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To the editor: Press groups address City Council

he people of Trenton are fortunate to live in a city with two colleges, two hospitals with 24/7 emergency rooms, and two newspapers that cover local government, education, and sports. Some local politicians, however, are taking direct aim at one of these blessings. By a 4-2 vote, the Trenton City Council is taking the legally mandated advertisement of their proposed and official government actions, commonly called legal ads, away from The Trentonian. This move threatens the newspaper’s economic base. Council members behind this are not masking their selfish motives. They say it is because they don’t like The Trentonian’s reporting. The New Jersey Press Association and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists strongly condemn the action of the Trenton City Council to withdraw legal advertising from The Trentonian. The Council’s action is a direct attack on the public’s right to know what goes on in City Hall and sets a dangerous precedent that tax dollars can openly be manipulated for political gain. This year, the Trentonian’s reporters won awards from the NJ Society of Professional Journalists for digging deep into public records. The newspaper has won numerous NJ Press Association awards in recent years and has a Pulitzer Prize in its long history. If Trenton’s politicians don’t like what they’re reading in the newspaper, perhaps they should heed the words of Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver, who stated in a 2019 budget hearing that “Petty backfighting and politicism that is going on in Trenton City Hall must cease, and it must cease immediately…We are all adults. We all have a job to do.”

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In our democracy, politicians may criticize newspapers all they want. That’s the beauty of the First Amendment and free speech. But those same politicians cannot use tax dollars to suppress the First Amendment press coverage they don’t like. There are still many places in New Jersey served by more than one publication. Many get significant revenue from legal advertising, the majority of which is paid for by private individuals and businesses, funneled through municipalities. Must these newspapers now alter their reporting to the whims of the politicians they cover? Will reporters ask the tough questions, when the consequence can be economic blows that will lead to further layoffs among already depleted staffs? What is legal advertising? These are the public notices you see about foreclosures, hearings, ordinances, and other government activities. After a flirtation with merely putting them online, the NJ Legislature chose to keep them in newspapers. This is in line with the trend back to printed paper ballots; the whole point of legal advertising is to create an unalterable record that the public can see — and can’t be changed online after the fact so a politician can alter reality to fit his or her agenda. Many newspapers do ensure legal ads reach as many people as possible by posting them on their websites and at the NJPA’s NJPublicnotices.com. But these are sites run by newspapers and the Press Association, not politicians. The Council must keep politics out of legal ads and reinstate the ads in The Trentonian so that its readers can continue to monitor the actions of their local government. NJ Society of Professional Journalists & NJ Press Association

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Trenton’s oldest and — legitimately — shadiest business

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arshall stayed,” says Kim Morgan during an interview in the front office of G.E. Marshall, Inc., at 810 South Broad Street. Morgan is talking about how businesses and the “old Italians and Hungarians” who lived on both sides of the main city street joined an exodus to the suburbs. But, she continues, four generations of the same family have been using the front office and large backroom workshop since 1936. And while marriages changed the family last name, the original name identifies the longstanding product: custom awnings. “We might be one of the oldest businesses in Trenton. I don’t know too many out there,” says Morgan’s brother and co-partner Chris Adler. The two continue to add bits and pieces of the family history, with Morgan saying she got a refresher from her mother the night before the interview. She says it started with Elisha Marshall, their great-grandfather. “He went by the name of Clinton because he hated his first name,” says Morgan. “He worked in the awning and shade department in Van Sciver’s,” a furniture store in downtown Trenton. “They decided to get rid of it and they gave him the equipment. “He started around the corner (from the office) in a garage. My great grandparents lived across the street; that’s why they bought the store. Downstairs was a two lane bowling alley, and upstairs was a tobacco store. Adler says their great-grandfather turned the bowling lane divider into a work bench and built the tables and shelving still used by the family. Through the years younger generations assumed proprietorship, and the shop changed from the original Marshalls Awnings to G.E. Marshall, Inc., “after our grandfather George E. Marshall.” Then their mother and her husband, named Adler, took over the store. “Dad got out of the Navy, and he and my mother took over. Then they retired, and now it is us. I’ve been doing it for 25 years.” Chris adds, “I put my first awning up when I was 13. I’m 53 now. I’ve been doing it for a long time.” Now crafters in a niche small Central New Jersey business, Morgan says their training was simple: “You worked for the family business because that’s what you did. I think every cousin and uncle we have has worked for us.” They also tapped into another labor pool. “When my grandmother and mother worked here, we had a lot of firemen.” The story is that an Uncle Fred Marshall was a fireman who worked there

The team behind Marshall’s includes Chris Adler, left, Kim Morgan, Kimi Edge, and Muhammad Abdullah. and tipped off his firemen friends who wanted to work part-time. “They all worked here,” says Morgan. Although the siblings live in Florence, New Jersey, they note their connection to Trenton. “We were always here and raised here (on Riverside Avenue) and took the bus to come after school,” says Morgan. The two put their business in perspective by noting that awnings were much more fashionable around the mid-20th century and that they have to explain their use to a new generation. “They’re energy efficient, cut down

‘I feel pretty proud when we drive by (one of our awnings), see it, and go ‘we made that,’ and give ourselves a little pat on the back.’ on energy cost, and look pretty,” Morgan says about the canvas installations over store and home windows. “And the canopies are like an extra room,” adds Adler about the patio or sidewalk canvas extensions. However, the awnings business is holding its own and more so. “There has been an uptick over the past years. Even last year, there were a lot of people who were stuck at home, and they wanted to put retractables and mechanicals (awnings) in their yards. I thought during a pandemic that we’d sink. The last five or eight years, the summers seem to be hotter,” says Morgan. The basic business model starts with a home consultation that has Adler arriving to measure, share advice, leave sample books that show material and patterns, and instruct the customer to take a few days to select.

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A written estimate then follows and asks for a percentage. When the ordered material arrives in Trenton, it is laid on long tables and measured, cut, and fabricated by Morgan and niece Kimi, who is there with her daughter. The next step is for Adler and the last of the four fulltime staff members, Muhammad Abdullah, to arrange for the installation. While the cost varies according to selection, a recent five window installation cost approximately $1,600. The company also offers the service of removing the awnings in the fall, storing them in the winter, re-hanging them in the spring, and providing any maintenance that is needed. “The Awning Standards say they last 8 to 10 years. We say 8 to 20 years. They can last and we keep putting them up,” says Kim. Using Trenton as their center, the siblings say that their general service range extends as far south as Medford and Tabernacle and as far north as Flemington and Frenchtown. However, Chris says, they will provide service for an existing customer with a home outside the region. “We’re probably one of the smaller awning companies,” says Morgan. “The one down the shore, Jersey Shore Awning, does huge jobs. The ones up in North Jersey are just huge and do New York City. We are definitely a small business. We do 75 percent residential. Then commercial, restaurants, and beauty parlors,” she says. Volume-wise, the two say they annually service approximately 250 maintenance accounts, generate approximately 150 new customers for just awnings, and see cash transactions hovering around $400,000. “It all depends on the economy and weather,” says Morgan, adding that the highest concentration of customers is in Hamilton. She adds that since the company

owns the building, their overhead is low and they are able to support their employees — not that it is as simple as that. Adler says it is difficult to find part time help and that since the season is short it’s over as soon as someone is trained. Additionally, it’s not for everyone. “The hardest part of training is teaching people to work off a ladder,” says Adler about the need to climb several stories. “Can you go up a ladder and let go (to do the work)? It takes a certain person.” One of those persons is niece Kimi Edge who during an installation climbed a ladder at seven months pregnant. She says her doctor said she could work up to that term. The other team member and awning family member is Abdullah, a Trenton resident who started working at Marshalls in 2008, left to go to teach elementary school, but has since come back and has been with the company since. Morgan says despite a year where they’ve seen an increase in orders, they are also experiencing a new problem. “Shipping is the biggest problem. Nothing is getting shipped. Everything is back ordered.” While they describe the relationship with canvas vendors as generally steady, they say that small vendors have merged with larger ones and products changed or were discontinued. And additionally hardware for fitting the awnings together became difficult to obtain and forced them to find more vendors who could address their needs but at a higher cost. “This year has been extremely difficult with back orders,” says Morgan. “It has been difficult mentally to survive, not business wise.” She then turns her thoughts to other business matters and says, “We always have concerns. You don’t know when the next job is coming in. There isn’t huge competition. But if someone doesn’t want an awning, they don’t want an awning. We have had years where there weren’t any awnings. “ However, she says, she and her brother aren’t going anywhere or moving from Trenton, and she takes joy in the family business’ success. “Surviving as a small business and surviving this long is amazing,” she says, while Adler says he feels successful “being able to stay open.” But then there is some more. “I feel pretty proud when we drive by (one of our awnings), see it, and go ‘we made that,’ and give ourselves a little pat on the back.” “Just hearing the customers say, ‘I love it,’ it makes you feel good,” adds Adler. G.E. Marshall, Inc., 810 South Broad Street, Trenton. www.marshallawnings.com

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Public Notice

Trenton Water Works’ Water-Main Flushing Program SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

What You Need to Know Trenton Water Works is committed to continuously supplying residences and businesses in our five-municipality service area with water that meets and exceeds federal and state regulatory requirements. Water samples are taken and analyzed hourly to ensure compliance with safe drinking water regulations. To maintain high water quality, TWW technicians will be working in your neighborhoods at different intervals, starting on September 1 and ending on December 31. This work will occur during the business hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and in the evenings and on weekends. Technicians will operate valves, open fire hydrants, and use specialized equipment to flush water mains of aged water. Service-area residents may experience lower water pressure and see brown water at the tap, a condition remedied by running a cold tap until the water runs clear. We do not cut off the water supply to customers during flushing. To learn more about this standard water-industry practice, please call TWW's Office of Communications and Community Relations at (609) 989-3033.

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Trenton music groups overcome challenges to keep the music alive By Ross Amico

he pandemic may have turned everyone’s world upside down, but music, like life, tends to find

a way. Three area youth organizations have faced extraordinary challenges and found solutions to keep young people involved and working toward reestablishing in-person lessons and performances. After all, music at its most basic is best enjoyed communally. Each group works to sharpen the skills of its students. These include not only the foundations of musical practice, but also the development of more intangible qualities, like empathy, discipline, cooperation, responsibility, integrity, and empowerment. Music can be fun, certainly, but its pursuit also allows for the ability to transform. And changed lives can mold society. Trenton Youth Orchestra (TYO), a string ensemble for high school students, was the vision of Lou Chen, established while Chen was still a sophomore at Princeton University. What began as a Saturday morning program, in which six students from Trenton Central High School were paired with university music students, gradually expanded into a group of 20 or more — enough to tackle a vir-

Members of the Trenton Youth Singers gather around the piano — prepandemic — for a rehearsal. tual performance of Dvorak’s “New World Symphony,” which they did over Zoom last February. For a year or more, lessons and rehearsals took place remotely. Hardly ideal, but necessary. “Every Saturday, we did our best to recreate the magic of our in-person rehearsals,” Chen says. “Recognizing the asynchronous nature of Zoom, we focused not only on ensemble performance, as we usually do, but also on individual creation. We learned to choreograph our own dance solos, write

our own monologues, and compose our own music. “This summer, we hosted our endof-year virtual showcase, ‘Music, Movement & Monologues,’ featuring performances by all four of our SMArts groups.” (SMArts = Saturday Morning Arts.) After graduation in 2019, Chen was hired by the university as program manager of Trenton Arts at Princeton (TAP). TYO is now part of an even more ambitious enterprise, a collaborative effort of the Princeton Music

Department, Lewis Center for the Arts, and Pace Center for Civic Management. The Saturday morning arts program was expanded to encompass Trenton Youth Singers, Trenton Youth Dancers, and Trenton Youth Theater. All are mostly overseen by Princeton student volunteers. TAP has also collaborated with Princeton University Concerts for its Neighborhood Music Project (NMP), for which notable musicians are invited to meet Trenton Public School students over Zoom. Among those who have participated are cellist and pianist Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason, clarinetist Anthony McGill (principal clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic, formerly of the Metropolitan Opera), and saxophonist Jess Gillam. “Neighborhood Music Project also sponsored a creative writing contest for Trenton Central High School students, asking them to reflect on the meaning of the arts during the pandemic,” Chen adds. “And in collaboration with TCHS Orchestra, we recently released a virtual performance of music from ‘Hamilton,’ featuring members of the Princeton University Department of Music playing alongside the orchestra.” TYO is currently accepting new Saturday Morning Arts members for the upcoming school year. To learn more,

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what’s happening Back to stage & school Fall is coming, and with it hints of a return some sort of normalcy. Students in the region’s schools — many of which are highlighted in the special Back to School section starting on page 13 — are preparing to return to fulltime, in-person classroom instruction for the first time in more than a year. And cultural venues, from museums to theaters to concert halls, are equally hopeful that they will be welcoming audiences back to their galleries and auditoriums for live, in-person art, music, and theater. Dan Aubrey has a preview sampling of what’s to come this season beginning on page 4. But some venues aren’t waiting for fall. The Marie L. Matthews Art Gallery at the D&R Greenway’s Johnson Education Center in Princeton, is in the midst of its first in-person exhibit in more than a year. The aptly titled “Recovery” is a juried exhibit offered in partnership with the Garden State Watercolor Society (GSWCS), is on view by appointment through October 17. An outdoor awards ceremony and reception is set for Friday, September 10. In addition to the juried exhibit, members of GSWCS also have more than 100 “mini-paintings” illustrating aspects of the Delaware River on view in the education center’s lobby. drgreenway.org. Continuing the nature theme is Princeton’s Mor ven Museum and Garden, whose current exhibit, “In Nature’s

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Realm: The Art of Gerard Rutgers Hardenbergh,” is on view through January 9, 2022. The exhibit examines the work of Gerard Rutgers Hardenbergh, the great-great-grandson of Rutgers’ (then Queens College’s) first president. Hardenbergh was a self-taught artist and ornithologist who split his time between New Brunswick and the Jersey Shore, where he would collect and preserve birds to be submitted as specimens to biologists at Princeton University. His paintings depicting birds were both scientifically accurate and well regarded by art enthusiasts during his lifetime (1856 to 1915). A gallery walk with Tom VanNostrand, a collector of Hardenbergh’s works, is set for Saturday, September 25. Entry to the museum, open Wednesdays through Sundays, cost $10. morven.org. And at Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, the 60-year retrospective of works by American sculptor Bruce Beasley remains on view through January 9, 2022. Beasley is known for his monumental works in cast iron, stainless steel, and aluminum, but also for his incorporation of modern technology, such as the use of virtual reality modeling, into his process. Timed admission tickets, $18, are required to visit the sculpture garden. groundsforsculpture.org.

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from the cover Venues offer art and hope for an uncertain new season By Dan Aubrey The region’s art and culture venues are getting ready to get back to show business after a year where the spotlight was focused on the pandemic. And while there are some lingering questions of whether the shows will go or what social distancing protocols will be practiced, area presenters are cautiously optimistic and raising the curtains on some serious talent — much of it homegrown. Here’s a sampling of just some of the numerous fall events coming our way this fall.

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The Hopewell Theater reopens its live concert series with a Friday, September 10, performance by Hopewell’s nationally known singer-songwriter Danielia Cotton. Also featured in the event marking the theater’s fourth anniversary are New York guitarist Matt Beck and Spin Doctors founder and drummer Aaron Comess. The festivities start at 6:30 p.m. Tickets range from $30 to $36.

Singer-songwriter Danielia Cotton, left, headlines the start of Hopewell Theater’s live concert series on Friday, September 10. Bordentown’s David White, right, is among the playwrights contributing to Passage Theatre’s community-centric season. Pyrenesia with Alex Adus also hit the stage in September. The Lambertville-based quartet and creator of the CD “Off-Beat Symphony” are noted for

their manouche (or gypsy) and middleEuropean inspired sound. They’ll be joined by Lehigh/Delaware Valley connected performer Adus. Look for them

on September 18. Hopewell Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell. 609-466-1964. www. HopewellTheater.com.

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The Cure Insurance Arena in Trenton hosts ‘Blippi The Musical,’ above, based on the popular children’s YouTube sensation. Above right, Anita Wise is featured in Hopewell Theater’s ‘Salami’s East Coast Comedy: Living Legends of Laughter’ show on Thursday, September 23. At right, the Bordentown Historical Society’s popular ‘Harrowing History’ series returns from September 18 through November 6.

Theater Stages The capital city-based Passage Theatre Company is presenting a “Trenton Makes” season of works created by artists and residents of the Trenton community for the Trenton community. “Not only are all of the shows set in Trenton, but they are all world premieres that were developed at Passage over the past several years,” says artistic director C. Ryanne Domingues. The company is using a cautious approach to returning to live theater during the current stage of the pandemic and is opening its season with a Writers’ Roundtable. The “behind-thescenes” event is a preview of a year by several of the playwrights creating it. That includes Bordentown writer David White. The donation-requested presentation is at 7 p.m. on Saturday, September 25. Then it’s time for the annual seasonal fundraiser performance. This year’s stage event is “A Christmas Carol” — performed by two Passage performers and a box of props. The date is Sunday, December 11. Passage Theater, Mill Hill Playhouse, 205 East Front Street, Trenton. 609-3920766. www.passagetheatre.org. *** The Cure Insurance Arena in Trenton hosts “Blippi The Musical,” based on the popular children’s YouTube sensation. The all-ages production features skits, dancing, and the singing of 13 family-friendly songs. The from-screento-stage show is set for Friday, September 17. Cure Insurance Arena, 81 Hamilton Ave, Trenton 609-656-3200. www.cureinsurancearena.com. *** The Bordentown Historical Society’s “Harrowing History,” the popular performance series based on true-life sto-

ries of area crime and passion, returns on Saturday, September 18. After the success of last year’s debut, the BHS’s creative team is promising to offer six tales of “mayhem, murder, and mystery.” Presentations take place at the café space of the City of Bordentown’s newly acquired Divine Word Missionaries, located at the site where Joseph Bonaparte built his mansion. Shows run through November 6. Bordentown Historical Society. Presenting at Divine Word Missionaries. 609-298-1740. bordentownhistory.org/ harrowing-history. *** Hopewell Theater is also getting into the act by presenting live theatrical performances and standup comedy. Here’s what’s on tap: “Salami’s East Coast Comedy: Living Legends of Laughter: Featuring Anita Wise.” Joining the Mercer County based Tonight Show, Evening at the Improv, and “Seinfeld” regular are national stand up headliner Mike Eagan and impressionist, musician, and comedian Gary Delena, a former Hopewell resident. Thursday, September 23. The 50+ Comedy Tour of popular comedians over the age of 50. Hosted by Paul Anthony, a regular New York comedy presence, the Hopewell stop features Robin Fox, a Bridgewater, resident who after spending “17 years as a full-time mom and dieting” became a comedian and carries some weight in the New York and national comic clubs. Thursday, September 30. “Unsinkable Women: Stories and Songs from the Titanic,” October 10. New York City-based performer Deborah Jean Templin brings the story of the Titanic disaster alive through the voices of witnesses found in diaries, letters, and interviews. The production features costumes, characterizations, and original musical. Sunday, October 10.

“Dudes Interrupted” is a night of comedy featuring Brain Cichocki and Marc Kaye. In addition to his standup comedy career, Cichocki is also an actor and film director. He was raised in Trenton where, according to his biography, he “gained a broad education in human behavior as he moved in and out of many circles filled with mixed cultures and observing varying degrees of racial/ethnic tension.” Kaye is an East Coast comic circuit regular whose topics include “growing up differently,” child rearing, marriage, and divorce. Friday, October 15. “Anybody!,” presented by the New York based hip-hop improv team North Coast, mixes rap and improv comedy and relishes riffs on historic figures from Nikola Tesla to Louisa May Alcott. Saturday, November 13. “The Quickest Thinkers in Comedy: Baker & Mark” is the New York improv duo focused on its “never insulting or attacking” brand of humor. They bring their show honed in Atlantic City, Las Vegas, and on cruise lines to Hopewell on Friday, November 26. Hopewell Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell. 609-466-1964. www. HopewellTheater.com.

Visual Art Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton will augment its usual schedule of sculpture exhibitions, such as the current one featuring national sculptor Bruce Beasley, with the premiere of its multisensory “The Night Forms Series” in November. Part of a two-year partnership with Klip Collective, the light and sound project was specifically designed for GFS’s 42 acres of sculpture and landscape design. Klip Collective is a Philadelphiabased creative studio that uses projection mapping, lighting, and sound design to create immersive sensory experiences. Founded in 2003 by media artist Ricardo Rivera, it has collaborated with the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington D.C., Philadelphia Museum of Art, Center for Contemporary Art in Moscow, Sundance Film Festival’s New Frontier, and Longwood Gardens. The first commission, “Night Forms: dreamloop,” will feature more than a dozen designs by Rivera that bring visitors into a “visual and sonic landscape.” The evening presentations will

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‘Constant Repeating Themes,’ an exhibit of photographs by noted street art photographer and Ewing resident Aubrey Kauffman, is on view at the Arts Council of Princeton from September 11 through October 9. Pictured above is ‘Break of Dawn.’ Ricardo Rivera, right, is the founder of the Klip Collective, which brings its ‘Night Forms: dreamloop’ installation to Hamilton’s Grounds For Sculpture in November. ARTS, continued from Page 5

Join us September 28, 2021, 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. at the Boathouse at Mercer Lake for an event with representatives from the State of New Jersey to discuss the new plastic bag legislation and its impact on Mercer County businesses. In addition, you will hear from representatives from the New Jersey Clean Communities Council and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection on programs and incentives to improve your business’s bottom line and impact on the environment. Please contact the Mercer County Office of Economic Development at (609) 989-6555 or businessadvocate@mercercounty.org for registration and program details.

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expand the sculpture garden’s hours and serve as a winter attraction. November 26 through February 28. Grounds For Sculpture, 126 Sculptors Way, Hamilton. 609-586-0616. www. groundsforsculpture.org. *** The Arts Council of Princeton’s visual art season opens in September with Aubrey J. Kauffman’s “Constant Repeating Themes.” A prominent, award-winning street art photographer and former New Jersey Network photo journalist based in Ewing, Kauffman says: “The themes of urban landscape and man’s impact on the environment have long intrigued me both artistically and intellectually. I witness this in constructions as simple as building façades in a strip mall to the deserted athletic fields in parks and playgrounds. I seek to contrast and compare the interactions of natural and man-made elements.” On view September 11 through October 9, with an opening reception set for September 11. “Talk to Me,” a visual conversation between New Hope-based painter Janet Filomeno and Hoboken artist Katherine Parker, follows. The works and exhibition were born when the two artists met by chance 25 years ago, became friends, and shared ideas. And while each continued to paint and show extensively in the New York/ New Jersey area, their studio visits over the years became “an important touchstone for each, a means of trying out and sharing new work, of examining challenges.” October 16 through November 20. Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton. 609-924-8777. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org.

Classical Music The Princeton Symphony Orchestra, one of the few regional performing arts groups to maintain presentations over the past year, opens its season in September with two outdoor — bring your own chair — chamber concerts at Morven Museum & Garden in Princeton. The first is the Jasper String Quartet. The Philadelphia ensemble and professional quartet-in-residence at Temple University will perform works by American composer Florence Price and French composer Maurice Ravel. Thursday, September 16. The Exponential Ensemble, based in New York City, follows with a concert featuring works by less familiar 20th and 21st century composers, including the late New Jersey resident Ulysses Kay and contemporary American artist Valerie Coleman. Thursday, September 23. The orchestra gets serious in October when it heads to Princeton’s McCarter Theater where maestro Rossen Milanov conducts “Mendelssohn & Beethoven.” The program features Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto performed by 25-year-old Seattle-born violinist Simone Porter. Other selections include Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony and New York City-born Jessie Montgomery's “Banner,” written in 2014 as a tribute to the 200th anniversary of “The Star Spangled Banner.” Sunday, October 3. The Princeton Symphony Orchestra. Performing at Morven Museum & Garden and McCarter Theater. 609-4970020. www.princetonsymphony.org.

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and Panera Bread, as well as sweet treat spots RedBerry and Insomnia Cookies. And they will be hoping to fare better than those that have come and gone, including Lion Dog and Piccolo Pronto, whose space is set to be taken by Pastadoro. Greg Lentine is senior vice president of sales and marketing for PRC Group, which manages Campus Town. He says that TCNJ students and staff account for only 35 to 45 percent of the revenue generated by Campus Town businesses, meaning noncollege customers are essential to the success of the site. “That was the idea when it opened up — Campus Town was designed specifically to bring the community in,” Lentine says. Arooga’s (aroogas.com) will be seen as a like-for-like replacement for Landmark Americana, another sports bar-style

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tion Center. He has worked for Chef Jose Garces and at DiBruno Brothers in Philadelphia, among others, and has been at Rat’s for 3 years. Freedman says that Potironne Company — the supplier of Rat’s escargots — provides wild Burgundy snails to some of the top restaurants in the country and world. He was working at Beau Monde back in 2000 when he met Potironne owner Douglas “The Snailman” Dussault in France, and learned the story about Potironne’s origins. “[Dussault] was a chef who worked at Taillevent and started selling snails to Daniel Boulud and other top chefs and restaurants,” Freedman says. “I tried a can, and have been using them ever since,” Freedman says. Freedman says the texture, size and shape of Potironne escargots are superior to any others, and says other brands do not take the time Potironne does to cook the snails in broth with fresh bay leaves, hand-cut carrots and aromatics. “The way the snails are raised on old grape vines is similar to how they grow in the wild. Many people are turned off by the rubbery texture of snails — but that is because they have never tasted ones of this quality,” he says. On the web: ratsrestaurant.com.

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When taught using research based methods that target their unique learning difference, these bright children achieve measurable academic success. The Cambridge language curriculum is supported by the use of evidence based programs. Utilizing explicit, direct and systematic instruction, our teachers are able to scaffold and support the unique needs of each child. As educators, we believe that multisensory teaching strategies create more engaging, concrete and meaningful learning experiences. Enhanced by small classes, our approach allows each student to progress at his or her own pace. The result? Students increase their learning skills, gain confidence and self-esteem; and learn that they can thrive. Cambridge School also has an impressive staff of highly qualified Speech and Language Pathologists and Occupational Therapists. For students who require these additional services our therapists design an individualized and comprehensive therapeutic program. They work with the student individually in therapy as well as collaboratively with his or her teacher to ensure that the therapy goals generalize into the academic classroom. If you feel your child might benefit from a

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American Repertory Ballet Registration Is Open! Registration is now open for Princeton Ballet School’s 20212022 school year. In-person and virtual classes are available for children as young as age 3, in addition to an Open Division for adults. Beginners are welcome! For details, please call 609-921-

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The Dental Difference The Practice for Scared and Anxious Patients Mercer County now has an award-winning general dental practice catering to the scared and anxious dental patient! Dr. Kevin Mosmen, owner of The Dental Difference of Brick, New Jersey, has opened a satellite office in Hamilton, New Jersey, in the Lexington Square business complex — directly across from 7-Eleven and Hamilton Bagel & Grill on Route 33. With more than 23 years of impressive cosmetic dentistry, sedation dentistry, and complex implant dentistry experience, Dr. Mosmen has built an incredible reputation for himself and his office. Being specialty permitted in SEDATION DENTISTRY, the office can provide you with the safe administration of oral and intravenous conscious sedation. Imagine relaxing through your entire dental appointment with little to no memory of your visit. Are you interested in having most of your dental work

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By Bob Thomas, Head of The Laurel School of Princeton The thought of your child having a learning difference often strikes fear and concern from parents who believe their child may get left behind because of their learning difference. Periodically, that happens with some public and independent schools, who are not equipped with the resources and trained teachers to meet the needs of these children. However, parents should feel assured there are outstanding independent schools dedicated to educating their children and recognizing their strengths and potential. Students with learning differences have unique challenges that impact their ability to learn. It doesn’t mean they can’t learn; it only means they need strategies and tools to help them manage their learning styles. Empowering students with language-based learning differences to discover

their unique path is the mission of The Laurel School of Princeton. Some parents will think that a school for students with learning differences means not receiving the same education as their counterparts in public or traditional independent schools. This is not the case. Through a comprehensive educational program paralleling the scope and sequence of many public and independent schools, Laurel School delivers life-changing academic skills and promotes selfconfidence, self-esteem, and selfadvocacy to students who have been diagnosed with languagebased learning differences. We teach with evidence-based techniques that incorporate a structured, multisensory, and prescriptive approach, including STEM, humanities, the arts, digital literacy, and PE in our elementary and middle school curriculum, and a challenging program in high school, such as physics, biology, algebra, and electives. Each Laurel School high school student builds a transcript reflecting their unique skills, strengths, and interests. A Mastery Transcript allows the flexibility and

freedom to facilitate a challenging, interdisciplinary curriculum, with learning opportunities in a traditional classroom setting. All of these programs are taught by teachers who have years of experience teaching children with learning differences and are certified to instruct using a multisensory and inquiry-based approach. One other important aspect of The Laurel School is its Executive Function curriculum. With learning sometimes taking place in person or remotely, never has it been more important to help students apply executive function strategies. This is especially true for students who struggle with learning differences. Delivered through the SMARTS program (Strategies, Motivation, Awareness, Resilience, Talents, Success), in grades 1 through 5, students engage in skills classes directly instructing them in executive functioning and social-emotional skills. Lessons focus on developing a strategic mindset, emotional resiliency, and the successful use of strategies across academic and social/emotional areas. As students advance through grades 6-12, their academic performance is increasingly dependent on their

Bob Thomas, head of The Laurel School of Princeton ability to organize and prioritize complex information, shift flexibly, access working memory, and selfmonitor. The Laurel School of Princeton provides a safe, supportive environment encouraging creativity and risk-taking. No child should feel bad about themselves or struggle needlessly because a school can’t accommodate their learning needs. The Laurel School of Princeton “sees” your child, and, more importantly, we help your children see themselves. The Laurel School of Princeton, 800 North Road, Hopewell. 609-566-6000. www. laurelschoolprinceton.org. See ad, page 14.

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Home of the Iron Mikes Trenton Catholic Preparatory Academy, Inc. at McCorristin Campus is a pre-K through 12th grade not-for-profit Independent school in Hamilton. The Academy has been leading the way since 1962 with outstanding academics, championship sports teams, and a safe, positive, nurturing environment where every student can grow and succeed. Outstanding Quality Pre-K through 12 Education. At Trenton Catholic Preparatory Academy, Inc., our students excel. Classes are sized to allow teachers to provide individualized attention and support. The upper school graduation and college acceptance rate is routinely 100 percent. The average amount of college scholarships/grants extended that graduates receive range from $50$70K per student. The Academy also offers a challenging college preparatory program, awardwinning robotics & STEM program, a state-of-the-art computer lab, outstanding athletic programs,

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Trenton Catholic Preparatory Academy, Inc. is a pre-K through 12th-grade school that offers outstanding academics, championship sports teams and a safe, positive, nurturing environment where every student can grow and succeed. the opportunity to receive college credits while still enrolled as a

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trade or craft, vocational education is offered through the Mercer County Technical Schools. Be an ‘Iron Mike’ for a Day. Interested students are encouraged to come visit the Academy and be an ‘Iron Mike’ for a Day. You’ll get the chance to shadow a current TCPA Student Ambassador, attend classes together, interact with teachers and students, and gain valuable exposure to other facets of daily activities, course work, and life at TCPA. TCPA Commitment and Dedication. TCPA is dedicated and committed to inspiring excellence and changing lives forever. It is our mission to provide an outstanding, safe, empowering, and nurturing learning experience and vital services for all young people by promoting innovative proven teaching methods and technologies. We also embrace service, diversity, inclusion, and acceptance for all. We are proud of our history, we are proud of our students, and we are excited to educate future generations at Trenton Catholic Preparatory Academy, Inc., for many years to come. “lt’s a Great Day to be an Iron Mike!” * “Project Lead the Way” STEM

curriculum for grades K-12 * Academic programs to meet the needs of all students including advanced courses and vocational training * Opportunity to earn college credits through partnerships with local colleges and universities * Blended Learning Environment - World Language and Advanced Placement Courses Online * Robust technology, 1:1 student to laptop ratio * Innovative, modern learning areas and makerspaces * FIRST Robotics program participants High School * Esports League participants * Full range of fine arts, elective courses and extracurricular activities * Award-winning athletic programs * Located on 64 beautiful acres in Hamilton Township To start your journey at TCPA, go to www.TrentonCatholicPrep. org for more information. Also, please feel free to schedule a visit at our beautiful school located at 175 Leonard Avenue, Hamilton, NJ 08610. All are welcome! Enrollment and registration are open now. Contact the Upper School at 609586-3705 and the Lower School at 609-586-5888.

Iron Mikes Strong! Family Forever! TCPA Needs You! Trenton Catholic Preparatory Academy, Inc. is a New Jersey 501(c)3 not-forprofit Corporation. Please check out and donate to IronMikesFund. com. Your generous taxdeductible donation will go directly to the school. TCPA is also looking for additional worldwide sponsors, partners, donors, and philanthropists to assist with daily operating costs. To join the best school team today, reach out and email them at savetca2@gmail. com. Please Adopt Our School today to support, encourage and celebrate diversity, inclusion and outstanding academics for students attending Pre-K through 12. We appreciate and need your ongoing support. Thank you for your consideration. Trenton Catholic Preparatory Academy, Inc. Leading the way since 1962 with outstanding academics, STEM education, athletics,100% graduation rate, championship “Iron Mikes” sports teams and providing a safe home where every student can grow and succeed. Join our school family! Go to TrentonCatholicPrep.org for more information. See ad, page 21.

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Hamilton Area YMCA Serving the Community for More Than 70 Years The Hamilton Area YMCA was born of a need to serve children and families in the community and 70 years on, they’re still doing that, and so much more. Led by their history-making female CEO, Diana Zita, the inclusive organization accomplishes its mission through programs that nurture the potential of young people, improve individual health and well-being, and provide opportunities to give back to the community and support our neighbors. Over the last 70 years, the Y has transformed from a small organization providing programming, summer camp and child care at sites including schools and churches to an organization of nearly 12,000 members (prepandemic). The organization has two facilities – the JKR Branch in the center of Hamilton and the Sawmill Branch in the more rural Yardville area of town – and, has expanded and adjusted its program offerings over the last

seven decades to ensure that they consistently serve the everchanging needs of the community. Some of the programs the Hamilton Area YMCA offers are timeless, the things that our community will always need, such as: • Child Care • Swim Lessons • Summer Camp • Group Exercise Classes • Wellness Center • Youth Sports In recent years, the Hamilton Area YMCA has expanded to ensure that they reach every

member of the community. This led to the creation of programs that address friends and neighbors with specific health or developmental needs: • Diverse Abilities programming for children and adults • Healthy Living programs for those living with chronic illness These programs demonstrate The Y’s commitment to ensuring the impact of their mission of youth development, healthy living and social responsibility is felt throughout all parts of Central New Jersey. Heading into its 70th year the

Hamilton Area YMCA faced its most daunting transformation to date with the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the pandemic dramatically impacting the organization and forcing their doors closed, their service to the community never ended. The Y mobilized child care for first-responders and essential workers, hosted blood drives to combat the critically low blood supplies at local hospitals, and held food drives to stem the increase in food insecurity. Many of these services borne of the pandemic are continuing in addition to the Y’s regular programming now that the Y is returning to a more “normal” level of service. As a non-profit organization, the Hamilton Area YMCA relies on the support of the community to do its mission work. The Y enjoys partnerships with a variety of local businesses, corporations and foundations and raises funds through their annual giving campaign and special events held throughout the year. If you would like to learn more about the Hamilton Area YMCA, these programs, and so much more, visit the organization’s website at www.hamiltonymca.org. See ad, page 17.

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A Special Kind of Improvisational Theater YES, And! Those two small words have been proven to be life-changing for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and other conditions that impact their social and/or communication skills. People who learn and practice this simple technique in their lives have grown to develop strong communication and social skills along with building confidence, listening skills, collaboration skills, and very importantly, what makes them unique. For more than 14 years professional actor and founder of JW actors studio, Jody Wood, has taught children and adults the skills and principles of improvisational theater. Workshop participants have reported a wide range of transformative benefits that impact many aspects of their lives and work, including courage in risktaking, discovering hidden talents and capabilities, creativity, focus, and presentation skills. Applying his skills, Jody Wood began conducting workshops based on improvisational theater

techniques for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and other unique communication needs. Inspired by the possibilities, he developed, tested, and formalized a new program; SKIT® (Special Kind of Improvisational Theater) was launched to the community. In Jody’s TEDx Talk he describes his journey from New York to Hollywood actor and director all the way to becoming the founder and director of SKIT®.

The goal of SKIT® is to introduce and build communication skills, social skills, and confidence to improve the ability to form relationships, friendships, participate in life more fully, and to have an opportunity to secure more purposeful employment and meaningful careers. SKIT® has expanded the programs offered to acting for those who are serious about the craft, songwriting, playwriting and storytelling, and a popular class, workplace communication. SKIT® is a strong

advocate for inclusion of people with disabilities in the meaningful workplace and in films and television. Accomplished in a fun, highenergy atmosphere, students often don’t even realize they are learning these critical skills because they are having such a great time! SKIT is about opening the doors to what is possible. We focus on the ability for everyone to be their very best. We have had so many students, parents, and caretakers tell us from their hearts that, “I’m telling all of my friends how the improv (in SKIT) facilitates so many skills for my son. Previously it had been very hard for him to think in the moment and to speak out!” SKIT® has multiple locations, virtual classes, and has established many community relationships, including other local programs such as Encouraging Kids Family Resource Center. SKIT® looks forward to serving more families in the state of New Jersey with locations now in Pennington, Beverly, and Deptford. We are also still offering virtual classes. Contact us at 609 2407080 or info@skitprograms.com and visit our website at www. skitprograms.com. See ad, page 22.

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Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart Four things parents can do to help their daughters become confident leaders At Stuart, girls are free to be who they want to be: a leader, an athlete, an artist, a philanthropist, a scientist. Girls are given the opportunity to grow, to be challenged, and to challenge others in a safe environment. Our mission is to educate girls for lives of exceptional leadership and service. With outstanding academics and our expert and innovative faculty — who know girls and know each girl well — Stuart girls discover ways to unleash the strength within and transform themselves into brave, bold, powerful and wonderful young women. Below are four ways parents can support their daughters’ leadership development: 1. Listen. One of the most important things that parents can do is to listen. Ask your daughter

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lines of communication that we open at the two-year-old stage, and beyond, are really important and will help set a foundation for conversations and understanding later. 4. Guide your daughter to create aspirational goals. How often is your daughter asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” While it seems like an innocuous question, it can actually be pretty overwhelming. Instead of asking girls what they want to be when they grow up, why not ask them, “How do you see yourself impacting the world?” Ask your daughter how she sees herself collaborating with others. These kinds of questions will spark her creativity and allow you to better direct and guide her on her journey of leadership and self-discovery. To learn more about how your daughter will develop her leadership skills through academics, the arts, athletics, service and more at Stuart, we invite you to join us at our fall open house on Sunday, October 17, 1 to 3 p.m. Register at www. stuartschool.org/openhouse or SPECIAL KIND OF IMPROVISATIONAL THEATER call 609-921-2330 to schedule a personal tour. See ad, page 20.

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nother organization that was able to continue in a virtual capacity is Trenton Children’s Chorus (TCC). Founded in 1989 by Marcia Wood and Sue Ellen Page, TCC began as part of Princeton Outreach Projects and was supported by the ministries of Nassau Presbyterian Church and Trinity Church of Princeton. TCC has since evolved into an independent entity, though it continues to be a part of the missions of both churches. TCC’s aim has been to provide a structure for exceptional music education, collaborative events, and performance opportunities. Over the past year, in addition to choir, students were offered a number of electives, including recorder, piano, drumming, and ukulele, with instruments provided, as well as conducting and musical theater. “We supplied Kindle Fires to all of our participants and offered WiFi hotspots to anyone without access to the internet,” says Alicia Brozovich, TCC’s director of development, marketing, and communications. She continues, saying the “faculty and teaching artists stayed committed to our students through the entire season, and we were thrilled to keep music alive with the help of our community supporters and foundations. “We ended up serving nearly 60 students and partnered with Sprout University School of the Arts to support their students’ education. We gave special emphasis to our Learning Academy, and a third of the TCC kids took advantage of the full benefits of the Academy.” Last season TCC also initiated a poetry project. Damien Sneed was engaged as composer-in-residence to set the poems to music. The world premiere of the piece, on the theme “I Have Overcome,” is scheduled to be sung by TCC choristers in February, 2022. “We plan to go to Carnegie Hall in May, 2022, with the Continue Arts Foundation to sing ‘Mass of the Children’ with (English choral composer and conductor) John Rutter,” Brozovich says. The chorus is also looking forward to its annual “One Voice Benefit” on October 7 at Morven Museum and Garden, which will take place “under a humongous tent, outside.” This summer, TCC has been able to offer its first in-house summer camp at Trenton’s Cadwalader Park, thanks to the support of Princeton Friends of Opera and Princeton Area Community Foundation. “The YMCA has partnered with us to provide meals and snacks for our kids for both the summer camp and throughout the year,” Brozovich says. She adds that TCC will continue its partnerships with Sprout University School of the Arts, Boys and Girls

Students of Trenton Music Makers, above, prepare to play their instruments outdoors. At right, a member of Trenton Children’s Chorus attends a Zoom rehearsal. Club of Mercer County, and Princeton Pro Musica. (TCC’s executive director, Kate Mulligan, served as Princeton Pro Musica’s executive director from 1999 to 2002.) In addition, TCC is poised to begin its new satellite program at the International Charter School of Trenton, with a plan to share choral music with its students, and will enter into a partnership with Trenton Music Makers to offer its Learning Academy services to their young musicians. “We’ve done a lot of collaborative To find out more, look online at work and have been sharing with each www.trentonchildrenschorus.org. other what works best,” Burden says. “And we’ve taken it a step further and renton Music Makers (TMM) was actually gotten kids together over founded in 1998 as Trenton Com- Zoom. If you’re going to go remote, munity Music School. Inspired by El you might as well take advantage of Sistema, the Venezuelan initiative that new opportunities.” uses music education as a vehicle for She notes that virtual lessons have social change, TMM provides instru- been shorter this year, but more highments, instruction, and opportunity as powered. “The time that we spend a means for young people to discover together in rehearsal and really learntheir transformative power, in relation ing to think as one ensemble . . . has to music, their lives, and their roles been challenging in a remote format. However, what we’ve found is that as a within their communities. In a year of comparative isolation, result of having to use smaller groups, there was still plenty of connection for our kids have really thrived in terms TMM student musicians. “A couple of their skill acquisition. We have of networks of creative youth devel- kids who started playing as complete opment organizations like ours really beginners remotely. So actually they came through for each other,” says made a lot of progress in a year.” Now the orchestra program has TMM’s executive director Carol Burreopened, and students are back to den. “There were great opportunities to work with kids in other parts of the performing in person at their headcountry and connect and see what quarters at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Trenton. “Just the joy of they can do together.” She cites as two highlights collec- playing together and really making tive composition projects with sister music live, that everybody can hear organizations such as Tocando in El and everybody can participate in crePaso, Texas, and Salty Cricket in Salt ating, is really palpable with the kids,” Lake City, Utah. A grant from Carn- Burden says. To learn more about Trenton Music egie Hall’s PlayUSA program helped Makers, visit www.trentonmusicmake the collaborations possible. makers.org.

As musical organizations and schools cautiously reenter the world of live interaction, few plans are firm. No one can predict what the future will hold, or what safety guidelines might be recommended by the CDC. But like so many pruned plants, musicians will continue to produce new blooms. At the time of this writing, both Trenton Music Makers and Trenton Children’s Choir are back to conducting their summer camps, and Trenton Arts at Princeton is gearing up for inperson return. “Community is so essential to what we do,” TMM’s Burden says. “The sense of community that the kids in the orchestra build together is really beautiful. To see what they’ve been able to do, even in summer camp, gives us a lot to look forward to in the fall.” Like everyone else, TMM is hoping against any further disruptions. However, Burden says, if it comes to that, they will be ready, even if it means going back to remote. “But … being together,” she observes, mirroring the thoughts of music lovers everywhere, “there really is no replacement for in-person music making.”

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The sweet sounds of success for Trenton musician Josue Lora By Dan Aubrey‘

renton, New Jersey rapper Josue Lora has been developing a striking style, both sonically and visually, over the course of several singles and a couple years,” notes WXPN’s The Key in a June 2021 website posting titled “There’s beauty in the simplicity of Josue Lora’s ‘Regalos’ video.” The non-commercial Philadelphia public radio station’s review continues with, “Once the co-vocalist of the duo Agudos Clef, Lora’s solo work is hazy and contemplative, and on ‘Regalos’ (Spanish for ‘gifts’) we find him strutting in stylish attire, bathed in washes of saturated lights, and backed by blocks of striking color. It’s a simple concept, but a stunning execution, and as the visual flickers from teal to red to purple and white, his confidence and command of the camera is unfaltering.” The brief review also takes notice of the video’s Trenton-based producer, AStaxx Thebeatlord, and says the work “grooves to a pensive trap beat.” Lora started getting praise from WXPN in 2015 when one of its reporters showed up at a Philadelphia venue and heard Agudos Clef (Spanish for treble clef), featuring co-partners Lora

Josue Lora at his desk at Lora Productions’ offices on Broad Street. and area rapper Nota G with sound backup from Trenton DJ Ahmed (aka ItsJustAhmad). The impressed writer commended the band’s “driving beats, fierce delivery, and undeniable charisma.” During a recent conversation at his Lora Productions studio at 439 Broad

Street, Lora says he started seriously making music about a decade ago when the S.A.G.E. Coalition, a movement of young street artists, turned the Trenton Downtown Association’s Gallery 219 on East Hanover Street into Trenton’s nerve center for art and music.

“I started working at 219 with (artist Will) Kasso and (Trenton rapper) Black Collar Biz,” says Lora. “I then got a studio in Hamilton and met Nota G.” In 2016 Lora partnered with Trenton community organizer and (Puerto Rican Civic Association president) Sam Kanig to create Casa Cultura at 222 South Broad Street. The spot was designed to foster Trenton Latinx talent and culture and Lora, of Dominican heritage, established a studio. And while the venue eventually closed for financial reasons, it served as the workshop where Lora and Nota G recorded their first album and a performance place that allowed them to develop acts to take to other venues in Trenton and Philadelphia. “We did that and got a bunch of people to listen, and I gained more popularity with my music and got more shows,” he says as he sits back in the chair in front of a sound board. Founded in 2014, the company’s website says it “specializes in the production of documentary, graphic design, commercial film, music videos, photography, and audio recording.” Clients run the gamut from boundary-pushing musicians looking to get a demo as well as traditional clients such as the Office of Governor Phil Murphy, City of Trenton, and Mercer

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County Community College, Lora’s alma mater. It was also a past employer. Lora got a security guard job there, took advantage of the college’s free tuition for employees, and earned a film and video production-related associate’s degree. Providing a brief sketch of his life, Lora says, “I was born in New York and lived there until I was almost three and went to the Dominican Republic until I was 8. I lived in Paterson, but I basically lived in New York where my mom worked in a hotel. My dad lived in the Dominican.” He says when he was 12 his mother married a Trenton-area man and the family moved to Trenton. “I lived in Trenton in the Chambersburg area since I was 12. I’m 26 now.” He graduated from Trenton Central High School and, in addition to MCCC, spent a year at Rutgers University studying marketing. However, by that time, the road to establishing a production company was already being paved. “In ninth grade I signed up for Upward Bound, and you have to come to school every Friday in the summer and go on field trips and get paid.” He says he also had two mentors who asked him to hone in his interests. “I said I’m into music and I like to film,” and they used that as a compass. “All through high school I developed my talents more. I got an internship with WIBG and got a check and went and bought a first camera and started doing video tapes for my friends and charging them $100.” He says he tried to get a conventional job and was hired by Taco Bell, but they never followed up with him and so continued making videos for friends, sometimes making $1,000 in a week. “Someone asked if I could do real estate videos, and I was making $500 more. I figured I could start a business and started developing more and more clients.” He adds that at the same time he was working on his music business he decided to follow what record companies did and created t-shirts for both himself and other musicians. Then he realized artists needed studio times, “so I could charge people to use my studio.” “That’s where Lora Productions comes from,” he says. “After years of doing the same thing, I now have the music group, the studio, and production page” (aka online presence). Clients come from a combination of word-of-mouth and community presence, as in the case of Governor Murphy’s Trenton-based communications director’s awareness of Lora’s company, and professional connections such as AStaxx, who is Lora’s main studio engineer. Lora’s recent collaboration with the Trenton Music Makers illustrates the layers of connections. Released

by the Music Makers as part of their digital Juneteenth Celebration, the effort funded by the TMM and the I Am Trenton Community Foundation involved young TMM musician, dancers from the Trenton Educational Dance Institute, and Lora in a remix of Lora’s composition “Simple,” available for online viewing at www.youtube.com/ watch?v=7iVyYJwHArA. He met Music Makers executive director Carol Burden several years ago. “The work that I did with (her) was super interesting,” he says. “It used everything I did and had a sense of community. That’s big with me.” Moving back to his work, Lora says, “I actually own two businesses,” trans-

‘I would write poems to the songs and got started writing songs and kept going. I was in my own little world.’ lating into two spaces on different floors of the building and two accounting systems. They are Lora Productions and a recording, audio, short films, experimental vehicle, Colmada, an independent record label incorporated in 2020. The name comes from a small Latinx shop with flexible services to people with meager incomes. Lora explains the connection to his company as follows, “You want a dollar’s worth of cheese? You can walk in and they’ll give it to you. For me it made sense, it’s cultural. It’s an independent record label, I incorporated it last year.”

Talking about his creative side and his approach to music, he says, “It started when I lived in the Dominican. My grandmother would take me to church three times a week. I loved it. I grew up with my grandmother and three uncles who are like my big brothers. I would always sing the songs with them. “And I always sang Vico C songs,” Lora says, referencing the figure known as the father of Latin hip hop. “He was a pioneer in Latin music and a lot of the music he made had a positive message. He was huge,” Lora says. When he returned to New Jersey to live with his mother, he said he became a frequent traveler between Paterson and New York City and would listen to Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee on a CD player. “I would write poems to the songs and got started writing songs and kept going. I was in my own little world. I was daydreaming on my way to New York or Paterson. And after crossing the George Washington Bridge, I’d take the train and see people playing music and someone playing the saxophone and you may see someone playing the guitar, and it was a very magical experience. Fast forward I came to Trenton and did the same thing,” he says. However, he says that being a reserved new student in Trenton caused some initial problems when he was put on the spot and was ridiculed by others when he said he wanted to write and rap. He says it stopped when one of the guys he had befriended stepped forward, told the others that Lora was serious and to stop laughing, and helped Lora find his way in his new environment. Additionally, he says, he received a mixer and mic set as a gift and began recording in the attic and at small

Josue Lora. Photo courtesy of Lora Productions/Instagram. events that his mother would video tape. “We started doing shows and kept doing them,” he says. Currently, Lora is getting ready to release some new work and talks about an album that he’s been working on during the length of the pandemic. He says he had enough means to allow him to “focus on my personal album (and) do it when I was young. It helped me evolve as a person and an artist.” His music, he says, “has a lot of traditional Dominican influences that are hidden. It’s definitely hip hop. But it has a sprinkle of a lot of musical elements. It comes from the heart and soul of New York hip hop and live music from the church.” He is also about to release some new singles. “I found that releasing a few singles gave me more exposure,” he says. That includes focusing on digital music platforms including CD Baby, Sinfonic, and Spotify that just added him to a curated playlist. Lora, who is in a personal relationship, says “Trenton has been amazing. People are very supportive. And everything is close. I have clients from Sony and drove down from New York, the same from Philly.” Then summing up his career for now, he sits back and says, “I was the guy who walked until I was 24 because I didn’t have the car because I only wanted to spend the money for things that I could invest in. Years later, it pays off.” Lora Productions is located at 439 Broad Street, Suite 201, Trenton. For more information on Lora, visit www. facebook.com/LoraJosue.

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the state of the ARTS

In their own words: Ellarslie Open juror William R. Valerio

Above, ‘Entanglement’ by Aurelle Sprout from the Ellarslie Open. Above right, a past Art All Day installation. Right, George Bates’ illiam R. Valerio, the director of winning Asphalt Art design.

the Woodmere Art Museum in Philadelphia and past curator at the Queens Museum of Art in New York City, served as the juror for the current “Ellarslie Open 37/38”on view at the Trenton City Museum’s Ellarslie Mansion in Cadwalder Park through October 3. The title commemorates the combining of the 2020 exhibition that was halted by the pandemic and the 2021 continuation of the tradition that resulted in the largest “Ellaslie Open,” with 137 works by 126 artists from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and Maryland. Valerio noted the following about his involvement in selecting the work and provides a glimpse into the vitality of art in the region:

he backbone of the arts in many cities and regions across the country comes from organizations like the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie that offer hands-on creative experiences and intimacy with works of art, right in our own backyards. As juror of this year’s Annual, I was deeply impressed by the range of work and diversity of artists who submitted for consideration. There was much excellence, and it was a challenge to narrow the field to a selection that could be accommodated in Ellarslie’s generous galleries. A friend of mine often says that art is a big house with many rooms, and the current show is a case in point. There are as many approaches to making art as there are unique forms of sophistication. It is my understanding

that artists came from far and wide. One sculptor traveled by motorcycle from New York City with her delicate work packed carefully in a backpack. Another artist came to Ellarslie with a large, unstretched canvas and built his work on site. Egg tempera is an ancient technique of painting, and you will see works made in that exquisite medium hanging alongside digital art made with computer programs and Epson printers. As we all know, the times are challenging, and to have organized this complicated exhibition through the many months of the pandemic is a feat to be admired. It was my honor to be juror. I hope the exhibition sustains the confidence of those who make art and believe in its importance. The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion is located in Cadwalader Park on Parkside Avenue. Current hours are Saturday, noon to 4 p.m., and Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. Free (donations accepted). Social distancing protocols and timed entries in effect. For more details, visit ellarslie.org.

Artworks on the move

rtworks and the City of Trenton selected artist George Bates as the finalist for the “Stepping Into Tomorrow” Asphalt Art Project at the Trenton Transit Center. The artist is scheduled to create a new on work on the crosswalks at South Clinton Avenue and Barlow Street/Raoul Wallenberg Avenue on September 4 (the rain date is September 5). “Stepping Into Tomorrow” is funded

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by a 2020 Bloomberg Philanthropies Asphalt Art Grant. Trenton was one of only 16 municipalities nationwide to receive such funding. The Newark-born Bates has created public art works around the nation, including hand painted and fired glass works for the New York City MTA. He currently lives in Ocean, New Jersey. He was selected by a team of jurors who reviewed the proposals by three artists during a public Zoom presentation in July. The asphalt art project complements the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/New Jersey Transit sponsored “TRANSITional Art Project” also at the Trenton Transit Center. Its 10 banners and five installations involve area artists Liz Amaral, Laura Beard, Leon Rainbow, Chee Bravo, Rapael Ogoe, and Wills Kinsley. Artworks also presents its annual Art All Day on Saturday, September 18, from noon to 6 p.m. The city-wide event includes artists’ studio tours, gallery displays, pop-up events, public art tours, and creative showcases. The starting center where information and maps are available is the Artworks Trenton building at 19 Everett Alley at Montgomery Street. Art All Day will also be partnering with the Ciclovia: Open Streets Trenton project that provides residents and visitors the opportunity to reimagine the city street use beyond car transport.

For more information, go to www. artworkstrenton.org.

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he capital city-based Passage Theatre Company is presenting a “Trenton Makes” season of works created by artists and residents of the Trenton community for the Trenton community. “Not only are all of the shows set in Trenton, but they are all world premieres that were developed at Passage over the past several years,” says artistic director C. Ryanne Domingues. The company is using a cautious approach to returning to live theater and is opening its season with a Writers’ Roundtable. The “behind-the-scenes” event is a preview of a year by several of the playwrights creating it. That includes Bordentown writer David White. The donation-request presentation is at 7 p.m. on Saturday, September 25. Then it’s time for the annual seasonal fundraiser performance. This year’s stage event is “A Christmas Carol” — performed by two Passage performers and box of props. The date is Sunday, December 11. Passage Theater, Mill Hill Playhouse, 205 East Front Street. 609-3920766. www.passagetheatre.org.

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From parklets to patios, sidewalks to terraces, this dining trend is super popular. One of the best spots for outdoor dining in downtown Trenton, 1911 Smokehouse BBQ, is hosting First Friday Block Parties in September and October. Great food, drinks, music, cigars and more!

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Reflecting on the ‘Dignity of Labor’ in Trenton By Dan Aubrey

he late New Jersey based sculptor Jonathan Shahn’s “Dignity of Labor” standing in front of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry is a fitting reminder of Labor Day. The seven-foot-tall, six-foot-wide, and one-foot-deep granite marker bearing a series of bronze reliefs is a product of the New Jersey Percent for Art Program that has contracted artists to create public art for public buildings for more than 30 years. Shahn’s monument is significant on a variety of levels. Obviously, the art work is reflective of the building in front of which it stands and is a tidy fit. It also celebrates the daily worker in an era that tends to glamorize the images of wealthy tycoons, celebrities, and individuals born into wealth. But there are more subtle reason for the work’s significance. In addition to being one of the most prominent artists in the state, Shahn is recognized as one of the country’s most proficient figurative sculptors. His work mixes the traditions of the past with contemporary choices, as noted by art critic Edmund Leites in “Art in America”: “Like the art of the Romans, Shahn’s faces and figures achieve an enduring mystery by being at once plain, honest, contemporary and dignified. A bust of a man with his hand on his jaw rightly reminds the viewer of the unflinching honesty of classical Roman heads. The piece portrays a man thinking, but he may be thinking about nothing in particular, or something practical. Nothing deep perhaps. Yet in Shahn’s hands, the act of thinking, independent of its content, becomes a facet of human activity fraught with significance; Shahn makes us, even on a plain day, like ourselves better.” It is no wonder that Shahn’s art work is included in such collections as the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC; Princeton University Art

Museum; Musei Vaticani, Vatican City, tradition that honored the spirit of Italy; and numerous other institutions. President Roosevelt and his recogniAdditionally he is the recipient of tion of the fruits and dignity of labor. But there is several promianother point to nent awards and consider. Shahn, has received In ‘Dignity of Labor’ whose art stands several public on its own art commissions, sculptor Jonathan Shahn firmly and needs no furincluding the evokes WPA Realism to ther support, is a Franklin D. Rooof a famsevelt Memorial create a monument that member ily of recognized in his hometown artists. Shahn’s of Roosevelt, connects us to the past parents are the which touches yet asks us to realize the a c c o m p l i s h e d on another sigand historically nificant element reality of the present. important artregarding this ists Ben Shahn sculpture. and Bernarda The town of Roosevelt in rural New Jersey is con- Bryson, artists who frequently used nected to an artistic and democratic the common man and the Ameri-

Jonathan Shahn’s ‘Dignity of Labor’ standing in front of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry in Trenton. can worker as a subject, especially the work they created as artists in the Work Progress Administration (WPA). With this art work, sculptor Shahn found a natural opportunity to explore a visual theme and line that engaged both his parents. And just as he has been able to merge the ancient with the contemporary, here Shahn evokes WPA Realism to create a monument that connects us to the past yet asks us to realize the reality of the present. That reality is that the everyday laborer makes and tends the world.

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