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Scout project gives police a space of their own

By Mike Morsch Regional Editor

Michael Gonzalez was attending a National Night Out event hosted by the Cranbury Police Department when it occurred to him that he wanted to do something to help the local police department.

He was starting to think about his Eagle Scout project and the National Night Out event had exposed him to the many attributes that the town’s law enforcement brought to the community.

“The officers go above and beyond the call of duty, and for that, not only myself but the entire community of Cranbury really look up to the police for their dedicated and caring service,” said Gonzalez, 17, a Cranbury resident who attends Princeton High School. “No matter how big or how small, I knew I wanted to do something for the Cranbury Police force.”

Later that same evening, Gonzalez spoke with Cranbury Police Chief Rickey Varga, who invited the teen and his father to tour the police station at a later date. It was on that day that the Eagle Scout’s vision became clear to him.

“Toward the end of our tour, Chief Varga brought us out into this empty lot. He mentioned that besides the break room, the officers didn’t have a place in the station to just relax and take a minute. The light bulb then went off in my head.”

Gonzalez’s idea was to build an area in the empty lot, a patio area of sorts, where the officers could enjoy a break outside.

Chief Varga agreed and the Eagle Scout project was off and running.

Because Gonzalez had to balance the project with school work and other responsibilities, it took about a year to plan and another year to complete. But the Cranbury officers got their patio, which helped Gonzalez achieve his Eagle Scout rank. The physical work for the patio was completed in November 2016. The groundbreaking for the patio area, which includes a small plaque,

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Michael Gonzalez, of Cranbury, decided to help the Cranbury Police Department with his Eagle Scout project. was held in September 2017, after Gonzalez achieved his rank of Eagle Scout.

“I worked with Michael and watched this project progress from conception through completion,” said Chief Varga. “The officers are very grateful and appreciative of Michael’s efforts and we of course want to thank and congratulate him on this amazing achievement.

Michael’s Eagle Scout project is now forever part of the Cranbury Police Department.”

Gonzalez takes plenty of satisfaction in a job well done and that his project helped give something back to the police department and the community.

“A lot of the officers have told me how useful the patio has been and they can sit down and appreciate the outdoors and enjoy themselves,” said Gonzalez. “Just seeing the culmination of everything that I’ve learned through my years with this extraordinary organization was extremely gratifying to say the least.”

This the plaque that graces the patio space outside the Cranbury Police Department.

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School district moves to ‘design’ stage of bond referendum

By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

The Princeton school district has moved to the “design” phase of a facilities bond referendum that official hope to put on the ballot next year.

The school board, in a

closed session meeting Tuesday night, and its architect examined options for building projects that a referendum would fund. Officials have talked of making an addition to the overcrowded Princeton High School and reopening Valley Road School for a school for fifth-and sixthgraders, and pointed to needs for athletic fields and improvements at other schools.

School board Vice President Dafna Kendal, the chairwoman of the board’s facilities committee, said Wednesday that if the district reopens Valley Road School, central office administrators and staff would have to be moved to different offices.

“Nothing’s set in stone,” she said, “but that’s the direction were moving” in.

She offered that officials are

considering make Valley Road a “community school” that would include resources for the public.

In some places, that’s included having offices for a doctor or a washer and dryer, she said.

She also confirmed the district is looking at “a couple of locations” to acquire property for athletic fields and other needs, but she declined to elaborate.

At this point, officials do not have a preliminary dollar amount for how much everything will cost. They intend to seek financial help from area nonprofits, like the Princeton University, whose employees send their children to the public schools.

“We will be reaching out to many parties to see who can contribute to the bond referendum, including the not for profits in our town and everyone else

who has an interest in the public school system,” board President Patrick Sullivan said Tuesday.

Cranbury has had a send-receive relationship with Princeton since 1991, with eighth-graders from Cranbury School going to Princeton High. As for Cranbury being asked to contribute, Kendal said: “We have a responsibility to Princeton taxpayers.”

Sullivan said Cranbury is “severely limited by law as to what they can contribute to an out-of-town facility. But we will look at all funding options as part of this bond referendum.”

Cranbury Chief School Administrator Susan Genco could not be reached for comment.

As for next steps, Superintendent of Schools Stephen C. Cochrane said Wednesday that the district wants to gather input

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from staff, faculty and the public “as we really pull together the design components of the referendum.”

Officials have said they hope to have the ballot question in September 2018, which would mean the district would need to submit an initial plan in March to the state Department of Education.

“So over the course of the next few months, we will be meeting with people to develop the design ideas,” Cochrane said.

At the school board meeting next week, Cochrane is expected to begin making the public case for why the projects are necessary. He said he would touch on what he termed the “drivers” of the referendum, including rising enrollment and learning needs.

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POLICE BLOTTER

A 23-year-old East Windsor man was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia after an incident at 2:09 a.m. Oct. 6 on Route 33.

While on patrol the officer observed and identified the suspect who had

an outstanding warrant for his arrest. The suspect was placed under arrest and found to have in his possession drug paraphernalia. The suspect was later released pending court action.

A 32-year-old East Windsor man was charged with possession of MDMA (Ecstacy), possession of cocaine, possession of Xanax, possession of marijuana,

possession of drug paraphernalia, having an inoperable brake light, possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle, DUI, being under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance, careless driving, reckless driving, and having an unregistered vehicle after being stopped at 2:22 a.m.

Oct. 7 on Route 535.

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 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), cocaine, Xanax, marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The driver was also suspected of operating the vehicle under the influence and field sobriety tests were conducted. The driver

was arrested and later released pending court action.

A 23-year-old East Windsor woman was charged with possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia after being stopped at 1:19 a.m.

Oct. 8 on Route 130.

While on patrol an officer observed a motor vehicle being operated that had an inoperable brake light and a motor vehicle stop was conducted. The investigation revealed that the passenger was in possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia. The passenger was arrested and later released pending court action.

A 24-year-old woman from Kendal Park, N.J., was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after being stopped at 11:04 a.m. Oct. 8 on Route 130.

An officer was dispatched to a report of an erratic driver on Route 130 north. The vehicle was located and a motor vehicle stop was conducted. The investigation revealed that the driver of the vehicle was in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The driver was arrested and later released pending court action.

A 38-year-old Plainfield man was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after being stopped at 11:27 p.m. Oct. 8 on Route 130.

While on patrol an officer observed a motor vehicle being operated that had an inoperable head light, was unregistered 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 26-year-old Manalapan man was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, maintenance of lamps and for having a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle after being stopped at 12:29 a.m.

Oct. 9 on Route 130.

While on patrol an officer observed a motor vehicle being operated that had a brake light inoperable 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 48-year-old woman from Perth Amboy was

charged with DUI, careless driving, reckless driving, obstructing traffic, driving while suspended, being an unlicensed driver, consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle and having an open container in a motor vehicle after being stopped at 1:01 p.m. Oct. 10 on Route 130.

An officer was dispatched to a report of an erratic driver on Route 130.

The vehicle was located 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.

A 20-year-old East Windsor man was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of fireworks after being stopped at 10:04 p.m.

Oct. 10 on Dorchester Drive.

The officer was dispatched to a report of a suspicious vehicle on the Bear Brook Pathway at the end of Dorchester Drive. The investigation revealed that the driver was in possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and fireworks.

The driver was arrested and later released pending court action.

East Windsor to offer free rabies clinics East Windsor Township is having free rabies clinics for all dog and cat owners in East Windsor Township.

These free rabies clinics are provided as a convenience to residents. All resident dogs must have a rabies vaccination that does not expire prior to Nov. 1,

2017, in order to receive a 2018 dog license.

The clinics will be held on Saturday, Nov. 4 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the East Windsor Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, located at 51 One Mile Road; and on Saturday, Nov. 11, from 1 to 3 p.m.

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For more information about the free rabies clinic, contact the East Windsor Township Animal Control Officer at (609) 448-5678, ext. 229.

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BETH EL NEWS

Rabbi working hard for acceptance of all Rabbi Jay Kornsgold of Beth El Synagogue in East Windsor is working to make the government of Israel more accepting to Jews that are not “ultra-Orthodox.�

Even though the ultraOrthodox in Israel are only 9 percent of the population, it holds immense sway in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, because all governments formed in Israel by the prime minister are coalitions, which are needed to get a majority of the 120-member seats. The major parties, Labor and Likud, have never garnered enough votes to control the Knesset, which is why such minor groups are so important. And even when they form a coalition government without the ultra-Orthodox they are afraid to go against the ultra-Orthodox knowing they will be needed in some future election.

Kornsgold is chair of the Masorti Rabbinic Cabinet as Photos by Dick Cunningham well as a member of the board of the Masorti Foundation. Masorti is the name for Conservative Jews outTop photo, Ed and Liz Gostkowski watch Station 46 fire- side of America.

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The chief rabbinate, era while daughter, Michelle, dozes on dad's shoulder at part of the ultra-Orthodox, is the Oct. 14 open house at East Windsor Vol. Fire Co. 2 in charge of all religious (Station 46) on Twin Rivers Drive. Center, Matthew Weissfunctions.

One can’t offiman helps Station 46 firefighter Sean Hunt roll up a seccially have a religious ceretion of hose. Bottom, Firefighters Bill Welling, left, and mony without its okay. Do Mark Cohen, right, give Bryan Molina a chance to use a you want to get married in a hand line to target some traffic cones.

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religious ceremony, you need its approval. Divorce requires its nod. Want a religious burial, it must say yes. Any other ceremonies of a religious significance, it must sign off.

In Israel, as in the U.S., a religious official such as a rabbi conducts the ceremony. One also needs a marriage certificate from government officials. But if one does not use an ultraOrthodox rabbi one can’t officially have a ceremony.

As a result many Israelis choose to leave the country to get married civilly. They go to Cyprus, the United States and elsewhere. When they return few bother to have a religious ceremony.

That is why Rabbi Kornsgold and others in the Masorti movement work hard to make change in Israel. He made a major speech during the just-ended High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur to raise awareness of what is happening.

The more American Jews that let the Israeli government know their concern and that support the Masorti Foundation financially, the more chance there is of changing the rules.

Many American Jews go to Israel for religious ceremonies but they can be blocked by the ultra-Orthodox requirements even if

Hightstown to close Stockton Street on Halloween

The Borough of Hightstown will close Stockton Street between Church Street and Summit Avenue to allow for safe Halloween activities on Oct. 31. The closure will begin at 5:30 p.m. and end at 9:30 p.m.

All residents are asked to stop distributing Halloween treats at 9 p.m.

In addition, Bank Street and Rogers Avenue will be closed to west bound traffic during this time period.

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they are Orthodox in the U.S. Rabbi Kornsgold says the three main movements in the U.S (Conservative, Reform and Modern Orthodox) may not agree on many things but understand they must work together to effect change.

The ultra-Orthodox’s power goes back to the founding of Israel. They went to new Prime Minister David Ben Gurion and said you have so many problems in getting a new state up and running we’ll take care of the religious aspects. From there, its power grew.

Kornsgold says there is some progress. At the Old Train Station in Jerusalem, before the Sabbath, there is a service with music. Years ago that would never be allowed.

But there is still a long way to go. There was an agreement among the major parties to allow for a parallel non ultra-Orthodox section at the Western Wall, the holiest place where Jews are allowed to pray. But when this was about to start the agreement fell apart because the ultra-Orthodox stopped it.

The Beth El rabbi, who frequently travels to Israel, says Jews in that country are excited about change that will curtail some of the restrictions. Kornsgold said it’s all about Israel being accepting of all Jews. He says Israel must be a place where everyone can pray the way they want to. His hope is to see a church and state separation as in the United States.

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Elvis sets the house on fire More than 200 people attended the Hightstown High School 50-Plus reunion Oct. 14 at the Highstown Firehouse No. 41 in East Windsor. The event honored HHS graduates from 1943 through 1967. One of the highlights of the evening was a performance by an Elvis impersonator, seen here with former teacher Shirley Hancock.

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East Windsor Township will participate in the New Jersey Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) sponsored program “Operation Medicine Cabinet” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The program offers residents the opportunity to dispose of all unused, unwanted and expired prescription medications in a safe manner.

The township has a drop box in the lobby of the police/court building at 80 One Mile Road for the collection of these various medications.

Collected medications will be turned over to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on the next business day for final disposal.

“East Windsor is part-

nering again with the local DEA office in this special event to focus on the importance of disposing of expired and unneeded medications in a safe and responsible non-hazardous manner,” said Mayor Janice Mironov. “We encourage our residents to take advantage of this opportunity.”

In addition to the “Operation Medicine Cabinet’”one day event, East Windsor Township provides residents with a yearround 24/7 opportunity to dispose of medications in a permanent drop box installed in the lobby of the Police/Court Building. The permanent drop box was obtained by Mayor Mironov and council members from The American Medicine Chest Challenge.

Obituaries Superior Court of New Jersey Chancery Division County Middlesex Docket No. F-016109-17 NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANTS

STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO: GLENN A. CLARK, KNOWN HEIR OF SADIE M. CLARK A/K/A SADIE MAE CLARK YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to serve upon Udren Law Offices, P.C., plaintiff's attorneys, whose address is Woodcrest Corporate Center, 111 Woodcrest Road, Suite 200, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08003, telephone number (856) 669-5400, an Answer to the Complaint filed in a civil action, in which Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-OA1, Mortgage PassThrough Certificates, Series 2007-OA1 is plaintiff, and DAVID A. CLARK, KNOWN HEIR OF SADIE M. CLARK A/K/A SADIE MAE CLARK, GLENN A. CLARK, KNOWN HEIR OF SADIE M. CLARK A/K/A SADIE MAE CLARK, KENNETH A. CLARK, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF SADIE M. CLARK A/K/A SADIE MAE CLARK, SADIE M. CLARK A/K/A SADIE MAE CLARK, HER HEIRS, DEVISEES AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, AND HIS, HERS, THEIR OR ANY OF THEIR SUCCESSORS IN RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST, FICTITIOUS SPOUSE OF SADIE M. CLARK A/K/A SADIE MAE CLARK, JANE DOE TENANT(S) (NAME(S) BEING FICTITIOUS), JOHN DOE TENANTS(S) NAME(S) BEING FICTITIOUS), STATE OF NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, are defendants, pending in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Middlesex County, and bearing Docket F- 016109-17 within thirty-five days after October 20, 2017, exclusive of such date. If you fail to do so, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

You shall file your Answer and proof of service with the Clerk of the Superior Court of New Jersey, 25 W. Market Street, CN-971, Trenton, New Jersey 08625, in accordance with the rules of civil practice and procedure.

This action has been instituted for the purpose of 1) foreclosing a Mortgage dated 02/07/2007 made by Sadie M. Clark a/k/a Sadie Mae Clark, as mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Quicken Loans Inc. recorded on 02/23/2007 in Book 12192 of Mortgages for Middlesex County, Page 0775 ; Said Mortgage was then assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee for GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-OA1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-OA1 on 10/26/2009, recorded on 12/31/2009, in Book 01034, Page 0119 ; and 2) to recover possession of, and concerns premises commonly known as 608A Chamberlain Avenue, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861, Block 399.02; Lot No. 3.02.

If you are unable to obtain an attorney, you may contact the Lawyers Referral Service in the county of venue by calling (732) 828-0053. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may communicate with the Legal Services Office of the county of venue by (732) 249-7600.

You, GLENN A. CLARK, KNOWN HEIR OF SADIE M. CLARK A/K/A SADIE MAE CLARK, are made party defendants herein by virtue of the death of SADIE M. CLARK A/K/A SADIE MAE CLARK, deceased, the owner of mortgaged property being foreclosed herein, because you may have an ownership interest in the mortgaged property and for any right, title or interest you may have in, to or against the mortgaged property.

Michelle M. Smith, Esquire Clerk of the Superior Court PP, 1x, 10/20/17 Fee: $50.22 Affidavit: $15.00 Superior Court of New Jersey Chancery Division County Middlesex Docket No. F-023509-17 NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANTS STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO: PAUL PICIULLO, HIS HEIRS, DEVISEES AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, AND HIS, HERS, THEIR OR ANY OF THEIR SUCCESSORS IN RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to serve upon Udren Law Offices, P.C., plaintiff's attorneys, whose address is Woodcrest Corporate Center, 111 Woodcrest Road, Suite 200, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08003, telephone number (856) 6695400, an Answer to the Complaint filed in a civil action, in which Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Trustee for Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-3, AssetBacked Certificates, Series 2006-3 is plaintiff, and KAREN PICIULLO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF PAUL PICIULLO, PAUL PICIULLO, HIS HEIRS, DEVISEES AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, AND HIS, HERS, THEIR OR ANY OF THEIR SUCCESSORS IN RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST, JANE DOE, TENANT (NAME BEING FICTITIOUS), JOHN DOE, TENANT (NAME BEING FICTITIOUS), MIDLAND FUNDING LLC, NEW CENTURY FINANCIAL SERVICES, FICTITIOUS SPOUSE OF KAREN PICIULLO, STATE OF NEW JERSEY , UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, are defendants, pending in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Middlesex County, and bearing Docket F- 023509-17 within thirty-five days after October 20, 2017, exclusive of such date. If you fail to do so, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. You shall file your Answer and proof of service with the Clerk of the Superior Court of New Jersey, 25 W. Market Street, CN-971, Trenton, New Jersey 08625, in accordance with the rules of civil practice and procedure.

This action has been instituted for the purpose of 1) foreclosing a Mortgage dated 10/26/2006 made by Paul Piciullo and Karen Piciullo, as mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Line Financial Corp. recorded on 11/27/2006 in Book 11986 of Mortgages for Middlesex County, Page 0625 ; Said Mortgage was then assigned to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation on 10/26/2006, recorded on 02/06/2008, in Book 00999, Page 0429 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Trustee for Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-3 Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-3 on 08/30/2017, recorded on 09/15/2017, in Book 01218, Page 0550 ; and 2) to recover possession of, and concerns premises commonly known as 39 Pershing Avenue, Milltown, NJ 08850, Block 100; Lot No. 14.

If you are unable to obtain an attorney, you may contact the Lawyers Referral Service in the county of venue by calling (732) 828-0053. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may communicate with the Legal Services Office of the county of venue by (732) 249-7600.

You, the heirs, devisees and personal representatives of, PAUL PICIULLO, HIS HEIRS, DEVISEES AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, AND HIS, HERS, THEIR OR ANY OF THEIR SUCCESSORS IN RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST, and his, their or any of their successors in right, title and interest are made party defendants herein by virtue of the death of ,deceased, the owner of mortgaged property being foreclosed herein, because you may have an ownership interest in the mortgaged property and for any right, title or interest you may have in, to or against the mortgaged property.

Michelle M. Smith, Esquire Clerk of the Superior Court CP, 10/20/17 Fee: $52.08 Affidavit $15.00

Barbara A. Poole After a battle with cancer, Barbara Poole peacefully gained her wings with her family by her side on October 12, 2017, at the age of 60.

Barbara was born on January 6, 1957 in Pocomoke City, MD. She is predeceased by her loving adoptive parents, Walter and Frances Bullock of Hightstown and her biological mother, Thelma Cain of Pocomoke City. She is survived by her children, John, Chanel, Nisa and Jaime Lennon; her grandson, Jarell; her biological father, Otis Poole; her sisters, Janice, Brenda, and Deborah; her brother, Jimmy; and her nieces.

While living in Hightstown, NJ Barbara devoted her life to raising her children and dedicated 29 years working at CCL Label formerly known as Cricket.

Barbara was a loving and nurturing soul, with a deep love for elephants, turtles, and the color blue. She loved spending time with her family, watching scary movies, and enjoying the little things in life.

When diagnosed with cancer this past year, she remained dedicated to her family and in her will to fight her illness. She remained a brave, loving yet ironwilled woman, even throughout her final months.

The family would especially like to thank the staff of CentraState Hospital for their constant, attentive treatment; and the Glackin/Saul Funeral Home, for making the arrangements.

Barbara requested to be cremated. Her cremated remains will be kept close by her children.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 21, 2017, at 10:30 a.m., at the Glackin/Saul Funeral Home, 136 Morrison Avenue, Hightstown, NJ. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Barbara’s memory to New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence by visiting In Memory Of at www. inmemoryof-memorial.org.

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WHAT’S GOING ON Fri. Oct. 20

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

Jazz guitarist Jerry Topinka will perform at Tavern on the Lake in Hightstown on at 7:30 p.m. His music is described as “ groovy jazz with funk feel and impoverished jazz on top.” Topinka began playing guitar in 1954, quickly displayed a passion for the instrument and studied with two of the top guitarists of the time, Al Caiola and Joe Cinderella. At 16, he began playing professionally and, in 1964, became a featured jazz guitarist in north Jersey.

Topinka has made special guest appearances with Les Paul at the Iridium in NYC and has performed with world-renowned guitarist Martin Taylor at a variety of venues and opened for David Benoit at the Count Basie Theatre. Doors open at 7 p.m. for the 7:30 first set. Drinks and dinner can be purchased. Cost of the concert is $25.

Sat., Oct. 21

Yoga for Beginners from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Learn simple and powerful yoga postures to improve stability and balance. No physical agility or prior yoga experience needed. Bring a mat or large towel. Bilingual instruction (Spanish & English) by a trained Isha facilitator. Registration suggested at www.mcl.org.

St. David’s Episcopal

Church will hold its annual Fantasy Auction on Saturday at 5:50 p.m. This event is a combination live auction (highest bidder takes home the item), silent auction and tricky tray. The $12 admission fee includes appetizers and desserts; chances to win door prizes; the opportunity to bid on themed baskets, original art, collectibles and more; and 25 tickets for tricky tray items (additional tickets can be purchased to increase the chance of winning a particular item). St. David’s is located just off of Route 130 at 90 S. Main St. in Cranbury and has ample parking.

The church is fully accessible. For more information, call 609-655-4731 or visit stdavidscranbury.com.

Deborah Heart and Lung Center will offer free cardiac screening for teenagers from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hightstown High School gymnasium, 25 Leshin Lane, Hightstown.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA), often happens before the age of 20, and often strikes healthy young teenagers with no prior warning or symptoms. Students, ages 12-19 are welcome to register for this free event. Screening includes blood pressure, body mass index, heart auscultation (listening for a heart murmur), electrocardiogram and if needed, an echocardiogram (sonic heart imaging). Confidential results will be delivered to each parent after review. All screenings are scheduled by appointment, and students must be pre-registered online at www.deborahfoundation.org.

Sun., Oct. 22 Movie: My Cousin Rachel at 2 p.m. at the Hick-

ory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Join us for a screening of the popular movie starring Rachel Weisz. Rated PG-13, 106 minutes. A small snack will be provided. Sponsored by the Friends of the Hickory Corner Library.

Millinery on Main Street: Mrs. Harder’s Hat Shoppe exhibit at Cranbury Museum, 4 Park Place East, Cranbury, from 1 to 4 p.m.

Features hats, purses, gloves and accessories from the early 1900s.

Mon., Oct. 23 Nonfiction Book Group will meet at 2 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 Lost City of Z

by David Grann. No registration is necessary and new members are always welcome.

Preschool Art Class with Mrs. Mehta and Mrs. Poonam from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Children ages 2-6 will learn drawing and painting techniques from local art instructors. Messy play clothes, please.

Lunch Time Meditation from 12:30 to 1 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Join us for some guided mediation during your lunch hour. Help yourself regain the peace lost through busy mornings and smoothly get through the rest of the day. Presented by library staff member Leena, a 10 year practitioner of Rajyoga meditation.

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Adult English Learner Writing Class from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown.

Improve your writing skills for school and work. Taught by an experienced volunteer from Literacy NJ (formerly Literacy Volunteers).

Tween-Parent Book Club from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Children in Grades 3-5 and their parents are invited to enjoy snacks and discuss this month’s book. Call the library at (609) 448-1474 for the book title.

Tues., Oct. 24

Hatha Yoga class will be held at 10:00 a.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of

the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor.

Yoga increases flexibility, muscle strength and tone, improves respiration, energy and vitality, maintains a balanced metabolism and improves cardio and circulatory health. Led by certified yoga instructor Anuradha Puri. Call the library to register at (609) 448-1330.

Wed., Oct. 25 Crafts & Games for Adults at 2 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor.

Join us for card games, Scrabble, Checkers and other traditional board games or make a fun craft.

Ages 14 to adult. Sponsored

by Friends of the Hickory Corner Library. No registration is necessary.

Tell Us Your Ghost Story will be held at 7 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Have you ever experienced an inexplicable phenomenon?

Have you ever seen or heard or seen a ghost or spirit? Come and share your paranormal experience with others. Call the library to register at (609) 448-1330.

Hickory Corner Book Discussion will meet 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 The Orchard by Theresa Weir. New members are always wel-

come! No registration is necessary.

The Protestant Reformation - part two - at 6:30 p.m. at the Cranbury Public Library. At the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, Dr. Lou Mitchell will present a series on the events leading to this 16th-century religious, political, intellectual and cultural upheaval. The library is at 23 N. Main, Cranbury.

Thurs., Oct. 26 The Hightstown -East Windsor Historical Society, 164 North Main Street, Hightstown, is sponsoring an Antique Show and Tell at 5 p.m. The road show will take place in the Sara Hutchinson Educational Center freight station, located directly behind Ely

House. Gene Pascucci, from Empire Antiques, a local appraiser, will be on hand to put a value on items brought in from the community. The first item that Gene appraises is $15, and each additional item will be another $5. Gene has been in the antique business for 42 years and has owned his business in Hightstown for 21 years. He came to Hightstown because the Monmouth Street property was for sale and offered him the size building he needed for his business. He recommends that if an item is too heavy to bring in to the facility, to take a photo of the item, measure the size of the piece, and he will try to put a value on the item.

Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor, Werner Lecture Series, is sponsoring Linda Kenyon as Julia

Child in “Julia Says ‘Bon Appetite’” at 7 p.m. Admission is free. RSVP to Beth El Synagogue to reserve your seat. Beth El Synagogue is located at 50 Maple Stream Road, East Windsor, NJ, 08520; 6094 4 3 - 4 4 5 4 ; www.bethel.net.

Fri., Oct. 27

Movie: Picture of Dorian Grey (1945) at 2 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor.

Baby & Toddler Time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. For children ages birth-2.5 years & a caregiver. Come in Halloween costume.

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SPORTS

Webb, PHS football still battling

By Bob Nuse Sports Editor

Isaac Webb had high hopes coming into his junior season for the Princeton High School football team.

After catching 38 passes and scoring seven touchdowns a year ago, Webb and the Little Tigers were hoping for big things this season.

Unfortunately, Princeton’s opening game of the season against Hamilton saw starting quarterback Vince Doran go down with a season-ending injury.

Webb also injured his ankle in the opener and has slowly been working himself back into shape.

Those injuries, combined with several others for the Little Tigers, have turned a season that opened with promise into a rebuilding year.

“I have been trying to get back and perform on the field,” said Webb, who caught his first two touchdown passes of the season in last week’s 48-13 loss to West Windsor-Plainsboro South. “This injury has been messing with me for pretty much the entire season. Last game, I had to come out around the first quarter.

Lawrence and Hightstown, I finished but it was a struggle.”

Webb was able to play the full game at receiver and defensive back in the setback to the Pirates. Princeton, which fell to 0-6 with the loss, started freshman Jake Renda at quarterback, with junior Ryan Benattar playing the second half.

Each quarterback connected with Webb for a touchdown pass.

“Just having that many

injuries, you kind of lose a little bit of optimism,” Webb said. “But with Jake being our quarterback, and he is learning really fast, and with Ryan being our quarterback, he is also learning really fast. They are trying to take advantage of the opportunities that they have and trying to get the ball up the field.

“It mostly comes down to throw me the ball. They have to read their reads and take advantage of the opportunities they have.”

Princeton will play home to Northern Burlington tonight at 7 in its Homecoming Game. The contest will be played under portable lights in what has become an annual night game for the Little Tigers.

“We feel like Homecoming is a winnable game,” Webb said. “We thought this one was a winnable game.

We came out with a lot of optimism. We came out with a lot of might and a lot of fight. Just simple mistakes took over and we couldn’t capitalize on the fact that they made some mistakes, too.”

Princeton, which has 10 seniors on the roster, is down to just six who are playing as the season begins to wind down. There have been plenty of opportunities for the younger players on the roster to get on the field and gain experience that should help the team down the road.

“We have a lot of juniors and those kids are getting reps,” Princeton coach Charlie Gallagher said. “We have a small sophomore class, but our freshman class is a big one. We have to keep positive. Things have been good. We have

had great weeks of practice and I am excited about that.

There is a light at the end of the tunnel. We haven’t gotten to the end of the tunnel yet, but we’re going to get there. It might be the next week. It might be the week after. We’re going to get there. We have a great group of kids.”

Renda, a freshman, was thrust into the quarterback position when Doran was hurt in the opening game.

He’s thrown for over 300 yards and a pair of touchdowns this season. Benattar has also seen action at quarterback and has thrown two touchdown passes.

“We have a freshman quarterback,” Gallagher said. “This kid is a great kid.

He’s going to be our future.

We’re throwing him out there to the wolves. Ryan is a junior and a veteran guy and we’re hoping for a little bit of veteran leadership.

They have been competing in practice and it has been a close one. Jake understands, and I think Ryan understands, that if you get the starting nod and things don’t go well it doesn’t mean you get to finish the four quarters out. It means we are giving you the opportunity to start things off and if it doesn’t go well we’ll go to the other guy.”

Princeton still has a chance to right the ship. The Little Tigers realize there will be growing pains with so many young players on the field. But they also want to do whatever they can to win games this season.

Webb’s own development was slowed a bit by his injury in the opener. But he’s getting healthy again and that has made a difference in his play.

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Historic Sites Wendel White's photographs of black schools are on view at the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts

By Anthony Stoeckert

Wendel White's series about buildings that used to be schools for African American students includes pictures of former schools in Bordentown (above) and Mannington.

n 2003, Wendel White published a book, “Small Towns, Black Lives,” which told the stories behind African American communities in southern New Jersey, using White’s photography and oral histories of the people who lived in those communities.

It was the culmination of a project that White worked on for more than 10 years, and which also involved an exhibit that traveled New Jersey and into Pennsylvania.

From the very beginning of his work on “Small Towns, Black Lives,” White heard stories about the schools in those black communities. The first place he photographed was Whitesboro in Cape May County, and one of the first people he talked with lived a few doors from the town’s school.

“It was being used as a Head Start facility at the time,” White says. “But she talked about how it had once been the colored school for that community, and the relationships the students had with the black teachers in that community, and the difficulty that those students encountered when they moved onto the integrated, regional high school for that area.

“I was fascinated with that and throughout the project, I encountered different communities that still had their school buildings existing, who talked about their schools that had operated under these segregated or separated schools in southern New Jersey.”

After he finished the Small Towns project, White traveled to African American communities outside of New Jersey, including to Brooklyn, Illinois. Brooklyn did have some white students in the 1930s and '40s who went to a separate school, which was run by the all-black board of education.

“The idea of segregation was so significant that even in a majority black community, it was understood that there was a responsibility to provide a separate school for white students. . . . That was the first and only time I encountered that story, a majority black community that created a school for a white minority; there may be others but it’s the only one I encountered,” White says. “It resonated with me and I began to think that the schoolhouse was really at the center of what these communities were about and how we think about the role that the school plays in our lives.”

White traveled to communities in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana for his next project, “Schools for the Colored Series,” which focuses on photographs of buildings that were once black schools, or the locations where those schools used to be. Images of New Jersey schools from that series are on view in “Reconstructed History,” an exhibit of photographic works by five artists at the Arts Council of Princeton’s Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, through Nov. 25.

White’s interest was sparked largely by geography.

The project is about segregated schools in northern states, but he focuses on southern regions of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.

“I really was interested in the geography in these southern, mostly rural — but some were a little less rural — regions where there was this ambiguity

between north and south,” White says. "The communities had a very southern feel but they were in the north. And I just liked the idea of talking about segregation as a northern institution. The assumption is, the South, segregation and all of that, it’s built into our psyches as Americans and we don’t often enough talk about segregation in northern communities.”

He also found out that in the 21st century, there is more segregation in northern schools than in the south. He says there are many reasons for this, but one key factor is that in states like New Jersey and New York, districts are established by towns, while in the South, districts are drawn on a county basis.

White says he struggled at bit at first in trying to determine how to represent these schools in his photography. One thing he knew was that he didn’t want to combine photos and text as he had on his prior project. “I wanted to move away from that, I wanted to return to the image on its own,” he says.

He used a process in which he digitally fades out a portion of an image in order to draw attention to one particular part of a picture. The results are one photograph that the photographer digitally alters so that the building looks present, while everything else in the picture seems faded.

“I thought that might be useful in this case,” White says. “And I also thought it might be useful, because one of the things I began reading at the time was W.E.B. Du Bois' 'The Souls of Black Folks.’

He talks about, right at the beginning of the book, a childhood experience in school where he was sort of dismissed or turned away by a girl. He described it as feeling like he lived in this world where there was a veil. Beyond the veil was the white world and he could see through that but at the same time he lived in a world apart from that world.”

That influenced White's decision to isolate schools from the actual setting in his photographs.

“I select the school building and put a veil over the background so that the school building, in a sense, seems like it's in a separate space from the rest of the world it inhabits,” he says.

The exhibit features images of schools that were in Bordentown, Whitesboro, Freehold, Cape May and other parts of southern New Jersey. The buildings he photographed are in various conditions.

“Some of the buildings are active and being used, sometimes as community centers, sometimes as actual historic recreations,” he says adding that those recreations were found in Indiana and Illinois. “They reconstructed the classroom the way it would have looked in the '30s and '40s as a historic experience.

The Bordentown School is now a juvenile detention center. “That’s a literal transformation of a school to prison. . . . Some are abandoned buildings and a few are places where nothing exists at all so in a couple of cases I insert a sort of silhouette to represent where the building might have stood," White says.

White was born in Newark and grew up in New York City, Philadelphia and New Jersey. He discovered photography while in high school and received an undergraduate degree in photography from the School of Visual Arts in New York and a master’s from the University of Texas at Austin. He and his family live in Atlantic County and he is a professor of photography at Stockton University in Galloway.

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Also Inside: Hits of the '60s at the State Theatre • Reviewing 'A Night With Janis Joplin' at McCarter

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STAGE REVIEWS

By Bob Brown

‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change’

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George Street opens a temporary home with a musical favorite from Joe DiPietro eorge Street Playhouse is opening its 2017-18 season with “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” a romantic sketch-comedy by one of the theater’s longtime favorites, Joe DiPietro.

Like DiPietro, this show has been around before. But in the spirit of George Street’s new stage — literally — it has been freshened up with new bits that suit love in a digital vein.

What’s more, you can see this through Nov. 12 at George Street’s temporary new home, the former agricultural museum on Rutgers’ Cook College Campus, 103 College Farm Road, just off Route 1 in New Brunswick. It’s a fresh experience.

On opening night, I didn’t know what to expect. I had visited the museum years ago when it was new. Heck, I even drove tractors to haying fields from this site when I was young and green. Alfalfa has a whole different meaning for me. The modern, barn-like building sits amid fields where cows graze by day. By night, you can step out onto the grass (patty-free) and gaze at the stars during intermission. However, indoors there is an ample hall for schmoozing with stars as well.

The seats were transplanted from the old playhouse to the “farm,” where they make an intimate setting for 190 patrons. It’s not George Street’s semi-circular, stadium arrangement, however. So there may be some line-of-sight issues, depending on how tall, or massively coiffed, the persons are in front of you.

On the plus side, there’s free parking, and the company has done an outstanding job prepping the place for top-notch productions. Artistic Director David Saint, selfstyled as “the Farmer,” said it was all done in a mere 1- weeks. And for this show, the production values — sound, lighting, projections, staging — are excellent complements to a very lively and funny ensemble performance.

“I Love You . . .” certainly has legs. It’s been running somewhere or other virtually non-stop worldwide since its 1997 offBroadway debut. Translated into more than a dozen languages and performed in dozens

of countries, DiPietro’s take on dating, romance, sex, and marriage has universal appeal. Who hasn’t had butterflies on a first date? Or suffered a boorish blind date? Or wondered whether your partner would ever make the first move — or even stop making the moves?

This four-actor, all-singing, all-dancing show roams over a lot of ground. Short vignettes cover first dates from youth to old age, and everything in between, detouring into marriage and children, then veering into post-marital dating and beyond. DiPietro doesn‘t shy away from sex — but it’s treated in an amusing, unsalacious way. He even ventures into same-sex relationships and child-rearing, plus the new age of dating by Tinder, and mating by web.

In its two acts and 20 scenes, the show inevitably has some cliché moments, but let’s face it, dating lends itself to clichés.

Still, there are refreshing moments when the women are in charge, as in “The Lasagna Incident.” The Woman (Karen Burthwright) wonders why The Man (Mitchell Jarvis) hasn’t made a pass at her after several dates.

She nudges him into action by promising to cook him lasagna, then warms to the idea of finally getting some intimacy in “I Will Be Loved Tonight.”

Newer numbers touch on the modern scene, such as sexting. In “When a Man Texts a Woman,“ the women (Burthright and Lindsay Nicole Chambers) compare the pictures men send. They sing about “A Picture of His . . .” Thinking this turn-off is a turn-on, the men (Jarvis and George Merrick) boast about their anatomical prowess as they snap away at their nether regions.

There are even very touching moments amid the hilarity. After several decades of marriage, The Man and The Woman (Mitchell and Chambers) sit at the breakfast table, each lost in a section of the morning paper. The Man looks at his wife and wonders, singing softly, “Shouldn’t I Be Less in Love with You?” After years of turmoil and heartache, love is indelible and stronger.

This is a very talented cast who can belt a song or croon softly as the mood requires.

Choreography by Charlie Williams makes

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Karen Burthwright and Mitchell Jarvic in “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change.” for a very lively show — did I mention these performers can dance? With four actors playing so many characters, Michael McDonald’s varied costumes are breathtaking. And Jim Youman’s scenic and media design is visually stunning. The stage is a series of elevated platforms, behind which are screens that project images and video illustrating the action. It’s a dazzling effect that works beautifully in this compact space.

Jimmy Roberts’ music, with fresh arrangements created for this show by Doug Katsaros, is directed by Joshua ZecherRoss. An upbeat trio of Daniel Glaude on reeds, Andy Huenerberg on guitars and Chris Schultz on percussion performs.

Lighting by Joe Saint and sound design by Shannon Slaton give this production a spark that lifts everything. It’s bright and sassy.

Under David Saint’s direction, “I Love You . . . “ is the perfect beginning to a new season. And if you’re reasonably secure in your current romantic relationship, it makes a great date night show. As for the consequences, you’re on your own.

“I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” continues at George Street Playhouse’s temporary venue, 103 College Farm Road, New Brunswick, through Nov. 12. For tickets and information, go to www.georgestreetplayhouse.org or call 732-246-7717.

‘It Can’t Happen Here’ Political drama at ActorsNet of Bucks County

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n 1935, Sinclair Lewis wrote the novel “It Can’t Happen Here,” about a fascist politician who uses charm and rhetoric of values and patriotism to defeat FDR and becomes president.

In September of 2016, a stage adaptation of Lewis’ story by Tony Taccone and Bennett S. Cohen premiered at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in California. At the play’s beginning, characters assure the audience that any similarities between the play and current events are purely coincidental. Then they say that the play takes place in America during a time of race riots, income inequality, immigration, right wing populism and immigration issues.

Coincidence. Sure.

ActorsNET of Bucks County in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, is presenting “It Can’t Happen Here,” through Oct. 29, and it’s an impressive production. This is a play with lots of characters, a layered plot, a whole lot of theme, and moments both big and subtle, and this cast and crew handle it all powerfully and effectively.

The play is set in 1936 and opens at a Rotary Club in a small town in Vermont. Supporters of Buzz Windrip are gathered to talk about their candidate. Among the speakers is General Edgeways (Jack Petzko) who says he abhors war but that there are worse things, such as journalists and professors who attack the Constitution, and flabby, cowardly people who lack the pride of warriors.

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When Adelaide Tarr Gimmitch (Bonnie Kapenstein) says the only candidate who dares to speak the truth and can bring the U.S. back to greatness is Sen. Berzelius Windrip, she is interrupted by Lorinda Pike (Kyla Donnelly). Pike tells the crowd that Windrip is creating a mob mentality by villainizing the poor, and is quickly shut down.

Reporting on all this is Doremus Jessup (Tom Stevenson), editor of The Daily Informer newspaper. Jessup is curious about the attention Windrip is receiving and decides to see the man in action. He travels to a Windrip rally and is frightened by the scene.

Windrip isn’t a copy of our current president, he’s well-dressed in a stylish pinstriped suit, and speaks with a confident, charming southern drawl.

I don’t know how much of Lewis’ book is in the play. Windrip was a commentary on Huey Long, the Louisiana governor and senator who was assassinated months before Lewis’ book came out. In this play, Windrip speaks of deals being an “art form,” and refers to “so-called journalists,” a stand-in for fake news. It’s also worth noting that the play opened shortly after the first debate, at a time when the consensus was that Hillary Clinton would be our 45th president. Shortly after the play’s premiere, the “Hollywood Access” recordings were released, and the idea of a President Trump seemed even See CAN’T HAPPEN, Page 3

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STAGE REVIEW

By Anthony Stoeckert

‘A Night With Janis Joplin A music-filled night of rock and blues at McCarter

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ow much you’ll enjoy “A Night With Janis Joplin” will depend on how big a fan you are of the music.

Less a theater piece than a concert, the show features more than 20 songs, most by Joplin, but there’s also a good amount of numbers made famous by the blues and soul singers who influenced Joplin.

The good news is that the music is authentic rock ‘n’ roll and blues, not rock songs done in a Broadway style. The band features two guitars, a bass, drums, keyboard and horn section, and the musicians know how to rock. And Kelly McIntyre knows how to sing.

McIntyre — who plays Joplin on alternating nights with Kacee Clanton — is fantastic. She brings a powerful voice and boundless energy to the stage. Her voice captures the soul, heartbreak and that raspy quality in Joplin’s voice. The show by Randy Johnson opened off-Broadway in 2013. A planned move to Broadway was scrapped, but the show has lived on, and McIntyre played Joplin in a 2016 tour. She’s clearly at home in the part.

The blues plays a big role in the show. Janis talks about the blues singers who inspired her — Bessie Smith, Odetta, Nina Simone, and Etta James. “No one feels the blues like an everyday woman,” Janis says. Later she says, “People want their blues singers to be miserable, and they want them to die,” then notes that Smith died at 37 and was buried in an unmarked grave. Joplin herself would die even younger, at 27.

Those influences are represented by a group of thrilling singers: Tawny Dolley as James; Sylvia MacCalla as Odetta and Smith; and Amma Osei as Simone and Aretha Franklin.

All three bring soaring voices to the show, particularly MacCalla during “Nobody Loves You When You’re Down and Out.” Osei shines during the show’s most fun moment, playing Franklin singing “Spirit in the Dark,” with Janis, who tells the crowd, “What the queen wants the queen gets.”

She then orders the crowd to make some noise, “This is not a library!”

The show’s other performer is Sharon Catherine Brown who plays the unnamed Blues Singer. She is a powerhouse on “I Sing the Blues,” and “I Shall Be Released,” holding notes for longer than what seems humanly possible.

There are some breaks from the music where Janis share stories of her life. She grew up in Texas and loved music from the start, wearing out a record of “My Baby” and listening to her mother’s Broadway cast recordings — “Hello

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Kelly McIntyre is one of two performers starring as Janis Joplin at McCarter Theatre.

Dolly,” “West Side Story,” and most of all “Porgy and Bess,” that leads to a killer version of “Summertime.”

She tells us her father was a secret intellectual, but she skipped college to sing, have fun, get high and be with a band; being with a band is better than being with a man, Janis promises before breaking into the crowd-pleasing “Little Piece of My Heart,” which Joplin recorded as a member of Big Brother and the Holding Company.

Another fan favorite was “Me and Bobby McGee,” which got the crowd on its feet, singing along. My choice for the night’s best song would be “Cry Baby,” during which McIntyre sings her heart out and leaves everything on stage.

It’s a stunning moment.

When it comes to story and character, “A Night With Janis Joplin” is superficial. It doesn’t delve much into Joplin’s struggles with drugs and alcohol. She swigs from a bottle throughout the show, but real drama and pain are set aside.

This isn’t about the story, it’s about the songs. At more than two hours, this is a bit long for a jukebox musical, but fans are sure to appreciate it. It’s the concert Joplin herself never got to perform.

“A Night With Janis Joplin” continues at McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, through Oct. 29. Tickets cost $25-$75; www.mccarter.org; 609-258-2787.

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more unlikely. A different election result and “It Can’t Happen Here” could have been a curiosity. Instead, it plays as a warning shot.

Directors Joe Doyle and Andrena Wishnie made a terrific decision in keeping the sets minimal. A few chairs represent seats at the rally, a comfortable leather chair, and seats in a truck. This keeps the pace quick through various scene changes, allowing the story to move along at a brisk and effective pace.

The key to the drama is audience participation. Characters have three signs with different cues: applaud, cheer and boo, which are held up at various times, mainly during political rallies. Opening night saw a pretty packed house at the Heritage Center, and the effect had great power. During that first rally, I felt like I was in the middle of everything, partly because of the staging, but also because of the acting, particularly by James Cordingley as Windrip, imploring to the crowd, “Let me tell you folks, right now we’re not winning.” A moment where Windrip’s thugs violently handle a protester happened inches from me and was downright scary.

Windrip wins, and true fascism takes over the U.S. The president declares Martial law and establishes an army of “minutemen,” who do his bidding. Jessup stands up to Windrip, publishing an editorial in which he writes, “I reject you as my president,” he’s jailed for sedition, is released, and forced to work for the new editor, writing stories that support the administration. The dark fantasy of the second act didn’t resonate with me much because I don’t think a police state with concentration camps is in our future. Nuclear annihilation maybe, but not concentration camps.

As mentioned before, “It Can’t Happen Here” features a big cast, and the acting is impressive. As Jessup, Stevenson is the center of the story, both in terms of plot and morals. He is a decent, if flawed man, and Stevenson plays him with earnest and dignity, even during moments Jessup is being abused and humiliated. Cordingley does double duty playing Windrip and Buck Titus, a working man who tries to save Jessup and his family. He‘s effective in both parts, blustery as the politician, down to earth as Titus. A scene where Titus attempts to drive Doremus and his family to Canada, only to be stopped by minutemen, is subtle, tense and thrilling.

Donnelly brings conviction to Pike, but she’s more than just a moral voice, as her love and concern for Jessup adds humanity to the character. Also effective are Hayley Rubins-Topoleski and Jessica Mousley as Jessup’s daughters; Gina Rose Hermans as his wife and Petzko in various roles, especially Edgeways. Sean Costello is menacing as a minuteman and also gets laughs playing a dog.

There are moments where Taccone and Cohen try too hard to bring balance to the play — talk of liberals not having answers and Windrip’s followers not being stupid seem forced into the script — but this is a play that has power, and will likely be effective even after the current administration is part of our history.

“It Can’t Happen Here” continues at The Heritage Center Theatre, Morrisville, Pennsylvania, through Oct. 29. Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20; www.actorsnetbucks.org; 215-295-3694.

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By Mike Morsch

Making Music, and Memories Jay and the Americans are headlining the Sixties Spectacular at the State Theatre

ay and the Americans once played a show for the clean-up crew at a New York venue. And they have the Rolling Stones to thank for that.

It was 1964 and Jay and the Americans had a front-row seat for the British Invasion.

The band had been a last-minute fill-in for the Beatles’ first-ever U.S. show, Feb. 11 at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C. A big snowstorm had hit the northeast that week, and it had prevented the Chiffons, an all-girl group from the Bronx, and Tommy Roe, who had a No. 1 hit with “Shelia” in 1962, from getting to D.C. and opening for the Fab Four.

Jay and the American and the Righteous Brothers had been called in as replacements, and had to carefully navigate their way through the elements to D.C. for the gig.

Just four months later, in June 1964, Jay and the Americans were scheduled to open a show on the first U.S. tour by the Rolling Stones, an 11-concert, eight-city tour that began June 5 in San Bernardino, California, and ended June 20 in New York City.

“There was the same kind of fervor, and screaming and yelling, like it was the Beatles all over,” said Sandy Yaguda — a.k.a.

Sandy Deanne, co-founder of Jay and the Americans.

Jay and the Americans had hits in the early 1960s with “She Cried,” “Only in America” and “Come a Little Bit Closer” and were still enjoying chart success when the British Invasion hit. So they were asked to open the New York show for the Stones.

And the place was packed with screaming, adoring Rolling Stones fans.

“The Stones were headlining the show because they were getting all the publicity from their first U.S. tour,” Yaguda says. “So the promoter comes running over to us before the show and he says, ‘Listen, you guys got to close tonight because the Stones have a television appearance and they can’t make it if they go on after you guys. So they’re going on first and you’re going to go on after them.’

“I said, ‘Thanks a lot,’” Yaguda says.

“Those kids are all here to see the Stones.

And the promoter said, ‘I can’t help it. They got this commitment and they gotta do it.’”

According to Yaguda, the Stones did indeed go on first and the place went crazy, just like it had for the Beatles when they first appeared in the U.S. “The girls were screaming and yelling.

And then the Stones finished, threw their instruments down and ran out of the building, out the stage door and into limos,” Yaguda says. “And the whole crowd ran out after them. The girls were chasing the cars down the street.

“And then we went on and played for the clean-up crew at the venue. And we got a standing ovation from the clean-up crew,” he said. “It was nuts. We had to laugh about it because there was nothing we could do.”

More than 50 years later, Jay and the Americans are still getting standing ovations, but from full houses of fans and not just the clean-up crews.

The band will headline the annual “Sixties Spectacular,” Oct. 28, at the State Theatre in New Brunswick. Also on the bill that evening will be Paul Revere’s Raiders, Lou Christie, The Vogues and the Manhattan Skyline.

The annual show has packed the State Theatre for the past several years, and Yaguda said fans still love the music from that era.

“At the time, when we were in our teens and we were rebelling against our parents’ music, this music was very important to us,” Yaguda says. “This was young people making music for young people. And it became a fabric of their growth and their lives.

It sounds corny, but it’s really the soundtrack of everybody’s lives.”

It’s all about the music and the memories associated with that music for that generation of fans, according to Yaguda.

“All of these songs not only stand for the song itself, but the memory that it made when you heard it the first time. Your first date or your first driver’s license, your first kiss, whatever,” he said. “A lot of firsts happened to this music, and you take that with

Photo by Mike Morsch

Jay and the Americans will sing classics such as “She Cried” and “Come a Little Bit Closer” during the Sixties Spectacular at the State Theatre. you forever. It’s like you always remember your first girlfriend. You always remember that song. When they come to the show, it takes them right back. Everybody likes to feel like a kid again.”

And Jay and the Americans still love performing those songs.

“We’re having a good time,” Yaguda

says. “We’re going to keep doing it until they stop coming to see us.”

The Sixties Spectaculary will be at the State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, Oct. 28, 7 p.m. Tickets cost $35$85; www.stnj.org; 732-246-7469.

THINGS TO DO

HALLOWEEN STAGE “The Rocky Horror Show,” Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. Musical about a young couple whose car breaks down. They make their way to the home of a strange scientist.

Featuring Randy Harrison as Dr. Frank-nFurter, through Oct. 29; buckscountyplayhouse.org; 215-862-2121.

“The Secrets of Mercy,” Mercer County Library, West Windsor Branch, 333 N. Post Road, Princeton Junction. Halloween-themed musical play by Michael Kerr, with music by Laura Liao and Nikita Jain. Performers range in age from 12 years to adult and are mostly from the Mercer County area, Oct. 27, 8 p.m., Oct. 28, 3 p.m., 8 p.m., Oct. 29, 3 p.m. Admission is free.

Scheherezade, de Falla’s Ritual Fire Dance and selections from the score for the film T”he Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” composed by Harry Gregson-Williams. The concert also will feature Westminster Conservatory’s Suzuki Violin Program, performing its own “Witches Dance,” Oct. 29, 3 p.m. Tickets cost $15, $10 seniors/students; www.rider.edu/arts; 609-921-2663.

PARTICIPATORY DANCE Rum and Onions, Pond Road Middle School, 150 Pond Road, Robbinsville. Halloween Contra dance presented by Princeton Country Dancers. Calling by Diane Silver, Oct. 28. Afternoon dance for experienced dancers will begi at 3 p.m. A potluck supper will begin at 6 p.m. and the evening dance will start at 7:30 p.m. The cost is $16 for the afternoon dance, $18 for the evening dance, and $30 for both; www.princetoncountrydancers.org.

BALLET Dracula, Presented by Roxey Ballet at FAMILY FUN Canal Studio Theater, 243 N. Union St., Hometown Halloween Parade. All are Lambertville. Ballet adaptation of Bram invited to dress in their costumes to join the Stoker’s classic vampire novel, Oct. 20-29.

Arts Council of Princeton for the Annual Tickets cost $40-$42, $37-$39 advance; Hometown Halloween Parade on Palmer www.roxeyballet.org.

Square Green for music by the Princeton University Marching Band before the paMUSIC rade will make its way through Downtown Westminster Community Orchestra, Princeton and end at the Princeton YMCA. Robert L. Annis Playhouse on the campus Following the parade, there will be music, of Westminster Choir College of Rider Unia bounce house, trunk or treat, food and versity, Princeton. “Witches Dance” story drink, crafts and more, Oct. 27, 5:15 p.m. and Halloween-themed program features artscouncilofprinceton.org; 609-924-8777.

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STAGE

“A Night with Janis Joplin,” McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Blues rock opera featuring the music of Joplin and her influences including Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Odetta, Nina Simone, and Bessie Smith. Kacee Clanton and Kelly McIntyre will sing on alternating performances and will be back by a band, through Oct. 29. Tickets cost $25-$97.50; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787.

“It Can’t Happen Here,” The Heritage Center Theatre, 635 N. Delmorr Ave., Morrisville, Pennsylvania. Adaptation of Sinclair Lewis’ drama by Tony Taccone and Bennet S. Cohen. The play imagines the dire consequences had Franklin Delano Roosevelt been defeated in his bid for a third term. Elected instead is pseudo-populist “Buzz” Windrip, who initiates martial law, prompting many to flee the country and/or join resistance movements, through Oct. 29. Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20, $17 seniors (65 and over), $15 students; www. actorsnetbucks.com; 215-295-3694.

For a LARK

The LARK quartet will join the Princeton Symphony Orchestra for a concert at Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University Campus, Oct. 29, 4 p.m. The program will include Schulhoff’s Concerto for String Quartet and Winds on a program with Respighi’s “Gli ucelli” and Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5 “Reformation.” A pre-concert talk will be held at 3 p.m.

Tickets start at $35. For more information, go to “Shakespeare in Love,” Shakespeare Theatre of New princetonsymphony.org or call 609-497-0020.

Jersey’s F.M. Kirby Shakes Theatre, Drew University campus, 36 Madison Ave. Play based on the Oscar-winning son, with lyric books, sing-along and special performing movie in which Shakespeare struggles with writer’s block guests, first Wednesday of each month, 7:45-10 p.m. $10 and a forbidden romance, through Nov. 12. $29-$69; drink minimum; 215-740-7153.

Jerry Topinka, Tavern on the Lake, 101 N. Main St., www.shakespearenj.org; 973-408-5600.

Hightstown.

Concert by jazz guitarist in Tavern on the “Hunchback of Notre Dame,” Kelsey Theatre on the Lake’s upstairs room, Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m. $25; www.rejscampus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old jazz.com.

Trenton Road, West Windsor. Musical based on Victor Archie Fisher, Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Hugo’s novel and featuring songs from Disney’s animated Lane, Princeton. Concert by Scottish folk singer, presented movie. Featuring songs by Alan Menken and Stephen by the Princeton Folk Music Society, Oct. 20, 8:15 p.m. $20; Schwartz. NOTE: Not recommended for children, Oct. 20www.princetonfolk.org;609-799-0944.

29. Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost Alfred Rodriguez, McCarter Theatre, 91 University $20; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-570-3333.

Place, Princeton. Piano Cuban jazz concert, Oct. 21, 8 p.m.

“Dearly Departed,” Somerset Valley Players, 689 Tickets cost $56; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787.

Amwell Road, Hillsborough. When “mean and surly” Mr. The Nick Clemons Band, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Turpin suddenly dies, his nitwit relations from church and Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown. Group led by son of county come together to merrily mark his demise, Oct. 20 Clarence Clemons, Oct. 21, 8 p.m., $10; www.manthrough Nov. 5. Tickets cost $20, $18 seniors/students; cavenj.com; 609-424-3766. www.svptheatre.org; 908-369-7469.

Songs of Freedom, McCarter Theatre, 91 University “The Good Person of Setzuan,” Bart Luedeke Center Place, Princeton. Songs of Joni Mitchell; Abbey Lincoln and Theater on the Rider University campus in Lawrenceville.

Nina Simone interpreted for us by three contemporary Bertolt Brecht’s comic moral fable about the gods coming to singers: Theo Bleckmann, Alicia Olatuja, and Jazzmeia earth in search of a thoroughly good person. They encounter Horn, all under the musical direction of the Grammy-winShen Teh, a goodhearted but penniless prostitute, who ofning drummer Ulysses Owens Jr., Oct. 22, 3 p.m. Tickets fers them shelter. Rewarded with enough money to open a cost $68; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. tobacco shop, Shen Teh soon becomes so overwhelmed by Rhythm N’ Sound, Lawrence Library, 2751 Brunswick the demands of people seeking assistance that she invents a Pike, Lawrence. Trio of musicians whose program cover male alter ego, Shui Ta, to deal ruthlessly with the business classic oldies, rock ‘n’ Roll, classic rock, Motown, disco, of living in an evil world, Oct. 25-29.Tickets cost $20, $10 and songs from the great American song book, Oct. 26, 7 seniors/students; rider.edu/arts; 609-896-7775. p.m. Registration suggested: email lawprogs@mcl.org or call 609-989-6920.

Tommy Femia is Judy Garland, The Rrazz Room, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania. AwardCLASSICAL MUSIC winning impersonator will being his acclaimed portrayal of La Fiocco, Lutheran Church of the Messiah, 407 Nassau the legendary Garland, Oct. 28, 8 p.m. $30; www.therrazSt., Princeton. Concert titled “Bach and Before,” by en- zroom.com; 888-596-1027. semble performing on period instruments, featuring countertenor Daniel Moody, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m. $25, $10 students; lafiocco.org; 917-747-6007.

Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Richardson AuditoTrenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion, Cadrium in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University Cam- walader Park, Trenton. Bruce Katsiff at Ellarslie. Two expus. Concert featuring the New York City-based LARK hibits: Bruce Katsiff: 50 Years - Looking Back & Forward Quartet performing Schulhoff’s Concerto for String Quar- and Face Maps: Explorations in Shape, Space and Soul tet and Winds on a program with Respighi’s Gli ucelli and Photography and Sculpture, through Nov. 12. Hours: Wed.Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5 “Reformation,” Oct. 29, 4 Sat. noon to 4 p.m. www.ellarslie.org; 609-989-3632. p.m. Tickets start at $35; princetonsymphony.org or 609 Historical Society of Princeton at Updike Farmstead, 497-0020.

354 Quaker Road. Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: The Architect in Princeton. The exhibition features architectural drawJAZZ, CABARET, ROCK, FOLK, ETC. ings by Wright from the Historical Society’s collection, Le Cabaret Francais, The Mansion Inn, 9 So. Main St., telling the story of Wright’s sole Princeton clients and the New Hope, Pennsylvania. Cabaret hosted by Barry Peter- Frank Lloyd Wright house that could have been, through

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MUSEUMS

Dec. 31. Hours: Wed.-Sun. noon to 4 p.m. $4; princetonhistory.org.

Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine St., Doylestown, Pennsylvania. George Sotter: Light and Shadow, through Dec. 31; Dedicated, Displayed, Discovered: Celebrating the Region’s School Art Collections, through Jan. 7; www.michenerartmuseum.org; 215-3409800.

Princeton University Art Museum, on the campus of Princeton University, Princeton. “Clarence H. White and His World: The Art and Craft of Photography, 1895-1925,” The first retrospective devoted to the photographer in over a generation, the exhibit surveys White’s career from his beginnings in 1895 in Ohio to his death in Mexico in 1925, through Jan. 7; Hours: Tues.-Wed., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Admission is free; artmuseum.princeton.edu; 609-258-3788.

Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton St., Princeton. “Newark and the Culture of Art: 1900-1960.” The exhibit explores the unique combination of art and industry that made Newark a magnet for modern artists in the early 20th century. Morven’s exhibition celebrates the culture of creativity that flourished alongside John Cotton Dana, the 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, through Jan. 28, 2018. Hours: Wed.-Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $10, $8 seniors/students; morven.org; 609924-8144.

Zimmerli Art Museum, 71 Hamilton St. (at George Street) on the College Avenue Campus of Rutgers, New Brunswick. Cats vs. Dogs: Illustrations for Children’s Literature. Featuring more than 40 drawings and collages by Frank Asch, Mary Chalmers, Tony Chen, Roger Duvoisin, Shari Halpern, Lois Lenski, Ward Schumaker, and Art Seiden. The exhibition emphasizes the strength of visual elements in storytelling, especially for children learning how to read, through June 24, 2018. This exhibit is open to the public Fridays through Sundays. Museum hours: Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sat.-Sun. noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free; www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu; 848-932-7237.

GALLERIES

Rider University Art Gallery, Bart Luedeke Center on Rider University’s campus, 2038 Lawrenceville Road, in Lawrenceville. “Paintings, Pastels, Prints and Watercolors, 1977-2017,” 40-year survey of work by Bill Scott. The exhibit includes still life and figure compositions made before Scott’s painting veered toward abstraction. His recent abstractions include references to garden and landscape imagery: flowers, foliage, and tree branches, through Oct. 29.

Hours: Tues.-Thurs. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sun. noon to 4 p.m.

For more information, go to www.rider.edu/arts.

Gourgard Gallery at Town Hall, 23-A N. Main St., Cranbury. Helen M. Rudnick, “Everything with Wings II.” The exhibit mixes real with fantasy in watercolor, acrylic and photographic mixed with ink, through Nov. 17. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also open Oct. 15, 1-3 p.m. www.cranburyartscouncil.org.

Cheryl Jackson Oddphotog Exhibit, Lawrence Branch Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. Photographic journey of cemeteries and other works, through Oct. 31. Opening reception, Oct. 8, 1-3 p.m. Gallery hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun. 12:30-5. www.mcl.org/branches/lawrbr.html.

Gallery 14, 14 Mercer St. Hopewell. “Iceland: A Land

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PACKET PICKS Oct. 21 Book talk at Morven Morven Museum & Garden will present photographer Wiebke Martens and historian Jennifer Jang, who will discuss their book “Discovering Princeton: A Photographic Guide with Five Walking Tours,” beginning at 2 p.m.

A book signing and a walking tour through the Mercer Hill neighborhood featuring Stockton family landmarks will follow the presentation.

Morven Museum & Garden is located at 55 Stockton St., Princeton. Reservations are required. Tickets cost $18 and are available at morven.org/programs or by calling 609-9248144, ext. 113.

Ghost tour in Lawrence Hessians, tombstones, bootleggers and things that go bump in the night will highlight the Lawrence Historical Society’s “Ghost Tour.”

For those who want to hear about horrors of years gone by, there are two “ghost” bus tours — one at 6:30 p.m. and one at 8 p.m. — followed by refreshments. The bus tours leave from the historic Brearley House at the end of Meadow Road.

The cost is $15 per person for the tour, which is not recommended for children under 10 years old. Tickets may be purchased online or by mail by visiting www.thelhs.org. For more information, call 609-895-1728.

Oct. 22 Alzheimer’s walk at ETS Alzheimer’s New Jersey is holding its “Walk to Fight Alzheimer’s” at various locations, including at Educational Testing Service, 660 Rosedale Road, Lawrence, beginning with registration at 8:30 a.m. A kickoff rally will start at 9:30 a.m., with the 3-mile walk beginning at 10 a.m.

Proceeds will benefit support New Jersey individuals and families. To register, go to www.alznj.org or call 973-5864300.

Oct. 24 Author talk at Princeton library Author Sharon Draper will discuss her book, “Copper Sun,” beginning at 6 p.m. at the Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton.

“Copper Sun” is the story of a 15-year-old girl who endures the horrors of slavery after her capture in Ghana. The talk is part of the Princeton and Slavery Project.

For more information, go to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529.

Oct. 25 John Grisham at Princeton Best selling author John Grisham will apear at Richardson Auditorium for a program titled “Appearing at the scene of the crime, John Grisham visits Princeton,” beginning at 4:30 p.m.

Grisham’s novel “Camino Island” opens with the theft of invaluable F. Scott Fitzgerald papers from Princeton University’s Firestone Library. Grisham will speak about his career with moderator Maria DiBattista of Princeton’s English department.

The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Princeton University Library. Admission is free.

Tickets for the general public are available at tickets.princeton.edu.

Tickets are available while supplies last.

Pre-signed copies of “Camino Island” and Grisham’s new novel, “The Rooster Bar” will be available through Labyrinth Books. Grisham will not sign books at the event.

IN THE KITCHEN

Faith Bahadurian

Tasty soups to warm up with this fall A colorful photo on Facebook led me to this soupy column. A friend, Lisa Langmyhr Papp (who grew up in Montgomery), posted a gorgeous photo of the brilliant red borscht she’d just made with her friend Suzanne.

They started with a recipe from simplyrecipes.com, but made modifications of their own (including omitting beef shank). My mashup of all of that is below.

Next, a recipe from local author (and dear friend) Angela Chang, whose latest book, “Delicious Tofu” provides a fascinating look at the history and cultural roots of tofu (worth the price alone), along with many recipes that use tofu in all its glorious forms. Her tofu pumpkin soup is perfect for the season.

Last up, a recipe from another excellent new cookbook, Jamie Schler’s “Orange Appeal.” I’d had my eye on this one because I love orange in both sweet and savory dishes, so I was delighted to win a copy on Linda Prospero’s blog, Ciao Chow Linda — whoopee!

Borscht This recipe has been liberally adapted from simplyrecipes.com.

Serves 6 to 8. My friends’ modifications included omitting beef shank, so they used a quality organic “bone broth” instead, and did without pieces of meat in the soup. — F.B. Olive oil or vegetable oil 1 large onion, chopped (about 1 ½ cups) 2 cloves garlic, minced 8 cups beef broth, ideally a good bone broth, divided 4 large beets (about 1½ pounds), trimmed 4 carrots (1 pound), peeled, chopped 1 large russet potato (¾ pound), peeled, cut into ½ inch cubes 2 cups thinly sliced cabbage ½ cup chopped fresh dill 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 cup sour cream Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large, thick-bottomed pot on medium heat.

Add the onion and garlic, let cook and soften, about 5 minutes. Add 4 cups of the broth, bring to a boil, simmer 10 minutes, and set aside.

In a sauce pan, boil beets for a few minutes to easily remove skins. Then cube. Peel and chop the carrots, and potatoes into 1/2-inch pieces, keeping them separate.

Toss beets and carrots with a teaspoon or two of olive oil and spread them out in a single layer on a foil- or parchment-lined roasting pan. Roast in a 400-degree oven for 15 minutes.

Toss the potatoes with olive oil and make room for them in the roasting pan, and roast everything an additional 15 minutes.

Finish cooking the soup: Return

the pot with onions to the stove and add the remaining broth, the carrots, beets, and potato. Add the sliced cabbage, bring to a simmer, and cook for another 15 minutes or so, until the cabbage is cooked through. Add the vinegar and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Serve with a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkling of fresh dill on each serving. (Even better the next day.)

Pumpkin tofu soup Adapted from “Delicious Tofu: Recipes and Lore from the Land of Tofu for Meat Lovers and Vegetarians,” Angela Chang, Page Publishing (2017).

Serves 6-8.

1 container soft or firm tofu 1 heaping tablespoon miso (or soy sauce) 2 teaspoons canola oil 2 cups cleaned and peeled pumpkin (or orange squash of choice), chunked 2 cups vegetable broth (chicken is good, too) 1 cup water 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg Salt to taste Lightly rinse tofu, drain well. Cut into half length-wise, then into slices crosswise. In a medium bowl, dissolve miso with 3 tablespoons warm water (or add soy sauce to water).

Soak the tofu in this flavorful juice for at least an hour.

Drain marinated tofu well in a colander. In a large non-stick pan, heat oil over medium heat. Swirl pan to coat with oil then add tofu slices.

Cook until lightly browned, about 2 minutes, then flip over to brown other side. Remove and set aside.

Steam pumpkin (or squash) in a steamer or bowl over boiling water for about 15 minutes or until soft.

Cool slightly and purée with stick blender or in processor.

Transfer pumpkin to a medium soup pot. Add tofu and the vegetable broth and water; cook over medium heat for 2 minutes. Mix cinnamon and nutmeg with a tablespoon or two of water (so it doesn’t clump) and stir into pot. Add salt to taste, stir, and cook for another minute before serving hot.

The author made the pumpkin tofu soup pictured at top from a recipe

in Angela Chang’s “Delicous Tofu.”

Spiced red lentil and carrot soup 1 orange, finely zested Adapted from “Orange Appeal, 3 ½ cups vegetable stock or water Savory & Sweet,” Jamie Schler, Gibbs 1 cup orange juice Smith (2017). Serves 4. You could sub1 teaspoon ground turmeric stitute half a dried Mexican pasilla or 1 teaspoon ground cumin ancho pepper for the smaller Spanish ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom ñora pepper called for in the recipe. ½ teaspoon ground ginger — F.B. 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1 cup red/coral lentils ½ teaspoon salt, or more to taste 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 dried ñora pepper, split, seeds re2 sweet carrots, peeled and moved (optional) chopped Garnish: Greek yogurt and 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped fresh cilantro chopped Rinse lentils under cool water, set 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced aside. Heat oil in soup pot and sauté

carrots, onions, garlic, and zest about 5 minutes. Add lentils, the stock or water, orange juice, spices, coriander, salt, and dried pepper. Bring to a boil, lower heat, simmer 20-25 minutes.

Remove pot from heat, remove and discard the pepper, and purée soup (carefully!) with immersion blender, adding a little more water if you like thinner soup. Heat gently before serving. Garnish with yogurt and cilantro.

Faith Bahadurian blogs at njspice.net (also Twitter @njspice).

board of trustees was impressed by Michael’s breadth of experience and is united in its belief in his ability to lead Eden into the future.”

At AHRC NYC, Decker is responsible for operations including residential; day; employment; education (pre-school, elementary, middle, and high school); clinical; in-home; recreation; service coordination; and family support services. Before joining AHRC NYC, he worked at Liberty ARC in Amsterdam, New York, which also serves people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. A $60 million operation, Michael served as Liberty’s chief executive officer from 2011 to 2014.

Both AHRC NYC and Liberty have programs and services for people with autism.

“I’m very excited about joining Eden Autism Services,” Decker said.

“It’s a privilege to be asked to lead an organization that is making such an important difference in their commu-

nity while also having a great reputation nationally.”

Decker holds an MBA in Health Care Management from Union Graduate College and a BS in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Plattsburg. He will begin his leadership at Eden on or before December 11, 2017.

The search committee was led by Kathleen Moore, Eden trustee and parent, and was comprised of parent and community trustees.

Eden Autism Services is a nonprofit organization with a mission to improve the lives of people with autism one individual at a time, one family at a time, one community at a time. The organization has served the community for over 40 years through early intervention and consultative services; The Eden School (ages 3 to 21); adult employment, day and residential programs; and professional development services.

Eden names new president and CEO Michael K. Decker has been named president and chief executive officer of Eden Autism Services.

Decker brings to Eden, a strong background in working with the developmentally disabled. His experience includes 28 years of leadership in notfor-profit organizations, serving most recently as chief operating officer of AHRC NYC. AHRC NYC is a 68-year-old family-governed organization, serving 15,000 people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities with the support of 4,500 employees and an annual budget of over $280 million.

“Michael is an excellent choice to lead Eden at this juncture,” said Patrick Tadie, chair of the Board and Eden parent. “While Eden’s mission of more than 40 years remains to improve the lives of children, adults, and families with autism, the ways in which we carry out this mission have and will continue to evolve. The

Michael K. Decker has been named the new president of Eden Autism Services.

McCarter names new trustees McCarter Theatre Center welcomed five incoming board members to its board of trustees during its first meeting of the 2017-18 season.

Joining the board are Douglas Chia, executive director of The Conference Board Governance Center; Debora Haines, community volunteer, and former general counsel/chief

of staff to the managing director for the City of Philadelphia; Rhonda Medina, vice president at NBC Universal; Wilma Nurse, community polunteer, and former senior executive at AT&T; and Douglas Palmer, President and CEO Douglas H. Palmer and Associates, LLC and former Mayor of Trenton.

McCarter Theatre Center Board Chair, Leslie Kuenne said, “I am very proud to welcome this new class of Trustees to the McCarter Board. Their fresh perspectives, educational backgrounds and professional skills will further strengthen our board. Each and every one of these new trustees is an enthusiastic supporter of McCarter

and an advocate for the power of live performance to transform lives. To-

gether, this incoming class and the

current Board will work together to

ensure that McCarter remains one of

the top producing and presenting theaters in the nation.”

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Pam Hersh

LOOSE ENDS

A passion for art and stories Barbara DiLorenzo writes children’s books about statues that come to life and an art-loving chameleon

I felt like a fraud among the throngs of kids at the Princeton Public Library’s Children’s Book Festival a few weeks ago. More than 80 acclaimed authors and illustrators in children’s literature gathered on Hinds Plaza to meet, interact with and sign books for hundreds of young readers and their parents.

I had no real interest in reading or buying any of the books. I only wanted to see the pictures in the books. My mission was to find an illustrator for a book I wrote years ago that is suffocating under a pile of papers in a storage bin under my bed.

My book about Hannibal (a dog) and Lily (a baby) might be able to come up for air in the near future, because I found Barbara DiLorenzo, a Hopewell artist whose artwork is as beautiful as anything I have ever seen in children’s literature. Her first and thus far only book “Renato and the Lion” (Viking Press, 2017) is not only a visual treat, but also an intellectual and emotional treasure.

Several reviews of the book echo the sentiment expressed by a children’s lifestyle site Red Tricycle, which wrote that “Renato and the Lion’ is “pure eye candy . . . take a watercolor-y journey to Florence (Italy) in this gorgeous debut book from Barbara DiLorenzo. A moving story about a little boy in Italy on the cusp of World War II and his plan to save his most beloved lion statue.

When his family is forced to flee to New York, he leaves without knowing the fate of the lion. You’ll have to read it to find out if the lion survived the war.”

Joanne Farrugia, the owner of Jazam’s on Palmer Square and retail partner with the public library in Children’s Book Fair production — Jazam’s supplied the books and donated 20 percent of the book sales to the library which amounted to $13,000 — alerted me to the talents of DiLorenzo, a Hopewell resident.

While pursuing her passion for writing and illustrating children’s books, DiLorenzo, who is the mother of two children (a 14-year-old son and a six-month-old daughter), teaches art at the Arts Council of Princeton. After talking to her, I concluded that DiLorenzo was more than an artist; she was first and foremost an arts missionary. And when you are on a mission, she said, exhaustion plays second fiddle to the invigorating first priority to “spread the joy” of art and literature to the young and old and everyone in-between.

With degrees in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design and painting instruction from the Art Students League of New York, DiLorenzo is a signature member in the New England Watercolor Society, and also is in the Society of Illustrators. She always wanted to do more than create art that was appealing to the eye. She wanted to create art that touched hearts and minds.

As a wannabe children’s author, I asked DiLorenzo to paint me a picture of how she created a children’s literary gem. Apparently, her ‘a-ha’ moment occurred when she fell in love with Florence, Italy. Even though her first marriage didn’t last, her former husband’s Italian heritage contributed to her artistic inspiration.

“My journey to writing a book began over a decade ago, on a family trip in 2006,” she said. “We were visiting Italian family in Treviso, and decided to take a detour to Florence. Our 3-year-old son was not amused by my constant push to visit the Florentine museums. However, when we visited the Bargello, a museum containing mostly sculptures, something magical happened.

“Near the courtyard where two white lions stand guard by a doorway, my little son wholeheartedly believed that one of them was alive. I watched through the lens of my camera as he reacted

Hopewell artist Barbara DiLorenzo and her son Renato near a display of her book, “Renato the Lion.”

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“From that moment on, I wrestled with creating a story that would revolve around the lion and the incredible artistic environment of Florence, Italy. Around this time, I came across a documentary, called ‘The Rape of Europa,’ about the protection of artworks in World War II Europe. Normally when I work, I listen to documentaries more than watch them. But thankfully at just the right moment, I looked up to see the photo of Michelangelo’s David encased in bricks — and the image haunted me. I wondered how despite the fear of being bombed, Italian citizens worked together to thoroughly protect their artistic treasures. And suddenly I had my plot! And suddenly it clicked. I had the basis of a story.

I became driven by the notion of safeguarding art during military conflict — a wartime reality that certainly, to my knowledge, has not been addressed in children’s literature.”

Renato is a tough act to follow, but Barbara already has plans for her second book to appear on the market by April of 2018.

“Quincy the Chameleon” was inspired by events in Barbara’s life that required no exotic travel. Quincy wants to love chameleon school, but he has trouble blending in. The only thing Quincy loves about school is painting during art class with his favorite teacher. Like Quincy, Barbara found her niche in the art room at school under the guidance of an “amazing” mentor.

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Your Health from head-to-toe

Want healthier kids? Get a pet

If youngsters have been eyeing fuzzy kittens or boisterous puppies at nearby shelters or pet stores, parents may want to give in to those cries for a family pet. Pets are added responsibilities, but the health benefits associated with pet ownership may be well worth the investment of time and effort.

Caring for a pet is sometimes viewed as a childhood rite of passage, but there’s much more to the experience than just learning responsibility. Experts say a child’s emotional, cognitive, physical, and social development can be enhanced through interaction with a family pet. Studies continue, but the effects of family pets on children were heavily researched by developmental psychologist Gail F. Melson in 2003. Melson looked at literature on child-animal relationships and found that

children who had pets were better able to understand biology, and that children who could turn to pets for unconditional emotional support were less anxious and withdrawn than their peers without family pets to turn to.

Data from a small study conducted by researchers at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University reported that adolescents who had animal experience were more likely to see themselves as important contributors to communities and more likely to take on leadership roles.

Pets also can help children develop into well-rounded individuals. Playing with a pet requires children to engage in physical activity and can help stimulate motor skills.

An English study conducted in 2010 and published in the American Journal of Pub-

lic Health found that children from dogowning families spent more time in light or moderate to vigorous physical activity and recorded higher levels of activity counts per minute than kids whose families did not own a dog.

Pets may help with allergies and respiratory ailments as well. A 2012 study by the American Academy of Pediatrics discovered that children who have early contact with cats and dogs have fewer respiratory infections and ear infections and need shorter courses of antibiotics than children who have not had contact with pets.

A study from Dennis Ownby, MD, a pediatrician and head of the allergy and immunology department of the Medical College of Georgia, found that having multiple pets decreases a child’s risk of devel-

oping certain allergies. He found that the children who were exposed to two or more dogs or cats as babies were less than half as likely to develop common allergies as kids who had no pets in the home.

Pets also may foster social interactions, which can benefit children who are shy.

Inviting others over to meet pets can help children make friends and find others with similar interests. Children may also confide in pets, which can develop their self-esteem.

Studies have indicated that the type of pet a family has, whether it’s horses, dogs, snakes, etc., does not matter, as all companion animals have the potential to benefit children. — Metro Creative Content

School-aged kids who catch colds or the flu from their classmates can quickly spread those colds to their family members, who then might spread the colds further when they go to work. Preventing the spread of colds and flu at school is a team effort that requires the assistance of not just parents, but also teachers and students.

Still, parents might be the first line of defense when it comes to preventing the spread of cold and flu at school.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 38 million school days are lost to the flu each year. Those lost days can affect students who miss lesson plans, but also affect parents, who often must take days off from work to tend to their sick children.

While there’s no way for parents to

guarantee their children won’t catch a cold or the flu this school year, they can take various preventive measures to increase kids’ chances of staying healthy and achieving perfect attendance.

Make sure kids are immunized and that their immunizations are current.

Vaccinations bolster kids immune systems.

That’s important, as kids’ immune systems are naturally less mature than adults. That makes children more vulnerable to germs and viruses. The CDC recommends adults and children receive their flu vaccinations in October while noting that such vaccinations can be administered as late as January and still prove effective. The CDC also recommends that adults and children receive flu vaccinations each year. Additional vaccinations may not need to be adminis-

tered as often, but parents should still ensure kids are up-to-date with their shots.

Make sure kids regularly wash their hands. Kids often catch colds by rubbing their hands that have been exposed to cold virus germs on their noses or eyes. To prevent that, parents can teach kids to wash their hands thoroughly, including scrubbing the backs of their hands, between their fingers and around their fingernails. Kids should know to wash their hands regularly, but especially after they use the bathroom and before they eat, drink or touch their mouths, noses or eyes.

Keep kids home when they are sick.

Parents don’t want their children to miss school, but kids who are suffering from colds or flu should be kept home. This prevents the spread of colds and flu to class-

mates and teachers, and time to rest at home may help youngsters recover more quickly.

Teach kids to avoid common germ spots. Germs can be lurking anywhere, but some spots seem to make more welcome homes for germs than others. Studies have shown that kids were most likely to encounter germs in schools on water fountain spigots and on plastic cafeteria trays. Teach kids to never put their mouths on fountains and to avoid eating any food that might fall onto their trays in the cafeteria.

School-aged children are susceptible to colds and flu when spending time in the classroom. But parents can reduce their youngsters’ cold and flu risk in various ways. — Metro Creative Connection

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Dr. Kristyn K. Phelps, M.D.

Lower risk for heart disease by controlling cholesterol

Do you want to lower your risk for coronary artery disease, heart attack and stroke?

Pay attention to your cholesterol levels.

High cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease, the leading causes of death in the United States.

However, you can reduce your risk by maintaining a healthy cholesterol level through diet, exercise and if necessary, cholesterol-lowering medication.

The heart of the matter Cholesterol — a waxy, fat-like substance — is found throughout your bloodstream and plays an important role in ensuring your body functions normally.

But when you have elevated levels of cholesterol in your blood — known medically as hyperlipidemia — it can build up in the walls of your blood vessels.

This build-up is called plaque, which contributes to atherosclerosis, a narrowing and hardening of the arteries that can partially or

completely restrict blood flow to the heart, brain and other areas in your body.

If a clot forms and blocks a narrowed artery, it can result in a heart attack or stroke.

People with high cholesterol have about twice the risk of heart disease as people with lower levels, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

and determine a treatment approach.

The American Heart Association recommends that all adults age 20 and older have their cholesterol checked every four to six years. Some people may need to have their cholesterol checked and other risk factors assessed more often.

It is important to talk with your doctor about what is best for you.

Know your numbers High cholesterol in and of itself is a silent condition without any symptoms. The only sure way to know if you have high cholesterol is to have your levels checked by your doctor with a simple blood test.

The test measures your HDL (good cholesterol), LDL (bad cholesterol) and triglycerides, which are the most common types of fat in your body.

Taken together along with other risk factors — such as family history, increasing age, being overweight and smoking — your cholesterol levels can help your doctor assess your risk for heart disease,

Controlling cholesterol Often lifestyle changes can help control cholesterol.

However, in cases where lifestyle changes are not enough, medication may be recommended.

There are several types of medications to help lower LDL cholesterol, the most common of which are statins. Statins slow down the liver’s production of cholesterol and increase its ability to flush out LDL already in the blood.

Additionally, a new class of drug called PCSK9 inhibitors can also help lower cholesterol. PCSK9 inhibitors work by lowering LDL and may be recommended in cases where cho-

Dr. Kristyn K. Phelps lesterol levels cannot be controlled through lifestyle changes and statins, or for patients who are allergic to statins.

As with any medication, statins and PCSK9 inhibitors can cause side effects. It is important to follow your doctor’s instructions and monitor your cholesterol levels regularly.

To help prevent and manage high cholesterol through lifestyle changes: • Eat a heart healthy diet.

Cut down on foods high in saturated and trans fats, including fatty meats, organ

meats such as liver, shellfish, cheese, whole-milk dairy products and sold fats such as butter. Aim for 5 to 6 percent of your total calories or less from saturated fats. Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, poultry, fish, and nuts, and limit sugary foods and beverages. A diet high in fiber can help reduce cholesterol.

• Maintain a healthy weight. Being overweight or obese tends to raise LDL cholesterol and lower HDL cholesterol. As the American Heart Association notes a weight loss of 10 percent can go a long way toward lowering your risk for high cholesterol.

• Exercise. The CDC recommends at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise every week.

Whether brisk walking, cycling, or even dancing, physical activity can help you lower your cholesterol and maintain a healthy weight.

• Don’t smoke. If you don’t smoke, don’t start. If you do smoke, talk to your doctor for help quitting.

Smoking reduces good cholesterol, damages blood

vessels and is a risk factor for atherosclerosis.

• Limit alcohol use.

Drinking too much alcohol can raise your cholesterol.

The CDC recommends that women should have no more than one drink a day and men no more than two drinks a day.

Learn more To learn more about high cholesterol, Princeton HealthCare System will air a pre-recorded UStream video, Nov. 1 at noon on its Princeton Health on Demand UStream channel at www.ustream.tv/princetonhealth.

To register to watch the premier and be entered for a chance to win a gift card, go to www.princetonhcs.org/events.

To find a physician with Princeton HealthCare System, go to www.princetonhcs.org or call 888-742-7496.

Kristyn K. Phelps, M.D., is board certified in internal medicine and is a member of the medical staff at University Medical Center of Princeton.

Things to Do Continued from TimeOFF Page 5 Like Not Other,” photography by Martin Schwartz. “Road to Morocco,” featuring photography by John Clarke, David Wurtzel and Martha Weintraub, through Nov. 12. Gallery hours: Sat.-Sun. noon to 5 p.m. www.photogallery14.com; 609-333-8511.

FILM

Hopewell Theater, 5 S. Greenwood Ave., Hopewell. “Ex Libris: The New York Public Library,” documentary by Frederick Wiseman about the programming scope of the

New York Public Library, Oct. 20, 6:30 p.m., Oct. 21, noon, Oct. 22, 12:30 p.m., 7 p.m., $12; “The Little Hours.” In the Middle Ages, a young servant fleeing from his master takes refuge at a convent full of emotionally unstable nuns. Introduced as a deaf mute man, he must fight to hold his cover as the nuns try to resist temptation, Oct. 20, 9 p.m., Oct. 21, 2:30 p.m., Oct. 22, 12:30 p.m., 5 p.m., $12; www.hopewelltheater.com; 609-466-1964.

“Tickling Giants,” Auditorium at the Conference Center at Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Free screening of documentary about Dr. Bassem Youssef, whose show was inspired by Jon

Stewart’s “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central. It marked the first political satire program on Egyptian television. The film was made by Sara Taksler, who grew up in West Windsor, Oct. 24, 7 p.m.

COMEDY Stress Factory, 90 Church St., New Brunswick. Marlon Wayans, Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., Oct. 21, 6:30 p.m., 9 p.m. $44; Michelle Wolf, Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 27-28, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., $20; www.stressfactory.com; 732-545-4242.

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Things to Do Continued from 4B Princeton Catch a Rising Star, 102 Carnegie Center, West Windsor. Davin Rosenblatt, Oct. 27-28; catcharisingstar.com; 609-987-8018.

Deadbeats & Hustlers, Beth El Synagogue, 50 Maple Stream Road, East Windsor. Improv comedy group. Evening will feature desserts, coffee and tea, Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m., $20; www.bethel.net; 609-443-4454.

DANCE Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. Weekly Wednesday Contra Dance, Oct. 25, 8-10:30 p.m. (Instruction at 7:30 p.m.), $10; www.princetoncountrydancers.org.

Friday Night Folk Dancing, Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton St., Princeton.

One-hour instruction most weeks, followed by request dancing. Fridays, 8-11 p.m. $5; 609-912-1272.

M R Square Dance Club, Saint Luke’s (Episcopal) Church, 1620 Prospect St. Ewing. Weekly progressive dances. No prior experience is needed. Please be prompt.

Tuesdays 7:30 p.m. $10 suggested donation; richd1squarerounddancer@msn.com; 609844-1140.

MISCELLANY Woodwind Day, Douglass campus of Rutgers, 85 George St., New Brunswick.

Performances, master classes, and exhibits.

Faculty at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University will lead the classes, instructing and offering tips in bassoon, clarinet, flute, oboe, and saxophone. It is open to professionals, amateurs, students, teachers, parents, and music directors from the greater New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York, Oct. 22, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. $25, $20 in advance; www.masongross. rutgers.edu/woodwind-day.

“Elvis & Me - An Evening with Priscillia Presley,” State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Presley will talk about her life in an interview format where she will answer audience questions and share stories. Hosted by Max Weinberg, Oct. 27, 8 p.m. Tickets cost $45-$150; www.statetheatrenj.org; 732-246-7469.

Historical Fiction Book Club, Historical Society of Princeton’s Updike Farm-

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Tommy Conwell will perform two concerts at Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown, Oct. 28, beginning at 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. The first concert will feature opener Scott Evans. For the second show, the opener will be Tod the Mod Ellis. The singer-songwriter had a hit, “I’m Not Your Man,” in 1988. Tickets cost $15. For tickets and information, go to www.mancavenj.com or call 609-424-3766.

stead, 354 Quaker Road, Princeton. Get immersed in the world of a historical time and place, and then engage with a scholar to learn the “real” story. At meetings of the Historical Fiction Book Group, scholars participate in discussions of the fictional elements and the nonfictional local and regional context of selected books: Discussion of “Burr” by Gore Vidal with Paul Clemens, professor of history at Rutgers University, Nov. 15, 7 p.m. www.princetonhistory.org.

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HILLSBOROUGH CINEMAS (908-8748181): Only the Brave (luxury recliners, reserved seating) (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15; Sun. 1:15, 4:15, 7:15. Geostorm (luxury recliners, reserved seating) (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 12, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20; Sun. 12, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45; Mon.-Thurs. 2:35, 5:10, 7:45.

The Snowman (luxury recliners, reserved seating) (R) Fri.-Sat. 1:35, 4:20, 7:05, 9:50; Sun.-Thurs. 1:35, 4:20, 7:05. Happy Death Day (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 12:40, 3:05, 5:30, 7:55, 10:20; Sun. 12:40, 3:05, 5:30, 7:55; Mon.-Thurs. 3:05, 5:30, 7:55. The Foreigner (R) Fri.-Sat. 12:05, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25; Sun. 12:05, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50; Mon.-Thurs. 2:40, 5:15, 7:50. Mountain Between Us (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 12, 2:40, 5:20, 8, 10:40; Sun. 12, 2:40, 5:20, 8; Mon.-Thurs. 2:40, 5:20, 8. My Little Pony (PG) Fri.-Sun. 12, 2:25; Mon.-Thurs. 2:25. Blade Runner 2049 (reserved seating, recliners) (R) Fri.-Sat. 12, 3:30, 7, 10:30; Sun. 12, 3:30, 7; Mon.-Thurs. 3:30, 7.

American Made (R) Fri.-Sat. 5:05, 7:45, 10:25; Sun.-Thurs. 5:05, 7:45. The Lego Ninjago Movie (PG) Fri.-Sun. 12:10, 2:40; Mon.-Thurs.

2:40. Kingsman: The Golden Circle (R) Fri.Sat. 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 10; Sun. 12:30, 3:40, 6:50; Mon.-Thurs. 3:40, 6:50. It (R) Fri.-Sat. 4:50,

7:50, 10:50; Sun.-Thurs. 4:50, 7:50.

MONTGOMERY CINEMAS (609-9247444): Breathe (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50; Sun.-Thurs. 1:50, 4:30, 7:10. Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 2:25, 7:25, 9:55; Sun.Thurs. 2:25, 7:25. Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (R) Fri.-Thurs. 4:55. Victoria and Abdul (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 2, 3:25, 4:35, 6, 7:10, 8:35, 9:45; Sun.-Thurs. 2, 3:25, 4:35, 6, 7:10. Goodbye Christopher Robin (PG) Fri.Sat. 2:05, 4:35, 7:05, 9:35; Sun.-Thurs. 2:05, 4:35, 7:05. Battle of the Sexes (PG13) Fri.-Sat. 1:35, 4:20, 7:05, 9:50; Sun.-Thurs. 1:35, 4:20, 7:05.

PRINCETON GARDEN THEATRE (609279-1999): Victoria & Abdul (PG-13) Fri. 3:45, 6:45, 9:25; Sat. 1, 3:45, 6:45, 9:25; Sun. 1, 3:45, 6:45; Mon. 5:15, 8; Tues. 2, 5:15, 8; Wed. 1:30, 4, 8; Thurs. 2:30, 5:15. Loving Vincent (PG13) Fri. 4, 7, 9:15; Sat. 1, 4,7, 9:15; Sun. 4:30, 7; Mon. 5:30, 8; Tues. 2:30, 8; Wed. 2:30, 5:30; Thurs. 2, 4:30, 8. Royal Opera: The Magic Flute (NR) Sun. 12:30 p.m. Not So Silent Cinema: Phantom of the Opera with live musical accompaniment (1929) (NR) Wed. 7:30 p.m.

Prof Picks: Night of the Living Dead (1968) (NR) Thurs. 7:30 p.m.

Photography Continued from TimeOff Page 1 created from handmade reflective silver paper layered over a digital image. Her images depict locations that were once safe houses on the Underground Railroad or places where riots broke out. Also featured in the exhibit are images by Leslie Sheryll and Ann LePore.

The exhibit is curated by Amy Brummer, who is the founder of the arts council’s Bruce Berenson Foundation for Darkroom Photography, in honor of Berenson, a photographer who helped create the space for darkroom photography at the Paul Robeson Center. Since Berenson’s death in 2011, Brummer has worked with that program, and also serves as the agent and archivist for Berenson’s estate.

In 2016, Brummer was talking with Jeff Nathanson, then the executive director of the arts council, about a possible photography exhibit, and she thought of White, who she has known since the early 2000s, when she wrote about “Small Towns, Black Lives,” for TimeOFF.

She saw connections between White’s colored school photos and the growth of the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood, including the renovation of the Paul Robeson Center, the work being done on Robeson’s home and the development happening in the area. That served as a springboard for “Reconstructed Histories.”

“It’s about recognizing and remembering the historical significance of these places as we move forward into progress,” Brummer says. “In celebration of that, we should be understanding of the history that came before that and that this neighborhood in the past decade has changed radically.”

“Reconstructed History” is on view at the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon St., Princeton, through Nov. 25. On Oct. 21, there will be an artist panel, 4-5 p.m., followed by an opening reception, 5-7 p.m. For more information, go to www.artscouncilofprinceton.org or call 609-924-8777.

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A. The Real Estate market in Princeton is thriving and staying consistent year-round. There is a lot of activity around the new construction projects which I am pleased to be representing.

Also, there is a growing interest coming from local and international . What is your current focus is Real Estate? investors which is a great contribution to the stability of the market, A. Right now, I am focusing on the booming considering that investors are more likely to purchase during the New Construction in Princeton. It seems that quieter months in order to avoid bidding wars which are common almost every street I turn on, there is at least in Princeton. one new home being built. To some, it is a little discouraging, to see old homes being torn down to build a new, but I think that it is a necessary step in helping the town’s Real 343 Nassau Street Estate market flourish and overall growth.

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Glassware, tablecloths, tools, holiday decorations, baby items, kitchenware, paintings, antiques, and lots lots more!

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Place your 25-word classified ad in over 113 newspapers throughout NJ for $560. Contact Peggy Arbitell 609-359-7381 or visit www.njnewsmedia.com/SCAN/ Business Services

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FRABA is a group of enterprises focused on providing advanced products for the motion control and industrial automation market. With subsidiaries in Heerlen/ The Netherlands, Aachen and Cologne/ Germany, Slubice/ Poland, Hamilton NJ/ USA and Singapore, FRABA is offering global support to its customers worldwide.

Competence It is our philosophy to offer a challenging, yet rewarding work environment for every employee of our team. Total information, dynamic development, competence and fair sharing are our values. Initiative, ideas, knowledge, energy and risk taking are our drivers and everybody who has them, has the right to make decisions. At FRABA, leadership is not depending on education or hierarchy, but on knowledge and performance of each individual.

As Technology Provider you will become part of our CONISTICS team in Hamilton, NJ. CONISTICS is the subsidiary responsible for manufacturing and logistics for all products of the FRABA Group Responsibilities

Account Manager/Sales Representative Newspaper Media Group, publisher of over 45 local community publications both in print and online, is seeking creative, analytical and outgoing individuals to join our team of Account Managers.

Who are you?

You are a people person who likes conversation and investing in the success of others. You have a positive attitude and can balance your own success with that of helping the team. You have a strong work ethic and desire to see the job through to completion. With at least two years of experience in a client-facing job – through customer service, marketing, advertising, communications, retail or other capacity, you will help round out our team.

Send your resume with cover letter for the opportunity to start creating campaigns to assist local businesses in developing their place in their community. You will be contacting business owners, managers/decision makers in discussion of advertising and marketing.

Pay is commensurate with experience including base salary, incentive compensation and bonuses. We offer a competitive benefits program and a great group of people with whom to work! EOE Please forward your resume to jcarter@newspapermediagroup.com

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▪• Perform and maintain set-ups, repair and troubleshooting ▪• Performa Special Projects to improve and upgrade equipment and grading systems ▪• Maintain Wire Processing Machine and Annealer to ensure they are running to optimum ▪• Complete preventative maintenance on all operation machines ▪• Communicated in real time status of production operations to direct report ▪• Record all data, tasks, and issues during a production shifts ▪• Product Quality Assurance – Checking and Verification of Products

If you have the initiative, knowledge, information, energy and courage to make a decision, we urge you to do so. At FRABA everybody has the chance to become a leader. It is up to you to take your chance.

Requirements

▪• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent ▪• Mechanical experience with equipment in manufacturing preferred ▪• Good troubleshooting skills (mechanical and electrical) ▪• Computer skills for production monitoring and ability to record data accurately ▪• Ability to work well under pressure and demonstrate safe works habits ▪• Ability to work independently ▪• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel Spreadsheet ▪• Commitment to Professional Obligations ▪• Good teamwork and communication skills Please send your resume and supporting documents to (e-mail preferred): Chad Park info@fraba.com 609-750-8705

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