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ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES
APRIL 16, 5 p.m.
TrashedArt 2021 Virtual Contest - Photo Submission Deadline
The Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville
(609) 883-8294 | mcl.org
The annual TrashedArt Contest encourages artists to upcycle materials destined for the landfill into art. The Mercer County Library System is seeking entries for their 2nd Annual TrashedArt Virtual Contest. The contest is open to students in grades 7-12 and adults living or working in Mercer County. Certificates will be awarded to first, second and third place winners in both the student and adult categories. Those wishing to participate must submit at least one photo and a completed contest entry form to lawprogs@mcl.org by Friday, April 16. For more information, please visit the Mercer County Library System’s website at http://www.mcl.org
APRIL 26 - APRIL 30
TrashedArt 2021 Virtual Contest - Public Voting
The Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville
(609) 883-8294 | mcl.org
TrashedArt 2021 Virtual Contest - Public Voting Monday, April 26 through Friday, April 30 The 2nd Annual TrashedArt Virtual Contest encourages artists to upcycle materials destined for the landfill into art. The public will be able to vote for their favorite TrashedArt Contest entries beginning Monday, April 26 until Friday, April 30th at 4:30 PM. The “People’s Choice” winner will be announced at the TrashedArt Contest’s 2021 Virtual Reception on the Mercer County Library System’s Facebook page. To vote for your favorites, visit Mercer County Library’s website to complete the voting survey by Friday, April 30. For more information on the TrashedArt 2021 Virtual Contest, visit http://www.mcl.org
CONCERTS
APRIL 2, 7:30 p.m.
APRIL 3, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Virtual: Rider Musical Theater Monster Songs
Westminster College of Art / Rider University
2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville
(609) 896-5000 | rider.edu
Monstersongs transports audiences into a synthesized world of graphic novels, rock musicals, live performance and new technology. Following the journey of a child who opens a portal into the psyches of often misunderstood creatures; Monstersongs flips the switch on the monster narrative, inviting audiences to explore the humanity that binds us all. To view online visit https://www.rider.edu/about/events/monstersongs
APRIL 7, 5 p.m.
Virtual Premiere Performance: Fanfare for the Common Man
Princeton Symphony Orchestra
(609) 497-0020 | princetonsymphony.org
Free video premiere of Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, performed by Princeton Symphony Orchestra in Princeton’s Palmer Square. Rossen Milanov conducts. 609-497-0020. Free access via the orchestra’s YouTube channel and princetonsymphony.org.
APRIL 19, 7:30 p.m.
Virtual: An Evening of Late 19th Century Song & Lecture
VOICES CHORALE NJ
(609) 737-2976 | voiceschoralenj.org
Alex Meakem, soprano, and Michael Banks, baritone, accompanied by Akiko Hosaki, will present an evening of beloved vocal works drawn from the late 19th and 20th centuries. The concert will feature songs, duets and arias by Puccini, Sondheim, Lloyd Webber and others, highlighting the human experiences of love and longing though some of their most cherished works.
Dr. David A. McConnell, Artistic Director of Voices Chorale, NJ will offer context and commentary.
Admission $15. Sign up and details on https://www.voiceschoralenj.org
APRIL 20, 7 p.m.
Virtual: Spring 2021 Master Class Performance
Youth Orchestra of Central NJ
contactyocj@gmail.com | yocj.org
Our theme for Spring 2021 is Back to Performing! This evening will actually feature EIGHT Master Classes, with up to SIX students per room, to perform live via Zoom for each instrumental grouping! There may be as many as 48 students performing on April 20th!
ALL YOCJ students should plan on attending these FREE online events. Invite your families, friends, private and public music teachers as well! For more information visit yocj.org
DANCE
APRIL 30, 7:30 p.m.
Virtual Dance Party
Princeton Folk Dance
(609) 912-1272 | princetonfolkdance.org
For Zoom link please contact us at pfnfd2@gmail.com.
EXHIBITIONS
NOW - JUNE 6
Women Artists, Trenton Style
Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie
Cadwalader Park, Trenton
(609) 989-1191 | ellarslie.org
The Trenton Museum Society proudly presents WOMEN TRENTON STYLE, curated by the legendary Mel Leipzig and showcasing a diverse array of exciting works by leading artists of the greater Trenton area. Look for details soon on special community events and a series of online or hybrid artist talks!
APRIL 29, 1 p.m.
Virtual Tour of Historic Princeton
The Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville
(609) 883-8294 | mcl.org
From Princeton's humble beginnings as a stage coach stop and tavern halfway between New York City and Philadelphia, it has grown to become a center for learning and culture. George Washington walked its streets and three other United States Presidents James Madison, Woodrow Wilson and Grover Cleveland, lived in Princeton. Thomas Mann, T.S. Eliot and F. Scott Fitzgerald all wrote in Princeton. Actor Paul Robeson spent his childhood here; his father, William Drew Robeson, was pastor of the Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church. World-renowned scientists Albert Einstein and Robert Oppenheimer made the town their home. It served as the home of the first Continental Congress and as the capitol in 1783. In this virtual tour, you will get a bird's eye view of many of the historic buildings and important sights adorning the town and campus. Presented by Eve Mandel, Director of Programs and Visitor Services at the Historical Society of Princeton. Please join us for the tour. Sponsored by the Friends of the Lawrence Branch.
Registration with an email is required, so we can send you a link to connect through GoToMeeting. You will receive the link approximately 24 hours before the program.
CONTACT: MCLS Staff hopeprogs@mcl.org
HISTORY
APRIL 15, 7 p.m.
Who Lies Where? Documenting and Mapping Historic Cemeteries
Pennington Public LIbrary
952 Alexander Road, Princeton
(609) 989-1191 | penningtonlibrary.org
In cooperation with with the Pennington Public Library
Registration Required -> https://www.penningtonlibrary.org/wholieswhere/
Have you ever had trouble navigating a cemetery to the graveside of a loved one? Or were just curious about who was buried where in a cemetery jam-packed with old gravestones? Jim Lee and Alexis Alemy of Hunter Research will demonstrate cutting edge methods currently being used to document and map historic burial grounds drawing on studies of a series of abandoned Methodist cemeteries across New Jersey. In addition, this same methodology has been applied to documenting graves in the well maintained Pennington African Cemetery. Jim and Alexis will present the preferred techniques for surveying, recording and photographing grave markers on the ground and explain the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (aka UAVs or drones) and geographic information system (GIS) technology to organize and process cemetery data into an interactive mapping format that can guide you to the grave of your choosing at your desktop or on your mobile phone.
APRIL 17, 1 p.m.
"We Are Still Here": The History and Continuing Culture of New Jersey's Indigenous Tribal Communities
The William Trent House
15 Market Street, Trenton
(609) 989-3027 | williamtrenthouse.org
The Trent House Association presents a virtual presentation by Rev. Dr. J. R. Norwood, Jr., on the history and culture of the Lenni-Lenape people and their descendants in New Jersey today. The program will begin at 1 pm on Saturday, April 17, 2021, via Zoom at https://bit.ly/3rtFwRG. A pay-as-you-wish donation of $10 is suggested and can be made by PayPal at https://www.williamtrenthouse.org/donation.html.
The land on which the Trent House was built is part of the traditional territory of the Lenni- Lenape, called “Lenapehoking.” The Lenni-Lenape People lived in harmony with one another upon this territory for thousands of years before European colonization. During the colonial era and early federal period, many were removed west and north, but some remained among the three continuing historical tribal communities of the region: The Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation; the Ramapough Lenape Nation; and the Powhatan Renape Nation. The Trent House acknowledges the Lenni-Lenape as the original people of this land and their historic and continuing relationship with their territory.
LECTURES
APRIL 1, 5:30 p.m.
VIRTUAL: The Spiritual Life of Tlingit "Objects"
Princeton University Art Museum
Elm Drive, Princeton
artmuseum.princeton.edu
Join us for a conversation about at.oow—spiritual and sacred clan objects owned and used by Tlingit people. This discussion will examine the history of the collection at Princeton from Yakutat, Alaska; the role of these “objects” in ceremony; the complexity of relationships between tribes and museums; and the importance of spiritual knowledge for the next generation of Tlingit knowledge keepers. Featuring Tlingit anthropologist Judith Daxootsu Ramos, Assistant Professor, University of Alaska Fairbanks; her daughter and Tlingit artist, Maka Monture Päki; and India Young, Curator, Art and Images, Royal BC Museum. Introduced by Bryan R. Just, Peter Jay Sharp, Class of 1952, Curator and Lecturer in the Art of the Ancient Americas.
Free Registration here.
APRIL 5, 7 p.m.
VIRTUAL: Adventures in Costume Research
The Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville
(609) 883-8294 | mcl.org
Adventures in Costume Research is a slide and video presentation of images from films, plays, musicals, operas, modern dances and ballets throughout Mitchell Bloom's career in Costume Design. The talk also includes backstage stories and anecdotes about many well known performers, directors and designers. Mr. Bloom is currently assistant costume designer at the Metropolitan Opera where he has worked with among others Anna Netrebko, Placido Domingo and Renee Fleming. He was also assistant designer for numerous theatre and musical productions in New York. On film he was assistant to Oscar winner Ann Roth on Anthony Minghella's Cold Mountain (Nicole Kidman, Rene Zellwegger and Jude Law), M. Night Shyamalan's The Village (Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody and Bryce Howard) and Robert DeNiro's The Good Shepherd (Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie). He has also assisted Suzy Benzinger on the Woody Allen films: Deconstructing Harry and Celebrity. Mr. Bloom is also an award winning dog costume designer. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Lawrence Library and the Friends of the West Windsor Library.
Registration with an email is required, so we can send you a link to connect through GoToMeeting. You will receive the link approximately 24 hours before the program.
CONTACT: MCLS Staff hopeprogs@mcl.org
APRIL 6, 7 p.m.
VIRTUAL: NASA's Artemis Program: Our Return to the Moon
The Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville
(609) 883-8294 | mcl.org
Patricia L. Moore, communication strategist for NASA's Artemis program, will discuss NASA's plans for our return to the moon. Come and listen to this exciting presentation, and then feel free to ask questions about living and working in space, NASA careers, astronaut training, science on the space station, solar system robotic exploration, or anything you want to know about space.
Registration with an email is required, so we can send you a link to connect through GoToMeeting. You will receive the link approximately 24 hours before the program.
CONTACT: MCLS Staff hopeprogs@mcl.org
APRIL 14, 1 p.m.
Online Lunchtime Gallery Series: What do objects tell us about the Culture's of Mesoamerica?
West Windsor Arts Council/ Princeton University
https://www.westwindsorarts.org/
WWAC and Princeton University Art Museum come together for an exciting and engaging online series showcasing some of the Museum’s outstanding collections. This session will be led by Sandy Kurinsky. She became a docent after retiring from a 25 year career in business. In a prior life, she was a preschool teacher. She is a lifelong learner who loves to be with her family, travel and row on Lake Carnegie.
The docent program at Princeton University Art Museum involves an intensive training program, consisting of lectures, gallery sessions, research, and presentations to fellow trainees and other docents. Docents then continue their education throughout their years of service by attending docent meetings, participating in study groups, attending gallery talks, and taking trips with fellow docents to other regional museums. WWAC is thrilled to be able to offer these special sessions to members and non-members.
Click HERE to register
APRIL 29, 5:30 p.m.
VIRTUAL: Guides for the Soul: Art from China's Warring States Period
Princeton University Art Museum
Elm Drive, Princeton
artmuseum.princeton.edu
Join Cary Liu, Nancy and Peter Lee Curator of Asian Art, as he discusses the acquisition of two important tomb artifacts dating from the Warring States period (ca. 470–221 B.C.). One is a rare bronze lamp made with different colored alloys that may have guided the soul to the afterlife. The other is a uniquely decorated eared cup that may have been used to provide sustenance to the deceased.
Free Registration here.
LITERATURE
APRIL 1, 7 p.m.
VIRTUAL: Poetry Circle: Poetry Reading and Open Mic
The Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville
(609) 883-8294 | mcl.org
To celebrate National Poetry Month, MCLS' Poetry Circle will host a virtual poetry reading, corresponding with outdoor and indoor poetry displays at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch. The display readings will feature our own poets in the group, and some fine poems we have discussed over the years. At the end of the readings, there is an opportunity for an Open Mic portion of the meeting to welcome new poetry friends. Sharon, a librarian from Lawrence Headquarters Branch, will host this event.
Registration with an email is required, so we can send you a link to connect through GoToMeeting. You will receive the link approximately 24 hours before the program.
CONTACT: MCLS Staff hopeprogs@mcl.org
NATURE
APRIL 3, 10 a.m.
Henhouse Visits
Howell Living History Farm
70 Woodens Lane
(609) 737-3299 | howellfarm.org
Step inside a working henhouse where the farm's Barred Rock chickens are busy laying and help a farmer make their feed: then reach into a nest box and take out an egg! Visitors will learn candling and grading, and visit the farmhouse kitchen to learn a recipe to bring home with their egg.
**Please note that programs will be modified to encourage social distancing and reflect current State guidelines for public events. Visitors are required to carry masks at all times, and wear them when social distancing isn't possible.
APRIL 10, 10 a.m.
Spring Beekeeping & Gardening
Howell Living History Farm
70 Woodens Lane
(609) 737-3299 | howellfarm.org
Today, expert beekeeper Bob Hughes will open the hives before your very eyes...to check the health of the residents and see how each colony fared through the winter. Mr. Hughes will introduce apiary visitors to a queen, drones, and worker bees before giving a 45-minute presentation, "Life in a Bee Colony."
**Please note that programs will be modified to encourage social distancing and reflect current State guidelines for public events. Visitors are required to carry masks at all times, and wear them when social distancing isn't possible.
APRIL 17, 10 a.m.
Plowing, Harrowing & Wash Day
Howell Living History Farm
70 Woodens Lane
(609) 737-3299 | howellfarm.org
Want to know how it feels to put your hand to the plow? This is your chance!
Farmers in the field will be using horses to plow and harrow the ground to prepare it for planting corn. There will be opportunities for visitors to step into the furrow and try out the plow—something that could come in handy for those attending the farm's fall plowing match, when visitors of all ages and abilities can win ribbons and prizes for turning good furrows.
**Please note that programs will be modified to encourage social distancing and reflect current State guidelines for public events. Visitors are required to carry masks at all times, and wear them when social distancing isn't possible.
APRIL 24, 10 a.m.
Potato Planting
Howell Living History Farm
70 Woodens Lane
(609) 737-3299 | howellfarm.org
Visitors of all ages can join workhorses Bill and Jesse to help plant a field of potatoes that will yield over 2,000 pounds of food for local soup kitchens. While farmers drive the horses and steer the plow to open up the rows, helpers will follow behind with baskets of seeds and place them in the furrows. Over the next 4 months the field will be weeded and hilled by interns and volunteers...before visitors again help to harvest the crop in mid-August.
**Please note that programs will be modified to encourage social distancing and reflect current State guidelines for public events. Visitors are required to carry masks at all times, and wear them when social distancing isn't possible.
THEATRE
APRIL 8, 7 p.m.
VIRTUAL: Poetry Circle: Poetry Reading and Open Mic
The Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville
(609) 883-8294 | mcl.org
Let's make our own entertainment again! We will perform four connected 10-minutes plays presented as readers' theatre. Join as a player or audience member.
Registration with an email is required, so we can send you a link to connect through GoToMeeting. You will receive the link approximately 24 hours before the program.
CONTACT: MCLS Staff hopeprogs@mcl.org
There are 12 spaces available.
WORKSHOPS
APRIL 1 / APRIL 8 / APRIL 15, 7 p.m.
REMOTE LEARNING: Live Event Action Photography
Princeton Photo Workshop
Herrontown Road, Princeton
princetonphotoworkshop.com/classes
Have you ever tried to photograph live events, like music, dance and theater performances and sports competitions? We'll dig into the elements of making successful action images, including gaining access to events, research, preparation, gear and planning for unpredictable circumstances of light, motion, and more under sometimes challenging conditions. Be prepared for the surprises and technical hurdles you’ll face and learn how to select and finish your strongest images. 3 part series.
APRIL 10 - APRIL 24, 10 a.m.
REMOTE LEARNING: Portrait Photography: The Basics
Princeton Photo Workshop
Herrontown Road, Princeton
princetonphotoworkshop.com/classes
Learn how to compose your portraits, capture the character of your subject and use light and backgrounds.
Get all the information here
APRIL 14 - APRIL 28, 6:30 p.m.
REMOTE LEARNING: Understanding Light
Princeton Photo Workshop
Herrontown Road, Princeton
princetonphotoworkshop.com/classes
One of the most important components of any good image is light.
Get all the information here
APRIL 15, 4 p.m.
Princess Grace’s 65th Wedding Anniversary: Celebrating her Bridal Dress & Pressed Flower Workshop
Morven Museum & Garden
55 Stockton Street, Princeton
morven.org/
Spend an afternoon as Princess Grace might have - creating a pressed flower crown and reminiscing about her gown on the 65th anniversary of her famous wedding.
We are delighted to open this program with a brief presentation about Grace Kelly's iconic wedding gown by Kristina Haugland, the Le Vine Associate Curator of Costume and Textiles and Supervising Curator for the Study Room at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and author of two books on Grace Kelly’s style.
In this pressed flower workshop, led by Morven's Curator of Education and Public Programs Debra Lampert-Rudman, students will recreate one of Princess Grace's favorite designs: a pressed flower crown – a design she chose for the invitation to her first Paris exhibition.
We’ll also explore the Princess' connections with two New Jersey Governors who lived at Morven, including the special luncheon Monaco's royal family enjoyed there, and learn about her love of creating pressed flower art.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/princess-grace-65th-anniversary-her-gown-pressed-flower-workshop-tickets-145790389981
APRIL 16, 7:30 p.m.
Cabernet Cabaret - Emerge from the Dark: Songs to Spring Forth!
Arts Council of Princeton and NachNation
102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton
(609) 924-8777 | artscouncilofprinceton.org/
We have been hunkered down for what has been the darkest winter for many of us. Cabernet Cabaret 2020 was the last live show that Sarah Donner performed prior to the pandemic lockdown. Let's raise a glass and join Sarah and her cast of friends for a virtual evening of showtunes celebrating new beginnings and the light at the end of these dark days! Like past performances, you will be heartened with their hope, sequins, and jazz hands!
Selections include songs from "Frozen", "West Side Story", "The Sound of Music", "Into The Woods", and "Ragtime".
All proceeds benefit the Arts Council of Princeton's community programs!
Tickets are $25 and available now: https://bit.ly/3bEcpVl
APRIL 17, 2:30 p.m.
Pochoir Printing Workshop
Arts Council of Princeton and NachNation
102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton
(609) 924-8777 | artscouncilofprinceton.org/
In this one-day workshop, teaching artist Mickey Waring will introduce students to the technique of 'Pochoir Printmaking' - a method of off-the-press printmaking using stencils. Many well-known 20th-Century artists such as Van Dongen, Matisse and Picasso used this technique to reproduce some of their favorite pieces of art. Using a selection of handmade and purchased stencils, we will create a series of original pochoir prints. Please make sure to bring watercolor paper, a watercolor set and brush to this workshop.
This in-person workshop will be taught using social distancing measures and masks are a must!
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED:
http://bit.ly/3ohgS4o
APRIL 18, 10 a.m.
The Art of Deception, Duck Decoy Workshop with Master Carver Jode Hillman
Morven Museum & Garden
55 Stockton Street, Princeton
morven.org/
Join us for a one-day, outdoor, intensive class with Master Carver Jode Hillman focusing on the history, application, and usage of traditional hunting Decoys produced in Western NJ.
Students will discover the techniques and theory of carving and creating a three dimensional Black Duck Silhouette decoy. The completed decoy will be suitable for hunting use or decorative display.
Class on-site, outdoors, masked and socially distanced. All supplies and materials provided. Lunch included from Brick Farm Market - selections to be made in week before. Dress for the outdoors and weather. Class size limited to 8 people.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-art-of-deception-duck-decoy-workshop-with-master-carver-jode-hillman-tickets-138520485501
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