Recorder Community Newspapers & GUIDEOut TO THE ARTS AND LEISUREA • THURSDAbouty, FEbRUARy 23, 2017 A Toe-TApping MArch The art of dance - from ballet to Tai Chi stylings - takes center stage in coming weeks By ROBERTA BURKHART OUT & ABOUT EDITOR

pril comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. But what about March? Judging by the motley mix Aof acts dancing their way across local stages in coming weeks, March ap- pears to waltz, tango and pirouette its way to spring. March offers an extravagant bounty of di- verse dance performances – from tradition- al ballet to the rhythms of African dance, Asian Tai Chi-inspired choreography and the fiery interpretations of the landscape of the American Southwest. Here is a sam- pling sure to set your feet aflutter: Dancers take on the imagery of the American Southwest at MOMIX: Opus Cac- tus at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 2, at Morris- town’s Mayo Performing Arts Center, 100 South Street. Artistic director Moses Pendleton brings the landscape of the American Southwest The coming weeks bring myriad dance performances to local stages, including the American Repertory Ballet’s “Masters of Dance to life with his signature illusionistic style, and Music,” left, at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at the Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg and the Asian-in- creating dynamic images of cacti, slither- spirted choreography of Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, right, who will present two performances during Centenary Stage Company’s ing lizards and fire dancers. MOMIX is a company of dancer-illusionists that, for 20 annual Dance Fest, which runs from Saturday, March 18, through Sunday, April 9, at the Lackland Center in Hackettstown. years, has been celebrated for its ability to conjure up a world of surrealistic images ters from the fairy realm including the Li- Prince, a magical fairy godmother, wick- Tickets are $29 to $59. using props, light, shadow, humor and the lac Fairy, the wicked Carabosse, Puss in edly funny stepsisters, hours of the clock Tickets for Mayo events can be pur- human body. Tickets are $29 – $59. Boots, Red Riding Hood, the Blue Bird and that come to life and dance, and a pump- chased online at www.mayoarts.org or by Also at appearing at the Mayo Center is the Enchanted Princess. New Jersey Bal- kin that turns into a coach before the au- calling the box office at (973) 539-8008. the dancers of the New Jersey Ballet, with a let’s troupe of international artists brings dience’s eyes. This performance will be ac- performance of ”Sleeping Beauty” at 8 p.m. the story to life with elaborate pantomime companied by New Jersey Ballet’s original Dance Fest Saturday, March 11, and ”Cinderella” at and glorious dancing in a magical fairytale “storyteller” narration so even the littlest Centenary Stage Company in Hackett- 3 p.m. Sunday, March 19. castle, with phantasmagorical costumes theater-goer can keep up with ease. Tickets stown also celebrates the artistry of dance “Sleeping Beauty” is the full-length clas- straight out of an old storybook illustra- are $15, $20 or $25. this spring during its annual Dance Fest. sical ballet that delivers high drama, ten- tion. Tickets cost $29 to $59. In April at Mayo, the Russian National Bal- This year’s Dance Fest will feature the XY der romance, spectacular dancing and glo- “Cinderella” is a colorful spectacle with let Theater will present ”Swan Lake,” one of Dance Project on at 8 p.m. Saturday, March rious Tchaikovsky music, organizers said. a lush Prokofiev score, splendid scenery the most magical and well-known works 18, Moe-Tion Dance Theater at 4 p.m. Sun- The stage is filled with familiar charac- and more than 40 performers. This two- from the classical ballet repertoire. With day, March 26, and finally, Nai-Ni Chen Dance ters, including Princess Aurora, the Hand- act romp through the well-known fairy tale choreography by Petipa and an unforget- Company with its performance “Chinese some Prince, the King and Queen and their features beloved characters such as the table score by Tchaikovsky, “Swan Lake” splendid Royal Court, as well as charac- sweet-natured Cinderella, the handsome will be staged at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 6. PLEASE SEE DANCE, PAGE 2 PAGE 2 Thursday, February 23, 2017 Out & About newjerseyhills.com DANCE: Ballet and more take center stage in coming weeks FROM PAGE 1

New Year” at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 1, and their repertoire of original works at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 9. All performances will be held in the Sitnik Theatre of Centenary Stage Company’s Lackland Performing Arts Center, 715 Grand Ave. in Hackettstown. The XY Dance Project has a unique movement style that blends contempo- rary dance through the spiritual rhythms of African Dance, the grace and peace of Tai Chi, and the heart of street dance. The artistic director Nijawwon Matthews is a resident teacher/choreographer for The Joffrey Ballet School as well as a resident teacher at Broadway Dance Center, both in New York City. In addition to the evening performance, Matthews will be leading a dance workshop from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Satur- day, March 18, which is free with the pur- The New Jersey Ballet will present “Cinderella” at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 19, at the Mayo Performing Arts Center, 100 South Street chase of a ticket to the XY Dance perfor- in Morristown. This two-act romp through the well-known fairy tale features beloved characters including the sweet-natured Cin- mance. The workshop is open to all levels derella, the handsome Prince, a magical fairy godmother, wickedly funny stepsisters, hours of the clock that come to life and dance, of dancers. and a pumpkin that turns into a coach before the audience’s eyes. Established in 2007, the Moe-tion Dance Theatre is a contemporary dance compa- ny based in New Jersey. Under the artistic multiple art forms in one event. tacular production of dazzling props, color- 8 p.m. Saturday, March 4, at the Theatre at direction of Maureen Glennon, the compa- Closing the 2017 Dance Fest, Nia-Ni Chen ful costumes, mesmerizing music, fantastic Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC), ny is dedicated to experimenting and creat- Dance Company will be performing an ex- acrobatics, and lively dance. It is a family 118 Lamington Road. ing new forms of expression. The company citing double feature: their family friend- friendly production for children ages five Celebrating its 25th anniversary season, is best known for their diverse repertoire ly “First Chinese New Year” on April 1 and to adults. A heartwarming story highlights the critically acclaimed company presents and site-specific work and has performed then on Sunday, April 9 the dancers return to the intrinsic value of coming together, a program drawn from more than 60 exist- at numerous festivals, showcases and ven- the Sitnik stage with an afternoon of their courage, hard- working and ingenuity. ing works by artistic director Ronen Ko- ues throughout the tri-state area. Moe-tion own unique works. The dances of Nai-Ni Advance tickets for Dance Fest cost $20 resh. As part of this anniversary program, Dance Theater seeks to promote an inclu- Chen fuse the dynamic freedom of the Amer- for adults or $15 for children under 12 for Mozart’s “Piano Concerto No. 23” will be sive vision of the arts through the language ican modern dance with the grace and splen- each performance. A flex pass that grants featured in a newly commissioned work, of modern dance, painting, sculpture, pho- dor of Asian art. The Company’s produc- entry to any three performances costs $37.50. “23: Deconstructing Mozart,” a collabora- tography, literature and live music. It tions take the audience beyond cultural For tickets, visit www.centenarystageco.org tive initiative created by Koresh and mul- strives to include people of all ages, back- boundaries to where tradition meets inno- or call the box office at (908) 979-0900. timedia artist Paul Miller, a.k.a. DJ Spooky. grounds and abilities. The company creates vation and freedom arises from discipline. In Branchburg, the Philadelphia-based Tickets cost $25 and $35. productions that expose the community to The “First Chinese New Year” is a spec- Koresh Dance Company will perform at At 3 p.m. Saturday, March 11, the Ameri- can Repertory Ballet will present “Masters of Dance and Music” at RVCC. “Masters of Dance and Music” is a pleth- ora of style, spirit, grace and innovation, organizers said. The program begins with “Glazunov Variations,” a highly technical work danced to sections of composer Al- exander Glazunov’s magical score for the classical ballet, “Raymonda.” A world pre- miere by American Repertory Ballet res- ident choreographer Mary Barton also will be highlighted. The program finishes with “There is a Time,” a deeply evocative work by modern dance pioneer and chore- ographer José Limón. Based on Chapter 3 of Ecclesiastes (“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven”), this moving, majestic dance re- flects the human condition and the inter- minable passage of time, organizers said. Tickets cost $25 and $35. Dancers take on the imagery of the American Southwest at MOMIX: Opus Cactus, left, at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 2, at the Mayo Tickets for RVCC performances can be Performing Arts Center, 100 South Street in Morristown. Koresh Dance Company, right, will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 4, purchased at www.rvccarts.org or by call- at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg. ing (908) 725-3420. newjerseyhills.com Out & About Thursday, February 23, 2017 PAGE 3 ‘A Comedy of Tenors’ offers wild romp of humor, romance

By JOHN KAZMARK brand of theatre. Fortunately for Paper THEATER CRITIC Mill Playhouse, Don Stephenson, who di- rected Ludwig’s “Lend Me a Tenor” at Pa- “A Comedy of Tenors,” currently run- per Mill a few seasons ago was available ning at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Mil- and anxious to reunite the cast for this pro- burn is a wild romp of humor, romance, duction. All seven members signed on and mistaken identities and some show-stop- the rest is…hysterical! ping vocal performances by, at least, three Scenic design by Michael Schweikardt is tenors. attractive and sufficiently creative to pro- Written by Ken Ludwig, whose body of vide countless doors and balconies for the work has included six shows on Broad- approximately seven member cast to run a way and seven in London’s West End, “A delightful display of human, 3-card monte. Comedy of Tenors” is a sequel to his Tony The Paper Mill Playhouse has garnered Award-winning “Lend Me a Tenor!” tremendous praise over the years, includ- Ludwig’s amazing sense of dialogue and ing being the recipient of the 2016 Regional timing make “A Comedy of Tenors” a play Theatre Tony Award and is currently nomi- that demands audience attention, evokes nated for three People’s Choice Awards. their laughter and, on occasion, a playful Great theatre doesn’t just happen, it’s wince. One scene in particular involving a grown and nurtured. Clearly, Mark Hoe- large and pliable cow’s tongue and a fam- bee’s role as artistic director has advanced ished opera performer pushes the bounds the mission of a regional playhouse that has of hilarity to the very edge of the cliff, and Photo by Jerry Dalia been entertaining generations since 1938. then moves just a few steps forward. “A Comedy of Tenors,” with performances at Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn through A wonderful sign of a local theatre’s po- Set in 1930s Paris on the day of a high- sition in the artistic community is the in- ly promoted concert, producer Henry Sunday, Feb. 26, stars, from left, David Josefsberg, Michael Kostroff, John Treacy Egan volvement of the giants of the theatre world Saunders, portrayed by Michael Kostroff, and Ryan Silverman. taking notice and participating in the work. is about to pull out the few remaining Therefore it is no surprise that on the recent hairs on his already balding pate. The rea- opening night of “A Comedy of Tenors,” play- son for his apoplectic state is the care and All three of these principal roles are de- they keep this madcap rocket of mistaken wright Ken Ludwig had an aisle seat in feeding of Tito, an aging Tenor, played by livered in a manner worthy of the standing identities and sexual hijinks on the rails the orchestra. No doubt, there was a lot of John Treacy Egan, and his wife Maria, per- ovation they received at the curtain call of through more turns than a Magic Moun- well-deserved pride to go around that evening. formed by Judy Blazer. the opening night performance. tain roller coaster ride. Tito is feeling threatened by the two, Four additional cast members, Donna Directing the kind of mounting chaos Performances of “A Comedy of Tenors” runs younger tenors he is about to share the stage English as Racón, David Josefsberg as Max, staged in “A Comedy of Tenors” takes a through Sunday, Feb. 26. For ticket information, call with and Maria is erupting with her con- Jill Paice as Mimi and Ryan Silverman as good deal of talent as well as a feel for this (973) 376-4343 or buy at www.PaperMill.org. cern that Tito is giving out more than just Carlo, deserve kudos for their theatrical, autographs to his admiring female fans. physical and musical work. Collectively,

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Editor’s Note: This is the tenth in a month- ly series detailing the discoveries made Jennifer during the author’s road trip following the Fischer trail of Lewis and Clark. After visiting Lewis and Clark’s 1805-06 ROAD TRIP OF DISCOVERY winter quarters at Fort Mandan in North Dakota, my traveling companion, Barb, and I decided to explore the Yellowstone River The writer has been traveling and writing about her, where there is a unique Lewis and Clark adverntures on the road for many years. Formerly a resident of landmark. Chatham, she and her husband Richard now live in Basking When the Corps of Discovery traveled Ridge. She may be reached at: jwfi [email protected]. west, they continued up the Missouri River as far as possible, obtained horses from the Shoshones and struggled across the moun- tains through present day Idaho, and down the Snake and Columbia Rivers to the Pa- cifi c Ocean. However, on their return trip east, they separated in western Montana. Lewis went north to explore the Marias River, a tributary of the Missouri, and Clark went south to ex- plore the Yellowstone River. Incredibly, they Above: At the Knife River Indian Villag- met at the confluence of the Yellowstone es National Historic Site in Stanton, N.D., and Missouri Rivers, which is just over the the National Park Service has recreated an border of Montana in North Dakota. was 95 degrees the day we visited, it was earth lodge and furnished it as it would On our way to the Yellowstone, we surprisingly cool inside the lodge. The mu- have been many years ago. Right: This stopped at the Knife River Indian Villag- seum has exhibits about the Hidatsa people 70-ton roadside attraction – purported es National Historic Site. Circular depres- and artifacts recovered from the site. The sions up to 40 feet in diameter are still visi- Park Service certainly makes our history to be the world’s largest outdoor sculp- ble, the “footprints” of the 50 or more earth come alive. ture – was erected in 2001 by artist Gary lodges that once stood there. This area was Near Gladstone, N.D., we saw what re- Greff, a metal sculptor and retired school a major trading center for the Northern minded me of a giant dream catcher situat- teacher, on a hill near Interstate 94 near Plains Indians for hundreds of years. Most ed high on a hill near Interstate 94. Gladstone, N.D. of the area inhabitants were farmers. Dream catchers have been part of Native Clark wrote in his journal, “...the hous- American traditions for centuries. They are es are round and very large containing sev- traditionally made from a willow hoop with Outdoor Sculpture. The 70-ton roadside at- eral families, as also their horses which is a webbing inside to catch the bad dreams traction was erected in 2001 by Gary Greff, tied on one Side of the enterance…” (from and a hole in the center to let the good a metal sculptor and retired school teacher. ons, and stage coaches. It also features a a park brochure) dreams through. The good dreams travel Titled “Geese in Flight,” it has 10 met- miniature replica of Fort Keogh, which The National Park Service has recreated down the attached feathers to the sleeper. al geese attached to a huge ring of metal was established in 1876, and a model of one earth lodge and furnished it as it would We pulled off the road to take a good look spokes. Black metal geese line the path up an Indian village, plus a full scale frontier have been many years ago. Even though it at what is claimed to be the World’s Largest to the sculpture. home, a one-room school house and on and The beautiful Yellowstone River was often on. One of the most unusual items on dis- visible from the road, unlike the Missouri, play was a donut from a Civil War soldier which is hidden much of the time. Our oth- that somehow has lasted all these years. er major rivers have dams and/or locks, but By now we were hungry for lunch. There the Yellowstone is the longest free-fl owing were not many towns along the way, so river in the U.S.: more than 670 miles long. It when we saw a sign with a knife and fork, originates in northwestern Wyoming, wan- we turned off the highway and arrived in ders through Yellowstone National Park, Hysham, Mt., population 250. carving out the magnificent “Grand Can- It has a wide main street, a vestige of yon of The Yellowstone,” then fl ows north- the old days when cattle would be driven east across Montana and meets the Missouri through the center of town. The Brunswick River just over the border in North Dakota. Bar & Café served the best burgers we’d had Our fi rst stop in Montana on the Yellow- on the trip. When I was taking a picture of stone was Miles City. In the late 1800s when the noteworthy menu which included all the railroad extended west, it became a cen- kinds of “novelty burgers,” the president ter for the cattle business. of the local history museum came in and The rambling Range Riders Museum, es- pegged us as “tourists.” She offered to give tablished in 1939, preserves the area’s fron- us a private tour after lunch. tier heritage. It includes about 10 buildings What a lovely surprise! I’ll describe this showing all aspects of western life. There unusual museum next time as well as the are extensive collections of guns, boots, one landmark assuring that the Corps of The author captured this view of the Yellowstone River near Miles City, Mt. saddles, branding irons, ladies’ hats, wag- Discovery really passed this way. newjerseyhills.com Out & About Thursday, February 23, 2017 PAGE 5 Red with fish and other whimsical pairings

I have always declared that the simplest vintage 1953 Taylor served right at the be- gars with Port, another pairing fallacy. The of pairings are heavenly. Like milk and Ash ginning of the meal versus its traditional Port did not sing the blues that night, but Oreos, peanut butter and jelly (or jam to place as a dessert wine, a convenient lega- a tart aged gouda made for a perfect pair- some of us Anglophiles), burgers and Coke, Rajan cy left by British military offi cers at their ing. I could hear the silent applause from steak and frites, Adam and Eve, and so on. cantonments when they nursed their ci- the taste buds around the table. Wine–food pairing is an entirely differ- READ BETWEEN THE WINES ent matter. To understand the gravitas of pairing, you have to understand the Rajan The writer is a French certifi ed Maitre’ Du Vin Du, HOWA (Hierarchy of Wine Appreciation). Bordeaux and a Wall Street wealth strategist at Jan- The pecking order starts with the most ney Montgomery Scott. Email him at arajan@janney. overused, generic term of wine imbib- com on wines and tasting-pairing events. ing: wine tasting. Everyone seems to have been to a wine tasting. Aha! Snob alert! Bot- ory. An angus steak from Nebraska, Kan- tom of the pile goes tasting. A wine tasting sas and Texas has no mates in the wines would be akin to sitting in the driver’s seat from those states. At least not yet. Califor- but not driving. I have a blah time at most nia to the rescue. When you are At Caban- tastings. The proverbial Soup Nazi must as de Lilas steakhouse in Buenos Aires, Ar- have sired the Wine Nazis that pour at tast- gentina, watch with your own eyes, a prized ings. They are bored, robotic, tight-script- cow ask the Malbec out. Pairing is power- ed name callers of winery, winemaker and ful. Enough said about geology, botany and varietal. chemistry. Are we having fun yet? Rarely, with some exceptions, would they My personal doctrine on pairing is that discuss terroir, climat, vinifi cation, wine- either you can or you simply can’t. Hard maker’s pedigree or alpha. Not that every- to learn in a hurry. It is 90 percent muscle one is interested in the detail, but there memory and 10 percent luck. Muscle mem- is a black hole silence when asked by the ory for fragrance and palate signals from few who are. Rude is by far the worst ex- wines and foods take years of inspired ep- pression of a pourer. I recall exploring Or- icurean travel and a nose for matchmak- egonian Pinots at our single most favorite ing. Matchmaking implies that you know winery, St. Innocent, when our pourer was the personalities of the wine and the foods harsh, impatient and downright rude, so that you are pairing and the palates of the incongruous to that charming winery and victims of your experiment. As there is no the whole region, for that matter. Our loyal- right or wrong in pairings, they are subjec- ty to St. Innocent was quickly reinstated by tive as they come and often spark heated de- change of guard to a warm and charming bate at the table. pourer. I confess that I started that way but Red with Fish or White with Meat: The Tasting is for the bus crowd. very notion is funky. Not when your fi sh is Not you. You are ready for a well-heeled, a Chilean Bass with a Thai fusion sauce. I sophisticated wine adventure: pairing. But would argue an Oregon Pinot would do bet- first channel Yente (“Fiddler”) or Dolly ter justice than most whites. As for white (“Hello Dolly”), the quintessential match- with meat, that’s even more awkward, but makers. That’s who you want to be when not if the meat is a spicy, savory Indian you pair wines. My fundamental pairing dish, the go-to white is a Kabinett Reisling, baseline is pair from the same terroir: Tus- a Hungarian Furmint or a Gewurztramin- can vineyards that produce Sangiovese er from Alsace. wine, Florentine beef and Pecorino cheese Granted, fi let mignon and a big Califor- are more likely to pair well with each oth- nia cab are America’s pairing darlings. But er. A Guado al Tasso I had with a Floren- for me, a T-bone, a New York strip or even tine steak in a cobbled street trattoria in a rib eye is wedlocked to a Right Bank Bor- Sienna still holds a fire to my buds. Not deaux, a St. Emilion or a Cote de Castillion, sure if my pairing the Guado would have both, with a higher merlot-cab ratio. had the same chemistry with a Kobe steak Foie gras and sauternes were long hailed at the Ginza or Shinjoku in Tokyo. You can as the count and contessa of pairing. I ad- draw the same parallel between the mush- mit I succumbed to that cliché for years un- rooms and truffl es in the Loire region of til I found the sweetness of the sauternes France and the Sancerres, Vouvrays and compounded the syrupy sweet accompani- the Chenin Blancs that emanate from ments of foie gras. I have had better mat- the same terroir. Epiosses, a Burgundian ings with an acidic Austrian Grun Vetliner, cheese and its cousin the Ami di Chamber- even a grand crus Chablis or closer home, tin are two peas in a pod with the neigh- with a crisp, dry Riesling from the Finger boring Chambertin Grand Crus and their Lakes. Ports and blue cheeses like Stilton village wines. and Roquefort were trapped in a child mar- Here is an exception to my terroir the- riage for years. At a recent pairing, I had a PAGE 6 Thursday, February 23, 2017 Out & About newjerseyhills.com Noted Millburn harpist will Stony Hill Gardens will host perform at Farmstead Arts 29th annual orchid open house The 29th annual Orchid Open House will by Springhouse Dairy of Fredon. Stony Hill Farmstead Arts will present harpist be held at Stony Hill Gardens in Chester experts will offer orchid care tips and will Odarka Stockert at 2 p.m. Sunday, March from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Friday to Sun- host demonstrations and lectures daily at 19, in the historic farmhouse at 450 King day, March 3 to 5. Snow dates are March 10- 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. George Road, Basking Ridge. 12. Stony Hill Gardens is located at 8 Route Tickets are $15 in advance, $10 for se- The event includes hundreds of orchid 24 – at the intersection of Route 513 and niors, students and Farmstead members, varieties and thousands of blooms, as well Furnace Road – in Chester. For more in- and $20 at the door. Tickets are available at as tastings and sales of wine by Ventimi- formation, call (908) 879-2696 or visit www. http://farmsteadarts.eventbrite.com. glia Vineyards of Wantage and of cheeses StonyHillFarms.com. Stockert, a Milburn resident, returns to the Farmstead in a family friendly concert which will include works by T. O’Carolan and other material of the Celtic tradition. An accomplished harpist with a reper- toire spanning the centuries, from classi- cal to Broadway to folk, she performs on both the concert pedal harp and the folk harp, and has been playing professionally since the early 1980s. She was a long-time student of celebrat- ed concert harpist, the late Leone Paul- son of South Orange, with whom she per- formed as a member of the Paulson Harp Ensemble. She spent several summers in Harpist Odarka Stockert will perform at 2 Dublin, Ireland, in workshop studies and p.m. Sunday, March 19, at Farmstead Arts participating in the O’Carolan Irish Harp and Granard Harp Competitions, winning in Basking Ridge. awards and honors in both. She is also a collaborator of the Yara flute and harp duo and Suenos del Alma, a Arts Group based in New York, and has Latin-inspired harp and violin duo. performed in many Yara events and pro- More information can be found at www. Oncidium, left, and Phalaenopsis, above, ductions. Additionally, she is a founding farmsteadartscenter.org/performances/ orchids are among the best varieties for member of Glendalough’s Muse, a Celtic or calling (908) 636-7576. beginners. Orchid experts at Stony Hill Gardens in Chester will share tips and techniques for orchid novices and expe- rienced growers alike at the 29th annu- al Orchid Open House Friday to Sunday, March 3 to 5. newjerseyhills.com Out & About Thursday, February 23, 2017 PAGE 7 • POET’S CORNER • NJFO will stage ‘La Traviata’ March 4 ‘Ireland’ Soloists from the New York Metropol- world. With their out- itan Opera and beyond will join the New standing technique Half Irish New Yorker, that I am; Jersey Festival Orchestra (NJFO) at 3 p.m. and artistic interpre- who in my midnight dreams, Sunday, March 5, to present Giuseppe Ver- tation of this, Verdi’s see green fields in multi shades di’s renowned masterpiece, “La Traviata.” most loved and most sliced by your fish filled streams; The concert takes place at The Concert poignant work, I pre- and once I dreamt of a rainbow’s end, Hall at Drew University in Madison. dict that there will with little men dancing around a gold Verdi’s most timeless and lyrical score, not be a dry eye in the filled pot “La Traviata” has continued to captivate house!” my mind much earlier did portend. audiences for more than 150 years, orga- ELENA BIRD JESSICA SANDIDGE CODY AUSTIN Presented in con- nizers said. In the glitzy world of Paris, a junction with Ray And who, when waking from one deep naive young man falls head over heels for Catena of Union, the dream a glamorous society party girl. Together ing to risk everything for Violetta. production with supertitles, costume, and perused a Yeats’ poem purposely to see, they trade the fast life for an idyllic love Another Metropolitan Opera star, Lou- sophisticated staging, has been made pos- if the cabin in my dream I ‘d seen nest in the country…until bourgeois soci- is Otey, sings Giorgio Germont, Alfredo’s sible through additional support of The lay next the lake- he loved in Innisfree. ety values tragically tear them apart and father, who disapproves of Violetta’s life- DeAlessandro Family in memory of Jo- force them to give up their dreams. style, but is moved by her plight. seph T. DeAlessandro, Marty Jeivens, the And who , flew to you once to find for sure , This powerful romantic drama, illumi- Basking Ridge resident and Morristown New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the roots and cause of your broad allure. nated through Verdi’s soaring arias and vocal coach Elena T. Bird sings the role of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. passionate duets, is one of the most popu- Aninna, Violetta’s maid. David Wroe con- An additional performance will be And while driving north lar operas of all time, organizers said. ducts and stage director Maria Todaro up- staged at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 4, at The - from Dublin City to Cashel’s Rock, The Metropolitan Opera soprano Jes- dates this emotional, timeless tale of hy- Presbyterian Church in Westfield, 140 through Tralee Town and Kerry’s Ring, sica Sandidge makes her NJFO debut as pocrisy and sacrifice to modern day with Mountain Ave. A pre-concert lecture by in many pubs I paused to sing; Violetta, the fallen woman who sacrifices colorful artistic design. Michael Rosin will be held at 6 p.m. and drink black beer with friendly folks, her last chance for love. Tenor Cody Austin “We are thrilled to be joined by these fab- who with a smile, (one of NJFO’s December Holiday tenors) ulous singers,” Wroe said. “Each of them is Tickets for both performances cost $28 to $76 and and blarney laced with blessed jokes, returns to co-star as Alfredo Germont, a a star who has already graced the stages of can be purchased online at www.njfestivalorches- beckoned me to stay awhile. young man from a good family who is will- concert halls and opera houses across the tra.org or by calling (908) 232-9400.

But ’twas twixt these pleasant party times while hunting your history and my blood- lines, I learned too of your famine ships, on which your folks fled hunger and oppressive Brits, to shores far off from your County Cork, in my grandfather’s case ,.to my dear New York, where they found fresh opportunity and built new lives, in their adopted countries, where your culture, and its beauty blooms forth so it thrives.

And by your people’s conveyance of great intellect and charm, your diaspora dealt world progress no pause for alarm; and from all that I witnessed in your land through its shore, I’m prouder now that I’m Irish then I’d been before.

John J. Burns Basking Ridge

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Centenary stages world premiere of ‘The Surrogate’

Groundlings Theatre alumna and Emmy Award-winning author Patricia Cotter brings her unique sense of comedy and contemporary issues to Centenary Stage Company with the world premiere of “The Surrogate,” with performances through Sunday, March 5 at the Lackland Perform- ing Arts Center in Hackettstown. Winner of the 2016 Susan Glaspell Award and finalist in the prestigious 2016 O’Neil   
 National Playwrights Conference, “The Surrogate” is a smart and funny play about blended families, desire, motherhood, class “The Surrogate,” with performances and sexual politics examining just how through Sunday, March 5, stars, in front much we can ask of our friends, our par- from left, Susan Barrett, Caitlin Duffy and ents and our spouses, and whether we’ll get Katrina Ferguson, and in back from left, 249 Route 206 North in Stanhope any of our important life decisions right in (just off Exit 25 on Route 80) this new age. Diana Cherkas and Clark Scott Carmichael. A multigenerational blend of “Modern 973-347-3344 www.BlackForestInn.com Family” and “All in the Family” for the 21st ganizers said. century, when Billy and Sara ask their best Tickets for The Surrogate range from friends Margaret and Jen to be the guard- $17.50 to $27.50 with discounts for students ians of their precious Tallulah (and yet- and children under 12. For more informa- to-be-born baby Carroll), lives change and tion or to purchase tickets, visit www.cen- friendships are tested. When Sara’s moth- tenarystageco.org or call (908) 979–0900. The er, a colorful New Zealand Vineyard own- box office is open 1 to 5 p.m. Monday to Fri- er, blows into town for an “ankle replace- day and two hours prior to performances. ment”, the definition of what makes a The box office is located in the Lackland modern family is hilariously rewritten, or- Center, 715 Grand Ave. in Hackettstown. Quilt & Sewing Fest of New Jersey returns to Somerset March 2 to 5 The Quilt & Sewing Fest of New Jersey ing Leather?” featuring leather quilts cre- and the Tri-State Quilt Competition will re- ated by Cathy Wiggins, quilts by Quilt Fest turn to the Garden State Exhibit Center, 50 instructor Jessica Skultety, an exhibit of Atrium Drive in Somerset, from Thursday modern quilts presented by the North Jer- to Sunday, March 2–5. sey Modern Quilt Guild and more. Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thurs- The festival also features workshops for day through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginners as well as for more advanced tex- Sunday. tile artists. Those interested in learning Attendees may feast their eyes on beau- new skills, honing skills already acquired tifully crafted works of quilt and textile art or just wanting to have some quilting fun from all over the country, organizers said. can learn from faculty, including David At this year’s event, the must-sees in- Sirota, Jessica Skultety, Bobbie Bergquist, clude the entries to the juried and judged Debora Konchinsky, Nancy Murtie and Tri-State Quilt Competition and the special Lisa White Reber. Exceptional American Cuisine exhibitions. The competition highlights an In addition, certified quilt appraiser Served in a Unique Historic Tavern array of quilts created by residents of New Phyllis Twigg Hatcher will be on-site offer- with 12 Beers on Tap Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. These ing quilt and woven coverlet appraisals by Cozy Fireside Dining talented regional quilt artists will display a appointment. stunning collection of artwork while com- There will be a Merchants Mall filled Plus Private Spaces for Weddings, Parties, Meetings & Events peting for over $5,500 in prizes. In addition, with rows of vendors offering a variety of showgoers won’t want to miss the special quilt, wearable and textile art supplies. exhibits on display including the beautiful, Admission, which includes re-entry, award winning quilts of the 2017 Mid-At- costs $13. Sunday-only admission costs $11. lantic Quilt Festival. Those under age 16 are admitted free. Carts Also among the exhibits will be “Quilt- are not permitted. newjerseyhills.com Out & About Thursday, February 23, 2017 PAGE 9 OUR TABLE IS READY YGood Times at The Stirling Tavern AND The Stirling Hotel By Deb McCoy Still Warm and Cozy at Plenty is happening in Stirling and in Morristown these days. THE STIRLING HOTEL Stop in at The Stirling Hotel from February 24th through the 28th and celebrate Mardi Gras with Cajun/Creole “The Tavern on Main” Informal Dining specials and festive New Orleans-inspired cocktails. Music Mondays continue with “The Dead of Winter II” Indoors & Outdoors performing with “This Old Engine” on March 6th, beginning at 6 pm. Year-Round on the Terrace NOW OPEN 7 DAYS Lunch & Dinner Gather a few friends to join you on Thursday, March 9th at 5 pm for the Red Hook Raid Tap Takeover. Choose Mon - Sat 11:30am - 10pm Sunday 11:30am - 9pm from 8 beers on draft and enjoy a specially suggested pairing menu. 227 Main Ave. • Stirling, NJ (908) 647-6919 Mid-March will bring another Community Supper. Watch for details appearing on the website soon. www.thestirlinghotel.com Check the website for news about upcoming St. Patrick's Day's specials and the Craft Beer Brunch on March 26th.

April 15th marks the changeover from the winter menu to the spring menu. The restaurant will also be open for Easter celebrations, with both an Easter Brunch/Lunch and a Dinner being planned. Stay tuned. Looking ahead to May, the Beer Garden will open on weekends. PAPPOUS Salad Dressi rinade For another memorable meal in a lovely space, owners Tom and Dori remind you to also try The Stirling Tavern at 150 South Street in Morristown. Only open for a few months, it has developed a loyal following and is one of the best restaurants in Morristown. A short walk from the Mayo Performing Arts Center, the Tavern also features live Diner • Restaurant music on Wednesdays. E P F E ME WI RI A ILY The Tavern offers starters like the Duck Quesadilla and the Grilled Octopus as great accompaniments to any main dish. Lunch sandwiches are creatively prepared with options like the Fig and Brie Grilled Cheese. Dinner selections range from a grilled Skirt Steak with Salsa Verde to a Pan-seared Salmon. The salads make it easy to stick with a -8 diet, if you must. Denville Commons Plaza 3130 State Route 0 e t The Stirling Hotel is located at 227 Main Avenue in Stirling within walking distance from the Stirling Train Station. Denville, J In fact, there is a link to the train schedule right on the restaurant’s website. This favorite eatery is open Monday through Saturday from 11:30 am until 10 pm and Sunday until 9 pm. The bar closes later. The restaurant can be Vi it us online at: reached by calling 908-647-6919. Details about events and daily specials can be found by visiting the websites. alexisdinernj.com The Stirling Tavern is located at 150 South Street in Morristown and can be reached by calling 973-993-8066. for menus and promotion ! PAGE 10 Thursday, February 23, 2017 Out & About newjerseyhills.com

MOVIE REVIEW: THE OSCAR PICKS EDITION The Great Goldberger Squirrel Conspiracy of 2017

By MICHAEL S. GOLDBERGER wood connection, Deep Rat, obtain the Os- group of the Original Goldberger Squir- Here are the winners: FILM CRITIC car picks, and deliver them to me. rels, known as the Gray Supremacists, fo- Grateful, I enlarged the nut allowance mented the treachery. Suspiciously, it’s this • Best Picture: “Moonlight O.K….maybe the Academy Award leak and, sadly proving that no good deed goes wing of the Original Squirrels most op- previously alleged to exist, the one the unpunished, upset the backyard geopoli- posed to an investigation. One chipmunk, • Best Director: Barry Jenkins, “Moon- squirrels in my backyard either engineered tics in the bargain. Seeing the Goldberg- speaking on the condition of anonymity, light” or facilitated, and which allowed me to suc- er Squirrels flourishing, the neighboring quite succinctly noted, “It’s all about the cessfully predict a good percentage of last squirrels increased their incursions into nuts. Follow the nuts.” • Best Actor: Tie…Casey Affleck, “Man- year’s Oscar winners, indeed exists. But Goldberger territory…some even assim- Here’s the theory. One member of this chester by the Sea” and Denzel Washing- first, a little backstory for those unfamil- ilating into the culture. Protests arose, al- splinter group who, through treasonous ton, “Fences” iar with the bushy-tailed adventures of the though some groups of squirrels claimed plotting with known predators of squirrels Goldberger Squirrels. the protesters were really shills paid with on the promise of power and wealth, con- • Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert, “Elle” Thankful for the assorted nuts I’ve occa- expensive Macadamia nuts. Still, they were vinced a couple of his number to gnaw a sionally thrown on the lawn to ensure their cute with their little signs…some of them hole beneath an eave of my house, allow- • Best Supporting Actor: Michael Shan- strength and safety against neighboring quite witty, like the one that read: “Squir- ing the squirrels to then occupy and stash non, “Nocturnal Animals” squirrels and other varmints who would il- rels against Goldberger using animal met- their bounty within its walls. They noisily legally cross property lines to take what is aphors. How about cutting out the Aesop/ and cavalierly made their presence known. • Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis, rightfully theirs, last year the Goldberger Orwell stuff and just being creative?” Note, this is an action strictly prohibited by “Fences” Squirrels showed their loyalty with a bold This demanded action. Dressed up as the Geneva Convention, Article No. 1, Sec- act. Teddy Roosevelt in an attempt to appear tion 3: Squirrel Containment. • Best Song: “Audition (The Fools Who Braving the gridlock caused by the strong but just, and standing on the set of The plan was, as best can be discerned at Dream),” “La La Land” “Traffic Study” on the George Washington a train’s rear platform that I hastily con- this juncture, that I would think it was the Bridge, they nonetheless persevered, do- structed on the back deck, I gave what has now freely migrating squirrels who com- • Best Animated Feature Film: “Moana” ing their version of a high wire act to get since become known as my Rodentia Whis- mitted this most egregious violation of hu- to Manhattan, meet up with their Holly- tle-Stop Speech. It read: man-squirrel rules of sovereignty. What • Best Foreign Language Film: “Toni Erd- “Ich bin ein squirrel. Thus, when in was hoped for by the Gray Supremacists, mann” the course of squirrel events it becomes especially after I had a wall with a one-way Weekly SUDOKU self-evident that a backyard divided cannot door constructed over the gnawed hole, was • Best Documentary Feature: “I Am Not stand, let it be known that from here on in that I would now build a great wall around Your Negro” by Linda Thistle all squirrels, regardless of coat color, eyes, the entire perimeter of the backyard to type of incisor and bushiness of tail, will keep out all new squirrels. Then, after the • Best Original Screenplay: “20th Centu- 286 1 be welcome to traverse freely across these conspirators were finished brainwashing ry Women” henceforth borderless lands in the pursuit the otherwise loyal Goldberger Squirrels 583 of tree climbing, running around like cra- and began systematically limiting their • Best Adapted Screenplay: “Moonlight” zy with no apparent direction, burying and squirrel rights with a campaign of fascis- 792 unearthing nuts, and whatever else isn’t tic misinformation, the wall would serve to • Best Original Score: “La La Land” 2718 prohibited by the Constitution of the Back- keep the now disenfranchised squirrels in. yard.” I have vowed there will be no wall. It would • Best Live Action Short Film: “Silent 12 3 In reaction, the original Goldberger be nuts! Nights” Squirrels, the ones claiming ancestry dat- Needless to note, the squirrel community 769 ing back to my purchase of the house, were continues to be bitterly divided, each look- • Best Animated Short Film: “Pearl” 6249miffed by my dictum. Thus they irrational- ing at the other group with trepidation and ly elected a new leader who ran on the cam- distrust. Now, I’m not sure who’s responsi- • Best Documentary Short Subject: “Joe’s 59 7 paign slogan, “Promise them anything, but ble for this packet I’ve just received contain- Violin” give them Arpège,” which actually still has ing a list of every Academy Award winner 741a lot of political thinkers scratching their for 2016, right down to sound mixing. But I • Best Film Editing: “Moonlight” heads. Suffice it to note, he was mean and assume it’s the squirrels’ way to curry fa- Place anumber in the emptyboxes bad. vor, and yet another investigation will be • Best Cinematography: “Arrival” in such away that each rowacross, Now, it bears informing that much of necessary…after I’ve released my picks. each column down and each small what followed is uncertain in its details, Of course my choices will all be correct… • Best Visual Effects: “Doctor Strange” 9-boxsquarecontains all of the and will imminently be thoroughly inves- big league. And, even if they’re wrong, in numbersfromone to nine. tigated by a panel of independent chip- tribute to the new doublespeak that’s be- • Best Production Design: “La La Land” munks. But it’s definitely a conspiracy come so popular of late, I’ll staunchly con- DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK: ★★★ meant to undermine the peace, tranquility tend that I was right….claiming that those • Best Makeup and Hairstyling: “Star and highminded principles that have long who voted for the Oscar winners were not Trek Beyond” ModerateChallenging comprised the noble doctrine cherished really members of the Academy, but rather, HOO BOY! and adhered to by my backyard’s fauna. fraudulent voters flown in in from Bad For- • Best Costume Design: “Jackie” It is not known who exactly the cul- eign Backyards to diminish the greatness ©2016KingFeaturesSynd., Inc. prits are. However, leaks far more serious of my picks. I mean, what’s the harm? It’s • Best Sound Editing: “Arrival” in nature than those that supplied my Os- just the Oscars. It isn’t as if the future of >> SEE ANSWERS ON PAGE 13 car picks last year suggest that a splinter Democracy itself was at stake. • Best Sound Mixing: “La La Land” newjerseyhills.com Out & About Thursday, February 23, 2017 PAGE 11

• KIDS CALENDAR • MUSEUM FUN nuts. The Maple Tree gives us the sweetest Drumline Live will perform at 7:30 p.m. Two and Thing One, the fun’s never done! gift of all. Join Schiff naturalist as we find Wednesday, March 8, at the Mayo Perform- This show is intended for ages 3-10. Tickets Dr. Seuss Family Festival will be held and hug a maple tree, and learn how to tap ing Arts Center, 100 South Street in Morris- cost $12 or $15 and can be purchased at from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 4, at the tree to collect the sap and turn it into town. This high-octane musical spectacle www.mayoarts.org. the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Maple Syrup. Ages 2-4 with an adult. Mem- pays homage to the show-stopping march- Road, Morristown. Celebrate the birthday of bers pay $10 per adult/child pair. Non mem- ing popularized at historically African-Amer- STOMP, below, will perform at 8 p.m. one of the most beloved children’s authors, bers pay $15 per adult/child pair. Advance ican colleges. Musical styles ranging from Friday, March 17, at the Mayo Performing Dr. Seuss. Mix up a batch of Oobleck, enjoy registration is required. Call (973) 543-6004 hip-hop to American soul, gospel to jazz, Arts Center, 100 South Street in Morristown. readings of Dr. Seuss classics by the Cat in the to register. combined with a unique style of drumming, Stomp is explosive, inventive, provocative, Hat, and see a performance of “Seussology.” mesmerizing musicianship and lively chore- witty and utterly unique-an unforgettable Tickets cost $10. Nature Tots and Tykes: Fabulous ography, create a dynamic production guar- experience for audiences of all ages. Stomp Frogs! will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Tues- anteed to get you on your feet by halftime. uses everything but conventional percus- day, March 14, at the Morris County Parks Tickets cost $29 to $69. sion instruments – matchboxes, wooden NATURE FUN Commission’s Pyramid Mountain Natural poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, Historic Area in Boonton. Cost is $5 per child. hubcaps – to fill the stage with magnificent Snowshoe Sundays: Moderate for ages For ages 2 to 5 with an adult. rhythms. Tickets cost $49 to $89. 10 and up will be held Sunday, Feb. 26 and March 5 and 12, at the Morris County Parks NJ Audubon: Signs of Spring Walk will Commission’s Pyramid Mountain Natural His- be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March toric Area in Boonton. Enjoy an afternoon of 25, at the Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanc- guided snowshoeing and trekking. Call (973) tuary,11 Hardscrabble Road, Bernardsville. 334-3130 to check conditions and to register. Let’s explore the trails at Scherman Hoffman Use your own snowshoes or rent them for an for any signs of wildflowers, fern fiddle- additional $10. No experience necessary. Ar- heads, sounds of birds and frogs, and early rive by 1 p.m. if renting shoes or 1:30 p.m. if mushrooms. No strollers permitted. Limit is using your own. The trek costs $5 per person, 15 people. The program costs $5 for mem- or $15 if renting snowshoes. bers or $10 for non-members. Call (908) 396- 6386 by Friday, March 24 to register. The Great Hibernation Mystery will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday, March 5, at the Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, STORYTIME 247 Southern Blvd, Chatham Township. Do ”Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live” all the animals that we believe are hiber- The 11th annual Storytelling Festival will be presented at 2 and 5 p.m. Saturday, nators actually hibernate? Spend a winter of World Music and Story will begin at March 18, at the Mayo Performing Arts Cen- afternoon discovering fascinating facts about 12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 12, in the student ter, 100 South Street in Morristown. Donning New Jersey’s hibernating animals with a fun, community center. Don’t miss CCM’s Annual his familiar red sweater, Daniel takes you on interactive presentation. This program costs Storytelling Festival featuring outstanding an interactive musical adventure as he and storytellers and musicians who will bring to Dr. Seuss’s “The Cat in the Hat,” $3 per person. above, will be staged at 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. his friends explore the vibrant world of their life tales and tunes old and new. Admission much-loved neighborhood. Based on the Tree Time for Tykes: Maple Syrup Fun costs $6 and tickets can be purchased at Sunday, March 12, at the Mayo Performing Arts Center, 100 South Street in Morristown. PBS Kids series produced by the Fred Rogers will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 13, at http://www.ccm.edu/tickets/storytelling.asp. Company. This show is intended for ages 2-6. the Schiff Nature Center, 339 Pleasant Valley Dr. Seuss’s most beloved character comes to life onstage to create an afternoon of mis- Tickets cost $20 to $50 and can be purchased Road, Mendham. Many trees of the forest at www.mayoarts.org. give gifts for us to enjoy like acorns and wal- THEATER chief. With some tricks (and a fish) and Thing S S & E E S L L B E B Fine Furniture I I Accessories U T T Antiques C Q C Lighting I E

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Centenary Stage Company is a professional regional theatre in residence on the campus RARITAN VALLEY of Centenary University in Hackettstown. COMMUNITY COLLEGE

• The world premiere of “The Surrogate” 118 Lamington Road, Branchburg. by Patricia Cotter will be staged from Friday, Feb. 17, through Sunday, March 5, at the • “Masters of Dance and Music” will be pre- Sitnik Theater. When Billy and Sara ask their sented by the American Repertory Ballet at 3 best friends Margaret and Jen to be the p.m. Saturday, March 11.The program begins guardians of their precious Tallulah (and yet- with “Glazunov Variations,” a highly technical to-be-born baby, Carroll), lives change and work danced to sections of composer Alexan- friendships are tested, and the definition of der Glazunov’s magical score for the classical what makes a modern family is rewritten. ballet “Raymonda.” A world premiere by Tickets cost $27.50 to $17.50. American Repertory Ballet Resident Choreog- rapher Mary Barton also will be highlighted. • Dance Fest: XY Dance Project will perform The program finishes with “There is a Time,” a at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at the Sitnik deeply evocative work by modern dance pio- Theater. The XY Dance Project has a unique neer and choreographer José Limón. Based on movement style that blends contemporary Chapter 3 of “Ecclesiastes” this majestic dance dance through the spiritual rhythms of Afri- reflects the human condition and the intermi- can dance, the grace and peace of Tai Chi and nable passage of time. Tickets cost $25 or $35. the heart of street dance. Tickets cost $20 for adults or $15 for children 12 and under. • “The Man Who Planted Trees” will be staged by the Puppet State Theatre Com- • Dance Fest: Moe-tion Dance Theater will WATER ON MARS pany at 2 and 5 p.m. Sunday, March 19, perform at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 26, at the “Water on Mars,” will be staged at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at the Raritan at 2 & 5 p.m. Featuring a unique blend of Sitnik Theater. The company enjoys collab- Valley Community College, 118 Lamington Road, Branchburg. The 2 p.m. show is a sen- comedy, puppetry and storytelling, “The orating together, creating new work that sory-friendly performance. This show is recommended for ages seven and up. Man Who Planted Trees” tells the inspiring speaks to each one of the dancers. Tickets story of a peaceful French shepherd and his cost $20 for adults or $15 for children. button-eyed dog who, amidst the ravages • 11th annual Storytelling Festival of World ception cost $55. Tickets for the performance of war, transform a barren wasteland into • Dance Fest: Nai-Ni Chen: The First Chinese Music and Story will begin at 12:30 p.m. only cost $38. a thriving, beautiful forest — one acorn at New Year, a family event, will take place at 2 Sunday, March 12, in the student community a time. This show is recommended for ages p.m. Saturday, April 1, at the Sitnik Theater. center. Don’t miss CCM’s Annual Storytelling • “Opera To Die For! – ‘La Traviata’” will be seven and up. All tickets cost $15. This spectacular production features daz- Festival featuring outstanding storytellers presented by New Jersey Festival Orchestra (NJFO) at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 5, at the Con- zling props, colorful costumes, mesmerizing and musicians who will bring to life tales and • “Hatched” will be staged by the Treehouse cert Hall at Drew University. Verdi’s soaring music, fantastic acrobatics, and lively dance. tunes old and new. Admission costs $6 and Shakers at 1:30 and 4 p.m. Friday, March 24. arias and passionate duets have long made This performance is intended for ages five tickets can be purchased at http://www.ccm. “Hatched” depicts a newborn chick who “La Traviata” one of the most popular operas through adult. Tickets cost $20 for adults or edu/tickets/storytelling.asp. emerges from her shell to a strange and busy of all time. A cast of internationally acclaimed $12.50 for children 12 and under. world. This show is recommended for ages guest performers assembled from Maestro two and up. All tickets cost $10. • Dance Fest: Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company DREW UNIVERSITY David Wroe’s extensive contacts in European will perform a second show at 2 p.m. Sunday, and American opera houses joins NJFO to • “Water on Mars,” will be staged at 2 and 7 April 9, at the Sitnik Theater. The dances of • “Return of Dueling Pianists,” presented by present, acted and in costume, this powerful p.m. Saturday, March 25. The 2 p.m. show is Nai-Ni Chen fuse the dynamic freedom of Discovery Orchestra, will be staged at 3 p.m. romantic drama that will not leave a dry eye a sensory-friendly performance. “Water on American spirit with the grace and splendor Sunday, Feb. 26, at the Concert Hall at Drew in the house. Tickets cost $28 to $76 and can Mars” could be described as intense juggling of the Asian soul. The Company’s produc- University. Sensational pianists Ko-Eun Yi and be purchased by calling (908) 232-9400. for space stations: 100 rings thrown through tions take the audience beyond cultural Daniel Hsu will leave you breathless with the air, backflips landed, feet twisted, water boundaries to where tradition meets inno- their performances of virtuosic gems from flying, 21 balls juggled and 15 pins spinning, vation and freedom arises from discipline. the piano repertoire, with commentary from FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON all set to the pulsing rhythms of an elec- Tickets cost $20 for adults or $15 for children Maestro Maull. Tickets cost $40 for adults or UNIVERSITY tronic beat. Created in Stockholm, the show 12 and under. $20 for seniors, students and groups of 10 or features three performers who combine • “Legally Blonde,” will be staged from Fri- To purchase tickets, visit www.centena- more. To purchase a ticket, call the (908) 226- juggling with music and acrobatics — not to day, March 24, through Sunday, April 2, at rystageco.org, call the box office at (908) 7300, ext. 10. mention snow, chocolate, tap dancing, and the Dreyfuss Theater located on the College 979–0900, or go to the box office, 715 Grand 400 rolls of tape. This show is recommended • “Fit for a King,” will be presented by Mas- of Florham campus, 285 Madison Avenue, Avenue, on the campus of Centenary College for ages seven and up. All tickets cost $15. terwork Chorus at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 4, Madison. Performances are at 8 p.m. March in Hackettstown. The box office is open 1 A local juggling center is offering a free at the Concert Hall at Drew University. This 24, 25, 31 and April 1, at 7 p.m. Thursday, to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and two workshop for adults and kids ages eight and performance features Handel Coronation March 30, and at 2:30 p.m. Sundays, March hours prior to every performance. up before the 2 p.m. show. The workshop is Anthems and Bach Cantata BWV 207a. It’s 26 and April 2. A high school matinee will be scheduled for 1-1:40 p.m. and registration is all about pomp and circumstance as Handel, held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 24. limited to 24 people. To reserve your spot, COUNTY COLLEGE in his first work as a British citizen, crowns email Lisa at [email protected]. King George II of England, and J. S. Bach cel- Tickets cost $6 for students, seniors, and OF MORRIS ebrates King Augustus III of Poland. Tickets the FDU community, and $12 for all others. To purchase tickets, call (908) 725-3420, or to the performance and a champagne re- Tickets can be purchased at the door or in order at www.rvccArts.org. 214 Center Grove Road, Randolph Township newjerseyhills.com Out & About Thursday, February 23, 2017 PAGE 13

• THEATER CALENDAR • AUDITIONS 12, at the Chester Theatre Group, 54 Grove Street in Chester. Performances are Friday Auditions For John Van Druten’s and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 “Bell, Book and Candle” will be hosted p.m. Tickets cost $20 or $18 for seniors and by The Chatham Players at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday students. Tickets may be purchased online at and Wednesday, Feb. 28 and March 1. All www.chestertheatregroup.org. auditions will take place at the Chatham Playhouse, 23 North Passaic Ave. in Chatham. ”American Son” runs through Sunday, The play will be staged from Saturday, May Feb. 26, at the George Street Playhouse in 5, through Saturday, May 20, with rehearsals New Brunswick. For ticket information, call to begin in early March. Elizabeth Rogers the box office at (732) 246-7717 or buy on- directs. Auditions will consist of cold readings line at www.GSPonline.org. from sides provided, which can be found on The world premiere of “The Surro- Chatham Players’ website. To access sides and gate” by Patricia Cotter will be staged the audition form, visit www.chathamplay- through Sunday, March 5, at Centenary ers.org/auditions.html. Stage Company‘s Sitnik Theater in Hackett- stown. When Billy and Sara ask their best friends Margaret and Jen to be the guard- COMEDY ians of their precious Tallulah (and yet-to-be- Piff the Magic Dragon will perform at 8 ‘AMERICAN SON’ born baby, Carroll), lives change and friend- p.m. Friday, March 3, at the Mayo Performing ships are tested, and the definition of what Suzzanne Douglas, left, and Mark Junek star in “American Son,” which runs through makes a modern family is rewritten. Tickets Arts Center, 100 South Street, Morristown. Sunday, Feb. 26, at George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick. Read our review online Piff is back and funnier than ever in an all cost $27.50 to $17.50. To purchase them, new magic show! Tickets cost $29 to $49 and at www.newjerseyhills.com. visit www.centenarystageco.org, call (908) can be purchased at www.mayoarts.org or 979–0900, or go to the box office, 715 Grand by calling (973) 539-8008. Avenue, in Hackettstown. The box office is ONE-MAN SHOWS ”The Trip to Bountiful” will be staged open 1 to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays Graeme of Thrones will be staged at 8 from Friday, Feb. 24, through Sunday, March and two hours prior to every performance. ”One Woman Sex and the City” will be p.m. Wednesday, March 29, at the Mayo Per- staged at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, at forming Arts Center, 100 South Street, Mor- the Mayo Performing Arts Center, 100 South ristown. This original, hilarious and unau- Street, Morristown. Go on a laughter-infused thorized take on “Game of Thrones” comes version of all six seasons of “Sex and the direct from London’s West End. Unhappy One-Of-A-Kind Consignment Gallery City.” Comedic whirling dervish Kerry Ipema with how his beloved books were realized brings all of your favorite characters to life for the TV series, avid “Thrones” fan Graeme as they brunch, banter, argue, support each ine quality, gently used furniture, rugs, art, lighting, shows you how it should have been done. He F other and swoon over men and Manolos. may lack talent and performance skills, but silver, tableware, jewelry & decorative accessories... Tickets cost $25 to $45. he’s sure George R.R. Martin would approve. All at a fraction of original prices! See it before the inevitable lawsuit! Tickets cost $29 to $59. Purchase them at www. PLAYS mayoarts.org or by calling (973) 539-8008. ”Something Lucky This Way Comes,” a holiday special in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, MUSICALS will be staged at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 17, by the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey ”A Comedy of Tenors,” will be staged at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 through Sunday, Feb. 26, at the Paper Mill Madison Ave. in Madison. The one-night-on- Playhouse, 22 Brookside Drive, Millburn. For ly show will feature works from famous Irish ticket information, call the box office at (973) writers and Irish music. For tickets, call (973) 376-4343 or buy online at PaperMill.org. 408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org. ”Man of La Mancha” will be staged through Sunday, March 5, at Brundage Weekly SUDOKU Park Playhouse on Carrell Road in Randolph Answer Township. Come “Dream the Impossible 328657941 Dream” in this classic musical set in the 16th 495128736 century during the Spanish Inquisition. While he awaits trial, Miguel de Cervantes capti- 761493285 vates his fellow prisoners with the tale of the 253719864 chivalrous knight errant, Don Quixote and 619284573 his loyal manservant Pancho. For more infor- 847536192 mation or to purchase tickets, contact Brund- 301 N. Harrison Street, Princeton, NJ age Park Playhouse at (973) 989-7092 or visit 136872459 www.brundageparkplayhouse.org. 584961327 609-924-1227 • [email protected] 972345618 oneofakindconsignment.com PAGE 14 Thursday, February 23, 2017 Out & About newjerseyhills.com

• MUSIC CALENDAR • CHORAL ”Opera To Die For! – ‘La Tra- Friday, March 17, at the Visual Arts viata’” will be presented by New Center of NJ in Summit. Tickets cost ”Fit for a King,” will be present- Jersey Festival Orchestra (NJFO) $70 or $35 for students ages 10 to ed by Masterwork Chorus at 8 p.m. at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 5, at the 18. For more information or to pur- Saturday, March 4, at the Concert Concert Hall at Drew University. chase tickets, visit www.discovery- Hall at Drew University. This perfor- Verdi’s soaring arias and passionate orchestra.org or call (908) 226-7300. mance features Handel Coronation duets have long made “La Travia- Anthems and Bach Cantata BWV ta” one of the most popular operas 207a. It’s all about pomp and cir- of all time. A cast of internationally SPOKEN WORD cumstance as Handel, in his first acclaimed guest performers assem- work as a British citizen, crowns bled from Maestro David Wroe’s An Evening in Conversation King George II of England, and J. S. extensive contacts in European and with Yanni will be presented at Bach celebrates King Augustus III of American opera houses joins NJFO 8 p.m. Thursday, March 9, at the Poland. Tickets to the performance to present, acted and in costume, Mayo Performing Arts Center, and a champagne reception cost this powerful romantic drama. Tick- 100 South Street, Morristown. $55. Tickets for the performance ets cost $28 to $76 and can be pur- Yanni, one of the most celebrated only cost $38. chased by calling (908) 232-9400. composers of our time, steps off the concert stage to give his fans ”From Heaven Distilled a Rain – A Tribute to the Beatles will be staged at 8 p.m. Thursday, the chance to interact with him Clemency” will be presented March 23, at the Mayo Performing Arts Center, 100 South Street in ORCHESTRAL on a more intimate and personal by Harmonium Choral Society at Morristown. Tickets cost $39 to $79. level. Each show is unscripted and 8 p.m. Saturday, March 4, at the ”Discover the Vibraphone,” will unfold differently each night Chatham United Methodist Church, an intimate evening with Mike depending on the questions being 460 Main St, Chatham. This concert may very well have been inspired Center, 100 South Street in Mor- Truesdell, will be staged at 8 p.m. asked. Tickets cost $49 to $99. will feature Durufle’s “Requiem” by the final scene of an action film. ristown. The Five Irish Tenors fuse and works by O’Regan, Poulenc, Tickets cost $25 for adults or $15 Irish wit and boisterous charm with Heath, Chesnokov and Nico Muhly, for seniors and students. Ages 11 lyricism, dramatic flair and operatic with strings, harp and organ. and under are admitted free. Call style to bring you a unique Irish (973)980-1809 or visit www.lsonj. tenor concert experience. This con- org for more information. cert features famously beloved Irish CLASSICAL songs and more. Tickets cost $29 to $59. The Eroica Trio will perform FOLK at 8 p.m. Friday, March 24, at the Mayo Performing Arts Center, 100 Spuyten Duyvil will perform JAZZ South Street in Morristown. One its brand of big band folk music of the most sought-after trios in at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 17, at Jazz vocalist Kristen Lee the world, the Grammy-nomi- The Minstrel at the Morristown Sergeant and her combo will nated Eroica Trio thrills audiences Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy present “Standards and Surprises: with flawless technical virtuosity, Heights Road in Morris Township. Selections from the Great American irresistible enthusiasm and sensual The opening act will be Moss Henry Songbook & Beyond”at 7:30 p.m. elegance. Whether playing the and the Bryophytes. The event is Friday, March 24, as part of the great standards or daring contem- part of the Minstrel Acoustic Con- Concerts on Main series at Ogden porary works, the trio electrifies the cert Series, sponsored by the Folk Memorial Presbyterian Church, 286 concert stage with their passionate Project each Friday evening at the Main Street, Chatham. For more performances. Tickets cost $19 to Fellowship. Admission costs $10 for information, visit www.concerts- $49. adults. Children ages 12 and under onmain.org. Admission is a freewill are admitted free. For more infor- donation. ”Music that Tells a Great Sto- mation, call (973) 335-9489, or visit ry,” a concert program by Anthony www.folkproject.org. LaGruth and the Livingston Sym- OLDIES phony Orchestra, will be staged Kaia Kater will perform at 7:30 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 11, p.m. Friday, March 24, at Morris- The Temptations and The Four at Mount Pleasant Middle School, town Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Nor- Tops will perform at 8 p.m. Satur- 11 Broadlawn Drive in Livingston. mandy Heights Rd., Morristown. day, March 4, at the Mayo Perform- The concert will include works by Tickets cost $15 in advance or $20 ing Arts Center, 100 South Street Rossini, Mendelssohn, and Prokof- at the door. For more information, in Morristown. Two legendary su- iev, and features a world premiere call (908) 591-6491 or go to www. pergroups – together again! From of a composition by Dr. Ting Ho of folkproject.org. “Baby, I Need Your Loving” to “My Montclair State University. Experi- Girl,” enjoy an evening full of your ence a Rossini opera overture (the favorite Motown memories from lead female saves the tenor!), the INTERNATIONAL two classic 1960s hitmakers. Tickets Kaia Kater will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 24, at Morristown most popular of violin concertos, cost $69 to $109. Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Rd., Morristown. The a ballet suite that paints a musical The Five Irish Tenors will per- concert is hosted by The Folk Project. Tickets cost $15 in advance or form at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March picture of a Shakespearean love $20 at the door. For more information, call (908) 591-6491 or go to story, and an original work that 14, at the Mayo Performing Arts OPERA www.folkproject.org. newjerseyhills.com Out & About Thursday, February 23, 2017 PAGE 15

• ART CALENDAR • “Lino Tagliapietra: Maestro of a Glass variety of artwork showcasing the talents Renaissance” will be on view from Sunday, of New Jersey Audubon volunteers, staff March 12 to Sunday, June 18, at the Morris and board members. Admission is free. The Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road in Mor- gallery is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 ris Township. The solo exhibit will highlight p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon Tagliapietra’s place in the art historical canon to 5 p.m. Sundays. It is closed Mondays. as both a champion of the Muranese tradi- tion and an innovative force among contem- The 16th Anniversary Exhibition, porary artists working in glass. Morris Muse- “For The Love of Art,” at Studio 7 Fine um is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays Art Gallery in Bernardsville will be on view to Saturdays, and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. In through Saturday, March 25, with two artist addition, the museum is open evenings from receptions from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, March 5 to 8 p.m. on the second and third Thursday 3. Artist Charlie Churchill, who is known for of the month. Admission costs $10 for adults his portraits and sunsets, will be available at and $7 for children, students and senior cit- the February reception to create portraica- izens. Admission is always free for museum tures of the guests. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. members. For more information, call (973) to 4 p.m. Wednesdays to Saturdays. For more 971-3700, or visit morrismuseum.org. information, call (908) 963-0365 or visit www. studio7artgallery.com. An art and photography exhibit focus- ing on the beauty of the diverse moods and “Inspirations from the Natural seasons of Far Hill’s Buck Garden will be on World,” including “River No. 1,” below, by view at The Somerset County Park Commis- Lisa Madson will be on view from Wednes- sion’s Leonard J. Buck Garden from 10 a.m. day, March 1, through Monday, March 27, at to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday only, through the Bernardsville Public Library, 1 Anderson Friday, March 17. Admission is free. Creative Hill Road. An opening reception will be held works on display will feature the garden as from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 5. An artist seen through the eyes of a wide range of tal- from an early age, Madson learned drawing ented individuals, from dedicated hobbyists from her mother while her father taught to working professionals. The photographs her geology. The works in this show use a and paintings show the garden from many combination of drawing, mapping, printing perspectives, including sweeping landscape and painting that reflects these early influ- views to portraits of individual flowers. For ences. The process used in some of these information on the exhibit or other garden works chemically transfers found patterns to programs, call (908) 234-2677. the paper using a dye and carbon process. The papers are steamed over a mixture of ”Thomas Nast and The Art of the ‘SPRING IN THE GREAT SWAMP’ carbon black, vinegar, iron and sometimes Book” will be on view through Sunday, Works by by Chatham artist Sally Abbott, including “Spring in the Great Swamp,” copper. Each mix imparts a different color April 30, at Macculloch Hall Historical Mu- print based on the strength of the mix and seum, 45 Macculloch Ave. in Morristown. above, will be on view in a solo show at the Lundt-Glover Gallery in the Chatham the tannins in the leaves. Others are direct Museum hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Township Municipal Building from Friday, March 10, through Tuesday, June 13. The printing transfers. Thursday and Sundays. show is hosted by the Art League of the Chathams. “The Garden State: Living off the Land in Early New Jersey,” is on view ”The Yacon Project” by Rutgers Master award-winning filmmaker Elliott Ruga, through Sunday, Sept. 3, at the Museum Gardeners of Morris County will be on view who is also policy director for the coalition; of Early Trades and Crafts at 9 Main St. at throughout March in the Haggerty Educa- Kristy Brucale Jach, director of Speakeasy Art Green Village Road in Madison. The exhibit tion Center at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Gallery in Boonton; and Anita Fickenburger, explores the odd assortment of tools, from 353 East Hanover Ave., Morris Township. The Senior Art Consultant for ArtPlus, corporate bee smokers to cradle scythes, that farmers project, from seeding to harvest, is on display art consultants in Livingston. The work will in 18th and 19th century New Jersey utilized in this uniquely informative exhibit. Admis- be judged and first, second, and third place in order to survive. The exhibit also features sion is free. prize-winners selected by Alexandra Willis, curator for the Morris Museum. a new generation of Garden State farmers The fourth annual Highlands Juried who are working to make the distance from Art Exhibit will be hosted by the New Jer- ”In Flux” is on view now through Thursday, farm to table a little bit shorter for today’s sey Highlands Coalition through Wednesday, Feb. 16, at Gallery at 14 Maple, located at families. Regular admission is $5 for adults; March 15 at Morris Arts’ Atrium Gallery, 14 Maple Ave. in Morristown. The gallery $3 for senior citizens, students, and children located on Floors 2-5 of the Morris County is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 6 and older, and free for museum members Administration and Records Building on Mondays through Thursdays, from 10 a.m. and children 5 and younger, with a maxi- 10 Court Street in Morristown. The exhibit, to 1 p.m. Fridays, and by appointment. Call mum family admission of $15. The museum’s featuring a mix of photography, paintings, (973) 285-5115 for additional information. summer hours, through August, are 10 a.m. and mixed media, focuses on the natural, to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; the historic and cultural resources of the New NJ Audubon: Wayrick Gallery Volun- museum is closed on Sunday and Monday Jersey Highlands. The exhibit is curated by teer Art Show will be on view through during the summer, but will resume Sunday New Jersey photographer and Coalition Monday, Feb. 27, at the Scherman Hoffman hours from noon to 5 p.m. in the fall. trustee Dwight Hiscano; and juried by Emmy Wildlife Sanctuary, 11 Hardscrabble Road, Bernardsville. The exhibit will feature a PAGE 16 Thursday, February 23, 2017 Out & About newjerseyhills.com

• POTPOURRI • COOKING End,” will be screened from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 11, at The Presbyterian Eating With The Seasons will be pre- Church of Chatham Township, 240 Southern sented from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, at Blvd., Chatham. Based on the best-selling the Schiff Nature Center, 339 Pleasant Valley book by Dr. Atul Gawande, this documentary Road in Mendham. This event is for ages 18 explores the hopes of patients and families and up. Members pay $20. Non members facing terminal illness and their relationships pay $25. To register, call (973) 543-6004 or with their physicians. Seats are limited; regis- visit www.schiffnaturepreserve.org. ter for this free program at www.pcct-nj.org or call (973) 635-2340. CRAFT SHOWS GARDENING Spring CraftMorristown will be held Friday to Sunday, March 17-19, at the Mor- The monthly meeting of the Home ristown Armory, 430 Western Ave. in Mor- Garden Club of Morristown will begin ristown. Show hours are Friday from 4 p.m. at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 15, in the to 8 p.m.; Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Haggerty Center at the Frelinghuysen Arbo- and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. General retum, 353 East Hanover Avenue in Morris admission is $9 (includes unlimited re-entry Township. The meeting is followed by a lec- all weekend); seniors are $8; children under 6 ture on “Peonies” at 1 p.m. by Dan Furman, are free. Visit www.artrider.com or call (845) owner of Cricket Hill Gardens in Thomaston, 331-7900 for more information. Conn. Talk includes information on botany and cultivation of all types of peonies. No registration is required. EDUCATIONAL ”Creating an Inviting Garden with Industrial Heritage Tour: New Jersey Style” will be presented by Susan Cohan Canals and Local History Symposium from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 26, in the will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March Haggerty Center at the Frelinghuysen Arbo- 25, at the Haggerty Center at the Frelinghuy- retum, 353 East Hanover Avenue in Morris sen Arboretum, 353 East Hanover Avenue Township. This program is eligible for 2.0 in Morris Township. This will be a full day of Rutgers Master Gardener CEU’s. The program presentation focusing on canal history, pres- costs $15 for members or $18 for non-mem- ervation and local history topics. The event is bers. Register by Sunday, March 19, at www. sponsored by the Canal Society of New Jersey arboretumfriends.org. and the Morris County Heritage Commission. Space is limited to 100 participants. For more information, call (973) 292-2755 or email OUTDOORS [email protected]. To register, send a $15 check payable to Canal Society of New NJ Audubon: Owl Prowl Field Trip will Jersey to: Canal Society of New Jersey, P.O. be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 10, Box 737, Morristown, N.J. 07963. at the Somerset County Park Commission Outdoor Education Center, 190 Lord Stirling ”Remembering the Ladies: From Pa- Road, in Basking Ridge. Explore the noctur- triots in Petticoats to Presidential nal world of these fascinating birds. Whether Candidates” will be presented at 2 p.m. with long or short ears, Barred or Great Sunday, March 12, at Farmstead Arts, 450 King Horned, these raptors are truly special. Dress George Road in the Basking Ridge section of with layers for inside and out, and good, Bernards Township. Historical re-enactor Carol warm footwear is a must. This outing is in- Simon Levin will portray pioneering female tended for adults and children eight years activists and politicians who have worked and older with parent. To register by Thurs- to extend women’s rights, including Abigail day, March 9, call (908) 766-2489 or (908) 396- Adams who famously wrote to her husband, 6386 or visit www.somersetcountyparks.org. John, asking that the Continental Congress “remember the ladies” when drafting new NJ Audubon: Woodcock Watch will be laws for the nation. For more information, vis- held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 31, it www.farmsteadartscenter.org/performanc- at the Somerset County Park Commission es/lectures/ or call (908) 636-7576. Admission is Outdoor Education Center, 190 Lord Stirling free, but donations are welcome. Road, in the Basking Ridge section of Ber- nards Township. Take a walk into the fi elds and meadows of Lord Stirling Park as we FILM look and listen for these elusive and amorous bogsuckers. The program costs $9 per per- The PBS FRONTLINE fi lm, “Being Mor- son. To register, call (908) 766-2489 or visit tal: Medicine and What Matters in the www.somersetcountyparks.org.