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Falling COVID Numbers, Ending Mask Mandates Bring Hint of Optimism With COVID-19 new case numbers falling rapidly in Princeton and throughout the state and New Jersey’s mask mandate scheduled to be lifted in schools and child care centers on March 7, Princeton Deputy Administrator for Health and Community Services Jeff Grosser was willing to consider the possibility of moving from the acute phase of COVID-19 into “a more manageable section of the pandemic.” On Monday, February 7, the Princeton Health Department reported 49 new COVID-19 cases in Princeton in the previous seven days, 132 cases over the previous 14 days, continuing significant declines in infections. The previous week’s January 31 tally was 83 new cases over the previous seven days and 209 over the previous 14 days. Case numbers also continued to drop at Princeton University and at the Princeton Public Schools. ”I believe the warmer weather on its way and the increased opportunity to spend significant portions of our days outside will continue to alleviate the disease burden we have seen through this winter,” Grosser wrote in a February 8 email. He went on to discuss the health department’s ongoing efforts to deliver an effective managed response. “There is risk associated with every activity we take part in, whether it’s driving to work or playing in an adult soccer league,” he said. “Each has risk associated with injury and even death. With COVID-19 we (as a civilization) are still working out those numbers and subconscious thoughts.” Grosser stressed the value of vaccinations, masking, and physical distancing as “tools to alleviate, decrease, and minimize those risks.” He emphasized booster doses and their uptake, primarily in the older population, as “a primary concern of the health department,” pointing out, “One of the most susceptible populations to COVID-19, those over 80 years of age, have a booster dose coverage of 75 percent. This is alarming considering the level of infection we recently saw from the Omicron variant and seeing individuals who were initially vaccinated but not boosted being hospitalized.” Noting that “individuals are at a substantially lower risk of severe illness and death if vaccinated versus being Continued on Page 12
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Rider Professors Ask Trustees to Remove President Early this month, Rider University’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) created a resolution calling for the removal of President Gregory Dell’Omo from his position. The resolution says Dell’Omo’s strategic policies, which have included attempts to sell the longtime campus of Rider-affiliated Westminster Choir College in Princeton, “have led to a weakening of the University’s financial condition that includes but is not limited to multiple years of cash deficits — a first in the history of the University; dramatic and dangerous increases in University debt; and three downgrades of the University’s bond rating.” Also mentioned are “a 19 percent decline in fulltime enrollment, reducing Rider’s enrollment to its lowest point in over 20 years.” Last week, the AAUP sent out a survey to all of its members, asking if they support the call for the board of trustees to remove Dell’Omo. The survey remained open until 5 p.m. Tuesday. By mid-afternoon, returns stood at 86 percent in favor, according to Joel Phillips, a professor of music theory and composition at Westminster Choir College of Rider University. “This is not only an expression of no confidence,” Phillips said Tuesday morning.
“It’s ‘remove him.’ He has failed to meet most of the goals in his own strategic plan. Plus, his financial management has been abysmal. He has written to faculty and staff, and said that this year Rider would have a $20 million cash deficit. That’s astounding.” Asked for comment, Kristine Brown of the University’s Office of Communications wrote in an email, “No comment at this time.” The AAUP issued the resolution after
Dell’Omo announced a voluntary separation program to employees at the end of January, via email. Students were also notified. The goal of the program is to cut down payroll and benefit expenses to help supplement the $20 million deficit. The program would apply to faculty and staff who are not represented by the AAUP. Those who sign up would get a lump sum payment. According to The Rider News, it would be equivalent to one week per year of service for a minimum of six weeks Continued on Page 10
Rich Variety of Local Happenings Highlight Black History Month
Throughout the year, but especially during the month of February, Princeton and the surrounding area offer an assortment of opportunities to engage with, learn about, and explore the rich history and culture of Black Americans. Princeton University African American Studies Professor Imani Perry, in a recent interview with Jamie Saxon of the University’s Office of Communication, reflected on the origins of Black History Month and its meaning and importance today. Black History Month follows a tradition from the 19th and early 20th centuries set by Black teachers in the segregated
South of commemorating significant people and events in Black history during the week of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass’ birthdays. “It was a gorgeous tradition that grew in defiance of the standard narrative in this country, which held that Black people had contributed nothing of value to human civilization,” said Perry. Scholar and educator Carter Woodson began Negro History Week in 1926, and since 1976 every U.S. president has officially designated February as Black History Month. “In 2022, we find ourselves in a period Continued on Page 8
LOVE BIRDS: A pair of cardinals met recently in a local backyard, in advance of Valentine’s Day. The Princeton Public Library has invited the community to join the Great Backyard Bird Count, and is offering a variety of related programs and activities this month. Visit princetonlibrary.org/birdcount for details. (Photo by Charles R. Plohn)
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One night in 2010, Timothy M. Andrews and friends were walking back to their cars following a gala at the Princeton University Art Museum. Passing by Blair Arch on the campus, they heard a sound that gave them pause. “It was a couple of student groups singing, and it was just beautiful,” said
Andrews, a former, longtime trustee of McCarter Theatre and former board member of the Arts Council of Princeton. “It was about 11:30 at night, but we stood there for more than an hour. I enjoyed every second of it. That was my introduction to a cappella at Princeton. I had never heard anything like it.”
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Andrews has been a fan ever since. Over the years, he has had the University’s a cappella groups, who sing unaccompanied, perform at his home and at work functions. “I guess I’m a groupie,” he said, with a laugh. But he has yet to see them appear together on a major stage. Thinking about how to celebrate his upcoming 60 t h bir t hday, A ndrews got the idea to sponsor a show at McCarter Theatre featuring top groups from the University. The idea has come together as “The Princeton Sing-Off,” taking place Thursday, February 24 at 7:30 p.m. in McCarter’s Matthews Theater. Eight ensembles will perform, followed by panel discussion on the history, variety, and future of a cappella. McCarter has collaborated with the University’s Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students ( ODUS ) to present the evening. Old NasSoul, the Footnotes, the Nassoons, the Tigerlilies, the Tigertones, the Wildcats, and the Tigressions are on the program — a celebration rather than a competition. “We had actually been talking about how to collaborate more with ODUS,” s aid Debbie Bisno, McCarter’s resident producer. “I am very excited for McCarter to produce this really joyous event at a time when we need that. It shines a spotlight on this traditional musical genre through a contemporary lens.” Princeton’s history of a cappella dates from 1941, when the Nassoons was formed. An article on the University website reads, “Princeton a cappella originated when eight students broke away from the Glee Club and started the Nassoons. Just as many groups do now, the Nassoons’ gigs quickly extended beyond campus, with concer ts
scheduled around the country, even catching the attention of legendary jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald during a 1942 event at the Plaza Hotel in New York, according to Nassoons’ history.” The eight groups on the McCarter program represent a diverse array of styles and circumstances. “We have all-male, all-female, coed mi xed, and also groups dedicated to certain types of music,” said Pat Rounds, who is ODUS’ arts program coordinator. “But we are moving away from identifying by gender.” A 2015 graduate of Princeton, Rounds was familiar with a cappella groups on campus, who often sing at
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night under the University’s archways for anyone walking by. “These groups are really talented, but a lot of what they do is only open to current students or anyone passing by,” he said. “A big goal of this show is to show off these talents at a community event, making it more accessible for folks who maybe aren’t able to see the groups, or aren’t in the loop of where they are singing.” It is the purity of the a cappella sound that makes it so appealing to fans. “The fact that it is completely unadulterated voice, not scientifically altered, not accompanied by instruments — using your body as a musical instrument, was all just incredible to me,” said Andrews. “I also love the selections they choose, and what they mean to the groups. They come from all walks of life. It’s a collection of unique people who come together for a common love of a cappella.” Singing in an a cappella group is a highlight of campus life. “A lot of my classmates were in these groups, and it became a defining thing in their experience,” said Rounds. “It’s not just the musicality and the fact that they perform at such a high level. They spend so much time together. These folks end up being friends for life.” Tickets are $12 for the public, and free for University students. Visit Mccarter. org for more information. —Anne Levin
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where there is a concerted effort to remove Black people from the history of this country and instead turn to a mythological depiction of the country,” Perry continued. “So, it’s absolutely clear that we still have to contest false histories that exclude the fabric of who has been here, and what happened. But also, telling a history of the resilience, and the social, political, and intellectual traditions, imagination, and events that grew among people who were kept out of full citizenship is important for envisioning how we continue to pursue justice.” “Overcoming: Reflections on Struggle, Resilience, and Triumph,” an exhibit by Princeton artist, activist, and writer Rhinold Ponder, is being featured at the Arts Council of Princeton’s Paul Robeson Center for the Arts through March 5. Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr., Ponder’s mixed media paintings on display “provoke reflection of the resilience of Black people in a continuing struggle for recognition of their humanity and demand for human rights,” the ACP notes on its website, artscouncilofprinceton. org, where more information about Ponder and the exhibit is available. At McCarter Theatre, a world premiere musical, Dreaming Zenzile, based on the life of Miriam Makeba, will be running for just six more performances, through Sunday, February 13. Written and performed by Somi Kakoma and directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, this production is ”an electrifying portrait of a revolutionary artist’s singular voice and
vision,” according to the McCarter website. See mccarter.org for tickets and more information. In addition to numerous items exploring Black history and culture in its regular collection, the Princeton Public Library (PPL) is offering special programs in the coming weeks to coincide with Black History Month. On Februar y 10 at 7:15 p.m., this month’s Black Voices Book Group will discuss, virtually via Google Meet, the novel Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson. “Black Activ ism, T hen and Now” will be the subject of a virtual discussion at 7 p.m. on February 15, featuring attorney Meena Jagannath, the Rev. Lukata Mjumbe, and scholar Shana L. Redmond in a conversation moderated by lawyer, writer, and organizer Derecka Purnell. A d d it ion a l B lack H i s tory Month events at the PPL will include in-person screenings of Just Mercy on February 20; a video selection of the speeches of Malcolm X on February 21; the film Respect, about the life of Aretha Franklin, on February 25; and a February 24 talk by Eugene Smith about his new book, Back to the World: A Life After Jonestown. Smith lost his mother, wife, and infant son in the mass murder-suicide at Jonestown, Guyana, on November 18, 1978. Visit princetonlibrar y. org for more information and registration for the above events and to find a Black History Month resource guide. Princeton University is hosting a number of virtual lectures, workshops, and other events in the coming weeks to celebrate Black
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Friday, February 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the city hall atrium; an exhibit and discussion on “Africa and the Diaspora” from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on February 11 and February 25, with Virginia Farquharson in the city hall atrium; and “Black History: A Celebration” presented by the Egun Omode Performing Arts Collective at the West Ward Recreation Center, 451 Prospect Street at 5 p.m. on Friday, February 18. Artworks Trenton is celebrating Black History Month with a series of Saturday workshops, each starting at noon, including “Much More Than the Big 3” on February 12, about the unsung heroes of the fight for equity; “Youth Artivism” on February 19, exploring the basics of activism and art making; and “Family Ties Workshop” on February 26, investigating the importance of health and wellness in the family. See artworkstrenton.org for further information and registration. The Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum will be presenting two more virtual events to celebrate Black history this month: a “Cook-Along Food Demonstration” on how to make delicious African American dishes with Joanna Canady Brown from the Gingered Peach in Lawrenceville on February 16, and a video i nter v ie w a n d or a l h is tory session with Sourland Mountain resident Evelyn Brooks on February 22 to celebrate her 101st birthday. Visit ssaamuseum.org for further information, times, and Zoom links. For an in-depth exploration of “African American Life in Pr inceton,” take the Alber t E. Hinds Memorial Walking Tour, featuring 40 different sites in
the Witherspoon- Jackson neighborhood and beyond, with explanations and photos provided for each site through the Historical Society of Princeton (HSP) website. See “Digital Tours” at princetonhistory.org. Also available through the HSP website are a digital exhibition on “The Princeton Plan: 70 Years of School Integration,” a short documentary on The Princeton Plan : Fifty Years Later, and a recorded Princeton University lecture on “The Princeton Fugitive Slave: The Trials of James Collins Johnson.” Another avenue to explore the history of the African A mer ican com mu nit y in Princeton is the recently established Witherspoon-Jackson Historical and Cultural Society’s Heritage Plaques. Go to princetonwjhcs.org to take a self-guided tour, either virtual or in-person, of the neighborhood. See and celebrate the 29 churches, schools, organizations, establishments, and businesses celebrated on the plaques. —Donald Gilpin
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Recent news of a Tenn e s s e e s ch o ol d i s t r i c t’s controversial ban of Maus, A r t S p i e g e l m a n’s P u l i tzer Prize-winning graphic memoir, broke on the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, eliciting a huge global outcry. Backlash to the ban has caused an enor mous in crease in book sales, donations, and educational efforts to grapple with the lessons of Maus, which tells the story of Spiegelman’s father, a Holocaust survivor, and their relationship as he comes to terms with his father’s experience. On March 3 at 4:30 p.m., the Rutgers Bildner Center and the Littman Families Holocaust Resource Center (HRC) join this educational effort, presenting a free virtual workshop for middle and high school teachers on how to teach this complex work of second-generation Holocaust literature. Barbara Mann, Chana Kek s t P rofe s s or of Jew ish Literature at the Jewish Theological Seminary, w i l l l e a d t h e wor k s h op. An expert on graphic novels that treat the Ho locaust since Maus paved t h e w a y i n t h e 19 8 0 s , M a n n’s r e s e a r c h u n d e r scores the value of using graphic novels and com i c s a s a c o m p l e m e n t to ot her inst r uct ional tools in teaching the Holo caust. The workshop will be moderated by Colleen Ta mb u s c io, p e d ag o g i c a l c o n s u l t a n t to t h e H RC , te ach e r, a n d fou n d e r of t h e N e w J e r s e y C ou n c i l of Holocaust Educators. V i s i t B i l d n e r c e n t e r. Rutgers.edu to register.
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At an upcoming meeting of Princeton Council on Monday, February 28, a public hearing will be held for an ordinance creating a Special Improvement District (SID) in Princeton. The proposal for a SID, in place in such New Jersey municipalities as Morristown, Montclair, and Jersey City, is the work of a steering committee organized in October 2020 to consider how to best address the town’s commercial and residential future. The ordinance was introduced at the January 24 meeting of the Council. Under the terms of the SID, which would be run by a nonprofit, businesses would be assessed according to where they are located and the services that would be provided to them. Last Thursday, the SID was the topic of a presentation by members of the
shortening the process of PCTV Relaunches as Talk on Racism, a program obtaining zoning changes Central New Jersey Network on wealth management, and and permits. “We really P r i n c e to n C o m m u n i t y local, national, and internaneed a central group to Television (PCTV) has an- tional news. All CNJN programming es and must return more track this and support it,” nounced its relaunch as than money being spent,” he said, citing difficulties his Central New Jersey Net- is featured on its website he said. “We’re so confident tenants, restaurants Elite 5 work (CNJN ). Represent- at cnjn.org and may be acthat we think it should have and The Meetinghouse, have ing more than 30 years of cessed over Comcast Chana sunset clause. If it doesn’t experienced. “Elite 5 wanted television operating history, nels 28 and 30 in Princeton to add some more tables and CNJN, whose management and Channels 43 and 45 on work, shut it down.” The mission of the SID The Meetinghouse wanted is comprised of local busi- Verizon FIOS throughout for the first year would be to add an awning, and they ness leaders from Mercer Mercer County. Programs to tackle problems w ith both had to go through a County, now reaches across are also carried by streamparking, bureaucracy, and long and expensive process. all Mercer County munici- ing organizations Roku, the streetscape. Also key We need an advocate to help palities. With local program- Apple T V, and A ma zon is promotion of the town, professionals make quicker ming as its bedrock, CNJN Fire, reaching a potential provides local, national, and audience of over 100 mil“which the PMA has been decisions.” At tor ney and proper t y international news coverage. lion viewers. doing,” Haines said. “But “CNJN is especially apthis is something that if we owner John Bleimaier ques- It is also one of the largest have funds consistently to tioned the value of the SID public producers of original preciative of the volunteer do this, it will make the ef- and its assessments, saying content in New Jersey, de- time and energies provided fort better.” A full-time paid he doesn’t need his office livering programs featuring by the following individumanager would be hired to to be advertised as a des- local business, educational, als and their companies advocate and coordinate ef- tination. He questioned the nonprofits, and legislative for CNJN: Gabi Johnson, forts. “We would also rely value of “hiring a bureau- leaders delivering perspec- YourTownTube ; Tom Mcon volunteers,” Haines said. crat to interact with other tives on important, timely Manimon, StimulusBrand Architect and steer ing bureaucrats.” Creating the topics while answering view- Communications; Christian Amato, CMA, Inc.; Deborah com m it tee member B ob SID won’t make the process ers questions. The station also acts as Frazier, Hightower InvestHillier [a Town Topics share- any easier he said. “What we holder] said the SID could need is an active merchants’ a forum for citizens to pro- ments; George McCollough, promote Princeton more association and chamber of duce and broadcast their Princeton Community Teleaggressively. “I picked up commerce directing the in- own shows, films, videos, vision; and Jim Parker, Riva copy of the magazine Ed- terests of individuals who commercials, and more, pro- erview Studios,” said Peter viding camera equipment, Crowley, vice chair. “We ible New Jersey, and I was actively participate.” A r c h i te c t a n d fo r m e r TV studios, and training. also greatly appreciate the stunned by the number of towns advertising in that PMA board member Joshua “As we close out Princeton work of the Board of Trustmagazine,” he said, adding Zinder said the SID has been TV’s first 25-year chapter, ees of Princeton Community that Princeton is not one of a necessity for years. “It is we look forward to starting Television in moving CNJN them. “The SID can change not a tax on property own- a new and exciting chapter forward.” Yearly CNJN memberships all of this,” he said. “I think ers, it is an investment in in our organization as we we should market Princeton our future,” he said. “But I expand our services,” said are available in levels to fit as the cultural center of New don’t believe it’s a magic pill. George McCullough, execu- everyone’s needs. Benefits include access to CNJN field Jersey. We need to get the Ongoing zoning issues ex- tive director. word out, and the SID is ist. I would be careful about P rog ram m ing includes and studio equipment, makwhat will do it for us. Make setting it up for failure by new talk shows and a broad ing programs for broadcast, a panacea for isthis town really the lively promising Ice Cream line up: The Gab, Pâtisserie R & B discounts on CNJN classes place it can be, because it sues. 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Rider moved Westminster students to its Lawrenceville campus in 2020. The Princeton campus is unsold. There are pending lawsuits against Rider by members of the Westminster Foundation, a group of alumni and other supporters who want to restore the music school to its original campus. “The Westminster thing is a big part of this,” said Phillips. “The whole series of events Dell’Omo initiated in 2016 have contributed to reduced enrollment, reduced tuition income, and reduced retention — every metric. Westminster itself accounts for tens of millions of dollars of loss over these few years. They have spent in the millions just on attorneys and consulting fees, and $2 million in moving to Lawrenceville, to inadequate facilities. But that’s certainly not the only piece. It affects ever y thing on the R ider campus now.” Will the board vote to remove Dell’Omo? “They should, but we don’t know if they will,” said Phillips. “They have supported him during all of these bad decisions. But at some point when you’ve got somebody who is running the place into the ground, you have to take action. Our circumstances are quite extraordinary.” —Anne Levin
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fell out of a file folder at Bainbridge House [the former Nassau Street home of the HSP] was so engaging, I knew I had to find evidence about this woman’s life. There was not very much information. Betsey Stockton was the person who was least well known in the children’s exhibit. Because of that exhibit I started to do much more research, and after the exhibit and people’s reaction to it I started to dig in.” During vacations, summers, and any spare time she could find, Escher continued her quest. She relied on some help from Wanda Gunning in pointing out sources and what she calls “the big three libraries in Princeton” — the PPL, the Princeton Theological Seminary’s Speer Library, and Princeton University’s Firestone Library, which had just purchased the secret diaries of Ashbel Green, Princeton University president (181222) and Betsey Stockton’s surrogate father and owner until he freed her in 1817. “I went directly to Firestone rare books and manuscripts and read all of the 1,200 or 1,300 pages of his secret diary in which he describes the education of this young slave in his household,” said Escher. “It’s all very exciting, and that primary source really unlocked for me enormous ways of finding out more about her early life. How did she become such a journalist on a whale ship? How did she become so proficient a teacher?” Escher went on, “It meant a lot of digging, very persistent digging. Every school vacation from my own teaching job was spent researching, and I found a huge amount of material about all of her intricate relationships as she went through her odyssey around the globe by 1826 before returning to Princeton.”
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In the 1991 edition of Princeton History: The Journal of the Historical Society of Princeton, Escher published a 30-page scholarly article about Betsey Stockton on which her current book is based. “That seminal article gave rise to even more ques tions,” said Escher. “Surface history really bothers me. I decided I was not going to do surface history. I was going to do in-depth history. That’s what good historians do. They dig in and really examine all the evidence.” Escher described how her research led her into stories within stories as she investigated the life of Betsey Stockton as a missionary on a ship to the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii), as a teacher in Maui in the first school for non-royals, then as a teacher in Philadelphia and on a journey on the barge canal to the Ojibwa mission school in Canada before returning to teach in the Session House of the Presbyterian Church (now Kopp’s Cycle Shop) in Princeton. Stockton lived in two different houses in Princeton, one on Quarry Street and another on a lot facing Witherspoon Street. “Stories within stories, stories you don’t expect, that the past gives you when you do this kind of mental archaeology,” said Escher. “I definitely feel a connection to her — her perseverance, courage, and faith — all those qualities influenced me tremendously.” After a series of rejections from a variety of publishing houses and a fear that “it was never going to happen. This is a great book but it is never going to be published,” Escher’s book was
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Connie Escher Launches Biography Of Princeton Educator Betsey Stockton
STORIES WITHIN STORIES: Connie Escher looks forward to the publication later this month of her biography of freed slave, educator, and 19th century Princeton luminary Betsey Stockton. Escher, who taught history in the Princeton Public Schools for 26 years, will lead a book launch event for “She Calls Herself Betsey Stockton: The Illustrated Odyssey of a Princeton Slave” on March 30 at the Princeton Public Library. accepted for publication by Wipf and Stock in early 2020. “Little did I know, just as COVID started to unfold, what I was going to be going through in the next two years. That’s how long it has taken to write and submit the manuscript chapter by chapter,” she noted. Finally, after writing, revising, editing, and responding to 432 author queries from her editor, E scher completed her manuscript on Christmas Eve 2021. “I found that, as I was w r it i ng t h e s e chapter s, writing is very lonely,” she said. “It’s very scary. You wonder if you’re barking up the wrong tree. Maybe this isn’t as important as you think it is. All these doubts go through your mind. But I knew that this subject, Betsey Stockton, was worth
it. This is definitely a story that’s wor th being told. People really want to know about this. It now has tremendous topicality.” She continued, “It’s about Princeton. It’s about several institutions in Princeton, which just recently in the past two years have made overtures about the importance of Betsey Stockton’s life. This is about the history of our town, and it is not a story that is easily understood. It’s an in-depth understanding of what this town was like. It’s also an incredibly exciting story. It’s going to be fun to read.” “Princeton has the honor of claiming the life of a woman of valor and determination, Elizabeth ‘Betsey’ Stockton, who was born into slavery, served as a missionary, and became the first teacher of colored children
and adults in Princeton,” wrote Princeton historian Shirley A Satterfield, as quoted on Escher’s book jacket. “She was a pio neer for justice. Constance Escher captures the essence of a woman of color whose journey elevated the lives of Princeton’s historical community through freedom, education, and faith.” After a February 9 speakers luncheon presentation for the Nassau Club and her PPL book launch on March 30, Escher will be heading up to Mitchell’s Book Corner in Nantucket for a book signing promotional event during spring Daffodil Week. “I’ve always had this image of myself sitting in front of Mitchell’s Book Corner on the main street of Nantucket, signing away,” she said. —Donald Gilpin
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in these age groups: 5-11 at 84 percent and 18-29 at 84 percent,” he wrote. “All other age demographics for at least one dose received are in the high 90s. There is still work to do with completing the vaccination series for those age groups, and of course with booster doses.” Grosser refl ected on possible concerns and consequences of the elimination
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University Organist Eric Plutz will perform the complete Great Eighteen Chorale Preludes from the last decade of Bach’s life. Reworked by the composer during his time in Leipzig (hence the title “Leipzig Chorales”), these varied works show the master composer at the height of his powers.
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fully vaccinated University Organist Eric Plutz will perform for thoseagainst Covid-19. Princeton University Registration required for the complete Great Eighteen Chorale Chapel all events on campus at the door or in advance. To Preludes from theQuestions? last decade of Bach’s life. register eplutz@princeton.edu Scan for pre-registration in advance, use the QR code. Reworked by the composer during his time in Leipzig (hence the title “Leipzig Chorales”), these varied works show the master composer at the height of his powers.
of mask mandates. “It’s easy to be frustrated that we have been living with pandemic precautions in place for nearly two years now,” he wrote, “but in the grand scheme of things, two years is not a lot of time when we look at what we know now versus what we knew back in March 2020.” He continued, “There will be a lot of relief about dropping the mask mandate, but I think it will cause concern for some. It’s important to continue to make decisions based upon data and current disease transmissions, which typically results in some measure of risk.” He added, “What I would tell the community at this point is that we are going to monitor community transmission, and Princeton schools (public, private, and charter) should make a decision based upon that, along with what level of vaccinations we are seeing in specific environments.” COVID-19 testing is available at a Princeton Pop-Up Clinic near the Princeton Shopping Center at 237 Harrison Street, hosted by Ridgewood Diagnostic Center. Hours are Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Montgomery Township is also hosting a testing clinic at the Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Inc.’s Skillman Campus at 199 Grandview Road, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and the New Jersey Department of Health is offering COVID testing at the CURE Insurance Arena, 81 Hamilton Avenue in Trenton, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free test kits for at-home testing are available at covidtests.gov and learn.
vaulthealth.com/nj. The Princeton Health Department will be holding a COVID-19 vaccine and booster clinic on Thursday, February 17 at the Princeton Senior Resource Center, 45 Stockton Street, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Princeton University will continue to host COVID-19 clinics in Jadwin Gym, from noon to 4 p.m., on Wednesdays, February 9 and 16, for Pfi zer vaccines, and on Thursdays, February 10 and 17, for Moderna vaccines. Visit covid19.nj.gov for additional information on COVID testing and vaccination availability in the area. “In the grand scheme of things, COVID-19 is still considered a newly discovered illness,” said Grosser. “It takes time to put that in perspective when we analyze the risk we are willing to take if we are infected. So much of what we know about communicable diseases comes in retrospect, and oftentimes we forget that.” —Donald Gilpin
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To the Editor: Recently the Princeton Cannabis Task Force (CTF) issued a detailed report which recommends up to three recreational dispensaries in town. This newspaper has received many letters from outraged citizens, and I would like to add my outraged voice about a related issue: the proliferation of retail alcohol dispensaries downtown. Many letter-writers outraged by the proposal for retail cannabis dispensaries cite concerns which apply equally to the numerous retail alcohol dispensaries in town – not to mention the perhaps hundreds of retail consumption locations, and the fact that Princeton has no limit on the number of “club licenses,” which means that these could literally be located on every street in town, and even inside schools, child care centers, and houses of worship, some of which already distribute alcohol as part of their rituals, if I am not mistaken. Letters have also discussed the cost for communities in hosting cannabis dispensaries. Well, take a look at the cost of alcohol. According to the CDC, in New Jersey excessive alcohol use cost the state more than $6 billion in 2010. That’s billion with a B, like the TV show. The cost that these letter writers cite for cannabis dispensaries is chump change by comparison. Plus, these costs were for before COVID came along and we all started drinking more heavily. Next, people opposed to retail cannabis bring up parking and sustainability. How many of you reading this right now have driven to a restaurant in town and “enjoyed” a drink with your meal? Or if it’s a BYOB restaurant, bought a bottle of wine from a nearby alcohol dispensary? And where parking is horrible and will get worse if the town decides to let employees park wherever they want on our residential “tree” streets. And those streets won’t be treed for long after drunk drivers plow them down. Where’s the sustainability in that? Other letters talk about potency regulation when it comes to cannabis dispensaries. Well consider this: Spirtyus Vodka. 196 proof. 96 percent alcohol. Ban all things spirtyus in Princeton! Across the U.S., almost 2,000 municipalities are dry. Rather than whine about three cannabis dispensaries coming to town, shouldn’t our focus be on running off the ruinous alcohol dispensaries that will corrupt our youth, threaten our houses of worship, and menace our child care centers? Don’t even get me started on the annual bacchanalia that is Princeton Reunions where, allegedly, students, and alumni consume the second largest amount of alcohol at any single event, after the Indy 500. Of course, the Indy 500 takes about three hours and fans don’t have to pay $320,000 in tuition, room, and board to get through the gate. As far as I’m concerned, the University can take its
second-place ranking, its trillion-dollar endowment, and its drinking elsewhere. Neighbors, please visit princetonnj.gov to email Council and the mayor to urge them to reject the proliferation of retail alcohol dispensaries. JOE AMON Ewing Street
Special Improvement District Ordinance Should Not Be Enacted in Princeton
To the Editor: Princeton voters should encourage their elected representatives to vote against the Special Improvement District (SID) ordinance which will be deliberated and voted upon on February 28. Adoption of the ordinance will buy into litigation and cost all taxpayers money down the road. The SID is an additional tax, first imposed on commercial property owners and subsequently may very well increase the tax burden on all property owners. The state of New Jersey permits municipalities to create Special Improvement Districts in order to redevelop decayed commercial centers in distressed communities. Princeton has the most vibrant commercial center in the state. Princeton is certainly not in need of redevelopment or urban renewal. To adopt the SID ordinance here would be a misuse of the statute and misguided folly. It will surely be challenged in the courts and all the taxpayers of Princeton will have to foot the bill for litigation in a losing cause. Those who support the SID ordinance seek to create a “mandatory new chamber of commerce” which will market Princeton as a retail and dining destination. This “mandatory chamber of commerce” will levy a tax on commercial property across the board including office owners, professionals, owners of multiple dwellings, and service providers who would derive no economic benefit from the advertising to be undertaken by the SID. The SID will increase local traffic, exacerbate parking problems, and increase air and noise pollution in the town. It will likely ultimately be struck down by the courts — after the expenditure of substantial funds and the creation of untoward collateral damage. The SID ordinance seeks to create a new bureaucracy, with new offices and new employees, in the guise of an independent organization, a la the Port Authority in New York City. The authority’s task will be to serve the economic interest of a handful of developers and brokers, as well as select retail and restaurant businesses. We are told that only commercial property owners will be forced to pay the bill. However, historically we know that every new bureaucracy, no matter how well intentioned or planned, ultimately increases the costs to all citizens. This authority ostensibly has a sunset date. However, as Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman taught us, “Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program.” I am the owner of commercial and residential property in Princeton. It is my considered opinion that the SID ordinance should not be enacted. JOHN KUHN BLEIMAIER Witherspoon Street
Retail Cannabis Shops in Town Would Be Bad for Public Health
To the Editor: As a long-term former board of health member and longtime resident of Princeton, I sent the following comments to the Princeton Board of Health for its February 8 meeting on the agenda item: Health Impacts of Recreational Cannabis Legalization. 1) For a variety of public health and related reasons we need retail cannabis outlets in Princeton like we need the proverbial “hole in the head.” Kidding aside, the numerous compelling resident letters to Town Topics and otherwise expressed have given very strong reasons why we should not move forward with retail cannabis. The Princeton Board of Health (and health officer’s) responsibility and input are critical in this matter. 2) While medical cannabis is necessary for some, recreational use is not. Promotion of such use via retail stores can be expected to create additional health problems. These include increased smoking, motor vehicle accidents, and related impairment incidents, aside from the message it sends to our
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youth. This is especially true with cannabis products, the dose of which cannot always be verified. 3) A large number of New Jersey municipalities statewide, including close ones in central N.J., have rejected retail cannabis. Princeton should do likewise. It should not become a regional supplier of retail cannabis. This would worsen already serious traffic (including air quality) and parking problems, more so with expected increased population density in Princeton. 4) Increased DWI incidents and more reliance on law enforcement are likely with retail cannabis. Aside from such health and social costs, there are resulting municipal financial costs which will negate or reduce retail cannabis income, a primary reason for considering such facilities. 5) We should legally consider a municipal referendum on Election Day this November regarding whether or not to have retail cannabis in Princeton. Thank you and much appreciation for the critical work of the Princeton Board of Health and Princeton Health Department, more so in our current pandemic. GRACE SINDEN Ridgeview Circle
Cannabis Dispensaries Shouldn’t Be Treated Any Different Than Liquor Stores
To the Editor: In 2020, an incredible 78 percent of Princeton residents voted to legalize recreational cannabis for adults age 21+. Statewide, the number was closer to 67 percent in favor, notably larger than the margin by which Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump (57 percent to 41 percent) – and that was considered a landslide. Efforts at overturning the presidential election should elicit a deserved eye roll; surely too, the recent attempts to pressure Princeton Council to use zoning ordinances to prevent cannabis dispensaries from opening in town should be met with similar outcry. The attempts by a small minority to exert outsized political pressure on Council brings to mind similar national efforts to advance unpopular views on issues that otherwise enjoy broad support: whether it’s curtailing women’s reproductive rights, banning books that run afoul of far-right ideologies, or denying free and fair access to vote in communities of color. The recent attempts to block cannabis businesses from opening in Princeton is just another way to misuse local government to subvert the results of an election. Remember that 78 percent number? I’m not even sure that ice cream on a hot day would enjoy that kind of support. Of course, cannabis dispensaries should be regulated – just like liquor stores, of which Princeton has many. But there’s no reason to have a double standard and banish them to the outskirts of town. When my partner asks me to pick up a bottle of wine, I’m glad it’s convenient – even walkable. I can just stop by a local shop – not get in my car and drive three towns over because of some prohibition-era zoning ordinance. But more than mere convenience, the most salient reason for cannabis legalization and normalization is equity and social justice. Anti-cannabis laws have been used for decades to criminalize and incarcerate too many people and rip apart families — especially in communities of color. We can’t erase that ugly, racist history, but we can insure that our future is fairer for everyone. Where Council should step in is to prioritize that local people (especially people of color and women) should be the first to own these new shops. Let’s ensure that the benefits of this industry aren’t just for distant corporate interests — but that they are locally owned businesses in step with our community’s values. And let’s use some of the tax revenue to help with cannabis education so our children can make informed decisions (like they should about alcohol) when they are of age. I say all this as a 42-year-old father who (sadly) isn’t the touring bongo player for Phish. Neither alcohol or cannabis should be confused for health food — and they certainly aren’t good for growing brains. But, for adults who wish to partake — or (ahem) “partoke” — we shouldn’t treat these new businesses any different than our liquor stores. And we should trust our neighbors to operate and patronize these businesses responsibly. KIP BERMAN Birch Avenue
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P r i n ce ton Un iver s it y’s Fund for Irish Studies presents “Open Secrets: Ulysses at 100,” the Robert Fagles Memorial Lecture by Fintan O’Toole, columnist for The Irish Times, and the Visiting Leonard L. Milberg ’53 Professor in Irish Letters at Princeton University. Paul Muldoon, Princeton’s Howard G.B. Clark ’21 University Professor in the Humanities and co-chair of the Fund for Irish Studies, will provide a welcome and introduction. The lecture will be held on Friday, February 11 at 4:30 p.m., online via Zoom webinar. This event is free and open to the public. Ja m e s Joyce’s revolu tionary novel Ulysses was published 100 years ago in February 1922. In its initial review, The New York Times declared Ulysses “the most important contribution that has been made to fictional literature in the twentieth centur y.” In his lecture, O’Toole asks why the book still matters today. It is, he suggests, one of the best explorations we have of the way the local is also universal; of the fluidity of identity; of the fusion of body and mind; and of the possibility
of living beyond tragedy. O’Toole’s books on politics include the best-sellers Ship of Fools: How Stupidity and Corruption Sank the Celtic Tiger and Enough is Enough. His books on theater include works on William Shakespeare, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, and Thomas Murphy. He regularly contributes to The New York Review of Books, The New Yorker, Granta, The Guardian, The Observer, and other international publications. His most recent book is Judging Shaw: The Radicalism of GBS, published by the Royal Irish Academy. A professor of creative writing at Princeton, Muldoon won a Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for Poems 1968-1998 (2001). His most recent volume of poems, HowdieSkelp, was released in December 2021. Fagles (1933-2008) was an award-winning scholar, writer and member of the Princeton faculty for 42 years, serving as the Arthur Marks ’19 Professor of Comparative Literature at Princeton. He was widely acclaimed for his popular translations of Homer’s The Iliad and The
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Putting Everything In Play — James Joyce By the Numbers “Would you let Shakespeare and Company have the honor of bringing out your Ulysses?” —Sylvia Beach (1887-1962) to James Joyce (1882-1941) he dates on James Joyce’s grave are 1882-1941, not 1887-1941 as appeared in last week’s book review. By the time I noticed the error, it was too late to do anything but correct it on the website. After searching an extensive online list of people born in 1887 just now, I found Sylvia Beach, who not only published Ulysses but is buried in the Presbyterian cemetery in Princeton a short distance from Sylvia Beach Way, which runs behind the public library. Although this explanation for the accidental transmigration of birth dates makes a kind of incestuous Joycean sense, I wrote most of the column before I figured it out, so I’m staying with the idea that in the world of Ulysses, mystery is a theme, a poem, and a fact of life, the more mysterious the better. Hence the return of Joyce’s “man in the macintosh.” Hearing Joyce Last Wednesday, on Joyce’s 140th birthday, still smarting from the 1887 mishap, I slid a CD into the car stereo and listened to Joyce reading from the “Anna Livia Plurabelle” chapter of Finnegan’s Wake. Five times I heard the nine-minute recital, five Anna Livias for each year mistakenly added to Joyce’s birth date. I drove to the lake, around town, to Kingston, and played the last two Hail Anna Livias during the longer drive to and from Hillsborough, all the while with Joyce’s melodious voice softly, swiftly singing the song of the rivers. Seeing Joyce There’s a hint of man-in-the-macintosh mystery in the British painter Frank Budgen’s image of Joyce at their first meeting in 1918 at a Zurich cafe not far from the cemetery: “He was a dark mass against the orange light of the restaurant glass door, but he carried his head with the chin uptilted so that his face collected cool light from the sky.” As Budgen continues, he could be describing “the blind stripling,” another nameless character prowling the streets of Ulysses — “as he came nearer I saw his heavily glassed eyes and realised that the transition from light interior to darkening garden had made him unsure of a space beset with iron chairs and tables and other obstacles.” Suddenly, before you’re ready, Budgen brings you face to face with Joyce: “Behind the powerful lenses of his spectacles his eyes are a clear strong blue, but uncertain in shape and masked in expression. I notice later that in a moment of suspicion or apprehension they become a skyblue glare.” After describing a complexion of “bricky red, evenly distributed,” a high forehead “with a forward thrust,” jaw “firm and square,” lips “thin and tight,” Budgen steps back and pictures Joyce as “an alchemist ... moving around in a room full of furnaces, retorts, and books full of diagrams.”
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Matching Birth Years Considering Joyce’s belief in the symbolic significance of birthdays — the first copy of Finnegan’s Wake had to be in his hands on February 2, 1939, as did the first copy of Ulysses on February 2, 1922 — he was pleased to learn that he and Budgen had been born within a month of each other in 1882; better yet, Budgen had come into the world on March 1, a match for the date in 1914 when Joyce began writing Ulysses. Twenty years later Budgen would publish James Joyce and the Making of Ulysses, reprinted in 1960 by the Indiana University Press, with a foreword by esteemed critic Hugh Kenner, who called it “the best possible introduction to the Joyce world, an unpretentious, reliable, highly animated guide to what the new reader will find in Ulysses.” Numbers Gone Wild You don’t have to be a “new reader” to appreciate Budgen’s book. In fact, it was he who guided me to the passage in the Ithaca chapter concerning the relative birth dates of Stephen and Bloom. “I am writing Ithaca in the form of a mathematical catechism,” Joyce tells Budgen in a February 28, 1921 letter. “All events are resolved into their cosmic physical, psychical etc. equivalents, ... so that not only will the reader know everything and know it in the baldest coldest way, but Bloom and Stephen thereby become heavenly bodies, wanderers like the stars at which they gaze.” And how do Bloom and Stephen become wandering stars? It’s all in how you do the numbers. “What relation existed between their ages?” is the cold question that provokes the prodigious calculus of the answer: “16 years before in 1888 when Bloom was of Stephen’s present age Stephen was 6. 16 years after in 1920 when Stephen would be of Bloom’s present age Bloom would be 54. In 1936 when Bloom would be 70 and Stephen 54 their ages initially in the ratio of 16 to 0 would be as 17 1/2 to 13 1/2, the proportion increasing and the disparity diminishing...” At this point, with fractions entering the scene, there’s nothing for it but to surrender to Joyce’s calculations. So, here goes (some brave soul can check the math) — “ ... according as arbitrary future years were added, for if the proportion existing in 1883 had continued immutable, conceiving that to be possible, till then 1904 when Stephen was 22 Bloom would be 374 and in 1920 when Stephen would be 38, as Bloom then was,
Bloom would be 646 while in 1952 when Stephen would have attained the maximum postdiluvian age of 70 Bloom, being 1190 years alive having been born in the year 714, would have surpassed by 221 years the maximum antediluvian age, that of Methusalah, 969 years, while if Stephen would continue to live until he would attain that age in the year 3072 A.D., Bloom would have been obliged to have been alive 83,300 years, having been obliged to have been born in the year 81,396 B.C.” Bravo, Darantière I keep thinking of Darantière, the longsuffering printer in Dijon, who “had been obliged” to have been given the task of navigating the 1,001 billion twists and turns in the labyrinth of an alien language. In her memoir, Shakespeare and Company, Sylvia Beach includes a facsimile of one proof sheet “with changes by the author” that include, at rough count, some 50 additions, a river of names flowing down one side of the page and filling up the bottom margin, names ranging from Jack the Giant Killer to John L. Sullivan, from Cleopatra to Adam and Eve and the Bold Soldier Boy, from Dark Rosaleen to Napoleon Bonaparte. Even now, with the end of the journey in sight, Darantière is faced with these gargantuan numbers. At least Joyce provides a way out with his answer to the next question (“What events might nullify these calculations?”) — “The cessation of existence of both or either, the inauguration of a new era or calendar, the annihilation of the world and consequent extermination of the human species, inevitable but impredictable [Joyce’s spelling].” Budgen considers Ithaca “the coldest episode” in the book: “The same toneless, unhuman voice invites us to contemplate tragic and comic happenings and happenings of no importance. The comic of Ithaca is the terrible comic of masks, the comic of the comedian who always keeps a straight face.” No wonder Joyce once told Budgen that Ithaca was his favorite chapter: “It is the ugly duckling of the book.” The Mystery Man Last week, after tracking the man in the macintosh as far as the dream world of Nighttown, I decided that from my point of view his most significant association is with the Macintosh I’ve been writing on for the past 20 years. I saw this as an example of the way Joyce “puts everything in play.” On a recent gloomy afternoon, I returned to his first appearance, at Paddy Dignam’s
funeral in the Hades episode. When a reporter taking down the names of the mourners asks Bloom “who’s that fellow over there in the ...,” Bloom fills in the blank with “macintosh,” which the reporter jots down as “M’Intosh” on his notepad, moving away before Bloom can call him back. As a result, that evening’s edition of the paper lists “Mr M’Intosh and L. Boom” among those present at Dignam’s funeral. After surfacing in the aftermath of Bloom’s long distance sexual encounter with Gerty MacDowell (“Ask yourself who is he now. The Mystery Man on the Beach, ... And that fellow today the graveside in the brown macintosh”), he appears, in a new spelling, as “yon guy in the mackintosh” during the drunken babble at the end of the Oxen of the Sun episode: “Seedy cuss in the Richmond? Rawthere! Thought he had a deposit of lead in his penis. Trumpery insanity, Bartle the Bread we calls him. That, sir, was once a prosperous cit....” Follow the mystery man into the depths of “Dear Dirty Dublin” and Joyce puts in play a pun on temporary insanity that resonates in 2022. The Rainbow Girl Joyce’s “mentally ill” daughter Lucia makes a brief appearance at the end of last week’s 100th anniversary celebration of Ulysses. To call Lucia “mentally ill” and leave it at that would be like calling her father “an Irish writer in exile who died of a perforated ulcer.” In spite of the destruction of her letters to and from Joyce, and seemingly everything in print related to the seismic disturbance she created in the lives of her family, Lucia, named for luce, “light” in Italian, is Joyce’s “wonder wild,” Issy, the “rainbow girl” of Finnegan’s Wake, a “fantastic being” with, in Joyce’s words, a mind “as clear and unsparing as the lightning.” According to Carol Loeb Shloss, the author of Lucia Joyce: To Dance at the Wake (Farrar, Strauss & Giroux), her birth in 1907 “brought about a creative release for Joyce,” who had been “stalled” over the writing of Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Joyce thought that her psychosis was inherited from him: “Whatever spark or gift I possess has been transmitted to Lucia and it has kindled a fire in her brain.” She’s there in the closing passage of Finnegan’s Wake: “My leaves have drifted from me. All. But one clings still. I’ll bear it on me. To remind me of. Lff! So soft this morning, ours. Yes. Carry me along, taddy, like you done through the toy fair!” ucia died in a Northampton asylum in 1982, the 100th anniversary of her father’s birthday. —Stuart Mitchner ——— See the story in this issue on “Open Secrets: Ulysses at 100,” the Robert Fagles Memorial Lecture by Fintan O’Toole, which will be presented online via Zoom webinar on Friday, February 11 at 4:30 p.m.
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rinceton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) began 2022 with a lush “new beginning,” performing music of the late 19th and early 20th centuries to open the New Year in an opulent orchestral way. Led by guest conductor Kenneth Bean and featuring guest solo violinist Alexi Kenney, the PSO presented three works which captured the musical atmosphere of the lives and times of each of the composers. Currently assistant conductor of the PSO, Kenneth Bean has an extensive career leading both adult and youth orchestral ensembles. Bean’s conducting strength throughout the concert was clearly finding dynamic variety, drama, and theatricality in the three pieces performed. The works presented of Coleridge-Taylor, Sibelius, and Dvorak provided ample opportunity for an imaginative approach to orchestral color, and Bean took advantage of every possibility. Beginning with Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s 1898 Ballade in A minor, PSO demonstrated an ability to play from refined to lush and with dynamics ranging from rich and powerful to almost imperceptible. Londonborn Coleridge-Taylor became well-known as a composer from at an early age, drawing the attention of 19th-century compositional powerhouse Sir Edward Elgar. ColeridgeTaylor’s Ballade was premiered through a commission by Elgar, immediately showing the work to be cinematic and attentiongetting. Bean and the PSO began the piece in dramatic fashion, with very steady horns coupled with a lean unison string color. Bean allowed the orchestral sound to develop gradually, and the ensemble shifted musical moods well. Equal parts fanfare and simplicity, this one-movement multisection work was played with characteristic lushness. A duet between clarinetist Andy Cho and bassoonist Brad Balliett showed elegance and precision, with flutist Julietta Curenton and Mary Schmidt adding a fluttering musical icing on the orchestral texture. Fin n ish compos er Jean Sibelius’ 1904 Violin Concerto in D minor fit right into the opulent late 19th-century concerto tradition, but rather than being an equal partnership between orchestra and soloist, this work was clearly for the soloist. Guest violinist Alexi Kenney was well up to the challenge, leaning into melodic lines and demonstrating physical playing. Throughout his career, Kenney has been active as both soloist and commissioner of new works; his most recent recording is accompanied by a “visual album” pairing music with contemporary sculpture. Kenney began the opening movement of the concerto emerging gracefully out of a delicate instrumental palette. With a subdued orchestral accompaniment, the overall musical effect was icy, contrasted by the lush solo melody of the first movement. The soloist’s music was improvisatory throughout, as Kenney showed a wide range of playing styles, from a rich lower register to making the audience sit up and listen by bringing the dynamics down to almost nothing. The first movement cadenza was full of complex double stops, with Kenney seemingly playing a duet with himself and the solo line punctuated by the orchestra. Conducting with
broad strokes, Bean brought the movement to a triumphant finish, with Kenney providing a closing soloistic flourish. Clarinetists Cho and Sherry HartmanApgar opened the second movement “Adagio” elegantly, as Bean kept the lid on the sound, allowing it to grow organically. Kenney’s hymn-like solo line was well accompanied by a quintet of horns and unison playing in the lower register of the strings. The closing “Allegro” movement (which a contemporary of Sibelius referred to as a “polonaise for polar bears”) shifted in style between a rollicking rhythmic ostinato and martial character. Throughout the movement, Bean maintained excellent control over dynamic ebbs and flows as Kenney showed the full range of the violin. With all the stops and starts in performance over the past two years, members of Princeton Symphony Orchestra may feel they have entered a new world. Nineteenthcentury Czech composer Antonín Dvorak arrived in his own “new world” when he came to the United States in 1891 to assume the directorship of New York’s National Conservatory of Music, a move which precipitated some of his most well-known works. Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 in E minor (From the New World), composed in 1893, well incorporated the syncopated rhythms and languorous melodies of the composer’s newly adopted homeland. Composed in four movements, this symphony has been particularly known for its infusion of Native American and African American musical melodies, especially in the second movement “Largo.” A rich harmonic opening from the lower strings of Princeton Symphony showed the ensemble’s comfort with the work from the outset. Pairs of instruments sounded as one, as thematic material was passed around the ensemble. Bean led the first movement in a lively tempo, with the musicians still able to capture Dvorak’s intended spacious and open atmosphere. The second movement, with its “Goin’ Home” folk melody theme belonged to English horn player Rachel Ahn. Following a reverent opening, Ahn played the nostalgic and reflective melody with simplicity and elegance, deftly fitting into the orchestral texture. Conductor Bean continued expanding the dynamics in this movement, which included several particularly sensitive moments, especially passages played by a solo octet of strings and a duet between concertmaster Ruotau Mao and cellist Alistair MacRae. raceful wind solos abounded in the closing two movements of the symphony, with flutist Curenton and oboist Cheng paired in the third movement, often answered by clarinetists Cho and Hartman-Apgar. The intervals of thirds played an important role in the orchestral color, and the winds of the PSO were always harmonically clean and precise. The PSO also demonstrated great variety in the brass shadings, as Bean and the players brought the symphony to a tapered yet hopeful close. —Nancy Plum
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Married, Veteran Actors Bicker on Opening Night in “Scenery”; Ed Dixon’s World-Weary Comedy is Presented at Kelsey Theatre
arly in Scenery, veteran actor Marion Crain complains about being given new lines on opening night. Her husband, costar Richard Crain, tartly replies, “They gave us new lines last week; you just didn’t learn them.” Marion retorts, “I was busy learning the old ones.” This exchange encapsulates the themes and content of Scenery, which is being presented at Kelsey Theatre. Playwright Ed Dixon scripts flippant conversations (which include adult humor and strong language) that achingly probe anxieties about time passing by and leaving us behind — specifically, as we grow older. In addition to his work as a playwright, Dixon is a seasoned composer and awardwinning Broadway and concert performer. His voice is heard on several recordings (including the Kennedy Center premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass, conducted by the composer). As such, Dixon’s own career offers him ample material for a play about longtime actors. The play received its premiere from New York’s Montauk Theatre Company in September 2001 (five months after the Broadway opening of another comedy about theater and its practitioners: The Producers). Five years later, Grand Rapids Press reported that Dixon considers a subsequent production, presented at Saugatuck, Michigan’s Mason Street Warehouse, to be “the world premiere of a substantially rewritten script.” In 2012 Dixon published a memoir, Secrets of a Life On Stage … and Off. That title would be a fair description of Scenery, as we find Marion (Laurie Hardy) and Richard (Thom Carroll) in their dressing room at New York’s Belasco Theatre; and onstage, starring in a new play, The Anniversary Wake. The opening-night mood is harried and petulant. Marion is frantically trying to learn lines, while Richard complains about the production staff, particularly its younger members. Both characters express annoyance about numerous aspects of the new play, and their profession in general. Neither thinks much of the gifts that have arrived in the dressing room; these include flowers, bottles of liquor, and an elegant edition of Macbeth. The sender of the latter item is not revealed until later. In different ways, both thespians are struggling to come to terms with the fact that they are aging, and their place in the industry is changing. Richard’s tendency, at least outwardly, is denial. Marion is concerned that her “seams” are not straight — a line that could refer to a costume or to plastic surgery. We discover that the relationship between the couple is tearing at the seams. They clearly help and depend on each
other (as exemplified by Marion helping Richard with a bit of costuming intended to make him appear thinner). But they have not been intimate for some time, for reasons that become clear, and Marion abruptly announces that it would be best if they divorced. Ironically, we subsequently hear a passage from The Anniversary Wake in which their characters resolve never to part. Much of the physical comedy comes from poking fun at theatrical superstitions. Marion and Richard go through considerable pains to forestall bad luck after traditionally taboo words, or titles of certain plays, continually creep into their conversation. Another source of slapstick humor is the dressing room’s troublesome plumbing, amusingly realized by Evan Paine’s sound design. An occupational hazard of a play that is 15-20 years old is that excessively topical humor can become stale. Justifiable but often-heard rants about disruptive cell phone use by audience members (a segment that might be more effective at the beginning), and a rather tired joke about Michael Jackson, are not the script’s strongest points. The dialogue is at its best when the lines are more character-driven (Marion’s frenzied meditation, “Get my breath, get
my center, get my gun”); witty without strenuously trying to be topical (Richard remarking to Marion, “Somebody sent you a book; that’s novel”); and contemplative (Richard’s poetic speech in which he compares flowers to the livingness of live performances). Dixon also is deft at hiding nuggets of character development and plot information in all of the banter. The script’s other key strength lies in the scope it offers the cast for versatile, memorable performances. Dixon’s own acting experience has made him adept at writing for performers. Carroll and Hardy make the most of this, letting their interpretations be conspicuously showy for much of the piece. Their performances are characterized by exaggerated gestures and — particularly in Carroll’s case — melodramatic vocal inflections. This affords heightened significance to the quieter reflective moments. This careful balance is reflected in the direction by Judi Parrish (who also provides the lighting.) The staging astutely lets Marion and Richard spend a lot of time at opposite ends of the stage, underlining the emotional distance between them. A nice layer is added when, during a rare segment in which the characters are tender toward each other, they are on either side of a window. They need a
“SCENERY”: Performances are underway for “Scenery.” Presented by Maurer Productions OnStage, and directed by Judi Parrish, the play runs through February 13 at Kelsey Theatre. Above: married, veteran actors Richard Crain (Thom Carroll, left) and Marion Crain (Laurie Hardy) bicker, as an opening night finds them wearily discussing their life in the theater, and as a couple. (Photo by John M. Maurer) Scenery will play at the Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road in West Windsor, through February 13. The Kelsey Theatre website notes that this play is “driven by mature themes and lightly peppered with adult humor and strong language. Parental discretion is advised.” COVID-19 precautions necessitate proof of vaccination, and the wearing of masks. For tickets, show times, and further information call (609) 570-3333.
measure of separation to draw closer together. When they meet in the center — physically and metaphorically — it usually is to sit on the sofa for infrequent, but redeeming, moments of rapport. In keeping with the play’s title, the set is elaborate and eye-filling. (The design is by John M. Maurer. Hayley Schmalbach and Maurer are listed as scenic artists; Jill Katz is credited with “props and set dressing.”) The lavish collection of furnishings — framed programs from past productions, piles of gifts that have been sent to the couple, and a homey sofa — makes the space resemble an apartment more than a typical dressing room. Although The Anniversary Wake is just opening, Marion and Richard seem to have lost little time in making the space their own. Ruth Schanbacher’s suitably flamboyant costumes are nicely matched with the scenery. At one point Richard wears a shirt that somewhat resembles the wallpaper, reflecting his inexorable connection to the room (and by extension, the theater). Marion is outfitted with a gown that is peppered with flowers — an apt bit of irony, because she often complains about the smell of flowers in the dressing room. The program describes the time setting as “present day.” Although the play’s production history lets us assume that refers to the early or mid-2000s, it is a somewhat odd designation. Aside from the contemporary references mentioned above, there is little to anchor Scenery to that time period. It feels like it originates from an earlier time. This largely is a result of the script’s themes, and the resulting production choices. Illustrative of the extent to which Marion and Richard feel old-fashioned, a rotary phone hangs on the dressing room wall. The music played before curtain time and during intermission is notable: we hear Stephen Sondheim’s “Broadway Baby” (from the musical Follies), and a waltz. Of course, in light of current events there is something rather refreshing about an aesthetic that is conspicuously not a reflection of our own time. Having spent over a year watching many (often worthy) performances via a computer screen, it is bracing to sit in front of a palpable, lavish, three-dimensional set. gainst that set, Carroll and Hardy confidently deliver engaging performances, and they clearly enjoy performing together. These actors bring to entertaining life a script whose depiction of an idiosyncratic love between two thespians becomes a wry love letter by Dixon to the world of theater. —Donald H. Sanborn III
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LIVE FOLK MUSIC: The Murphy Beds duo perform at Christ Congregation Church on February 18. Eamon O’Leary and Jefferson Hamer are known for harmonies and instrumental arrangements on bouzouki, guitar, and mandolin. (Photo by Anna Colliton) He has taught at many tra- String Quartet, the series Bouzouki, Guitar, and Mandolin at Upcoming Concert ditional music programs continues Thursday, March
The Princeton Folk Music Society presents The Murphy Beds in an evening of traditional and original folk songs Friday, February 18 at 8 p.m., at Christ Congregational Church, 50 Walnut Lane. Eamon O’Leary and Jefferson Hamer are known for close harmonies and instrumental arrangements on bouzouki, guitar, and mandolin. They began playing together at traditional music sessions in New York City. They share an interest in collecting, arranging, and performing songs from Irish, American, Scottish, and English traditions. Whether performing songs of the Irish travelers, Arkansas spirituals, or their own compositions, the duo’s arrangements feature the same carefully wrought interplay of voices and strings. The Murphy Beds have toured extensively throughout Europe and North America, with performances at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., Alaska Folk Festival, Milwaukee Irish Festival, Doolin Folk Festival ( Ireland), and Unamplifire Festival (London). O’Leary started playing Irish music while growing up in Dublin. When he moved to New York City in the early’90s, he immersed himself in the city’s traditional music scene and travelled widely, performing with many of the great players in Irish music.
around the world and also records and performs original music. His last solo album, All Souls, was released on Reveal Records in 2018. Other recent recordings include The Alt with John Doyle and Nuala Kennedy, and The Immigrant Band, a joint old-time and Irish endeavor with John Doyle, John Herrmann, and Rafe and Clelia Stefanini. Hamer is a guitarist, songwriter, and producer based in Brooklyn, N.Y. He has recorded albums with Sarah Jarosz, Anais Mitchell, Session Americana, and many others. Jefferson recently toured with Sarah Jarosz, performing her Blue Heron Suite, a current Grammy Award nominee for Best Folk Album. Tickets range from $5 to $25. Visit princetonfolk.org.
Princeton University Concerts Begins Spring Performances
After 23 months, Princeton University Concerts (PUC) returns to the series’ trademark Concert Classics events, presented annually for 129 years, starting February 17 at 7:30 p.m. with a performance by the Takács String Quartet with Julien Labro on bandoneón, in Richardson Auditorium. The eight-concert spring lineup features many of the artists whose concerts were canceled during the past two seasons due to the pandemic. Fol l ow i n g t h e Ta k a c s
10 with tenor Mark Padmore and pianist Mitsuko Uchida. On Wednesday, March 16, violinist Benjamin Beilman and pianist Roman Rabinovich will perform. Uchida returns Thursday, March 24 to perform with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. The series continues Thursday, March 31 with the Ébène String Quar tet. Next on Thursday, April 7 is the Dover String Quartet, followed by the Tetzlaff String Quartet on April 21, and the sibling duo of cellist Sheku KannehMason and pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason on April 27. “After one of the only sustained Concer t Clas sics Series breaks in PUC’s 129-year history, it is with a tremendous sense of excitement that we resume our program ming,” said Marna Seltzer, series director. “I am thrilled that we can fulfill our commitment to artists whose concerts were canceled during the past two seasons — their appearance on our stage will now feel all the more special. More than half of these artists will be making their PUC debuts, including both young, rising stars and established legends. This is just the beginning of a new chapter in PUC’s history — a chapter shaped by all of the lessons that we have learned throughout the pandemic and a chapter focused on the integral role of the arts within our society.” Fu l l s ubs cr ipt ions are
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$140 or $300. Single tickets are $10-$55 (students $10 with valid ID). Proof of vaccinations is required. Visit concerts.princeton.edu. Ticketing Information: Both subscriptions and single tickets for all of these events are on sale now. Full Subscriptions, all 8 concerts: $300 (A); $140 (B) Make Your Own Subscriptions, choose 3 or more concer t s a nd s ave 10 % of f single t icket pr ices. Single Tickets: Range between $10 to $55 depending on event. All student tickets $10, with valid ID. This year, ticketing policies are designed with maximum flexibility. Should a change in policy or public h e a lt h cond it ions m a ke someone uncomfor table, PUC will issue a refund or exchange upon request. Before entering the venue, all concert attendees are required to show photo ID and proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to the maximum extent, which now includes a COVID booster shot for all eligible to receive it. An active Princeton University ID card will be accepted as proof of vaccination. All patrons will be required to wear a mask while attending PUC events. For a complete list of PUC’s COVIDSafety Protocol, visit https://concerts.princeton. edu/ticketing-policies. For further information about Princeton University Concerts please contact: Marna Seltzer at seltzer@princeton.edu or 609-258-2800.
COMEDY AT KELSEY: Maria Keyser and Dan Keyser star in the upcoming production of “Popcorn Falls” at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre in West Windsor Township. The comedy runs on weekends, February 18 through February 27. (Photo courtesy of Maurer Productions OnStage) Popcorn Falls, weekends February 18-27 at Kelsey T he at re on t he We s t Windsor campus of Mercer County Community College (MCCC), 1200 Old Trenton Road. Written by playwright and actor James Hindman, Popcorn Falls is the story of a small town with a dried-up tourist attraction. Unless the mayor can scrape up some money, the town will be forced into bankruptcy and turned into a sewage treatment plant. One small loophole can u near t h a town-saving grant, but the money is tied into producing
a play in a town with no actors and no theater. Popcorn Falls premiered at Theatre Nova in Ann Arbor, Mich., in 2017, and opened off-Broadway at the Davenport Theatre in New York City in 2018. Dan Keyser and Maria Keyser play the entire population of Popcorn Falls in this comic race to save the town. Shows are Friday and Saturday, February 18, 19, 25, and 26 at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, February 20 and 27 at 2 p.m. Tickets are$18-$20. Visit KelseyTheatre.org or call (609) 570-3333. Continued on Next Page
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BACK ON STAGE: The Takács String Quartet, a frequent visitor to Princeton University Concerts, will open the 2022 Spring Season on Thursday, February 17, at Richardson Auditorium. (Photo by Amanda Tipton)
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NO PASSPORT NEEDED: Scooby-Doo and his mystery-loving friends travel to a fictitious South American town where they encounter ghostly sightings in “Scooby-Doo! And The Lost City of Gold,” at State Theatre New Jersey Tuesday, February 15 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $22-$45. JAZZ AND TAP: Ayodele Casel brings her tap dance talents to a performance by the Afro-Latin Stnj.org. Jazz Orchestra at McCarter Theatre. All patrons must be vacciT h e comp e t it ion hon - with the Jazz Vocal Collecnated and boosted and wear ors the life and legacy of tive, Princeton University Jazz and Caribbean Culture ers who came before her,” Princeton Pro Musica a mask at all times. Tickets John-Michael Caprio, found- jazz horns, and the quintet wrote Lockwood. Are a Signature Blend To Present “Annelies” for the concert may be pur- ing music director and con- will also be featured. A post-show talk with Casel Arturo O’Farrill’s AfroOn March 13, at 4 p.m., chased online at princeton- ductor of the Riverside SymT he pro g ra m i nclu de s will follow the performance. Latin Jazz Orchestra (ALJO) Princeton Pro Musica (PPM) promusica.org or by calling phonia who was the director comes to McCarter Theatre For tickets and more informa- honors the life and legacy of the office at ( 609 ) 683- of music for the Archdiocese “The Song Is You” with vocalist Sara Miller and Mimi Saturday, February 19 at tion, visit Mccarter.org. Anne Frank with Annelies, 5122. of New York and choir di- Jones, Wave with vocalist 8 p.m., joined by solo tap James Whitbourn’s setting rector at St. Patrick’s Cathe- Isabella Checha and Vince dance artist Ayodele Casel. “Dial M for Murder” of passages from Anne’s di- Riverside Symphonia Announces dral, New York. Ector, “Darn That Dream” The concert celebrates Comes to Kelsey Theater ary for chorus, soprano, and 2022 Music Competition Visit Riversidesymphonia. with vocalist Sirfraz Shah Theater to Go presents orchestra. PPM was set to pia n is t O’Far r i ll ’s com The Riverside Sympho- org/caprio-competition. and Cyrus Chestnut, “Vem it m ent “to a m eld of Frederick Knott’s play, Dial perform this work exactly nia, a professional orchesnus” with vocalist Jimmy M for Murder, March 18-27 two years ago but was forced Caribbean musical culture tra based in Lambertville, Jazz at Princeton Presents Waltman and Don Braden, at Kelsey Theater, on the to cancel due to the emerg- has announced the 2022 and homegrown jazz, a blend and “It’s Magic” with vocal“All or Nothing” Concert which has become not only campus of Mercer County ing COVID-19 pandemic. Caprio Young Artists Comists Sara Miller and bassist Jazz at Pr inceton Unihis band’s signature, but a Community College in West petition for young classical versity, led by saxophon- Aaron Skepasts. The quinWindsor. blend we don’t get to hear musicians. The final round i s t / c o m p o s e r R u d r e s h tet, Jazz Vocal Collective, The play was first staged that often,” wrote Bill Lockof the competition will take M a h a n t h a p p a , p r e s e n t s a nd hor ns w i l l p er for m wood, McCarter’s special on Broadway in 1952, and place live on Saturday, June All or Nothing, a concert “What’s Going On,” “What programming director, on then adapted by Knott for 4, at 3 p.m. at South Hunt- celebrating the album of a Little Moonlight Can Do,” the McCarter website. “The Alfred Hitchcock ’s 1954 erdon Regional High School the same name by faculty “Footprints,” “Come SunALJO carries on the legacy of film starring Ray Milland, n Lambertville. member Trineice Robinson day,” “If This Is Love,” “I ambitious and sophisticated Grace Kelly, and Rober t This biennial competition on Saturday, February 12 Mean You,” “La Costa,” and Latin jazz immortalized by Cummings. It tells the story provides an opportunity for at 8 p.m., at Richardson “Let It Shine.” Arturo’s legendary father of a former professional tenexceptional young musicians Auditorium. Jazz at Princeton’s season Chico, who was a pioneer in nis player who has grown to receive cash prizes: a also includes the Creative fusing Cuban rhythms with accustomed to the lavish $2,000 first prize and the Large Ensemble directed lifestyle provided by his heirjazz techniques.” opportunity to perform with by Darcy James Argue with ess wife. Convinced she is Casel is a frequent collabthe Riverside Symphonia special guest pianist Orrin having an affair, he plots her orator with O’Farrill. “Menand Maestro Marius Smolij; Evans on Saturday, April 9; demise. But things do not go tored by the legendary Grega $1,000 second prize; and and Small Groups I and A as planned. ory Hines, she has become a $500 third prize. Classical on Saturday, April 30. Ruth Markoe directs this a one-woman ambassador music students (excluding Recognized as one of the representing the histor y production. Tickets are $23. keyboard) who live or study Lily Arbisser leading pedagogues in gosof tap, and especially its Visit KelseyTheatre.net or (Photo by Arielle Doneson) in New York, New Jersey, or pel and soul voice training, forgotten female interpret- call (609) 570-3333. Pennsylvania and who will Robinson-Martin serves as Whitbourn’s choral set- be no more than 22 years Princeton University’s priting in Annelies offers a of age on June 3, 2022 are vate voice instructor in jazz d i f fe r e n t i n te r p r e t at i o n eligible to apply. and the Jazz Vocal Colof the diar y by focusing Since it s incept ion in lective Ensemble director. solely on the central figure 1998, the Caprio CompeTrineice Robinson She is also on the faculty of Anne, portrayed by the tition has attracted many at Long Island University at soprano soloist, expressing regional young musicians The performance features Brooklyn, runs Soul Ingrein a series of vignettes her and awarded over $45,000. Princeton’s Jazz Vocal Col- dients Voice Studio in Lawinner, spiritual life within Previous Caprio winners lective under Robinson’s di- renceville, and serves as the the context of observations per for m in profes sional rection, along with vocalist Creative Arts Director at of the world outside. PPM ensembles and orchestras Robinson and special guests, Turning Point United Methw ill pres ent t he rarely across the country. In 2020, saxophonist Don Braden, pi- odist Church in Trenton. per formed and dramatic the competition was held anist Cyrus Chestnut, bassversion with full orchestra. Tickets are $15 for the virtually and featured first ist Mimi Jones, and drumgeneral public. Arrive early “Annelies is a piece of prize winner Chelsie Lim, mer Vince Ector. for required on-site registramusical portraiture, in which cello; second prize winner Student vocalists will per- tion. For information call the essence of a young girl Dylan Hamme, violin; and is portrayed in the fragile third prize winner Yihang form with quintet members ( 609 ) 258 -9220 or v isit in five musical selections. A Music.princeton.edu. m e d i u m o f t h e h u m a n Li, cello. collaborative presentation breath,” said Whitbourn. “The particular portrait will be constructed in the minds of all who hear those sounds on this day and in this place. Through it, the wisdom and perception of Anne Frank is there to teach us all.” Lily Arbisser will be the soprano soloist. Highlights of her recent seasons inc l u d e j o i n i n g R av i n i a’s Steans Music Institute in Chicago as a vocal fellow, winning first prize in the National Federation of Music Clubs’ (NFMC) Biennial Young Artist Competition, and debuting at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall as Suzu in Riyoichi Saito’s chamber opera Dojoji. Arbisser graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of the Arts in art and archaeology and a Certifi- A ROMANTIC CLASSIC IN CONCERT: The New Jersey Symphony will provide live accompaniment cate in Vocal Performance. to a screening of the film “Casablanca” at the State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston AvShe holds a Master of Music enue, New Brunswick, on Sunday, February 13 at 3 p.m. Constantine Kitsopoulus conducts the degree from Mannes Col- orchestra in this special Valentine’s weekend performance celebrating the 1942 film starring Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart. Tickets range from $39-$89. Visit STNJ.org. lege.
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Art Arts Council Announces public art installation. Perfor- they enjoy live, local talent. New April ARTS Month mances will be scheduled on A PorchFest Guide will be
The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) has announced the new April ARTS Month, a month-long celebration of art, culture, and the Princeton community held with support from Princeton University. The Arts Council of Princeton conceptualized April ARTS as an opportunity to embrace the creativity of the talented local community. Decentralized events — including the town’s inaugural PorchFest, a concert model successfully held for years in Asbury Park and most recently Lambertville in 2020 — afford Princeton the joy of celebrating that talent in a format that provides more safety and flexibility than Communiversity, the ACP’s springtime arts festival that halted in 2020 as pandemic concerns continued. April ARTS kicks off on Sunday, April 1 with the launch of the Princeton Piano Project. Local artists and community groups including Arts Exchange students from HomeFront, Princeton Young Achievers, and art students from the Hun School of Princeton will transform 10 upright pianos to be placed around Princeton for neighbors and visitors to play, listen, and enjoy as part of a
select weekends throughout the month — a schedule will be available on artscouncilofprinceton.org. The festivities continue with an array of arts programming throughout the month, hosted by the Arts Council and additional local arts and culture organizations. Scheduled events include the ACP’s Cabernet Cabaret 10th Anniversary Extravaganza, the opening reception for artist Joe Kossow’s “Still Lives from a (Mostly) Stilled Life: Oil Paintings from 2019-2022” in the ACP’s Taplin Gallery, Story and Verse Storytelling and Poetic Open Mic, and a community celebration in honor of Paul Robeson’s 124th birthday. Local organizations are encouraged to submit their arts and culture events to the April ARTS calendar by visiting artscouncilofprinceton.org. April ARTS will culminate on Sunday, April 24 with the inaugural Princeton PorchFest from 12 to 6 p.m. PorchFest is a free, family-friendly event featuring musicians of all kinds playing free shows on porches throughout the neighborhood. Attendees are invited to stroll from porch to porch and relax on front lawns and sidewalks as
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available on the Arts Council’s website, complete with scheduled performances and pop-up art installations to explore along the route. To sign up as a PorchFest host or performer, and for sponsorship opportunities, visit artscouncilofprinceton. org. The deadline to sign up to participate is Friday, February 25. “The Arts Council’s mission of building community through the arts has long been the driving force behind all that we do,” said Adam Welch, ACP executive director. “The inaugural Art People Party, later named Communiversity, was an opportunity to inspire an entire community through art. It’s so exciting to partner with the University to explore how we can reignite that passion, look back at what we’ve accomplished, and what we have yet to fully explore. April ARTS will allow art and music to bloom across town and give our community the power to create and experience art together once again.” Kristin Appelget, director of community and regional affairs at Princeton University, said, “After a two year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we are excited to renew our partnership with the Arts Council of Princeton through the re-imagined April ARTS initiative and hope that this will engage all members of our community.”
“INTO THE WOODS”: This painting by Carol Sanzalone is part of “Visual Adventures,” an exhibit also featuring works by Alla Podolsky, Gail Bracegirdle, and Joseph DeFay. It will be on view February 10 through March 6 at Artists’ Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville. A Meet the Artists reception is scheduled for Sunday, February 13 from 3 to 5 p.m. For more information, visit lambertvillearts.com.
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SUMMER ART CAMPS: The Center for Contemporary Arts in Bedminster is offering 10 weekly in-person camps this summer for children ages 5-15. All sessions are led by professional and creative teaching artists.
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Registration is underway for Summer Art Camps at The Center for Contemporary Art. Ten weekly in-person Summer Art Camps, from June 20 through August 26, are offered for children ages 5-15. The Center’s Summer Art Camps are designed to stimulate creative expression through projects and fun activities that change each week. All sessions are led by professional and creative teaching artists. Small classes, social distancing, daily sanitizing, and other protocols are in place and enforced to keep children safe. Each week children ages 5-8 and 9-11 will spend the morning exploring drawing,
painting, collage, and other mixed media projects, and pottery in the ceramics studio. In the afternoon, campers ages 9-11 will explore a wide range of subjects in depth such as drawing, painting, pottery, upcycled ar t, car tooning, manga / anime, and more. Teens ages 12-15 may c h o o s e to s p e n d t h e i r mornings or afternoons in an intensive art camp studying a single subject. Select camps for ages 9-11 and ages 12-15 will be offered in a hybrid format, allowing out-of-state campers to participate online via Zoom. The Center will also offer camps for children with autism spectrum disorder and other special needs on
Saturdays from June 25 to July 30. These camps are generously funded by a grant from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The Center for Contemporary Art is located at 2020 Burnt Mills Road in Bedminster. For more information on Summer Art Camps or to register, visit ccabedminster. org or call (908) 234-2345.
Phillips’ Mill Youth Art Exhibit Now Open Online
The Ninth Annual Phillips’ Mill Youth Art Exhibition run through February 27. This year’s online-only show features over 150 works by students from 23 area public and private high schools — a record number. Award-winning filmmaker
“ALTON”: This oil painting by Annika Crawford of George School in Newtown, Pa., was named Best in Show at the Ninth Annual Phillips’ Mill Youth Art Exhibition. This year’s online-only show runs through February 27 at phillipsmill.org/art/youth-art-exhibition.
and painter Bill Jersey, of Lambertville, was this year’s awards juror. Judging took place in four categories: Painting, Works on Paper, Digital Art and Photography, and 3-Dimensional Works. A total of $2,400 in cash prizes was awarded, thanks to the generosity of sponsors and Phillips’ Mill community members. This year’s Best in Show award went to Annika Crawford of George School. Her oil painting, titled Alton, was described by Jersey as “Exceptional. Extraordinary. Hard to believe a student has done this piece.” He added, “All the entrants deserve praise — and all the art teachers who have taught these kids should get applause.” The 2022 First Place winners are: Madison Talbert of Ewing High School for Painting, Luck In Boldness; Caroline Colman of Central Bucks High School West for Works on Paper, Repetitive Mornings; Dongfang Qu of Princeton Day School for Digital Art and Photography, Lost in Paradise; and Anna Williamson of Council Rock High School North for 3-Dimensional Work, Nest. The Youth Art Exhibition is the only one of its kind in the area. “The program was launched in 2014 to support the artistic community of the future, and to offer aspiring artists in our region the chance to gain exposure and experience exhibiting with a prestigious arts organization,” said Kathy Schroeher, cochair of the Youth Art Exhibition. The show is completely supported by the show’s sponsors and the Mill. No entry fees are charged. Normally, the show is open “GRAPHIC CITY”: This painting by Alla Podolsky is part of “Visual Adventures,” a group exhibit to the public in the historic also featuring works by Gail Bracegirdle, Carol Sanzalone, and Joseph DeFay. It will be on Phillips’ Mill on River Road view February 10 through March 6 at Artists’ Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville. For more in New Hope, Pa., and works information, visit lambertvillearts.com. are offered for sale. Due to
the online-only nature of the show due to COVID-19, no sales will be possible this year. To view the show online visit phillipsmill.org/art/youth-artexhibition.
Area Exhibits Check websites for information on safety protocols. A r t @ B a i nbr i d ge, 158 Nassau Street, has “Between Heartlands / Kelly Wang,” through February 27. artmuseum.princeton.edu. Artists’ Gallery, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, has “Visual Adventures” February 10 through March 6. An artists’ reception is scheduled for Sunday, February 13 from 3 to 5 p.m. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. lambertvillearts.com. Visual Adventures Art on Hulfish, 11 Hulfish Street, has “Native America: In Translation” through April 24. artmuseum.princeton.edu. Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, has “Overcoming: Reflections on Struggle, Resilience, and Triumph” through March 5. artscouncilofprinceton.org. D & R G reenway L and Trust, One Preservation Place, has “Portraits of Preservation: A Virtual Gallery of James Fiorentino Art.” drgreenway.org. Ellarslie, Trenton’s City Museum in Cadwalader Park, Parkside Avenue, Trenton, has “Painting the Moon and Beyond: Lois Dodd and Friends Explore the Night Sky” through April 29. Visit ellarslie.org for museum hours and timed entry tickets. Ficus Bon Vivant, 235 Nassau Street, has “Off the Beaten Path” through February 27. ficusbv.com. Gallery 14 Fine Art Photography, 14 Mercer Street,
Hopewell has “Not Just In My Backyard” by Charles Miller and “Best Of The Best” by Gallery 14 members through February 27. Open Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. or by appointment. gallery14.org. Gourgaud Gallery, 23-A North Main Street, Cranbury, has “Art Show Fundraiser” through February 25. cranburyartscouncil.org. Grounds For Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, has “Night Forms: dreamloop by Klip Collective” through April 3 and “What’s in the Garden?” through August 1, among other exhibits. Hours are Thursday through Monday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Timed tickets required. groundsforsculpture.org. Histor ical Society of Princeton, Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road, has “Einstein Salon and Innovator’s Gallery,” “Princeton’s Portrait,” and other exhibits. Museum hours are Thursday through Sunday, 12 to 4 p.m. princetonhistory.org. Mercer Museum, 84 South Pine Street, Doylestown, Pa., has “Found, Gifted, Saved! The Mercer Museum Collects Local History” through April 10. mercermuseum.org. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, has the online exhibits “Slavery at Morven,” “Portrait of Place: Paintings, Drawings, and Prints of New Jersey, 1761–1898,” and others. Closed for renovations through mid-February. morven.org. Small World Coffee, 14 Witherspoon Street, has “The Love Show” through March 1. smallworldcoffee.com. West Windsor Arts Center, 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor, has “Art Against Racism: Manifesting Beloved Community” through February 26. westwindsorarts.org.
Wednesday, February 9 7 p.m.: Journaling, presented by Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health. Virtual event, open to all. Princetonhcs.org / events. 7 p.m.: “Valentine’s Greetings,” virtual program presented by author/musician/ photographer Kevin Woyce on the romantic history of Valentine’s Day. Sponsored by Lawrence Headquarters Branch of Mercer County Library System. Email hopeprogs@mcl.org to register. 7 p.m.: “Timbuctoo and the First Emancipation of the Early 19th Century,” virtual talk by Guy Weston, pre s e nte d by t h e Tre nt House Association. Williamtrenthouse.org. Thursday, February 10 12 : 30 p.m . : O r g a n i s t Charles Sundquist presents a free concert at Princeton Universit y Chapel. Free. Princeton.edu. 7 p.m.: “The A BCs of Birding in the Sourlands: Identifying Winter Backyard Birds,” v ir tual program. Sign up at sourland.org/ events. Friday, February 11 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Hunterdon County Rug Artisans Guild holds a rug hooking meeting at Raritan Township Police Department building, 2 Municipal Drive, Flemington. Guests are welcome. Hcrag.com. 12 p.m.: Aisha ThomasPetit, chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at AMC Networks Inc., speaks at annual Edison Day sponsored by Thomas Edison State University. Free online event followed by Q&A session. Tesu.edu. 4 :30 p.m.: “Open Se crets: Ulysses at 100.” Presented by Fintan O’Toole, via Zoom, part of the Fund for Irish Studies Lecture Series at Princeton University. Free. Fis.princeton.edu. 8 p.m.: ActorsNET presents Reckonings in New Hope, by Christopher Canaan, at Heritage Theatre, 635 North Delmorr Avenue, Morrisville, Pa. $12- $24. Actorsnetbucks.org. 8 p.m.: Hopewell Theater presents a Valentine’s w e e ke n d p o p - u p s h o w, with guitarists /song writers James Maddock and Scott Sharrard. $33-$40. Hopewelltheater.com. Saturday, February 12 9:30 a.m.: Science on Saturdays series live online from Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. Janet Iawasa, Biochemistry Department, University of Utah School of Medicine, on “Animating Molecular Machines.” Register at Pppl.gov. 12-5 p.m.: Wine & Chocolate Trail Weekend at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Pairing of Terhune wines with Pierre’s Chocolate of New Hope, Pa. Terhuneorchards.com. 2 p.m.: “Why Everyone is Needed,” free Christian Science lecture, live at First Church of Christ Scientist, 16 Bayard Lane, also presented on Zoom. Csprinceton.org.
8 p.m.: ActorsNET presents Reckonings in New Hope, by Christopher Canaan, at Heritage Theatre, 635 North Delmorr Avenue, Morrisville, Pa. $12- $24. Actorsnetbucks.org. 8 p.m.: Singer/songwriter Anais Mitchel, featuring Bonny Light Horseman, at McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place. Mccarter.org. 8 p.m.: Jazz at Princeton University presents All or Nothing, celebrating album by faculty member Trineice Robinson, featuring Princeton’s Jazz Vocal Collective. At Richardson Auditorium. $15. Music.princeton.edu. Sunday, February 13 12-5 p.m.: Sunday Winery Series at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Fire pits, wine, s’mores, and cocoa. Music from 1-4 by Jerry Steele. Also, Wine & Chocolate Trail Weekend pairing Terhune wines with Pierre’s Chocolate of New Hope, Pa. Terhuneorchards.com. 1 p.m.: Valentine’s Day Carillon Bell Concert, at Cleveland Tower on the campus of Princeton University Graduate College. Held rain or shine; listen outside the tower. Princeton.edu. 2 p.m.: ActorsNET presents Reckonings in New Hope, by Christopher Canaan, at Heritage Theatre, 635 North Delmorr Avenue, Morrisville, Pa. $12- $24. Actorsnetbucks.org. 3 p.m.: Chamber music from France, by the St. John Chamber Players at Princeton United Methodist Church, Nassau Street at Vandeventer Avenue. Works by Ravel, Milhaud, and Debussy. Masks required for those attending in person; a livestream will also take place. Suggested donation of $20. PrincetonUMC.org. 3 p.m.: “Casablanca in Concert,” with the New Jersey Symphony, at State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. The orchestra accompanies a screening of the famous film. $39-$89. Stnj.org. 4 p.m.: Poetry reading pre s e nte d by P r i n ce ton Ma kes and R agged Sk y Press, at Princeton Makes, Princeton Shopping Center, North Harrison Street. Elizabeth Danson and Carlos Hernandez Pena will read. Princetonmakes.com. Monday, February 14 Recycling 12 p.m.: HomeFront holds a virtual discussion on how to get involved in helping local families in need. Part of the Annual Week of Hope. Homefrontnj.org. 5 p.m.: Reading by Terese Marie Mailhot and Princeton University Creative Writing seniors, at Drapkin Studio, Lewis Arts Complex. Free and open to the public. Tickets.princeton.edu. Tuesday, February 15 11 a.m.: “Cholesterol : What You Need to Know for a Healthy Heart.” Presented by Lawrence Headquarters Branch of Mercer County Library System. Email
hopeprogs@mcl.org to register. 6:30-7:30 p.m.: HomeFront’s Share the Love art event. Virtual event, part of Annual Week of Hope. Homefrontnj.org. 7 p.m.: “Black Activism, Then and Now,” virtual program presented by Princeton Public Library, the Pace Center for Civic Engagement at Princeton University, and the Paul Robeson House. Princetonlibrary.org. 7 p. m . : V i r t u a l f i l m screening and panel discussion about the history of Glen Acres, a racially integrated 1950s-era residential development in West Windsor. West w indsorhistor y. com/glenacres.html. 7:30 p.m.: The Russian B allet T heat re pres ents Swan Lake at Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton. Russianballettheatre.com. Wednesday, February 16 6 p.m.: Princeton Public Library Board of Trustees meet either in the Library’s Community Room or via Zoom. Princetonlibrary.org. 6:30-7:30 p.m.: HomeFr o n t Z o o m d i s c u s s i o n group of Netflix TV show “The Maid: Is It Reality or Fiction?” Homefrontnj.org. 7:30 p.m.: “Dayenu: Confronting the Climate Crisis and Cultivating Spiritual Courage,” with Rabbi Jennie Rosenn, via Zoom. Sponsored by The Jewish Center Princeton. Thejewishcenter.org. Thursday, February 17 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Princeton Farmers’ Winter Market is at the Franklin Avenue lot. Organic produce, local meats, artisan bread, gluten-free/ vegan goods, and more. Princetonfarmersmarket.com.
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1 p.m.: Monthly meeting of the Women’s College Club of Princeton, at Mor ven Education Center. The Rev. David Mulford will speak on “The Roaring Twenties and its Presidents.” Free and open to all. Wccpnj.org. 2 : 30 - 5 : 30 p.m. : Help HomeFront deliver meals and hope to local area motels. Homefrontnj.org. 5-6 p.m.: YingHua International school virtual open house. The school in Kingston offers a Chinese-English Immersion program and International Baccalaureate curriculum for students ages 2 years through eighth grade. Yhis.org. 5:30 p.m.: Pitch Stop IV, sponsored by Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber at Grounds for Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton. Three local startups will compete for a prize package of professional services. Princetonmercerchamber.org. Friday, February 18 12-1 p.m.: Virtual Lunch and Learn with HomeFront CEO Connie Mercer and COO Sarah Steward. Part of the nonprofit’s Annual Week of Hope. Homefrontnj.org. 8 p.m.: Violinist Jennifer Koh performs with pianist Thomas Sauer at McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place. Mccarter.org. 8 p.m.: The Princeton Folk Music Society presents The Murphy Beds at Christ C ong regat iona l Chu rch, 50 Walnut Lane. $5-$25. Princetonfolk.org. Saturday, February 19 10 a.m.-12 p.m.: Volunteer in HomeFront’s food pantry, Lawrenceville headquarters. Part of the nonprofit’s Annual Week of Hope. Homefrontnj.org.
10 a.m.- 4 p.m.: Maple Sugaring at Howell Farm, 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell Township. Help collect sap and make syrup. Register at Howellfarm.org. 12-5 p.m.: Wine & Chocolate Trail Weekend at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Pairing of Terhune wines with Pierre’s Chocolate of New Hope, Pa. Terhuneorchards.com. 1-4 p.m.: George Washington’s Birthday Celebration, at the Johnson Ferry House, Washington Crossing State Park. 18th century music, facts and quotes, gingerbread baked in the hearth, and more. ( 609 ) 737-2515. 8 p.m.: Arturo Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, with tap dancer Ayodele Casel, at McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place. Mccarter.org. Sunday, February 20 12-5 p.m.: Sunday Winery Series at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Fire pits, wine, s’mores, and cocoa. Music from 1-4 by Sarah Teti. Also, Wine & Chocolate Trail Weekend, pairing Terhune wines with Pierre’s Chocolate of New Hope, Pa. Terhuneorchards.com. 3 p.m.: Screening of the film Just Mercy at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Princetonlibrary.org. Tuesday, February 22 10 a.m.: Read and Explore: Fur, Feathers, Fluff — Keeping Warm in Winter at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. $10 per child. Register at Terhuneorchards.com. 2-3 :30 p.m. : Preventing Digital Theft, at Princeton Public Librar y, 65
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Witherspoon Street. Registration required and limited to 15 attendees. Princetonlibrary.org. Wednesday, February 23 7 p.m.: “Back to the World: A Life After Jonestown,” virtual program presented by Princeton Public Library. Eugene Smith will speak about his new book with Christopher Fisher of The College of New Jersey’s history department. Princetonlibrary.org. 7 p.m.: HiTOPS Queer Authors Reading Group. Informal gathering via Zoom, a discussion of Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender. Hitops.org. Thursday, February 24 7:30 p.m.: The Princeton Sing-Off, featuring six of the top a cappella groups from Princeton University, at McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place. Mccarter.org. 8 p.m.: The Jewish Family and Children’s Service hosts virtual Trivia Night fundraiser, open to all. Jfcsonline.org. Friday, February 25 1 p.m.: Screening of the film Respect at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Princetonlibrary.org. 7 p.m. Weaving Winter Tales, at The Watershed Institute, 31 Titus Mill Road. Bring a blanket, event is held outdoors. For ages 5 and up; adult attendance required. Thewatershed.org. 8 p.m.: “Comedy at McCarter,” at the Matthews T h e at r e , 91 U n i v e r s i t y Place. With comedians Abby Gov indan, Chris Garcia, Marina Franklin, and Baron Vaughn; recommended for ages 18 and up. $30-$40. Mccarter.org.
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Something For Every Taste and Pocketbook Is Available at HomeFront’s Treasure Trove
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omeFront’s Treas u r e Tr ov e — Buy something you love, support a cause you believe in.” This sentiment is proving irresistible to the many shoppers who have discovered the special items and warm atmosphere at HomeFront’s Treasure Trove, the shop at 31 West Broad Street in Hopewell. Filled with an eclectic array of art, furniture, pottery, glassware, and much more, it benefits the HomeFront programming fund.
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Not only is it a true success story, it truly is the gift that keeps on giving on so many levels — to the community, to donors who know that their donation will find a new home, and ultimately benefit HomeFront. “Since we opened a little over a year ago, we have raised $175,000 for HomeFront, a testament to the goodwill and generosity of so many people,” says Annie Battle, HomeFront volunteer and curator and organizer of the shop. Kindness and Generosity Originally opened in December of 2020 as a pop-up shop, it attracted customers from its earliest days. Located in the double storefront of the Baxter Construction building, it was launched
through the kindness and generosity of owner Jim Baxter. COVID-19 was creating havoc for so many at that time, and he wanted to help in whatever way he could. The opportunity to benefit HomeFront seemed an ideal use of his space. Since its founding in 1991, HomeFront has worked to end family homelessness in central New Jersey by breaking the cycle of poverty. It has developed a sophisticated network of supportive housing and social services for very low income households who are either homeless or at risk of becoming so. Recognized as a four-star charity by Charity Navigator, HomeFront ensures that 90 percent of every dollar raised is dedicated to programs that directly help clients. “The work of HomeFront is multi-dimensional. We do much more than provide shelter,” explains founder and director Connie Mercer. “Our programs and activities are designed to help families who are experiencing homelessness gain skills for self-empowerment and develop a vision of a better future for them and their children.” Once the Hopewell shop opened its doors in 2020, it found an enthusiastic clientele. It became a showcase for art and also a resource for the public to discover a variety of items at very reasonable prices. One of the reasons the shop has been able to es-
tablish permanent status is due not only to Jim Baxter, but also to the contribution of benefactors who will pay the monthly rental charge. Scheduled Sponsors “The generosity of our sponsors is wonderful and so helpful to us,” points out Battle. “Queenston Realty (Ingela Kostenbader, Josh Wilton, Marcy Kahn) will sponsor our opening month in March.” Other scheduled sponsors include the Chris DiMedio family; Ingrid Reed; Callaway Henderson Sotheby’s International Realty; and Craig and Annie Battle. “Of course, we want to give a big thank you to Jim Baxter,” says Battle. “He enabled us to do this in the beginning, and we are fortunate to have the same space. He has really been phenomenal, and now he is also lending us his truck once a month so we can pick up larger donated pieces.” Once they enter the attractive store, customers will find an inviting setting, filled with a variety of vintage and new items, including furniture, antiques, collectibles, sterling silver, small decorative pieces, and more. Items are conveniently and appealingly displayed, and nicely spaced without any sense of crowding. “Contemporary furniture is very popular now,” points out Battle. “Young couples are interested in mid-century and modern furniture, and art is a big favorite. We have a great display of all
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Kelly Wang and Zhang Hongtu Thursday, February 17, 5:30 p.m. Kelly Wang, whose work is on view at Art@Bainbridge, joins Zhang Hongtu in a live conversation. Both artists combine contemporary and ancient influences, as well as American and Asian traditions, to create multimedia artworks infused with cultural identity and heritage.
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Left: Kelly Wang, courtesy of the artist. Right: Zhang Hongtu, photo by Mia Huang
SUCCESS STORY: “We have become a community hub. People love to come in and see what’s new. We rearrange everything each week, and new items are always coming in. We are so grateful to those who donate and to the shoppers, who have continued to keep us going and support HomeFront in this way.” Shown are volunteers at HomeFront’s Treasure Trove shop in Hopewell. From left are Sue Karr, Martha Blandford, Ruthann Traylor, Annie Battle, Lillian Rankel, Vivienne Wingard, and Helen James (foreground). kinds of art from area artists. Original art is especially desirable” Tables and chairs, small sofas and love seats, cabinets, chests, china, including full table settings, vases, teapots, charming collectible cookie jars, bowls, and serving pieces are all in demand, and all available. Golden Nugget “And our prices are so reasonable,” says Battle. “On any day, you may find Simon Pearce glassware, Herend china, Waterford crystal, and Tiffany cut glass all at amazingly affordable prices.” Adds volunteer Vivienne Wingard, “You may indeed find a golden nugget!” “We recently received a wonderful Italian dining table and four chairs, donated by Greg and Sue Evans of Tuscany Hills, the furniture store formerly located in Kingston,” reports Battle. “This is a real highlight, a handsome sturdy table with striking style.” New items arrive all the time, including a sled that was donated last week — ready and waiting for the next snowstorm! “We emphasize sustainability with our recycled products,” explains Battle, “and they all have a story. Also, antiques and collectibles dealers often come in looking for special items.” Continuing to receive donations is crucial, she adds, and she says, “We want to hear from people who are moving, having estate sales, and could be interested in donating. They can contact us, send us a photo of the item, make an appointment to bring it in, and we also have drop off days on Wednesday and Saturday when customers can bring something in without an appointment.” Shoppers and Donors Battle is very pleased that many of the shoppers and donors become involved as HomeFront volunteers. “A lot of the people did not even know about HomeFront before coming here, and it is wonderful that they have become part of our team,” she says. Adds volunteer and board member Martha Blandford, who began to volunteer after shopping and donating, “It’s how it feels here. It really is a treasure trove. Not just
the wonderful selection of items, but it’s an emotional and spiritual treasure. We meet people from all over and from all walks of life.” Vol u n te e r V i v i e n n e Wingard, a newcomer to Hopewell, agrees. “I decided to volunteer because I liked HomeFront’s mission; people here seemed so responsive to the community and happy to be involved. And it is an opportunity to spend time with very nice people.” A New Home Volunteer and sponsor Ingrid Reed — longtime Princeton resident, HomeFront supporter since its beginnings, and a visiting associate at Rutgers’ Eagleton Institute of Politics — points out three important benefits of HomeFront’s Treasure Trove. “First, it prov ides new needed funds for HomeFront. Second, it makes friends for HomeFront. People donate money after learning about it, and also many are grateful that the items they donate are valued, admired, and will find a new home, and are part of helping many people in need. “Finally I like the fact that the store is fun to look at, and it encourages strolling and also going to other places in Hopewell Borough. Happy lookers are good for the community. And many come back to the store to donate and buy.” “In my own case,” continues Reed, “I was downsizing and moving to a different apartment after my husband (former Princeton Borough Mayor Marvin Reed) died. I decided to connect with the team at the then pop-up to see if they wanted things that I could donate — that would be loved by others and make money for HomeFront. That is exactly what happened. “And then I would find something I needed, such as a large ceramic pot for a plant moving with me and a lovely basket that would look good holding a weeklong collection of newspapers!” “During the time we have been opened, we have discovered what t he shop pers like, and some come in every day to see what is new. It changes every day. Some customers also make requests, and we have a Wish List for them,” reports volunteer Ruthann Traylor,
who is also the HomeFront ArtSpace director. “Both donors and shoppers say to us, ‘I’m so glad you are here.’ The customers have been so supportive in many ways. They are all ages and come from all around the area and beyond. The shop has been highly successful, and really exceeded our expectations.” Entire House Two customers who have contributed to the shop’s success are Bill and Helen Bikales of Skillman, who moved to New Jersey after many years in China. “We bought a large house and had no furniture,” explains Bill. “We furnished the entire house with items from the shop.” Adds Helen, “I come here every week to see what new things have come in. The people here are so nice and friendly. They make us feel welcome, and we enjoy coming in.” As they look ahead, Annie Battle and the team of volunteers are enthusiastic about the future of HomeFront’s Treasure Trove. They also are planning new programs and activities. “We are hoping to include some creative workshops, speakers, and corporate dinners,” notes Battle. “This is an inviting environment for a variety of events. It can be a multi-faceted use of space. “We really try to make it special for everyone, and people can come in and feel the joy! They will find there is joy in helping. I love seeing what the donors bring in, meeting all the people, and making lasting connections. We are here to serve the community and HomeFront, and we are here to stay!” he shop is open Wednesday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 12 to 6 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday 12 to 4 p.m. Wednesday drop-off hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. For further information, call (640) 2020329 or email artspace @ homefrontnj.org. —Jean Stratton
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PU Alum Crumpton Achieving Rare Olympic Double, Racing in Skeleton in Beijing After Sprinting in Tokyo complex personality. Born in Kenya, he has lived in Switzerland, Zimbabwe, and Australia. He finished high school in Virginia before matriculating to Princeton. He graduated Princeton ranked third all-time in triple jump, but made a move away from track and field and into skeleton after seeing the sport on TV during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. “I thought it might be a good complement to my track and field skills,” said Crumpton. “I got back into the sprinting and explosive shape that skeleton needs. I scored well in the combine testing and was invited to training camp. The first three years, I got the crap beat out of me. It’s a really steep learning curve, really painful. It was a really rough learning curve. Year five, I made my first U.S. National team. After that, it was a dogfight to see how high you can be ranked.” Crumpton was the top American skeleton racer at the 2016 World Championships and eighth overall. In 2019-20, he moved out from the U.S. umbrella to honor his mother’s Polynesian heritage for American Samoa. It helped him fulfill his Olympic dream after more than a decade of competing. “I’ve had to be really creative with a lot of my training and recovery,” said Crumpton. “I do the sport primarily on my own. I travel by myself. I coach myself. I had to have a lot of self-sufficiency. I get greater sponsorship from IOC. It was a really great move to transition from Team USA to Team ASA. It’s not an easy path. I hope it’s rewarding in end.”
Crumpton has supported his athletic efforts with modeling and photography, and this year he published his first book, Alpha Status: A Non-Fiction Novel, which he has been working on for more than three years. He describes it as, “The Economist or Financial Times meets Fifty Shades of Grey.” It’s part of a new chapter of his life. At 36 years old, Crumpton admittedly has passed his athletic prime and is looking to phase into a new chapter of his life. Not only will he be competing at the Olympics, but Crumpton is also running for International Olympic Committee Athletes’ Commission representative. “Most of the reps are retired athletes,” said Crumpton. “They have to have more time on their hands to do volunteer work. You’re the liaison between athletes and the IOC. You champion the needs of athletes. And then you have all the duties of IOC members with policy making.” Competing at Beijing is a spectacular way to end his career as an athlete. He traveled mostly to Intercontinental Cup events after transitioning from his Summer Olympics appearance. “It’s been tough,” said the 6’0, 173-pound Crumpton. “It’s hard on the body. I’ve had to have a lot of physio the last few months. I had to adjust my training regime. I lost some weight with the running and sprinting.” The season was compressed due to making up for lost time due to the pandemic, and the travel schedule alone was
OLYMPIC DOUBLE: Princeton University alum Nathan Crumpton ’08 flies through a skeleton race. Crumpton will be competing in the men’s skeleton competition this week at the Beijing 2022 Olympics for American Samoa. Having previously competed in the 100-meter dash at the 2020 Summer Olympics that were held six months ago in Tokyo, Crumpton is the 140th athlete to compete in both the Winter and Summer Olympics, but the first from American Samoa and the first from Princeton. (Photo provided courtesy of Princeton’s Office of Athletic Communications) arduous. Crumpton calculated he was on a flight every 8.7 days during the buildup to Olympic qualifying by mid-January. Each race came with important implications to fulfill his dream, and his experience was critical to earning a berth. “It’s not so much about the adrenaline rush,” said Crumpton. “That’s how it started in the beginning. It is a thrill like nothing I’ve experienced with skiing, snowboarding, cliff jumping, It’s more about execution at this point. My nerves aren’t because I’m afraid to get hurt or crash.
It’s, ‘can I execute what I want to?’” The Beijing skeleton track will bring its own unique challenges. It’s the second longest track in the world, and the technical challenges will test racers after they sprint and jump on their lowlying sleds that accelerate to speeds above 80 miles per hour and forces up to 5G. “The strong start is really necessary,” said Crumpton. “The first 50 meters is so important. These young kids are lightning fast. There’s a really tricky corner at the top of the track. Curve two is really quite technical.
The way the ice is shaped, it’s possible to hit the roof. Everyone smacked the roof at one point (during training runs). My bet is there’s going to be someone that smacks it too. If you hit the roof, you lose so much speed.” Crumpton is looking to cap his athletic career at the pinnacle of the sport. He will compete among the best in the world in his final races. The Summer Olympics was an opportunity he had to take, but the skeleton chance that has been his primary focus since 2011 is finally here. “I had a heartbreaking injury before the Pyeongchang Olympics so I didn’t qualify,” said Crumpton. “This is my shot at redemption.” —Justin Feil
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athan Crumpton is not considered a major medal contender in men’s skeleton for the Winter Olympics in Beijing this week, but his initial appearance drew plenty of attention. The 2008 Princeton University graduate emerged from the National Stadium tunnel shirtless in the native American Samoan dress despite the 20-degree temperatures that greeted the Opening Ceremonies on Friday. But Crumpton’s presence in skeleton February 10-11 is more significant. Crumpton, 36, is the first American Samoa representative at the Winter Olympics in 28 years, and only the second winter sport participant overall for the small South Pacific country. Crumpton is also the 140th athlete to compete in both the Winter and Summer Olympics, but the first from American Samoa and the first from Princeton. Crumpton represented American Samoa in the 100-meter dash at the 2020 Summer Olympics that were held six months ago in Tokyo after being a delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Crumpton ran the secondfastest time by an American Samoan at the Olympics, 11.27 seconds, though he was last in his qualifying heat. “It was a phenomenal time,” said Crumpton of the experience. “I didn’t have any medal aspirations. There was a lot of pressure off me. It’s more about the sport and community and global solidarity of it.” Crumpton’s cosmopolitan outlook is only part of his
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Princeton Wrestling Falls to Cornell, Tops Rider, Showing Progress as it Heads into Homestretch In Febr uar y 2020, the Princeton University wrestling team produced a historic breakthrough, edging Cornell 19-13 to end a 32-match losing streak to the Big Red and clinch the program’s first Ivy League title since 1986. With the 2020 -21 season being canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, the rivals met last Saturday for the first time in nearly two years and Princeton head coach Chris Ayres was expecting some fireworks. “I thought that it was going to be a great dual, there were a lot of toss-ups,” said Ayres. “There were a couple of matches that both teams could feel pretty confident about and we knew that it would be a battle of tossups and we thought 174 to heavyweight was going to be the area where we could either win it or lose it.” Ayres proved prescient as Princeton lost at 174 p ou n d s, 18 4, 197, a n d heavyweight in falling 21-12 to the Big Red. The Tigers got wins in the dual from Jake Marsh at 165, No. 1 Patrick Glory at 125, Danny Coles at 14, and No. 8 Quincy Monday at 157. “If you would have told me at the beginning of the dual that Jake Marsh is going to win and so is Glory, that was a huge toss-up, I would have said we are going to win this dual for sure,” said Ayres. “T hat is what is great about dual meets you can put anything you want on paper and that stuff can go all over the map.” Junior standouts Glor y and Monday have been giving Princeton some great stuff this season. “Glory is special, he is one of those guys we refer to as a freak,” said Ayres.
“He is just amazing on top, his gas tank is incredible, and he can score a million points. The thing that he has right now is that he just keeps getting better. Monday is great too. Those are the two guys right now for us that you say they could win national titles. Will they do it? You have to figure that out at the tournament.” Ayres is confident that his squad will figure out some things from the loss to Cornell. “I think we were too cautious on both sides a little bit, particularly at 184 and 197,” said Ay res. “T hey were slow matches, trying to win with one takedown. It is not good for wrestling and we are not giving ourselves a chance to win. I told the team go out and give up a takedown trying something. Who cares, that creates pressure sometimes. We were way too tight. We were way too much looking to win a chess match here like I am going to win by a point. You scrap hard and if at the end of the match, you have to win by one point, you try to win by a point. But you are putting in effort to get scores and that wasn’t there.” A day later, the Tigers produced a great effor t, topping Rider 33-7 in the Battle of 206. The Tigers won eight of 10 bouts, including the last seven of the day with five of those victories coming with bonus points. “They bounced back, some of those weights needed to open up and they did,” said Ayres. “They listened, they were coachable. We also had two guys who are not usual starters too which was good because we are managing the team. I was happy with Rider. I can’t even point to losses where we weren’t out
there fighting. We are just trying to get points on the board. It was good.” Against the Broncs, Princeton got wins from Glory at 125, Marshall Keller at 149, Monday at 157, Blaine Bergey at 165, Nate Dugan at 174, No. 22 Travis Stefanik at 184, No. 17 Luke Stout at 197, and Matt Cover at 285. With Princeton now 5-3 overall and 3-1 Ivy League, Ayres believes his team is going in the right direction as it heads into the homestretch of the season. “We are finally kind of settled in. A third of our team was not in school the first semester, so we didn’t get everyone back until second semester,” said Ayres. “It was a little choppy through the first semester. When the team got back together it was still choppy; the three coaches were out with COVID. But when we got back with Arizona State, that was a great match (a 20-18 win on January 16) and now we have a pretty good rhythm of the season. Even though we lost to Cornell, I think we are improving. Some of the things they exposed were important to address before the end of the year. We are really good about our training plan and getting better each week.” The Tigers have big week coming up as they have a dual at Lehigh on February 11 and then host Penn a day later. “With Lehigh, we haven’t beaten them too much so winning the last two years we went against them was pretty good,” said Ayres. “We are going into their house, they are good. They beat Cornell but then they lost to Penn. With Penn, they lost by almost an identical score to Cornell that we lost by so that is pretty interesting as well. They look good, they have been wrestling tough.” —Bill Alden
RED ALERT: Princeton University wrestler Quincy Monday makes a move on Cornell’s Hunter Richard last Saturday at 157 pounds. Junior Monday posted an 8-4 win over Richard buy the Tigers fell 2112 to the Big Red. A day later, Princeton topped Rider 33-7 as Monday posted a 7-2 decision over former Princeton High standout Alec Bobchin. The Tigers, now 5-3 overall and 3-1 Ivy League, have a dual at Lehigh on February 11 and then host Penn a day later. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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PU Women’s Hoops Tops Cornell, Columbia, Now 8-0 Ivy As Junior Stone’s All-Around Play Makes a Big Difference
is a really good mid-range shooter and she found some shots at the free throw line and in the short corners and made some big buckets.” Building on the win over Cornell, Berube knew that her squad would need to make a big effort to overcome Columbia. “They can score a lot of points in a short amount of time, they have got some very good outside shooters,” said Berube, whose team put the clamps on the Lions, jumping out to a 3516 halftime lead and cruising to victory, improving to 16-4 overall and 8-0 Ivy. “It is going to take a great team effort from us. We are going to have play really tough defense, we are going to have to control the boards, and make plays in the offensive end.” Stone, who ended up making the final basket of the weekend with a jumper in the last minute of the win over Columbia, is determined to keep making noise as Princeton returns to action by playing at Dartmouth on February 12. “I think especially since I took gap year; I have all of those years of experience but I am still a junior so I have always tried to have a loud voice, a helpful voice,” said Stone. “I just really try to lead defensively, more than anything else. I want to make sure that my team knows where they need to be and have us play together. All I have been trying to do is to play really hard and just lead my team with my voice as much as I can.” —Bill Alden
With the Princeton Uni- out a lot but it was definitely versity women’s basketball tough,” said Stone. “It was team hosting Cornell on hard to really simulate what Friday and Columbia a night I was going to get when I later in a clash of Ivy League came back. I worked really frontrunners, Grace Stone hard and I tried to stay in reset the tone for the Tigers. ally good shape throughout Princeton junior guard the year, get my shot better Stone notched the first buck- and be consistent.” et of the weekend, putting Princeton head coach Carin a layup against Cornell, la Berube liked the way her helping the Tigers jump out squad came out playing hard to an 18-5 first quarter lead to start the weekend. and they never looked back “We wanted to make sure on the way to a 75-37 win. that we came in here tonight “We really wanted to just to take care of business,” come out and dominate said Berube. “I didn’t want Cornell,” said Stone. “We us to look ahead at all beset goals for ourselves and cause Cornell is a talented I think that we met those. team and we respect them We are happy with the win.” a lot. We came out with a Princeton met its goals at lot of energy and we shared the defensive end, stifling the ball really well. We did the Big Red from the open- a good job of making plays for each other and making ing tip. “It is something that we plays from our defense. always stress, that is some- Cornell played really hard, thing that is very important they got a lot of offensive to us,” said Stone, reflect- rebounds and made some ing on a defensive effort that shots. I thought our bench saw the Tigers hold Cornell really came up big too and to 32.6 percent shooting gave us some really good from the floor (14-41) and minutes. It was good for us to have those contributions. forcing 22 turnovers. This is our first back-to-back “We are always trying to Ivy League weekend.” hold teams, especially in the Berube is thrilled with the first quarter and the first five contribution she has been minutes. We always want to start off well. I think we did getting from Stone. “Grace does a lot of great that, we were really aggresthings, sometimes they end sive.” Stone was aggressive in up on the stat sheet, somelooking for her shot, tally- times they don’t,” said Bering a game-high 14 points ube. “She plays really hard, she has a really high bason 5-11 shooting. ketball IQ. She does a great “I think I was just trying job on both ends of the floor to find spots where I could and today she found her get good shots,” said Stone. openings in the zone. She “I knew they were going to play us in a zone a little bit. I was just trying to find the gaps and take my shots in the rhythm and it went well.” Showing her all-around game, Stone contributed seven rebounds and five assists against Cornell. “We have worked on our offense against a zone, I knew where my teammates were going to be so it made it easy,” said Stone, a 5’11 native of Glen Cove, N.Y. “It was just, ‘get the ball in the middle and have them collapse and then just kick it out to open shooters.’ As far as the rebounding, it is always just an emphasis of ours to box out.” A n i g h t l a t e r, S t o n e chipped in 10 points, seven rebounds, and two assists as the Tigers rolled to a 5739 win over Columbia in a game that saw both teams enter the night with 7-0 Ivy records. “This past year I have just tried to be aggressive,” said Stone, who is currently averaging 9.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game, which would all be career-highs. “In the past we have had really prolific scorers, so I was never the first option necessarily. This year, I just ROLLING STONE: Princeton University women’s basketball playtried to come in and be ag- er Grace Stone fakes out a foe in a game earlier this season. gressive, take the shots that Last weekend, junior guard Stone came up big as Princeton I know I am good at taking defeated Cornell 75-37 on Friday and then topped Columbia and just find opportunities 57-39 in clash of teams that entered the game unbeaten in where I can.” killman HIvy League play. In the victory on Friday, Stone contributed StoneHd id n’t enroll at 14 points, seven rebounds, and five assists and then had 10 urniture Princeton last year with points, seven rebounds, and two assists against Columbia. INVENTORY the 2020-21 season being The Tigers, now 16-4 overall and 8-0 Ivy, play at Dartmouth on (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) canceled byREDUCTION the Ivy League February 12. due to COVID-19 concerns, ½ OFF staying home in Long Island MOST ITEMS Available for and doing what she could to Lunch & Dinner Quality hone her game. Mmm..Take-Out Used “I played a lotFurniture with my 212 Alexander St, Princeton Events • Parties • Catering older brothers; we were at 41 Leigh Avenue, Princeton Mon, Wed-Fri 10:30-4, Sat 10:30-1 our local YMCA, working 609.924.1881 www.tortugasmv.com (609) 924-5143
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PU Women’s Hockey Players Starring at Beijing Olympics
Princeton University women’s hockey stars Sarah Fillier ’24 and Claire Thompson ’20 have helped trigger the offense for the Canadian women’s hockey team at the Beijing 22 Olympics while goalie Kim Newell ’16 (Zhou Jiaying) has been playing well between the pipes for China. Fillier tallied two goals and an assist while Thompson chipped in a goal and four assists in their Olympic debuts as Canada routed Switzerland 12-1 in the first game of Group A play. In their second game, Fillier scored two goals and Thompson chipped in an assist as Canada rolled to an 11-1 win over Finland. Fillier added her fifth goal of the tourney as Canada topped the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) 6-1. Late Monday, Canada defeated the U.S. 4-2 with Fillier picking up an assist as it finished 4-0 in Group A play. Newell, for her part, made 22 saves in her Olympic debut as China defeated Denmark 3-1 in Group B action. In her second appearance, Newell had 32 stops in a 2-1 shootout win over Japan for the host country on Sunday morning (ET), moving China closer to advancing to the quarterfinals.
Princeton Men’s Hockey Loses to Union
Spencer Kersten, Adam Robbins, and Luke Keenan each scored goals in a losing cause as the Princeton Universit y men’s hockey team fell 7-3 to Union last Saturday. The Tigers, who dropped to 6-12-2 overall and 5-7-1 ECAC Hockey with the defeat, play at Clarkson on February 11 and at St. Lawrence on February 12.
PU Women’s Squash Tops Penn 7-2
Closing out its Ivy League campaign in style, the thirdranked Princeton University women’s squash team defeated Penn 7-2 last Saturday. Princeton posted four 3-0 wins and three 3-1 wins in the match as it improved to 9-2 overall and 5-1 Ivy. The Tigers will close out regular season play with a match at Drexel on February 15.
Tiger Men’s Squash Edged by No. 1 Penn
Putting up a fierce battle, the fifth-ranked Princeton Universit y men’s squash team fell 5-4 to top-ranked and undefeated Penn last Saturday. Princeton got wins from against Penn from Youssef Ibrahim at No. 1, Daelum Mawji at No. 3, Thomas Rosini at No. 5, and Ahmed Hussein at No. 9.
The Tigers, now 6-4 overall and 3-3 Ivy League, wrap up regular season action with a match at Drexel on February 9.
PU Women’s Water Polo Defeats Villanova
Nicole Kresich led the way as the Princeton University women’s water polo team defeated Villanova 19-14 last Friday. S en ior K resich tallied three goals to help Princeton improve to 4-2. The Tigers host their annual Princeton Invitational from February 11-13 at DeNunzio Pool.
Princeton Men’s Track Shines at Dr. Sander Invite
Christian Brown and Sondre Guttormsen provided highlights as the Princeton University men’s track team took part in the Dr. Sander Invite last weekend at the Armory in New York City. Senior sprinter Brown set a school and Ivy League record in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.76, moving ahead of Joey Daniels (7.77) for the top spot. Junior Guttormsen produced a pole vault mark of 5.75 meters, breaking his own school and Ivy record of 5.74 meters set in 2021. Princeton returns to action when it heads south to compete in the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark. from February 11-12.
Caroline Timm broke the school record in the distance medley relay, clocking a time of 11:11.00, breaking the previous mark of 11:13.47. “They ran fearlessly against a field of national caliber teams, and ended up edging out Boston College behind an incredible anchor leg from senior Caroline Timm,” said Princeton head coach Michelle Eisenreich, reflecting on the recordbreaking performance. In upcoming action, the Tigers will be taking part in the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational from February 11-12 in Boston, Mass. and in the Rutgers Open from February 11-12 at the Armory.
losing cause as the Princeton University men’s volleyball team fell 3-1 to St. Francis in Loretto, Pa., last Saturday. Sophomore standout Harrington tied for the gamehigh in kills with 13 but it wasn’t enough as St. Francis prevailed 20-25, 25-16, 2624, 25-22. The Tigers, now 1-7, play at NJIT on February 12 and at St. Francis Brooklyn on February 13.
PU Women’s Lacrosse Ranked in 2 National Polls
T he Pr inceton University women’s lacrosse team has been ranked in t wo national preseason polls, getting tabbed as No. 13 in the Nike/US Lacrosse Preseason Top-20 and No. 15 in the ILWomen/IWLCA Tiger Men’s Volleyball Preseason Top-25. Falls to St. Francis The Tigers, the highestBen Harrington starred in a ranking Ivy League team in
the polls, will test their mettle early and often against teams in t he ILWomen / IWLCA Preseason Poll, with games against No. 6 Stony Brook, No 9 Maryland, No. 10 Loyola, No. 11 Virginia, No. 19 Penn, No. 22 Temple, and No. 25 Penn State on the schedule. Princeton opens its 2022 campaig n by play ing at 11th-ranked Cavaliers at Charlottesville, Va. on February 20 before returning to Class of 1952 Stadium on February 26 to face No. 22 Temple. The Tigers last played on March 8, 2020 when they fell 18-12 at Stony Brook to move to 3-2 on the year. The rest of the 2020 season was subsequently canceled due to COVID-19 concerns as was all of the 2021 campaign.
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No. 10 Clarkson last Saturday. The Tigers, now 9-114 overall and 7-8-2 ECAC Hockey, have a busy weekend coming up in New England as they play at Harvard on February 11 and then have games at Dartmouth on February 12 and 13.
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PHS Alumna Curtis Makes U.S. Olympic Team in Skeleton, Excited for the Ride of a Lifetime at Beijing 2022 Olympics Throughout her athletic career, Kelly Curtis has displayed a penchant for rising to the occasion. In her years at Princeton High, Curtis, a 2007 PHS alumna was known for sinking clutch free throws on the basketball court and flying high on the track, making the Meet of Champions in the long jump. Doing a post- graduate year at the Lawrenceville School, Curtis racked up Prep A titles on the track, competing in the long jump, high jump, hurdles, and javelin and still holds the school record in the triple jump. At Springfield College, Cur tis came through on one of the biggest stages in collegiate track, winning the heptathlon at the 2011 Penn Relays. After getting a graduate degree from St. Lawrence University while helping to coach its track team, Curtis got the itch to compete again and was encouraged to head over to nearby Lake Placid to take part in a bobsled combine to see if she had a future in winter sports. Excelling in the fitness tests — which included 5-meter sprints, shot puts, and standing long jumps along with squats and power cleans in the weight room — Curtis was invited to join the bobsled program. After moving up the ranks in the bobsled, Curtis tried her hand at skeleton, a sliding sport that entails riding a small sled down a frozen
track while lying face down during which the rider can reach speeds of more than 80 mph. Concluding that moving to skeleton gave her the best chance to make the U.S. national team, Curtis changed her focus to that event and achieved that goal last winter, earning a spot on the U.S. World Cup team by placing third in the nationals by one one-hundredth of a second. This week, Curtis will be competing on the grandest stage of her athletic career, competing for the U.S. in the women’s skeleton at the Beijing Winter Games as she makes her Olympic debut. Heats one and two of the event are slated for February 10 (Eastern Time) with heats three and four to take place on February 12. Tr u e to fo r m , C u r t i s booked her trip to Beijing by coming through in the clutch, qualifying for U.S. Olympic team on the very last run of the season-ending event in St. Moritz in mid-January. At h l e te s e a r n e d t h e i r spot on the Olympic team by acc u m u lat i ng p oi nt s throughout the season in international competitions and Curtis found herself in a battle with teammate Megan Henry for the last spot on the U.S. squad. Curtis came into the race trailing Henry by 60 points but within reach of her if things fell into place. “I knew it was possible but I also knew I would need a
lot of help from my competitors to put distance between me and my teammate,” said the 5’8, 160-pound Curtis, who turned 33 in late January. “I knew I had to have the best race I had all season on a track that I just learned that week. I knew that I would have to get in the top eight and she would have to get 15th or worse or somewhere in that mix. I knew when I was sliding I was gaining speed, I just wanted to control what I could control with my own personal sliding and whatever happens, happens. When I climbed up and got sixth, I was ‘oh my God.’ I went back and watched the broadcast and the commentators were going crazy saying they think Kelly Curtis just made the Olympics.” Curtis had in fact edged Henry to earn her spot with her stunning run. Days after the triumph, it still seemed surreal to Curtis. “It hasn’t really sunk in, the other night I woke up and I was, ‘oh my God, this is actually happening,’” said Curtis. “I am in Chula Vista and I just received our Under Armour team kit. Every day it is starting to sink in a little bit more.” In order to make it happen, Curtis had to put the standings in the back of her mind. “It is just being present in the moment, learning how to relax but just staying present on the moment,”
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RIDE OF A LIFETIME: Kelly Curtis gets ready to compete in a skeleton race this winter on the World Cup circuit. Curtis, a former star athlete for Princeton High, will be competing for the U.S. this week in the women’s skeleton at the Beijing Winter Games as she makes her Olympic debut. Heats one and two of the event are slated for February 10 (Eastern Time) with heats three and four to take place on February 12. (Photo provided by Kelly Curtis) explained Curtis. “In my first race of the season, I think I slid so well because I was just so in the moment. Throughout the season once the qualification process started to get closer and closer, I started to tighten up a little more. I started making mistakes that I should not have made. Then for that last race, I was able to say, ‘all right, OK, my job is to have fun and enjoy this.’” In making her rise up the skeleton ladder, Curtis got a lift by joining the Air Force’s World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) in 2020. “That came about last season because that was the first season I made the national team so I was finally good enough for the world class athlete program,” said Curtis. “I was looking to the Army WCAP, their world class athlete program is a bit more established. Within our U.S. Bobsled Federation, we have a number of sliders and coaches who are members of the Army. It was actually my teammate Katie Uhlander who suggested the Air Force program because they were starting to open it up to the civilians. I was the first one to come in as a civilian and go through basic training and enter into the WCAP program.” That program lets Curtis focus on competition during her season while requiring her to serve in the Air Force in the offseason. “They helped me out quite a bit, the program allows athletes to train and compete at the highest level and still represent the Air Force,” said Cur tis, who moved to Aviano, Italy, with her husband Jeff Milliron, a former star discus thrower and Princeton University track assistant coach and has been assigned to the air base there. “I am enlisted for active duty and after the games I will be working on base.” Going through basic training last summer in the San Antonio, Texas area was a transformative experience for Curtis. “Everything is so different, the first week is very disorienting,” recalled Curtis, who joined the knowledge operations branch of the Air Force. “You figure out a lot of things as you go. I
think everybody should go through basic training, you learn a lot about yourself and you get that discipline.” This winter, Curtis utilized that discipline as she made her debut on the World Cup circuit. “It is very tough, this is my rookie year so I didn’t know exactly what to expect,” said Curtis. “I have been pretty much chomping at the bit to see where I would stack up against the best in the world. I have been trying to climb the ranks in the U.S. program to get this opportunity.” Kelly’s father, John Curtis, a former PHS athletic director and All-American football star at Springfield College, is not surprised to see his daughter seize opportunity in the sliding world. “I told all of my kids to chase your dreams,” said John Curtis, who has two sons, Jay and Jimmy, and a daughter, Kitty, in addition to Kelly. “The last thing you want to do is be in your 40s and 50s and talk about how, you wished you had done something. She took that to heart.” It was a heartening experience for Curtis and wife Deb to see their daughter march in with the U.S. team at the Opening Ceremony last weekend. “It is fantasy and reality, they merged today when I saw Kelly. There are times when it is tough to describe your feelings. I know Deb was in tears. I have seen opening ceremonies since I was 10 on TV not knowing anyone. Seeing her was an experience I thought I would be prepared for, but it was quite emotional.” The emotions ran high in January when the couple w atch e d t h e ir d au g hte r clinch her Olympic spot at the St. Moritz event. “I saw what she had to do on her final run and deep down inside,” said John Curtis. “I thought she was going to set a PR, on her first one she was so smooth. When I saw that she moved into sixth place, I was shocked. She had to do what she did and then get help from the others. Deb and I just looked at each and we couldn’t believe it. Everything had to fall into place and it did.” While Curtis never envisioned seeing his
daughter make the Olympics, he believes she followed the philosophy of sports he has imparted as a parent and during his time as PHS AD. “All I wanted for my kids and the athletes at Princeton High was for them to have a good experience, to be able to appreciate athletics and enjoy it,” said Curtis. “I want them to be able to go on and take it with you for the rest of your life. You had to work hard to get to a certain point and then have the confidence to go on when people tell you no.” The Olympian Curtis is confident going into the competition in Beijing. “It is definitely a technically difficult course and it is very long,” said Curtis. “It should play up to different people’s strengths than some of the courses during the season. I am really excited. There are 16 curves. St. Moritz is more of what people would call a glider track which is how well you can melt into your sled and just led the sled build speed. On this track you have to do a bit more work throughout the corners.” Channeling the approach that served her well in St. Moritz, Curtis will not be focusing on the standings as she competes this week. “It is just try to stay as present as possible and letting go of things that I can’t control,” said Curtis. “Ever y day our driving coach has been helping us take the track apart a little bit with video, trying to visualize how it is going to be. There is only so much we can do and then we will have 10 training runs before the competition.” Wit h Cu r t i s a h e ad of schedule as she was initially shooting for the 2026 Winter Games in Cortina, she is still a bit stunned to be heading to Beijing. “This is all the cherry on top, it is still settling in,” said Curtis. “I don’t think it will until the green light goes for me to take my first competition slide.” And when that green light goes on at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre in Beijing later this week, it won’t be surprising if Curtis rises to the occasion with a memorable performance. —Bill Alden
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While the pandemic limited wrestling opportunities for plenty, Cole Rose just headed to his basement to get in bonus work. “Over COVID, when a lot of wrestling programs were shut down, my dad, sister, and brother, really helped me,” said Rose. “My dad bought a wrestling mat, and he brought it into our basement. We did private workouts watching videos and going through moves. I wou ld par t ner up with my sister and my brother. We’d do that for an hour and an hour and a half. It showed me a lot of new moves, a lot of new techniques that helped me improve.” T hat work w it h junior sister Ava and sixth-grade brot h er Fore s t had t h e Princeton High freshman primed for his first season at the varsity level. Rose remained unbeaten on his way to the 106-pound division title at the Mercer County Tournament last Saturday to join 150-pounder Aaron Munford as individual champions for the Tigers. “I felt pretty confident because I kind of dominated all the kids going in,” said Rose. “I felt pretty confident. I felt like I was going to win it.” Only once this season before counties had any opponent escaped being pinned by Rose, and Rose won that match by major decision. Rose won a 9-1 major decision over Luke Caldwell of Hopewell Valley for the county title, becoming what is believed to be just the second PHS freshman besides current R ider Universit y wrestler Alec Bobchin to win a MCT crown. “My dad before it was telling me how many kids had won it as a freshman,” said Rose. “That was hyping me up. After, I was flabbergasted, like, ‘wow, did this actually happen? ’ I know that not too many freshmen have done that. All my teammates congratulated me and that was also really cool having a good team that supports me. That helped me.” The Tigers placed fourth
in the team standings with 168.5 p oi nt s. Robb i n s ville won the title with 238 points and Hopewell Valley was second with 212. Hightstown, which PHS defeated in a dual meet, was third with 206 points. “I was pleased overall with our performance,” said PHS head coach Jess Monzo. “Most of my guys wrestled very well. We had some guys that came back and won matches we had lost earlier in the year, which is great. Then we had some matches that went the other way – we won earlier in the year and then we were beaten.” Munford won t he second title of his career. He controlled Hopewell’s Tim McKeown, 3-0, to wrap up the expected championship as the top seed. “We knew Munford was a little bit stronger, more powerful than that kid,” said Monzo. “We knew he wouldn’t be out of position, but we thought if we continued to push the pace on him he would wear down and that’s what we did. He took it to him from first whistle to the last whistle and just grinded out a good match.” Ju n ior Mar t i n Brophy p l a c e d s e c o n d a t 132 p o u n d s. Av a Ro s e w a s fourth at 113 pounds. Harrison Ehee was fourth at 138 pounds. Senior Matt Ellsworth placed fourth at 165, and junior Jordy Paredes came in fourth at 215. “Overall, it was a good matchup,” said Cole Rose. “A cou pl e k i d s we r e n’t there and they would have helped us. I think we could have gotten third if we had wrestled our best.” The Tigers finished up a difficult stretch on Monday in the state team tournament as they fell 68-6 to Brick Memorial in the Central Jersey Group 4 quarterfinals to move to 15-4 in dual meet action. PHS lost a dual, 55-18, to Hopewell Valley last Thursday and after one day of practice were into counties. “It’s definitely a gauntlet that we have to run,” said Monzo. “We have to do it in a very
short time. The dual meet with Hopewell was great for us. I think even if you spoke to coach [Mario] Harpel at Hopewell, he’d probably say the same thing. It’s very tough to wrestle in conference, in division matchup two days before counties. In a couple of those matches, we ran it back, and they went the other way or same way. The kids know each other now. It’s very tough to get that second win over the same kid two days later. Seeing that right away and hitting the tough aspect of our county tournament and then Sunday off and having Monday to go down to Brick Memorial, which is a dominant, you can’t ever count them out, they’re one of the best teams in the state year in and year out and they have really, really tough individuals.” Rose went into Monday knowing he would face one of his toughest challenges of the year and he succeeded, remaining undefeated by edging Gavin Martin 5-3. He has consistently been best on the mat in matches in the county. He showed it again from the start to his final match in which he won going away, even though it wasn’t by pin. “He came from cross country where he was constantly running,” said Monzo. “He came in conditioned at a level where you want to be. He needed a match like that where he was going to get pushed a little. He totally dominated in every aspect of the match — top, bottom, neutral — and he came out on top. He’s doing some good things and peaking at the right time. You want him wrestling at that level coming into sectionals and the week after that we have districts. He has to be on top of his game come next weekend.” Over the past four years, Rose has been on the rise. The county tournament was more confirmation of how far he has come in a short time. He saw some of the same competition that he struggled against in a middle school tournament. “Two of the kids that were
in my bracket this year had beaten me in sixth grade,” said Rose. “They had pinned me and overall dominated me. In seventh grade, I beat one of the kids. In sixth grade, I think I placed third and in seventh grade I won it. I won like, 4-2.” Putting more time into his training has been a key to Rose’s progress. He moved on from Princeton Wrestling Club to Rhino Wrestling Club, which also afforded him more opportunities over the pandemic. “I got a lot better,” said Rose. “It’s kind of cool seeing how those kids pinned me many times in the past and now I’ve gotten a lot bet ter. Now I’m pinning them and tech falling them.” Rose is thrilled by the start to his high school career. He is anticipating some bigger challenges ahead. The district figures to present more competition for him, but he is confident that he can compete. “For districts, I know there are a couple tough kids from St. John Vianney,” said Rose. “There are two other tough kids, but I think I can beat them. I think I’ll make it past districts. But it’s going to be a tough bracket. There are a couple kids I’ve seen before and I’ve seen wrestle. The kid I am wrestling on Monday was in my state bracket in middle school. Districts is going to be pretty tough. That’s probably going to be the toughest competition out there.” The Tigers are looking at facing the top wrestlers in the county and a top state team like Brick as a way to push the program forward. PHS is looking to climb in the county rankings each season. “When you can put nine guys in the top six, you know your team is going to turn out well and perform well,” said Monzo. “It would have been great for Princeton and great for the kids if we were able to place in the top three. Now it’s something to strive for next year. We’re never going to be satisfied and end right there. We want to be the team that takes home t h e t r op hy. Wi t h s o m e of these young guys and some of these beliefs we’re
starting to build, and the tradition that we’re starting to develop in Princeton, that can be us in a couple years.” Rose already has proven he can be a solid building block for the PHS program. He has adapted well to the high school level. It has helped to have his sister in the program already. They avoid each other in the practice room, but have been steadfast teammates. “It’s really cool,” said Rose. “She’s been there for a long time. She has experience. When I need to know something, I can ask her. We’re like friends. I get to have somebody I can talk to. Our whole team is like a family. We’re all really connected. We’ve known each
other a long time. Having my sister there is reassurance. She can always help me if I don’t know what to do. She’s always there for me, which is kind of cool.” Rose is grateful to his family and the PHS program for the way that he has developed as a wrestler. The county title was just the latest confirmation of how his extra work has paid off. “I never really thought I would win the county my freshman year,” said Rose. “I knew that I’d do pretty well. Being undefeated is kind of mind-blowing to me. I never thought I wouldn’t lose a match. It’s overwhelming how much I’ve improved throughout the season.” — Justin Feil
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RAMBLING ROSE: Princeton High wrestler Cole Rose, top, controls a foe in recent action. Last Saturday, freshman Rose won the 106-pound title at the Mercer County Tournament. Rose’s heroics helped PHS finish fourth in the team standings at the MCT with Robbinsville taking first. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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Senior Star Zammit Making the Most of Final Season As PHS Boys’ Hockey Gearing Up for Stretch Drive John Zammit and his teammates on the Princeton High boys’ hockey team brought some extra fire to the ice as they faced the West Windsor/Plainsboro Hockey Coop last Wednesday. Coming off a week which saw a shor thanded PHS squad suffer a 2-1 loss to Robbinsville-Allentown on January 26 and tie Hopewell Valley 4-4 on January 25, the Tigers were primed to reassert their dominance. “It was a shock to us, we wanted to make a statement,” said senior forward and assistant captain Zammit, referring to the defeat to Robbinsville-Allentown. “We are still the undisputed No. 1 in the CVC so we had to make sure that is clear.” In the game against WW/P, Zammit got things going, tallying a goal 1:42 into the contest on an assist by Cooper Zullo. “Me and Zullo have really been developing our chemistry,” said Zammit. “I was just coming down the wing and I saw an open spot so I took the shot and it went in.” PHS kept coming, cruising to a 10-0 triumph. “Our offense is starting to click
and we are starting to sense each other’s movements and where we like to play more,” said Zammit, who ended up with two goals and three assists in the victory “Once we get the first goal going, it is just a snowball thing. We are definitely work ing on being more consistent with those shots, keeping it low, shooting for rebounds. We are just improving every day.” The line of Zammit, Zullo and freshman Brendan Beatty has been improving as the season has gone on. Zullo contributed two goals and two assists against WW/P while Beatty tallied a goal and two assists. “We have played pretty much the entire season together,” said Zammit. “We don’t play club together too so this is all we have.” With PHS currently at 143-3, Zammit believes the squad is poised to excel in the upcoming county and state tournaments. “I think we are suited for a really good run this year,” said Zammit. “We just need to clean up the bad habits a little bit and just really hammer down consistency because that is ul-
timately what it is going to come down to in the end.” Ser v ing as an assistant captain along with classmate John O’Donnell and junior Zullo handling the captain duties, Zammit has enjoyed his leadership role. “It is also important to help the younger guys out and make sure that they are ready for it too,” said Zammit. “We need to teach them, help them out, that is also our job too. It has been a pleasure to work with Cooper and John. We are really tight in school, we are good friends and so it doesn’t feel like a job. It is really family. The whole team is like a little family.” As PHS plays Paul VI on February 11 at the Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees before getting into postseason action, Zammit is ready to make a big final push to his PHS career. “I want to make the most of it, any senior’s dream is making a run in states and winning the MCTs,” said Zammit. “Experience and maturity is the biggest thing and that is what we are trying to hammer down to the younger guys too. It is just to be confident, play with strength and just make the most of every shift. That is what it comes down to.” —Bill Alden
Sparked by Chase’s Two-Way Play on Defense, PDS Girls’ Hockey Advances to Prep Title Game Coming into this winter, Lauren Chase was determined to be a more wellrounded player on defense for the Princeton Day School girls’ hockey team. “When I started playing for this team, I was going in thinking I was going to be scoring a lot,” said PDS junior defenseman Chase. “I have learned to play a more defensive game, covering the blue line better. I always think that is important for a defenseman to be both offensive and defensive. If you are just standing back and playing defense the whole game, then the forwards don’t have a lot of help in the offensive zone. You need all five players there.” Displaying that versatility last Thursday, Chase tallied a goal and helped spark a stingy defense as fourthseeded PDS upset top-seeded Morristown-Beard 3-2 in the state Prep semis. “Our seniors were talking that as long as they were here we had never beaten Mo-Beard so it was a really big win for us to beat a team that we hadn’t beaten in a while,” said Chase. With PDS slated to play at second-seeded Oak Knoll in the Prep title game on February 8, Chase is hoping that the Panthers can bring the same intensity to that game that helped them overcome Mo-Beard. “I think we deserved that win, we really outworked them,” said Chase. “We went out there thinking if we worked as hard as we could, we could beat that team. Once we saw that we were outshooting them and we scored that first goal, we knew it was within our reach. It was definitely a big breakthrough considering we had lost 5-1 to them before.” Last Saturday, PDS tuned up for the title clash by cruising to an 11-1 win over Holton Arms (Md.) as it improved to 9-4. “It was a great opportunity to work on some more complicated plays that we might be able to work on against better teams,” said Chase. “We could work on our power play passing and things like that will help
against Oak Knoll.” Chase worked on her offense against Holton Arms, tallying two goals and two assists in the victory. “I haven’t been scoring a lot this year so I was glad to get the two goals,” said Chase, who now has 19 points on the season with eight goals and a team-high 11 assists. “I am getting back in the scoring groove.” Chase init ially got on the ice under the influence of her father, Tim Chase, a former hockey star at Brown University who went on to play in the pro ranks and is currently the director of hockey at ProSkate and director of Girls Hockey Northeast Region for Black Bear Sports. “He wanted me to play hockey from the moment I s tar te d skat i ng,” s aid Chase of her dad, who also coached the Princeton High boys’ hockey team. “He had me go on the ice at ProSkate to do all of these lessons and stuff. He always pushes me to be the best player I can be. Even when I play a good game, he comes in and tells me all of the things I should have done.” PDS head coach John Ritchie believed his squad was primed for a good effort against Mo-Beard. “Since the turn of the year, we have played Portledge tough, we played MoBeard tough, and we played Summit really tough,” said Ritchie. “We were due for ourselves to get a signature win and I thought that came at Trinity Hall (3-2 on January 25). We built on that with the win at Pingry (5-4 on January 31 in the opening round of the Prep tournament) who we scrimmaged in the preseason and lost to them. So we were alright we can beat them and I think our confidence was high going to Mo-Beard.” Combin ing t hat conf i dence with a work ethic paved the way for the upset of the Crimson. “I think they are definitely a stronger team, they are the best team in the state and they have been forever but we outworked them,” said Ritchie.
“I don’t want to undersell what we did because of how good they are. I feel like we just played a solid, strong, hardworking game. I thought we should have been seeded a little higher. We played with a little chip on our shoulder. We are young enough that we were a little naive to the situation so they just kept their head down and worked hard. I thought they deserved it, they did a great job.” Chase has been doing a great job along the blue line this winter for the Panthers. “Lauren is phenomenal in terms of her size and strength and her ability to carry the puck,” said Ritchie. “She can break out by herself and create offense and I think that is a huge help. In order for us to be successful, she has to set the tone back there. I think she has done a really good job this year. We are proud of the growth that she has had, but I think she still has more room to grow and become even better.” The growth of the squad’s young players has sparked the surge for PDS. “T he compete level is the No. 1 difference,” said Ritchie, who got three goals from sophomore Logan Harrison against Holton Arms with sophomore Emily McCann adding t wo goals, sophomore Lily Ryan chipping in three assists, and freshman Eibhleann Knox contributing two assists. “At the beginning of the year, we still had a lot of our underclassmen who are some of our more skilled players. They were still deferring to the older players. They needed to realize for us to be successful, they had to step up and carry the offensive load. Logan, Eibhleann, Lily, and Emily have all done that.” Chase, for her part, believes that the Panthers will keep stepping up. “As we keep working hard, we will keep improving our game,” said Chase. “I think passing is something we could work on. Our defense is strong, we have some very strong forwards that can shoot the puck and make the plays in front of the net. As long as we can learn how to activate those forwards from the neutral zone, we will keep beating those good teams.” —Bill Alden
BRINGING IT: Princeton High boys’ hockey player John Zammit brings the puck up the ice in recent action. Last Wednesday, senior star forward and assistant captain Zammit tallied two goals and three assists as PHS defeated the West Windsor/Plainsboro Hockey Co-op 10-0. On Friday, Zammit contributed a goal and an assist to help PHS defeat Paul VI 9-5. The Tigers, who lost 7-3 to Gov. Livingston last Saturday to move to 14-3-3, play Paul VI on February 11 at the Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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TITLE CHASE: Princeton Day School girls’ hockey player Lauren Chase, right, goes after the puck in recent action. Last Thursday, junior defenseman Chase scored a goal to help fourthseeded PDS edge top-seeded Morristown-Beard 3-2 in the state Prep semis. Two days later, Chase tallied two goals and two assists to help the Panthers defeat Holton Arms (Md.) 11-1 in a regular season contest and improve to 9-4. PDS was slated to go for the title by playing at second-seeded Oak Knoll on February 8. PDS will also host Princeton High on February 10 and Madison High on February 11 in regular season action. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
Leila Washington was part of the supporting cast last season for a Stuart Country Day School basketball team that featured a core of senior standouts. Learning some important lessons from those veterans, sophomore guard Washington has stepped into a leadership role this winter for Stuart. “We had four D-1 players last year, so I had a lot to learn and to soak in,” said Washington. “I am trying to be a leader for the team and just trying my best. I just try to keep the positivity up. Whether we are up 50 or down 50, you want to stay in that same game mode, always imagine that is it 0-0.” Last Sunday, Washington displayed her leadership and skill, tallying 25 points as fourth-seeded Stuart defeated fifth-seeded Princeton Day School 46-36 in the opening round of the state Prep B tournament. The Tartans, who moved to 7-5 with the win, will play at top-seeded Pennington in the Prep B semis on February 12. With Stuart having won three straight state Prep B titles from 2018-20 before the tourney was canceled last year due to COVID-19 concerns, the Tartan players were excited to be back in postseason play. “It was a great experience,” said Washing ton.
“We definitely wanted to take the opportunity and try our best. It was really fun.” The Tartans had fun from the start, jumping off to an 11-2 lead over PDS, utilizing a stifling defense. “This game we were mainly focusing on defense, that was our offense basically,” said Washington. “As long as we didn’t let them score, we were in good shape and we really just focused on that.” As for her scoring, Washington focusing on driving in the first half, hitting five free throws as she drew fouls. In the second half, Washington heated up from the perimeter, draining four 3-pointers. “It was just attacking the basket and getting fouls,” said Washington, reflecting on her first half approach as she scored nine points to help the Tartans build an 1814 halftime lead. “In the third quarter, I was making them so it was just keep on shooting.” Af ter PDS narrowed the gap to 26-22 midway through the third quarter, Stuart broke open the contest with a 15-0 run. “It was keeping up the energy, sometimes we have some slumps,” said Washing ton. “T his game was hyped.” Over the offseason, Washington put a lot of energy into improving her game.
“I worked on everything,” said Washington. “Since I am going to bring the ball up the most this year, I worked on any ball-handling. It will help me when I attack the basket and be able to create shots.” Stuart head coach Justin Leith is thrilled with the work he has been getting from Washington. “I think that is the most threes I have seen her hit in a game, she had four,” said Leith. “She was tremendous, she was a huge part of why we won. She stepped up in that leadership role and it was great. I haven’t seen a jump like that since I have been coaching, going from not playing much to a team leader the following year.” Leith liked the way Stuart jumped on the Panthers in the opening minutes of the contest. “We made a decision last week in practice that we are not going to get much out of our half-court offense,” said Leith. “Most of our points are going to be from defense and we will rely on that to score which we did so that was good.” The defensive emphasis sparked the pivotal 15-0 second half run. “It was all defense, we relied on our defense,” added Leith. “We pressured the entire
game, we felt that it would wear on t hem over t he course of the game.” Coming through in its return to Prep B tourney was sweet for a Stuart squad featuring a bevy of new faces. “We are back with a much different looking team,” said Leith, whose team will host Randolph on February 10 to tune up for its Prep B semifinal clash with Pennington. “It was a comp et it ive game, we knew it would be going into it, watching film. It is awesome. All the coaches said how proud of them we were. We knew it was going to be a tough game, they are a rival across the street. It was good.” L eit h is proud of t he grow th his players have displayed this winter. “It is individual and collective confidence and it is gained t hrough exper ience and playing more minutes,” said Leith. “This is such a young, inexperienced team that a majority of them haven’t had that before.” With the Tartans having lost 61-40 to Pennington in their season opener on December 7, Leigh is viewing the rematch as a measuring stick of how far his team has come this winter. “That is exactly what we said after our first game w it h t hem,” s aid L eit h. “Let’s see where we stand later in the season and how much growth we have had so we are excited for that.” While Washington is excited to get another shot at Pennington, she is keeping things simple. “We just try our best and see what happens,” said Washington. —Bill Alden
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Hun Boys’ Basketball: Jack Scott starred as Hun defeated the Hill School (Pa.) 90-69 last Saturday. Senior guard and Princeton University-commit Scott scored 28 points for the Raiders, now 11-7. Hun hosts Mercersburg Academy (Pa.) on February 11 and Springside Chestnut Hill ( Pa.) on February 12 before starting play in the state Prep A tournament on February 15. Girls’ Basketball: Erin Maguire poured in 31 points but it wasn’t enough as Hun lost 68-59 to Pingry School last Monday. The Raiders, now 11-8, host Mercersburg Academy (Pa.) on February 11 before starting play in the state Prep A tournament on February 15. Boys’ Hockey: Elian Estulin scored the lone goal for Hun as it fell 3-1 to St. Joseph’s Prep (Pa.) last Friday. The Raiders, who moved to 8-7 with the setback, host Malvern Prep (Pa.) on February 9 and play at Holy Ghost Prep (Pa.) on February 11 before starting play in the Atlantic Prep Athletic Conference (APAC) tournament on February 14.
Lawrenceville Boys’ Basketball: Losing its fourth straight game, Lawrenceville fell 87-75 to Life Center Academy last Friday. The Big Red, now
6-13, host the Mercersburg Academy (Pa.) on February 12 and then start play in the state Prep A tournament on February 15. Girls’ Basketball: Digging an 18-1 first quarter hole, Lawrenceville fell 4614 to Trenton Catholic Academy last Thursday. The Big Red, who moved to 4-6 with the defeat, host Mercersburg Academy (Pa.) on February 12 and then start play in the state Prep A tournament on February 15.
PDS B oys’ Hoc ke y : Adam Teryek, Liam Jackson, and W y at t Ew a n c h y n a e a c h scored goals as PDS fell 5-3 to Don Bosco last Sunday. The Panthers, who moved to 6-5-5 with the defeat, are slated to start play in the Gordon Conference tournament on February 12.
Pennington Boys’ Basketball: Building a 28-22 halftime lead, Pennington defeated Pingry School 58-49 last Thursday as the squad improved to 6-7. Pennington plays at Robbinsville on February 10 and at Germantown Academy (Pa.) on February 12 before hosting Moorestown Friends on February 14. Girls’ Basketball: Led by Morgan Matthews, Penning ton defeated Peddie School 59-45 last Friday.
Matthews tallied 22 points as the squad improved to 13-3. Pennington plays at Mo ore s tow n Fr iends on February 9 and hosts the Perkiomen School (Pa.) on February 11. In addition, the squad will be playing in the state Prep B tournament where it is seeded first and is hosting fourth-seeded Stuart Country Day in a semifinal contest on February 12.
PHS Boys’ Basketball: Will Doran scored nine points in a losing cause as PHS lost 50-41 to Hightstown last Saturday. The Tigers, who moved to 4-11 with the setback, play at Hillsborough on February 11. Girls’ Basketball: Nora Devine tallied 12 points but it wasn’t enough as PHS fell 43-34 to Spotswood last Saturday. The Tigers, who dropped to 7-7 with the loss, host Mount Saint Mary on February 10. Tr a c k : C o m p e t i n g i n the CVC Invitational last Saturday, PHS produced some superb performances. Junior Andrew Kenny recorded a personal record in the 1,600 with a time of 4:27.08 in taking second. Senior Kendall Williamson and junior Zach Della Rocca swept the girls’ and boys’ sprint events, winning both the 55 meters and 200 meters. Jensen Bergman (200), Felix Aguayo (55 hurdles), Erik Luijendijk (400), Aaron Lam (400), Dylan Lux (800), Megan Rougas (400), and Katherine Monroe (55
hurdles) also recorded personal bests for the Tigers in their respective events. In upcoming action, PHS will be taking part in the Purple Champions Invitational at The Armory in New York City on February 12.
Local Sports Princeton 5K Race Slated for March 19
The Princeton 5K is returning on March 19 for its 13th year. The event annually brings together athletes — young and old, big and small, fast and not as fast — to run or walk while supporting the Princeton High cross country and track programs. The in-person race starts in front of the Princeton Middle School at 217 Walnut Lane at 8:30 a.m. In 2022, the event will also include a 300-meter kids dash for all children under the age of 10.
Alternatively, there is a virtual option to participate between March 19-26. One can choose when and where to run (or walk) the 5K in that time period. To register and get more information on the event, log onto runsignup.com / Race/Info/NJ/Princeton/ PrincetonNJ5K. T-shirts are guaranteed for those who register before March 1. Registration is also available in person on race day. The Princeton 5K is the largest annual fundraiser for the Princeton High School Cross Country Track and Field Booster (PHSCCTF), a 501(c)(3). All donations directly support the PHS boys’ and girls’ cross country and track teams.
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In action last weekend in the boys’ four th-sixth grade division of the Dillon Youth Basketball League, Princeton Supply nipped In Memory of Ed Skok 23-19 with Joseph Vales scoring
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MAC ATTACK: Princeton Day School basketball player Mason McQueen dribbles the ball in a game earlier this season. Last Sunday, McQueen scored 15 points to help sixth-seeded PDS upset third-seeded Newark Academy 65-61 in the opening round of the state Prep B tournament. The Panthers, now 2-9, will play at second-seeded Wardlaw-Hartridge in the Prep B semis on February 13. In addition, PDS plays at Willingboro on February 9 and at WW/P-South on February 10. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
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and Structure-Function Relations of Nucleic Acids” relayed all these topics expertly. Fresco served as chairman of the Department of Biochemical Sciences from 1974-1980, worked closely with architect Lew Davis to design the Hoyt Laboratory building at Princeton, and in 1977 was awarded the endowed chair, the Damon B. Pfeiffer Professor in the Life Sciences. He received the American Scientist Writing Award in 1962, a Guggenheim fellowship to the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England where the family spent a wonderful year on sabbatical in 1969-1970, and a visiting professorship at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in 1973. In 1979 Fresco was awarded an Honorary Doctorate (MDhc [M.D. honoris causa]) from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Go thenburg, Sweden. He was a visiting scientist at the Weizmann Institute in 1994, and at several institutions in 2006. After training scores of technicians, undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows, including future Nobel Laureate Tomas Lindahl, he retired in 2013. In retirement, he continued bioinformatics research on the biological significance of the DNA selfdepurination mechanism to molecular evolution and to the occurrence of diseasecausing germline and somatic mutations till the end, leaving several unfinished papers. Jacques was a liberal thinker with a creative mind and a strong sense of tradition and obligation, outspoken and detail-oriented, a devoted family man and friend who promoted the careers of mentees in his lab and courses, maintained lifelong close contacts with extended family, in-laws, and friends, and a nurturing and dedicated tutor who strove to inspire his children and grandchildren. He was a humanitarian who spoke out against antisemitism and other forms of prejudice, a staunch defender of the theory of evolution and stem cell research, a champion for animals and the less fortunate, all of these convictions shared by his likeminded, devoted wife, Rosalie. Always the last to leave a party, he thrived in social settings as this provided an opportunity for deep conversations. He enjoyed reading biographies, playing his violin and mandolin, and tinkering at his lakeside house in Cape Cod, where he was captivated by the starr y night sky. He was a lifelong student of history, including the history of science, art, and architecture, and a lover of opera, symphonies, and musicals. Jacques is predeceased by his beloved parents, sisters and brothers-in-law Stella and Bill Liebesman and Renée and Harry Bahr. He leaves his loving wife Rosalie Sarah Burns Fresco; their three daughters and husbands : Lucille “Lulu” Fresco-Cohen and Moshe Cohen, Suzette “Suzi” Fresco Johnson and Dave Johnson, and Linda Fresco and Craig Comiter; eight grandchildren: Erik (and Jaclyn) Johnson, Nicole Johnson, Mikaela Johnson, Jacqueline Comiter, Golan Cohen, Galil Cohen, Laurel Comiter,
and Hayley Cohen; and two great-grandchildren : Ben Johnson and Tommy Johnson. Contributions in Jacques’ memory may be made to S o u t h e r n Po v e r t y L a w Center, World Jewish Congress, or Disabled American Veterans.
Hale Freeman Trotter Ha le Fre e m a n Trot ter ( bor n May 30, 1931, in Kingston, Ontario) died at 91 on January 17, 2022 at his home in Princeton, New Jersey. Predeceased by his beloved wife Kay, his dear brother Bernard, and parents Reginald George Trotter and Prudence Hale (née Fisher). He will be remembered and greatly missed by h is devote d s teps on Stephen Pallrand (Rachel), s te p d au g h te r N a n n e t te, grandson Eli and granddaughter Cora, his sister-inlaw Jean and his brother-inlaw John (Helen). Hale was also the much-loved uncle of Rex (Eliza) and Tory (Tibor Vaghy); grand uncle of John, Thomas (Stephanie), Andrew (Annemarie), Marie, Philip, Claire, Martin; and great-grand uncle of James, Damien, Felix, and Lily. Hale grew up in Kingston and became fascinated with mathematics, graduating with degrees in his chosen field from Queen’s (BA ’52, MA ’53) and Princeton (PhD ’56) where he studied under William Feller. Feller was part of a wave of European intellectuals who had fled the Nazis and settled in the United States. Princeton attracted a number of these refugees, including Albert Einstein, who had an offi ce in the mathematics building. It was in this rich and exciting atmosphere that Hale matured as a mathematician. Joe Kohn, a fellow graduate student with Hale at Princeton and colleague in the math department for almost 40 years, recalled the fi rst day of their graduate program at Princeton in 1953. Head of the mathematics department, Solomon Lefschetz, told the group of 13 mathematics PhD students that they should congrat u late t hemselves for the hard work it took to gain acceptance but that it was likely that only one of them, maybe two, would become actual mathematicians. Hale not only became a world class mathematician but made vital original contributions to the field. Hale began his career as the Fine Instructor for Mathematics at Princeton
from 1956-58. After teaching at Queen’s University as an assistant professor from 1958-60, he returned to Princeton as a visiting associate professor. Hale was appointed lecturer at Princeton in 1962, associate professor in 1963, and full professor in 1969. He was a highly respected administrator fulfilling duties as Chairman of the Mathematics Department from 197982 and associate director of Princeton University’s Data Center from 1962-86. He was a much-beloved teacher, instructing both graduate and undergraduate students in a wide range of mathematical concepts. Hale was always willing to take on a higher teaching load when a gap needed to be filled, such as teaching game theory for many years until a replacement could be hired. Additionally, Hale supervised graduate students and wrote several textbooks on calculus in higher dimensions. As a mathematician Hale had a broad range of interests and impacts, starting with his thesis and work in probability and including significant contributions to group theory, knot theory, and number theory. One of his outstanding accomplishments, the Trotter Product Formula, has had a major impact on mathematical physics and on functional analysis. The Johnson-Trotter Algorithm is another powerful and useful tool he developed, a technique for generating complete lists of permutations that had considerable significance. He developed an interest in knot theory and was the first to show that there are non-invertible pretzel knots, t hereby solv ing a long standing topological problem. Hale had a later interest in some of the calculational aspects of number theory, developing the Lang-Trotter conjecture through his joint work with Yale mathematician Serge Lang. Hale’s bright, serene, humorous, and cheerful spirit will be remembered with great affection by his extended family, with whom he and Kay enjoyed many memorable visits during his summer holidays in Canada at their cottage on Lake Cecebe. Hale and Kay had a deep love of the arts and opera that they cheerfully shared with all. We are so grateful to his caregivers Joyce and her husband Joe, Antoinette, as well as his neighbor Bob, and to all who enabled Hale to stay in his Princeton home since Kay’s passing in 2021. A memorial will be held at the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home in Princeton on Tuesday, May 31 between 3 and 5 p.m. with an informal service at 4 p.m. Interment will take place prior to the memorial on Sunday, May 29 at the Evergreen Cemetery in Salem, New York. In lieu of flowers please make donations to the “Kay & Hale Trotter Gynecologic Oncology Fund” at giving.temple. edu/trotterfund.
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his father, and then from NYU in the Bronx as a biology major at age 18 in January 1947. He then joined the Biochemistry Department at NYU Medical School as a graduate student in the laboratory of Robert Warner and in June 1952 received a Ph.D. in biochemistry based upon research representing his first of many efforts to understand the structure and f u nct ion of nucleic acids. After two years as an NIH postdoctoral fellow at the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, he was appointed an Instructor in Pharmacology at NYU Medical School. His research accomplishments there brought him an invitation in 1956 to join the research laboratory of Paul Doty in the Chemistry Department at Harvard as a senior fellow. In this lab he performed the first experiments in thermal melting of DNA, RNA, and RNA:DNA hybrids using UV absorbance, work that much later earned him Nobel Prize nominations along with Julius Marmur and Paul Doty. Having discovered the acidic pH-driven formation of a poly [A] helix, he was inv ited by Francis Crick to the MRC Laboratory in Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England to address their discrepancy. Solving the problem in weeks instead of months, he continued to Paris to do research in the laboratory of Marianne Grunberg-Manago at Institut de Biologie PhysicoChimique. It was while there, after an experiment had been knocked over, that he left the lab for a walk to cool down and met his future wife Rosalie Burns (née Bernstein) from south Wales with her parents lost on the street on the Place Saint-Michel. He offered to guide them through the streets of Paris and this chance encounter led to a romance and loving marriage of nearly 64 years, bringing them three daughters and much happiness. On returning to Harvard, Fresco continued research on the structure and function of DNA, leading to an assistant professorship in the Department of Chemistry at Princeton. He then cofounded, with Art Pardee, the Department of Biochemical Sciences at Princeton that eventually became the Department of Molecular Biology. Over the years his lab extended his research on RNA and DNA structure and function: providing the first evidence that tRNAs are endowed with tertiary structure and that RNAs can misfold; then discovering RNA chaperone activities of so-called RNA helixdestabilizing proteins; later elucidating a binding code for triple helix formation of polynucleotides; and also mechanisms of mutagenesis. His 1976 paper predicting the mechanism of transition and transversion point mutations (Topal-Fresco model) is considered seminal in the field of mutagenesis, as was his discovery much later in his career of a novel mutagenic mechanism : sitespecific self-catalytic DNA depurination, a spontaneous source of genome sequence diversity of wide evolutionar y significance and consequence to human diseases. His most recent course at Princeton, MOL 458, “Chemistry, Structure,
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Helene Therese McCurdie Strother Long-time Princeton resident Helene “Terry” Strother died at home at age 92 on January 23 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease, from which she had suffered for more than a decade. She had been holding her own until a fall in late November which led ultimately to irretrievable brain damage. Terry had been a resident of the Princeton area since 1952 when her husband John entered graduate school at the University. She was born in 1929 in Somerville, Massachusetts. Her childhood home followed the Coast Guard career of her father as he was transferred from the Boston area first to Greenport, Long Island, and then to New London, Connecticut. She met her husband when both of them worked at the U.S. Navy’s Underwater Sound Laboratory in New London. They married in 1951 and celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary last June. Terry was a graduate of Mitchell College in New London. She worked at Princeton University’s Departments of Civil Engineering, Astronomy, Buildings and Grounds, and
Food Services from 1952 until her retirement in 1992, with extended time off to have and to raise her three daughters: Kathleen (Kate) Louise, Jean Marie, and Nancy Ann. Terry is survived by her loving husband John, her three devoted daughters and their spouses, Jean’s husband Dick Tushingham and Nancy’s husband Larry Kelly. She also leaves four heartbroken grandchildren: Jean’s two daughters, Teresa Kim Harrold and Bonnie Lee Marlow, and Nancy’s son and daughter, Christopher Laurence and Jennifer Christina Kelly, and four great-grandchildren: Nolan Eugene Harrold, Violet Paige and Ashton Paul Kelly, and Riley Elizabeth Marlow. Self-taught at virtually all the skills demanded of a young married woman of the fifties, Terry became an excellent cook, baker, hostess, bridge-player, car-pooler, and activities director. More formally, she volunteered and served as Brownie and Girl Scout troop leader, cookiesale chairperson, and Sunday school teacher. She was deeply involved in the lives of her four grandchildren as babysitter, chauffeur, and chef. Terry was that rare mother and grandmother who was happier in the summer when the kids were out of school than she was during the school year. Summers were for day trips to the shore and afternoons at the pool, for guiding and directing her daughters in such summertime activities as organizing neighborhood fairs and camping out in the backyard, and usually for family vacations to the mountains and lakes and woods. During the school year, late afternoons were for listening
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SOCIAL WORKER The Princeton Senior Resource Center is looking for a Social Worker (MSW preferred) to join our social services team. The social worker will provide direct social work services and care for the participants of PSRC including participant assessments, case management, counseling, referral, grant management, and support group facilitation. Please submit resume & cover letter to ddyson@ princetonsenior.org. 02-16-2t
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