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up FRONT Music Makers gets national grant

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renton Music Makers — formerly the Trenton Community Music School — was recently selected by the Program for Rising El Sistema Organizations to receive $67,500 in funding over three years.

El Sistema USA is a national membership organization for programs effecting social change through music.

Trenton Music Makers coordinators say the award enables them to open two new program sites in partnership with the Trenton Public Schools.

One is at Trenton Central High School to enrich the orchestra program led by music instructor Joseph Pucciatti. The other is Jefferson Elementary School’s second grade pre-orchestra program, led by string teacher Peg Banks and music teacher Jason Hui. The new programs augment the existing TMM programs at Grant Elementary and Dunn Middle schools and engage Trenton students from grade two through high school.

Enrique Zaldivar’s art is at Trenton Public Library. www.trentonmusicmakers.org.

‘Happy Days’ at Trenton Library

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he Trenton Free Public Library Mezzanine Gallery’s current exhibition is Enrique Zaldivar’s “Happy Days,” on view through Friday, September 14.

Zaldivar is a Cuba-born painter living in Kearny. A graduate of the Professional Academy of Fine Arts “El Alba” in Holguin, Cuba, the artist says his current paintings and photographs come “from my personal experience with nature, color, and shapes over the last four years. Through time I have stripped myself of theoretical ties, seeking a more primal feeling.”

Trenton Free Public Librar y, 120 Academy Street. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 609-392-7188 or www.trentonlib.org.

100 years of architecture at Ellarslie

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he Trenton Museum Society and FVHD Architects presents “Changing Face/Changing Place: A Look at the Architectural History of the Trenton Area” at the Trenton City Museum from September 15 through January 11.

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The exhibition commemorates FVHD Architects’ 100th anniversary and includes historical and architectural photographs, drawings, and artifacts of the firm’s involvement with the Trenton-Mercer County region.

Founded in Trenton by PL Fowler in 1918, the firm has participated in creating several Trenton schools and public library buildings, Trenton public housing, the baseball stadium, and the Trent House restoration.

Other area projects include the GM Fisher Body Plant and Ewing Township municipal and police buildings.

An opening reception is Sunday, September 16, from 2 to 4 p.m.

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Ye olde tavern feeling at Old Barracks fundraiser

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he annual Old Barracks Museum’s Tavern Night Fundraiser takes place Friday, September 14, from 7 to 10 p.m.

The event features live music, food, and drink — setting the scene of an evening in 18th-century Trenton, when King George II ruled and the tavern was the center of town.

Attractions include period dance and music with dance master Sue Dupre providing instruction, noted musicians John Burkhalter and Russell Hoffman performing on period instruments, food by Chambers Walk Cafe, beverages by River Horse Brewing Company, and silent auctions.

Organizers say “period dress is neither required nor discouraged, and you will find many people from the past and present mingling together.” The fundraiser supports the Barracks’ educational programming for more than 10,000 New Jersey students. $50 to $60. Ages 21 and up. 609-396-1776 or www.barracks.org.

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Something’s got to give: Police versus minorities

State of the city

By J. Theodore Brown

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dvances in smart phone technology and body camera recordings have illuminated the high incidence of police resorting to the use of fatal force when making contact with the public. The incidence of citizens killed running away or fully restrained or unarmed is especially high in minority communities.

The frequency is too high to be justified by self defense or feeling threatened. Police actions seem to be impulsive, fueled by uncontrolled stress, anger, and fear.

While it is unfortunate that police are killing unarmed citizens, the fact that a greater number are killing themselves points to reasons in addition to racial prejudice and poor judgment.

The amount of stress police are under is extreme and, for all practical purposes, ignored.

Meetings and cookouts between police members of minority communities and/ or diversity and sensitivity training are ineffective political ploys to mask addressing the unattended mental health issues associated with laws that conflict with the reality of police being able to do their jobs safely and parents who no longer have proper authority over their children.

And Trenton’s demographics and the police relationship with the minority community are indicative of most urban centers in the U.S. As a licensed clinical psychologist I have experience working with police as patients in large cities, providing consultation for staff at some of the most dangerous prisons in the United States, and conducting disability examinations on law enforcement officers (LEOs) applying for Social Security benefits.

In addition to being a member of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, and the International Association of Chiefs of Police, I am also an African American male, have a son, a granddaughter, and many family and friends threatened by contact with the police.

The fact that police suicide has not received more attention than it has is itself a crime. So too is ignored its contribution

to the well being of LEOs and the public, and unless it is effectively addressed it negates the benefit of other interventions.

The opportunity to apply my professional experience to address the mental health issues affecting police and reduce violence between police, minorities, and the public at large is an obligation.

Many segments of the public have become angry regarding the number of African American and Hispanic citizens killed by police. However, of equal inter-

As a psychologist and an African-American male, the author wants to apply his professional experience ‘to address the mental health issues affecting police and reduce violence between police and minorities.’ est is why so many police officers are killing themselves, and is there a relationship between the two events?

Because of tradition, false perceptions of manhood, and the indiscretions of a few, most police are not perceived with the compassion that they deserve as human beings. Even the police themselves are reluctant to admit that they are affected by the same vulnerabilities and adversities of life as the public they serve. It is also true that we live in a society that promotes legal rights that conflict with reality to the detriments of both the police and the public.

It is helpful for the public to acknowledge that being a police officer is a stressful and dangerous job and to understand police as human beings who are fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, husbands, and wives, etc.

Police go to work every day with the intent of helping to protect citizens, save lives, and enforce the law. It is also true

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that when police officers leave their homes every day, they and their families hope that they will return unharmed.

We live in a country and culture that is democratic and theoretically presents many benefits to its citizens. Yet the combined effect of a citizen’s constitutional rights and the police’s responsibility to enforce the law create a dangerous paradox, especially for the police.

The Second Amendment allows almost anyone the right to buy a gun, while illegal guns are easy to obtain.

And on a daily basis police officers are exposed to persons who are mentally ill, veterans suffering from PTSD, gang members, drug dealers, criminals, terrorists, and individuals exhibiting threatening behavior so they will be killed by police. They are also constantly exposed to victims of violence.

As the same time, the police are viewed negatively in most minority communities. The disrespect and limited cooperation accorded to police stems from the perception of harassment and abuse by some police in the context and pretense of doing their jobs.

Consequently, as noted in a report by the National Institute of Justice, feelings of anger, fear, and mutual mistrust are constantly expressed between police and communities of color. Furthermore many police feel disrespected and unappreciated for their effort and sacrifice to protect the communities they serve. For many LEOs this contributes to low morale and motivation for going to work — except perhaps to protect their pension.

As the Marshall Project and Conversation law enforcement publications reported, citizens will often challenge police authority based on the belief that their rights have been violated. These conflicts create negative, cumulative, and deleterious stressors to the police.

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t is important to understand that police do not get a waiver for problems at home because of the stress they experience at work. The stress or responsibility of work often carries over and affects relationships at home. Even most combat soldiers returning from war get some rest from fighting when they come home. Ironically, for many police, home is where the fighting begins emotionally, psychologically, and sometimes even physically. Police working overtime and extended hours to supplement their income affects time with wives, husbands, children. Also, there are the common problems of overdrawn bank accounts, bills, health problems with family members, wayward children, elderly parents, deaths, divorces, etc.

Police are expected to manage, and/ or even ignore emotions all human beings experience. They are also expected to maintain a professional facade while their authority is being challenged and they feel disrespected and underappreciated by the community they are risking their lives to protect and the families they are providing for.

Given the aforementioned, it should

not be surprising that the greatest threat to a police officer’s wellbeing is himself or herself. And, as the Marshall Project reports, an average 130 police officers kill themselves yearly — in addition to those killed in the line of duty.

The high incidence of police suicides is given minimal attention by municipalities and communities and by police themselves. The high incidence of police suicide and the limited extent to which it is addressed by those they report to is inexcusable negligence.

It is not only important that the public change its perception of police, but that police change their perception of themselves. It is critical that police not feel, or be allowed to feel, that they are other than human or defective for having natural, emotional responses to being exposed to unnatural circumstances, day in and day out at work, only to be met with confusion and conflict at home.

Since police and citizens are both victims of laws that increase the risks of harm and danger, practical steps should to be taken to reduce such risks.

• Consider amending existing laws for a temporary suspension of citizens’ rights and to be totally subordinate to police authority during a traffic stop or on the street.

• Reserve the determination of any violation of citizen rights and/or abuse of police authority for the courts, citizen complaint hearings, and internal affairs.

• Provide education and training for the public to understand police first as human beings, respect their authority, and voluntarily abstain from asserting their rights in certain situations (i.e., traffic stops).

• Develop new education and training for police oriented around policies and procedures that will sensitize them to the cultural diversities within their community.

• Develop training to modify police maintaining the image of “macho infallibility” and the idea that they are not affected by emotional responses to adversity as any other human being.

• Introduce technology that reduces police risk to harm and the need to resort to excessive and fatal force to protect themselves and do their job.

• Amend and modify existing laws to reinforce parents as the primary authority to discipline their children and respect their authority as parents and that of police.

• Mental health support should be provided as a mandatory standard and ongoing service for all police officers.

There is little doubt that there is at least a logical relationship between the use of excessive force resulting in the death of citizens, especially minorities, and the high incidence of police killing themselves.

The present mental disposition of police is an urgent health problem that requires immediate attention, starting with the implementation of reasonable rights.

The author is a vice president for clinical services at Virtua Health Systems. The article above is based on excerpts from a longer work.

A literacy movement takes root in Trenton

By Patricia A. Taylor

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dire economic future faces the vast majority of Trenton’s second graders. While the causes are many and complex, there is a life-saving remedy, and that is what the Trenton Literacy Movement (TTLM) is all about.

As TTLM chairman (and former Trenton Mayor) Doug Palmer says, “Children are taught to read through the third grade. After that, they read to learn. Because they lack reading skills, Trenton’s youngest students are behind the learning eight ball and most will never catch up. Indeed, national statistics show that two-thirds of students who cannot read proficiently by the end of fourth grade will end up in jail or on welfare. The Trenton Literacy Movement seeks to put our youngsters on track to a better and more rewarding life.” He adds, “And, perhaps, to demonstrate that our example can be employed elsewhere.”

So how did TTLM come into being, how does its program work and what sets it apart from other literacy programs?

Much of the credit for TTLM’s creation and structure goes to civil rights attorney Walter Bliss. (He will deny this, but too many fellow board members squarely put him in the spotlight.)

The tragedy associated with Trenton’s youngest students was brought to Bliss’s attention as chair of the Trenton NAACP’s Education Projects Committee. It was more than obvious — at several elementary schools 90 percent of the students are not reading at grade level — that something needed to be done. Bliss had formerly served on the Princeton School Board and was aware of an after school remedial reading program that was quite successful in the town’s middle school.

“It’s called Read180,” he says, “and it’s a computer-based reading program from Scholastic Inc. The problem, as we saw it, is that it is geared to middle school students. I was not alone in feeling that an earlier intervention program was needed in Trenton.”

Bliss was put in touch with four others who were passionately interested in urban education issues: Kirk Norris, Carm Catanese (who has since gone on to perform yeoman duties as TTLM’s finance chairman), and the late Jim Dineen and Tony Kline.

“We spent over two years visiting other schools and examining various reading software programs,” Bliss recalls, “and ultimately settled on Lexia software. Its programs go through high school, but what we found to be crucial were ones that were geared to children in the youngest grades.”

Lexia combines individual and supervised instruction. Each student works at his or her own pace in completing the computer’s tasks without a judgmental adult hovering about. Lexia, however, reports all answers and accomplishments to a teacher. It instantly flags students who need more help or are having a particularly difficult time in one area. It is an

assessment-based computer program, one that engages not only an individual but also a supervisor. “We found the assessment and tracking components to be unique,” Bliss notes.

The TTLM board was well aware that what works in one place does not necessarily produce the same result in another location. To ensure that its research findings and the resulting program would be applicable to Trenton schools, TTLM sponsored four years of summer pilot programs for students who could not read at grade level. “Bob Prunetti, then director of the Mid-Jersey Chamber of Commerce, was a huge help in obtaining backing for this work,” Bliss says.

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he results were more than encouraging. Lucy Feria, then serving as chief academic officer of the Trenton school system, was invited in August, 2015, to a summer program.

One little boy saw her and ran up, exclaiming, “I can read!”

Who could resist such prideful joy? Feria couldn’t, and as she relates, “The child told me he couldn’t read at the start of the summer program. That just really resonated with me.”

As far as TTLM is concerned, that experience did more than resonate. Not only did Feria join the TTLM board as education chair, she also convinced the Trenton school district to buy the Lexia program for the entire system when she became the interim school superintendent in October, 2015. Previously the program had to be purchased for each individual computer.

Palmer joined TTLM in January, 2017.

He came with a vision to cover the entire school district as soon as possible.

Feria’s role in convincing the school district to purchase the Lexia program was the crucial contribution that made such

a vision financially and administratively possible. Still, more money — quite a lot actually — was needed to pay for the personnel and facilities associated with an after school program. TTLM contributed $100,800 for the year ending this past June and has raised over $106,000 for the coming school year.

The program has the support of Trenton’s political leaders and the school district. With regard to the latter, the Lexia program is now embedded in the school system, with teachers using it as part of their regular classroom instruction.

Students who are shown to be falling way behind are then invited to be part of the after school program. As Feria says, “These children have deep, deep deficiencies that cannot be fully addressed in a regular classroom day.”

Parents are also requested to sign on to the after school program. This approach is somewhat controversial among TTLM board members as there are some cases where parents feel their participation is not needed. Thus, while all eligible children are not in the program, all those who are have the backing of their families.

TTLM contributes much more than money. There are 13 board members and each member is assigned to one of the 13 elementary schools to act as a mentor. In that role, a board member acts not only as a teacher support but also gets to view personally the effect of the program and students’ participation.

They can also read to the students (being read to is a part of the student’s experience). TTLM president Edward Bullock’s favorite book is Dr. Seuss’s “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street.” “There’s a Mulberry Street in Trenton,” he says, “and when I ask the kids what has happened they all shout back: “I think that I saw it on Mulberry Street!”

The Trenton Literacy Movement has the support of political and school leaders, and its success is already measurable.

Noemi de la Puente, back left, a volunteer with the Trenton Digital Initiative; Wilson School principal Edward Bullock, and volunteers from Comcast Care Day celebrate with second graders from the Wilson School.

Bullock is among the mentors who are able to obtain additional help for the children they are working with. In Bullock’s case, he saw to it, with the support of the Trenton Digital Initiative, that every participating second grader was given a computer to take home. This allows these engaged children to continue their reading mastery way beyond school hours.

It is gratifying to all TTLM members that there are ripples beyond the program’s goals. Bullock, for example, tells the story that one child now helps his parents read their bills. Formerly the parents had to obtain outside assistance to understand the printed materials they were receiving.

In the school year completed last June, TTLM sponsored a structured after school reading program in all second grades. The results from this first school-wide year are encouraging, Bliss says: “All participating students made substantial, verifiable progress, and the number of students working in materials at or above grade level increased more than threefold during the course of the year.”

Not described in the report just quoted is the excitement and happiness of the children and their parents at the party TTLM hosted at the end of the school year. Each child was awarded a medal, and many family photos were taken. TTLM looks forward to an even larger and more joyous celebration at the end of this new school year as well as perusing statistics that demonstrate how its program’s efforts have not only substantially increased literacy levels among Trenton’s youngest students but also brightened their economic futures. www.trentonliteracymovement.org

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Out in Jersey extends its reach and celebrates its Trenton roots

By Linda Holt

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orn in Trenton and maintaining strong ties to the capital city, Out in Jersey is one of only a handful of magazines to serve New Jersey’s growing LGBT community.

The full-color, glossy magazine, professionally designed and written by statewide staff, has been going strong since its inception in 2002, when publisher Peter Frycki and a few colleagues morphed what had originally been a local publication of the nonprofit Trenton Gay and Lesbian Civic Association into an independent, statewide company radiating out from the state capital into other parts of New Jersey and beyond.

“The original publication was titled ‘Trenton Out and About,’” Frycki says as he chatted over coffee about the publication’s recent growth in print and online. A youngish 60, Frycki has an earnest, casual style and a ready smile. Trenton-based publisher Peter Frycki has transformed Out in Jersey “It started out as a photocopied newslet- into a voice for the state’s LGBT community. ter for Trenton-area readers. But soon we were hearing from members of the Printing). But as the scope of the content Grace — editor emeritus, who now LGBT community from Asbury Park, and quality of the publication expanded, writes the ‘Casting Aspersions’ column Jersey City, Cape May: ‘What about it became clear to Frycki and others in- — a few others, and I saw the need to us?’ We were covering the issues that volved with the magazine that it was no expand, but it would be a big risk. Since mattered to the LGBT community. You longer simply the voice of a local asso- the publication is distributed for free, can’t expect to get this depth of coverage ciation. There was a need for accurate, without the financial support of the asfrom the (Trenton) Times, Trentonian, timely information about LGBT issues, sociation, we would need to develop an and other local media.” legislation, events, and awareness. Out advertising base to support operating Under Frycki’s direction, the news- of this need, Out in Jersey was born. expenses. Breaking away would take a letter developed into a black-and-white “Our goal was still activism, but on lot of time and money.” magazine (for a time printed at Trenton a statewide level,” says Frycki. “Toby Time and money were not particu-

larly abundant for those involved in the transition. Frycki was working full-time with the Mercer County Board of Social Services. But the change tapped into two of the publisher’s deepest passions: love of journalism and advocacy for the LGBT community.

“Part of the reason I didn’t finish my degree at Rutgers was that I was spending way too much time on the student newspaper and radio station,” he says with a laugh. “After I left school, I worked 14 years in retail and 25 years in social services, and now I’m back where I started, doing what I originally wanted to do as a kid.”

Born in Rahway, Frycki grew up in the New Brunswick area. His dad worked for a wire company while his mom was a homemaker raising four children. While his father died before the magazine began, his mother was “verbally supportive and found the magazine ‘interesting,’” Frycki says, noting that his mother has also passed away. “My siblings were always verbally supportive and still are. My friends and colleagues in the LGBT community were my mentors and always a good sounding board, and it still remains so to this day.”

Frycki continued to work in social services while developing the magazine on weekends. His years in retail and as a county employee were hardly wasted, however. “From retail, I learned about finance and how to manage people. From social services, I learned compassion,”

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he says. “Without those, I couldn’t be doing what I do today.”

Now retired from the county, Frycki works nearly seven days a week with little if any financial reward on a magazine that is at the leading edge of advocacy and information sharing. His day starts as he reads texts and Tweets, then moves into instant messaging and Facebook. Most of his work each day involves interaction with advertisers to ensure a sound financial base for the magazine.

“I know it’s unusual to start a printbased publication in today’s market, but we view the print version as our storefront, our front door. It comes out every two months, and I think it gives us more legitimacy,” says Frycki. “Let’s face it, any individual can create a blog, and many of them look really good.

Having a print publication of this quality gives a message that we are here to stay.”

Concurrent with the birth of the magazine was an explosion of news on the Internet.

“People wanted news right now, not next week or next month in a magazine.

So around 2008, our website, which was previously just a place holder, became an active blog for posting breaking news, details about events. And that has made a huge difference,” he says.

Now when a major event announces a guest speaker at the last minute, outinjersey.net publishes the story within hours. The entire events calendar was moved to the website in 2009. Today 80 percent of the publication’s content is online, with only 20 percent in the print publication. Some 5,000 copies of the print magazine are provided free to readers at drop-off sites throughout the state.

In Trenton, those sites are: Classics Book Store, 4 West Lafayette Street; Mill Hill Saloon, 300 South Broad Street; Mercer County Community College, Student Center, Broad and Academy Streets; Public Library, 120 Academy Street; and Trenton Social, 449 South Broad Street. In addition, the magazine has 200 subscribers from as far away as California. The online version has continued to grow in readership; this year, it is averaging 7,000 visitors per week.

Advertising rates are reasonable, from as little as $124 for a 1/12 page to as much as $2,000 for a full-color full page back cover.

“The magazine is 98 percent supported by advertisers,” says Frycki. “Without them, we don’t have anything.”

Something for ever yone. The mechanics of writing, editing, designing, publishing, and managing advertising revenues can be daunting enough for Frycki, editor Sam Martino, and a small staff supported by stringers throughout the state. But one of the more subtle challenges he has faced over the years is keeping a balance among the various voices of LGBT.

While most informed citizens today recognize LGBT as representing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, there are additional letters that stand for other forms of identification expressed as individuals and groups feel empowered to claim their own identity. “Q” for queer is often added, as is “A” for asexual or ally, and there are many others. Wikipedia lists its version of the full initialism as LGBTTQQIAAP (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, ally, pansexual).

“We all look for our own interests in a publication and think there could be more coverage for our topic,” he says.

“When I meet with a gay men’s group, I might hear, ‘Why do you devote so much space to lesbians and trans?’ When I meet with a lesbian organization, I could be asked, ‘How can we get more coverage for lesbians?’”

The same occurs with regional concerns, he noted. “I tell them, if you want to increase coverage for your area, why don’t you write for us?” he says. “That’s actually how we’ve gotten stringers in other parts of the state. We might start them out with a book or movie review. Some have started out as bad writers but learned to write along the way, as we all do.”

Standing out. What makes Out in Jersey stand out, Frycki believes, is the integrity of its reporting and relevance of its content to a growing number of New Jersey residents. Frycki estimates the number of LGBT citizens in New Jersey at more than 500,000. Surveys by Gallup and other organizations have primarily focused on the “LG” part of that equation. A 2016 Gallup poll suggested there were 250,550 self-identified gay and lesbian individuals in New Jersey, a number that will increase as other bisexual, trans, and other identities come forth and are counted. The percentage of LGBT people in the world is generally accepted as from 6 to 7 percent among the LGBT community, Frycki says.

The magazine is dedicated to keeping a positive spin on LGBT news. ‘We’re not out to attack people,’ Frycki says.

horoscope!” In keeping with the magazine’s attention to detail and hand-crafted feel, the horoscope — “My Stars” by Madame Zzaj — is written specifically for Out in Jersey readers.

Always a Trenton touch.

From his childhood in New Brunswick, where he was bullied for being shorter than his classmates and probably gay, to his coming out at the age of 20, Frycki experienced the struggle personally before becoming an activist and advocate for the rights of LGBT people. He speaks with great admiration and gratitude about the pioneers of LGBT journalism such as Mark Segal of Philadelphia Gay News, who found a voice to build community, share information, and speak out on important issues.

Frycki has a home in the Villa Park section of Trenton, the city where important legislation was signed into law regarding civil unions and same-sex marriage less than a decade ago. The magazine may be written by writers in different parts of the state, but the Trenton connection remains strong and vivid.

Also on his side is the recent election of Reed Gusciora, Trenton’s first gay mayor.

“I have been acquainted with Mayor Gusciora for a long time,” says Frycki. “I interviewed him for Out in Jersey magazine very shortly after he was outed by

a news reporter many, many years ago.

And I ran into him off and on in the years since. He is very pragmatic and never full of himself. In all his years as a state assemblyman, Reed always worked to make New Jersey a better place for everyone.”

“Trenton has been an important part of Out in Jersey from the start,” says Frycki. “People in other parts of the state would tell us, ‘You guys cover Trenton politics (state government) and that’s important to us.’ That information will always be part of our magazine.” www.outinjersey.net

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he magazine also is dedicated to keeping a positive spin on LGBT news. “This is a mainstream publication,” says Frycki. “We’re not out to attack people. Most of the magazine keeps a positive attitude, although we do call out those who deserve to be taken to task.” However, two sections where readers can be sure to read unsparing criticism are the “Casting Aspersions” editorial by Toby Grace and a column

by D’Anne Witkowski titled, “Creep of the Week.” In the August-September 2018 edition, Jeff Sessions, U.S. attorney general, featured prominently in each of those articles.

Asked what may be the most popular feature in the magazine, Frycki chuckles. “When I drop off magazines, I sometimes hang around a while to see what people’s reactions are,” he says.

“Invariably, someone will flip toward the back of the magazine and read the

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DJs mixing and matching sounds at Mill Hill Basement

By Kellie C. Murphy

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t the Mill Hill Basement — a music venue under the Mill Hill Saloon on South Broad Street — the room is small but the vibes are big.

The energy and the crowds are edgy and creative. And on the first Sunday evening of every month three hip hop DJs hold court there for those who remember how hip hop began: with two turntables and the DJ. It’s called the DoJo, a nod to the kung fu havens where those interested in the craft of martial arts can come to learn the culture and skill, an event for established and aspiring DJs from all around the area, and especially showcasing Trenton-based talent.

There is a host, Courtney Wade — known as Rocky The Promoter, a Trenton-raised DJ, events promoter, and co-founder of Cap City Entertainment recordings — and three DJs who hold this thing down: Travis Nagy from the Jersey shore, plus Kelvin Smith and Darnell Story, both from Trenton.

Liz Cisco, another hip hop emcee and singer from the Jersey who now lives and performs in Trenton, has a Sunday night shift tending bar at the Mill Hill Basement. Cisco was the catalyst for the whole experiment.

“I know the DoJo is certainly not the first producer or DJ-focused event, but what gave me the thought was honestly just having the right people in a room together,” she says. “The night of Kelvin’s

Kelvin Smith (AKA Flea Market), left, Travis Nagy (AKA King Who?), and Darnell Story (AKA Ill Omega) in the Millhill Basement. website launch event Darnell, Travis, and Kelvin were spinning, and I wanted it to become a monthly thing. I spoke to them and to Rocky The Promoter about starting a Facebook group chat, hoping that would help things fall in place. It took a few months to come to fruition,

but once the guys were in touch, the ideas just started flowing. I cannot take any credit beyond bringing them together. They’ve been putting in the groundwork and are incredibly enthusiastic. I sure as hell enjoy listening to their sets every month,” she says.

The room is dark. Trenton-based DJs like It’s Just Ahmad and DJ Fatha Ramzee Shabazz, who spins exclusively 45 RPM records, mix it up with other regional talent from places like Philadelphia and Baltimore.

Old kung fu flicks, 1980s classic boxing matches, and goofy vintage cartoons play on the big screen behind the DJ tables as the artists spin.

Without emcees, hip hop heads can reacquaint themselves with the art of spinning records and how it was the DJ, not the emcee, who innovated hip hop music.

“The idea is really to start bringing back that good vibe and to hear different sounds. There’s so much interesting music. I want to inspire,” says Nagy, 28, who goes by the moniker King Who? while he’s spinning. “There are some people who might be spinning music everybody knows. I like to play what people may not be that familiar with. I like the idea of a DJ who can be the person to present stories to people. I want a place for young producers and beat makers to come and do their thing. Have some fun with it. Be around some people without their guard up. Nobody has to be too ‘cool,’” he says.

Nagy met Liz Cisco years ago while

they both worked at a Garden State Parkway rest stop, she at Starbucks and he at Sbarro. He does a mix of DJing, mixing, and composing. He is three years in now and has quit working day jobs. Lanky and laid back with long locks usually under a ball cap, King Who? has a friendly, humble energy that’s as infectious as his music. He explains that his DJ name is an extension of that humility.

“The idea is that I’m not a king of anything. A lot of people claim to be kings.

I don’t believe in the ‘status’ thing,” he says. “My whole life has been about music. My dad used to play old Slick Rick records in the car when I was young. He was into a lot of different music so I got put on to a good selection as a kid. I’m not really a talker like that but I could talk all night about music. Once you see how someone else treats their music, you kind of gravitate toward each other,” he says.

Kelvin Smith, known while DJing as Flea Market, is a huge vinyl collector.

That is where the stage name comes from. He has been interested in the DJ game since he was a teenager but lacked resources for the equipment and the full set up. For years he never had the physical space. He was in school and lived overseas for a while, but was always supportive of local DJs and attended a lot of DJ events. Trenton’s It’s Just Ahmad, who does regular gigs at Trenton Social, is his personal mentor. Smith told Ahmad he was going to start getting some equipment and right before a 12-hour event Ahmad asked if Smith wanted to use his set up. He has been a DJ ever since.

“I take credit for the start of the DoJo event because of my solo website release party in September, 2017,” Smith says. “I wanted people whose style I admired to DJ with me.

I didn’t want to do a four-hour set. So I reached out to King Who? and Ill Omega. That night was magical. It was one of those things where everyone felt it was a special night,” he says.

Smith fell in love with hip hop in 1992.

It was pretty much Michael Jackson and Bobby Brown up to then, until Kriss Kross came out with Totally Krossed Out and his parents let him get that record — it had no cursing. And in 1995 or ’96, when he was old enough to walk around the mall by himself, he bought something with the parental advisory sticker on it. Then he was introduced to Method Man, Das Efx, Redman, and EPMD, now legends in the game.

Smith grew up in Hamilton on the East Trenton border, attended McCorristin High School (now Trenton Catholic), and went to Heritage Days and to church in Trenton. His dad is a certified public accountant and his mother is a human resources department senior manager. He also has two hard work-

‘I want the DoJo to be a boiler room, like a lo-fi media hub in Trenton and put notice on a lot of people DJing and in production,’ Story says.

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ing sisters. He lived in East London for about four years as a graduate student at Middlesex University, where he earned a master’s degree in psychology. He now works as a full-time social worker for the state.

“I love working with people who are at a disadvantage; I love learning how to work with them as well as provide the skills and knowledge that I’ve gained over the years to assist in my clients’ needs,” he says.

Smith never wanted music to be a thing that he relied on to pay his bills, however. The artistry, craft, and ultimately the love of it could get lost if he is chasing the dollar and forced to do things that he doesn’t want, just to make money, he notes. He does it as a hobby. His music is something that he likes to do when he has the time and interest for it. It’s nice for him to be able to turn down gigs if he doesn’t. Smith also doesn’t see the other guys who hold down the DoJo as competition. He wants each DJ to do well and to make names for themselves. They want to see each other grow as they all have their own styles and followings.

“I just want to see us get better as artists. Exchange ideas in a positive way through our music. It’s a learning process, and my job as a DJ is to introduce new music the audience may not have access to,” Smith says. “I don’t play Top 40. I do my own research and I find music people may not know about. Some DJs have a thing where they won’t play music from their own hometown and I disagree with that. If I find something local or from Oakland and it’s dope I’ll play it. There’s a shit ton of music out there that I’ll never get to,” he says.

It gets discouraging sometimes, though. Because there are those crowds who expect to hear Drake while Smith is “playing some weird shit,” as he puts it. “I come across that sometimes. If you’re coming to a gig, come with an open mind. My job is to introduce you to dope shit. You can listen to Top 40 on your ride home. I might do a cookout where I’ll play some Michael Jackson,

DJ It’s Just Ahmad, left, and Rocky The Promoter. but for my other DJ gigs I’m not doing that,” he says.

“If I look out from the corner and I see somebody bobbing their head ridiculously, my job is to keep that going, to keep that energy up,” Smith says.

And Smith loves interacting with other DJs and hearing their interpretations of the art form. He gave the third DJ in the trio, Ill Omega, a very obvious middle finger at a DoJo event this spring, while he was playing something that really got his energy going. “He played something I hadn’t heard in a while, a Ghostface track. And if a good DJ does that, plays something I hadn’t heard in a while or never thought of playing in that same way…I just get so excited,” he says.

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ll Omega is named Darnell Story in real life, and he and Nagy met for the first time at Smith’s website launch party. D. Montana was his DJ name before — he’s a big Scarface fan — but as he thought about what the word Omega means, how he makes beats, and about all those legendary producers like

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Story, now 31, fell in love with hip hop and wanted to participate in it was when he heard Wu Tang Clan’s “36 Chambers” — because it was like a full length kung fu movie. He wanted to learn how to do all those sounds. He would play that CD with his headphones on and be in his own world.

“I grew up in the Jay-Z, Tupac, Redman, Biggie era,” Story says. “But I matured and learned how to really hear and analyze the music. I really got into it and studied records and wanted to learn how to make beats. Like where every sample came from or what break is that?” he says.

Story and Rocky The Promoter created the label Cap City back in high

school. Rocky was more of the rapper and host, good with lyrics. Story made the beats. Around that time the local hip hop scene was exploding, and he started getting more equipment and learning more about recording.

“I’d describe my style as authentic and original. I don’t follow any rules. I try to look for songs that may not go with each other and mix them together, like Celine Dion and Run DMC. Weird stuff,” he says. “I was always a teamwork guy. I don’t care if I’m working a corporate job or something else. That’s why the DoJo works. It’s like we’ve known each other for years,” he says.

Back in April, Story and local punk rapper Ray Strife dropped an EP called “Go For the Gusto,” which is streaming on Tidal and elsewhere. Because Strife has more of a punk background Story wanted to start the recording out with a bang. He wanted to create ups and downs in the music. Story goes through albums like they’re movies and wanted to do that with Ray’s new music to keep the imagination going. Story works at Merrill Lynch as a tax analyst during the day and is a father to a nine-year-old son, Darnell, Jr. “I’m happy this came about,” he says about The DoJo. “Everyone has different schedules, but if I was 18 and wanted to check out DJs and what they were doing, this is for the love of the craft. We look forward to every DoJo,” Story says.

Story also wants to get more female DJs, like Desiree Tsunami, involved in the DoJo to show the guys up.

“I want the DoJo to be a boiler room, like a lo-fi media hub in Trenton and put notice on a lot of people DJing and in production,” he says. “The DJ came before the emcee. There’d be no hip hop without the DJ. I want to bring that back and put the spotlight back on the DJ. I want a hub for DJing and production, battles, tutoring, everything,” he says.

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Bourdain was talking about a Vietnamese dish of rice noodles in beef broth, usually with meat and herbs. He called it “special place where everything is beautiful.” After Bourdain’s died in June, Emanski paid his respects by searching out Bourdain’s “special place.” An excerpt from Emanski’s report: To honor Bourdain in my own way, I went to the only Vietnamese restaurant in the area, Pho Friendly across the street from Fuld Medical Center in Trenton, to have my first bowl. Pho Friendly opened in 2016, replacing Pho Tan, which had opened in 2014.

It is a modest, functional little spot, not the only place in the area where you can order pho, but the only one where it is the main feature on the menu.

On my first visit, I ordered pho dac biet ($9.50), an enormous bowl of broth with generous portions of thinly sliced eye round and brisket, plus a sliced beef meatball and beef tendon. Onions, scallions and cilantro leaves floated in the liquid, and a nest of rice noodles lurked at the bottom of the bowl. It came garnished with bean sprouts, Thai basil, jalapeño slices and a lime wedge. Also on the table were chili sauce, chili paste, sriracha, hoisin sauce and soy sauce.

I was excited to personalize my lunch with the garnishes and condiments, but first I wanted to taste it as it came. One

he second writer is Princeton University student Grace Lee. A few months ago, she created a short item for a student publication.

“Familiar Flavors” describes her visit to Trenton and a restaurant that specializes in an all-American type of comfort food.

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I detected ginger, coriander seed, and a licorice flavor that could have come from star anise or fennel seed. It was salty, clean, and light.

I tore the basil leaves off the stems and added them to the pho along with the jalapeños and squirted lime juice into the broth. Thai basil kicks up the licorice factor in addition to infusing the soup with basil flavor. I added a spoonful of oily, spicy chili sauce and spread it around. Later, I would add a second spoonful. Two gave the pho the right amount of spice heat for me.

The idea is to use the spoon and chopsticks to slurp soup along with the noodles. It’s OK, correct even, to be noisy. The brisket was very tender, the eye round a bit chewier but not fatty or gristly at all. The meatball reminded me oddly of bologna. The tendon was fatty and gelatinous, more pleasing perhaps in smaller pieces than the huge chunk that came with mine. I ate all I could and took the rest home. The leftovers filled a 32-ounce container to the top.

On a return visit I opted for pho nam ($8.50), which has brisket as its only meat. I was somewhat surprised to find that the broth had something of a different flavor: less citrusy coriander, more warming spices like maybe clove, allspice and cinnamon. Both were good, although I preferred the flavor of the first bowl.

It’s easy to see why pho appealed to Bourdain so much. A humble dish made entirely out of inexpensive ingredients that delivers as much flavor as any dish can. The sodium level was definitely off the charts, so those with high blood pressure (like me) might have to pick their spots. But when the occasion is remembering a hero of mine, sacrifices can be made.

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om Szaky, CEO of Terracycle, has built the entire business on recycling. Now he’s ready to move past it.

That’s not to say that the company has abandoned its ambitious stated mission of “eliminating all waste.” Rather, it has found a way to do that while cutting out the “throwing things away” part completely.

Trenton-based Terracycle’s latest line of business is a “loop” system for replacing single-use product containers with durable ones that can be easily cleaned and replaced — waste eliminated with no recycling required. Szaky says Terracycle is partnering with major brands to do this with hundreds of products that typically come in throwaway bags and bottles that end up in landfills.

For example, instead of buying a plastic bottle of shampoo, you would buy a high-quality, durable aluminum one, paying a $2 or $3 deposit to the retailer.

When it’s time for a new bottle, you return the empty bottle to the store and pick up a new one.

It’s no more expensive for the consumer but cuts down on waste. Szaky says it also means a more attractive home, since the higher quality containers are more esthetically appealing than the plastic and cardboard trash they are replacing. Szaky showed a reporter pictures from the home of an employee who was trying an experimental version of the program. The worker’s pantry had gone from a typical mess to a magazine photoshoot-worthy collection of metal containers.

Over the years, Terracycle has thrived on its ability to overhaul its business model. Back when it was founded in 2001, its only product was a fertilizer spray made from worm poop. Today the only place you can find the “worm tea” product is the Terracycle headquarters, where they keep a few old bottles of the stuff around.

Szaky says worm poop fertilizer was abandoned not because it was a bad seller, but because he wanted to take the company in a different direction.

“This grew from $70,000 to $3 million,” Szaky says. “It was growing nicely, but we realized we were making the product the hero. We wanted to make the garbage the hero.”

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arbage is certainly the hero at the Terracycle headquarters, a former newspaper distribution center on New York Avenue where the furniture consists of miscellaneous castoffs from God knows where. Dividers are made of old vinyl records or plastic soda bottles, and the floor is artfully mismatched linoleum tiles. No two chairs are alike. In fact, almost every furnishing and piece of decor is a castoff from somewhere else.

The Thunderdome esthetic of the office though, isn’t as jury-rigged as it might appear. Behind the scenes, a team of designers is building the furnishings and decorations that are used in Terracycle’s Trenton headquarters and its

Tiffany Theragould and her team at Terracycle design products from trash like the Doritos and Target bags that formed the clothing above.

ways to recycle things that used to belong to landfills.”

Indeed, Terracycle has its own R&D department that figures out new ways to recycle various kinds of products. For example, Terracycle has a line of business recycling cigarettes by taking the filters and melting the plastic down into pellets that can be re-used in other products.

Terracylce has not patented this process or any of its other recycling methods. Instead, Szaky says, it relies on nondisclosure agreements with its partners.

“If a patent is out, competitors could download the patent,” he says. “Then we would have to spend money suing them.

Or they could change it a little bit and circumvent the patent.”

Rick Zultner, director of process and product development at Terracycle, leads a team that has helped find ways to recycle K-cups, chewing gum, drink pouches, and diapers.

“We’re reverse engineering products,” Zultner says.

Typically, plastics are recycled by finding a way to melt them down and then reconstitute them into a different kind of product. Terracycle is exploring different ways of using 3D printing as part of this process.

But despite his success in tackling difficult-to-recycle products, Zultner is fighting what may be a losing battle.

Consumer products companies are inventing ever more complex packaging that is more and more difficult to melt down and re-use. For example, Zultner says, something as simple as a potato chip bag actually contains three different materials: two kinds of plastic, plus a metal inner layer laminated together.

That’s one reason for Terracycle’s new “loop” program.

“The concept of ‘waste’ is gone,” Szaky says. “There’s nothing to recycle, nothing to dispose.”

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Terracycle’s Trenton headquarters in- by squeezing pulpy packets into a cup. cludes an outbuilding as well as the main Terracycle agreed to accept and recycle building where the offices are located. discarded juice packets. Juicero collapsed after a reBoth are intenporter discovered tionally covered the proprietary in graffiti by area packets could be artists. (Bringing squeezed nearly in local street artas well by hand, ists is a Terracylce rendering the extradition, and the pensive machine spray-can artwork nearly pointless. is now four or five Szaky says that layers deep.) in retrospect, he The smaller saw Juicero as building is a workan opportunity to shop for Tiffany keep its products Theragould and out of the landher team of makfill, even though ers, who make Juicero ultimately everything from Pepsi bottle catapults to Dorito bag was not a success. “We’re here to plug dresses. Some of these are product pro- into any company that has a recycling totypes, others are one-off set pieces for problem,” he says.

“People tend to think of recycling as the offices. Theragould has been workTerracycle, 121 York Avenue, Trening at Terracycle since she graduated boring,” Szaky says. “But it’s not boring. ton 08638. 609-393-4252. Tom Szaky, from the Pratt Institute with a master’s It’s innovative. We constantly find new CEO. www.terracycle.com. in industrial design.

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Eric Mintel Quartet, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. www.1867Sanctuary.org. $20. 8 p.m.

INDO Fair, Festival Grounds, Mercer County Park, West Windsor, 609-303-0700. www. mercercountyparks.org. Cultural programs, heritage, traditional dances and more. $5 per car. 11 a.m.

House Tour, John Abbott II House, 2200 Kuser Road, Hamilton. www.hamiltontownshiphistory.org. Tour the John Abbott House, built in 1730. Noon.  Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer Park, Route 29, Trenton, 609-394-3300. Reading. $11 to $27. 7 p.m.

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Lambertville Songwriters, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. www.1867Sanctuary.org. $20. 7:30 p.m.

INDO Fair, Festival Grounds, Mercer County Park, West Windsor, 609-303-0700. www. mercercountyparks.org. Cultural programs, heritage, traditional dances and more. $5 per car. 11 a.m.

House Tour, John Abbott II House, 2200 Kuser Road, Hamilton. www.hamiltontownshiphistory.org. Tour the John Abbott House, built in 1730. Noon.

It’s Electrifying!, The Sarnoff Collection, Roscoe West Hall, The College of New Jersey, 609-771-2654. www.davidsarnoff.tcnj.edu.

Science activities and demonstrations to introduce kids to the power of electricity. 1:30 p.m.

Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer Park, Route 29, Trenton, 609-394-3300. www. trentonthunder.com. Reading. $11 to $27.

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Greenwood Avenue Farmers Market, Greenwood Avenue, 427 Greenwood Avenue, Trenton, 609-278-9677. www.facebook. com/greenwoodavefarmersmarket. Fresh produce, vegetables, juice, bread, meat, and seafood, plus free health screenings, nutrition education, live music, and games. 1 p.m.

Art Chill Night, Championship Bar, 931 Chambers Street, Trenton. www.championshipbartrenton.com. Crayons and drinks. Art supplies provided. Free. 8 p.m.  Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer Park, Route 29, Trenton, 609-394-3300. www. trentonthunder.com. Reading. $11 to $27.

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Open Mic Night, Trenton Social, 449 South Broad Street, Trenton. www.facebook.com/ trentonsocial. 8 p.m.

Breast Cancer Survivors Support Group, Center for Comprehensive Breast Care, Capital Health Hopewell, One Capital Way, Pennington, 609-537-7485. www.capitalhealth. org/events. Comprehensive educational and emotional support group for anyone diagnosed with breast cancer or undergoing breast cancer treatment. 6 p.m.

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Ballroom Newcomers Dance, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609931-0149. www.americanballroomco.com.

Group class included. $10. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

 Innovations that Changed the World: An Introduction to the David Sarnoff Collections, Ewing Library, 61 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609882-3130. www.mcl.org. Learn about the evolution technologies ideveloped by New Jersey scientists and engineers. Register. 7 p.m.

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CASA Information Session, CASA of Mercer and Burlington Counties, 1450 Parkside Avenue, Suite 22, Ewing. www.casamb.org.

CASA for Children is a non-profit organization that recruits, trains and supervises community volunteers who speak up in family court for the best interests of children who have been removed from their families due to abuse and/or neglect. 10 a.m.

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First Friday, The African American Cultural Collaborative of Mercer County, Front Street, Trenton. www.taacf.com. Relax, dance, and enjoy some food and drinks. Family-friendly event. 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Friday Dance Party, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609-931-0149. www.americanballroomco.com. $10. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Minas Duo, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. www.1867Sanctuary. org. $20. 8 p.m.

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A-Team Gallery Opening/Painting Panels launch party, Trenton Community A-Team, 51 North Stockton Street, Trenton. An afternoon of art with one of Trenton’s most original arts collaboratives. Free. Noon to 5 p.m.

Love Stories, Common Threads Gallery & Artworks Trenton, 19 Everett Alley, Trenton. www.artworkstrenton.org. Master storyteller Denise McCormack utilizes literary and traditional tales to capture the very essence of women’s issues and issues of the heart.

This one-woman stand-up sparks a flood of emotions and memories, as it revisits secret and soulful nuances of motherhood, childhood, family, and life – the dynamics of love.

Intended for adults. Email denise@magicwords101.com for information. 3 p.m.

Newsies: The Musical, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. www.kelseytheatre.net. $20. 8 p.m.

Luiz Simas, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. $20. 8 p.m.

Blue Jersey Band, Halo Pub, 4617 Nottingham Way, Hamilton, 609-921-7837. www.bluejerseyband.com. Free. 7 p.m.

Fused Glass Using Molds, Artworks, 19 Everett Alley, Trenton. www.artworkstrenton. org. Learn mold-making techniques used to “slump” a fused glass piece. $85. Register.

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Newsies: The Musical, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. www.kelseytheatre.net. $20. 2 p.m.

Stephen Yee Quartet, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. www.1867Sanctuary.org. $20. 3 p.m.

Discovery of a Durham Boat, Washington Crossing Historic Park, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing. www.washingtoncrossingpark.org/events. Learn about the history of Durham boats, including the role they played in George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River. Free. Register. 2 p.m.

House Tour, John Abbott II House, 2200 Kuser Road, Hamilton. www.hamiltontownshiphistory.org. Tour the John Abbott House, built in 1730. Noon.

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Greenwood Avenue Farmers Market, Greenwood Avenue, 427 Greenwood Avenue, Trenton, 609-278-9677. www.facebook. com/greenwoodavefarmersmarket. Fresh produce, vegetables, juice, bread, meat, and seafood, plus free health screenings, nutrition education, live music, and games. 1 p.m.

West Trenton Garden Club, Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 137 West Upper Ferry Road, West Trenton, 609-883-5804. www. westtrentongc.org. Johanna Schoeller presents “How to Turn Kids into Gardeners.” All are welcome. 7 p.m.

Art Chill Night, Championship Bar, 931 Chambers Street, Trenton. www.championshipbartrenton.com. Crayons and drinks. Art supplies provided. Free. 8 p.m.

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House Tour, John Abbott II House, 2200 Kuser Road, Hamilton. www.hamiltontownshiphistory.org. Tour the John Abbott House, built in 1730. Noon.

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One-mile walk to support the Carrier Clinic’s programs to battle mental illness and addiction. Register. 9 a.m.

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Open Mic Night, Trenton Social, 449 South Broad Street, Trenton. www.facebook.com/ trentonsocial. 8 p.m.

Metastatic Breast Cancer Support Group, Center for Comprehensive Breast Care, Capital Health Hopewell, One Capital Way, Pennington, 609-537-6363. www.capitalhealth. org/events. Led by a licensed clinical social worker, find emotional support and recommendations on living with metastatic breast cancer. 6:30 p.m.

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Ballroom Newcomers Dance, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609931-0149. www.americanballroomco.com.

Group class included. $10. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Hannah Murphy Classical Guitar, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. www.1867Sanctuary.org. $20. 8 p.m.

CASA Information Session, CASA of Mercer and Burlington Counties, 1450 Parkside Avenue, Suite 22, Ewing. www.casamb.org.

CASA for Children is a non-profit organization that recruits, trains and supervises community volunteers who speak up in family

 court for the best interests of children who have been removed from their families due to abuse and/or neglect. 5:30 p.m.

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Newsies: The Musical, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. www.kelseytheatre.net. $20. 7:30 p.m.  Capital City Farmers Market, Mill Hill Park, 165 East Front Street, Trenton. www.destinationtrenton.com. Every Thursday through October. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Newsies: The Musical, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. www.kelseytheatre.net. $20. 8 p.m.

Friday Dance Party, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609-931-0149. www.americanballroomco.com. $10. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Joe Holt and the Midiri Trio, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. www.1867Sanctuary.org. $20. 8 p.m.  First Signs of Impressionism, Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, 299 Parkside Avenue, Trenton, 609-989-3632. www.ellarslie.org.

Artist and museum trustee Joe Gyurcsak discusses the history of impressionism. $15. 7 p.m.  Old Barracks Tavern Night, Old Barracks Museum, 101 Barracks Street, Trenton, 609396-1776. www.barracks.org. Food, drinks, games, a silent auction, and more. Proceeds benefit Meet the Past field trips for New Jersey students. $60. Register. 7 p.m.

Photographers’ Night, Riverview Cemetery, 870 Centre Street, Trenton, 609-906-9540.

After hours photo session of the historic 160-year-old cemetery designed in part by New York Central Park co-designer Calvert Vaux. $15. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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Newsies: The Musical, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. www.kelseytheatre.net. $20. 8 p.m.

Blues Fest 2018, Trenton Elks 105, 42 DeCou Avenue, Ewing, 609-771-0105. www.facebook.com/trenton105. Featuring Joe Zook, Paul Plumeri and more. $13.50. 1 p.m.

The Whispering Tree, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. www.1867Sanctuary.org. $20. 8 p.m.

Apple Days Harvest Festival, Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton. www. terhuneorchards.com. Corn maze, food, activities for children, pumpkin painting, music, wagon rides, and more. $8. 10 a.m.

House Tour, John Abbott II House, 2200 Kuser Road, Hamilton. www.hamiltontownshiphistory.org. Tour the John Abbott House, built in 1730. Noon.

Family Picnic and Pig Roast, American Legion Post 414, 100 Berwyn Place, Lawrence.

Food, music, children’s activities, and more.

Free for children under 6. 6-12 $12. Seniors $17. Adults $22. Add $3 if purchasing at the door. 1 p.m.

Newsies: The Musical, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. www.kelseytheatre.net. $20. 2 p.m.  Free Your Mind Spoken Word, James Kerney Campus, 102 North Broad Street, Trenton. www.taacf.com. Featuring poet Maya Grantham and hosted by Todd Evans. Free.

5 p.m.

Harvest Festival, Donauschwaben of Trenton, 127 Route 156, Hamilton, 609-585-1932. www.trentondonauschwaben.com. German food and more. 1 p.m.

House Tour, John Abbott II House, 2200 Kuser Road, Hamilton. Tour the John Abbott House, built in 1730. Noon.

Opening Reception, Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, 299 Parkside Avenue, Trenton, 609-989-3632. www.ellarslie.org. “Changing Face/Changing Place: A Look at the Architectural History of the Trenton Area.” Exhibit runs through Jan. 11, 2019. 2 p.m.

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Greenwood Avenue Farmers Market, Greenwood Avenue, 427 Greenwood Avenue, Trenton, 609-278-9677. www.facebook. com/greenwoodavefarmersmarket. Fresh produce, vegetables, juice, bread, meat, and seafood, plus free health screenings, nutrition education, live music, and games. 1 p.m.

Art Chill Night, Championship Bar, 931 Chambers Street, Trenton. www.championshipbartrenton.com. Crayons and drinks. Art supplies provided. Free. 8 p.m.

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Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End, Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, 215785-6664. www.brtstage.org. One-woman show about America’s favorite housewife. $10-$50. 7:30 p.m.

Open Mic Night, Trenton Social, 449 South Broad Street, Trenton. www.facebook.com/ trentonsocial. 8 p.m.

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Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End, Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, 215785-6664. www.brtstage.org. One-woman show about America’s favorite housewife. $10-$50. 7:30 p.m.

Ballroom Newcomers Dance, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609931-0149. www.americanballroomco.com.

Group class included. $10. 7 to 9 p.m.

Off The Chain, Orchid House, 143 East Hanover Street, Trenton, 609-610-0824. Workshops on bicycle repairs, arts, and related bicyclethemed projects. Free. 6 p.m.

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Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End, Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, 215785-6664. www.brtstage.org. One-woman show about America’s favorite housewife. $10-$50. 7:30 p.m.

Opening Reception, Lakefront Gallery, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton, 732-422-3676. www.princetonphotoclub.org. Handmade quilts, photographs, and paintings will be on display.

Light refreshments served. Exhibit on display through Wednesday, November 14. 5:30 p.m.  Capital City Farmers Market, Mill Hill Park, 165 East Front Street, Trenton. www.destinationtrenton.com. Every Thursday through October. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

History of the Trenton-Mercer Airport, Lawrence Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence, 609-989-6920. Ewing resident and former professor Howard Bueschel discusses the Trenton-Mercer Airport. Register. 7 p.m.

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Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End, Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, 215785-6664. www.brtstage.org. One-woman show about America’s favorite housewife. $10-$50. 8 p.m.

Fun Home, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. www. kelseytheatre.net. A musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. $20.

8 p.m.

Friday Dance Party, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609-931-0149. www.americanballroomco.com. $10. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

David Cullen, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. www.1867Sanctuary. org. $20. 8 p.m.

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Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End, Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, 215785-6664. www.brtstage.org. One-woman show about America’s favorite housewife. $10-$50. 2 p.m. And 8 p.m.

Fun Home, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. www. kelseytheatre.net. A musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. $20.

8 p.m.

Opening Reception, Artworks Trenton, 19 Everett Alley, Trenton. www.artworkstrenton. org. “Out of Step,” featuring underground artists and their work, curated by the Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market. Runs through Oct. 20, 2018. 7 p.m.

Danny Tobias and Friends Featuring Warren Vache, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. www.1867Sanctuary. org. $20. 2 p.m.

Songs I’ll Never Sing, Roles I’ll Never Play: A Miscast Cabaret, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. www.1867Sanctuary.org. $20. 8 p.m.

Big Lo l, Mill Hill Basement, 300 South Broad Street, Trenton, 609-989-1600. $10. 9 p.m.

House Tour, John Abbott II House, 2200 Kuser Road, Hamilton. www.hamiltontownshiphistory.org. Tour the John Abbott House, built in 1730. Noon.

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Fun Home, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. www. kelseytheatre.net. A musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. $20.

2 p.m.

Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End, Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, 215785-6664. www.brtstage.org. One-woman show about America’s favorite housewife. $10-$50. 3 p.m.

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North Sea Gas, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. www.1867Sanctuary.org. $20. 3 p.m.

Epicurean Palette, Grounds for Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, 609-586-0616. www.groundsforsculpture.org. Walk around the sculpture park while sampling local food, wine, beer and spirits. $185. Register. 1 p.m.

House Tour, John Abbott II House, 2200 Kuser Road, Hamilton. www.hamiltontownshiphistory.org. Tour the John Abbott House, built in 1730. Noon.

Apple Days Fall Harvest, Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, Lawrence, 609-9242310. www.terhuneorchards.com. Pony rides, pedal tractors, wagon rides, corn maze, farm animals, food, and live music. $8.

10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Pears, Mill Hill Basement, 300 South Broad Street, Trenton, 609-989-1600. Also featuring Sister Munch. $10. 9 p.m.

Greenwood Avenue Farmers Market, Greenwood Avenue, 427 Greenwood Avenue, Trenton, 609-278-9677. www.facebook. com/greenwoodavefarmersmarket. Fresh produce, vegetables, juice, bread, meat, and seafood, plus free health screenings, nutrition education, live music, and games. 1 p.m.

Art Chill Night, Championship Bar, 931 Chambers Street, Trenton. www.championshipbartrenton.com. Crayons and drinks. Art supplies provided. Free. 8 p.m.

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Open Mic Night, Trenton Social, 449 South Broad Street, Trenton. www.facebook.com/ trentonsocial. 8 p.m.

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Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End, Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, 215785-6664. www.brtstage.org. One-woman show about America’s favorite housewife. $10-$50. 7:30 p.m.

Ballroom Newcomers Dance, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609931-0149. www.americanballroomco.com.

Group class included. $10. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Three Strands, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. www.1867Sanctuary.org. $20. 8 p.m.

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Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End, Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, 215785-6664. www.brtstage.org. One-woman show about America’s favorite housewife. $10-$50. 7:30 p.m.

Salt Pepper Ketchup, Passage Theater, 205 East Front Street, Trenton, 609-392-0766.

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Beatles “Beaginnings”, Hamilton Township Public Library, 1 Justice Samuel Alito Way, Hamilton, 609-581-4060. www.hamiltonnjpl.org. Liverpool native Paul Groom presents the story of The Beatles. 7 p.m.

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Salt Pepper Ketchup, Passage Theater, 205 East Front Street, Trenton, 609-392-0766. www.passagetheatre.org. A layer of bulletproof glass won’t protect Superstar Chinese Take-Out from the gentrification consuming Philly’s Point Breeze neighborhood. $13 to $38. 7:30 p.m.

Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End, Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, 215785-6664. www.brtstage.org. One-woman show about America’s favorite housewife. $10-$50. 8 p.m.

Fun Home, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. www. kelseytheatre.net. A musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. $20.

8 p.m.

Friday Dance Party, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609-931-0149. www.americanballroomco.com. $10. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Open Mic Night, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. www.1867Sanctuary.org. Free. 7 p.m.

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Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End, Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, 215785-6664. www.brtstage.org. One-woman show about America’s favorite housewife. $10-$50. 2 p.m. And 8 p.m.

Nugget and Fang, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. www.kelseytheatre.net. $12. 2 p.m. And 4 p.m.

Salt Pepper Ketchup, Passage Theater, 205 East Front Street, Trenton, 609-392-0766. www.passagetheatre.org. A layer of bulletproof glass won’t protect Superstar Chinese Take-Out from the gentrification consuming Philly’s Point Breeze neighborhood. $13 to $38. 7:30 p.m.

Fun Home, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. www. kelseytheatre.net. A musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. $20.

8 p.m.

Chamber Music, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. www.1867Sanctuary.org. $20. 8 p.m.

Ward to Ward Tour, Trenton Circus Squad, Arm & Hammer Park, Trenton. www.trentoncircussquad.org. A series of performances by the Trenton Circus Squad youth featuring hula hoops, unicycles, juggling, and more.

Noon.

House Tour, John Abbott II House, 2200 Kuser Road, Hamilton. www.hamiltontownshiphistory.org. Tour the John Abbott House, built in 1730. Noon.

Ewing Fall Spin, Campus Town, The College of New Jersey. www.eiwnggreenteam.org/ewingfallspin. Casual 12-mile bike ride through Ewing with rest stops and police escort benefiting the ARC Mercer Food Training Center. $20. Register. 7:45 a.m.

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Fun Home, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. www. kelseytheatre.net. A musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. $20.

2 p.m.

Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End, Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, 215785-6664. www.brtstage.org. One-woman show about America’s favorite housewife. $10-$50. 3 p.m.

Salt Pepper Ketchup, Passage Theater, 205 East Front Street, Trenton, 609-392-0766. www.passagetheatre.org. A layer of bulletproof glass won’t protect Superstar Chinese Take-Out from the gentrification consuming Philly’s Point Breeze neighborhood. $13 to $38. 3 p.m.

House Tour, John Abbott II House, 2200 Kuser Road, Hamilton. www.hamiltontownshiphistory.org. Tour the John Abbott House, built in 1730. Noon.

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