email protected].
Strength training for grades 5 to 8
in seven week program. At Notre
Dame High School.
Johnny Rooney’s Sports Camp
Academy, Box 108, Rocky Hill
08553; 908-672-9398.
[email protected]. www.hitnrunacademy.com.
Fal-Rooney Olympic Camp, JR’s
Hit n’ Run Academy, and Rising
Stars Softball Academy emphasize
the importance of teamwork and
good sportsmanship.
LJ Basketball Academy, 13 Briardale Court, Plainsboro 08536;
609-203-6730. [email protected]. www.ljbasketball.com.
Program for girls and boys,
grades 2 to 12. All games are played
in Plainsboro.
08690; 609-570-3311.
[email protected]. www.mccc.edu.
Sports camps for ages 7 to 17 include baseball, softball, basketball,
golf, hockey, lacrosse, mountain biking, soccer, and tennis. One-week
sessions begin Monday, June 20.
New in 2011 is co-ed field hockey
from Monday to Friday, July 11 to 15.
Mercer Junior Rowing Club, 1
South Post Road, Suite I, Princeton
Junction 08550; 609-799-7100.
[email protected]. www.rowpnra.org.
Summer programs include Resolute Racing Camp held at the
Casperson Center, July 17 to 22,
and July 31 to August 5. $850 per
week. Lodging at Peddie School.
Nassau Racquet & Tennis Club,
1800 Route 206, Skillman 08558;
908-359-8730. [email protected]. www.NassauTennis.net.
Camp with focus on tennis for
ages four and up. Programs begin
on Monday, June 20. Half and full
days.
Peddie School, South Main
Street, Box A, Hightstown 085201010; 609-490-7532. [email protected]. www.peddie.org.
Sports camps for golf, swim, basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, rowing, and lacrosse.
Phillies Baseball Academy
Summer Camps, Box 505, Haverford, PA 19041; 610-520-3400.
www.philliescamps.com.
Baseball camp for boys and girls,
ages 6 to 14, is located at
Lawrenceville School. Skills taught
include pitching, hitting, base running, fielding, catching, sliding,
bunting, rundowns, and cutoffs.
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DAY-BY-DAY EVENTS, FEBRUARY 16 TO 23
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Wednesday
February 16
Symbols and Martyrs at Ell
Tuneinir, Syria” presented by
Michael Fuller, St. Louis Community College. Reception follows
talk. Free. 6 p.m.
On Stage
The Subject Was Roses, George
Street Playhouse, 9 Livingston
Avenue, New Brunswick, 732246-7717. www.gsponline.org.
Drama by Frank Gilroy about a
young man’s return from service
in World War II. $26.50 to $63.50.
8 p.m.
Dancing
IN THE SPOTLIGHT:
The Secret Life of Bees
Art Exhibit, D&R Greenway
Land Trust, Johnson Education
Center, 1 Preservation Place,
Princeton, 609-924-4646. www.drgreenway.org. “The Business of
Bees” presented by Rachael Winfree, Rutgers University assistant
professor of entomology. In conjunction with “Beauty of Biodiversity: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies.”
On view to March 25. Register.
Free. 6:30 p.m.
Classical Music
Young Artists Concerto Competition, Bravura Philharmonic
Orchestra, Jacobs Music Center,
3250 Route 1, Lawrenceville,
609-790-9559. www.bravuraphil.org. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Carillon Concert, Princeton University, 88 College Road West,
Princeton, 609-258-3654. www.princeton.edu. Concert on the
fifth largest carillon in the country.
Free. 6:30 p.m.
Composers Ensemble, Princeton University Concerts, Taplin
Auditorium, 609-258-5000. www.princeton.edu/utickets. “Indigenous Instruments” presented by
Steven Mackey. Free. 8 p.m.
Jazz & Blues
Todd Bashore Quartet, New
Brunswick Jazz Project, Hyatt,
2 Albany Street, New Brunswick,
732-640-0021. www.nbjp.org. No
cover. 7:30 p.m.
Art
Art Exhibit, Chaucey Conference Center, 660 Rosedale
Road, Princeton, 609-921-3600.
www.acc-chaunceyconferencecenter.com. “The Artist’s
Decade,” an exhibit of watercolors by Kathleen Arleth of Somers
Point. On view to March 11. 9
a.m. to 9 p.m.
Architecture
Archaeological Institute of
America, Princeton University,
McCormick 106, 609-258-9127.
www.princeton.edu. “Sacred
Newcomers Dance Party, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609-931-0149.
www.americanballroomco.com.
$10. Note new location. 7 to 9
p.m.
Contra Dance, Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson
Center, Monument Drive, 609924-6763. www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Instruction
followed by dance. $8. 8 to 10:30
p.m.
Food & Dining
Wine Tasting, One 53, 153 Washington Street, Rocky Hill, 609921-0153. Tasting and hors
d’oeuvres hosted by Jeff Carlson.
Register. $85. 6:30 p.m.
Gardens
Basics of Successful Lawn
Care, Master Gardeners of Mercer County, 930 Spruce Street,
Trenton, 609-989-6830. www.mgofmc.org. Register. $12 7 to
8:30 p.m.
Health & Wellness
The 12 Principles, Mercer Free
School, Lawrence Library, Darrah Lane, 609-456-6821. An open
discussion centering on the work
of Steven Covey, Don Miguel
Ruiz, and Michael Cavallaro. 7 to
8:30 p.m.
For Parents
Simplicity Parenting Reading
Group, Waldorf School, 1062
Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, 609466-1970. www.princetonwaldorf.org. Explore the ideas in Kim
John Payne’s book “Simplicity
Parenting.” Register. Free. 7:30
to 8:30 p.m.
Lectures
Breakfast Meeting, New Jersey
Association of Women Business Owners, Gary and Lenny’s
New York Delicatessen, 3331
Route 1 South, Lawrenceville,
609-448-6364. www.njawbomercer.org. “The Pros and Cons
of Bartering.” Register. $11 cash.
8 a.m.
Lunch and Learn, Princeton
Jewish Center, 435 Nassau
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Street, Princeton, 609-921-2782.
“Esperanto and the Jews” presented by Esther Schor, author of
“Justice in Babel” and professor
of English at Princeton. Bring a
dairy lunch. Coffee, tea, and
cookies provided. Free. Noon.
Holocaust Genocide Center,
Mercer College, West Windsor,
609-570-3324. www.mccc.edu.
Book discussion of “The Rape of
Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II,” Iris
Chang’s historical account of the
atrocities committed by the
Japanese in 1937 after their capture of Nanjing, the Chinese capital city. Free. 4:30 p.m.
Live Music
Scott Langdon and Lou Davelman, Rocky Hill Inn, 137 Washington Street, Rocky Hill, 609683-8930. rockyhilltavern.com.
Soft rock and folk music. Reservations suggested. 7 to 9 p.m.
Open Mic Night, Bob Egan’s
New Hope, Ramada Hotel, 6426
Lower York Road, New Hope, PA,
215-794-7716. www.bobegansnewhope.com. Bob Egan at the
piano in the lounge area. 7:30 to
10:30 p.m.
Latin Dance Night, KatManDu,
50 Riverview Plaza, Waterfront
Park, Route 29, Trenton, 609393-7300. www.katmandutrenton.com. DJ Clave spins Latin
beats. Zumba show at 8:30 p.m.
Dance lessons at 9 p.m. Guest
performances at 10:30 p.m. 8
p.m.
Stringbean and the Stalkers, BT
Bistro, 3499 Route 1 South,
West Windsor, 609-919-9403.
www.btbistro.com. Blues. 9 p.m.
Friend or Follow These Young Singer-Songwriters
Avi Wisnia, top, fresh off a recent tour of Brazil, brings his edgy mix
of Brazilian bossa nova to Indie Music Night, Saturday, February 19,
at the Arts Council of Princeton. Also performing: 24 year-old
harpist/singer-songwriter Gillian Grassie, center, and Stephanie
White and the Philth Harmonic. 609-924-8777.
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Elvis and Ali: Now Museum Icons
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n 1956, when young freelance photographer Al Wertheimer
was assigned to go to CBS television studios and shoot Tommy and
Jimmy Dorsey’s half-hour variety
program, “Stage Show,” he was
over the moon. After all he was a
big fan of the two superstars from
the Big Band Era.
But then he was told that the assignment was not about the
Dorseys, but about a 21-year old
singer from Tupelo, Missisippi.
There was a lot of buzz about him
— big in the South, but pretty
much unknown in the North.
“It was Anne Fulchino, a publicist for RCA records, who wanted
me to shoot this kid Elvis Presley,”
says Wertheimer in a phone interview from his home in Manhattan.
“I said, ‘Elvis who?’ But the record
company insisted. They had just
signed Elvis and needed some pictures to put on his records and give
out for publicity. And I needed the
money.”
From that session, and just a
handful more over the course of a
few months, Wertheimer, 81, got a
mother lode of sumptuous and
still-contemporary images of Presley. Using his trademark fly-onthe-wall style of large-format, naturally lit documentary photography, Wertheimer captured the
King’s intimate moments as well
as his stage persona, which had star
quality even though Presley’s star
was just rising.
Wertheimer’s photographs of
this rock icon are on view with images of another unforgettable
American personality, Muhammad
Ali, in “Ali and Elvis: American
Icons,” opening Saturday, February 19, at the James A. Michener
Art Museum in Doylestown, PA.
The exhibit is on view through
Sunday, May 15.
This is actually two exhibits in
one: the Smithsonian’s “Elvis at
21” — developed collaboratively
by the Smithsonian Institution
Traveling Exhibition Service, the
Smithsonian’s National Portrait
Gallery, and Washington D.C.’s
Govinda Gallery — and art2art’s
“Muhammad Ali: the Making of an
Icon.”
Forty gorgeously printed portraits of Elvis Presley by Wertheimer give viewers a glance at the
young Elvis in rehearsal, in his hotel room, on the road, and eating at
a drugstore counter, completely
unnoticed.
Wertheimer
also
brought his camera into the studio
as Presley and his band recorded
“Hound Dog” and “Don’t Be Cruel,” both of which reached number
one on the charts that year. There is
also a sexy shot of Presley kissing a
pretty female fan backstage, a
woman who, to this day, has never
been identified.
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“Muhammad Ali: The Making
of an Icon” showcases the life and
times of the great boxer and athletic celebrity, who at one time was simultaneously loved and hated.
During the Vietnam War, Ali resisted the draft and embraced Islam
(changing his name from Cassius
Clay), but he was also a figure of
racial reconciliation, gregarious
and likable.
The portraits in the exhibit were
shot over the course of Ali’s career
by such distinguished photographers as Annie Leibovitz and Gordon Parks, and convey the many
changes in the boxer’s life, as well
as his positive image.
In conjunction with the exhibit,
Wertheimer will take part in a meet
the artist discussion with Mar-
In 1956 a young unknown photographer
was hired to photograph a young
unknown singer —
who turned out to
be Elvis Presley.
quette Folley of the Smithsonian,
on the afternoon of Tuesday,
March 1, at the Michener Museum.
Numerous other special events are
planned as part of this exhibit. Visit www.michenermuseum.org.
T
he museum is taking full advantage of social media to build an
audience for the exhibit with an
Elvis lookalike contest on Flickr at
www.flickr.com/groups/americanicons, and trivia contests on
Twitter at twitter.com/MichenerArt. “We felt it would be good idea
to involve Facebook, Twitter, and
Flickr with this exhibition since its
content lends itself well to these efforts,” says Adrienne Romano, the
museum’s director of education,
new media, and interpretive initiatives. “We are using our blogs to
announce a lot of these efforts,
both on www.learn.michenerartmuseum.org and on www.michenerartmuseum.wordpress.com.
Hopefully these will generate more
Intimate Portraits:
‘Going Home’ by
Alfred Wertheimer.
ways we can engage with our community.”
Wertheimer first met Presley in
March, 1956; by autumn of that
year the young man became a
megastar, swamped by fans, needing police escorts, and cut off from
close contact with the media by
“Colonel” Tom Parker, Presley’s
infamous manager.
The photographer says he was
able to get so close to Presley because the singer would become super absorbed in whatever he was
doing, barely noticing Wertheimer.
The King was intently studying a
new piece of bling when Wertheimer first encountered him,
backstage at CBS television studios. “There were two men, a
young man and an older man, and
the younger man was looking at his
finger, had his feet up on the dressing room table, with his argyle
socks showing,” Wertheimer says.
“Anne Fulchino, who was escorting me, said to the young man,
‘here’s the photographer and he’ll
be taking some pictures of you, if
that’s OK,’ and the young man
said, ‘yeah, sure.’
“He didn’t pay any attention to
me, he was just studying this new
ring, a horseshoe encrusted with
diamonds, and the ring salesman,
the other guy, was trying to sell him
another ring,” Wertheimer continues. “So that was my introduction
to Elvis Presley.”
That laser-sharp focus was a key
part of Elvis’ personality. Perhaps
because of this, he was able to rise
from his humble beginnings to top
the music charts, thrill his audiences beyond belief in live performances, and graduate to a career
in the movies.
Wertheimer remembers well
that quiet intensity. “Elvis had an
intuitive sense that one of these
days he would become famous, so
he wanted to permit a photographer to record him for posterity,”
he says. “He was a loner, a quiet introvert, and you wouldn’t think so
by the reaction people had to him
onstage, but that was his stage per-
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sona. If Elvis was in the room in a
meeting or whatnot, he would sit
and observe. The thing about him
was, he was intensely focused,
whether it was combing his hair,
looking at his ring, or chatting up a
young lady.”
Focus, Naturally: ‘Reading Fan Mail’ by Alfred
Wertheimer, above. ‘Muhammad Ali,’ c. 1970, by
Gordon Parks, below, courtesy of the Howard
Greenberg Gallery, New York.
L
ater on the first day they met,
the photographer went back to
Presley’s hotel room, where the
singer became absorbed in his fan
mail, which also led to an iconic
image. “He spread the letters out
on the couch and read them one by
one and he got so involved in the
reading, he wasn’t paying attention
to me at all,” Wertheimer says. “I
was shooting with available light,
at a slow shutter speed, and I would
rather do that than introduce a lot of
light and flash. Natural light is actually more complex, but when you
shoot with a flash or strobe it
makes you more important than the
subject, every time the shutter goes
off. Instead, I wanted to study Elvis
under his natural conditions, and
it’s the lighting that creates the
mood in the photograph. So Elvis
continues to read and he gets tired
and he nods off, sleeping on top of
the fan mail.”
Influenced by Alfred Eisenstadt
and Eric Solomon, Wertheimer
was a natural documentarian. “I
would have liked to document
Napoleon, Freud, even Jesus,” he
says. “Documentarians are messengers of the past for the future,
and this was what I got from Elvis,
I was storing memories of him. I
still have 700 images that haven’t
seen the light of day. I spent no
more than eight shooting days over
four or five months. What Elvis did
for me was he permitted closeness,
and that’s a very powerful thing,
especially when you are a young
photographer. He didn’t shy away
or ham it up — he let me into his
space.”
Interestingly, Wertheimer was
not a seasoned shooter, and had only just launched his career as a photographer the year before. He had
graduated from Cooper Union
School of the Arts in Brooklyn in
1951 and spent a couple of years in
the Army, which was where he first
experimented with photography. “I
got drafted and my ‘MOS’ [military occupation specialty] was
mortar base plate carrier,” Wertheimer says. “I said to myself, ‘this
is not going to help me in civilian
life.’ But I had brought a 35-mm
Leica and was doing a little documentary about civilians from New
York going through basic training
at Fort Dix. At the end of the training, I gave the captain my portfolio, and he liked it so much he gave
me another assignment, and asked,
‘can you do one for the general?’ I
said I would, but only if the general
would change my MOS to signal
corps photographer. He did, and
that probably saved my life.”
Born in November, 1929, he is
the son of a butcher and homemaker, Jewish German emigres who
fled Germany for Brooklyn, arriving in the United States in July,
1936. “I remember it was so hot,
the asphalt was soft,” Wertheimer
says. “I said to my mother, ‘Can we
go back? It’s too hot here.’ Growing up, I worked in the grocery
store, but I didn’t want to become a
butcher.” He preferred the many
museums and libraries at his fingertips and was determined to get
into Cooper Union.
Photographing Elvis Presley
helped launch his career. In the
’60s, Wertheimer worked as a cinematographer for Britain’s Granada
Television. In addition, he was
tapped to shoot the Woodstock festival in 1969, one of five cameramen who put together the documentary. Later he worked in the
technical side of the film business.
In August, 1977, Elvis Presley
died, more and more people slowly
became interested in Wertheimer’s
images of the young iconic star. Today, the majority of Wertheimer’s
income comes from Elvis Presley
Enterprises. He also sells fine art
prints to museums and is represented by the Govinda Gallery and the
Staley-Wise Gallery in New York.
He has never married, although
he says he has come close. “But I
chickened out,” Wertheimer says.
“You can say I’ve been married to
Elvis for more than 50 years.”
Art Exhibit, Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine Street,
Doylestown. Saturday, February
19, 1 p.m. First day for “Ali and
Elvis: American Icons” features
“Elvis at 21,” 40 photographs by
Alfred Wertheimer taken in 1956,
and “Muhammad Ali: The Making
of an Icon.” Meet the artist discussion with Al Wertheimer, Tuesday,
March 1, 1 p.m. $20, registration
required.On view to May 15. 215340-9800 or www.michenerartmuseum.org.
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Outdoor Action
Walk the Path, D&R Canal
Watch, Demott Lane, Franklin,
732-249-2670. Walk along the
canal towpath in a four-mile round
trip tour. Register. Free. 1 p.m.
Just a Hike, Mercer County Park
Commission, Rosedale Park,
Blackwell Road parking area,
609-989-6540. www.mercercounty.org. Dress for the weather.
Free. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m
Politics
Woodrow Wilson School,
Princeton University, Robertson
Hall, room 16, 609-258-2943.
www.princeton.edu. “China and
the United States: Solving the
North Korea Problem” presented
by Evans Revere, lecturer in international affairs and diplomat-inresidence. 4:30 p.m.
Lectures
Meeting, American Legion Post
401, 148 Major Road, Monmouth
Junction, 732-329-9861. 7 p.m.
Thursday
February 17
IN THE SPOTLIGHT:
The Role of Memoir
Author Event, Labyrinth Books,
122 Nassau Street, Princeton,
609-497-1600. www.labyrinthbooks.com. “The Role of Memoir:
A Conversation with Editors and
Contributors of the London Review of Books.” 6 p.m.
Classical Music
Dance
Faculty Series, Westminster
Conservatory, Niles Chapel,
Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61
Nassau Street, Princeton, 609921-2663. www.rider.edu. BartonLehrer Duo with Ena Bronstein
Barton and Phyllis Alpert Lehrer
on piano. Free. 12:15 p.m.
Concert, Princeton University,
Chapel, 609-258-3654. www.princeton.edu. Free. 12:30 to 1
p.m.
Anne Sofie Von Otter and Brad
Mehldau, Matthews Theater at
the McCarter, 91 University
Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787.
www.mccarter.org. Mezzo soprano and jazz piano. $41 and $45. 8
p.m.
Philadanco, State Theater, 15
Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, 732-246-7469. www.StateTheatreNJ.org. African American
dance with ballet, jazz, and modern by the Philadelphia Dance
Company. $32 to $52. 8 p.m.
Jazz & Blues
Misha Fatkiev Quartet, New
Brunswick Jazz Project, Makeda, 338 George Street, New
Brunswick, 732-640-0021. www.nbjp.org. No cover. 7:30 p.m.
Art
Art Exhibit, Princeton Day
School, The Great Road, Princeton, 609-924-6700. www.pds.org.
Gallery talk by Carol Hanson and
Stacie Speer Scott in conjunction
with their shared exhibit “Invented
Places, Invented People: Personal Stories Through Paintings,
Drawings, and Collages.” Opening reception is Sunday, February
27, from 5 to 7 p.m. On view to
March 11. 5 to 7 p.m.
Lectures
Workshop, Princeton Photography Club, Johnson Education
Center, D&R Greenway Land
Trust, 1 Preservation Place,
Princeton, 732-422-3676. www.princetonphotoclub.org. “Advanced Critique” workshop presented by Ricardo Barros. Register. 7 p.m.
On Stage
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot,
Rider University, Yvonne Theater, Lawrenceville, 609-9212663. www.rider.edu/arts. Directed by Miriam Mills. $20. 7 p.m.
Far and In Between, Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, 609-924-8777.
www.artscouncilofprinceton.org.
Performance by JW Actors Studio’s improv comedy troupe featuring members of the studio’s advanced improv workshop for the
past two years. $15. 8 p.m.
Yesterdays: An Evening with
Billie Holiday, Crossroads Theater, 7 Livingston Avenue, New
Brunswick, 732-545-8100. www.crossroadstheatrecompany.org.
Fictional dramatization depicting
Holiday’s last performance as envisioned by Reenie Upchurch.
Vanessa Rubin, a jazz vocalist,
portrays Holiday. Directed by
Woodie King Jr. Through February 27. $40 to $65. 8 p.m.
8 p.m.
The Skriker, Princeton University, Lewis Center, 185 Nassau
Street, 609-258-1500. www.princeton.edu. Directed by Molly
Silberberg, Class of 2011. 8 p.m.
Recent Tragic Events, Theatre
Intime, Hamilton Murray Theater,
Princeton University, 609-2581742. www.theatreintime.org.
$12. 8 p.m.
Folk-Blues Crossover: Scott Ainslie appears on
Friday, February 18, at the Princeton Folk Music
Society, Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut
Lane. 609-799-0944.
Dancing
Argentine Tango, Black Cat Tango, Suzanne Patterson Center,
Monument Drive, Princeton, 609273-1378. www.theblackcattango.com. Beginner and intermediate classes followed by guided practice. No partner necessary. $12. 9:15 p.m.
Literati
Author Event, Labyrinth Books,
122 Nassau Street, Princeton,
609-497-1600. www.labyrinthbooks.com. “The Role of Memoir:
A Conversation with Editors and
Contributors of the London Review of Books.” Mary-Kay Wilmers, author of “The Eitingons”
and the editor of the “London Review of Books”; Jeremy Harding,
author of “Mother Country” and a
contributing editor of LRB; and
Michael Wood, author of “America in the Movies,” “Literature and
the Taste of Knowledge,” “Chil-
dren of Silence,” and “Yeats and
Violence,” and a regular contributor to LRB and the NY Review of
Books. 6 p.m.
Food & Dining
Pairing Wine and Cheese,
Crossing Vineyards and Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road,
Washington Crossing, PA, 215493-6500. www.crossingvineyards.com. Wine and cheese
tasting and learning materials.
Register. $35. 7 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Parents Through Domestic
Adoption Group, Infertility and
Adoption Counseling Center, 2
Tree Farm Road, Pennington,
609-737-8750. www.iaccenter.com. Register. 10:30 a.m. to
noon.
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Wellness Education Foundation, 150 Tices Lane, East
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Brunswick, 732-238-2944. Educational meetings with guest
speakers focusing on stress management, exercise, nutrition, and
pain management. Register by Email to [email protected].
Free. 1 p.m.
For Families
Wholesome Kids Cook, Family
Culinary & Education Center,
Tiger Hall Play Zone, 53 State
www.wholesomekidscook.com.
Parent and child cooking classes
for ages 2 to 5. Register. $25 to
$30. 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Lectures
Meeting, 55-Plus, Jewish Center
of Princeton, 435 Nassau Street,
609-896-2923. www.princetonol.com. “Christian Democracy: A
Model for Muslim Democracy?”
presented by Jan-Werner
Mueller, associate professor, department of politics, Princeton
University. $3 donation. 10 a.m.
Planning for Incapacity, Mercer
County Connection, 957 Route
33, Hamilton, 609-890-9800.
mercercounty.org. Information
about estate planning presented
by Susan Knispel, project director
of the Mercer County Legal Services Project for the Elderly. Register. Free. 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Author Event, Bridgeway Senior
Healthcare, Avalon Assisted Living, 393 Amwell Road, Hillsborough, 908-874-7200. www.bridgewayseniorcare.com. Book
signing for Patti Kerr, author of “I
Love You...Who Are You?” her
family’s journey of caring for a
parent with Alzheimer’s disease.
Open house. Wine and cheese.
Register. 4 p.m.
Women’s Networking Meeting,
Powerful You, Full Moon Cafe,
23 Bridge Street, Lambertville,
609-306-7057. www.powerfulyou.com. “Transforming the
Dreaded Self Portrait into an Empowering Reflection of Who You
Are Now” presented by photojournalist Laura Pedrick. $20 to $30
includes a light supper. Register.
7 to 9 p.m.
Live Music
For Seniors
Henry Cluney, The Record Collector Store, 358 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, 609-3240880. www.the-record-collector.com. From Belfast, Northern Ireland, of Stiff Little Fingers. $12. 7
p.m.
Al Oliver, Nick’s Cafe 72, 72
West Upper Ferry Road, West
Trenton, 609-882-0087. www.cafe72nj.com. Gentle jazz featuring saxophone and vocals. BYOB. No cover. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Kosher Cafe West, Jewish Family and Children’s Service, Congregation Beth Chaim, 329 Village Road East, East Windsor,
609-987-8100. www.jfcsonline.org. Kosher meal and speaker for
ages 60 and up. “Politics and
Poker” presents by Rabbi Eric
Wisnia with a focus on being Jewish in America and how religion
and politics intersect. Register.
$5. 12:30 p.m.
Politics
Woodrow Wilson School,
Hall, room 16, 609-258-2943.
www.princeton.edu. “Same Sex
Marriage in the United States:
Where We Are as a Nation” with
Sean Eldridge, political director
for Freedom to Marry; Suzanne
Goldberg, clinical professor of law
and director of the Center for
Gender and Sexuality Law at Columbia Law School; and Father
Joseph Palacios, sociologist and
professor, Georgetown University
and founder of Catholics United
for Marriage Equality. 4:30 p.m.
Singles
Happy Hours, Princeton Area
Singles Network, BT Bistro,
3499 Route 1 South, West Windsor. ht.ly/3gd9w. Cocktails, appetizers, and dinner available. Register online. 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Divorced and Separated Support Group, Hopewell Presbyterian Church, 80 West Broad
Street, Hopewell, 609-452-8576.
www.hopewellpres.org. Register.
Free. 7:30 to 9 p.m.
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Friday
February 18
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Celebrate
St. Patrick’s Day Early
The Chieftains, State Theater, 15
Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, 732-246-7469. www.StateTheatreNJ.org. Traditional Irish
music with Paddy Moloney on iulleann pipes and tin whistle, Kevin
Conneff on bodhran, and Matt
Molloy on flute. $32 to $62.
Rescheduled from Sunday,
March 14, 2010. Tickets from the
original date must be confirmed
with the box office. 8 p.m.
Classical Music
Composers Ensemble, Princeton
University Concerts, Taplin Auditorium, 609-258-5000. princeton.edu/utickets. Works by Andrew
Lovett, Lainie Fefferman, Michelle
Nagai, Sean Friar, Elliot Cole, and
Konrad Kaczmarek. 8 p.m.
Socials
Folk Music
Luncheon, Women Interested In
Networking, Villa Mannino
Restaurant, Route 130, Hamilton,
609-890-4054. www.whoscoming.com/WIN. Register. $20.
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Mad Agnes and Ron Renninger,
Folk Project, Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy
Heights Road, Morristown, 973335-9489. www.folkproject.org.
Rescheduled from January. $7. 8
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with t he A rtie S haw O rchestra
Wednesday, February 23, 7:30 p.m.
at Princeton High School.
The award-winning
Princeton High School
Studio band joins forces
with the legendary
Artie Shaw Orchestra
to bring back the music
and the memories
of the Swing Era to
Princeton High School’s
Performing Arts Center,
Walnut Lane at Franklin.
Tickets: $18; Students, $12; Seniors, $12.
Purchase online at www.princetonjazz.org
for guaranteed seating.
Also available at the door
on first-come, first-served basis.
February 18
Scott Ainslie, Princeton Folk
Music Society, Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane,
Princeton, 609-799-0944. www.princetonfolk.org. Folk blues guitarist focuses on the historical
and musical connections between African and American cultures. $20. 8:15 p.m.
Jazz & Jazz Good Causes
Jazz Festival, Hamilton High
School West, 2720 South Clinton Avenue, Hamilton, 609-6314168. www.hornetbands.org.
Jazz musicians. $7 benefits the
band program. 5:30 to 10 p.m.
Alex Hernandez Trio, New
Brunswick Jazz Project,
Catherine Lombardi, 3 Livingston
Avenue, New Brunswick, 732640-0021. www.nbjp.org. No cover. 10 p.m.
Pop Music
Classic Albums Live, Matthews
Theater at the McCarter, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609258-2787. www.mccarter.org. 17piece ensemble recreates “Abbey
Road” note for note, cut for cut, in
track order. $30 and $35. 8 p.m.
Variety Show, Princeton University Concerts, Richardson Auditorium, 609-258-9220. www.-
Focus on You: Spiritual teacher and author
Marianne Williamson, above left, and Sarina Jain,
known as the ‘Jane Fonda of India’ will appear at
a weekend retreat about weight loss and self-love,
Friday and Saturday, February 18 and 19, at Yogaphoria, New Hope. Register at 215-862-4041.
princeton.edu/puconcerts. “This
is Princeton!” features dancers,
singers, and poets. 8 p.m.
World Music
The Chieftains, State Theater, 15
Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, 732-246-7469. www.StateTheatreNJ.org. Traditional Irish
music with Paddy Moloney on iulleann pipes and tin whistle, Kevin
Conneff on bodhran, and Matt
Molloy on flute. $32 to $62.
Rescheduled from Sunday,
March 14, 2010. Tickets from the
original date must be confirmed
with the box office. 8 p.m.
Art
Art Exhibit, Alfa Art Gallery, 108
Church Street, New Brunswick,
732-296-7270. www.alfaart.org.
Opening reception for “Three
Years of Songs,” an exhibit blending songs, poems, and visual arts
of Dennis Dalelio. Open studio on
Thursday, February 24. On view
to March 10. 7 to 10 p.m.
Dance
Spring Dance Festival, Princeton University, Berlind at McCarter Theater, 609-258-2787.
www.princeton.edu/arts. $15. 8
p.m.
On Stage
The Savannah Disputation, OffBroadstreet Theater, 5 South
Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell,
609-466-2766. www.off-broadstreet.com. Comedy. $27.50 to
$29.50. 7 p.m.
The Wedding Singer, Kelsey
Theater, Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609570-3333. www.kelseytheatre.net. Musical comedy based on
the 1998 film is set in New Jersey
in the 1980s. Bill Kamps of
Burlington plays Robbie Hart and
Kelliann DeCarlo of East Windsor
plays Julia Sullivan. $16. 7:30
p.m.
The Vagina Monologues, College of New Jersey, Mayo Concert Hall, College of New Jersey,
Ewing. www.tcnj.edu/~act. $15
benefits the V-Day Campaign for
the Women and Girls of Haiti,
Care, and Manavi. E-mail
[email protected] to register. 8
p.m.
Woodie King Jr. $40 to $65. 8
p.m.
8 p.m.
Curtains, Playhouse 22, 715
Cranbury Road, East Brunswick,
732-254-3939. www.playhouse22.org. Musical comedy with a
mystery. $22. 8 p.m.
The Velveteen Rabbit, Somerset
Valley Players, Amwell Road,
Hillsborough, 908-369-7469.
www.svptheatre.org. Family
show. $12. 8 p.m.
Princeton University, 609-2581742. $12. 8 p.m.
Pippin, Villagers Theater, 475
DeMott Lane, Somerset, 732873-2210. www.villagerstheatre.com. Musical. $18. 8 p.m.
Dinner Theater
Murder Mystery Dinner Theater,
Omicron Theater Productions,
Amici Milano Restaurant, Chestnut Avenue, Trenton, 609-4435598. Audience participation.
Register. $49 includes dinner,
show, and gratuity. 7:30 p.m.
Film
Friday Film Cafe Series, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, 609-924-8822.
www.princetonlibrary.org.
Screening of “Million Dollar Baby,” 2004. Free. 10 a.m.
Super 8 Film and Digital Video
Festival, New Jersey Film Festival, Voorhees #105, Douglass
Campus, New Brunswick, 732932-8482. njfilmfest.com. “Go
Ahead,” a dark comedy by Joe
Gessner from New Brunswick
and more. Visit website for complete festival line-up. $10. 7 p.m.
Black Maria Film and Video Festival, Madison Public Library,
39 Keep Street, Madison. blackmariafilmfestival.org. Screenings
of a number of short films and
videos from 50 winning films during the annual international juried
competition and award tour. $10
at the door. 8 p.m.
Dancing
Jersey Jumpers, Central Jersey
Dance Society, Unitarian
Church, 50 Cherry Hill Road,
Princeton, 609-945-1883. www.centraljerseydance.org. Swing
and lindy hop from the 1920s to
the present. Lesson followed by
an open dance. $12 to $15. No
partners needed. Beginners welcome. 7 p.m.
Dance Party, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue,
Ewing, 609-931-0149. www.americanballroomco.com. $15.
Note new location. 8 to 11 p.m.
Karaoke Dance, American Legion Post 401, 148 Major Road,
Monmouth Junction, 732-3299861. Free. 8:30 p.m.
Literati
Author Event, Barnes & Noble,
MarketFair, West Windsor, 609716-1570. www.bn.com. Elizabeth Eulberg, author of “Prom
and Prejudice.” 7 p.m.
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Review: ‘The Subject Was Roses’
A
ny time a play is revived, with the exception of dramatic literature that over the years
has achieved the status of a classic,
we can consider some of the more
probable and reasonable reasons
for its return. One may be that the
play is built on a theme that is easily recognized for its universality;
that is understood and appreciated
in terms larger than even the story
itself. Another is that the play’s story also creates, through the action,
dialogue, and behavior of its characters, a timeless reality that we
can see is as relevant and pertinent
today as it was when it was first
done.
All this is to say that Frank D.
Gilroy’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony
Award-winning 1964 drama “The
Subject was Roses” is being revived by the George Street Playhouse mainly because, as the theater’s artistic director David Saint
stated on opening night, he has always had a fondness for it and has
always wanted to do it. I suspect
that’s reason enough. It can’t be denied that Gilroy’s play has a kind of
built in honesty and integrity that
keeps it from being too conspicuously dated. But dated it is, in both
its dramatic effectiveness and its
content.
The 1968 film version (which I
watched again recently), despite
some wonderful performances by
Jack Albertson, Martin Sheen
(recreating their stage roles), and
Patricia Neal, has an ingrained artificiality, a quality that I can now
presume to be inherent in the play.
However, the George Street production, under the direction of
On the Homefront: Stephanie Zimbalist,
Lee Sellars, and Chris Wendelken.
Michael Mastro, is probably as fine
an accomplishment as an audience
could expect.
Although Mastro is more widely
known as an actor, particularly for
his memorably eccentric performances at George Street in “The Sunshine Boys,” “The Pillowman,”
and “Inspecting Carol,” his debut
at this theater as a director validates
the extension of his talent. He is also lucky to have three fine actors
— Lee Sellars, Chris Wendelken,
and Stephanie Zimbalist — under
his guidance. As his approach ap-
There were moments
for me, watching
Stephanie Zimbalist,
that I felt as if I was
watching the great,
late Colleen Dewhurst.
pears confined to the basic needs of
this “kitchen sink and sofa” drama,
we could say there are no missteps
from beginning to end.
T
enderly realistic with barely
a trace of contrivance “The Subject
Was Roses” focuses on the tensions and misunderstandings that
arise among the three members of
the Cleary clan. Timmy (Wendelken,) a 21-year-old soldier, has
returned to his parents’ Bronx
apartment in 1946. Things, as you
might expect, progress steadily
from welcoming to woebegone before they are resolved. Essentially,
this is one of those morning-afterthe-night-before plays in which the
playwright reveals the schisms that
prevent the co-existence of three
basically decent, but incompatible,
members of one family. As the play
points out, it takes more than a token bouquet of roses to heal longstanding hurts.
The Clearys have never been a
harmonious team, but over the
course of two days they are forced
to face the changes in their relationship to one another and learn to
respect each other — flaws and all.
That their flaws don’t even come
close to defining what we now consider aspects of a dysfunctional
family are almost the play’s saving
grace. Perhaps this play is a trifle
naive for modern audiences, yet
the 48 hours covered, in which
mother and son, father and son, and
husband and wife all have a go at
each other, vibrates with three portrayals that unquestionably convey
the essential and underlying dignity of the family unit and of the human spirit.
While many in the audience will
likely remember Zimbalist as Laura Holt in the successful television
series “Remington Steele” (1982 to
1987), it is good to see her adding
George Street Playhouse to her numerous regional stage appearances. It doesn’t take us long to see
and understand the source of Nettie’s deep affection for her son and
also the need she has to fearlessly
express it. She also makes Nettie’s
mood swings palpable as she is
dragged back into the reality of her
unhappy marriage. This is all expressed simply and powerfully in
Zimbalist’s disquietingly impassioned performance. There were
moments for me (because of a subtle resemblance) that I felt as if I
was watching the great, late
Colleen Dewhurst burn the waffles; she also gets to burn up the
floor dancing the polka with her
son, Timmy.
Wendelken is a fine young talent
whose acting credits will assuredly
increase following this impressive
debut here as Timmy. He makes
him not only credible as a nervous,
insecure, and conflicted victim of
his parents’ loveless marriage but
also as a very decent young man
who is also willing to sacrifice
himself as a mediator.
It never ceases to amaze me how
a familiar play with just a few actors can be shifted slightly in its orbit by one performance that is so
resolutely on target, so impeccably
detailed, and so refreshingly feisty
that it makes the entire play resonate anew. This is what Sellars
does with the role of John, the intolerably argumentative and pa-
thetically defensive father who is
not able to reconcile his own failure with the divisiveness in his
family. Sellars, who was comically
sinister as the good cop in “The Pillowman” at George Street, and
played Officer Krupke in the recent
Broadway revival of “West Side
Story,” essentially holds and tightens the reins on a drama that makes
clear that, as Timmy puts it quite
succinctly, “We are just going
around in circles.”
All the production elements are
first rate. Michael Schweikardt’s
mid-’40s middle class Bronx
apartment setting, artistically illuminated by lighting designer
Christopher J. Bailey — the
kitchen with its familiar (to some
of us) appliances, the living room
with its well-worn furnishings, and
the Welcome Home Timmy banner
— add to the reality, as do Esther
Arroyo’s period-perfect frocks for
Zimbalist.
— Simon Saltzman
“The Subject Was Roses,”
through Sunday, March 6, George
Street Playhouse, 9 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. 732-2467717 or www.GSPonline.org
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Princeton Moth-Up, Labyrinth
Books, 122 Nassau Street,
Princeton, 609-497-1600. www.labyrinthbooks.com. “Beginnings
and Ends: Stories of Love Lost
and Found,” an opportunity to experience storytelling. Tell a true
story without notes or listen to
others. 7 p.m.
Photographic A rt
Not Here, Not Now,
Ann Mark
Light Years,
Richard Trenner
Also:
Valerie Chauce-Levine
Simon Laufer
Comedy Clubs
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Through
March 13
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April Macie, Catch a Rising Star,
Hyatt Regency, 102 Carnegie
Center, West Windsor, 609-9878018. www.catcharisingstar.com.
Macie, raised in Easton, Pennsylvania, talks about being an outcast in school and a rotten family
tree. Register. $19.50. 8 p.m.
Faith
Christian Coffeehouse, Hamilton Baptist Church, 3752 Nottingham Way, Hamilton, 609-5878585. Music and refreshments. 8
to 10 p.m.
Food & Dining
Wine Tasting, Rat’s Restaurant,
Toad Hall Shop, 126 Sculptor’s
Way, Hamilton, 609-584-7800.
www.groundsforsculpture.org.
Alan Hallmark, Rat’s resident
wine expert and beverage manager, presents a series for wine
novices as well as aficionados.
Register. $10, which will be applied to optional dinner at Rat’s.
5:30 to 7 p.m.
History
Movie Night, Kuser Farm Mansion, 390 Newkirk Avenue,
Hamilton, 609-890-3630. Screening of “Young Mr. Lincoln,” a 1939
fictionalized biography starring
Henry Fonda. Bring your own
seat cushion or lawn chair. Register. Free. 7 p.m.
For Families
Black History Month Events,
YWCA Princeton, 59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton, 609-4972100. www.ywcaprinceton.org.
African dance master class features Audrey Davis and live music
with dance traditions from Guinea
and the Mali Empire with an emphasis on the relationship between music and dance. For all
ages and experience. Register.
$25. 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Lectures
Overcome Fear of Flying in One
Day, Neuro-Enhancement
Strategies, 100 Overlook Center,
www.neuro-enhancement.com.
Jeff Schoener presents. Register.
$50. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tax Assistance, Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren Street,
609-275-2897. www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. Register. Free. 10
a.m. to 3 p.m.
Literati
Fund for Irish Studies, Princeton University, Lewis Center,
185 Nassau Street, 609-2581500. www.princeton.edu/arts.
“Ulysses and Us?” presented by
Michael Groden. Free. 4:30 p.m.
Live Music
Wine and Music, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road,
Pennington, 609-737-4465.
www.hopewellvalleyvineyards.com. John and Carm with classic
rock. Wine by the glass or bottle
available. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Dick Gratton, Chambers Walk
Cafe, 2667 Main Street, Lawrenceville, 609-896-5995. www.allaboutjazz.com. Solo jazz guitar. Reservations recommended.
6 to 9 p.m.
Jazz Suppers with Doug Miller
and Bernhard Geiger, Blue
Rooster Cafe, 17 North Main
Street, Cranbury, 609-235-7539.
www.blueroosterbakery.com. Piano and acoustic bass. 7 to 9:30
p.m.
Freedy Johnston, The Record
Collector Store, 358 Farnsworth
Avenue, Bordentown, 609-324-
‘Contemplative Cat’: A solo show by Princeton
artist Ruth Kaufman is on view through Friday, March
25, at Capital Health, Mercer campus, 446 Bellevue
Avenue,Trenton. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
0880. www.the-record-collector.com. $20. 7:30 p.m.
All That Jazz, Crossing Vineyards and Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 215-493-6500. www.crossingvineyards.com. Karen
Rodriguez Latin Jazz Quartet with
music. Wine and cheese available. $20. 8 to 10 p.m.
CJ Barna, Grover’s Mill Coffee
House, 335 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor, 609716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.com. 8 p.m.
Flying Dogs of Jupiter, It’s a
Grind Coffee House, 7 Schalks
Crossing Road, Plainsboro, 609275-2919. www.itsagrind.com.
“Great Songs/Great Songwriters.”
8 to 10 p.m.
Music You Can’t Hear on the Radio, Mill Folk Concert, Prallsville
Mill, Route 29, Stockton, 609397-3586. www.veryseldom.com.
Concert features Beppe Gambetta, a guitarist, singer, and composer from Genoa, Italy. He and
his wife recently purchased a second home in Hunterdon County.
Snow date is Friday, February 25.
Register online. $25 benefits the
Delaware River Mill Society. 8
p.m.
Billy Hector, John & Peter’s, 96
South Main Street, New Hope,
215-862-5981. www.johnandpeters.com. 9:30 p.m.
Outdoor Action
Family Nature Programs, Plainsboro Preserve, 80 Scotts Corner
Road, Plainsboro, 609-897-9400.
www.njaudubon.org. “Full Moon
Hike” begins with a discussion followed by watching the moon rise
and a hike. Register. $5. 6 to 7:30
p.m.
Schools
Open House, Waldorf School,
1062 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton,
609-466-1970. www.princetonwaldorf.org. Sample morning for
nursery through eighth grade.
Register. 9 a.m.
Singles
Social, Professional and Business Singles Network, Mother’s
Wine Bar, 34 North Main Street,
New Hope, PA, 610-348-5544.
www.PBSNinfo.com. Cocktails,
conversation, and hors d’oeuvres. Ages 40 plus. Register. $12
to $15. 6 to 9 p.m.
Wine Tasting for Singles, Crossing Vineyards and Winery, 1853
Wrightstown Road, Washington
Crossing, PA, 215-493-6500.
www.crossingvineyards.com.
Wine, cheese, and music. Register. $20. 7 to 9 p.m.
Wine and Dinner, Dinnermates,
Princeton Area, 732-759-2174.
www.dinnermates.com. For business and professional singles.
Age groups differ. Call for reservation and location. $20 plus dinner and drinks. 7:15 p.m.
Drop In, Yardley Singles, Washington Crossing Inn, River Road,
PA, 215-736-1288. www.yardleysingles.org. Cash bar. Music and
dancing. 9 p.m.
Socials
Women’s Group, YWCA Princeton, 59 Paul Robeson Place,
Princeton, 609-497-2100. www.ywcaprinceton.org. General
meeting for social group formerly
known as the Grads for graduating newcomers. Light lunch available. Noon to 2 p.m.
Luncheon, Rotary Club of the
Princeton Corridor, Hyatt Regency, Carnegie Center, 609799-0525. www.princetoncorridorrotary.org. Register.
Guests, $25. 12:15 p.m.
Karaoke, Ivy Inn, 248 Nassau
10 p.m.
For Seniors
Free Tax Assistance, Princeton
Senior Resource Center,
Suzanne Patterson Center, 45
Stockton Street, 609-924-7108.
www.princetonsenior.org. Assistance for low and moderate income people with special attention to those age 60 plus filing uncomplicated personal returns.
Register. Free. 9:30 a.m. to 1
p.m.
Brown Bag Discussion, Princeton Senior Resource Center,
Suzanne Patterson Center, 45
Stockton Street, 609-924-7108.
www.princetonsenior.org. “Pain
Management” presented by Marco Funicello of Princeton Spine &
Joint Center. Bring your own
lunch. Beverages and desserts
provided. Register. Free. Noon.
Sports
Princeton Hockey, Baker Rink,
609-258-4849. www.goprincetontigers.com. Brown. $10. 7 p.m.
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A Film Series Showcases Abilities, Not Disabilities
by Susan Van Dongen
‘W
hat are you looking at?” is a variation of the inyour-face phrase “you lookin’ at
me?” made famous by Robert
DeNiro’s Travis Bickle character
in the film “Taxi Driver.” There’s a
certain amount of attitude to it, or
should we say, “attytood?”
For the 450 persons with disabilities and their families that Enable Inc., a Princeton non-profit
serves through in-home services
and supports, group homes, day
programs, respite care, and other
options, the phrase has another
kind of resonance. It’s more like,
“What are you looking at? Yes, I
am a little different from you, but
instead of staring, why not get to
know me?”
That is the back story of how a
very special film series, presented
by Enable, was born. “What Are
You Looking At?” runs Wednesday,
February 23, through Tuesday, May
17, at Princeton Public Library and
features inspiring movies that represent Enable’s mission of enabling
individuals with disabilities to live
full and independent lives within
the community.
The screenings are free and
open to the public, and each film
will be followed by a panel discussion and refreshments. “Enable is
embarking on this to highlight the
gifts, and talents that people with
disabilities have,” says Sharon
Copeland, Enable’s executive director. “Our focus is on helping
people to live in the community.
Even though we run group homes
and help people to live in their own
apartments, they are often isolated.
The general public and neighbors
may or may not feel comfortable
interacting with them, and people
with disabilities might not have the
skills to interact with their neighbors and cultivate the same social
networks that other people have.
“This series is intended to (showcase) people with disabilities and to
help answer any questions the general public might have,” she says.
“At Enable, we believe strongly that
people with disabilities are people
with skills, gifts, and interests just
like anyone else, and should be seen
for these instead of seen for a disability they may have.”
The idea for the series was
sparked by Tracey Costanzo, development officer at Enable, who
worked with the group’s community engagement coordinator Kirsten
Yard to preview a plethora of
movies and boil down the choices
to four excellent films. Each offers
a new perspective on life through
the talents, accomplishments, and
value of people with disabilities.
Enable broached the idea to
Princeton Public Library and Janie
Hermann, public programming librarian, thought it was a terrific opportunity. “The library is excited to
partner for the first time with Enable
to bring this educational film series
to area residents,” Hermann says.
The 2001 film “I Am Sam,” will
be shown on Wednesday, February
23. It stars Sean Penn as a man with
developmental disabilities, fighting to get custody of his daughter,
played by a young Dakota Fanning. He is doing fine until she
reaches age seven, when social
services insists he isn’t capable of
raising her anymore. Here’s a
bonus for music fans: since Sam
absolutely loves the Beatles, this
movie also has a cool soundtrack
chock full of Lennon/McCartney
tunes, covered by the likes of
Aimee Mann, Rufus Wainwright,
Eddie Vedder, and Sheryl Crow.
The 2007 documentary “Praying with Lior,” which screens on
Wednesday, March 23, gives a
glimpse into the life of Lior Leibling, a boy with Down syndrome,
as he asserts his devotion to his
faith and approaches his Bar Mitzvah. Although Lior is a great
friend, son, and community member, he can be a challenge. However, some in his circle believe he is a
spiritual genius and is especially
close to God.
“Autism: The Musical” screens
Thursday, April 21. Originally
shown in 2007 on HBO, and starring five children with autism spectrum disorders, “Autism: The Musical” captures the struggles and triumphs of its “stars” and their family lives. It also shows how the arts
provide a comfort zone for them to
explore their creative sides. For the
post-film discussion the series organizers are particularly delighted
to have Elaine Hall, founder of the
Miracle Project, a theater and film
arts program for children with special needs, participate via remote
from the West Coast.
“We’re showing this film in
April, since April is Autism Awareness Month and hoping that the
screening will put this particular
disability out there in the public
view,” Copeland says.
“Emmanuel’s Gift” was to be
the first film in the series, but was
snowed out and has been re-scheduled for Tuesday, May 17. The
2005 documentary chronicles the
story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah,
a young man from Ghana, born
with a severely disfigured leg,
whose goal is to change the fate of
the more than 2 million people with
disabilities in that country. Most
people born with disabilities in
Ghana are abandoned or hidden
from society, even poisoned by
their families. Emmanuel travels
across country on a bicycle, with a
prosthetic leg for all to see, challenging this rejecting mindset.
“I started previewing films
about a year ago and was surprised
because the quality of all the films
is really excellent,” says Costanzo.
“For now, screening four films is
manageable, but we’ll see how it
goes and then hopefully do it again
next year.”
Costanzo grew up in Troy, NY,
the daughter of a factory worker
and a homemaker, who was taught
early on to “enjoy the simple things
in life,” she says. She attended
SUNY at Oswego, where she met
‘People with disabilities have skills, gifts,
and interests just like
anyone else and
should be seen for
these instead of for
a disability,’ says
Sharon Copeland.
her husband of 25 years, John
Costanzo. She graduated with a
bachelor’s in economics from
SUNY in 1983, and went on to the
University of Rochester’s Simon
School, receiving an MBA with a
concentration in marketing in
1985. She worked in the corporate
world for about 15 years, in marketing positions until 1999, when
her husband’s work took him to
London. “It was a wonderful experience,” she says, “and gave me
time to consider ‘what next?’”
Before moving to London,
Costanzo had volunteered as a
mentor for some young adults at the
Somerset Home for Temporarily
Displaced Children in Somerset. “I
had great respect for the organiza-
It’s Not About the Differences: Neal, far left,
Adam, Lexi, Henry, and Wyatt in ‘Autism: The
Musical,’ and ‘Emanuel’s Gift,’ above
tion but realized that with my easy
home life, I didn’t know how to
help these kids,” she says. “When I
got back from London, I was unemployed, so I called and volunteered
to help with planning for the Somerset Home’s gala. I figured if I
couldn’t help with direct support,
maybe I could use my business
skills in the nonprofit world.” Her
volunteer involvement led to a paid
position as the organization’s communications manager.
E
ven as an administrative
staff member, Costanzo interacted
with the children, however, telling
their stories as part of her job. It
was a life-transforming experience, she says. “I will never forget
those stories.”
The couple moved to Lambertville in 2004, when John took a
position as a director at Dow Jones,
managing software developers.
Through friends, Costanzo learned
about the Hunterdon Land Trust,
which was looking to hire a parttime financial development person. “I consider myself somewhat
environmentally minded,” she
says. “It’s another terrific organization, and I learned a lot. Although I have left both organizations, I continue to financially support both Somerset Home and
Hunterdon Land Trust. I joke that I
have to stop changing jobs because
it’s getting too expensive for me.”
When she began to think about
returning to a non-profit in the social services, she saw the job listing
at Enable, but was unsure if she
would be comfortable working
with people with disabilities. “My
husband encouraged me, and said
that I would love it,” Costanzo says.
“I am grateful for the opportunity to
get to know some of our consumers
and to understand that, like the troubled teenagers served by Somerset
Home, these people aren’t that different from me. We all want, and
deserve, the same things.
“One of the challenges Enable
faces is people not knowing who
we are or what we do,” she continues. “When I was at the Land Trust,
we started a ‘land and food’film series to get recognition for the organization. I thought a film series about
people with disabilities would
serve the same purpose for Enable.
“We hope that by showing the
films about the lives of people with
disabilities, it will help the general
public have a better comfort level
with our community members with
disabilities,” Costanzo says. “We
also want to let people know that
Enable has services to help people
with all of these issues.”
“What Are You Looking At?,”
Princeton Public Library community room, 65 Witherspoon Street.
“I Am Sam,” Wednesday, February
23, 6:30 p.m.; “Praying With Lior,”
Wednesday, March 23, 6:30 p.m.;
“Autism: The Musical,” Thursday,
April 21, 6:30 p.m.; and “Emmanuel’s Gift,” Wednesday, May
17, 6:30 p.m. Post-film discussion.
Free. For more information on Enable visit www.enablenj.org or call
609-987-5003, extension 124.
609-924-9529 or www.princetonlibrary.org.
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Saturday
February 19
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Happy
Birthday, John Lennon
John Lennon: 70th Birthday Celebration, State Theater, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick,
732-246-7469. www.StateTheatreNJ.org. Glen Burtnik and
friends present a concert celebrating the life and music of John
Lennon featuring “Imagine,”
“Come Together,” “Strawberry
Fields Forever,” “In My Life,” and
“Give Peace a Chance.” $26 to
$35. 8 p.m.
Classical Music
Concert, Princeton Girlchoir,
Princeton Presbyterian Church,
545 Meadow Road, West Windsor, 609-258-5343. www.princetongirlchoir.org. Collaborative
performance with the Elm City
Girls Choir from New Haven,
Connecticut, who study oral tradition music with folk music special-
ists from Appalachia and Bulgaria. The two choirs develop music
together throughout the weekend
and include it in a joint performance. Free. 7:30 p.m.
Westminster Symphonic Choir,
Westminster Choir College,
Princeton University Chapel, 609258-9220. www.rider.edu/arts.
“Cathedral Classics” includes
works for choir and organ. Amanda Quist, Christopher Jackson,
and Kieun Steve Kim conduct. Eric Plutz on organ. $20. 8 p.m.
Pop Music
Valerie Pettiford and Joe Starr,
Greenbriar at Whittingham,
Monroe High School, 1629 Perrineville Road, 609-395-0404. Valerie Pettiford is a singer and
dancer who has appeared on
Broadway, movies, and television. Joe Starr is a stand-up comedian who has been seen on
television and movies. Register.
$15. 8 p.m.
Shere Khan, Princeton University Concerts, Richardson Auditorium, 609-258-9220. www.princeton.edu/puconcerts. A cappella jam and CD release. 8 p.m.
John Lennon: 70th Birthday Celebration, State Theater, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick,
732-246-7469. www.StateTheatreNJ.org. Glen Burtnik and
friends present a concert cele-
Happy Birthday, George: Rockingham
Historic Site celebrates George Washington’s 279th birthday on Sunday, February
20, Route 603 (Laurel Ave./Kingston-Rocky
Hill Road), between Kingston and Rocky
Hill. Register for a specific tour time.
609-683-7132.
brating the life and music of John
Lennon featuring “Imagine,”
“Come Together,” “Strawberry
Fields Forever,” “In My Life,” and
“Give Peace a Chance.” $26 to
$35. 8 p.m.
World Music
West African Drumming Workshop, Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 50 Vreeland Drive,
Suite 506, Skillman, 609-9247294. www.princetonyoga.com.
Sharon Silverstein presents djembe drumming workshop, $20;
community drumming circle at 8
p.m., $15. $30 for both. 6:30 p.m.
Art
Saturday Workshops, Ellarslie,
Trenton City Museum, Cadwalader Park, 609-989-3632.
www.ellarslie.org. “Mixed Media
Sculpture” with Maria Raimondo.
For children in grades K to four
accompanied by an
adult. Register. $15. 11
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Tots on Tour, Grounds
For Sculpture, 18 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton, 609-586-0616.
www.groundsforsculpture.org. For ages 3 to 5.
Listen to a story, become park explorers,
make original works of
art. One adult must accompany each child.
Register. Free with park admission. Rain or shine. 11 a.m. and 1
p.m.
Saturday Workshops, Ellarslie,
Trenton City Museum, Cadwalader Park, 609-989-3632.
www.ellarslie.org. “Oil Paint Basics” with Justin Jedrczejzcyk is
an introduction to oil paints, including brands, brushes, lighting,
and a variety of techniques. Register. $40. 1 to 3 p.m.
Doylestown, 215-340-9800.
www.michenerartmuseum.org.
First day for “Ali and Elvis: American Icons” features “Elvis at 21,”
40 photographs by Alfred
Wertheimer taken in 1956; and
“Muhammad Ali: The Making of
an Icon.” On view to May 15. 1
p.m.
Artist in Residence Series, Monroe Public Library, 4 Municipal
Plaza, Monroe, 732-521-5000.
www.monroetwplibrary.org.
Stephen Kennedy, a portrait artist
and still life painter, demonstrates
his art. He has done portrait commissions for well-known dignitaries and many of his pieces
have appeared in magazines and
catalogs. 1 to 4 p.m.
Highlights Tour, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton
campus, 609-258-3788. artmuseum.princeton.edu. Free. 2 p.m.
Dance
and 8 p.m.
On Stage
Claudia Fleming
Garnered national notice as the pastry chef of
Gramercy Tavern and recipient of the prestigious
James Beard award as Pastry chef of the year in 2000.
along with her husband, chef Gerry hayden,
she owns and operates the north Fork Table and Inn
in Southold, NY. She is author, with Melissa Clark,
of The Last course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern.
Jonathan Benno
Is chef of the contemporary Italian restaurant, Lincoln,
at Lincoln center. Previously, he was the chef de cuisine at Per Se. Benno attended the culinary Institute
of America in Hyde Park, NY. He cites Thomas Keller’s
emphasis on excellence at The French Laundry in
Napa Valley as an important influence on his life.
Christopher Albrecht
Is Executive chef of Eno Terra restaurant in Kingston,
NJ. A colleague of Benno and Fleming at Gramercy
Tavern, Chris went on to become Executive Chef of
Craftsteak in Las Vegas - which Travel and Leisure
called the best steak house in North America.
Like his colleagues, Benno and Fleming,
Mr. Albrecht, is a James Beard recognized chef.
Please join these three James Beard recognized
chefs, who once plated side by side at
Danny Meyer’s Gramercy Tavern, as they
share Chris’ kitchen at Eno Terra to
benefit Parkinson’s disease research.
The VIP reception includes time for intimate
conversation and photo opportunities with the chefs.
Lite stuzzichini and wine will be served.
Dinner includes cocktails and a five course
Farm to Table plated dinner with wine pairings.
The chefs will circulate during dinner.
Carlo and Raoul Momo are donating the
use of their restaurant as well as all food for
the evening’s event. All wine served at
the event is donated by Wines of Chile.
The Vagina Monologues, College of New Jersey, Mayo Concert Hall, College of New Jersey,
Ewing. www.tcnj.edu/~act. $15
benefits the V-Day Campaign for
the Women and Girls of Haiti,
Care, and Manavi. E-mail
[email protected] to register. 2
and 8 p.m.
2 and 8 p.m.
show. $12. 2 p.m.
$29.50. 7 p.m.
Theater, Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609570-3333. kelseytheatre.net. Musical comedy based on the 1998
film is set in New Jersey in the
1980s. Bill Kamps of Burlington
plays Robbie Hart and Kelliann
DeCarlo of East Windsor plays
Julia Sullivan. $16. 7:30 p.m.
In Motion, In Transition, Bristol
Riverside Theater, 120 Radcliffe
Street, Bristol, 215-785-0100.
www.brtstage.org. Will Power,
playwright of “Five Fingers of
Funk” and “Fetch Clay, Make
Man,” performs. $15. 8 p.m.
Woodie King Jr. $65 includes
opening night reception. 8 p.m.
FEBRUARY 16, 2011
Opportunities
For Singers
Princeton Garden Statesmen
offers harmony workshops at
Plainsboro Library starting on
Tuesday evening, March 15.
Workshops will run every Tuesday
night for three weeks. There is no
cost or obligation. Printed music
and CD tracks are provided, and
the techniques used enable participants to learn new songs effortlessly whether you are an avid sight
reader or a vacationing musician.
609-799-8218.
Men’s Mental Health
Princeton House Behavioral
Health has launched its first program exclusively for men, offering
partial hospital and intensive outpatient services to men who have
experienced traumatic events that
are currently affecting their sense
of well-being and overall functioning. 609-497-3343.
Plan for Picnics
Mercer County Park Commission is accepting picnic area
reservations via the Internet beginning February 17, at noon. Residents can go online to make a reservation, pay, and receive a permit
for any of the county’s scenic picnicking spots. Visit the Mercer
County website at http://nj.gov/-
732-254-3939. www.playhouse22.org. Musical comedy
with a mystery. $22. 8 p.m.
Princeton University, 609-2581742. www.theatreintime.org.
$12. 8 p.m.
Dinner Theater
Murder Mystery Dinner Theater,
Omicron Theater Productions,
Amici Milano Restaurant, Chestnut Avenue, Trenton, 609-4435598. Audience participation.
Register. $49 includes dinner,
show, and gratuity. 7:30 p.m.
Film
Princeton Public Library, 65
Witherspoon Street, 609-9248822. www.princetonlibrary.org.
Screening of “Alice in Wonderland” with Johnny Depp, Anne
Hathaway, and Helena Bonham
Carter, 2010. Free. 4 p.m.
Campus, New Brunswick, 732932-8482. www.njfilmfest.com. “A
Visit from Ms. Prancer,” a short
Christmas movie by Marvin
Harold Cheiten of Princeton, and
more. Visit website for complete
festival line-up. $10. 7 p.m.
Dancing
Argentine Tango, Central Jersey
Dance Society, Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton Street,
Princeton, 609-945-1883. www.centraljerseydance.org. Milonga
tangazo. Lesson followed by social dance. No partner needed.
Refreshments. $15. 7 p.m.
counties/mercer/commissions/par
k/picnic.html for more information, including pictures and more
detailed amenities of each area.
Speakology for Kids
Dana Lichtstrahl is offering a
10-week course that clarifies, encourages, and strengthens the natural speaking style and unique expression of kids ages 8 to 18. Using
group games, the written word,
oral presentations and body language exercises, the art of communication is explored and mastered.
With a focus on public speaking,
interviews, family, peer, group,
community communication, and
intimate relationship communication, ease of expression is
achieved. The course takes place at
Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street,
in Princeton, Monday, February
21, through Saturday, May 7. Class
size limited to 10; age groups are
separated. Parents/guardians of
students attend a one-hour communication workshop. $375 includes
the parent/guardian workshop. To
register, E-mail your name, phone
number, student’s name and age to
[email protected] or call
609-915-1999.
Good Cause
YWCA Princeton Breast Cancer Resource Center is holding
Literati
Author Event, Barnes & Noble,
MarketFair, West Windsor, 609716-1570. www.bn.com. Victoria
Kann, author of “Silverlicious.”
11:30 a.m.
Good Causes
Awards Gala, African American
Chamber, Hyatt, 2 Albany Street,
New Brunswick, 609-571-1620.
www.mtaacc.org. “Reflections.”
Laugh to Heal Comedy Fest, Bill
Bellamy & Friends, Rutgers Athletic Center, 83 Rockafeller Road,
Piscataway, 866-445-4678.
www.scarletknights.com. Bill Bellamy, Rutgers University alumnus, actor, and a stand-up comedian hosts the event. One of the
headliners is Kyle Grooms who
has been seen on his own Comedy Central special as well as
guest appearances on VH-1,
NBC’s Last Comic Standing, and
Chappel’s Show. Benefit for Eric
LeGrand, the injured Rutgers
football player. $20 to $50. 7:30
p.m.
Comedy Clubs
April Macie, Catch a Rising Star,
Hyatt Regency, 102 Carnegie
Center, West Windsor, 609-9878018. www.catcharisingstar.com.
Macie, raised in Easton, Pennsylvania, talks about being an outcast in school and having a rotten
family tree. Register. $22. 7:30
and 9:30 p.m.
Food & Dining
Club Rats, Rat’s Restaurant, 126
Sculptor’s Way, Hamilton, 609586-0616. www.ratsrestaurant.org. Dancing and cocktails. Club
setting with DJ. 21 plus. Register.
10 p.m.
Health & Wellness
International Adoption Seminar,
Pearl S. Buck House, Hopewell
Library, 245 Pennington-Titusville
Road, Pennington, 800-2202825. www.pearlsbuck.org. Information meeting for families and
individuals interested in international adoption. Register. Free. 10
a.m. to noon.
T’ai Chi Ch’uan, Plainsboro
Public Library, 9 Van Doren
Street, 609-275-2897. www.-
“100 Women, 100 Ways, 100
Days,” a challenge to women, men,
and groups to each raise $100 in
100 days. Started on January 28,
the program runs to May 8, culminating on Mother’s Day. The goal
is to raise $10,000 to support
BCRC’s free programs and services helping women live with,
through, and beyond breast cancer
across central New Jersey and
Bucks County.
Participants can do anything
they think of to raise the funds,
from the simple to the extravagant,
from the ordinary to the unusual.
Hosting a cocktail party, brunch, or
wine and cheese are great options
for those who love to entertain.
Kids and teens can save their allowance, walk dogs, or coordinate
a school talent show or bake sale.
Or simply put a collection jar next
to the office coffee pot, ask 10 people for $10, or write a check yourself. Visit www.ywcaprinceton.org/100women for more information, guidelines, and registration
forms, or contact BCRC at 609497-2100, extension 303 or [email protected].
Care Couture Hair Art Show
to raise money for wigs for cancer
patients, is like a runway fashion
show, only with funky hair designs
created by area salon stylists on
models, Sunday, February 20, 6
p.m., at KatManDu in Trenton. $25
donation includes butlered hors
d’oeuvres. Call April Sette at 609516-9306.
lmxac.org/plainsboro. Meditation
in motion presented by Todd
Tieger for all levels. Free. 10 a.m.
Suppers for Families with
AD/HD, Children and Adults
with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Princeton area,
609-683-8787. Three-hour workshop designed for families whose
child’s ADHD is made worse by
their relationship with processed
food presented by Dorothy
Mullen. Register by E-mail to [email protected]. About
$15 per person includes lunch.
12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Marianne Williamson, Yogaphoria, 540 Union Square Drive, New
Hope, PA, 215-862-4041. www.yogaphoria.com. Spiritual teacher
is author of “A Course in Weight
Loss.” Discussion on the book,
Q&A, and booksigning. Register.
$75. 7 to 9 p.m.
History
Open House, Lawrence Historical Society, Port Mercer Canal
House, Province Line Road at
Quaker Road, Lawrenceville,
609-538-8168. www.thelhs.org.
Visit the preserved historic canal
company house and learn about
the waterway’s past. Free. 1 to 3
p.m.
Kids Stuff
Central Jersey Chess Tournament, New Jersey Chess, Wyndham Conference Center, 800
Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro.
www.njchess.com. Open to
kindergarten to 8th graders of all
levels. All players receive a medal
or trophy. Register online, $30; on
site, $40. 1 to 4 p.m.
For Families
Winter Kitchen, Howell Living
History Farm, Valley Road, off
Route 29, Titusville, 609-7373299. www.howellfarm.org. Visit
the circa 1900 kitchen. Cooking
demonstrations, recipe sampling,
and hands-on experiences. Free.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Open House, South Brunswick
YMCA, 329 Culver Road, Monmouth Junction, 732-329-1150.
www.campmason.org. Summer
programs for children and teens.
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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February 19
609-586-9446. www.mccc.edu.
Lectures
Workshop, Kalakar Interiors,
Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van
Doren Street, 609-203-0500.
www.kalakarinteriors.info. “The
Magic of Thought Logic” presented by Sangita Patel of West
Windsor includes information
about planning, organizing, goals,
self-awareness, and your inner
explorer. Register. Free. Noon to
2 p.m.
Science Lectures
Science on Saturday, Princeton
Plasma Physics Laboratory,
Forrestal Campus, Route 1 North,
Plainsboro, 609-243-2121. www.pppl.gov. “Words, Tools, and the
Brain: Why Humans Aren’t Just
Another Ape” presented by
Sabine Kastner, department of
psychology and Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University. Register on site beginning
at 8 a.m. Students, parents,
teachers, and community members invited. Photo ID required.
Free. Series is coordinated by
Ronald Hatcher, James Morgan,
and Kathleen Lukazik. 9:30 a.m.
Live Music
Paige Stewart, Blue Rooster
Cafe, 17 North Main Street, Cranbury, 609-235-7539. www.blueroosterbakery.com. The Great
American Songbook. 6 to 9 p.m.
Sarah Donner’s Indie Music
Night, Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street,
609-924-8777. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org. Avi Wisnia,
Gillian Grassie, Stephanie White,
Philth Harmonics, and Miracles of
Modern Science perform. $5. 7
p.m.
Darla Rich Quintet, Hopewell
Bistro, 15 East Broad Street,
Hopewell, 609-466-9889. www.hopewellvalleybistro.com. Dinner
and dancing. $15 minimum. 7 to
9:30 p.m.
Carole Lynne and Pat Pratico,
Jester’s Cafe, 233 Farnsworth
Avenue, Bordentown, 609-2989963. www.jesterscafe.net. Register. 7 to 10 p.m.
David Johansen, The Record
Collector Store, 358 Farnsworth
Avenue, Bordentown, 609-3240880. www.the-record-collector.com. $30. 7:30 p.m.
3-26 Rodney and Eva, Grover’s
Mill Coffee House, 335 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor, 609-716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.com. 8 p.m.
CJ Barna, It’s a Grind Coffee
House, 7 Schalks Crossing
Road, Plainsboro, 609-275-2919.
www.itsagrind.com. Acoustic
Rhythm and blues rock. 8 to 10
p.m.
Laser Beatles, Raritan Valley
College, Planetarium, College
Center, North Branch, 908-5261200. www.raritanval.edu. $6. 8
p.m.
WesNWorrell, Triumph Brewing
Company, 400 Union Square,
New Hope, 215-862-8300. www.triumphbrew.com. CD release
party for the new partnership of
Wes Santo and Bernie Worrell. 9
p.m.
Outdoor Action
Winter Waterfowl Tour, Kingston
Greenways Association, Mannington Meadows, 609-924-4646.
www.kingstongreenways.org.
Register. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Light Rail Trip, Friends for the
Marsh, Bordentown Light Rail
Station, 100 West Park Avenue at
Prince Street, 609-924-2683.
www.marsh-friends.org. Ride
through the marsh to Roebling
and along the path of the D&R
Canal to Trenton. Barbara Ross
leads. Register. Free with $1.50
adult fare (exact change). 9:30
a.m.
Nature Video, Washington
Crossing State Park, Visitor
Center, Titusville, 609-737-0609.
“Living Together on This Planet.”
Register. Free. 12:45 p.m.
Moonlight Walk, Whitesbog
Preservation Trust, General
Store, Browns Mills, 609-8934646. www.whitesbog.org. Three
to five mile walk with a guide.
Bring a flashlight and dress for the
weather. Register. $5. Inclement
weather cancels. 7 p.m.
Singles
Single Mingle, New Jersey
Young Professionals, Rat’s
Restaurant, 16 Fairgrounds
Road, Hamilton, 609-584-7800.
www.njyp.org. Brings together
those who are young, professional, and unattached. For ages 25
to 39. Register online. $20 8 p.m.
For Seniors
Tax Assistance, Princeton Senior Resource Center, Nassau
Presbyterian Church, Nassau
Street, 609-924-7108. www.princetonsenior.org. Free. 9:30
a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sports
Pink Zone, Princeton Women’s
Basketball, Jadwin Gym, 609258-5666. www.goprincetontigers.com. Brown. Free admission for all fans who wear pink in
support of the fight against breast
cancer. 5 p.m.
Trenton Devils Hockey, Sun National Bank Center, 609-5999500. www.trentondevils.com.
Elmira Jackals. $11-$29. 7 p.m.
Sunday
February 20
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Happy
Birthday, George
George Washington’s Birthday
Celebration, Washington
Crossing State Park, 355 Washington Crossing-Pennington
Road, Titusville, 609-737-2515.
Visit the Johnson Ferry House for
the history and a tasting of Washington’s favorite treat, gingerbread; wool spinning, quill pen
writing, early toys and board
games, domestic and educational
activities. Donations appreciated.
1 to 4 p.m.
Classical Music
Princeton, 609-258-3654. www.princeton.edu. Concert on the fifth
largest carillon in the country.
Free. 1 p.m.
Ena Barton and Phyllis Alper
Lehrer, Ellarslie, Trenton City
Museum, Cadwalader Park, 609989-3632. www.ellarslie.org. “Music for Four Hands” by pianists.
Richardson Chamber Players,
Princeton University Concerts,
Richardson Auditorium, 609-2589220. www.princeton.edu/puconcerts. “Sunday Afternoon
Schubertiade” features Schubert’s Octet for Winds and Strings
and select Schubert lieder. $10 to
$20. 3 p.m.
Sunday Musicale Series, Steinway Musical Society, Jacobs
Music, 2540 Brunswick Pike,
www.princetonol.com/groups/steinway. Meral Guneyman on piano with classical and jazz genres. $18. 3 p.m.
Music of the Night, Westminster
Choir College, Bristol Chapel,
609-921-2663. www.rider.edu.
Deborah Gers, clarinet; Dauri
Shippey, soprano; Kevin Willois,
flute; and Kyu Jung Rhee, piano.
Free. 7:30 p.m.
Pop Music
DrumLine Live, State Theater, 15
Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, 732-246-7469. www.StateTheatreNJ.org. Theatrical presentation features performers from
Florida A&M, Southern University,
and the University of Georgia.
$32 to $67. 3 p.m.
Art
Highlights Tour, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton
campus, 609-258-3788. artmuseum.princeton.edu. Free. 2 p.m.
Dance
p.m.
On Stage
$29.50. 1:30 p.m.
2 and 7 p.m.
Theater, Mercer County Com-
Meet the Filmmaker: Gerardo Puglia appears at a
free screening of his short film 'Zefirino: The Voice
of a Castrato,' based on Princeton University
student Anthony Roth Costanzo’s thesis opera,
Monday, February 21, at the Arts Council of
Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street. 609-924-8777.
munity College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609570-3333. www.kelseytheatre.net. Musical comedy based on
the 1998 film is set in New Jersey
in the 1980s. Bill Kamps of
Burlington plays Robbie Hart and
Kelliann DeCarlo of East Windsor
plays Julia Sullivan. $16. 2 p.m.
show. $12. 2 p.m.
732-254-3939. www.playhouse22.org. Musical with a mystery. $22. 3 p.m.
portrays Holiday. $40 to $50. 8
p.m.
Film
Campus, New Brunswick, 732932-8482. www.njfilmfest.com.
“The Neighbors,” a drama by
Christopher Werner of Union, and
more. Visit website for complete
festival line-up. $10. 7 p.m.
Food & Dining
Wine Tasting in Riedel Crystal,
Crossing Vineyards and Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road,
Washington Crossing, PA, 215493-6500. www.crossingvineyards.com. 90-minute tasting
workshop includes a tasting of
four premier wines and a tasting
kit with four Riedel Vinum series
glasses. Register. $99. 2 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Experience the Service
Tuxedo Rentals & Sales, Wedding Specials
1 Hour service for those last minute black tie invites
Single rentals starting at $69.99.
Wedding Specials: FREE Groom’s Tuxedo, plus
$30 off each member of the wedding party.
Group Discounts for all Corporate Events
MarketFair Mall, 3535 US Route 1, Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 452-0921 www.chazmatazz.com
“Proud Sponsor of Post Prom Activities for Local High Schools”
Raja Yoga Satsang Series, Integral Yoga of Princeton, 613
Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction,
732-274-2410. www.integralyogaprinceton.org. Presented by
Wendy and John. Register. $15.
10 a.m. to noon.
Breathwork Workshop, Volition
Wellness Solutions, 182 Tamarack Circle, Skillman, 609-6888300. www.volitionwellness.com.
Breathing, meditation, and personal healing with Jane Martin
and Pat Czeto. Register. $130. 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
Parent to Parent: Family Training on AD/HD, Children and
Adults with Attention-Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder, Princeton Public Library, 609-683-8787.
An interactive and education program for adults and parents of
children and adolescents with
AD/HD. Register. 1 to 3 p.m.
History
George Washington’s Birthday,
Rockingham Association, Historic Rockingham, Route 603,
Kingston, 609-683-7132. www.rockingham.net. Celebrate Washington’s 279th birthday. The Continental Army’s commander in
chief stayed at Rockingham from
late August to early November in
1783. It became his final wartime
headquarters when the Treaty of
Paris was formally signed while
he was in residence. Tours of
Washington’s headquarters
hourly. Refreshments follow. Registration advised. Noon to 3 p.m.
Civil War and Native American
Museum, Camp Olden, 2202
Kuser Road, Hamilton, 609-5858900. www.campolden.org. Exhibits featuring Civil War soldiers
from New Jersey including their
original uniforms, weapons, and
medical equipment. Diorama of
the Swamp Angel artillery piece
and Native American artifacts.
Free. 1 to 4 p.m.
George Washington’s Birthday
Celebration, Washington
Crossing State Park, 355 Washington Crossing-Pennington
Road, Titusville, 609-737-2515.
Visit the Johnson Ferry House for
the history and a tasting of Washington’s favorite treat, gingerbread; wool spinning, quill pen
writing, early toys and board
games, domestic and educational
activities. Donations appreciated.
1 to 4 p.m.
Princeton Chapter of the English Speaking Union, Lawrenceville School, Kirby Center,
2500 Main Street, Lawrenceville,
609-896-1738. www.Lawrenceville.org. “The Anglo-Zulu War”
presented by David Holmes, a
student of military history and a
professor at the College of New
Jersey. Free. 3 p.m.
Postcard Collecting
Washington Crossing Card Collectors, Union Fire Hall, 1396
River Road, Titusville, 215-7373555. www.wc4postcards.org.
Program presented by Bob Bogden, author of “Beauty and the
Beast.” An auction follows. 2 p.m.
Live Music
Edward Boutross Trio, Santino’s
Ristorante, 1240 Route 130
South, Robbinsville, 609-4435600. www.santinosristorante.com. Jazz vocal standards. BYOB. 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Outdoor Action
Winter Lecture Series, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve,
River Road, New Hope, 215-8622924. www.bhwp.org. “The
What’s and Why’s of Mushrooms”
including how to tell the difference
among mushrooms to eat, why
mushrooms are necessary for
trees, and others for recyling of
nutrients. Register. $10. 2 p.m.
FEBRUARY 16, 2011
Singles
Laugh If You’re Single, Catch a
Rising Star, Hyatt Regency, 102
Carnegie Center, West Windsor,
609-987-8018. www.catcharisingstar.com. Joey Novick shares
techniques that help people create flexibility, fun, and laughter. An
interactive comedy show where
audience members gain insight
into how to use humor to enhance
their personal relationships with
the opposite sex. Register. $20.
7:30 p.m. See story page 34.
Dance Party, Steppin’ Out Singles, Woodbridge Hilton, 120
Wood Avenue South, Iselin, 732656-1801. www.steppinoutsingles.com. Music and dancing
for ages 40 plus. $17. 8 p.m.
Sports
Princeton Hockey, Baker Rink,
609-258-4849. www.goprincetontigers.com. Brown. $10. 1 p.m.
Trenton Devils Hockey, Sun National Bank Center, 609-5999500. www.trentondevils.com.
Wheeling Nailers. $11-$29. 4
p.m.
Classical Music
Noontime Recital Series, Witherspoon Street Presbyterian
Church, 124 Witherspoon Street,
Princeton, 609-924-1666.
Hyosang Park on handbells and
Aikiko Hosaki on piano. Light
lunch follows. Register. Free.
Noon.
Westminster Kantorei, Westminster Choir College, Bristol
Chapel, 609-921-2663. www.rider.edu. “Bach in Context” features the chamber choir, the department of sacred music, and a
baroque orchestra performing on
original instruments to reconstruct
a liturgical service from Bach’s
Leipzig. Register. Free. 8 p.m.
Like to Harmonize?
President’s Day. Postal and bank
holiday.
On Stage
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: No School
— What to Do?
1960s: Black, Rider University,
Yvonne Theater, Lawrenceville,
609-921-2663. www.rider.edu/arts. Reggie Walker’s play
depicting African American history. 7 p.m.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar and
other Eric Carle Favorites,
State Theater, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, 732-2467469. www.StateTheatreNJ.org.
Black light puppetry. $15 to $25.
in conjunction with Hub City Carnivale with face painting, balloon
animals, DJ, food, games, and
workshops from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
10:30 a.m., and 1 and 3:30 p.m.
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A Christmas Story: Princeton playwright and
filmmaker Marvin Harold Cheiten’s short film,
‘A Visit from Ms. Prancer,’ screens Saturday,
February 19, at the Super 8 Film and Digital
Video Festival, on the Douglass campus,
New Brunswick. 732-932-8482 or njfilmfest.com.
Rehearsal, Jersey Harmony
Chorus, Plainsboro Library, 9
Van Dorn Street, Plainsboro, 732236-6803. www.harmonize.com/jerseyharmony. New members
are welcome. 7:15 p.m.
Monday
February 21
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Visions of Light: Art Through
Film, Arts Council of Princeton,
102 Witherspoon Street, 609924-8777. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org. Gerardo Puglia
discusses his short film “Zefirino:
The Voice of a Castrato” based
on Princeton University student
Anthony Roth Costanzo’s 2004
senior thesis, a full-scale opera.
The film follows Costanzo as he
assembled a production that portrays male singers in 18th century
Italy who were castrated before
puberty to maintain their soprano
singing voices. Register. Free.
7:30 p.m.
Second Chance Film Series,
Princeton Adult School, Friend
Center Auditorium, Computer Science Building, Princeton University, 609-683-1101. www.princetonadultschool.org. Screening of
“The Messenger,” USA, 2009. Introduced by William Lockwood
Jr., the curator of the series. Register. $6. 7:30 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Blood Drive, American Red
Cross, Princeton University, Frist
Center, Washington Road, 800448-3543. www.pleasegiveblood.org. 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Yoga, D&R Greenway Land
Trust, One Preservation Place,
Princeton, 609-924-4646. www.drgreenway.org. Vinyasa yoga for
all levels from 6 to 7:25 p.m. Gentle yoga from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Register. $16 each. 6 p.m.
Recovery Support Program,
NAMI Mercer, 3371 Brunswick
Pike, Suite 124, Lawrenceville,
609-799-8994. www.namimercer.org. For people with mental illness. E-mail Erika Reading
at [email protected] for
information. Register. Free. 6 to
7:30 p.m.
Infertility Support Group, Infertility and Adoption Counseling
Center, 2 Tree Farm Road, Pennington, 609-737-8750. iaccenter.com. Register. 7 to 8:30 p.m.
History
Lectures
Foodways of Lincoln’s Time,
Mercer Museum, Pine and Ashland streets, Doylestown, 215348-9461. www.mercermuseum.org. Susan Plaisted prepares,
cooks, and interprets some of the
16th president’s favorites. $10; $8
youth. Noon to 4 p.m.
National Park Service Program,
State House, 125 West State
Street, Trenton, 609-924-5022.
www.peacecoalition.org. Abraham Lincoln’s 150th anniversary
of his visit to the state house is
commemorated with Fritz Klein
portraying Lincoln as he appeared in 1861. Tours of the state
house at noon and 2:30 p.m. 1
p.m.
Black History Month, Rider University, Gill Chapel, Lawrenceville, 609-258-9220. www.rider.edu/arts. “Sharing Our Stories”
service and a barbecue dinner. 5
p.m.
Author Event, Princeton Public
Library, 65 Witherspoon Street,
609-924-8822. www.princetonlibrary.org. David Hazony, author
of “The Ten Commandments:
How Our Most Ancient Moral Text
Can Renew Moral Life.” Raised in
Princeton, he is a journalist and a
pursuing doctoral studies in Jewish philosophy. 7:30 p.m.
Program and Meeting, Washington Crossing Audubon Society,
Pennington School, 112 West
Delaware Avenue, Pennington,
609-443-3981. www.pennington.org. Refreshments followed by
talk. 7:30 p.m.
Schools
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Hamilton, 609-228-3126. Information about the childcare center.
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On Stage
Singles
young man’s return from World
War II. $26.50 to $63.50. 8 p.m.
Singles Night, Grover’s Mill Coffee House, 335 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor, 609716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.com. Drop in for soups,
sandwiches, desserts, tea, coffee
and conversation. Register at
http://ht.ly/3gd9w 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Socials
Meeting, Women’s College Club
of Princeton, All Saints’ Church,
16 All Saints’ Road, Princeton,
609-737-0912. Guest speaker
Selina Man is the founder of Cafe
Chocolate of Lititz which specializes in dark, organic chocolate
products. The company was
founded close to six years ago
with the mission of promoting
chocolate for life, the life of the
people who grow cocoa beans,
the rainforest that sustains it, and
the consumers who benefit from
it. Free. 1 p.m.
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Einstein at Home
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Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau
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exhibition featuring family photographs, artwork, memorabilia,
and 17 select pieces of Einstein’s
furniture. The rarely seen personal items and furnishings from his
Mercer Street home in Princeton,
where he lived from 1933 until his
death in 1955, portray his story as
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Literati
Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau
www.labyrinthbooks.com. Colm
Toibin, author of “The Empty
Family,” a new collection of short
stories, reads. His novels include
“The Blackwater Lightship,” “The
Master,” and “Brooklyn.” He lectures in Irish studies at Princeton
University. 6 p.m.
Good Causes
Open House for Volunteers,
West Windsor Arts Council, 952
Alexander Road, West Windsor,
609-919-1981. www.westwindsorarts.org. Information
about volunteering. Tour the new
center. Refreshments. Free. 7:30
to 8:30 p.m.
Food & Dining
Tuesday Night Dinner, Princeton Elks, 354 Route 518,
Blawenburg, 609-466-4945. Hot
meal, $12. Kids menu available,
$6. 6 to 9 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Pre-Adopt Support Group, Infertility and Adoption Counseling
Center, 2 Tree Farm Road, Pennington, 609-737-8750. www.iaccenter.com. Register. 7 to 8:30
p.m.
Pet Nutrition, Mercer Free
School, Ewing Library, 61 Scotch
Road, 609-456-6821. mfs.insi2.org. “Understanding Pet Nutrition”
presented by Lisa Steinerd, owner of Tumbleweed and Eddie’s
Natural Pet Treat Company. Register. Free. 7 to 8 p.m.
For Families
Pop Music
to
Your
vanced Critique” workshop by Ricardo Barros. Register. 7 p.m.
Barbershop Chorus, Princeton
Garden Statesmen, Plainsboro
Library, 9 Van Doren Street,
Plainsboro, 609-799-8218. www.princetongardenstatesmen.com.
Men of all ages and experience
levels are invited. Free. 7:30 to
10 p.m.
Art
Doylestown, 215-340-9800.
www.michenerartmuseum.org.
“The Making of an Icon,” a curator’s lecture by Hava Gurevich in
conjunction with “Ali and Elvis:
American Icons” featuring “Elvis
at 21,” and “Muhammad Ali: The
Making of an Icon.” On view to
May 15. $20. 1 p.m. See story
page 20.
Lectures
Workshop, Princeton Photography Club, D&R Greenway Land
Trust, 1 Preservation Place,
Princeton, 732-422-3676. www.princetonphotoclub.org. “Ad-
Read and Explore, Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, 609924-2310. www.terhuneorchards.com. “George Washington’s Birthday.” Register. $5 per
child. 10 a.m.
Mad Science, Patriots Theater at
War Memorial, Memorial Drive,
Trenton, 609-984-8400. www.thewarmemorial.com. “Star Trek
Live.” 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Lectures
Networking Breakfast, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, 609-924-8822.
www.princetonlibrary.org. “Using
LinkedIn to Connect and Create
Career Opportunities” presented
by Abby Kohut. 8:30 a.m.
Computer Class, Monroe Public
Library, 4 Municipal Plaza, Monroe, 732-521-5000. www.monroetwplibrary.org. “Google Search
Tips.” Register. Free. 9:15 a.m.
Tax Assistance, Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren Street,
609-275-2897. www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. Register. Free. 10
a.m. to 3 p.m.
Great Decisions Discussion Forum, Monroe Public Library, 4
Municipal Plaza, Monroe, 732521-5000. www.monroetwplibrary.org. “Security Through
Peacebuilding.” Register. Free.
10:30 a.m.
Public Speaking, Mid-Day Toastmasters, Robbinsville Library, 42
Allentown-Robbinsville Road,
Robbinsville, 732-631-0114.
Guests are welcome. Free. 11:30
a.m.
Distinguished Lecture Series,
Communications 109, 609-5703324. www.mccc.edu. “Collage
and Its Influence” presented by
Mel Leipzig examines the societal
impact of modern and post modern art. Free. Noon.
Holocaust Genocide Center,
609-570-3324. mccc.edu. Screening of “The Rape of Nanking,” a
documentary film based on the
atrocities committed by the Japanese in 1937 after their capture of
Nanjing, the Chinese capital city.
Suggested reading is “The Making
of the Rape of Nanking” by
Takashi Yoshida. 1 p.m.
Job Seakers Toastmasters Club
meeting, Mid-Day Toastmasters, Robbinsville Library, 42 Allentown-Robbinsville Road, Robbinsville, 732-631-0114. Guests
welcome. Free. 6:30 p.m.
Residents Working Group, Sustainable Princeton, Whole Earth
Center, 360 Nassau Street,
Princeton, 609-924-5366. sustainableprinceton.org. 7:30 p.m.
Live Music
Open Mic Night, Grover’s Mill
Coffee House, 335 Princeton
Hightstown Road, West Windsor,
609-716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.com. 7 p.m.
Los Straitjackets and the Sharkskins, The Record Collector
Store, 358 Farnsworth Avenue,
Bordentown, 609-324-0880.
www.the-record-collector.com.
$30. 7:30 p.m.
Sage Reunion, John & Peter’s,
96 South Main Street, New Hope,
Singles
Pizza Night, Yardley Singles,
Vince’s, 25 South Main Street,
Yardley, 215-736-1288. www.yardleysingles.org. Register. 6
p.m.
Speed Dating, New Jersey
Young Professionals, BT Bistro,
3499 Route 1 South, West Windsor, 609-919-9403. www.njyp.org.
For ages 25 to 35. Register online. Meet in the private room off
the main bar. Register. $20 plus
two item minimum. 7 p.m.
Trivia Night
Ivy Inn, 248 Nassau Street,
Princeton, 609-462-4641. 10
p.m.
For Seniors
Memoir Writing Workshop,
Lawrence Library, Darrah Lane
and Route 1, Lawrence Township, 609-989-6920. Introductory
course by Maria Okros. Register.
2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
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At the Movies
Second Chance
“The Messenger,” USA, 2009.
Second Chance Film Series,
Princeton Adult School, Friend
Center Auditorium, Computer Science Building, Princeton University, 609-683-1101. www.princetonadultschool.org. Introduced by
William Lockwood Jr., curator of
the series. Register. $6. Monday,
February 21, 7:30 p.m.
Open Daily 12:30 to 4pm
Celebrate Black History Month!
Mainstream Movies
Confirm titles, dates, and times
with theaters.
127 Hours. Adventure about a
mountain climber features James
Franco. AMC.
Another Year. Drama about life
in a group of friends stars Jim
Broadbent. Montgomery.
Big Mommas: Like Father,
Like Son. Crime comedy with
Martin Lawrence. AMC, Regal.
Black Swan. Thriller about a
ballet dancer features Natalie Portman. AMC, MarketFair, Montgomery, Multiplex, Regal.
Blue Valentine. Romantic drama with Ryan Gosling and
Michelle Williams. Montgomery,
Multiplex.
The Company Men. Drama
about life changes with Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, and Chris
Cooper. AMC.
The Dilemma. Vince Vaughn
and Kevin James in comedy. AMC,
Regal.
The Eagle. Historical drama
with Jamie Bell and Channing
Tatum. AMC, Marketfair, Multiplex, Regal.
The Fighter. Mark Wahlberg
and Christian Bale in docudrama
about boxer Mickey Ward and his
brother. AMC, MarketFair, Multiplex, Regal.
Gnomeo and Juliet. Shakespeare’s play, set in the world orfwarring gnomes. AMC, Marketfair, Multiplex, Regal.
The Green Hornet. Seth Rogen
in the title role. AMC, Multiplex,
Regal.
The Illusionist. Animated tale
about a traveling magician and a
young girl who believes in him.
Montgomery.
Wednesday
February 23
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Calling
All Lounge Lizards
Open Mic Night, Bob Egan’s
New Hope, Ramada Hotel, 6426
Lower York Road, New Hope, PA,
215-794-7716. www.bobegansnewhope.com. Bob Egan at the
piano in the lounge area. 7:30 to
10:30 p.m.
Classical Music
Princeton, 609-258-3654. www.princeton.edu. Free. 6:30 p.m.
Itzhak Perlman, Matthews Theater at McCarter, 91 University
Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787.
www.mccarter.org. Violin chamber music. SRO, $15. 8 p.m.
Jazz & Blues
Annual NJ High School Combo
Festival, Princeton University
Concerts, Taplin Auditorium,
609-258-5000. www.princeton.-
Just Go With It. Romantic
comedy with Adam Sandler and
Jennifer Aniston. AMC, Garden,
Marketfair, Multiplex, Regal.
Justin Bieber Never Say Never. Biopic about the boy wonder.
AMC, Marketfair, Multiplex, Regal.
I Am Number Four. Teen science fiction. Regal.
The King’s Speech. Colin Firth
as King George VI and Derek Jacobi as his speech therapist. AMC,
MarketFair, Montgomery, Multiplex, Regal.
Little Fockers. Comedy sequel
with Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro,
Dustin Hoffman, and Barbra
Streisand. AMC, Regal.
The Mechanic. Action film
about an assassin stars Jason
Statham. AMC, Multiplex, Regal.
No Strings Attached. Romantic
comedy stars Natalie Portman and
Ashton Kutcher. AMC, MarketFair, Multiplex, Regal.
The Rite. Film about exorcism
stars Anthony Hopkins. AMC,
Multiplex, Regal.
The Roommate. Thriller about
college students. AMC, Marketfair,
Multiplex, Regal
Sanctum. Underwater action
with Richard Roxburgh. AMC,
Marketfair, Multiplex, Regal.
Tangled. Animated Disney film
based on Rapunzel with voices of
Mandy Moore and Donna Murphy.
AMC, Multiplex.
edu/utickets. University small ensembles with the University Jazz
Composers Collective are featured. Adjudicator is Anthony D.J.
Branker. Free. 5 p.m.
Mike Bond Trio, New Brunswick
Jazz Project, Hyatt, 2 Albany
Street, New Brunswick, 732-6400021. www.nbjp.org. No cover.
7:30 p.m.
Jazz Concert Series, Princeton
High School Studio Band, Walnut Lane, Princeton, 609-8064280. www.princetonjazz. org.
The Artie Shaw Orchestra, now
under the direction of Matt Koza,
with big band sounds. The PHS
Studio Band, winner of the
Berklee College of Music High
School Jazz Festival, also performs. $18 benefits additional
music education experiences for
the students. 7:30 p.m.
Art
Art Exhibit, Chaucey Conference Center, 660 Rosedale
www.acc-chaunceyconferencecenter.com. “The Artist’s
Decade,” an exhibit of watercolors by Kathleen Arleth of Somers
Point. On view to March 11. 9
a.m. to 9 p.m.
Thriller: ‘Unknown,’
starring January
Jones and Liam
Neeson, opens
Friday, February 18.
15 Market Street ★ Trenton, New Jersey ★ (609) 989-3027
www.williamtrenthouse.org
The 1719 William Trent House Museum is owned, maintained and operated
by the City of Trenton with assistance from the Trent House Association and General
Operating Support Grants from the NJ Historical Commission, Department of State.
Tron Legacy. Sci-fi sequel with
Jeff Bridges and Olivia Wilde.
AMC.
True Grit. Action remake with
Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, and
Josh Brolin. AMC, MarketFair,
Multiplex, Regal.
Unknown. Thriller with January Jones and Liam Neeson. AMC,
Regal.
Yogi Bear. Animated family
comedy with voices of Dan
Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake.
AMC, Multiplex, Regal.
Venues
AMC Hamilton 24 Theaters, 325
Sloan Avenue , I-295 Exit 65-A, 609890-8307.
Garden Theater, 160 Nassau
MarketFair-UA, Route 1 South,
Montgomery Center Theater,
Routes 206 and 518, Rocky Hill,
609-924-7444.
Multiplex Cinemas Town Center
Plaza, 319 Route 130 North, East
Windsor, 609-371-8472.
Regal Theaters, Route 1 South,
New Brunswick, 732-940-8343.
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FEBRUARY 16, 2011
Joey Says, Laugh If You’re Single
B
by David McDonough
eing single is full of
mixed blessings. There’s being
able to do what you want and go
where you want for as long as you
want without having to consider
how it affects another person, but
there’s also the realization that you
have no one to share your secrets
with. Stand-up comic and worldclass improviser Joey Novick aims
to change that — and give you a
few laughs along the way.
“Think back to your most successful relationship,” says Novick.
“I think your initial attraction was
that you both laughed at the same
thing, crazy as it was. If you share a
sense of humor, you generally share
some deeper meaning in your relationship.” Novick puts his theories
to the test in an evening he calls
Laugh If You’re Single!, Sunday,
February 20, at Catch A Rising Star
in the Hyatt Regency Princeton.
The Flemington resident, who
has presented this show in clubs,
temples, and singles organizations
around the country, is quick to
make it clear that this isn’t an
evening of his telling jokes about
the single life. Nor does he ask people to cluck like a chicken — unless they want to. “This isn’t people
making fun of people,” he says in a
phone interview. “It’s one part storytelling; it’s a little bit of stand-up,
some improv, and some games. It’s
an interactive comedy program for
singles, where we make fun of singles in a fun way, to share that experience. Then I give some tips, in
a sketch and with improv, on how
to use humor to attract the opposite
sex and have good relationships.
“Humor is a great tool to be able
to gather people together. No matter what a person’s level is economically or what their background, if
you share a sense of humor with
that person (you’re connected). I
don’t mean just laughing at someone’s jokes. A lot of guys will come
up to me after a show and say, ‘Oh,
I’m a great joke teller. I watch
stand-up comedy, and I tell jokes,
and women find me funny.’ That’s
not what I’m talking about. I’m
talking about a much more human,
life-affirming way that people will
share their sense of humor. I’m talking about when you share a movie,
something that has happened, or a
story from your childhood, and the
other person genuinely laughs with
you. You share a moment, and it’s a
good bet that you share a great
many other values too.
“We’ll be doing some improv
games that reflect how you can use
that sort of humor in developing
your relationships,” continues Novick. “And through some performance and interactive games, we
give people top 10 tips on how to
laugh successfully with somebody
and develop a good relationship
with them. You know, women often
say they look for a sense of humor
in a man, and I think men, although
I don’t know if they would admit to
it as quickly as women, also are attracted to a woman with a good
sense of humor. I have my own stories that I share about my relationship with my significant other —
and she still makes me laugh.”
T
his isn’t the first time that
Catch a Rising Star has catered an
evening to the singles crowd. says
club co-owner Craig Neier. “We’ve
been running different programs
for singles that have been successful. We know Joey — he’s played
our room as a stand-up comic, and
this sounded like a new program
that would be fun. From time to
time, we like to change it up a little
bit, and not always have strictly
stand-up. We did a singles game
show, like a dating game, called
‘Love Comedian Style,’ with
Karith Foster of Last Comic Standing. That worked out quite well.
And then we did another comedy
night in conjunction with the
Princeton Elite Club (a dating service and singles organization). This
one we are doing because different
singles groups just wanted to come.
“Comedy is a great date night,”
continues Neier. “A lot of people
go for an evening of entertainment,
and it creates conversations about
the topics that are brought up over
the evening. The first singles show
was close to sold out, the second
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Novick, 56, has turned his sense
of humor and improvisational
skills into a unique career, one that
has incorporated his other interests, which include the law and politics. The Brooklyn native graduated from Brooklyn College in 1976
and was admitted to law school, but
decided to take a year off to do
stand-up comedy. “That was a
great phone call to my mother,” he
recalls drily. “She hung up on me,
didn’t talk to me for about six
months. But it was a choice of going to law school or hanging out in
comedy clubs with cute women
and drinking alcohol.”
The comedy club scene won. As
time went by, Novick appeared at
Catch a Rising Star in New York, the
Comedy Zone, and Dangerfield’s.
He has opened in concert for comics
including Jerry Seinfeld, Chris
Rock, Ray Romano, and Rosie O’Donnell. He also joined the fastgrowing improvisation field, studying with legendary improv guru Del
Close of Chicago’s Second City.
‘If you can share a
moment of humor, it’s
a good bet that you
share a great many
other values too,’
says Joey Novick.
For more than 20 years, Novick
taught improv workshops as well,
first to anyone who was interested,
and later, more lucratively, to corporations and law groups.
The explosion of interest in improvisation, due in part to the television show “Whose Line Is It Anyway,” and the appearance of so
many Second City alumni in TV
and movies — Bill Murray, Tina
Fey, Steve Carell, and Stephen Colbert, to name a few — led inevitably to the call from the business and corporate world. “When I
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Novick says, “I would get a tremendous number of lawyers, teachers,
and salespeople who wanted to
learn the skills to become more
spontaneous, to deal with others
more successfully. Then I got a call
from a guy who had taken my class.
He worked for a financial firm in
midtown Manhattan. He asked me
to come teach the sales staff, and he
offered me a fantastic amount for a
two-hour workshop. So I realized
this was a good way to make some
extra money.”
Sending out a mailer to all
Chambers of Congress in New Jersey resulted in several bookings for
Novick, who also works with a
number of speakers’ bureaus and
over the years had given keynotes
and workshops for MetLife, Prudential, Merrill Lynch, and different government groups and unions.
More recently, he has conducted
workshops for lawyers. “It’s the
same basic workshop I’ve done for
years, but the marketplace has really exploded. With so many improv
groups out there, the scene has gone
from just performances into corporate teaching. What makes it easier
is that today, most people have a
good idea of what improv is.”
A new chapter for Novick began
in 1995, when he was elected to the
Flemington Borough Council —
and in so doing fulfilled his mother’s wish. “The introduction of law
and politics in my life kind of
rekindled my interest in going to
law school. One day I Googled law
schools in New Jersey and discovered I could go at night, and I took
the LSAT and got a high enough
score to get in.” He graduated from
Seton Hall School of Law in 1995.
“The way I discovered improv for
lawyers was that I took a class in
advance negotiation techniques at
Harvard Law School one summer.
It was all the same games, just
gearing towards a new group of
people.”
In a moment that would make
any mother proud, Novick passed
the bar on his first try. But he would
still rather describe himself as a comedian with a law degree.
Novick points out that people
react in various ways. “There are
all different levels of people. There
are people who come there who
just want to be made to laugh.
Those are the people who are most
receptive and sit up front. Catch a
Rising Star is an intimate enough
room so that everyone will have
virtually the same experience. If
someone wants to come up and do
some interactive improv games
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that show how their sense of humor
can be used to attract someone else,
that’s great, but no one is forced to.
I’ve learned to read body language
pretty well.”
Novick says the people who
come to Laugh If You’re Single
range in age from the 30s to baby
boomers. “The show doesn’t usually draw people who are much
younger than 30, and that is probably the best mixture. I do find that I
get people who are looking for relationships for the first time, and
people who are busy professionals
who are looking for a place to meet
others; many of them have been in
a relationship or marriage.”
The real question is, how well
has Laugh If You’re Single
worked? “I’ve never done any
tracking, which I probably should
do,” admits Novick. “But I know
that a few years back I was doing a
show at a comedy club in Charlotte, North Carolina. About three
months later, I got this letter in the
mail, and one couple who had met
there had gotten engaged. Which
was actually a little scary. I’m
thinking, ‘I hope this relationship
is successful.’ Another guy said
that he had gone to one of my workshops and had followed some of
the skills. He said, ‘I used to take
myself way too seriously in dating,
and now, I can tell right away if a
particular relationship may or may
not work. If we’re not laughing at
the same thing, chances are it’s not
going to work. And it just saves me
a great deal of time.’”
Perhaps the best testimonial of
all is Novick’s relationship with his
significant other, Rosalie Efthim.
He says proudly, “We’ve been together 32 years. That’s my long
term credential. It’s a successful relationship — we love each other
very much. And she’s a lot funnier
than I am. She’s brilliant, very
well-read, and knows a lot more
about a lot more things than I do.
And we definitely still laugh at the
same things.”
Laugh If You’re Single, Catch
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Carnegie Center, West Windsor.
Sunday, February 20, 7:30 p.m.
Joey Novick’s interactive comedy
show gives audience members insight into how to use humor to enhance their personal relationships.
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www.catcharisingstar.com.
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description, that means; Passionate
about life, Romantic, Adventurous, Fun,
Chivalrous and Kind, Healthy and
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5’5 - 6’O, non smoker, well groomed,
loves Dogs, is interested in theater,
good food, skiing, scuba and enjoying
life. He would want to meet me because
I can share the above attributes, and enjoy the company of a confident Man. I
am quick-witted, playful, love learning
and expanding my horizons. Travel is
my passion. I am 52 (look 44 — REALLY!) 5’2, vibrant, exercise regularly,
have expressive eyes and am intriguing. Let’s share our stories!!! Box
237196
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but look much younger. Friends say I’m
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Sincere SBM, 57, 6’1, 190 lbs, with
interests ranging from theater, film,
sports, travel and music to metaphysics
and a healthy lifestyle. Great sense of
humor and excellent communicator.
Seeks intelligent and eclectic woman
who is culturally diverse and who enjoys
fun activities leading to personal fulfillment and emotional satisfaction. Box
237138
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February 23
Art Exhibit, Zimmerli Art Museum, George and Hamilton
streets, New Brunswick, 732-9327237. www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu. Symposium in conjunction with “Embodied Dreams:
The Later Work of Boris Sveshnikov.” Curator-led exhibition and
reception follow. Register. Free. 2
p.m.
29-year-old, blond, green-eyed
SWF seeks motivated, employed, independent, romantic gentleman
aged 29-42 for possible LTR. I am a fairly spontaneous, fairly fun-loving, fairly
tall, and fairly good-looking lady. I also
enjoy going to the fair. Please include a
recent photo and way to be contacted in
your preferably hilarious response. Box
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Gardens
Basics of Successful Lawn
Care, Master Gardeners of Mercer County, 930 Spruce Street,
Trenton, 609-989-6830. www.mgofmc.org. Register. $12 7 to
8:30 p.m.
Film
Women in Development, Volunteer Connect NJ, 609-252-9129.
www.volunteerconnectnj.org.
Brown bag lunch meeting. “Best
Practices in Grant Management”
presented by Vernon A. Bramble,
president, Bramble and Associates. Free. Call for location. 11:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Princeton Middle East Society,
Princeton University, Arts
Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609-2587221. www.princeton.edu.
“Tunisia, Egypt, and Beyond”
panel discussion with Robert
Tignor, author of “Egypt: A Short
History;” Max Weiss, author of “In
the Shadow of Sectarianism:
Law, Shiism, and the Making of
Modern Lebanon;” and Sarah El
Kazaz, a PhD candidate in the
politics department. Reception
follows. Free. 4:30 p.m.
Open House, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Princeton Courtyard Marriott, 3815 Route 1, 973443-8990. www.fdu.edu. Information about financial planning cer-
New Year, Renewed You, Machestic Dragons, YWCA Princeton,
Bramwell House, Paul Robeson
Place, 609-291-0779. www.machesticdragons.org. Introduction to the sport followed by a social time and refreshments. The
group organizes a dragon boat
festival to benefit the Breast Cancer Resource Center of the YWCA Princeton. The team includes
breast cancer survivors and supporters. 6:30 p.m.
Food & Dining
Escoffier Dinner, Rat’s Restaurant, 126 Sculptor’s Way, Hamil-
Lectures
Live Music
Latin Dance Night, KatManDu,
50 Riverview Plaza, Waterfront
Park, Route 29, Trenton, 609393-7300. www.katmandutrenton.com. DJ Clave. 8 p.m.
Stringbean and the Stalkers, BT
Bistro, 3499 Route 1 South,
www.btbistro.com. Blues. 9 p.m.
The Invitational, John & Peter’s,
96 South Main Street, New Hope,
Politics
Center for the Study of Religion,
Hall, Dodds Auditorium, 609-2582943. www.princeton.edu. “Islamophobia and the Reconstruction
of Muslim American Culture” presented by Yvonne Haddad, professor of history of Islam and
Christian-Muslim relations at the
Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University. She is also the co-author
of “Muslim Women in America:
The Challenge of Islamic Identity
Today.” Free. 4:30 p.m.
Membership Party, Coalition for
Peace Action, Trinity Church, 33
Mercer Street, Princeton, 609924-5022. www.peacecoalition.org. Reception and supper for
current members. Speaker is
Commander Robert Green, who
served 20 years in the British
Navy piloting nuclear armed aircraft. His books on nuclear
weapons issues, including his
most recent, “Security Without
Nuclear Deterrence,” will be on
sale. Membership fee is $40.
Register. 5:30 p.m.
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Dissolving the Boundaries of Jazz and Classical
C
an this be a jazz pianist? Composer in residence at
Carnegie Hall for 2010-’11. Collaborator at piano with international opera stars. Author of insightful
articles applying classical music
theory to classical music. Philosopher.
All right. It was a trick question.
The answer is “Yes, it’s Brad
Mehldau.” The versatile jazz pianist appears with Swedish mezzosoprano Anne Sofie von Otter in
recital at McCarter Theater on
Thursday, February 17. Von Otter,
who sings everything from Mozart
to the Beatles is Mehldau’s match
at dissolving musical boundaries.
“I have never considered any type
of music as being taboo,” she says.
“I like changing style and mood.”
In the first half of the concert
Mehldau nestles solo piano pieces
by Johannes Brahms among vocal
compositions by Brahms, Richard
Strauss, Edvard Grieg, Jean
Sibelius, and Swedish composers.
In the second half Mehldau’s settings of five poems by American
poet Sara Teasdale precede songs
to be announced, jazz fashion,
from the stage. After the McCarter
appearance Mehldau and von Otter
bring the program to Carnegie Hall
and to selected American and international venues.
Mehldau and von Otter appeared at Carnegie Hall in a similar format in February, 2009. That incarnation premiered the Teasdale
songs, which Mehldau wrote for
von Otter as part of a Carnegie Hall
commission. The pianist in the first
half of the concert was Bengt Forsberg, von Otter’s longtime collaborator. Like Mehldau in Princeton,
he joined von Otter in classical
works, and, in addition, played solo piano compositions.
The two-disc CD “Love Songs,”
released by Mehldau and von Otter
in November, 2010, includes an
extended version of the Teasdale
songs. Two earlier Mehldau works,
“The Blue Estuaries” and “The
Book of Hours: Love Poems to
God,” commissioned by Carnegie
Hall for voice and piano, appear on
the 2006 recording “Love Sublime.” Mehldau wrote them for soprano Renee Fleming, and the two
premiered the works in a 2005
Carnegie Hall concert.
Interviewed by E-mail, Mehldau describes the insights he gathered from working with the two
classical singers. He calls both
Fleming and von Otter “incredible,
accomplished artists,” and adds,
“I’ve learned a lot about how they
work. What amazes me about both
of them is how they can negotiate
between so much different music
all the time, keep it all in their
brains, and stay cool. You’re doing
your thing with them, and then later that week they are off to perform
in an opera, and then the following
week it’s something completely
different. Actually just seeing them
pull that off is a great inspiration to
me and makes me realize it’s possible to balance several things at
once.”
by Elaine Strauss
Mehldau’s forthrightness comes
through as he answers questions
electronically. His awareness of
the surprise that his answers are
likely to evoke comes through in
his use of exclamation points.
U.S 1: What do you look for in a
classical vocalist collaborator?
Mehldau: Someone who wants
to work with me! In both cases,
they approached me, and I readily
agreed.
U.S. 1: Who selected the texts?
Mehldau: In Renee’s case, I
chose the [Rainer Maria] Rilke, and
she introduced me to Louis Bogan’s
poems, which I then used. With
Anne Sofie, I made some initial suggestions, and she rightly suggested
that the texts might be too busy to
set. For instance, I had some Wallace Stevens poems I was thinking
about. Finally I found the Sara Teasdale, and they seemed just right.
U.S. 1: What about musical input?
Mehldau: I wrote the music but
welcomed their suggestions for interpretation. There were places, for
instance, where both of them said,
“Let me hold out that note longer,”
or something like that. As a composer for voice, you’re trying to allow for a broad expressive palette,
but you also don’t want to exhaust
the voice. Some of the songs I set
for Renee sat in a difficult part of
her range for long stretches, but she
was very good natured about it!
U.S. 1: Was vocal range a factor,
with Fleming a soprano and von
Otter a mezzo-soprano?
Mehldau: I definitely factored in
each singer’s range as I wrote. That
is a real challenge, and I feel like
with each song I wrote I got more intuitive about making the right
choices. It’s something that must
come from experience, by doing it.
U.S. 1: How did working with
Fleming and von Otter differ?
Mehldau: With Anne Sofie we
are doing some material in a looser,
more improvised setting. It’s a fun
show and a nice challenge for both
of us because we are both alternatively in and out of our comfort
zones. After intermission we draw
from a large pool of material and
change the program slightly at
every performance.
U.S. 1: Who’s next? Non-vocal
classical musicians?
Mehldau: I would really like to
try my hand at writing for the male
voice one of these days.
Mehldau was born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1970. His first
exposure to piano was with his
mother, who taught him folk tunes.
He grew up in Hartford, Connecticut. Before finishing high school,
he studied at the Longy School for
Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For three summers, from ages
10 through 12, he attended Merrywood Music Camp, in the Berkshires, close to Tanglewood. “We
played chamber music there,” he
remembers, “which was a great experience.”
A fellow camper at Merrywood,
first name Louis, exposed Mehldau
to the music of jazz saxophonist
John Coltrane. He describes the experience in his May, 2010, article
“Coltrane, Jimi Hendrix, Beethoven, and God,” posted on his website:
“My first time hearing Coltrane’s music was an initiation, and
it was ceremonial. The cabins were
hot during the day, and usually we
would just stay outside during
those hours when the sun peaked.
But Louis and I went into the cabin,
and we shut the door and kept the
windows shut, and we listened to
Coltrane. I was sweating and freaking out; it was awesome. I had never heard any music remotely like
that. When we emerged, I was
changed.” Mehldau chalks it up to
“the confrontation with the sublime that philosophers like [Immanuel] Kant and [Arthur] Schopenhauer had mapped out.”
In 1988 Mehldau began his
studies at the New School for Social Research Jazz Program in New
York City. Among his mentors was
Fred Hersch. In 1994 he formed his
own trio and established himself as
a prolific and imaginative pathfinder in jazz. He is married to
Dutch jazz vocalist Fleurine, with
whom he records and tours.
A fluent Dutch speaker, Mehldau finds the language useful for
helping him understand German.
“I would really love to be fluent in
German,” he says. “My wife is flu-
ent in German, and it infuriates me.
Sometimes she will speak with me
in German and humor me, but most
of the time she says, ‘Learn it yourself. I already taught you one language.’”
Mehldau’s performances with
his wife feature more improvisation than his collaborations with
classical singers Fleming and von
Otter. “With my wife, Fleurine, I
do something more interactive,” he
says. “I really stretch out, like I
would playing in a trio or solo setting, abstracting the meter, altering
the harmony, et cetera. I do that
with her more than I would with
another jazz vocalist, in fact. She
encourages it, and that’s what
makes it fun for her as well. We
have this thing together.”
C
onsidering musical creativity a heroic act, Mehldau thinks of
improvisation as the pinnacle of
heroism. In a recent essay he writes
“When we witness an inspired improvisation, we are witnessing the
creative act in real time, in a raw
unbridled form. Jazz music at its
best has an exalted status among all
forms of musical expression because of the way it simultaneously
adds to the Western musical canon
and transcends it.”
Mehldau is the first jazz musician to hold the Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair at
Carnegie Hall. One of his assignments as composer-in-residence is
to write eight articles about music
for the Carnegie Hall website. “It
was a great opportunity to organize
a lot of loose ends writing-wise that
I’ve had lying around for a few
years,” he says, “and it is a nice
home for them. The Carnegie readership is pretty hip, and I have got-
In a purposely eclectic program Mehldau and von Otter bridge Brahms
and Strauss with settings of five poems by American poet Sara
Teasdale and songs to be announced, jazz fashion, from the stage.
Declassified: Jazz
pianist Brad Mehldau
and mezzo-soprano
Anne Sofie von Otter.
ten some nice feedback.” So far, he
has posted four articles.
Mehldau calls the series “Creativity in Beethoven and Coltrane.” The first piece is a very personal, detailed classical analysis of
Beethoven’s String Quartet, Opus
95. For all the articles, Mehldau reveals, “I’m going to take the same
approach: part procedural analysis/theory, part trying to expand
and relate what I write to bigger
ideas.” He means ideas like spirituality, mortality, and religion, which
have surfaced in his earlier writings.
“I use John Coltrane as the jazz
parallel to Beethoven,” Mehldau
says, “in the sense that he continued to evolve. Both of them are
searchers. It’s not the only way to
be a musician, but it’s a very compelling way. You have other musicians and composers who find their
template and then simply refine it
throughout their lives, which can
be beautiful. But the drama that I
imagine with Coltrane or Beethoven is that they are evading their
mortality by continuously disavowing their own achievements.
They don’t want to stop. That is
something that I think many people
can relate to in any discipline, indeed, just in the day to day business
of living.”
Mehldau’s essays first turned up
as liner notes during his early days
as a band leader. They have been
collected on his website www.bradmehldau.com. Click on “Writings.”
Anne Sofie Von Otter and
Brad Mehldau, Matthews Theater
at the McCarter, 91 University
Place, Princeton. Thursday, February 17, 8 p.m. Mezzo soprano and
jazz piano. $41 and $45. 609-2582787 or www.mccarter.org.
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Jazz Camp
Sports Camp Listings
The PJO didn’t expect to play
any shows but they ended up with
a gig at a Pizza Hut and one at a
nursing home. “It was never meant
to be what it turned out to be. It’s
turned into something entirely different.”
And that is how the PJO Jazz
Week summer camp came into being. After Bongiovi had moved to
Princeton High, he was approached by the school district, which was
looking for summer and community activities to be based at its new
Performing Arts Center. By that
time, the PJO had been working
Power Pitching & Hitting Professional Baseball Instruction,
Box 241, Plainsboro 08536; 732586-1309. [email protected]. www.powerpitchingandhitting.com.
Baseball camps include hitting,
pitching, fielding, and bunting for
ages 6 to 12. Indoor facility at West
Windsor Community Park. Monday
to Friday, June 26 to July 22, $225 a
week. Back to School Camp for ages
6 to 16, Monday to Friday, August 29
to September 1, $175, Cuiffani Field.
Also a spring break camp for ages 6
to 12, Monday to Thursday, April 18
to 21, $175.
Sports camps include basketball,
football, ice hockey, tennis, rugby,
and field hockey. Monday, June 13 to
Friday, August 5.
Princeton Fitness & Wellness
Center, 1225 State Road (Route
206), Princeton North Shopping
Center, Princeton 08540; 609-6837888. [email protected]. www.princetonhcs.org.
Age-appropriate fitness classes
are offered year round in 13-week
sessions.
Princeton Racquet Club, 150
Raymond Road, Princeton 08540;
732-329-6200. [email protected]. www.princetonracquetclub.com.
Tennis day camp for ages 7 to 18.
Princeton Ice Sports, 1000
Cornwall Road, Monmouth Junction
08852; 732-940-6800. www.princetonicesports.com.
Day and resident camps for boys
and girls ages 5 and up. Was Princeton Sports Center.
Princeton Tennis Program, 92
Washington Road, Princeton 08540;
609-520-0015. [email protected]. www.ptp.org.
Tennis camps for ages 7 to 17 include Rookie Camp, Pagoda Training Camp, Girls’ High School Prep
For the jazz camp,
director Bongiovi
pulls all his wellconnected strings.
consistently to the point that they
had even been going to Europe to
perform during the summer.
One former camper and PJO
member, Josh Rose of West Windsor, now a junior at West WindsorPlainsboro High School North, attended the camp for two years. He
planned on returning to camp for a
third year, only to be thrown the
best kind of curve ball. The PJO
reached out to Josh, and asked him
to play with them on a 10-day summer concert tour of Italy, including
locations in Florence, Rome, and
Tuscany. “The crowds were fantastic,” says Josh. “Whole towns
would come and watch us. To tour
and feel what it’s really like to be a
Camp, and Adult Mini-Camp. Locations include Princeton University;
Community Park, and Hamilton.
Princeton University Sports
Camps, 71 University Place, Princeton 08544; 609-258-3369.
[email protected]. www.princetonsportscamps.com.
Camps for ages 6 to 18 in 22
sports on the university campus.
Close to 60 day and overnight camps
to choose from include baseball,
boys’ and girls’ basketball, cross
country, fencing, field hockey, football, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing,
soccer, softball, squash, swimming,
tennis, track and field, water polo,
and wrestling.
Rockville Climbing Center, 200
Whitehead Road, Hamilton 08619;
609-631-7625. [email protected]. www.rockvilleclimbing.com.
Summer climbing camp in oneweek sessions in August for ages 8
to 15.
Schafer School of Gymnastics,
1800 Princeton Avenue, near
Brunswick Circle, Lawrenceville
08648; 609-393-5855.
[email protected].
www.schafergymnastics.com.
Camp for ages 3 to 16 years. 12
weeks of programs with half-day, fullday, and extended hours available.
Open house on Saturday, March 12,
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sebastiani Fencing Academy,
Box 7314, Princeton 08543; 609578-0765. [email protected]. www.sebastianifencing.com.
Camps held at Stuart Country Day
School in one-week sessions. Also
group and private lessons for all
ages.
Silver Dollar Stables, 80 Petty
Road, Cranbury 08512; 609-3951790. [email protected].
www.silverdollarstablesnj.com.
Summer camp program for ages
7 to 15 in July and August. English
riding stable with two outdoor riding
rings.
Steve Braun Baseball Camp;
609-882-4873. [email protected]. stevebraunbaseball.com.
Five-week winter hitting and pitch-
ing session begins March 5 at Gold’s
Gym Lawrenceville. Half-day summer camps in July and August for
ages 6 to 13 focus on basic and advanced baseball skills and drills.
Camp locations vary. Braun played
more than a decade in the major
leagues.
Trenton Thunder Baseball
Camp, 1 Thunder Road, Waterfront
Park, Trenton 08690; 609-394-3300.
[email protected]. www.trentonthunder.com.
Ages 7 to 12 train with Thunder
players and coaches on the field.
Monday and Tuesday, June 27 and
28; Monday and Tuesday, July 18
and 19; or Tuesday and Wednesday,
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p.m. $100 includes one ticket to a
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Summer camp for ages 5 to 12 includes martial arts, as well as field
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part of a professional group was incredible.”
He says the immersion experience of the camp was key to keeping him on top of his game. “It’s a
hands-on experience with lots of
clinicians and in-depth teachers.
I’m a bit of a perfectionist, and I
like to work hard and focus on really working on one thing, which isn’t always easy when you’re pulled
in different dirctions in the course
of a school year.” He says that the
culture of dedication and practice
at the camp sets its students up for
success. (Among the camp alumni
are the two sons of U.S. 1 editor
Richard K. Rein.)
Bongiovi says: “The goal of the
PJO had been educational, but we
had gotten to the point that these
players had gone past the original
standard. The idea had been to
catch kids just as they began to turn
on and keep them playing, and
that’s where we came up with the
concept of the camp.”
A typical day at the camp, which
runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., features
a large ensemble rehearsal and theory/ear training in the morning,
and after lunch, a master class/performance, history of jazz lectures
and videos, small group lessons,
sectionals for the large ensemble,
an afternoon break, and another
large ensemble rehearsal.
As a parent you might wonder
how Bongiovi gets kids, well,
jazzed about jazz, when mostly
they want to listen to rock or techno. Bongiovi says kids do connect
to jazz through rock. Case in point:
Jason Mraz, Dave Matthews, and a
lot of other pop artists have horn
sections or arrangements that
hearken back to jazz.
For the jazz camp, Bongiovi
pulls all his well-connected strings.
Faculty members or clinicians have
included
luminaries
such as guitarist Vic Juris, saxophonist Denis
DiBlasio,
trumpeter
George Rabbai, and
guitarist Jimmy Bruno.
“When you’re playing
with someone who’s
that good, it really inspires you to be better,”
says former camper
Josh Rose. Many of the
guest artists stay after
the clinic and jam with
the students.
B
ongiovi
also
brings in PJO alumni.
“We’re now at the point
where kids who have
been involved with us
are now out of college
and are now teachers,”
he says. “It’s really neat
to see how many kids
from PJO have gone into music as a career, become teachers, become
working professionals.”
Two alumni of PJO
programs who have returned to teach at the
PJO summer camp are
saxophonist Dave Pollack, now a music teacher and jazz
band director at the Lawrenceville
School, and Nick Ciardelli, a trumpeter who is working on his master’s degree while teaching at West
Chester University and is doing
steady gigs in the Philadelphia/New Jersey/New York area. Both
musicians have done stints with the
Glenn Miller Orchestra and the
Mingus Big Band.
Both musicians treasure the relationship they have had with Bongiovi and his musical endeavors.
“He had been my student teacher
when I was in high school,” says
Pollack. “We stayed in touch, and
eventually he asked me if I wanted
to teach at the camp. I also teach a
lot of his students as a private
teacher.”
Why did Pollack go into teaching? “I always had a good experience with all of my teachers, and I
just wanted to bring that same feeling to the younger players,” says
Pollack, who was also guest soloist
with the PJO at the jazz camp last
year. “It’s cool that I came up as
Bongiovi’s student, but now I am
teaching as a peer with him.”
Bongiovi is hoping that the
same progression occurs with the
youth from the PJO camp. “Sometimes the camp kids end up becom-
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As for the daily routine of the
ing PJO players. We haven’t yet
come into the situation where the camp, Bongiovi says, “The first
camp kids become PJO players thing everyone does when they
who then become teachers and come in here is sit down and wait
pros, but we know that will happen. for instructions. Of course, there is
the discipline of unpacking your
We’ll eventually get there.”
The camp “is sort of a breeding instrument correctly and following
ground for PJO,” says Bongiovi. directions, but more specifically,
“The camp kids open for the PJO, there is a discipline and an order to
the music.”
and they really look up to them.”
Each musician is evaluated for
Bongiovi was born in Indiana,
PA, where his father, a chef by skill level on the first day of the protrade who became a hotel execu- gram. “We don’t call it an audition
tive later in life, worked for a hotel because we don’t want any of the
chain. His mother was a healthcare kids to feel nervous or discouraged,”
administrator. They raised four says Bongiovi. Then comes the
children and moved around a bit; learning. “Right off the bat we teach
Bongiovi was his parents’only son, sight-reading skills, and then we
born after three daughters. “I was teach reading, articulations, tone,
way down the road,” he says. “My rhythm. They work on scales, chord
oldest sister was 12 years older progressions, improvisation, solothan I was, and the youngest was 8 ing. We do a little bit of everything.”
Each Jazz Week culminates in a
years older than I was.”
It was this generation gap, how- concert, usually held the last Friday
ever, that got Bongiovi engaged in night of the week. The bands play in
music to a degree that his older sis- front of their parents and anyone
ters could not. When he was 11 else who would like to come, and
years old, after 12 moves, the fam- the groups are joined by faculty or
ily settled in Levittown. “It was dif- special clinicians.
Bongiovi also encourages
ferent (for me) from the rest of my
family. When my sisters were in campers to listen to as much jazz as
high school, they were in a rural they can get their hands on. “If you
setting. There was nothing for them want to sound like Miles Davis,
to do. They studied or they went you have to listen to Miles Davis.
out and tipped cows or something. That’s what it means to work on beBut for me, growing up closer to ing a better player. I always tell the
Philadelphia, there were more op- players that it’s like playing tennis.
portunities. Maynard (Ferguson) The only way you’re going to get
could be playing at the Keswick better is to find people who are
Theater, or any number of other playing above your level and find
people. I was exposed to so many out what they are doing, to listen
critically
to
more
things
what they are
than they had
doing.”
been.”
Each camper is evalHow does he
He graduatuated for skill level.
know if the kids
ed from Ne‘We don’t call it an
are getting it?
shaminy High,
“The only thing
where he playaudition because we
we can go on is
ed tuba in the
don’t want any of the
how
they
marching band,
kids to feel nervous
sound,” Bonand then went
giovi says.
to Berklee Color discouraged,’
Now, about
lege of Music,
says Bongiovi.
that question
where
he
that Bongiovi
earned a bachelor’s degree in film scoring, a skill gets all the time: Are you related to
he still uses today. He says he real- Jon Bon Jovi (which was originally
ly does not know how he ended up Bongiovi)? “Yes, I do get that
as a jazz player, or someone who is question all the time, and yes, we
associated with jazz. He played pi- are related. I believe we are third
ano and low brass but did not really cousins,” the bandleader says.
play jazz until late in his teens. He What is interesting, he adds, is that
was able to get into Penn State and as he has traced his heritage to Siciplay with its famous Blue Band. “I ly, he has found out that many of
had the time of my life. I really his ancestors, and living cousins,
loved it there, but I didn’t learn a are musicians.
“I remember Jon was opening
thing.” It was only after Berklee
that he begun to really understand up for the Scorpions back in 1983
or ‘84 in Binghamton, New York.
jazz.
Bongiovi, 34, lives in Chester- He really was kind of obscure, nofield with his wife, Denise, and body knew him back then,” says
their three children. His daughter, Bongiovi of his cousin. At the
Caitlyn, a sophomore at Princeton show, Bongiovi’s sister had conHigh, actually sidled up to her tacted the budding rocker and mendad’s office as he was being inter- tioned a possible familial connecviewed and waved to him, though tion. Jon Bon Jovi invited the famishe isn’t part of the jazz bands at ly backstage. “He was so nice to
school. Bongiovi also has two us,” says Joe Bongiovi. To this day,
younger children, Sebastian, 3, and Joe and his family are always welcome at Bon Jovi shows.
Madelyn, 1.
Philadelphia Jazz Orchestra Jazz Week,
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training, performance opportunities, and master classes and performances by guest artists
and instructors. Founder and director: Joe Bongiovi. $400 for one week; $650 for two. For
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Zeke Levine on bass. This page:
Bongiovi with Alex Rudin, center, and
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Trombonists Max Dickey, left, Dan Sturm,
and Natalie Stile. Most of these PHS
Studio Band members are also PJO
camp alumni and some are in the PJO.
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Laboratories
& Research Center
Princeton Corporate Plaza
Over 80 Scientific Companies
Route 1 Frontage
Between
Princeton & Rutgers
Universities
Sports Camp Listings
YMCA Trenton, 431 Pennington
Avenue, Trenton 08618; 609-5999622. www.trentonymca.org.
Day camp for ages 6 to 13, June
through August, Monday to Friday, 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. in Crosswicks. Arts
and crafts, games, swimming, and
field trips.
Zizo Soccer Camp, East Windsor 08520; 609-558-2745. [email protected]. www.zizosoccer.com.
For boys and girls ages 4 and up.
Monday to Friday, August 1 to 5,
West Windsor Community Park.
Study Camps
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The Bridge Academy, 1958 B
Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville
08648; 609-844-0770. [email protected]. www.banj.org.
Remedial reading program for
ages 7 to 15 with reading levels between first and fourth grades.
Bucks County Audubon Society, 6324 Upper York Road, New
Hope 18938; 215-297-5880.
[email protected]. www.bcas.org.
One-week programs throughout
the summer for grades K to 5.
Cambridge School, 100 Straube
Center Boulevard, Pennington,
08534; 609-730-9553. www.thecambridgeschool.org.
School for children who learn differently. Summer programs for Cambridge students. Open house Sunday, March 6, 1 p.m.
Chapin School, 4101 Princeton
Pike, Princeton 08540; 609-9242449. www.chapinschool.org.
Pre-K to grade 8. Summer programs for Chapin students. Open
house Thursday, February 24, 9 to
11 a.m.
Computer Explorers; 800-7712823. www.computerexplorers.com.
After school and summer camp
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Middlesex, Somerset, Burlington,
and Monmouth counties.
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Computers+Kids, 23 Railroad
Discovery Time:
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Princeton Friends
Campers ages 7 to 16 use age
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animation, website design, graphics,
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Princeton 08540; 609-430-3001. adweek. Location is Princeton [email protected].
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perheroes, inventors’ workshop,
The Hun School of Princeton,
fashion design, wilderness survival,
176 Edgerstoune Road, Princeton
speakers club, mystery writers, rock08540; 609-921-7600. jsone@hunetry, or logic. $1,995 for three weeks.
school.org. www.hunschool.org.
Open house on Saturdays, February
American Culture and Language
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Monday, June 27, to Friday, July 29.
Day student $3,075; resident student
$6,800. Summer academic session
features classes in English, mathematics, writing, and science. Day
student, $1,450 to $2,250; resident
student, $5,225.
ID Tech Camps, Internal Drive,
1885 Winchester Boulevard, 201,
Campbell 95008; 888-709-8324. [email protected]. www.internaldrive.com.
Hands-on technology camps for
ages 7 to 17 to create digital movies,
2D and 3D video games, websites,
and robots. At Princeton University.
Day camp, extended day camp, and
overnight camp. Monday, June 20, to
Friday, August 5. $849 and up per
week.
Junior Statesman Of America,
1600 K Street NW, Suite 803, Washington 20006; 800-317-9338.
[email protected]. www.jsa.org.
Summer school classes on
Princeton University campus structured to develop knowledge of political systems, speak and write persuasively, and appreciate intellectual
and ethical principles.
Keyboard Kids International
Inc., 6-10 Towne Center Drive, North
Brunswick 08902; 732-821-1400. [email protected]. www.keyboardkids.org.
Enrichment camp with daily computer use as well as outdoor activities, including water play, for ages 2
1/2 to 6; one-week sessions. Half
days available. Begins Tuesday,
June 28.
The Lewis School of Princeton,
53 Bayard Lane, Princeton 08540;
609-924-8120. [email protected]. www.lewisschool.org.
Multisensory summer program for
pre-K to college preparatory levels.
Full-day program for students with
learning issues includes written expression, reading fluency, auditory
processing, organizational skills,
note taking strategies, and study
skills. Enrichment in the afternoon includes hands-on discovery programs
in robotics, gardening, spelling, SAT
preparation, athletics, and designing
an art portfolio. Open house on
Wednesday, March 12 at 10 a.m.
Monday to Friday, June 27 to July
22.
08690; 609-570-3311.
[email protected]. www.mccc.edu.
Specialty Camps include one
week interactive workshops in arts
and sciences, crafts, culinary, marine
biology, archaeology and paleontology, computers, and science. Half
and full day programs, four and five
days. Friday fun days, before and after camp available. Begins Monday,
June 20.
Mercer and Fonthill Museums,
84 South Pine Street, Doylestown
18901; 215-345-0210. [email protected]. www.mercermuseum.org.
Summer programs for ages 4 to
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12 include robotics, archaeology,
wizarding, and medieval camps. Visit
website for dates and times. $150
and up per week.
The Newgrange School, 526
South Olden Avenue, Hamilton
08629; 609-584-1800. [email protected]. www.thenewgrange.org.
Academic-based program for
ages 7 to 18 with a focus on writing,
reading, science, and art. 30-day
program begins in July.
Co-educational for pre K and up.
One to four week camps with halfday, full-day, extended day programs
include academics, SAT prep, robotics, writing, computers, math, chess,
and science. June 13 to August 5.
Rutgers Preparatory School,
1345 Easton Avenue, Somerset
08873; 732-545-5600.
[email protected]. www.rutgersprep.org.
Summer school offers courses for
elementary and middle school students in math, writing, English, reading, robotics, programming, and digital film. Upper school courses in algebra, calculus, biology, chemistry,
physics, SAT review, history, Chinese. Summer camp for ages 7 to
14. Mini camp for ages 3 to 6. Extended day available.
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Study Camp Listings
WOODSIDE AT THE OFFICE CENTER
Plainsboro, New Jersey
SciCore Academy for Science
and the Humanities, 410 PrincetonHightstown Road, West Windsor
08550; 609-448-8950. [email protected]. www.scicore.org.
Summer academic camps in
chemistry, video game creation, robotics, biology, biotechnology, electronics, game design, algebra,
trigonometry, and writing for middle
and high school. Classes at 125
South Main Street, Hightstown.
Summer Institute for the Gifted,
9 West Broad Street, River Plaza,
Stamford 086902; 866-303-4744.
[email protected]. www.giftedstudy.com.
Residential program for gifted students in grade 7 to 11 at Princeton
University, Sunday, July 24, to Saturday, August 13.
Villa Victoria Academy, 376
West Upper Ferry Road, Ewing
08628; 609-882-1700. www.villavictoria.org.
Reading and math courses.
YingHua Day School, 510
Lawrence Square Boulevard South,
Lawrenceville 08648-3004; 732513-3034. [email protected]. www.yhds.org.
Chinese immersion program for
ages 3 to 10 is for all language
speakers. No prior knowledge of
Chinese required for younger students. Two to five days, half or full. 9
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Extended day
available. Five full days for 10
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Pre-Schools
Available for Immediate Occupancy.
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Medical Offices Available from 2 to 6 Examination Rooms.
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Busy Bee Nursery-Kindergarten, 364 Dutch Neck Road, East
Windsor 08520; 609-448-3883. [email protected]. www.busybeeschool.com.
Congregation Beth Chaim Pre
School, 329 Village Road East,
West Windsor 08550; 609-799-8811.
[email protected]. www.bethchaim.org.
The Goddard School, 399 Ridge
Road, A Suite 1, Dayton 08810; 732274-9631. www.goddardschool.com.
The Goddard School, 3564
Quakerbridge Road, Quakerbridge
Professional Center, Suite 11, Hamilton 08619; 609-588-0880. [email protected].
www.goddardschool.com.
Kuser Road, Hamilton 08691; 609631-9311. www.goddardschool.com.
Windsor-Edinburg Road, West
Windsor 08550; 609-443-1200.
www.goddardschool.com.
Route 1 North, North Brunswick
08902; 732-951-9200. www.goddardschool.com.
Harmony Schools/Princeton, 1
Merwick Road, Princeton Forrestal
Village, Princeton 08540-5703; 609243-9710. [email protected]. www.harmonyschools.com.
Camp program for ages 3 to 9.
Swim, computers, gym, Spanish, yoga, music, and martial arts. One to
nine weeks. Optional hot lunch.
Open house Saturday, March 19, 11
a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Jewish Center, 435 Nassau
Street, Princeton 08540; 609-9210100. [email protected]. www.thejewishcenter.org.
Kiddie Academy, 2557 Route
130 South, Cranbury 08512; 609655-7780. [email protected].
www.kiddieacademynj.com.
Kids MusicRound, 14 Gulick
Lane, Plainsboro 08536; 609-3330100. [email protected]. www.kidsmusicround.com.
Kids MusicRound, 25 Route 31
South, 2008, Pennington 08534;
609-333-0100. [email protected]. www.kidsmusicround.com.
Lakeview Day Camp, 505 Riva
Avenue, East Brunswick 08816;
732-821-8933. [email protected]. www.lakeviewdaycamp.com.
Lakeview Child Center, 1440
Lower Ferry Road, Ewing 08618;
609-530-9696. [email protected]. www.lakeviewchildcenter.org.
Montessori School of Hamilton,
817 Whitehorse-Hamilton Square
Road, Hamilton 08610; 609-5851314. [email protected]. www.hamiltonmontessorischool.com.
Music Together LLC/Center of
Music and Young Children, 66
Witherspoon Street, Princeton
08542; 609-924-7801. [email protected]. www.musictogether.com.
New Horizons Montessori, 12
Vreeland Drive, Montgomery Professional Center, Skillman 08558; 609252-9696. [email protected]. www.nhmontessori.org.
New Horizons Montessori, 59
Cranbury Road, Princeton Junction
08550; 609-275-8666.
[email protected]. www.nhmontessori.org.
Princeton Day School, the Great
Road, Box 75, Princeton 08542;
609-924-6700. [email protected]. www.pds.org.
Panther mini camp for ages 3 to
5. Monday, June 13, to Friday, August 5. Must be toilet trained.
Princeton Junior School, 90
Fackler Road, Box 672, Princeton
08542-0672; 609-924-8126. [email protected]. www.pjs.org.
Princeton Presbyterian
Preschool, 545 Meadow Road,
Princeton 08540; 609-987-1180.
[email protected].
www.princetonpresbyterian.org.
West Windsor Day School, 173
North Post Road, West Windsor
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FEBRUARY 16, 2011
Life in the Fast Lane
S
nowdon Pharmaceuticals, a three-year-old biotech based
at 1 Deer Park Drive, has three areas of focus: pain, infectious disease, and neurological disorders.
And the thread that holds together
these seemingly wide-ranging research areas is a technique for discovering potential drugs.
The company’s founder is
William Welsh, a professor of
bioinformatics and computer-aided molecular design in the department of pharmacology at the
Robert Wood Johnson Medical
School and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
Welsh developed Snowdon’s computer-based model to accelerate
the front end of the drug discovery
process. “By accelerating the
process, you also make it less expensive,” says Welsh. “Much of
the expense of drug discovery is
spent in the time you have to search
through and find the correct molecule that has the properties that
would make for a safe and effective
drug in humans.”
Welsh’s software is a form of
virtual screening that allows scientists to visualize molecules on the
screen and investigate the properties of potential drug molecules
that allow them to bind and work
inside the human body as desired.
These molecules work by binding
to a protein in your body to change
the course of an illness or disease.
What differentiates Snowdon
Pharmaceuticals, he says, is that it
converts each of the approximately
5 million potential molecules in its
database into an electronic “signa-
Edited by Scott Morgan
ture” that encodes key information
about the molecule’s shape and
size as well as surface features like
the distribution of positive and
negative charges. “We don’t have
actual samples,” he says. “We have
images on a computer screen.”
So far federal and state government agencies have seen enough
promise in Snowdon to be the company’s main source of income.
Snowdon has received a two-year
grant for $628,000 from the U.S.
National Institutes of Health; a
Snowdon looks to accelerate the healing
process by accelerating molecular research time virtually.
contract with the U.S. Food &
Drug Administration to develop
computational tools for rapid detection of contaminants in commercial pharmaceutical products;
a $114,000 grant from the NIH to
support the company's development of novel treatments for colorectal cancer; and a two-year
$500,000 Edison Innovation
Award grant from the New Jersey
Commission on Science & Technology to develop medicinal products for the treatment of toxoplasmosis and related serious parasitic
infections.
Welsh says the grants have stimulated partnerships with biopharmaceutical companies to accelerate the clinical and commercial de-
velopment of these potential therapeutic agents.
In a sifting process, Snowdon
locates potential drug candidates
that will bind to the disease protein
of interest. “We are looking for
those molecules that will fit like a
hand into a glove or a key into a
keyhole into the protein’s binding
pocket,” he says.
Welsh’s computer program is
able to compare the shape of each
drug molecule with the inside
shape of the pocket. Then the molecules are ranked according to how
well they fit.
After determining whether the
shapes of the small molecule and
the protein pocket are complementary, the program compares their
electrical properties. Molecules
and proteins have positive and negative charges. “When you are trying to fit molecules into a pocket,
where the molecule has a positive
charge, you want the protein pocket to have a negative charge, because opposite charges attract,” he
says.
Probability suggests that the
charge would cut the number of
possibilities in half.
The computer then docks each
drug molecule individually into the
protein pocket and scores them
from 0 to 100, based on how good
the fit is. “Regardless of what the
disease is, we can sift through molecules,” says Welsh. “The only
thing changing is the protein.”
Now down to the top 50 to 100
molecules, they purchase small
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quantities of maybe the fifth topranked molecules, less than a gram,
and do some biological studies to
see whether the molecules work in
the way the computer predicted
they would.
For the molecules that have
made it through the tests thus far,
Snowdon’s chemists inspect them
again on the computer screen and
think about how they can change
its structure in ways that will make
it safer and more effective.
“Since we are already starting
with a molecule that is active, we
are off to a jumpstart,” says Welsh.
The result of this process, he says,
is finding “an enriched set of molecules that have a higher probability
to lead to successful drugs.”
As a professor working in academic laboratories, Welsh developed expertise on a protein in-
Fighter: William Welsh wants to eradicate chronic
diseases from the ground up.
volved in neuropathic pain — the
kind that does not go away and is
associated with conditions like
shingles, diabetes, AIDS, fibromyalgia, and restless leg syndrome. No cures exist for these
types of pain, and the few treat-
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ments that are available have negative side effects, says Welsh.
“We thought this would be an
unmet need. As we studied the protein, we found out that it is involved in many other conditions
and neurological diseases, like
schizophrenia, bipolar disorder,
depression, anxiety, and autism,”
he says. This single protein, therefore, has led to work on a drug for
treating neuropathic pain and others for treating neurological disease. Neuropathic pain is the company’s most advanced program.
One condition for which Snowdon is developing a drug is fragile
x, a serious form of autism. “The
protein we are studying is directly
associated with the development of
fragile x and aggravation of the disease,” he explains. “What happens
in fragile x is that the absence of a
certain protein causes all the symptoms, and the molecule we are developing would indirectly replenish that protein.” In animal studies,
he says, the drug candidate has essentially eliminated the disease’s
symptoms, but right now Snowdon
does not have the funding to move
ahead quickly. “Fragile x is a fairly
rare disease;” he says, “and the rarer a disease is, the more difficult it
is to get financial support to develop treatments.”
Snowdon has also been working
on various infectious diseases, like
tuberculosis, in collaboration with
Nancy Connell, professor in the
department of medicine at UMDNJ in Newark. With Connell,
Snowdon applied to the National
Institutes of Health to work on tuberculosis, which is a deadly global disease that is infecting more and
more American citizens — and
which scientists are having difficulty treating.
This work in tuberculosis led to
work in another, related direction,
also with Connell, on biowarfare
pathogens for the Department of
Defense. What was attractive to the
department was Snowdon’s computational strategy, which could be
used to find novel drugs to combat
biowarfare pathogens — bacteria
that an enemy would use on either
soldiers in the field or to provoke a
homeland security crisis.
After expanding its application
based on the department’s needs,
Snowdon received an $8.2 million
contract to use its method for finding drugs to combat particular bacteria, like anthrax and bubonic
plague. “These are very nasty
things, and they could be carried or
delivered in ways that could contaminate and kill large numbers of
people very rapidly,” Welsh says.
W
elsh’s parents came from
humble backgrounds. Neither went
beyond eighth grade. “I was the
first one in the family to go to college,” says Welsh. But his parents’
humble example paved a route for
him in the business world. “I think
that what I call the ‘common touch’
is a very important part of me,” he
says. “You can come from a humble background or nobility and
you’re still the same person, and
you should be treated accordingly.” When hiring he looks for that
same “common touch.”
Although Welsh’s true academic loves are history and psychology, he got interested in science in
high school in Philadelphia, where
he grew up. After graduating from
St. Joseph’s University in 1969
with a bachelor’s in chemistry he
earned his Ph.D. in theoretical
physical chemistry from Penn in
1975.
He then took a position with
Proctor and Gamble in Cincinnati,
working for four years in applied
research on products to clean floors
and toilet bowls. Because he had
always wanted to end up in academe, he became a postdoctoral research associate at the University
of Cincinnati and also spent six
months at the National Institutes of
Health.
This was during a period when
computers were becoming more
widely available and scientists
started to use computers in their research. At the University of
Cincinnati, scientists were using
computers to visualize what mole-
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cules actually looked like, which
Welsh calls “the birth of a new
technology.” They pulled him into
their research, with the idea that he
would use his computational
knowledge to help them make drug
molecules.
It was a bootstrap operation
where he learned what he needed to
know on his own; and he started to
work on developing drug molecules and visualizing how they interact with proteins. Although the
field has changed over time, with
the cracking of the genome, faster
and less expensive computers, and
sophisticated software, he has
stayed put, noting that “there are
plenty of bright people to collaborate and interact with.”
After six years in Cincinnati he
became the director of the Laboratory for Computer-Aided Molecular Design at the University of Missouri in St. Louis, where he stayed
for 15 years. In 2001, when his
wife’s company was acquired and
she had to relocate to the east coast
to work at Johnson & Johnson,
Welsh moved with her to New Jersey.
When it came to naming the
company, Welsh wanted a name
that was not technical and had nice
associations. The name derives
from Snowden Lane in Princeton,
near Welsh’s home, and from
Snowdonia, the highest mountain
in Wales. It was a family vacation
spot for his wife, who is English.
Currently Snowdon Pharmaceuticals has about 20 people,
which includes part-time employees and contractors. When he hires,
Welsh always tries to make sure
that people fit both into the culture
at Snowdon and with each other.
— Michele Alperin
Snowdon Inc., 1 Deer Park Drive, Suite H-3, Monmouth
Junction 08852; 609-4301957. Bill and Susan Welsh,
founders.
www.snowdonpharma.com.
Crosstown Moves
Applied Educational Research Inc. (AER), 201 Wall
Street, Suite 217, Princeton
08540; 609-924-0464. Rex
Jackson, principal.
AER, an educational research
firm that provides the Independent
School Admission Survey, has
moved from 100 Thanet Circle to
Research Park.
Euro RSCG Life, 300 American
Metro Boulevard, Suite 220,
Hamilton 08619; 609-9459471. Jeff Hoffman, president.
www.eurorscglife.com/life/catapult.
Euro RSCG Life, a health, medical, and pharmaceutical advertising firm headquartered in New
York, has moved from 212
Carnegie Center to American
Metro Center in Hamilton.
The Hamilton office is Euro
RSCG’s Catapult division, which
concentrates on highly focused
digital messages. The office is run
by Jeff Hoffman, who has helped
build and grow small companies’
medical communication divisions
and overseen better business practices for nonprofits.
Before taking over Catapult in
2008 Hoffman was the managing
director of Euro RSCG Life x2 and
held executive positions at TriGenesis Communications and Lally,
McFarland and Pantello. He
earned his bachelor’s in economics
and business from Muhlenberg
College in 1979.
Mercer Human Resource
Consulting (MMC), 1 University Square, Suite 100,
Princeton 08543; 609-5202500; fax, 609-520-2478.
Dean McDonald, office manager. www.mercer.com.
Marsh Financial Services
(MMC), 1 University Square,
Suite 100, Princeton 08540;
609-520-2900; fax, 609-5202983. Greg Ordonez, managing director.
Mercer Human Resources Consulting, the employee benefits consulting office of Marsh & McLennan, and Marsh Financial, which
have moved across Alexander
Road to University Square.
U.S. 1 originally reported on the
move last fall (U.S. 1, October 20,
2010), when Steve Tolkach and
Tom Romano of Newmark Knight
Frank’s Carnegie Center commercial realty office announced that
Marsh McLennan had signed a
36,000-square-foot lease (half the
first floor) at University Square.
Both companies, formerly located at 212 Carnegie Center, will
operate under Marsh & McLennan, a Manhattan-based financial
brokerage firm with a reported revenue of $10.5 billion.
PB Americas Inc. (Parsons
Brinckerhoff), 2000 Lenox
Drive,
Third
Floor,
Lawrenceville 08648; 609512-3500; fax, 609-5123600. Tom Anella, principal.
www.pbworld.com.
Parsons Brinckerhoff, a Manhattan-based construction management firm, has moved its regional headquarters from 212
Carnegie Center to Lenox Drive in
Lawrenceville. The move takes
125 employees from Princeton.
Name Changes
Hercman Properties (formerly ABC Real Estate), 3705
Quakerbridge Road, University Office Plaza, Suite 200,
Hamilton 08619; 609-6894670; fax, 609-689-4671.
Steven Hercman, owners
representative. www.hercmanproperties.com.
ABC Real Estate, owner of University Office Plaza and Van Nest
Office Plaza, has changed its name
to Hercman properties, for owner
Steven Hercman.
Laureate Biopharmaceutical
Services (SFE), 201 College
Road East, Princeton 08540;
609-919-3300; fax, 609-4527211. Michael Griffiths, CEO.
www.lbios.com.
Laureate Pharma, a contract
manufacturing firm for proteinbased biologicals, has changed its
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name to Laureate Biopharmaceutical Services in an effort to better
position itself in the biotech market. According to CEO Michael
Griffith, the name change “speaks
to our wealth of experience in protein production and a deep scientific bench.”
LeadingAge New Jersey, 13
Roszel Road, Suite C200,
Princeton 08540; 609-4521161; fax, 609-452-2907.
Michele K. Guhl, president
and CEO.
The New Jersey Association of
Homes and Services for the Aging,
a nonprofit association for older
adults, is now LeadingAge New
Jersey.
LeadingAge New Jersey has
145 members who serve thousands
of seniors with a range of aging
services including nursing homes,
assisted living residences, residential health care centers, independent senior housing and continuing
care retirement communities as
well as home and communitybased services.
Leaving Town
E Soft Inc., 23 Jefferson Plaza,
Princeton. www.esoftjobs.com.
E Soft, an IT recruiting and consulting firm, appears to have left its
location in Jefferson Plaza. The office appears empty and the company’s telephone number has been
disconnected. The company website remains active.
Huntleigh Healthcare Inc., 11F Princess Road, Lawrenceville.
www.huntleighhealthcare.com.
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CORPORATION
23 Jefferson Plaza, Princeton 08540
IS YOUR PROPERTY
ENVIRONMENTALLY
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Sooner or Later, You Need to Know
UNDERGROUND TANKS • OIL & WATER
INDOOR AIR • HAZARD EVALUATION
Residential/Commercial/
Industrial/Child Care
Call: 732-329-6363
www.hesaenviro.com
Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRP)
Certified Industrial Hygienists (CIH)
For Rent: Commercial Properties
Ewing: 4,000 SF Auto Repair Shop w/fenced
parking lot
Trenton/Lawrenceville: 10,000 SF commercial
building/high traffic corner w/parking lot, Ideal
for (Retail, Day Care, Show Rm. Supply House, etc.).
Trenton: ½ Acre Fenced Storage Yard w/single bay
garage, warehouse and office. Ideal for Auto Repo,
Contractor Equipment, Lumber Yard.
Call: 609/915-4400
Email: [email protected]
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• 812 State Road (Rt. 206) - 100 to 850 SF - $150 to $1,200/mo.
Princeton Borough - Office/Retail
• 195 Nassau Street - $600 to $700/mo. - Individual Offices
Princeton Junction - Office/Med/Prof
• 50 Princeton Hightstown Road - 275 to 1,875 SF - $400 to $2,800/mo.
Lawrence Township - Office/Med/Prof Lease or Office Condo Sale
• 2500 Brunswick Pike (Bus. Rt. 1) - 422 to 1,200 SF - $465 to $1,300/mo.
Hopewell Township - Warehouse/Flex
• Pennington Business Park - 55 Rt. 31 North - 11,500 SF - $5,500/mo.
Ewing Township - Office Condo
• 1450 Parkside - 1,075 to 2,900 SF - $1,195 to $3,175/mo.
Robbinsville Township - Office/Med/Prof
• 300-350 Corporate Blvd. - 435 to 3,600 SF - $500 to $4,200/mo.
Hamilton Township - Office/Flex
• Whitehorse Commercial Park - 400 to 3,800 SF - $450 to $4,300/mo.
Bordentown - Retail/Office/Prof.
• 101 Farnsworth - 360 to 1,125 SF - $360 to $1,150/mo.
• 102 Farnsworth - 775 to 1,500 SF - $800 to $1,600/mo.
• 3 Third Street - 1,000 to 2,375 SF - $1,100 to $2,500/mo.
Monroe Township - Forsgate Exit 8A
• One Rossmoor Drive - 1,700 to 2,100 SF - $2,500 to $3,000/mo.
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2nd Floor Office Condo in Montgomery Knoll: 500 sq. ft. 2 offices with
reception area. Call 609-924-9214.
East Windsor Professional office,
first floor. 450 SF. Call 609-736-0575.
East Windsor, Route 130: One or
two person first floor office, shared reception area. Professional building, high
visibility, ample parking. Owner on
premises. $325 monthly. Call 609-7300575.
Nearly four years after
Huntleigh Healthcare merged with
Eatontown-based ARJO, the combined ArjoHuntleigh has moved
out of Lawrenceville.
The company provides non-invasive healthcare products and instrumentation and is based at 40
Christopher Way in Eatontown. It
can be reached at 800-223-1218.
InfoMatrix Inc., 666 Plainsboro
Road, Plainsboro 08536.
InfoMatrix, a software development company, has moved out of
its office at 666 Plainsboro Road.
The move comes almost three
years after the company was acquired by England-based Simoco.
Founded in 2003, Infomatrix
was the designer of SonoWorld, a
portal for information regarding
ultrasound,
developed
with
Thomas Jefferson Hospital, and
the designer of an online ordering
and warehousing system for Universal Business Systems. Terms
were not made public.
Kaman Industrial Technologies Corporation, 45 Stouts
Lane, Monmouth Junction.
732-438-0016.
www.kaman-ind-tech.com.
Kaman, a distributor of machine
parts and systems, has closed its facility in Monmouth Junction. According to the company, the plant
was merged with Kaman’s Blackwood/Paulsboro location. The
company can still be reached at the
Monmouth Junction number.
MediMax Communications
Inc., 201 Rockingham Row,
Princeton.
MediMax, a pharmaceutical
marketing firm has left its office in
the Princeton Forrestal Village and
may be out of business. The company’s phone number has been disconnected, its website is gone, and
there is no record of it at 411.
Princeton Financial Group
LLC, 2 King Arthur Court,
North Brunswick.
Princeton Financial, which provides technical analysis for institutional investors, appears to have
left its office in New Brunswick.
the company’s phone number and
website are no longer in service
and there is no forwarding information.
LAWRENCEVILLE - MEDICAL
DENTAL 1260 sqft, 123 Franklin Corner Road. Rooms: 4 with sinks, 2 consultation, waiting, receptionist, lab, bathroom. Just off I95 and US1. [email protected]
Office Sublet Wanted - Princeton or
Princeton Junction address a MUST
Along Alexander Road or in Carnegie
Center - East of Rt. 1. 600 - 800 sq. feet
with shared conference room or 1,000
sq. feet with private conference room 1
year lease with option of year-to-year after that.
Yellow Book USA, 30 Vreeland
Avenue,
Skillman.
www.yellowbook.com.
Yellow Book, the publisher of
an annual telephone directory, appears to have left its sales office in
Skillman.
The company cannot be reached
by phone and its website office directory no longer lists Skillman as
a location.
Chemist Charged
In Husband’s Death
Tianle Li, 40, a former chemist
for Bristol-Myers Squibb in New
Brunswick, was charged on January 28 in the poisoning death of her
husband, 39-year-old Xiaoye
Wang.
According to police reports and
the Associated Press, Li is accused
of poisoning her husband with
thallium, a toxic metal that dissolves easily in liquids, in December or January. Wang was admitted
to the University Medical Center at
Princeton on January 14, complaining of flu-like symptoms and
died on January 26. Li has pleaded
not guilty.
Further details about the case
were not released. Li is being held
at the Middlesex County Adult
Correction Center in New
Brunswick in lieu of $4.15 million
bail.
Deaths
Thomas Joyner, 46, on February 14. He was an environmental
engineer with Shaw Environmental in Trenton
John Sparks, 82, on February
10. He was a former chemical operator at Carter Wallace, FMC, and
American Cyanamid.
Robert Kulak, 68, on February
8. He was the owner of Royal
Cleaners in Lawrenceville.
Catherine Verdi, 56, on February 7. She was a senior market research analyst for Janssen Pharmaceuticals in Hopewell Township.
William Hausdoerffer, 97, on
February 5. He was a mathematics
professor at the College of New
Jersey for 60 years.
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I am looking for a full-time
job that is creative, conceptual, and in a cooperative and interactive setting. I am capable
of manipulating imagery and
type forms but I work very quickly and effectively outside of the
PC realm. I am a teacher at heart
(spiritual and art) so teaching art
classes or working in a more holistic framework would be preferable. My focus is on humanity
and its progression. My objective
is to utilize my creative abilities to
make a difference. Please contact if intrigued: Bill Sonic Fricke,
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ject documentation, Project
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MS Power Point. Contact 703300-7287 or [email protected]
Elder care: Companion/Caregiver, 15 years experience, Live
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OFFICE RENTALS
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300 square feet and office suites, 500 to
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space, individual signage, conference
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well maintained office park off Plainsboro Road. Immediately available. Individual entrance and signage, separate
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Princeton - Location, Location: Jefferson Plaza, Princeton. 600/1200 sq.
ft., 1 block off Route 1, private entrance,
private
bathroom
and
parking.
$960/$1800 plus utilities. 609-5772793; [email protected].
Princeton Junction: Prof. Office
space in highly visible spot near trains,
Princeton Hospital, highways. Reasonable rents. Units from $450 to $6000 per
month. Call Ali at Re/Max of Princeton
609-921-9202 or cell 609-902-0709.
Princeton Professional Office: One
to two offices for rent. Private garden
setting. Shared conference/waiting
rooms, parking, utilities. North Harrison
Street. 609-924-2809.
ROUTE 1 office suite 1440 sq. ft. at
Wynwood Dr. in Monmouth Junction
across from Home Depot. Good parking, professional building with 16 suites.
Flexible lease terms. Available April 1.
Rent $1475 per month. 609-529-6891.
INDUSTRIAL SPACE
Unique Rental Space zoning (I3), ordinance passed for retail and recreation
activities, ample parking all utilities, one
1200’, one 2000’, one 2500’ one 3600’,
and one 10,000. Located at 325 and 335
New Road, Monmouth Junction. Call
Harold 732-329-2311.
COMMERCIAL SPACE
HAMILTON & LAMBERTVILLE WH/FLEX/OFFICE. “Love Where You
Work!” Cheap rental rates in phenomenal spaces! High ceilings, hi-speed
ready, exposed brick, woodbeams, natural light, loading docks, great locations.
Must see! Brian @ 609-731-0378 or
[email protected].
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RATES!
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location
at
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Brian @ 609-731-0378 or [email protected].
Network technology professional (20 +years experience)
with expertise in capacity management of network, capacity
forecasting, network performance analysis, modeling of Business Applications and Project
Management. Excellent communication skills. Expertise in Pro-
Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist looking for opportunities. Passionate about health
lifestyle coaching and mentoring. Looking for opportunities in
the areas of health and wellness
promotion or childhood obesity.
Good position would be health
coach or health/nutrition instructor. Target industries: health clinics, non-profit and community organizations, supermarkets, insurance/financial
companies,
and school districts. I can be
reached at: [email protected]
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COMPUTER SERVICES
Unique fifty seat restaurant and also boutique shop space available for
lease in the historic “Old Mill” of Allentown NJ. Additional info e-mail [email protected].
Computer repair, upgrade, data recovery, or maintenance. Free estimate. Call (cell) 609-213-8271.
HOUSING FOR RENT
Below Market Value Spacious and
Light furnished 2 BR 2 BA apartment
sublet for rent in luxury elevator building
ideally located in the heart of Princeton.
One block from campus. Washer/Dryer.
Available March through Sept. $3000
per month plus utilities. Please contact
Karen at [email protected].
INTERIOR DESIGN
Do Your Rooms Need a Rescue?
Room Makeover? Staging your home to
sell? If you prefer to do-it-yourself but
don’t know where to begin, The Artful
Arranger can help you get started with a
customized action plan, whether you’re
moving in, moving out, or just want a
change. Call for details and mention this
ad for a 20% discount on service. Roberta Hurley, 609-460-4082.
CONTRACTING
Handyman/Yardwork: Painting/Carpentry/Masonry/Hauling/All Yard Work
from top to bottom. Done by pros. Call
609-737-9259 or 609-273-5135.
CLEANING SERVICES
For a high-quality, trustworthy cleaning service, look no further than “A Clean
House Is A Happy House Inc.” Call Renata Yunque at 609-683-5889. The best
around since 1989.
HOME MAINTENANCE
Handyman: A small job or big job will
be accepted for any project around the
house that needs a handyman service
with free estimates. Please call my cell
phone 609-213-8271.
robthehandyman- licensed, insured,
all work guaranteed. Free Estimates.
We do it all - electric, plumbing, paint,
wallpaper, powerwashing, tile, see website for more: robthehandyman.vpweb.com [email protected], 609269-5919.
BUSINESS SERVICES
Bookkeeper/Administrative Specialist: Versatile & experienced professional will gladly handle your bookkeeping and/or administrative needs. Many
services available. Reasonable rates.
Work done at your office or mine. Call
Debra @ 609-448-6005 or visit www.vyours.com.
Your Perfect Corporate Image:
Princeton Route 1. Virtual Offices, Offices, Receptionist, Business Address
Service, Telephone Answering Service,
Conference Rooms, Instant Activation,
Flexible Terms. Call 609-514-5100 or
visit www.princeton-office.com
NJ Small Business Networks:
Computer Services, IT Consulting, Repairs, Virus Removal, www.njsmallbusinessnetworks.com
Onsite Apple/Macintosh Service,
Repairs, Upgrades, Configuration
Wifi. All work Guaranteed. www.techoncall.biz Call Now 877-449-2481.
GRAPHIC ARTS
Graphic Design Services: Logos,
Newsletters, Brochures, Direct Mail,
etc. Reasonable rates. Fast turnaround.
Call
732-331-2717
or
email
[email protected]
www.kathysmythdesign.com
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Bookkeeping services for your bottom line. Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. For information, call Joan at
Kaspin Associates 609-490-0888 or visit www.KaspinAssociates.com
Princeton Financial Care Services,
LLC CPA firm with 40 years of experience. Bill paying, checkbook reconciliation, financial reports, tax return preparation. Call 609-730-0067 or E-mail
[email protected]. Check our website at www.princetonfcs.com for further
information.
Unlimited funding available for
commercial real estate. Call McCormick Consulting Group 1-866-5441787. Visit www.mcgfinancing.net.
TAX SERVICES
Tax Preparation and Accounting
Services: For individuals and small
businesses. Notary, computerized tax
preparation, paralegal services. Your
place or mine. Fast response, free consultation, reasonable costs. Gerald
Hecker, 609-448-4284.
ADULT CARE
Overwhelmed with paperwork?
Need help paying bills and filing medical
claims? For information, call Joan at
Kaspin Associates 609-490-0888 or visit www.KaspinAssociates.com
HEALTH
Acupuncture for Women in Princeton. Get relief from anxiety, depression,
insomnia & pain. Meg Mowrey, Ed.S.,
R.N., L.Ac., 609-213-8500. www.finerpointsacupuncture.com
MASSAGE,
Therapeutic
and
Unique. an eclectic style of Swedish,
Hot Stones and Stretching. Four Hands
also available. Call Marina at 609-4687726.
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$434,000
This beautiful home is in Toll Bros
Chesterfield Green neighborhood. 3 brs,
2.5 bths on a premium lot that backs
to woods. Near new elementary school.
Cream Ridge
$579,900
Gorgeous colonial loaded with upgrades!
2-story family room with back staircase.
Gourmet kitchen, huge master suite with
2 walk-in closets.
East Windsor
$474,990
Stunning & spacious 3 BR, 3.5 bath, 2 car
garage w/fin. basement colonial.
Sherwood model with custom design
walk way & upgraded landscaping.
Princeton Office 609-921-2600
Pennington Office 609-737-9100
South Brunswick Office 732-398-2600
Princeton Junction Office 609-750-2020
East Windsor
$389,900
Classic 4BR 2.5BA col. on treed lot, culde-sac loc. kt w/ granite cntrs; hardwd
flrs; fin bsmt; Calif closets; inground pool.
Ewing Twp
$159,900
This well kept 3 bedroom, 1 bath home in
Fleetwood Village has an updated kitchen
with stainless steel appliances, hardwood
floors and rear deck.
Hopewell
$575,000
Classic Hopewell Boro Colonial with
charm & character. Elegant formal Living
& dining rooms. Hardwood floors, fplc,
side porch & trek decking.
Lawrence Twp
$469,000
Spacious & warm 4BR 2.5B Colonial, open
& light floorplan, hd wood floors, EIK, gas
FP, brick patio & more. Convenient to
shopping, and major hiways
Lawrenceville
$659,900
Elegant 4BR 2.5BA brick-front col. backing to preserved land. Great flow & spacious living areas. 1st flr library, FR w/ fpl
overlooks pvt yard.
Plainsboro
$275,000
Super Danbury model in the Hampshire
has been nicely updated. Beautiful HW
flooring in hallway, liv. & DR. Two bedrooms, 2.5 baths.
Princeton
$1,650,000
Classic 5 BR, 4.5BA Boro home; tastefully renovated; living rm w/ fpl; kit/great rm
w/fpl; det gar w/spacious studio apt
w/ bath & kitchenette.
Princeton
$1,290,000
Reduced & Reconditioned! Large, well
appointed 4BR, 4.5BA home on a cul-desac - minutes from restaurants, the Sands
Library & Princeton University.
Princeton
$795,000
Spacious split level home on beautiful .87
acre lot in Princeton's Littlebrook section.
Home is in need of major kit. bathroom
& systems repair. 4 BR.
Robbinsville
$550,000
Washington Greene development featuring 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2 car garage,
full basement and more.
Robbinsville
$479,900
Superb location in this 4 BR, 2.5BA sunlit
home complete with fin. bsmt & paver
patio. .52 Acre lot, new heat/ac, HW flrs,
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$587,000
5 Hereford Dr. Traditional 5BR, 2.5 BA col;
hardwood flrs; FR w/ fpl; office; open airy
kit; walk to train. DIR: Clarksville Road
to Hereford.
Kendall Park
$359,900
Like new ranch offering 4 br, 2 full baths,
large EIK, extended fam rm & so much
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HEALTH
Post-Valentine’s Day Musing:
If a man can get most everything he needs —
whether it’s a present at 8 o’clock
on Christmas Eve or a treat for a sweetie
at 7 o’clock on February 14 —
by simply dropping by the neighborhood drug
store, why didn’t our editor walk up to CVS
and pick up a column for this week’s issue?
Maybe he should give it a try in the next few
days. If not a column, perhaps he’ll find
some Valentine’s items at half price.
Massage and Reflexology: The
benefits are beyond what we even fathom. Experience deep relaxation, heightened well-being, improved health.
Holistic practitioner offering reflexology,
Swedish and shiatsu massage. Available for on-site massage at the work
place, etc. Gift certificates, flexible
hours. Call Marilyn 609-403-8403.
Oriental Massage Therapy: Deep
tissue, Swedish, Shiatsu, Reflexology
by experienced Therapists, Princeton
Junction off Route 1. Call 609-514-2732
for an appointment.
MENTAL HEALTH
DREAM WORKSHOPS—groups for
creative and lucid dreaming. Also
groups for PTSD, sexual abuse issues,
and nightmares. Dr. Valerie Meluskey
609-921-3572.
Having problems with life issues?
Stress, anxiety, depression, relationships... Free consultation. Working in
person or by phone. Rafe Sharon, Psychoanalyst 609-683-7808.
Psychotherapy using a technique
that can rapidly promote self-acceptance and a sense of well-being; effective with depression, anxiety, trauma,
social issues, among others; approach
especially effective at helping individuals form more intimate, enduring rela-
MENTAL HEALTH
INSTRUCTION
tionships. Work with individuals, youths,
and
families.
Aetna-participating
provider; accept PPOs and consider
sliding scale fees. Dr. Kristine Schwartz,
Psy.D. LPC, 609-937-0987.
dents. Web: http://ivytutoring.intuitwebsites.com Call Bruce 609-371-0950.
INSTRUCTION
Cello Instruction All levels. Starting
as young as 3 yrs old using the Suzuki
methodology. Home studio conveniently located in Princeton Junction. Call for
program details: 609-558-6175 [email protected] TheCelloLearningCenter.com
Farrington’s Music Lessons: Piano, guitar, drum, sax, clarinet, F. horn,
oboe, t-bone, voice, flute, trumpet, violin, cello, banjo, mandolin, harmonica.
$28 half hour. School of Rock. Adults or
kids. Join the band! Princeton 609-9248282. Princeton Junction 609-8970032.
Hightstown
609-448-7170.
www.farringtonsmusic.com.
Fear Away Driving School Running
special rate now. Please call 609-9249700. Lic. 0001999.
Lessons in Your Home: Music lessons in your home. Piano, clarinet, saxophone, flute and guitar. Call Jim 609737-9259 or 609-273-5135.
Math, Science, English, ACT & SAT
Tutoring: Available in your home.
Brown University-educated college professor. Experienced with gifted, underachieving and learning-disabled stu-
Oracle and Linux Training Classes
in Princeton, NJ. Courses Offered: Linux Fundamentals, Redhat Linux and Oracle DBA Training. Visit us at
http://princetonits.com/training
Professional Piano Instruction In
home lessons available! All ages and
skill levels welcome. 609-672-9006.
www.jodiannstudio.com
Voice lessons in Hillsborough. College professor/professional singer, new
to the area, accepting private students.
Beginners to advanced, teens and
adults. 609-216-0033.
ENTERTAINMENT
One Man Band: Keyboardist for your
party. Perfect entertainment. Great variety. Call Ed at 609-424-0660.
MUSIC SERVICES
Keyboardist Needed: For rock band
in Robbinsville, NJ. Original material
and covers (heavy on progressive rock).
Some influences: Pink Floyd, Rush,
Yes, Genesis, Marillion, Camel, Tangerine Dream. Must be willing to practice
weekly on Sundays, 3-6 PM. If interested, please call Vaughan at 609-2595768.
AUTOMOTIVE
New Car for Half the Price: 2008
Pontiac G5 with only 4300 miles.
Bought new 2 years ago for $18,000.
Asking $9500. All dealer records/warranty provided. Galen 609-6728365/[email protected].
MERCHANDISE
MART
1966 Live Action TV series Batmobile Replica Only 2,500 made, retails
$250, now $180. Also comic books, variant covers, action figures. Send me your
wants.
E-mail
[email protected], 848-459-4892.
Computer P4 with XP: In good condition $80. Cell phone (609)213-8271.
MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS
OPEN SUN. 1-4 PM
OPEN SUN. 1-4 PM
Trenton $139,000
290 Hamilton
Avenue
All brick 4-Fam Apt
Bldg. Great to live
in one and have the
others pay for your
expenses!! Dir:
Hamilton Ave near
Chestnut.
609-586-1400
ID#5826115
OPEN SUN. 1-4 PM
OPEN SUN. 1-4 PM
I Buy Guitars and All Musical Instruments in Any Condition: Call Rob at 609457-5501.
WANTED TO BUY
Hamilton $470,000
1143 Estates Blvd.
5BR/2.5BA Concord Col. 2C gar, fin bsmt, DR, Kit w/brkfst
nook, FR w/brk FP,Florida RM, IG pool, prof landscaping,
lawn sprinklers. Dir: Rt33 to George Dye to Estates
Ewing $189,000
493 Silvia Street
Rare Find ... Heritage Crossing 1st Flr back, corner unit.
Freshly painted, Pergo flr in LR, CT in Kit, deeded parking
space. Dir: 95S Exit 2, R Bear Tavern Rd, L Silvia Bldg H
609-586-1400 ID#5831686
Trenton $229,999
520 S. Clinton Avenue
Busy section by Roebling Market. Long Established family
business. Owner willing to sell inventory as well. Poss uses:
Deli, Bodega, Pizzeria, Barber or Beauty Shop. Dir: Hamilton
Ave to S. Clinton.
609-586-1400 ID#5834434
OPEN SUN. 1-4 PM
OPEN SUN. 1-4 PM
OPEN SUN. 1-4 PM
NEW LISTING
Hamilton $178,000
179 Meadowlark Dr
Evergreen Adult Community 2BR/2BA. Great open flr plan.
Kit sliders to patio. Many Community amenities. Convenient
to major roads & train. Dir: Clubhouse Rd to Nightingale
to Meadowlark.
609-586-1400 ID# 5830983
Hopewell Twp. $529,000
18 Elm St.
Custom-built home convenient to downtown Hopewell,
extensively upgraded w/gourmet Kit. hardwood flrs on 1st fl.
new deck & much more. Dir: East Broad St. to Elm.
609-921-2700 ID#5739751
Raritan Twp. $169,000
516 County Rd. 579
2 BR. Bungalow fixer-up or expand. New furnace '09/oil tank
above ground, new vinyl windows. 0.75 acres. Dir: Rt. 31 N
to center of Ringoes stay to the L @ Y in Rd. becomes
County Rt. 579 follow to sign on R.
609-921-2700 ID#55750076
Monroe Township $224,872
579 Sandpiper Way
Two bedroom, 2 bath ranch model in The Ponds. Sunny,
bright, very clean facing green space. New neutral carpeting.
Retractable awning over deck off family room. 2 car garage.
Come enjoy the lifestyle.
609-799-6200 ID#5831674
NEW LISTING
NEW LISTING
NEW LISTING
NEW LISTING
Antique Military Items: And war
relics wanted from all wars and countries. Top prices paid. “Armies of the
Past LTD”. 2038 Greenwood Ave.,
Hamilton Twp., 609-890-0142. Our retail outlet is open Saturdays 10 to 4:00,
or by appointment.
609-586-1400 ID#5828977
Wanted: Baseball, football, basketball, hockey. 1900-1980 cards, autographs, memorabilia. Up to $1,000,000
available. Licensed corporation will
travel. All calls confidential. 4thelovofcards, 908-596-0976. [email protected].
OPPORTUNITIES
Lose weight fast and easy! I lost 17
pounds in one month. You can do it too!
Contact me at 609-394-1399. Ask for
Dania Colon or go to www.herbalhealthdirect.com/dania.
PERSONALS
Millstone Township $575,000
5 Steeple Chase Road
Four bedrooms, 3.5 bath colonial with contemporary
ambiance in the Ridings on 1.9 acres. Gourmet kitchen with
granite countertops. Three fireplaces, multi-level deck, finished walk-out basement.
609-799-6200 ID#5825578
Lawrenceville $274,900
10 Daneille Ct.
Wonderful ranch-style end unit TH offers HW flrs, vaulted
ceiling & sunken LR/sliders to enclosed deck. Full fin.
basement w/family fm, cedar closet & more!
Montgomery Twp. $799,900
137 Viburnum Dr.
Elegant mini estate on 3+ acres w/flowing flr plan and
spacious rms. ideal for entertaining. Sunny breakfast rm.
leading to a 2 tier deck w/hot tub and serene views.
609-921-2700 ID#5830037
609-921-2700 ID#5834334
Lawrenceville $399,000
2 Marilyn Ct.
Stunning 3 BR Woodmont TH, beautifully appointed
w/gleaming HW flr, updated EIK w/granite counters & 42"
cabinetry, updated bths, custom built-ins, blue stone patio,
new fence & 2 car garage.
609-921-2700 ID#583298
Free Classifieds for Singles: And
response box charges that won’t break
the bank. To submit your ad simply fax it
to 609-452-0033 or E-mail to [email protected]. If you prefer to
mail us your ad, address it to U.S. 1 Singles Exchange, 12 Roszel Road,
Princeton, NJ 08540. Include your
name and the address to which we
should send responses. We will assign
a box number and forward all replies to
you ASAP. People responding to your
ad will be charged just $1. See the Singles Exchange at the end of the Preview
Section.
CLASSIFIED BY EMAIL
[email protected]
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fennelly.com
609-520-0061
Immediate Occupancy
350 Forsgate Drive, Monroe, NJ
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3,655 SF of Office/Medical
Parking: 5 spaces per 1,000 SF
Main Street Location in the Center
of Monroe
■ Across from the Forsgate Country Club
■ Great Location with Convenient Access
to NJ Turnpike, Route 33 & Route 130
239 Prospect Plains Rd., Monroe, NJ
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1,450 SF Available on 1st Floor
4,100 SF Available on 2nd Floor
Shared Kitchen in Building
2 Mins. from NJ Tpke. Exit 8A
Immediately Available
Elevator Serviced
Sublease
Retail
VanNest Office Park
Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, NJ
Building II Completed: 33,000 SF Available, Divisible to 2,000 SF
Build to Suit – 1st or 2nd Floor Units
New Brick Construction with Perimeter Windows Throughout
Restaurants, Banking and Shopping within Walking Distance
Close Proximity to Hospitals, Route 1, I-295 & the Hamilton Train Station
Built-Out Units Available Immediately - 3,600 SF Div. Bldg.
Office
Industrial
292 3rd Street, Trenton, NJ
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For Lease or Sale
74,765 SF of Office & Warehouse - Divisible
Building 1: 2-Story Office Building Consists of 13,565 SF
Building 2: 44,000 SF of Warehouse with Refrigeration,
22’ Ceilings, Clear Span
Building 3: 12,200 SF of Warehouse with 20’ Ceilings
and 50x60 Column Spacing Building 4: 4,000 SF
of Warehouse
Used as a Repair Shop with 20’ Ceilings and 50x100
Column Spacing
Located in the UEZ ZONE (Urban Enterprise Zone)
Route 29 Visibility, Convenient to the NJ Turnpike
200 American Metro Blvd., Hamilton, NJ
■2,200 SF Available for Sublease
■3 Offices, Conference Room, Kitchenette
■Building Has a Gym, Training Room
and a Full Service Cafeteria
■Convenient to the Hamilton Train Station,
I-295 & Route 1
1629 Route 33, Hamilton, NJ
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Great Road Visibility
Multi-tenant Strip Center
Good Retail Location
353 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ
■ Office Building for Lease
■ 6,000 SF on 1st & 2nd Floors
■ Passenger Elevator
■ 7 Parking Spaces
■ Kitchenette Area
■ High Quality Interior Finishes
■ Walking Distance to All Amenities
■ Prestigious Downtown Princeton
Location Near Harrison Street
Plainsboro Village Center
Schalks Crossing & Scudders Mill Rd., Plainsboro, NJ
Close Proximity to New Princeton Medical Center
658 Etra Road, Hightstown, NJ
707 State Road, Princeton, NJ
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For Sale or Lease
15,000 SF Building for Sale
Reduced to $850,000
5,500 SF and 4,850 SF (2 Units) Available for Lease
Building Remodeled Over Last Four Years
Loading: 2 Tailgates
3 Drive-ins
Ceiling Height: 20’ Clear
Close Proximity to Rt. 130 & NJ Turnpike
Office/Medical for Immediate Lease ■ Building 4: 1,900 SF Available
Building 7: 1,129 SF Available ■ Building 8: 2,500 SF Available
Building 9: 951 SF Available ■ UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Building 10/11:
1,000 to 30,000 SF Available Mixed Use Town Center Development
Newly Constructed Building ■ Elevator Service
Convenient to Route 1, Route 130 and NJ Turnpike, Exit 8A
Office for Lease
2,537 SF
Princeton Gateway
Class A Office
Premier Princeton Location
Striking Two-Story Design
Tranquil Park-like Setting
Contemporary Two-story Glass Lobby
1 Mile Outside of Downtown Princeton
Buildings for Sale
1600 Reed Road, Pennington, NJ
45 Everett Dr., West Windsor, NJ
■ Office/Warehouse for Lease
■ 2 Warehouse Units at 5,675 SF Contiguous
and Includes 1 Loading Dock and 2 Drivein Doors, 20’ Clear 1 Office Unit at 700 SF
The Neumann Building
3575 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, NJ
■ For Lease
■ 19,000 SF Divisible to 3,000 SF
■ 5,500 SF Unit Currently Built Out ■ Atrium Finished
with Granite & Marble Floors ■ “Smart Building” Technology
Close Proximity to The Hamilton Train Station, I-295 & Route 1
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Office & Warehouse Space
Total Building SF: 16,000 SF
1-Story Free Standing Building on 7 Acres
For Lease
Unit 1: 1,000 SF of Warehouse
Unit 2: 2,722 SF of Office
Convenient Access to I-95, Routes 1,
31, 202 & 206
680-6
690 Whitehead Road, Lawrenceville, NJ
■ For Sale or Lease
■ 11,000 SF Available
■ Full Basement for Storage
■ New Roof & Upgraded HVAC Systems
■ Convenient to Route 1, I-295
& Close to the Hamilton Train Station

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