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The Entrepreneur:
Shazib Jamil, pictured with
his mother, Khola, works
in pharmaceuticals
and does not hide
his Muslim roots.
Scott Morgan reports, page 39.
The Scholar:
Vali Nasr, an Obama
advisor on the Middle
East, speaks at
Princeton University
on the Muslim middle
class. Page 39.
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he story behind a story is September 3, 2008) whether there
sometimes worthy of print itself. was a suitable candidate among the
For instance, this week’s cover bank’s associates and clientele.
package on Islam’s place in the Umar Anjum, a vice president at
economy looked for a while as if it RomAsia, suggested Jamil, who
would not happen. In his article on turned out to be open and accomHightstown-based pharmaceutical modating.
consultant
Shazib
The result of that
Jamil, business editor
interview, along with
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es on the trouble he
cle on Vali Nasr, the
The
had just trying to find
White House advisor
someone willing to
speaking at PrinceLines
represent the Muslim
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working-class expeDecember 8, appears
rience in the region. Morgan turned on page 39. The photographs of
first to Marilyn Jerry, who runs the Jamil and his mother were taken by
law firm Jerry & Jerry with her Suzette Lucas.
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How Are You Under Pressure?
by Graham Jones
M
y first realization about
mental toughness was that I did not
possess much of it. As an 18-yearold playing an age-group sport for
my country, I was hugely frustrated
that I never seemed able to consistently deliver what I knew I was capable of when it mattered most.
And on those rare occasions when I
actually did, I was never quite sure
how and why, which meant that
replicating it next time was pretty
much hit or miss.
I often found myself feeling
tired and yawning as I ran out on to
the field to perform. This didn’t
feel particularly helpful to someone who was just about to generate
the power and explosion required
to hurl a cricket ball as fast as possible at a batsmen standing 60 feet
away. By the way, I’m a Brit and
what I’ve just described is the
equivalent of a pitcher in baseball.
I had similar experiences when I
played my winter sport, rugby. It
was all so puzzling.
With my dreams of sporting
fame and fortune derailed by my
sheer inconsistency, I had to concede defeat. I realized that I simply
didn’t have the required mindset to
cut it as an elite athlete, and instead
turned my energies to discovering
why that was. Why didn’t I flourish
in some competitive environments, when at other times I was as
good as anyone? What mental
shortcomings had stopped me from
achieving my sporting potential,
and was there any way for me – and
others like me – to somehow overcome them? And how could I find
the answers to these questions?
I literally stumbled on the best
place to start; it was when I went to
university to study for a bachelor’s
degree in economics. I have no
idea to this day why I chose economics but the bad news was I
found I didn’t derive much pleasure studying it. The good news is
that the university had just introduced a brand new discipline
called Sports Science, which included this thing called “psychology.” I changed my major at the earliest opportunity, a course of action
that saved my student career. Nev-
er one to be particularly enamoured by academic study as a
schoolboy, I was amazed at the lure
that “sports psychology” had for
me. It provided a vehicle for understanding my own underachievement in sports as I quickly realized
I had not coped with the pressure of
competition very well. I embarked
on five years of postgraduate research to find out more about how
high achievers in sports are able to
deliver consistent high performance in pressured situations.
My second important enlightenment came after I had completed
my PhD and spent two years in the
Occupational Psychology Research Unit at Sheffield University.
Having previously focused exclusively on the psychology of sports,
this experience provided me with
the wonderful opportunity to study
and observe people in another performance setting – work. And I immediately saw striking similarities
between the two fields. Like top
athletes, I learned that the people at
the sharp end of every profession,
whether business leaders, surgeons, engineers, or lawyers, have
to be able to deliver consistently
high performance in environments
not always conducive to it. It was
clear that mental toughness is the
key to enabling people to thrive in a
sometimes difficult workplace.
I have spent the last 25 years
consulting, studying, and writing
about mental toughness. This is all
captured in my book, “Thrive on
Pressure: Lead and Succeed When
Times Get Tough,” published earlier this year. In the book, I talk about
how whether it be in athletes or
business executives, mental tough-
ness is the capacity to respond positively to multiple, and sometimes
conflicting, pressures in order to
consistently perform at high levels.
Here are pointers on how to develop and strengthen the core skills
that underpin this capacity.
Handling Pressure. Being
mentally tough does not mean that
you never feel stressed under pressure. On the contrary, everyone experiences stress at various times.
The key is accepting that it is an inevitable part of performing at high
levels so you can then develop
skills for handling the pressure.
Stay Strong in Your Self-Belief. Self-belief is an essential element in the makeup of the world’s
best performers in business, sports,
and more. It underpins the ability
to set and achieve stretch goals,
take risks, control potentially debilitating fear, and learn from mistakes—all of which are key components of being successful.
Maintain Focus on What Really Matters. Top performers are a
testament to the ability to deal effectively with many potential distractions while maintaining focus
on the things that really matter.
This ability involves accepting that
there are factors in the performance environment you cannot influence so that you can focus on the
things you can control.
Make Your Motivation Work
For You. Ultimately, skills and
abilities alone will not enable high
performance that is sustainable under protracted challenges. The
mentally tough are able to bounce
back because they continue to stay
motivated despite sustained pressures. Extrinsic motivation, such
as pay and reward, is unquestionably a source of motivation for
many. But research shows that internal motivation and working for
an inherent satisfaction leads to
more enjoyment and less pressure.
Graham Jones, Ph.D., is a performance psychologist and director of Lane4, a management consultancy specializing in organizational performance, leadership development, and executive coaching
at 10 Wall Street (www.sustainedhighperformance.com).
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Thursday, December 9
Biotech, Nanotech,
and Commercialization
A
merican ingenuity is alive and well in
New Jersey. In the spirit of Thomas Edison,
university researchers are linking up with
practitioners and creating solutions in such
areas as medicine, research methods, and
carbon nanotubes.
Anant Madabhushi, director of the Laboratory for Computational Imaging and
Bioinformatics at Rutgers, has developed a
computerized image analysis program
called Ibris, which investigates the structure
of a breast cancer tumor to determine the
best treatment approach.
At the New Jersey Institute of Technology, retired Bell Labs researchers have developed projects after interviewing physicians
at the University of Medicine and Dentistry
of New Jersey about medical needs. Gordon Thomas, an expert in optics and applied physics, met up with a doctor in glaucoma research who sent him away to create
a device that could measure eye pressure at
home, through a closed eyelid.
A postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University and her co-inventor, Johannes Dapprich, created a technique for quickly and
cheaply marking desired pieces of DNA and
then gathering them using magnetic beads.
The work of these inventors and others
will be presented at the Regional Commercialization Conference on Thursday, December 9, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Friend
Center at Princeton University. The event
opens with a keynote address by Sandy
Wiggins, co-founder and chairman of
e3bank. Cost: $80. Visit www.njtc.org.
The conference also features an investment panel on what tech transfer officers
and entrepreneurs need to know, moderated
by Tony Volpe, CEO of Philadelphia-based
law firm Volpe and Koenig. A second panel
features entrepreneurs who have successfully accessed resources. It is moderated by
Stephen Tang, president and CEO of University City Science Center in Philadelphia.
At the regionalization conference, explains Carl Georgeson, manager of patents
and licensing at the New Jersey Institute of
Technology, his researchers will be mostly
“looking for a licensee or for someone to do
further funding of sponsored research as a
collaborator going forward.”
The school will be presenting the personal tonometer developed by Thomas, professor of physics and bioengineering, to assess
eye pressure, as well as three other projects.
One is a smart shunt for the 700,000 adults
and children with hydrocephalus, a buildup
of spinal fluid in the brain that causes a huge
headache. The only way to treat this condition is with a drain, the current version of
which malfunctions frequently. The smart
shunt that Thomas also developed measures
flow and pressure rates in the shunt and will
be able to detect problems early on without
waiting for a severe headache to evolve,
says Georgeson.
Brest cancer detection. To develop his
tumor-imaging
project,
Madabhushi
worked with Shridar Ganesan, a breast
cancer oncologist at Robert Wood Johnson
Medical Center. “The two of us came up
with the Ibris technology together,” says
Madabhushi. “He provided the clinical domain knowledge, and I came in with the
technical background.”
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States are diagnosed with breast
cancer yearly. Sixty percent of
these — some 120,000 women —
have estrogen receptor positive
breast cancer, and of that group
half will need chemotherapy in addition to treatment with Tamoxifen.
The trick is to distinguish between the women who do and do
not need chemotherapy. With Madabhushi’s technique he can glean
information up front that allows
doctors to make personalized treatment decisions, so that women can
avoid the significant side effects of
chemo if they don’t need it.
The decision whether to do
chemotherapy requires an analysis
of 21 different genes. The test,
which costs $3,500 to $4,000,
yields a risk score from which a
physician decides whether to do
chemotherapy. But this approach
has two principal problems, suggests Madabhushi. The first is expense and the second is that the test
requires the biopsy sample to be
shipped to a specialized facility,
which does the test and communicates the risk score back to the oncologist.
“Our technology involves just
image analysis of the breast cancer
biopsy specimen,” Madabhushi
says. “Our assumption is that if we
look at the arrangement of cells,
glands, and nuclei, there is specific
information encoded in the images
of a breast cancer biopsy specimen
that allows us to identify whether it
is from a tumor that has a good or a
bad outcome.”
B
ased on preliminary data
from about 40 patients, Madabhushi suggests that Ibris’ quick and
inexpensive process seems to offer
a prediction as good as the current
method. The technique is also
portable and can analyze samples
from anywhere in the world. Further, because the Ibris technique
only requires looking at the tissue,
the technology itself does not disrupt the current clinical paradigm,
and clinicians don’t have to change
what they do.
Ibris is in the process of generating additional data to evaluate the
software’s effectiveness in predicting patient outcomes. Scientists
will digitize biopsy specimens
from patients whose outcome is already known. “The beauty of the
technology is that we can validate
it retroactively,” says Madabhushi.
Ibris has been acquiring data
through partnerships with the Cancer Institute of New Jersey and the
University of Pennsylvania. Al-
ready the company has data from
more than 100 women and will be
able to publish once it has 200,
which could happen in the next
three to six months.
Madabhushi and his co-founder,
research professor James Monaco, are the only employees Ibris
has, but if National Institutes of
Health funding is confirmed, the
firm will be hiring more people.
Once in hiring mode, Madabhushi,
as a Rutgers faculty member, will
disassociate from the company.
Madabhushi grew up in Bombay,
where his mother, who has a Ph.D.
in maternal and child nutrition, is a
professor. His father trained as a
mechanical engineer and owns a
company that exports building materials.
Madabhushi graduated in 1998
from the University of Bombay
with a bachelor’s in biomedical engineering. He received a master’s
in the same field from the University of Texas at Austin in 2000 and a
doctorate from Penn in 2004. In
2005 he became an assistant professor in the department of biomedical engineering at Rutgers.
His decision to pursue biomedical engineering came at a juncture
when he was trying to choose between medicine or engineering.
“At that point, I felt I wanted to do
both,” he says. “I knew if I went into just a medical track, I wasn’t go-
DECEMBER 8, 2010
U.S. 1
ing to be able to do much engineering, but by that it is specific and can capture larger seggoing into biomedical engineering, I ments of a chromosome. “The analogy for
thought I could have my cake and eat it too.” that application is that if you have a patient
Madabhushi says he always wanted to be who has a complex disease and you need to
involved in research that translates from the interrogate six or seven positions on the
laboratory into making a tangible difference DNA, you don’t want to have to look at the
in people’s lives. It may originate in the lab- person’s entire genome.” Whereas it might
oratory, but either through startups or indus- take a day to read a full genome (and cost
trial collaboration, he says, the technology $7,000 apiece), Dapprich can barcode the
ultimately goes to people and patients who desired DNA for each patient and then run
50 to 100 patients together at the same cost.
need it.
The technique’s first application was to
In fact, Madabhushi has been involved in
two large industrial collaborations, where ensure that what looks like identical tissue
the National Institutes of Health funds in- between bone marrow or kidney donors and
dustry to work together with researchers in receipients is indeed identical. In about 6
academe. Both are $3.4 million, five-year percent of cases, says Dapprich, the DNA
projects; the first between Rutgers, looks identical but is not, and the conseSiemens, and the University of Pennsylva- quences can be deadly for the recipient.
The problem is that
nia, and the second behumans have two
tween Rutgers, Riverside
copies of the full
Research in New York
Advanced science in
genome, one from each
City, Beth Israel Deathe fields of cancer reparent, and it is difficult
coness Medical Center in
to tell whether the tightBoston, and General
search, nanotechnolly wound DNA strands
Electric.
ogy, and cartilage reare as alike as they
DNA research. Things
pair are on their way.
seem. His technique can
have also been cooking at
flag, say, the mother’s
These and other techPrinceton University. Jostrands, gather them
hannes Dapprich’s renologies will be prewith the little magnetic
search with Michele
sented
at
a
December
beads, and have a robot
Cleary of Merck yielded
use a magnet to pull the
9 commercialization
a technique that allows
mother’s DNA to the
scientists to “fish out a
conference.
side of the tube. This apspecific sequence from a
plication was licensed
mixed DNA sample,”
to Qiagen, a life sciDrappich says. He likened it to doing an Inences
reagent
provider
and maker of DNAternet search — after typing specific search
terms into Google, you pull out pages and extraction robotics.
Next Dapprich will be peddling his techwebsites and paragraphs that contain those
words and phrases. “The more specific your nique to companies that do what is called
search term is, the more specifically you can “next generation sequencing,” a collection
target a document or a website,” says Dap- of new instruments that can do ultra-high
throughput DNA sequences. Dapprich and
prich.
He also likened his technique to marking his partner were able to develop the technolpages of interest in a big encyclopedia (the ogy with the help of a $3 million NIH smallentire human genome) with Post-it notes. In business research grant.
Dapprich, who grew up about an hour
his system these are short, artificial pieces of
DNA that flag the DNA segments he wants north of Frankfurt, where his father was a
to capture. He then uses magnetic particles judge, received his undergraduate degee at
to bind to the tagged DNA segments, which the University of Gottingen. He earned a
can then be isolated with a magnet.
The advantage of Dapprich’s technique is
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When the Wish List Includes a Job
K
atie DeVito left Rider University to build her busiin 2001 with a bachelor’s in fine arts and a ness from home
choice. She could A.) pursue the potentially and be able to
rewarding but probably unstable path of fine spend more time
with the kids
arts or B.) go into nonprofit management.
She chose B because she felt it would be when she has
more stable. For a time it was. But then she them.
The relentgot laid off and spent a year out of work. She
went to a few seminars, sent out a few re- lessly optimistic
does
sumes, but was not very engaged in the job DeVito
hunt. But at the end of 2009 she got a job as a give a nod to the
communications manager at a nonprofit realities people
agency. It was a newly created position at the face. Besides her
agency — and one that the agency decided own struggles,
90 days later that it no longer needed. By she has met
dozens of unemployed people this year who
February DeVito was out of work again.
The first thing she did this time? She sent have fought to stay positive through their sita tweet asking how many people in New Jer- uations. “It’s a mixed bag,” DeVito says of
sey had the same kind of story. The response the mood of the people in her group. “Some
people out there have been out of work for
was enormous.
DeVito, who has been a devotee of social two years, they were the bread winner, they
media since 2006, turned to her husband and have kids in college, and their benefits are
said “I have to do something.” So she started about to expire. It’s bad because people start
with a social event in the spring, a gathering to feel that they’re not worth anything, and
of other unemployed, hopeful, often frus- that’s just not true.”
On the other hand, she has come across a
trated people who did not want to take their
situation lying down. Soon DeVito formed few success stories. One man was unemployed for just two
NJ Unemployed, a netmonths before landing a
working group that relies
job. DeVito says the
heavily on social media as
Katie DeVito lost her
man, a sales professiona means of making conjob after 90 days and
al, accomplished the
tacts and getting work.
feat by going to at least
But what started out as
immediately said ‘I
one networking or busia social event quickly behave to do someness-related function a
came a more earnest enthing.’ And she did it.
day and getting at least
terprise. “We do a lot of
five business cards.
seminars now,” DeVito
“He’d go home, look
says. “We started with social events, but my members wanted more them up on LinkedIn, and network.”
Networking, in the old-fashioned, in-perskills and training.”
NJ Unemployed began hosting seminars son way or through the Internet, is absoluteon social media, networking, and job hunt- ly the top thing anyone unemployed should
ing skills and has rapidly built a collection of be doing, DeVito says. Put yourself out there
members. And in any other month the group in as many situations as possible. “You nevwould put a business spin on its next event, er know who knows somebody who can help
but since it’s December, DeVito says “It’s you,” she says.
Another success story — actually two —
the holidays — why not a social event?”
NJ Unemployed will host a social and comes from two women who had taken part
networking get-together on Thursday, De- in numerous NJ Unemployed events who
cember 9, at 6 p.m. at Princeton Sports Bar & just recently found work after several
Grill, 128 Nassau Street. The event is free. months. “I feel a little like a proud mom,”
DeVito says.
Visit www.katiedevito.com.
DeVito believes in the spirit of those who
apply to jobs and keep trying, but she also is
eVito’s efforts to get noticed worked frustrated by how the unemployment picture
almost immediately — and not just among is presented. “I think the situations’s worse
the unemployed. National media outlets told than what’s being presented,” she says. New
her story. Parade magazine chronicled De- Jersey’s unemployment rate just went from
Vito among a group of five unemployed 9.6 percent to 9.8 — and this, she says, probAmericans as they sought work, following ably does not factor in women who have
been out of work while raising the kids, nor
her journey from April to July.
In April she appeared on CBS’s Early does it take into account the underemployed.
Making things harder, she says, is the
Show to discuss unemployment and social
media. Soon after she appeared on “Kane In darker side of online job hunting. Sites like
Your Corner,” a segment on the News 12 Monster.com or CareerBuilder, for example,
post thousands of jobs for thousands of emNew Jersey cable news channel.
As DeVito and NJ Unemployed got more ployers and the cumulative effect is the
notice, she found people asking her for more numbing sensation that your resume has
direct help. Someone asked her to help with been sucked into a black hole. “It’s not that
PR. And then someone else. “When I got my you just don’t get the job,” DeVito says.
third client I said, ‘I think I’m starting a busi- “You’re not hearing anything.”
And compounding this problem is one
ness here,’” DeVito says. “I said, ‘Forget
looking for a job, I’m going to put 110 per- she just heard of. A friend who posts jobs on
cent into my business.” She formed Katie Monster for a company stumbled across a
DeVito LLC, which she operates from her job listing that looked wrong. The woman
Hamilton home as a communications and had never heard of this position, so she asked
the company whether it was for real. The
social media marketing firm.
So far, DeVito says, it is going as well as company admitted it was not, but wanted to
can be expected, but she admits it is not yet a posted it anyway. So why would a company
panacea. “Nothing happens overnight,” she pay (as much as $10,000 a year, the going
says. DeVito and her husband — who was a rate for corporate accounts on Monster) to
human resources professional until he too post a job that doesn’t even exist? “The comgot laid off — live with his parents, a move pany said ‘To be visible,’” DeVito says. “It
was just a marketing tool. It just gives people
she defends as necessary and smart.
“We were looking at a house,” DeVito false hope.”
Devito, however, is working harder for
says. “Our lease was up and whether we renewed it depended on whether we got the more practical answers. On top of her many
house.” But then she was laid off, and with speaking engagements, on everything from
both out of work, the couple decided to take finding your passion to building a resume,
up his parents on their long-standing offer to she has taken her fight to Trenton. DeVito
move in with them. “They’d been saying for has lobbied for the unemployed before the
years that we should move in with them,” Assembly Labor Committee in an effort to
DeVito says. Suddenly, the choice seemed get NJ Unemployed recognized as a legitiobvious. “We’d be stupid not to take it,” she mate resource.
With the new year on the way, DeVito
says. “And we’re lucky to have that opportuhopes that companies will be able to confignity. A lot of people don’t even have that.”
Fortunately DeVito and her husband have ure their budgets and that the new legislature
no children to worry about. She wants them, will be open to hearing the realities of the
but says they will wait until things are a little people. “It’s hard on everybody,” DeVito
more concrete. On the plus side, she adds, says. “It’s at the point of ‘All I Want for
now that she is her own boss, she will be able Christmas Is a Job.’” — Scott Morgan
D
DECEMBER 8, 2010
Survival Guide
Continued from page 7
master’s in physics at the University of
Florida in Gainesville, then a doctorate in
physics and biophysics at the Max Planck
Institute in Germany.
After completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, he went to work for Seq, a small company that did single-molecule DNA sequencing. He then moved to Orchid Biosciences, where he soon found himself on
the wrong side of a layoff. At that point, the
founder of Seq suggested that if he had a
good idea, he should start his own company.
Princeton University president Shirley
Tilghman helped him out by inviting him to
work for a year in her lab, where he and
Cleary finalized the technology.
Nanotechhnology. Another project, developed by Somenath Mitra, acting chair
and professor and director of the graduate
program in environmental science, involves
carbon nanotubes, which must be purified
and functionalized in order to be useful. Mitra came up with a way to do this using a microwave process that takes 30 minutes
rather than the normal three days, and disperses the tubes evenly in a solution. Another professor has used these carbon nanotubes to make small solar cells that would
usually require silicon or precious metals.
Cartilage repair. The last project, developed by Treena Arinzeh, associate professor of bioengineering at NJIT, offers an approach to regenerating cartilage, which does
not grow back together after it is broken.
With projects also being offered by Fox
Chase Cancer Center, Temple University,
the University City Science Center, and the
University of Medicine and Dentistry of
New Jersey, attendees at the Regional Commercialization Conference will be able to
appreciate the creativity of area researchers
as they push their projects into an entrepreneurial framework — in a way that would
have made Thomas Edison proud.
— Michele Alperin
Tuesday, December 14
Are You the Right Person
To Run Your Business?
W
hat are the characteristics that make
a good entrepreneur? Understanding
whether or not you have the personality, the
temperament, the support, and the resources
to run your own business are an important —
and often overlooked — part of developing a
business plan, according to Bill Lichtman,
CEO and president of the Princeton chapter
of SCORE.
Lichtman will present “The Business
Plan — A Tool for Funding” on Tuesday,
December 14, at 6:30 p.m. at the Lawrence
Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County
Library. The free seminar will review the basic elements of a business plan, from vision
through financials. It will also include a
schedule, examples, and an overview of potential sources of financing. Visit
www.scoreprinceton.org.
SCORE, the Service Corps of Retired Executives, provides free and confidential
business counseling, coaching, and mentoring, tailored toward small businesses. The
Princeton chapter has roughly 40 volunteers
serving entrepreneurs in Middlesex and
Mercer counties.
Lichtman has been an active volunteer
with SCORE since the 1990s and has helped
prepare business plans for small, medium,
large, and start-up companies for decades.
An electrical engineer by training, he received his bachelor’s degree from Tufts and
his master’s from Brooklyn Polytechnic.
After retiring from corporate life he began a career as a consultant, first in technical
fields, but after several years, “I found that I
was less interested in keeping up with all the
latest technology and more interested in
helping people who were starting businesses,” he says. He found that SCORE was an
excellent fit. “At SCORE we help hundreds
of business owners. That means we are helpContinued on page 45
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Holiday Gift Guide
From Landau’s: The Best
Coat You Will Ever Own!
L
andau is proud to offer
possibly the largest collection of Loden garments
available anywhere outside
of Austria, and certainly the
widest variety of styles anywhere in the U.S. Jackets and
coats in men’s sizes 34-52
and women’s sizes 4-20. All
Landau Lodens are in stock
at the Nassau Street woolens
shop.
What’s so special about a
Landau Loden? Authentic
Austrian Loden cloth represents a legacy of tradition,
craftsmanship, and quality
dating back to 1000 B.C.
Loden is a process, not a
style, fabric or color. Strong
yarns are purposely woven
loosely into cloth that then
undergoes a lengthy wet finishing or milling process. The
process causes the loosely
woven fabric to shrink by a
full third, to felt, and to become quite dense. The cloth
is then brushed with thistles,
teased, and then sheared . .
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From the classic Loden
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hen you are looking for
W
a gift that will always be
remembered, try giving an
Introductory Flying Lesson
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Whether the person has expressed an interest in learning to fly or you just wish to
give a gift of adventure, an
Introductory Lesson is fun for
people of all ages.
The airport is open every
day from 8 until dark year
round, when the certificate
can be redeemed by appointment.
An FAA-certified flight instructor will demonstrate the
pre-flight inspection of the
airplane to insure air worthiness. Then the person will be
seated in the left seat of the
airplane with the instructor in
the right seat. Both will have
their hands and feet on the
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talk the student through the
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For $99 the person will be in
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for $179 for one hour. The
time in the airplane will count
toward a license if the person wishes to pursue a pilot’s
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Either way, your gift will always be remembered. There
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become one. Check the
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To order a gift certificate,
you can call Princeton Airport at 609-921-3100; visit the
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FOR HANDBAGS, ACCESSORIES,
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HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS FROM DOWNTOWN PRINCETON
The first Lodens were work
garments worn by farmers,
shepherds, and hunters to
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Function dictated that the
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Today’s Loden coats and
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ART
FILM
LITERATURE
DANCE
DRAMA
MUSIC
PREVIEW
DAY-BY-DAY EVENTS, DECEMBER 8 TO 15
For more event listings visit
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PREVIEW EDITOR:
JAMIE SAXON
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Road, Hamilton, 609-931-0149.
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$10. 7 to 9 p.m.
Contra Dance, Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson
Center, Monument Drive, 609924-6763. www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Instruction followed
by dance. $7. 7:40 to 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday
December 8
IN THE SPOTLIGHT:
Behind the Lens
Literati
Slide Talk, Princeton Photography Club, Johnson Education
Center, D&R Greenway Land
Trust, 1 Preservation Place,
Princeton, 732-422-3676. www.princetonphotoclub.org. “A Few
Things I’ve Learned Over 40
Years” presented by Ricardo Barros, a freelance photographer.
Register. 7:30 p.m.
Author Event, Labyrinth Books,
122 Nassau Street, Princeton,
609-497-1600. www.labyrinthbooks.com. Cynthia Zarin, author
of “The Ada Poems,” presents a
reading. A longtime contributor to
the New Yorker, she has written
three previous books of poetry
and several books for children.
5:30 p.m.
Poets Wednesday, Barron Arts
Center, 582 Rahway Avenue,
Woodbridge, 732-634-0413.
Reading by Maria Gillan and poetry workshop. Register. 7 p.m.
Classical Music
Carols of Many Nations, Princeton Theological Seminary, Miller
Chapel, 609-497-7890. www.ptsem.edu. Musical services includes readings, choral anthems,
and congregational carols led by
the Princeton Seminary Choir, international students, and staff.
Children from the seminary community sing a Moravian Christmas
carol, “Morning Star, O Cheering
Sight,” during the service. The
school’s resident bluegrass band
will lead another carol. Of the 555
students enrolled, 21 are international students who come from 13
countries. Advent and Christmas
scriptures will be read in their native languages. Carol by candlelight after each service. Free. 3,
6:30, and 8:30 p.m.
Carillon Concert, Princeton University, 88 College Road West,
Princeton, 609-258-3654. www.princeton.edu. Concert on the fifth
largest carillon in the country.
Free. 6:30 p.m.
Opera New Jersey: Holiday
Fare, Grounds For Sculpture,
18 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton,
609-586-0616. www.groundsforsculpture.org. Holiday concert.
Free with admission. 7 p.m.
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Good Causes
Garage Rock Meets Christmas
The Fleshtones, the American garage rock band formed in
1976, will appear on Friday, December 10, at the Record
Collector Store in Bordentown. The program includes
a set from the group’s ‘Stocking Stuffer’ holiday album.
609-324-0880.
TCNJ Concert Band, College of
New Jersey, Mildred and Ernest
Mayo Concert Hall, Ewing, 609771-2585. www.tcnj.edu. Register. 8 p.m.
Jazz & Blues
Rutgers Jazz Chamber Ensemble, Mason Gross School of the
Arts, Schare Recital Hall, New
Brunswick, 732-932-7511. www.masongross.rutgers.edu. Free. 8
p.m.
Art
Holiday Exhibit, Gold Medal Impressions, 43 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor, 609606-9001. www.goldmedalimpressions.com. Photographer
Richard Druckman features a limited number of collection-quality
photographs from Super Bowls,
Giants, Jets, Eagles, Yankees,
Mets, Nets, Devils, Flyers, Rutgers, Georgetown, and West
Windsor-Plainsboro High School
North and South. Through December 24. Call for hours on
weekends. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Atelier Tour, Grounds For Sculpture, 18 Fairgrounds Road,
Hamilton, 609-586-0616. www.groundsforsculpture.org. Inside
scoop on how sculpture is made
and the processes used to create
a finished work of art. Register.
$20. 5:30 p.m.
Watercolor Workshop, AC
Moore, Route 33, Hamilton, 609587-1636. Beginner to intermediate level. Register. $22 plus supplies. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Art Class, Travis Gallery, 6089
Lower York Road, New Hope, PA,
215-794-3903. www.travisgallery.com. Drawing and oil
painting lessons for all levels. Materials list provided. Register. $50.
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Architecture
Archaeological Institute of
America, Princeton University,
McCormick 106, 609-258-9127.
princeton.edu. “Landscapes of
the Byzantine Village” presented
by Sharon Gerstel, U.C.L.A. Reception follows talk. Free. 6 p.m.
On Stage
Les Miserables, Paper Mill Playhouse, Brookside Drive, Millburn,
973-376-4343. www.papermill.org. United States premiere of the
25th anniversary production of
the musical based on the 1862
novel by Victor Hugo about romance, revolution, and redemption. $25 to $92. 7 p.m.
I Capture the Castle, Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey,
F.M. Kirby Theater, Drew University, Madison, 973-408-5600.
www.shakespearenj.org. American East coast premiere of Dodie
Smith’s romantic comedy. $31 to
$54. 7:30 p.m.
[title of show], George Street
Playhouse, 9 Livingston Avenue,
New Brunswick, 732-246-7717.
www.gsponline.org. Musical comedy features Lauren Kennedy,
Tyler Maynard, Susan Mosher,
and Seth Rudetsky. $29.50 to
$79.50. 8 p.m.
The Jameson Project, Mason
Gross School of the Arts, Jameson Theater, Jones Avenue, New
Brunswick, 732-932-7511. www.masongross.rutgers.edu. Alternative, student-run theater. $15. 8
p.m.
Film
Planned Pethood Clinic, Animal
Alliance, 1410 Route 179 North,
Lambertville, 609-818-1952.
www.animalalliancenj.org. Notfor-profit veterinary clinic offers
low-cost animal health services to
all pet owners, regardless of income. Rabies vaccination, $15;
microchipping, $30; shave down
for dogs, $15; heartworm testing
for dogs, $30; FeLV/FIV testing
for cats, $30; dewormings, $5. All
performed by a licensed veterinarian in an animal hospital setting without additional office visit
fee. 6 to 9 p.m.
Craft Fairs
Sauce for the Goose, Arts Council of Princeton, Witherspoon
Street, Princeton, 609-924-8777.
www.artscouncilofprinceton.org.
Arts and crafts sale featuring
paintings, drawings, ceramics,
glasswork, holiday ornaments,
greeting cards, photography, jewelry, hats, and scarves. Gallery
hours are Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Friday, 9 a.m. to
5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8
p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Through December 21. 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Faith
Advent Brown Bag Concert and
Art Exhibit, Doylestown Presbyterian Church, 127 East Court
Street, Doylestown, PA, 215-3483531. www.dtownpc.org. Mary
Claire Jensen on piano. Reception follows. Art by Bob McGovern. Noon.
Food & Dining
International Film Festival,
South Brunswick Library, 110
Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, 732-329-4000. www.sbpl.info. Screening of “The Last Station,” 2010. Free. 7 p.m.
Wherever the Olive Grows,
Mediterra, 29 Hulfish Street,
Princeton, 609-252-9680. www.terramomo.com. “The Feast of
the Fishes” focuses on the traditional Italian-American feast that
includes seafood dishes. Register. $45. 6 p.m.
Dancing
Health & Wellness
Newcomers Dance Party, American Ballroom, 569 Klockner
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Tree Lighting:
The Lewis School’s
annual Tree of Light
celebration takes
place on Thursday,
December 9,
53 Bayard Lane.
609-924-8120.
of NY & NJ, 20 Prospect Avenue,
Suite 702, Hackensack, 201-4419890. www.skinandlasers.com.
Information, light fare, and goody
bag with samples. Register.
Noon to 4 p.m.
Tribal Belly Dance Class, One
Yoga Center, 405 Route 130,
East Windsor, 267-266-0297.
www.oneyogacenter.net. Level
two, 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. Level 1,
8:30 to 9:30 p.m. $16. 7:15 p.m.
Family Theater
Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer,
Off-Broadstreet Theater, 5
South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609-466-2766. www.offbroadstreet.com. Geared for
young audiences ages 3 to 7. $4.
10 a.m.
Lectures
Public Lecture, Institute for Advanced Study, Wolfensohn Hall,
Einstein Drive, Princeton, 609734-8175. www.ias.edu. “The
Fear of God: An Emotion and Its
Context” presented by Angelos
Chaniotis, professor in the School
of Historical Studies. Free. 4:30
p.m.
Meeting, Princeton Photography Club, Johnson Education
Princeton, 732-422-3676. www.princetonphotoclub.org. 7 p.m.
Shopping Safety Seminar,
Princeton ATA Martial Arts, 830
State Road, Princeton, 609-6162821. princetonata.com. Onehour seminar includes shopping
safety, parking lot safety, and real
world self-defense tactics. Register. Free. Must be 18 and over.
7:30 p.m.
Slide Talk, Princeton Photography Club, Johnson Education
Princeton, 732-422-3676. www.princetonphotoclub.org. “A Few
Things I’ve Learned Over 40
Years” presented by Ricardo Barros, a freelance photographer.
Register. 7:30 p.m.
Live Music
Concert, Barnes & Noble, MarketFair, West Windsor, 609-7161570. www.bn.com. Hopewell
Valley Chamber Singers perform
holiday program. 7 p.m.
The Hub Kings, The Court Tavern, 124 Church Street, New
Brunswick, 732-545-7265. www.thecourttavern.com. Soul jazz trio
debut new material and holiday
tunes. 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Open Mic, Alchemist &
Barrister, 28 Witherspoon Street,
Princeton, 609-924-5555. www.theaandb.com. 10 p.m.
Karaoke, Ivy Inn, 248 Nassau
10 p.m.
Politics
Woodrow Wilson School,
Princeton University, Robertson
Hall bowl 016, 609-258-2943.
www.princeton.edu. “Economics
versus Extremism: The New Muslim Middle Class and Ideological
Shift in the Muslim World” presented by Vali Nasr, professor of
international politics at Tufts University, and senior advisor to special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. 4:30 p.m.
Schools
Open Classroom, Wilberforce
School, 33 River Road, Princeton, 609-924-6111. www.wilberforceschool.org. Christian school
from kindergarten to eighth
grade. Children are welcome.
8:30 a.m.
Socials
On Stage
Meeting, NJ Ski and Snowboard,
Chickie’s and Pete’s, 306 Route
130 North, Bordentown, 609-4240710. www.njskiandsnowboard.com. 7:30 p.m.
novel by Victor Hugo about romance, revolution, and redemption. The all new production featuring new staging and reimagined scenery inspired by Victor
Hugo’s paintings begins its national tour in January. Lawrence
Clayton portrays the fugitive Jean
Valjean with Andrew Varela as
Javert. $25 to $92. 1:30 and 7
p.m.
For Seniors
Kosher Cafe East, Jewish Family and Children’s Service, Beth
El Synagogue, 50 Maple Stream
Road, East Windsor, 609-9878100. www.jfcsonline.org. Kosher
meal and speaker for ages 60
and up. “Take Your Health to a
New Level” presented by Carole
Elkins, a wellness consultant.
Register. $5. 12:30 p.m.
Sports
Trenton Devils Hockey, Sun National Bank Center, 609-5999500. www.TrentonDevils.com.
Elmira Jackals. $11-$29. 7 p.m.
Thursday
December 9
Fresh Made To Order Sushi
Freshness is what matters in Sushi.
Comparable in quality & freshness to the
finest restaurants in the area.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: An 18th
Century Christmas
Teriyaki Boy can’ t be beat for its combination of
well-prepared food and inexpensive prices.
—Princeton Living
$
20
Sushi
selections from 2.29
Choose from Teriyaki, Tempura, Udon or Combos & Platters.
Holly Nights, Pennsbury Manor,
400 Pennsbury Memorial Road,
Morrisville, 215-946-0400. www.pennsburymanor.org. Candles,
luminaria, and torches illuminate
William Penn’s 43-acre historic
plantation for Holly Nights, a family celebration with music, carol
singing, bonfires, hot mulled
cider, and historic crafts demonstrations. Guided tour of the
manor house by candlelight. $10.
5:30 to 9 p.m.
Over
All food is cooked
to order in 100% vegetable oil.
Take-out & Catering
Service Available.
MARKETFAIR
609-897-7979 Fax: 609-897-1204
Mon-Thurs. 10am-9pm, Fri-Sat 10am-10pm, Sun 11am-7:30pm
Classical Music
Concert, Princeton University,
Chapel, 609-258-3654. Free.
12:30 to 1 p.m.
Holiday Concert, Lawrence Senior Center, 30 Darrah Lane
East, Lawrenceville, 609-8447048. Lawrence Community Concert Band in concert. Free. 7 p.m.
Jazz & Blues
Projects in Jazz Performance,
Princeton University Concerts,
Taplin Auditorium, 609-258-5000.
www.princeton.edu/utickets.
Recital with Kenny Davis on bass.
Free. 8 p.m.
Pop Music
Composition Colloquium,
Woolworth, Room 102, 609-2585000. www.princeton.edu/utickets. Trimpin. 4:30 p.m.
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Rock Troubadour: The Elliott Murphy
Band plays tunes from their new CD,
‘Notes from the Underground,’ on Thursday,
December 9, at the Record Collector,
Bordentown. 609-324-0880.
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Sat: 8:30am - 3:30pm
609-799-8554
$79.50. 2 and 8 p.m.
A Christmas Carol, McCarter
Theater, 91 University Place,
609-258-2787. www.mccarter.org. Holiday classic by Charles
Dickens. $33 and up. 7:30 p.m.
Once Upon a Mattress, Actors’
NET, 635 North Delmorr Avenue,
Morrisville, PA, 215-295-3694.
www.actorsnetbucks.org. Musical
comedy. $20. 8 p.m.
A Christmas Carol, Bucks County Playhouse, 70 South Main
Street, New Hope, 215-862-2041.
www.buckscountyplayhouse.com. Musical. $22. 8 p.m.
Egyptology, Mason Gross
School of the Arts, Levin Theater, George Street, New
Brunswick, 732-932-7511. www.masongross.rutgers.edu. Drama
about a gay parent trying to reclaim her child when her partner
leaves her for a man. $25. 8 p.m.
p.m.
Floyd Collins, Princeton University, Lewis Center, 185 Nassau
Street, 609-258-1500. www.princeton.edu. Directed by Andy
Linz, Class of 2011. 8 p.m.
Sex on Broadway,
Princeton University
Players, Whitman College Theater, 609-2581500. www.princeton.edu/pup. Musical revue
directed by Lily Gold,
Class of 2014. $5. 8 p.m.
I Capture the Castle,
Shakespeare Theater
of New Jersey, F.M. Kirby Theater, Drew University, Madison, 973-4085600. www.shakespearenj.org. American
East coast premiere of
Dodie Smith’s romantic
comedy. $31 to $54. Preperformance talk at 7
p.m. 8 p.m.
Garden District, Theatre
Intime, Hamilton Murray
Theater, Princeton University, 609-258-1742. www.theatreintime.org. $12. 8 p.m.
Film
Foreign Film, Lawrence Library,
Darrah Lane and Route 1,
Lawrence Township, 609-9896920. www.mcl.org. Screening of
“Jaffa,” 2009. Hebrew with English subtitles. Register. 6:30 p.m.
Visions of Light: Art Through
Film, Arts Council of Princeton,
102 Witherspoon Street, 609924-8777. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org. Screening of a
documentary on the art and history of cinematography since the
beginning of cinema at the turn of
the 20th century. Post screening
discussion with a panel of artists.
Free. 7:30 p.m.
Dancing
Argentine Tango, Black Cat Tango, Suzanne Patterson Center,
Monument Drive, 609-273-1378.
www.theblackcattango.com. Beginner and intermediate classes
followed by guided practice. No
partner necessary. $12. 9:15 p.m.
Good Causes
Carriage Rides, Jamesburg Revitalization Coalition, Presbyterian Church, 175 Gatzmer Avenue, Jamesburg, 732-605-1463.
www.ilovejamesburg.com. Narrated 15-minute tour of culturally
significant town buildings and
streets in an old-fashioned carriage pulled by Belgian draft horses. Benefit for the deacon’s food
pantry at the church. Hot chocolate, tomato bisque soup, mulled
cider, roasted chestnuts, cookies,
and popcorn available. Register.
$5. 7 to 9 p.m.
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December 9
Tree of Light Celebration, The
Lewis School, 53 Bayard Lane,
Princeton, 609-924-8120. lewisschool.org. Annual event to benefit
the scholarship and program fund
features the lighting of the tree, a
holiday concert, gourmet foods,
and a silent auction. The thousands of lights lit on the stately outdoor tree represent the 30 million
Americans who are struggling with
learning and literacy. Register online. $35. Warm clothing is recommended. 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Holiday Event
5:30 to 9 p.m.
Produce, cheese, breads, pastries, honey, candles, fresh juices,
baskets, jewelry, pottery, rugs, alpaca wool clothing, paintings,
books, DVDs, games, and greeting cards. 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Group Studio Workout, Optimal
Exercise, 27 Maplewood Avenue, Cranbury, 609-462-7722.
Supervised cardio, core, strength,
and stretching. Register. $20. 6
a.m.
Live Music
Pre-K Nature Program, Mercer
County Park Commission, Mercer Park, West Windsor, 609-9896540. www.mercercounty.org.
“Conifers.” Register by E-mail to
jrogers@mercercounty.org. Free.
10 to 11 a.m.
Family Theater
Politics
South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609-466-2766. www.offbroadstreet.com. Geared for
young audiences ages 3 to 7. $4.
10 a.m.
Woodrow Wilson School,
Princeton University, Robertson
Hall bowl 016, 609-258-2943.
www.princeton.edu. “Empowering
African Americans in the Age of
Obama” presented by Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League; and Hugh Price, former president and CEO of the National Urban League. 4:30 p.m.
Candlelight Vigil, Coalition for
Peace Action, Palmer Square,
Princeton, 609-924-5022. www.peacecoalition.org. Support of the
new treaty to reduce nuclear
weapons in the U.S. and Russia.
Bring candles. Potluck for peace
in the assembly room of Nassau
Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau
Street, at 6 p.m. Bring dishes to
the church after 4:30 p.m. Peace
program and concert featuring
Sharleen Leahy, a Somersetbased folk singer; and David
Brahinsky, a folk singer, storyteller, and musician. Free. 5 p.m.
For Families
Lectures
Happy Hour, Tre Bar, Tre Piani
Restaurant, Forrestal Village,
Plainsboro, 609-452-1515. www.trepiani.com. $5 pizza. Drink specials. 5 p.m.
Perfect Pairings, Miele Design
Center, 9 Independence Way,
Princeton, 800-843-7231. www.mieleusa.com. Jacqueline Lombard, a rising chef and sommelier,
presents wine pairings for the holidays with oysters, chestnuts,
turkey, and brussel sprouts. Register. $100. 6 p.m.
Cold Call Boot Camp, Performance Selling LLC, 270 Davison
Avenue, Somerset, 732-7640200. www.performancesellingllc.com. Register. 9 a.m.
Brown Bag Series, College of
New Jersey, Mildred and Ernest
Mayo Concert Hall, Ewing, 609771-2585. www.tcnj.edu. Program by the school of the arts.
Free. 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.
Lawyers C.A.R.E., Mercer County Bar, Mercer County Connection, Route 33 at Paxson Avenue,
609-585-6200. www.mercerbar.com. 15-minute consultations
with a lawyer about legal issues of
family law, real estate, landlord
and tenant law, personal injury,
criminal and municipal court law,
wills and estates, bankruptcy, and
immigration. Free. 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Holiday Market, Princeton Farmers Market, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street,
Princeton, 609-655-8095. www.princetonfarmersmarket.com.
Mercer County Connection, 957
Route 33, Hamilton, 609-8909800. www.mercercounty.org.
Swearing in of notary publics at
the county’s satellite office for
those applicants already approved by the state. Register.
3:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Edward Boutross, Santino’s
Ristorante, 240 Route 130
South, Robbinsville, 609-4435600. www.santinosristorante.com. Jazz vocal standards. BYOB. 6:30 to 8 p.m.
The Elliott Murphy Band, The
Record Collector Store, 358
Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown,
609-324-0880. www.the-recordcollector.com. $15. 7:30 p.m.
Food & Dining
Farmers’ Market
Notary Publics
TURN BACK THE CLOCK
The Princeton Shopping Center
609-924-8544
Singles
Divorced and Separated Support Group, Hopewell Presbyterian Church, Hopewell, 609-
A Multicultural Holiday: ‘Holiday Jubilee,’
a multicultural family musical celebration, directed
by Broadway stage combat choreographer Rick
Sordelet, opens Friday, December 10, at Crossroads Theater, New Brunswick. 732-545-8100.
Stephen Agosto, above left, Gemini Quintos, Martin Carpenter,
and Colleen Hawks.
466-0758. www.hopewellpres.org. Register. 7:30 p.m.
Chanukah Party, Jewish Community Center, 1775 Oak Tree
Road, Edison, 732-494-3232. For
Jewish singles ages 45 to 60.
Latkes, music, and networking.
Register. $20. Donations of
Kosher non-perishable food will
be accepted for the food bank.
7:30 to 10 p.m.
Socials
English Conversation Group,
South Brunswick Library, 110
Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, 732-329-4000. www.sbpl.info. Develop conversation skills
in a social setting. 10:30 to 11:30
a.m.
Dinner and Meeting, International Association of Administrative Professionals, Tessara’s
Restaurant, 812 Route 33, Hamilton, 609-689-2338. www.iaap-
mercer.org. Dinner and program.
Register. $35. 5:45 p.m.
Social Event, NJ Unemployed,
Princeton Sports Bar & Grill, 128
Nassau Street, Princeton. www.njunemployed.com. Celebrate the
holidays. Register online. 6 to 8
p.m.
Friday
December 10
IN THE SPOTLIGHT:
Not Even a Mouse
’Twas the Night Before Christmas, Kelsey Theater, Mercer
County Community College,
1200 Old Trenton Road, West
Windsor, 609-570-3333. www.kelseytheatre.net. A musical
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adaptation of Clement Moore’s
work. Pre-show caroling in the
lobby. Bring an unwrapped new
toy for Toys for Tots. $10. 7:30
p.m.
Classical Music
Handel’s Messiah, Bucks County Choral Society, St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church, 301 North Main
Street, Doylestown, 215-5986142. www.buckschoral.org. Annual festival of Christmas music
presented by the full choir, the
Chamber Choir, soloists, and a
string quintet. $20. 8 p.m.
TCNJ Orchestra, College of New
Jersey, Mildred and Ernest Mayo
Concert Hall, Ewing, 609-7712585. www.tcnj.edu. Register. 8
p.m.
Holiday Concert, Hopewell Valley Chorus, Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing, 268 Washington CrossingPennington Road, Titusville, 609737-3177. “Snow Had Fallen,
Snow on Snow,” a program of sacred and secular music about
snow with arrangements by
Berlioz, Menotti, Lauridsen,
Loesser, and Berlin. $15. 8 p.m.
Edward T. Cone Concert Series,
Institute for Advanced Study,
Wolfensohn Hall, Einstein Drive,
Princeton, 609-951-4458. www.ias.edu. Mallet Madness with Joe
Locke, vibraphone; Lisa Pegher,
marimba; and Bernard Woma,
dagara gyil (African xylophone).
Post concert discussion. Register. Free. 8 p.m.
Rutgers Symphony Orchestra,
Mason Gross School of the
Arts, Nicholas Music Center, 85
George Street, New Brunswick,
732-932-7511. www.masongross.rutgers.edu. “A Strauss Affair to Remember” includes Metamorphosen and Death and Transfiguration. $25. 8 p.m.
Princeton University Orchestra,
Richardson Auditorium, 609-2585000. www.princeton.edu/utickets. Ignat Solzhenitsyn appears as both a pianist and conductor in an all Shostakovich program. He plays Piano Concerto
No. 1 with conductor Michael
Pratt. After intermission he will
conduct Symphony No. 8. $15. 8
p.m.
An Evening of Readings and
Carols, Westminster Choir College, Princeton University
Chapel, 609-921-2663. www.rider.edu. Five of Westminster’s
choirs, Ken Cowan on organ, and
Solid Brass Ensemble present
seasonal readings. Sing-along
with Christmas carols. Pre-concert patron dinner at Cherry Valley Country Club, $30 to $60. 8
p.m.
Folk Music
Bob Zentz, Princeton Folk Music
Society, Christ Congregation
Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, 609-799-0944. www.princetonfolk.org. A prolific musician,
the former Troubadour member
plays several dozen instruments
and has a repertoire of more than
2,000 songs. $20. 8:15 p.m.
Jazz & Blues
Holiday Jazz with Eric Mintel,
Crossing Vineyards and Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road,
Washington Crossing, PA, 215493-6500. www.crossingvineyards.com. Eric Mintel Quartet
performs holiday favorites and
original jazz compositions, followed by champagne and
dessert. $45. Reservations required. 7:30 p.m.
Jazz Cafe, South Brunswick
Arts Commission, South Brunswick Municipal Complex, 540
Route 522, Monmouth Junction,
732-329-4000. David Aaron
Quartet present a night of swing
music. $6 includes refreshments.
8 to 10 p.m.
Pop Music
Barbershop Harmony Holiday
Concert, Brothers in Harmony,
Hamilton High School West, 2720
South Clinton Avenue, Hamilton,
732-940-0224. www.harmonize.com/brothers. “Ring in the Season with Song!” featuring 70-man
Get on the Polar Express: Barnes & Noble in
North Brunswick holds its annual Polar Express
holiday story time party, Friday, December 10,
7:30 p.m., 869 Route 1 South. Pictured: Joey Holleran
of North Brunswick and Ariella Libove-Goldfarb of Highland Park.
chorus, as well as the Select
Choir of Hamilton High School
West and several barbershop
quartets. $15; $12 seniors. Tickets available at the door. 7:30
p.m.
Linda Eder’s Christmas Show,
State Theater, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, 732-2467469. www.StateTheatreNJ.org.
Concert of popular standards and
holiday favorites. $32 to $57. 8
p.m.
Art
Artists Network, Lawrenceville
Main Street, 2683 Main Street,
Lawrenceville, 609-512-1359.
www.lmsartistsnetwork.com.
“Festive Friday” reception with
egg nog, hot cider, and holiday
treats. Free. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Craft Show and Art Exhibit, Cafe
Ole, 126 South Warren Street,
Trenton, 877-472-8817. Opening
of “Freestyle Fridays,” a show by
Leon Rainbow. Closing of “Susan
Freeman: Wall Sculptures and
Other Work.” Craftspeople include Jerry Warren, a folk artist
with garden sculpture, and Whimsy Design with funky jewelry. 6 to
9 p.m.
Art Show, Studio Artisans, 326
Stonybrook Road, New Hope, PA,
215-862-2076. Handmade ceramics, jewelry, chocolates, clothing, soaps, cards, floor cloths,
and massage. 6 to 9 p.m.
Art Exhibit, Small World Coffee,
14 Witherspoon Street, Princeton,
609-924-4377. www.smallworldcoffee.com. Opening reception of
“Anniversary Art Show” organized
by Suzanne Cunningham and
Jacqui Alexander to celebrate the
17th anniversary of the coffee
shop. Works represent artists
who have worked as baristas or
kitchen employees over the
years. Live music by Dinner, a
rock band whose members are
also Small World employees.
Contributing artists include
Suzanne Cunningham, Jacqui
Alexander Kristin Apple, Erina
Davidson, Stefanie Clerkin, Nim
Ben-Reuven, Chris Harford, Carly
Thompson, Piers Duffel, and
Blake Lechtenberg. On view to
January 4. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Dance
The Great Russian Nutcracker,
Raritan Valley Community College, Route 28, North Branch,
908-725-3420. www.rvccarts.edu. Moscow Ballet performs.
$40 and $45. 4 p.m.
Dance Plus Fall, Mason Gross
School of the Arts, Mastrobuono
Theater, 85 George Street, New
Brunswick, 732-932-7511. masongross.rutgers.edu. Works by
Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Cedar Lake Contemporary
Ballet, and Taipei Crossover
Dance Company. $25. 8 p.m.
On Stage
Floyd Collins, Princeton University, Lewis Center, 185 Nassau
Street, 609-258-1500. www.princeton.edu. Directed by Andy
Linz, Class of 2011. 2 p.m.
In One Bed and Out the Other,
South Greenwood Avenue,
Hopewell, 609-466-2766. www.off-broadstreet.com. Classic
farce. $27.50 to $29.50. 7 p.m.
comedy. $20. 8 p.m.
Holiday Jubilee, Crossroads
Theater, 7 Livingston Avenue,
www.crossroadstheatrecompany.org. Multi-cultural family musical celebration with a blend of
spiritual singers and dancers. Directed by Rick Sordelet, a stage
combat choreographer on Broadway and regional theater. The
cast includes Colleen Hawks,
Stephen Agosto, Gemini Quintos,
Jeanel Le Blanc, Aaron Boykin,
and Martin Carpenter. Gail Lou is
musical director. Through December 18. $40 to $65. 8 p.m.
$79.50. 8 p.m.
Egyptology, Mason Gross
School of the Arts, Levin Theater, George Street, New Brunswick, 732-932-7511. www.masongross.rutgers.edu. Drama
about a gay parent trying to reclaim her child when her partner
leaves her for a man. $25. 8 p.m.
A Christmas Carol, Playhouse
22, 715 Cranbury Road, East
Brunswick, 732-254-3939. www.playhouse22.org. Holiday favorite. $22. 8 p.m.
Sex on Broadway, Princeton
University Players, Whitman
College Theater, 609-258-1500.
www.princeton.edu/pup. Musical
revue directed by Lily Gold, Class
of 2014. $5. 8 p.m.
$54. 8 p.m.
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Garden District, Theatre Intime,
Hamilton Murray Theater, Princeton University, 609-258-1742.
www.theatreintime.org. $12. 8
p.m.
Dinner Theater
Murder Mystery Dinner Theater,
Omicron Theater Productions,
Amici Milano Restaurant, Chestnut Avenue, Trenton, 609-4435598. Audience participation.
Register. $48.50 includes dinner,
show, and gratuity. 7:30 p.m.
Dancing
Dance Party, American Ballroom, 569 Klockner Road, Hamilton, 609-931-0149. www.americanballroomco.com. $15. 8
to 11 p.m.
Dance Jam, Dance Improv Live,
All Saints’ Church, 16 All Saints’
Road, Princeton, 609-924-3767.
www.danceimprov.com. Expressive dance improvisation with live
music. $15. 8 to 10:15 p.m.
Ballroom Dance Social, G & J
Studios, 5 Jill Court, Building 14,
Hillsborough, 908-892-0344.
www.gandjstudios.com. Standard, Latin, smooth, and rhythm.
Refreshments. BYOB. $12. 8 to
11 p.m.
Good Causes
A Cappella Jam and Toy Drive,
Palmer Square, On the Green,
Princeton, 609-921-2853. www.palmersquare.com. Tigressions,
Shere Khan, Roaring 20, Nassoons, Wildcats, Kindred Spirit,
Tigerlilies, Katzenjammers, Footnotes, Lux Choir, and Koleinu in
concert. Toy donations to benefit
YWCA Princeton’s St. Nicholas
Project. Hot chocolate and cider
by Chez Alice. 6:30 p.m.
Comedy Clubs
Simply Strauss: The Rutgers Symphony
Orchestra conducted by Kynan Johns presents
'A Strauss Affair to Remember,' Friday, December
10, at the Nicholas Music Center, Rutgers
campus, New Brunswick. 732-932-7511.
5:30 to 9 p.m.
Faith
Christmas Live, Graceway Bible
Church, 1934 Klockner Road,
Hamilton, 609-586-0223. www.graceway.org. Indoor and outdoor
event features fully costumed actors, live animals, Christmas caroling, and a guided tour through
the history of Christmas. There
will be cookies, pretzels, and hot
chocolate. Free. 5 to 8:15 p.m.
Food & Dining
Moody McCarthy, Catch a Rising Star, Hyatt Regency, 102
Carnegie Center, West Windsor,
609-987-8018. www.catcharisingstar.com. Register. $19.50. 8
p.m.
Holiday Chocolate Walk, Downtown Bordentown Association,
609-291-7020. www.downtownbordentown.com. Chocolate,
chocolatinis, and chocolate flair at
participating shops. 6 to 9 p.m.
Light Show
Health & Wellness
New Hope Chamber of Commerce, Logan Inn, 215-8629990. www.newhopechamber.com. Winterland presents a 16minute light show set to holiday
music featuring more than 15,000
LED lights on the 35-foot Norway
spruce on Ferry Street. Free. 6
and 8 p.m.
Tai Chi, West Windsor Recreation, Senior Center, Clarksville
Road, West Windsor, 609-7999068. www.wwparks-recreation.com. Free. 8:15 a.m.
Meditation Circle, Lawrence Library, Darrah Lane and Route 1,
Lawrence Township, 609-9896920. www.mcl.org. Light stretching begins the session led by Ann
Kerr. Register. 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Posture Perfect, Lawrence Library, Darrah Lane and Route 1,
Lawrence Township, 609-9896920. www.mcl.org. Simple exercises with Ann Garwig and Maria
Okros to increase flexibility and
improve posture. Register. 4 to
8:30 p.m.
Holiday Party, Infertility and
Adoption Counseling Center, 2
Tree Farm Road, Pennington,
609-737-8750. iaccenter.com. For
clients, professionals, and interested people to meet. Bring
canned goods fro donation to area
foster families. Register. 6 p.m.
Fairs
History
Kwanzaa Festival, WW-P High
Schools North and South, High
School South, 346 Clarksville
Road, West Windsor, 609-7165050. www.ww-p.org. Dinner
catered by Smitty’s Barbecue;
screening of “A Place Out of
Time: The Bordentown School”; a
discussion with John Medley,
Bordentown School, Class of
1954; followed by discussion of
Kwanzaa and a candlelighting
ceremony. $10. 6 p.m.
For Families
Fab Fun Fridays, Tiger Hall Play
Zone, 53 State Road, Princeton,
609-356-0018. www.tigerhallkids.com. Playroom, arts, and
quiet spaces for toddlers to age 8.
$8. 3 to 5 p.m.
Holiday Extravaganza, Barnes &
Noble, 869 Route 1 South, North
Brunswick, 732-545-7860. www.bn.com. Reading of “The Polar
Express,” a holiday classic by
Chris Van Allsburg. Games,
crafts, face painting, temporary
tattoos, door prizes, and cookies.
7 p.m.
Magic Show, Elks Club, 42 DeCou Avenue, Ewing, 609-6370420. Illusions, levitation, and
body separation. Register. $10. A
portion of the proceeds will be donated to “the forgotten cats of Ewing.” 7:30 p.m.
Family Theater
Hopewell, 609-466-2766. www.off-broadstreet.com. Geared for
ages 3 to 7. $4. 10 a.m.
toy for Toys for Tots. $10. 7:30
p.m.
Lectures
Center for the Study of Religion,
Princeton University, Friend
Center, 609-258-3000. www.princeton.edu. “The New Metaphysicals: Spirituality and the
American Religious Imagination”
presented in a panel discussion
with Courtney Bender, author of
“The New Metaphysicals; Kathryn
Lofton, Yale Divinity School;
Leigh Schmidt, Harvard Divinity
School; and J. Terry Todd, Drew
University. Reception follows.
Free. 3 p.m.
Fund for Irish Studies, Princeton University, Lewis Center,
185 Nassau Street, 609-2581500. www.princeton.edu/arts.
“Irish Animals” presented by
Maud Ellman, University of
Chicago. Free. 4:30 p.m.
Meeting, Toastmasters Club,
United Methodist Church, 9
Church Street, Kingston, 908316-3957. http://ssu.freetoasthost.ws. Build speaking,
leadership, and communication
skills. Guests are welcome. 7:30
p.m.
Live Music
Trenton2Nite, Trenton Downtown, South Warren and Lafayette streets, 609-393-8998.
www.trentondowntown.com.
Opening reception for Artworks
Holiday Outpost with music by
Melvin McKnight and refreshments, 5 to 8 p.m. Poet Jazz Connection at Cafe International with
Feat, Sister Sabree, Polo, Kemba, and others, followed by open
mic and musicians jamming.
Messy Klosets holiday party begins at 6 p.m. Art showcase by
Susan Freeman and Leon Rainbow at Cafe Ole. Music, art,
games, and activities. Visit website for full list. Most are free. 5
p.m.
Doug Miller and Bernhard
Geiger, Blue Rooster Cafe, 17
North Main Street, Cranbury, 609-
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235-7539. www.blueroosterbakery.com. Piano and acoustic
bass. 6 to 9 p.m.
Dick Gratton, Chambers Walk
Cafe, 2667 Main Street, Lawrenceville, 609-896-5995. www.allaboutjazz.com. Solo jazz guitar. 6 to 9 p.m.
Holiday Show, Lambertville
Public Library, 6 Lilly Street,
www.nickelodeonnights.org. “An
American Christmas,” sacred and
secular favorites, presented by
Fred Miller. The program is highlighted by a sing-along. Free. 7
p.m.
Cranbury Coffee House, First
Presbyterian Church of Cranbury, 22 South Main Street,
Cranbury, 908-307-7154. www.cranburycoffeehouse.com. Laurie
Davis with both children and adult
music. $8 ticket benefits the food
pantry and deacon’s fund. 7:30 to
9:30 p.m.
The Fleshtones, The Record
Collector Store, 358 Farnsworth
Avenue, Bordentown, 609-3240880. www.the-record-collector.com. $18. 7:30 p.m.
Darla Rich Quartet, Village Bakery, 2 Gordon Avenue, Lawrenceville, 609-896-0036. www.villagebakerynj.com. 7:30 p.m.
DJ Spoltore’s Holiday Jam,
Grover’s Mill Coffee House, 335
Princeton Hightstown Road, West
Windsor, 609-716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.com. 8 p.m.
15 Keys, It’s a Grind Coffee
House, 7 Schalks Crossing
Road, Plainsboro, 609-275-2919.
www.itsagrind.com. Acoustic
Duo. 8 to 10 p.m.
Mike Bond Trio, Catherine Lombardi, Baker’s Farm, East Brunswick, 732-828-4444. www.stageleft.com. 10 p.m.
Land of the Sweets: DanceVision presents
‘The Nutcracker,’ Saturday and Sunday, December 11 and 12, at Montgomery High School, 1016
Route 601, Skillman, 609-520-1020.
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Outdoor Action
Singles
Trim a Tree for Wildlife, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve,
River Road, New Hope, 215-8622924. www.bhwp.org. Create edible ornaments to help animals
survive the harsh season. Make
holiday treats out of natural materials. Bring a plastic container and
a bag to bring home your goodies. Register. $8. 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Wine Tasting for Singles, Crossing Vineyards and Winery, 1853
Wrightstown Road, Washington
Crossing, PA, 215-493-6500.
www.crossingvineyards.com.
Wine, cheese, and music. Register. $20. 7 to 9 p.m.
Holiday Dinner Dance, Yardley
Singles, Yardley Country Club,
1010 Reading Avenue, Yardley,
215-736-1288. www.yardleysingles.org. Buffet dinner, music
by Larry McKenna, cash bar.
Bring unwrapped toy to donate to
area needy children. Register.
$35. 7 p.m.
Divorce Recovery Seminar,
Princeton Church of Christ, 33
River Road, Princeton, 609-5813889. princetonchurchofchrist.com. “Breaking Your Addiction to
a Relationship.” Free. 7:30 p.m.
Shopping News
Factory Sale, Ana Designs, 1 Ott
Street, Trenton, 609-394-0300.
www.fivestripes.com. Candles,
tapers, and pillars overstocks. 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
Grand Opening Reception, Artworks, 19 Everett Alley, Trenton,
609-394-9436. www.artworkstrenton.org. Holiday Outpost is a
holiday gift shop filled with works
of area artists and craftspeople.
11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Socials
Luncheon, Rotary Club of the
Princeton Corridor, Hyatt Regency, Carnegie Center, 609-
799-0525. www.princetoncorridorrotary.org. Register.
Guests, $25. 12:15 p.m.
Sports
Princeton Hockey, Baker Rink,
609-258-4849. goprincetontigers.com. UMass Lowell. $10. 4 p.m.
Lingerie Football League, Sun
National Bank Center, Hamilton
Avenue at Route 129, Trenton,
800-298-4200. www.comcasttix.com. Philadelphia Passion vs. Orlando Fantasy. $27 to $77. 9 p.m.
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Saturday
December 11
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Christmas Spectacular, Princeton Brass Band, Yvonne Theater, Rider University, 609-8955504. www.princetonbrassband.org. British style traditional holiday concert with the world premiere of Mike Green’s “Christmas
Baby Jazz Suite,” and other holiday favorites. Donations invited. 7
p.m.
Songs for the Holidays, Princeton Girlchoir, Barnes & Noble,
MarketFair, West Windsor, 609258-5343. www.princetongirlchoir.org. Concert and book fair
fundraiser. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Christmas in Carol and Song,
Arts, Kirkpatrick Chapel, New
Brunswick, 732-932-7511. www.masongross.rutgers.edu. Rutgers
Glee Club and Kirkpatrick Choir.
$20. 6 and 9 p.m.
Edward T. Cone Concert Series,
Institute for Advanced Study,
Wolfensohn Hall, Einstein Drive,
Princeton, 609-951-4458. www.ias.edu. Mallet Madness with Joe
Locke, vibraphone; Lisa Pegher,
marimba; and Bernard Woma,
dagara gyil (African xylophone).
Pre-performance discussion at
6:30 p.m. Register. Free. 8 p.m.
Princeton University Orchestra,
Richardson Auditorium, 609-2585000. princeton.edu/utickets. Ignat Solzhenitsyn appears as both
a pianist and conductor in an all
Shostakovich program. He plays
Piano Concerto No. 1 with conductor Michael Pratt. After intermission he will conduct Symphony No. 8. $15. 8 p.m.
Bravura Philharmonic
Orchestra, West Windsor Arts
Council, 952 Alexander Road,
West Windsor, 609-716-1931.
www.westwindsorarts.org. Program includes works of composers and artists with multicultural backgrounds. $20. 8 p.m.
An Evening of Readings and
Carols, Westminster Choir College, Princeton University
Chapel, 609-921-2663. www.rider.edu. Five of Westminster’s
choirs, Ken Cowan on organ, and
Solid Brass Ensemble present
seasonal readings. Sing-along
with Christmas carols. 8 p.m.
Pop Music
Concert, Central Jersey Choral
Society, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 801 West State Street, Trenton, 609-751-5805. www.cjchoralsociety.org. World premiere of
“Sing My Soul,” an advent cantata
composed by George Gray of Ewing. The organization commissioned the work to develop modern classical choral music. The
shared event also features members of the Morrisville United
Methodist Church Chancel Choir
from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $15. 3 p.m.
Christmas Spectacular, Princeton Brass Band, Yvonne Theater, Rider University, 609-8955504. www.princetonbrassband.org. British style traditional holiday concert with the world premiere of Mike Green’s “Christmas
Baby Jazz Suite,” and other holiday favorites. Donations invited. 7
p.m.
Annual Winter Musicale, Bristol
Riverside Theater, 120 Radcliffe
Street, Bristol, 215-785-0100.
www.brtstage.org. Holiday songs
including traditional carols, popular classics, and original songs.
$31. 8 p.m.
A Four Freshmen Christmas,
Raritan Valley Community College, Route 28, North Branch,
908-725-3420. www.rvccarts.edu.
The 62nd year of performance for
the legendary sound. $27 and
$32. 8 p.m.
Eileen Ivers: An Irish Christmas,
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blend of American carols, Wren
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Riverdance. $32 to $52. 8 p.m.
Art
Art Show, Studio Artisans, 326
Stonybrook Road, New Hope, PA,
215-862-2076. Handmade ceramics, jewelry, chocolates, clothing, soaps, cards, floor cloths,
and massage. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Workshop, Grounds For Sculpture, 18 Fairgrounds Road,
Hamilton, 609-586-0616. www.groundsforsculpture.org. “Kinetic
Sculpture,” a workshop on works
of Lin Emery. Register. $55. Holiday family workshop at 1 p.m.
D.J. Haslett reads “Winter Tales”
at 3 p.m. 10:30 a.m.
Art Exhibit, Artists’ Gallery, 18
Bridge Street, Lambertville, 609397-4588. www.lambertvillearts.com. Open house for “Home for
the Holidays,” a group show celebrating the gallery’s first year in its
new home. Holiday gifts include
art in unique prints, cards, calendars, and hand-made ornaments.
Artists include Beatrice Bork, Gail
Bracegirdle, Jennifer Cadoff, Paul
Grecian, Charles Katzenbach,
Alan Klawans, and Andrew
Werth. Open through February 6.
2 to 5 p.m.
Highlights Tour, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton
campus, 609-258-3788. http://artmuseum.princeton.edu. Free.
2 p.m.
Witherspoon Gallery, Holsome
Teas and Herbs, 27 Witherspoon
www.holsome.com. Opening reception for shared exhibit featuring paintings and prints by Debra
Weier and photographs by Robert
Mahon. On view to February 6. 4
to 6 p.m.
Artists Network, Lawrenceville
Main Street, 2683 Main Street,
www.lmsartistsnetwork.com.
“Holiday Happenings” reception.
Music from 5 to 6 p.m. Free. 4 to
7 p.m.
Dance
The Nutcracker, American
Repertory Ballet, Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton, 609-984-8400. www.arballet.org. Production set to
Tchaikovsky’s score. $24 to $39.
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O
h what a lucky man he
was, and still is. Lon Van Eaton —
musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, music/video producer, artistic manager and developer, and philanthropist — has
come a long way from his childhood on Hermitage Avenue in
Trenton. Along the long and winding road, he has worked with
and/or rubbed elbows with at least
three of the Beatles, as well as Harry Nilsson, Carly Simon, Art Garfunkel, Eric Clapton, Ben Vereen,
and many more luminaries.
His creative imagination is still
fruitful and the ideas keep coming.
Van Eaton’s latest creation is the
“beyond 3D” concept of LIVIES,
which stands for Live Interactive
Visual Immersion Entertainment
Shows. More immediately, Van
Eaton will return to New Jersey to
perform at the Record Collector in
Bordentown on Sunday, December
12, to benefit the David Lynch
Foundation.
“I’m kind of nervous, because
I’ve never really done a lot of solo
shows or work by myself, but the
Record Collector called me when
the Apple recordings were re-released, so I promised I would
come,” he says in a phone interview from his home in Denver,
Colorado, where he lives with his
wife, singer Constance Blaine.
Van Eaton is talking about the
release of “Come and Get It: The
Best of Apple Records,” just out as
of late October. This is a compilation of songs and music from the
early days of Apple Records, the
label launched by the Beatles in
1968. In the utopian spirit of the
times, Apple artists represented a
diverse spectrum of sounds, from
the power pop of Badfinger to the
sophisticated Modern Jazz Quartet
and even British contemporary
classical composer John Tavener.
In 1971 Van Eaton and his
brother, Derrek, were one of the
last acts to sign to Apple and were
fortunate to record in Apple’s stateof-the-art studios. John Lennon
had taken a liking to their song
“Sweet Music,” and the brothers
were swiftly flown to London to
sign their contract, and then record,
with George Harrison producing
and Ringo Starr on drums. Those
sessions would culminate in the acclaimed album “Brother.”
“We had been in a band called
by Susan Van Dongen
Jacob’s Creek, which was signed to
CBS Records, but was breaking
up,” Van Eaton says. “My brother
and I were left as a duo and decided
to write enough material to make a
demo, which our manager Robin
Garb sent out to three or four labels, including Apple. We got word
that Apple liked our music, and the
next thing you know, we were flying over there.
“You can imagine the shock,” he
continues. “We took a limo and visited John and Yoko’s house and saw
his smashed up Mercedes. Then we
went to visit George’s place, Friar
Park. As we got out of the car, there
was George sitting on the lawn with
his wife Patti (Boyd Harrison), sipping tea and strumming our songs
from the demo. We loved them all,
and we really clicked. All the energy at Apple, in London, was magical, beyond magical in fact.”
Even before Van Eaton signed
with Apple, his life as a recording
artist for CBS brought him close to
some of the superstars of the ’60s.
“We were in the same hotel in
Lon Van Eaton has
worked with the
Beatles, Carly Simon,
Art Garfunkel, Eric
Clapton, and more.
Greenwich Village as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Bob Dylan,”
he says.
H
e and Derrek had been
learning and practicing transcendental meditation, and Van Eaton
attributes the connection with the
Beatles (especially Harrison) to his
practice. “I’ve been practicing TM
now for 40 years — in fact, that’s
what the David Lynch Foundation
is largely about,” Van Eaton says.
“It opens you up to the fourth level
of consciousness, elevates and
changes your perception, makes
you grow. The Beatles did it, and
that’s how it got to be so wellknown here. No matter what kind
of meditation you do, though, it’s
all good, in fact, it’s brilliant.”
Raised by musically inclined
parents (his Italian-born mother
had aspired to be an opera singer),
Van Eaton began his musical
odyssey with the clarinet, which he
picked up at age five, then the saxophone a few years later.
His father was an engineer and
entrepreneur, and in the early ’60s
became involved in oil exploration
in Kentucky and West Virginia.
There, in the heart of country and
bluegrass music, the saxophone
wasn’t too cool, so Van Eaton took
up the guitar. More luck followed:
he was invited and sponsored by
Vox (makers of guitars and sound
equipment) to play at the 1964
World’s Fair.
He briefly attended the Berklee
College of Music in Boston, but returned to this area to study biology
at Mercer County Community College, earning an associate’s degree
in 1968.
He moved to California to attend Fresno State College, with the
goal of becoming a doctor. But music and a couple of amazing strokes
of luck would derail that career
path. Moving to New York City in
1969, Van Eaton studied at the
New School, focusing on composition and arrangement. It was onward and upward from there, next
to Apple Records, then, with a
move to Los Angeles, signing with
A & M records in 1973, recording
the album “Who Do You Outdo,”
produced by Richard Perry.
The Music Man:
Lon Van Eaton.
Working as a studio musician,
Van Eaton played on numerous solo Beatles albums, notably on
Starr’s release “Ringo,” where the
Van Eaton brothers share credits
with Paul and Linda McCartney,
Lennon, Harrison, the entire lineup of the Band, Martha Reeves,
and saxophonist/arranger Tom
Scott. Playing with Harrison on the
album “Dark Horse” gave Van
Eaton a glimpse into the human
side of the Fab Four.
He tells a story in which he and
Harrison were trying to get onto
the sprawling property where
A&M Records was located, but the
guard at the front gate didn’t recognize the former Beatle. “George
and I were riding around in his fancy cool car, and he was in a bad
mood,” Van Eaton says. “The
guard was being a (martinet) and
George kinda lost it, yelling ‘have
you ever heard of the Beatles?’
They were heroes, but you have to
realize that they’re human.”
After Lennon’s death on December 8, 1980, Van Eaton dedicated
his life to non-profit work, notably
KIDS Inc. (Kindness Is Doing
Something), musical projects
geared to inner-city youth. In 1985
founded and remains president of
Imagine a Better World, Inc., a
Denver-based entertainment production company with the heart of a
philanthropy. Among other works,
he created the environmentally
themed “Pulse of the Planet” for the
Turner Network and CNN, featuring appearances by Ben Vereen,
Robert Redford, and Carl Sagan.
And now, about “LIVIES.” His
latest work is the environmentally
themed “The Dance of Life,” which
started as a musical theater production. But Van Eaton wanted to take it
way beyond that concept, and,
through LIVIES, has transported
the live theater experience into a geodesic dome, where performances
are projected onto high-definition
virtual realities, and the audience is
immersed in surround sound. Steve
Wynn, Las Vegas hotelier extraordinaire, has shown interest.
“When I go to do something, I
try to keep as many of the things I
learned from the Beatles in mind,
remember their greatness, and (apply this) in these efforts, because
the Beatles are my inspiration,”
Van Eaton says. “We need more
Beatle love and understanding.”
Lon Van Eaton and Friends,
The Record Collector Store, 358
Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown.
Sunday, December 12, 7:30 p.m.
Register. $20. Benefit performance
for the David Lynch Foundation.
Sponsored by E.Y. Staats & Co.
Haircutters of Princeton. On the
Web: www.lonvaneaton.com. 609324-0880 or www.the-recordcollector.com.
Van Eaton will be interviewed by
Randy Ellis, who books music for
the Record Collector, on his radio
show on WTSR-FM, 91.3, Wednesday December 8, 8 to 10 p.m.
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12/8/80, The Day Lennon Died
I
t’s almost too much of a
cliche to open this piece with lines
from John Lennon’s “Number
Nine Dream:” “So long ago/was it
in a dream?/Was it just a dream?”
But this is what it feels like to me.
December 8, 1980, was indeed
so long ago and that awful night
when John Lennon was shot and
killed has faded enough to seem
like a dream. The details have
dimmed, to be sure, but I have such
a connection to that night that I suppose it will never fade completely.
I was a student disc jockey/announcer at WQSU-FM, the radio
station for Susquehanna University, a small liberal arts college in
Selinsgrove, PA. I worked the 10
p.m. to 1 a.m. shift at the station,
Monday nights, when I literally
was a “disc jockey,” selecting vinyl
discs — records! — placing them
on turntables, planning shows,
talking to the audience, and reading the news.
Our source of news and weather
was “the wire,” a giant, old AP (Associated Press) machine, like a
ticker tape but much bigger and
noisier. So noisy was this behemoth that it had its own special
closet, but if the closet door was
open, its sound of chunka, chunka,
chunka, ka-chunka, chunka, chunka, leaked into the studio and could
be heard over the air if you opened
the microphone.
Every once in a while, the machine’s bells would go off, which
usually meant bad weather in the
region, travel conditions more important to the morning shift, not
late night listeners. But we were
supposed to check.
That Monday night, I had been
on the air less than an hour when I
heard the AP machine’s bells go off.
I was in the middle of a longish
song, so I went out to see what was
happening. I ripped the copy off the
wire to read, something like (remember, it was so long ago), “former Beatle John Lennon has been
shot outside his home at the Dakota
Building in New York City.”
What?! What was this? My reaction: This can’t be true! What is
going on?
I didn’t have time to check with
someone else to see if it was true,
and who would I check with anyway? There was certainly no Internet, we weren’t close to the local
police (who would have grumbled
anyway), the station manager
would have killed me if I made a
long distance call to a regional AP
bureau, so, I took the copy into the
studio and when the song ended, I
opened the mic, identified the song
and gave the news.
“We have just received news
from the AP that John Lennon has
been shot in New York City. We do
not have any reports of his condition, but we will keep you posted as
soon as we know.”
Fortunately, another record was
cued up, which I played, then I
found an even longer song, probably some old Yes song, so I could
re-think my show, keep checking
the news, and answer the phones
that were beginning to ring.
The bells on the wire went off
again, just a few minutes later. This
time, the copy announced that
Lennon had been taken to St.
Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital emergency room where he was in critical condition. This is interesting,
because today we know that
Lennon had actually died, but the
announcement had been postponed. (I just saw a documentary
about John and Yoko in New York
and it implied that she didn’t want
to announce his death; she was in
so much shock.)
But I distinctly
remember the AP
machine’s bells going off three times,
three trips to rip off
the copy, three
times trying to absorb the news, and
making three announcements over
the air. It was the
third trip to the wire
that put me in a
state of confusion
and sadness.
I was numb but I
still had a show to
run, call letters to
announce, phones
to answer, and this terrible news to
share. The third time I said, “I have
very bad news. . . I am sorry to have
to tell you that, according to the AP,
John Lennon has died from his
wounds.” Then what did I say?
Something like, “give me a call if
you have a question or want to
make a request.”
People called and a couple of
them were crying. They couldn’t
believe it, and we hung out together over the phone. The call I really
remember was from a very angry
young man, who wanted to know
just who it was who shot John
Lennon, because he wanted to go
That Monday night,
as a DJ on my college
radio station, I had
been on the air less
than an hour when I
heard the AP machine’s bells go off.
hurt him, badly. So weird, and so
strange to remember. The records
continued to play, the calls tapered
off after midnight, and the AP machine was finally silent. I wrapped
things up, played the official going-off-the-air
announcement,
powered down the station, and
went home.
Y
es, we went off the air at 1
a.m., back on at 6 a.m. That’s the
way it was back then.
Now, I reflect that stations stay
on the air 24/7. Thanks to satellites
and computers, they might not
even need a live person to run
things. If there are AP machines
still churning out copy, I am sure
they are quieter than our old monster. But now the news probably
comes over the Internet, even the
DJ’s own BlackBerry or iPod. And
there are likely no turntables or
records, VU meters, or round
“pots” (potentiometers) on the
console. Who needs radio stations
and DJs anyway when you can
have your own Podcast, blog and
tweet? The sharing of Lennon’s
death would be very different now:
everyone would know the news
immediately.
See what I mean? It was so long
ago. My life has changed too. All
those years ago I was really still a
kid: I had not yet graduated, was
years away from being married,
then divorced, then married again.
Ronald Reagan would be inaugurated a month or so later. And a few
months after that, someone would
shoot at him, too. In May, the Pope
was the victim of a shooting.
If only Lennon had lived, perhaps he would have had a wry reaction to those strange times, and the
stranger decades that followed. Today, he would be an interesting foil
to pop culture and some of the
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gassier political pundits. Perhaps
he would steer away from political
involvement, still stung from the
early ’70s, but he would surely
have his sense of humor.
That night on the radio will always give me a special closeness to
John Lennon. Funny thing is, in
1980, I was such a rocker that I didn’t really like his new album “Double Fantasy.” I thought the songs
were middle-of-the-road, soft
rock. On the radio, they played
“Watching the Wheels” so much, I
tuned it out.
But now, as a person of a certain
age, who watches the light in the
house change, tends the hearth,
communes with the cats, and occasionally writes a little, I am watching the wheels the way Lennon was
when he was “no longer riding on
the merry-go-round.” I get it now,
and I get “Beautiful Boy,” in which
Lennon wrote, “Life is just what
happens to you while you’re busy
making other plans.”
Here’s to you John Lennon,
from a grown-up lady who still has
a college student inside of her,
here’s to your music and your
memory. I really miss you.
– Susan Van Dongen
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Review: ‘In One Bed and Out the Other’
H
opewell’s Off-Broadstreet The- lost any hope of rekindling her romance with
ater is celebrating this year’s holiday season Gaston. Next appears Clara, who expects to
with a bedroom farce, “In One Bed . . . and consummate the passionate but as yet unconOut the Other.” Based on a French play by summated affair she’s begun with Gaston,
Jean de Letraz, “Une Nuit Chez Vous . . . who has of course neglected to mention that
Madame!” this farce is the work of Mawby he is married. Gaston’s wife assumes that
Green and Ed Feilbert, who specialized in Clara must be Didier’s long-lost love.
Everything in the previous paragraph has
adapting French farces for American audiences. Green and Feilbert, who were most happened in the first 10 to 15 minutes of the
active from the late 1950s to the late 1970s, first act. The complications continue as the
first wrote this piece in the 1960s and revised act proceeds. There’s no reason to assume
that life won’t simply go on like this until the
it in the late 1970s.
The driving principle of “In One Bed . . . characters become too old to have the necesand Out the Other” appears to be to see how sary energy. The second act takes place after
many of the possible combinations of seven dinner, and a large double bed has been
people, taken two at a time, can be dealt with. added to the set, smack in the middle of the
And how much confusion as to who is in- living room. It is covered with a bedspread
volved with whom can be generated in a large enough to hide however many people
short time. In the first 15 minutes of the play might show up in the bed. Two new characwe meet two people pretending to be some- ters appear: Rosine, who is Maurice’s fiancee, and Aunt Alice,
one else, and two people
Maurice’s aunt.
attracted to someone they
At first, the audience
think is someone else. In
retrospect that tells us a
may not realize what
unt Alice thinks
good deal about the play,
a dizzy world they
the bed is for her, but
even though the audience
when she tries to retire,
have entered.
may not realize at first
she soon discovers that
what a dizzy world they
other members of the
have entered.
The play opens on a handsome interior, a household have other ideas. The act procomfortable living room with many doors, ceeds with various combinations of people
some leading outside, some to the bedrooms, being surprised by and causing surprises to
some to the kitchen. This is the home of Gas- others in the story. To provide any more deton Dubois, clearly a well-off man. Tending tails would take too much of the fun out of
to these rooms is a butler, who seems to have the show, so let me simply say that because
a rather large chip on his shoulder. He calls this is a farce, the ending has to be a happy
himself Didier (his name is actually Mau- one.
Most of the actors will be familiar to Offrice, but to help out his friend, Didier, he has
agreed to pretend to be Didier). The real Di- Broadstreet regulars. Gaston is played by
dier, calling himself Maurice, arrives at the Barry Abramowitz, who has appeared many
door with a tale of having once lived in the times at Off-Broadstreet, most recently as
building with his true love, who has since left Big Jule in “Guys & Dolls.” He does a firsthim. If only he could borrow the apartment rate job of being a charming host and doublefor a bit, he might be able to entice her back. dealing lover. His wife, Huguette, is played
This story captivates Gaston’s wife, who has by Vicky Czarnik, who made her OBT debut
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as Adelaide in “Guys & Dolls.” Yet another
veteran from OBT’s “Guys & Dolls” is Geoffrey Barber, who plays Maurice (or is it Didier?). Like Abramowitz, Barber has many
OBT shows to his credit. Aunt Alice is handled by Virginia Barrie, doing her third show
for OBT. Playing the only character who isn’t trying to impress the others, she does a
stand-out job. Adina Petro, who made her
first appearance at OBT in “Don’t Dress for
Dinner,” is Clara. It is no surprise to learn
that Petro, a very slender and elegant
woman, spent a good bit of time as a model in
New York City. The other two cast members
are newcomers to OBT. Jennifer Newby is
Rosine; her favorite past roles include Lady
Windermere and Puck. Finally, the role of
Didier (or is it Maurice?), is taken by Johnny
Ragazzo, who may be a newcomer to OBT
but has had an active past with many other
New Jersey theater companies.
Risky Business: Adina
Petro, left, Virginia Barrie,
and Victoria Czarnik.
Robert Thick is, of course, responsible for
the direction and the design. OBT regulars will
recognize aspects of the set, but the core pieces
have been adapted to provide a splendid machine for cranking out the absurdities of the
plot. The costumes are by Ann Raymond.
The weak aspect of this farce is the dialogue, but the nonsense is clear enough and
stylishly enough conveyed to keep most audiences happy most of the time.
— Barbara Westergaard
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Review: ‘Elf’
W
Will Farrell Again, Sort of: A scene from ‘Elf.’
hen the film “Elf”
opened for the holiday season back
in 2003, it attracted considerable
attention by having Saturday Night
Live comedian Will Ferrell as a 30year-old human named Buddy who
has been raised since infancy in the
care of Santa Claus — and believing he is an elf, if an overgrown
one. There is an amusing scene early in this musical version in which
six foot tall Buddy (Sebastian
Arcelus) wakes up in a bed that he
obviously outgrew about 25 years
earlier and in a room designed in
miniature. As the scene shifts to the
toy workshop in the North Pole, also in miniature, we see that Buddy
towers over the elves.
Thanks to designer Gregg
Barnes’s appropriately whimsical
costumes, we cannot see (but can
rightly guess) that those playing
the elves are dancing on their
knees. This is a cute and clever beginning for a show in which cuteness and cleverness arrive with diminishing returns. This is largely
attributable to disappointing efforts by Casey Nicholaw, who received a Tony for his work on “The
Drowsy Chaperone.” Nicholaw
must take the blame for both the
general lack of spark in the choreography and in the staging that is
apt to make many an adult just a little drowsy.
There is, however, no diminishment of our appreciation for the
very pretty story-book-evoking
settings that David Rockwell has
designed and that incorporate
some lovely projections and other
visual treats. It is his contribution
that remains in my mind the most
laudable aspect of this show, including the ice-skating rink and
Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center, the exterior of Tavern on the
Green, and the interior of a Chinese
restaurant where seven working
Santas are enjoying a dinner break
offer diverting moments.
Even if you managed to avoid
the film that was primarily aimed at
young children and their parents,
you have undoubtedly heard that it
achieved enormous commercial
success as well as cult status. Those
cultists and others are now being
offered a musical stage adaptation
Whether or not there
is any good reason to
encourage it, ‘Elf’ will
presumably join the
roster of perennial
holiday shows.
with a new book by Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin and a score by
Matthew Sklar (music) and Chad
Beguelin (lyrics). Whether or not
there is any good reason to encourage it, “Elf,” the musical, will presumably join the roster of perennial holiday shows.
L
ast heard from as the collaborators on the Broadway musical
“The Wedding Singer,” Sklar and
Beguelin have sufficiently plumped up the simple story with songs
that essentially come and go pleasantly enough without threatening
the progress of musical theater
composition. Meehan, the winner
of three Tony Awards (“Hairspray,” “The Producers,” “Annie”)
and Martin, who won the Tony for
writing the endearing book for
“The Drowsy Chaperone” may
have used the original screenplay
by David Berenbaum as a jumping
off point. Too bad this collaboration doesn’t reflect the best or most
imaginative efforts of either writer.
I would imagine that we can
credit Meehan for Buddy’s remark,
“I’m an orphan just like Annie.”
With his red hair, employing a
plethora of antic movements,
goofy facial expressions, and an
unremarkable voice, Arcelus conjures up memories of a young Danny Kaye. Read this as a compliment or not, but Arcelus delivers
the kind of obligatory gregarious
performance that one may expect
from the displaced orphan who
had, in his infancy, crawled into
Santa’s toy sack and been whisked
back to the North Pole. In the story,
which I presume does not stray
very far from the original, Buddy
feels compelled to go back to New
York to find his biological father
and connect with humans after he
realizes that he has no talent for
making toys.
While still dressed in traditional
elf garb and exuding his cheery demeanor, Buddy alarms the office
workers in the children’s publishing firm in the Empire State Building where his father, Walter Hobbs
(Mark Jacoby), is a rather dour and
disagreeable executive. Failing to
convince or connect with his fa-
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young
stepbrother,
Michael
(Matthew Gumley), and accepts
their invitation to live with them.
Leavel, who received a Tony
Award for her title role in “The
Drowsy Chaperone,” acquits herself professionally without having
more than some modest opportunities to make something special of
her role. She and a very talented
and young Gumley (a member of
the original cast of “The Addams
Family”) share two reasonably enjoyable numbers: “I’ll Believe in
You” and “There Is a Santa Claus.”
Much of the action follows Buddy’s interaction with the employees at Macy’s as they decorate the
North Pole department in preparation for the Christmas holidays. Valerie Wright, another redhead and a
dynamic and vivacious performer,
stands out in the role of Deb, Mr.
Hobbs’s secretary. She illuminates
the stage in a way that makes us
wish that she was the star.
As Buddy attempts to cheer up
those he meets who don’t reflect
the Christmas spirit, he also falls in
love with Jovie (Amy Spanger), a
very pretty employee who is relegated to displaying less cheer and
optimism than anyone with her
defining song “Never Fall in
Love.” That she finally allows herself to be charmed by Buddy’s unwavering attention (“You be less
elfy, and I’ll be less bitchy”) won’t
come as a surprise.
Despite being book-ended by
the jovial appearance of a rather
untraditionally characterized Santa
Claus (George Wendt) this is a musical that is astonishing in the way
it otherwise revels in the ordinary
and displays with glee what is generally known in professional circles as pedestrian. ++
— Simon Saltzman
“Elf,” through Sunday, January
2, Al Hirschfeld Theater, 302 West
45th Street. $39 to $137. 212-2396200.
The key: ++++ Don’t miss;
+++ You won’t feel cheated; ++
Maybe you should have stayed
home; + Don’t blame us.
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December 11
A Christmas Carol, Playhouse 22, 715
Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, 732-2543939. www.playhouse22.org. Holiday favorite. $22. 4 and 8 p.m.
In One Bed and Out the Other, Off-Broadstreet Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609-466-2766. www.offbroadstreet.com. Classic farce. $27.50 to
$29.50. 7 p.m.
Once Upon a Mattress, Actors’ NET, 635
North Delmorr Avenue, Morrisville, PA,
215-295-3694. www.actorsnetbucks.org.
Musical comedy. $20. 8 p.m.
A Family Christmas Show, Edison Valley
Playhouse, 2196 Oak Tree Road, Edison,
908-755-4654. www.evplayhouse.com.
$15. 8 p.m.
Egyptology, Mason Gross School of the
Arts, Levin Theater, George Street, New
Brunswick, 732-932-7511. www.masongross.rutgers.edu. Drama about a
gay parent trying to reclaim her child when
her partner leaves her for a man. $25. 8
p.m.
Family Holiday Show, Passage Theater,
Mill Hill Playhouse, Front and Montgomery
streets, Trenton, 609-392-0766. www.passagetheatre.org. 8 p.m.
Floyd Collins, Princeton University,
Lewis Center, 185 Nassau Street, 609-2581500. www.princeton.edu. Directed by
Andy Linz, Class of 2011. 8 p.m.
Garden District, Theatre Intime, Hamilton
Murray Theater, Princeton University, 609258-1742. www.theatreintime.org. $12. 8
p.m.
Dinner Theater
English Country Dance,
Princeton Country
Dancers, Suzanne Patterson Center, Monument Drive, 609-9246763. www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Instruction and dance. $8.
7:30 to 11 p.m.
Ballroom Dance Social,
G & J Studios, 5 Jill
Court, Building 14, Hillsborough, 908-892-0344.
www.gandjstudios.com.
Standard, Latin, smooth,
and rhythm. Refreshments. BYOB. $12. 8 to
11 p.m.
Good Causes
Bless the Beasts and
the Children, A.F.E.W.
Pets, CornerCopia, 299
Princeton-Hightstown
Road, East Windsor,
609-448-5322. www.afewpets.com. Blessing
at 11 a.m. Collecting
items for the animals,
the Children’s Home Society, and the military including cat and dog supplies, toys, and warm
clothing. 10 a.m. to 2
p.m.
Comedy Clubs
Moody McCarthy, Catch a Rising Star,
Hyatt Regency, 102 Carnegie Center, West
Windsor, 609-987-8018. www.catcharisingstar.com. Register. $22. 7:30 and 9:30
p.m.
Light Show
Murder Mystery Dinner Theater, Omicron
Theater Productions, Amici Milano
Restaurant, Chestnut Avenue, Trenton,
609-443-5598. Audience participation.
Register. $48.50 includes dinner, show,
and gratuity. 7:30 p.m.
Dancing
Ballroom Blitz, Central Jersey Dance Society, Suzanne Patterson Center, Monument Drive, Princeton, 609-945-1883.
www.centraljerseydance.org. Open dancing. Free. 7 p.m.
New Hope Chamber of Commerce, Logan
Inn, 215-862-9990. www.newhopechamber.com. Winterland presents a 16minute light show set to holiday music featuring more than 15,000 LED lights on the
35-foot Norway spruce on Ferry Street.
Free. 6 and 8 p.m.
Craft Fairs
Holiday Wreath Making, Washington
Crossing State Park, Nature Center, Titusville, 609-737-0609. Workshop for all
ages to learn how to identify several
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Visit a New Gallery: ‘Soaring’ by Jan Purcell, from ‘Wind and
Waves,’ a duo show with photographer Deborah Land, opening
Sunday, December 12, 5 to 7 p.m., at the Gallery at Verde, 4492
Route 27, Kingston, next to Eno Terra Restaurant. 609-865-5812.
species of evergreens and use clipping
from the trees to construct holiday wreaths.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Register. Free. 1 to 3:30 p.m.
Faith
Musical Meditation, Krishna Leela
Center, 13 Briardale Court, Plainsboro,
609-716-9262. www.krishnaleela.org.
Group meditation, chanting, and discussion. 5 p.m.
Food & Dining
Holiday Festival, Crossing Vineyards and
Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 215-493-6500. www.crossingvineyards.com. Bucks County
Wine Trail event features holiday music
with Karen Rodriguez Latin Jazz Trio from
1 to 5 p.m. Free. Noon to 6 p.m.
Merry Holiday Experience, Silver Decoy
Winery, 610 Windsor-Perrineville Road,
East Windsor, 609-371-6000. www.silverdecoywinery.com. $5 includes a glass and
wine tasting. Music by Dan Sufalko. Gift
baskets available. Noon to 6 p.m.
Second Saturday, New Hope Chamber,
New Hope, 215-862-9990. www.newhopechamber.com. More than 30 fine art galleries, arts and crafts galleries, and specialty shops offer hors d’oeuvres, demonstrations, exhibitions, and entertainment. 6 to 9
p.m.
Health & Wellness
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Ceremonos Group, Breast Cancer Resource Center, YWCA Princeton, Bramwell House, 59 Paul Robeson Place, 609497-2100. www.ywcaprinceton.org. Support group for Latina breast cancer patients
and survivors. All activities will be conducted in Spanish. Register in Spanish with Dora Arias at 908-410-6412. Free. 10 a.m. to
11:30 a.m.
T’ai Chi Ch’uan, Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren Street, 609-275-2897.
www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. Demonstration,
discussion, and beginner lesson presented
by Todd Tieger. Bring soft, thin-soled shoes
and comfortable clothing. Free. 10 a.m.
Workshop, Shreyas Yoga, Chicklet Books,
Princeton Shopping Center, 301 North Harrison Street, 732-642-8895. www.shreyasyoga.com. “Sleep Disorders” presented by
Acharya Girish Jha. Register by E-mail to
info@shreyasyoga.com. Bring a blanket
and mat. $45. 4 to 6:30 p.m.
History
Festival of Trees, Morven Museum, 55
Stockton Street, Princeton, 609-924-8144.
www.morven.org. $6. Noon to 4 p.m.
Open House, Historical Society of West
Windsor, Schenck House, 50 Southfield
Road, West Windsor, 609-799-1278. Holiday decorations and refreshments. Selfguided tour of 1790-1830 kitchen and Victorian double parlor. Exhibit of West Windsor history in museum rooms. EnglishDutch barn, outhouse, corn crib, and other
farm buildings on view. Donations welcome. 1 to 4 p.m.
Archaeology, Friends for the Marsh, NJ
State Museum, 205 West State Street,
Trenton, 732-821-8310. Visit display of Abbot Farm artifacts and tour behind-thescenes with museum archaeologists Karen
Flinn and Greg Lattanzi. Meet at the Learning Center, lower level. Register. 1:30 p.m.
House Tours
Holiday Historic Homes Tour, Downtown
Bordentown Association, Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, 609-291-7020. www.downtownbordentown.com. 2 to 8 p.m.
Kids Stuff
NJ Chess Tournament, Hyatt Place, 3565
Route 1, West Windsor. www.njchess.com.
Open to kindergarten to 8th graders of all
levels. All players receive a medal or trophy. Register online, $30; on site, $40. 1 to
4 p.m.
For Families
Holiday Lights Meander, Fonthill Museum, East Court Street and Swamp Road,
Doylestown, 215-348-9461. www.fonthillmuseum.org. Guests can wander at their
own pace through Fonthill’s castle and enjoy seasonal decorations. $15. Register.
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Family Theater
Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer, OffBroadstreet Theater, 5 South Greenwood
Avenue, Hopewell, 609-466-2766. www.off-broadstreet.com. Geared for ages 3 to
7. $4. 10 a.m.
Milk and Cookies Series, State Theater,
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick,
732-246-7469. www.statetheatrenj.org.
Storyteller, live music, cookies, and milk.
Register. Free. 10 a.m. and noon.
’Twas the Night Before Christmas, Kelsey
Theater, Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. www.kelseytheatre.net.
A musical adaptation of Clement Moore’s
work. Pre-show caroling in the lobby. Bring
an unwrapped new toy for Toys for Tots.
$10. 11 a.m., 2, and 4 p.m.
Lectures
Jewish Identity in American Theater and
Performance, Princeton University,
Lewis Center, 185 Nassau Street, 609-2581500. www.princeton.edu. Symposium of
scholars, playwrights, critics, directors, and
performers to discuss their work, share
ideas, and issue challenges to those involved in thinking about performance
through the lens of Jewish identity. Interviews with Emily Mann, McCarter Theater
artistic director; and Donald Margulies, a
Pulitzer Prize winning playwright. Register.
Free. 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Great Decisions Discussion Forum, Monroe Public Library, 4 Municipal Plaza,
Monroe, 732-521-5000. www.monroetwplibrary.org. Register. Free. 10:30 a.m.
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Tina H. Orben, left, VP, commercial
loan officer, Hopewell Valley Community Bank, Hamilton; and Daria M.
Placitella, executive VP, PNC Wealth
Management.
Gregory G. Johnson, partner, Adorno
Yoss Wong Fleming, Attorneys at
Law, 821 Alexander Road.
Frank Gatti, below lleft, CFO, Educational Testing Service; Mark A.
Solomon, attorney, Pepper Hamilton,
301 Carnegie Center; and Karl E.
Held, president, American Boychoir.
U.S. 1 Crashes a Party
PRINCETON REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AWARDS GALA,
JASNA POLANA TOURNAMENT PLAYERS CLUB, NOVEMBER 30
W
ith 275 businesspeople —
and cocktails – in one room, one
can only imagine that the chatter
that filled the decked-for-the-holidays foyer of Jasna Polana on November 30 included business talk.
But I didn’t hear much of it. Put
poinsettias and Christmas lights in
a room and suddenly people just
want to get festive.
Anyone talking to Sarah Cammerzell, manager of personal insurance at Borden Perlman in Lawrenceville, just wanted to know
where her two very cool chunky
bracelets were from (see photo below, far right). Each bracelet, one
white with black script lettering,
and one black with white lettering,
designed by Jessica Kagan Cushman, has a saying on it. One said,
“Are you a good witch or a bad
witch?” and the other said in
French, “Que serait le monde sans
les filles?” or “What would the
world be without girls?”
Jodi Stasse, president of Stasse
& Company in Pennington, which
Meri Evans, left, assistant to Frank
Gatti, CFOof Educational Testing
Service; and Lynn Hyman, business
development, Hopewell Valley
Community Bank, Pennington.
Greg Olsen, president of GHO Ventures ; and Jodi Stasse, president,
Stasse & Company in Pennington,
which specializes in the design,
branding, marketing, and sales of
new residential buildings, including
the Residences at Palmer Square.
markets luxury residences, was
happy to talk about how the Residences at Palmer Square are selling
— two of the five townhomes have
sold for over $1.8 million each —
but everyone just wanted to know
where her gorgeous, impossibly
high-heeled black suede Miu Miu
shoes came from (Zoe in Palmer
Square, which Stasse says is her
favorite place to shop locally).
But bracelets and shoes aside,
the evening’s real stars were the
honorees: Thomas McCool, president & CEO, Eden Autism Servies,
Innovator of the Year; Christine
Lokhammer, senior VP, PNC
Wealth Management, Business
Leader of the Year; Rick Weiss,
president & founder, Viocare, Entrepreneur of the Year; and Leslie
Burger, director, Princeton Public
Library, Community Leader of the
Year.
— Jamie Saxon
For more information visit
www.princetonchamber.org.
Dan Bershad, director of business initiatives,
Packet Publishing; Joanne M. Savino, director of
recruitment and selection for the Savino Financial Group, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, 731 Alexander Road; and Joe Savino,
managing partner, also of Northwestern Mutual.
Mary Wiznovsky, director of the
Friends of Princeton Public Library.
Melissa Tenzer, left; president, Careers USA, Lawrenceville; Lori Rabon,
general manager, Nassau Inn; and Herbert K. Ames, Devin Group at
First Choice Bank, Lawrenceville.
Peter Crowley, president, Princeton
Regional Chamber of Commerce;
and Jacqueline Aviles, manager,
Wachovia Bank,130 Franklin Corner Road, Lawrenceville.
Elizabeth Protage Walsh, left, senior VP, PNC Wealth Management; Cynthia Ricker, assistant VP, manager, Forrestal
branch, PNC Bank; and Sarah Cammerzell, manager of
personal insurance, Borden Perlman, Lawrenceville.
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December 11, 4 to 6
p.m., Witherspoon
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Witherspoon Street.
609-279-1592.
December 11
American Indian Jewelry, Middlesex County Cultural Commission, Thompson Park, 1701
Perrineville Road, Jamesburg,
732-745-4489. www.cultureheritage.org. Inter Tribal American Indians of New Jersey present Tchin, an educator and performer, with a workshop on the
importance of jewelry in American
Indian cultures, their origins and
significance. Register. Free. 2
p.m.
Live Music
Concert, Barnes & Noble, MarketFair, West Windsor, 609-7161570. www.bn.com. Princeton
Girlchoir presents a holiday program. 10 a.m.
Karaoke Night, Trenton Kebab
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Trenton, 609-278-0037. Appetizers, sandwiches, desserts, and
entrees. BYOB. 5 to 9 p.m.
Paige Stewart, Blue Rooster
Cafe, 17 North Main Street, Cranbury, 609-235-7539. www.blueroosterbakery.com. The Great
American Songbook. 6 to 9 p.m.
John Wesley Harding and Jesse
Ruben, The Record Collector
Store, 358 Farnsworth Avenue,
Bordentown, 609-324-0880.
www.the-record-collector.com.
$25. 7:30 p.m.
3-26 Rodney & Eva, Grover’s
Mill Coffee House, 335 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor, 609-716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.com. 8 p.m.
Dust of Days, It’s a Grind Coffee
House, 7 Schalks Crossing
www.itsagrind.com. Acoustic originals. 8 to 10 p.m.
Finale Hill, Rockn’ Joe Coffee
House, 3570 Route 27, Kendall
Park, 732-221-6678. www.njproghouse.com. Benefit concert
for South Brunswick Food Pantry.
Food donations instead of a cover
charge. 8 p.m.
Black Cat Habitat and Clash of
Influence, Brewster’s Bar &
Grill, 529 Route 130 North, East
Windsor, 609-448-8012.
http://eastwindsorbowlcenter.com. Pop/rock. 9:30 p.m.
DJ Darius, Ivy Inn, 248 Nassau
10 p.m.
Outdoor Action
Winter Native Plant Walk, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve,
River Road, New Hope, 215-8622924. www.bhwp.org. Mary Anne
Borge, a preserve volunteer naturalist, leads the walk. Register.
$6. 11 a.m. to noon.
Family Nature Programs, Plainsboro Preserve, 80 Scotts Corner
www.njaudubon.org. “Trees in
Winter” is a hike at the preserve.
Register. $5. 2:30 to 4 p.m.
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School, Plainsboro Public Library, 732-513-5891. www.piacs.org. Information on MandarinEnglish immersion program serving West Windsor, Plainsboro,
Princeton, and South Brunswick
with International Baccalaureate
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Shopping News
Factory Sale, Ana Designs, 1 Ott
Street, Trenton, 609-394-0300.
www.fivestripes.com. Candles,
tapers, and pillars overstocks. 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
Holiday Jewelry Boutique,
Delaware Valley Bead Society,
Shaker Cafe, 31 Main Street,
Flemington, 908-996-6930.
www.delawarevalleybeadsociety.org. Artists from New Jersey and Pennsylvania present
bead stringing, chain maille, seed
bead stringing, and wirework. 10
a.m. to 3 p.m.
Gifts of Natural Art and Craft
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Singles
Princeton Singles, Montgomery
Theater, Route 206, 908-3596076. Movies and optional dinner
for 55 plus. Register. 4 p.m.
Wine and Dinner, Dinnermates,
Princeton Area, 732-759-2174.
www.dinnermates.com. Ages 30s
to early 50s. Call for reservation
and location. $20 plus dinner and
drinks. 7:30 p.m.
Dance Party, Steppin’ Out Singles, Woodbridge Hilton, 120
Wood Avenue South, Iselin, 732656-1801. www.steppinoutsingles.com. Music and dancing
for ages 40 plus. $15. 8 p.m.
Socials
Sports
Princeton Hockey, Baker Rink,
609-258-4849. www.goprincetontigers.com. UMass Lowell. $10. 4
p.m.
Sunday
December 12
IN THE SPOTLIGHT:
Are You a Quiltie?
Quilts Through the Ages, Mercer
Museum, Pine and Ashland
streets, Doylestown, PA, 215345-0210. www.mercermuseum.org. Program presented by Nancy
Roan, author of “Lest I Shall be
Forgotten: Anecdotes and Traditions of Quilts,” shares quilts from
her collection. $12. 1 p.m.
Classical Music
Princeton, 609-258-3654. www.princeton.edu. Concert on the
fifth largest carillon in the country.
Free. 1 p.m.
A Marriott Family Christmas II,
Capital Singers of Trenton,
Trenton Marriott at Lafayette
Yard, Trenton, 609-620-0160.
www.capitalsingers.org. An oldfashioned radio show with stories,
songs, and carols of the seasons.
A visit from St. Nick with sweet
treats for all. $8. 3 p.m.
BRAVO! Wind Ensemble, West
Windsor Arts Council, 952
Alexander Road, West Windsor,
609-716-1931. www.westwindsorarts.org. Performers from
the Princeton Symphony Orchestra interact with the audience in a
concert demonstration. Musicians
include Nicholas Masterson on
oboe, William Amsel on clarinet,
and Natalya Rose Vrbsky on bassoon. $10. 3 p.m.
Christmas in Carol and Song,
Arts, Kirkpatrick Chapel, New
Brunswick, 732-932-7511. www.masongross.rutgers.edu. Rutgers
Glee Club and Kirkpatrick Choir.
$20. 5 and 7:30 p.m.
Holiday Choral Concert, Christ
Church, 5 Paterson Street, New
Brunswick, 732-545-6262. www.christchurchnewbrunswick.org.
Music of Vivaldi, Bach, and Handel presented by the New
Brunswick Chamber Orchestra
and the Christ Church Choir. Register. 7 p.m.
Winter Gloria, New Brunswick
Chamber Orchestra, Christ
Church, 5 Paterson Street, New
Brunswick, 732-249-6999. www.christchurchnewbrunswick.org.
Vivaldi’s “Gloria,” Bach’s “Cantata,” and Handel’s “Messiah” performed with the choirs of Christ
Church, Emanuel Lutheran
Church, and First Reformed
Church. John Sheridan conducts.
Wine and cheese reception follows. $18. 7 p.m.
All Brass
Garden State Slide Ensemble,
Bear Creek Assisted Living,
291 Village Road East, West
Windsor, 609-918-1075. www.bearcreekassistedliving.com.
Trombone quartet perform Dixieland and ragtime pieces. The
ensemble features West Windsor-Plainsboro High School
South musicians Varun Hegde,
Ethan Julius, and Ben Zhu; and
Frank Rein from Princeton High
School. Free. 10:30 a.m.
Pop Music
$31. 3 p.m.
Family Holiday Concert, Jersey
Harmony Chorus, Princeton Alliance Church, 20 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro, 732-2366803. www.harmonize.com/jerseyharmony. “Traditions” features holiday selections of a cappella, barbershop style, from the
all women singing group affiliated
with Sweet Adelines International.
Take photos of children with the
visitor from the North Pole. $15. 3
p.m.
Holiday Concert, Kingston
Women’s Chorus, Kingston
United Methodist Church, 9
Church Street, Kingston, 609851-9245. “Rejoice and Sing” featuring traditional and modern music honoring the festivals of
Christmas and solstice. Dotty
Westgate accompanies at the piano. Holiday sing-along. Free. 7
p.m.
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shows through the world. The
gallery offers some originals and
many giclees. Noon to 9 p.m.
Art Exhibit, Colette Sexton
Gallery, 32 Bridge Street, Lambertville, 609-397-4022. www.sextongallery.com. New oil paintings by Colette Sexton on view.
Noon to 5 p.m.
Highlights Tour, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton
campus, 609-258-3788. http://artmuseum.princeton.edu. Free.
2 p.m.
Art Exhibit, Princeton Jewish
Center, 435 Nassau Street, 609921-0100. www.thejewishcenter.org. Opening reception for exhibit
of paintings by Gilda K. Aronovic.
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donated to D&R Land Trust. 10
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with works of area artists and
craftspeople. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
International Bazaar, Princeton
University, Chancellor Green
Rotunda, 609-258-3000. www.princeton.edu. Crafts, cultural
performances, culinary arts. More
than 20 development initiatives
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by Ilene Dube
isual art is just that, a
medium that speaks to us visually.
So why is it that we might need
words to help us “read” a work of
art?
In a recent lecture at Princeton
University’s Lewis Center for the
Arts, contemporary artist Frances
Stark noted how a text panel accompanying a work of art is often the
first thing we look at in order to gain
entry into the piece. Even without a
text panel, we will look up close to
see the title, another gateway.
Some art observers rely on docent-led tours or a head set or plastic-encased handout; few heed
American inventor and art collector Albert C. Barnes’ idea of just
looking at the art to truly experience it.
Some contemporary artists put
text right into the art. Some use text
as a visual element, but Judy Brodsky puts text on her etchings because she wants them to tell the story. Brodsky, like Stark, is gifted in
being articulate in multiple means
of expression, and effectively combines them, as can be seen in her
exhibit “Women,” on view through
Thursday, January 6, at the Bernstein Gallery in Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School.
Together with Ferris Olin, Brodsky, a Princeton resident, is founding director of the Rutgers Institute
for Women and Art at Rutgers and
the curator of the Mary H. Dana
Women Artists Series, the longest
continuously running venue for
showcasing the work of emerging
and established women artists.
“Judy’s work is very textured,
both in terms of material and meaning,” says Bernstein Gallery curator Kate Somers. “While some of
the prints are more didactic and in
your face, other pieces are subtle
and sly in their meaning. Judy has a
voracious need to explore and understand the world, both as an intellectual and as a feminist.”
“Women” includes extensive
explanatory text panels, all of
which the Princeton artist has written herself, to allow for the fullest
understanding of her concerns as
expressed in the work — and you
really do want to read every word.
“That said, the power of the images alone in ‘Women’ is immediately felt and clearly most important to the artist,” says Somers.
“Women” combines three series
of work Brodsky completed over
the last 20 years. “100 Million
Women Are Missing”; “Women,
Love, and Philosophy”; and
“Memoir of an Assimilated Fami-
Judy Brodsky puts
text on her etchings
because she wants
them to tell the story.
ly” all focus on themes of race, culture, and gender, which have preoccupied the artist her entire career.
T
he 13 works on view are
etchings made from photographs
and other found material. Brodsky,
who grew up in the shadow of the
Rhode Island School of Design,
began taking classes there when
she was six years old. She earned a
bachelors in fine arts (which, says,
Brodsky, was really art history)
from Harvard in 1954 and has been
primarily a printmaker since her
graduate school days at Tyler
School of the Arts.
“100 Million Women Are Missing” was based on a headline Brodsky read in the New York Times.
“Women’s lives were so miserable,
they were just walking away from
their lives,” she recounted from the
article. “Since I was involved in the
Feminist Art Movement for years,
this struck my fancy.”
Brodsky created nine images in
that series showing different aspects of the status of women in the
world. One piece is about the ritual
of Suttee, the Hindu practice of a
woman immolating herself on her
husband’s funeral pyre, since outlawed by the government. The article Brodsky was inspired by talk
about widows “accidentally”
killed in “kitchen fires” — but they
were not so accidental. She contrasts this with China’s policy,
started in 1978, in which couples,
with some exceptions, are restricted to having just one child — but if
that child is a girl, she will be
placed in an orphanage.
“China now regrets that policy,
because there are too few women
to go around, and the population
may decline,” says Brodsky in an
interview in her spacious Princeton
home with large walls to accommodate her significant art collection, which includes works by
Faith Ringgold and Duke Riley.
Her husband, Michael Curtis, is a
professor emeritus of political science at Princeton.
Another work in this series is
based on a report from the 1990s,
“The 10 Leading Occupations of
Women,” about the occupations of
women in the U.S. from studies
Upwardly Mobile:
‘Wears Jump Suit’
by Judy Brodsky.
done in the 1890s (servants, dressmakers), 1940s (stenographers)
and 1990s (secretaries). “Women
were still working in support positions — nursing, teaching and clerical jobs — although that’s changed
today,” says Brodsky, who is a past
president of the College Art Association, and has served as dean and
associate provost, as well as chairing the art department of the
Newark campus at Rutgers. “Today
women are in government, heads of
companies and scientists, and it
will continue.”
In another work a news image
shows the G20 Conference with
Margaret Thatcher the only woman
among a group of male world leaders, including Ronald Reagan. The
piece, titled “Boys Get Called On,”
was based on something Brodsky
read about boys getting called on
more in school. The upper part of
the print shows women in a police
lineup. “I’m contrasting the anonymous women in the lineup with the
world leaders,” she says.
The second series, “Women,
Love, and Philosophy,” is based on
the relationship of a Nazi leader
and the women who loved him.
Martin Heidegger (1889-1976),
existential-deconstructivist-postmodern philosopher and author of
one of the most important philosophical works of the 20th century,
“Being and Time,” was also noted
for outstanding contributions to
thinking in literature, psychology,
and artificial intelligence.
“During the Nazification of
German universities, when Jewish
professors were fired, Heidegger
fired (Edmund) Husserl, his own
mentor to whom he had dedicated
‘Being and Time,’” says Brodsky.
“Heidegger was an ardent Nazi.”
One of the women who loved
Heidegger was Hannah Arendt
(1906-1975), who happened to
have been the first female professor at Princeton University in
1969, a decade before women were
admitted as students, was a student
of Heidegger in the 1930s, and in
fact had had a love affair with him.
She was forced to leave Germany
because she was Jewish, and she
fled to France, where she was imprisoned in a concentration camp.
She managed to escape to the Pyrenees, then Spain and Portugal and
finally the U.S., where she
achieved fame as a political philosopher, writing about the Otto
Adolf Eichmann trial in Jerusalem.
Despite Heidegger’s position
toward Jews, Arendt led the successful effort to have him exonerated from the Nuremberg Trials, says
Brodsky. “I’m fascinated by this,
that the quintessential Jewish
refugee still has so much affection
for the quintessential Nazi intellectual, that she led this effort. That
the romantic relationship between
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a man and a woman is more important than life-or-death philosophical differences, that she’d still feel
affection for her mentor when she
would have been murdered if she
stayed. He was working to have
Jews eliminated.”
Also part of this narrative is
Edith Stein, a student of Husserl
who, according to Brodsky, was
brilliant but couldn’t become a professor at a German university because she was a woman. “She was
the daughter of Orthodox Jews,
and she had a vision that transformed her life and resulted in her
converting to Catholicism,” says
Brodsky. “She became a nun and
entered a convent. When World
War II started, the nuns were sent to
Amsterdam, where they lived under Nazi occupation.”
When it was revealed that Edith
Stein was a Jew, she was sent to
Auschwitz and killed. But before
she died, she wrote a letter, upon
hearing of the death of Husserl,
asking what Heidegger’s reaction
had been.
“Her first thought was not about
Husserl, but about Heidegger,”
says Brodsky. “He was foremost in
her thoughts, just as with Hannah.”
The piece incorporates lace,
something Brodsky also read about
in the New York Times. At the beginning of the 20th century in Vienna, modern design was beginning in this particular lace pattern,
except that the nude figure at its
center is not really modern at all —
it is the same classic reclining female nude used historically, and
what feminists refer to as “the male
gaze”: she is reclining, passive, for
the sexual pleasure of men.
“So I blew it up large and made
my own pattern, using an image of
Hannah Arendt along with Poussin’s ‘Rape of the Sabine Women,’” says Brodsky. She used images of dead bodies from the Holocaust for the tassels.
The third series, “Memoir of an
Assimilated Family,” is an installation of 100 etchings with anecdotes
about Brodsky’s own family that
came to her after her mother died in
1994, leaving behind a treasure
trove of family photos.
“I have a remarkable family,”
says Brodsky. “We went from poor
to my father being one of the first
Jews to receive tenure in the Ivy
League. It was a wonderful example of assimilation.”
Her father was a professor of literature at Brown University, as
well as a writer and a poet; her
mother taught home economics.
“They were born teachers whose
interaction with my brother and me
was one in which teaching us all
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Occupations of Women’ by Judy Brodsky.
kinds of things was integral to the
love and affection we felt for each
other,” she told Rider University
professor of art Harry I. Naar in a
2003 interview for an exhibit catalog there. Brodsky and Naar shared
office space when both were on the
faculty of Beaver College, now
Adelphi University.
“Until my father’s generation,
most professors came from trust
funds because professors made
pitiful money,” says Brodsky, who
has carried on the line of professorship. She is a distinguished professor emerita in the department of visual arts at the Mason Gross School
of the Arts at Rutgers, and founding director of Rutgers’ Center for
Innovative Print and Paper, renamed the Brodsky Center for Innovative Editions in her honor in
September, 2006.
Brodsky is concerned that one
generation may not feel connected
to a past generation and may look at
old photos they don’t know anything about. “I wanted my family to
know about the past — not achievement, but what makes them alive.”
In these blown-up ancestor photos, digitally manipulated and made
into etchings, she uses text and creates a narrative about the families
of her mother, her father, her brother, her first husband David Brodsky, who succumbed to lymphoma
in 1997, her current husband
(Michael Curtis), and her children.
For example, in one she writes,
“My mother and her sisters made
their own clothes. I still have
Mother’s organdy ruffled high
school graduation dress. They
loved clothes. When living on a
professor’s salary, Aunt Grace in
the fashion business gave Mother
hand-me-downs that looked beautiful on her.”
Or, in another: “This is
Michael’s Aunt Fay on her wedding
day. She married a rabbi who gambled, they divorced, and then she
married a policeman. Two of her
three children committed suicide.
How sad that such a beautiful wedding did not lead to a happy life.”
Brodsky, whose work is in the
permanent collections of over 100
museums and corporations including the Library of Congress, the
Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Stadtsmuseum in Berlin,
the Armand Hammer Museums in
Los Angeles, and the Fogg Museum in Boston, also creates enormous drawings in oil stick.
“I became a printmaker rather
than a painter because it involved
using concepts,” she says. “Printmaking is a layering process. I
have complex inspirations, bringing together material from disparate sources. Images are not
enough. I want to use words as well
to express myself.”
“Women,” opening reception,
Friday, December 10, 5:30 to 7:30
p.m., the Bernstein Gallery,
Robertson Hall, Woodrow Wilson
School, Princeton University. Artwork by Judy Brodsky. On view
through Thursday, January 6.
Gallery hours: Monday through
Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and by appointment. 609-497-2441.
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December 12
Art Exhibit, Fiddleheads Restaurant, 27 East Railroad Avenue,
Jamesburg, 732-521-0878.
www.fiddleheadsJamesburg.com. Opening reception for the
winter gallery show and annual
“Christmas at Fiddleheads.”
Artists include Carl Frankel of
Monroe, Koenraad Seghers of
Highland Park, and Twyla Tanko
of Sewaren with watercolors,
acrylics, and pencil and charcoal
artworks, all framed and ready for
sale. Also framed work of nature
photographer Jennifer Wiessner
of Maine and handmade woodcrafts from Green Mountain Toys
in Vermont. Selena Palmer and
Paula Feifer curate exhibits. The
restaurant will open for dinner at 4
p.m. 2:30 to 4 p.m.
Gallery Tour, Friends of the
Princeton University Library,
Firestone Library, 609-258-3155.
www.fpul.org. Curator Alan Stahl
presents a gallery tour of “Money
on Paper: Bank Notes, and Related Graphic Arts from the Collections of Vsevolod Onyshkevych
and Princeton University,” Milberg
Gallery. On view to January 3. 3
p.m.
Art Exhibit, Gallery at Verde,
4492 Route 27, Kingston, 609865-5456. Reception for “Wind
and Waves,” a new exhibit featuring photography by Deborah
Land and paintings by Jan Purcell. On view through January 19.
E-mail gallery.verde@gmail.com
for information. 5 to 7 p.m.
Dance
The Nutcracker, Dance Vision,
Montgomery High School, 1016
Route 601, Skillman, 609-5201020. www.dancevisionnj.org.
Susan Jaffe of the American Ballet Theater choreographed the
youth ensemble production of
young dancers in a pre-professional program. $25. 2 p.m.
Brunswick, 732-932-7511. www.masongross.rutgers.edu. Works
by Merce Cunningham Dance
Company, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, and Taipei
Crossover Dance Company. $25.
2 p.m.
On Stage
Dickens. $33 and up. 1 and 5:30
p.m.
In One Bed and Out the Other,
Hopewell, 609-466-2766. www.off-broadstreet.com. Classic
farce. $27.50 to $29.50. 1:30
p.m.
Javert. $25 to $92. 1:30 and 7
p.m.
comedy. $20. 2 p.m.
p.m.
Annie, New Jersey Theater
Group, Millstone Performing Arts
Center, 5 Dawson Court, 732284-3776. www.njtheatregroup.com. Musical. $20. 2 p.m.
$54. 2 and 7:30 p.m.
A Christmas Carol, Playhouse
22, 715 Cranbury Road, East
Brunswick, 732-254-3939. www.playhouse22.org. Holiday favorite. $22. 3 p.m.
www.crossroadstheatrecompany.org. Multi-cultural family musical celebration with a blend of
spiritual singers and dancers. Directed by Rick Sordelet, a stage
combat choreographer on Broadway and regional theater. The
cast includes Colleen Hawks,
musical director. $40. One child
ticket free with purchase of an
adult ticket. 8 p.m.
$79.50. 8 p.m.
Family Holiday Show, Passage
Theater, Mill Hill Playhouse,
Front and Montgomery streets,
Trenton, 609-392-0766. www.passagetheatre.org. 8 p.m.
What Did George Washington Eat for Christmas?
Holiday Candlelight Open House, Sunday,
December 12, at Rockingham Historic Site,
84 Laurel Avenue, Kingston. 609-683-7132.
Screening of “Lemon Tree,” a
2008 film directed by Eran Riklis.
Register. $5 donation. 4 p.m.
Film Festival, Design Within
Reach, 30 Nassau Street, Princeton, 609-921-0899. www.dwr.com. Screening of “Objectified,”
the second installment in director
Gary Hustwit’s film trilogy. Popcorn, beer, and soft drinks. Register. 5 p.m.
Dancing
5Rhythms, Dance Expo, 4 Market Street, Suite 800, Plainsboro,
609-468-2354. www.danceexpo.org. Movement practice on the
dance floor. No dance experience
required. Register. $15. 1 to 3
p.m.
Film
Literati
Princeton Jewish Center, 435
Nassau Street, 609-921-0100.
www.thejewishcenter.org.
Poetry Series, South Brunswick
Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, 732-329-4000.
Mark Your
Calendars
Dec. 15, 2010
Holiday Extravaganza
12 noon - 7 pm
www.sbpl.info. Nancy Scott and
Bruce Niedt read. Donations of
non-perishable foods for the food
pantry are invited. 2 to 4 p.m.
Good Causes
Holiday Show, Innovative Dance
Academy, Lawrence High
School, 2525 Princeton Pike,
Benefit performance for the National Guard State Family Readiness Council to provide assistance for deployed military personnel and their families. Music,
military presentations, dance performances, and photos with Santa. Register. $10. 3 p.m.
Faith
Christmas Live, Graceway Bible
Church, 1934 Klockner Road,
Hamilton, 609-586-0223. www.graceway.org. Indoor and outdoor
event features fully costumed actors, live animals, Christmas car-
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Princeton Academy of Martial Arts will exchange one new,
unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots for
a certificate for a free martial arts
lesson and $20 off the first month’s
tuition for new members. Ages 6 to
99. 14 Farber Road, West Windsor,
609-452-2208, www.pamausa.com. Donations invited on Friday
and Saturday, December 10 and 11.
Children’s Futures, a nonprofit agency in Trenton, is collecting new toys and books for families
who otherwise go without during
the holidays. Collection bins include all Mercer County Roma
Bank locations, Mrs. G’s Appliances, and Classic Book Shop. The
drive ends with a holiday party on
Friday, December 17, from 6 p.m.
to midnight at the Trenton Marriott. Admission is $10 with a toy
or book and $20 without. Visit
www.childrensfutures.org or call
609-695-1977, ext. 103 for information.
Auditions
Playful Theater productions
has auditions for “Hello, Dolly!”
on Monday and Tuesday, December 13 and 14, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Prepare one complete song from a traditional musical and bring sheet
music. Be prepared to dance. Bring
your resume and photograph. Call
267-987-4113 or E-mail ruthkresge@verizon.net to schedule an ap-
oling, and a guided tour through
the history of Christmas. There
will be cookies, pretzels, and hot
chocolate. Free. 5 to 8:15 p.m.
Food & Dining
Pancake, Sausage, and Egg
Breakfast, South Brunswick Lion’s Club, Crossroads-South
Middle School, Kingston Lane
and Major Road, 732-297-3425.
Benefit for school scholarship
programs. $5.99. 8 a.m.
Holiday Festival, Crossing Vineyards and Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 215-493-6500. www.crossingvineyards.com. Bucks
County Wine Trail event features
swing and jazz with Lynn Randall
Trio from 2 to 5 p.m. Free. Noon
to 6 p.m.
Merry Holiday Experience, Silver Decoy Winery, 610 WindsorPerrineville Road, East Windsor,
609-371-6000. www.silverdecoywinery.com. $5 includes a glass
and wine tasting. Music by Dan
Sufalko. Gift baskets available.
Noon to 6 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Yoga, Onsen For All, 4451 Route
27, Princeton, 609-924-4800.
www.onsenforall.com. Gentle yoga class, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Multi-level class, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. Register. $15 each. 10:30
a.m.
Workshop, Strudel Party, and
Boutique Sale, Body Mind
Gifts, Palmer Square, Princeton,
609-497-7545. www.bodymindgifts.com. “Learn to Boost Your
Immunity Naturally,” a workshop
with essential oils, teas and tinctures, 2 p.m. Strudel making and
eating with the Moonlight Bakers
from 3 to 5 p.m. Boutique sale of
eco-friendly gifts. Register for
workshops. Noon.
Chakra Yoga and Singing Crystal Bowls, Princeton Center for
Yoga & Health, 50 Vreeland Drive, Suite 506, Skillman, 609-9247294. www.princetonyoga.com.
Yoga, sound vibration, pranayama, mantra, and meditation. Register. $30 to $35. Noon to 2 p.m.
Candle Lighting, Compassionate Friends, RWJ Wellness Cen-
pointment. The production opens
in April.
Omicron Theater Production
has open auditions through Wednesday, December 22 for its winter
season. Seeking male and female
actors, ages 20s to 50s, for comedies. Rehearsals begin in January.
Backstage hands are also needed
(will train). Call 609-443-5598 for
an appointment.
Volunteer
Mercer Alliance is recruiting
volunteers to assist with free tax
preparation helping low-to-moderate income taxpayers in the community for the upcoming tax filing
season. VITA (volunteer income
tax assistants) help persons who
make less than $49,000, are disabled, have limited English proficiency, or are elderly. Training by
Internal Revenue Service and opportunities to work in Mercer
County locations with day, evening, and weekend hours available.
An informational workshop will be
held on Saturday, December 11, 9
to 11 a.m., at 3131 Princeton Pike,
Lawrenceville. Register by E-mail
to ttruitt@merceralliance.org.
For Teens
Jewish Community Center offers Project Gesher, a new teen
leadership encounter with Israel
for 16 ninth graders from New Jersey with 16 teens from the Arad/-
ter, 3100 Quakerbridge Road,
Mercerville, 609-516-8047.
www.tcfmercer.org. Worldwide
candle lighting unites bereaved
families with music, poems, and
the reading of names of children.
Support to assist families toward
the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any
age. 6 p.m.
History
Holiday Open House, Drumthwacket Foundation, 354
Stockton Street, Princeton, 609683-0057. www.drumthwacket.org. Tour of the official residence
of the Governor of New Jersey
featuring “EverGreen,” an ecofriendly theme created by garden
clubs throughout the State. Register. $5 donation. 11 a.m. to 2
p.m.
Holiday Candlelight Open
House, Rockingham Historic
Site, 84 Laurel Avenue, Kingston,
NJ, 609-683-7132. www.rockingham.net. Music, 18th century activities, refreshments, store. Tours
every 30 minutes. $5 suggested
donation. Advanced registration
required. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Festival of Trees, Morven Museum, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, 609-924-8144. www.morven.org. $6. Noon to 4 p.m.
Quilts Through the Ages, Mercer
streets, Doylestown, PA, 215345-0210. www.mercermuseum.org. Program presented by Nancy Roan, author of “Lest I Shall be
Forgotten: Anecdotes and Traditions of Quilts,” shares quilts from
her collection. $12. 1 p.m.
Walking Tour, Historical Society
of Princeton, Bainbridge House,
609-921-6748. www.princetonhistory.org. Two-hour walking tour
of downtown Princeton and
Princeton University includes stories about the early history of
Princeton, the founding of the
University, and the American
Revolution. $7; $4 for ages 6 to
12. 2 to 4 p.m.
Tamar region of Israel. Applicants
must be active in a synagogue, JCC
teen program, or Jewish youth
group; and be willing to serve as a
community ambassador with a
three-year commitment and take a
10-day trip to Israel. Submit a written statement with a one page essay, “What does Am Yisrael” mean
to me? and a letter of reference
from a rabbi, teacher, or youth advisor. For more information contact Jerry Schwartz at 609-2199550 or jschwartz@jcctoday.org.
Indoor Tennis
South Brunswick Community
Education offers five-session tennis lessons for adults. Sessions begin Sunday, January 9, and February 20, 8 to 9:30 p.m. $179 per session. Classes will be held at Marriott Hotel, 100 College Road East,
Plainsboro. Visit www.sbschools.org/community_ed, call 732-2977800, ext. 3159, or E-mail deana.myers@sbschools.org.
Major League
Motor Vehicle Commission offers license plates to honor the New
York Yankees, the New York Mets,
and the Philadelphia Phillies. Order forms are available at www.njmvc.gov/sports or at the agencies. $60 with an annual renewal
fee of $60. Revenue generated will
go the state’s general fund.
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December 12
Holiday Event
Holiday Festival of Trees, American Hungarian Foundation, 300
Somerset Street, New Brunswick,
732-846-5777. www.ahfoundation.org. Annual seasonal festival
with display of holiday decorations from 12 different cultures as
well as a Menorah for Chanukah.
$5 donation. On view to January
31. Festival hours are Tuesday to
Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and
Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. 1 to 4 p.m.
Holiday Program, Middlesex
County Cultural Commission,
Olde Towne Village, 1050 River
Road, Piscataway, 732-7454489. www.cultureheritage.org.
Multimedia tour of the exhibit,
“Joyful Rest,” presented by Elinor
Levy, the guest curator, 1 p.m.
Tour the exhibits and refreshments, 2 p.m. Children’s holiday
craft, 2 p.m.; Caroling concert
performed by historical vocal
quartet features 19th century holiday songs accompanied by guitar, concertina, and whistles. Register. Free. 2 p.m.
For Families
Breakfast with Santa, Elks Club,
110 Hickory Corner Road, East
Windsor, 609-450-7158. Omelet
station, pancakes, French toast,
eggs Benedict, sausage, bacon,
home fries, fruit, and beverages.
$9 includes wallet size photo of
children with Santa and a small
gift. E-mail santaatelks@gmail.com for reservation (recommended). 8 a.m. to noon.
Family Program, Fernbrook
Farms, 142 Bordentown Georgetown Road, Chesterfield, 609298-4028. www.fernbrookfarms.com. Gingerbread houses for
ages 6 and up. Register. $20. 1 to
3 p.m.
Family Theater
toy for Toys for Tots. $10. 2 and 4
p.m.
Lectures
Sid Bernstein, Princeton Public
Library, 65 Witherspoon Street,
609-924-8822. www.princetonlibrary.org. The concert promoter
for the Beatles and the Rolling
Stones returns to the library with
his partner, John Anthony, president of Banner Records, to present their newest discoveries. Appearance by fashion model Tamara Frae and performance by pop
singers Amanda Perko and
Rachel Conrad. 2 p.m.
Werner Lecture Fund, Beth El
Synagogue, 50 Maple Stream
Road, East Windsor, 609-4434454. www.bethel.net. “Music and
Lyrics of George and Ira Gershwin” presented by Ted Otten and
Michael Kownacky. Register.
Free. 7 p.m.
Live Music
Lon van Eaton and Friends, The
Record Collector Store, 358
609-324-0880. www.the-recordcollector.com. Register. $20. Benefit performance for the David
Lynch Foundation. 7:30 p.m. See
story page 22.
Sports
Trenton Devils Hockey, Sun National Bank Center, 609-5999500. www.TrentonDevils.com.
South Carolina Stingrays. $11$29. 4 p.m.
Monday
December 13
IN THE SPOTLIGHT:
Brain Food
Noodle Talk, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street,
609-924-5584. http://tinyurl.com/pnoodle. Lightly structured discussion based on personal questions
that embrace the human condition
instead of flinching from it. Led by
Noodle Talk’s creator Alan Goldsmith. Free. 7 to 8:45 p.m.
Classical Music
Messiah Sing, Princeton University, Chapel, 609-258-3654.
www.princeton.edu. Community
sing with organ, strings, and trumpet. $5. 7:30 p.m.
Rutgers Wind Ensemble, Mason
Gross School of the Arts,
Nicholas Music Center, 85
George Street, New Brunswick,
732-932-7511. www.masongross.rutgers.edu. Free. 8 p.m.
Pop Music
Non-Western Music Colloquium,
Woolworth, Room 102, 609-2585000. www.princeton.edu/utickets. “From Chinatown Opera
to The First Emperor: Racial
Imagination and the Trope of Chinese Opera” presented by Nancy
Rao, Rutgers University. 4:30
p.m.
Rehearsal, Jersey Harmony
Chorus, Plainsboro Library, 9
Van Doren Street, Plainsboro,
732-236-6803. www.harmonize.com/jerseyharmony. New members are welcome. 7:15 p.m.
Barbershop Chorus, Princeton
Garden Statesmen, Plainsboro
Library, 9 Van Doren Street,
Plainsboro, 609-799-8218. www.-
Grocery Serenade: Bucks County Performing
Arts Center presents the Bailey Trio, Wednesday,
December 15, 7:30 p.m., at McCaffrey’s,
635 Heacock Road, Yardley, PA. 215-493-9616.
princetongardenstatesmen.com.
Men of all ages and experience
levels are invited to sing in fourpart harmony. The non-profit organization presents at numerous
charities. Free. 7:30 to 10 p.m.
Film
Princeton Public Library, 65
Witherspoon Street, 609-9248822. www.princetonlibrary.org.
Screening of “Tell Them Anything
You Want,” a documentary about
Maurice Sendak. 7 p.m.
Visual Arts Lecture Series,
Princeton University, Lewis
Center, 185 Nassau Street, 609258-1500. www.princeton.edu/arts. Screening of “Pierre
Huyghe.” Free. 7:30 p.m.
Literati
Noodle Talk, Princeton Public
Library, 65 Witherspoon Street,
609-924-5584. http://tinyurl.com/pnoodle. Lightly structured discussion based on personal questions that embrace the human
condition instead of flinching from
it. Led by Noodle Talk’s creator
Alan Goldsmith. Free. 7 to 8:45
p.m.
Poetry Reading, Delaware Valley
Poets, West Windsor Arts Center,
952 Alexander Road, West Windsor, 609-716-1931. www.delawarevalleypoets.com. Adele
Kenny and Lesley Wheeler read.
Open mic follows. 7:30 p.m.
Craft Fairs
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Food & Dining
Plainsboro, 609-452-1515. www.trepiani.com. $5 pasta. Drink specials. 5 p.m.
DECEMBER 8, 2010
Health & Wellness
Discussion Series, Princeton
Senior Resource Center,
Suzanne Patterson Center, 45
Stockton Street, 609-924-7108.
www.princetonsenior.org. “Veteran’s Benefits” presented by Ed
Mazzeo from Mercer County Veteran’s Services. Register. Free.
11 a.m.
Gentle Yoga, Heart to Heart
Women’s Health Center, 20 Armour Avenue, Hamilton, 609-6893131. Gentle alignment-focused
class includes elements of
breathing, basic yoga postures,
and meditation techniques. Register. $15. 7 to 8 p.m.
Lectures
Composting School, Rutgers
Equine Science Center, Bordentown, 732-932-9419. www.esc.rutgers.edu. Department of Animal Science offers a two-day
school to assist livestock farmers
with new rules regarding waste
management. Continues on
Tuesday, December 14. Continental breakfast both days. Lunch
on Monday only. Register. $25. 9
a.m. to 9 p.m.
Meeting, Princeton PC Users
Group, Lawrence Library, 2751
Route 1 South, 609-423-6537.
www.ppcug-nj.org. Holiday party
for members. Register. 7:30 p.m.
Postcard Collecting, Washington Crossing Card Collectors,
Union Fire Hall, 1396 River Road,
Titusville, 215-737-3555. www.wc4postcards.org. Five minute
mini talks followed by an auction.
8 p.m.
Singles
Coffee and Conversation,
Grover’s Mill Coffee House, 335
Princeton Hightstown Road, West
Windsor, 609-716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.com. Coffee,
tea, soup, sandwich, or dessert.
Register at www.meetup.com/Princeton-Area-Singles-Network.
6:30 to 8 p.m.
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American Premiere: 'I Capture The Castle,’ a stage
adaptation of Dodie Smith’s 1948 popular novel
about a 17-year-old budding writer and her eccentric
family in a crumbling English castle, runs through
Sunday, January 2, at the Shakespeare Theater
of NewJersey, Madison. 973-408-5600.
Pictured: Rebecca Ozo left, and Nisi Sturgis. Photo: Gerry Goodstein
For Seniors
Classical Music
Computer Class, West Windsor
Senior Center, 271 Clarksville
Road, West Windsor, 609-7999068. “Using the Internet Effectively” includes safety online, using multiple tables, shopping, and
finding websites. Register. 10
a.m.
Movie, West Windsor Senior
Center, 271 Clarksville Road,
Screening of “The Five People
You Meet in Heaven.” 1 p.m.
An Evening of Italian Opera:
Holiday Edition, Fiddleheads
Restaurant, 27 East Railroad Avenue, Jamesburg, 732-521-0878.
www.jamesburg.net/fiddleheads.
Lyric soprano Annamaria Stefanelli presents Italian operatic
arias, art songs, and commentary.
She has performed at Carnegie
Hall, the 92nd Street Y, and the
Central Park Concert Series. Her
CD is “Bridges to Italy.” Register.
$52 includes a four-course dinner. BYOB. 6:30 p.m.
MCCC Choral Concert, Mercer
College, Kelsey Theater, West
Windsor, 609-570-3735. www.mccc.edu. Choral works by
Mozart, Handel, and a recently
composed piece for male voices
by music faculty member Mark
Jurcisin. The group performs the
Hallelujah Chorus with audience
members. Free. 7:30 p.m.
Sports
Meeting, Ernest Schwiebert
Trout Unlimited, Pennington Fire
House, Bromel Place, Pennington, 609-984-3851. www.esctu.org. “Living Streamers for Trout”
presented by Mark Sodetti. Fly tying presentation. Free. 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday
December 14
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Exploring
the 12 Principles
The 12 Principles, Mercer Free
School, Lawrence Community
Center, 609-456-6821. An open
discussion centering on the work
of Steven Covey, Don Miguel
Ruiz, and Michael Cavallaro. 7 to
8:30 p.m.
Art
Art Speaks, Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine Street,
Doylestown, 215-340-9800.
www.michenerartmuseum.org.
First day for children’s gallery exhibition, “Ordinary to Extraordinary,” a multimedia installation
that takes ordinary chairs and
hangs them from the ceiling and
off the walls, while disembodied
voices envelop the room. On view
to January 23. 1 p.m.
Center, 185 Nassau Street, 609258-1500. www.princeton.edu/arts. “Free Time” presented by
Pierre Huyghe, a filmmaker who
employs the concepts of free
time, leisure, and folly. Free. 4:45
p.m.
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
On Stage
F.M. Kirby Theater, Drew Univer-
sity, Madison, 973-408-5600.
$54. 7:30 p.m.
Film
Center, 185 Nassau Street, 609258-1500. www.princeton.edu/arts. Talk about the screening of
“Pierre Huyghe.” Free. 4:45 p.m.
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December 14
At the Movies
Confirm titles with theaters.
127. Adventure about a mountain climber features James Franco. Garden, Montgomery.
Burlesque. Musical drama
about an ailing burlesque theater
features Cher and Christina Aguilera. AMC, Destinta, MarketFair,
Multiplex, Regal.
The Chronicles of Narnia:
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Sci-fi with Ben Barnes and
Skandar Keynescktk. Opens December 9. AMC, Regal.
Due Date. Comedy with Robert
Downey Jr. AMC, Multiplex, Regal.
Fair Game. Action with Naomi
Watts and Sean Penn. AMC, Garden, Montgomery, Regal.
Faster. Action with Dwayne
Johnson and Billy Bob Thornton.
AMC, Destinta, MarketFair,
Multiplex, Regal.
For Colored Girls. Drama with
Janet Jackson. AMC, Destinta, Regal.
The Girl Who Kicked the
Hornet’s Nest. Luftslottet som
sprangdes. Montgomery.
Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows: Part I. Daniel Radcliff
returns in title role for the first half
of the last book in the series. AMC,
Destinta, Garen, MarketFair,
Multiplex, Regal.
Inside Job. Matt Damon stars in
documentary about the financial
meltdown of 2008. Montgomery.
Love and Other Drugs. Comedy with Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne
Hathaway. AMC, Destinta, MarketFair, Multiplex, Regal.
Megamind.
Animated action
comedy. AMC,
Destinta, MarketFair, Multiplex, Regal.
Morning
Glory. Comedy
with
Harrison
Ford,
Diane
Keaton,
and
R a c h e l
McAdams.
AMC, Destinta,
M a r k e t F a i r,
Montgomery, Multiplex, Regal.
The Next Three Days. Thriller
with Russell Crowe, Elizabeth
Banks, and Liam Neeson. AMC,
Destinta, MarketFair, Multiplex,
Regal.
Paranormal Activity 2. Suspenseful sequel. AMC.
Red. Thriller with Bruce Willis.
AMC.
Skyline. Eric Balfour and Scottie Thompson star in film about an
extraterrestrial force in Los Angeles. AMC, Regal.
The Social Network. Biopic
about Mark Zuckerberg, the cofounder of Facebook. AMC.
Tangled. Animated Disney film
based on Rapunzel with voices of
Mandy Moore and Donna Murphy.
AMC, Destinta, MarketFair,
Multiplex, Regal.
The Tourist. Action film with
Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp.
Opens December 10. Regal.
Unstoppable. Denzel Washington and Rosario Dawson in thriller
about a freight train. AMC, Destinta, MarketFair, Multiplex, Regal.
Dancing
Tuesday Night Folk Dance
Group, Riverside School, Princeton, 609-655-0758. www.princetonfolkdance.org. Instruction and dancing. No partner
needed. $3. 7 to 9 p.m.
Literati
True Story: ‘Fair
Game’ stars Naomi
Watts and Sean
Penn, now playing.
The Warrior’s Way. Adventures with Geoffrey Rush and Kate
Bosworth. AMC, Destinta, MarketFair, Multiplex, Regal.
Venues
Food & Dining
AMC Hamilton 24 Theaters, 325
Sloan Avenue , I-295 Exit 65-A, 609890-8307.
Destinta, Independence Plaza,
264 South Broad Street, Hamilton,
609-888-4500.
Garden Theater, 160 Nassau
MarketFair-UA, Route 1 South,
Montgomery Center Theater,
Routes 206 and 518, Rocky Hill,
609-924-7444.
Multiplex Cinemas Town Center
Plaza, 319 Route 130 North, East
Windsor, 609-371-8472.
Regal Theaters, Route 1 South,
Plainsboro, 609-452-1515. www.trepiani.com. $5 burgers. Drink
specials. 5 p.m.
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dark tale. His debut novel, “The
Russian Debutante’s Handbook”
received the National Jewish
Book Award for fiction, and his
second novel, “Absurdistan” was
named one of the 10 best books
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Writers Anonymous, Barnes &
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levels. E-mail tryagain@optonline.net for information. 7 p.m.
Gardens
Meeting, Lingohocken Garden
Club, Forest Grove Church, 1856
Forest Grove Road, Forest
Grove, PA, 215-340-7677. www.lingohockengardenclub.info.
Christmas tea. 12:30 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Group Studio Workout, Optimal
Exercise, 27 Maplewood Avenue, Cranbury, 609-462-7722.
Supervised cardio, core,
strength, and stretching. Register. $20. 6 a.m.
Yoga for Beginners, Onsen For
All, 4451 Route 27, Princeton,
609-924-4800. www.onsenforall.com. Basic instruction for those
who are new to yoga or have
practiced only with a DVD. Register. $15. 6 to 7 p.m.
The 12 Principles, Mercer Free
School, Lawrence Community
Center, 609-456-6821. An open
discussion centering on the work
of Steven Covey, Don Miguel
Ruiz, and Michael Cavallaro. 7 to
8:30 p.m.
History
Holiday Open House, Mercer
streets, Doylestown, 215-3450210. www.mercermuseum.org.
Musical performers, Santa in the
log house, self-guided museum
tours, and a silhouette artist.
Free. 7 to 9 p.m.
Lectures
Plainsboro Business Partnership, Plainsboro Library, Plainsboro, 609-240-6022. www.myplainsboro.com. For business
owners, residents, and community leaders to promote the spirit of
Plainsboro. Speaker is Raul
Gutierrez of Raul Gutierrez Design. Bring business cards to network. Register. Free. 8 a.m.
Equine Science Update, Rutgers
Equine Science Center, Cook
Campus Center, Rutgers, New
Brunswick, 732-932-9419. www.esc.rutgers.edu. Tours to visit the
current corp of mustangs in the
Young Horse Teaching and Research Program at 4 p.m.
Demonstration of the center’s
high-speed equine treadmill at 5
p.m. Dinner at 6 p.m. “Cranberries, Boots, and Helmets: An
Overview of Nutraceuticals for
Horses” with keynote speaker
Kenneth McKeever, associate director of research and professor
of animal scientists. Register.
$25. 6 to 9 p.m.
Engaged Retirement, Princeton
Public Library, 65 Witherspoon
Street, 609-924-8822. www.princetonlibrary.org. “Take Care
of Yourself This Holiday Season”
presented by Fay Reiter, professional wellness coach. Focused
on ages 55 to 70. Free. 7 p.m.
Princeton Macintosh Users
Group, Computer Science Building, Princeton University, 609258-5730. www.pmug-nj.org.
Q&A followed by meeting and
speakers including Alan Fox with
time management apps, Terry
Wilson with WeatherSnoop, Khurt
Williams with IOS software to
track food intake and blood glucose, Ewa Zak and protecting
about electrical surges. 7:30 p.m.
Science Lectures
Meeting, Amateur Astronomers
Association of Princeton, Peyton Hall, Ivy Lane, Princeton University, 609-252-1223. www.princetonastronomy.org. Bob
Vanderbei, co-author of “Sizing
Up the Universe,” has booksigning. Free. 8 p.m.
Socials
Men’s Circle, West Windsor, 609933-4280. Share, listen, and support other men and yourself. Talk
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December 15
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: ‘A
Christmas Carol’ Party
Fezziwig Party, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, 609258-2787. www.mccarter.org.
Caroling tour of the neighborhood
of the Rockefellers, JP Morgan,
Woodrow Wilson, TS Eliot, and
F.Scott Fitzgerald. Reception with
holiday music, hors d’oeuvres,
and holiday drinks followed by a
performance of “A Christmas Carol.” Register. $55. 4 p.m.
Classical Music
Princeton, 609-258-3654. www.princeton.edu. Concert on the
fifth largest carillon in the country.
Free. 6:30 p.m.
Candlelight Service of Lessons
and Carols, Princeton University, Chapel, 609-258-3654. www.princeton.edu. A service of readings and music featuring the
Chapel Choir and a cappella
groups. Free. 7:30 p.m.
Jazz & Blues
The Bailey Trio, Bucks County
Performing Arts Center, McCaffrey’s Market, 635 Heacock
Road, Yardley, PA, 215-4933010. www.bcpac.org. Holiday
music presented by the jazz trio in
the bistro on the mezzanine level.
Free. 7:30 p.m.
MCCC Jazz Band Concert, Mercer College, Kelsey Theater,
www.mccc.edu. Repertoire includes works of Van Morrison,
Dexter Gordon, Pat Metheny, and
Thelonious Monk. Improvisations
by jazz students in small groups
as well as in the full band. Free. 8
p.m.
Pop Music
$31. 2 p.m.
Art
Holiday Exhibit, Gold Medal Impressions, 43 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor, 609606-9001. www.goldmedalimpressions.com. Photographer
Richard Druckman features a limited number of collection-quality
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Barcelona Gallery Talk, Vagabond Vistas Photography, 1010
River Road, Ewing, 609-5324876. www.vagabondvistas.com.
An evening of socializing and a
gallery talk by David Simchock at
8 p.m. Art work from Spain for
sale. Register. 7 to 10:30 p.m.
On Stage
Fezziwig Party, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, 609258-2787. www.mccarter.org.
Caroling tour of the neighborhood
of the Rockefellers, JP Morgan,
Woodrow Wilson, TS Eliot, and
F.Scott Fitzgerald. Reception with
holiday music, hors d’oeuvres,
and holiday drinks followed by a
performance of “A Christmas Carol.” Register. $55. 4 p.m.
$54. 7:30 p.m.
Dancing
Newcomers Dance Party, American Ballroom, 569 Klockner
Road, Hamilton, 609-931-0149.
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$10. 7 to 9 p.m.
Contra Dance, Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson
Center, Monument Drive, 609924-6763. www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Instruction
followed by dance. $7. 7:40 to
10:30 p.m.
Literati
Althea Ward Clark Reading Series, Princeton University,
Lewis Center, 185 Nassau Street,
609-258-1500. www.princeton.edu/arts. Students in the program
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of “Death of the Liberal Class,”
the former Middle East Bureau
Chief of the New York Times, a
Pulitzer Prize winner, and a senior fellow at the Nation Institute,
discusses his new book. 6 p.m.
Poetry Workshop, Delaware Valley Poets, Lawrence Public Library, Darrah Lane, 609-8829246. www.delawarevalleypoets.com. Visitors welcome. Bring 12
copies of your poem. Free. 7:30
p.m.
Good Causes
Planned Pethood Clinic, Animal
Alliance, 1410 Route 179 North,
www.animalalliancenj.org. Notfor-profit veterinary clinic offers
low-cost animal health services to
all pet owners, regardless of income. Rabies vaccination, $15;
microchipping, $30; shave down
for dogs, $15; heartworm testing
for dogs, $30; FeLV/FIV testing
for cats, $30; dewormings, $5. All
performed by a licensed veterinarian in an animal hospital setting without additional office visit
fee. 6 to 9 p.m.
Craft Fairs
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Yoga Workshop, Shreyas Yoga,
Chicklet Books, Princeton Shopping Center, 301 North Harrison
Street, 732-642-8895. www.shreyasyoga.com. Yoga in the Himalayan tradition with Acharya
Girish Jha. Register at info@shreyasyoga.com. First class is
free. 8:15 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Yoga Flow, West Windsor Arts
Council, 952 Alexander Road,
www.westwindsorarts.org. Linda
Domino presents. $12. 10 to
11:15 a.m.
Caregiver Support Group, Buckingham Place, 155 Raymond
Road, Monmouth Junction, 732329-8888. www.buckinghamplace.net. For adult children of
aging parents facilitated by
Louise Donangelo, Alzheimer’s
Association. Peer support, resources, and tips on care giving.
Supper served. Register. Free. 6
to 8:30 p.m.
Tribal Belly Dance Class, One
Yoga Center, 405 Route 130,
East Windsor, 267-266-0297.
www.oneyogacenter.net. Level
two, 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. Level 1,
8:30 to 9:30 p.m. $16. 7:15 p.m.
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DECEMBER 8, 2010
FILM
LITERATURE
DANCE
DRAMA
MUSIC
PREVIEW
Bobby Yang, Rock Star of the Acoustic Violin
T
by Kevin L. Carter
he rockin’ violinist Bobby Yang
laughed when the quote was read to him.
“I would rather be a prison guard,” he
once said, “than a member of a symphony orchestra.”
He didn’t deny saying it. “Oh no!,” he says.
“I guess I was feeling sort of rebellious. I was
trying to make a point, I guess. It would be really tough for me to enjoy the life of playing in
an orchestra full time. A lot of my colleagues
do it, and I respect the hell out of them. It’s a
lot of work, the sound’s beautiful, and the
repertoire is amazing, but it doesn’t fit my
soloistic personality.”
Bobby Yang is a true American original, a
rock violinist who hangs out with Kevin
Costner (and plays in his band), but who has
recorded two rock CDs and has covered as
much Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Rush,
Van Halen, Charlie Daniels, Guns ‘N’ Roses
and Michael Jackson as he has Paganini,
Mozart, Beethoven, and Bach.
Yang is a fascinating combination of wildhaired, wild-eyed rock star and precise classical music technician. He started playing violin at age five, but also began dreaming of
being a rock musician at the same age. When
he discusses his inspirations, he speaks about
rock-and-roll guitarists a lot more than he
does classical violinists.
“I think of a sound that might have been
made by Slash, or Jimmy Page, or Jimi Hendrix, and I do the techniques that I have
learned, the French, Russian, the American
schools of soloistic violin playing, and devise these ways to create these disastrous
rock and roll sounds,” he says. “While others
are reaching their foot out to change pedals,
and change their sound, I’ve already
changed my sound.”
He will be spending a couple of days giving master classes and rehearsing with the
members of the Lawrence High School symphony orchestra, culminating in a concert
open to the public on Friday, December 17,
at Lawrence High.
The last time Yang made an appearnce at
Lawrence High, he says, “we had a great
time performing with their orchestra.” Lee
Neamand, the school’s orchestra director
and a bassist and flautist, had met Yang at a
convention a couple of years ago and invited
him and his group, the Unrivaled Players, to
come perform and offer master classes at the
school. This year will take a similar format.
Yang, 31, was born in Houghton, Michigan, on the Keweenaw Peninsula in the
state’s Upper Peninsula. His father was a researcher in materials science at Michigan
Technological University, known as Michigan Tech. His mother stayed at home, raising
Yang, an older sister, and two younger sisters.
While Yang’s parents, of Taiwanese background, were not intensely musical themselves, they insisted that their children all
play music. “I had private lessons in violin
and piano. It was decidedly against my will
— I was forced to practice every day on each
instrument, and as I got older, the time I was
required to spend on each instrument grew. It
was a pretty tough childhood. Every single
day I had to practice or do my homework before I could do anything else, like play sports
or hang with friends.”
Yang’s sisters played music too, although
he says that “when it was time for them to decide what they wanted to do at 15 or 16, I
wanted to keep playing the violin, and they
wanted to go a more academic route.” Now,
of Yang’s three sisters, one is a scientist with
a doctorate from MIT, one has an MBA, and
the other works as a banker.
A True American Original:
Bobby Yang has covered as
much Led Zeppelin and Van
Halen as he has Mozart.
Yang, on the other hand, stuck with it, and
whether he wanted to or not as a kid, he developed a passion for music. “Growing up,
kind of in the boonies, you think of careers,
but you don’t think of playing the violin in a
rock-and-roll style as a career,” he says.
“Only in America, I like to say.”
By the time he was in high school, he was
entering and winning competitions and
spending his summers playing violin at elite
music schools/camps such as the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan. “I
went there my first (music camp) summer,”
he says. “It’s like a big-box kind of experience. I then spent two summers at the Meadowmount School of Music (famous alum:
Itzhak Perlman) in upstate New York and after that to the Aspen Music Festival.
“It was (at the camps and festivals) that I
started being part of a network of friends
who were playing music seriously, some
from around the world,” Yang continues.
“At that time I had developed a passion for
what I was doing, having been involved in it
intensely for 10 years.”
Yang earned a scholarship to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he began with a focus on engineering but moved
to music, the violin specifically, after a semester. “It was really frustrating,” says
Yang. “So I came home with a letter saying
that I would still get my full scholarship if I
switched to violin, and my parents were fine
with that.”
A
t Michigan Yang studied under professor Paul Kantor, who received his master’s degree in music from Juilliard and who
was chairman of the string department. “You
really live and breathe music,” Yang says.
“Staying competitive, keeping up with your
colleagues and peers requires six to eight
hours of practice every day. And the most
important part of your education was what
you received from your professor.”
Yang still speaks very highly of Kantor, a
frequent competition judge who recently
moved from Michigan to a distinguished
professorship at the Cleveland Institute of
Music. “He is probably one of the top, one of
the most well-known (violin teachers) in the
world,” says Yang. “He still performs, but
his focus is on teaching. His specialty is
adapting to the style of each of his students.
It’s fair to say that he doesn’t have one teaching style — if he has 20 students during a semester, he has 20 different teaching styles.”
Yang stayed with Kantor for five years,
receiving bachelor’s and master’s degrees in
violin from Michigan. But he never stopped
hearing rock music in his head. And he never
stopped playing it. By the time he left college, Yang had determined that he would be
playing his acoustic violin — never an electric — and that he would be doing it with
rock.
“It really becomes an extension of my
heart, the inside of what I am feeling during
the music,” he says. “I don’t use any effects.
I have been offered the chance to use this
electronic violin or that gadget, but in the
moment, in the performance, it just ends up
getting in the way. After 10,000 hours of
practicing violin acoustically in a classical
format, and also in a rock format, anything
else just detracts from what I am doing.
Nothing compares with an acoustic instrument. Even a few ounces of difference will
affect my attitude toward it.”
Y
ang’s group follows the jam-band format. He never plays the same song the same
way, the group disdains sheet music, and
‘I think of a sound that might have been made by Slash, or
Jimmy Page, or Jimi Hendrix, and I do the techniques that
I have learned, the French, Russian, the American
schools of soloistic violin playing,’ says Bobby Yang.
they have no problem reworking songs to the
point that they’re unrecognizable to all but
the most eagle-eared cognoscenti.
After long stints in Atlanta and Colorado,
Yang now lives in a condo high above Las
Vegas with his wife, Misti, who also handles
his publicity. Why Vegas? “It fits the lifestyle
I have, the lifestyle of a working musician,”
he says. “Most places I live, when I come
home late at night or even early in the morning, I can’t go out to eat or even to the store to
get something. Here, I can go anywhere,
have Italian, Thai, Indian, whatever, at any
time. This town’s always open.”
Bobby Yang in Concert, Friday, December 17, 7 p.m., Lawrence High School, 2525
Princeton Pike, Lawrence. Yang has been
called the rock star of the acoustic violin.
This concert culminated a two-day residency
with master classes with the Lawrence High
Orchestra. 609-671-5510.
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Crescent Moon Rising: Islam’s Growing Middle Class
by Bart Jackson
by Scott Morgan
I
slam and its place in the
world is a complex thing, although
you would never know it if your
only exposure to Muslims is what
you see on TV news. Like anything
else, television has gone to great
lengths to oversimplify a multilayered issue and render its subtleties as caricature.
What television so rarely shows
us are Muslims like Shazib Jamil.
Young, instantly likable, and astute, Jamil is one half of Value
Chain Performance, a Hightstownbased consulting firm that helps
pharma and biotech companies
commercialize their products and
streamline their operations. Unless
Jamil told you he was Muslim,
odds are you would never even
think about it. He does not broadcast his faith, but, as is common
among American Muslims, he
does not hide it either. It simply is a
part of his life that he has no desire
to make a part of yours.
Jamil, however, is unafraid to
talk openly about his faith and his
perspectives, which itself is rarer
than you might expect. In searching for a Muslim professional who
would be willing to speak to us for
this week’s edition, U.S. 1 repeatedly was told “thanks, but no
thanks.” One businessman even
said he feared that he might put off
his many Jewish clients if they
were to read about him being Muslim.
The reticence of Muslims to talk
openly about themselves does not
really surprise Jamil. Muslims in
America have a hard ride. They are
stereotyped and mocked, publicly
vilified in a way not seen toward an
W
Working Man: Shazib Jamil, here at his East
Windsor home, does not hide his Muslim heritage.
Nor does he make it an issue. PHOTO: SUZETTE LUCAS
ethnic or religious group in this
country since the 1960s. What, after all, is a group of any people to
think when some nut in Florida
gets national press for threatening
to publicly burn copies of said
group’s most sacred text, and then
gets a free car out of it (courtesy of
Monmouth Junction’s own Brad
Benson Hyundai) when he decides
to call off the bonfire?
Americans in general do not understand Islam, much less its followers, and the jitters Muslims feel
when a news organization wants to
pull them into the light is palpable.
Jamil understands it, but on the
other hand, he fears none of the
reprisals, real or imagined, that
other Muslims fret.
Nor has he experienced them.
Jamil’s life has changed very little
since 9/11, even though the world
around him has changed a lot. He
has a different job (he worked in
trade management at Barrier TherContinued on following page
e in the west have
been carefully taught. The nations
of Islam, we are assured, are not
like us. They are completely unresponsive to any change, let alone
democracy. But political scholar
and senior State Department advisor Vali Nasr is saying that whether
we believe it or not, Islamic nations are already changing, very
much for the better. And the force
that drives them is one of the institutions that the west holds most
dear. It behooves us, notes Nasr, to
shake off our preconceptions and
help this peaceful revolution
among these nations.
On Wednesday, December 8 at
4:30 in Princeton University’s
Robertson Hall, room 16, Nasr will
speak on his latest book, “Forces of
Fortune: The Rise of the New Middle Class and What It Will Mean
for Our World.” This free program
is part of the Woodrow Wilson
School of Public and International
Affairs’series “Crossroads of Religion and Politics.” Visit www.
wws.princeton.edu.
Nasr serves as professor of international politics at Tufts University and as a senior advisor to
the Special Representative for
Afghanistan and Pakistan for the
U.S. State Department. In addition
to his latest book, he has also written “The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam will Shape the
Future” and “Democracy in Iran:
History and the Quest for Liberty.”
Nasr has written pieces in most of
today’s national news journals and
spoken on programs ranging from
the BBC to the Colbert Report. He
is also an editor of the “Oxford
World View: Author,
scholar, and presidential advisor Vali
Nasr will discuss the
prospect of the Middle East as a center
of global trade on December 8.
Dictionary of Islam.”
Nasr comes by his scholarly and
political expertise as a matter of
family tradition. Born in Tehran,
Iran, Nasr grew up under father
Seyyed Hossein Nasr, a prominent
philosopher who continues to
serve as professor of Islamic studies at George Washington University. In 1979, when the Shah was
deposed, Seyyed Nasr’s family
fled and has remained in the United
States ever since.
While his father was eagerly
sought for several university posts,
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apeutics when that company was sold to
Stiefel Labs for $145 million in 2008), he has
a son, and he’s out of his 20s, but past that
Jamil is largely the same person he was before that particular Tuesday morning nine
years ago.
Moreover, his business is unaffected by
perceptions in the post-9/11 world. While
television news reminds us often that Muslims and Jews do not get along, Value Chain
has built a client base that includes some
Jewish businesspeople. It also includes Indian clients, which for a Muslim — particularly one born in Pakistan — is also supposed to
be taboo.
But at the risk of oversimplifying, the 32year-old Jamil has only this to say about his
clients: “Business is still business.” What he
means is that business itself cares not about
cultural or religious bigotry. In the pharma
and biotech game, many companies are connected with India. If you want to play, you
have to be willing to work with them.
Jamil could not care less about who is
what, so long as business can be conducted
in a professional manner. And after 10 years
in the pharma game, he has found that no one
cares what he is either. The subject of his heritage does not come up often, and if it does,
the response usually is something along the
lines of “cool.”
I
slam informs Jamil in a way that only
someone born into the faith can be informed.
He has grown from a little boy living under
martial law to a successful biotech professional and finally into an entrepreneur. And
though he has been in the United States since
age 10, he returns to Pakistan yearly to visit
his family and his wife’s.
As much as he stays in touch with his heritage, Jamil says he is a “middle of the pack”
Muslim. Like a lot of Americans, his relationship with his religion is semi-casual.
There are aspects of Islam with which he
strongly agrees, aspects with which he does
not, and aspects about which he has yet to
make up his mind.
As it turns out, Jamil says, this is quite
common among American Muslims. Levels
of devotion vary in Islam, as they do in anything else. We are used to thinking that when
Islam goes extreme, it goes violently so. And
at times, yes, it does. But there is more to it
than simple aggression.
Jamil and his wife, Shumayl, watch a lot
of Pakistani programming on television. Often there are one-off shows that are not connected to a specific program. Jamil was particularly moved by one such show, in which
a desperately poor Muslim man is courted by
extremists to become a suicide bomber. The
man has no wish to kill himself and indeed
knows it is against his religion to kill himself
or others.
But playing by the rules has gotten him
nowhere. His government has failed hi,m
and his neighbors cannot help him. This terrorist group, however, is offering him
enough money to make sure his wife and
family never have to worry again. So he accepts. “It’s a sad reflection of what goes on,”
Jamil says.
In America, we tell the same story, only
the protagonist is usually black, ghetto-
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bound, and facing a life of drugs and prison.
But the roots of the problem are way down,
on society’s lowest rung, here and in the
Middle East. Many of Jamil’s countrymen
have no options but the most drastic, and
Jamil expects things will stay this way until
the system can help more than extremist
groups can.
Want a non-fiction example? Recall the
massive flooding that hit Pakistan in July.
“The Taliban was the first to arrive with
help,” Jamil says. “Before the government.
That to me is the government’s job, to take
care of its people.”
Having been born into martial law, Jamil
says that such systems have their place. “The
government controlled everything, but I didn’t feel anything,” he says. All he knew was
that he had to be off the streets by a certain
time and refrain from certain activities. The
chief benefit of that kind of law in Pakistan,
he says, was order. He would not trade his
freedom here for it, but there it works.
Having been born into abundant personal
liberties and wealth, we Americans tend to
think that all it takes for someone to fix his
life is to dust himself off and get to work.
And that is true. Here.
Where Jamil comes from is a different story. There is little infrastructure in place to
bolster free enterprise, and it is not as easy as
simply espousing freedom, free markets, and
capitalism. The Middle East is a thorny
bramble of ideologies, barely compatible,
and is easy prey for foreign interests. Poverty levels there would make even the poorest
Americans blush. Pakistani ghettos have no
houses, no plumbing, no nearby hospitals
compelled by law to treat walk-ins, with or
without insurance. And no one there seems
willing (much less able) to fix it.
Jamil does not pretend to have the answers, but he would like people to ask more
questions. And he would like people to know
that the problems Muslims both suffer and
contribute to are more complicated than simple religious zealotry. “The process is broken,” he says. And the Band-Aid school of
problem fixing is woefully inadequate. “Unless the fundamental problem is fixed, it will
always be status quo.”
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merica’s response has been to approach the problem from its own perspective. But how much do we really understand
about the inner workings of the Middle East?
“If you ask a Pakistani if he wants his freedom, he’ll tell you yes,” Jamil says. “Everybody wants his freedom.”
But freedom in the American sense of the
word does not fit the current state of the Middle East. There is not the system needed to
support free markets; nor is there the requisite economic and political stability. When
those matters are settled, things can change.
But again, this is oversimplifying. And the
irony is, the root of all this trouble, this spiral
of poverty and extremism and violence that
makes its way into TV news sound bites, is
probably the most simplistic answer there is:
food.
“I go home to Pakistan every year,” Jamil
says. “I’ve asked people, ‘What do you think
of the United States?’ They don’t care about
the United States, they care about what they
are going to eat.”
Adlai Stevenson once said “A hungry man
is not a free man.” Jamil concurs. Until the
basics — food, decent shelter, and clean water — are addressed, he says, it is moot to
concern ourselves with anything else. Take
away the desperation and you take away the
need for people out of options to turn to
groups like the Taliban.
If capitalism and American-style free
markets were possible in a place like Pakistan, Jamil believes people would take to it.
There is, in fact, nothing inherent to capitalism that tramples on any tenets of Islam.
There are Sharia lending laws, which forbid
the accumulation of interest, but there is
much debate over what that means. Some
say the word that describes “interest” has
been misinterpreted. A more elegant solution
to bickering is to simply use the word “fees.”
But beyond this issue, Jamil says, there is
nothing about capitalism that inherently offends Muslims. In fact, Muhammad himself
was a merchant, as was his wife.
Jamil’s wife, Shumayl, is a social worker,
who used to work for the American Red
Cross at 707 Alexander Road and now works
for the American Association of Mental
Health at 819 Alexander Road. She also has
done work with the United Nations Development Programme, which looks to bridge the
DECEMBER 8, 2010
Vali Nasr
young Vali turned to the family library. “I inherited my father’s love
of learning and understood the importance of studying even the
smallest details, minutiae,” Nasr
says. “I saw the world through the
lens of academics.”
Entering Tufts University as an
undergraduate, Nasr was heralded
as a prodigy. “Except for Vali Nasr,
I have never had another freshman
tell me what books have recently
been published and should be
read,” said his professor, Leila
Fawaz. By 1984, at age 24, Nasr
had earned his master’s from Tufts
and was off to M.I.T., where he
took his Ph.D. “My dissertation
was very well received,” he says.
“It yielded two books, but it didn’t
help me find a job.”
Struggling with this young
scholarly dilemma, Nasr took an
instructor’s post at the University
of San Diego. Then at the Department of National Security Affairs
he secured an associate research
chair. In 2007 Nasr returned to
Tufts and through his writings and
teachings has become a very public
scholar. His first State Department
memo landed on the Oval Office
desk the next day with President
Obama nodding, “I agree with Vali
Nasr.” A satisfying, if heady beginning.
Songwriter Bob Dylan’s lyrics
“Get out of the way if you can’t
lend a hand, for the times they are
a’changin’” seem to perfectly fit
Nasr’s message to the Western economic powers, governments, and
people. The rolling juggernaut of
capitalism, with all the free market
goodies it showers in its path, insists Nasr, is becoming the primary
force for recreating an entirely new
face of the Muslim world.
The Dubai effect. “The key,”
says Nasr, “is that Dubai is not an
anomaly, but a model — a symptom of what is coming.” One of the
seven Arab Emirates, Dubai has
blossomed into a global, if somewhat staggering, symbol of wealth
and luxury. The city’s gulfside high
rises boast 1,000-room hotels with
underground fantasy lands that
could swallow whole sections of a
Disney theme park. The silvery
spike of the Burj Khalifa stabs skyward over the cityscape and takes
the fleeting claim of “world’s
tallest building.”
gap between industrialized and wanted to let him know that something had happened. Nobody knew
non-industrialized nations.
Together Shazib and Shumayl what, but it seemed like a big deal.
— who met in Pakistan and whose In any case, his father was all right.
Then they lost contact. By the
families have known each other for
years — spend a lot of time dis- time Jamil got to Nutley, the plant
cussing what needs repairing in the had been closed, but he had yet to
Islamic world. They also have spo- know why. He and his co-workers
ken at great length about what to thought the same thing a lot of peopass on to their two-year-old son. ple thought at the time — free day
In any immigrant population, off. So they went someplace to enJamil says, connections to cultural joy it.
Reality landed suddenly. And
roots fade over time, and he has
seen this even in himself. Though amid the images we’ve all seen so
he was born in Pakistan and lived many times, there was a clip showthere until 1988, he knows he is not ing the reaction of a group of Musas connected to his heritage as the lims in Palestine, hooting and wavmembers of his family who still ing flags. Jamil found the whole
thing troubling and distasteful. Imlive there.
So what about Jamil’s son? “My ages like the cheering Palestinians
wife and I are on the same page,” were a visceral response, provokhe says. “We feel that you expose ing even further visceral response
from justifiably
someone to a
angry Americulture and it is
cans.
Fortuhis
choice
The problems of Musnately, he says,
whether to inlim nations have less
neither he nor
corporate it into do with zealotry
anyone in his
to his life.”
family felt any
But Jamil
than with the need for
anti-Muslim
understands
food and shelter.
sentiments. His
the natural profather, howevgression that
er, had to move
occurs as people age and families fan out across his office. The building was damthe globe. “I know my son won’t be aged by a falling piece of the Twin
as culturally aware as I am,” he Towers.
September 11 aside, Jamil exsays. “But we will teach him the
value of a dollar and the value of udes great concern for the Muslim
education. Good values are good world. For 700 years, as Europe
values, wherever you come from.” languished in the Dark Ages, MusEducation is a major component lim scholarship yielded advances
in Asian cultures, and it was suit- in medicine and math that became
ably important for Jamil’s family. a cornerstone of Western enlightHis mother, Khola, is a retired pre- enment. And the decaying of this
school teacher (though not too re- cultural juggernaut saddens him.
Even though scholarship is still
tired, since she often watches her
grandson while Shazib and Shu- prized in the Islamic world, it has
mayl are at work). The family relatively little to offer. Pakistan,
came here to meet up with Jamil’s for example, offers few schools
father, who had been in the United recognized beyond its borders.
States since the 1970s pursuing his There are three recognized meddegree in architecture. “After a ical universities and one or two
while he went for his master’s and recognized business schools in a
country of 200 million, Jamil says.
the rest is history,” Jamil says.
Jamil’s bachelor’s degree, from Not good for moving forward.
“We need to do what Japan did
the College of New Jersey, is in
history, but he had no interest in be- in the 19th century,” he says. At the
ing a teacher like his mother, and so time when Japan sought to westmoved onto an MBA program at ernize, it borrowed the best conRutgers. He was working at Hoff- cepts and practices it could find in
man-LaRoche Pharmaceuticals in wealthy foreign nations. “The
Nutley while in graduate school, Muslim world faces the issue of
falling behind. What we need to
near the end of 2001.
Jamil was on his way to work in see is how to pick ourselves up.”
Nutley on September 11, passing Value Chain Performance,
the NJ Turnpike exit to the George
Box 1121, Hightstown 08520;
Washington Bridge and Manhat800-604-1864. Shazib Jamil,
tan, when he got a phone call. His
partner. www.valuechainfather, an architect with an office
performance.com.
right near the World Trade Center,
Dubai’s wealth began with oil.
But like the Rothschild family,
who made their initial fortune in
textiles, Dubai has switched business models and products. Tourism
and real estate, along with highend luxury and business deal making, are its primary products today.
Dubai has all the glitz and faux-historic reconstructions of Las Vegas.
And its visitors have just as much
fun.
“Yet look at the people who
come to Dubai,” notes Nasr.
“There are a few Americans and
Europeans, but for the most part
they are Islamic tourists.” With studio suites starting at $400 a night,
five-star hotels have no trouble filling their rooms with a quiet, but exponentially growing Muslim middle class. Dubai achieved its current wealth and stature by adopting
business models from the Far East
and the West, and blending it within its own historic trading heritage.
It is a business hub sought out by
international banking, real estate,
construction, and consumer goods
corporations.
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Montgomery Twp. - Economical office suites, 550 SF, 204 +/- SF
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Iran: What Works, What Doesn’t
Vali Nasr, an Iranian-born
scholar and advisor to the Obama
White House, speaks on the rise of
the Muslim middle class and the
shaping of economic prosperity in
the Middle East at Robertson Hall
on the Princeton campus on
Wednesday, December 8 at 4:30
p.m.
Nasr is largely optimistic about
the prospect of wealth and influence as a means of change in Islamist nations, so long as it comes
with a capacity for globalism.
Below is an excerpt from Nasr’s
latest book, “Forces of Fortune:
The Rise of the New Muslim Middle
Class and What It Will Meanfor
Our World,” published by Free
Press in 2009.
I
n so many ways, Iran is well
qualified to become a true economic powerhouse driving wider
growth in the region. Its nearly 70
million people give it a population
about the same size as Turkey’s. It
has vast oil and gas reserves, plus a
strong industrial base by regional
standards. Labor is cheap but the
literacy rate is high, over 75 percent. As the country’s thriving art
scene and internationally acclaimed movie industry suggest,
Iranians are also far better plugged
into world culture than is the norm
in the region.
Iranians are web and mobilesavvy (Persian is the world’s third
most widely used language online,
the country boasts the most bloggers per capita anywhere in the
world, and almost two-thirds of the
country — some 48 million people
— are mobile phone users). They
are also technically adept. The
country’s leading technical school,
Sharif University of Science and
Technology in Tehran, turns out
world-class engineers and scientists. Stanford regularly admits
Sharif alumni into its graduate programs in engineering, and according to one Stanford professor and
former department chair, “Sharif
now has one of the best undergraduate electrical-engineering programs in the world.”
This sort of human-capital development can make Iran a player
in the competitive global economy.
The degree of ingenuity and skill
already present is attested to, ironically, by the nuclear program,
the most transformative idea in
modern history, and right now it is
being unleashed full force into the
Muslim world,” says Nasr. “The
effects are everywhere.” He cites
Turkey, which has resurrected its
position from “the sick man of Europe” to join the G-20 (The world’s
20 major economies), despite the
prejudice against its European
Union membership. The city of Istanbul has retaken its ancient claim
of “Gateway to Europe” with nearly $45 trillion in exports and $70
trillion in imports in 2009. Home to
35 billionaires, Istanbul boasts only one fewer than London and five
more than Hong Kong.
But it is not the few super-rich
who have launched the economic
revolution in the Muslim world.
“Change is coming through a very
broad financial base of middle
class and entrepreneurs,” says
Nasr. “Look at Pakistan — you
have an admittedly poor country,
but you also see 10 to 20 percent
with substantial middle class purchasing power. That’s a market of
18 to 36 million.” For foreign companies, this has translated into huge
profits, and an enticement for others to follow.
which is run by homegrown experts. Iran’s rulers even like to
claim — despite great skepticism
in most Western quarters — that
the nuclear drive and rocket program will be Iran’s ticket to economic globalization’s cutting
edge.
And it is not just splitting atoms
that is supposed to catapult Iran into global status. The country is also
investing in space research and
biotechnology. Research outfit
Iran Cord Blood Bank, created in
2003 with the Supreme Leader’s
blessing, has committed $2.5 billion to human embryonic stem cell
research to help cure a range of ailments from heart disease to multiple sclerosis. The initiative has
surged ahead, taking advantage of
the fact that a fetus is not considered a human in Islamic law before
the end of the first trimester of a
pregnancy.
In a more down-to-earth vein,
Tehran mayor and former Revolutionary
Guards
commander
Muhammad Baqer Qalibaf talks of
development in terms of economic
reform, private sector growth, and
globalization. When he ran for
president in 2005 he fashioned
himself as the Islamic Republic’s
version of the maverick statebuilder and founder of the Pahlavi
monarchy, Reza Shah, turning
heads with his colorful feel-good
campaign posters that promised
growth and prosperity. The same
themes crop up routinely in Qalibaf ‘s speeches and interviews as
the can-do mayor of Tehran.
Such hopeful talk from the higher-ups falls flat, though, before the
reality of an Iran, where inflation is
running at double digits and about
a quarter of the workforce is jobless.
The problem is not a lack of enterprise or fundamental potential.
Iran has a dynamic private sector
and the middle class to go with it.
The economist Djavad Saleh-Isfahani estimates that around half of
Iran’s population of 70 million is
middle class or above — counting
their possessions, disposable income, level of education, and family size — with the kind of social
attitudes that are needed to support
robust consumption habits and
modernizing change.
The problem is that Iran’s private sector is shackled by a corrupt
and inefficient state that dominates
80 percent of the economy.
The state grew to its current size
after the revolution by devouring
large parts of the private sector —
nationalizing businesses, banks,
and industries. It prioritizes spending on the poor above achieving
economic growth, and therefore
sees no problem in stifling entrepreneurship with red tape, starving
businesses of resources, and taxing
them dry. It is top-down centralized economic management at its
worst.
When it comes to the economy,
Iran is not a regional leader but a
regional laggard, dawdling in the
soggy bottomlands of suffocating
statism. This economic stagnation
was a powerful driver of the vehement opposition to Ahmadinejad in
the recent election.
The thing to watch in Iran over
the next few years is the private
sector and the middle class tied to it
— the same class that in the aftermath of the June, 2009, election led
millions to ask, “where is my
vote?”
The great battle for the soul of
Iran — and for the soul of the region as a whole — will be fought
not over religion but over business
and capitalism. At issue will be
whether the state will free the economy and let this dynamic society
reach its full potential.
Our fatal preconceptions.
Without any sense of accusation,
Nasr points out that many Western
people have lumped together and
boxed off the nations of Islam and
see them as untouched by normal
economic stimuli. “Economist
Joseph Nye has pointed out that it’s
all over for the United States because China, India, and Brazil are
showing such immense economic
growth,” notes Nasr. “Yet interestingly, no one is touting any such
global influence from Turkey, Pakistan, and Indonesia, or even the
Emirates, which are all experiencing equal growth rates.”
Western pundits are quick to
latch onto the vast poverty in many
Islamic nations and the current
lack of technological advantages
for great portions of their populations. But who can justifiably ignore China’s and India’s poverty
levels and their appalling records
on human rights issues? If Brazil’s
overwhelming infrastructure problems can be fixed, cannot Indonesia’s also be? Or could it be that it is
our perceptions of these nations
that are stagnant, not their
economies?
And the extremists? Nasr is not
dreamily envisioning Sunnis and
Shiites joining hand in hand as they
race to the mall to purchase iPads
and peanut butter. The schisms are
as old as Islam itself and will
doubtless continue. The rift dates
back to the death of the prophet
Muhammd in 632 A.D., when Shiites blamed Sunnis for choosing
whom they deemed the wrong successor. Just like Jews who saw
Christians as choosing the wrong
Messiah or Protestants who felt
Catholics had gone astray, the conflict struck at the most basic human
beliefs.
Nasr has always admitted that
“the overall Sunni-Shiite conflict
will play a large role in defining the
Middle East as a whole and shaping its relations with the outside
world.” But, he insists, it is not and
will not be the transforming force
we are witnessing in Islamic nations today. It is simply a matter of
giving the people what they want.
Religious extremism has never
stood up very long against the free
market’s offer of food, clothing,
shelter, and a little spending money
on the side.
Nasr is calling for the West to
broaden its financial base and perspective; to hasten the peaceful remaking of Islamic nations for
good. If business leaders, people,
and politicians are to become truly
global, they must begin to deal
with all the citizens on that globe.
The great battle for
the soul of Iran will be
fought not over religion but over business and capitalism.
DECEMBER 8, 2010
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Life in the Fast Lane
Located Midway Between
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The
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133 Franklin Corner Road • Lawrenceville, N.J.
Great access! Adjacent to highways
U.S. 1, I-95, I-295, Princeton Pike and U.S. 206
Prime Central New Jersey location
6,500 SF – Will divide to 2,100 SF
Covered central atrium • Custom-tailored suites
All areas with a view of the ATRIUM
Individual climate controls
Abundant covered parking spaces
T
he federal government
has given Princeton Plasma
Physics Lab the gift of time this
holiday season. The Department of
Energy has awarded PPPL 28 million hours worth of time on its two
supercomputers in an effort to advance the lab’s fusion energy research projects.
PPPL’s Weixing Wang has been
awarded 20 million supercomputing hours at the DOE Oak Ridge
National Laboratory in Tennessee,
while William Tang has been
awarded 8 million at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. Wang
and Tang will be using the time for
fusion energy-related research regarding simulations of plasma turbulence at small and large scales.
Plasma is a hot gas of charged particles and the fuel for fusion energy
production. It is the same principle
as the sun. The awards also go to
Stephane Ethier, David Mikkelsen,
Greg Hammett, and W. W. Lee,
who are researchers at PPPL.
The time awards do not necessarily reflect actual hours — which
would fall just shy of 3,200 years
— but hours per processor used to
make calculations. Ethier says that
modern supercomputers consist of
“hundreds of thousands of processors tightly coupled together via a
communication network so that
they can all work simultaneously
on various parts of a single problem. One million processor hours
converts to 10 hours of real wallclock time if 100,000 processors
are used to carry out a calculation.”
The allocations, announced on
November 30, are part of the
largest time awards the DOE has
ever given.
According to Steven Chu, secretary of energy, the supercomputers
provide an enormous competitive
advantage by allowing for computer simulations and virtual experiments that in most cases would be
impossible or impractical in the
natural world.
The supercomputers together
roughly equal the computing power of 135,000 quad-core laptops.
Chu said that such power can help
evolve an understanding of fusion
plasma behavior, speed the development of more efficient solar
cells, improve biofuel production,
enhance medications, and slow the
progression of Parkinson’s disease.
Princeton Plasma Physics
Laboratory, Princeton University, James Forrestal
Campus, Box 451, Princeton
08543-0451; 609-243-2000;
fax, 609-243-2751. Stewart
Prager,
director.
www.pppl.gov.
Time on Their Side: PPPL scientists Weixing
Wang, left, David Mikkelsen, Stephane Ethier,
William Tang, and Greg Hammett pose with a
plasma turbulence simulation in the background.
Not pictured: W. W. Lee. Photo: Elle Starkman, PPPL.
Edited by Scott Morgan
Mercer County Sells
Geriatric Center
609-219-6000
john@mercercommercialconstruction.com
Lawrenceville, N.J. 08648 • Fax: 609-219-1330
AVAILABLE FOR LEASE
M
ercer County has sold the
240-bed Geriatric Center nursing
home to Ocean Healthcare for $7.5
million. The center will now operate as Hamilton Grove.
The closing completes the nearly three-year effort to find a private
buyer. County executive Brian
Hughes said the center would be
sold because healthcare for the elderly is no longer a function best
provided by the government. Patient care and operation of the site
will not be disrupted, Hughes said.
Ocean Healthcare, based in
Lakewood, operates 11 other longterm care facilities in eight counties. It takes over the half-capacity
facility with plans to invest another
$7 million into renovations and
capital improvements to the building and its grounds, including the
parking lot.
Ocean has stated that it plans to
hire several new staff members to
meet its anticipated growth. According to Hughes, the center has
roughly 150 occupants at any one
time. Most of the current staff will
remain, including 15 registered
nurses and 14 certified nursing assistants. The funds from the sale
will be transferred into the County’s surplus fund and will be used
to offset future property taxes,
Hughes said. The sale also eliminates a projected $7 million loss
the county anticipated had it held
onto the facility.
Hamilton Grove (formerly
Mercer County Geriatric
Center), 2300 Hamilton Avenue, Hamilton 08619-3006;
609-588-5815; fax, 609-5885838. Robert Ecroyd, administrator. www.mercercounty.org.
Contracts Awarded
Michael Graves & Associates
Inc., 341 Nassau Street,
Princeton 08540; 609-9246409; fax, 609-924-1795.
Karen Nichols AIA, managing
principal.
www.michaelgraves.com.
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Rocky Hill - Office/Med/Prof - Lease or Condo Sale
1026 Rt. 518 — 850-9,700 SF — $1,400-$16,000/mo.
Princeton Township - Office/Retail
• 812 State Road (Rt. 206) 675-850 SF — $950-$1,200/mo.
Princeton Borough - Office/Retail
• 195 Nassau Street $600-$700/mo. Individual Offices
Princeton Junction - Office/Med/Prof
• 825-1872 SF — $1,250-$2,800/mo.
• Walk to Train Station 5 Minutes Max.
Lawrence Township - Office/Med/Prof - Lease or Condo Sale
• 2500 Brunswick Pike (Rt. 1) 422-1,200 SF — $465-$1,300/mo.
Lawrence Twp. - Condos for SALE from $150/SF
168 Franklin Corner Road
Easy access to Rts. 1, 206 & I-295 • Ample Parking
650 to 6,000 SF — $900 to $8,000/mo.
Hamilton - Office/Flex
• Whitehorse Commercial Park 600-2,500 SF — $700-$3,000/mo
Bordentown - Retail/Office/Prof
• 101 Farnsworth 250-950 SF — $275-$1,000/mo.
• 102 Farnsworth 775-1,500 SF — $800-$1,600/mo.
• 3 Third Street 1,000-2,375 SF — $1,100-$2,500/mo.
Forsgate Exit 8A - Retail/Office/Prof
• One Rossmoor Drive 1,700-2,100 SF — $2,500-$3,000/mo.
Thompson Realty 609-921-7655
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& Research Center
Princeton Corporate Plaza
Over 80 Scientific Companies
Route 1 Frontage
Between
Princeton & Rutgers
Universities
Trenton-based Capital Health
Systems has hired architect and designer Michael Graves to design
elements for the hospital’s coming
Hopewell campus.
According to Capital Health,
Graves has designed hospital beds
and furniture for patient rooms and
commons areas. He also will create
artwork exclusive to the Hopewell
campus — Capital Health’s $530
million project set to open by the
end of next year on Scotch Road.
Graves will also design an outdoor garden space for patients and
visitors. According to CHS, it will
consist of wisteria flower and lattice structures that will provide
shade.
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Constangy Brooks & Smith,
103 Carnegie Center, Suite
300, Princeton 08540; 609357-1180. Robert Bernstein,
manager.
Constangy, Brooks & Smith, an
Atlanta-based law firm specializing in labor and employment law,
has a Princeton office.
The Princeton office, one of 20
for the firm, is headed by Robert
Bernstein, who also runs Constangy’s St. Louis office. A 27 year
practitioner, Bernstein has represented multinational and domestic
corporations in employment litigation and counseling matters.
The Princeton office has one
other attorney, Phillip Lipari, who
earned his J.D. from Seton Hall
University, and was the editor of a
law journal.
Kingston Title Agency, 4422
Route 27, Building B, Box
112, Kingston 08528; 609683-9270; fax, 609-6839274. William Kays, presi-
dent.
www.kingston- nancing responsibilities for the
project, with SunPower being the
title.com.
Kingston Title Agency, which developer and operator.
provides title insurance and clos- Rue Insurance, 3812 Quakering services for residential real esbridge Road, Box 3006,
tate transactions, has opened on
Hamilton 08619-0006; 609Route 27.
586-7474; fax, 609-586The company is headed by
3991. William Rue, presiWilliam Kays, who first entered
dent. www.rueinsurance.the banking and mortgage business
com.
in 1980 with Cenlar FSB. Since
William Rue has merged his
then he has served in various exec- Hamilton-based insurance firm
utive roles in numerous mortgage with Bittner & Carton Agency of
and title firms. He holds a bache- Keyport, which will now operate
lor’s in marketing and manage- as a division of Rue Insurance.
ment from Davis and Elkins ColRue is one of the largest privatelege in West Virginia in 1980.
ly owned regional insurance agenSecuritas Security Services cies in New Jersey, and one of the
USA, 825 Georges Road, oldest. Founded in 1917 by Rue’s
North Brunswick 08092; 732- grandfather, Charles, it is now a
729-0600; fax, 732-729- fourth-generation firm. William
0616. Melinda Skarupsky, Rue is the third generation owner
business development man- of the firm, which sells personal
ager.
www.securitasinc.- and business insurance. William Jr.
joined the firm just a few years ago.
com.
William Sr. joined the family
Securitas, a national firm that
manages security professionals, business in 1969, right after he
has opened an office in North graduated from Rider. He became
president 24 years ago.
Brunswick.
Bittner & Carton was founded in
The company provides vehicle
1961
by James Carton. The agency
and foot patrol and inspection services, reception services and em- primarily focused on the property
ployee/visitor badging, transporta- and casualty insurance needs of
tion, parking coordination, securi- families and businesses in the
ty console operations, and security greater Keyport and Eastern Monmouth County area. The combined
escort services.
companies will insure roughly
WorkFlow One, 7 Costco Dri- 13,000, Rue said.
ve, Monroe 08831; 732-5618207. Michael O’Laughlin,
plant
manager.
www.workflowone.com.
WorkflowOne, a provider of Heartland Payment Systems
(HPY), 90 Nassau Street,
print management, marketing, and
Second Floor, Princeton
distribution services, has opened a
08542; 888-798-3131; fax,
production and distribution facility
609-683-3815. Robert Carr,
at Exit 8A.
CEO. www.heartlandpayThe Cranbury facility measures
mentsystems.com.
nearly 200,000 square feet and is
managed by Michael O’Laughlin.
Heartland, which processes
Between
John
According to the company,
the siteRobert
creditWood
and debit
card and payroll,
andcaUniversity
Medical
will offer wide-format printing
will close
its Johnson City, Tenpabilities starting in the spring of nessee, facility, losing 140 to 160
2011.
employees there next year. According to the company, the layoffs will
occur in phases from January 5
through April 15.
The company also said that
State Theater, 15 Livingston Johnson City employees will be alAvenue, New Brunswick lowed to apply for jobs in Heart08901-1903; 732-246-7469; land’s Jeffersonville, Tennessee,
fax, 732-247-4005. Mark facility.
Jones, president and CEO.
The closure of the Tennessee
www.statetheatrenj.org.
plant comes on the heels of HeartAfter nearly a year State Theater land’s announcement that it would
announced its permanent replace- hire as many as 1,000 new salesment for former president and people. The company employs
CEO Wally Burstad, who an- about 3,400 nationally.
nounced his retirement in January.
Mark Jones will take over for
Burstad, and will be the fifth person to hold the post, beginning on
Telesto Group LLC, 1060
January 3.
State Road, Suite 102,
Jones has spent more than three
Princeton 08540; 609-375decades working in the arts. Most
2748; fax, 609-375-2001.
recently he spent three years as exJulie Hastrup, operations
ecutive director of Paper Mill Playpartner.
www.telestohouse in Millburn. He also has
group.com.
been executive director of Shakespeare & Company in MassachuComputer consulting firm Telesetts and of the Jose Limon Foun- stro Group has moved its offices
dation in New York.
from Airport Place to State Road.
The eight-year-old company specializes in SAP consulting.
Downsizing
Management Moves
Crosstown Moves
Expansions
NRG Energy Inc. (NRG), 211
Carnegie Center, Princeton
08540-6213; 609-524-4500;
fax, 609-524-4501. David
Crane, president and CEO.
www.nrgenergy.com.
NRG Energy took yet another
step toward expanding its alternative energy goals with a four-year,
$450 million investment into San
Jose-based SunPower. The two
companies recently announced
plans to build a 250-megawatt solar ranch in San Luis Obispo County. According to SunPower, the
plant will have the capacity to power about 100,000 homes. Construction is expected to start in the second half of 2011.
NRG will take ownership and fi-
Deaths
John Eros, 87, on December 1.
A CPA, he became a partner with
J.H. Cohn, which has an office in
the Carnegie Center.
Michael Loyack, 74, on November 30. A longtime fund development professional, he worked
for several organizations, including Princeton Medical Center. He
also served as the mayor of
Lawrence Township.
Charles Richardson, 82, on
November 30. He was a professor
at Rider University since 1967.
Sherm Cooper, 85, on November 30. He owned Cooper Cycle
Ranch on Route 33 in Hamilton.
DECEMBER 8, 2010
Survival Guide
ing to create hundreds of new jobs
each month,” he says.
While his seminar will focus on
the traditional ingredients of a
business plan, such as finding your
target market, developing a market
plan, and developing a budget and
financial plan for the first year of
business, it will also focus on the
personal characteristics a person
needs to start and run a successful
business.
Be passionate. “You have to realize that you are going to be working on your business 110 to 120
percent of the time for the next several years. You had better love what
you are doing or you won’t make
it,” says Lichtman.
Have the right skills. Of
course, a new business owner must
have the knowledge and skill to
work in the particular industry he
has chosen, but he must also have a
wide variety of other skills to successfully run a business. “You
don’t have to be an expert in everything, but you do need to know
enough about these things to hire
the right people,” he says.
A few of the areas one needs at
least a working familiarity with are
accounting and bookkeeping, marketing, sales, and leadership.
Recognize excellence. Whether
you are looking for a business expert such as a lawyer or a CPA, or
planning to hire your first employee, recognizing people who are also experts in their field and passionate about their work is one of
the first steps in making sure that
you create a team of people who
will help your business to succeed.
Know how to sell. An important
part of every business owner’s job,
particularly a start-up business, is
salesmanship. “Even if you plan to
hire a salesperson, you have to understand that you will also be selling your business — to prospective
clients, to investors, to bankers if
you need a loan,” Lichtman says.
“No matter what business you are
in, if you plan to be a business owner, you have to sell.”
Get family support. If your
family is not behind you, it will be
very difficult for your business to
become successful. Support, or the
lack of it, can mean many things,
Lichtman says. Of course, the
breadwinner who quits a job to
start a business must have the understanding from family members
that financial sacrifices will have
to be made, but support is also important for the owner of a secondincome business in which the financial effects might not be as
great.
“Your family members can’t be
interrupting you in the middle of a
client meeting to ask you to go pick
up the kids or act as a babysitter,”
Lichtman says. He recommends
having frank discussions with
everyone in your family about the
time your business will take before
you get started.
Have good health. “Owning a
business takes a lot of time and a lot
of energy. You have to be generally
in good health if you plan to be successful,” says Lichtman. While
emergencies do happen, chronic
health problems take time. If you
do have a health problem, take it
into consideration when you are
planning your new business.
How much time each month do
you need to devote to medical
treatments and doctor visits? Are
there certain times of the day or the
year that you are more likely to
have health problems? Are you responsible for caring for a family
member with health problems? All
of these issues will cut into the time
you have to work on your business.
If you don’t plan for them ahead of
Job Builder:
Bill Lichtman
says business
success results
from having a
good fit on all
sides of the enterprise. SCORE
will offer some
advice Tuesday,
December 14, at
the Lawrence
Library.
time, they could make it difficult for you to be successful, Lichtman points out.
Have cash flow. While it
may not seem like a “personal characteristic,” having
enough financial resources behind
you before you begin is one of the
big secrets to a successful business.
Starting a business takes money.
Even if your business plan is service-oriented and requires little investment to start, you will need
cash flow to pay your personal bills
and to handle business expenses
until the new venture begins to pay
for itself.
“If you don’t understand the
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Where Should
Angels Tread?
I
n 1822 Baron Nathan
Rothchild advised investors to
“Buy when there is blood running
in the streets.” A characteristically
cold and calculating counsel from
the founder of the legendary Rothschild family banking dynasty —
but does it hold true today?
As giant lending houses have
come thudding to earth and folks at
all levels are feeling the economic
lifeblood drain out of their lives,
certainly this recession could be interpreted as the time to employ
Nathan’s maxim. Yet another tidbit
of investing wisdom — “Only
fools place their life’s savings behind a maxim” — urges a dash of
caution.
To hold up the complex facets of
today’s investing picture, the Venture Association of New Jersey has
invited veteran angel investor A.
Wayne Tamarelli, founder of
AWT Private Investments, to
speak on “Venture Funders Should
be Asking: Was Baron Rothschild
Right?” on Tuesday, December 14,
at 11:30 a.m. at the Marriott
Hanover in Whippany. Cost: $75.
Visit www.vanj.com.
Tamarelli seems
to have always had
the soul of a venturist. Raised in
Pittsburgh, he realized early on that
he did not want to
follow the successassured path of his
surgeon father and
inherit the family
practice. He was
less sure what he
actually would do
when he grew up
— an answer he
claims to still have
not found.
During his undergraduate years
at Carnegie-Mellon University,
Tamarelli recalls changing his major five times before settling on
chemical engineering. Upon earning his bachelor’s in 1963 he
earned both his masters and Ph.D.
simultaneously, in only two and a
half years.
Following three years in the
U.S. Army, Tamarelli took his engineering and managerial skills to
Exxon. While there, he took an unprecedented shift into sales. “I realized that everybody in life is a
salesman, so I asked to take a field
sales post,” he says. When the
company proved hesitant, he even
offered to forgo salary and make
his money on commission alone.
In 1970 Tamarelli moved to the
Iselin-based Englehard Corporation. There, garnering eight promotions in 13 years to become senior vice president, Tamarelli headed up that firm’s strategic planning
and handled several multi-billion
dollar deals.
In 1983 Tamarelli went entrepreneurial, purchasing the Dock
Resins Corporation. Today his investments have proliferated. As an
angel he has helped launch dozens
of ventures, and even own two
wineries: Calluna Vineyards in
Sonoma County, California, and
Tamarelli Vineyard in Mendosa,
Argentina.
In answering the question of his
talk’s title, Tamarelli is guided by a
lifetime of investing experience.
And he answers a cautious yes.
Blood time buying. “Certainly,
this is a time of diminished capacity,” states Tamarelli. Many good
firms may be purchased at a low
ebb and be built back up into
markedly profitable concerns.
“However,” he adds, “this often
means that such a company requires more funding to get it going.
Additionally, today markets are
weak and international competition is stronger than ever. India,
which has come through this recession nearly unscathed, offers great
competition in many fields.”
Another hurdle for the early
stage investor is that latter phase
funding has been reduced on all
fronts. Government loans have
been cut back. Banks and traditional lenders remain extremely cautious. In short, there are good sector-specific deals to be had, but due
diligence on future funding projections, market potential, and competition are more vital than ever.
Tamarelli offers further qualifiers depending on what kind of investor you intend to be, and at what
stage you enter. After scouring all
possible funds from “families,
fools, and friends,” entrepreneurs
have traditionally turned to some
combination of angel investors and
venture capitalists for the next
phase. Over the past decade, the
parameters of these lenders have
notably changed.
Angel vs. VC. It has been said
that angels give with their hearts,
while venture capitalists give with
their talons. Neither is quite true. In
fact, their relative niches are reversing. “Originally, venture capi-
Angel with Attitude:
Wayne Tamarelli suggests that the takeno-prisoners approach to investing is
worth considering.
tal went to seed money,” says
Tamarelli. “But over the years
we’ve seen VC funds grow larger
and larger, with most looking at
deals in the over-$3 million range.”
While some smaller VC funds
have come on the scene taking venture investing, as he puts it, “back
to their roots,” seed funding is left
increasingly to angels. Assuming
the entrepreneur can raise
$200,000 on his own, he will probably require additional seed funding of up to $3 million before being
considered by VCs or traditional
lenders. This has become the angels’ niche.
Generally, angels prove more
patient than venture funders. The
venture firm seeks to gets its cash
and profit back to investors within
three to five years, maximum. To
ensure this explosive growth, venturists usually demand more control, for example one or two seats
on the board. Also, many VCs have
pushed immense sums at their favorite firms as an aid in meeting
short-term projections. More than
one startup has staggered under the
weight of this over-capitalization.
Conversely, angels are considerably more tight-fisted. It is their
personal cash, after all. “As to control, angels want to be represented
on the board’s decision-making
process,” says Tamarelli, “but we
don’t seek major control.” Also,
angels typically expect a three to
seven-year investment cycle, and if
some climb into 10 years, it’s all
part of the game.
Angels’ profile. As an initial
member of the Band of Angels,
(Silicon Valley’s first seed
provider) and founding chair of
Jumpstart NJ, Tamarelli brings a
deep knowledge of this breed of investor. “Angels are motivated by
more than just money,” he says.
“They typically want some involvement in their investment.”
For Tamarelli and his wife, Carol, this has gotten as hands-on as
harvesting, sorting, leaf pulling,
bottling, and employing themselves in every stage of their wineries’ labors. While few plunge as
deeply into the vat as the Tamarellis, most angels bring some sort of
value to the process. Eschewing
the passive angel role, they may
provide marketing, general management, or technical skills into the
entrepreneurial mix.
Tamarelli also points out that
few angels have inherited their fortunes. “Most have made their own
money, and want to keep their
hands in business in some way,” he
says.
Increasingly, angels are moving
from the lone wolf investor toward
small group ventures, involving
two to five players. This allows a
new angel to come to the table with
as little as $25,000 for a given deal.
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OFFICE RENTALS
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Windsor Business Park. Two suites of
915 and 1689 SF available immediately;
please call 609-921-6060 for details.
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Please call 609-921-6060 for details.
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Dental office space, chair, for rent
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East Windsor, Route 130: One or
two person first floor office, shared reception area. Professional building, high
visibility, ample parking. Owner on
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410 ft. frontage on Rt. 29. All serious offers considered.
Pennington - Hopewell: Straube
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300 square feet and office suites, 500 to
2,400 square feet. From $100 per
month, short and long term. Storage
space, individual signage, conference
rooms, copier, Verizon FIOS available,
call
609-737-3322
or
e-mail
mgmt@straube.com www.straubecenter.com
Al Toto - totocpn@aol.com
“I still find being an angel one of
the most exciting aspects of business,” says Tamarelli. “The entrepreneurs themselves are always
excited. Often they are greenhorns
in some areas, where you can personally become involved and help
out. Both of you learn from each
other in the process.”
Thus for the angel, investing is a
very personal experience. Does it
matter if blood is running in the
streets all around him, or if each
morning’s sun shines on an unprecedented boom? Certainly
these are considerations. But even
more important are the people and
the individual company in which
he is placing his personal funds.
They will make the real profits and
provide the thrill — and that is the
really exciting part of business.
— Bart Jackson
Corporate Angels
NRG Energy, 211 Carnegie
Center, recently gave $100,000 to
sponsor the New Jersey Federation
of Food Banks’Check-Out Hunger
program to provide food assistance
to people in need. Throughout the
holiday season, shoppers in every
A&P, Fairway of Paramus, Food
Basics, Foodtown, Genuardi’s,
Kings, McCaffrey’s, Pathmark,
ShopRite, Super Fresh, Wawa, and
Wegmans will find $1, $2, $3 and
$5 donation slips on “Check-Out
Hunger” placards in the cashier
aisle. NRG’s sponsorship allows
all money raised through the slips
to benefit community food banks.
Also, NRG has given $143,000
to the American Red Cross for continuing relief efforts in Haiti. The
donation represents a triple-match
of funds raised earlier this year by
NRG employees to support humanitarian efforts in that country,
where the aftermath of a massive
earthquake in January devastated
the island’s infrastucture.
The employees of Church &
Dwight Co., the Harrison Streetbased maker of cleaning agents
such as the Arm & Hammer line,
have given $8,000 to Middle Earth,
a Somerset County-based youth
services non-profit. The money
will support Middle Earth’s Community Youth Centers. The centers
in Bound Brook and Bridgewater.
Business Meetings
Wednesday, December 8
1 p.m.: NJ SBDC, “Updating Your
Marketing Plan to Expand Your
Revenues,” Ellen Silverman, $38.
TCNJ. 609-771-2947.
3:30 p.m.: NJ SBDC, “Successful
Strategies for Building a Business
Website and Going Live,” Carole
DeNatale, $38. TCNJ. 609-7712947.
4:30 p.m.: Princeton University,
“Economics versus Extremism:
The New Muslim Middle Class,”
Vali Nasr, Tufts University, free.
Robertson Hall. 609-258-5545.
6 p.m.: NJ SBDC, “If You Can’t
Manage Time, You Can Manage
Yourself,” Barbara Nelson, $38.
TCNJ.. 609-771-2947.
6 p.m.: NJCAMA, Holiday networking, $20. ETS, 600 Rosedale
Road. 609-275-4123.
8 a.m.: Mercer Chamber, Robbinsville chapter, Breakfast networking, $35. First Choice Bank,
Route 33. 609-689-9960.
8 a.m.: NJ Technology Council,
“Regional Commercialization
Conference,” $60. Friend Center.
856-787-9700.
4 p.m.: NJ Entrepreneurs Forum,
Monthly seminar, $35. Commercialization Center, New
Brunswick. 908-789-3424.
6 p.m.: Mercer Chamber, Robbinsville chapter, Holiday networking, $35. First Choice Bank,
Route 33. 609-689-9960.
6 p.m.: NJ Unemployed, holiday
networking, free. Princeton
Sports Bar, 128 Nassau Street.
www.njunemployed.com.
Friday, December 10
9:30 a.m.: Mercadien, “MCare
BDR: Back-up and Disaster Recovery,” free. Quakerbridge
Road, Hamilton. 609-689-2401.
10:30 a.m.: Professional Service
Group, networking for unemployed professionals, free. Yard
Avenue, Trenton. 609-292-7535.
Office - Pennington Point
450 - 4,400 SF Office
FREE RENT and FLEXIBLE LEASE TERMS.
Immediate occupancy.
Monday, December 13
7:30 p.m.: Princeton PC Users
Group, Free. Lawrence Public Library. 609-423-6537.
Tuesday, December 14
7 a.m.: BNI Ivy League, weekly
networking breakfast, free. 100
Overlook Center. 732-960-1730.
9 a.m.: Fred Pryor Seminars, “The
Essentials of HR Law 2011,”
$179. Holiday Inn. 800-780-8476.
11:30 a.m.: Venture Association of
NJ, Monthly workshop, $55. Marriott , Whippany. 973-631-5680.
6:30 p.m.: SCORE Princeton,
“The Business Plan: A Tool for
Funding,” Bill Litchman, free.
Lawrence Library. 609-393-0505.
7:30 p.m.: Princeton Macintosh
Users Group, Free. Computer
Science Building, Princeton University. 609-258-5730.
7:30 p.m.: JobSeekers, Networking. Free. Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street. 609-924-2277.
Al Toto totocpn@aol.com
Visit www.penningtonpointoffice.com
Hopewell Boro, Office/Professional/Records
500-30,000/SF Office & low priced storage, warehouse
Wednesday, December 15
7 a.m.: BNI West Windsor chapter,
weekly networking, free. Macaroni Grill. 609-462-3875.
William Barish bbarish@cpnrealestate.com
Tree Farm Village - 23,000 SF
11:30 a.m.: Mercer Chamber, Holiday Celebration luncheon, $60.
Trenton Country Club, info@mercerchamber.org. 609-689-9960.
1,500-4,500 SF Retail Available Immediately, Liquor License
Available, New Building, Great Location, Flexible Terms
Al Toto totocpn@aol.com
www.cpnrealestate.com
For more information and other opportunities, please
call Commercial Property Network, 609-921-8844
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Richard K. Rein
Our editor, still reeling from his public appearance December 6 at Labyrinth Books, is lost
in thought, pondering among other things
the essence of Mary Catherine Bateson’s book,
‘Composing a Further Life,’ and the possibilities
presented by ‘Adulthood II.’ Having just (barely)
achieved Adulthood I, our boss must be reeling
indeed. We would offer him a penny for his
thoughts, but that wouldn’t pay the bills
around here. Maybe next time.
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Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRP)
Certified Industrial Hygienists (CIH)
OFFICE RENTALS
BUSINESSES FOR SALE
CONTRACTING
Realty, 609-737-7008. Dixie Curtice,
Broker/Associate, cell: 215-499-4629.
from top to bottom. Done by pros. Call
609-737-9259 or 609-273-5135.
INDUSTRIAL SPACE
CLEANING SERVICES
Unique Rental Space zoning (I3), ordinance passed for retail and recreation
activities, ample parking all utilities, one
1200’, one 2000’, one 2500’ one 3600’,
and one 10,000. Located at 325 and 335
New Road, Monmouth Junction. Call
Harold 732-329-2311.
Maryam’s Housecleaning: Homes,
apartments, condos. Serving Bucks
County Pennsylvania, and New Jersey
areas. Free estimates. Owner operated.
215-779-1371.
PENNINGTON. Private furnished office in five-office suite. Copier, fax, and
kitchen. Available immediately. Call
Frank Rybinski at 609-896-1125.
Plainsboro - 700 SF to 3,000 SF Office Suites: in single story building in
well maintained office park off Plainsboro Road. Immediately available. Individual entrance and signage, separate
AC/Heat and electricity. Call 609-7992466 or E-mail tqmpropmgm@aol.com
Princeton - Location, Location: Jefferson Plaza, Princeton. 600/1200 sq.
ft., 1 block off Route 1, private entrance,
private
bathroom
and
parking.
$960/$1800 plus utilities. 609-5772793; hesaenviro@hesaenviro.com.
Princeton-Kingston Road - on
Main Street in Kingston - professional
office space for rent. Second floor, parking, utilities included. Rent from $1,200
to $1,800 per month. Available immediately. Please call 609-203-3717 for details.
BUSINESSES
FOR SALE
COMMERCIAL SPACE
HAMILTON & LAMBERTVILLE WH/FLEX/OFFICE. “Love Where You
Work!” Cheap rental rates in phenomenal spaces! High ceilings, hi-speed
ready, exposed brick, woodbeams, natural light, loading docks, great locations.
Must see! Brian @ (609)-731-0378 or
brushing@firstprops.com.
STORAGE
Storage Space two miles north of
Princeton: Great Road and Route 518.
http://princetonstorage.homestead.co
m/. 609-333-6932.
HOUSING FOR SALE
Commissary with Food Truck: in
established green energy corporate site
that is still growing. Lower Bucks County. $350,000. Only qualified, experienced restaurant people need apply.
Call 215-295-3401 or 609-954-2603.
Ask for Connie.
NEWTOWN PA: Arts-Frame-Gift
Gallery. Coldwell Banker Doolan, 609737-7008. Dixie Curtice, Broker/Associate, 215-499-4629.
PRINCETON:
Art/Photo/Frame
Shop, turn-key, financing, ideal location.
Coldwell Banker Doolan. 609-7377008. Dixie Curtice, Broker/Associate,
cell: 215-499-4629.
Upper Bucks County; Langhorn
Area: Fine, custom art gallery. 20 years
established. Coldwell Banker Doolan
Tarpon Springs, Florida; 2-Bedroom, 2-Bath Condo for Sale: Close to
the Florida Gulf Beaches. Many upgrades including a new kitchen/tile
floors. Enclosed patio overlooks the
lush conservation area with walking
trails, heated pool/spa & tennis. Completely furnished, priced in the low 80s.
Call Diane Smith/www.lsiproperty.com.
813-854-2398
REAL ESTATE SERVICES
What’s Your Home Worth? FREE
Online Home Evaluation www.HamiltonNJHomes.net RE/MAX Tri County
CONTRACTING
Handyman/Yardwork: Painting/Carpentry/Masonry/Hauling/All Yard Work
Window Washing: Lolio Window
Washing. Also gutter cleaning and power washing. 609-271-8860.
HOME MAINTENANCE
Electrical Repairs and Installation:
Switches and outlets replaced $25.
Light fixtures installed $35. Ceiling fans
installed $50. Garage door openers installed $80. Call Mike 908-531-9361.
Handyman: A small job or big job will
be accepted for any project around the
house that needs a handyman service
with free estimates. Please call my cell
phone 609-213-8271.
robthehandyman- licensed, insured,
all work guaranteed. Free Estimates. We
do it all - electric, plumbing, paint, wallpaper, powerwashing, tile, see website for
more:
robthehandyman.vpweb.com
robthehandyman@att.net,
609-2695919.
BUSINESS SERVICES
Bookkeeper/Administrative Specialist: Versatile & experienced professional will gladly handle your bookkeeping and/or administrative needs. Many
services available. Reasonable rates.
Work done at your office or mine. Call
Debra @ 609-448-6005 or visit www.vyours.com.
Your Perfect Corporate Image:
Princeton Route 1. Virtual Offices, Offices, Receptionist, Business Address
Service, Telephone Answering Service,
Conference Rooms, Instant Activation,
Flexible Terms. Call 609-514-5100 or
visit www.princeton-office.com
Warehouse Space Available
North Brunswick Warehouse
• 200 North Center Drive, North Brunswick
• 2,226 SF
• Loading dock
Ewing Warehouse
• 800 Silvia Street, Ewing - New Construction
• 24,000 SF divisible to 4,000 SF
• Built in 2009
• 2 docks and 3 drive-in doors
Ewing Warehouse
• 370 Sullivan Way, Ewing
• 20,000 SF warehouse
• Drive-in door
• 9,000 SF low bay storage
• Loading dock
Hamilton Warehouse
• 1080 Kuser Road, Hamilton
• 6,333 SF and 1,077 SF
• Drive-in door
For additional information, contact Matt Malatich,
Mark Hill or Jon Brush at 609-9
921-6
6060
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Surrounded by conservation land and set
upon an expanse of 24 acres, this well appointed estate has rich historic details.
Circa 1819, handsome stone home was
built by the founder of the charming river
town, Titusville. A total of 27 bedrooms in
the main house and multiple cottages.
Hopewell Township. $2,450,000
Near the top of Baldpate Mountain in a picturesque hollow, a lovely driveway graced
by horse paddocks opens to Longspring
Farm on 36 acres. Hand-hewn beams, glorious floors and richly detailed period architecture throughout. Chef’s kitchen, 4 lovely
bedrooms, pastures, barns and stream. Inspiring! Titusville. $1,998,000
Barn Hill Farm – Enchanting circa 1797
stone farmhouse on 10.68 acres in
Delaware Township is nestled on a hill overlooking a stream. Antique ambiance enhanced by beamed ceilings, exposed stone,
random width floors, three fireplaces and
deep windows. Guest cottage, pool, bank
barn, pond. $1,095,000
Equestrian facility on 62 acres in Hunterdon County in superb location for PA &
NJ horse communities. Second largest
indoor arena in NJ, two outdoor arenas,
34 stalls, many pastures. Property adjoins the trail system, is farmland assessed and subdividable. East Amwell
Township. $1,950,000
Circa 1732 Spindletop Farm has tasteful renovations and upgrades. Random width floorboards, exposed beams, stonework. Euro-style
kitchen with granite and stainless. Large hearth
opens to dining and family rooms. Quaint library and living room, master suite. Caretaker’s
cottage, studio, greenhouse - idyllic setting!
Kingwood Township. $995,000
Up a long driveway centered on 26 acres,
this recreation of a late 18th century farmhouse was built in 1997 and renovated in
2008. Details include antique floors and
beams, copper center island and historic
replica wall murals. A truly exquisite home
with wonderful gardens. Kingwood Township. $1,750,000
Spectacular and serene 23-acre historic
farmstead. Spacious home with two
barns, two apartments and studio/office.
Random width floorboards, stone fireplaces, deep set windows, large rooms.
Perennial gardens, patios, pool and a glorious pond! Excellent city commute! Raritan Township. $1,199,000
This charming fieldstone house built in
1709, is centered on 98 acres with pond
and stream. A beautiful stone and frame
barn has seven stalls. 40 acres in fenced
pastures, four large run-in sheds, cross
country course, sand dressage arena, second house and carriage house. Delaware
Circa 1740 farmhouse, darling guest cottage and quintessential bank barn are set
upon 25 acres. Ten acres in paddocks, runin sheds and three approved building lots.
Farmhouse has pure antique treasures featuring beautiful stone walk-in fireplaces
with hand hewn mantles. In Delaware
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U.S. 1 Employment Exchange
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HELP WANTED
JOBS WANTED
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our E-Mail address: class@princetoninfo.com. Our classifieds are just 50 cents a word,
with a $7 minimum. Repeats in
succeeding issues are just 40
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runs for 16 consecutive issues,
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(There is a $3 service charge if
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available. Questions? Call us.
sume to ronna@princetonracquetclub.com.
istry required. Run reactions and
purify products using chromatography. Prefer candidates
with drug discovery experience
in either pharmaceutical or
Biotech research organizations.
Please no headhunters or agencies.
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to
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send a check for $4 with your ad
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you at no extra charge. Mail or
Fax your ad to U.S. 1 Jobs Wanted, 12 Roszel Road, Princeton,
NJ 08540. You must include your
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HELP WANTED
Property Inspectors: Parttime $30k, full-time $80k. No experience, will train. Call Tom,
609-731-3333.
Bookkeeper/Assistant: Two
design firms (graphic and interior) looking for a person interested in working 2 - 3 half days a
week. Both firms located in
Princeton — flexible times and
hours. Good pay. Person needs
expertise in Quick Books and
preparing sales and tax forms.
Please call Lynne at 609-5775449.
Front desk part time position available ASAP. Princeton
Racquet Club needs a reliable
front desk person to work Friday
evenings, open on Sunday
mornings and also cover other
shifts when needed. Please contact Ronna by sending your re-
Graphic Designer: Freelance
designer needed on a project basis. Expertise in Illustrator and
InDesign. Call Evan at 609-5775449.
Mall Marketing Demonstrator: Greet & Promote for National Award Winning kitchen company at local mall(s). Competitive hourly & unlimited bonuses.
Call Now 888-292-6502 ext. 86.
Real Estate Sales Need a
change? Looking to obtain your
RE license? No experience
needed! FREE coaching! Unlimited income! Call Weidel today!
Hamilton: Tom 609-586-1400,
twilbur@weidel.com; Princeton:
Robin
609-921-2700,
rervin@weidel.com; West Windsor: Bruce 609-799-6200, brucebusch@weidel.com.
Research Chemist - Monmouth Junction: Full-time position available for laboratory
Chemist at BS/MS level. Experience in synthetic organic chem-
COMPUTER SERVICES
Computer repair, upgrade, data recovery, or maintenance. Free estimate. Call (cell) 609-213-8271.
NJ Small Business Networks: Computer Services, IT Consulting, Repairs,
Virus Removal, www.njsmallbusinessnetworks.com
GRAPHIC ARTS
Graphic Design Services: Logos,
Newsletters, Brochures, Direct Mail, etc.
Reasonable rates. Fast turnaround. Call
732-331-2717 or email ksmyth1228@comcast.net
PHOTOGRAPHY
Marc Skinner Photography - (Winner of the 2010 WeddingWire Brides
Choice Award) 10% discount CODE:
NUS112. marc@marcskinnerphotography.com 908-692-3933
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Bookkeeping Services for Your
Bottom Line: Certified QuickBooks
ProAdvisor. Call Joan today at Kaspin
Associates, 609-490-0888.
Princeton Financial Care Services,
LLC CPA firm with 40 years of experi-
Speech - Language Pathologist: Part-time for Princeton Private Practice. Must be experienced, licensed, with C.C.C.
Flexible
hours.
Call
Dr.
Monkhouse 609-924-2809.
CAREER SERVICES
Job Worries? Let Dr. Sandra
Grundfest, licensed psychologist
and certified career counselor,
help you with your career goals
and job search skills. Call 609921-8401 or 732-873-1212 (License #2855)
JOBS WANTED
Job Hunters: If you are looking for a full-time position, we
will run a reasonably worded
classified ad for you at no
charge. The U.S. 1 Jobs Wanted
section has helped people like
you find challenging opportunities for years now. We reserve
HELP WANTED
Documented track record of
sales success! Transitioning
from a successful long-term career as a senior executive sales
professional in Big Pharma. Currently seeking product(s)/service
to sell in a central NJ territory (13 counties). I am a fast learner,
meticulous and reliable, detailoriented and organized, creative
and resourceful, efficient and effective. I excel at building productive relationships with people
at all levels, conveying technical
information tailored for the intended audience. Accustomed to
managing multiple priorities in a
time-constrained environment.
Consistently met/exceeded quotas, earning numerous honors
and awards for performance.
B.S. in Marketing. Not interested
in `commission only’ or `draw
against
commission’.
LSemail@comcast.net
HELP WANTED
TERRITORY MANAGER
Lock-in Billboards seeks career oriented,
business-minded individual with strong
communication skills to develop sales
territory in advertising working within
the fitness industry and local businesses.
Salary • Bonus • Commission • Benefits
E-mail Ken Baldo
kbaldo@lockinbillboards.com or call:
732-566-4013 ext. 104
JOBS WANTED
JOBS WANTED
Elder care: Companion/Caregiver, 15 years experience, Live
In/Daily. References Upon Request. Please Call: 609-9150983.
and leisure travel, party and
event planning, and chaperoning/supervising children — just a
few of the things I could do to
make your life easier and less
stressful. I’m a mature woman
with a youthful, contemporary,
and attractive presentation. Excellent interpersonal, social, and
communication skills. Native
English speaker with U.S. and
EU passports and drivers licenses. Decent computer skills, flexible, and able to travel within reason. $30/hour. A full resume and
excellent personal references
will be furnished upon request.
Box 237072
Ex Yummy Mummy Home
Maker now available as personal assistant. My children are
all off in college, and I’m looking
to occupy myself doing what I
love and have always done best:
looking after and organizing other people’s lives. My skills include healthy cooking, managing housekeeping, running errands, personal shopper, fitness
and exercise guidance (yoga instruction), arranging business
FINANCIAL SERVICES
HEALTH
MENTAL HEALTH
ENTERTAINMENT
ence. Bill paying, checkbook reconciliation, financial reports, tax return preparation. Call 609-730-0067 or E-mail
princecare@aol.com. Check our website at www.princetonfcs.com for further
information.
Swedish and shiatsu massage. Available for on-site massage at the work
place, etc. Gift certificates, flexible
hours. Call Marilyn 609-403-8403.
DREAM WORKSHOPS—groups for
creative and lucid dreaming. Also
groups for PTSD, sexual abuse issues,
and nightmares. Dr. Valerie Meluskey
609-921-3572.
er: January 27, 2011. The concert will
feature many outstanding musicians
and singers. Tickets: $35. For more information, please visit www.helpbrittbeatrsd.org.
Having problems with life issues?
Stress, anxiety, depression, relationships... Free consultation. Working in
person or by phone. Rafe Sharon, Psychoanalyst 609-683-7808.
One Man Band: Keyboardist for your
party. Perfect entertainment. Great variety. Call Ed at 609-424-0660.
TAX SERVICES
Tax Preparation and Accounting
Services: For individuals and small
businesses. Notary, computerized tax
preparation, paralegal services. Your
place or mine. Fast response, free consultation, reasonable costs. Gerald
Hecker, 609-448-4284.
ADULT CARE
Licensed Care Giver Available
Nursing experience in home care and
facility care. Flexible hours. Recent references, driver’s license. Call 609-8652066.
Overwhelmed with paperwork?
Need help paying bills and filing medical
claims? Call Joan at Kaspin Associates
609-490-0888.
HEALTH
Massage and Reflexology: The benefits are beyond what we even fathom.
Experience deep relaxation, heightened
well-being, improved health. Holistic
practitioner
offering
reflexology,
HELP WANTED
MASSAGE,
Therapeutic
and
Unique. an eclectic style of Swedish,
Hot Stones and Stretching. Four Hands
also available. Call Marina at 609-4687726.
Oriental Massage Therapy: Deep
tissue, Swedish, Shiatsu, Reflexology
by experienced Therapists, Princeton
Junction off Route 1. Call 609-514-2732
for an appointment.
Personal Fitness Training - Fusion
Fitness Workouts: a blend of weights,
core exercises, stability and balance
training, and functional flexibility. Excellent for athletes, especially golfers. ACE
Certified Personal Trainer and 500 RYT
Yoga Teacher with 20 years of experience. Call Mike Brantl at 609-213-4245.
Rev. Meryl’s Meditative Massage
and Spiritual Counseling for Women:
Over 25 years experience. Holiday gift
certificates available. $60 introductory
special at The Ariel Center for Well-Being. By appointment only. 609-4540102.
Swedish Massage By European
Staff. Rt 1 N, 5 min from Trenton, NJ
609-802-6791.
HELP WANTED
Can You Deliver?
Every Wednesday we deliver 19,000 copies
of U.S.1 Newspaper to 4,500 business locations
in the greater Princeton area. Every other Friday
we deliver the West Windsor & Plainsboro News
to homes in those towns. We welcome people
with common sense, curiosity, and a reliable car
to help us do the job.
Earn $100 per day! Plus Mileage!
Plus Bonuses for information you provide our editors!
Mail or fax us a note. We hope to hear from you.
Tell us about yourself and why you
are free to deliver on Wednesdays.
Mail to U.S. 1 Delivery Team, 12 Roszel Road,
Princeton 08540; or fax to 609-452-0033
INSTRUCTION
Farrington’s Music Lessons: Piano,
guitar, drum, sax, clarinet, F. horn, oboe,
t-bone, voice, flute, trumpet, violin, cello,
banjo, mandolin, harmonica. $28 half
hour. School of Rock. Adults or kids. Join
the band! Princeton 609-924-8282.
Princeton Junction 609-897-0032. Hightstown 609-448-7170. www.farringtonsmusic.com.
Fear Away Driving School Running
special rate now. Please call 609-9249700. Lic. 0001999.
Lessons in Your Home: Music lessons in your home. Piano, clarinet, saxophone, flute and guitar. Call Jim 609737-9259 or 609-273-5135.
Math, Science, English, ACT & SAT
Tutoring: Available in your home.
Brown University-educated college professor. Experienced with gifted, underachieving and learning-disabled students. Web: http://ivytutoring.intuitwebsites.com Call Bruce 609-371-0950.
Piano Instruction Available: Schedule a Free Trial Lesson. Call 609-3699676 or visit www.mercerpianoacademy.com
Professional Piano Instruction In
home lessons available! All ages and
skill levels welcome. 609-672-9006.
www.jodiannstudio.com
Rock Band Hall of Mirrors Seeking
Keyboardist: Original music and covers (heavy on progressive rock). Some
influences: Pink Floyd, Rush, Yes, Genesis, Marillion, Camel, Tangerine
Dream. Must be willing to practice Sundays, 3-6pm in Robbinsville, N.J. We are
looking for a keyboardist, not a musical
mentor or manager. If interested, please
call Vaughan at 609-259-5768. Auditions will take place on Sundays.
PARTY SERVICES
Bartender available for holiday or
other events. Call Kevin - 609-947-1088.
Licensed bartender available for
corporate and private parties. Call 609658-7383.
MERCHANDISE MART
1966 Live Action TV series Batmobile Replica Only 2,500 made, retails
$250, now $180. Also comic books, variant covers, action figures. Send me your
wants.
E-mail
manhunsa@comcast.net, 848-459-4892.
Computer P4 with XP: In good condition $80. Cell phone (609)213-8271.
Do You Know How Many Toxins Are
in Your Skin Care? Find out here:
www.myamazingproduct.com.
Judy,
732-438-0347.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Science and Math Tutoring: Biology,
Chemistry, Algebra, Geometry. Taught
by college professor. 17 years experience. Recipient of two national teaching
awards. Discoverygenics 609-5815686.
I Buy Guitars and All Musical Instruments in Any Condition: Call Rob at 609457-5501.
Voice lessons in Hillsborough. College professor/professional singer, new
to the area, accepting private students.
Beginners to advanced, teens and
adults. 609-216-0033.
Antique Military Items: And war
relics wanted from all wars and countries. Top prices paid. “Armies of the
Past LTD”. 2038 Greenwood Ave.,
Hamilton Twp., 609-890-0142. Our retail
outlet is open Saturdays 10 to 4:00, or by
appointment.
ENTERTAINMENT
Concert by International Hit Songwriter, Steve Fields: Benefit performance for his daughter, Brittany, who suffers from RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy). January 13, 2011, 7:30pm. Alternate date, in the event of bad weath-
WANTED TO BUY
Wanted: Baseball, football, basketball, hockey. 1900-1980 cards, autographs, memorabilia. Up to $1,000,000
available. Licensed corporation will travel. All calls confidential. 4thelovofcards,
908-596-0976. allstar115@verizon.net.
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Hopewell Twp
$525,000
3 Coburn Road. Contemp. 4 BR, 2.1 Ba
Colonial in Smiths Crossing. 1 Fplc,
Fin. Bsmt, 2 Tier Deck. Backs to woods.
DIR: Lawrenceville-Pennington Rd to
Stephenson to Manley to Coburn.
Hopewell Twp
$370,000
202 Concord Place. Davenport model w/3
bedrooms, 1.5 baths w/ hardwood floors,
maple cabinets, spacious master bedroom. DIR: Denow Rd Or Federal City Rd
To Wellington Dr To Vista Dr To Concord
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East Windsor
$389,900
Classic 4BR 2.5BA col. on treed lot, culde-sac loc. kt w/ granite cntrs; hardwd
flrs; fin bsmt; Calif closets; inground pool.
Pennington Office 609-737-9100
Princeton Office 609-921-2600
Hamilton Square
$179,900
2 BR, 2 ba home on one of the best lots
backing to open area. 55+ living. Clubhouse with a lovely outdoor patio area
plus a large indoor pool.
Kendall Park
$319,900
Freshly painted bright & pretty 3 bdrm.
townhome. Kitchen recently renovated
with SS appliances. New carpet throughout. 1 year home warranty.
Lawrenceville
$287,000
Expanded 4BR, 2BA cape w/ cozy front
porch; hrdwd flrs thruout; EIK; nice sized
fin bsmt; backyard great for entertaining.
Close to St Ann's Church.
Plainsboro
$1,075,000
Stately brick front Mt. Vernon model has
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over 4900 Sq. Ft. of living area
South Brunswick Office 732-398-2600
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Princeton Junction Office 609-750-2020
Princeton
$1,799,900
You've never seen new construction like
this before! Custom built 4 BR, 4.5 bath
colonial w/covered stone front entry &
blue stone steps.
Princeton
$1,650,000
Classic 5 BR, 4.5BA Boro home; tastefully renovated; living rm w/ fpl; kit/great rm
w/fpl; det gar with spacious studio apt
w/ bath & kitchenette.
Princeton
$525,000
This elegant 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath
Fieldwood Manors townhome offers only
the finest finishes & details thruout.
Striking crown & picture frame moldings
Robbinsville
$550,000
Stunning 6 yr. old brick faced colonial in
Town Ctr. Highly upgraded Village III
model offers 3200 SF of gracious interior living w/full bsmt.
South Brunswick
$519,900
Warm & Inviting 4 bedroom colonial features large eat-in kitchen w/Corian counters, family room w/wood burning FP &
French doors to exp. deck & patio.
Trenton
$262,500
"The Pretty House" - 4BR, 1BA Mill Hill
brownstone. 3 stories of Victorian
Italianate architecture. Hdwd flr, marble
fplc, remodeled kit, & stone patio
West Windsor
$539,000
4BR, 2.5BA home w/updated kit, hdwd
flrs & back stairs to 2nd fl. FR w/French
doors to 3 season rm & custom oak
entertainment center.
West Windsor
$510,000
Freshly painted inside & out. 4BR, 2.5BA
Birchwood Est col. H/W flrs; FR w/ fpl;
wooded lot; inground pool; close to train;
WW-P schools.
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$499,000
101 W Broad Street. Welcome to this
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