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BY JUSTIN FEIL In fourth grade, Emma Faivre beat her gym teacher in a sprint. “I just passed him at the end,” Faivre said. “There was a lot of controversy, but most of the kids said I won.” Faivre leaves no controversy anymore on the track. The High School North senior was Most Valuable Player of the indoor track and field Mercer County Championships on Jan. 26 after repeating as 400-meter champion, finishing third in both the 55 meters and 200 meters, and anchoring the second place 4x400 relay. She accounted for 30 points for the second-place Knight girls team. North also had Aditi Parekh win the 55-meter hurdles and Sydney Abitanto win the pole vault. “Emma’s focus this year has been great,” said Matt Warren, the North sprints coach and girls cross country head coach. “She has a good kind of senioritis, like you’re running out of time and you want to make something happen.” Eight years have passed between Faivre’s memorable elementary race in gym class and this year’s county performance, and in that time she has fostered her talents into becomSee FAIVRE, Page 8
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(Farmers) market leader Long-time West Windsor market manager takes over Trenton Farmers Market BY SCOTT MORGAN That Chris Cirkus took the helm at the Trenton Farmers Market shouldn’t be too surprising. She’s made a full-time career out of managing multiple part-time farmers markets in the area. So when it came
time to find a successor to Jack Ball—the manager of the Trenton Farmers Market in Lawrence Township for 39 years— Cirkus jumped at the chance... to find one. About a year ago, Ball fell ill. He’s feeling a lot better, but at the time, the 74-year-old felt it would be best to step down. So Gary Mount, owner of Terhune Orchards and a member of the Trenton Farmers Market board, called Cirkus and Beth Feehan to help find a successor. Cirkus managed the West
Windsor Farmers Market (and still does) and Feehan used to. The pair also co-managed the 31 & Main Farmers Market at the College of New Jersey. So the Trenton Farmers Market board brought them in as consultants, thanks in part to their steep connections in the farmers market game. “We found a few candidates and they hired someone,” Cirkus said. “But the woman declined the position just before she was supposed to start.” Around the beginning of See CIRKUS, Page 6
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Does the middle school math curriculum need an overhaul? Learning mathematics is like exploring an ocean—it goes deeper as we go deep, and wider as we go wide. So, curriculum developers have always tried to contain the breadth or the volume of this ocean to get the best out of their efforts in capsules to kids to consume within their available school time. Some say mathematics is the queen of all sciences. That’s a beautiful definition to make it likeable. That queen is not appearing as pretty it could be to most students , because of the way the queen is presented. Some students see it as an elephant in strength/power or the space it occupies in your whole school learning process in density and volume. Others see it an ocean in its intellectual reach. While it can never be done perfect given the task, our WW-P mathematics sequencing is fundamentally flawed. As I am teaching students here in WW-P and neighboring districts I am also indirectly doing my research on how kids consume the concepts, how they progress acquiring the massive amount of skills that can go in rows and columns of a huge skill matrix of seemingly infinite size, and
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times, by looking in the eyes of our students across their school years. Our high school curriculum sequenced math as algebra 1, geometry, algebra 2 for so long and realized pretty late (for many students) that it should be algebra 1, algebra 2, geometry. We found kids forget fundamental algebra concepts when they learn geometry for a full year and then needed a refresher in algebra 2. And students scramble scheduling with Option II and other means to get to Calc AB/BC. Most of the struggle students face in high school math is because they were not prepped well in middle school. The students have better scheduling options and available learning time while they are in the middle school and more of algebra topics could be taught in Gr 7-Gr 8 level and in Grade 8. Capable students should be able to learn geometry in Grade-8 as many of them were doing in parallel with algebra 1 to advance over the summer. With the new sequencing, geometry is moved down after algebra 2 prior to learning precalculus, that effectively distance students from the algebra they learned, when those skills are required afresh to start precalculus. I see able students are wasting their time while in middle school doing unproductive activities that won’t benefit their education, career or future. And in high school they have this struggle of learning everything together and many things out of sequence messing up their organic thought process and brain function that’s tailored to consume content the traditional way, but our poor sequencing of activities
forcefully rewire the brain function. This creates stress avoidable if sequenced correctly. They could be loaded with more learning opportunities in middle school and have a more balanced life across middle school to high school. Just so you know my background to write this much, after my masters I also did a training and a bachelor’s degree to teach mathematics that included middle school to high school curriculum progression. We learned student psychology, how the brain functions to consume information and how the information is applied directly working with students at various levels. As my education was in India on a traditional learning system that gives you 360-degree perspective of the subject that was good enough to go anywhere in the world with the skills and confidence needed in math. I welcome input from parents and WW-P alumni who would like to provide collective input to the school board curriculum committee on this topic. Please join the discussion on this and other education related topics at the “Voice of Plainsboro” on Facebook, reated to discuss WW-P schools and our school town. Together we are creating a support system that parents and students need to excel, while providing the required feedback to school officials and our team of community volunteers in the school board.
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options. “We could fill the space with food and art,” she said. “As a farmer-owned cooperative, it’s gotten a little far away from the farmers.” One of the market’s centerpieces during Jack Ball’s time at the helm was the Antique & Crafts Show, an annual event that Ball introduced to help cover the lean winter months, when only two of the market’s farmers generally are still selling produce there. And while Cirkus appreciates the idea and the fact that the show rakes in enough money to keep the lights on, she said there are other ways to generate revenue. “I see the market as a great opportunity for a lot of small artisan foodmakers,” she said. “Lots of artists and musicians and foodmakers.” She also sees Trenton as a prime spot from which to connect with the Cherry Street Kitchen, a “food incubator” on Pennsylvania Avenue that lets foodmakers have access to a commercial kitchen without having to buy a whole new one on their own, and to expand places for vendors of, say, vegetarian or vegan foods. She definitely wants to bring in the younger crowd, mainly the families who have made the Trenton/Ewing/Lawrence area home while they trek to New York, Princeton, and Philadelphia for work. These younger, working families, she said, are the one who crave a more food-centric farmers market experience. They want to shop local, buy local, and hang out among artisinal and specialty foodmakers where the energy is good.
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“I changed the radio station and already people are saying, ‘Wow, the music’s great.’” she said. This spring, she plans to have the building power-washed and then touch up some paint—“a little spit and polish” to make the place a little brighter and cleaner, she said. She also plans to stay engaged with the market’s 6,000-strong, and apparently really loyal, Facebook family. She’s built a sturdy social media following for the West Windsor Farmers Market too, but says the two markets have very different followers. “In West Windsor, they’ll like a post and then go on with their day,” she said. Trenton, on the other hand, “is very vocal. People have a lot to say, they’ve shared all the articles and stuff about Jack. People were asking me who I was. It’s humbling.” But at least Facebook helped her clear up a few misperceptions, she said. The most panic-inducing was when word got out that Jack Ball was leaving the market, people got the impression the market was closing altogether. Fortunately for her, Cirkus was able to stem the rumors before they got out of hand, though many of her fans from West Windsor might wonder who’s in charge at their farmers market now. Well, for the moment, it’s still Chris Cirkus. She’s looking for a replacement who will carry on what the market is, but until she finds the right hands to leave it in, she’ll be pulling double duty there and in Trenton. And in case you’re wondering if she’s intimidated by the scale of all this, no. “I’m a Scorpio,” she said. “In my adulthood I’ve learned that I’m a true Scorpio—I’m pretty thick-skinned but I always listen before I leap. I owe it to the farmers, the merchants, and the community groups [to listen].”
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FAIVRE continued from Page 1 ing a versatile athlete and leader for North. She’s not only developed into an outstanding sprinter who will continue her career at Merrimack College, but she’s taken on the challenge of running cross country and closed as North’s top finisher last fall. “She’s an unbelievable athlete,” said Brian Gould, the Knights’ indoor head coach in his 16th season. “She’s by far the best athlete I’ve seen come through here.” Faivre was an ideal representative for North at the National Girls and Women in Sports Day at Seton Hall on Feb. 3. Almost 200 New Jersey schools were represented on the day that celebrated how far girls and women have come in sports and how much their opportunities have grown. (Samantha Miller, who also runs cross country and compete in winter and spring track, was High School South’s.) “It was interesting to see how things changed and how we get a lot more and how we’re blessed with what we have,” Faivre said. School representatives heard from presenters who talked about their own high school experiences from past decades. Some were coaches who did not receive equal pay to male coaches. Some talked about having unequal or less convenient practice times. Some talked about the hand-me-down uniforms that they had to wear. “It’s something that showed how special our program is,” Faivre said. “We’re given so much. I’m more appreciative of
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High School North runner Emma Faivre shows off the MVP award she won at the Mercer County Tournament this year. the program and equipment we have. It’s something I want other people to hear about so they can appreciate it more.” Faivre has made the most of her opportunities and experienced steady
growth each year at North. She is among the best in running events from the 55 meters to the 5,000 meters. She has tried high jump and long jump and some hurdling, and only time limits her
from training more seriously for those sort of events. She said she finds true joy in running on the Knights team. “I like the feeling of just running,” she said. “I can really feel it in sprinting. When you’re sprinting really fast, you create your own tunnel of wind. It feels like you’re going so fast. That’s a feeling I live for.” Faivre wasn’t always so passionate about it. She remembers a rather average beginning in middle school, starting with cross country in sixth grade. “I hated it,” Faivre said. “I didn’t start to have a big passion for it until high school. And then in high school, I only did track freshman year.” Faivre didn’t think of herself as a standout in middle school track either, but she made an impact when she came to North as a freshman. She wasn’t quite scoring points individually at the championship meets, but her coaches saw promise in her performances, work ethic and drive. “Coach Warren saw it earlier than I did,” Gould said. “We were wondering where her niche was. He kept telling me from the very beginning how special she was going to be. The one constant is she’s always been so competitive.” Warren appealed to her competitive side. He asked Faivre to consider going out for cross country to start her sophomore year. “She looked at me like I was crazy,” Warren said. “If there’s anything I’ve appreciated with Emma, it’s that she trusts her coaches. She came out for cross country. It was a little tough at the
beginning of her sophomore year. By the end, she was in the top seven and competing at sectionals. The next year, she was competing really well at sectionals. And this year she was our top girl at the group championships. “What we saw, and what she saw, was being able to train not just six months, being able to train all summer, all fall, she stepped on the track her sophomore year, and when all the other girls were getting into shape, she was already doing workouts. She saw a huge difference. She dropped from running 61 to 58 (seconds for the 400 meters) that winter.” It was then that Faivre started to see a real future for herself in track. Cross country wasn’t her favorite, but she couldn’t deny how much the work had helped strengthen her. “My sophomore year, I was kind of tolerating it,” Faivre said. “My main mindset was, ‘I have to get through the season, I don’t have to do it next year.’ But I put myself on the line. I wanted to be up there all of a sudden. I wanted to train with those girls and get better in that season for itself.” In cross country, Faivre found not just benefits on the track, but another chance to compete. She exits with a personal record 20:21.78 for 5k during her career, good enough to put her among the top dozen cross country runners ever in North program history. Her coaches beamed at her introspection and athletic growth at the end of the fall. “She said at the last cross country banquet, ‘Two out of my three seasons,
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“I’ve never seen anyone kick in the 100 or kick in the 200, and somehow she does,” Warren said. “I almost see her racing style as this continuous buildup of momentum. It’s really exciting when she’s on the anchor of the relays.” As good as she is in individual races, Faivre may be even more dynamic in relays. And she certainly relishes more her chances to combine on relays with usual members Aditi Parekh, Megha Gongalla, Kruti Shah, and on the 4x4 Sophie Cherayil in place of Gongalla. “I take the most pride in the way I connect with my teammates,” Faivre said. “Since we have such a strong bond, we can pretty much conquer anything we put our minds to. The five girls won’t be forgotten any time soon. They have the 4x200 and 4x400 records indoor, as well as the 4x100, 4x200 and the sprint medley relay outdoors. “I think it’s unbelievable,” Faivre said. “Our coaches are always talking about the amazing athletes that went to our school before us. If we look at the record board, we’ve destroyed most of them. We all run as though as though we don’t have the record yet.” Whatever the race, Faivre, the school individual record holder in the 200 and 400, has come to be a reliable anchor with an amazing kick. She draws motivation from wanting to be at her best for
Faivre was chosen as North’s representative to the 2019 National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Feb. 3.
the team, and it pays off in MVP performances like at counties. “On some teams, great athletes want to specialize,” Gould said. “Emma wants to contribute as much as she can to the team. Her individual events comes second. That was a well-deserved (MVP) award. She did as much as she could for our team.” The close knit Knights team is one thing that Faivre is hoping to also find in college. It was fitting that her North teammates turned out in force to join her for her National Letter of Intent signing with Merrimack on Feb. 6. Faivre is looking for the same balance of team and school at Merrimack and ready to join a program on the rise. Next year Merrimack will transition from Division 2 to Division 1 for track and field. “It’s pretty exciting,” Faivre said. “I really wanted to run D1. It was in my head that I can be a D1 runner. I didn’t want to settle for anything else.” Throughout her career at North, Faivre has taken on new challenges and worked to become an unparalleled athlete and Division I college commit. “I see her as an athlete who’s really fast and I think her greatest strength is her strength,” Warren said. “The reason she beats people at the end of the 200 is other people are getting tired and she’s still getting strong. I think it’s the same in the 400.” “Whether we’re doing pure speed stuff or she’s going on a 20-minute run or we’re in the weight room, she works really hard,” he added. “Because she’s strong, I think that’s where a lot of those exciting races come down to.”
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tality, retail and corporate management before settling in at the college in 2003. He is equal parts guiding and chiding as he roams from station to station to check the students’ work. The February cooking sessions are designed so that the students have a chance to make mistakes and build confidence before they open to the public come March. Even then, the café is designed as a semesterlong learning process. “Here, there’s no fear of repercussions,” Benowitz says later. “They won’t lose their job. Tonight, the lobster cakes are too salty. I guarantee next time they won’t be.” Diners have three options for each course. Besides the onion soup and lobster cake starters, there are also meatloaf cupcakes: meatloaf formed in a muffin cup and topped with mashed potato “frosting.” For the main course, this semester’s choices are a half-pound bacon cheeseburger, BBQ-style pulled pork and fried fish. There are also three choices of sides to go with the main course: ratatouille, confit of potatoes or health salad. Student George Steill is from Hamilton. One of his jobs on this night is to prepare fillets of cod to be battered. Partner Wyatt Rue (also from Hamilton) is making the beer-and-vodka batter. When it comes out too thin, he asks Benowitz to come over and help troubleshoot. At another station, Roger Lloyd preps custom-ground beef patties for the grill while his partner, Agna Simon, tends to the pulled pork, which is made not on the grill or in a smoker but rather in an Instant Pot pressure cooker, to save time. For dessert, guests can choose among a plate of madeleines, milk chocolate crème brulee, or a third option that will change depending on which students are at the dessert station. The dessert team for this session is Lyne Simpson, from West Windsor, and Sean Lynn of Ewing. Simpson is putting decorative flourishes on today’s special, a flourless chocolate cake, while Lynn lights a butane torch to caramelize the top of one of the custards. When the clock hits 6:15, Benowitz announces to the kitchen that it’s time to start service. If this were the real thing, customers would now be arriving for dinner. All at once, activity in the kitchen goes up a gear. Rue and Steill start battering cod and dropping fillets into the fryer. Simon and Lloyd, who are both from Trenton, shred the pork in a food processor while also seasoning the burgers and putting them on the grill. In the dining room, Francesca Lavino, a student from Genoa, Italy by way of Princeton, starts making coffee in a French press. Her partner, Kathalyn Silverman (East Windsor), puts the finishing touches on the health salad at the garde manger station. Student Kathy Marroquin is in the role of class chef. Her partner, Julie
Many of the students see enrolling in Mercer’s culinary program as a step to possibly owning a restaurant of their own someday.
Smith, is the dining room manager. One of Marroquin’s jobs as class chef is to devise and prepare an amuse bouche to be served to all customers at the start of their meal. She and Smith are testing two versions of mushrooms stuffed with ratatouille—one where the stuffing is minced, one where it is not—to decide which is better. As each dish is finished and plated, students take them to Benowitz for a critique of the presentation. Generally he suggests small changes, like centering the burger on the plate or seeding the jalapeños for the pulled pork. Simpson and Lynn give Benowitz a crème brûlée to try. He samples the whipped cream and asks Simpson how she made it. She tells him and he gives her a fist bump. “Good job,” he says. When he turns away, she and her partner share a grin. *** Many of the students see enrolling in Mercer’s culinary program as a step to possibly owning a restaurant of their own someday. The Viking Café and other restaurant-style courses at Mercer are among the ways the college tries to prepare them for that eventuality. The idea of the Viking Café is that the experience mimics that of working at a restaurant that already exists. The same can be said for the International Cuisine class, which will be serving lunches from a variety of cultures every Monday from March 4 to May 13. The cuisines of Israel, Mexico, Asia and France will be on the menus for that class. A third class, Food Preparation II, also serves lunches in a restaurant setting on Wednesdays starting in March. But there, the students have to come up with a restaurant concept and menu themselves. A number of students in this class have already taken the other two. For Lyne Simpson, this is the last class she needs to take before she graduates with her degree in pastry. She already has an A.A.S. degree in culinary arts. Like several in the class, Simpson is older than the traditional college student. Not that long ago, she was teaching third graders at Dutch Neck Elementary School, and before that she had worked in finance. She enrolled at Mercer because she has a dream of one day opening a resort in her native Philippines. Having never worked in a restaurant or a bakery, she wanted to train as a chef and baker. “I considered the Culinary Institute of America,” she said. “Then I looked at the numbers, and I looked at the numbers here, and I was like …” she trails off. “There was no comparison.” She worked for a time as a line cook and pastry chef at Brothers Moon, a restaurant in Hopewell Borough that closed last fall. Since 2016, she has also worked at the Hyatt Regency in West Windsor as a garde manger. “It’s different from Brothers Moon, on a big scale,” she says. “At Brothers Moon it’s all to order. At most, you do 200 in a day. At the Hyatt, you could do thousands.” Her children, twins Mary and Fae, are 21 and graduates of West Windsor-
Flourless chocolate cake, madeleines, and milk chocolate crème brûlée, three desserts on offer at The Viking Café Monday nights at Mercer County Community College. (Staff photo by Joe Emanski.) Plainsboro High School South. They are both now in college, Mary at SUNY Geneseo and Fae at SUNY Albany. Husband Mark is president and CEO of Triveni Digital. Sean Lynn is in his second of three years in the program. Some students only need two years, but like Simpson he is getting degrees in both culinary arts and pastry. Also like Simpson, he considered going to CIA. “It costs like 60K a year,” he said. “What I found out is Mercer is as close as you can come to that kind of experience.” He says he fell in love with the art of cooking as a student at Ewing High School. He credits teacher and Culinary Arts Club adviser John Kocubinski with stoking his interest. After he graduates, he wants to move to California to work as a personal chef. “Putting your own twist on everything, that’s what I love about it,” he said. Kathy Marroquin did not know that she wanted to go into the culinary arts after graduating from Steinert High School. She started her collegiate career at Rutgers University, where she had planned to major in criminal justice. It wasn’t long before she realized that she didn’t want to do that for a career. She left Rutgers and took a job at Cracker Barrel in Hamilton Marketplace. She has fond memories of being in the kitchen with her mother, Paula, making various recipes brought from her parents’ homeland of Guatemala. “I was always in the kitchen with my mom, and I came here and I’m loving it,” she said. Marroquin’s class partner, Julie Smith, is also from Hamilton, having moved there in the past year from West Windsor. She is also pursuing degrees in both culinary arts and pastry. Smith grew up in the restaurant business, in Poughkeepsie, New York, where her family owned and operated a restaurant called the Irish Club. From the time she was 10 she was in the kitchen, doing prep work with her grandfather or helping her mother make the desserts—her favorite task. “With
desserts it’s not work for me,” she says. “It’s just something I know.” She was in the Food Preparation II class when Benowitz asked her why she was not also working toward a culinary arts degree. She told him it was because she didn’t have the money to do both. “Since then, he’s been helping me get scholarship after scholarship to make sure that I can be here,” she said. “I’m a teaching assistant here now, and he’s
been super helpful in terms of working my schedule around when I have classes and when I have to be home for my son.” Benowitz said scholarships such as the ones that have helped Smith are a result of a Sponsor Partnership Program he began more than 12 years ago. Over the years, he has raised more than $100,000 for scholarships through the program. The logos of the partners are prominent on the sleeves of the chef whites he wears on campus. “As a MCCC alumnus and employee, I take tremendous pride in working with students to assist however possible with their academic needs and wants,” he said. *** Those interested in eating at The Viking Café, or any of Mercer’s classroom restaurants, must purchase tickets online and in advance at mccc.edu/ hrim. Only those with tickets will be admitted, and the window of 6:15 to 7 p.m. is strictly enforced. Parties as large as six can be accommodated. In the weeks before the Viking Café officially opens, since there are no actual customers, the students get to eat and take home the food they have made. Benowitz says it’s important that they get this opportunity to enjoy the results of their hard work, and especially, to share with their families. “In a way, they’re my customers,” he says of the students. “I want them to be happy with what they’ve done. I want them to bring it home to share and be proud of what they make.”
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families looking for than just the traditional recital experience, open to students from neighboring TDC is also the home to the studios. Intensives are a wonderful West Windsor Plainsboro Dance option for students who miss the Company, which stages a seasonal feel of studio life in the summer, performance of The Nutcracker want to maintain their skill, or are Suite in addition to rotating Spring interested in expanding their skills performances. For students looking in new areas. Students enrolled to grow their confidence and in intensive classes will receive performance experience through in depth instruction in technique, competition experiences, TDC also master new combinations, learn houses an audition only Elite Team, teacher created choreography, which competes at the regional and and self-choreograph pieces in national levels. the selected style. Each intensive If you are looking for a studio concludes with a showing for that emphasizes personal growth, friends and family. relationships, and inclusion while Finally, for families looking to using the most current dance dip their toes into dance, TDC education methods, TDC is the offers evening dance classes in place for you. Most importantly, if an array of styles and levels- from you are looking for a studio that preschool to adult. These sessions values the whole child and wholeoffer a weekly class experience that heartedly welcomes each dancer mimics the feel of a traditional year- into our family, The Dance Corner long course. It is a great opportunity is the place for you! Join The to see if dance is a good fit for your Dance Corner this summer and child, to try a new style without experience first-hand what makes commitment, or for adults to put on The Dance Corner feel like home to those dance shoes, themselves! so many local families. TDC is now offering a Summer Dance Corner Inc., 335 Special on evening classes: Six Princeton-Hightstown Road, classes for the price of five! Southfield Shopping Center, Classes for all ages and skill West Windsor. 609-799-9677. levels are offered year round on a thedancecorner.org. See ad on convenient schedule — concluding Page 16. with a recital opportunity. For DANCE CORNER cont. from Page 13
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parents’ needs as well as the children’s,” says Jessica McKenna. “We are far more than a babysitting service,” she affirms. “We provide creative solutions for working families.” Founded in New Jersey in 1997, Lightbridge Academy is a rapidly growing franchise. Jessica McKenna chose the Lightbridge program for a number of reasons but was especially impressed with the company’s “Circle of Care” philosophy. This unique concept encompasses every member of the Lightbridge Family — children, community, staff, and parents, with the child at the heart of the circle. The school is committed to the local community and its Lightbridge Foundation provides scholarships and supports families in need and other area causes. All of the Lightbridge staff are highly trained and hold CDA or Bachelor’s degrees and are qualified in CPR and first aid. Lightbridge Academy’s groundbreaking ParentView Internet Monitoring System gives parents a live stream of their child in the classroom, available at any time of day. The brand also provides an eCommunication app that allows teachers to communicate with parents throughout the day by
sharing pictures and videos and logging children’s milestones into an online portfolio. At the school, an interactive light board spurs creativity and older kids can use iPads. That same technical sophistication, qualified staff and creative learning opportunities will be available during summer camp. Says Jessica McKenna, “We bring to our summer camp program, the same innovation, quality early education and commitment to providing a safe and happy environment where kids will have fun and parents will have the peace of mind they need to go to work every day.” Lightbridge Academy, 10 Schalks Crossing Road Plainsboro. 609-269-8347. lightbridgeacademy. com. See ad on Page 14.
JEI Princeton Summer Camp Building confidence through learning Children have unlimited learning potential and learning doesn’t have to stop just because the school year ends. The staff at JEI Learning Center in Princeton believes See JEI, Page 17
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JEI Learning Center’s summer programs are set up in two-week that maxim and has developed increments for a total of eight weeks. an exciting summer program for Classes are Monday through Friday, children in grades K through 8. 9:00 a.m. until noon, although “The summer enrichment parents can pick their children up program follows JEI’s internationallyas late as 1:00 p.m. if they want to acclaimed Self-Learning Method use the optional, supervised lunch which builds confidence in children period. For 2018, sessions begin through individually paced step-byon July 2nd and run through August step learning. A big difference is 24th. Tuition discounts are available that there isn’t any homework in the for early registration. Parents summer program,” says Christine should check out the JEI website See, Director of JEI Learning of at Princeton.jeilearning.com for full Princeton. details. “We offer five different subjects “We’re not the biggest program in here and we blend them together for the area, but we fill a special niche the summer program, so they get a where we give the children a boost good preview for the next year,” See in their academic performance, said. “The summer offerings are along with some fun and a little different. During the school engagement. Our families tend to year, students would be coming come back each year,” See said. once a week, while in the summer Two noted instructors are the program they have the option to center’s co-director, Namsoug Kim, come every day. We fill the needs a certified math teacher, and English of the students and parents with instructor Marisa Chiorello, a local some kids coming three or four days children’s book author, who has a week and some kids coming every been with the center for three years. day of the week.” Each JEI staff member is trained to With programs in math, English, handle all the subjects offered. reading and writing, problem JEI Learning Center of solving, and critical thinking skills, Princeton, 33 Princeton-Hightstown students can customize their Road, West Windsor. (609) 897schedules to meet their needs. 1072. Princeton.jeilearning.com or The JEI staff works hard to make on Facebook. See ad on Page 18. the sessions fun and exciting with hands-on activities and inter-active games designed to stimulate young brains, keeping them sharp for the next school year. JEI Learning Center’s summer programs are tailored to the grade a Offering a diversity of prostudent is entering. grams for every interest “We focus our activities on what your child will be learning in the A diverse and varied slate of school year ahead, rather than the summer recreation programs are one that just ended,” See noted. on the horizon for Plainsboro’s “This way, your child gets the best Recreation and Community advantage possible to help them Services Department with prepare for what they are facing in something that should satisfy every the next school year.” JEI cont. from Page 15
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child in town. “Our program offerings are as diverse as the community that we serve,” said Lenny Celluro, Plainsboro Recreation & Community Services Director. “We are a very diverse community, so we like to think our program offerings match our community.” Lenape Day camp is run for the convenience of families, providing a safe and fun place for children of single parents and dual-working families. The summer program provides a full day program with before and after care. “It’s a well thought out program. The kids are learning, it’s supervised, and it is very safe. We follow all the safety guidelines for childcare,” Celluro said. The Lenape Day Camp runs from 9:00 to 3:00 daily in two-week sessions for a total of eight weeks. There is a supervised lunch period (children bring their own lunches) with early drop off beginning at 7 a.m. and late pickup extending until 6 p.m. Karin Poveromo, Program Coordinator, said “Each of the twoweek day camp sessions will have the same structure, but there is a different theme for each session. We also offer a different field trip for
each two-week session. One thing that is different in our day camp is that we have an emphasis on multicultural games. These games have become a fast favorite with children asking to play them.” There is a half-day pre-K camp from 9:15 until 12:30 which has the same structure as the Lenape Day Camp, offering daily two-week sessions for a total of eight weeks. Themed theater camps, for specific age groups, also run 9:00 to 3:00 and are offered on different weeks throughout the summer. On Friday afternoons, the campers put on a show for their parents. A unique and extremely popular offering at Plainsboro is a camp for cricket, a game which began in England and spread throughout the British empire. There are multi-sports camps, as well as camps focused on basketball, football, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, volleyball, and fencing. Academic camp offerings include debate and mock trial, junior and senior science Olympiad, and a math and problem-solving academy. The very popular Drobot camp is back for a third year, offering children a chance to learn about and then build and fly a drone. An open house for the 2018
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Plainsboro summer camps will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at the Plainsboro Recreation and Cultural Center at 641 Plainsboro Road. Representatives will be available to discuss programs and register your children. Registration for a two-week session of the Lenape day camp is $260 by May 15th and $290 after May 15th. The pre-K camp is $160 by May 15th and $190 after that date. Additional information is at. plainsboronj.com/603/Parks-andRecreation. See ad on Page 16.
WW-P Soccer Association A chance for kids to work with pro trainers Parents of soccer enthusiasts aged 7 to 14 need to mark their calendars now for the West Windsor-Plainsboro Soccer Association (WWPSA) summer
soccer camps available every week for ten weeks beginning June 24, 2019. Experienced soccer coaches will drill boys and girls in the skills necessary to play competitively in any soccer league. “This is a chance to have professional trainers work with you on soccer. Our goal in the club to develop soccer skills for players at all skill levels. We have a great coaching staff for our summer camps who provide instruction with a goal of increasing skills through a variety of teaching techniques. It is an opportunity for camp participants to improve their skills — their technical and tactical soccer skills — through a variety of exercises,” said Brent Nielsen, WWPSA board member. Full day camps run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with 30 minutes for lunch at noon and an optional 30-minute swim period before the afternoon session. For the half day camps, parents have the option of choosing the morning or afternoon session. “All of our activities and games
are structured for learning and fun,” Nielsen said. “Campers will play a game at the end of each day to solidify skills learned and engage in friendly competition.” Monday camps will focus on dribbling and mastery of the soccer ball with emphasis on agility. On Tuesdays, campers will work on passing, receiving, and turning while concentrating on the importance of teamwork. Attacking play and scoring lead the activities for Wednesdays with afternoon emphasis on fitness, core exercises, and yoga. Thursday’s accent is on defensive moves and preventing scoring. Psychosocial communication is the special emphasis in the afternoon. Friday presents a different approach with soccer tennis, a game that meshes soccer, tennis, and volleyball. Friday’s schedule
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also includes soccer golf which involves kicking a soccer ball into a cup. Competitive soccer games will fill out the day on Friday. WWSPA’s goal is to provide youth and adults the opportunity to play instructional and competitive soccer at the highest level commensurate with their ability, potential, and interest. In that light, WWPSA offers spring and fall soccer programs for pre-K through 12th grade students. Spring programs will run from April 6, 2019, to until May 25, 2019. Information about spring and fall programs can be found on the WWPSA website, adding additional opportunities for local youth. Check out wwpsa.org and click on “Camps” for links to the 2019 summer soccer programs. See ad on Page 17.
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13-year-old assaulted with can of food in market A 13-year-old girl from Montgomery was the victim of an assault at Asian Food Market in the Princeton Meadows Shopping Center. Richard Webber, 38, of Quail Ridge Drive was charged in connection with the incident, which occurred at around 7 p.m. on Feb. 24. Officer Brandon Ullom said that he was dispatched to market to investigate a report of a disturbance and determined that Webber had assaulted a juvenile female by striking her in the face with a can of food. Webber then fled the scene after the assault, but was located a short time after and arrested, said Officer Ullom. Webber was charged with aggravated assault, criminal trespassing and two counts of defiant trespassing. He was sent to the Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center to await a bail hearing. Police did not report what precipitated the attack.
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Drug arrests. Chyree M. Jones, 20, of Trenton was arrested Feb. 8 on a drug possession charge. Cpl. Scott Beatty said he stopped Jones at about 2:43 a.m. on Route 1 south for speeding. A search of the car found Jones to be in possession of under 50 grams of marijuana including a partially burnt marijuana cigarette, said Cpl. Beatty. ***
and left the wallet in the bathroom stall. The wallet and cash was returned to the victim. DWI arrest. Christopher A. George, 43, of Stockbridge, Georgia, was arrested Feb. 8 on a drunk driving charge. Officer William Atkinson said he stopped George, who was driving a white 2005 Chevrolet Silverado, on Route 1 south for speeding and erratic driving, and found him to be intoxicated.
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Donovan A. Reid, 48, of Pheasant Hollow Drive was arrested on Feb. 8 for possession of under 50 grams of marijuana. Officer Bruce Stankiewicz said he stopped Reid, who was driving a 2007 Toyota Highlander, at about 7:04 p.m. in Plainsboro Plaza for parking in a fire zone. A search revealed Reid to be in possession of under 50 grams of marijuana. Wallet lifted. Renu Sharma, 45, of Robbinsville, was arrested on a theft charge Feb. 8. Officer Joseph Breyta said that while watching high school basketball in the High School North gym, a juvenile Robbinsville High School student had money stolen after she left the wallet unattended in the stands at about 5 p.m. Police said that investigation revealed that Sharma took the wallet, brought it to the bathroom, removed the cash,
Shoplifting arrests. Freddy S. Peralta-Campoverde, 48, of East Windsor was arrested Jan. 18 on a shoplifting charge at Wegmans. Officer Kyle LaForge said that Peralta-Campoverde and an unknown female took bottles of alcoholic beverages and packages of seafood (valued at $519.41), placed them into brown paper bags and left without paying at about 5:21 p.m. While Peralta-Campoverde and the woman were was loading the items into a car, they were confronted by Wegmans. Peralta-Campoverde and the female suspect ran in different directions. PeraltaCampoverde eventually stopped running and returned all the goods back to the store, said Officer LaForge. Police are still investigating to identify the woman involved in the incident. *** Wanda Coefield, 34, of Brooklyn, New
York, was arrested Jan. 19 on a shoplifting charge at Target at about 5:10 p.m. Officer Kyle LaForge said Coefield was detained by asset protection after allegedly concealing two GPS units and two V-Tech devices (valued at $459.96) in her purse, going through the checkout, where she only paid for two bottles of juice. She was apprehended by asset protection as she attempted to leave the store, police said. Wallet stolen. An employee of Princeton Dialysis at 88 Princeton-Hightstown Road was the victim of a theft on Jan. 18 between 5:45 and 6:30 p.m. Officer Peter Buchanan said that white the victim was at work at the dialysis center, she had her purse in an unlocked locker in an employee only area. When she went to leave for the day, she found that someone had stolen her wallet from the purse. Shoplifting. Sunglass Hut in MarketFair was the victim of a theft on Jan 25 at about 8 p.m. Officer Dominic Fiore said an unknown man suspect had selected several pairs of designer sunglasses from a display, grabbed several more and then ran out of the store with them. The retail value of the Gucci and Versace sunglasses was $2,165. Police describe the man as being between 25 and 30 years of age, He was over 6 feet tall, with a thin build and wearing a fur hat.
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CHIHLAN “LANA” CHAN
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• Certified Relocation Specialist • NJAR Circle of Excellence since 1993 Gold Level 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015 Platinum Level, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 • Solid Reputation and Proven Track Record
The following listings of residential home sales are based on public records and tax files. The number in parentheses after the closing price indicates the amount it was above or below the original listing price.
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West Windsor: $649,900. Princeton Address Plainsboro: $750,000. Newly updated new on Alexander Rd. Currently residential use, kitchen, new bathroom, hardwood floors, zoned ROM-2, 2,800 sq ft, 4 BR, 2 1/2 baths, high ceiling in Princeton Manor. 2 car garage.
West Windsor: $512,000. Move-in ready, new kitchen, newer bathrooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths, Sun room, Veg garden, fenced-in backyard.
West Windsor: $975,000. 4,400 sq ft., 5BRs, 4 full baths, 2 half baths, Stunning Sun room, handsome paver patio, finished basement with wet bar, half bath.
Lana Chan, (Office) 609-799-2022 x 171 (cell) 609-915-2581 email: lanachan888@hotmail.com 44 Princeton Hightstown Rd., Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
1112 Aspen Drive. Seller: Anne Vonckx. Buyer: Mark and Patricia Higgins. Condo in Aspen. 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $150,000 (-$8,400). 2316 Windrow Drive. Seller: Mary Woodridge. Condo in Windrows. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $500,000 (-$10,000). 124 Hampshire Drive. Seller: Rachid Baghdad and Leila Brahim. Buyer: Venkat Thathiparthi and Shailaja Adumala. Townhouse in Hampshire. 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. $308,000 (-$12,000). 1713 East Aspen Drive. Seller: Pavel Dourbal and Tatiana Aristova. Buyer: Hui Dong Tang. Townhouse in Aspen. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $224,000 (-$5,000). 6 Cooks Corner. Seller: Pamela and Ronald Bradshaw. Buyer: Riza and Nesrin Dagli. Two-story Colonial in Jefflands. 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths. $840,000 (-$35,000). 408 Ravens Crest Drive East. Seller: Geller Family Trust. Buyer: Dheera Lingamallu. Condo in Ravens Crest. 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $126,000 (-$7,000). 105 Ashford Drive. Seller: Chris-
topher and Santhi Jobdevairakkam. Buyer: Madanagopal and Pratibha Raju. Townhouse in Ashford. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. $454,000 (-$5,900).
West Windsor
3 Lakeview Court. Seller: James and Jo Barbour. Buyer: Umashanker and Swetha Palla. Two-story Colonial. 6 bedrooms, 3.5 baths. $700,000 (-$99,500). 201 Salem Court Unit 1. Seller: Ming Pan and Yanping Ming. Buyer: Rubeena Sehgal. Condo in Canal Pointe. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $270,000 (-$18,000). 116 Rainier Court Unit 10. Seller: Anand and Padmini Cavale. Buyer: Yu Ping. Condo in Trees Woods. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $294,000 (-$15,000). 2 Courtney Drive. Seller: Donald and Joan Luecke. Buyer: Indu and Bhanwarlal Chowdhury. Two-story Colonial in Benford Estates. 5 bedrooms, 3 baths. $600,000 (-$48,000). 5 Almond Court. Seller: Marshall and Ellen Calman. Buyer: Manish and Shagun Agarwal. Two-story Colonial in Le Parc. 5 bedrooms, 3.5 baths. $831,000 (-$13,900). 308 Trinity Court Unit 5. Seller: Anuja and Sameer Pandit. Buyer: Joe Tai. Condo in Canal Pointe. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $262,000 (-$17,900).
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Calendar of Events Thursday, February 28
Afternoon Concert, Princeton University Chapel, Princeton University. music.princeton. edu. Free. 12:30 p.m. Open Mic Night, Grover’s Mill Coffee House, 295 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor. groversmillcoffee.com. Free. 7 p.m. Inspirational Boot Camp, Plainsboro Recreation and Cultural Center, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, 609-799-0909. Learn to build strength, flexibility, and muscle tone with posture, balance, abs, and a healthy back. 7:15 p.m. Inclusive Sports Play, Plainsboro Recreation and Cultural Center, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, 609-799-0909. For children ages 5 to 8. 6 p.m.
Friday, March 1
Youth Art Exhibit, Plainsboro Library, 9 Van Doren Street, Plainsboro, 609-275-2897. plainsborolibrary.org. Work by West Windsor-Plainsboro art students will be on display throughout the month of March. Friday Dance Social, Jersey Dance, West Windsor Arts Center, 952 Alexander Road, West
Windsor, 609-375-8468. jerseydance.com. $15. 7:45 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Saturday, March 2
The Princeton Singers: The Sceptered Isle, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton University, 1-800-838-3006. princetonsingers.org. Performing music of the British choral tradition, highlighting the art museum’s exhibition of Gainsborough family portraits. 5:30 p.m. And 8 p.m. Music from the British Isles, Westminster Choir College, Bristol Chapel, Walnut Lane, Princeton, 609-921-2663. rider.edu/arts. Westminster faculty perform chamber works of Charles Villiers Stanford and his pupils: Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gordon Jacob, Gustav Holst, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Free. 7:30 p.m. Reock and Roll, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseytheatre.net. “Chicago II.” $30. 2 p.m. Mass of the Children, Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Mercer Street, Princeton, 609924-0103. Children and adult choirs perform in support and advocacy for homeless and trafficked youth. Free. 5 p.m.
Clothed in the Light of Lent: Lessons from the Celtic Saints, Mother of God, Joy of All Who Sorrow, Orthodox Church, 904 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, 703-615-9617. A PreLenten retreat with Father Seraphim Aldea of Mull Monastery. Free. 10 a.m. West Windsor Indoor Farmers Market, Windsor Athletic Club, 99 Clarksville Road, West Windsor, 609-933-4452. westwindsorfarmersmarket.org. Produce, meats, woven fibers, honey, jams, flowers, baked goods, fresh pasta, local fish, curries, and prepared foods. 10 a.m. Mindful Prayer/Meditation Mincha, The Jewish Center Princeton, 435 Nassau Street, Princeton. Ruth Goldston, a psychologist, teaches meditation and mindfulness techniques. Free. 4 p.m. Laurie Berkner Band, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. The Princeton native performs children’s songs. Sensory-friendly solo performance at 11 a.m. $15-$40. Register. 3 p.m. Art for Families, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton University. artmuseum.
See CALENDAR, Page 26
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Real Estate Insights with Donna Reilly & Ellen Calman
The 2018 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers survey commissioned by the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR®) confirmed that at 18 percent, single women are the second most common category of home buyer, behind married couples. The percentage of single men purchasing a home by themselves came in at half that of women — 9 percent — however, their buying habits showed a tendency to spend more on their homes: a median of $215,000 compared to the $189,000 spent by women. While single people in general have less to spend on their home purchase, they would also typically need a correspondingly smaller space. Those types of properties are, unfortunately, the most difficult to find. “With the lower end of the housing market — smaller, moderately priced homes — seeing the worst of the inventory shortage, first-time home buyers who want to enter the market are having difficulty finding a home they can afford,” says NAR® Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. “Low inventory, rising interest rates, and student loan debt are all factors contributing to the suppression of first-time home buyers.” Yun notes, however, that existing home sales data has shown inventory rising slowly on a year-
Sunday, March 3
Laurie Berkner Band, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. Original songs for kids. 3 p.m. Reock and Roll, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseytheatre.net. “Chicago II.” $30. 2 p.m. Sangam - A Confluence, South Asian Studies at Princeton University, Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall. music.princeton.edu. Concert brings together the traditions of gospel music from Trineice Robinson, Sufi poetry from Fauzia Farooqui, and Tagore songs by Somdatta Pal. Musical arrangement by Anil Veer-
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princeton.edu. Gallery activities followed by a related art project. All ages. Free. 10:30 a.m. The Great Healthy Yard Project, Mountain Lakes House, 57 Mountain Avenue, Princeton. fopos.org. Dr. Diane Lewis presents on creating yards without synthetic fertilizers. $40. Register. 4 p.m.
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over-year basis. He says that may “encourage more would-be buyers who were previously convinced they could not find a home to enter the market.” Whether you’re house hunting with a partner or by yourself, you’ll want to make sure you have the most current real estate updates for the neighborhoods you’re interested in. Please call today to discuss your upcoming real estate needs! And, remember, up to the minute West Windsor/Plainsboro real estate information is always available at ReillyandCalman.com or Facebook.com/ReillyandCalman. Donna Reilly and Ellen Calman are affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in their Princeton office. Donna’s cell number 609-462-3737; Ellen’s cell is 609-577-5777. You can also reach them by email at results@ reillyandcalman.com.
West Windsor: 4 BR, 2.5 BA - Updated Brick Colonial Home in Desirable Princeton Oaks Community on a Premium Lot backing Preserved Farmland. Enter into the 2 Story Foyer with Hardwood Flooring, Large Palladium Window and Turned Hardwood Stairs. The Kitchen has just been Renovated with WALL OPENED to Family Room, New Cabinetry, Granite Counters and Large Island with Curved Breakfast Bar, adjacent to Circular Sunny Breakfast Room overlooking the Paver Patio, Sprawling Yard and Open Farm Land. So much more to enjoy...Hardwood Flooring through most of the home, 1st Floor Office, Expanded Family Room with Stone Wood Burning Raised Hearth Fireplace, Ceiling Fan and Recessed Lighting. Updated Bathrooms, Upgraded Septic (2017) Newer Furnace (2016) and more! Close to Major Roadways and the Commuter Train! Award Winning West Windsor-Plainsboro Schools! $749,900
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Monday, March 4
English as a Second Language, Plainsboro Library, 9 Van Doren Street, Plainsboro, 609275-2897. plainsborolibrary.org. Free weekly conversation class for those who know their grammar, and want to use it. 7 p.m. Music and Movement, Plainsboro Recreation and Cultural Center, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, 609-799-0909. For children ages 1 to 6. 1:15 p.m. ABCs of Sports, Plainsboro Recreation and Cultural Center, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, 609-799-0909. For children ages 3 to 5. 4:30 p.m. English as a Second Language, Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren Street, Plainsboro, 609-275-2897. plainsborolibrary.org. Conversation class for those with a basic understanding of English grammar. Free. 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 5
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Calmus Vocal Ensemble, Miller Chapel, Princeton Theological Seminary. music.princeton. edu. Featuring a juxtaposition of early and modern music. The Princeton University Glee Club will join the ensemble to perform movements from Brumel’s “Earthquake” Mass. Free. 7:30 p.m. Tumble Time, Plainsboro Recreation and Cultural Center, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, 609-799-0909. Beginner’s gymnastics for children ages 6 to 10. 5 p.m. History of Science: Robocon Is Zazen, Institute for Advanced Study, West Building, 1 Einstein Drive, Princeton. ias.edu. “Psychology and Buddhism in Mori Masahiro’s Robotics.” Presented by Yulia Frumer. 5 p.m.
Wednesday, March 6
Recreating Thomas Gainsborough’s Living Room, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton University. princetonsymphony.org. Princeton Symphony Orchestra performs works by the artist’s composer friends. 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Thursday, March 7
Art x Fashion, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton University. artmuseum.
princeton.edu. Five Princeton students showcase curated runway shows revolving around collections showcased in the museum. Free. 6 p.m. Afternoon Concert, Princeton University Chapel, Princeton University. music.princeton. edu. Free. 12:30 p.m. Open Mic Night, Grover’s Mill Coffee House, 295 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor. groversmillcoffee.com. Free. 7 p.m. Inspirational Boot Camp, Plainsboro Recreation and Cultural Center, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, 609-799-0909. Learn to build strength, flexibility, and muscle tone with posture, balance, abs, and a healthy back. 7:15 p.m. Inclusive Sports Play, Plainsboro Recreation and Cultural Center, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, 609-799-0909. For children ages 5 to 8. 6 p.m. Todashi Tokieda, Princeton University Public Lectures, McDonnell Hall A02, Princeton University. lectures.princeton.edu. Stanford math professor Todashi Tokieda demonstrates “A World From a Sheet of Paper.” Free. 6 p.m. Using Israeli Technology To Take On The World, The Jewish Center Princeton, 435 Nassau Street, Princeton. thejewishcenter.org. Allon Bloch, CEO and co-founder of Vroom, explains how he built major companies such as Wix. $5. 8 p.m. Plainsboro American Language Social Club, Plainsboro Library, 9 Van Doren Street, Plainsboro, 609-275-2897. plainsborolibrary. org. An ESL social club for Plainsboro adults who want to improve their English language abilities and deepen their understanding of U.S. culture. 6:30 p.m.
Friday, March 8
Peter and the Starcatcher, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609570-3333. kelseytheatre.net. $20. Through March 17. 8 p.m. Opening Reception, Small World Coffee, 14 Witherspoon Street, Princeton. jaymepoursout.com. Exhibition featuring work by Jayme Fahrer, running through April 2. 8 p.m. Friday Dance Social, Jersey Dance, West Windsor Arts Center, 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor, 609-375-8468. jerseydance.com. $15. 7:45 p.m. to 11 p.m. Princeton University Orchestra, Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University. music. princeton.edu/. Soloist spotlight. 7:30 p.m. Lindsey Christiansen Art Song Festival: Speak Louder, Westminster Choir College, Bristol Chapel, Walnut Lane, Princeton, 609-9212663. rider.edu/arts. Annual art song festival celebrating 150 years of women writing for the voice. Performances by pianist JJ Penna
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Saturday, March 9
Alice Ramsay and Her Automotive Odyssey across America, Plainsboro Library, 9 Van Doren Street, Plainsboro, 609-275-2897. plainsborolibrary.org. Actress and storyteller Laurie Gaulke presents a one-woman show about the first woman to drive from coast to coast across the United States. 2 p.m. My Stroke of Luck, Suzanne Patterson Building, 45 Stockton Street, Princeton, 609-9247108. princetonsenior.org. Diana Barnes performs her one-woman show. $20. Register. 5 p.m. Peter and the Starcatcher, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609570-3333. kelseytheatre.net. $20. 8 p.m. Artist Reception, Gourgaud Gallery, 23-A North Main Street, Cranbury. cranburytownship. org. Exhibition featuring works by Cranbury students, running through March 29. 1 p.m. Princeton University Orchestra, Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University. music. princeton.edu. Soloist spotlight. 7:30 p.m. Lindsey Christiansen Art Song Festival: Speak Louder, Westminster Choir College, Bristol Chapel, Walnut Lane, Princeton, 609-9212663. rider.edu/arts. Annual art song festival celebrating 150 years of women writing for the voice. Performances by pianist JJ Penna and Westminster students. $15. 7:30 p.m. Princeton Laptop Orchestra, Princeton University Chapel, Princeton University. music. princeton.edu. Premiering a new work by PhD candidate Christopher Douthit. Free. 8 p.m. Vendor Showcase, Princeton Meadow Event Center, 545 Meadow Road, West Windsor. princetonmeadoweventcenter.com. Vendors showcase live DJs, light displays, catered food samples, floral displays, tablescapes, and more. 11 a.m. Art for Families, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton University. artmuseum. princeton.edu. Gallery activities followed by a related art project. All ages. Free. 10:30
a.m. Vendor Showcase, Princeton Meadow Event Center, 545 Meadow Road, West Windsor. princetonmeadoweventcenter.com. Vendors including Chez Alice Catering, Dahlia’s Florist, Arun Paul Photography, and more exhibit in the newly constructed 7,200-squarefoot event hall. Tours available. Register. Free. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sunday, March 10
Peter and the Starcatcher, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609570-3333. kelseytheatre.net. $20. 2 p.m. Choral Readings, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, Route 206 at Cherry Hill Road, Princeton. princetonol.com/ groups/psma. Choral singers welcome. No auditions. Vocal scores provided. Refreshments at intermission. $10 admission for singers (or annual membership). Free for students and non-singing guests. 4 p.m. The Sara Caswell Trio, Princeton University Chapel, Princeton University. music.princeton.edu. Performing music of the jazz tradition. Free. 11 a.m. Historic Princeton Walking Tour, Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau Street, Princeton. princetonhistory.org. $7. Register. 2 p.m. Revisiting the Meaning of the MC in the Horoscope, Plainsboro Public Library, Community Room, 9 Van Doren Street, Plainsboro, NJ, 732-970-3709. aspnj.org. The Astrological Society of Princeton hosts Faith Linda Weissman. $15. 2 p.m.
Monday, March 11
English as a Second Language, Plainsboro Library, 9 Van Doren Street, Plainsboro, 609275-2897. plainsborolibrary.org. Free weekly conversation class for those who know their grammar, and want to use it. 7 p.m. Music and Movement, Plainsboro Recreation and Cultural Center, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, 609-799-0909. For children ages 1 to 6. 1:15 p.m. ABCs of Sports, Plainsboro Recreation and Cul-
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Wednesday, March 13
Library Book Club, Plainsboro Library, 9 Van Doren Street, Plainsboro, 609-275-2897. plainsborolibrary.org. Discussion of Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel, “Fun Home.” 7 p.m. Debate Clinic, Plainsboro Recreation and Cultural Center, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, 609-799-0909. Gain and sharpen specific tools and techniques related to persuasive communication and evidence-based argumentation. For children ages 10 to 15.
Thursday, March 14
Change’s in Manet’s Paintings, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton University. artmuseum.princeton.edu. Manet scholar Juliet Wilson-Bareau and museum conservator Bart Devolder present. Reception will follow. Free. 5:30 p.m. Open Mic Night, Grover’s Mill Coffee House, 295 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor. groversmillcoffee.com. Free. 7 p.m. Inspirational Boot Camp, Plainsboro Recreation and Cultural Center, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, 609-799-0909. Learn to build strength, flexibility, and muscle tone with posture, balance, abs, and a healthy back. 7:15 p.m. Inclusive Sports Play, Plainsboro Recreation and Cultural Center, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, 609-799-0909. For children ages 5 to 8. 6 p.m.
Friday, March 15
Peter and the Starcatcher, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609570-3333. kelseytheatre.net. $20. 8 p.m. Friday Dance Social, Jersey Dance, West Windsor Arts Center, 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor, 609-375-8468. jerseydance.com. $15. 7:45 p.m. to 11 p.m. $20. 7:30 p.m. Ranky Tanky, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter. org. Charleston-based jazz quartet performs the music of Gullah culture. 8 p.m.
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Tuesday, March 12
The Gods of Comedy, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. A young Princeton Classics professor puts her career and her love life in peril, and calls on the gods of Ancient Greece to save her. When the gods who show up are the gods of Comedy, things don’t go according to plan. By Ken Ludwig. Through March 31. 7:30 p.m. Tumble Time, Plainsboro Recreation and Cultural Center, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, 609-799-0909. Beginner’s gymnastics for children ages 6 to 10. 5 p.m. Purim Celebration, Beth El Synagogue, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, Robbinsville, 609-259-2150. mcl.org. A celebration featuring crafts, stories and snacks. Free. Register. 4:45 p.m.
5:30 p.m. Wills and Power of Attorney Seminar, Plainsboro Senior Citizens, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, 609-731-6249. Kenneth Vercammen discusses estate tax, power of attorney, living will, advance directive, and more. Register. 12:30 p.m. Honey Bees: A Poweful Pollinator, Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor Township. Presentation by Angela Juffey. Free. RSVP by email. 6:15 p.m.
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