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lmost exactly 13 months ago, on February 26, 2020, U.S. 1 published After my Pfizer shots, I make a reservation its 2020 summer camp isto swim at six in the mornings at the Y sue. It would be one of the paper’s last issues that dethen head to Philly’s Barnes Foundation scribed events that were upstep into the museum after a year’s absence coming rather than events that were canceled or excited to mingle with adults and children moved online. The only mention of “the but speechless in front of Soutine and de Koonnovel coronavirus” in that ing paper was in a short article documenting collaboraWith liquefied brushstrokes de Kooning painted tions of two area pharmaWomen, flat and fleshy like landscapes ceutical companies with Chinese officials battling a and Soutine’s life size, bloody cow carcass mysterious illness half a makes children hide behind their parents world away. This week the summer The vaccine is the key to open the cage door camp issue is back, a month and many things outside are enticing later than usual due to continued uncertainty about But most restaurants are still closed capacity restrictions and And they are shooting Asians venue closures that may well persist into the sum— Vida Chu mer. Vida Chu lives in Princeton. Her poems have been pubIn a change from past lished in US 1 Newspaper, Kelsey Review, Paterson Review, years, many camps are now and others. Her two books of poems, The Fragrant Harbor offering all-virtual proand The Thirteenth Lake are published by Kelsey Books. grams or hybrid programs; others are operating fully will be posted in the paper’s weekly Opportunioutdoors; and most are limiting the sizes of camp groups and requiring ties section as well as online at www.princetonsafety precautions including mask-wearing and info.com. Know of a camp that’s missing? Email hastings@princetoninfo.com. daily temperature checks. The camp listings themselves, which begin on page 6 of this issue, are sparser than in previust as the summer camp information inous years. In some cases that is because certain camps are not operating this year or have se- cluded in this issue offers a semblance of a return to normalcy for the children who have verely cut back their offerings. Other programs have not yet finalized their spent the better part of the last year at home, plans for the summer. Information on programs learning from screens, the poems included in that becomes available after this issue is printed this section as part of U.S. 1’s ongoing effort to include selections of poetry and short fiction year-round show how far we have come in the U.S. 1 WELCOMES letters to the edpast year — and all the progress that remains to itor, corrections, and criticisms of our be made. stories and columns. E-mail your Submit short stories and poems to fiction@ thoughts directly to our editor: hastings@ princetoninfo.com. princetoninfo.com.

Air We open March windows not knowing if bad air comes in or goes out. The long down hill slants wind in our faces. The spring breeze stirs as we cycle aside the lock. On the road home our breath heavy, unmasked. The magnolia buds break open discarding gray husks on the ground like field mice. Flamingo pink blossoms nod their heads in the breeze. The flamingos fall soaked by April rain a scented slippery carpet. We cannot wash away the stain. When we breathe deeply in May, what novel scent is masked by lilacs? Bluebells die of disappointment – no fairies come to ring. — Kathryn Weidener Kathryn Weidener is a professional storyteller and has been telling tales all her life. Her publishing credits include Schuylkill Valley Dispatches, arielchart.blogspot.com, US1, Hobby Farm Magazine, and Sandpaper. A BA degree in Communication also led her through careers in social work, accounting and ESOL tutoring.She currently resides in Princeton.

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Princeton YWCA Celebrates Tribute to Women Awards

he mostly dismal year 2020 marked a happy milestone for women with the election of the first female vice president in the United States. And as the Princeton YWCA demonstrates with its annual Tribute to Women event, there were plenty of Princeton-area women worthy of celebration as well. The awards ceremony honoring female professional leaders from the greater Mercer County area who embody the YWCA’s mission of eliminating racism and empowering women takes place virtually for the second consecutive year on Thursday, March 25, at 6 p.m. Cost: $50. Register online at www.ywcaprinceton.org. This year’s honorees include: Lisa Asare. Asare, the assistant commissioner of the Division of Family Health Services in the state Department of Health, has worked there for 22 years. The units she oversees, including maternal & child health, special child health & early intervention services, and the WIC program, are key to protect-

Tribute to Women honorees, from left to right, top to bottom: Lisa Asare, Joy Barnes-Johnson, Joanne CanadyBrown, Nathalie Edmond, Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, Denalerie Johnson-Faniel, Cooky Mitchell, Elizabeth Wagner, Pam Wakefield, and Diane Zita. ing the health of vulnerable populations in the state. She received a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Toronto and a master’s in public health from the Rutgers School of Biomedical and Health Sciences. Joy Barnes-Johnson. She currently works in secondary education and consults for several racial literacy, STEM education, and training projects. She has published several articles that address teacher preparation, policy, and curriculum design and has led professional development programs at various practitioner levels. She is an active member of the boards of the Paul Robeson House of Princeton and the CHOOSE or-

ganization, a racial literacy program founded by two Princeton High School alumnae. Joanne Canady-Brown. The owner and head baker of The Gingered Peach in Lawrenceville graduated from Rutgers University with a bachelor’s in economics and pursued an MBA before turning her passion for baking into a business. Canady-Brown is a self-taught baker who, along with her bakery, has earned numerous accolades since it opened in 2015. She serves

on the board of nonprofit Lawrenceville Main Street and is active in efforts to combat food insecurity and economic inequity. Nathalie Edmond. Edmond is a licensed clinical psychologist and registered yoga teacher who has lived, worked, and volunteered in Mercer County for almost 20 years. She served as director of Princeton House women’s trauma program and worked at Princeton University’s counseling center before starting her own group practice and antiracism consultation business,

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lative district in the state assembly, where she is deputy majority leader and vice chair of the Consumer Affairs Committee. She previously served 7.5 years on Trenton’s city council. Reynolds-Jackson also serves as a commissioner on the state Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission. Her work has focused on social justice, enforcing business and landlord responsibility, environmental protection, demanding accountability for students, and working with the police regarding crime prevention. Denalerie Johnson-Faniel. Johnson-Faniel is the NJ Division on Civil Rights, Attorney General’s Law & Public Safety’s director of outreach & community relations. She is also the CEO of 3D Management Consulting; a yoga instructor, life coach, behavioral analyst, author, and adjunct professor. A graduate of Columbia, Howard, and Capella universities, she has previously worked with Feeding America, Center for Supportive Schools, Dress for Success Worldwide, Jewish Home Hospital, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, and the National Urban League. She more than 20 years of experience in human resources and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Caroline “Cooky” Mitchell. Virginia-born Mitchell graduated from Princeton High School in 1972 and is currently the food coop manager for UrbanPromise Ministries, where she oversees the distribution of food to families living in Camden and surrounding areas. She previously served as director of the Racial Justice Institute for YWCA Princeton/Trenton, where she launched the first Stand Against Racism (SAR) in Mercer County. The Drexel University alumna is a Community Foundation of NJ Neighborhood Leadership Fellow and is a founder of the Princeton Young Achievers Afterschool Program. Elizabeth Baran Wagner. Wagner is senior vice president and director of institutional wealth management for BMT Wealth Management. She has nearly two decades of experience advising philanthropists and helping nonprofits build long-term sustainability. She previously worked at the Princeton Area Community Foundation as senior vice president and chief philanthropy officer, and at J.C. Geever, Inc., the nonprofit consulting firm. She holds a bachelor’s in art history and English from Smith College. She sits on the boards of the Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation and recently the Princeton Small Business Resiliency Fund grants committee; Princeton Nursery School; Prince of Peace Lutheran Church; and, nationally, the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service. Pam Wakefield. Wakefield is an Upsala College graduate retired from the research staff of the Princeton University Department of Psychology who has now dedicated her time to serving the community. She has served on boards including People and Stories, the Princeton Senior Resource Center, the Paul Robeson House of Princeton, and Princeton Adult School. She is a trustee of Princeton Public Li-

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SM-Princeton now has a new location! We are now located at 231 Clarksville road, West Windsor! Recently featured in NPR and the Atlantic magazine as one of the key players in the “Math Revolution,” and ranked one of the best schools in the world by the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, RSM helps children of all levels build a solid math foundation and develop their critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. Sign up

for a FREE math evaluation today! Website: www.russianschool.com/princeton Summer school provides a great opportunity for students to learn and advance without the typical pressures of the academic year. RSM offers a variety of courses through its summer enrichment program — for those students looking to get a head start on the academic year, or for those looking for an additional challenge in math. Our summer schedule is designed for students of all levels, from Kindergarten to Algebra 2 and High School Geometry. Course offerings include: - Math for Grades 1 - 6: These courses hone students’

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Acting Naturally, 164 North Flowers Mill Road, Langhorne 19047. 267-798-9165. www.actingnaturally.com. One-week programs for ages 8 to 18 each culminate with a performance. Sessions Acting for Film and TV, Peter Pan the Musical, Olivia!, We’ll Be Right Back After This Muder (teens only), Rock of Ages (teens only), Broadway Bootcamp, and The Secret Garden. Auditions required. Before and after care available. Allegra School of Music and Arts, 856 Route 206, Building D, Second Floor, Hillsborough 08844. 908-874-4351. www.allegrasma.com. Musical theater programs for grades 3 to 12 featuring work with directors, choreographers, music coaches, and accompanists. American Repertory Ballet’s Princeton Ballet School, 301 North Harrison Street, Princeton Shopping Center, Suite C, Princeton 08540. 609-921-7758. www. arballet.org. Summer Intensive, a five-week program in dance for ages 13 and up by audition. Three-week, twoweek, and virtual sessions also available. Summer Intensive Intermediates, ages 11 and up, one to six week sessions. Summer Intensive Juniors, ages 9 and up, one to five-week sessions. No

boarding options this year. Appel Farm Summer Arts Camp, 457 Shirley Road, Elmer 08318. 856-358-2472. www.appelfarmartscamp.org. Residential arts program with one to four two-week sessions for ages 7 to 17. Campers select two major and two minors. All culminate with performances and exhibitions. Majors include theater performance, technical theater, music, recording arts, dance, visual arts, photography, video, creative writing, green corps, and sports & swim. Arts Council of Princeton, Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton 08542. 609-924-8777. www. artscouncilofprinceton.org. One-week themed camps for ages 5 to 16 from June 21 to September 3 focused on visual arts including “Pottery Techniques,” “Creative Comics & Cartoons,” “Art in the Wild,” and more. In-person and online programs available. Ballet of Central NJ, 4 Tennis Court, Hamilton 08619. 609-2494066. www.balletcnj.org. Two or four-week summer intensive and two-week half-day summer program for ages 10 to 19. One-week invitational intensive for ages 9 to 19 by invitation only. Young dancer programs for ages 3 to 9. Central NJ Ballet Theater, 221

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Broad Street, Florence 08518. 609-424-3192. www.cnjballet. com. Dance camp for ages 6 to 12 with ballet, hip hop, tap, contemporary, and jazz. Intermediate to advanced summer intensive for ages 10 and up with ballet, pointe, variations, and contemporary dance. “Disney’s the Lion King” musical theater camp for ages 6 to 14. Dance Corner Inc., 335 Princeton-Hightstown Road, Southfield Shopping Center, West Windsor 08550. 609-799-9677. www.thedancecorner.org. Morning Exploration Dance Camp for ages 3 to 6, half or full day Dance Camp Remix for ages 6 to 12. Intensives in hip hop, technique, jazz, jumps, turns, and acrobatics, ballet, and lyrical dance. Competition boot camps. Also classes for all ages. Leaping Dog Art Studios, 325 Farnsworth Avenue, Suite 203, Bordentown 08505. 609-4005623. www.leapingdogartstudios. com. Ten one-week programs for ages 6 to 18. Themes include painting, Disney art, fashion design, Star Wars art, clay, and more. Morning, afternoon, and full-day sessions available in-person and virtually. Martin Center for Dance, 11 Princess Road, Lawrenceville 08648. 609-937-8878. www.martinbartonarts.com. Full day five-week summer intensive for advanced dancers ages 12 and up including classic ballet, pointe, and partnering. Youth Division for ages 10 and up, five weeks. Two one-week children’s summer ballet workshop. Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown 18901. 215-340-9800. www.michenerartmuseum.org. One-week programs in drawing, painting, stained glass, mixed

media, and more for ages 5 to 12. In-person and virtual options. Mill Ballet School, 243 North Union Street, Lambertville 08530. 609-397-7616. www.millballetschool.com. Choreographic Workshop for ages 9 to 18; Ballet Intensive for ages 9 to 18; Afternoon Adventures for ages 3 to 5; Junior Dance Camp for ages 5 to 7; Young Dancers Workshop for ages 7 to 10; and Musical Theater Intensive for ages 7 to 18. One to threeweek programs. New Jersey School of Ballet, 15 Microlab Road, Livingston 07039. 973-597-9600. www.njschoolofballet.com. Open classes for ages 4 and up. Intensive program for ages 9 to 20 by audition. Hybrid program online and in-person. The Painter’s Loft, 1 Tree Farm Road, Suite 3, Pennington 08534. 609-730-4278. www.thepaintersloft.com. Nine one-week full or half-day sessions for ages 6 and up. Each morning session is themed. Afternoon sessions are pottery wheel and hand building for ages 10 and up. Princeton Dance and Theater Studio, 116 Rockingham Row, Princeton 08540. 609-514-1600. www.princetondance.com. Summer intensive programs for ages 8 to 11 and 11 to 22. Little dancing stars for ages 3 to 4. Dancing Stars for ages 5 to 7. Dance With Me for ages 2.5 to 4 with an adult. Classes for ages 3.5 to adult. Princeton Friends School, 470 Quaker Road, Princeton 08540. 609-683-1194. www.princetonfriendsschool.org. Art camp for grades K to 5 and drama camp for grades 5 to 8 include daily swimming. Kungaloosh Camp for grades 4 to 8 offers a full day immersion experience, including theme-specific

projects. Princeton Photography Workshop, 20 Library Place, Princeton 08540. www.princetondigitalphotoworkshop.com. Two one-week sessions for teens, Sunday through Friday, with virtual and outdoor components. Camera basics, outdoor learning and practice, and digital photo editing. Digital camera and computer required. Princeton String Academy, 2 Colonial Avenue, West Windsor 08550. 609-751-7664. www.stringacademy.net. Summer schedule of lessons is offered in violin, viola, and cello. Rising Stars Voice Studio. 609775-7488. www.risingstarsvoicestudio.com. Musical theater program at Open Arts Stage, 146 Route 130, Bordentown. In person, hybrid, and online options for ages 8 to 16. July session is “Frozen Jr.” August session is “The Greatest Showman.” Solebury School, 6820 Phillips Mill Road, New Hope 18938. 215862-5261. www.solebury.org. StarCatchers theater camp for grades 4 to 12. Three-week session culminates in performance of Aladdin Jr. at Bucks County Playhouse. Three-week scenic arts camp for students entering grades 7 to 12. Talk of the Town Dance Studio, 528 Route 33, Hamilton 08619. 609-890-0086. www.talkofthetowndancestudio.com. Two one-week dance camps offer a chance to try new styles and create your own choreography. Sessions also include crafts, movies, and a pizza party. Taubenslag Productions, 375 Old Post Road, Edison 08817. 732-422-7071. www.taubenslagproductions.com. Theater camp with half and fullday programs, two, three, and

eight-week sessions, ages 6 to 16. Tech option for grades 6 to 9. Teen Scenes for grades 8 to 10. CIT program for grades 10 and up. Junior counselor program for grades 10 and up. Weekly musical production and a Broadway spectacular to end the summer under the outdoor, big top performance tent. Tomato Patch Performing Arts Workshops, Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor 08550. 609-570-3333. www.tomatopatch.org. Visual and performing arts workshops explore arts, dance, theater, and vocal music. Session one is a four-week session for grades 8 to 12. Session two is a three-week session for grades 4 to 7. Master class is for students in grades 8 to 12 who have attended Tomato Patch or had other formal theater training. West Windsor Arts Council, 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor 08550. 609-716-1931. www.westwindsorarts.org. Two-week sessions on studio art, theater, filmmaking, fashion, musical theater, and more for ages 6 and up. Westminster Conservatory of Music, 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton 08540. 609-921-7104. www. rider.edu/wcc. Virtual musical adventures class for age 4 to grade 1; young composers experience for grades 2 to 4; Try It Out camp to explore instruments for grades 2 and 3; jazz starters for grades 5 to 8; musical theater for grades 2 to 8; and chamber music camp for grades 6 to 12. In-person piano camp for grades 3 to 7; Presto I junior summer string orchestra camp for grades 2 to 5; Presto II for grades 6 to 8; flute camp for grades 6 to 12; and musical theater for grades 9 to 12.

Black Bear Lake Day Camp, 457 Stage Coach Road, Millstone Township 08510. 609-259-1777. www.blackbearlake.com. Four to eight-week programs for ages 4 to 15. Horseback riding, transportation, towel service, and lunch are included. Fishing, boating, water park in the lake, lifeguard training, scuba diving, and more. New electives chosen weekly. Daily swim lesson and free swim in three heated pools. Air conditioned drama center. Extended hours, central transportation, and sibling discount available. Bordentown CDA Summer Camp, 48 Dunns Mill Road, Bordentown 08505. 609-298-0025. www.bordentown.k12.nj.us/apps/ pages/index.jsp?uREC_ ID=443431&type=d&pREC_ ID=956138. Four-week day camp for grades K to 3 and pre-teen camp for grades 4 to 6. Activities include dance, STEM, basketball, piano, cheer, SAT prep, soccer, baseball, softball, ukulele, field hockey, track, and more. After-care available. Boys & Girls Club of Trenton & Mercer County, 212 Centre Street, Trenton 08611. 609-3923191. www.bgcmercer.org. Youth camp for ages 5 to 10 includes arts & craft, science, STEM, fitness, and other enrichment programs. Teen camp for ages 11 to 15 includes sports, STEM, career exploration, team building, and other enrichment programs. Breakfast and lunch provided. Camp NAC, 120 Pheasant Run, Newtown 18940. 215-968-0600. www.campnac.com. Camp NACster for ages 3 to 15 organizes activities such as Continued on following page

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ere at Camp Mason, we say Camp Counts because for 120 years, we have welcomed campers to be a part of our caring, inclusive community where they are valued and can grow physically, emotionally, intellectually, morally and socially. We strive for excellence, relevance and innovation so that all our campers are empowered and improve their well-being. We could go on and on about the benefits of YMCA Camp Mason, but our campers say it best! “I made so many new friends and now I know I can do anything!” – 14 year old girl Our schedule allows campers to try new things and improve their skills while developing confidence, gaining a sense of independence, having fun and making lifelong friends. We hear from so many campers that their camp friends bring out the very best in them. “I come to camp for all of the great activities.” – 13 year old boy We offer archery, swimming, boating, arts and crafts, drama, music, a climbing tower, zipline, dance, digital photography and movie making, basketball and court sports, a skate boarding

park, mountain biking, hiking, aerial silks and countless other activities. Campers can even sign up for FREE off-site trips to explore our fantastic natural surroundings. There is something for everyone! “Camp Mason is my home away from home!” – 10 year old boy Campers stay in comfortable cabins with each cabin determined by age and with two counselors, ensuring there is always a caring, watchful eye on your child. Our staff, from around the US and the world, are professional, trained and prepared to mentor campers throughout their stay. By treating each child with dignity, we teach and live our values of caring, honesty, respect, responsibility, integrity and inclusion throughout the camp day. “At camp I can be myself.” – 8 year old girl

98 percent of our camper parents report that their child felt a sense of belonging at camp, and 93 percent of parents indicated that their child’s self-image improved as a result of attending YMCA Camp Mason. By connecting youth with positive adult role models and encouraging the development of independence and strong values, your child will thrive at camp. Join us at YMCA Camp Mason for your BEST SUMMER EVER! To learn how Camp Counts in your child’s life please go to our website at www.campmason.org, call 908-362-8217 or email information@campmason.org for more information or to register. YMCA Camp Mason, 23 Birch Ridge Road, Hardwick. 908-3628217. Fax: 908-362-5767. information@campmason.org. www. campmason.org. See ad, page 12.

sports, art, games, and swimming around a daily theme. Half-day specialty camps for ages 3 to 5. Full-day specialty camps for ages 6 to 12. Teen camps for ages 11 to 15 include field trips. CIT program. Sports training camps. Catholic Youth Organization Day Camp, 453 Yardville Allentown Road, Yardville 08620. 609-5854280. www.cyomercer.org. Day camp in Yardville for ages 5 to 13 under the auspices of Catholic Youth Organization of Mercer. One three-week and three twoweek sessions. CIT program for ages 14 and 15. Extended hours available. REC (recreational/educational camp) for ages 5 to 12 and CIT program for ages 14-15 at 920 South Broad Street, Trenton. Program for ages 5 to 12 at 749 East State Street, Trenton. Ewing CYO Camp for ages 5 to 10 including daily swimming at 320 Hollowbrook Drive, Ewing. Bromley Center offers eight-week program for ages 5 to 9 at 1801 East State Street, Hamilton. Center for FaithJustice, 24 Rossa Avenue, Lawrenceville 08648. 609-498-6216. www.faithjustice. org. ServiceworX, JusticeworX, and LeaderworX, targeted at middle, high school, and college students, respectively, to engender in participants a deep understanding of systemic poverty and instill lifelong values of justice through the lens of Catholic social teaching. ESF Summer Camps at Chapin School, 750 East Haverford Road, Bryn Mawr 19010. 610581-7100. www.esfcamps.com/ princeton. 3-14-20210web Coeducational camps at Chapin School include mini camp for preschool to kinder-

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Day camps for ages 3 to 15 in two to eight-week sessions. Extended hours available. Mini-week Tadpole Village for ages 3 to 5. Age group-based programs for ages 6 to 12. Day trips for eighth graders; CIT and teen travel for ninth and tenth grades. Transportation, bathing suit laundering, towels, and hot lunch included. Ziplines, pool slides, bumper boats, rock climbing, and a petting zoo. Fulper’s Dairy Farm, 281 Rocktown Lambertville Road, Lambertville 08350. 609-651-5991. www. fulperfarms.com. Farmstead adventure camp for ages 8 to 13 includes hayrides, nature walks, work with cows, scavenger hunt, obstacle course, and homemade butter, ice cream, and milkshakes. Six one-week sessions. The Hun School of Princeton, 176 Edgerstoune Road, Princeton 08540. 609-921-7600. www.hunschool.org. Games, sports, swimming, and more for ages 5 to 13. Lunch provided. Extended day available. Ivy League Day Camp, 140 Gordon’s Corner Road, Manalapan 07726. 732-446-7305. www. ivyleaguedaycamp.com. Day camp for ages 2 to 15 with four to eight week options. Miniweek for Pre-k to grade 2. Swimming, sports, arts, and adventure activities. Travel programs for grades 6 and up. LIT program for grades 9 and 10. Includes transportation and lunch. JCC Abrams Day Camp and Teen Travel, 148 Cedarville Road, East Windsor 08520. 609606-7070. www.jccabramscamps. org. Lower Camp for pre-K to grade 6 includes sports, creativivity, STEM and nature, skill building, adventure, and social skills. Teen Inc. for grades 7 to 9 includes Camp Project with hands-on woodworking, drawing, designing, and building; Project Abrams with designing, creating, and screen-

printing t-shirts and accessories; and Multi-Media, featuring Camp Idol, newsletter, podcast, and journalism. Madrichim CIT program for grade 10. Liberty Lake Day Camp, 1195 Florence-Columbus Road, Bordentown 08505. 609-499-7820. www.libertylakedaycamp.com. Athletics, visual and performing arts, STEM, waterfront, adventure, and swimming. For ages 4 to 15 in two to nine-week sessions. Transportation, extended hours, trips, and hot lunch included. Turtles pre-school program for ages 4 and 5 and teen leadership program for grades 9 and 10. Lightbridge Academy, 100 Federal City Road, Building B, Lawrenceville 08648. 609-543- 9700. www.lightbridgeacademy.com. Lightbridge Academy, 10 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro Plaza, Plainsboro 08536. 609-269-8347. www.lightbridgeacademy.com. Themed weekly programs for ages 5 to 10. Little Friends School, 221 Edinburgh Road, Mercerville 08619. 609-890-9164. www.littlefriendsschool.com. Summer programs for 18 months to age 11. Mini, full, and extended days. Activities based on weekly themes include special events and trips. Meadowbrook Country Day Camp, 73 East Valley Brook Road, Long Valley 07853. 908876-3429. www.meadowbrookdaycamp.com. Riding, archery, performing arts, swimming in heated pool, sports, computers, bumper boats, for grades pre-K to 9. Four to eightweek programs. Three, four, or five day program for pre-K. Travel program for grades 7 to 9. Mercer County Park Commission, 334 North Post Road, West Windsor 08550. 609-883-6606. www.mercercountyparks.org. Baldpate Nature Camp for grades

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his year more than ever, Summer Camp is vital for our community and its children. Many families depend on camp for childcare during the summer, and it is now needed to provide a safe, healthy, screen-less return to normal childhood experiences. Benefits of camp: 1. Social interaction. Camp is a social center away from home and school where kids learn to work with each other and adult mentors, build relationships and manage conflict. 2. Outdoor play. A nationwide poll conducted by The Nature Conservancy revealed that about 10 percent of kids spend time outdoors daily. Kids say they aren’t interested, they lack access and are uncomfortable outside (bugs, heat, etc.). Indoors, they’re growing more and more attached to a digital existence and further detached from the natural world. Camp provides kids the perfect opportunity to see what they’ve been missing in the great outdoors. 3. Self-confidence. While at summer camp, kids have the opportunity to achieve, whether that be in sports, swim lessons or by getting the bulls eye in archery. Self-confidence is a critical ingredient to growth in children because future life decisions are based on how we see ourselves. We choose our careers, relationships, and make other important decisions heavily influenced by our self-confidence. Children learn self-confidence through taking action and earning results, and by contributing to their community and to the greater good. As a result of hard work and achievement, they learn to value themselves. 4. Lifelong friendships. In a world that offers countless digital distractions, camp offers a place where kids can slow down,

connect, and focus. Away from the pressures, labels, and social structure of school, one of the best parts of camp is the opportunity for kids to make new friends that often grow into life-long friendships. 5. Broadened horizons. Throughout summer camp, children learn to work with other children to accomplish common goals, whether that be to build Legos or win a baseball game. While engaged in a variety of activities, children gain exposure to different viewpoints and opinions. They will learn to accept not everyone has the same perspective or beliefs they do. They will also learn that to accomplish a goal with others, or to live and play in harmony, they must respect and work with differences. Summer camp creates an environment that encourages respect and consideration for others. 6. Creative outlets. Creativity can’t be stifled at camp because campers don’t have to worry about getting a failing grade. By limiting this kind of restriction, kids can let their creativity flow. 7. Opportunities for growth. While camp is a summer rite of passage for kids to play outdoors and learn to swim, they are unknowingly rewarded with personal development skills by participating in their favorite activities and by trying activities they have never tried before. In general, they will leave camp with a stronger sense of identity and a better idea of what they love, which may help them in the classroom, in their relationships and to choose a career path in the future. 8. Positive role models in Camp staff. Another benefit of summer camp is that it provides your child with the opportunity to interact with positive role models. Camp counselors are typically young adults who are choosing to volunteer or working part-time over the summer. Kids see these energetic counselors as “cool” and more relatable than their parents. This helps kids to see what their own lives

could look like in just a few short years and, if the “cool counselor” has integrity and good character, your child is likely to emulate them, too. 9. New experiences. Over the summer, kids might become sluggish without the intellectual stimulation of school, but camp provides mental stimulation in fun ways children can enjoy. Kids get the chance to participate in activities that interest them and activities that they have never tried before. 10. Peace of mind. Many families depend on camp for childcare during the summer. Working parents look to find a place where their kids can go to squeeze every last drop of fun out of summer, but equally important is that working parents have peace of mind that their children are safe and well cared for. This has become especially important in the COVID-19 world we’re living in. Although kids will enjoy the freedom to play and choose activities that interest them, camp also provides a safe, comforting, and structured environment.

Children look at camp as a fun way to spend the summer in the sun and splashing in the pool, but parents understand that camp allows kids to reap many life benefits that will follow them through their lives long after the sun has set on their summer camp days. We have worked hard to plan an exciting summer full of arts and crafts, music, sing-a-longs, science lab, and dance, to soccer, basketball, gaga, volleyball, swimming, funs special events, and so much more! Our coordinators are college graduates who are working professionals in the fields of education and child development with more than 35 years of camp experience and 17 years of teaching experience. And, our counselors are second to none, having had extensive training to welcome your children for the summer. For more information, visit hamiltonymca.org/sawmill-branch. Hamilton Area YMCA Sawmill Branch, 185 Sawmill Road, Hamilton. 609-581-9622. www.hamiltonymca.org. See ad, page 7.

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Princeton Friends School, 470 Quaker Road, Princeton 08540. 609-683-1194. www.princetonfriendsschool.org. One-week sessions for pre-K to eighth grade. Swimming, sports, arts, music, and field trips. Weekly themes include movies, wild west, enchanted forest, myths and legends, pirates, music, witches and wizards, Greek gods, and superheroes. Extended hours and swim lessons available. Princeton Junior School, 90 Fackler Road, Princeton 08542. 609-924-8126. www.princetonjuniorschool.org. Art and nature camp for ages 2 to 5. Curiosity camp for grades 1 to 5. Full, half, or extended days. Princeton Montessori School, 487 Cherry Valley Road, Princeton 08540. 609-924-4594. www. princetonmontessori.org. Summer fun including singing, reading, and nature walks for ages 18 months to 3 years. Ages 3 to 5 have themed weeks including art, music, science, cooking, nature. Three-day art intensive for ages 6-14 includes collage, nature based art, and more. Rambling Pines Day Camp, 174 Lambertville Hopewell Road, Box 3, Hopewell 08525. 609-4661212. www.ramblingpines.com. Up to eight-week program with full, mini, or extended days featuring horseback riding, gymnastics, performing arts, ropes, off-road biking, basketball, golf, and swimming. Lunch and transportation included. Half-day camp for PreK, three to five-day camp for PreK to grade 1, day camp for grades 2 to 8, teen camp for grades 7 to 9, and LIT program for grade 10. Rutgers Preparatory School, 1345 Easton Avenue, Somerset 08873. 732-545-5600. www.rutgersprep.org.

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arents of soccer enthusiasts aged 7 to 14 need to mark their calendars now for the West Windsor-Plainsboro Soccer Association (WWPSA) week-long summer soccer camps available throughout the summer beginning July 12, 2021. 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

Sports, games, fun, arts, and adventure. Half or full-day MiniBlast for ages 3 to 6. Half or full-day SummerBlast for ages 7 to 14. One-week Explore the Arts camps for grades 3 to 6. Before and after care available. Snipes Farm Day Camp, 890 West Bridge Street, Morrisville 19067. 215-295-1139. www. snipesfarm.org. One week themed sessions for ages 3 to 11. Farm chores, gardening, harvesting, cooking, nature walks, music, science, and art. Camp leadership program for ages 12 to 14 and CIT program for ages 15 to 17. Extended days available. Solebury School, 6820 Phillips Mill Road, New Hope 18938. 215862-5261. www.solebury.org.

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, who oversees the program for WWPSA. Full day camps run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a break midday for lunch and an option to swim at the community pool. Half day camps run from 9 a.m. to noon. “All of our activities and games are structured for learn-

ing and fun,” Nielsen said. “Campers will play a game at the end of each day to solidify skills learned and engage in friendly competition.” Campers learn and reinforce fundamental soccer skills of dribbling and mastery of the soccer ball with emphasis on agility, passing, receiving, and turning. Later in the week more advanced skills of attacking play, scoring, defensive moves and preventing scoring are emphasized. The importance of teamwork is emphasized along with core exercises and personal fitness.

For age 4 to grade 7. Six oneweek sessions include swimming, sports, art, and science -- discovering cooperatively to develop teamwork and problem solving skills. Lunch provided. Extended day available. Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, 1200 Stuart Road, Princeton 08540. 609-9212330. www.stuartschool.org. Co-educational program for ages 2 to 17 offered virutally and in-person. The Village Learning Center, 15 Yard Road, Pennington 08534. 609-737-7877. www.thevillagelearningcenter.com. Activities for ages 2 to 8 including swimming, legos, nature, science, petting zoo, performances, and more. Ten one-week sessions.

The Watershed Institute, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington 08534. 609-737-3735. www.thewatershed.org. Day camp featuring environmental education for ages 5 to 16. CIT program for grades 10-11. Themed one-week sessions based on outdoor skills, water, animals, and natural art. Watershed Academy for High School Students offers week-long environmental investigations that use real-world issues. Hamilton Area YMCA Sawmill Branch, 185 Sawmill Road, Hamilton 08620. 609-581-9622. www. hamiltonymca.org. Camp at 185 Sawmill Road. Extended hours and transportation are available. Sports, STEM, special events, swimming, and more. Three- or five-day a week options.

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. 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 2020 summer soccer programs. See ad, page 13. SKOR camp for ages 5 to 21 with intellectual disabilities. YMCA Hopewell Valley, 62 South Main Street, Pennington 08534. 609-737-3048. www.hvymca.org. Traditional day camp featuring arts, crafts, games, sports, and science for age 5 to 13. Extended day available. YMCA Princeton, 59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton 08540. 609497-9622. www.princetonymca. org. Discovery Camp, specialty camps, and MVP Sports Camp for students entering grades 1 to 7. Pioneer Camp for rising kindergarteners. Extended day available. Continued on following page

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Counselor in Training program for students entering grades 8 & 9. $50/week Covid 19 protocols will be followed daily at pools and camp. Teen Travel and all field trips cancelled this summer due to Covid 19.

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Ewing Pool System locations, Hollowbrook Community Center (HCC) and Ewing Sr. & Community Center (ESCC). Season dates are Saturday, May 29th - Labor Day. Open weekends and Memorial Day until June 20th. Pools open full time June 21st. HCC is available Saturdays for private rentals only. Contact Raquel at rince@ewingnj.org for rentals. Splashpads are a popular feature at both pools! Pool patrons can pay daily fees or register for season passes at Communitypass. net. Register and pay by April 12 and save 5%! Swim Lessons at HCC: Evaluations, Saturday, June 19th. Sessions are on Monday evenings and Saturday mornings.

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ore than 1,000 lucky children and 250 staff attended Liberty Lake Day Camp in summer 2020. With strict safety guidelines and a modified program, the fundamental essence of camp remained intact: kids, playing together, mentored by caring staff, outdoors. For the campers, parents, and staff involved, 2020 was their most meaningful camp experience ever and an impactful life event. This June, after two compromised school years and everything that’s gone along with it, our children’s need for the benefits of summer camp is more important than ever. 1. Real Human Connection. Zoom and remote learning saved us in so many ways. But there’s NO substitute for real human connection. Making and strengthening relationships while being guided by loving people is what camp is all about. The essence of camp is in the relationships we forge, something we are all lacking and craving. 2. Reacquainting Ourselves with Nature. While society has been trapped indoors for the past year, most of the world is in the beautiful outdoors, which fills our soul with joy. From picture perfect days to “liquid sunshine” washouts — it’s real living — the way we’ve lived for thousands of years, until the advent of central

air, video screens, and the internet. 3. Resiliency. It’s easier to stay at home and stare at screens, but learning to be brave and confronting challenges and fears are important facets of resiliency. We want our kids to grow up with the kind of courage and “can-do” attitude that our health care, essential workers, and superhero school-teachers have cultivated. 4. Mental Health. Kids are resilient and bounce back quickly. But a year and a half of stress and anxiety is bound to leave a mark. Extroverted kids are suffering, missing the energy of their peers. Introverted kids may enjoy sitting in their homes, away from life’s normal pressures, but need social interaction just as much. Why can summer camps be successful during a pandemic? Good camps breed creative adaptability, and get things done — always have. How do you get a group of third grade boys to listen? What do we do about the in-

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coming storm? The bus is running late, animals got into the supplies, no electricity in the kitchen, kid pooped in the pool… Camp people don’t complain — we figure it out and make it happen. Last summer we were able to facilitate 99 percent of what we normally do at camp. A little different from usual, but accomplished with smiles and appreciation. Camp offers kids the unique opportunity to step back into a simpler time, with no internet connection needed — out of our homes, playing with other kids, and we’ve proven that it can be done safely, even under the most challenging circumstances. Andy Pritikin is the director of Liberty Lake Day Camp, in Mansfield Township, NJ, past president of the American Camp Association NY/NJ, and host of the Day Camp Podcast. Liberty Lake Day Camp, 195 Florence-Columbus Road, Bordentown. 609-499-7820 www. libertylakedaycamp.com. See ad, page 8.

Adult and Recreation Services, 1777 North Valley Road, Malvern 19355. 610-296-6725. www.vfes. net/ars. Camp Kweebec for ages 7 to 21 with high functioning autism, speech-language disorders, Asperger’s Syndrome, and similar social challenges. Activities include fishing, canoeing, zip-lining, crafts and nature study during week-long sessions. Formerly Summer Matters. Camp Chateaugay, 233 Gadway Road, Merrill 12955. 518-4256888. www.chateaugay.com. Sports, trips, dance, animal care, aquatics, theater, arts and crafts. Two, four, and eight week sessions. CIT program. Camp Dark Waters, 26 New Freedom Road, Medford 08055. 800442-2267. www.campdarkwaters. org. For boys and girls, ages 7 to 14 including activities such as sports, games, arts and crafts, skill-building and more. One and two-week sessions. CIT program and teen adventure camp for ages 15-16. Camp Matollionequay, 1303 Stokes Road, Medford 08055. 800-442-2267. www.ycamp.org. For girls ages 7 to 16. Aquatic program, creative arts, horseback riding, sports, outdoor activities. One and two week sessions. Related to Camp Ockanickon for boys ages 7 to 16. Camp Ockanickon, 1303 Stokes Road, Medford 08055. 800-4422267. www.ycamp.org. For boys ages 7 to 16. Swimming and boating, archery, fishing, rugby. One and two week sessions. Related to Camp Matallionequay for girls ages 7 to 16. Camp Regis-Applejack in the Adirondacks, 60 Lafayette Road West, Princeton 08540. 609-688-

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0368. www.campregis-applejack. com. Sleepaway co-educational camp in the Adirondacks. Camp Regis is for ages 6 to 12. Applejack is a teen camp for ages 13 to 16. Two, four, and six-week programs, and a special two-week offering for younger, first-time campers. Group transportation arranged from Hightstown. Cabins, watersports, trips, arts and crafts, sports, performing arts. Camp director Michael E. Humes is a Princeton resident. Camp Saginaw, 125 North Burnt Mill Road, Suite 200, Cherry Hill 08003. 856-428-6256. www. campsaginaw.com. Residential camp located at 740 Saginaw Road, Oxford, Pennsylvania. Coed, ages 6 to 16. Arts, adventure, athletics, and waterfront activities. Camp Speers YMCA, 143 Nichecronk Road, Dingmans Ferry 18328. 570-828-2329. www. campspeersymca.org. One and two-week sessions for ages 7 to 16. Leadership in training for grades 9 to 10 and counselor in training for ages 16. Camp Zeke, 31 Barry Watson Way, Lakewood 18439. 212-9139783. www.campzeke.org. Jewish overnight camp for ages 7 to 17 in foothills of Poconos with an emphasis on healthy, active living. Culinary arts program, fitness and creative electives, private lake and miles of trails. Airconditioned cabins. YMCA Camp Mason, 23 Birch Ridge Road, Hardwick 07825. 908-362-8217. www.campmason. org. Two and four-week sessions at sleepaway camp for boys and girls grades 2 through 9. Offers swimming, archery, sports, performing arts, horseback riding, ropes course, outdoor cooking. Two to four weeks. Also Ranch Camp for western horsemanship, CIT program, and Adventures Bound.

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ow is the ideal time to make your children’s summer camp plans. The Ewing Recreation Department offers a summer day camp program for students entering kindergarten through 7th grade, plus counselor in training programs for 8th and 9th graders. Camps run from June 28 through September 3. Registration is open at communitypass.net. Register by April 12 and save 5 percent. Programs are open to residents and non-residents of Ewing. Daily capacity is limited to 12 campers per grade group due to Covid 19. Daily Covid protocols and cleaning procedures will be followed. There will be no field trips and no Teen Travel program due to social distancing concerns. All camp activities will take place at the Ewing Senior & Community Center (the former JCC) at 999 Lower Ferry Road, camp programs happen every week public schools are not in session, including that last week before school starts. With indoor and outdoor facilities on site weather is not a problem! The camp has a full-time nurse and Red Cross certified life guards. Counselors are trained and certified in first aid. Camp days include swimming twice a

Sports Camps Blue Star Lacrosse. www.bluestarlacrosse.com/princetonlacrossecamp. Lacrosse camp for players in grades 3 to 12 of all levels. Camp takes place at the Hun School of Princeton from June 21 to 25. Lunch included. Bob Smith Soccer Academy, 153 West Manor Way, Robbinsville 08691. 609-4687208. www.bobsmithsoccer.net. Four five-day sessions soccer camp for be-

day (lessons in the mornings and free swim in the afternoons), arts and crafts, nature, cooking, special events, entertainers, theme days, athletics, dance and drama. Campers have the option of bringing lunch or purchasing lunch from the snack bar. The Counselor in Training program is open to Ewing residents entering 8th and 9th grades. These junior counselors work with the younger campers and rotate age groups. CITs also have group meetings led by senior staff to discuss their experiences and grow as individuals and as a group. Camp hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Early hours (from 7:30 a.m.) and late hours (to 6 p.m.) are available for an additional fee. To ensure a camper’s spot in camp, registration and fees are due by June 5 for weeks 1 4, July 1 for weeks 5 – 8 and August 1 for weeks 9 & 10. Registration fees include all activities. Weekly rates are $270 for Ewing Residents, and $370 for non-residents. Counselors in Training (CIT) is $50 and is only open to Ewing residents. Additional fees for early and late hours. Multi-child discounts are available. Financial assistance is available. Recreation Department hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday and the phone number is 609-883-1776. Any questions email Nancy at npappano@ewingnj.org. See ad, page 11.

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ESF Summer Camps at Chapin School. 610-581-7100. www.esfcamps.com. Baseball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, flag football, soccer, street hockey, European team hand ball and more for boys and girls, ages 6 to 14, at Chapin School. Daily swimming. Fal-Rooney Sports Camps, Rocky Hill 08553. 908-672-9398. www.falrooney.com. Games, competitions, and sports for boys and girls in grades 1 to 9. Four one-week sessions in Montgomery. Good Nick Squash, 2500 Main Street, Lawrenceville 08648. 609620-7609. www.goodnicksquash. com. For squash players of all ages and levels. Program includes skill work, conditioning, and yoga. Activities for overnight campers include bowling, laser tag, and movies. Three one-week sessions at the Lawrenceville School in June. Ages 8 to 17. Pinnacle Health and Fitness, 345 Amwell Road, Belle Mead 08844. 908-359-3600. www.pinnacle-nj. com. Smile Camp offers indoor/outdoor games, swimming, dance, art, music, STEM projects, weekly bus trips and exciting assemblies. Ages 4 to 13. The Hun School of Princeton, 176 Edgerstoune Road, Princeton 08540. 609-921-7600. www.hunschool.org. Programs in field hockey, ages 8 to 18; baseball, ages 8 to 15; basketball, ages 8 to 15; football, boys ages 10 to 15; and lacrosse, ages 8 to 17. Hunter Farms Riding Club, 1315 Great Road, Princeton 08540. 609-924-2932. www.hunterfarms. us. Summer riding program for all levels. Lessons, jumping, shows, stable management, crafts, and games. One-week sessions. Ice Land, 6 Tennis Court, Mercerville 08619. 609-588-6672. www. ice-land.com. One-week freestyle, learn to skate for ages 4 and up, and hockey camps for ages 6 to 14 held at Grundy Ice Arena in Bristol and ProSkate in Monmouth Junction as Ice-Land undergoes renovations. Mercer Junior Rowing Club, 1 South Post Road, Suite I, Princeton Junction 08550. 609-7997100. www.rowpnra.org. Novice rowing camp for grades 7 to 12. No experience necessary. Level 1, Level 2, and Advanced Camp programs. On Mercer Lake in West Windsor. Nassau Racquet & Tennis Club, 1800 Route 206, Skillman 08558. 908-359-8730. www.nassautennis.net. Tennis and Sports Camp for all ages and levels. Includes lessons, match play, off-court activities, and games. One week Tournament Tough Camp for tournament and high school players. Nike Camps. 800-645-3226. www. ussportscamps.com. Basketball camp at Princeton Day School; golf, tennis, baseball, softball, and soccer at the Lawrenceville School; lacrosse, running, and field hockey at the Pennington School; swim and basketball at the College of New Jersey. Power Pitching & Hitting Professional Baseball Instruction, Plainsboro 08536. 732-586-1309. www.powerpitchingandhitting. com. Baseball programs in West Windsor, and baseball and softball programs in East Brunswick. Ages 5 to 13. Princeton Pong, 745 Alexander Road, Suites 9-12, Princeton 08540. 609-987-8500. www.princetonpong.com. Table tennis camps for all levels. Princeton Racquet Club, 150

Raymond Road, Princeton 08540. 732-329-6200. www.princetonracquetclub.com. Tennis day camp for all levels includes instructional drills and match-play. Junior development for ages 6 to 16. Tournament training for ages 10 to 18. Rockville Climbing Center, 200 Whitehead Road, Hamilton 08619. 609-631-7625. www.rockvilleclimbing.com. Climbing programs for ages 8 to 16 including exposure to the skills and tools used for outdoor climbing and mountaineering. Oneweek sessions. Rutgers Preparatory School, 1345 Easton Avenue, Somerset 08873. 732-545-5600. www.rutgersprep.org. Tennis for ages 7 to 17; baseball for boys 6 to 14; lacrosse for boys grades 2 to 9; basketball for ages 6 to 14; soccer for ages 6 to 14; multi-sports for ages 5 to 14; baseball for ages 6 to 14. Schafer Sports Center, 5 Graphics Drive, Ewing 08628. www. schafersports.com. Half and full day camps in gymnastics, or multi-sport for ages 3 to 12. Extended day and swim lessons available. Camp Inclusion for children with visual impairment, autism, Downs syndrome, cerebral palsy, Williams syndrome, low muscle tone, ADDD/ ADHD, and related conditions. Sebastiani Fencing Academy, 741 Alexander Road, West Windsor 08540. 609-578-0765. www. sebastianifencing.com. Camps in seven one-week sessions for all levels. Silver Dollar Stables, 80 Petty Road, Cranbury 08512. 609-3951790. www.silverdollarstablesnj. com. Ages five and up, beginners to intermediate level. Eight, one week sessions. One week program for advanced riders August 30 to September 3. E-mail silverdollarride@aol.com for information. Team 85 Fitness and Wellness, 8500 K. Johnson Boulevard, Bordentown 08505. 609-298-8585. www.team85fitnessandwellness. com. One-week sessions featuring swim lessons, sports, dance, arts and crafts, and more. For ages 4 to 14. Extended days available. West Windsor-Plainsboro Soccer Association, West Windsor Community Park, Bernt Midland Boulevard, West Windsor 08550. www.wwpsa.org. One-week soccer camps for ages 7 to 14 with daily swimming. Half, full and extended day options. Capital Area YMCA, 431 Pennington Avenue, Trenton 08618. 609599-9622. www.capitalymca.org. Camp Adventures for grades 1 through 6. Camp Small Adventures for Pre-K to rising kindergarteners. Camp YMCA at Rider for grades 1 to 6, plus CIT program for grades 7 to 9 and basketball camp. DanceSense dance intensive for ages 8 to 16.

Study Camps Bridge Academy, 1958 B Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville 08648. 609-844-0770. www.banj. org. Five-week STREAM program for ages 7 to 14 with below grade level reading and writing. Environmental science, math activities, and technology. Cambridge School, 100 Straube Center Boulevard, Pennington 08534. 609-730-9553. www.thecambridgeschool.org. Co-educational day school for children who learn differently. Summer program for grades K to 9 includes morning academics for grades 10 to 12. Optional afternoon enrichment in outdoor adventure or optional afternoon intensives in executive function and reading. Code Ninjas, 1063 Washington Boulevard, Robbinsville 08691. 609-208-3724. www.codeninjas. com/locations/nj-robbinsville.

The Dance Corner Reconnect with Dance

ummer is just around the corner — providing a much needed opportunity for our children to reconnect, explore interests, and get moving! What a fantastic time for your child to discover the world of dance and all that it has to offer! The Dance Corner offers a wide array of summer camps, intensives, and classes for all ages and skill levels. From preschoolers just beginning to appreciate music and movement to seasoned pre-professional dancers and adults, TDC offers summer options that encourage students to discover dance, explore new styles, challenge their abilities, grow in technique, build confidence, and make lasting memories with new friends. Camps, intensives, and classes are open to new students, current students, and students from neighboring studios. For the very youngest dancers (ages 3-6), The Dance Corner offers a half day Exploration Dance Camp. This camp encourages the students’ imagination and creativity while exploring music, rhythm, and movement with the use of fun costumes and props. For older students who are interested in exploring multiple dance styles in a safe and relaxed atmosphere, TDC offers Dance Camp Remix (ages 6-12) on a half or full day schedule. In an engaging and encouraging environment, students will explore Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, Hip Hop, and Musical Theater with an emphasis on creativity, friendship, and fun.

Technology programs including Code Your Own Arcade, Become a YouTuber, Adventures in 3D Printing, and more. ESF Summer Camps at Chapin School. 610-581-7100. www.esfcamps.com. One-week science, technology, and creative camps for grades K to 7. Examples of ‘majors’ include NASA Innovators, Dinosaurs Rock, and Fun with Forensics. Fusion Academy, 116 Stanhope Street, Princeton Forrestal Village, Princeton 08540. 609-9199193. www.fusionprinceton.com. Classes for credit and tutoring for students to fill COVID-19 learning loss gaps, recover failed credits; elective courses in music production, game design, and more; and college admissions camps. The Hun School of Princeton, 176 Edgerstoune Road, Princeton 08540. 609-921-7600. www.hunschool.org. Six-week online credit courses for ages 12 to 18 in algebra, geometry, pre-calculus, physics, and chemistry. Small group enrichment courses for ages 9 to 18 include math, science, test prep, public speaking, creative writing, and more. JEI Learning Center, 33 Princeton-Hightstown Road, Princeton Junction 08550. 609-897-1072. princeton.jeilearning.com. Programs in math, English, reading & writing, problem-solving math, and critical thinking. Centers in West Windsor, East Windsor, Hamilton, and Montgomery. The Lewis School of Princeton, 53 Bayard Lane, Princeton 08540. 609-924-8120. www.lewisschool.org. Three-week summer study program serves as a bridge between academic years. Mornings focus on “Lewis Integrated Multisensory Mechanics of Language and

For families looking to dip their toes into dance, The Dance Corner also offers evening and weekend summer classes in an array of styles and levels — from preschool to adult. It is a great opportunity to see if dance is a good fit for your child, to try a new style without commitment, or for adults to put on those dance shoes, themselves. For the more serious dancer who is interested in building technique or challenging themselves with more advanced study in a specific style, The Dance Corner offers multiple week-long intensives. Intensive experiences are offered across multiple dance styles. Students enrolled in intensive classes will receive in depth instruction in technique, master new combinations, learn teacher created choreography, and self-choreograph pieces in the selected style. Additional Intensive Boot Camp experiences are available for our TDC Elite Competition Team Members. Dancers interested in auditioning for our 21-22 Elite Team are encouraged to contact the studio for details. Registration for summer Learning.” Extended Day Education in the afternoons combines language, performing and visual arts, science and mathematics, athletics, and speech and language. Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor 08550. 609-5703311. www.mccc.edu/campcollege. One-week full or half-day academic and recreational programs for ages 6 to 16. Extended days available. The Newgrange School, 526 South Olden Avenue, Hamilton 08629. 609-584-1800. www.thenewgrange.org. 30-day extended school year program in July and August with curricular and enrichment options. Peddie School, 201 South Main Street, Hightstown 08520. 609490-7532. www.peddie.org. Summer school credit courses in math and honors math as well as enrichment programs in math, science, and language arts. Quakerbridge Learning Center, 4044 Quakerbridge Road, Lawrenceville 08648. 609-588-4442. www.quaker-bridge.com. Six-week courses in language arts, writing, STEM, ESL, public speaking, AP math and science, standardized test prep, and more, limited to 10 students. Option II courses available in math, science, social science, limited to 14 students. Extended days available. Rider University Pre-College Program, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville 08648. 609896-5033. www.rider.edu/precollege. Virtual programs for high school students in voice, musical theater, composition, organ, and music theory.

classes and camps is now open. All camps and classes are held at The Dance Corner studios in the Southfield Shopping Center in West Windsor. The Dance Corner has been offering in person instruction safely and successfully since last July, keeping in accordance with all local health guidelines including limited class sizes. Enroll soon as classes are filling quickly! And remember to be on the lookout for our fall schedule and registration — details will be posted on our website in a few weeks!! Please visit thedancecorner.org for more information and for registration. Join The Dance Corner this summer and experience first-hand what makes The Dance Corner feel like home to so many local families. Follow us on Facebook @TheDanceCornerInc and Instagram @thedancecornerlife to see what makes our studio a place your dancer will want to call home, too. The Dance Corner, 335 Princeton Hightstown Road (Southfield Shopping Center), West Windsor. 609-799-9677. www.thedancecorner.org. See ad, page 6. Russian School of Mathematics, 177 Princeton Hightstown Road, Princeton Junction 08550. 732708-4905. www.russianschool. com. Math enrichment programs for grades K-12. Rutgers Preparatory School, 1345 Easton Avenue, Somerset 08873. 732-545-5600. www.rutgersprep.org. Summer school courses in math, physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, writing, and more for students entering grades 6 to 12. International Ivy programs for ages 6 to 15. SciCore Academy for Science and the Humanities, 125 South Main Street, Hightstown 08520. 609-448-8950. www.scicore.org. Two three-week sessions of English/Math review for students entering grades 1 to 8, two intersession weeks of Science, hiking, art, music and creative building, and two sessions of high school math and science. After care available. Summer Institute for the Gifted. 866-303-4744. www.giftedstudy. org. Investigators Program for ages 5 to 12 at Stuart Country Day School. Four classes per day in full-day program and two per day in half-day program including topics such as “The Animalian Brain,” “Sleuthing like Sherlock,” “Be a Graphic Novelist,” “and more. YingHua International School, 25 Laurel Avenue, Kingston 08528. 609-375-8015. www.yhis. org. Sense-Sational Science Chinese camp for ages 3 to 4.5 in four oneweek sessions; Let’s STEAM Chinese camp for ages 5 to 8 in three one-week sessions plus two oneweek, half-day virtual sessions; STEAM and Theatrical English Workshop for ages 8 and up in three one-week sessions.

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PREV I E W DAY-BY-DAY EVENTS, MARCH 24 TO 31

Event Listings: E-mail events@princetoninfo.com Events for each day are divided into two categories: socially distanced, in-person gatherings, and virtual gatherings taking place online. Visit venue websites for information about how to access the events. To include your event in this section email events@princetoninfo.com.

Wednesday March 24 In Person: Health Blood Drive, Montgomery EMS, Otto Kaufman Community Center, 356 Skillman Road, Skillman, 201-251-3703. https://donor. cbsblood.org/donor/schedules/ drive_schedule/53202. By appointment at www.vitalant.org. Donors must wear a mask and weigh at least 110 pounds. Bring photo ID. Donors will learn if they have COVID-19 antibodies. Email giveblood@mems47.org for more information. Noon to 7 p.m.

In Person: Outdoor Action

Just a Hike, Mercer County Park Commission, Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve, Princeton. www. mercercountyparks.org. Join a naturalist on a walk through the park with pauses to admire various elements of nature. For teens and adults. Register. Free. Wear sturdy shoes and bring a water bottle. 1 to 3 p.m.

Classical Music

Downtown Lunchtime Recital Series, First Reformed Church of New Brunswick. www.facebook.com/FRCNewBrunswick. Program of all women composers, featuring Wan-Yi Pan, cello, and Tatyana Kebuladze, piano, with a livestream via YouTube. 12:15 p.m.

Literati

Reading by Nana Kwame AdjeiBrenyah, Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University. arts. princeton.edu. A reading by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, the New York Times-bestselling author of “Friday Black,” and five seniors in the Program in Creative Writing at Princeton University. Free via Zoom. 6 p.m. In Conversation: Robert Alter and Michael Wood, Princeton Public Library. www.princetonlibrary.org. Author Robert Alter discusses his book “Nabokov and the Real World: Between Appreciation and Defense” with Princeton University Professor Emeritus Michael Wood. 6 p.m.

History

Cunard Steamship and the Quest for Perfect Coal, Mercer County Library. www.mcl.org. At

A Musical Miracle ‘A Lark and Diverse Dances,’ the third installment of Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s Buskaid series, features Kwela music and more. On-demand access is available March 26 through 28. the turn of the 20th century, North Atlantic steamers were prodigious consumers of coal, and not just any coal would do. Moving this precious fuel from the mountains of Appalachia to the docks of Manhattan was a huge undertaking, with great fortunes made and lost in mining and railroads. Dennis Waters tells the story of the search for the perfect coal and how it powered the fleet of the fabled Cunard Line during the Gilded Age. Register for GoToMeeting link. 7 p.m.

Socials

Poetry Day, Dress for Success Central New Jersey. centralnj. dressforsuccess.org. Build on the appreciation for poetry sparked by Amanda Gorman’s Inaugural Poem combined with March’s celebration of women’s history for an inspiring afternoon of poetry readings, led by CEO Melissa Tenzer and including our clients. Register. Donations welcome. 5 p.m. Library Drawing Party, Mercer County Library. www.facebook. com/mclsnj. Follow along for a librarian-led drawing lesson, then share your finished work. For all ages. 7 p.m.

Thursday March 25 In Person: Outdoor Action Early Bird Walks, Mercer County Park Commission, Roebling Park at Spring Lake, Hamilton. www.mercercountyparks.org. Casual hike dedicated to spotting our

fine feathered friends during the spring migration. All abilities of birders are welcome. Bring a pair of binoculars if you have them. For teens and adults. Free. 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Beaver Walk & Twilight Hike, Mercer County Park Commission, Roebling Park at Spring Lake, Hamilton. www.mercercountyparks.org. Join a naturalist and search for beavers and other wildlife that live in the betweentime of day and night. Bring a flashlight. Register. $5 per person, $20 per family. 6:30 to 8 p.m.

On Stage

Surely Goodness and Mercy, Passage Theatre. www.passagetheatre.org. Play by Chisa Hutchinson follows an odd, but bright little boy named Tino who befriends Bernadette, the lunch lady at his school. Through quick conversations, a few moments of grace, and the help of their sassy friend Deja, both Tino and Bernadette learn about the strength hiding within themselves and what it means to truly care for another. Pre-recorded performance available through March 28 at 11:59 p.m. Register. $17. 11 a.m.

Mental Health

Academic Pressures and Mental Health Among Immigrant Families, NAMI New Jersey. www. naminj.org. Stereotypes and stigma surrounding academic accomplishments is common amongst immigrant families. Join the conversation and learn about the academic pressures that our youth face. Panelists are Diana Chao, a 22-year-old first-generation Chinese-American immigrant from southern California who founded

Letters to Strangers (L2S) when she was a sophomore in high school after bipolar disorder nearly ended her life; and Pawan Dhingra, Ph.D., professor of American Studies and Faculty Equity and Inclusion Officer at Amherst College. Register. 3 p.m.

History

Women in Princeton’s History, Historical Society of Princeton. www.princetonhistory.org. Learn the contributions of some of the diverse and influential women in Princeton’s history, including immigrants, enslaved women, working women, and community leaders. Free via Zoom. Register. 7 p.m.

For Teens

Virtual College, Career & Job Fair, Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County. bit.ly/BGCM_CollegeFair. Meet representatives from area businesses, colleges, and vocational schools to learn and plan for your future. Free and open to the community. 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Lectures

Gay Men in India Navigating Marriage and Family, School of Public & International Affairs, Princeton University. spia.princeton.edu. Talk by Jayaprakash Mishra, liberal arts graduate student, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad. Via Zoom. Register. Free. Noon. Amazing African American Women, Princeton Public Library. www.princetonlibrary.org. Program exploring the lives and accomplishments of African American women, from fugitive slaves to skilled aviators, present-

ed by Museums in Motion. Register. 4 p.m. Common Coin, Center for the Study of Religion. csr.princeton. edu. Annual Doll Lecture on Religion and Money delievered by Lila Corwin Berman of Temple University on “American Jewish Philanthropy and the Public Good.” Register. Free via Zoom. 4:30 p.m. Virtual Tour: Art and Science Highlights, Princeton University Art Museum. artmuseum. princeton.edu. Virtual highlights tour that blurs the lines between science and art. An Art Museum student tour guide will discuss the art historical significance of an artwork while graduate molecular biology students explore the science behind its creation, care, and restoration. Register. Free. 5:30 p.m. Conversations about Peace Elections in Palestine, School of Public & International Affairs, Princeton University. spia. princeton.edu. Panel discussion with Amb. (Ret.) Daniel C. Kurtzer, S. professor of Middle East policy studies and former U.S. ambassador to Israel and Egypt; Amaney A. Jamal, professor of politics and director, Bobst Center for Peace and Justice; moderated by Dylan Shapiro, president, J Street U Princeton. Via Zoom. Register. Free. 5:30 p.m. Trenton Trolley #288 Project, Mercer County Library. www. mcl.org. J.R. May presents on the Trenton Trolley #288 Project. This trolley was found embedded in a Hamilton home that was being demolished. It was rescued and is in the process of being restored. The program includes information about finding the car, the history of the car, moving of the car, efforts to develop drawings of the missing elements of the car and opportunities for the public to volunteer with the effort. Register for GoToMeeting link. 7 p.m. A Rodin in Madison, Princeton Public Library. www.princetonlibrary.org. Mallory Mortillaro, Curator of Collections for the Hartley Dodge Foundation in Madison, New Jersey, shares the story of uncovering a Rodin masterpiece. 7 to 8 p.m.

Friday March 26 Classical Music A Lark and Diverse Dances, Princeton Symphony Orchestra. www.princetonsymphony.org. Third installment of the Buskaid – A Musical Miracle series features Buskaid-trained violinist Kabelo Monnathebe performing Ralph Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending on a program including Georg Muffat’s Passacaglia from Armonico Tributo, the first and final movements of Edvard Grieg’s Holberg Suite, Op. 40, and an arrangement of Modest Mussorgsky’s Hopak by Michael Pilkington. Buskaid founder and music director Rosemary Nalden conducts. Register. $5 per device for on-demand access available through March 28. 9 a.m. Continued on following page

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Grantmakers Join Forces to Support the Arts

by Dan Aubrey

ne year after the pandemic shuttered numerous New Jersey cultural organizations and threw state artists into unemployment, the New Jersey Arts and Culture Recovery Fund (NJACRF) has awarded $2.6 million in its first round of New Jersey-specific support grants to rebuild the state’s arts community. The grants are designed to help the state’s nonprofits address an estimated $100 million loss related to COVID-19 related closures and a loss of income that has resulted in layoffs, furloughs, and in some cases closure. The new round of funding was announced in early March. Organizations under a $3 million threshold can be awarded $50,000 for general operating support, $50,000 to subgrant or support individual artists, or funding for both. First round regional recipients include the Arts Council of Princeton, Artworks Trenton, Capital Singers of Trenton, Conservatory of Music and Performing Arts Society (Trenton), Historic Morven (Princeton), Hub City Jazz Festival (New Brunswick), New Jersey Capital Philharmonic, Old Barracks Association (Trenton), Passage Theatre (Trenton), Roxey Ballet Company (Lambertville), Trenton Circus Squad, Trenton Museum Society, Trenton Music Makers, Westrick Music Academy (West Windsor), and the West Windsor Arts Center. In a recent telephone interview, NJACRF co-chair Jeremy Grunin says the fund was initiated last spring during a Council of New Jersey Grants Makers (CNJG) meeting. The director of the $4.3 million family fund the Grunin Foundation and CNJG member says fellow members from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and Prudential began talking about the impact that the pandemic would have on the arts and began discussing a central funding initiative “I put up my hand and was the first one to put up the dollars to get us up and running,” says Grunin, whose foundation resources are based on real estate investments in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Since many foundations participating in the CNJG can only dis-

perse funds and are unable to accept money that would concentrate resources, Grunin says the plan needed a fiscal agent to handle the mechanics of the fund, and the group asked the Princeton Area Community Foundation to host and administer the project. The PACF is designed to help individuals, families, businesses, and organizations to create charitable funds to support various interests. Based in Lawrence Township, it handles nearly $200 million in assets. Although representing a foundation with offices in Toms River and Red Bank, New Jersey, and focused on supporting initiatives in ocean-side communities, Grunin says his interest in support outside

‘The arts are a reason for people to spend time in a community. They go out to eat and stay around,’ Grunin says. They ‘build the economic value of a town and city.’ the region is because “the arts transcend geography. The success of the state arts organizations helps determine the arts in Monmouth County. Artists move from county to county. Individual artists work throughout the state. We saw the arts as an ecosystem throughout New Jersey, and we saw the need to support it in this way.” Calling the fund “a perfect way to support the ecosystems,” he says engaging with other funders in the state helped to provide insight to what groups exist throughout the state and how to help them. “I don’t know the groups in Newark, New Brunswick, and Somerset, but know putting the money into a fund makes the right impact,” he says. He says in addition to the CNJG representatives of private foundations, the committee for the Cultural Recovery Fund involves the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and State of New Jersey repre-

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Pop Music Something Wonderful, Princeton Festial. www.princetonfestival.org/benefit. Amy Weintraub, who starred as Amalia in the musical comedy “She Loves Me” during the 2019 season of the Princeton Festival, performs recent and classic songs from Broadway and the popular repertoire in a livestreamed benefit concert. Register. $75 and up per household. 7 p.m.

Dancing

Virtual Folk Dance Party, Princeton Folk Dance. www.princetonfolkdance.org. Visit website for link to join. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Literati

Mithila Art in 2020: Life, Labor, and COVID-19 in South Asia, Princeton University Library. libcal.princeton.edu/ event/7351250. Throughout 2020, artists in India have been engaging with pandemicrelated themes that reflect the vast inequity with which the pandemic has manifested in the lives of South Asians. Panelists will discuss and reflect on the particular expressions of COVID-19 in this collection of Mithila art, as well the impact of the pandemic on artisan labor and art markets. Register. 10 a.m.

sentatives, including Tammy Murphy, wife of Governor Phil Murphy. Although each of the participating organizations has the ability to support organizations and individuals independently and has its own mission, Grunin says participation in the fund doesn’t preclude each group’s traditional approach. “I don’t think it is an either/or strategy; it is an ‘and’ strategy. I am chair of Count Basie Performing Arts Center (in Red Bank), and I still support those organizations in our home town,” he says, adding that the fund helps him further the foundation’s support during this time. He adds that the pool of expertise also gives the Relief Fund “a degree of integrity and that it is not a group of elite foundation folk deciding how they’re dividing money.” Elaborating on funding decisions, he says that the fund developed a grants committee comprised of people who have lived in the state for some time. Using funding practices employed by private state funders as well as the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the New Jersey Historical Commission, the committee would create funding criteria and review proposals and make recommendations to the steering committee for final approval or challenge. While Grunin says the criteria are subject to change, depending on evolving community needs and new information, successful Relief Fund organization applications will meet the following requirements: demonstrate a commitment to equity and serving communities most vulnerable to the impact of COVID-19 and/or pursuing social justice work through arts, arts education, or history programming; show leadership of color on staff and board; demonstrate a clear, plausible, and innovative recovery plan and demonstrate adaptability to new circumstances; have developed new partnerships or built on previous partnerships to have greater impact with personnel, systems, or programs; and are engaged with reimagining what “their work will look like in a post-COVID future and are responsive to new demands, instead of replicating past programming exactly as it was prior to the pandemic.” Grunin says more than 150 grant

applications that totaled over $6 million of support arrived during the first fund’s initial program. Speaking generally of the fund’s initial year and his personal involvement, Grunin says, “We’re primarily a volunteer army. We raise money in our free time. The arts are extremely important. But so are other things important.” “I think there is an idea that art is an elitist thing and that some people have a closed mind to what the arts represent. I grew up playing a piano and cello. I’m not an art guy. But I see art as an important part of a fiber of an economic community. “Look at what our foundation is about — art, education, having a thriving community that excels. The arts are a reason for people to spend time in a community. They go out to eat and stay around. “(The arts) build the economic value of a town and city. We’ve seen this in the revitalization of places around the country. People are interested, and they want to be in the community. They want to be there and spend the night in a cool hotel.” He also says that one of the missions of the fund is to help the arts create “an anti-racist community. Supporting underserved communities is important to us.” And although the fund has raised somewhere in the $4 million range, he says, “We’re still fundraising. It’s ongoing.”

t the Morristown-based Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, program director Sharnita Johnson says the fund’s first recent first phase efforts have been able to provide support for organizations in all but two New Jersey counties — only because there were no grant submissions from those regions. The fund’s co-chair adds that during the first phase “we wanted to focus on the organizations that were most vulnerable.” Another consideration was groups that were BIPOC organizations. She says the current second phase is open to organizations that did not receive funding in the first phase — including those that were rejected during the first phase. “It was a panel process, so there were a number of questions with a lot of criteria,” says Johnson. She notes that while the applications were need-based and that a

number of organizations were trying to keep their doors open, there was limited funding. However, she says, since the process was adjudicated by a diverse panel adhering to the criteria, some “organizations didn’t rank in a manner that was fundable.” Explaining the overall funding approach, Johnson says, “We really want to focus on organizations that could reimagine what they did. There was the idea that technology was going to be the death of culture, but these organizations had to embrace technology, and while they can’t wait to get back to an audience they are building audiences around the world.” While technology has helped organizations reach different audience, offerings have been free, and the funding is encouraging those who have learned to monetize the offerings so “people start understanding that organizations cannot provide content for free.” Johnson says that in addition to arts organizations learning new approaches during the pandemic funding agencies are also learning new approaches, such as modifying their funding criteria to new needs and adjusting funding reporting. “We learned we can be nimble and that a lot of requirements are likely unnecessary, and if we to service communities in meaningful ways we have to get out of the way with process,” says Johnson. “As funders it is gratifying to get those dollars out in communities. “The challenge is that there isn’t enough money to meet the needs of the community. We are actively fundraising — this is a critical time, and will there be more money. The need is still great. (Our) resources are just a fraction of what is needed. We’re always thinking about this fund and talking about this fund. And trying to raise as much money as possible. And we’re continuing to fundraise. In fact there is a donate button on the website, so regular folks who love the arts and want to be part of the support — they can.” For more information on the New Jersey Arts and Culture Recovery Fund: www.pacf.org/ njartsculture/ For more on the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation: www. grdodge.org.

Amy Weintraub, near right, performs as part of a virtual benefit for the Princeton Festival on Friday, March 26. Renee Anne Louprette gives a livestreamed organ concert from Nassau Presbyterian Church on Sunday, March 28. Women’s History Month Open Mic, Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie. www.facebook.com/ellarslie. Hosted by Todd Evans and featuring poets and storytellers Zoe Brooks, Julie Denny, Ivey Avery, Neisha kelly and Karen Yvette Jones. Streamed on Facebook. Free. 7:45 p.m.

Lectures

Chemical Heroes: Pharmacological Supersoldiers in the U.S. Military Who Will Speak On, School of Public & International Affairs, Princeton University. spia. princeton.edu. Talk by Andrew Bickford, assistant professor, Georgetown University. Via Zoom. Register. Free. Noon.

For Seniors

FYI Seminar, Princeton Senior Resource Center. www.princetonsenior.org. David Birkenstock of Northwestern Mutual LongTerm Care provides an overview of longterm care, common misconceptions, fund-

ing options, additional expenses associated with receiving long-term care, and information about how longterm care insurance can provide more choice and control. Register. Free. 11:45 a.m.

Saturday March 27 Passover begins at sundown.

In Person: Outdoor Action Lambing, Howell Farm, 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell, 609-737-3299. www.howellfarm. org. See new lambs, meet expectant ewes, and learn all about the farm’s flock of period Romney-Suffolk sheep. Register. 10 a.m.

On Stage Surely Goodness and Mercy, Passage Theatre. www.passagetheatre.org. Play by Chisa Hutchinson follows an odd, but bright little boy named Tino who befriends Bernadette, the lunch lady at his school. Group screening of pre-recorded performance followed by live discussion. Register. $17. 7 p.m.

Film

Saturday Night at the Movies: The Legend: The Bessie Coleman Story, Mercer County Library. www.mcl.org. Borrow the featured title from the Hoopla catalog with a Mercer County Library card and watch it in the virtual company of your community. 8 p.m.

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Lifestyle Strategies to Manage PRE-DIABETES AND DIABETES Tuesday, April 6, 2021 | 6 p.m. | Location: Zoom Meeting Pre-diabetes is a condition that can lead to type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Join DR. SHERI GILLIS FUNDERBURK, medical director for the Capital Health Diabetes Education Program, and MINDY KOMOSINSKY, a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator, as they discuss risk factors, normal glucose metabolism and changes in the body that can lead to pre-diabetes and diabetes, the relationship between food choices and blood glucose, and strategies for reducing your risk. This event will be taking place virtually using Zoom. Register online at capitalhealth.org/events and be sure to include your email address. Zoom meeting details will be provided via email 2-3 days before the program date. Registration ends 24 hours before the program date.

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Good Causes Get on Down! Fundraiser, Trenton Circus Squad, 609-9848599. www.trentoncircussquad. org. All-squad virtual performance to raise money for general operating costs of the program that offers free instruction to youth ages 6 to 18 from Trenton and the surrounding area. Free to watch. Donations requested. 7 p.m.

Gardens

Knowing Native Plants: Signs of Spring, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope, Pennsylvania. www.bhwp.org. Meet the early flowering plants— including snow trillium, skunk cabbage, hepatica and some early blooming woody species—and learn how they have adapted to this potentially harsh time of year. Led by Preserve Naturalist Mary Anne Borge. Register. $25. 10 a.m. to noon.

For Families

Cooking & Booking with the Easter Bunny, Community Impact Alliance (formerly the RWJUH Hamilton Auxiliary). Cooking demonstration with chef Janet of JADE Grill & Cafe in Hamilton, story time with Patti McDougall, featuring “How to Catch the Easter Bunny” by Adam Wallace, and an appearance by the Easter Bunny. Proceeds benefit the Community Impact Alliance initiatives. Register. $20 per family. 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

For Teens

HiTOPS Trans Youth Forum, HiTOPS. www.njtyf.org. Day-long celebration created by and for trans and nonbinary youth along with their families, educators, and the professionals who serve them. Register. Free. 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Sunday March 28 Classical Music Livestream Organ Concert, Nassau Presbyterian Church. www. nassauchurch.org/livestream. Renee Anne Louprette performs lesser-known Baroque gems from the Dutch, Spanish, and French organ schools and works by Bach, Vierne, Baker, Durufle, and Alain. Free. Broadcast available for one month following premiere. 2:30 p.m. Virtual Watch Party, Princeton University Concerts. www.princetonuniversityconcerts.org. Watch Party for the “Leading Ladies” of classical music virtual

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Lectures

“Playing on Air” Podcast Discussion, Princeton Public Library. www.princetonlibrary.org. Actor and director Vivia Font leads a four-week series highlighting great short theater from the “Playing On Air Podcast.” Discussion on “G.O.A.T.” Register. 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Literati

The Many Lives of James Boswell, Friends of Princeton University Library. libcal.princeton. edu/calendar/events/boswell. Author Terry Seymour describes and displays his collection of the books, papers, and artworks identified with the protean Scottish biographer, traveler, and diarist James Boswell (1740-1795). Register. Free. 3 p.m.

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Book Talk, School of Public & International Affairs, Princeton University. spia.princeton.edu. Don Lemon speaks on “This Is the Fire: What I Say to My Friends About Racism,” in conversation with Julian Zelizer. Via Zoom. Register. Free. 12:30 p.m. Family History, Mercer County Library. www.mcl.org. Find out how to research your family tree using online research databases such as the Library Edition of Ancestry.com, HeritageQuest, and others. Register for GoToMeeting link. 2 p.m.

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Play Readings and Panel Discussion, Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University. arts. princeton.edu. The Lewis Center for the Arts launches a partnership with New York City-based CLASSIX, a collective of Black theater artists and scholars dedicated to expanding the classical theater canon through an exploration of dramatic works by Black writers. Kick-off event features re-

Author Terry Seymour discusses Scottish diarist James Boswell in a presentation through Princeton University Library on Sunday, March 28, left. Above, physicist Taylor Blanchard presents at the D&R Greenway’s ‘Sky’s the Limit’ virtual happy hour on Wednesday, March 31. corded readings by professional actors of excerpts of plays written by artists in the New Deal-era Federal Theater Project’s Negro Units. The readings serve as a springboard for a panel-led conversation on this moment in African American and theatrical history. Register for Zoom access. Free. 7:30 p.m.

Dancing

Virtual Folk Dance Party, Princeton Folk Dance. www.princetonfolkdance.org. Visit website for link to join. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Literati

Daniel Heller-Roazen & Hal Foster in Conversation, Labyrinth Books. www.labyrinthbooks.com. In his new book, “Absentees: On Variously Missing Persons,” Daniel Heller-Roazen explores the role of the missing in human communities, asking an urgent question: How does a person become a nonperson, whether by disappearance, disenfranchisement, or civil, social, or biological death? He is joined by critic and art historian Hal Foster for a many-faceted consideration of what it means for somebody to become a ‘nobody’ or a nonperson. Register. Free. 5 p.m. Author Discussion, Princeton Public Library. www.princetonlibrary.org. Historical fiction authors engage in a moderated discussion about their new books, Lauren Willig’s “Band of Sisters: A Novel,” and Kate Quinn’s “The Rose Code.” 7 to 3:30 p.m.

Singles

Terrific Tuesday Social, Professional and Business Social Network. www.pbsninfo.com. Mix, mingle, and chat with new friends, ages 55 to 75. Everyone is invited to enjoy their own food and beverage. Via Zoom. Register on EventBrite. $15. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m.

Wednesday March 31 Classical Music Lecture Performance Series, Boheme Opera NJ, Monroe

Township Library. www.monroetwplibrary.org. “Poor Little Buttercup,” a presentation of selections from Gilbert & Sullivan operettas including HMS Pinafore, Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado and others. Streamed online. Free. 1 p.m.

Lectures

Can Private Sector Play a Role in Delivering Public Infrastructure Services?, School of Public & International Affairs, Princeton University. spia.princeton.edu. Talk by Jyoti Bisbey, infrastructure finance specialist, World Bank Organization. Via Zoom. Register. Free. 12:15 p.m. Black Women and American Democracy, School of Public & International Affairs, Princeton University. spia.princeton.edu. Panel discussion featuring Megan Ming Francis, University of Washington; Juliet Hooker, Brown University, Cheryl Laird, Bowdoin College; Moderators, Chaya Crowder, Loyola Marymount University and Corrine McConnaughy, Princeton University. Via Zoom. Register. Free. 4:30 p.m. Marie L. Yovanovitch and Kim Lane Scheppele, School of Public & International Affairs, Princeton University. spia.princeton.edu. Conversation between Amb. (ret.) Marie L. Yovanovitch ’80, senior fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; and Kim Lane Scheppele, the Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs and the University Center for Human Values. Via Zoom. Register. Free. 5 p.m.

Socials

Sky’s the Limit Virtual Happy Hour, D&R Greenway Land Trust, 609-924-4646. www.drgreenway.org. Experience the superb photography achieved with a telescope and special photographic equipment over our St. Michaels Farm Preserve, with physicist Taylor Blanchard. Register. 5 to 6 p.m. Library Drawing Party, Mercer County Library. www.facebook. com/mclsnj. Follow along for a librarian-led drawing lesson, then share your finished work. For all ages. 7 p.m.

Off the Presses: ‘The Hudson’

utgers University Press’ just re-released “The Hudson” brings to life a major natural wonder that is significant to our region as well as brings to mind the opportunity to take a brief day trip to see some of its scenic wonders. The book is subtitled “An Illustrated Guide to the Living River,” and the writers — Stephen Stanne, Brian Forist, and Maija Liisa Clearwater, all connected to the Hudson River Sloop Clearway, and retired Fordham history professor Robert Panetta — say when they began to work on the book 25 years ago it was designed mainly for teachers. Then, “over the years, we have found that this book fulfills a larger role, providing information to anyone inclined to be a student of the river, whether or not the inquiry takes place in a formal classroom.” And why not? In addition to being an historic waterway that many of us encounter regularly on the way to New York City or along 21 miles of the northern section of the state, the Hudson constantly gets our attention, the writers argue. As proof, they point out the U.S. Airways Flight 1549’s “Miracle on the Hudson” emergency landing in 2009, a humpback whale’s 2016 swim to the George Washington Bridge, the opening of the Hudson River Park in Manhattan, the growing kayak tours industry, and the Walkway Across the Hudson — that happens to be the world’s longest elevated pedestrian bridge, just about 125 miles away from our region. “Hand in hand with all this attention, research and scholarship

by Dan Aubrey has generated a wealth of new data and interpretation of the Hudson, providing a corresponding trove of fresh material to include in a revised book,” say the writers. They then quickly caution the reader while they use research and scientific and history-related terminology, their book is not intended to be an academic or scientific work, but rather a book that reinforces a fascination with the river and strengthens a “sense of the Hudson’s vitality and importance.” And while the book periodically has the feel of a textbook, its guide-

Rich with history, science, and images of the great river, ‘The Hudson’ is a fun reference to pick up and explore one of the great waterways. book quality makes it appealing and allows the reader the option to take a quick dip or a deep dive into the 315-mile river’s lore. While I skimmed the short chapter briefs opening each section, my approach was generally to fish around the book and looks for topics that interested me or just caught my attention. The former includes the Hudson River fjords. As the writers note, “With its great depths and cliffs slanting steeply into the river, the Hudson’s route through the Highlands reminds many observers of

the scenic fjords of Norway. Fjords are troughs eroded below sea level, often to great depths, by glacial ice. They are deepest not at their mouths but upstream, where the ice was thickest and its erosive powers greatest. A sallower, less eroded sill of bedrock is usually present at their mouths.” While the fjords technically start near the George Washington Bridge, the more dramatic looking fjord can be found between Bear Mountain and Newburgh. Another topic that interests me is the Hudson River School of Painting that, as “The Romantic River” chapter’s brief notes, arose when Americans looking for a national identify “turned to the landscape where they found God’s blessing manifest in the land. The celebration of nature by painters and writers transformed the Hudson River and its valley into a sublime and picturesque landscape dotted with the great estates of the wealthy and Revolutionary markers, a source of pride for the young nation.” The irony is that the painter who is credited with starting the movement was English-born Thomas Cole, who saw the scenery as something with a soul. To show Cole’s importance, the writers reproduced his circa 1827 painting “The Clove, Catskills” and pointed out that the work “contains some of the main elements in the painting vocabulary of the Hudson River School: a blasted tree and picturesque rock formations in the foreground. Tension between dark and light portions of the middle ground, and a distant horizon filled with sky, clouds, and light.”

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JFCS of Greater Mercer County announces the Rose & Louis H. Linowitz Mensch Award. This is a merit-based award for deserving Jewish eighth-grade and high school senior students living in Greater Mercer County. Candidates should exemplify what it means to be a mensch — a person of integrity and honor, a doer of good deeds, and an all-around good person. Students must be nominated by a member of the community such as a Rabbi, educator, youth group advisor, secular school guidance counselor, teacher, parent, etc. Eighth-grade Mensch-In-Training award is $300 and high school senior Mensch Award winners will receive $1,500. This is not a need-based scholarship. Applications are due by Friday, April 30. For more information or to nominate a student, visit www.JFCSonline.org, or contact Joyce at 609-987-8100 / JoyceW@JFCSonline.org.

The deadline for renter households in Mercer County impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to apply for financial assistance toward unpaid rent or utility bills has been extended until Monday, April 5, County Executive Brian M. Hughes announced. Help is available through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), launched by the Mercer County Department of Human Services, Office on Homeless Services, in partnership with the Mercer County Board of Social Services. The program is being funded by a nearly $11 million grant made possible by the federal stimulus package signed in December. For more information, visit www.mercercounty.org/ERAP.

Online Courses Open Bucks County Playhouse’s acclaimed education program encourages children, teens and adults to explore their creativity through a variety of online classes for spring, 2021. The current roster of classes includes: Acting for Adults, Broadway Dance Workshops, Improv for Adults, Writers Workshop, and Writing and Performing Your Own Solo Show. Details on the programs are available at www.bcptheater.org or by calling Michaela Murphy, Director of Education at 215-862-2121. Returning students can receive a 20% discount for referrals and there is also a sibling discount of 20% if two or more household members want to take the same class. To receive the discount, students must inquire prior to registration at info@ bcptheater.org

Singers Welcome Princeton Society of Musical Amateurs invites singers of all levels to participate in a Zoom sing of the Mozart Mass in C Minor on Sunday, April 11, at 4 p.m. Marjorie Herman will introduce the piece and guide a warmup. Then everyone will be muted to each sing (and/or play) along to a YouTube recording with professional orchestra and chorus, with scrolling score. There will be an opportunity to chat at the end of the session. Visit https://musicalamateurs.org, for further information.

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And then there’s the section on the river’s history that the writers say “is often said to begin with its ‘discovery’ by Henry Hudson in 1609. This Eurocentric view of events has neglected the ancient history of the American Indians who lived along the banks of the Hudson and in the valley for 10,000 years. They first named the river ‘Muhheakanuck’ sometime in the Woodland period (1000 B.C. to 1600 A.D.). The loss of the name is symptomatic of the erasure of the region’s native history. Even in places where native names have survived, such as “Esopus, Neperhan, Nyack, Ossining, Pocantico, Poughkeepsie, Tappan, Wappinger, and Weehawken, the meanings behind these names are not often remembered.”

omething that should be remembered — and celebrated — is the chapter devoted to the rhetorical question “Is the Hudson Getting Cleaner?” The writer’s reply is that what once was called an “open sewer” is on the mend, and “the (1972) Clean Water Act, which requires sewage treatment and funds treatment plant construction, deserves much of the credit.” And while they say overflows from combined sanitary and storm sewers remain a problem, they credit the Act with helping control both point source and oil pollution, the latter being “a major concern given the volume of oil transported on the Hudson and New York Harbor.” As for discoveries, the following item caught my attention when

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I was skimming over the section regarding animals on the Hudson: “In recent times whale sightings in ocean waters just off New York City have dramatically increased, from five in 2011 to 272 in 2018. These were almost all humpback whales, probably drawn to the area by swelling stocks of Atlantic menhaden, a favorite food.” And although the writers say porpoises, once a common sight in the 19th century, are no longer seen in the Hudson, they say seal sightings are increasing. The reason is that seal populations are swelling in the North Atlantic and that the animals are straying into the Hudson estuary and following shoals upstream — even as far as Troy. Rich with history, science, and images of the great river, “The Hudson” still has a text-book-like tone and shape. But it is also a fun reference to pick up and explore one of the great waterways and maybe make a visit. “The Hudson: An Illustrated Guide to a Living River,” 368 pages, $29.95 paperback, Rutgers University Press.

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Keeping the Faith to Keep Community Theater Alive

ne year after the pandemic disrupted Passage Theater‘s schedule, board president Carolyn Wylie is keeping the faith for the capital city’s only nonprofit professional theater — fittingly housed in an old church. “I think the staff has done an amazing season given the restrictions and how they reinvented theater,” says Wylie during a recent Zoom interview from her home in Trenton’s Mill Hill section. With recent news that the company received a Princeton Area Community Foundation New Jersey Arts and Culture Recovery Fund grant, Wylie’s upbeat assessment may seem like predictable business spin, but there is a twist. Like nonprofit board members throughout the region, Wylie is a volunteer. So, along with her full-time job as an Educational Testing Service principal research scientist/research director, she has taken on the responsibility of leading a group of other volunteers in raising funds for an inner-city arts organization during one of the grimmest business seasons in memory in a city suffering from state and business closures. “We had planned a season that was split,” she says about the planning that went into effect last spring. “October to January was to be online. The spring plan was to be back in the building. But we had to make a decision at the end of the year that it was would be online.” And while she says the digital presentations will have improved production values and not be “just Zoom online,” watching plays online just isn’t the same as being in theater. But in the meantime, she and the board are busy keeping the company together. “There is always a funding challenge for small theater,” she says, adding that one of the surprises to her when she got involved was learning that ticket sales are just a small amount of a theater’s income. The difficulty also comes with the theater’s mission. “Passage is committed to creating and presenting new works and continuing to identify stories that are meaningful.” That also means “identifying works that aren’t just new works but resonate with Trenton — that’s a core part of the theater’s mission.” As an example, she mentions Passage’s “OK Project,” a new documentary-style work being built around the actual story of a group of young Trentonians creating a sculpture — a giant hand giving the OK signal — that became a social and political hot topic after the police and city administration connected it to gangs and censured it. “It is exciting to see these (new works) come to fruition — interviewing and bringing that team together,” she says. “But it is expensive to workshop and present them.

by Dan Aubrey And there are two workshop projects going on this year.” Therefore, she says, Passage benefits from donations from individuals as well as funding organizations designed to support cultural organizations and new work. To help with Passage maintain its current budget of approximately $370,000, Wylie credits the Dodge Foundation for providing “a series for boards and basic rules about what it means to be a board member and how do we think about diversity, equity, and inclusion.” She also says the NJ Theater Alliance has been sharing information regarding how theater professionals are responding to COVIDrelated situations. And she adds that Passage “has also been fortunate to have a parttime grant writer, New Hope-based consultant Julia Bumke,” who served as Passage’s interim artistic director when current artistic director, C. Ryanne Domingues, was on maternity leave. “It is an interesting role. It’s not like it’s my job,” she says about leading the board at this time. “The people who are doing the hard work are the Passage staff. As board president I’m there to be a support to them. “And for the board, we are advocating for Passage. It’s a thing we volunteer to do, and it is a commitment. We formed a COVID committee to give the staff that extra support because they had to make plans and had to remake plans. “It is hard to redo all these plans. Especially since they want to see the audience and hear the audience response. It is an important part of the job this year to just be encouraging.”

ylie’s passage to becoming the president of a small professional theater in Trenton is not without its own plot twists. The daughter of a farmer and farm equipment and fertilizer sales representative father and an English teacher mother, Wylie was born and raised in the Northern Irish town of Omagh, in County Tyrone. She attended Queen’s University in Belfastm where she received a bachelor’s of science in physics (1992), a post graduate certification in education mathematics/informational technology (1993), and a doctorate in educational assessment (1996). Her studies related to teaching standards and assessments paved the way for her long term involvement with the University of North Carolina Greenberg’s National Board Teacher Assessment Program. When the program moved to the Educational Testing Service campus in Lawrence Township, Wylie became a likely candidate to staff it, and she moved to New Jersey in 1997. “ETS gave me a contract for two years. I was on a three-year visa

and said I may as well stay a few years. So I said I would stay for a second run of my visa,” she says. About her becoming part of the central New Jersey community, she says, “I came to take a job at ETS, and 23 years later I’m still there. “More recently my work has focused on formative assessment — a classroom-based process that teachers and students engage in to elicit evidence of student learning while it is still developing in order to support next learning steps — and kinds of professional learning opportunities that teachers need to develop and deepen their formative assessment practices.” She says her introduction to the Mill Hill Theater, the city-owned property that is also Passage Theater’s home, was in 1999, when someone gave her a flyer that announced a production featuring Irish plays. While not trained in theater and with little experience outside of being a stage manager for grammar school productions, the then-Pennington apartment renter continued to visit the theater and became a Passage Theater subscriber. She also became a Trenton resident. “In 2006 I heard of some apartments that were going on sale in Trenton, and I couldn’t afford Pennington,” she says, then adding that since she usually parked near the front of the Mill Hill Playhouse she didn’t realize that the places for sale were so close to the theater. Wylie says she brought a house in Mill Hill, married photographer C.a. Shofed, and got more involved (with Passage Theater). “I was a subscriber and started to volunteer and chair the benefit committee and was eventually asked to join

the board,” she says. She became board president in August, 2020, and saw the addition of several new board members: Matthew Cooper, associate provost for the Center for Learning & Technology at Thomas Edison State University; Hope Grant, assistant superintendent of the Trenton Board of Education; Euen Gunn, senior director of research and development for Johnson & Johnson; Rev. Brian Joyce, Trinity United Methodist Church, Ewing; Beth Reddy, retired, section chief, New Jersey Division of Environmental Protection; D. Vance Smith, professor, Department of English Princeton University; and Madhu M. Sonti, senior client advisor of wealth management at PNC Bank. Asked about the specific skills she brings to president’s role, Wylie points to her ETS work in formative assessment and its ability to use information to determine “what is working and what we can do to make it better. If you don’t know where your strengths and weaknesses are, you don’t know how to improve.” Applying a similar strategy to herself, she says, “I learned the value of theater more when you see it from the inside. Just seeing the amount of work and the infrastructure it takes to put something on the stage and that it looks effortless from an audience perspective. I have appreciated seeing that. “I’ve appreciated the opportunity to take the management skills of my work world and apply them, to stretch myself and think about fundraising and other things that require a new set of skills.” Then, thinking larger and more philosophically, she touches on

Board president Carolyn Wylie is leading Passage Theater through the pandemic. why she and others are volunteering their time for a downtown Trenton project: “It is important to every community to have access to quality theater and to have stories. No one asks about why New York needs Broadway or Princeton has McCarter; it is a given. People deserve to have an opportunity to have stories that resonate with them because it tells a story that is like them or an opportunity to hear stories that don’t seem connected then because that is how we learn. We learn through stories about the ‘other,’ someone not like us. That is how we learn and how we grow.” Looking forward, Wylie says the board is looking at ways to generate more financial support and maintain an annual fundraising event. Additionally, with plans to expand Passage’s education program and work with the Trenton School System, Wylie hopes to see a grassroots fundraising and community awareness campaign that can generate “lots of little donations from Trenton” and “remind people we are here and that we’re a resource.” But more immediately, she says, “I would really like folks to visit the Passage website to see what Passage has been doing.” Passage Theater, Mill Hill Playhouse, 205 East Front Street, Trenton. 609-392-0766. www.passagetheatre.org.

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At Stake in the Capital City: Architectural History

by Dan Aubrey

he New Jersey Department of Health and Agriculture Building on South Warren Street, consisting of an eight-story office wing and a five-story laboratory wing, is playing a role in an ongoing, slow-moving Capital City drama. The story started with the famously miserly Governor Chris Christie’s surprise announcement that he was giving the state two new office buildings, razing three, launching a multi-million dollar state house renovation, and leaving the cost to the next governor and the citizens of New Jersey. When Trenton citizens and stakeholders saw problems related to state and city master plans, contemporary urban development practices, effect on downtown businesses, costs, and the legality of the ex-governor’s financing design that gave the project to the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, they created the Stakeholders Allied for the Core of Trenton (ACT!) coalition, petitioned to change the plan, and sued the state. Their actions were unsuccessful, and current Governor Phil Murphy’s administration has been making Christie’s plan a reality. Now some of the same people who created ACT! are asking the state to hold the wrecking ball to one of the buildings designated to be razed, the New Jersey Health and Agriculture Building. The reason is that it is a historically important building that can be used for mixed purposes and be part of the region’s “gallery” of architecturally important structures — ranging from the colonial to the cutting edge. Their arguments are buoyed by report conducted by Hunter Research, New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office, and Preservation New Jersey. Here are some of the findings: The New Jersey Department of Health and Agriculture Building — constructed between 1962 and 1965 as part of a plan to expand the state government campus — is an example of the monumental modernism that characterized the architecture of public government buildings throughout the United States in the post-World War II era. The complex of two buildings uses a “brutalist” approach to design, one that “expresses itself in the use of exposed concrete and tinted windows treated as voids or holes in the solid mass of the exterior walls,” according to the Hunter report. Its designers were Alfred Clauss and Jane West Clauss, husband and wife architects who worked in the international style and other modern styles. As the Hunter report notes, “Clauss was born and trained in Germany and graduated from the Munich Technical Institute in 1926. He came to prominence working for Ludwig Mies van der

Rohe (one of the founders of the international style of architecture) for the Barcelona World’s Fair of 1929. This experience placed him squarely at the forefront of the modernist architecture movement in Europe, an experience he would use to his advantage following emigration to the United States. “Clauss came to the United States in 1930, shortly thereafter winning an award for a prototype, all-steel-and-glass gasoline station for Standard Oil Company of Ohio. He worked for architects Howe and Lescaze on Philadelphia’s PSFS Building, a skyscraper of 1932 that is the first international-style skyscraper constructed in the United States and a National Historic Landmark.” Clauss became a design presence in New York City and was represented in the Museum of Modern Art’s influential 1932 modern architecture exhibition. It was curated by noted architect Philip Johnson and featured designs from around the world, including work by Frank Lloyd Wright.

The Health and Agriculture Building involves a pioneering woman architect who was at the heart of modernism and once had an office in Trenton. From 1934 to 1945, the Clausses collaborated on “Little Switzerland,” a Tennessee Valley Authority New Deal-era housing development credited with popularizing split-level homes in the United States and, according to Preservation New Jersey, “one of the earliest examples of the international style in the United States.” The Hunter report adds that “West Clauss, a native of Minneapolis and graduate of the University of Minnesota in 1929, was the first American woman to work in the atelier of Le Corbusier (another major proponent of modernism in architecture and design) from 1932 to circa 1934.” After World War II, the Clausses settled in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, and partnered with architectural companies in Philadelphia and Scranton. In 1956, says the above report, they “opened Alfred Clauss and Associates in an office at 114 West State Street in Trenton. This office was under the direct supervision of Alfred and Jane West Clauss and may have been formed specifically in the firm’s pursuit of commissions from New Jersey’s state government. The Trenton office handled the design of the Health and Agriculture Building, as well as an expansion to the state’s youth cor-

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rectional center at Yardville Heights.” Other Clauss designs include modernist buildings for St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, University of Scranton, and the Philadelphia House of Detention. In addition to the designers, the building also represents the contributions of others involved with establishing mid-20th century American modernism. The building’s general contractor was McCloskey and Company, a major Philadelphia construction firm that served as general contractor on several notable Philadelphia modernist structures: the U.S. Mint (1969), Veterans Stadium (1971), and the Mann Center in Fairmount Park (1976). Frank Grad & Sons Company was the planning consultant for the Capitol complex after the state restated its goal of centralizing office spaces in downtown Trenton — an idea that started in the early 20th century but wasn’t realized until the post-war boom. Grad founded the Newark, New Jersey-based firm in 1906 and was joined by his sons Bernard and Howard Grad in the mid-1930s. According to the Hunter report, “Frank Grad & Sons was a leading designer and developer of Modernist governmental and corporate office architecture from the 1920s to the 1960s, and a New Jersey firm with a significant national presence. “Among Grad’s most important

commissions were Newark Symphony Hall (1925); the 35-story, Art Deco-style Eleven80 Building (1929-30) in downtown Newark; and the 44-story, Art Deco-style Essex House (1931) at 160 Central Park South in Manhattan. “During World War II, Frank Grad & Sons was heavily involved with the design and construction of large-scale military bases overseas, and entered the postwar era as an important governmental architect with perhaps their best known commission being the James V. Forrestal Building complex (196569) for the U.S. Department of Defense in Washington, D.C. “The firm played a major role in the late 1950s to 1960s expansion of New Jersey’s state government campus in downtown Trenton including preparation of the master plan and design of several important buildings including the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry Building, the New Jersey State Museum, and the New Jersey State Library.” In its argument to save the Health and Agriculture Building, Preservation New Jersey notes, “The complex is architecturally significant as an outstanding example of New Formalism-style architecture designed for government use in the City of Trenton.” It is also one of the only examples of a modern architectural structure involving a pioneering woman architect who was at the heart of modernism — and had an

Historic preservation groups want to save the state’s health and agriculture buildings from demolition. office in Trenton. It becomes part of a regional collection that includes prominent modern and contemporary architects, including Louis Khan, Michael Graves, Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown, and Marcel Breuer — buildings that attract national and international visitors to the region. It would become a type of reconciliation for the people of Trenton who saw the current building projects as an affront to their concerns regarding the health of the downtown Trenton area. And it may also mitigate lingering city resentment on how the state’s Capitol Complex and John Fitch Way projects changed the residential look of downtown Trenton — including erasing residential working class neighborhoods. Summing up the sentiments of many in the region, Preservation New Jersey encouraged the EDA to not demolish these buildings and make a state parking lot but “instead find a new use or a sympathetic buyer.” For more information, visit www.stakeholders-act.org.

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he United Way of Greater Mercer County (UWGMC) has partnered with GreenPath Financial Wellness, a non-profit organization, to provide financial coaching and debt management services free of cost to families in Mercer County struggling to make ends. The collaboration will address a household’s entire financial situation, including paying for essentials, understanding debt repayment options, balancing housing costs with credit card debt, and student loans. Individuals and families will be able to develop a plan with a financial coach free of charge. The partnership with Greenpath will expand the free and direct services UWGMC offers to address financial security. The Benefits Access Program connects families to federal benefits like NJ SNAP (food assistance), utility assistance and health insurance. “Over fifty thousand families were struggling before COVID-19 and that number has only increased due to the public health crisis. Strong families equate to a thriving community. We are committed to assisting those facing financial uncertainties navigate new waters towards better financial health,” said Sandra Toussaint, president and CEO of UWGMC, in a statement. To schedule a session, call 844214-7491 or visit www.uwgmc. org/financialcoaching.

Leasing Begins at Ewing Town Center

easing is underway in the first of five neighborhoods planned for the 80-acre Ewing Town Center. The mixed-used complex on the site of the former General Motors Inland Fisher Guide Plant will feature a combination of “Main Street” retail space along Parkway Avenue, a mix of restaurants and commercial space lining the center’s entrance, and a community of residential rental units with a 10,000-square-foot clubhouse. Bike and walking paths will connect the town center’s five planned neighborhoods. Units in the Witherspoon neighborhood, the first to be built, include two-bedroom, two-bath flats; and two-bedroom, 2.5-bath townhomes with dens. Both feature attached garages. The flats are roughly 1,440 square feet, and the

townhomes are 1,920 square feet. At total of more than 90,000 square feet of retail space and 14,000 square feet of offices is planned. “Nothing like this has ever been built in Ewing,” said Robert Gelbard, one of Ewing Town Center’s managing partners, in a statement. “We are very excited to create this new and invigorating address.” For more information visit www.ewingtowncenter.com.

Management Moves

he Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice (BRCSJ) has added Stark & Stark shareholder Thomas S. Onder as a member of its board of directors. The mission of The Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice is to inspire the surrounding communities while communicating messages of acceptance, respect, and compassion.Onder was inspired to be-

Left, Ewing Town Center’s Witherspoon Neighborhood. Above, new Bayard Rustin Center board member Thomas Onder, left, and the late Bradford Mills. come more involved in the organization after attending its first-ever Princeton Pride Parade in 2019 with his family. “Being a board member of the Bayard Rustin Center means being able to give back to the community and focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts,” Onder said in a statement. “This organization helps people understand and be respectful towards others, no matter who they are as individuals. It’s about showing respect and humanity to everyone, and I’m very proud to be a part of that.” At Stark & Stark Onder is part of the firm’s Shopping Center & Retail Development Group. He is also a member of the firm’s Litigation and Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Groups and its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. He also serves as a trustee of Mercer County Community College.

Deaths Bradford Mills, 94, March 19. The former Princeton resident and Princeton University graduate, Class ’48, was founder of Bradford Ventures and Bradford Investment Group, an adjunct faculty member of Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs, trustee of the Princeton Medical Center and the Millbrook School, and the founder of the Mills Foundation and Amwell Conservancy. Sebastian T. Giallella, 95, on March 20. He worked as a surveyor for the state highway department and later spent 34 years with the Department of Environmental Protection, where he was a bureau chief. Helen M. Mulford-Smith on March 14. She worked for Circle F in Trenton and later as a hostess for Roy Rogers in Bordentown.

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