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Giving a voice to the voiceless Middle school teacher among finalists for ‘Social Justice Activist of the Year’ By Mike Morsch Regional Editor

He wanted to be that voice for the voiceless, that friend to the friendless. And it was the strong pull of the community that offered him the opportunity to be both. Robt Seda-Schreiber was living all the way across the county in California, making what he calls “mad money” and living just off the beach where it was 70 degrees and sunny every day of the year. It was pretty close to perfect. And then he got a call that there was a job opening at Melvin H. Kreps Middle School in Hightstown. Seda-Schreiber had graduated from the middle school in 1983 and then from Hightstown High School in 1987. “I didn’t hesitate for second,” he said. “I traded all of that in a heartbeat because I believe in community.” It’s what he’s done since he returned to Hightstown that hasn’t gone unnoticed. In 1993, his first year of teachPhoto by Arnold Johnson ing, he started the Kreps Middle Robt Seda-Schreiber and his wife, Cyndi, marched in the Women’s School mural program, which showcases student artwork that March in January 2017 in Washington, D.C.

has social and political themes; he has written and directed the school’s spring play for nearly 20 years, topical shows that communicate messages of respect and kindness; and he helped start the Kreps Middle School Gay Straight Alliance nearly five years ago. That made Kreps the first middle school in New Jersey to have the organization, and the alliance is one of only a handful of GSA middle school groups across the country And now, there is a possibility that Seda-Schreiber will have an even bigger stage to be that voice for the voiceless, that friend to the friendless. He is one of seven finalists, chosen from hundreds of nominees across the United States, for the National Education Association’s “Social Justice Activist of the Year” award. Seda-Schreiber was nominated by a colleague, Chris Carpenter; was endorsed by the East Windsor Education Association, the Mercer County Education Association and the New Jersey Edcuation Association; and is strongly supported by his students. And now the general public gets to vote online. “To know that people saw my

story, were touched by my story, support what I’m doing for the kids I’m doing it for, would mean the world to me,” said SedaSchreiber. “But even more so than my personal gratification, it would mean the world to my students. These are kids who are in the hallway every day, in the community every day, a lot times feeling scared, feeling unsupported, unloved, but who don’t have a voice. If I were to win the honor, it would give me a national platform to speak for them. And that means more than any award or certificate or honor that I may receive personally.” Seda-Schreiber said that the Gay Straight Alliance at Kreps was formed because one student came to a colleague and said that he was scared, that he was being bullied and that he didn’t feel comfortable in school. SedaSchreiber wanted to change that for him and all others like him. The ultimate goal is to provide an environment where groups like the Gay Student Alliance don’t have to exist. “So we speak up loud enough and we speak up strongly enough and beautifully enough so that See VOICE, Page 7

Standing room only for 50th annual Shining Star Gala

East Windsor Township Mayor Janice S. Mironov and Hightstown Borough Mayor Lawrence Quattrone hosted the Mayors Shining Star Gala May 20, a standingroom only charity event to raise funds for Better Beginnings, a local child development center. “The gala is to honor our ‘Shining Stars’ who help contribute to and better our community and to raise money for Better Beginnings which provides an important opportunity for high quality affordable child care for working families in our community,” said Mayor Mironov. “The enormous turnout and support is a meaningful tribute to the many lives which have been touched and enriched over these many years.” A mayoral proclamation congratulated Better Beginnings on celebrating a milestone 50th anniversary and “recognizes this exceptional child care facility for providing affordable quality care for families and their children in a safe, healthy and nurturing environment for the past 50 years.” It fur-

ther notes, “Better Beginnings has continued to advance their important mission of providing the children of working parents with an affordable enriched early childhood educational program that will provide a pathway for strong, healthy, self-reliant children and families.” The gala honored individuals, groups and businesses as 2017 Shining Stars for their contributions to the community, including: Jacqueline K. Bodin, Lifetime Achievement Award; Ellen Ogintz, Individual Award; CCL Label, Business Award; Princeton Area Community Foundation, Organization Award; and the Peddie School Better Beginning Club, Youth Award. Better Beginnings, a non-profit organization, has been serving children and families in East Windsor and Hightstown since 1967. It was founded as a facility to provide economical disadvantaged children of the community with the opportunity and resources to reach their full academic potential.

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East Windsor Mayor Mironov and Hightstown Mayor Quattrone recognize 2017 “Shining Star” honorees at the Mayors Better Beginnings Charity Gala. Pictured (from left to right) are: East Windsor Mayor Janice S. Mironov; Jacqueline K. Bodin, Lifetime Achievement Award; Jeffery Vega, President and CEO of Princeton Area Community Foundation, Organization Award; Ellen Ogintz, Teacher at McKnight Elementary School, East Windsor Regional School District, Individual Award; Dan Richardson, Human Resource Manager and Paul Byrnes, Quality Assurance Technician of CCL Label, Business Award; Peter Le, President, Peddie School Better Beginnings Club, Youth Award, and Hightstown Mayor Lawrence Quattrone.

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POLICE BLOTTER

The East Windsor Township Police Department initiated the following police reports through Wednesday, May 17, 2017.

A 25-year-old East Windsor man was charged with DUI, careless driving, reckless driving, obstructing traffic and having a cracked windshield after being stopped at 1:02 a.m. May 12 on Abbington Drive. An officer was dispatched to the area of Abbington Drive on a report of a suspicious vehicle. The officer located the vehicle and conducted a motor vehicle stop. The investigation revealed that the driver was suspected of operating the vehicle under the influence. The driver was given field sobriety tests, arrested and later released pending court action.

A 20-year-old East Windsor man was charged with theft of movable property after an incident at 2:35 p.m. May 12 at the Bottle King Store on Route 130 North. An officer was dispatched to the Bottle King Store on a report of theft. The investigation revealed that a former employee had stolen a bicycle from the store. The suspect was arrested and later released pending court action.

A 49-year-old East Windsor man was charged

with DUI, careless driving, reckless driving, failure to maintain lane, and being under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance after being stopped at 11:18 p.m. May 13 at Route 539 and Windsor Perrinville Road. An officer was dispatched to the area of Route 539 and Windsor Perrinville Road on a report of an erratic driver. The officer located the vehicle, observed it being operated while failing to maintain its lane of travel and a motor vehicle stop was conducted. The investigation revealed that the driver was suspected of operating the vehicle under the influence. The driver was given field sobriety tests, arrested and later released pending court action. An 18-year-old Hamilton man was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, having a provisional driver’s license restriction violation, speeding, maintenance of lamps, failure to exhibit driver’s license and possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle after being stopped at 1:47 a.m. May 14 at Route 130 and Mercer Street. While on patrol an officer observed a vehicle being operated above the speed limit and a motor vehicle

stop was conducted. The investigation revealed that the driver was in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The driver was arrested and later released pending court action. A 32-year-old East Windsor man was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of cocaine, possession of Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and possession of prescription legend drug; and a 29-year-old East Windsor man was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of cocaine after an incident at 11:15 a.m. May 12 on Dutch Neck Road. A drug investigation led to the issuance of a search warrant for a Dutch Neck Road residence. During the search officers located cocaine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Two residents were arrested and later released pending court action. A 28-year-old Trenton man was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and having an expired registration after being stopped at 9 a.m. May 15 on Route 130 North and Hickory Corner Road. While on patrol an officer observed a vehicle being operated with an expired registration and a motor vehicle stop was conducted. The investigation revealed that the driver was in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The driver was arrested and later released pending court action.

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East Windsor Vol. Fire Co. 2 Chief Mario Batista (in the white shirt) watches Ethel McKnight School students in a game of 'knock down the basketball with a fire hose,' as members of the fire company lend a hand. Most got a little wet; all had a good time.

Fire department chief offers summer barbecue safety tips It’s time again for steaks, hamburgers and hot dogs on the grill. But before you fire it up, there are some safety tips you should know. The public also is invited to a barbecue safety demonstration and open house at East Windsor Vol. Fire Co. 2 Station 46 headquarters on Twin Rivers Drive from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 17, rain or shine There will be free hot dogs, and a chance for the kids to see all the fire trucks. “Most of fire safety is common sense and pretty obvious,” says Mario Batista, Chief of East Windsor Vol. Fire Co. 2. “But you

have to keep them in mind before you start.” For example, the chief says to make sure your grill, regardless of type, is at least 10 feet from your home and away from any structural overhangs or decorations. “Grilling on balconies, or in enclosed areas, is off limits,” said the chief. “And remember to keep a fire extinguisher and a bottle of water nearby.” If you’re using propane, squirt some soapy water on the hose and connections to check for leaks. If the soap starts to bubble, there’s a hole or loose connection, according to Chief Batista.

“And never turn on the gas when the cover is closed, as a buildup inside could occur, and might explode when you light it,” he said. The chief also recommends you keep the grill clean, free of grease and fat that can easily cause flareups while cooking. He also recommends keeping small children away from the area and to never leave a grill unattended, even for a minute. “We’d love to be invited to your barbecue,” said Chief Batista. “But only to eat, and not with lights and siren to put out a fire.”

Annual Latino Dance Party scheduled for June 17 The annual Latino Festival of Hightstown and East Windsor will have its Latino Dance Party from 7 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, June 17, at the Saint Anthony of Padua Gym, 251 Franklin St. in Hightstown. The evening will include Latin dance, featuring the Skyline Salsa Band, a 14piece band based at Mont-

clair State University, along with DJ Caribbean Entertainment and Latin American and Caribbean food for sale. Try your latest dance moves, or learn some new ones with a free workshop by Viva Ballroom Dance Studio from 7 to 7:45 p.m. Admission is $20, and tickets are available online at

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Newspaper Media Group is proud to announce that 27 members of its hardworking team earned recognition from the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists, the New Jersey Press Association and the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association in the organizations’ annual contests. Newspaper Media Group publishes more than 40 weekly newspapers in Southern New Jersey, Central New Jersey, Philadelphia and Bucks County, Pa. The award winners are: Central Jersey (New Jersey Press Association) • Eric Sucar: First place in the pictorial category; third place for general news photography; third place for sports feature photography second place for pictorial photography; first place for illustration; first place for best portfolio; and first place for sports feature; and

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EMT of the Year East Windsor Mayor Janice Mironov recently presented a Proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week and recognized EMT of the Year to Arlen Forst at a township council meeting. Pictured from left to right are: Chief Robert Manlio, East Windsor Rescue Squad, Rescue I; Arlen Forst, EMT of the Year; and Mayor Janice S. Mironov.

EAST WINDSOR PAL SOCCER Arsenal have a big weekend to remain in the title hunt

The East Windsor PAL U12 Girls Arsenal recently faced the most challenging part of its season, having to play three games in four days. First, the Arsenal had the difficult task of traveling to Monroe on Thursday evening for a match-up with the Monroe Township Purple Falcons, playing the game with no substitutes. It was a physical back and forth battle throughout with the final result a 3-3 draw. Angelina Benitez had a goal and assisted on goals by Nishan Pannu and Rachael Charsky. Marcella Hirshman was an offensive threat on the wing while Megan Khazem held off the Monroe attack in the final minutes while playing under the weather. Next up for the Arsenal was a

home game on Friday late afternoon in record high temperatures vs. the Rumson Underdawgs. The Arsenal was trying to avenge its only loss of the season and essentially playing for first place in the division. They put forth a great effort and came away with a shutout 2-0 win. Angelina Benitez opened the scoring with her 15th goal of the season and Lola Huang gave the Arsenal the insurance goal it needed in the second half. Charlotte Garcia and Tanya Aughenbaugh controlled the defensive line in front of goalkeeper Radha Ghate, who notched her fourth shutout of the season. On Sunday, the Arsenal came right back for its final home game of the season vs. the Twin County Rage. After the big win on Friday, it took some time for the Arsenal players to kick it into gear, and they paid for it as Twin County dominated play in the first 10 minutes. Several

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WHAT’S GOING ON Fri., May 26

Baby & Toddler Time from 10:30 to 11 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. For children ages birth-2.5 years and a caregiver. Join us for singing & rhyming fun followed by play time with the library’s toys.

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Story Time with Miss Liz from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Children ages 2-6 will enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and a craft. Siblings welcome. Beginning Spanish class from 5 to 6 p.m., Citizenship Exam Review from 6 to 7 p.m. and Learning English with Victor from 7 to 9 p.m. at the High-

tstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Register in person or by calling (609) 448-1474 for any of these three classes. Free Immigration Legal Clinic from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Register in person or by phone at (609) 448-1474 for a free 15 minute consultation with an immigration lawyer.

Wed., May 31 Hickory Corner Book Discussion at 7:30 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. The group will be discussing Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson.

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New members are always welcome. Story Time with Miss Liz from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Children ages 2-6 will enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and a craft. Siblings welcome. Midweek Math Tutoring from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Drop in math help for 1-8 grade students with Peddie School student tutors.

Thurs., June 1 Conversational English as a Second Language from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Join librarian Mary Elizabeth Allen to learn how to improve your English language speaking skills, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and fluency. Must have some basic knowledge of English. Call the library to register at (609) 4481330. Everyday English at 7 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Learn how to improve your English language speaking skills, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and fluency. Taught by ESL instructor Stephanie Owens. Must have some basic knowledge of English. Call the library to register at (609) 4481330.

Fri., June 2 “The Vinyl Dialogues,” a discussion of memorable albums from the 1970s, 6:30 p.m., at the Cranbury

Public Library. Cranbury Press Editor Mike Morsch, author of The Vinyl Dialogues book series, will discuss the stories behind the making of memorable albums of the 1970s as told through interviews with the artists who made the music. Cranbury Public Library, 23 N. Main, Cranbury. Movie: Founder at 2 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Join us for a screening of the popular movie starring Michael Keaton. Rated PG-13, 115 minutes. A small snack will be provided. Sponsored by the Friends of the Hickory Corner Library.

The First Presbyterian Church Strawberry Festival will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. rain or shine at the church, 22 S. Main St., Cranbury. The event will feature strawberries, cake, ice cream, music, games, face painting a clown and more. Purchase tickets in advance at the church office, Cranbury Presbyterian Nursery School, or from any deacon. The event is sponsored by the Board of Deacons to benefit the Deacon’s Benevolence Fund. For more information, contact the church office at 609-395-0897.

Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Join librarian Mary Elizabeth Allen to learn how to improve your English language speaking skills, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and fluency. Must have some basic knowledge of English. Call the library to register at (609) 4481330. Understanding Your Social Security Benefits at 2 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. This informative seminar, led by guest speaker David Vinokurov, Social Security Administration District Manager, will show you how and when to apply for Medicare, Social Security and other topics. Call the library at (609) 448-1330 to register. Everyday English at 7 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Learn how to improve your English language speaking skills, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and fluency. Taught by ESL instructor Stephanie Owens. Must have some basic knowledge of English. Call the library to register at (609) 4481330.

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Photo Editing with your Tablet at 1 p.m., Cranbury Public Library. Learn how to edit and enhance your photos using available apps on your tablet. Cranbury Public Library, 23 N. Main, Cranbury. Conversational English as a Second Language from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the

Join the East Windsor congregation of Beth El Synagogue for a relaxed, musical, family friendly Friday night service, Shabbat on the Lake, at 5:45 p.m. The service will be held at the picturesque gazebo on Lake Drive in Robbinsville’s Town Center. The evening provides an

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opportunity to meet the clergy and friendly congregation. Please bring your own chair(s) and/or blanket(s) as limited seating will be available. In case of inclement weather, services will be held at The Robbinsville Senior Center, 1117 Route 130, Robbinsville, NJ. Call (609) 443-4454 or e-mail membership@bethel.net to RSVP. RSVPs are requested but not required. Movie: Patriots Day at 2 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Join us for a screening of the popular movie starring Mark Wahlberg. Rated R, 133 minutes. A small snack will be provided. Sponsored by the Friends of the Hickory Corner Library.

Sun., June 11

Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor presents “Six Days in June, The War that Redefined the Middle East,” at 10 a.m. In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Six Day War, the group will view and briefly discuss this documentary, which covers Jerusalem’s reunification in 1967. Snacks and coffee will be provided. We particularly invite veterans of that war to participate in our program. RSVP to Beth El Synagogue or admin@bethel.net. Beth El Synagogue is at 50 Maple Stream Road, East Windsor, NJ, 08520; 609-443-4454; www.bethel.net or at Beth El-East Windsor on Facebook. The Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor Genealogy Club will be sponsoring a discussion titled, See CALENDAR, Page 5

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Calendar Continued from Page 4 “Were Your Family Members Telling The Truth? And Other Inaccuracies” at 7:30 p.m. Have you ever gotten conflicting facts from two or more different sources? Genealogical research often turns up document discrepancies, faulty memories, typos, or outright lies. Join us as we discuss how to recognize and assess these issues, use search strategies to overcome them, and determine what is correct (or live with it). Real examples from guest speaker, Steve Stein, will be presented and will highlight many of these situations. Beth El Synagogue is at 50 Maple Stream Road, East Windsor, NJ, 08520. www.bethel.net. Contact the Synagogue Office with any questions, (609) 443-4454.

Mon., June 12

Your Best Health Now: Today’s Prescription for a Healthy Tomorrow from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. The CentraState Live Long, Live Well Lecture Series includes Free Health Screenings for Blood Pressure and Glucose from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m., Never Forget a Name: Master Your Memory from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m., Moving for Longevity: Create a Better Normal from 6:40 to 7:10 p.m., and Healthy Eating from Head to Toe: Focus on Food at 7:20 p.m. Call the library to register at (609) 448-1330.

Wed., June 14

Bald Eagles in Cranbury, 6:30 p.m., Cranbury Public Library. Local resident Bob Kane explains

how he uses a unique recycling process to entice bald eagles onto his property for photographs. A selection of his photos will be featured. Cranbury Public Library, 23 N. Main, Cranbury. Teen Exam Cram from 4 to 8 p.m. at Hickory Corner Branch, Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Teens ages 14 and up are invited to come for snacks, coffee and beverages while studying for final exams. A therapy dog will visit the sessions to help with stress reduction. No registration is necessary. Effective Communication Strategies for Dealing with People with Alzheimer’s at 7 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Caregivers will learn how to decode the verbal and behavioral messages delivered by someone with dementia and respond in ways that are appropriate. Learn to identify strategies to connect and communicate at every stage of the disease. Presented by the Alzheimer’s Association. Call the library to register at (609) 4481330. Recycling: it’s not what you think! at 6:30 p.m. Local resident Bob Kane will explain how he uses a unique recycling process to entice bald eagles onto his property for photographs. Photo show included. Cranbury Public Library, 23 N. Main, Cranbury.

Thurs., June 15 The Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor Senior’s Group invites you to join them for the last meeting of the season, “Food and a Flick,” at 1 p.m. Have a

dairy lunch and enjoy a movie. All for free. Please RSVP by June 9. Beth El Synagogue is located at 50 Maple Stream Road, East Windsor, NJ, 08520; 609443-4454; www.bethel.net. Conversational English as a Second Language from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Join librarian Mary Elizabeth Allen to learn how to improve your English language speaking skills, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and fluency. Must have some basic knowledge of English. Call the library to register at (609) 4481330. Everyday English at 7 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Learn how to improve your English language speaking skills, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and fluency. Taught by ESL instructor Stephanie Owens. Must have some basic knowledge of English. Call the library to register at (609) 4481330.

Fri., June 16 Drum Circle at 10:30 a.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Join musician and teacher Reed Thomas to create simple rhythms using hand held drums and various percussion instruments. No experience required and no registration is needed. Movie: Hidden Figures at 2 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road,

East Windsor. Join us for a screening of the popular movie starring Octavia Spencer Rated PG, 127 minutes. A small snack will be provided. Sponsored by the Friends of the Hickory Corner Library.

Sat., June 17 Truck-a-Thon in Cranbury School Parking Lot from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Cranbury Public Library and the Cranbury Business Association will wrangle all kinds of trucks and other vehicles so you can get up close and personal. Cost is $3 per child, $5 per adult. Free for parents or those accompanying a child. Cranbury Public Library, 23 N. Main, Cranbury. The fifth annual Latino Festival of Hightstown and East Windsor’s “Latino Dance Party” from 7 to

11:30 p.m. at Saint Anthony of Padua Gym, 251 Franklin Street, Hightstown.

Mystery Book Club will meet at 7 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. The group will be discussing The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo.

Sponsored by Friends of the Hickory Corner Library. Benefits of Acupuncture at 7 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Jim Slaymaker will talk about the benefits of this ancient Oriental medicine technique and provide a brief demonstration. Call the library to register at (609) 448-1330.

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Woodland Cedar Run Wildlife Center Endangered NJ Animals Summer Reading Kick-Off at 1 p.m. “Build a Better World” starts off with a visit from some endangered animals and how we can help them survive. Geared for early/middle-graders. Cranbury Public Library, 23 N. Main, Cranbury.

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everybody hears us and everybody can walk the hallways proudly and safely and everybody can be in the community proudly and safely,” said Seda-Schreiber. “It doesn’t matter who you are or what you were born, who you love or how you live your life, just that everybody is accepted. And once that happens — that ideal — then there is no need for these organizations.” Although SedaSchreiber doesn’t believe he will see that in his lifetime, that doesn’t dampen his spirit, enthusiasm or belief in a better tomorrow. “But I am so proud of how far we’ve come. It amazes me because we have come so far so quickly recently,” he said. “I think it’s amazing what we can do as a people, as a society, as a culture. I am astonished every day with the way we reach out for each other and to each other.” It all comes back around to community for SedaSchreiber. And he’s glad to be back in Hightstown, giving something back. “This is the truth: I walk

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This year’s Princeton Festival offers opera, theater, jazz, chamber music, a movie, and a pops concert for the family

udwig van Beethoven is renown as one of the greatest composers of all time, based on his sonatas, concertos, and a symphony or two you might be familiar with. But with all of his accomplishments, Beethoven wrote just one opera. That opera is “Fidelio,” which premiered in 1805 and will be presented as part of this year’s Princeton Festival when it is performed at McCarter Theatre, June 18 and 25. The festival also will offer musical theater, chamber music, a pops concert, jazz, dance and more, June 3-25. In “Fidelio,” Florestan (sung by Noah Baetge) is a Spanish nobleman who has been imprisoned by Pizarro (Joseph Barron) for political reasons. Pizarro has sentenced Florestan to death via starvation. Florestan’s wife Leonore (Marcy Stonikas) plans to rescue him by disguising herself as a young prison guard named Fidelio. In addition to the libretto, “Fidelio” uses spoken dialogue to tell its story. “It’s been on my list for years,” says Richard Tang Yuk, artistic director for the Princeton Festival and conductor of the opera. “I’ve been suggesting it to the board for at least three years now. It just turns out to be a good choice for this year because it deals with political injustice. It’s a universal theme.” He says it took some convincing of key principals with the Princeton Festival to go forward with “Fidelio” as this year’s opera because “It has reputation for being dramatically static.” “It’s not performed that often, it’s certainly not in the top tier or the second tier of frequently performed operas,” Tang Yuk says. “People do it from time to time. It’s a great piece, the score is wonderful, it’s not a huge cast, it has about six principals, and it’s not a big orchestra. So it’s not difficult in those ways, it’s that directors feel it’s difficult to pull off dramatically. I think the public, by and large, because it’s not done often, they don’t really know it.” The reason he has wanted to present “Fidelio” to Princeton Festival audiences is the music. “For those people who don’t know ‘Fidelio’, I think they will really enjoy it because the music is just so engaging . . . It’s an incredible score,” Tang Yuk says. As a companion to “Fidelio,” The Princeton Festival is presenting “Man of La Mancha” as this year’s musical theater piece, running June 10-25 at the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Matthews Acting Studio. The 1964 show by Dale Wasserman with lyrics by Joe Darion and music by Mitch Leigh is inspired by Cervantes’ “Don Quixote.” Tang Yuk says both “Fidelio” and “Man of La Mancha” feature characters who are unjustly imprisoned, as in

“Man of Mancha,” Cervantes (played by Jesse Malgieri) is imprisoned in a dungeon during the Spanish Inquisition. Cervantes and his servant Sancho Panza (Jordan Bunshaft) are put on trial by their fellow prisoners. For his defense Cervantes acts out a play, using his makeup to transform himself into Alonso Quijano, who renames himself Don Quixote de La Mancha. “They both deal with injustice and aspirations of hopes and dreams,” Tang Yuk says. “In ‘Fidelio,’ Florestan’s wife is dreaming that justice and love will prevail. In ‘Man of La Mancha,’ Cervantes is following a request for a different kind of life, a life where we pursue our dreams against what might seem to be insurmountable odds. What we aspire to, to even have a chance of achieving it.” New to this year’s festival is a multi-media pops concert, “Disney in Concert: Around the World,” June 9 at Richardson Hall on the Princeton University campus. The concert will showcase music from Disney films performed by the Festival Pops Orchestra, accompanied by scenes from the films shown on the big screen. The concert will include music from such movies as “The Little Mermaid,” “Pocahontas,” “Mary Poppins,” and “Beauty and the Beast,” Frozen,” “Aladdin,” “Mulan,” “Pirates of the Caribbean,” and “The Lion King.” “We’re trying that for the first time to try to appeal to a different part of the community, people who are interested in family-oriented type of events,” Tang Yuk says. For the second year, a film screening at the Princeton Garden Theatre will be part of the festival. The Dustin Hoffman-directed movie “Quartet” starring Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins and Michael Gambon will be shown June 4. “It’s not just the film, there’s going to be a panel discussion, it’s called ‘Opera and the Movies,’” Tang Yuk says. “It’s a discussion about the connection between operas and the movies and why so many film directors are turning to using opera scores or incorporating opera somehow into the fabric of the movie.” The panel discussion will be held before the screening. After the movie, there will be a live performance by singers from The Princeton Festival, including “Bella

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figlia dell’amore,” a famous quartet from Verdi’s opera, “Rigoletto.” That piece is key to the movie, but isn’t heard in full. The festival will open June 3 with a performance of music by Beethoven, Strauss, and Kernis by the Concordia Chamber Players. The Princeton Festival Baroque Orchestra will play two concerts, a chamber concert, June 17 at the Princeton Abbey, and a full orchestra concert, June 21 at Miller Chapel at Princeton Theological Seminary. The Baroque Orchestra plays music from the 18th century, and earlier, on period instruments. The Peter Martin Jazz Trio will perform June 17 at McCarter’s Berlind Theatre. The Philadelphia dance company Balletx will perform June 24, also at the Berlind Theatre. A choral concert with the Baroque Orchestra will be presented June 24 at Miller Chapel. The festival’s annual piano competition for pianists ages 6 to 24 will take place June 2-4 (preliminary rounds) and June 11 (final round) at the Clark Music Center at the Lawrenceville School.

For more information on The Princeton Festival, go princetonfestival.org or call 609-759-0379. Tickets can be purchased via the website or at 609-258-2787.

Marcy Stonikas will play Leonore in the Princeton Festival’s production of “Fidelio.” Top photo: The Princeton Festival’s Baroque Orchestra will perform a chamber concert, June 17, and a full orchestra concert, June 21. Above left, Danielle Talamantes will sing the role of Leonore in “Fidelio.” Above right, Jordan Bunshaft will play Sancho Panza in “Man of La Mancha.”

Also Inside: The New Jersey Film Festival returns to Rutgers • Bob Brown reviews the Shakespeare Theatre’s ‘Merchant of Venice’

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May 26, 2017

IN CONCERT By Anthony Stoeckert

Music for the Ages The members of Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra will join young musicians for a spring concert

he Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra’s final concert of the season is about showcasing the talents of young musicians as much as it’s about the orchestra

itself. Bravura Philharmonic’s “A Concerto Extravaganza,” June 4 at the Princeton Alliance Church in Plainsboro, will include the orchestra performing “The Moldau” from Bedrich Smetana’s “My Homeland.” The rest of the evening will feature concertos played by the winners of the orchestra’s 2017 Young Artists Competition. The winners competed by playing their concerts in February at the Paul Robeson Center in Princeton. Competitors came from New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. The four winners will perform their chosen concertos with the orchestra during the concert. This year’s winners all are from New Jersey. Coco Mi is a 16-year-old violinist and a junior at Princeton High School. She attends the Manhattan School of Music’s precollege program, and will play the first major of Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in D Minor.

Simon Ho-Yin Cheng is a seventh-grader at Grover Middle School in West Windsor. He is 12 years old and is enrolled in the pre-college division at Juilliard. He will play the “Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso” by Camille Saint-Saens. Pianist LiYuan Byrne will play the third movement of Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor. Flutist Kaylee Wang, 16 of Marlboro will play the first movement of Mozart’s Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major. “We are so excited because we believe we have the largest concerto completion in New Jersey of this kind,” says Chiu-Tze Lin, the director of Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra. “The quality is just amazing. A lot of people who play instruments love coming to this concert because it’s nice to see young people featured with an adult, professional orchestra.” Lin says the concert offers young musicians a rare opportunity to perform with a full orchestra. “Not many orchestras want to feature these young people. I love to give these motivated young people a chance,”

she says. In addition to the music itself, Lin will talk about the pieces to provide the audience with some history and perspective. She says the orchestra is playing “The Moldau” partly because it’s rarely performed. The piece is a symphonic poem about the flow of the Moldau (Vltava) River from its source in the mountains of the Bohemian Forest through the Czech countryside to Prague. “It’s a beautiful, beautiful piece and I always wanted to introduce new music to the audience,” Lin says. “It’s very accessible. It starts with two flutes going back and forth, very much like the River Moldau. I like to talk with the audience, so we will learn more and more.”

Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra will perform its “A Concerto Extravaganza!” concert at Princeton Alliance Church, 20 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro, June 4, 7 p.m. Tickets cost $20, $18 seniors/students; www.bravuraphil.org; 609-933-4729.

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Worldy Movies at the NJ Film Fest

n what might be the most politically charged era in America’s history, it would make sense that a filmmaker would want to focus his lens on politics in order to comment on what’s going on in the country. Michael Cross’ comedy “Second Nature” would appear to do just that as it follows two characters — Amanda (played by Collette Wolf) and Bret (played by Sam Huntington) who are running for mayor of their small town. After Amanda finds a magic mirror that grants her wish for men to act like women, the election goes in an unexpected direction. But when Cross and his writers started working on their movie, politics was the farthest thing from their minds. “My writing team literally had no idea how much more relevant ‘Second Nature’ would be today than when we started writing it over eight years ago,” Cross says of his film, which will be shown June 3 during the New Jersey International Film Festival in Rutgers. “In fact the first draft of the script wasn’t political at all. It was about four years ago that we rewrote the entire story to make it more affordable to produce on a small budget, which is where the small-town setting came in. The mayoral special election seemed like a natural fit, providing a lot of opportunities to explore gender behavior in politics and society.” As much as the movie is about politics, it’s also about gender, and the roles and influence of men and women. “I’ve always been fascinated by gender behavior, as well as gender balance in politics,“ Cross says. “We are molded from birth and nurtured to behave a certain way,

which greatly affects who we are as individuals and as a larger society. So flipping the entire world, so that women behave like men and vice-versa, is a way of looking at ourselves more clearly. Through the comedy we are also able to understand better what it’s like walking in someone else’s shoes.” As big and important as its issues are, “Second Nature” is a comedy, one whose humor is rooted in truth, despite its imaginative premise. Cross says it’s different from movies like “Tootsie,” “Some Like it Hot” and “Mrs. Doubtfire,” which get laughs out of men wearing dresses. “Instead of falling back on the archetype of characters switching bodies, ‘Second Nature’ reverses stereotypical gender behavior — in the entire world,” Cross says. “Women are presidents of the United States, top paid football athletes, and CEOs. Even the town’s prized Honkers restaurant (à la Hooters) becomes Peckers. The reversal lets us see our current reality with more clarity.” The festival will showcase features, documentaries and short subjects from around the world. The festival’s opening weekend (June 3-4) will include movies from Jersey filmmakers, as well as movies from Istanbul (“Kedi” on June 4) and China (the animated short “First Bloom.”) Many films from New Jersey filmmakers will be shown June 3, 10 and on June 11, the last day of the festival. Ilene Dube, a Princeton Junction resident and former editor of TimeOFF, will screen her documentary, “Generations of Artists: Roosevelt, NJ” on June 11. The film looks

at the Jersey community, which is a haven for potters, painters, musicians and other artists. Dube was accepted in NYU’s MFA film program but didn’t go there because of the cost. “Instead I took a summer-long certificate program at NYU,” she says. “What I learned was that unless you had an uncle who could bankroll the project, it was impossible to make a film.” She became and artist and journalist, and interviewed and wrote about many Roosevelt artists when she edited TimeOFF. After leaving TimeOFF, Dube maintained her art blog, The Artful Blogger and worked at the Michener Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. She started to use a Flip camera to add video to her blog, and rediscovered her inner movie maker. That led to her taking a documentary production and a film that was screened at the Historical Society of Princeton and the Arts Council of Princeton, as well as the Nassau Film Festival. “When completing that film, I knew I wanted to make the film about Roosevelt and began shooting in 2014,” Dube says. “I’ve always been interested in utopias. Also, my paternal grandfather lived on a farm in New Jersey. I never was able to get much information about it — he died before I was born — but I imagined he lived in a farming community like Roosevelt, one with Jewish immigrants who weren’t especially good farmers.” Screenings for the New Jersey International Film Festival take place at Voorhees Hall, 71 Hamilton Street, College Avenue Campus, Rutgers University. For a full schedule and more information, go to www.njfilmfest.com.

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STAGE REVIEW By Bob Brown

Love, Debt and the Bard The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey opens its season with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Merchant of Veniceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

he Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey opens its 2017 season with one of the playwrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most-performed (and perhaps most-debated) plays, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Merchant of Venice,â&#x20AC;? on the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre stage at Drew University through June 5. First, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s put the question of Shylock on the table. Everyone has an opinion on whether Shakespeare was an anti-Semite. If he was, is he excused by being a product of his age? If not, was he simply pandering to public taste with Jew-baiting? Or, being a genius, was Shakespeare creating a nuanced portrayal of a persecuted ethnic group whose resentment was understandable? Is Shylock a caricature, a buffoon, or a tragic figure? Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never know for certain what Shakespeare was thinking. What matters is how Shylock plays in this comedy. And it is, according to Shakespeare, a comedy; it can be light, playful, energized in many scenes, with a great variety of characters both noble and comic. Although Shylock is not the main character, his character and Jewishness in general dominate certain scenes. There are many memorable passages that high school students are often assigned to memorize â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at least they were in my day. In his notes, Director Robert Cuccioli points to the many troubling aspects of the play that have resonance today: the increasing distrust of â&#x20AC;&#x153;othersâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; those who are not like us; the need for instant gratification; the rise of material over moral values. We can hear it in a line by Shylock in the second act: â&#x20AC;&#x153;O father Abram, what these Christians are / Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect / The thoughts of others.â&#x20AC;? And yet itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a romantic comedy with some classic tropes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; like a love-test to find oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true love, and gender-bending disguises, and a legal scene worthy of â&#x20AC;&#x153;L.A. Law.â&#x20AC;? Shakespeare shamelessly borrowed plots and plot devices from several stories

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ward appearances â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The world is still deceived with ornamentâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but rhapsodizes about his discovery, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What demigod / Hath come so near creation?...â&#x20AC;? The most climactic scenes are when Portia, disguised as Balthazar, â&#x20AC;&#x153;doctor of the law,â&#x20AC;? intercedes to argue with Shylock on his contract. The play turns on this, with the memorable monologue, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The quality of mercy is not strained. . . .â&#x20AC;? Miller lifts the words off the page so they breathe in a believable character, shedding any hint of clichĂŠ. I was quite moved. Although the denouement is terrible for Shylock, who must give up everything, including his religion, Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s audience may have thought that was just. After all, Antonio was ready to be carved up to honor the deal. Along with these most dramatic moments, there is levity. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Shakespeare comedy without clowns? Jeffrey M. Bender, a Shakespeare Theatre veteran, is a master of these roles. He is sublimely ridiculous as Shylockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s servant Launcelot Gobbo, and especially in scenes with Robert S. Gregory as Old Gobbo (Bender also plays the Prince of Arragon in the casket-choosing scenes, and Gregory doubles as the Duke of Venice in the last act). Director Cuccioli set the play in Venice of 1910, when the Industrial Revolution had turned the city into â&#x20AC;&#x153;the epitome of opulence and wealth.â&#x20AC;? Smart, colorful costumes by Candida Nichols reflect the period. An ingenious two-tier turntable arcade by designer Brian Ruggaber allows smooth, seamless scene changes. And as always, this companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strength is its ensemble. With more than 20 roles superbly performed and masterfully directed by Cuccioli, this production is a jewel.

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HILLSBOROUGH CINEMAS (908874-8181): Pirates: Dead Men Tell No Tales (luxury recliners, reserved) (PG13) Fri.-Sun. 1:15, 2:15, 4:10, 5:20, 7:05, 8:25, 10; Mon.-Thurs. 1:15, 2, 4:10, 5 7:05, 8. Pirates: Dead Men Tell No Tales (PG13) Fri.-Sun. 12:35, 1:40, 4:35, 6:30, 7:30, 10:25; Mon. 12:35, 1:40, 4:35, 6:30, 7:30; Tues.-Thurs. 1:40, 4:35, 6:30, 7:30. Everything, Everything (PG) Fri.-Sun. 12:40,

3:05, 5:30, 7:55, 10:20; Mon. 12:40, 3:05, 5:30, 7:55; Tues.-Thurs. 3:05, 5:30, 7:55. Wimpy Kid: Long Haul (PG) Fri.-Sun. 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 9:40; Mon. 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20; Tues.-Thurs. 2:40, 5, 7:20. King Arthur (PG13) Fri.-Sun. 3:35, 9:30; Mon.Thurs. 3:35. Baywatch (R) Fri.-Sun. 2, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15; Mon.-Thurs. 2, 4:45, 7:30. Alien Covenant (luxury recliners, reserved) (R) Fri.-Sun. 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 10; Mon.-Thurs. 1:30, 4:20, 7:10. Snatched (R) Fri.-Sun. 12:35, 3, 525, 7:50, 10:15; Mon. 12:35, 3, 525, 7:50; Tues.-Thurs. 3, 525, 7:50. Guardians-Galaxy 2 (PG13) Fri.Sun. 1:05, 4:10, 7:15, 10:20.

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MONTGOMERY CINEMAS (609924-7444): How to be a Latin Lover (PG13) Fri.-Sun. 1:55, 4:30, 7:05, 9:40; Mon.-Thurs. 1:55, 4:30, 7:05. Chuck (R) Fri.-Sun. 4:40, 8:50; Mon.-Thurs. 4:40. The Wedding Plan (PG) Fri.-Sun. 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55; Mon.-Thurs. 2:10, 4:45, 7:20. The Lovers (R) Fri.-Sun. 2:45, 5:05, 7:25, 9:45; Mon.-Thurs. 2:45, 5:05, 7:25. Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fix (R) Fri.-Sun. 1:40, 4:25, 7:10, 9:55; Mon.-Thurs. 1:40, 4:25, 7:10.

PRINCETON GARDEN THEATRE (609-279-1999): The Lovers (R) Fri. 4, 7, 9:15; Sat.-Sun. 1, 4, 7, 9:15; Mon. 1, 4, 7; Tues.-Thurs. 2, 4:45, 8. Norman (PG13) Fri. 6:45; Sat. 1, 6:45; Sun. 6:45; Mon. 1, 6:45; Tues. 2; Wed.-Thurs. 5. The Dinner (PG13) Fri.-Sun. 4, 9:25; Mon. 4; Tues. 5; Wed.-Thurs. 2. National Theatre Live: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (NR) Sun. 12:30 p.m. Art on Screen: I, Claude Monet (NR) Tues. 7:30 p.m. Chinatown (R) Wed. 7:30 p.m. 20th Century (1934) (NR) Thurs. 7:30 p.m.

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“Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story,” Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. The story of Buddy Holly told through his songs, including “That’ll Be The Day,” “Peggy Sue,” “Everyday,” “Words of Love,” “Oh, Boy!” and more, May 27-June 17; buckscountyplayhouse.org; 215-862-2121. “Intimate Apparel,” McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Historical romance by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage about woman’s discovery of her own empowerment and the true meaning of intimacy, through June 4; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. “The Merchant of Venice,” F.M. Kirbry Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Ave., Madison. The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey opens its season with the Bard’s play about a money-obsessed, patriarchal, dysfunctional society where wealth bestows power, through June 4; shakespearenj.org; 973-408-5600. “An Inspector Calls,” Performed by ActorsNET of Bucks County at The Heritage Center, 635 N. Delmorr Ave., Morrisville, Pennsylvania. In an English industrial city, a rich family is having dinner when a man turns up at the door, saying he is an inspector investigating the suicide of a young woman, June 2-18. Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. www.actorsnetbucks.org; 215-295-3694. “Evil Dead, the Musical,” Performed by Somerset Valley Players, 689 Amwell Road, Hillsborough. Comic rock musical based on

“wascally wabbit.” Classic shorts and new 3D shorts will be accompanied by musical scores, performed live by New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, June 4, 3 p.m. $20-$90; www.statetheatrenj.org; 732-246-7469.

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Everything’s Better Under the Sea Pat Parton (left) plays Triton, Gabrielle Affleck (center) is Ursula, and Rachael Shadle is Ariel in the Yardley Players’ presentation of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” at Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, May 26 through June 4. The show features such beloved songs as “Under the Sea,” Kiss the Girl” and “Part of Your World.” Tickets cost $20; www.kelseytheatre.net 609-570-3333. the horror film series, June 9-25; Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20, $18 seniors/students; www.svptheatre.org; 908-369-7469. CHILDREN’S THEATER “Disney’s The Little Mermaid,” Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. The Yardley Players

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JAZZ, ROCK, FOLK, ETC. Le Cabaret Francais, The Mansion Inn, 9 So. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. Cabaret hosted by Barry Peterson, with lyric books, sing-along and special performing guests, first Wednesday of each month, 7:4510 p.m. $10 drink minimum; 215-740-7153. “Drummer E.J. Strickland and his “Transit Beings,” Tavern on the Lake, 101 N. Main St., Hightstown. Playing with Strickland in Hightstown will be Sarah Charles, vocals; Nir Felder, guitar; Tom Guarna, guitar; and Ben Williams, electric bass combining jazz, hip-hop, funk, fusion and more, May 26, 7:30 p.m. $25; rejsjazz.com. Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra, Princeton Alliance Church at 20 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro. Season-finale concert will feature the winners of the 2017 Young Artists Competition sponsored by the Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra, June 4. $20, $18 seniors/students; www.bravuraphil.org; 908-420-1248.

presents stage adaption of movie classic, based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen. Featured songs include “Under the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Sea,” “Part of Your World” and “Kiss the Girl,” May 26 through June 4; Mansion, Cadwalader Park, Trenton. Ellarslie Open 34. Juried exhibit supporting www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-570-3333. area artists, through June 25. Gallery talk with winning artists, June 4, 2 p.m. Hours: Wednesday through Sunday noon to 4 p.m., Sun. 1-4 p.m. ellarslie.org; 609-989-3632. CLASSICAL MUSIC Princeton University Art Museum, on Mercer County Symphonic Band, Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer the campus of Princeton University, PrinceCounty Community College, 1200 Old ton. “The Berlin Painter and His World: Trenton Road, West Windsor. The band will Athenian Vase-Painting in the Early Fifth present its spring concert, including works Century B.C.,” The exhibition will present by Leonard Bernstein, Leroy Anderson, 84 vessels and statuettes from the period, inJohnny Mercer, Benny Goodman and John cluding 54 of the finest vases attributed to Phillip Sousa, May 31, 7:30 p.m. Free. the Berlin Painter, providing a window into the world of Athenian society 2,500 years www.mercerband.org. La Fiocco, United Methodist Church, 7 ago, through June 11. “Revealing PicVandeventer Avenue, Princeton. Concert ti- tures.” Exhibit presenting works by 11 leadtled “Saints, Sinners, and Shepherds” by en- ing international artists: Nikolay Bakharev, semble performing on period instruments. Edmund Clark, Daniel and Geo Fuchs, Tim The concert also will feature soprano Laura Hetherington, Pieter Hugo, Liu Zheng, Heimes and baritone Brian Ming Chu, June Zanele Muholi, Robert Polidori, Alec Soth 3, 7:30 p.m. $25, $10 students; lafiocco.org; and Miwa Yanagi. The photographs from the Christopher E. Olofson Collection at the 917-747-6007. LaShir, Princeton Jewish Center, 435 Princeton University Art Museum, through Nassau St., Princeton. LaShir, the Jewish July 2; Hours: Tues.-Wed., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.Choir of Princeton, will present its 35th an- 5 p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. 1-5 nual concert, titled “Perspectives” and fea- p.m. Admission is free; artmuseum.princetures multiple settings of familiar texts that ton.edu; 609-258-3788. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockreveal contrasting historical and liturgical ton St., Princeton. “Newark and the Culture views as expressed through music, June 4, 3 of Art: 1900-1960.” The exhibit explores the p.m. Admission is free; www.lashir.org. unique combination of art and industry that Bugs Bunny at the Symphony, State made Newark a magnet for modern artists Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New in the early 20th century. Morven’s exhibiBrunswick. Celebrate Looney Tunes and its tion celebrates the culture of creativity that legendary stars, including Daffy Duck, flourished alongside John Cotton Dana, the Elmer Fudd, Sylvester, Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, and, of course, our very favorite

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visionary figure in the organization of the Newark Library and Newark Museum. Through his efforts art, industry and society were brought together to inspire the everyday Newark citizen through accessible and beautiful exhibitions. Dana’s goal was to educate by presenting examples of superior design to the greatest number of people possible, including Newark’s immigrant and working-class population; making art a vital part of Newark’s culture and society. Morven’s nearly 50 loans hail from public and private collections from across the country and will reflect Dana’s vision by including painting, textiles, ceramics, and sculptures, June 16 through Jan. 28, 2018. Hours: Wed.Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $10, $8 seniors/students; morven.org; 609-924-8144.

GALLERIES

“Mercer Family and Friends 2017,” Lawrence Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike (Route 1), Lawrenceville. Art exhibit featuring the work of lara Sue Beym, John A. Brecko, Jr., Giancarla Macaluso, Bill Plank, Helene Plank, Margaret Simpson and Margaret Woo, through May 31. Reception, May 6, 2-4 p.m. www.mcl.org; 609-989-6920. Wondrous on Witherspoon, 14 1/2 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Wondrous on Witherspoon (also known as the WoW Pop-Up Gallery) will once again be “popping up” to offer works of art for sale by New Jersey artists. A portion of proceeds will be donated to charities, through June 8. Artists reception, May 19, 6-9 p.m. www.facebook.com/WondrousOnWitherspoon. Lewis Center for the Arts’ Senior All All-Star Show, Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St., Princeton. Work created by 20 graduating seniors in the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Visual Arts, through June 9. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., June 3, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., free; arts.princeton.edu. “Eternal Beauty, Perpetual Green: Perpetual Green: Preserves through the Seasons,” Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Place, Princeton. Works by seven artists celebrating preservation, through June 16. Reception, April 28, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.drgreenway.org; 609-924-4646. Sculpture Exhibit by Patrick Strzelec, Graves Terrace at Paul Robeson Center of the Arts, 102 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Outdoor exhibit of works by Patrick Strzelec, who makes abstract sculpture using a full range of materials. This Graves Terrace exhibition will provide the public with an introduction to Strzelec’s work preceding the installation of his work on Witherspoon Street at the site of the new Avalon Princeton residencies, through June, 2017. For more information, go to artscouncilofprinceton.org or call 609-924-8777. “Three Visions,” The Peggy Lewis Gallery in Lambertville Public Library, 6 Lilly St., Lambertville. Group show of three artists who explore three concepts of artistic expression. The three artists are Samia Hafiz Shaaban, Karen Anderson Hartl and Anabel Bouza, through June 30. Reception, June 2, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Gourgard Gallery at Town Hall, 23-A N. Main St., Cranbury. “Small Works by Watercolorists Unlimited” featuring paintings by a group of 13 New Jersey artists, June 4-30. Reception, June 4, 1-3 p.m. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 4, 18, 1-3 p.m. www.cranburyartscouncil.org.

COMEDY

Princeton Catch a Rising Star, 102 Carnegie Center, West Windsor. Bill Boronkay, May 26-27; JJ Ramirez, June 2-3; catcharisingstar.com; 609-987-8018. Stress Factory, 90 Church St., New Brunswick, Shawn Wayans, May 26-27, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., May 28, 7 p.m., $37; Shane Mauss, May 31, 7:30 p.m., $22; Whitney Cummings, June 2-3, 7:30, 9:45 p.m., $32; stressfactory.com; 732-545-4242.

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The acrylic painting “Mercer County Park” by John A. Brecko Jr. is among the works on view in the Mercer Family and Friends 2017 Art Show at the Lawrence Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike (Route 1), Lawrenceville, through May 31. The show features paintings, mosaics and jewelry created by area artists. For more information, go to www.mcl.org or call 609-989-6920. Jay Leno, State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Leno, who hosted “The Tonight Show” for 20 years, will perform at the State Theatre for the first time since 2004, June 4, 7:30 p.m. $55-$125; www.statetheatrenj.org; 732-246-7469.

DANCE Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. Fourth Saturday Contra Dance, May 27, 8-11 p.m. (Instruction starts at 7:30 p.m.), $10; Weekly Wednesday Country Dance Swallowtail, May 31, 8 p.m. (Instruction starts at 7:30 p.m.), $10; www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Dancing by Peddie Lake with Candace-WoodwardClough, 112 Etra Road in Hightstown. Offering instruction in swing, foxtrot, waltz and Latin dancing. Classes will begin June 1, and June 29, and June 23 for four weeks. The cost is $60 per person for a four-week session. To register, email candaceclough1987@yahoo.com or call 732995-4284. Dance Improv, Live!, Princeton Center for Yoga and Health, Orchard Hill Center, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman. A lightly guided dance improvisation with live music. No experience needed, June 2, 8-10 p.m. $18, $12 first-timers, students, and people who bring first timers; www.danceimprov.com. Dancing and Dessert, Plainsboro Department of Recreation and Community Services, 641 Plainsboro Road. Ballroom dancing. Coffee and dessert, then take a dance lesson, June 10, 7-8:30 p.m., $12, $10 Plainsboro residents; 609799-0909, ext. 1719.

MISCELLANY Novelist John Altman, Cloak & Dagger mystery bookshop, 349 Nassau St., Princeton. The author will discuss his newest spy thriller “False Flag,” June 3, 1 p.m. Admission is free, but registration is required. For more information, go to www.thecloakanddagger.com or call 609-688-9840.

Laffcon 2, Lawrence Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence. The Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System will be hosting Laffcon 2, the only science fiction convention devoted to the work of legendary author R. A. Lafferty. The library will have panel discussions introducing readers to Lafferty’s work, a presentation by the artist Anthony Rhodes discussing his Lafferty-inspired art, and discussions of Lafferty’s influential novel, Fourth Mansion, June 10, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration required; www.mcl.org; e-mail lawprogs@mcl.org or call 609-989-6920. “Six Days in June, The War that Redefined the Middle East,” Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor, 50 Maple Stream Road, East Windsor. Documentary screening and discussion in recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the Six Day War, June 11, 10 a.m. RSVP at admin@bethel.net. JaZams Summer Block Party, Palmer Square West, Princeton. Annual outdoor block party will take place, June 16, beginning at 6 p.m. Live entertainment at the free event will include drummers, 6-7 p.m., music by Lolly and Yoko, 7-8:30 p.m., and the movie “The Iron Giant,” beginning at 8:30 p.m. There also will be live Kendama, pogo stick demonstrations, crafts, activities, food for sale and more. www.palmersquare.com or call 609-924-8697. Friends of the Princeton Public Library Annual Book Sale, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. The 2017 Friends of the Princeton Public Library Book Sale will take place June 23-24 in the library’s Community Room. This year’s sale includes more than 10,000 books for all ages and across a wide variety of topics. Most books are priced between $1 and $3, with art books and special selections priced higher. The event opens with a preview sale, June 23, from 10 a.m. to noon. Tickets for the preview sale cost $10. Numbered tickets will be available at the door starting at 8 a.m. Customers enter the sale in numerical order. Barcode scanners will be permitted at the tables, but collecting books to scan will not be allowed. Starting at noon, admission to the book sale is free for the remainder of the sale. Books of all genres will be for sale. Hours are noon-8:30 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday; www.princetonlibrary.org; 609-924-9529.

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May 26 Jazz concert in Hightstown Jazz drummer E. J. Strickland and his band “Transient Beings” will perform at Tavern on the Lake in Hightstown, May 26, at 7:30 p.m. Playing with Strickland will be Sarah Charles, vocals; Nir Felder, guitar; Tom Guarna, guitar; and Ben Williams, electric bass. “Transient Beings” is known for combining jazz, Afrobeat, hip-hop, funk, fusion and more. Tavern on the Lake is located at 101 N. Main St., Hightstown. Doors open at 7 p.m. for the 7:30 first set. Admission costs $25. Drinks and dinner can be purchased; www.rejsjazz.com.

May 29-31 Air Force planes at Trenton Mercer Airport AirPower History Tour will be at Trenton Mercer Airport, May 29, 2-5 p.m. and May 3031, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will showcase aircraft that offer lessons about the sights, sounds, and stories of World War II aviation history. Visitors may tour the Bâ⇔ 29 cockpit and purchase rides in the B-29, C-45, and T-6. The liaison aircraft, an L-4, L-9, L-16, L-17, and T-51 will be on static display throughout the event. The donation for ramp access costs $10 for adults, $5 children 11â⇔ 17, free children 10 and under. The airplanes will be on static display when they are not flying. Ride prices range from $80 to $1595 and reservations may be made at www.airpowertour.org.

May 31 Symphonic concert at Kelsey Theatre The Mercer County Symphonic Band will perform its spring concert, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Kelsey Theatre in West Windsor. The concert will include an assortment of music by American composers, including works by Leonard Bernstein, Leroy Anderson, Johnny Mercer, Benny Goodman and John Phillip Sousa. The band will also present a traditional Irish ballad and the Russian Sailors’ Dance from the “Red Poppy” ballet. Kelsey Theatre is located on the campus of West Windsor Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Admission is free; www.mercerband.org.

June 1 Beethoven lecture at Princeton Library The Princeton Public Library will host a lecture titled “Leonore, A New Kind Of Heroine,” beginning at 7:30 p.m. Marianne Grey, Princeton University Art Museum docent, gives an illustrated talk about Leonore, a character in Beethoven’s opera Fidelio, which is being presented by the Princeton Festival at McCarter Theatre, June 18 and 25. Instead of waiting to be rescued, Leonore takes charge of her own life and her husband’s fate and rescues him. As a new version of womanhood, Leonore is not alone: this illustrated talk will introduce her contemporaries in art and literature who are also redesigning their lives. The role of Leonore will be sung by Marcy Stonikas. The opera will be sung in German with English Supertitles. The lecture is sponsored by the library and The Princeton Festival Guild. The library is located at 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Admission is free. For more information, go to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529.

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Homes, sweet homes Dickson Development has been in the house-construction business for more than four decades At age 10, deciding to observe how his dad got a paycheck, Richard Dickson strode onto a housing construction site in Middlesex County for the first time. In his mind, he had entered heaven on earth. “My father [David] was working on the site and I knew right then I wanted to be a builder,” Dickson said. “It was the most exciting thing. With the machines and the men working, it was so exciting. I just always wanted to be a builder.” As a student at Livingston High School, he would write any paper he could about being a builder. Majoring in economics at Rutgers, the practice continued as he somehow worked building into papers on finances. Nothing has changed. “Sixty-one years later I’m still excited about building,” Dickson said. “Home construction is a special business. The work is always changing both by the plans and site conditions. I’ve always wanted to do this and I’m very fortunate.” Also fortunate are the hundreds of homeowners who have either had their homes built or renovated by Dickson Development of Plainsboro. Richard Dickson’s first love became his lifelong mate, as Dickson Development is celebrating its 45th year of building homes in the Princeton area. It is the owner’s passion that promises homes will be built correctly. “It means a great deal,” Dickson said of his milestone anniversary. “I don’t look back, I tend to look forward. I’ve decided at 71 that I want to keep building because I just enjoy the process of building homes. There are many people who didn’t survive through this. I guess that is an accomplishment but it’s not something I dwell on. What I really am interested in is the work going forward and the relationships I have with people, which is very rewarding.” A sure sign of a good builder is word of mouth. Dickson takes great pride in the fact that people whose homes he has built have returned to him for additions or renovations. Or they have passed his name on to other homeowners. His track record is a byproduct of his philosophy. “The most important thing for someone to know is it’s gong to be a quality-built house,“ Dickson said. “That’s what’s important to me. Every house that I build and at every price point I build, we deliver a quality product to meet their needs for design and selection of materials. “I think the most important thing is quality, and treating people with respect and customer relations. That’s why I think I have so much referral business. No one would call you back two or three times to do another job if

The Dickson Development team. From left: Fran Berkowitz, Ronnie Rudolph, Richard Dickson and Bonnie Foster. they weren’t happy with the first one.“ Dickson admits that he is not the least-expensive builder around, but feels that in the long run he will save a homeowner money because there will be fewer problems as the house ages. He breaks it down in the most simplistic terms. “I think that what we can do, and what I’ve tried to do, is just build really good homes,” he said. “Sometimes they’re very innovative in design when it’s appropriate, other times just well built.” Since starting in 1972, Dickson Development has built nearly 400 homes and completed more than 100 renovations. At one time the company erected entire complexes but now it is limited to single homes. In the 1990s, Dickson began to diversify by doing renovations. “I started working for previous clients, whether it was finishing a basement, doing an addition, remodeling a kitchen,” Dickson said. “That developed into the design and build business, which is really what I do now.” Dickson is quick to note that he has never built the same home twice. Even when it was an entire community, he met with each client and customized the model plans to grant their wishes. That is the case to this day, as he understands the importance of a home being more than just four walls. It is a place to live and create memories. “I think we understand the pressure and the concerns, and try to address them through dialogue, especially when we’re doing the design,” Dickson said. “If we’re bidding on a job where they already have the plans, we’re not involved in that but we might be involved in the selection of the finishes. But especially when we’re doing the design and working with the client on the design it’s our role to ask all the appropriate ques-

tions and then solve the problem, and design the product and also do it on budget, which is very, very important.” Sitting at his office desk, Dickson has a cutout figure of John Wayne peeking over his shoulder. The Duke’s presence, he said, helps keep everything calm, but Dickson seems adept at handling pressure situations with ease and intelligence. That’s what comes from over four successful decades in the business. After graduating from Rutgers, Dickson did commercial construction in Manhattan at the advice of his dad. Several years later he began working with David in East Windsor and soon started his own business with his father’s help. “I couldn’t pay for the consulting advice he could provide,”he said. “He helped finance my business when I started, and for the first few projects he got involved. He retired but was always there for me to help me and give advice, which was invaluable. Especially since I was in my 20s and early 30s when I started this.” David would visit sites with his son and offer comments, and did so until his death at 90. While Richard’s own children went on to successful careers outside of building, he has developed a family atmosphere with longtime employees Fran Berkowitz, Ronnie Rudolph and Bonnie Foster. “One of the ways we’re able to finish on time is an orderly process of doing the [materials] selection,” Dickson said. “Fran has been with me for 31 years. Her job is working with the clients to make the selections. We don’t send our clients to go pick the plumbing fixtures or go meet with the cabinet designer on their own. Fran goes with them. And it helps with all this coordination, getting everything there on time and finishing.“ As for the crew itself, Dickson likes consistency. He uses the same

trade partners for every job and has had one plumber all 45 years. Some things change over the years but for the most part they remain steady. He has carpenters and laborers on staff and also uses carpenter contractors. “Some of them are very large contractors but I use the same crew over and over so they know us and we know them,” Dickson said. “I think we end up with a really nice culture on the construction site because the men all know one another. They see one another from job to job. “Because I use the same contractors, I get great cooperation when we’re bidding, when we’re pricing, because they know if I get the job, they have the job. So it helps us really bring together a proposal for clients as quickly as possible. They know when I get the job, they have the job. I don’t look for someone who can do it cheaper later.” Dickson and his wife currently live in a home he built within the development he built — Province Hill in Lawrence. He also built the Sunrise development in West Windsor, one of the area’s first energy efficient communities, in the mid 1980s. He promotes energy efficiency in all his new homes and even suggests it in renovations, noting that something that costs more now can pay off in future savings on gas and electric bills. With his growing list of renovation projects, Dickson promises the client that no addition will look like something that just got tacked on to the house. “Our goal is that when it’s done, it looks like it belonged there from the beginning and maybe it even looks better,” he said. “You have to pay attention to form and how you mass it and how you do it, the relationship of the volume to the existing space.” He will not build outside a 7-mile radius of Princeton. The reason being, he is very protective of every project and wants to put out fires before they have time to grow. “I never want to be in a position where I have to think how long I have to take to get to a job if there is a problem,” he said. “I don’t want to think about, ‘Gee, they need me there but it’s 45 minutes to get there.’ I have a wonderful staff, a good foreman, but I’m very involved in the construction. I really enjoy the construction process. It’s what I do, I get a lot of satisfaction and enjoyment out of it.” And that’s something that hasn’t changed in 61 years, much to the enjoyment of many happy homeowners. Dickson Development Corporation is locatd at 666 Plainsboro Road, Suite 2000 F Plainsboro. For more information, go to www.dicksondevelopment.com or call 609-799-0220.

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Reinventing Princeton’s plans for the future

Saturday, May 20, was my birthday. I am officially old, and I celebrated my oldness by participating in an old Princeton ritual. I attended a community information-and-input session on the topic of Princeton planning and development — Princeton Future’s forum: “Where will Princeton be in 20 years?” I have lost count, but my old brain figures that since the dawn of the 21st century, I have attended at least 20 community sessions on transportation, several development proposals, parking, housing, rateables, property taxes, sustainability, downtown retail, Princeton University’s relationship with the town, etc. In 2000, Princeton Future was established by several Princeton residents who were concerned about the lack of community input on plans for development of the downtown. To its credit, Princeton Future created a structure for discussions to help the community with planning issues. Princeton Planning Board Chair Wanda Gunning, also a veteran of these discussions, asked how many people in the standing-room-only crowd in the community room of the Princeton Public Library would be alive 20 years from now? My guesstimate, based on a wrinkle-and-gray-hair visual survey, was less than 10 percent of the audience members. (Princeton Future President Kevin Wilkes, architect and founding president of Princeton Design Guild, said 20 percent.) The sentiment among the oldies in the room was, “Enough with the input, are we going to live long enough to see the output?” My birthday gift came in the form of some thoughts unwrapped and unfiltered from Jim Constantine, a planner and principal in the firm Looney Ricks Kiss, an architectural, planning, interior design, and community engagement firm

based in Memphis with an office in Princeton. Constantine’s comments worked better than my giant collection of anti-wrinkle creams to make me feel young by giving me some hope for Princeton’s future — during my lifetime. In his Princeton Future presentation, he talked revolution. The conversation for the forum was based on the following statement: “Looking ahead for 20 to 30 years, Princeton Future foresees more technological changes in how we live. While protecting our traditional residential neighborhoods and commercial districts, we have identified 25 sites where the Princeton zoning code should provide for increased density, mixed use, open space, economical construction, public transit, decreased parking requirements, public-private off-street shared parking, and more variety and choice of housing, affordable to low, moderate, middle income families and individuals.” Saying to myself that I was too old for yet another discussion, I zoned out for most of the meeting, because the comments sounded old. Audience members expressed negative, anti-change sentiments, while supporting all the socially progressive idealism articulated by the above Princeton Future statement. For some, smart planning and smart growth are desirable only if the progressive planning principles can be accomplished without changing the “character” the neighborhood, without reducing parking spaces, without putting stress on the school system, without lowering property values, without increasing taxes, without increasing traffic on neighborhood streets, and without causing random strangers to park in front their homes. My conclusion was that the residents and governing offi-

Jim Constantine of Looney Ricks Kiss says Princeton’s planning process needs a revolution and a reinvention. cials were stuck in a traffic jam of ideas and unable to move forward. The different ideas and opinions (negative and positive) have little to do with Princeton’s sticky planning problem, according to Constantine, who has worked with such communities as Metuchen, Highland Park, and Hightstown to define their planning vision and implement it. The problem, he said, is the lack of a well-articulated vision supported by a nimble planning process. With characteristic bluntness, Constantine called for a disruption, a revolution, a reinvention of the Princeton planning process. Without some changes, Princeton will find itself lagging in vitality and desirability behind the other New Jersey communities with whom he has worked. Princeton needs to go from being reactive to planning problems and development/redevelopment applications to being proactive by taking steps to implement a cohesive vision. The residents and offi-

cials should move from soulsearching discussions to implementing a planning process that encourages flexibility and creativity in development. And that will take the courage to take such steps as declaring portions of the town “Areas In Need of Rehabilitation” and/or implement zoning changes such as “right-sizing” (i.e., reducing) parking requirements, and instituting a policy of common-use driveways behind retail (similar to Lawrenceville’s downtown). The goal would be to eliminate the pedestrian/cyclist hazardous curb cuts and driveways in front of retail areas. “We are striving for end results that reflect consensus,” Constantine said. “But I define consensus as 70 percent of the people getting 70 percent of what they want.” I asked him about the one major exception to the uninspired Princeton planning process — the redevelopment of Hinds Plaza/Spring Street area. He said he believed it was Bob Geddes, architect, planner, and dean emeritus of the

Princeton University School of Architecture (1965-1982) “who started the effort to recognize that the process needed to change to create a downtown place not just a library project,” Constantine said. “Former Princeton Borough Mayor Marvin Reed was a leader who recognized the benefits of the ‘big idea,’ and he then responded strategically when a visioning process showed that the public did want a mixed-use downtown place,” Constantine said. “But implementing this big idea was complicated in terms of needing more than one parcel of land. Phasing that required moving the library twice, and needing a process to select a qualified redeveloper. Marv was committed and willing to fight through the opposition that never let up, and fought him in lawsuits that were ultimately decided after everything was built. “How was this process different? What usually happens in Princeton is that the town just writes or rewrites zoning as the applicant comes up with a plan, the review process com-

mences and the public engages at hearings. At Hinds Plaza, first came the ‘big idea,’ then a vision with public consensus, then a concept plan and selection of a developer with public review, and finally the detailed plan.” Reed, who now lives in Montgomery Township at Stone Bridge where Bob Geddes also now resides, came to the Princeton Future meeting, because intellectually he always will be a Princeton resident with an unending commitment to the well being of his friends and neighbors. He helped Princeton Future come up with the list of 25 potential redevelopment sites. Constantine emphasized that at this point in Princeton’s history, the town needs not only a leader, but also one equipped with the right tools to make things happen. “We need to shake things up.” I look forward to my next birthday where I hope Happy Birthday to you will be replaced by “Shake it up, baby, come on and twist and shout.”

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Though depression may be a common condition among older adults, it is not a normal part of aging. While it’s true that almost everyone experiences feelings of sadness or grief at different points in their lives, often those feelings subside with a little time. However, when those feelings linger, they can interfere with everyday life and make the golden years seem not so golden after all. Fortunately, once diagnosed, depression is treatable. Princeton House Behavioral Health, a unit of Princeton HealthCare System, offers a variety of programs tailored to meet the psychiatric needs of older adults and to help them cope with the issues and challenges of aging. Older adults at increased risk Growing older does not automatically mean growing depressed. Yet older adults are at an increased risk for experiencing depression. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 80 percent of older adults have at least one chronic health condition and 50 percent have two or more. Depression is more common in people with chronic conditions and other illnesses — like heart disease or cancer — or whose function becomes limited. In addition to illness, other risk factors for depression can include: • Loss of independence and the loss of ability to do the things they used to do, such as drive • Certain medications commonly prescribed to older adults, such as medications to treat hypertensions, steroids and other drugs • Genetics and family history

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A Tony nominee and a new writing prof at the Lewis Center By Anthony Stoeckert Features Editor

The Tony Awards are Broadway’s biggest night, but June 11 will be particularly exciting for Jane Cox. Cox is the director of the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater at Princeton University, and is nominated for her lighting design on August Wilson’s “Jitney,” which ran from December to March. Cox is a lighting designer who has been lecturing at the Lewis Center since 2007 and was named its director last year. She was also recently nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for her lighting design of New York Theatre Workshop’s production of “Othello.” Cox has received numerous awards for her work as a lighting designer and recently received the Ruth Morley Design Award from the League of Professional Theatre Women and was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical for the recent Broadway revival of “The Color Purple.” The 71st annual Tony Awards will be broadcast on CBS, live from the Radio City Music Hall in New York City, on Sunday, June 11. The Lewis Center also announced that Yiyun Li will join its creative wrting faculty in September. She has been appointed a full professor of creative writing and will teach undergraduate creative writing workshops. Li’s is the author of “A Thousand Years of Good Prayers,” a short story collection that won the Frank O’Con-

nor International Short Story Award, PEN/Hemingway Award, The Guardian First Book Award, and California Book Award for first fiction. Her novel, “The Vagrants,” won the gold medal of California Book Award for fiction, and was shortlisted for International Dublin Literary Award. Her most recent book is a memoir, “Dear Friend, from

Yiyun Li will join the Lewis Center’s creative writing faculty staff in September. My Life I Write to You in Your Life,” which was published in February. Her writing has been featured in The New Yorker, A Public Space, Granta, The Best American Short Stories, and The O. Henry Prize Stories, among others. Li grew up in Beijing and came to the United States in 1996 to pursue a science career in immunology before she became a writer. In announcing the appointment, Tracy K. Smith, Director of the Program in Creative Writing and a Pulitzer Prizewinning poet, noted, “We are impressed by Yiyun’s philosophy of teaching writing, which cleaves closely to her philoso-

phy of reading in its emphasis upon ‘curiosity, generosity, and finding connections that make writers not separate beings but a conscious part of conversations that span decades and centuries and continents,’” said Tracy K. Smith, director of the creative writing program and a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. “Her generosity of spirit, her commitment to service and her empathy for her students make us confident that her presence will add immeasurably to the creative writing community at Princeton.” Li will join Program in Creative Writing faculty Jeffrey Eugenides, Jhumpa Lahiri, Paul Muldoon, Joyce Carol Oates, James Richardson, Kirstin Valdez Quade, Susan Wheeler, and Edmund White, and a number of distinguished visiting lecturers. Through the program’s courses, students have the opportunity to pursue original work at both beginning and advanced levels in fiction, poetry, screenwriting and translation under the guidance of these practicing, award-winning writers. Students can earn a certificate in creative writing in addition to their degree in a major. Each year two dozen seniors work individually with a member of the faculty on a creative writing thesis, such as a novel, screenplay, or a collection of short stories, poems, or translations. “I am thrilled to join the Lewis Center for the Arts and Princeton University,” Li said. “I look forward to being part of an intellectually and artistically dynamic conversation with students and colleagues.”

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JUNE 26 - august 4, 2017 summer day school & Youth Camp

Summer Day School at Peddie is a six-week session geared toward rising 6th through 12th graders. Students can choose from enrichment courses in a variety of subjects to prepare for the rigors of their next academic year. In Summer Youth Camp, campers ages 6-9 will learn, swim and explore, and will also enjoy special programs like Mad Science, Bricks for Kids, Yoga instruction and more. Youth Camp promises a summer your child won’t forget!

summer Athletics

Don’t miss this exciting experience to learn and practice with some of Peddie’s best coaches! Peddie Basketball Camps Peddie Golf Camp Peddie Swim Camp

summer ARTS

Green Apple Theater Camp excites young thespians (ages 8-11) just beginning their acting careers, while Summer Theater Camp takes older campers (ages 11-15) to another level. Join our own Peddie School arts faculty and guest Broadway professionals in this fun summer theater program. Register online at:

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to advertise, contact Tracey Lucas 908.415.9891 | tlucas@newspapermediagroup.com

Cynthia Fowlkes Owner/REALTOR® Assoc., SRES, ABR, WCR, CRS

Hall of Fame Recipient; Executive Club; 100% Club; Platinum Club. Circle of Excellence Recipient.

Office: 609-303-3455

Cell: 908-581-5503 | Email: Cindy@SoldOnCindy.com | SoldOnCindy.com

. How long have you been in Real Estate? . What are the three things that separate you from A. I have been in Real Estate for 16+ years the competition? and absolutely love what I do. I can’t imagine any other A. First: I truly believe it is my passion for what I do profession that would allow me to meet such wonderful people and clients sense that, which makes them feel safe in knowing from all walks of life, that in turn become lifelong clients, referrals that I have their best interest in mind at all times. Second: When and friends. working with clients, I provide them with 100% support and educate them on the market conditions & trends, inventory . What is your specialty? and pertinent information concerning their home selection A. I can say I am equally versed in working with and/or existing home. Third: I can say I am a “Techie” and Buyers and Sellers. I provide Buyer Consultations am always ahead of the curve when it comes to Internet for first time buyers and walk them through a step by step presence, elite marketing strategies, top photography/ orientation on the process towards home ownership. I also value virtual tours, drone videos, smart phone apps, Social my time with Sellers when marketing, staging and assisting them Media tools, etc…anything that is new and cutting edge in selling their most precious asset. I am also fluent in Spanish is usually being implemented. and serve the Hispanic community. . What is one tip you have for someone . What is the most Challenging/Gratifying aspect of who is looking to buy or sell a home? what you do? A. My advice is to be selective when hiring A. The most challenging aspect is trying to get the a Realtor, make sure you have the right experienced customer to leave behind all of their preconceived notions of professional who is hard working, responsive, Realtors and past negative experiences and ultimately gain their knowledgeable and most of all trustworthy. trust. The most gratifying aspect would be that moment when You have to feel comfortable with whom the Buyer has found the home of their dreams and seeing the you choose and have a connection excitement light up their face or when the Seller has accepted an aside from all of the above. offer on their home and are happy to know that a wonderful new family will be making memories there as well. . Why should someone choose you as their Real Estate Agent? A. I am extremely diligent, experience and knowledgeable in all that I do. I care, not only in assisting my 1378 Route 206 clients with their current transaction, but Skillman “Montgomery” NJ I hope to make a lasting impression that will create a long standing relationship with them, their families and friends.

Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated.

featured homes EAST AMWELL TWP

$459,900

This warm and welcoming expanded ranch home on 1½ park-like acres offers country views in all directions. The sunny great room with cathedral ceiling overlooks the deck and a sweeping back yard. Open to the great room is the updated kitchen and dining room, through French doors, the living room with a wood-burning fireplace. 4 bedrooms and a finished basement. Great location.

HOPEWELL TWP

Set on over 40 bucolic acres, Wildflower Farm is suited to fine country living. A long drive leads past a pond towards a home carefully designed to best exploit its surroundings. Walls of windows usher the outside in. Luxe features include European appliances in the kitchen, wide plank wood floors, pocket doors and decorative trim. A show stopping great room leads to a custom-built deck overlooking Jacobs Creek.

45 N. Main Street Lambertville, NJ 08530

609-397-3007

www.RiverValleyInfo.com

$1,189,000

Lowest price for a single family home in Princeton! Incredible opportunity to own a newly built home, practically in Downtown Princeton! This new construction features 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 1-car garage, and a full finished basement! Built to the highest standard with use of the finest materials, appliances and finishes by the reputable R.B. Homes of Princeton.

NEW HOPE, PA

Cell: 609-903-0621 ashulkina@yahoo.com

Top 1% of Realtors Nationwide

6038 Lower York Road New Hope, PA 18938

609-921-9202

Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated.

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$537,500

Come see what 3 floors of living space has to offer. This property is in Top Rated New Hope Solebury School district & mins to downtown New Hope. Priced for a quick sale. The property has had a pre-listing inspection! Contact agent for more details.

Anna Shulkina Sales Associate

343 Nassau Street, Princeton NJ 08540

In desirable Lambert Hill, this Livingston end unit, on an oversized lot offers unobstructed sweeping views and an elegant first floor master suite. An airy open floor plan is distinguished by custom millwork, stained glass transoms and gleaming wood floors. the light-filled great room, with gas fireplace, adjoins an expansive, gourmet kitchen. two more bedrooms, private office, mezzanine loft and attached two-car garage.

45 N. Main Street Lambertville, NJ 08530

609-397-3007

www.RiverValleyInfo.com

215-794-3227

$574,900

Listed by Andrea Mergentime ReALtoR®

45 N. Main Street Lambertville, NJ 08530

PRINCETON

LambertviLLe

Listed by Barbara Berardo REALtoR®

Listed by Valerie Sands REALTOR®

of Princeton

$990,000

Amelie Escher REALTOR® Licensed in PA Cell: 609-937-0479

Princeton

$1,299,000

Elegant Custom Finished Colonial. Custom finished gated 5BR, 5.5BA Colonial w/in Rosedale Estates! Sits on 1.92 ac. 2 story foyer w/Marble flr. LR w/brick Fplc, & palladium windows. Library w/built-ins recessed lights, double sided fplc & hdwd flrs. Kit w/island, & high end appls. Solarium & wrap around deck. MBR suite w/Fplc, sitting rm, Jacuzzi, Sky lights, & Italian Marble flrs. Au-pair/Mother-Daughter suite w/ private entrance! Listed by Robert “Bob” Levine

BRoKER/Sales Associate Licensed in NJ

190 Nassau Street Princeton, NJ 08542

609-921-2700

Cell: 609-273-3621 boblevine@ymail.com

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Call the ROCCO D’ARMIENTO TEAM today for more details!

RESIDENTIAL Plainsboro

$449,000

Princeton

$5,799,000

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to advertise, call 609.924.3250 | Monday thru Friday 8:30a 55 Dey Road. Beautiful 2 family Bi-level home on over 3/4 acre lot. Main flr has all refinished hdwd flrs, Kit. has newer SS appls. 4BR, 3 full BAs. Upper level has 3BR, LR, DR, Kit, 2 Full BAs. Main level has FR, 1BA, EIK, Laundry room and garage. Relax on the upper deck and look out over the open space. First floor is great for an inlaw suite. New kitchen and full bath. Freshly painted thru out. Minutes to train station, Rt 1, Rt 95 and NJ turnpike. Walk to parks, golf course and shopping center. Excellent West Windsor Plainsboro school system.

8 Players Lane. Enter through an automatic gated entrance to a private enclave of 6 homes, in the most prestigious Jasna Polana Estates & a stone’s throw from the 230 acres Jasna Polana Golf Course, includes FREE membership. 7BR, 7BA & two 1/2BAs home to call your own private luxurious retreat that sits at the top of the cul-de-sac with custom built-in pool. So much to see.

Cranbury

$1,050,000

$939,000

Employment Opportunities in Brand New Warehouse L&R Distributors is the largest distributor and the 6th largest purchaser of cosmetics in the US. We are building a Brand New Distribution Center in Monroe Township, NJ and are now recruiting for all positions. To learn more visit us at www.LRDIST.COM

181 Plainsboro Road. Custom Designed Architectural Gem...on 2 acres of parklike landscaped private property, this Contemporary home is located in Historic Cranbury. features 4BD, 3 Full BA, 2 half baths, family room, LR w/fieldstone frplce, DR, air cond solarium w/flr to ceiling windows. kit is chef’s dream, fin bsmnt, IG pool and so much more!! 2 miles to University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro Complex.

11 South Main Street. BEAUTIFUL HISTORIC HOME..has been featured in the Historic Cranbury home tour. Rich in history & impeccably updated. Features pumpkin pine hdwd flring throughout, updated kit w/granite counters & ss appliances, 4BD, 2 full BA & 2 half BA, det 2 car gar. Located on almost 1 acre w/screened in deck. MUCH MORE!!

Princeton

Cranbury

Reduced $975,000

278-280 Franklin Ave. Medical/Office building 3000 sq ft total. Current use is a Dermatologist office formerly a dentist office. Many possible uses with township approval. The 1500 sq ft of doctor’s office hosts waiting room, reception area, 3 exam rooms, kitchen, private office, and much more. Business for sale also for additional $150k. Another 1400 sq ft of building is home to 4 bedroom, 2 full bath apartment currently being leased.

To apply, email us at NJJOBS@LRDIST.COM

$769,000

43 Washington Drive. This move-in ready Claridge model in Shadow Oaks is ready to impress. 5 BR, 3.5 bath. The kitchen has granite island w/stool seating, granite counters, SS GE applncs. Fam Rm w/granite breakfast bar. The DR & LR w/hrdwd flring. The MBR is the perfect getaway w/a WIC. Paver patio overlooks flower gardens & koi ponds with waterfall. Also has Cent Vac sys, newer HVAC & roof.

ROCCO D’ARMIENTO TEAM REALTOR®, e-Pro, SRES Five Star REALTOR award since 2010. Selling Residential & Commercial • Licensed in NJ & PA NJ REALTORS® Circle of Excellence Award® Winner - Gold 2012

Cell: 267-980-8546 Office: 609-924-1600 ext. 7601 Wendy, Rocco, and Melissa

Rocco.DArmiento@FoxRoach.com www.roccodarmiento.foxroach.com

253 Nassau Street Princeton, NJ 08540

A member of the franchise system of BHH Affiliates, LLC.

609-924-1600

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Cook Part time & Full Time Great Benefits Performs a variety of routine kitchen duties including the preparation and service of hot and cold food. Prepares food for service according to HACCP guidelines. Please email resume to: iweiss@springpointsl.org Jobs Wanted Senior Specialist CBM sought by Oliver Wyman, Inc. in Princeton, NJ. As sr specialist mgmt analyst, lead teams of consultants/mgmt analysts on projects for clients in manuf, transportation & logistics rel firms. Assess client needs & develop strategy recommendations for clients. Lead reengg & cost & marketing optimization of clients' core business & processes using complex modeling, analytical & process techniques. Req's Master's in Business Admin, Engg, Econ or rel fld + 3 yrs strategic consulting exp. Bach's in Business Admin, Engg, Econ or rel fld + 6 yrs progressive, post-Bach's strategic consulting exp also accepted. Up to 80% domestic & int'l travel req'd for business meetings. Send resume identifying position to: Attn: AN (SS - CBM), Oliver Wyman, Inc., 1166 Avenue of the Americas, 29th Fl., New York, NY 10036. Business Opportunity ATTENTION BUSINESS OWNERS: Do you want to reach over 2 million readers? Place your 25-word classified ad in over 130 newspapers throughout NJ for $560. Contact Peggy Arbitell 609-3597381 or visit www.njpa.org

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE GRAND PIANO Beautiful, hand made Czech Petrof model IV DC, excellent condition. 5'8", ebony gloss. $18,000. Call 609-598-1884

HOPEWELL-RINGOES PICKERS PARADISE. May 27, 9-12 Musical items, complete & apart - fair condition. Household, Clothing, Tools. Fill your bucket $10 - certain items. Rain Date May 28. CASH ONLY. 46 Snydertown Road, Hopewell-Ringoes PRINCETON NJ MOVING SALE SATURDAY MAY 27th 8:00- 1:00 42 Allison Rd. Furniture: Cherry dining set, Mahogany china cabinet, cherry armoire with bookcases, large oak corner desk and more. Garden tools, collectibles, art work, rugs and other items. Houses for Rent FRANKLIN PARK Farmhouse on preserved land. Two bedrooms, living room, dining room, eat-in-kitchen. $1340/month plus utilities and 1.5 months security. Available 7/1. 732-545-0973 BORDENTOWN AREA - 206 across from shoprite, 1 bedroom house. Dining room, living room, kitchen and bath. Private driveway. $950/month + utilities & security deposit. Available now. 215-547-0619. Announcements NEED TO REACH MORE PEOPLE? Place your 25-word classified ad in 130 NJ newspapers for $560. Call Peggy Arbitell at 609-3597381, email parbitell@njpa.org or visit www.njpa.org. (Nationwide placement available.) Ask About our TRI-BUY package to reach NY, NJ and PA! Public Notices Keeping an eye on your governments? Manually search the site or register to receive email notifications and/or save your searches. It's a free public service provided by NJ Press Association at www.njpublicnotices.com

Lawrenceville Law Firm looking for receptionist/ billing clerk. 9 to 3 Mon/ Fri. Keep/maintain billing sheets. Must be proficient in Word and basic computer skills. Good people skills a must. Email resume to attorneys@avoliohanlon.com

Miscellaneous DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR BOAT TO HERITAGE FOR THE BLIND. Free 3 Day Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care Of. 800-263-5434

FRONT DESK Dental office in Princeton. Some computer skills, will train. One to two days a week. 609-924-9034

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