Now - November 9, Delaware 1 Dreams: Return to the River, D&R Greenway Land Trust, 1 Calendar of Events Preservation Pl, Princeton. For more information visit drgre- enway.org (W,V) Art Happenings Princeton. For more informa- Capital Philharmonic, 7:30pm. tion visit princetonsymphony. Located at Patriots' Theatre, Now - November 11, Pushing November 3, Art All Day, Art- org 1 Memorial Dr, Trenton. For works. Located at 19 Everett Al- 40, Trenton City Museum. For December 1, Mill Hill Home Tour, more information visit capital- more information visit ellars- ley, Trenton. For more informa- philharmonic.org tion visit artworkstrenton.org / Trenton Children's Chorus, lie.org. (609) 394-9436 (W, A) 7:30pm. For more information December 31, New Year's Eve visit trentonchildrenchorus.org Now - November 26, Serenity Art Concerts with Capital Philharmonic of Exhibition at Capital Health. December 2, Winter Songs XII, New Jersey, 8:00pm. Located at Capital Health-Hopewell, in October 1, Trenton Children's Capital Singers of Trenton, Patriots' Theatre at the War Me- partnership with the Hopewell Chorus, Trinity Church, 4pm. Sacred Heart Church, 343 morial, 1 Memorial Dr, Tren- Valley Arts Council, will be pre- 7:30pm. For more information South Broad Street, Trenton. ton. Carla Maffioletti is their senting “SERENITY,” an art visit trentonchildrenchorus. For more information visit cap- special guest artist. For more exhibition featuring the art- org italsingers.org information visit capitalphil- works and personal reflections harmonic.org October 11, Jerusalem String December 8, Winter Concert, of the Artists of Yardley (AOY), Quartet, Princeton University Trenton Children's Chorus, Dance a non-profit organization, dedi- Concerts, 8pm. Richard Audito- 7pm. For more information vis- cated to nurturing the creative rium, 68 Nassau St, Princeton, it trentonchildrenchorus.org Every Tuesday night, Inter- spirit of the community. Lo- (609) 258-9220, $10 to $45. princ- national Folk Dance, Prince- cated on the 2nd floor Atrium etonuniversityconcerts.org December 9, Holiday Harp Per- ton Folk Dance, 7:30pm. Kris- at Capital Health. For more formance, Ewing Branch of tina Johnson Pop-Up Studio, information visit hvartscouncil. October 21, Bach Cantata Fest, the Mercer County Library, 61 Princeton Shopping Center, org. (W,V) Dryden Ensemble, 3pm. Locat- Scotch Rd., Ewing, 2pm. Present- (609)921-9340 Lesson followed ed at Miller Chapel, Princeton ed by Liudmila Ivanova. Join us by dance. $5. princetonfolk- Now - January 2019, 40 for 40 Theological Seminary, 64 Mer- for a special afternoon of lovely dance.org Exhibit, Trenton City Museum. cer St, Princeton. For more in- holiday music performed by For more information visit el- formation visit the drydenen- the former principal harpist Every Wednesday night, New- larslie.org. semble.org / 609-466-8541. with the St. Petersburg Opera comer Dance, American Ball- room Dance Company, 7pm, Now - January 13, A Look at the October 26, ONE VOICE, Tren- Theatre and the Mariinsky The- atre in Russia. Ms. Ivanova, who $10. (609) 931-0149. For more Architecutal History of the ton Children's Chorus, Morven information visit american- Trenton Area, Trenton City Mu- Museum, 6pm. For more infor- holds a Master’s degree in Harp from the St. Petersburg Conser- ballroomco.com seum. For more information mation visit trentonchildren- visit ellarslie.org. chorus.org vatory, has performed in more than 4,000 concerts and possess- Every Thursday night, Viva October 27, Beethoven Piano es over 20 years of experience as Tango, 8pm. Suzanne Patter- Opening October 6, Objects Concertos, Princeton Sympho- a harpist. Registration required. son Center, Princeton. (609) Count: A Decade of Collecting, ny Orchestra, 8pm. Located Call 609-882-3148. 948-4448, $15. For more infor- New Jersey State Museum, 205 in Richardson Auditorium in mation visit vivatango.org West State Street St, Trenton. Alexander Hall, Princeton. For December 10, Performance People love to collect objects. with Princeton Pro Musica, Every Friday night, Friday Some seek items of aesthetic more information visit prince- Night Social, American Ball- tonsymphony.org Trenton Children's Chorus. For beauty. For others, the moti- more information visit trenton- room Company, 7:30pm. Lo- vation is to gather hundreds October 27, Opening Season childrenchorus.org cated at 1523 Parkway Ave, Ew- of examples of one particular Concert, Sinfonietta Nova, ing. (609) 931-0149. For more type of object. For still others, Prince of Peace Lutheran December 15, Holiday POPS!, information visit american- the need to collect goes hand- Church. For more information Princeton Symphony Orches- ballroomco.com in-hand with scientific catego- visit sinfoniettanova.org tra, 3&6pm. Located in Rich- Every Friday, Friday Dance rization and wonder about the ardson Auditorium in Alexan- Social, Jersey Dance, 8:30pm. natural world. The New Jersey November 3, Baby Got Bach, der Hall, Princeton. For more Princeton University Concerts, West Windsor Arts Center, 952 State Museum also collects ob- information visit princeton- Alexander Rd, West Windsor. jects. In this exciting new exhi- 1pm. Richard Auditorium, 68 symphony.org Nassau St, Princeton, (609) 258- For more information visit jer- bition, visitors will experience 9220, $10 to $45. princetonuni- December 15-16, “At Home For seydance.com an eclectic selection of artifacts versityconcerts.org the Holidays”, New Jersey Gay and specimens collected over Men’s Chorus, 4pm. Princeton Every Saturday, English Coun- the past ten years. See a cari- November 10, Bach Organ United Methodist Church, 7 try Dance, Princeton Country bou antler from Ice Age New Recital, Dryden Ensemble, Vandeventer Avenue (At the Dancers, 8pm. Suzanne Patter- Jersey, a painting by artist Ben 7:30pm. Located at Miller Chap- corner of Nassau Street) Prince- son Center, Princeton. $11. For Shahn, a 1930s flight suit from el, Princeton Theological Sem- ton. For more information visit more information visit prince- a South Jersey female pilot, Na- inary, 64 Mercer St, Princeton. www.njgmc.org toncountrydancers.org tive American projectile points For more information visit the and much more. For more drydenensemble.org / 609-466- December 29, Kwanzaa Cele- Exhibitions information visit state.nj.us/ 8541. bration, Trenton Children's state/museum. (W,V) Chorus, 7:30pm. For more Now - October 25, 52 Annual November 18, Rachel Barton information visit trentonchil- New Jersey Senior Art Show, October 13 - January 6, Na- Pine Plays Paganini!, Princ- drenchorus.org Meadow Lakes. 300 Meadow ture's Nation: American Art eton Symphony Orchestra, Lakes, East Windsor. Call Mercer and Environment, Princeton 4pm. Located in Richardson October 20, Celebrating gthe County Culture & Heritage (609) University Art Museum. The Auditorium in Alexander Hall, Legacy of Leonard Bernstein, 989-2712. (W,V) exhibition traces evolving

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- 4 - ideas about the environment – more information princeton- Jersey Genealogical Club, Ham- ley, Mercer County Library, and our place within it – from farmersmarket.com ilton Library, 7 p.m. For more Hopewell Branch, 3pm. A pre- colonial beliefs about natural information visit cjgcnj.com (W,V) sentation by Lawrence Town- theology and biblical domin- Every Saturday through No- ship Historian, Dennis Waters ion through the 19th-century vember, West Windsor Farmers' October 2, 16 & 30, Early Mod- on the early 20th century trol- notion of manifest destiny to Market, Windsor Athletic Club, ern Era & Its Impact on West- leys in the Princeton/Trenton/ the emergence of modern eco- 10am, Clarksville Road, West ern Society, Old Barracks Muse- Lawrence/Hopewell area, with logical ethics. This pioneering Windsor. For more informa- um. For more information visit a concentration on Hopewell exhibition will gather over 100 tion visit westwindsorfarmers- barracks.org (W,V) and Pennington. Co-sponsored works of art by a broad range of market.org with The Hopewell Valley His- artists – including iconic mas- October 17, The Jazz Age and October 7, Festival Cultural torical Society & Hopewell Mu- terpieces as well as rare and the Dawn of America's Culture seum. Refreshments will be seldom exhibited works – and Latino, Arts Council of Prince- Wars, Mercer County Library, ton, Hinds Plaza, 2pm. served. Registration required. interpret them through an in- The rich Ewing Branch, 7pm. In 2018 For more information visit mcl. terdisciplinary lens that unites cultural life of Princeton’s Latino America is more divided than org / (609)737-2610. art and environmental history community is celebrated with an ever before...or is it? In fact, the with scientific analysis, using afternoon of music, dance, food culture wars raging around us December 1 & 2, Annual Open ecocriticism as a tool to see the and crafts. Free. Co-sponsored are not new. They have a histo- House & Green Sale, 1719 Wil- history of American art in a by the library, the Arts Council ry, and it is one that goes farther liam Trent House, 1pm. Collab- new light. For more informa- of Princeton and Mi Pueblo Lin- back than you might think. oration with the Garden Club tion visit artmuseum.prince- do. For more information visit Come hear Dr. Erica Ryan, As- of Trenton, offering free tours artscouncilofprinceton.org sociate Professor of History at ton.edu (W,V) of the Trent House Museum Rider University, discuss the and holiday wreaths and oth- October 20 - February 24, Pic- October 10 - 14, The AMAZing deep divides of the Jazz Age as er greens for sale. For more turing Place in Japan, Princ- Pumpkin Carve Weekend, she presents timely informa- information visit williamtrent- Hopewell Valley Arts Council eton University Art Museum. tion from her new book The house.org / (609)989-0087. (W,V) The exhibition centers on a at Woosley Park. After working World Broke in Two: The Roar- set of exceptional loans from your way through a corn maze, ing Twenties and the Dawn of December 27, Dark Days of the the renowned Manyo’an Col- come and see an awesome dis- America’s Culture Wars. Reg- American Revolution, Mercer lection, supplemented by play of giant pumpkins, carved istration required. For more County Library, Lawrence paintings from the Princeton by juried artists and craftsmen! information visit mcl.org / 609- Headquarter Branch, 2751 University Art Museum, and For more information visit 882-3148. Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville features some twenty works hvartscouncil.org (W,V) 7pm. Samuel Davis, a first-per- October 21, Revolutionary War/ of varying scale, medium, and October 10, Hightstown Home- son interpreter of George Wash- subject that together showcase Ten Crucial Days Tours of the ington, will discuss the period town Harvest Fair, North Main Park, Washington Crossing State the distinguished tradition of Street/Rt. 33 in Hightstown, of time from the Battles of the depicting place in Japanese Park of New Jersey. For more York all the way to the Battle 10am. Rain or shine. Food information washington- painting. For more informa- trucks, live music and perfor- of Princeton. Registration is tion visit artmuseum.prince- crossingparkassociation.com/ suggested. Call 609-989-6920 or mances all day long featuring events ton.edu (W,V) dance, yoga and many more. email [email protected]. For October 29 - December 20, I FREE Autumn crafts and pump- October 28, The War of the more information visit mcl.org. kin painting. For more informa- Worlds, Martians Attack!, The kinda live where I find myself, December 28, Colonial Ball, Old Mercer County Community tion visit hightstownfair.org Sarnoff Collection at TCNJ. Roscoe West Hall, Room 204, Barracks Museum, 7pm. The College Art Gallery, opening re- October 13, Finding the Great Colonial Ball is your chance ception November 7. 1200 Old 1:30pm. Martians attack! Come Pumpkin, Arts Council of Princ- to the Sarnoff Collection on to mingle with the soldiers of Trenton Road West Windsor. eton, 3pm. Fall crafts, activities, the Battle of Trenton and learn mccc.edu (W) Sunday, October 28, 2017 at and live music. Free. For more 1:30 pm to Orson Welles’ icon- their favorite dance steps! Danc- November 3 - November 24, information visit artscouncilof- ic 1938 radio play, War of the ing will be led by Dance Master ARTWORKS Art All Day Ex- princeton.org Worlds. You’ll hear it just like its Sue Dupre. Tickets available hibition, Artworks. Opening soon at barracks.org (W,V) October 20, Punk Rock Flea original listeners would have-- reception November 3, 6pm. from the speaker of our vintage Located at 19 Everett Alley, Tren- Market, 10am. 675 S. Clinton Ave, Trenton. $5. For more in- 1936 RCA radio. For more in- Holiday/Heritage ton. For more information visit formation visit December 1 52nd Annual Mill artworkstrenton.org / (609)394- formation visit trentonpunk- rockfleamarket.com Hill Holiday House Tour, The 9436 (W, A) October 29, Virtual Tour of Old Mill Hill Society, 12pm. For November 7 – December 9, November 3, Day of the Dead, Princeton Cemetery, Mercer more information visit tren- Caroline Kent, The College of Arts Council of Princeton, County Library, Ewing Branch, tonmillhill.org New Jersey Art Gallery. For 3pm. Courtyard of the Prince- 7pm. Presented by Eve Mandel, more information visit tcnjart- ton Shopping Center. Celebrate Director of Programs and Visitor December 9 & 25, Crossing Re-Enactment, Washington gallery.tcnj.edu (W) Mexico’s Day of the Dead with Services at the Historical Society crafts and activities, Mariachi of Princeton. Get into the Princ- Crossing State Park, 1pm. music, and sugar skull decorat- eton spirit with a virtual tour of Route 32, Washington Cross- Farmers Markets ing! For more information visit Princeton Cemetery, referred to ing, Pa. Historical reenactment artscouncilofprinceton.org as the “Westminster Abbey of of George Washington's 1776 & Festivals the United States.” Hear the fas- river crossing. Reenactors in Every Thursday in October, The Historical Activities cinating stories, accompanied Continental military dress Capital City Farmers' Market, by images of the final resting listen to an inspiring speech Mill Hill Park, Trenton, 11am. Every Third Tuesday of each places, of many of Princeton’s by Washington and then row For more information vis- month, Stamp Collecting, Ham- prominent citizens, including across the Delaware River in it destinationtrenton.com/ ilton Philatelic Society, 7:15pm, a U.S. president, vice president, three replica Durham boats, events/event-markets/ Hamilton Library, Justice Sam- and a signer of the Declaration 215-493-4076. ushistory.org/ uel Alito Way, Hamilton, (609) of Independence. Registration washingtoncrossing Every Thursday in November, 751-4642. For more informa- required. For more information 11am. Princeton Farmers Mar- tion hamiltonphilatelic.org (W,V) visit mcl.org / (609) 882-3148. December 29, Battles of Tren- ket, 55 Witherspoon Street, ton Reenactments, Patriots Hinds Plaza, Princeton. For Every Second Tuesday, Central November 4, Take the Trol- Week, The Old Barracks Mu-

- 5 - seum, 11am & 3pm. The Old copies of your poem. For more For more information visit Barracks Museum annually information please visit dela- kelseytheatre.net (W,V) Opportunities hosts two free reenactments on warevalleypoets.org / mcl.org (W,V) the same day in December: The December 19. The MCCC Sym- Battle of Trenton and The Battle Performances phonic Band, Kelsey Theater, History of the Assunpink. For more in- Mercer County Community formation visit barracks.org / December 4 & December 6, College, 1200 Old Trenton •New Jersey Council for Trenton Circus Squad, Roe- the Humanities: Public patriotsweek.com (W,V) Rd, West Windsor, (609) 570- bling Wireworks, 12:30pm. 675 3333. For more information Scholar Project. Accepting South Clinton Avenue, Trenton. visit mercerband.org (W,V) applications for subsidized Howell Farm Formation unicycling, acrobat- PSP programs that take place between November Now - October 28, Corn Maze, ic basketball, aerial antics, jug- Kendell Theatre gling, and trick bicycling perfor- October 28, Trouble in Tahiti, 2018 and October 2019. Howell Living History Farm. Eligible organizations will For more information vsiit how- mances. Fore more information Mayo Concert Hall, The Col- visit trentoncircussquad.org lege of New Jersey, presented be able to apply for one ellfarm.org (W,V) by the Boheme Opera, NJ. For subsidized program that more information visit tcnj. takes place during this October 6, Old Time Auction & Photography period. For more info. Visit edu/boxoffice (W,A,S) Sale, Howell Living History October 28, Black & White the site below. Farm. For more information Photography, Princeton Photo November 24, 25, 30; December visit howellfarm.org W,V) Workshop, 10am. For more in- https://njhumanities.org/ 1 & 2, Tchaikovsky's "The Nut- humanities-to-go/public- October 13, Fall Hayrides, formation visit princetondig- cracker", Kendall Main Stage scholars-project/ Howell Living History Farm. italphotoworkshop.com Theatre, The College of New Jer- For more information visit sey, presented by Roxey Ballet December 8, Make Better Pic- howellfarm.org W,V) Company. For for more informa- Literature tures with Your Iphone, Princ- tion vsit tcnj.edu/boxoffice (W,A,S) October 20, Corn Harvest, eton Photo Workshop, 10am. •New Jersey Poetry Out Loud. Learn how to bring Howell Living History Farm. For more information visit McCarter For more information visit princetondigitalphotowork- poetry into your classrooms October 9 - October 28, De- with this FREE series of howellfarm.org W,V) shop.com troit '67, McCarter Theater, workshops for teachers. November 3, Cider Making, 8pm. It’s the summer of 1967, Registration Deadline: Howell Living History Farm, Theatre and the songs of Motown are November 20, 2018. To 10am. For more information vis- Kelsey Theatre breaking records and break- learn more visit https:// it howellfarm.org W,V) October 5 & 12 at 8pm; Octo- ing barriers. Chelle and her www.wtnj.org/njpolpd/ ber 6 & 13, 8pm; October 7 & brother, Lank, are running November 24, Thanksgiving an unlicensed after-hours Hayrides; Wreathe & Sleigh 14 at 2pm. Green Day's Amer- ican Idiot by The Pennington joint out of their basement. Bell Sale, Howell Living Histo- Pent-up emotions erupt, and ry Farm. Sleigh bells will ring Players, Kelsey Theater, Mer- November 2-3. The Real Life cer County Community Col- they must navigate the chaos when the Farm holds its an- both outside and within. For Adventures of Jimmy De Las nual Thanksgiving program lege, 1200 Old Trenton Rd, Rosas. Passage Theater, Mill West Windsor, (609) 570-3333. more information visit mcca- featuring free horse drawn rter.org (W,A,S,B,V) Hill Playhouse, 205 East Front hayrides, a wreath and sleigh $20. For more information Street, Trenton, 609-392-0766. bell sale, and a special children's visit kelseytheatre.net (W,V) November 23 - November 25, Jimmy joins forces with two craft program. Horse drawn October 19 & 26, 8pm; October The Nutcracker, McCarter The- other super-powered kids to hayrides /sleigh rides will be of- 20 & 27, 8pm; October 21 & 28 ater. American Repertory Bal- save his mother and unmask a fered throughout the day. Bring at 2pm. A Raisin in the Sun, let brings the beloved classic criminal hiding in plain sight. a non-perishable food item to Kelsey Theater, Mercer Coun- Nutcracker to the stage with For more information visit pas- donate to area food banks as a ty Community College, 1200 Tchaikovsky’s magnificentsagetheatre.org thank you for the wagon ride. Old Trenton Rd, West Wind- score, thrilling choreography howellfarm.org (W,V) sor, (609) 570-3333. $18 adults, and a cast of more than 100. A holiday tradition for more Workshops December 1, Christmas on the $16 seniors, $14 students/chil- dren. For more information than 50 years (1964), American October 4, 11 & 18, Drawing Farm, Howell Living Histo- Repertory Ballet’s Nutcracker visit kelseytheatre.net (W,V) From Your Imagination, Hick- ry Farm. Children can climb is one of the longest, contin- ory Corner Branch, Mercer C aboard a horse drawn work November 16. A Christmas uously running Nutcracker ounty Libray, 9:30am. Thurs- wagon for a ride to the woods Story, The Musical, Kelsey productions in the nation. For days, Three part series of les- to cut down a Christmas tree. Theater, Mercer County Com- more information visit mccar- sons. Learn to draw your own All children will be given a munity College, 1200 Old ter.org (W,A,S,B,V) picture using felt-tip pens chance to take a turn helping Trenton Rd, West Windsor, with the guidance of local art- farmers cut the tree with a (609) 570-3333. $20 adults, $18 December 4 - December 29, ist Marge Rosen. All materials 2-man saw. Afterwards, help seniors, $16 students/chil- A Christmas Carol, McCar- provided. decorate the tree with ear corn, ter Theater. For more infor- dren. For more information November 2, 3 & 17, Hand- pinecones and other natural visit kelseytheatre.net (W,V) mation visit mccarter.org ornaments. Gift baskets, sleigh (W,A,S,B,V) blown Glass Ornaments, bells, wreaths and other items December 7-9. 'Twas the Night Grounds For Sculpture, Before Christmas, Kelsey The- Passage Theatre 10:30am. Experiment with a will be available for sale in the Now - October 14. Salt Pepper Visitor Center gift shop. Share ater, Mercer County Commu- fun and easy glassblowing tech- nity College, 1200 Old Trenton Ketchup. Passage Theater, Mill nique. No experience needed! the gift of giving by bringing an Hill Playhouse, 205 East Front unwrapped toy to the farm. how- Rd, West Windsor, (609) 570- Learn the old-world craft of Street, Trenton, 609-392-0766. using Glaskolben tubes and a ellfarm.org (W,V) 3333. $12, $10. For more info. visit kelseytheatre.net (W,V) Tinged with genuine humor torch to make up to 10 glass or- and pathos, Wilder’s play ex- naments. Bring a shoebox and Literary Events December 14-16. The Nutcrack- amines the very human conse- packing materials (tissue paper, October 22; November 26; Decem- er-Abridged & Fully Narrated, quences of neighborhood rede- bubble wrap, etc.) to transport ber 19, Poets at the Library, Mer- Kelsey Theater, Mercer Coun- velopment — who benefits and your ornaments home. All oth- cer County Library, Lawrence ty Community College, 1200 who gets chewed up and spit out er materials provided at work- Branch, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Old Trenton Rd, West Wind- For more information visit pas- shop. For more information visit room #5, 7pm. Please bring 7-10 sor, (609) 570-3333. $16, $14. sagetheatre.org groundsforsculpture.org - 6 -