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n behalf of the board, staff, and members of the Sourland Conservancy, I would like to thank the 325 participants of the 2020 Sourland Spectacular for riding, running, and hiking to Save the Sourlands. As you know, the New Jersey Forest Service estimates that our 90-square-mile region is on track to lose over one million trees within the next few years due to the invasive emerald ash borer. This damage will impact the fresh air, clean water, carbon sequestration services, and critical habitat the forest provides. Funds from the Spectacular will benefit the Sourland Conservancy’s efforts to plant native trees, shrubs and flowers on public preserves; remove invasive species; host free guided hikes and educational seminars; lead advocacy efforts; work in partnership with the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum; and more. I would like to thank the residents of our Sourland Community for welcoming Spectacular participants, taking extra care while driving to accommodate the increased bicycle traffic, masking up on the trails, and helping to keep everyone safe. I would especially like to thank the hardworking Spectacular committee volunteers for their creativity in adapting this year’s event to follow CDC guidelines, marking and remarking the routes, and U.S. 1 WELCOMES letters, corrections, and criticisms. E-mail hastings@ princetoninfo.com.

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International graffiti writers Saoka and Imse combine graffiti with illustration, graphic design and fine arts. Penr, inspired as a kid by NYC subway car graffiti, has designed and painted a number of murals for such companies as Nike, Under Armour, Quicksilver and the NHL.

You’ll find us this Saturday, September 19th, from noon to 6 p.m., at Art All Day / Ciclovia, a one-day, two-event celebration in Trenton’s creative district. Streets will be closed to cars, so you can expect to see people biking and walking around downtown, exploring art studios and outdoor art displays, spreading joy and positivity.

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We’re excited to be unveiling a new COVID-inspired “We Are Survivors” mural (pictured left) by Leon “Rain” Rainbow at the Sprout School of the Arts in Trenton next week. Here’s a preview of this amazing work. More info at Trenton-downtown.com Murals on Front Street is a project of TDA and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

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What’s Your Emotional Intelligence?

ou often hear about people being right-brained or left-brained, meaning that they tend to excel at creative and artistic endeavors or that their strengths lie in using logic and analysis, for example in math and science. These are examples of cognitive intelligence, which is often thought of as a key metric in considering how successful someone will be at a given job. But there is another type of intelligence that can determine who has the capacity to be a successful leader in the business world. Psychologists call it emotional intelligence: the ability to recognize and control your emotions and those of others. The use of emotional intelligence to resolve challenges in the business world is the topic of a new book, “Leading with Feeling,” by Cary Cherniss and Cornelia Roche. The authors appear in conversation with Amanda Rose, a Princeton-based leadership consultant, in a free virtual event sponsored by

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ty of Illinois, Chicago Medical School, and the Illinois Institute of Technology, he joined the Rutgers faculty in 1983. There he helped create the program in organizational psychology at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology. Cornelia Roche earned a bachelor’s in fine arts at Kenyon College in 1987 and received her PhD in organizational psychology at Rutgers in 2005. Amanda Rose, in addition to serving as a coach with EngagedLeadership, a provider of executive training and coaching services, is affiliated with the Wharton School’s Executive Development Program’s Leadership Workshop at the University of Pennsylvania. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University, and a master’s from Columbia and PhD from Rutgers, both in organizational psychology.

Business Meetings Thursday, September 17

Business Before Business Virtual Networking, Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce. www.princetonmercerchamber.org. Networking over your morning coffee, followed by a presentation by Mark Eckerle, CPA with Withum, on “Bitcoin as a Form of Payment.” Register. $25; $15 members. 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Monthly Roundtable for Nonprofit Professionals, Central NJ & Bucks Co. Women in Development . www.widmercer.org. “Burnout! Strategies for Handling Our New Normal” presented via Zoom by Lauren Ronaghan, WID Mercer Board Member and program coordinator at the Old Bar-

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Friday, September 18

JobSeekers, Professional Service Group of Mercer County. www.psgofmercercounty.org. Financial advisor Bill LaChance, principal of WJL Financial Advisors, LLC, discusses money saving strategies for career transition. Topics include insurance, taxes, retirement savings plans, and more. 9:45 a.m. to noon. Take Your Idea to Market, Princeton Innovation Center Biolabs. www.princetonbiolabs.com. NCI SBIR Program Directors Christie Canaria and Jonathan FrancaKoh will discuss fundamental information on NCI SBIR/STTR funding, as well as commercialization resources and application tips. Judith Sheft, executive director of the NJ Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology, will moderate the event. Register via EventBrite. Free. Noon.

Saturday, September 19

Supply Chain Strategies for Small Business, Princeton SCORE. princeton.score.org. Michael Brisebois presents a webinar overview on strategies and solutions for bringing products and services to market while assessing and mitigating supply chain risks. Register. Free. 10 a.m.

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Quickbooks in the Cloud, Princeton SCORE. princeton.score. org. Bala Subramanian presents a webinar overview of how to effectively use QuickBooks from the perspective of a small business owner. Register. Free. 6:30 p.m.

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Literati

Wednesday September 16

Author Madeline Miller in Conversation with Nancy Pearl, Princeton Public Library. www. princetonlibrary.org. Miller, one of 23 authors in “The Writer’s Library,” talks about the book with Pearl, who has the unofficial title “America’s Librarian.” Pearl and playwright Jeff Schwager compiled the collection. Register. 7 to 8 p.m. Author Talk, South Brunswick Public Library. www.explorelmxac.org/authors-at-home. Author Maisy Card presents a discussion of her writing process and her first novel, “These Ghosts Are Family,” followed by a participant Q&A. Registration required. 7:30 p.m.

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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.

Thursday Night Nature, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope, Pennsylvania. www. bhwp.org. Series of guest lectures via Zoom continues with “The Sourlands” with Jim Amon. Register. $15. 7 to 8 p.m.

Wellness

Wild Gentle Yoga: Yoga to Connect with Yourself and Nature, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, 1635 River Road, New Hope, PA. www.bhwp.org. Gentle yoga that builds body awareness, strength, flexibility and a better understanding of how humans connect to and reflect natural systems with Priscilla Hayes. Register. Pay what you can. 8 to 9 a.m.

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Medicare Presentation, Trenton Public Library, 120 Academy Street, Trenton. www.trentonlib. org. Mercer County State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) offers a virtual program for seniors and those with disabilities to review their Medicare costs and learn how to avoid overpaying for services. Email jdevone@trentonlib.org for Zoom link. 2 to 3 p.m. Bitters: The Antidote to Sugar, The Suppers Programs. www. thesuppersprograms.org. Herbalist Tish Streeten gives a webinar focused on how you can support your digestive health with bitters. Free. Donation requested. Register. 4 to 5 p.m.

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Garden Tours, Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton. www.morven.org. Docent-led what’s in bloom tours. Face masks and registration required. Tours available Wednesdays through Saturdays. $10. For additional $20, box lunch included Wednesdays through Fridays. Masks required. Register. 11 a.m.

Authors Cary Cherniss and Cornelia Roche with Amanda Rose, Princeton Public Library. www. princetonlibrary.org. The authors of “Leading With Feeling” discuss their book in a conversation with Princeton-based leadership consultant and executive coach Amanda Rose. Register. 7 to 8 p.m.

Health

Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners, RWJ University Hospital Hamilton, 609-584-5900. www.rwjbh.org/events. Learn to relax and unwind. No experience necessary. Virtual format. Registration required. Free. 1 to 1:30 p.m.

Lectures

Book Talk, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. spia.princeton.edu. Ahmet Kuru, professor of political science at San Diego State University, presents “Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment.” Register for Zoom broadcast. Free. 12:15 p.m. Seuls en Scene French Theater Festival, Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University. arts. princeton.edu. Live Zoom conversation with writer/director Mo-

A Global Portrait of Hope Artist Maria Berrio joins curator Mitra Abbaspour and librarian Holly Hatheway in conversation on Zoom on Thursday, September 17, to mark the installation of ‘The Augur,’ her eight-foot multi-technique work in the third-floor reading room at Princeton University’s Firestone Library. hamed El Khatib following the online presentation of La dispute. 4:45 p.m.

Politics

Virtual Centennial, Lawrence League of Women Voters. www. lwvlt.org. Virtual gala is hosted by First Lady Tammy Murphy and features all the former New Jersey governors and some secretaries of state. Register for Zoom session. Free. 7 p.m.

Socials

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. Broadway Online Trivia Night, State Theater of New Jersey. www.stnj.org/trivia. “Beautiful -

the Carole King Musical” actress Kathryn Boswell hosts a trivia challenge covering new and classic musicals, composers, and stars. The trivia will be composed of 50 multiple choice questions. The first-place winner gets a $150 State Theater gift certificate and the second-place winner gets a State Theater swag bag. Register. Minimum $5 donation supports the theater’s community education programs. 7 p.m.

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Jazz & Blues

Ray Blue Trio, New Brunswick Jazz Project, Tavern on George, 361 George Street, New Brunswick. www.nbjp.org. Outdoor performance. Weather permitting. 7 to 10 p.m.

Socials

Painting Class, Rutgers Nursery, 1051 U.S. Highway 202, Ringoes. www.rutgersln.com/events. Class with local contemporary artist Maureen Chatfield will work in acrylics to create a still life inspired by the greenhouse. Register. $100 includes all supplies. 2 to 5 p.m.

The Augur: A Global Portrait of Hope, Princeton University Art Museum. artmuseum.princeton. edu. Artist Maria Berrio joins Mitra Abbaspour, curator of modern and contemporary art, and Holly Hatheway, head librarian of Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology, to celebrate the installation of “The Augur,” the eight-foot-tall multi-technique work that Berrio created specifically for the thirdfloor reading room of Firestone Library. Berrio will discuss her influences, her process, and the inspiration she drew from cultural heritage, literary traditions, and the site itself in developing this contemplative scene of a gathering of youth beneath a sky filled with birds in flight. Register for Zoom presentation. Free. 5:30 p.m. Election Security and Transparency in 2020, Center for Information Technology Policy, Princeton University. spia.princeton.edu. Andrew Appel, a computer science professor who specializes in software verification, computer security, and technology policy, addresses the question: “What can we as voters do to protect our elections and our representative government?” Register for Zoom link. Free. 7 p.m. Continued on following page

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Harrowing History Showcases Bordentown’s Dark Side

ordentown’s historical past is well-documented — residents like Thomas Paine and Joseph Bonaparte and its part in the American Revolution. But Kristi Kantorski and the Bordentown Historical Society took an interest in another side of that story: the city’s seedy underbelly. Starting Saturday, September 19, the historical society will present Harrowing History, a storytelling program that focuses on true tales from the darker side of the area’s past. “Harrowing History is about Bordentown’s creepy, scary, and often hushed history as pulled from century-old local and national records,” Kantorski said. “These are the true stories of murder, mayhem and tragedy.” Old newspaper articles sparked the idea for the program in January, 2019. Bordentown Historical Society co-president Doug Kiovsky found a file of old Register News articles from the 1870s, many of which were “dark and somewhat sinister,” Kantorski, the society’s artistic director, said. “Seeing the articles, I began to wonder what else might have occurred here,” she said. “My curiosity was piqued, and I began researching. I’ve spent over 18 months researching these stories and continue to do so even now — I’ve gathered info that paints the picture for a few dozen events and stories. I liken the research path for this program to detective work. The more I find, the more inspired I am to find more.” Costumed storytellers — including Kantorski and society copresident Timothy Rollender — will share six tales in all. The details of the stories are secret, but they include murder and unrequited love, a man shot dead in front of City Hall, and a fire that raged through town. Kantorski’s favorite, though, is the closer: the Bordentown Spectre. Finding those stories was the result of painstaking research on Kantorski’s part. She pulled at least 150 newspaper articles from microfilm and other sources and transcribed each one. She also accessed census records, trial records, institutional reports, printed diaries, and Sanborn maps. “I spent many months in libraries sifting through records and history tomes,” she said. “I wanted to not only give all the elements of the story or event that occurred, but I

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The Beatles: Success, Superstardom, and Separation, Mercer County Library. www.facebook.com/mclsnj. Rock ‘n roll historian, and native of Liverpool, John Paul Groom tells the story of the Beatles’ rise from obscurity to the moment when they stood on the verge of international stardom. Second in a three-part series. Register via email for GoToMeeting link. 7 p.m.

Socials The Fund for Irish Studies at Princeton University presents a virtual talk on Irish dance by film director Deirdre Mulrooney on Friday, September 18.

Social Coffee, YWCA Princeton Area Newcomers. www.ywcaprinceton.org/newcomers. Learn about the organization, meet members, and find opportunities to explore your interests and community. Held over Zoom. Contact newcomersmembership@ ywcaprinceton.org for more information. 9:30 to 11 a.m. Virtual Happy Hour, D&R Greenway Land Trust. www.drgreenway.org. David Wheeler of Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, and Allison Sonya Injaian of the University of Georgia, share recent obser-

Jim Parker, left, and Melissa L. E. Baker will be performing at the Bordentown Historical Society’s Harrowing History storytelling series starting Saturday, September 19, and continuing through November 7. lations. Health and safety first so we can create a positive atmosphere for our guests, then really chill them with the stories.” The new timing also adds a little seasonal — and timely — flair. “The historical society can continue to fulfill its mission to preserve, teach, and inspire folks about this history and to offer people entertainment at a time when people need it most — a break or an escape from the often monotony of every day,” Kantorski said. And that’s what’s most important to Kantorski and the historical society as a whole. “The first goal is to simply entertain and enlighten people,” she said. “I want people to have fun, perhaps take home a little historical fact about Bordentown or the local area or some aspect of history that they otherwise would not have

vations on positive and negative effects of the pandemic on wildlife, and studies on how noise affects birds, with a focus on species found in New Jersey. Register to rsvp@drgreenway.org. 5 p.m.

For Seniors

Art in the Academy, Princeton Senior Resource Center. www.princetonsenior.org. Presentation via Zoom by Leslie Ginsparg Klein titled “Learning History Through Portraits: A Study of Colonial Jewish Women.” Register. $10. 1 p.m.

Friday September 18 Rosh Hashana begins at sundown.

In Person

Live Music

Sunset Sips & Sounds, Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, 609-924-2310. www.terhuneorchards.com.

known, all while enjoying themselves. I would love it if someone went home and said to a friend or a family member, ‘I have to tell you a story … and it’s entirely true that happened not far from here!’ That, to me, would be success. If people love it that much they’ll be inspired to know more and share more about this history. If they just love a good story — well, there’s plenty more where that came from and we’re happy that they’re happy.” Harrowing History, Bordentown Historical Society, Divine Word Ministries, 101 Park Street, Bordentown. Saturdays, September 19 through October 17, 7 p.m.; Saturdays, October 24 through November 7, 6 p.m. The program is intended for viewers 13 and up. Masks are encouraged for all attendees. $20. www.bordentownhistory.org.

Live music by Bill O’Neal & Andy Koontz, light fare, and wines by the glass. Face masks required on premises. 4 to 7 p.m. Music and Vino, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609737-4465. www.hopewellvalleyvineyards. com. Catmoondaddy with pop/rock. 6 to 9 p.m.

Film

Movie Night at the Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer Park, 1 Thunder Road, Trenton. www.rwjbh.org/ypgmovienight. RWJUH Hamilton Foundation’s Young Professionals Group offers food trucks and a screening of “Trolls.” Bring your own snacks and blankets. Masks required. Register. $30. Proceeds benefit RWJ’s cancer center and patient assistance fund. 5:30 p.m. Drive-In Movie Night, Mercer County Park, Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. www.mercercountyparks.org. Screening of “Inside Out.” Each parking spot comes with a designated lounging area. Bring your own chairs, blankets, food, and drinks. No glass bottles or liquor. Free. Gates open one hour prior to showtime. 7:30 p.m.

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Virtual On Stage

Seuls en Scene French Theater Festival, Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University. arts. princeton.edu. Recoring of a live production of Remi, in which Jonathan Capdevielle tackles Hector Malot’s Sans famille, a vibrant classic of French literature. In French with English subtitles. Free. Available online through September 20. 5 p.m.

Lectures

Sweet Dancers, Fund for Irish Studies, Princeton University. fis. princeton.edu. Film director Deirdre Mulrooney presents a virtual talk titled “Sweet Dancers: An Illustrated Talk on Irish Dance.” Audience Q&A follows. Free via Zoom. 4:30 p.m. Seuls en Scene French Theater Festival, Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University. arts. princeton.edu. Recorded conversation in French with Emilie Rousset and Louise Hemon following the online presentation of Le Grand Debat. 4:45 p.m.

For Seniors

Women in Retirement, Princeton Senior Resource Center. www. princetonsenior.org. Sandy Smith, League of Women Voters member, provides tips for voting in the 2020 election. Zoom presentation. Register. Free. 10 a.m. FYI Seminar, Princeton Senior Resource Center. www.princetonsenior.org. Certified Financial Planners C. Greg Crothers and Joseph Tortis discuss tax strategies and planning for the previous year with a special focus on charitable giving and required minimum distributions, via Zoom. Register. Free. 11:45 a.m.

Saturday September 19 In Person Live Music

Fall Music, Palmer Square Green, Princeton. www.palmersquare.com. Deni Bonet, pop/ rock singer/songwriter and classically trained violinist, performs. Free. Noon to 2:30 p.m. Music and Vino, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609-737-4465. www. hopewellvalleyvineyards.com. Got 35 pop/rock duo in the afternoon, music TBA in the evening. 1 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Frank Cervantes, Working Dog Winery, 610 Windsor Perrineville Road, East Windsor, 609-3716000. www.workingdogwinerynj. com. Free live music. Wine available for purchase. Food from Wood Craft BBQ Food Truck starting at noon. 1 to 5 p.m. Drive-In Concert, Mercer County Park, Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. www.mercercountyparks.org. Performances by Kindred Spirit and the Sensational Soul Cruisers. Each parking spot comes with a designated lounging area. Bring your own chairs, blankets, food, and drinks. No glass bottles or liquor. Free. Gates open one hour prior to showtime. 6 p.m.

Film

Park-In Movie, Music Mountain Theater, 1483 State Route 179, Lambertville. www.musicmountaintheatre.org. Parking lot film screening of “Jumanji: The Next Level” to be viewed from your car via FM radio frequency. Register. $25 per vehicle. 7 p.m.

Art

Art All Day, Artworks Trenton, 19 Everett Alley, Trenton. www.artworkstrenton.org/art-allday-2020. Open studios, demos, pop-up galleries, public art, and bicycle tours. Masks and social distancing required. Noon to 6 p.m.

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New American Patriots, Artworks Trenton, 19 Everett Alley, Trenton. www.artworkstrenton. org. Exhibit by Chris Ernst studying the American women who supported the efforts of World War II. On view during Art All Day and by appointment through October 10. Noon to 6 p.m.

Farm Markets

Farmers Market, Montgomery Friends of Open Space, Village Shopping Center, 1340 Route 206 South, Skillman, 609-915-0817. www.montgomeryfriends.org. Jersey Fresh produce and farm products, baked goods, chicken, eggs, sausage, and more. One person per family. Face covering and social distancing required. 9 a.m. to noon. Pennington Farmers Market, Rosedale Mills, 101 Route 31, Pennington. www.penningtonfarmersmarket.org. Face masks required for everyone over age 2. Social distancing measures in place. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. West Windsor Community Farmers’ Market, Vaughn Drive Lot, Princeton Junction Train Station. www.westwindsorfarmersmarket. org. Vendors sell fresh produce, meats, baked goods, and more. Yes We Can! food drive ongoing. Face masks required. Bring your own bags. Limit of two shoppers per family. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For Families

Family Fun Fall Weekends, Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, 609-924-2310. www.terhuneorchards.com. Activities for kids including adventure barn, hay bale maze, pony rides, pumpkin picking & painting, pedal tractors, and exploring the farm trail. Live music, apple products, wine, and more. Timed entry ticket required. $10; children under 3 free. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ciclovia, Artworks Trenton, East Front Street, Trenton. www.artworkstrenton.org/art-allday-2020. Walk, run, skate, ride bikes, and enjoy active events on car-free streets. Noon to 6 p.m.

History

Harrowing History, Bordentown Historical Society, Divine Word Missionaries, 101 Park Street, Bordentown. www.bordentownhistory.org. Six of Bordentown’s most shocking 19th and early 20th century true tales will come to life in an evening of theatrical storytelling, held outdoors under a tent. Register at brownpapertickets.com. 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Shopping News

Outdoor Flea Market, Princeton Elks, 354 Route 518, Blawenburg, 609-466-9813. Weather permitting. Vendor spots are $10 each. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Virtual Film

Saturday Night at the Movies: Modern Times, 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.

History

Reclaiming Our Voice: NJ’s Role in the Fight for Women’s Suffrage, New Brunswick Public Library. www.nbfpl.org/suffrage. Presentation by Carol Simon Levin followed by Q&A. Register online or by email to joshman@ lmxac.org. 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Good Causes

Rhythm 2020, SOFKIN (Support Organization for Kids in Need), 732-309-6344. www.sofkin.org. Virtual fundraiser for the organization that cares for destitute and neglected children in India. Watch dance performances by the children, hear their stories, and hear singing by the Tollywood Stars. $10 donation requested. Register. 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

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In Person

Live Music

Art

Chris Giakas, Working Dog Winery, 610 Windsor Perrineville Road, East Windsor, 609-3716000. www.workingdogwinerynj. com. Free live music. Wine available for purchase. 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday Afternoon Music and Vino, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609737-4465. www.hopewellvalleyvineyards.com. Winery Cats with pop/rock. 3 to 6 p.m.

Farm Markets

Hopewell Farmers Market, , 62 East Broad Street, Hopewell. www.fairgrownfarm.com/ hopewell-farmers-market. Locally produced foods, plants, wines, and more. Masks and social distancing required. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Fairs & Festivals

Food Truck & Craft Vendor Fair, Hamilton Council 6213 Knights of Columbus, 1451 Klockner Road, Hamilton. Food trucks, crafts and vendors, Super 50/50, live entertainment, and children’s activities. $5 donation per person admission. Under 12 free. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

For Families

Virtual

On Stage

Princeton Together, Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton. www. artscouncilofprinceton.org. First day for exhibition of photographs by Sheila Bodine, who has spent the past five years capturing everyday life as well as special events in an effort to document the Princeton Community. On view through October 24. 9 a.m.

Farm Markets

Greenwood Avenue Farmers Market, Corner of Hudson and Greenwood Avenue, 609-2789677. www.greenwoodavefm.org. Fresh produce, vegetables, tropical fruit, meat, and eggs. Reserved for seniors and people with disabilities, noon to 1 p.m. Free youth meals served 1 to 3 p.m. Noon to 4 p.m.

Virtual

Literati

International Day of Peace with the Roosevelt Poets, Morven Museum and Garden. www.morven.org. The Roosevelt Poets virtual readings filmed live in Morven’s gardens followed by Zoom discussion and peaceful meditations. Poets include David Keller, Rod Tulloss, Wes Czyzewski, Da-

vid Sten Herrstrom, Ron Kostar, Silent Lotus, and Judith McNally. Register. $10. 5 p.m. Robert Friedin on ‘Adventures in English Syntax’, Princeton Public Library & Labyrinth Books. www.princetonlibrary.org. Author and Princeton professor emeritus Robert Freidin speaks about his book in a livestream presentation. 7 to 8 p.m.

Lectures

C-PREE Bradford Seminar, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. spia.princeton.edu. Suzi Kerr, chief economist for the Environmental Defense Fund, presents “’Climate Teams’ Not Carbon Commodity Markets.” Register for Zoom broadcast. Free. 12:15 p.m. Continued on following page

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September 16, 2020

Hopewell’s Stranger-than-Fiction Castle Inspires a Novel

by Dan Aubrey

ames Betz says it was at an area swim club when he first heard about the subject that would turn into an obsession and his recently published book, “Ralston Heights.” He says he overheard a woman’s account of her son’s bicycle trip through Hopewell and coming across a castle-like structure that was the proposed heart of a utopian colony. The colony’s underlying principle was Raltsonism and the area surrounding the “castle” was Ralston Heights. “I was so obsessed and began researching Ralstonism as much as I could,” says Betz during a recent telephone interview about turning historic fact into supernatural fiction. What ignited his imagination was not the history of the building but the naked bigotry of the movement’s founder. Ralston may seem to be an actual person’s name, but it is an acronym representing its founder’s formula for productive living: Regime, Activity, Light, Strength, Temperation, Oxygen, and Nature. Its coiner was the self-appointed 19th-century health pundit Webster Edgerly (1852 to 1926). One of several late 19th century Americans who sipped from a heady cocktail of Darwinism, health fanaticism, idealism, and consumerism — others include breakfast cereal entrepreneurs John Kellogg (the creator of cornflakes) and C.W. Post (of Grape Nuts fame) — Edgerly sold mailorder self-improvement books

through his Ralston Health Club. He also concocted the pen name Edmund Shaftesbury to be the author of more than 80 books designed to address a variety of physical and psychological issues — with scant scientific support. The books found an international clientele that clamored for selfperfection and had the means to pay each book’s high price — figure $650 per copy in today’s dollars. With 800,000 dues-paying Ralston members, including Eng-

‘It was sobering to find out that a pioneer of eugenics lived so close to home, and it was too much to turn my head the other way,’ says betz, who lives in Hopewell. land’s Queen Victoria, Edgerly eventually became rich — and seemingly respectable. He also was involved in the creation of another of the era’s cereal companies, Ralston-Purina. The already existing company wanted to capitalize on Edgerly’s health promises. After some unsuccessful attempts to establish himself in various locales — including his home state of Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. — Edgerly started purchasing farmland in Hopewell, New Jersey, in order to create a

community based on his ideas that ranged from perfecting personal magnetism to fostering racial purity through eugenics. Edgerly’s method to reduce the number of members of inferior — aka non-white — races was to castrate dark-skinned men to prevent their passing their supposedly inferior intellectual capabilities along to their offspring. However, it was permissible for white males to breed with darkskinned women to pass on white intellect. “It was sobering to find out that a pioneer of eugenics lived so close to home, and it was too much to turn my head the other way,” says Betz, a Pennington native now living in Hopewell. The writer says the topic had also been touched on in another book he wrote before this one, “Sourland Snakebite.” That supernatural story deals with the now-vanished state home for epileptics at Skillman and Dr. Edwin Katzen-Ellenbogen, the Polish-Jewish New Jersey-based proponent of eugenics who later worked with the Nazis and who admired America’s eugenic theories.

etz also lists other eugenics connections to the region: aviation hero and eugenics advocate Charles Lindbergh and Governor Woodrow Wilson, who signed the 1911 legislation allowing New Jersey to practice eugenics (it was later repealed). The writer says while the actual story of Edgerly’s attempt to create a center before being run out of

After encountering Hopewell’s ‘castle,’ James Betz became intrigued by its history and used the story of its 19th-century inhabitant Webster Edgerly as the basis for his novel, ‘Ralston Heights.’ Hopewell is strange enough, he was additionally inspired by writers such as Stephen King and J.R.R. Tolkien to fictionalize it for several reasons. “In this day and age I felt a bit of an obligation to point out the evil of racism. I was trying to expose the evil of the Ralston Castle. That you

can’t escape the evil,” he says. He adds Webster Edgerly’s being from Salem, Massachusetts, connected him with supernatural stories, and he saw the opportunity for a “sinister plot setup” that dealt with an un-escapable curse. Betz’s story follows Trevor Marino, a young man who is “in a pre-

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FALL 2020 LECTURE SERIES

tuesday September 22 Virtual Literati

Daniel mendelsohn and michael Wood in Conversation, princeton public Library & Labyrinth books. www.labyrinthbooks. com. Livestream features memoirist and critic Daniel Mendelsohn and critic Michael Wood on Mendelsohn’s new book, “Three Rings: A Tale of Exile, Narrative, and Fate,” in which he explores the links between the randomness of the lives we lead and the artfulness of the stories we tell. Register. Free; donations appreciated. 6 p.m.

Lectures

SEPTEMBER 18 “Sweet Dancers: An illustrated talk on Irish Dance” by film director Deirdre Mulrooney

In Conversation: barbara DiLorenzo & rashad malik Davis, Arts Council of princeton. www.artscouncilofprinceton. org. Author-illustrators Barbara DiLorenzo and Rashad Malik Davis in virtual conversation with Timothy M. Andrews, art collector and supporter of the Arts Council’s Artist-in-Residence program. Register. Free. 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday September 23 In Person

4:30 p.m. via Zoom For more information about the event and Zoom link, visit fis.princeton.edu The Fund for lrish Studies is generously supported by the Durkin Family Trust and the James J. Kerrigan, Jr. ’45 and Margaret M. Kerrigan Fund for lrish Studies.

Wellness

Wild Gentle Yoga: Yoga to Connect with Yourself and Nature, bowman’s Hill Wildflower preserve, 1635 River Road, New Hope, PA. www.bhwp.org. Gentle yoga that builds body awareness, strength, flexibility, and a better understanding of how humans connect to and reflect natural systems with Priscilla Hayes. Register. Pay what you can. 8 to 9 a.m.

Princeton computer science professor Andrew Appel leads a session on election transparency via Zoom on Thursday, September 17.

Gardens

Garden tours, morven museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton. www. morven.org. Docent-led what’s in bloom tours. Face masks and registration required. Tours available Wednesdays through Saturdays. $10. For additional $20, box lunch included Wednesdays through Fridays. Masks required. Register. 11 a.m.

Virtual

Classical Music

Downtown Lunchtime recital Series, First reformed Church of New brunswick. www.facebook.com/FRCNewBrunswick. Trillium, featuring Marjorie Selden, violist, and Jill Crawford, flutist, who will play compositions by late 18th century composers Francois Devienne and Franz Anton Hoffmeister. Livestreamed via Facebook. 12:15 p.m. Continued on page 11

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‘Ralston Heights’: An Excerpt

ven in broad daylight, all of the castle’s 77 windows were dark. After a few more seconds of critical observation, Trevor noticed a feature that he had never seen before. Many of the windows had a “third eye” hanging above them. Since the Ralston Health Club was dedicated to concepts such as personal magnetism, glame (the Raltonism concept of natural buoyancy), vitality, and spirituality, the third eye details were yet another subtle allegory that he failed to interpret. The perennial eye symbolized the overall connectivity of the Ralston regime, and how the culture sought for a greater meaning in life. Though they were difficult to see, Trevor felt intimidated by the virtual feeling of eye contact. Within seconds, the scenery changed into a psychedelic bouquet of lively colors. As the clouds spun in counterclockwise circles, all of the building’s third eye features winked at him with simultaneous synchrony. After seeing the

winks, Trevor turned away with disbelief. After shaking his head and closing his eyes, he looked back a few seconds later. Much to his surprise, Trevor saw nothing but the castle’s motionless facade

Although his mind could barely tolerate the thought of the castle, trevor believed that a quick trespassing journey would help him get over the bug. He only wanted to quell this unusual obsession with the castle once and for all.’ Although his mind could barely tolerate the thought of the castle, Trevor believed that a quick trespassing journey would help him get over the bug. He only wanted to quell this unusual obsession with the castle once and for all, so he deiced to take a huge risk. The only issue he had was the fear of getting

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caught. If the police caught Trevor breaking and entering, he would be in deep shit. He was desperate to see whatever was inside the castle, and the urge was only growing stronger. Buy gulping down the painful, dry lump in his throat, Trevor prepared himself for the journey beyond his backyard fence. After recalling all the commotion spoken in Adam-Man Tongue, he refused to leave his house during he evening hours. Apparitional minions had been messing with his impressionable mind ever since he and his mother had moved to the neighborhood. Unable to tolerate the mysteriousness any longer, Trevor made an audacious move — he was going to take his very own walkthrough tour of the castle. A sudden qualm entered his mind, but Trevor ignored it. He assumed there would be some mental hesitation, but that was to be expected. As soon as his Nike sneakers were tied up tight, he drank a small glass of tap water before leaving his house.

‘Ralston Heights’ is available at Pennington Quality Market.

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Welch Seeks to Build Community at Arts Council

by Dan Aubrey

dam Welch takes a seat on the Arts Council of Princeton’s Graves Terrace. A nationally known ceramicist — whose work will also be on view at the Trenton City Museum exhibition opening September 19 — and former executive director of Greenwich House in Brooklyn, Welch is ready to talk about assuming the position of executive director for the prominent arts center. “My approach to arts administration is thinking as an artist first and foremost,” he says behind his social distancing-approved mask. “I essentially think about art, dream about art, talk about making art.” The Hightstown resident adds, “I am mainly interested in contemporary art — where ceramic and other arts overlap — and artists looking at the material for expression. “And even though I work and think about clay — I have a kinship with what (artists of other medium) are doing and what they are working on. So it is a natural fit to create a residency where I can help them achieve their vision in material.” That said, he admits that filling a job that had been filled by an “acting” director for nearly two years and doing so during a health and economy-wrecking pandemic “is not a great time to start a new job and start a new business. And the Arts Council is no different.” And while enrollment numbers for ACP classes and programs are going up, he says it isn’t where it had been.” But, he says, “I love challenges, and I love art, so I find this to be a great opportunity — a time for reinvention that is unprecedented.” The artist/administrator whose history includes leading an organization through an enrollment and budget problem then adds, “When things are running it is difficult to make change because of precedent and tradition. Moments like this give you a freedom to allow you to examine that precedent. It gives you a blank slate without the normal fear of change. The ‘if it is not broken, don’t fix it’ idea doesn’t exist with COVID. It gives us time to reevaluate.” That includes looking at what the “ACP did well and where we think we can go on.” Admitting that it is daunting to leave a secure job and start a new one in a new location, Welch says he already has a connection to the town of Princeton from being a once-a-week art instructor and lecturer at Princeton University. “I have been working at the university for a decade. I admire and really like spending time here,” he says. Then again he also says he liked working Greenwich House. “I have spent half of my artistic life at that job and was shaped by that community. And that shaped my thoughts about what it is to work in a community. It was a great learning experience.” And while the 12 years of commuting four hours a day were enough to make him ready for a

change, the father of two daughters says COVID-19 sealed his fate. “I spent the time at home for four months and realized while I was there that I needed to refocus on myself and the importance of community. I knew so much about working in a community in New York, but I didn’t know my own community. So in a sense I was living in two different worlds.” He adds the ACP was the only job that interested him in the region and calls it “a real opportunity and game changer.” Welch says what makes it attractive is the “great synergy happening with the municipality: creating graphics on sidewalks, signage in the Witherspoon district, and plantings in the Witherspoon area, more opportunity for temporary and permanent public art pieces.” There is also the opportunity for a “reexamination of what we can do at this time. Try it and see what sticks. If the community embraces it, then that becomes some of the new programming of what we do when we reemerge.” Welch is also interested in examining the various communities of artists and encourages “an atmosphere of dialogue in the larger artists’ community and building networks” that “engage one another outside our little communities.” However, to do so requires facing some challenges. He says the first is “obviously finances. It was an obstacle preCOVID, and you want to keep your staff employed and engaged..” The next challenge is COVID’s emotional and psychological im-

pact on children and adults. “How do we use the arts to overcome anxiety and overcome these fears that are being created? How to develop relationships and bonds with people — to empathize with people? Art isn’t the only way. (But) it is one way to help us cope. I think that it’s one of the biggest. “Our responsibilities and resources are people, and I think that is a priority. Our biggest goal and biggest challenge is reaching people. Right now it’s Zoom, but we have to figure out a hybrid of reaching people through Zoom and

‘My family was hands-on,’ Welch says. ‘By the end of high school I wanted to do ceramics for a living. In college I focused solely on art; I focused on ceramics.’ physical presence. “We have to reinvent ourselves. Then hopefully the money will come. If you do all you can do, the money will be there. The support will be there.” Welch says he approaches the administrative work as a creative process and a path he began when he was attending middle school in Burke, Virginia. “I started in craft and woodworking. As early as seventh grade I was in a shop class and started producing. I also started ceramics

Ceramicist and Princeton University instructor Adam Welch is the new executive director of the Arts Council of Princeton. and art. “My family was hands-on. So I was used to it and thinking about materials. By the end of high school I wanted to do ceramics for a living. In college I focused solely on art.” Although during college at Northern Arizona University he went to Alaska to work with a totem pole artist, Welch says he kept returning to ceramics. “It was very intuitive and very natural. Even with wood working, my interest and focus revolves around clay as a material. Anytime I have an idea for something. I think in clay.” Welch believes the tactile experience of working with clay makes ceramics popular for students and artists. “Ceramics is at the forefront of the art world,” says Welch, who also writes about ceramics for Ceramics Art and Perception, the Log Book, Ceramics Monthly, and Clay Times. “About 14 years ago clay was shown in New York and considered seriously. I see the rise of ceramics is connecting with the actual world,” he says. Calling it an opposite of conceptual art and a reaction to the removal of the traditional aesthetics of art making, Welch says the cyclical reinterest in ceramics and clay “is a return to the primordial. I see it as a reaction. Students working all day on the computer and on a level so

far removed from every day involvement. A return to painting, a return to drawing, and a return to object and mark making is a basic return to the world — but not basic in a non-sophisticated way. People work all day and then come to places like the ACP to re-immerse themselves into something meaningful. “This goes back to — there is a large disconnect of seeing something accomplished (in a factory). You start out with a lump of clay or blank canvas and you end up having a work of art. And you express your time. It goes back to the Abstract Expressionism, an existential statement, ‘I am here.’ ” According to his Greenwich House Pottery biography, Welch’s own expression “incorporates design, documentation, and intervention to reference history and material culture.” Welch explains that he became engaged with documenting the use of bricks and building. And “found out there was a large history. It basically dealt with a window tax. The poor had to do without light and air.” That resulted in a body of work called “Bricked Up” on view at Princeton Day School in 2013. “I started bricking up and repairing walls and did a photo documenting bricked up historic places by PhotoShop.”

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He says the “intervention” involved repairing or replacing bricks in different ways, including painting them with contemporary “Martha Stuart” colors. For Welch, the appeal of working with bricks is that “it is very art related. It is steeped in art world practice.” He continues to say while perusing his graduate studies at Virginia Commonwealth University he was also looking to navigate through the current academic dogma and got interested in art history. “I got inspired by minimalism,” he says, “and tried to pare down what was essential. The brick came to become the quintessential ceramic object, historically functioning, manufactory, and with a relationship to the body — to the hand. As a building material it hit all the criteria, and it was necessary and permanent and had a relationship with the body. I am still interested in it as an object — it is a bottomless well of exploration.” He sums up his approach to creating his brick and more traditional work with “I do it for me. I do it for my own interest. If people like it, great. If they buy it, fantastic.

“I want people to see it and love it when I have the opportunity to show — like with this show coming up. It is another way to express myself and an expression of the time.” Thinking of the art form in general, he says, “I love how ceramics has such a long history and love how it is everywhere. It is in everything — hair products, the space

Community, to Welch, ‘involves smaller communities that need to be engaged and use art to give common ground to the human experience. Art to expand our world view and bring us together.’ shuttle, toilets, gravestones, teeth, medicine. It’s everywhere and everything. And all of its powers haven’t been discovered yet. It is humble and not humble — look at the history — pomp and circum-

that involve relational aesthetics — and artists who engage the community. “I’ve learned over the past 17 years the importance of community,” he says, as it has become noticeably darker on the terrace and it is time to wrap up. “The term isn’t one monolithic thing. It involves smaller communities that need to be engaged and use art to give common ground to the human experience — art to expand our world view and bring us together.” Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton. 609-924-8777. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org.

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Architecture and Experience: Designing a New Art Museum for Princeton, Princeton University Art Museum. artmuseum. princeton.edu. Architect Sir David Adjaye and museum director James Steward discuss the concepts, ideas, and insights that are driving the design for the new Princeton University Art Museum. Register for Zoom discussion. 1 p.m. Rock & Roll: From the Blues to the British Invasion, Mercer County Library. www.facebook. com/mclsnj. Rock ‘n roll historian, and native of Liverpool, John Paul Groom tells the story of the Beatles’ rise from obscurity to the moment when they stood on the verge of international stardom. Last in a three-part series. Register via email for GoToMeeting link. 7 p.m.

easy trips to Virginia to visit family. Welch says during one trip south they had a diaper problem and took the next exit on the New Jersey Turnpike to address it. “We pulled into Hightstown, and I said this is where we’re moving and we looked at houses. That was 12 years ago.” The house they eventually purchased also had a garage that Welch transformed into a studio. But he readily admits that space really got running after the pandemic forced him to focus and refocus on his socially engaged practices — such as the Empty Bowls hunger project, serving on the town’s Cultural Arts Commission, and other activities

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Creations by Amber Lunning, a jewelry designer who also works as a cook at Small World Coffee, are on view in the cafe’s Witherspoon Street location. Pictured is her solar system necklace.

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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.

Prior to joining the Arts Council Welch led Greenwich House Pottery in New York City. He has also been involved in community efforts including the Empty Bowls hunger project. At left is a brick work of his that will appear in an upcoming show at the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie.

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stance to everyday drinking of tea and whiskey. I don’t think anything has more power to bring people together. Classes filled in the city and here. It is gaining in popularity.” Although Welch brings the past into his criticism, he has other concerns. “A lot of stuff I had written about in the field has been critical about where people are lacking” and asks “why are all the famous people and tenured faculty being celebrated and not others who are exploring, including the non-ceramic artists working in clay?” “I use the (critic) platform to advance work that I like. And I write about ideas and things that interest me. I would approach a work and say ‘think about this and these ideas,’” he says. A Virginia native and son of a civil engineer and day care provider, Welch’s move to New Jersey started in 2002 when his wife, Rachel, a fellow VCU graduate, moved to New York to work as a fashion designer, and the couple settled in Brooklyn. They eventually had a child and decided to find a place of their own. The challenge was to find a place close to New York and allowed

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Springdale: 125 Years Old and Getting Younger

by Joe Emanski

ew golf clubs in the Unit- the more than 80 new members ed States are old enough to hold who have joined in the past 18 125th-anniversary parties, but months. Those are great numbers at a Springdale Golf Club in Princeton is one club that can claim that dis- time when private clubs around the country are suffering from declintinction. On September 12 more than 250 ing membership. Many golf clubs, members and their families attend- which were symbols of status for ed a socially distanced anniversary male captains of commerce and incelebration at the club. The party dustry in the 20th century, are havfeatured a barbecue and pig roast ing to adopt increasingly casual, followed by fireworks. Among family-oriented, gender-friendly those in attendance were many policies in order to retain and atmembers who have been at Spring- tract members in the 21st century. Springdale has long taken pride dale for more than 40 years. Professional golfer Cheyenne in its strong women’s program, which is one of Woods — Tiger’s the oldest and niece — was on most active in hand for the weekSpringdale Golf the region. But end to play the Club’s efforts to Kevin Tylus, a course and take banking execpart in the festivibroaden its appeal utive who is ties. She is also are working: the fastthe president helping the club est growing segof Springdale’s with its programs Board of Govto grow junior ments of its memberernors, says golf, especially ship are families and that Springdafor girls and chilyoung professionals. le’s board has dren of lesser ecomade a connomic means. scious effort to Woods was invited by Troon Golf, the golf club adjust to the changing preferences management company that Spring- of members and prospective memdale’s members brought in in 2018 bers. “Especially after the global reto help steer the club into its next cession, we needed to embrace a 125 years. While the quasquicentennial different segment of the golf popuwas the occasion for the party, there lation,” he says. “We’re not living are other good reasons to celebrate in a day of high initiation fees and at Springdale. Perhaps the best rea- high dues. You have to provide the son is Springdale’s resurgent mem- value, and that’s what the team is bership: the club now has 464 doing.” The adjustments are paying off: members, including 366 full-golf members. Club officials say mem- The two fastest growing segments bership has increased 25 percent in of Springdale’s membership are the past four years. That includes families and young professionals.

Anthony Pagliari, Springdale’s general manager, says that in the last 10 years, all clubs have been reassessing their priorities. That might mean offering tiered memberships, creating more programs for kids and families, providing more health and wellness services, relaxing their dress codes, or a combination of all of the above. “Clubs have had to innovate,” Pagliari says. “You have to find ways to solidify your future.” With its newfound focus on young professionals and families, its commitment to its women’s and youth golf programs, new practice facilities, and a thriving relationship with Troon Golf, Springdale is weathering a storm that is battering many other clubs in the area and throughout the U.S.

Springdale general manager Anthony Pagliari, left, board president Kevin Tylus, board member Erin Hamrick, Cheyenne Woods, board member Martha Love, and head golf professional Keith Stewart. Photos by Donovan Maguigan and Brittany Ennis. “There’s a community that exists here, and it’s not just because of golf. Springdale has always been a special place, but we hadn’t always gotten the word out about how inviting we are, how welcoming,” Tylus says. “We have scratch golfers and 40-handicappers, we have families who all play together, parents and their kids. Even in a pandemic there’s this sense of community. We have 20 new members since the pandemic started. It’s incredible how well we’re doing.”

lder clubs across the U.S.A. have been rediscovering their histories in recent years as they have looked for more ways to increase membership. Associations with certain golf tournaments or course designers is meaningful to golfers who have an appreciation for America’s golf heritage. Golf’s popularity grew rapidly in the first third of the 20th century, and clubs rarely spent much effort documenting their formative years.

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Clubs that have sought a clearer picture of their origins have often had to dig through treasury archives and newspaper clippings to liam Flynn to redesign the course. understand their stories as fully as Flynn is well known to golf aficiopossible. nados for the course design work At Springdale a trio of members he did at The Country Club (Brookhave taken it upon themselves to line, Massachusetts) and Cherry piece together the club’s history Hills Country Club, outside Denthrough painstaking research. The ver, but he is perhaps best known result of this work by Daniel for the work he Scheid, Malcolm did at ShinMcKinnon, and necock Hills Springdale was Bill Crane is be(where he refounded as Princeton ing called the vised and augSpringdale Histomented Willie Golf Club in 1895. At ry Project, a deDunn’s origithe time there were tailed account of nal layout) and fewer than 100 golf those early years. Merion Golf So far the historiClub in Ardcourses in the counans have documore, Pennsyltry. mented the club’s vania. history up through M e r i o n ’s 1931. East Course Their work and the work of oth- was designed by Hugh Wilson, ers has revealed that Springdale’s Class of 1902, and Flynn worked current 18-hole golf course can closely with Wilson on the design trace its roots to not one but two of and construction of the course. It is the better known course designers believed, though not certain, that of golf’s golden age. Wilson recommended Flynn to Springdale was founded as Springdale when the club was Princeton Golf Club in 1895 by stu- looking for someone to redesign dents, alumni, and faculty of the course. Princeton University. The United Wilson died in 1925. When FlyStates Golf Association had been nn came to Princeton, he is said to founded just a year earlier, and it is have wanted to honor his mentor, generally accepted that there were Wilson, with his work at Spring fewer than 100 golf courses in the dale. The course today is largely as United States at that time. it was in Flynn’s day, although The original nine-hole course, there are many more trees on the laid out at the southern end of Ba- grounds than there were then. yard Lane, opened for play in 1896. When a new clubhouse was built In 1899 members Moses Taylor at the southern end of the property Pyne, Stephen Palmer, and Corne- in 2007, the order of the holes was lius C. Cuyler raised $25,000 to changed significantly, but the holes purchase the 240-acre Stockton themselves feature the same strateFarm, and a new nine, designed by gic approaches and rolling greens Willie Dunn, Jr., opened for play in that Flynn and his predecessors had 1902. implemented. Dunn finished second in the inThe club has recently made renaugural U.S. Open, held at New- ovations to six holes, predominantport Golf Club in 1895, and is ly in bunkers and the areas around known for his early design work at the greens. But Tylus says that all many clubs on the East Coast, nota- changes have been made with the bly Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on intent to retain the character of FlyLong Island. nn’s design. In 1909 the property was deeded Tylus also says that the renovaover to the university. In 1911 tions have come at a time when the member Gerard Lambert began the grounds look as good as they ever process of laying out a second nine, have, which he attributes to Troon which opened for play in 1915. The Golf’s regional agronomy program club was renamed Springdale Golf in general, and the work of course Club in 1922. superintendent Donovan MaguIn 1927 the club brought in Wil-

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Springdale takes pride in its efforts to include women and families. Ruth Thornton, left, has been a member for more than 60 years and has been club champion 10 times across four decades. Center, a youth golf outing earlier this year. Right, the Morrison and Palsho families at the 125th anniversary celebration. igan specifically. “It’s amazing what they have been able to do in just a couple of years,” Tylus says. “The Troon agronomy team has the course in spectacular condition.”

nother reason to celebrate is the ongoing improvements being made to Springdale’s practice and training facilities. Last year Princeton University opened its new Tiger Performance Center at Springdale. The university built the center for use by the members of its golf teams. The university’s men’s and women’s teams, led by coaches Will Green and Erika DeSanty, both call Springdale home. The facility includes four hitting bays, video swing analysis systems, and a full-sized indoor golf simulator, and it is available to club members when not in use by the students. There are plans to develop the practice and training complex further. Steve Dana, vice president of Jerry Pate Design, has been engaged to design the new practice greens and short-game areas that will be situated right off the veranda of Springdale’s clubhouse, which was itself newly built in 2007. Dana is a former Princeton University golf team captain. “We wouldn’t be able to do all this on our own,” Tylus says. He credits the university’s golf coaches with bringing the idea for the practice areas to the club and connecting the club and Troon Golf with Steve Dana. The practice facility project will begin with a new USGA standard putting green in the spring of 2021. Shortly thereafter, Princeton will construct a “player-only” shortgame area near the Performance Center, including another putting green, pitching green, and bunkers.

Phase III will be a re-engineered tors of the Bryn Mawr Trust Comshort-game area for members. That pany, with an office at 47 Hulfish phase will potentially include three Street. “I can’t say enough about the reshort-game practice greens and multiple bunkers. The club’s goal lationship between the club and the is to have all three phases complete university,” Tylus says. “It does wonders for the club to have such a by the end of 2022. “Troon and Jerry Pate Design positive relationship.” collaborated on what’s the best design for the practice area. Our members and the university teams e is equally positive about are going to have a world-class fa- the relationship with Troon Golf. cility right out back,” Tylus says. Troon, which manages more than The club’s relationship with the 400 golf clubs worldwide, provides university certainly appears to management, marketing, and techhave improved since 2016, when nology services under the direction Robert Durkee, then vice president of the Springdale Board of Goverand secretary of Princeton Univer- nors. sity, was quoted at a town meeting Troon senior vice president of saying that the university expected operations Jim Richerson oversees that it would eventually want to integration of new clubs into the convert Springdale “to support the Troon network, and Tylus apprecieducational mission” of the univer- ates his hands-on approach. “We sity. see Jim every other week,” Tylus At the time, Springdale’s mem- says. “It’s immeasurable the help bership was at its low ebb, still that brings you as a club.” Richershaking off the effects of the global son is also vice president of the recession of 2008. The club had a PGA of America. lease with the university through Tylus says having Troon in the 2036, though it fold during the had an out clause coronavirus that Princeton pandemic has The pandemic has could exercise been an invalubeen an unprecedent- able resource for as early as 2026. ed challenge for University the club. The President Chrispandemic has Springdale, as it has topher Eisgruber been an unprecbeen for most clubs, later walked edented chalbut rounds of golf back Durkee’s lenge for Springstatements, saydale, as it has played are up 30 pering he did not been for most cent from last year. foresee the uniclubs. Corporate versity redevelgolf outings and oping Springdabanquet dinners le at any point during his tenure. In are major sources of revenue for June, 2018, Springdale and the uni- most clubs and have been all but versity signed a new agreement impossible during the pandemic. pushing the out clause back to 2032 Pagliari and his staff have had to at the earliest. adjust the business model to acTylus told U.S. 1 in 2018 that he count for the lost revenue, looking was never particularly concerned department by department at where about the university taking over the they could reduce expenses to get land, but he admitted that Durkee’s the same amount of work done as statements did motivate the club to usual without it affecting members. enact some of the changes that have “We have the Troon perspective borne fruit in the years since. of what other clubs do, so a com“It was a rallying cry, a wake-up mittee of our members doesn’t call of sorts for the Springdale have to figure it out,” Tylus says. membership, to be confident in the Pagliari, 37, joined Springdale adjustments we were making to the as general manager in November. club to adapt to the new golf demo- He had previously been general graphics,” Tylus said then. manager at Westmoreland Country Tylus, 65, has been a member Club, outside Pittsburgh, and also since 1993. He became president of spent time at the Rawls Course at the board of governors in 2017, Texas Tech University as head golf succeeding well-known Princeton professional and assistant general physician Tom Davidson. He is manager, which gave him some president of the banking division Continued on following page and a member of the board of direc-

The course at Springdale has remained largely unchanged since William Flynn was brought in to do a redesign in 1927. The bunker here gives golfers a view of Cleveland Tower at the university’s Graduate College.

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Richard Blofson, 87, on September 3. He co-founded of the Princeton-based documentary film company Telequest. The Philadelphia native’s career also included stints as Broadway stage manager, freelance camera man, and director and cinematographer for the New York Times’ History Project, and cinematographer for the Academy Award-nominated documentary on Broadway caricaturist Al Hirschfeld “the Line King.” Kathleen D. Onorati DiMatteo, 66, on September 10. She worked as a legal secretary at Stark & Stark for more than 30 years. Arlene K. Wilkinson, 81, on September 11. She worked as an administrative assistant at Educational Testing Services, the State of New Jersey, and McGraw Hill. Robert P. Livengood Sr., 84, on September 7. He retired as a stationary fireman at Mercer County Airport. William J. Perhacs, 55, on September 5. He was a director of global energy and sustainability services for Bristol Myers-Squibb. Joan M. O’Rahilly, 73, on September 4. She worked for the state Department of the Treasury. Kelly Procaccino on August 31. A state worker for 34 years, she was a human resource specialist with the Division of Developmental Disabilities. Patricia Anne Florence, 71, on September 6. The Trenton Central High School graduate worked for the Division of Archive and History Records Bureau as a microfilm machine operator.

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early “town and gown” experience in golf club management. He says the club shut down early in the pandemic out of concern for staff and member safety. Since reopening in June, they have had lunch and weekend dinner service with a limited menu and a more casual presentation. Some employees were furloughed early in the crisis, but they are all back to work now. “Hours of operation have changed, but level of service has not,” Pagliari says. “The members notice how hard the team, top to bottom, are working to keep them safe while also going above and beyond for them, and they are appreciative for what we are doing.” Revenues may be down, but the number of rounds of golf played at Springdale this year is actually up 30 percent from the previous year despite the pandemic. As board member Erin Hamrick puts it, golf is one of the few activities people have been able to take part in for most of the past six months despite all the restrictions necessitated by the coronavirus. “People sat and watched Netflix through March and April,” Hamrick says. “Then people were like, ‘Well, you could play golf!’ And they did.” The new business reality with many people working from home has also played a role in the increased traffic on the course. “We’ve been seeing a lot more professionals who would usually be in

Springdale is home to Princeton University’s golf teams. The facility now includes the Tiger Performance Center, which features a full-sized indoor golf simulator. Philadelphia or New York,” Tylus says. “We’re seeing them more during the week, we’re seeing them more for dinner, because they’re home when in the past they would be in the office. That’s probably the biggest reason we’re up 30 percent.” Tylus also notes that the number of rounds played by guests of members is higher than it has been in a long time. He attributes this to a few factors: the pandemic, Troon’s capable management, and the course’s excellent conditioning. “We’re seeing that members have a pride in the club that maybe they didn’t quite have before,” he says.

He says one new member who was disappointed to be unable to meet and socialize with other members in the clubhouse has committed himself to playing a round with as many other members as he could — more than 140 different members so far. “He said, ‘If I can’t meet people in the dining room, I’m going to get to know them on the course,’” Tylus says. “That’s really the spirit of golf.” Springdale Golf Club, 1895 Clubhouse Drive, Princeton 08540. 609-921-8790. Anthony Pagliari, general manager. www.springdalegc.org.

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