Art Opportunities
DEADLINE JULY 15
Mercer County Senior Art Show
Mercer County Cutural & Heritage Commission
640 South Broad St., Trenton
mercercounty.org
The Mercer County Senior Art Show is open to any Mercer County resident age 60 or older. All first place winners from the County Show are automatically included in the New Jersey Senior Citizen Art Show.
For more information visit mercercounty.org
Concerts
JULY 3, 7:30 p.m.
A Concert in Celebration of Independence Day
Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey
1 Memorial Drive, Trenton
(609) 558-2292 | capitalphilharmonic.org
Capital Philharmonic (CPNJ) and the City of Trenton's Department of Recreation, Natural Resources, and Culture have teamed up to present a concert in celebration of our national birthday. CPNJ will offer “A Concert in Celebration of Independence Day” on Saturday, July 3rd beginning at 7:30pm at Mill Hill Park (E. Front and Market Street) in Trenton. Works by John Williams, John Philip Sousa, Irving Berling, Lalo Shiffrin and others will be performed.
Bring a chair or blanket (and bug repellent)
JULY 10, 5 p.m.
BD Lenz Trio at Nassau Park Pavilion
West Windsor Arts Council
952 Alexander Road, Princeton
(609) 716-1931 | westwindsorarts.org
West Windsor Arts is proud to present a summer concert series at Nassau Park Pavilion! First up are the funky jazz stylings of B.D. Lenz Trio.
Concert is located at the gazebo behind Panera Bread in Nassau Park Pavilion. “Doors” at 5pm. FREE AND FAMILY FRIENDLY!
JULY 16 & 23
Chamber Camp Concert No. 1 & 2
Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey
19 Ginnie Lane, West Windsor
(609) 716-1931 | yocj.org
YOCJ is thrilled to present a culminating concert performance for their first ever Summer Chamber Music Camp! Check website for more info.
JULY 19, 7:30 p.m.
Horszowski Trio
Princeton University Summer Chamber Concerts
101 Walnut Lane, Princeton
(609) 570-8404 | princetonsummerchamberconcerts.org
The Horszowski Trio enjoys opportunities to expand its chamber music horizons through collaborations, and has worked with such musicians as Aaron Boyd (from the Escher Quartet), Kikuei Ikeda (Tokyo Quartet), Masumi Per Rostad (Pacifica Quartet), Phillip Ying (Ying Quartet), and Roberto Diaz.
The Horszowski Trio is the Ensemble-in-Residence at the Longy School of Music of Bard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and of the Leschetizky Association in New York City.
Live stream link Horszowski Trio - Princeton University Summer Chamber Concerts on Vimeo
JULY 24, 3 p.m.
Summer Concert Series: Local Legends
Mercer County Park Commission
Millyard Park, South Clinton Ave., Trenton
(609) 443-8560 | mercercountyparks.org
Artists to be announced.
Guests welcomed to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and pack coolers with sealed bottles of water. No glass bottles. Dates, times, and locations are subject to change. $5 parking fee will apply for Festival Grounds events.
JULY 30, 6 p.m.
Summer Concert Series: Motown Night
Mercer County Park Commission
Mercer County Park Festival Grounds, West Windsor
(609) 443-8560 | mercercountyparks.org
Artists to be announced.
Guests welcomed to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and pack coolers with sealed bottles of water. No glass bottles. Dates, times, and locations are subject to change. $5 parking fee will apply for Festival Grounds events.
JULY 31, 6 p.m.
Summer Concert Series: Jersey Shore Night
Mercer County Park Commission
Mercer County Park Festival Grounds, West Windsor
(609) 443-8560 | mercercountyparks.org
Artists to be announced.
Guests welcomed to bring lawn chairs, blankets, and pack coolers with sealed bottles of water. No glass bottles. Dates, times, and locations are subject to change. $5 parking fee will apply for Festival Grounds events.
Exhibitions
JULY 5 - AUGUST 6
Mercer County Artist 2021
The Gallery at Mercer County Community College
1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor
(609) 570-3528 | mccc.edu/community_gallery.shtml
This juried exhibition is virtual as well as by appointment only.
For more information visit The Gallery website above or email gallery@mccc.edu
JULY 23-25, 6 p.m.
The Junkyard: An Upcylced Art Exhibition
Hopewell Valley Arts Council
(609) 281-5887 | hvartscouncil.org
The Junkyard, an upcycle art exhibition, hosted by the Hopewell Valley Arts Council, will prove once and for all that “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”. Artists’ creations will transform Woolsey Park into a temporary sculpture garden from Friday, July 23 to Sunday, July 25, reimaging trash into art — like plastic bottles, metal tools and nails, Styrofoam, wood pallets, discarded books, car parts.
The event will feature artwork by established professional and eco-artists as well as by teams/families who take on the challenge of creative upcycled artwork. The Junkyard will also highlight “green” education with useful and educational environmentally-related displays. And for those who are in the market for a little something, there will be vendors selling artisan and environmentally-related items. Just added: car show! Junk and car enthusiasts will enjoy checking out the Junkyard’s Antique Car Show.
The FIVE ZONES of the Junkyard:
Zone 1: Creative Team Competition
Zone 2: EcoArtist Gallery & Marketplace
Zone 3: The Kids Gallery
Zone 4: Local “Green” Educational Resources
Zone 5: Antique Car Show
Open for one weekend only, the Junkyard celebrates creativity while raising awareness about the need to reduce in our throw-away culture and rethink disposability by upcycling, prolonging these items’ usefulness and diverting them from a landfill.
Hours: Fri 7/23 – 6pm to 8pm (last entry at 7:30pm); Sat 7/24 -11am to 8pm (last entry at 7:30pm); and Sun 7/25 – 11am to 6pm (last entry at 5:30pm). Tickets: $15 Adults / $10 Seniors (65+) / $5 Kids (up to 18) / Strollers free
For more, please visit www.hvartscouncil.org/thejunkyard
NOW THROUGH SEPTEMBER 17
The Mark and the Memory
James Kerney Campus Gallery
101 North Broad St., Trenton
Mercer County Community College - The JKC Gallery (mccc.edu)
The Mark and The Memory will explore the ways the contemporary photograph can document, embrace, and process trauma. From personal narratives to collective responses, the exhibition will examine how the photographic medium uses history, intervention, and self-documentation to address and respond to traumatic experiences.
Films
JULY 2, 8:30 p.m.
Passfire - An Explosive Family Film featuring Firework Culture
Hopewell Valley Arts Council
Woosley Park, Hopewell
(609) 281-5887 | hvartscouncil.org
Bring your folding chair or a blanket to view artful movies under the stars on a gigantic screen at Woolsey Park, 221 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Hopewell Township.
Passfire is an explosive family film featuring fireworks culture from across the globe. Venturing from the most well-known pyrotechnic centers, to remote enclaves where unique fireworks have lasted generation, this highly acclaimed movie is the world’s first definitive documentary on fireworks. Run Time 1 hour 40 minutes.
Popcorn & beverages will be available for sale. Picnicking is welcome (with take-home trash removal).Buy tickets online: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/158570367237
JULY 23, 7:30 p.m.
Godzilla vs Kong
Mercer County Park Commission
Arm & Hammer Park
(609) 303-0700 | mercercountyparks.org
Just like that, movie nights are back for the 2021 season. Movie nights will be held at various locations including Arm & Hammer Park, Rosedale Park, South Riverwalk Park, and the Festival Grounds. Seating will be provided at Arm & Hammer Park. For other outdoor locations, visitors are welcomed to pack lawn chairs and blankets for viewing. Vendors will be on site for movie nights, outside food and drink will NOT be permitted. Parental discretion advised for listed movies. Doors will open one hour prior to the start time.
JULY 24, 7:30 p.m.
Wonder Woman 1984
Mercer County Park Commission
Arm & Hammer Park
(609) 303-0700 | mercercountyparks.org
Just like that, movie nights are back for the 2021 season. Movie nights will be held at various locations including Arm & Hammer Park, Rosedale Park, South Riverwalk Park, and the Festival Grounds. Seating will be provided at Arm & Hammer Park. For other outdoor locations, visitors are welcomed to pack lawn chairs and blankets for viewing. Vendors will be on site for movie nights, outside food and drink will NOT be permitted. Parental discretion advised for listed movies. Doors will open one hour prior to the start time. Dates, times, locations, and information are subject to change.
JULY 30, 8:30 pm
Kusama-Infinity
Hopewell Valley Arts Council
Woosley Park, Hopewell
(609) 281-5887 | hvartscouncil.org
Bring your folding chair or a blanket to view artful movies under the stars on a gigantic screen at Woolsey Park on Friday, July 30 at 8:30pm.
Kusama-Infinity explores artist Yayoi Kusama’s journey from a conservative upbringing in Japan, to her brush with fame in America during the 1960’s, and the international fame she finally achieved within the artworld. With her hallucinations of polka dots, Kusama spent the last 30 years leaving in a mental institution in Japan. Run time: 1 hour 20 minutes Rated: PG-13
Popcorn and beverages will be available for sale. Picnicking is welcome (with take-home-your-trash removal.)
Buy tickets online: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/158617466111
History
JULY 7, 2 p.m.
Outdoors - Fossil Dig
The Mercer County Library, Hollowbrook Branch
320 Hollowbrook Drive, Ewing
(609) 883-5914 | mcl.org
For ages 5-12. Learn interesting facts about prehistoric animals, do a craft and sift for real fossils. Registration is required at mcl.org and space is limited.
JULY 12, 7 p.m.
Virtual - An Introduction to Honey Bees and Beekeeping
The Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville
(609) 883-8294 | mcl.org
Have you ever wanted to know more about honey bees? Is beekeeping for you? If you like to learn more, join local beekeeper, Curtis Crowell in this virtual introduction to the unique biology of the honey bee, how they organize their colony and make honey, and what tools beekeepers use to manage the bees’ hives. Sponsored by the Hightstown Library Association. Please email hopeprogs@mcl.org to register to receive link to program.
JULY 20, 7 p.m.
Virtual - The People's Books: The Story of the Lawrence Library
The Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville
(609) 883-8294 | mcl.org
Today Lawrence is home to the largest branch in the Mercer County Library System, which also serves as the system's headquarters. On its long journey to becoming the community resource that it is today, the library has survived fires, floods, a tornado, political shenanigans, and now a pandemic. Join us to hear the many stories that should remind us never to take our library for granted. Presented by Dennis P. Waters, Mercer County Library Commissioner and former Lawrence Township Historian. Please email hopeprogs@mcl.org to register to receive link to program.
JULY 22, 6:30 p.m.
Virtual - The Secret History of the Jersey Devil
The Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville
(609) 883-8294 | mcl.org
The story of the Jersey Devil is one of the most popular myths of New Jersey history, but there is a lot more underlying elements to the mythical creature you may not know. Join Dr. Brian Regal, professor at Kean University and author of The Secret History of the Jersey Devil (2018), as he shares the complex story behind the genesis of the Jersey Devil, as well as the unique role it’s played in American history. Co-sponsored by the Friends of the West Windsor Library and the Hightstown Memorial Library Association. Please email hopeprogs@mcl.org to register to receive link to program.
JULY 29, 7 p.m.
Virtual - Howell Farm: Its History and Heritage
The Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville
(609) 883-8294 | mcl.org
Larry Kidder, farm historian and long-time farm volunteer, provides the historical back story to Howell Living History Farm, a facility of the Mercer County Park Commission. Mr. Kidder's
talk will include the farm's rural history and heritage, including its evolution to its current mission. Join us to learn more about the Howell Living History Farm and its unique role in preserving the past and educating our future. This event is co-sponsored with the Mercer County Parks Commission. Please email hopeprogs@mcl.org to register to receive link to program.
Virtual Children's
Literature
JULY 8, 1 p.m.
Virtual - Writers' Group: Submit-A-Thon
The Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch
2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville
(609) 883-8294 | mcl.org
Our monthly writers' group invites writers of all genres and forms to join a creative community. The group alternates between discussion-based informative sessions and generative writing sessions, and is led by librarian and fiction writer, Corina Bardoff. Rather than a workshop focused on critique, the group aims to be an inspiring and affirming support for writers at any stage of their writing life. This month: Submitting your writing can be daunting, but you don't have to do it alone! The session will begin with a review of resources that list places to submit, whether you want to place a story in a magazine, find an agent, or place a manuscript. Then we'll all get to work submitting and supporting one another. Please email hopeprogs@mcl.org to register to receive link to program.
JULY 26, 7 p.m.
Outdoors - An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe
The Mercer County Library, Hickory Corner Branch
Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor
(609) 448-1330 | mcl.org
Uncle Aloysius, the Master Storyteller (Hollis Donaldson), will mesmerize you as he performs several of Edgar Allan Poe's most riveting works. Join us in the Hickory Corner Branch parking lot, weather permitting; rain date is Wednesday, July 28, 7:00-8:00 pm. Registration is required at www.mcl.org, or contact Hickory Corner Branch at 609-448-0957 or email hopeprogs@mcl.org
Lectures
JULY 8, 5:30 p.m.
The Art of Not Working: Chinese Scholarly Gentlemen Enjoying Music
Princeton University Art Museum
10 McCosh Hall, Princeton University
(609) 258-9220 | http://www.artmuseum.princeton.edu
Chinese gentlemen traditionally focused on their leisure activities, including the practice and performance of music, with much enthusiasm. Join Ingrid Furniss, associate professor of art history at Lafayette College, as she examines Chinese works of art in the Princeton collection that depict scholarly gentlemen performing musical instruments while taking leisure, usually in elegant garden settings or in the rustic surroundings of nature. Introduced by Zoe Kwok, associate curator of Asian art.
Free registration here.
JULY 29, 5:30 p.m.
Being There: Listening in on Maya Glyphic Writing
Princeton University Art Museum
10 McCosh Hall, Princeton University
(609) 258-9220 | http://www.artmuseum.princeton.edu
The stillness of art runs counter to its reception. For viewers and readers, images and accompanying texts ripple with sound. Recreating noisy worlds, they run wild with cackles, howls, hisses, and grunts, or they evoke more sonorous speech, song, or prayer. The ancient Maya of Central America and Mexico left many reflections of sound. Some occur as glyphic texts; others exist visually as marks of vocalization. In this talk, Stephen D. Houston, professor of anthropology, Brown University, reports on these lost worlds of experience. He suggests how we might listen in, participating, by Maya intent, as witnesses who confirm truths brought as visual and textual hearsay. Introduced by Bryan Just, Peter Jay Sharp, Class of 1952, Curator and Lecturer in the Art of the Ancient Americas.
Free registration here.
Nature
JULY 3, 10 a.m.
Ice Cream Party
Howell Living History Farm
70 Woodens Lane
(609) 737-3299 | howellfarm.org
Farmer Jim and his crew will use a "hit and miss" engine to churn gallons of ice cream in the shade of a maple tree...while live music by the Jugtown Mountain String Band, kids’ games, and farmhouse tours add to the fun on the front lawn. Ice cream, surrey rides, and a children's craft are available for purchase.
JULY 10, 5 p.m.
Evening Blacksmithing
Howell Living History Farm
70 Woodens Lane
(609) 737-3299 | howellfarm.org
Learn about the finer points of shaping metal when blacksmith Daniel Lapidow fires up the forge and heats wrought iron for bending, hammering, and sharpening. Help out by turning the crank of the forge blower until the iron glows orange, while he makes harness hooks, gate hinges, and other hardware needed on the farm. Initialed horseshoes and other handmade items will be available for purchase.
JULY 17, 5 p.m.
Evening Share the Harvest Tours
Howell Living History Farm
70 Woodens Lane
(609) 737-3299 | howellfarm.org
Howell Farm’s “Share the Harvest” program is a behind-the-scenes tour of the farm’s 2021 gardens, crop fields, and barnyard where fresh vegetables, eggs, and grain products are produced for donation to local food banks during the pandemic. Visitors are given a trivia gameboard and crossword puzzle, with answers posted on signs throughout the farm. Farmers are stationed in the barnyard to introduce the animals and answer questions about the program. Everyone who completes the puzzle receives a bag of freshly-ground wheat flour to take home!
JULY 24, 5 p.m.
Evening Livestock Chores
Howell Living History Farm
70 Woodens Lane
609) 737-3299 | howellfarm.org
Bring your boots and work gloves, because between 5:00 and 8:00 you’ll be learning just what it takes to keep farm animals...by picking up a pitchfork and doing evening chores! Help farmers feed and water the animals, bring in the sheep from the pasture, collect eggs in the henhouse, grind corn in the barn, scrub and fill water tubs, and clean the horses’ stalls for tomorrow’s breakfast.
JULY 31, 10 a.m.
Mercer County 4-H Fair & Wheat Threshing
Howell Living History Farm
70 Woodens Lane
(609) 737-3299 | howellfarm.org
The Mercer County 4-H fair includes animal shows and exhibits, homemade ice cream, hay rides, pony rides, music, magic shows, and farm tours. Check out displays by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County, Mercer County Wildlife Center Friends, Mid-State Beekeepers Association, and many more! Free admission and parking for all; please bring a non-perishable food donation for Rutgers Against Hunger.
On Saturday, Howell Farm’s 2021 wheat sheaves will be fully dried and ready to be “threshed” to separate the grain and straw. Demonstrations will take place in the barnyard between 11:00 and 3:00 – with visitors helping to “winnow” the threshed grain to clean it, separating the wheat from the chaff and preparing it for grinding.
Theatre
JULY 9, 10, 16 & 17, 7 p.m.
Ordinary Days
Kelsey Theatre
(609) 303-0700 | kelseytheatre.org
$10 admission. For more information or tickets visit kelseytheatre.org
JULY 8, 6:30 p.m.
Kids ArtConnet Workshop
Hopewell Valley Arts Council
Woolsey Park, Hopewell
(609) 281 5887 | hvartscouncil.org
Kids can pick from one of two projects, suitable to be entered into the “Kids Zone” at The Junkyard – artwork all made out of junk! This activity on Thurs, July 8, 6:30-7:30pm is open to all ages, but young children must be accompanied by an adult. This workshop is FREE but registration is required by July 6: hello@hvartscouncil.org.
Location: Woolsey Park, 221 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville
JULY 1, 8 p.m.
Watercolors: Using Toned Paper and Gouache
Princeton University Art Museum
10 McCosh Hall, Princeton University
(609) 258-9220 | http://www.artmuseum.princeton.edu
The Art Museum is partnering with the Arts Council of Princeton to provide free online watercolor classes. Weekly classes are taught by artist-instructor Barbara DiLorenzo over Zoom. With an emphasis on color mixing and brushwork, each week’s lesson will be inspired by works in the Museum’s collections.
To help push the range of values in their watercolor paintings, many artists use a combination of toned papers instead of pure white, with the assistance of gouache paint to bring back areas of the lightest tones. In this class we will experiment with both, using Arthur Bowen Davies painting The Riviera as an example.
Free registration here.
JULY 8, 8 p.m.
Watercolors: Focus on Color Theory
Princeton University Art Museum
10 McCosh Hall, Princeton University
(609) 258-9220 | http://www.artmuseum.princeton.edu
The Art Museum is partnering with the Arts Council of Princeton to provide free online watercolor classes. Weekly classes are taught by artist-instructor Barbara DiLorenzo over Zoom. With an emphasis on color mixing and brushwork, each week’s lesson will be inspired by works in the Museum’s collections.
Transitioning from grayscale to color can be a challenge for artists. In this class we will explore color theory, experimenting with combinations of colors that work well together due to the structure of color schemes.
Free registration here.
JULY 14, 6:30 p.m.
Remote Learning: Ansel Adams Zone System in Digital Landscape Photography
Princeton Photo Workshop
Herrontown Road, Princeton
princetonphotoworkshop.com/classes
Argentinian photographer Ossian Lindholm discusses and demonstrates the benefits of learning how to apply Ansel Adams' classic Zone System to digital photography. In this introduction to the technique that revolutionized photography, we'll learn how it offers digital photographers an accurate method of control, to make the final image reflect the light and tone values they saw when shooting the scene.
Suggested skills: Know how to use manual mode, understand histogram, have full control of depth of field
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