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‘Big Game Hunter’ Jeff Altman on interview skills, page 4.

Preview starts on page 8.

WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY? Daily calendar of live and virtual events, page 5.

Street artists Dean ‘Ras’ Innocenzi and others paint in a new season. See story, page 12.

Meet McCarter Theater’s Sarah Rasmussen, page 14.

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his year’s Fall Arts Preview is new in a way no other in memory has been. Museums, theaters, concert halls, and other art venues have been closed by the pandemic. And while a few museums and clubs have started to reopen, others are operating on standby, and the future of much of what had been taken granted is unclear. When McCarter Theater’s new artistic director, Sarah Rasmussen says in the interview on page 14 she and her colleagues are facing “the unknown,” she is speaking for nuThe Jersey Fresh Jam takes place September 12. merous others connected to venues and audiences. That includes producers for re- and shapes while poets seized the their work will not be sold and will be removed in the very near future. gional theaters such as McCarter or moment in words. Theater and musicians have also As street — aka graffiti — artist Passage in Trenton as well as other offerings easily accessible from the taken to using Zoom to explore a Dean Innocenzi says in an interPrinceton area — even the legend- new type of expression. One that view in this week’s U.S. 1, page 12, ary Broadway district in Manhat- was prominent to us was the New it’s a natural phenomenon: art, like tan experienced unprecedented Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s life, comes and goes. So too events that wait for no allclosure that started in March and “Gratias Tibi” (We Thank You) created and conducted by NJ- clear signals and — as the past few was extended to at least SO’s youth orchestras con- months have demonstrated — can December. Symphonic orches- between ductor, composer José Luis change what had been considered Domínguez. predictable and seemingly normal tras and other music the It couldn’t be more con- social patterns, including the way venues likewise face the temporary: The work was that art was created and presented. Lines challenge of waiting for dedicated to the healthcare That obviously has changed. the all-clear sign to reworkers on the front line of the pan- The expectations of yesterday are open their doors. Yet that all-clear sign — or that demic, was designed for isolated no longer valid, and as this issues magic bullet that makes audiences musicians who taped themselves suggests, we have entered a very comfortable returning to perfor- visually and audibly performing new and different art season. But what has not changed is a mance venues — may be connect- their section, was “scored” by the ed to an elusive vaccine or other composer with a technician, and social need for art — something that now may require a new attitude viable indicators that the COV- then premiered online. New visual art is also being pro- about how that art is created and ID-19 virus has been mitigated. Until then it is not show business duced this weekend when street presented. It also suggests the need for a as usual, and new models will artists who have been creating art for decades without the support of new way of thinking about how to emerge. museums or galleries convene for support the human beings chalthe Jersey Fresh Jam at TerraCycle lenged to make the art that may just eanwhile, new art finds a and take to the walls to paint mural- help us as we enter this brave new way into the world. As U.S. 1 has sized works — many filled with the era. For previews of what’s coming been showing in its nearly weekly sense of the moment. This new generation of artists up in the worlds of music, theater, “Art of the Quarantine,” painters have been using the time to deal will focus and work with zeal to film, and art, see the Fall Arts Prewith our times through lines, color, create the best work they can at the view beginning on page 8. moment. Yet they will also know

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The ‘Big Game Hunter’ Has Tips for Your Job Hunt

ow can a job candidate who seems immensely qualified be rejected by company after company? Sometimes technical expertise isn’t enough: the successful interview hinges on intangible, “soft” skills. Jeff Altman, a career, leadership, and executive coach who uses the moniker “Big Game Hunter,” leads a virtual session on interview skills for the Professional Service Group of Mercer County on Friday, September 11, at 9:45 a.m. Access information for the free event is available online at www.psgofmercercounty.org. On his website, www.thebiggamehunter. us, Altman posts daily content from his “No BS Job Search Advice Radio” podcast. In a segment earlier this month, he discusses two skills that are frequently seen by hiring managers as lacking in the candidates they interview. “The number one thing that LinkedIn has identified as missing in most candidates on the platform is good communication skills,” Altman says. “Deficiencies in your oral communications are hurting you.” These shortcomings can arise from candidates for whom English is not their first language or even from interviewees with a different regional accent. Altman cites an example: “The hiring manager from the north was interviewing a candidate from the south

Jeff Altman leads a virtual workshop on interview skills for the PSG of Mercer County on Friday, September 11. who spoke with a drawl,” he says. “The candidate was rejected because it wasn’t perceived by the hiring manager that he spoke well.” To fight these perceptions and implicit biases, Altman recommends working on oral communication skills through such groups as Toastmasters clubs, which allow members to practice public speaking. “Even though you may be competent or exceptional at what you do,” Altman says, having poor communication skills “is going to bite you in the butt at some point in your career.” “For many of you, skills get you to a certain level; your knowledge will get you to a certain level; however what will get you to a higher level is your ability to communicate your ideas to others effectively in order to be

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persuasive,” he says. Altman points out that people “who are doers” are paid at a certain level, but that people who manage other people and who are leaders are paid at even higher levels. Getting to that point “all comes down to being persuasive in your communications,” he says. The second soft skill he identifies as missing in many job hunters is visible passion and excitement for the work you do. “Hiring managers want to see your passion, they want to see your heart for what you do, they want to see your drive,” Altman says. “Don’t hide it from people,” he advises. “Just because your work in an organization where mediocrity is the norm, you don’t have to comply with that.” “If you’ve been trained to be average and fit in and be a team player instead of exceptional, start thinking about what you can do to nurture that quality in yourself, that drive for excellence again, so you can show it in the course of your interviews,” he says. Altman, who is based in North Carolina, has been a full-time coach for the past 18 years. He earned his bachelor’s in political science at City University of New York City College and master’s in social work from Fordham University.

Business Meetings Wednesday, September 9

business model & business plan, princeton sCOre. princeton.score.org. Webinar led by Amulya K. Garga on how to create effective business models and plans. Register. Free. 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, September 10

Virtual monthly membership Luncheon, princeton mercer regional Chamber of Commerce. www.princetonmercerchamber.org. “Leadership and Diversity in our Current Environment” presented by Patrick Gaston, the past chairman of Bed Bath & Beyond, who will review the current state of the nonprofit and business environment in New Jersey. Register. $25; $15 members. Noon to 1 p.m.

Patrick Gaston, past chairman of Bed Bath & Beyond, speaks on ‘Leadership and Diversity in our Current Environment’ at the Princeton Chamber’s virtual luncheon on Thursday, September 10.

Friday, September 11

Jobseekers, professional service Group of mercer County. www.psgofmercercounty.org. Jeff Altman presents on interviewing skills in a session titled “The Big Game Hunter.” 9:45 a.m. to noon.

Saturday, September 12

market & Competitive research for small businesses, princeton sCOre. princeton.score.org. Webinar led by Joan Divor on key concepts, activities, resources, and tools for market and competitive research. Register. Free. 10 a.m.

Tuesday, September 15

Jobseekers. sites.google.com/site/njjobseekers. Virtual meeting for those seeking employment. Visit website for GoTo Meeting link. 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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PREV I E W DAY-BY-DAY EVENTS, SEPTEMBER 9 TO 16 Mental Health

Event Listings: E-mail events@princetoninfo.com

Exploring the Psychological Effects of the Pandemic, JFCS of Greater Mercer County & Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor, , 609-443-4454. www.bethel.net. Discussion via Zoom with JFCS Director of Clinical Services Shirley Bellardo. Register. 7:30 p.m.

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.

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Wednesday September 9

Art and Healing

In Person 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.

Health

Blood Drive, Market Fair, 3535 Route 1, West Windsor. www. marketfairmall.com. Donors will receive complimentary hot or iced coffee from Corner Bakery Cafe and 20 percent off at TGIFriday (excluding alcohol). Donor blood can be tested for COVID-19 antibodies. Masks required. Registration required. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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

Literati

Author Alice Randall, Princeton Public Library. www.princetonlibrary.org. The author of “Black Bottom Saints” discusses her novel, which reimagines a vibrant Detroit in the first half of the 20th century, when the Black Bottom neighborhood was a center of African American culture. Register. 7 p.m.

Good Causes

Virtual Information Session, CASA for Children of Mercer & Burlington Counties. www. casamb.org. Information on the non-profit that recruits, trains, and supervises community volunteers who speak up in Family Court for the best interests of children that have been removed from their families due to abuse and/or neglect and placed in the foster care system. Register by email to jduffy@casamercer.org. 11 a.m.

The West Windsor Arts Council holds a Zoom-based opening reception for its virtual ‘Art and Healing’ exhibit on Friday, September 11. Pictured: ‘Healthcare Angels’ by Joe LaMattina. Faith

Lunch & Learn, Jewish Center of Princeton. www.thejewishcenter. org. Close reading of the Book of Jonah led by Elliot Salo Schoenberg, interim rabbi of the Jewish Center. Register to adulteducation@thejewishcenter.org for Zoom link. Free. Noon to 1:30 p.m.

Mental Health

Community Conversations with Avanzar: Self Care, Trenton Public Library, 120 Academy Street, Trenton. www.trentonlib. org. Community conversation via Facebook focusing on mental health and self care skills to practice while coping with the traumatic experience of COVID-19, economic instability, and racial injustice. Practices to maintain mental and physical wellbeing will be covered followed by conversation with facilitators through comments. Free. 4 to 5 p.m.

Wellness

Sugar on the Brain, The Suppers Programs. www.thesuppersprograms.org. Board certified endocrinologist Dr. Adi Benito talks about the impact that sugar can have on your brain and body. Free webinar. Donation requested. Register. 4 to 5 p.m.

Lectures

Through the Past Darkly, Princeton University Public Lectures. lectures.princeton.edu. Anne Case and David Autor discuss how the COVID crisis “unmasks” four decades of failed U.S. economic policy. Register for Zoom link. Free. 6 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.

Thursday September 10 In Person Live Music

Music and Vino, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609-737-4465. www. hopewellvalleyvineyards.com. Tom Trovas group with R&B, blues, and soul. 6 to 9 p.m. Antoine Drye Trio, New Brunswick Jazz Project, Tavern on George, 361 George Street, New Brunswick. www.nbjp.org. Outdoor performance by Antoine Drye, trumpet; Richie Goods, bass; and Anthony Wonsey, keyboard. Weather permitting. 7 to 10 p.m.

Film

Music and Movie on the Green, Princeton Public Library, Princeton Shopping Center, 301 North Harrison Street, Princeton. www. princetonlibrary.org. Music by the Tyrone Stackhouse Project followed by a screening of “John Lewis: Good Trouble.” Registration required. 6 to 10 p.m. Outdoor Movie Night, Trenton Thunder Ball Field, Arm & Hammer Park, 1 Thunder Road, Trenton. www.milb.com/trenton. Screening of “Field of Dreams” and “Toy Story 4.” Purchase tickets in advance. $10. Proceeds benefit the Hamilton Area YMCA. Rescheduled from August 28. 6:30 p.m. Outdoor Screening, Rutgers Nursery, 1051 U.S. Highway 202, Ringoes. www.rutgersln.com/ events. Discover the gardens and vision of revolutionary landscape designer Piet Oudolf, the designer of the plantings on New York City’s High Line and the Lurie Garden in Chicago’s Millennium Park with a screening of “Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf.” Register. 7:30 p.m.

Virtual Film

Seuls en Scene French Theater Festival, Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University. arts. princeton.edu. “Film Documenting the Creative Process Behind Du sale!” In advance of welcoming Marion Siefert’s production of Du sale! (Real Shit!) to Princeton at a later date, Seuls en Scene streams a film documenting the creative process behind the production. In French with English subtitles. Free. Available online through September 13. 7 p.m.

Literati

Reading + Conversation with Dr. Eve L. Ewing, Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University. arts.princeton.edu. Sociologist and writer Eve L. Ewing reads short selections from her book of poems, “1919,” followed by a conversation with Dr. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, assistant professor of African American studies at Princeton University. Audience Q&A will follow the reading and conversation. Register for Zoom webinar 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Gardens

Thursday Night Nature, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope, Pennsylvania. www. bhwp.org. Series of guest lectures via Zoom continues with “Blueberries” with Gary Pavlis, Ph.D. Register. $15. 7 to 8 p.m.

Health

Coronavirus in the U.S. – Considerations for Travelers, RWJ University Hospital Hamilton, 609-584-5900. www.rwjbh.org/ events. According to the CDC, travel increases your chances of getting and spreading COVID-19. Learn how to protect yourself, presented by F. Javier Villota, MD, medical director, occupational medicine, corporate health and travel medicine. Virtual program. Register. Free. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The 2020 Election and Beyond, 55-Plus Club of Princeton. www. princeton.com/groups/55plus. Meeting and presentation via Zoom with Steve Kornacki of MSNBC. Free; $3 donation requested. 10 a.m. Seuls en Scene French Theater Festival, Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University. arts. princeton.edu. “A Conversation on the State of Festivals and Theaters in France.” Florent Masse presents a recently recorded conversation with directors of productions from Festival d’Avignon, Festival d’Automne in Paris, and Comedie-Francaise to share an update on the situation of festivals and theaters in France at the beginning of the new theater season. In French. Free. Available online through September 20. 4:30 p.m.

Lectures

The Beatles: The Beaginnings (Part 1 of 3), 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. Register via email for GoToMeeting link. 7 p.m.

For Seniors

Art in the Academy, Princeton Senior Resource Center. www. princetonsenior.org. Presentation via Zoom by Ronnit Vasserman, founder of the Art Connect Group, explores the most influential African-American artists with a special emphasis on emerging voices of the last 25 years. Register. $10. 1 p.m.

Friday September 11 In Person Live Music

Music and Vino, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609-737-4465. www. hopewellvalleyvineyards.com. Just Us with rock. 6 to 9 p.m. Wine and Music Series, Crossing Vineyard & Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Newtown, PA. www.crossingvineyards.com. Fabulous Greaseband performs ‘50s to ‘90s oldies. Wine by the bottle, cocktails, bottled beer, and lite bites menu available. Bring your own glasses, tables, and chairs. $20. 7 p.m.

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For Readers The Watershed Institute in Pennington is hosting a virtual book group this fall with the theme “Voices from the Wild.” Meetings will be held via Zoom. Registration is free, but donations are appreciated. The meeting dates and readings are : selected poems from “Black Nature” edited by Camille Dungy, Wednesday, September 23; “Gathering Moss” by Robin Kimmerer, Wednesday, October 21; and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain, Wednesday, November 18. For more information or to register visit www.thewatershed.org.

Call for Creativity The 2020 Hopewell Harvest Fair has gone virtual. The celebration on Saturday, September 26, will include live music via Facebook, a poetry exhibition, and multiple contents. Online registration for the contests is open through Saturday, September 19. Anyone who lives in Hopewell or has a strong connection to the Hopewell Valley region is encouraged to enter. Kids Art is open to children in pre-school through grade 12. A maximum of two entries per person is allowed in the categories of portrait, abstract, nature, and technol-

Opportunities ogy. First through third place winners will be named in four age groups. Lego is also open to school-age children, who are invited to share photos or videos of their original Lego creations. Pieces should fit on a platform no larger than 18” x 24”. In each of four age groups prizes will be awarded for Best Construction, Best Creativity, and Best Overall. Photography is open to all ages. Two entries per category — safe, quarantine, learn, outside, and black — are permitted. Top three prizes will be awarded in each category in a 14 and under age group and 15 and older age group. All submissions will be exhibited online. Poetry invites people of all ages to submit up to five poems in the categories of justice, connection/ isolation, nature, joy, and humor. This is not a competition; all entries will be exhibited. Submit photos or videos of your furry friend for the Doggie DressUp contest. Winners will be named for Quarantine Cutie, Trickster of the Year, and Best Dressed. For more information on the fair and contest entries visit www. hopewellharvestfair.org.

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Call for Volunteers Share My Meals, a Princetonbased nonprofit that aims to alleviate hunger and food waste, is looking for volunteers to pick up and deliver healthy meals to recipients’ homes. The Waste Watcher Program is a sustainable meals recovery process, approved by the local health department, that distributes surplus meals from the cafeterias of local corporations, schools, universities, and restaurants to food-insecure members of the community. During the pandemic, Share My Meals has also purchased meals from local restaurants at the cost of goods to help the food insecure community while allowing these restaurants to stay active and to pay part of their staff members. To volunteer fill out the form at www.sharemymeals.org/volunteering-with-us. New Jersey Blood Services, which provides blood for local patients, is looking for a few good volunteers. The blood drive volunteer is an integral member of the team whose tasks include assisting donors with registration and/or at the refreshment area. No medical background necessary. Volunteers should be outgoing to provide

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Drive-In Movie Night, Mercer County Park, Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. www.mercercountyparks.org. Screening of “Moana.” 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.

friendly customer service and be able to perform tasks as needed. Must have transportation. For additional information call or text Sharon Zetts at 732-850-8906, Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. To apply online as a blood drive volunteer, visit www.nybc.org/ support-us/volunteer-nybc/volunteer-application. The D&R Greenway Land Trust is seeking volunteer stewards for 14 trails in the Amwells, Hopewell, Pennington, and Princeton. Stewards can be individuals or household groups who can safely work together. Tasks include monitoring trail use and condition and removing invasive plants along the trail. For more information or to volunteer email Karen Freundlich at volunteer@drgreenway.org.

Audition Musicians in elementary through middle school are invited to audition for the Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey. Musicians must be studying privately and also participate in their school band or orchestra, if such a program is offered. Homeschoolers are also wel-

Socials

Friday with Friends, YWCA Princeton Area Newcomers, Pavilion, 59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton. www.ywcaprinceton. org/newcomers. Review of the upcoming year and highlight on interest groups. Each person is required to bring her own food and drink, to wear a mask, and practice social distancing. Registration required to newcomersmembership@ywcaprinceton. org. Noon to 2 p.m.

Virtual Art

A Different Kind of Psychiatry Case Presentation Series FREE Online Webinar!

Film

Does Traditional Psychiatry Help Our Patients? Join the discussion. Presented by Salvatore Iacobello, M.D.

Opening Reception, West Windsor Arts Council. www.westwindsorarts.org. Online reception for “Art and Healing,” an exhibit that invited artists to explore the theme of Art and Healing, not only as it relates to the Covid-19 pandemic and the profound impact it has had on our lives, but also to reflect on past life experiences or feelings relating to healing from any condition or challenge. Register. Free. 7:15 p.m.

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Saturday, September 12, 2020 | 4:00PM - 5:00PM (ET) For more information and to register visit

adifferentkindofpsychiatry.com call (732) 821-1146 or email aco@orgonomy.org

Seuls en Scene French Theater Festival, Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University. arts. princeton.edu. Franco-Senegalese playwright and dramaturg Penda Diouf reads her most recent play about resilience that is both intimate and political, Pistes (Tracks). Directed by Aristide Tarnagda, this monologue about the courage to come face-to-face with one’s own demons is also a roadtrip across Namibia. Free. French with English subtitles. Available online through September 14. 5 p.m.

Good Causes

Virtual Information Session, LifeTies, Ewing, 609-671-0040. www.lifeties.org/volunteer. Information for prospective mentors and volunteers for the non-profit organization whose mission is to nurture wellness and self-sufficiency in vulnerable youth, young adults and their families. Register. Email volunteer@lifeties.org for more information. 12:30 p.m.

Lectures

Panel Discussion: Interrogating Biases at LIFE Magazine, Princeton University Art Museum.

come to try out. Auditions will take place Tuesday, September 15, via Zoom. Visit www.yocj.org/auditions for full application requirements and to sign up for a time slot.

Virtual Sunday School Families with children ages two through grade five are invited to enroll in an online Sunday program, “Compassion Camp,” presented by Princeton United Methodist Church. The 10-week program, streamed on Sundays at 11:30 a.m., relates scripture passages to efforts to end racism and cope with COVID uncertainties. Children and families will study scripture passages, use games, collaborate on art projects, and do yoga positions that act out the bible story. Email Evangeline@PrincetonUMC.org or register at www. princetonumc.breezechms.com/ form/compassioncamp. Sessions begin Sunday, September 13. Princeton United Methodist Church is a diverse congregation whose members come from many surrounding communities, backgrounds, and faith histories. Virtual worship services are streamed on Sundays at 10 a.m. on Facebook and at www.princetonumc.org, and also archived. For information go to www.princetonumc.org or call 609-924-2613.

artmuseum.princeton.edu. Princeton voices from across disciplines consider the ways intersectional biases persistent in the US in the middle of the 20th century informed Life magazine. Participants include Eden Consenstein (religion), Tessa Desmond (American studies), and Autumn Womack (English). Moderated by Katherine A. Bussard, photography curator. Register for Zoom link. Free. 2 p.m.

Saturday September 12 In Person Live Music

Music and Vino, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609-737-4465. www. hopewellvalleyvineyards.com. Acoustic DuOver with pop/rock in the afternoon, Bad Homres with folk/rock in the evening. 1 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Fabulous Benson Boys, Working Dog Winery, 610 Windsor Perrineville Road, East Windsor, 609-371-6000. www.workingdogwinerynj.com. Free live music. Wine available for purchase. Food from Vesuvio’s Pizza and Nick’s Place for sale starting at noon. 1 to 5 p.m. Drive-In Concert, Mercer County Park, Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. www.mercercountyparks.org. Performances by Swing Combo and Tempe Alegre. 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.

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Arts Weekend: Plein Air Studio Tour + Fundraiser, Rutgers Nursery, 1051 U.S. Highway 202, Ringoes. www.rutgersln.com/ events. Meet local artists working on-site throughout the nursery. Each will be exhibiting a sampling of work for sale. Artists include painters, a photographer, and a sculptor, as well as contemporary dancers and musicians. Donations accepted for Flemington Area Food Pantry and Delaware Valley Food Pantry. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Carpool Comedy Fundraiser, Acme screening room, 204 North Union Street, Lambertville. www.acmescreeningroom. org. Hosted by Joey Novick and Comedyworks Entertainment. Music pre-show by Essie Riddle. Auction featuring “stay-cation” items. Bring your own food and chairs for a parking lot picnic. Register. $30 per person. 5 to 7:30 p.m.

With New Art & History Exhibitions Onsite & Online Previews at Ellarslie.org

Literati

Free book Day, Princeton. Anyone who lives in Princeton can place free books on their lawn or curb. Mercer County residents are encouraged to roam Princeton and take whichever books look interesting. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Fairs & Festivals

Jersey Fresh Jam, terracycle, 1 TerraCycle Way, Trenton. www.jerseyfreshjam. com. Celebrating hip-hop culture with artists, musicians, DJs, and emcees. Free. Masks required. Noon to 7 p.m.

Farm Markets

Farmers market, montgomery Friends of Open space, Village Shopping Center, 1340 Route 206 South, Skillman, 609-9150817. 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.

Outdoor Action

saturday morning Walking Club, Lawrence Hopewell trail, Rosedale Lake Parking Lot. www.lhtrail.org. Socially distanced 4.5-mile round-trip walk including

Actress Kathryn Boswell leads the State Theater’s Broadway trivia night on Wednesday, September 16. the new 500-foot pedestrian bridge at Mercer Meadows to a new stretch of the trail to Old Mill Road. Walkers will be divided into groups of 20 or fewer and must wear masks. 9:30 a.m.

Health

blood Drive, montgomery ems, Meeting Room, 8 Harlingen Road, Belle Mead, 908359-4112. By appointment only at 877-2584825 or www.vitalant.org. Donors must wear a mask and weigh at least 110 pounds. Bring photo ID. Email giveblood@ mems47.org for more information. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Theater/Classical Music/Jazz/Pop/World Music/Dance/Art Theater McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton. 609-2582787. www.mccarter.org. With all public physical performances cancelled through January 31, McCarter continues its series of educational activities and creative content including interviews, timely conversations, playlists, behindthe-scenes clips, community play readings, and virtual classes. The Tony Award-winning company also welcomes its new artistic director, Sara Rasmussen. See more about her on page 13. Passage Theater, Mill Hill Playhouse, 205 East Front Street, Trenton. 609-392-0766. www.passagetheatre.org. The Capital City’s only professional theater company is opening its 35th year with a postponed season and some board changes. Trenton based Caroline Wylie, an Educational Testing Service researcher, assumed the role as president. She is joined by six newly appointed board members: Matthew Cooper (associate provost for the Center for Learning & Technology at Thomas Edison State University), Euen Gunn (senior director R&D, Johnson & Johnson), Rev. Brian Joyce (Trinity United Methodist Church, Ewing), Beth Reddy (retired, section chief, NJ Department of Environmental Protection), D. Vance Smith (English professor, Princeton University), and Madhu M. Sonti (senior client advisor of Wealth Management at PNC Bank). George Street Playhouse, 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. 732-246-7717. www.gsponline.org. With its season postponed, GSP is offering “Putting It Together,” a multimedia podcast discussion series featuring conversations about the creative process and featuring GSP professions. Crossroads Theater, 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. 732-545-8100. www.crossroadstheatrecompany.org. At press time, Crossroads Theatre Company’s plans to present the world premiere of “Freedom Rider” from September 10 through 20 at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, which had suspended performances until further notice, has not been clarified. Bucks County Playhouse, 70 South Main Street, New Hope, Pennsylvania. 215-862-2121. www.bcptheater.org. The historic theater on the Delaware River had been forced to postpone its scheduled summer productions to 2021. However it still hopes to reopen the production of its gamer and fantasy-themed musical “Other World” as soon as the state of Pennsylvania relaxes social distancing regulations. Meanwhile the theater has also gone online with its “Playhouse Live!” Sunday night series. Bristol Riverside Theater, 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, Pennsylvania. 215-785-0100. www.brtstage.org. The company plans to continue Zooming into people’s homes with “Mental Amusements — A Virtual Carnival for the Minds,” featuring New York-based Vinny DePonto, September 24 through 26. $35 to $50. Its three-part “History of American Theater from Oscar Hammer-

stein II to Tony Kushner,” conducted by Ken Kaissar, is set for September 29 and October 6 and 13, at 4 p.m. $50. And the BRT Book Club examines “Great American Plays” on Tuesdays, September 29 through November 17, at 7 p.m. $100.

he following area live-theater venues were forced to suspend presentations but are planning to reopen and invite you to check their websites for announcements: Hopewell Theater: www. HopewellTheater.com; Kelsey Theater at Mercer County Community College in West Windsor: www.kelseytheatre.net; Actors’ NET in Morrisville, PA: www.actorsnetbucks.org; and Music Mountain Theater in Lambertville: www.musicmountaintheatre.org. The Seuls en Scène. The annual French Theater Festival at Princeton University marks its ninth anniversary by going digital. Running September 10 to 20, the 2020 festival features 12 recordings of live performances of contemporary works recently presented on stages in France; recorded readings; live conversations with the artists; and a recorded conversation on the current state of theater in France. Presentations will be in French, and several will include English subtitles; all are free and open to the public at arts.princeton.edu/ frenchtheater. Organized by Florent Masse, senior lecturer in the Department of French and Italian and artistic director of L’Avant-Scène, a French troupe of Princeton students, the project is supported by Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts and the Department of French and Italian. The Festival kicks-off on Thursday, September 10, at 4:30 p.m., with a recently recorded conversation hosted by Masse with directors of productions from Festival d’Avignon, Festival d’Automne in Paris, and Comédie-Française. The conversation, conducted in French, explores how COVID-19 is affecting festivals and theaters in France. A digital archive of the talk will be available through September 20. Additional festival events are as follows: September 10 at 7 p.m. and available on demand through September 13: A film documenting the creative process behind the production of Marion Siéfert’s production of “Du Sale!” (Real Shit!) and how the pandemic and the cancellation created a film that offers “very personal insight into the show’s rehearsals with two exceptional performers and their quest for their own personal identity.” September 11, 5 p.m., through September 14: “Pistes” (Tracks). Franco-Senegalese playwright and dramaturg Penda Diouf reads her most recent play about resilience that is both intimate and political, directed by Aristide Tranagda. Prerecorded reading in French with English subtitles. September 12, 2 p.m. through September 20: “Fragments Racine,” with Sandy Ouvrier and Astrid Bayiha reading favorite scenes by Jean Racine. Pre-recorded in French. September 13, 2 p.m.: Conversation with “Pistes’” Penda Diouf & Aristide Tarnagda. Live via Zoom in French. 4 p.m.: Conversation with “Du Sale’s” Marion

Siéfert and Mathieu Bareyre. Live via Zoom in French. 5 p.m., through September 16: “La dispute,” Mohamed El Khatib’s recent work examines marital break-ups from the point of view of children. Recording of live performance in French. September 15, 5 p.m., through September 19: “Rituels 1, 2, 3 & 4,” Émilie Rousset uses of archival material and documentary inquiry to examine the rites of society around political debates in a presentation combining archival film and recorded live performance in collaboration with filmmaker Louis Hémon. Recording of live presentation in French September 16, 4:45 p.m.: Conversation with Mohamed El Khatib. Live via Zoom in French September 18, 4:45 p.m.: Conversation with Émilie Rousset & Louis Hémon. Pre-recorded in French. 5 p.m., through September 20: “Rémi,” Jonathan Capdevielle’s adaptation of Malot’s Sans famille, a vibrant classic of French literature. Recording of live performance in French September 20, 3 p.m.: Conversation with Jonathan Capdevielle. Live via Zoom in French Registration on Eventbrite is necessary for the live conversations with artists via Zoom. Ondemand programs can be found at arts.princeton.edu/frenchtheater.

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he Princeton Symphony Orchestra is replacing its previously planned fall 2020 season with the digital series “Virtual Concerts: Your Orchestra, Your Home.” Organizers call it an “opportunity to hear works rarely performed in the concert hall” and offer the following Sunday, 4 p.m., concerts selected by PSO music director Rossen Milanov. October 4: George Walker’s “Lyric for Strings,” written by America’s first African-American Pulitzer Prize winner for music; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Divertimento in D Major; and guest artist Inon Barnatan performs his own arrangement of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances for solo piano. Milanov conducts. October 18: Carlos Simon’s “An Elegy: A Cry from the Grave, a piece the composer dedicates to “those murdered wrongfully by an oppressive power”; Dmitri Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony, a transcription for string orchestra of his String Quartet No. 8; and a solo performance by star cellist Pablo Ferrández. Milanov conducts. November 15: Andante moderato from African-American composer Florence Price’s String Quartet in G Major, Edvard Grieg’s Holberg Suite, and a solo performance

by Finnish violinist Elina Vähälä. PSO assistant conductor Nell Flanders leads the orchestra. Meanwhile, the PSO and the Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey (YOCJ) have formed a partnership that coordinators say will “advance excellence in orchestral performance and foster a greater connection between Central Jersey’s young musicians and their professional counterparts.” The partnership marks YOCJ conductor John Enz’s retirement after 35 years with the orchestra and PSO’s Flanders assuming the position. “The partnership is the formalization of an ongoing relationship established through the PSO’s BRAVO! Education Program which encourages young musicians and their families to be exposed to extensive performance repertoire and be inspired by professional artists,” PSO management says in a statement. Additionally, “The two organizations have much in common beyond missions espousing excellence in music. The Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey was founded by the late Portia Sonnenfeld in 1978 and was first known as the String Preparatory Orchestra. In 1980, Ms. Sonnenfeld then founded The Little Orchestra of Princeton, which evolved into the present-day Princeton Symphony Orchestra. Beyond the YOCJ, John Enz was a cellist with the PSO for over 30 years.” www.princetonsymphony.org. New Jersey Capital Philharmonic Orchestra. Organizers for the Trenton-based orchestra performing at the War Memorial postponed its previously announced series but is planning to continue to be a presence in the region. According to NJCP board president (and former New York City Opera singer) Gloria Teti, the “Vivaldi” performance rescheduled for September will not be performed in front of a live audience. Discussions are underway to have the chamber orchestra do a recording that would be broadcast on WWFM. The October Opening Night performance has been canceled. “NJCP’s traditional New Year’s Eve Celebration is still ‘on the calendar.’ However we are quite cognizant that there is a deep uncertainty in planning for events even six months from now,” notes Teti. She continues to say that “Perhaps out of sheer hope,” the orchestra is planning for a series of concerts beginning in February, starting with a concert version of “Porgy & Bess.” It will be followed by an “All About Animals” concerts featuring Saint-Saens’ “Carnival of the Animals” and animal-themed works by composers Henry Mancini, Leroy Anderson, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Flight of the Bumblebee”; and an April concert

Caroline Wylie, left, is the new president of the Passage Theater board. Inon Barnatan performs in a PSO virtual concert on October 4. of music by American film composer John Williams. www.capitalphilharmonic.org. Princeton University Concerts are continuing some core projects during the pandemic. “Breathe in Music — Live Music Meditation Outdoors!,” developed in partnership with D&R Greenway Land Trust, continues the popular live music meditation program now adapted to an outdoor, socially distanced format. Matt Weiner, associate dean in the Princeton University Office of Religious Life, will continue to provide guided meditation instruction. Dates and performers will be announced in early September. Tickets will be required, and the capacity will be limited in accordance with public safety guidelines. “Watch Parties with PUC Artists” introduces streamed performances by longtime PUC favorites such as the Takacs String Quartet, PUC debuts featuring sibling musicians cellist Skedu and pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason, and curated music and concert-related interviews and talks. The “Performers Up Close” series features personal stories and interests that shape the performers in our community as we get to experience their identities in new ways. Additionally, PUC offers “Curated Listening,” musical experiences curated by PUC artists and supporters through PUC’s Collective Listening Project, and “Remote Concerts,” streamed broadcasts of concerts from around the world.” www.princetonuniversityconcerts.org. The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. The Newark based state symphony has canceled its public events through December 31 but continues to engage with digital content that includes 40 NJSO videos, including the May virtual world premiere of José Luis Domínguez’s “Gratias Tibi” for socially distanced orchestra and choir. Also included is an NJSO program for family audiences: a fourpart “Carnival of the Animals” video series featuring original artwork by New Jersey youngsters and “special guest appearances” of animals from the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange. Updates are available at www.njsymphony.org/update.

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useum and gallery staff members have been listening carefully to health experts on the best ways to open their venues safely to the public. The result is that some museums have developed safe practices to do so while others are presenting digital programming while they explore reopening. And while it is good news that many are slowly preparing to do so, the better news is that a few have. Those that have reopened are as follows: Grounds For Sculpture, 126 Sculptors Way, Hamilton. 609586-0616. www.groundsforsculpture.org. The outdoor grounds have reopened to provide the opportunity for visitors to encounter scores of works by contemporary artists working a variety of approaches — from classical to abstract. That includes works by nationally known New Jersey sculptors George Segal, Isaac Witkin, and, of course, J. Seward Johnson, who founded the grounds. Advance registration is required. Monday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Friday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. through October 11 (closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays). $8 to $10. Morven Museum, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton. 609-924-8144. www.morven.org. “Dreaming of Utopia: Roosevelt, New Jersey” continues Morven’s exploration of New Jersey themes and focuses on the history of a town that started as a farming and textile center during the Great Depression but became an arts community. That’s because it became the home of such noted American artists as Ben Shahn, Bernarda Bryson Shahn, Jonathan Shahn, Jacob Landau, and others. Writer and U.S. 1 contributor Ilene Dube coordinated the exhibition on view through January 24. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (with a half-hour closing for cleaning between 1 and 1:30 p.m.) Wednesday through Sunday. $8 to $10. Trenton City Museum, Cadwalader Park, Trenton. 609-9893632. www.ellarslie.org. The museum reopens on Saturday, September 26, with “The Conversation Continues: Visual Language, Difference, and Common Ground,” curated by Madelaine Shellaby. A continuation of an earlier show of the same name, this installment includes 16 artists: Joyce Chen, Tim Eads, Lisa Fischetti,

From left: Image by Carlos Vargas from ‘On the Forefront,’ Donna Payton’s conribution to ‘Touching Sound,’ and David Adjaye and James Steward in conversation on the future of Princeton University Art Museum. Terri Fridkin, Erika Gehringer, James Jansma, Shirley Kern, Marsha Levin-Rojer, Christina MacKinnon, Eva Mantell, Florence Moonan, Pat Martin, Jim Perry, Deborah Reichard, Richard Sanders, and Adam Welch. According to materials, the exhibition invites “viewers to examine more closely each individual composition and perhaps discover surprising insights from the pieces’ interactions.” A curator’s talk with the artists will take place virtually, and the show will be also available for online viewing. Also on view is “On the Forefront: Trenton’s Jr. 1, 1916,” curated by TCN and Trenton Historical Society board member Karl J. Flesch. The exhibition uses artifacts, memorabilia, and images by area photographers J. Carlos Vargas and Robert J. Sammons to explore the school’s place in the nation’s movement toward junior high schools and echo today’s uncertain school re-openings. Then look for “Trenton Women Artists” opening November 24. The exhibition is curated by nationally known Trenton artist Mel Leipzig and features of the work of the 12 following artists who have been an active arts presence in the city and region: Priscilla Algava, Liz Aubrey, Nora Chavooshian, Cheryl Eng, Tracy Jones, Terri McNichol, Marge Miccio, Dallas Piotrowski, Khalilah Sabree, Tamara Torres, Aundreta Wright, and Mary Yess. The show will remain on view into 2021. Ellarslie’s annual Holiday Boutique will take place Saturday and Sunday, November 14 and 15, from noon to 5 p.m. each day. The museum will be open Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m., and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. Social distancing measures will be practiced and only 25 visitors will be allowed in the museum at a time. Admission is a donation request. Artworks Trenton, 19 Everett Alley, Trenton, 609-394-9436. www.artworkstrenton.org. The nonprofit Trenton gallery is mixing general hours and appointment viewing as it reopens its doors on Saturday, September 19, with New Brunswick artist Chris Ernst’s

On Screen: NJ Film Festival Goes Virtual

he long-running New Jersey Film Festival from Rutgers University digitally launches its annual Fall Film Festival on Sunday, September 13, with “Underground Inc: The Rise and Fall of Alternative Rock.” The feature-length documentary by Australian director Shaun Katz “tells the story of the rise and fall of the alternative rock scene in the wake of Nirvana’s success. Starting with its roots in the ’80s underground punk scene — witness the meteoric rise to mainstream dominance and how it all came crashing down against a world of excess and greed.” The festival continues weekends through October 25 with a dizzying schedule of narrative films, documentaries, shorts, and animations. Films with regional connections or interest include the September 20 showing of “Yet Anther,” Annandale, New Jersey, “New American Patriots.” The project is the artist’s effort to show the World War II contributions of women in military manufacturing and the war. On view through October 11. Exhibitions by retired Lawrenceville High School art instructor Kahilah Sabree and Belmarbased artist Shahla Mansouri follow and are on view through October 27 through November 21, with a reception set for November 7, 6 to 8 p.m. And the annual “Red Dot 10 X 10” fundraising exhibition — featuring an opportunity to purchase a small art work by some of the area’s prominent artists — opens with a reception on December 12, 6 to 9 p.m., and continues through January 9. All exhibitions and openings are free. Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton. 609-924-8777, www.artscouncilof princeton.org. “Art and Music: Touching Sound” is set for September 26 through October 24. The exhibition is a collaboration of the Princeton Artists’ Alliance and Mobius Percussion and features paintings, drawings, and sculptures inspired by So Percussionist musician and composer Jason Treuting’s “Paper Melodies (my music box music).” Participating regional artists include Fran Eber, Clem Fiori, Lucy Graves-McVicker, Susan Hoening, Bill Hogan, Susan Hogan, Eve In-

‘Underground Inc’ launches the New Jersey Film Festival on September 13. director Tim Bisbrow’s super short entry; the October 4 presentation of California director’s short “Islander,” filmed at the director’s family summer home on Long Beach Island; and October 9’s “The Pine Barrens,” Philadelphia director David Scott Kesgalls, Joy Kreves, Donna Payton, Kathleen Reziosi, Libby Ramage, Kren Francazio Sanders, Richard Sanders, Alice Sims-Gunzenhauser, and Ivia Sky Yavelow. Additionally, the ACP continues its “In Conversation” series with a discussion between author-illustrators Barbara DiLorenzo, an established book author/illustrator who also teaches at ACP, and Rahad Malik Davis, the regional author/illustrator of Carefree Like Me (Mascot Books) and illustrator of the bestselling children’s book “Sunne’s Gift: How Sunne Overcame Bullying to Reclaim God’s Gift.” September 22, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free.

hose providing digital exhibitions and programming are the following: Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton campus, 609-2583788, artmuseum.princeton.edu. The museum has two online projects involving one of its recent exhibitions and its plans to create a new building. “Interrogating Biases at LIFE Magazine” is set for Friday, September 11, at 2 p.m. The live webinar roundtable considers how 20th century American biases informed decisions related to the content of the popular Life magazine and the subject of the recent museumsponsored exhibition “Life Magazine and the Power of Photography.” The discussion will be mod-

sler’s feature-length documentary exploring the vast New Jersey wilderness, its wildlife, myths, people, and the forces that threaten to undermine its protection. Tickets per viewing (lasting 24 hours) are $12. For more details, visit www.njfilmfest.com. erated by Katherine A. Bussard, PUAM curator of photography. “Architecture and Experience: Designing a New Art Museum for Princeton,” Wednesday, September 23, 1 p.m., is a discussion with Sir David Adjaye and PUAM director James Steward regarding Adjaye’s concepts, ideas, and insights for the new building at the heart of the Princeton campus. TCNJ Art Gallery, Art & Interactive Multimedia Building, College of New Jersey, 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing. 609-771-2633. tcnjartgallery.tcnj.edu. “Be Here Now” opens online on September 9 and bring together artists and designers using design strategies and visual culture to examine systems for social change. Curated by Belinda Haikes and Margaret Pezalla-Grunlund, the project uses ’zine designs. The Center for Women in the Arts, Douglass Library, 8 Chapel Drive, New Brunswick. 848-9323726. iwa.rutgers.edu. “Gendering Protest: Deborah Castillo and Érika Ordosgoitti,” a virtual exhibition, is currently on view and features the work of exiled Venezuelan artists whose art responds to the country’s political turmoil of the last decade. Curated by Tatiana Flores, professor in Rutgers University’s departments of Latino & Caribbean studies and art history, the exhibition “carries a distinctly Continued on following page

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feminist form of social protest, relying on performative acts and activating the body in daring ways so as to challenge, not only the current political regime, but also heteronormative patriarchal culture and canonical Venezuelan aesthetics.” A virtual artist’s lecture is set for Thursday, October 29, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Zoom. Zimmerli Art Museum, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, 848-932-7237. zimmerlimuseum. rutgers.edu. Look for the new online “Zimmerli at Home” where visitors can explore the collection on eMuseum, create your personal art, watch Zimmerli-produced videos, listen 2019 Art All Day, left, and to Zimmerli inspired playlists, and Ciclovia take place download a Zimmerli-inspired virtual background for Zoom meetin Trenton on Saturings. day, September 19. 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preservation society, 27 Federal City Road, Ewing. www.ethps. org. Rain date September 13. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. 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 Art

Autumn Arts Afternoon, West Windsor Arts Council. www. westwindsorarts.org. Virtual sampling of all the most popular art forms the Arts Council offers for both children and adults via Zoom. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

On Stage

seuls en scene French theater Festival, Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University. arts. princeton.edu. French theater artists Sandy Ouvrier and Astrid Bayiha read a few of their favorite tragic scenes by Jean Racine, centered on unrequited love. Free. Available online through September 20. 2 p.m.

Film

saturday Night at the movies: Driveways, 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.

Literati

book Jam, princeton public Library. www.princetonlibrary.org/ childrens-book-festival. Virtual celebration featuring themed, interactive sessions with authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults. Sessions include “Illustrator Sketch-Offs,” “Raising a Reader,” “Animal Antics,” “Illustrating Friendship,” and more. Free. Book sales organized by JaZams benefit the library. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Mental Health

Does traditional psychiatry Help Our patients?, American College of Orgonomy, 732-8211146. www.adifferentkindofpsychiatry.org. Free webinar featuring a presentation by Salvatore Iacobello, MD, followed by a discussion with Dee Apple, PhD. Available via Zoom. Free. Register. 4 to 5 p.m.

Socials

Virtual Kickoff, Garden state Organics princeton. www.njenvironment.org. Kick-off via Zoom includes remarks on toxins in the environment and in water, demonstrations on composting and leaf corrals, music and dancing, open mic, and more. Register. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

sunday september 13 In Person Live Music

roger Gardella, Working Dog Winery, 610 Windsor Perrineville Road, East Windsor, 609-3716000. www.workingdogwinerynj. com. Free live music. Wine available for purchase. Food from Twisted Steaks Food Trucks starting at noon. 2:30 to 5 p.m. sunday Afternoon music and Vino, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609737-4465. www.hopewellvalleyvineyards.com. Sahara Moon with folk/jazz/blues. 3 to 6 p.m. Akiko tsuruga trio, New brunswick Jazz project, Tavern on George, 361 George Street, New Brunswick. www.nbjp.org. Outdoor performance. Weather permitting. 6 to 9 p.m.

Art

Arts Weekend: plein Air studio tour + Fundraiser, rutgers Nursery, 1051 U.S. Highway 202, Ringoes. www.rutgersln.com/ events. Meet local artists working on-site throughout the nursery. Each will be exhibiting a sampling of work for sale. Artists include painters, a photographer, and a sculptor, as well as contemporary dancers and musicians. Donations accepted for Flemington Area Food Pantry and Delaware Valley Food Pantry. 11 a.m. to 3 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.

Good Causes

swingin’ social Distance Outdoor event Celebrates sinatra, , Cherry Valley Country Club, Skillman. karen-morris-meetingprograms.webnode.com/frankdean-event/. Outdoor live music event with a Rat Pack Duo Performance of Sinatra songs, along with special guest speakers who chat about the music of Frank Sinatra. Boxed lunch and soft beverages provided. Donations requested for Send Hunger Packing Princeton. Register to sand3737@gmail.com. Seating limited. 3 to 5 p.m.

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Jazz & Blues

Central Jersey Jazz Festival, New brunswick Jazz project. www.centraljerseyjazzfestival. com. Performances by Alexis Morrast, Matthew Whitaker & Mark Gross streamed live on website and via Facebook and YouTube. 1 to 5 p.m.

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Faith

Hatikvah: A sacred reading of a secular text, Allen and Joan bildner Center for the study of Jewish Life, Rutgers University. bildnercenter.rutgers.edu. Edwin Seroussi, professor of musicology and the director of the Jewish Music Research Center at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, explores the history of the embattled song, focusing on the unexpected, often obscured, and lesserknown alternative readings of the text, in a free webinar. Register. Free. 2 p.m.

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Jersey Jam’s Picture-Perfect Artist Gets Serious

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he Jersey Fresh Jam — the New Jersey celebration of hip hop art and music — returns to Trenton in a modified safety-conscious event. This year a smaller number of masked street artists from around the state and beyond will gather to paint the walls at the headquarters of the internationally known maker of recycled materials and Jam partner, TerraCycle. The point is to bring street artists and the public together to share street art and music and build an engaged community, says Leon Rainbow, coordinator for the event celebrating its 15th year. Also returning is artist Dean Innocenzi, an active street artist who uses the tag name “Ras” — “I wanted to come up with a threeletter name . . . With influence from reggae and Rasta music/culture, I tried the word RAS and liked how the letters flowed together and stuck with it.” Innocenzi credits the Jam and its founder for his status as a noted member of the region’s crew of street artists. “I just started working at TerraCycle,” says Innocenzi about his first experience with the event in 2007. He had recently been hired as a TerraCycle graphic artist and a videographer. “I was there as the video guy. I designed the flyer for work and met Leon,” Innocenzi says. He says he saw dozens of artists descend on the complex and begin painting and “was blown away. I didn’t know there was an art scene this close and wanted to be part of it. I was always into art and art classes. When I saw this, I got into graffiti right away.” That included “painting illegally for a while to get my skills up so I could paint (at the Jam) at TerraCycle. But after he and a fellow painter “got in trouble” with the law and despite the adrenaline rush he got from painting illegally, he chose to get serious and approached street

the more accomplished artists Mek, Leon Rainbow, and Will Kasso Condry. “I got better,” he says. Innocenzi is a graduate of Hopewell Valley Regional High School, where he took art before studying with Mel Leipzig at Mercer County Community College and getting a degree in graphic design from The College of New Jersey. “I already had an art background, so I was able to progress quickly. I really painted nonstop and put in that 10,000 hours they say you need to put into something before you can master it,” Innocenzi says. “Then the next year I painted at

the jam. And by 2009 I was in the Vicious Stylez Crew,” the group of artists that provides the artistic soul for the Jersey Jam. “It was kind of crazy,” Innocenzi says. “I surpassed where I thought I was going to be” at that time. “I met these guys by getting a job and got psyched on it. I was also lucky they took me under their wing. I was lucky.” He says another connection was skateboarding, where he began making skateboard videos and met Mek. “I knew someone who worked at TerraCycle, and they wanted someone who could do graphics and who could make videos.

Dean ‘Ras’ Innocenzi works frequently in black and white. Here he is pictured with a mural tribute to the late skateboarder Brendan Wilkie. “I was always into art,” he says. “But when I picked up a spray can, it was like an activity, a sport — where I had to move around. It was the physical activity that made painting more fun. I started progressing fast.” Innocenzi says that unlike painting on a canvas, “You can do a lot on the wall, especially with spray paint. On a wall you can paint anything.” Now noted for his photographic-

‘I was always into art, but when I picked up a spray can, it was like an activity, a sport — where I had to move around. It was the physical activity that made painting more fun,’ he says. ‘You can do a lot on the wall, especially with spray paint. On a wall you can paint anything.’

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Constitution Day Lecture, Princeton University. ams.princeton.edu. “Freedom of Thought and the Struggle to End Slavery” presented by politics professor Keith Whittington via Zoom. Register. 4:30 p.m.

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like aerosol images — ranging from celebrities like Marilyn Monroe to local figures such artist Leipzig — Innocenzi says, “When I got into the realistic kind of portraits I felt like I had my own thing going. It is not that common in graffiti. It is like what I did when I was a kid. I tried to draw skateboarders and Rocky Balboa — realistic.” He recently finished two blackand-white photo-like murals for the Trenton Downtown Association’s New Jersey State Council on the Arts-funded public art project. “Every time I finish something, I feel like I want to improve,” Innocenzi says. That includes his arts expression. “I stepped away from stuff

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Seuls en Scene French Theater Festival, Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University. arts.princeton.edu. Live Zoom conversation with writer/director Mohamed El Khatib following the online presentation of La dispute. 4:45 p.m.

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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. 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 secondplace 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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that looks cool for some personal “did write some songs, he wasn’t so things to give back to the commu- much of a musician. He’s not an nity or be a memorial. Lately I have artist. But he randomly did some been painting a lot of people who art that was cool. He had an ability I got from him. My mother was have passed away.” He then names his mother and kind of similar — artistic. Both my the two TDA murals honoring New parents had some art abilities.” He says the difference was that Jersey skateboarder Brendan Wilkie and the internationally known he committed to it. “It is all pracTrenton jazz saxophonist Richie tice,” says Innocenzi. “I have some ability. If I had not put in so much Cole. “It gets emotional,” he says. time practicing I wouldn’t be as “But I’m trying to use my skills to good as I am.” About his process, Innocenzi create an emotion. I’m painting says, “It dethings that have pends on what it meaning and is. For murals evoke emotional ‘I just like how it you’re going to responses in peolooks,’ Innocenzi have a method ple —move them says of his black-and- to get the proor have them reportions right. late to somewhite works. ‘The You can use the thing. ” gray looks more real bricks on the He is also to me. I have done wall to create a working to create grid. Like on a something that some stuff in color. canvas, grid exists on its own. But with the gray you things out. We “The moment have the perfect all have methI’m done, the art ods. Leon uses a and I are no lonrange of values — projector.” ger connected. you can get the blend “I simply The art takes on a so perfect.’ glance at an imlife of its own. I age on a cellstep away, and phone or on a people come and piece of paper for reference,” he see it.” Although he grew up in says about creating the image. “I Hopewell, Innocenzi says he was look for details. I am trying to pay born in 1983 at Helene Fuld Hospi- attention to everything I can. I may tal in Trenton, a few blocks from use some artistic freedom. But if TerraCycle and near where he lives you’re trying to paint something realistically, it’s looking at the refin Lawrenceville. He says his father was a teacher erence and not missing any tones. “You have to think about not turned lawyer, and his mother was a teacher’s aide at a Montessori only layering the color but the structure of the face and have to unschool. Both had attended Ewing High derstand what you’re doing — feel School, where his father played and create an image like a 3-D rentrumpet in the school band and got dering. It is all paying attention to to know fellow band member Rich- detail and not being lazy.” He says he likes doing black and ie Cole. Innocenzi says his dad would take him to hear Cole per- white photos images because “I form and even visited him at his just like how it looks. I wish I had a home. “(Project coordinator Leon deeper answer. The gray looks Rainbow) specifically asked for more real to me. I have done some me to do Richie Cole. It felt good to stuff in color. But with the gray you have the perfect range of values — get to honor him,” Innocenzi says. Innocenzi says while his father you can get the blend so perfect.”

But that depends on the weather or time of day. “Humidity can make paint come out funny,” he says. “When it is hot, the paint comes out faster and it is hard to blend. The winter starts to get weird when it gets cold. When it’s under 40 degrees, the paint runs out differently. Spring and fall are the best. When I was painting the Wilkie wall downtown, by four o’clock the sun was making weird shadows where I couldn’t see what I was doing.” Combine those problems with unusual wall textures, Innocenzi says the various or combined conditions “can be fun. When you’re painting out in the wild you have to be a problem solver.” He then touches on the impermanence of an art work that will be covered over or removed, “Sometimes it is hard to see certain pieces that I liked get gone over. But I think graffiti is unique, because of how it mimics nature in the way everything is always changing and nothing lasts forever.” Looking forward to the jam, Innocenzi says his next image features “this guy — a street person — who helps out and carries stuff

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Dean ‘Ras’ Innocenzi’s unique artistic style includes, clockwise from top left, a canvas-based close-up of Michelangelo’s ‘David’; a classic nude on canvas; a mural of the late saxophonist Richie Cole on Front Street; a mural of his late mother at TerraCycle, and a mural of Trenton-based painter Mel Leipzig, also at TerraCycle. for us. We call him Dollar Bills. I am going to paint him. I think he’ll be psyched up about it.” Then he looks at the event and his involvement, “Leon and Kasso got it going. If they didn’t, I would still be making skate videos. The whole movement grew so much. And Leon pushes it. He’s like a ma-

chine. I give him tons of respect. I think people in the arts owe a lot to Leon.” Jersey Fresh Jam, TerraCycle, 121 New York Avenue, Trenton. September 12, noon to 7 p.m. (Rain date, Sunday, September 13). Free. For more information, go to www. jerseyfreshjam.com.

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ewly appointed McCarter Theater artistic director Sarah Rasmussen says the hardest part of leading the Princeton-based professional theater is dealing with “the unknown.” She’s referring to the break in normality that took center stage of American culture earlier this year when the COVID-19 pandemic made its debut and closed theaters and churches. A cure or all-clear sign to resume theater productions is silently waiting in the wings. “There are just unknowns for places where people gather,” she says as she attempts to develop communal theater experiences. “We value the experience of gathering,” she says, seemingly speaking for theater artists around the world. Yet unlike other theater companies who may have trouble with funding and artistic support, Rasmussen says McCarter is fortunate and has “strong leadership and board” and the support helping the company to weather the unfriendly season. “The board has been nimble as to how to be responsive and reassess reopening and various scenarios when we reopen,” she says. And while she says McCarter is doing well with online classes, which have been joined by people from all over the country, she adds, “we miss being live and in person.” “It is an awful time in many ways, but there are unexpected gifts,” she says, thinking both philosophically and creatively. She says, “McCarter has a transition of leadership. That brings a shifting. I am excited about building on Emily Mann’s legacy, but there is a new way.” That includes using the pandemic-caused “clog in the production schedule” and a summer marked by calls for racial justice and equity to mix the theater’s tradition with current social needs. She says the staff and board have been discussing diversity and “using this time to make McCarter a welcoming place for artists, staff, and audience.” “There is room for improvement and growth. We can do better as an arts organization,” she says. For her part, Rasmussen says, while she and her colleagues are “in such a huge conversation about dealing with racial justice” it is also “important to be listening and to talk with community partners who have been close to McCarter and folks who have not been connected with McCarter. “I am going to start this fall and develop a long-term conversation as a way to learn more about the community. I’m still the new kid in the neighborhood.” Rasmussen — who has two children with playwright Josh Tobiessen and recently moved with her family to Princeton — will also add to the conversation through her art when the theater opens. “I’m coming to this job after being an artistic director (of the Jun-

by Dan Aubrey

Sarah Rasmussen is McCarter Theater’s new artistic director. gle Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota). I am interested in intergenerational work or work that is inclusive and focuses on artists of color — there are so many stories that have not had much representation.” Additionally, she continues, “A big hallmark of my work is gender parity, where women are not as represented as males playwrights and directors are. That is important.” She is also a “big fan of comedy, and I take comedy very seriously. Comedy is a big way to open our hearts and to delve into some thorny topics in ways that are engaging. I am uninterested in plays that have an obvious point,” preferring works that encourage the audience to ask questions. In regards to her style, she says, “I am a visual director. I love working with design teams to create environments that feel inviting and have people feel like they’ve been somewhere they’ve never been before.” That goal seems connected with her initial interest in theater when

she was a young girl in Sisseton, South Dakota. The town, population approximately 2,500, is a mixed community located in the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate tribal reservation. “I grew up in a place that didn’t

‘There has to be an event, a sense of occasion, larger than life. It makes you think. It’s incumbent on theaters to speak to the moment,’ Rasmussen says. have any theater,” says Rasmussen, who is of European background. “My mom was an English teacher and felt that the arts were important.” She says she first got introduced to theater by watching the Great Performance Series on television.

“People say it is better to see theater on the stage,” she says. “I saw things on ‘Live from Lincoln Center’ on TV. Recorded access is important.” She says the theater spark ignited when her mother took her to see Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, 220 miles away from Sisseton. The production was directed by Garland Wright, noted for his visual staging. “I said, ‘This was magic’ and wished there was a way to share with my community. So I figured I would do it.” Rasmussen then created her first theater company when she was 14 years old. She says her mother and father — who grew up on a farm but then worked at a bank — were very encouraging and understood that living in a small town required developing opportunities. That approach, says Rasmussen, was “if you don’t see what you want here, we’ll figure it out.” When Rasmussen told her father

about her desire to turn her family’s basement into a performance space. “He said, ‘What do you think will help?’ And I said ‘paint the ceiling black’ — like a black box theater. He agreed.” The result was “we had kids in the basement and 40 kids on the stage. We’d take those shows to local schools and perform them mostly in gyms. For many kids it was the first time they’d see a play or get in a play. They were very important memories. It was about creating art for a community. I’m grateful for my parents letting their kids do what they wanted to do. ” She says her interest in creating theater also connected her to the storytelling that was part of her family and community. “It was normal to me as a kid. It was an incredible gift to grow up in Sisseton and have a connection with native culture. I grew up with a big family; everything was intergenerational.” Rasmussen later studied English at St. Olaf College in Minnesota, participated in the college’s Global Semester to study theater and art in London, England, and received an M.F.A. from the University of California. The recipient of Princess Grace, Drama League, Fulbright, and OSF’s Phil Killian fellowships, Rasmussen directed productions at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Guthrie Theater, Dallas Theater Center, Actors Theater of Louisville, and La Jolla Playhouse. She also served as a resident director for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Black Swan new work program and as the head of the University of Texas at Austin’s masters in fine arts directing program. She says she sees theater as something “to make us more alive” and “to go back to the world with new energy.” To make that happen, Rasmussen says she approaches theater by asking a few simple questions: Why are we telling this story right now? Who is the audience for this story? And what questions do we want to ask? “It is all about the spark of connection with the audience. And it deals with the alchemy of time,” she says. Then, speaking on what differentiates theater from film, video, and digital presentations, she says. “There has to be an event, a sense of occasion, larger than life. It makes you think. It’s incumbent on theaters to speak to the moment.” She says one of the approaches to make that happen is bringing people together through laughter. “I think comedy is really important. It is very different to laugh with others in a room than watching it on a laptop. It feels different with a group a people in the room.” After all, as she says, theater is “a place to celebrate our time and celebrate our humanity.” For updates on McCarter Theater’s activities, events, and reopening, visit www.mccarter.org.

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Life in the Fast Lane Rider Announces Tuition Decrease

ider University has announced a series of new measures intended to strengthen the overall value of a Rider education, including a 22 percent reduction of annual undergraduate tuition and new programs to support career preparation and academic success. Starting next fall Rider’s base undergraduate tuition for new students will be reduced from $45,120 to $35,000. The new initiative, called Lifting Barriers, is designed to help students break through significant obstacles they face in obtaining a college education and a successful career, including understanding the true cost of college and the ability to adapt, both socially and academically, in a college environment and beyond. “These new measures continue our bold action to provide an exceptional educational value for our students,” said Rider President Gregory G. Dell’Omo in a statement. “Because a college education remains one of the most important investments individuals can make in their lifetimes, our goal is to help lift any barrier that prevents a student from thriving at Rider University, including those who assume a private education is out of reach based solely on the sticker price.” “While we’re very proud of our ongoing commitment to providing financial aid, which will not change, the current model creates a significant hurdle for students and families who believe the sticker price immediately puts a Rider education financially out of reach,” says Vice

Edited by Sara Hastings President of Enrollment Management Drew Aromando. “The new tuition rate also aims to keep more New Jersey students from leaving the state to attend public or private institutions at out-of-state tuition rates that are similar.” Rider also announced adjustments to its signature Engaged Learning Program. Rider has set a new target that 95 percent of all students, beginning with the Class of 2025, will participate in enriched career preparation experiences such as internships, guided research, and fieldwork across all disciplines, including the arts, sciences, business, and more. The new requirements enhances those created when the program was launched in 2017. “More than ever, students want to know that their education will directly lead to a positive outcome upon graduation,” says Kim Barberich, the executive director of Rider’s Office of Career Development and Success. “Launching our Engaged Learning Program confirmed that experiences like internships are directly correlated with career preparedness. Our priority is to build on this knowledge so that we are doing everything within our power to help ensure Rider students are prepared to succeed professionally immediately following graduation.” To make this possible, Rider is investing heavily in Career Development and Success with new staff, enhanced technologies, and other additional resources so students have the support they need to develop on-the-job skills, build their resumes and make valuable connections. The move continues Rider’s ongoing investment in infrastructure

to provide more support so students understand and take advantage of Rider’s outstanding academic, social and career resources. In July Rider launched the new Student Navigation Office, which is designed to provide students with a proactive approach to success coaching that consists of a robust support system connecting them to their academic, social, career-oriented needs and resources. This month Rider is scheduled to open the new space for its Center For Diversity and Inclusion, a cornerstone in promoting a safe and welcoming physical environment and campus climate that garners a sense of belonging for the university’s diverse community. Under the new tuition model, Rider will continue to award financial aid and scholarships, which benefit 99 percent of all students. That percentage is not expected to change, but financial aid awards will be lower due to the decrease in tuition, so out-of-pocket costs to students will remain similar. “This strategy reduces the trajectory of Rider’s high tuition, high discount pricing model, which was ballooning to unrealistic levels, but it does not change our commitment to generously awarding financial aid and scholarships,” Aromando said. “We’re committed to full transparency in comparing how the two models would affect every individual and will work one-on-one with them until they share our confidence that they are receiving the best and most fair deal,” Aromando said. “Taken as a whole, these changes should send a clear message that Rider stands very competitively alongside our peers, including pub-

Rider University president Gregory Dell’Omo, left, and a self-portrait by the late sculptor Jonathan Shahn, right. lic colleges and universities,” Dell’Omo said. “I’m extremely confident in the unique strengths Rider possesses to support students on their journey of achieving their personal and professional goals.”

Deaths Jonathan Shahn, 82, on September 2. The nationally known Roosevelt-based sculptor’s work is part of numerous public and private collections, including the Princeton University Art Museum, New Jersey State Museum, National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, and Musei Vaticana, Vatican City, Italy. In addition to creating the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial for the town of Roosevelt’s namesake, his other commissioned works include the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial for the MLK Jr. Station in Jersey City and the New Jersey Department of Labor’s monument to workers in Trenton. He was the son of noted American artists Ben Shahn and Bernarda Bryson Shahn.

Milton Vernon Covington, 64, on September 2. He worked for Hill Refrigeration in Trenton. Jeanette Lee, 81, on September 3. She worked for the Lee jeans factory in Trenton and subsequently retired after many years working at Trenton Psychiatric Hospital. Helen E. Modzelewski, 88, on September 4. She worked as an administrative assistant for the State of New Jersey for 42 years. Carolyn Hawkes, 91, on August 18. She worked as an elementary school teacher in Lawrenceville and later as an administrative analyst for the state Department of Human Services. Audrey Homan Sperling, 90, on August 27. She spent 26 years working for the state Division of Taxation Inheritance Tax Bureau and also served as a tour guide at Kuser Farm Mansion in Hamilton. Ellen (Helen) “Bunnie” Mathilda Long on September 1. She was retired from Princeton University’s Firestone Library.

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PERSONAL SERVICES Professional Ghostwriter. Capture family stories or business histories for posterity. Writing your own memoir? Let me bring your memories alive. Memorialize special events with reminiscences of family and friends printed for all to share. Obituaries and eulogies are sensitively created. E. E. Whiting Literary Services. 609-462-5734 eewhiting@ live.com

TRANSPORTATION A Personal Driver seeking to transport commuters, shopping trips, etc. Modern, attractive car. References provided. Less than commercial taxi services. E-mail to gvprinter@gmail.com or call 609-331-3370.

INSTRUCTION String Lessons Online: Violin/Viola lessons, Fiddling, Traditional, & Suzuki Methods. Ms. D, Master of Music, violin/ viola pedagogy, teaches all ages/levels in Princeton Area since 1995. FREE IN-

MUSIC SERVICES Brass Instrument Teacher: Professional musician, University of the Arts graduate. Instruction on Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Baritone/Euphonium, Improvisation/Music Theory. 609-2408290. Frank.rein@yahoo.com

MERCHANDISE MART Computer problem? Or need a used computer in good condition $80? Call 609-275-6930.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS I Buy Guitars and All Musical Instruments in Any Condition: Call Rob at 609457-5501.

WANTED TO BUY Buying Baseball & Football cards,1909-1980 - Comic books, 1940-1980. All sports memorabilia, collectibles, and related items. Don 609203-1900; delucadon@yahoo.com. Cash paid for SELMER Saxophones and other vintage models. 609-581-8290, E-mail: lenny3619@ gmail.com Cash paid for World War II military items. 609-581-8290 or e-mail lenny3619@optonline.net. Wanted: Baseball, football, basketball, hockey. Cards, autographs, photos, memorabilia. Highest cash prices paid! Licensed corporation, will travel. 4thelovofcards, 908-596-0976. allstar115@verizon.net.

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Singles Exchange

Employment Exchange

Elderly gentleman seeks a woman who is more concerned about the suffering occurring around the world than she is about hedonistic pleasures. Box 240346.

Job Hunters: If you are looking for a full-time position, we will run a reasonably worded classified ad for you at no charge. The U.S. 1 Jobs Wanted section has helped people like you find challenging opportunities for years now. We know this because we often hear from the people we have helped. We reserve the right to edit the ads and to limit the number of times they run. If you require confidentiality, send a check for $4 with your ad and request a U.S. 1 Response Box. Replies will be forwarded to you at no extra charge. Mail or Fax your ad to U.S. 1 Jobs Wanted, 15 Princess Road, Suite K, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. Fax to 609-844-0180. E-mail to class@ princetoninfo.com. You must include your name, address, and phone number (for our records only).

Professional seeks a woman from 40-55 years old. I enjoy family, I like to go to movies, go to the beach, festivals, and sometimes dine out and travel. Please send phone, email to set up meeting. Box 240245.

women seeking men 54 year SHF looking for an intelligent straight man with a sense of humor. I am a conservative woman that likes to hike, take walks, cook, do marathon of series and just spend quality time with someone. Box #240760.

HOW TO RESPOND How to Respond: Place your note in an envelope, write the box number on the envelope, and mail it with $1 cash to U.S. 1 at the address below.

HOW TO ORDER Singles By Mail: To place your free ad in this section mail it to U.S. 1, 15 Princess Road, Suite K, Lawrenceville 08648, fax it to 609-844-0180, or E-mail it to class@princetoninfo.com. Be sure to include a physical address to which we can send responses.

A Certified Home health aide with tons of experience with a lot of patients. Looking for a job opportunity to provide care overnight on a full time basis. please call or text Gladys at 609-7753007 Mother of a 5 yr old daughter seeking to provide child care for a family during work hours. I am a certified caregiver, who also has been trained in early childhood education. I am seeking employment to a family needing child supervision and assistance during virtual learning/work hours. Only requirement is that my 5 yr old would accompany me. Starting salary $17/hr. Please contact me (Amy) at 609-575-1214.

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september 9, 2020

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