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REMEMBERING PRINCETON PRESENCE STUART DUNCAN AND HIS LIFE IN THEATER. PAGE 6 Got Chicken?

Culture Comes to Life

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La Rosa Chicken & Grill is Princeton’s newest restaurant, now open in Princeton Shopping Center. Page 8

With masks oﬀ and more in-person gatherings permitted, June’s cultural calendar is in full bloom. Page 14

After a year of isolation, the chance to share your stories can be the best medicine of all, writes columnist Pia de Jong. Page 19

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A The other day I waited my turn as I dutifully stood six feet away from the checkout counter. The sign at the cashier read: “Please wait until you are asked to checkout.” The masked cashier, standing behind plexiglass, looks up and says something to me that I could not understand.. “I’m sorry, would you like me to place my items on the counter?” I ask, hoping I guessed correctly. . Apparently I didn’t. As she stops me from placing any more items on the conveyor belt, she repeats her statement from behind the mask and takes out her disinfectant spray and paper towel to wipe down the counter. It only took two verbal cues, a written sign, and overt hand gestures for me to finally understand that she wanted me to wait until she wiped down the counter first. During this covid epidemic, a lot of us are experiencing what it’s like to be someone who is hearing impaired. This new world order of social distancing now requires us to wear masks that muffle our speech. With the addition of background noise and a six foot distance to muffled speech, we find it increasingly difficult to understand what a cashier or even a loved one is saying while we are out in public. I can tell you that as an audiologist, this is a nightmare for many of my patients who are deaf or hard of hearing. Over time, an inability to hear people’s words with repeat communication breakdown leads to social isolation and withdrawal from friends, family and events. We may not have realized how often we use lip reading and facial expressions to make sense of a conversational exchange, especially with background noise, until now. I certainly experienced this at the checkout counter, even with normal hearing. It is easy to imagine how this comes to play with hearing loss. Visual cues supplement what a hard of hearing person misses auditorily, even when hearing devices are utilized. Many refer to this as lip reading or speechreading. I call this “visual hearing,” and it is real. In fact, it is so real, many of my patients remark that they actually hear better when they wear their glasses. We all use our visual cues to understand the entirety of communication exchange to some extent. With facial expressions and lips covered, it is that much more difficult to understand others, and especially for those who are hard of hearing. One patient with severe hearing loss mentioned how challenging it was for her to hear masked people while out shopping- not entirely knowing if someone was speaking to her because she couldn’t see their lips move. “It’s nerve-wracking, walking around not knowing who is actually talking to you, or not being sure of how to respond because you don’t know they are actually talking to you in the first place,” she said. Although modern technology has provided us with the ability to conduct office meetings, learn distantly, as well as video chat with friends and family, it actually creates many hardships for those who are hard of hearing. Consider how challenging holding a conversation is when the phone or computer’s audio doesn’t work properly, disconnects, or poorly projects sound while on a video chat. One becomes reliant on a grainy video at best to make sense of what is being said. Unlike watching television, there is no real-time closed caption option for live video sessions. How easily can we continue a conversation with little to no audio on a video conference? Now we can imagine how those with hearing loss struggle on live video chats. Repeat breakdowns in communication, whether it be in person or online, lead to less social engagement over time. Over time, a hearing-impaired person loses the ability to engage in conversation confidently, or does not want to burden the speaker by having them repeat several times. We have all experienced a situation in which we did not understand someone because it was too noisy. We may even nod in agreement or nervously laugh when we do not understand what was said. People with hearing loss do this all the time. A smile here, a nod there, and not really knowing what their kids laughed at over Thanksgiving dinner but laughing anyway. At some point they may choose not to engage altogether because it’s an awful lot of work, and at times, embarrassing. Little by little they withdraw from friends, family, and events. We now know how real social isolation is through our stay at home order, and we’re seeing it lead to greater levels of anxiety and depression. It is evident that human connection feeds our sense of purpose and levels of hope. Now that we have experienced some of these struggles, I am hoping we can use this time to find compassion for those struggling with communication and connection. Unlike vision loss, hearing loss is invisible. It is difficult to imagine how hard a person with hearing loss struggles because we don’t see it. Helen Keller wrote, “Blindness cuts us off from things, but deafness cuts us off from people.” In the meantime, speak slowly and distinctly. Project your voice if necessary. Be kind. If they can’t see your smile, remember to smile with your eyes. We all deserve to be heard. Dr. Yasmin Battat earned her Master’s Degree Audiology at Hofstra University and her doctorate degree at Salus University. Dr. Battat is licensed through the State of New Jersey and maintains membership in the Academy of Dispensing Audiologists and the American Academy of Audiology. She has over 18 years of experience of treating hearing needs with individualized, whole person care. She is a believer in knowing her patients’ stories and joining them on their journey to hearing wellness. She is the founder and owner of Oracle Hearing Center in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. For more information, go to www.oraclehearingcenter.com or email her at info@oraclehearingcenter.com.

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s spring slides into summer and the sound of cicadas compete with the sound of traditional landscaping, seeds of hope have taken root in Princeton. The Changing the Landscape: Healthy Yards = Healthy People/ Cambiando el Paisaje: Jardines Sanos = Gente Sana project kicked off in January and is making progress. The project seeks to move our community to adopt practices that protect the health of landscapers and the environment in a way that embeds racial equity into local decision-making and builds partnerships between government, sustainability groups, and community-led frontline groups. Key accomplishments to date include: • Multiple focus groups with landscapers in English and Spanish • Meetings between landscapers and municipal leadership • Kicking off a campaign to educate residents to do their part The project Steering Committee which includes the Princeton Environmental Commission, Unidad Latina en Acción NJ, the Latin American

Legal Defense and Education Fund, Quiet Princeton, Rutgers School of Public Health, the Rutgers Environmental Stewards program, and several Municipality of Princeton departments and commissions, including Human Services, the Board of Health, and the Civil Rights Commission invite you to learn more about the project by reading the Spring 2021 Newsletter at sustainableprinceton.org/current-projects. What can you do right now to help? • If you employ a landscaper, make sure they wear protective equipment and register with the Municipality. • Start a conversation with your landscaper. The Toolbook for Sustainable Landscaping Conversations can help – sustainableprinceton.org/ current-projects/. • Help us learn more about current landscaping practices by completing this survey – bit.ly/PtonSurvey. Changing ingrained landscaping practices may be complex, but it is not impossible when we work together for healthier people and healthier yards. We look forward to sharing more progress in the Summer 2021 Newsletter in August. Steering Committee Changing the Landscape/ Cambiando el Paisaje

REAL ESTATE Zoning Board updates

Tom Levine and Kathy Lynne Ales, owner and applicant. A C2 variance he Princeton Zoning Board was was requested to permit two separate scheduled to hear three applica- driveways where only one is permitted. tions at its May 26 meeting. 44 Wheatsheaf Lane, Marc Schor51 and 85 Mason Drive, Richard pion, owner and applicant. A C2 variance was requested to permit construction of a new home in exception to lot area, lot width and frontage. Additional variances were requested for side yard setbacks, carport setback, and height to setback ratio. 176 Edgerstoune Road, The Hun School of Princeton, owner and applicant. A D1 variance and related site plan application were filed to permit the temporary conversion of the Mason House, a single family dwelling Choose the company that previously served as the Head of many families switched School residence, to a temporary office to last season! use to be utilized by the Hun School. The Mason House is located in the South Jersey’s MOST EXPERIENCED R2 Zone, and the proposed temporary family-owned propane company since 1919! office use is not permitted. The appliFREE INSTALLATION cant requested temporary use of the in most cases house as an office limited to the period of the Covid-19 health emergency. 427 North Main Street Vincentown, NJ The next Zoning Board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 23. 609-859-2334 allensoilandpropane.com

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On Council: Two candidates for two seats

Princeton Council candidates Eve Niedergang, left, an incumbent, and Leighton Newlin, who is running to rinceton voters participating in fill the seat being vacated by Dwaine the June 8 primary election do not Williamson. have many choices to make. There are two spots up for election on the Princ- and Princeton-connected Americans. eton Council and two candidates to fill But school administrators have recomthem. Both candidates are Democrats; mended that the school’s new name not no Republicans filed to run against reference a specific person. The administration also suggested that wings or them. Incumbent Eve Niedergang, who is hallways in the schools could be named finishing her first term on council, is for specific individuals, and other inrunning for re-election. Joining her on stallations in the school could explain the ballot is Leighton Newlin, who is its history and the reasons for the name running to fill the seat currently occu- change. Potential names include Walnut pied by Dwaine Williamson. Williamson, who has served one Lane Middle School, Princeton Comterm on council, is not seeking re-elec- munity Middle School, Princeton Pubtion. Niedergang, a 30-year resident of lic Middle School, Princeton Middle Princeton, is a volunteer coordinator at School, or its current name, Princeton the Watershed Institute in Pennington. Unified Middle School. While Newlin is new to council, he has long been active in the Princeton PCTV to broadcast indoor community. He has been on the Princeton Housing Authority Board of Com- football games missioners for 24 years, 19 of which rinceton Community Television were spent as chair. He is also involved has announced a partnership with in the leadership of the Witherspoon the indoor football team New JerJackson Neighborhood Association, sey Flight, to broadcast its 2021 home the Witherspoon Jackson Historic and games. Cultural Society, and The Paul Robeson The team plays an eight-game schedHouse. ule that started May 28 at the Cure For more information on the candi- Arena in Trenton. dates visit www.eveforprinceton.org “We are thrilled to broadcast the New and www.newlinforcouncil.com. Jersey Flight indoor football games and expand the viewership of this exciting sport throughout our Central New JerIn the schools: sey region,” PCTV executive director Middle school renaming George McCollough said. Peter Crowley, vice chairman of schedule for June vote PCTV said, “As the region’s only pubhe Princeton School Board is lic television station Princeton Comscheduled to vote on the renaming munity Television continues to expand of the former John Witherspoon Mid- our programming to meet the needs of dle School at its meeting on Tuesday, our communities. We will continue to June 15. The school, whose name was broadcast and provide new programchanged temporarily to Princeton Uni- ming including local news, sports, fied Middle School last summer follow- political discourse and unique coming a petition urging the school drop munity programming options for our the name of a known slaveholder. business and nonprofit members as Students and community members well as our community television viewhave researched and recommended ers.” new names for the school, some of For more information on PCTV visit which would honor other noteworthy www.princetontv.org.

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Stuart Duncan: Honoring a life in theater By Dan Aubrey

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’m calling to just say you haven’t lost your nerve.” The encouraging caller was Stu Duncan. The receiver was me a few days away from the professional premiere of my stage adaptation of “Beowulf.” The two of us had been friendly rivals as theater reviewers for two central New Jersey newspapers. We also had theater producing experience. While the Princeton-based Duncan, who died April 30 at the age of 93, hit pay dirt as a producer of the 1971 major Broadway musical, “Godspell,” I only get to say that in the early 1980s I changed regional culture by producing the play that launched the capital city’s first professional theater company. Nevertheless, we connected by being a strange breed of person who would exhaust ourselves to raise money in order to assemble a group of artists of all stripes and opinions to create a temporary piece of art while becoming a very visible target for public and professional criticism — and strangely enjoying every moment. As I already noted, another connection was that we were theater reviewers who over the years spent hundreds of nights in theaters in New Jersey, New York, and Philadelphia.

Stu Duncan died on April 30 at the age of 93.

Yet, unlike others, as producers, and in my case a playwright, we knew how painful an unthoughtful review could be and, I would like to think, considered the weight of our own words as we rushed from theaters to write our

reviews — as quickly and as reflectively as possible. It was all of the above that made it seem very natural when Stu and I found ourselves colleagues at the Echo’s sister paper, U.S. 1.

And over the last decade, I gave him reviewing assignments and edited his copy while he would call or show up at the office to deliver something, tell a cringe-worthy joke, or wonder if his copy was balanced and not dispiriting. After all, he was so in love with theater he left the security of his familyowned business, the sole U.S. distributors of Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce, to go into the uncertainty of the theater world. Yet, it obviously loved him back. It’s where he met his wife of 65 years, Petie; produced two important New York revivals, “Waiting for Godot” and “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”; and saw “Godspell” royalties roll in day by day. In 2013 I sat down with Stu Duncan to talk about his career and how he and fellow New York theater producer Edgar Lansbury took a modest little work by a devoutly religious college student, brought it to a Princeton living room, and launched a legend. As a memorial of my print and stage colleague, here’s the producer talking fast and lose about the creation of his biggest hit, “Godspell”: “Godspell” was a master thesis by Carnegie Mellon student John-Michael Tebelak, who arranged a brief showcase of the show in New York City. “Edgar Lansbury, Angela’s younger brother,

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and I were producing in New York, Lansbury/Duncan. The shows we were producing were ‘A Long Day’s Journey into Night,’ a revival, and ‘Waiting for Godot,’ also a revival,” says Duncan. “Our company manager, Joe Beruh, went to Carnegie Mellon. This professor there knew that (Beruh) was with us, called, and said, ‘Hey, you might be interested in (Tebelak’s) show.’ So the three of us on a cold February night in 1971 went to (off-off-Broadway experimental theater) Cafe La Mama, where this show was playing for the weekend. It had no music, except one guitar song, ‘By My Side,’ written by a cast member.” Duncan says that one of the first things that struck him was the overtly religious nature of the work and the minefield of politics of producing such a show. “Godspell” is based on the Gospel of Saint Matthew. Yet it uses a modern setting to present Christ’s message of peace and love, his conflict with religious and public authorities, and his persecution. In 1971 that setting included the anti-Vietnam War protests, and the women’s rights, black power, and environmental protection movements. Despite his partners not being fully in tune about the show, Duncan says there was opportunity. “Joe was Jewish and recognized a small part of it, like the ending. Edgar claimed to be atheist (he really isn’t; he’s an agnostic). I was the Episcopalian and had a reasonably formidable New York social religious education — that is, I got sent to Sunday school. So I recognized it. I also knew who Saint Matthew was, that he was dead, and that he didn’t have a lot of family members left,” alluding to the fact that producers need to purchase producing rights from the original author or their descendants. After some discussion about how a play with religious themes is a twoedge sword that can attract and offend audience as well as generate publicity, Duncan says that he and Lansbury decided that they would let audience members make up their own minds, and they talked to Tebelak, who, Duncan says, “was real devout and wrote it from a real love. We said that it should be a musical. He said that he wrote it as a celebration, ‘I don’t write musicals.’” The solution was, in a sense, an act of God. “We had these two hits (‘Long Day’ and ‘Godot’) and people were interested in what we were doing. A week earlier we had a young kid coming in and presenting a musical. It turned out to be a major show, a thing with magic and music, ‘Pippin.’ But we felt that it was far too big for us,” says Duncan, adding that with two shows running he and Lansbury were maxed out in raising money. But, he says, “this kid can write music and he’s a nice kid.” The “kid” was Stephen Schwartz, who would eventually collaborate with Leonard Bernstein on “Mass,” provide the hit stage adaptation of Stud Turkel’s “Working,” was

Duncan was deeply involved with his alma mater, Princeton University, and was a perennial supporter of its Princeton Summer Theater program.

the lyricist for Disney’s “Pocahontas,” The response was providential. “We and is the composer and lyricist for the raised the money in my living room popular Broadway show “Wicked.” in one afternoon. This happened with Duncan says that he and Lansbury the cast showing up a little bit into redecided to try to team Schwartz with hearsal and a few songs just written. Tebelak and were surprised to find that Everyone (there) took something, and the two young artists had attended the it made a lot of people rich.” same directing class at Carnegie MelDuncan says that the investors “were lon. “We teamed them up, and we had people we knew who were interested in a score in 10 days. The score included theater and had said so.” That included ‘Day by Day,’ which was so good. Ed- familiar area names such as the Sturgar and I had no musical background, hahns and Stackpoles, Herb Kendall, but we said that it and the late Sam could be the thing Kind (owner of to make the show.” Undaunted and LaVake Jewelers The producer and father to sitsays that they resourceful, Duncan com actor Richard started rehearsals Kind). He adds for an off-Broad- remembered that charity that their investway production and investment began ments “paid out with no money about 50 to 1 over but lots of faith at home and rented a the years.” and naivete. “I The arrangesaid we have two bus, brought the cast to ment to meet the shows running — Princeton, and had them entire budget, he how hard could it says, was a mixbe to run anoth- perform for a gathering ture of hard cash, er? Which shows invested services you what an ass of potential backers at his (including legal I could be,” says fees), revenues, home at 114 Elm Road. Duncan, whose and partnership advice to young ‘We raised the money with the presentproducers has ing venues, inbeen summed up in my living room in one cluding a theater with “when you that Lansbury think you know afternoon,’ he said. owned. what you’re doing, Since the proyou’re in trouble.” duction company Undaunted and resourceful, Duncan had developed with actors and musiremembered (from previous experi- cians already working, there were irence) that charity and investment be- regularities in the arrangements for gan at home and rented a bus, brought a traditional professional production the cast to Princeton, and had them that includes contracts with various perform for a gathering of potential unions integral to creating a profesbackers at his home at 114 Elm Road. sional production in New York. With the production’s start-up value Duncan says, “When we opened estimated at $45,000 (approximately we were not union. We opened non$250,000 in today’s economy), $22,500 (Actors’) Equity. They were furious, but (or $126,000 today) was needed for a it became obvious that we were going cash infusion, and the plan called for to be running a hit. So we went back, selling shares for $900 ($5,000 today). paid everyone to enter (Actors’ Equity),

and gave (each actor) one percent of the show if they stayed in for a year.” “We never completely revealed this before, but it has been hinted at,” says Duncan. “We broke all the rules. The cast was back-paid from the first day of rehearsal. The union didn’t want any part of it; they hated us. In the process, we tied the cast up for a year, which was unheard of. The people showed trust in us, and we showed trust in them too. It was unusual. It has never been done before and never been done since.” The result, he says, is “that eventually the union ended up with a show that employed over 500 people (over the seven years that it ran off and on Broadway). The original cast — who were hired at Equity minimum — all made over $200,000 from their investment. These kids have done well over the years.” Listing a variety of factors — the simple, familiar, and popular show with no set — Duncan gives a quick list for the show’s success: “The show was cheap; we paid the cast off; we paid our investors back; and the next thing we began to put the show on the road in London and San Francisco. We had five shows going on at one time.” The creation of a major motion picture version, produced by Edgar Lansbury, added to the revenues as do the royalties of the ongoing performances around the world. And, in theater parlance, the show still goes on.

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and the old-world traditions of freshly prepared, wholesome food.” The restaurant is open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. for eat-in, takeout, and delivery, and as its name suggest, the menu skews heavily toward chicken. Chicken meals include a whole chicken, half chicken, or quarter allwhite or all-dark meat chicken along with a choice of side dishes and corn muffins. Chicken ranges from $5 to $12, with sides adding $4.25 to the price. Combo meals include a range of sandwiches built around grilled or fried chicken, served with fries and a fountain drink. Sandwich options include a grilled or crispy chicken sandwich or wrap, made mild or spicy; a grilled chicken Caesar wrap; a crispy buffalo chicken wrap, or a burrito wrap with roasted chicken, rice, beans, corn, and cheddar cheese. Sandwiches are $5.49 to $6.45; making it a combo with fries and a drink adds $3.50 to the cost. Chicken tenders are also available in three, four, and five-piece servings, as well as chicken platters and three styles of salad ($9.49 to $11.25). Customers have a choice of range of sauces and dressings including honey mustard, barbecue, sriracha, creamy buffalo, and others. For more information visit www. larosagrill.com.

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Capital Health and St. Francis Medical Center, a member of Trinity Health, have signed a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI). Under this LOI, St. Francis Medical Center will become a part of Capital Health. The non-binding LOI is the first step in evaluating and designing a framework that will enhance health care services and create a new model of care for residents of Trenton and the surrounding area. The goal is to work toward a definitive agreement that will create a more comprehensive and sustainable health care system for our community. “From its founding as the city’s first hospital in 1874 to its important role as an acute care teaching hospital and Mercer County’s only provider of comprehensive cardiac surgery, St. Francis Medical Center has always put the needs of Trenton and surrounding neighborhoods first,” said Al Maghazehe, President and CEO of Capital Health. “This approach aligns very well with Capital Health’s mission, and we are committed to our shared vision of providing the highest level of care for the community.” “The health care industry is always evolving to advance medicine and improve delivery of care to the communities we serve,” said Samuel J. Plumeri, Jr., chairman of Capital Healthcare, Inc. Board of Trustees. “The changes we’re seeing here in Mercer County are a reflection of what’s going on nationally, but our neighbors in Trenton and nearby communities can rest assured that we will continue to keep their interests at the center of all we do.” Both hospitals are known for providing advanced care and for ensuring local access to high-quality, comprehensive and affordable health care services. “Both Capital Health and St. Francis Medical Center are deeply committed to caring for residents of our community,” said Daniel P. Moen, President and Chief Executive Officer, St. Francis Medical Center. “The rapidly changing healthcare landscape presents challenges, but it is through a shared mission that both organizations look to expand services

“As a safety net hospital, ensuring the community has access to care is the heart of our mission,” said Joseph Youngblood, II, J.D., Ph.D., Chairman, Board of Trustees, St. Francis Medical Center. “In response to a broad national transformation of health care, we look to combine our strengths with those of Capital, a healthcare leader, and grow services for our residents. Together, we are steadfast in our commitment to provide area residents, including the underserved with highquality, comprehensive care and to improve the delivery of healthcare for our community. Our partnership with Capital Health will be a fitting legacy to the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for their decades of service to Trenton and Mercer County.” Capital Health and St. Francis now enter a period of due diligence. The process includes evaluation and discussion to determine how to best combine and enhance their capabilities to more effectively fulfill their missions to the citizens of Trenton and the surrounding area. Approvals will be necessary from State and Federal officials and others before the transaction is able to be completed. Throughout the process, Capital Health and St. Francis remain committed to sustaining and advancing the comprehensive, high quality services they provide to residents of the greater Trenton area. Areas of focus will include exploring opportunities to expand access to care and improved efficiency in health care delivery. The new combined system will be secular (Non-Catholic). Capital Health is the Central New Jersey/Lower Bucks County region’s leader in providing progressive, quality patient care with significant investments in physicians, nurses and staff, as well as advanced technology. Comprised of two hospitals (Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton and Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell), a Hamilton outpatient facility, and various primary and specialty care practices across the region, Capital Health is a dynamic health care resource accredited by DNV GL - Healthcare. For more information, visit capitalhealth.org. Health Headlines by Capital Health | Princeton Echo9

CAPITAL HEALTH AND TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ANNOUNCE AFFILIATION FOR LIVER TRANSPLANT AND ADVANCED SURGICAL SERVICES Capital Health and Temple University Hospital have entered into an affiliation for liver transplant and advanced surgical services that will streamline coordination of care and minimize the amount of travel required by patients in the community served by Capital Health. Under the terms of the affiliation, Capital Health patients who are approved candidates will receive liver transplants at Temple, but will receive pre- and post-transplant care and related diagnostic tests close to home at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell under the direction of both Capital Health and Temple physicians.

patients will now have access to additional treatment options for liver abnormalities through Capital Health.” Capital Health offers bloodless liver surgery and liver autotransplant surgery performed by CATALDO DORIA, MD, PHD, MBA, FACS, an internationally renowned hepatopancreato-biliary surgeon who helped develop these innovative techniques. As part of this new partnership, Temple patients who are candidates for these advanced surgical procedures will be referred to Capital Health.

“Temple Health is a nationally recognized leader in health care and the perfect partner to complement the innovative surgical services offered at Capital Health, such as liver auto-transplant surgery, bloodless liver surgery, and robotic-assisted surgery across our service lines,” said Al Maghazehe, PhD, FACHE, President and CEO of Capital Health. “Similarly, Temple University Hospital patients who are approved candidates will receive their procedures at Capital Health but will receive pre- and post-surgery care and related diagnostic tests close to home at Temple University Hospital under the direction of both Temple and Capital Health physicians. Through this affiliation with Temple, we’re thrilled to provide patients access to the most innovative liver surgery and transplant options in a way that keeps them closer to home and their loved ones throughout their course of treatment.”

Temple University Hospital’s team has decades of experience in caring for patients with chronic liver diseases, including hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease and liver cancer as well as those suffering from drug toxicity or a rare metabolic disease. Temple’s highly skilled, multidisciplinary team is led by ANTONIO DI CARLO, MD, CM, FACS, FRCSC, Associate Professor of Surgery at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) and Chief of Abdominal Organ Transplant Surgery at Temple University Hospital; and LEE F. PENG, MD, PHD, Chief of Hepatology and Associate Professor of Medicine at LKSOM, and Medical Director of Liver Transplantation at Temple University Hospital.

“We are pleased to be collaborating with Capital Health on a unique affiliation that will benefit patients from both institutions,” said Michael A. Young, MHA, FACHE, President and CEO of Temple University Health System and Temple University Hospital. “Capital Health patients will now have access to Temple’s liver transplant program, which is home to some of the nation’s foremost liver specialists, and Temple

As part of the new collaboration, Temple patients with pancreatic cancer who are appropriate candidates will also have access to complex open and robotic-assisted Whipple procedures performed by Dr. Doria. In September 2019, Capital Health became the first hospital in Central New Jersey and the Greater Philadelphia region to offer robotic-assisted Whipple procedures to treat pancreatic cancer.

NEW NAME AND MORE CONVENIENT LOCATION FOR Capital Health Occupational Medicine Office

Capital Health Corporate Health Center, formerly located in Hamilton, New Jersey, has moved to a new location at 4065 Quakerbridge Road, Suite 104, Princeton Junction, New Jersey, 08550 (at the intersection of Village Road). The Center’s staff, office hours, and phone number remain the same, but to better reflect the services it provides, the name has changed to Capital Health Occupational Health Center. The Center 10 Princeton Echo | Health Headlines by Capital Health

provides clients with immediate evaluation and follow-up care for work-related injuries and illnesses, pre-placement employee physical examinations, DOT exams, return-to-work evaluations, on-site radiography, drug and alcohol testing programs, medical exams for immigration, and many other services. “Our new Occupational Health Center, just four miles from our former location in Hamilton, meets all of the needs of our corporate customers and our Capital Health employees,” said Dr. Lalitha Gumidyala, medical director of Capital Health Occupational Health Center. “In addition to being more centrally located for our clients in Mercer and Middlesex counties, the newly renovated facility also has ample parking that can accommodate oversized vehicles.” For more information, call 609.689.5750 or visit capitalhealth.org/occupationalhealth.

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what’s happening What makes your garden grow? Summer garden tours in full bloom By Sam Sciarrotta

They don’t call us the Garden State for nothing. Groups all across the region are planning outdoor garden tours to mark the transition from spring to summer. Here’s your guide to flowers, flora and greenery, throughout Burlington and Mercer counties.

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The Roebling Museum’s annual Garden Tour is back. The town, famous for building some of the country’s most iconic bridges, will celebrate warm weather and bright blooms June 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. “When the Roebling steel plant was open and homes in the company town were owned by the company, many of the workers and their families grew gardens with flowers as well as food,” says Lynne Calamia, Roebling Museum executive director. The Roebling Company itself often sponsored competitions to encourage

residents to tend their gardens and keep their properties looking put-together. “Continuing this tradition with our Garden Tour builds pride in our community and gives residents a chance to show off their green thumbs,” Calamia said. The Roebling Museum tells the story of the origins and growth of Roebling, a company town built in 1905 by the Roebling Company. The village of Roebling, including 700 homes, is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and every one of its buildings has a story to tell. Exhibits, tours, and programs document the majority immigrant workforce that built the iconic suspension bridges of the American industrial age. The tour will start at the Roebling Museum, located at 100 Second Ave. After checking in, participants will receive a map of locations included on the route, plus some added historic highlights. The tour is appropriate for walking, driving or biking, and a guided tour is also set for 1 p.m. Tickets cost $15. Proceeds support the museum. Register at roeblingmuseum.org, in person on the day of the tour or by calling (609) 499-7200.

A yard showcased on a past History in Bloom Garden Tour, held annually in Bordentown City. This year’s is set for June. 26.

Trenton The Old Mill Hill Society, in collaboration with residents of the historic neighborhood, will host its 30th annual Garden Tour June 12 from noon to 5 p.m., rain or shine. The neighborhood, composed primarily of 19th century row houses, will welcome guests in-person to the self-guided walking tour through 15 gardens— attendees will see the intersection of nature and city living, coupled with residents’ personal style. Settled in 1679, Mill Hill is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Trenton

and the site of both battles of Trenton in 1776, where George Washington defeated the British Army and turned the tides of the Revolutionary War. Annual re-enactments take place in Mill Hill Park. The neighborhood of Mill Hill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. “Following last year’s virtual house tour, the Mill Hill neighborhood looks forward to once again welcoming new and returning guests,” said event cochair Amanda Chevalier. “We can’t wait to reconnect with visitors, share our welcoming and diverse community, and See GARDEN, Page 4

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Bordentown

The Bordentown Historical Society will host its annual History in Bloom Garden Tour June 26 from noon to 5 p.m. Guests will take themselves on self-guided tours of Bordentown City’s gardens, parks and historical sites. The society says this year will be its biggest ever—20 gardens will be open to visitors. In addition to the tour, plein air artists will be painting landscapes at some of the locations. A landscape architect— with expertise in trees and plants native to New Jersey—will also be stationed at the 4 E. Chestnut St. garden from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. to answer gardening questions. A children’s art event will be held all day at Hilltop Park, and refreshments will be available at a number of locations. CDC guidelines regarding masks and social

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Toby Ilogu is always up to something. The 19-year-old Montgomery resident loves to dive headfirst into a project, whether it’s studying cryptocurrency or making short films. Now, he’s channeling his energy into TikTok, where he’s amassed over 100,000 followers, starting with first-person videos and evolving into the Everyday Show series, where he dons a suit, sets up camp in Princeton and conducts man-on-the-street-style interviews with anybody who wants to participate. Ilogu, a graduate of the Lawrenceville School and now a film student at USC, asks whimsical questions like “Are you stupid?” and “Name that Black celebrity.” The videos usually take their own form from there. “I’m very much into that raw, semiawkward humor,” he said. We sat down with Ilogu and talked quarantine creativity, Gen Z filmmaking and more. An edited version of the interview follows. *** Six09: What was it like to start your first year of college in the middle of all of this? Ilogu: I was able to do my fall semester. Film school was my dream. Early on in high school, I knew that I wanted to pursue video or film school in some capacity. USC was, like, the college on the hill. It was my dream school. When I got in, it was a dream come true. I was living the dream for a few months until COVID came around and really just shook everything up. My dream school turned into a nightmare. I did this fall semester online, and right before the spring semester, I thought, “I can’t do this. I hate this experience.” It was supposed to be the best thing in the world. I talked to my parents and very heavily petitioned to take the spring semester off. That’s what I ended up doing. Six09: Are you going back in the fall? Ilogu: That’s the plan. Mid-August, actually. Six09: You said that you’ve been interested in filmmaking forever. What sparked that interest for you? Were there any filmmakers that you admired as a kid? What made you dive into that? Ilogu: A lot of people might say, “I grew up watching these films. My parents put me onto Scorsese and Speilberg.” Quite honestly, that wasn’t me. I grew up on YouTube. I was on YouTube

earlier than I should’ve been. When I was growing up, my parents told my two older siblings and I, “No watching TV during the week.” Most of elementary school, I was reading a lot. I was always checking stuff out from the library. Then, we got a laptop, and that’s when I started perusing the internet. YouTube was there, and I was like, “Well, it’s not TV.” Six09: That’s the loophole. Ilogu: Exactly. I looked up to YouTube stars early on, more than any film director. Six09: I feel like that’s kind of the path that a lot of creators in your generation are following. Do you see that, too? Ilogu: Yeah. At film school, there are a lot of purists. People will say, “The YouTube stuff, that’s not real filmmaking. TikTok is a bastardized version of visual media.” But this is the stuff that I like. By all means, people can pursue what they want to pursue. I’ve heard that you go to a classroom of third graders, and half of them will say they want to be YouTubers when they grow up. Those are the people they’re engaging with. And it’s such a versatile medium. Anybody with just about any passion could make content around that passion. I think it’s just a matter of what people are being exposed to at a young age. Six09: Is that how you got into TikTok? Ilogu: From the start, I always took a very strategic approach to TikTok. I didn’t just stumble onto the app. I knew of TikTok when it was musical.ly. I would watch these YouTube compilations of cringey kids lipsyncing to songs. I was like, “I don’t think this stuff is for me.” But then I thought, “Wait a second, there’s so much potential.” The app can be anything that you make it. You can’t pigeonhole a whole platform just by the content that a handful of people are making. My first venture into TikTok was when I got to college, toward the end of 2019. I started with a joint account. The plan was that a few of us on the floor I was living on were going to make cinematic TikToks. Eventually, most of the group lost interest. That was it for some time. I kept the app for a little bit, then deleted it. It was on and off until quarantine, where I said, “Yeah, let me start making TikToks.” I feel like there’s a lot of potential to just grow an audience. I’m not exactly sure what it is I want to do in the future, but whatever it is, if it’s creative, it’s going to need an audience. Six09: Did it kind of help you pass the time during quarantine after starting at your dream school and

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New Jersey restaurateurs waited a long time for the day to come when they could once again fill their establishments to capacity. So when Gov. Phil Murphy made the announcement in early May relaxing capacity restrictions and seat customers at the bar, it was expected to be an occasion for celebration. But few restaurant owners have been in the mood to celebrate lately. It turns out that coming out of a pandemic isn’t any easier than heading into one. While 2020 felt like one long harrowing crisis, this year has brought on many new crises of its own. Like the dishwasher shortage. The foam container shortage. The lobster shortage. And, of course, the Great Chicken Wing Shortage of 2021. “We are having more problems now, honestly, than during COVID,” says

Giovanni “John” Balsamo, who coowns Villaggio Iccara in Yardville with his wife, Phyllis. “Yes, the drop in the amount of business was not good, but also we cut down on huge expenses so we survived, and we had a beautiful take out business. But now I’m having more trouble figuring it out. Between food cost and labor … it’s not sustainable.” Restaurants know that things will happen from time to time to disrupt the supply chain: a temporary milk shortage can cause cheese prices to rise, mudslides in California can send produce prices through the roof for a few weeks, until supply returns to normal. “You cope with that,” Balsamo says. “What we cannot cope with is when a case of wings goes from $68 to $139.” A specialty of the house at Iccara is an appetizer of chicken wings that are roasted in the restaurant’s wood-fired brick oven. But in May, Balsamo took the wings off the menu, rather than raise the price of the dish to reflect the rise in his cost. “People love our wings. so they say, ‘Why don’t you charge $3 more?’ Because I love my customers,” he says. “They’ve supported us for 30 years. I don’t want to do that to them.” Balsamo says scallops that recently cost

Taco-spiced chicken wings from Wildflowers in Pennington. The wholesale cost of wings has risen to a point where some restaurants are taking them off the menu. (Facebook photo.) him $18 a pound now cost $34, and other shellfish are along similar lines. The Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported last month that Maine seafood shacks were charging as much $34 for a lobster roll. Balsamo said he probably will have to

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Outlook, cited labor issues (read: a lack of qualified workers) as a factor in the reduced supply of chicken. But the main reason prices are up and supply is strained is simply high demand. Prices actually jumped even higher at the start of the pandemic, when there were breakdowns up and down the supply chains — but that came at a time when demand was very low. Now, restaurants are gearing up for more customers, and some of them want to be fed like they haven’t had a good steak in a year. Those restaurants purged much of their cold-stored food during the lean months of the pandemic, meaning that many are now buying in large quantities to restock their freezers on top of serving fresh products today. Meanwhile, just too darn many people turned to chicken wings for comfort during the pandemic, and too many home cooks got comfortable using their air fryers over the past year. Retail demand remains high even as restaurants reopen, and producers will have to raise more animals to keep up. “As the restaurant sector begins to reopen, in the short term, supplying the growing demand for chicken will be a challenge,” wrote the Department of Agriculture in its May Outlook. *** There is also the question of where all the restaurant workers have gone. Now that restaurants are able to fill most of their seats again, most are anxiously on the lookout for cooks, servers, bartenders and dishwashers. And many are find-

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Capital Health Primary Care – Lawrenceville Capital Health Primary Care – Lawrenceville, part of Capital Health Medical Group and a trusted provider of primary care in eastern Mercer County, moved to a new office at The Atrium, located at 133 Franklin Corner Road, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, 08648. The office was previously located in the office building next to its new location. Although the office is in a new location, patients will receive care from the same trusted providers, including DR. DIANA BUSH, DR. MICHAEL DASH, and PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT JACQUELINE RITTER. DR. KHURRAM ZUBAIR and DR. SRIVANI RACHAKONDA, formerly of Capital Health Primary Care – Brunswick Avenue, have joined as well. They are available for appointments and video visits to provide check-ups,sick visits and preventive care from infants to older adults (including women’s health). The office’s phone number remains the same. “During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have learned more than ever before that finding a trusted primary care provider to manage your day-to-day medical needs is one of the most important things you can do for yourself and your loved ones,” said Dr. Khurram Zubair, lead physician at Capital Health Primary Care – Lawrenceville. “Our experienced, board certified team is dedicated to providing the safest, highest quality care here in Mercer County, and our move to a larger space and expansion of services and hours further shows our commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of our neighbors.” In addition to office visits, all of the providers at Capital Health Primary Care – Lawrenceville offer video visit appointments using secure connections on their computers or mobile devices for routine follow-up appointments or questions about medications. They also provide easy access to experienced specialists and surgeons when necessary and the most advanced care in the region at nearby Capital Health hospitals when it is needed most – virtually everything patients need to keep them on the path to better health. All Capital Health Medical Group offices use a shared electronic medical records system, which allows providers to access medical records on a secure network, making it convenient for patients to continue their care across our network of primary and specialty care providers. Patients

can also manage their health easily while using our Capital Health Medical Group patient portal, which allows them to conveniently access information about any of their office visits online. Office hours at Capital Health Primary Care – Lawrenceville are Monday, Tuesday and Friday (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and Wednesday and Thursday (8 a.m. to 7 p.m.). To make an appointment at the new office, call 609.815.7270 or visit capitalhealth.org/lawrenceville for more information.

Is Your Bladder Controlling Your Life? Understanding Overactive Bladder Wednesday, June 9, 2021 | 6 p.m. Location: Zoom Meeting Are you (or is someone you know) living with urinary frequency or urgency, with or without urine leakage? Overactive Bladder (OAB) can happen to people at any age, so join KATHIE OLSON, an advanced practice nurse and clinical coordinator of the Capital Health Center for Incontinence and Pelvic Health, to learn about the causes of OAB, changes you can make to improve it, and the many effective treatment options that are available. Don’t let your bladder run your life— by becoming informed, you become empowered! This event will be taking place virtually using Zoom. Register online at capitalhealth.org/events and be sure to include your email address. Zoom meeting details will be provided via email 2-3 days before the program date. Registration ends 24 hours before the program date. Health Headlines by Capital Health | Princeton Echo11

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Capital Health Primary Care – Princeton Office Capital Health Primary Care – Princeton, part of Capital Health Medical Group and a trusted provider of primary care in eastern Mercer County, moved to a new office at 300 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08540. Capital Health’s primary care office in Princeton was previously located in Montgomery Commons, a few miles north of the downtown area. Although the office is in a new location, patients will receive care from the same trusted providers, including DR. DEBORAH SIEGEL-ROBLES, DR. BRUCE ROSE, and DR. LEE SHEARER. DR. KIMBERLY LEVITT and DR. ABIGAIL ROSE, formerly of Capital Health Primary Care – Quakerbridge, have joined as well. They are available for appointments and video visits to provide check-ups, sick visits and preventive care for children, adolescents and adults (including care that is specific for women). The office’s phone number remains the same. “For almost seven years, our team has been dedicated to providing the safest, highest quality care here in Princeton,” said Dr. Siegel-Robles, physician at Capital Health Primary Care – Princeton. “Finding a primary care doctor you can trust is more important than ever these days, and our move to a larger space and expansion of services to include children and adolescent care reaffirms our commitment to our community in Princeton.” For routine follow-up appointments or questions about medications, all of the providers at Capital Health Primary Care – Princeton offer video visit appointments through computers or mobile devices as a safe, secure and convenient alternative when in-office visits aren’t necessary. Patients can also manage their health and easily communicate with their physicians using Capital Health Medical Group’s patient portal, which allows them to conveniently access information about any of their visits online. Patients also have easy access to experienced specialists and surgeons when necessary and the most advanced care in the region at nearby Capital Health hospitals when it is needed most. As part of its mission to improve the health and well-being of the populations it serves, Capital Health Primary Care – Princeton participates in Princeton Child Health Conferences, a service of the Princeton Health Department that offers free or low-cost health clinics for uninsured children who live in Princeton. Available

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by appointment only for children newborn to 18 years old, these clinics provide immunizations, physicals, and developmental screenings and lead testing. Parents and guardians are also offered counseling regarding safety, nutrition, development, and growth. To make an appointment through Princeton Child Health Conferences, call 609.303.4599 so you can be scheduled appropriately. All Capital Health Medical Group offices use a shared electronic medical records system, which allows providers to access medical records on a secure network, making it convenient for patients to continue their care across our network of primary and specialty care providers. Patients can also manage their health easier using our Capital Health Medical Group patient portal, which allows them to conveniently access information about any of their office visits online. Office hours at Capital Health Primary Care – Princeton are Monday, Thursday and Friday (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and Tuesday and Wednesday (8 a.m. to 7 p.m.). To make an appointment at the new office, call 609.303.4600 or visit capitalhealth.org/princeton for more information.

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ith the lifting of most restrictions on indoor and outdoor gatherings and the loosening of social distancing rules, Princeton is welcoming summer with a full slate of arts, cultural, and family events, many of which are highlighted below. For a complete calendar of upcoming events visit www.princetoninfo.com/events.

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fter presenting an all-virtual season in 2020, the Princeton Festival has a hybrid schedule of in-person and online events for 2021. The first musical event of the season is the premiere a specially commissioned video of the Concordia Chamber Players, a world-class ensemble under the artistic direction of cellist Michelle Djokic, on Friday, June 4, at 7 p.m. The ensemble, which brings together instrumentalists who perform at arts festivals such as Marlboro and Mostly Mozart, presents a concert of chamber music favorites along with more unusual works. Also pre-recorded is the festival’s 15th annual International Piano Competition, which for the first time this year was open to all ages with the addition of an open category for ages 26 and up. Three concert artists have served as judges to narrow the field down to the finalists who appear via video on Sunday, June 6, at 3 p.m. Two concert series take place with both a live stream and limited in-person outdoor seating at Morven Mu-

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seum and Garden’s Stockton Education Center. The first is the baroque chamber series, titled “Sacred and Profane,” with unique concerts on Tuesday and Thursday, June 8 and 10, at 7 p.m. The baroque chamber ensemble also participates in a Zoom-based roundtable discussion that touches on their instruments, training, score study, and rehearsal processes. Princeton musicologist Kyle Masson moderates the event on Wednesday, June 9, at 7 p.m. The second hybrid series is Opera by Twilight, which takes place Sundays, June 13 and 20, at 7 p.m. Opera has always been a highlight of the Princeton Festival, and this season includes two unique concerts of arias, duets, and trios from popular operas by Mozart, Verdi, Richard Strauss, and more. The final pre-recorded video presentation is “Kosmologia: Dreaming/ Undreaming” on Thursday, June 17, at 7 p.m. The Princeton Festival commissioned an original interdisciplinary art video from Chicago-based Kosmologia, an artists’ collective that develops works intersecting music with other arts and new technologies. Kosmologia’s presentations include singers, instrumentalists, composers, video and sound designers, digital graphic artists, and dancers to explore vivid experiences of our community and our time. For a behind-the-scenes look the fes-

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tival presents “Dreaming/Undreaming: Creating an Interdisciplinary Event” on Wednesday, June 2, at 7 p.m. on Zoom. Panelists include Carmen-Helena Téllez, artistic director of Kosmologia; Chia Patiño, dramaturg; Natasha Stojanovska, piano; Alexa Capareda, dancer; and Camilla Tassi and Ryan Belock, video artists. Interim Princeton Festival artistic director Greogry J. Geehern moderates. Supplementing the musical performances is a series of free educational lectures on related topics held via Zoom, as follows: “What the Opera Meant to Paris in the 19th Century” presented by Princeton University Art Museum Docent Marianne Grey on Friday, June 11, at

7 p.m. “Wine, Women, and Song in Opera” presented by Timothy Urban, adjunct associate professor at Rutgers University, on Monday, June 14, at 7 p.m. “Expressions of Love in Opera” presented by Harold Kuskin, Evergreen Forum instructor and former Metropolitan Opera backstage tour guide, on Tuesday, June 15, at 7 p.m. “Opera or Musical? – The Fine Line that Divides Them” presented by Stuart Holt, director of school programs and community engagement for the Metropolitan Opera Guild, on Wednesday, June 16, at 7 p.m. Tickets for in-person and virtual presentations are available online at www.princetonfestival.org.

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n conjunction with its annual house tour — available online through June 15 — the Historical Society of Princeton presents a special lecture on Thursday, June 10, at 7 p.m. “Form Follows Function, Fashion, and Fancy: Architecture, Decoration, and Technology in the American Home” takes place via Zoom. Purchase tickets for the house tour, $20, to attend. A recording will be made available following the presentation. The speaker is Laura Keim, who offers an illustrated virtual presentation takes participants on a visually rich journey through 18th, 19th, and 20th-century American houses with a particular emphasis on providing comparative context for the houses on this year’s virtual house tour. Keim curates historical objects, collections, and places, seeking to understand them and share their evolving contexts and meanings over time and today. Her research interests include architecture, the decorative arts, and material culture of the British and North American Atlantic world in the 18th and early 19th centuries, as well as the history of collecting and reinvention of the past in England and America in the 20th century. She is curator of Stenton, the circa-1730 seat of the Logan family in northwest Philadelphia, and is a lecturer in the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation at the University of Pennsylvania. Laura holds a master of science from the Penn Preservation Program, a master of arts in early American culture from the University of Delaware’s Winterthur Program, and a bachelor’s degree in art history from Smith College. For more information or to register, visit www.princetonhistory.org.

Presents Art on the Plaza” takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Rain date is Sunday, June 13. Princeton Artist Directory (PAD) is a newly formed collective of visual artists, musicians, writers, and performance artists from the Princeton community. “Everyone is invited to come along and see what extraordinary talent there is in this first-of-its-kind event,” said artist Mary Waltham who founded PAD with fellow artists and longtime Princeton residents Mic Diño Boekelmann and Karen Stolper last year. “Held in collaboration with Princeton Public Library, the exhibit reflects the synergy that exists between PPL and PAD, who each work to benefit the Princeton community.” Materials relating to the library’s summer reading programs for all ages, including sign-up information, will be available during the event. The theme for this year’s programs is “Reading Colors Your World.” “This partnership with the Princeton Artist Directory, which celebrates the colorful world of local artists with an art show on the plaza, is the perfect way to kick off Summer Reading,” said Janie Hermann, manager of adult programming at the library. Programs begin Tuesday, June 15. For more information about the Princeton Artist Directory visit www. princetonartistdirectory.com.

Bloomsday in Princeton

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tately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed. A yellow dressinggown, ungirdled, was sustained gently behind him on the mild morning air.” Thus begins James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” one of the most celebrated and controversial novels in all of English literature. So famous is the modernist, stream-ofArt on the Plaza consciousness style book that it has rinceton Public Library hosts the spawned its own holiday, Bloomsday, first exhibit by the Princeton Artist which takes place annually on June 16 Directory, Saturday, June 12, on Hinds in honor the story’s protagonist, LeoPlaza. “Princeton Artist Directory

Left, ‘Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana),’ a watercolor from Princeton Artist Directory founder Mary Waltham’s Small Miracles collection. Above, Sylvia Beach in conversation with ‘Ulysses’ author James Joyce, and at right Beach’s gravestone in Princeton Cemetery.

pold Bloom, and the date in 1904 on which the story is set. The Arts Council of Princeton presents a free virtual Bloomsday | Zoomsday event with some of Princeton’s own literary luminaries on Wednesday, June 16, at 5 p.m. via Zoom. Rejected at its publication and burned by the U.S. Post Office as “obscene”, today Ulysses is regarded as a landmark in modernist literature. Join Paul Muldoon, Joyce Carol Oates, Colum McCann, Jhumpa Lahiri, Sean Wilentz, and friends as they share their favorite passages with virtual attendees. While Bloomsday is largely a Dublin-based tradition, Princeton has its own special “Ulysses” connection. It was Sylvia Beach — who is buried in Princeton Cemetery and lived on Library Place starting in 1905, while her father led the First Presbyterian Church on Nassau Street —who founded the famous Shakespeare & Company bookstore in Paris and ensured that Joyce’s opus was published in France, even after British and American publishers rejected it. “We’re so pleased to offer this free event for our community. ‘Ulysses’ is a glorious and notorious work of art, and you can’t help but be affected by the playfulness of the language,” said Caroline Cleaves, development director at the Arts Council. “I hope anyone who’s ever been curious, but daunted by the prospect of reading it, will join us. It could be an hour that changes your life.” Free registration is available at www. artscouncilofprinceton.org.

up to organize the Princeton Community Pride Picnic, a free, familyfriendly event to celebrate Princeton’s LGBTQIA+ community with music, art, activities for kids, and more. The picnic takes place Saturday, June 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Princeton YMCA, 59 Paul Robeson Place. Attendees will gather outdoors in the YMCA’s field to enjoy tunes from DJ Linda Leigh, make their mark on a collaborative community mural, take part in a variety of activities, and go home with fun giveaways. Families are welcome to bring a picnic to enjoy on the grass, and local vendors including the bent spoon, Tico’s Juice Truck, and Milk & Cookies will be present to add treats to your dinner. Mayor Mark Freda and other dignitaries will be in attendance, and local nonprofits including Princeton Public Library, Princeton Family YMCA, Arts Council of Princeton, HiTOPS, Princeton Civil Rights Commission, Corner House Behavioral Health, and McCarter Theatre Center will have tables with activities and information for attendees. “We are so excited to be able to gather with our friends and neighbors to Celebrate Princeton Pride celebrate PRIDE,” said HiTOPS execun honor of Pride Month, Prince- tive director Lisa Shelby. “We are proud See EVENTS, Page 16 ton-area nonprofits have teamed

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to be a member of a collaboration that is committed to ensuring that all young people, including youth who identify as LGBTQ+, are surrounded by a supportive, loving, affirming community.” Visit www.hitops.org/news/princeton-community-pride-picnic.

Books for kids at pop-up sale

ook lovers rejoice: The Bryn MawrWellesley Book Sale, canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus, is offering a pop-up kids’ book sale on Saturday and Sunday, June 5 and 6, at the Princeton Shopping Center. The sale runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, rain or shine. Buyers will find more than 6,000 gently used books for babies to teens. The carefully selected books have been in climate-controlled storage for the past year and are in excellent condition. Most cost just $1 to $2. Credit cards and cash will be accepted, or checks with local ID. Please bring your own bags or boxes. Masks are required, and organizers request that visits be limited to 30 minutes. Foot traffic will be one-way through the store, with entry from the courtyard next to the Bagel Nook and exiting in the parking lot near Nomad Pizza. Following the pop-up sale, the group will once again collect donations its our next full sale, scheduled for March, 2022. Gently used books may be dropped off on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon at 281 Witherspoon Street, Suite G-200. Visit the website for a list of what items are not accepted before you come. To make donations, enter the drop-off site parking lot from Henry Avenue and take the elevator to the lower floor. For more information visit www. bmandwbooks.com.

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Top left, selections from Bryn Mawr & Wellesley’s pop-up kids’ book sale. Top right, Ryan Lilienthal’s ‘Small World Coffee on Nassau Street,’ featuring the late mathematician John Conway, is part of the Art+10 exhibit at Small World’s Witherspoon Street cafe. Above, a world-class lineup of artists participates in McCarter Theater’s virtual gala. The Ulysses Quartet, right, kicks off the Princeton Summer Chamber Concert series on June 23.

Art on the walls at Small World Coffee

rt abounds on the walls of Small World Coffee’s two Princeton cafes. At 14 Witherspoon Street, an exhibit titled “Art Speaks” featuring paintings and photographs by the artists’ collective Art + 10 opens on Wednesday, June 2, and is on view through July 5. Participating artists include Gail Bracegirdle, Ryan Lilienthal, Deborah Land, Phyllis Wright, Jane Zamost, Betty Curtiss, Heather Barros, and Katja Reutyer. All works are for sale. At Small World’s Nassau Street cafe, the featured artist is Small World employee Sarah Stryker, who exhibits her paintings from June 2 to July 6. For more information visit www. smallworldcoffee.com.

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McCarter’s live concert presentations in Palmer Square continue with pianists Emmanuel Ax and Mitsuko Random Test Reggae, top, on June 13, Uchida; violinist Pinchas Zukerman; and Ritmo Caliente on June 20. children’s recording artist and Prince ton native Laurie Berkner; singers J’Nai Bridges, Somi, Nella, and Audra and thematically linked with ThursMcDonald; songwriters Shawn Colvin day evening lectures offered by the and Joe Henry; musician Rhiannon museum. All programs are held over Giddens; jazz group the Hot Sardines; Zoom; registration is required. On Thursday, June 17, curator of trumpeter Wynton Marsalis; comedian David Sedaris; and choreographer Mo- prints and drawings Laura Giles presents “Awash in Color: Watercolors in ses Pendleton. Tickets for the gala start at $100. The the Princeton University Art Museum” Meeting House restaurant on Wither- at 5:30 p.m. The museum’s collection spoon Street is crafting a three-course includes more than 600 watercolors, meal and wine pairing that is available mostly from the U.S. and Great Britain, for pick up on the night of the gala. For that are rarely displayed because they are sensitive to light. tickets visit www.mccarter.org. Giles’ presentation explores a cross The third is the launch of the Bard at the Gate project featuring virtual section of watercolors that exemplify readings of new works to address “the the universal appeal of this exacting lack of representation of diverse voices medium, with a particular emphasis on within the American theatrical canon.” women artists. The lecture is followed by “Art MakThe project was founded by established American playwright Paula Vogel, who ing | Watercolors: Water Reflections,” co-curates it with Nicole A. Watson, led by teaching artist Barbara DiLorenMcCarter’s recently appointed associ- zo and inspired by works from the museum’s collection. ate artistic director. The following week, on June 24, To celebrate this new partnership, Brooklyn-based performer and play- members of the museum’s education wright Eisa Davis’ Pulitzer Prize-nom- department offer a facilitated discusinated “Bulrusher” will be available for sion titled “Perceiving Light and Color.” By placing artwork from the musestreaming June 3 through 9 with the Thursday, June 3, 8 p.m., presentation um’s collections in a historical context, followed by an interactive Q&A with and by considering a work’s technique Davis and Vogel, moderated by Wat- and materials, participants will explore son. The streamed event is free. Visit the relativity of color, the effect of different light sources, and the symbolwww.mccarter.org. ism of light and shadow in different cultures. Arts Council, Princeton The discussion is followed by another lesson with DiLorenzo, titled “EmUniversity Art Museum bracing Dark Tones in Watercolor.” The focus on watercolor goal of the session is to explore renderhe Arts Council of Princeton has ing a nightscape in watercolor. For more information and to registeamed up with the Princeton University Art Museum to offer free art ter visit artmuseum.princeton.edu or classes that are immediately following www.artscouncilofprinceton.org. EVENTS, continued from page 16

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The talking cure By Pia de Jong

ur eldest son, who was visiting my 90-year-old mom, called me to tell me that Oma was not her usual self. “All of a sudden, she cannot talk,” he said. “She seems to search for words, yet they don’t come out of her mouth.” “Call an ambulance,” I said. “Are you sure?” he asked. “She is tired and wants to sleep.” “Yes,” I said. “Call immediately. Gramma is suffering a stroke.” He called back a few minutes later. “Help is on its way,” he said. He stayed on the phone with me, as I listened to an ambulance arriving at the house in the Netherlands, thousands of miles away, where I grew up. I stayed as calm as I could manage and told my son he was the bravest kid ever. Then I heard a man ask my mom where she was born. She gave the right answer. She also knew the year, and the name of our prime minister, when they asked her. I felt a sigh of relief. “I’ll accompany her to the hospital for tests,” our son said and hung up the phone. “She has had a mini stroke,” he texted me hours later. “But she seems to be

much better now.” “It was so scary to watch her being unable to talk,” my son said when I spoke to him the next day. “She was frightened. But in the hospital, something strange happened. Oma started talking again, and then she could not stop. To the nurses, to the doctors, to the technicians who performed the tests, the pharmacist who gave her blood thinners. And in the middle of the night, while waiting for the results, she kept talking to me.” She talked about her first job at a pharmacy, how young she was, and how much she had to learn. The house in Amsterdam where she had lived as a child, and of the last year of the war, the cold winter of 1944 when she ate tulip bulbs to survive. All completely coherent, in great detail, and in a rather compelling way. “That was the strangest thing,” my son said. “As if a vein was opened, and the words just kept coming out of her.” Maybe this was a physiological aftereffect of a mini-stroke. Or maybe that was just her, feeling lucky to have recovered her speech so quickly. But it also crossed my mind it had to do with COVID. This past year kept many of us in isolation, alone or in

small groups. We missed out on family visits, dinners, parties. All sorts of opportunities to tell each other stories, the most human of human characteristics. My mom had not seen many people, including me and our son, for more than a year. Suddenly facing something scary, maybe even death, she wanted everyone around her to know who she was. She was not just an old woman lying helplessly in the ambulance, suffering a stroke. She was a barrel filled

Illustration by Charlotte Dijkgraaf

with stories gathered in the 90 years she walked the earth. Covid had locked up not only her social life, but the sense of self that words give you. She was trying to get it back. “So many stories,” my son said with a sigh. “What an interesting life she had. And you know what? She is actually quite funny.” Pia de Jong is a Dutch writer who lives in Princeton. She can be contacted at pdejong@ias.edu.

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