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Vol. LXIV, No. 2
 
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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Wednesday, January 13

10:30 a.m.: Readings Over Coffee presentation of “Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream: The Rude Mechanicals,” with Princeton Writers’ Block actors and musicians; Princeton Public Library.

7 to 8:30 p.m.: Latin American Task Force Ask-a-Lawyer Program; Princeton Public Library.

7 p.m.: Panel discussion on Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; Gymnasium, Riverside School, 58 Riverside Drive.

7:30 p.m.: Fetch Clay, Make Man; McCarter Theatre. Also Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

8 p.m.: University Jazz Vespers Ensemble; Princeton University Chapel. Free.

Thursday, January 14

7 p.m.: Engaged Retirement Speaker Series talk by Shikha Mittra on “Retirement and Estate Planning Strategies”; Princeton Public Library.

7 p.m.: Singer Mary Gauthier; Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton.

8 p.m.: No Child; Mount Burke Theater, Peddie School, Hightstown.

Friday, January 15

7 p.m.: Children’s Letters to God; Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College. Also Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

7:30 p.m.: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s “Italy: Land of Song & Expression” concert; Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton.

8 p.m.: Princeton University Advanced Workshop in Musical Composition; Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall, Princeton University. Free.

8 p.m.: Bedside Manners; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

8 p.m.: On Borrowed Time; Heritage Center, 635 North Delmorr Avenue, Morrisville, Pa. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

8:15 p.m.: Princeton Folk Music Society concert with emma’s revolution; Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane.

8:30 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance Society’s Jersey Jumpers Swing Dance; Unitarian Church, 50 Cherry Hill Road.

Saturday, January 16

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Westminster Conservatory annual book sale; The Playhouse, Westminster Choir College.

2 p.m.: Violin Master Class with Midori for Princeton University violin students; Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall, Princeton University. Free.

7 p.m.: Opera Project performance of Menotti’s The Telephone and Michael Schmidt’s Fern Hill; St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 50 York Street, Lambertville.

7 p.m.: PeaceWeavers’ 20th annual New Year’s Peace Gathering; Princeton University Chapel.

Sunday, January 17

3 p.m.: Westminster Conservatory Faculty Recital Series with soprano Tracey Chebra; Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College.

Tuesday, January 19

7:30 p.m.: Fetch Clay, Make Man; McCarter Theatre. Also Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

7:30 p.m.: Talk by C. S. Manegold, author of Ten Hills Farm: The Forgotten History of Slavery in the North; Princeton Public Library.

Wednesday, January 20

6 p.m.: “Film for Foodies” series screening of Like Water for Chocolate; Princeton Public Library. Free.

7 p.m.: Historical Society of Princeton annual meeting and lecture, “Quakers and the Origins of Religious Toleration in the Middle Colonies,” by Columbia University professor Evan P. Haefeli; Nassau Club, 6 Mercer Street. Free.

Thursday, January 21

7 p.m.: Lecture, “A World at Every Plunge: A Natural History of Anxiety,” by Muhlenberg College professor Jeremy Alden Teissere; Princeton Public Library.

Friday, January 22

1 p.m.: Author Jasha Levi will speak about his experiences during World War II in Yugolslavia and Italy and read from his memoir, The Last Exile; Plainsboro Municipal Center on Plainsboro Road.

7 p.m.: Dancing With the Stars; Fred Astaire Dance Studio, Princeton Shopping Center.

7 p.m.: Shockheaded Peter and Other Cautionary Tales, a contemporary interpretation of 19th century children’s tales; Arts Council of Princeton.

7:30 p.m.: Classical and flamenco guitarist David Cohen; Trenton City Museum, Ellarslie Mansion, Cadwalader Park, Trenton.

8 p.m.: Nelson Illusions; Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

8 p.m.: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; Richardson Auditorium.

8 p.m.: Bedside Manners; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

8 p.m.: On Borrowed Time; Heritage Center, 635 North Delmorr Avenue, Morrisville, Pa. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

Saturday, January 23

10 a.m. to noon: Open House; Waldorf School of Princeton, 1062 Cherry Hill Road.

1 p.m.: Bridal Showcase; Albemarle Mansion, American Boychoir School, 19 Lambert Lane. For information, call (609) 730-1010.

3 p.m.: Book discussion/signing with John F. Crowley, author of Chasing Miracles: The Crowley Family Journey of Strength, Hope and Joy; Barnes & Noble, MarketFair Mall, Route 1.

7 to 10 p.m.: Arts Council of Princeton’s Cafe Improv cabaret; Solley Theatre, Paul Robeson Center.

8 p.m.: Band of the Irish Guards with Pipes and Drums of the Royal Regiment of Scotland; State Theatre, New Brunswick.

8 p.m.: Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra Winter Concert; Richardson Auditorium.

8 p.m.: Westminster Conservatory Community Orchestra and Westminster Conservatory Community Chorus; Princeton University Chapel.

Sunday, January 24

3 p.m.: Steinway Society Musicale with pianist Stefan Young; Jacobs Music, 2540 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville.

4 p.m.: Etty, one-woman show about Auschwitz victim Etty Hillesum, with Susan Stein; Jewish Center, 435 Nassau Street.

4 p.m.: Princeton Symphony Orchestra; Richardson Auditorium.

8 p.m.: Da Capo Chamber Players; Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall, Princeton University. Free.

Tuesday, January 26

7:30 p.m.: Fetch Clay, Make Man; McCarter Theatre. Also Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

7:30 p.m.: SmartTalk Connected Conversation with actress Valerie Bertinelli; State Theatre, New Brunswick.

Wednesday, January 27

7 p.m.: Disney On Ice presentation, 100 Years of Magic; Sun National Bank Center (formerly Sovereign Bank Arena), 81 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton. Also Thursday at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Friday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 7 p.m.; and Sunday at noon and 4 p.m.

Thursday, January 28

6:45 p.m.: SCORE seminar on human resources with Jerry Masin; Princeton Public Library. Free.

Friday, January 29

7 p.m.: Bugsy Malone Jr., Kelsey Theatre.

8 p.m.: Bedside Manners; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

8 p.m.: On Borrowed Time; Heritage Center, 635 North Delmorr Avenue, Morrisville, Pa. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

Sunday, January 31

3 p.m.: Staged reading of We with actor Fred Tumas; Princeton Public Library.

Monday, February 1

7:30 p.m.: Discussion with interfaith group Not in Our Town, “Continuing Conversations on Race and White Privilege”; Princeton Public Library.

8 p.m.: An Evening with Ben Vereen; McCarter Theatre.

Tuesday, February 2

7:30 p.m.: Fetch Clay, Make Man; McCarter Theatre. Also Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

Wednesday, February 3

12:30 p.m.: Book discussion/signing with Chris Bohjalian, author of Secrets of Eden; Barnes & Noble, MarketFair Mall, Route 1.

Thursday, February 4

12:30 p.m.: Organ concert by Michael Britt; Princeton University Chapel.

Friday, February 5

8 p.m.: Bedside Manners; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

8 p.m.: Keith Monacchio concert; Arts Council of Princeton.

Saturday, February 6

6 p.m.: Princeton University Art Museum’s Black and White Ball; University Art Museum. Followed at 8 p.m. by dinner and dancing at Prospect House. For information and tickets, call Jennifer Fekete-Donners at (609) 258-4057.

Monday, February 8

7:30 p.m.: Reading by Delaware Valley Poets Dan Maguire and Joseph Longino; Barnes & Noble, MarketFair Mall, Route 1.

Tuesday, February 9

7:30 p.m.: Fetch Clay, Make Man; McCarter Theatre. Also Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

Thursday, February 11

12:30 p.m.: Organ concert by Taione Martinez; Princeton University Chapel.

7 p.m.: Engaged Retirement Speaker Series talk by Jim Herbert, Social Security Administration, on “What do I need to know about Social Security?”; Princeton Public Library.

Friday, February 12

8 p.m.: Bedside Manners; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m.

8 p.m.: Dance Improv; All Saints’ Church, 16 All Saints’ Road.

Saturday, February 13

7 p.m.: Father-Daughter Valentine’s Day Dance; YWCA Princeton, 59 Paul Robeson Place.

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