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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
November election
Patrick Simon announces
support for Jo Butler. PAGE 2
Pianist, singer and library
favorite Fred Miller presents
a lecture in song on song-
writer Frank Loesser Sunday,
Feb. 23, at 3 p.m. at the
Princeton Public Library.
Best known as the creator
of Guys and Dolls, Loesser
proved himself repeatedly to
be one of the most gifted and
versatile talents to grace the
entertainment industry dur-
ing the Golden Age of
Broadway and Hollywood. His
other Broadway successes
include The Most Happy
Fella and How to Succeed
In Business Without Really
Trying.
The program is free and
open to the public. The physi-
cally challenged should con-
tact the library at (609) 924-
9529 48 hours before the
program with questions
about special accommoda-
tions.
SPOTLIGHT
Lecture in song
High school jazz band makes history
By KATIE MORGAN
The Sun
The Princeton High School jazz
studio band made history on Feb.
8 when it became the first group
to win its division at the Berklee
Jazz Festival in Boston for the
fifth consecutive year.
Berklee is considered the
biggest jazz competition in the
country, Joe Bongiovi, band di-
rector, said. When people win at
Berklee, they call themselves the
national champions.
In addition to the studio bands
win, the Princeton jazz combo
placed first in the Small Combo
Division, and PHSs vocalists
placed first in the Vocal Jazz Divi-
sion.
This is the first time we have
won these divisions, Bongiovi
said. We were told by Berklee
staff that this is the first time in
their 46-year history that one
school placed first in all three di-
visions.
Bongiovi said the band and vo-
calists worked extremely hard to
prepare for the competition.
Theres a ton of preparation,
Bongiovi said. Our band meets
as a class daily, so I see them for
about 45 minutes a day, and then
one night a week we rehearse for
three hours. As we get close to the
competition season, things really
speed up. Around here we call it
Berklee week. Its almost like
training for an Olympic event.
Were here every night for three
hours building up the endurance
they need physically to get
through the competition.
Bongiovi said he was im-
pressed by the individual dedica-
tion the student musicians
showed to preparing for the com-
petition.
This year it was particularly
difficult because of the weather,
Bongiovi said. For the two or
three weeks leading up to the fes-
tival it snowed on every rehearsal
night. We rearranged our sched-
ule about 15 times and just could-
nt get the rehearsals in. Basically
what the kids had to do was come
to school at 7:30 a.m. and rehearse
JIM GERBERICH PHOTOS/Special to The Sun
The Princeton High School jazz studio band plays an encore performance at the Berklee Jazz Festival on
Feb. 8. BELOW: Joe Bell, a member of the Princeton High School jazz studio band, was awarded the
Superior Musicianship Award at the Berklee Jazz Festival on Feb. 8.
please see BONGIOVI, page 6
2 THE PRINCETON SUN FEBRUARY 1925, 2014
Simon announces support for Jo Butler
By KATIE MORGAN
The Sun
Princeton Councilman Patrick
Simon, in a Feb. 4 letter to the edi-
tor of the Princeton Packet, an-
nounced his support for Council-
woman Jo Butler in her bid for re-
election.
Simons announcement com-
pletes the political split of the
council, which began in Decem-
ber, when Council President
Bernie Miller announced that he
would run in the Democratic pri-
mary alongside Sue Nemeth, a
move that, if successful, would ef-
fectively oust fellow Democrat
Butler from the ticket in the No-
vember general election.
The Dec. 6 announcement from
Miller and Nemeth included en-
dorsements from Mayor Liz Lem-
pert and fellow councilmembers
Lance Liverman and Heather
Howard.
Sue brings people together
and has a can do style that gets
results, Lempert said in the
press release. I look forward to
having her on our team as we lead
Princeton forward.
The release also listed other
prominent members of the com-
munity who support Miller and
Nemeth, including former Mayor
Chad Goerner, Scott Sillars, Anne
Burns, Suki and Matt Wasser-
man, Molly Chrein and Gail Ull-
man.
Nemeth was not a candidate
for the first consolidated Prince-
ton Council in the 2012 election,
as she was mounting a campaign
against Marie Corfield for the As-
sembly. Nemeth lost in the 16th
Legislative Districts Democratic
primary.
Butler, who served for two
years on the Borough Council
prior to consolidation, said at the
time that while she was disap-
pointed, the announcement of the
Miller-Nemeth ticket would not
interrupt her campaign for re-
election.
Councilwoman Jenny Cru-
miller announced her support for
Butler in January.
While the Democratic Primary
will not take place until June, the
endorsements and campaigning
are taking place now largely be-
cause both sides are hoping for
the endorsement of the Princeton
Community Democratic Organi-
zation, which will be announced
in late March.
The Democratic Organizations
endorsement will determine who
gets the party line on the primary
ballot, a significant advantage.
Miller and Nemeth emphasized
that point in an email to support-
ers.
Were willing to put ourselves
on the line for you, but we need
your help, the email read.
Please join the PCDO today and
plan to participate in the March
30th candidate endorsement. This
is a battle we must win in order to
appear on the ballot as Democrats
in the Primary Election in June.
At the Jan. 26 Democratic Or-
ganization meeting, the board
voted to change the endorsement
process for candidates. A candi-
date must now receive 60 percent
of the votes cast by present mem-
bers of the club to receive the
clubs endorsement.
During the public comment
section of the Jan. 13 Princeton
Council meeting, members of the
public said they would be unhap-
py to see Butler leave the council.
I was stunned by the news
that Bernie is joining with Sue
Nemeth to try to unseat Jo But-
ler, resident Peter Marks said. I
was stunned on a lot of levels.
First, Jo seems to me to be one
person who has been a reliably in-
dependent voice, and reliably
fearless in her support of people
like me. She hasnt tried to curry
favor with anybody. Shes taken
positions not because shes trying
to advance politically, but because
she believes they need to be
taken, even if theyre not popular.
You have to respect her courage
and her honesty. Her positions
have been the most defensive to
institutions like Princeton Uni-
versity, and her disappearance
would most benefit those institu-
tions. Its like a realization of the
worst fears of the people who op-
posed consolidation.
Marks said he was disappoint-
ed that the mayor and several
councilmembers had given the
Miller-Nemeth ticket an early en-
dorsement.
It strikes me as unseemly for
the sitting mayor and other sit-
ting councilmembers to an-
nounce an endorsement of an ef-
fort to unseat one of their fellow
councilmembers, Marks said.
People are entitled to run, and
theyre entitled to solicit support
but why would you want to cre-
ate that kind of a chasm in a
council that has to sit together for
nine months? What Id really like
to ask is that Bernie and Sue re-
consider, or at least that the mem-
bers of the council reconsider
their early endorsement, so we
could have a decent, comfortable
year of doing the towns busi-
ness.
At a press conference before
the Jan. 13 meeting, Miller said
he hoped the endorsements and
campaigning would not interrupt
the business of the Council.
We have a lot to do, Miller
said. And we need to be able to
work together in a collegial man-
ner. This is what we were elected
to do.
Standardized testing
costs district $255,000
State reforms to standardized
testing are proving costly to the
school district. New Jersey, along
with more than 20 other states, is
a member of The Partnership for
Assessment of Readiness for Col-
lege and Careers, an organization
devoted to creating new stan-
dards for math and English in
schools around the country.
Nearly all states have commit-
ted to the new Common Core
States Standards, which means
new standardized tests for stu-
dents in grades three through
eight and grade 11.
According to district officials,
the costs of the new testing for-
mats, almost all of which are
computerized, are beginning to
mount.
The district has spent $255,000
on 500 additional computers and
other technology upgrades for
testing under PARCC mandates.
According to Stephanie
Kennedy, Princeton school busi-
ness administrator, the district
can expect to see $200,000 in annu-
ally recurring costs related to
labor and services.
The first round of PARCC tests
will be administered in New Jer-
sey in spring 2015.
Deer cull scheduled
to begin Feb. 15
The state Division of Fish and
Wildlife announced last week that
Princetons annual deer manage-
ment program would begin on or
about Feb. 15.
A permit issued by the Divi-
sion of Fish and Wildlife on Jan.
15 approved Princetons contract
with White Buffalo, Inc., a hunt-
ing firm.
White Buffalo will conduct
lethal deer removal and manage-
ment activities on private and
public property in Princeton
through March 31.
Some of the properties includ-
ed in the deer hunt will be Gulick
Farm, Mercer County Her-
rontown Woods Arboretum, Pret-
ty Brook and Great Roads, Green
Acres, Mountain Lakes Reserve
and Smoyer Park.
According to a release from the
Princeton police department, op-
erations in the properties that are
open to the public will take place
only after the parks close at dusk,
and will be completed before they
reopen.
The Princeton Police Depart-
ment will provide security by di-
rectly supervising the removal
activities and patrolling the parks
while removal operations take
place.
For further information about
the deer cull, contact the police
department at (609) 921-2100.
Concerns voiced
about AvalonBay
A group of residents from
Princetons Witherspoon/
Jackson neighborhood met at the
First Baptist Church of
Princeton on Feb. 8 to share com-
ments and concerns about devel-
oper AvalonBays plans for the
former Witherspoon Street loca-
tion of the University Medical
Center.
AvalonBay plans to demolish
the majority of the old hospital
buildings to build a 280-unit hous-
ing complex on the site.
Among those in attendance at
the meeting were Councilmem-
bers Bernie Miller and Lance Liv-
erman and Princeton Engineer
Bob Kiser.
Paul Driscoll and Areta
Pawlynsky, residents and mem-
bers of the Association for Plan-
ning at the Hospital Site, present-
ed a video documentary of their
efforts to sue AvalonBay and the
municipality, in hopes that the lit-
igation would overturn the Plan-
ning Boards approval of the proj-
ect.
After the nine-minute
video, which addressed concerns
about site ordinances and
environmental and demolition
hazards at the site, APHS mem-
bers took questions from the au-
dience.
APHS members invited the res-
idents at the meeting to attend a
final hearing by Superior Court
Judge Mary Jacobson that was
scheduled for Feb. 13.
The full APHS video is avail-
able for public viewing at
www.aphsllc.com.
Katie Morgan
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A recently released feature film
starring Matt Damon, George
Clooney, Bill Murray and other
huge names has deep roots in
Princeton.
Monuments Men, a film from
Columbia Pictures based on a
novel of the same name by Robert
Edsel, documents the struggle of
a select few Americans to save
priceless art stolen by Nazis at
the end of World War II.
Gen. Eisenhower commis-
sioned the Monuments, Fine
Arts, and Archives Program in
the last months of 1943, as the
German retreat was beginning.
Princetonians played a signif-
icant role in the MFAAs efforts,
read a release in the Princeton
University Alumni Weekly. In-
cluding Lt. Col. Ernest DeWald.
After returning home, DeWald di-
rected the Princeton University
Art Museum until 1960, when he
retired and was succeeded by fel-
low MFAA veteran Patrick Joe
Kelleher.
A Feb. 9 screening of the film
at the Princeton Garden Theatre
was followed by a standing-room
only discussion with current Uni-
versity Art Museum Director
James Steward and retired cura-
tor Alfred Bush.
Princeton played an unusual-
ly deep role in these events,
Steward said. Its a huge part of
the Princeton legacy. Weve iden-
tified over a dozen Monuments
Men who were tied to Princeton.
According to Alumni Weekly,
notable alumni who were mem-
bers of the MFAA included Lt.
Cdr. Perry Cott, Lt. Robert Koch,
Capt. Everett Bill Lesley, Lt.
Charles Parkhurst and Lt. Craig
Hugh Smyth.
This was unprecedented in
the history of war, Steward said.
These men were charged with
saving monuments in harms way
as the front moved back and
forth, identify damage that had
already been done, find the
whereabouts of pieces that were
stolen or removed, and provide
additional reconnaissance to
combat troops.
Steward said he found it diffi-
cult to imagine being in the posi-
tion of the Monuments Men. De-
Wald, whod fought in World War
I, was 52 years old when he be-
came a member of the MFAA.
All of these men were not
trained to be soldiers, Steward
said. They were art historians.
Its hard to imagine it, as a
52-year-old art historian, being
at the front in these circum-
stances.
Bush, who knew both DeWald
and Kelleher personally, recount-
ed the experiences the men had
shared about their time in the
MFAA.
DeWalds focus in the war was
to identify the monuments in all
of Italy that were to be avoided,
and to give them some sort of
ranking for the ones that should
not be touched and the ones that
could be sacrificed, Bush said.
Kelleher was drafted as a pri-
vate, and then six weeks later was
made a major when he joined the
Monuments Men. He was one of
the 60-day wonders.
The work of the Monuments
Men continued after the war.
Members of the MFAA spent
years after the end of the fighting
reclaiming and returning paint-
ings, sculpture and documents to
their rightful homes.
Kelleher went on to acquire a
doctorate in art history in 1947,
writing his dissertation about St.
Stephens Crown, which was then
stored for safekeeping in the Unit-
ed States Bullion Depository at
Fort Knox, Kentucky.
The crown, the most important
royal symbol of Hungary, was re-
turned to the Hungarian people
in 1978 by order of President
Jimmy Carter.
Before it went back to Hun-
gary it came from Fort Knox to
Princeton University, to Joe Kelle-
hers office, Bush said. He au-
thenticated that it indeed was
what it was, and then he sent it
back to Hungary.
DeWald, in addition to being
recognized for his service to the
U.S. Army, was thanked in a
unique manner by the Austrian
government.
In 1950, as a thank you for all
he had done, the Austrian govern-
ment sent [Johannes] Vermeers
The Art of Painting to the
Princeton Art Museum for a brief
stay, Bush said.
Bush said both DeWald and
Kelleher shared amazing stories
about their experiences rescuing
priceless masterpieces.
Joe Kellehers favorite story
was about a Christmas Eve in
Wiesbaden, Germany, Bush said.
He and a couple of Monuments
Men were celebrating in this
room with lots of cartons that
hadnt been opened, and someone
said, its Christmas, shouldnt we
open a package? He got a
crowbar and pried open a carton,
reached in, and pulled out
the [3,300-year-old] Bust of Nefer-
titi.
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Film Monuments Men
has roots in Princeton
Special to The Sun
Audience members leave the Princeton Garden Theatre after a
screening and discussion of Monuments Men on Feb. 9.
Esther Dresner
Jan. 26, 2014
Esther Dresner (ne Halpern)
died peacefully after a long illness
at her home in Princeton on Jan.
26, surrounded by those who
loved her most.
A resident of Princeton for 54
years, Esther was born in Iasi, Ro-
mania, on June 1, 1930, but passed
most of her childhood years in
Antwerp, Belgium. After the inva-
sion of Belgium by the Germans
on May 10, 1940, her family, after
many adventures, reached the
safety of Figueira da Foz, Portu-
gal.
A year later, her family arrived
in New York City, her home
throughout the rest of her youth.
She attended George Washington
University and the University of
Michigan, specializing in French
and Spanish literature.
Throughout her life, she main-
tained a lively interest in lan-
guages, becoming literate in Eng-
lish, French, Portuguese, Spanish
and Romanian, and she very
much enjoyed speaking with oth-
ers in her various tongues. Be-
cause of her own immigrant his-
tory, she also interested herself in
and considered herself a friend to
all immigrants.
In 1957, she married Joseph
Dresner, who had also grown up
in Antwerp and whose life histo-
ry mirrored her own. A treasured
experience was a year living in
Brazil in 1971-72 with her physi-
cist husband and their daughter,
Lisa. Esther not only acquired a
love of the country but made her-
self loved and appreciated by
many people in the small city of
So Carlos, forming affectionate
relationships there that lasted
throughout her entire life.
Esther was a long-time active
member of the Princeton Jewish
Center. For many years, she
served as librarian of the Profes-
sional Roster, a local job clearing
house for women, and worked as
a volunteer at the Mary Jacobs Li-
brary in Rocky Hill. In her later
years, she took an active part in
the programs of the Princeton
Senior Resource Center, teaching
English to recent Russian immi-
grants and participating enthusi-
astically in a support group.
Esther was a woman possessed
of a refined sensibility as well as
very strong ethical standards.
She was a truly good person; in-
deed, it was impossible even to
imagine Esthers having a small-
minded or mean-spirited thought.
She truly loved people and had a
quick perceptive understanding
of who they truly were and knew
how to bring out the best in them.
She was much loved in return.
Preceded in death by her par-
ents, Marcel and Clara Halpern,
and her beloved brother, Frank
Halpern, she leaves behind her
husband of 57 years, Joseph Dres-
ner, her daughter, Lisa M. Dres-
ner, her sisters, Mimi Halpern
and Judy Miller, and a large ex-
tended family of relatives and
dear friends who miss her deeply.
Edna Wang
Feb. 1, 2014
Edna Wang died on Feb. 1, at
Greenwood House in Ewing
Township. She was born in
Brooklyn and just celebrated her
99th birthday.
Predeceased by her husband
Paul, her son Stanley, her sister
Florence and her brothers Sam
and Ted Gellman, Edna is sur-
vived by her daughter and son-in-
law Rhona and Allen Porter, her
son and daughter-in-law Peter
and Beverly Wayne and by her
daughter-in-law Pola Wang. She
leaves six grandchildren Seth,
Dana, Shara, Julie, Phillip and
Cheryl and seven great-grand-
children Jana, Drew, Mara,
Ethan, Owen, Spencer and Char-
lie.
Edna previously resided in
West Orange and Westfield and
moved to Covered Bridge in Man-
alapan Township in 1975, shortly
after Paul's death. There she
made new friends, was an avid
bridge player, and was active in
the Hadassah Chapter serving
several terms as its president.
In 2007 she moved to Acorn
Glen in Princeton and in 2010 she
moved to Greenwood House.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Greenwood House, 53
Walter St., Ewing, NJ. 08628 or to
Hadassah.
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W
eve written openly and
often in this space about
casinos and gambling in
general, and, for the most part, we
have advocated for the support of At-
lantic Citys casinos, and expanded
gambling offerings such as online
gaming and betting on sports.
This time, not so much.
We dont often bash politicians in
this space, either. Were more of the
thumbs up kinda guys and gals
when it comes to recognizing the work
our elected officials put in. They get
enough grief for every move they
make from other sources.
This time, not so much.
State Sen. President Steve Sweeney,
like just about every politician past,
president and, most likely, future, is
concerned about Camden. He wants to
revitalize the city, along with other
struggling cities such as Trenton and
Newark. His solution, according to a
Press of Atlantic City report, is to
open casinos in Camden, which he be-
lieves might be a better location for
gambling than East Rutherford, where
gambling dens have been proposed.
He must be joking.
Outside New Jersey, Camden is infa-
mous for being the murder capital of
the U.S. Inside New Jersey, its reputa-
tion might be even worse.
Sure, casinos can bring significant
revenue to an area and, to an extent,
help revitalize it. But that just wont
work here, in our opinion.
For casinos to be successful nowa-
days, there have to be more offerings
than just gambling were talking
shows, dining, nightlife, spas and
shopping. Just look at Atlantic Citys
gambling revenue decline versus its
increase in non-gambling revenue. Its
obvious.
This cant happen in Camden.
Wealthier New Jersey residents
with disposable income the ones who
can afford to spend lavishly at the
comedy clubs, on a massage and on a
steak dinner arent likely to flock to
Camden to do the same. And out-of-
staters? Good luck with that!
The more likely scenario is that a
casino in Camden would prey on the
already poor residents of the poverty-
stricken city, promising a chance at an
easy solution but delivering nothing
but empty wallets.
Camden isnt a lost cause. Hard
work, determination and, frankly,
some luck, could turn the city around
... over time. But it will take dedication
and smart planning, not a quick fix
such as a casino.
What is Sweeney thinking?
Casinos in Camden?
Steve Sweeney must be out of his mind!
Your thoughts
What are your thoughts on state Sen.
Steve Sweeneys idea to bring casinos to
Camden, or other cities such as Trenton
or Newark? Do you think it could work, or
would it do more harm than good? Share
your thoughts with our readers.
Bongiovi attributes win to groups natural synergy
straight through to 9:30 at night. We just
worked and worked and then crossed our
fingers and hoped for the best.
Bongiovi said that while hard work and
rehearsal certainly played a part in the
bands success, he attributes the win to the
natural synergy within the group.
The true answer to why we did so well is
definitely in part about the work ethic and
the character of the kids, Bongiovi said.
But for this particular group, it goes be-
yond just playing well together. They just
love being together. Theres an energy and
an aura when theyre together that is so or-
ganic. I could never teach it to be that way.
Its almost a magical thing. I think a lot of it
really stems from them not wanting to let
each other down.
Bongiovi said that while about a third of
the students who make up the band will
graduate in the spring, he is confident that
the success of the PHS jazz program will
continue well into the future.
Were super fortunate here at PHS be-
cause we have a total of six jazz bands,
Bongiovi said. The studio band is the top,
but the next two or three are really, really
good. When kids from the studio band grad-
uate, we have well-seasoned, well-trained
kids to slide into those spots. Its almost a
joke within the program that we dont ever
lose kids, we just move them around. What
makes it even easier is that the middle
school programs at John Witherspoon and
Cranbury have outstanding band teachers
that keep feeding us really good talent.
Thats the only way to maintain this level of
excellence.
Bongiovi said PHS unprecedented
sweep at Berklee should be seen as a victo-
ry for music programs across the entire
district.
This is a reflection of an entire pro-
gram where everyones committed to excel-
lence, and everyone is on the same page,
Bongiovi said. This is constant talent.
BONGIOVI
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FEBRUARY 1925, 2014 THE PRINCETON SUN 7
Princeton schools celebrate Digital Learning Day
By KATIE MORGAN
The Sun
On Feb. 5, media specialists in
the Princeton Public Schools cele-
brated Digital Learning Day with
the launch of Overdrive, the dis-
tricts new digital library initia-
tive.
The Princeton schools used
Digital Learning Day, a national
celebration of innovation and
new educational technology, to
take a pledge to use effective ap-
plications of digital learning in
schools to support teachers, im-
prove learning and help students
achieve at their highest poten-
tial.
Carolyn Bailey, the media spe-
cialist of the learning commons
at John Witherspoon Middle
School, said the creation of the e-
library was a group effort.
Its been a team effort between
our tech coordinator and all the
librarians in the district, Bailey
said. We opened this e-book li-
brary so students could have ac-
cess to e-books and audiobooks
24/7. Its great to now have this
option, particularly with the
weather thats been keeping
everyone indoors.
Using the Overdrive app, stu-
dents can borrow an unlimited
number of e-books and audio-
books on iPads, Nooks, Kindles
and other e-readers and devices.
This is really an initiative that
has and will encourage reading
because it lets kids use the de-
vices they have at home. These
are devices theyre already work-
ing with all the time, Bailey said.
Its also a huge increase in con-
venience. You dont have to wait
to read what you want to read.
Bailey said the Overdrive li-
brary currently includes several
hundred titles of popular fiction,
reference and classic books.
Many of the titles are part of the
districts language arts curricu-
lum.
We started with popular nov-
els, like the Harry Potter books
and the Divergent series, Bailey
said. And weve also got books
that fit in with the language arts
curriculum.
The Overdrive app also in-
cludes an interface with Project
Gutenberg, an e-book producer
that includes copies of more than
42,000 classic books, and titles in
the public domain.
Bailey said one popular aspect
of the e-library is the availability
of audiobooks, and recordings of
books students are reading in
their English classes.
The audio component really
focuses on narrations of books
the students are studying in
class, Bailey said. One teacher
has already said that his kids pre-
fer to listen to the books. Many
students may understand the ma-
terial better when they can hear
it aloud. All of our students have
very different learning styles, and
now they can access these record-
ings at home.
Bailey said she feels the pro-
gram will increase interest in
both e-book reading and the li-
brarys print collection.
The Overdrive library is real-
ly a complement to the print col-
lection, Bailey said. Its not a re-
placement in any way. This is a
tool that were using for learn-
ing.
Bailey said she is teaching
classes how to operate the app
with their personal login and
password, and getting the word
out to teachers.
Right now theres a lot of in-
terest from the teachers who are
using the system, Bailey said.
Im hoping that interest will
pass from them to the students.
Bailey said any student in the
district who wants to use the
Overdrive system should seek out
their schools media specialist to
obtain their personal login and
password.
WEDNESDAY FEB. 19
Ethan Hawke Movie Series, Prince-
ton Public Library, 65 Wither-
spoon St., Princeton. (609) 924-
9529. 7 p.m. Screening of 'Before
Sunset,' 2004. Hawke, raised in
West Windsor, graduated from
the Hun School in 1988.
www.princetonlibrary.org.
THURSDAY FEB. 20
Faculty Series, Westminster Con-
servatory, Niles Chapel, Nassau
Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau
St., Princeton. (609) 921-2663.
12:15 p.m. Larissa Korkina and
Esma Pasic-Filipovic on piano.
Free. www.rider.edu.
Arnie Baird, Alchemist & Barrister,
28 Witherspoon St., Princeton.
(609) 924-5555. 10 p.m. 21-plus.
www.theaandb.com.
The Language Archive, Theatre
Intime, Hamilton Murray Theater,
Princeton University. (609) 258-
1742. 8 p.m. $12. www.theatrein-
time.org.
Lewis Center for the Arts, Prince-
ton University, 185 Nassau St.,
Princeton. (609) 258-1500. 8
p.m. 'Great Expectations.' $12.
www.princeton.edu/arts.
Argentine Tango, Viva Tango,
Suzanne Patterson Center, 45
Stockton St., Princeton. (609)
948-4448. 8 p.m. All levels class
at 8 p.m. Intermediate level class
at 8:30 p.m. Open dance, socializ-
ing and refreshments from 9:30
to 11:45 p.m. No partner neces-
sary. $15. vivatango.org.
Evenings with Friends, Princeton
Public Library, 65 Witherspoon
St. (609) 924-8822. 6:30 p.m.
Robert Wilson, author of 'Mathew
Brady: Portraits of a Nation,' his
narrative biography of the 19th
century American photographer.
Presentation followed by interac-
tion with the author. Register.
$50. www.princetonlibrary.org.
FRIDAY FEB. 21
Art Song Festival, Westminster
Choir College, Bristol Chapel,
Princeton. (609) 921-2663. 8 p.m.
Pianist J.J. Penna and Westmin-
ster Choir College students per-
form recitals focusing on Ameri-
can song. $15. www.rider.edu.
Jeff Warner, Princeton Folk Music
Society, Christ Congregation
Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Prince-
ton. (609) 799-0944. 8:15 p.m.
'From the Mountains to the Sea,'
a historical and geographical cor-
nucopia of traditional American
songs. $20.
www.princetonfolk.org.
Cabernet Cabaret, Arts Council of
Princeton, 102 Witherspoon St.
(609) 924-8777. 7:30 p.m. Con-
cert with Sarah Donner, Rebecca
Mullaney, Joanna Burns and
Jason Beckett. Tapas reception
by Mediterra. $15 includes recep-
tion, concert and one drink ticket.
www.artscouncilof
princeton.org.
Gallery Talk, Princeton University
Art Museum, Princeton campus.
(609) 258-3788. 12:30 p.m. 'Ge-
orge Innes: Inside the Mind of an
American Original' presented by
Owen Leach. Free.
artmuseum.princeton.edu.
Lewis Center for the Arts, Prince-
ton University, Berlind Theater,
McCarter Theater, 91 University
Place, Princeton. (609) 258-1500.
8 p.m. Spring dance festival. $15.
www.princeton.edu/arts
Krasnoyarsk National Dance Com-
pany of Siberia, McCarter The-
ater, 91 University Place. (609)
258-2787. 8 p.m. Dancers and
musicians of the 55-member
company present a program fea-
turing colorful folkloric costumes,
choreography and national folk
instruments. $20 to $52.
www.mccarter.org.
SATURDAY FEB. 22
Art Song Festival, Westminster
Choir College, Bristol Chapel,
Princeton. (609) 921-2663. 8 p.m.
Pianist J.J. Penna and Westmin-
ster Choir College students per-
form recitals focusing on Ameri-
can song. $15. www.rider.edu.
Composing in the Moment, Prince-
ton University Department of
Music, Taplin Auditorium. (609)
258-2800. 8 p.m. Jazz faculty
recital. Free.
princeton.edu/music.
Take 6, McCarter Theater, 91 Univer-
sity Place, Princeton. (609) 258-
2787. 8 p.m. 25th anniversary for
the vocal group with 10 Grammy
awards. $20 to $50.
www.mccarter.org.
Princeton Canal Walkers, Turning
Basin Park, Alexander Road,
Princeton. (609) 638-6552. 10
a.m. Three-mile walk on the tow-
path. Bad weather cancels. Free.
Open House, The Lewis School, 53
Bayard Lane, Princeton. (609)
924-8120. 10 a.m. Information
about alternative education pro-
gram for learning different stu-
dents with language-based learn-
ing difficulties related to dyslexia,
attention deficit and auditory
processing. Pre-K to college
preparatory levels. www.lewiss-
chool.org.
Princeton Public Library, 65 With-
erspoon St., Princeton. (609)
924-9529. 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Intro to Email Marketing using
MailChimp. www.princetonli-
brary.org.
Princeton Entrepreneurship Club,
Friend Center, Princeton Universi-
ty. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Alumni Day
Entrepreneurship Reception with
John Katzman, founder of the
Princeton Review. www.prince-
tonclub.com.
SUNDAY FEB. 23
Winterreise, Westminster Choir Col-
lege, Bristol Chapel, Princeton.
(609) 921-2663. 3 p.m. Elem Eley,
baritone, performs Winterreise,
Schubert's setting of 24 poems
by Wilhelm Muller accompanied
by J.J. Penna on piano. Free.
www.rider.edu.
Elizabeth Sutton in Recital,
Westminster Choir College,
Bristol Chapel, Princeton. (609)
921-2663. 7:30 p.m. Elizabeth
Sutton, soprano. Free. www.rid-
er.edu.
Kenny Cunningham, Alchemist &
Barrister, 28 Witherspoon St.,
Princeton. (609) 924-5555. 10
p.m. 21-plus. www.theaandb.com.
Iconography Classes, Prosopon
School of Iconology, Trinity
Church, 33 Mercer St., Princeton.
3 p.m. New students will com-
plete an icon of St. Michael the
Archangel using gessoed wood
panels, egg tempera and 24k gold
leaf. The class continues through
April 5. Register by E-mail to
maureen@princetonprosopon.or
g. $575 includes materials.
www.prosoponschool.org.
Pators on Trial, Princeton United
Methodist Church, Nassau at
Vandeventer Street, Princeton.
(609) 924-2613. 7:30 p.m. 'Navi-
gating Life's Issues' presented by
Reverend Don Brash focuses on
the response of John R. Schol,
New Jersey's United Methodist
bishop, in regard to the pastor
who has been defrocked for per-
forming a same-sex wedding for
his son. The current official
stance bans clergy from perform-
ing, and churches from hosting,
same-sex ceremonies.
www.princetonumc.org.
TUESDAY FEB. 25
International Folk Dance, Princeton
Folk Dance, Riverside School, 58
Riverside Drive, Princeton. (609)
921-9340. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Ethnic
dances of many countries using
original music. Beginners wel-
come. Lesson followed by dance.
No partner needed. $3.
www.princetonfolkdance.org.
Author Event, Labyrinth Books, 122
Nassau St., Princeton. (609) 497-
1600. 6 p.m. Edmund White,
author of 'Inside a Pearl: My
Years in Paris: A Memoir,' reads
from his book. White moved from
New York City to Paris in 1983. He
returned to the U.S. 15 years later
to take a teaching position.
Centennial Speaker Series, Hun
School, 176 Edgerstoune Road,
Princeton. (609) 921-7600. 9:30
a.m. Shalini Kantayya, filmmaker
of 'A Drop of Life.' Register.
www.hunschool.org.
Art History, Institute for Advanced
Study, Wolfensohn Hall, Einstein
Drive, Princeton. (609) 734-
8228. 5 p.m. 'Paul Klee, Wilhelm
Hausenstein, and the Problem of
Style' presented by Charles W.
Haxthausen, faculty at Williams
College. www.ias.edu.
Socrates Cafe, Princeton Public
Library, 65 Witherspoon St.,
Princeton. (609) 924-9529. 7
p.m. Discussion on topics of inter-
est to the group. www.princetonli-
brary.org.
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