August 10, 5:30 p.m.
Radius 14: Celebrating Our Local Artists - Opening Reception
Hopewell Valley Arts Council: Gallery 14 | 14 Mercer Street / Hopewell Borough, NJ 08525
info@hvartscouncil.org | hvartscouncil.org
Please join the HV Arts Council and meet the artists for the opening reception for Radius 14: Celebrating Our Local Artist on Thursday, August 10 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The exhibition is for two weeks only, with works by artists within a 14 mile radius of Hopewell Valley. The exhibition is part of Seward Johnson | Celebrating the Everyday, our year-long tribute to the amazing life of Seward Johnson and his guiding influence over the art community in Hopewell Valley.
The exhibition will open at Gallery 14 in Hopewell, NJ with a reception on Thursday, August 10 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and run for two long weekends. Explore a diverse range of art forms including paintings, drawings, sculptures, mixed media, photography, printmaking, and more. Selected artwork will be displayed at Gallery 14 and online, providing an opportunity for viewing and purchase. Don’t miss this celebration of our talented local artists! Show Dates: Thursday through Sunday, August 10,11,12, and 13 and August 17,18,19, and 20 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
August 12, 10 a.m.
Paint-a-Canvas for Adults
Mercer County Library System: Hightstown Memorial Branch, 114 Franklin Street, Hightstown, NJ 08520
Together we’ll be instructed step-by-step to create our own paintings in acrylics on canvas. Everyone’s painting will be based on a similar design, but all will be unique. Taught by art instructor, Sweety Mehta. Sponsored by the Hightstown Library Association.
*Registration Required
August 21
Off the Wall Holiday Market - Registration Deadline
West Windsor Arts Council, 952 Alexander Road, Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
(609) 716-1931 | westwindsorarts.org
West Windsor Arts is seeking performers: musicians, dancers, singers, musical entertainers, filmmakers, entertainers for children, puppeteers, and more for a series of community-driven shows between Fall 2023 to Spring 2024. We are seeking local individuals and groups who would like to perform in front of an audience in our 85-seat capacity performance gallery.
Performances will be on Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons. The final deadline to apply for shows from September 2023 to December 2023 is Monday, August 21, 2023. The deadline to apply for all 2024 performances is Sunday, October 1, 2023. This is a rolling entry, so please submit applications as soon as you can.
August 27
94th Annual Juried Art Exhibition - Registration Deadline
Phillip's Mill, 2619 River Road, New Hope, PA 18938
(215) 862-0582 | artshow@phillipsmill.org | phillipsmill.org
We are pleased to announce the 94th Annual Juried Art Exhibition at Phillips’ Mill. After registering online, submissions will be dropped off at our historic Mill at 2619 River Road, New Hope, P.A., where this year’s academically distinguished jurors will review them in-person. While we are excited by this opportunity to invite the jurors to the Mill, we are equally excited to continue our new tradition of presenting the show online as well, offering unrivaled accessibility and welcoming art lovers near and far.
In keeping with the Mill’s policy of equity and inclusion, we encourage and heartily welcome submissions from all artists: from the highly established to the emerging beginner, from the widely shown to the underrepresented, and from all ethnicities, backgrounds, and beliefs. Join us in our annual search for extraordinary works of art from within the 25-mile radius region our founders made famous.
Registration is open between July 30 - August 27. The show will take place between September 23 - October 29. For full list of submission requirements and application, visit phillipsmill.org.
Mercer County Park Commission 2023 Concert Series
August 4, 6 p.m.
Mercer County Park Festival Grounds | West Windsor Township, NJ 08550
August 18, 6 p.m.
Mercer County Park Festival Grounds | West Windsor Township, NJ 08550
*Tickets may purchased on site - day of
August 3, 7 p.m.
Heart of New Jersey Chorus
Mercer County Library System: Hickory Corner Branch, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor, NJ 08520
Delight in the beautiful harmonies of this award-winning chapter of Sweet Adelines International, singing four-part a cappella harmony in the barbershop style. Hear of New Jersey Chorus celebrates “differences as essential to the rich harmony” that brings us All Together Now. Sponsored by the Friends of the Hickory Corner Library.
*Registration Required
August 4, 6:30 p.m.
Malang Jabartch – sounds of the Kora, from the times of Jesus
St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 140 N Warren St, Trenton, NJ 08608
Take the night to learn more about traditional West African music from Gambian/Senegalese musician Malang Jabartch. Jabartch, a New York City busker, will give a brief presentation about the musical instrument, the kora, and its ties to faith-based history. Following, St. Michaels will give a 30 minute Chautauqua-style talk entitled "Jesus in Alexandra." Guests are free to walk around and enjoy refreshments as they listen to the sounds of the kora.
August 13, 7 p.m.
Cultures in Harmony
Rimon - The Mordecai T. Mezrich Center for Jewish Learning, 483 Dutch Neck Rd, East Windsor, NJ 08520
Join Rimon - The Mordecai T. Mezrich Center for Jewish Learning in celebrating its 20th Annual Musical Interlude. The show will feature a tribute to the trailblazing, African American singer Marian Anderson. Special performances will be made by violinist Diana Tsaliovich Lupo of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, bass-vocalist and Marian Anderson scholar Brenton Mattox-Scott, pianist Josh Wilson and guest artist Ann Marie Pocklembo.
*Limited seating. Minimum of $18 donation in advance, $20 at the door.
August 19, 11 a.m.
Sing Along with Sarah at Morven!
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton St, Princeton, NJ 08540
Come join Sarah Johnson for some music and movement fun in Morven’s beautiful gardens! We will be singing, dancing, playing instruments, and so much more. The event will feature food and crafts for the whole family.
*Tickets are $15 General Admission, $5 for Morven Members, $7.50 for Youth ages 3-12, and Free for Children under the age of 2.
August 27, 7:30 p.m.
Voices Chorale NJ Summer Sing, Social and Auditions!
Voices Chorale NJ: Music Together Worldwide Headquarters - 225 Pennington-Hopewell Rd, Hopewell, NJ 08525
paulamirabile@verizon.net | voiceschoralenj.org
VCNJ invites all singers to join us for an open summer sing featuring excerpts from our upcoming 2023-2024 repertoire including Saint-Saens' Christmas Oratorio and Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass. Scores will be provided, and light refreshments will be served.
It’s an opportunity for singers to practice sight-reading, meet our director, Dr. David A. McConnell, and learn some fascinating history and context about the compositions. Meet other singers and consider setting up an audition to join us.
Those interested in joining Voices Chorale NJ may audition that evening by contacting Paula Mirabile using the above email. All voice parts are welcome to audition, but tenors and bass/baritones are especially encouraged to audition.
August 5, 10 a.m.
Outwater’s Militia Encampment
Washington Crossing Park Association
Washington Crossing State Park, 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville, NJ 08560
Outwater’s Militia (A reenactment group, portraying a Revolutionary War militia unit) will be encamped at Washington Crossing State Park. Come and see the men of Outwater’s Militia join together and drill in preparation for action against his majesty’s troops. Stroll through the encampment when the men are not drilling and learn about the life and times of the Revolutionary War.
The Visitor Center Museum will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. featuring The Swan Historical Foundation’s Collection of 500+ Colonial and Revolutionary War artifacts.
August 9, 7 p.m.
History of Hip-Hop
Mercer County Library System: Virtual Event
(609) 737-2610 | hopeprogs@mcl.org | mcl.org
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip-hop. Learn more about hip-hop history, involving music and culture, as well as its role in political activism from The Black Power Movement to the present day. This event is open to teens and adults. Presented by Holly Burgess, a Ph.D. candidate in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of English at Marquette University.
*Registration is required to receive event link
August 13, 2 p.m.
Trenton Eyewitnesses to Revolution
William Trent House, William Trent House Visitor Center - Across from Hughes Justice Complex | 15 Market Street Trenton, NJ 08611
(609) 989-3027 | williamtrenthouse.org
Abraham Hunt and Dr. William Bryant were both residents of Trenton during the American Revolution. Bryant had been a surgeon in the British Army and received a half-pay pension after he retired and purchased “Kingsbury” (now known as the Trent House). Abraham Hunt was a merchant and active in civic affairs in Trenton before the Revolution and supplied the Continental Army during the War. Both men have been suspected of Loyalist leanings during war, although neither suffered any major hardship from either British or Patriot forces.
Hear Larry Kidder talk about these and other Revolutionary War-era Trenton residents at the Trent House Visitor Center on Sunday, August 13, 2023, at 2 p.m. Find out about the complexities of life in Trenton during the long, hard years of the Revolution and about how people from all walks of life coped with war on their doorstep.
*The program is free, but pre-registration is encouraged
August 26, 10 a.m.
Army Meets Town - 3rd Annual Re-enactment of the 1781 Encampment of Continental and French Armies in Trenton
William Trent House, William Trent House Visitor Center - Across from Hughes Justice Complex | 15 Market Street Trenton, NJ 08611
In late August-early September 1781, General Washington's Continental troops and General Rochambeau's French troops converged in Trenton where they prepared to cross the Delaware River. Thousands of soldiers and accompanying civilians with horses and oxen pulling wagons and artillery carriages camped in and around the small town of about 500 residents. The encampment lasted several days as cannon were ferried across the river and people on foot and wagons forded at the Falls of the Delaware.
Imagine the impact of the army's presence on Trenton and how members of the army might have interacted with townspeople. On Saturday, Aug. 26, visit the 3rd annual re-enactment of the encampment.
Meet soldiers of Le Regiment Bourbonnais, a French infantry unit, and African American infantry of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment. Watch the Continental regiment, Lamb's Artillery, set up their cannon. Visit the town's doctor and find out how he would treat different ailments. Meet the schoolmaster and make a horn book for practicing reading. Watch the blacksmith at work and shop at the peddler's stall in the market.
This family-friendly event includes crafts and activities for school-age children and a "scavenger hunt" with prizes.
*Free event
August 28, 10 a.m.
Commemorate the Victorious 1781 March to Yorktown
William Trent House, Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion, Lawrence Historical Society, and National Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association (W3R-US) and its local New Jersey chapter
William Trent House, 15 Market Street Trenton, NJ 08611
Just as it was in 1781, the Trent House grounds will host American and French infantry and artillery soldiers. Re-enactors will demonstrate how soldiers in the Continental Army under General Washington and America’s French allies under General Rochambeau lived during the 680-mile march from New England to Yorktown, Virginia, and how they prepared for the divisive battle that ended the Revolutionary War.
It was at the end of August 1781 that the two armies first converged in Princeton. They then proceeded down the King’s Highway, now New Jersey Route 206, to encampment at Trenton, New Jersey before crossing the Delaware River. French cannons were parked on the estate known as Bloomsbury and owned by Assistant Quartermaster General of the Continental Army, Colonel John Cox. In the early 1700s this estate had been the home of William Trent, for whom Trenton is named. The final major battle of the Revolutionary War took place in October 1781 when the combined forces of the Continental Army and its French allies finally captured British General Cornwallis’ army at Yorktown in Virginia. This victory, after five years of warfare, ensured America’s independence.
Two re-enactor organizations – Le Regiment Bourbonnais and Le Regiment Saintonge – will represent French infantry and artillery. Also participating will be re-enactors of African American infantrymen of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment and John Lamb’s Artillery Company. Demonstrations of military drills and camp life will take place throughout the free outdoor event as well as other family-friendly activities and historical talks. The William Trent House Museum as a site on the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Heritage Trail will be recognized.
August 10, 6:30 p.m.
Poetry Circle: Great Poems about Happiness
Mercer County Library System: Lawrence Headquarters Branch, 2751 Brunswick Pike Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
True happiness is not a temporary feeling, but rather something deeper that guides our thoughts and reactions to what happens in our lives. To celebrate Happiness Happens Month in August, we selected nine poems by great poets Czesław Miłosz, Rumi, Fleur Adcock, William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Raymond Carver, Philip Larkin, Louise Glück and John Keats, to learn their discovery about happiness. Librarian Sharon Wang will lead this presentation.
*Advance registration is appreciated.
August 12, 2 p.m.
Poetry Reading Group
Mercer County Library System: West Windsor Branch, 333 North Post Road, Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
Come read, share, and discuss the best in classic and contemporary poetry! We look at four pages of poetry by a celebrated poet, then read each poem aloud and discuss it as a group. Poems are provided to everyone who attends. The goal is to learn about and appreciate poetry in a way that brings great poems to life. We find that we grow in our understanding as we talk about how we connect with each poem. We expand our awareness hearing everyone’s insights, and we leave even more inspired, weaving poetry into everyday life. Heartily welcoming new members!
August 3, 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m. & 3 p.m.
23rd Annual Butterfly Festival
The Watershed Institute, 31 Titus Mill Road Pennington, NJ 08534
(609) 737-3755 | thewatershed.org/butterfly-festival/
Join us at our 23rd annual Watershed Butterfly Festival – an in-person celebration of family fun to share the joys and wonders of nature. The event will feature tours of the Kate Gorrie Butterfly House and the Insect Zoo. Enjoy music and live entertainment throughout the day, including animal shows featuring Eyes of the Wild and Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge. Young children will delight in being a part of the famous “Butterfly and Bug Parade” led by Lady Monarch, Ms. Allison. Adults and older children can learn about watersheds and the need to protect our rivers, lakes and streams through educational hands-on exhibits. Food and drink will be available for sale, and you can purchase butterfly wings and other fun items at the Watershed Nature Shop.
Sign up for one of three available two-hour sessions, 10:00 a.m.-12 noon, 12:30-2:30 p.m., and 3:00-5:00 p.m. Registration is strongly recommended, yet walk-ins are welcome! Dogs are not permitted.
*Ticket Price: $10 per person or $25 per carload (up to six people)
August 3, 6 p.m.
All About Bees
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton St, Princeton, NJ 08540
Join us for a program All About Bees. Bees are essential to supporting our ecosystem, including the many plants that grow in Morven’s gardens. Learn about these important pollinators, how they help cultivate and sustain our planet, and what it takes to maintain a hive of bees at home. The program will be led by Maurice “Moe” Cosby of Maidenhead Honey Bees and will feature a demonstration hive where attendees can safely observe the live bees.
Honey from Maidenhead will be available for sale during the event. This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in beekeeping or just looking to learn more about these incredible insects.
*Tickets are $10 for General Admission, $5 for Students and Morven Members.
August 10, 6 p.m.
Evening Yoga Practice
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton St, Princeton, NJ 08540
Relax with an Evening Yoga Practice in Morven’s historic gardens led by Gemma Farrell at Gratitude Yoga. “Gratitude Yoga’s mission is to foster compassionate community by infusing the practice of yoga and meditation with a spirit of loving kindness. We see our practice as an offering of love, out of gratitude for our many blessings.”
The session will move into the museum’s Stockton Education Center in the event of rain. This is a donation-based program.
August 4, 8 p.m. | August 5, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. | August 6, 2 p.m.
Bye Bye Birdie
Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College and The Yardley Players, 1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor Township, NJ 08550 | Kelsey Theatre
(609) 570-3333 | kelsey.mccc.edu
It’s 1960 and rock star Conrad Birdie is the biggest thing to top the charts. Women love him, men want to be him and teenage girls around the country scream with glee at the mere mention of his name. Then the United States Army drafts Birdie and his fans are devastated, but none more than struggling songwriter Albert Peterson, whose song Birdie was just about to record. Albert's longtime girlfriend, Rosie, pushes Albert to write a new tune that Birdie will perform on television to and give “One Last Kiss” to a fan selected in a contest. The scheme works, with young Ohio teenager Kim McAfee declared the winner, but no one has counted on the jealous wrath of her boyfriend.
*Ticket cost: $24 adults; $22 seniors, students, & children
August 18, 8 p.m. | August 20, 2 p.m.
Il Tabarro/Suor Angelica
KelseyTheatre at Mercer County Community College and OPERALLORA, 1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor Township, NJ 08550 | Kelsey Theatre
(SPECIAL DOUBLE BILL - each opera is one act and under an hour).
Acts I and II of Giacomo Puccini’s Il Trittico. Il Tabarro (The Cloak), a dark drama set on the banks of the Seine, is Puccini at his most verismo. This tale of love, loss, adultery and murder — coupled with some of Puccini’s most stunning vocal writing — is not to be missed. Suor Angelica tells the story of a young noblewoman forced to enter the convent after a youthful indiscretion that led to the birth of an illegitimate child. Tragedy, death and redemption on the landscape of Puccini’s lush orchestration.
*Ticket cost: $24 adults; $22 seniors, students, & children
August 10, 10:00 a.m.
Fiction Writers’ Workshop: Sharing Your Words
Mercer County Library System: Lawrence Headquarters Branch, 2751 Brunswick Pike Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Join published author Judy Salcewicz, for a workshop entitled Sharing Your Words. She will share her stories, writing experience, and discuss the logistics of writing and submitting work for publication. Participants will work on their manuscripts and brainstorm ideas for their submissions.
*Advance registration is appreciated.
August 15, 6:30 p.m.
Photographing People
Mercer County Library System: Hickory Corner Branch, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor, NJ 08520
(609) 448-1330 | hcprogs@mcl.org | mcl.org
What makes for excellence in photographing people? Professional photographer Gary Saretzky discusses posing, lighting, and overall composition with respect to formal portraiture, informal portraits, and candid photographs—indoors and in the open air.
Gary worked as an archivist, taught photography and history of photography, published many articles and reviews, and lectured on a variety of photography-related topics. Presented by the Friends of the Hickory Corner Library.
*Registration Required
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