Jan. 28, 3 p.m.
Brass Quartet: Bach to Broadway and Beyond
Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey (CPNJ), St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church, 335 Adeline St, Trenton
(800) 514-3849 | etix.com
Led by CPNJ and Philly POPS trumpeter, Bob Gravener, explore music from Bach to Broadway and beyond with a brass quartet, featuring selections from Gabrieli and Bach, to selections from The Man of La Mancha and Caruso!
*Ticket Cost: $25 General Admission; $10 Students
Jan. 28, 4 p.m.
Altamura Legacy Concert Series: Mozart's Birthday Marathon Concert
Legacy Arts International at Princeton United Methodist Church, 7 Vandeventer Ave, Princeton
(201) 362-9814 | info@legacyartsinternational.org | legacyartsinternational.org
Legacy Arts International presents Altamura Legacy Concerts, a new concert series developed by pianist Cristina Altamura, featuring herself and a roster of guest artists performing on a newly restored 1924 Steinway B grand at Princeton United Methodist Church home of the majestic Tiffany stained-glass window depicting St. George that graces its façade.
On January 28, Cristina invites pianists from the Princeton area to perform eclectic works in Mozart’s Birthday Marathon Concert.
*Ticket Cost: $5 - $10
Jan. 31, 6:30 p.m.
Capital Harmony Works Salon Series: An Evening of Live Music
Capital Harmony Works (Trenton Music Makers), 6 Buckingham Ave, Trenton
(609) 394-8700 | capitalharmony.works
The Capital Harmony Work Salon Series is an opportunity to showcase student progress, connect with new friends, and honor the strong organizational relationships. Join this evening of beautiful music and conversation in the home of Ms. Karen Palmer Richardson for a program featuring Artist Director Melissa Nino and two young players from the Trenton Music Makers Orchestra. The program will tell their the story of these young musicians and their journey within our El Sistema orchestra.
Jan. 4, 6 - 8 p.m.
Perspectives on African American Education: Lessons from the Past
Mercer County Library System: Lawrence Headquarters Branch, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville
(609) 883-8292 | lawprogs@mcl.org | mcl.org
Join MCL in celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day with Dr. Millie Rice Jordan, a former Rider University professor in the School of Education. Dr. Rice will share her insights on the challenges and controversies surrounding African American education, using the Bordentown School as an example. The Bordentown School was a residential high school for African American students, founded by Dr. Rice’s grandfather, Reverend Walter Rice, in 1886. Dr. Rice will also discuss the possibility of reopening the school as a juvenile justice facility by the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice. There will be a raffle drawing for gifts given away by Dr. Rice.
*Advanced Registration is Appreciated
Jan. 15, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
MLK Day of Service: Restoring a Cultural Legacy of Care
Mercer County Community College: James Kerney Campus, 102 N. Broad St, Trenton
mccc.edu/mlk_dos
As we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., you will have the opportunity to give back to our community by taking part in a service activity. Service activities include:
- Sock Drive: Collecting men's white crew or tube socks for clients of the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK)
- Utensil Wrap Up & Bagged Lunches: Packing meals for Trenton residents
- Community Clean Up: MLK Park and City Streets
- Trenton Hall Garden Construction: Building raised beds for MCCC's vegetable garden, providing fresh produce for the college's food pantry
- Kidspack 2.0: Providing snacks to the street teams for Jan. 16 walk home
- Blessing Bags: Working with Rescue Mission and Womanspace, providing hygiene products for clients
Lunch will be served for attendees and there will also be a celebration performance for all to enjoy at the end of the day.
Jan. 15, 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
MLK Day of Service: "Everyone can be great, because everyone can serve"
West Windsor Arts and the African American Parent Support Group, 952 Alexander Rd, Princeton Junction
(609) 716-1931 | info@westwindsorarts.org | westwindsorarts.org
Join West Windsor Arts and the African American Parent Support Group as we partner with local agencies to provide much needed assistance to the people they serve.
Volunteer in-person on Monday January 15 to package donations for distribution and participate in special projects. The total number of volunteer spots are limited for the safety of our participants.
If you can’t make it, advance donations are still needed! Registration for donations is not required.
Donations will be made to RISE Community Service, Children's Home Society, Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK), PEI Kids, Womanspace, MillHill Child Development Center, and Letters Against Isolation. Visit westwindsorarts.org for the full list of donation items.
Dec. 1 - Feb. 25
Members' Musings: Life's Landscapes
Grounds for Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton
(609) 586-0616 | groundsforsculpture.org
Members’ Musings is the fourteenth annual exhibition of artwork created exclusively by Members of Grounds For Sculpture, showcasing their diverse talents through a variety of artistic creations in a range of media.
This year’s artists include Gay Bitter, Karen Fadool, Helen Marie Farrant, Nancie Gunkelman, Barry Hantman, Elizabeth Hume, Marcia Kanter, Gene Mydlowski, Jeffrey Sayre, Adria Sherman, Elizabeth Smith, and Faith Wight.
Members were asked to consider the consistent and newly formed patterns of their life and how these patterns develop new landscapes. Over the last few years, we all have had to consider a new way of being. Within and beyond the physical or geographical, Members are free to interpret their landscapes as the place where they are, where they want to go, or forge a completely new dimension. This call asks artists to interpret how our experiences and life choices form the patterns in life’s landscapes. Where do you see yourself? Where do you want to be? Where are you from?
The juror and curator for this year’s juried exhibition is Jihan A. Thomas, a visual artist, ceramicist, and arts educator based in Philadelphia, PA. She has over 16 years’ experience working within arts and cultural institutions in Philadelphia such as The Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Clay Studio, The African American Museum in Philadelphia, and The Barnes Foundation and is represented in the Philadelphia in the Museum Education Division with the Pennsylvania Arts Education Association.
To Jihan, art can be a conduit for empowerment, self-actualization, and self-reflection. Jihan uses her art to serve her community and to amplify the power of art. She is the co-founder and art director of Boston Black Market and Art Enrichment Center, a newly opened arts center located in North Philadelphia.
Dec. 5 - Jan. 27
Paintings by Ken Alexander
Trenton Free Public Library (TFPL), 120 Academy St, Trenton
(609) 392-7188 | trentonlib.org
Ken Alexander, a self-taught Trenton based painter whose work specializes through human experiences in various settings using abstractions. His style ranges from small, colorful portraits of jazz artists to huge, wall-sized canvases with bold colors, words and occasionally broken pottery and found objects. Some of his larger paintings include strong messages about human suffering and injustice.
Dec. 8 - Feb. 11
NEXT: Reimagining the Future Through Art
Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion at Cadwalader Park, 299 Parkside Ave, Trenton
(609) 989-1191 | exhibits@ellarslie.org | ellarslie.org
The NEXT exhibit is juried and curated by Diane Ciccone and Jane Malloy, featuring 40 pieces by 30 different artists. A Curators‘ Talk will be held on Saturday, Jan. 6 from 1 - 4 p.m. and a Virtual Artists‘ Talk will be held Sunday, Jan. 21 from 2 - 4 p.m. This exhibit can also be viewed online. NEXT artwork purchased online or in the museum store will be available to pick up on or after Feb. 11. Museum hours are Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m.; Sundays, 1 - 4 p.m.
Dec. 9 - Jan. 6
10X10 Red Dot Fundraising Exhibition
Artworks Trenton, 19 Everett Alley, Trenton
(609) 394-9436 | info@ artworkstrenton.org | artworkstrenton.org
The Red Dot shows support of Community Arts in Trenton. Over 100 Trenton area artists create art on a 10”x10” canvas. The works are dynamic, diverse and all created specifically for Artworks. Experienced and novice artists create works in oil, acrylic, mixed media, photography, pastel, watercolor and more. All works sell for $100.00.
Jan. 31, 6 - 8 p.m.
Scenario for a Past Future: Exhibition by Josephine Meckseper - Opening Reception
Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University, Lewis Arts Complex, 122 Alexander St, Princeton
(609) 258-1500 | Lewiscenter@princetonuniversity.edu | arts.princeton.edu
Artist Josephine Meckseper, former Belknap Visiting Fellow in the Humanities Council and Department of Art & Archaeology at Princeton, presents an interactive multimedia installation, Scenario for a Past Future, at the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Hurley Gallery. Projected life-size for the first time, Meckseper’s virtual artwork, which she created in partnership with the digital arts organization DMINTI and architect Hani Rashid in 2022, takes visitors inside a modernist glass vitrine inspired by Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion and Bruno Taut’s Alpine architecture. Visitors will be able to experience and enter the virtual environment in real time at the gallery.
Exhibition presented by the Program in Visual Arts and the Department of Art & Archaeology, with technical support from Jacqueline Sischy and Sam Hillmer of DMINTI. Scenario for a Past Future will be on display from Jan. 31 - Feb. 22.
Jan. 7, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
The Battle of Princeton: 247th Anniversary
Princeton Battlefield Society at the Princeton Battlefield State Park, 500 Mercer Rd, Princeton
(609) 232-8540 | info@pbs1777.org | pbs1777.org
Join the Princeton Battlefield Society for a reenactment of the January 3, 1777 Battle of Princeton, followed by a memorial wreath-laying ceremony at the Colonnade and Memorial Grove at the Princeton Battlefield. Witness British and American reenactors, musket and cannon firing in a narrated reenactment; converse with living historians; participate at a memorial wreath-laying ceremony with military units, color guards, and more!
The first 300 guests to register for the 247th Anniversary celebration will receive a free souvenir and gift from the "Experience the Battle of Princeton" welcome table.
Jan. 28, 2 - 4 p.m.
Lenape Storytelling with Barbara Bluejay Michalski
D&R Greenway Land Trust, Divine Word Missionaries, 101 Park Avenue, Bordentown
info@drgreenway.org | drgreenway.org
Wintertime is when Indigenous peoples gather to tell stories. Bluejay advised D&R Greenway on messaging for the Discovery Center. She is Chief, Keeper of Culture, Storyteller and Public Speaker for the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania. Her intention is “to educate the public on the Lenape Nation, stressing how we should take care of Mother Earth and letting them know we are still here!” Join to hear stories about the First People of Point Breeze.
*Admission to the Discovery Center at Point Breeze is free. A suggested donation of $10 provides the donor with a souvenir magnet and supports programs and exhibits.
Jan. 7, 2 - 4 p.m.
Guided House Tour of the Benjamin Temple House
Ewing Township Historic Preservation Society, 27 Federal City Rd, Ewing
(609) 883-2455 | ethps.org
The Temple House was built circa 1750 by Benjamin Temple, a prosperous farmer and son of one of the early settlers of the Ewing area. He was a friend and brother-in-law of John Hart, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Benjamin Temple was an ardent supporter of the Revolutionary cause. Two of his nephews, John and Nathaniel, fought in the War of Independence.
Walk this guided tour with the Ewing Township Historic Preservation Society.
*Free Event
Jan. 26 - 29, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friends of the Lawrence Library January Book Sale
Mercer County Library System: Lawrence Headquarters Branch, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville
(609) 883-8294 | mcl.org
Shop the Friends of the Lawrence Library January Book Sale for thousands of used, gently-read books for readers of all ages. The sale opens to the general public on Friday, Jan. 26, at 10:00 a.m. and ends Monday, Jan. 29 at 4:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System. Payment by cash or check only.
A special Early Admission event will be held on Thursday, Jan. 25 from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. where the public will have the first chance to get some amazing deals. Entry to the Early Admission is free for current members of the Friends of the Lawrence Library, $5 for the general public, and $20 for patrons with scanners. This event is the only time scanning devices will be permitted.
Beginning Friday at 10:00 a.m., entry to the sale is free and open to the general public. No scanning devices will be allowed. The book sale will be open Friday, Saturday and Monday from 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and Sunday 12:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday will be $5 a bag. Bring your own bag.
Book donations for the Friends of the Lawrence Library book sale are being accepted at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch. Proceeds from the book sale fund programs and other library services that benefit library patrons of all ages.
Kelsey Theatre
Jan. 5, 8 p.m.; Jan. 6, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.; and Jan. 7, 2 p.m.
Half Moon
Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor Township | IDC (In Death's Company)
(609) 570-3333 | kelsey.mccc.edu
Kelsey Theatre is excited to welcome this new theater company, IDC, as they present their shocking production of Half Moon. Half Moon is a gripping exploration of the dynamics between six friends as they grow closer and cope with trauma following the revelation of a dark but anonymous secret. Rated R –Substance Abuse, Mental Illness, Strong Language, Suicide, Sexual Assault
*Ticket Cost: $22/$20
Jan. 13 & 14, 1 p.m. & 4 p.m.
Legally Blonde: The Musical Jr.
Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor Township | Tomato Patch Workshops
(609) 570-3333 | kelsey.mccc.edu
Based on the award-winning Broadway musical and the smash hit motion picture, Legally Blonde The Musical Jr. is a fabulously fun journey of self-empowerment and expanding horizons. The show's instantly recognizable songs are filled with humor, wit, and sass, leaving both the cast and audience seeing pink!
*Ticket Cost: $16/$14
Jan. 19, 8 p.m.; Jan. 20, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.; and Jan. 21, 2 p.m.
Into The Woods
Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor Township | Off Centre Stages
(609) 570-3333 | kelsey.mccc.edu
James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone’s favorite storybook characters and bring them together in a timeless, yet relevant, Tony Award-winning musical. Equally funny, enchanting and touching fairy tale, with a twist, the story follows a Baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King’s Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk. As their individual adventures begin to overlap and their wishes are granted, the characters learn to be careful what you wish for, as it might come true!
*Ticket Cost: $26/$24
Jan. 26 & 27, 8 p.m. and Jan. 28, 2 p.m.
All My Sons
Kelsey Theatre at Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Rd, West Windsor Township | Shakespeare '07
(609) 570-3333 | kelsey.mccc.edu
The Keller family lives in a middle class, God-fearing neighborhood, where residents start and end their lives on the same block; where grape juice and gossip are never more than a few steps away, where power is gained through business and poker games, and where secrets divulged are over freshly baked apple pie. Joe Keller is a successful, self-made man, who has spent his entire life in the single-minded pursuit of wealth for the sake of his family, and who loses sight of his morality and pays the price. Rated R
*Ticket Cost: $22/$20
McCarter Theatre Center
Jan. 20, 11 a.m. & 3 p.m.
The McCarter Theatre Center, 91 University Place, Princeton | Matthews Theater Venue
(609) 258-2787 | McCarter.org
The “kindie rock” pioneer brings her band to perform family-friendly songs brimming with child-like wonder that parents won’t mind hearing on repeat.
*Ticket Cost: $18-$41
Jan. 25, 7:30 p.m.
Blue Note Records 85th Anniversary Celebration
The McCarter Theatre Center, 91 University Place, Princeton | Matthews Theater Venue
(609) 258-2787 | McCarter.org
Led by 6 time Grammy Award nominee, Gerald Clayton, The Blue Note Quintet honors the iconic label’s rich history and showcases its current roster of eclectic musicians.
*Ticket Cost: $25 - $65
Jan. 26, 8 p.m.
Kaki King: Modern Yesterdays
The McCarter Theatre Center, 91 University Place, Princeton | Berlind Theater Venue
(609) 258-2787 | McCarter.org
A virtuoso known for pushing the limits of the guitar, Kaki King presents a new guitar-driven, technicolor projection mapping show, in tandem with a cutting edge approach to storytelling and musical performance.
*Ticket Cost: $25 - $45
Jan. 27, 8 p.m.
Mark Morris Dance Group
The McCarter Theatre Center, 91 University Place, Princeton | Matthews Theater Venue
(609) 258-2787 | McCarter.org
The country’s preeminent modern dance company brings an exciting program of recent works and audience favorites to the McCarter Theater.
*Ticket Cost: $25 - $80
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