Mercer plans COVID vaccine clinic for kids 6 months to 5 years

Mercer County’s Division of Public Health will offer COVID-19 vaccines to children 6 months to 5 years at a special vaccination clinic on Thursday, June 30, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton, announced Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes.

 

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends vaccinating all children in the age group with one of two separate COVID-19 vaccines manufactured by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech.

 

“Parents of very young children have expressed their concern about potentially exposing their unvaccinated baby or toddler to the virus in congregate settings such as daycare centers and social gatherings,” Mr. Hughes said. “For parents who have anxiously waited, we are pleased to now be able to offer these FDA-approved vaccines at our county-run clinic.”

 

Read More: Mercer plans COVID vaccine clinic for kids 6 months to 5 years

 

County’s electric vehicle charging stations up and running

he electric vehicle (EV) charging stations that the County of Mercer has installed at 11 of its facilities are now open and available for public use, County Executive Brian M. Hughes announced.

 

 

“The availability of additional charging stations around Mercer County will benefit electric vehicle owners and, we hope, help reduce the ‘range anxiety’ that might prevent other consumers from investing in electric vehicles,” Mr. Hughes said. “This initiative will also help raise awareness about the environmental benefits of gasoline alternatives as we further our commitment to increasing sustainable practices throughout the County.”

Read More: County’s EV charging stations now up and running

Deadline to enter Mercer County Senior Art Show is July 15

 

Calling all artists age 60 and older! Submissions are being accepted for the annual Mercer County Senior Art Show, which will take place July 22 through Aug. 5 at the Conference Center at Mercer County Community College.

The exhibit features works of art created within the past three years, and not previously entered in a Mercer County Senior Art Show or the State Senior Art Show, and is open to all Mercer County residents age 60 or older. Applicants may submit one piece of art in any of the following categories: acrylic, craft, digital imagery, drawing, mixed media, oil, pastel, photography, print, sculpture, and watercolor. The registration deadline is July 15.

For information and registration, go to: https://www.mercercounty.org/…/culture…/senior-art-show or call (609) 989-6899.

County donates reusable bags to area agencies

In response to New Jersey’s new progressive bag ban, Mercer County handed out the majority of its first round of 10,000 bags to local agencies serving the most vulnerable citizens. Pictured with County Executive Brian M. Hughes is Joyce E. Campbell, Executive Director of the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK). Ms. Campbell told Mr. Hughes that the reusable bags will be beneficial to visitors and clients at TASK, whether they are used to carry goods home from the facility or to use for shopping elsewhere where they might otherwise incur a bag fee.

Other agencies receiving bags were Arm in Arm, Rise, HomeFront, Jewish Family and Children Services, Mercer Street Friends, Ginny’s Pantry at Christ Presbyterian Church, CYO of Bromley Food Pantry, East Trenton Collaborative – Urban Promise Trenton, Loaves & Fishes Soup Kitchen at St. Mary’s Church, Sacred Heart Church, and Trinity Episcopal Church.

The new law is meant to prevent litter and encourages the use of reusable bags by phasing out single-use plastic and paper bags.

Mercer offers fresh-produce vouchers to qualifying older adults

The Mercer County Office on Aging/Aging & Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) is accepting applications for the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, which provides vouchers for the purchase of fresh, nutritious, unprepared foods such as fruits, vegetables and herbs to low-income older adults.

“With foods provided from authorized farmers, the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program not only helps increase the nutritional health of our communities, but also increases the demand for locally grown produce and boosts the income of farmers who produce and sell locally grown products,” said County Executive Brian M. Hughes. Last year, the Office on Aging/Aging & Disability Resource Connection distributed vouchers to 1,430 Mercer County older adults, he added.

Read more: Mercer offers fresh-produce vouchers

Four correctional officer candidates graduate from academy

Four Mercer County correctional police officer candidates recently completed the 110^th Correctional Police Officer Academy at the Camden County Correctional Police Officer Training Academy, Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes announced.

Above, from left, Officers Nicolas Martin and Corey Frost, both of Lawrence, and Albertito Colon and Alex Episcopo, both of Ewing, flank Mercer County Correction Center Warden Charles Ellis. Pictured at left are Officer Corey Frost, who was awarded the Academic Achievement Award for averaging a 98.6 through 55 examinations, and also was chosen by his peers to receive the 110^th Class Peer Leadership Award; and Officer Albertito Colon, who was presented with the Marksmanship Award as the outstanding marksman of the class.

State to accept pre-applications for rental assistance waiting list

Many low-income residents can qualify for vouchers for safe and sanitary housing through the State Rental Assistance Program (SRAP). The SRAP waiting list is now open for pre-applications, which will then enter a lottery for the statewide SRAP program in the Elderly, Family, Disabled, and Homeless categories.

Elderly applicants must serve as head of household and be 62 years of age or older. For the Family category, the head of household must be 18 years of age or an emancipated minor. To qualify in the Disabled category, the head of household or spouse must be permanently disabled. Applicants in the Homeless category must lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.

 

All pre-applications submitted online during the open enrollment period from Monday, July 11, at 9 a.m. until Friday, July 22, at 5 p.m. will be entered into the lottery. Those selected in the lottery will join the wait list and will be eligible to receive SRAP vouchers as they become available. For more information, including income limits and the link to apply (once the lottery opens), go to https://nj.gov/dca/divisions/dhcr/offices/srap.html

Most Mercer County offices to be closed for Independence Day

Most Mercer County government offices and facilities, including all branches of the Mercer County Library System, will be closed Monday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.

 

 

In addition to being closed July 4, the County Connection office in Hamilton will be closed Saturday, July 2.

 

The following County facilities will remain open: Trenton-Mercer Airport (except administrative offices), Correction Center, Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Services Communications Center.

 

The following Mercer County Park Commission facilities will be open July 4: Hopewell Valley Pool, 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Mercer County Park Marina and Spray Park, noon to 6 p.m.; Tennis Center, 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and County golf courses, 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Wildlife Center will accept patients by appointment only from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. throughout the holiday weekend. The Outdoor Education Environment will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with no appointment necessary. Howell Living History Farm, Mercer County Stables, Tulpehaking Nature Center and Park Commission administrative offices will be closed July 4. For more information on Park Commission facilities, visit www.mercercountyparks.org

EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Join the fun at the LHT Full Moon Bike Ride! 

 

 

The Lawrence Hopewell Trail Full Moon Bike Ride at Mercer County’s Mercer Meadows park is back after a two-year hiatus. A fantastic night of fun and music capped off with a moonlight ride through the park on Saturday, July 9, from 8 to 10:30 p.m.

Register here!

 

Mercer County 4-H Fair set for July 30-31 at Howell Farm

The annual Mercer County 4-H Fair will take place Saturday, July 30, and Sunday, July 31, at Howell Living History Farm in Hopewell Township.

The fair includes animal shows and exhibits, homemade ice cream, hay rides, pony rides, music, magic shows and farm tours, as well as displays by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County, Mercer County Wildlife Center Friends, Mid-State Beekeepers Association and many more. Admission and parking are free. Please bring a non-perishable food donation for Rutgers Against Hunger.

Visit the 4-H Fair page on the Cooperative Extension of Mercer County website for information and updates, including a listing of projects that the general public and 4-H members may enter in the fair. https://mercer.njaes.rutgers.edu/4h/fair/

Summer is here. Experience nature!

Upcoming Mercer County Park Commission nature programs include:

• “Wellness Walk” – Saturday, July 2, 10 a.m. to noon, Tulpehaking Nature Center parking lot. Free, all ages. Registration required at https://abbottmarshlands.org/events/
• “Kayak Nature Tours” – Thursday, July 7, Mercer County Park Marina (weather permitting). $30 in county, $35 out of county. Ages 16 and up. Registration required.
• “Naturally Friends: Butterfly Bonanza” – Saturday, July 23, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Howell Living History Farm. Free, all ages. Registration required.

For a complete list of Park Commission nature programs and registration information, click here or on the image.

Mercer County Park’s Summer Concert Series announced

Upcoming shows at Mercer’s CURE Arena!

Mercer County’s CURE Insurance Arena’s 2022 schedule is shaping up with something for everyone. Upcoming events and shows include:

• Sanju Baba Chale Amerika, Aug. 27
• GHOST “Imperatour,” Sept. 9
• Jeff Dunham: Seriously?! Oct. 23 (rescheduled)

TRENTON THUNDER 2022 SEASON SCHEDULE

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COVID-19 INFORMATION

COVID-19 vaccine now available for young children

Vaccination against COVID-19 is now available for everyone 6 months and older. The FDA and CDC have authorized the use of smaller, pediatric doses of both Pfizer (under age 5) and Moderna (under age 6) in children at least 6 months of age. For more information on COVID-19 vaccinations and where to get one, visit https://covid19.nj.gov/vaccine

 

 

A helping hand for homeowners in need

If you have experienced a financial hardship and an increase in housing-related expenses associated with the coronavirus pandemic that created a risk of mortgage delinquency, mortgage default, foreclosure or property tax lien, the Homeowner Assistance Fund may be able to help. Click here or on the flyer for more information and to apply.

 

Assistance may be available for renters affected by COVID-19

As New Jersey winds down the COVID-19 eviction moratorium, the State has introduced critical protections to renter households who experienced economic hardships during the pandemic. In addition, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a temporary eviction moratorium. To take advantage of state and federal protections, you should complete both the State’s self-certification form and the CDC declaration. To fill out these forms and find more information, visit the State’s web page dedicated to this. You also may call 609-490-4550 for assistance.

In addition, the Mercer County Department of Human Services may be able to help renters and landlords. For more information, visit the County’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program web page.

 

Looking for work? County, state offer job-seeker services

As a result of COVID-19, many New Jerseyans are facing economic insecurity and are seeking benefits and resources to help them safely get back to work. Mercer’s One-Stop Career Center offers a variety of services to job seekers throughout the county, including free virtual job preparation workshops and links to job listings. Click here for information. The State’s COVID-19 Information Hub provides links to the New Jersey Career Network and other resources.Click here for information.

 

SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT

Doing business with Mercer County

Mercer’s Business Outreach program helps minority, veteran, and women-owned small businesses learn how to do business with county, state and local governments. Contact James Chambers Jr., Coordinator, at (609) 989-6212; jchambers@mercercounty.org or Wendy Sturgeon, 609-989-6503; wsturgeon@mercercounty.org

• SBE – Small Business Enterprise
• WBE – Woman Business Enterprise
• DVOB – Disabled Veteran Owned Business
• MBE – Minority Business Enterprise
• VOB – Veteran Owned Business

We are excited to help you! Click here to learn more about the program.

 

Art Happenings

JUNE 12, 2 p.m.
Sundaes on the Veranda 

Trenton City Museum
299 Parkside Ave, Trenton
(609) 989-1191 | ellarslie.org

Build your own sundae in an artisan-made bowl! Family fun in support of Trenton City Museum. Click here for more info.

Art Opportunities

DEADLINE JULY 18
Mercer County Senior Art Show

Mercer County Cultural & Heritage Commission
640 South Broad Street, Trenton
mercercounty.org

The Mercer County Senior Art Show is open to any Mercer County resident age 60 or older. All first-place winners from the County Show are automatically included in the New Jersey Senior Citizen Art Show.

For more information visit mercercounty.org

LINK TO REGISTER BELOW
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=ssqssfyab&oeidk=a07ej2x5tfb885de14c

Concerts

JUNE 10 – JUNE 25
The Princeton Festival

The Princeton Festival
(609) 759-1979 | princetonfestival.org

• Seven Deadly Sins, June 10, 2022 at 7:30 pm
• Scalia/Ginsburg – The Impresario, June 11, 12 & 18, 2022 at 7:00 pm
• What Makes it Great?, June 13, 2022 at 7:00 pm
• Schubert’s Late String Quartets, June 14, 2022 at 7:00 pm
• Stephen Sondheim Tribute, June 15, 2022 at 7:00 pm
• The Sebastians, June 16, 2022 at 7:30 pm
• Albert Herring, June 17 & 19, 2022 at 7:00 pm
• Time For Three, June 21, 2022 at 7:00 pm
• Aaron Diehl Trio, June 22, 2022 at 7:00 pm
• Festival Chorus, June 23, 2022 at 7:00 pm
• Broadway POPS!, June 24, 2022 at 7:00 pm
• Family POPS!, June 25, 2022 at 7:00 pm

JUNE 12, 6 p.m.
Stretto Youth Chamber Orchestra

Stretto Youth Chamber Orchestra
(484) 467-9194 | strettoyouthchamberorchestra.org

Stretto Spring Concert at Trinity Cathedral, 801 W. State St, Trenton

JUNE 16, 7:30 p.m.
Argus Quartet

Princeton Summer Chamber Concerts
Woolworth Music Center, Princeton University, Princeton
(609) 570-8404 | princetonsummerchamberconcerts.org

Free tickets available June 9 at tickets.princeton.edu

JUNE 18, 1 & 3 p.m.
Stretto Youth Chamber Orchestra

Stretto Youth Chamber Orchestra
(484) 467-9194 | strettoyouthchamberorchestra.org

Trinity Stings solo recitals at Trinity Cathedral, 801 W. State St, Trenton

JUNE 26, 2 p.m.
Diderot String Quartet

Princeton Summer Chamber Concerts
Woolworth Music Center, Princeton University, Princeton
(609) 570-8404 | princetonsummerchamberconcerts.org

Free tickets available June 9th at tickets.princeton.edu

Celebration

JUNE 17 – JUNE 18
Juneteenth Weekend Celebration

The African American Cultural Collaborative of Mercer County
Mill Hill Park, Downtown Trenton
taacf.com

The African American Cultural Collaborative of Mercer County (AACCofMC) in partnership with the NJ Legislative District 15 (Senator Shirley Turner, Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds Jackson and Assemblyman Anthony Verrelli) Outdoor Equity Alliance are planning the Juneteenth Celebration.  This event is scheduled for Friday, June 17 through Saturday, June 18, 2022 in the capital City of Trenton. As a Collaborative, we endeavor to be “more than just a festival.” The goal of the Collaborative is to Educate, Empower and Unite Africans in the diaspora through cultural arts, health and wellness, entertainment and sports. The purpose of this carefully planned and socially distanced event is to highlight a few very poignant and current issues through displays of culture, collaboration, commerce, unity and education. We are working closely with the City of Trenton and other partners to ensure public safety. For more information visit taacf.com

JUNE 13, 7 p.m.
Stories of Slavery in New Jersey

The Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville
(609) 883-8294 | mcl.org

June 19, also known as Juneteenth, is the oldest known holiday that commemorates the end of slavery. It marks the date in 1865 when the last group of enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned that they were free under the Emancipation Proclamation. As a federal holiday, it is a time to time to reflect on the past and look to the future. Author Rick Geffken reveals stories from New Jersey’s history of slavery.

Please email hopeprogs@mcl.org to register to receive a link to program.

JUNE 19, 4 p.m.
Stretto Youth Chamber Orchestra

Stretto Youth Chamber Orchestra
(484) 467-9194 | strettoyouthchamberorchestra.org

Juneteenth concert at 300 Witherspoon St., Princeton

Dance

JUNE 3, 8 p.m.
Dance, Princeton, Dance: Outdoor PRIDE Dance Party

The Arts Council of Princeton
102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton
(609) 924-8777 | artscouncilofprinceton.org

Dance, Princeton, Dance is BACK to celebrate Pride Month.

Join us for our first dance party since 2019! This time, we’ll bust a move outdoors in the early summer evening air. Join us under the twinkle lights as our parking lot transforms into Princeton’s best club with danceable tunes and a celebration of Princeton’s LGBTQ+ community and allies.

Exhibition

 

JUNE 25 – OCTOBER 2
Ellarslie Open 

Trenton City Museum
299 Parkside Ave., Trenton
(609) 989-1191 | ellarslie.org

We are thrilled to launch the 2022 Ellarslie Open! Since its early 1980s launch, the show has evolved into a premier annual juried exhibition for the New York, Pennsylvania, and New York region – and beyond. Many of the 1,000+ local and regional artists who have shown at the Trenton City Museum first became known to the museum through their work in the Ellarslie Open. Sidelined in 2020, the Open returned in 2021 with its call for art on the callforentry.orgdigital entry system, connecting it with longtime and new entrants alike. The 2021 show featured a diverse and bold array of 137 works selected from 619 entered.

Public reception June 26, 1-4 p.m.

FESTIVALS

JUNE 11, 11 a.m.
Mercer County Cultural Festival & Food Truck Rally

Mercer County Cultural & Heritage Commission
640 South Broad Street, Trenton
mercercounty.org

Join us rain or shine for Mercer County’s 10th Annual Cultural Festival & Food Truck Rally on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at Mercer County Park, West Windsor. The festival is FREE to attend and is FREE to park. There will be traditional dance and musical performances, heritage artisans, art demonstrations, international food trucks, a Biergarten, children’s activities, and more!!!!

For more information contact Mercer County Division of Culture & Heritage 609-278-2712 or culturalfestival@mercercounty.org / http://www.mercercounty.org/…/culture…/cultural-festival

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HISTORY

JUNE 4, 10 a.m.
Open House: Washington Crossing Radio Control Flyer Association

The Mercer County Library, Hopewell Branch
245 Pennington-Titusville Road
(609) 737-2610 | mcl.org

The Washington Crossing Radio Control Flyers Association will have all types of model aircraft on display throughout the library. Members will be available to answer questions about building and flying model aircraft, as well as any inquiries about the association in general.

JUNE 5, 2 p.m.
Bridge to The American Revolution Day

The Bridge Academy
1958 Lawrenceville Road B, Lawrenceville
(609) 844-0770 | bridgeacademynj.org

A day to celebrate our Revolutionary War history at 1900 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville.
(Parking at Adath Israel—1958 Lawrenceville Road)
Featuring: Re-enactors, demonstrations, snacks, crafts, games, and our historic plaques

JUNE  5, 2 p.m.
IN PERSON: Major William Trent, Revolution,
and the Lower Ferry

William Trent House
15 Market Street
(609) 989-3027 | williamtrenthouse.org

William Trent, the Philadelphia merchant who bought 1,000 acres at the Falls of the Delaware in 1714 and established Trent’s Town there, had a son who was his namesake. The younger William Trent was commissioned by the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia to establish a fort at the Forks of the Ohio, near present-day Pittsburgh, to defend British interests. After the War in 1769 he sailed to England to petition for recompense for funds expended in that cause. Upon returning in the summer of 1775, he learned of fighting in Massachusetts and the colonies in an uproar. With the Revolutionary War looming closer to New Jersey, Trent would propose a new colony, operate a ferry business and plantation in south Trenton, and finally make the decision between King and country.  

Jason Cherry will describe the role that William Trent’s son and the Lower Ferry played in the Revolutionary War, drawing on his continuing research into the life and times of the younger Trent.

JUNE  12, 2 p.m.
IN PERSON & VIRTUAL: Jewish Life in Trenton

William Trent House
15 Market Street
(609) 989-3027 | williamtrenthouse.org

Arthur Finkle, chair of the Trenton Jewish Historical Society, will describe the history of the Russian Jewish community in the Trent House neighborhood in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
While doing archival research for the society, Mr. Finkle, whose roots in Trenton reach back three generations, realized there was no fully documented work on the city’s Jewish history — so he wrote one. The book that grew out of his studies, Trenton’s Jews: Beginning, Adaptation and Achieving the American Dream, was published in 2016 by Hadassa Word Press.

This free program will be offered both in-person in the Visitor Center at the William Trent House Museum, 15 Market Street, Trenton (across from the Hughes Justice Complex) and via Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/TrentonJews.

JUNE 22, 7 p.m.
New Jersey Shipwrecks

The Mercer County Library, Ewing Branch
61 Scotch Road Ewing
(609) 882-3148 | mcl.org

Stop the Bleed is a national awareness campaign and call-to-action intended to cultivate grassroots efforts that encourage bystanders to become trained, equipped, and empowered to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help arrives. Presented by instructors Kat Dombrowski, BSN, RN, and Carol Raymond, EMT. from Penn Medicine Princeton Health. Registration is required.

JUNE 28, 7 p.m.
History of the Jersey Shore

The Mercer County Library, Ewing Branch
42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, Robbinsville
(609) 259-2150 | mcl.org

Join author and photographer Kevin Woyce for a colorful tour of New Jersey’s coastal history, from the long-ago days of lighthouses and shipwrecks to the founding of today’s most popular summer resorts. Registration is required.

Lectures

JUNE 7, 7 pm
The Life and Work of Georgia O’Keefe, “Mother of American Modernism”

The Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville
(609) 883-8294 | mcl.org

Join us as Jeanne Johnson, famed for her hourlong in-depth studies of artists, guides us through the life and work of Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986), “Mother of American Modernism”. O’Keeffe is mostly known for her paintings of enlarged flowers, however, throughout her long career she painted a range of subjects—from New York skyscrapers to desert scenes, cow skulls, and adobe architecture. O’Keeffe’s work was highly skilled and so precise it oscillated between realism and abstraction. Viewing a retrospective of her work, you will learn facts and people associated with Georgia that you may not know, people who inspired her, some who hurt her, some that she hurt. Please email hopeprogs@mcl.org to register to receive a link to program.

JUNE 9, 7 pm
Virtual: Preserving Family Photographs

Pennington Public Library
30 North Main Street, Pennington
(609) 737-0404 | penningtonlibrary.org

Thursday, June 9 @ 7 pm via Zoom
Presenter: Gary Saretzky
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_m6x_cKABRiiBF4tb0ouagg

Since the introduction of photographic portrait studios in 1840, photographs have been among the most treasured of family records. While most are long-lasting when stored optimally in archives, they are all too often prone to fading and discoloration when stored in  the home environment. In this lecture, photographer and archivist Gary Saretzky will provide guidance on how to extend the life of family photographs so that they can be passed down to future generations. The lecture includes examples of how old photographs can be enhanced or restored in the computer after digitization.

JUNE 23, 7 pm
Virtual: Henri Matisse: Master of Color, Magician of Modernism

Pennington Public Library
30 North Main Street, Pennington
(609) 737-0404 | penningtonlibrary.org

Henri Matisse: Master of Color, Magician of Modernism
Thursday, June 23, @ 7 pm via Zoom
Presenter: Janet Mandel, Arts Educator
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oaeRQYLcR4yik8udzis4sA

The remarkable career of Henri Matisse, one of the most influential artists of the Twentieth Century, fundamentally altered the course of modern art. Spanning six and a half decades, his vast creative output encompassed painting, drawing, sculpture, graphic arts, and paper cutouts. This talk will examine his extraordinary life and many of his important works. His friend and sometime rival Pablo Picasso once said, “All things considered, there is only Matisse.”

Literature

JUNE 9, 7 pm
Virtual Poetry Circle

The Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville
(609) 883-8294 | mcl.org

Many people were inspired by Amanda Gorman’s poetry reciting at President Joe Biden’s Inauguration. When a poem is read in front of a worldwide audience through television and the internet, it is a high-profile example of a 21st-century “occasional poem”. When it gives hope to all, unites people from left and right, and has the power to heal different kinds of wounds, it is truly as what the great German poet Goethe declared – “Occasional Poetry is the highest kind.” Many great occasional poems commemorate events, mark history and celebrate life. Come and join our MCLS poetry circle discussion to learn more occasional poems from Walt Whitman, Maya Angelou, Seamus Heaney, Carol Ann Duffy, W. H. Auden, Carl Sandberg, Stanley Kunitz, and Bob Dylan. Sharon, a librarian for the Lawrence Branch, will lead the discussion.

Please email hopeprogs@mcl.org to register to receive a link to program.

Nature

JUNE  4, 10 a.m.
Dairying

Howell Living History Farm
70 Woodens Lane
(609) 737-3299 | howellfarm.org

Farmers invite you to join a local farmer as he demonstrates handling and milking a farm cow. Learn about cow breeds, milk and cream production, history, and more! In the farmhouse, you can also help make cheese and butter, before churning and tasting a batch of old-fashioned ice cream.

A children’s craft program will be available from 11:00 to 3:00 for a small materials fee.

JUNE  11, 10 a.m.
Old-Time Baseball Game

Howell Living History Farm
70 Woodens Lane
(609) 737-3299 | howellfarm.org

Take to the field with the Bulls or the Hogs and play ball! Howell Farm’s two teams play by 19th-century Town Ball rules, and invite visitors of all ages to step up to the plate as “Striker” and face off against the “Thrower.” But be careful of the Referee, who sits in a chair on the field and charges fines of up to 5 cents for breaking the rules!

11 a.m. – Watch the Flemington Neshanocks face off against the Elizabeth Resolutes in a historic baseball club match

1:30 p.m. – Join Howell Farm’s own Hogs and Bulls for a public game on the farmhouse lawn

JUNE 11, 12 pm
31st Annual Mill Hill Garden Tour

Mill Hill House & Garden Tours
http://trentonmillhill.org/events/

Celebrate the beauty of spring at the 31st annual Garden Tour on Saturday, June 11 from 12 pm-5 pm! Residents of Trenton’s Historic Mill Hill Neighborhood will open their unique gardens, big and small, to any and all visitors, garden lovers, and architecture buffs. About 15 gardens and public spaces will be open. Come take a look behind the house facades to see the private sanctuaries and public spaces of the neighborhood, including several gardens that are new this year!

Tickets are available online for the top of every hour, or purchase tickets day-of at Artworks. Children under 12 can attend for free. Please respect any masking preferences indicated by signage at each garden entrance at the owner’s discretion. Children under 12 can attend for free. Please respect any masking preferences indicated by signage at each garden entrance at the owner’s discretion.

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JUNE  18, 10 a.m.
People of Pleasant Valley Tours

Howell Living History Farm
70 Woodens Lane
(609) 737-3299 | howellfarm.org

The history of a rural farm community will be the focus of this program, which features tours of the houses in the Pleasant Valley Rural Historic District.

A Howell Farm interpreter leads visitors on a tour to the homes of gristmiller John Phillips, his farmer-son Henry, Henry’s blacksmith-son Lewis—as well as the Pleasant Valley one-room schoolhouse—and tells their stories along with those of other members of the community. Additionally, shorter tours of the Howell Farm farmhouse will be scheduled throughout the day.

People of Pleasant Valley Tours (90 minutes): 11:00, 2:00

Farmhouse-Only Tours (30 minutes): 10:30, 12:30, 1:30, 3:30

A children’s craft program will be available from 11:00 to 3:00 for a small materials fee.

JUNE  25, 10 a.m.
Wheat Harvest & Wheat Weaving

Howell Living History Farm
70 Woodens Lane
(609) 737-3299 | howellfarm.org

When last fall’s wheat crop is finally ready to harvest, farmers will need your help in the field to follow behind the horses and gather up sheaves of wheat bundled by the McCormick Reaper-Binder. Next you’ll assemble the sheaves into shocks for drying outside. In the barnyard there will also be a wheat weaving demonstration.

A children’s craft program will be available from 11:00 to 3:00 for a small materials fee.

Theater

JUNE 4, 7 p.m.; JUNE 10, 11, 17 and 18, 8 p.m.
Jazz in June Festival

McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton
(609) 258-2787 | mccarter.org

• Gregory Porter, June 4, 2022 at 7 pm
• Joshua Redman, June 10, 2022 at 8 pm
• Christian Sands Quartet, June 11, 2022 at 8 pm
• Helen Sung Quartet, June 17, 2022 at 8 pm
• Jazzmeia Horn, June 18, 2022 at 8 pm

JUNE 3 & 4, 8 p.m.
JUNE 5, 2 p.m.
Present Laughter

Kelsey Theatre
1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor
(609) 570-3333 | kelsey.mccc.edu

Noel Coward’s totally-irresistible and semi-autobiographical comedy follows a self-obsessed actor in the midst of a mid-life crisis. Freely indulging his considerable appetite for wine, women and sleeping late, the theatre’s favorite leading man suddenly finds himself caught between fawning ingénues, crazed playwrights, secret trysts and unexpected twists.  We welcome The MTM Players to the Kelsey Theatre family as they bring you this crazy British farce.  BUY TICKETS NOW!

JUNE 10 & 17, 8 p.m.
JUNE 11 & 18, 2 p.m.
JUNE 12 & 19, 2 p.m.
Two Gentlemen Of Verona

Kelsey Theatre
1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor
(609) 570-3333 | kelsey.mccc.edu

Young Proteus only has eyes for his hometown sweetheart, Julia. But one look at the beautiful Silvia on a trip to Milan changes everything. Now he’s smitten with his best friend’s lover, but Julia has no intention of going away quietly. Events spin out of control as romantic rivals face off in this wild comic tale. Shakespeare 70’s staging of The Bard’s comic adventure brings out all the usual suspects: young love, hilarious servants, and disguised genders. And did we mention a clever dog?

Workshops

JUNE 18 & 25, 10 a.m.
REMOTE LEARNING: Adobe Lightroom: The Basics and More

Princeton Photo Workshop
Herrontown Road, Princeton
princetonphotoworkshop.com/classes

Adobe Lightroom offers an amazing level of productivity and efficiency with simple, user-friendly steps that let you take control of your photographic workflow.
Session 1: Learn how use the Library Module to import and organize your photos, with an introduction to processing. 
Session 2: We’ll introduce you to the Develop Module, with tools to reduce distortion, straighten images, and adjust exposure, clarity, highlights and shadows in the entire image, plus NEW TOOLS that allow you to modify specific areas of the image.

WHAT TIME IS IT?

It’s time to get your tickets for Morris Day, coming to Mercer County Park on July 22 for our Friday Night Summer Concert Series.

Early bird tickets are $10 and available online until JULY 1. After July 1, tickets will be available online and at the door for $15. Users can only purchase a maximum of 4 TICKETS PER TRANSACTION. All ticket sales are FINAL, there will be NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES. $5 parking charge per car. Event is rain or shine.

Guests welcomed to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and sealed bottles of water. Outside food and alcohol, coolers, and glass bottles are PROHIBITED. Dates, times, and locations are subject to change.

 

Mercer County’s CURE Insurance Arena’s 2022 schedule is shaping up with something for everyone. Upcoming events and shows include:

• Jo Jo Siwa D.R.E.A.M. The Tour, Feb. 25
• Harlem Globetrotters “Spread Game Tour,” Feb. 26
• Disney On Ice “Mickey and Friends,” March 17-20
• Hotwheels Monster Trucks Live, April 8-10
• Thamon Live, April 16
• Beartooth: The Below Tour Part 1, April 29
• Trolls Live, May 10-11

 

If you are unable to find an appointment online at the clinics, please

call the New Jersey COVID-19 Vaccine Appointment Support

at: 1-855-568-0545, or covidvaccine.nj.gov (8 am – 8 pm). Walk-ins

welcome. Clinics are conducted in partnership with Capital Health

and Penn Medicine.

 

 

Vaccines teach the immune system how to recognize and fight

off the virus that causes COVID-19. This can prevent vaccinated

people from getting sick.

 

 

• When you get the vaccine you also protect people around you

by making it less likely for them to get COVID-19. Vaccines are

not used to treat people who currently have COVID-19.

• Mercer County clinics currently offer J&J, Pfizer and Moderna

1st, 2nd, booster and pediatric doses.

• All three vaccines are SAFE and HIGHLY EFFECTIVE at

preventing serious illness and death from COVID-19.

 

Upcoming clinics:

 

Cure Insurance Arena – Gate A, 81 Hamilton Ave., Trenton

 

Dec 30, 10 am-4 pm

Jan 12, 9 am-5 pm

Jan 25, 10 am-6 pm

Jan 4, 10 am-6 pm

Jan 17, 9 am-5 pm

Jan 26, 9 am-5 pm

Jan 6, 9 am-5 pm

Jan 18, 10 am-6 pm

Jan 27, 9 am-5 pm

Jan 10, 9 am-5 pm

Jan 24, 9 am-5 pm

Jan 31, 9 am-5 om

Jan 11, 10 am-6pm

 

1440 Parkside Ave., Ewing (side door) in gym

 

Jan 5, 11 am-7 pm

Jan 14, 11 am-7 pm

Jan 7, 9 am-5 pm

Jan 19, 11 am-7 pm

 

Other Clinics:

 

Hamilton Area YMCA – Jan 6, 4 pm-6 pm

1315 Whitehorse Mercerville Rd., Hamilton

 

Hollowbrook Community Center – Jan 9, 1 pm-5 pm; Jan 13, 3:30 pm-7:30 pm

1867 Sanctuary, Scotch Road, Ewing

Check out this month’s holiday themed events for kids, tweens/teens, and adults at Mercer County Library System! Registration is required for all events. Please click on the blue underlined date and time to go to the event and then choose “register.”

 

For Kids

 

Marble Painted Ornament
Wednesday, December 1, 6:00 pm
Twin Rivers Branch

 

Holiday Party with Mrs. Claus
Thursday, December 2, 10:00 am
Lawrence Branch

 

Learn How to Play the Dreidel Game
Thursday, December 2, 4:30 pm
Ewing Branch

 

Visits with Santa (Outdoors)
Saturday, December 4, 10:00 – 11:45 am
(Register for one 15-minute car-side visit)
Robbinsville Branch

 

Holiday Craft-a-long
Saturday, December 4, 11:00 am or
Saturday, December 4, 2:30 pm
West Windsor Branch

 

Visit with Santa (Outdoors)
Saturday December 4, 3:00 – 4:00 pm
(Register for one 20-minute time slot)
Hightstown Branch

 

Crafternoon: Advent Calendar
Monday, December 6, 4:00 pm or 4:30 pm
Hopewell Branch

 

Safe Santa Visits
Tuesday, December 7, 10:00 am – 10:45 am
(Register for one 15-minute session)
Hickory Corner Branch

 

Crafternoon: Advent Calendar
Tuesday, December 7, 4:00 or 4:30 pm
Hopewell Branch

 

Snowman Pom-Pom Poppers
Wednesday, December 8, 3:30 or 6:30 pm
Lawrence Branch

 

Holiday Craft-0-Mania
Wednesday, December 8, 4:00, 5:00 or 6:00 pm
Hopewell Branch

 

Three Special Christmas Crafts
Wednesday, December 8, 5:00 or 5:45 pm
Ewing Branch

 

Outdoor Santa Claus
Saturday, December 11, 11:00 am
Ewing Branch

 

Crafternoon: Reindeer Decoration
Monday, December 13, 4:00 or 4:30 pm
Hopewell Branch

 

School-Age STEAM: Oobleck Melting Snowman
Monday, December 13, 4:30 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

 

‘Gingerbread’ Trees
Tuesday, December 14, 10:00 am or 2:00 pm
Hollowbrook Branch

 

Crafternoon: Reindeer Decoration
Tuesday, December 14, 4:00 or 4:30 pm
Hopewell Branch

 

 

DIY Magic Reindeer Food
Tuesday, December 14, 6:00 pm
West Windsor Branch

 

Candy Sleighs
Wednesday, December 15, 3:30 pm or 6:30 pm
Lawrence Branch

 

Make a Felt Wreath
Wednesday, December 15, 4:00 pm
Hopewell Branch

 

Paper Bag Gingerbread Houses
Wednesday, December 15, 4:15 pm; or
Thursday, December 16, 10:00 or 11:00 am
Hightstown Branch

 

Decorate a Gingerbread Man
Wednesday, December 15, 5:30 pm
Ewing Branch

 

Gingerbread Houses
Saturday, December 18, 11:00 am
West Windsor Branch

 

Crafternoon: Reindeer Decoration
Saturday, December 18, 3:00 pm
Hopewell Branch

 

Reusable Gift Bags
Sunday, December 19, 2:00 pm (outdoors)
Monday, December 20, 4:00 pm (indoors)
Lawrence Branch

 

Crafternoon: Santa Decoration
Monday, December 20, 4:00 or 4:30 pm
Hopewell Branch

 

Candy Cane Experiment
Monday, December 20, 4:30 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

 

Shrinky Dink Mitten Garland
Monday, December 20, 6:30 pm
Lawrence Branch

 

Crafternoon: Santa Decoration
Tuesday, December 21, 4:00 or 4:30 pm
Hopewell Branch

 

Cookie Decorating
Tuesday, December 21, 6:00 pm
West Windsor Branch

 

Discovery Time: Peppermint Experiment
Wednesday, December 22, 10:00 am
Hickory Corner Branch

 

Snowflake Ornament Craft
Wednesday, December 22, 2:00 or 3:00 pm
Hollowbrook Branch

 

Truck Photo Frame Ornament
Wednesday, December 22, 3:30 or 6:30 pm
Lawrence Branch

 

Upcycle Challenge: Holiday Ornament
Thursday, December 23, 10:00 am
Lawrence Branch

 

School-Age Craft Crew: Make an Ornament
Thursday, December 23, 2:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

 

Family Craft – Snowman
Monday, December 27, 2:30 pm
Robbinsville Branch

 

New Year’s Resolution Craft
Monday, December 27, 4:00 pm
Thursday, December 30, 1:00 pm
Lawrence Branch

 

School-Age Craft Crew: New Year Confetti Popper
Tuesday, December 28, 2:30 pm
Thursday, December 30, 2:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

 

Make Your Own Fake Snow
Wednesday, December 29, 2:00 pm
Twin Rivers Branch

 

Mini Gingerbread House Decorating
Wednesday, December 29, 2:00, 2:30, 3:00 or 3:30 pm
(Register for one 30-minute session)
Hickory Corner Branch

 

New Year’s Car Craft
Wednesday, December 29, 3:30 or 6:30 pm
Lawrence Branch

 

Upcycle Challenge: New Year’s Party Hat
Thursday, December 30, 10:00 am
Lawrence Branch

 

New Year’s Storytime
Thursday, December 30, 11:00 am
West Windsor Branch

 

Storytime and Countdown to Noon
Thursday, December 30, 11:15 am
Hollowbrook Branch

 

Countdown to New Year’s Eve
Thursday, December 30, 11:30 am
Ewing Branch

 

Countdown to 2022 (Outdoors)
Thursday, December 30, 11:45 am
Robbinsville Branch

 

For Tweens/Teens

 

Holiday Lantern
Wednesday, December 1, 6:00 pm
Hopewell Branch

 

Makerspace Mondays: Winter Can Centerpieces
Monday, December 6, 7:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

 

Makerspace Mondays: Snowman Stretch Challenge
Monday, December 13, 7:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

 

Gingerbread Houses
Saturday, December 18, 2:30 pm
West Windsor Branch

 

Makerspace Mondays: Holiday Decorations
Monday, December 20, 7:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

 

Cookie Decorating
Tuesday, December 21, 4:00 pm
West Windsor Branch

 

DIY Mason Jar Cookies
Wednesday, December 22, 4:00 pm
West Windsor Branch

 

Tin Ornament
Wednesday, December 22, 6:00 pm
Hopewell Branch

 

Paper Folding Snowman
Monday, December 27, 2:00 pm
Tuesday, December 28, 2:00 pm
Ewing Branch

 

Makerspace Mondays: New Year Activities
Monday, December 27, 7:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

 

For Adults

 

Film Screening: “Almost Christmas”
Thursday, December 2, 6:00 pm
Lawrence Branch

 

A Civil War Christmas
Thursday, December 2, 7:00 pm
Virtual Program

 

DIY Gift Wrapping: And It’s a Wrap!
Saturday, December 4, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Friday, December 17, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Hopewell Branch

 

Holiday Movies: “Four Christmases”
Sunday, December 5, 2:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

 

Mindfulness and Holiday Stress
Tuesday, December 7, 3:00 pm
Virtual Program

 

From Pearl Harbor to Christmas During the War Years
Tuesday, December 7, 7:00 pm
Ewing Branch

 

Origami Gift Bag & Decorative Box
Wednesday, December 8, 2:00 pm
Hightstown Branch

 

Holiday Gift Wrap Station
Friday, December 10, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Monday, December 13, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Ewing Branch

 

DIY Peppermint Sugar Scrub
Saturday, December 11, 10:00 am
Hopewell Branch

 

Holiday Movies: “Surviving Christmas”
Sunday, December 12, 2:00 pm
Hickory Corner Branch

 

Christmas and the Winter Solstice
Monday, December 13, 7:00 pm
Virtual Program

 

Gift Wrapping Time
Wednesday, December 15, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Wednesday, December 22, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Hightstown Branch

 

Cook Talks: Holiday Cake Baking
Thursday, December 16, 10:00 am
Lawrence Branch

 

Sparkling Pinecones
Thursday, December 16, 6:30 pm
Twin Rivers Branch

 

Wrap and Yap
Friday, December 17, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Tuesday, December 21, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Hollowbrook Branch

 

Sunday Movie Series: “Elf”
Sunday, December 19, 2:00 pm
Ewing Branch

 

Foam Trees Craft
Monday, December 20, 7:00 pm
Hollowbrook Branch

 

Holiday Movie: “Jingle All the Way”
Wednesday, December 22, 2:00 pm
West Windsor Branch

CALL FOR ARTISTS

NOVEMBER 15 Deadline
Newark Airport Exhibition: 2D Concourse Art

New Jersey Arts Council
PO Box 306 Trenton NJ 08625
artscouncil.nj.gov

 

Munich Terminal One LLC, the Terminal A operator contracted by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts are pleased to present the Newark Liberty International Airport 2D Concourse Art Inclusion opportunity, which will include up to three artists selected to present large-scale diptych (set of two) images installed in the New Terminal A Concourse. Each set of two images will be presented on opposite sides of a hallway, on large walls approximately 130’10” x 6’9” in size. Each artist selected will present two coordinating works on opposite sides of the hall. This opportunity is accepting submissions from adult professional visual artists who are current residents of New Jersey. Munich Terminal One will print the selected image(s), install them on the display locations as “wraps”, replace wraps as needed and provide a $25,000 stipend to each selected artist for use of their work. CaFÉ (callforentry.org)

 

CONCERTS

NOVEMBER 4, 7:30 pm
Wosner Plays Mozart

Princeton Symphony Orchestra
Matthews Theatre, McCarter, 91 University Place, Princeton
(609) 258-2787 | princetonsymphony.org 

Pianist Shai Wosner brings masterful artistry to Mozart’s Piano Concerto, K. 450. His performance is bookended by Evan Williams’ The Dream Deferred, inspired by the Langston Hughes poem “Harlem,” and Schubert’s “Tragic” Symphony, which is actually quite thrillingly vital.

 

NOVEMBER 5, 3:30 pm
Experiencing Strings Day!

Westminster Conservatory of Music
101 Walnut Lane, Princeton
(609) 921-7104 | rider.edu

Westminster Conservatory, the community music school of Rider University’s Westminster College of  the Arts, will hold its first Experience Strings Day on Friday, November 5, 2021.

Offered at the Conservatory’s main location on the Westminster Choir College campus in Princeton, Experience Strings Day will feature free 20-minute trial lessons, Q&A sessions with the Assistant Director, & a short performance by Westminster Conservatory string students. The free 20-minute trial lessons with Westminster Conservatory teachers offered in the afternoon will be for children between the ages of 6 through 18. Adults are also welcome to register for a trial lesson.

LOCATION: Cullen Center – Westminster Choir College, 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton

 

NOVEMBER 5 & 19, 3 pm
Outdoor Drum Circle

The Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
2451 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence
(609) 882-9246 | mcl.org

Join our in-person drum circle led by popular long time facilitator Ange Chianese in a relaxed outdoor setting next to the library’s building. Drummers of all levels of experience are invited to
participate. Bring your own drum(s), bells, percussions. Bringing your own folding chair is encouraged. Sponsored by the Friends of the Lawrence Library. Registration is required. Call 609-883-8292 or e-mail lawprogs@mcl.org for more information.

 

NOVEMBER 6, 10 am
Social Justice Sing 

Westminster Conservatory of Music
101 Walnut Lane, Princeton
(609) 921-7104 | rider.edu

Singing together is a powerful way to foster community and advocate for social transformation. Join us for a singing experience centered around the theme of justice for all. We will explore musical styles from folk and classical to Broadway and R&B. Together, we will raise our voices as advocates for equity.

Led by Westminster Choir College faculty and students, this intergenerational event is open to everyone. Every voice matters; no singing experience is required!

LOCATION: Rider University – Yvonne Theater, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville

 

NOVEMBER 7, 3 pm
An American Salute

New Jersey Youth Symphony
Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, 1 Memorial Drive, Trenton
(609) 771-5544 | whartonarts.org

Together We Celebrate! The New Jersey Youth Symphony is proud to present “An American Salute,” a show honoring our veterans on Sunday, November 7. Join us for an uplifting concert at Patriot’s Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton to honor our veterans with music by American composers including Bernstein, Copland, Gould, and more.

Come and sing along to the Armed Forces Medley and America the Beautiful. Free for all Veterans—just use code VET2021 at checkout. Tickets are available for purchase online: http://ow.ly/1ksA50GoVHZ.

 

CULTURE

NOVEMBER 3, 4:30 pm
Diwali and Threshold Art

The Mercer County Library, Hickory Corner Branch
138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor
(609) 448-1330 | mcl.org

For Diwali, learn to create beautiful threshold art to welcome good fortune to your home. The designs are traditionally known as Rangoli, Alpana, Kolam etc. Using a template of dots, sidewalk chalk, and colored sand, we will create colorful floral and geometric patterns by our library’s entrance and sidewalk.
Registration is required.

 

NOVEMBER 10, 2 pm
The Short of It: Louise Erdrich (Outdoors)

The Mercer County Library, Hopewell Branch
245 Pennington-Titusville Road, Pennington
(609) 737-2610 | mcl.org

The short story — short in length, but full of content! Join our discussion group, which focuses on the short story. This month we’ll celebrate National Native American Heritage Month as we read Louise Erdrich’s stories, “Fleur,” “The Shawl,” and “American Horse.” Registration is required.

 

EXHIBITIONS

NOVEMBER 19 – April 29, 2022
Painting the Moon and Beyond

Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie
Cadwalader Park, Trenton
(609) 989-1191 | ellarslie.org

Presenting an exhibition of paintings by New Jersey native and revered American landscape painter Lois Dodd and artists who have long been a part of her life. Dodd, 94, a founding member of the legendary artist-run Tanager Gallery, has, for more than 70 years, painted her surroundings—New York’s Lower East Side, rural Mid-Coast Maine, and the Delaware Water Gap. Among her favorite subjects—and the central theme of the exhibition—is the night sky.

 

NOW – NOVEMBER 20
Stepping Into Tomorrow/ TRANSITional Art Project Exhibition

Artworks Trenton
19 Everett Alley, Trenton
(609) 394-9436 | artworkstrenton.org

Stepping Into Tomorrow was funded by a 2020 Bloomberg Philanthropies Asphalt Art Grant. Trenton is one of 16 municipalities nationwide to receive funding in 2020 from Bloomberg Philanthropies for asphalt art projects. Request for Proposals was posted and three semi-finalists were selected to show their designs at a Virtual Public Presentation. George Bates’ design was selected and planning quickly took place for road closures, materials, and community involvement. After 16 hours on September 4^th & 5^th, 2021, George Bates along with a team of artists, community members, students, and volunteers, installed the final design for the Stepping Into Tomorrow Asphalt Art Project at the Trenton Transit Center (the intersection of South Clinton Avenue and Barlow Street/Raoul Wallenberg Avenue). This project is a partnership between Artworks Trenton and The City of Trenton, made possible through funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies. Thank you also to NJ Transit and New Jersey Council on the Arts for participating in the Stepping Into Tomorrow Asphalt Art Project through your TRANSTional Art Project installed at the same intersection.

 

About the Artist:

Born in Newark, NJ and currently based in Ocean, NJ, George Bates’ public art projects are a direct outgrowth of his interest in exploring the plastic nature of systems, communities, complexities, aesthetics, and the realities and satisfactions of societal living in relation to art. His public art projects for the NYC MTA can be seen at the 36th Street, Rockaway, Queens and Central Avenue, Bushwick, Brooklyn subway stations completed respectively in hand painted and fired glass, and laser cut stainless steel. His work can also be seen all along the North Metro Line light-rail in Aurora, CO and a variety of public projects throughout the United States.

 

In conjunction with the “Stepping Into Tomorrow” Asphalt Art Project at the Trenton Transit Center, NJ Transit and NJSCA will be installing their “TRANSITional Art Project” outside of the Trenton Transit Center on August 28th.  NJ Transit and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts are pleased to present the TRANSITional Art Project to the Trenton Transit Station. This project includes 10 banners hung around the exterior of the building and 5 pieces installed within the bus shelters created by local New Jersey artists, as well as a brand new bike rack welded from upcycled bike parts.

 

HISTORY

NOVEMBER 4, 7 pm
VIRTUAL: We Are Still Here: The History and Continuing Culture of New Jersey’s Indigenous Tribal Communities

The Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
2451 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence
(609) 882-9246 | mcl.org

November is National Native American Heritage Month. Rev. Dr. J. R. Norwood Jr. is a tribal historian who served as the Principal Justice of the Tribal Supreme Court and Councilman-at-Large for the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Nation in South Jersey. He will offer a presentation on the history and current work of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape, the largest American Indian Tribe in New Jersey, followed by a question-and-answer session. Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Hopewell Branch Library, Friends of the West Windsor Library, the Hightstown Library Association and the Friends of the Lawrence Library. Please email hopeprogs@mcl.org to register to receive link to program.

 

NOVEMBER 6, 12 pm
Cannon Firing Demonstration

Washington Crossing State Park
355 Washington Crossing – Pennington Road, Titusville, NJ
(609) 737-0623 | state.nj.us

Lamb’s Artillery Company (Revolutionary War re-enactment group) will be conducting Artillery demonstrations from 12 noon to 4 pm in the field behind the Visitor Center Museum, Washington Crossing State Park, Titusville. The cannon firing demonstrations will be held at 12 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm and 3:30 pm.

 

NOVEMBER 7, 2pm
West Airport Road Project – Migrant and Resident African American Contributions to Central New Jersey

The 1719 William Trent House Museum
15 Market Street, Trenton
(609) 989-3027 | williamtrenthouse.org

The Trent House Association in partnership with the Hightstown-East Windsor Historical Society presents a talk on the West Airport Road Project on Sunday, November 7, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. This is a free program offered both in-person at the Trent House Museum Visitor Center and virtually on Zoom. Pre-register on Eventbrite at https://tinyurl.com/westairportroad. Join via Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/wairportrd.

The West Airport Road Project began with the rediscovery of a 1997 newspaper article on George Sumbry, an African American veteran of World War II who returned to the Hightstown-East Windsor area and established a grocery store on Airport Road. Mr. Sumbry knew the area from his teenage years when he and his brother found work there after leaving Alabama in 1929. His is the story of many other African Americans who left the South and found work in the North during the Great Migration.

The West Airport Road Project will commemorate contributions to agriculture and commerce in the Hightstown-East Windsor area by the Sumbry family and others who worked and lived there. In his talk Mr. Charles (Cappy) Stults, president of the Hightstown-East Windsor Historical Society, will outline that history and describe plans to erect interpretive signs along the road where African Americans first lived, built churches, and established businesses.

 

NOVEMBER 14, 2 pm
“Slice of Life” Quilt Art Celebrates 300 Years of Hightstown History

Hightstown Woman’s Club
Main Street, Hightstown
https://www.facebook.com/HightstownWomansClub

Ever wonder what your day-to-day life would be like if you lived 100 years ago? 200 years ago? How about 300? The Hightstown Woman’s Club did, and created a “Slice of Life” Art Quilt to commemorate 300 years of living in Hightstown.  On Sunday, November 14^th at 2 PM, they will be presenting this art quilt to the Borough officials at the historic Fire House event room, 140 North Main Street.

At the event, the Woman’s Club CIP Committee will reveal the two-year process that brought them to the spectacular finished product. This was a community event, with 26 makers from Hightstown and East Windsor participating in a mixed-media artform. An accompanying book has been produced with a rich historic compilation of the art quilt subjects, and will be available to view and purchase in time for the holidays.

The commemorative quilt colorfully illustrates the area’s history. Come learn what drove people to this area, see some of the businesses that helped them survive, and hear about the challenges and successes they experienced throughout the years.  What did this area look like when the Native Americans lived here? When and how did our population begin to grow and become diverse? Why did some businesses prosper while others failed? What was daily life like for the kids?

 

HOLIDAY

NOVEMBER 13, 14, 20 and 21, 10 am
Off the Wall Holiday Market

West Windsor Arts Council
952 Alexander Road, Princeton Junction
(609) 716-1931 | westwindsorarts.org

Art lovers will be able to explore handcrafted items by local artisans in the areas of apothecary, ceramics/potter, fiber/textile, glass items, jewelry, journals/note cards, and more.

 

NOVEMBER 17 – January 10
Morven Museum & Garden’s Festival of Trees Tradition 

Morven Museum
55 Stockton Street, Princeton
(609) 924-8331 | morven.org

Festival of Trees is an annual highlight of the holiday season showcasing a juried collection of trees and mantles displayed throughout the museum’s galleries, upstairs and down.

NOVEMBER 27, 10 am
Wreath & Sleighbell Sale 

Howell Living History Farm
70 Woodens Lane
(609) 737-3299 | howellfarm.org

Visitors are invited to lend support to the farm’s community outreach programs by bringing canned goods for donation to area food banks and soup kitchens. At the visitor center, the Friends of Howell Farm will hold their annual Wreath & Sleighbell Sale, featuring straps of bells made by the farm’s harnessmaker.  **Please note that fall 2020 Saturday programs will be modified to encourage social distancing and reflect current State guidelines for public events. Visitors are required to carry masks at all times, and wear them when social distancing isn’t possible.

 

LECTURES

NOVEMBER 1, 7 pm
VIRTUAL: Understanding the Abolition Movement

Princeton Public Library
65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton
(609) 924-9529 | princetonlibrary.org

As part of Continuing Conversations on Race, organizer and abolitionist Micah Herskind gives a presentation featuring small group discussions. Register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZSPRb7PUO37HS_euaTBZh8gvt9Oje6mf1fyKtNE2wWySdvQ/viewform

 

NOVEMBER 10, 7 pm
VIRTUAL: What’s Next for Human Space Travel?

The Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville
(609) 883-8294 | mcl.org

Presented by Paul Cirillo of the New Jersey Astronomical Association. Learn about the upcoming human space programs planned by the United States, China, Russia and four U.S. commercial companies. Find out what’s in store for space stations and gateways, moon bases, a journey to Mars and even space tourism will be presented. Sponsored by the Friends of the Ewing Branch Library. Please email hopeprogs@mcl.org to register to receive link to program.

 

NOVEMBER 11, 1 pm
Lunchtime Gallery Series: Looking Up: Mountains and the Celestial

West Windsor Arts Council
952 Alexander Road, Princeton
(609) 716-1931 | westwindsorarts.org

ocents use their knowledge and passion to make their chosen topics fun and engaging to everyone.  The docent program at Princeton University Art Museum involves an intensive training program, consisting of lectures, gallery sessions, research, and presentations to fellow trainees and other docents. Docents then continue their education throughout their years of service by attending docent meetings, participating in study groups, attending gallery talks, and taking trips with fellow docents to other regional museums.  WWAC is thrilled to be able to offer these special sessions available to members and non-members.

To be held once a month on Thursdays from 1 to 2pm

 

NATURE

NOVEMBER 6, 10 am
Cider Making

Howell Living History Farm
70 Woodens Lane
(609) 737-3299 | howellfarm.org

Fresh apple cider awaits those who help make it! To earn a taste, all you have to do is turn the crank of the cider press…and then help re-fill the hopper with the Macs, Cortlands and Red Delicious apples that make for a perfect blend. In the farmhouse kitchen, apple pie is in the oven and applesauce is on the stove.

 

NOVEMBER 13, 10 am
Bacon, Sausage & Scrapple Making

Howell Living History Farm
70 Woodens Lane
(609) 737-3299 | howellfarm.org

When the weather turns cold, the annual work of making sausage, scrapple, and bacon gets underway, giving visitors a chance to see the techniques used to make these products…then to taste some of the results! Visitors can lend a hand filling the sausage stuffer and grinding the corn used in scrapple and cornbread recipes, then taste cracklins and other delicacies made in the process.

 

NOVEMBER 20, 10 am
Logging & Firewood Cutting

Howell Living History Farm
70 Woodens Lane
(609) 737-3299 | howellfarm.org

While farmers use horses to skid saw logs out of the woods and haul firewood to the sap house in preparation for maple sugaring season, visitors can cut and chop firewood, split locust logs into fence rails, and make real barn pegs for use in barn frames around the farm!

At the sawmill, farmers will be cutting boards for horse stalls, fences, and a new hog shed.

 

RE-OPENING

NOVEMBER
The Sarnoff Collection

TCNJ The College of New Jersey, The Sarnoff Collection
2000 Pennington Rd, Ewing
(609) 771-2654 | davidsarnoff.tcnj.edu/

Watch for the reopening of the Sarnoff Collection in November, 2021! We have been closed since March 2019 as part of the campus response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We look forward to welcoming you soon! Visit their website to learn more https://davidsarnoff.tcnj.edu/visit/

 

THEATRE

NOW – NOVEMBER 5
VIRTUAL: Sugar Skull!, Dia de Muertos Adventure

McCarter Theatre & Arts Council of Princeton Community Partnership
(609) 258-2787 | mccarter.org

Sugar Skull! is a joyful digital theater experience that delves into the rich traditions of Día de Muertos to deepen audiences’ understanding of Mexican and Latin American culture. Featuring regional dances of Mexico, colorful costumes, and traditional music Sugar Skull! teaches about Mexican culture beyond the expected!

On this virtual adventure, audiences will join Sugar Skull, a charismatic candy skeleton, as he follows the music towards the ultimate party! He is spurred on by the tricky Chaneques, who desperately want him to be the centerpiece on their ofrenda. Along the path, Sugar Skull meets many colorful characters who teach him how Day of the Dead is much more than a party — it is a celebration of life!

 

NOVEMBER 12-13, 2 pm & 8 pm
All Together Now! 

Kelsey Theatre & The Pennington Players
1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor
(609) 570-3333 | Kelsey.mccc.edu

The Pennington Players is bringing back live theater with a wonderful Benefit concert featuring some of Kelsey’s favorite performers and some new talent – With 15 of your favorite Broadway songs, including “Sit Down You’re Rockin’ The Boat” from Guys and Dolls and “Seize the Day” from Newsies and 13 more! A Special Fundraising Event.

 

NOVEMBER 19 & 20, 8 pm
NOVEMBER 27, 2 pm & 8 pm
NOVEMBER 21 & 28, 2 pm
33 Variations

Kelsey Theatre & The Pennington Players
1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor
(609) 570-3333 | Kelsey.mccc.edu

Pierrot Productions is excited to finally be able to present this passionate play written by Moises Kaufman, touching on one of classical music’s enduring riddles as to why Beethoven wrote 33 variations of a rather uninspired waltz. Two hundred years later, a modern-day music scholar is driven to solve the mystery even as her own health and relationship with her daughter crumbles.  The show simultaneously explores the composer’s creations and the struggle of the musicologist, enhanced by a live pianist playing the variations.

 

WORKSHOPS

NOVEMBER 1, 6:30 pm
Indoor Sugar Skull Suncatcher

The Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville
(609) 883-8294 | mcl.org

Celebrate Dia De Los Muertos! Use your creativity to make a scratch art sugar skull suncatcher. Recommended for ages 3 years and up, with a caregiver. Sponsored by the Friends of the Lawrence Library. Registration is required.hopeprogs@mcl.org

 

NOVEMBER 4, 3 pm
Fall Decor Workshop

West Windsor Arts Council
952 Alexander Road, Princeton
(609) 716-1931 | westwindsorarts.org

Come one and all to celebrate fall! Participants will create several pieces to add that personal touch to the Thanksgiving table that will surely be brought out year after year:

– Give Thanks Banner
– Pinecone Place Markers
– Leafy Tealight Jars

Your workshop fee includes all materials necessary to complete several instructor-led projects. This will be a relaxing activity for school friends or families to engage in some artistic fun while making memories on their day off together.

 

NOVEMBER 5, 2 pm
Fused Glass Pendants

West Windsor Arts Council
952 Alexander Road, Princeton
(609) 716-1931 | westwindsorarts.org

Learn about the exciting art of fused glass and make 3 pendants. The class will include instruction on how to design a pendant for full fusing and tack fusing, including cutting small pieces of glass. A demonstration will show how to use a flame to shape glass stringers. Finished pieces, complete with a silver plated bail and on leather cord, will be available for pick-up in approximately 7-10 days. An $20 additional material fee is due to the teaching artist at the time of the workshop.

 

NOVEMBER 6, 10 am
Indoor Paint-a-Canvas for Adults

The Mercer County Library, Hightstown Branch
114 Franklin Street
(609) 448-1474 | mcl.org

Together we’ll be instructed step-by-step to create our own paintings in acrylics on canvas. Everyone’s painting will be based on a similar design, but all will be unique. All supplies provided. Taught by art instructor, Sweety Mehta. Sponsored by the Hightstown Library Association.
Registration required at mcl.org.

 

NOVEMBER 6, 11 am
Morven Museum Victorian Pressed Flower Wreath Card Workshop

Morven Museum
55 Stockton Street, Princeton
(609) 924-8331 | morven.org

Spend an afternoon as Victorian women, such as Morven’s Harriet Stockton might have, at Morven creating flower art wreaths with many flowers pressed from Morven’s historic garden with Curator of Education Debra Lampert-Rudman.

Learn the “love language” of flowers, enjoy an illustrated presentation on this Victorian art, and create wreath cards of your own special design suitable for framing or gift giving.

All flowers, materials, including archival watercolor papers and glue, embellishments, tools, and live virtual art instruction provided, as well as follow-up resources. No previous experience required and registration is limited, ages 12 and up.

 

NOVEMBER 7, 12 pm
IPhone Photography

Princeton Photo Workshop
Herrontown Road, Princeton
princetonphotoworkshop.com

Learn how to make impressive, high quality pictures with your iPhone at Little Island – New York’s newest public park – and on the neighboring High Line.
During the class, we’ll compare the advantages and limitations of taking pictures with your phone and learn simple techniques that maximize the quality of your images: how to use burst mode, adjust brightness, hold the camera and position the camera lens properly, set focus, use filters, take photos at night, and much more.
If you enjoy documenting life with your iPhone and are curious about how to take those everyday photos to the next level, this is the class for you.

 

NOVEMBER 13, 10:30 am
Morven Museum Weave a One-of-a-Kind Bird House with Master Basketmaker Mary May

Morven Museum
55 Stockton Street, Princeton
(609) 924-8331 | morven.org

Master Basket Maker Mary May has designed a special “For the Birds” Bird House Weaving One-Day Workshop specifically for Morven in celebration of our exhibition In Nature’s Realm: The Art of Gerard Rutgers Hardenbergh . Ticket price includes museum admission as well as workshop.

 

NOVEMBER 18, 10:30 am
Card-making with Alicia

The Mercer County Library, West Windsor Branch
333 Noth Post Road, Princeton Junction
(609) 799-0462 | mcl.org

Craft a Fall themed card that can be used for many occasions including Thanksgiving. We incorporate acetate with an interactive fold to make our design. Presented by Alicia Vincelette, and sponsored by the Friends of the West Windsor Library.
Registration is required, and space is limited.

 

NOVEMBER 24, 3 pm
Fused Glass Ornament

West Windsor Arts Council
952 Alexander Road, Princeton
(609) 716-1931 | westwindsorarts.org

Learn how to make your own keepsake glass ornament. This class will be 2 hours long and the participants will learn how to make 3 ornaments. The class will include instruction on how to design several ornaments for tack fusing, including cutting small pieces of glass and using a flame to shape glass stringers. The participants will glue their ornaments and I will take the pieces and fuse them in my kiln in my studio. I will return the finished pieces in 7-10 days, complete with a silver-plated bail for hanging on their tree. Material cost is $30 which includes glass base, dots and stringers, and bail for ornaments.

 

NOVEMBER 30, 6:30 pm
VIRTUAL: Digital Camera Essentials

Princeton Photo Workshop
Herrontown Road, Princeton
princetonphotoworkshop.com

We’ll introduce you to the essential functions of your digital camera, including shooting modes, shutter speed, aperture and ISO, and explore how to think about taking a picture you’ll be proud to share.

Art Shows

OCTOBER 6 – 10, times vary
7th Annual Amazing Pumpkin Carve – Drive-Thru!

Hopewell Valley Arts Council
Woolsey Park, 221 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville
(609) 281-5887 | hvartscouncil.org

The Amazing Pumpkin Carve is back for its seventh year — from the comfort and safety of your car! Dozens of colossal pumpkins will be carved and electrified by many of the area’s most talented artists and displayed in a beautifully illuminated drive-thru. The event, presented by the Hopewell Valley Arts Council, will bring spectacular art and Halloween fun to our local community. Pull up in your car to receive an event program, check out the creative pumpkins and decorated tents, listen to live or DJ’ed music throughout the weekend, pop out of your vehicle for a quick socially-distanced photo-op, and MORE! Visitors will receive a free mini-pumpkin while supplies last.  Popcorn and cider will be available for purchase.

Location: Woolsey Park, 221 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville, NJ.
Entry: $25 per car
For all the details about the Amazing Pumpkin Carve, please visit www.hvartscouncil.org/amazingpumpkincarve

 

OCTOBER 9, 1 pm
Ceramics Scavenger Hunt

 Arts Council of Princeton
102 Witherspoon St., Princeton
(609) 924-8777 | artscouncilofprinceton.org

On Saturday, October 9, the Arts Council of Princeton will hide handmade ceramic pieces around town – from mugs, to bowls, to small sculpture. If you find one, it’s yours to keep!

 

HOW TO PLAY:
— Follow the Arts Council on Instagram at @artscouncilofprinceton
— On October 9, check our IG Stories for clues as to where you can find each piece (first-come, first-served!)

 

Call For Artists

NOW – OCTOBER 20
West Windsor’s 225th Anniversary Logo Contest 

West Windsor Arts Council
952 Alexander Road, Princeton
(609) 716-1931 | westwindsorarts.org

 

If you are interested in seeing your design represented on roadside banners, mugs, calendars, T-shirts, books, and more for an entire year, this is the project for you! Logo design entries will be collected until October 20, 2021.

 

The Year 225 Logo Contest is being overseen by the Historical Society of West Windsor (HSWW) and the West Windsor Arts Council (WWAC).  A joint selection committee composed of members from both organizations will select and announce the winner – who will also win a free copy of, and get a shoutout in the Historical Society’s upcoming West Windsor history book, to be published in the Fall of 2022!

 

Open to all Past & Present West Windsor Residents!

 

To learn more about the Logo Contest, including the entry form, examples, and more, Click Here

 

 

 

 

OCTOBER 1 – 29
Gallery 14 Juried Photo Exhibit 2022 Prospectus

Gallery 14
14 Mercer St., Hopewell
(609) 333-8511 | gallery14.org

Artists are invited to submit a maximum of 5 photos for exhibit at Gallery 14.

Submission Guidelines

Artists are invited to submit a maximum of 5 photos. By October 29, 2021, email entries to gallery14juriedshow@gmail.com. Accepted file format is jpg, maximum 2000 pixels long edge, maximum file size 2MB, labeled: lastname_firstname_title. In the body of the email submission also include: photographer’s name, phone number, email, home address, photo title, frame size, sale price and photographic process. The show is limited to approximately 40 pieces which will be juried electronically. Selected participants will be notified by November 29, 2021.

Cash awards to be presented for Best in Show, Merit Awards and Honorable Mentions.

Delivery of Work 

Photographs selected for exhibit must be brought to Gallery 14 ready for hanging on December 28, from 4-6 pm or December 29, from 10-noon. Entrants who have work accepted will be sent information about framing requirements.

Sales

Gallery 14 will receive a 30% commission if your work sells while on display at the Gallery. All work to remain on display until the end of the exhibit and all pieces must be self-insured.

Fees

The fee is $10 for each photo submitted. At the time email submission is made, the applicant must send a check made out to Gallery 14 to Gallery14, 14 Mercer St., Hopewell, NJ 08525.

Jury Members

Dutch Bagley, Alina Marin-Bliach, Theresa Hood

Calendar:

Email Submission Deadline: October 29, 2021

Notification of Selection Date: November 29, 2021

Delivery of Work: December 28, from 4-6 pm or December 29, from 10-noon, at Gallery 14

Exhibit Opening Reception: January 7, 2022, 6-8 pm

Exhibition: January 8 – January 30, 2022

Pick-up Work: January 30, from 5-6 pm or January 31 from 10-noon

 

Gallery 14 reserves the right to use accepted images for publicity with an artist’s credit line. By submitting images to this exhibition, you agree to grant permission to have them on our website and printed material promoting the exhibition.

 

Curator
John Clarke
gallery14juriedshow@gmail.com

 

 

Concerts

OCTOBER 2, 2 pm
Caribbean/ Latin Night: Funk Salsa Urban, The Verdict & Son 7
At South Riverwalk Park, Trenton

Mercer County Park Commission
(609) 303-0700 | mercercountyparks.org

 

An afternoon of music with Funk Salsa Urban, The Verdict, and Trenton’s own Son Siete.

 

Guests welcomed to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and sealed bottles of water. Outside food and alcohol, coolers, and glass bottles are PROHIBITED. Dates, times, and locations are subject to change. Parking and admission are free.

 

 

OCTOBER 3, 4 pm
Works by Mendelssohn and Beethoven (PSO 1st Indoor Concert)
Featuring Emerging Violinist Simone Porter

 

Princeton Symphony Orchestra
(609) 497-0020 | princetonsymphony.org

On Sunday, October 3 at 4pm, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) performs again in front of a live audience. Emerging artist Simone Porter will play Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor, accompanied by the PSO under the direction of Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov. Also on the program are Jessie Montgomery‘s Banner and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major. The concert will take place in Matthews Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center.

 

OCTOBER 15, 6 pm
Rock Night: SuperUnknown & The Outcrops
Festival Grounds, West Windsor

Mercer County Park Commission
(609) 303-0700 | mercercountyparks.org

 

Headlining act for the evening will be Superunknown, a Soundgarden Tribute Band.

 

Superunknown is quickly becoming the premier tribute band for the music of Chris Cornell. Started in 2018 as a solo act with vocalist/guitarist Jason Reed, Superunknown now consists of a full band also featuring Louis Graff (lead guitar), Tom Laskas (bass) and Ron DiSilvestro (drums) of the highly regarded Foo Fighters tribute White Limo. Superunknown covers all eras of Chris Cornell, playing the music of Soundgarden, Audioslave and Temple of the Dog. Reedstan in particular uncannily recreates the howling vocals Cornell became celebrated for in the Seattle grunge scene.

 

Guests welcomed to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and sealed bottles of water. Outside food and alcohol, coolers, and glass bottles are PROHIBITED. Dates, times, and locations are subject to change. $5 parking fee will apply for Festival Grounds events.

 

OCTOBER 22, 7 pm
SEASON PREVIEW CONCERT

Capital Singers of Trenton
(609) 434-2781 |  capitalsingers.org

 

In person at Sacred Heart Church, 343 S Broad St, Trenton.

 

Please join us as we preview our 2021-2022 Season, featuring a discussion of the repertoire and concerts by Artistic Director and Conductor Vinroy D. Brown, Jr., a live performance by the CST Chorale, and a special reception in appreciation of our donors.

 

OCTOBER 23, 7:30 pm
The Dream of America

New Jersey Capital Philharmonic
1 Memorial Drive, Trenton
(609) 558-2292 | capitalphilharmonic.org

 

Back by popular demand is a repeat performance of Peter Boyer’s Ellis Island: The Dream of America. Five years ago many in the audience had tears in their eyes from this powerful work.

 

Facility: Patriots Theater at the War Memorial

 

For tickets click here.

 

Culture

OCTOBER 1, 3 pm / OCTOBER 15, 1 pm
OUTDOOR: Drum Circle

 Lawrence Headquarters Branch 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville
(609) 883-8294 | mcl.org

 

Join our in-person drum circle led by popular long time facilitator Ange Chianese in a relaxed outdoor setting next to the library’s building. Drummers of all levels of experience are invited to participate. Bring your own drum(s), bells, percussions. Bringing your own folding chair is encouraged. Sponsored by the Friends of the Lawrence Library. Registration is required.

 

Exhibitions

OCTOBER 7, 3:30 pm
INDOORS: Artists’ Choice Art Show

The Mercer County Library
Hopewell Branch 245 Pennington Titusville Road, Pennington
(609) 737-2610 | mcl.org

 

Hopewell Valley Senior Center invites you to join us for the opening of the Artists’ Choice Art Show. Tour the beautiful art painted by our Hopewell Valley senior art group, while mingling
with the artists, as well as other guests. Registration is required.

 

NOW – OCTOBER 17
My Camera is Always With Me
Professor Emeritus Kenneth Kaplowitz 50-Year Retrospective Exhibition

The College of New Jersey Art Gallery
(609) 771-2633 | tcnjartgallery.tcnj.edu/

 

TCNJ Art Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of My Camera is Always With Me: Professor Emeritus Kenneth Kaplowitz 50-Year Retrospective Exhibition, an exhibition of work by Kenneth Kaplowitz, retiring faculty member in the Art and Art History department at The College of New Jersey. The exhibition will feature more than 100 photographs and photo collages from the early 1980s through the 2010s. The exhibition will trace Kaplowitz’s embrace of evolving photographic techniques and technologies, and demonstrate his boundless curiosity and creative technical twists on photographic subjects. The exhibition will highlight several significant series of work from Kaplowitz’s career, including the Botanical Studies, Biblical Prints, Planets, and Artificial Intelligence series.

 

 

OCTOBER 9 – NOVEMBER 14
Trenton’s Treasurers

Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie
Cadwalader Park, Trenton
(609) 989-1191 | ellarslie.org

 

We celebrate the lives and the work of two of Trenton’s most iconic artists, Marge Chavooshian and Robert Sakson. They documented the lives and the places where they resided as well as the surrounding areas and beyond. Howell Farm and Washington Crossing, PA, were favorites of Bob Sakson, depicting life on the farm and the history of Washington’s famous crossing and the sites that survive today. Travels to far-away countries expanded Marge Chavooshian views and her palette with a fresh eye.

 

Even though they were contemporary Trenton artists and lived only a mile apart, they seldom painted together. However, their work was shown in many of the same local exhibitions as well as regional shows where they received many awards, locally as well as nationally. In this exhibition we can appreciate the work of these talented, prolific artists with their fresh techniques. Sometimes spontaneous … sometimes with minute detail, they were both masters of the watercolor genre.

 

Festivals

OCTOBER 2, 11 am
Pause 4 Paws

Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie
Cadwalader Park, Trenton
(609) 989-1191 | ellarslie.org

 

Let’s raise the WOOF at Ellarslie! Our fun-filled and family-friendly day will celebrate our beloved pets, starting at 11 a.m. a non-denominational Blessing of the Pets (and stuffed animals!) Enjoy kids’ art activities … pet agility training … pet portraits … pet adoptions … grooming, health, and safety tips … favorite books about pets and animals … food and refreshments … and lots more! BRINGING YOUR PET? Have proof of up-to-date rabies shot and a leash or carrier. Click on the RSVP button below to sign up with number attending, and please leave a note about any pets coming with you! Can’t wait to celebrate our furry  friends at Trenton City Museum in beautiful Cadwalader Park!

 

OCTOBER 2, 1 pm
Autumn Arts Afternoons

 West Windsor Arts Council
952 Alexander Road, Princeton
(609) 716-1931 | westwindsorarts.org

 

West Windsor Arts and Site Centers are proud to present Autumn Arts Afternoon, a day of art, movement and FUN! Located behind the Panera Bread in Nassau Park Pavilion (just off of Rt 1, Princeton), AAA offers something for every member of the family. Four teaching artists will be stationed throughout the grounds with different interactive arts and crafts activities, as well as a hula-hooping movement artist. There will also be a couple of community projects to dive into with the finished pieces to be displayed in public places. All the while, DJ Ahmad will be spinning some upbeat tunes to keep everyone moving!

Our teaching artists this year are Katie Truk, Jessie Schadt,  Anusha Saran and Prathiba Raju. Our movement artist is Angela Reitter. They will be providing a variety of different activities to keep children of all ages engaged.

 

OCTOBER 9, 12 pm
Autumn Arts Festival at Weeden Park / Lawrenceville Elementary

Complete Health of Lawrenceville and Lawrenceville Main Street
136 Franklin Corner Road, Suite 110, Lawrenceville

 

Join us on October 9th for a day of Art, Crafts, Food, Music and Community!  With games, a community art project, 2 stages of live music, and 140+ vendors this event will be a can’t miss!

 

Admission is free! At Weeden Park and Lawrenceville Elementary School.

 

OCTOBER 17, 5 pm
Oktoberfest with Friends of Princeton Open Space

Friends of Princeton Open Space
57 Mountain Ave., Princeton
(609) 921-2772 | fopos.org

 

Join Friends of Princeton Open Space for a festive Oktoberfest event celebrating our accomplishments of 2020/2021, and the incredible crew of volunteers.

 

Enjoy Oktoberfest local craft beers, hard cider, festive fare + live music with the country sounds of Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves in the beautiful setting of the Mountain Lakes House overlooking the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve in Princeton, New Jersey.

 

History

OCTOBER 14, 7 pm
VIRTUAL: The Street Where You Live: How Lawrence
Became a Suburb 1900-2000

The Mercer County Library
Lawrence Headquarters Branch 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville
(609) 883-8294 | mcl.org

 

Like many sleepy farming communities in New Jersey, Lawrence Township underwent a profound transformation during the 20th century as many thousands of acres of farmland were subdivided into housing tracts. From 1900-2000 Lawrence’s population increased almost twenty-fold. Join us to learn how the Lawrence of then became the Lawrence of now – and hear the fascinating stories behind many of the town’s best-known neighborhoods, like Eldridge Park, Nassau Estates, Colonial Lake, and Darramoor. Presented by Dennis P. Waters, Mercer County Library Commissioner and former Lawrence Township Historian. Please email
hopeprogs@mcl.org to register to receive link to program. hopeprogs@mcl.org

 

OCTOBER 21, 1 pm
VIRTUAL: Princeton Graveyard Tour

The Mercer County Library
Lawrence Headquarters Branch 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville
(609) 883-8294 | mcl.org

 

Get into the Princeton spirit with a virtual tour of Princeton Cemetery, referred to as the
“Westminster Abbey of the United States.” Hear the fascinating stories, accompanied by images of the final resting places, of many of Princeton’s prominent citizens, including a U.S. president, vice president, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Presented by Eve Mandel, Director of Programs and Visitor Services for Society of Princeton (HSP). Sponsored by the Friends of the Lawrence Library. Please email hopeprogs@mcl.org to register to receive link to program.

 

OCTOBER 27, 7 pm
INDOOR PROGRAM: The True Story of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Mercer County Library
Ewing Branch 61 Scotch Road, Ewing
(609) 882-3148 | mcl.org

 

The residents of Sleepy Hollow believed the Headless Horseman to have been a Hessian. The Hessians were soldiers from Northern Germany who were leased from German princes to fight for the British in the Revolutionary War. Although six German princes rented out their troops to the British, the Hessians, from Hesse-Kassel in Hesse were the most numerous and most important, making up about 17,000 of the 30,000 total troops sent. Join Historical Reenactor and lecturer Michael Jesberger for a program on one of America’s oldest short stories based on real events that took place in the Hudson Valley of New York during the American Revolution.

 

Lectures

OCTOBER 6, 7 pm
VIRTUAL: Meet the Real James Bond, Birdman of Mystery

The Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville
(609) 883-8294 | mcl.org 

 

Jim Wright, long-time “Bird Watcher” columnist for The Record and other New Jersey newspapers, will speak about his latest book, The Real James Bond, the story behind the world’s greatest identity theft and the noted naturalist/adventurer at its heart. Featured are the genuine James Bond’s iconic Birds of the West Indies, his solo Caribbean expeditions — and his enduring connection to Ian Fleming. Jim Wright’s books include The Nature of the Meadowlands, Jungle of the Maya, and Hawk Mountain. In his spare time, he spies on birds and serves as a marsh warden at the Celery Farm Natural Area in Allendale. Sponsored by the Friends of the West Windsor Library. Please email hopeprogs@mcl.org to register to receive link to program.

 

 

Literature

OCTOBER 13, 6:30 pm
INDOOR: Poetry Circle: Fall Poems

The Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville
(609) 883-8294 | mcl.org

 

Watching the leaves turn from green to all varieties of gold, yellow and red is magical. Autumn not only brings nice weather and spectacular views, but also gives us opportunities to celebrate Harvest and life. Come and join our discussion on great autumn poems by Rainer Maria Rilke, John Keats, Dongpo Su, William Butler Yeats, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Jacques Prevert, Richard Wilbur, Carl Sandburg, Maggie Smith, Sharon Olds, Elsie N. Brady, to learn how these poets use language to capture this season’s change, beauty and sentiment. Sharon, a librarian for the Lawrence Branch, will lead the discussion.

 

Registration is required.

 

Nature

OCTOBER 2, 10 am
Wheat Planting

 Howell Living History Farm
70 Woodens Lane, Titusville
(609) 737-3299 | howellfarm.org

 

Wheat planting is a delicate operation, and the soil has to be just right to plant on schedule…but the work of threshing, grinding, and milling wheat for flour or animal feed goes on rain or shine.

 

Join farmers in the barn to thresh wheat, by the woodshed—where you can lend a hand cutting firewood for the kitchen stove—and outside the farmhouse to help churn butter for whole wheat bread made with Howell Farm wheat. As a ‘thank you’ for your help, you’ll receive a sample of homemade bread, and a recipe to make your own at home!

 

OCTOBER 9, 10 am
Barn Auction 

Howell Living History Farm
70 Woodens Lane, Titusville
(609) 737-3299 | howellfarm.org

 

During this fun, fundraising auction you can bid on and win items the old-fashioned way…live! All proceeds are used to buy furnishings for the farm’s historic houses and school. Items donated to past auctions have included antique tools, books, household items, baked goods, event tickets, and gift certificates.

 

 

OCTOBER 16, 10 am
BASKET & BROOM MAKING 

Howell Living History Farm
70 Woodens Lane, Titusville
(609) 737-3299 | howellfarm.org

 

Take a close-up look at the craftsmanship that goes into making a basket, a broom, and a bucket when the artisans preserving these trades visit the farm for a day of demonstrations and teaching. There will be opportunities to try your hand at some of the steps involved, and you’ll also learn about the skills workshops and classes offered at the farm throughout the year.

 

OCTOBER 23, 10 am
Corn Harvest 

Howell Living History Farm
70 Woodens Lane, Titusville
(609) 737-3299 | howellfarm.org

 

Get out your husking peg…it’s time to pick corn! With more than 120,000 ears to pick, farmers could use your hand filling a horse-drawn wagon with field corn—some of which will be used to feed animals in the Mercer County Wildlife Center’s rehabilitation program. Next, head to the barn to help shell and grind corn for Howell Farm’s animals…or the farmhouse to make a batch of cornbread from freshly-ground cornmeal.

 

OCTOBER 23, 10 am
Osage Orange Day

Howell Living History Farm
70 Woodens Lane, Titusville
(609) 737-3299 | howellfarm.org

 

Planting and pruning is only finished when the Osage orange hedgerow is ‘horse high and hog tight.’ Help farmers trim these natural fences, and gather fallen oranges for use in the farmhouse basement…where their scent is thought to discourage insects and spiders from taking up residence.

 

Discover evidence of Pleasant Valley’s historic landscape by joining farmers for hedgerow walks and talks, and learn about a project to map the Osage orange hedgerows of Mercer County.

 

 

OCTOBER 31, 1:30 pm
Tomahawk Throwing

Washington Crossing State Park
355 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville
(609) 737-0609 | njparksandforests.org

Come on out and try your hand at sticking a tomahawk or small hatchet into a target at about 1
15 ft. Maybe even hit a bull’s-eye. Free.

 

 

Workshops

OCTOBER 9, 1 pm
Day of the Dead Workshop: Mexican Tin Art

Arts Council of Princeton
102 Witherspoon St., Princeton
(609) 924-8777 | artscouncilofprinceton.org    

 

Celebrate el Día de los Muertos with the Arts Council of Princeton! Join us for free outdoor workshops to learn about this culturally rich holiday and the traditional folk arts associated with Day of the Dead.

 

Mexican Tin Art, or hojalatas, is the embossing of soft metal into elegant, delicate works of art. For Day of the Dead, learn how to make and decorate metal in various traditional designs, such as calaveras and hearts. You’ll also have the opportunity to loan your artwork to the Arts Council of Princeton to be displayed in a public installation in town!

 

Ages 7+. Workshops will be led by Veronica Olivares Weber and ACP Artistic Director Maria Evans.

 

Space is limited and REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://bit.ly/3jVUcrv

 

OCTOBER 16, 1 pm
Day of the Dead Workshop: Papel Picado & Paper Flowers

Arts Council of Princeton
102 Witherspoon St., Princeton
(609) 924-8777 | artscouncilofprinceton.org    

 

Celebrate el Día de los Muertos with the Arts Council of Princeton! Join us for free outdoor workshops to learn about this culturally rich holiday and the traditional folk arts associated with Day of the Dead.

 

The art of cutting paper banners is a true talent in Mexico, traditionally done with chisels. We will make the festive tissue paper banners that flutter over every plaza, shop, and doorway during Day of the Dead.

 

Ages 7+. Workshops will be led by Veronica Olivares Weber and ACP Artistic Director Maria Evans.

Flowers are also a large part of this holiday, gathered in bunches and placed at cemeteries. Learn how to make a bouquet of the brightly colored cempoalxochitl flowers the Arts Council has used to decorate our altar arch for our annual festival.

Not only will you learn a new folk art craft, but you’ll be invited to display your work in our Day of the Dead Exhibition in our Sands Lobby Gallery from November 6-20!

Space is limited & REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://bit.ly/3tvuPju

 

 

OCTOBER 17, 10 am
The Art of Deception, Duck Decoy Workshop with Master Carver Jode Hillman

Morven Museum
55 Stockton St., Princeton
(609) 924-8144 | morven.org

 

The Art of Deception: Techniques and Theory of creating a three dimensional Black Duck Silhouette decoy.

 

Join us for a one day, outdoor, intensive class with Master Carver Jode Hillman focusing on the history, application and usage of traditional hunting Decoys produced in Western NJ. Students will carve and paint a Black Duck Silhouette decoy. The completed decoy will be suitable for hunting use or decorative display.

 

Class on-site, outdoors, masked and socially distanced. All supplies and materials provided. Lunch included from Brick Farm Market – selections to be made in week before. Dress for the outdoors and weather. Class size limited to 8 people.

 

OCTOBER 17 – NOVEMBER 7, 11 am
Remote Learning: Vision Beyond Seeing with Don Komarechka 

Princeton Photo Workshop
Herrontown Road, Princeton
princetonphotoworkshop.com/classes

Join acclaimed Macro Photographer, Author and Podcaster Don Komarechka for a new 4 week photography seminar that weaves science and art together to help photographers of every skill level understand the limitations of both our cameras and our own vision and then step beyond those limits.

 

OCTOBER 30, 1 pm
Day of the Dead Workshop: Sampler for Child & Caregiver

 Arts Council of Princeton
102 Witherspoon St., Princeton
(609) 924-8777 | artscouncilofprinceton.org    

Celebrate el Día de los Muertos with the Arts Council of Princeton! Join us for free outdoor workshops to learn about this culturally rich holiday and the traditional folk arts associated with Day of the Dead.

 

Receive a tour of our vibrant El Día de los Muertos gallery installation and learn the customs of this colorful, art-filled holiday! Then join our instructor for creating your own nichos, papel picados, Calaveras, or paper flowers. These projects will certainly become treasured family heirlooms for many Day of the Dead celebrations to come.

 

This workshop is designed for a child and a parent or caregiver to complete projects together.

 

Ages 4+. Workshops will be led by Veronica Olivares Weber and ACP Artistic Director Maria Evans.

 

Not only will you learn a new folk art craft, but you’ll be invited to display your work in our Day of the Dead Exhibition in our Sands Lobby Gallery from November 6-20!

 

Space is limited and REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED: https://bit.ly/3hhOZbO

 

OCTOBER 27, 11 am / NOV. 6, 11 am / NOV. 17, 6:30 pm
Remote Learning: Vision Beyond Seeing with Don Komarechka 

Princeton Photo Workshop
Herrontown Road, Princeton
princetonphotoworkshop.com/classes

Still Life is an art form that centers inanimate subjects like products, tabletop, foods and found objects, challenging the artist to create an image that makes familiar objects compelling to the viewer. The ability to compose the scene instead of capturing a moment affords the photographer control and creative potential. At the same time, experimenting with lighting, mood, arrangements and composition pertains to every photographic endeavor. Mastering Still Life photography is an excellent way to sharpen general skills and comprises an essential part of a photographer’s portfolio.

 

 

 

Concert Series:

 

 

• Friday, Aug. 27, 6-9:30 p.m.                 Rock Night by Superunknown & The Outcrops

at Festival Grounds

 

• Saturday, Aug. 28, 6-9:30 p.m.           Funk Night by Instant Funk & Epic Soul

at Festival Grounds

 

• Saturday, Sept. 18, 6-9:30 p.m.         Old-School R&B Night by Earth Wind & Fire Tribute at Festival Grounds

the Sounds of Sandstorm

 

• Saturday, Oct. 2, 4-7 p.m.                  Caribbean/Latin Night by Funk Salsa Urban, The

at South Riverwalk Park                        Verdict & Son 7

 

 

Movie Series:

 

• Friday, Sept. 10, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.              Movie Night – Batman (1989 version)

at Rosedale Park                                              Parental discretion is advised

 

• Friday, Sept. 17, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.              Movie Night – Raya and the Last Dragon

at Southriver Park

 

• Friday, Oct. 1, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.                   Movie Night – Scoob!

at Festival Grounds

 

*     Concerts: Free admission, $5 parking charge at Festival Grounds

**   Movie nights: Free admission and free parking

***  Gates are opened 1 hour prior to the start times